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New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
CAPT. COURTNEY OFF
 FOR ATLANTIC TRIP
Southampton to Plymouth, England, His First Hop
 Across Ocean

Southampton, England, Sept. 2 GP Captain Courtney hopped off to- day in his Whale for Plymouth, first jump Of his proposed transatlantic flight.
 Captain Courtney took the air at S:35 o'clock p. m.
 Courtney was accompanied by F.
 W. NJ. Downer and R. r. Little, composing his crew, and two Ger man engineers. who will be dropped at Plymouth. Around the Calshot airdrome. when the flying boat de- parted, it was understood that the mysterious Canadian who is rumor- ed to have paid t15,000 (approxi- matcly s75,000) for an aerial pas sage over the Atlantic, will be taken aboard at Plymouth. Loaded with 150 gallons Of fuel besides the men, the Whale rose from the water without incident. although on four previous attempts it had failed to leave the surface.
 Mrs. Courtney. who has bidden her husband good bye a dozen times in the last six weeks, was one of the small group Of spectators at the take-off.
 Captain Courtney had planned to go first to the Azores. but changed his itinerary two days ago, making Plymouth the first stop, After land ing at the Catterwatter air station here, he hopes to make an early departure for America by way of the Azores.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
C0Rb|N LOCKS BY
 AIRPLANE EXPRESS
Shipment Rushed to Denver, Colo., by Fast Transportation
ARRIVE THERE TONIGHT
Service Inaugurated Yesterday Talk en Advantage of By P. & r. Cor bin To Send Products To Custom CTS in Far West.

The first shipment of goods from New Britain by American Air Ex- press was sent by the r. & F. Cor bin division of the American Hard ware corporation to Denver, Col, yesterday afternoon. The shipment consisted of locks for a hardware concern in the Colorado city.
 The new service of express ship ping was opened yesterday and the local firm took advantage of it to send a rush order through to the Tritch Hardware Co. of Denver. The package was taken to Brainard Field, Hartford. from which place the plane left for the west.
 The rate on shipping is quoted at about S3 pound from here to Denver, The package weighed a trife less than five pounds and was valued at about SIP. It is expected that the goods will arrive at Denver tonight and that they will be deliv cred tomorrow morning.
 Small parcels have been sent by air mail by the local firm and the new express service will make it DOS sible to send shipments weighing up to 50 pounds by plane. It is under stood that the service will be regu- larly employed in cases were haste is imperative
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
GAME WARDEN SHOT
Westfield, Me, Game Warden Kill
 ed By Deer Hunters This Morn ing-Begged Them Not to Shoot.

Presque Isle, Me. Sept. LPi-Lee Parker game warden, was shot and instantly killed at Westfield. near here, this morning by one of two men in an automobile whom he had stopped to question in connec- ton with suspected deer hunting ac- tivties.
 AS Parker, accompanied by L. l.. Hodson, another game warden, approached a car containing Harry Woods and Garfield Gray and their wives, all Of this place, Woods lev elled a rifle at him.
 For Gods sake don't shoot, |" cried Parker but the gun was dis charged and the warden fell with a bullet through his head.
 Hodson at once covered the oth- CTS and forced them 10 drive to the jail here where the women were re- leased on their promise to appear when wanted.
 Hodson declared that a search of the car revealed three guns, and a number of jack lights used to trail deers, now in closed season.
 Parker was 40 years old and the father of four children.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
HOME WRECKED
Gangsters Blamed For Explosion in Home of President of Pcnnsyl- vania Police Chiefs Association.

Hazelton, Pa, Sept. 2 UP)-A charge of dynamite believed 10 have been set off by an underworld gang early today completely wrecked the home of Daniel T. Mckelvie presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Police Chiefs association, here.
 Police estimated that at least 60 sticks of dynamite had been placed under the front porch of the home
 The entire lower floor of the house was demolished and rooms in the upper section of the house were damaged heavily.
 Mckelvie and his wife were sleep ing in front room near the porch but escaped uninjured. The two children of the family, Robert. IA. and James, s, were rescued from the building as was Mary McKelvie, who lived with the family.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
EDDIE STINSON URGES
 PLIERS TO TAKE CARE
Tells of Trying to Make Paul Redfern Carry
 Flying Mate

