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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Italy Surprtscd

Berlin, June 27.-lPl-Dspatche hes from Rome to Mittag Zeitung today say that the Italian public was sur. prised that General Mobile, leader of the Italia expedition, should have been saved first.
 A rumor is said to have circulat- ed through Italy that the general suffered q nervous collapse due partly to injuries received when the Italia crashed. These reports Say that he became greatly excited, spoke incoherently and in other ways made himself such burden on his stranded companions that they insisted on his being trans ported to the Citta Di Milano first.
 Conditions in the Mobile camp are said to have been so hopeless that the group Of three under Dr. Finn Malmgren. Swedish meteorologist, started their trek toward land despite the fact that the radio was again functioning.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Courtney Hops But Goes
 Back to Lisbon Again

Lisbon, June 27 lP, - Captain Frank T. Courtney, British aviator, who hoped off this morning for the Azores en route 10 the United States, returned to Lisbon this aft ernoon.
 Captain Courtney said that a slight leak in the water tube of his seaplane developed when he was about 15o miles out of Lisbon. He might possibly have reached Saint Michael. the nearest island of the Azores, using only one engine, but he felt that this was inadvisa ble since the repairs could be made at Lisbon more quickly.
 Courtney intends to leave Lisbon again tomorrow morning with the expectation of reaching Horta by nightfalI. There he will refuel and take off in the dark for Halifax or Cape Race.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Seattle Man Held for
 Government Officials

Danbury, June 27 Pt-Morris P. P. Eiis, a chemical engineer of Seattle, Wash. is being held at po- lice headquarters here pending the arrival of United States marshal who IS to take him before a United States commissioner. Riis was ar rested on a farm in Newtown last night. He had been there a week
 claiming to have been there for a vacation David Hettleman, a spe- cial agent of tho department of jus tice. arrested him on q charge of unlawfully and frauduiently issuing two government orders for trans portation from Seattle to Chicago. Riis says that a United States army official. in q high position on tn" Pacific coast. gave him the orders.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
City Items

Dawn dance, Black Kittens Roo.
 Garden, July 5rd, to ,, Harrington i-advt.
 John l.. Sullivan will leave for h. ] dian Neck, Branford, this week to
 conduct his orchestra for the eight h consecutive season. The Luther League will have a
 lawn social at the First Lutheran church Thursday e,ening. Officer Peter McEvoy reported a , tree on fire on property of the Stan ley Works at West Main street and Corbin avenue at l:35 this morning. Co. No. eXtinguished the blaze. Two boys who are suspected of petty thieyery were notified by Of ticer Walter Wagner last night to be at police headquarters today for in i iterrogation by Sergeant Flynn. The
 officer located one of the lads asleep in a box under q Neranda of a store and his brother at home. Two pis- tols alleged to have been stolen by the boys were turned in by the of tcer.
 A daughtera Jean Roberta, was l born Monday to MT. and Mrs. Robert ! Burkarth of 42 Shuttle Meadow av- enue. Mrs. Burkarth was formerly 1 Miss Genevieve Perry. MT. and Mrs I Burkarth also observed the fourth anniversary of their wedding on i Monday.
 A son has been born to Mr and | Mrs, Edward Cohen of Hartford.
 Mrs. Cohen was formerly Miss Louise ] Light Of this city
 ! The case of Salvatore Benditto
 a asainst the firm Of Cohen X IIur-
 vitz of Hartford, which was set for trial in the city court for today was ! settled out Of court. M s Gordon 1 represented the plaintiff and Donald i Mccarthy of Hartford represented | the defendant.
 Asfers, snapdragons stock. z,nnia plants. Hanson's. Church St, Elm 1 Hill, Tel. 1791-o.-advt.
 The police were notified today of , the return of the operators licenses
 of Andrew Limpezis of 4s Lafayette
 street and Oswald O'Connell of 46
 Lincoln street, also suspension of
 the right 10 operate in the case of
 John Kress of South and Day
 streets.
 Co No. ? of the fire dcra rtrn ent
 was called 10 2 fire in pile of | rubbish in the rear of R. M Hall company's store at 179 Arch street
 at 9:o5 this forenoon.
 Exhibit your hobby al Central Junior, High school. Monday after noon, July 2. Arrange for space
 with W, c. French or Chamber of Commerce.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today 10 Mir. and Mrs Theodore Brainard of S4 Rob- bins street.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
HOUSTON HEAT CONTINUES
Temperature Still in Middle sos As Democrats Convene For Second Day.

