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New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
HOOVER NOT ANCESTOR
 OF GERMAN BADENESE
Records Fall to Show Proof of Statement by American
 Society.

Baden Baden. Germany, May 24 R1The joy of the Badenese in claiming Herbert Hoover as one of their own has been short lived.
 There was great joy when the American Genealogical and Heraldic society announced that the American presidents forebear was none other than one Andreas Huber of Baden Baden. who allegedly emigrated to America in 1740.
 With customary German thor oughness. however, researches were instituted to prove the truth or fal- sity of President Hoover's connec- ton with the famous spa. But neither in the records of the town nor in the old church book was any trace of an Andreas Huber to be found.
 The best that Badenese can hope for Is that Andreas Huber may have come from one of the innumerable villages surrounding Baden Baden, the theory being that emigrants to the United States for convenience sake. stated that they came from Baden Baden, when in reality they hailed from some small village.
 Prof. F. H. Staerk, who conducted long investigations. found that the period around 1740 was one during which many Germans emigrated to the United States from this section of the country.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

population Of apprsxiuatsly 800 ctt- izens for one day. when visitors came as far north as Sacramento and as far south n Los Ange.oa.
 Citizens is the proper word to describe tho returning population. for all of the 500 persons wers for, mer residents. gathered in reunion. It was the t5th anniversary of tho founding of Traver. once 5000 population center of . great grain and horticultural area.
 Every building in the town has disappeared. The. last to % was the Del Zante hotel, burned to the ground last year. together with . little sore.
 Alkali was responsible for Tray CTS demise as a municipality. The chemical came to the surface with irrigation. killing grain, orchards and vineyards.
 Cattle now roam over sparse ''salt grass" where once q prosper ous com muntiy existed. The 500 reunionists picknicked beneath the great eucalyptus trees that border
 what once was the Traver school | yard.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
Plugged Nickels Bring
 ReprOOf to Passers

New York May 24,-There rang out in Times Square today tho death knell of the plugged nickel" and other forms of wooden money"
 In . drug store in that district was installed the first automatic bogus coin detector. a machine that not only detects, but tells all about it in q loud voice.
 The first robot" slug detective was attached to an automatic change maker. but is adaptable to any slot machine. If bad coin. even though Of proper size and weight, is dropped in the slot, it is dehected from the course of good coins by an electric magnet and loud mechanical voice admonishes, Please use good coins only"
 The inventor Joseph Shermack, frst intended to have his robot say Stop thief or Arrest that man" but on more mature thought decided this might wrong persons who in- nocently made use of bad coins.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
Transatlantic Ships
 Have Kosher Kitchens

Southampton. England, May st R-Heavy transatlantic travel by orthodox Jews has led to the sstab- lishment of kosher kitchens on the larger passenger ships plying be- tween Europe and the United States.
 A rabbi boards the ship just be- fore departure to certify that all meats stored for use in the kosher kitchen comply with orthodox re- quirements, after which . kosher cook supervises the preparation of meals for Jewish passengers who have expressed desire to be as- signed to kosher tables in the
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

s la n either cas-. m acute sAegtsSe is inevitable, and the grain crisis has facilitated political reconciliation of the oppositions.
 Rykoff's removal as president of the Uni0n Council of Peoples Com- missars yesterday was in no way the result of his earlier disagreement with 6talin. but mercy desire to relieve him from over.work.
 713asides that office. Rykoff was . member of the Politbureau. the hightst governing body of the Com- muntst party, and also chairman of the Soviet of Peoples Commissars of the Soviet Union. He retained those. offices.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
LATIN AMERICANS
 CHARM CAPITAL
Wiv6 Of Souhsl1 hIoys Ls0d
 Color to Official Life

Washington. May 24. N-Women or the Latin American diplomatic corps compose . colorful embrol- dery in the tapestry of Washington social cnd official life.
 They provide grace, atmosphere and charm in any gathering. In- vitation to their homes are eagerly sought.
 Many are talented musicians and artists. Among the latter are Sonora de Davila, wife of the Chilean ambaasador. and Sonora de Vrela, wife of the minister of Uruguay.
 Sonora de Ferrara. wife of the Cuban ambassador. is an accom- plished musician. She sings and plays equally we'll. Guests in her
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
MOTHER AND SONS ARE FINE fENCERS
Woman RelliI6 Ambition by
 Training Her Five Boys

