Springfield Weekly Republican from Springfield, Massachusetts (2024)

April 8, 1926

Publication:

Springfield Weekly Republicani

Location:

Springfield, Massachusetts

Issue Date:

Thursday, April 8, 1926

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14

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2 '14 'THE SPRINGIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY APRIL 1926 LOCAL WS TH EEK LONGMEADOW Springfield and Vicinity LUDLOW MISCELLANEOUS NEWS DOMESTIC The sin blight resisting BERKSHIRE COUNTY MONSON HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 'NORTHAMPTON fighting aaginst heavy CONNECTICUT AMHERST ADAMS HAMPDEN COUNTY HOLYOKE 5 (AP) Cupid head of the Denver museum VERMONT NEW ENGLAND A STERN A SS A CH SETTS WESTIELD InEW HAMPSHIRE WARE MAINE EASTHAMPTON Silas the CHESTER CENTER in RANKLIN COUNTY CONWAY RHODE ISLAND more cat thus The opening was tlie Parker and tor lived In of at to Of Cruelty to Animals for life of a New oundland by Janies Moran of Mon April a (AP) Webster without a debt desires to was ISt first' was here Hen from other Busi club The entire library The Conway April 3 Conway voters at a special town meeting today settled their high school problem by a de cision i to remodel the present build ing and not to build a new one There was a large 'attendance' of voters 122 being recorded on the question of ac cepting a plan to erect a new build York in' the drastic Moriarty was rec na editor of the Rocky art counselor of the of education vice IVestern Association which in 31000 to Mrs few Democratic Democratic city committee to have a joint committee of party organizations of the part of the state wait upon' and urge his candidacy It March 31 The Springfield Pawtucket April 2 (AP) A real son of a real soldier of the Ameri can Revolution will celebrate his 80th birthday tomorrow it Henry A April Daniel Main street Monson handsome engraved medal today by Agent Theodore Chester Center April Anna Johnson daughter of the late Julia A Phinney died at a hospital tn North Grafton on March 29 She was born in Chester Center on the large farm owned by her mother November 29 1879' and was married to Howard Edson Johnson on May '31 1905 She 'was a member of the Congregational church on the Hill After their marriage they made their home in Chicopee where Mr Johnson was employed at the station They later went to lint Mich to live a short time She leaves a husband Howard Johnson also two sons Harry I and Huwatd Johnson all of lint Mich also two brothers Merton Ci Phinney of Cummington and Elmer Phinney of Huntington also a sister Mrs Clara Avey who lives at the home pew At his side was his April all his own today to of Easter Sunday A seventy three couples illness She was town IN i' her riage being Alary a descendant of Plymouth colony her husband three sons red of Hol yoke Charles of Westfield and Roy at Easthampton three daughters Mrs John Craig of Holyoke l' a of Boston and Mrs Elmer Thorpe of Easthampton and a brother Daniel Canfield of Brookfield Mrs Anson had been employed as a nurse Easthampton and Southampton A fund known ns the Harris fund of the Springfield Business and Pro fessional Women's club was presented Monday at assembly at the High school of Commerce by Miss Ida Blakeslee president of the club: The fund which was started oy miss rieta Harrir has been raised the proceeds of card parties and entertainments given by the ness and Professional It now stands at nearly 51200 and will be used to aid girls taking the busi ness course at the High school of Commerce who otherwise would not be able to continue their studies at school and college It is a loan "und and the committee handling it com prises Mrs Louise Bullman inan and Carlos Ellis and Mrs Elizabeth Cilery represent ing Ihe school and Miss Henrietta Harris and Miss Margaret Ganley wh represent the club In loaning the money the commitee will consider the needs of the applicant fitness of character and scholarly attainments Monson of South awarded a of a wa rd Pearson the local representative of the Massachusetts Society for the prevention saving dog owned son Worcester April 3 (AP) Gbrge William Eggers director of the Den ver (Col) Art museum has accepted a call to become director of the Worcester Art museum to succeed Raymond Henniker Heaton who re signed a year ago Mr Eggers is president of municipal art commission art Mountain' News Denver board president of the of Art Museum Directors and former secretary of the Association of Art Museum Directors He was educated at institute He was director of the Chicago Art institute before becoming in 1921 Boston the town forfeit that distinction The legislative committee' on municipal finance today heard a peti tion presented by Joseph A Love town counsel for Webster that the town be allowed to borrow $450000 outside the debt limit to build a town hall and junior high school and re model th high school The cost of the project which aims to perfect a pivic center was placed at $650000 The attorney said the amount cov ered by the petition would constitute Webster's only debt The committee voted to report the bill porch and paw came out with signaling rifle down Ludlow April 3 A wedding much popular interest took place Union church at 4 tthis afternoon when Jean Kidd daughter of Mr and Mrs Alexander Kidd of 45 Whit ney street became the bride of Thom as A Wilkinson son of Mr and Mrs David Wilkinson of 118 Pasco road Indian Orchard The ceremony was performed by Rev Bertran Ander son pastor of the church ring service was used Easthampton April 6 Mrs Anson 68 died last night after a long born In Lllzaoetn name before mar Canfield She was Gov Bradford of Mrs Anson leaves Westfield April 6 Delegates from the Boston Lynn Worcester and Springfield districts of the New Eng land Methodist Episcopal conference were welcomed to this city today forthe preliminary meetings of the 130thannual session This is the sixth time Westfield has been host for the con ference the first gathering' being held in this city in 1844 Although no ac tual count was made of the arrivalsit was estimated that nearly 30Uregis 'trations were received at the irst i Methodist church headquarters up to late tonight The regultir sessions be gin tomorrow morning at 9 The first concerted move to get Jo 'seph Ely of Westfield into the race for the Democratic nomination for governor was started riday when 1 Edward Stapleton chairman of the Holyoke planned all the western Mr Ely is understood that the Democratic or ganizations In this part of the state