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New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
KIRKHAM BLASTS SALARY ACTIONS 0YerruleS Two Commissions on
 Compensation Fixed ALLOWS MERIAN SS,o00
Corporation Counsel Indicates Suit
 May Be Necessary Tor EllingwoOd
 to Collect As superintendent of

Reversing the action Of the board
 oi public works in fixing the salary
 of City Engineer Philip A. Merriam
 at S5,3U0 after the common council had rejected a recommendation for S4,50t, Corporation Counsel John II. l\lrkhalu has instructed Comptroller iiantord l.. Curtis to pa yonly $3,00o a year, which is the amount received by Merriam before he was appointed city engineer.
 The corporation counsel has also decreed that the park commission has no authority to pay Park Su- perintcndent Clyde Ellingwood either S4.0Uo, as was paid Ralph B. Vain right, or $3,0o0 as it first proposed, and that Elingwood must wait until the board and common council agree
 on a wage. or sue the city for the
 reasonable worth of his service.
 Taking up the third salary in dis
 pute, that Of State Superintendent Eugene Easelle, the City's legal ad- wiser has ruled that the stipend for
 this office has unquestionably been fixed at s2,0oo. since this is the
 public works board and the common council.
 Explains Pay Tangle
 Explaining his stand. Judge Kirk | ham has given Mayor Paonessa the following statement:
 | t''Tt. lor Ao
 what salaries should be paid to the | city engineer, superintendent of
 streets and superintendent of parks
 When MT. Me,ian was appointed city enginee in April, there seems
 to have been an understanding be-
 tween the board of public works and I MT. Merriam that he should continue l to receive compensation at the rate
 of sS,00o a year. the same amount which he had been receiving before l he was appointed city engineer, un- 1 til the common council should ap-
 prove of a salary which the board
 of public works might fix, at which l time he should be compensated at such salary. dating back to the be- ginning of his term of office. To | date the board has not fixed his salary at a rate which the common
 council has approved. I think the ! common council should indicate at its next meeting what salary it will approve and thus the board and the | common council may be able to get 1 together and not leave the matter
 in the air any longer than neces- sary. Another way to handle the l affair would be for the council to appoint a committee to confer with | the board of public works to the
 end that the board might send in to
 the common council figure which
 the council would approve. The salary committee would be an ap-
 propriate committee to appoint for this purpose. In the meantime I
 have advised the comptroller to con-
 tnue paying Mir. Merriam at the rate l of s3,ooO a year.
 DiSapproyes Board Action The effect of the ordinance stat | ing that the salary of the city en-
 Sineer is s5,2oo is simply to indicate
 that the common council has ap- proved of the salary as fixed by the
 board of public works. The com-
 mon council has not the right to fix
 the salary. only 10 approve of the
 salary which the board of public
 works has fixed. II appears that
 the board has fixed for Mir. Merriam
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02


 Main street, Hartford, who was driy- ing the car when the accident hap pened, was before Judge Henry r. Roche in police court today on charges of manslaughter, driving while under the influence Of liquor and driving without an operator S license. Prosecuting Attorney J. C.. Woods asked that bonds be fixed at S5,ooo and continuance ordered until next Monday. and Judge Roche granted it. Smith retained Attorney Martin F. Stempien to represent him.
 Party Had Been Drinking According to Smiths statement to Sergeant Michael J. Flynn. who in- vestigated the accident. he and Shackett and Mrs. Shackett had been (Continued on Page Five)
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
Two Airplane Rescue Elpai' tions Missing in Attempt to
 Aid Crew of Diri6ible
AMUNDSEN NOT HEARD
 FROM IN TWO WEEKS
Russian Aviator Babushkin Topped on Friday From Icc-Breaker Maligin Only to Be swallowed up By Arctic Nastcs-Claim Citta Di MilanO Failing to Cooperate With Others.

