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New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
TRIPLE SHOOTING
OCCURS IN GOTHAM
Woman and Dog Dead and
Policeman Badly Wounded

New York. July IS Pl--A triple
shooting in an upper west side
apartment in which woman and a
poodle were killed and a man seri-
ously wounded presented a tangled
puzzle to police today,
The woman, Mrs. Christina Quin-
Ian, As, wife of Matthew Quinlan,
a travelling auditor for the American
Telephone and Telegraph company,
was found dead on the floor OF her
apartment last night, while short
distance away lay Walter Sharland,
so, a widower-policeman seriously
wounded Between them was Shar-
lands pet poodle, dead.
Mrs. Irene McArdle, woman
neighbor whom Mrs. Quinlan called
in for protection when Sharland
telephoned he was coming was hid
ing in the bath room Of the apart
ment when the tragedy occurred.
She said Sharland appeared with a
gun in one hand and his poodle in
another and said: I'm going to kill
you. You haven't treated me right.
I've been good to you but now I'm
going to kill"
He faced the apartment while the
two women covered in a corner.
she said, and suddenly the door bell
rang.
See who 1t is" sharland COM
manded, she said. Mrs. Quinlan
went to the door and found Mrs.
Mildred Grover. a woman friend.
GO quickly! Call the police!
Sharland is here threatening to kill
me-" Mrs. Grover said she half
whispered in terror.
Sharland, she said, grasped Mrs.
Quinlan by the arm. pulled her into
the foyer and a moment later she
heard shot and a scream. MY
God" she heard Mrs. Quinlan cry.
its gone right through me-" A
moment later she heard another
shot and then ran to call the house
superintendent. David Frothing-
ham, the superintendent, said he
looked through a window into the
Quinlan apartment. saw Sharland
standing with a gun in his hand and
as he left to summon police he
heard two more shots.
Police said Mrs. Quinlan had ask
ed for protection Saturday, saying
she had been threatened. A pa
trolman was stationed at her door
all night. but no one appeared.
Matthew Quinlan in St. Louis said
he had been working there several
months and declared there had been
no estrangement between his wife
and himself.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
ARMlSTICE REPORTED
General Cllank Said to Have Reach
ed Satisfactory Agreement With
Northern Government

London. July IS (UP)-A Daily
Mail dispatch today from Picking re-
ported officially that General Ciang
kai-Shek. right wing nationalist
leader. has concluded an armistice
with the northern government
whereby he agrees to evacuate Shan
tung. The northerners. on their
part, agree not to encroach beyond
the Shantung borders.
The armistice means. the dispatch
said. that Chang Kai-Shek will be
able to concentrate against the Han
kow left wing forces. The northern
ers. likewise. will be able to con-
centrate against General Feng Yuh-
Sing.
The agreement, it was believed,
will initiate definite demarcation
between the northern and southern
spheres in the governing OF China
and lead eventually to the stabiliza-
ton of the --hole country.
A Daily Mail dispatch from shang-
hal said Michael Borodin. Soviet ad-
visor to the Hankow government. es-
capped secretly from Hankow last
Saturday for an unknown destina-
ton. 1t was understood. the dis
patch added. that Hankow troops
forced his departure,
The United Press has received no
confirmation of the foregoing dis
patches.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
A Message to
Underweight
Men and Women

The one supremely good health
building tonic that is also the one
great weight producer known to
modern science the country over is
McCoy's Tablets.
They build flesh where flesh Is
needed-sunken cheeks, neck and
chest-and many a man and woman,
skinny and scrawny have thanked
McCoy's after a few weeks treat
n,ent for the decided improvement
in looks and figure.
Many times the increase in weight
is astonishing-on exceedingly thin
woman gained 10 pounds in p days.
Mccoy takes all the risk-Read
this ironclad guarantee. If after TAX
ins 4 sixty cent boxes Of McCoy's
Tablets or 2 One Dollar boxes any
thin, underweight man or woman
doesn't gain at least pounds and
feel completely satisfied with the
marked improvement in health
your druggist is authorized to return
the purchase price.
The name McCoys Cod Liver Oil
Tablets has been shortened-justl
asirfcr- McGoy's Tablets=at any drug
store In America
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
Marblehead Yacht Has
Arrived in England

Falmouth, Eng. July Is UP)-
The Niconor, 1s-ton schooner yacht
owned and piloted by Daniel Sim
mones of the Eastern Yacht club.
Marblehead, Mass, arrived here dur
ing the night.
The vessel reached England from
Boston In 90 days and seven hours,
the fastest voyage ever made by a
yacht Of her size. The previous rec
ord was held by the Primrose which
made the trip last year in % days,
II hours.
The Niconor encountered heavy
seas and a rainy northwestern for
two days. At one time 20-foot waves
rolled over the yacht
Simmons will enter his craft In
the forthcoming ocean race.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
WILLIAM A. CASTOR OF
MASSACHUSETTS, DIES
Was Thrice Democratic Candidate
for Governor and Once Ran for
r, s, Senate.

