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New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
VOCAL STUNT FOR DADS

Harrington. Neb, Oct. 21 A put the baby to sleep" contest Is the newest competition at county fairs, taking it's place with hog calling and husband calling con- tests. It is limited to fathes, and each must coo to his own child. At the Cedar county fair three dads tied for the prize, each gurgling so nicely that their offspring went to sleep in ten minutes.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Chaplin's Divorced Wife
 Visits at White House

Washington, Oct. 20 LP --- Mrs Lita Grey Chaplin, divorced wife of Charlie Chaplin, was received today by President Coolidge who expressed the hope that she was enjoying her visit in Washington.
 Mrs. Chaplin with her mother Mrs. Lillian Grey. was presented by former Governor Spry of Utah whc IS now commissioner of the general land office
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Another Offer Likely
 For AmOskeag Company

New York, Oct. 20 Pl-Another offer for the assets of the Amoskeag Manufacturing company, Manches- ter. N. H., one of the largest cot ton textile producers in the world, may be made by Edward c. Car rington, New York lawyer. he in- dicated today.
 His recent offer of s42.30s,o0o has been refused by the trustees, but Mir. Darlington said 1t was entirely probable that the group he heads would make another offer.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Springfield Car Men
 Force Being Cut Down

SpFlngIleId, Mass, Oct. 20 IP- The Springfield Street Railway com pany will shortly reduce its force of uniformed trolleymen hy some 30 and will also drop ten barnmen, when it's cars will be entirely oper- atcd on a one man basis with the ex- ception of three lines that are run in conjunction with the cars of other companies in interurban lines The change, it became known to- day, is expected to be effective about Nov. l. when more new roll ing stock of improved type has been placed in operation.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
City Items

Complaint was made to the police today tha: initials had been cut in the plate glass window at the Service Electric Supply Co, at 179 Park street during the night.
 Mrs. o. Lambert Lord has re- turned to her home at 145 Bassett street after having been in the Hartford hospital for some time.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs. Herman E. Levine of 54 Camp street.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
AUTOIST IS HELD

New Haven, Oct 20 R-0abrtsl Strom. of this city today was held responsible for the death of Mrs. Margaret Allard of Monroe, Conn. killed by his automobile on October II, by Coroner Mix in . finding.
 The coroner says that he failed to find that Strom gave warning of his approach to the intersection of the street and at which place Mrs. AL lard was crossing.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
SHARP DECLINES IN STOCK PRICES
Drops From Four to Nine Points
 Reported

New York, Oct 20 R-Reaction- ary price tendencies continued to predominate in today's stock market despite repeated efforts of pools and others to rally the general list. De- clines in many ot the popular in- dustrlal and railroad shares ran from to 3 points. with a few high priced spectaltles selling off as much as to g points.
 Bearish sentiment va. attributed to number of things including the disappointing character Of many lines of fall business, the fear of Ford competition in the motor h. dustry and the unfavorable nature of some of the September railroad earnings reports now being publish ed. Reduction in the call money rate to 311 per cent, with conces- sions below that figure reported In the outside market" was disregard ed, at least temporarily. as a market factor.
 Persistent liquidation of many in- vestment issues, such as United States Steel common, American Tel ephone. General Motors. General Electric. Woolworth. New York Gen. tral, Union Pacifc and Canadian Pa cafe, all of which touched new lows on the current down swing. had a disturbing effect on sentiment. Com mercial Solvents broke 9 points to a new low at 261, and Case Thresh- ing Machine fell nearly points.
 Publication of a favorable third quarter report by Hudson Motors early in tho afternoon brought about a brisk recovery In that issue, and helped to check the tide of selling elsewhere.
 THE MARKET AT c:3O P. M.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Minnie Meyers Estate
 InventOried at SlO.54O

The estate of the late Minnie Meyers is valued at $10.540.26, ac- cording to an inventory filed in pro- bate court today. It consists of . one half interest In land and build ings at 133 Glen street, $4.60o: | lot at Elm Hill. Newington. S3o0. and cash in the Savings Bank of New Britain, S5,74O.25.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
WaN Street Briefs