London, July tP' - Two large British seaplanes will soon join the international group of searchers who are seeking to find trace of Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, and his five companions in q French plane which took off from Norway two weeks ago today to assist in the Mobile relief work.
 The air ministry made the announcement today that 1T was preparing 10 send the two planes. The destination. time of departure and the pilots have not yet been decided upon.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
Hartford Man Dies Here After Auto Crashes Telephone Pole;
 Ray HesLn Killed in Milldale
Driver of Capital City Machine Held Under s5O0O Bonds for Manslaughter-Corbin Ave. Man Dies
 When Speeding Car Leaps Off Steep Hill 1 Operator Arrested at Hospital

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 The dead Raymond Hesn D. who killed when speeding automobile Merden Hartford on streetye escrtaya
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
GOVERNOR SMITH IN NEW YORK FOR 1 FIRST CONFERENCE To Thrash Out Details Of His Campaign With a Few Close Friends
WILL DECIDE ALL THE BIT MATTERS HIMSELF
Will Make 15 Speeches. Three Of Which Will Re in New England Others Scheduled for Detroit, St. Louis. Denver. Border states and One somewhere on the Pacific Coast Possibly.

New York. July tP)-Goyernor Alfred E. Smith was in New York today for some informal conferences at which he will thrash out the de tails of his campaign for the presl- dency with a few close friends. The first meeting Of the national democratic committee is not until July II but it is generally believed that before that time the governor will have decided exactly what course he will follow and will mere ly inform the committee of his de- cisions
 Those close to the governor say that he intends to decide all impor- tant matters relative to the cam paign himself and that the national committee will follow his directions rather than act in an advisory ca pacity.
 Arrived Last Night The governor came here last night. boarding at Albany the special train on which several members of his family were re- turning from Houston with dele gates. An enthusiastic crowd cheer ed his arrival at Grand Central Terminal. He went immediately to his suite in the Biltmore. ! This morning he had appoint ments at his headquarters with per- sons whose political acumen he re- spects, but their identity nor the nature of the discussions he intend ed to have with them was not made public.
 He has already decided to limit his two months campaign to about 1a speeches in various parts of the country. They will all be broadca st, and there will be no back platform talks to station crowds as the cam paign train moves from one chosen city to another.
 One Speech
 There will probably be one speech in this city, one in New Jersey three in New England, one each in Detroit, St. Louis and Den 1 yer, and the rest in the border states with one possible appearance in west coast city.
 The Is speehces will all be diff. ferent, but they will be alike in that they will deal with easily un- derstandable problems stated so mat they are understandable and appealing to the multitude. Foreign affairs and other matters which do not as rule directly touch the life of the common man. will be passed over as not good campaign material.
 Has Gift
 smith supporters feel that the governor has the gift Of making people who have never seen him and who know nothing Of his po- lltlcal policies except fin relation 10 one or two outstanding matters think they know him.
 They point to the thousands of telegrams and letters which have come in since the nomination. hun- dreds of which call the governor
 'Al' and address him in terms of familiarity
 Most of these people have never seen the governor" one man close 10 the nominee said today, but they've heard about him and sone- thing in his personality has caught their imagination. He has got him. self across to them somehow so that they feel friendly and seem to
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
Fob Hammers Plane

Kings Bay, Spitzbergen. July P With fog hampering the rescue efforts of seaplanes. a Russian ice breaker today was slowly forging its way northward to take five mem- bers of the Italia and Swedish air man off an ice foe.
 While the breaking up of the ice
 added to the peril of the castaways 1t also increased their chances of (Ceatinuel ca Paes D
New Britain herald., 1928-07-02
HIGH TIDE -- JULY 3. 1928
 New Haven 12:35 a.n., l2 pm. \. London lO:30 am. ,1O:44 p.m.
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature.
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
U. 5. Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas
EX.COUNCILMAN DUNN, VETERAN OF WAR, DEAD
, ,es6 m Football and Baseball Few Years
 Ago

James J. Durn, 39 years old, a member of the sixth ward delega- tion to the council from 1920 to 1924 and World war veteran. died at his home. 54 Winter street, this morning following an illness of several months.
 Although he was born in Union- vile he was brought to this city at the age of two years and had lived here since with the exception of several months spent at Fort Slo- cum while he was in the service. He was well known here espeicallv because of his athletic achievements in his younger days. He was a football team and was a pitcher on the sixth ward team in the old ward league.
 Of late he conducted a billiard and cigar store on East Main street.
 Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Julia L. tWhite) Dunn: two sons. Harold and Donald Dunn: his mother, Mrs. Mary Dunn, and two sisters, Misses Mary and Anna Dunn. all of this city.
 Funeral arrangements. in charge of Joseph A. Haffey. undertaken, are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
BUILDING AT LAST
 FREE OF HIS WIFE
Granted Divorce and Gus. t0dy of Children After
 Long Court Battle

