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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
GOv. SMITH ROSE
 FROM 0BSCUR|7Y Elected N. Y. Chief Executive
 Four Times CAME FROM FEAST SIDE" Only Once Beaten for Office and Then at Harding Landslide When He Ran a Million Votes Ahead of Ticket.

By the Associated Press
 Alfred Emanuel Smith rose from an obscure youth on the sidewalks of New Works crowded lower East side to become governor of the Elm pire State four times and candi- date for nomination to the highest office in the nation.
 In 1924 he was a contender for the democratic presidential nomi- nation at Madison Square Garden in a memorable convention that finally named John w. Davis as standard bearer. In 1920 he was a "favorite son" at the San Francisco convention.
 Known as "Al"
 The governor. known to legion of New Workers as Al, has led a charmed political life in state that is normally charted as republi- can. especially in presidential cleo tion years. Only once in more than quarter of a century of almost continuous public life has he been defeated for office On that occa- sion, when Nathan l.. Miller defeat- ed him for governor-the year of the Harding presidential landslide in 1920-heran a million votes ahead of the democratic ticket.
 Geniality is one of the outstand- ing Smith attributes and accounts for part of his immense personal following in his home city. But he has a rigid sense of public duty. with which his good nature is never permitted to interfere.
 Hee has been called The Happy Warrior" Fighting is something he has always had to do. commence ing with his struggle to overcome poverty in his boyhood, when he helped to support his widowed mother. He repeatedly fought hos tile legislatures in Albany and was successful in pushing through many important legislative measures.
 He has had many fights with Will liam Randolph Hearst, the publish CT, and had a few tilts with the late William Jennings Bryan. His last lihpOi ldHt isilt "ltH I1tdTS', "lltIl he stubbornly declined to run on a ticket with the publisher. marked the decline ot the latter's influence with the state democratic party.
 smiths own attitude regarding fighting is showh in his speeches. In the 1926 guhernatorial cam paign, when he defeated Ogden l.. Mills, later under-secretary of the
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
FEAR SIX DIED IN D|RIGlbLE CRASH
 Aiship Caught Fire After "Crackins Up' NVGATYU NAV VY1HNV IIVIN NrrnV
SMOKE COLUMN WAS SEEN
General Describes for First Time
 in Detail the Wreck of Huge
 Craft on its Return from the
 North Pole.

Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. June 27. --tAt-Fear that six men, who drift ed away in the balloon part of the Italia after its crash on the polar ice cap, were dead prevailed today when it was learned that the airship had caught fire.
 Of 16 men who left aboard the dirigible for the North Pole on May 23 only six were known to be alive today. One man was killed in the crash and three others have been missing since they started afoot for land.
 Smoke Column Seen
 General umberto Mobile said that soon after the dirigible crashed on May p the balloon part with six men aboard drifted to the east and a small column of smoke was seen rising from it after it had gone 10 kilometers fabout miles). Nothing has been heard of the six men.
 Ninzenzo Pomella. motor attend ant. was in the stern gondola when the Italia crashed. The gondola was ripped off in striking the ice, crushing Pomella, and during the ensuing Commotion he died.
 Among the debris on the ice they found all the instruments and later the body Of Pomella was discovered and buried in the ice.
 In the meantime the balloon part of the Italia was drifting to the east having been freed of the weight of the gondolas and part of the bracing. When it had gone about 10 kiloneters a small column of smoke was seen rising from it. Mobile thought that either a gasoline or an oil tank had caught fire. The bal loon crashed on the ice with it's six occupants. These were Lieut.. Ettore Arduino, Italian navy navigator: Professor Aldo Pontremoli, Italian scientist: pr, Cgo Lago. corre- spondent of the Milan newspaper Popolo D'Italia: Renato Aileeanari, envelope attendant; Attileo Caratti, motor attendant, and Calisto Ciocca, motor attendant.
 Rescue Radio
 The radio apparatus was rescued from the debris of the gondola wrecked with the Mobile party in-
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
SEVEN COLLEGE GIRLS TO SAIL FOR EUROPE Miss Sloper and Misses Trumbull Going on
 Trip Abroad

