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Continued from yesterdays AVjs.)
Bird Member for Frederiksted Count Y
District (Andersen): Mr.. Chairman, by
whose order are these men detailed to re
port to the Custom Officer the arrival of
vessels arriving at this port?
End Appointed Member (C0ulter): By
the order Of the Governor.
Bird Member for Fraderiksted Country
District (AHder8en): Mr.. Chairman, do |
understand the Honorable Member to say
the Governor or the. Government?
2nd Appointed Member (C0uLter), [
have the instruction from the Governor.
lr Fre~deriksted, Il do not know if the
same thing exists in Christiansted) a re-
servolr was built and pipes laid to supply
the town with water and when they were
ready to distribute the water who was
asked to control the supply? Two Police
men had 70 be detailed every morning to
open the MIGRANTS and 10 preserve order.
3rd Member for FrederiksteI Country
District (ARdersen) BY whose order?
End Appointed Member (COujter: Mr..
Chairman, il | am unable to produce a
written order, the Member must under
stand that the Department Heads are re
quested to cooperate with each other, |
have been requested to do so over and
over.
3rd Member for Fredariksted Country
District (AHdersenl:M Chairman, | feel
that the Department Heads can refuse.
, 1928-07-10

OildlIIildi5 uNs LIOt 40 OI@ - 1 ILL -
tor of Police. Take the Cemetery Com
mission, can it function without the help
of the Police? The Police are everywhere
helping every institution. Mr.. Chairman
do you think the Poor Commission can
function without the Police. Who pays
the pensions? The Police. When appIica,
tons are made for pensions a policeman
has to go around and make investigation
as to whether the applicant is deserving
or not. Take the Health Department the
Police is helping the Department, they
help with the night soil cart.
Take the School Department who col
Iects the fines? Who makes out the school
list? The Police are now making out the
list, their clerks Go not make them. 90
where you like the Police are there Ii
you are going to have a Fourth OF July
celebration who are you going to call up-
on to help in the preparations Thee
Police are going to b. called upon to give
assistance. Ii you are going to have the
Police do police work only then you can
reduce the Force, but if you are going 10
use them as you are now using them |
do not see that your criticism is JuSdd
able. 1t is not fair to Judge a whole body
of men by the c0nducCU of one man. | have
dismissed two men from the Force for
acts of coward!ca. | am trying my best
to keep up the standard of efficiency 10
the Force. The Honorable Bird Member
for Frederiksted Country District Can.
dersen) knows how much a driver on an
estate is worth, they are paid more than
S22. so per month besides privileges but
/ cannot get better drivers tnao those |
have in the Police and PCis0n Department.
for S22 so Don't get up ard say tnal
the Polio are not worth one csnt. l
think 1t uujustitia0Ie 10 cate y A "hO.e
body Of men JUS because ore mlD ma
pens 10 b, Inefficient or negligent.
3td Memoer for F.edeuk,ted Country
District andersen MIR. Chairman, when
the Colonial Council created a Police
Force by ordinance ii was the intention
to crate a Force and not a body Of 90
nestle servants for other departments.
Ii is the duly of the Director OF Police 10
see that his men do police work only.
The Honorable End Appointed Member
in his remarks said that me projections
given to life and properties IN jhlS lslaod
is Just as good today as when there Wei
more men on the Force. We all kaoW tual
the population has decreased cynsiderao
aOIy. He quoted some high figures tor
1920 1921; we all know that we had a
very high discount in money during that
year: however ii there is as muc0 safety
today that shows he has nothing 10 do. l
have saId to thIs C)u0cI aud also To
Members of Congress that the people OF
, 1928-07-10

