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New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
CITY EXCEEDS QUOTA
 IN RED GROSS DRIVE
Collection for Mississippi
 Flood Victims Reaches S5,3S2.77

New Britain today kept clean its record for aiding in philanthropic causes when it exceeded the $5,- 900 quota set for the Red Cross fund for relief of Mississippi river flood victims. The total collected is $5,- 3S2.77. Since the last announcement, N.1Sl.1s was collected.
 The largest amount received was from Manager Finn Of the Strand theater where $2241S was collected Saturday night. The Luther league of the First Lutheran church con- tributed SIS. Accompanied by an inspiring letter $S came in from the children of the West Rocky Hill school. Employees Of the Vulcan Iron Works sent $7S.44 and employees of Louis Nair $11. Russell & Er- win employees contributed $57 and the Russwin Girls club s5. The Plainville branch of the Red Cross collected $57 and the Newington branch sG4.75.
 Red Cross officials announced to- day that the campaign will be con- tinued as it is generally believed that the goal originally established by the Red Cross fund will be in- sufficient to care for all who are in need of assistance.
 Chairman Curtiss L. Sheldon of the local Red Cross branch today made the following statement:
 "The splendid response to the ap- peal for funds for the aid of the Mississippi river flood sufferers has carried New Britain we'll over its quota of s5.oo0, this city's share of the million dollar goal set by the American Red Cross National Head quarters.
 "On behalf of New Britain's chap ter of the Red Cross, I wish to ex- press appreciation to all those who have contributed to the fund. If it were possible to thank separately each group and individual, l should like to do so, but such task would be too great.
 Every penny contributed will be forwarded to Washington, such small expenses as postage. etc.. will be cared for from the annual budget of the local chapter.
 Thanks are due to the local news papers for their part in keeping the appeal before the public"
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
DURANT'S NARROW ESCAPE
Guilford Legislator and His Car Plunge 30 Feet Down Bank West of Capitol Building.

State Capitol. Hartford. May LP Representative Harry Durant of Guilford backed his automobile over sidewalk and down a 30 foot bank to the edge of the Park river, west of the capitol today without injury to himself and slight damage to the sedan which overturned twice be- fore coming to halt in an upright position.
 The accident occurred when Mir. Durant turning around at a junction of two drive ways on the capitol grounds backed farther than he in- tended to permit other automobiles to pass in front of him. He was alone in the car.
 In its plunge down the bank the automobile passed between two trees . few feet from the sidewalk. veered to the right. narrowly missed four other trees as 1t continued down the bank at an angle. hit a fifth tree lightly and turned over twice. The lenders and one corner of the top were damaged. Several of the windows were broken but the windshield remained Intact.
 Mr. Durant opened 8 door. step ped out climbed the bank to the capitol and called garage to have the car pulled up to the street.
 Many of tho legislators and capi- tol employees went out to see Dur ants marvellous escape"
 The automobiles wheels dug deep into tho soft dirt as the car slid down with the brakes get.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
High Crest of Flood Due at New Orleal Between May 5 and l8New Districts Inundated.
Refugees Are Being Taken to Nearby Towns in Flood District and Later Will Go to Concentration Centers

New Orleans, May : LR = With the flood crest of the Mississippi moving past VicksburS today. armies of men were fighting des- perately to raise and strengthen the the mouth of the Red river to New Orleans where record stages are forecast between May and IS. Meantime. torrents of water dow- ing through four crevasses opened yesterday by the river south of Vidalia, opposite Natchez, were completing the inundation of Con- cordia parish. in east central Louisiana, with the prospect that 1t would submerge parts of four ad. joining parishes.
 The flood along the Yazoo river in Mississippi also was spreading eastward, but somewhat improved situation was reported in south- eastern Arkansas with the Arkan- sas river slowly falling and tho flood waters through three breaks moving rapidly over into northern Louisiana.
 Situation Unchanged
 There was no change in the sit- uation at New Orleans, the river gauge standing stationary at 2o.z feet. due, engineers said. to the rapid flow Of water through the artificial crevasse at Caernavan, l5 miles south. which was widened again today by the use of mora dynamite.
 A statement issued during the forenoon by the weather banfeeNl said the river here would change very little or fall slowly during the next few days. Before the Caerna> van crevasse was created a steady
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
WORKERS RACE WITH TIME IN EFFORT TO REINFORCE
 lEvEES ALONG MISS. RIVER
Kaceys Give $50,W0
 For Flood Sufferers

