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New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
PAPER GOODS TOPS
 LOCAL TAXPAYERS
Factory Assessment, However, Is Lower Than Last Year
CRITICIZES SCHOOL PLAN
Miss Joanna Murray Wants Building In Christian Lane Section-Staic Amplifics Corn Borcr Restrictions Annual Church Mecting-BricfS.

The American Paper Goods Mfs. Co.,, as in past years, heads the tai- payers in Berlin with an assessment of S5322.250. This is decrease from the amount of last year by about $3,00O. Other factories show lu- creases. particularly the Prentice Manufacturing Company of Kcnsin.E- ton. which this year is assessed at slG5,450. or a gain of S44,OOU oN"r that of last year. This is account2 ] for by the building program of last year in which the company eNpanI- I- cd to almost twice it's former floor spa>e.
 The list of resident taxpayers with assessments above $10,000 is as fol- lows:
 E, A. Adams, $lo,355; John II. Nuremberg. $l0.G95: Florence filling, SlO.Sl5: w. J. filling, S47,72o: American Brick Company. $5o,65o; American Paper Goods Co., $5S2,- 250; Bryan Atwatcr, Sl9,3G5; Walter .\twatcr, $10,925; George Baldwin, E1$,725: Thomas Baraticrro, S12,- 150; Emily A. Bauer. est, Sl3,973; Berlin Auto Sales, $12,675; Berlin Construction Company, S11?.99J: Berlin Savings Bank, $$2,075; Lotus A Bradbury, $l2,@75; Florence anl Emily Brandcgec, $lS,SG5; Frank l.. Frandcgcc, $12.77J; AlcXand T Bruce. Sl3.999; Maudc Buncc, $1o.- L-j: Carbo Brick Company, $32. 2.70h; Joseph and Mary Carbo. Sl5.07o: George E. Carter, $l0.25O; Henry ChotkoWski, $lS.12V; K. 0. ClarN, S&4.500: Robert Cole, S10,S0O; Henry Cornwall, $13,U50; Tony Coroson". $I0,475; Alice W. Cowlcs, S2o,04o; Emma Crtzkus, $1S.lG5; Frank Day cts, $10.S45; Lucious Dean, Sl2,24 ,; George E. Dodd, $19,535; Donnclly Brick Co.,, $S6,650.
 James Durkee, Sl0,425; Louis Out kiepicz, $11.4o0; Elmer Dyer. Sl9,- 630 Stanley L. Eddy, $33,4G7: Louis l.delson $l0,S95: Florence Emerson est, $32,525; Jenncte Erickson, $l3,- 975; John Ferrar. $lg.S25; Masino Fcrrar. $10.625; J. J. FitZsimmons $l4.57J; William Flanagan, l. 7S0; Frank Fogliatti, $l2,S75; Henry l'oricn, S22,325: Arthur Fonda, $l0,' roo; William Fowler, $l0.S75; Ruth Galpin. $13,575; Stanley Galpin $l3,400; Herbert Goodrich, $20,l40; oss and DeLeeuw, $7l.250; Edward Gugerty, $19,1o5 Leland GWatk.n $50,050: Aaron Hall, $l9,1O0; Pris' ella Hanford, S11,250; Chas. HaW' kins, sl5,3l5; Godfrey Holmquist Sl3,515; Henry Hooker est, Sl1,' 325; C. Fred Johnson. $l2,250; liar. old L. Judd, S101,275; Patrick kel. lN $10,075 H. C. Kramercr. $lo,. 9C0; John kingsbury, $1S,925; Lou', Kristopick. $1$.45O; l.. r. Labienlc Sll,330; l.. r. Iabicnic. Slh.G5G Louis Lanza, Sl1,35U; Helen Lar,l. uor, $lO,ooo; Lucille Lee, $l0.G9, Guiscpna Marino. $lO.53e; prcopcrt Masscrio, S1l,S25.
 George Mcisnrr. $l0,750; McrwI Brick Company. S7S.S50: Mildruo Jewel Company. $13.S0O: Donalt Montgomery, S12.S2o; Mariori, Moore. sl0,575; C. :. Mueller $l5.. $S0; Murray Brick Co.,. $i4.S0o; Al bert C. Norton, $1l,S6o; Elizabctl
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
CHU RCH BENEFIT DANCE

