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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Tactics of "Petters"
 Irritate Aldermen

Brockton. March 21 (UP)- The tactics of peters have aroused the ire of the Brockton board of aldermen.
 Opposed to too much illuml- nation. peters in the Montello district of the city have been smashing street lamps.
 Don't get me wrong" said Alderman Joseph havanaugh in introducing an order to have net ting placed around street lights. "I am by no means opposed to betting parties. but when some over-enthusiastic swain finds shady spot to park, then finds that he is bothered by a street lamp and proceeds to pelr stones at it, l think it's time something was done"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
WILKINS FINALLY GETS IN TOUCH WITH SEW bRD
Feared for Time Arctic Explorer Might Have
 Crashed in Plane

Seward, Alaska. Martb - @-- Fears that Captain George Il. Wil- kins, Arctic explorer. and his sour dough pilot Lieut. Carl Ben E.iels,,n. might have cr@siad in completing their 500 mile .li2iH from Fairbanks to Point BSrrnws were dispeled late last night via1 radIo caninuni- cation was re-vs' ablisnrd with the explorer.
 News Of the safety of tho polar explorers was received by Capt in Robert w. Wpuiyertoo of the array signal corps ra. Trr Iatlio mess; -t. sent by Will>ins att his has, ot opera tions said, "All oNsh." Re repeated the message several times and tls~n added, Clear and cold At Iaie point an amateur station Nnt rfer'd with Woolverron and the rest ot Wilkins message was lost.
 The previous silenc,. of the yxplov- CTS radio set had caused anxiety here
 When efforts to get in touch with Wilkins failed yesterday il was con sidered possible that his plano. which was equipped with skis for 1 landing on the ice. might have been smashed Ill the process. Tn, plan' was known to have passed through a storm on its trip. Wilkins having kept the signal corps station here advised of his progress. With the crew and plane safe et their center Of operations, prepara- tions will go ahead for a series Of ! flights over the arctic. The plane is 1 to make several test flights north i ward. If successful Wilkins and l Eielson then will make q hop over q c.l0o mile circular course to | Spitzbergen, on the other side of the north pole. in search of the fabled arctic continent.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
CANADIAN JUSTICE
 SAVES G|RL'SL|FE
Doris MCD0nald's Sentence Con-
 nluted to Prison
HUSBAND HANGS FRIDAY
Judicial Order Which sends Ameri- can Girl To Prison For Life Came While She Was Making Final Preparations For Death.

Ottawa, Ont, March q IPl- The department of justice announc- ed today that the life of Doris Me DolAld would be spared and that in- stead of hanging on Friday with her husband, George. at NalleytielI, Que, she would spend the remain der of her life in prison, probably at Kingston, Ont
 The official document will be signed at noon today by the goNer- general Of Canada, Lord Will lingdon.
 The reprieve was signed today by Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe and the signature of the governor general will merely by the final for nal step.
 Husband Must Hang
 While Mrs. Mcdonald faces a life to be spent behind prison bars her husband George-for whom she has insisted great love---must go to the sallows Friday morning for the murder of Adelard Bouchard.
 The young American woman, oft ell referred to as the ''flapper wife was in the women's prison here to- day still preparing for her death The commutation of sentence came suddenly. II had been rumored. but there had been little basis for the rumor
 In prayer she had prepared for the climb up the brilliantly painted gallows at Valley Field Friday to join her young husband in their last tryst-one with death.
 Now that tryst is gone. Only George, the young Nova Scotian lad will go 10 the gallows Friday morn ing. The official board in Quebec
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Tramps Bloom Again;
 Certain Sign of Spring

Spring is here. The calendar and the weather prophets are authority for the declaration, but a surer sign than all others was recorded at the police station last night when no less than seven men were put up as lodgers. They came from various parts of the country, having taken 10 the road as soon as they dared. Oc- casionally, in other seasons, one or TWO iodgers are taken care of, but when several arrive the same night, the police know it is time to look for robins and pussy willows.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
SEN. JOHNSON CLAIMS :'SLUSH FUND' PLANNED
Declares Purpose Is to In. huence Public Utilities
 Legislation

