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of the scientific expeditions declared many planets and stars in the di- rection of the sun.
 Mir. Selga reported that the United states naval observatory expedition. the University of Hamburg expedi- ton and a group of English scien- lists carried out their observations as planned under favorable weather.
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. s'a'' TARIFF BILL .l. .avw,n uunsrOr = uuES INTO HOUSE Fifteen Republicans of Ways and
 Mans for It NINE DEMOCRATS OPPOSE

Little Discussion Precetics Vote Re-
 fore BiM Was Sent to House
 Where It Will Re Debated Late
 Today.
 Washington, May 3 R-Without waiting for the adoption of a rule governing the offering of amend ments, the house today started gen. eral debate on the tariff revision bill with the indications pointing to the discussons lasting the better part of q week.
 Republican representatives or ten agricultural states decided today td ask the republican caucus tomorrow to delay action upon rule for con sideration of the new tariff bill for the week while they attempt te asree upon differences that have arisen.
 Representative Dickinson, repub. lican. Iowa. was designated to pre- sent the request for delay to the caucus.
 The decision was reached at ar informal conference of represents tives from North and South Dakota Nebraska. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas Minnesota, Wisconsin. Missouri and California.
 The dissatisfaction arose ovel provisions in the new tariff bill af- fecting the drawback on wheat and failure to impose a duty on hides cattle and vegetable oils. Washington, May Rt-Republi can members Of the house ways anf means committee today overrod, democratic opposition and formall! reported tho new tariff revision bil 10 the house. The IS republicans lined up solid ly for the measure while of the 1t democrats, nine were opposed to th' hill and one. Hill, of Washington voted present.
 Representative Treadway. repub iican, Massachusetts. and Represen tative Garfield. democrat, Indiana were represented by proxies, tn first for, and the latter against ] favorable report.
 | Little discussion preceded the vote The measure was immediately sen l to the house, where it was to b taken up for general debate later il the day.
 Representative Hull. of Tennes see, a democratic member of tn committee, announced after tn meeting that he would file a nsinar ity report on the bill within tn next two days.
 Chairman Hawley said after tn meeting he expected debate on tn bill to last at least four or five day' He added that the full committe would meet daily after the amend ment stage was reached to deter mine what committee revision would be proposed.
 A democratic suggestion that th bill be taken up under the five min ute rule permitting any member | offer an amendment at any tim was made at the meeting. but Haw ley said this would not be done.
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SPANISH PLIERS HOP OFF
 Colon, Panama. May A - The Spanish fliers. Captain 1enacio Jim tnez and Francisco Ikelsias. left France field at a:3e o'clock this morning for Manasua, Nicaragua
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Illinois, chairman of the Naval Affairs Com
mittee, is reputed to be an amateur boxer OF
no mean ability. He is unqueStlOnably the
pugilistic champion of the congressional gym
naSium, where other lawmakers may be found
twirling Indian clubs. knee-bending or swing
ing on the flying trapeze.
Speaker Nicholas Longworth Of the House OF
Representatives, immaculate Son-in-laW OF the
late President Roosevelt, has succeeded, despite
his long years of service at Capitol Hill, in
maintaining that vigorous and rudy appear
ance Of the outdoors man. The secret learned
from his distinguished father-in-law, Is IN
long, hard tramps through Rock Greek Park,
q large and picturesque natural reservation
at the city's edge. Speaker Longworth may
be found at an early hour almost any Sunday
morning hiking through the parks valleys and
over its hills.
Just how seriously Washington takes this
whole problem may be realized by the state
ment that the official whose time Is probably
as valuable to the Nation as a whole as that
of any mortal takes time out daily to walk
home for lunch and back again to his desk
in the Treasury. Andrew Mellon, the richest
and one of the busiest officials Of the Govern
ment who has supervision over more money
than any other man in the world, walks home
to lunch! From the Treasury Building TO MS
apartment near Dupont Circle and back Is
at least a good three-mie jaunt. Yet, although
he was IA years Of age last March, he rarely
misses day. Secretary Mellon attributes MS
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There's Reason for Official Washington
Frenzied Fight to Keep Physically Fit
With Medicine-BaU Cabinets, Ne9V
."Gw, "Veuhlating Systems and Sunshine
Lamps-7he High Toll Of Mortality
Hfecting Men Of National Afairs.