will stand solidly behind the West tteiu man ir ne decides to ntage tght Boston March 31 The Senate to day completed the process of passing over the veto of Gov uller the bill providing for th? payment to the widow of Patrick' Brennan of Nor wood late messenger of the House the balance of salary to which 'he would have been entitled had he lived until the end of the current year The vote in the upper branch was 25 to 0 There was however one senator recorded to sustain the gov ernor this being Senator Bradford Davis of Haverhill who announced that he was paired with Senator John Cashman of Boston who Is ill Boston March 31 (AP) Cape Cod will make a bid for the honor of be ing the summer capital Cape Cod folks have decided to extend a formal invitation to President Cool idge to spend his vacation in that re gion and will send spqial messengers to the White House for the purpose Two natives of "the Cape" clad in sou'westers and oilskins and bearing a basket of Cape Cod oysters will journey to Washington tp deliver the Invitation' to the President The plan was announced at a meeting here ot' the Cape Cod Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Hotel association Cambridge April 5 (AP) An au tomobile thief today invaded the Mid dlesex criminal court building rom the courthouse garage located in the basement directly under one of the court rooms an automobile which is used each day to convey the judges to and from lunch was stolen No clew was left to guide the police Henry "A Stone an officer of the East Cambridge jail who acts as chauffeur for the judges at the noon hour went to take out the car and discovered the loss The garage door was locked leading to the belief that the thief had a pass key ''The auto mobile was owned by the county Boston April 2 (AP) Stripped of her sails and leaking badly the five masted coal schooner Thann reached Boston harbor tonight in tow of tKb coast guard cutter Red Wing which picked her up off Cape Ann early to day after a two days' battle with galesi Tlie Thann anchored off the Deer island flats with two tugs stand ing by ready to beach her if she threatens to sink before morning Her pumps were useless clogged with soft coal from het cargo and the tugs were ordered to keep the hulk afloat through the night if possible Boston April 3 (AP) The last member of an oldBoston family was laid to rest today in the quaint old burying ground on Boston common which for nearly three centuries has held the tombs of early settlers The funeral ot Miss Helen Barker 'of ing to cost $3701)0 The vote on tins was 58 votes in favor and 64 ngnjn it The next proposal was made by Architect Hoyt for remodeling the present building at a cost of $22 000 by adding an extension to the north and rearranging the interior This was approved and the appropria tion was made by a vote'of 65 to 82 Moderator' Conant appointed a building Committee by Vote of the meeting naming William Graves Lyman Parsons and A Clark old re li is Old Orchard Me April (AP) our cottages were burned and a rooming house badly damaged by fire of undetermined cause today anned by a northeast gale the flames en dangered buildings at the shorp end of the Ocean pier a block away but min and snow helped the firemen and the fire was checked The loss was estimated at $50000 Scarboro Me April (AP)' Mrs Mary A Burnham has proven her sprightiiness at 99 Yesterday her birthday and she celebrated night by driving four miles in a sleigh to lead the grand march at a dance in her honor at the community ball She was escorted by her 76 year3 old nephew rank Burnham Bath Me April Estabrook of New York city bld $53 000 the highest offer made for the property of the Bath Iron works at' the auction sale today conducted by the Industrial Plants corporation of New York city He said that after the sale that his offer was based on the wrecking value of the property but he will hold it subject to resale as a Portsmouth April 4 Traffic between Portsmouth and Port land Me over the main line eastern division of the Boston Maine rail road was at a standstill tonight owing tp the derailment of a Boston bound freight train on the old Portsmouth toll bridge today The bridge is a vital link in the main line from Boston to the north by way of Portland rederick Thomas Craig 58 died Monday morning at his home 81 Converse street Longmeadow He Was born in Pascoag I November IS 1867 and had lived in Springfield tor about 25 years being widely known in metal trades circles i or many ears he was superintendent of the Knox Automobile company and later of the Atlas Car company He leaves besides his widow Mrs Eliza beth 11 (Shorty) two sons Paul and Donald both of Longmeadow nnd two sisters Miss Mary Craig and Mrs II Irving both of itchburg Jicas member of Roswell Lee lodge A ft A and DeSoto Lodge are Street railway company wants to dis continue trolly service to Ware by May 1 and replace the trollies with busses This fact was made known to the selectmen by Manager Sayles ot' the Palmer division with a request that the selectmen act favorably on a petition of the road for a permit to operate motor busses to Ware Palmer and Monson have decided to give the company bus permits and it is expected the railway company will start removing the rails and trol ly poles soon after May 1 in those towns and in Wore if the offi cials decide to grant the petition for a bus permit Albans Vt April 1 (AP Holyoke March 31 Miss Helen 1 Taylor was the guest of honor at a dinner given tonight at the home of Librarian and Mrs rank Willcox 'of Myrtle avenue staff numbering 14 was present was In the nature of a fare well to Miss Taylor who has been aynember of the staff for the past seven years and is to marry Albert High ton of Chicago formerly of Hol yoke Mr Highton was for some time connected with the American Writing Paper company of this city and in charge of some of its publications He is now in business at Chicago Miss Taylor is a daughter of Rev rank Taylor of Bolton Ct In be half of the staff Miss Taylor was pre sented with a chest of silver the pres entation speech being made by Mr Willcox Holyoke March 31 Alfred Slings by a long time resident of this city was found dead In bed this morning at his home 3 Taylor street He came to this city from South Willington Ct when a young boy and had al ways made his home in this city He was a retire foreman of the Ameri can Thread company having been in employ of that company for 57 vyears and holding the record for be jiing the oldest employe of the com pany He entered the employ of tl