Houston. June 27 lPl-With the temperature in the middle S5's democracy's national conclave began it's second day with the prospect ot a hot time as far as the weather was concerned.
 High humidity, which was re- corded at 99 at o'clock as the dele gates began stirring for the days proceedings. made the temperature seem even hotter than it actually was and coaxed perspiration. A year ago humidity at the same time was only G5.
 The mercury reached its highest point in the last A hours at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon when 91 was recorded. 4 thunder shower cooled the atmosphere around 6 o'clock last evening and brought the mercury down to GG at p. m, the lowest of the night. It gradually grew warmer during the night and at 8. m. the temperature stood at Fl. Slowly rising with the head of the sun the mercury had crcpt to S4 by 9:3o a. m. and was on it's way 10 probably the hottest day Of the democrats visit.
 Little relief was in prospect as Forecastcr Daingerfield predicted mostly cloudy weather with not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Arrest Youths for
 Stealing Locomotive

Warren, Pa. June 27 (UP)- Two youths were held in Sheffield Jail today for stealing a narrow gauge locomotive owned by the Cen tral Pennsylvania Lumber Co.,, for a joy ride.
 They are Allen Hallenbaugh, .3. and Charles Harkens, 21, both of Sheffield. They were said to have admitted taking the locomotive from the Tionesta Valley railroad yards at Sheffield. running it seven miles 10 Prookston. and deserting 1t at Martin station after the return trip.
 Railroad officials said the loco motive was damaged by being run at high speed. It was used to haul cars. When taken 1t was standing on siding with fires banked ready for use next day.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Penn Railroad Orders
 629 AIl.Steel Cars

Philadelphia, June 27 (UP)-Or- ders for 629 all-steel cars have been placed by the Pennsylvania railroad. officials announced today. The or ders. which will cost approximately $15,o6o,ooo, are the largest group of steel cars ever ordered at one time
 The new cars will be delivered before January l and will replace the last wooden cars in the service of the railroad. Some of the cars will be built at the company's own plant and others will be made by leading steel car manufacturers.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
BIC FIVE BUYS
 MANY 0f EXPORTS
Big Six Supplies Most Of
 J. s. Imports

Washington, June 27 tP-Thsre was big five" among the foreign buyers Of American merchandise during the first quarter of 1928 and . big six who Were the principal sources of supply for the United States.
 The ''big flNe''-the United king dom, Canada, Germany, Japan and f'ranCe-purchased more than half or this country's exports, q report Of the Chamber of Commerce Of the United States said today, while i'm. ports from the big six''-Canala, Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, British Malaya and Cuba were almost $500 900 ,o0u,
 Sales Increased.
 Sales 10 Canada, Germany, ltaly and France Increased, for tho, frs, quarter of 1928 as compared with 1927. Italy climbing from s33.435.- GOO to sS3.497 GOO, bnt purchases by England fell off eight per cent. Japan bought goods amounting to @74,2s5, 900 in the first quarter of 1s27 but this was lowered to ssl,- 3oS,ooo in the first quarter O; 1928 Cuba declined 19 per cent and Aus. tralia 20 per cent.
 Some of the noteworthy increases included Russia, s3,5l5,o0o or 32 per cent: Haiti s1,157,0o0 5 per cent, Guatemala s506,O0o, 20 per cent: Honduras, 25 per cent; Nicara 9ua. S2 per cent and Ecuador 27 per cent.
 Japan Sends Silk.
 Four of the ''big six importers were practically one-comm modity countries, Japan furnishing raw silk almost exclusively; British Malaya crude rubber. Brazil, coffee and Cube cane sugar.
 The greatest increase in purchases was made from Germany. from $45.- 64o,o00 to SS,50s, 900 a gain of IS per cent. Imports from Canada were SIP, 2,so2,o00, gain of per cent; Japan 39s,322.ooo, a gain of per cent; United Kingdom 3s4,s39, ,o0o /, per cent gain and Brazil s5s.5sl,- 900, 1T per cent gain.
 Other increases were from the Philippines, s4,633,oO0. 17 per cent; Venezuela $4,010,oO s9 per cent; Colombia s2.soo,Ooo. II per cent; Chile 3?.4ls,0o0. If per cent and Guatemala 3l.715,0oo, 64 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Seals on Leviathan
 Mail Bags Talked

Southampton Eng. June 27 tUP) Microscopic examination of post office seals on mail bags brought here on the Leviathan and found to have been rifled disclosed today that the seals were fakes.
 Scotland Yard officials said imme- diately afterward that they believed the $500,0oo robbery must have oc- curred in New York.
 Substitution of fake seals for ori- ginals-a difficult and lengthy task would be almost impossible on shipboard. they said. and absolutely impossible at Southam pton, whence the $500 bags of mail from the Leviathan were distributed 10 vari- ous British post offices.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Extend Time for Bids
 On Addition to H. $.

