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New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
YALE VARSITY WILL
 BE CLOSELY PUSHED
Afternoons Boat Races at Derby Will Be Strenu-
 Ous Contests

Derby, Conn, May ' Pl-After four years of supremacy in the rowing world unmarked by a single defeat, Yale's varsity crew goes in- to the waters of the Housatonic river here this afternoon against two strong eights, capable of push ing the Blue to the limit, the opin- ion of observers. While Yale fol- lowers have full confidence in their crew. they concede the threat of Columbia and Pennsylvanla.
 The Ellis have somewhat the ad- vantage in experience, six of their men being veterans of last years undefeated team while two others were on the 1926 junior varsity. Columbia has varsity crew which preserves intact the championship 1926 freshman eight. while the Penn crew. defeated last week by Navy and rated the weakest outfit of the three. contains few of the men who last year forced the Blue into a desperate spurt to win.
 Preceding the varsity contess1 the junior eights representing the three institutions will take tov the water at 5 o'clock, CD. s. T.) and half an hour later the three yearling crews will go over the course. The varsity race is scheduled for o'clock.
 Since Ed Leader came to Yale in the sring of 1923 from the Uni versity of Washington, the Blue has enjoyed four years of unbroken suc- cess. including the winning of the Olympics of 1924. This record, and the observance of Derby Day. has brought together a gathering which is expected to reach 25,000 by the time the big race opens. The for tunate will occupy seats on the ob- servation train which will follow each race down the river.
 Yale will row the middle course with Columbia on the east side of the river. The Housatonic takes two wide curves in opposite direc- ton on the two-mile course. mak- ing the three positions about equiv- alent except for the slight protec- tion which Pennsylvania will enjoy in the last three quarters of a mile from the high. sloping west bank.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
EDISON EXPERIMENTS WITH RUBBER PLANTS
Says America Would Be in Bad Way in Case
 of War

West Orange. N. J., May ! @- Thomas A. Edison has struck il rich" by turning from science to nature.
 Returning from a two and a halt months stay in Florida where he devoted most of his time to ex. perimenting with rubber plants with view toward discovering a practical substitute for rubber, the inventor had hardly been in his laboratory an hour today when he turned to several bulky volumes on the plant.
 Tt is quite an enormous change from a physic laboratory to a vine, he said, Eve been working in physics so long. that want to re. lieve myself by taking up an entire ly different thing-and I've struck 1t rich"
 He said that his nine acre plan tation of Fort Myers, was "al loaded up with plants"
 MT. Edison denied he had "any. thing interesting" to tell about hn experiments. He was only "collec. ting and preparing for a very exten. sive expriment in Florida and other southern states"
 He did not believe that a substi. tute for rubber would be adaptable for the automobile tire.
 HTt io very nocessarv thot fhk United States have a supply of rub. ber." he said. If there were wal we would be in a bad way. Horse. are nearly gone. We have good transportation in the railroads, bu, without rubber tires we would have a breakdown in transportation or the battlefields."
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
BELIEVE DOTY GUNMAN
 SOUGHT OTHER VICTIM
Police Suspect Patrolman's Interference Upset
 His Plans

That the youthful gunman who shot Officer David Doty in the rear of the Guilty building on Elm street, near East Main street, about 9 o'clock Thursday evening had been lying in wait for someone else and feared arrest while carrying a revolver. is one of the theories on which the police were working to- day in the hunt which has thus far proven fruitless. Although the off, cer, in his account of the shooting that almost resulted in the loss of his life. stated that the gunman apparently had a bundle beneath his coat, no trace of anything that might have been dropped in his flight could be found in the vicinity of the scene of the shooting. and the only information the police have relative to the route taken by the youth after the shooting is tha. given by some boys who reported that young man. driving an au- tomobile and showing signs of ex- citement. inquired of them short distance from Elm street. whether or not they knew the policeman's condition. If this report is true. it seems apparent that the reason for the gunmans ability to disappear from the vicinity of his act so soon was that he had car in readi- ness nearby.
 The possibility that the gunman is criminal wanted in another city is also considered by the authori- ties. He may have expected to pass Officer Doty without being stopped. and when the officer called to him he may have suspected that he would be searched and found in pos session of the revolver. Rather than submit, he took the chance of escape and when he found his path blocked by the fence. he decided tc shoot 1t out and won.
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
AGE SAVES STOREKEEpER
 FROM SENTENCE TO JAIL
Vogli Fined. $1OO for Having Liquor in East Main Street
 Smoke Shop

