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New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
LEUpoLDxAY GET POST AS SENATE MESSENGER
Hartford County Members of As sembly Expected to Name Him
 for Capitol Position.

Paul c. Leupold of 223 Maple street is expected to gain an appoint ment as senate messenger when the Hartford county members of the gen. eral assembly caucus tomorrow at the capitol to organize for the 1929 session. Mir. Leupold. veteran re- publican worker, is local representa- tt of a German language news paper.
 The senatorial caucus tonight will probably elect Senator Roy c. Wilcox of Meriden as president pro tenn. Senator-elect Ernest w. Christ of this city had been assured consider able strength in the event that he wished to be a candidate. but he has declared himself not in the race and looks for the election of Wilcox.
 The election of a county commits sioner, for which the present com missioner. E. w. Schultz. and Mrs. Nellie M. Dow. who aspircs to be the first woman 10 fill the office, are can- didates. will not take place for about two months.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
AGED DOCTOR TENDED
 PATIENTS ILLS FREE
Brilliantly Educated He Disdained Use of Modern
 Equipment in Work

Craig, Colo, Jan. S.-Rp-Resi- dents of this sparsely-settled moun- tain country today prepared to open the snowy 7-mile trail to the home of Dr. B. A. Abrogast in order that they might conduct there the funeral rites for the eccentric. old-fashioned physician who had dwelt in their midst for a quarter of Q century, ministering to their ills without charge.
 Although brilliantly educated and widely travelled Dr. Abrogast. who died Sunday of influenza at the age of s4. selected the lonely back woods in which to practice, and showed studied disregard for things modern. including telephones. automobiles and payment for his services.
 He will be buried tomorrow at the brow of the hill above his lonely cabin where he chose, while being . true friend to man, to live and let the rest of the world go by.
 No call of his ailing fellowman went unanswered by the aged prac- titioner, who lived an unexplained hermit-like existence. Only three weeks ago he put his horse through three-foot snow drifts to give . re- mote rancher's twins their start in life. The privation of the journey contributed to his fatal illness.
 Although ministering freely at all times to the cowboys and homestead CTS residing in this section. Dr. Abrogast never made . charge for his services. He lived from the free will offerings of his patients, and usually was paid with . side of beef or pork. vegetables. hay. grain or flour. He spurned telephones and made his calls on horseback.
 Indeed automobiles cannot ap- proach his cabin. and those who at- tend the funeral will have to travel by horseback. County commissioners of Moffat county have ordered out a snow blow to open the winding trail.
 Fllowing graduation from Ohio Medical college at Cincinnati in 1883, Dr. Abrogast came to Breckenridge. Colo. where he practiced for several years. He then went abroad and did graduate medical work in Berlin and Paris. Returning to the state he came even deeper into the mountains to practice. He is survived by a son and divorced wife who live in Denver.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
Blazing Cat Hurls
 Itself at Fireman

Worcester. Mass. Jan. s N@A hissing ball of fire came hurting out of closet in a burning three story house at 497 Grafton street. yester- day. and chung to the breast of Fire man John Boyle of Hose II, scratch. ing and snarling. for several mo- ments before the startled fireman realized that 1t was a cat with It's fur on fire. Boyle's clothing did not ignite. Severe scratches and minor burns on his hands and wrists were his only injuries.
 The fire started because a small boy thought 1t would be fun to build a bonfire in the cellar. Several fire men narrowly escaped being over- come by smoke and leaking illumi- hating gas when . gas connection was burned of.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
BRISTOL MAN KNEW RICHARD IN ALASKA Joh Dalb, ProspGtor ,nd Ad. Imtura, Recalls klondks Days TEX X "SQUARE GAMBLER" Met DooeAsed Promoter Whea Nc
 Ran Games of Chance h Tom
 Chisholm's Saloon in Dawsoa Dur.
 ing Stampede to Gold Fields.
TEX X "SQUARE GAMBLER''
Especial to the Hsrald)