impelled him to try it one day. Not being
familiar with the mechanism he mounted and
threw it into high gear, with the result that
he barely missed being tossed headlong through
an open window 1t is at best, he says rough
riding mount.
Veteran White House news correspondents
still recall the day President Teddy" Roosevelt
slipped unobtruSiVely from the Executive Man
sion for a quiet stroll through Rock Greek
Park rule which harbors no exceptions IS
that secret service men must always keep the
President within sight A Veritabe army was
soon in hot pursuit-news reporters, camera
men and secret service agents. Wading creeks,
scaling almost inSurmountable cliffs and plung-
ing recklesSly through seemingly impenetrable
underbrush Roosevelt led them a chase which
aching muscles would not let them forget for
weeks.
Bodybuilding, big game hunting, boxing, ten
nis-playing Teddy our most athletic
President Next to him in athletic proves
comes Washington, who could hold his own
In amateur sports with any gentlemen OF MS
time Our two soldier Presidents, Jackson and
Grant, were, of course, rough-riding, hard
fighting Virile and healthy Sportsmen OF the
first water Jackson, in fact, ranks as the
best shot ever to enter the White House. He
once fought duel with pistols and ball car
tridges and won He was a great horse racer
and furthermore, was a patron OF that now
OlScred1ted Sport, cOCk-ISnC1lS. bulColAl, "Looc
pre-eminence as a rai-splitter has been much
written Of left little else in the way Of physical
prowess by which to be remembered.
Recent Presidents, including Wilson and
Harding, have depended mainly on golf for
exercise Harding was possibly the best golfer
ever to occupy the White House. However,
he was VIGOROUSLY irregular about exercise In
any form If the weather were suitable, cir
cumstances permitted and congenial COM
panions available, Harding would suddenly
close his desk and appear without warning at
one of the links in suburban washington.
Again for long stretches his golf clubs would
stand idle This irregularity of his, according
to some of his intimates contributed toward
the undermining of his health which brought
the sudden collapse ending in his death on
the Pacific Coast while returning from an
official inspection trip to Alaska
Wilson, although rather a dub at golf, en-
loved it immensely and took that means OF
keeping In the sunshine and getting SUFFICIENT
exercise.
THE means taken by the hundreds Of states
men and other officials to retain bodily
vigor are Just as varied as those chosen by
any typical community of average citizens.
Virtually every known form of exercise has
its advocates Congressman Fred Britten OF
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RY WILLIAM A. MEG AIRY.