Hartford, June 27 P,-Miss Flor ence Trumbull. daughter of Cover nor John H. Trumbull and Mrs. Trumbull, and Miss Esther Trum- bull. daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Trumbull of Plainville, with Miss Emily Sloper ot New Britain, will sail after midnight Friday from New York as members of a party of seven college girls who will spend two months in Europe on 9 trip conduct ed by Miss Helen Evans of New York.
 Miss Evans is a Mount Holyoke graduate and Miss Florence Trum- bull was graduated from Mount Holyoke last year, while Miss Esther TrunIbull finished at Pine Manor two years ago. Miss Sloper is a graduate or Auburn academy.
 The party will visit England and tour Scotland by motor afterwards going 10 Paris and the north of Italy. Ii Is expected that they will sail on their return journey Septem- Der 1.
 Gov. and Mrs. Trumbull. MT. and Mrs. Henry Trumbull will accom- pany the Misses Trumbull 10 New York to see them off. John Cool idse. son of President and Mrs. Cal win Coolidge. who has been guest at the Trumhull home, will remain there until Friday but is not expect cd to accompany Governor and Mrs Trumbull to the steamship.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
CONN. DELEGATES
 JOIN IN DANCING Parade With Mob During
 Bowers Keynote Speech BUTTON CRABS STANDARD Bristol Man Wrenchcs It Free and Leads Nutmeg Group in Soothing Crowd-Dclcgation Cheers Bowers Repeatedly.
BUTTON GRABS STANDARD
(By w. J. G. MYERS
Associated Press Staff Writer)

Associated Press Staff Writer)
 Houston, June 27 P-To the stirring music of the southland and with thousands Of spectators in 8 riot Of enthusiasm, Connecticut joined the dance of the state stand ards during the keynote speech of Claude G. Bowers, temporary chair nan Of the democratic national con- Vontion last night and one of the joys which come into delegates life every four years had been tested.
 Dntton Carries standard
 Joe Dutton of Bristol, took the standard from Spellacy's chair and fell in behind Mississippi from which comes Senator Pat Harrison well liked as public speaker in the con- stituiion state. A thousand delegates had broken in on the keynoter and while Bowers waited for a chance to resume, the agricultural states be- gan their merry march up and down the aisles. Connecticut was on its feet heading firmly to It's position while delegations in front and be- hind had fallen into line. New Eng land was joining in and New York was coming up behind when Dutton iammed his straw hat on his head, Wrenched the upright free and got into step.
 Rise to Cheer
 Throughout the speech, Connec- ticut repeatedly rose to cheer. After the convention adjourned. the dele gates praised the keynote speech, Charles G. Norris, William F.. Thoms, state chairman. James J. Walsh and National Committeeman Thomas I. Spellacy declaring it one of tho most stirring calls to battle rounded in any convention they had attended.
 Walsh said he believed that radio listeners all over the country were even better able to appreciate the 'nasterly phrase making and the airalenment of the republican party than those in the hall.
 Busy Day
 The evening session climaxed a busy day for the delegates. At the morning meeting badges and tickets were handed out and in the after noon after the first convention ses- Slon. many were guests Of those ex- tending southern hospitality. Morris and Walsh were taken on a tour of
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
VICTORY LANDSLIDE
 FOR SMITH STARTS Governors Camp Expects Sup port From Ohio and Oklahoma WOULD GIVE NEEDED VOTES
Arkansas Puts IF Ballots in Column for New York Governor - "Jim" Reed Still Defiant, Threatens to Carry on for Nomination.

Houston, June c7 Pl-The nomination of Alfred E. Smith, probably on the first ballot be- came assured today when the Ohio delegation to the demo- cratic national convention ar ranged to swing most of it's 4S votes to the New York governor.
 Coincident with the decision of the Buckeye state delegates to shift to Smith. the Oklahoma delegation decided in caucus to cast it's 20 votes on the first The delegation is bound by the unit rule.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
MAKES PARACHUTE JUMP

John A. Lawler. vice president of the Connecticut Flying club, is the first member Of the organization 10 make a parachute jump. He leaped into space Monday at Brainard field and landed safely in the tall grass He dropped q distance of 1,500 feet.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
BIC T|M' MURPHY
 DIES IN GANG WAR
Machine Gun Bullets End Life
 of Chicago Robber
FIRED FROM AUTOMOBILE
Standing on Lawn Station Bandit Is Easy Target for FOes-Had Body Guard for Long Time Showing He Was Marked.

