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New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
JAPANESE AVIATION ACE
 KILLED IN TRIAL FLIGHT
GOtO Was One of Four Planning Hop From Japan to Seattle
 Next July.

Tokio. Feb. 29 (uP)-Iukichi Goto. eS. one of four Japanese air. men selected to try Japan- Seattle flight in July. was killed today when his airplane crashed on a hill at hyushu during a test flight.
 Cichi Suwa, 2G, who was to have been his companion. and Lieutenant Okamoto. aviation instructor. third occupant of the plane, were burned severely.
 The three aviators--amon the foremost in .Iapan-were making a round trip flight of GOO miles from Masumigaura flying field, near To- kio, from which the start for the transpacific attempt was to have been made.
 Goto and Suwa were to have been companions in the attempt. They were to fly on1 plane; a second was 10 be piloted by Tcrnc Tujimoto, 25, and Nobutake kajcda. 24. With true Japanese fatalism. the flyers had plan, ed the two-plane flight because all realized the chance of getting through alive was so small that an attempt by one plane would not afford gambling chance.
 Aviation enthusiasts had furnished S35o, 900 for the flight. The idea for the attempt was conceived by Fuji- moto during an ovcrwater flight to the Goto Islands several months ago The plane's temperature rose to ga degrees. Another degrees would have meant an explosion. Fujlmoto vowed that if h, and his companion were saved he would so something really great" and as he struggled with his plane. hc decided he would make the transpacific flight After hours of almost hopeless flying. a steamer hove in sight and he and his mechanic were saved.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
City Items

Joseph l.. Scocco of Maple street is attending the designers convention and style show being held at the Hotel Commodore, New York. Johnston's clean coal is good coal. City Coal & Wood Co. Phone 217.- advt.
 Mrs. Milton Marley has been dis charged from New Britain hospital and has returned to her home at 125 Hartford avenue.
 Real estate on Glen street has been deeded by Matthew J. Hayes of 1 this city and James Hayes of Phila- delphia to Nellie L. Hanrahan of this city. Louise o. Clements has sold to Peter Malys land and buildings at 21 Hurlburt street.
 Isabella Circle. No. 12, National 1 Daughters of Isabella will visit the 1 Union Laundry, Arch street, tomor- row afternoon. All those intending to go through the plant will meet at the laundry at 2:3O o'clock.
 Egyptian Scarabs and Their Re- lation to Literature, Art and Science" will be the subject of a lecture to be given by George H. Dyson at the Y. w. c. A. tomorrow evening at o'clock under the auspices of the Fellowship club at the Y. w. c. A. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
 Leading Star Lodge, No. o3, 0. S. of E. will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at 7:30 o'clock in Jr. Q. T.. A. NJ. hall.
 Judge William F. Mangan and Mrs. Peter McCrann. local members of the democratic state central com- mittece, will attend a meeting of the committee in New Haven tomorrow The apportionment of delegates to the coming state convention will be made at that time.
 The faculty of the state normal school is sponsoring a lecture to he given March 6, by Dr. Elizabeth Rotten of Berlin, Germany, on The Youth Movement"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

ought to do is to blame it on human nature. When We complain of others, maybe they are complaining of us. We ought to learn how to get along together. Many man comes home from work tired and is told whole list of household troubles before he even gets a good meal down. You want to get out of the rut of being parents and start being friends with your children. Culti- vate a spirit of friendliness with everyone"
 Entertainment was furnished by Allen Norton and Chester Young. S. H. Avery, chairman of the tent caterpillar campaign made the first report of the drive. as follows:
 Report to date of Kiwanis "bug contest" Total egg clusters col- lccted. 4.7S.
 Schools: Stanley school, 2220: Northend school, e2oo: Chamberlain school, 161: St. Joseph's school, 16o; Elihu Burritt school. 32.
 Highest pupils: sam Dl Pletro Stanley school, 707; George Sylvestc Northend school, 456: Florence Me Daniel, St. Joseph's school, so: Frank Tenukas, Chamberlain school 51: Elenor Herzog, Chamberlain school. 2a.
 ,, Northend school grade report: Grade 1, George Sylveste. 456; How ard Groth, 25; Roger Bradley. Il; Edward Gentle c1; William Bowen 31; Walter Zitzkat, e; Joel Eshoo 16. Total, 6s7.
 Grade 5: Carolyn Lord G2: Caro- lyn Polumbo, S1: Shirley Rollin. 5; Marian Barta, 9; Emily Bailey. 20; Louis Wendlis, 22; Marcell Greco 10; Leonard Marettasi54; Alex Yuk. nj, sS: Richard Kirkpatrick. 15; Rocco Sansone, 259; Edward Gen. nett. 30. Total, 663. s.. Grade 6: John Labas. o32: Johr Vesella, 27: Joseph Polumbo. 176; Mario Ponti. 175; Carl Gjerpen. 32 Joseph Gullaro. 30: Evelyn Otto, 39 Ruth Stack, 40. Total, $50.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
THOMPSON CANNOT
 RECALL HIS ACCIDENT
Unable To Tell If He Was Hit By
 Auto or Thrown From

