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BRANDT EAGER
TO REJOIN RACE
Recovering From Fall, Wires
for OH Duplicate of His
Wrecked Machine.
NOT A NERVE SHAKEN
"Only Internal Trouble Is
Hearty Appetite" Says
Friend at Bedside.

Col. Gerald Brandt who is at De-
post, n. Y, recovering from the eff
fects of the crash in which his me-
chanic, Sergeant William II. hewitt
was killed. sent a wire TO Chance
Vought chairman of the contest com
mittee of the American Flying Club,
which proved that his nerve is intact.
Col, Brandt wanted to know whether
or not Mr.. Vought thought he would
be able to get him another OH machine
precisely like the one in which he so
might continue the race.
Word by telephone from Deposit
reached Col. Archie Miller at Hazel
hurst Field that Col. Brandt was still
suffering from bruises and a severe
shaking up.
Amy internal injuries?" asked Col
Miller anxiously.
His only internal trouble is a hearty
appetite" answered the voice at the
other end of the wire. :.
Sergeant Nevltt. who was 2S years old
was known at Mineola by his friends in
the service as Roaring Bill" He was
one OF the best mechanics at the field.
He enlisted in July, 1917, in Ohio, and
went overseas In January. 1918, where
he served in the Somme fighting and at
Cambria He reentered as an air service
mechanis last May.
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TEST OF BIG BERTHA
GAVE 72 MILE RANGE
Huge Cannon That Shelied
Paris Made at Essen.


Copyright 1919, all rights reserved
BERLIN, Oct. 9.--The German long
range cannon was manufactured at Es-
sea. There was a great deal of specula-
tion in Germany as to the range. at
which II would have TO be fired to hit
Paris. Artillery experts calculated that
1t would carry seventy-ive kilometers
(forty-fve miles), but powder experts
said the piece would carry a good deal
lurther.
Elaborate preparations were made for
test This took place on the artillery
training grounds at Meppen, with the
muzzle of the big gun pointing north
toward East Frlesland. Numerous de-
tao hments of artillery were stationed at
intervals in the heathland east of Emden
to report lthe location of the shell upon
impact.
When the first round was fired TO
everybody's amazement. none of the de-
tachments made a report, and for some
time the landing place of the shell re-
mained mystery. Three more rounds
were fired with the same negative re.
suits, and the experts began to wonder
whether the shells had descended any
where at all. 1t was discovered event
ually that all four rounds had burst on
one OF the Fresland Islands, a distance
OF 100 kilometers (seventy-two miles,
from the gun.
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Flying Parson," Who Expects to
Land at San Francisco Tonight,
Meets Captain Smith at
North Platte
EIGHT MACHINES CRASH TO EARTH;
BUT ONLY ONE AVIATOR is HURT
Heavy Rain, Strong Winds and Binding Snow
storms Impede FIers-Twenty Machines
Quit-Maynard Makes 1O2 g an Hour

Lieut. Belvin w. Maynard, the flying parson who has
outdsanced the yodd competitors who started with
him Mneoa Wednesday morning in the transconnenta
air race casped hands with Capt Lowell H. Smith, pilot of
leading plane from San Francisco yesterday afternoon
North Platte Neb Less than day and half after
from the each side of North America
had driven their planes point in the
heart of the continent point 1491 miles from the Atlantic
Ocean and 1,21O miles from the Pacific
But neither fer disposed to waste breath the
auspcousness OCCASION although handasp
one it hasty. Before night Lieut.. Maynard
had 2O5 miles to Cheyenne Wyo while Capt Smith
had pushed his plane to Omaha, Neb $50 miles from the
meeting place.
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American ship Disabled.

LONDON, oct. 9.-Advices from Queens
town received to-day say it is reported
the American steamship Mulpua. from
Newport News for Rotterdam is dis
allied at sea and has been taken in tow
by the American steamship Westmore-
land, which left Baltimore August 20
and Halifax September 23 for Rotter-
dam,
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GOMPERS ASKS INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS TO END STEEL STRLK
PROPOSES THAT MEN RESUME WORK AlEAN7IE GARY SILENT;
MAYNARD FLIES 1866 MILES, REACHES CHEYENNE IN AIR RACI
Rumania Seeks Treaty
With Hungary, Is Report

pARIS, Oct. 9.-Insistent ru-
mors of a treaty which Ru-
mania is endeavoring to negotiate
with Hungary continue to reach
Peace Conference circles, and
there is a general disposition to
frame such a treaty regardless of
the frequent denials which have
been issued from Bucharest.
Rumania is alleged to be seek
ing to gain far more territory
than was granted to that coun-
try in the treaty the Peace Con-
ference. is framing with Hungary
on behalf of the Allied and As
sociated Powers.
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E.-kins Ludwig Goes to Locarno

BERN, Oct. 9.-Former King Ludwig
of Bavaria, who has been residing dur
ing the summer In n chateau at Zizers.
N eastern Switzerland, has moved for
the winter to Locarno, on Lake Mag
giore He is accompanied by his daugh-
ter and a few old servitors
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TO BRIDGE J0HoRE STRAIT.
MaIayan States start Work on
Vast Venture.

