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New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
Plane CRACKS Up
ON BRANfORD farm
Pilot Loses Bearings When Metal
Affects Compass Needle
STARTS FOR CLEVELAND

Leaves Hadley Field During Night
with Express Packases-Not In
tured IN Crash-Ship's Undercar-
riagc Conc
Branford, Conn. Oct. s (CP)-His
compass affected by consignment
Of metal he did not know he was
carrying, Pilot J. Ordway Webster
Of the National Air Transport Com
pany found himself miles on his
course from New Brunswick. N. J.'
to Cleveland, Ohio. and crashed III
making a forced landing on farm
here today.
Webster. who was alone IN the bi-
plane, escaped uninjured. The plane
was damaged.
The pilot started from New Bruns-
wick far Cleveland at 10 p. m
last night, its ultimate DESTINATION
chicago, 1t carried express ana
|ihNN0S'
mail.
Decides to Land
After flying for hours on ms
course. Webster decided to land anu
,earn his location and endeaVol
:, repair his compass. He dropped
landing flares and saw what appear
ed to be a smooth pasture at ABOUT
$50 a. m.
In landing, he struck 4 stump.
The running gear was smasheo anu
the plane nosed over. bending the
uropeller and slightly damaging one
wing.
Webster found himself on the
Sagalou Farm.
On examining his bill Of lading
for \ possible clue to the derange'
ment Of hia compass, the aviator DIS
covered some of his express pack
oRres contained metal objects. These
had thrown off the compass ana
caused him to stray many miles
from hts normal course.
The plane was owned by the
Cleveland Transportation Company
ana was uuucI CoAIA"Ss
American Railway Express to make
a nightly run from New Jersey to
Chicago.
Sven Levine of the Sagalou Farm
motored Webster to New haven
where postal authorities forwarded
the sacks to New York. Webstesr
returned here to see If his plane
could be repaired and flown back.
Websters landing flares we're seen
by hundreds of persons who heard
tho motor Of his low-flying plane
as 1t SKINNED low In the fog over
the houses.
Among those aroused was Jack
Twede, proprietor of the New Haven
AIR terminal for seaplanes.
Tweed located Webster in Bran
ford and offered his assistance.
Webster told Tweed he believed
himself hundreds of miles west OF
Connecticut when he landed. He said
he flew up the coast for time be-
Iieving 1t the shore of Lake Erie.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
MO10RMAN dies, 10 HURT
In TROLLEY COLLISION
Work Car and Passenger Carrier
Come Together Hcad-on
On II. I. Line

Woonsocket. r. l.. Oct. Rl-One
death and serious injuries to 10 per-
sons resulted from a collision be-
tween a work car and a passenger
car on the United Electric Railway
at LIMERICK. six miles from this
city. today. The man killed was
Fred Bacon, motorman of the pas
senger car. The injured were
brought to the Woonsocket hospital
where it was said that several were
in a critical condition.
The passenger car left Woon-
socket at $40 a. m. for Providence.
1t crashed head-on into the work
car and both were dem olished. The
line. which runs across country, II
protected by block signals.
The names Of those injured were
not immediately available.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
12 PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM KENTUCKY JAIL
BurrOw Through Brick Wall and
Slide Down Blankets to
Freedom

Frankfort. KY, Oct. 5 R,-Twelve
prisoners, three of whom were held
on federal charges, escaped from
the Franklin county Jail here at
4:30 a. M. by forcing open an iron
barred door. burrowing through q
brick wall and sliding down a line
of blankets which had been tied to-
gether.
The Jail delivery. carefully timed
and executed. occurred during the
brief interval in which the warden.
Steven Toppas. had left his office 20
go to his home. less than SO yards
away. to awake his son.
Shortly after the jail delivery was
discovered. emergency calls were
forwarded to all nearby points. but
two hours later no trace Of the
prisoners had been found.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
W. G. 7. U. HEAD RESIGNS
Denies She Quit Duo to Criticism Of
Her Voting for Pallotti-Says She
Had Intention for Long Time