Worthwhile. Mich, Sept. 2 UP)- Eddie Stlnson, veteran American f!ier and builder of Stinson-Detroit planes, today urged rational prepa- rations'' for long distance flights.
 In an exclusive interview with the United Press, Stinson deplore l the rising toll Of life claimed by such flights and voiced q general plea 10 aviators to go slow"
 He carried his plea q step farther by announcing that hereafter he would refuse to accept the order of any man for plane in which that man proposed a long trans oceanic flight alone.
 He admitted regretfully that he had been unable 10 dIssuade Paul Rcdforn whose plane he built from attempting the apparently ul-fated GeorgiatoB Brazil flight alone. Red fern, he said, ordered the plane be- fore he was fully aware Of the Goorgian's plan.
 Even then" Stinson said. "we built into the Port of Brunswick q dual set Of controls despite the fact the contract called for only single control We exhausted every argu- ment we knew of to induce him to take along a companion.
 Aviation has made phenomenal strides he said. and ultimately is destined to attain a solid place in civilization. But that day may be seriously retarded by unnecessary quiXotic flights into the compara- lively unknown.
 All of the gain in public con- ftdence resulting from the Lind bergh's and other successful trans oceanic flights is likely to be lost by repeated failures of similar at tempts."
 Stinson emphatically disapproved long solo" flights over the ocean, despite Lindbergh's success and as- serted with the conviction or the 12,000 hours of flying he has amassed that 40 hours at the sticks is too much for any man."
 "Aviators who are thinking of attempting such flights he said, should think as much of the future as they do of the well-deseryed glory that would come with success.
 The very men who are good enough to attempt such trips are the very men that aviation today cannot afford to sacrifice.
 Tt is unquestionably time for avi- ators who have the good of flying at heart to proceed with every pos sible caution in their preparations and execution of ventures of admit tedly great risk"
 Thirty or 40 hours at the con- trols of an airplane without rest are simply too many. Lindbergh must consider himself lucky. Recent de- velopment in trans oceanic flying demand s1ne caution"
 Stinson has been flying for more than 15 years. He has piled up q grand total Of more than l2,o00 hours in the air and today is flying almost daily,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
Pride of Detroit's
 World Flight Log

Sept. Seventh dayl-Hopped off from Constantinople on l. 075 mile flight 10 Bagdad after having flown 3.950 miles. Hold CTS of present record, 2Si2 days, traversed western Europe on seventh day.
 Aug. 27-2S-Harbor Grace, N. F, to Croydon, England, 2,350 miles.
 Aug. 29-Croydon to Munich, Germany, 600 miles.
 Aug. S0-Nlunich to Belgrade, Jugoslavia, 500 miles.
 Aug. 31-Belgrade to Constan- tinople, 800 miles.
 Sept. 1-Delayed at Constan- tinople by Turkish authorities.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
OH For BaCdad

Constanttnople. Turkey, Sept. 'P-The American round -the-w world plane, Pride Of Detroit, hoped off here at 5:20 o'clock this morning. The airmon, William S. Brock and Edward r. Schlee. hoped to reach Bagdad about 1,075 miles from Con- stantinople, by 4:3o In the after noon.
 The Pride Of Detroit was held here more than a day by regulations requiring consent of the general staff at Angora for the flight over the Turkish territory.
 Official permission was received late last night. and this morning, like a bird freed from bondage. the plane darted from the Yeshilkeuy alrdrome, scared over the gray minarets of Stamboul and soon was but an orange splash In the mist over the Golden Horn.
 She faced a difficult crossing of the mountains of Asia Minor and the desert regions of Aleppo. Syria. " NilllNl lrPoilo bVlli6 dNol oplN' however, the Americans hoped to reach Bagdag, Irak. before dark. They were to make a detour of 1S6 miles around the Black sea coast to comply with a Turkish stipula- ton that they keep away from the naval base at lsmid.
 AS they left, they were bidden farewell by Turkish commander of the airdrome, who won their grati- tude by his courtesy and continued efforts to release their delayed plane in the face of governmental red tape.
 Brock and Schlee were so happy to be off that they jokingly referred to their delay as evidence of the famed Oriental hospitality, whose code is never to let the guest 70 even when he wants to.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
MAIL MAN SHOCKED
Gets Electrical "Kick" From Mail Box Charged From Current Dur ing Rain.

