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New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Recommends That Fed
 eral Commission Be Appointed to Find Out Financial Conditions
Tells Senate Commerce Committee That This Body Should Take at Least a Year to Accom- plish Work.

Washington, Feb. 25 (UP)-sec- retary of Commerce Herbert Hoover recommended compromise flood control plan when he testified today before the senate commerce com- mittee.
 Wants Commission
 He suggested that federal con- mission be appointed to work out in a years time the financial capacity of the stricken Mississippi valley districts to meet obligation for help ing the federal government control works.
 He said that. in the meantime, congress could go ahead and appro- priate money for the work and that construction of spillways and safety devices could be begun.
 At the outset, he had declined to discuss engineering features of the various flood control plans, and had painted for the committee a dis tressing picture of the human want caused by the floods with it's conse- quent economic reaction on the whole nation.
 Is . CheCknate
 The compromise plan was regard ed as a sort of checkmate to politt- cal opponents who had foreseen that the secretary. as republican presi- dential possibility, might trip on the question of state contributions for flood control. They had foreseen he might antagonize the administra- . tion by favoring complete federal payment of costs: or alienate possi- ble southern votes by favoring par tial state contributions.
 Hoovers compromise plan was of fered in answer to question of Senator Hawes, democrat. Missouri, about whether he favored the Had win plan of requiring states to pay 20 per cent of control costs. Hawes told Hoover the states already had paid out more than $4oo.ooo. 900 and suggested 1t was unreasonable to ex- pcct them to pay more now.
 Second Statement i
 Hoover had a second prepared statement ready for the expected question. It read:
 Tt would seem to me, therefore, that the presidents recent sugges- tion that a commission should be set up that would study all these factors and make its recommendations to congress year hence would be an admirable way by which to deter mine both the methods and do full justice Tn the situation.
 Ut does not seem to me that such q plan need cause any delay, for the works can be authorized and the necessary appropriations made So that the work can be authorized and the necessary appropriations made so that the work can go for ward and in the meantime such q commission could prepare consider ed recommendation to congress for action in this particular"
 His statement of Mir. Coolidge's support of the commission plan was
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Man Shot in Hartford Has Scar Where Quincy Pohceman's
 Bullet Penetrated
"GIRL FRIEND" IS AID TO
 DETECTIVES IN WORK
Mark on Hand is Now Barely No-
 ticeable-Was Treated by Hart
 ford Doctor For "Cut' But Told Girl He Had Been Struck by Bul1et-Del,i Into His Rec

buASt"nNNus luto HIS INt-
 ord.
 Hartford. Feb. 4 LP-An i'm portant link in the chain of circum- stantial evidence against Stephen Hoppe, believed to have killed Pc liceman Albert Hollis in pistol duel after the officer had discovered Hoppe in Quincy, Mass. store on October 24, 1927 was forged by the Hartford police today when it was learned that Hartford doctor had dressed wound in Hopes left hand few days after the crime. A bullet from Hollis revolver hit the burglars hand before the officer was fatally wounded by Hopes fire. . bullet from the latter's gun entering the patrolman's heart.
 Wound Barely Noticeable
 The wound in Hoppe's hand has healed. is barely noticeable. and can- not be definitely established as a bullet wound. When Hopes Hart ford "girl friend' was being ques- toned by Captain Frank Santore. he asked her if Hoppc, known here un- der the name of George r. Bersig. had ever been shot. She referred to the wound in his leg and also re- called that he had been shot through the left hand and that the wound had been dressed here. The girl, whose name the police do not dis close, was able to furnish the police with information which led to the identity of the doctor. Hoppe, or 3ersig. told the young physician that the wound resulted from d bad cut he had received. The doctor did not recognize the wound as one inflicted by a bullet, but IIoppc is said to have revealed to the girl with whom
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Carbon MOnOXide Gas
 Kills Two in Boston

Boston. Feb. 24 UP)-Two men.
 dead from carbon monoNde poison-
 ing. were discovered in a west end
 lodging house today. Police said a gas heater. left burn ing in the room where the two men were found. caused their deaths.
 James O. Coyne. 22. was identified
 by the landlady of the lodging house.
 The other victim was thought to be Frank J. Dulong. about A also of the west end.
 Police sought Dulong's wife to complete the identification Of the second victim.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
No Snow, So Skiing
 Contest Is Called Off

