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New Britain herald., 1927-05-20
Two British Airmen Off
 On NOn.StOD Flight

Cranley. England. May 20 R-- Flight Lieutenants C. R. Carr and L. S. M. Gilman of the Royal Air force started at 10:42 o'clock this morning in an attempt to make a nonstop flight to India. They are using a special Hawker-Horsley plane and hope to cover the distance about 4.000 miles. in about 40 hours They will relieve one another in piloting the machine, which is f1t- ted with Rolls Royce-Condor en- zines developing $50 horsepower.
 The plane carries HOO gallons of gasoline, and it was found necessary to strengthen the under-carriage to sustain the great weight for the take-of. Calcutta is the ultimate objective of the flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20
PLAUDITS GREET JEWISH SINGERS
Delightful Concert at Synagogue
 by Choir and Soloists

Choral music, mostly in minor modes. buttressed by the poignant and plaintive harmonies bred in the children Of Israel thousands of years ago; able vocal and instru- mental soloists, and visiting can tor who stands high in the realm of Jewish music-being adept as sing CT, performer, conductor and com
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20
BLACKSMITH DISAPPEARS

The police were notified last night that Fred Lee, a blacksmith em- ployed in Aronson's shop at 1G3 Winter street, has not been seen by his acquaintances since Wednesday night, and his disappearance cannot be accounted for.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

0y the Associated Press.
 Excelsior Springs. Mo. = Having lost 27 pounds. Ban Johnson is hav- inE some new clothes made.
 New Haven - John Rockefeller Prentice, who has been working his way through Yale. is now member oi Skull and Bones. senior secret society. The grandson of John D. Rockefeller has previously won var ious scholarships and oratorical prizes. He works nights as tele- phone operator. determined to be on his own.
 Providence, R. l. - Hal Broda, of Canton, O., captain O. the Iron men, Browns mighty football team Of last season. is the best all-around senior, by vote Of the class.
 Paris - Andrew Colbert is follow ing the example of Red Mac and Mary Browne in turning om tennis 10 golf. Seventeen years ago he won his first tennis championship. Now at 37 he has become the country's rlosed golf champion.
 Teterboro. \. J. This towns sym rathies are with Clarence D. Cham berlin in the race to Paris. since his success would put the town on the map. It has 19 voters, including United States weather forecaster, and within it's area of l-2 square miles is an airport.
 New York Edna Wallace Hop per. eternal napper, who was recon tiled recently to her husband, A. c. Brown, after an arrangement or years. seems 10 be about to take second honeymoon alo1a. She IS booked to go abroad Saturday. Brown is not.
 Hamble, England - Mrs. Elliott .ynn. pilot. and Lady Bailey think they have made an altitude record tor q plane. Their instrument regis t"red 16,o0O feet. Mrs. Lynn believes the corrected figures will be l7,00O.
 New York - Having been in the paint business since graduation rom Princeton nine yeas ago. and made some money, William II. Bade is to be a financier. He has just paid scl7,0Q0 for a seat on the stock eX- change, q new high record.
 Sheriden Wyo. War veterans have s2,00O exemption under state tax laws, and that includes Germans who fought for Germany. the state attorney general has ruled.
 Tokyo Official figures show that births in the country last year ex-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

nmantic-Wilfred Irwin, New York, fatally wounded by fifth shot fired hy Leonard Cline, playwright, in one sided gun attack at Cline home Monday, coroner says; motive still a mystery.
 New Haven-SiXty- juniors tapped" for Yale secret societies In tap day" exercises: John Rocke- feller Prentice and Charles T. Bing- ham, son Of L. S. senator, in list.
 Hartford-Airplane climbs to 10.- GOO feet in % minuteg 14 seconds at Brainard field; said 10 be world record.
 New London-Coast guard cutter picks up wing of wrecked airplane of Montauk Point; tows it to state pier.
 New Haven-Coroner Eli Mix In finding holds James Sachs, New Haven real estate operator, killed by speeding automobile in Orange Mon day morning.
 New Haven--Coroner's finding holds Paul l.. Glaser Of Meriden, not criminally responsible for death Of Stanley Surowiecki. 10, in auto- mobile accident in that city.
 ridgeport-Grand Jury to be asked to consider charge of murder against Mrs. Rose s. Gaboza, held in connection with murder of Frank Vance in Danbury. January 19
 Danbury-Objects which appear to be petrtied apples found in city dump at Danbury. forwarded to Yale scientific school for examina- ton.
 Danbury-Propon for new site for reservoir to meet Danbury's future demands for water, find pro- jects in tangle as result of legisla- lures failure to pass necessary legis- lation.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

