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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Application for Largest Structure Comes From Y. M. T. A. & B. Society for S2OO,OOO Home.

New Britain is today in the midst of what is expected to be the busiest day in building in many years. ap- plications already totalling close 10 $%oo,0O0 being received hy the build ing department, with more expected.
 The largest application for the day IS that ot the Y. NJ. r. A. X B. so- clety for q fraternal building on Main street 10 cost $goo.o0o. Other permits sought are. John Stadler. for garage al 273 East street, 10 cost $500; Mario Cianci, for a three tenement house al 6S Shuttle Mea- dow avenue, 10 cost S16.onO: George BaloCCz, for D two family house al 279 Allen street. 10 cost $S,0O0; Howard sherman, ct ai for two family house addition al 2lS Rocky Hill avenue, to cost $2o0o: William Dobson, for dance pavilion and dance hall on Hartford road. $l2,- soc; P. Cianci for q three tenement house at SIS East street 10 cost .Sl4,O0O: A. 4. Gross for a one fam fly house at 12 Uncas road. 10 cost .Sl0.000.
 There were approximately a dozen applications for minor additions. re- pairs and alterations Deputy ln- .spector A. N. Rutherford. who is in charge Of the office in inc absence of Inspector E. ]. Hennossy. who is III, said today he has an appointment with a contractor who will this aft cruoon submit applications for three three-tenement houses to cost ss6,- p0O.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Synthetic Beefsteak At Five
 Cents A Pound, Chemists Predict
Production of Artificial
 Meat Possible, Dr. Wes- son Says-Basis of New
 Food Is COttonseed Meal.

Tulsa, Okla, April ' tPs-Visions aC synthetic beefsteaks produced at q cost Of five cents a pound, were CoNJnred before the eyes Of mcm- hers of the American Chemical so- Ciety today by Dr. David Wesson of New York, chemical director of the Southern Cotton Oil company. The society is holding it's Fist annual convention here.
 New Hash Mystery
 Synthetic hash, built around a base Of cottonsccd meal, already has been produced by pr. Wesson, who asserts it is indistinguishable in taste from the boarding house piece de resistance. Although he con- fesses that he always will have a pariiality for porterhouscs and L. bones Of animal origin, the chemist believes that the artificial meat can be produced at q cost ot about one fortieth thai of actual beef, in pro- portion 10 cotton content.
 Cotton l. Food Crop
 Cotton is 8 food crop of high rank" said Mr. Wrsson. Since lS7S, when the chemists entered thr field of cotton and cotton products, one improvement after another has taken place in the refining of col tonseed oil and the preparaton Of
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
FORMER MERCHANT HELD
 ON BAD CHECK COUNT
samuel II. Wcbbcr Alleged To Have Had No Funds In Bank
 Here

Samuel H. Wobber of 5S Mahl avenue, Hartford, was arrested last night by the Hartford police at the request of Chief Detective Sergeant William r. McCue on a charge Of passing a worthless check.
 He was the proprietor of the Gift Shop adjoining the Hudson Lunch on Main street until short time after Christmas, 1895. On December 2l. he took trip 10 New York and purchased consignment of goods Of F. F. HirsCh of 37-39 Maiden Lane, that city. In payment for this, he tendered a check for $t76.56 drawn on the New Britain Trust Co, il is alleged.
 When the check had gone through its regular channels. it was found that there were no funds al the bank 10 meet if. Complaint was made to the local police and the case assign cd to Sergeant McCue. The man was taken into custody shortly before midnight in Hartford and Sergeant McCue had him brought 10 this city.
 His case as heard in the New Britain police court this morning and vas continued by Judge Benjamin w AllinE until Monday morning, Wnhber vas allowed out on bonds Of $500. He will be represented by Nair < Nair.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
MUSS0uNI IS SLIGHTLY WOUNDED WHEN DAUGHTER OF ENGLISH LORD
 FIRES AT HIM FROM CLOSE RANGE
W. J. HANSEL STRICKEN ON EAST MAIN STREET
Employe of L. F. X C. Store Victim of Sud
 den Death

