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New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
PETTS IS MENTIONED
 AS STATE COMMANDER
Local Man Has Some Fol- lowing at American
 Legion Convention
(Srecial 10 the Heraldl


 Middletown, Aug. 16.-Four dele cations to the American Legion state convention have announced their intention of supporting Arthur H. Petts of this city as state com mander and although he does not appear very strong at present fol- lowers claim he is gaining in strength at the convention which is being held at Masonic hall in Mid dletown.
 The boom for Petts started short ly after the opening of the conven- tion this morning. Although the New Britain delegation had previ- ously planned to support Paige Sea- ton of Torrinston it has swung it's allegiance to the New Britain man The other three delegations sup porting him are from Berlin. Plain vile and Pennington. Probably the most important committee choice was the legisla- tive committee to which Nathan C. Avery. commander Of the Edly- Glover post in this city, was named Allen P. Parker of southington a member of the national committee will introduce to the convention to- morrow the department commander Of West Virginia. Several other dis |tinguished guests from other parts of the country are expected to be in his charge before the convention closes.
 The Legion Auxiliary is holding its convention in St. Aloysius hall
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
MAY BRING COURT ACTION
 ON LUNCH CART MATTER
Mandanlus Might Compel Ruther- ford to Issue Permit for
 Franklin Square Site

A mandamus action to require Building Inspector Arthur N Rutherford to issue a permit for a lunch-cart at Franklin square and Pearl street, is being considered by Attorney Leo V. Gaffney. counsel for J. J. Dillon of Waterbury. appli- cant for the permit.
 Meanwhile the inspector has re- fered the question to Mortimer H. Camp. acting corporation counsel, petition for a zone change in this district. having added a complica- tion to the case. This petition, re- fered to by the common council to the board of adjustment aims to make a residential zone out of the business district in which the plot of ground, which is owned by the Standard Oil Co. stands.
 No question has yet been raiV1 as to the legality of the lunch-cart business on the plot. but the own CTS of properties in the locality de- clare it is against public policy. While the application was pending at the office of the inspector. the petition for zone change was receiv- ed. In some previous cases it has been ruled that the pendency of an application for zone change acts as . stay to the construction of any building which would not conform with the changed restrictions, if they are imposed.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
DERBY GARAGE MAN HELD
 UP AND ROBBED OF S99
Bandit Visits Place and Rifles Re. ister as Natchman Is Sent
 Upstairs

Derby, Aug 1s. fF-Willia m Lord. night man at the Central Garage. was confronted by an arm ed man whose features were hidden by a handkerchief as he returned to the main floor of the garage at 4:so o'clock this morning after having gone upstairs for some tools
 After ordering him to hold up his hands, the armed man forced Lord to enter the elevator and then commanded him 10 run it Up to the top floor. On reaching the top floor, Lord ran to the end of the building and hurried down the staircase but when he was once again on the main floor the armed man was gone and the cash register in the office was open.
 Lord reached the door in time to see small coupe rounding the next corner.
 The contents of the cash register, amounting to s9962. were taken.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
BARROWS YOUTH SHOT
 WHILE HUNTING RATS
Newington Young Man in Critical Condition at
 New Britain Hospital

William Barrows. P years old. son of Justice and Mrs. Clinton g. Barrows of Newington is in a critj- cal condition at the New Britain General hospital from eunshot wounds and grave fears are enter talned for his life. The young man was accidentally shot last evening while hunting rats in the barn at his Newineton home with Frank Clark an employee of his father.
 The two men were hunting rats n the chicken houses and barns about o'clock last night. They had separated and approached each other from opposite directions in the dark.
 In manner not yet explained Clark's gun was fired. the boy re- ceivins full charge from a shot gun in his right leg above the knee. Clark's finger was badly lacerated in his efforts to block the trigger on the gun and he later received treat ment at the hospital.
 The injured boy was taken to the hospital where he was found to be in 3 semi conscious condition from shock and loss of blood He has been in a critical condition ever since
 Justice and Mrs. Barrovs, parents Of the injured boy, were attending session of the Newington Grange at the time of the accident.
 The young man is a student at the University of North Carolina and was working on his fathers farm during his vacation.
 When it became known in New lngton that blood transfusion op- eration might be necessary. num- Der Of Newington people offered their services.
 This afternoon Dr c J Hart who IS looking after the boy. called into consultation. Dr. Garvis. :. Hartford specialist.
 Later reports from the hospital are to the effect that the boys con- dlflon IS very grave.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
ITALY.BRAzIL FLYER
 DIES FROM INJURIES
Major Del Prete Fails to Rally After Amputa-
 tion of Leg