Whether Bertram Thompson of 2 First street, Seymour Park, fell from an automobile or was thrown out. was not determined today as Thompson could not recall the de- tails of ride on which he went with at least three companions be- fore being found on the veranda of the home of his father-in-law. Aug ust c. Larson, Ill East street about 1O:30 o'clock last night. He was unable to walk and the atten- tion of the Larson family was at- tracted 10 him by the ringing of the door bell. which he was barely able to reach. He was taken to New Britain General hospital shortly after midnight when he complained of being in great pain. It was found that he has several broken ribs on the right side, and injuries to the left shoulder, body. head and chest, and he will be under hospital treat ment for several days at least, 1t is expected.
 Sergeants M. J. Flynn and P. 4. McAvay were detailed by Lieutenant Rival to investigate the case and they learned that the telephone wires at the Larson home had been cut, so that it was necessary for the Larsons to drive to the passen- ger station to telephone the hospi- tai. The purpose of rendering the telephone useless could not be de- termined today and Thompson told Detective Sergeant c. C. Ellinger at the hospital he knew nothing of that feature of the case.
 Thompson told Sergeant Ellinger he was drinking with his compan- ions and he did not want the police to take action as he was willing to let the matter drop. He met q man on East Main street and accepted his invitation to ride. Others were met later and there was 8 bottle of liquor from which there were sev- eral drinks taken during the night. he said. He knew the man he met first, but he did not recall the iden- tity of the others.
 Thompson's wife told the police last night that her brother notified her of her husbands being found on the veranda. but she had heard nothing of his removal to the hos ptal until the police told her. She said he is an electrician and she knew he had been drinking. He Is 26 years of age.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

At Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the District of Berlin, in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut. on the 2Sth day of February, A. D. 1928
 Present, Bernard F. Gaffney Judge. Jn re Evelyn Bjorklund of New Britain in said district minor Upon the petition of John L. Doyle. Supt. of the Dept. of Public Welfare of said New Britain. praying that Charles Bjorklund be re- moved as guardian of the person of said Evelyn Bjorklund and some suitable person be appointed such guardian in his place and stead as per application on flo more fully appears II is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in New Britain, in said district, on the 10th day of March. A. D. 1928. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendcncy of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon. by publishing this order in some newspaper published in said New Britain having a circulation in said District. and by posting copy thereof on the public sgn-p in tht town of New Britain, in said District, and return make.
 BERNARD F. GAFFNEY. Judge
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
LAYS WORLDS ILLS
 ID HUMAN NATURE
Mrs. Merritt, State Senator, Ad- dresses Local KiWaniS Club

