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The CHIEF Democratic objective,
however, lay in a searching inquiry
into the fira ncing OF he whisper
ing campaign" directed at the Demo
cratic national ticket. in voicing
q demand for action along this line.
Rlack is backed by the Democratic
national organization
"IhIndreds Of thousands Of dol.
lars undoubtedly lave been ex
nended in the preparation aud dis
tributIon II vicious literature
throughout the nation" said Black
AZ think the Republican organiZa-
tion is back Of it. although ] have
no direct evidence. Id like TO find
out.
chairman Lehlbsck denied that
the meeting was called solely for
the purpose of hearing Blacks re-
ouest saying that he wanted 10
bring "severaI matters" before the
hodv What these are he declined
to indicate
I'VE have all of the financial
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column s.
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OBREGON HELD
VICTIM Of
LOVE

MEXICO CITY. Oct. believed
10 have been the loser of lovers
quarrel, Humberto Obregon, the son
Of AIvario Obregon. presidant-elect,
who had just become of age shot
himself yesterday in an effort 10
commit suicide Physicians said to
day that he would recover.
Il wished TO die"
That was the Only statement the
vOnth would make when Oe re
gained consciousness. lie had sh II
himself ia the breast
The attempt al self destruction
was made shortly after OhresOE
left his sweetheart Senorita Flora
de Vega, and her mot her. Dona
Dolores de Vega They had been 10
a dance.
ObregOns friends said that the
son of the former president might
| have been Respondent because Of
! the assassination Of his father sew.
erai weeks ago. They pointed out
that the Youths habits always had
been above reproach
The former student at the Uni
versitv Of California was near the
I entrance to the home where he has
/ lived since his fathers death when
| he shot himself. 1t is the residence
| of Fernando Torreblanca. private
! secretary. and son-in-law of Presi.
| dent Gales.
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John hoettmer, famous ballonist,
who was plotting the small dirigible,
had to make three attempts before
lie finally got the lighter-t han-air
ship down to the roof " the garage
On the first two attempts the
operating officers found that they
started to land from too great d
height and were carried by the wind
away from the roof at which they
We're aiming.
On the third attempt as the ship
neared the roof ropes were thrown
out and the engines reversed. The
ropes were grabbed by an army OF
voluntary helpers on the roof.
The landing was photographed by
a number OF movie men After a five
minute stop the ship took the air
again. circled around the building
and headed for Boiling Field.
The META is 13S feet long. II
arrived here last night and moored
with its portable Is foot mooring
mast al Boiling Field. The dirisible
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.STRANGE.[)
FOR PAST
YEAR

che tried to kiss me and
make up, but I wouldn't let
him"
Mrs. lola Bongers, 33-year-
old mother of two children,
sobbed out this statement to
park police today, after she
had been shot in the back by
her estranged husband, George
Bongers, 43 years old.
Mrs. Bongers is believed dying In
Emergency Hospital, .SS-cilaber re-
volver bullet having torn through
her kidneys.
Husband Reported Fair
The husband, who shot himself
after sending the bullet crashing
into his wife's back, is reported In.
fair" condition in the same hospital.
The shooting occurred shortly
front of the main entrance to the
old Pension Building in Judiciary
Square.
The woman was on her way to
work, when her husband, stepping
from hiding place, followed her
across the park. Words passed be-
tween them.
A shot rang out and Mrs. Bongers
screamed. She fell on the hard
pavement in front of the famous
old building. Bongers walked back
about 20 feet and turned the gun
on himself.
Separated Year Ago
The bullet, meant for the heart,
passed through a notebook he car.
ried in an inside coat pocket and
passed through his body, striking
the liver.
Mrs. Bongers with her two sons
Wilson Gilmore Bongers. II. and
George Rust Bongers, Il. left the
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Thief Being Reformed
By Operation At
Baltimore

BALTIMORE. Oct. 5.-surgery
instead OF prison to reform 4
criminal is under way here The
subject of the experiment is
Stanley Troth, 81, who has q
criminal record Troth, who was
indicted recently for stealing
money from downtown offices,
entered court with his counsel
and DIR. George c. Blades. coroner
at large and criminologist.
DIR. Blades told Judge Owens
that he had made thorough dag
nosis and decided that Troth's
psychosis attacks. which take the
form of intoxieation. were due to
so-called completes originating in
the right lobe OF the thyroid gland.
Within "a days after the re-
moval Of the right lobe Troth
showed decided physical improve
ment. He gained "a pounds.
DR.. Blades told the court Troth
was not an ordinary thief. but
gave away the things he stole.
Judge Owens sentenced Troth TO
three years in the penitentiary
but parOled him in DIR. Blades
custody.
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love FORMULA
IS EXPOSED
Nv International News Service

