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The monitor., 1928-08-31

James C. (HJimmie') Jewell mo-
tored over to Chicago last week to
visit relatives and take in the sights
during the Elks convention.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Celesta Virgins of Keokuk,
Ia. who was the house guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
E. Brown, left for her home Sunday
evening.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Bessie Dean and daughter,
Lois, left Saturday with her brother,
Roy Pettiford, for a weeks touring
trip which will end at her home in
Kansas City, Mo.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mesdames T. P Mahammitt and
Fl. j. Pinkett were joint hostesses at
a very pleasant and largely attended
dancing party Wednesday evening at
Fontenelle Park pavilion, in honor
of the Misses Marion Smallwood, De-
Mise Lacy and Jennie Blackwell, the
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
hammitt, and Mr.. j. R. Elliott, house
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Pinkett.
A number of out-of-town guests were
present.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Misses Grace Dorsey and Robbie
Turner were hostesses at a prettily
appointed breakfast last Thursday
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Metz Manion, 2427
Lake street, gave a dinner party at
their home Wednesday in honor of
Mrs. Bessie Dean and daughter, Lois,
of Kansas City, Mo.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

FOR RENT-Five room house, Both
and Pinkney streets; modern ex-
cept furnace; newly decorated
throughout; $50. Web. 5172.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Miss Lucy Charlotte Stevens, Girl
Reserve secretary of the Denver Y.
w. C. A, was the house guest of
Mrs. Florentine F. Pinkston the past
week.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Miss Elaine Smith returned Sun
day night from a very enjoyable two
weeks vacation spent in Chicago, Ill.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Hear Madam Florence Cole-Talbert
in recital Monday evening, September
24.-Adv.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Bernie b. Cowan left Satur
day for visit in Chicago.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

FOR RENT-Three Groom apart
ments at 1901 South Thirteenth
street. Call Webster 6613. N. W
Ware.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mr.. w D. Allen, daughter Nellie,
and son, Charles Roberts, of Portland,
Ore, arrived Wednesday morning
and will be guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. S. H. Dorsey, 3743 Parker
street, and of Miss d. A. Williams,
1413 West Broadway, Council Bluffs.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Martha Taylor Smith left or
Monday for visit in Chicago.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Miss Cecilia Starke, who has beer
spending the summer in Omaha, re
turned Saturday night to her home
in Chickasaw, Okla
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. E. II. West returned Sunday
morning from very pleasant vaca-
ton spent in the east visiting rela-
tives and friends.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Ardene Watson, 2718 North
28th avenue, viii leave Saturday for
a four weeks stay in Chicago and
Danville, Ill. She win visit friends
in Chicago and her mother and sis
ter in Danville.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mrs. Vyola Miller is visiting her
parents at their home in Iowa.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

Mr.. ]. r. Elliott, teacher in the
High School in Okmulgee, Okla, has
been the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. ]. Pinkett, 2218 North 25th street,
the past week.
The monitor., 1928-08-31

