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The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
Akutan Peak
 In Eruption
TOP OF MOUNTAIN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF;
 HEAVY FELLOW OF LAVA.

CORDOVA, June 3.-The eruption Of an unnamed mountain on the south end of Akutan Island, one thousand miles west of Cordova, was reported here today by residents of the far westward, who said it appeared likely that lava woul doverspread the entire island. The top of the mountain ap- pears to have been blown off, with lava flowing two-thirds of the way down the mountainside.
 Nothing is known of the fate of those who may have been living on the island. Akutan village, on the northern shore of the ise,has a whal- ing station and cattle ranch, with probably about twelve inhabitants at this time of the year. These are pre- sumably the only persons living on the island.
 Heavy ash from the volcano cloud ed the sky over the adjacent island of the upper Aleutian chain, and traces of ash have been seen here. When ash is seen here it is generally assumed that Bogosof, mountain ous, uninhabited islet near Akutan, is again active.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
OUTFIT AND CAT
 ERPILLAR TO ARRIVE SOON

= B~~er Cl.ssFh, sf IArsgh & Brinae, returned ThursdayE Eom soJourn of almost month up the Takotna river, during which time Be and Joe Oates were engaged in getting out logs, of which 531 were cut, all of which are now lodged up river near the old In- dian village, but which will be down with the next raise of water and put in boom at the mouth of Clear creek.
 Coming up on the steamer Tana, expected at McGrath during the nert few days, is complete sawmill outfit. equipped with planer and other essen tial devices. This mill will be erected near the mouth of Clear creek and will be in readiness for operation at an early date. A wood-sawing ma chine is also on the list.
 Also to arrive with the mill, and further anticipating the needs of this community, will be caterpillar, up to date and of high power which will be utilized in the firms freighting op- erations.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
SPENT 65 YEARS OF HIS LIFE THANKING ABRAHAM LIN
 COLIN FOR HIS FREEDOM

SPOKANE, June 2.-The highest officers in Spokane county planned to do honor to an negro ex-slave who spent 65 years of his life thanking Abraham Lincoln for his freedom.
 Mark Cain, 9A yss5s ssid, died at the county poor farm, we're he operated barber shop. Each morning after he opened his shop he knelt before picture of Lincoln to pray silently for several minutes, ending his supplica- ton with "God bless you, Abraham Lncon-"
 The connty commissioners voted to close their offices so that they might attend the funeral.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
EMERGENCY RADIO SERVICE
 PLANNED BY SIGNAL CORPS

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The Sig. nal Corps of the United States Army is organizing an amateur radio sys- tenn to provide additional channels of communication during the time of na- tional disasters. Amateur operators throughout the country will be asked to cooperate with the Signal Corps in building a communication network which winll be used to augment or replace land lines which are damaged or destroyed by floods, fires, torna- does and earthquakes.
 Those becoming part of the pro- posed system will cooperate with military commanders and relief or ganizations, such as the Red Cross. Signal Corps heads in corps areas will be responsible for each district.
 A united net system has been adopted for the organization whereby every operator in the net knows his duties in times of emergency. The nets will be centered in strategical points in each state.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
KILLER OF THREE, SOBEREn. COMMITS SUICIDE BY JUMP
 ING UNDER A FAST TRAIN

CHICAGO, June 2. = Ferdinand Preuss, maniac, who shot three men dead and wounded four others, was decapitated by a Chicago & North western train. His body was found near the right-of-way and was identi- fled by fishing card. Police believe that Preuss sobered overnight, real- ized the tragedy and committed sui eide The condition of the body indi- cated that he had lain on the track and waited for the train to run over him."
 Preuss killed two policemen and one civilian with pump gun. John Conley, detective. was the first to fall. After mortally wounding him, Preuss killed Policemen Herbert flag berg and John Chorazak, neighbor, when he came to polince aid. Preuss said he had been drinking.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
GROUP PRO-
 DUCED 8OO,0O0 900 TONS OF
 COPPER DURING YEAR 1928

NEW YORK-Stephen Birch, pres ident of the Kennecott Copper Com pany, told stockholders of the con- day that the company expected this pany at the annual meeting yester- year will be good if not better than last year as far as the red metal is concerned. The Kennecett group of mines had $93, 100000 in cash and copper, of which more than $73,000,- 900 was Kennecott's equity. Most of the metal produced has been sold, he said The company produced SOL 100000 pounds of copper last year and sold about 930,000,000 pounds, the balance coming from reserve stock
 "At present our production is in line with consumption, which is in a very healthy condition," said Birch. was sold for export and domestic "Only about 45,00O tons of copper shipments at above 20 cents per pound by the copper industry. The supply the world market, as there production from Alaska is needed to are no surplus stocks of the metal or fabricated articles in the country at present"
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
H. L. FAHY, TEST PILOT, HAS
 ENDURANCE SOLO RECORD

