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NEW BRITAIN HERALD
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ESTABLISHED 1870
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1926. -SIXTEEN PAGES
PRICE THREE CENTS
POLISH PEOPLE
ARCHBISHOP
ARRANGE
Holiday To Be Observ
ed Friday In Honor
Of Prelate, With Oth
vc Nationalities Join
ing.
.nspection of New Britain
Institutions and Fac
tories to Be Followed by
Banquet in Evening.
Residents of New Britain who
are of Polish birth or extraction
will observe a holiday Friday to
assist In a city-wide reception
planned for Archbishop Jan Cieplak
who will spend the day here.
The entire congregation of Sa
cred H'art Parish including church
societies and members of the parish
who are not attached to any or
ganization, the Catholic clergy of
this and other cliies and repre
sentatives of Polish districts
throughout the state, will gather
at the Hartford avenue and Stnh
'ry street intersection to receive
the archbishop when he is brought
Into the city by a special reception
i ommittec which is to meet him in
Springrteld, Mass,
From that time on the prelate will
follow a ichedule of activities that
promises to keep him busy for the
remainder of the day and evening.
He will visit the city's industrial,
financial, educational, public welfare,
r'narltlble and political organizations,
will sing a pontifical high mass, cf
i:riate at benediction and speak at
a banquet to bo held In his honor.
The. banquet will bo unique in that
Us being held on Friday will require,
In accordance with Catholic custom,
that the principal items on the menu
be fish.
Asked to Fly flags
The reception committee asks that
all Main street merchants and oth
ers who have curb flags, put them
out as a mark of respect to Arch
bishop Cieplak, who is primate of
the Catholic church In Russia and
one of the most exalted church dig
nitaries who have visited New Brit
ain. Secretary Ralph L. Gould of
the Chamber of Commerce is co
operating with the committee In this
respect.
Rev. Alexander Kowalczyk, a cur
ate of the Sacred Heart parish, is
now with the archbishop, and will
accompany him on visits to several
M.-u'sachuietts cities and act as his
personal escort to Springfield. Rev.
l.ucyan Bojnowski, City Plan Com
missioner Anton Clesezynski, and
Joseph KarpieJ, a special committee
of the church, will meet the prelate
In Springfield Friday morning at 6
o'clock, to start for New Britain.
A reception committee of 100 citi
zens will assembly at Hartford av
enue and Stanley street at 8 o'clock,
igther with the hundreds of visl
t"rs and parishioners and the arch-
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RECORDS FALSIFIED,
JUDGE IS ACCUSED
H. B. Anderson, Federal
Appointee, Accused of
Crooked Work
Washington, Jan. 10 t.T1 Federal
Judge Harry H. Anderson of the
vstern district of Tennessee was
charged with falsifying records in
rases pending before him m docu
ments laid today before a senate
Judiciary sub-committee.
The charges were in the form of
specification which the committee
v assked to make a basis for inves
tigation of Judge Anderson's acts.
He was accused also of failing to ad
minister punishment "in the manner,
grade and degree required by law In
the particular cases then pending
for consideration, and In failing to
uphold the law and properly admin
ister the law in cases pending before
him."
Another charge was that the judgo
is "without legal training and legally
incompetent and morally Incapable
of properly discharging the duties of
the high office" and that he was not
a resident of, the district when -he
took office.
Judge Anderson was given a recess
appointment last September and his
confirmation now is contested.
After counsel for those opposing
the nomination had announced they
could not proceed until -records of
Judge Anderson's court had been
brought from Memphis, the defense
decided to go ahead with testimony
on the question of residence.
Georgu It. James, of Memphis, a
member of tje federal reserve
board, the first witness, testified he
attended a dinner at the gridiron
club here In December, and that
Judge Anderson, who sat near him,
was "perfectly sober."
It was explained by C. I.. Stvby,
chief counsel for Judge Anderson,
that although no charge of drunken
ness was contained in the specifica
tions he understood one would be
raised.
W. P. Metealf, a, Memphis lawyer,
testified the Judge was a good lawyer
and he knew of no citizen of Mem
phis "whose reputation for integrity
und morality is better."
