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New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

In the country everything is
square. except the people.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
TELEPHONE CALLS
Business ONCE 80. s.a
Editorial Rooms 80. sss

The only profitable advertising medium
n the City. Circulation books ana press
room always open TO advertisers
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Byrd remains careful While in
France. One girl succeeded in kiss
ing him, but the boy still prefers
to kiss babies.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

The states trump card in the
Edel murder trial simply didn't
trump.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

There's always something. The
lower the back of the neck looks.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

New Workers. are wearing ear
plugs. The information is printed
for the benefit OF the man whose
wife snores.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Tha Herald Is on sale daily In Ne.'
York at Hotaliugs Newsstand, Ttmes
square; schultzs Newsstands. Entrance
Grand Central 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

See the young man with the
black eye? He made the mistake of
thinking the modern girls as fast"
as they seem.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

You must hand it to the English.
They took up community singing
Just when they had least to sing
about.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

We formerly had band concerts in
the parks. Where are they this
year?
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Nowadays the average girl has
more in her handbag than she
wears.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

You can enjoy your vacation right
az home. Just put cinder in your
eye and get some kind of insects to
bite you.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
FuctsondFancies

Europe calls US dollar chasers
but those who can't borrow them
must chase them.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

A resort is any place where the
shops sell native souvenirs made in
New Jersey.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Let New Britain's gas probe re
suit in more than gas.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Americanism Doing some fool
thing and and depending on aspirin
to right matters.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

rhe Associated Press 10 exclusively en-
titled to the use for republication OF
all news credited 10 It or not otherwise
credited IN this paper and also LOCAL
news published therein
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Perhaps the easiest Of all ways to
be an ass is to try making your
conscience the other fellows guide.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Nowadays nothing halts traffic
so effectively as horse and wagon.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

And Good Looking, TOO!
Mrs. Herndon: What have you In
the shape Of evening gowns?'
New Clerk: "One-piece bathing
suits"
Mont Hurst
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Nature is grand. The corn borer
made corn unnecessary.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

The Soviet system may have good
points. but you'll notice there is no
sale for anti-fat nostrums over
there
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
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Evening star., 1927-09-17
TRIANGLE RAz|NG
BIDS ARE ASKED
First Clearing for New Com.
merce Building Will Start
in Short Time.

Pushing forward the Federal build
ing program, the Treasury Depart
ment has advertised for bids to be
opened September % for the first raz-
ing of old buildings to make way for.
the great Department of Commerce
Building, which will be longer than
the Capitol.
The estimates asked of contractors
are for clearing the site in the area
bounded by Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. T. street and Ohio avenue.
Everything above ground in this Sec
ton will be torn down with the ex-
ception of the House of Detention,
which will be razed later.
The contractor will be asked to tear
down these buildings within 80 days
after award of the contract.
Occupants of the buildings to be
eliminated in this program already
have received notices to vacate, and it
is expected all structures will be emp
tied before time for the contractor to
remaining on the Department of Com.
merce site is what is known as Annex
NO. 2, large temporary frame build
ing housing the income tax unit of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, located be-
tween B street and Ohio avenue and
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
The block on which Polls Theater
and the old G. A. r. Building stand
probably will not be razed for some
time yet. as under the present pro-
gram this will be converted into a
large plaza.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
ADMR. HUTCHINSON
DIES AT UTICA, N. Y.
Widow Advises Department of
Death of Former Commandant
of Navy Yard,

Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Hutchi.
son. former assistant chief of naval
operations and former commandant
of the Washington Navy Yard, died
today at Utica, n. y, the Navy De
partment was advised by his widow.
Mrs. Helen Hutchison. Admiral
Hutchiso- was a native of Missouri.
Admiral Hutchison was comman-
dant of the navy yard here for four
years, being relieved last June by
Rear Admiral A. l.. Willard. now in
command.
Admiral Hutchison was born in
ST. Louis and was fraduated from the
Naval Academy in 1889. His service
has included the ships Yorktown.
Michigan, Petral. Detroit, and ashore
at training stations at San Francisco
and Norfolk, the Naval Academy.
Naval War College. navy yard at
New York and Norfolk and at the
photographic office Of the Navy De-
partment. He was also administrator
Of a tanker floating equipment at
New York.
During 1917 he commanded the
Kansas, and in 1918 the Mississippi.
He was a member Of the Army and
Navy Club,
Evening star., 1927-09-17
NO OFFER TO JARDINE
TO QUIT The CABINET
Suggested Informally That Florida
Fruit Growers Would Like
His Services.

