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New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
I. J. SMITH TO ATTEND
 HOUSTON CONVENTION
Registrar of Voters Elect. ed Delegate by State
 Democrats

Ky unanimous vote Of first con. sressional district delegates in cau- GUS at the democratic state conven- ton last night, Thomas J. Smith was nominated for delegate to the national convention at Houston Texas. to represent the district with J. F. Brown Of Enfield, Tho formal election took place at today's ses- zion.
 Smiths electlor was issured yes 'erdsy when the local wing Of democracy tied up with the Spel- lacy organization forces, thereby gaining strength in the city of Hart tord. This move at once linked the local forces with those of Candidate Erown giving the local registrar tho 1eneft Of the Brown strength and likewise delivering 10 the Enfield man 8 great many delegates ho were pledged 10 Smith.
 The New Britain delegation. all though not instructed, voted as a init for the Smith Brown ticket and 1jnon adjournment, just before mid night. were prepared to go into the convention today to deliver 17 votes for the Thomas J. spellacy forces against the reorganization bloc. At the opening of the caucus. for nr"r Mayor Joseph F. Dutton Of Bristol was selected as chairman. Judge William r. Mangan placed 1''n name of Mir. Smith in non1ina- | on. calling attention to Smiths twice in the interests of democra-
 which. the judge remarked. arc
 persistent and consistent that he s come to be known as Thomas .hfferson Smith.
 Chairman John E. R. keevers Of t''r democratic town committee sec ended the nomination of Mir Brown t"r running mate with smith. and cn motion of Judge Msngan nomin- a'lons were closed.
 Chairman Dutton after declaring smith and Brown to be the nom- inees of the caucus explained tbat he district is entitled 10 two dele tates which means. he said, there will he opportunity to carry through the wishes of the caucus in toto.
 smith is democratic registrar Of voters in this city. having held that office for many years. He has been actively identified with every cam- paign and is familiarly referred to as Thomas Jefferson smith.
 Joseph M Halloran. former mayor. was the last delegate sent from New Britain to q national con- >ention. In 1922 he represented this district at Baltimore. when the lat" Woodrow Wilson was nominated for the first time.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
PARISHI0NfRS DEFEND
 ST. ANDREWS PASTOR
Claim Dissenters Are Never Satisfied With
 Church Management

SirlkuE back at group Of dlS- senfers in St. Andrews church, par Ish,oners who identify themselves as The True Members of St. Andrew s; Lithuan nian Church" today issued s statement defending the pastor. Rev. Edward Y. Grjkis from crjtI cism aimed at him at a meeting last sunday in Lithuanian hall. In the statement charges made regarding the administration of the parish were answered and the group which is opposing the pastor was described as 'dissenters who are never satls- ned with the way affairs Of the church arc being conducted"
 The statement follows:
 We, the true memhers of st Andrews Lithuanian church, de ncunce the meeting which was held at the Lithuanian hall on April 9. as unnecessary and disgracetul. Ihls meeting was called by few who dislike the pastor and his methods of doing things. The pas tor coopera'es with the people as best he can and he is liked by every body except these few.
 The condition of the churcl, and rectory is not as it was described at the meeting on April 2s. The church has been renovated lately and it is as strong as ever. The floors of the rectory and church are in good condition and no signs of rotting can be seen. The dissenters who claim the condition of the church is poor have not seen the repairs since the renovation.
 An accounting Of the finances is
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
SHANGHAI BOMBED BY
 PLANE FOR FIRST TIME
C'ommotion Caused as Two Women and Two Cows
 Are Hurt

Shanghai. May 3 tPi-THo planes. one Of them a seaplane, flew over Shanghai today and dropped four bombs. They exploded in the vt- cinity Of the Sha nghai south rail way station and among the national kiangnan arsenal Two women and two COWS were injured.
 The planes were believed 10 b. rom the northern cruiser Halchl which was off Noosung.
 Their flight over the international settlement caused a great commo- ton. They returns q unscathcd.
 By United Press
 This ls believed 10 he the first oc- casion on which an airplane has been used to bomb big Chinese city during the f,,. years of civil war.
 1At'le use 1as been made of thc modern weapons. Reports that poison gas had heau used by north ern forces were denied by the north ern generalissimo. Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. "Manchuria war lord"
 Many Of the Chinese soldiers carry paper umbrellas and declare truces during rains All are equipped with teapots in which they brew tea during frequent pauses in tho fighting.
 The scaplane crossed the inter- national settlement. but dropped no bombs there.
 From Cruiser
 The plane operated from the northern cruiser Haichi. anchored of the Woosung forts in the whang- poo river below the city. After it had dropped the four bomhs. it re- turned to the Haichi, which hurried ly steamed on.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

