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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-06

Mrs. Elmer Truax and daughter
Edith left for their home in Column
bus, n. D., Sunday, after visiting at
the L. E. Helm home in this city for
several days.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
FIND BODY OF MAN
 HANGING FROM HIS CAR
rnCkrtbO0k is Removed from His Pocket--Ncdical Examiner Files
 Report With Prosecutor.

Hanover, Macs. Dec, 99.--Nysfory last night surrounded the finding here yesterday Of the body Of Wi!- lam II. IlsIcy, of NorWoll, hanging over the door Of his automobile which was found parked on de- scrted. unfreQuentod e'rce' here yes- terday. Mr. IllsloyS pock"thool waa missing and his hOly frozen. Medical, Examiner Gilman c. Osgood pro nounccI death due to cerebral hem orrhagc. but declined 10 comment further pending the delivery of his report to the assistant district attor- ney.
 Mr. 1u5,cy, 1t was learned, lcf' his home Saturday night at 6 o'clock 10 make some purchases in the town of Rochland, near by. He did not re- turn and i, was not until 1o;3o sunday morning that his car was discovered here, There are no houses nearby and thc street Is little irequcnteI as Il thoroughfare.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
Carl Spitteler, Swiss
 ESsavist. Dies at so

G-rn", Switzerland, Dee. @H.--Carl ,'riodrjch Gorge Spittolor, veteran opc poet an1 cssayist Of Switzor- land, died today in his etghtjoth year at his home in Luccrnc. His long and brilliant literary career was crowned by the award of the Nohel prize for literature for l9I9
 Spitteler's chief works all written in German wcro essays mostly on literary subjects, his epic poems "Prometheus and Epimothcus' and "Olympian Spring. and his semi, autohograrMcaI novel "Imago," with numerous shorter works includ- ing ballads and tales.
 The author retained his vigor well into the later years, although his literary productiyeness ceased some years ago.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
CAR RACES DOWN HILL,
 HITS TREE, TWO. DEAD
Women Occupants Dead, Three Men Injured in Upset at New
 Market. N. !.

New York. Dee. "9.--Two young women wor" Killed and three mon injured, probably mortalIy. last night when an automobil" in which they were riding skiddr1 and crashed in 70 a tree on q hill in Now Market. \. J,
 Miss Margaret BuSh"r, q, Of l0 Wilson avenue, North plainnoid, x. J., and M Ss May JorLska, gl, 0t New Mmkoa, were instantly killed. Ray monI Philips, &l, of Matawan. \. J.. Was taken to Muhlonhrrc hos- p'u ot p'@inGogd with a skull frac- ,Ire. internal injuries anI legs broken.
 Eaymon Eastman of Ncw Market and Raymond S'illwagcn, 26, of that city, owner and driver Of Inc car. are m the sam" hospital suffering from severe cuts 1nI bruises,
 Police reported S,ill"agcn was speeding down hill when the ma chine )rtt 'n" roal for nearly % feet before it crashed into the tree and overturned. The occupants were pinncl in tho wrockage for ton min utes before either motorists eNtri- catad ;hom.
 
 Read the Herald Classified Ads.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
l9 OF 20 FIRE VICTIMS
 ON ROAD TO RECOVERY
S.hool Win Not Be Resumed at Ho. hart for Two WockS---Nic-
 morlal Plan suggested.

Hobart. uha.. Dec. @2--Wtth ih" ,>rpption ut Mrs. Joe McNutt, 55, who s'iu js near death, the other 1 3 BM.Ds Switch school fire victims, in hospll'S here. virtually are beyond Uuu4og, surgeons declared last night, Ms, Opa Ill.l is m a serious condl- IoN, b4' lS expected 10 recover,
 I"rsooo interested m memorial l. tao &5 who loS, their liNcS when Gr" urn.l a Christmas eve cele- arauon t1'o d ho,oclus', are conSd- rrlng I SuEgrStion by a former Ho- .lrt U'l2N, that l model district school buniOg ho erected on the site oG iha 'rag.IH He agreed 10 start a ~uIrorlpuoa for that purpose with E0r.
 School jn ,ha Baob's Switch dis 'r.ot VIII not bo resumed for two 0yrh+, Mrs. Stella Alexander, conn v school euprrjnfcnlcut, announced tolly Rooms in a private residence oi store building near tnero will Oe rented for the purpose, she said
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
SHOW AT TOWN HOME
'Old Time" Minstrcls Pro,id idc Enter tainmCDt For lnmatcs-J kulCic Club Also Furnishes Number.