TO WELCOME
TO THIS CITY,
BIG RECEPTION
ARCHBISHOP CIEPLAK
THREE DRUGGISTS
Pharmacy Commission Makes
Good on Its Threats
AFTER WHISKEY SELLERS
Any Found Guilty of nontlc(r;Iiit;
Mquor Will Ho Dealt With In
Same Manner, no Matter Who It
Is, Is Warning Issued.
New Haven, Jan. 10 P Three
pharmacists were forced out of
business for the time being today
by the state pharmacy commission
because of their conviction for vio
lation of liquor laws,
j Action was brought about by re-
vocation of their licenses granted
. by the commission, in two Mi-
stances the period being indefinite
and In the third temporarily pend
ing the outcome of an appeal from
court conviction. The commission
met at Hotel Taft to act upon the
cases of Joseph Lo Pinto, Bertram
xhelmer and Joseph Barshoy,
each of whom had been in the
drug business here for years.
All Three Convicted
Lo Pinto was fined $200 and sent
to jail for- 30 days, on December
3. Dexhoimer was given $400 and
15 days on January 9, and Barshov
was convicted and appeal entered.
The last named had denied he was
guilty. He appeared personally be
fore the commission today to deny
his guilt. If he loses his nppeal his
license will stand revoked.
P. J. Garvin, state inspector for
the commission, said after the
meeting that the same procedure
would be followed in dealing with
other pharmacists who may be
found guilty of violating the prohi
bition laws.
Identity Xo Defense
Mr. Garvin si. d that "regardless
of who the druggists are, or where
they are, if they are found selling
liquor without the proper pre
scriptions the commission will re
voke their licenses.
"It is certain that if a drug
store is selling whiskey or other
spirituous liquors without pre
scriptions they are doing It at the
expense of the persons who wish
to buy liquor legitimately.
"They are bootleggers, pure and
simple, and as such have no right
I to hold a pharmacist's license.
I "The public must be protected
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Curtin To Order Wire Changes
In Business District Blocks
Fire Insurance Rates May
Be Affected Unless Elec
trical Wiring Is Over
hauled by Owners.
Orders for immediate and import
ant changes in electric wiring sys
tems in several business buildings in
the center of the city will issue
from the office of Electrical Inspec
tor Cyril J. Curtin, as a result of
investigations begun by him and a
lerresentative of the National Board
of Fin. Underwriters.
Poor wiring conditions in many
buildings, unless remedied without
delay, may result In increased
premiums on fire insurance and
upon the report of the national
'.ward's representative may depend
the Immediate future of this city's
fire Insurance costs.
Inspector Curtin inaugurated a
similar drive to bring about the re
placement of defective work and
dangerous wiring more than a year
ago but was required to drop this
line of work when the building
boom demanded his undivided at
tention. He has found it possible 1o
keep in touch with all new work
during the period of the boom with
out a deputy inspector, but in the
meantime has been unable to de
vote attention to the? elimination of
flee hazards In existing buildings.
As is the case with the building
TAX MEASURE IS
FORMALLY GIVEN
TO SENATE TODAY
Not to Be Taken Up More
Monday-New Public Build
ings Bill Approved
ALUMINUM CO. HEARING
IS BEING CONTINUED
Tratlu Commission's Investigator
Says Dept. of Justice Did Xot
Hilly VnilTstnnd Question of
Price Discrimination That Was
Involved in Allegations Doing
Probed.
Washington, Jan. ;o (P The tax
reduction hill was formally present
ed to the senate today by its finance
committee.
Chairman smoot, however, had
not completed the report on the
! compromise measure worked out by
the committee and he said that he
j would not ask the senate to take up
j the bill before Monday.
If a definite agreement has been
reached by then for a vote on the
world court, the chairman has said
'he would hold up the bill until
that time.
Elliott Rill Approved
The Elliott bill, authorizing the
appropriation cf $165,000,000 for
new public buildings was approved
today by the house public buildings
committee.
The measure contemplates ex-
ipenditure of the money over a five
I years period.