Merrick Thread company in this city when but 12 years of age He tired about a year ago He is sur vived by his widow Sarah A 'ind one sister Mrs George Stalker oftnis city Holyoke April 6 Edwin Goss 74 one of the oldest residents of Holyoke died late last night Ut the home of his son John Goss 240 Linden street Mr Goss was born atSomers Ct and came to Holyoke when a boy He was a papermaker by tet ade About 20 years ago he retired and had resided at Agawam for thepast 15 years When Holyoke held Its semicentennial celebration in the fall of 1923 Mr Goss was a guest and had a place of honor with the old resi of the city who had returned to participate in the anniversaryevent He had been ill during the winter and last Wednesday came tohis son's home for a visit Mr Gosswas a member of the Agawam Sports club He leaves one son Jcfhnof this city and two grandchildren Northampton April 6 Charles Deuel 78 dropped dead in the yard of his home' on South street' this morning The body was viewed by Medical Examiner Brown who found that the cause of death was heart failure Mr Deuel was born in in Phillipsburg East TP and had lived in this city 28 years He was a stone mason Ule leaves his widow five sons Earl of New York Arthur of Detroit Mich George of Canada Leslie of Holyoke and Harry of this city and a daughter Mrs Ida Walker of Springfield Northampton April 1G Miss Mila gros de Alda 35 assistant professor in Spanish at Smith college and Adolph Meyer 53 of New York were married at New York yesterday by Judge A Meyer Mrs Meyer came to Smith from Middlebury college Vermont at the opening of the pres ent college year She was a fellow at Smith in 1919 1920 Shelburne alls April 4 Mrs Marion Dwight widow of rank Anson Dwight died at her home at Heath Saturday night after a short illness She was native of Heath and spent nearly ail her life in that place She wtts a daughter of Bliss and Betty Temple Kinsman She leaves two sons Henry of Heath and Edgar of Colrain four daughters Mrs AVilsoh Hillman of Heath Airs isher of Michigan Mrs Holden aiid Mrs A Campbell eft Pittsfield one sistw Mrs Oscar Sum ner and one brother Walter Kins man both of Shelburne alls 11 grandchildren and three greatgrand children: Pittsfield April 4 More furs than new Easter finery were seen in the South street Easter parade this after noon and winter sports were the or der of the day A large company of young people were out with snowshoes and skis 'nea Burbank park Onota lake Men were fishing through the fee on the lake with their autos park ed on the ice Sleighs were out in Lenox Cortland ield Bishop operated his tractop automobile weighing two tons with a party of' friends this aft ernoon across Lake Mahkeenac in Stockbridge where ice is still two feet thick TherS is one way traffic on a number of stretches along the main state highway between Pittsfield ami Lenox where drifts are three and fourfeet deep on the concrete road Pittsfield April James Ship ton senior member of the real estate and insurance firm of Parker Ship ton has bought the' irst Baptist church property zMr Shipton said to night that he had bought It for him self and no one else is to be associat ed with He said that he has not yet perfected plans for its develop ment A friend of Mr Shipton said tonight that a business blpck with stores and offices probably would be built on the site" Mr Shipton now owns what formerly was the Wollison blodk on the same side of North street The irst Baptist church site is one of the most central locations in Pittsfield and' is regarded as Ideal for business and offices March 31 The "silent stock market as the reaction has been Stamford Ct April 4 (AP) Ben iamino Gigli Italian tenor paid a visit to Stamford today under the watch ful eyes of guard of four policemen and surprised a congregation of 900 Italians at Sacred Heart church by singing at the service The tenor with his wife and two children were escorted by four Stam ford motorcycle policemen from a hotel at Greenwich to the church here After the service the congregation lined the street and cheered Gigli as he passed 'Hartford April Archibald Mcllwaine 66 prominent insurance official died 'at his home here today 'He was president 'of the Orient Insur ance company the London Lan cashire Indemnity company and the Safeguard Insurance company of New York and United States jnanager of the London Lancashire ire Insur ance company anX the Ixiw Union and Rock Insurance company Warehouse Point Ct April 1 Six buildings owned by the Granger Horse and Cattle company located on Main street in this village were totally de stroyed by a fire which broke out about 2 this morning Tlie buildings included large barns and an auction room and also a occupied by Mr Granger Tht loss is placed at from $30000 to $40000 and there is only partial Insurance New Haven Ct April 1 CAP) His desire to prematurely spring an April day joke on the New Ha ver fire department by turning in a false alarm last night George A Kababian of New Haven a le university freshman $50 today in the nature of a fine in police court for damaging a fire alarm box Hartford Ct April Mayor Norman Stevens Republican was re elected mayor of Hartford today defeating former Senator Edward AV Broder 17561 to 16148 The Repub licans elected aidermen in 11 of the 15 wards Louis Caporale 73 of $3 Lillian street one of th oidst Italian resi dents of the eity dropped dead 'f heart disease in a pew Ijile attend ing mass in Mount Carmel church on William street Thursday morning at 7 30 The celebration of high mass In observance of Holy Thursday was In progress when the man was seized with a heart attack and keeled over in his pew At his side was his wife Mary who had accompanied him tp church Daniel Toomey 61 former sales man for the old Springfield Brewe ies former member of the Democratic state committee charter memie ot Home City council Knights of bus prominent in the local iruza tlon of Hibernians and extremely ac ive in local Democratic circles died last week Wednesday at his home 22 Lebanon street after a long illness On account of his failing health in recent years Mr Toomey has not beu) ac tively engaged in politics but In ycirA gone by he played a prominent part In many hscal political campaieas and immlwed ointe a leaders of the East as personal ac quaintances A shirment of 29 chestnut trees was received Tuesday bv the park department and the trees will be planted near the greenhouse at orest park The planting Is done it) the hope that the trees wlll'sur vlve the weather conditions and resist the blight