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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
ROGERS SUPERVISING
 EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Municipal Labor Bureau Opens in City Build
 ing Today

\ municipal employment bureau, authorized by the common council on recommendation of Mayor Pao- nossa. was set up today at the mayors office with Frank Rogers in charge.
 Nlr. Rogers has hcd previous eX- perienCc in this work, having been associated with James J. Cochrane' in the city employment office estab- lished during the last industrial slump when thousands of men, chiefly Spaniards who came here to obtain factory work. were out Of jobs.
 Tho employment service will operate in the ante room of the mayors office, where names, ad- dresses and financial conditions of applicants will be recorded Office hours will be maintained in the morning and until o'clock in the afternoon. From 2 to o'clock, Mir. Rogers will make personal investi- cations to check up on the facts given him by iob-seekers.
 Other departments employing la hor will be required to make their wants known to the employment bureau and they will then be fur- nished with help.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
TRAIN, NOT AlRPLANE,
 USED FOR BOSTON TRIP
Delegation to New England Council Meeting Kept On Ground
 By Snow.

Hartford. Nov. 2l (R)-A dclcga- ton Of r men left here this morn ing for Boston where they will at tend meetings of the New Englanl council today and tomorrow. Cover nor Trumbull is among those attend ing. and with him are Adiutant Gen eral- Elect William F. Ladd, Colonel James W. Gibson, Captain Hubert G. Johnson, Henry Trumbull. Captaln Harry w. Generous, Colonel John B. i Byrne and Lieutenant Herbert Mills. Others making the trip include (. l.. Carlson, of the Purchasing Agents association of Hartford: F. l.. Tav- i Tor. industrial commissioner of the New York, New Haven and HarI ford railroad; Ralph II. Benson, sec retary of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce. and Everett w. Clarl.
 secretary of the Aero club Of Hart | ford.
 The trip was to have been made hV
 air. but weather conditions lniS
 morning made it necessary for then
 to go on the o'clock train,
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Evangelist Uses Washing Machine
 To Bring Elm Down Sawdust Trail

Some New Britain folks went to the movies last night. Others went to Sokol hall on Sexton street to hear and see the Rev. Gideon o. DeMer- chant, disciple of Annie Semple Me Pherson. The audiences saw good shows in both places, and both play ed to well filled houses.
 Not having the price of a movie ticket and hearing a rumor that sal vation was free on Sexton street. a Herald reporter wandered in, and hcsitatinSly took the very back seat He tried to be inconspicuous but every other individual of the entire 23 present. later increased to 40, noted the presence of a stranger The evangelist recognized the visitor and whispered something to a man who was playing an orchestra triangle beside him. on the plat form.
 Bless the Editor
 Did you zee the headlines in the Herald tonight. that the day of miracles is not past?" demanded the
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21

evangelist who appears 10 be little more than boy. Lets all stand up and say Lord bless the editor of the Herald Everybody did except the reporter. It was the middle of the week and too far from payday.
 As the congregation agait sat down the evangelist gave vent 10 a long drawn and fervent Amen"
 The orchestra consisting of sev- eral young men and one young wom- an, played q rolicking selection, A negro, introduced as "Rcv. Mir. Stevens, the colored minister here, !" but who is not the pastor of the A. NJ. F.. Zion church. placed the tips of his fingers together, point ing upwards, closed his eyes, turn ed his face toward the smoky ceiling and prayed. The music of language just flowed forth like an inspired stream Of golden words,
 Then ;he evangelist took the plat form. He announced that ;he coiicc-
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Washington Sidewalk Blown Into Frag- ments, Trapping Pedestrians m Ruins of Boiler Casualty List Incomplete.
Several of Injured May Die - Wreckage Hampers Rescuers in Quest for Victims, Buried Amid Concrete Blocks Under Pavement Level.

