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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
believe 3 KILLED AS
Freight CARS BURN
Railroad Inspectors, How
ever Are Unable to
Verify Report

Guernsey Wyo.. July 80 up -
Railroad inspectors early today
We're unable to verify reports that
eight men lost their lives when fire
destroyed 27 cars OF a Burlington
freight train east OF here yesterday,
following wreck
The men were supposed to have
been beating their way in an empty
automobile car, but the closely ex-
amined half mile Of burned wreck
age gave up no charred corpses
Gurnscy railroaders said they saw
eight men enter the automobile car.
located between an oil tanker and
a coke car and which was wrecked
and burned. The wreck occurred
five miles east of here. and the To-
cal yard crew said the men could
not have left the rapidly moving
freight car.
A lose road bed, caused by heavy
rains shortly before. was held re-
sponsible for the deraiment. Five
Of the 81 cars derailed rolled into
the Platte river. while gasoline
spilled from others ignited anG
spread along the wreckage and ou
over the river for a mile down
stream. burning until dawn.
Though the wreck occurred about
/ a. m. sunday. it was afternoon be.
fore the gasoline flames had beer
put out.
Passenger trains were routed b,
Fort Laramie. with the prospect OF
resumption of main line service this
afternoon.
A railroad official set the estimat.
ed loss at 100000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
SHELVE Platoon idea
/. FOR Students At H. S.
Rooms in Rockwell School
to Accommodate Excess
in Fall

A two-platoon plan will not be
in vogue at the Senior High school
until February at least, under an ar
rangement which school authorities
have adopted. Five rooms at the
Rockwell school will be used as high
school classrooms to lake care of
the expected increase in enrolment
in September.
This arrangement will not de-
since the Rockwell school building
is just across the street from the
main buildings of the high school at
the corner of Franklin square and
Rockwell avenue.
Under the arrangement pupils ir
three rooms of the Rockwell schoo
will be housed in the Walnut Hill
school in rooms which are being re-
built out OF former storage rooms
The other two classes will assemble
in two rooms formerly used as al
auditorium. Auditorium exercise!
at the Rockwell school will be dis
rensed with, School Superintendent
Sl1nley II. I1olllitS diiilouhSSN 'ou"'
Furniture for the five rooms is ex
pected this week.
This arrangement was found th
most satisfactory of several unde
consideration by school authorities
During the early part of this mont
a two-platoon plan was though
necessary. This has been averte'
for the time being. but what tn
school authorities will do in Febru
ary could not be definitely predict
ed. supt. Holmes said. 1t is prop
able that everything possible Will
done to prevent two-platoon pla'
which would require upper classme
to attend school in the morning an
lower classmen in the afternoon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30

New York. July 80 R}-The New
York Evening Post today says that
the William H. MacIntyre injured IN
an automobile accident in Carcass
some. France. is the president of
the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railroad and vice president and di-
rector of the Signature company.
Mrs. MacIntyre, who was killed. ac-
cording to the paper. was the for
mef Miss Mary Cowing. They were
married in 1891.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
FRANC. ! = NlIhlno Nc vAvS CUP
WHEN TlLDEN SuCCUMbS TO
C0CHET IN STRAIGHT SETS
Tunney Has Nothing
OF Importance to Say

New York. July 80 LP-Gene
Tunney, arriving in New York
from week end in the country,
said this afternoon that he will
have no announcement" to
make today. The heavyweight
champion will attend a luncheon
given tomorrow afternoon in
honor OF William Muldoon. vet
eran member of the New York
State Athletic Commission and
will have something to say
then" However the title holder
said today that he does not re-
gard his promised statement "of
great importance"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
Lanky American
Makes Gallant Fight
But Youth Of Victor is
Determining Factor in
Tn.Color's Triumph
on Courts.
big Bill Has Set Point
No Less Than Seven
Times in Second Stanza
Unable to Crash
Through.

