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March 23, 1927

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1927Paul César Helleu, French painter and etcher (born 1859)^[†]

Paul César Helleu was a French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer, best known for his numerous portraits of beautiful society women of the Belle Époque. He also conceived the ceiling mural of night sky constellations for Grand Central Terminal in New York City. He was also the father of Jean Helleu and the grandfather of Jacques Helleu, both artistic directors for Parfums Chanel.

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Headlines from March 23, 1927

FRENCH ARMS DRAFT BEFORE COMMISSION; Boncour Proposals Oppose on Every Point Those Submitted by Cecil. REITERATES OLD THESIS France and Italy Confer on Coolidge's Invitation to the Naval Conference. FRENCH ARMS DRAFT BEFORE COMMISSION

By Copyright, 1927, by the New York Times Company.special Cable To the New York Times

Presents draft convention co Preparatory Dis armament Conf at Geneva

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Mass Superior Court rules union must pay damages for illegal strike to force 3 Boston cos to employ only union labor; decision recalls famous "Danbury hatters' case,"

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Music Holds Thief Spellbound As Cash Register Plays a Tune

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Dwyer, W, pleads guilty to burglary charge; musical cash register held him spellbound and caused his capture

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$5,000,000 HOSPITAL WILL TREAT CANCER; Hudson Towers Is Bought for Largest Institution of Its Kind in the World. WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH S.A. Wertheim and Bird S. Coler Tell of Need for Centre to Care for Sufferers. $5,000,000 HOSPITAL WILL TREAT CANGER

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Buys Hudson Towers; plans $5,000,000 cancer hosp; Pres S A Wertheim on need of cancer centre, and on plans

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VETO HURT COOLIDGE IN WEST, SAYS HILLES; Back From Trip, Leader Admits Farmers Resent It and May Make Reprisals. SEES OPPOSITION TRANSIENT Found Strong Sentiment for the President's Renomination -- Confers on Buckner Post. VETO HURT COOLIDGE IN WEST, SAYS HILLES

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Hilles confers with local leaders on successor for Buckner

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SLAYERS OF SNYDER FACE SPEEDY TRIAL; RECANT CONFESSION; Both Killers Plead Not Guilty, Charging Admissions Were Made Under Duress. GRAY TELLS WIFE HE DID IT And Says Police Treated Him Like a Gentleman -- Insanity Plea for Him Is Hinted. MRS. SNYDER BREAKS DOWN Neither Shows Remorse, Only Chagrin at Being Caught -- Syracuse Men Detained as Alibi Aids. SLAYERS OF SNYDER FACE SPEEDY TRIAL PRINCIPALS IN THE SNYDER MURDER AND THEIR PROSECUTOR

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Slayers arraigned in Jamaica Court; both plead not guilty, recanting confessions; H Gray and H L Platt of Syracuse, who are said to have aided Gray's alibi are held; funeral services; wife visits Gray; insanity defense hinted

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FOREIGN GUNS REPEL RUSH ON SHANGHAI CONCESSION; 40 ARE KILLED OR WOUNDED; TWO ATTACKS ON BARRIERS British and Italians Reply to Fire of Storming Northerners. TERROR GRIPS NATIVE CITY Looting and Firing General, While Cantonese Rout Remnants of Shantungese. SHOTS ENTER CONCESSION Big Parade and Thousands of Red Flags Welcome Nationalists -- 150,000 Are Out on Strike.

By Frederick Moore.copyright, 1927, By the New York Times Company.special Cable To the New York Times

battle at North station

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Grand Jury Indicts Seventeen at Amsterdam; Names Ex-Officials in Bribery Charges

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Grand Jury indicts 17, including former Public Safety Coms Hartigan and Riley; 15 gamblers plead guilty; action on Salmon and Culick expected

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WASHINGTON ENDS MEXICAN TREATY AGAINST SMUGGLING; Termination of Compact Next Week Is Viewed as a Warning to Calles Government. EMBARGO ON ARMS REMAINS But President Can Lift This at Any Time, Which Would Let Rebels Get Munitions Here. MEANS RISING, NORRIS SAYS But Ambassador Minimizes Our Action After Secret Meeting With Coolidge and Kellogg. WASHINGTON ENDS MEXICAN TREATY

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Minimizes significance of termination of smuggling treaty between U S and Mexico, following secret meeting with Pres Coolidge and Sec Kellogg; returned to Wash with pledges that Mexico would not confiscate Amer property, according to Mexican observers

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CAMERON SAYS FORD REFUSED TO PASS ON SAPIRO RETRACTION; " You're the Editor, Be Sure You're Right," Witness Quotes His Employer as Saying. SHOULDERS RESPONSIBILITY " I Run the Paper," He Testifies in $1,000,000 Libel Suit, "and Use My Own Judgment." ISSUES TO BE SIMPLIFIED Plaintiff Will Consolidate His Allegations -- Hanley Explains Admission of "Aspersions." REFUSED TO PASS ON SAPIRO RETRACTION

By From a Staff Correspondent of The New York Times

Cameron says Ford refused to pass upon Sapiro retraction; shoulders full responsibility for articles; issues of trial to be simplified; plantiff will consolidate allegations; Hanley explains admission of "aspersions on whole Jewish race" into record

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Atlas Bull Shakes the World; That's Earthquake, Says Sheik

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Sheik of Kurdistan says big bull shakes earth

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ASSEMBLY DEFEATS EIGHT BAUMES BILLS; Passes Seven, While the Senate Agrees to Three and Orders Three More Amended. FENCE" MEASURE KILLED Bill Allowing Judges to Comment on Testimony and Character of Witnesses Is Beaten. ASSEMBLY DEFEATS EIGHT BAUMES BILLS

By Special to The New York Times

Defends bill to aid conviction of fences, in N Y S Assembly

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