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New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
"AIR CIRCUS" AT STRAND

Hardeen, brother and successor to the late Houdini has accepted the challenge of Rackliffe Bros. Co. to nail him in a packing case made by their shipping department. from which he will attempt to escape without damaging the box. Hardeen will make the attempt tonight at the Strand, his last appearance here
 There will also be an accompany ing bill of good vaudeville and the feature movie attraction will offer "Riley the Cop" with Farrell Mac Donald and Louise Fazenda fea- tured
 On Thursday the entire program will change and will offer a new program of five select vaudeville acts headed by Parker and Babb and their Philippine Sextet, a won derful offering of song and dance to the entrancing music of this Filipino novelty orchestra. They are now appearing in vaudeville aft- CT successful bookings at many of the famous large New York night clubs. Other features will offer Helen Carlson and Co. in Variety Doings::" The Three Students in Something a Bit Different" Frank Sinclair and Co. in Find Elm and Goal En-" comedy skit that will be productive of much laughter. and Herbert Ashley. Sharpe and Co. in Accidents Will Happen" an offer ing that will prove very entertaining with Strand patrons.
 The feature photoplay attraction with this program will present the William Fox special, direct from its run at the Gaiety theater. New York. "The Air Circus" a story of red-blooded youth. romance and ad- venture. This feature has Sue Carol. David Rollins and Arthur Lake in the leading roles.
 Beginning Sunday night for four days the Strand will present Holly woods happiest couple Buddy" Rogers and Mary Brian in their new hit. Someone to Love-"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
PARENTS CALLED TO COURT
 AS GIRL LEAVES SCHOOL
Mother Offers Illness as Excuse But Is Warned to Appear
 Tomorrow,

Mrs. Catherine Bielawa of 173 Broad street. who was notified last evening by Detective Sergeant G. c. Ellinger to be in police court today with her husband, John, on the charge of causing delinquency of their minor daughter. Cecelia. aged IS. sent word by her husband that she was i'll and consequently the cases were continued until tomor- row by Judge M. D. saxe in court today. Miss Ruth Bristoll. woman probation officer, went to the home immediately after court and found that the woman had a slight cut on her hand. which was bound in cloth holding a piece of salt pork in place. Otherwise. she was not in- disposed. 1t was found. and Miss Bristoll impressed upon her the necessity of her appearance tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
PARSONS, HARTFORD

Well. We'll. We'll" a new musical comedy will be the attraction at Parsons theater. for three days, be- ginning tomorrow evening, Decem- Der 1S. with a special popular pric- ed matinee on Saturday. Presented by Messrs. Shubert, this new musi- cal. is combination comedy and revue. from the pen of three cele- brated writers of American humor, Montague Glass, Jules Eckert Good man and Harold Atteridge.
 The first act opens in q fashion- able woman's apparel store on Fifth Avenue, which is managed by Her man Pferffer, played by Jack Pearl and Rudolph Fisher, portrayed by Lee kohlmer. Here the story is somewhat similar. to the famous Potash and Perlmutter series. which were written by MT. Glass.
 The last scene returns to the mu- sical comedy plot, in which the firm of Pferffer and Fisher are reunited, after having weathered many storms.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
CALLS MODERN ART
 ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
Prol. Perry lndick Painters for Present Day Trend

The Woman's club of New Britain he'd its annual Guest Day" at the First Church chapel on Tuesday afternoon. Prof. Walter Scott Perry of Brooklyn. W. Y.. was the speaker. coming to the club through the cour- tesy of Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper. Prof. Perry has been director of the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Pratt h. stitute, since its organization.
 His subject was American Paint ing" He traced the growth of art from the period of 1900 B. C.. up to the present time, showing the early struggles of the great masters which affected each period in turn. He showed how in the early American paintings, such men as George Innes. Whistler. Abbey. Sargent and Alex ander sought to bring out beauty. perfect balance and a relationship of spaces. They felt they must ex- press something beautiful and spirit ual in all their works.
 Contrasting with this type of art is the so-called modern art" which Prof. Perry regards as absolutely insane" He feels there ls always need for originality. but in produc- ing these new things, one should aim for beauty.
 Prof. Perry illustrated his talk with many slides of great paintings the originals of which may be seen in the museums throughout America.
 Following the lecture, afternoon tea was served to the club members and their guests. with Mrs. Edmund Warren and Mrs. William A. House presiding at the tea table, attractive ly arranged in holiday colors. Mrs. Frank D. Smith was hostess. assisted by Mrs. Charles w. Lee, Mrs. Ber- nard S. Nickerson, Mrs. Laurie B. Banford and Mrs. Alvin R. Lamb.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
MRS. 4. J. SLOPER
 HEADS NURSE ASSN,
Elected President lt Meeting of
 Board of Directors