Auteuil, France. July 80 tP,
Rene Lacoste defeated John
Hennessey in the final match
of the Davis cup play here this
afternoon, As. 6-1, Us, 6-S.
making the final score of the
matches four for France and
one for the United States. Til
den's win over Lacoste was the
only match the United States
team was able to garner. The
teams defeat was the most one
sided an American Davis cup
aggregation has suffered since
the clean sweep Of the Aus
tralian team over Mclaughlin.
Larned and Wright in 1911.
When the French took the cup
last year, they won three
matches to two.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
Cascade Limited In Collision With
Bar Association Special Pullman;
Thirty-seven Passengers Injured
Southbound P Carrier From Seattle to San Francisco
Crashes Into Lawyers Pulmans Halted on Track
for Repairs-Son of State Senator Hall of
New Haven Injured.

in a cloud Of steam for few sec
of steel turned over in the ditch.
Passengers and train crews work.
ed together in extricating the injur-
ed from the wreckage.
Windows were smashed to gain
access TO the overturned observation
car.
Doctors Respond
Every physician within miles re-
sponded to emergency calls, and first
aid was given at the scene OF the
wreck, before the injured were TAX
en- by ambulance and automobile to
the nearest hospitals.
Railroad officials announced that
none of the injuries received were
likely to prove fatal.
The Injurcf
The injured list included:
Mrs. b. l.. Mason. Jr.. Pawson
Md, sprained fingers: Mrs. H. L.
snyder. of Pittsburgh. cuts about
head: W. r. Dalzell. 45O Fourth ave-
! 1uh. flllSbuFRH, hTS. y. T. Nd
1884 Stratford avenue. Pittsburgh
wrenched back: r. c. Davis Of Bos.
ton. contusions: Joseph V. Mitchell
New York. abdominal bruises cut:
on leg and head: Mr.. and Mrs. M
| T.. Britt. New York city. cuts ant
bruises: Thomas B. Cotter Of Platts
burg. N. Y. several fractured ribs
James r. Kane Of Pittsburgh, frac
tured right clavicle and second rib
Mrs. Peacock OF Washington. n. c.
cut on hand: Mrs. William A. Scot
of s34e North Cumberland street
Pittsburgh. bruises on chest: Wen
dell Bronson Of 81 Elan street
Springfield. Mass. cuts and hruise
on arm: George H. Brown Of Brook
line. Mass. wrenched back an,
bruises on head: Mrs. Brown. cut
and bruises: II. H. Tye OF williams
burg. Ky. wrenched back: Mrs. Tys
bruised leg.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
DEMOCRATS Open
UP HEADQUARTERS
Have Most Elaborate Offices Of
Any Political Party
OCCUPY 10 Big ROOMS
Have Taken Over Entire Eighth
Floor of General Motors Building
In New York From Which to
Operate.

New York, July so UP)-Demo-
Gratis began doing business in the
General Motors building at 57th and
Broadway today in new headquar-
ters which are the largest, the most
elaborate and probably the most
elegantly furnished ever occupied
by any political party.
As Rooms
Conferees will meet, typewriters
will click. and telephones will ring
in As large rooms on the entire
eighth floor and half of the seventh
in the building which covers a
whole block on upper Broadway.
There is an airy; well-lighted and
beautifully furnished room for Gov
ernor Alfred f. Smith. the presi-
Dental candidate, to occupy when
he is in the city for political con-
ferences. From it. he can look down
the length of Broadway. The room
has seven windows and nine ceiling
| lights.
There is a similar room for the
vice presidential candidate, Senator
Joseph r. Robinson. though he
rarely will use it.
Cost $4,000
Furnishings alone for the head
| quarters cost $4,000.
Soft carpeting has been laid upor
sound proof felt, eliminating any
| distracting noises.
There are private offices fol
Chairman John j. Raskob of tn,
national committee, campaign gen.
eralissimo; Senator Peter G. Gerry
of Rhode Island, chairman of tht
| advisory committee; James G. Ger
ard, treasurer; Senator Tydings O
Maryland, chairman of the senator
ial campaign committee and head o
the speakers bureau. and the othel
officials.
II Reception Rooms
Visitors may wait in any one o
IL reception rooms.
Indicative of the scope of tn
campaign the democrats plan, Their
are special rooms for headquarter
of the labor, industrial, agriculture
foreign affairs, colleges, commerce
and women's bureaus.
On the opposite corner of tn
building from Governor Smiths lux
ur1ous room is large press room
equipped with typewriters and al
the adiuncts of the newspaper trade
There is special room for movinl
! DirtureS and radio
3 SWitchbOart1s
There are three telephone switch
boards, one of them for private call
for officials, such as those Raskol
probably will make frequently to tn
executive mansion at Albany. A to
tai Of AS1 telephone books hav
been delivered for the convenienc
of the various offices.
There are file rooms, information
rooms, and rooms for every othe
activity. All of them are light an
airy.
Big Business
The whole layout is characteristi
of the big business man, Rask oil
. who formerly sat In his private eff
ces on the top floor and issued or
ders which made him a giant i
world Of big business.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
SERIOUSLY HURT