poser of synagogue music-these were the participants in a concert given in the synagogue of the Con- gregation Sons of Israel, Elm and Chestnut streets, last night.
 The concert was one of high im-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

Danbury-Everett D. Packard of Putnam. named director of state trade school at Danbury.
 Hartford-Stevenano Chiasscione, 9. fatally injured when hit by auto mobile in Essex street. Bloomfield.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

New Haven--Plans for new Yale law school buildings, the gift of the trustees of estate of John w. Ster- ling Of New York announced: build ings to cost approximately s3,5oo,- NQn
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

Athens - No female-animal or human is allowed in the republic of Mount Athos. Holy Mountain where Greek and Slav monasteries have existed for centuries. Greece has granted the area autonomy with a constitution.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20
FLASHES OF LIFE: BAN JOHNSON IS
 THINNER; HAS NEW CLOTHES MADE

ceeded deaths by 94o,oO0.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

Paris - Andrew Colbert is follow ing the example of Red Mac and Mary Browne in turning 1, om tennis 10 golf. Seventeen years ago he won his first tennis championship. Now at a7 he has become the country's s rlosed golf champion.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

Providence, R. l. - Hal Broda, of Canton, O., captain O. the Iron men, Browns mighty football team Of last season. is the best all-around senior, by vote Of the class.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-20

Dy the Associated Press.
 Excelsior Springs. Mo. = Having lost 27 pounds. Ban Johnson Is hav- ink some new clothes made.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
MERIDIAN ST.
IMPROVEMENTS
TO Be RUSHED
Contract for Restricting
Let to Low Bidder by
Park Commission.

Resurfacing Of Meridian ST., be-
tween Thirty Eighth st. and Fall
Creek Blvd, a distance of a mile
and q half, will begin Immediately,
says Paul Grey, superintendent of
Marion County Construction Com
pany. Material was ordered today.
Contract for the project was
awarded to Grey's company for
$4,000 by the board of park COM
n1issioners Thursday. This was low
bid for oil asphalt.
GuIch and Canyon
"Duyall's Gulch," and "Buser
CANYON one mile SOUTH" two
large chuck holes designated by a
sign. are in the area Of proposed
improvement.
"A change of specifications was
given as reason for rejection OF
first bids. New bids were submitted
a week ago.
Much, discussion and whispering
took place before the members de-
cided to award contract to the low
bidder. M. E. Foley insisted that
the low bid be accepted, and finally
carried unanimously.
Community House Job
Genera construction contract for
erecting the Brookside Park COM
munity house was let to E. G.
Strathman for $87,873. Other con-
tracts, plumbing and heating. Will
bring the cost to about 100000.
Option on twenty-five acres OF
land for proposed park site near
Michigan st. and Grande Ave. was
taken by the board.
Resolution to build a $4,000 SWIM
ming pool in Ellenberger Park was
confirmed after a public hearing.
Several property owners objected to
the proposed location.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
WALES COLTS
With BROTHER
Princes Rise Early for
Game; Have Busy Day.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 5.-The
Prince of Wales and Prince George
arose early today to get in a round
of golf at Brockville before the for
NAL functions at which they ap-
peared.
After the golf game the princes
were joined by Premier and Mrs.
Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain,
Premier'W. L. Mackenzie King and
members of the Dominion cabinet,
who did not leave for Broakville I'M
til the late forenoon.
A busy day faced the distin-
guished tourists.
After a public reception they
planned cruise on the steam yacht
Macedonia, owned by G. T. Full
fore.
The yacht will speed through the
Thousand Island district, with a
brief call at Gananoque and will
pass in close to Alexandria Bay,
N. Y.
The party will leave Kingston to-
morrow for Toronto, where Prince
Of Wales will open the new union
station.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
WHAT WOULD DO TO IMPROVE INDIANAPOLIS
By Charles Koehring
By Charles Koehring