Providence, R. l., June 15 P>- After litigation netween him and his wife extending over several years, Milton & Budlong, of Newport, Providence and New York, formerly connected with the automobile in- dustry and an official in d Texas Oil company, has won his fight for a divorce from Jessie Margaret Bud = long and has been awarded the clls- tody of his two minor sons, John and Milton, under a decision of the Rhode Island supreme court hand ed down today.
 Mrs. Budlong is guilty Of course of conduct. deliberately and malici- ously entered upon. the purpose and result of which has been to publicly humiliate her husband and cause him great pain of mind" says the courts decision The evidence fully discloscs that Mir. Budlong is a man with a just pride in his good stand ing among his assistants, sensitive as to his reputation, and the estimates which are formed of his character. His character Mrs. Budlong has falsely and cruelty attacked in a public and outrageous manner"
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE
 DISPOSED OF IN WILL
Last Testament of Peter w. Wren, Bridgeport Banker, Filed for
 Probate Today.

Bridgeport, June l5 Rl-The will of Peter w. Wren. vice president of the First National bank. who died June i. was filed for probate today. The will disposes of an estate esti- mated at more than a million dol- lars and is dated March 29. 1928.
 The following public bequests are made:
 The sum of s10,oo0 to St. Vim cents hospital: $l0.000 to the Jew ish Welfare bureau. and S10.O00 to the Bridgeport hospital.
 The private bequests include $1O,- 900 to John M. Carey of Bridgeport: $l00.000 to the executors and trust ees with power to invest and re- invest, the income to be paid in semi-annual installments to his son Frederick w. Wren. and a trust fund of sloo.ooo to be paid in semi- annual. installments to his grand son. Carey F. Cronan.
 The residue of tho estate is di- vided into thirds. his son Arthur Wren of Bridgeport. his married daughters Sarah O'Brien of aavan- nah. Ga. and Irene W. Floscker of this city sharing equally.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
Troup Predicts Americas Downfall
 Unless Citizens Increase Interest
New Haven Man at Elks' Flag Day Exercises Likens Spirit in U. s. to That in Ancient Rome.

A note of warning in which the speaker predicted the downfall of America through the disinterestcd attitude of its citizens. was sounded last night in d speech delivered be- fore large audience composed of representatives of war veterans or sanlzations and civic orga nizations by Philip Troup of New Haven, dur ing the Flag Day exercises conduct ed by New Britain Lodge of Elks at the home on Washington street.
 T predict the decline and down. fal of America, unless her people give full and unselfish consideration to political affairs of the country and take greater interest in matters of national importance" the speker said. Tt is fact, a sorry fact, that the greater majority of our people are a pleasure seeking mass, who would rather pay $20 to see two men pummel each other in a ring, or watch nonsensical sensuous play. than to pay ten cents 10 hear debate on the political situation in the country. History repeats it. self and unless the people of Ameri- ca realize this fact. this country will follow the path of the Roman Elm pire. whose downfall was caused by exactly the same attitude her people were taking in the affairs of state, as the people of America are taking
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
SEN. CURTIS NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT BY DELEGATES TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
 MOSES AND EDGE THROW SUPPORT TO HIM
President Dawes is Given B Votes But 545 Were Necessary for Choice and the Nom. inee Received ], ,052 in a Landslide of Balloting.

