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New Britain herald., 1927-04-23
Itinerart Preacher Is
 Killed in Gun Fight

San Mateo, Cal, April -5 VT John Roberts, iNner&nt preacher was killed last night in a gun hGht with San Mateo county officers, Dep- uty Sheriff M. J, Callahan was wounded. and physicians feared he would die.
 The authorities announced 'ha' Roberts fired two shots at Ponce Sergeant George Martin when the officer told him to move WaSoh' which he had stopped on vacant lot. The officer reported that ai'er shooting the preacher whipped up h;s two mules and drove rapidly away. A posse pursued the fugitive ana the gun fight resulted.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-23
s5o. 900 FIRE AT WOBURN

Woburn, Mass. April 23 (Pe-The Oliver II, Robertson leather tannery here was destroyed by fire late last night. The loss was estimated at $50. GOO. A score Of houses, threat ened when the flames were at their height, were saved by the heavy raio
New Britain herald., 1927-04-23
COUPLE ARE
 FOUND DEAD IN AUTO
Possible Murder and Sui eide Episode Seen in
 French Tragedy

Paris, April 23 Ps-The bodies of Julian Meredith of Buffalo. \. T., and his fiancce Miss Marion Rob erts New York pianist, wer" found in an automobile near Rambouillet today They had been shot to death.
 4 pistol was clenChed in Mere dith's hand.
 They had gone driving together vesterday. Both their friends and others who saw them a few hours before their death said they seemed happy
 The automobile containing the bodies was found near the village of La Barre. not far from Ramboulliet.
 Miss Roberts arrived Thursday from the United States. Meredith vert to Havre to meet her He seemed overjoycd at the visit of his fiancee, who had been here pre- viously during his three years here studying singing.
 Mime. Nergnolct. vocal teacher with whom he had studied since his lTfl'al, Sdlu Ilc N"S 'NlI 'NN''' ti''' pupil and had made good progress. He was thirty years old Miss Roberts, who is understood 10 have been a concert pianist, is , described as beautiful. She called for him at the house where he lived at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. and they had luncheon there. Mime. ! Ncrgnolet asked them to return 1 for dinner. but they declined. Just before they left. Miss Roh- | erts received a cable message from her mother in New York saying: 1 All well at home. Love. Meredith and Miss Roberts then left in the automobile which he had | bought only a few days before as q surprise for her.
 Buffalo, N. Y. April 2S Ws-
 Julian Meredith of this city, found dead in a Paris suburb today. was
 we'll known locally as an athlete and
 social leader. He was q graduate
 of Nichols School. boys preparatory ! institution here, and had served 1T the army during the Mexican border | trouble and the World War.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-23

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03
HOGSETT

top. He Is inclosed In q cabin-like
Windshield or tri-plex glass and
''rubber-glass."
His visibility Il perfect Ia every
direction ahead and below and to
both sides. He can look backward
by rising in his seat.
Behind the gasoline tanks in the
body Is the nayigator's compart-
ment.
The Vega monoplane viii weigh,
fully loaded for the flight. about
ALSO pounds. Here Is how this
weight viii be distributed:
Plane--with all equipment, tanks,
floats and seats1, 1873 pounds.
Gasolin o. $50 gallons - 400
pounds.
Oil-17 galIons--113 pounds.
Navigator--150 pounds.
Pilot-175 pounds.
Miscellaneous supplies-1S9
pounds.
Radio beacon-S4 pounds.
Transmitting set and generator
100 pounds.
Figured on the basis OF the
planes test performances, the
Golden Eagle" should be able to
cruise at an average speed Of ITO
miles an hour.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03
HEARST SHIP I'M
PACIFIC HOP
b. A. M. ROCHLEN

