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New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
MOBILIZATION 0f
 SCOUTS NEXT WEEK
First Assembly of Its Kind for This City

The first mobilization Of the New Britain Boy Scouts since the days of the World War will be made at some time and place next week. which will be observed throughout the United States as 18th anniver- sary week. Particulars of mobiliza- ton will not be announced until the actual call is issued. the object be- ing to see how many scouts could be gathered at an instant's notice if an emergency occurred.
 At an agreed hour which will re- main secret until is comes, Scout Executive O. A. Erickson, Commis- sioner Charles E. Morgan, the deputy commissioners. and the council officers will set in motion . system of telephone notifications to troops through their scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters. These in turn will notify senior patrol lead CTS and patrol leaders. and these will pass the word along to the as- sistant patrol leaders and the rank and file.
 
 the speediest methods of reaching the mobilization center. All New Britain troops will report at one point. Plainville scouts will mobilize around Deputy Commissioner How ard M. Knapp at 8 poin. in that town and Berlin and Kensington troops will report to E. O. Shjerden and MT. Schultz in their own town ships. Troop of Maple Hill will have the option of meeting in that locality or joining the general body of scouts here.
 During the recent floods through out New England Boy Scout troops were called up in many cities to do emergency service. and their means of gathering was similar to that which will be employed here next week.
 A special Boy Scout service will be held in the South Congregation. al church at 7:15 o'clock Sunday evening, when the film, "A Regular Scout" will be screened. The star of this picture, Fred Thompson. Is a former scout commissioner. Seats in one section will be reserved for scouts until five minutes before the time of the service. Last year 100 scouts turned out for a similar serv- ice and it is hoped that the 200 mark will be exceeded this time.
 The scout office is also planning a handicraft display in a store window and has appealed to the scouts to leave examples of the handiwork at the scout office. The annual camp banquet usually held during the anniversary week. will be postponed and called at a later date when the summer camp site choice can be announced.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

comparatively flat, and tempera- lures are higher than in the ant arctic regions.
 Mountains in South
 While the north polar region is mainly open sea frozen into an icy waste. the antarctic is a vast continent whose average height is the greatest on earth. There are mountains towering 15,000 feet into the sky. Mount Erebus. 13.350 feet high. is an active volcano. Ross Island, from which Scott and Amundsen made their successful dashes to the pole, is 1500 miles from the nearest land-New Zea- land. And Ross Island ts 900 miles from the pole"
 Hero tho actual flight will start. Luck. flying skill and the elements permitting. 1t will end at . base at Weddell Sea, on the other side of the pole. Graham Land and weddsll Sea. from which unsuccess- ful attempts at the south pole have teen made, is only TOO miles from the tip of South America, but it h t760 miles from tho pole.
 "Every condition in the antarc- tic is most forbidding." continued Pointing. At the approach to Ross Island A . great ice barrier which averages 70 feet in height and ex- tends for more than zoo miles, Be- yond that, to the Beardmore Gla- cier, Is 800 miles of ice-covered plateau which ascends to 5000 feet above sea level. This vast plateau alone is ss large as all of France.
 From the glacier to the pole is another 500 miles. It is land where 1t never rains. It Is land where human beings never have lived. And once the open sea is left behind. there is not vestise of any sort of animal life.
 Probably 1t f. the windiest place on earth. I have been in blixsards there when the wind ragged at 70 miles an hour, with the mercury 30 degrees below zero. During Mawson's explorations, his instruments registered 16o miles an hour during one blizxard-and then themselves were blown away.
 'There is aI cient ice on the con- tinent varying from 100 to 1000 feet in thickness. The glaciers that reach the sea produce ice- bergs biz enough to bear New York City on their backs I have seen bergs 1S miles long.
 Instruments show that the mean temperature of the antarctic is Il degrees colder than the north ole regions, and 2l degrees colder in winter"
 So that is what Commander Byrd will face when he makes the attempt late in 1928. To clear the mountains he will have to fly at an altitude of more than 16,oo0 feet He may run into gales in which no man nor flying machine could possibly live. If he is forced to land. 1t probably will be on jagged ice that will wreck his plane. Even If he made a safe landing. he would be in a vas. waste with very limited supplies on his own machine and with no
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
.FRANC0.AMERICAN TREATY ASSURED Terms Will Specially Declare
 Against War