sufficiently to reach ma turity They come from the north and west provinces or Chinn ive years jago two trees from South' China were planted but they were not hardy enough to go through the first win ter The trees received yesterday are 18 itiches high They are sent from the Bail experiment station Washington New xork April 2 manner in which men of the sea rally to the ajd of 'r comrades when wind and (Wave batter a ship to p'eces was revealed when the Cun urd liner Mauretania re'ched port to ils Its Kg showed that when freighter Laleham called for help on March 31 four ships turned from their courses and none gave up the race until the tanker Shirvan had taken all 37 of the crew' and the ill fated ship had been set afire In tills race for life messages of cheer were constari' sent on to the foundering vessel Such great speed was made that the Mauretania broke all officiil records among pas senger liners when for a whole hour she maintaned a speed ot 29 knotts she maintained a speed of r' kots The previous record was made by the same liner several years ago when she maintained a speed of 2701 knots for an hour But that was In fair weather' and in her race to the Lale ham she was seas Newton was the occasion for the old cemetery today She daughter of the late James and rances Barry Parker the greater part of her life Boston She died last Thurtjday Boston April (z Boston uni versity's debating team won the un official championship of the United States tonight by defeating University of Arizona west coast champions byunanimous'decistou of the judges It was U's 23d 'consecutive victory in three seasons The subject was: "Re solved that the states should ratify the child labor amendment to the fed eral constitution" The Arizona rien upheld the negative Salem April 2 (AP) Light com pany officials seeking to discover why all lights in Salem Everett Malden Melrose and HeVeref went out last night today found it to be the work ofa stray cot Tabby crawled into a' huge switch they said matched her nine lives against 23 00u volts of elec tric current and lost Then the lights went back on again Boston April 2 for 48 hours in an open motor boat with out food or water rank A Bannister and 'James A Redfield of Wakefield were rescued early today In Buz zard's bay by the' Metropolitan line freighter Cornish They were landed here tonight The men were exhaust ed after their exposure to the recent storm Attleboro April' 5 (AP) The Pil grim Unitarian church in this city was partially destroyc 1 lire of undetermined origin late today irn was discovered just before 3 and a few minutes later the building which is ot wood and stone construction was enveloped in flames The loss was estimated at $100000 Malden March 31 (AP) Charles Raisbeck Magee 75 who was identi fied for 53 years with the Methodist Book concern died at his homo here today He had been manager ot the Boston office of the publishing house singe 1888 when he succeeded his father in hat position TewksfiuPy April 2 Miss Rose Morris employed for many years as a maid in the home ot Gen Butler Ames here was killed today when fhe touched a wire which connected wjth an electric lamp in the house Reading April 5 On his baby's birthday Arthur A Rourke 28 burned to death at his home while smoking in bed had been driven to preying on jigs and chickens by their lack of lental i equipment for fighting fiercer game Boise Idaho March 31 (AP) Xo I spring vacation will be held in state institutions of learning depart merit of education officials said today The cancelation is due to the fear of meningitis now prevalent over Idaho No new cases have developed at the University of Idaho but officials fear that it students gq home they may contract meningitis and cause recur rence of the epidemic on their return Authorities declare conditions in the state apparently are improving No deaths from meningitis have occurred in thi last two days New York March 31 Show ing gross assets of $5702877 and a net estate of $5037491 the appraisal of the estate of Henry Towne found er and former president ot the Yak Towne Manufacturing company of Stamford Ct was filed' with the state tax commission today Mr Towne died Octoberzla 1924 The chief bene ficiary is an "association for tlie estab lishment and maintenance for the peo pie of the 'city of New York of mu seums of the peacemti which i receives $2616211 New York March (AP) Gross assets of $13236844 and a net estate of $11442014 were shown today in the appraisal of the estate of Mary Clark Thompson widow of rederick erris Thompson who was long as sociated with George Baker in banking enterprises Mrs Clark died in 1923 Two nephews were chief beneficiaries in the will but sub stantial bequests were made to vari ous colleges hospitals the Metro politan museum of Art and other in stitutions New York March March died on the Atlantic ocean tonight in a mighty convulsion of storm tossed wa ters which sent one const guard sea man to his death sank a dredge off the Delaware capes and crippled two luckless freighters After several weeks of comparative quiet a snow sleet and rain freighted gale swept down from the northeast which sent inshore shipping scurrying for shelter rom midocean radios stuttered messages of distress and threatened disaster Talladega Ala April 1 Mrs Bridges and her six years old daughter Marjorie lost their lives today trying to save each other when the Bridges farm home was de stroyed by fire All the family had escaped when the flames broke out but Mrs Bridges missed Marjorie in the confusion and dashed back into the house looking for her The child apparently trying to warn her mother followed just in time for the house to collapse on both of them Peoria Ill April 5 (AP) An ed ucated mule on the farm of Ernest Largent near here today caused the discharge of a rifle the contents of which entered the neck of a valuable stallion killing him instantly The farmer had placed the rifle on the back porch leaning it against a door jamb The mule in the habit of coming to tne oacK ing until his owner sugar lumps was when he kicked the fail discharged it New York held a parade vie with that hundred and paraded to the marriage license bu reau for licenses and 96 were married in the chapel by Deputy City Clerk McCormick It was the biggest event ot its kind since 1917 when 300 couples were married fit the chapel when the country had just gone to war with Germany: Albany April The Assembly tonight by a vote of 74 to 58 defeated a motion to discharge rules committee from further consid eration of