Louis Vogli. aged 51. of 1915 Stan ley street. who was arrested We'd nesday noon for violation of the Ii. quor law in his store. 2S4 East Main street, by Detective Sergeants Nc Cue and Ellinger, pleaded nolo con- tendere before Judge Hungerford in police court this morning, and fine of $1O0 was imposed on recom- mendation of Attorney Alfred Le Witt, defense counsel, who pointed out that Vogli is advancing in years and has never been arrested for any offense prior to this time. In all probability, the court will have no further dealings with him. the at- torney said.
 Sergeant Ellinger testified that the store is known as the Universal Smoke Shop and the policeman on the beat reported that liquor was sold there. A warrant was obtained and a small amount of liquor was seized in bottle on top of box of soda. In reply to Attorney Le
 
 store was fairly well stocked with smokers supplies.
 A nolle was entered by Prescott ing Attorney Woods in the assault cases of John Juchniewicz, aged 21. and his brother. Zigmund, aged 25, ot 1so Washington street, and Jo- scph Dionne. aged 24. of 1s2 High street. The young men were al- .1sged to have committed an assault g few days ago but the complainant Ad not appear to testify. Judge W. J Mangan appeared for the young men.
 The continued case Of Antonio zicnofski. aged so. of 22 Gold street. ,hargcd with assault and breach of f,e peace. was continued until July 8.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
COMMENDADLE WORK
 BY RELIEF FORCES
Flood Victims Being Eff
 ciently Cared for, Writer Finds

New York, May 6-Harris Dick son. widely known magazine writer. has just completed tour through the flood-swept regions of the low CT Mississippi Valley. The thing that struck him most in that region of desolation was the remarkable relief work done by Secretary of Commerce Hoover and his corps of assistants. In the following article. written for the United Press, he tells what the relief workers are do- ing and what lies ahead. Dickson is southerner, we'll acquainted with the district of which he writes.
 (BY HARRIS DICkSON)
 (Written for The United Press.)
 Vicksburg. Miss. May 7-(United Press)-The intense human tragedy of the flood is shifting southward. The prodigious menace flows on and one. repeating again and again the destruction, the terror and the death.
 Like ruthless and resistless army, Father Mississippi surges down our valley with every force at his command. On either side stand the great earthen dykes which now seem so puny a defense.
 These levees swarm with men: white men, black men: fighting fighting. fighting. raising their en. trenchments hour by hour as the river rises against them. Here and there along the line oi march. despite the utmost that hu. man courage can accomplish. Father Mississippi's vandal tide bursts through. overwhelming the lands drowning the people and thei, stock.
 Today the flood crest Is passing vicksburg. Behind that crest there lies mass of wreckage. carcasses of cattle, houses and fences afloat Ahead of the current there runs 6 creeping fear.
 Hundreds of Louisiana families know tonight that tomorrow the, will have no roof to shelter them Thousa nds of people are bidding mute farewell to their four-footet l (Continued on Page 12)
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Tax Collectors Arrested
 For Their FOrcible Work

Darby, Pa. May ! R-George Fei and Harry Shein. deputy tax collec- tors, were held in $500 hail each on charges of forcible entry end assault and battery after . agistrate's hearing last night.
 The deputies were arrested on warrants sworn out by Howard Lane. whose home they had visited to collect sS.10 personal taxes for 1925-26 from his wife.
 No women have been arrested for failure to pay the personal tax, despite numerous threats by the au- thorities that they woull he sent to jail unless they paid.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
FATE OF MRS. SNYDER
 AND GRAY KNOWN SOON
Evidence All in and Case Will Go to Jury Some
 time Monday :,