New Haven, May @-An appropriation of $50,000 for Mississippi flood sufferers. has been ordered by the supreme board of directors of the Knights of Columbus. meeting in Chica- go, the executive offices of the order here were advised today.
 One-half the fund will be con- tributed to the American Red Cross fund and the other half will be administered by the Knights of Columbus councils in the area affected by the flood.
 The appropriation will be taken from the orders general fund.
 The appropriation followed report of Col. NJ. J. O'Leary, Knights of Columbus represent ative who has made a survey of the entire flooded district.
 Immediately after the meeting Col. O'Leary returned south where he will remain in direction of the orders relief work until all danger has passed.
 Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty made public an express sion given to the board that he hoped every American citizen would contribute promptly and generously to the Red Cross fund.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
CITY POPULATION ISPUT AT 5000 pOStmaster Erwin Bases ColCla-
 siom on Approved Analy& BIASED ON CITY DIRECTORY Method Of Calculation Eliminates Padding" - Males Out -Numbez
 Females by Only 1000, According to Latest Statistics Obtainable.
BASED ON CITY DIRECTORY

By an approved process of cal- culation. using the new city direc- tory as a basis, Postmaster Herbert E. Erwin has established the pop ulation of New Britain at approxi- Eately so.000.
 Postmaster Erwin's figures are most thorough and eliminate every process having a tendency to pad" the total.
 Mr. Edwin has found 4s,s63 names appear in the book. Of this number. 2,206 died during the year. removed from the city, are duplica- tions or live elsewhere and work here. This makes the net 41,757. Of this number 21.967 are men and 19,79O are women, which finding discloses an unusual evenness of malo and female population. Pro- ducers of directories allow from four to five per cent of the total for errors causing names to be ad- mitted. negligent omissions, etc.. which, added to the net brings the total to 43.427. The school enroll NlcnLs CuAoISu OSlNcSh the ages of 4 and 16 years Is 1s,- s6S, and these names do not ap- pear in the directory. Adding the four per cent differential to this figure places the enrolment at 1s,- 727. Postmaster Erwin has been advised that the number of children of any one year is about the same as the number of any other year, in average. The enrolment cover ing the years between 4 and 16. leaves the years one to four. and 16 to 20 to be added. and this allows an additional 16,379. The total of all these figures which. Mir. Erwin points out, can reasonably be taken as a safe figure for purposes of fix ing the population. is 79.3s3.
 If the directory system of multi plying the total number of names by 2 1-4 were followed out, the city's population would be placed greatly in excess Of S0.00o.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
LITTLE HOPE HELD OUT
 FOR TRAPPED MINERS
Belief Is That Fumes of Poisonous Classes Have Killed
 Entire 77

Fairmont. w. Va, May 2 R1De- layed A hours by flue in the inner recesses of the Everettsville mine, rescue workers today resumed ex- ploration of the blast-torn tunnels intent upon determining the fate of Y workers entombed since Saturday afternoon.
 The rescue experts generally were agreed that it was almost certain that when reached. those trapped would be added officially to the six teen known dead. twelve of whom were removed from the mine and the other four killed or the tipple.
 A score of rescue men composed the crews making the advance into the wrecked tunnels. They were led by George McCaa, veteran of the United States bureau of mines. and J. V. Berry. chief safety engineer of the Bethlehem mines corporation.
 Equipped with oxygen tanks, hel- mets and other emergency appar. atus the rescue men started to work forward at a point 5000 feet in the mine where . halt was called Sum- day when tests of the air showing . mixture of gases. revealed that . flrs was raging further back.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
PLOTS TRAIN WRECK l TO AVENGE HIS DOG
Youth Who Put Tie on Track Believed Men,
 tally Weak

