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New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
|GIyES JUDGE DOPE
 ON PAY ENVELOPE
Louis Berti, Hod Carrier, Gets
 S7 a Day---Beat His Wife

Hod carriers in New Britain are paid S7 day. This information was received in police court this morn- I ing by Judge Henry P. Roche and Prosecuting Attorney Joseph c. l Woods when Louis Berti, charged
 with beating and kicking his wife, Testified that he was paid that much per day as a had carrier.
 Berti was found guilty of assault ing his wife on July 30 so badly that she has been confined to bed under the care of Dr. William Flanagan ever since. He is accused of knock ing her down and kicking her in the stomach. Mrs. Berti complained to police headquarters and Patrolman Peter Skierkowski was sent to 1n- vestigate. He found Mrs. Berti suf- fering from a beating. The husband was not home.
 On the strength of the patrolman's report Sergeant George Ellinger the next day placed Berti under arrest. Lacking bail he has been locked up for the past eight days.
 | Berti does not get along with ms wife and had been warned by For mer Judge B. W. filling to stay away
 from her home and not molest her.
 Mrs. Berti says she does not want him any longer, and daughter tes- tified that she and her husband were willing to support the mother. Judge Roche ordered Berti to
 serve seven more days in jail as part
 of a suspended jail sentence of 40 days. In addition he imposed a sen-
 tence of 60 days to take effect if he
 again molests his wife. This gives Berti a total sentence of 5 days in l iail and a combined suspended sen- tence of 93 days hanging over his head
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Drowning Accidents

Boston, Aug. s (CP)-Six persons were reported to have been drowned in New England waters over the weekend.
 Louis A. Peterson, As, president of a Portland Me) automobile ! concern, lost his life when the
 speedboat which he was operating 1 overturned on Sebago Lake. Peter Leskos. 45, of Boston, was drowned while swimming near Prov idencN R. ].
 Everett Rowe. 20, Of Garland, Me, was drowned while bathing near
 that village.
 Joseph Malone, 35, of Onset. lost his life while fishing on Swan Pond, near Wareham Dow Davenport of New York and Harold Wells of Newport were believed to have drowned when their
 canoe overturned on Newfound
 Lake at Hebron, N. H.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

ninth Earl of Coventry. Lord Deer hurst as a youth went to America and worked as a bricklayer. He mar ried an American girl, Virginia Bonygne. step-daughter and heiress of the late Charles w. Bonygne. and leaves four children.
 His heir. tho Honorable George William Reginald Victory Coventry. next in line to inherit the ancient Worcestershire earldom, married Nesta Dome. eldest daughter of the first Baron Kyslant. shipping mag nate. in 1921.
 Viscount Deerhurst developed the
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
FILM IS SHOWN

The Murphys and the Callahans" the motion picture against which considerable opposition arose in this city last week, began it's run yester- day at the Capitol theater and play ed to capacity audience. No sign of criticism or outward sign of dis order was manifested.
 The picture was shown on the screen in private Sunday afternoon to group of people numbering about 25 including representatives ot fllbcrnians and it's Ladies' AuXil- nary. Many protested that the pic turc was dn untrue caricature of the average life of an Irish family while others characterized it as q slap stick comedy" not worth the fuss made over it.
 Detective Sergeant William P, McCue and Sergeant Patrick J. OMara of the police department viewed the showing and declared that they could see nothing objec- tonable in the film.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
LONDON TRAFFIC JAM WORST IN MANY YEARS
( Commercial Assurance Building Falls to Ground-Fear For Royal Exchange Building Across Street.

London. Aug. P)-London had one of the worst traffffic jams in it's history today as a result of the col lapse at midnight on Saturday of the Commercial Assurance building fin Cornhill. which is within a short distance of the Bank of England.
 An alarming crack developed in the pavement in front of the build ing and it was feared for a time that the Royal Exchange building oposite from the collapsed struc ture might be endangered.
 Cornhill is one of the main arter- ies between East and West London and also Lombard street, consequent ly it's closing disorganized traffic badly with the resumption of to- day after the weekend. No one was injured in the collapse of the Com mercial Assurance building, the cause of which has not been off cially determined.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
FRENCH.BR|T|SH RACE ID AMERICA
Flight Honor Aspirants to Start
 This Week