Hartford Conn, Sept. 2.-Christo- pher Johnson, letter carrier at the Hartford post office, was thrown into the street as a result of a shock re- ceived from an electrically charged letter box at 10 o'clock last night during a heavy downpour of rain.
 When he attempted to insert his key in the lock on the mail box there was an immediate shower of sparks and Johnson got a kick" which hurled him into the street. Electricians and the postal men ad- vanced the theory that the rain, seeping through the ground, had come in contact somewhere with es- caping juice" which was carried 10 the box through the iron stand ard,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
Pirates Seize and Loot
 Ship With English Flag

Hong Kong, China, Sept, 2.-tP- Pirates seized the Chinese steamer Koschow, flying the British flag last night at Lingyang Gorge, on the West river. Twelve Of the Pirates boarded the vessel shot the captain while he was at dinner, and then shot the chief engineer, throwing the body overheard,
 The koochow was taken to Taipinghu, where more pirates help ed 10 loot the ship.
 The compradore and his staff with 100 Chinese passengers were car ried off as prisoners.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
Lie Destroys Work
 Of Plea for Mercy

New York, Sept. 2 fUP)-"My mother is blind and I'm the breadwinner," William Scanlon pleaded in court when he was ar ranged on charges of having struck policeman after being arrested for Jostling in the sub way.
 The magistrate was about to sentence Scanlon 10 three months in the workhouse, but listened to the plea and softened. He re- duced the sentence to ten days.
 Still Scanlon was not satisfied so the judge investigated.
 After reserving sentence he found hat Scanlon had no blind, dependent mother.
 Scanlon got four months.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
British Aviators More Than 30 Hours Over- due at St. Johns Brock and Schlee De-
 layed More Than Day.
London = to = London and Windsor = to = Windsor Planes Forced Down in Maine and Quebec - Hope to Resume Jour. neys Today.

Ottawa Ont, Sept 2.-P-Nega- tive reports from ships and wireless stations today convinced official cir cles that tragedy has befallen Prin- cess Lowenstein-Wer and her attendants, Col. Minchin and Cap tain Hamilton in their England to- Canada plane, the St. Raphael
 The opinion prevails that the monoplane never reached the shores Of the North American continent. after starting from Upavon, England
 Government wireless stations, however are continuing to broad for information in the hope that the flyers fell into the ocean and were rescued by a vessel unequipped with wireless. The Belle Isle station re- ported that weather this morning was fine and clear with light north winds, adding, mo information on plane so far"
 English Public Anxious
 London, Sept. 2.-iP-As the hours passed without definite news of the transatlantic plane St. Ra- phael, anxiety deepened for the safety of the two aviators. Captain Hamilton and Col. Minchin, and their princess passenger.
 If the plane alighted at sea, what ever hope exists here is based on the rubber boat which the St Raphael carried, for it was taken for grant ed the plane would sink quickly. It was realized, however that this boat could not be expected to float long if the sea was rough. Nevertheless the experience was recalled of Harry G. Hawker, the British aviator, who was rescued in mid ocean by steamer in May 1919 while on a transatlantic flight from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to Ireland. It was felt by some that the St. Raphael crew might have been picked up in a. similar manner if they were fore ed down.
 The fate of the missing plane was foremost topic in the morning newspapers, which displayed numer- ous despatches from the west de- scribing weather conditions, search ing arrangement and the prospect of rescue if the plane was forced down at sea. All these were scanned ayidly by anxious Londoners.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
F0G BLOCKS WAY ID FRENCH PLANE Plane Hops for America But Is
 Turned Back NEW TAKE0FF TOMORROW
2-Ton-Weieht of Plane Necessi-
 tatcs Low Flying in Rolling Clouds Of Mst-Tongue of Flames AL
 most Causes Explosion at Hop-off.

