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New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
DANIELS EXPLAINS
 CAR0L|NA'S STAND
Liquor Rather Than Religion Objection to Smith

New York, Aug. IS lP-Jose phus Daniels, former secretary of the navy. said here today that opposi- ton to Governor Smith in North Carolina was due to his prohibition views rather than to amy religious question"
 The people of the state," he as- serted, have always been staunch in their devotion to religious free- dom and they resent the suggestion that they would vote against can- didate because of his church mem- bership.
 "The bulk of what opposition ex- ists is due to the fact that they are not in harmony with what they have understood to be Governor Smiths views on prohibition. They await with great eagerness his ap- preaching speech of acceptance"
 MT. Daniels stopped at Democrat ic national headquarters en route to Albany where he is to see the gov- ernor. He conferred with John J. Raskob, chairman of the national committee. and Senator Pat Harri- son of Mississippi, in charge of the southern campaign.
 There is a deep conviction in North Carolina on the prohibition question" said the former secretary. "The people have a sincere belief in prohibition and a great majority of them will continue to stand for it. They are awaiting this speech of &C., ceptance more than in any previous year. ard very much depends up- l on it."
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Merian Trying to Find
 Fellow Who Sold Dirt

Acting on instruction of City En- gineer r. A. Merriam, Street Superln- tendent Eugene Faselle this after noon instituted an investigation to determine whether a city foreman or truck driver is selling dirt taken from the highways at 15 cents a load.
 This matter came to the attention of the board of public works today when Clerk George H. Johnson re- ceived a telephone message saying; The dirt has been delivered: whom shall pay. the driver or the city, Johnson made inquiry and was in- formed that the person on the other end of the wire had been led to be- lieve an assessment of 75 cents 8 load was being made. The name of the foreman on the job from which the dirt was being taken was given the public works department office
 Foremen are instructed by the office that no dirt is 10 b. sold, and is to be delivered to private parties only to save long hauls, and ther gratis.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
DIPLOMATS WORRY
 ABOUT FASHIONS
Paris Much Upset Over Unusual
 Problems

Paris, Aug. Is (UP)-When does a Paris gown or Rue De La Paix millinery creation cease to become Parisian?
 This is the question which is to be taken up in diplomatic quarters Tn the very near future, after com plaints were received by M. Bokan- owski. French minister of com- merce. that Americans are ooyping Germany did not dare before the great war.
 The discovery came when a large number of French firms accepted an invitation to show that models at an exhibition ln New York. Their
 finest work was sent across the At lantic in sealed coffers. They were received with great beating of commercial drums, reported one of the French exhibitors, but the shrill notes of complaint soon began 10 disturb the harmony.
 Within 24 hours after the Paris models were displayed, says an of- flcial report. American firms were displaying exactly the same things l-perhaps the needlework was not quite as delicate as that of the 1 French workers-in stands directly ] opposite those of the French com petitors. This might have been over- | looked, according to the exhibitors,
 were it not for the fact that the Americans called attention in flarins signs to the difference in price be tween the Partisan and the domes- 1 tic models"
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Nationwide Search for
 Jack kearns Started

New York, Aug. 15 (uP)-A na- ton wide search was under way to- day for Jack kearns, former man. ager of Jack Dempsey, whose wife is critically ill in a. Long Island hos pital with an unknown poisoning. Kearns is thought to be on the west coast. Dempsey and kearns are now on friendly terms.
 Surgeons attending Mrs. kearns are at loss in trying to diagnose her case. She recently recovered from a case of ptomaine poisoning and some of them believe she may have eaten something which caused a return of the disease.
 Lawyers were called to her bed side last night and drew up her will. Her recovery. the doctors indicate, will depend upon their ability to as certain the exact nature of the pols- oning.
 Mrs kearns who is 2 years old, announced her marriage last April.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
PRISONER IS KILLED
Chicago Youth Shot Down as He Tries to Flee After Having Been Arrested.