FFICIAL Washington's fight to keep
physically fit in the face of exacting
duties and o life which is dangerously
combining has caused the residents
Of the Capital City to experience the
whole gamut Of human emotions. from the
grief Of great tragedy to paroxysms OF laugnter.
Imagine, if you can, the Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court Of the United States hiking
briskly-and occasionally breaking into some
thing of a dog-trot-three miles across town,
arrayed in a choker sweater and golfers cap,
each morning on his way to preside over the
most dignified and exalted tribunals In the
land. Throwing dignity to the winds in the
cause of health, william Howard Taft did just
that for many months. Arrived at his cnam-
hers in the Capitol he would police-up the
disheveling results of this strenuous exercise
and don the robes of his high Office.
But Taft, although he brought amusement
70 many souls, lost nearly hundred pounds
of superf1uous flesh, improved his general
health and eventually had the laugh on many
@. his friends who retained both their dignity
End their obesity.
President Hoover and his Medicine Ball
Cabinet" inaugurated ever the protest OF DR..
Senator Copeland of New York, who says that
the game is too strenuous for men OF HooVers
years, have been received kindly Dy the
columnists and cartoonists He has lost about
25 pounds in weight since his election. Nor
has he been submitted to any OF the testing
received by his precedesSor, Calvin Coolidge
when news leaked out of the weird contraptlon
which had oeen 0ecreted In an upper chamber
Of the Waite House.
to- 7oung electricians mate from the Navy
u HArd in Washington must go the credit
for giving the world one Of its famous laughs
This electrician dropped the remark In the
presence of an entertaining Washington re-
porter that he had just been to the White
House Ito install fuse in Coolidges horse"
Install a fuse in horse? Yes, just that!
And after little footwork by the reporter
the world had the details. Coolidge, according
to the electrician, was not very adept at man
aging his mount and was constantly blowing
out the fuses.
No one with the least sense Of humor can
fail to be amused at the thought of the Chief
Executive of the most powerful nation In the
world daily mounting a hobby horse to jog
along through imaginary bridepaths while
mechanical squeaks and squawks furnish the
nearest approach to the romantic twitter Of
woodland birds.
Richard Jervis of the White House secret
service since Wilson's administration says 1t
Is no small feat to ride the horse. Curiosity
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FFICIAL Washington's fight to keep
physically fit in the face Of exacting
duties and q life which is dangerously
combining has caused the residents
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.B0Y SCOUTS HEAD
 FOR B|G JAMBOREE
30,000 Expected At Contests As
 Scouting Attains Majority

London, July 1S.-The Boy Scout movement is on the threshold Of manhood. This summer it attains it's birthday of the organization will be celebrated in high style with the third and biggest of all internation- al jamborees.
 An army of more than 50,000 Scouts from all over the world will gather at Arrowe Park. Bir- kenhead, England on July 5i. Fully 1,500 of these are coming from the United States, and about 200 from Canada.
 In addition to many a world fa- nous Scout, they will have with their camp life, the greatest of them all-General Sir Robert Ba- den Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movment and still the Chief Scout.
 Will Honor Founder
 It is partially to do him honor that the jamboree is being held in Birkenbead this year. The first jamboree was held in London in 1920, when 1900 scouts from 4 countries were present. The sec oHd was held five years ago in Co., penhagen, where 5000 scouts from 33 nations got together. The third one was to have been held this year in Czecho-Slovakia but it was decided after all 10 hold it in England to celebrate the tWenty-first anniversary of the foundation of the movement and to pay honor to the founder and he land of his birth.
 In August. 1907, General Ba- den-Powell founded his first ex- perimental camp on Brownsea ls- land with 25 boys. drawn from all strata of society. Today. the move ment is active in 42 different na- tions. with a membership of near ly 2.000. .000. AS an off-shoot. there is the Girl Scout movement whose membership in Great Brit ain alone exceeds the Boy Scouts by 100, ,000.
 This years jamhoree will start
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on July 31 and end on August 1 | The grounds of Arrowe Park, vir- tually a suburb of Liverpool. con- stituta the largest public park in, England, having been bought from Lord Leverhulme for the town of Birkenhead. In the cen- ter is an old English manor house. The Hall, which will be used for the executive and business ses sons. The park itself will serve as a camping ground for 30,000 Boy Scouts 15,O00 of whom will be from Great Britain and 15.00O from the British Empire and for eign nations.
 There will be two overflow camps, one at Overchurch, accom- modating 5000, and the other at Upton, with a capacity of 11,000. Great Britain will. of course, send the bulk of the boys. France comes next with 1900: then the United States with 1,50O and Denmark with the same number. Other contingents will be Belgium. 500: Holland. 700; Hungary, 500: Nor way, 500; Irish Free State. $50; Poland 500: Australia, 200; Aus tria 200: India. 225; Switzerland, 400; Sweden, 300; South Africa, 39o.
 The Duke of Connaught will
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formally open the jamboree from the royal box on the rally ground. The following evening the Prince of Wales, Chief Scout for Wales, will arrive in the camp, represent ing the king. He probably will wear his scoIt uniform. sleep in a tent like the other scouts, and join in their songs, $ he did dur ing a camp of British Boy Scouts at the Wembley exposition in 1924.
 His brother. Prince George, who recently has become commodore of the Sea Scout Branch of the movement, will be the royal vis- itor on August and will take part in the special Sea Scout dis play at West Kirby Marine Lake. The program will include a spec tacular drama in which pirate same date the Wolf Cubs-includ- ing boys from s to F - will hold their Grand Howl. with Baden Powell as chief guest of honor.
 On the first Sunday-August the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Chief Scout will take part in massed thanksgiving service. At the same hour, Cardinal Bourne will be present at the Roman Catholic Mass of Thanks
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TROOPER SPEEDS
 ID OBTAIN SERUM All Night Riding Saves Boy
 Bitten by Copperhead

