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New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
Washington Expects No
Building Contest With
Britain - Feeling Be-
tween Nations Is Entire
ly Cordial.

Washington, Aug. s up While
the administration has yet to for
mulate its policy, it is regarded as
certain In well-informed circles
here that the collapse of the &C.
neva conference will not bring on a
cruiser building race between the
United States and Great Britain.
This view is predicated upon sew
eral elements in the present situa-
ton; the known views of President
Coolidge that the navy should be
fashioned solely to the needs OF
national defense, the economic
problem with its relation particu-
larly to tax reduction, and the ex-
pressed hopes of the plenipoten-
tiaries to Geneva and Of Secretary
Kellogg that ultimately an accord
will be reached.
Although the "big navy" advo-
Gates in congress undoubtedly will
have some accretions to their
ranks as a result OF the failure Of
the parley, the opinion even In
naval circles is that the conserve
tive element in congress will be
able to stop any move looking to
an immense cruiser fleet.
Secretary Wilbur is TO take up
the naval program with President
Coolidge at Rapid City In the near
future, but the administration plan
probably will not be fully deter
mined until a short time before
congress convenes.
The present judgment of some
administration and naval officials
is that the United States will 60
ahead with its original cruiser pro-
gram. calling for a fleet of 10000
ton craft carrying eight-inch gurs
necessary to round out the battle
squadron and protect important
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

gasoline throughout the state was
uniformly the same as in New
Britain, both retail and wholesale.
with very few exceptions. 1t is now
somewhat lower in retail price IA
New Britain than in most other
points in the state.
Compared With Other States
From information which We
have been able to gather, we can
say that gasoline is retailing gen-
orally in Connecticut at higher
price per gallon than in the neigh
boring states of Massachusetts and
New York. This statement is equal
ly true of the tank wagon or dis
tributors' price.
Conclusions
From the facts which the COM
mittee has set forth In the above
subheadings. it draws the following
conclusions:
Il. That the retailers. prior to
the start of the investigation, were
making gross profit per gallon Of
from three to seven cents per gal
lon, depending on their ability to
secure favorable differentials from
their distributors. This gross profit,
through the reduced retail price,
now ranges from one to five cents
per gallon. with better than 30
per cent of the stations averaging
three cents or more per gallon
gross profit.
"2. That, isasmuch as the retail
ers are practically set up in bust
ness by the distributors through
the installation Of equipment and
extension Of a line of credit for
their gas and oil, fair and rea-
sonable gross profit per gallon of
gas should be not over three cents.
IS. That the tank wagon price of
gasoline in Connecticut is consider
ably in excess of what it Is in
neighboring states and no reason is
apparent for that condition. Trans
portation costs of gasoline to Con-
necticut are under those to Massa-
chusetts and distribution costs here
should not exceed those of neigh
boring states. This phase OF the
situation prompts this committee to
recommend that the state authori-
ties be asked to survey the gaso-
line situation from statewide
standpoint through a special COM
mittee to be appointed by Governor
Trumbull, said committee to have
sufficient power and standing to
compel replies to their interroga-
tons addressed to executives OF
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
Out of Prison Only
To Be Again Arrested

Bridgeport. Aug. 5-George Dirga.
81 of this city. released . few days
ago from the penitentiary in New
ark, N. j.. where he served a three
year term for robbery and for as
saulting a policeman in an attempt
to escape. is locked up here today
under bonds Of $4,000 awaiting trial
on a charge of highway robbery.
Dirga is alleged to have struck
Nathan Goldman over the head and
robbed him Of $50 more than !
years ago before he fed to Newark
where he again got into trouble.
When Dirga's time was up In New
Jersey he was extradited and
brought here last night. In city
cour: today his case was continued
to August 2.
READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR YOUR WANTS
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

Silk Step-ins
Unusual at
$1.98
Of heavy quality crepe de
chine in white and pastel shades.
Smartly tailored or trimmed
with new MARCO, val and filet
laces. Also silk chemises.
Steigcr's-Third Floor
Kickernick Boomers, $1.95
In genuine ''Kickernick"
make-preferred by particular
women because Of their fine
fitting qualities. OF lustrous
rayon in white and pastel
shades.
Steiser's-Third Floor.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
COURT ORDERS MAN
T0PLAY SHERLOCK
Cabot Must Soon Find Mysteri-
Gus Salesman to Clear Self