the Hackenburg bill em bracing Gov Smith's proposal for cre ation of a state water power author ity The action definitely consigns the governor's water power program to the legislative scrap pile for the 1926 session in view of a sim ilar defeat administered to the pro posal last week In the Senate Washington April 1 (AP) Crossed wires or something plajed an April prank on treasury depai ment guards when alarms in two money vaults clanged five min utes the richest building in the world was an armed stronghold with guards and secret service men dashing about in vain search of supposed bandits When the excitement was over the guards had only the satisfaction of knowing that thfeir defense machinery worked like a clock Albany March 31 (AP) The first floor corridors of the state capitol were filled with smoke this afternoon from a fire in the kitchen1 of the capitol restaurant two days after the 15th anniversary of the dis astrous fire which burned out the wet wing of the structure The blaze to day caused little damage except to eyes and throats due to the heavy smoke and was soon extinguished by orderlies with hand extinguishers New York Aptil 4 (AP) The of rare trees plants and plant fossils in Porto Rico and the Virgin islands is reported to the New York botanical garden by its director Dr Britton returning from a survey of several years duration Among the rare trees found by the expedition were the palo polio of the pea family and the anamomis fra grans of the myrtle family with odorous bright green leaves Villisca Io April 2 (AP) A friendly slap on the haunch of his mule resulted in the Scath of Emil Ilecke a farmer living northwest here He took some friends into the barn to show them his tnuies Paus ing near one he slapped the animal fondly on the haunch and said: "Here's a real mule" The ule drew up his hind feet and kicked striking Hecke in the abdomen lie llapsed and died almost instantly from the East have displac ed cattle as the mainstay of many western ranches the House public lands committee was informed today A proprietor Moore of Dubois Wj'O said that va cationists seeking scenery and recrea tion are more profitable and easily handled and satisfied than tie seeking forage Washington April 1 The bill ommended to Congress bv the tional organization of state public utility commissioners for federal reg ulation of bus and other commercial interstate motor vehicle traffic has re ceived unexpected bumps before tlie Senate commerce committee Its op ponents have been more numerous than anticipated and its friends noi ns vigorous Washington April 2 (AD: Police are investigating the disappearance of a starnd of 105 pearls which they were told are worth $30000 The gems were owned by Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook president general of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution She told authorities she may have lost them but expressed belief they were stolen from a bureau drawer in her home here Dover 'J April 1 No longer conscience stricken Thomr Jennings has returned to his home at Milton and the Delaware Lackawan na Western railroad is richer by "250 which he paid for a train ride stolen 25 years 'ago Jacksonville la April 2 (AP) Cha'rles Ponzi charged with violating the state statutes regulating the op eration of trusts was found guilty late today by a jury in the Duval court of criminal records vThe Ver dict carries a sentence ot two years Amherst April 4 Prof Ralph Redman assistant director of the ex tension service at the Massachusetts Agricultural college has accepted an Invitation to conduct a course in Rural' sociology at Simmons college during the coming spring term The course will be a study of present day prob lems ot country life including the food supply rural population social condi tions family and' cultural ideals a survey of the 'agencies which make for rural improvement the school the children the home the community and voluntary and governmental or ganizations Amherst April 5 Miss Margaret Regal coloratura soprano and daugh ter of rancis Regal music critic of The Republican assisted by her mother Mrs Regal pianist an 1 by Miss Phyllis Beckwith of Springleln reader appeared before the Woman's club today in aprogram which pr ved the most delightful of the season's affairs Miss Regal's program was representative including songs in five different languages rench Italian Spanish German and English The audience which filled the hall to a capity was delighted with the intro duction of this charming young singer to Amherst circles Amherst April 6 riends of Wal ter A Dyer local author of books on elogs and antiques president of theAmherst Historical society and Sun day columnist for The Springfield Re publican Union will be delighted to hear ef the announcement of a new book scheduled for publication on ri day by Doubleday Page Co Mr Dyer has pleased to call it "All Around Robin Hoeal's Barn: ACanine It Is the story of 24 dogs and as many human beings in a small New England town called Mapledoram It is illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull the celebrat ed painter of animals Washington March 31 Dean ranklin Moon of the New York State college of forestry at Syracuse Lewis president of the Massachusetts Agricultural college at Amherst Mass and George Car lisle president of the Carlisle Paper company at Bangor Me been appointed by Secretary Jardine as members of the Northeastern forest research council The appointments are for a term of four years Amherst April 5 Word has been received by friends of Rev Jef ferson formerly pastor of the irst Bapfist church of the death of Mrs Jefferson yesterday morning at their home in ramingham Rev Mr Jef ferson preceded Rev A Dilts in this pastorate and both he and Mrs Jef ferson were held in high esteem She leaves two daughters Anna and ran ces st Calno Baker champion old time fid cliep of the state of Vermont will an entrant in the champion ship fiddling contests at Lewiston Me next week he asserted today Baker who is 78 holds a decision over John Wilder uncle of President Cool idge Baker defeated Wilder among other? at the Vermont champoinship at Rutland' Montpelier Vt March 31 (AP) ranklin Billinrs today appointed rank ish of Vergennes chief of thesuperior judges of Vermont to the supreme court bench designating him as fourth associate justice and promot ing justices Leighton Stack of St Johnsbury and red Butler of Rut land respectively to be second and third associate justices After' a lapse of more than five years Mrs Evelyn Coleman of Brat