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Evening star., 1928-04-18
B|RCER IS DOOMED
TO Die TOMORROW
Attorneys Give Up All Hope
After Prisoner Loses
Insanity Plea.
Rv ts1e Associated Press.

Hv ,ne Associated Press.
BENTON, Ill. April ls~~neSerted
even hv his attorneys, Charley Bir2er.
condemned leader Of southern llli-
rois gang that terrori7ed the country
side for several years, dies on the gall
lows here tofoTrow.
Robert e Smith his attorney who
has fought with every legal resource 70
save Yircer. said nothing further will
1 b. done for him" when q Circuit Court
3urv found the gangSteT sane and his
hanging was set for 10 am, tomorrow,
An insanity hearing lasting only one
6av ended abruptly yesterday and Biz
I GERS hopes went glnmmering when the
5ury deliberated only 10 minutes before
/, p~onouncing him sane. Circuit Judge
Miller then rcSentenceS the condemned
. man for the murder OF Joe Adams,
naavoT of West City. Ill.
Pircer. whose jaunty defiance has
characterized his every appearance -
court, WAS unnlove6 by thS failure ot
the insanity plea Is the States VIII
neSSeS testified that they thought him
sane. the gang leader smiled and leereo
at them auG,hly.
Only one witness, Maurice McGiaSSoi1,
D,,opoin, Ill. restaurant man, testified
fhr tbe defense. NcCilaSson based his
belief that Birger Is insane on the iact
thar he bites his lips and twists, sno
ass hv tire way he walks"
only an appeal to the Illinois Su-
rrere Court on the sanity hesrinT re-
mains. bit BlrceT'S three lawyers, after
q conference. decided il would be use
less as that court has twice refused 10
Interfere
The rallows has stood ready since
last FRIDAY when Bjrcer WAS repTieved
on The insanity plea from a scheduled
execution then Phil Hanna. Self-sp-
pointed hanging expert and veteran Of
50 executions. is here TO see that the
affair is Gone eXpertly.
Meanwhile the band Of gamblers,
nootlezgers and robbers who once called
hin, there leader, has diSintegraie0 un-
der one execution. half a dozen prison
sentences. a bombing which killed two
Of them. internal fights and hurried
fights
Thousands IN southern Illinois plan
% invade Benton tomorrow n see the
scheduled passing Of = man who earned
the sobriouet of "Scourage Of the Coal
Belt :"
Evening star., 1928-04-18
RAILROAD LOSES SUIT.

Special Dispatch 70 The star
ROCKVILLE. Md. April iS,-Tn the
suit Of tho Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
Co. against Frederick W Sleling OF
Elkridge. Md, for 81 900 damages, re-
moved here from Howard County. q
Jury IN Circuit Court yesterday returned
Q Eercicf for the defendant
The suit was the oltgrowth Of the
partial wrecking of a Baltimore e. Ohio
passenger train. near Elkridge. February
y. 1925. the engine and several coaches
being damaged when the train struck
q log which had slid down 3 bank on
Sselfn2's property and rolled upon the
track
l. was charged thai SielIng "carclessay
and neZligently left the log lying In
securely or the side Of the hill"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
REPORTS CONTINUE TO
 TRICKLE INTO CENlERS
saint John, \. B., Hears Kun,ors but Has Nothing Definite
 Of Pliers.

saint John, \. B, March b lP) .-Cnconfirmed reports continued to circulate through the province to- day that the overdue plane Of Cap tain Walter Hinchli1fe had been seen or heard The latest rumor to be received was from the Telegraph Journal correspondent at Moncton this morning.
 This report said that an airplane travelling low and at q great rate of speed Was seen at 1:05 o'clock Wednesday morning al Anagance. coming from the coast side and speeding in a northern direction to- ward the Dunsinane hills. Richard Peters. driver, and Edwin Stanley fireman of a Canadian National railroad fast freight from Saint John to Moncton, reported the sighting on the arrival or the train. The train was stopped al Anagance to meet another freight and II Was then that the engine crew caugh; sight Of the plane.
 At first, they sald. the monopIane appeared like rainbow in the sky but as it approached s red and white light, one on either side of the ship, could be seen clearly.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
H|NCHLLFFE WAS
 AFRAID FOR WOMAN
Not Keen to Have Them Try
 Atlantic Flights

