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New Britain herald., 1927-12-01
EXTENSIVE AREAS
 ARE INUNDATED
District Size Of Four States Has
 Been Under Water

Washington. Dec. l. P-An area larger than the combined states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Dela- ware and Rhode Island. has been under water in the floods of 1927.
 From the borders of Iowa to the deltas of Louisiana and all across New England rivers and streams left their banks, causing damage and putting residents of the low lands to flight in parts of ] , states taking a toll of millions of dollars, bringing death to 457 persons and startling the nation into contempla- ton Of a comprehensive program for the control Of flood waters.
 Tn the Mississippi Valley and in New England, the two major cen ters of disaster, the American Red Cross has cared for upward Of 500, ,ooorefugees, outside of those who sustained themselves in relief camps and of this number 0,000 are still dependent upon the Red Cross for sustenance in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, five months after the receding B of the waters.
 Of the 1000 square miles Of land flooded by the swelling of rivers and the breaking of levees, 1000 square miles was in New England and the rest in the Mississippi val ley. Kentucky, Tennessee. ArkaR- sas, Missouri, Illinois Iowa, Okla homa, Mississippi and Louisiana felt the deluge in the latter region. Yer mont, Massa achusetts, New Hamp- shire, Connecticut, and parts of Maine and Rhode Island were af- fected by the New England flood, which came in November, five months after the central and south ern floods had passed their crest.
 The Mississippi Valley floods be- gan in the last two weeks Of 1926 and lasted well into June of 1927. Torrential rains swelled streams until every effort to keep them in their banks was futile. but in most cases the rivers rose slowly. mak- ing evacuation possible on a scale which greatly reduced loss of. life.
 As the head of water aioved down the Mississippi from the Ohio and Missouri rivers and tributaries, thousands of men in scores of local ities bulwarked natural or artifi- cial barriers to hold back the del uge. At Laconia, Ark: at Boards town. H., and in many another com munity these efforts are epic, even though they failed in the end to stem the tide.
 Louisiana bore the brunt of the Mississippi flood. and territory was inundated that had not been under water for 40 years. So great was the menace of the flood to the city of New Orleans that an artificial crevasse was made to relieve the pressure.
 Christmas of 1928 in Nashville. Tenn, found more than 20 blocks under water. Arkansas City, Ark, was deluged thrice in spring and summer.
 In New England no more damag- ing inundation ever was felt. The death toll in Vermont and adjacent
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01
WIDOW MAY HEAR
 HER FATE TONIGHT
Early Decision in Murder Trial
 Expected

Fall River Mass. Dec. 1 fUP)-- Mrs, Gertrude Frazier Gibbons, youthful widow on trial for her life in connection with the murder Of her husband, probab bly, will know her fate tonight or tomorrow.
 The defense, which was surpris- ingly brief, closed late yesterday after the defendant had taken the stand and denied virtually every damaging bit of testimony with which the government had con- structed Its circumstantial case.
 The state. through many wit nesees, had tried to show that Mrs. Gibbons and her alleged sweetheart. Antone Da Silvia, since adjudged in sane, killed the woman's husband and then threw his battered body into 8. well in East Swansea last May.
 While admitting her friendship with Da Silva. Mrs. Gibbons declared most Of the other statements of the government were false.
 She denied having threatened her husband. She denied she had plan- ned to divorce him. She denied that she wanted to get rid of him.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

day that the story printed in the Hearst papers in America of a pro- posed Mexico-Japanese treaty was untrue.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

structive wind Is "cyclone." Prop erly, a cyclone is a circular system of winds covering great area Sometimes 1000 miles across) and including gentle breezes as well as still winds. Cyclones are beneficial rather than harmful. They give us most of our weather changes. Each low" on the daily weather map has it's cyclonic system of winds circu- lating around it. When Nature dips her spoon in the weather brew and stirs, the result is a cyclone.
 Recent Tornadocs
 The occurrence of a tornado in the National Capital emphasizes the vasaries of these destructive winds and raises anew the question: When is q storm wind a tornado?"
 Washington Is outside the regular haunts of tornadoes, yet more than once the National Capital has been visited by them. The most historic occasion was August 25, 1914, the day after Washington was captured by the British and the Capitol and other buildings burned. The storm many buildings in the in- fant Capital. and the rain that ac- conpanied 1t is supposed to have put out the remaining fires.
 Miss. Valley Has Most Tornadoes
 In July, 1913 a destructive storm struck the business section of the city demolishing number of buildings and causing several dea ths.
 The favorite haunt of tornadoes in the United States, includes the states of the lower Mississippi Valley and the eastern portion of the Great Plains States. Both to the west and east their occurrences are fewer. So, too, relatively few tornadoes occur i'll Canada and in Mexico.
 Tomatoes are strictly local storms, bred usually by sultry and They strike most
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01
Rumania Will Devote
 Vast Sum to War Plans

Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. 1 Hl- More than fifth of Rumanias S budget of s240,o0o,ooo for 1928 will be devoted to war purposes.
 The expenditure is defended on the ground that Rumana on a wide front is constantly menaced by the Bolsheviks and might be dragged into war if Italy were 10 attack Jugoslavia.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

Mrs. Gibbons wept as she told the court that the breach between her and her husband resulted from his friendship for Mrs. Emma Beach, a state witness, rather than for the defendants friendship for Da Silva.
 Closing arguments were expected to be heard by Judge Hugo Du- buque and the jury today, with the judges charge to follow. Indications were that the case might reach the Jury today.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

A distinction must be made be- tween the velocity of the air rush ing into the funnel. and the speed of the funnel itself moving over the earth. It has been pointed out that the former velocity, close to the funnel, may be that of a rifle bullet. The funnel itself. however. seldom moves more rapidly than 30 or 40 miles an hour, the speed of an auto mobile moving rather conservatively on a country road.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

The Herald's Christmas gift guide Is plumb full of suggestions for us folks.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

SAYS HEARST STORY UNTRUE,
 Tokyo. Japan. Dec. 1 R-The Japanese foreign office declared to-
New Britain herald., 1927-12-01

The Hearst papers said that Jap anese military aid for Mexico in event of war with the United States was provided for in the draft of secret treaty formally submitted to the Japanese government by Presi- dent Gales in 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

Friday morning the delegates will
At Arlington This has always been
one of the most impressive features OF
the convention Mai Cen Eli Hell
mick t. S A.. will deliver an address
on this occasion.
The convention will make the annual
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon Saturday
morning sleaving AT 10 O'Clock aboard
the Steamer Charles Manchester. Two
wreaths will he placed on the tomb Of
George Washington and exercises will
he held about the elm tree brought
from Boston 80 wears ago and planted
~ Mount Vernon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

ell Of Brookiine. Mass. ma tional chair
man Of the radio department. whose
program over the air has done much
for the society. also will take part in
the Tuesday session. Mrs. Josiah Van
Orsdel will make her annual address
following the mpsic
Wednesday and Thursday mornings
Of the convention will ne given over to
business sessions and Wednesday eve
ming at the Red Cross building Mt S
oclock an entertainment will be given
Al which the orchestra of the Central
High School will render selections and
Miss Elton Dashiel viii he heard in
group Of readings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
{. A. R. CONVENTION
STARTS TUESDAY
Revolutionary Organization
Plans Interesting Sessions
at Red Cross Auditorium.

The thirty-secoud annual convention
IF the National Society Of The Chill.
dren Of the American Revolution viii
begin Tuesday in the auditorium Of
the National Red Cross Building.
The president. Mrs. Josiah Van OrsdeL
viii preside
The Tuesday morning session will
he opened at 1915 O'Clock with Il
program Of music by the United States
Marine Band, followed by an invhca-
ton Robert Millken, II wears old
viii give selections on the Xylophone
and Billy Osborn talented whistler,
will be on the program.
Constance Russell, another gifted
young musician. and Charles Mellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
CONDEMNED en- AIDED
l.on Sinclair Asks Clemency T
Sacco and Veuzetti.

BOSTON. April Is tP).-Uptut
Sinclair was among the "a individual
or organizations whose letters An,
kilograms advocating varied stands
on the case of Nicola Sacco and Bar
tolomeo Nauzetti reached Gov. Fuliei
today. The execution. scheduled fol
the week Of July 10, il carried out
would leave blot on the name o.
the state. Sinclair declared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
D. A. R. DELEGATES
BEGIN TO REGISTER
District Chapters Represent
ed on Committee PASSING
on Credentials.