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Aug. 81
Important advances in aircraft de-
sign. without radical departure
from approved standards Of en-.
gineering and construction, make
George Hearst's Lockheed Vega
monopiane. Golden Eagle Of OUT
standing interest n the Hawaii air
race. Hearst Is the son of William
Randolph Hearst.
Smooth and graceful outside. but
compact ana concentrated inside It's
streamline body, the plane carries
practically every known and some
specially prepared devices Tor max
ing the hazardous trip over the
long stretches Of the Pacific Ocean.
Entirely Made Of Wooc
Mr.. Hearst's plane Is UNIQUE, in
that It Is the only plane IN the race
made entirely Of wood.
Nodded wood, manufactured UNI
der special Loclxheed patents. made
possible the perfect streamlne con.
struction of the Vega. " y proc
ess developed by Malcolm L0ughead,
inventor OF the Locixheed hydraulic
brake: Allan Loughead, John X.
Northrop and Anthony Stadlman, Of
Los Angeles.
The wing IL the foundation Of
the plane. II is Of the cantilever
type. internally braced, with two
main beams, or spars, running the
entire length Of the wing. From
these two main beams the rest Of
the plane Is suspended.
The wing weighs 40 pounds. In
factory tests at the Lockheed plant
In Hollywood the wing supported
$4,000 pounds of sand and showed
q DETECTION Of less. than six inches
at the tips. There was no appre-
ciable permanent distortion. The
pIywood covering makes It possible
to build this type Of wing stronger
and lighter than anything Of its
type.
No wires are used to brace the
rudder, the flippers or the tail.
Each control Is held In place by
an alloy steel axle that runs
through the fuselage at or through
the Eliminated ring, insuring The
greatest strength.
The Vega, its engineers say. VIII
be able to float for days unless
heavy seas break It up. The water
stability will be given It through q
system OF floatation bags installed
In. the wings and the body.
Once on the surface Of the ocean
the pilot and navigator can remain
In the plane, or take to the aircraft
The Washington times., 1927-08-03
Court Martial Called
For Stunting Aviator

The general court martial which
WIN try Lieut.. Thomas B. william.
son on charges Of reckless flying
over the Mt Pleasant section Of
washington last week win convene
at Hampton Roads In the next few
days.
The specific charge to- be brought
against the naval officer Is that OF
violating . civil regulation BY flying
at an altitude below 1000 feet over
the city. II Is alleged he also
violated naval orders BY doing
.stunt lying while supposed to be
en- route back to his home station
in Hampton Roads.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03
SAGC0 RULING
IS DELAYED

BOSTON, Aug. .-Governor Avian
T. Fuller sprang 4 surprise today in
his review Of the case Of Nicola sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
Announcement was made at the
State House by william L. Reed,
secretary Of the executive council,
that the scheduled meeting for that
body at noon today was postponed
until noon tomorrow.
The fact that Governor Fuller's
decision in the Sacco- Vanzetti review
Is to be given out tonight and that
the council meeting has been post.
poned until after the announcement
Of the decision, caused much specu-
lation.
State House observers were as
much in the dark as ever on the ma
tllre Of the decision but q majority
thought that the council was to be
consulted. which was taken TO mean
that the governor had decided to
intervene.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03
Unidentified Body Is
Found at Indian Head

A launch from the Harbor Pre-.
cinct lett this morning for Indian
Head, Nd. to bring back the
unidentified body Of q white man
recovered from the river yesterday.
The body was found by employees
OF q Government dredge off Indian
Head. about % miles down the
river. It Is now tied to . buoy
n the middle OF the river.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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She had been arraigne0 for spss
Ing and failIng 70 give fire d
parfment vehicle the right Of wal
Her car coliided with that Of Eli
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rama and Columbia Roads nortl
west. July Is, according TO the t.
tlmony.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03
Civilian Club Views
Treat EN- Right Film

''Treat EN- Right" was the title
of a film shown members Of the
Civitan Club at their weekly lunch
con In the Lafayette Hotel by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company.
The film showed humorOusly that
bad telephone service Is often the
fault Of the subscriber and not of
the phones or operators.
The Washington times., 1927-08-03
Suspends Jail Term On
Woman In Traffic Case

Fines Of $50 and jail sentences Of
20 days were imposed on Emma
Elizabeth McEaddy. Of 1914 Foote
St, N. W.. by Judge Isaac r.
Hit in Traffic Court, last night,
The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03

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The Washington times., 1927-08-03
TIMELY TIPS
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The Washington times., 1927-08-03

THE high-compressiOn motor is now
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greater fuel economy big increase In
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The new motor age is dawning.
But these sensational new motors place
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firing mixture must burn slowly, smooth
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There must be absolute freedom from
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The Washington times., 1927-08-03
Round Up! All Boys WeaubIes!