CIlARLOMOE. n. G.. oct 5.-The
first session OF Mecklenburs SUI
perior court was taken up today
with cross examinations of Mrs. l..
r.. Preslar. who. with her husba nj
and Sam Daniels, alias PROF. Bran
dorini, Is charged with the nIurder
OF her husba nd, l.. M: LockamN.
Mrs. Preslar made a complete DE-
NAL OF the charge that Hne ad-
ministered poison To her husband i'll
coffee.
She admitted, however, that 81"
did give her husband a few doses
Of love powders" which. she testi-;
fled. she secured from Brardorini
She said she gave LOckamv the
love powders" in an effort TO cure
him of the drink habit.
Daniels made public his love
powder" formula as follows: Ten
cents worth of sodium sallcylate, a
tablespoon of brown sugar and Is
drops of cologne. He did not an
nounce the kind of cologne neces-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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BANK STATEMENT

Washington Clearing House,
Sc, 963, ESQ. 80.
New York Clearing House bal
ance, $136, 900, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
change, $I,43O. O0O, 900.
Treasury balance. $751;, 1884,
4OO.5I.
Customs receipts, $S,152,11S.98.
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SAILS
TUESDAY
BY OTTO ID. TOLISCHUS
international News Service

BERLIN, Oct. 5.-All Germany
Is waiting with eager anticipation
for the departure OF the Giant
dirigible Count Zeppelin for the
United States, probably on Tuesday.
National interest centers at Fried
richshafen, the seat of the Zeppelin
works. where the finishing touches
are being put upon this magnifi-
cent giant OF the skies.
A few slight changes are being
made inside the airship to give the
crew better protection from the
cold that prevails over the north
Atlantic at this time Of year.
Passage. $4,000
DR.. Hugo Fckener, director of the
Zeppelin works. who will be in
charge of the flight. hopes to get
away on. Tuesday.
-Four more Americans have en-
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EASTERN STAR PARTY

Ruth chapter No. ] , Order OF the
Eastern Star, wi give a five
hundred and bridge party tomorrow
night in Northeast Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F. SITS. y. f..
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is touring the country under the
auspices of the Goodyear Company
IN an effort To foster the cause of
lighter than air aviation.
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Alex Raises the Odds
ADVERTISEMENT

$500 Round Trip to Richmond via
RF&P Saturdays and through 1901 pm
train Sundays. Final limit to leave
Richmond 1l:5S pm. following Monday
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Thousands See Blin1p
Land on Garage Roof

Thousands of pedestrians and office workers today watch
the baby bImp NCA land the the Emerson and
Orme garage at Seventeenth and NJ Streets northwest.
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The House special campaign
funds investigating commit
will turn thumbs down upon
any proposal to involve Mrs.
Mabel Walker Willehrandt,
assistant attorney general and
foe of Governor Smith, in an
official inquiry, it was indi-
Gated as the committee met
here today.
The committee voted TO hold its
first hearing behind closed doors.
I'VE are no board OF censo-s." sad
Representative Frederick f. Lehl-
bach tRJ If New Jersey. chairman
of the committee, in answering re-
ports that Ter status In the cam
paign wouli come before the com
mittes-
Representative Loring Black Cd
If New York, a member of the
committee, whose demand for
meeting resulted in today's session.
declared that financing of Mrs
wfIleprandt' speaking tours was
prope- subject for inquiry.
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HOLD
ODDS FOR
TODAY
By DAVIS J. WALSH
international News Service