have not been asked to write what Improve
paid advertisement there many people
approve of my plan.
the City, D'"A - 'n"HSS' " 0 f0"'s Oh
The Chief of Police in his annual report gave as the number
of arrests for the 1926 only
convicted His figures for this far indicate that
from this annual crop $4,000
rests 1t is not reasonable to that they will always
think Of and speak Of the city the police
men crooked and rotten? This thought probably
concern to the present discredied administration.
be interesting compare this police admin
Of Police Copeland Cincinnati
innocent people arrested and taken JAIL
it serious matter for officer persons
even if seemed to Justify In answer to my que
about $780, Compare this statement with the Indianapolis
other $50 being innocent many being women
in most not having the formaty trial. Who will
that of Cincinnati that this state of affairs
dianapos under an administration that concerned with the
interests of all the people.
have known many police officers and many con-
veations with them and all the older officers thoroughly dis
arrests In this connection interesting
reapponment of Officer digger Hudson the Police Depart
secret meeting in violation
Rules.
He could not be reappointed his
Nov renos the number for weeSn u re r. he h e oo U
apparently discrimination made whether
innocent guty) And when the number falls below this mark
the Chief upbraids the for axity. News Nov. 29h
supplied with when
their when they know felony has
and the officer has reasonable grounds believe that the
committed it.
is evident from this that the Indianapolis Police Depart
guilty Of the fragrant violation
else in this country do these conditions exist,
The law also awards heavy damages, actual and
exemplary for false The large majority
y arrested have taking advantage
find difficult to obtain lawyer who will damage
against police officers They often suit
they additional persecution police dread the
, publicity.
This is what WILL do to improve indianapolis
fortunate people:
TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNJUSTfFIABLY AR
RESTED, SAY THAT IF THEY COME AND SEE ME
WILL PUT THEM IN COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE WHO
CAN SECURE REDRESS FOR THE WRONGS THEY HAVE
SUFFERED
have good legal advice that this
to this brutal wholly practice
the Police Department from oppression
efforts for safety and we'll being indianapolis
Knockers" I,
Students of sociology that
for minor oenes people have the
effect of increasing crimes and disrespec
clearly continually large increase
fled that in addition the police them
selves they responsible
in crime In others.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
SEEK YOUNG BANDIT

Police are searching for young
bandit who is believed to have
slugged and robbed John Copeland,
2410 Brookside Dr., night Waterman
for the Paige Automobile Co., lilo
N. Meridian st. and j. M. Heller,
local coal dealer, 1924 Fletcher Ave.
Copeland was robbed of SIT at the
door of the automobile company
shortly after midnight.
Twenty-Five dollars was taken
from Heller at his Office. The
bandit fled in stolen automobile
later recovered by police. The license
number was traced to a woman liv-
ing in Rushville, Ind.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
WORK OVERTIME? OH, NO

Phillip Murray, %, Of 1877 REFS
ener ST., and Glenn Springer, 27,
of 1907 Reisener ST., decided to get
shaved Thursday night without
looking at the clock.
Emmanuel Farley, %, Of 1907
Reisener ST., the barber, objected to
working overtime and elected the
two from his shop.
Police arrested Farley for assault
and battery and the other two with
intoxication and assault and bat
terry.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
Woman Arrested 18th Time

By United Press
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. emma
Winton for the 18th time in her
fifty years of life appeared before
a judge and was sentenced to thirty
days in the workhouse on a charge
of drunkenness. She is known as
the most arrested woman in the
United States"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
FARM FIRE LOSS HIGH

\ WASHINGTON, Aug. Sire
losses in the United States are esti-
mated at at least $s4,OOO,000 a year.
The maximum estimate is $92,0o0,-
900 a year, but the probable loss is
put nearer the lower figure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-05
HARD TO BEAT THIS ONE
Largest Trout Ever Caught In
Connecticut Hauled In.

