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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
AID HITS
|TTER SNAG
IN HOUSE

With party lines smashed, charges
Of another ''Teapot Dome" being
banded about. personal bitterness
engendered and a presidential veto
threatened, the House today took up
the $325, 600, 900 Jones-Reid flood
control bill with prospects Of q
final vote being reached on Satur.
day.
Rejecting the Administration
last.minute efforts at a compromise,
q determined majority of the House
Hood control committee, led by
Representative Frank r. Reid R)
OF Illinois, demanded that the Gov
eminent prevent new disasters in
the Mississippi Valley and pay for
the job.
Meanwhile Republican leaders
were still conducting negotiations
outside the floor in an effort to
secure amendments which would
avert the threatened veto and the
possible adjournment of Congress
without enacting flood relief legis-
lation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
Patents Commissioner
Sued to Issue Papers

Commissioner Of Patents Thomas
E. Robertson was named defendant
yesterday in suit filed by the
international Cigar Machinery Com
pany of New York to compel him
to issue letters patent on . cigar
making machine.
The petition, filed by Attorneys
Dodge & Sons, alleged that the
company had bought all rights in
an invention on q cigar filler cut
ter from one Wilford Judson
Hawkes., of Montclair, N. j., and
that the commissioner had with
held the issuance Of letters patant
on the invention.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17

In raising the pay OF poStal en-
ployes again, Congress has, how
ever, once more ignored the rank
and file of classified Government
employees in order to give more pay
to a single group of special en-
ployes.
The Sproul bill, introduced by
Representative Elliott w. Spro0l, of
Illinois. will affect about $4,000
postal employees in various parts
Of the country. 1t was sponsored
by the National Federation of Post
office Clerks, the Railway Mail
Association and the National AS
ISOLATION Of Letter Carriers.
In urging passage of the bill the
PoStoffice Committee said it was
"only just, fair and humane" The
committee urged that night work is
detrimental to the health of the
employee and retards his social de-
velopment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
TRUSTINGBI BIRDS
CO INTO SOUP

PHILADELPHIA, April IT,
Trustfl1l pigeons who believed that
elderly men who proffcred the deli
cacy of cracked corn were friends
have been betrayed during the past
week. Many OF the feathered deni.
zcns of the Federal Building are be.
neved to have gone into pigeon pot.
pie as a result of their faith in hui
mainly.
The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has
taken up the case and is making a
diIigent search for the man.
For years hundreds of persons
have stopped daily at the corner OF
the Federal Building to watch men
and women feed the pigeons. The
birds were confident they would not
be harmed. and long years of safety
dulIed their cattiousness. They
flew eagerly when they saw anyone
bearing food, and perched on the
shoulders and hands of their bene-
factors.
Satan crept into this Eden of
pigeons and bore the customary
cracked corn as q propitiatory offer
ing. His tools of trade were baskets
and bags, into which he herded the
birds for destinations believed to be
central city restaurants.
When the pigeons would collect on
his arm and shoulder he would Sc
lect q likely-l looking meal and lure it
close enough to be seized. A snatch.
hurried concealment under q
shabby coat and the pigeon soon
found its way into the basket. or
bag, which had been brought for the
catch.
Rumor has it that the restaurants
north of Market Street were getting
squads at remarkably low prices, and
that the source OF supply seemed
never ending
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17

AS happy as true honeymooners,
the young couple today were keep.
ing house In coy little apartment
on Rampant Boulevard, after living
apart here for two days.
Josephine checked out Of the
Biltmore Hotel and Aubrey gave
up his quarters in the Los Angeles
athletic club to see for themselves
IL two really can live cheaper than
one.
1t all came about when the com.
panionato pair learned, much to
their clIagrin. that they had been
billed 20 appear at . Broadway
nlOvi8 theater were . sex film
was being shown for women only,
They had come to California from
Kansas City in the belief that
they were to be booked over q
vaudeville circuit.
Trying to overcome their disap-
pointment and apparent humiliation,
Aubrey and his companionate bride.
stood before the feminine audiences
which packed the little theater dur.
ing one days performances.
AT the conclusion Of the last
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performance they hurriedly sought
an attorney who promptly notified
the theater manager that the show
was off.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
Pals Quit Sex SholD,
Try LoUe in Flat

