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vious polar expeditions: tables of mag
netic variations: estimates on equip
ment costs; all documentary evidence Of
the soundness Of his scheme.
No Flaws Are Suggested.
For two enhancing hours I sat and
listened. Yet. after I'd left, / began
to wonder II 1t were just the mans ex-
traordinary personality that had swayed
me to him; if 1t were not more the
romance than the logic Of his scheme
that had gripped me.
Knowing Capt. Bartlett as intimately
as do felt free to check his facts and
figures in scientific quarters. One after
another / visited men who keep their
fingers on the pulse of science.
Not one of them suggested a flaw in
the captains reasoning. Indeed, 1 dis
covered that he had modestly kept back
many of the sensational items that must
make his expedition splendid success
II he has only an even break of luck
after he gets into the ice.
Putting the situation briefly, scientific
experts agree that there is still much
to be learned from the Arctic waste:
much that tbs old school Of explorers,
ending with Pea~y, had to overlook in
their struggles to leach geographical
goal: much that int epid flyers cannot
touch because their wing season is
brief and their lofty .7urse forbids
delay.
Detailed knowledge Is Vital.
One geodetic expert put it: Take the
case OF our own country More than
nall century ago We reached the Paci-
Continued op Fifth Page.)
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TIME minute I heard that Capt.
Bob Bartlett was equipping for
a five-year drift In the polar ice
i pack I hurried out to head him
off from what seemed so futile
an enterprise. just missed him at his
cid haunt. the storied Explorers Club.
But by swift subway and puttering ferry
I overlook him aboard his stanch two
maSted schooner, the MorriSsey, at her
dock in Staten Island.
He stood on her after deck, clad In
oilskins. and boots, feet braced wide,
face beef red from the raw wind, shout
ing blasphemy at lubberly rigger in
the maintop. He looked like an ami
mated Rock Of Gibraltar. For Capt.
Bob is several inches short of feet
tall and weighs 210 pounds. Yet his
girth is all above his midriff and the
beam of his powerful shoulders Is twice
that of his hips.
Whats all this about your going to
the polar sea?" I asked him bluntly
tiny cabin that smelled Of stale seal OIL
Speaks of Friendship.
'Why?" he retorted. His tone con-
noted: What the he'll business Is it of
yours!"
I vaguely spoke of friendship. Il
wanted to say Affection" but the world
would have sounded maudlin in that
atmosphere). You've done your trick,
old man. Nearly 40 years in the ice
Newfoundland sealing, Peary, the Kar-
lux"
He nodded. Fright, boy. Right!
But there's still work to be done up
there"
Let the flyers do It'll Byrd, wilkins.
Nansen, in his dirigible next year. They
go in safety, comfort, and speedily
And now you'll hesitated at the CLINT
in the captains eyes-"You want to go
up there in little ship and just drift
around for years. It's time you retired.
Take it easy"
A grip like steel wise closed on my
hand.
Feel that" The captain held out a
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half -fathom arm strung from wrist to
shoulder with rocklike muscle. Retired"
he snored. Sure I'd retire If I'd been
sitting at desk these 40 years''
Still you're past your prime"
He glanced at an advertising calendar
on the bulkhead Prime! Do you
know my father leaves in his own yes
sci for the Newfoundland sealing
grounds tomorrow" he cried Past
80, the old man is--and you talk of me
in my prime!"
Blue Prints Show Shop.
He drew set of blue prints from a
typical sailors sea chest. / found my
self going over details of the ship he
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expected to build. He spoke Of her
overland and rounded sheer so she'd
lift when pressure came. He pointed
out her stringers Of oak. against whic&
half an iceberg could tumble-and
bounce of. There was we'll forward
for seal blubber and one aft for an ex-
ira two years rations. The most Won
derful ice ship ever designed Powerful,
big -beamed, Diesel engined and schooner
rugged. Fruit Of a hfetime's study of
Northern vessels.
From transom beneath the bunk he
produced a neat file of letters-reports
from Smithsonian, American Geographic
cal and other societies which had vised
his plans: accurate charts 'of all pre-
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minute heard that Capt. |
Bob Bartlett was equipping for
a five-year drift In the polar ice
L pack I hurried out to head him |
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
Courthouse Committees
10 Hold Session Today