A number of Polish residents of this city from Myszyniec. roland, will hold a dance tomorrow night at Tcrcyaks s hall on Grove street for the benefit Of church building fund in their native town.
 The church has been in construc- ton for some time and because of lack Of funds the work on the cdifiCc has been postponed. An appeal vas made by the ecclesiastical authorities Of the church for funds from resi- dents of this city who once resided there.
 Several funds have been sent bv the residents during the past few months and they pcct that tho proceeds from the social will exceed those gathered by canvassing.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
GOLD EAGLE BRINGS Ss.20O

Paris, Jan. r P-Napoleonic relics maintained their values at an auction here when ss,200 was bid for one Of the famous brazen eagles which surmounted reyimental colors. This one was pierced by a bullet.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17

You can bank on Herald Classified advertising.
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
Club At Westminster

The Bristol Boys club basketball team will travel 10 Simsbury tomor- TOW afternoon o battle the West minister prep quintet Of that town. The game will start at o'clock and will be started by members Of the Eagles, team of the City loop. It was also reported that the DiXies, also members Of the loop. would see service before the curtains were ! runC
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
To Give Minstrel show

Plans arc under way by the West End Athletic club officials to give a minstrel show at the high school auditorium on February and f. commencing at 8 o'clock in the evc- ming. The cast will be made up en- urely of members of the organiza- tion.
 A rehearsal will take place at the Endce band rooms on Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock, Those who are to take part are urged 10 be DreSeOt
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17

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New Britain herald., 1930-01-17
Announce Engagement

Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Giauuotte of IS Hillside place, Bristol. have announced the engagement of their daughter, Frances, 10 Anthony Mat toll of Woodland street, plainvlle. The wedding date has not been announced
New Britain herald., 1930-01-17

Furnlsllcd rooms and apartmCnts. steam heat. Mrs. C. 4. Bunnell, 72 Broad St, Plainville. Tel. l43.- adVt.
 70 per cent discount sale on en- tire stock of dry goods, mems fur nishings, footwear floor covering, window shades. etc. II. A. James $ West Main Street .-adNt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
TAFT APPARENTLY
MUCH IMPROVED

BY the Associated Press.
Attendants at the bedside of William
Howard Taft said today that apparent
ly he was much better" than he was
yesterday.
The former Chief Justice spent an
other restful night. his nurses said,
awakening only twice.
Mr.. Taft was in such a serious con-
dition on arriving in Washington from
Asheville, N. c., on February that his
physicians and members of his family
were much concerned. He rallied al
most Immediately. however, and prac-
ticauy all reports from his bedside since
have been encouraging.
Physicians, in commenting on the i'm
provement, warned that the one-time
President of the United States had a
long way to go before he recovered his
health. He is suffering from a compli-
cation OF ailments, a recurrence of blad-
der and heart trouble being attended by
extremely poor circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
NAVAL CONFERENCE
OCCUPIES HOOVER
President Hopes to Dispose
of Business and Go Fish
ing in Afternoon.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

LONG KEY, Fla, February a.
President Hoover did not go fishing this
morning and instead is giving his at
tention to the latest developments of
the London Naval Conference. It is his
hope to dispose of this business by lunch
time and then to give his attention to
the business of fishing.
Results of the important conference
in London yesterday between Prime
Minister Macdonald, Secretary Of State
Stimson, Secretary OF the Navy Adams
and Senator Reed of Pennsylvania,
members of the American delegation at
the Naval Conference. are understood
to have been relayed to Mr.. Hoover
aboard the Saunterer early last night.
This news is thought to have been of a
nature to prompt the President to forget
for the time being that he is on a vaca-
ton trip and to give up at least half
of today to its consideration.
Keep Wires to Capital Busy.
There was unusual telephone and
telegraph activity between here and
Washington last night. Numerous hur-
ried trips were made by attaches of
the Presidents party in launches rush.
ing back and forth from the Presidents
houseboat to the dock. Most of the
messages sent from here in the name
of the President were personally trans
ACID by Lawrence Richey, the only one
of the Presidents secretaries with him
on this outing. Afterward 1t was an
nounced that the President would
abandon fishing this morning.
Besides giving his attention to the
latest London developments this morn
ing the President was represented as
having a desire to dispose of CORE
spondence which has accumulated
since he left Washington. He came
away on this vacation with the under
standing that only correspondence OF
an urgent and vitality important nature
would be forwarded to him, but the
pile on top Of his desk in the lounge
Continued on Page 2, Column So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
WORKERS OPPOSE
NEW LEHLBACHB BILL
Civil Service Employees Rep
resentative Tells Retire
ment Needs.

Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the
joint conference on retirement, repre-
sentative of the civil service employees
of the United States, today laid before
Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil
service committee a statement from
the conference expressing continued
support of the Dale-Lehlbach bill to
liberalize the civil service retirement
law in preference to the new Lehlbach
bill which was introduced last Saturday
and asking that the former be pressed.
The statement presented by Alcorn
is as follows:
THE joint conference on retirement
met last night and gave very careful
consideration to the question now pend
ing before your committee pertaining
to a better retirement law. After much
elaboration and discussion a resolu-
ton was adopted indorsing the Dale
Lehlbach BILL. They are confident that
are far better for the greater number
of employees than any scheme that has
as yet been promulgated.
They do not favor H.R. 9679 (the
new Lelhbach bilD on account of the
indefinite annuities and forfeiture pro-
visions pertaining to the employers
contributions; it would inject into re-
tirement law insurance principles not
contemplated in the basic retirement
law which are of no benefit to the
employees at this time.
1T was the action of the conference
committee that we should appeal to
you and members of the civil service
committee of the House to report the
Dale-Lehlbach bill with such minor
amendments as you think are absolutely
necessary at this time, and that other
suggested changes might well be held
in allegiance for future consideration.
we sincerely trust that your COM
mittee would take favorable action on
the bill that has already passed the
Senate and has previously passed the
House in substantially the same form,
and that the matter can be submitted
to the House for its early consideration
and action"
Representing the Civil Service League.
a committee headed by Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell yesterday also voiced
disapproval of the proposed Lehlbach
retirement bill in a meeting before the
civil service committee of the House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
FALSE SOLICITATION
CHARGED TO COUPLE
Husband Faces Twenty Counts and
Wife Five for "Chest
Activities"

Twenty charges of accepting money
under false pretenses were booked at
headquarters today against Joseph Gil
bert McCusty, 80 years old, and five
similar counts we're lodged against his
21-year-old wife, Blanche, following an
investigation by headquarters detectives
of charges that the pair had conducted
an unauthorized canvass for funds for
the Community Chest. They probably
will be arraigned in Police Court to-
morrow.
When first arrested by Headquarters
Detectives Frank Varney and Hubert
Brodie Sunday, the two gave their
names as Joseph G. McCarty and Mrs.
McCarty. An inquiry into their activ-
tiles is still in progress and police be-
lieve they may uncover additional COM
plants against the pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
ORGAN|zEDLABOR
JOINS IN PROTEST
AGAINST CROSBY
Editor of Trade Unionist Sup
ports Demand for Civilian
Official.

Organized labor of the District,
through its chief spokesman, John B.
Colpoys, editor of the Trade UnioniSt,
official organ of the Central Labor
Union. today rallied to the support of
the Washington Chamber of Commerce
and the Board of Trade in opposing the
substitution of military man for a civ
ilian on the Board of Commissioners for
the District.
Colpoys will represent the labor
union at conference of the leaders of
Washington's civic and commercial life
at the Board of Trade headquarters at
o'clock this afternoon for a discus
sion Of President Hoover's selection of
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby as sue
ceSsor to Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty. Although the union has
not yet taken action on the question,
he said he knew the pulse of organized
labor and predicted that the stand he
proposes to take in opposition to Gen.
by the organization.
Protests principles Only.
Like the Chamber of Commerce and
the Board of Trade. Colpoys is not crit
ical of Gen. Crosby, whom he said
must be high-class, eStimable gentle
man." His protest, he said, is against
the principles involved in the appoint
ment of an Army officer to post which
the organic act of the District Specifi-
cally provides shall be given to civil
ian.
The stand taken by Colpoys came as
an aftermath to a stirring debate on
Gen. Crosby's selection at a meeting
L. 80 s6tak 80 ~
during which Robert L. McKeever
charged the organization with acting
foolishly in criticizing President Hoover
Charles w. Darr, president of the cham
Der, defended the position taken by Its
board of directors.
Darr, Colpoys and E. j. Murphy.
president of the Board of Trade, will
/ be the only participants in the con-
ference of the civic and commercial
leaders, who are expected to express
definite views on Gen. Crosby's selec-
ton. Mark Lansburgh will represent
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, but he Is not authorized
to commit the organization to any
definite stand, since it has not passed
officially upon the question. The board
Of directors of this association is to
meet Friday and action likely will be
taken at that time, according to Edward
D. Shaw, secretary.
Organized citizenship will be repre-
sented at the conclave by DR.. George
G. Havenner, president OF the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations, but he
has publicly announced that he will
not take part in discussion of Gen
Crosby, since his organization has not
expressed itself on the subject. DR.
Havenner, however, proposes to regis
| ter protest against the Jones bill
which the federation opposed at Its
last meeting.
Definite Action Unlikely.
With two of the representatives Of
the f1ve organizations invited to the
| conference unable to express an off,
cial opinion, it is unlikely that any
| definite action will be taken by the
group. Murphy, who called the meet.
ing, indicated that it probably woulc
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
WORK DAY
MAY Be STRETCHED
Postmaster General Is 0p'
posed to Shortening Hours
Over Country.