Los ANGELES, April 17-Love in flat has the
modern idea in the lives Of Josephine Haldemanus 49,
and her 19yearod Communicate husband Aubrey Rosee
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
Postoffce Pay Bill
Passes House

h inclination to Federal saarle
was Demonstrated again the House yesterday when tina
bodv passed the sprou bill granting 10 per cent pay
crease to night workers in the postal service
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
SCIENTISTS PLAN
 VISIT ID TEIbE7
Soviet Explorers Hope to Study
 Country

Harhin, May 10. UP)-The Soviet Geographic society is sending an eN- petition 10 Central Asia under the leadership Of the noted explorer r. k. hozloff. The expedition is 10 last three years and will be devoted to the exploration Of the Thibet platea,, and the sources of the lang-tso- kiang.
 The expedition is expected to leave Nerchneudnsk this spring in motor-cars to lrga and thence to some point southwest in the Mon solian Altai mountains where a camel caravan will be formed. From there II Will proceed towards the south 10 the oasis Of Hara- -Holosun.
 After exploring that region the expedition will follow the Great Chinese road and after crossing the Nlang- Shan range will reach Yui dam Tn the spring of 1929. Al the Ial-dji-ner Hoshun the base camp Of the expedition will be established together with meteorolosical sta ton.
 In May or June. 1929. the cxpo- dlnon Will proceed along the route ot the third expedition of Prieval- sky and expects to cross numbu-ro doflns the summer and to reach
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
D. A. R. SQUABBLE AGAIN
NIcc President General Thinks On. Poncnts Were Only seeking Chcap Publicity.

New York. May 19 P-Those who criticized the Daughters of the American Revolution in the recent "blackllst' controversy were only seekers after "cheap publicity" in the belief of Mrs. Charles k. Hanks. Nlcc president general of the society.
 Those people were actuated by q desire for q little cheap publicity" Y" she told members of the Manhattan chapter at their S0th birthday luncheon. They thought that by op- posing themselves 10 us they could gam prominence equal 10 ours, the most powerful body of patriotic women in the world. They were not really disloyal but discontened with He and Srasping at straWs. because they don't know what is wort h N hile.
 out Of our membership Of 16o.- ""o there wcre only six who showed the yellow streak and they cannot do us any harm. We are going 10 show them that in little while. Meantime their attacks have result ed in people who hitherto classed us as pink lea fighters coming to our defense. Much of the crit ticism comes rom those who are not eligible To loln us, and for that reason.'
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Japanese Determined
 To Take Their Own Stand

London. May 19 R-A Reuter- dispatch from Shanghai today said that 1t was authoritatively stated that Japanese authorities were con- Ninced that the morale of the troops of the northern, dictator. Marshal Chang Tso-Lin. had so deteriorated that they could not hold Picking and llentsin against any serious nation- alist threat. They held this view de- spite reports of successes by north- ern forces al paotingfu and else where in southwestern ChihH.
 If the northern armies retrea. in the direction ot Manchuria. the Jap anese propose 10 disarm them at ShanhalkWan, at the seaeoast end of the great wall.
 The attitude Of the Japanese gen eraI staff is that, while prepared to cooperate closely with other foreign military authorities elsew here in North China, they will not brook any interference with their policy in Mauchuria.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
HOLY CROSS AND
 MAINE IN MEET
College Track Teams Battle for New England Title Today