The Erie railroad system. first of the carriers to report Septem Der earnings, shows & decrease in both gross and net compared with Sep tember last year. Gross revenues were ll,0Ss,763 against $12,026,31s and total income s2,572,199 against S3,112,4oO a year ago. Surplus aft CT charges was $1,345,S92 against s1,S72,351.
 September sales of ordinary life insurance in the United States ag- sregated S606,7e0.00O. an increase of about ss,000,0OO over September, 1926. the life insurance sales re- search bureau reports. New bust. ness in the first 9 months this year was per cent more than in the corresponding 1926 period. Septem- Der sales in New England were 8 per cent ahead of a year ago to- talling S45,914.o00. Massachusetts led with a monthly gain of l2 per cent. Vermont led in the nine month period with a gain of 3.
 Preferred stockholders of Great Western Sugar company are re- ported in Denver dispatches to Wall street to be contemplating a suit to enjoin the company from paying further dividends on the common stock from surplus. An equita ble division of the companys assets which exceed $6O,o00,00O will be de- manded, 1t is said.
 Member banks of the New York Federal Reserve bank are being ad- vi2sd that new treasury issue is expected and is distributing the usual instructions for applications. The new financing relate. to the maturing of second Liberty loan 4 1-4 per cent bonds on Nov. 15 about sS00,oo0,o0O of which are still outstanding. It is though the treasury financing may be in the form of a dual issues of long term notes and certificates Of indebted ness.
 The leather industry has sta hilized itself materially in the opinion of George E. Roberts, vice president of the National City bank. The re- duction in the country's excessive stocks of hides and leather Is a healthy thing and is having its ef- feet for the general good of the country" he said. Leather is out of the morass into which so many industries were sunk by war and postwar conditions and can now be said to be pretty we'll beyond the reach of artificial conditions except those arising out of the fact that the tanning industry cannot control the volume of its supply of hides
 September earnings of the Kansas City Southern Railway were larger than a year ago. Railway operat- ing income showing an increase Of sS8,5S1 to s626,39o. Net revenue from railway operations was $e2,- 593 larger. Railway operating in- come for nine months this year. however. was soS,57o less than in the same period of 1926.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
MAN WINS BEAUTY CONTEST

Northampton. Mass. Oct. 20 Pt-- Jack McGrath. of Holyoke, six feet tall and ruddy Of complexion, is the proud posscssor today of sil- yer cup awarded last night in a male beauty contest conducted by local guardsmen. The judges were seven of the beauties who took part in the recent Atlantic City pageant.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
HOSPITALS IN MERGER

New Haven. Oct. 20 tP-A merger of Grace hospital with the New Ha- ven hospital. forecast months ago, was made effective and details left to the directors subject to approval Of the members of the hispital so- Ciety
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
RED CROSS TO NAME HEAD

Tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock the directors of the Red Cross will meet at the Chamber of Commerce rooms to select chairman to suc- ceed Curtiss l.. Sheldon and to make plans for the annual roll call. Peter Crona has been invited to become chairman but has not yet made known his decision.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Deaths
Anna Donlijan.

Anna. the infant daughter Of Mir and Mrs. Stanley Domijan Of SIS Broad street, died this afternoon. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 7:45 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
Funerals
KaI'nl Jacobs

Funeral services for Karm Jacobs of 145 Washington street were held this afternoon at o'clock at the chapel of the South Congregational church. Rev. E. F.. Adams. pastor Of the Assyriau branch of the church. officiated. Burial was in FairNirW cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20
FOUND DEAD IN RED

New Haven. Oct. 20 Lpr-William Jarboe, 47, an inmate of the Spring. side home in Westville. was found dead in his bed today. He had suf- fered from convulsions.
New Britain herald., 1927-10-20

Tokio police and longfaced con- serpauves have d new problem to cope with-the modern Japanese flapper. with short skirts and socks Here is pictured one of the girls in a "vellee short" skirt. strolling along the Ginza-Tokio's white light thor oughfare. But the police just don't know what they are going to do
 about it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
American Aviator
Completes Flight
Ahead of Schedule
Former Little Falls Minn Flyer Comes Safely to Ground
at Ietourget Flying Field in France at
1921 p NJ. Paris Time
THOUSANDS WAITING ON FIELD TO GREET HIM
american Ambassador Herrick Is One Of Those Who
Watched Lindbergh's Beautiful Landing
Excitement Is High