The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Visiting Nurse as- scciation was held at headquarters yesterday. Mrs. Stanley Goss. first vice president, presiding.
 Mrs. Rufus Hemenway presented as the report of the nominating com- mittee, the name of Mrs. Andrew J. sloper to fill the unexpired term of Mrs Ernest Smith as president of the association. Mrs. Sloper was unanimously elected. Mrs. Smith was elected to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Sloper as Q member of the board of directors.
 Mrs. George T. Kimbal1. treasur- CT. reported for the finance commit tee. Mrs. Robert NJ. Parsons report cd for the nurses committee. Mrs. William E. Parker presented the statistical report for the We'll Baby conference work during the past month; 32 new babies were admit ted, with a total attendance at the four stations of zoo. the Center street conference leading with total of IA. Attendance at the confer- ences in November this year was 79 per cent above the average at tendance for the past year. Ac- companying home visits to babies not attending conferences regularly. be- lieved to be a vital part of any we'll baby program. showed a decrease in November over October. but an in- crease over the previous year. An unusual amount of bedside nursing care absorbed the time of the nurses to the exclusion of the well baby home visits.
 During November 1.619 patients were carried, 260 of whom were new.
 In the same month 2.236 visits were made by an average of Ill nurses in the field, the average number of visits per day being s.2.
 The delivery service showed 14 home deliveries attended during the month of November. an increase by 3 over October.
 Rose Ferdman. constant nurse in charge at the We'll Baby Confer ences, gave a brief report of the work as 1t is carried on in the sta tions, describing the work of the volunteers and the doctor and the nurses.
 Mary Lockwood. office manager, described her work in the Visiting Nurse association office, and com pared the local organization with several other Visiting Nurse asso- citations, which she has visited dur ing the past two months. In par ticular she said she had noted that each organization was passing its standards of work on the recom- mendations of the National Organi- ration for Public Health Nursing.
 The members present were: Mrs. Stanley T. Goss, Mrs. Robert M. Parsons, Mrs. James B. Thomson, Mrs. George T. Kimball. Mrs. Val entine B. Chamberlain. Mrs. Rufus N. Hemcnway. Mrs. Patrick F. Mo- Donough. Mrs. Charles E. Parsons. Mrs. William r.. Parker, Mrs. Ever cit B. Proudman and Mrs. Andrew J. Sloper.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
ROSS GoRMAN vs. McENELLY

ROSS GORMAN VS. McENELLY
 Ross German. who is to engage McEnelly's Victor Recording orches- tra in 2 battle of music at the Tabs hall. New Britain. Thurs. Dec. 18th, has during the past 26 years of his musical career earned an enviable reputation. He starred with Paul Whitman's orchestra, then organized -orchestras of his own. with which he has headlined big time vaudeville, accepted engageme with Earl Carrolrs Vanities and the Monte Carlo restaurant in New York.
 While the majority of the people think that McEnelly's Victor Record ing orchestra cannot be beaten, Cor man says wait until Dec. 13 and judge for yourself McEnelly's or chestra has for the past 21 years been masters of the situation in the orchestra field in all New England and believe they will be able to go the io vaders one better.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12

According to the authorities. the daughter of the couple was taken out of one of the local schools when she was in the sixth grade. and sent to a business school. Efforts to have her return have been unsuccessful. and Miss Bristolt and Mia Anne O'Brien. head of the school attend ance department. were prepared to testify in the case.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12
use the same methods of settlement in this state.
BOY THIEVES CAUGHT
Joseph Ferony of the Grant st

JOseph Fef0hy o1 the Grant store on Main street caught a boy with a knife which he had taken off a counter. about 3:30 yesterday after noon. after a chase down the drive way north of the store, and later Sergeant NJ. J. Flynn located an other lad on Church street. who ad- mitted having taken three knives He threw them back on the counter. however, and took flight when he realized he had been seen. The lads gave their ages as II and 12 years, respectively, and the probation of ficer was notified.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12

cidents, recently completed by H. w. Heinrich of the Travellers 1n- surance company. reveals that man who is mentally disturbed Is as much of a danger to himself and fellow workers as if he were physi- cally disabled.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-12