Washington, March 21 P, - The assertion that efforts have been made to collect ''slush fund" 70 influence public utilities legislation which he said would ''beggar" anything of its kind ever disclosed in the history of the country was made in the senate today by Senator Johnson. repub- liCan, California.
 At the same time Senator Walsh, democrat. Montana, charged that public utilities associations were ''subsidizing lecturers and professors in colleges 10 instill in the minds of the youth of the land their peculiar views of public questions"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21

TUT tt louIlH term aS mead Ol the fourth ward delegation.
 Carlson and Robertson Out
 Coincident with the announcement of the Molander and Larson candi- dacies came a declaration by Coun- cilmen C. Adrian Carlson and Harry \. Robertson that they will not be candidates for reelection.
 Councilman Carlson has been an outstanding member of the commit tee on salaries and also served as a member of the claims committee which is headed by Councilman Lar. son. Councilman Robertson has beer prominent in the work of the com. i mittee on ordinances.
 Larson Five Years in Council Candidate Larson lives at 19j Ju- bilee street and is in his fifth veal of councimanic service. If he is net successful in the primary right, he will not retire from the city govern lnent as his term has another year to run. Ii he is nominated for alder man and wins at the polls il will
 
 elect a successor to him as council man.
 He has been chairman of the claims committee for the past three years and has also served on the committee on salaries. His regime as head of the group of council { members which reviews claims has 
 been marked by close scrutiny O, all bills submitted 10 the city fol injury to person and property anG scores have been rejected because ot the fact that thorough study dis. closed no liability on the part Of the city. His committee has also com promised q large number of claims running into sizcablc amounts oI money. Very few cases have beer carried to the courts in an effort tC upset the ruling of his Commltte, and fl has become the policy of tn, i common council to adopt without discussion it's recommendations. |. For the past two years. Council man Larson has not missed q rcgu. lar or special meeting and since h, l was elected to the claims committee 20 session has taken plac" at WhIcl 1 he did not answer the roll. He is member or Andre lodge T. c. o. F., and Norden lodge. l. Q ' G. T.
 | MoIandcr Experienced i Candidate Molandcr was mem Der of the common Couucil for tW,
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
BOARD OF CONTROL
 FOR CITY ADVISED
Paonessa and Bartlett Urged to
 Advocate Charter Change
WOULD HAVE S7 MEMBERS
Martin !, Kelly, said to Represent Group of Citizens. Would Substi- tutc New Commission For De- tunct City Meeting Board.

The inauguration Of board Of control to take the place of the abolished city meeting board, is recommended by Martin J. Kelly i'll letters mailed today to former Mayor A. M. Paoncssa and Council man Donald l.. Bartlett. considered 10 be the foremost candidates for mayor.
 MT. Kelly who says he is acting for a group Of citizens interested in the enactment of d charter amend ment to create the board of control. requests whichever of the candidates is successful in his quest for office to bring it about.
 Board of B Representatives
 The plan contemplates d board consisting Of six representatives from each ward and the mayor. A non- partisan primary IS suggested at which eight may be nominated for each district. At the city election, the three receiving the highest num- Der of votes would be elected for two years and the next three would be elected for one year. Thereafter. five would be nominated at the primary and the three highest given two year terms. Twenty members are to be considered quorum. and the mayor the chairman of the board.
 A paragraph of the proposed amendment reads: The members of the board of finance and taxation and the common council to be heard on budget matters. By a vote of the board of control all appro- priations and bond issues for the different departments may be ap- proved. rejected or amended in whole or in part by majority vote of the members present. An item ized budget of the city's expenses in all departments to be furnished to each member with a notice Of the meeting, 1o days before action is taken by the board of control, whose action will be final"
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Dartmouth Students
 Favor Smith and HOOvei

Hanover, N. H.. March Fl tl P' Dartmouth students favor til" candidacies of Herbert Hoover and Al smith, it was indicated in a strrw W ballot conducted by the Daily pa-f- mouth.
 Hoover led the republican cal didates with 6Ss votes. Dawes was second with i'll totes. Lowden third with 4s. Curtis Of Kansas fourth with six votes and Willis of Ohio fifth with five votes.
 Smith polled .I2 votes to win on | the democratic ticket. Gov, Ritchi" Of Maryland was second with "3 votes: Senator Reed of Missouri third with % votes. Senator Walsh Of Montana. fourth with is vote and Gov. Donahey of Ohio hfth will three votes.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Charley" Brickley Will
 Be Sentenced Tomorrow