Middletown, Oct. 5 R,-Mrs. Lena
Greenbacker, president of the state
w. Z. r. L., who voted for Judge
Francis Pallotti Of Hartford, wet,
while delegate at the state repub-
lican convention. has resigned from
the presidency of the organization.
Mrs. Greenbacker says she voted
for Judge Pallotti because she was
convinced to do so was in the in
terest of the republican party. 1t
Is said her intention to vote for Pal
lotti was known long before the con-
vention and that she did not resign
because of criticism said to hase
como from state temperance work
ers.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

Koenig up-Koenig flied out to
Hafey. Sd
Ruth up-Ball I, low outside. Ball
2, outside. Ball 8. inside. Ruth got
a base on balls, the fourth pitch BE-
ing outside.
Gehrig up-Durst. Ruth and 0eh.
rig scored on Gehrig's terrific home
run drive into the right field stand.
Meusel, up-strike 1. called. Strike
2, swung. Meusel struck out. Taking
the third strike with his bat on his
shoulder.
Lazzeri up-Foul. strike I. Strike
2, swung. Alex took Lazzeri's roller
and tossed him out.
Three runs, two hits, no errors
and none left.
Second Inning
Cardinals: The boys back Of hrst
gave Gehrig the big hand n he
trotted to his position. Harper up.
Ball l. outside. Strike 1. called.
Ball 2. high and wide. Ball inside.
Harper got base on balls. the
fourth pitch being on the outside.
Wilson up. Strike 1. called. Har-
per scored on Wilson's double into
right center Maranville up. Strike
4. called. Ball /. low outside. Foul,
strike 2. Bali 2. low. Ball 5, inside
and low. This pitch almost got
away from Bengough. On Maran-
ville's single to center Wilson went
to third. Alexander up. Ball I. out
side. Ball 2. inside. Strike l..
called. Foul, strike 2. Ball 5. out
side. Wilson scored when Lazxeri
took Alexander's srounder and threw
wildly past Gehrig. Maranville went
to third and play was halted while
they gathered around Pipgraa
Douthit up. Foul. strike 1. Ball l..
high and inside. Maranville scored
when Douthit hit into 4 double play.
KoeniE to Lazseri to Gehrig. High
up. Foul. strike I. This was long
ny into the left field stand. Ball 1.
high. Foul. strike :. Ball :. OUT
side. Foul. Ball 3. outside. High
popped to Robertson.
Three runs. two hits, one erros.
none left.
Yankees: Robertson mp. Bstte0.
ley took Robertson's high hepp1e
and raced to the bag. ahead ef the
Yankee third baseman. Dsngo9gh
up. Ball I. eutsSds. Dall Z. eutstAs.
fceakannna O ~ e1)
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
VANGUARD Of Legion
REACHES San ANTONIO
Three Known Candidates
in Field for National
Commander

San Antonio. Tex. Oct. 5.0R-
Internal politics and discussion Of
policies held the advance guard of
the American Legion delegates. here
today for the national convention.
which meets October S for the five
day annual session.
Candidates for the office of ma
tional commander already in the
field were Roy Hoffman. Oklahoma
City: General Albert L. Cox, Raleigh.
N. c.: and o. L. Bodenhamer.
Eldorado. Ark. Other suggested cam
didates included Ralph 7. O'Neil.
Topeka, Kansas. vice commander:
John E. Ewing. Shreveport. La. and
Monroe johnson, South Carolina.
Followers of the Cox and Hoffman
banners already have set up cam
paign headquarters.
Three hundred and seventy-five
resolutions framed by the organiza-
tons 5S departments form part of
the conventions business. The aero
nautical question was regarded as
one Of the outstanding discussions to
come before the former service men.
Continued friendly relations be-
tween the United States and her
former allies as symbolized by the
presence here of distinguished for
eign guests. will be the keynote of
the American Legion auxiliary con-
vention, Mrs. Robert Walbridge.
Cedarborough. N. H.; national pres
ident, said today. The auxiliary will
meet in connection with the Legion
convention.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
Two CARS LAND IN DITCH,
WOMAN PAINFULLY HURT
Mrs. Helma CostanO Taken to Bris.
t0l Hospital After Collision
In FOrestyillc

