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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

ever involved in building construc-
tion.
Since there were TO be no col
umhs in the auditorium, the gal
lcry had TO be hung from l2O-foot
beams overhead. The beams and
trusses, therefore. had TO be strong
enough TO span the l2O feet while
supporting the roof and upholding :
the gallery. This necessitated the
use Of eight steel trnsses weighing
IA tons each-the heaviest trusses
ever made for use in a building
and each had TO be lifted TO a
height OF eight stories. Four thou.
sand rivets an inch thick or more
were required for each truss.
Ten years ago, to lift such
trusses to the required height, il
would have been necessary to hitch
a derrick to- each end, hoist the
truss as high as the derrick could
reach and then build temporary
structure under it while the der
r!cLs ere mcped ard the process
was repeated. L. would have taken
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
A Vision Of Great Bridges


The crossing of the Delaware
River by the bridge which unires
Philadelphia. on the Pennsylvania
side. and Camden, New Jersey,
marks the erection Of the world :
largest span. But, according TO Mr.
Abbott, plans are already being pre-
pared for bridges that will suTpass
this mighty structure. The New
York and New Jersey Hudson River
Advisory Committee has approved
plans for a bridge at Fort Lee with
span $500 feet long. or Just twice
as long as the span Of the Delaware
River bridge.
Even thirty-fye hundred feet"
Mr.. Abbott says, does not mark
the limit of span length made pos.
sible by recent developments in :he
manufacture of the cables upon
which the roadways Of such struc.
lures are hung. Spans Of 1900 feet
and more are now considered prac-
vived concerning a bridge across
the English channel.
"A bridge across the Atlantic is
no longer looked upon as a wild
dream of impractical visionaries.
Gustav Lindenthal, the designer Of
the Manhattan and Greensboro
bridges, and a man who has had a
hand in the erection OF every great
bridge in the United States for the
last thirty years. has stated that
the building Of such a bridge is ell.
trely possible.
The basic principle Of Trans
Atlantic bridge would be huge
masses of solid masonry built up
from the oceans bed and support.
ing the massive steel towers from
which would be suspended the
cables"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

| lies of steel will. therefore. b. mo
and engineers who will huilt the
colossal structures of the future.
To make certain that the yos.ng
men now in training acquire taat
knowledge. the American Institute
OF Steel Construction is pisnniu;
for cooperation with the faculties
of the leading colleges and uniycr-
sites.
Through the organization OF
staff OF field engineers and bureau
of architectural relations. the 70.
suits of research and field invest.
cations will be made ayailabir to
the students in the engineering and
architectural departments, Already
there has been collected much data
on stresses. de5ign. and kindred
subjects. Research along the Haes
Of hreprooing and electric weld
ing. which may still the machine
gun-like rattle OF the riyeting ma
chine. is now scheduled
An Open Road to Fame
THE erection Of building large
enough to house the inhabitants
OF city il an achievement second
to none" says Mr.. Abbott.
NO writer or painter knows
greater thrill than comes 20 the
men responsible for the construc.
ton Of building whose towers
! scrape the clouds. Spanning the
rivers OF the world contains ele-
ments OF worthwhile adventure
which can be found in few profes-
/ sions.
The future holds in store build
ings OF a size and height almost in
conceivable at the present time.
! Bridges must he built with spans
/ far longer than any known today
! Types of structures now only diml!
! visioned mus, be erected. Problems
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
Miss Conner Dies
At Parish House

Funeral services were held this
morning at St. Mary's Catholic
church for Miss Gertrude Conner,
housekeeper at st. Mary S rectory,
who died at the FL Centre hospital
Saturday morning after an illness of
two weeks with appendicitis.
Miss Conner had been at the rec
tory since last November, coming
here from Los Angeles. During her
Illness the last two weeks she WAS
attended by a sister. Miss Catherine
Conner of Holtville.
Following the services this MORN
ing the body was sent by Lemons
funeral parlors, to Los Angeles for
burial.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
a Herculcan Heave