Boston. March 21 (UP)-Sentence will be passed tomorrow on Charles E. Brickley. former Harvard foot ball star. convicted of larceny and bucket shopping.
 Notions for a new trial based on affidavits filed by John Fl. O'Neil. former counsel for Brickley, were denied yesterday by Judge Heating of the superior court. The charges were based on the claim that the verdict was against the weight of ev- IdenCe.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Checks Up Records Of Estate Meanwhile Sen. Robinson Makes Reply to Coy. Smith
DEMOCRATS ALSO LISTED
 D0HENY, SINCLAIR MEN

urer Insists He Made No Agree
 ment With Republican To Keep
 Contributions From Public's Gaze.
 St. Louis Mo, March ol Pl-A st. Louis Post Dispatch staff correspond cnt reported an inspection of the record of the estate of the late Pres ident Harding. made by him today at Marion, Ohio, established that he possessed none of s3,0S0,0o worth of Continental Trading Company lib "rty bonds involved in the oil in- Yestigation.
 Senator Nye, chairman of the sen ate Teapot Dome committee, an nounced in Washington Monday that the committee would search for Con tinental bonds, in the estate of the late president.
 Reports statement
 LedgerS kept by (. n. Schaifner. executor of the estates of both presi- dent and Mrs. Harding show that President Harding possessed slSo.- ,50 worth of liberty bonds and Mrs. Harding possessed s65,So0 worth of liberty bonds, the Post Dispatch re- porter said.
 The bonds bought by the Contin- ental Company were of the first lib- srty bonds, issued in 1917. and were all of s1,ooo denominations.
 President Harding possessed $41,- 0oo worth of the first loan bonds. fut none was of a s1 ,000 d.nomna- ton. the correspondent said, and their numbers did not correspond with the serial number of any of the Continental bonds. Two Of Mrs. Harding's first loan bonds were for $500 each, six were 5000 each, and one was for sl0,0a0.
 smith Criticized
 Washington, March 2l (Ps-Ris- ing in the senate today to reply to he strictures of Governor Alfred l.. smith of New York, Senator Robin son. republican, Indiana. character ized the language of the governors letter to Chairman Nye. of the Tea pot Dome committee. as "unstates- manlille."
 The 1nlianan took the floor soon after the letter of Governor smith. roundly denouncing Nye and Rob inson for bringing his name into the Teapot Dome discussions. had been placed In the record by Senator Copeland, democrat. New York, who described the governor as an "un- tarnishod statesman"
 Declaring he had not meant to attack Smith in his statement of Monday asking whether Harry F. Sinclair had been a contributor to smiths campaign of 1920 and 9 member of the New York racing commission, Senator Robinson said he was ''amazed' at the "outburst from this presidential candidate"
 He is not as calm in his choice of language as it seems great states
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
BIC FIRE IN EMIGRATION

Enghamton, \. f., March 21 ~' The main unit of the Fairbanks Valve Works in this city was de- stroycd by fire at 4:3o this morning with q loss that is estimated at from Sl5o. coo 10 $e50,0Oo.
 The origin Of the fire is undeter- mined and when discovered by . waichman was spreading rapidly.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
NATIONS RAREST
 HONOR IS L|NDY'S President Places Medal Ribbon
 on His Shoulders PRESENTATION ON LAWN
Mrs. Coolidge Watches Exercises From Window - Many Prominent Persons Prcscnt-Lindbfrrh Talks to Congress Members.

Washington March 21 R}-Presi- dent Coolidge today placed about the shoulders Of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh the blue ribbon of the congressional medal of honor. rarest of American tributes to courage and initiative.
 Surrounded by the highest public officials in the executive depart mentS and by congressional leaders, Mr. Coolidge conferred the decora- ton for "heroic courage and great skill" in the Lindbergh flight from New York to Paris.
 II offer you my heartiest congrat- ulations," the president said after comforting the medal.
 He added that in his flight Lind bergh had mot only achieved the greatest personal triumph of any American citizen" but had shown that transatlantic flights were pos sible.
 Notables Present
 Among the notablcs gathered al the White House to witness the cere- mony were Vice president Dawes and Speaker Longworth, Senators Curtis of Kansas and Robinson Of Arkansas. majority and minority leaders, respectively. in the senate; Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut and Garrett Of Tennessee, ma jority and minority leaders in the house. Secretaries Wilbur and Hoov- CT Postmaster General New, Assist ant Secretary Warner. in charge of naval aeronautics. Rear-admiral
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
M0LANDER IS BACK |. IN POLITICAL RACE
 Will Contest for (. 0. P. Coun- Cilnan From Fourth Ward
 WILL RUN WITH LARSON
Carlson. Robertson and Dixon to Re tire From Public OnicC-Mhitman and Nogcl Candidate for First Ward Nomination.

