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New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
PREDICTS HOUSE
 WILL DECIDE 'N0'
Reid Doubts Flood Control Bill Will Pass

Washington. April 13 (UP)- Chairman Reid of the house flood control committee predicted today that the house would reject proposals of republican leaders that states fur nish flood ways for the Mississippi flood control project.
 Reid said he as chairman would refuse to accept this proposal. but indicated he looked favorably upon the suggestion to place the work di- rectly under the president.
 He has not called any meeting of his committee, and it was indi- cated today any compromises made will take the form of agreements regarding amendments when the measures come to the floor next week.
 Sentiment of the house Is against any local contributions" Reid said.
 Local contributions will carry us back where we were. The fault of flood control hitherto has been local contributions. causing local differences over the work. Federal control throughout is necessary to get effective. unified flood control" {"
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Mrs. Trumbull and Her
 Daughter Go to Capital

Hartford. April 13.-Mrs. John H. Trumbull of Plainville. wife of Gov. Trumbull and her daughter. Miss Florence Trumbull. will leave Hartford tonight for Washington. D. C.. where they will be guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House for a few days.
 Mrs. Trumbull is going to Wash ington as Connecticut delegate to the annual convention of the Ma tional D. A. R.
 Mrs. Trumbull and Miss Trum- bull will leave the White House Tuesday and may 50 from Wash ineton to spend . few days in Mer- cersburg, Va.
 John Coolidge. son of the Presi- dent, is not expected to be in Wash ington during the visit of the Trum- bulls.
 He is at present at Amherst col- lege. where he is . student.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Ministers Pension Plan
 Not Endorsed by Troy

Saratoga Springs, N. Y.. April 13 R-The Troy conference of the Methodist church in session here to- day unanimously refused to endorse the proposed new ministers reserve pension fund plan. which will be pre- sented to the general conference in Kansas City next month.
 A committee headed by Rev. Dr. George K. Strathan. of Albany, which had investigated the project, reported that it had SO many obtec- tionable features that it would be unwise for the Troy conference to endorse it.
 The principal objections raised were to the power to veto minister ial pensions. which would be vested in a central body. and to the cen- tralization of both power and funds in one body for the entire country, instead of in each conference as at present.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
City Items

MT. and Mrs. w. E. Martin of 49 Bassett street will return to theil home Sunday after a vacation of three months In Florida.
 Sam Vetrano is visiting with his parents on West Main street. He 1. student at Notre Dame.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. IAidore Gorfain of 70 Talcott street at New Britain General hosiptal to- day.
 Co. No. 3 Of the fire department was called to a dump fire on Con- cord street at 2:2i this afternoon and Go. No. 4 went to a grass fire on property of Mrs. Charles Stanley, PIP West Main street. at 2:35 o'clock.
 Mrs. sturman 2. Dyson. who has been patient at the New Britain General hospital since she was in- jured in an automobile accident last January. is expected to return home early next week.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Marine Occupation of
 Nicaragua Bobs Up Anew

Washington, April 13 (UP)-Con. troversy over the marine occupation of Nicaragua was revived in the senate today during consideration of the 36S.o00.0o0 naval appropriation bill.
 Senator Norris, republican, Neb., intimated an amendment would be introduced providing that none of the funds appropriated shall be used for the maintenance of armed forces in Nicaragua.
 This is the place to stop the oc- cupation by cutting off funds for ex- penses of the marines," said Sena- tor Dill. democrat. Washington.
 As passed by the house. the bill carried S35s.41s.000, but the senate committee added t4.3OS.OO0. It makes no specific appropriation for marines in Nicaragua.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Rain and Snow Carry
 Wheat Values Downward

Chicago. April 13 R-Rain and snow in the west southwest with more predicted carried wheat values cownsrade early today. Besides, reports from the northwest indicated seeding we'll advanced. Opening 3-s to l 3-Sc. of. with May showing less setback than new crop months. the wheat market displayed only moderate power to recover. Corn and oats were also easier, corn starting 1-4 to 3-4c. down. and sub sequently holding near to the initial range. Provisions kept about steady.
 Opening prices today:
 What. May 14s 5-s to 3-i: July 147 l.: to 3-4; Sept. 145 l.: to 3-4. Corn. May ss 1-4 to 3-s: July 10l 1-2 to S-4: Sept. 102 3-s to 5-S. Oats. May 57 l.: to 5-s: July old -; July new 51 5-s. September new 46 1-c.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