Threat of longer hours for some / 500
department clerks at the headquarters
of the Post ONCE Department here was
made today by Postmaster General
Brown at the hearings before the House
Post Office committee on the bill spon-
sored by Representative Kendall of
Pennsylvania to put all Postal employees
on a 44-hour week schedule where the
present schedule is AZ hours.
This bill would effect some 100000
postal workers throughout the country
and the Postmaster General opposed it
postal deficit. Representative Kelly of
Pennsylvania asked Postmaster General
Brown regarding the 1900 clerks at the
headquarters In Washington who are
separated from the field employees and
who are now working AZ hours week.
The Postmaster General replied that
rather than reduce the hours Of labor
for the field employees to A hours week
he would prefer to bring the clerical
force here up to AZ hours a week. He
but that an s-hour day is fair.
Questioned by Hogg.
Representative Hogg of Indiana,
questioned the Postmaster General re-
garding the subsidies the Post ONCE
Department is now paying to develop
the air mail service and the merchant
marine. He asked if the employees
should be required to contribute to
such subsidies by being denied improved
conditions on account of the cost. The
Postmaster General said he wanted to
run the Post Office Department on
business lines to produce more, to in
troduce labor saving devices, and that
/ he believed by working longer hours
the employees could produce more
He said that they have good Jobs,
their employment is steady and that
they are more fortunate in their en-
ployment than others in private in
dustry.
The Postmaster General said that
the pending legislation is not justified
because the department has no trouble
in getting plenty of employees to take
the jobs. Wages, he said, should be
based on production.
Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary treas
urer of the National Federation Of Post
ONCE Clerks. emphasized that produc-
ton has increased tremendously in re-
cent years, as is shown by SIS per cent
increase in postal receipts, compared
with an increase of only II per cent in
personnel.
Flaherty declared that the postal
deficit has two causes: First, the de-
partment is now performing many free
services or Is contributing substantial
subsidies for air mail and merchant ma
rine development; second, and more Inn
portant. he said, postal rates had not
been increased since 1914, while the
general price level has gone up 20 per
cent. If the postal receipts went up
correspondingly, he argued, there would
now be a surplus of $273,000 900 in
stead Of q deficjt Of some $63,000,00O
for the current fiscal year. He declared
that the department buys In o 1890
market and sells m the 1881 market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
BY PAUL SCOTT MOwRER.

BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1880,
LONDON, England, February Ia
Reijiro Wakatsuki, chief of the Japa-
nese delegation to the London Five
Power Naval Conference, will hand Sec
rotary of State Stimson at o'clock this
afternoon a document containing the
Japanese refusal of the latest American
proposals.
The document says. The Star is in
formed, that Japan agrees that there
be no replacement of capital ships prior
to 1886 and agrees to immediate reduc-
ton by Scrapping to Is ships for Great
Britain and the United States and nine
for Japan.
Japan itself will choose which of
its capital ships it prefers to scrap.
japan desires to reduce the size Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
LEADERS HOPEFUL
OF CHEST SUCCESS
DESPITE DEFICIT
Officials, Declaring "We've
Just Begun to Fight" 0p-
timistic for Future.