Cranwell, England, March 15 (P -.--Down in his heart. Captain Walter G. E. Hnchlitf,. pilot Of the missing plane E.nicayour. has al- ways fell That exposing women to inc dangers Of transatlantic flight Was not the right thing to do.
 On this account h.e nearly had q falling ont with Charles A. Levine last fall when Mabel Boil came Paris and eot L"Nine's consent 10 accompany Hinchlif'e and Levine on a transatlantic flight. Hinchlifr,s said no positively then.
 "A woman has got no business in this long distance business,' he told the Associated Press reporter. T am opposed to women in the ma chIn". II is against my principles .
 HinChliitc, iu his eagerness to be the first to mak, a western flight, which was made possible by he nacklng of the Honorable Elsie Machay, changed bis mind in her case only becauSt of her insist nee on accompanying him. his friends here said today
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15

home in this city. One of her greatest interests was in the affairs of the Woman's club of which she was a prominent member. She was also a member of the First Congre- ,ational church.
 Besides her husband, who is as- sistant secretary Of Landers, Frary * Clark, she leaves daughter Miss Margaret Traver. a piano teacher; and a. son. Francis E. Traver, an active member Of the Senior High school senior mid-year class previ- ous to his graduation last month.
 Funeral services will be held in the chapel Of the First Congrega- tional church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. Theodore \. Greene, pastor, will otficiate. The remains will be taken 10 Marlboro Mass, for burial in the family plot here on Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
ACTION AGAINST
 f0RDS CONTINUES
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Six
 Million Dollar Suit

Pontiac, Mich, March 15 L1---A motion ot Henry and Edscl Ford to dismiss tn" S6.o0n."un damage suit filed against them hy Henry M. end Wilfrid C. Leland was denied by Judge Frank l.. Covert in Oakland county. circuit court today.
 In his ruling, Judge Covert held that an oral contract the Lelands claim the Fords made with them to reimburse certain stockholders in the original Lincoln Motor Co, when the Fords purchased it. was legal He declared there was a considera ton and that the contract was an original one.
 The Lclands had brought suit in behalf Of 2.0oo stockholders in the original Lincoln company, charging that the Fords failed to live up to their oral contract. The t'ords sought dismissal of the suit on the grounds that the alleged oral con- tract would be void under the statute of frauds.
 Attorneys for the Fords argued that the L"lands held places as di- rcc'ors and officers of the original company and entered into a trust relationship with the Forus to se- cure advantages for themselves and their group of stock holders. Such action they conrrudtd was void and against public policy.
 l. t' ji,,r h. I, th. Foras would be of value to the Ford interests. Judge Covert said "The value to the defendants would be the acquiring Of I very valua ble plant. the benefit Of the skill and ability Of the l.elands as designers automobiles, their manufacturing and sales force fully organized all of which would make the property very much more valuable than though it were q defunct organiza- tion.'
 In addition 10 paying q reasonable price for the assets of the Lincoln Motor Co.,, the Fords. Judge Covert said were to pay all the creditors and according to the Lelands, pay q certain group of stockholders, The purpose of the Lelands in obtaining q contract with the FordS, he said, was 10 prevent the property being sold as a defunct corporation and to have it sold as a going concern.
 Judge Covert said the contract was based on "a substantial and valuable consideration and therefore
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
MIR. AND MRS. B. STEIN
 MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS
Prominent Contractor and Wife To Observe silver Wedding Day
 Next sunday

Mir. and Mrs. Bernard Stein ui : Winthrop street will observe the e5th anniversary Of their marriage next Sunday. They will give a din her for about 50 members of their family and relatives at noon in Hartford and will hold open house at their home from 6 o'clock in tn. evening on. Relatives from New York, Boston and Paterson. N. J., are expected to attend the dinner.
 Mir. and Mrs Stein were married in Russia, in the district which is no,,' Lithuania and have resided in this city for a2 years, MT. Stein Is prominent building contractor. having engaged in that business since coming to New Britain. He has erected many of the city's busi- ness blocks but has specialized ir. the construction or homes. MT. ana Mrs. Stein have two daughters. Miss Elizabeth Stein, a student at Sim mons college. Boston, and Miss Ruth Stein. who resides at home.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
PHILA. HAS THRILL AT PLANE REPORTS
Thought Hinchihe Might Land
 in That City

