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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
BENNETT DELIGHTED TO
 HEAR HE IS. REMEMBERED
Message From Byrd to His Compan-
 ion Sick in Hospital Is We'll Received.

New York, June 29 @-Floyd Bennett, in the hospital room where he is recuperating from injuries suf- fered in a test flight of the mono plane America" expressed delight today that the men now making the flight. in which he had hoped to participate had found time to think of him.
 Told by the Associated Press that Commander Byrd had sent . mes- sage flor good old Floyd Bennett" to tell him that the America" crew was thinking of him, Bennett. said: Well. I'm mighty glad to hear that.
 I'm think of them every min ute," he said, but I've got nothing to do here but think. I'm certain ly surprised and delighted that they could find time to think of me. They must be pretty busy out there and it's mighty good of them to spare a thought for me"
 Bennett expressed absolute con- fldence that the flight would be suc- cessful.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
ESTATE OF BENJ. A: HAWLEY
 IS APPRAISED AT $553, ,9l4
Inventory of Property of Late Manufacturer Filed In
 Probate Court By New Britain Trust Co.,
-ock, valued at sS92,730.

stock, valued at sS92,730.
 In his will Mir. Hawley left $150,- 600 to the New Britain Institute The city of New Britain will receive s:O.0O0 on the death Of an aunt, who has the life income of that amount, for the beautifyins of parks The inventory of the estate fol- lows:
 s interest in property
 known as No. 31e Hart
 street .............& 15,00o. 0Q
 Stocks and Bonds Shares At 5,os5 Amer Hdw. corp.s 25 3s2,73o 10 Amer. Trading Co.,.
 Prior Pfd. ....... 10 100. 10 City National Bank.
 New Britain ...... l3o 1850, 10 Elihu Burritt Hotel
 Corp. Pfd.. N. B.... 20
 Elihu Burritt Hotel Corp. Com. N. B. .. 20 Fafnir Bearing Co. ..... Se 4,264 l67 Hart & Cooley Co. 1I0 2S.390 5s N B. Trust Co. ... 2c5 13,275 800 N. r., N. H. & H. 491s 24.75o Russwin Land Co.,,
 N. B. ............. 125 2SO s7 Shuttle Meadow club.
 Inc. N. B.. par $50 10 ST0 213 Stanley Works. con-.
 par $25 ...........66i5 14,l6450 $50 first 3hS U. s, Lb-
 erty Loan Bond 100-31l32 5o4S Accrued interest Dec.
 15. 1926 to May 5.
 1927 ............ I'll
 Deposits and Cash Savings Bank of N. B. ......... 3S. Burritt Mutl. Savings Bank. N. B. s5. New Britain Trust Co. .......... 373.66 American Exchange-Irving Trust
 Co.,, New York :........... 77.50 Cash at house ............ 35o.05
 Notes Receivable From city of New Britain ... $24,067.s7 Frop other sources .......... 62,o2l.77
 Miscellaneous Coupon, ist 3A l.. L. Bond
 due Dec. IS. 1926 ...... .S7 Buick sedan, 1928 .......... 1,4ss. Jewelry 5s.5o Gold watch ................ +. Household furniture, etc. .... 3.732.5o Two CD policies, Equitable Life
 Assurance Society of the
 United States, Nos, s344s9
 and lss24so .......... s.,oe74 Due from White Star Line. re-
 fund of deposit April IA.
 1927 ..................., Soo. Total s553.s1As4
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
COMPLETE PACIFIC FLIGHT
 IN 25 HOURS AND MINIS.
Maitland and Hegenberger Accomplish Longest Over-Water Flight Ever Successfully Made By Man and Bring Outpost of Nation. De- lenses Within One Day of Mainland.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
 Wheeler Field, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, June 29.-Filst to make the 2,400-mile flight between San Francisco and Honolulu, the longest over water flight ever made by man successfully, the army fliers, Lieuts. Lester J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger arrived here at 6:22 a. m. today.
 The army fliers, who left Oakland, Calif., at 7:09 a. m. yesterday, finished their trans Pacific flight in 25 hours and 43 minutes.
 Throughout their long flight they had been reported seen only once-by the steamer Sonoma, when 750 miles from the California coast.
 The army ftlerS came Tn through bright sunshine that had cleared away the rain and gloom of the night that shroud- ed their landing place.
 Thousands who had waited through the long night had be- gun to disperse when Maitland 'nd Hegenberger came through the haze to a triumphant landing. G
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Following Trail
 For Army Pliers
 Spanning Pacific
By the Associated Press.
 (Pacific Time)

