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New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
FOUR ARE KILLED WHEN
 THREE MILLS BLOW UP
Terrific Powder Blast Is Reported Felt 50
 Miles Away

Valley Falls. \. r.. March lG Pl- Four men were killed shortly after o'clock this morning when three mllls ot the Hercules Powder Co. exploded.
 The dead are: John Haynor Of aghticol.c. Victor Sheely, Harry White and Joseph Mitchell of Valley Falls.
 The buildings destroyed were small frame structures.
 The force of the blasts was felt throughout an extensive area Schaghticoke, three miles away, re- ported more damage to property than was occasioned in this village. \ high wall between the powder plant and the village Of Valley Falls is believed 10 have broken the fore. of the explosion. The village or Schaghticoke, situated in the low lands to the north. felt the full force Of the detonation. Hundreds Of windows there were shattered and ceilings were cracked. Several porches on the outskirts of the vil- lage were splintered.
 Company employees, town officials and state troopers threw a guard line around the powder plant after the explosion and no one was al lowed to enter the grounds.
 Two small mills at the Hercules plant were wrecked by an explosion ia J,,, there was no loss of life.
 The plant was damaged to the extent of nearly S100,OOo, according 10 an early estimate made by F.. l.. Prlckett. plant superintendent. The heavy concussions were felt in Ben nington. Shaftsbury and Poultnev. Vt. as well as Troy. Machanicvile and as far to the southeast as Poesten- kill.
 Although several other employees were working within q radius of a thousand feet none was injured. The only person to be hurt being Prick cit, who got a cut on his head. when a telephone was knocked from a shelf as he sat in the company office. quarter of a mile away
 More than four tons Of powder went of in the three blasts which occurred at intervals of about IS seconds. beginning at S;16 o'clock.
 Parts of th" bodies of the men We're picked Up as far as 500 feet from the mills in which they had been working.
 Sheeley was the son Of George w. Sheeley. powder foreman of the plant who was in the packing mill some distance from the destroyed
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
TOWERS ASKED TO RESIGN
 FROM PUBLIC WORKS POST
Mayor Weld Says Request is Result of Investi- gation Conducted Since He Returned From Trip South Chairman Offered to Step Out if He Was Embarrassing Administration.

Reginald l.. Towers, chairman of the board Of public works for the past two years and one of those at whom Councilman Samuel Sablot- sky's investigation of the board Is aimed, was asked today by Mayor Weld today to send in his resigna- ton as chairman and q member Of the board.
 Towers Offered to Resign
 Mayor Weld stated he had q con- ference with Towers last Monday after the mayor returned from | two weeks vacation in the Carib- bean and at that time Towers ot tered to resign if his actions as chairman of the board Were en- barrasslng the administration. the mayor says. Weld preferred to in Nestigate the somewhat sensational disclosures Of the council investiga- 'lon haNlns been made while the mayor was out of the city Easing nls action on the outcome Of the in. FeStlgation he had made, Weld to- day informed Towers that his serv- ices as a member Of the city gov ernmcnt are no longer desired
 The mayor declined to anplify 'hls announcement declaring he has hothlng further 10 say at this time.
 Accused in Investigation
 towers was one Of the witnesses Who appeared at the investigating meeting last week, He Was Tn the gallery when witnesses told the committee he had ordered road material, which would have
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
CITY SPELLING CHAMP
 WILL BE CHOSEN SOON
Herald Will Again Sponsor Contest Among
 Children

