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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Wednesdays Results

New York 8, Pittsburgh 5.
Brooklyn s, st. Louis 1.
Boston 3, Chicago l..
Cincinnati 1876, Philadelphia 81.
Thursdays Schedule
st. Louis at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh Mt New York.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Tkr-u-~ - n~wA
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Wednesdays Results

81. Paul 5-l3, Columbus 40.
Kansas City 2-s. Louisville I-i3.
Indianapolis 3-12. Milwaukee 2-9
game III i~nnings).
Minneapolis 1875, Toledo 1914.
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LION ROUTS 1000

SOUTHAMPTON. Eng.-A thou
sand persons fled into r boat train
when q lion from South Africa
escaped on landing and defied cap
ture for an hour.
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LET

First figures lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
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BIRD OF A FLIGHT"
CROYDON, Eng. - An airplane
carried from England to Paris SOC
pigeons, 100 pheasantS and 10 hens.
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Why YOU can pick them

Three types OF leaves grow on the tobacco
plant d. coarse fop-icapes, irritating TO the
throat . . . withered ground leaves. without
taste or aroma . . . and the hedyf-IeGvcs, rich
in cool and fragrant smoking qualities. Only
the hs0rf-keGves are used in OLD GoLps.
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HOW FOES IN
CHAMP FIGHT
MEASURE UP

NEW YORK. July 26.-(P9-
Here's the way Gene Tunney,
heavyweight champion. and
Tom Heeney, the challenger,
will shape up tonight for their
fifteen-round title battle in
the Yankee Stadium:
TUNNEY HEENEY
100 Weight 200
weights approximately
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
MOODY IS HEAD Of
TICKET IN TEXAS
Nomination for Governor Equiv
: alent to Election There

Dallas, Tex, July 80 iP)-Gover-
nor Dan Moody, youthful redheaa
executive. who was swept INTO the
Texas governors chair in 1926 on
a campaign based on opposition to
Governor Miriam A. C'Ma'D FerSu-
son. has been renominated on tn.
democratic ticket. which is tanta-
mount to election.
Gets Majority
In a36 of 253 counties. including
% complete. in Saturdays democra-
lie state primary, as tabulated early
today in the Texas election bureau
gave Moody q majority OF nearly
lo0. 900 votes over his three oppon-
ents.
With approximately 600, 900 OF tn"
estimated 700, 900 votes cast counted
at that time Moody had 349,2S3
votes. Louis j. Wardlow, Fort Worth,
1881; Judge William +. Hawkins
a5,3oS, and Mrs. Edith Wilmans
1884.
United States Senator Earle T..
Mayneld was given plurality OF the
votes in his race for reelection, but
lacking a ma jority will enter run
off primary August % with Con
gresham Tom Connally of Marin
for the nomination..
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
50 Injured. 3 Seriously, When
Elevated Car Smashes Into End
Of Stalled Train In New York
More Than 1000 Passengers on Two Carriers Thrown
Into Panic-Smash Occurs When Train Is Unable
to Stop Momentum After Power Is Cut
Off on Whole Line

New York. July 50 R-Fifty
persons We're injured, sthree probably
fatally, when heavily loaded sew
en-car elevated train crashed into a
stalled train on the Sixth avenue
line At Columbus avenue and Sixty
Ninth street last night. More than
1000 passengers ON the two trains
We're thrown into a panic. Fire ac-
companied the collision.
Trains carrying home excursion
isis from seaside resorts. were run
ming in close succession shortly be-
fore !" y. m, when fire started in
the wheel box of Il car two trains
ahead Of those that crashed.
The passengers Of the train in
trouble were ordered out. The fol-
lowing train attempted to push the
stalled train into the yards near the
Polo Grounds. The heavy burden
was too much and short circuit
resulted, throwing out the power on
the whole line.
\ following train also was stalled
and then the fourth train travelling
under its momentum after the cur
T. mt went off crashed into the stall
ed train just ahead. The rear YES
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Wind FANS FLAMES
With GARAGE ATTIRE
Stiff Breeze, Oil and Gas Menace
Bradley Street Homes