VoPcNIH1 tU tH6 11eTAIuJ
Bristol. Oct. 5-Mrs. Helma Cos
tano OF Summer street, Bristol, was
apparently badly hurt shortly after
the auto which she was driving and
a truck owned by Leland Hart OF
Plainville sideswiped each other on
Broad street, just west Of Forest
vile center. The front wheels in
terlocked and both machines were
thrown into the ditch.
Richard A. Dennison was operat-
ing the truck.
Mrs. Costano was taken to the
Bristol hospital. The extent Of her
injuries have not been determined.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
COMPLETES Is YEARS
WITH STANLEY WORKS
Ernest W. Pclton, General Supcrin-
tendent, Gets Gold Watch and
Joins Quarter Century Club

Ernest w. Pelton, general super
intendent Of the Stanley Works, to-
day completed 25' years in the en-
ploy OF the corporation. He was
presented with . gold watch by
President c. F. Bennett and auto
matically became 4 member Of the
Stanley Quarter Century club.
Mr.. Pelton came to the Stanley
Works from Poushkeepsie, N. 7.
He IL 4 graduate Of Amherst COL
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
RALLY IN FIFTH WARD

Fifth ward democratic headquar-
ters in the Rialto building were for
mally opened last night with Reg
istrar Thomas J. Smith. Alderman
Frank Zapatka and Public Works
Commissioner John L. Fagan a. the
sneakerA.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

New Britain residents on the way
to the conventions are Harry C.
Jackson. Mrs. Harriet B. Tinker.
William w. Scott, Miss Grace E.
Stowell, Louise Doerr, H. A. Tim
brell. Leslie Goff. Loomis J. Thomp-
son, and Herman Doerr.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
sBatted for Mitchell In 9TH
NEW YORK

Score by Innings: n n p
st. Louis =. OS0 900 O0O@3 1
New York >. 3l4 600 10x-o q
Two base hits, Wilson, Meusel,
Ruth; home runz, Gehrig, ancFif1Ce
hits, Pipgras; bases o. balls, Alex.
andee I in 3 innings, PipGras &,
Mitchell 3; struck out BY Alexander
1 IN 3 innings; Pipgras ., AttcAea
2; double plays, Koeni9 to IAsssd
to Gchrig; Frisch 70 Maranvflle -
Bottomley; stoacn bases, FrtscA 4.
Mcuscl.
Hit by pitcher, Pipgras. Unpires,
Clarence b. Oweas, (AL) at t1se
plate; Charles Rigier, (NL) Arst
base; william A. Mct;owcn, (AL)
second base; Charles ii. Parmaa,
(NL) third base.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

More Than Two Years Ago With
drawn-Stock Market Fluctuations
Given as Chief Reason.
Washington. Oct. 5 R-The at
tempt to merge the Missouri Kan
sas- Texas railroad with the st.
Louis Southwestern and the Kansas
City Southern. instituted before the
interstate commerce commission
more than two years ago, by L. F..
Loree and associates. today was for
mally abandoned.
Stock Market Blamed
In a petition to the commission
signed by President Halle of the
Missouri Kansas Texas company it
was declared that recent changes in
stock market valuations of the COM
panies contemplated as constituent
to the merger had markedly changed
so that the stock exchanges planned
could not be carried through.
1t was said further that the COM
mission might not be able to find
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-05
english REPORTER
WRITES OF Series
'uut
Thrilled When Babe ! .,x,,
Amazed at FieldeIs vn...
COSTUMES ASTONlSH HIM
Baseball Suits Look as Though Play
ers Started to Dress for Football,
Then Shifted to Golf-WOuId In
trotluce Tea Between Innings.