New York. May @-The lives Of Mrs. Ruth Snyder and her corset salesman paramour. Henry Judd Gray. will be placed in the hands of jury Monday afternoon.
 Testimony was concluded yester. day at the closing session of tho trials third week. and adjournment was taken until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Gray during the closing hours of his cross-examination by Dana Wall lace, of counsel for Mrs. Snyder, con. tinued to be suave and gracious. Asked by Wallace what he had hoped to gain by the murder of AL bert Snyder. the husband of his former mistress, Gray calmly re: piled:
 That Is what l wou.d like to know"
 At another time when Wallace asked him whether he had made . certain reply because 'it involved you, but you didn't when it involved Mrs Snyder" Gray replied. "No, l III lHNoISCu Mrs. Snyder through the minute review of events preceding the mur. der and on the murder night. ap- peared bored and gazed Gisinterest- ly about the court room. Only when the testimony would involve intimate details of her life with Gray would she bow her head and fondle her | black gloves.
 Mrs. Snyder. contrary 10 expecta- tions, did not take the stand in re- direct examination. Counsel for tho widow had announced prior to the opening of court yesterday that she would be called to refute statements made by Gray. No reason was an- rounced for the change in plans. Six character witnesses who testi- | fled as to the truth and veracity of Gray followed the little corset sales- man to the stand. Fifteen minutes of rebuttal followed and testimony in the case was complete. i Gray. with tears in his eyes, but his head erect, reeled lack to his cell under guard. Behind him, pale but naughty. stoically marched the woman whose "magneti: influence" he said caused him to murder her l husband.
 l The first summation will be by counsel for Gray and will be deliv- ! cred by William Willard. his asso- ciate, Samuel Miller. having made the opening address. Edgar F. Ha- zelton opened for Mrs. Snyder, se Wallace will present the summation of her case as soon as Willard io done. Then District Attorney Rich- ard Newcombe will sum up for the
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Early Report. From Districts Affected By Earth's Convulsions Report No Damage Anxious People Seek News.
With Exception of Ripley, None of Towns Affected Are in Zone of Missis- sippi Floods.

Memphis. Tenn. May R-A slight earth tremor was felt in Mem phis shortly before 5 o'clock this morning. Shocks also were report ed from a half dozen other towns and cities in southeastern Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas.
 Two distinct tremors were felt in some towns. but no reports of dam- age were received up until 3:35 o'clock. Towns in which shocks were felt were: Sikeston. Mo-; Jones. boro. and Blytheville. Ark. Paris, Union City. Dyersburg, Ripley. Gov. ington and Memphis, Tenn.
 Many Phone Inquiries Police headquarters and the Com mercial Appeal office were besieged with telephone calls from anxious citizens
 Points south of the city had not been communicated with.
 It was estimated that the shocks were felt over a radius of a hun. dred miles.
 None of the cities which meager reports named as having been shaken were inundated in the pres- ent Mississippi valley flood with tho exception of Ripley.
 Charlottesville, Mo-, May R- A slight earthquake was felt here :dt '2s2e this Uorntngs Nc dafha4e was reported. Poplar Bluff. Mo, May R-Two severe earthquake tremors shook Poplar Bluff and the immediate dis trict at 2:S5 o'clock this morning, Many people were awakened by the tremors. No severe damage rec suited.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
DIR1GIBLE MAKING FLIGHT.

Washington. May (UP)-The navy dirigible Los Angel 8 appeared ever the center of Washington at 8 q. m. F.. s. T.. today. flying north ward after circling over the Po- tcmac. The navy department report ed shortly afterward that no com munication was being had with the big craft. The Los Angeles left its hangar at Lakehurst, N. J.. early this morning for the cruise.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Hoover, in Pleading for Funds, Explains Position of Flood
 Sufferers
CREST OF DELUGE NOW
 IS PASSING VICKSBURG
From There to the Gulf Is 400 Miles and People In That Area Are Fighting Hard to Keep Back the Surging Waters - Finance Com- panies Organizing to Aid In Re- mobilization Work.