tleboro Vt has received word that a trunk lost in June 1920 has been found The director of the club where she stayed in New York foun 1 the trunk in a baggage room that was being cleared out preparatory to tear ing down the building PITTSIELD Adams March 31 A local lawyer that one of his clients made his Income tax check payable to of eternal instead of inter nay revenue The lawyer agreed as do air others who filed income taxes this yeah that the man was correct The check was sent through its original form WORCESTER COUNTY recent widely characterized in Wall street' is over at least temporarily Bear traders flushed with success at their ability to set in motion a liquidating movement which has wiped out bil lions of dollars In the quoted values of listed securities made a last des perate effort to keep it going today by a savage selling onslaught on the rfiilroad equipment shares but the market weathered the storm and prices of all classes of stocks closed 1 to 15 points higher on the day Judged by the averages the recov ery was even more impressive and 'extensive than any single de cline the industrials rebounding more than 4 points and the rails almost 3V points Total sales were calculated by Associated Press tabulators at 2 576200 shares as compared with 3 317700 yesterday and 3785700 in the record breaking session on the 3d Albany April Re turning to the capitol after a two illness Gov Smith today signed the Phi ips bill effecting a 25 per cent reduction in the state income tax for this year and the Bouton bill increas ing income tax exemptions $500 for sipgle persons and $1000 for trial ried persons and heads of families Under the two measures income tax payers of the state are effected a saving of $14000000 on their returns for the last calendar year due on or before the 15th About 300000 per sons are relieved of the necessity of paying any income tax whatever this year under the Jlouton bill creases exeinntionn from $1500 for single persons and from $2500 to $3500 for married persons Vineland April 2 (AP) De spite the death of his father two davs ago five years old John Stevenson Jr will have the guidance of that parent during every year until he reaches maturity it was revealed to day with the discovery of an unusual plan evolved by Mr Stevenson several months before his death The father 36 a University of Pennsylvania grad uate and veteran of the World war died while undergoing an operation Among the papers the father left were letters written to his son coun seling him in the way he should go with instructions to have one letter delivered each September on the son's birthday The letters prepared for the respective ages at which they should' be received by the boy Evanston Wyo April 2 (AP) Wyoming stock masters who for years have resorted to rifles traps and poi son in futile efforts to protect their sheep from predatory animals are agreed that the brightly lighted trans continental air mall route has suc ceeded where they have failed Sheepmen have made the discovery that the coyotes and wolves have abandoned the ranges entirely less civilized haunts as a result of the powerful beacon lights Yet to offset this benefit a new problem arises The slumber of the sheep on the ranges Js being disturbed by the bright lights and the flocks refuse to bed down but continue feeding dur ing the night New York April 1 (AP) Richard Reese Whittemore leader of the notorious Whittemore robber gang left for Buffalo tonight to stand trial for double murder While under indictment here for robberies totaling nearly $1000000 New York county authorities considered that the taking of life held precedence over crimes against property and waived claim toWhittemore in favor of tlie Buffalo authorities Bench warrants charg ing first degree murder sworn out at Buffalo were served on Whitte more immediately after Judge Koenig in general sessions court had freed the gangster on his own recognizance on advice tt Dist Atty Banton Washington April 2 (AP) Secret tary Wilbur has received a report from the Boston navy yard that 4 209000 school children have sub scribed to tlie fund for the restoration of the old frigate Constitution The work will cost about $100000 ano subscriptions now aggregate $200000 Requests have reached the secre tary ((from many coastaL and river points that the ship be routed that way when she makes a pilgrimage after the' reconstruction has been completed Although the Constitution draws 20 feet of water some of the requests come frorri towns on water ways to shallow to float her Albany Ga April 1 Aerial dangers mean nothing to the love lorn past three score years and 10 VR McCord 81 and Mrs Kate Arrington 71 decided here today when they were married in an airplane thousands of feet above the city Zhe ceremony was performed by Rev McCord evangelist and son of the groom McCord determined on the aerial wedding after taking his first ride in an airplane a few days ago His pro posal mot with immediate response from the bride to be The groom only recently recovered bis sight after a long period of blindness Sacramento Cal April 2 (AP) The coyote Is teally not a bad fel low It is toothache that has made a chicken thief out of him Such is the solacing thought contained in a report issued by the federal state predatory animal dontrol force here today revealing that of 1 2 marauding coyotes recently poisoned In the vi cinity of San Luis Obispo pigpens and poultry yards every tne had list practically all his teeth The animals Burlingame son of Esek Burlingame who was 82 when Henry his 21st child was born and who picked his brother's musket when he returned from fight ing the British and took his place in the line Henry was nine years when his father died and he still members stories of the Revolution father used to tell Providence 1 April 1 The House of Representatives this afternoon concurred in the Senate ac tion in raising the judges of the su preme and superior courts $2000 year The presiding justices of the two courts will receive $11000 and $10500 respectively and the associate justices each $1000 less Providence I April 6 (AP) The Rhode Island Boundary commis sion to'day decided to ask Gov uller of Massachusetts to appoint a com mittee to confer with tlie commission relative to petitions of taxpayers of Bellingham JIass and two sections Blackstone Mass for annexation Woonsocket 1 MISCELLANEOUS NEWS 0KER4N ONG ARM New SEES II LS DARK UTURE NO TASK OR A LADY met The lost of a concorte floor in a building der construction in the Bronx years half the jail and