Delegates and alternates Of District
chapters viii be the first to sign the
credential list today when registration
begins for the Thirty Sixth Continent
al Congress of the National Society
Daughters Of the American Reyolu-
ton, which opens Monday morning in
the Washington Auditorium, it was
announced by Mrs. Margaret y. Bar
net of Pennsylvania. chairman OF the
committee on credentials.
The registration is handled accord.
ing 10 classification hy state delega-
tons. and the COMMITTEES will start
registering the 3.452 delegates on the
voting eligibility list at o'clock TO-
day on the second floor Of the Audi
forum.
Members OF Committee.
Mrs. Lislo s. Lipscomb of the Dis
trict Of Columbia is vice chairman,
and n number Of local women are
members Of the committee. which con-
sists Of Mrs CLYDE y. Aitchisou. Mrs
Benjamin T. Wade. Mrs Harry r.
Gauss, Mrs. Alexander H. Ruhl, Mrs
William r. Harvey, Mrs. Towson Price.
Airs. Edward Luther Ross, Mrs. Vernon
West, all Of the District Of Columbia
and Mrs. Joseph Acklen Tennessee.
Airs. Waller Allen, New Jersey, Mrs
Frank Bahnsen. Illinois: Mrs. Frank
j. Callan, New York Mrs. George T..
Darte New York: Mrs. Joseph II.
Dearborn, aSsachusetts: Mrs. Sam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
ely for forest plan,

will be used entirely for forest plant
ing Mr.. Beslsy said.
Mr.. du Pont would have obtaine
more trees from the nursery had they
been available Mr.. Besley said the
nursery had been taxed To it's ca
pacitv this year in meeting the de
mands for trees for forest and road
side planting The greater demand
for trees indicates a growing interest
in forest planting and also response
to the reforestation program OF the
state. he asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

In the Southern Hemisphere the
shadow on sun dial travels counter
clockwise As the hands Of the
earliest clocks moved in the direction
% sun dial shadow. our modern
clocks would have hands moving from
right to left if they bad been first
made in the Southern Hemisphere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

uel i. Earle. Alahama. Mrs Julius J
EsteN. Vermont: Miss LucE u Exams.
Illinois. Mrs Frank Felter, Indiana;
Mrs $. Ernest Griffin. Massachusetts
Mrs. Rufus y Hemenway. Connect.
cut. Mrs +. A. kiuCh New Jersey.
Mrs w S. Lindsler. Minnesota; Mrs.
Joseph w Marsh. Penusyiva MIA. Mrs.
Oliver Movers. PENNSYLVANIA, Mrs. A +
bert l. Sandles. Pennsylvania Mrs.
Martin L. Sigmon. Arkansas; Mrs. 6.
Howard Shriver. Pennsylvania, Mrs,
Edwin Earl Sparks. New Jersey: Mrs.
A. H. Stilwell. New Jersey; Mrs. Bert
Van VIE. New York; Mrs. II. A, VIII
bur Illinois. Mrs Adele G. Wright.
New York. Mrs. George NJ Young
and Mrs Eliza +. leary, Seattle
Wash, who has served ne chairman
of the committee on credentials
Hours for registration today are
from until 6 pm, saturday. from
ann to s pm. and Monday and all
succeedngs days from Q n m. to 4,30
pm. until registration is closed by
the congress before voting starts for
elections of vice presidents general
and honorary vice presidents general
on Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15
officers Club 10 Elect.

After signing the credential list
delegates and alternates viii receive
badges from that committee, Mrs.
Joseph NJ. Galley, chairman. Mrs.
Conrad Syme, District Of Columbia is
chairman Of the seating committee
and will he found next to credentials
The house committee chairman is Mrs
A. r. Garees.
The National Officers Club will hold
an election today at Memorial Cont
mental Han and arrangements viii he
announced for the annual banquet to
be given by the club Saturday ncht
at the New Willard Hotel Tonight
the Constitution Han committee. in
charge of plans for the erection of
the proposed S2500. 600 D. A. r. audi
forum, win hold meeting at the hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-15

Sumatra has a shortage Of servants.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
YOUTH AND SPEED TO Be
SHARKEY'S BIG ASSETS
Group of Boxers Including Jack
Britton Name Boston Boy
the FavOritc