London. Aug. s P-Reports of improved weather conditions over the Atlantic had European trans Atlantic flight aspirants in buoyant mood today and the present week may see a veritable race for the honor of being the first to cross the ocean westward to the American continent.
 A half dozen expeditions-three German, two French and British are ready or very nearly ready for the take-off when the weather man
 announces the exact conditions for
 which they are waiting. There is
 also the Bellanca plane Columbia,
 which Charles A. Levine. its owner,
 has been preparing for a return flight to New York.
 Captain F. T. Courtney. who will seek the honor for Great Britain
 after test flight in his Whale yesterday, pronounced the general
 behavior of the flying boat satisfac-
 tory. The wireless apparatus was not
 functioning perfectly, but he was
 said to be thinking of starting Tues day even if the experts could not fix
 nt by that time.
 Two Junkers planes the
 Europa" and "Bremen'-which will represent Germany in the trans
 Atlantic effort, are reported in Ber- lin dispatches to be undergoing |slight technical alterations, which il lis hoped will be completed by Thurs day. The Europa, the plane which last week broke the American en. durance record, will be piloted by Cornelius Edzard and Johann Ris. ticz, the two aviators who alternatec in keeping it aloft for the record time of 52 hours. 53 minutes. The Bremen will be in the hands of Her
 man koehl and Frederick Loose.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
POLICE ARE ACTIVE
Los Angeles Authorities Raid Radi- cal Headquarters, Determined to Preeynt Outbreaks.

Los Angeles, Aug. s P-7olice today had struck the first blow in what they declared was fight to prevent increased activity by com munists workers and sympathizers in Los Angeles, aroused by the de- creed execution of Sacco and Van- zetti in Massachusetts.
 Striking quickly yesterday the po- lice descended on several places des- cribed as communist outposts ar- rested ten men and a woman, seiz' ed several thousand pamphlets and ordered closed a place known as l. w. w. hall.
 Most Of those arrested were charged with violation of the crim- inal swndicalism law while a few were held on vagrancy charges.
 A mass meeting in protest against the Sacco-Vanzetti execution has been called by the local defense committee for tomorrow.
 Police have massed their forces for any possible outbreak, vacations of officers having been cancelled and the usual days off suspended.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Boil Weevil Menace
 Worse Than Year Ago

Washington, Aug. s P-The first forecast Of this years cotton crop was placed at 13,492, ,000 equivalent to 500 pound bales today by the de- partment of agriculture which de- clared the outstanding factor in the situation this year was the boil weevil menace.
 The infestation is reported by correspondents to be approximately three times as heavy as it was a year ago. the crop reporting board said, and is the greatest it has been since 1923 for the same time of the season. The forecast was four and half million bales under that Of last year"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

Berlin, August 8. tRS-The Junk CTS all-metal airplane W-33, with which Germans expect to conquer the Atlantic, is a monoplane with a Junkers L-5 motor of BIO horsepow- CT and seats two in the cockpit.
 It was in this plane that Johann Risticz and Cornelius Edzard set what was announced as a new en- durance flight record of nearly 52 F hours, exceeding the record until then held by Clarence Chamberlin and Bert Acosta, the Americans.
 The plane is constructed through out of duralumin, with a covering of corrugated iron, and weighs nearly one and one-half tons. Its normal average speed is 97 miles per hour, but it is capable of covering 120 miles. When fitted with floats it has successfully accomplished starts and landings on water with half gale blowing.
 Behind the cockpit lies cabin of PA cubic feet capacity, accommo- dating a useful load of 1, 300 pounds. The engine is a siX-cylinder, four cycle, water-cooled motor, using 230 grams of fuel per horsepower hour. The machines dimensions are: Span, 61 feet; length, 36 feet, and height. II feet.
 Friedrich Loose, one of the possi- ble pilots, is 30. He helped to achieve some of the records held by Junkers. On the March 21 flight he remained in the air 22 hours and II minutes.
 Loose flew considerably in Turkey. He also took a hospital airplane to Spain for Junkers. In the flight of March 21 he used the same type of machine as that selected by Junk CTS for the America flight, except that 1t then was waterplane
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
DOG CASE FALLS FLAT
 AS NEIGHBORS FALL OUT
Counter Petitions Say Dog Is and Is Not Nuisance-Prosecut NOlleS Case.