Chicago, June 27 Pl-Gang guns got Big Tim" Murphy last night.
 A machine gun barrel was thrust through a window of a sedan cruis- ing slowly by the Murphy bungalow. H1urphy's six feet three standing on his lawn was an easy target.
 Fire streamed from the window of the sedan. The bedtime quiet of the Rogers Park neighborhood was broken by the guns deadly rat-a- tat-tat. The knees of giant buck led, and the blood of Big Tim" Murphy stained the grass where he fell.
 Sentenced to Prison.
 Two years ago Murphy stepped from Leavenw orth penitentiary after serving a sentence for complicity in the daring Dearborn street station robbery of 1922. Several men were playing ball on a vacant lot near the station at noon. When mail truck carrying S125,o00 drove up, the men drew revolvers. took the money and escaped in automobiles. The 6UNtI HIutHL CHd | 6Cu tuoI Ai ui piiJ plotted and led the execution of this most daring of daylight robberies in Chicago.
 Racketeer, mail robber, gambler Murphy's name frequently was whispered in connection with police mysteries. When "Mossy" Enright, who had been prospering in fields which had been Murphy's own, was shot dead at his home in 1920, Murpy was arrested But they couldn't connect him with it.
 It was following his release in this case that Murphy for the fHst time appeared in public with the marked man in Chicago's under world. He was never one to carry a gun. He had no weapon when he was shot down last night.
 Marked for Death.
 Fifteen years ago the word went around that Murphy. who had risen to power as president of the Gas Workers Union, had been marked for death. Yet Murphy's buck teeth continued to gleam in the Murphy smile and he lived to read the obitu- aries of scores of gangsters, racket eers, feudists and slayers.
 But 42 years Is long time to live for one with pursuits so pre- carious as Big Tim's." His time came last night.
 IL was no new story. the maner Of his taking off. There was the inevitable closed car, with drawn ehades-four or five men with mur- der in their hearts-the clip of car tridges-the quick speaking ma chine gun.
 They got him Ion the spot" Big Time" was in the basement of the $35,o00 bungalow listening with his brother-in-law, Harry Diggs, to a radiocast of the Houston conven- ton. The front door bell rang. Murphy. trained in caution, did not answer it.. Instead, he and Diggs slipped out side door and walked around to the front lawn to see who was there.
 None in Sight.
 No one was in sight Murphy moved across the grass toward the street. They saw the sedan, almo ost
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-27

The description given in des- patches 10 the San Salvador news papers of the strange monster re- ported to have been found at La Union does not correspond with the lchthyosaurus as understood by modern scientists. The ichthyosaurus was fossil reptile and was of pur- poise-like form with four paddle like limbs. an enormous head. long tail and broad vertebrae resembling those of fishes. The eyes were large and the oyeballs were surrounded by ring of bony plates.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27

Mir. and Mrs. Harry T, Sloper of Russell street.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-27
THINK MONSTERS ARE
 ALIVE IN THE JUNGLE
Find Body of Strange Beast in San
 Salvador

San Salvador. Republic of Salva- dor, June 27 R-There is some be- lief here that monsters of Jurassic period may yet be alive in the jun gle regions of Central and South America particularly since the re- ported finding of the body of a strange beast at the port of La Union.
 Newspaper reports state that hun- ters found the monster shortly after 1t had died. Half it's body was out side the water and half in the sea. The body. the hunters said, was like that Of bull with head like d horse and fitted with four jaws. each one with 17 teeth as thick as a mans little finger.
 The belief prevails that the find is an ichthyossaurus, a monster of the Jurasslc period. It's skeleton is being brought to the National university for study and classification.
 If the hunters actually found the beast while it still had it's flesh at tached to the bones it would appear to indicate that it perished recently, probably while fighting with another marine monster.
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Evening star., 1928-03-01

FORT WORTH, March l (SpeciaD .--
Prices for 2 and ycar-old steers have
finally touched the $l00 mark. This
figure was paid per head recently by
Denver buyers to Mitchell Bros. for
1000 Waggoners steers. These animals
were consigned to the Mitchell people a
month ago for $9250 a head.
SAN FRANCISCO.-The placing Of
an order for 1000 refrigerator cars by
the Pacific Fruit Express, a subsidiary
Of the Southern Pacific Railroad Co,
brings the express fruit fleet OF "reefers"
to 10000. The new cars, which will be
built by the Pullman Co. and the
Pacific Car e. Foundry Co. at cost of
s6,200,0 900, will be delivered by Septem-
Der /.
MONROE, La.-Moody & Seagraves
of Shreveport will begin work on pipe
line from Richland Field to st. Louis
and Memphis early in April. The work
will cost $20.000,0o0.
YOUNGSTOWN Steel fabricators
in this district are continuing to operate
at higher rate with Spring just around
the corner. Truscon Steel expects to
reach full capacity about the middle
Of April.
CLEVELAND.-The Glen L. Martin
Co. has been forced to move its aviation
field plant from Cleveland to Baltimore
at the request of the Navy. the largest
customer of the company. Local off,
cials are attempting to induce the
company to maintain a commercial
plane plant in this city.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
BENT-BREAST TURKEYS
PLENTIFUL AND CHEAPER
Large Shipments to Baltimore Made
by Raisers in Off Season Cause
Much Comment.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March IAN unusual
number of turkeys are on sale In the
wholesale market. having been sent here
from the Eastern and Western Shore
sections. where they were raised. The
large number caused comment, since
this Is the "ofr turkey" season.
Many of the big birds are what Is
known in the trade as crooked breasts,
caused by roosting posture that turns
a breast bone. This keeps them off
the holiday markets. but does not harm
them In any way for the table.
The price. however. is materially af-
fected, as crooked breasts are selling
wholesale today at 25 cents pound
while other turkeys are bringing as high
as AZ cents.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
MUSEUM FORMED
FOR JOURNALISTS
Northwestern University Branch
Receives Many Gifts From
Newspaper Men.

