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New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
FEARS STATIC NEVER
 WILL BE ELIMINATED
Yale Electrical Specialist Sees No Hope for
 Radio Fans
New Haven, Conn. April Is lp

New Haven, Conn. April Is Np - Static, the bothersome element for radio enthusiasts, will never be eliminated, In the opinion of Prof, Everett Turner, radio specialist Of Mason electrical laboratory al Yale university, wuo last night studied the effects of a brilliant display of aurora borealis. He said that super power will overcome most Of the effect of static.
 He compared use of superpower 10 conversation between two per sons who are in q room by them selves. He said that if the two persons talk In a low tone they may hear each other easily but if many people are in the room they have to raise their voices to over come the other noises. The crowd may be regarded as static, and the two persons as a receiving and sending radiG ret. The power of the last mentioned must be raised 10 overcome the noise of the crowd. Prof. Turner said that distance bugs" have no special credit due them. A sensitive Set may pick I'D distant stations and at the same time. more static than a set which picks up only nearby stations.
 When super power is used fin broadcasting a person cuts down the voltage In his set and so re- duces the amount of static picked up. The static is in the atmosphere but the frequency in the set has been reduced.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
10000 Aliens Illegally Admitted
 To US. Yearly, Sen. Reed Declares
Pennsylvania Republican Asserts Desertons From
 Foreign Ships Account For the Number of Entries

Washington April IS P,--AI average ot 2o,O00 aliens are being admitted annually 70 the United states In violation Of the law by de-
 rtions of sramen from foreign ships, Senator Reed, republican. Pennsylvania, declared today be- lore the senate immigration commit tee.
 Two thirds o2 The assertions are in New York. ho said. In 1924. he asserted, assertions at American ports totalled @4,639 and 1925, 19,- 71o.
 Captain F, Williams Of the Inter- national Merchantile Marine, who was testifying on the King alien sea mon bill, declared the assertions were due to the lure of higher wages, liquor and conditions aboard
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
Providence Women Agree
 To Bovcntting POtatOes

Providence, R. T., April 15 l49 - Members Of the Housewives league Of Providence will use potatoes three days a week and substitutes other days according to a state ment issued today by Mrs. Philip II. Mitchell, president, Mrs. Mitch ell urged all families Of the city to unite against high prices for the potato which now sells for SS for a two bushel sack.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
WHITE HOUSE CHILD TICKETS ARE STOPPED
Passaic Strikers Carry Their Grievance Under
 Presidents Windows

Washington, April Is tP1Police today stopped the picketing of the White House by group Of children from the Passaic, \. J, textile strike district.
 First they declined 10 allow the showing of placards in the White House inclosure, which set forth tn, messages the strikers wanted convey. This was held to be ngains' regulations which always are rigidlly enforced.
 Later, after the children and their leaders had indicated they would stay around a while anyway the demonstration was stopped by the officers who said the use of children for such purposes was a violation or the District of Columbia law.
 The children, ranging in age from four 10 If years, then quietly moved along. Secretary Sanders. who pre- viously had received their leaders, told them the president is in no position to help them and referred them 10 the labor department.
 The delegation intends to return to Passaic this afternoon.
 Some of the placards carried by the children read: Yes We Too Want to Eat" That Ten Per Cent Wage Cut Took Our Milk Away; Give It Back to Us"; "Qur Mothers Work Night, Our Fathers Day. Who Can Care For Us"
 Trocola asked Sanders if the dele gation could see the president but was told at it was impossible as Mir. Coolidge was i'll. He then gave the secretary a number of Rifidayits 10 support the contention that the strikers constitutional rights were being violated at Passaic, especially free speech and peaceful assembly. He added that strikers were denied the right to peacefully picket in New Jersey
 Trocola said + wEs not intended to establish pickets at the White House grounds. but the primary oh- i feet of his visit was the wish 10 lay lContinued in Page ID
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
MAN OF "A WATCHES
 AS LEG IS CUT OFF
Thomas w. Pagan Con- sclous During Operation
 at Hospital