:, The first case to be brought into police court on charge of viola
 tion of the dog law, wherein a man was accused by neighbor of har- ! boring a vicious dog which barks and annoys the neighbors, was nolled by Prosecuting Attorney
 Joseph G. Woods this morning. Pe-
 titions from other neighbors saying
 the dog was not nuisance are
 said to have outnumbered peti-
 ton claiming that it was.
 l Marsas Sarkisian was curious to ! See a golf game. He wandered onto 1 the grounds at the Shuttle Meadow club. Policeman Harry Mount o.- dered him off. He left but came back again. Then he was arrested. Judge Roche, in court this morn- 1 ing, fined him s5 and told him not l to trespass in the future.
 Charles Koncuk and Mike Ducik l live at 133 Beaver street. Koncuk is the head of the house and Due ik is the boarder. Ducik was drunk and disorderly Saturday night. Ser
 geant Thomas J. Feeney said Kon- cuk also was drunk. They had a fight. Sergeant Feeney found Ducik in bed much the worse for the fight. Judge Roche decided Ducik was the aggressor. He fined him s5 for getting drunk and another S5 for breach of the peace. kon- cuk was fined s5.
 About 10:30 o'clock Saturday
 night Patrolman Joseph Moore en- 1 tered the home of Mike Hardriko | at v Oak street and found Mike
 drunk and choking his wife. Step- i children testified that he also abused other members of the fam 1 fly including his daughter-in-law
 Mike told Judge Roche in court this morning that he was drunk
 Saturday night and cannot remem-
 Der what happened. He said he got
 drunk on 50 cents worth of booze.
 He was fined s15 and costs and
 put on probation.
 John Gregenski of Cnlonville
 drove through North Burritt street
 at 45 miles an hour. Motorcycle
 Patrolman Louis Harper had him
 tell it to the judge" He paid slv
 and costs.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Where Disease
 Breeds Mdetected

Germs breed by the millions in n- An easy way to destroy them and keep your house hygienically clean is to put a tablespoonful of Sylpho- Nathol in every pail of water useo for scrubbing; wash your garbage pail In the solution, sprinkle dark corners. pour 1t down drains. Get sApho-Nathol at all d$lers.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Harrisburgh Police
 Guarding Buildings

Harrisburg. Pa, Aug. S-State police today were on guard at the entrance of all state buildings. in cluding the executive mansion. Major Lynn Q. Adams, head Of the police, said this action was the re- suit of the recent bombings in d number of cities and that the offi- lookout for suspicious characters.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
BuenOs Aires Strike
 Over. All Is Normal

Buenos Aires, Aug. P-With
 the return today of all the workers. including the chauffers. the city re- stunned it's normal aspect after three days of partial strike in protest against the impending execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Massachu- .. sets.
 Agitation in favor of clemency for the two men is continuing and plans 1 of work on wednesday,.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
TO MARK INVENTION

Llewellyn Park, N. J., Aug. s UP)-A party including Governor Moore of New Jersey and sales representatives from all over the
 country will gather Friday to cele-
 brate the 50th anniversary of
 Thomas Edisons invention of the
 phonoSraph.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

fatal fever . fortnight aso. and it was stated several days ago that the case was hopeless. He was born Nov. 1b. 1865. and was educated at Eton and Trinity College. Cambridge. He served in the world war from 1915 to 1917 and was mentioned in dis. patches.
 He gained wide notice through what he termed his hobby. that of building inexpensive but substan- tial houses for the poor.
 FOR Y0IiR WANra
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
HOPE TO MAKE NEW RECORD

HOPE TO MAKE NEW RECORD
 New York, Aug. 8 (UP)-Edward F. Schlee ana William S. Brock who plan to fly around the world, at tempting to cut week from the present 2S-day record for circum- navigation, hope to take off from Curtiss Field in their Stinson mono- plane within a week.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
KILLED OVER ALPS

Geneva, Aug. 8 (CP) nt Adrlne Guex was killed in an at-
 tempt to fly over the Alps when his plane GSashee in small lake Sun day netAthe summit of St Gothard.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
YISC0UNT DEAD
George William Coventry Succumbs
 oo Feyer believed caused by Food Poisontnz-Wss Once Bricklayer.