Brookline, Mass. May .4. Ne The dream of the remarkable moth- CT of remarkable family as last is being realized.
 Fencing has been major inter- est in the life of Mrs. Eleanor Bald win Cass since she was II years old. And she has trained her five sons until they. too. are experts with the foils.
 But there were long years. she says, when fencing was almost in total eclipse in America and she was one of a small group that strove to keep alive interest in this ancient sport. whose beginning is lost in antiquity.
 At last, Mrs. Cess says, fencing is gaining in popularity 50 that now it seems to have positively established it self in the heart ot the American public.
 Fencing always has been popular in the Cass family. John. the cid. est son, now studying at the Yale medical school: Robert, of Wash ington, D. C.: Francis. Leo and Ed- ward of Brookline - the latter a student at Boston college-an are masters with the foils.
 But Mrs. Cass has not been con- tent to pass on her fencing skill to her boys. In exhibitions with her sons and by teaching sine has striven to widen the circles of fenc- ing enthusiasts.
 Hence, she states with consider able elation that some 40 schools in Boston now have q call for fenc- ing courses. The appearance of a young Boston society girl or stu- dent rushing through stately Cop ley Square, foil in hand, she says. is no longer an unusual spectacle.
 Under Mrs. Cass's tutelage such girls colleges at Wheaton, Smith and Jackson now are imparting lessons in fencing to classes of students.
 It is the same all over the coun- try. Mrs. Cass asserts, basing her statement upon letters from many educational institutions as far dis tant from New England as Texas and California.
 Behind all this Mrs. Cass per- ceives most excellent reason. Fencing. she asserts, brings out q general mental response found in no other sport and, she says. fits one for competition in any other form of athletics.
 There is nothing which devel- ops such perfect balance and gives as great social and moral boise as this particular sport"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

maids and HiatrDns - Duenes Aisee as hiding ceyly bshipA fans cad wearing black lacs maaatillas sAeuld revise their tdeaa." shs says. Tn their place has como the waman dentist. the doctor, the lawyer. Buenos Aires has . biz mothers' club. The members arc stadyinx the most approved modern methods of bringing up children just as mothers here are doins."
 At each school visited by Niss Brainerd she received . bouquet Of flowers presented by the pupils.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
DSSlllt FACTIONS
 MAKE AGREEMENT
eym d fretty Cons to l laIl Xdh shl9

D4rlin. May el. tUP)-Both the q Dwers of Leon Trotxky and tho | Ealled right wing opposition
 ded by M. Bukharin. A. I. Ry- and M. P. Tomsky evidently ke concluded . peace or at least aSarmistiee, with Joseph StAlin.. the ytuai head of the Soviet govern | It.
 10th oppositions realised that tto1 incurred a severe setback fol- \ (ktng Stalin's victory at the Bol- vik party conference this month. reover. the economic difficulties nlN fronting tho government not d y in connection with the graf l sSply. has hastened reconciliation bSlween the opposition and staltn. sfrotzky's articles attacking Stalin. vSltten since his arrival at Con- sntinople and published in the 'yati- -socialistic' press throughout [ world. served to alienate the s1ppathies of Trotzky's own adher- eaSs in Russia.
 7everal leading Trotzkyists still in elje told their friends they consid- esud Trotzky's articles an irrepar- ale blunder. Two of the principal q among them. Karl Radek. prom iQoNtly associated with Lenin at the h1inning of the revolution, and M. l. Iobrejansky. former editor of Havda. were expected to be allowed t1Seturn to. Moscow shortly and re- . ,2e their work.
 reobrejaneky in fact went to M1scow supposedly to confer with h1h Soviet officials regarding his Eurn, but he went back to exile N1terday. the negotiations evidently Ating failed.
 he two men were expected to dpmunicate to the party their dis aauociation from Trotzkyism.
 4ukharin. Rykoff and Tomsky, ea3prs of the Right Wing op- Hl1ition,' have been urging Stalin to 1kken his pace in industrialization show more leniency of the rich Rsants." They argued. in some dess openly. that the rich peasants
 bld be more sympathetic towards
 ietism if they in turn were gwen
 atcr consideration.
 &fhe group now, however. has si-
 ced it's guns and come to terms
 n etalin. who welcomed recon dAtion with it, comprising as il ! =, some Of the most outstanding
 itical leaders of the country.
 kccofdins to Rykoff's own fig
 ', . critical grain situation will
 pe in 1929, and owing to the six - cent decrease in the area the
 santS are cultivating. cereal crops
 be 6.500,0O0 tons less than ir
 and 100000 tons less thar
 ls:7. which may signify partial
 lins in local districts.
 klthoush the government hopes ts
 Nent such . condition in tho
 lntry generally. by the introduc
 of short rations. Stalin has op
 "a consistently any importation
 Foreign wheat In 1893 while tn,
 koff- Bukharin faction Awas re
 ted in favor of restricted whea
 Perts not exceedihg 00.O0e tons
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