New York, July 10 R-Youth and
speed will be Jack Sharkey's big
gest assets in his battle with Jack
Dempsey at the Yankee stadium on
July 81, a group of boxers have con-
cluded after watching the ex-gob in
his training sessions.
Mike McTigue, Jack Britton, Phil
adelphia Jack O'Brien, Soldier Bart
field, Jim Montgomery and others
who speak of the fight game from
experience. have seen Sharkey In his
sparring antics and have famed him
the favorite.
Sharkey's program yesterday lack
ed the fire and dash of tho previous
day. Some of the Bostonian's camp
members made him look bad by
sidestepping his rushes and landing
often. A few of Sharkey's followers
were fearful of the Dempsey punch
while noting that the Lithuanian
was boxing with his hands at his
sides. Occasionally, however, Sharkey
blocked a series Of blows with ease
and then tapped his opponents with
snappy right upperc is and short
let's. Sharkey was not punching hard
but it was apparent he was saving
his partners punishment to work for
timing.
Tex Richard announced that the
advance sale of tickets for the fight
Is near the 100000 mark.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
EDDIE COLLINS DAY Is
OBSERVED IN CHICAGO
Star Second Bascman OF American
League Is Presented With
..uto by Fans

Chicago. July Is P-The boyish
college baseball star who inconspj-
cously broke into the major leagues
as Kid Sullivan, some 81 years ago,
today was the most illustrious figure
of the Eddie Collins day celebration
planned for White SoX park.
For the : Y wa eddie Collins
and in those q years that have pas
sed, the star second baseman of the
American League not only won a
niche in baseball's hall of fame but
also a lasting warm spot in the
hearts Of the fans he served.
To show their warmth of feeling
the fans had ready for Collins an
automobile among other tokeLs OF
friendship. Collins played eleven
years for the White Soy, and in ad-
dition made his major league debut
here when he Joined Connie Macks
Athletics in 1906 during Chicago
series. He brought that Kid Sullivan
moniker from college.
For nine years Eddie served the
Athletics, coming to the Sox In 1918
for the fancy price of $4,000. and
then returning to the Athletics again
last scaS 4.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
(BY BILLY EVANS)

While left-handed batters enjoy a
decided edge in winning major
league batting championships, the
same doesn't hold good for the
southpaws as far as pitching honors
are concerned.
When Herb Pennock topped the
American league in pitching in
1928 he was the third left handler to
win that distinction since Bill
Donovan, right handler, copied
the honors in 1907. In other words,
in the last 20 years Dutch" Leon
ard. Babe" Ruth and Herb Pen
mock have been the only southpaws
to top the American league in
pitching.
Pennock, generally rated as the
most valuable southpaw in the
major leagues also is the holder of
another sterling performance that
closely rivals world series pitching
record.
Only two pitchers who have
worked in more than one series can
show a record of no defeats. They
are Jack Coombs, former Philadel-
phia star, now one of the baseball
coaches at Princeton University, and
Herb Pennock.
Coombs in three series won five
games and never was beaten. Pen
mock In two series has four victories
and no losses to show for his pitch
ing. He twice defeated the Giants
in 1928. also saved another game by
his relief work and last fall won two
games from the st. Louis Cardinals.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
HOME RUNS HOLD CENTER
4 OF INTEREST IN GAMES
Circuit Drives by Ruth, Hornsby and Siser Make Bid
for Importance Yanks Whitewash Indans-Giants
!: Defeat Cincnnati-Br0wns win from Red Sox-
Cubs Down Boston Braves-Cards Score Victory
Over Philles-White Sox on Top.
By tho Associated Press.

