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New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
READY FOR
 FORMAL CEREMONY
Plans to Plunge Right Into Cam. paisn After Tomorrow
 EXERCISES OVER RADIO
Notification Program Begins at 4 P. NJ. Central Standard Time-Can- didate Feeling tn Great Health, He Announces,

Topeka, Kan, Aug. IT R1The official program for the Curtis noti- ticatlon ceremony here tomorrow afternoon follows:
 p. m. to 4:5o p. m.. Central standard time-Band and vocal music.
 4:50-Mass bands music and flag raising.
 5:oo-Introduction of Dr. J. R. McFadden, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, Topeka. by Gov. Ben s. Paulen, master of ceremonies. Radio. broadcasting be- gins.
 o:oS-lnvocation, Dr. McFadden.
 :07-1ntroduction of Senator Simeon D. Tess, of Ohio by Cover nor Paulen.
 5:1o-Notification speech, Senator Simeon D. Fess.
 5;so-Acceptance. Senator Charles Curtis.
 5: 5:55-Audience will sing "Ameri- ca,' accompanied by the mass band of more than BOO musicians.
 Curtis Is Ready
 His 6S years we'll seasoned by the sun and winds of the western plains, Senator Curtis of Kansas has given ready assent to the call of his party for that heavy role of campaign "stumpine" on which it usually re- lies in its vice presidential candi- date.
 Tomorrow Senator Curtis will be notified formally of his nomination by the republicans for vice-president sunday he will set forth on the campaign and his first trip carries the veteran half way across the continent. He will he riding the traiis' much of the time from then until election day in November, a trail that will lead first to the east, thence south. and finally back into his homeland in the tniddlewest and northwest
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
CHICAGO GANGS7ERS
 NOW KILLING WOMEN
This Is Belief of Police Victim Slain Yegg's
 Girl Friend

Chicago, Aug. IT R>-ven4eanc nee guns of the gangs. ever drawn against betrayers. appeared today to have been turned for the first time in years against a woman.
 Police could not be sure that the woman whose body was found in . ditch near Grown Point, Ind, early yesterday. was involved in Chicago gangster intrigue, for identification was lacking early today. Their theory was that the woman was Adeline Zaccardo. girl friend" of Angelo Francisco. whose body was found early this week in the aban. doned automobile which five men had used in the robbery of the West McHenry State Bank.
 Identification was difficult be. cause after the woman had been shot, her clothing was saturated with oil and then set afire. The single bullet in her jaw. the cor. oner said. probably did not cause death. and she may have been con- scious when fire was touched to her oil soaked clothing.
 If it were Miss Zaccardo, the kill ing would be explained on .he theory that she knew too much" according to officers. It was she who telephoned Francisco's parents, urging them to look at the body Of the man found in the robbers auto- mobile. thus providing positive identification of the man as Fran cisco.
 In any event. even should the theory that the woman was Miss Zaccardo be wrong. the crime boVe
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Autoist, Blinded by
 Lights, Runs Into Pole

der Riccio of Meriden drove his car
 into pole on the edge of the Mill ford turnpike late last night when the lights of an approaching car blinded him. Riccio was uninJured but his car was damaged and cleo tric light wires to nearby houses were brought down, shutting of the current. West Haven police investi- gated but found no cause for arrest.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
AVIATOR IS SUED
Earl Fleet Defendant fin 4s, ,500 AC- cident-Flcw So Low It Scared Boy, is Claim Made.

Bridgeport, Aug. 17 P-The sec ond suit on record in this county as the result of an airplane accident. was brought to the superior court today by Donald Campbell of this a minor, through his father Robert Campbell. also of this city. Dam- ages of $500 are asked from Earl w. Fleet, Hartford aviator.
 On July 15,- 1927. young Camp bell was seated on truck one half mile from the Bridgeport airport at Lordship. It is claimed that the defendant flying a plane, flew over the truck so low that the blast from the propeller frightened the boy and caused him to fall from the truck fracturing his right arm.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
BAD WEATHER STOPS R0Ckf0RD'S FLIGHT
Plane to Continue Toward
 Greenland When Rain Ceases