Frank Friend, aged IT, of 57 Whitman street, who was caught last evening, in tree in the wooded section near the main line railroad tracks south of the old Cremo Brew cry plant, after having placed 8 railroad tie on the north bound tracks. is believed by the police to be mentally abnormal, it was said today. Disposition of the case was problematical this afternoon. The railroad police are looking into it. and an effort is being made to de- termine definitely whether the spot where the tie was placed in posi- tion to derail the train is in New ington or New Britain.
 Friend told the police last evening after his capture that the north bound passenger train passing through from Berlin at SEQ p. m. killed his dog "Tige" year ago. and he brooded over the accident until he became frenzied with de- sire for revenge. Thoughts of ''Tige" were always in his mind. he said. and last evening he resolved to wreck the train and avenge his pets death.
 Henry H. Coleman of 12S Pleas ant street. William Goodwin of 73 Chapman street, and Clarence Heller of 10 Austin street saw Friend place the tie on the tracks, an1 rushing to q point about 600 feet south of the brewery. Goodwin pushed it out of the path of the train about one min- ute before the cars passed. with their 200 passengers. Coleman and Heller chased Friend. who took to the woods and scrambled into tree. The police were notified and Ser geant Michael Flynn ard Officer Ernest Bloomquist brought Friend 10 the police station. The Newington authorities were notified, as it was thought the offense occurred in that town.
 At police headquarters today, Friend, whose actions are queer. told Sergeant O'Mara he knows of other instances of attempts to derail tracks in the vicinity of the foot of Belden street. Various objects have been placed on the tracks for the pur- pose. he said, by other boys.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
HONORABLE MENTION | GIVEN NEW BRITAIN
This City Ranks We'll in
 Fire Prevention Activity

Washington. May ? RHGreater heed to the simple measures which often prevent costly fires was urged by Governor Walker of Georgia to- day In conferring bronze placques upon four cities for excellence in prevention. The placQues were awarded on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States.
 The grand prize for the second year went to Albany of Governor Walkers own state. The other win ners were Milwaukee, Wis. Hunt ington. w. Va. and Owensboro. Ky. leaders in groups of cities classed according to size.
 Governor Walker appeared at the opening meeting of the chambers annual convention. He said more than $500. 1000, 900 worth of property, sum equivalent to the cost of the Panama Canal, was sacrificed to fire in the United States last year. Honorable mention in the ire prevention contest was given to these cities:
 Philadelphia: Portland, Ore. i; Rochester. N. r.: Detroits New Or leans. La.: Indianapolis: Fort Worth Texas: Seattle, Wash; Grand Ra- pids. Mich; Wilmington, Del: Pa sadena. Cal: New Britain. Conn.,: Springfield. Ohio: Bay City. Mich: McKeesport, Pa.; Bethlehem. Pa.: Fresno. Cal: St, Joseph, Mo-; Charleston. w. Va: Wichita, Kan sas; Yakima. Wash: Mansfield. O.: Battle Creek. Mich: Petersburg, Va: Uniontown, Pa.: Butler. Pa.: Baton Rouge. La.: Hagerstown. Md: Lorain. Ohio. and Riverside. Cal: Billings Mont: Fullerton. Ca: La- conia. N. H.: Oceanside. Cal: Wes- ton. W. Va: Terrence. Cal: Mar low, Okla: Petin. H.: Fremont. Mich. Ardwora, Okla, and Black well, okla
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
BOARD OF PARD0NS IN
 SESSION AT PRISON
69 Pleas Are Presented. but Several Are With.
 drawn Later !