The Herald announces today ,ha. it IS cooperating in the 1928 Spelling Bee and, as has been its annual GUS tom for the past three years, will send New Britain's champion speller to Washington for q weeks vaca- ton this summer.
 While complete details as to definite dates are lacking. the con- test will not vary to any notieeable extent from that of last year. There will be three spelling champions picked from each eighth grede school in the city. These champions will be known, it is expecte>,, oy April 5 at which time the putiic schools nill close .oc the Fast,s rs- cation. The school charn.s fnec ritl meet at some public place, rc.slriy before a luncheon of the XiSal.a club. where th"y will spell each other down un.ii nat c.e contes tant remains s'Araii s
 AS has hacn the osGal cn-tona. lie words vii be fsA-n rom Ayers graduated !!st O .pc.iag 7roras. starting with ~crtis fs;u;.'t- to the lower graces and srow.Hs rn..o It;. ticult as they prus-.~. rh,> viii he pronounced by friG ra' l.. S,pj, of the senior Ei.l, .cGo5'
 The loca! contos, VIII ta<. ,,lae, some Wednesda? roo@ d1ri;s tho month Of May and a.. r5-t;opai cc1- test will he he'd at Washington scy0 after.
 The WasiIirgtcn t@p Hiii Include all the usual rouni Of sightseeing. banquets ald festivities
 New Britain schcnls wii provide three additional scheol c..f';p.cEs, this year. dG. to sxpacs,on of tH. St. Mary's parol's!:t, ~,hooI. '.Eera will be nine prp!ia from :hst schccl, there being three eiga.u zrad.s thi5 year. The Central Junior h!gn Camp and Nathan Hale Junior h;gd schools vii! se.ec' .hree each. w.iil. three from st Jo.eDh':, parocnis! school. three trop q. Matthew. school and three from the Sacred Heart schco. ~ta hr.nS ti. rumoe' from 'asr :.r- , ic'sl C 2. t,:i
 Each o' :.e sahooi t.,a~p;ors vii b. .rN Ea:Al su..ts at .. .aacsecl ai.a the w.rucs O. ihe nna. co-f~af 1iit 10 ta" E.;;,,d slss e tTe promiaed trip 't v1sh'rS:cr.
 ;n aS!fion tc t"., WaahIny.on HlR there WI, he .o.rr e'hsr 't-.,;i ;sts"t. ur,I,al.tr... e vN' n wifi D.. made later.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
TRUNK LINE MERGER
 BEING TALKED TODAY
Executives of Great East ern Railroads Holding
 Conference

NcH York. March 16 P}-Execu-
 Ives Of the great eastern railroads S vent into conference here today os- j'uslbIy 10 formulate plans for 9 neA trunk line merger, L. r. Loree. head of the Delaware X Hudson and sponsor o? q fifth trunk line plan over which previous confer 'u'ps are believed 10 have ended in disagreement, was present.
 Tn" conference, closely guarded Vas held in Inc private offices of W. W. Attorbury. president Of the i'@ansylvanld lines, who with Elisha ire. Nice-presideut, represented the "nusNIVania interests. 0. T.. and N. J. NanSweringen and G. II. Ing '1iIS appeared for the Nickel Plate. ttauI"l Willard and George Shriver "proSrnted the Baltimore X Ohio Patrick Corwley the New York Cen tral and John J Bernet. the Erie.
 The presence of Mir. Loree, con- trrniuI whose attendance there had hteu some doubt because of his ill., jess, provided fundation for the be- lie. that some definite announce lnenl ol an agreement would be forthcoming. although it was not ex- pcCtrd before afternoon.
 While Mr. l.oree controls the Wa ' ash, ky road Of virtually any east '1u mvrEcr plan, reports were cur rent hc would abandon his propcsa. for duh trunk line system, thus enabling the executives to agree Hpou a plan suitable for presentation fo the interstate commerce commis- sion Under such circumstances 1t Is believed Nr l.oree would become CHairudn ot the Nickel Plate.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
Bare Chance M0n0plane
 Forced Down in Maine

New York. March lt (P}-Avia- tors here believed there was the barest possibility that the plane seen yesterday morning near Greenville. Me. might have been the lost transatlantic monoplane Endeavour.
 When the Endeavour took off it was said that if had gasoline enough for less than 40 hours. Later. Lieutenant Gordon Sinclair said that there was enough ful aboard to keep the plane aloft for 50 hours.
 This would keep the Fndeavour in the air until $40 o'clock Thursday morning The plane in Maine was reported seen at six o'clock. Pliers here admitted the possibility that Hiuchliffe and Miss Mackay might have flown through the night unable 10 make a. landing in darkness and have been forced down in the dense Maine woods when their fuel ran out.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16

Lady Inchcape Not Told
 Of Daughters Plight

Cairo, March 16 tP Lady lnchcape does not know yet that her daughter the Honorable Elsie Mackay is missing on a transst- lantic flight in the plane En- deavour. News of the exploit and Its apparently tragic ending is be- ing kept from her because of her indifferent health.
 Lord and Lady 1nchcape are staying at Heloup. near Cairo.
 Lord lnchcape while waiting hour by hour for news has been obliged to maintain a COURTEOUS front before his wife despite his anxiety and distress.
 When news leaked out last week that his daughter conten- plated taking part in Captain Walter HinChliffa's flight, Lord lnchcape made a most urgent ap- peal to her by talegra ph to refrain from the perilous undertaking. He was profundly affected when he learned that his daughter had actually started.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
PHYSICIAN ARRESTED,
 HELD ON sI,5O0 BOND
Dr. C. J. Greenstein Ac- cused of Performing
 Illegal Operation