Connecticut Hauled In.
By United Press
LAKEVILLE, Conn, Aug. 5.-The
largest trout ever caught in Connec-
ticut was landed today by William
G. Hall of Rye, N. Y, after a forty
minute struggle. The fish was
caught in Lake Wononskopomuc.
From head to tail the trout meas
ured 1914 inches, while it measured
20 inches in circumference. II
weighed 1914 pounds.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

grass, raised my rifle and then let
is fall. Here was reason to rejoice.
Big Bo Leopard had come into our
trap. The old lady of the jungle
Whined her rebellion from within our
cage. l paused. Surely this was the
same magnificent leopard that / had
watched go craWl-crawl--crawling
out along the branch to drop like a
demon on Amnes!
Now she backed and filled up and
down the 10 feet of that trap, while
whine on whine shot from her out
ragged throat. One of the cubs was
with her. 1t trotted back and forth,
nearly under her cruel paws, splitting
out puny replicas of her hot plants.
Outside, the second cub walled to its
mother. 1 nearly whooped for JOY
Next moment l took command.
/ sent to the village for Is boys and
tools-augurs, axes, saws--to make
the transporting cage. Then J. turned
to that whining baby. / had the boys
form a semicircle, facing the cub, and,
when / signaled, they closed in. We
could have spared ourselves these
pains, since the little rascal never
budged from its mothers prison.
When we grabbed it, it spat and
scratched, but one man can easily
handle a young cub. AS we picked it
up, the mother shot a bass note into
her cry, but she was safe on the other
side of our stout trap. We tied the
little beggar's forelegs and hindiess
together tight enough to keep it from
bothering US for while. BY this time
the boys had arrived with the tools
for our cage.
The big beauty whose cage we were
fashioning was Z feet from tail
tip to nostril and 80 inches high.
Some leopards that / have handled
have been 8 feet long and have
weighed as much as 2S0 pounds.
We pushed the little leopard into
the big cage and closed the door.
This door, the same size as the trig-
ger-door of the trap, we carefully
opened again before we placed the
cage end to end with the trap. l had
the boys drive stout logs into the
ground at the opposite end of the
cage so that, il the leopard came
Evening star., 1927-05-01
eredy and Racial Factors in Weight Must Be Considered

against it. Sent starvation will, of
course, reduce the weight. but will
also tend to reduce resistance to dis
ease. On the other hand. the nat
uraily slender -~~son who tries to put
on weight by overeating will fire.
quently bring on severe Indigestion.
Nature is revolving in an effort to
force the body to an average" to
which the individual does not belong.
The conclusion of the whole matter
is that each person should try to de-
termine for himself. with the assist
ance of intelligent parents or physi-
clans, what is his normal build. He
will notice any change in chest girth
or weight in relation to height. He
will consider his average appetite and
average activity. If all these circum.
stances remain fairly constant, and he
remains fairly constant in weight, then
he may regard his weight as normal
for him. If his weight is changing.
then he had best inquire into the
causes. 1t is much more important
that a person should maintain his
normal weight than that he should
try to bring his weight to meet a
wholly artificial standard. established
for a class to which he may nor be-
long.
Evening star., 1927-05-01

sturdy enough to withstand whatever
onslaught an angry animal might
make.
TT was a nervous hour when / went
at sunrise with Kojo Amnes, one
Of the scouts the chief had furnished
me. and three other boys to find out
what had happened off in the ele-
Dhant grass. Not a trace of leopard
anywhere.
Those sly, ungra teful creatures that
had consistently devoured my fowls,
which had cost me a good shilling
apiece. had never come near my traps
1t was wierd-but it was all consistent
with the reputation the leopard in
africa has for a shrewdness amount
ing almost to second sight"
We were a fairly detected company
that returned to the village, where
the chief awaited us. "Masem." he
story. Perhaps also masem to catch
alive. Who knows"
/ decided to send Kojo and AmneE
to carry away the spoiled fowls and
vet once more to place a fresh
chicken in each trap; for the leopard
is no carrion-eater and spoiled bait
might ruin our plans. About an hour
later. J started out with some other
bows to meet them--and advanced
upon catastrophe that / was power
less to avert.
A spied Amnes returning alone. He
came. half trotting, as the village boys
do when their hearts are light and
they are on the homestretch. Sud
denly. as I watched, / saw him stop.
clap his hand TO his bare chest. look
hard at the ground just below rather
widespread cork tree. / stool stiH,
straining for glimpse of what he was
gazing at. Then ! drew up. Mortified.
In the soft growth at the foot of the
cork tree were two baby ieopards, play
ing like kittens on sunny porch at
home. They must have been about 2
months old, for they were two-thirds
the size of a full-grown cat and had
learned to walk.
Amnes stopped to pick one up, think
ing. / knew, that he would get much
praise and a dash from the master. 1t
must have scratched him painfully, for
at once he drew back.
Then my call rang down the hillock.
"Amnes. lefit-let go! Run, me boy!
Make you off-one timer
/ knew, as he did not, that the
mother leopard never goes far from
her young ones and that the new note
Evening star., 1927-05-01