ROCKVILLE, Nd, Dec. 20.--
The committees on appraisal and
material. equipment, and specifi-
cations Of the courthouse build
ing committee win meet today TO
consider plans in connection with
the construction Of the new
county courthouse and jail.
The former group probably will
proceed with the work Of deter
mining when the recently sac-
quired properties Of the county
which are the site for the new
building must be vacated by their
present tenants.
Consideration Of certain ma
terials which have been submitted
for use In the new structure will
be the program for the commit
tee on materials,
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
Mrs. Hoover win Aid
Fox "Kiddie Bag Party

Mrs. Herbert Hoover viii assist
in distributing the bags Of toys
candy, fruit and nuts for the Cen.
trail Union Missions Riddle Bag
Christmas party at the Fox Thea.
ter Monday at 1880 IN the morn
ing.
Society and church girl ushers
will be under the direction Of
Mrs. Katherine Copley and Miss
Roma Terry. A portion Of the
theater will be reserved for the
public, tickets being available
upon request at the mission
Mrs. John S. Bennett, who viii
have charge Of the party, said TO
day 1888 "Kiddie Bags" have
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200 more to be donated
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
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The Washington times., 1929-12-20
14O,0OO known Lunatics
In England, SAYS Expert

LONDON, Dec. 2Os--England
should not be alarmed, although
there are 100000 certified lunatics
and 100000 mental detectives In
the country, and from 5 to Is per
cent Of the entire population is
backward. dull or mentally re-
tarded, Sir George Newman. chief
medical officer Of the board Of
health. told a conference on men.
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The Washington times., 1929-12-20
Two Get Year in Jail
For Rribe to II. 8. DrS

DIES MONIES, Dec. 20.--Plead
ing guilty to attempting to bride
Ia Federal officer, Gabriel Angus
tina and Gabriel Focareta, Of
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Leavenworth penitentiary an d
fined $3.50 each by Federal Dis
trict Judge G. A. Dewey here.
It was alleged they offered q
bride to WE. Cooper, prohibition
agent,
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
Chicago Thugs Rob
Pie Plant of 500. 900

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.--Eisht
bandits, who overpowered eight
employees Of a pie factory and
carried away $4,000 in cash and
negotiable securities, were sought
~ police here.
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
II Columbia Men Get
nln Clubs Scholarships

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Elght
athletes are among the IL Co
ltllnbia College freshmen who
have been awarded the Columbia
University Club scholarship, worth
5000 year to each recipient, for
outstanding qualities, it was an
nOunced by Nicholas Med. Nc.
Knight, chairman Of the clubs
scholarship committee,
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
GAS lakes IT'S Time

ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. 2Os-Nat-
ural gas turned into q new pipe
line at Monroe, La. on November
IL OF this year is not expected
to reach Atlanta before Janu
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
RADIO BILL SIGNED

President Hoover this afternoon
signed the bill passed by Congress
extending the existence Of the
Federal Radio Commission ideft-
nitely.
The Washington times., 1929-12-20
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The Washington times., 1929-12-20
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The Washington times., 1929-12-20
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The Washington times., 1929-12-20
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New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
PLAY DECIDING GAME
Kansas City Blues and Rochester Red Wings Meet in Final Contest of Little World Series.

Kansas Git, Mo. Oct. (UP)- The Kansas City Blues and the Rochester Red Wings were en route east today to play the decid- ing games of the little world series on the latter teams home diamond.
 The Blues, American Association champions. tucked away their sec ond straight win over the Interna- tional league pennant winners Sun day, 6 to ?. The Red Wings. on the other hand, will start before their home fans under the handi- cap of having won only one of the four games played in Kansas City. Two more victories for the Blues will give them the flag.
 Bell, who pitched the first game for Rochester and lost in the tenth inning of an airtight contest en- Countercd punched hits and poor support Sunday in losing his sec ond start of the series. He yield cd only ten base hits, but one o: them was a home run by knothe
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
FACTS ON SERIES
By the AssOcinted Prcss.

