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CHRISTIANSTED. ST. CROIX.
SEPTEMBER %. 1928.
(Courtesy Of ne A880cJnted FreSS.)
SEPTEMBER

Courtesy Of ne ASS0c5ated FreSS.)
Charlotte, No. Denial that he is in
any way connected with the liquor bust
ness and that he was the biggest liquor
distilier ia the world PRIOR to prohibition
was made by Andrew w. Mellon, oecre-
tary OF me treasury IN q letter to a re-
. publican state committee, oficia! made
public mere yesterday.
New York; Frank 0zOl looked at a
band Of hinockIe he had just dealt him
self last night and topplsd over dead.
Friends said il was "A pertect hand and
heart trouble caused the death.
Snanghai:- Fire in HankOw has des-
troyed TWO thousand houses and shops
on one Of the principal streets. Numer-
Gus deaths are reported and seven thou
sand homeless The fire started 10 a gam
blIng den where seven hundred were
burned,
Geneva A warning that while the
League of Nations is firmly established In
Earope, its position 10 Asia is not assur
ed, was given the delegates OF The
League Of Nations during its closing mo
ments yesterday by the Earl of Lytten.
British statesman, who spoke Tor Great
Britain.
New York. Sergt. Sammy Baker
Mitchell, Field, weiterWeight, won the
decision from young Corbett, third of
California. 10 a twelve round bout at
Ebberts Field, Brooklyn. last night.
London George Kirby, Southampton
golf professional, scored a hole in one
shot on a three hundred and forty yard
hole at the Stonham golf course yester-
day.
New Haven, Conn., John Coolidge.
son of the president, figured in an auto
mobile accident this morning when a ear
in which he was riding coiIIded with an.
other. He was u0hurt but two occup-
ants of the other machine were injured
Young Coolidge was returning from an
overnight visit to Governor aud Mrs.
rrumbull and Miss Florence lrumbuII.
, 1928-09-29

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New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

The special three day rate is making a hit-Herald Classified Ad Dept.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16
French Would Make Auto
 More Popular Than Now

Paris, June 16 Pl-Amcrican sue cess in popularizing automobiles and selling them on time payments is gaining increased attention in France, where it is being used in a campaign to make Parliament change it's attitude.
 The 1c per cent tax de luxe on all cars, high license fees and the
 general treatment of the car as a rich mans plaything arc considered stumbling blocks to progress. In- dlStria1 and business papers say
 America has proved the value of
 he car so well that no one should
 longer be blind 10 it's usc.
 4 few years ago Parliament vont so far as to divide automobiles into two classes, business and pleasure. but promptly put an extra tax on
 busIness cars. AutomobiIe manu- lecturers arc now trying 10 con- Nincc the government that lower licenses and taxes would so increase the number Of cars as to bring in moro money.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16
WORTH|NG70N FIRE
 DISTRICT MEETING Annual Session Will Be Held Next Thursday Evening
 NEW TAX WILL BE LEVIED
Children's Day to Hc Observed at kensington Congr,ga gatiOnai-ken- singtOn Baseball Team to Play Ol,crincs of Hartford.

The annual meeting of the legal voters of the Worthington Fire dis trict will be held at the Berlin town hall on Thursday evening. Juno 2l, at s o'clock. Tho report of the off cers will be heard and acted upon and new officers for the ensuing year will be elected. A tax will also be laid for the ensuing year. Any ether business necessary will be brought up before the meeting.
 The meeting has been called by the order of r. l.. Wilcox, chairman of tho committee and L. F, DcmIng. clerk A large attendance is de sired by the committee.
 To Play Hartford
 A good game is i'll store for the local baseball fans tomorrow after noon when the Wolverines of Hart ford and the kcnSing'on team clash at the rcrcival avrn'lc grounds at o'clock. As the local team had an open datr in the state league. Man. a.ser Eddie Moore was forced 10 book an independent team and by secur- ing the Hartford crew hc has picked a star attraction. The Wolverines are composed of players in the Hart ford Industrial league and boast Of some of tho best semi-pro players in this vicinity. Babe" Murray who caught for tho locals in the early part of the season, will appear with the visitors.
 Eensington played good ball last week and the management Is con- fdent that the present lineup will continue its good work.
 St. I'aul's Church
 Masses will be celebrated toTnor- row morning at and 10 o'clock at st. Pauls church. Kensington. Rev. John C. Brennan. pastor. will he in charge. A session Of Sunday school will follow the 10 o'clock mass.
 Sacred Heart Church
 Rev. John '. Brennan of kcnsirS g. ton will officiate at the 9 o'clock mass tomorrow morning at the Sacred Heart church, East Berlin. Sunday school will follow the mass.
 Berlin Congregational
 Older Boys class at ID O'CLOCK. Rev. George w. Reynolds of West Hartford will lead the regular morning services at 10:4o o'clock in place of Rev. Samuel A. Fiske. who is out of town. Sunday school at 1c o'clock under the direction of the i superintendent.
 KcnsingtOn Methodist Sunday school at 10 o'clo'5. All those who are interested are invited | 10 attend. Rev. A. l.. Adkins pastor. | will lead the regular morning serv- 1 ices at II o'clock. The pastor has | chosen as his subject, ''Thc Mean- ! ing of the Cross" The young peo- pie will conduct their devotional , service in the evening at D. m. It | will be followed by the evening services at 7:30 o'clock. The topic l to be discussed will be. 'Conditions for Fleansing." Members of other churches arc cordially invited to at tend the services at guests.
 kenstngton Congregational
 Rev. Vernon l.. Phillips. pastor. will lead the regular morning serV- ices tomorrow. morning at the Ken. tinSton Congregation church at
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16
GALL OUT F|RENEN QUICKLY IN TEST
More Than Half of Company
 Responds in t5 Minutes
CRlIICIZES STORE CLOSING