The trouble with most young peo- trouble with most people is the fact that they are too prone to go out and join an international peace organization and then go home and fight with their families. according to State Senator Mrs. Alice r. Mer- ritt of the Hartford district.
 Mrs. Merritt spoke to the mem- bers of the kiwanis club and their wives at luncheon at the Burritt hotel today on Your Last Chance" It was the first time since the Xii wanis club was organized that the members entertained their wives at luncheon.
 Mrs. Merritt opened her address by expalining the significance of leap year and the 29th. of February, women proposing to the men in lea p year was founded on myth but eventually became law in various parts of Europe. In Scotland the man who refuses faces a possible fine; in another country the man must provide a silk dress for the young woman whose proposal he rejects.
 Stating that this is the last chance for four years for the young women to propose to the men of their choice, she asked that her audience live towards their business a3soci- ates and families as though it were their last chance.
 She quoted c. W. Barron in the Wall Street Journal as stating that more important than trade and barter is the interchange of ideals through wider personal contact.
 You hear people ask, what's the matter with the rising generation 9 The trouble with the young folks to- day is their parents. The children parents set the example. Do, you excuse them for discourtesy or dis obeying the edicts of their school?
 We've got to abide by the rules of the game. We've got to go on being finer neighbor in our com- munity. We too often want to go out and join an international peace organization and then go home and fight with our families.
 You hear women discuss what their neighbors are doing. This is not confined to women either. If We were busy about our own affairs, We would't have time to bother about our neighbors.
 Men lay the blame for everything that goes wrong 10 women. and wo- men blame it on the men. What we
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Hartford Police Had
 Case of the NerveS''

Hartford, Feb. 20 CP--The Hart ford police were Init by case of nerves" it was learned today. when one. of the officers guarding Stephen Hoppe. alias George r, Bersig, re- ported 10 his superiors that the prisoner was inordinately curious as to the various entrances and exits at St. Francis hospital. Hoppe, who has escaped from at least two prisons after very short stays for very long sentences. was shot down by Police man Daniel Hurley on Front street ten days ago when he attempted to escape arrest. Yesterday he was re- moved from his room on the third floor of St. Francis hospital to a cell at the Hartford county jail. where, the police say, he will receive medi- cal treatment under ''more favora- ble" conditions.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Boxer Held Without Bail
 On Charge of Murder

New York, Feb. 29 (CP)-Ray- mond Leroy Westerrelt. a Welter- weight boxer fighting under the name of Ray West. today was held without bail pending action of the grand jury on a charge of murder. Westeryelt was alleged 10 have shot and killed his wife, Elsie, and to have wounded his father law, John Ruelbach, at the latter's home last night.
 Speaking to reporters in magis- trate's court. Westervelt blamed his troubles on his wife'S parents.
 "They put her up to nagglng mo all the time and that's what was be- hind everything" he said.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
sos ARRESTS IN FEBRl,ARy

During the month Of February. the police made 36S arrests. of which there were 103 for violations of the motor vehicle laws: 119 for violation of city ordinances: 24 for drunkenness; IT for theft: for li- Quor law violations. The drive against defective lights which re- suited in Ss arrests swelled the months total. In February last year there were 265 arrests, 103 less than the total this month.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Bridgeport May Have Set
 Record For Good Health

Bridgeport. Feb. 20 G'-Bridgo- port established a record in low mortality rate among infants for 1927, which may lead the nation. IL was announced today by Dr. Clifton C. Taylor Of the child hygiene dlvl- sion of the board of health.
 For the 12 months ending Deccm- Der 3l last only 133 infants out Of 3.123 born succumbed. This Is the lowest percentage in Bridgeport E history, it is stated.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Preston Spends Five Days
 As City Guest in Cell

Robert c. Preston. alias Albert Masters. alias Frank Fitch. who has been in a cell at police headquar- ters since surrcndering himself last Friday. will be turned loose this afternoon. Chief w. C. Hart said today as a telegram from the ad- jutant general at Washington. D. C., stated that there was no record of the man although he claimed to have been in the army under three enlistments.
 Preston said he enlisted when he was under age and therefore gave fictitious name. He also Mid he was being sought by the army au- ,horities for deserting. but the po- lice are Inclined to doubt hin sine, receipt ol tAs telegram.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
KaN Street Briefs

Directors of the Southwest Penn sylvania Pipe Lines today declared an extra dividend of es in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of s1. They are payable April , to stockholders of record March IS.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Parents Night" by
 Junior "" Members

About 1c5 boys participated in "parents' night at the Y. M. C. A. boys department last evening. Many of the boys were accompanied by their parents Demonstrators o1 gymnastic work were given by the junior leaders corps. Monograms to 3s boys on winning hockey teams were presented.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
UNION MFG. co. MEETING.

Stockholders of the Union Manu- featuring Co. will meet this after- noon at 3:30 o'clock 10 receive off, cers' report and 10 elect directors for next year. No changes in the di- rectorate are expected. The directors officers.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
KEY WORKER SOUGHT.