YANKEE STADIUM, n. Y,
Oct. 5.-Another bumper crop
of baseball zealots rioted into
the stadium today, like so
much cattle being chivvied
through the chutes at the Chi
cago stockyards, and, with the
muted roar so typical of the
occasion, they greeted the en-
battled Yankees and Cardinals
as the two champions stepped
themselves out on the diamond
for the second game of the
world series.
For the Yankees it was an
occasion that called for them to
protect the advantage they gained
in the opening game YESTERDAY.
For the Cardinals. the demand wa :
far more imperative. They cou,dn t
afford another defeat and so thew
went out there this afternoon reaGv
tn do or die fieurative death in
the attempt.
Looks to Alexander
They had Grover Cleveland Alex
ander. their one-game climax pitcher
and the hero OF the 1926 series with
the Yankees, ready to make a
supreme bid in this emergency.
The Yanks were to counter with
George Plpgras, a winner in the
1927 series. or Tom Zachary, a
heaf-relic or the profession, but
sill A very capable citizen.
Plpgras was considered the more
plausible choice in view of tho
TACT that the day was bit over.
cast. with latent hint of rain.
TO his fast bali delivery.
In any case. New York this naomi
ing was greatly enamored of ito
Yankees and their winning perform.
ance OF yesterday in the face Of i'm
juries 10 PennOck, Combs p,hb ana
.d"HefI. And so the more zeaIous of
the zeal0ts again took stations AZ
the gates and OutWaited the lonu
tedious watches of the night wl,iIa
downtown the lads who ''iay II an
the line were making the Yant,s
an eNeh-m"neY bet for the rest OF
the series.
Alex Raises the Odds
The odds, however. slightly IA.
'ored me Cardinals for today's
ga me. this tendency being based NOT
only on the law of averages hut
also on the fact that Alexander was
due to cast them from the so.caIled
eminence.
Alex undoubtedly was hit Older
than he was yesterday. hut the bovs
were Wiling 10 give him at least
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New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
CONNECTICUT TO BACK I'll SON
 BUT NOT DECIDED ON t}>>OVER
Here Are High Spots of Platform

City, spots of the platform presented to the republican national 
 Agricuture economical farmer owned and controlled pluses through ProhbtionObserHance eighteenth 
 gocrnment:-Appontment of 
 Campaign honesty decency duct of political with d ent t,oolil
 of Coolidge policies in attn America treaty renouncins 
 Tax Reducton:Further of
 
 Tanf:teaffinauon belief eciye legislation 0 full 0 Mningstablaion of coal which justice to HghNaNs-Coninued appropriations building 
 of and high scale disputes
 Kairoads: of regulatory meet public of merchant and shipping board replacemcnts provided pending
  WaerWaSstontnnod to give midwest cheaper \et"rins--Eul and adequate relief disabled Pubic NaNyMaintenance to Washington
 National DefeneDaing times of emergency
 
 
 Neero-Enactnent federal
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
VATICAN ISSUES DENIAL
 THAT POPE IS SICK
Fascist Ncwspapcr Says His Holiness Has Arterio ScleroSts and
 Refuses Doctor.

Rome. June 14 OP-The Vatican authorized an emphatic denial of q statement published in the news paper ll Brillante today that Pope Plus was suffering from bad at tack of arterio sClerosis which vas worrying his entourage.
 Tho correspondent for the Asso- c,ated Press. who called al the Vat lcan 10 ascertain the truth of the newspaper report, learned the Fon- tiff enjoys perfect health.
 II Rrillante. a Fascist newspaper. sold that Pope Plus was suffering from a bad attack of arter,o sclero- SIS, which has reached such a stage that lt was worrying his entourage.
 The paper said the Pontlff refus- cd 10 summon a doctor
 II added that the Pontiff had given up wine for beer and was talk ing longer walks as he said that eX- erciSe alone gave relief. He has re- fused to reduce the number of his audiences or curtHil his activities in any way.
 Tho Pontff dispelled the rumors that he was gravely afflicted by re- ceiving a large number of pilgrims today as usual.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
WOMAN DIES IN FIRE
 AS WEYMOUTH INN BURNS
Several Others Injured When Flames Destroy Old Mass.
 HoStelry

Weymouth Mass. June 14 LF'-- One woman was burned 10 death and a number of other persons sus- tained injuries and burns in 2 Are which razed the Colonial Manor, an inn here, carly this morning.
 The dead woman was known as Annie Olson She was middle aged and employed as dish washer.
 Miss Mazie Smith. 8 waitress of Dorchester, helped to rouse other girls in the house then led to safety five valuable dogs. two bears and several monkeys Several other anil mals perished.
 Miss Mary Murdock. waitress, sustained a broken leg and dislo- cated shoulder in jumping from her room while Jeanne and Virginia Macdonald Of Norfolk Downs. other waitresses. were severely burned about the face and head.
 Roger Baker. owner of the inn who lived in a cottage in the rear of the main building was badly burned in rescuing his wife and two children.
 The Smith girl suffered burns when she ran back into the blazing building to obtain blankets on which to place Miss Murdock while await ing the arrival of ambulances. All of the injured were treated at the Weymouth hospital. The manor was valued at &50,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Burglars in Home Of Minister
 Flee as Armed Posse Comes in
House Breakers Find Note Near Mail Box Saying Family Would Be Away Till Friday.
Special to the Heraldl