Chicago. Aug. 15 jF> - An hour after Hans Pate, 25, sawed his way from iail today he was shot 10 death by detectives. The youth, who was held under $500, GOO bonds on 60 charges of burglary, was captured near his home soon after hls escape. Detectives had placed him in thelr automobile and were en route back 70 lail when Pate suddenly leaped from the motor car. The officers fired and he fell He was dead when they reached 3 hospital.
 Pate robbed q house and stole an automobile within a block Of the police station before he was cap tured and killed police learned. At the house he changed his clothes, taking a new suit, l small amount of money and some jewelry trinkets. He went ont 10 the garage and took the automobile which he was driv- ing when police arrested him. They traced the automobile license and learned of the burglary
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Extradition Hearing
 Is Delayed Today

Boston, August Is LP-The hear ing before Gov. Fuller on the ex- tradition of Frank B. Wallace. alias Gustin. who is wanted in Detroit for alleged implication in murder and robbery, was delayed several hours today when Wallace's counsel asked for time to investigate new evidence.
 Wallace was arrested here as a fugitive from justice when two wit nesses were said 10 have identified him as one of several bandits who held up the office of the Detroit News and shot policeman while es- caping on June 6.
 Governor Fuller had before hlm today the recommendation of the attorney general that he sign the ex- tradition papers, The defense coun- sel sought 10 prove that Wallace was in Boston from June to z. District Attorney Robert Toms of Wayne county, Michigan, was pres ent at the hearing.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Temporary Injunction
 Continued by Agreement

Boston, Aug. Is R-By agree ment of the parties involved Judge Qua in the superior court today con- tinued a temporary injunction pre- viously issued restraining Mayor Harold D. Bent of Brockton and other city officials from paying $1203 to various persons for services in searching for the bodies and persona al effects of nine Brockton and Ply mouth men drowned in Moosehead Lake. Maine. several months ago.
 The bill on which the injunction was issued was brought by CarltA E. Rowland and nine other Brock ton taxpayers. They claim that the city has no right to make such pay ments out of it's treasury. Some of the victims were city officials.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
R0RAbACk OBJECTS
 ID REUNION PLANS
Doesn't Want 1927 Legislature
 Members to Meet at Fair

Hartford, Aug. 1S LF-Whether or not the reunion of members of the 1927 state legislature. which it was planned 10 hold at the State Fair grounds here on Thursday, September 6. will be held was still uncertain today. Objection to the original plans for the event. voiced by J. Henry Roraback, chairman of the republican state central commit tee. has thrown difficulties Tn the path Of those arranging the affair,
 According to the original plans. the legislature. as well as about 200 state officials and other prominent citizens of Connecticut, were to be invited to be at the Charter Oak park at 12 80 on September 6, have luncheon at the Fair grounds and spend the afternoon enjoying an en- tertainment 10 be provided for them and inspecting the various exhibits at the fair. This program was to end at about five o'clock.
 Al s o'clock the same evening the republican state convention opens in New Haven and 1t was Mir, Rora- hacks fear. as expressed to Henry Trun bull of Plainville, president of tho State Fair association, that this might lead to a small attendance at the reunion.
 Consequently MT Trumhull said today, efforts are being made 10 ad- vance the time Of reunion. It may be held from II a. m. to 2:So ?, m. on September or may be put for ward to September 5. Decision on this latter date is expected in day or so.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Auditor Appointed to
 Settle Controversy

Boston, Aug. 15 (F-Judge Crosby of the supreme court today appoint cd Edward A. Mclaughlin of Bos- ton as auditor to hear and deter mine the disputed facts arising out of the election of officers of the Bristol Mutual Liability company at it's annual meeting in New Bedford on February II last.
 The company. claiming that Wal ter D. Read and other respondents were illegally elected as officers by the use of proxies illegally obtain cd, has petitioned the court for a writ to compel William L. Donahue, Joseph A. Murphy and Frank w. Dafgard to deliver all books, records, papers. bonds and other property now in their possession to Grace w. sturgis, secretary. and Israel Davis treasurer of the corporation.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
HARDWARE CITY BAND

The Hardware City band which was recently organized by Professor James Frugale will give it's first con- cert August 26 at Walnut Hill park. The band is composed of 30 pieces ages of 10 and Is years. Henry Souri, assistant to Professor Fruga'e will act as director at the concert, the program which will be an- nounced within a few days
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
WILKINS FLIGHT CLOSELY WATCHED
Important Data Will Be Obtain.
 ed, It Is Hoped