Washington. Nov. 9l (P-An ex- ploslon in the downtown commercial district of Washington wrecked portion of city block today and in- Jured numerous persons.
 Police at the scene estimated that some 20 passersby and employes of. q McCrory five and ten cent store. under which the explosion occurred. had been injured. Whether any ia taliti"s had occurred was not deter mined immediately. as all of the vic tims were rushed 10 hospitals in pri- vato cars and ambulances as fast as they were located.
 40 Foot Hole Torn
 The explosion lifted a part Of the concrete sidewalk about 40 feet square high into the air. Firemen ar irving immediately began digging beneath the ruins for bodies.
 No explanation for the explosion was found. but police expressed the opinion that an overloaded boiler be- meath the store might have been re- aponsIblc.
 At o'clock ten persons had been removed from the ruins. Fire apparatus. ,ambulances and privately owned automobiles We've used 10 take the injured from the scene. which is one of the busic st spots in the city. A number of :u- WrCd could be seen being supported by persons in these conveyances.
 Hundreds At scene MepnW hlle hundreds of persons attracted by the sound of the eXpIc- sion and fire apparatus gathered around thc place and the police We're forced 10 hold them back. Police . reserves first called were augmented , Ly reserves from all adjoining pre- cncjs. Police lines were thrown about the crowded area.
 steam poured from the cavity upon q score of tremen as they orlIcd fevcrishly to lift the huge blocks Of concrete which had fallen. Fragments of stone broke huge plate glass windows in stores across i the street Blood covered a portion of the thorOughtare. Women's shoes and hats of children were mingled 1 with the wreckage fircmen were clearing away but no bodies were found immediately.
 None Dead at Hospital None of the victims taken 10 ] Emergency hospital were dead when | they arrived, although several were l believed 10 be severely in iured. Three were reported after first eXamin- ation as probably having fractured skulls and internal injuries.
 Dr, Walter Atkinson, chief of the staff of doctors at the hospital, or EaniZcd an emergency staff.
 Police Inspector Stoll said the eX- plpSiou probably was caused by an oil furnace under the sidewalk in front of the McCrory store or an oil storage tank there. Persons on the scene at the time estimated that about 2j injured had been taken 70 hospitals, their condition not having been determined.
 Walter Bissclbcrg who was man.
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
CHAMBERLAIN OAK TREE
 PLANTED 25 YEARS AGO
i.N ing Memorial to First Suprrin- tcndant of City Works in
 Walnut Hill Park.

Thanksgiving Day will mark the -5ln anniversary ot the planting of an oak tree in Walnut Hill park in memory of Abiram Chamberlain. the civil engineer who planned and supoYintcnded Now Britain's first water works, in the early sos.
 The tree was planted in 19ui by his son, Abiram Chambcrlin, ,Jr., ;t that time governor Of the state. II stands to the southwest Of the Wad- ing pool, then the site Of q roSer- yoir. but the absence or markings has made it's purpose, the memor- iali2ing of Engineer Chamberlain $ work, little known.
 Governor Chamberlain was the mclc of President Frederick $. Chamberlain of the New Britain National bank.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Prince Narrowly Dodges
 Plane in Landing Craft

London, Nov. 21 tI1-Thc Prince of Wales narrowly escaped a colli- sion in the air, while he vas making q practice flight in his Moth air plane at Heston yesterday.
 There was slight mist over the ground as the prince circlcd over the air fold before landing, and it ob- Scurcd his view of another airplane preparing 10 come down. The prince and the other pilot saw the danger in the nick of time and avoided each other by q very slight margin.
 The prince had chat with inc pilot of the other airplanc before he left the field. He took the night train 10 Edinburgh, where he has q number of engagements today.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
DYING EX-NAVY MAN ASKS
 FOR MILITARY FUNERAL
Last Wish of Albert W. Schlotter- beck, IS Thornilcy Street, Will
 Be Granted Saturday

The dying wish of Albert w.. SchlotterbecIl. aged 25. of As Thor nily street. former C. s. navy man. to be given a military funeral will be compiled with. He died EeSter- day after an illness of four daya with pneumonia.
 Before his death yesterday he told relatives at his bedside that he wished to have a military funeral as he served for four years in the navy in the submarine division. To- day it was announced that his wish would be carried out.
 Private funeral services will ho held Saturday afternoon at l:$O at the home and public services will be held at o'clock at St. Johns s German Lutheran church. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
STATE D|SCLOSES M'MANUS CLAIMS
Alleges Defendant in Room
 Where Gambler Was Killed
DR. NORRIS TESTIFIES
Outline Of Evidence Indicates Prose- cution Hopes to Establish Definite Testimony That Accused Was Present During Staying.