Philadelphia. March 15 P-Re- ports that an airplane had been heard over Boston and other New England cities last night sent tremors of excitement through the metropolitan area Of Philadelphia and renewed for time the fast ebbing hope that Captain Walter Hinchliffe and Hon. Elsie Mackay would reach their goal in this city.
 Two hundred policemen and 4o detectives were hurried to the mu- nicipal airport and in less than an hour a crowd of more than 500 persons had assembled at the land ing field. Police lines were .stah- bidden to enter the field Flood and 0cacon lights were turned on and all arrangements made for the safe landing of the first aviators to fly westward across the Atlantic from London to an American city.
 Nc"spaper ofilces were kept busy answering telephone inquiries and running down rumors that 'h" British f1iers had landed in varioue fields in this vicinity. All Of 'he reports proved untrue.
 shortly before 2 a. m. moro than five hours after the plane was said 10 have been heard over Boston. nearly all hope that Hinchliffr would reach Philadelphia was abandoned. The police were sent back 10 their station houses and the crowds left the field but the flood lights and the powerful beacon light Were left burning until day light.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
REED SAYS WEST
 ID G0 DEMOCRATIC
Declares Teapot Dome Inquiry
 Has Aroused Indignation

Washington, March 15 UP)-- Senator James \. Reed is back from the first tour Of his presidential campaign predicting confidently l nat the democratic party can carry tte west in the next election
 He expressed belief tha, recon, rVNelations of the senate Teapot Dome investigation have aroused the sweep the republican party out Of power.
 The rank and file Of republicans can be converted" Reed told press presentatis es. They are honest people. The party leaders can nev- CT be changed. Corruption can't be tissected from the organization.
 T was impressed with the num- er of republicans who attended my western meetings. Many of them old me they Were going to vote the democratic ticket in the next elec- ton"
 Reed reviewed the history of the [o1pi I'pIuf TldIt'iJl dtt tIttllOH scandals in Pennsylvania and Illi- llois, declaring the same republican leaders responsible for both
 This cancer did not grow in an hour" he said, "Thc republican party has been getting its funds py Irregular methods fC- years.
 Will Hays lln'".- where every "ne of the bonds being sought by ;he senate went He deliberately at tempted 10 deceive the committed Cabinet members k.1ew Of his at t"lnpt to dispose of republican loot.
 Asked whether he considered President Coolidge ill any way re- sponsible for failure to "clean up" the republican party, Rcd replied:
 "N hat would you think Of !ha governor Of a state who sat silently by while such events happened in 1he government AnsWcr the quns- lion yourself"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Three More Firms Join
 Chamber of Commerce

Three more neW members haNr' been added 10 the rolls of the Cham her Of Commerce. according 10 q report made today by Secretary Ralph II. Benson. Two Of these arp new members and one is the return of another firm which withdrew its membership some tim- ago.
 The Moody Secrctarial School and the Durham Sales Co. are new mem berS. Renier, Pickhardt X Dunn has applied for renewal.
 A number of other firms haNo been in communication with the Chamber relative 10 new member ships.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Engineer Says He Saw
 Plane Coming Down

Menlo Park x. J., March 3 lPl-- 4 telephone report that a railroad engineer had seen q plane com" down near here early today caused a search of the region to be made by state police fin belief that it may have been the Hinchliffe transatlau- tic machine.
 4 detachment of police immeii- atcly was rushed here from the Me'uchen station, l2 miles away, and a search Of the farming and wooded region between the two towns was made. The search was continued foy several hours and was to be continued today.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Cardinal Mundelein
 Visiting in Rome