Editors Note: The following
story by Bernard Rickatson- HIATT
gives a British point of view on the
opening game OF the Worlds Series.
Mr.. Rickatson-H contrasted for
the Associated Press the scenes at
the Tunney- -Heeney title fight with
those Of the National Sporting club
of London.)
(By Bernard Rickatson-Hatt, Eng
lish Newspaper Correspondent
in New York;
To an Englishman who has been
brought up on cricket and has per-
haps played FOUNDERS with other
small boys and girls in his youth. his
first baseball game Is rather an awe
inspiring experience. The speed. per-
fection and paralyzing complexity Of
this distinctive product of the
American sporting genius leave him
speechless with admiration and
gasping for breath.
Saw Novel Sight
When ! found myself (or what was
left of me after travelling in the tube
with at least ten thousand other
persons In the same coach) in the
grandstand OF the Yankee stadium
yesterday afternoon. enjoying the
opulent sunshine and waiting for the
battle to be Joined" as Caesar used
to say In the Latin grammar books,
I looked about me and saw much
that was novel and strange.
As l peered through the nettine
strung out lover the front Of the
stands. perceived on the field below
members Of both teams, the Cardi.
mails and the Yankees. brushing ur
their strokes and their fielding in
the last few minutes of practice.
Startled at Costumes
Instead of the white flannel
trousers and shirts OF the cricketer
they were wearing what seemed al
first sight somewhat curious cos.
tune, as though they had intended
to play football and had then chang.
ed their minds when half dressed
and decided to play golf instead
One or two of the more important
looking ones had on vizored armo,
and medieval looking breastplates
These. afterwards learned, were
the catchers or as they would b.
called in cricket, the wicketkeepers
Several also were wearing black
lounge suits. They proved to be the
umpires. who in cricket are garbed
In white coats like surgeons in ar
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-05

Average Daily Cireulstiea ~
s::s ~. sd ss:''. r.. 1896
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
HOOVER, SMITH FAVORED
Easy Victories for Pair Predicted in
Oregon Vote Today.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 18.-Vic-
tories for Herbert Hoover and Gov
ernor AL Smith weree predicted by
most political leaders today, as
oregon voters cast their primary
election ballots.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18

system by leasing the Big -Four,
Michigan Central and Chicago.
Kalamazoo & Saginaw Railroads,
in which it now has stock control.
Arguments were heard also on a
second application by the Big -Four
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
st. Eouis-to lease the Evansville.
Indianapolis & Terre Haute Railway
and the Cincinnati Northern, now
controlled by the former line. If the
commission approves both applica-
tions, it will enable the New York
Central to unity all its subsidiaries
under one management. Greater
efficiencies and economies would re-
suit from this action, the commits
sion was told.
Objections to the applications
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18

were entered by representatives Of
a number of short lines not in
Guided in the plan and by minority
stockholders of the New York Cen
trail. The application has been be-
fore the commission for nearly two
years and the examiners report rec
commended its rejection on the
ground that adjoining short lines
were not included.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-18
N. Y. CENTRAL
PUSHES MERCER
Argument for Consolidation
Reopened Before !. C. C.

BIZ United Press
WASHINGTON, May 1S-Attor-
neys for the New York Central
urged before the Interstate Com
merce Commission today the desir-
ability of consolidating the roads
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
SWIMMERS LOSE AT
HIBBING SWIM MEET.