Criminal Courts Building, New York, Nov. 21 R>-After a wears silence. the prosecution disclosed its hand today in the trial of George Mc,Ianus, race trac,, book maker. charged with the murder Of Arnold RothAcln, his big-time gambler as- sociate.
 George x. Broi hers. assistant dis trlct attorney. told the jury in his opening address that evidence would be presented to show that McManus was in the room in the Park Centra' hotel where Rothstcin was shot ant that he must have left in hurry after the shooting. a year ago. The first witness. Dr.. Charle. Norris, chief city medical examines. gave details or the autopsy perform ed, showing that a bullet wound 1T the abdomen caused death. state Opens Case
 The state began the outline ot the case Of murder it will attemp, to prove against McManus.
 Converting at 1885. the blue rib bon" jury or business and profes. sional men was boiled and George x. Brothers. assistant district attor. ney, began the outline of the cas. for the state
 He first showed to the jury ! copy of the indictment returned against McManus, Hyman Biller an, two unknown men last December.
 Nlr. Brothers had hardly swun- into his opening statement wher James D. C. Murray, defense coun sel. objected to the phraseology ot MT. Brothers and was sustained bS Judge Charles (. Mott, Jr
 The first proof given by tAe state Brothers continued, will be tn, proof of the death Of Rsthstein.
 Medical Examiner to Testify
 Dr. Charles Norris. chief medica examiner. will testify that Rothsteil was killed by a bullet wound in tn, stomach.
 The state further will prove he continued. that some time previous to the killing. McManus, Rothsteir and other mon met in the apart mcnt of James Meehan. a Hroad way gambler. and that there Roth stein lost sG19.Oon and McManus s51,000. most of it paid in cash tc Rothstein.
 From the i'll feeling enGcndercG there. Mr. Brothers said. came the smOuldering hate which led 10 tho killing of Rothstein November 1, 2 year ago.
 McManus also will be shown tC have been the leasor Of room 3t! in the Park Central hotel. wherc Rothstein is alleged to have beer killed. The room was taken undeI the name of George Richards" ar Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21

saIcsmen Of the Connecticut Light and Power co.
 Pilgrims to Go in Bus
 An automobile bus has been char tered for Sunday to carry a group of New Britain residents to the grave of Rev. Father Power,
 Tn" bus, engaged primarily for ;p pilgrimage Of former residents of Madden vho now live here. will also carry persons who are ill or afflicted with physical dcformitios and others attracted by the gtori,5 of supc"- natural headings at the grave of tha priest who died G0 years ago. It will leave inc corucr Of Bread and Iurritt streets, between and , o'clocl, Srnday morning. returning late in the night or early Monday morning.
 ! IL is e&prcted that all who go Co f Maiden will have an opportunity to I view inc grave and pass through { the cemeDerN. Only those who are l&dly dcfOlmcd are permitted to stor for more than a few seconds. this |ulin" having been made necessary ] by tho desire cf hundreds of thou- sands Of persons 70 @o" tho grave.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
LOCAL MEN LISTED LN5l AYEAR CLASS
Win8e7 and H0Saboom on De- 1 p2ptment Of Commerce Roll
NAMES SENT ID SENATE
Disclosures of Lobay Investigation Committee E"-uI;~ in Accounting of MI EnE.oi@a Technically on Payroll of Go, aynmeut.
Pay2uH of iut 'rn:ncut.
uy GE0NGE IL liAENING

