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The Washington times., 1928-07-06
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil,
July 6.-Capt. Arturo Ferrarln
and Major Carlo Del Preto,
record breaking Italian alrmer,
flew for hours through pitch
darkness with only their com
pass to guide them on their
flight from Rome to B"aZll,
according to Ferrarin 3. first
interview, telegraphed here to
day from TourOs.
It was at TourOs the Italians
landed after hopping off near Natal
The flight went splendidIy dur
ing the first half" said Ferrar in.
after darkness fell it was pltch
dark and for hours we flew with
only Our compass to guide us over
the Atlantic. Shortly after day,
break Yesterday we ran INT" bao
weather, As we approached the
Brazilian coast we flew for hours
through storm at low altitude we
encountered stiff headwinds out
fought our way through them we
heard radio stations calling us. hut
could not reply"
Plane Wheels Broken
Ferrarin revealed that the wheels
of the planes landing gear wer"
broken in landing. He continued:
after riding for a long time
through the storm we sighted land.
Then we knew that We had fnt'
filled out missfOn-that we had
reached the American continent.
After reaching the beach a.
! Natal we turned north ward IN
search Of better landing place.
We. flew ont over the water at r.
low altitude until we saw the
beach at Touros. There we decided
TO come down. But. owing to the
heavy weight OF the machine. the
wheels We're broken by the sharp
contact with the ground.
II am afraid we cannot continue
to Rio in our own plane because it
may be impossible to Obtain spare
parts here of the same kind we
would need to repair the machine,
A dispatch from Natal said tha
/ the Italian airn1cn had been IA ken
on board The Brazilian seaplane.
hdC' at 'ouFos 10 TlN 10
Natal
! This telegram added that the
aviators might decide to fly from
Natal 10 this city in another plane,
no DE IANEIRO. Julv 6. After
being lost for hours in storm and
fog over The Brazilian coast Capt.
Arturo Fcrrarin and Ma jor Carlo
Del PreDe, italian aViators who
made a record nonstop flight of
4 500 miles from Rome 10 Brazil.
landed today at Touros, in the
State Of Rio GraHdA Del \orte. 80
miles north Of Natal, said dispa ten
from Natal
The two Italian fIicrS now hold
! Continued on ra2e >. Column S.
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SMITH Will SEE
B0Y'SE UNER RAJ
BY RAYMOND I. BORST
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IMLES4AANAtYhNA w.
ALBANY, July s.--Gov. AL Smith
was to leave Albany at p. m
today in his private car for Mary.
land where tomorrow he will attend
the funeral of William Raskob. 10,
yaar.old son of John ]. Rsskon,
chairman of the finance board of
General Motors Corporation.
Governors Smiths car will be at
tached to the West Shore train and
ut Weehawken, \. j.. he will be
Joined by two other personal friends,
William F. Kenny and James j.
Korean.
In announcing his unexpected
trjp to MARYLAND, the governor said
he expected t0 be back. at the
executive mansion some time to-
morrow night
The governor returned from New
York last night and had planned
to get some much needed rest over
the weekend. He was informed of
Raskob's death the minute he
stepped from the train and he i'm
media teIy sent message of con
dolence 10 the father Of the dead
youth.
Governor Smith today officially
nut an end TO reports that the
notification ceremony might be held
In New York City.
THE notification will be held in
Albany, where | live" the Governor
said.
Senator Kew Pfttman of Nevada.
who will officially notify the gov
ernor OF his presidential nomina-
I ton. is due here tomorrow TO con.
1 fer with Smith on the notification
plans.
The Washington times., 1928-07-06
HOOVER SPEAKS
AS CANDIDATE