Theater Owners Accuse Ministers
 of Violating Their Agreement on
 Hour of Opening Sunday Programs
Express Surprise to Mayor Paonessa That Objection Has Been Voiced to Starting Shows at5 oClock-CIaim Accord Was Reached
 at Joint LuncheOn

Representative of thcater inter csts who called at the office of May or Paontssa today expressed sur prise at the attitude taken by the Protestant Ministers associa ton on the question of an earlier hour for Sunday shows, the claim being made that the present stand is direct contradiction of an agreement made last week.
 In an effort to avoid further pub lie hearings, the minist CTS arranged a luncheon at which theatrical men were given an opportunity to present their case. The opening Of Sunday shows at D. m. was asked, and
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
THOMAS STILL UP
 IN AIR ALL ALONE Will Break Lindy's Record at
 10 O'Clock Tonight AFTER ENDURANCE MARK
Joe Hart of Oklahoma soaring over Southwest .tlouc in Another At- tempt to Il, Longer Than >tin- eon. .Haldcmau.

Roosevelt Field, x, F., May 3 (GP)-1t's q great life" Lieut.. Royal Y. Thomas, circlms aIoft over Long Island in a daring attempt to capture tbc world endurance record single handed told tine World in a iubilant message today.
 At 1":ap:ol P. m.. eastern day light time, he had been alort 4 hours in his Eo,Ianca mouoplanc Re liancc. At 1u p. m. if hr is still nloft, hc will have broken the rec ord of 53 ; hours for sustained flight by an unacconpanicd aviator, set by Col. Charles A. Iindbe in his flight from New York to Paris
 Thomas and Joe Hart, another Ohlahoman, were both out today to make new aviation history in this year Of great achievement A thousand miles away. Hart was cir cl'ng over Chickasha, Okla, on q similar single handc attempt.
 Drop MiIk Bottle
 Thomas bantcrinG message was dropped to tho field in milk bot fJe which he had used as a water containor. It was addressed to Lieut.. H. B. Clark, in charge of ground arrangements at the field It read:
 What was my distance and time on the tal>o-off" Read Will Rogers column (Nia radio). How is en- g'ncers public service common quoted Also North American com mon Radio Corpora ton and Gen eral Motors If there has been an that will be over town at noon, cancel if. Will need 10 conserve my gasoline. Everything gong fine. Had a good night. If is a great life. Nothing to do till to- MOTION. With the time nearly half over I am sure l can make it. Please phone Mrs. Collins Kcmpcr. Bryan, @1oo or Peekskill S1o6 and tell her
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
No Settlement Expected
 In City Court Dispute

No settlement is proba hle in the matter Of the Holy Trinity Asso- ciation against Wincentv pohrouo- ski as far as could be learned to- day Dohrowoski is ohdurate and it is doubtful whether he will abide by the rulings of the city court when the judgment is rendered. and will carry his appeal to the higher courts. AS yet. no amount Of set tlement was reached by the plain tiff association. which action judge Morris D. Sake suggested.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
Resolution Passed in Hartford Says N, ', Governor Only Can
 Change Delegates Votes
CLOUDS OF STRIFE ARE
 NOW CLEARED AWAY

at-Large, Including spclIacy,
 Walsh, Dolan and TI,oms Elected
 Without Struggle.
 Hartford. May (P,-Thc dcmoc- facy Of Connecticut through its state convention here today endorsed unanimously the candidacy of Gov ernor Alfred l.. smith of New York for the presidency, a resolution pledgine it's delegation 10 vote for him until the KoN crnor himself shall rclease 1t from it's obligation, being adopted.
 Strife Disappears
 Tn" Clouds of lactional strif. which appeared 10 hover over the presentation gatherings were dis peil"d as the outcome of the 'har- mohN meeting of yesterday, in which the plea was made to sink all differences hat nothing might mar the united front of tho Connecticut dem ocracy for Governor smith. It Was Archibald McNcil. Jr., him self potentially q candidate for the place of national committeeman, had 'he insurgency movement been car red through successfully, who brought in the olive branch" ~hici, dispersed the sha' 'ows and sent the delegates homcward well contcntcd with their work. Dr. Edward C. bolsn, ho was the outstanding figure m the convention two years ago, and bitter in bis d!nunciation ol delegation incidents at the last na- tonal convention went into the dolegate-at-larsc list mccting all demands of the insurgents" The women however got only four places on tho at-iarye list whereas they had wanted five. They, too, had aided in smoothing over the fac tonal differences and ma king the convention one of near close har- mony.
 By the United Press
 Ten district delegates were elect sd last night,
 The delegates -at-larrc were en- powered to select their own alter mates.
 Delegates to tne Houston conyen- ton are:
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
Ford Tells Friends "Lindy
 Is Joining Up With Us"