II Eugene Cabot who lives in a
garage at the rear Of SO Dwight
street, can produce within a week
the man he claims he purchased an
electric drill from, he stands good
chance of being released from the
custody of the police.
II he fails to produce the alleged
seller of the drill, he faces a prob
able conviction for theft of the ma
chine, which is valued at about $25.
Cabbot was arrested yesterday by
Sergeant Thomas ]. Feeney charged
with stealing the drill from Ernest
Plat who runs an auto paint shop
at the south end of Stanley street.
Mr.. Plat said Cabbot worked for
him for n short time and was laid
off due to lack of work. A few
days ago he called for his working
clothes and at the same time Mr..
Plat missed the drill.
He notified the police. Sergeant
Feeney found drill where Cabbot
lives, which Mr.. Plat identified as
his property. Cabbot told fairly
straight story of having purchased
the drill from a friend who drives a
truck two weeks ago. He did not
now the friends name. Andrew
Petuskas of 4S6 Chestnut street, said
he has been in Cabbot's garage every
day for the last two weeks and has
seen and helped use the drill there.
Judge Morris D. SAKE in police
court this morning said the evidence
was not conclusive. and allowed Cab
bot one week in which to produce
the man who sold him. the drill.
Seward II. Buck, charged with
non-support, asked for a continu-
ance and agreed to pay his wife 81
week for three weeks. His attor-
ney, Kendall NJ. Pierce, told the
court time might help to improve
conditions. The case was postponed
until August &c.
Anthony Simoni of Kensington
was found guilty of driving an auto
mobile while under the influence of
liquor. He admitted having had one
drink of wine. On the plea of John
Carlo of Berlin Judge SAKE took
into consideration the fact that it
was Simoni's first conviction and
that he has large family. He
suspended Jail sentence of Is days
and imposed a fine of 500.
Irving See, 16-year-old motorist,
was charged by Motorcycle PATROL
man Louis Harper with speeding.
The policeman said he drove So
miles an hour through traffic and
turned the corner of Elm and East
Main streets at 80 miles an hour. He
was fined SO.
Patrolman Harper charged Otto
Wishneski of Bristol with driving IS
miles an hour on Stanley street
while holding a girl on his lap or
in such a manner as to obstruct his
view of the road. He admitted the
speed but denied holding the girl
on his lap. He was fined $50.
William Stachlek. % years old.
who lives at the Park hotel, was
charged with the theft OF SO from
Charles White negro. White had
a car at Charland's garage under
going repairs. The bill was IS.
Stachlek collected the So. He was
given $40 by White who said he
would wait for the change. Stachlek
never came back. When White went
10 remove his car he had to pay the
IS again. Stachlek told the court
he thought White was making him
present of the SO. He was fined
SEQ.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
Garibaldi Permitted
To Land at Liverpool

Liverpool. Eng, Aug. R-Col.
Ricciotti Garibaldi, grandson of the
Italian liberator, arrived today from
Havana and was permitted to land
on condition that he stay at a spe-
cItic address for the present. He
stated he was travelling in Europe
on private business.
After being deported from France,
following his sentence in connection
with the Catalan conspiracy last
winter, he visited England before
going to Havana.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

vines plans for the Columbia may
be-" he said.
Plans Are Made
New York. Aug. S R)-G. NJ. Bel
lanca, airplane designer and build
er. announced today that plans are
under way for fight in a new
Bellanca plane. to be piloted by
Clarence D. Chamberlin, transat-
lantic hier. to recapture the worlds
endurance record.
Bellanca designed the plane with
which Chamberlin and Bert Acosta
established the previous record Of
81 hours II minutes and % seconds.
which was broken today by the
Junker W-3s in Germany.
When Informed OF the Junker's
record. Bellanca said:
II am confident we will bring the
record back to America. ! am build
ing 10 planes. embodying new fea-
lures. and I hope to get Chamber
lin to pilot one OF them in another
flight.
II am glad in one way that the
previous record has been broken,
because that gives us new mark
to shoot at. All this stimulates avi-
alton"
OFFICER REFUSES MONEY
Stamford AUG < T-pN-Mofor
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

fused an offer Of $500 allegedly ten.
dered him BY Joseph Russo. Brook
Ign, and Carl Mayer Of New York.
arrested here today and charged
with Transporting ten cases Of wine
and liquors in an automobile. Rus
SO was fined $3.50 and costs. Meyer
was discharged. The liquor was
conflscated,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05
GAS Committee
FINISHES REPORT
CONTINUED from First Page)
with neighboring states.
Conclusions.
From Retail StandnDint