Barre, Mass. July IS tUP)-Col-
onel William A. Castor. thrice DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor OF
Massachusetts and once for United
States senator, was dead at his sum-
mer home here today in his 69th
year.
Death, resulting from cancer. came
suddenly early Sunday, ending the
career Of one OF the states most
prominent men.
A native and resident Of Boston,
Colonel CASTOR had long been iden-
tilted with the legal and banking
fields. His title of colonel was &C
ouired as a member OF the staff OF
Governor William E. Russell from
1890 to 1904.
In 1902, CASTOR was defeated for
Governor by John l.. Bates. He was
again defeated the following year.
And at the last state election, he lost
a third gubernatorial contest to Gov
ernor Alvan T. Fuller.
Gaston's lone fight for a seat IN
the United states SeEdle iaiieo ~
1922 when he was defeated by the
late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
During the war. CASTOR served as
a member of the cotton lean board.
U, S. public service reserve director
for Massachusetts. chairman OF the
war efficiency department of the
Massachusetts, department of public
safety, and federal director for Mass
achusetts of the L. S. employment
service Of the department of labor.
CASTOR leaves a wife. two sons,
William and John: and two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. John X. Howard and Mrs.
c.. C. FELTON, OF Boston.
Funeral services will be private.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
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New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
DAk0TANS Seem TO
LIKE SENATOR REED
Democrats Reported Lining Up
for WeSterner

Rapid City, July IS (UP)-Prom-
inent democrats in South Dakota
are talking about Senator James A.
Reed, democrat Missouri, as 1928
preside entail nominee.
Gov. w. J. Bulow. Judge Charles
J. Buell. and T. B. Worner, demo-
cratic state committeeman. have in
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18

ence. were held At Trinity Episcopal
churcA here : nday. The body
afterward was taken to Springfield
for cremation.
White died at his Lenox summer
home Friday.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18
FUNERAL OF HENRY WHITE

Lenox. Mass. July IS (UP)-Fun-
eral services for Henry White. for
mer American ambassador to Italy
and France a.. delegate from Amer
lea to the Versailles peace confer
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18

After two years OF at least partial
idleness, workers in linen mills of
northern Ireland are being kept
busy nearly all of the time.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-18

Many men in Hungary who have
been idle a long time. are returning
to work.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18
Woolaroc Is $4,000
Prize Derby Winner
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NSOAAOAAAuCO 1AOIl O5O SAAO(
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gan looking for a soft place to land.
Then the brush blew out in my face
and I realized that my fears were
unfounded." a Wi
Goebel's radio set crossed the Pa
cific twice. The first time it went
over in the plane of Ernie Smith, the
first civilian aviator to reach the
Hawaiian islands in nonstop
flight.
"We never missed a shot the whole
way across" said Goebel We we're
always able to use it and we sent
out lot which was a great aid in
checking the course. The course was
aimed to Himaui or Molokai about
nine o'clock this morning and that's
just what we did. I saw dim shore
of Molokai in the distance and boy,
that was a joyful feeling.
Twas but a moment later that
Lieutenant Davis pointed out Maui.
We were flying at an altitude OF
5000 feet and in another hour we
were over land That settled it. I
knew my calculations were correct.
These were made months in advance.
we 1IdQ StOO1lAICtt C1AOuS1I 4O1 4ANC
hours flying when we landed at
Wheeler Field. That would have
taken us nearly 600 miles farther
without any trouble.
"We flew at the 6,000-foot level
most of the way and didn't do as the
other pilots did. Upon leaving Oak
land, instead of going through Gold
en- Gate, marked course out
Market street and passed over the
city of San Francisco at an altitude
of $500 feet, hitting out through the
fog. We didn't see land again until
9 o'clock this morning"
"The Travelair company want me
to go back to them and become an
airplane salesman, but I'll keep on
with Frank Phillips. There is race
on to New York from Spokane on
September 16. and if I get back in
time I want to enter that"
Goebel and Jensen will be given
their prize checks at reception at
the Royal Hawaiian hotel tomorrow
evening.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18
BUILD AIRPORT
IN CHICAGO ON
Isle