lebourget Flying Field France. May 21-(AP)-Capt.
Charles A. lndbergh American aviator landed safely
might completing his nonstop flight from New York to
Paris.
His plane the Spirit of st. Louis" came down on the
held at 1927 p m Paris time, arriving about and
half hours ahead of his schedule.
Lindbergh Lebourget flying high slightly to
the east of the field He crcled twice slowly then settled
dewn two hundred yards west of the main building
Makes Beautiful Landing
He made beautiful landing, headed due west with the
great and rushed forward Dozens Of persons were
swept off their feet in the wild excitement reach the wo
derul American.
The crowds surged around Lndberghs plane before he
could get out of the cockpit few before the
aviator reached the ground the American Ambassador My
ron T. Herrck arrived witnessing his descent from the
building.
The plane hauled in front of the building The
daring youth lifted and carried shoulder high
the open, where he enthusiastically acclaimed and
cheered for 20 minutes.
The sky at 845 almost clear, after late aft
ran and the American assured of fine safe
landing The wind had fallen considerably during the
ming.
The French flyer. Charles Frard went up about $3.50
o'clock and executed all sorts of aerial pfops
the crowd gathered on the field.
Flares Show Way to Field
There least 5000 persons on the field and near
by grounds at 10 O'clock Most the spectators arrived
foot bicycles showing the intense interest that the
men in the street had in the Americans exploit.
At the time the aerial authorities began sending
up flares order to show Captain Lndbergh
he within sight the location of the landing field
Excitement at fever height when it reported
that the Spirit of st. Louis had flown Cherbourg
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
SPITZER FOUND
GUILTY WILL
SEEK NEW TRIAL
Jury C0nvicts Ashley Man Of
Second Degree Manslaugh-
ter-Suggests One Year

Linton. N. D.. May 2l.-(Special
to The Tribune,-Alleged "irregu-
larities in the tria of Adolph Splitter.
who was convicted of second degree
manslaughter here last night, may
result in IL new trial for the man
whose car hit Leroy Vanormy and
killed him.
A jury in district court here re-
turned verdict of guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree last
night and recommended one-year
prison sentence.
Today, ]. NJ. Hanley. chief defense
attorney, announced that n motion to
set aside the jury's verdict and grant
new trial will be argued before
Judge George NJ McKenna Wednes-
day when Splitter is to be sentenced
Hanley said that the "emotional'
scenes attending the trial. when a
girl playmate Of the Vanormy boy
and the boys mother broke down and
wept while testifying for the prose
cution, as well as the showing of the
boys bloody clothing to the jury
for that reason the motion will be
made.
The jury's verdict vas returned
after approximately seven hours de-
Liberation. The group retired at 2
o'clock and brought in it's verdict
shortly before nine last night
Splitter, present when the verdict
was announced. showed no. emotion.
In his instructions to the jury
Judge Mckcnna said it could bring
in verdict Of either first or second
degree manslaughtcr or Of not guilty
A statement issued by attorneys
for the prosecution characterized tn.
case as "hard fought" and declared
they had been careful not to let any
errors on which the case might be
reversed creep into the record. They
expressed themselves as satisfied
that the record would stand.
Hanley said that as far as he could
remember there had been no case in
North Dakota where the death of a
person was involved that SO light q
sentence had been given.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
MORE RAIN IS
IN PROSPECT
FOR BISMARCK
Total Of 70 Inch Falls Up to
Z A. M.-Track Meets
Are Held in Mist