Cochrane, Ontario. Aug. 17 Pl Rain interfered with the plans of Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer to leave today on the second leg of their transatlantic flight in the monoplane Greater Rockford. The take-off for Mount Evans, Green land. was postponed. Heavy rain fell during the night and conditions were unsettled this forenoon.
 Unsettled weather prevails over the route according to weather re- ports supplied to the f1iers by Toronto meteorological office of 6cials.
 The 1,600-mile flight to Green land is over the barren territory of horthern Quebec. the tip of Labra- dor and a considerable distance over Davis Strait. For hundreds of miles they will be out of sight of human habitation with ths exception of a few trappers' cabins. On the At : antic seaboard are the fishing vil- ages of Labrador and farther north IC tAC SN0tlCiCN pCStS IlldlHidluCu by the Canadian mounted police.
 The plane was poised on the run way at the flying field near here Farly today ready for the hopoff to Greenland.
 Favored by following winds. the wo pilots of the plane, Bert Hassell nd Parker Cramer. flew the 800 miles from the Illinois City here yes erday in seven hours.
 They worked late into the night esting their engines and filling the uel tanks with gasoline shipped ere from Rockford and then pro- bounced the plane ready for today's est
 From Mt. Evans their route will arry them to Reiykjavik, Iceland. nd from there to Stockholm on the nal hop. They are the first to et- empt the Atlantic flight by easy tages across the northern islands.
 The f1iers were guests of the board trade at dinner last night but vere forced to hurry away before he entertainment planned for them Fas given in order to complete their york on the plane.
 The City of Rockford Is a sister hip of the Pride of Detroit in mich William Brock and Edward Schlee flew the Atlantic and then across Europe and Asia to Tokyo E& year.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
THUMB TACK REMOVED
Delicate Operation Upon Hartford Youngster Proves Successful At St. Francis Hospital.

Hartford. Aug. 17 P,-Marle Perry, six-year old daughter of Mir and Mrs. Joseph Perry of 56 Pliny street, swallowed 3 thumb tack Sun day afternoon. She was removed to St. Francis hospital where X-ray pictures disclosed that the tack had become lodged in the food passage behind the heart. Ether was given the child and Dr. Edward J. Whalen was able to remove the tack by in- serting an ecsapha goscope into the throat and operating 8 palr of surgi- cal pliers. The child was discharged from the hospital Monday after neon apparently none the worse for her experience.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
GOING HOME" AGAIN
Next Tuesday Morning Herbert Hoover Will Breakfast in House in Which He Was Born.

West Branch. Iowa. Aug. 17 P)- When Herbert Hoover arrives in West Branch next Tuesday morning. August q. he will be a guest at breakfast in the little house where he was born. 54 years ago last Au- gust 10.
 Mir. Hoover frequently expressed the wish to spend some time during his visit here in his boyhood home. In a response to an invitation from Mrs. Jennie Scellars present owner of the property. the republican presidential candidate. his wife. and their two sons will have breakfast there Tuesday
 Mrs. Scellars Is planning a meal comprising as near as possible Mir. Hooyers favorite dishes
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Thousands of Acres of Farmlands Wrecked and Bridge and High way Destructions WiQ Take Months to Re- pair.
Showers Continue, But Heavy Downpour of Past Few Days Has Ended and Waters Begin to Re. cede.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 17.-(P-Four southeastern states counted 10 dead and great property damage in the wake of storms and floods today.
 In the wake of receding waters railroads. telegraph and telephone companies were struggling against heavy odds to restore communica- ton lines which were broken by raging waters in Virginia. North Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia. .4..
 Property owners in those states contemplated thousands of acres Of wrecked farm land. destroyed and damaged homes and buildings. as well as unestimated bridge and high. way damage which cannot be restored for months.
 While showers were forecast for the affected states today. the drench. ing rains and storm winds of the last few days apparently had sub. sided.
 Greatest Menace
 Probably the greatest menace was along the Broad river in South Carolina. which is the drainage channel for the western edge of North Carolina a vel. wAsee . L1d8Aart Power ceNapspy Gan had aifeady burst nsar Union. & C.
 The structure, 1000 feet long and IS feet high, cracked at midnight, threatening. as result the Broad river valley dams to Columbia. While officials said there was no danger to residents in the valley. some 50 families were declared by an ofiicer at Union, S. C.. to have moved to safety in the territory immediately below Lockhart.
 Concrete Dams Mold
 Union Manufacturing company's dam at Neil's shoals and the Broad River companys dam at Parr Ohoan, near Columbia were already 2 to 11 feet under the flood crest with all gates open. Early today the crack in the long Lockhart structure was believed to be small with enough
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
ALLEGED SLAYER SAYS
 GIRL STILL IS ALIVE
Beitzel Writes Letter Ex- pressing Opinion to
 Her Father