New York. April 13 R-Foreign exchanges firm. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand 4.Ss; ca- bles 4Ss 3-S; 60-day bills on banks ASA 3-S.
 France. demand 3.93 9-16; cables 3.93 1916.
 Italy. demand 5.c7 5-s: cables 5.27 7-s.
 Demand: Belgium 13.9s 1-2. Ger many 23.90 1-2, Holland 4O29 s-4. Norway 26.73 1-., Sweden eS.s5, Denmark c6.s2 1-2. Switzerland 1927 1-4. Spain 1s.s1. Greece 1.s1 1-2. Poland 11.:5. Czechoslovakia 2.se 1.4. Jugoslavia 1.76, Austria 14.l0. Rumania .63, Argentine 42.7b. Brazil 1908. Tokyo 47.73. Shanghai s3.2o, Montreal 10o.o4 7-s, Portug:s 4.3o,
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
|CAVANAUGH STILL l IN DEFIANT MOOD
 Says He Will Take Over City Clerks Office

Not only will l present myself for inauguration as city clerk, but I Will also assume physical control of the office next Tuesday. If the city attempts to withhold from me the salary of city clerk. will be called upon to take the necessary steps to collect it." Thus spoke T. Clay Cav anaugh. who claims to have been elected city clerk at the polls last Tuesday, by majority of S2 votes.
 Cavanaugh claims to have been nominated at the democratic pri- mary on the ground that he received one vote and no other candidate re- celNed any votes. The fact that his name was not on the primary ballot is of no consequence, he argues.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
WANTS ENDORSEMENT.

Secretary Ralph H. Benson of the Chamber of Commerce was visited yesterday by young woman who asked for letter to help her moro successfully sell a general list of household commodities to New Brit ain people. She said she was repre- senting Newark. N. J.. firm and that 10 per cent of the price of all she sold went to an orphans home in Passaic. She was referred to the police department for a permit In the meantime her story Is being in- vestigated.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

Every vote cast for city clerk on the democratic ticket last Tuesday was a vote for him, he sets forth, and since there were S2 more votes on the democratic sheet than there were on the republican tally, he claims he received that many more votes than did Alfred l.. Thompson. who has been declared elected by the board of selectmen. Cavanaugh said today he has presented his case be- fore an "eminent jurist" and has re- ceived legal advice which bears out his contention. In his opinion the man whom he voted for as tax col- lector at the democratic primary is also entitled to take office next Tuesday and collect the salary from that day, although he did not dis. cuss this matter with his attorney he said.
 Cavanaugh declared he has been threat ned with arrest in the event he attempts to take the oath of of- tic, next Tuesday. but he reminds the police that such action will be taken at their own peril and that litigation will follow. If the oath of office is refused him Tuesday he will take over the office of city clerk without that formality.
 In a statement this afternoon. Cavanaugh declared in favor of pen- sioning City Clerk Thompson who has been in office more than 30 years, "and relieve him from further strenuous duties that he may enjoy the fruits of his long continuous bat tie in the city's interest and that his declining years may find him with sufficient good health to comfort his old age.'
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
NEWSPAPER SUES

Boston. April 13 CP-Suit was filed in the federal court today by the New York Times Co.,. against the New England. Newspaper Publishing Co. lublishers of the Boston Eve- ming American, charging piracy of copyrighted articles by Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and seeking damages of $60c,565.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
WILL CONTEST HEARING

Boston. April 13 R-The con- testants of the will of Miss Sarah E. C. Oliver, aged Boston artist, who left most of her estate to Rev. E.. Victor Bigelow of Andover. rested their case in the probate court to- day. Their last witness was Profess 'sor Thomas E. Oliver. of the Uni- versity of Illinois. one of the con- tesfants and a half f-brother Of Miss Oliver.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
BRUSH FIRE IN BRISTOL
Bremen and Volunteers Fighting Flames in Wind Swept Area One of Seasons Worst,
Especial to the Herald)

Especial to the Herald)
 Bristol, April 13.-Squad A of the Central fire station and Fire Warden Alfred H. Breckwell with a large crew of volunteers were called out this afternoon to battle with a fire which threatened to devastate brush covered land in the neighborhood of Middle. Birch and Red Stone Hill streets.
 The fire started in the yard of a house on Middle street and soon got out of control with a stiff westerly breeze behind 1t. Several building were threatened. It was one of the worst forest fires here this season.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Plane Sighted