Some idea Of the additional de-
mands upon the technical skill Of
our architects and engineers that
will be made by the structures
whose heights will be measured in
fractions Of mile may be gained
from a consideration Of the prob
lens faced by the men who are de-
singing and experimenting the
erection OF the largest buildings
now under construction. y
The new Paramount Building in
New York will be a 80 story Office
building with tower above, and
with an auditorium n the west Of
the main building to house a mo-
lion picture theatre. Here the in
genuiry Of the engineers was tested
70 tae utncgt. &C.. they had TO ~
da.taLe the greatest lifting feat
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
TWO STORY STREET OF THE CITY OF TOMORROW

with long ramps leading to the
street levels, will be essential Sec
tions of all large buildings.
The Service Of Steel
The great strength of steel will
alone make. possible the build
ing program of the era we are
about to enter upon. 4 thorough
knowledge of the use and capabili-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

heavy traffic will be made still
heavier by the erection of office
buildings and hotels to the $500
foot level and beyond, by the fur
ther building of great bridges to
provide additional arteries OF travel
into the cities, and by the wide use
Of the aeroplane for passenger pur-
poses.
Such congestion Is sometimes
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

OF design OF appalling complexity
must be solved.
we are about to enter upon
Golden Age Of Building, the like OF
which the world has never seen.
Ehe young man who fits himself to
design and superintend the erec.
tion Of these mammoth structures
has chosen today, surest road to
fame."
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
ACALL TOYOUTH p@I3RA1NS
Gigantic Projects Of the Future
Offer Careers Of Fame and
4chiieUenent to Nation S Youth

@7HAT does the future hold
I"I for me? When a dozen
roads to fame and fortune
lsSSESi branch out before me
which one shall l prepare
myself to travel upon? Which one
shall l choose?
At time when thousands OF
vuunl men graduating from school
and college are asking themselves
such questions as these, the head Of
an Institute engaged in research.
and other activities designed 10
solve the problems Of various types
OF construction, points to structural
engineering and architecture as the
careers best calculated to satisfy
youths natural craving for fame
and worthwhile achievement.
At the same particularly appro-
pirate time, this man, Charles T.
Abbott, of the American Institute
Of Steel Construction, stresses the
fact that the huge structures Of the
future will place new and FAR heav-
Ter demands upon the skill Of the
engineer and architect. While
structures on a more colossal scale
than any we now know are entirely
practicable so far as the building
materials are concerned. increased
attention must be paid to the de
velopment Of men who can handle
these materials.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

The crushing point Of steel is
reached only at the base Of a col
umn 10000 feet, or almost four
miles high"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
ACTOR BURIED AT
SAN FRANCISCO TODAY
BY United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO. July %
With many friends Of the theatrical
profession attending, funeral SER
vices for Willard Louis. well known
film PLAYER, were held here today.
Louis died last week ia Hollywood.
He was u native of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26
skyscrspers Of the Future

W hen the WoolTOrth Puiiding
was completed in the second decade
Of the present century il was -ener-
ally believed that We had achieved
the ultimate in high buildings.
That building still has the distinc.
tion Of being the worlds tallest in
habited structure, but last fall came
the announcement Of plans for TWO
new buildings in New York City.
one five stories higher. the other
seven stories higher than the Wool.
worth Building.
High as We have gone, there is,
in Mr.. Abbott's opinion, no chance
that we will stop with buildings Of
sixtythree or sixty-hye stories.
The steady increase IN the value Of
land in our great cities makes it
necessary to build higher end high
er in order that the buildings may
have sufficient rentable space to
bring in fair return on the in
vestment. Already architects and
engineers are discussing plans for
buildings 1,500 feet in height, or
about twice as high as the building
erected by the Woolworth dimes.
Such buildings. or buildings OF
an even greater height" Mr.. Abbott
says, ARE well within the realm of
possibility so far as the strength
OF steel which alone makes high
buildings possible, Is concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-26

Sebastopol, Sonoma county. has
more than 100 apple evaporators in
Use at present.
, 1926-07-07

much under the influence Of son ething
considerably stronger than aqua pura.
"DisPracefuI!" : S~hocking!' and "a
fine exampIe!' were some of the COM
ments that came to the ears of Ssrgt.
Neilan, on duty in plain clothes.
The sergeant unable to place either
Of the %clerics as Cambridge clergymen,
says he followed them to an apartment
house in Essex street.
The "rectory." according to the police
officer, turned out to be the dwelling of
the two men. who. he said, described
themselves as James Macdonald, 40, and
George D. Compton. 80, ard claimed to
be carpenters by trade. They were
sober as judges.
WHY the masquerade" NeiIan says
he asked them.
Only a joke" one of the carpenters
replied"
Tell it to the Judge or Monday morn
ing" advised Neilan, and give him a
laugh.
Macdonald and Compton were locked
up on NeiIan's complaint Of Disturbing
the peace. - Boston American.
, 1926-07-07
EDISON TOO BUSY ON NEWg
WORK TO SLEEP.