Especial to the Hsrald)
 Bristol, Jan. S-"Tex Rickard was . square gambler and his word was as good as gold. All his games were conducted honestly and on ono oc- casion when he found his bankroll rapidly diminishing with . turn of bad luck, he scorned the offer of crooked gamblers to help him re- coup his losses"
 Such was the tribute paid Rick ard by John Davis. prospector. ad- venturer and traveller when inter- viewed in his rooming house at S1 Summer street last evening by the local representative of the Herald.
 Met Rickard in 1897 Davis first met Rickard in Daw- son in 1897 when the deceased pro- moter operated the games of chance in Tom Chisholm's saloon. At that time Rickard and Sam Bonderfield conducted the two largest gambling esta blishments and when Rickard pulled stakes, he left behind him a fortune of $350.O00. which had been lost as 1t was won. at faro, bank and roulette. Bonderfield returned to Be- attle with a considerable fortune and bought a hotel for his sister. The last information Davis had Of him. he was in sanitarium in Washington.
 Opened First Saloon in Home
 After leaving Dawson. Rickard went to Nome, where he and a man named Murphy opened the North ern Saloon. the first liquor oasis tn that camp. After a run of luck, he again met with reverses and. ac- cording to Davis, dropped second fortune of approximately S350.000. At one time Rickard was financially interested with a man named Reilly in a saloon at the corner of Wash ington street and Second avenue, Seattle. Wash. which was known AS "Tex Richards and lteilly's Bar. When Rickard moved on from Nome to Goldfeld. Nevada. in 1902. he was staked by Frank Nugent, a tin ner of Nome. Later Rickard went to South America and all that Davis knows of his life since that time is what he has been told or read.
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

He has been with the bank since leaving high school in 1897. He had been prominent in tho athletic af. fairs and student government fuc- tions of the high school. and upon his graduation was elected to the alumni council, which was in ex- istence for many years
 MT. Judd's success in politics has also been noteworthy. He was elected alderman from the third ward in 1923, and has been twice reelected. He was president pro tenn. of the common council for two terms. and would have been again chosen at the caucus of last spring had he not asked that another be selected. For four years he has been chairman of the republican town committee. In 1926 he was elected to the house of representatives. Mir. GCOntinued on Pa1e 1h
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
SILVER LAKE INN, ON TURNPIKE, FIRE SWEPT
Owner of Building Asks
 State Police to Investigate

Fire said by the owner to have been of suspicious origin. completely destroyed the Silver Lake Inn, a popular roadhouse on the Berlin Meriden turnpike early this after noon. The blaze started shortly be- fore 12 o'clock. and is thought to have occurred after the thawing out of frozen water pipes in the cellar by Francis and Christopher Powers, proprietors.
 The two men had been engaged in thawing the pipes. and according to an Associated Press dispatch, were using a blow torch. At 11:45 o'clock they stopped for lunch and went upstairs. A few minutes later they discovered the cellar mass of flames. A phone call to the Meri- den fire department brought two trucks and squad of firemen. but the structure was in ruins by the time help arrived.
 The Silver Lake inn was built about 20 years ago and was one
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
Air Mail to Canada
 At Regular U. s. Rates

Air mall letters and parcels will be accepted for mailing to Montreal by way of the rev International Air Mail route via Albany, at the U. s. mailing rate of five cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each addi- tional ounce or fraction. after next Tuesday. according to an announce ment made today by Postmaster H. E. Erwin. This includes the regular postage but is in addition to the registry, insurance and special de- livery and handling fees.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
RUTHERFORD WILL
 BACK UP DEPUTY
Denies Truth of DlVenpolt's
 Charge Against Fay
PUBLIC HEARING ON JAN. Y
Complainant Wants Explanation of Admitted Statement By Fay That even Ride You Cntil You Take Down That Barn."

Flat denial of Clifton E. Daven- ports claim to the building com- mission that Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford rejected building that Deputy Thomas E. Fay approved. was made by Rutherford today in the opening gun of the defense to charges on which Davenport will be given a hearing. January IT.
 The house in question is at 20 Davenport street. It was built by l.. l.. Deming and while it is gener- ally understood to be the property of Davenport, his name does not ap- pear as owner on the permit card.
 Dispute Over Floor Jo!sts
 Davenport, finding that PKG floor joists were used in the second floor whereas 2x8 joists are required by the ordinances, protested to the building department. Inspector Fay, it is said, warned the contractor that the construction was not in n~r
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
Two Die, IF Rescued,
 When Hotel Burns

Joliet, Ill.,. Jan. s R-Two per- sons were burned to death and a dozen others were rescued today,
 when a mysterious fire destroyed a downtown hotel.
 The dead are Mir. and Mrs. Will
 bur Walker. Police and fircmen carried out all the guests save the Walkers. whose
 escape was cut off by flames. The building was a three story structure of brick and frame con-
 struction.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
Former State Policeman Fined for Drunken Driving