Washington, Feb. , ReNegotia- tions for a new Franco-American treaty of arbitration have been suc- cessful and the document, including a declaration against war as an instrument ot national policy. will be signed here next Monday. The day vii mark the sesquicentennial of the first treaty between the two countries.
 The new pact will substitute for the Root arbitration treaty which will expire February s7 and will be followed by revision of similar agreements between this and other foreign countries
 The preamble of the treaty con- tains the declaration against war, an expression of hope that eventually all governments will abandon armed conflict tn favor of peaceful settle ment of all disputes. Under the treaty. however. should a controver- sy arise between France and the United States that fails of diplomatic treatment, the arbitration formula must be approved by the American senate.
 In addition, the agreement bars from arbitration any disputes con- corning purely domestic affairs. in- volving the interests of third party or the Monroe Doctrine.
 The new treaty will interlock with the Bryan conciliation pact. Many clauses of which bring the United States and foreign countries to ef- forts toward peaceful termination of mutual problems. In the case of France the Bryan treaty, which is effective until denounced by either signatory. stipulates that neither will declare war until a year after conciliators have failed to reach an adjustment.
 The treaty to be signed Monday includes mention of the Bryan pact and 1t is the intention of the state department to incorporate its pro- visions in arbitration agreements ta be signed with other countries which are not parties to Bryan treaties.
 Postponement of discussions for a separate Franco-American treaty to outlaw war. as proposed by Foreign Minister Briand last year, will re- suit from signing of the new agree ment. Secretary Kellogg countered the Briand suggestion with another that multilateral treaties by arrang- ed to include other great powers but that has met with FrenNl ob- jection. The secretary h expected to reply soon to tho latest French note which set forth difficulties found by that government in the Kellogg proposal because of Frances insistence that only wars of az gression" be outlawed.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
five members txpedh dh the pole J h the
 
  Tn film from which pct made not  Navy Flyer Trip Achievement Will Expot-Dangers Are Reward Will Correspond

possibility of killing anything for food or fuel.
 If Byrd succeeds" said Pont- ing. ''he not only will have been the first to fly across that barren continent, but the first to cross 1t in any way. It would be flight Of vast scientific importance. He can chart his route and note the comparative heights of land. He may discover mountain ranges higher than any of those we ai- ready know.
 Tt is the hardest goal any avIa- tor ever set for himself. If Byrd accomplishes the seemingly im- possible feat, he will be a hero of heroes.
 "Yes, even a greater hero than your Colonel Lindbergh."
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

hilts of their inverted swords, the men were subject to such intense strain that the guard was changed frequently.
 Repeeaeats Coolidgc
 Alanson B. Houghton. American ambassador, will represent President Coolidge at the funeral tomorrow. The Prince Of Wales will represent King George. Marshall Foch. gener- alissimo of the allied and associated armies in tho World war. heads the list of distinguished soldiers who will act as pail bearers. The others are: Field Marshal Lord Methuen. Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, Field Mar shal Sir William Robertson. General Lord Horne. General Sir Hugh Cough. General Sir Herbert Law. renee. General Lorn Byng: Marshal of the Airforce. Sir Hugh Trenchard.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
them in death.

them in death.
 On his coffin lay peoples scatter cd by his widow near the helmet. the baton. the sword and the medals oi the general.
 Wounded Pass COlftu
 Battle maomed men trudged past the coffin in St. Columba's. War mothers brought bouquets of red poppies-memorials of the fighting in Flanders where their sons gave their lives for king and country.
 With bowed headA their eyes fas- tened unchangingly on the feet of the passing throngs. pimked men of the Royal Horse Guards stood at each corner of the catafalque. They guarded their own in death, for the field marshal was titular head of the Royal Horne Guards.
 With their hands resting on the
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
By MILTON BRONNEH NEA SeeviCo Writer