Hartford, Conn. May 3 R-The board of pardons met at the state prison shortly after 10 a. III. today to hear 69 pleas for pardons, some of which were later withdrawn. Governor Trumbull presided.
 Assistant United States Attorney John o. Danaher appeared for Si- mon A. G. Salisbury who was con- victed of second degree murder, committed at Preston in May. 1918 and who was sentenced to prison for life on October g. 1918.
 He pointed out that at the time of the crime the man had a family of five small children, which has since broken up, He said the man had been a model prisoner. Salis- bury spoke briefly and told tho board his family needed him and that he wanted to go back to them.
 George B. Baxtor, secretary of the Connecticut prison association. told the board the man had . posi- tion waiting for him in Liverpool, Ohio.
 States Attorney Allen Brown of Iitchfield county said he did not believe the man would be 8 menace to society.
 The following petitions were
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Red Cross Asks For 10 Million; Rescue Work Now ls Progressing

and farming communities. where the inhabitants stubbornly refused to leave their belongings. These latter will be moved quickly should their lives become imperiled. relief workers said, although many of the rescuerers declare the obstancy of those who would stick out the flood may cost more lives.
 SO,OOO More Refugees.
 created by the breaking of levees in northern Louisiana and by the muddy wave pouring down from Arkansas. the Red Cross established new concentration centers in Mon- roe. Delhi. Bastrop, Lake Provi- dence and Oak Grove. La. Addi- tional personnel and supplies were hurried by boat and plane. Esti- mates were here that the present army of refugees will be increased by nearly 5o.0o0 if other threatened levees fail to hold.
 temporary succor Of the marooned and homeless, relief workers have begun planning for the labor of re- mobilization which will follow the recession of the waters. Under the direction of the American Red Cross and state governmental agencies the rehabilitation of the refugees will be accomplished through the county chapters of the Red Cross. it has been announced by Henry M. Baker. national direc- tor of disaster relief. While these plans are going forward the medi- cal division of the Red Cross is concentrating an almost unprece- dented array of health forces, draw ing on IA outside states to augment the we'll organized personnel of the seven states in the flooded area.
 Medical Precautions.
 Great reserves of vaccine and nurses and physicians have been provided and every precaution taken to meet what pr. William R. Redden. Red Cross medical direc- tor declares, is the greatest health menace ever faced in America out side of war time.
 With the expected return here this week of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. directors of relief work indicated that additional plans for the Mississippi valley suf- ferers will be formulated
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
AUTO OVERTURNS
Six People in Machine Wrecked Near Ansonia- Seymour Town Line Escape Serious Injury.

Ansonia, April "A party of six people had a miraculous escape from death on Kings highway at Ansonia- Seymour town line last night about 10 o'clock when car in which they were riding turned com pletely over on its top. James Gall lagher of 14 John street. shelton. who was at the wheel and was ac- companied by his wife and four children lost control of the car when 1t struck a stone and shot up an embankment. The car turned over on its side and then rolled over on its back to the pavement below. Not one member of the party was injured and no damage was done to tho car with the exception of . shattered window. At this same place about three years ago two men were killed in similar accident. Several cars have como to grief at this point
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
MRS. SNYDER, SNARLING AND SWAPPING LIKE A C0RNERED
 ANIMAL, DENIES OWN GUILT
Clam Diggers Missing; Probably Killed and
 Eaten by Big Sharks

Salinas, Cal. May ! R1John A. Andrade. 2s. and Alfred Oliver. 16. both of Warm Springs, Cal, who disappeared while digging clans in the shark infested surf four miles north of Moss Landing Saturday, may have been victims of the man eaters.
 Clothes left by the missing pair were found on the beach. and their clamming rakes were re- covered in the surf.
 The beach in that vicinity Is so infested with man eating sharks that bathers familiar with the waters never venture into the surf.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
PRAYERS FOR BOOTHE
Eleventh Day Of His Fight Against
 Death Begins With Artificial Res
 piratiO0 Continued. NF#