Lynn. Mass, July 80 R1Fred- :
erick Felone, %, and Clarence
Jackson, 3S, of Natick, were ST.
riously injured in mysterious ex-
plosion at the West Lynn Junior
High school today. A police investi-
cation was started to determine
whether dynamite had been mixed
in the concrete of floorthe men
were drilling with an electric drill
when the explosion happened.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
REACHES COMPROMISE

London, July 80 R)-Sir Austin
Chamberlain. the British foreign sec
retary, announced In the house of
commons today that Great Britain
had reached compromise with
France over the naval disarmament
question which would be submitted
to the other naval powers and event.
ually to a. disarmament conference.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
Nab Tenth Member of
Danbury Hat Theft Gang

Danbury. July 30 R-The arrest
early today OF Herbert Flye, 26. the
tenth member of an alleged hat
theft ring and holdup gang rounded
UP here over the weekend is the
fore-runner of still further arrests
which state and local police expect
to make during the present probe, 1t
was stated today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
SHOT BY HUSBAND,
WOMAN IS Dying
New Hartford Couple, Formerly
Of Bristol, in Hospital
TURNS GUN ON HIMSELF
Elmer Berg's Condition Not Serious
But His Wife Is Not Expected to
Live-Werc Living Apart

Ninsted, July 80 Ps-Death i'm
pends for Mrs. Florence Strattman
Berg, shot by her husband, Elmer.
last night although the surgeons
at Litchfield county hospital TODAY
thought there was a chance al
though a slim one for recovery. Berg
who shot himself afterwards. also a
hospital patient, is not seriously hurt,
the bullet which he directed against
his heart having been DETECTED by a
rib and remained in the flesh of his
| body.
Berg Aggrie>ed
| Berg is thought to have been ag-
grieved because his wife would not
live with him. He had been living
with a sister. Miss Helen Berg here.
and to her home he returned after
his trip to New Hartford where. in
the home of her mother. Mrs. Henry
Strattman. he had shot his wife. He
had found her washing dishes and
had had a conversation with her
without showing any sign of anger.
Suddenly Berg jumped up and dis
charged 80 calibre gun which he
had taken with him. Mrs. Berg had
half turned at the sink as her hus-
band jumped up with the gun and
the bullet entered her right chest
passed entirely through her body
and was recovered later by the po-
lice.
Mrs. Berg fell to the floor and he
ran outside and in the yard was seen
to fire another shot which lodged
in his own body. Then he walked
away.
Homer Hotchkiss driving towards
Winstcd came across Berg near the
Grcenwoods reservoir and stopping
asked him if he wanted a lift to
Winsted. Berg said he did and ad-
ded that he had been shot. Hotch-
kiss took Berg to Miss Berg's home
and left him where the police found
| him a few minutes later. Owing tt
his condition Berg was placed in the
hospital to which his wife was tax
en-.
Arrives in Auto
ScIS 1ldu Itdtlltu NC" iait4Si
by automobile having been takel
on by Fred Hotchkiss. brother o
Homer, who with his sister wa
driving out that way. Berg toll
them he would be ready to retur
in about fifteen minutes if the
: cared to wait but Mr.. Hotchkis
drove on. From what those in th
house said, and Mrs. Clara Prist, o
) New Haven, sister in law, wa
present, Berg entered the house an'
went into Mrs. Strattmans room t
inquire as to her condition. she be
| ing i'll. Then he returned 10 tn
kitchen and began to talk with hi
: wife. Mrs. Prist left the room an'
| while she was gone the shooting oc
CURED.
!. After Homer Hotchkiss had ief
/, Berg at his sisters home, i'll Stan
ton avenue and had gone ava,
, Berg went outside and threw tn
i gun into an clubhouse where it wa
Il recovered by police this morning.
Winsted officers who had been no
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
TO HOLD MEETING

Hartford. July 80 R-The men,
bers of the Connecticut Valley To-
bacco association will hold a special
meeting Wednesday, October S. at
II a. M, at the office on State street
to take action on terminating the
corporate existence Of the coopera-
tive marketing organixation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
ANNA f. CLARKE