Le Bourget Sept. e-Pp-Fog, hanging heavy over the French countryside, baked the biplane Blue Birds attempt 10 fly to New York today
 The giant plane, manned by Leon Givon and Pierre Corbu, after beautiful takeoff at 6:31 a. m, was back over Le Bourget in less than two hours, Then for almost another full hour Givon circled the field hop ing the haze would Tighten, but when it remained still thick at nine o'clock, he began emptying his gaso- line tanks.
 By ten. the load had been reduc- d from 9,600 litres (about 2,500 sallons) to 4,ooo litres G,060 gal lons), and the frightened ship was landed gracefully, her pilot and navigator bitterly disappointed over their failure
 Weighs t2 Tons
 Givon explained that with the heavy load-the plane weighed twelve tons his ceiling at times was AGO meters fabout 1850 feet), he could not get higher, as would have been necessary to avoid flying blind ly through the haze. The stabilizer was working none too well, which increased the danger of flying through the fog.
 Corbu had deiected air as he stepped from the cockpit.
 When do you intend 10 start again?" the Associated Press corre- spondent inquired.
 That's up to the wcatherman. Givon said, He then asked, Have the Germans started 9" and seemed to feel little better on learning they had not.
 T dropped the minimum amount of fuel necessary 10 tighten the ship and enough to land without danger" Givon explained. T didn't want to waste any more money than neces- sary."
 At that about s75o worth of gaso- line was w minutes after landing the Bluobtrd as back in her nest in one of the vast hang ars Of Le Bourget airdrome.
 Takes Air Easily
 In spite of it's enormous weight, the plane took the air in fine style after q thousand yard run along the runway fully foo yards short of the spot where Nungesser and Coli man. aged to rise on their Inflated trans atlantic attempt in May.
 A mechanic with greasy overalls stood between success and failure of the Blue Birds takeoff A few sec onds after Givon had shouted to his assistants give her the gas" a tongue of flame shot out from the rear motor and set off drops of gasoline on the fuselage. Onlookers, or whom there were many rows, shuddered, expecting the plane to explode, and withdrew several yards in terror. Then suddenly the little mechanic leaped forward wrested his cap from his head and rubbed 1t enersetlcally over the fuselage, smothering the fire.
 What's your name" the corre- spondent asked, as Givon from the cockpit waved his hand gratefully, but the humble hero replied, Tt is Of no importance"
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
Snake, fingered, Splits
 Poison in Mans Face

Broken Bow, Neb.. Sept. 2 Lp,- Nathaniel T. Waters. 70, Of Der wyn. Neb.. is suffering today from effects of poison spat in his face by a venomous spreading added, q species of reptile unusual here.
 Waters saw the snake coiled in the doorway of a corn crib block ing the exit. He knocked the reptile down with a shovel. It showed fight and suddenly raised itself to a. height Of about four feet and emitted a spray Of pois- onous fluid. Waters is weak and unable to walk but will recover. physicians said.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
FATHER AND SON HURT

Worcester, Mass, Sept. P- William r. Scale, 43, and Arthur w., his son, fl. both of Oxford, are in a hospital here as the result of an automobile in which they were rid ing being struck by train at a crossing in Oxford this morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
VOTING MAN ELECTROCUTED

New Haven, Sept. 2 P-While working on the motor of a trolley car in the James street barns Of the Connecticut company today. Louis Marsh. 24. an electrician came into contact with a live part of the mo tor and was electrocuted. Marsh had just completed installation Of an armature when his head hit a live wire. Fellow workmen took him to the New Haven hospital, but he was dead when that institution was reached.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
BRADSTREET"S REPORT

New York, Sept. R)-Brad streets weekly compilation of bank clearings shows an aggregate of s9.- 175,529,o00 an increase of 6.3 per cent over last year. Outside of New York there was a decrease of 1.5 per cent
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
PRIEST DROPS DEAD

Worcester, Mass, Sept. P-Rev. John NJ. kenney, 6s, pastor of St. Anne's church, dropped dead this church rectory. He had been in ex- morning while walking near the cellent health. Death was attribut- cd 10 heart failure.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
SENT TO JAIL

Hartford, Sept. 2.--Gilbert Sher- man, 24, of Marblehead, Mass, pleaded guilty to passing worthless checks for small amounts at two Hartford banks when he was ar raigned in police court yesterday. He was sentenced to jail for ten days and fined $50 end oQSAA
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
Rescued Man Honeful

London. Sept. 2.-tP-Emphasiz- ing what he felt was the slight hope for the survival of the Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim and her two companions in the monoplane St. Raphael, Lieutenant-C t-Commande Mackenzie -Grieve, who was with Harry Hawker when his paine drop ped into the Atlantic in May of 1919, said:
 We owed our lives to the fact that through momentary break in the clouds we saw a steamer be- meath us, and were able to come down close to it."
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
NIGHT CLUB BURNED

Palm Beach, Fla, Sept. P-The Mont Martre. Palm Beach night club burned to the ground early today. entailing a loss estimated by the owners at approximately sl00,000. Origin of the fire has not been de- termined.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
FIVE DIE IN WRECK