Of the total $50,000,000 would be
spent in the District of Columbia,
and the balance on the various
I states. Allotment of $15,000,000
I would be made for completion of
j buildings already authorized,
j Aluminum Co. Irobp
Francis Walker, In charge of the
(fereral trade commission's investi
gation into the Aluminum Company
i of America, told the sciate commit
tee today that the department of
justice. In inquiring into the same
case, apparently had not fully un
derstood the question of price dia-
crimination involved.
I The committee Is seeking inform
jatlon whether the Justice depart -jment
diligently followed up the case
j against the company, in which Sec
; retary Mellon is a stockholder.
DURKIN, SOUGHT AS
SLAYER, CAPTURED
Arrested With Blonde
Woman at St. Louis
No Cun Play
ft. Louis, Jan. CO CP Martin
Inn-kin. Chicago murderer, sought
in a nationwide search, was arrest
ed by department of Justice agents
here today upon his arrival from
San Antonio.
; L'urkln admitted his identity. Two
: revolvers were found in his train
I drawing room. He was accompanied
by a woman,
i ' l'urkln, who Is wanted for the
i murder of a department of Justice
operative, a policeman and a civilian.
I 'us overpowered before he could
j make use of his revolvers. His
I identity was made virtually certain
; by comparison with photographs
! and descriptions.
I The woman arrested with him, a
; blonde, at first said she was Miss
' Inna Sullivan, IS, of Cornell, Illi
i nois. but later said she had married
l'urkln in East St. Louis two weeks
ago, Durkln giving the name of
I "Durkey."
and plumbing departments, the elec
trical inspection is required by char
ter to include systematic and regu
lar investigations of wiring In old
! buildings a.s well as new work.
! The underwriter complimented
jthe electrical department upon the
type of new Installations but was
emphatically displeased with condi
tions found In several old Main
i street buildings visited. Other build
! ings will be gone over this week and
recommendations forwarded to prop
erty owners.
The noticeable drop in building
activity in the past few weeks makes
It possible for the inspector to begin
work anew on Inspections of old
buildings and he is hopeful that this
tnsk can be completed In the next
few months.
During the boom period extend
ing practically all through the year
ISM the buildihg department with
two building inspectors for several
months was similarly handicapped
and was unable to carry on regular
inspections of old buildings.
Huilding Inspector E. J. Hen
ncssy recently reported conditions to
be such that a whole week would be
required for visits to Main street
roofs alone, and that one out of
every five was probably in need of
repair.
Deputy Building Inspector A. N.
Rutherford recently called to the
city's attention a serious accident
caused by a fall over a defective
veranda railing, which would have
been avoided had the Inspectors
time to look over old buildings, he
claimed.
Oakalee, Taken in Tow Bj t S. Destroyer McCall,
Being: Escorted to Boston With Crew
Under Armed Guard.
New London, Jan. JO &) SeUur
of the British schooner Oakalee
with several thousand cases of 11
ituor and alcohol aboard, off Cape
Cod, was reported by radio to de
stroyer headquarters of the coast
suard here at 4:30 this morning by
tho Destroyer McCall, Lieut. Com
mander Fred A. Nichols of this city
commanding.
The seizure was effected off Chat
ham, Mass., and was made under tuts
provision of the recent Great Bnt-ain-t'nited
States liquor treaty,
which confers upon the United
States authorities the power to seize
vessels flying the British flag within
the 12-mile limit, providing there Is
evidence that the craft had violated
or was Intending to violate the cus
tums laws of this country.
Was Mtie .Miles Off Shore
Advices received by Commander
H. G. Hamlet, head of the destroyer
forces, from Lieut. Commander
Nichols indicate that the Oakalee
had been kept under surveillance
since yesterday afternoon and that
at the time of seizure she was
about nine miles from the Cape Cod
coast. This position was arrived at,
OFFICIALS TESTIFY
Detective Sergeant McCne,
Prosecutor Woods on Stand
FORMAN VAGUE ON DATES
Hickey Tells of Conference in Al
corn's Office, Followed by Return
of Trunk Full of Furs by Forman
Lawyers in Tilt.