Thomas w. Pagan, of Black Rock avenue, who underwent an operation for amputation of his right leg at New Britain General hospital yes. terday, was reported this afternoon to be resting comfortably. Mir. Fa- gan, who has been a trustee of St Mary's church for numbers of years, has been Ill Of diabetic gan grene for several weeks. He Is "A years old.
 Local anaesthetic was used in the operation, Mr. Pagan being con. scious and witnessing the removal of his leg. pr. Lampson of Hartford and Dr. Peter W. Fox Of this city performed the operation.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
DEMOCRATS TO STRIKE IN
 COUNCIL IF REPUBLICANS
 TAKE ALL RANKING POSTS
FIERY CROSSES BURN
 AT TWO MORE POINTS
One in Ellis Street Field, Another Near Old
 Brewery

Three theories as to the sig nihcance of the burning of crosses in various sections Of the city dur ing the past week, are being con- sidered by the police department, it was said today, following discovery last night of two demonstrations, totailing four within the past week. About 10 o'clock last night, the po- ice were notified that 8 cross was i burning in vacant lot on Ellis street, near the old baseball field, and shortly afterwards another simi- larly constructed cross sent flames nigh in the air, near the Cremo Brewery plant on the main line railroad tracks. Nobody was seen near either place so far as the po- lice could ascertain.
 The police believe the frequent recurrence of the demonstration may be prank intended to create excitement, or it may be a genuine ku Kiux Klan defy, or merely 6 form of election celebration, IT it is the first, there can be only Il small number of mischief makers involved the police believe, because no trace Of them can be found d few minutes after the alarm is spread Likewise, if the Ku Klux Kan ac- tually is staging the demonstrations, the police believe a small commit tee is working on foot. because no evidence of their intentions has come to light in advance and Der sons living in the respective neigh norhoods where the crosses have been burned report no extraordinary traffic prior to the discovery of the fire.
 The theory of an election celebra- ton vas discussed in police circles this morning and it was pointed out that someone may have selected this form or spectacle in preference to the old-fashioned practice Of setting fire 10 old wagons and fence gates.
  Whatever the purpose of those be- hind the demonstrations, the police department it not unduly excited, it was said at headquarters, and no ex- traordinary steps to stop the practice are contemplated.
 The crosses have no individuality ot construction, all of them being of wood, fastened by wire and covered with burlay saturated with oil. They range from seven to ten feet in height. At the Ellis street fire, or flcer William J. Mccarthy and Supernumerary Officer Joseph r.. Hayes found two one-gallon cans which smelled strongly of kerosene oil.
 Large crowds were attracted 10 both fires last night and the police received several reports by telephone and in person. The excitement occa- stoned by the burning of the crosses in the Belvidere section and in Booths lot was not duplicated last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
REMORSEFUL BURGLAR
Maiden Man Finds Stolen Watch Returned and With Ii Note Written in French.

Maiden, Mass. April IS R-A remorseful burglar has returned q watch stolen on the evening of Good Friday, and with it he left a note, written in French. which was puzzl- ing to the owner today.
 When Edgar c. Walker answered his doorbell he found no caller but on the steps lay a white envelope Within was the timcpiece and the note. Translated, it read: This be- longs to you. Take better care of it next time. God bless the children. An Revoir."
 MT. Walkers house was ransacked on April when the watch. the only thing Of value taken, was stolen. He is wondering whether to take liter ally the burglars "Au Revoir."
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
MayOr-EIect Weld to Dine
 With Eddy-GlOver Post

Ex-Commande Gardner C. Weld announced today that he would at tend the monday luncheon of the Eddy-Glover post at the home on Washington street next Monday noon. This will be the first public appearance of Mr, Weld since he was elected mayor, although 1t will not be an official appearance, as the inauguration does not take place until Tuesday.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
Gas From EutO Tank
 Causes West End Fire

Company No. of the fire depart ment was called out at S:SO this morning 10 the Suburban Filling Station on West Main street, where a small fire resulted from the over flowing Of gasoline from the tank in an automobile owned by Israel Bayer Of IA West street. The blaze was extinguished before the tiremen arrived,
 Company No. was called to a grass fire at 6s Kensington avenue at s:s2 last evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15

ship,
 During tho summar, he declared. YneH business in tho middle west becomes active, employment agents Tor automobile factories and other industries make business Of at 'empting the induce seamen to dcscrt, H. denied that reputable licensed officers aboard Atlantic ahips were engaged in bootlegging aliens into the United states.
 The witness declared his company was opposed to tho hnl because it required q vessel to carry the sam number oi crew when departing from the Cnitted States as it brough' in. This. hc said, woull work | hardship.
 The bill provides for rigid insrcc- ton of crews arriving in the United states.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
CARLYLE T. BARNES LEAVES
 SS,OOO TO TWO CHURCHES
Bristol Manufacturer Bequcaths Residue of His Estate to
 Wife and Sons.

