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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-22
VTERDTS famous opera "Rigo-

XTERDTS famous opera "Rigo-
v letto," in which Coruso made
his Metropolitan debut in 1908, as
well as Galli-Curc in 1916, will be
performed in condensed form by the
National Grand Opera Company.
directed by Cesare Sodero, for lis
teners of the NBC Red network to-
night at $50.
While the opera is filled with eX-
quisite melody, its subject is @ little
revolving. The time is the sixteenth
century, and the place Mantura.
The story deals with the amatory
adventures of the Duke Of Mantura,
in which he is aided by his hunch-
back jester, Rigoletto, whose cauStic
wit has made many enemies at
court. The first act opens in a
salon in the Dukes palace.
Tune in stations listed in Dial
Twisters under WEAF, New York,
for reception of this program.
The Indiana Ohio State basket
ball game will be heard at tonight
over WEAO, Columbus. WEAO is
the Ohio University station broad
casting on 1928 meters.
Officer Johnson Of the State po-
lice force answers the query of H.
L. Dix mare through Fishing the Air
Monday by saying that 3XN, is
powerful experimental station of the
Bell Telephone Company located At
Whippeny, N. j. Thanks, officer.
Works of thirteen great masters
Of musical composition are to be
heard in the holster hour of Famous
Composers, broadcast by the Column
bia chain headed by Wor, Newark,
at 8 tonight. The performers in
clude the holster Radio Symphony
Orchestra, Karolers and vocal solo,
lists.
The following numbers will be
heard:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-22
WKBF (252) Indianapolis
(Hoosier Athletic Club

5:0O-Late news bulletins and sports.
1:00-Interference talk A. y Allen
1:00-Safety talk by Lieut.. Frank Owen
1:15-Chambers. Pollard and DENNY,
popular entertainers
1:3O-Home Lovers Hour, courtesy BAN
ner Furniture Company.
S:30-Smlthsons Radio Entertainers
Old-time program
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Sheep Dog Tournament
Feature of Convention

Bennington, VI. Aug. II P-A
sheep dog tournament. said TO be
the first TO be held In the United
states was the feature event Of the
annual summer meeting of the Ne"
England Sheep and Wool Growers
here yesterday.
Six dogs were entered In the
Tournament which was held az the
old Bennington estate owned by
James g. Colgate Of New York.
Each dog was required to drive a
small flock C sheep through thre"
gates and into a pen in accordance
with the requirements of similar
trials held for many years in Eng
land and Scotland.
A trophy presented by Fillmore
Farms vas awarded TO Proctor Dat-
export Of Coirain, Mass. whose dog
accomplished the feat in 10 minutes.
None Of the other five contestants
exceeded 9 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
EAST BERLIN NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Egnar Peterson are
chusetts for the week.
The East Berlin tennis team will !
be officially announced tomorrow,
the elimination finals to be played /
this evening. The doubles team viii
be composed of Frank Kramer. Jr.
and Bruno Miglioli. Mr.. Kramer
will also play in one of the singles
matches. The other singles player
will be determined tonight. TIE
match to be played by Edmund Sieg-
rst and William Walsh to decide.
The locals have been practicing
faithfully for the past Month.
Ernest Bourgeois has returned
home after four year enlistment III
the navy. He will not return to the
service for reenlstment preferrih.
to enter business. He has enteres
the employ of the Connecticut Light
and Power company and has conf
menced upon his duties To-Day
/ The body of Mrs. Catherine Defor-
est was brought from New York city
yesterday and inferred in the family
plot in Wilcox cemetery. Mrs. De
forest formerly Of New Haven ana
lately Of the Bronx, was well known
here having been a visitor here ~
times past. The funeral services
we're conducted in New York c,e
yesterday morning at 9 o'clock ana
the burial services held here at o:su
o'clock.
The members OF the Fife and
Drum corps are requested to meet
at Community hall tomorrow short
ly after IL o'clock from which pace
they will leave for the American le-
gion parade in Middletown. The
boys must come prepared with CON-
plete equipment.
Mrs. H. l.. Lindquist and daugn-
ter Ellen are sojourning at Cape
Cod.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Clark have re-
turned from a several days stay with
relatives at Cape Cod.
More than a dozen football en-
thusiasts have announced their tn
tention Of coming out for the Berlin
Panthers. The team last year had
fair season considering the fact
that two thirds of the team had new.
er played the game previously. With
last years experience and a larger
squad to pick from the team this
year will be much more formiu.
able aggregation.
Among those spending the day a.
. Hammonasset yesterday we're Mrs
George Dalbey and daughters, Mrs
Jarvis Dowd and daughter Shirle,
and others.
The outing at Lake Pocotopau,
, to be held by the Wesleyans WI,
be held next Friday evening II thu
: weather permits. The committee IL
charge is working upon an enter
tainment program.
The fall semester at the Hubbard
: school will open Wednesday. Sep
I TENDER 3, at 9 O'Clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