(Sr-ecia! to The Hera'.d.l
Hartford, Jan. 20. The case of
Ben S. Forman of New York against
Edw. Meshken, In which the former
sued the latter for $25,000 for fa!s
arrest, was continued this morning
at 10 o'clock in the superior court
with Mr. Forman on the stand being
cross-examined by Attorney John T.
Robinson. Forman was questioned
about dates, but his memory was
vague.
After Forman. Detective Sergeant
William P. McCue of New Britain
was called to the stand and was
asked about when he first came into
the case. He said that on Jan. 3,
10:3. he received Instructions from
Chief Hart to go to Now York to get
Forman. When Forman was pre
sented in New Y'ork before him
there was some talk about a gun,
Forman being the one to mention it.
but Meshken, who was with Detec
tive Sergeant MeC'ue, denied every
thing Forrnan said about the gun.
After that he said he did not re
member exactly what the conversa
tion was. though one thing did stay
In his memory, and that was that
Forman said to Meshken: "You give
me my furs and I'll give you yours."
He said the only purpose for which
Meshken had been taken to New
York with him was to identify For
man. He said he had rrepnred ex
tradition papers to bring Forman to
Connecticut, but his lawyer, Jacob
Goodhart, had in the meantime
telephoned to Prosecuting Attorney
Woods in New Britain that he would
produce Forman whenever he want
ed him. Prosecutor Woods can
celled the extradition papers.
Prosecutor Joseph T. Woods of
New Britain was next on the stand.
He said he first entered the case oil
the night of January 3rd, 112S,
when Lawyer M. D. Saxe telephoned
(o Woods at his home about 10
o'clock and told him that Mr. Mesh
ken was in his office and wanted
to get Forman arrested on a charge
of getting furs from him under
false pretenses. Meshken said he
wanted him to get Forman right
away because he Forman) was
planning to sail to Europe. Woods
said he called the police department
and they jtarted immediately after
the man. He began the extradition
papers.
On cross examination he said that
from the story told him by Mesh
ken he thought it was necessary to
issue a warrant for Forman and
said lr was simply because of the
story that Meshken told him, that
he Issued the warrant. He said
that the only thing that Meshken
told him about Forman besides the
act of taking the furs, was that
Forman had stopped payment on a
chock for $.i0". He said he did not
tell him about any transaction at
Meshken's home or about any pa
pers being signed.
Following Woods' testimony. For
man was recalled to the stand and
after a few questions by his own
attorney, Mr. Robinson asked him
if he had sent Meshken's goods by
an agreement with State's Attorney
Alcorn to Meshken. He asked him
if he sent them through Mr. Alcorn.
At this point there was quite a tiff
between the lawyers and finally the
answer to the question was that he
bad sent the goods back through
Detective Hickey but he had never
received any goods from Meshken.
Detective Hickey took the stand.
He said that the c.ise first came to
his attention in February when it
was bound over from the New
Britain court to the superior court
in Hartford. He said that he began
On investigation of the facts in the
case and from that Investigation a
conference hnd been called at
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according to radiograms from tin
ufvr sun sights, radio bear-
"K. and soundings li.ld been made, j
Under orders from the local head.
'VJurerg tho cutter Bed Wing, cruis
ing off Boston, was ordered to pro
e'.i : to the aid of the MeCali. utld
radii advices rit-lved here tidsj
tor. r,.n moldated that tl.e cutter ,
had t.tki'n the schooner in tow for '
Hos'n-i with her crew held aboard j
und. r armed guard.
Co.ie guard official! here w-re I
er.gng I today in drawing up tile
specif.? charges that they will lodge
Hgttil't the alleged rum smuggler.
Had Cargo of Hum
Information obtained by tho In
telligence officers of the coast guard
reveal that the Oakalee cleared
Halifax, N. g on January H with a
large cargo of Utiuor bound for
Nassau. Information also In the lo
cal coa.'t guard files show that the
schooner was off Block Island sev.
eral w-ks ago, at which time the
craft was kept under survellliance
day and night for two weeks by
coast g-jard patrol bouts.