By the Associated Press.
 Contestants - Philadelphia Ath- fetics, American league champions, managed by Connie Mack, and Chi sago Cubs, National league cham hions, managed by Joe Mccarthy.
 ConGitions-Be four out of seven James.
 Schedule-First two games, Tues Gay and Wednesday. Wrigley field, Chicago; next three games, Friday, Eatnrday and Monday, Shibe park, Ihiladclphia last two, Wriglcy field, , hicaso, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct Is and Y. Postponed games will be played in city where sched- hled.
 Illne-1:30 D. m., central stand hrd, in Chicago; 2:30 D. m., eastern tandard. in Philadelphia.
 Estimated attendance-5O,00 ,00O at Chicago, 10000 at Philadelphia, for taCh game.
 Estimated receipts, $205,00O at Chicago, $l95,000 at Philadelphia for each game.
 Ticket prICe-Sl for bleachers, s3 Tor standing room in grandstands, S5.50 for grandstand reserved seats, S6.GO for box seats.
 Radio-Nation- wide hookups by rolumbia and National Broadcast Ing chains.
 Betting odds. 6 to 5 on Athletics Tor opening game; to on Ath- ,ctiCS to win series.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
By JiGGER

College football and early duck hunting lurcd many Of the faithful from their Saturday afternoon haunts at shuttle Meadow on Jew ish New Years but enough members played 10 make a respectable show ing in the four ball best ball, one quarter added handicap tournament.
 What one participant of the quar- tct dubbed the Grand Army Four some" made up of Carl and Ernest Baldwin, Bill Booth and Max Hart. got together after week or so of separation. The north woods had called and Mir, Booth and Carl Bald win had needed the urge to fish Ernest Baldwin had been west to try 10 win a hardware dealers golf tournament at Excelsior Springs. Mo. where he won the first prize cup a year ago Mir. Hart had just returned from MarthaS Vineyard.
 This famous foursome finished first, They had a good score consid- ering that they were a bit out of practice but they needed the aid of a bigger handicap, Saturday. They were shooting again on the old golf grounds-but not with such killing effect as is usual in their skirmishes
 But they were not alone. Other well known squads marched straight from the 18th green to the club house, without even stopping at the score board.
 The prospects were bright for Pat King, Bob potect, Tom Iinder and
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
VETERANS FAIL TO WIN
 SHUTTLE MEADOW TOURNEY
Captain Earl Higbee, L. F. knouse, Len Morse and E. M. Ayers Form Winning Team in Four-ball, Best ball Play - King Poteet Lnder and Barnes Just Barely Nosed Out - Usual Crowd of Entries Is Missing-"Grand Army Foursome" Gets Into Ac- ton.

Clarence Barnes 10 win a few balls when this quartet posted a net best ball of 60. They had just finished a nice little match among themselves with Mir. King and Mr. Poteet car rying the hrunt of the battle. It would have been a pleasing ending to the afternoon 10 beat the field.
 It looked as if they would until. out of the gloom and the shadows of the afternoons end, Captain Earl Higbee marched his company, which included l.. F. knouse, Len Morse and k. NJ. Ayers, down the last fair way. These sharpshooters stormed over the final entrenchment of par to post 77-2O-57. Then quiet reigned on the western front.
 In the locker room. Len Morse drew a citation for his sharpshooting on the lower nine which he did in 4O to make eight of the best ball holes his outfit scored. That is the best half Of the story. The sad part was his court martial for taking 50 strokes on the upper. Only that Cap tain Higbce threw himself into the hroech, caused by the lapse from form Of his top sergeant the drive would have failed to reach it's ob- jective.
 Some day this week. Morse is go- ing to try and redeem himself when he plays off the finals with Duncan Shaw in the second 16 championship 1 tournament a match long delayed by
 the travelling proclivity of both | golfers.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
ATHLETICS BOUND FOR SERIES SCENE
Connie Mack Following Same
 Trail Of 19 Years Ago