Belfast, Northern Ireland. April 13 R,-The German steamer Derf- finger. which put into Galway for about two hours. reported that she had picked up a message yesterday from a steamer further out at sea that the Junkers plane Bremen had been sighted by that vessel. The name of the steamer was not known and no details were given.
 The Derfflinger herself did not sight the transatlantic plane.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
KHAN SUIT DISMISSED

Pittsburgh. Pa, April 13 R-The suit of the Ku Klux Klan for an in-
 junction against five former mem- bers was dismissed in federal court here this afternoon by Judge w. H. s. Thomson who placed the cost upon the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Apprehensjou Increases

Berlin. April 13 N>-As the hours slipped by without news of the Junkers plane Bremen. apprehen- sion increased as to the fate Of the aviators. The offices of the Associ- ated Press were flooded with tele- phone inquiries.
 Weather bulletins from different sources were keenly scrutinized by the public. and Germans eagerly discussed the chance that the Bre- men may have turned to the south- west to avoid a low-pressure area
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Britain Watches

London. April 13 N-The British air ministry has kept careful watch for reports of the Bremen's flight. but none had been received up to 3:20 this afternoon. The steamship offices and others are similarly without news.
 \ note of anxiety is already be- ginning to creep into the accounts published in the evening papers- "Atlantic Pliers Overdue" says the Evening News. "Once more these grave words. with all they may mean, have to be written. although, of course. there ts still hope"
 Among many inquiries received at the Associated Press was one from Mrs. Hinchliffe. whose husba nd, Cap tain Walter Hinchlihfe, never came back from his transatlantic flight. She was anxious to know If any news had been received of the Bre- mems progress.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Philadelphia Ready

Philadelphia. April 13 (UP)-Al- though it is not believed that the German monoplane Bremen will come to Philadelphia. tho airport here was made ready today to re- ceive the German fliers should they decide to try for the 325,00O prize money offered for a. nonstop flight to Philadelphia from Europe.
 The Philadelphia Bulletin. offering the prize through the Chamber of Commerce. announced that no de- claration of Philadelphia az . goal had been made by the hiers.
 Safety device requirements for eligibility to the prize money have not been made by the Bremen, 1t was understood here.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Asks $20O,0OO of Govt.
 For Poisoning of Her Son

Washington, April 13 R,-Assert. ing that her son had died from drinking officially poisoned alcohol, Mrs. Isabell c. Allen, of kansas City. Mo. today petitioned congress to appropriate $200.OO0 for her use.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

--Huddled into the little bungalow that houses the flying field headquar. ters, a score of welcomers, official and unofficial were waiting today for word that the German monoplane Bremen had crossed the Atlantic and was headed for her destination here.
 MclchiOr Stands By
 Fred Melchior. chief pilot for the .funkers Corporation which built the Bremen, was standing by to take the air in sister ship to the trans. atlantic plane. He planned to meet the Bremen in the clouds, wheel With her over lower Manhattan and guide her to the spot here where she would land.
 With him was Fraulein Herta Junkers, daughter of Hugo Junkers, head of the corporation. She waa to be one of the first to welcome the three men of the Bremen's crew.
 Major Reynolds, commandant of the field. also was in the group. He ordered that the landing area be cleared and kept clear until the Bremen landed. Soldiers and police were detailed to the job. At { a. III. the "blinker" lights were turned on, flashing through the dark to out line the field in case the Bremen should outrun the calculations and arrive ahead of schedule.
 Rain Falls
 A drizzling rain fell intermittent ly throughout the night but not enough to soften the field to a de- gree dangerous to landing.
 A few newspapermen and photo- graphers dozed through the night. They were to be joined today by 8 score more with special wires ready to carry the story of the landing to the world outside.
 At nearby flying fields a hotilla of planes was groomed to take off on an aerial greeting party as soon as the Bremen was reported near. Of- ficials here. however, said that army planes would be held on the ground until definite word came that the big ship was crossing New Eng land.
 New York, April 13 R-Dr. James H. Kimball, meteorologist of the United States weather bureau, said today that if the airplane re- ported sighted at 9:30 a. m.. (east- ern standard time) over Kingsport, N. g.. was the Junkers monoplane Bremen, 1t will almost certainly ar- rive in New York sometime after , o'clock this afternoon.
 Fresh southwest winds will prob ably cut from IS to 20 miles from the hourly speed of the plane for the 500-mile stretch from kingsport to New York. but the craft should be able to proceed at from 70 to S5 miles an hour. he said.
 If the fiiers have progressed that far" Dr. Kimball said, nothing but a serious accident will stand in their way of success"
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