Arrested early last evening at his office at 252 Main street on a war rant charging him with having per formed an illegal operation on
 Evelyn DuWood. 1s years old. on
 or about March i. Dr. Charles J. Greenstein, aged 40. of 231 Win
 throp street was arraigned before
 Judge Henry F. Roche in police court today. Judge William r. Mangan, acting prosecuting attorney
 because of the illness of Prosecut- ing Attorney J. G. Woods and the disqualification Of Assistant Prose- cutting Attorney W. M. Greenstein. brother of the accused physician. told Judge Roche the young woman will probably be una ble to attend court for at least two weeks, and he therefore recommended con- tinuance until March 30, in $1,500 bonds. The continuance was ordered and Dr. Greenstein was released on bonds after court.
 Yesterday afternoon. Sergeant Walter Lenehan and Officer James Parrot of the state police depart inent were at the police station and accompanied by Detective Sergeant George C. Ellinger. they went 10 the home of Prosecuting Attorney Woods and he prepared the war rant Mir. Woods was in police court yesterday, but later he was obliged to take to his bed because of se- we're cold. and while in bed he sign ed the warrant. The two state of ficers and the local sergeant went to Dr. Greenstein's office and served the warrant. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Greenstein ordered his brothers release on his own re- cognizancc over night.
 The local authorities were entire ly without information relative to the case until the state officers came for the warrant. it was said at headquarters today. According to the allegations contained in the warrant. the young woman's name is Evelyn DuWood. She is said to be resident of Hartford. and is under treatment at Hartford hos rttal. She Is said to have accused Dr. Greenstein and the information obtained by physician attending her was given to the state police.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
GRAVES OF WARRIORS
 ARE FOUND UNMARKED
Registration Committee to Provide Headstones
 Where Needed

Families Of deceased World war veterans who have not yet marked their graves with headstones may file applications for stones with the graves registration committee of Eddy-Glover post, American Legion. from March 19 to c4. The commit tee reported today that many graves are still unmarked. In connection with this situation the committee is- sued the following announcement;
 "A recent survey of the ceme- teries of New Britain by the graves registration committee of Eddy- Glover Post. No. 6, American Le- zion, has shown that there are q large number of graves of veterans Of the World war which are un marked by headstones.
 "Eddy-Glover Post has secured from the State of Connecticut a SUD- ply of application blanks which may he hlled out by an immediate rela- tive of any deceased World war vet eran for white marble headstone which will be furnished by the state free of charge
 "rhe post will cooperate to mark every war veterans grave. Members of the graves registration commit tee will be at the Legion Home on Washington street, from 1:3o to 830 p. m.. March 19 to 24, in- elusive. to furnish full information and blanks to applicants. The only requirement will be full information as to the veterans service record, and discharge papers should be pre- scented if possible.
 Families entitled to this servic. are urged 10 communicate direct with EddyGlover Post. No. 6. dur ing tn. dates mentioned"
 Members of the committee are: Fred W. Tyler. chairman: Fred J. C. EnsWorth. Fred Clock. Fred Hoff- man. John w. Preston. Gusave Carlson, Harry F.. Scheuy. Douglas Johnston, William Kelly, benjamin Fitzpatrick, Charles kalin, George Nolander. Charles Hayden. Joseph Ierone. Louis Tleischer.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
Democrats Encouraged by Large Number Of Petitions Filed
 From Sixth Ward
DISTRICT TOTAL NEARLY
 TOPS FIRST AND THIRD
announcements of Candidacy By faonessa and Bartlett Fail to Sur prtst-Republican Primaries On March 3O-Smith Not Considered
 Factor In Situation-Dcn,ocrat eiub to Discuss Campaign Tonight