Persistent reports that Secretary of
Agriculture Jardine is about to quit
the cabinet to head a Florida citrus
fruit marketing organizat ton resulted
today in clarifying statement at the
Department of Agriculture. No offer
of salary of $4,000 a year or of any
other amount has been made Secre.
tary Jardine, and he has no knowledge
that any offer of any kind will be
made.
1t is true that Florida fruit growers
have been in conference with the Sec
retary, who is the country's foremost
proponent of cooperative marketing,
and he has been helping them with
plans to build up and strengthen their
organization. He has extended SINH.
lar help to co-operatives in other lines
of agriculture. not only at conferences
here in Washington but in his travels
throughout the country.
AT one of the conferences with the
Florida growers members of the dele
CATION expressed the hope that DR..
Jardine might be prevailed upon TO
consider an offer to head their organ
iZation, but no offer was made and
the discussion was wholly informal.
The citrus fruit men have returned
TO Florida to attempt reorga nization
along the lines suggested by Secretary
Jardine. Whether they will succeed
in their efforts remains to be seen, as
it remains also for the future to de-
termine whether there will be a formal
offer to the Secretary to head the
organization and whether he would &C.
cept the offer if made.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
% PLANES PREPARE FOR RACE
FROM NEW YORK TO SPOKANE
Eleven Additional Entrants Reach Start
Ing Point as Twelfth Crashes En- Route
From Seattle.

Chicago, Laird Commercial; c. Sloan.
Moline, ILL.,, Yackey monoplane; James
Ray, Philadelphia, Pitcairn Mailwing;
Robert Hudson, Marysville, Mich,
Buhl Airster; Robert S. Fogg, Con.
cord, n. r., Waco Whirlwind.
Class "B" planes-B. l.. Roberts,
Fargo, \. Oak, Monocoupe; A. n.
Banks. Philadelphia, Pitcairn Mail
wing; Leslie Miller, Des Moines, Iowa,
Eaglerock; Hilaire +. Campbell, Long
Island. Eaglerock; G.. w. Meyers, De
troit, Waco Ten. and r. G. Knapp,
Ypsilanti, Mich, Waco Ten.
Seven planes are entered in the
class "A" flight, which will take off
Tuesday morning, making an over
night stop at st. Paul, MINI. Each is
to carry a pilot and two passengers
and compete for first prize Of $4,000.
second prize of $4,000. third prize of
81 900 and fourth prize of $1,000.
Fifteen entrans are on the field for
the class "B" flight. which starts Mon
day morning and has overnight halts
at Chicago and Glendive, Mont. Prizes
in this event are $1,000, $4,000. 81 900
and $500 for first, second, third and
| fourth places.
| There were no entrants on the field
| last night for the nonstop flight from
New York to Spokane. although seven
planes have been listed for the event
including the monoplane Royal Wind
! sor, which G. A. Uuke) Schiller and
! Phil Wood recently planned to use In
q transatlantic flight
Evening star., 1927-09-17
DRAFTIN COOLIDGE
IS SEEN BY THREE
Wood, SIemp and Taylor Say
Country Wants President
to Run Again.

According to three Republican lead
ers who were callers at the White
House today, the sentiment of the
country is for President Coolidge for
another term and two of these leaders
expressed the belief that there is
strong possibility of his being nom-
mated at the next Republican con-
ventiOn.
Representative Will Wood OF In
diana said that while the President
is absolutely sincere in his statement
he believes he can be prevailed upon
to sacrifice his own personal desires
when the time comes.
G. Bascom Slemp, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Virginia
and former secretary to the President,
said that there is no question that the
people of this country are anxious for
IL continuation of the present admin
stration, and that if they can't get
President Coolidge, they want his
duplicate.
Representative Will Taylor of Ten
nessee, Republican national committee
man from that State, said that his
State is overwhelmingly for Coolidge
and that the Republicans will no doubt
send a delegation instructed for Cool
idge to the next national convention.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
PERSF1ING AND FOCH LAUD DEAD
IN STIRRING TRIBUTE AT PARIS
Savage Joins in Voicing Honor at Cere-
mony on Slopes of Mount Valerien,
Where 1900 Sleep