with neighboring states.
Conclusions.
From Retail Standpoint
AT the outset of our inyestiga-
ton, gasoline was retailing generally
in New Britain at posted prices of
z3c and 24c per gallon including
state tax. 1t is now retailing gen.
orally at 21c and &c posted price
per gallon including tax. The COM
mittee finds that many stations re-
tall from 1c to &c under their posted
price, especially where the customer
is, for various reasons, given pref
oIence. Several stations throughout
the city with posted price of 21c
and &c per gallon now sell at 20c
and 2lc per gallon.
From Distributors Standpoint
THE base tank wagon price at
the start of the investigation was
reported to be y cents per gallon
including tax and we find no change
in that price UP 10 the time of this
report. From the base tank wagon
price differentials or concessions
are allowed to retailers, depending
on the volume of business done and
their individual ability to buy to
advantage. These differcntals or
price concessions range from one
cent per gallon to four cents per
gallon oft tank wagon price or
net cost per gallon including tax to
retailers of from i cents to 20
cents.
From Il State Standpoint
We find that at the outset of
our investigation that the price of
New Britain herald., 1927-08-05

OFFICER REFUSES MONEY
Stamford. Aug. UP)-Motor-
cycle Policeman Bernard Hagen re-
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
KATINKA WOOED
BY CAPTAIN OF
TOY SOLDIERS

Once again Washington is to
enjoy that itinerant caravan of
the international stage, as it pauses
for one colorfuI week at Polls
Theater early in November. The
rotund and enchanting NJ. Balieff
is to reveal his Chauve-Souris,
with all the exciting charm and
lyrical picturesqueness which have
made this troupe of Russian vari-
ETY. artists welcome in the theaters
Of any land and temperament.
One Immediately associates the
Chauve-Souris with The Parade
Of the Wooden Soldiers" and "Ka-
tinka," two items which have been
adapted at one time or other by
practically every revue in the
world. To appease the audiences
who continue to demand these two
favorites. M. Balieff has devised a
combination skit in which Katinka
is wooed by the captain Of the toy
soldiers.
There is another addition, "A
Russian BarcaI OLE" which is de-
scribed by London critic as sim
liar to Tchekov's Picnic in a Dis
tant Province" Two pairs of
young people in the pseudo-classic
costume which the French revolu-
ton. inspired all over Europe are
afloat on a stream. 1t is evening
and they sing a Russian song with
the enchanting melancholy OF
fhose who have nothing whatever
TO be sad about. At one side of
the stage a female figure droops
over a monument. at the other a
Byronic poet broods on a scroll.
The mixture Of absurdity and sad
ness is difficult to analyze, but is
charming and unforgettable.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

bert Brenon's direction, Universal
Pictures decided to feature and
eventually star her and as her
opportunities Of rapid advance.
ment would be greater with
company turning out SO many
productions. Considine consented
to transfer the contract.
Miss Nolan's first Universal
picture will be 1.-THE Foreign LIE.
gion," adapted by Charles Ken.
yon from the novel THE Red
Mirage" in which she will have
the leading role opposite Norman
Kerry and Lewis Stone will play
the heavy. Miss Nolan has the
part of Sylvia" an English girl
who arouses considerable havoc in
the hearts Of many men. 1t is
her first big emotional role in
America, although she has starred
in II different pictures in Ger.
many under the direction of
Manfred Noa,
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

Indian. received the invitation to
become a Navajo chief IN true red
man fashion. In the afternoon a
footrunner, clad in the ancestral
garments of his race, arrived at the
gates of the Warner studio, bear
ing the message that mis- chief
awaited his brother, Monte Blue,
who was invited to smoke the pipe
of peace and take part IN ceremo-
MES which would make him a
blood-brother and a chief. The
same evening the ritual was COM
pleted.
Several years ago Monte was
honored similarly by the Nez PERI
tribe, of Idaho, with the name
blue Mountain" A nong the
Navajos he is now "Chief Strong
Eagle"
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
UJNIVERSALTAKES.
MISS NOLAN FOR
FIVE YEARS

Mary Nolan, who was brought
to Hollywood by John w. Consi-
dine, jr., from Berlin, to appear
in United Artists productions
making her screen debut in this
country in "Sorrell and Son." has
just secured permission from
United Artists to transfer her
five-year contract to Universal
Pictures.
After seeing Miss Nolan work
in "Sorrell and Son" where she
plays the part of molly Roland"
opposite Nils Asther under Her
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
A MAN OF MANY
TRIBES Is OUR
MONTE

Twenty thousand people filled
the Hollywood bowl recently to wit
ness the Indian ceremcnials at
which Monte Blue, Warner Bros
star, was installed as chief in the
Navajo tribe. Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks are the only
other motion picture personages
who have been given this honor.
Monte, who is really one-fourth
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

