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New Britain herald., 1929-08-26
Personals

Clarence Primerose of Shuttle Meadow avenue has returned from Round Hill, Nova Scotia, where he spent two weeks vacation.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-26

Mrs. Fred Wrinkle has returned from two weeks vacation at Ocean Beach. Constable Wrinkle spent the weekend at Ocean Beach.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-26

Burleigh Grimes was 36 years old August IS.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
PaDerS Issue Seized

~ Paris, Aug. 1 tP>-The French po-
 <, lice today seized the entire morning 8 tissue of the communist organ ~"L'Humanite" and took it's plates ]. from the presses to prevent printing ~~ Of violent articles calling upon com- ~ munists to stage demonstrations,
 The police occupied the publica -- tion's building as part of their cam -paign to suppress, before they com- 70 menced. red manifestations growing out of instructions from the Third international to Conquer the public -highways' and transform imperial = ist war into civil war" today .hc soviet "anti-war" day.
 - Twenty-two thousand soldiers.
 gendarmes and police gathered at - strategic points ready to deal with any attempts to stage demonstr1- F~ tions. Their officials were deter = mined that demonstrations should -- be dealt with an iron hand. Forty communists were arrested in raiis last night; forty-cight foreign agita- !. tors previously arrested were scnt across the frontier.
 ~ One communist, hard pressed by '. the police. abandoned 31 detonators, - 100 new fuses and 19 packets of ~ cheddite. in hotel lobby. The
 French General Labor Federation = drowned on the movement for an August 1st celebration, declaring the day the same as any other.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
FAMOUS 'L|FER' IS
 REMOVED ID FARM
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mace the examination and reported the recommendation to Governor Frank G. Allen.
 In the meantime, however. Pom eroy had been apprised of the ,it- nation and announced he wanted tu stay at CharleStoWn unless he could be pardoned Daily then declared he TWould oppose the move since his client objected. Yesterday at 7 thearng before the governor and council ne vainly sought 10 fore stall action on pr. Stearns' recon mendation and 10 obtain a rehear- ing of the entire case.
 Victim of Circumstances
 Daly characterized Pomeroy as d victim of circumstances by first get ting into trouble in an era when In sanity was not considered to the de- gree if now is in the trial of murder cases.'
 The council. however, approved the transfer ard it was ordered done forthwith Along with Pom eroy there will be transferred a mum Der ot long term prisoners whose advancing age or physical incapacity for hard labor have made the rou- tine at Charlcstown unsuted to them.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Racing Against storm

Friedrichshafen. Germany, August 1.-(Pl-Racing 10 escape an oncom- ing storm. the Graf Zeppelin, Ger man mistress of the air cruised southwestward toward Gibraltar to- day before setting out across the At lantic on it's second voyage 10 Lake hurst. N. J.
 The dirigible left it's hangar here at 3:25 d. m. and at 3:29 a. m. (9:29 p. m. F. s. T. Wednesday, was released ny it's ground crew into the cool starlit night. It circled the field once. appearing like a great silver cigar in the glare of the flood lights. and then disappeared in the west across Lake Constance.
 The departure was made in the face of weather reports which told of low pressure area over Ireland moving in the direction of Friedrich shafen. By skillful maneuvering and forced rapid progress pr. Hugo Eckener. skipper. hoped 10 outrun and evade the storms the low pres
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session will handle the voided laws one by one.
 Governor Trumbull will, of course, sign the readopted acts-or the one healing" act-within the three days prescribed by the state constitution. Failure to comply with the constitu- tional provision was the basis of the court decision.
 Autoist Cites Decision
 The decision has already had one amusing result. Edward J. Grim shaw of Stamford. arrested at Wes- ton on reckless driving charge. sought to evade prosecution on the grounds that the 1929 statute under which he was arrested is now in valid, having been signed three days after the legislators adjourned. But Justice of the Peace Bessie E. C. Fisher found an older and valid statute. passed in 1918, and tried him on that. Then she acquitted him.
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The seven Americans aboard were Nelson Morris of Chicago, Frank 2. Mich olson of Syracuse, George F, Grouse and his wife Janette Grouse of Syracuse, Richard c. Burke of California, Herbert S. Siebel of Sag inaw, Mich. and Joachim Rickaij of Boston, Mass
 Among the other passengers we'e Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins Fl hr explorer, Professor Gregoiie Corevitch and his wife, Rens Froy:s- sart Courevitch, Russian pianist Of Paris. and pr. Walter .Speiss of the German ministry of traffic. 1wu other women, Anna M. Wong, Chi. nese American movie actress. and Suzanne Boitard of Paris. attempted in vain to obtain passage but wers refused by, Dr. Eckener who said he needed the room for fuel.
 Mile. Boitard stood wistfully by the side of the Zeppelin as it left its hangar, hoping against hope some. one would finall ask her to ster aboard. Anna May Wong. presenfed 10 Dr. Eckener a big wreath ot hasta daisies, baby's breath asters which he suspended from the bow oi the gondola. Sfe explained that such a wreath was emblematic oi good luck in Honolulu.
 l In addition to passengers the Graf carried a large assignment of maii and freight, including a number Of live baooons, four thoroughbred pigeons from Miss Wong to het brother i'll California, and other mat ter. The larder was well stocked with fresh food. to be. prepared by the new chef Otto Manz, for pas, scrgers and crew.
 spend Night at Hatel
 The passengers spent the night be fore the takeoff n the hotel at Friedrichshafen, making merry and iancing in anticipation of the trip today. Dr. Eckener asked them tu go to bed early that there might oe no delay in departure of the shlE in awaiting late arrivals. All were confident of successful termination of their flight. their attitude being expressed in the words of Captain 1 Wilkins who said: So far as l am concerned, l feel certain we will make America this time, but if you wish to be doubly sure. wait until you hear we are past Lyons and Marseilles. Our only difficulties a1e right ahead in the Swiss-French mountains
 A crowd of about 1000 including many tourists from across Lake i Constance witnessed the departure Of the Graf, although only a few were allowed inside the Zeppelin company grounds where a special permit was necessary. Even fewer were ad- mitted to the inside of the hangar where the greenish arc lights gave J weird appearance to the correspon- dents. friends of the passengers and i the hangar ground crew.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
1S Passengers Aboard