Convention Hall, Kansas City, June 15 (AP)-Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was nominated as the republican candidate for vice-president late this afternoon when he re- ceived a total of 1O52 votes for the nomination whereas only 545 were necessary for choice. Tilson's name was withdrawn after the nominating speeches had been made and Connecti- cuts IT votes went to Curtis. Dawes got l3 votes, McNider ?.
 Just before the noon converting hour of the convention both Senator Moses of New Hampshire and Sena- tor Edge of New Jersey. after conference on the convention plat form announced they would refuse to permit their names to go before the convention, and would swing their support to Curtis
 At that the kansan's home state supporters started a movement to nominate by exclamation. They kept very busy on the convention floor.
 Borah to Nominate.
 Senator Borah. of Idaho, who ori- ginally had declared for rcnomina- tion ot Vice President Dawes, also not only switched to Curtis, but consented to make the nominattne speech for him.
 Nothing Certain.
 Overnight conferences among tbs leaders and much caucusing in the state delegations appeared to have established nothing with certainty, and apparently no very insstent aJ- vice had come from the new head of the ticket himself Some of ths wlsest of the party oldtimers said 1t looked like horse race, ana nothing like the picture presented last night when Hoover ran away "ltH the first ballot and was named for president by a vote of nearly four to one over all of his opponents combined
 Some of the state caucuses over lapped the noon convening hour of the convention: other delegates were late because they had been up most of the night trying to figure out a winning combination: and still others figuring that the show was as good as over with the nomina. non Of Hoover. had gone home. Business for the ushers were ex- ceedingiy slow in the galleries as well as on the floor as noon came on and 1t seems almost certain that this last convention session would be a tagging one.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
34 LOCAL STUDENTS IN NORMAL SCHOOL CLASS
HI Will Be Graduated at Exercises Next
 Wednesday

or the 141 graduates of the New Britain State Normal school who will receive diplomas at graduation ex- ercisee next Wednesday. 34 students are from New Britain.
 The New Britain girls are Eliza beth M. Comstock of Maple Hill, Roberta A. Crockcr of 49 Gladden. street. Anne E. Doyle of 474 Arch street, Elizabeth L. Fox of 40 Fair view street. Irene l.. Haigis of 125 Columbia street.. Madeline l.. Lynch of II Commonwealth avenue. Eleanor l.. Mills of 10S Lincoln street. Mildred E. O'DeIl of 10 Blake Court, Josephine Riga of q Green- wood street. Marion R. Scheyd of l24 Fremont street Olga Srogi of 3S Carlton street. Agnes F.. Strom- quist of 773 East street. Elizabeth V. Swanson of 13S East street, Florence l. Tomkins Of 17 Murray street. Mary J. Walsh of 64 Church street. Charlotte A. Zakolska of 95 Grove street. Pauline Baloski of 70 Fair view street. Dorothy G. Builard of 115 Wilcox street. Catherine NJ. Brown of Lincoln court. Mary G. Burns of 6S Seymour street, Floripe 4. Anderson of 1886 Stanley street. Rose /. Brip of 35 Hartford avenue. Marjorie r. Gibney of 175 Winthrop street. Olga K. Haigis of 34 Garden street. Ruth B. Harvey of 2S9 Carl ton street. Ada M. F. Hitchiner of 21 Park drive. Katherine E. Kehoe of 422 Alen street, Helen Keimowitz of 4o6 Chestnut street, Elizabeth Rourke of 369 Main street, Doris E. Schroedel of 20 Division street, Helen Woods Of 5 Ellis street. Mary A. Mo Inerney of SS7 Beaver street. and Alice C. Murphy of 114 Brighton street. and Wanda A. Zarowski of 8 Kelsey street.
 Eight Bristol students, one Berlin. one kensington. and one Plainville student are included among the graduates. The Berlin student is (Continued on Page 27)
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
HELEN WILLS IS ACE
 OF AMERICAN PLAYERS
Only Member of Wightman Cup Team to Win From
 British Contenders

Wimbledon, Eng. June 15 Rs- With Miss Helen Wills the only American to win, England's Wight man Cup team of women tennis players today took lead of two matches to one over the American holders of the trophy. After Mrs. Molla Mallory had lost 10 Miss Eileen Bennett of England. 6-1. s-s, and Miss Wills had defeated Mrs. M. Holcroft Watson 6-1, 6-., the English pair of Miss Ermyntrude Harvey and Miss Peggy Saunders defeated Miss Eleanor Goss and Miss Helen Jacobs, 6-4, 6-1.
 By taking the doubles match to- day after breaking even in the sin- eles, England gained 8 distinct ad. vantage which it win endeavor 10 hold throughout the remaining matches which are scheduled for to- morrow. Four matches are on the program. three In singles and one m doubles. The cup Is to go to the team which wins four out of the to- tai seven. England thus needs two more matches 1T it is to capture the trophy. The last time the English were successful was in 1925 at For est Hills Tn the United States where they won. four matches to three.
 A feature of today. play was that all matches were won in straight sets. The English showed surprise ing strength in the doubles as we'll a. in the singles play Of Miss Ben. nett who made short work of tho hard hitting American veteran, Mrs, Mallory.
 The California girl. ace of tha American team. stood out today more strongly than ever as Che main hope of her team. If she can win her singles match against Miss Ben. net tomorrow and can help to win the doubles. her team could retain the cup If it could gain an even break in the other two singles matches. Tn these Mrs. Mallory meets Mrs. Watson and Miss Helen Jacohs opposes Miss Betty Nuthali. young English sirl. who beat her b this cup plav last yea1.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
PAR0CH|AL SCHOOLS
 GRADUATION SUNDAY
St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Report Large
 Classes