Salisbury. Feb. 24 R-Lack of snow has compelled the Salisbury club to call off the Connecticut state ski championship meet which had been set for tomorrow and Sunday. \ month ago postponement was necessary as the ground was bare of snow and while two days ego some hope vas felt that the meet could be held yesterdays rain and high temperature carried off onow 1 and ice and again the ground Ss | bare.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
c....:... s..,. 1,,. - be Radio Set in Worcester asFa 1icks Up Station 2-FC in Sydney
Australian Broadcast Taking Place at SO2 O'Clock This
 Evening, Heard in Mass at 5:25 This Morning.

thony Reno. Wyman street, tuned in his six tube radio set at 5::5 this morning and listened to a broadcast taking place at s:0e this evening in Sydney, Australia.
 Reno says he heard the Aus lralian announcer distinctly say "oFC. Sydney. Australia" and give the time as s:02 p. m. He looked at his watch and the time here was 5:25 a. m. Australian time Is ap-
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Movie Hearing Before
 Ordinance Committee

Alderman D. l.. Nair has called a meeting of the ordinance commit lee of the common council to be held Monday evening. March 5 at s ('clock. A public hearing will be A, Aeld on the petition for permission
 D conduct Sunday afternoon motion
 icture shows in the local theaters.
 tarting not earlier than { p. m.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Woman Drops Dead as She Is About to Pay
 Her Insurance Policy

Waterbury. Feb. A P-Mrs. Clara Roberts. 52. of this city dropped dead early this afternoon in the Grand street offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Con- pany.
 Mrs. Roberts was just about 10 pay a premium on her own life insurance policy which was due tomorrow. The premium will not have 10 be paid officials said this afternoon. Dr. r. C. Graves, act ing medical examiner. pronounc- cd death due 10 an acute heart attack.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24

proximately Is hours ahead of Eastern Standard time. When it is 1o noon in Worcester it is 3 a. m. the following day in Melbourne, comparatively short distance from Sydney.
 The Australian broadcast includ- ed a vocal program. Reno said he had no difficulty distinguishing male and female voices. Station PFC, Sydney. broadcasts on wave length of 44o meters with power of c,00O watts.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
POland's Oldest Jew Is
 Dead at Age of 125 Years

Gutwiska. Poland. Feb. 24 Pl- Having completed loo years Of mar ried life. Ieib Field, Poland's oldest
 Jew. is dead al this place. aged 1 95.
 His widow is IF years old Official record Of the commune
 show that Feld. who was proba bly the oldest inhabitant of Poland was
 born Tn 1so3 not far from where he died
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Ten Shoot Up City Bank in Kansas City and Escape With
 Loot Valued at SM,M
ST. LOUIS SUBURB HAS
 ONE TOO; SSo,oo0 TAKEN
In Kansas Holdup Bandits Used Automatic ShGt9uns and Pistols, Net Nobody Was lnjurei-Wcll- eton, Mo-, Robbery Accomplished By Trio Who Escape in Cun,- Hnandccred TaNicab,

Kansas City. Feb. 24 Rp-Ten bandits, armed with two sub- machine guns, automatic shotguns and pis- tols. shot up the City bank here to- day and escaped in two automobiles with loot estimated at approximately s2N,0N0.
 No One is Hurt
 Despite the promiscuous firing by the seven men who entered the bank during the raid, no one was injured
 Entering the bank with a four ish one bandit fired point blank at R. c. Kemper. president, and con- handed the 90 employees and a dozen customers 10 lie on the floor. Two men carried sub-machine guns and two others with sawed-off shotguns guarded the two doors.
 At first the bandits forced tellers 10 toss money boxes over the top of the cages. Then two of the men went behind cages and scooped up money themselves.
 S5O.OOO Is First Report
 E. H. Rheem. cashier. estimated the amount of loot at $2o.000 on the basis of an incomplete check. First reports were that about $50,000 had been taken.
 Mir. Kemper said that many Of the boxes tossed over 10 the bandits by tellers contained supplies instead of money.
 In Bank Six Minutes
 The robbers Were in the bank six minutes. The institution is located at 18th street and Grand avenue. Every time anyone moved a shot was fired and one pillar. from be- hind which an employe apparently attempted to fire at the bandits, was marked by six bullets. The ma chine guns were not fired.
 MT. kemper said he had believed 1t impossible to rob the City bank All employees are in the open and most of them equipped with revol- Ncrs and in each cage is a burglar alarm.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
'ublic Works Inquiry
 Starts Monday Evening

Councilman w. s. Warner has is- led a call for the first meeting of Ie committee appointed to investi- lte the public works department
 resolution of Councilman Samuel hlotsky. to be held at S o'clock oniay evening
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
$50. .OO0 Loot Herr