Friedrichshafen, Germany, Aug. LP)-There were IS passengers aboard the Grat Zeppelin at its de- parture for America today Seven were Americans Their names were: MT. and Mrs George Grouse. Syra- cuse, N. Y.
 Crank Ernest Nicholson, writer. Nnw York.
 Nelson Morris. Chicago.
 Richard Burke, San Francisco
 Herbert Seibel, Saginaw, Mich.
 Joachim Rickard. Boston, Mass. Captain Sir Hubert Wilkins, the noted explorer.
 Mir. and Mrs Gregoire Gourevitch, Paris and Moscow.
 Professor Ernst Milarch, Bonn university.
 Werner Stauffacher. Basic, Swiss ndustrialist
 Cerl Schuez. kiel merchant.
 Doctor 1.eisler Kiep, Hamburg American line.
 Count Alfred Soben. of the Zeppe- lin works.
 Doctor Walter Spiess, German transportation ministry.
 Count Albrecht Montegelas, Ger mnn newspaperman-
 Heinz Non Eschwerge lightberg, German newspaperman.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01

Lyon is located aboupt e7O miles west and a little south of Fried rlchshafen. In taking hours and II minutes 10 traverse this distance. the Graf Zeppelin averaged about 1 miles an hour over a mountainous region it's master expected 10 give him considerable trouble.
 Inquiry regarding the weather in the vicinity of Bordeaux would indi- cate that more northern route than that down the Mediterranean coast towards Gibraltar was being consid cred. Bordeaux is at the mouth of the Garonne river on the Bay of Bis cay.
 The Zeppelin was escorted by a single airplane. The airship flew low at the height of about 1000 feet veering eastward 10 follow the shore valley. The sound of the mo- tors attracted the population and great crowds gathered 10 watch it cruise overheard.
 The wind generally seemed from the south and against the Graf but It was rather mild here with high clouds, the air clear. and disability good.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
BELIEVE MAN SUICIDE