London, Aug. P-Viscount Deerhurst George William Coven- try) died here today from fever be- lieved to have resulted from food poisoning.
 Although the eldest son of the
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
FAILS TO SWIM CHANNEL

Cape Gris Neg, France, Aug s (CP)-He'my an Egyptian, and Luscombe, British swimmer, fail ed during the weekend in attempts to swim the English channel from here to Doyser.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
STANDARD OIL CD.
 MAKES AGREEMENT
Comes to Terms With German
 FarbeninduStrie

Berlin. Aug. 8 UP)-Agreement between the Standard Oil company of New Jersey and the German Farbenindustrie whereby they would cooperate in the production and dis trtbution of synthetic gasoline has been concluded at Mannheim, dis patches from that city said today.
 It was indicated that the agree ment. which included an exchange of patent rights, also provided for cooperation in other fields. Patents for the production of synthetic gas- oline were held by the Fabenindus- trie.
 Walter c. Teagle, president of Standard of New Jersey, arrived in Mannheim last week after visiting Paris where he conferred with Sir ] Henri Deterding, head of the Royal Dutch Shell oil combination. The Standard of New Jersey and Deter ding's combination have a working agreement.
 < Walter c. Teagle sailed for Europe
 
 two weeks ago after Sir Henri Deter ding. in behalf of the Royal Dutch Shell combination. had denounced an agreement entered into between Standard of New York, the Vacuum oil company and the Soviet Russian Oil syndicate. It was reported Teagle went to Europe to prevent an "oil war" between the Standard of New York and the Royal Dutch Shell combination.
 The synthetic gasoline patents held by the Farbenindustrie were for the conversion of coal into petroleum. From 30 to 60 per cent of the weight of the coal used could he regained in the form of crude oils and tars.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08

Colonel Henry H. Rogers in New
 York last week confirmed reports of his daughters engagement to Ramos and intimated the marriage would take place in October.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-08
Millicent Rogers New
 Love to Sail August 17

Paris. Aug. 8 UP)-Arturo Ramos. wealthy Argentinian, an- nounced yesterday he planned to leave for New York on August IT where he expects to marry Millicent Rogers, Standard Oil heiress and former wife of Count Ludwig salm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
WORLD OPPRESSED
FLAY IMPERIALISM
Negro Delegate Attacks U. S.
at Opening of Confer
ence in Brussels.
BY the Associated Press.


BRUSSELS, February 10.-Im.
perialism charged against various ma.
tons was denounced at the first meet.
ing yesterday of the international
congress of oppressed nations"
NJ. Moor, delegate of the General
Association of American Negroes,
claiming to speak in behalf of 12,000,.
600 American negroes, attacked the
United States and pledged full CO.
political freedom and social emancipa.
ton
The 'imperialisrl" of Mexico and
Central and South America was
denounced BIZ Jose Vasconcelos. Senior
Mella and Cesar Falcon, respectively.
Egyptian, Indian, North African
Korean and Tonkinese delegates dealt
with what they termed British
Japanese md French brands of
Imperialism.
Hsiung kouan Suen, youthful Off
cial delegate of the Cantonese govern.
ment, complained that China was the
worst sufferer of all, being the victim
of the united imperialism" of all the
powers.
Among the delegates were the
French writer, Henri Barbusse. and
the French Communist deputy, Andre
Berthon. It was announced that most
of the British delegates were detained
in London by the sessions of Parlia.
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
DEFICIENCY ITEM
HEARINGS START
Approximately ST, $50, 900 Is
Involved in Appropriations
Committee Session.

Hearings were begun today before
on the deficiency items for the Dis
trict of Columbia, which have been
recommended by the Budget Bureau,
tetaling approximately $1,250,000. This
includes an item of $500, 900 and au-
thorization to make contracts for an
additional 100000 for erection Of a
new Police Court building.
Tomorrow the embarrassing bllls
will be the subject of hearing before
the House District committee.
AS result of the recent tragedy at
the Kensington railroad crossing,
Chairman Zihlman has impressed
upon the House committee the need
for pressing these measures before
the close of the present session.
Both of these measures are for elimi-
nation of grade crossings, one, Specif-
tcally with reference to the Michigan
avenue grade crossing in Brookland,
is part of the District program of
eliminating one such crossing each
year and the other providing for do
ing away with all of the grade cross
ipgS which are considered dangerous.
Representatives of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads
and spokesman for the various citi-
zens' associations in the territory af-
fected have been invited to appear at
the hearing tomorrow.
Two bearings are scheduled by sub
committees of the House District com.
mittee for next Tuesday. One of these
is before the judiciary subcommittee
on the Landlord Sunday blue law bill.
the other before the public utilities
subcommittee on the proposed merger
of the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
PROBING AMERICANS
NICARAGUAN ACTIVITY
Diplomatic Officers Investigate Re-
ports of Participation in
Hostilities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
American diplomatic officers in Mic.
aragua are investigating whether
American citizens have acted as avi.
ators or participated otherwise in hos
tilities between the Diaz government
and the Sacasa forces in Nicaragua.
The attention of any such Ameri-
cans will be directed to the law under
which their citizenship is jeopardized
IL they take an oath of allegiance to
any foreign government.
AT tho same time they will be in
formed officially that the Washington
Government does not countenance the
enrolment Of American citizens in for
eign armies.
Reports have reached washington
that some American aviators are serv.
ing with the Diaz forces, but there
has been no official confirmation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
GEORGIAN FLOGGED
BY HOODED BAND
Tells Police Assailants Told Him
He Showed Too Much Interest
in Court Case.
BY the Associated Press.