bridge over Looney creek. near Bu-
vhanan. -Four other occupants of the
bus later were rescued by passen-
gers in another bus.
Roanoke river. higher than it has
been in rs years. was receding to-
day. having fallen five feet over
night The James river in the Bu-
chanan vicinity continued to rage
but was believed to have reached its
crest.
In the vicinity of Anderson, S. c.
flood waters were gradually reced
ing today with the prospect that re
pair of the damage would get unde'
way Immediately.
At the Portman power plant OF
the Seneca river, where the wat'
level was the highest in 30 years
drop of nearly two<eet was report
ed between midnight and ocloc
this morning.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
FARM CONDEMNED
BY court ORDEI
Prospect Farmer Will Have to
Change Plans

Hartford, Aug. II P-An appli-
cation OF the Naugatuck Water Co.
for an order Of condemnation of the
farm of Carmelli Fontana in the
town OF Prospect was granted today
by Judge Edward NJ. Yeomans OF
the superior court after a hearing
at the county building
Pigs will die if they can't walloW
in water in the summer time is the
conclusion of Fontana, who uses
the farm up in Prospect for pig
raising. and it happens that the
stream his pigs wallow in runs into
the Prospect storage reservoir OF the
water company within so short
distance Of the piggery that the
water will not clear itself Of pollu-
ton. General Manager George C.
Ham Of the water company said use
Of the reservoir has been suspended
this summer because Of fear OF pol
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
CHICAGO GANCS7ERS
NOW KILLING women
CONTINUED from First Page)

every mark Of the gang killer S
TECHNIQUE. It was apparent that the
woman had been taken for a ride,
which is the usual method employ
ed in getting an intended victim 10
a desolate spot where he may De
KILLED. The bullet wound also in
dicated gangster methods. Setting
fire to the clothing. however, was
without precedent in modern gang
killing.
II was the first time, too, that n
woman had been picked for assas-
sination by the taken for a ride
method. While women have played
active parts in the careers of many
notorious Chicago ganssters. tney
have for the most part remained IN
the background so far as the pubilc
has been concerned. Not lnfre-
ouently the gangster has lived a
Jeykyll and Hyde existence with the
wife or sweetheart carefully shield
ed from the frequent violence that
makes gang life precarious.
Efforts we're being made TODAY
10 identify the woman slain neal
Grown Point There were, however
only a few clues-a shred OF req
crepe. a fragment of hight gray
hose "A piece of fur. a silver buckle
and few strands Of hair.
These remnants were "Na4nln''
..arlv today by Miss Iaccardo
.1other and sister no made parna
iirntitication. The piece OF crepe
VAS Of the same material as
,!rrss the young woman wore "hei
last seen Wedn ss1ay night,
The mother told police that
daughter had received a telephone
call. urging her to hurry to Crane
and Milwaukee avenue Immediately
PAY no attention TO the stori"
that Angelo has been killed" III
phone caller said. He is stu
alive
The girl left INN ediately, and a
not been seen since, her mothe
said
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
KELLOGG SAILS TONIGHT

Washington. Aug II Pt--S"cre
tary Kellogg. accompanied by Mrs.
Kellogg. will sail from New fofh
shortly after midnight tonight on the
French steamer lie DE France 'cr
Paris whcr" he will sit with me
representatives Of ~ other nations
20 sign on August - the treaty re
nouncing war.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
DCNkE,S ARR, IJ,JJ