Old Orchard Beach. Me. Aug. R)-The unidentified man whoss body was ound floating near the pier here Monday, came to his death by suicide in the opinion of York county officials, expressed after a conference today in which Dr. George M. Love of Saco, the medi- cal examiner and County Attorney Ralph M. Hawkes. took part.
 Dr. Love based his belief upon the fact that water was found in the lungs when the body was picked up. He said the scars and hrui:"s on the face probably were made by striking the sand upon entering the water CT by rubbing against the pier after death
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
WILLIAMST0WN ID
 GREET MEN TODAY
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are among those who will partici- pate in round tale conferences,
 The list of prominent Europeans who will lecture during the one month session of the institute in clude Dr. William F.. Rappard Of Geneva. member of the Swiss dele gation to the assembly of the League of Nations; Count Giovanni Ella O.. Rome. inventor of the depth bomb and naval expert; and Professor T. E. Gregory, Of London. banking and economic expert.
 Round Ta!.les Organized Eight round tables have been or ganized, general conferences arrang- ed and lectures scheduled for the in stitute's study Of world economic problems which will focus it's spot light on recent events.
 Chinese Russian relations. linita- ton Of ornaments, lnter-ally debts and separations. Canadian-America1 relations, the interests of United States citizens in Latin America fi- nancial political and financial con- ditions of Mexico since 1910 are amo ong the problems which will ba investigated and discussed.
 la addition 10 these round tables and general conferences lectures will be given on "Europe's economic and industrial progress. modern Italy; political and economic condi- tions.' the present position and future prospects of British industry and post war constitutional changes in Europe"
 McLaren Describes Program
 The institute offers progra m fortified by recent events" Dr. Wal ter W. McLaren. secretary of the institute, said today, The most inn portant of these is the dcmonstra- ton of the efficacy of the KcllogS pact ronouncing war as an instru- ment of national policy. Two great nationS-RuSgia and China-far from the western world. have acG- nowledged it's binding force In the light of this event particular study will be given 10 Chinese Russ1an n relations and to similah events prominent in the world news"
 The institute of policies which will remain in session until August %, is supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. the Carnegie Corpor- alton. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., and the general education board.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Radio WaVelength

Friedrichshafen. Germany. Aug. 1 (Ps-The Graf Zeppelin during its flight across the Atlantic will use chiefly a wavelength of 2100 meters for radio work and of 53 meters for short wave radio work. The dirig- ihle's call word will be "DENNE."
 Approximately IA hours each day will be used for transmission of mat ter from aboard the Graf and the remaining 10 hours used for recep- tion of weather reports. The dirigible will work through Norddeutch sta ton in Germany and Chatham In America. In the morning it will transmit between 5000 and 5000 kilocycles and in the afternoon be- tween 5000 and 11.000.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
ZEPPELIN OVER
 SEA EN ROUTE ID
 AMERICAN SHORES
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the stowaway jump aboard the ship this afternoon wavered in his testl- mony and when hard pressed ac- mitted that he was not sure ne &C., tually saw him. For seven hours after the take-off nothing was heard directly from the Graf, leading to fears that the radio might have been damaged when the stowaway was re- ported to have boarded the ship but this fear was relieved when the first message was received at 1O:So ms morning.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Sighted Over Mediterranean

Paris, Aug. 1 P)-The steamship Dalney reported sighting the trans atlantic airliner Graf Zeppelin at 8 c clock this afternoon GO a. m Eastern Standard Time) over the Mediterranean between Marseilles and the Balearic Islands.
 The Dalny, which is a French steamship, reported the position of the Graf Zeppelin as 4l.2S north latitude and 329 east longitude. This point is about 50 miles off Barcelona. Spain. and would indicate that tn" Graf Zeppelin was cutting straight down the Mediterranean from South France 10 Gibralter whence she will head out to sea.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Heard Over ItelfOTt

Belfort. France. Aug. 1 P)-The Graf Zeppelin, it was believed, pass ed over Beaufourt, near here. at 7:45 a. m., G:45 a. m. E. S. T) Persons on the lookout failed to see the ship because of the clouds, but sound of motors convinced them 1t was the Graf flying westward.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
ARMY FLYER KILLED

Balboa. (. Z., Aug. l UP)-Maior fauI Y. Book. United States army. was Killed at France field today when his plane, while swooping in machine gun practice. failed 10 com" out of a dive. Major Book was 4O years old and came from Illinois,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Charged With Conspiracy

