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New Britain herald., 1928-04-26

Fort William, Ont. April 26 UpD With. 1000 of the 4,ooo school children here absent because of the rapid spread of influenza. ali public schools have been ordered closed Children also will be prohibited from gathering in the streets and enter talnmCnt places
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
More OllakcS Felt

Athens. Greece. April 2G tP) - Earth shock shave been continuing in the region of Corinth, the most severe being felt at ten o'clock last night This tremor also was felt in Athens.
 Almost continual rain has agra vatcd the situation in Corinth, but British sailors from the airplanc carrier Eagle erected 600 large huts iast night and distributed 5000 loavcs of bread.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
Tive ~"3mru lsC-IUtD

rharhnm. Mass, April .i tlpD -- Tive s,,amrn were rescued .arly to- day when ihe tbr"c- -mastcI schoon- .r William Booth Wan r;mn"I and uuk h.- ;hr four -Uast'ri Helen l;"nn"tt G@rnE. "f Boston, ahou. .nnr n,ii~e off Chatham.
 S;rnrk nluiJ&hip@, the Booth, tI.ati1y In.uI,I with granite blocks, ti"d and san. in lrg@ than three mnuj' s, but not before her ere" WHs taken aboard 'h" Grange.
 The accident WnS revealed scN- rYal hours after i, occurred when coast g'lyr'is ot th" Chatham sta. non. through @lass.@, cspiea th" poal.S ol tb" wrecked ;' hooncr' 5 rnaats prctrulIug from the distant ,s''a.
 Al first i' vas feared that tlr ac- rlIcut might hay" involved a loss "C life but coast guards learned Inter thai th" ti,r members of inc lsooth's crrr- were safe aholrI the Grange.
 The larc"r craft. littlc damage ] in the crash. WAS anchored about two miles off Chatham this morning Captain Richard F.. Ryder of the Chatham coast guard station dis patched q boat which later trans
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
BENEFITS FUNERAL L.
 FRIDAY AFTERNOON l
Body Leaves Quebec Today, Due in New York Tomorrow Morning
BURIAL IN ARLINGTON
Grave Will Be Near That Of Admiral FCary, ni>co,Crcr of Tote - Aged Nothrr Will Re Taken to Funeral SfrNlts'S,

New York. April "6 tLPD-- Baron Won Eluuncteld, Captain Herman koehl and Major James lltznaurice will attend 'hr funeral of Floyd Bennett in Washington tomorrow provided they arriN' her" carly enough. Grover A. Whslpn, chairman of Mayor Walkers reception committee. Sapl he had been intorm"I today.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
City Expected to Open Employ ment Ofice, Listing Appli-
 cants as They Appear
FEW DAYS A WEEK WORK
 FOR EACH, IS PLANNED
eral Hundred Names of Citizens NhO Are | nablC to Obtain JobS- -Sewrracc Sl >tcm Extension May Ofcr Partial Relief in Situa- ton Becoming TCn~e.

ton Becoming Tcn~e.
 Because or tho great mum ber Of applicants for city jobs, it is prob able that 2 municipal employment bureau will he established along lines similar to inc one which vas in op- cratlon during the period of dcpres- sion i'll 1920, discussion in city hall today indicates.
 Matthew J. Callahan, secretary to the mayor. has been handling the applications and already has the names and addresses of several hun drcd seekers after work. II is his expectation that employment will be found for a large number after tho conlmon council provides the funds for sewerage operations, which will probably be in the latter part Of next week. II will not be possible 10 -ivr full time work to any but the most urgent eases, which arc those having the greatest number Of dc pcndcuts.
 The system followed out in 1920 and the one which will be put Tn ef~ feet if tho municipal labor bureau is uGuratod is 10 give all appliCa nts Hho show q disposition 10 work, cm- ployment for two days or moro B week. In this way some aid is given all Unless prompt action is had in the way of relieving conditioAs of uncmrloy ment it is eXpec'c cd the de- partment of public welfare will be flooded with requests for aid
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
Should Landing Prove Too Hazardous, FIers Will Continue to Que.
 bee, Which i. 80 Miles Away.
If Present Plans Carry.
 Entire Party Should Bl in New York by Friday Evening. i