PERSONALS
Ed. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Pc
tiers Trust Building, jackson 3841 or
Harvey 2156.
Daisy Richardson of Kansas City,
No., has been the house guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Annie Hodges, 1914
North goth street, this summer.
Mr.. Albert CroweH of Monesses,
Pa, nephew of Mrs. Warren Brooks,
is a guest at her home, 1O8 South
28th avenue.
Miss Lillian Gray was badly bruised
and fractured her shoulder when she
fell down stairs at her home. 20O3
Cunning street, the past week.
Fl. ]. Pinkett, attorney, 1920 Ne
vile Block, Sixteenth and Harvey
streets. Atlantic 9344.-Adv.
Mrs. Reuben Moore, her three
small children, and Mrs William Tay-
lor, who have been visiting relatives
and friends in British Columbia,
Seattle and Everett, Wash, and
Portland, Ore, for the past six
weeks, returned to their home Sum
day evening.
Mrs. J. r. Henderson OF Woxaha-
chic, Tex, has returned to her home
after a two months visit with her
daughter, Mrs. E. G. Campers, and
sisters. Many social affairs were
given in her honor.
Mrs. j. r. Henderson, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs Simms, Mrs. Mayo
and Mrs. w. o. King of Tacoma,
Wash, spent the week end in Kansas
City, Mo-, visiting relatives and
friends.
Miss Catherine A. Williams, daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. John Albert
Williams, returned home Friday morn
ing from a pleasant two months va
cation spent visiting relatives and
friends in Chicago, Ill, and Mime
apolis, MINI.
Hear Madam Florence Cole-Talbert
in recital Monday evening, September
24.-Adv.
Mrs. Bessie Lean and daughter,
Lola, of Kansas City, Mo-, spent a
week with her brothers, Ekeziel and
Roy Pettiford. They were enter
tanned with a party by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ezekiel Pettiford at their home, 1850
Harvey street, Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Metz Manion, 2427
Lake street, gave a dinner party at
their home Wednesday in honor of
Mrs. Bessie Dean and daughter, Lois,
of Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Bessie Dean and daughter,
Lois, left Saturday with her brother,
Roy Pettiford, for a weeks touring
81 har horan in
Kansas City, Mo.
FOR RENT-Three Groom apart
ments at 1901 South Thirteenth
street. Call Webster 6613. N. W.
Ware.
Mrs. Belle Foster and daughter,
Mrs. John Barber, and Mrs. G. S.
Spriggs very pleasantly entertained
a few friends last Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Barber, 1865
Ohio street, in honor of Judge and
Mrs. John Clark and daughter, Alice,
of Lawrence, Kan.
Mrs. Bernie b. Cowan left Satur-
day for a visit in Chicago.
Miss Elaine Smith returned Sun
day night from very enjoyable two
weeks vacation spent in Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Celesta Virgins of Keokuk,
Ia, who was the house guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
E. Brown, left for her home Sunday
evening.
Mrs. E. r. West returned Sunday
morning from very pleasant vaca-
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
POPE Plus RECEIVES
CHAPLAIN Of ITALIA
Displays Much Interest in
the Details of His
Report

Rome, Aug. 6 R,-Pope Plus
gave an audience today to Father
Clan Franceschi. who went to
sptzbergen as chaplain of the No.
bile north pole expedition.
The pontiff displayed much in-
terest in the most minute details OF
the report made by Father Clan
Franceschi of the events that took
place and congratulated the chap
lain. He asked him to convey his
warmest congratulations to Cen
eral Mobile for having accomplished
the mission Of planting the sign of
Christendom on the north pole. The
pontiff also gave the priest a large
pontiticial gold medal which Is
struck yearly asking him to deliver
it to Mobile as a mark of his satis-
faction for what the general had
done.
(When General Mobile left for
Spitzbcrgen early this spring Pope
Plus presented him with a large
oaken cross which was to be drop
ped from the dirigible Italia over
the north pole. General Mobile ac-
complished this mission in the
early morning OF May "A. 1t was on
the return trip from the pole that
the dirigible crashed).
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
DEMOCRATS LINING UP
Preparing to Campaign City Thor
olghIy and Will Start Their
Drive on Friday Evening.

The drive by the democratic party
to carry this city in the presidential
election will open Friday night at
the Y. NJ. y. A. & B. society hall on
Main street, when the town COM
mittee will sponsor an enthusiastic
meeting to which all democrats and
others interested in the election of
Alfred L Smith are invited.
This is the first get-togeth her Of
the democrats since the spring CAM
paign was brought to a close by the
election of Mayor Paonessa. Conf
dence in the outcome of the Novem-
Der election is evident in the DEM
ocratic ranks, but the town COM
mittee holds to the belief that O.
hard battle will be waged and has
decided to begin the work Of organ
ization at once. 1t is for this pur-
pose that the meeting has been
called.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
$l25,000 Gambled Away During the
Week. lend on Lumber Schooner" I
Miles OFF the Coast Of California
10000 Persons Carried from San Pedro to Gambling
Palace Which Owners Claim Cannot Be
Touched by the Law-$65 900 Spent to
Convert Ship Into Condition.

Los Angeles, Aug. 8 (UP)-The
Johanna Smith enjoyed a favora BILE
weekend, some 10000 persons con-
trihuting some $125.000 over the
green-felt covered tables Of the main
deck forward.
AS late at 5 a. m. today the dice
still were rolling. the roulette wheels
still turning and the card games
still prospering on this gambling
ship, seven miles off the California
coast line.
I'VE had ten thousand easily since
Friday midnight" an official said.
that number paid about 125 grand.
If We keep operating until the end
of thsi month we'll be ready to give
the boat away" one of the attend
ants said.
The Johanna Smith, once a coast
wise lumber schooner. has been
operating as a gambling palace for
more than a month.
I'VE use the law to beat the law"
the attendant explained. THE law
can't touch us. We can run here
until we're ready to quit.
Our crowds? Well a good many
come from the Pacific Southwest
Exposition and tine rest are attracted
from all over southern California by
the publicity that came with our
defiance of officials
Before the Johanna Smith was
made accessible to the gambling ele-
ment and the curious it was in dry
dock in San Pedro harbor for 72
days while $65.000 was used to
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
quip II as a gambling palace.