Aboard the Athletics Special. Chi Cago Bound, Oct. LIS - A tall serene man from Philadelphia is on his way to the world series war again after wait of 15 years. He is following the very same trail he hit just 19 autumns ago in an even earlier battle. and following 1t in much the same frame of mind he had at that time-When tho Cubs of Tinker and Evers and Chance. pass ing down from the crest of their greatness, were at his mercy after two straight defeats at Shibe park.
 Cornelius McGillicuddy will re- sume that rivalry of 1910 at Wrig- ley field in Chicago tomorrow. but
 10 him and to his now brood of Athletics, the blue ribbon meeting with the Cubs is just another string of ball games. That mental atti- tude doubtless played it's part in the world series successes achieved by the Athletics of the past: carried on to the field in 1929. it could prove a dangerous eapon to the young men of Joseph Mccarthy.
 On the train last night and today, the Athletics were far more con- cerned over the failure of Al Sim mons to overhaul Lew FOnseca of Cleveland in the race for the batting championship than they were over the games with the Cubs. Simmons himself gave his undivided time and attention to an earnest conference with Ty Cobb, who for years has taken a marked interest in the bat
 ting young Milwaukee star.
 The master managers only worry
 was in shepherding seven car loads of players, reporters, friends and
 fans into his special train with L. 900 Philadelphians. young and old,
 large and small, at his heels or un- der foot. That job finished. Mir
 Mack retired early with the an
 nouncement that his pitcher for the opening game would be chosen at about 1:l5 o'clock tomorrow after
 noon.
 1 The patriarch of world series war
 fare, in his G7th year, never was
 ruffled in 40 baseball campaigns, but even his great self-Controt could not hold back the wisp of smile last night as fellow townsmcn sent his | special train out of the North Phil
 adelphia station with a salvo of
 shouts to "bring back two games"
 The special departed from North Philadelphia at 9:30 o'clock, eastern
 standard time, and was on a IT. hour schedule to Chicago. Even with his players delivered in the Union station in Chicago at S;30 o'clock 1 this afternoon, central standard time. Connie Mack will forcgo praC- i tiCc upon Wrigley field.
 i Of the famous Athletic team which won four pennants and thrc" world series titles in the five year
 period from 1910 through 1914, only l Connie Mack ana Eddie Collins will be on hand when play starts tomor-
 row. Collins is listed as an eligible, . but hardly will swing bat Ty i Cobb is the only former player on
 the trip.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
TEAMS POINT ID
 REAL PETITION
College EleVe1S Have Finished
 With Tune.Up Contests

New York, Oct. [ LPp-With two Saturdays of tunoup contests behind them, eastern college football players will spend the next few days getting ready for some real competition this week
 ] Most of the major clevcns have iOkcd their way through the first two games of their schedule. piling up huge scores at the expense of small college advcrsarics. A few of them will continue this procedure Ianother week before taCklng the rOughor going but the large ma jor- ity will find intorsectonal or tra- portancc.
 No fewer than 13 contests of 6 more or less intcrsectional nature are on this Saturdays program. Head ing the list is the NOtre Dave Navy struggle at Baltimore with Knule ROCllno's Ramblcrs hoping for Il repetition of last years victory. The midwest also sends Michigan State to battle Colgate at Hamilton. x. Y: Nebraska 10 meet Syracuse at Syra- cusc: St. Louis 10 battle Georgetown at Washington, and Albion to clash with Elmer I.ayden's Duquesne out 1 fit
 Yale, which opened its season with an S9-o triumph over Vermont 1 travels south for the first time to play Georgia at Atlanta. Two other Southern Conference teams swing into action against eastern foes Nir- ginia Poly meeting Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and Virginia meeting Swarthmore at Charlottesville. Gil i Dobie's Cornell eleven vii be match ed with Hampden- Sydney and Da- vidsOn travels to West Point to meet Army.
 Three Ohio teams furnish the op- position to the east in the remain ing intcrScctional combats. John , Carroll of Cleveland. q strong eleven,
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
UMPIRES FOR SERIES
klem and Moran Picked From Ma tionnl and Van Graflan and
 Dinccn Selected From American.

Chicago. Oct. z Pl-The four um- pires who will handle the world series games are William J. klem and Charles Moran. representing the National league. with Roy Van Grafian and William Dineen, the choice of the American league.
 Klem, Dineen and Moran are the veterans. having served as arbiters for more than 20 years. Moran has been calling 'em for l2 years. It will be KIem's 14th appearance as an umpire in the world series. Van Gratlan. who started umpiring three years ago. will make his debut as a series arhtter.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTS

Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. OUP)- Gloomy Gil' Dobie is finding no difficulty in maintaining his gloomy outlook as he surveys his 1929 ma trrial. His 1928 line almost wiped out by graduation Dobie now has lost many first string men through Injuries and ineligibility. Faculty i1cmbers have cooperated with Do- bic by ending all classes at o'clock Instead of ,, so that the football hlen can get an extra hours prac- flee each day for the Hampden- Sidney battle Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
VETERANS IN GAMES
Nick lIrCck Gets One Hit While Johnny E,ers Takes Old Place At SerOnl Base.
SerOnh Base,

New York, Oct. UP)-Old timers as well as rockies broke into major league baseball lineups in tho closing games of the season Sunday.
 Nick Altrock. Washington. batted in the ninth inning and hit a single. while Johnny Evers, Boston coach, took his old stand at second base and muffed his only fielding chance. Jimmy Austin, 49-year-old St Louis Browns coach. played third base and hGd two assists to his credit.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
FAIR WEATHER PROMISED
Not Much Change in Temperature Predicted For Tomorrow and First Game of Series.