The Colonial Council held is f,st Or
binary Meeting yesterday at | p. m.
DesDatching Secretary K, /. F1XWeil and
Assistant Despatchlng W.. II. ohiIllns
were present al the meeting. DR.. u
Caue1ata was again elected Cha1
with IL votes. Members y. s. Arm
strong ard nj. Mcrwin received one vote
.ftsrtrUtply Member L, Andersen was
t.@cttu Wee Chairman, uItu l. VOC,
htuUrrs X 0keOcn and ID Armstrong
rtc.Il. done vote each for Vice. Chair
u.at, ron Secretary Member j. AleXan-
der received I3 votes. Member Z. PEN
theay received one vote. l.tuIUel a.
Fablo was elected Asst. sc n'a'v o'fA
10 votes Member ElemiDg received one
vot Member Merwin one vote, Mem
Der *. lie ChaDelt two votes and MEM
Der Armstrong one vote, For Chap
lain oil the Council Rev. W.. Allen
Was gIec.sd With 5 votes. Rev. H.
Ps4u. received 4 votes, Rev. A. B0ugh
received Que vote and Re-. /. Ash one
VOC. me other items on The Order OF
tn Dty were taken up and as.J,.i OF
auJ Tue Council adjourned al AS p, M.
FRIVOLOUS Sal" drew good audience
ia tue ~UnrisuansJed ihest.e IS, ~ H..
Al uOugn move patrons W-ro sonaWh hat
disappointed "a not meetJo2 .ba great
Poace serial Officer 444' b..,Ii,apD9int-
meat As not 50 kenny ret as 'Frlvo-
lou, 81 u ned out 10 be an eX:,lIent
met5I N With pIeuty Of th,iIls-a
fine pIolI,e throughout the ) reels. The
show opened AILn a splendid tNO-part
meas ieel showing the heroic crew Ut the
airsnIp Bremen" and the sra.u Iecep-
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
General Mobiles OlDn Story els 7oO Swedish FlIer
Located His Camp and Rescued Him From Ice FlOe

leamprnemt on width 81 10 degrees
ID tlse LEFT or 10 degrees @ the rlglIl.
when tie control cabin became a..
tsched. the airshIp drifted awav in
the direction ok 10 degrees ana soon
afterwards We saw IL dletance 0l
about 10 filoneters thin column Uf
smoke, probably produced by Nksos
line tank falling on the ice and
catching fire.
II Is my belief therefore that my
comrades must be sought IN thgk
direction.
/ have had 70 break the news Ok
the death of one oe our party, our
chief motorIst. Vincenzo FomeIla
When the Italia was overwhelmed
by 8 weight Of Ice which accunu-
lated on the envelope and fell on
the Ice pack. the little cabin contain.
ing the stern engine WAS the first
t0 get the impact.
0nlelIa. who was III the cabin.
was fatally hurt, and died soon After
wards In our arms without regain.
Ing consciousness We buried him
In the Ice near the spot where the
Swedish airpIane landed last Sunday.
PofaeIla was 4 brave man and
loyal comrade.
or the three men led BY Mariana,
who went out from our camp in an.
attempt to connect with the search
parties, there has been no news
whatever Professor Malmgren. the
Swedish meteor0logist. who WAS one
Of them, hoped To cover 10 kllonetern
daily, but during their march -
E'0yn Island We were able to aseer.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

.split our ercampment in two. and
the disturbance was throwing for-
ribIs hummccks and pieces q broken
ice over us. Then We moved 10
white Bear Bank, so.caiied by us
because that WAS the spot where the
white bear was killed ~ MalmEren
on the first day after our disaster
The Swedish officer sent me mes.
sage saying that he il happy to be
of some help to my comrades and
that he ~ in no hurry tO return,
A soon as the fog Is lifted one of
the Finnish searlanes. fitted with
runners. win take or from Annster-
dam Island.
F.xperIrnents carried ont Oh the
snow today have proved thar the
Change from floats 10 runners has
been successful. The aeaplaIie 10
70 will he piloted by Lieutenant
SarkO
Two italian sea planes are also
ready to 20 SIS we'll as the Swedish
three engfned airplane which viii
make 8 wide survey to the east Of
the encampment In search OF the
missing group of seven men. We
hope this will be accomplished this
evening if the visibility improves
sufficiently.
1t Is unfortunate that We have no
news Of Captain Amundsen. who
came so promptly ana generously 70
our rescue. Capt Riiner Larsen and
Lieut.. LItz0w Holm are still help
less aboard the Baganza which is
blockaded In the ice
tIiink the seven men who drifted
away ON the airShin aEter Ouf fall
viii be found within zone no more
than SO lSilomefern east ol our en-.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
$1O1 ,852, ,697 Given
To War Veterans by U. s.