equip II as a gambling palace.
An entire new top deck was con-
structed and the forward half of
this deck was equipped for gaming.
thirteen tables for dice, roulette, 2l,
poker and chuck -a-luck and IS slot
machines were installed
The middle portion Of the deck
was rebuilt with landlubberly gang
ways. check rooms and cigar and
sort drink counters. A modern din
ing room with % tables and a dance
floor Of night club proportions took
the place OF the original after deck.
The food served also is of night club
proportions and prices.
While the 265 foot johanna Smith
was outfitted for gaming, attorneys
for its unannounced hackers were
going over the various statutes.
They decided that if liquor was
barred. the boat could operate be-
yond the three mile limit without
interference.
So careful are the proprietors OF
the Johanna Smith not to offend
federal notions of propriety tha,
patrons of the gambling craft ordi-
narily are searched for liquor.
Fan 10 p. m. last night until 3
a. m. this morning there was a con-
tinuous line of people on the p. and
p. dock. Sometimes there were as
many as zoo people in the line-all
waiting for the speedboats which
ply between shore and the Johanna
Smith. Many of the patrons were
women.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
FIVE SLIGHTLY HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Truck and Taxi Collide on Park
Street in Rain-Police Find
Accident Unavoidable.

Five people were shaken UP and
slightly injured about 1880 o'clock
last evening when heavy sedan
owned by local taxicab company
and light truck collided at the
corner of Park and Maple streets.
Those who we're injured We're rid
ing in the truck which was driven
by Hiding Berggseon of South
street Besides Mr.. Berggseon there
were George Gosatti of Rocky Hill
avenue, A. Ziel of South street. AL
bert Ravagnani Of 5S1 South street
and Leonard Gordon of South street.
The taxi was driven by Irwin J.
Drcen of 16 Sheffield street.
The injuries were slight and were
treated on the scene by DR.. Joseph
T. Matties. Sergeant John c. Stad-
Ter investigated and reported that
Mr.. Berggseon was going east on
Park street at between Is and 20
miles an hour, when the taxi came
out of Maple street Mr. Berggseon
blew his horn and turned to avoid
the taxi. The police official said the
street was wet from the heavy rain
and the collision was due TO the
skiddinR Of the cars. He reported 1t
~ unavoidable and no cause for ar
rest
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
MAY ARREST MOTHER
FOR AIDING IN THEFT
Detective Sergeant Accuses Putnam
Street Woman of Aiding Sons
in Radio Stealing

Mrs. Charles Levine Of 1o9 Put
nam street may be arrested on a
charge of attempting to conceal stol-
en- goods. as the result of an alleged
theft by two of her boys OF a radio
set from the John A. Andrews Fur
niture Co.. last Thursday.
On Friday Sidney Symonds. man.
ager Of the store, notified the police
department that a walnut radio set
valued at 800 without tubes, was
stolen by two boys who were in the
rear OF the store picking up wood.
He said they took it out Of a car and
carried it away on a small express
wagon.
Sergeant Patrick O'Mara suspect
ed the Levine boys and went to the
home at 12s Putnam street. Here
the mother pretended not to know
anything about the set until Sergeant
OMara forced his way into the
house and found 1t on a living room
table.
The set was taken to the police
station and the boys turned over to
Miss Ruth Bristol. juvenile probation
officer. Sergeant O'Mara said he In
tends asking for the arrest of the
mother for trying to conceal the set.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
MEXICAN TOWNS ARE
HIT BY EARTHQUAKE
People Panicky, Living in
Open for Fear of Build.
ings Collapsing