Philadelphia. Aug. r P}-Russell St. Clair Beitzel. former Philadel- phia store employe. held in Los Angeles for the killing Of Barbara Mauger. also formerly of this city, in letter to Henry Mauger. father of the girl, said he believed the girl is alive.
 Beitzefs letter came almost at the same time that Mauger received a telegram from the Los Angeles po- lice requesting that either he or Mrs. Mauger go to Los Angeles and make the Identification positive.
 Although the police communca- tion did not infer that an error has been made in the identification of the body of girl found in Stone Canyon near Hollywood, there was hint that the authorities would prefer that the parents see the body before any final decision is made.
 Mauger declined to comment on either the Beitzel letter or the tele- gram.
 The letter from Beitzel passed by prison authorities was dated August 12.
 Dear Harry: J don't know how you feel toward me for what has happened but know you do not believe I killed Barbara" it read T loved Barbara too much-too much to hurt her, anyway. ] still love her and I do not believe she is dead.
 T only wish I could talk to you and tell you how sorry I am that anything has happened to cause you sorrow. I would like to hear from you that you don't think I commit ted the crime I am charged with would feel lot better. You can't
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
BRIDGEPORT FIRM SOLD
Round Interests of Cleveland Take Over Chain Company-Manage ment Will Remain Intact.

Bridgeport. Aug. 17 GP, The Round interests of Cleveland. Ohio Lave purchased the Bridgeport Chain company of this city. accord ing to announcement made today. The local firm will continue under the name of the Bridgeport Chain and Manufacturing company with l.. D. Round president and L. D. Citell secretary and treasurer.
 The Round interests control Tn addition to the Bridgeport plant tn !, Cleveland Chain and Manufacturing company of Cleveland: David Round and Son. Cleveland; the Krein Chain company of ,Wapakoneta. O.. and the Zattle Chain and Manufac- turing company of Seattle. Wash.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Flu Is Raging, Natives
 Are Dying by the Score

Edmonton, Alta, Aug. r R-An influenza epidemic in the Macken- zie river country has taken a toll of 215 lives among the natives in a two weeks period. says a report re- ceived here. So far as is known only one white man died of the disease.
 North men attribute the large death rate among the natives to the fact they refuse to take medicine prescribed by physicians or make ann effort to fight the sickness. In- stead, they say. the natives sit moaning in their camps and cabins waiting patiently either to die or to recover. Drugs given by medical men and missionaries are thrown away because they do not effect an immediate cure.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Hartford Child Badly
 Hurt by Speeding Car

Hartford, Aug. 17 P-Struck by hit and run motorist while playing in the side of the street near his home. Charles Ulcinkos, 3, of Ware house Point, was taken to st. Fran cis hospital m this city at 11:30 this morning. He is in a critical condition and is not expected to live. State police are working on the case and Massachusetts police hace been notified.
 The driver kept on, heading to- ward Springfield after the accident.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
LITTLE CHILD KILLED
While Playing Circus the Flaming Torch" Aged Four Years, is Fatally Burned

Detroit. Aug. 17 (UP)-A four year old girl, who was made a flaming torch" ill a child circus died here of her injuries.
 The girl. Evelyn Kincaide, was playing circus with children in an alley. Because she was too small to be an animal" Evelyn was wrapped in burlap and given matches to burn as q torch" One of the matches set fire to the bur lap, and before neighbors arrived. the little girl was burned fatally.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Woman Berry Picker Falls
 To Death Off High Cliff

Binghamton, N. Y.. Aug. IT N- Mrs. William Whitmarsh. 50. of Kirkwood. plunged to her death down 75 foot cliff while picking berries and was found by . search ing party late last night The poa- ton of the body indicated death wae not instantaneous.
 Mrs Whitmarsh started be9ryin9 early yesterday morning and wAea she did not return. neighbors ma0e an unayailing search. Later 0Aeg11 Charles E. Watson and 1e9Qt1gD found the body at the feet oe Gne cli6.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
BURNED TO DEATH

Warham. Mass, Aug. n Pl-Miss Johan Fraser. S2 years old. was burned to death yesterday in a fire that destroyed four cottages and a garage. The fire was started by an explosion of an oil stove in the cot tage where Miss Fraser was living. She was alone at the time.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Orange, Mass, Has Four
 New Paralysis Cases