Rome. March l5 WP)-CNrdlnal Mundelein of Chicago today inspect -d the work being done on the new Propaganda Eide college, on the Janiculum Hill, funds for which he lad helped to raise.
 The cardinal was accoupan anied by Archbishop Marchetti- Salvaggi iani. secretary Of the Fropa sanda Eido. us substitute for Cardinal Van Eos- sum. the pre1ec1. who is ill
 Cardinal Mundelein was 10 have laid the cornerstone of the college building, but work vas not sutl'i- ciently advanced to permit that. so he will return to Rome later for the ceremony.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Moose Will Nominate
 Officers for 192S-29

| New Britain Lodge Of Moose will hold regular meeting Friday ev"- ming at o'clock at Moose Hall. The nominating committee will present a list of candidates for approval and if accepted their names will be placed on the ballot for the coming election to take place April 6. 4 large meeting is expected There will be an entertainment after .he meeting. Lunch will be served.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Frenchmen Decorated for
 Saving Life" of Lindy

Paris, March 15 NP)-Cnited states Ambassador Myron T. Herricll today decorated Major Weiss and Serg"ants Dc Troyat and Delage for saving Charles |. Iin1bergh's life" when oTer-onthusiastic French peo- pie al l." Boure"t mobbed Lind h"rSh's plano on the night of his arrival from New York.
 The thrc" air force men covered Ljndbcrgh with coats and slipped away with him through the crowd 10 a hangar. eventually delivering him at the American embassy.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Now Enjoys Eating,
 Thanks His Wife

For years l suffered with stom- ach trouble. Then, my wife got me to take Adlerika. Today I feel fine and eat what I like."-Wm. Opp.
 Adterika relieves stomach gas and sourness in TEN minutes. Acting on BOTH upper and lower bowel, it re moves old waste matter you never thought was in your system. Let Adltrlka give your stomach and bowels a REAL cleansing and see how much better you will feel. Ii will surprise you, Leading drug gsts.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Byrd's Plane Given
 More Tests Today

St. Albans, Vt, March IL lPY- Floyd Bennett and four assistants took off from St. Albans Bay at 9:2" this morning in the Rellanca mono plane which will be used by Com mander Richard F. Byrd in his south pole expedition. Their destina- ton was Grand Mere, Quebec, where the plane will undergo trial flights from the snow.
 Grand Mere is about l25 miles due north Of st. Albans. The yillag,, is on the shore of J.ak. Cariboo. and so miles northeast of Montreal.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
HORENA\S WILL RETIRE

San Francisco. March 15 Up)- Edonari Uoremans, Belgian cue artist, won the 1S.2 halkline billiard championship last night, defeating Jake Scha"f"r, in the firth block of lt series. The final score was 1 300 10 1,lA0. Horsmans said he would retire and return to Belgium wi, h lis bride.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
Cuticura Heals Eczema Over Face Scalp And Back

Eczema broke out in rimples
 on my forehead and soon spread all over my face, scalp and back.
 It itched and burned and kept me
 scratching all the time. Scratching caused very large eruptions which
 disigured my face. My hair fell out and was dry and lifeless, and my clothing aggravated the break ing out on my back. The trouble lasted about six months. II began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment and they gave instant relief. continued the treatment and after using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and about three boxes of Cuti- cura Ointment was completely healed" (Signed> Miss Lillian Hartman. East Lebanon, Me, July 8, 1927.
 Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal. cum arc all you need for all toilet uses, Soap to cleanse. Ointment to soothe, Talcum to powder. Soap 25c Ointment 2 and 5ac. Talcusn 2se. Sold everywhere.. Sample each free. Address - Cutieura Shaving Stick 2Se.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
LEVINE TAKES OFF

Jacksonville. Fla, March F rP) --Nharlcs A. Levine accompanied hy Miss Mabel Boil and Winner Stult2, pilot, took off at 1o:3o a. m. today on an intended nonstop flight to New York, Levine arrived here yes terday in his Bellanca monoplane from Palm Beach,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
MISS GOLDRERG BE.TROJHCD

AIr. and Mrs. B. Goldberg oI iO lalcott street annOlnc" the engage ment of their daughter. Dorothy, to Edward Kramer. son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Kramer Of Hill street. Waterbury. Mir Kramer is the jun for partner of the K x H Real Es- tate Co.,, of Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
DISCUSS STREET CONDITIONS

Several more weeks will be re quired to complete the report of a special committee Investigating street conditions and equipment ill the department of public works. Chairman W. G. Gibney announced following q meeting Of the commit tee last night at the home of Coun- cilman 4. J. Olson, who is q mem her of the committee
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
MRS. H. A. PRAYER DEAD
Widely Known Monroe Street WOm- an Passes Away After Long Illness funeral Services Friday.