MOUNT VERNON, Ga, February
10.-Because he was told he had been
showing too much interest in "a court
case in which a relative was con-
cerned,' f. B. Gordon of Charlotte,
Ga, was taken from his automobile
last Saturday night and fiogged by
band of hooded men. The whipping
was made public by Montgomery
County authorities yesterday in offer
ing reward for apprehension of the
floggers.
Gordon told the officers, they said,
that he and Ernest Adams, also of
Charlotte, were returning home from
Vidalia Saturday night when they
were halted by the masked men.
Gordon said he was taken from the
car to point about 4 miles distant,
where he was severely whipped.
Afterward he was liberated and told
ito forget what occurred"
A similar warning was givenAdams
when he was told to drive on in the
car after Gordon had been seized, the
officers were told. The scene of the
fiogging is near Toombs County,
where a number of persons were
whipped and one man killed last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
Term of ALLIGATOR
Pear for Avocado
Humiliates Raisers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1O.-The
California Avocado Growers Ex-
change issued a protest today
fairly dripping with tears of
humiliation.
1T is bad enough" read the pro-
test, that a Welsh rabbit contains
no rabbit. and that no horse has
ever eaten horse radish. but that
the Avocado, an exalted member of
the Laurel family. should be called
an alligator pear is beyond all
understanding.
The humiliation of calling this
fruit after repulsive reptile is too
great to bear"
The statement suggests that the
reptile analogy can probably be
traced to the thick, knobby skin of
the wild West Indian varieties first
put on the market, but the modern
California Avocado, it insists, bears
no resemblance to an alligator and
has, in fact, "a skin you love to
touch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
EXPEDITION TO HUNT
FOR ARK OF COVENANT
Lost Jewish Tribe, According to
Legend, Has Stolen Relic
in Interior Abyssinia.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1O.-A legene
that the Ark of the Covenant, stolen
by Menelik /, son of Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba, from Jerusalem, is in
a temple in the remote Businesses of
Abyssinia is to be Investigated by an
expedition leaving today.
Search will be made for trace of the
secluded Jewish tribe, the Flashes,
who refused to risk the Red Sea pas
sage with Moses.
The expedition, sponsored by Adj
venture Magazine, will hunt speci-
mems of the black-maned lion and two
rare specimens of monkey, the Gellada
and the Hamadrgos, for the National
Geological Park in Washington,
Gordon MacCreach and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl RoSsman are members or
the expedition. Reports of the trip
viii be made by radios.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
NAVY YARD DAMAGED.
Sailors Called Out to Fight ST..
100000 Brooklyn Fire.

NEW YORK, February 10 OP.-
Damage estimated by navy yard
authorities at $1.000.O0O to 81 500 900
was caused by fire last night at the
New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn.
Three warehouses, containing quaint
ties of vegetables, sheet metal and
FIVE anti-aircraft guns, were de.
stroyed.
Rear Admiral Charles p. Plunkett.
commandant of the yard. called out
500 sailors and Marines to fight the
are. but local facilities We're in
adequate and the fire was extinguished
by the aid of Brooklyn fire apparatus
and fire boats.
The buildings, erected on a penin-
s'lla jutting into the East River, were
of fiimsy. wartime construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
POLES ARREST "SPIES."
Twenty-Five Accused of Working
Under Soviet Orders.

WARSAW, Poland, February 10 up.
The Polish police, who recently an
nounced they had discovered a huge
Communist plot whose object was to
spy on Poland in behlf of Soviet Rus.
STA. yesterday reported the arrest of
two spy" gangs working in cooper.
alton between the cities of Lemburg
ana Grodno.
Eleven men were arrested at Lem
burg and ID at Grodno, among whom
were five soldiers, the police an
nouncedAs