The United States Shipping Board. stnca its creation just before AmerA ica entered into the World war, hAS sold approximately l.7oe sAips. te- talinx around s.75o.000 deadwstght tons and has received on account of the sales about t4oo. 100000.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

dinine setea. a
 In ex1laaattsa ef tAs stevs. MMt stax sA.ciais said % pes cont Of the lins's transatlantic yaa1aeser tFafhe is JeWish. F
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24

The female species of the light ming bug is the only one that ia equipped with lighting power.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
GHOST TOWN LIVES
 AGAIN AT REUNION

800 "Citixcns" Gather at Deserted California Grain Center and Live
 Over Old Times
 Traver, Calif.. May 24. (UP)-One of California's best know ghost" towns returned 70 life here with a
Evening star., 1929-12-01
S25O,O(O HO[D-UP
SUSPECTS TAKEN
Buffalo Police Say Arrest of
Four Solves Carson
Jewel Robbery.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated ETeSS.
BUFFALO, N. Y, November 30.--With
the arrest Of four men. police tonight
announced that the $250,ooo Carson
jewel robbery had been solved.
A key and key ring taken from John
L. Carson, jr., during the sensational
robbery at Snyder, November IL, and
three artificial pearls of string stolen
from Mrs. W. Hamilton Gardner were
found in the ashes of a stove in a small
cottage here where the gang made its
headquarters at the time of the hold-up.
Clinton (Red) Duke. Teddy Rogackie,
Eddie Przybyl and William Seiner are
held as the suspected bandits. The VIC
TINS of the robbery will see the prison.
ers at Cheektowaga, a suburb, tomor-
row afternoon.
The hold-up, as the crime has been
reconstructed by the police, was plan
ned by Duke. All the jewelry stolen in
the robbery, it is charged. was taken
to New York by Red Duke and another
man, who has not been apprehended,
in Dukes touring car on the night after
the robbery.
An attempt was made to sell 1000
worth of diamonds to New York fence
for $4,000. But $4,000 was offered, and
the deal fell through.
However. part of the jewels were dis
posed of in New York Police do not
know where they were sold. None Of it
has been recovered. A fifth man. whose
name has not been disclosed. is said to
have confessed burning the clothing and
masks worn by the men.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
u. S. PLAYGROUND
RECORD is BROKEN
3,248,264 Persons Visit Na-
tionaI Parks and Monu-
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
When vacation time came, or when
the crops we're all In, an amazing to-
tai of 3,248,264 persons packed their
baggage and visited the national parks
and national monuments of the United
States during 1929. -. IS. ..z..
This broke all records for national
park travel. OF the number 1850, ,597
visited the parks, an increase Of
158, 400 over 1928, and 567, 7,667 the mon
uments, an increase Of 65,011 over the
previous year. e ,~,.,
Director Albright. in his annual re-
port yesterday, said this, increase, more
than adequately demonstrated the need
of great national Fairgrounds and nat
ural educational centers.
Increase in Total Area.
During the year the total area in
national parks was increased from
II ,846 square miles to 12,llS square
miles through the establishment of new
reservations and by boundary revisionS.
The Grand Teton National Park In
Wyoming was created a park by Con-
gress on February 26, 1929, bringing
the total of national parks up to 81.
Work of acquiring lands for the
Shenandoah National Park and the
Great Smokey Mountain National Park
in Virginia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee, was reported by Mr.. Albright
as progressing rapidly.
The total appropriation for the park
service for the year was 81, ,754. .015, with
additional authority to enter into con-
tractual obligations for road work up
to $4,000,000.
Cash donations to the park service
from private sources totaled $16,255.10.
Revenues derived from the operations
of the park amounted to $849, ,272 .95,
an increase over last year of SAL ,017.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
STATE DEPARTMENT.
PLEA RECOGNIZED
House Subcommittee on Ap-
preparations to Probe
Working Conditions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An investigation by the subcommittee
of the House appropriations committee
of congested working conditions in the
State Department has been decided
upon.
The committee has charge of the de-
partment's appropriations for the next
fiscal year and the decision was reached
after Secretary Stimson, Assistant Secre-
tary Wilbur j. Carr and subordinate
officials had testified at the committee
hearings regarding Secretary Stimson's S
the fiscal year 1891 amounting to $2,-
100000.
Members of the committee are ex-
pected to visit the State Department
for personal survey of the conditions
during the next two weeks. Several
members declared they desired to see
the conditions under which work is
done in overcrowded rooms and to in
vestigate the storage of priceless
archives and files where they are sub
ject to fire and destruction by insects.
A part of the $2.500.o00, which Is in
addition to the regular appropriation of
nearly SIS, ,o00. 900. will be used for better
storage facilities If granted by Congress.
In the event the present War Depart
nent survey of the need for a separate
War Department building results in the
State Departments taking over the
entire State, War an1 Navy Building,
SUFFICIENT space would then be avail
able, Assistant Secretary Carr told the
committee, for bringing to the depart
ment archives which are now stored
in American missions abroad. While
other governments at 20-year intervals
provide for the transfer to their foreign
Offices of accumulated archives abroad,
due to lack of funds and storage space
the United States has never made a
transfer of its foreign files to Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Rail MERGER PLAN
IS BEING PUSHED
Interstate Commission, How
ever, Has Adopted No
Definite Trunk Lines.
By the Associated Press.