West Orange, N. J June II CA. P.)-
Thomas A. Edison is working Is hours
a day and has no time to think Of a va
cation, lis secretary, William H. Mea-
doWcroft. said today in reply to inquiries
about the inventors vacation plans.
MeadowcrOtt said the electrical wizard
was working on new inventions but
might be induced by his family to take
auto tours during August Ljd,
, 1926-07-07
HUERTA SEES REVOLT NEAR
AGAINST GALES.

San Antonio, Tex, June IL A. P.)-
Adolfo De La Huerta, former provisional
president of Mexico, declared today he
have no part in it, but that if the Mexi-
can people called him to lead them he
would comply. Ibid.
, 1926-07-07

Instance 81 lNeTJy-SiX mll6S IN the
wonderful time e six hours. but the
tides and rough seas beet her and she
was forced to quit after a brave struggle.
The failure of KeIlerman, however, only
served 10 renew the desire of other
women to be included in the tiny roster
of immoltals who swan across.
From South America, which had pro-
duced Ierrabocchi, most spectacular of
all the channel swimmers. came Lillian
G. Harrison, of Argentina, who had
accomplished prodigies of long-distance
swimming in her native land. She at,
tracted worldwide attention by swim
ming across the river Plate, a distance
of thirty-th three miles, a feat which had
never before been done by either man
or omar
At last it seemed that the channel was
to be tackled by a f0eWoman worthy of
its reputation. She was twenty years
old, in superb condition, an example of
physical perfection. She trained long
and faithfully for the channel swim.
She pledged herself to do it or die in the
attempt. She tried twice and failed
both times.
Then came Jean Sion,,t h gallant little
French woman. Time and again she es-
sayed the crossing. Time and again she
came within tantalizing nearness to the
opposite shore.
The channel, as far as swimmers was
concerned, was still qrimly for men only,
and for-v very few men at that.
Out Of Denmark came another woman,
Mrs. Clemington Cerson. noted swimmer
In 1921 she had sWum the Hudson River,
from Albany to the Battery, swimming
twelve hours a day for six days. The
same year she swan around Manhattan
Island She attracted great attention by
her feats because she was the mother eff
two children She came from a race &C
customed to icy waters and rough waves.
The hopes of womankind were raised
when she announced her intention to try
the channel swim. She had made the
Quickest of fights, got within two miles
of the French coast, struggled with every
last ounce Of energy to forge ahead to-
ward the Calais beach, and failed.
In the meantime there bad flashed
across the armament of swimmers a girl
who was hailed as the swimming pro-
dizzy of all tine. Gertrude Ederle was
her name. Experts regarded her as
greater than Kellerman. greater than
Sion, greater than Harrison.
She secured for a trainer Jabez Wolfe,
q former channel swimmer, who had
made several Tries, but was defeated
each tine by the battling tides ard cold.
Wolfe coached her on the strategic
phases Of the swim, how to prepare
, 1926-07-07
JUDGE TO BE LEI IN ON THE
Joke"

Shoppers and other pedestrians in Cen.
trail square, Cambridge? were scandal
LIED last by the behavior of two men 10
clerical garb VINO appeared to be very
, 1926-07-07

WISE politicians believe, assuming that
pai&n will be a struggle between Al and
Cal"
Al Smith leading the Democrats, under
a wet banner, Calvin Coolidge leading
the dry Republicans Ibid.
, 1926-07-07