Herbert Hoover made his first
speech today since receiving the
Republican presidential nomination.
He spoke for three minutes to
the national committee on street
and highway safety at a nesting
in the Commerce Department.
After reviewing the efforts being
made to promote safety Hoover
praised the committee for the work
it is doing lin saving lives on our
streets and highways"
The committee is seeking to pro-
mote national safety code.
The Secretary received a number
Of political callers today, including
Representative James w. Good
Of Iowa, who handled his precon-
vention campaign; ex.Gov. Henry
J. Allen. of Kansas, publicity dire
tor for the Republican national com
mittee: John Richardson, Hoover
manager i'm MASSACHUSETTS, and
Christian Herter, of Boston.
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Laurence StaIlings. SO, prominent
novelist and playwright. wac dis
charged today when atraigned be-
fore Ma gistrste James Stewart.
charged with running down
woman with his automobile at
Peterborough last night.
The victim ahsoIved StallinGS
of all blame.
StaIlinGs is the author nj THE
Big Parade" and What Price
Glory"
He took Mrs. Della Mccall. the
injured woman, 10 Memorial Hos
pital. where she was treated for
cuts and bruises.
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L|NDY.
CHEERE.D
IN n. !.
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NEW YORK. July 6.-Miss
Amelia Earhart, the tall, slim
Boston settlement worker who
was the first woman to fly
across the Atlantic in an air
plane, and her two com
panions on that dramatic adj
venture, Wilmer Stultz, pilot,
and Louis Gordon, mechanic,
returned today in triumph to
their native country and were
warmly welcomed by the city
Of New York.
"WelCome Amelia" was the
greeting shouted from the windows
of skyScrapers as the fliers were
escorted by blaring bands up Broad
way after they had been taken off
the liner President Roosevelt. which
came in from Southampton, Eng
land, today.
The blonde. hrown-skinned Amelia.
who bears A striking resemblance
to Cal. Charles A. Lindbergh. and
who has been referred to as Lady
Lindy.' bIushed profusely time
and again as she acknowledged the
tributes with a wave OF her hand.
BewiIdered by Crowds
An escort of several thousand
police met the fliers as they landed
at the Battery at 1890 a. m, and
preceded them to the City Hall
where they were officially welcomed
bv The city.
Miss Earhart seemed hewildered
by The crowds that lined lower
Broadway, and the interest that
her arrival had created.
1t was, however, A rather quiet
reception. as such receptions go,
lacking the uproar and excitement
of greetings accorded other famous
filters in the past. but it was sin
cere enough. For one thing the
weather was damp and drizzly.
Then, too. the public had become
accustomed to welcoming heroes and
herOines Of the air.
NeWspa per men hOmbaT1e Miss
FIa rhart with questions as she
came up the bay in the city's off.
cial welcome boat. the Macon. She
replied freely and 2raciOuslY to The
questions. but none Of 1he reporters
was able to obtain from her con
"ontinnnd on Page ?. Column ~
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DRIVER HELD IN
CHILD 5 DEATH

Albert r. Norton 3S. Of the 700
block of Fourth 81. :. f.. driver
of the truck which on July struck
Ellen Carrie Kline :, OF the 500
block NJ c St, y. F.. was held by
a coroners jury for action Of the
Grand Jury following an inquest
1T the District nlOr2ue today.
Testimony showed that Norton,
driving q truck ran over he child
Wednesday morning, near the inter
section of Fourth and & SIS. y. r.
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EMPIRE CITY RESULTS

FIRST RACE Mile and - yards,
Friars Hope t'jeldsb..-- 81 ont
Money Musk (MCAteet.. % "ut
,ESIving sweep lkelsaFl o"i
Gsdzlong also rar. Tune ~.
SECOND RACE-Ors vile Z" yards.
Easy Money tKelsa9l 49,. 81 IS out
paAvo (Coltilettih -..-..,-... 80 "uf
Vacation fWatters' ...- "uf
Golden Volt $50 rsu. TINE f.48.
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WAR MING
GIVEN BY
WORK

Hubert Work, Republican
national chairman, today issued
instructions to the members Of
the Republican national com
mittee to refrain from raising
the religious issue in the presi-
Dental campaign.
"The campaign police we propose
to follow will be Informative and
constructive only said Work in a
letter to members Of the committee,
The promptings Of conscience and
personal liberty within the law are
not proper subjects for political de-
bate"
Unity Sought
I'VE wish to secEre complets
unity in our common purpose for
good government. The Republican
party is interested solely in pre-
serving the foundations of good
government administrs ton through
our party organization.
Work said one of tho outstanding
issues of the campaign is the Re-
publican tariff which protects our
workmen from the cheap labor OF
competing nations. He urged the
committeeman to stress this issue.
Protect Payroll
'Our people should vote to pro-
tect the American pay-uH 1t is our
one universal asset. We must pro-
tect it To maintain our high stand
ards of living"
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
So, 392. GS5. A.
New York Clearing House bal
ynre. $Is2. 0O0, 900.
Now NOrl. Clearing H"mSe e1-
change. 81. S12, 00G. 00A.
Areesury balance, $s52 ,I89, $3.50.
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RACELAND RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Six fUlongs
PATSY n. fKern) ....Ss5 so 81 40 81 e
Wine jug (Csvens) ..... 2bS 2t2
Jean Wenget tSmirht 222
Quick Sti1k FL Mondace aud thtrt"-
pher- also ~ n Tirne. ! -.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
STATISTICS