Bristol, April 15 P)-In two wills filed for probate here today the First Congregational church of this city was named as beneficiary. Four thousand dollars was be- queathed the church by Carlyle T. Barnes, who died several days ago in California. One thousand dollars was left it by Adeline H. Bowman.
 In another public bequest MT. Barnes left the Congregational church at St, Petersburg, Fla. where he had spent the winter for 20 years, $4,O00. The remainder of the estate was bequcathed to his wife and their two sons.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
.OSTRICH'S SLAYER
 TELLS OWN STORY
Man Who Fights Bird Has One
 Chance in 25 Of Living
JUDGMENT IS RESERVED
Bostonian Tells of Being Attacked by 200 Pound Bird and of Ills Furious Battle For III. life in Zoo Cage.

Boston, Aprl lJ LPlr- The victor in Il midnight battle with bad os- trich told his story in court today. William Mcintyre, who last week killed Governor, Franklin park os- trich, with his bare hands, described tho struggle when arraigned in EoX- bury court on q cruelty charge. In view of the unusual circumstances or the case Judge rerran reserved judgment. Officials of lbe Zoo told the court that in such q light the mans chances were one 10 ? 25.
 Attacked by Bird
 Mcintyre said that early last Fri day morning he was on his way home intoxicated, Recalling that his mother was ill he decided 10 sleep off his liquor before confronting her. and sought the camel house at Franklin Zoo as his bed chamber He had just removed his coat pre- para&ory 10 lying down something struck him a terrific blow on the chest, Knocking him down. As he struggled to his feet another blow lald him fiat once more.
 "I didn't know what 1t was all about" Mcintyre told the court. "I was da2ed and frightened. ] reached out to find who was hitting me, and I clutched something long, thin and alive. 1 held on"
 Terrific Battle
 The Something" was the neck of a bird that stood eight feet high and weighed 200 pounds, but Mcintyre held on. He was lifted bodily and hurled against the floor and sides of the cage, and from time to time his unidentified assaiIant would strike him q stunning blow with a foot. How long the punishment lasted the prisoner could not recall, but at last, just as his strength was failing, he felt the member 10 which he had clung so desperately grow limp.
 He had Enough
 AS soon as that thing quit I went right away fro1S there" Me intyre said tI never stopped to find out what it was or to get my coat and things. I had enough"
 Daniel Hawkins, curator of the Zoo, sai dthc ostrich was a bad tempered and dangerous bird. He expressed surprise that Mcintyre had survived the struggle, declaring that a man, unarmed, had 1-25 chance with an adult ostrich"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15

Watertown, N. Y. April 15 Pl-- This city experienced the coldest April Is on record when the official minimum temperature touched 13 degrees above zero early today. Drop of 49 degrees occurred in l5 hours. An inch of snow fell last evening.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
SENATE CONTEST DROPPED

Washington, April is LP - Tho senate committee today voted unan- imously to dismiss the Minnesota senatorial contest brought by Mag nus Johnson, the former farmer labor senator, against Senator Schall republican.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
CLAIMS TOTAL sss.oOO

New Haven, April 15 tPl-Claims amounting 10 sSS,00o against th, bankrupt New England Fabrics company Of New Haven were al lowed by Referee c. E. Hoadley today. An offer of a % per cent composition settlement in the case was rejected.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
WINTER-LIKE WEATHER
snow In Danbury-WatcrtoWn, \. ", Reports Mercury But I3 De grccs Above Zero.