Chicago, Oct. CPl-The weather man. after going into a huddle with his various instruments today, held out promise Of generally fair weather with not much change in temperature, for the opening game of the world series tomorrow.
 If there is no drop m the tenn perature, it will be around 69 or 70 degrees at the start of the game. With chilling winds sweeping off Lake Michigan, however, light top coats probably will feel comfortable.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
HEAVY TRAINING

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. OUP)- Harvard's varsity eleven will go through a week of heavy training to prepare for the game with New Hampshire university this week end. Arnold Horween, the Grim son head coach, was dissatisfied with the way his charges tackled in the opening game with Bates college Saturday and has called a lengthy practice of scrimmaSe and dummy taCkling for this week, be- ginning today.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
THREE DAYS OF WORK

Hanover, N. H., Oct. z (UP)-- Jackson Cannell, Dartmouth's men, tor has called three day training period for the third Dartmouth game of the year here Saturday with Allegheny. Although having defeated Hobart college 6S to 0 Saturday, and winning from Nor wich university the week before. Camel was dissatisfied and called the sessions to stress blocking.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
WITH THE BOWLERS
PALACE ALLEYS
SPECIAL MATCH ollin>Nille
I'nlncc
KOIELJH BEATS RICHARDS

New York. Oct. tUP)-Karcl kozeluh, Czechoslovakian tennis star, defeated Vincent Richards. a former Davis Cup player, G-3, 3-6. Ga, 3-G, 7-5 in professional match at Mammoth Courts, Brooklyn, Sunday as in the finals of the pro- fcssional tournament at Forest Hills, Richards had his opponent at match point in the final set only to be de- feated by the champions rally.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
COMING NORTH FOR CAME

Blacksburg, Va. Oct, tUP)- Virginia Polytechnic Institute will cross the Mason-p Dixon line for the only time this season to play Uni- versity of Pennsylvania on Franklin Field saturday. V, P, l. will be badly outweighed and Coaches Gus tafson and Frank are drilling their charges on game combining decep- tiveness speed and forward pass attack in hopes of downing tho Quakers.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07
CHANGES PREDICTED

Newton. Mass, Oct. ' UP)- Several changes are predicted in the regular lineup of the Boston College varsity grid squad for the gam" with Villanova this weekend, aC- cording to Head Coach Joe MCken- ncy. The Eagles will train during the first part of this week for the coming grid conflict.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-07

meets Grove City at Cleveland; Car negie Tech leaves its native Pitts hurgh haunts for game against Western Reserve. and West Virginia Wesleyan goes to Cincinnati for a tusslo with St. Xavier.
 In the traditional rivalry class are the West Virginia Pittsburg and New York University Fordham clashes Pitt formidable array which crushed Duke 52-7 on Saturday, will be favored over a mountaineer team beaten by Davis and Elkins and tied by Duquesne. N. Y. will he the choice over Fordham. although Ma jor Frank Cavanaugh has developed a good team at the Jesuit institu- tion. Another hard fought struggle is in prospect when Washington and Jefferson and BuckncIl meet at Lew isburg, Pa These schools battled 10 q scorclcss tie last year. Eillanova and Boston college meet in another headliner.
 Princeton. hard pressed to down Amherst in it's opening game, meets what appears to be an extremely weak Brown team. Harvard. victor over Bates by 4S-0. will get more op- position from New Hampshire.
 Al Marstcrs. who personally ac- counted for 42 points against Ho- bart on Saturday, should have an other chance to run wild when Dartmouth meets Allegheny. Colum- bia has another warm-up game with Wesleyan. but Holy Cross has few, if any, hopes Of trounCing Rutgers by any score rivalling the 46-N count of last year Lafayette should get q good workout with Manhattan and Penn State has another chance 10 correct it's mistakes against Mar shall.
 Ichgh meets Gettysburg; Will Hams plays a strong Bowdoin eleven; Amherst tackles Lowell Textile and Geneva faces the strong Davis and Ekins machine. Western Maryland, conducrors Saturday of Georgetown, should win from St. Thomas without great trouble, and Franklin and Marshall will be favored over Labanon Valley.