It is predicted that in 10 years there will be one automobile fin Eu- rope to every 20 people, in contrast with the present one machine to every four people in the United States.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
BLAST RAzES
POWDERDEPOT
Marines Halt Flames
At Norfolk; All
Escape Injury

NORFOLK, Va, July 27.-lP-A
company Of marines from the Norfolk
navy yard early today helped pre-
ven fire spreading after the ignition
of 1000 pounds of smokeless powder
at st. Julien's depot caused a ter
rifle explosion which shook this sec
ton.
No one was injured and very little
property damage was done. Within
= few seconds after the blast, all of
the forty magazines at the depot were
flooded by a special emergency sys-
TEN and the depot fire department
was playing streams Of water on the
ruins of the exploded magazine.
Bricks and broken concrete from
the walls Of the magazine were
hurled e short distance outward.
practically the entire force Of the
blast going into the roof. A marine
walking a post a few score feet from
the magazine was uninjured.
Spontaneous combustion was the
only explanation that ordnance Of
ficers could advance IS a probable
cause of the explosion.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27

out, Il sending these pioneers into
the most inhospitable region on the
globe. The vast south polar CONT
nent, nearly as large as the United
States and the mainland Of Canada
together, is the last great geograph-
zeal challenge 20 science. Buried un-
der a colossal ice-cap, it has given
only fragmentary interviews to the
geologist, meteorologist, ~oceanogra-
pher, paleontologist. biologist and the
other ~biographers of the planet
Earth.
Now. however. science Is taking 70
the air. and given good luck its repre-
sentatives with the Forthcoming expe-
ditions should see and learn more
about the Antarctic in a few days
than the men Of cledging DAYS saw
and learned in years.
The persistent efforts Of explor-
ers since the time Of the famous Cap
tain Cook have cleaned such scant
information about this frozen land
that even today sections OF its out
line must be drawn by guess. Parts
Of the coast and their immediate him
terlands have been explored rather
thoroughly and have yielded valuable
data, but the narrow stretches Of the
far interior seen by Amundsen, Scott
and Shackleton are the only recorded
glimpses Of the continents heart.
There Antarctica lies, surrounded
and covered by ice-a huge white
dome with the South Pole near fts
center, perched on q plateau nearly
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
G. 0. P. CALLS
MEETINGS IN
ALLPRECINCTS
Delegates to County
Convention Will Be
Elected Saturday,
July Is

Cameron county republicans viii
hold conventions in practically all
precincts Saturday, July 2s, a call
having been issued the first Of the
week by Carlos G. Watson Of
Brownsville, secretary Of the repub-
lican county executive committee.
At the precinct conventions one
delegate and one alternate will be
elected 70 represent each precinct
at the county convention TO be held
at the county convention to be held
Brownsville Saturday afternoon,
August 4, at 3 o'clock.
THE precinct conventions will be
open TO all qualified voters, regard
less Of previous political affiliations
who believe in the principles Of the
republican party and will support,
in good faith. the nominees OF its
national convention" the announce
ment states.
The county convention on August
4 will send one delegate and one
alternate TO the republican state
convention to be held at Fort Worth
August IA, az which a full state
ticket will be nominated. a platform
adopted and a republican state
chairman and 81 members of the
republican state executive commit
tee will be elected.
The following chairrien will pre-
side at the precinct conventions in
Cameron county Saturday, July %:
Point Isabel. Bernardo Perez.
Ell Jardin, Herman Schneider
S-Media Luna, Geo. NJ. Smith. A.
Rangerville, r. n. Dix. 5-Los
Fresnos, J. "A. White 6-Villaneuva.
Herman S. Rock. 7~-Encantada, ].
Z. Keller. 8-Los Indios, Mr.. Condit.
9-Santa Maria. w. W. Stocking. 10
La Feria, L. NJ. Vigness. 11-Har-
lingen, Aug. Dodillet. 12-Harlia-
gen, Chas. L. Rogers. 13-Rio Hon
do. c. A. Keys. 14-San Benito, J.
H. Shafer. 15-San Benito, L. l..
Zenor. 16-Brownsville, Julius JEFF
ferds. 17-Brownsville, Carlos C.
Watson. 1S-Brownsville. z. F. VAL
entin. 19-Brownsville, J. H. Hays.
20-Brownsville, z. c. Garcia. 2i-
Brownsville, e. A. Monsees. 22-
Santa Rosa. Tom Phillips. "a
Harrington, Chas. Mitsch. 24-Wil-
son Tract, c. A. Vallimont. rs
Stuart Place, J.. II. Skunk. 26-San
Benito, w. p. Thompson. 27-San
Be1ito, Guy Trent. 2s-Brownsville,
K. b. Creager. 29-Harligen, Walker
Austin. 30-El Jardin. E. . Lewis.
31-Combes, j. W. Merkel. 32-Dish-
man, A. W. Dixon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27