Poor Spirit - N. $. Graduation ' Exercises start Tomorrow Night
 Church Ser,icCs-:rangc Notes,
 More than half of rlainville Hose Co. No. 1 responded within Is min-
 u'os when a test mobilization Of the company was conducted by telc- phone carly last evening. while S3 l out of the 4o men actually reported. | The roundup Was staged b ythe fire
 commissioners to see how quickly the llremen could be summoned in case of an emergency if the whistle should be out Of order or if it were advisable to summon them without ! frightening tn" Iownspeoplc by blow ! ing il. Commissioner James R. Bos- i we'll this morning said that the af- ! far was a shcCcss especially whel 1 the circumstances surrounding it were considered.
 ] No similar roundup had ever been | i' 'i'''' anu lliSIG lldu bttll no previous notice or warning. At 7:o5 o'clock the telephone calls began to go ont, routing tircmcn out of their ! planned evenings activities, and ' they responded in excellent fashion.
 Tsaps Store Closing
 The failure of all merchants to observe the Wednesday afternoon | closing has called forth criticism ! from a Hartford man officially con noctcd with this practice He says i in letter to the Herald:
 "Onc Of our men out on a survey noticed Plainvillc unlike other towns and villages. Although about 20 | per cent of the stores were closed 10 per cent were open Do you call that square deal or not? The open stores taking advantage of the stores i that were closed. thinking of getting that extra penny, Looking at ii rom another point of Niew-the roa- son tho stores should close. How about the clerks having a half day ot1 once week, Factories, offices. | and other places of business close Saturday noon. which gives the help a half day off Most store clerks | work six days week. 10 hours a , day and perhaps q couple Of nights. | Whom do they have any time .o themselves? None, So close We'd nosday afternoon for the two mcn- toned reasons"
 Fl. & Commencement
 Four cventful days for tho mem
 h"rs of the first class 10 be gradl,at- cd from Plainvillc High school will start tomorrow night. when the 1 haccalaureato service will open tho , exercises incidental 10 the schools { initial commencement. Class night will bo observed on Monday night. l the commencement ceremonies will take place on Tuesday night, and on , Wednesday night the senior ball will ho held All four events will tran splro at the school, in either the auditorium or the eymnasium , There arc e1 members of thc graduating class. Of which tho offi- ccrs are the following: President, ! William Weber, vice president. Boa frlce Easton: secretary. Helen Ostman: treasurer, Edmund Tolli.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

at the banquet Monday night. He and Emily kilby will present the class will. Beatrice Easton is class prophet and Helen Ostman class historian. Edmund Tolli will have charge Of the presentation Of gifts to the members of the class.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

William Weber. Helen Mckernon
 Helen ostman, Virginia Conforte, and Marjorie Rutland will be eradu- ated with honors. The other eradu- ates are; Lucy Rogers, Jennie Mac1IdoNle. sophia Naaman. Mill
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16
DEL MYTH SARERS

Havana. June l6.--lP-A duel with sabers arising over politics end ed yesterday in the woundinE of Es'ehan de Narona, newspa per pub fisher, and victory for Juan Pho hibas, newspaper correspondent.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

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New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