William J. HanScl, aged 61 years, of 17 sherman court, was seized with 6 hemorrhagc in front of the Boys club on East Main street this morning al 1t;4Q o'clock and died before medical aid could reach him.
 He was an employe of the Lau- ders, Frary X Clark Cooperative store and had left at 11:30 on his lunch hour. AS he reached the corner of East Main and Center streets after crossing to the Boys club side, ht was seen to falter and after progressing short way, he collapsed against the iron mesh fence surrounding the property. Blood was streaming from his mouth, nose and ears.
 W. w. T. Squire, director of the Junior Achievement. and Ray An derson, physical director of the Boys club. saw him from the win dows of the club office and hurried to his assistance. They reached him just as he started 10 fall and car ried him onto the veranda of the building and a few minutes after wards into the club office.
 A hurry call was sent in for Dr. David P. Waskowtz, but the man died before the physician could get to the club, Deputy Medical EX- ami1ter John Purney was summoned and viewed the body, pronouncing death due 10 a hcmorrhage. He gave permission for the removal of the body to the undertaking parlors of B. c. Porter Sons.
 Hansel had been employed for about year in the Landers' store but before that was employed in | the Coishaw and Sharpe markets | in West Main street. He was well 1 known, having at one time con. ducted fish market on West Main street under the firm name of Car &: Hansel.
 A telephone call to police head quarters led Chief William C. Hart 70 send Detective Sergeant Patrick J, o'Mara and Patrol Driver James McCabe to the scene in the police ambulance. Policeman Hrrber, Lyon had arrived at the scene ahead Of his brother officers and found | that there was no need to remove the man because he was dead.
 MT. Hansel is survived by his wife and one son, Webster. age % years, an eInploye of the Fafnir Fearing Co.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Pictures Con- ditions When He Took Office In New York Says Situation Is Improved Now.
Testifes at Congressional Hearing That Sixty Mill lion Gallons of Alcohol Are Diverted Annually.

Washington, April [ R--An inti- mate picture of the trial of lawless- ness and corruption uncovered in prohibition enforcement in New York was given 10 a senate commit tee today by Emory K. Buckner federal district attorney for the metropolis.
 An atmosphere of collusion." in the federal building was described by the witness. He told of finding T scething mass of ''tiXers," bootleg gers, walters and others in the building when he took office thir- teen months ago.
 Jurors were hribed even in the federal building itself, Buckner said. but these conditions now are inn proved and the courts are catching up with their dockets.
 Alcohol diversion was described by the witness as the major difficulty in enforcement Diversion now amounts 10 GO,000,OOO gallons year, he said, over the entire country.
 "You mean sixty millions in one year." asked Chairman Means,
 Committee members dwelt for some time on the witncss's declara- ton that 60,0Oo,0Oo gallons Of alco- hol vas diverted annually.
 Explains Quantity
 "The only way I can visualize that sixty million gallons to you is in terms of bootleg liquor" Buckner explained. Taking the formula for splitting whiskey given yesterday by General Andrews. and placing the price at five dollars bottle, you get the astounding total of sS,6oO,- 000,000.
 Its 10 dollars q bottle out in my country" said Senator Reed oi Missouri.
 "You ought to know cut IT Chairman Means.
 T do,' returned Senator Reed anC the crowd which jammed the com mittee room howled.
 Isn't some of that alcohol con- dscated and destroyed?" asked Sen ator Harreld, republican, Oklahoma Ruckner thought the percentage destroyed was very small. Since the alcohol squad was sent to New York (Continund on Page 12)
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
MACKAY HAS NOT YET
 FORGIVEN DAUGHTER
Postal Telegraph Co. Head Disguised With Lying
 Publicity"

New York, April [ P}-Reported impending reconciliation between Clarence II. Mackay, Postal Tele- graph president and his daughter, Ellin Mackay Berlin, was character ized in q statement by MT. Mackay today as "only another of the ire sponsible rumors that have been printed from time to time in the last three months"
 The statement was issued by Will liam J. Deegan of the Postal Tele- graph company, under authorization of Mir. MacEay and announced that no negotiations were under way with anyone concerning a reconcillation' Cabled reports had been said that the reconciliation was in the mak- ing following intervention by Mrs, Kenneth O'Brien. MT. Mackay's old est daughter. and Mrs. James A. Stillman.
 The statement which Mir Mackay authorized MT. Docgan to give the Associated Press follows;
 Neither Mr, Mackay nor his daughter, Mrs. O'Brien, has had any communication whatsoever with Mrs. Stillman or anyone else, and the story is only another of the many irresponsible rumors and stories that have been printed from time to time within the past three months
 "I am authorized by Mir, Mackay
 O say that the continued relentless and malicious publicity being given 10 this matter by certain class oi newspapers, most Of it made out oI whole cloth and without the slight est foundation in fact must convey to the American public that tho limits of decent journalism are be- ing sadly stretched.
 Mir. Mackay has made but one statement in this matter since Jan. uary 4, and he had added nothing tC that it would therefore appear that all this vulgar and lying publicity which must be nausoating to deccn family people is emanating iron press agent sources that are only too apparent"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
AIR MAIL PILOT LOST
 SOME EWHERE IN NEVADA
Aviator and Flotilla of Autos Hunting Missing
 Aerial POstman