tNdStUuLfnH tiu eau. N- F. ll"iHlN1
 Washington, D. C, Nov. 2l-G. /. NinGor and C, F. No2aboom of Sew Britain are two ot the 2&1 dol!ar-a- -ycar-mcn employed by the Department Of Commerce, whose naEIo; were demanded by the scn- ate after il vas disclosed that a central figure in the body's lobby investigation WAS included among them.
 NiHgor is listed as special agent of the bureau Of census, while IIogaboom is an cloctroplatus ad- wiser to thc bureau of standards, On the list also are Alphcu5 Winter, of Bridgeport, James F.. Wuichct Of Hartford. James r.. Ferguson of New Haven. and Frank J. Green of Waterhury The last four are listed IS cooperative officer managers in the bureau CT foreign and domestic commerce..
 The secretary Of commerce sent the list to the senate, at the latters request. as the result Of the admis- sion by WuiCh"t. all official of the Connecticut Manuiacturers' associa- ton and an important witness in the Bingham F,yanson Investigation that he Was q dollar-a-y -year-man. Charles l.. t,yunson is an official of
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
POLICEMAN LANpHER
 BECOMES CATHOLIC
Accepted Into Church by Father McCrann at
 Hospital

oGiccr Clarence Lanphcr. veteran policeman who is seriously ill at New Britain General hospital, was converted 10 the Catholic faith yes terdaN Rev. Walter A. McCrann of S,. MaN's church attending him in his bed. Officer I-anpher's wife and two children are Catholics. and his father was a Protestant minister in Maine.
 Fears for his recovery arc enter taincd, paralysis of one side having sci in, causing loss of speech an1 making his condition grave. He has boen at the hospital several days his illness having started with d foot ailmcnt neccesita,inG an operation on his toe last week.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Submarine S-22 Has Eight Devices
 Designed to Save Crew In Disaster

New London. Nov. 21 tF-pis- astcrs such as bcfoll the submarine S-4 off Provincctown in December gof 1927 were particularly guarded against with all the ingenuity that the navy could command in rcttt- ting the submarine S-g2 with all ap- proved s;L1cty devices. The S-22 IS the first of Uncle Sam's submcrsi- blcs 10 be thus equipped. but steps arc 10 he taken 10 equip all of the undcrsca craft with the safety ap- paratus as soon as each Of various devices are given rigid tests.
 At Portsmouth Month
 The S-23 has been at Portsmouth, x. H., for month, having this equipment installed. The S-32 will return here tomorrow 10 begin rigid tests under conditions which will
New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
BILL 0F PARTICULARS
 ASKED IN POLICE CASE
Lawyer Wants Specific h. formation Against His
 Boy Clients

Attorney $. Gerard Casale is be- heHed to have made history when he offered a motion for a bill or particulars in police court today in the cases of Daniel Mancini, r. Of 7G Franklin street, and Samuel Bel lni, 17. of 49 Franklin street. charged with breach of the peace. Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods and Clerk F. J. DanberG. veteran officials, said they could not recall such a motion ever having been made in q police court case.
 Judge stanley J. Traceski disal- lowed it, and continued the cases sales request and over Prosecuting Woods objection. The motion was as follows: The defendants in the above entitled matter respectfully move that the state be required 10 file a bill of particulars with refer cnCe 10 the vague and general charges in the information in the above entitled action, and respect fully move that said bill of particu- lars shall contain and furnish the following information:
 q. The nature of the breach of the peace which the defendants are alleged to have committed.
 70. The place or places where the defendants committed the alleg- cd breach of the peace.
 "S3. A description of the act or acts constituting the ofrense charg- ed against these defendants
 And these defendants further respectfully allegc that the com plaint filed in this cause fails to inform them of the particulars of the offense charged sufficiently to enable them to prepare their de fense, nor does it give them such information as they are entitled to under Section 9, Article 1, of the Constitution of this Statc'
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods, in forming the court of the filing o' the motion, said Attorney CasaIc had ten days in which to prepare it., yet he said nothing about it until a few minutes before court convene l. He is filing it merely for dilatory purposcs," Mir. Woods asserted. He knows as much about the breach Of
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21

simulate those 10 which any sub marine might become a victim.
 The official list Of safety devices which have been installed on or in the S-22 shows that several safety devices which might have saved at least six of the forty men who were lost on the S-4 have been included
 The eight devices are;
 An escape lock over the torpedo room through mhich the crew in groups of five may make their Cs- cape from any depth of water, up to at least goo feet. Tho newly per frytcd lung" is used in- this oper- "tion. whereby the wcarcr can breath under water with perfect case for several minutes. The lung
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
FORD SAYS STOCK
 MARKET COLLAPSE
 NOT TRADE CRISIS
Break Certainly Not Cause Of Business Hesitation; He Says
 After Conference
CORPORATION BRAINS NOT
 KEPT ON EXECUTIVE JOBS