NO l understand that | was charged with conspiracy in connec- ton with the Albany baseball pool.
 At this point Futile reminded O'Connell that he had testified h. had no connection with the pool and O'Connell replied that he pleaded guilty in Boston on advice of his counsel, feeling he might hc sen fenced if he did mol enter such a plea.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Section DanCerOuS

friedrichshafen, Germany, Aug. 1 P@The Graf Zeppelin was sighted near BesancQn, France, shortly after s a. m. (2:00 a. m E. & T) today en routs to the mouth of the Rhoue and Gibraltar on it's way to Amer ica. Dr. Hugo Eckener, master Of the Zeppelin, said prior to his de- parture that the lap over the noun tains from Basic to Besancon would be one of the most dangerous of the flight
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sure area was expected to set in

sure area was expected to set in motion.
 Aboard the Graf Zeppelin are IS passengers, seven of whom are l Americans and two of whom were women. and its crew. the usual com- plement of Al officers and men, a , total of 59 persons. In addition it appeared at departure stowaway 1 had succeeded in getting aboard the ship.
 1000 Mile Trip Ahead Ahead of the giant dirigible lay a trip of, probably, more than 4.0Oo | miles, which at an average cruising | speed of 70 m. D. h. might be traversed in 60 hours Dr. Eckener. prior to departure. however, calcu- lated he would need between so and S5 hours to reach New York. which he planned to circle before berthing at Lakehurst.
 An S0-hour trip would bring the voyage to an end at about a. m. E. s. T., Sunday morning. pr.
 
 konstanz, on the Swiss bank of Lake Constance. Basic. Besancon. France; Lyons, down the Rhone, and south westward along the Mediterranean coast to Gibraltar
 He expected to travel from Gibraltar above or slightly north of the Azores, varying his route ac- 1 cording to the weather.
 The Graf's start from here was one of the quickest of it's career. The crew went aboard at 243 a. m. and | the passengers two minutes later, Removal from the hangar. begun shortly after 3 a. m. was accomplish ed without difficulty The dirigible rose slowly once the ground crew re- | leased it. The new motors hummed ! perfectly.
 Third American Start
 It was the third start of the Ora Zeppelin for America. Only the first represented successful ocean cross- ing. On the second attempt the Graf left here on May 16. only to make an emergency landing in Southern | France. when four of it's five motors l failed. The first trip to America be- 1 gan October II. last year. and and ended Ill hours and 3S minutes lat 1 tempestuous journey.
 Despite elaborate precautions talk en yesterday and today, a stowawy apparently managed to smuggle him. self aboard the ship. It seemed to spectators that he had secreted him. self on the runway in the hangar above the Graf's shaft .>ading straight 10 the bottom, Of the 1 dirigible. AS the dirigible was pulled ! from the hangar he dropped straight into the shaft, and apparent ly succeeded in keeping himself there until the ship was in the. air.
 When the police saw what ap- peared to be man jump into the shaft, they called to the officers of the Zeppelin but Hans von Schiller, navigator. responded "Oh. we have mt time to take him off" None of those watching, however kne% definitely whether there was a stow away on the dirgible, and the pos sibility was admitted that the searchlights playing on the airship may have given the impression of man jumping.
 The 21 passengers who originally had planned to be aboard the Zep- pelin today were cut to IS when AL len Miller of New York and the MT. Channing' who booked pas sage from Berne failed to arrive. There had been one previous can cellation which had not been re- ! placed by another booking.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Seen Over Mines.

Mines, France. Aug. 1 P)-The Graf Zeppelin was sighted just north of this city at 30 p. m., G:30 a. n!,. E. s. ID today heading for the western end of the Rhone Delta, over which she would cross out to the Mediterranean in the direction Of Barcelona, Spain.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Message Received

Frledrichshafen, Germany. Aug. .P@The Zeppelin works just before roon received a Marconigram from Dr. Hugo Eckener, master of the Graf Zeppelin, saying: "Basle, 6 a. m. Everything in order. Ship run
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Over switzerland

Friedrichshafen Germany, Aug. l [Pl-The Graf Zeppelin passed over Basic. Switzerland, at SOS a. III. G2:O5 a. m. E. s. T.) en route from here to Lakehurst N. J. It passed konstanz at 3;55 a. m. (9;5 p. III. E, & T. Wednesday,
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Seen Over VaIence

Le Bourget, France, Aug. 1 P1 The wireless station here reported the Graf Zeppelin passed over Va lence. 50 miles south of Lyon. at 11:35 a. m. {5:35 a. m. E. s. T.) Ap parently the ship was continuing its southward route.
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ming well. At first had head winds against us"
 Lyon 10:5S a. m. Taking course down Rhone valley through the Mediterranean to Gibraltar"
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Escorted By Plane