The police are investigating the activities of key worker who en- tered the home of Helen Regrugitis. 45 Wilcox street, between 1:o0 and 4:3o yesterday afternoon, taking a mans watch and some cigarettes.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

Albany, N. r., Feb. 29LF-A tri- motored and transport plane. piloted by Lieutenant Lester J. Maitland, and bearing aviation officials from Washington, arrived at the Albany airport today. The plane was pre- ceded by three army pursuit ships from Mitchell Field. l.. l.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Took on at 1O:1O .. m.

CuftlSS Field, N. 1.. FcD. ~ If'- Col Charles A. Lindbergh. accom- panied by four passengers, took off here at 1O:10 a. m. for Albany. N. Y., where he is scheduled to address the New York state legislature. He was flying a Ryan Brougham. In taking off over frozen ruts the shock absorber cord of the tail skid broke. rendering the tail skid useless. but Lindbergh declined to let this hinder him. He craned out of the pilots seat. glanced back at the dragging tail skid, and then gave his engine the gun, making a graceful ascent.
 Aviators on the field expressed ad- miration for the maneuver, saying that less skillful handling might easily have permitted the tail to drop to the earth again before the plane left the ground, resulting in a probable smashed rudder or more serious damage.
 Lindbergh refused to pose for photographers before taking off. say ! ing that as the flight was not an off cial one he did not see the neces- sity of being photographed. He car ried four passengers, and they posed ! for pictures without him. They were Henry Breckenridge, the 11ier's law yer: James Wilson of Louisville, Ky; Harold Bixby of the St. Louis chamber of commerce and B. Rob- inson of the Robinson-Curtiss Co. i, Breckenridge said that Lindbergh i expected to stay overnight in Albany, 1 going to Boston tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

Buy Lot NOW for your new home, Many good listings will be found in the Classified Ads.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
.GOV. SMITH SIGNS AVIATION BILL AS
 LINDY STANDS BY
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his companions. bound from New York for Albany by airplane landed at the Schenectady airport at II: 50 a. m.. today.
 Changes to Auto Colonel Lindbergh said that he landed here instead of at the Albany airport because he feared that the cross winds blowing at Albany might make a descent dangerous. His landing here was without incl dent.
 A few minutes after the plane came to rest, Colonel Lindbergh and the other members of his party started for Albany by automobile.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

TREASlRY BALANCE. Treasury Balance, $G3,3S9.53S.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25
STATE AWARDS
CONTRACTS FOR
HIGHWAY WORK
Dy United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Oct. Edwards
of contracts for highway construc.
ton in five counties was announced
today by the state department Of
public works.
Low bidders on Southern Califor-
MIA projects also were announced by
the department rs follows:
Los Angeles County Grading and
paving with hituminous -macadam
7 mile between northcrlv limits
Los Angeles and Newhall tunnel;
George Mitchell Company, Hunting
ton Park, $42,S7S.50; Engineers cs
innate So ,15725.
Orange County Widening rein
forced concrete girdcr bridge across
Proma Dcschccha Canada aud con
structing reinforced concrete arch
.ulvcrt across Scgunda Dcschccha
Canada, south of San Juan Capis-
trano: Obcrg Brothers, Los Angeles,
$32,34O.2j; estimate 6,34720.
Ventura and Los Angeles Counties
Paving with Portland Cement con
crete and bituminous macadam l.J
miles between Little Sycamore Can
yon and Solsticc Canyon, Sander
Pearson, Santa Monica, $3j4 ,4jt, 40;
estimate $4l6,09S.J0.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25
e. @. P. LEADERS
CLAIM MINIMUM
OF 3Ol VOTES
BY CARL D. GROAT
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2J-Republi
can headquarters, privately claims
basis minimum of 301 clectoral
votes for Herbert Hoover, the United
Press learned today.
In headquarters is a large tally
sheet, on which the Republicans
hopes are listed. Just what states
the national committee claims for
Hoover was not revealed to the Unit
ed Press though it is known the A.
New York votes, Is Massachusetts
and IA New Jersey are not included
in the 301 claim.
The committee is known to be
hopeful of adding these three At.
lantic seaboard strongholds, as well
as Virginia, Florida, North Carolina
and Wisconsin to the 30l minimum
OF Wisconsin, the committee is not
entirely confident, it is said, despite
leaders reports that that state is
'in the bag
The committee contends concern
ing the above mentioned states only
that it expects majority of theil
votes.
Should the fortunes of war throw
all that group to the Republicans
then their total, with the 30l mini
mum, would reach 42l votes.
There are 53l electoral votes, will
266 needed for election.
Hoover in New York this week ut
tered his first prediction of victory
saying that unless Republican lead
ers became overconfident the part,
would win on Nov. s. Chairman Ras
kob of the Democratic Nationa
Committee sometime ago estimated
Smith would have 800 electora
votes. Chairman Work of the Re
publican National Committee ha
kept silent, hitherto, as to statistic
though he is known to hold private
v that Hoover will have a safe mar
gin on election day.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25
Officer RecOunts
Gun Battle With
Pasadena Bandits