The "Old Timers minstrel troupe. composed of stars who graccd the entertainment platforms at yarlous periods during the past quarter of a century, presented a minstrel over ture for the entertainment of in mates of the town farm yesterday of- ternoon.
 The aged inmates smiled through tears as they heard the favorites of years ago sing the songs that brought encore after encore and they applauded each number with the same vigor as greeted the performers upon their first appearances, William J. Farley vas intorlocutor and James Y. O'Brien vas pianist. Michael J. kenney Was mastor-of- ceremonies, The following program was carried out: "When You Were Sweet Six toen," sunE hy James w, Manning; Down Where the WatermeIons Grow," sung hy James De4nan; ! The Story Of the Tack.' sung by 1 James Daly. Thomas J. Devine, John F. Burns and James Maher; That 1 Old Sunday plnner." sung by James Maher; "Yon're as Welcome as the Flowers n May" sung by John Jack son; "A Typical Tippcrary," sung by William J Schoyd; That Colored Band" sung hy Joseph Ward; There's no Uso in Asking" sung hy Thomas J. Dcvine. Among those who sang in the chorus numbers Worc Jose ph OBrion, George J. Bayer Vincent Etnrroso, Daniel Kehoe and James MoAvay.
 Before thn minstrel overture wa' presented, the Jolly Dozcn 1kulole club played anl sang popular mum, hcrs which were well received.
 Al the close of the entertainment he Ladirs SodaitY Of St. Mary's church under whose auspices the ar. fair vas conduct~1, passed gifts Of candy, fruit and cigars among the inmates of the home.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
HARTFORD MAN
 IN DIFFICULTIES
Case Comes Up Today But He Is Under Arrest Elsewhere

llar'(orh ncc .2.-.1hc caso of Yor Do Hong comes up in lodrral court in ,his city rhls afternoon. lie Is under hnuI lo app, ar and al. swrr to an iuIIrtmou, cha. Eug him with NoItjo. of 'a. Harrison uIr- rot.r IIuE ucf. l|l aa lo" 's in lh, hanls ot Massachusetts uWhorItl,s he vii. not b. hnrc Ills lrtorn,N Percy $ Bryant may ask fur another continuance hut Assistant L. <. Al. torncy George II. Cohen sa,1 today that if lrc Do llouG did mol show up here lurnE th" day the government would ask that the buni loo forfeited. Then Nce To Hong becomes a fucl- tive from justice ar3 Nr, Cohon salI he would ask Ju1Sa Thomas for l bench warrant aOl with the warrant would have Tee To Hong arrested iu Boston and held for removal 10 the district Of ConuccucW. Ncc Do lIoug's trouble with tho federal gov ,rnment Is the result ot raid on his place of husU.ss in Market street. He was later cuGh, ry Boston po- lice in d raid on tho Chinatown dis- trict of that clfy, hut the Mds>achu- sets authorities arc now holding hlm only on the cNtraIuon procccd- ings hy which tho state Of Connectl- cut IS trying 10 get him back here 10 answer 10 a charge Of murder Tn the killing Of two Chinese laundrymen on Park street on Thanksgiving Eve.
 Assistant District Attorney Cohen and States Attorney Alcorn's office are working in harmony on the Icc Do Hong case, and it is only 1ues- ton of which is the quicker way to get him back herc-eNtradition pro- ceedings by the Connecticut authorI- ties or removal proceedings hy the federal authorities.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
SUPERVISORS MEET.

Hartford, Dec. 29.-The mid-win- ter meting of supervisors Of public schools was held today at the stat" capitol under the presidency of x s. Light of the department of edu- cation, Joseph Wisel'ier, art direct or of the state department of edU- cation exhibited number Of paint ings and drawing used in schools Social studies" was the subject taken up for discussion this morn. l ling. Al the afternoon sessior "hea,'h' and framing teachers coi rural schools were discussed.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
Egyptian Nationalists
 Issue Candidates List

Cairo, Egypt. Dee. 29, - The "Wafd," executive body of the Egyp- tan nationalist party, today made public a list of candidates for the coming parliamentary elections. The candidates include Zsgloul Pasha Ahmed Pasha M8zloum, president of the chamber of deputies; Mohamed Said Pasha, former premier, and most of the members Of ZazIout Pasha's last cabinet.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
King Albert Accepts
 Petain's Invitation