attache; Gen. Milton Foreman. Gems.
Debeny and Gouraud. Col. T. Bentley
Mott, NJ. Bowju, prefect of the Seine.
and Capt. L'Hopital, who Is aid to
Marshal F'och.
The inclement weather and the lack
of transportation facilities from Paris
kept many Legionnaires away, so the
attendance, which was rather small,
was about equally divided between
Americans and French.
Gen. Pershing, the first speaker.
noted the fact that the first act of
the official Legion delegation had been
to pay tribute to their dead French
comrades at the Arc de Triomphe
after their arrival yesterday, and then
to their own dead comrades in
Suresnes Cemetery this morning.
'These companions of ours came to
France with all the enthusiasm men
can have when engaged to defend a sa
cred cause Gen. Pershing said. "They
came representing people who have
ever fought for liberty and justice, and
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
QUIT RACE, HARRIS
DEMANDSOF SMITH
Senator Sees Repetition of
1924 Convention Unless
Governor Drops Out.

By the Associated Press.
A call for Gov. Smith to follow the
lead of William G. McAdoo and with
draw from the race" was contained in
statement here today by Senator
Harris of Georgia, who said that un-
less the governor takes such action
the next Democratic convention will
see repetition of the Madison
Square Garden fight.
The only hope of Democratic sue
cess is for us to unite on some man
the Smith and McAdoo factions can
agree upon," he said.
Il have nothing but the kindest
feelings toward Gov. Smith. He has
made a splendid governor, but Secre-
tary McAdoo made one Of the great
est Secretaries of the Treasury the
country has ever had. and his claims
on the party are equally as great as
those of Gov. Smith.
Says State Opposes Smith.
II have taken no part in the mat
ter and l am not supporting any
candidate, but 1 recently visited so
counties in my State, and from what
| was told on all sides a large ma
jority Of the people of Georgia are
opposed to Gov. Smiths nomination.
They are strongly opposed to Gov.
Smiths view on prohibition, and
would not sacrifice this great moral
principle even at the thought that by
so doing a Democrat could be elected
President.
II believe that the Democrats can
be successful without a doubt if they
can harmonic their differences. There
are plenty of able men in the party
who would make great Presidents"
A similar view as to harmonizing
differences in the Democratic party
was expressed by Senator Fletcher,
Democrat, Florida.
Wants Smith to Quit.
"Mr. McAdoo's withdrawal is an
other evidence of his loyalty to the
party and his craftsmanship" Senator
Fletcher said. He sacrifices himself
in order to avoid any clash such as
that at Madison Square Garden.
Continued on Page ?, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-09-17
HEADLESS BODY CASE
MAY PROVE SUICIDE
Young Baltimore Chemist Said to
Have Been Despondent Before
Disappearance June 8.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, September 17.--De-
spondency over fast-approaching
blindness and the failure of important
experiments may have caused j.
Athey Kerner, 22-yearold Baltimore
chemist, to have taken his own life,
it has been testified at an informal
hearing before Magistrate II. c. An
dreae, who later will hold the inquest
Intimate friends of Kerner. who
disappeared June 9 and whose body
was found in forest reserve last
Thursday, expressed the conviction
that the young man was the victim
of bootleggers, whom he had refused
a formula for removing poisonous
matter from alcohol.
Prior to last nights hearing police
had attempted to solve the case on
the theory that kerner, a graduate
student at Johns Hopkins University
and a research chemist, had been
murdered.
Evening star., 1927-09-17

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 17.-Roose-
welt Field, where Lindbergh, Chamber
lin and Byrd started their fights to
Europe, was converted again today
into a paddock alive with posttime
tension az % planes prepared to go TO
the barrier Monday in the New York
Spokane Air Derby.
Five inspectors Of the Department
of Commerce were on hand for eX
animation of the planes which will
compete for s42 500 in prize money, a
share of which is sought by each of
81 announced entries.
Eleven additional planes-flve in
class "A" and six in class 'B"-
reached the field yesterday, while a
twelfth crashed in a Pennsylvania
bayfield, after one of it's occupants had
made a parachute leap to safety and
it's pilot had stayed with the craft as
it volplaned to earth.
Lieut. Valentine Gephart, Marine
Corps Reserve. OF Seattle, Wash,
leaped from his plane, the City of
Olympia when the engine went dead
> 600 feet in the air. Fred Parker of
Anderson. Ind. made the forced
handing. neither of the airmen suffer
ing more than minor injuries The
city of olympia was on route to Roose
Welt Field from Seattle when II
crashed.
clss. csM S"t.%'.> "a clsnes"E, .rs E,palloush.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
FARMER IS SLAIN,
DRY RAIDER SHOT
Fellow Agents Freed on Bond
as Result of Battle Near
LeonardtoWn, Md.