Delegates to the 18th national convention of the Socialist Party are gathered in New York today to select presidential cand date and formulate platform. Morris Hlquit prominent New York attorney the kenoter Presidential possibilities are Norman Thomas former New York pastor and candidate for in that state Mayor Daniel Webster Hoan of Mil Waukee Congressman Victor Berger of Wisconsin and James
 H. Maurer of Reading Pa
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Mitchell Field damned

Mitchell Field, N. Y.. April ls (UP)-A crowd of more than 1000 persons waited at the army field here today in the hope of welcom- ing the transatlantic plane Bremen and honoring the fiiers who will have accomplished the first west- ward fight by plane.
 Scores were arriving every min- ute to join the throng waiting at the edge of the field.
 Grover Whalen and his official welcoming committee were on hand in behalf of the city. Many distin- guished Germans were in the crowd. Hundreds of women and children were among those waiting.
 The customary reports kept the crowd on edge.
 When a report was received that the Bremen was over Kingsport, N. S.. the news was flashed to the wait ing crowd and there was great jubi- lation.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

Miss Rose Ferdman. recently @ member of the nursing staff of the Maryland Tubercular Sanatorium and the Montgomery County Tuber- cular Hospital in Amsterdam. has been added to the staff of the Visit ing Nurse Association in this city. Miss Ferdman is a graduate of the Yale University School for Nurses.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

Little Classified Ads do big jobs. They get cash in a hurry in ex- change for service white ele- plants" used cars. etc.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Radio Report

Radio Report
 Nahant. Mass. April 13 (UP)-An entirely unconfirmed radio report, intercepted by the coast guard radio station here this morning. stated that a plane believed to be the Bremen, was sighted today.
 According to the Nahant station, the message was sent from a ship at sea to the Radio Corporation of America station at Chatham.
 Efforts to verify the report were not successful.
 Details of the intercepted message were not disclosed by the Nahant station, officials of which were in- clined to doubt the authenticity Of the report.
 Word from the Boston navy yard was that the same message had been intercepted but naval officials also appeared to place little faith in the report.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
NOTHING DEFINITE
 REGARDING PLANE
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as they knew no Canadian plane is in the air in the vicinity of kingsport.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Huddled GrOalp

Mitchell Field, N. Y., April f3 R
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
No Wireless,

The Bremen carries no life-saving apparatus and has neither life buoys nor wireless aboard. The plane has no pontoons and should it descend to the sea, experts said the all-metal construction provides practically no buoyancy. Its whole fate rests on the roaring motor.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
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Evening star., 1928-11-23

A very desirable toy that
will afford any youngster
many hours Of real enjoy
ment.
Equipped w j t h lifting
crane that swings around on
a turntable. Crane COM
Evening star., 1928-11-23
VALUE GIVING of Great Importance to You!

What is more refreshing and
invigorating than a shower after
coming home from a hard day
at work or play! These sprays
fit any size bathroom faucet.
Evening star., 1928-11-23

was destroyed by fire Wednesday at the
Keystone Aircraft Corporation flying
field.
The craft, valued at $4,000, was to
have been christened today before a
gathering of aeronautical leaders Of the
country.
The fire started as the finishing
touches were being given the plane out
side of its hangar. Some witnesses said
an explosion preceded the fire and
others said there was none.
Two mechanics, Walter Young and
Walter West. who were in the airplane
when the fire started, were burned on
the hands and face, though not seri-
ously.
Edgar N. Gott, president of the Key
stone concern, said the craft would be
Evening star., 1928-11-23

American oil refinery is planning to
provide facilities to convert its crude
petroleum entirely into gasoline, with
the manufacture of some coal as
by-product I feel that this material
might be an admirable raw product for
processes which convert bituminous
coal into petroleum, which petroleum
could, in turn, by present methods be
converted entirely into gasoline. with
small quantities of more coal, thereby
bringing to reality the desire of the
progressive petroleum technologist to
convert crude petroleum entirely into
gasoline
Evening star., 1928-11-23
DECLINE IN AUTO DEATH
RATE SHOWN IN REPORT