Special Gable Despdfch TO THE Sun from the
London Times Serpfce.
Copyright. 1919, al rights reserved,
SINGAPORE, Oct. s.-Theo railway au-
thorlties Of the Federated Malayan
States have decided to bridge the Johore
strait In fact work has already been
begun.
The plan is to build causeway to
link up Singapore Island and Johore.
Complete connection by rail will then
have been established between Singapore
and the whole of Malaga and Siam.
The cost OF the work is estimated at
5000, 900 and 1t will take flve years to
complete It. An immense impetus to
trade will be afforded by this develop
ment
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Favoring winds were aiding Capt
Smith. 1t now appears likely that
the flying parson' will land his ma
chine and Trixie, his German police
dog, within sound of the Pacific
Ocean by this evening, traversing the
continent in daylight flights and
making twenty stops of half an hour
each in three days.
Behind each flier came others
equally eager and equally courageous
The number of contestants is grad
ually thinning. but their nerve is still
with them. OF the seventy-one en-
tries fifty-one are still in the race
including Lieut.. Daniel Il. Gish, who
only to start anew from Mlneolu
yesterday.
Only one serious accident occurred
yesterday, although eight machines
crashed to earth in forced landings
and were too badly damaged to
proceed.
Steers Through SnOwstorm.
Lieut. f. V. Wales, one of the San
Francisco fliers, after successfully
surmounting the great Rocky Noun
tains, met binding snowstorm as
he neared Rawlins, Wyo., and steered
his plane at 100 miles an hour into
Il mountainside in Obert Pass, Elk
Mountains. His observer, Second
Lieut.. Goldsborough, was only slightly
hurt.
Somewhere between Salt Lake CITY
and Rawlins, in the heart of the
Rocky Mountains. where snOwstorms
ragged the machines of Lieut.. s. Hall
and Lieut.. ii. L. Queen are missing
Fear was expressed last night that
they also had crashed in the binding
white blankets around the frozen
mountain tops.
Two San Francisco fliers. Major
Carl Spatz, flying a DH-4, Bluebird
and Lieut.. +. G. Kiel. In De Havi-
land, reached North Platte, the for.
mer at 4 :J4 and the latter at / 40
Both planes took off for ST. Paul
and arrived there together Lieut.
X. WorthingtOn. in British SEQ.
arrived at Cheyenne at 3:22 and
started for Sidney, nincty-slx miles
further east, half an hour later. He
reached Sidney at 4 80 and left at
> 90, intent reaching North Platte
before nightfall.
Rains and Winds Ignored.
The snowstorm was but one of the
meteorological enemies met by both
the westward and eastward fiers
From the controls In northern New
York State out to the central plains
heavy rains and high, gusty winds
at times menaced, but did not subdue
the fiiers. At times during the day
the fliers were forbidden TO leave the
controls, but at the least letup in
severity of weather mounted into the
sky on the race.
In the Western section of the
country snow was the pilots worst
enemy, especially in the stretch from
Cheyenne to Salt Lake City, where
the ground altitude ranges from 6,OOO
to 1000 feet. One control station.
Green River, Wyo., was eliminated
because heavy SHOWS had made the
field dangerous.
One Of the other planes from the
West, DH-4, plloted by Lieut..
Robert Kauch, was compelled to land
at COalville, Utah. forty miles east |
Of Salt Lake City, because of the ex-
treme cold. 1t was dangerous for the
DH to remain In the air after. the
pilots hands had become too numb
TO grip the stick on which the control
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GEN. HARB0ARD NEAR DEATH.
Two shots Fired at Head of U. s.
Mission In Caucasia.
Special Gable Despatch 10 TAG Sun and the
PubHe Ledger.
Copyright. Dls. all rights reserved

LONDON, Oct. s.--Advices to the Brit
ish War Once are To the effect that
Major-Cen. James G. Harboard. chief of
the American mission to study condi-
tions in Armenia and Caucasia. was
shot at twice near Kars. September 29
The General escaped injury, but one
of his chauffeurs was wounded.
The situation in Caucasia Is growing
more serious.
The sun., 1919-10-10
BOYLE DRAFTED
BY MURPHY FOR
BOROUGH HEAD
Tammany Selects Justice
Long in Ranks for Man
haitian Presidency.
WAS FRIEND OF mitchell
He Would Check Hylan-Hearst
Plans and Be MayOralty
Candidate in 1921.