A Maryland farmer, Charles r.
Gunderlach, 81, was killed and a Fed
eral prohibition agent, John T. Fisher
was wounded in the legs and probably
crippled for life, in a shooting yester-
day afternoon at Gunderlach's home.
about six miles from Leonardtown,
Nd.
The farmer opened fire on the pro-
hbition agents without warning. drop
ping Fisher to the ground with a
shotgun and firing at him later with
a pistol before the agents returned
the fire, according to Robert D. Ford.
deputy prohibition agent in charge of
operations out of Washington.
The agents were charged with man.
slaughter and released on 81 900 bond
each by States Attorney Philip II.
Dorsey, jr., of Leonardtown. Hearing
will be given the men Monday after
noon at ) o'clock before Magistrate J.
Roland Duke. The grand jury will
convene with the opening of Septem.
ber term of court also on Monday,
and Dorsey today was gathering
evidence for presentation to the grand
jury should the men be held by the
magistrate.
Feeling Runs High.
Feeling In the section is running
high against the Federal agents. it
was learned from Leonardtown today.
and States Attorney Dorsey is being
sharply criticized for not falling the
men last night and charging them
with murder. Mrs. Gunderlach. who
was the only other witness to the Of
fair, was being questioned today by
Mr.. Dorsey.
The shooting took place as the
agents, including Fisher, Robert f..
Cornet. Dano Jackley and Randolph
Brewer, approached the Gunderlach
farmhouse to investigate reports that
the farmer was operating a still. The
agents did not carry a search warrant
nor an arrest warrant, Mr.. Ford said.
An arrest warrant, however. had been
sworn out against Gunderlach some
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1927-09-17

PARIS, September lon the
slopes Of Mount Valerien, overlooking
all Paris and surrounded by the mar
BILE crosses marking the last resting
place of $500 comrades who gave
their lives on the battlefield, Gen.
John ]. Pershing and National Comdr.
Howard p. Savage today paid the
tribute Of the American Legion to
their fallen buddies.
There was a driZzle of rain at times
during the short ceremonies. at which
Gen. Pershing, Comdr. Savage and
Marshal Foch made the only ad-
dresses, the American Legion com.
mander speaking directly to the dead
rather than to the living audience.
A distinguished company Of French
military and civil leaders was present.
The ceremonies We're presided over
by Sheldon Whitehouse, American
charge d'affaires. and those attending
included Gen. w. w. Harts, military
Evening star., 1927-09-17
27S AUTO DRIVERS
ARRESTED IN DAY
Campaign Against Minor Vic.
Iators Will Continue, In
spector Brown Says.

AS the result of Maj. Edwin B.
Hesse's campaign against traffic vio-
lations, inaugurated yesterday. the
police headquarters report this morn
ing shows 27S arrests for the past "a
hours. as compared with $50 for the
day before.
The figures of the report indicate
that particular attention is being given
to minor traffic violations, which have
threatened. by their frequency, to be-
come graver source of danger than
more serious offenses. More than 100
of the arrests yesterday were made
for miscellaneous offenses. which in.
clude, mainly, cutting corners, driving
through safety zone and similar in
Engagements of the traffic code.
The campaign is particularly against
motorists who cut corners, violate
safety zones and disregard traffic
lights. 1t was largely the continuous
violation of these regulations that de-
termined Maj HeSse and Director of
Traffic William II. Harlan to begin
their fight on traffic infringements.
Inspector +. w. Brown. who is in
charge of the execution of Mai.
Hesse's order, says the campaign will
continue until the violations are ma
terially reduced.
Twenty additional motor cycle and
bicycle policemen from outlying pre-
cincts, were assigned yesterday to In.
spector Brown for the execution of his
orders.
Traffic Director Harland believes
that the drive will soon reduce the
number of complaints of careless and
reckless driving that reach his office
every day. He expressed himself as
particularly plea ased at the co-opera-
ton he is receiving from the police
department.
OF 173 who deposited collateral at
Police Court yesterday afternoon and
last night only II showed up this
morning, the others forfeiting sums
ranging from So TO SO. Informa tions
filed showed that one officer made %
arrests.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
Northwest Farm Sales Grow.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, September
II R. - Northwest farmers last
month sold products totaling more
than one-ffth more than the value of
those disposed of during the same
period last year. the Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis announced today.
First results of the new income
served to increase debts to individual
accounts by 2 per cent at II report
ing cities and to raise department
store sales in the larger cities by
nearly II per cent.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
Runs Over Officer,
Shock Sends Auto
Driver to Hospital