St. Louis, Feb. A (Pl-~T'hc We'll ston Trust company of Wcllston. a suburb. was robbed of approximately s3o.o0o in currency today by three men who entered during the night from an office upstairs. made pris- oncrs of eight cmploves as they re- ported for work and compelled them 10 open q. time vault. The robbers passed up S5.ooo in coin.
 IL was the fourth robbery of the bank and it's employees in four years. with total loot Of about S1ho.ooo. The losses were insured.
 In escaping. the robbers comman- deered taXicab. later transferring 10 all automobile in which several accomplices made belated appear ance.
 Familiar With Building The robbers showed familiarity "i'h the tNo-stpry bank building and the vault containing the money. h. dications were the robbers went up q bank stairway and climbed through a window 10 a dentists office.
 They left behind q brace and bit. a small saw and pair of timers shears with Nhich they apparently had cut a hole in the office floor and descended into the bank. Crouching behind desks and GUS toner's booths in the rear of the bank, the robbers awaited the ar rival Of the employes.
 Hit Over Head Clarence McGuffrey. negro porter, the first to enter was seized by the robbers. He offered resistance and was crackd on the skull with the re- vtivers which the robbers carried. He was then taken down stairway into the basement and tied with towels and rope.
 Oscar H. Henischel the Trust com pany's treasurer. and Leroy Lane assistant treasurer. v'rC made 10 kncel behind their desks while other employees were marched 10 the base ment. tied up and made to lie on the floor beside the porter.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Sl0,00O AWARD GIVEN
 HINKLER FOR FLIGHT
Australian Parliament Votes Two Thousand Pounds Be Given
 Famous Aviator.

Canberra. Australia. Feb. c4 UP) The Australian parliament today unanimously voted to award Captain Bert Hinkler. who recently complet- cd a record making flight from Lon don to Australia in 15 days, 2.00o pounds sterling in recognition of the flight.
 It was reported the flyer had re- ceived theatrical offers including one
 for t1o.000 for 8 semester's con- tract.
 He said he might engage in con-
 mercial flying if he had the oppor- tunity.
 London, Feb. 24 UP) - Bert
 Thinker. London-Australia aviator,
 was forced to land outside of Clon-
 curry. to which he was flying from Port Darwin. the Exchange Tele- graph Melbourne correspondent cab led today.
 The correspondent said that Hink-
 Ter would proceed by trian tomor-
 TOW morning. Port Darwin. Australia. Feb. c4 LP-Bert Thinker. who flew from
 England to Australia. left this
 morning on a flight of some 900
 miles to Conclurry. Queensland. Aft
 CT greeting his mother at Bunda-
 berg. he plans 10 fly to Canberra to
 deliver letter 10 Premier Bruce
 from the Australian high commis-
 sioncr at London. Afterward he will
 fly to Melbourne and there lis High,
 to tho south will end.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
FIRE IN T0RRINGTON
Knights Of Pythias Building is Dan- aged to Extent Of About ScO, ,OOO Early Today.

Torrington. Feb "A P,-The dam age caused by the fire early this morning in the Knights of Pythias building on Water street was esti- mated today at about scO,Oo0. The heaviest losers were the Knights of Pythias. owners of the building, and James r. Houlihan. proprietor of a ,nen's clothing store on the ground floor. The fire is believed to have started in the vicinity of a fuse box in the rear of the ground floor. A dance was in progress in Pythian hall on the top floor and the dancers bome 50 in number. found their es- cape down the stairway cut off by smoke and fire.
 They climbed down a fire escape pn the front of the building. There was no panic. The building is big
 rame structure flanked by two other frame buildings and for time the blaze assumed menacing proportions.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
ARREST NEAR IN
 BURNING MURDER
New York Paper Predicts Cap ture of Someone in Society
SENSATION IS EXPECTED
State Police Refuse to Re, cal Name
 Of Suspect But One Source Says it
 Is . "Doctor Huff" or "Hof" Who
 is Sought.

New York, Feb. of Pt-The Eve ming World says that some time to- day detectives and New Jersey troop
 CTS will reach into a circle of finan- cially and socially well-conducted
 New Workers and arrest the mur- derer of Miss Margaret Brown, who was burned to death near Bernards- vile, \. J. His arrest is expected
 10 cause a sensation,' the paper
 says.
 Know tue Killer Police know who the killer is. the
 newspaper says, and have him under
 surveillance. The only door of es-
 cape, they believe, is the quick sui hcide at which he hinted in a letter to police yesterday in which he re- turned bonds belonging to the slain
 woman.
 ! Captain John Lamb. in charge of troopers aiding in investigation of the crime. would not reveal the
 name of the murder suspect. He eN- l plained that because of the man,s s social standing the police would (check up every angle Of their in- i1uiry concerning him before making inc arrest
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
Know the Killer
Doctor Hu"