Basle Switzerland. Aug 1 (Pl-- When the Graf Zeppelin was sighted over this city at a. m. (12 m. F.. S. T) heading westward, d squadron of airplanes went out to meet lt and escorted it a short distance.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
BALDWIN CLEARED IN LEGAL TANGLE
 OVER COURT CASE
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the same day He received the bill incorporating the Cathedral church of Connecticut on June II and signed it on June 12. An amend ment to the charter of the Fourth Meriden Mutual Building X Loan Association was presented to him on
 June 1 I and signed the next day. A fourth measure, restoring forfeited
 rights, was received by him on June II and signed on June 12.
 The fifth bill, incorporating the
 old Sayhrook Bank & Trust com
 pany, was presented to him on June
 l 1 and signed the following day. All
 these notations simply stated the
 date of presentation and of signing
 with the governors signature al tached.
 What happened 10 these five bills during the period between adjourn ment and presentation to the gov ernor at present is matter of con- lecture. It is assumed, neverthe-
 less, that rush of business In the last few days of the session flooded ! the OlllCe Ol the CleTk or DlliS, CduS- ing a delay in their reading and presentation to the governor. J.
 Henry Roraback republican state i chairman, believes the constitutional
 amendment of 1913. limiting ses-
 sions to the first Wednesday after
 the first Monday in June, created d problem of finishing all business on | lime
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
O'C0NNELL DEF|ES
 GRAND JURY PROBE
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to in November t?27?'
 T believe he was thoro was one Of those indicted with him
 What were you indicted for?"
 I'm not certain"
 Are you serious? Don't you know what you were indicted for in Bos- ion p"
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
EUROPE 0N GUARD
 AGAINST RADICALS
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under police lock and key. A last batch of 40 communists were ar rested last night. Forty foreign agitators were put across the from tier. 22,000 soldiers and gen. darmiers guarded the city.
 Two Workmen Killed
 The most serious preliminary dis turbance was reported from Sara ievo, Jugoslavia. where in 1914 the shots were fired which preclpi- tated the world war. Two work ;. men were killed yesterday and sev- eral others wounded when police fought with communists who set fire to the railroad shops in that city and tried to ignite other build ings.
 Reports from Zagreb. capital of Croatia. said that communists dis attributed dynamite bombs among sthe workers of that center Of the 'Crotian separatist movement. A police fight with communists grow ing out of raid on a printing plant at SarajeNo resulted in the death of the establishments owner Revo- lutionary documents were confis- cated
 At Budapest, Bcla Kun, commuH- ist leader and former dictator Cf Hungary was arrested with a num- Der of other leaders Of the party, as a government precautionary meas ure At Prague, Czecho- SloValia, 1.-the government took extreme meas --ures, importing 1000 additional gendarmes and occupying important buildings with armed troops The communists advertised extensive demonstrations.
 s In Berlin Neue Berliner Xcitung e said that communists had received orders from Moscow 10 mobilize for guerilla warfare which was to break out at 100 different points simnt- taneously in order to keep the pohce on the jump and prevent their con- centratng at any one spot,
 Germany Issues Orders
 Orders were issred throughout Germany prohibiting communist -E demonstrations of any nature. all - though despite this m assembly vas <. called at Berlin for 5:3o ?, m. Po -- lice of Munich, Nuremburg Ham, 70 burg and many other places were = reported particularly watchful. -. Rumania, Bulgaria. Greece, Fin 70 land, Switzerland and Turkey were among countries affected by the .- communist demonstrations threat. ,~ In all precautionary measures = against disorders were taken. these principally consisting of prohibitory eos decrees. arrests of leaders, and con- centratons of troops. In some places cordons of machine guns wore -- said to be drawn around localities -~ where outbreaks were feared.
 Britain apparently expected less .. In the way of disorders than any -- other European country, nothing more than mild demonstrations being forecast.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
Passes Over Lyon

Lyon, France, Aug. 1 LP,-The Graf Zeppelin passed over here at 1l;lO a. m. (5:1o a. m. F. S. T.) heading southward. It asked urgent ly for weather report in the Bor- deauX region.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01

Nalentigney is almost due south Of Montbeliard and located 120 miles west of Friedrichshafen. It appar- ently took the Graf Zeppelin four hours to traverse the distance, mucn of which lay over an extremely dan gerous mountain section.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01
SNAKES VISIT BRANFORD

' Branford, Aug. 1 P)-Workmon : on the new Branford dam report today that hundreds of snakes are s sinfesting the ground where they are working. It is believed that the
 i. reptiles are quitting the highlands a because of the lack of water due 5 ot the drought. A great many cop : perheads are seen and Wednesday r workmen found a nest of five in the $ cellar of an abandoned house.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-01

Italy having plenty of soldiery has closed enlistments in the four principal arms for d year.