two miles high, and the remainder Of
its 100000 square miles tapeYing
to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian
oceans.
The ice-cap is believed to extend
down to the sea ut nearly all points.
IL terminates generally in towering,
unscalable ice cliffs from which
break huge bergs, covering the ocean
with white mountains and closely
packed ice that holds ships at bay.
Parts Of the coast r more Access
sible than others. and il is from two
such points that the three expeditions
purpose to operate. A glance ut the
map shows two great in~dentations, or
gulfs-one, Ross Sea, opposite New
Zealand; the other, Weddell Sea,
across from South America.
The Byrd and Wilkins parties plan
20 launch their aerial assaults on the
interior from Ross Sea, or rather
from the ice barrier that chokes
more than half Of that ocean arm. IL
was from this barrier that Amundsen
and Scott started on their trips to
the pole. Jeffrey expects to attack
from the shore of Weddell Sea, and
will therefore be across the CONT
nent from the other two leaders.
The three zones OF flight, as map
ped in advance, will hardly overlap,
if at all. Byrd plans to fly east ward
over what is called King Edward VII
Land; in addition, Of course he will
attempt a flight to the South Pole,
which Amundsen and Scott reached
after laborious sledge journeys.
Sir Hubert proposes an eastward
flight along the unmapped, unseen
coast between Ross Sea and Graham's
Land, the western boundary of We'd
dell Sea. He does not contemplate a
top to the pole.
Jeffery's effort will start from a
base on the west coast Of Graham's
Land. He plans to do his exploring
eastward TO Coats Land, which lies
on the other side Of Weddell Sea. He
may also try a trip to the pole and
across the continent to Ross Sea.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
TESTING WELL
AT 1900 FEET
R~aymondville Supply
Of Water Hoped to
Be Increased
Especial to The Hersld)


RAYMoNDVILLE, July 27.-one
Of the deepest water wells "
drilled in Willacy county is being
tested at a depth Of 1900 feet, to
determine If water in sufficient
quantity has been reached. The
we'll is being drilled for the city Of
Raymondville by the Layne-Texas
company Of Houston, and q stratum
Of water sand has been encountered,
after drilling through a thick layer
Of rock formation. The only ques-
ton is whether the sand will furnish
a sufficient quantity Of water at this
depth, and IL it does not, il is ex-
pected that the drill will continue
until a good flow encountered.
In most sections of Willacy eoun-
ty, artesian water is found at a
depth Of from 900 to 1900 feet, and
a number of wells has been drilled
throughout the Raymondville sec
ton with q GOO flow Of water ut
LOO feet. The present city well
does not afford sufficient water for
the needs Of the town, and IL became
imperative that a more productive
well be obtained. The city has
grown to where a consumption of 400
gallons Of watr per minute. or about
one-half million gallons per day, Is
required for all purposes, and the
present well nov supplying the city
furnishes only about one-half that
quantity of water.
An elevated water tank 1876 feet
high and holding $4,000 gallons OF
water has just been completed and
connected up with the mains, which
is in addition to a concrete reser-
voir with a capacity Of 10000 gal
Ions. In addition 10000 feet Of
mains, four, six and eight inches In
diameter, have been installed. ac-
cording to Water Superintendent
Charles Zolninger, who states that
the greater portion Is Of the eight
inch size. The system has been i'm
proved throughout, and with the
completion Of the well now in pro-
cess, ~Raymondville will have one of
the best water systems in the VAL
ley. and a bountiful supply Of ex-
cellent water, healthful and we'll
adaptable for all purposes.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
OTHER
TO COME HERE
Group From Victoria
To Attend Arroyo
Camp Outing (.
Especial to The Herald)