LOS ANGELES, June 3-Herbert E. FahY, test pilot for the Lockheed Aircraft Company, landed his mono plane at 5:39 p. m., after breaking all endurance solo records with contin- uous. flight of 36, hours 56 minutes and 36 seconds.
 Fahy took off Tuesday at 4:43 a. m., and when he came down said that he could have remained up longer but wanted to avoid. landing in the dark, as the. lights of the plane shorted yesterday. The flyer was reported in good condition. He ate. little during the flight, but. drank two quarts of coffee and orange juice.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
SIGNAL CORPS. HEAD
 PLEASED WITH. CONDITIONS

SEWARD, June 3. = Immensely pleased with Alaska on his first trip of inspection of the radio stations. Lieut.. Col. Frank w. Griffin, accom- panied by his wife, sailed for Seattle today. Colonel Griffin succeeded Col Hartman, retired, taking over the Se- attle office,, which. is in charge of the Washington-Alaska Military Cable. He was formerly stationed at. the: Presidios--
 Col. Griffin said: "The Signal Corps stations are functioning we'll. found all in good shape and. serving the pulp. lie faithfully and efficiently. Ihope to make construction advancessas fast. at appropriations will permit. The. airplane is mighty factor in build ing up Alaska, and in this connection. we are assisting. tOs the. extent that each of the thirty-fiye. stations here after will serve as meteorological sta- tions and will gather and dispense to- the planet atmospheric data without remuneration
 "I. believe Col. Otto Ohlson,4 general manager of the Alaska Railroad, hits. the nail on the head and. is halting Alaska's dwindling. population by a colonization plan now unden way"
 Col. Griffin was the honor guest of the Chamber of Commero eat ham, qvet.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
FRENCH PREMIER BANS
 STATES OF HIMSELF

PARIS-No statues while he is alive, was the ruling recently of Pre- mier Poincaire, whose modesty is proverbial. He then expressed his de- termination to live to ripe old age.
 Just recently proposal was made that a national monument should be erected to the French Premier and former President. He was consulted, and the committee met with a firm refusal
 "After I am gone you can do what you like," M. Poincaire later notified his veto. "I shall not be here to stop you. But I am going to live long time."
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
FILM STAR CHARGED WITH
 EVADING INCOME TAX

LOS ANGELES.-Tam Mix, mov- ing picture actor, is accused in one federal grand jury indictment, re- turned yesterday, of, falsifying in- come tax returns,. and in two more indictments of4corEWring withs others to withhold froml the: government $112 and $fIAstaxes due from 1925 to 1927, inclusive.
 Several others connected with Mix accused in the indictment.
 United States Attorney AfnBss Pe4 terson indicated that other indict ments will follow. He said the gov ernmept lost nearly $1O,oOO, ,OOO| in. the Hollywood area in recent years frDml fraudulent income tax returns.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
MILLIONAIRE
 CENTER OF MONEY SQUABBLE

SANTA BARBARA, June 3.-Su- perior Judge H. s. Cans has ordered an investigation of the treatment of Stanley Mccormick, incompetent multi-nillionaire, whose estate, which is valued at $78,OOO,0O0, is managed by his brother Harold and his sister, Mrs. Anita Mccormick Blaine. His wife claims that Mccormick is kept a virtual prisoner by Dr. E. J. Kemps, who was hired by the guardians to take care of him. The estate has been tn ecause of many lawsuits.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
3 ARMY FLYERS, PERISH1IN
 MIMIC WARFARE, DAYTON, O.

WRIGHT FIELD, Dayton, Ohio, May 29.-Sergeant Frank Deenan, of the army's FiEst Pursuit Group, died fro minjuries received late yesterday when he. was struck by the propeller of the plane he was starting.
 His. death marked the third casu- atty in the air corps mock warfare. The. others to, die were Second Lieu tenant E. L. Meadow, who fell to his death Saturday. and Lieutenant Flo- ris w. Shade, killed when his plane collided with another Monday.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
MAID DURING ROW KILLS.
 HER EMPLOYER WITH KNIFE.