Rev. Charles s, Wyckoff will de liver the baccalaureatc address in the school auditorium at s o'clock tomorrow night. The service will be open 10 the public.
 John Wiley will be toastn1aster
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16
To Pacific Coast

Miss Emma Fish. assistant city clerk. and Mrs. Lois Roberts of Mcrriman street will leave Monday
 for the Pacific Coast. where they will enjoy a vacation Of month t.n ruoto they will visit Yellowston" Park and the Colorado Canyon.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

dred Woodruff, Emily kilhy, Hone farrar, ldhcl Johnson, Milton kra- mFr, samuel Pratt. Howard Cheet- ham, Burton Harrison. Victor Hur- tado' Sebastian Arcari, George Back
New Britain herald., 1928-06-16

Mrs. M. Scars and nephew, Allan
 stevenson, are spending the week. end with relatives in New Haven.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
CHINESE CUT AMERICAN
MISSIONARY SEVERELY

The State Department has been
notified by its consul general at Ham
kow. Frank p. Lockhart. that he had
protested to the provincial authorities
following an attack on March 20 on
Rev. James J. Lewis, an American. by
Chinese soldiers.
Mr.. Lewis was severely wounded
when the soldiers invaded the Catholic
mission compound at Kiente Ching,
Kiangsi Province, Lockhart's account
said
The soldiers entered the compound
after they had been demonstrated
with by Mr.. Lewis for pillaging fruit
trees in the compound. They attacked
him with knives and stones and in
fiicted serious wounds about the head
and face. Consul General Lockhart
said that. although the wounds prob
ably would not prove fatal, 1t was still
too early to tell definitely.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
MISSION COUNCIL
ADOPTS MESSAGE
Session in Jerusalem AsSaiIs
Use of Churches to Aid
UIterior Movements.

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Palestine, April GA
message to all Christians Of the world.
adopted yesterday by the international
Missionary Council, was described by
the delegates as an appropriate Good
Friday proclamation from representa-
tives of those who held the faith in
nearly three-score nations. Despite the
differing elements in the council. the
message was indorsed by acclamation.
1t said:
we indorse the Christian message
formulated at last years conference on
faith and order at Lausanne, but we
wish additionally to emphasize the mo-
the world and we would share our bless
Would Share Blessings.
I'VE believe in Christ-like world,
and wish to place our experience at the
disposal Of the younger churches and
desire that they express the gospel ac-
cording to the particular genius of each.
we believe In going into other ma
tions. not because they are worse than
our own, but because they are part OF
Evening star., 1928-04-06
the world and we would share our bless

the world and we would share our bless
ings with them.
I'VE would welcome from the younger
churches missions to America and Eu-
rope, not for the advertising of their
needs, but that they might share their
spiritual treasure with us.
Every noble quality of non-Chris-
tian persons or systems is welcomed by
us as evidence that God is nowhere
without witness.
we repudiate the attempts of gov
ernmentS and OF business to use the mis-
sionary cause for ulterior purposes. We
repudiate, too. any form of religious i'm
perialism that would impose belief on
others against their WILL
The delegates received communion
in the English and German churches of
Jerusalem yesterday. and last night paid
a solemn moonlight naundy Thursday
!isit to Gethsemane in remembrance of
Christ S agony on this spot on the eve
Of ths first Good Friday.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
TWO OGLOBEF FLIGHTS
PLANNED IN WEST
Lieut.. Hall, War Ace, win
Seek Toxic Prize--Pond to
Leave New York.
BY the Associated Press.

ny tue SsNtNiotSA . iVSNs
SAN FRANCISCO. April g. -- The
open season on transoceanic and world
flights is here.
Lieut.. George r. Pond. U. S. ~. who
has announced plans for an attempt 70
fly around the world in "a days in A
specially designed monoplane. was at
Modesto. Calf, today going forward
with his project.
Lieut.. Bert Hall of Bowling Green.
Ky. disclosed in New York last night
that he would try solo nonstop flight
from Seattle, Wash. TO Toxic - 4.3O0
miles-late this month or early in Msv.
Lieut.. Hall said If his tranSpacific
flight should be successful he would
continue on around the world from
Toxic.
Although the details OF Lieut.. Pond s
undertaking we're not made public. it
was understood that Capt. Charles
Kingsford-Smith. Australian flyer, his
partner in four attempts to break the
world endurance fight record here
recently, probably would accompany
him.
Pond expects to start from New York.
flying to Europe, across Asia to Yoko-
hama. thence TO San Francisco and
back to New York again, He is making
test flights in a giant monoplane at
Modesto.
II Hall flies from Seattle to Japan
he viii win a 2T.500 prize offered by
the Seattle Chapter of the National
Aeronautic Association and the Impe-
rial Japanese Aviation Society.
Hall is one of the seven original men,
bers OF the Lafayette EScadrille. For
five years he has been flying in the
Orient.
A Single-motored monoplane now be-
ing built on Long Island is expected to
be ready for flying 10 Seattle about
April 20.
All that is visible in the plans OF
Col Lindbergh show nothing In the
nature of other projected distance
flights. Trying out his new monoplane
at San Diego yesterday, the flying
colonel submitted to photographers for
a moment. remained up about an hour
and then went back into seclusion. His
new plane is equipped to carry only
enough fuel for 1000 miles of flying.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
SPAIN TO NEW YORK is GOAL.
Aces Of Moroccan Campaign Give UT
Plans for India Trim.