bounding, her impact would be stayed.
All was ready at length.
/ stood at the opposite end of the
trap with a cudgel, to prod Mrs.
Leopard if she hesitated But | did
not need that cudgel. AS soon as the
trap door was lifted, she-With her
second baby in her wake-went leap
ing into the cage toward the other
young one, sped by fiercest mother
love.
She fell upon the little chap, licking
it, rolling it over, mussing its fur,
paving its soft stomach, sending out
a muffted meow, deeper than cats
but almost as languorous and con.
tented. She did not seem to realize at
first that she and her babies were
in prison.
a FTER I had left the village for
Komakri, a week later, happened
one of the most amazing Of all my
experiences with animals. Before
tell of it, / must explain a native Gus
tom. Africans never move bya pc.
culiar method of their own and trans.
port it tied to a breat log.
Although / had strictly ordered the
boys of Kainkordu to leave my leopard
in her. cage. some of the boys decided,
almost as soon as I left the village, TO
surprise me by bringing her down to
Konakri in their own way. ~,
First of ALL, they inserted into the
cage a. moose fixed upon the end of
stave and caught her tail In this. She
began to pull at once in the opposite
direction, as do all cat-animals held by
the tail, and thus brought her fore
paws hard against the front Of the
cage. In went second moose, and
one paw was firmly fastened. Then,
while several held 1t taut, others
brought native cloth, which they
wrapped in many folds about the paw
to form a pad. With many windings
Of bush-rope, they made the forepaw
helpless.
When one had been so disposed OF,
followed patient noosing till the other
was similarly caught and wrapped.
The hindpaws were treated in the
same way. Then the forepaws were
bound together with rope and tied to a
Evening star., 1927-05-01

pole inserted through the middle of
the cage. After that it was simple
enough for them to open the cage,
pull the beast out and tie the hind
legs, first together and then to the
pole. A long cloth was wound about the
muZzle. Then, with the leopard in
side a stout wicker basket, the boys
trekked down toward KOnakri, where
they secured a native boat.
And now comes the climax. It was
while l was visiting the market-place,
after siesta hour, that caught the
muffled babble of black boys coming in
to me from over the water. / also
family made uot a large round object
perched in the PROV. The boys, hud-
died in the rear, were blowing on ma
tive horns. One cry shaped itself over
and over again.
/ turned to a man at my elbow
What do they say-what say-over
and over, one timer
Suddenly he trembled as he shouted
back at me. already on the run. They
say. Look out for the leopard. massa
look out"
1 turned sharply. The boat was
upon us. In the prov the great fe-
male leopard l had left at Kainkordu
crouched like a huge cat. ready to
spring. In the stern huddled seven
or eight black boys. their eyes pop
ping. The boat touched bottom before
it reached shore.
And the leopard jumped out, furious.
ly. She waded two or three fierce
steps and then leaped among the
shrieking black men, women and
babies, who jumped in, all directions.
ran, also terrified. The odds were
with the leopard, since none of us
was armed.
This all happened in two minutes.
but that angry beast had her mind
made up. She thought of nothing but
safety. safety from these unwonted
scenes. Madly she bounded through
the parting crowd, her eyes blazing.
OFF to the woods she sped.
I later heard the details of what had
happened on the boat. She had work.
ed her muZzle loose and then had be-
gun chewing at her paws. When they
were freed. II was easy enough to