(Pacif1c Time)
 June 28-7:09 a. m.-Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger start from Oakland municipal airport for Honolulu in army Fokker mono plane.
 9:36 a. m.-Ernest L. Smith. civ- ilian pilot, and Charles Carter, navi- gator, start for Honolulu. in mono plane 'The City Of Oakland"
 9:46 a. m.-Smith and Carter re- turn with damaged air deflector. At tempt to fit new deflector loaned by army.
 1925 a. m.-Army plane sighted three hundred miles off California coast by unidentified ship.
 12:05 p. m.-Smith's packers postpone flight indefinitely when Navigator Carter declines to start so late in day and after army plane has imposing lead.
 1885 p. m.-Steamer President Pierce, 500 miles off shore. hears army plane request for bearings from steamer President Cleveland. approximately 11s0s miles from Cali fornia coast.
 S:30 p. m.-President Cleveland reports army plane moro than HOO miles out with rain falling, light wind.
 g p. m.-Pearl Harbor radio sta tion informs Portland, Ore, of a re- port that plane was 300 miles north east of Honolulu.
 10 p. m.-Army station at Hono- lulu reported plane 300 miles from Honolulu.
 June 29-3:00 a. m.-Navy radio station at San Francisco received report via army radio saying army plane was 700 miles from Honolulu.
 7:30 a. m.-The San Francisco Examiner correspondent in Hono- lulu reported the plane had been sighted 140 miles from its goal.
 s:52 a. m., (Pacifie time)-Army plane lands at Wheeler Field. Island Oahu, Hawaii, with Lieutenants Maitland, pilot and Hegenberger, navigator.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Log of America,
 Personnel and Some Comparisons

Log of the America's flight, by the Associated Press:
 5:24 a. m. (E. D. T.)-The Amer ica hops off at Roosevelt Field. L. |.
 500 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Lieut. No- vile sends wireless from America, Everything going fine"
 6:30 8. m. (E. D. T.)-America sighted over Watch Hill, R. I.
 6:41 a. m. (E. D. T.)-The Byrd plane passed over Saunderstown, R. I.
 6:34 a. m. (E. D. T.)-S. s. Hom- eric and s. s. Corinthea send wire less reporting hearing Americas automatic radio calls. America then over Newport. R. l.
 7:15 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Byrd plane reported over Plymouth. Mass. 7:22 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Radio from Byrd says America passed Cape Cod. Mass. Speed 10S miles an hour.
 7:26 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Steamship Maiden sights America ten miles northeast of Cade Cod.
 8:04 a. m. (E. D. T.)-The Amer lea reported by wireless from S. s. Stavangerfjord as 70 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass.
 SIP a. m. (E. D. T.)---A United States destroyer sighted Byrd plane 100 miles east of Gloucester. Mass.
 8:41 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Byrd sends wireless to Boston navy yard that America is half way between Cape Cod and Yarmouth, N. s.
 s:41 a. m. 0. D. T.)-Extra gas cans causing compass trouble, Byrd radios.
 800 a. m. (E. D. T.)-Byrd wire lessas flying altitude half mile. Get ting chilly. Shipmates doing their jobs like men.
 s:09 a. m. (E. D. T.) )-Byrd asks wireless stations to stand by as America is going to pump gas.
 s:29 a. m. (E. D. T)-America wirelesses 20 miles west of Tar mouth, N. s.
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
's5o,0OO IS YELLED
 70L0CAL HOSPITAL Kate X. Stanley Also Leaves
 $15,000 to Two Churches MANY PERSONAL GIFTS
South Congregational Church Gets 31O,00O ands Stanley Memorial Church ,O00-$5O, GOO for Grace Stanley Wilbor, Largest Individual