Work en- the national railroad con-
solicitation plan is being pushed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, but
differences still exist among the men,
bers and no. definite division OF the
various roads into major trunk hneS
has yet been adopted.
The commissioners themselves do not
yet know whether the plan as finally
drafted will consist of four, five or six
trunk lines in the East, or how many
will be proposed for the entire country
At Is said.
Chairman Lewis informed the Senate
several months ago that the commits
sion was going steadily ahead under It's
mandate to publish consolidation pro-
gram to be followed in its general form
by the railroads in their unifications. He
hoped at that time to have the plaE
ready before the first Of the year, and
last month Commissioner Claude r
Porter said he expected the program 10
be published this year. Whether this
will be accomplished is doubtful in view
of the progress made thus far in agree
ing upon the provisions. A number OF
proposals still are. under consideration,
in addition to the Porter plan pre-
sented by the commissioner, with the
final draft to be undertaken after the
final decisions are, reached
In addition to the views OF the
various members of the commission.
and other programs, some Of which
date back several years, four separate
applications for consolidation nave
already been made to the commission
From 10 to 80 systems have been pro-
posed for the country, and in the East
from 4 to 6.
The Baltimore e. Ohio the Chesa-
peake & Ohio. the Wabash and the
Delaware & Hudson have asked ap-
proval of merger programs, with some
lines being sought by more than one
road. In addition the Pennsylvania
and the New York Central. both DOM
inant factors in the Eastern trans
nortation world: are believed in rail-
road circles to have plans in the max
ing. while the Lackawanna also has
been suggested as the key line IN
another group.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

and Lewis Murph Of Washington were
united In marriage by Rev. DR.. John e.
Briggs Of Washington. They were at
tended by Mrs. A. Spittle as matron of
honor and Russell Rigg,. brother of the
bride, as groomsman. Immediately fol-
lowing this ceremony Rev. Scott Y.
Craig. pastor of the Fairfax Church
solemnized the marriage of Miss Thelma
!. Taylor Of Fairfax Station and j. Troy
Hubbard of Washington, d. C. The
latter couple we're attended by Miss
Dorothy Chesley and Howard o. Mason.
ing the ceremonies Mrs Ruth Olsen and
Arthur Taylor of Washington sang 20
Promise Me-" The wedding march was
played by Elmer Firsinger. A reception
was given to the two couples Thursday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
James Taylor of Fairfax Station.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
CAR KILLS PEDESTRIAN.
Portsmouth, Va, Man pies When
Hit Near Baltimore.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. November 30
Louis Christ0pher, 28. Of Portsmouth,
Va. died today at Franklin Square
Hospital of injuries received when he
was struck last night on the Washing
ton Boulevard by a machine driven, po-
lice said, by Columbus Sholl Of Colds
boro, N. @.
Shou brought Christopher. who was
struck while walking toward Washing
ton about 2 miles from Laurel, to the
hospital and reported the accident 70
the police.
Sholl said Christopher was walking
on the right side of the road, but not
far enough to the side to be out of dan
ger from Washington bound trafdc.
He did not see the man. he told the pu-
lice. until he was almost on top of him.
Sholl was ordered held pending At
ton by Auto Coroner Germanus France.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