CHICAGO, Aug. II P--An artifi-
ciaI island in Lake Michigan, 20 acres
in area and within a few minutes OF
the center of the city, is toServe
Chicago as it's principal, airport.
After four years of dumping earth
into the lake waters the island is
virtually completed. Three and half
million cubic yards of soil, mostly
heavy clay from the lake bed, have
been placed on the site of the island,
and runway 2,700 feet long and
200 feet wide has been built to link
it to the mainland.
The island was originally planned
as the first Of a chain of five,
stretching from Grant park, the city's
'front yard" to jackson park, half
a dozen miles to the south. The
south park board conceived the chain
and planned to link the islets with
boulevards and to make them recre-.
alton centers.
Then the need o fan airport arose
for Chicago, like New York and most
other metropolitan centers, lacked
landing fields close to the business
district and found much time lost
in transportation of air mail, express
and passengers from outlying fields
to the business center.
The park board has approved the
runway, but it has not yet turned
over the entire island for use as q
landing field. 1t is conceded, how
ever, that it's conversion into an air.
port waits only upon proof that It
can be adapted into a suitable point
cf arrival and departre for airplanes.
The plan of advisory bodies advo-
eating the islands Sc as an airport
is TIC keep the area as free as possible
from hangers and machine shops, SO
that its utilization as q landing field
will not detract from it's sightlineSs
as link in Chicago's comprehensive
lake front park system.
'Ahe island, stones throw from
Soldiers field, huge municipal stadium,
and the field museum, is just across
Michigan avenue and slightly SOUTH
ward from "the loop" and it is a
scant Is minutes by motor from the
post office and the principal business
buildings Air mail and express
are landed at present at Lindbergh
field at haywood, suburb at the
extreme western edge of the city
and almost an hour distant from
downtown.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18

flight so far but insisted he would
not rest until the remaining two
planes had arrived.
'"This is fitting supplement- to the
first arrival declared Governor Far
rington. 1--WE are delighted that Jen-
sen came in second and his appear
ance after he had been believed by
many to have been forced down
leads us to believe the others will
arrive in good shape
Jensen, Schluter and Mrs Jensen
were .taken from the reviewing stand
to a waiting automobile and rushed
into Honolulu over roads that Were
densely packed with thousands OF
automobiles carrying spectators Vino
had witnessed the arrival of Goebel
during the noon hour.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18
RESEARCH WORK
PAYS FARMERS A
BIG DIVIDENDS

WASHINGTON Aug. II Pl-Uncle
Sam pays the worlds greatest insur-
ance premiums $40, 900 900 a year. In
return he is protected against whole
sale destruction of human life, crops
and livestock.
That, virtually, is the view taken by
DR.. "A. F. Woods, director of scientific
research, U. S. department of agri-
culture.
without the research scientist" DR..
Woods declared, "our present complex
life would not be possible Disease
would wipe out cities. Gradual de-
pletion of soil and inroads by pests
would mean starvation for millions.
Through the work of the research man
our lives are made easier, and what
we have is made to last longer He
is the foundation of an intricate Struc-
ture."
Research achievements in this coun-
mere than half a century, cost the
try, recorded in the history of little
government about $1O,3OO,0OO a year.
Closely affiliated experiment stations
cost a similar sum, bringing the total
to approximately $20,OO0,OO0 annually.
''This,'' Dr. Woods continues, "is an
extremely small premium to pay for
protection of an industry capitalized at
approximately sixty billion dollars
with an annual gross income of twelve
and half billion dollars Careful
analysis of results shows that for every
dollar expended for research there is
an annual yield of $500, or $4,000 per
cent. In the bureau of dairy industry
alone, an annual expenditure of $780,
600 for the Improvement and pro-
lection of milk and its products, saves
the country. OO,0OOO,OOO year. Hun
dreds of other projects in as many
different fields are saving billions of
dollars annually.
"SoilS have been analyzed and re-
classified; natural enemies of pests
have been imported to eradicate them;
clover has been saved from the seed
rnidge by a slight modification in
cultural practices; fruits have been
saved from the San Jose scale; the
house fly is being conquered: bark
beetles are being eradicated; means
have been found for contending with
the grape rootWorTn; the alfalfa
Weevil is being conquered; special
poisons have been concocted for ro-
dents and predatory anln1aS.
"a serum and virus treatments have
made it possible to prevent hog
cholera; fruit quality and yield has
been improved by means of bud selec-
tion; methods and poisons have been
discov cred for combating insects, par
ticularly The boil weevil, which threat
ened the entire cotton crop. Discov-
cry of the part played by the common
barberry bush in the life of black stem
rust made it possible to stop this
enemy of the wheat crop.
Danger of yellow fever and malaria
was minimized when science found it
~ be transmitted by mosquitoes
Science found carbon tetrachloride
with which nearly 100000 human
patients have been treated for hook
worm
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18