One garage was destroyed. TWO
others We're damaged and several
houses on Bradley street and Vi
cinity We're threatened by fire yes
tcrday afternoon. The blaze started
in a garage in the rear of 10 Brad
ley street, owned by James Berretti
of IS Hartford avenue, and when
tiremen arrived in response to an
alarm at Leg o'clock from Box 81
at the corner of Holmes avenue and
West Main street, they found the
entire building envcloped in flames
The fire was famed by an eXcep-
tionally stiff breeze and the fight
was made more difficult by the
fact that a quantity of oil and gas
oline in a corner of the garage add
ed fuel TO the blazing timbers,
which emitted sparks and embers
that were blown throughout the
neigh borhood.
\ garage at IS Bradley street
owned by Mesrop Sarguisian took
fire and was damaged about the
walls. while another garage in the
rear of 20 Bradley street and owned
10y i. G. Wakefield of 50 Wakefield
Court caught from sparks and add
ed to the excitement. The Berretti
| garage damage was estimated ~
approximately $1,000. The only ca'
kept in ii had been driven out about
! 10 minutes before the lire was dis
covered.
60. No. Of the lire department
was called by Il still alarm at
| :o5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon to
the rear of $50 East street. a small
shed used for storage of ashes hay
| ing taken fire. There was consider
| able smoke and a minute after co.
No. 5 was called. an alarm from
! Box 236 brought other companies.
The damage will probably amount
| to SO.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
City Items

Officer Hanford Dart reported that
complaint was made to him of the
theft OF battery worth SIS out Of
a car in the rear of the Economy
Auto Supply co. on Main street be-
tween Friday noon and saturday
morning.
No change is reported in the con-
dition Of John O'Rrien. son Of
AmericaniZation Director and Mrs.
James T.. O'Brien OF 1866 Stanley
street. He is in the New Britain
General hospital in critical con-
dition
The case OF The J. +. Gcrrity Co..
against Sebastiano GoZZo Was placed
on the reassignmcnt list this morn
ing after one witness of the plaintiff
from Boston was heard in city court
before Judge Henry p. Roche.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Condition of Stabbed
Woman Is Critical

Bridgeport, July 80 R-The con-
dition of Mrs. Ethel Sherman. stab
bed with her husband last night In
free-for-all fight at negro dance
hall. continued critical today. Mrs.
Sherman is in hospital suffering
from a wound in her left lung and
numerous other cuts J Her husband
was painfully but not fatally slashed.
AS a result of the Standings. 19
negroes, held without bonds, were
arraigned in city court today. The
cases We're continued pending an in
vestigation into the trouble.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

tibule of one train and the front
Vestibule of the other were telescop-
ed.
Already excited when the lights
went Off the passengers were thrown
into panic. Cries OF two boys, i'm
prisoned in the weckage rose high
over the screams of other passed.
gers. many OF whom were women
and children.
The teltscopcd ears caught fire,
but the flames We're exlinguished
quickly. Then fircmen eNtricated
passengers and assisted them down
ladders to the street
The motorman of the rear train
could not be found after the acct
dent and for Il time it was feared
That he was caught in the Wreckage.
1t was believed he clambered nut OF
his wrecked compartment and went
to some hospital to have his iniur-
les treated.
Those most seriously injured We're
Charles 4. Durati, %, fracture
skull: John Tarrio. left leg cut off
and JoseAh Tarrio. "a, his brother,
fractures of both legs They were
also internally injured.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
RYAN WILL ADMITTED
Protest Of Niece Against appoint
mcnt " Executor OvcrriIled To-
iay After Hearing.

The will of the late Mrs. Agnes +.
Ryan. was admittcd today in pro-
bate court as originally drafted on
June 30 by Attorney Donald Gaiincy.
after hearing held Saturday morn
ing before Judge r. f. Walsh of
Southington at which the claims Of
Il Bridgeport niece OF the decedent
vi no objected to the naming OF Will
liam Hickey as executor of the will,
were found groundless.
In he will Mrs. Ryan directs that
all OF her personal and real prop
erty be divided equally among htf
nrph"ws and nieceS. James Hickey,
Thomas Hickey. William Hickey,
Catherine Soul hey. Mary Fl. Gregory.
Sarah l.. Hickey. Grace 3. Barthel-
mess. katherine Bonner, Joseph
Bonner and John Bonner OF Bridge
pOrt
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Fairfield Needs About
$4,000 for JailS