Bridgeport, Jan. A - Former State Policeman Charles J. Quigley, of Wcstport, today was fined $1o0 and sentenced to ten days in jail for driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor.
 Judge Samuel c. Shaw. in criminal common pleas court. in levying the fine and pronouncing sentence, se- verely reprimanded the former po- liceman, wh, has also served on the Westport local police force. Quigley was arrested in Fairview on Novem- Der 27, following an accident in which his car was involved.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
BUSsEs FOR TROLLEYS

Hartford. Jan. 8 R1The public utilities commission handed down a decision today giving the Connecticut company authority to substitute bus service for its trolley service between Gildersleeve and Middletown. the bus service to begin January 13. The bus will run from the trolley ter- minus at the Gildersleeve post office to the terminus at Hillside avenue. Middletown. The commission directs the Connecticut company to tear up the tracks and take down its wires md pOlea
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
BURNED ID DEATH
 IN GASOLINE FIRE |. \. Dickinson of This City Victim Of Garage Blaze
 TRAPPED UNDER TRUCK
Electric Light Bulb BreakA Ignttes Flooe, New Britain Man Upsets Pal of Gasoline and Quickly Be- comes Human Torch.

Despite . desperate effort on the part of Lester Dickinson of 61 Dean street. Hartford. to save the life of his younger brother. Lawrence H. Dickinson. 22 years old. of l77 Bur- ritt street this city. the latter was burned to death in . raging fire
 '-h swept the garage of R. T. Inc. of 6s4 Wethersheld ave- Hartford. last evening.
 N According to employees of the : ompany the younger Dickinson was underneath . truck which he had driven into the garage draining out the gasoline. As the gasoline flowed into the pail an electric light bulb from an extension wire fell to the gasoline saturated floor of the garage . few feet away from him.
 Tho bulb was without & metal guard and when 1t broke and expos ed the hot wires they ignited the gasoline soaked wood. In . hurried attempt to crawl out of the way of tho sudden blaze. Dickinson knock cd over tho pail of gasoline and soon the garage was a roaring furnace.
 Becomes Human Torch Dickinson was drenched with the flaming gasoline when he staggered to hts feet. His brother was at hi, side immediately. He had attempted to help him from under tho car be. fore the pail overturned and tht sight of his brother in flames caused : him to snatch old clothes and many of his own garments in . frantic ef. fort to put out the blaze. Leyland F Preston. manager of the garage. and George Gleason. another employe wrapped what clothes they could find and what clothes they could tear off their own bodies around hin to smother the flameA
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

Brrr -. Icy waters and frigid north winds bother not these two girls. who take their daily dip in Hart Pit Pond on Pennington road. The above photographs were taken yesterday. and while people in the city were huddling in their overcoats and furs, and thinking of the win- ter's supply of coal and oil. Misses Lee Zyska of Burritt street. this city. and Ellen O'Conncll of snuthington, both employed in the office of the Trumbull Electric Mfg. Co.,, in Plain- vile. were enjoying their daily swim iE the pond. while the thermometer at near zero mark. To be exact the
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
BANKS ADD THREE ID DlRECTORATES Judd and PritChard on Board Of
 New Britain National 0'C0NNELL CITY NATIONAL
Romance Behind Rise of Judd. Who Entered Employ of Institution e Clerk When Ho Was Graduated from High School in 1897.

William H. Judd, cashier of the New Britain National bank, and Richard E. Pritchard. assistant treasurer of the Stanley WorkA were added to the board of. direc- tors of the bank at its annual cleo. ton today.
 MT. Judd's admittancs to tho board marks another step in . rs. markably successful banking career which has carried him from . clerkship in the New Britain Ma tional bank to positions of impor- tance. the assistant cashiership sev- eral years ago. the office of cashier last year. and today to the board of directors.
 From High School to Bank
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

sedition." In 192O-21. he carried on vigorous newspaper polemic against bolshevism and against the views of H. G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. Some of these were published in the book My Dear Wells."
 Mir. Shaw when informed of the death. said T have paid so many tributes to the work of Jones when it was really of some use to him that I do not sec any need to pay tribute now when it cannot gratify him. We remained good friends to the last" i"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
JUDGE SENTENCES JURY
 TO fl DAYS IN SCHOOL
Peers Who Acquitted Defendant Against Evidence Termed Unfit
 and Told to Learn Roles.