HENDAYE. Franco-Spanish Frontier.
April tPl.-Advices from Seville today
said Capts. Jiminez and Iglesias. Span
ish aces in the Moroccan campaign. had
decided TO try a nonstop flight from
Spain TO New York
They RECENTLY hrnke the Snanish ren.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
FRENCH FLYER GROoMS PLANE.
Lieut. de Tryat Takes See-Mile Spin as
Test for PSris-New York Attempt.

DTJON. France. April Opl.-Lieut.
de Troyst French flyer. who took of
from lie Bourget at 4:So O'Clock this
morning and failed to return many
hours later, leading TO conjectureS that
he might have started q projected east
lowest transatlantic fight. landed at
Dion at l:40 pm.
The lieutenant, in the hours that
he was in the air. made a swing to the
south which carried him first 10 Mar
0eille on the Mediterranean and then
n.orthwsrd over the Rhine 10 Lyon and
finally Dion. which is about l7o miles
southeast of Paris
He said he was satisfied with the per-
formance of his machine. an exact copy
Of Col. Lindbergh'S famous Spirit of
St Louis. which he is grooming in
the hope of being the fi-St Frenchman
to try PariS-to-New York flight this
yeEr.
To6ay's circuit Of approximately 700
miles was in the nature of test fight
and was made with fun load OF gaSo-
line.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
0. C. GUAROSMEN TO GET
MEDALS FROM COOLIDGE
Gen. Stephan. Col. 0ehmann and
Others Will Receive Service
Awards.

President Coolidge will present medals
for service to officers and two enlisted
men of the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia at the White House
at 1915 O'Clock on April IL, according
TO Mai. Gen. Anton Stephan. COM
manding the local Guard and the 29th
National Guard Division. who will be a
recipient of a medal for 90 years OF
continuous service. This will be a gold
medal, specially struck of for the oc-
caSion
The others to receive medals. all for
25 years OF continuous service, are Col.
John w. Oehmann commanding the
l2lSt Regiment Of Engineers and build
ing inspector of the District of Column
bia; Pvt. Edwin NJ. TanSill of the band
of the l2ist Regiment of Engineers.
and Sergt. Francis j. Ennis. colored, a
member Of Company A S72d Infantry.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
BUILDING FOR HOP TO SWEDEN

Hassel Backers Preparing Craft for
June.
ROCKFORD, Ill, April 8 LR.-Otto
Milburn, chairman of the local commit
tee sponsoring an airplane- flight from
here to Stockholm, Sweden. In June,
announced yesterday that monoplane
is under construction at Detroit. Berty
Hassel OF Rockford is to pilot the ship
and is personally supervising Its con-
Struction.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
FOG HOLDS GERMAN
| PLANE IN IRELAND
Flyers Inspect Wings and
Build Auxiliary Runway
for Take-0tf.
n the Associated Press

DUBLIN. April 6,--Snow sleet and
fog over the Atlantic today kept the
German plane Bremen In its hangar
at Ealoonnei Airdrome and the Ayers
utilized their time in rurther prepara-
tionS for the hop-of for New York.
Part of the daralumin was removed
from one wing and mechanics tested
the wings for any weakness that might
have resulted from the heavy landing
on test fight Monday.
"All we can do is 10 hope from day to
dsr," said Baron Won Huensfeld. Spon-
sor of the flight, SIS he busted himself
with plans for taking off from the sod
den sirield with his heavily laden
plane.
A paved roadway between ths ham
Ears was the latest possibility for rum
way and an approach TO it from the
hangers was being built with the aid
Of Free State soldiers. This furnished
the Bremen four possible rlnways, any
Of which can DC used, depending on the
wind
Evening star., 1928-04-06
Zulu's Daughter on Stage.