Rio De Janeiro. Aug 1e LP- Major Carlo P. Del Prete, Italian airman who recently made a bril- liant flight between Italy and Brazil died at 6 o'clock this morning from injuries which he suffered in a plane crash on August :. Major Del Prete yesterday underwent an operation for amputation of his right leg.
 Rome. August. 16 (Pl-News was received in Rome today of the death of Major Carlo P. Del Prete who was injured in Brazil after a non stop flight from Rome to South America. Major Del Prete had his right leg amputatcd in Rio De Janeiro yesterday and according to word received here this operation was followed by a high temperature and a fast pulse.
 Although Premier Mussolini was absent when the news of the air. mans death was received a num- Der of South American diplomats called at the Chig palace to express their condolences to permanent off oials there. Many messages of sor- row were received also.
 The news. which was received in the middle of the forenoon, cast q spell of gloom over the nation which was still in a holiday mood, yesterday being the Feast of the As sumption.
 There was general mourning that such a magnificent flight should have ended in tragedy so soon after General Imberto Mobiles fatal polar trip
 Major Del Prete with Captain Arturo Ferrarin hopped off from Montecelio Field. Rome, on the evening of July 3 and landed at Touros, fifty miles north of Natal. Brazil. early on the morning of July 6. They were credited with making 3 non stop flight of 4,377 miles breaking the distance flight record of 3.9o9 miles set by Clar- ence Chamberlln and Charles A Levine in their flight from New York to Germany.
 They were said 10 have been tn the air 5a hours betterine their own duration flight record of 5s hours and 34 minutes set earlier in the year
 Major Del Prete was co-pllot and a assistant navigator of Commander De Plnedo's plane in which he flew to South and North America. He escaped injury in a forced land ing of a United States navy plane after the fire which destroyed De Pinedo's plane at Roosevelt Dam, Arizona. He was being carried as a passenger to the naval base at San Diego at the time.
 Major Del Prete's right leg was injured on August when he and Captain Fcrrarin crashed as they were about to make flight at the Rio De Janeiro aviation school.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
ATTEMPTED AIR FLIGHT TO SWEDEN STARTS TODAY AS R0cKFORD PLANE
 GETS AWAY ., ., @ ,.:;:!::; :!:;'' NE CANADA
Both Pliers Are
 Experienced Men

Rockford. Aug. 16.-fP-since 1913. Bert Hassel, pilot of the Greater Rockford on its flight to Stockholm. Sweden. has been an airplane pilot. He took up flying be- fore the World war, and became an instructor at Chanute field. He was commissioned second lieutenant in 1913 and served in the army air corps as a teacher throughout the war
 Hassell, who was born in Marinette, Wis, in 1893, is married and has three children. His family Was lh Rockford to bid him fare well. His home is in Rockford where he attended the grade and high schools.
 Parker Shorty Cramer, the husky co-pllot, navigator and radio operator of the Greater Rockford was born at Lafayette. Ind, the seat of Purdue university. He is 32 years old. He took up flying S a livelihood in 1915 and during the wal Was all lNslruCtOr at Kelly and Brooks fields in Texas and a test pilot at Scott field at Belleville, III
 After the war he transformed for sometime and later was a member Of Mayor Hylans aerial police force in New York. He met Hassell while both were in the employe of the Curuss Alrplane company in 1915 and their friendship continued until It led to their association in the proposed flight to Stockholm. Cran.er Is bachelor. his mother, Mrs. Fannie Cramer, lives at Clarion. Pa.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
SMITH WILL REPLY
Democratic Nominee for President Will Make an Answer to Editor Whites Attack on Him.