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September 17.-The
Chicago police will have to wait
until William Schneider. 80, gets
out of the hospital before they
can serve a warrant on him for
assault with an automobile on one
of their fellow officers.
Schneider got his reds and
greens mixed, ran through
traffic light, knocked the officer
down and ran completely over his
body before he brought the car
to a halt.
The shock of the accident sent
the driver to the hospital suffering
from a collapse, in the same ambu-
lance with his victim. Both driver
and victim will recover.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
PAYS TRIBUTE TO LEGION.

TUNIS, September II @.-Sdi
Mohammed. hey Of Tunis. has issued
a decree declaring September 10 a
fete day in honor Of the American
Legion.
(Tunis is a colonial possession of
France, where the 10Th, the day of
the opening of the American Legion
convention. also has been declared
national holidayD
Evening star., 1927-09-17
70 FISHERMEN MISSING.
Typhoon and Tidal Wave Bring
Havoc in Janan.

TOXIC. September II LR.-A de-
layed official report states that 20
fishermen are missing and that ia
fishing boats were capsized off Anna.
kosa Island, southwest of kiushiu,
during the recent typhoon and tidal
wave there.
(The typhoon caused at least 400
deaths in villages in the Prefect of
kumamoto, near Nagasaki)
Evening star., 1927-09-17
WILLIS HAS EDGE
AS OH|O'S CHOICE
Delegates Instructed for
Longworth Doubted if Both
Enter Primary.
RY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
taft Correspondent of The Star.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. September IL
Since President Coolidges "I-do-not
choose" statement the Republican
presidential situation in Ohio has
been at skies and sevens. Ohio Re-
publicans were all set for the re-
nomination of the President; the
President w,uld have had the delega.
ton without doubt. and he would
have carried the State in the gen.
eral election.
Ohio Republicans are intent on
sending a delegation TO the national
convention next year which will
carry weight. Ohio's 81 votes in that
body. if cast together, will be no
mean factor. The job now. accord
ing to some Of the leaders, is to iron
out the situation so that this will
be possible.
Two important figures in Repub-
lican politics. Senator Frank B.
Willis and Speaker Nicholas Long
worth. loom on the horizon. The
prediction made by those who should
know Is that il both Senator Willis
and Speaker Longworth enter the
presidential preferential primaries the
great ma jority Of the delegation will
be instructed for Willis. 1t is estimated
that the Speaker would have only
handful Of the delegates, including
four from Cincinnati, and perhaps
as many outside of that city.
Third Candidate Possible.
Neither Senator Willis nor Speak.
I haf ho
will permit his name to go before
the voters in the primary which
comes next April. The only thing
that could prevent such a course,
however, appears to be an agree
ment entered into by them and by
other prominent Republicans in the
State to support some third candi-
date for the Republican presidential
nomination. The likelihood Of such
an agreement so far appears very
| dim The chances are at the present
writing, or, rather. the proba bility
is, that the Ohio delegation will be
instructed for Senator Willis.
There has been some talk of send
| ing an uninstructed delegation, with
the idea that President Coolidge may
be drafted by the national convention
| for the presidential nomination. Sena-
tor Fess of Ohio has strongly urged
| that the President be renominate ted
since the Black Hills statement, but
tie primary law here is explicit. Dele
gates to the national convention are
elected only after they have stated
| their first and second choice for Presi-
| dent and after the consent is given in
writing by the candidates themselves.
Coolidge Consent Doubted.
! No one here believes that President
/ Coolidge would give such consent. The
| Ohio delegation, therefore, will be in
structed for some other person or per-
sons for the presidential nomination.
| When it comes to candidates for the
Republican nomination outside Of Ohio
there is wide diversity of choice
among Republicans; here there is real
sentiment favoring he nomination of
Continued on Page 4, Column p
Evening star., 1927-09-17
WEATHER.

~ g. Weather Bureau Forecast
Partly cloudy and slightly warmer
tonight and tomorrow
mperature-Highest So. at $40
pm yesterday; lowest, 81 at 6 am.
today.
Full report on page Z.