l'"l'tN I0ltiiHt +tlil to liOONcF Ia
 Effort to Stabilize Economic Sit
 uation-Condition Govern stock
 Imitation, Not Reverse. Motor
 Maguatc Dcclarcs-Irgc Raising
 Wages Lowering Prices.
 Washington. Nov 9l P,-Henry Ford said today after leaving d con- ference of business men called by the president that the first thing to do was 10 "corrcct the impression that the present condition of affairs i' due 10 the stock market.
 Mcanwhilr. more than score Of tho outstanding representatives or business and industry. after q two hour conference with President Hoover on business conditions, pledged their cooperation in the movement which the chief cXccu- tive has begun to carry forward economic progress.
 says Market Not Cause
 "COllapSe Of speculation may have been the occasion Of q business hesi- tation.' Mr. Ford continued. but ,, certainly was not the cause.
 "Thc stock market does not make ! prosperity, but prosperity is abSo- lutcly essential to such an imitation ! of values as We have seen durin. the past year. When an inflated stock market breaks, it does not necessarily carry general business down with it, but when general business declines it invariably de. Hates the artificial yalucs Of the stock market.
 ! That it what happened. II Wa, only the temporary diversion ol ] business mons attention that pro. vented them from seeing what WI, i lappcnin@. IL Is now clear to al that the real explanation Of the present situation ia not 10 be foun, in recent stock market history bu in recent business history"
 publi" should Understand
 lf tn" public understands. th manufac.urcr said. that the sloci market cannot permanently effect Ii for either good or bad. "1'hc way i clear 10 constructive views"
 II" added that business shove some decline even while speculativ vaIu"s were at their height.
 "1he reasons are plain" he said First, there was serious withdraw al Of brains from business. Men who , otherwise have been working ou better designs for commodities ant better methods Of manufacture ant products were drawn off from tn, Worl, they were best fitted 10 do b, the promise of Quici, profits in spec ulation. This was more serious fo business than lyoSt people are lillcl. 1 0 realize. 1 have often said that W, men in middle age or older. ant ] when this is withdrawn, business , feels it."
 He gave as another reason thu fact that American production Ea, come to equal and even surpass. no : our peoples power to consume, bu . their power 10 purchase.
 This is not the same thing ' oycrproduction of goods" he said
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-21
Earthquake s ep s Huge Wall of Water Over Buildings at Burin and Lords Cove, Wireless Says in Message Today.
Communications With Pen insula Lost in Storm Steamers Radio News and Aid in Rescue Work ,-Other Towns Reported Hit Also.

St. Johns, N. F., Nov. 21.--tPy- Twenty seven people were drowned on the south coast of Newfoundland in a 15-foot tidal wave which swept up from the earthquake there Mon day, according to q wireless report reaching the justice department to- day from the steamer Portia.
 Nine Drown at Burin
 Nine persons. mostly women and children lost their lives when every thing along the waterfront at Burin, including 1G buildings. were swept away by the wave. Four bodies were recovered there.
 Eighteen persons were drowned at Lords Cove and Lamalinc in the Burin district.
 The steamer Daisy is rendering assistance 10 the stricken com munities.
 All means of communication other than radio is cut off from the south coast.
 s. Lawrence also was reported to have been swept by the wave, but no lives were lost there.
 Communications Lost
 All land communication lines connected with the Burin peninsula have been out of order since a storm carly Monday. There are no wireless facilities at Burin and the extent of the damage there and at s I.amaine and Lords Cove could not be learned immediately.
 Attempts were made to get more definite reports from the districts through wireless from the ships off the coast.
 Fringcd with ClinS
 Halifax N. S. Nov. T (P> - The Eurin peninsula, which juts out from the south coast of Newfound- land, and which apparently received Inc full shock Of the tidal wave precipltated by the earthquake of Monday, is fringed with high pre-
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