Boise, llaho, April : (FN -- Alter q festive day which celebrated in auguration Of northwestern air mail service, an aviator and a fotilla Of automobiles set forth from here at daybrcak today to search for Franklin Rose. air mail plane pilot, who has not been heard from since he made a forced land ing at Deep Creek, Ncv., yesterday afternoon and then resumed his flight. Rose left Elko, Ncvo al 2:2o D. m., yesterday for this city with l5o pounds Of mail.
 When no trace of Rose was found up to late last night. officials Of the company which operates the new air mail service. organized a search for him. Reports received here stated that the pilot after re- suming his journey, had headed into a storm raging over the l)ucH valley Indian reservation on the Nevada-Idaho border,
 It was regarded as certain here that Rose had been forced by the storm 10 land somewhere in the wilds Of Owyhee county, which is the worst possible territory for a forced landing. It Is a land Of tor turous canyons, sage brush covered mountains and rocky plateaus. EN- ccrtiug few scattered cattle out fits the land is uninhabited. Bru- ncau. Y miles south Of Snake river. is the first town he could reach.
 Despite the mlshap, the mai will fly today officials Of the com pany announced.
 Blazing new air mail trail across parts of four northwestern states, Leon R. Cuddehack arrived at Elko, Ncv.. al 1928 D. m. yes terday with 400 pounds of mail completing the first trip from Pas co. Wash.
 Boise yesterday celebrated dedi- cation Of the municipal aviation field. The celebration was featured by a parade Of several thousand persons to the field where eXer. cises were 10 be held to greet Rose
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Longest Flight

New York, April : tR>-Captain George II. Wilkins and his pilot, Ben Eielson on March 3l. made a flight northWard from Point Barrow 10 latitude 72 degrees and 90 minutes north without sighting land. tho North American Newspaper Alliance announced today. They returned safely.
 Vilhialmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, said this meant a flight or 100 miles from Fairbanks. Alaska and 70 miles further than any ex- plorer had previously gone in that section.
 Wilkins fight was longer than that made by Amundsen and Els worth. Stefansson said. After flying over 100 miles of territory which had previously been flown over, Will j,ins struck ont into unnaVigated airways. Crossing the Brooks range of Arctic mountains was great feat in itself, Mir. Stefansson said.
 Then. he explained, Wilkins had to fly over 100 miles of Arctic prairie 10 Point Barrow. This brought him 800 miles further north than any fier had gone before on he North American continent. Army niers three years ago had gone as for as Nome.
 Then, from Point Barrow Wil- t;ins continued 7o miles over the moving ice pack, Stcfansson pointed out. but did not stop there, contin- Iing 7O miles further. Captain Bartlett. who had made the previous narthcst north record for this sec ion in the Karluk was stopped by the pack at the halfway point.
 Stcfansson dccIarrd that Wilkins disht definitely established inc use rulness of airplancs in polar eXplor- atiOn.
 Expects Great Things
 "Grcat things can he looked for in the next flight that Capt. Will kins makes he said,
 "Tt was hardly 10 be expected that he would find land directly north oi Point Barrow. soundings taken by
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
BOY HAS LOCKJAW
Bridgeport Noun sstcr. Victim of Having stepped On Rusty Nail, Is In Critical Condition,

Bridgeport, April ' Py-With his Jaws slowly locking, but still able 10 take food, stephen Raspyan. 10. was rushed to St. Nincents hospital to, day, a victim Of tetanus.
 According to the boys mother. her son was out in the country a week ago and stepped on a rusty nail. The Joy has had two spasms and the hospital authorities say his condition is critical.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
frs. ". C. HungerfOrd
 Succumbs to Illness