George A. Molauder of I7> Jubilee street. former councilman who was defeated by J, Gustav Johnson for the dldermanlC nomination III lG2i. announced today he will seek re- with John X. Larson. council mem Der who will enter l primary fight against J. Gustav Johnson. aspirant
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
BLACKMER CHARGES STAND

Washington, March 21 R-Up- holding the Walsh act aimed at flu gitive witnesses, Justice Siddons, in supreme court of the District of Columbia, today overruled a motion by attorneys for H. NJ Blackmer 10 dismiss the contempt charges against him.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
TAX BILL UP APRIL :

Washington, March q P-The $29o. 100000 house tax reduction bill will be taken up by senate finance committee on April 2. Chairman Shoot today informed the senate.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
Board Of Public Works Hands Sposato Pen and Paper and
 He Quits His Job
MILLS TRUCK DROPPED,
 SAYING $50 PER WEEK
Commission Holds Private Meeting and Grills Man Accused of De. manding $50 For Employing Tri- burg. Hearing Him Deny Charges -t.ang Put to Work to Clean Tn stoTeyard on Harvard Street.

h7AcA' SNiN ttl tdTu >lftfl.
 Given an opportunity tu quit ths citv's employ following a hearing before the board ot public works at a special session yesterday after noon. Foreman Ialuus Sposato of in. city storeyard wrote out his .esisna- ton and turned oyer bis keys O Acting Chairman Thomas W. Grove.
 After Sposato left the room the board voted to take J. Willie Mills truck of the city payroll. effective today. The truck had been hired bv the city for Approximately nine months. Mills drawing between $as and Sao q week for it's services.
 Win Clean Up >toreyaud
 It waa voted 10 put q gang Of ciiy Workmen into th" storevard today to clean up accLmulatious of refus. and old materials and make the place more preseutatl-. Today City Engineer Philip 4. Merriam and ,he acting chairman will s.lec, 8 sue N'SSNi lt Nl'oScslt, lIlt- new ltEtIilaH to De selected from among present city cmploycs, no addition to b, made to the payroll.
 Sposato and Mills have been pr,n- cipals in the investigation being conducted by a committee of the common council to determine the extent of reported abuses. Another principal Reginald l.. Towers, has dropped the chairmanship Of the board at the request of Mayor Weld. Mills is Towers father-in law.
 The board had scheduled a special nnet ting for this morning at II o'clock. Yesterday afternoon at | o'clock when q Herald report CT sauntered into the office of the board of public works. Sposato was sitting in the outer office. the door leading to the meeting room being closed.
 Board Question SInsatO
 In the meeting room the board members, excepting Commissioner
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-21
NAVY SUPPLY BILL
 NOW BEFORE HOUSE
Proposes Largest Expenditure
 Since Washington Limitations IT CARRIES sS5s,lso,Ooo
Report Declares That Annual Out lays Confronting L. $. Are of Such Magnitude That High Figure is Essential

Washington, March 21 Rl-Pro- posing the largest expenditure for the naval establishment since the Washington limitations conference. the annual navy department supply bill was reported 10 the house today by its appropriations committee.
 The measures total. $359,19o,0oo, was an increase of $20,394,000 above current funds. but a decrease of sl,- 2sS,000 below budget recommends tiOns.
 Aviation Boosts Costs. The committee report, drafted by Representative French. republican, Idaho. said that the increase was brought about chiefly by the mounting costs of naval avia tion'' and also by the fact that all eight of the 10000 ton cruisers authorized in 1924 will be under construction al one time"
 "The committee can vision no ; prospect of declining naval costs in the immediate future" the report added. Indeed. all indications point 1 to an appreciable and cdia ta upward trend"
 The 16 new warship construction program recently approved by the house, aviation, Inodernization of capital ships. and the possibility of replacement of existing ships severa years hence were referred 10 as prospective causes of increased ap- propriations.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-28
FATHER KILLS SON AND THEN
 CALLS POLICE
Park Commissions of Chicago Admits Slay-
 ing Young Man