The Ely mermen in Hibbing Sat-
urday afternoon came out on the short
end of As to Is score. The Hibbing
medley relay swimmers broke the ma
tional record at this meet.
Paavala in the backstroke, Kerr in
the breaststroke, and Salmi finishing
up with the crawl, negotiated the
medley in 3:25.7 This count betters
the state record by almost eight Sec
onds.
The Hibbing swimmers took first in
every event excepting the 40-yard
free style.
Summary of Events.
160-yard relay: Salmi, Sakaaris,
Maxi, Lame, first. Time 1.24 seconds
Fancy Diving: Moyle, Hibbing, first;
L. Pucel, Ely, second; F. Pucel, Ely,
third
4O-yard free style Somrock, Ely,
first; Tuscano, Hibbing, second; Maxi,
Hiding, third. Time 22.4 seconds.
100-yard backstroke: Bergeron, Hib-
bling, first; Maxi, Hibbing, second !;
Elfving, Ely, third. Time 1:13.4 sec
onds.
20O-yard free style: Lame, Hibbing,
first; Paapanen, Ely, second; Goard,
Ely, third. Time, 242.5 seconds.
1O0-yard backstroke: Butterfield,
Hibbing, first; Blackmore, Ely, sec
ond; Walberg, Ely, third. Time, 6O.9
seconds.
3O0-yard medley relay: Paavala,
Kerr, Salmi, Hibbing, first. Time
3:25.7 seconds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY

All the world knows now that the
petroleum problem Is world prob
lem. There is more petroleum In
sight than is wanted or can be profit
ably marketed.
On the other hand, natures stores
of 1t are sharply restricted and when
ever they are too generously drawn
on, the world, In this petroleum age,
will find itself deprived of what has
truly come to be necessity of life.
II 1t is true that there is no ade-
quate power under the constitution
for regulating such an industry as
this, then it is one more evidence that
sometimes the constitution needs to
be supplemented to keep it in step
with mankind's progress.
The first step is to find whether
anything effective can be done con-
stitutionally. That Is what the Fed
eral Oil Conservation Board has pro-
posed to do. 1t should be given plenty
Of time to determine what can and
what ought to be done.
In dealing with interests so enor-
nous, so economically important and
politically vital as those which in
volve the petroleum industry, there
should be no undue haste, out, on the
other hand, proper policy having
been determined upon, there must be
no hesitation about adopting it
Washington, D. c., Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
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The second meet with Biwabik was
staged here, Saturday, March 3, and
the result was that Ely lost Al to H..
The Ely girls were not up to their
usual style, although they tried hard
to out-swim the Biwabik team. BIZ
wabik has one of the fastest teams on
the range and is expected to place
first in the state meet. However, we
took first in diving ana second ana
third in the medley.
Mary BONNER, the teams mascot,
also gave several exhibition dives
which were very much appreciated.
The events were as follows:
Relay-B., LIST; F. Wilson, H. Leikas,
M Riley, s. Hemango.
l00-yard breast stroke-Mary Riley,
b., LIST; F. Talus, B., End; j. Somrock,
Ely, 3rd.
4O-yard free style-F. Wilson, B.,
LIST; s. Henango, B., 3rd; K. Walsh,
Ely, 3rd.
lO0-yard back stroke-V. Maxi, B.,
LIST; D. Christian, B., End; w. NC
Carly, Ely 3rd.
1OO-yard free style-F. Wilson, ~,
LIST; S. Hemango, B., End; I. Porthan
Ely, 3rd
Dives-F Thompson, Ely, LIST; N
Sigler, B., End; M. Spurbeck, B., 3rd
Medley-M. Riley, B., LIST; K. Walsh
Ely, End; B. Niemi, Ely. 3rd.
-Fanni Porthan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
ELY BOY PLACES IN CLASS C
AT HALEY SKI TOURNAMENT