THE Chaser" suburban in
locale, is described as a broad
farce built upon domestic theme,
with Harry playing the role of a
young married man who likes to
play cards of m evening and ex-
plains his absence by saying that
he has been sitting up with a
sick friend"
Many complications result from
his habits and the fact that he
lives at the end of car line in
a large city.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15

Gladys Mcconnell, recently seen
on the screen with Langdon in
"Three's a Crowd" is again his
leading lady in "The Chaser"
Arthur Thalasso has the role of
the heavy.
Since completion of the script
by Arthur Ripley, with staff con-
sisting of Clarence Hennecke, T.
D. Moreno and James Langdon.
good progress is being made on
THE Chaser" at First Nationals
Burbank. Calf. studio.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
Hen Picked Role for
La11gdon s Newest

Harry Langdons forthcoming starring vehicle has
ceived definite name It will be released under the title
A Rowland, general and production manager of First
National Pictures Inc.
The Washington times., 1927-10-15
THE BIGGEST PUNCH IN FILMDOM


A Girl Who Couldn't Make Up
Her Mind. TaOo Gallant Lads
Who Loved Her and Faced
Death to Win Her Hand. A
Wonderful Lore Story Against
the ColorfM Background of
the Most Romantic Military
Organization the World Has
Ever KnoOn-Col. Rooseuelt's
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13

BY M'DAVITT'
Hardware Company to
Use Floor Space
In Building

Construction u 70 start next week
on the ". r. McDayitt building al
the corney Of Tenth and Washingtc o
Streets.
Contract was let on Saturday to
W. a. Nelton Of Brownsville. Mr.
McDavitt would not make the figure
az which the contract was let publ.
today but N is undcrstor q 10 b,
around S3s000.
The building IN to W. over one
story high. providing ground an
meZzaninc floor spuce. The d'mer-
sions ~ the building are 20 be 100
by l20 feet
Most NJ the pace is to hc occl
pied by the B0rdcrland Hardware
Company. dealers in hardware and
furniture.
REMAINING space will be used for
offices ~ McDavitt Brothers. pioneer
vegetable dealers ~ this section now
catod Oh Eleventh Street
The building "a 20 be Span sh type
and constructed Of tile and tncco.
The contract stipulatcs completion
NJ the building hv July II.
This building occupies the site FOR
mcglv occupied by the old Church
of the Advent building one Of the
auaintest structures in this scctitn
This property recently wgE pur-
chased from thc Episcopalian con-
grcgation and The church razed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
Two Killed in Chicago Gang
Warfare, Machine Guns Used
Believe Staying Is Az
ternnath of Raid on
Liquor Wareho US e
Looters

CHICAGO. Ill.. March H. -lPl-
"Polack Joe" Salts, gang leader. ap-
peared voluntarily IL the inquest
late today into the deaths Of two OF
his henchmcn and in voice pitched
IN defiance offered $4,000 70 "a cop
or anyone, who finds the killers
Salts. under oath, told police that
he had no knowledge Of who manned
the mach ne guns that riddled the
bodies Of Frank tLefty) Konc I, SAL
.is' lieutenant. and Charles Hrubek,
alias big Bill Hays. member of
the Salts band. early today.
When tracked down and killed, the
two Salts aides were riding in Sal
t's' own machine This caused po-
lice 70 believe AZ first that the slay-
ers may have intended Salts HIM
self IS their victim. koncil was his
chauffeur"
At the inquests Salts ind Gated
that he himself perhaps. feared q
similar death by declaring that hc
was leaving town az once for other
narts, where he for several weeks
Rad MANNED a vacation trip for "his
health"
Salts. after the inquest had been
continued until March d.. was re-
leased from technical custody AZ
though he said he "proboblv would
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
$40 CABBAGE
TO Be ASKED
Marketing Committee
To Organize For
Other Crops

HARLINGEN. Tex, March. f2.--A
minimum price of $40 per ton FOR
cabbage ~ the grower. beginning
Tue day. was decided On by the mar.
bet nR mmittoc nt meeting here
na. filv night.
i.rs wafs HffaHl rt rurul4-
ng fhf price hut tnc committee
agreed hat no further shipments
would be made oHt Of the Valley.
beginning Tuesday IA prices netting
thc growers lcaa than th amount
mentioned.
The cabbage situation was regard
ed as very sat sfactory by the com
mittee. The decline In shipments
recently. following the peak in ship
mcn'H reached this week. wv regarded
ns having a strengthening effect on
ihn market
II was decided that " 3. b nson
md Ceorre Toolan should attend
r meeting NJ potato buyers to be
held ir San Fcn t0 nt n o'clock Mon
dnv afternoon and attempt ~ ae-
cure the appointment ~ committees
20 cooperate IN the marketing Of
'his and other con mnditiea. Most 81
fhn potato hmveFH nlHn purchase
Beans and N wv horcI t0 have bean
committee appointed af the meeting.
Thoea n-e~ent here SATURDAY. night
-rore II Bersen u q Couch.
How'd Thomson n III VENT. 7. ri
t.h' nrf George TnDlnn.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
VALLEY CITRUS
FRUIT BILL IS
BEFORE MOODY
Final Action Taken BY
Senate Saturday;
Twenty-One Bank
Measures Passed