New Orleans, La.. May 2 R- With 330.000 persons north of the Red and Old rivers already eithe, driven from their homes or com. pelled to seek refuge on upper floors or tops of dwellings. the beginning of the end of the greatest flood ir the history of the Mississippi valley was felt below the mouths of those rivers today.
 Climbing gauges as the muddy current ebbed relentlessly toward le. wee tops brought renewed efforts from thousands of levee workers who have been laboring three weeks to rear the entertainments to suffi- cient height to withstand the pre-. dicted crest.
 The gauge at New Orleans remain ed stationary. but between the Cres- cent city and the mouth of the Red river consistent rises were shown. in. dicating that the waters which have been running free over the low. lands were returning to the main stream.
 The water was rising rapidly al the head of the Atchafalaya basin and engineers directed the activities of workmen to the levee line along that stretch. The dikes along the south bank of Bayou Des Glaises and along the south side of Old river will be seriously threatened as the inland sea, freed by crevasses in the main stream above. moves upon them to pass down the Mississippi
 Four Different Sources Four different sources were send. ing torrents into this basin. Red river. from the west, was assaultine the protecting entertainments with the greatest flood in it's history. the crest of which was approaching Alexandria. The Quachita from the north attacked with another huge volume of water. Overland. pools were coming from the Arkansas river with still others streaming from the crevasses in the Mississippi.
 Engineers believed that this water would meet in the basin at the head of the Atchafalaya and if the levee line withstood the assault. it would return to the main stream, except such of it as does not move down the Atchafalaya
 Hoover's Estimates
 Ten thousand, nine hundred square miles of territory already have been flooded. driving 1S0.000 persons from their homes and 150.000 more to re- fuge in upper floors. Secretary Hoov-
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Plainfield Goes Month
 Without Any Court Cases

Plainfield. May 7.-The 5000 in- habitants of the town of Plainfield believe they established a record when they went through the month of April without causing the calling of single case fin the town court for any reason or the assessment of single fee against the town by any of the nine constables or other police
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
MEMPHIS, TENN., ROCKED BY QUAKE AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN RADIUS
 OF 100 MILES ALSO FEEL FIREWORKS
More Than 8 Billion
 Cigarettes Taxed in
 Country During March

Washington. May 2 (UP)- More than S,000.0OO,o0o cigar ettes-70 for each man, wom- an and child in the United States-were taxed in this coun- try during March.
 In making public this figure today the treasury said cigar cite consumption was growing so fast that the hundred bill lion mark was looked for this year.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
RUTLAND. VT. FIRE.

Rutland. Vt.. May Fl-Damage estimated at more than s1O.000 was caused by fire which destroyed the power house of the Colonial Marble company at West Rutland last night
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
 OCEAN FLYER IS PROBABLY LOST Saint Roman Now Over 30
 Hours Late in Brazil NUNGESSER READY TO 60
If Weather Permits - Belief Is That Saint Roman May Have Landed On Some Lonely Island,

Rio De Janeiro, May z (UP)- Only slim hopes were held out to- day for the safety of Capt. Saint Roman, French aviator. and two companions, on a transatlantic flight who were more than 30 hours over due at Pernambuco.
 The flyers left Africa for Pernam- buco Thursday morning and kept in constant wireless communication with ships and shore stations until late in the day. when their half hour reports suddenly stopped coming in. They were due at Pernambuco at midnight Friday.
 The Club Bandeirantes Brasil to- day suggested that the Brazilian aviator Debarros set out by plane in search of the missing Saint Roman.
 It would be a ''brave and patriotic action" as manifestation of soli- darity between France and Brazil, the club said in 8 message to De Barros.
 Two possibilities for the safety of the trio were held out. It was pos sible they had landed at some inac- cessible place on the Brazilian sea coast, or that they had been res cued by some small ship unequipped with wireless.
 But it VAS pointed out that the first possibility was reasonable only If the flyers had lost their bearings for they did not pass the Island oi Fernando. De Noronha, off the Bra. gillian coast which is in direct line from Africa to Pernambuco. The second theory also was only a hope for along the line of flight of tho aviators. almost all ships carry wire. less.
 The aviators took their chance with death when they embarked or the flight in a plane not equipped with pontoons, and unable to remain long afioat If 1t was forced into the water. The French government which had sponsored the flight withdrew from all connection witt it when the pontoons were removed at Casablanca. Morocco, after sev. eral attempts proved the engines could not lift the plane weighted both with pontoons and an overload of gasoline. Saint Roman sacrificed his pontoons rather than risk failure of the flight because of exhausted fuel. All previous flights from Af. rica to South America have ended on the Island of Fernando De No ronha instead of on the mainland because the planes gasoline was ex. hausted.
 With Saint Roman in the plane were Pilot Mouneyeres and Mechan. ic Petit.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
New Haven Tragedy