The annual graduation exercises of St. Mary's parochial school will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at St. Mary's church. A class of 1O6 pupils will receive their diplomas from Rev. Matthew J. lraynor, pastor. A program has been arranged for the occasion un- der the direction of Rev Thomas J. LaNlor, principal of the school and will be presented in the church
 The graduation sermon will be preached by Rev. Leo Weston. a graduate of the school who was re gently ordained to the Catholic priesthood. Awards will be made to pupils for excellence m Christian doctrine and scholarship. while spe- cial awards of s5 in gold donated by Father Traynor for Chrlstion doc Urine and by Daly Council K of C.. for scholarship will be made.
 The program of exercises to be followed out with John J. Crean. organist, presiding at the organ, is as follows:
 Processional March ........ Organ Hymn. "Sedes Sapientiae" ... Class sermon .......... Rev. Leo West on Conferring of Diplomas and Awards
 ........ Rev. Matthew J. Traynor Address to Graduates
 ...... Rev. Matthew J. Traynor Hymn. "All for Thee ..... Class y,j,
 U Salu'aflS ....,.,....,..... Class Act of Conservation ..... Class ''Tantum Ergo" .......... Class Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
 ment.
 "Te Deum" Class ReCessional March .... Organ
 The special award of s5 gold pieces for Christian Doctrine will be given to Genevicve Howe. Anna Ger trude Murphy and Ruth Margaret Robinson and the special awards of s5 gold pieces for scholarship will be given to Anna Catherine Murphy. Thomas Joseph Higgins and Michael John Jerves.
 Premiums for Christian Doctrine will be awarded to the following:
 Joseph Thomas Blanca. Anna Re- gina Cavanaugh. William James Chute. William Joseph May. Mary Constance Smith. Raymond Stanley Zaczek
 Premiums for scholarship will be awarded to the following:
New Britain herald., 1928-06-15
VERL|STENST ID
 NEWS OVER RADIO
Retires to Private Study When Balloting Begins
HOME OPEN TO FRIENDS
Justice stone and Wife, Mrs. Borah, and Many Others Listen in in Hoover DwclIing-ENtcnd Their Congratulations.

Washington, June Is P-Herbert Hoover. advanced to the rank of re. publican presidential nominee, look cd upon the world today a happy man, who had struggled to the pin nacle of honor within the gift of his party.
 Closely surrounded by his most intimate friends and neighbors, he spent the nomination night in his home. There he took, in his little brown finished study, the first burst of the storm of reorganization that is still lowering over him, Mrs. Hoover by his side.
 Ii had been open house in the Hoover abode all evening for a sizable throng of Washington no tables.
 Many Friends
 Among those gathered before the radio loudspeaker 10 witness in this way the continuation of the conNrn- ton, were Associate Justice Stone of the supreme court and Mrs stone Assistant Attorney General w. J. Donovan, Interstate Commerce Com missioner Lewis and Mrs. Lewis, Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg. Mrs Borah. wife of the Idaho senator and Adolph Miller of the federal reserve board.
 Throughout the early part of the evening while nominating and sec. onding speeches were being made Mir and Mrs. Hoover sat with their guests. but as the climatic moment of the voting approached. the sec retary rose and withdrew to his pri- yate study.
 Meanwhile the guests were busy with their pencils totaling up the Hoover vote as it was called. MT Lewis was the first to call out tha, Mir. Hoover had been nominated This was when New York's 30 votei gave the commerce secretary two
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