Rain, which fell last night and was
due to continue falling today, wa'
general over the state, according tc
the report Of the federal weather
bureau here. With warmer weather
almost certain to follow, the addi-
tional moisture makes crop prospects
very favorable.
The forecast issued today prom
ised showers tonight and Sunday,
with not much change in tempera
turc." A total Of 70 of an inch Of
rain fell here up to a. m. today
and ut noon it was still misting. Up
to noon, a Of an inch had fallen
since Z o'clock.
Rainfall at other points in the
state up to a. m. was as follows:
Armenia .48: Bottinean. OF; Crosby,
.02: Devils Lake, "a; Dickinson, 81;
Dunn Center, 81: Glendale, %;
Fessenden, .63: Grand Forks, .Ol:
Hettingcr, .O5; jamestown II; Lari-
more, 10; Lisbon. .lS; Minot, A;
Napoleon. 1.5O, Williston. .02 and
Moorhead. Minn.. 10.
Meets Held In Rain
Two track meets in widely separat-
ed parts Of the state were being run
off on soggy fields, with a slow
drizzle serving to slow up the time.
At Dickinson, the Slope meet was be-
ing held and at Grand Forks, the
state university meet.
Montana apparently received the
brunt of the cold weather, with snow
reported at Helena this morning.
Heavy rainfall Of the past month
has helped to restore lakes and
sloughs along the 500 Line to norm
alcy, according to word received at
500 division offices here.
Long Lake, near Moffit, has more
water than any time since 1914, at
present time having water for a
stretch Of 26 miles. This is also
true Of other lakes and sloughs, the
rerorts Indicate.
Reports to 500 Line office here in
dicated rain was general along their
lines. "A inch and half Of rain
had fallen since yesterday on the
Wishek line, and it is still raining
near Wishek. The Bismarck to Max
line had approximately AN inch of
rain and the Drake to Sanish line the
same, with rain still falling on the
Drake-Sanish lins.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
REFUGEES ARE
STILL FLEEING
FLOOD WATERS
Possibility Expressed That
Mississippi River May Be
Changing Course

New Orleans, May 21.-tPp-Passi-
bility that the Mississippi river
might be changing its course so that
in the future the stream would run
to the Gulf of Mexico through the
Atchafalaya basin, occupied river
engineers here today.
The opinion that this might hap
pen was expressed by Major John
Gotwals after u survey of the situa-
tion at Melville. George Schoen-
berger, chief state engineer, and
John Klorer, New Orleans levee
board engineer said they believed
it impossible.
Refugees continued to pour out of
Pointe Coupee parish as Il result Of
warning issued by John NJ. Parker,
state relief director. A crevasse in
the levees in Pointe Coupee would
inundate about 100000 acres, the
last of the fertile sugar bow"
section, and affect about 100000 per-
sons. The danger zone is from 130
to $50 miles above New Orleans on
the west side Of the Mississippi.
As result Of warning delivered
personally by Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover to- residents of the st. Mar
LluSiIic SeCttOu, Tic StISuui VI ISlO-
gees pouring into Lafayette was
growing greater. Roads were clogged
with trucks, automobiles and wagons
moving out of the doomed section.
Telephone advice from New iberia
was that refugees from Loreauville
and other points in the lower Teche
country already had started to pour
in there. Arnaudvillc, Cecilia, Port
Barre, Leonvillc. Henderson and
other settlements alreat4y were un-
der from three to ten feet of water.
The water, which is coming from
the breaks in the Bayou des CLASSES
levees and the Atchafaiaya levees at
Melville, was reported to be rising.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
BOttineau Writer
Has Verse Printed
in 1926 Anthology

Appearing in the 1926 issue of the
Anthology Of Newspaper Verse;"
recently off the presses, is q poem
writeen by Flora Cameron Burr Of
Bottineau, entitled 1.-THE Heroes of
the Trail" dedicated ITO the memory
Of the first white settlers on what
is now North Dakota SOIL" The
poem was printed some time ago in
9 special edition Of the Bismarck
Tribune.
This is the only verse from North
Dakota published in the 1926 edition
Of the book, although in the 1925
edition the Botineau writer had a
poem entitled mount Zion the Home
Of the Jew"
Money cannot buy ones way into
the Anthology Of Newspaper Verse
according to Frank r. Davis, its edi-
tor, but merit alone counts, conse-
quently the honor Of having verse
printed therein Is high one.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
Commissioner of
Police at MinOt
Given $3.50 Fine

.Minot, n. d., May 2l.-Ao Police
Commissioner Nap LaFleur Of Minot,
who issued an edict to the police that
the traffic ordinances in Minot must
be strictly enforced, today faced the
alternative Of paying a $3.50 fine or
serving Is days in Jail for violating
the same laws himself
Leetured at length by Police Mag
istratc Carl n. Cox, after he had
pleaded guilty to charge of double
parking" the police commissioners at
first declared that he would serve
the Is days in Jail, rather than pay
the maximum fine which had been
imposed on him.
Later he changed his mind and
paid the fine, when police officers
who are working under him refused
to allow him his custody on orders
of the police magistrate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
A. r. REPORTS FLIGHT
PROGRESS IN FINE SHAPE