Lake Sic Agnes, Que. Aprll 3e thN The Canadian Press) -ThA three aviators who were first tA ma Ike tue westward crossing Of thl Atlantic hy plane. today at lcaA1 were free Of their isolation on Groonly Island and headed toward ih" acclaim which the world haA waited to give them.
 Leave Early Tulay
 After almost a fortnight of unceN Ia alniIos, they took off this mornina m the Ford relief plane from the little island which had been theie refuge and which became their prin on. Their history making plane, tho Bremen, was left behind, unable th take 10 the air from lack of skis. The start of the relief plane, pilots cd by Bernt Balchcn, was made af 1:45 a. m. Exactly an hour later lt was sighted over Harrington and at i P. m, 1t was reported sighted over Natashauan. a55 miles west of Grecnly Island, the eastern terminu1 of the winter air mail.
 II IS expected the expedition would reach Lake Ste. Agnes be- l tWeef 1 and , D. m.
 Guard Against Accident 1 To guard against disaster in . landing on the lake ice here. a plan arranged lay Captain James Fits 1 maurice before he returned to the | island will be carried out. The Fora plane will circle the lake until obs servers have deterfnined and sigs nailed whether theri ice is still stroa4 enough 10 bear the heavy pIAnss. lt it is not, the Ford will keep on e Quebec, about so miles away. and land on the field on the plains e l Abraham
 Miss Herta Iunkcrs who has been handling the relief plans. said that skis had not been sent to the Bremen because if had been planned to fly the transatlantic craft direct 10 New York. where a landing with them would have been impossible. Clarke City, Que, April cs (Canas dian Pressp-The relief plane carrys | ing the Germa an-1rish crew of tho transatlantic monoplane Bremcu1 i passed over this point at 1:lo p. mS Clarke City is about .50 mile. from Lake Ste. Agnes, the planes immeA diatc designation.
 Ioc Of the Bremen | T. was Friday, April 13. that tho Bremen made a forced landinga when near the limit of its fuel sups
 ply, on the rocky islet 100 mile1 north Of its course. The undercaN1 rlagc was smashed and other dam age done in the landing and the 1o1
 land had no facilities for repairs.
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New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
Great Tidal Wave

Tn" NarnH carthuuai" which took place last night. is described as Norsc than that which caused great ,;aluag" in the populous city of Phil ippopolis several days ago. It was accompanied lay q giant tidal way" N hich inundated thc city and sunk everything in tll" harbor.
 Th,, far ianri Islands of Nitulcnc and Syra in tho Aegean Sea, inluor- talizcd by Byron and places where tho American Near East Relief is caring for Q. GOO Greeks and Arncn- ian orphans. also were swept by a cyclone hich unruof"d hundreds of houses, damaged crops and spread panic throughout the population.
 American Nurscs Aid
 Many American nurses and rrllrt workers in torin'h had a narro" cs- cal., from death in ouc Of the shocks as tue temporary station in Y hici they were aiding the injured collapsed.
 Tnrc" of their number, Edna Eas- t,t, Gf los Angeles. Grace Harris Of New York. and Emma rushnar of I:osto on. rendered heroic service in rescuing victims buried in the iuins caused by the llahes,
 With traditional promptrcss American generosity Is extending aid in all of the ruined areas. Th, contribution of the American pco- plc to tho Red Cross arc being used in Bulgaria The Near Fast Rclici is rushing to Coriuth 5000 cases o1 condensed milk. 2.5oo tents, 600, blankets and other relief supplies some of which was donated by thf public school children of New Norl | city 10 the Greek Nomcn's Pa. triotic League. The same orga niza i ton also is dispatching 5000 tents 1 l5,ooo garments, medicines an' money to various other districts ii i the Balkan earthquake zone.
 slornns Add to suffering
 In most 0. the affected arca' rains and hail storms arc multiply ing the misery Of the shclterIes! and dist ractcd populace, while con tinuous earth trcmors and crcsccn docs of thunder and lightning ar, causing the supcrstitious among tn peasants to believe that the end 0 the world is coming.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
ROCKEFELLER WAS MAN WHO THOUGHT
 0F SENDING SERUM
Statement Made in Reply to Canadians Charge That Trip
 Was Publicity Stunt
LlNDBERGH'S PART WAS
 ADMIRABLE, ALL ASSERT