London has been much interested in
the appearance on the stage recently 81
the granddaughter Of Zulu chieftain
The father. Albert Makaula White. wss
adopted by British missionary and his
wife so years ago and has been farmer
in Kent England. for 25 years. The
girls mother is English The young
actress is making an exceptionally fa-
vorable impression In a fashionable
West End theater.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
Address Given Incorrectly.

The address of Mrs. Bertha B. Smith
SO years old, who was struck on tbs
head with an ak Tuesday by John Cue
Brown, was incorrectly given in The
Star yesterday as IA Eleventh street
northeast. Mrs Smiths residence is at
i5S Eleventh street northeast The ad-
dress given, at IA, is the home Of j. c.
Jackson.
Evening star., 1928-04-06

will be assisted by Vivienne Gilmore,
soprano Julia Culbreth Gray, contralto;
Bernard Spille and Frederick Thomp-
son. tenors: Charles Trowbridge Tit
mann, bass, and Gerda Christini.
violinist, Colin Clarke White Ia director
Of the chorus and Mrs. Henry Hunt Nc
Kee Is the organist.
The public is invited Admission is
free
Evening star., 1928-04-06
SOLOISTS JOIN CHOIR.

"Stabat Mater" the famous compo-
sition by Rossini, will be sung tonight
at 8 o'clock by the choir of the Church
of the Ascension, at Twelfth street and
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
In this performance, the large choir
Evening star., 1928-04-06

ord for duration when they remained
aloft 26 hours and have been preparing
TO set new world distance record with
a flight to British India. They were
scheduled to start yesterday, but the
hop was postponed for the announced
reason that they needed new motor.
The advices say. however. that they
have become impatient at the delay
In obtaining permission to fly over sew
eral foreign countries to India and have
set their faces westward instead.
Their plane Is an all-Spanish product,
resembling In construction the Bruguet
used by Dieudonne Costes and Joseph
Lebrix. 1t has Hispano Suiza motor.
Evening star., 1928-04-06
MEXICAN TO FLY HERE
Mai Emilio Carranza Ends 32-HOur
Test Flight.

MEXICO CITY, April 6 tPl.-The
Mexican army air service announced
last night that Maj. Emilio Carranza,
who is training for a nonstop flight
to Washington had completed a 81
hour endurance test. using commercial
plane borrowed from a local company.
The newspaper Excelsior, which is
promoting the Washington fight, is
trying to- raise funds to purchase a
plane for Maj. Carranza in the United
States
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
WHOLE VILLAGE.
GOES CALLING

Washington may be big city.
full of people with many different
i;lt9rests. who hardly know who
occupies the next apartment, but
there il one community within the
confines of the District where
everybody must know everybody
else. .
The community is Foxhall Village
located in the. northwest section and
'.home" to 800 persons.
stCallings' became civic virtue
Fnd duty in Foxhall Village yester.
ay. Promptly at 3 o'clock. all but
ID of the residents stepped out,
stressed in their SundaN.Ro Ito.
laeetin's, and descended en- masse
iIpon four homes where the remain
ing 90 welcomed them.
There the visiting villagers heard
the latest and best jokes. censored
llg the wives of the hosts. and were
seryed Ice cream, cake and punch
The visitors stayed As minutes in
sach home, at the end of which
snd of the calling" session the
r'illasers had visited the homes OF
Mrs. Herman Phillips. 1922 f'oas
ourth St; Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip
sroggins. 1709 Surrey Lane; Mr..
snd Mrs. Earl CT Lane. 4442 Green
Rich Parkway and Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wheeler, 4O51~Q st.
III yesterdays experiment proves
success. Phillip sGroggins. chair
man Of the citizens association
said last night itsWill be made a,
community institution,
The Washington times., 1928-12-10
Phyllis Wheatley Y"
Will Omen Carnival

The annual carnival of the
Phyllis. Wheatley Y. W. q q.
will open tonight at o'clock and
continue each evening until satur'
day.
The carnival will be under tne
d,raction OF Mrs. Julia West Han1fi-
4an who viii be Assisted by Miss
Mary Martin. Mrs. A. =. Cromwell
Mrs. j. Hayden Johnson, Mrs. mary
rahaniss. Mrs. Briscoe, Miss Hattie
wv Mrs. f. e. Williams. Mrs,
Beatrice Francis, DIR. Dorthy Bould
ing. Mrs. Irene Norwood and Mrs
NJ A. McAdOo.