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New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
.DR. MICHAELSONIS
 MEASURING LIGHT
Succeeds in CIockins Its
 Terrific Speed

Pasadena, Cal, Nov, l, P)--Clock- ing the speed of light rays as they dart over a 164-mile course at the rate of more than 136,O00 miles a second is the occupation of pr. AL bert A. Nicholson, University of Chi cago physicist.
 The task is not new to pr, Mich olson, for he already has timed the light rays over a 44-mile course, and now he is seeking by this long CT course to recheck his figures.
 The seemingly impossible task is scientist. It consists of sending q beam of light, by reflection of a 42-inch concave mirror, from Mount Wilson to Mount San Jacin-o, 82 miles distant. There it is caught by a similar reflecting concaye mirror and focusing mirror and hurtled back to Mount Wilson.
 The beam is from a specially constructed searchlight, which Dr. Nicholson says is the most power ful in the world, It sends out light particles of the same intensity per square foot as the rays of the sun.
 The measuring system utiliZes a revolving mirror, which makes the light beam intermittent and thus permits measurement. This re- volvng mirror is a device of three prisms, one of which has eight faces, one twelve and the third sixteen. The prisms are three inches long and each facet is one inch wide. This device turns at a speed of 3O,00O 10 35,000 revolu- tons a minute.
 When the prism is at rest the light beam is reflected by focusing Mountain directly on the face of the prism facet. But when the prism revolves the reflected beam on it's return trip hits the next facet to, the one it left, and by measurement of the speed of the revolving prism and the angle at which the returning beam strikes the adjacent facet Dr. Nicholson computes the time il takes for the light 10 travel the 1G4 miles.
 "A1y last years experiments over the mirrors on Mount Wilson and Mount Badly. c2 miles apart, or q distance with return of A miles, indicated q speed of 2N9.79s kiIo- meters per second.' says pr. Mich olson. This is 1S6,l73 miles per second.
 "We have found the best times to conduct the experiment are an hour after sunset or an hour be- fore sunrise. this being the period of the best equilibrium of temper ature and atmospheric condltlons.'
 pr. Nicholson and his assistants are making about twelve separate tests to insure against error. Dr. Nicholson is 74 years Of age.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Ex.kaiser's Stepson
 Motor Wreck Victim

Berlin, Nov. 1 tPl--Prince George Wilhelm Non Schoenaich -Carolath, son of Princess Herminic and step son of former Emperor William died today in a hospital at Grueh- berg, Silesia, from injuries which he suffered in q motorcycle accident.
 Prince George, who was born in 1909, was the second son Of prlncesS Herminie and Prince Jean Georges Schoenaich- -Carolath. who died In 1920. Princess Herminle recelVed news of the death of her son Tn Berlin as she was speeding to Sile- sia from Doorn.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Tax Collection Gain
 Recorded in October

Although it was expected that Oc- tober tax collections would be less than those of the corresponding month in 1926, the opposite condi- ton was found 10 be true at the close of business yesterday when q gain of $5,4&G.5h was noted. During the month a total of $4S,3$2.Go was received, itcmized as follows: Prop crtv taxes. $4n,50l.74; sewer tax, $@97.6S; street improvements, Sl'- O52.01; street sprinkling, S2b2,0l; personal taxes, $5l6.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Hartford Man Goes Broke Tn Apartment House Work

New Haven, Oct 1 Pl-ln con- structing and carrying as conner cial proposition real estate, chief- ly apartment houses, Joseph M' Howard, contra ctor, of Hartford. ap- parently did not consider the old adage warning against carrying all ones eggs in single basket, for in a voluntary bankruptcy petition filed yesterday he gave assets or s2SO.500, of which $27S,5oo was tied up in real estate. His debts were set at s1S4,S95,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Speedy Relief from .Bunions-SoftCorns

No sensible person will continue to suffer from those intense, agoniz- ing, throbbing bunion pains when the new powerful penetrating yet harmless antiseptic Emerald Oil can readily be obtained at any well stocked drug store.
 Apply a few drops over the in famed part and see how speedily the pain disappears and the innam- nation is reduced,
 So marvelously powerful is Elm craId Oil that soft corns seem to shrivel right up and drop off.
 Fair Drug Dept. guarantees one bottle 10 give results and is dispens- ing it to many foot sufferers.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Contractor Asks S1,500
 Of Express Company