Albany, Aug. 16.-lF>-Governo Smith announced today that he was preparing reply to the attack made on his record as an assemblyman by William Allen White. Kansas editor. but that the cablegram made public in New York yesterday denying that White had retracted any of his charges probably would necessitate some change in his rejoinder.
 T was preparing a reply to White," the governor said. but the situation took new turn by the release of the cablegram by the re- publican national committee"
 This cablegram. from the Emporia editor to Henry J. Allen. publicity director of the republican campaign. included statement that White had not withdrawn his charges against Smith in connection with gambling and organized vice.
 Smith said he had no idea when his reply will be ready for publica- ton.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
AMpU7A1ES OWN TOES
Canadian Trapper. Maropned Tn Nortlland. Uses Kitchen Knife and Docs Perfect ,Job.

. Prince George. E. C.. Aug Is Pl- A trapper who amputated four of his toes with a kitchen knife when they became frozen last winter. has arrived here for surgical attention. but was told he had done the job SO well, no further treatment was needed.
 While inspecting his trap line in the upper Finaly river. J. Omera suffered frost bite on his right foot. Returning to his cabin. which is 50 miles from the nearest neighbor, he noticed after few days that infec- ton had set in. A kitchen knife was the only instrument available for amputation and it took Omera three days to perform the operation. After the toes had been cut of he washed the wounds with an antisep- tic and bound them up.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
Fishermen Tell Story
 Of SwOrdfsh Fight

Glace Bay. N. S. Aug. 1e N-A battle with a large swordfsh that pierced a dory and broke its sword. only to be captured later. was re- counted today by two fishermen.
 The encounter occurred o6 the harbor yesterday. The fish. harpoon. ed as it was drowsing on the surface, rushed the boat and thrust its sword through the bottom. One ef the men lassooed tho bony blade anl held on firmly while their seheoaof raced to the rescue.
 The ish. fighting viciousay. snaDs ped on the sword and Faeel aWoQ, still carrying the harpesa. bue VI caught after m hours la4t1A
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
Hundreds of Homes De- serted-Train Marooned -Milledgeville, Ga, Iso. lated and Without Drink. ing Water - Tornado Razes 50 Buildings in Bath, S. C.
By the United Prese.

By the United Press
 Hundreds of lowland homes in three southern states were deserted today as thousands fled menacine flood waters.
 Dams collapsed. bridges were washed away. highways flooded, crops ruined and lives endangered in the western Carolinas and south and central Georgia as rivers crept higher from steady rains swept rorthward by a tropical storm.
 Damage will run we'll into the millions-exceeding that of last weeks storm-according to early es 
 In western North Carolina. where rivers were rampa ging as never be- tore, two dams already have gone out. the Clifton Textile Mill struc- ture on the Pacolet river and a minor dam on the Broad river. No hves have been reported lost.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
Friend in Need, So
 Friend Indeed Is
 Helping Find Wife

Berlin, Aug. 16 UP)-What is believed to be the first matri- monial advertisement ever in- serted in newspaper IS re- printed by the "Vossische Zei- tung" from that journals issue of October 5. 1888.
 The advertisement reads:
 T am seeking a wife for q friend, without his knowledge
 My friend has a fair sized for tune, with which he conducts his business and nourishes his children. Nirtuous maidens and widows of good bourgeois fami- lies, between the ages of "A and S6 and not entirely without f. nancial means, are requested to leave their addresses under the cipher "N-43". We pledge our word of honor that the utmost secrecy will be observed"
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
CATCH TOO MANY FISH
So Vice President Dawes Decides tu Put Moral Limit on His Haul Every Day.

Wagon Wheel Gap. Col. Aug. IS P1Vice President Charles c. Dawes found trout so plentiful on n eight day fishing expedition at the Humphreys estate here that he im- posed a moral limit on his daily catch.
 Avoiding the usual indefnitene-s and exaggeration of piscatorial mar rative. l will state that I set a more. limit on myself for an average of 12 trout. ten inches or over. a day, and lived up to it." said the vice president in summing up his vac.- ton.
 The vice president. Mrs. Dawes and their party have left the Humphreys estate by automobile for Taos. N. N.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
THOMAS ISSUES DENIAL
Says He Attended No Meeting With Morris and is Party to No Com- promise Plan.