By The Associated Frees.
 Brussels. Dec. 29,--KinE Albert has accepted an invitation from Mar shal Petain of France 10 make an automobile tour across the Sahara desert, and is planning 10 leave Brussels next Friday evening for Parts and Marsellles. accompanied by his aide, General Malschout.
 Automobiles with caterpiler threads, which have been found most practical for travel over the sand, will he used. It is the intention of the party to reach Timbuctoo.
 The kings projected trip to the Belgian Congo has been abandoned, the political situation not permitting him to be absent long enough.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
City Advertisement
Street, Building and Ncranda Lines
 On Cedar Street

Clerks Office, City Of New Britain
 Conn, Dee, ", 1924, To whom it may concern:
 Notice is hereby given that th" Roar1 of Compensation and Assess m"nt of th" City of Kew Britain. has made the following award Of dam aEcs and special assessment of bone- fits or bettorments, caused hy th" adoption of Street, Finding and Neranda lines on hoth sides of Cednr street. from West Main street to ] nl l-r .t ,.r--lt
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
MusSolini Inaugurates
 The Fascist Press

Home, Dec. "9.-PromicT Nns- solinL in the presence Of about 1oo fascist editors and publishers. includ- ing members of the senate and chamber of deputies to-day inaug- urated the first meeting of the fascist press.
 After an enthusiastic greeting tho premier delivered a speech in which he said the electoral reform bill which he recently presented to par lament was intended 10 offer the fascistiopportunity for new and decisive victory, leading 10 further development Of the fascist rcvolu- ton.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
Robinson Will Have to
 Remain in Hospital

Baltimore. Dec. 29,-A,though his condition has shown marked i'm
 provement after two operations at Union Memorial hospital WibHrt Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Baseball club, must remain in the hospital for some time, physicians said today. He had an attack of rleurisy after his return two months ago from ah uniting trip in the south.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
TALK ON RECREATION

A joint meeting of the Lions, ki- vanis and Rotary club and Chamber of Commerce to be held tonight at the BurrItt hotel will be addressed by C. F. Stimson whose topic will he' "Year-round Recreation" Music will te furnished by Mrs, ". J. Warner f Springfield. contralto; Mrs Ruth Iorton of this city, soprano, and the
 lef Male quartet. Leonard Yoke of
 is city will be pianist.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29

H-01,T" H-I3.E3 Accepted. adonsd, certified iron T"oord and rn.--.to1 tpire, by or l.r of the Cornnn Council; Attest
 ALFRED !. THOMPSON.
 City C'6l'
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
City Items

Miss Frances Morrissey, an in- structor in St, Eli2aboth's hospital Nurses Training School at St. Eliza. hcth's hospital, Is visiting at her home here.
 Expect to sre you al the Fire mems Ball, New Years Eve. testers Hal'.--adyt,
 At the New Britain General hos pitol it Is reported that the cond- ton Of William Campbell, baseball player, is improved.
 stanley Womcn's Relief corps will hold an adjourned meeting Wednes- Jay afternoon al 2 o'clock in Odd Fellows hall on Arch street, The principal business of the afternoon .w,l he 10 finish the election Of off ccrs,
 Miss Addie D. Root, assistant di, rector of homcnHlking. junior achievement bureau, Springfield, will be in this city Friday and Saturda' 10 train the local junior achieve. rncnt teams which will participat' in the Better Homes Exposition" il Hartford,
 Hats Of unusual value s3. Freuci Hat Shoppe, S7 ". Main St, Prot lHdC,--adNt.
 The Misses Rose BorkoHitz an I Easic Gourson spout the week-enl , in Wallingford with Mir. and Mrs. A 1 Ii,rson.
 John $ Stone Of $G3 south Mai street, cashier of the local Connccti cut Light x Power company, wh, was injured when his automobile l crashed into poln on Frankliu i square abont a week ago, was dis Charged from the New Britain gen oral hospital yesterday
 Pntrolman Herbert c. Lyon has returned to his home from the New ! Britain general hospital where hc has been under treatment for sev. eral iays for stomach trouble.
 The operators license of P, J Tormay of 55 Curtis street has been suspended according 10 a notice re ccivcd ny the police from the com 1 missioner Of motor vehicles i Wonderful dress values at Mary i Elizabeth, S7 W. Main. Prof. Bldg , Nalucs 10 s$9.5o, now sl0 and sI5 -ailt.
 Another round in the plnochlA and i '11' tournament which is being con 1 dnct"d under the auspices of tht . house committee Of Daly Council i No. l@ K. of C., will be played H. th" club rooms on Franklin Squarr : tomorrow night. The winners Will / ho awarded turkeys Councilman John G. Buckley has recovered after q two weeks illness.
 Dr. John Irwin and Mrs. Irwin Of Atlantic City announce the birth Of l q daughter, Nancy Jane, on Tues day last. Dr. Irwin was formerly , connected with the Stanley Works in this city.
 Officers for the ensuing year will b" elected at meeting of PhenIt lodge, I, Q. o, F.. tomorrow evening. 1 The second degree will be exempli- | fed on class of candidates.
 The suit of George E. Geger against T. A. Reno has been with drawn from the docket of the city court, George G. Cutler represented the plaintiff and Morris D. Sake was counsel for the defendant. Mrs, Leonard Fox of Maple Hill has returned to her home after an operation for appendicitis at the New Britain Genera! hospital.
 On New Years Eve, members and friends of the Reformed Lutheran church will meet for social hour and at II o'clock the watch night service will be held.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29