Claiming that the American Rail- way Express Co. failed to deliver a dippcr for a steam shovel and that, as q result. he was forced 10 lose time from a construction job, An- gelo Tolnasso of this city, through s. c. Casale, has instituted action for $500 damages against the con- pany. He claims that he was en-
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
CONDITION UNCHANGED

No change in the condition of Mrs. Leon A. Sprague of this city, who is in the Haverhill, Mass, hos pital with typhoid fever is reported. MT, Sprague stated this morning that her illness had been positively diagnosed as typhoid, but efforts to ascertain how 1t was contracted have been unsuccessful She Is un- der the care of special nurses day and night.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
REPORTS BROTHER MISSING

Mrs. Luke Rossette of 53 Kelly street, Bristol, requested the local police today to be on the lookout for her brother, Michael Daley, who left home February 20 and has not re- turned. He is 58 years of age, of stocky build. smooth complexion, and has mixed curly hair. He is about feet inches in height.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
Church Site Conveyed
 To Catholic Diocese

A deed conveying to the Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corpora tion land on Pennington avenue "on condition that a Roman Catholic church, for which initial steps have already been made by the grantor. shall be built, has been filed at the office of the town clerk. A mort gage of $l,ooo is held by the New Britain Savings bank and another of s10,e1e by Teofila Dobrowolski, Su- zanna Chadukiewicz. Stefania La bienic and Valera Chryzanowski.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
SHE'S FOR FORECLOSURES

A foreclosure action has bee! brought by Anthony CeskeNich' through Roche & Cabelus, against Anton and Barbara Brown. The property involved is an apartment house at the corner of Arch street and possession Of the prelnlsee' Con tiff claims foreclosure of a mortgage and possession of tn epremises. Con stable Frank Clynes served the papers and attached property to the amount of $l0,U00.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
HAS CHAMPION GOOSE

New London, Conn.,, Oct. l3 Vp-- James Trent, of Meridian street, Groton. has a year-old goose which does things out of ordinary. She has laid eight eggs on elGht successive days. This is an uncom- mon occurrence, according 10 local poultry raisers, for domestic geese generally start laying in February, and they do not lay after July.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01

gagged in excavation work in Milford and that is was necessary to secure a new dipper for the shovel. He alleges that, because of the failure of the express company to make de- livery, his work was held up. Con- stable Frank Clynes served the papers.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
CEJFBRATE HALLOWEEN

The Young Peoples society of the First Congregational church held a Hallowen'en party last evening in the basement of the chapel. Games were played and there was dancing. Refreshments were served. The com- mittee in charge consisted Of Miss Gertrude Gibney and Miss Florence Tomkins.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
RAIN BRINGS MAIL

Richmond, Va. Nov. l. Rt- An hoastcd by Henry G. Shirley, state highway commissioner. Wet weather or anything else that causes cessa- ton of farm work is reflected in the volume of the commiSsion's mail The first thing q farmer does when not busy, he says, is to sit down and write about the roads.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
KIWAN1ANS TO HEAR WOMAN

Mrs Nancy Shoemaker, field secretary of the Connecticut Col lege for Women at New London. will address the Kiwanis club to- morrow on "Connecticut's Only College for Women.'
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
HTGUES HEADS DELEGATIONS

Washington, Nov. tP>-Charles F.. Hughes, former secretary of state will head the American dele gation 10 the sixth Pan-American congress al Havana. opening Janu- ary 16.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
INIFAT!ON RESTORED

Belgrade, JugoslaNa, Nov. l (Pl- Telegraph and telephone communi- cation between Belgrade and Bu- charest was restored during the night.
 The RumHnian government last night announced the suspension Of the censorship established after the discovery of q Carolist plot.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01

San Francisco, Calf, 10 visit his family in this city, and plans to start the return trip in a few days.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01

Tsuneo Matsudairo. present Jap anese ambassador to the United States, has been the center of re- ports recently that he was to be transferred to London as ambassa- dor to Great Britain, succeeding Am bassador Matsui.
 M Debuchi, who has long been in the diplomatic and foreign service of his nation was sent 10 the Japanese embassy at Washington in 1918, serving as secretary. He was pro- noted at the embassy to q higher
 post and played an active part in
 various diplomatic problems that came up between the United States
 and Japan particularly with refer
 ence to China and Shantung.
 He left Washington to become charge d'affaires at Berlin in 1920
 and later returned to Tokyo as di-
 rector of foreign eastern affairs and as vice minister in the foreign de- partment.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-01
MAY NAME DEBUCHI
Hint Former Secretary to Japanese Embassy In Washington May Be New Ambassador to [. S.