An extension of time from July 9 to July Is has been given con- tractors who are bidding on the ad- dition to the Senior High school on Bassett street, it was learned from Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes today.
 This will mean d further delay in presenting figures at the meeting of the board of finance and taxation. The bids will be opened on July 16 and the contractor will probably be named.
 A special meeting of the board will probably be called after the contractors bids are pcned.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
30 Trees Uprooted in
 Colchester Wind Storm

Colchester, June 27 R-In one of the worst wind storms this town has ever experienced, 30 large trees were uprooted early today while hail as large as pebbles threatened 10 break every window in the com munity.
 All the trees torn up by the wind were in one section of the town. The wind cut a path quarter of a mile wide through the trees for 8 distance of several hundred yards.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
VICTORY LANDSLIDE FOR SMITH STARTS
Continued from First Page)
NEA Houston Bureau

eral good feeling. more than 70 were in a mood to make the shift without delay. Estimates of Smith 's strength in the Ohio delegation run as high as 46 out of the IS, with two known to be determined 10 go to Reed, who was born in the Buckeye state,
 In calculating how the entire situation will shape up by tonight, on the eve of balloting for presi- foes of Smith figured that with the Ohioans in the bag for the first ballot, the governor would pass the 733 Ia mark, or two-thirds needed for nomination, on the initial roll call even if he failed to land Okla, homa's 20.
 Arkansas Swings to ZAP
 Counting in the 17 from Arkan- sas. whihc were put definitely in his column after q caucus last night, the known first ballot strength of the New Yorker had passed the 700 mark and stood to- day, before the Ohio and Oklahoma caucuses, at 1o5 Is. or just 2S votes short of enough to go over with a bang.
 Everyone in the Smith camp went ahead convinced that their iavorite would romp in before the reading clerk has completed the call of states, although in the ranks of the enemy there were still some who had "a lingering conviction that his nomination could be blocked.
 Conferences continued with the object of stopping Smith and at least one Of hts opponents. "Jm'' Reed, served notice anew that he intended to "carry on the fight in good faith 10 the very end" and hoped 10 win.
 Piqued at newspaper account of an interview with one Of Reed s lieutenants who conceded that the jig was up. the Missouri senator said there was no basis for such d story and. incidentally, took occa . sion to spike reports that there were negotiations looking 10 his nomination for vice president.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
C. V. Is LOSING MONEY

S'. Aibans, Vt. June 27 tP}-The Central Vermont Railway company. q subsidiary of the Canadian Ma tonal railways, reported operat ting revenue for May amounting to $62S,O00. us against S77S,000 for May, 1927, and net operating deficit of S232, ,60o as compared with a net income of $2l,ooo. For the five months ending with May, 1928, op- eratlng revenue was S2237,0 ,0oO as against s3,505,000 for the cores bonding period last year. while the operating deficit was s1.4S0,0oo as against net income of $25S, ,o0o.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
New Haven HarbOr Gets
 S55,OOO Appropriation

Washington. June 27 fUP)-Ad-
 dtional allotments for mainten- nance and improvement of river and harbor works were announced to- They lncude: New Haven Harbor, Conn, $55,- GOO: Mamaroneck Harbor. N. I., $l5, 500.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
TIED FOR LEAD

Chicago, June 27 fUP)-Mrs. Lee Mida and Mrs. Austin Pardue o1 Hibbing. Minn., were tied for the lead today in the first round of tho womcn's western medal play golI championship. Each had an S7 a' the end Of yesterdays play. Mrs Melvin Jones of Oak Park was thiro with S3
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Get License to Marry
 In New York Bureau

New York, June 27.-Leonard J, Iembrzuski an executive. of 38 div- sion avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., the son of Wailery and Helena Markie- wicz Zembrzuski of New Britain, Conn.,, where he was born and Miss Pauline NJ. Gralewski of 24 West 112th street, this city. obtained license 10 wed here yesterday but did not divu]ge their marriage plans. Miss Gralewski was born in this city. She is the daughter ot Stan ley and Apolonia Zymann Graleu- ski
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
NEW COMNiANDANT