War Veterans ard their depen-
dents were the beneficlaries Of :
total ok 3l01. .s52 ,ss7s4 under the pro
visions 81 the Adjusted Compen-
sation Act up to May 81, according
ID 4 statement yesterday by Brig.
Gen. Frank T. Hines. director Ot
the Veterans Bureau.
The bureau, It IL stated, issued
Il, s,as2,444 adjusted service certifi-
Gates with potential value Of
Ss. .SOs, ,O7s ,0S3 and has paid 49.923
death claims in lump sums, tOtaling
$50, ,92S, ,993. The bureau has made
rs ,I40 loans amounting to $685..
921. Az to veterans on the security
OF their adjusted compensation Gers
tificates and paid $2S, ,S7s, $3.50 to
the banks OF the country In re-
demption OF 242.S6s loans made by
them and which were not taken
up at maturity BY the veterans.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28
SILENCE SMILE,
MRS. SMITHS
ANSWER
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By international News service

L414Ae&N MMtHU1AMA s9AGWB SeENAGW
HOUSTON. Tex. June 2s.-They
- cheered-all but Mrs. Alfred r.
,.ren ~, and her children.
me rafters of Convention hall
s,nook under the tumult which fol-
lived franklin Roosevent's nom
.hatlon Of the New Yorker to head
me democratic Presidential ticket.
Dazzling lights OF photographers
mayed over the vast arena as men
snu women mounted chairs to fiaunt
their colors.
fSichly gowned women in the
suoxes near the governors party rose
3 one-but not the governors lady.
Mrs. George Glynn, the candi.
uaIe sister. was wreathed in smiles
Iwo younger children ALFRED, jr.
md his sister. Katherine -peered
INTO the far distant corners of the
arena their faces lighted with curl
soslty and eagerness.
" was the first great moment of
sne convention for the Smith fam
y. They met it in silence.
And then-the parade started.
The paradess turning point car
Eied II directly before the box Of
the governors lady. Colors were
dotted.
And then she. and her family as
Well relaxed from the tension. She
amiled.
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

accident In aiightink on our ice
fIok.
AZ Lieutenant Tornberg's machine
was unfortunately the only one
axailable that was fitted with spe-
ciAl gear Tor landing on the ice. it
became q matter OF the utmost
urgency to coordinate and use all
the other flyink mAtarial available,
and arrange. II pOssIbIs, the addi.
tion Of runners to the landing
equipment Of the machines still ct
our disposal.
For these REASONS begged the
chief of the SveGdlsh mission to-
order my immediate transport 10
the Cltta al Milano. This was
dOno On the following aEteknoOn,
our journey from Murchlson Bay
e Virgo BAY. where the CittA II
MilAno had moved In order TO he.
easlNr to reacI1 after our rescue,
taking only 40 minutks.
Long White Beard
The chief Of the expedition him
self and Lieutenant TornBerg. who
was in charge Ok the airpIane, sup
ported me while boarded the
machine which carried Ia to the
Citta di Alilano.
! remember very little of that
moment, charged 40 Ii was with
emotion. My old comrades of the
Citta al MilanO came and stood
silently around me, staring at me
and unable to speak. No doubt
my long, gray beard must have
startled them. They flied past
nns one by one and shook ms
silently BY the nand.
What seemed to me long time
slApt6d before 4 Was able 70 mss:
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

Iter nv FEELINGS sufficiently 10 have
A interview with Captain RO.
magma regariink the organization
of taa rescue work The thought
of nv comrades still stranded on
the ice floA was tcrTnenting me
and still haunts nae continuously.
But feel confident that can
be much more useful to them here
than IN the red tent on the lee fl0e
where / learned to love them as
brothers
The Finnish avfators, together
with the pechanics Of the Citta Di
MiIanO. have been fitting runners
on their ftlFIlSers sea planes III place
az the floats that 4dld equip them.
An soon aa ik II possible they VIII
attempt to land on the Ice foe and
hiring hack I'd us our comrades and
the gallant Swedish aviator who
has been with them since last sun
Baked by Fog
/ am sending them frequent mes.
aages of encoHra cement. may
say that even here aboard the Citta
ri Milano / feel as Il were still
with them inside our little red tent
where We endured 10 much ether.
Unfortunately. thick fog cover
ing the entire Spltzbergen zone has
prevented any further attempt to
take them comfort and help. We
hear from Biaei that yesterday they
spent many hours transferring the
encampnaent to the spot where the
Swedish airpIane lies disabled
This = the second time that the
red tent has been moved The first
was 4 fortnight ago, when the frac-
lures OR the ice were tl1reatening TO
The Washington times., 1928-06-28

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The Washington times., 1928-06-28
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
ROUNDING INTO FORM
Americas Tennis Experts Showing Fine Condition in Training for Davis Cup Matches.