CLEVELAND, June Anna Stef- fan, maid. killed her employer, Mrs. Alonzo M.. Snyder, society woman, with knife during row over her wages. Anna said the quarrel start ed in the kitchen and that Mrs. Sny- der was the aggressor. Mrs. Snyder had been stabbed twice when she fell. The woman is charged with first de- gree murders
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
Ruby Hard
 Hit By Fire
FLAMES SWEEP. MAIN, STREET. TAKING TOLL OF MORE THAN
 A DOZEN BUILDINGS.
Anchorage Times.l

The pioneer mining town of Ruby, on the shore of the Yukon river be- low Panama, was almost. wiped out of existence Last Saturday afternoon when flames swept the business see- tion, taking .ou of more than a dozen buildings on both sides of the main street. The entire street would have been swept clean of. buildings but for the sudden shifting of the wind after the vre was well under way. News of the conflagration was contained in delayed message which was received in Anchorage. by T. A. Parsons, general superintendent. Of tke Northern Commercial Company, from the company's agent at Ruby. The company, has Q large mercantile establishment at Ruby, but the prop erty fortunately, was beyond range of the fire.
 The message states that the whole lower end of the main business sec ton was destroyed, but quite. a. num- Der of the destroyed buildings were uroccupied, reminders of the days when Ruby was a. hustling mining metropolis. Tom Devane, merchant prince and the owner of number of ehe destroyed buildings. probably was the heaviest loser, his general mer- c,landise store on the lower side of the street. having been among the burned buildings. The Merchants cafe street, which. was used as a ware building, on the upper side of the house by .Devane, also was destroyed. The Dayton drug and grocery store was anothert bushes to be wiped out by the fire, and other. going con- cern swhich were within the fire zone were: Wings restaurant, on the up- per side of. the street, and Burke's barber shop, on the lower side. The other destroyed buildings, all of which were empty except those which were used as warehouses, were: Hog man building, Harvei's old grocery store building, the Alabama building and Shef Wettach's old store building, all on the lower side of tho street the Martin Sickinger building, the old Senate saloon building, the Paystreak and Alex Cspewell's building, on the upper lside of the street. Pioneer hall, at the end of the street, also was de- stroyed.
 The message to Mir. Parsons states that very little was saved by anyone. It was not stated whether or not any fire. insurance was carried.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
REPORTED GOLD STRIKE
 IN PEACE RIVER DISTRICT

VICTORIA, B. C., June 3.-A re- port has been received of a gold dis covery made in the northern part of the province, between the Peace river and Cassi2r districts. Some pros pectors are are going in by way of Dease Lake. The Department of Mines has received no word of the strike and details are not ayailable:.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
OPHIR WILL CLEBRATE 4TH
 OFF JULY IN FITTING MANNER

From Ophir comes word that the National Holiday will be given proper observance thhre. There will be games and contests of all kinds, for which preparations are now under way, f0r9-the amusement of both the youngsters and grown-ups. A gem eEak invitation is extended tor all.-
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08

P. w. Carlson, Ophir merchant, was a Wednesday arrival, returning the same afternoon to Ophir, having as travelling companions Dennis J. Me- Ginty, for a short visit at Ophir, and Miss Mary Mclean, who went as far as Mrs. HIIs, for q sfaw daya' visit.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08
GRATING CUSTOMS. OFFICERS

DETROIT. forper. customs Border patrol officers eaded guilty yesterday to accepting 6ribes from rum runners and were fined $1,OOO each and given jail sentences. Two others were placed on probation and given suspended sentence.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08

Arriving early this morning from McGrath were Frank Larson and John Adams. for. a, very Brief. stay,
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08

H. c. Wallick and Ernie Cove re- turned Wednesday from visit of a couple of days to. .stha- creek. sections.
The Kusko times., 1929-06-08

Pete Mesich was Monday tu~a visitor
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
Jawarski Denied Plea
For Sanity Commission