We've just begun to fight" oficials
Of the Washington Community Chest
declared today as they took stock OF
liabilities in the 1880 Chest campaign
which closed last night $219 ,223.61 short
of its goal of $1,786, 737.07.
Within the last five days of united
campaigning, the Community Chest
forces succeeded in raising slightly more
than 100000 toward a 1925 900 deficit
but the response of Washington was
insufficient to reach the full quota
necessary for the rs charitable and vel
fare agencies dependent upon the Chest
for running expenses during the year.
The situation, however, is not sc
serious as the deficit reported last night
actually presents itself. More than one
ray of hope cleaned today. Ohicials OF
the Chest were certain of obtaining ar
additional $4,000 in a comparatively
short time. Elwood Street, the director
was so confident that this sum would
be speedily contributed by many who
had given last year, but who are nov
absent from the city, that he told the
LOO workers who attended the meet.
it ought to be added to the final figures
Of the campaign.
1929 Total Is Passed.
Despite the deficit in the 1880 budget
Of the Chest, the total amount raised
81 ,567 ,51346, is about $50, 900 more thar
Washington contributed to the Chest
last year, when the campaign went over
the top by considerable margin. This
was accomplished with only 81 ,632 indi-
vidual gifts this year, compared with
$4,000 for the year before.
"All this was done under the handi-
caps of the worst conditions a Com
munity Chest campaign eyer faced,
John Poole, campaign chairman, de-
clared.
At least three major factors wer.
pointed to by Mr.. Poole as contributing
to the failure to raise the full amount
Of this years budget. None of these
factors, he said, could be avoided.
The first he described as bad weather
at the outset of the drive. A second
element is the increased unemployment
in Washington this year, which pre-
vented many persons from renewing
their subscriptions to the Chest. The
final factor was the prevalence of the
stock market blues" and general bust
ness depression.
The stock market blues" undoubted.
ly was genuine reason for many per-
sons falling to give as much this year
as formerly, Mr.. Poole declared, while
on the other hand the excuse was used
by others merely as an alibi when they
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
"CANNED HEAT" FATAL.

Found lying in a vestibule of the first
block of Fourth street early today,
Joseph Rivers, Sc years old, of 800
Pennsylvania avenue, was removed to
Gallinger, where he died four hours
later. Police said he had been drinking
canned heat"
Policeman T. B. Bacon of the sixth
precinct came across Rivers as he was
making his rounds about 2 o'clock this
morning and carried the man to the
sixth precinct, where he was booked on
a charge of intoxication and removed
Immediately to the hospital.
Relatives residing in the Northeast
section of the city have been notified
Of his death. An autopsy was ordered
by DR.. j. RAMSAY hewitt, District
coroner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
sI1IPPERS" PATRONIZING NEW YORK
HOTELS AND CLUBS FACE ARREST
Dry Administrator Warns Proprietors Not to Serve
Accessories to Persons Bringing Own Liquor.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 12.-Patrons
who take their own liquor into hotels.
restaurants and night clubs are threat
ened with arrest by Maj. Maurice
Campbell. prohibition administrator.
Coupled with his announcement Of
a new policy Of enforcement action
against individuals, Maj. Campbell
warned proprietors and managers that
they must not serve accessories, glasses,
ginger ale. mineral water and ice to
bring liquor.
The warnings were issued simultsns-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
POWERFUL CIVILIAN
RED ARMY PLANNED
Seventeen Million Russian SovietS
to Engage in Aerial and
Chemical Defense.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, February 12.--Under a
special f1ve-year plan adopted today by
the Soviet Volunteer Society for Aerial
and Chemical Defense, which is a pow
erful civilian arm of the rtgular Red
army, navy and aviation forces, Soviet
Russia will have A7,oOOOOO persons en-
gagged in various Sranches of air and
gas defense by 1884. There are now
100000 SO engaged.
The number Of aviation groups will be
increased from 500 to 2,500. Volunteer
attachments numbering 81 900 and en-
bracing 100000 members will be en-
gagged in the protection of habitations
from gas attacks. About 100000 per-
sons will receive military preparation.
Military and technical contingents, in
GLIDING women, will be trained for the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
200 ARE INDICTED
UNDER JONES LAW
st. Louis Federal Grand Jury Re.
turns 100 Bills on Liquor
Charges.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, February 12.-More than
100 indictments under the Jones law,
naming over 200 alleged liquor law
violators. were returned today by a
grand jury in United States district
court here
It was the first wholesale application
in St. Louis of the Jones law, designed
for use against those regularly engaged
in the Illicit liquor business and pro-
viding maximum penalties of five years
imprisonment or $4,000 fines, or both.
In voting the indictments the jury
obeyed instructions from Judge
Charles B. Faris that "as decent, patri-
otto citizens" they must regard the va
rious prohibition enforcement acts as
binding upon them. The first Federal
grand jury here to which cases were
presented under the Jones law last
year baked at its task and asked Dis
trict Attorney Breuer not to send it any
more such cases.