SAN BENITo, July 27.-Thirty-
five Boy Scouts from Victoria. al
most 800 miles away, will journey to
the Lower Rio Grande Valley the
latter part Of August, and join some
500 or 400 Valley Scouts in the en-
campment at the new camp on the
Arroyo.
This announcement was made here
Thursday afternoon by Tom Muir
ray. Valley Scout executive. who was
in the city attending to Scout bus
mess, and also accompanying oswald
Pettet, playground association rep
resentative.
The decision TO permit the 55 Boy
Scouts from Victoria county TO come
70 the encampment on the banks Of
the Arryo Colorado was reached at
the meeting this week Of the Scout
camp committee AZ Waco.
This meeting was presided over BY
w. Fl. Moon. McAllen. chairman Of
camping committee and vice presi-
dent of the Valley Sc, { ce-ncil.
Arrangements for the encampment
were made. and announcement issued
that sil Scouts planning 10 attend
the camp must register before Aug
list II. The camp will open August
le. and will last ten days. closing
August %.
Arrangements we're made for
equipment. adult supervision and for
a pioneer squad or advance guard OF
boys to 20 TO the camn on Saturday.
August rs. and put IL In shane for
the main army on Sunday August
10.
Those a. the meeting in addition %
Moon were c. c. Commons. Merce-
des; Bert Coleman. La Feria: Norris
Steward. John Nicholson and Chi4k
Bennett, WeslRco. and the Scout ex-
ecutives. Murray and Bob Lyon os
Edinburg.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
BY JOHN L. COOLEY
Associated Press Science Editor
Copyright, 1928, The Associated

aseoClAbCu EIcsb SCIENCE EDITOR
Copyright, 1928, The Associated
Press)
NEW YORK, July 2f.-CP-Down
to the dead land that towers above
the bottom Of the world three bands
Of explorers sail in the next few
months TO pit the airplane against
the defenses of Natures most formiS-
able Embellishments
Whether aircraft that can carry
men across the oceans, across the
Arctic wastes, even to the north pole.
will surmount the barriers Of gale
and storm, ice and mountain, that
have kept the south polar continent
a land Of mystery will soon be de-
termined by Com. Richard E. Byrd,
Capt. Sir Hubert wilkins Com.
Douglas George Jeffrey, Royal Navy,
retired, and their respective parties.
Aviators have great faith in the mod
ern plane, but they know that this
task is the hardest ever assigned 10
II. Antarctic weather is the worst
in the world.
The Byrd expedition starts on its
$4,000 0 venture about the middle Of
August. Most of the 55 men and vir-
~y 80 " AAG GQulUHfGnL
will travel TO Dunedin, New Zealand.
aboard the barkentine Samson, al
though the commander himself
plans TO leave about a month later.
From New Zealand the explorers
Will steam across the southern ocean
TO the Bay of Whales, a threshold
to Antarctica on the Ross Sea ice
barrier, there to establish the base Of
operations. They hope to reach shis
point by January /, summertime in
the Antarctic.
The Wilkins expedition, smaller
than Byrd's plans to leave a Cali
fornia port in October, proceeding
first 10 Panama, where il will board
q whaler for the long voyage 70 the
Ross Sea, where it, too, will start
work. A whaling vessel will byinr
the little party north when its work
is over.
Jeffery, . veteran of the last
~Shackleton expedition to Antarcsica.
sails south from New York in Sep
TENDER. expecting 10 return in May.
He is chartering a ship.
Something more than a spirit OF ad-
venture, more than a desire to give
the airplane another strenuous work
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
Big Shake-Up In
Omaha Club Seen

OMAHA, Neb., July 27.-CP-rhe
World-Herald said today that a big
shake-op in the Omaha Western
League baseball club includes the
sale Of Joe Burns to Seattle; Clar-
ence Hetherly to the Detroit Tigers.
and probably Red Harvel to Cleve-
land.
Marion Thomas, the newspaper
said, has been selected by the st.
Louis Cardinals as the man they
want in an option deal. The resig-
nation Of Hans Ries, secretary, was
also forecast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-27
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AUCKLAND, N. 1.-THE ears Of
King George weer boxed once. When
he was q naval cadet, he was punished
BY Captain GOODWIN Archer who has
lust died here.