Orange, Mass. Aug. 17 R-Four new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the board of health this morning and one was removed to the Greenfield hoVital, for contagious diseases.
 A second urgent appeal was made to parents to keep their children at home. and particularly away from public gatherings. Two of the cases reported this morning are on Wheeler avenue, one in East River district and one on Summit street
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
MAKES HOLE-IN-ONE

Norwalk, Aug. 17 UP)-A hole in-one has been made by Arnold Overton. Is year old caddie. it was announced at the Shore Haven Golf club today.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Petts Withdraws

Especial to the Heraldl
 Middletown, Aug. 1.-The boom started among some of the delega- tons at the state convention of the American Legion which opened here yesterday to elect Arthur H. Petts of New Britain as state commander, was quickly and decidedly killed to- day when an announcement was made by Mir. Petts that he was un- der no consideration a candidate for
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
STATEN LIKELY TO
 BE LEGION CHIEF
 WITHOUT CONTEST
Withdrawal of Oliver Bells worth Is Expected to Clear
 Away Opposition
STATE MEMORIAL ASKED
 FOR AMONG RESOLUTIONS

Veterans of World War in SesstOli
 at Middletown Again Demand
 That Connecticut 'FYtt,ngly Honor
 Former Buddies Who Died in
 France-Election of Officers Will
 Take Place Tomorrow.
 Middletown, Aug. IT R-With- drawal of Oliver Bellsworth as a candidate for election as state con- mander of the American Legion, now in annual session here today cleared the way, it was expected for election of Paige A. Seaton, or Waterbury, tomorrow. The elections of officers will come at the closing session.
 Today was given over to the com pletion of routine matters.
 Resolutions Submitted
 The resolutions committee sub mitted a report and several recom- mendations. Among the latter which the convention adopted were these: Advocating proper develop ment of chemical warfare; incor- porating in law a flag code such as was adopted at an Americaniza- ton congress in 1928: requesting the state to erect suitable me- morial to Connecticut soldiers who died in France; enforcing the present administration of Fitch's Home for Soldiers at Noroton; and requesting the secretary of com merce to provide that in preparing for the 1880 census provision be made for obtaining more useful in formation.
 Other Conventions in
 While the Legionnaires were in session the 40 and and the and 40. the latter being composed of women, both auxiliary orders, were holding their annual conventions.
 This afternoon the delegates and their guests went to Clarkhurst on the Connecticut river for a picnic.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 10 AS FOUR SOUTHERN STATES
 CHECK UP FLOOD DISASTER
Theofilant0poulas Is
 His Name and He Says
 He Will Not Change If

Merlden, August 17 R@S. N, Iheofilantopoulas was among 50 applicants admitted 10 citizenship In city court here today. He re- fused Judge A, R. Aubreys Of fer to erapt him permission to abbreviate his family designation.
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
COVE CREEK NEWS ITEMS

Sugar Grove, April 2S.-The an
nual commencement of the Cove
Creek high school will begin on
Friday afternoon, April 27, and last
through Sunday. The grades will
present a program on Friday after
noon, the class day exercises by the
senior class on Friday night, the ad-
dress and awarding of diplomas on
Saturday morning, the senior play
on Saturday night and the sermon
on Sunday afternoon. Announce
ment will be made next week of the
program in detail.
Several patrons have responded to
the appeal for work on leveling the
school ground. We are especially
anxious to get this work done before
commencement We hope others
will send their teams this week.
Prof. J. A. Williams of the Nor
NAL faculty, filled the pulpit at the
Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. L.
A. Hurst was away visiting in Jeffer-
son Citys Tenn.
The boys Aycock Memorial Liter
ary Society entertained the girls So
ciety last Thursday night. Games
were played and refreshments were
served. A very pleasant socia,
hour was enjoyed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
10000 BID GOVERNOR SMITH
GOODBYE AT ASHEVILLE