Roanoke. Va, May R-Prayers were spoken for Walter l.. Boothe. Is, today as hundreds of his fellow citizens watched with undminished interest the coming of the eleventh day of his fight against death.
 The telephone at Jefferson hospital where companions lifted and lower. ed his arms to force air into hle lungs. rang almost constantly. bring ing messages of cheer and assurAncen of prayers in his behalf. Early te. day physicians stated that his puleA was fairly satisfactory and his con. dition improved after two sevaI4s sinking spells since he was stfickaA April 21. . Members of the respiratory coerES steadfast to task they had un4sfss taken. reported In systemattc eF46 not only willing but eassr ts rV11Ak service. X
 Tho boy's condition r4As1Gsd S' .a fracture and disaocAkteo ef q E{S tebrA received in An autel1tn11a TT eidsnt last May. lSA wSeN a paralyssd when, HeFK~1oo
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
PERAKOS LEADS PROTEST
 AGAINST TAX ON MOVIES
New Britain Exhibitor Says { Per Cent on Gross Receipts Would
 Be Harmful.
tspec,al to the Her.,d,

Hartford. May 2-Peter Perakos of New Britain. representing the theater men of his city, was at the state capitol today to protest against the tax of per cent on the gross business done by the moving picture houses. Theater men from all over the state were present and claimed that this tax should be on the net profits. The tax would come back on the public and would hurt business for every branch. ex- hibttors say. Representative Fred o. Rackliffe of the finance commit tee. Senator E. F. Hall of the ap- rropriations committee and others were urged to consider the bill throughly before 1t came into the senate for final action.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
Strike in Greenwich

Greenwich. Conn.,. May R - A strike of laborers, bod carriers. bricklayers, plasterers and stone masons here today affected II con- tractors and about 800 men quit work. The demand of the men was for an increase. in the wage scales, about 20 per cent over the existing list.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
New Maze Scales

Stamford, Conn.,, May R - A new wage scale went into effect for plumbers and painters today. The demand for a new scale was made some weeks ago and was granted by the employers. The painters are given $l1 a day for 40 hour week, a wage increase of $c, and the plumbers receive $12 day for a 40 hour week. On April 1. the carpenters were given $12 day.
 Barbers on Strike
 Thirty barbers employed in ten
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Washington. May ! R-On recommendation of Secretary Hoover, the American Red Gross today asked the people of the United States to contribute mini- mum of &10,000,000 to relieve the suffering in the Mississippi river flood area.
 The Red Gross previously had asked for $5.0oo,Oo0 and this fig ure was exceeded by almost $4o,000 today. Secretary Hoover. deemed the sum insufficient and the new appeal was decided upon after he had conferred with Red Cross offl- cials and President Coolidge today upon his return from the flood district.
 MT. Hoover conferred at the Red Cross headquarters with George E. Scott and Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, and Miss Mabel T. Boardman. members of the organ ization. It was decided that every Red Cross chapter would be asked to double the fund 1t had been asked to raise.
 Relief Work Progresses. Memphis. Tenn. May ? R- Moving faster than the racing wa ters. relief forces today threw out lines of succor in newly flooded areas of northern and central Louisiana or awaited emergencies in districts certain to be inundated by the record crest of the Mississippi valley flood.
 Meanwhile, in southeastern Ar kansas and in the Mississippi delta the work of rescuing marooned people. transporting them to refu- gee camps and rushing flood sup plies and medical precautions con- tinued by train. boat and airplane. Planes and Ships Used.
 Six airplanes have arrived here to augment the large number now in the field and others were rush. ing to strategic points from Mem phis to New Orleans, while in the lower Mississippi the concentration of the largest fleet of relief vessels in the history of the valley was rapidly being accomplished.
 Evacuation of counties and parishes. with grave warnings of danger swelled in the huge popula- tions of refugee camps. while boats hovered in the vicinity of villages
New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
LABOR CONDITIONS IN CONN, ARE GOOD 0'k@ra Sees Little Trouble Of
 Serious Nature Ahead SEVERAL STRIKES TODAY
Greenwich Laborers, Plasterers, etc., Walk Out-Union Carpenters Also Quit for More Pay in Nor

New Haven, Conn, May @ - Organized labor begins the month of May, the time when many wage and time schedules are adjusted. with a good outlook, in the opinion of President Patrick J. O'Meara of the Connecticut Federation of La bor. He said today that while here and there there were disputes the general situation was satisfactory. at least to the extent that there is little of the unrest which has marked the labor market in some years.
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