Bridgeport. July 80 P'-Fairtield
county will require $4,000 from
the state for the operation of the
bridgeport and Danbury jalls and
the children's home in NorWalk
from July !. 1923. to June 80. SO -,
according TO the request which was
forwarded to the state board of
finance II Hartford today by the
county commissioners.
This amount is $4,000 less than
was asked for the present tWo-year
period. An increase of $4,000 for
the. operation of the jails is asked,
but for the clliidren's home an
amount Of $4,000 less than the
present appropriation is asked.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

ed SO obnoxious that no paddock
away.
New Hartford Mrs. Rudolph
Bartinek of Burlington, Conn, Is
swipes another and oNerturns. Ben
jamin Stovall, New York. the driver
of the car is held for state police.
ordsvilIe- Emil Linden OF
greensboro, New York browns in
Housatonie river after slipping Off
plank which he was using as float.
He was unable to swim.
New Haven-Joseph l.. OGrady
of Buffalo. n. ", is taken to New
Haven hospital suffering from stab
wounds after alleged grudge fight
between him and Matthew Green OF
Chicago. Green is held on charge OF
ASIA ult with intent to kill.
Storrs-Appointme Of six new
| faculty members at Connecticut
agricultural college is announced by
acting President Charles b. Gentry
Berlin-Garage and barn owned
| by William Witham destroyed
by fire with loss OF 5000 but fire.
men save house with garden hose
Bridgeport-Free-f or-all-fight al
| Negro dance sends two TO hospita
Mrs. Ethel sherman with her RICH,
lung punctured and other eeriou.
wounds. and her husband with
slashes on his back and arms. Mis-.
Pinkie Davis of Newark is held Al
the stabber.
New Haven--Six persons are hurt
when automobile overturns neal
Muddy river underpass in Nortt
Haven. Anna Burke, most seriously
injured, Is in New Haven hospita
with fractured skull.
Stamford-Gene Tunney still NOV
ing around southern Connection
visits horse show in stamford afte
leaving Greenwich home of San
Pryor, Jr.. his friend.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
MOBILES EYES FLASH
General Wrathful As He Declares
That Honor Of Italy Is Intact
Further Plans.

Copenhagen, July 80 R-Thc
newspaper Morgen Bladet says that
while General Umberto Mobile was
here with the survivors of his polar
expedition, he answered at least one
question related to the disaster. A
reporter for the Morgen Bladet in
quired whether the report was cor
rect that he contemplated another
North Pole expedition Ito re-
establish 1taly's honor
The generals features hardened
and his eyes flashed wra,hfully as he
replied with scorn:
The honor of Italy? So they say
the honor of Italy must be re-
established? But that is not neces-
sary. The honor of italy is intact
No, ! have made no further plans.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Seven Arrested in
Restaurant BraWl

West Haven, July 30.-A remark
of an alleged defamatory character
started an argument in Williams
restaurant at Savin Rock early to-
day which ended with the restaurant
crockery all over the floor and the
arrest OF the seven persons involved.
Just who passed the remark and at
whom it was aimed, no one seemed
10 know.
Arraigned in town court this
morning, Joseph Famularo of New
Haven was fined so while Mrs
John LAZY of West Haven, John II.
Jerome of New Haven and Mrs.
John II. Gawley of New York were
each fined s.. Discharges We're
granted John LAZY. John II. Gawley
and Mrs. John II. Jerome.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Kodak Stock BOOms
On Movie Announcement

New York. July 30 UP)-An-
nouncement from Rochester that
the Eastman Kodak had perfected
a color motion process which might
revolutionize the industry brought
out heavy luying in Eastman stock
on the Stock Exchange in early deal
lngs. The issue reached the highest
level in history at 1874 a gain of
, is points from Saturdays close.
Eastman opened al 1873 SIS. sag
ged to 1872 and then Oh the an
nouncemcnt of the demonstration Of
the new film before body of sci
nntists at E,astman's home today. tho
ISSUE shot up 10 1914, holding near
that level. Trading in the stock was
active.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
TAKEN SICK IN WATER,
WOMAN NEARLY BROWNS
Bristol Bather Rescued BY Friends
While in Serious Fretlicamcnl
At Milford Beach.

New Haven. July 3o-Taken i'll
". e bathing at Myrtle beach short
" after O'Clock yesterday after
noon, Vera Christensen. aged IS. OF
$40 East avenue. Bristol, was saved
from, drowning by friends who not
iced her plight.
The woman was taken TO IN"
bathing pavilion of the Island Vie"
hotel and given first aid. She WAS
later taken in the Milford police
ambulance to the Milford hospital.
Her condition today was reported
not serious.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
PLAYGROUND IMPROVEMENT

Acting at the suggestion of par
ents OF children who make use of
Smalley park playground. Council
man Samuel Sablotsky will bring a
petition to the next meeting of the
common council asking that an APP
preparation be made to provide sani-
tary accommodations. The council
man will suggest that the improve
nent be made through funds pro-
vided in next years budget.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Weeks Activities in
Catholic Churches
81. Mary'S Church