Bristol June l4.-Eecpi,Ing as- surancc from a note left undornoath h the mail box at the residence of Rev. William F. Davis. Jr.. pastor o1 Asbury Methodist church on ChurC h avenue. that the minister and his family would be away until Friday. burglars forced an entrance nto yesterday.
 Too much confidence in their se- curity. however. resulted in their discovery after they had turned on the lights in the lower part Of the house. These were noticed by nelghbors who summoned Officer Victor Chabot. night patrolman m the Forestvalle section. and the firemen of the Welch Fire company. which is located almost directly ago. When the posse armed with ehotEuns. clubs and other weapons searched the house they found that the intruders had made good their escape, evidently having become alarmed by the activity in the vicin- ity. Two doors were found open although inNestiga ation showed that entrance was first gained by forcing a bolt on the kitchen door After getting inside they had unlocked the front door to facilitate their escape.
 It is not definitely known what i' any loot was secured. This will not be ascertaincd until the return of Rev. and Mrs. Davis from their camp in New Hampshire.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
MINORITY REPORT /. 0N FARM PLATFORM 1wice.Vetoed Equalization Fee
 Principle Is Basis SURPLUS PROBLEM CITED
Endorses Aim of Distributing Costs Of Concerted Action Over the Commodity Bcncfited-Full Text Of Plank Herewith Printed.

Kansas City, June 1l GP'-The equalization fee principle of the t"ice-vetoed McNary-Haugen bill constitutes the basis of the farm re- lief plank proposed 10 the republi- can convention today by minority of the resolutions committee as a substitute for the plank incorporated to , vote.
 Agricultural Surplus
 Calling attention to the agriclll- iural surplus problem but not men, fionng the fee by name. the mjnori- ty plank seeks 10 put the party on record as believing that any opera = lions undertaken to assist farmers 10 meet this problem should be largely under the direction Of Farm CTS Cooperative associations, with the use Of only such federal powers as are necessary to distribute the costs and losses that may he incur red in dealing with agricultural sur p'nsses over each marketed unit of the crop whose producers are to be benefited by such assistance"
 The plank subsequently, endorses the aim and principle Of thus dis trihuting the costs of concerted ar- ton over the commodity benefited and pledges efforts by the party for "the perfection and support of d measure based on this principle which can receive general suppor, and become law"
 Full Text of Plank
 The full text of the minority plank follows:
 No issue confronting the nation IS of more vital importance than that upon which depends the future of our agriculture We recognize that there is and has been since the war disparity between farm prices Of the main cash crops Of agricul-
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BARBER SHOP OWNERS
 SPLIT ON SCHEDULE
Less Than Half Agree to Close Wednesday
 Afternoons

Pesentm ent to what is taken by men harbers' union to dictate how their places of business shall be run, was expressed today by several barber shop propr,etors through G. A. Blancati, who announced that the proposed Wednesday afternoon clos ing will not be accepted
 The lournevmen held 3 meeting early in the week and voted them selves q. half holiday on Wednesdays in July and August. All barbers now have one half day off, their emplov- CTS selecting 3 day on which busi- ness Is slow. It is claimed by the protesting shop owners that We'd nesday is a busy day and that the public will not be adequately ed If the doors close on the afternoon of that day. MT Blancati has con- ferred with several master barbers. lie said today and some of them have delivered an utmatum to their emp. -ses that they will not relin- 1uish :he management of their places of business and that irrespec- tive of the unions desires. Wednes- day will continue to be a day of full business hours.
 Prior to the journeymen's meeting. petition was circulated for the sig natures of rroprietors. It is claimed that less than half of the union shop owners signed the paper to in- dicate their willingness to close Wednesday afternoons.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
NORMAL SCHOOL GIRLS
 VOTE FOR AL SMITH
Hoover Second and Golf Third in Straw
 Vote,