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 New Haven. May 2 R)-The con- dition of the two men who were in- jured last night in an automobile accident which killed Miss Margaret : F.. Sullivan of Hamden was improv- ed today, according to reports from the New Haven hospital where they were taken. Neither is in a critical condition.
 Coroner Ell Mix was conducting an investigation today to determine whether Harry R. Averill of West Haven or Reginald c. Miller of Branford, the two injured, was the driver of the automobile. Miller is understood to have borrowed the car from Mrs. William s. Hinchey of Branford.
 r>r a time last right ", was thought that her husbssFsl had been driving the car and has .59Aspear- cd after the big sedan rrsxEsa into an iron pole and cement abutn1e- on the curve of the easterly ap- proach to the new Tomlinson ave- nue bridge. Hinchey was one oi those called to the coroner's office this morning for questioning.
 Car Was Speeding
 The speedometer of the automo. bile which was demolished had locked at 47 miles an hour, police who inspected the wreck said. Marks on the pavement showed that the car had approached the curve at a high speed. The driver. apparently observing that he could not make the curve had pulled on the emerg- ency brake which was found set causing the heavy machine to carom at high speed across the pavement and into the pole and abutment, the latter preventing the car from drop. ping over an embankment.
 A passing motorist discovered the injured men and Miss Sullivan. He placed them in his car and started for . hospital. On the way in he stopped a policeman and informed him of the accident. The policeman went with the driver to the New Haven hospital where 1t was found that the woman was dead.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07

tion of incidents caused his body to become paralyzed.
 An examination at hospital sev- eral months later disclosed that he at one time or another had suffer- ed combination fractured and dis located vertebra near the base of the skull and physicians said an opera tion was his only hope. Not until six weeks after the examination was an operation attempted and then. just after surgeons had commenced their work, his lungs suddenly col- lapsed.
 A hurried call was sent out for friends to administer artificial res- piration by raising and lowering his arms, and through the long and weary days that ensued. the spark of life was maintained in this man. ner. Although the youths worn body. racked with pain contribut- ing illnesses, steadily lost vigor.
 Through it all. Boothe fought oil the inevitable calmly and fearlessly but when the final sinking spell set in yesterday strength had SO far ebbed that further efforts seemed useless but friends in their desire to stick to their post until the end kept life present until this morning Chicago. May lR-The second failure here in recent weeks of arti- fcial respiration to save life after sustaining it over a period of sever- al days came last night in the death of Harry o. Thompson. 52. after he had been kept alive 66 hours by pulmotor treatment.
 Several weeks ago Albert Prick suffering from Landry's disease, died after friends, working in relays. had kept him alive nearly 100 hours by maintaining his respiration through pleasure on his chest.
 Thompson, i'll with pneumonia 1 would have died Tuesday his physi- clan said had not firemen using g pulmotor administered oxygen al half hour intervals. Dr. John J Hessert said that death was due as much to the strain on the heart caused by the oxygen administration as to the conditions of the lungs.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Victim i. John H. 0Rourke, 37, Soloist at Church of the Im- maculate Conception Driver is Being Held.
New Haven Also Has Fa- tality When Machine Skids- Young Woman Dead-One Man May Die.

Waterbury. May 7-John IT. O'Rourke, S7. soloist at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, was fatally injured early today when the automobile In which he was riding with several companions crashed into . stone wall in this city.
 The operator of the car, Maurice r. Noonan. member of the local fire department and the other occu- pants of the car were held pending investigation. Earlier in the night they had been warned by an officer against driving without lights. O'Rourke died on the operating ta- ble at hospital where he had been taken in the police patrol.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
Hope Not Given Up

Paris, May (UP)-French avia- ton circles refused to give up hope today for Capt. Saint Roman and two companions. missing somewhere in the south Atlantic.
 Shortage of fuel probably forced the aviators, en route from Africa to
New Britain herald., 1927-05-07
HELP FOR SUFFERERS
Brooklyn School Children Going Without Luncheon To Help Flood Funds-Boston Raises $189.418.

New York. May Pl-Two hun dred girls and boys of the New York Preparatory school. Brooklyn, voted yesterday to go without lunch con Monday and contribute money thus saved to relief of Mississippi river flood sufferers. The Red Cross relief fund reached $1,2S3,2S0 for New York area today with further contributions of $44,16S.
 Boston, May (UP)-Boston has raised $1S9,419 of it's quota of $SO0,- 900 for Mississippi flood relief.