London. May UP)-Henry Ford. before he left London, told friends that Lindbergh was Joining up with ns," and added that Lind bergh soon would be using Ford threemotored plane, it was learned today.
 Ford sailed in the Majestic for New York Wednesday, travelling as Jack Robinson
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
Cruises Over City

Stockholm, SNedc May 3 tP,- The dlrigible Italia arrived o,ol Stockholm at II a .nl., today. II crulscd about the city in beautiful sunshiny weather. Several airplanc. flew to meet the craft and to vel como the Italian explorers. Stock holm is about 3o0 miles from the airship's starting point. Stolp, Ger man'-.
 The alrship continued on he1 co'lrs" flying in a northerlv direction The weather was still clear when she disappeared. Reports indicated that the prospects were good for the ffalia's encounterinE fayorahle con dltions at least until north of Sweden
 Wireless Communication
 Copenhagen. Denmark. May (P General Imberto NoiiIc. headed for Kings Bay. Spitzberg in the ]lrigihle Italia. was maintaining steady and continuous conmunica- tlon this morning with inc Sued lsh wireless station a' Landsort north of karlsllrona. and the one al Na1holm, north Of Stockholm. He repeated this message three times:
 'Everyt is all right. Can you hear' The Italia is making a speed Of 60 kilomeiers an hour.'
 Fire Starts
 The ship was almost prevented
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
AV|A70RS DEPART FROM WASHINGTON Return to New York in Junkers
 Plane KOEHL AT CONTROLS
Birdmen Weary and Tired Will Start Tour Of Country Wednesday, Hands Are Blistered By 5000 ShakinXs.

Muller Field, Staten Island, \. \, May 3 lPt-The German Irish crew Of the transatlantic monopiane Bremen came back to New York today in a sister s'llp Of their trans-occan plano after receiving the welcome of the nations capital.
 The niers landed in the Junk CTS F 13, using the repaired propeller of the Bremen, et l1;oo o'clock, eastern daylight time.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

Washington, May 3 (P-The ad- Ntnturous crew of the Bremen sailed away from Washington today for New York, wearing in their coa, lapcls the insignia of the America n distinguished flying cross and cher lshlns expressions of the good will of the capital which were poured upon them during their one days visit here.
 Cp early, with hands blistcrcd rom the hearty handshahes which lad greeted them yesterday and last night, the three, Baron von Hucnc- field, Major t'itzmaurice and Can tam kochl were at the field long be- lore o'clock, tuned up 'hcir Junk CTS plane. and took 10 the air.
 kochl Pilot
 Captain kochl was pilotlnS the ilus' plane. twin ship of the Bremen, when it departed at S:o5 a. m. Less than a hundred persons were present to watch the takeofr most oi these being newspaper men, police and aviation 
 Before taking off, Major Fjtzmau- rlce said there vas little likelihood that he and his companions would De able to visit the far west.
 Many Invitations
 We have received many more in \ltat1ons than we have time 10 ac- cept,' he said. and il is all very ilne. But there is such a thing as being killed by kindness.
 Smiling ruefully the Irish officer held out his right hand and indi- cateG the hlisters on his fingers which he said had mainly come from shaking hands with 3 1000 people at last nights reception. H., doubted that any of his companions would return to Grocnly Island 10 get inc Bremen.
 Baron ron Huenefeld express, pleasure at meeting Colonel Lind hergh. and said the distinguished :ying cross was the greatest honor of my life
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
Same J'rOptllcr


 Washington, May 3 LP,-1he pro- reller which lifted the porpcise like Junkers plane gracefully from Boil ing Field today. to carry the Ger man and Irish aviators 10 New York. was the same that carried it's sister ship-The Rremcn--from Ireland to Greenly Island.
 While one of it's silNcry blades Was shining all over. the other carried a scar al tho tip. This resulted from its being bent when the transatlantic plane fell forward upon landing on the northern ice.
 Before entering the ships cabin this morning, Baron v1n H'lencfe'i inspected the strengthened propeller
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New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
CONGRESS OPENED

o-S"1SA|s'N' s'A Tripoli. May (UP)-The first Tripolitanian agricultural congress was opened today by Governor De Bono.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