Waterbury. Aug. IS P-Attorney William E. Thomas. democrat. today denied a Hartford newspaper story which said he attended a conference in West Haven last night with Charles c Morris. another candi- date for governor. at which a com promise was made that one run for governor and the other for senator.
 The story said neither would agree to the proposal.
 Some one is having a night mare" said Mir. Thomas today "T certainly attended no such affair.""
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
Damage Will Run Into Millions
 In Terrific Flood Which Sweeps
 Acres In Several Southern States
AIRMAIL FLYER LOST
 IN FLOODED DISTRICT
No Word From John Kytle, Forced Down Some
 where in So. Carolina

Spartanburg. s. C., Aug 16 P- Airport officials reported that John kytle. plloting the northbound mail plane from Atlanta to Richmond was forced down somewhere in the flood . ed area last night and has not been heard from.
 Washington. Aug l6 UP)-John kytle. air mail pilot on the New York Atlanta route, has been miss ing since he left Atlanta at 8 o'clock last night for Richmond, Va. and Is believed down between Anderson and Spartanburg, S. c, air mail of- f1cials reported.
 Storms that have ragged along the Atlantic seaboard for several days are believed to have forced kytle down, kytle is the pilot who crash ed into Stone Mountain near Allan ia in fog shortly after the route was opened
 Several planes have been sent out from Atlanta to search for Kytle by Pitcairn Aviation. Inc, contract or- orators of the route, it was said here. kytle was seen passing over Anderson at 9l5 last night. but he failed to appear at spartansburg, his first stop out of Atlanta The dis tance from Anderson to Spartans- burg is so miles.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
OvcrnoWing Banks

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 16 P1Draln- ing, territory drenched by almost lnoessant rains during the past two weeks the rivers of three southern states were flowing wide of their banks today. The flood waters had isolated cities and caused tremen- dous damage to crops, highways and railroads.
 From spartanburg, S. C, Ashe- vile and Tryon. N. C, and Macon and Quitman. Ga. came reports Of flood conditions equalling or sur passing any ln the history of the af- fected sections.
 All the menaced area of North Carolina was cut off from com munication late last night, but be- fore the lines went down Asheville reported hasty preparations to care for hundreds of refugees from the French Broad river valley, where Bee Tree dam was threatening to collapse.
 Many mill communities along the Pacolet river were threatened. with Tryon. N. C, already feeling the rush of flood waters unleashed when Clifton Textile Mill dam No. ? went out last night.
 The suburban mill communities of Beaumont and Arkwright at Spartanburg were flooded for the second time within week and Spar tanburg was without gas. Anderson mill bridge on Tiger river was swept away.
 50 Houses RAzed
 A freakish tornado tore up 50 houses at Bath, S C., yesterday and injured one woman. A score of houses were dama ger or destroyed by a similar storm at Newberry, but no casualties were reported. Charles ton also reported heavy damage from the storm and high water.
 In Georgia, Quitman appeared the worst hit, having been isolated by flood water released by the collapse of two dams on Okapilco creek. Brice dam, impounding 17.o0O acre. lake and Melton dam. holding 300 acres of impounded water. col lapsed yesterday.
 No Drinking Water
 Milledgeville. Ga. was isolated l and without drinking water. Macon | had but one rail line open. and re- ported the Ocmulgee river two feet over flood stage. with another four foot rise expected today. More than IS inches of rain fell there in the last few weeks, one-third the nor mai annual precipitation.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
Annual Convention Report, Pre- sented at MiddletoWn, Shows
 Two Posts Added
ABOUT 400 MEMBERS AND
 MANY GUESTS ATTENDING