Los ANGELES, Oct. 25. - Tho
running gun battle which ended in
the death of a man suspected Of
holding up a Pasadena bank last
August, was recounted today at the
trial of Roy Peltier, charged With
attempted murder and robbery.
Traffic Officer r. l.. Sehad, who
shot and killed Wilbur Hinton and
who captured Pcltier. occupied tho
stand through most of the morning.
Schad told of the automobile chase
of the bandits by Pasadena Officers
and said that at least 80 shots were
fired in the course of the pursuit.
Rccounting the conclusion of tho
battle Schad said:
Clinton was standing behind
tree firing at me. ! was returning
che fire and my very last she'll
struck his heart. AS he fell dead,
Pcltier stepped from the automobile.
didn't have shell left but he
surrendered when told him u kill
him unless he dropped his gun. =
The action followed the holdup of
the Fair Oaks branch OF the Pasa-
dena National Bank. The sG,42l
loot was recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25
BANDITS FORCE
STATE TROOPER
TO HOLD UP CAR
by United Press Leased Wire

BALTl MORE, Md, Oct. Zo.-A
Pennsylvania state trooper was KID
naped on the road near Lancaster,
Pa, by woman and two men last
night, forced to act as Il decoy IN
Bclairc holdup, and finally was
given his freedom on the Washing
ton boulevard near LAUREL The
trooper reported the kidnapping to
Baltimore police today.
The officer is Russell Troupe. who
said he was inspecting the head
lights ON automobiles near Lancaster
last night when kidnapped.
According to Troupe, the holdup
trio had machine gun and about a
dozen pistols in the car.
As he stopped their machine to
examine their lights, the three
pointed pistols at him and forced
ham to enter their auto, he said.
Troupe said they brought him to
Belairc, where they forced him at
the point of pistols to stop an APP
preaching automobile and hold up
the occupants.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-25
Style Show OF
Junior Chamber
Eagerly Awaited

Valley residents are eagerly
awaiting the program of the Mer.
chants First Annual Cooperative
Style Show sponsored by the Jun
ior Executives Division of the FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce which
will be staged at the Imperial
Theatre tomorrow night.
They are waiting to see just what
the latest decrees in fashion may be
and to enjoy the program of enter
tainment offered in conjunc ton
with the style show. The doors of
the theatre will be opened at G
20 o'clock and the regular feature pic
ture will be run at clock.
The style show program will be-
gin promptly at s o'clock with a
short address by Il. j. Arnett, pre-
sident of the junior organization.
Then will follow the presentation of
styles, mingled with entertainment
features provided by the juniors.
The merchants in presenting their
styles will seek to bring them out in
pageant manner.
The merchants exhibiting models
include the Montgomery Ward Co.
Lingo's Smart Shoppe; NJ. o. King
Co.; Johnson Greene Co.; Katherine
Sullivan IS Exclusive Woman S Weal
Shop.
Jack Tenney and his Owl Orches,
ira will furnish music for the show
through the courtesy of Marvin Al
len. Stage furnishings will be sup
piled by the Imperial Valley Hard
ware company and signs by Al G.
Smith.
There are many features on the
program and the advice of the jun
iorS is to "come early and avoid the
rush. -
The program of the style show
will take approximately two hours
and the regular feature picture will
then be shown again to conclude the
night s performance.
In presenting their styles the
merchants plan to bring the very
latest in styles on display.