Democratic circles We're cucour. aged today to learn that the number Of "to-bc- made" voters residing in the sixth ward is almost as great as the total of the third and first wards. the sixth being the party's strong hold while the third and first are looked to by the G. 0. F. for it's strongest support.
 At midnight last night, Registrars Thomas J. Smith and William J. Ileglcr. completing the sorting of applications by wards, made an- nouncement of the following figures: First ward. 315; second ward, 1ss; third ward, 230; fourth ward, 16e; fifth ward, 410: sixth ward, 5o3. Total. 1,S16.
 To this number will be added lOo names of persons who applied last year but did not attend the session Of the board of selectmen to be admitted as voters. Persons whose names appear in this group who iail to take the oath March 24 or March 26, will be required to pre- sent 2 new application if they wish 10 be admitted for the presidential election in the fall.
 In their examination of the ap- plications, the registrars found 22O applications.
 Announcements Cause No Surprise
 Leaders in both political parties frankly admitted today that the an- houncements of A. M. Paonessa and D. L. Bartlett as mayoral aspirants did not cause much of stir in political circles. They attributed this fact to the general expectation on the part of the electors that both would be candidates, which eliminated all element of surprise and conjecture as 10 relative strength which comes with unex- pected declarations.
 Interest was centered chiefly on preliminary steps in the campaign, with republican and democratic headquarters both astir until the early hours oi ths morning.
 Neither candidate has selected a campaign manager as yet. Council | man Bartlett has been in communi- cation with the man he wishes to I have assist him in directing the fight | for the nomination and for election, but was not ready today to make 1 Ex-Mayor Paonessa | will probably go through the cam paign without manager, as has | heen his custom in the past. l
 Democrats Meet Tonight
 Chairman Cyril J. Curtin of the |
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
WANAMAKER ESTATE IS
 OVER FIFTY MILLIONS
Wealthy Merchant Creates Board of Directors for
 His Stores

! Philadelphia. March lo Rt-An
 estate valued at S50,oo0 900 to s75.. 100000 is disposed of in the will Of
 the la' Rodman Wanamaker. made public today.
 I The Will creates q board of seven
 trustees who will hold ill trust the
 capital stock of John Wana!uaker. Philadelphia, under which corpor- ate name the Wanamaker store bus mess was conducted.
 These trustees are all Philadelpbia ! men headed by William l.. Neyin vice president of the Wanamak.r store and one Of MT. Wanamaker' $ closest business associates. All financial questions and general 1 policy Of the business are 10 be de- cided by a majority of the trustees. All detail questions of management are to be decided by Mir. Nevin. who Is 10 continue as the managing trustee
 The principal ot the s7,5o0.0o0 , insurance on the life of Mir Nana- maker is 10 be held in trust hv the Fidelity Philadelphia Trust com pany for the benefit ot MT. Wana- makers three children, Mrs. Hector Mum. Mrs. Gurney Mum and John Nanamaker, Jr. their children and grandchildren. IL will be divided when the youngest Erandchld is q.
 An industrial school for boys. to be known as the John Wanamaker Free School of Artisans" is to be es tahllshed with the income from q trust fund of S2,0oo,000. This fund is to be created out of the earnings Of the Wanamaker business. IL is to be similar to the Williamson
 trades school near Media, Pa.
 In the original win a similar trust fund was provided for the Mary E. Nanamaker home for convaloscent childrcn,' but the provision was can celled by one of the three codicils attached to the will. No reason WAS given. Mary B. Wanamaker was MT. Wanamaker' mother.
 Provision is also made for th. support of his second wife, who was Miss Violet l. Cruger. She got q divorce in Paris on November D. 1923. and is now the wife of Hopo Brenchekton Whey, of England.
 Another b"quest that was can- cellcd was s1,000.C0o to the North American Sanatorium" at Atlantic City, for crippled children. Mir. Wan anna ker explained he cancelled this because the North American, newspaper which was interested in the institution. is oAt of existence and he apparently did not feel in sympathy with the present manage ment.
 One Of the important provisions IS that providing q sinking fund. to be built up out of income. 10 pay all the debts and mortgages Of the stores. To make certain that his heirs did not suffer financially in the mean- time, Mir. Wanamaker provided an income of s10o,000 a year for his children This sum. it is unders' ood will be increased once the stores are cleared of debt. There is a sln,0gt.- ooa mortgage ON the philadelptin store. which owns all the stock of the New York store.
 The original will included MT.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
MYSTERY PLANE IS
 SIGHTED IN MAINE Has Been Reported From Seem.
 ingly Authentic Sources MIGHT BE HINCHLIFFE
Postmaster Near Greenville Says 1t Was of "Brilliant Color" Flying Low and Apparently Was Not Ex. Isericncin. Any Trouble.