Mexico City. Aug. R-Dis-
patches from the state of Oaxaca,
say the town Of Pinotepa was part
ly destroyed at noon Saturday by the
most violent earthquake ever re-
corded there.
After the heavy quake at noon.
fifty more tremors Nere felt on Sat
urday and ten on aunday morning.
The people are panicky and are liv-
ing In the open in fear that the re-
naming buildings might collapse.
Several mountains" in the region
were reported TO have disappeared.
Other towns also suffered but no
casualties were reported anywhere
although fears were entertained for
Huixtepec since no replies to tele-
grams have come from there. The
other towns hardest hit were Jamil-
tepec, Cacahuatepec, Tlamaca and
Mimic.
The quake Of Saturday noon was
followed by torrential rains which
added to the destruction.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
WARRANT IS ISSUED
FOR HELEN MORGAN
Night Club Hostess Fails
to Appear in Court
Today

New York, Aug. R-Bench
warrants were issued today for the
arrest of Helen Morgan, actress and
night club hostess, and Nils r. Gran
lund, radio aruounoer. when they
failed TO appear In federal court to-
day to answer complaints charging
them with violation of the prohibi-
ton law.
The warrants were issued when
the actress and the announcer failed
10 appear with Texas Guinan and
Loretta McDermott, "hostesses," and
others of the 10S persons indicted
recently on charges Of conspiracy to
violate the Nolstead act and main
tanning public nuisances. Granlund
is radio announcer for Station
WHEN and master OF ceremonies
at the Frivolity club.
1873 Indicted
The indictments were the first of
13S returned last week after nu-
merous raids on some of New
fork's most widely advertised night
life resorts. Bars in several estab-
lishments. including the Helen Nor
gan club and the Salon Royal where
Miss Guinan is hostess" were pad
locked.
Miss McDermott and Miss Guinan
were held In $1,000 bail each when
pleas of not guilty were entered.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
Craft Precipitated Into
Atlantic When "AdG-
honal Damage" Oc-
curs-Crew Saved By
Steam mer Samos-
Plane is Saved.
Aviators Throw Selves Into
Sea as Wings Shear Off
In Crash Into Water-T0
Go to Paris Wednesday.

Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. R -
Major Kasimir kubala said today
that broken pipe line forced him
and his companion, Major Louis
Idzikowski, to turn back after they
had flown II of the AZ hours which
they estimated it would take them
to fly from Paris to New York.
The airmen were rescued when
found swimming in the sea near the
wreckage of their plane. the Mars
zalek Pilsudski. by the German
steamer Samos Saturday and
brought to Lexicoes. near Oporto.
On board the ship kubala slipped
and fell. cutting his right forearm
OH broken glass.
Are Interviewed
kubala, interviewed in the Opor
to Military hospital said that after
they had flown 81 hours the tube
feeding the oil stopped working.
The airmen thought it would be
impossible to continue their flight
to America and decided to return,
When they were 20 miles off
Cape Finisterre, westermost point
OF Spain. they noted additional dam
age. This caused the wings to col
lapse and the heavy sesquiplane
plunged into the sea near the Sa-
mos. The wings broke and the
plane was damaged making further
progress impossible.
I'VE threw ourselves into the
sea, said kubala. I'VE swan TO-
ward the Samos whose crew rescued
us and then took the plane in tow.
We were altogether 3S hours in the
air."
The airmen plan to leave for
Paris with their plane on Wednes-
day.
Turning back while we'll out to
sea on their attempted flight from
Paris to New York, the ayiators
were In serious straits when rescued
Saturday by the German steamship
Samoe. The strain of some 80 hours
flying had begun to tell on the
gasoline feed line and trouble de-
veloped. AS they flew toward Cape
Flnlsterre, the westernmost point of
Spain, hoping to reach land before
their engine went dead, they saw
the Samos, 60 miles off shore.
Drop Message
The airmen turned toward the
snip and circling over it dropped a
message IN a small tube weighted
with pebbles on its deck. The mes.
Continued on Page l0.)
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
Final Effort

Boston. Aug. 6 IP)-A final ef-
fort to settle the New Bedford tex
tile strike will be made by the state
board of arbitration and arbitra-
tion before the board begins its IN
vestigation of the controversy We'd
nesday, it was announced at the
state house today.
Edward Fisher. chairman OF the
board. stated that the board would
call upon the manufacturers and
unions to ascertain il something
cannot be done toward an amicable
adjustment of the strike now IN Its
18th week.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
50 Other. Seriously
Hurt When Chicago.
New Orleans Limited
Sideswipes the Chick.
asaw at $40 A. N.
Today.
Accident Occurs When
Flier Runs Over Huge
Sewer Pipe Dropped
From Freight Train.