If ke entertains publicly and re- ceives guests whom he Is expected to entertain and receive"
 Gov Bryan declared he had re- duced his travelling expense acc count considerably by riding with state law enforcement officers,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-29
BRYAN CAN'T LIVE ON PAY,

Lincoln, Neb,, Dec, 20s-GoW Charles W Bryan, defeated demo- cratic vice presid nominee, de- clarcd here yesterday that "N one can hold the office of governor and live on tho salary of s7,ho0 a year,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-26
PAGE THREE

?. 2. Ccrliss, 0. Z, Purseu and Scott
Anderson, who may be seen in a pic
turc accompanying this article. Near
~ 1900 acres in ali were acquired,
numbering about 40 farms. In some
cases whole farms We're purchased
when only part Of them was 70 be
flooded, and in d few instances it was
found necessary to purchase farms
which viii not even be reached by the
inundating water, because access to
them was cut off by the abandonment
Of roads or parts Of roads.
Relocation on nearly fifteen miles
right, or moved to higher ground for
the owners where this was possible.
Most of these were residents, but az
least two school houses and one hall
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which are located just inside the
power house on the basement floor.
The drop Of the water from the s5or-
age reservoir to the discharg is 437
feet, giving more than sufficient
power to operate them at their de-
sired capacity.
The power house, only the steel
frame and foundation of which is
seen in the accompanying photo
graph, which was taken some tine
since, is now nearing completion. It
will be Of concrete, steel and brick
construction, 1O5 feet, 6 inches by
43 feet, 6 inches, and four stories in
heighth. On the first, or basement
floor, will be located the turbines, on
the second floor the generators, on
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by the dams will make possible a uni
form power supply throughout the
year regardless Of seasonal changes
in rainfall or stream flow.
The actual construction work en-
the Deep Greek dam began in the
early winter of last year, and has
now been in progress just a little
over one year, with force Of ap-
proXimately one thousand men en-
ployed. Remarkable progress has
been made, and i is now nearing
completion. The dam is 1870 feet in
length, and 8G feet high from the
bedrock foundation to the top. It
The base it is about $50 feet in width.
and al the top p feet. The crest Of
the water will be at an elevation Of
approximately 2470 feet above sea
level, while the elevation at the
power house viii be 5000 feet. Deep
Greek above the dam is rather a slug
gish stream, without q great deal Of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-26
First Unit of Youghiogheny River Hydro-Eectric
Development Nearing Completion
lReprinted fIom The Penn PubNe BuIetinl

Splendid progress has been made
during the twelve months since the
actual construction work began on
the initial development # the Yough-
iogheny River INTERCOLLEGIATE project,
being carried out in Garrett county,
Ialyland, by the Youghiogheny
Hydro-Electric Corporation, an affil-
lated company of the Penn Public
System and is now so far completed
that it is expected the dam will be
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-26

?. POWER HOUSE UNDER CoNsTRUC-
AND CAMP No. l.
the dams to be located in the Yough-
iogheny River north Of the Deer
Creek development, and two south OF
it. These are known as the Sang
Run, the Swallow Falls and the Crel-
lin dams. When these are built the
installed capacity will exceed 10000
horse power, with an annual outpu
Of over 337,OOO,OOO kilowatt hours O
completely regulated power. The
large storage reservoirs createo
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-26