The Bed Wing wilh her tow Is
expected to arrive in Boston late this
afternoon.
Good Food, Slogan of
Dr. Marie P. Levinson
DK. MARIE P. LEVIXSOX
OF CHILDREN HERE
Source of Greatest Trouble, Dr.
Levinson Declares
WRONG KIND OF FOOD EATEN
School Physician Tells Parents and
Teachers M'hat They Can Do To
Promote Health of Growing Gen
eration P.y Serving Sensible Menu
The greatest defect in American '
school children is malnutrition and 1
this is the greatest trouble in the,
New Britain schools, according to
Dr. Marie P. Levinson, school physi
cian for girls, who spoke last eve
ning at a meeting of the Lincoln
school Parents and Teachers' asso
ciation. Pr. Levinson. who has been
in tills city for two years, delivered
a highly Interesting address regard
ing her work among children.
Pr. Levinson said that her work
is carried on among the girls ex
clusively. She conducts physical
examinations, having taken he
1 position because of the fact that
parents objected to having the girls
examined by a male physician. She
stated that she examines 7. "no chil-
(Continued on Tage 10)
WIFE HELD PURSE STRINGS
New York , University Professor
Says He Was Allowed Hut 60
Cent a Pay for I.unch.
White Plains, N. T.. Jan. to P
Frederick H. Blodgett, a pro
fessor In New York university,
who is being sued for separation
by his wife, told Justice Seeger in
supreme court today that she al
lowed him only 60 cents a day for
lunch when they were living to
gether. Sometime. Blodgetl testified, he
could only spend SO cents for his
midday meal and this was because
he had given most of his money
to his wife. He gave her. he as
serted, part interest In two trust
funds, many bonds and securities
and the most of a large Inheri
tance. Now with his salary, he
said, he has only $4,000 a year.
Mrs. Hlodgett brought the suit
on grounds of cruelty and aban
donment. Decision was reserved.
THE WEATHER
o
Hartford, Jan. 20. Forecast
for Xew Britain and h'inlty:
Partly cloudy tonight: unset
tled Thursday, probably fol
lowed by Mion or rain
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WHtKt BtLLtVUt HuSHIAL IUUAY
IS FORCED TO GO WITHOUT STEAM
SENATOR REED ASSAILS CARNEGIE
AND B0K IN HIS TIRADE AGAINST
AMERICA UNITING IN WORLD COURT
Advocates of Adhesion j
Press for Vote and Ac-
cuse Opposition of Dila
tory Tactics, But Argu
ments Continue Just the
Same.
Washington. J in. :o lP' With ad
ocates of file world court pressing
for a vote, and accusing the opposi
tion of dilatory tactics, Senator Heed,
democrat, Missouri, continued in the
senate today his attack on the reso
lution proposing American member
ship in the tribunal.
In the course of his speech Mr.
Reed paid his respects to both An
drew Carnegie and Edward H. Bok,
donor of the Box peace prize, for
their utterances on the subject ot
world reace.
Carnegie's money, he said, was
being used to put over the court.
Hok he. described as a native c!
Holland, who had made his money
out of ladies' magazines, and now
was trying to Influence American
public opinion with this money. He
declared the Bok peace award was
nothing but a "iseir-glorifieation
scheme of Bok." and that he doubt
ed if the prize ever reached its des
tination. Charges Fwi-lcii Influence.
Charging that great influence had
been exercised by foreign nations to
secure the United States entry in the
world court. Senator Reed read a
list of American financiers who had
received decorations from tho
French government. Among them
was Owen D. Young, whom the sen
ator described as "president of the
General Electric company, and au
thor o the Dawes plan."
This statement brought laughter
from the floor and galleries and a
smile from Vice-President X'awes,
who was presiding.
Scores of paid agents were hired
to lecture for the world court, Sena
tor Reed continued, and a "justice
of the supreme court was taken from
the bench and sent on a barnstorm
ing trip through the United States."
'I would like to know," he said,
"how much more he gets for mis
leading the people of the United
States than he gets for sitting on the
supreme bench."