The sum of $50,o0O is bequeathed to the New Britain General hospital, s12,000 to the United Community Corp, $l0,000 to the South Congre- gational church and $5.000 to the Stanley Memorial Congregational church by the terms of the will of Miss Katherine A. Stanley filed to- day in the court of probate. Miss Stanley died Monday at her home on Franklin Square.
 Requests made in the will follows:
 A. w. Stanley. $1O,000.'
 Philip B. Stanley and Maurice Stanley, $5,00O each.
 Alice G. Stanley $5,000.
 Grace Stanley Wilbor. $5o,ooO.
 Katharine Wilbor Smith. daughter of Grace Stanley Wilbor, $25.o0o.
 Thomas w. Wilbor, $25,00o.
 New Britain Trust Co.,. in trust for the children of Elizabeth Stanley Taylor, at one time of Streeter. H.. $4.O00.
 Katie Daley O'Brien. $2,000.
 The New Britain Trust Co.,. in trust for the children of James Cal lery, $500 each.
 Esther A. Sideall. $20,000.
 William Sheppard of Watkins. N. Y. s2.oo0.
 John Murray Walsh of Watkins, N. Y. s2.o0o.
 William Walsh of Watkins, N. T., $2.OO0.
 Thomas Raymond Finnegan of New Britain, s1,000. Miss Harriet F.. Woodward of Watkins, N. r.. $2,000.
 Beatrice Mayhem. and her chill dren, Polly and Beatrice Ann. of Watkins, N. r.. $1.000 each.
 Katharine McManus Taylor of Meriden. $1,Ooo.
 William Needles of Columbus, O., s1.oOO.
 Lestina Beardsley Of Watkins, N. Y. $1o,OoO.
 Marion MacEachern. formerly of Rochester. N. r.. $1.500.
 Bessie Andrews Kinney of New Britain, $2,O00.
 Herbert Warren of Trumbull, Ne braska, $2,000. Maude Wrigley of Elmira. N. r.. $1.0O0.
 Mary Hanley Maloney of Roches- ter. N. Y., $2.000.
 May Warner King, formerly of Watkins, N. Y.. $5.000.
 James North Stanley of Brook line. Mass. 35.000.
 Charles Decker of Watkins. N. r., $1, 900.
 Grace Stanley Wilbor, all her clothing and wearing apparel dia-
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
DISCUSS AGE TERMS

New Haven, June 29-Neither trolleymen's committee members nor officers of the Connecticut company would give any intimation this aft ernoon of the progress of the con ference over the wage question. A meeting was begun just before noon and was likely to extend to late in the day.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Take on At Dawn


 Roosevelt Field, N. r., June 29 R Commander Richard E. Byrd and his three man crew took off on their long delayed scientific air expedition to France In the monoplane Amer ica at dawn today.
 The great three motored Fokker took the air at 5:24 o'clock, eastern daylight time.
 Start Is Dramatic
 The take-off was dramatic in its start. Instead of merely running down the incline the plane was in fact catapulted on its way.
 The tail of the plane was tied down to the runway with a rope and when all was ready for take-o6 the engines were started and the plane strained with all its might against this restraining bond.
 Rope Is Slashed
 Then Ross Gardiner. one of the mechanics who has helped prepare the plano for its night, slashed the rope and the sudden release fairly hurled the monoplane down the in- cline.
 The storms that have blocked . flight during the more than month and Q half that the Byrd plane has been waiting at the field seemed last night to be as great an obstacle as ever. But in the early hours of the morning Commander Byrd suddenly announced that despite the weather mans report he had decided to leave.
 Small Crowd Present
 Imm mediately there was great hustle of preparation around the hangar and runway and last pre- parations were made for the third time in a week. But this time the preparations seemed somehow to be moro conclusive than before and the small crowd felt sure as dawn ap- preached that they were to be more fortunate than thousands who have focked to the field on other nights and been disappointed.
 Everything went forward in a businesslike manner and shortly be- fore 5 o'clock Commander Byrd. with his crew, Bert Acosta. George Neville and Bernt Balchen. drove out to the plane. T. Harold Kinkade the Wright motor expert climbed aboard and tuned up the motors.
 The Last Farewells
 The crew waved last farewell. climbed to their places and signalled to "give her the gun." Gardiner. standing behind the plane, slashed at the restraining ropes as the engines roared and the great ship shot down the incline and whirred across the field in the misty light of rainy dawn. Six tenths of mile it drove across the field and then slowly as though the men inside were lifting her up- ward by main strength. it fbated up- ward and scared into the air.
 Runlors of Stowaway
 The takeoff was the occasion for a rumor that Kinkade had slowed himself away as fifth man in the plane. Yesterday afternoon Byrd had told him that he would like to have the motor expert along and Kinkade replied. "WeIl you may find me there after you get away" Later Kinkads confded to reporters that hA. intended to attempt to stow
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Byrd Hears of Success
 Of Two Army Ayiat0rs

Roosevelt Field. N. Y., June 2s UH -Grover A. Whalen. vice-president of the America Trans-Oceanic con- pany. packers of the America's flight, today sent this message to the army flters who flew to Honolulu:
 Commander Byrd. U. 8. N.. com. manding the America while in night to Paris, learned by radio of your epochal accomplishment and has asked mo to congratulate you by cable"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Autos Kill 504 Persons
 In " Cities in Month