Requiem masses for the week as
announced yesterday at st. Mary's
church, are as follows: Monday. Z
a. m. second anniversary for Mrs.
Jennie Johnson; Tuesday. Z a. M.
months mind for Johanna Halloran:
Wednesday. Z a. M, months mind
for Maria O'Connor: Thursday, d.
M, months mind for Raymond Hes
lin and Saturday, a. m. months
mind for Mrs. Agnes Ryan.
Masses on Friday. tn. first of the
month will be at $50 and o'clock.
Confessions will be heard Thursday
afternoon and evening.
Confessions for the children VIII
he heard Friday afternoon at ,
o'clock and they will receive COM
nunion at an o'clock mass Sat
@rday.
II. doseph's Church
First Friday devotions at ST. Jo-
cph's church will consist Of masses
I $50 and : o'clock. Confessions
will be heard Thursday afternoon
and evening.
81. Peters Church
Net Sunday will be general COM
"runion Sunday for the women of
st. Anne society at ST. Peters
church.
The monthly collection will be
taken up next Sunday.
Confessions will be heard Thurs
day evening and masses on Friday
{ will be celebrated at $40 and 2.
Instructions will be given the
school children Saturday morning.
81. johns Church
First Friday devotions at the
Church of st. John the Evangelist
will consist of mass at $50 o'clock
and communion again at o'clock.
Confessions will be heard Thursday
evening,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
TO REAIJuST RATES

Washington. July 80 tPl-A read
just m"nt of freight rates on oranges
and grape fruit moving from Flo
ida producing points TO all consunl
ing Territory i'm the United states
and Canada which involves IN
rr"9 SOS and reductions was ordered
today by the interstate commerce
commission. effective october 10.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
FLASHES OF LIFE: CHEMIST SUGGESTS
AGENTS SPRAY NIGHT CLUBS WITH GAS

Eoslyn. \. Y. - Nina Nelson did
the work OF two cooks uncomplain
lngly in the home of Conrad God
win Goddard. great grandson Of Will
liam Cullen Bryant, and Goddard
thinks he has discovered the reason
In her handbag. he told police, he
found property which he recognized
us his own. 1t included bottleo of
champagne and whiskey from his
pIe-war stock.
New York Bootleg money is
on the increase in Wall street. That
is the name given by some COM
mentators TO surplus funds loaned on
call by corporations and individuals,
and not subject to banking regula-
tons.
steam will hide the outdoor stage
between the acts when society Naca-
tionists on Long Island join Wit h
full FLOODED Shinnecock and Apache
Indians in presenting wings OF
Time" an historical pageant in six
episodes and u prologue.
Washington, \. J. - If Jacob
Thompson had his life TO live over
again, he would choose railroading.
He has just retired. after A years
rs a conductor. during which time
he never received a reprimand nor
a demerit. His train. the heaviest
committing train on the Lackawan-
ia, has not been late In five years
Great Neck, y. Y. - County po-
lice have informed four fashionable
young couples that the kensington
district is not the Garden of Eden.
4 patrolman was left on guard over
u pool in which the octet, CARRIED
only in moonlight, was found enjoy
ing an early morning plunge after
!, society dinner party.
New York - 4 chemist has found
something he thinks better than
padIocks to enforce prohibition. H
Edmund Bulls. executive secretary
of the National Association fol-
Chemical Defense. suggests use OF
gas, which. he says. is not perma-
nently harmful but would make the
speak into which it was spray
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
Mrs. Walther Will Attend
Meeting of Republicans

Mrs. Kenneth Walther. menu
Der of the republican state centra
committee, will attend "a meeting
called by Chairman J. Henry Rora
back for next Monday night at th.I
Pennington Country club, but II Il
not expected that Richard +. Col
vert, the other New Britain mem
Ter. will be present. Mr.. Covert Il
mentioning in Cuba. The meeting
will fix dates for the fall primary
caucus and convention.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
FILES AN APPEAL

Bridgeport. July 80 R0E. job,
Manzi of South NorNalk today flee
an appeal in the superior court from
The finding of Compensation Com
missioner Charles T.. Williamson
which denied his application 10
compensation for permanent lnJur
les. Mr.. Manu- WAS in the employ o
Samuel Roodner of South Norwali
and fell from d truck Dec. II. 1927
and was injured. Compensation TO
permanent injuries was denied OF
the ground that he COMMISSIONS
work
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
To Ratify Nomination
Of Smith and Robinson

New Haven, July 80 R>-An out
of-doors gathering to ratify the
nomination of Smith and Robinson
will be held during August at some
shore resort, under direction Of the
democratic state central committee,
it is stated by members who have
agreed upon Philip Troup as general
chairman.
Arrangements in detail will be
made Wednesday at the committee
meeting in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
JUDGE REBUKES CROWD
FOR LAUGHING IN COURT
This l. Not az Amusement Place
He Warns Spectators Who Can
not Control disabilities.