CHICAGO, IL. Aug. 2S.-Over the wire into police station this morning came the worlds.
 May God have mercy on me. I have just killed my son. Come here.'
 Police squads sped 10 the home of Arthur F. Falk, Northwest Park Commissioner, where they found Falk kneeling in prayer on the floor of the front room and near by his wife and daughter wept hysterically.
 Upstairs in a bedroom. was found the body of Eldred Falk. aged 22 years. his head almost severed from the body by shotgun bullets.
 A disconnected story told was father and son during which the that a dispute arose between the young man announced he would leave the house.
 The police said that the father replied: "You'll only leave here dead"
 The son dared the father to shoot and Falk got shotgun and the shooting followed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-28
CURTIS TELLS HOW
 G. o. p. SERVES FARMERS

SYRACUSE, N. r., Aug. 2S.- Republican efforts in behalf of agriculture in the party's seven years of post war administration were detailed in speech by Sena- tor Charles Curtis, Republican Vice-Presidential nominee last night. Senator Curtis compared the position of the Democrats in Congress, particularly on the tar if, with that of the Republicans.
 Speaking of the invitation of the American Farm Bureau to the New York State Fair assemblage, the Senator confined his remarks principally to the agricultural situ- ation.
 Curtis also praised the Kellogg peace treaty predicting general approval of 1t in this country, and adherence to it Of every nation in the world. As the Republican leader, Senator Curtis will be called upon next session to ask for the formal ratification of the pact.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-28
{ BELIEVED TO BE LOST
 PLANE CRASH
Victoria to Seattle Plane Carried Lass i.sssssgte Pas
 senger No Trace

SEATTLE, Aug. 2S. = Seven persons instead of six were ap- parently carried to death last Saturday when the Victoria to Seattle passenger plane of the British Airways Company van ished
 Adyices from Vancouver said F. D. Several. of East Orange. New Jersey. had purchased a ticket for Seattle as the plane was making ready to take-off One passenger made last min- ute boarding and air service of ficials are convinced the passen- ger was Several.
 Practically every square mile of land and water on which the plane might have crashed has been covered by searchers. It is believed the plane plunged into Puget Sound and sank.
 One of the searching planes nose-diyed into an emergency field near Washington Harbor yesterday. The propellor was smashed but the pilot and his companion were not hurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-28
Is Charged ,Uith
 Violating La,U .23l Years Old

BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 2S.-The police are searching for Dr. Hor- ace Kallen. former Harvard Lee turer and now on the staff of the New York School for Scial Re- search, whom they charge with violation of the blasphemy, sta- ute, 231 years old.
 The police state that during the Sacco Vanzetti memorial meeting here last Thursday. Dr. Kallen declared that Christ was an anarchist.
 A police sergeant attended the meeting and took a stenographic report of the speeches. In Kallen's speech he said "Sacco and Van zetti were anarchists, so was Christ. Socrates and others"
 The law, enacted in 1897, pro- yides a fine of $500 and impris- onment for one year and it took pthe place of the law passed in [1646 which made death the sole penalty for blasphemy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-08-28
RASKOB SURE GOV. SMITH TO
 WIN VICTORY
National Chairman Says New York Governor
 Sweep Country

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 2s.-- Chairman John J. Raskob. of the Democratic National Committee. who is here on his first Western swing since he assumed charge of the campaign for the election of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, is absolute ly convinced that Gov. Smith vii! be elected President by a sweeping majority. He predicted that Gov. Smith will receive 309 of the 53i electoral votes and claimed all even chance for 57 more.
 MT. Raskob claimed for Gov Smith the solid South, including the border States of Kentucky Tennessee and Oklahoma and. in addition the votes of New York. New Jersey, Rhode Island, Wis consin, Arizona. Colorado. Mary land, Massachusetts, Minnesota. Montana, Nebraska, Missouri, New Mexico and Nevada. The doubt full states, he said, in which Coy. Smith has, at least, an ever chance, are Connecticut, Delaware. Indiana North Dakota, South Da- kota and Wyoming.