Cambridge. Mass, May 19 GP -
 Holy Cross and Maine were set to wage a close struggle for the New England intercollegiate track cham pionship here today at tho 4cd an- nual meet at Tech field. Both placed l6 men in yesterdays track and 1 field trials. Maine in II events and i the Purple in 10.
 1 Technology. however, was well LID in tue running. Thirteen ot the En- Gineers qualified for nine events Jack Ryders Boston college pro- teges were also in a position to up- set the leaders. having II men in nine of the finals and semi-inals and some rugged performers in the events which will be run off for the first time this afternoon
 1 Eowdoin Brown and Williams placed eight in six contests, Bates and Northeastern both had seven representatives in six. Wesleyan six i in three and New Hampshire five fin throc. Amherst. Boston university, Middlebury. Massachusetts Agricul- 'ural college. Colby. Rhode Island State and Worcester P. l. also placed men in the semi finals and finals.
 Though the rain slowed up the track considerably, Jimmy Daley. the Holy Cross flash. turned in performance of 10 seconds flat in winning his heat in the hundred. His teammaIe. Jimmy Quinn. was fifth ot a second slower in winning his heat Both won their way in the "2o yard semi finals and Daley also placed in the broad jump finals.
 Most of the favorites came through in all of yesterdays events. John Collier of Brown. the 1927 hurdle champion, won his way into both :he high and low timber semi finals. as did his 'eammate. Leland. l Paul Toolin Of New Hampshire and Bernard Lucas and Nathan Greene ! Of Bowdoin.
 Maine scored heavily in the field | events, placing nine men to Holy | Cross six, thanks to E. F. Black l who made the best hammer throw i and also placed in the javelin and l discus finals.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
ATHLETES SET ID
 BETTER RECORDS
Two HarVad-Yale Marks Are
 Due for a Smashing Today

Cambridge, Mass. May le Rp - Two Harvard-lale track records were due for a smashing today when the Crimson and Blue track sters staged their S5th annual dual meet in the stadium. Sabin Carr. lale's wonderful pole >aulter and the first man in the world to clear l4 feet, appeared in shape to bet ter the record of Is feet 1-a inches which he made in the 1927 meet and T. c. Moore of Harvard, who has tossed the javelin more than 190 feet, was expected to spoil the Harvard-Yale record of 1S1 feet, II S-s inches made by H. M. Davidson of Yale in 1926.
 Harvard's chances for victory have never been brighter since 1922. the last year the Crimson de- featcd Yale on the track. Eddie Farrel's charges rule a slight fav- orite. chiefly because they have the strength to gather in seconds and thirds, the points which their coach believes spell victory.
 Weather predictions pointed to- ward slow track and this may upset the dope which gave Yale eight first places to Harvard's S seven. If the members of both teams repeat previous performances this spring, Yale should take the first honors in the 2co and 44O yard dashes, .the half-mile. mile, high hurdles, high jump. pole vault and shot-put. Harvard appears strong in the dash. two-miles, low hurdles, hammer. javelin and discus.
 Yale has won 2l of the 34 dual meets with Harvard which have been held almost annually since 1891.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Church League to Open
 Play on Monday Night

The lntor-Church baseball league will open its fourth season Of play at G:45 o'clock Monday evening at Willow Brook park, two games being on the schedule for the first night. The ENoryman's Bible class will nngage the Center Congregational church nine on Diamond No. 1, while on Diamond No. ? the First Lutheran and First Baptist churches will meet. League equipment has been purchased and will he given out 10 the teams before the games.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
INuGlll,AN WINS BOUT