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gas excess consumption allowance, on
account of the. three persons riding in
the plane as their combined weights
only equalled that of two men in the
other planes 4t
The Golden Eagle was best equipped
to meet the situation encountered by
forced landing at Sea. For days
before the take-off the crew held daily
conferences on improving the ship to
meet just such a situation. The lat
est life saving devices were installed
on the plane, so as to convert it into
sea-going craft 1t was water proof
and water tight under the system out
lined by its crew
In the navigator'S cabin was an air
bottle which carried pipe lines to the
tip of each wing and also to the rear
section of the fuselage which was
cigar shaped. In case of forced
landing at sea, the navigator, Gordon
Scott, himself a sailor, would open the
air line from the bottle in his cabin
and the air would be sent to three
extremities of the plane.
IL hCOp OA4O HAebAAS AAOAAA SOO|AAAe1
about the sea and possibly overturn-
ing after the craft was abloat, the
wing extremities we're fortified by
three ply wood, upon which would be
placed heavy sand bags.
Just before the plane took off the
doors of the pilot house and the navi-
gators cabin and all other openings
were lined with rubber to make it
waterproof Thick cork was also pack
ed in the bottom of the fuselage to
keep the plane afloat.
The landing gear could be dropped
into the sea by pulling out bolts which
held it. In addition there was rub
ber life boat in the craft with silk
sails The compass was detachable SO
that on being forced to abandon the
plane, the compass might be trans
ferred to the rubber boat. Two pad
dies were carried for the canoe in ad-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18
FARMERS we're
IN
1876 j. 5. CHART

WASHINGTON, Aug. II R)--West-
ern farmers were the most prosperous
in the United States last year, net
result charts fashioned by govern
ment economists indicate. In all
except south central states, returns
were lower than in 1925.
Chart comparisons we're made from
reports from 13,475 farmers through
out the nation. Gross receipts aver
aged $2,448, Of which 1926 represented
sales of crops; 1894, sales of livestock;
$3.50, livestock products, and $39, mis-
cellaneous other sales.
Average current cash expenses OF
these farmers totalled $1,473, consist
ing of 1886 for hired labor, $242 FOL
livestock bought. $232 for feed, SIS
fertilizer, SAB seed, $183 taxes on farm
property, $3.50 machinery and tools
and $179 for miscellaneous items.
Receipts less the expenses averaged
$975, in addition to which the farmer
used homegrown food products valued
at an average Of 1882. The value
of fuel used and of house rent was
noe reported. Coincidentally, the ex-
pense total ($t, ,473) does not include
any allowance for the labor of the
farmer and his family, estimated at
an average value of $779.
The cash balance Of $975 repre-
sents all the cash the average farm
made available to the owner operator
To nav his living exDenSeS take care
of interest and principal OF debts and
make improvements.
Inventory values showed an average
increase of $158 over 1925, which, to-
gether with the cash balance of 1915,
made return from the farm averag-
ing $1,133, the "net result"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18