Bernardsville. N. J.. Feb. o4 PN- 4 Doctor Huff or "Hoff" was be- ing sought by police today as the slayer of Miss Margaret Brown. 4o- year-old goNerness. who was burn ed 10 death near here Monday night.
 Search for the slayer was inten- sfied by receipt of an anonymous the staying and returned Sc,500 in bonds and cash he had taken from his victim.
 The letter. mailed from Newark
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-24
THI. NE.ATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair and Un,itj, colder tonight: Saturday fair and colder.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-24

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New Britain herald., 1928-11-14

De Wore. Earl F.. racing car
driver. Los Angeles.
Fletcher. Mr.. and Mrs Alfred.
San Francisco.
FRANKIE. Mr.. and Mrs Carlos apd
two children. Ingeborg and Helmut,
Mexico City.
Henrotin. Charles NJ.
Inouye. Major Yoshio. japanese
consul in Buenos Aires.
Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs. L. A., mis-
sionaries, Richmond. Va.
jackson, Carry. Richmond, Va.
johnson. Mrs. Agnes NJ, wife OF
assistant harbor master of Barba-
dos
Knoppe. Sidney S.. head Of a
New York advertising agency.
Nancy. O. L.. address unknown.
Mills. Mrs. John NJ. 65 year old
widow, of Los Angeles.
Nahen, Isaac. address unknown.
Puppe. Mrs. S. f., and infant, ad-
dress unknown.
Stevens. Mrs. o. s.. wife of rep
resentative of First National bank
of Boston in Buenos Aires
Stone, C. ]. w, accountant.
Christianburg Va.
Whitehead, Ralph r.. Wood
stock, N. Y.
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B., and
two children. Francis, three, and
Paul. one, address unknown.
Second Class
Keith, Elder Burt. Salt Lake City.
Cunningham, Mr.. and Mrs, Lon
don.
Goodman, Mrs. S. j.. Tarrytown,
\. Y.
johnson, Mrs. l.. address un-
known.
Julian. Mrs. Germaine, New York.
Julian, Miss Daphne, New York.
Raphael, Mrs. Clytie. New York;
Thompson. Mrs. J.
Third Class
Alleyne. Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah
and three children. formerly Brook
Ign. Alleyne, Mary. pol Hyman
street, Jersey City. N. J. Rrathwaite
Hubert, address unknown. Bowen,
New Britain herald., 1928-11-14
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER H. 1924

MIR. and Mrs. S., New York. Cado-
gan, Walter, New York. Corbellini,
E.. address unknown. Bojnoff. Solo
mon G., New York. Garcia. Ramon,
address unknown. Headley. Mr.. and
Mrs. James, and three children, New
York. Honan Nora Bradlye. address
unknown. Leslie, Dalrymple. ad-
dress unknown. Leuthauser, Mr..
| and Mrs. Louis, 100 Lincoln street,
Jersey City. Mikel. Joseph. Chicago.
Murrin, Nincento, address unknown.
Pope. Eleanor. address unknown.
Panziatta, Gennaro, First National
Bank, Pittsburgh. Placente, Mr..
and Mrs. Francisco. New York. Reid,
Miss Marion E.. address unknown.
,, Rua, Mr.. and Mrs. Jose G.. and two
year old son. Jose. New Bedford,
Mass. Rowe. Theophilus. New York.
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence. New
York. Throne. Darnley. ! Jay street
Cambridge, Mass. Jones, Cleary, adj
dress unknown.
Crew Personnel
Batsen, Aubrey. Rreaser; Bolger,
John. first officer: Blue. John. sec.
end engineer: Blanc, Felix, second
class pantry: Blades, George, sea-
man: Bernard, Edward, assistant
steward: Braithwate. John. dayman;
Carey, Capt. w. j.. master of the
Vestrs: Conner, Nevil, assistant cook
Chapman, Walter, third baker:
Clarke, Joseph. relief greaser;
Clarke, Elton, quartermaster; Clarke
Ephriam, quartermaster; Craig,
Cuthbert, trimmer.
Dickson. Reginald. sixth engineer;
Davies, Richard, chief steward
Daley, Henry, bellboy; Fulton,
Thomas. electrician: Garner. Joseph.
trimmer; Greenridge, Cyril. trim
mer; Helme, Sidney, chief refriger-
ator engineer: Horribly, John, assist
ant steward: Rough. Andrew, assist
ant steward; Harley, Bridgeman,
assistant steward: Hawkins, Harry.
chief butcher; Hassell, Sydney, dom
keyman; Hunte. st. Claire. seaman;
Harris, Charles seaman: Hedrington.
John, greaser: Hedley. Samuel. trim
mer: Hampden. Evan. fireman:
Johnson. Frank. chief officer; Jones.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-14