Asheville, April 22.-Ten thou
sand people saw Governor Alfred f.
Smith of New York end his vacation
here at LAO o'clock this afternoon.
People from every walk of life
and from every part of western
North Carolina and from three
neighboring states were jammed into
seething mass about the governors
private car, yelling:
"We're for you, AL and fighting
for the opportunity to shake hands
with the governor.
In public statement issued to the
press just before his departure,
Governor Smith pronounced his ten
days vacation in the Land of the
Sky zone of the happiest periods of
my life," and said that the much
talked-of southern hospitality far ex-
ceeded his fondest expectations.
"The wonderful hospitality of the
SOUTH" his message said, has made
me feel that | was not mere visi-
tor but that | was as much at home
and among my own people as if
were in New York or in the exc
cutive mansion at Albany.
"You have opened to me your
homes and your hearts and | leave
you with the l.appiest impressions of
your beautiful country, your thriv-
ing community and your generous
kindness"
3 Never before in the memory of
the oldest residents here has such
public demonstration been accorded
any public man as the one rendered
to the departing governor thisafter
noon. Several thousand automobiles
jammed traffic for miles about Bilt-
more, and more than an hour was
required to clear the roads following
the departure of the governors
train.
Accompanying the govre nov on
his private car were Senator and
Mrs Peter G. Gerry of Rhode Island,
Judge JOS NJ Proskauer of New
York, and memL,rs of the private
ca. rarty, includ':,E James J. Rlor-
dan, VIM, F. kenny. VIM. II. Todd
ana EefgeanC w III. hOy. OE .He Ftl
vate car of Mr.. Todd which was also
attached to the train, We're New
York newspaper men trailing the
governor.
Early this afternoon Governor
Smith made an inspection of the
United States veterans hospital at
Oteen and addressed the disabled
veterans, all of whom he could not
see personally, over the hospitals
private radio station.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
SMITH AND HOOVER LEAD
IN TUESDAYS PRIMARIES

Hoover and Smith are decidedly
in the lead on the fact of early re-
turns from the preferential presi-
Dental primaries held on Tuesday.
Incomplete returns indicate that on
the Republican side, Secretary
Hoover has received 148,076 votes
in Ohio, or more than twice as many
as all other candidates, while Smith
on the Democratic ticket received
majorities over Senator Pomerene in
all precincts reported.
Delegations from Massachusetts,
will be uninstructed, both to Kansas
City and Houston, and while the re-
suits are not binding, Smith and
Hoover received overwhelming ma
jorities, and their managers claim
the delegations. In Pennsylvania
two uninstructed states of delegates
were selected, while in Alaska
Smith received six. In Pennsylvania
no candidates in either party were
entered. Curtis and Lowden reign,
ed supreme in the Republican con-
vention in Oklahoma, being instruct
ed to vote for the two candidates Sin
such order and at such time as the
balloting progresses"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
27 Counties Will Have
Secret Voting This Year
Australian System is Effective in
Primary as Well as General Elec-
ton, Watauga Among Them

Watauga is one of the 81 counties
in North Carolina that will use the
Australian ballot during the election
this year. While the measure is not
exactly the same in all the 81 coun-
ties concerned, the leading provis-
ions of the Australian law are in
corporated system.
The Australian ballot, or some
thing akin to it and including secrecy
in the casting of votes, is to be in
effect this year in the following
counties:
Alexander, Ashe, Brunswick, Bun
combe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Guilford,
Henderson, jackson, Mcdowell, Ma
con, Madison, New Hanover, Ran
dolph, Polk, Sampson, Scotland,
Scotland, Stanly, Surry, Swain,
Pennsylvania, Watauga and Yancey.
AS to primaries and the effect the
Australian ballot will have on the
form of voting to be followed, sec
ton 1O7 of the state election laws
state:
primaries governed by general
election laws. Unless otherwise pro-
vided in this article, such primary
elections shall be conducted, as far
as practicable, in all things and in all
details in accordance with the gen
eral election laws of this state and
all the provisions of this chapter and
of oil
not consistent with this article shall
apply as fully to such primary cleo
tions and the acts and things done
hereunder as to general elections
and that all acts made criminal if
committed in connection with gen
eral election shall likewise be crimi-
nal, with the same punishment, when
committed in a primary election held
hereunder"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-04-26
ROME WAS 1851 YEAR
OLD LAST SATURDAY Y

Rome, April 21.-Rome today
celebrated its two thousand six hun
dred and eighty-fnst birthday. The
festive occasion, which is also the
Fascist party's official labor holiday,
was marked by imposing parades in
all Italian cities, while in the capital
labor gave a tangible demonstration
of the new spirit of peace instilled
in its relation by the Fascists march
ing side by side through the main
thoroughfares behind the national
flags and singing the country's patri-
otic songs.