London, Feb. If Commander Richard E. Byrd Of tho United States navy succeeds In aying over the south pole. he will bs acclaimed q the greatest aviator-explorer in history.
 Yes, he will be greater than Americas Ltndbergh!
 The man who made that stats- ment l. one of the few living ex- plorsrs who fully realise the periis of the south polar regions. He is Herbert c. Pointing. . member of Captain Scott's British expedition when 1t reached tho bottom of the world" in 1919.
 Most Dincult of All Feats
 'ThS,Aimculties encountered in . hop across the south pole would. N comparison. make every other dying achievement seem simple" l" Pointing said.
 Commander Byrd already hos two wonderful accomplishments to his credit. .
 Like Lindbergh and Chamber. lin, hs has flown the Atlantic ocean In one hop. Unlike anyone elss, hs has flown m airplans over the north pole.
 Tn crossing the Atlantic, one takes on under known weather con. ditions and encounters only reason- ably high temperatures. If forced down, there h . chance of being picked up by . steamship. as was Miss Ruth Elder.
 Even In . flight across tho north polo. danger is lessened by the presence of animal life that will provide both food and fuel in ease of accident The country l.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

Admiral Earl Jellicoe. Admiral Earl Beatty. General Baron De Ceyninck of the Belgian Army. Marthal Petain of France and General Sir Ian Ham, ilton.
 Burial will be on the earl's estate near Bemersyde. Scotland.
 The earl's son and heir, . boy of 10. who is at home recovering from an illness. had not been told today of his fathers death.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
EXPERT LIKES
STALK FIGHT
Valley, Corpus Lead
In Cleanup Drive,
Reppert Says

SAN BENITo. Oct. 26.-The Low
err Rio Grande Valley is one Of the
two sections of Texas where cotton
stalk cleanup work is carried out
with n degree of effectiveness,
according to r. r. Reppert. entom-
ologist Of the Texas A. 4 NJ. college
extension service. who spent We'd
nesday and Thursday in the Valley.
He toured Cameron county with
County Agent Henry Alsmeyer. and
in a talk at the Kiwanis club lunch
con here Wednesday he urged COM
plete cleanup rs one Of the best
guarantees to better production Of
cotton.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley and
the Corpus Christi section are the
only sections Of the state which
carry out cleanup campaigns with
any degree of effectiveness. he said,
in discussing the situation Thur.day
with a representative Of The Herald.
Corpus Christi and the surround
ing sections carry out a pretty thor
ough cleanup due largely to the ex-
ample set by the Taft Ranch" Mr.
Reppert said. 81 do not know what
the policy of the ranch is. now that
il has changed hands. but under the
former ownership. the contract fol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
Matamoros Trio
Back From, Visit
To Gales and Gil

MATAMOROS, Mexico, Oct. 90
General Gabriel Cervera, commander
Of government forces stationed here;
Ernesto Urtusastegui, local attorney.
and Florencio Flores have returned
after a visit to Monterrey where they
attended festivities in honor of
President Gales and President-elect
Portes Gil. who were there on a tour
Of inspection.
Gen. Cervera. friend of the pres
ident and of Gil, and others of the
party met the distinguished visitors
and discussed conditions with them.
The president and Gil inspected the
Camaron dam and the Monterrey
Nuevo Laredo highway while at Mon
terrey and later went to the south
ern part Of the state TO see the
Gales irrigation dam.
Receptions, banquets and balls
were given in honor Of the visitors
by the chamber OF commerce., the gov
ernor Of the state and others.
Gen. Cervera on his return here
was met at the train by members of
his staff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26