BY the Associated Press
A Slight decline in the rate of deaths
due to automobile accidents was indi-
Gated yesterday in the Commerce De-
partment's study for the four weeks
ending November 3. L that period 621
persons were killed in automobile acci-
dents in a large cities of the country.
During the corresponding period in
1927. within the same cities. the num-
Der of deaths reported was 684. During
the four-week period ending October 6
OF this year the death total from au-
tomobile operation in the same area
was 622.
Evening star., 1928-11-23

plete with nickeled lifting
hook and heavy rope. Pol
iShed brass rails extend all
the way to the bottom of the
back step. Has solid rubber
tires and other de luxe
equipment.
Evening star., 1928-11-23
Indian Girls Must Learn.

Compulsory education of girls in CEN
trail districts like Delhi, Ajmera and the
Northwest Frontier is being considered
by the government of India. A bill to
that effect has been introduced in the
Assembly. A committee, including a
woman member, is examining the pres
ent facilities for primary education of
boys and girls and the possibility of ex-
panding them,
Evening star., 1928-11-23

the child In the belief that he was a
grandson.
In decision In suits to disinherit
the child on the grounds that he had
been falsely represented by Mrs. Laura
M. Boyer, daughter-in-law of Joseph
Boyer, as her son, Circuit Judge Arthur
Webster voided the child's birth certi-
ficate as Joseph A. Boyer. Sd, and held
he was not legally entitled to the bene-
fits of the trust fund.
The decision, in effect. means the loss
of millions to the child, now the adopted
son of Laura. M. Boyer.
Evening star., 1928-11-23
10AL IS PRODUCED
FROM PETROLEUM
announcement of New Proc
eSS Made by Dr.. Rittman
at Conference.
By the Associated Press.

5y the Associated Press. &
PITTSBURGH, November GA new
process that converts netroleum into
coal was announced at the interna-
tional conference on bituminous coal
at the Carnegie Institute Of Technology
today. Outside of laboratories, coal
has not heretofore been made of oil.
The announcement surprised con-
ference which gathered. because there
IS surplus Of coal, and which has been
hearing how TO turn coal into gasoline.
The creator Of the new process. DR..
Walter Rittman, said that notWith-'
standing the fact that it makes coal,
the real Importance is its power TO pro-
Cjuce more gasoline. and that it con-
tains also the possibility of converting
crude petroleum entirely into gasoline.
Gave Away Patents.
DR.. Etittman is the chemist who gave
the aerld. free Of any charge, his
pate0ts for gasoline cracking processes.
He Is now professor and head of the
department of commercial engineering
at Carnegie Institute Of Technology.
The new Rittman process uses the
waste petroleum left after all the gasO-
line Obtainablc by cracking has been
extracted. BY heating and running this
waste through pipe coils several thou
sand feet long each 400 tons of waste
changes through vapor into 300 tons of
oil that is recovered for manufacture of
gasoline, and into 100 tons of residue
that is coal
DR.. Rittman explained that this coal
under analysis proved similar TO more
than half q dozen natural Goals. His pro-
cess differs from those previously used on
petroleum waste, which produced coke
instead of coal. He said the handling
Of this coke required considerable labor,
but that the new gasoIine-coal ap-
rsratus runs cheaply because it is
alRfoSt automatic.
In Form of Liquid.
The coal runs out in such LIQUID form
that he said it has even been pumped
into coal cars, there to harden en- route
to destination.
The process is not a laboratory ex-
pertinent, but a paying commercial en-
terprise. Without naming the COM
psny, Rittman said:
LAS matters stand now one important
Evening star., 1928-11-23
LARGEST u. S. PLANE
BURNS AT HANGAR
Keystone Patrician Destroyed in
Finishing Process on Eve
Of Christening.

BY the Associated Press.
BRISTOL, Pa November 23-The
keystone Patrician, said to be the
largest airplane ever built in this coun-
try and one of the largest in the world,
Evening star., 1928-11-23
ADOPTED BOY DENIED
SHARE OF TRUST FUND
Child Of 5 Is Legally Disinherited
Because of False Rep
resentation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, November 23.-Five-year-
old Dode Alfred Boyer yesterday was
legally disinherited from sharing in the
benefits of a $3,500,00O trust fund Gre
ated by Joseph A. Boyer, multimillion-
aire adding machine manufacturer. for