dition to flares and rockets. Coupled
.uthall This equipment was the ex-
perience Of Scott as a navigator. In
1926, he piloted yacht racing be-
tween Santa Monica and Honolulu and
his knowledge of the trade winds and
routes would serve him in good stead.
The MonopIane in which Miss Doran
rode carried ordinary emergency
equipment, consisting of rubber in
flated life boat with paddles, a flare
pistol and rockets. Lieutenant V. r.
Knoke, navigator of the plane, is a
naval man acquainted with the Pa
cific and may be counted upon to
move into the line OF passing ships
after a forced landing.
The arrival of the Woolaroc was
made the more dramatic by the er-
roneous reports of the navy that Jen-
sens Oloha was over Kokohead at
the same time that the Woolaroc was
passing over Honolulu, 13 miles nearer
the goal. Disappointment over the
non arrival of Jensen, however, did not
lessen the generous applause and
greeting which Honolulu extended
to Goebel, a tribute to iron-hearted
courage, skill and endurance.
Among the planes and their crews
which it was hoped late today were
still waning their way toward Oahu
and other islands of the Hawaiian
group was the Miss Doran, graced by
the presence of it's nameSake, Miss
Mildred Doran, young and attractive
school teacher of Flint, Mich, as
passenger; piloted by j. Auggy Ped
lar, irrepressible "strawhat" aviator,
and navigated by Lieutenant Villas R.
Knope of the United States navy.
In the Golden Eagle, considered the
fleetest of the planes, were Jack Frost,
pilot, and Gordon Scott, navigator.
The latest report concerning the
two tardy planes was a radioed mes
sage from the steamships Manulani
and City Of Los Angeles which at
11:3O last night Honolulu time and 2
p. m. coast time, stated that they
each heard two planes passing over
head, but were unable to communicate
with them or identify them.
The City of Los Angeles at the time
was 1881 miles from Los Angeles, and
the Manulani 1900 miles from Homo
lulu. The reports from the steam
ships came five minutes apart, and
from the fact 18O miles separated
them, it was thought probable that
all four planes which took off from
Oakland had been accounted for.
The flight today was slightly longer
in time than required by Lieutenants
Maitland and Hegenberger, who first
made the passage from Oakland to
Wheeler field, seven weeks ago. The
lieutenant negotiated the long air
route in Is hours and minutes. 1t
was pointed out as the afternoon wore
on that the absent planes might still
have enough fuel to bring them either
to the finishing field on Oahu island,
or to one of the other islands of the
group.
The United States, cooperating to
make the flight less hazardous, pa
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18
GAMERS FACE
OVERPRODUCINC
FIGURES SHOW

WASHING TON, Aug. IL R)-
Scheduled to reach its peak of activity
in September, Americas billion dollar
canning industry faces serious over
production.
Information reaching the National
Gamers association shows as per cent
of the total 1927 tomato pack still
on hand. Maine reports a years sup
ply of canned goods in warehouses
there. Despite large surplus Of
canned corn still in their plants, Iowa
packers planned heavy operations,
knowing they would have to sell at a
loss"
In Illinois, jobbers fear to buy ex-
cept in very small quantities, and corn
canneries are dumping their holdings
at any price" Tennessee acreage con-
tracts increased IS per cent, and the
tomato pack is expected to double that
of last year Many Wisconsin plants
are not operating this year.
Quoting Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture Dunlap, the Gamers asSocia-
ton says it is apparent the consum-
ers have not responded with their or
derS in the same ratio as the increase
in production, with the result that
canfiers find themselves with stocks
on hand sufficient to meet the ordin-
ary demand of the trade for a period
of fully two years.
MANY farmers, the association says,
realize that to meet the problem of
overproduction, it is necessary to re-
duce a1reage before the market has
collapsed completely and the farmer,
himself is bankrupt"
The last 20 years has closely corre-
lated agriculture and canning. The
latter provides a cash market for many
million dollars wocth of farm prod
ucts every year. Canned foods have
ceased to be novelty, but to vast
numbers of the American population
have become a vital necessity.
Packers add an annual income of
alnlc@t $2OOOOO,O0O to the dairy indus
try alone In round numbers produc-
tion of condensed, evaporated, and
canned sterilized milk, amounts to four
and a half billion pounds yearly.
The annual tomato pack approx
mates 100000 tons, sweet corn, 8O0,-
600 tons; peas. 215OO0; cabbage for
kraut, 100000, asparagus, $4,000; snap
Deans, 10000.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-18

and Mr.. Coolidge seemed interested
in what the Indian chieftains had
to say.
Upon entering the agency grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge stopped at
the Episcopal church, where Bishop
Hugh L. Burleson has been conduct
ing congregation exercises. The md.
ian ministers dressed in their black
and white church robes stood in
front of the church and sang Amer
lea" after the president had been
presented with gifts. America was
sung in the language Of the Sioux