and Told to Learn Roles.
 Chicago. Jan. 8 R-A jury was sentenced to II days schooling when it freed a prisoner late yes terday.
 The jury had acquitted a defen- dant. who. a policeman testified. was found at midnight on the roof of a house with a kit of burglar tools. The charge was attempted burglary
 The circuit court judge, George F. Rush. pronounced sentence on the jurors:
 If the evidence in this case will not sustain a verdict of guilty, no evidence ever will in any case. You have II days more to serve. but l won't let you Aear any more cases as jurors For the remaining II days you will sit in the rear of this cou, and try to learn something of your duties as jurors"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

Los Angeles. Jan. : R,-The hu- man engine is after all superior to tho mechanical ono in endurance flying.
 The question. one of the many put 10 tho army's monoplane. Question Mark. was answered beyond a doubt when the great Fokker gave up tho battle yesterday afternoon and set tied to earth after . glorious th- umph in the fleld of aviation. . rec ord-shattering night of l50 houra Go minutes. 1S seconds, and nearly is.ooo miles safely completed.
 Neither the astounding distance sr endurance performances of the remarkable ship were regarded by hss army sponsors as the prime ac- Domplishmsnt, however. That dis hnetion went to her through proof sf the theory that rsAueling of air Dlanss vhils in flight is practical which army efkiceu said was the bhisf mission Of the epochai flight None of the three 32b-horsepower notors was entirely airworthy when me ersw finally noaed tho ship down eo earth, after . flight which lasted nearly . full week. On the other hand the i've men aboard were pro- neunoed physically fit by army phy- dcians who said they needed only sest after fatigue of tho trying argosy. First statements from the men also voiced the fact they were feeling physically it and could take off again If the motors would per- nit
 Faithful to the last in the mission
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
CREW OF QUESTION MARK FIT
 AFTER 150 HOURS IN AIR;
 ENGINES OF PLANE USELESS
HENRY 4. JONES DIES,
 WAS PROLIFIC WRITER
Plays and Articles Flowed From His Pen-Criti-
 cized Shaw,

London. Jan. 1.-F-Henry Arthur Jones, author of 70 produced playa, is dead at the age of v. He died It his home in Hampstead last night of lung congestion.
 Of late years MT. Jones had been writing of social questions rather than for the theater. and in the latest edition of"Who's Who" he de- scribed his recreation a hunting
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
RICHARD FUNERAL
 PARTY |N4VEW YORK
Train Bearing Remains Of Pro. moter Arrives From Florida
DEMPSEY ONE OF GROUP
Prize Fighter Denies He Win TEy to Fill Shoes of Deceased at Head
 of Madison Square Garden Cor
 p0ration.

New York, Jan. s R-The train bearing the body of Tex Rickard from Miami Beach, where the ca reer of the world famous sports pro- moter ended Sunday, reached Penn sylvania station today at 1O:20 a. m.
 Thousands damned the station, but only friends and newspapermen, numbering more than 100. were permitted to enter the approaches Ito the train.
 Most of the members of the board of directors of Madison Square Gar den. led by Col. John 5. Hammond, new acting general manager. were there to arrange transfer of the body. as well as to meet Mrs. Rick ard and Jack Dempsey. Mrs. Rickard was near . state of collapse.
 The body of the promoter, en- cased in a $15.0O0 bronze casket and covered with an immense floral Eft
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

l temperature was IF above zero in the
 open spaces on the road, and the
 cold north wind was blowing at the
 rate of about s5 miles an hour. when they plunged into the icy water. The pond was covered with ice
 from two inches in thickness near the shore to six inches a few yards in and it was necessary to use . meat cleaver for lack of an axe. to chop
 way into deeper water. The
 photographer and reporter. who &C.,
 companied the girls. were skeptical
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-08
Human Machine En- dures Long Grind Bet- ter Than Mechanical Appliances Refuel. ing Process Hailed as Achievement.
SAFE LANDING MADE
 AT END OF TRIP

Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles, Jan. . NoMotor trouble which yesterday caused the landing of the army's rec ord breaking airplane. Question Mark. after . sustained flight of 150 hours, and 90 minutes, today was fonud to have been of such . trivial character that plans were made to fly the craft to Rockwell Field. San Diego. later in the day.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-08