Our conviction that statistics are like rubber. pliabIe in the hands of anybody able to bend them to his purposes must be quite well known by this time. That is why We didn't turn handprings when Mir. Hoover quoted a bushel of them some time ago.
 What causes us to mention the subject again is press item re- ferring to statistics quoted by Ogden L. Mills in Boston. It seems the gentleman declared that Governor Smiths regimes in New York state had increased the debt S7O,0O0. 900 since 1919.
 The New York World. disgusted with political statistics, reached into the "morgue" and discovered where Mir. Mills two years ago was speechifying that during MT. Smiths incumbencies the state debt had in- creased more than $500, 900. 900.
 There is a vast difference between the two. But then, what difference does 1t make in a campaign of sta- tistics? It is like determining the distance of the furthest known star -425, 100000 miles or so out of the way is as nothing.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02

nsss thaa an eva bssek An stter. ney. seaieus though hs may bs about tho destinies of the nation and the needs of the commonwealth. mus oi necessity realise that msss than silded sensralitiss ass neosessry to sit at the table vhess the leaves cad fishes are divided. Mest iawyeSs are perennial oflcs seskers. or politi- clans. or say. statesmen. In Con- necticut a vast array of lawyers be- long to the Republican party doubt less because of destiny of the na- ton" reasons, but more likely be- cause of the prevailing political at- mosphere.
 Casale. personally friendly to Judge Francis A. Pallotti. must have discussed the political situation with the judge on occasion. The judge may or may not have given him good advice. Casale. ruminating on the dolorous situation. has gone where the grass is greener and there is more shade during hot weather.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
25 Yeors Ago Today

4 passenger train struck five men who were walking on the track near Black Rock yesterday afternoon. Two men were severely injured. one of them dying later at the hospital. The other three picked themselves up and fled.
 George H. Dyson says, I think that any man who io opposed to consolidation is oppos 'd C an honest and economical administration of local government"
 The Tabs have appointed the fol- lowing committee for the parade on the occasion of tn" laying of the cornerstone for st. Mary's new school Joseph VI. Halloran, Johr Conlon, Fred McEnroc, Francis Welch and Jorn Mullarney. The high scaocl students are try ing to secure .h- signatures of their parents to a petition urging enc ses sion.
 Members of i C. Hammond camY participated IT tfe parade in New Haven today. They were attired 1T campaign hats. wore white gloves and carried canes.
 The Rockville golf team vas de. fested by the Maple Hill team yes tcrday, 2s to '.
 Co. I and the Anne rican band vii hold their annual carnival at the armory in January The committee in charge consists of Captain Gvis. wold. chairman: William Shelton secretary: W. II. Hadley. assistant secretary: and Frank l.. Traut treasurer.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
WE ARE AGREED

The dirtiest campaign of our era" says the Waterbury American in referring 10 the present presiden- ti1l hocus- pocus. More than in any other election year. the advent of the second week in November in 1928 should be hailed with pleasure the nation over" says the paper. The news columns of all the na- tion's press are filled with ugly, malignant charges and counter charges. and editorial offices are be- ing deluged with violently abusive anonymous letters"
 All of which Is staunchly opposed to the spirit of democracy, for which the last war was fought.
 To find a real issue 1T. this melee Of islander is like locating that um- brella you leaned to friend last year.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
\ FRAT INITIATION