Portsmouth. N. H., June 27-tR Lieutenant Colonel James Ken nard Tracy. T.. S. M C., today re- lieved Col. Robert O. Underwood as commandant of the naval prison here. Colonel Underwood has been here since 1925 and after 60 days furlough will go to the marine training school at Quantico.
 NEW HAVEN INCREASES
 New Haven. June 27 R-The net railway operating income of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad O., for the five months ending May 31. after deduc- tion of charges. was S3,O73,321, or an increase of s1.337,363 over the $l,735,9Gs received in the cores bonding month in 1927. according to the monthly statement issued last night. The surplus. after pay ment of guarantees and preferred dividends. however, decreased s4S,- 147 from he s1.329,a13 for the same period last year.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
PREPARE. TO SETTLE

New York. June 27 UP)--New York banks were preparing today for record mid-year financial settle ments. Their withdra walls of funds from the money market caused a renewal of ' per cent to be fixed for call money.
 This is the first time call money has renewed at per cent since June $, 1921. when money opened and ruled for the day at that figure.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
PATROL IS OVER

Boston, June 27 R,-The inter- national ice patrol is over for an- other year and the coast guard cut field ice, IS nearing New London, Conn, from where it will sail for Wilmington, N. C.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Riley
 Married for B Years

Mir. and Mrs. James H. Riley of 47 South Burritt street are observ- ing the Bath anniversary of their wedding today. They were married in Mont real, Canada, and have made their home in this city for the past 20 years.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
EARTH SHOCK FELT

Catanzaro. June o7 UP) - A sharp, but damageless earthquake shock was felt at p. m.. yesterday here and at Catanzaro and Meas tro,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
PROFESSOR RE. LECTED

Rome. June 27 U-P) - Prof. c. ident of the International Institute Of Agriculture for the next three years.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
POLISH CABINET RESIGNS
Marshal Pilsudskis Men Quit and M. Martel Forms Another Group at Once.

Warsaw, Poland, June 27-tP-
 The cabinet oi Marshal Pilsudski re. signed today and d new ca binet un- der M. Bartelhas been formed. Marshal PilSudski. who was premier and minister of War, as sumed these posts shortly after the coup d' etat Of 1926 when the Witos government was oyerthroNn. The marshal vas elected presi- dent by the assembly, but declined th, position and Professor Ignace Mosclcki was elected on his recom- mendation and has since been pres ldent or the republic. Marshal Pilsudski, who was the leading figure in the creation of the i Polish Republic, became virtually Polish dictator. Of late months he l has been ill, but recently resumed active participation in the work of the government.
 M. Bartel who was premier for short time between the Witos ca bi-
 net and the assumption of the premiership in October 1926 by
 Marshal Pisudski, was deputy
 prime minister in the Pilsudski
 cabinet.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
Boy Killed by Big
 Tornado in Kansas

Wichita Falls. Tex. June 27.-iP "A boy was killed and two other persons were injured early today when tornado swept path about mile in width on the Henrietta road, near the Clay Wichita county line.
 W. \. Coombs, ls, son of Mir. and Mrs. l.. Coombs. of Wichita Falls was killed when farmhouse was wrecked.
 The storm was accompanied by hail and q heavy rain Many farm houses were damaged and barns, fences and poles blown down. HYAn VIE'RaTn TT %SSUlVIn ans,
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27

Walters on skates serve tea to skaters at some of the SWISS hotele.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
BOSTON BALANCES

Boston. June 27 iPA-Bank bal ances s35o0h.oon. exchanges s72,- 100000.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
TWO KILLED IN B|G LANDSLIDE
Tons Of Rock Crush Middlet0Wn Men to Death
Mount Carmel, Conn. June 27 iP