Lexington. ky. May 19 NP)-- Before a great Derby day crowd. Tommy Loughran. the light heavy weight boxing champion. and Joe Sekyra. Dayton. O.. fought 10 un- interesting rounds last night The newspaper decision was in favor Of LouEhran. The title was not at stake. Louxhran weighed 17a and Sekyra weighed 176.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
NEARING TRAILS END

ssS ssNuN-A OtttUbSUNNJ tdlSttJ
 Caravan Is Just 100 Miles iron,
 New York City.
 Wellsville, N. Y. May ls 1P - Four hundred miles from New York, the mecca of their dreams, C. (, i'yie's trans-continental der bNists today had Bath. N. r.. 5l miles 10 the east, their goal before nightfall.
 Fifty-Gve bunioners. only ten O. whom will share in the prize money Of saS.500. still were in the running when the 18th stop of the tour was made here yesterday.
 Andrew Payne. Claremore. Okla, retained his hold on first place al- though his lead had been clipped to | little more than 19 hours by John Salo, Passaic, \. J.
 Payne's elapsed time for the B. 044.9 miles covered since the trouple left Los Angeles March { was 5OS,- 67:s:. Salo's time was 5cS:14:oS.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
TOO HOT FOR oLYMpics.

London, May 19 Rl-Dr. Adolphe Abrahams. athlete and surgeon. be- lieves holding the Olympic games during the hottest month of the year. Is a dangerous practice. from the standpoint of the physical vel fare of the contestants.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

On Friday night AAc South CoA. Sresational and ovsdisA Bslhsay churches will play aad tAs 1saaley Memorial and Trinity Nstholist church teams will come inte eon. flict with each other,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
YALE CREW FAVORED

Derby. Conn. May IS (UP)- lale's powerful eight t-oared crew was favored 10 defeat Cornell and Princeton in the varsity race en the Housatonic today. The junior var si'y and freshman crews of the three schools also will compete.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Plays MI lnfcld Positions

Marty McManus of the Detroit Tigers can play every position on the infield. He was used at second and short last season, and has played third and first for the Tigers this year.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Games Today Heading at Jersey City. Baltimore at Newark. Montreal at Buffalo. Toronto at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
BOUT Is POSTPONED

Buenos Aires. May ls (UP)-Ths heavyweight fight between victseso Campolo. Argentine heavyweight champion. and Monte Muna Of tho United States. has been postponed until May .5. owing to bad weather.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
ISSUES CHALLENGE

The Cyclone baseball team chaI- lengcs any other team in the city averaging l4 years of age to games on Saturday or Sunday at 2 o'clock. For games. telephone Charles Burns on Mondays at 447o. between the hours of : and o'clock in the eve ming.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Another Coon,bs on Way

Baseball is likely to have another member Of the Coombs family soon. Bobby Coombs. a nephew of the distinguished Jack CoombA is member of the Phillips Exeter team this year and shows promise Of going on to better things.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
PARIS AIDS SPORT CLuGs

Paris. May IS PASporting clubs Of Paris are getting on sound f- nanctal basis through city aid. A fund of $40.oo0 a year has been ap- proved to pay for iive-eighths Of a land or whatever facilities are de1 ot- ed exclusively 10 general sports.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Games Tomorrow St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at Washington. (Other clubs not sceduled),
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Games Today St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Washington,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Standing

Games Today New York at St. Louis. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday New York 10. St. Louis 6. Chicago 3. Boston 1. Cincinnati :. Brooklyn 6. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 1
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Games Tomorrow

Games Tomorrow New York at St. Louis @. Boston at Chicago. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

the Yang-tse- kiang tMurusu in Monsoi where it will remain until l9So.)
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Tho notes to which the strings Of violin are tuned arc c. D. A. and E.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Games Tomorrow Pittsfield at Providence. Springfield at Waterbury. Bridgeport at Hartford. New Haven at Albany.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

You can judge the progress Of city by observing the Classified Ad pages.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Murray Hubert, national rresi- action yesterday in suspending the Copnccticut State A. A.. L.. has branded the Nutmeg State body as unable to ''clean it's own house" Tainted with commercialism'' is the charge set up and apparently proved against the A. X. T.. in this state and after an investigation into the matter telegraph poll of tho national directors resulted in unani- nous vote to suspend the state body here.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Buffalo s. Montreal '. Toronto :, Rochester 5. others postponed, rain.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Standing
Games Today