Tokyo, Nov. 1 tPt-The vernacular newspapers print report that Kat sui Dehuchi, foreign vice minister and one-tlme secretary to the Jap anese embassy at Washington, prob ably will be named as Japanese am- bassador to the United States.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

The use of electricity is almost
unknown in Turkey except for
lighting and running street cars IN
Conetantinople.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Redfern's Father Is
Confident His Son
Will Be Successful

COLUMBIA, s. c.. Aug. 26.-"I
know he will make it."
These words Of confidence came
today from DIR. p. H. Redfern,
president Of Benedict College here,
and the father of Paul Redfern, the
young pilot who Is attempting to
make q nonstop flight from Bruins.
wick, Ga, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
III, as a lad in high school here,
he was able to build plane him.
self and fly over the city, surely
he ought to be capable Of winning
in this endeayor,'' DR.. Redfern
said. III,
Young Redfern spent most Of
his school days here, building q
plane himself while in Columbia
High School. When the war came
on he left to work for the Govern.
ment in q New Jersey plane fac
tory. but returned to Columbia to
finish his schooling.
DR.. Redfern has studied closely
the route his son was to take, and,
with fatherly pride, repeatedly ex.
pressed the belief that the flight
would be successful.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
You Can't Stop Paul, /"
Mother Of Ace Says,
Declaring Confidence

~ AMSq4nnNA0nAA MOVIE SSkNaco
ROCHESTER,, N. r, Aug. "a
''You cannot stop Paul when he
makes up his mind to do anything.
I have the utmost confidence in
him.
"A brave smile accompanied these
words today from = Mrs. Blanche
i Redfern. mother Of Paul Redfern,
The flying musician, who Is wing
INK his way over desolate seas and
mountains to his goal--Brazil.
Goodbye. mother dear. VIII cable
you from Brazil, Redfern tele-
graphedl his mother before hopping
OF from Brunswick. Ga on his
attempted 4,600.miie; nonstop flight.
Mrs. Redeem and her daughter.
Isabelle, IL, are. visiting Redfern's
grandmother here. Paul was born
ii Rochester and visits here ire.
quently.
Il would love to be with Paul, !"
panied her brother on several
4liRhts. r a
The subiect of Pauls flight il
supposedly tabooed in the Redfern
household here and relatives say
that Mrs. Redfern never mentions
her sons hazardous underta king.
RedfeFn has talked OF airplanes
since he was nine years OF age. ac.
cording to his friends here. His
first machine was home made. man.
ufactured from the parts Of an
abandoned army plane near Column.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Brazilian Wireless
Stations and Ships
Lookout for Redfern

RIO DE JANEIRo, Brazil, Aug.
96.--All night long the Brazilian
radio station ct Para was on the
alert for steamship messages re-
porting the progress Of Aviator
Paul Redfern's flight from Bruins
wick, Ca, to this city, but at
dawn no word had been received.
Several times messages from
other stations had been intercepted
asking ships If they had sighted
the American flier, but in every
instance the reply was that Red.
ferns .monoplare had been neither
Minister Of Marine Admiral Pinto
Lvg ordered the flotilla O. Warcraft
stationed at the mouth Of the
assistance IN the event OF accident.
Steamers plying the lower Amazon
between Para and the Atlantic coast
were Instructed to transmit any In
formation they might pick. up.
All wireless stations along the
northern coast were ordered to be
extra vigilant tslroughous the day,
as the utmost confidence Is felt that
Redfern win be successful and that
he would be nearing the coast by
noon.
Weather conditions off the coast
were reported favorable except
off French Guinea where they
are always uncertain and usually
stormy.
Newspapers today printed lengthy
accounts OF the start Of the flight
and the arrangements that have
BEEN made here to greet Redfern.
There is deep interest IN the feat
undertaken by the daring American,
who set out without any companion
and Ia q plane not equipped with
radio.
In order to prevent the spreading
Oe false reports the Government in.
btructed the National Telegraph
Agency to handle ana give out all
news OF Redfern's movements. and
landing, 80 that it would be official
IN character. This information viii
be available to all newspapers and
news agencies.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
NO word OF REDFERV,
N|NG|NG WAY SOUTH
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Rnaws Of soft mud and impenetrable
tangled growth, the jungles offer
such obstacles Of nature as few
men could hope to overcome.
There are other jungle menaces
more deadly than these: The giant
snakes, the alligators, the hordes
Of insects and tiny reptiles whose
sting is death.dea,ling
IN some parts Of the great 11ngles
over which, If fortune favors him,
Redfern win be sailing high and
fast, the trees rise to gigantic
height.
Would Hold Plane
They are so thickly matted with
tropical vines and parasitical
growths that his big plane, Il
forced down, would dangle in the
heavy foliage hundred feet or
more from the ooze beneath.
In other areas there are low,
bristling growths Of cane and other
plants-there are the immense la
goons and reaches OF Shiny, stag.
nant water. Landing in territory Of
either nature would be disastrous.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