Mount Carmel, Conn. June 27 iP, -Domenick Rumella, S5, of Ham, den. and Cesidio Ricciuto. 30, of MiddletoWn, were instantly killed in the quarry of the Sleeping Giant here yesterday. when tons of rock became dislodged from the top and crashed down upon the men. Robert & Rose, superintendent, and another man were on guard. When the rockslide started, they shouted d warning The guards were forced to run to save themselves, and several other workmen dashed 10 safety. Ricciuto started on the run but was overtakcn by the ava lanche and rocks poured over his body, Remulla in confusion dashed northward, directly into the path of the slide
 Refuse to Work
 The force of 40 or 50 workmen were thrown into panic and refused do the work and with steam shovel they began to dig away the broken stone up until late in the evening.
 It was said that it will take two or three days to clear away the rock 10 locate the bodies. Some of the rocks that must be removed weighed 10 tons.
 Joseph Tossito, an operator. jumped from the cab of steam shovel just before the landslide came down upon the spot where he was working.
The border vidette., 1928-03-17

(Sec. 30) in township twenty
three south IT. % S. of range
fourteen east (R. IA E.9 of the
Gila and Salt River Meridian,
Arizona.
Subject to that certain mort.
gage executed by said defend
ants, Benz. s. White and Mona
S. White, under date of Febru.
ary 1st, 1928, in favor of the
Federal Land Bank of Berkley,
California. and recorded in the
Office of the County Recorder of
Santa Cruz county. Arizona, in
book II of Realty Mortgages at
page 391, on the 4.h day Of
April, 1923.
Notice is hereby given that I
will on the 2nd day of April,
1928, at eleven o'clock a. m. of
said day at the west or main
door of the county Court House
in the city Of Nogales, county of
Santa Cruz. State of Arizona, in
obedience to said special execu-
tion and Judgment aforesaid sell
at public auction the above de.
scribed property, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the said Judgment afore-
said with interest thereon and
costs and accruing costs to the
highest bidder. for cash. 10 gold
coin of the United States of
America.
Dated this 10th day of March.
1928:
By Sheriff.
Ell. J. PATTERSON,
3 1O-4t. Deputy Sheriff.
The border vidette., 1928-03-17

extending to the Patagonia road
together with one and a half
miles of open wire lines from the
latter road to Hotel Esplendor.
In extending this service to- the
new hotel, the company antici
pates taking care of the North
Morley addition.
By re-arranging the aerial
cable and all underground dips,
the telephone company has thus
anticipated the future needs Of
the city when the paving of
streets begins, so that none of
the latter work will have to be
trenched up. On some streets
they have consolidated with the
light company so as to do away
with some Of the poles.
The border vidette., 1928-03-17
NOTICE or SALE or REAL PROPERTY

i.
In the Superior Court of the
State of Arizona. in and for the
county of Santa Cruz
Y. Bonillas. plaintiff, vs.. Benz:
S. White, and Mona S. White.
his wife. George E. Stetson. J.
D. Halstead Lumber Company.
a corporation. and W. W. Brad
shaw, defendants.
Under and by. virtue of spe
cial execution issued out of the
Superior Court of the State of
Arizona, in and for the county of
Santa Cruz. on the 10th day Of
March, 1928, in the above en-
titled action wherein the above
named plaintiff, Y. Bonillas, did
on the. 3rd day of March, 1928,
in the above entitled court OBJ,
tain a judgment against the
above named defendants, Benz.
S. White and Mona S. White, for
the sum of Seven Thousand
Three Hundred Eighty and
7/10O ($738O.87) Dollars, cur.
rent lawful money of the United
States of America, with interest
upon Six Thousand Four Hun.
dred Eighteen and 15/10O 1$6,
1915 Dollars, thereof at the
rate of eight and one-half. (83 %)
per cent per annum from March
Ord 1928, until paid and interest
upon the balance thereof at the
rate of six 1871 per cent per an.
mum from March 3rd, 1928. until
paid and Thirty and 8O-1OO
$3.50. 80) Dollars costs, aud accru.
ing costs. am commanded to
sell all of the right, title and in
terest, claim and demand of the
said defendants, BENZ. S. White
and Mona S. White. as said title
existed on the 11th day of June,
1925, together with any and all
right, title, interest, claim and
demand thereafter acq uired in
and to the following described
property;
That certain real estate and
premises situated in the county
of Santa Cruz, State Of Arizona,
and described as follows:
East half (E3) of the south hwest
quarter (SW4) of section thirty
The border vidette., 1928-03-17
BIG TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENT
NEARS COMPLETION

W. P. McNamara, construction
foreman for the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pany, who has been in Nogales
for the past several weeks su.
periutending the program of i'm.
provements which calls for an
expenditure of approximately
$4,000, announces the wind up
of this work in about ten days,
saws Thursdays Herald.
The work accomplished up to
date has been the mile of cable
starting from Adams avenue and