Justice Edward F. Boyle of the Mu-
nicipal Court. who is chairman of the
Executive Committee of Tammany
Hall, has been selected as the Demo-
cratic candidate for President of the
Borough of Manhattan to succeed
Frank L. Bowling, who died ten days
ago.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing of the executive committee at the
Wigwam in Fourteenth street yester-
day afternoon.
1t was reported that in asking JUS
tice Boyle to give up a judgeship,
which has nine years to run at $4,000
year, to become a candidate for an
office that pays only $500 a year,
some assurances were given to him
by the leaders that he might be the
candidate for Mayor in 1921.
Charles F. Murphy and Justice
Boyle himself, who possibly alone
could confirm this story, refused to
comment on it. 1t seems a plausible
thing. however. that Tammany should
desire 10 train up a candidate for the
mayoralty nomination two years
hence.
The sun., 1919-10-10
VIGOR OF YOUTH
GIVEN TO AGED
DIR. VOrOnOff Amazes French
Surgeons With Experiments
in Longevity.
SAYS RESULTS ARE SURE
Transfer of Gland Rejuvenates
Old Men-Declares Life
Can Be Extended.
By StdT Correspondent or THE Sun.


PARIS, Oct. 9.--Dr. Serge Voronoff,
formerly connected with the Rookie
feller Institute and now head of the
physiological laboratories Of the Col
lege de France, whose experiments in
grating surgery have commanded
great attention in the medical and
scientific world. unfolded before the
French. Congress Of Surgery yesterday
the results Of an amazing series Of
experiments designed to restore youth
and youthful power to the aged.
So sensational appeared to be the
results that DIR. Voronoff received an
ovation from his colleagues. Vistas Of
perpetual youth seemed in "a sense to
be opened up by. the latest develop
ments of grating, which made such
strides during the war under men like
Nonoroff and DR.. Carrel, the latter
being a close friend of DR.. Voronoff.
DR.. Vonoroff contends that he has re-
stored youthful energy to a man Of so
years, giving him the vitality and
robustness OF a young man. the subject
showing all signs of an intensified exist
ence. The doctor declares he already
has performed this operation on num-
ber of high French personages.
The sun., 1919-10-10
GERMAN SCARE FADES.
British Regain Confidence when
Small Enemy Cargo Arrives.
Copyright. 1919 all rights reserred.

Special CdbIe Despdtch 20 THE Sun from he
London Times SerUice.
Copyright 1919, all rights rese1ed.
LEITH, Scotland. Oct. 9.-The steam
ship Weimsr arrived here from Ham
burg with only $50 tons of German
goods, which rather discountenanced the
fear of British manufacturers OF the
Germans dumping their products on the
United Kingdom.
The ships officers aver that Germany
Is extremely short OF raw materials
The sun., 1919-10-10

The Republican organization is still
canvassing the situation with the idea
of getting the highest type of man
available to run for the important Office.
which carries with it membership and
two votes in the Board OF Estimate.
With the six votes of Mayor Hylan
and Comptroller Craig united for munic-
ipal ownership and other schemes for
which William Randolph Hearst stands
1t is vital for Tammany Hall that the
two votes of the President of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan should be in the
hands of man who could always be
counted on to play the Tammany rather
than the Hearst game.
The Tammany county committee
sitting as a borough committee. will
ratify the selection of Justice Boyle at
its October meeting.
Representative Thomas F. Smith. the
first choice of Mr. Murphy and the inner
circle, told the Boss on Wednesday
night that he would rather not take the
designation. After a careful canvass
of the situation yesterday morning 1t
was decided that the best strategy would
be found in the selection of Justice
Boyle. Although he was inclined to de-
cline the honor he virtually wasOdrafted
The sun., 1919-10-10

Justice Boyle is both a lawyer and
certified public accountant He has
been in the service Of the city for many
years. For fifteen years he was in the
office OF the Commissioner OF Accounts
and was chief accountant OF that office
when John Purroy Mitchell was Com
missioner of Accounts.
When the late Mayor was elected
President of the Board of Aldermen on
the fusion ticket in 1909 he took Mr.
Boyle with him as chief examiner in
that office. When Mr. Mitchell became
Collector of Customs for a short time
Mr. Boyle was appointed chief OF the
transit bureau of the Public Service
Commission by Chairman Mccall From
there he became President of the Board
of Elections by the decision of Tammany
Hall.
Stll retaining friendly relations with
Mayor Mitchell, Mr.. Boyle was appointed
a City Magistrate by the Mayor in ! 917.
Early In 1918 Mayor Hylan elevated him
to the Municipal Court bench to fill a
vacancy and year ago he was elected
for a full ten year term.
Justice Boyle for some years was
Tammany leader of the old Sixteenth
Assembly District, and under the redis-
tricting has been the leader of the north
end of the Twelfth district, which. is the
Murphy homo territory.
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Many Ballots Foreseen.