The fatal fraternity initiation at the University of Texas does not mean that the brothers overdid the punishment. Horseplay can be over done. of course. and the results occasionally are sad to contemplate. But there is a strong likelihood that the victim died from fright rather than from the electricity that was shot through two sets of bed springs between which he was supposed to crawl.
 Such limitations do not take into account physical fitness. It is pos sible to die from fright. and it is not unusual for a person with a weak heart to succumb when sub jected to extraordinary excitement.
 Fraternities should take the unfit into consideration by subjecting " physical examination. Some fraterni- ties have done away with horseplay altogether, substituting more digni- fled initiatory exercises. A general acceptance of the theory that all neophytes are not physically alike and that care needs to be exercised to avoid a sorrowful termination would be of considerable benefit. The modern idea of utilizing electricity during such exercises is particularly obnoxious. The boys say the elec- tricity wasn't turned on enough to injure anyone; but this is impossible to prove. the injury depending as much upon the physical fitness of the candidate as upon the voltage itself.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
NEWSPAPER PROGRESS

This is not much, but it is some thing. In the good old days when automobile accidents first began to get space in the public prints the able and conscientious reporter tried to tell much more about them than his successor attempts today.
 The oldster of 1904 went so far as to fix the blame right in his account of the unusual happening. If an automobile driven at the giddy speed of eight miles an hour happened to bump into horse and buggy, breaking the shafts and ripping the harness. the reporter spoke right out and put the blame upon the driver of the swift newfangled chariot. Then. when the autos" became numerous and the custom of ma chimes pumping together developed, as distinguished from the previous habit of merely running down horse- drawn vehicles, the reporter would carefully examine the debris and the spot where. 1t lay and write thesis in his paper explaining just how it happened, blaming whichever driver fN
 He soon ran into difficulties, how ever. It was duly discovered that no two autoists figuring in accidents could ever agree as to which one caused it. The smashup was always due to the criminal recklessness. ignorance and thoughtlessness of the other fellow.
 A few such instances, resulting in untold difficulty for the city editor, made for more careful description of automobile accidents. Gradually the system of today came into vogue, Nowadays the dapper young men as- signed to write about automobile accidents content themselves with merely saying that the respective machines crashed" leaving 1t to the police to worry with the details of who caused 1t. At most the reporter will quote both drivers and leave it to the public to judge who is lying. This. we repeat, is newspaper progress. It may not be as important as spelling proper names correctly on more numerous occasions but it is something.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
MORALITY

In supplement to the Kourier Magazine-if you've guessed that's "a XXX publication you've guessed right-there is supplement en- titled "a letter from the imperial wiza rd."
 In this very special communication to the faithful it is stated that morality" is involved in this cam- paign.
 Which reminded us that this could best be proven by interviewing ex- Grand D1agoon Stephenson, enjoy ing life sentence in the Indiana states prison.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
THE TOWN ELECTIONS

The first Monday of October has come and gone and with it the town elections in Connecticut. AS usual, the Republicans see much to cheer them up. The small towns are fertile Republican pastures and though the Democrats can carry a few of them occasionally when the body polite crashes upon the sharp edges of some local issue, the gener- al run of these towns remains Re- publican. How much they gain ana how much they lose depends more upon the number of people taking the trouble to vote than upon the so-called ground swells that might be deducted from the totals.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
Observations On He Weothey

Washington. Oct. 2.-Forecast for southern New England: Cloudy, followed by showers late tonight or Wednesday. Warmer tonight ex- cept on the southeast coast and warmer on the coast Wednesday: gentle to moderate outheast winds
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy: probably light showers to- night and Wednesday,; slightly warmer tonight in central and south portions and in extreme south DOT ton Wednesday,; gentle 10 moderate southeast and south winds.
 Conditions: The eastern ridge oi high pressure is diminishing over the Appalachian distric It's cen ter moved northeastward to Halifax, N. S. The western disturbance rx- tended its influence into the Ohio valley and produced showers f~orn Wisconsin to Tennessee and from Missouri to the lower lak" ..r pl. The high pressure area over the western highlands diminished great lv in intensity and much of the
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
THE D1s,ONTENTED LOBSTER,

THE DISCONTINUED LOBSTER.
 By Mary A. Boylan Across the shining ocean shore
 Two lady Holsters strayed. And one was bent with age, and
 hoar.
 And one was but maid, Who, leaning on her parents claw. in deep dejection said: "Momma, why is it I must wear Always the same old dress? Of course at your age one don { care;
 But I'm tired. I confess, Of this garb of yellow. green, and
 black.
 And its unbecomingness. To-day I saw upon the shore
 A lobster like rose. l know that shade would suit "le Why can't have such clothes? In such attire I'd be a belle
 And knock 'em down in rows." Her aged parent dropped tear
 Upon her wrinkled cheek, And, for moment. faint with
 fear.
 She had not strength to speak; Then blew her nose affectingly And said in accents weak: "Oh. envy not that lobsterette Its garments debonnair! Into hot water you will get If you seek to be as fair. And what goods it. after you've been boiled. What style or shade you wear."
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02