Premier of pu"bcr and pru,in
 >ccrctar, ot Canada Both Criticize
 Rushing ot Mcdicinc to Bennett.
 Claiming >Ii \cccsear, s"ruu,>
 Were Available in Canada for the
 Treatment of Pneumonia.
 New Sors, April @6 Tt-Tllc first thought of offering aid 10 Floyd Bennett from the Rockefeller Ins,,- tuto, it vas learned today. originated Tn tn" mind of John F. Rockefeller. ,Fr., who WAS deeply nov ed hy tho phstt of the fauo,1s aviator.
 II" telophon"I hr, simon l'loAncr of the institute and asked If there wasn't something that coltfd he done. pr. FloNner then 1clophoned to Dr A. |. Bararh. New York specialist sent 10 Quebec hy the New York World and the North Amcrican New sparer Alliance. which sponsor cd the relief fiichi on which Bennct, vas taken ill., and asked if the in- stitutC could be Of any service.
 Dr. Rarash's S Reply
 Welt" pr. Earacll was reported to have replied, you might send me some fresh serum Number ona and Number two. proha hly could gc1 it here. but I'd like 10 have il o, hand in case we find lt IS the proper treatment.
 On the hasiH Of this conversation between thr doctors Il was decided at once to send serum to br, BaracI and af this point the plan 10 g"t Col lindhergh'S services was evolved The seriousness ot BennettS illness was known at the institute and ii was f"lf that the case was one ir hich minutes might mean the dlt ference between life and death.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
GIANT TIDAL WAVE |NUNDATES VARNA
Bulgarian City on Black Sea
 Also Devastated by Quake
TREMORS ARE CONTINUING
Whole of Balkan Peninsula still Be- ing swept by Quakcs - Amc,i- can Nurses Arc Rendering HcrpiC Service to Sufferers.

sNicnna, April o6, tH, - The whole of the Balkan Peninsula. shaken by T series Of devastating carthuuah hcs in the last week, is still being swept ry violent trcmors.
 The latest cities to fall in the wake ot tho carth's terrific move mCnt arc the ancient city of Adrianp- pic in European Turkey and the large bulgarian city of Narna on tho Black Sea while the successive sub terrancan uphcaNals have completed tho destruction of the classical Crock city of torinth and several additional towns in Bulgaria.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26

'tuobro, April 26 GP.- FIoyd Ben n"'t, who plloted tho first plane 10 reach the north pole, will rest near the disc oNorer of the pole. He is to b" buried tomorrow in Arlington National cemetery outside Washing ten. lis grave will he close to that Of Admiral Robert r. Peary.
 Bod, Leaves Quebec
 The body of tho man who took Fonulaudcr Richard F.. Byrd across line pole and who died from attempt ing to carry aid to three fellow niers, left Quebec on a special car at l 30 p. m, today accompanied by his wife and h,s beloved chief, Com mander Byrd
 The tram IS due to arrive in New York city al 7.3o Friday morning.
 Funeral Friday Afternoon
 On it's arrlval a' New 1orl; inc caskct will h" taken under military aud police escort from the Grand Central to the Pennsylvania station for the trip 10 Washington. which begins three hours later. The bur ial will he Immediately after the ar rival Tn Washington Friday after noon.
 Escorted tu the train hcrc hv a military guard from the Royal 22nd regiment inc funeral train will be met on route hy a niicd States naval escort and the burial at Ar linCtou will be with full military | lonors.
 Brief funeral services under the direction of the Rev. Achdcacon Scott were arranged al the hospital where Bennett died. Mrs, Bennett first expressed the ! wish that her husband $ body be bur | jed near their home in Brooklyn but | later acccicd to the request that it lle beside Amorica's other heroes in Arlington.
 | Honurel By Byrd ! \ slab of stone will not be inc ! only material remembrance" of the t'nttt,p,rI
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
70, 0,WN IlarrCl- of Oil