Havana. Aug II P,-TWo slight
earthuuake shocks were felt III
Santiago DE Cuba this morning
Thee were no casualties and dam
ng. WAS small Special dispatches
TO tlmundo said that the first
,aulior was telt 1T q 10 a. M anu
the second at Is ID. III.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

OF the stream that fiows into the
reservoir. Mr.. Ham said there seem
ed to be NO feasible plan for divert
ing the stream somewhere else. al
though the amount of water 1t sup
plies to the reservoir is negligible.
Judge Yeomans learned at the
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

conclusion of the hearing that the
real difficulty is Fontana and the
water company cannot agree on .
price for the farm. The Judge VIII
appoint a committee of New Haven
county citizens TO report a reason
able value.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

luton.
The state department Of health
has looked into the situation and
while it considers the land can safe
ly be used for agriculture it can not
for animal raising without great
care as four springs on it are source
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Personals

Misses Alice and Margaret Carlson
returned last evening from weeks
vacation spent at Hampton Beach,
New Hampshire.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Adeline Johnson of Stanley
street is spending her vacation at
Lake Pleasant in the Adirondack
mountains.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

The Misses katherin Maloney of
Black Rock avenue and Ruth Ian
non of Lincoln court have returned
from a trip to Bermuda.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Elsie r. Hausman OF SO
Roberts street has left for Pennsyl-
vania where she will spend a vaca-
ton.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Elizabeth T. Kane of Hart
ford, secretary TO School Supt. Stan
lev H. Holmes is on an automobile
tour of New England.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Mr. and Mrs George Howe of sc
Park drive have returned home after
spending a week in Fairfield, Me.
ard in Massachusetts.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

BrooklaUn street are spending
week In Maine.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

The French Broad river. one of the
main contributing rivers throughout
the stricken territory, was overflow
ing in places and running at flood
level along most of its coruse. High
ways were inundated and both rail-
way and bus traffic was disrupted
because Of the overflowins waters.
Grape Crop Half Gone
The high waters have swept into
the fruit areas and in some parts OF
North Carolina today it was report
ed that one half Of the grape crop
had been destroyed within the past
- hours.
The high waters continued In
Southern Georgia With some towns
so isolated that approach only is
available from Florida. Rains con-
tinued early this morning and there
was no forecast Of relief.
The state insane asylum at Mill
edgeville. which houses 5000 pa
tients, is completely isolated. Waters
have swept around the entire block
of buildings and the only means of
communication Is one single tele-
| phone line The water supply of the
institution will be exhausted within
the next - hours, supervisors re-
ported, but the food supply is suf-
| ficient for several days.
! Efforts will be made Immediately
to get aid TO the hospital.
Relief Agencies Busy
Already relief agencies are at work
through the flood district. The Red
Cross has sent many workers into
the two states to care for families
who were forced to evacuate their
lowland homes by the sudden high
waters.
The Florida flood threat, accord
ing to advices here, apparently hal
passed. Lake Okeechobee, which had
been rising steadily, is almost at &
standstill and predictions we're thai
the lake would start lowering i'm
mediately.
One dam in Georgia already ha!
burst from the pressure OF thu
high waters while it was reported
that the Lake Lure dam in NORTH
Carolina was weakening rapidly
Should this dam give way man.
houses would be in the direc
path.
: floods in the Carolinas and Virginia
caused by an exceptionally heav
rainfall during the past 10 days
were causing less concern today a
the swollen streams gave signs o
slowly receding within their banks.
: Two lives were lost in Virgins
and considerable property damag'
: was done in that state and in tn
Carolinas.
s A dispatch from Winnsboro, 8. c
: said that several hundred person
e were marooned on the first and sec
4 ond sections OF Southern Railwa
o train No. 10 north of Columbia.
8 c., during the night because til
! train could not negotiate the higl
water of the Broad river.
8 The passengers we're removed b
4 auto this morning for transports
e ton to Columbia. The dispatch sal
0 that the water rose to the car ster
: at places and that at one place se>
eral coaches dipped deeper as
trestle over the flood waters sagge
d under the weight of the train.
IS In Virginia, where flood condition
n claimed two lives, the swolle
e streams we're slowly returning
t. their banks after damaging crop
e highways and railways.
l. Jess Dove. 80. of HarrisonburI
e Va, and A. A. Craft. 20, OF Spring
r wood, Va. drowned yesterday afte
Y noon when trying to escape from
bus marooned by food waters on
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17
Death TOLL HITS
TEN IN SOUTHLAND.