In connection with the greatest
airplane flight in history the
Tribune takes pleasure in call
ing to the attention of its read
ers that the story of the flight
as written by the Associated
Press also constitutes one of the
best pieces Of reporting in his
tory.
From the start of the flight
until Captain Lindbergh landed
at Paris the world was advised
of his progress in speedy dis-
patches from all points along the
route. News that he had landed
in Paris was received here with
in u few minutes after the wheels
of his plane touched the ground.
World news, gathered by this
greatest of press organizations.
is available to readers of the
Tribune through it's columns
daily.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
Presbyterian Young
People Will Meet ut
Jamestown June 1920

The annual Presbyterian young
peoples conference of North Dakota
will be held June IA to 20 at James
town College with Rev. William
Ralph Hall, d. d., Philadelphia, Pa,
as director and Rev. Paul S. Wright
Of this city as assistant director.
The conference will be in the form
Of a six-day religious school and in
teresting addresses will be given on
various subjects Of religious signifi-
canoe. The speakers will include
Miss Faith Haines of Wolf Point,
Mont; A. c. Owens, returned for
eign missionary; Rev. c. A. Arm
strong, secretary of the council of
religious education, and Miss Bertha
Palmer. state superintendent of pub
lie instruction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
COOLIDGE EONGRATULATES
LlNDREkGH ON HIS FEAT

Washington, May ,-Presi-
dent Coolidge in congratulatory
cablegram to be delivered to Charles
A. Lndbergh in Paris. told the
transatlantic flyer that the "Ameri-
brilliant termination Of your heroic
flight
to the American embassy in Paris
for transmission to Lindbergh imme-
diately on his arrival. follows:
"The American people rejoice with
me at the brilliant termination OF
your heroic flight. The first non
stop flight of lone aviator across
the Atlantic crowns the record of
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21

Henry Schmit, 81, of Beach is
dead and Morton county officials 20
day are investigating an auto crash
which occurred one and one-half
miles west Of the Memorial bridge,
in which Schmit was fatally in
jured.
The crash occurred at 9:30 this
morning, when "a car in which
Schmit was riding ran into Lin
coin sedan belonging to W. +. Nc
Clelland Of the State Training school.
Albert Reed, employe of the Train
ing School. had stopped the car.
thinking he was out of gas, when
an auto driven by NJ. J. BARLEY Of
Bismarck, salesman for the Stacy
Bismarck company. crashed into the
Lincoln. Reed was just returning
home from Bismarck.
Schmit was apparently thrown
through the windshield Of the Bart
ley car and his neck and face were
torn and cut. Brought first to the
Bismarck police station, he was taken
to St. Alexius hospital, where he died
at lilo. Death was apparently due
to hcmorrhages. An inquest is to be
held Monday morning by. Coroner F..
]. Gobel of Burleigh county. The
inquest will be held here because
Schmit died in this county, despite
the fact that the accident occurred
in Morton county.
Bartley received minor injuries
and Reed was uninjured.
Bartley said that he and Schmit
were on their way to Dodge, where
BARLEY had business appointment Mt.
They were driving between rs and 80
miles an hour, he said, and were be-
hind another car so that their view
Of the road was Obscured.
Turned Out
Trying to pass the car in front,
Bartley said he turned out and then
in ahead Of il, only to find the Lin
coin so close in front that he was
His right front wheel caught the left
Schmit was flung through the
windshield.
The Ford's front wheel was broken,
as was the axle, and the windshield
was smashed.
Was Family's Friend
Schmit was friend OF the Bart
le.v family and had been visiting
them here for several days. BARLEY
said. He was going to Dodge to
s'keep him company" he said.
The Schmit youths parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nicholas Schmit Of Beach,
have been notified and will arrive
here this afternoon to make ar
rangements for the funeral. Schmit
leaves, besides his parents. sister,
Catherine, and brother, Lee, both
Of Beach.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
FLYERS SISTER is
PLEASED OVER NEWS

Fargo. N. D., Nay 2l.--{A9-"Oh,
that's wonderful" Such was the ex-
clamation made by Mrs. George w.
Christie. Red Lake Falls, Minn.,
when informed at 2 p. m. today that
her brother, Captain Charles A.
Lindbereh, then winginS his way to
Paris. had reached France. Red
Lake Falls Is about s. miles noFth-
east of Fargo.