Houston. TvN., Aprll 96 T}-Tlt" tNrrbruoE cleared from Texas City at 2 p Iu, last SaturdHy with ap uroN NinJt"ly 1u.uuo barrels of CrVde ,il for N"w York, according ,o the l!u,uhlc Oil auI Refining com pany.
 h"h haJ the 'ra7cl uul"r lease. Thr t:uh,r w@@ c",unnanl'I lN J. :. Tluiin-~.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26

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New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
34 Men Leave Burning Vessel in Life Boats About l50 Miles North of Jupiter, Florida, Early Today.
Five Sailors Saved After Schooner Is Rammcd and Sunk Near Town of Chatham.

New York. April :6 F' -- The American oil tanker 0Nerbrook caught fire following an explosion in Inc pump room while oft tho Florida voast early this morning. \ message to the owners, the Gladstone Trans rortaticn company, said that the ,lazc was subsidinE.
 The tanker Fred W. Weller had ,oscuc1 the 54 mon in the Ovcrhrook crew. who left their burning ship in iits boats. The Weller vas standing lv to await tho arrival of a coast guard cutter to which thc men are tu he transferred.
 70.NON Barrel, of Oil
 The pNorhrook was chart cred to the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and was bringing 'o.nrn bar iclS Of crude oil in bulk from Texas City. Texas. 10 New York.
 She was approximately l5h miles north ut Jupiter, Fla, when the cN- posioU occurred.
 Tho Weller had Jeff T"Nas City q ,'av after thr bvCrhrooh and Was also bound for New York
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
Bod, Leaves Quebec
Funeral Friday Afternoon

The tram Is due to arrive in New York city al 7.3o Friday morning.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-26
IuI IIInI.NIIC KAGIS

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Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-15
LEADING PAPERS OF COUNTRY
LAUD HOOVER'S NOMINATION

welt, he has been a man Of destiny.
Cleveland Plain Dealer-The nom
ination Of Mr. Hoover is Il circum
stance which invites new confidence
in Democratic government. He brings
character and promise to the Re
publican ticket. His election would
bring to the presidency one whose
horizon of sympathy and under
standing is world wide.
Ohio State Journal Mr.. Hoover
does net eve his nomination to the
favor of the Pennsylvania and New
York delegations but to his demon
stratiou of superior strength among
the candidates which made the sup
port Of these great delegations eX-
IedieHt and almost inevitable.
Washington Post Upon all ques-
tions except farm relief the Re
publican platform seems to be a
well constructed statement Of party
doctrine. ht present it appears that
the Republican party VIII enter the
campa. IN with candidate who
while possessing many clements of
slrength, is handicapped by Il plat
fe}n hat is unacceptable to an i'm
Itftaat section Of the party.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-15
COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL HAVE new
STUDY COURSE