Somerville, N. J., July IS (UP)- Ten-year- old Paul J. Herman, bitten last night by a deadly copperhead, was on the road to recovery today. thanks to the all-night riding of state police corporal to obtain serum.
 When he was taken to Somerset hospital it was evident to Dr. Charles Lawton that only Serum would save the lads life. Lawton had none.
 He telephone the state board of health at Trenton. Corporal Russell Hurden rushed there from the train Ing school at Wilbuuha only to fird the serum was at Lambertville.
 In 16 minutes Hurden covered the f7 miles 10 Washington Corners. where a messenger met him with one tube of the life-saving fluid. Half an hour later Hurden delivered it to the hospital here. More was needed. Hurden sped again by mo- torcycle to Lambertville and then by motor to Philadelphia. With four more tubes, he immediately turned back to Somerville, covering the 73 miles in 66 minutes. He gave the stricken boy another injection. And just after daylight he reported th- lad out of danger.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
J. 5, PLIERS ARE
 IGNORED IN PARIS
YanCey and Williams Receive
 Congratulations

Paris. July IS P}-Congratula- tions of two nations were bestowed today upon Captain Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Williams for their successful transatlantic flight from Old Orchard, Me, to Santander and Rome in the monoplane Pathfinder.
 They were received first at the American embassy where Charge d d'Affaires Norman Armour told them how proud Americans were of their flight.
 The aviators then were taken to the ministry of air, where Air Min ister Laurent -Eynac welcomed th"m in the name of France and dis cussed with them their flight.
 The crews of the Yellow Bird and Pathfinder, who were so long com rades before the takeoff from Old Orchard, were reunited at luncheon today.
 Armeno Lotti, Jr., host to Yancey and Williams, invited the Americans and Jean Assolant and Rene Lefevre to lunch with him. After looking over their airplane, the Americans planned to do little sightseeing.
 They will fly to Cherbourg early tomorrow and will load the Path finder aboard the liner Republic, sailing for home in the evening.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
Steals Money and Bond
 From Fellow BOarder

Sergeant P. J. O'Mara arrested Joseph Binger of 79 Orange street this afternoon on the charge of theft of SIS and a $50 Polish Liberty bond from Alexander kureila of 335 Park street. The bond and S15 were re- covered, Binger having spent S3 for liquor and given the bond and bal ance of the money to storekeeper at 292 Broad street and a woman named Mrs. Sophie kupas at 323 Broad street to hold for him.
 kureila complained to Captain Kelly this forenoon that he was rob- bed while sleeping at 79 Orange street, and Sergeant O'Mara learned that he was drinking yesterday, not having had any work in local fac tory for a few days. He was ac- uuainted with a woman at @ Orange street and she allowed him to sleep there last night. Binger boarder in the house, shared the bed, and when Kureia awoke this morning Singer was missing, as were the bond and the money.
 When Binger was arrested he was on a veranda of a house few doors from 79 Orange street and was un- der the influence of liquor, according to the police.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
BOATS ID RACE l,2OO MILES SOON And the Stakes Are Said to
 Be Five Gents