Bridgeport. July 80 up - Anna
Fairchild Clarke. daughter of the
Rev. Sylvester and Anna Dalrymple
Clarke. died yesterday at her home
in Granstan avenue. Miss Clarke Is
survived by a sister, Miss Grace.
Rev. Clarke was the first rector
Of Trinity Episcopal church here.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
COST OF DEDICATION
Sub Committees on World War Me-
mortal Celebration to Submit Is
umatcs OF Expenses This Evening

An idea of what 1t will cost the
c;tv TO carry through its elaborate
nlans for dedication OF the Worlo
War memorial will be gained TO-
night when chairmen OF sup-com-
mittees will present estimates o!
cost at a meeting Of the general
committee. The meeting will be held
In the city court room at clooN
Since the first meeting OF chalr-
men. held last Monday night, meet
ines OF nearly all sub-commit1ees
have been held and efforts nave
heen made to get figures on the
costs Of the dedication.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
Is REPORTED DEAD

Berlin, July 80 R-Twenty-five
persons are reported to have been
killed in an explosion of benzine at
chemical factory in Lodz, Poland.
jured.
Many houses were wrecked. Win
dows were shattered for mile
around the factory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
Dodge-C Chrysler Merger
Still Hanging Fire

Baltimore, Nd, July 80 Cr-
Whether Dodge Brothers. Inc,
would be merged with the Chrysler
corporation. still hung fire today.
on the merger plan awaited conf
pilation of reports on the amount
Of Dodge stock deposited for ex-
change.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
NO KNOCKERS ALLOWED.

Norwich. Conn, July 80 UP)-
Police Chief George Linton issued
an order that only men would be
permitted on the streets wearing
knickers. Knickers for women are
vulgar" the chief said.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
FROST THIS MORNING

Danbury. July 80 Pp-Reports re-
ceived in this city today from New
Fairfield few miles north OF here
are that frost damaged the tender
foliage of growing plants there ear
ly this morning. The temperature
here dropped to so degrees above
zero during the night.
Frost damage in Connecticut In
late July is said to be unprecedented
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30
WILLIAM H. MACINTYRE
Former New York Broker Seriously
Hurt and Wife Killed In Auto Ac-
cident In France.

Carcassonne. France. July 80 P@
William H. MacIntyre, understood to
be a former New Yorker, was seri-
ously hurt and his wife killed when
an automobile crashed against a
tree here yesterday. Broken glass
severed Mrs. Maclntyre carotid art
cry. A break in the steering me-
chanism caused the crash.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-30

EX-GOVERNOR A SUICIDE
Salt Lake City, Utah, July so VI
john C. Cutler, 81. banker ana
former governor of Utah, shot ana
killed himself today.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
F. NELSON, VALDEZ;
 DIES AT ST. AIMS

Frank Nelson. who has been a patient at St. Ann's Hospital for the past two years, died at II o'clock last night Nelson had a Government mail contract out of Valdez prior to February, 1927. when he suffered paralytic stroke. As a patient of the Ter ritory he was brought to Juneau and placed in the hospital fol treatment His condition did not improve in the two years time instead, he gradually grew worse until the end last night.
 The deeeased was a native of Denmark. He was CT years ole and as far. as can be determined had no relatives in Alas q. The body is at the Carter Mortuary pending the funeral arrange ments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
FANCY WORK AND
 GG0DIE SALE NEXT WEEK

The Lutheran Ladies Aid vii hold q fancy work and goodie sale next Saturday. December in the Alaska Electric Light anf Power Company's salesroom A luncheon will be served from II a. m. to D. m. Besides the luncheon good things to eat can be purchased at the goodie sale to take home and enjoy over the weekend The ladies have been busy making many beautiful and useful gifts for the fancy work sale and it is said this sale will solve many Christmas shopping problems.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
FALL. AUCTION
 OF PELTS NET
 J. s. S437,115.6l)
U n cle Sam Enriched by Sale of Fur Seal and Fox
 Pelts from Alaska