One Of the major activities now
going on in the office of the county
superintendent of schools is the for.
nation Of new course of study for
use next year by Mrs. Lura Tyler.
supervisor of rural education, as
sisted by Mrs Minnie Becker, prin-
clPa OF Acacia school.
The course of study for the coun-
tE has not been revised in three
years and so many changes were
neeessitated that the idea of oar.
ther revision was impractical, so
that a new course entirely has been
devised.
The organization work will be fin
lshed today or tomorrow, according
to Mrs Tyler and the copy will be
ready for the press about August l.
Much new material will be incor.
Porated in the forthcoming publica.
tion, which will contain general
aim for the teacher rs well as Il
specific notation Of the essentials
the teacher is supposed to cover
The essential minimum of subject
matter which the child must have
mastered in each grade before pro-
motion TO the next is also featured
Previous study courses have been
arranged by subjects, that is, under
language WIS listed the specific
work Of each grade in that study.
The ueW book will arrange the
subject by grades, giving the gener-
al material to be covered under a
general heading and then listing by
grades the work required in all sub
jects. Though rcqu.cing some re
petition and making the bulk of the
catalogue larger this viii be a great
convenience to teachers, who will
find all the material applicable to
their particular grade in one place
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-15
By United Press Leased Wire

Editorial comment in representa-
tive American newspapers on the
nomination of Herbert Hoover by
the Republican national convention
follows:
New York Herald Tribune-Mr.
Hoover need fear no adversary. All
the essentials to Republican success
this year have been furnished to q
superlatiVc measure at the Kansas
City conventions
New York Times Before Novem-
Der comes he will have virtually 4
united party behind him. All this
makes him a rcdoubtabIc candidate.
] or the Democratic party to hold
him lightly would be an ineXcusable
biundei
New York Evening World Wall
street presently will perk up and
proclaim Mr.. Hoover the natural and
ideal heir to the Coolidge policies
The Democratic party has a large
sized job cut out for it to measure
up 10 its candidate and give him
the backing he needs to beat Mr.
Hoover.
New York Tolegsa.a THIS
Scripps Howard newspaper and its
% independent Hberal associates
led the journalistic support for
I.oeves To-day W. congratulate both
the candidate and the country on
this victory
Nominated BY People
Chicago Taily News The Re
publican national convention has
nominated for president Il strong
and able man, man essentially
open minded, constructive and a
man of vision and wide experience.
Apparently hc is the true aud law
full heir of the Coolidge policies.
San Francisco Chronicle Herbert
Hoover goes before the voters of
the nation the choice of the rank
and file Of the Republican party.
He has been nominated by the mcu
aud women II large ef The pirtE be
cause they believe in him and want
him and for no other rHason.
Portland (oregon) News The
rank and file # the Republican
party Wapted Hoover. The eoupeu-
ton WIS Wisc to nominate him, for
L Is lhe only man Who can com
pete with Smith.
Los Angeles Evening Express
That Was Il Seemingly iueinciblp
combination which opposed Hoover
at Kansas City-a combination of
Wall Street and professional poll
ticians leag0ed to prevent the nom
ination Of a man who could not be
lent or broken 10 their usc.
Happily for the party aud tha
country the rank and file Of the
Republican party could not b.
cecrecd or deceived. Tie people
rrade Hoover their own caadid54r
and tbt will eject 65m president IN
November by the largest majority
ever given IN any election.
Prospect Bright
Los Angeles Times With Herbert
Hoover rs II presidential nominee.
the Republican prospects are Of the
brightest fer victory iu November.
Excepting only Coolidge. Hoover Is
hy all odd, tte man strongest iu the
estcem and affection of Ill.,. people
Of the United States more
Than ANY man since Theodore Roasa-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-15

For the conven-
lence of our Gus
toners we h a We
provided a drive
way that will ac-
comodate several
cars at one time.
Drive your car in
while you get your
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
THREE CHILDREN
INJURED BY AUTOS
Condition of Boy Undetermin-
ed-65-Y ear-0Id Man
Hurt in Collision.