vent to relieve the pressure and
prevent collapse. All the dams. as
are the most OF the Piedmont coun-
try's power dams, are concrete.
Some ~ miles to the west the
paralleling Saluda river, with its
string of power dams, was declared
to be falling as result OF loosened
flood gates at Ware Shoals and other
points.
Danger Subsidies
Farther up the Broad river in
North Carolina, danger apparently
had subsidei. reports indicating that
Lake Lure dam near AsheNille had
withstood the seige of flood waters.
Many small dams in that area. as
we'll as in other areas of North and
South Carolina collapsed without
serious damage to the countryside
during the height of the flood,
In North Carolina the two great
systems Of power dams on CataWba
rlver. built after the disastrous floods
of 1916 IN that state, were receiving
holding safely the IS billion cubic
feet of water impounded along the
CataWba course.
Death List
AS communication was restored
last night and today, reports came
in of great damage throughout the
Piedmont areas and loss of life was
believed definitely fixed ten. The
victims were Myrtle Young. H.
Hickory. N. c.. drowned: Guy
Young, 9, Hickory, N. c.. drowned;
Arvin Blythe. Hendersonville, N. C.
drowned; John w. Jones, Ashle.
Heights County. N. c., tornado vic.
tim; unidentified man. Ashle,
Heights, tornado; l.. Marvel simms
so. Ariel, S. c., drowned; Ballengel
Hudson. Ariel. S. c., drowned; Jesse
Dove. Roanoke, Va, drowned; A. A
Craft, SpringWood. Va, drowned
Miss Ethel Allen. Warrenton. Va,
dropped dead of fright while cross
ing Roanoke river bridge over flood
FFeCAflOuS OOnOltlOnS
Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 17.-UP)-
Precarious conditions were reported
through sections of Georgia ant
North Carolina today as flood -suol
len rivers swept from their bank
and pounded against already weak
ened dams.
Already the mid summer storm
including both wind and rain
have resulted in death list of thre
and property damage that may reac
more than $1,000,000 in the tw
states. Numerous small communitie
we're isolated by high waters an
there was some suffering.
North Carolina seemed sufferin
worst from high waters today.
. tornado struck Hoke county lat
Thursday. causing one death and l
. injuries Property was badly damat
ed.
Car Service Disrupted
Street car service was disrupte
!, in Asheville while smaller cite
around the popular resort were
Z, danger from high water. Thre
, streams, running bank high, threa
. ened Burnsville; residents of Il
lower section of Marshall were plal
:. ming to evacuate this morning as II
I, high waters crept closer to the
homes while Brevard was completed
isolated.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Evelyn Seihert OF 4o7 Park
street is spending the week with her
aunt, Mrs. Ida Seibert at Pine Orch
ard.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Adeline johnson of Stanley
street is spending her vacation at
Lake Pleasant in the Adirondack
Miss Elsie r. Hausman Of SO
Roberts street has left for Pennsyl
vania where she will spend vaca
ton.
Miss Elizabeth T. Kane of Hart
ford, secretary TO School Supt STAN
ley H. Holmes is on an automobile
tour of New England.
The Misses katherin. Maloney of
Black Rock avenue and Ruth Ian
non OF Lincoln court have returned
from a trip to Bermuda.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howe of sc
Park drive have returned home after
spending a week in Fairfield, Me,
ard in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs, Wilfred Keller of 81
BrooklaUn street are spending a
week In Maine.
Miss EVELYN Seibert OF 407 Park
street is spending the week with hel
aunt, Mrs Ida Seibert at Pine Orch,
ard.
Miss Ella Decker OF Hopkin.
street, Naugatuck, has returned It
her home after a visit with friends
in this city.
Miss Edith Nell of New York city
who has been visiting her parents
MIR and Mrs. James A. Nell of 49,
Falrview street. has gone to Bran
ford. where she will spend the mex
two weeks,
Harold Leppert of IS Black Roc
avenue is spending the present weel
at Pine Orchard.
Miss Olive Scofield has returne
to her home in Waterbury after
weeks visit with friends in this city
Mrs. Ida Clapp OF Owen stree
Hartford. has returned home afte
spending a few days with Mr.,
Frank r. Fox of 40 Fairview stree
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Mrs. Ida Clapp Of Owen street.
Hartford. has. returned home after
spending a few days with Mrs.
Frank r. Fox of 14O Fairview street
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Olive Scofeld has returned
to her home in Waterbury after
weeks visit with friends in this city
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Ella Decker OF Hopkins
street, Naugatuck, has returned to
her home after a visit with friends
in this city.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Harold Leppert of IS Black Rock
avenue is spending the present week
at Pine Orchard.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