work Of varied nature, occupied a
period Of about two years before the
actual construction work began. In
Guided in this preliminary work was
the building of a dozen or more miles
Of railway for the hauling of the
equipment and materials, connecting
with the main line of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railway at Oakland, Mary
land, and extending to the dam and
power house sites; the opening of a
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|. SITE OF POWER HOUSE AND CAMP No ,.
TON. 3. SITE OF DAM
electrical equipment. Also the neces-
sary relocation Of portions Of roads,
and the building Of new bridges, have
rapidly progressed, and it is believed
that the promised production Of en-
ergy at this development early in the
year 1926 will be accomplished.
The surveys, the engineering in
vestigations and the making of plans
for the development, the acquiring of
land to be flooded, and preliminary
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dents, and seepage which might occur
from any cause. At right angles to
the dam is built the concrete spillwav
wall, extending up stream nearly to
the mouth Of the intake tunnel, th:s
spiliway being large enough to take
care Of more than any possiblesurplus
OF water, occurring during flood seas
ons, and making it impossible that
the water should ever reach the top
Of the dam, the spillway TOP being
several feet lower than the top of the
dam.
During the construction Of the dan.
The natural Tow Of the creek is taken
care Of by a tunnel running through
the dam. which viii be closed with
concrete when the time comes to
start filing the reservoir.
The power house is located at q
considerable distance from the dam,
the water being carried to it by
means of a tunnel nearly mile and
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ATE ROAD BRIDGE. ). SITE OF
TY ROAD BRIDGE.
Of roadway was also found 70 b> ne.
cessary, four miles of this being i'm
proved state road between the Nat
ional Highway and the city OF Oak
land. Crushed rock was placed on
several miles Of county road, to put
it in as good condition as the portion
which had to be Abandoned. It was
also required to build two steel
bridges, one on the state road. a
picture of which during construction
is shown. The bridge is of unusually
heavy construction, as will be seen,
and consists OF two 800 foot spans.
1t takes the place of a small concrete
structure, which will be flooded by
the rising waters. The other Steel
bridge, the ste Of which is shown or
the map and in picture, is on a county
road.
Buildings to the number Of Il half
hundred were either purchased out
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lJGEf NNElLN
achieved by making creased joints in
the cement, and using special mortar
at points in the brick wall where it
may have to be removed
The construction work on dam and
power house is being done by Charles
3. Eawley & Co., Inc, OF Washing
ton, D. c, acting as agents for the
General Construction Corporation.
Verne Clawson is the field superin-
tendent, and B. F. Weston field engi-
neer at Oakland.
The lake which viii be formed by
the Deep Creek dam viii be about
eleven miles in length, and at places
from mile to a mile and half in
width 1t will cover approximately
1850 acres Of land. The map shows
how the stream will be wldened, and
how the water will spread out in the
valleys The acquiring Of the land
has occupied the better part Of three
years, being largely under the super
vision Of August Weis, assisted by
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used by 4 local grange were included
il the number.
The lake or reservoir to be thus
formed viii contain largely spring
water, cool ana pure and fresh, and
it viii be absolutely free from any
of the usual contamination of waters
ut a lower elevation, and in built up
or manufacturing districts. j. viii
offer superior advantage for summer
home or resort purposes, and al"e a6y
there is a demand for sites for the
former On the state road adjacent to
the lake, and there are also rumors of
a pre- jected hotel. This LAX, which
is at a high elevation, and with pure
water, should be stocked with fish
with excellent prospects Of their liv-
ing and propagating, and as there are
excellent hunting grounds throughout
Garrett county, this section should
become a paradise second to meme for
sportsmen, and also poQaa. as il
health resort.
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ian, except in the last half mile, but
the turbines are some 44O feet below
the intake tunnel mouth, giving a
head which is to be cQualled at few
water power developments in the
eastern United States
The dam is constructed, as may be
seen by the accompanying picture,
which was taken November LIST, with
a concrete core wall, with dirt and
rock sioping on each side, and firmly
packed in by sluicing The core wall
prevents the possible boring by 70
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the third floor the control equipment
is installed, for all the preparatory
work has been done to receive it, and
the placing can be speedily done. Out
side the building all the foundations
have been put IN for the switching
structure, the transformers and light
ming arrestors. The transmission
lines to connect with the Penn Public
System at lockwood and Hoovers-
vile have been practically completed.
The initial equipment Of this power
house will consist of two generators
Of 10000 horse power each. Ulti-
n1ately this capacity will be in
creased, it being the intention to use
this same power house to develop the
power from the Swallow Falls dam
when it is built. To this end thu
building has been so constructed that
one end maybe easily torn out and an
extension added. This object has been
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q half in length, bored through the
mountains which lies between. The
tunnel will be lined with concrete,
The tunnel is Of horseshoe shape, and
is nine feet in diameter inside the
concrete lining. Just below the tun-
mel outlet the water is carried down
the cliff in two six foot steel pen
stocks, each Of these feeding one Of
the two turbines which will form the
initial equipment at this power house.
The flow Of the water to the turbines
is controlled by Two immense valves