By tho Associated Press.
Home runs by Babe Ruth, Rogers
Hornsby and George Sisler We'd for
chief major league interest today.
each accomplishment having its own
distinctive bid Tor baseball import
ance.
Ruth's mighty wallop yesterday
was one of the longest ever seen in
Cleveland. 1t came in the ninth in
ming and while it was just another
run in the 10 whitewash admins
tered to the Indians by the Yankees,
it did give the Babe an edge on Lou
Gehrig in their scramble for swat
ting supremacy. Ruth now has 80
homers to his credit, one more than
Columbia Lou
Hornsby's clout in the sixth inning
with Lindstrom on base gave the
Giants 81 victory over Cincinnati.
Hornsby accounted for all of the
New York runs.
Sisters homer came with two on
in the ninth at St. Louis and gave
the Browns a 6-5 win from the Bos-
ton Red Sox. Sisler collected four
hits including two doubles and
either scored or drove in each St.
Louis run.
Chicagos hustling Cubs continued
to hold on to first place in the Ma
tional league. Sheriff Blake's pitch
ing being entirely too much for
Boston. The Cubs poked out 3 hits
while Blake was holding the Braves
to three for So victory. The Pitts
burgh Pirates kept at the Cubs heels
by beating Dazzy Vance and the
Brooklyn Dodgers. Fl.
The st. Louis Cardinals 9-6 vic
tory over Philadelphia rounded out
the clean sweep by first division
teams over second division OPP
ponents. Jess Haines was batted
hard by the Phillies but the worlds
champions made their blows count
Old Cy Williams connected for his
sixteenth homer of the season in the
ninth.
The Chicago Whit, sox rallied
sharply in the sixth inning to trim
Connie Mack's Athletics, SIS. Rom
nell and Pate were driven out in
that stanza by six run assault. The
Philadelphia defeat prevent the
Mackmen from climbing back into
the American leagues first division,
for the Detroit Tigers were losing
to Washington, 9-6. The Tigers drove
Lisenbee and Marberry out of the
box but Braxton saved the Senatorial
cause by fine relief pitching.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
BAKER KNOCkS0UT
MUSHY CALLAHAN
Fails to Win Title Because He
Was Over Weight Limit

Chicago, July 10 P-Except for
four pounds, Sergeant Sammy Baker
of New York would be the junior
welterweight champion of the world
today.
He shot so many left and rights
INTO Mushy Callahan. the champion,
in their scheduled 10-round fight at
Cubs park last night that the Los
Angeles scrapper went down and out
IL the ninth round. Baker, however,
WAS four pounds over the Junior
WelterWeight limit, so Callahan kept
his title.
A right to the chin in the ninth
dropped Callahan. He attempted to
get to his feet but the referee re-
fused to let him continue.
Rarely has such perfect punch
timing and accuracy been seen in a
Chicago ring, Bakers shots in.
Narlably found their mark. Gala
hans defeat was forecast as early az
the fourth round when Baker sanl
a powerful left in the stomach
which left the champion wobbly
even into the next round.
Spug Myers, Pocatello light.
weight. lost the decision to Stanis-
lans LoayZa. 1gnacio Fernandez
the Filipino who stopped Abe Ate
Goldstein a few weeks ago. won 6
decision over Joe Lucas OF Detroit
They are bantams.
F'idrl LaBarba, the fyweight
champion, easily whipped Pal Moore
in 10-rounds at lis pounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-13
THE REASON FOR
SECRET TRAINING
Spectators Lead e1-Champion to
Forget Plan Of Work
By EDWARD J. NEIL
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer at

the Dempsey Training Camp
White Sulphur Springs, Saratoga
Lake, N. y. July 12-Jack Dempsey
may fight his way past Jack sharkey
and whip Gene Tunney for the
world heavyweight title lost to the
former marine last fall, but if he
does, the public will not see him in
action until he steps into the ring
for battle.
Jack has decided-with the aid of
his new manager, Leo +. Flynn
that he never again will work out in
public before big match. And the
reason is one of unconscious vanity.
Shortly after Dempsey signed to
battle Sharkey in the first step of a
comeback campaign, the announce
ment was made that training ses-
sions would be private. Then Jack
reached an agreement to train at
Tom Luther's hotel here and the de-
cision was reversed,
The public was admitted to the
canvas walled arena on the shores of
Lake Saratoga only few times be-
fore Flynn discovered that some
thing was radically wrong with the
arrangement. And again the de-
cision was reversed, this time for
good and all, but to the disappoint-
ment of Luther, who daily contract
ed headaches watching thousands of
dollars in potential gate receipts spy
ing on the workouts through holes
in the canvas or from points of
vantage on the bluffs overlooking
the ring.
But the primary object has been
attained.
Dempsey, it appears, has definite
impression of what the public ex-
poets each time he climbs through
the ropes to face a sparrirg partner.
The spectators expect Jack to fiat
ten his man with a punch, he be-
lieves. They go away disappointed
and believing the big fell )w's punch
ing power is gone forever if he
doesn't do it.
Unconsciously Jack tried to do just
that in his early workouts here. The
result was that the teachings of
Flynn, master of the boxing arts,
went by the board when Jack saw
an opening. He was just starting
training and In no shape to try
knockout punching. Naturally he
missed frequently and the result was
a doubly trying spectacle for his new
mentor.