Miss Edith Nell of New York city,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Nell Of 1Ss
Falrview street. has gone to Bran
two weeks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06

utter independence" her parents
pronounced her altogether unman.
ageable." The difference Of opinion
developed into family relations so
strained that poor Mrs. Thorne
spent most OF her time in tears.
TAD became q Reformed Rake,
: and philosophical on the trend
Of the times.
you know. Sis" he used to say,
there's something wrong with the
kids today. They've no sense Of
values. Darn little appreciation Of
anything worth while. Pleasure IL
their little tin god. And they
haven't any other. Thank the Lord
Valerie's different stun. Now there's
= Girl for you!"
6ybil smiled indulgently. you
sure know how to pick EN-" she
conceded goodnaturedly. "But /
think you're sort Of hard on the
rest Of the kids. Tad. You see. they
never knew the world we lived In
before the war, mean. Customs.
manners. conventions-everything's
changed since you and l were Is.
i took only four years to make
Americe over.
why. Tad. I'd been kissed Just
twice when ] WAS Is. The first
time ! felt % Il I'd been desecrated.
and cried about It. The second
time. thought ! was In love.
Il had an awful crush on Sam
Hedges and let him kiss mo one
night In the hammock on tho pr
aSSa. And tho very next day Mrs.
Hedges came over and talked Z lot
TO mother about calf love- was
listening to It oil at the. top Of
tho stairs. And somehow ! got ~
sociating Sam. In my. mind. with
calves-you know the Zig, moony
eyes he had and that nobody home
expression. Loves young dream
persisted on the spot.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06

Bugs rlylnpton was the kid tina,
kissed me first-the one that made
me cry. We were making fudge In
the kitchen one day. don't be
lieve kids make fudge any more. do
they? suppose It's too hunky-I
burned my finger testing the stun
and put 1t under the cold water
faucet to take the burn out.
"And there I was. ct tho stink,
when the romantic Bugs kissed me
square on the mouth. And II you'll
believe 1t. ! CRIED. Honest did.
Remember how / used to read The
Little Colonel books3 Well. ia 70.
solved. Hike Lloyd. to keep my lips
TOR the man I'd marry. And the
wretched Bugs had spoiled It all!
Tad. when /. stop to think about
It, ! was q very good little girl.
wasn't II"
"You bet you were good. Sis.
Kids were in those days. though
Times have changed" Tad sighed
like Z grandfather.
"yalerie's something like you
were" he continued brightly. You
So. she's never been around much.
Honest. Sis. she's innocent as Z
baby It's-wonderful. She-she-
gosh. sybil. she sort OF frightens
ne. She's such an angel. You
cant imagine what IT, Hike Tor !
man u have . Girl like that wllliug
to marry him. ! don't deserve Il,
6ybil. I'm not worthy Of her. Not
At 70 tie her shoe strings-"
"dirls don't wear shoe strings,
Taddy. And every idiot "a love
talks like that. Adam fslt the same
way about Eve. And then the girl
fell for = snake"
OUT that night sh9 prayed Tor
= the Arst time Ia Ssaf>. Not
orthodox pra1ers Ct Ill
God. she remarked. on her
knees. II coiversational strain. II
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
Tribune Classified Advertisements
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FIVE ROOM NEW MODERN
bungalow, oak floors, built-in ice
box, gas stove, gas hot water
heater, gas laundry stove, many
built-in features in kitchen, full
partitioned basement, basement
garage. Sale p,ice $4700.00. Small
first payment.
FIVE ROOM NEW MODERN
bungalow, oak floors, built.in fea-
lures, full partitioned basement,
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$4,000. Small first payment.
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