CHICAGO. March /. - Journalism's
hesitancy about letting its rich back
ground of tradition take definite form
has induced the Medill School of Jour-
nalism at Northwestern University to
establish museum of American jour-
nalism.
Many gifts already have been re-
ceived. principally portraits of living
men. said H. F. Harrington
director. who is planning permanent
quarters for their preservation.
Almost every newspaper Office in the
country has some early historic papers.
a stick that was used by President
Harding. or hand press on which
some notable got his start" he said.
Many of these treasures have been lost
We are establishing repository where
newspaper men of the Nation can leave
these records and know that they will
be preserved for posteritv.
Right now we are locking for an old
washington press. We would be de-
lighted TO get even model Of an old
Colonial press. When we have our new
quarters we shall have room for. an
early linotype or stone that has be-
come link in the long chain of jour-
naliStic evolution
Evening star., 1928-03-01
NON-FERROUS METALS.

NEW YORK. March R).-The
past week has been the best In some
time from the standpoint Of tonnage
sold in non-fcrrous metals. but busi-
ness was maintained at the expense
of prices. says the Engineering and
Mining Journal Large copper pro-
ducers held prices to slightly above IA
cents pound. but custom smelters
made deliveries In the East as low as
1885 cents. Large purchases are ex-
pected for March requirements. Leads
decline to cents a pound brought the
metal to its lowest quotation since
January. 1928. Zinc sold down to $40
cents, then improved in price.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
WOOLS ARE FIRM.

BOSTON, March (SpeciaD Me-
dium and low grade domestic Wools
were firm today in the Boston Wool
Market, rejecting the scant supplies.
but fine woods were quiet. Fine terri
tory was quoted at 115a1.20 clean
half blood at 1.10al.15, thrce-eighths
blod at LOCAL 05, and quarter blood
at IS to 100. Fine Ohio flccces were
quoted at SO grease basis, half blood
at 5Oa52, three-eighths blood at 51a52,
and quarter blood at So.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
HAIR SHOWS HUMIDITY.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
CHICAGO-A small strand of hui
man hair controls humidity in special
testing rooms in the research labor
atory Of the Portland Cement Associa-
ton.
When there is too much moisture in
the air. the hair elongates and permits
a balanced metal bar. to which it is at
tached. 10 make contact with a fan.
This blows the air over pans Of calcium
chloride which absorbs the excess water
and brings the room to the desired con-
dltion.
When the air is too dry the hair con-
tracts and causes the bar to make con-
tact with another fan that blows mois-
ture into the room. AS long as the air
contains the proper amount OF mois-
ture. the bar IS held in suspension be-
tween the two points Of contact.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
COAL TRAFFIC DROPS.
Western Maryland's Earnings Hit
by Lighter Fuel Movement.
ipecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 1.-Earnings Of
the Western Maryland Railway continue
to make unfavorable comparison with
last year, due chiefly to slower move
ment ofscoal. Estimated receipts for
the week ended February 2l showed a
comparative loss Of $82, 2,374.08, or ID
per cent.
Revenues from coal traffic were
$62 ,254l3, or 25 per cent less than for
the corresponding week in 1927. For
the first three weeks of February earn
ings dropped s215.223.04. or Is per
cent. shrinkage in coal tonnage ac-
counting for $l69 .956.97 Of the decrease.
From January to February 81 earn
ings show decrease of S675 5,946.37. or
20 per cent. compared with the cor
responding period last year. totals be-
ing S2.700,9l6.13 and S3,37G 1925 re-
spcctively. Loss in coal revenues was
S49l, ,563.55, or Is per cent.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
POTATO TRADE SLOW.