John. fifth engineer: Jones. Thomas
barman: Jones. Clifford, servant;
Jones. Edgar. servant; Jones. Hugh.
hospital attendant: Jones Ralph.
second class cook; Jones. Sydney
foreman; Jarvis. Robert. assistant
steward; Jordan. st. Claire. seaman.
Kenzie. Murde. steward: Kewn.
John. second butcher: Littlemore.
James, steward; Leschaoloupe. Err
rol. bath steward: Leschaoloupe. Err
win. servant: Little. William. assist
ant cook: Licorish, Lionel, quarter
master: Moore. Laurinda. steward
ess: McCullock, Enrique. assistant
steward; Moore, Horace. assistant
cook: Maradigue. Antonio, second
rantryman: Mcdonald, Joseph. sea-
man: Mcdonald, James. second
wireless operator; Michigan. Alex
ander. dykeman; Medica. Aaron.
storekeeper: Monroe. William. fire.
man; Nea, Marvin. assistant cook:
OLoughlin, Michael, first wireless
operator; Owen. John, bedroom
steward: owen Gulbert, third class
steward: Preston. Oscar. captains
servant; Pay, Claude, assistant stew
ard; Prescott. Arthur, seamon.
Rigg, Frank, chief bedroom stew
ard; Smith. Ernest, refrigerating en-
eineer; Scott, James. fruitman: Scott
Clarence, fireman; Sergent, Grafton.
seamon: Straughan. James fireman;
Straughan Gerald. fireman: Sealey,
Andrew. trimmer: Sealey, Theophil-
us, fireman: Splitter. Joseph. fruit
man; Watson, Leslie, second officer;
Watson Miller seventh engineer;
Winstaplcy, John. night Waterman;
Williams, Arthur. assistant steward;
Watson, Alfred, assistant steward:
Waldron, Percy, seaman; Werner.
Conrad, bandman: Williams, Har-
rington, greaser; Weekes. Reginald.
fireman; Wells. Mcdonald, trimmer.
Crhe names Jones, Mcdonald,
Scott and Sealcy also appear In the
list of rescued but no given names
making it impossible to complete
identification.)
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New Britain herald., 1928-11-14
FIRST CHURCH BUYS LAND
Strip In Rear of Vine Street 50xie
Feet Purchased of John r. Rene
han for New Site

Purchase by the First Church Ec-
clesiastical society of 4 strip Of land
in the rear OF Vine street, bought
from John p. Renehan. will not
obviate the necessity of appearance
before the board of adjustment, Al
though it will afford greater lot area
when the church decides to erect q
new house of worship. The strip Ia
20 feet long and is IS feet wide at
the north end and II feet wide at the
south end. The group OF church
buildings as planned will not allow
of sideyafd setbacks a. required
under the coming act and special
exceptions will be required.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-14
Don't Let that Cold
Turn Into "Flu"

That cold may turn into Flu,
Grippe or, even worse, Pneumonia
unless you take care of it at once.
Rub Musterole on the coneested
parts and see how quickly It brings
relief as effectively as the messy OLD
mustard plaster.
Musterole, made from pure oil OF
mustard. camphor. menthOl and
other simple ingredients, is a coun-
ter-irritant which stimulates circu-
lation and helps break up the cold.
You will feel q warm Jingle as if
enters the pores. then a cooling sen
sation that brings welcome relief.
New Britain herald., 1928-11-14

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The Washington times., 1928-12-12

statesmen (3)
A December nth we will start our 18th
annual bargain offer We will need 3 ex-
fra men 10 start training and learn the
business Good DAY Apply Room SOD.
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
OAKLAND PONTIAC
l.. P. STEUART, INC.

Make Your Xmas Pleasant
Buy q Goodwin Used Car
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
GOLD SEAL 2 CARS
COST NO MORE
THAN ORDINARY
USED CARS

1926 Nash ADV. s Coaeh $52S
1926 Oakland Landau 495
1926 ChrysIer "a Coach SSO
1925 Hupp Coupe ..s.... s7b
1924 Essex Coach .s.. %
1924 5ewett Touring ~ 95
1925 Ford Sedan s...s. l25
1927 Whippet Coach S5O
1923 Whippet Coach s 45O
1927 WHY'S Knight 7O-A Ch. 7bO
The Washington times., 1928-12-12
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