Of enemy batteries from below, and
the incendiary bullets with which
the machine guns of enemy planes
flogged them.
A new type was necessary. Count
Zeppelin threw his energies to the
production. New shops were built.
larger sheds. and before long zeppe-
Inns able to meet the requirements
were being turned out at the rate Of
n every six weeks.
These ships were, as Count Zeppe-
lin had ~planend, much speedier. They
could make nearly so miles an hour.
With strengthened hulls. and equip
ped with machine guns and loads of
bombs. they were a most effective
war weapon. i.
Then came the observation car.
one of the strangest. cleverest inven-
tions of the war. BY improving the
rigids so that they could attain
greater altitude, they scared above
the clouds. out of sight from the
earth below. The car, armored, and
with an observer aboard. was lower
ed to more than 5000 feet below
the zeppelin. From this point of
vantage the observer directed, by
telephone, both the operations Of the
ship and the bombing Of enemy
troops and ammunition dumps below.
Improvement in enemy aircraft ne
c~essitated still further improve
ment. and altitude" motors were
added. enabling the zeps to rise to
10000 feet and increasing their
speed to 20 miles an hour. With
every succeeding model, the CARY
ing capacity had been increased. The
zeppelin was now a most efficient
war machine. despite the improve
ment of anti-aircraft ~defenses. and
the better type of war planes used
to combat them in the clouds.
The German navy also was TAX
ing advantage of the zeppelin's
worth as a craft Of observation.
They cruised the North sea. guard
ed the coastline. and aided in the
discovery Of enemy mines.
And in the naval battle OF Jutland
they rlayed n vital part.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
By FRANK c. McLEARN
(Staff Writer. Central PreEg)

tStdlI WHICH, NeutT3i fTeESl
NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-With all
Germany intensely interested in his
work, Court Zeppelin turned to the
task, in 1908. of developing success
full commercial dirigibles.
The fund which had been raised
by subscription throughout the ma
tion was placed in an endowment,
devoted not only TO the production
Of airships. but to the development
of airplanes ard power plants.
A new Zeppelin, the I'll, was
speedily produced. and in April,
1909. a fight made form Lake Con-
stance to Munich. Heavy winds be-
set the rigid on the flight, but the
out.
Guest of Kaiser
Another flight took Count Zeppelin
to Berlin. where he was entertained
by the Kaiser at dinner. An enthus-
iastic populace declared the occasion
a holiday. and turned out to greet
him.
Thus was the commercial zeppe-
lin put on a permanent basis in Ger
many. The dirigibles were enlarg-
ed, passenger ard mail service insti-
outed. and soon flights had become
popular.
The value Of the rigid as a Vir
observation craft was soon noticed.
Ships were built and equipped for
military service-six within n few
years. The navy Zeps followed, and
proved their worth in flights with
the fleet on the North sea.
Experiments and changes were
made, resulting in a vast improve
ment of the zeppelin as a war
weapon. And then came the World
war.
Zeps in the War
Throughout the early days Ger
many's military leaders kept close
watch Of allied army movements
through the activities Of the zeppe-
Inns along the frontiers Of the en-
battled empire. The big rigids were
an integral part of the German war
machine. aiding its efficiency.
But the war showed many Of the
weaknesses Of the ships. They
could not rise fast enough. They
lacked speed. Unable to gain alti-
tude, they were exposed to the fire
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26

planting. blowing and ~cultivAting
called for cleaning up the Gotten
stalks after the crop was gathered,
and also cleaning the fence rows.
.This example has been an induce
ment to the surrounding cotton sec
tions.
aThe Valley has Of its own initia-
tive carried out it's programs" he
said. .They are asking me to tell
them ways Of cleaning out the
stalks. but It seems to me that this
section is already In advance ; Of
other sections Of Texas in this re-
spect,"
Mr.. Reppert said that the method
used around Corpus Christi. espe-
cially where stalks are large. Is to
cut them up with q harrow, and
then pillow them under. then blowing
out the tap roots and burning them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
C.. Of E. Manager
In Houston With
Valley Exhibit

| q. C. Richardson, manager Of the
r%snwnsvilIe Chamber Of Commerce
his city Wednesday night for
rn-ton. where he goes to take
--s Of the valley-wide exhibit to
snA sbown during the Southwestern
9srstrial Exposition, which opens
fhs ornsyille's democratic burro.
Pm will for ma part Of the ex-
w. was to be shipped from this
ss hv Snake King Thursday night
1ely " Osborne, manager of the
~,.eo Chamber Of Commerce, will
n;st Richardson at the valley
hooth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
urN MISSING r o
Ship AGROUND U