Virginia riders COPIED premier hon
orS at the fourth annual tournament
of the Haley Ski club Sunday after
noon. More than 80 riders from all
parts of northern Minnesota partici-
pated in the meet.
Charles Salo of Virginia won first
place in the Class A and B events
with percentage of 1870 points.
Second place went to Erling Grinder
of Duluth with 1854 points, while
Jalmer Halunen of Virginia placed
third with 1915 points.
Fourth place went to Helmer Saith
er of Duluth and fifGn to Guy Olson,
also of Duluth.
Carl Holmstrom won the long
standing Jump for his class, leaping
lit feet.
Kermit jacobson, of Virginia plac-
ed first in the Class G competitions,
scoring 1881 points. Second place
went to Andrew Lampi of Ely with
1927 points. Walter Kmitch of Du-
luth scored 1920 points for third, and
Ed Erickson of Hibbing was fourth
with ITO points.
Besides taking first place in his
class, Jacobson also copied the long
standing jump event with ITO feet
Judges of the meet were Harold
Grinder of Duluth, oscar johnson of
Virginia and Ole Grinder of Ely.
Following the tournament, which
was the last one of the season in the
Arrowhead Ski circuit, banquet was
held at the Tourist Hotel in Cook, af-
ter which program of talks and mu-
steal selections was staged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
STATE BUDGET
IS FORMULATED

First moves have been made and
work will be seriously underway soon
in the preparation of the budget OF
state expenditures for the fiscal years
1929-1930 and 193O-D31 for considera-
ton by the 1929 legislature. A. j. Pet
erson, state budget director, announc-
ed Monday.
Estimates by the heads of IL state
institutions of public welfare have al
ready been submitted to the state
board of control, while other state de-
partments are sharpening pencils
preparatory to the task of estimating
needs and costs for the next biennial
period. In late April and May, Mr..
Peterson and his associates on the
state commission of administration
and finance, Henry RineS. chairman,
and Herbert w. Austin, purchasing
agent will visit every state enterprise,
permanently located. These will in
clude welfare institutions, normal
schools and fish hatcheries.
In company with departmental
heads they will inspect buildings and
grounds and survey proposed improve
ments. All departmental estimates
are to be submitted to the Big Three
by September LIST. Mr.. Peterson will
then recheck all estimates and pre-
pare a formal budget for presenta-
ton to the governor who presents it
to the legislature when it convenes at
the opening Of 1929.
This will be the second budget pre-
Sented by Mr.. Peterson since his Of
flee was created under the reorganiZa-
ton act of 1925. The budget figures
presented at the last session were
smaller than those formerly approp-
rated by the legislature and were also
less than the final figure allowed for
state expenditures after Governor
Christensen had made liberal use OF
the veto axe. The budget total ap-
proved by Mr.. Peterson was about
So, 000, 900 less than the total asked by
departments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
OUR FUNDAMENTAL LAW.

In every great crisis Our Country
has been held together by sticking to
fundamentals as laid down in the
Constitution of the United States.
During intervening periods and when
the people do not feel the need Of the
actual protection given by that great
document, the nation suffers periods
OF agitation when attempts are made
to destroy constitutional rights, priv
leges and protection.
We witness this every day in our
state legislatures, in Congress and in
initiative measures. A man who
raises his voice against the destruct-
i've process Is often criticized as a
reactionary, an enemy Of the people
or tool Of big business.
But when danger assails the ma
ton, we all rush back to the shelter
Of our Constitution. What safeguard
would we have, If its fundamental
soundness had been destroyed by the
attempted tamperings Of more than
q century?
The New York Herald of January
%, published q cartoon showing q log
jam. Two loggers were breaking up
this jam Of logs, each Of which was
marked "a law" and the loggers were
marked Legislators" The point of
the cartoon was that more and more
laws are being produced, and as these
laws are propelled over the dam by
the legislatures, they fall into a pool
Of water marked "futility." The idea
conveyed by the cartoon was that we
do not need more laws to clog our
legislative bodies and create larger
and larger pools Of unenforceable
statutes, but that we need better en-
forcement Of existing fundamental
laws which already cover practically
every field of human endeavor.
Some day we will reach crisis in
our legislative hysteria, and then we
VIII again be forced to fall back on
the guarantees and protection afford
ed by our fundamental law contained
In our federal and state constitutions.