Washington, June 29 UP) - Automobile accidents were respons- ible for 504 deaths in " large cities during the four weeks ending June IS, the commerce department an- nounced today.
 New York led with 79 deaths. Chicago was second with 72 and De- troit next with 30.
 Deaths in other cities follow: Boston 1. Bridgeport 0, Buffalo 12, 2, Fall River 2, Lowell 3. Lynn 1, New Bedford 1. New Haven 2, Providence 2. Springfield Mass. 5.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29

Benjamin A.. Hawley, late vice. president of the American Hardware corporation and general manager of the Russell & Erwin branch, left an estate of $553,914.sA according to an inventory filed tolay by the New Britain Trust, O.. executor, through its trust officer, Harry H. Howard. The appraisers were Noah Lucas and George P. Spear.
 The greater part of tta estate is represented in Industrial invest ments, among them being 5,0s5 shares of American Hardware corp.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Wisconsin Senate Passes
 2.75 Beer Bill Today

Madison, Wis. June 29 @-The Wisconsin senate today passed the Duncan beer bill by a vote of 1T to fl. The bill legalizes manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent beer as far as state prohibition enforcement laws are concerned. It now goes to Governor Zimmerman.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Longest Ocean Flisht

H In their flight of approximately 2,4oo miles. Maitland and Hegen- berger completed the longest trans. oceanic airplane flight ever accom-. plished.
 The landing was made on . rains soaked field. The huge plane talked the entire length of the field. Then, circling. 1t came back to the front of the review stand. where the highest army. navy and civil authorities in the island were waiting to extend congratulations to the fliers.
 The crowd. increased by hundreds hurriedly returning to the field, went wild with joy and enthusiasm. Guns thundered in salute as the plane stopped before the reviewing stand.
 From the time they passed through the golden gate and began their crossing of the Pacific. the army's fliers had been definitely re- ported seen only once before they reached Hawaii. A report came that they had been seen 300 miles off the California coast, but tho steamship sending the radio could not be identified;
 The passengers and crew of the steamer Sonoma. 40 miles from tho golden gate. were electrified when Maitland brought his plane out of mist and dropped to within 200 feet of the water as he passed by. He had been more than nine hours on his way.
 The next report on the fiters came from the steamship President Pierce. HOO miles from California, which reported hearing their radio asking for a bearing to be sent to establish location.
 At 3 a. m.. the plane radioed that the fliers were zoo miles off Hono- lulu.
 Colonel Howard. department afr officer, rushed to the plane, grabed Maitland's hand and shouted "Yoo did it and congratulate you"
 Major General Edward M. Lewis commander of the Hawaiian departs ment of the army, clasped hands with Maitland and Hegenberger. the eyes of both aviatoyD filled with tears as he said:
 My boys. I congratulate you"
 Maitland said that the radio bea. con on the island of Mauai failed to function.
 "our compass" he said. "is what got us here. If we hadn't had that we would have been out of luck"
 When asked whether they were tired and hungry both fiiers admit ted that a cold chicken sandwich would appeal to them. They told those who crowded about to con- graduate them that they were some- what tired.
 We had some coffee and sand. wiches but we could not find them. Although we looked all over the plane while travelling" Maitland said
 The first congratulations over. he asked:
 How about cigarette
 Hegenberger said:
 Sure we had a lot of mean weather on the trip. Indeed we had our troubles but we feel great satlas faction in having made the dash, i"
 After . short session at tho rss viewing stand the flyers were taken to the home Of Major Hsnry P. M8> Ter, commandant of Wheeler fiss1 to \ permit them to baths md eail1 X themselves < <
 The military guard and. tho seeto of pelics had difficulty tn clearing '
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New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
WEATHER CONDITIONS
 ARE MUCH IMPROVED
Outlook for Byrd Better Indications He May Try
 / to Fly Back