trip" said Bertaud. "All We want
is 15-nlile wind so that we can
get the load of 1880 pounds in
the air. This is the heaviest load
any single-motor plane ever at.
tempted to carry"
Bertaud and Hill, veteran air
mail pilots, both expressed conf.
dence that they will make Rome.
They figure on getting there in
IS hours, or less.
Half the battle will be over
when the ship leaves the ground, +"
Bertaud said. II am more appre.
hensive about the first two miles
of the trip than all the rest of the
journey. I'm not worrying at all
about possible storm conditions over
the Atlantic"
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

off for Rome late today on what
is expected to be the worlds long.
est nonstop flight.
The sturdy looking plane, silver
bodied and gold winged, was poised
on the crest of the runway at
Roosevelt Field this morning, her
fuel tanks filled to capacity and
all equipment aboard-ready to 60
at moments notice.
A fairly strong west wind,
enough to enable them to get the
heavy ship into the air, was all
that Pilots Lloyd w. Bertaud and
James De Witt Hill were waiting
for. Weather conditions over the
Atlantic were satisfactory.
"Old Glory has been gone over
thoroughly and is ready for the
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

! bia, s. G.. Redfern has been flying
for ten years and never had a se.
rious accident. His hobbies are
music and mechanics.
His father is DIR. Fred G. Red
fern, q minister. president OF Bene.
dict College, Columbia, s. @. The
family previously lived in Boise.
Idaho, and Portsmouth, o. The fly.
er's wife, Gertrude, who witnessed
his hop-off for Brazil, is q former
ToledO. o., girl.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Oil Man En- Route to
Hopping Off Place for
World CircIing Trim

BY International News Service
OLD ORCHARD, Me-, Aug. 26.
Edward r. Schlee, Detroit oil mag.
nate, and William s. Brock. his
pilot, hoped off from here at 4:20
a. m. E. s. II today in their stin-
son Detroiter nnonoplane, pride Of
Detroit" for Harbor Grace, New.
foundland.
As soon as they are favored by
good weather they will start from
Harbor Grace in an attempt to en-
circle the globe in record time.
Edward 8. Evans and Linton
Wells, using airplane, steamer and
train, encircled the globe last year
in % days, Il minutes and 80 sec
onds. Schlee and Brock, using only
their plane, hope to beat this record.
The filters arrived here late yes.
terday from Curtiss Field, N. Y.
International News Service
ROOSEVELT FIELD, MINEoLA.
N. Y, Aug. 26.-Old Glory, the
powerful single-metor william Ran
dolph Hearst monoplane, may take
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

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green and then they ran their ap-
proach puts well up to get q pair
of 3s.
Mackenzie Up at Fifth
After halying the fourth. Mac
kenzie won the fifth with q 4
AGAINST Evans 5, the Washington
man becoming up. He drove to
the bottle neck entrance to the
green, but Chicks tee shot kicked
into the rough.
He found himself half stymied by
a. clump Of trees, so he was forced
to play short.
Chick finally got home with his
third. His fourth found him laying
himself a stymie. so he picked up,
concedinK the hole.
Jones in the meantime had be-
come 8 up on Ouimet by winning
the fourth with q birdie to s.
Bobby's drive again was off the
line in the rough and hooked his
second. He finally pitched on with
his third. sank another 10-footer to
win the hole. Francis was short
with his approach putt, finally
needing about q Scooter for q half.
He didn't get it.
Bobby remained up when he got
in par at the fifth. He again
drove into the rough but pitched
nicely. Francis was is feet away
from the pin with his second and
both men got down with their, sec
ond puts. 9
Another half on the short sixth
left Jones still 8 up on Ouimet.
Mackenzie and Evans also got their
SIS here. Roland remaining up.
Mackenzie Square
At the sixth Maskenzie's tee
was well on the green, while Chi,
BAH was just to the near edge. HI
however, ran his approach putt right
into the shadow Of the nag for q 3,
while Mackenzie. putting for . ..
trimmed the cup from a distance Of
is feet.
Evans then won the seventh with
q to q 5, 70 square the match again.
A pulled drive to the rough cost
Mackenzie this hole, az he was
forced 70 play his second to the left
Of the fAirway in order to avoid q
trap.
Chick cot On with 4 drive ana an
iron, and sank his second putt, while
Mackenzie's chip on Tor q third ran
over to the far edge Of the green and
he took q 5.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
IS 5 UP
At 9Th HOLE