Augusta, Ga. March c3 Pt-- Americas tennis experts, here in training in an effort to make the Davis cup team are rapidly rounding into form with Big Bill Tilden, George Lott, John H~nnessey and ". F. Coen, Jr., especially showing fine condition.
 Although the veteran Tilden start ed the test play by losing to Hennes- sey. he came right back yesterday to defeat Lott in close match, G-S, 6-2. 6-l. 3-6, 1-5.
 Hcnnossey yesterday won from AL lson in straight sets. 6-4. 64. 6-3' while Coen was beating Arnold Jones of Providence, F. l., sixth ranking player of the nation, 4-e. 6S. 6-3 7.5. e-4. Wray Brown Of St. Louis showed improved form in winning from Edward (Bud) Chandler, liar ward law student, 1-5. 6-2. l-6. 6-4 i Shields and John Docc. Stanford university, participated in the only doubles match of the day, Does 1 paired with Allison to defeat Coer ! and Shields 6-l. SC. 7-5.
 Today's play brings Lott asains Jones. Allison versus Brown. Docf against Hcnncssey and Chandler op posite Tildcn.
 ! Lott and Hcnncssey met Jones ant Docs in the only doubles match SC
 for today.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
SCREW SHOP WINS
 OVER RUBBER C0.
Local Basketball Team Takes
 First Game in Capital City

New Britain furtllered its chances of entering the final race for the state industrial basketball title last evening in Hartford when the Cor bin Screw team of the New Britain league, leaders in the race so far, nosod out the Hartford Rubber Works quintet, champion of the Hartford Industrial League by c9 10 oS score in the first of the clim- ination games played at the Hart ford Y. M. C. A.
 1t was a sizzling game from begin ming to end with the New Britain team showing dazzling form in a. second half squirt that enabled the lead and win out in the last few sec onds.
 The Hartford crcw'led at half time by the score of 17 10 s. In pill ing mp tlla lead, thn Capital City en- try made it appear as if it was going to have walkanay but the rock onlng was made without the bril- liant return to form the New Britain team made in the second half.
 The two teams will meet again in Now Britain noNt Wednesday night in the Sccond game Of the elimina-
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
KINGS CUP RAGE
!;cn]rI,pu~ of 1928 ( IrII~t of Wy, York Yacht Club N III Be Mad, at <rU London I ht- Year.

New York MargI -s .F--Tas lsu. jezvous Of rhs }'-s ,r..s of '., New York Nanhf gi.h .Il ua mad. at Her London or t4-4.' rlt. -.. Kings cup. tIa h,.a t..o. .r-st ,' American yacht l4.inr, .,4 on Aus %. the Nen York }r..- c'.a t.. suHnyncrd.
 The racc for D.a k.n- ,.r ,l be sailed Q" rr.nt"u r.. r. c,rwf for trr Aston -t. .. r.. -M of Newport o9 Rug ~
 Tho ituuar, for t.. .r. year sill sard tHr G.. arn..I care" fo Narhlnuam lvH H.t c. the first t.mo 'h" tnuaa- n.i gat ". Marolch"aI wiI, h" }Je.. .... '"- aboH former Comm os"r~ Harold }aadorDir !,I fas ,a..r .a.. at. his srHoou,r Warrant
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
TEAMS TO DECIDE LEAGUE
 TITLE TOMORROW NIGHT
New Haven Atlas and New Britain Quintets to Clash at Stanley Arena - Elm City Crew Has Edge on Locals in Games Won-"Red' Ball Selected as Off, cia - Victory for Hardware City Five Will Mean Another Game for State Honors - Fafnirs and Stanley Works in Preliminary.

X decision in the title race be- tween the New Haven Atlas and New Britain basketball teams will be reached tomorrow night when the qunlets meet at the Stanley Arena. 10 break 3 tie now existing for premier honors in the second half Of the Connecticut State Basketball league.
 Although the Atlas quintet holds the edge in the number of games Non. New Britain will he the favor ite to win tomorrow nights game because of the teams showing in de- feat last Friday night in New Ha- ven. Then the local quintet con- pletelv outriaysd the New Haven team oD the floor but failed to take advantage of it's foul shots and lost out by a @S to .5 score.
 Two officials will not be used to- morrow night as was at first planned because the two managers could not agree on q, second party. Red Ball will handle the game alone. He was satisfactory 10 both men and al- though Manager Lanpher of the New Britain team was in favor of Dick Dillon for the second man on the officiating list, the New Haven man. agor, Sam Bailey. would not listen. Lyman. it became known today. ~ill be back with the Atlas tomor- row night. Whether he will play or not IS d. different question. He sui fered an injury to his ankle in the teams last appearance in this city and was forced to retire early in the first half
 Word from New Haven today stat
 cd that the Elm City team will have the same roster of players as 1t had last Friday night, plte. BotwiniiI 1 and Rothenfeld will play as for wards. Lyman and Trupin will fill the pivotal positions while Cohen and | Chadys will do the guarding.
 New Britain will have its usual ! lineup in at the start of the game
 with Rubenstein and Sloman at the l forward Derths, ZahzeWshi a center ] and Sheehan and Leary at the guards, Another player will be add
 ed 10 the roster while the reserves | will be composed of Sturm, klduff 1 and Hoist.
 Preliminary Game 1 Fafnus and Stanley Works will 1 mix in tho preliminary game. This
 contest will settle second place in Ithc Industrial loagre and will place 1 tho winner only few points behind Ithc leaEuc-load ding Corhin Screw
 team. The preliminary game wilt start prom mptly at s o'clock with the
 main contest getting under way at ] about o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Regular Lineup Will
 Take Field in Games