the oth curiosity as to expects to tie up rom the Toledo Blade rance hn to have a new cabinet every time one of its member suc gests paying Uncle Sam American church to Prine' Melikov de Somketle Prince de Somketie i rom the Manchester Union The United States senator who pre diets tnat in a lew population will be In or half drunk stirs just which group he with rom the Hartford Times A lady won a recent 'hog calling contest If it had been an effort to call road hogs what they are no lady could have won rom the Boston Herald It is no surprise to rind the Italian dictator reaching into the United States with punishment for Italianai here who have dared to criticize despotism which he has established in their native country This kind of in cursion was expected In January last the Herald told of Jiow "Mussolini's long had been lengthened and strengthened by a servile obedience "His had or dered the passing of a bill legalizing his intention to apply punitive meas ures to Italians In foreign countries who said anything against him or hi regime and the' bill had been duly passed authorizing him to proclaim permanent banishment and confiscate whatever property the offenders owned in Italy Now comes the enforcement of this law against those who have expressed disapproval of ascismo or its found er Mussolini reaches into Switzerland rance England and Amerlca' As was anticipated among the first to t'ecl his vengeance Is former Premier ran cesco Nittl who has resided succes sively in Geneva Paris and London and written many newspaper and magazine articles exposing the doings of the enslaver of Italy Several for mer members of the Chamber of Dep uties 'and former editors of Italian newspapers are among the proscribed Ex Deputy Vincenzo Vacirca now city editor of a New York paper 1 one of them The Italian consul gen eral In that city has notified him that his property a dwelling house in Ra gusa Dalmatia is about to be confis cated and he himself proclaimed expatriate betause of his criticisms of the Mussolini government 1 Can the mighty duce have any idea 1 of how contemptible such petty perse cution of political refugees appears to free nations? Does it not occur to him that when he pursues with his penal ties the voluntary exiles who' have found freedom In foreign countries the governments of those countries may resent this pursuit? It as has been stated by Wilbur orrest the York Herald tribunes special investigator of the Italian situation "Italians outside Italy are under cial surveillance regarding opinion: expressed in writings and teachings deemed subversive to the Existing regime or its may not gov ernments seriously consider whethei they should longer tolerate within their territories he activities of Mus solini's secret service? We have among us many Italians who have felt it necessary to come away from the dishonored grave of liberty day there will be a resurrection and a free Italy will offer her hand across the ocean to the exiles who have loved freedom more than fascism in the state prison or a fine of $1500 The jury was out one hour anil three miqutes Maniia Thursday April More than 3000 persons have leen rendered homeless by a fire which de stroyed 400 houses in the town of Kamagayan Cebu province last night The small houses mostly constructed of nipa and bamboo burned rapidly Tlie homeless are being assisted by the Red Cross and Knights of Colum bus Topeka Kas April 3 (AP) or mer Gov Jonathan Davis of Kan sas and his sori Russell Davis were acquitted by a district court jury here late tonight on a charge of ac cepting a bribe in exchange for a par don issued red Bollman paroled forger The jury deliberated 32 hours before reaching a verdict Philadelphia April 1 (AP) A let ter of Theodore Roosevelt in which he disclosed that he had planned to make Gifford Pinchot his secretary of state had he been re elected to the presidency in 1912 was made public today by the Pinchot campaign man agers March Ten plasterers and laborers were injured today when they were buried und debris following the collapse of part un the ceremony a rjeception was held at the government house attended by about 600 persons (including many of the American winter colony Lunenburg April 5 (AP) Battered by the worst weather experi enced on the Banks in 25 years the bulk of the Lunenburg fishing fleet is limping back to port to repair dam ages estimated at $50000 Seven ves sels arrived in port today reportlag damagevaggr egating $20000 and their skippers declare that when all the vessels affected have made port a chcck up will find the total loss ex tremely heavy Athens April 5 (AP) Gen Thco dorus Pangaios received about 90 per cent of the votes cast in the 12 elec toral districts yesterday for the office of president Votiftg was conducted in about a third bf the districts but in dications are that the election of the present premier and dictator of Greece is assured Montreal April 6 (AP) Very Rev Canon Charles Lecoq 80 deacon In Canada of the Gentlemen of the Order of St Sulpice died here tonight He was well known in religious and scientific circles in Canada the Uriltci States and Europe He was born a' Nantes rance and came to Canadr in 1876 Paris April 6 Mrs rancis Dixoi' of New York formerly Miss Rosali Hooker a daughter of a former may of Hartford Ct was married toda in the Levan Georgia colonel in the Georgian army The prince and princess will go t' the United States for a honeymoon Bagdad Irak April 2 (AP) British armored cars and airplanes used as reinforcements for Irak de tachments guarding the Irak Sy ian frontier participated in a skirmish to day against 2000 Syrian and Arabi tribesmen who attacked the Irak1 troops The tribesmen in dis order leaving 45 dead and carrying away many wounded Paris March 31 (AP) The Cham ber of Deputies in the course of long deliberations on financial measures today approved in principle the Institution of a petroleum monop oly as outlined in Deputy Margalne's bill but hesitating to plunge into oil complications at once decided to post pone application Bangkok Slam April The fori mer Phya Thai imperial palace here has been opened by the king for use as a hotel by the Siamese state rail ways More than $100000 ha? been spent in refitting the palace and the suite formerly used by thi king can be rented for $60 a day Vienna April 3 (AP) An epidemic of a virulent form of mange ts sweep ing through the large herds of wild chamois in the high Swabian moun tains The disease affects the eyes of the animals and many are report ed tobe straying helplessly