majority of State Normal school girls favor Governor Alfred F. smith as the next president. This facts was brought out in straw vote taken at the school yesterday at which Smith received t50 votes 10 7S for Secretary Hoover. l2 for Senator Golf of West Virginia. None of the other candidates. Lowden, Reed and Coolidge. received more than one or two votes.
 A peculiar method was adopted Tn placing the names of the candi- dates in nomination. \ pupil whose political interest was believed to be with either party nominated a can dldate from the rival party. The names of Smith and Reed, demo- crats. were placed in nomination by young women who profess 10 fol- low the doctrines of the republican party.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-14
Declarations Fulfill Hopes of Administra- ton Republicans But Are Challenged By Anti-C Coolidge Vest ern Farm Leaders.
Acknowledgements Ob- ject to Lack of Mention of Equalization Fee and Butler Is Against Pro- hibitiOn.
BY BY RON PRICE Associated Press Staff Wrlter)

Convention Hall, Kansas City. Mo, June 1 1 Pl-A platform full filling the hopes of administration republicans. but challenged by the anti-COolidge western farm leaders by the La Toilette men of Wiscon- sin, and by some of the partys molster elements was spread today on the record of the republican na- fional convention.
 Brought in by the platform com mittee after two days and nights of labor, and read from the speak CTS ros'rum by Senator Shoot of Utah, an administration stalwart and pillar among Hoover men, the declaration of party principles aroused immediate and insstent ob- iections from those elements who had lost their long argument in the committee. The McNary- -Haugen leaders, he young Senator La Toilette. and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler were among the protestants they felt obliged 10 oppose adoption On the convention foOT.
 Although none of these really ex- pected to oNorturn tn" committee action, the McNary- Haugen men aimed their objections al the plank which promised agricultural relief without q mention of the equallza- ion fee one way or the other: Dr. Butler was against the Borah-F Eos ter prohibition plank. naming the eighteenth amendment and speciti- caly pledging it's strict enforce- ment; and Senator La Toilette, fol- lowing in he footsteps of his fath- CT. repeated 4 chapter Of the history of the Clel eland convention of 1924 by presenting complete platform of his own.
 The battle promised 10 take up most of the days first session, but the leaders planned to go on later in the day 10 the nomination ot Hoover and then adjourn until to- morrow, to provide a night Of con sideration before haloting for sec ond place on the ticket
 Senator Snoot, of Utah, head Of the platform committee and the center of the day and night unsuc- cessful struggle for ompromise farm relief plank that would avert
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ed that Connecticut would climb on the Hoover bandwagon but all statements as to what would be done were withheld until the dele sation met shortly before the con Nention reopened.
 To Vote for Hoover
 The expectation was that Con- necticut would vote for Hoover and by it's moral effect bring into line many delegates in the doubtful col umn. for Tilson. Morning papers here carried Tilson's picture under headlines bracketting the national ticket as Hoover and Tilson."
 new convention slogan credited to Nicholas Longsworth was: "Til. son on the ticket means . vice presidential candidate of presiden- tial size"
 While in the tabulation of I'll. sons proba ble votes last night. New York with its 90 votes had been placed in the doubtful column, he was personally assured at 5 o'clock this morning by the members that he would get many Of their votes.
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HIT BY GAR, RUN OVER
 BY SECOND, MAN DIES
Berlin Garage Owner Fla. tally Injured-Two
 Drivers Held

Struck by an automobile and thrown to the pavement as he at tempted to cross Pennington avenue in Berlin last evening about goo o'clock just south of the railroa 1 underpass. Eugenio Masserio. 55 owner of the Pennington avenue garage in that town, was fatally in car passed over his body a moment later. He was taken to the New Britain General hospital but died be- fore reaching the institution. MT Masserio was apparently blinded by the glare of the automobile head
 A car operated by Rowland C. Massie. an instructor at the Choate school in Wallingford. first struck Masseria. Massie told Constable Frank Brown, who investigated the accident, that Masserio was attempt against the side of his car. He was struck by the wind defiector oh the left side of the car and by the left rear mudguard.
 Miss Ruth Goldburg of Arch street New Britain, the drlver of the car which ran over Masserio. told Constable Brown that she saw Masserio crossing the road some distance in front of her car. He seemed to be shielding his eyes from the glare of headlights she said. Suddenly she noticed he had been knocked down and was lying directly in the path of her car, Miss Goldburg said. and. although she tried to stop, the wheels of her car passed over Masserio's prostrate form. He was imm ediately picked