REPORT OPPOSITION
TO BUS FARE INCREASE
f itv Mav Co on Record
Against Raise With
Transfers
Bus patrons in every ward in the
city have asked their aldermen to
represent them at tonight's common
council meeting as opposed to in
creased bus fares with transfer
privileges and it is expected that the
city will go 011 record as favoring
rejection by the public utilities com.
mission on an application for per
mission to raise rates.
Several aldermen have conveyed
to Mayor A. M. Paonessa their re
ports of strong sentiment against
the proposed one cent Increase
which is calculated to provide
revenue to make possible inaugura
tion of a transfer system. Last week
the mayor requested heads of ward
delegations to determine the senti
ment of their constituents, and the
feeling seems to be the same as that
of the executive, which is one of op
position. Movies Tempted Boys to
i Try to Become Burglars
I Thompsom ille, Jan. ;o (4"--Three
boys aged 10 to 13. told the polic
(today that three burglaries carried
I out by them were suggested by a
, movie film which they had seen.
, The boys were arrested on suspicion
of having ransacked two dwellings
I which had been closed for the winter
and anoth'T in which the family was
j absent for the afternoon. They
j showed a cache for plunder in a va
j rant store and in a hole on the
1 riverhank.
Two rifles and a bag of old coins
! were among the articles recovered.
j At TO IX.H ItlES FATAL
New Haven, Jan. CO 14" Kiizu
beth Hekeler. 10, of SO First street,
llighwood. who was struck by an
automobile us she emerged from
behind a trolley car in Broadway
last right died at Grace hospital this
morning.
j J. Urover Wyman, president of
; Boat Building concern bearing his
I name, and the operator of the au
tomobile was arrested and ks being
' held under f l.non bonds on a charge
'of reckless drning.
j HEI.EX WINS Ai;AIX
1 Cannes. France, Jan. 10 CP' -1
Helen Wills. American woman ten
ids champion, today defeated Tegg.,
Sunders. 13 year old English star, in
I the Metre-pole tournament. 6 !,
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Takes Exception to
Comments Over Ether
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JAMES REEi)
DAIS' RADIO TALK
ECHOEDINSENATE
Sen. Red Takes Exception
Accepts Explanation
HE WAS NOT MAN MEANT
Vicc-prcMdeiit Says He Meant Sen
ator From Xew Vork In His
Tirade Against Obstruction Meth
ods l'sl in World Court Debate.
Washington, Jan. i'O W Vice
president Dawes got a reaction with
a kick in it today as soon as sena
tors had read a radio speech in
which he renewed last night his
campaign for revision of the senate
ruies.
Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri,
supporting himself the particular
target at which the vice-president's
remarks were directed, said he
would leave it to General Dawes'
own "sense of decency" whether he
should have attacked him on the
air when he could not reply.
Meant X. V. Senator
From his place on the presiding
officer's dais, the vice-president re
plied that he had not referred to
Senator Heed, but to "the senator
from New York." when he called
attention to the injection of an old
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MRS. ANNA BAUMGAERTNER,
CHURCH ORGANIST, DIES
Vino Street Hcsldent Active in Life
of Xew Britain For Many
Years
Mrs. Anna Baumgaertner, 66
years of age. wife of Jacob Baum
gaertner and organist and charter
member of St. Teter's church, died
last evening at her home. 71 Vine
street after an illness of several
months' duration as the result of a
shock she suffered while playing at
one of the church's services.
She was born in Germany, the
daughter of the late Matthias and
Mathilda Zimmerman, but came to
this country early in life. She re
ceived her elementary education in
the public schools here and was a
graduate of the New Britain high
school. She then entered the old
State Normnl school where she
trained for the teachers profession.
Following her graduation she be
came connected with the school de
partment in Meriden where she
taught for several years. Thirty-one
years age she married Mr. Baum
gaertner. Her connections wilh St. Peter's
church has been in the capacity of
organist, a position she held during
the 35 years the church has been in
existence. She was also a teacher
in the German school for a like
number of years, and arranged
many musical entertainments.