London, Aug. IS UP)-Geo- graphers and meteorological experts are watching Sir Hubert Wilkins preparations for his antarctic flight with the keenest anticipation.
 Experts in Great Britain and throughout the world hope that the hero of the first Trans-Polar flight in a heavier than air machine from Point Barrow. Alaska, to Spitzber- gen will succeed in obtaining im- portant information from the fast nesses of the Antarctic continent.
 Sir Hubert believes that his re- searches south should be much more productive of results than similar North Pole study. He found no land near the North Pole on which a meteorological station could be es- tablished, whereas the known pres ence of land to the south renders this project likely.
 Although the North Polar seas are surrounded by belt of cold, barren lands-Siberia. Alaska, etc.-the Antarctic continent is girdled by open seas to the north of which lie the fertile countries of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South America The absence of barren belt of land is taken to indi- cate a study of weather conditions in the Antarctic will be more pro- ductive of results than has been found possible in the north.
 A plan is under way, which if car- ried out. will provide for meteorolog Aires, Melbeurne and Capetown. Each of these stations will gather in- formation from four stations on the Antarctic continent or on nearby | islands.
 These last named stations would employ airplanes and balloons to examine the weather conditions in the upper air. A head station in London would compile reports from the data thus gathered and it is ] thought. would be able to make rather accurate forecasts of south 1 polar weather.
 The importance of an exact fore cast. it is pointed out by experts. can hardly be overestimated, For instance, the resultant saving to Australia from foreseeing a drought Fyear would more than pay for the installation and upkeep of the sta tions.
 But before this work can be car ried out it will be necessary to ob- tain more detailed knowledge of Antarctic geography, At the pres ent time, the shores of Ross Sea south of New Zealand. are fairly we'll known. Also King George Y land to the west and King Edward VII land to the east are known. But there is great blank space between King Edward land and Graham land which lies to the eastward di. rectly under Cape Horn. This dis. tance is about 1.500 miles.
 Sir Hubert plans 10 fly from King Edward VII land along the coast te Graham land. He plans to photo land as completely as possible.
 Should his plane be forced dowr and be unable to take off again Sir Hubert announces he and hi: party will have set out on foot i1 search of whaler. He is confiden they will be able to live on seals ant pengulns. but if this mishap should occur the trip will take two or thre. years instead of days.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Tilden Is Barred From
 All East vs. West Teams

New York. Aug 15LR-Bill TiIden will not be allowed to play on tho eastern team in the east vs. west ten- his matches Friday and Saturday at Forest Hills, it was announced today by P. Schuyler Van Bloem. vice pres ident of the Eastern Lawn Tennis association and member of tho committee in charge of organizing the eastern team.
 Van Bloem said his committee reached this decision because ''it felt it would not be sportsmanlike to use a player against whom charges are pending" Tilden. accused of violat- ing the amateur player writer rule. is to be tried" by the United States Lawn Tennis association Aug. 24.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15

 MEMORIAL PLANS
Observance Will Take Place in
 Boston August 2S

Boston, Aug. IS (UP) - On the first anniversary of the execution of the famous radicals, Sacco-Vanzetti memorial committee meeting will be held at the Scenic auditorium Aug 25. according to an announcement today by the Sacco-Vanzetti memor- ial committee.
 The auditorium was chosen as the place Of meeting only after the com- nittee had been denied the use of Faneuil hall, Symphony hall, the old South Meeting House, and several other halls, the committee said.
 "To remember the tragic events of year ago and to weigh anew the significance of those events" are given as the purposes of the meeting.
 According to the committee, the speakers will include Dr. Alexander MeikleJohn of the University of Wisconsin: Edna St. Vincent Milay. poetess; and Clarence Darrow, wide Iy-known criminal lawyer. Sacco and Vanzetti went to the electric chair a year ago this month about seven years after they had been convicted of murdering a pay master and his guard. Their long battle to escape the chair created world wide interest.
 Waterbury, Aug. Is (UP)-Police said today they would make no move of interference with the inter national communists Sacco-Nan- zetti memorial mass meeting sched- uled Sunday at Lithuanian park, Lakewood.
 On the anniversary of the execu- ton of the noted radicals in Massa- chusetts, Carlo Tresca, widely known radical spokesman, will speak.
 Four years ago, Tresca was refus- l ed permission to address a radical group here and was ordered out of town. He sued police officers for s10,o0o damages but subsequently | dropped the case.
 Chief Joseph Mclean said he would provide adequate guards at the park to insure an orderly meet ing but would not interfere unless there was a disturbance.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
FLOOD MENACE IN
 FLORIDA GROWING
Continued from First Page)