topenha gen, May 2 NEp1-rho itallan dirieible Italia was seeu passing over Arholm, Sweden, north cast of Stockholm at l D. m. today. toi1oNlnS the coastllue on her cruise to Nadsoe. \ rNay; Spi,zbcr- gen and the North Pole
 The Italia is expected 10 arrive at |adsoe, at the mort hcrn tip Of Nor way around noon Friday after 4 l,ooo mile flight from Stolp, Ger many, where she ascendcd at 3,1o today.
 After refucling, the Italia will nro. ceed to Spitzbergen. expecting 10 arrive there early Saturday. At Sr''zbersen, final cparations will be made for the cruise over the North Pole.
 The weather was perfect along the ltal1a's route, and frequent radio messages from the big ship had said that all was we'll
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
Women With Six Cars Start
 Out Today to Promote Relief Among Residents With Grip
MRS, GEORGE I. KIMBALL
 ORGANIZES FLEET OF CARS
\i>i,in. Nurses Forced tu usc Public Vehicles or Walk in Order to Take Care Of Demands Tor Their Scr>- ices 355 Children Reported stricken By Illness in Past Month.

Stricken By Illness in Past
 Month.
 Prominent women today pitched
 in to help the Visiting Nurse asso- liation combat [ he epidemic or grip and colds by organizing motor corps to take nurses arouud on their calls.
 Mrs. George T, hImbalI, chair man of the finance committee ot the association upon hearing of the con- dition, volunteered to organize a motor corps and this morning there were six machines offered for scrv- lee, The corps is composed Of Mrs. Bret (. Nc"cc, Mrs, George Boil Mrs William Hart. Mrs. Donald Galin,y, Miss Alice Gaffncy and Mrs. Earle J. NanBuskirk. Each member of the corps carries one or TWO nurses thereby enabling the as oriatjon to cover the whole icrri tory.
 Since Monday there were 5S nrw cases reported to the association. which have been taken care of to- Sother with the number of cases carried over from the previous week. The association besides is taking 'hrc Of approximately 50 cases of scarlet fever and chicken poA.
 he association is further handi- capcd by sickness among the nursos TWO having contracted grip and as a result were forced to bed. In their place however. the association was able 10 get two relief nurses Mrs l;a'ph Eoardman and Miss Harriet I;"ynal Of Hartford.
 'o' Children Cases in Month
 According to the report of Miss t'a'llacl (. Colby. director, approN- |'natclN o53 cases of grip among 'lllldrcn have been reported to inc
 .''D' '''io'' hII nus tue JlJSI jDD0I h. ! he association with ifs staff of 11 nurses IS kept constantly busy GOV 'rlns the New Britain territory and II IS reported that al leas, 20 new 'ases develop each day. In many Instances the cases prove 10 be of i serious nature and ustallv' the nurses find that moro than one member of the family contracted the iiscasc.
 The association is handlcappel seriously because Of an insufficient illiilbcr Ot cars 10 enable tho nurses o carry on relief work. There are 'nly three machines owned by the 'ssoclation and the number is made l1iafe to carry the nurses to the 'omcs or those needing constant at ention. For the past week most Of h" nurses had 10 uSn public con- 'yance vehicles wherever possible, l ir make the rounds on fool
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03
D|RIG|bLE NEARING SP|TzbERGEN BASE
We'll on Way to Tiny ice
 Bound Isle PASSES OVER SWEDEN
general Mobiles Ship En Route To North Pole Flies Over stockholm Ill Bright Sunshiny Da,-SncG Fair.

stockholm, Sweden, May 8 P- Gcneral lmberto Mobile flying the uiriglblc Italia from Stolp 10 Spitz- bergen for Arctic explorations, has been favored with wonderfully Gno weather Tn the voyage over Sweden,
 After WlnginE over the Baltic the ltalla passed above Swedish terri tory at tarlscroma at 5:45 a. m. and following the Swedish ca st coast lln', passed Ostdrshamm at 7:3o. direct course was then made for stockholm, which Wis reached at II o'clock.
 The Italia kept at an altitude of 'l onl 800 to 5Jo meters all the vay. Mild varying hroezos swept aside all clouds and fog, and when the great dlrlgible loatcd over Stockholm. with an escort Of 10 Swedish military piancs, the spectacle was inspirirr aFonslng enthusiasm among thc 'housands Of the capitals population who had gathered at all points Of vantage
 Continuing her flight at about 50 hlles an hour. tho dirisiblo soon alter noon passed GrissrIhamn. and disappeared over the Gulf of Eothnia.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-03