Halifax, N. S.. June 2s R-At 1:15 o'clock this afternoon eastern daylight time, the weather in the vt- cinity of St. Johns, Newfoundland. which lay ahead of Byrd, and along the coast showed signs Of clearing up. Earlier today flying conditions off Newfoundland had not augured we'll for the flight. The sun came out this afternoon from sky that had been overcast and showery. While a bank of fog lay about six miles off coast, the wind was coming around to the vest having changed from northeast to east southeast. If a westerly breeze developed, 1t was believed the fog would disappear.
 New York, June 2s R-Weather conditions for the flight of the America are generally favorable. with some bad spots due to clouds and rain. James H. Scarr. weather man, said today when told by the Associated Press that Commander Byrd was reported over Nova Scotia.
 Generally speaking" Scarr said, "the conditions for the flight are good. They will not encounter much rain. It is cloudy over Newfound- land, quite generally, but at Sydney. Cape Breton. it is clear. They will be able to get their last bearings while passing over Newfoundland. or Cape Breton. At Cape Race 1t is cloudy, but if they fly little north of St. Johns. Newfoundland, they will find clear space to get their last bearings.
 "They are sure to find some spots they can see through, for there are a number of clear spots over New foundland. and at Sydney they would be able to see quite we'll.
 "We have only one report from ship as to conditions over the Atlan- tic. That ship is due south of New foundland where the plane will not pass if on its course. There is lit- tie disturbance near this ship. but they will miss that. I think.
 lover the rest of the Atlantic, conditions are quite favorable. They may ind clouds near Ireland. and broken clouds pretty much all the
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Continuous Transmission

Worcester. Mass, June 29.-lR- R. s. Brown, amateur operator of Station 1-AAL at 42 North Worces- ter avenue. picked up the continu- ous transmission from Byrd's Folk ker monoplane the America" which is winging it's way Paris-ward, at 6:15. this morning.
 At 7:25 continuous transmission of the call letters WTW.. station aboard the America, stopped and the following message addressed to Rodman Wanamaker. was inter- cepted: ,.. .-s Passed few miles to left of Cape Cod light at 7:22 New York time. Misty and rainy. All well.
 (Signed).
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
DIES OF BROKEN RACK

New Haven, June 2s R-William German. IS, musician. who injured his backbone and spinal cord in a dive into shallow water at savin Rock ieylEA daZa ako Ned today,
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Another Message

Providence. R. l.. June 29 R- The America was sighted at 6:30 off Watch Hill. flying in the clouds some distance out to sea. Byrd's machine was flying east by norteast, accord ing to the Westerly police, who made the report.
 At e:s0 the America passed over Point Judith and headed northwest, apparently to follow the shore Of
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29

Brown experienced little difficulty holding the transmission which he reported as loud and clear. He ob- served thatN 1t was impossible to receive the signals on an ordinary broadcast receiver and that it was necessary to use special honey comb receiver utilizing three tubes.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
Air Getting Chilly

AIT UCttIU& OUuly Boston, June 29.-tRGThe Fourth Cliff Naval Radio Compass station intercepted the following message from the America at 9 g.. m. east ern daylight time:
 Getting chilly, flying at altitude of over one half mile, all my ship mates doing their jobs like men.
 (Signed).
 Byrd"
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
V q RADIO MESSAGES HEARD FROM BYRD Flashes Fact He Is Keeping Lookout for Nung@ser GREETINGS TO OLD FRIENDS
 
Sends Word to Floyd Bennett Also Relays Best Wishes to Mait- land and Hcgenbergcr-Gctting Scientific Data.

Halifax, N.' S., June 29.@P-The following messages signed by Com- mander Byrd were intercepted this afternoon:
 We wire our best wishes to Malt land and his crew. We are keeping a sharp lookout for Nungesser. Wind does not help us at surface. Good at half mile. We think we are getting some scientific data"
 The second message read:
 "A message for good, old Floyd Bennett, Tell him we miss him like the dickens and are thinking of him. ~~>'''- ---.'---.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Showers this afternoon; part. ly cloudy and slightly warmer tonight. Thrsday generally fair and warmer.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29

Louisburg, N. S., June 29 (By the Canadian Press)-The America left the coast of Nova Scotia at ::30 eastern daylight time this afternoon and head ed out to sea for Newfound- land. Commander Byrd flew directly over the town at a comparatively low altitude. There was no fog off this sec tion of the coast. [
New Britain herald., 1927-06-29
AMERICA LEAVES COAST OF
 NOVA SCOTIA AT l:30 P. M.
Despite Hmderance of Weather and Induction Trouble, Plane is Making Exceptionally Fast Time Hoped Of at 5:24 A. M.-Keeping in Touch With Land By Wireless.
By the Associated Press.

New York, June 29.-Simul- taneously with the arrival of the army plane at Honolulu another American plane was away successfully in the early stages of the biggest over water flight ever attempted, the Byrd four-man New York to-Paris passage.
 As the army plane landed Byrd was over the Canadian coast off Nova Scotia about seven hours and more than 600 miles out of New York, where he took off this morning.
 Byrd had been fighting fogs, induction trouble from the mass of metal on his plane and winds none too favorable, not withstanding which he nearly equalled the record speed of Lindbergh over the same part of the same coast.
 Both planes were tri-mo- tored, and both had averaged close to 100 miles an hour.
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