MONTREAL. Oct. 26s-CP)-A tele-
rare;ved today BY Furness
gran 4 Co, Ltd. said that az of
WAY az the steamer Cairntorr
ne cle near Cape Whittle. in the
ssecfs 81. Lawrence, had been ac-
c:s.ea telerram filed at Wolfe Cove.
4 lns That the mates boat, with
4 osf-s aboard. had landed there.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26

Bert Hinkler. the Australian air
man who flew from England to Aus
tralia in 16 days, plans an attempt to
beat his own record over the same
course.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26
Exchange Fruit
Pool Nets $4.29

MISSION, Oct. 26.-Closing OF the
first pool OF citrus fruit sold
through the Texas Citrus Fruit
Growers Exchange here revealed that
growers participating netted $4.29
per box. according to T. M. Melden.
This figure is net after deductions
of IS cents per box for packing, 20
cents for selling and 5 cents for ad-
vertising had been made, the Off
cial said.
"This is an average of s.0565 per
pound net to the grower for all
grades and Sizes" the report says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-26

Ruby mines Of Burma are plan
ming to transport their gems by
airplanes in order to avoid bandits
and animals that menace the conveys
through the Jungle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-18
WORKERS FOR DEAF
PLAN CONFERENCE
Tmee-Day Meeting Begins
Tomorrow at st. Marks
Church.

The program for the conference OF
church workers among the deaf, to be
held in ST. Marks Episcopal Church, A
and Third streets southeast, tomorrow,
Saturday and Sunday was announced
today by Rev. H. Lorraine Tracy, gen.
eral missionary. Corporate communion
will be held at O'Clock Saturday morn
ing at St Marks. Rev. Mr.. Tracy ex-
planned, adding that this small body of
workers in the Episcopal Church min
listers to about $4,000 deaf people in the
United States.
The program for the conference fol-
lows
Tomorrow: 10 a.m.-Arrival and reg
istration pm-Luncheon. 2:30
p.m.-Meeting of the conference: adj
dress of welcome by Right Rev. James
E. Freeman, D. D.. Bishop of Washing
ton; address by the Rev. Arthur Chiffon
Powell. D. D.. secretary of the Commits
sion on Church Work Among the Deaf.
Province of Washington; minutes of
previous conference; presidents address;
treaSurer's report; committee reports;
committee appointments and Inaugural
ton of the conference. pm.-Ad-
dress by the Right Rev. James H. OAR
lington, D. D, Bishop Of Harrisburg;
discussion of assigned topics by the
members of the conference.
Saturday: 8 a.m.-COrporate COM
munion in st. Marks Church. 1880
a.m-Meeting of the conference; re-
ports of committees on servey, resolu-
lions, etc; election of officers; appoint
ment of standing committees. l pm
Luncheon. 2:30 p.m.-Automobile trip
to Mount ST. Adams: visit to the Ma
tional Cathedral of st. Peter and St.
Paul. p.m.-Reception to the MEM
bers of the conference and visitors by
the Rev. and Mrs. H. Lorraine Tracy
in the parish house of st. Marks
Church.
Sunday: 9 a.m-Morning prayer in
st. Marks Church. IL a.m.-Final
meeting of the conference: address by
DR.. Percival Hall. M. A. Lift D., presl-
dent of Gallaudet College for the Deaf,
Washington, d. c. $50 p.m.-Evening
prayer and conference sermon by the
Rev. Guilbert c. Braddock. B. A, assist
ant to the vicar of st. AIMS Church
for the Deaf, New York, N. Y, and
assistant missionary in the dioceSes of
New York, Long Island and Newark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-18
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