Mrs. Charlotte Olmstcad Hunger .rd wife Of William C. Hunger ord, juige of police and city ,9lrts aud president of the Cham i..r Of Commerce., died late yester- ,'.y afternoon al the family homo, = Russell street. She had been >cav prominent in welfare work spending many hours of her day ia hospitals and other charitable Institutions.
 Snr suffered cerebral hemor- 'rugo as Saturday and her con- ,."on had been very critical since. Horn !s. New York, the daughter of Dr. Roger and Charlotte Hunger ford Olmstead. she received her preliminary education there and was graduated from the Packard sal,aoi.
 n 1898 she married Judge Hun nrord and since that time made her home in this city. She was q member Of the Esther Stanley chapter, n. A. R., the Colonial Daules, the Women's club. in which she held many Of the more impor- tant offices. and the First Congrc- gational church cf which her hus- band is clerk.
 The funeral will be held Thurs daA afternoon al the family home. l;cv. Theodore Ainsworth Greene, pastor Of the First Congregational church. will ofIiciate. Inte7ment will be in the family plot at Fair view cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
EDWIN BENNETT DIES
 AT CAMP STREET HOME
Octogenarian Had Suffered From Blood Poisoning
 and Shock

Edwin Bennett S1 years old, of 94 Camp street, a pioneer settler in the Camp street section Of this city where he has lived for the past Go years, died at his homo this morn ing at 11:15 o'clock after an illness resulting from an infected arm and 8 shock suffered last Thursday. Mr. Bennett had been enjoying unusually good health despite his advanced age until last September when h. suffered a fracture Of two bones in his foot necesstating that he be confined 10 wheel chair. Thursday scratch on his arm be- came infected and this with a shock proved fatal.
 He was born in PIaintield, June | 1, 1S44, and came to this city when
 he was about 20 years old. His father was the late Caleb Bennett who, during his early years here, l built the home where his son died.
 He was married to Ruth Wheeler,
 June p, 1870. She died in July.
 1918. About year and a half later he married her sister, Jennie, and she died soon after. During his residence in this ely l he worked at the Stanley Works, ] tUssclI X Erwin's and r. &s r. Cor | bins until about 20 years ago when he retired. He had been q member
 of the South Congregational church
 fer the past % years.
 Surviving him are his son, Caleh Irving Bennett Of West Hartford land the four grandchildren, Russell
 Fowler, Everett Fowler, Mabel
 Fowler, and Elsie Fowler of this
 city.
 Funeral arrange ments in charge of Erickson & Carlson are incom- , nlete
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Seek Permits For Buildings
 Wih Total Value Of $3OO, 900
RABBI IS ROBBED
Bridgeport Cleric Also Beaten By Hosts In New York ApartmCnt- Not Badly Injured.

New York, April [ lP-Rabbi Jacob I. Meyerowitz, of 145 Vine street, Bridgeport, Conn. was recov- ering in Roosevelt hospital today from injuries received when two ac- quaintanccs beat and robbed him in a West 18th street apartment to which he had gone as their guest.
 The Rabbi told police that he met two young men whom he knew slightly at Times Square last night and on their invitation went to the apartment where an altercation en- sued. He said the mon beat him with blackjacks and stole his watch and four dollars.
 At the hospital it was said Meyer owitz was suffering from contusions and decorations but was not seriously injured, He had been hero four days on a visit. Police began a search for tho alleged assailants.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Congress Must Act to
 Extend Insurance Chance

Washington, April : Pl-Comp- trollcr General McCarl ruled today that only by au act of congress can the veterans bureau carry out it's proposal to extend for five years the time allowed for conversion of war risk insurance into regular life insurance policies. The time limit for conversion expires July 2.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
Chicago to Try Out New
 COncave Type Highways

Chicago, April { Pl-Street pave mcnt constructed hereafter in Chi cago will have q concave survaCe in stead of convex. the board of local improvements had decided. This means that the center of the road way will he lower than the surface at the curbs.
 John Sloan. board president, staid that the center draining pavement is more sanitary over all conditions of weather, more desirable from a traffic standpoint. and costs less than the convex type.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07
CAPTAIN WILKINS
 IN RECORD FLIGHT
Flies Farthest North But Sights
 No Land Below
BYRD NOW IS ON HIS WAY
Steamer For Norway From Whence He Plans to Hop on on Attempted Flight Of Pole and CncXplored Regions.