Fraternally she was a member of
the Choral Union in which she held
the office cf vice-president at the
time of her death. St. Anne's society,
the Ladies' German Relief society.
Frank Zimmerman, chairman of
the bourd of assessors. Is a brother.
Several nieces and nephews survive
her.
Funeral services will be at St
Peter's church Friday morning at 9
o'clock following services at the
home on Vine street. Rev. Charles
Coppeus will officiate and burial will
be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Members of St Anne's society of
St. Teter's church will met at the
church parlors at 7:S0 o'clock to
morrow night to go to the home of
Mrs. Baum-aertner.
Fuel Promised For To
day Not Delivered
1,377 Patients Being
Cared For In Great
Institution.
Penn. Legislative Commit
tee Virtually Kills All
Pending Proposals for
Control of Mining.
Hammond With Coolidgc
In Favoring Govt. Delay
New York. Jan. :o W New York
city's coal shortage situation reached
a serious stage today when Bellevui
hospital, housing 1.37" patients, was
unable to get coal and the hospita1
was without heat.
Dr. Mark L. Fleming, superin
tendent of the hospital said there
was in the coal bins only enough
fuel to run the kitchen for tn,i.i--
dinner for the patients and the em
ployes Iho retrigerallng plant and
the laundry were forced to close.
Between three hundred and four
hundred tons of coal had been prom
ised for delivery for todav. hot ihi
coal company which took the order
taiiea to make the delivery. Dr.
Fleming said he was doubtful
whether it would be possible to get
any coal later in the day.
Bellevue hospital, with its subsi
diary institutions, is the largest hos
pital In this country.
Control Hills Killed.
Harrisbure. Pa. .inn "ii 1 ad
-Ad-
ministration measures for control
anthracite mining now before the
Pennsylvania legislature ' were vir
tually killed by the house committee
on mines and mining today.
The commttee voted to "postpone
indefinitely" action on the bill to
make anthracite a public utility and
to report with "a negative recom
mendation" that providing for flat,
compacts.
Agrees With Coolidgc.
Washington, Jan. SO lP John
Hays Hammond, who was chairman
of the coal commission which sub
mitted its report two years ago, de
clared today after a conference with
President Coolidge that he was In
agreement with the president that
nothing should be attempted by the
federal government toward ending
the anthracite suspension until Gov
ernor Pinchot and the Pennsylvania
legislature had demonstrated wheth
er they could work out a solution.
DRINK AS YOU VOTE,
VOTE AS YOU DRINK
Buckner Gives This as
Panacea for Present
Prohibition Unrest
New Haven. Jan. ;o (pi That tin
present prohibition situation would
be relieved considerably "if the citi
zens of the United States would only
vote as they drink and drink as
they vote," is the opinion expressed
by United States Attorney Emory R.
Buckner of New York, in an inter
view granted to the Yale Daily
News.
"The great burden today," Mi
Buckner said, "is that people maj
vote for prohibition or be in favor
of it because they (hink it will be
of benefit to others, but they do nol
aid In its enforcement themselvcv
Complacence in enforcing the pro
hibition law poisons the whole state
and federal service. This com
placence leads to corruption; cor
ruption breeds crime; and crime
sooner or later breeds to conspira
cies. "If the citizens of this country do
not like prohibition they should not
privately criticize or seek to ham
string law enforcement. The
should, like true Americana, come
out in the open and fight for the re
peal of the lSih amendment or I's
modification. Criticism and black
mail with economic or political
threats of those charged with the
swore duty ot enforcing prohibition,
is one of the reasons for the pres
ent difficulty of making this law
success."
Mr. Buckner mentioned four rem
edies the creation of federal courts
for the trial of petty offenses and
misdemeanors without Indictment
or a Jury being necessary: federal
police courts and would try minor
offenses with the power to sentence
to Jail for one year; make It Impos
sible for a convicted man to be re
leased on bail without appealing to
a higher court unless there Is a sub
stantial doubt as to the propriety of
his conviction and therefor a rea
sonable chance that he will secure
a reversal of his ease: passage of a
law by concresa creating official
Brand Jury attooj-rapherm.
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