Three children were the victims o!
traffic accidents yesterday:
While playing in front of 631 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast about 7:30
o'clock last night Robert Wallace. col
cred, IL years old, of 731 Navy place
southeast, was knocked down by the au-
tomobile of Charles B. Elgin, 921 Four
teenth street southeast, and severely
shocked He was treated at Casualty
Hospital. physicians reporting his con-
6ition undetermined.
Eleven-year-old Eugene Gordon, COL
ored. 2209 Liberty street. was knocked
down at Seventh and T streets last
night about o'clock by the automobile
of Clinton W. Undertake, 1909 Col
coran street, and his face slightly cut.
He was treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Ruth Lamond, 4 years old, Lamond
Station. riding a bicycle, was injured
late Yesterday afternoon by the automo-
bile of Horace W. Whitaker 6601 First
street. The car was backing from the
garage in rear of the Whitaker home
when the accident happened. The child
was not seriously hurt.
of George G.. Veily, 4536 Fifth street.
and Harry j. Boyd, COS Irving street
occurred yesterday morning at Park
place and Rock Greek Church road,
resulting in injury to Joseph S. Davis,
IS years old. occupant of the former
car and residing at the Fifth street adj
dress. Davis was treated at home for
an injury to his face.
q Paul M. Campbell, 5627 Rock Greek
Church road told~police of an accident
that happened to his car last night just
after it was taken from Massachusetts
avenue and Second street by Joy-rlders.
The car collided with the auto of H. G.
Woodward. pa Massachusetts avenue,
and was slightly damaged.
A. j. Sherwood, $40 Virginia avenue
southeast, received injuries to his face
and left hand yesterday afternoon as
result of the overturning of his automo-
bile in front of 1926 Park place. He
was treated at FreedmenS Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

The American Association of Uni
versity Women will give a dinner, z
o'clock, at the clubhouse, when DR.. c.
G. WI, former secretary for foreign
affairs for the Nationalist government
in China and special representative of
that government in the United States,
will be honor guest and speaker.
Alpha Chapter, Tau Sigma Pi soror-
ity, will meet, o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Mary Andrae, 1434 Longfellow
street.
A card party for the benefit of the
First Spiritualist Church will be given,
O'Clock, at 131 c street northeast.
Capital Council, Royal Arcanum, will
meet. o'clock, at Pythian Temple.
District Council, No. Is, Loyal Ladies
of the Royal Arcanum, will have
bridge and 500 party at Oysters Audi
forum, Twenty-siXth and Pennsylvania
avenue, $50 o'clock
FUTURE.
Alpha Delta Phi luncheon tomorrow,
1890 pm, at Hotel Gordon.
The Big Sisters of the District will
of st. Patrick's Church.
A meeting of the Sisterhood and
Brotherhood of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, at the invitation of the
Sisterhood, will take place October l,
8 pm, at the Eighth Street Temple.
DR.. Clifton Hardy Levy of New York
City will speak on Jewish Science"
The general public is invited.
Joppa Lodge Chapter, No. q, O.ES.,
will hold its annual bazaar october ga
at Joppa Temple, 1909 Ninth street.
The Botanical Society of Washington
will meet october at pm, in the
assembly room of the Cosmos Club.
The retiring president, Robert F. Griggs,
will speak. Subject: "A New Key to
the Families of Flowering Plants"
Election of officers. Social hour
Refreshments.
The University of Michigan Alumnae
Association will meet at luncheon to-
morrow, pm, at the A. A. U. w.
clubhouse, to welcome all women in
tereSted in the university.
The District Wheel of Progress, a pa
triotic organization, will hold its first
melting of the year at the Washington
Hotel tomorrow night at o'clock. An
entertainment will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
Movies AbsOlved
OF Harming Morals
InIndia andBurna
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 27.-The
Indian Cinematograph Commission,
an official group, has absolved motion
pictures of any deleteriouS effect on
East Indian audiences. the Motion
Pictures and Distributors of America
announced Saturday.
American motion pictures. the
announcement said, constitute IS per
cent of the footage shown in India
and Burma, and the commission was
asked to report on charges that films
from the Western Hemisphere were
undermining Indian culture and
harming Indian morals.