Continued on ser,noA PG9s.
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Tried 1t First on Monkeys.

THE next step was to apply the same
theory to man. This gland, being vital
to the male organism, 1t was naturally
impossible to transfer from man to man.
This led me TO go to the nearest species
of monkeys which has-been used SO
successfully in thyroid experiments.
Taking an intersticielle gland from a
Young and vigorous chimpanzee l graft
ed IT. onto a man so years old who was
virtually in a state Of decrepitude. After
several months convalescence the pa
tient showed a complete change. His
shoulders became upright; he walked
straighter and seemed to enjoy the phys
ical and mental powers OF a man only
&c years old.
II have continued these experiments
with other men with results that were
astounding. This gland appears to con-
tain n chemical secretion like strychnine.
and is a verltable reservoir OF energy,
which when placed in the old extends
life"
DR.. Voronoff was head OF the surgical
grating division of the French army
during the war, and the marvellous re-
suits he obtained with French soldiers
are to-day in evidence throughout
France.
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Demand More Information.

the engrossing interest in the subject,
for his paper than was ever given be-
fore in the history of the institution,
and at the end OF his lecture he was
besieged by a company OF savants cry
ing for more information.
The experiments he detailed, covering
course of three years involve the
grating of an intersticielle gland of a
young male monkey onto an old man in
whom the gland had become atrophied.
The result seemingly was a marvellous
restoration OF youth, even the mans
carriage and demeanor changing, ac-
cording to the doctor. Old animals
upon which the experiment was first
tried apparently were restored to youth.
DR.. Voronoff conducted a series of ex-
periments at the Rockefeller Institute in
1910. His subsequent experiments in
France in this new field attracted great
attention. In these he was assisted by
his wife, who was Evalyn Bostwick of
New York, who served as a nurse during
the Boer war and in the Sudan. and
also on the western front
Describing his experiments to THE
SUN correspondent to-day, DR.. Voronoff
said that II the line of investigation he
has opened up Is persisted In it would
have a considerable effect on the future
of humanity in prolonging mental power
and physical vigor OF useful men. He
sa i'd the laboratory experiments he had
made could be applied surgically with
almost certain results.
Before applying this treatment to a
human subject" he said, 'T made ex-
periments with 120 animals, including
goats, sheep and bullocks. l transferred
the interstitial gland OF the young ami
NAL to an old, decrepit one almost on
the verge OF death, and out of all the
100 experiments I obtained the same
number of positive results.
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10 Hits for Cincinnati.

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Continued on Tenth Page.
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WEATHER FORECAST.

Showers and warmer to-day; tomorrow
cloudy, with lower temperature.
Highest temperature yesterday, "a; lowest, 46.
Detailed weather reports editorial page.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
COMPLAINT OVER GAS WORKS CROSSING

The public utilities commission gave a hearing here Friday morning upon a petition from the gas and electric department for better protection at the New, Haven railroad grade crossing at the gas works It had been complain ed that trains, particularly from. thS north were driven over the crossing at speed that was dangerous in view of the amount of traffic over it to reach the city gas and electric plant < and also that there was negligence on the part of the railroad in leaving strings of freight cars standing so as to hide a clear view of the tracks from those about to drive over the crossing.
 The petition asked that hagma n be stationed at the crossing or at least that an automatic signal should be placed there, and also that regu1a- tions be made to govern the speed of trains at this point.
 The petition was brought before the public untilities commission because it has exclusive Jurisdiction on speed of trains operated in highways in cities.
 On this point the road made the claim at the hearing that point was
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
ST. MARY'S PARISH TO
 CONDUCT WELCOME HOME

The St. Mary's parish entertains at Polaski hall next Thursday evening the returning men of the parish. Cor dial invitations are issued to all men of that district who have seen ser vice. both Catholic and non Catholic.
 Plans are being perfected to make the evening a real Home Welcome ''
 The parish has planned for old fashioned speeches whfSh will be at tractive to the older as well as the young members. An orchestra will be in attendance for music and dancing.
 The evenings slogan. Everybody Welcome and Everything Free" will be carried out in every detail.
 At HTbernian Convention.
 D. J. O'NeiH of the First division, John Burke of the Second division. County President Byron HanIon of Taftville and two delegates from the Taftvil1e division attended the state convention of the A. O. H. in Dan bury this week
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
NORWICH MASTER PAINTERS
 PROPOSE TO ORGANIZE