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-10
UNLIMITED Guest Explains

Now IL was the boys turn 70
g~oodearnest. Big tears trickled down
her pink nose and splashed upon the
ground. Her body shook with sobs.
Even her little bobtail was aquiver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-10
Oher Papers
FORESTS AND NEWSPAPERS
New York Timeal

There ID an oft-expressed anxiety over the ire
mendous denanos that the newspapers and other
periodicals are making upon the forests, lest in o short
time the earth would be shorn Of all its c~oniferous
trees But from such ~solicitude q recent statement Of
the Premier Of Ontario, the Hon. W. Howard FerEu-
son. should give relief. Speaking Of the area Of near
ly five thousand square miles of forest in that Pro-
vince which has been acquired primarily for the uses
of The New York Times, he stated that with the plan
OF cutting contemplated and the resultant natural re-
forestation. this vast forest should "live for all time.
The transmutation into pulp and then to n~ewsprint
may 90 forward even beyond the present demands
without impairment Of the supply which nature with an
amazing industry is continuously manufacturing day
and night, through the seasons and through the years
which correspond roughly with those Of mans aver
age life.
So a tree suitable for newsprint may be said to
serve its day and generation Of human life and then
IN its own mortality make way for others Of its kind
that will serve the next in like manner. There need be
no solicitude over the great annual consumption Of pulp
wood il only such a policy prevails as the Govern
ments of Ontario and Quebec, notably, are following
with regard to their forests. The real menace to the
forests is fire. More timber Is destroyed by fire than
is cut for the making Of paper and probably for any
other useful purpose. There is nothing more depress-
ing in nature than great stretches of burned-over land
filled with blackened skeletons of a forest or the de-
cadent growth that follows a fire. The great need,
therefore, is to provide against the spread of fire.
AuAS eHe NSn1oAAh fih 1oNeihMehtS ae "a
taking with vigor. realizing as never before the pre-
ciousness of their trees. The Canadian Air Force has
come to be a real factor in scouting for this enemy Of
the forests.
The fact that almost the entire export Of Canadian
newsprint (s3 per cent? comes to the United States,
and that this now equals or exceeds the total output
of our own mills, suggests the dependence of the
American public for its daily paper upon the forests
of Canada. If every sheet of paper produced there
bore the water-mark made in Canada" there would
be hardly a home in America without a certified
Canadian product.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-10
The World and All
COLUMBUS WASN'T GUESSING
By Charles p. Driscoll

When Lindbersh took off for Paris, you may re-
member. he was lovingly advertised throughout the
world as The FLYNN Fool.
Very soon after Lindbergh landed in Paris, he
gave the newspaper men to understand that he did not
relish the title that had been so fondly conferred upon
him. He respectfully requested that he be called some
thing else. Charles A. Lindbergh would do very well
for a name, he intimated.
"The FLYNN Fool" was a nickname that implied
much. 1t implied that Lindbergh was a young harum-
scarum who just jumped into an old crate and flew
toward Paris, and just happened to land there. Lind
bergh resented any such intimation. He knew that he
wasn't guessing when he started out for Paris. He
landed his two wheels and his tail-skid exactly where
he set out to land them, because he knew what he was
about. He had figured it all out in advance. He was
no: a flying fool, nor was he a wild y~oungster who
happened to be lucky. HI was a painstaking pioneer.
Somehow, Christopher Columbus has never lived
down the reputation he was given by some Of his con-
temporaries. That reputation is that Of a lucky dream
er who just sailed and sailed, on n wild-goose chase,
and finally happened to run into the West Indies.
have been reading Columbus own journal of his
voyages Of discovery. in a book published by ~Scribners,
called "The Mortimer, Columbus. and Cabot" This
journal plainly shows that Columbus was not guessing
or trusting to luck when he set out to find the New
World.
He had an ~air-tight contract drawn up between
himself and the sovereigns OF Spain, specifying exact
ly what his rewards were to be for discovering the new
lands and claiming them for Spain.
He took an enormous supply Of dime-store goods
along to trade to the wild inhabitants for gold and
other articles of value. The items he especially stocked
for the trip were little bells and glass beads. He knew
what would win the hearts Of the savages.
Columbus did not merely sail on and on and on"
he steered a definite course toward land which he
knew to exist. He had seen the land charted on maps
from the Orient. Maps possibly made by the remote
ancestors Of the American red men, who had gone out
to the western world in ages past, and had returned,
leaving colonists who became red savages.
Columbus knew where he was going. That's why
he got there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-10
Washington Letter
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-Carlos
Davila, new ambassador from Chile
10 the United States, is a newspaper
man-not the mere wner of a news
paper, who delegates the Job Of
getting 1t out TO hired hands, but
the actual working editor of one.
La Nacion-meaning, OF course,
The Nation-which he helped to es-
tahlish about 10 years ago in Santi-
ago, the Chilean capital, is his pa
per, and until a few days before he
started for Washington he was
handling copy on it, and writing
stuff" with v q premonition
that he was so soon 10 become a dip
loniat,
He's not, in fact, the kind OF envoy
this country's accustomed to well
coming from abroad-to whom diplo-
macy's a game, which the other fell
low generally plays better than we
do and usually flim-flams US at
though it's doubtful il the folks he
represents wouldn't be better off in
the end by giving US q square deal.
Ambassador Davila, for variety, ar
rives among US firm in the faith that
international business is just like
any other business between friends
to be transacted on the level with
no occasion for any extraordinary
degree of sickness on either side.
Ii so happens that / knew the am
bassador before he was an ambassa-
dor at all-when he was exclusively
a newspaper man, just starting La
Nacion.
He'd come across the Andes to my
town of Buenos Aires to negotiate
for what we call, in newspaper-ese a
telegraph service" for his infant
daily-Buenos Aires being South
Americas main distributing point
Of tidings from the outside world
and | had the felicity Of signing lis
initial contract with him. He wrote
it himself. in Spanish, which I didn't
understand, but took his word for,
and he didn't slip a "joker" into the
whole thing. as he could, as easily as
not.
What do you know about that ?
for q future diplomat.
After that ] sent him his tele-
graph report, tickety-tick-tick, by
wire, across the pampas and the An
des, from Buenos Aires to Santiago,
for a long. long time.
Sometimes it's quite a trick to
keep news moving through that
stretch Of country. There's a mighty
long thinly-populated gap. where It
isn't so easy for the telegraph peo-
pie to repair a line. once il goes
down. High winds from Patagonia
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-10
Heavy Penalties Reduce Crime