Danbury Conn, April 15 (Pl- There were several 1lurries of snow in this section of Connecticut this morning. The temperature dropped to 26 degrees in the early morning
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15

Saranac Lake, N. Y, April 15 tPl- A temperature drop of 3S degrees in ten hours last night brought the thermometer down to zero at dawn here today. The cold wave was aC- companied by a light snowfall and high winds.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
Missouri Senator Viv- idly Pictures Illicit Still Methods --Wom- an Member of Con- gress Urges Referen- dunn.
2.75 Beer Not Intoxicating, Rep. Kindred Declares Another Witness Tells of 8 Year Old Boy Drinking Whiskey.

Washington, April 15 tP--Argll ments by anti-Nolstead members of the house, interspcrsed with vivid description of how fancy distililng i, done. today carried toward it's con clusion the demonstration of th vets before the senate prohibition committee.
 Lesson in Whiske,
 The lesson in whisBey mabing wa given by Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri, the lone Wet among thc committee members. He brought along with him and put into evidence a bevy of small stills, a charred keg. some corn whiskey. and samples of tlavoring extracts which he said went to make up the finished product or the Illicit liquor manufacture
 The articles were identified for the senator by enforcement officials of the federal government, Mr. Reed then presented commerce. depart ment figures showing that consump- ton of corn sugar more than tripled between 1919 aud 1923.
 Hill Leads Vets
 Representative Hill, republican. Maryland, head of the vet bloc in the house, led off for the house ad- vocates of change in the dry laws, using his own acQuittal some months ago by d Maryland jury as a pre- cedent to support his contention that making of drink with substantial alcoholic content is constitutional.
 Referendum Wiped
 One of the three women repre- sentatives in congress, Mrs Mary T. Norton, democr tt, New Jersey, former welfare worker, advocated national referendum on the question of bringing to an end the present "horrible condition" Questioned by Senator Reed she said the effect Of prohibition had been to ruin great many of our young people" She read a letter telling of the sale or poisonous liquor in a veterans bureau hospital, with the result that some of the patients died. Tho name of the hospital was withheld
 2.75 Non Intoxicating
 Representative Kindred. democrat, New York, a physician, declared ex- pcrimentes which he had conducted
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-15


 Oslo, Norway, April a P)-FlyiNg eastward over Sweden, across tle Baltic sea and over tho Gulf Of Fin land, the Amundsen- Ellsworth polar expedition airship Norge was on her way to Leningrad today The air ship, which arrived here yesterday afternoon at S:15 o'clock on 600- mile voyage from Putnam, England, cut loose from the mooring mast at l:10 o'clock this morning for an ad. ditional 600-mile trip through the air 10 soviet Russia.
 The arrival here of the Norge. aft er having covered about 1,600 miles from the flying field outside Rome, caused great excitement, The wealth or was beautiful and thousands turn cd out to greet the monarch of the air in which it is hoped the north pole will be crossed by air during the summer for the first time in his tory.
 Passing the home Of Roald Amundsen, six miles distant down inc fiord, the Norge dipped her flag in greeting 10 the home village of the famous explorer who is to head the polar flight. Amundsen is now on tho way with Lincoln Ellsworth of New York 10 Spitzbergen. the main base for the expedition.
 The aircraft circled about the royal palace here accompanied by three naval planes. and saluted King Haakon. who was observing .thc maneuvcrs from q window. Premier Tykke and other officials watched from the roof of parliament house. school children were dismissed to witness the arrival.
 Little difficulty was experienced in mooring 10 a mast. War Secretary Wefring greeted Commander Mobile and the crew. Little time was lost in making ready for the flight to Russia. The gas hags were filled with hydrogen from big tanks 10 re- place the usual slight leakage. From Leningrad it is expected that the Norge will proceed 10 Kings Bay Spitzbergen.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-15
REED AND HILL LEAD VETS
 IN FINAL DRIVE AGAINST
 PRESENT PROHIBITION LAW
NORGE IS
 NOW NEAR LENINGRAD
.lmundsen's Airship But Sixty Miles From Russian
 Capital This Afternoon

Loningrad, April 15 lP)-.-'rhe din- gihle Norge of the Amundsen- Els worth Arctic expedition which left Oslo, Norway, early this morning. sent a wireless message at 3:55 p. m. reporting that she was sixty miles rom Leningrad.
 The message from the dirigible said that the ship, which will land at Trotsk. suburb of Lcntngrad, ~as advancing slowly because Of q fog which made it difficult to man. euver easily.
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Average Daily Circulation For April 10th \ 0,CCO
Evening star., 1926-10-24
Classics for the Masses.