AUSTIN. Tex, Mar i2.-lPl-Rep-
rcsentativc Montgomery bill max
ing IL an offense 70 transport and Of
fer for sale unripe, overripe or dis
cased citrus fruits finally passed the
senate today and was sent 10 the
governor
The bin has been Oh the calendar
FOR some time and was moved 20 third
reading early in the week. Twenty
one bills concerning banking. ssie-
signed 70 regulate and stabilize state
banks. recently removed from the
state guaranty act were passed. Most
of these are amcndatory acts design
ed 20 protect the banks and their de-
positors more fully than Is possible
under the present law.
The question ~ whether the state
has the right 90 demand that insur-
ance agents shall have good
moral " character played prominent
part in debate on Representative
Purfs insurance agents licensing
bin, which was killed. The Din pro-
yided methods whereby insurance
agents, other than life insurance
agents would be licensed and good
moral" character was one az the pre-
requisites. The bin was postponed
by an Overwhelming vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
FAMOUS INDIAN
LEADER Is DEAD

FORT SILL. Oklahoma. March ~.
P0-With the gathering NJ I-SteEO
I'd his fathers. passed " great peace
maker yesterday whose counsel
leashcd his fellow braves on the
brink Of war. when the red tribes
we're stirred By rumors IA 1890 that
an Indian Messiah had come ~ lead
them against the pale face, he
preached and won peace at their
council first.
Possibly the oldest soldier In the
United states army, he also enjoyed
the unique distinction #uf being ~
sergeant fer his lifetime. Hc was
SO appointed by special act of con-
grcga IN recognition of his services
for peace Hc was believed % be 70
years old. Ih "A n0wt.er- ~as paIliy
conjecture. Not even hc knew. iiF
was the last surviving member ~
the famous kiowa Scout detachment
Of early Oklahoma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
DEATH IN Wake
OF BLIzzARDS
Drifts Ia Feet Deep in
Parts of Kansas,
Colorado

KANSAS city. kas.. March l2.-
Hl -OHc death. disrupted train SER
vice. blocked highways and mnrnoncd
motor ear we're checked up today
"a the March blizzard which ragged
over eastern Colorado. western Ne
braska and western Kansas yesterday
and early today
TcXicr Vowel. school teacher at
Brewster. Kansas. lost Ms life IN the
storm. When the school bus became
stuck In snow drift late this morn
ing.
Nray. Colo. near the Nebraska
line. experienced it, worst blizzard
since 1914. The wind piled drifts rs
feet deep IN places.
Forty-eight school children were
marooucd in the town when school
buatus were abandoned
Colorado Springs was cut off from
all point. hy drifts. and Iailr ad
tracks eastward into Kansas and Ne
hraakn were blocked with the worst
drifts M ten years.
Colby, Kansas. was almost entirely
cut oif ifam communication IN the
storm, described there as the worst
IN history Twelve inches 81 snow
fell and Nas whipped into drifts ten
feet deep ur heavy wind Overland
hussc. und many automobiles were
rep rttd tuck fast IN drifts. train
service into Kansas City from the
west wae disrupted. all trains being
frtm four to more than nine hours
late
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-03-13
HOLD BANKER FOR
EMBEZzLEMENT

DALLAS, Texas. March ~. -0P,--
III PasC deputy shcriffs arrived here
Saturday with J. Harry Henderson.
former banker. of III Paso. indicted
On charges ~ cmbczzlemcnt. His
ease has been transferred tu this
county for trial on u change III
venue.
Nine indictments charge Hcndel-
son with misapplcation OF about
SIl 900.
J. Walker Morrow. Henderson's at-
torney. arrived today % look after
his clients interests Morrow con
fcrred with Judge Charles A. Pippcn
and District Attorney william Nc
Graw relative to the possibility w
obtaining bond
McGraw showed him letter from
District Attorney c. l.. Vowel OF r.
Paso In which the latter said that N
there appeared any chance NJ Hen
dcrson being released on bond he
We uld file additional charges.
The letter stated the indictments
have been mailed and should reach
Dallas within few days.