Games Today New Haven at Hartford. Albany al Bridgeport. Waterbury at Pittsfieid. Providence at Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

There are 1c players on a lacrosse 'nan,
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

IL Is the hope of every ardent supporter of outdoor sports that the matter will not rest long on the table. Councilmen and members of New Britain's official family could make no more popular move than to start the ball a-rollinc. The support which the project would re- ceiye from the public at large would repay them for any efforts they might expand in this direction.
 With the members of the park board planning now to increase the number of baseball parks, tennis courts etc. in the sport line. this city bids fair 10 become officially the best city in the state in furnishings facilities to it's citizens for rccrca- ton. We say 10 those who are re- sponsihle for the movement 10 keep it up and they will never regret the steps taken.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday (All games postponed, rain or wet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
EASTERN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday tAll games postponed, rain).
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

The matter has been talked of for . number of years but Mayor Paon- essa's dictum in his common council message was the first official cogniz- ance of the subject taken. A move ment was started a few years ago to secure a course through popular subscription, but this was abandon "d because of the great expense en- tailed in building the course.
 X municipal course. conducted on the same lines as is Goodwin Park ill Hartford, could be made a paying proposition for the city until the cost of the course had been covered. A nominal charge could be made for the use of the course every time it is played. This would be in the same nature as toll on a state bridge. In q very short time. the en- tire project would be cleared off the books.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Golfers in this city who uso Good Win Park in Hartford on which to play. often return to the Hardware City with a sigh wishing that there was a similar municipal course in this city. With the game becoming more popular every year, golf course added to the recreational facilities developed here recently. would be a wonderful thing.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Officials Of the Mohawk X. C. were in this city yesterday looking into the advisabiIity of selecting d place where outdoor boxing tourna- mcnts can be conducted here Ac- cording to them. they plan to op- crate here starting early next month
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19
Speakin g
 of Sports

Golfers and those who are plan ming to take up the game this year were delighted to read that Mayor Angelo M. raonessa in his message 10 the common council the other evening. recommended the use of at least a part of the Stanley tract gwen recently to the city for a municipal golf course.
 This has been long felt want in this city and its realization should mean recreation for hundreds of citizens of the city whose ambitions to get out in the open are at the present time curtailed.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

Just what effect the suspension of the state body will have on the sport here, is question. Affairs Of tho Connecticut X. 4. |. will be placed in the hands Of a board of commissioners until the annual meeting of the national body to be held next November
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

the Connecticut X. 4. |. will be placed in the hands Of board of commissioners until the annual meeting of the national body to be held next November.
 Jimmy Clinch, local professional boxer who was forced to suspend all ring activities because of a se- rious operation. stated yesterday that he will resume work in about three weeks. Jimmy expects busy campaign this summer and in pre- paration for if. he has been work ing with the pick and shovel
 He has reSained his strength and will be in good shape when he re- sumcs his training.
 His brother Johnny. contrary 10 reports. will not retire from amateur fighting but he plans 10 remain in he simon purfs and carry on a campaign that should bring him near to the top in his class. Johnny weighs 149 at the present time and Is in good shape.
 The Kensington Baseball team i has added another pitcher to its |, roster. He is Jack Carroll. teach CT in the Windsor Locks High l school. He was formerly one of the ! stars of the Holy Cross college ! pitching staff and his reputation ! brands him as star performer. He l is slated to work either today 1 against Meriden or tomorrow against the Falcons
 With Carroll. Berg and Slim" politis as the trio of mounds men signed by the kensington club, the team should have little diff cnlty in winning games in the Con- necticut State League providing that the other players come through in any way at all. i
 Unless otherwise noted, the Ken sington players are asked to meet at the Tabs hall today at 1 o'clock to make the trip to Meriden. The weather outlook is anything but fa- vorable for a game and it is likely that the contest will be called off. At the time of this writing, no mo- tice of the postponemcnt had been given.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-19

He has resained his strength and will be in good shape when he re- sumcs his training.