YOU can have your Shakespeare
this season for a dollar for the
best seat on the main floor of first
class theater.
That fact is broadcast from the
Washington Auditorium. where Rob
ert B. Mantell and Genevieve Hamper,
with a distinguished supporting cast.
will appear in a two-week enga agement.
1t long had been Mr.. Mantell's wish
TO be able to put the classic within
the reach of the many. Last season
he had an opportunity to experiment
with the dollar top" price, which is
said to have proved tremendously
successful in the majority of cities
tried.
1t Is pointed out also that the plan
is being accomplished without lower.
ing the quality of the company or the
productions: in fact. other cities this
year report that the Mantell-Hamper
organization is better than ever. The
added volume in patronage (sold-out
houses being the rulel, at the popular
price of a dollar made the scheme
feasible.
Shakespeare long has been consid-
cred the Joy of the rich and the in
spiration Of the poor. Unfortunately
Shakespeare in the theater. too sften
has been priced and sold beyond those
Evening star., 1926-10-24
WILLIAM TELL"
Wardmah Dark
Says She Doesn't Like
Crowds
AIRY PICKFORD has never been

MARY PICKFORD has never been
able to accustom herself to the
idea of crowds following her about as
crowds go everywhere, except in Los
Angeles.
Although Mary and her husband,
Douglas Fairbanks, make trip to
New York about once a year, Mary
does most of her shopping in Los
Angeles, because there she can shop
in peace.
She has tried to shop in New York,
but her tours always turn out to be
professions, and shopping with the
eyes of hundreds of curious people
riveted on ones person at the time, Is
not conducive to comfort and certainly
not to good bargains.
Out in Los Angeles Mary frequent.
ly meets people who stop and bow to
her in the stores, but she says she Is
never really annoyed. She has her
favorite stores where the employees
know her and drop everything to at
tend to her wants, but they have seen
her so often before that their chief in
terest Is not in devouring her with
their eyes.
Evening star., 1926-10-24

of modest means. 1t is a recognized
fact that the great middle class and
the so-called proletariat form the vast
public, which, for one reason or an
other. accord the Bard a most cordial
welcome when their purse will permit
In the Mantell-Hamper experiment
last season pretty close tab was kept
on the class of people attending the
plays at dollar. and some interest
ing facts were revealed. OF one main
floor audience it was discovered there
were 11S persons sitting in that part
of the theater who had never sat
downstairs at show before. At an.
other performance there were two
elderly maiden sisters who had not
been to the theater in fourteen years.
In another instance one school was
able to buy the entire house for per-
Torrance, a precedent they could
never establish before.
Mr.. Mantell and Miss Hamper were
highly gratifled to find that while at
the popular price of a dollar their
revenue was scarcely increased. yet
greater number of people who love
the theater and the classics were able
to attend their performances than
formerly. The new departure created
quite stir In theatrical managerial
circles. .--.
Evening star., 1926-10-24

IT is not every leading woman of
real prominence and with stellar
honors close at hand who can look
back over her career and find Liberty
Loan bonds as one Of the stepping
stones to stage success.
Miss Helen Gahagan, the talented
leading woman for Glen Hunter in
Young Woodley," can d6 this, and
the bonds were not just sordid back
ing. but rather a golden opportunity.
Always eager to act, always moved
by the urge to use her gifts of art
and voice in acting, this young player
found the gateway of opportunity
open when she first gave public ex-
preston to her emotions speaking
and selling Liberty Loan bonds from
the steps of the Brooklyn Public
Library.
Miss Gahagan showed a prefer
ence for the high places in all her
beginnings, for as a child she was
wont to speak right out in elocution-
ary ways and acting in Delsartian
postures; she used billiard table as
her stage, doing bits before an audi.
ence of wondering tots. Banned from
this table by an austere parent who
preferred billiards before the art Of
acting, little Miss Gahagan next made
her bow before the family victrola,
whose manifestattona shs anterpgetad