Mrs. Helen Frances Traver, 54 years old, wife of Harry A. Traver, died al her home, So Monroe street, at 5:3o o'clock yesterday afternoon after a long illness.
 Mrs. Traver was born in Marlboro, Mass, daughter of the late Fran cis F. and Mary 4. Eager. For the past eS years, she had made her
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15

1 In my opinion, was an original
 promise not covered by the statute 1 of frauds" The ruling clears the way for trial { of the S6,ooO,b0o suit. No trial date has been set.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
AN EASY WAY
 TO LOSE FAT

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New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
ON WAY AGAIN

Galveston. Tex, March IL N-Pl- r. Trubee DaFison, assistant secrc- tary of war. and Major Gen. James E. Fechet Of the air service. took off at 6:45 a. m. today for Browns .Nllle, en route to Panama. The ilycrs expected 10 reach Tampico Mexico, tonight
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
INTERESTED IN FLYING

Sabin Carr, worlds gredtcsj pole Flultcr, is so interested in aviation that he has enrolled as q student in flying at New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-15

Everybody's reading 'en,--Herald Classified Ads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-30
.LINDY'S PAL TO
TALK TO PUPILS
Lieutenant D. E. Keyhoe to
AdreSS M. T. H. S.

whats Next in Flying?" will be
the subject of Lieutenant Donald E.
Keyhoe, retired United States ma
rine officer. Dec at Manual Train
ing high school. Lieutenant Keyhoe
was flying aid to Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh during his national air
tour last year.
Lieutenant Keyhoe graduated
from Annapolis in 1919, and has
served with the marine air force
since. He is an expert with air.
planes and seaplanes and also is a
balloon pilot, serving both in United
States and tropical stations.
He has taken up commercial fly
ing since severing his connection
with the marines. He is the author
of several books and articles on
aviation. Flying With Lindberg"
and several other articles written
by Lieutenant Keyhoe show the
personal side Of the famous trans
Atlantic f1ier.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-30
For a Million
City Teachers Undecided
If Wealth Would See
Them Still at Work.
"TF had a million dollars I'd quit

"TF I had a million dollars I'd quit
Ateaching school"
81 wouldn't. I'd keep right on
teaching"
I'D get married"
So said Indianapolis teachers
when asked eff you had million
dollars, would you continue teach
ing?"
1t was started by Professor Harry
D. Kitson,- professor of education
at the teachers college of Columbia
university. He asked 400 teachers
the question in New York. D.
More than 100 told the professor
they would keep right on teaching.
They were marked 100 per cent in
interest. But five said their inter-
est in teaching was zero or less.
Teachers who had taught sixteen
years or more had an average in
terest Of 80, while those who had
taught ten years or less had an
interest Of rs, the professor found
Beginners in teaching have the
highest interest" said one educa-
ton official. 1.-THE same interest
is shown by teachers old in expe-
rience."
Teachers in the profession about
three years have very low inter
est in teaching. They would quit
in. a minute. After that their at
tachment to their work grows, it
is said.
Interest doesn't amount to much
when one considers the many other
worries confronting a teacher" an
official said. 'They have to please
their principal, the parents, the
children, the trustee, the superin-
tendent-and the newspapers rep
resenting the public"
The question of marriage or
teaching is one of the problems Of
the younger teachers, it is said.
would you rather teach or
have a husband" one teacher was
asked.
Between a man or job" she
answered, "Give me man. I'd
rather take care Of my own chill
dren than those of another
woman"
In the New York proposition of a
LOB or a Million however, none of
of the 400 teachers were actually
offered $1,000,000.