BY the Associated Press.
A conference cf match and cigarette
manufacturers to discuss the feasibility
of introducing fireproof matches and
self-extinguishing cigarettes into the
trade has been suggested to Secretary
Lamont by Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican, of Massachusetts,.
After a study of nine months the Bu-
reau of Standards developed q method
of fireproofng matches and cigarettes
at the request Of Mrs. Rogers, who has
been interested in a move to reduce fire
hazards. particularly in forests and in
congested areas in cities.
Mrs. Rogers said careless smokers had
caused an annual fire loss of 500, ,0o0 900
Evening star., 1929-12-01
DENTIST MARRIES.
DR.. W. g. Shafhirt of Washington
Weds in Fairfax.


Special Dispatch to, The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. November 30.-Dr.
William G. 'Shafhirt, surgeon dentist of
Washington, 1850 Wyoming avenue, was
married Wednesday afternoon in the
Southern Methodist parsonage at Fair
fax to Mrs. Mary L. Crocker of Mclean.
!, Other marriage licenses issued by the
clerk include Alvah E. Bright. 26,. and
Evelyn M. Clark. %, both of Lorton,
who were to be married November. 27 at
Occoquan; lane Lewis Murph, 35, of
CAT Kenyon street Washington, and
Susannah Riggs, s8, of GAL F street
southwest, Washington; Walter E.
Minor, 20, and Elizabeth G. Biggers, %,
daughter of j. w. Biggers of AMMAN
dale, both of r. F. D. No. 3, Alexandria,
who were married at Upperville; ]. Troy
Hubbard, Is, of 1902 Vermont avenue,
Washington, and Thelma /. Taylor, 20,
OF Fairfax Station, Va: Clarence M.
Madison, 81, and Mrs. Ada Harlow, 18,
both of Burke. the latter a daughter of
M. A. Edwards.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Conference on Fireproof Matches
Is Urged by Woman Representative

! and that since the announcement of the
flreproofing method she had been urged
by thousands of persons to seek legis-
lation to compel match and cigarette
manufacturers to use it.
Il do not desire TO introduce such
legislation" she said. because it would
inflict hardship on the industries and
I doubt If 1t would be successful. But,
believe that some Of the manufacturers
might be induced to produce fireproof
cigarettes and matches at conference" "
The fireproofing method includes the
tipping of cigarettes with cork about an
inch, and coating them inside with
water glass, sodium silicate substance:
Matches would be coated within half
inch of the head.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED
BY HiT-AND. RUN DRIVER
Phillip Long Of Alaska, w. Va.
Suffers Skull Fracture-Police
~ .. Arrest Autoist, ~.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November 3O.-
Philip B. Long. 67-year-old store pro-
prietor Of Alaska, w. Va, is in Me-
mortal Hospital here in q critical con-
,dition. from fractured skull and a
fractured leg, the result OF being strlrk
by a automobile said to have been
operated by Clark Haines, 49,. Three
Churches, w. Va, as Long was walk
ing along the road near his store late
yesterday.
Haines is held in the county Jail in
Keyser, w. Va, charged with driving
while intoxicated, pending the OUT
come Of Mr. Longs injuries.
According to ofiicers, Haines Ned after
striking Long and was pursued BY sew
eral men who saw the accident. When
oovertaken in Springfield two other men
leaped from the ear and ned, but
Haires was unable to get out Of the
machine.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
MAN, BURIED IN COAL.
FOR AN HOUR, RESCUED
Faulty Mechanism Causes Dump
. Car to Discharge Load on
Laborer.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
FREDERICK, Nd November 3d.
Buried under a carload Of anthracite
coal, which was being unloaded at a
Harry Keller, as, Middletown, yesterday
made a narrow escape from serious in
jury. Keller was imprisoned under the
coal for an hour. and it took the COM
bined efforts of 20 men to free him
from his prison. :.
Keller. with another workman, was
attempting to unload the car of coal.
The automatic dump at the bottom of
the car failed to work, and when the
two men crawled under the car to make
further examination, the car dump sud-
denly opened. .burying Keller. He gave
instructions to his rescuers, directing
them where to dig.