Representatives of the State Master Painters association met with a num- Der of the local master painters on Friday evening at the Wauregan hotel for the purpose of organizing a perma- nent orSanizati tion in this city. Many of the state officers of the association were present and addressed the local idinters on the benefits to be derived from an organization of this character. Those present at the meeting from out cf town were c. R. Thompson. state president of the associa tion; C. R. Turner of Hartford. treasurer of the associations; Mir. Nelson of Hartford, Mir. Collins of Hartford, H. R. Hamre of Branford and Dr. D. Louis Ireton. chairman of the interna tional commit tee of trade school development All these men spoke briefly to the meet ing.
 A meeting for permanent organfza - tion and election of officers is to be held-ethis evening at the hotel and it is expected that there will be a larger representation of the master painters present
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB
 ENROIIS $50 MEMBER.
W ELDrNc c

The proposed work of the Communi- ty Service club has been taken up en- Enthusiastically by the members of the Community Center for Girls. and $50 mem bers are already enlisted. in the helpful work they propose to do. This is in providing needed articles and en- ter tainment for the various hospitals and homes in the city.
 The first meeting for work is to be held next Tuesday evening at the club rooms, when the workers for that night are each to bring one and one half yards of outing flannel for the purpose of making bed Jackets. to- gether with the cotton to be used for embroidery This work is in charge Of Miss Eleanor Stevens. with these assistants: Misses Elizabeth Sullivan, Margaret Conlan, Helen Flynn. Anna Sadinsky, Bertha Curland. Bertha Weinstein, Blanche Armstrong. Geor- gia Fillmore and Mrs. F. H. Fensley.
 The girls are making great successes of the Saturday suppers they serve at the Army and Navy club on Broadway. The menu for this week is an old fashioned New England succotash sup per.
 Next Friday evening they have plans for a. bus ride, and all who expect to 50 are asked to sign up before We'd nesday, so that the bus can be se cured in good time Frankfurters and marshmallows will be on the refresh llent program.
 Next Wednesday evening mas querade at the club rooms is on the program, to which all the members and their men friends are invited. The girls may come with or without man and either masked or unmasked, Prizes will be awarded by three judges
 Roque is to begin at the roque grounds next Tuesday. The use of the grounds and instructor in the SaHe are to be provided free for the girls.
 Enrolment for Mrs. Erickson's sew ing class. which opens on the 25th, has been completed. but there is still room for more names in the Tuesday and Wednesday millinery classes.
 An enjoyable whist evening was held at the club Friday night, the first of a series to be held. The first prizes were taken by E. Q. Miller and Miss Althea Church. and the consolation prizes by Mir. Buddel1 and Mrs. M. Donohue.
 The Camp Fire Girls also met at the ciuo rooms Friday night.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13

not highway, while the city's conten- tion was that it had never abandoned this crossing as a highway and that once having been a highway 1t was al- ways a highway.
 Before the hearing the two public utilities ccHiHai5sioTeIs who came here. c. c. Elwell and H. T. Higgins inspected the crossing in company with Superintendent $. J. Kehoe o1 the city gas and electric plant, Mayor J. J. Desmond and Corporation Coun- sel Joseph T. Tanning, who represent ed the city.
 The hearing was held in the may ors office in the city hall, where the city witnesses were Superintendent Kehoe, George H. Fullerton, gas su- perintendent, Construction Engineer Pierce, and MT. Ki1row. who is in charge of gas installation. N- A. Smith, assistant superintendent of the New London division of the railroad, Civil Engineer Richard Rich of New Haven and Attorney N. $. Bucking- ham represented the road.
 The commissioners reserved their decision.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-13
RELIEF CORPS TO VISIT
 NOROTON HOME OCT, 16

Sedgwick Woman's Relief Corps No Is, held it's regular meeting Friday afternoon at o'clock at the Buck ingham Memorhl.
 Reports of the secretary and treas urer were read and approved.
 Department General Order No. , were read. It was voted to have the annual visiting day for the Neroton Home Thursday, Oct. Is. and it is hoped a good attendance will be there to see the boys.
 Annual inspection for Sedgwick No. Is. is to be Oct. 10 when inspection will be made by Past Department Sec retary Mrs. Fife Popping of New London.
 The meeting closed with singing America and the salute to the flag.