Arc SCneQulbu TUT IA
 and Tonight Will Be Given Over
 to . R nquet and Other Enter
 tatnment Features.
 Middletown. A g. 1e tF - The American Legif has added 70" new members and two new posts In Connecticut since the last annual meeting. State Commander Earle F. Richards of West Haven report cd at the opening of the annua. convention here today.
 Commander Richards report fol- lowed an address Of welcome gwen by Mayor Frederick Bieleheld and a response by Vice Commander William E. Smith.
 Membership Is lo,561
 The total membership of Legion posts in the department of Connec- ticut is now 10.561 and there arc 1O4 posts, the state commander said.
 The posts added since last year are in Groton and Saybrook. He also reported that the Stonington post had been revised.
 Approximately 400 members of the Legion and several hundred gu sts were present as the conven- ton was called to order this morn ing. Sessions of the women's aux of the Legion were scheduled for later in the day. A banquet is on the program for tonight.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
HEADBONES OF GIANT
 MONSTER DISCOVERED
Andrews Reports Animal Must Have Been Size of
 Woolworth Building

Peklng. Aug. Is CP,-The head. bones of prehistoric monster un. earthed by Roy Chapman Andrews at the southern edge of the Gohj desert. Mongolia, were described by him today as indicating the exist ence of colossal animal about the slze of the Woolworth building if the building were in a horizontal posi- tion.''
 (The Woolworth building in New York city. is 792 feet high)
 Dr. Andrews. who,is the leader of the fourth central As iatic expedition, said:
 This was our biggest strike-one Of the most interesting finds ever made. This entire area is rich in fossils. We found a monster in the same area in 1925. The saddle shaped headed creature discovered on this expedition is believed per- maps to be the great grandtathr of the 1925 monster
 The head is very broad and a De- cullar feature is that its nose mar rows in the middle and gradually broadens toward the nostrlls.
 Dr. Andrews said he was more than satisfied with his discoveries. He considered his finds vied with his hnding of lnosaur eggs in 1923.
 The explorer said his discoveries included numerous baluchitherium fossils and also several splendid skulls of a new type of nasal horned ltanotherildae, quite different from any of the North American species.
 The collection of fossils fills so cases. It was brought intact to Pek- ing in automobiles although the ex- petition encountered floods between kalgan and Peking against which they battled for 20 hours to save themselves and their relics. The journey from kalgan to Peking re- auired four days
 Hali of the expedition returned earlier than had been expected ow- ing to the intense heat of the desert which exploded sveral cases of saso- line and thus caused a shortage Of fuel
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New Britain herald., 1928-08-16

The baluchltherlum was monster qua druped of prehistoric times re- lated to the rhinoceros. Fossil re- mains of the animal were discovered in the Gobi desert Baluchistan, in 1922 and indicate that 1t stood about 10 feet high and was IS feet long.
 Titanotheriidae were a tertiary family of hoofed mammals.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16
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THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness, follow ed by showers late tonight or Friday; not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16

New York. Aug. 16 LF-Charles Norman Ageton. killed in the forced landing of a passenger plane in the
New Britain herald., 1928-08-16

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-02-23

Mckee and Walter Nelson. They had
been hunting rabbits about mile and
a half back in the hills from Kelsey's
ranch. When they reached the end of
a coulee in which they had been hunt
ing, they stopped to rest. Grin pulled
back the hammer of his gun to see if
there was shell in the breach, the
hammer slipped and the bullet enter
ed Williams leg about four and half
inches above the ankle, emerging
about two inches lower on the oppo-
site side. Walter stayed with the
wounded boy while Grin ran to the
Kelsey ranch for help. He and Emer-
son Kelsey then returned with bug
gy and hurried William to town. Doc
tor J. C. F. Siegfriedt reported that
the bullet did not strike the bone and
outside of great loss of blood, the
patient is doing nicely
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-02-23
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D. 0. Seright was caller in Bill
lings Tuesday
w. K. Burris was business visi-
tor to Laurel Tuesday.
Donald Mccall of Fromberg was a
caller in Edgar Thursday.
Mrs. j. P. Johnston visited with
friends at Joliet Thursday.
Roscoe Putnam was business visi-
tor to Billings Saturday
Mesdames Holstein and Patterson
motored to Billings Saturday.
Frank Smith of Billings was in Ed
gar Friday looking after business in
terests.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Schlimmer and son
Gene were business callers in Billings
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Van Manen are the
proud parents of fine boy born Fri
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Holstein were
guests at the R. ]. Thornton hom'
Sunday evening.
The grade teachers Of the Edga
schools attended the teachers meetin,
held in Joliet Friday.
IL. O'Donnell was guest at tn