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Evening star., 1928-02-16
the vocal fireworks Of . truly fiorid
oualitv There is perhaps no singer

the vocal fireworks Of . truly fiorid
quality. There Is. perhaps. no singer
who has been heard In Washington
who has as amazing and excellent
trill as Nine. Melius. Also her caden-
zas seemed cleanly cut and done III
good style. These attributes were moS'
noticeable In "Fingo per mio diletto'
and the famous shadow Song from
"Dinorah," in the first group: lie RoS-
signol ct Ia Rose" and "Charmant
Oiseau" from the Brazilian opera THE
Pearl Of BRAZIL, in the third group:
The Norwegian Echo Song, encore
to the fourth group. and the final num-
Der. which seemed to encompass the
noted cadenza from the mad scene OF
Lucia di Lammermoor.
There were few changes in the pro
gram. chiefly some omissions. probably
due to its length. Instead of the famil-
lar "Staendchen" t"SerenadeD of Schu-
ber.., that composers equally familiar
"Norgen- -Staendchen" clark. Hark,
the Lark was sung. Among the selec-
tions which seemed to find most favor
with the audience In addition to the
airs with cadenZas were the old folk
songs "Girometta" and "Fleur d'Amour.' -
Farley's The Night Wind" The
Lamplighter.' from Mannings lovely
suite of Sketches of Paris; Little
Raindrops." and The Last Rose of
Summer" Always the singers enuncia-
tion was admirable and her style fin
isled. musicianly and charming. Fl. F.
Evening star., 1928-02-16
FUNDS FOR RELIEF
DECLARED URGENT
Associated Charities Com.
PEELED to Plan for Big
Easter Drive.

Facing the largest volume of family
relief calls during the past month in it:
entire history. the board of managers OF
the Associated Charities. at their regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon in the
Social Service House. approved the plans
Of the joint finance committee, repre-
senting also the Citizens Relief ASso-
citation. for making a more vigorous
caDlpaign during the coming Easter sea-
son The board fixed the two weeks
beginning on March 26 and extending
to Easter Sunday as the period for this
citv-wide appeal.
Reports of the relief work carried on
during January by the visitors OF the
Associated Charities disclosed total of
S662223 disbursed for rent. fuel. food.
clothing and other necessities for FAM
ileS as compared with total of S.
eSS32 during January. 1927. There
were Sos families receiving care from
this society last month. as compared
with 474 families the same month Of
last year
Crerplovment was found 10 be ar
increasing factor Of dependence during
this period. as this affected 2c4 FAM
il.es as against i64 year ago This
indicates that Washington is eXperienc-
Ing Sl1.ali3E UE0CtSil o. AIlCfIlplONE1elll
70 that reported by social agencies in
mary other cities.
Dr. Edward T Deyine. as chairman
ot the committee on District organiZa-
ron Of the Associated Charities pre-
sented report dealing eXhaustive!y
with several families which the work
e-s had been unable 10 improve salts
faotorilv and recommended that COM
-1.t:ee be authorized to confer with tn,
Beard O. Public Welfare. with view 10
having s'ich families dealt with bv
that board. This recommendation was
apn-oved after discussion.
The Christmas Opportunity Fund
which has been slowly growing through
later receipts and the payment or
pledges since January /. has reached
the total of sl43a952. with approxi-
rate pledges Of S2no vet to be received
This will leave balance Of less than
$500 to be raised in order to complete
the total Of St5.0e0.
Board members present were Cole
man Jennings chairman: Miss Mabel
= Boardr-7an Dwight Clark. Judge Will
i'Hr Il De Lacy, Dr.. Edward T. De-
vne Charles c, Glover. ir.: Mrs. John
I Proctor. John J. O'Connor. Mrs
Howard Tucker. jr: Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins and Arthur HELEN.
Evening star., 1928-02-16
HUGE SUPPLY BILL.
SENT TO SENATE
House Provides $2,29O, ,000,.
600 for Treasury and
Post Office.

The supply bill, carrying the record
sum of $2,290 100000 for expenses of
the Treasury and Post ONCE Depart
ments for the coming fiscal year was
awaiting Senate action today. The
House yesterday , sent the measure
there with its Endorsement. following
the first roll call prohibition test in
more than six years. While the vote
was not deemed true test between
vets and dryS. the House declined. by
a vote of 287 to 81. to put any bar in
the Governments way III the program
to adulterate industrial alcohol with any
poisonous drug.
Representative Linthicum, Democrat
Maryland. who is regarded as head of
the wet group In the House. offered an
amendment to prohibit the use of any
funds provided for the Treasury, which
has jurisdiction over prohibition en-
forcement. lin the preparation or issue
of any permit for the removal or use
Of any industrial alcohol known to be
denatured by any poisonous drug" This