Uncle sam's fur seal and fox farming business on the Pribilof Islands were enriched by $751; 115.60 on October 15, by q sale held by the Fouke Fur Company, of St. Louis, for the account of the Federal government Of thi3 sum, SI141e3.10 eame from seal skins taken from the islands.
 Prices for sealskins and white and blue fox pelts averaged high CT than were received at the last previous sales held May II. last.
 Of the pelts placed on sale, 13, i60 were fur seal from the Pribi- lofs, five confiscated fur seal skins, lG1 Japanese far seal skins. PTS blue and 15 white fox pelts. The Japanese fur seal were the United States share of such skins taken by the Japanese government on Robben Island, in 1927, in accord ance with the provisions of the North Pacific Sealing Convention of 1911. The fox skins were talk an on the Pribilof Islands in the season of 1927-28.
 Of the Pribnof Island fur seal skins, 1174 dyed black, brought 516S,027, an average of $23.42 per skin; 5,263 dyed Boia de Cam )eeae tlogwooa brown. brought 5226,S44.6o. an average of $10.34 Der skin; CAT dyed Chataigne dor fgplden chestnuD, were sold for S19,2S0, an average Of S29.72 per ikin; Ii dressed brought S140 and wo raw salted, $O20, total of S414,103.10.
 The 161 Japanese fur seal skins old at follows: 123. dyed black, brought $1,225; q, dyed Bais de campeehe brought $46o; one wash d and dressed 10 cents; and 16 Try salted s1e0; a total of $1,- iss.70.
 One confiseated fur seal skin iyed Bois de Campeche brought s25, and the other faur, washed md dried, 80 cents.
 Proceeds From Foxes
 The PTS blue fox skins brought i2o,59S, an average or s74.09 per skin, and the 15 white fox skins brought $692, an average of $46.13 per skin. At the last preceding sale, May IA, 1928, the blue fox brought an average Of $61.34 per skin, and the white fox skins an average of $47.97.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
NoRTHBoUND

' Queen due tomorrow after- , F noon or evening. Has 5 : : days mail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
ANDERSON GIVES
 INTERESTING TALK
 TO GARDEN CLUB

The Juneau City Garden club held its regular meeting last night in the American Legion Dugout. J P. Anderson was the principal speaker of the evening. The sub ject of his lecture was, Plant Pro pagation, which he covered in its many phases. He first dwelt on the inheritance characteristics 0. plant life. stating that "the Man del inheritance law held good in plant life as t does in animal life. The strong and weak chaTacteri5- ties. form and ability to reproduce of the parent plant, characterized the offspring"
 The planting of the yarioua seeds, the different conditions that develop and sustain growth, such as sch, temperature, humidity, moisture in the soil and other con ditions that are necessary for proper plant prope gation, were di5- AuncCu III dEldii. M 4aB1tt CDii said: "There are radically differ ent temperatures at which the seeds of the different plant species will germinate. The seed of the oat plant, which is a grass, will grow and be normal in size and in other features from parent seed that is twenty years old if it has been kept in a dry place. On the other hand the corn seed will not germinate if over two years old :"
 The sexual and asexual methods of plant propagation was were dis cussed. MT. Anderson explaining the two methods, said: The sex nal method is where the male and female parent seed promote the life of the future plant. The asex- ual method of plant increase is where the future plant life B brought about by the planting of cuttings from the parent plant"
 The various plants that respond to germination and growth from cuttings, the different kinds and how to make them, all were ex- plained in detail. It was shown how some of the leaves when cut properly would reproduce life, though it was necessary, MT. An derson pointed out, that the diff ferent parts of the cut leaf must each have one or more healthy veins in it's structure to enable it to develop into a normal plant. The bulb plants are reproduced by the assexual method. How the bulbs can be divided and how the scales of some of the bulbous plants will reproduce was explain ed to the garden fans that attend cd the lecture.
 MT. Anderson used seeds that had started to germinate as well as several plants to illustrate his talk as he covered the various phases. The layman could easily and intelligently follow the in- structive lecture. A large num- Der of Juneau garden growers are receiving a. great deal of helpful information by attending the ser ies. The next lecture to be given by Mr. Anderson will be announced at an early date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24
VESSEL SINKING
 WITH CAPTAIN THE
 ONLY MAN ABOARD

GAPBTOWN, South Africa, Nov. 24. = The British steamer Gariboo is reported to be sink ing 5 miles southwest of East London. The crew abandoned the vessel and was picked up by the British steamer Windsor Castle. Capt. Mitchell. of the Cariboo, re- mained aboard the sinking ship.
 Heavy weather prevailed when the vessel left East London where she loaded for the United States. It is believed the Windsor Castle is standing by the Cariboo hop ing to save the Captain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-24

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