Mounds, ILL.,, Aug. R-Six pas
sengers were known to have been
killed and approximately 200 were
injured when two fast Illinois Gen.
tral passenger trains were derailed
one mile north of here early today.
Fifty injured, including 10 white
persons and 81 negroes, were taken
to hospitals at Cairo, nine miles
south OF here. Some Of these were
critically hurt.
An official statement by the H.
linois Central placed the number OF
dead at nine and the seriously in
jured at IL.
The trains derailed were No. 16,
the Chickashaw. northbound from
Memphis to st. Louis, and No. :,
southbound. Chicago to New Or
leans limited.
The wreck was caused by a large
sewer pipe which had dropped from
la freight train which preceded the
st. Louis-bound passenger train.
Train No. 16. first struck the pipe
and threw 1t against the southbound
track throwing it out OF line, just
as No. 3 passed. The engine and
ten cars Of No. were derailed and
struck No. 16, derailing seven cars
Of that train, which was standing
still
The known dead are: Lewis A.
brennan. 40, NATION. ILL.,. express
messenger on No. Is.
Joe Sedenck. West Orange. N. i
Mrs Bud Snyder, West Orange
n. J.
Three unidentified negro women.
Sedenck and Mrs. Snyder, known
as Fannie Covey. were members Of
a vaudeville team known az Bud
Snider and Company. Her husband
was injured.
Search continued for other bodies
believed to be in the wreckage.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
new HIGH SCHOOL IS
Still A POSSIBILITY
Can Be Accomplished, Hall
Says, Unless Grand List
Is Greatly Reduced

Unless there is very great re-
duction in the grand list next year,
1t will be possible to finance a pro-
gram to increase Senior High school
accommodations. Chairman Edward
r. Hall OF the board of finance and
taxation said today after perusing a
financial statement sent to him by
treasurer Curtis j.. Sheldon. which
shows a leeway of $1.40O,00 in the
city's bonding limits.
Senator Hall will confer tonight
with Chairman Thomas Linder OF
the board Of assessors in an effort
TO estimate the probable grand list
cut which has been approximated at
between 100000 and $4,000, 900
by former Mayor George A. Quig-
ley. chairman Of the mayors in
quiry committee now working with
the school board In an effort to solve
the high school problem.
At last weeks meeting. Senator
Hall informed the two committees
there is very serious question as
TO the eity's ability to finance either
an addition to the present buildings
or q new school in another section
Of the city. He intimated that no
funds can be made available at least
until after the new grand list comes
out In January. A reduction Is Ger.
tain. because Of general depreci-
alton In the market value of mul.
tiple family dwellings. and lower
items OF merchandise Is expected to
have an effect on the total. hs
pointed out.
At his request. Treasurer Sheldon
has prepared the financial state
ment upon which Senator Hall Ia
Making his analyses and predictions.
Under state statute. cities are
permitted 70 borrow nothing In ex-
cess Of i've per cent of the grand
list total for the current year. A
slo.000.0oO cut In appraisals would
reduce the borrowing limits by
100000.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-06
CITY CUR7AILS WORK
FOR LACK OF MONEY
Applicants for City Jobs
Sent Home After En-.
gineer Explains

An assembled crowd Of more than
zoe applicants for city jobs was dis
persed at city hall this morning by
City Engineer Philip A. Merriam. Yho
told the men street work has been
curtailed because there Is no longer
enough money to carry on.
Because OF this condition, two
road gangs were dropped from the
payroll Saturday. about 80 laborers
and Foremen John Burns and John
Eaneski being included. They were
among the more recent additions to
the staff of foremen. These dismis-
sails bring the payroll down to
point closer to its status before
Mayor Paonessa inaugurated a pro-
gram Of public improvements to re-
lieve the unemployment situation,
and it Is believed that this force can
be continued without exceeding the
payroll and street construction and
repair items in the budget Of the
board OF public works.
The unemployment relief program
has been carried on for nearly three
months without additional appropri-
ations from the board Of finance
and common council. Contemplated
road improvements have been push
ed ahead and funds intended tor
permanent pavement and other
items entailing large costs for ma
terials have been transferred into 4
payroll account. The books OF the
department Of public works show It
is 10 longer possible to work on this
basis. The first step toward curtail-
ment came Saturday when James J.
Desmond, director Of the municipal
employment bureau. was dropped
from the payroll ,and while 1t was
first planned to name another to hts
position, 1t now seems likely that
the job will 60 out Of existence.