CANADA wants to borrow one hundred
and fifty millions Wall Street would be
glad to oblige with the whole amount,
for Canada's obligations are as good as
gold, very different from some European
bonds that international finance has
distributed among foolish American in
vestOrs. Ibid.
, 1926-07-07

q az J. gag CT ~ WI W 49,
Miss Edtrle was that woman. Miss
EderIe herself had the utmost {. nfdence
that she would win out.
Heretofore The accepted method had
been to depend upon endurance entirely,
rather than speed. Miss EJerle decided
to depend on speed. If she could cut
down the hours Of her ordeal in the
water, she figured she could succeed.
She had a brilliant crawl stroke WhiCh
sent her through the water Ike a flash.
Experts said she would either succeed
and break all records for time, or fail
completely. Some argued that there was
an increasing difficulty in sustained
breathing when the crawl stroke was
used. Miss Ederle tod friends she
would stay in England and keep tack
ling the channel swim until the chan
mel froze over
Her first effort failed for a novel rea-
son. She was forced to stop after a few
hours not from exhaustion, bat from sea
sickness. Some Of the jazz band on
board the boat, which trailed her, also
succumbed to the malady.
Her respect for the job increased.
She tried again and failed. She made
several attempts. refusing to believe
that she couldn't do what other swim
merS naQ zone. ana IN Jfe eOQ she was
forced to confess defeat. She was a
woman, and the channel beat her as it
has beaten all the other women who
have tried to swim across
Unique laurels awaits the woman who
first swims the channel. She will earn
an undying fame. Open to the world
the try must be done according to Ger.
tain rules if due credit is to be given.
limekeepers, athletic association UNI
pires and newspaper representatives
must he at hand ina boat during every
hour of the long swim, to act as proper
witnesses. Food may be taken en- route,
and the swimmer is permitted to set the
pace, for time is not considered a factor
in the accomplishment Of the task.
In spite of this, time becomes an i'm
portant element. The tremendous tides
that surge in the channel, and tho cold
ness and roughness of the water, make it
a vital consideration. The tides carry the
swimmers far out of their course, yet
they have to be met and battled time and
again. Most Of those who try the swim
attempt to first catch the northerIy run
ming tide, then cut across this and battle
through the return tide. Cert8inly it re-
qaires tremendous vitality and staying
power to meet the handicaps imposed by
the rough strip of water.
The Chilkoot post., 1926-05-21

 Jackson returned the "Roge after spending E
   
  27th, at 2:3o PN Sunday   oers"t 70
The Chilkoot post., 1926-05-21

Recent acti vities of the Hair and intere sting. Brethren of the ally invited que sts at 9 social r home made cake con st ituting ST work outlined includes a series June, July and August. All East e1
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
ZONE LAW CHANCE
 MAY BE DRAFTED
Adjustment Board Likes Plan of
 Court Street Building

Changes In the zoning act to place two and three-rooms apartments outside the general restrictions of the law which require a specified lot area for each tenement were discuss ed last night by the board of ad- justment
 The proposed change was suggest ed after it was found that a strict interpretation of the law would not permit the erection of a building with 30 three-room apartments al- though Is six-room apartments, az gregating the same number of rooms would find no objection.
 The board had under considera- tion the application of Alfred F. Levitt for a permit to build 2S three-room apartments and three two-room apartments on his pro- perty. on Court street. Since he is 4,4O0 square feet short of the lot area requirements for the district he asked a special exception.
 A series Of questions by Chairman William H. Atwood who recently returned from Europe brought out that the building department and Clerk Thomas Linder of the zoning board approve the type of construc- tion, and their examination of the plans, they said, convinces them the building will be absolutely freproof and will afford ample sideyards and a court. MT. Levitt told the board that the building will have outside rooms throughout.
 Judge James F.. Cooper spoke in favor. He felt. he said, that Court street is the ideal place for build ing of the type MT. Levitt plans to erect and that the city needs such apartment house service as the peti- tioner plans to offer.
 Statements of other members of the board indicated disposition to act favorably, but Chairman Att wood suggested that a week be taken to study the plan submitted by Lewitts architect.
 Clerk Thomas Linder advised the committee that the city of Spring field, having q lot requirement sim liar to New Britain, has made a practice of granting special excep- tions in similar cases and Spring field finds it works out well, the clerk said.
 Lewitt's plan has been approved by the building commission.
 Tn the absence of quorum of the board, the application of Elizabeth Roche for a change from residence to business zone of property on East Main street east of the railroad tracks, was laid over to the next 
 The Fidelity Finance Co.,, with drew It's application to allow busi- ness uses on the old Beach property on West Main street, now in a resi- ience zone.
 Edward O. Kilbourne asked that his gasoline filling station case go over to the next meeting. He is asking permission to continue work | on a station partly constructed,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
BRUNETTES FAVORED TO
 WIN IN BEAUTY CONTEST
B of Those at Atlantic City Are Dark Skinned Beiles-Voting
 Comes Tomorrow

Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 9 P- Gentlemen prefer brunettes, figures show at the sixth annual inter- city beauty pageant.
 Not only did the gentlemen judges of 73 cities pick more bru- nettes than blondes to compete for the 1926 title of Miss America but betting odds favor three brunettes, Miss Denver, Miss New Orleans, and Miss California, to one blonde, Miss Greater New York. as having the best chances. Also, rumor has it that Miss Denver's name has al ready been placed in the golden apple from which the name of Fay Lanphier's successor will be drawn tomorrow night.
 There has been no official in- quiry into campaign expenses. but it has been revealed that Miss Cali fornia brought no less than a dozen bathing suits to help her entice the gentlemen judges into giving her the decision.
 Miss Baltimore, who is Miss Mill dred Adam, today bears slight scars on her back and hands, testimony to an accident she tried to conceal. She was slightly burned on the night of her arrival when the fuse of an electric hair dryer blew out Her light kimono caught fire, and her sister, who is her chaperone and shares her hotel room with her, saved her from serious injury by tearing off the kimono and throw ing 1t into basin. Miss Baltimor went to a banquet and ball that night without saying anything about the incident, but the story leaked out.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
MRS. HALL STIFF AND FORMAL EVEN
 AS A TEACHER IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

At home once in a while she father. And always, once she knew she was right, she would stick up for herself and you couldn't scare her into keeping still. no matter what.
 In those days father used to con- plain about her going to the church so much. He'd ask why she couldn't let the other ladies do more Of the work and not be run ming up there the whole time. Mother would always answer:
 "The church is all I've got. It's my whole life and I won't give it up for anything or anybody. I shall go as often as I can."
 But she never neglected her home to do 1t. Only on Sundays after she began to sing in the choir, she wouldn't get home till quite late because they had to go into the vestry to take off their surplices, and. the choir singers were naturally later getting away than the congregation.
 Mother would always prepare the things for dinner before she went in the morning, but she had to finish them up when she came back and 1t made dinner pretty late - around three o'clock some times.
 Dad didn't like that and said so. Then mother told him that if he couldn't wait that long, he should put the gas on under the pots and pans himself and get dinner start ed. He did, too. For a long time father got Sunday dinner for himself that is and would eat 1t and go out before mother was home.
 Father liked the Halls In a sort Of way, especially Mir. Hall. Yet he always fussed at mother and I for having so much to do with them.
 They're high monkey-mo he would say, land you're not In their class and never will be. They don't want you around. l should think you could see she Is trying to freeze you out. Have little sense and stay out
 And mother would always say:
 That's because you don't under. stand them."
 She always in those days stood up for Mrs. Hall and said that aft CT you knew her as she (mother) thought she knew her, you came to like her.
 But once very strange thing happened ...
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Charlotte Mills Couldn't "Warm Up" to Wife of Pastor, She. Writes in Life Story.
Copyright, 1926, Famous Features

Copyright, 1926, Famous Features
 Syndicate, Incl
 Editors Note: In My Story" Charlotte Mills, after four years of silent suffering, bares her heart. She sketches the ominous back ground of the famous Hall Mills murder mystery, and follows the twisted threads of fate which led up to it. She had told how her am- bilious mother, apparently doomed to poverty by her unfortunate mar riage, turns to the church for con- solation, and there meets the Rev. Hall and comes to love him. To- day she reveals her childhood re- actions to the stern personality of Mrs. Hall, widow of the rector, who Is now under bail in connection with the double murder Of Mrs Eleanor Mills and the Rev. Edward HalD.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
Prefer South End Site
 For Produce Exchange

The farmers market on Commer- cial street may be located in the open space between Elm and Main streets, between the Central Junior high school and No. fire station, 1t was learned today. Some members of the common council. who have interested themselves in the market since complaints have come in con- corning interference with passersby and blocking the vehicular traffic, believe the proposed location much
New Britain herald., 1926-09-09
USE RADIO ILLEGALLY

Los Angeles, Sept. (P) - West coast rum runners are using the ra- dio to aid In running the govern ment blockade off southern Califor- mia, federal prohibition agents de- clared following the seizure of a broadcasting station in a house where a still was found. T. I. Dernberger, a radio operator, and a companion were arrested charged with operating a liquor plant.