'Ths great Issue in this campeign is Tammany Hall. It is asains the background of Tammany's ever growing power that every other issue in the csmpaisn projects itself. . The next gevernor of New York will Feeruantse the state government. He viii appoint the heads of the great depayfments. How will they be re- organized and in whose interests Why was Tammany 90 insistent on Smith running? h that not obvious now? So that when he retires in 1928 he will turn over the state hog tied to Tammany Hall. Give them the reorganization of the state government. give them the letting of almost half billion Of public contracts and you will have turned over the Empire State for a generation at least to the political machine denounced by every right thinking American"
 Which reminds us forcefully of some similar campaign dope we have been reading lately.
 Substitute the president of the United States for governor of New York" and you will have the 1928 vintage of campaign augmentation. But what happened in New York state after the alleged Tammany candidate won in 1926? The first thing was that five of the first 12 appointments under the state re- organization plan went to Republi- cans. who were highly qualified for the offices. and that only one ap- pointment went to . Tammany man. The new Simth cabinet in 1927 was made up of seven Democrats, six Re- publicans and one non partisan member.
 As for the letting of almost half billion of public contracts" why Candidate Smith has been so proud of how it was done and how every cent had been expended that he read the entire record in Oklahoma City and over the radio told the Re publican National Committee listen- ing in" to check it up."
 The Tammany issue is a red her ring.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
THE BASEBALL CLASSIC

Whether one is a golf fan. a polo enthusiast, . gridiron follower or a ehucker player. the first week m October finds all of us on our toes to note the frenzied efforts of two teams-major league pennant win ners-to win enough games to divide the best share of the World Series money.
 It is a big prize to battle over, But in addition. there is the sports manship of the thing. The real glory is to be known and admired as the champion baseball team of the world, | nine able 10 lick anything in creation.
 The Cardinals, world champions two years ago. again have the oppor- tunity to show their supremacy over Babe Ruth & Co. The latter, so we read. despite injuries to several im- portant players. do not concede a thing to their rivals from the Mis- stssippi: the latter. of course, relying upon as fine a flock of star pitchers q any team could own-headed by old grizzled and weatherbeaten Aiexander-have as much confidence as a political party before an cleo ton.
 Until this series. which starts Thursday. is over politics will be at distinct disadvantage. Even a whispering campaign can scarcely be heard amid tho roar of the bleach CTS. What Hoover and Smith say, do or think about an issue this week will not be half as important in the eyes of millions of citizens com pared with the home runs that Ruth may make, or the strike-outs that may be registered by the cunning Cardinal pitchers.
 Perhaps 1t ts just as we'll. We need something like that for the best part of . week to make us forget some Of the hard things that have been said 90 far.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
JUMPING THE TRACES

More people are jumping the po- litical traces this year than ever before. Both parties have long lists of folks who formerly were part of the enemy but now are safely in the arms of truth and righteousness This turn-coating is one of the things which add zest to the campaign. We read their names and give all of them credit for having the courage Of their convictions, regardless of whether they are entitled 10 all this credit.
 Thus we attain judicial con- posture 10 view the transm ogrifica- ton of S. Gerard Casale. who sud- denly and without warning hoped from the Democratic reservation 10 the Republican pasture. As an indi- vidual it amounts to little. as indi- viduals are jumping in both direc- tions so rapidly that only good for tune and fate prevents them from Jumping into each other while in midair. But Casale has been an as pirant for important office on the Democratic ticket, and he horned in on the school committee as Demo- cratic incumbent. Now he bids adieu to the party of his first choice and says it is because of his firm con viction that the country cannot live by wisecracking. and that the des- tinies of the country are better serv- ed by the Republican party.
 The wisecracking explanation it. self looks too much like wise crack to take seriously. As for tba other reason given. that is more .'asiiv 'indersto ood. Casale is now with the party that can give lawyers