You must understand that this
is a court and not an amusement
place" Judge Henry +. Roche said
in police court today when several
oactators laughed loudly during tn"
D'icer Clarence Lanpher raped for
rider and warned the gallery to be
luir.. Il want to say this" Judg"
:ochr said. addressing the specta-
ors, THAT the gallery can be cleare !!
{ necessary There was no turtle"
disturbance.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
AppCcTCn TWICE
F!NFn AMI .IA|| IN

John In Tolls Again

John In Tolls Again
About two hours later. tcle-
phone call came from Officers Flynn
and O'Brien that they had him
right" and in a few minutes John
was back again in the police station,
so intoxicated that he could hardly
stand una SISTED. He had been driv-
ing past the corner Of Elm and
Franklin streets. after having had
"a few more shots" according TO his
admission. when the car left his
control and smashed through large
glass window in Giacomo Marchesi's
store. Leo Fillion of - East Main
street witnessed the occurrence and
pointed out the driver 10 the police.
! Officer O'Brien. who was formerly
licensed driver. undertook to take
! Johns machine to the police station.
, but as he was negotiating the turn
from Elm street into Commercial
street. u few hundred feet from the
/ scene of the smash, the steering APP
/ paratus ceased to function and be-
! fore the officer could stop it had
crashed through wooden gate at
the freight car entrance to Landers,
I l'rary & Clark factory yard. smash
/ ing the gate and adding to the DAM
age to the battered sedan. Officer
FLYNN. who was riding on the run
, ming board. jumped just in time TO
1 avoid being injured. Officer O'Brien
was shaken up by the impact but
was not injured. The ear was toWed
to the police station.
500 and 10 Days IN Jail
! In police court today. Judge
| Roche imposed fine of 800 and
costs and Jail sentence Of 10 days.
John pleaded guilty to the charge
Of drunken driving and said nothing
more. Whether or not the cause OF
the crash of the car through the
window was the defective steering
apparatus or the drivers condition
is not known. but according to the
police, there was no question that
John was not fit to drive regardless
Of the steering gear
Wrobel Fined 500
Peter Wrobel. aged 40. of II
Beatty street, pleaded guilty to th'
charge OF operating an automobile
while under the influence OF liquor
and was fined 500 aud costs will
suspended Jail sentence of five
days.
Motorcycle Officer Harper testified
that Wrobel was driving truck II
which We're four children. on Eas
Main street. about $50 last night
The officer followed him from thu
railroad crossing to Stanley stree
and observed his condition. Sergean
NJ. J. Flynn testified that Wrobe
was unfit to drive d car whcl
brought before the desks at polio
headquarters.
Spcetlcr Fined SO
William Davelio. aged IS, of 3
West Center street, Southingt on, wa
fined 80 and costs for speeding. II
pleaded guilty.
Motorcycle Officer Harper mad
the arrest at $50 last night o
Stanley street after following Dave
lilo from Allen street to Floods cor
ner and clocking him at SO 10 4
miles IN hour. cutting in and OF
Of traffic.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
JOINT TRAFFIC. OUTING

New Britain traffic managers are
planning to participate in regional
traffic outing at Riverside park.
Springfield. Wednesday,. 4 clam
bake will be served at o:3o O'Clock
The outing includes traffic bureaus
from New Britain. Bristol. Meriden
Waterbury. Hartford and Spring
field
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
COIGIlS Up HI,ANII

Valparaiso. Ind. July 80 OPP
Walter Clifford, who was stricken
With a violent respiratory atfliction
Which physicians diagnosed as
pneumonia. is fully recovered today
after coughing up a double peanut
AZ hich had lodged in his throat
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30
III. HAWK

Chicago. July 50 U7TD Police
along Michigan aNrnu. here were
| ordered last night 10 trad and lin
IL hawk Whirh was rc"or;sd to i"
| Killing pigeons which fly about th"
! business district.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30

thing equal to Sykes Comfort Powct
to heal and soothe the skin. Habituali
used after . child's bath, it heals anC
prevents soreness and rashcs. - =
Mabel E. Miller, r. N.
The reason Sykes Comfort Powder
is so successful in such cases is be-
cause it contains healing, antisoptic
ingredients not found in ordinary tai
Gums. For twenty years it has been
used and endorsed by physicians and
mothers, and nurses call it "A Heal
ing Wonder" At all druggists.
COMFORT POWDER CO., 0oSToN, MASS.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-30


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