NOW Orleans, ~March .3 Rr-Fronl now on. the regular lineup of the Cleveland Indians will take the field in exhibition games. Manager Roger reckinpaugh has announced. By this plan, Peck hopes 10 have the tribe lander full speed when the season opens.
 Light stick work and one bad in ming by Pitcher Joe Shaute were contributions 10 yesterdays ) 10 2 beating at the hands of tho New Or leans Pc'icaus at New Orleans, Shautc worked six innings, the long est any Indian lurler has held forth since the start of the training sea- son.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
DETROIT FINN IS
 STILL IN LEAD
Has Three.Hour Margin on Other Contestants in "Bunion Derby"

Lupton, Ariz,, March 23 UF)- With Arne Souminen, Detroit Finn, nantaing first place by a threc hour margin. runners started on the 2ls, lap of the C. C, Pyle race today to Gallup, aG miles away
 Andrew Payne. Claremore, Okla, held second place in elapsed time.
 Seth Gonzales, Denver, went to the front yesterday when he shared first place honors for the lap from Navajo 10 Lupton with Eddie Gard her. Seattle negro.
 The two runners covered the 34.2 miles in 5:a:3o.
 Other flnishers were: Arne Sou- minen, Detroit: Roy McMurtry, New hall, Cal; Henry Swabey. Ontario; ; Andrew Payne, Claremore, Okla. ; John Cronick, Saskatoon, Can :: Nolght Houtstater, Mainsteen, Mich. {, Allen Currier, Rogue River, Ore i, James Poland Reno, Nev; George L,ebergall, Ontario; Frank Nonhue, kernan, Cal; Phillip Granville, Hamilton, Ont; Mike Joyce, Cleyo- land; Harry Abramowitz. Albany, x. Y.: Johnny Nierra, Alameda, Cal; i; A. Constantinoff, Toronto; Joseph Wilson, Oakland, Cal; Wayne Ro- herts, Wallace, Ida: Paul Smith, Gates, Ore: Giusto tmek, Triest, Italy; Harry Sheare, San Francisco, ! and August Scherrer. Switzerland. The leaders in elapsed time for hte 6S6 miles from Los Angeles 10 1 Lupton are:
 Arne Sounlincn, Detroit, 11S:3G: 900. Andrew Payne, Clarcmore, Okla, lc1:S7:47. John Cronick, Saskatoon, Can, 12c:1S:l5, Peter Gavuzzb Southampton, Eng. 1c3:l7:11.
 Noight Houfstater, Mainstce, Mich lo9:2S:45.
 Eddie Gardner, Seattle, Wash. 13l:.9:1G. Nes'or Erickson, Fort Chester. x Y. 133:94:a2.
 Phillip Granville, Hamilton. On. tario. 3%:51:2o.
 John Salo, Passaic, x. J., 135:57:. i5.
 William Kerr, Minneapolis. 13S:. 1854. l Henry Snabcy, Ont, 144:17:23. l Louis Perrella. Albany, N. Y, l44:. | c6:55. Joseph Wilson, Oakland, 144:4t:, "l.
 A. Constantinoff, Toronto, l1G5T: 20. l Harry Req Long Beach, Cal, 14S:, 53:5o.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-23
Herrnan's Bat Has Won
 Him Place With Robins

Clearwater. Fla. March 23 -Pl- Instead ot thr hench Babe Herman apparently r. in" as far as the I'm"
 thouEh lfl El-annc''o has hlH old roh du fr.i haHs. irrmIu.- hat'iur orEr earned thrnuEh tegt'tdav hen he sw5rA'D 7uoiN'r howe run. h,a ze"onJ lu t0" da,e phIrh 7ld'd 'he rroollvu rl'Ii fn ,i,9r "U' "f Clear Imls Herman played In the ouiilel1