heaVy riminal sentences have served 70 reduce
the number Of major crimes in Hudson county, N. j,
more than 30 per cent in the last three years. and FOR
the first time in twenty years the criminal calendar
in that county is practically clear, according to fig
ures recently made public by the judges Of the common
pleas court and the prosecutors office.
The present judges and prosecutors were confront
ed with 2,O36 untried cases in 1928 when they took Of
flee. Criminal complaints were coming in at the rate
of so a week. but only a small portion of these resulted
in indictments.
One Of the most remarkable features Of the cOndi-
ton in the New Jersey county is the fact that the
county was threatened with an influx Of criminals
from New York City following the passage Of the
Baumes laws. For a time there was a noticeable in
crease in crimes committed by New York criminals,
but the imposition of heavy sentences soon remedied
this situation, and when the word was passed among
the criminal elements that the county was mot a safe
haven for the New York underworld, the influx Of Grim
inals stopped and the tide was soon ~receding.
One Of the judges Of the common pleas court in
discussing the record the county has made in dealing
with the criminal elements attributed the decrease
largely to heavy sentences, adding, however, that more
efficient methods in both the prosecutors office and at
trials aided.
All the common pleas judges anticipated a strik-
ing increase in crime when the Baumes law was passed
by the New York legislature. After q discussion between
the judges and the prosecutor 1t was decided that the
only way to meet the situation was to give speedy
trials and heavy sentences. The records of the county
show that convicted hold-up men, burglars, homicide
prisoners and others convicted Of major crimes received
much heavier sentences than in most counties. II there
was any uncertainty about the effectiveness Of these
methods Mt one time, there is none now. Few of the
New York criminals come to that county to commit
their crimes. They know that justice is swift and
heavy; and they prefer to establish themselves where
their crimes are not regarded as warranting heavy
prison sentences and where they are more liable to be
able to work upon public sympathy when apprehended.
Judge Kinkhead of the Hudson county court of
common pleas believes that heavy sentences do much to
keep crime down, but he is frankly opposed to the
Baumes law of New York which he believes too strin-
gent in dealing with the exceptional offenders who
may be technically guilty Of four offenses and yet are
not habitual criminals.
While the judge may be correct in his opinion Of
the Baumes law, it is obvious that the application Of
this method of dealing with criminals has had a very
salutary effect in New York Possibly, in a few cases,
they may work an injustice to individuals, but they
have proved very effective in suppressing crime and
producing among the criminal elements a remarkable
respect for law and the rights Of society.