Tours, France. Sept. PS-A Paris-BordeauN express train was derailed and wrecked near here at midnight. Five persons were killed and it was feared further victims WArs beneath th1 oalyiaReA
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02
CLUB SEEKS TO STOP
 DEMPSEY.TUNNEY 60
Coliseum Says ex-Cham- pion Failed to Fight
 Harry Wills

Chicago, Sept. ? lP)-A petition | for all injunction to stop the pro- posed Dempsey heavyweight ! championship fight here Sept. 22 was filed today by attorneys for B. E. Clements, president of the Chi cago Coliseum club, which once held Dempsey's contract to fight Harry Wills.
 Summonses were turned over to bailiffs for service and notices were 10 be served today on six defend- ants
 Those to be served were: George Getz, chairman of the mayors com mittee and nominal promoter of the Tunney- Dempsey bout: Floyd Fitz- simmons: the South Park commits sioners; the state athletic commits sion and Dempsey.
 The petition alleges that Dempsey failed to carry out a contract dated September 29, 1925, to fight Harry Wills.
 The Coliseum club of which B. E. Clements is president, contends there was a contract between, Dempsey, Wills and Fitzsimmons entered into al Niles, Mich, and that this con- tract was transferred to the Coli scum club on March 6, 1926.
 It is further alleged that up to July 19, 1928, Dempsey represented that he would fulfill the Coliseum contract. but on that date, he repu- diated it and since has refused to comply with it's terms.
 Chicago, Sept. ? Pl-The report given prominence in some quarters that Gene Tunney is not a popular worlds heavyweight champion got a. rousing denial here today when like a conquering hero he swept into one of Chicagos greatest demonstra- tions.
 Thousands of cheering men, wo- men and children crowded the rail- road station and the streets for blocks about it when Tunney came in on the Twentieth Century limit eel rom HIS lIdllIII!S 1iiiIt 1t SFNSN lator, N. Y, to complete his condl- tioning for his return match with Jack Dempsey here Sept. 22.
 A brass band whooped up things which needed no whooping and a squad of marines lent an air Of formality, hastily l1st, to the station reception.
 Tunney's smile beamed its broad est as he led his party of twenty from a special car, He seemed happy and care-free as he waved and shouted greetings to friends he recognized.
 T am not going to fight here Sept. 22," Tunney said after he thanked Chicago for it's reception. "In fact I am opposed to fighting. l am going to engage in a boxing contest"
New Britain herald., 1927-09-02

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
.RESCUES $4,000
IN JEWELRY

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Forgetful-
ness. some philosophers hold. is a
virtue under certain conditions, and
although he is a jewelry salesman
and not a philosopher, Max Wolf
viii testify that it sometimes brings
Its own reward-in his case, it proved
that honesty still prevails.
Wolf started out on his sales
rounds carrying a sample case con-
tanning 1872 gold wrist watches, 149
gold rings and "a monogram button
insets for the rings, worth altogether
about $4,000.
While getting his car out of a
wedge along the curb. he placed the
case on the sidewalk and then drove
off without it.
For five hours the 81. 900 sample
case remained on the sidewalk while
thousands of persons passed by.
throwing it a ''you-can t. kid. me-
stance.
George Bovens. however, gave
curiosity the play and investigated.
Startled. he picked up the case and
dashed to the nearest police station
where a worried and haggard Wolf
greeted him with open arms.
Bovens was awarded a gold watch
by VOLTS employers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
.4-HOUR DAY IS
CLERKS PLAN

During the next session Of Con.
gress, efforts will be made to pur
through a bill establishing a four
hour work day on SATURDAYS
throughout the year, according to
an announcement in the plate
printers official organ.
In discussing the situation the
periodical extends a note of appre-
citation to President Coolidge for
lengthening the half holiday period
to four summer months, and also
to President Green. of the American
Federation of Labor for his efforts
in bringing about the change.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-28
New Type Biplane Is
Tested Out for Navy

Successful tests of new type Of
airplane Of unique wing construc-
ton were held yesterday at the
Naval Air Station. Anacostia.
In an earlier test of the same
type. the plane collapsed in midair.
owing to some fault in assembly.
and the pilot saved his life by a
parachute leap.
The craft, Comanehe pursuit BIZ
plane. will be accepted for further
testing by naval aviators after cal
culations are made of its wind re-
sistance and stresses.