blind among the mountain peaks London March 31 (AP) Chinese pirates have captured another Chinese steamer on the high seas steered If into the famous pirate rendezous in Bias bay in South China robbe' the passengers nnd decamped says a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Hong kong Winnipeg Manitoba 'April 7 (AP)' ire broke out early this morning in the main business street of Winni peg Shortly afterward it was report ed that Lindsay and Trocadero ho tels were burning Paris April 5 (AP) Gustave Grf froy 71 president of the Goncourt academy' died today He was well known as a writer and was Cleriien companion in the fight for re vision of the condemnation of Capt Dreyfus i London April 2 ifty persons were killed and 100 were injured by a tor nado which destroyed seven villages1 in the Madaripur district aecprdiug to Exchange Telegraph advices from Calcutta today Mexico City April live were killed and 92 mon wom en and children were injured many of them it is believed fatally when an entire section of the balcony col lapsed ati the Titanic moving picture theater here tonight and fell upon the spectators below It was due to over crowded 'balconies that section of the house being packed by a Good riday crowd The collapse occurred while all the lights were on otherwise the casualties probably would have been greater The Titanic theater A lo cated in one of the poorest wards of the city All the victims belong to the laboring class Constantinople April 2 (AP) The Turkish government has modified its order of last December barring for eigners from engaging in certain oc cupations' As a result of objections raised by tlie embassies of the for eigners concerned tlie minister of the interior has issued a new order stat ing that foreigners established in Turkey before January 1 1923 shall not be debarred from the stated oc cupation until accords have been reached with tlie foreign powers con cerned Occupations that the original order limited exclusively to Turkish man boatman fisherman peddler citizens are those of physician law yer dentist pharmacist longshore porter bootblack and London April 2 (AP) More than 190000 British children who had at tained the age Yif T4 were released from school yesterday and thrown upon a labor market which has little place for them In the past children were permitted to leave school at 14 This released them throughout the year and it was possible for them to go to work gradually Under the new system Children who become 11 during a school term may not leave school until the end of that term This makes so many applicants for jobs at the same time that employers sriy many of the children tnust neces sarily remain idle for a considerable time before they can go to work London April 4 (AP) Accidents in the hunting field have been so nu merous this season that they are even interfering with the social calendar Recently two of best known hostesses had to cancel dinner parties because they lost contact with their horses in the field Three weddings had to be postponed for tlie same rea son Evidences of such accidents are seen in the streets every day Twe guests nt a wedding had to be carried into church and crutches have become quite popular with the West Enders London April 3 (AP) Guglielmo Marconi the inventor ot the wireless telegraph is "fed with radio The famous inventor who underwent a slight operation recently has been re cuperating in a London hospital where wireless headpieces and loud speakers have been introduced Sena tor Marconi was urged early and late listen to the broadcast programs and for a time submitted to the per suasive nurses but after a while re belled and asked for a graphophone in stead Paris April' Shortened skirts and lengthened sleeves marked the new fashions in dresses displayed today at the grand opening of the Dongchamp racetrack for the flat racing season one of Paris's great annual occasions for display of the new modes Dressmakers evidently have made up their minds that what ever cloth is saved In the skirts must be used up In the rest of the frocks and the arms of the modishly gowned women were completely hidden under elaborate sleeves Legs were as visi ble ns arms were hidden Paris April 2 The Druse forces are retreating before a rench at tack In the utmost disorder leaving their dead and injured according to a dispatch from Beirut which quotes the rench staff in a description of the offensive near South Liban Two rench columns says the re port operating near Runeitra Druse bands and routed them rebels 'are reported to have heavily Paris April 6 (AP) Grand Duke Nicholas Nicolaevitch uncle of thelate czar Nicholas II was chosen to day as leader of the Russian mon archists by the unanimous vote of the congress of Russian emigres now in session here The congress Immedi ately sent messengers to the grand duke at his Chateau de Choigny near Paris asking him to accept "the su preme labor of resurrecting the Montreal March 31 (AP) A storm the like of which central Canada has seldom experienced Is sweeping over the territory around Toronto and east ward with the probability that it will extend to Montreal and Quebec The gffle reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour with snow rain and sleet and carried down in its track virtually all wire communications both telegraph and trlephone Palos Spain April 5 (AP) Comdr Ramon ranco arid his fellow flyers who bridged the Atlantic from this port to Buenos Aires in the sea plane "Plus received a tumultu ous welcome on their return today They came into the harbor on the battleship Buenos Aires was placed at their disposal by the Argentine government as part of its tribute to the daring which marked their flight from the start here on January 22 to the arrival in the 'Ar gentine capital on ebruary 10 Seville Spain April 6 (AP) The Alfonso XIII canal connecting Seville ainctiy with the sea was opened to day by King Alfonso who had come here on board the Argentine cruiser Buenos Aires Heretofore Seville only had Indirect access to the sea by means of the Guadalquivir river The canal will permit large shis to enter the port of Seville regardless of tidal conditions Hamilton Bermuda April 5 (AP) Miss Madeline Asser daughter of Gen Sir John Asser governor of Bermuda and Lady Asser was mar ried this afternoon to John Duncan Miller of Knutsford Cheshire Eng The ceremony the biggest social event of tlie Bermuda winter season was performed at the cathedral bj the Lord bishop iiermuda After I.

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