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 16 CPo-
Paul Jawarski, condemned murder
er, was formally notified today by
the state board of pardons that an
appeal made in his behalf for a
sanity commission to pass judgment
on mental condition had been re-
fused.
But that was good news" the
western Pennsylvania payroll bandit
and murderer told John Mcneil.
warden at the Allegheny county Jail,
when he carried the report to ia
warskis cell.
Unless Governor John s. Fisher
should exercise his executive pre-
rogative of granting further stay
of execution to allow sanity tests to
be made on Jawarski. he will go to
the electric chair at Rockview peni-
tertiary January 81 for the murder
of I. l.. Eump. payroll guard of the
Pittsburgh Terminal Coal company
during holdup at the company's
Mollenauer mine the day before
Christmas in 1925.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16, 1929

ing, the lowest mark Of the winter.
Funeral of Louis ]. Allen
The funeral OF Louis J. Allen of
50 Second street was held at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the funeral
home of James J. Dunn on West
street. Burial was in the Forestville
cemetery.
Chimney Fire
SQUAD A was called out a 5:55 p.
m. Tuesday for a chimney fire in the
residence of Rev. P. F. Wolfenden.
pastor Of the Baptist church, on
Pierson court. The blaze was extin-
guished with chemicals The dam
age was slight.
To Install Officers
A meeting of Kitchewan Council,
No. 80. Degree OF PocahontaR. will
be held at s o'clock Thursday eve
ming. January II. in Red Mems
hall. At that time the degree team
will be reorganized and officers will
be installed.
I. o. o. F. Meeting
A meeting OF Pequabuck lodge. !.
o. o. F., will be held at o'clock
this evening in the Arcanum build
ing.
Mothers Club
The Mothers club of the Baptist
church will hold a meeting at 8
o'clock Thursday afternoon, Janu-
airy II, in the church parlors. Miss
Margaret MacAuley of the Congre-
gational church will be the principal
speaker OF the afternoon. Her SUBJ
jet will be "Gateways"
Vital Statistics
Fifty-four births, Is marriages
and is deaths were recorded In the
office of the city clerk during the
month of December.
Mrs. Mary j. Fitzsimmons
Mrs. Mary J. Fitzsimmons, aged
60, widow of James Fitzsimmons,
died last night at her home, so
Laurel street, following an illness OF
about four years. She was born in
this city. the daughter Of James and
Elizabeth (Roberts) Hoylan, and
spent her entire life In Bristol. Her
husband died 20 years ago.
She is survived by three sons,
Joseph, James and Fire Captain
Bernard Fitzsimmons and three
daughters, Mrs. William 7. Smith
wick, Mrs. John Mccain and Mrs.
Margaret Murphy. all of Bristol.
The funeral will be held at 9
o'clock Friday morning at st.
Joseph's church. Burial will be in
st. Thomas cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
City Items

Lieutenant Matthias Rival waa
notified by telephone today that an
automobile was left In front Of s.
Vance street by a young man who
drove away in another car. 1t was
learned that the car is owned by
Julian Kelly of rs Brady avenue and
after being repaired by a local con-
Germ. was left In front OF the wrong
house.
Detective Sergeant G. c. Ellinger
was sent to a store at Sc Lafayette
street at 3:15 yesterday afternoon
on complaint by Constable John s.
Recor that he was having trouble
making service OF writ. The SER
geant found no cause for arrest and
the dispute was settled without
violence.
At sos last night Sergeant Ell
linger went to Glowacki's fur store
on Arch street to investigate a COM
plant that there was a disturbance.
He reported that q dispute had
arisen over a coat but there was no
cause for police action.
DIR. NJ. Kupelian is i'll at his home.
100 fremont street.
Sergeant Michael ]. Flynn OF the
detective bureau detail reported of
duty today on account of illness.
An open meeting OF the college
club will be held this evening at
o'clock in St. Marks church. Arthur
E. Morgan. president of Antioch
college, will be the speaker.
Mattabesett tribe. I. o. r. NJ. will
entertain its members and friends
at a bunco game Thursday evening.
Refreshments will be served.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
SHIPPING BOARD
Plans RESEARCH
Will Study Means Of Improving
Engines and Hulls

Washington, Jan. 16.-IF-The
shipping board has laid plans for an
extensive research and development
program to study the means of i'm
proving engines and hulls Of ships to
increase their speed and reduce their
operating costs. These were outlined
to the house appropriations SUBJ
comcommittee at hearings on the In
dependent Offices appropriation bill
by Commissioner H. o. Cone. a retir-
ed rear admiral Of the navy.
The study would be made under
four general INSTRUMENTATION, ma
chinery, propulsion and operation.
Experiments would be made by u.s.
ing ordinary oil for motor ships, pull
verified coal In steamers and study
for increased propulsion would be
made by construction Of hulls SO that
they will cut through the water with
less resistance. Tests for economy
and efficiency In operation are to be
carried out.
Needs Program
1.-THE American overseas shipping
industry is greatly in need of such a
research program" statement filed
with the subcommittee by the ship
ping board said. by its very nature
it Is subject to the fiercest interna-
ton competition and the differential
in operating costs in favor OF foreign
flag shipping, which must always
exist by reason Of the higher stand
ard OF living in this country. can
only be overcome through superior
management and more up to date
engineering. To the latter end re-
search work Is essential.
During the last eight years the
overseas shipping industry under the
American flag has not been profit
able to American capital. For that
reason the various shipping conf
panies have not been able to spend
large sums of money in experimental
and research work while on the
other hand our foreign competitions
have been spending more than ever
before on research and have devel-
oped a number of improvements in
ship and machinery design and con-
Struction."
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
TARIFF HEARINGS
ARE SPEEDED Up
81 Witnesses Yet to Be- Heard
on Metal Schedule