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09

discuss the matter by correspondence
with his administrators.
He declined to say what reasons
prompted his decision.
Doran said his decision still would
permit agents to use their service
reyolvers in the denscly populated
communities. In sparscly settled
districts, especially in the noun.
tains, the agents, he added, needed
rifles for protection.
The situation in the Detroit area,
where one of the agents recently
lost his life, he continued, was we'll
in hand.
"Wc are better off there than We
have ever been before" he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09
N D, CROP AVERAGES
STILL RUN SPOTTED
RYE From 8 to 20 Bushels, Bar
Icy - to ~, Oats IS, and
Wheat 8 to IL to Acre

Further figures wired in to the
500 Line agricultural department
from towns along the road. show the
crops continuing to return spotted
averages. Additional reports to
those published last week are:
Lidgerwood, so acres rye, IL bush
els average; 40 acres wheat, 3
bushels.
Ransom, rye running s to Is
bushels to the acre.
Fornlan, 40 acres oats, averaging
IS bushels, 40 acres wheat, IL BUSH
els, so acres wheat II, so acres
barley, q.
Cakes, go acres rye, 10 bushels,
40 acres wheat, 8.
Coggswell, 80 acres barley. IL
bushels, as acres barley, 81, 20 acres
rye, Is.
Merricourt. 81 acres barley. Fl
bushels.
Kuhn, Is acres barley, 10 BUSH
els.
Moffit, 80 acres rye, 6 bushels,
40 acres wheat, IL.
Bismarck, 80 acres wheat, 10
bushels. 80 acres, II.
Coleharbor, so acres rye, 8 BUSH
els, 80 acres wheat, S.
Plaza, 90 acres rye, 8 bushels, 40
aeres rye, 20.
Van Hook, 60 acres rye, 8 bushels.
Sanish, so acres rye, 3, 70 acres
barley, 20.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09
ACRICULTURISTS OF
south TO Be FIRST
TO WIN BOARD help

Washington. Aug. s.-(AP)-Ag-
riculturists Of the south, rather than
those Of the great wheat regions,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09
H BISMARCK TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1929

are the first to get q share Of the
federal farm boards $500, OOO, 600
revolving fund.
Recognising the n of the
Mediterranean fruit fly and the
need for emergency aid to minimize
the loss from its deprcdations, the
boards first loan has been allotted
to the Florida United Growers and
the Florida Citrus Growers Ex-
change to help those coopcratlves
in the preparation Of this years
crop so it can be marketed.
The money is to be used to equip
distribution plants Of the organiza-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-08-09
CALIFORNIA MAN IS
EAGLES PRESIDENT
Charles j. Chenu Succeeds Ed.
ward ]. Ryan in High OF.
flee; 10000 See Parade

Minneapolis, AUG. e.-,P,-Charles
J. Chenu. Sacramento. Calf. today
vas the new grand worthy president
of the Fraternal Order Of Eagles.
He, with other officers. was elected
at the annual election yesterday at
the orders national convention here.
He succeeds Edward j. Ryan, Phtla-
delphia.
Other officers elected arc: Robert
e. Proctor, Elkhart, Ind. grand
worthy vice president: George Nord-
lin. st. Paul. grand worthy chaplain;
John S. Parry. San Francisco. grand
secretary; Joseph H. Bowling. Day.
ton. O.. grand treasurer: Francis
Hayes. Norristown, Penn. grand
worthy conductor.
John Hogan. Lowell. Mass. grand
worthy inside guard: John A. Kelly.
San Francisco. insurance director:
and Paul E. Stcffler. San Antonio.
Texas. John A. Abel. Marion. O.,
Michael H. Sweeney. Binehamton. N.
T.. and Walter Kcil. Sheboygan. Wis.,.
grand worthy trustees.
More than $780, 900 persons wit
llCSScu Vic CCIlNCAltAOll p0AuAC SCO
tcrday through downtown Minneap-
oils. One of the floats which at
tracted attention was that entered BY
the St. Cloud. Mimi, Aerie.
San Francisco was chosen as the
1880 convention city OF the Fraternal
Order OF Eagles at the annual con-
vcntion today.
The Grand Aerie cup. q diamond
encrusted creation Of solid silver
standing five feet high. was awarded
the birmingham. Mass. degree team
which vas adjudgcd the best drilled
uniformed and disciplined body par
ticipating in the contest.
With this award. the Framinghan
team has o trophy twice in sue
ccssion. Should they win 1t again q
the 1880 conclave. 1t will become thei
permanent possession.