Kissimmee, was entirely safe. There the Red Cross, with a national dis aster worker cooperating. was at- tempting to reach isolated refugees by boat with supplies and food. all of the 50 inhabitants of Cabbage Bluff. trapper village, were brought here when the town was washed away.
 Large Area Inundated
 All territory between Okeechobee City and Passenger. 20 miles to the north, was inundated. Part of La bele was under water, and Mlcco Bluff, a community operated by a I01" Ranch" company. was food ed The St. Andrews Bay Lumber Co. tracts were inundated in the kissimmee area, forcing suspension and throwing 1000 men out of work. Lake Okeechobee was slowly ris- ing. threatening an area to the east as yet untouched. Whether that danger stage will be reached de- bends on rapidity of the approach of the next head of Kissimmee Wa ! ter now 100 miles upstate and the speed of drainage through the canals to the south.
 | The Kissimmee meanwhile had cut a second channel into the lake hch. wider than the Parent stream. wandered through a district of fertile farm lands.
 Damage is Heavy l Damage in this territory was es- timated at between $200,o00 and s4oO, 900 with railroads, roads. crops, industries and home owners suffer- | ing in the order named. One precarious highway passage was possible to Okeechobee City and the seaboard Air Line had crews busy in an effort to clear a single railway line from Jacksonville ir order to send supplies to the stricken areas.
 Its worst damage in Florida from Monday nights gale was wrought in the Cedar Keys area with Talla' hassee, Gainesville, Panacea Springs and other towns suffering from pow CT shortage. isolation and attendant discomfort.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Reads Lonesome" Story
 And Commits Suicide

New York. Aug. 15 R-Jacob Bayne, owner of hat and cap com- pany, was found dead today of gas at the kitchen table in his hom.. Before him on the table was an il- lustrated newspaper opened to True Story" page entitled Lone some." Gas was flowing from tho stove
 Bayne drove his wife and two daughters to the 1raynor hotel at Swan Lake. N. Y.. last Sunday.
 On the dining table in the apart ment was found an assortment of bills and business papers.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
HELD AS FEMALE FAGIN
New York Woman Accused of Sending Out Little Children With Instructions to Steal,


 Sending Out Little Children With
 Instructions to Steal. New York, Aug. Is R1A plump young woman of 2S, with dark eyes and dark bobbed hair. is accused by the police of being a woman Fagin and sending out children to steal.
 Arraigned in Jamaica court on charges of receiving stolen goods and impairing the morals of minors. the woman. Mrs. Hilda Winchell, furnished $2,5o0 ball to appear in court August 27. She denied ths charges
 Mrs. Winchell is the keeper of the children's boarding home in Queens Village. Long Island. Isaac kassell. proprietor of a drygoods store in Queens Village. caught two of her charges, a ten and a 12 year old girl, stealing vanity cases, rouge and other articles. Detectives ques- toned the two girls and then visited the Winchell home where they said they found some dresses that had been stolen from another merchant.
 The girls were held for children's court charged with being neglected children and four other inmates of l the Winchell home were sent to their homes.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
GIRL ADMITS SHOOTING
15-Year-Old New Yorker Says 58 Year Old Man Had Taken Adyan- tage of Her.

New York. Aug. IS R)-Fifteen year old Mary Arenci walked into the East 1O4th street police station today and admitted that she had shot Sarferio Pantellena. a peddler nearly four times her age as he sat on the porch of an East Side tene- ment last evening.
 Mary said Pantellena had taken advantage of her. She fired five shots at the 59 year old man. one of which took effect in his left side. He was taken to hospital where his condition was said to be serious.
 After the shooting Mary told de- tectives she went home to tell her mother. The family-there are three other children-spent the night i'll a park, but this morning, with only ten cents for carfare, they all boaro- ed trolley and went to the station where Mary told her story.
 The girl contended that she was alone when Pantellena was sho1 First reports to the police were that she had been accompanied by ma.l who had fired twice.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Blodgett Sending Out
 Forms to Obtain Data