Continued from First Page)
green and then they ran their ap-
proach puts well up to get pair
OF 3s.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

It Is estimated that the paying
ore in sight p the famous mercury
mines of Almaden. Spain, Is suffi-
cient to produce l zoo, 900 TASKS.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-27
Sacred Crusade Started
By Pope Against STYLES

Rome. May ~ R>-Pope Plus has
launched the second phase OF his
Sacred Crusade" against immodest
fashions by comforting . special
blessing upon women throughout the
world who cooperate militantly with
the church for the reanfirmation Of
feminine purity.
Comforted by the reports OF the
beneficial effects Of his admonition
against immoral modes, the pontiff
has decided to initiate more con-
structive aspect to the struggle BY
encouraging tho large body Of wom-
en-, who by prccept and example
form centers everywhere Of sartorial
modeStx
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-27
new ORLEANS IS
BELIEVED SAFE
Diversion Of Waters Benefits
This City

New Orleans. May - @eDan-
ger to the levees on the east bank
Of the Mississippi below Old river
probably has passed. Major General
Edgar Jadwin, chief Of army en-
CHEERS. said today The vast amount
Of water being diverted from the
Mississippi through the Atchafa-
laya as well as the crevasses far
Their up the river was believed to
have assured the safety Of the
levees along the east bank. General
Jadwin IL in the flood area SUPER
vising the work Of the various flood
control bodies. including the Mis-
sissippi river commission, the
spillway board and the reservoir
board. all Of which will make re-
ports to him this summer.
Further rise Of the flood waters
from the McCrea crevasse cut off
the town Of Morgansea late last
night. McCrea is approximately $50
miles northwest Of New Orleans on
the opposite side Of the Mississippi.
Trains over the Texas and Pacific
have been discontinued past new
roads. the parish seat Of Pointe
Coupee parish.
At Lafayette. relief authorities
announced the drowning Of two ne
groes, tho first authentic report Of
deaths due to the flood In that. Sec
ton. Water was reported as spread
ing rapidly In Martinsvills and
Breaux Bridge although q few resi-
dents remained In each town.
A regular boat service has been
established between Lafayette and
Breaux Bridge. The Arnaudville
and Breaux Bridge post ofdces have
been moved to Lafayette and are
operating in the basement Of the
post office there. The Breaux Bridge
and st. Martinvills banks have also
opened Offices in Lafayette.
Residents Of the Bayou vermilion
section we're further alarmed today
as the water reached higher levels.
Coulee Mine. which connects with
the Bayou. was rising rapidly and
residents Of Arbolado living close
to the Coulee said that the water
already was in their barns and
garages.
Colonel James e. Edmonds.. In
charge Of national guard units at
Lafayette, announced that national
guardsmen would be sent out into
the flooded areas Of this section
with orders to shoot to kill, any
person found looting homes or
other evacuated buildings. Some
unrest has been reported IN the
refugee centers on account OF loot
ing reports reaching the refugees.
Secretary Hoover and his party
left New Orleans last night for the
Acadian country and expected to
visit the refugee camps at Lafayette
and Opelousas before returning
here tonight. His present journey
is for the purpose OF coordinating
and consolidating the supply sys-
tens at these centers and, to sur
vey the general relief situation.
Flood Relief Director John NJ.
Parker today issued an order for
bidding the sale Of livestock owned
By refugees except through au-
thorized marketing agencies. His
order was given to stop any attempt
at profteering. He also ordered
that no refugees should be hired
by labor agencies unless the en-
ployment was approved by the Red
Cross. This step was taken to pre-
vent the negro farm hands or ten
ant farmers who owe heavy debts
to the planters from being induced
to leave tho region and not return
10 their inundated homes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-27
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