CHICAGO, March R)-U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture e--PotatoeS--Re-
ceipts. SO cars: on track, 20l cars; total
U. s. shipments, 1,139 cars; demand
and trading slow, market much weaker
on old stock, steady on new: Wisconsin
sacked, round whites. 2.00a210: Idaho
sacked. russet Burbanks, U. S. No. /,
2.10a230; Florida Bliss Triumphs, in
crates, No. /, 800.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
HUDSON SHIPMENTS UP.

NEW YORK, March l (P).--Hudson
Motor Car Co. produced 10000 Hudson
and Essex cars in February, making it
the largest February in the company's
history and 5000 ahead of February,
1927. Packard also made a record in
February. shipping 4,404 cars as COM
pared with 4.372 in November 1927, the
previous record
Evening star., 1928-03-01
FILE PATENT SUIT.

NEW YORK. March CP).-Moto-
meter Co, manufacturers of automo-
bile heat indicators, and Harrison II.
Boyce. the inventor, have filed suit in
Federal District Court against Safe-T-
State Co. of Brooklyn. charging in
fringement Of Boyce patents involving
a dashboard type indicator
Evening star., 1928-03-01
RUBBER GROWERS MEET.
Dutch Interests at The Hague TO,
Discuss Their Industry.

AMSTERDAM, Holland. March [H1.
Dutch rubber growers Of the Dutch
East Indies today met at The Hague
to discuss conditions In their industry
One proposal was for the formation
of selling pool among Dutch East
Indian producers for a portion OF their
output. Considerable uncertainty ap-
pearcd to prevail as to whether this is
advisable. as the newspaper TELEGRAPH
says investigation shows a majority Of
Dutch producers in favor Of consIlta-
ton and cooperation with British pro-
ducers.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE.

PARIS, March l H).-Price changes
were irregular on the bourse today.
Three per cent renteS, 66 francs, 40
ccntimes; 5 per cent loan, 81 francs
SO ccntimcs: exchange on London, 124
francs 2 centimes; the dollar was
quoted at IS francs 4134 centimes.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
900, ,0OO,O 900 OIL UNION
BREWING, PAPER SAYS
Standard Of Indiana and Gulf Com
pany Interests Linked in Dis
cussion Of Big Merger.

BY tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The New
York Times says that reports reached
Wall Street yesterday that preliminary
conversation has taken place between
interests representing the Standard Oil
Co. of Indiana and the Gulf Oil Cor
poration looking toward possible con-
solidation of the two companies, which
have combined assets OF nearly 81 1000,-
100000
Oil interests in New York, the Times
says, are inclined to credit the reports
of q suggested merger, but to doubt
that any substantial progress has been
made in the negotiations. Their in
formation Is that large stockholding in
tereSts in the two companies have been
sounded out, but no actual overtures
have been made from either side, the
Times says.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
DRY GOODS STEADY.

NEW YORK. March l (SpcciaD -
Cotton goods markets were quiet again
today at unchanged prices. Print
cloths were quoted at 7a4 for 64xG0s
and at 8as for 68x72s. Raw silks were
unchanged in an active market.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
EARNINGS SHOW GAIN.

NEW YORK. March l Hp.-~Public
Service Corporation OF New Jersey re-
ports 1927 gross earnings Of Sis. 5.906,-
322. against $l07. 1885 030 for 1926, giving
a balance for dividends and surplus OF
Sl4,S70. .494. as compared with $l2.475,-
$40 in 1926.
Evening star., 1928-03-01

Assets back Of rffcrrfd S"il 20
fO-Nt,3r average annual rarnings. ESS
For five years. la"3-"6. there MAS deficit
every wear. u total OF :s.G' yer cent.
During the wears lal1.i. II elusive. there
WAS earned y total Of S9.ni per cent. or an
average OF l1.Si per cent tor the period
Estimated earnings 1oss gu preferred
stock. ~ 80.
Dividend rate Of per cent was rad from
1917 10 1922; u per cent IN la-3: none
paid since.
The accumulated dividends will amount TO
q l. per cent on March ]. 1a"S.
ConSult your banker or broker for fur-
thcr information as 10 :alurs back OF this
sj0'k.l
Straphook this for future reference.
Evening star., 1928-03-01
POWER SALES GAIN.

NEW YORK. March / CP).--North-
crn Indiana Public Service Co. reports
1927 net income as S2,784,902, against
1926 net of $2.68397O. Sales of cleo
tricity gained 73 per cent and Of gas
7.6 per cent.