Regions.
 New York, April ' LP)-The North American Newspaper Alliance today announced that Captain George Fl. Wilkins and Pilot Ben Elelson land ed safely at Circle City about 150 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alas ka. yesterday afternoon.
 The flyers were on a return jour ney from Point Barrow where they had flown with supplies last week.
 Captain Wilkins and Lieutenant Eiclson left Fairbanks in their plane, the Alaskan, March Si for Point Barrow, 800 miles away with 5000 pounds of supplies, Point Barrow is the base for the Wilkins expedition which will explore the Arctic regions this summer.
 The flyers reached their destina tion without mishap four and half hours later Because Of poor radio U tldIlSlllloSIoilS, lo"'Ntl' a ihCoot'S' from them was not received until the night of April 1.
 They were not heard from again until yesterday. A sister plane, the Detroiter. was being prepared for an attempt to obtain news of them when yesterdays dispatch was re- CciYCd,
 Saw No Land
 Cautain Wilkins said that on March 31 he and Lieutenant Eielson made a flight north from Point Bar row to latitude 73 degrees and 30 minutes north, and returned, with out sighting any land.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
PAY FOR NAVY YARD
GROUPS INCREASED
Advances From One to Five
Cents an Hour Due
January |.

Seventeen out of 122 groups of EN-
ployes of the mechanical departments
of the Washington Navy Yard have
been granted increases in pay to be-
come effective on January l next.
The report Of the naval wage board,
carrying these increases, has been
approved by the Secretary of the
Navy and was made public today.
The increases range from l to 5
cents an hour and are as follows:
Attendant, powder factory, cents
an hour; sand blasters. 2 cents; blue
printer, . cents: buffer and polisher.
. cents; wood calker, 2 cents; electro
platter, cents; foundry clipper, ]
cent; foundry ladleman. cents; lead
burner cents: metallic cartridge
case maker, cents; millman. cents;
ordnance man, 3 cents; patternmaker.
5 cents: pipe coverer and insulator,
2 cents; gas welder. 8 cents; box
maker, 2 cents: brakeman, 2 cents.
In addition to the increases in pay,
two new ratings were established at
the Washington yard-one, a molder'
at "a cents an hour, and the other, an
open-hearth melter, at $1.10 an hour.
Those in the chemical service at
the Washington yard also were grant
ed increases in their per diem pay-SO
cents for chemists; 48 cents for as
sistant chemists and 40 cents for
junior chemists.
The local wage board at the Wash
ington yard recommended n groups
of employees for increases in pay, but
these were cut down by the general
board to the II noted above.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
CITIZENS PROTEST
STREET WIDENING
Proposal for North Carolina
Avenue Objected to by
Land Owners.

Protests against a plan to continue
North Carolina avenue northeast
easterly to the Anacostia Park along
the present line of G street were We
ceived by the co-ordinating commit
tee Of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission today.
1t is the desire of the coordinatinG
committee to extend this avenue along
the street and to increase it's width
as laid down on the highway plan
from so to 100 feet, which is the
present width of North Carolina ave
nue..
Extension of North Carolina avenue
along it's line east of Sixteenth street
northeast was taken off the highway
plan some time ago, owing to the fact
that it would intersect Benning road,
some distance west of the proposed
park 1t is the desire OF the city
planners. as pointed out to the land
owners who appeared today, to get a
more direct entrance to the park and
c. street was decided upon. The land
owners protested particularly against
the proposed widening of the street.
No decision was reached by the CO.
ordinating committee. but Maj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21
LOANS HARRISON PAPERS.
Presidents Widow Puts Manu-
scripts at Biographer's Disposal.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, December 81
o).-Mrs. Mary Lord Harrison, widow
of the former President, has just
placed the Harrison manuscripts
loaned to the Library of Congress at
the exclusive disposal of Prof. A. r.
VolWiier of Wittenberg College, who
has begun work on a biography Of
Benjamin Harrison.
This is the only time she has open
ed the loan collection for such pur.
pose, Mrs. Harrison said. AS a result.
letters and documents of President
Harrison are expected to come to light
from new sources as work proceeds.
THE biographies of Benjamin Har-
rison that have been written are all
chiefly campaign biographies written
on few months notice and neces-
sarily incomplete" it was announced
The proposed biography is designed
to be complete and COMPREHENSIVE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-21

roughs was held in Gallinger Hospital
pending the inquest. She Is said by
the police to nave admitted being the
mother of the infant and to have said
she did not understand why she had
deserted the baby.
Miss Burroughs. who was not rep
resented at the inquest by counsel.
was not called upon to make a state
ment of the affair. The jury reached
the conclusion that the abandonment
of the child was due to mental an
gliish incident to the infants birth.
Following her generation Miss Bur.
roughs was returned to Gallinger
Hospital.
More than 35.O00,0OO eggs from
China passed through the Suez Canal
in the last year