Greenville, Me. March ls fP,- Deputy Sheriff Adelbert E. Rogers was informed today by William H. Cole, postmaster at kokadjo, 20 miles northeast of this town, that at . o'clock yesterday morning Cole sa" a plane passing over that vicin- fly. Cole said the plane was "of brilliant color" in the carly morning sunshine but he could not tell the exact hue.
 Flying Low.
 II was flying low, he added, with the engine whirring loudly, and ap- peared to be in no trouble. He was not sure whether it was q uonoplane or biplane. Cole said the plane disappeared in a northwesterly di- rectlon and there was no sign of its having landed.
 The plane also was heard but not seen by John Dyer and his wife at Roach Pond, in the same vicinity, near lumber camp No of the Hol- iingsw and Whitney Company. A north~esterly course from that re- zion would have carried it in a di- rect line for the city Of Quebec. about 120 miles distant.
 Weather Clear.
 The weather was clear yesterday morning. Deputy Rogers, who was making telephone queries through out Piscataquis county today, said no one was able to identify the plane. None was known to have headed In this direction yesterday. A plane which has been flying over here frequently in mapping out an air line between Montreal and Hall fax was not in the air yesterday, al though it passed over today.
 Kokadjo is 6 post office in French town. an unorganized place with Q population of 33, seven miles east of Moosehead Lake and about 50 miles from the Canadian border. It is in a densely wooded region.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16

erty Bonds Figuring in National oil Scandal.
 Washington March l6 tP-Quick response 10 his plea 10 republicans Of the nation to pay off the s160.- 600 campaign contribution of Harry F. Sinclair, oil operator and lessee of the Teapot Dome naval oil r. serve, vas reported today by Sena tor Borah, Of Idaho.
 The senator made public 4 tal,. gram received from Senator Con republican. Of West Virginia. in re- sponse to his first appeal for fund, which was issued last night.
 Glad To. Says Gof
 Will gladly be one Of 16a.' Sen ator Golf wired. "to contribute one thousand dollars or one Of thirty ,o give five thousand dollars 10 mak. possible the return of this most re- Volting oil donation which every right thinking republican consciou,
  Of the greatness and the rectitude of his party instantly repudiates and makes haste to turn back to it's orig inal donor"
 The ldahoan was confident today that republicans would answer his plea for Wlping out of the Sinclair contribution which was revealed ,v Will Hays. chairman Of the republj- can national committae in the 1920 in testimony before tho senate oil committee.
 We have got to do it." he de- clared.
 More Promises
 While his request for funds was only made last night, Senator Borah said he had received long distance call today from Chicago with promise that an organization wouiI hs made there for the purpose C; raising part Of the &f6n,oo0 fund He did not disclose who made rhe call.
 Already the senator's office ,s feeling the burden Of it's new duty, Callers began coming in today One man, Herbert Gutman, of this city, one dollar at the office be- fore noon.
 The message Of Senator Golf was sent from Atlanta. Ga. where he is recuperating from a recent illness.
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
ENGLISH ADMIRAL HAS FLAG STRUCK Two Other Officers Suspended in
 Malta Incident AFFAIR IS MYSTERIOUS
several Newspapers Characterize Trouble as Naval Mutiny"-Ad- miralty Issues Communiquc Which Throws No Light on Matter.

Malta, March 1G lp)-The ncar-mutiny aboard the battle ship Royal Oak was caused by Admiral Collard striking the ships bandmaster it was re- ported unolficially today.
 The commander of the ship, 1t was reported, sided with tho bandmaster. Many junior off cers were present, it was said. when the incident occurred-at a ship function.
 IT was reported that Admiral Collard's flag, which sienitied the Royal Oak was his flagship as fleet commander, was struck at his request.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
Legation Reports.

Washington. March 16 P}-The Canadian legation today informed the state department that the Can adian Pacific railway had reported to Ottawa that a MT. Dean of the Hcllingsworth and Whitney Con- pany of Greenville. Maine, had re- ceived a report from their camp number l at Reaches Pond, on the morning of March 15 that a large airplane had passed Roache's farm at six 8. m.
 Say Plane Descended.
 The report said the plane was supposed to have descended about 9 miles northeast of Greenville. It was added that this information was later confirmed by a man and his wife who drove into Greenville and said that they had seen a plane that
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-16

London, March lG ,P,-Threc British naval officers, including Q rear admiral. have been suspended rom duty as an outgrowth of a mysterious incident aboard the bat tleship Royal Oak, flagship of the Mediterranean fleet.
 Some Of the newspapers have characterized the incident as q naval mutiny,' but no authoritative information is available.
 Today an admiral communicate vas issued saying that the three Of
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-16
SEEK REELECTION
 FROM SECOND WARD
Falk and Holt Again Candidates
 for Common Council
OLSON DECIDES TO RETIRE
Adam Il. Zicgler, Brother of Repub- hcan Registrar, Enters Name For Vacancy Which Will Re Created in District Delegation.

Republican politics in the second ward took on an air of activity to- day with announcement that Alder man Walter E. Falk will be a cam didate 10 succeed himself, as will