Washington. Jan. 16 R,-With So
witnesses remaining to be heard on
the metal schedule. the house ways
and means committee speeded up its
hearings on tariff revision today in
an effort to wind up this section of
the law by tonight. The rates on
! woods are to be taken up tomorrow.
Protesting against any increase in
the 20 per cent ad valorem duty on
cast iron pipe, Herbert Kennedy, of
New York. an importer, declared
the present law ha dsaved domestic
consumers s54,000,0OO in the six
years it has been in force, as a re-
suit of competition. If the levy is
increased, he argued, importers of
cast iron pipe would have to cease
operations.
c. L. Gairoard, Of Newark, N. j.,
representing manufacturers OF
scissors, knives. pliers and pincers,
asked for increased duty on thise
articles to equalize production costs
in this country and Germany, Italy
and Czechoslovakia. He countered
importers arguments that present
duties were an incentive to snug
Cling of these products by saying
they were suffering more from un-
LIBERALIZATION than from smuggling.
Asks Increase
On behalf of John W. Bolton and
Sons, Lawrence, Mass, manufacture
ers of knives used in the textile in
dustry, he requested an increase to
40 per cent ad valorem in the exist
ing duty of 30 per cent on these ar
ticles. This was needed, he said, to
balance English and German pro-
duction costs.
A plea that duties on SAFETY raz-
or blades be not lowered, as re-
quested by some importers. was en-
tered by H. w. kenway. Boston, on
behalf of Gillette Safety Razor Co.
He commended the industry needed
the present duty of one cent per
blade and 80 per cent ad valorem
because of high labor and material
costs,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
C0nlidoe AGAIN Has
White House Breakfast

Washington, Jan. 16 P0For the
third time within week. President
Coolidge was host today at sena-
torial breakfast party. Twenty
members Of the senate. 10 of them
democrats, were his guests.
Those who attended We're Bruce
of Maryland. Carawav Of Arkansas.
Copeland OF New York, Dill of
Washington. Edwards of New Jer-
sey. Glass Of Virginia. Halves of Mis-
souri,. Hayden of Arizona. Helm of
Alabama. King of Utah, Mayfield OF
Texas, Nicely Of West Virginia. Over
man of North Carolina, Reed OF
Missouri. Steck of Iowa, Thomas of
oklahoma. Tydings of Maryland,
Wagner of New York, and Walsh of
Montana. all democrats. and Greene
of Vermont and Robinson of In
diana, republicans.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-16
FORMER 4. S. ATHLETE
WEEDS IN PHILADELPHIA
Clifford Bell Takes Miss Vera Weisfl
for His Bride In That

Clifford Bell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. H. Bell OF 81 Commonwealth
avenue, this city, and Miss Vera
Weisel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
David H. Weisel Of 4o3 Broadway.
Meyersdale, Pa, were married at the
First Reformed church in Philadel-
phia on Monday, it was announced
today. Rev. d. T. Kirschner, pas
tor of the church. performed the
ceremony.
The bridegroom was graduated
from New Britain High school in
1928 and is employed as monotype
operator by the f. r. Hitchcock d
Co. He is prominent in athletic
circles in this city. having been quar-
terback on the 1927 high school foot
ball eleven and having played for
ward for four years on the South
CONGREGATIONAL church basketball
team. of which he Is now captain.
The bride Is graduate nurse, hav-
ing studied at the graduate hospital
Of the University of Pennsylvania.
The couple met this fall while Mr..
Bell was studying monotype operat-
ing in Philadelphia.
MIR. Bell has returned to New Brit
ain but will not be followed by his
wife until Sunday. The couple will
make their home for the present at
81 Commonwealth avenue.