Hartford. Aug. 15 P)-The ql ad- rennial report on the indebtedness and expenditures of counties, towns. cities. boroughs and fire districts Of year and information for this is due from treasurers of these municipal corporations at the state tax com nlissioner's office on October s. This will be the thirteenth quadrennlal report and the sixth to be publish ed by the state tax department. The forms 10 he filled out with thls information were sent out by Tax Commissioner William H. Blod- gett this week.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Memorial Services
 For Drowned Youths

Watch Hill, R. l., Aug. IS P(-
 Memorial services for the four young
 men who lost their lives Sunday
 when their boat capsized in Fishers Island Sound, were held at Union
 Chapel today. Rev. G. C. Carter, summer resident here and an Epis- copal clergyman of Bryn Mawr. Penn, conducted the services. Members of the young mems fami- lies, friends and residents of this place attended the services.
 Because of the tragedy. the junior yacht races scheduled for today and | the senior events on Saturday were called off this morning.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
BIG FIRE IN AND0YER
S70,O0O Loss as Flames Destroy Stock and Machinery of Case Paper Board Co. Early Today.

Andovcr, Aug. IS P-Fire which visited the plant of the Case Paper Board company early today destroy cd stock and machinery to the value of $70,000.
 The plant employs 31 hands and is the only industry in the com- munty. At the time that the blaze was discovered, the night shift was quitting and the day shift coming to work
 All hands joined in attempts to douse the blaze but the flames quickly travelled from one pile of stock to another and even licked outside the windows and destroyed several bales of stock which rested against the buildings.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Boston Continues to
 Feel Heat Wave Today

Boston. Aug. IS (UP) = Boston continued 10 swelter today as the temperature scared toward the nineties.
 Slight relief which had been promised failed to materialize and at 1130 a. m. the mercury had touched SS. The weather bureau predicted that yesterdays maximum of 93 would be equalled before night.
 The forecast for tomorrow was for slightly cooler weather on the New England coast with . possi- hility of showers in southern New ] Englant tomorrow night
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Shortage Is Reported
 In New Haven Court

New Haven, Aug. 15.-lP-De- claring that they would first have to investigate, City Court Judges Sher- idan T. Whitaker and Stanley Dunn. today withheld comment on the re- port that a shortage of $5,000 exists in the accounts of the court.
 A report on the condition of the books was completed this noon by Kircaldie. Randall and company and turned over to the judges.
 Both judges said that they will be unable to either deny or affirm the rumor until they have studied the report of the audit.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
May Operate Tomorrow
 To Separate Twins

New York, Aug. Is (UPJ-The proposed operation to separate Mar garet and Mary Gibb, siamese twins. may be performed tomorrow. ac- cording to Dr. Francis P. Weston and pr. Philippe Cassols, who have had the 17-year- old girls under ob- servation for more than a week at Park West hospital here.
 The operation involves saving apart the bony and cartilage sub stance which joins the two girls at he base of the spine.
 If the surgery is successful Mary and Margaret may have to learn to walk again as they have never had an opportunity to learn to balance | themselves alone.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
Gene Austin, Singer, May
 Re Lost With His Boat

New York. Aug. IS UP)-fear that Gene Austin. radio and phono- graph singer: his wife. Kathryn Arnold. vaudeville star. and others aboard Austin's cabin cruiser. Blue Heaven" may have lost thelr lives in the recent Atlantic storms was felt here today.
 The Austin party left New York several weeks ago to cruise to Lou islana where the singer has his home and have not since been heard from.
 Ayoock Brown. a friend of Aus tins at Morehead, N. C.. where the party was to stop. yesterday wired Austin's New York office requesting information about the boat and ex- pressing his fears for the safety of the party.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-15
New Britain Man Has
 Close Call in Crash

Manchester, Aug. 15.-PNLouis Suvick of New Britain lost his coat and hat but saved his neck last night when his car first was forced off the road, then dropped down 14 foot embankrdent and finally burst into flames Suvick was in the machine when it left the road, half way out when it started down the embank- ment, and standing watching it when the flames burst out. His coat and hat were on the rear seat.