New Orleans, La, July IS (UP)- With five cents in cash and mil lion dollars in honor" at stake, two river racing enthusiasts rushed work today for a start up the river to St Louis Sunday in an effort to beat the record of the Robert E. Lee.
 George M. Cox, veteran boatsman, prepared to launch his gaily decor ated 60-foot yacht. Martha Jane," constructed at a cost of S135,O00 for christening late today.
 Dr. Louis Leroy, Memphis sur geon and sportsman, rushed minor repairs on his speedobat, the "Bogie," which he will pit against the Martha Jane" in a race up the 1,200 mile winding course of the Mississippi.
 Early in June Leroy and Cox met in Memphis. It was a casual meet ing between two river men and the talk turned to the river boat racing. A friendly challenge was made and accepted. The wager of five cents in cash and a million dollars in honor' was made.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
PLOT ID MURDER
 M|KLAS F0ILED
Officers Catch Man in Vienna
 Before Assassination

Vienna, July IS P}-An attempt against the life of President Mililas of Austria was frustrated today with the arrest of a man giving his name as Anton Leitner, tailor's as sistant.
 Leitner was stated by the police to have admitted he was seeking to ambush the president near the gate of the foreign office.
 The man loitered near the gate with loaded revolver in his pocket for some time. Finally his suspi- cious actions caused police inves- tigation and he was arrested.
 It was first thought that he was planning to assassinate Chancellor Streeruwitz.
 Leitner was said to have consid- cred the president responsible for the unemployment situation and thought 1t his duty to remove him.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
WANT THEIR OWN MEN

London, July 1S.-The emigra ton of young men from South Wales mas caused a young woman to voice her criticism and anxiety over her reduced chances of matri- have so beaconed to ambitious males that the ratio now in some parts of South Wales is three girls 10 one man,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
First Masses at NOvena
 Held at Polish Church

The first masses at the Sacred Heart church during the novena in honor of St. Anne were held t'is morning at 5:15, s, and 10:30 o'clock. Applications of the relic were held at the conclusion of each mass.
 Tonight at 7:3O o'clock there will and the application of relic will foi- low immediately.
 Tomorrow masses will be cele- brated at IS, s. and 10 o'clock in the morning and at 7:30 o'clock in the evening. Application of rel will be given after every mass and service.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
SIKORSKY A|RPLANE| PLANT ID BE SOLD.
United Aircraft to Buy Amphi- bian Manufacturers Business

Hartford, July IS LP) - It was learned this afternoon that the United Aircraft &5 Transport cor poration, of which the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft company is a sub- sidiary, has purchased the Sikorsky Aviation corporation, makers of Sikorsky amphibians.
 Frederick B. Rentschler, presi- dent of the United Aircraft & Transport corporation and the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft company. and Charles w. Deeds, secretary and treasurer of the two companies are in New York today completing the deal for the purchase of the S- korsky company.
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giving. Chaplains of every de- to look after he boys belonging to their particular sects.
 Plan Pageant of Nations
 At 2:30 each afternoon in the great arena there will be a fuli program of attractions including a pageant of nations, massed dis play of Highland dancing, to the accompaniment of 100 pipers, and all sorts of camp sports and cXcr- cises. Every night at 9 there will be campfire meetings in each Of the eight sub-camps.
 The job of the Commissariat which will look after the inner man of the Scouts can be estimat- cd from the fact that for the 30.- coo at Arrowe Park alone there will be needed ten tons or bacon. S0,000 fresh eggs, 3 tons of sugar. 3 tons of cheese, tons of tea 200 tons of bread.
 The American contingent is sail ing in sections on the THscaniJ July 10; Berengaria July 16; Ca ronia July 19 and Samaria July 20.
 The 900 Canadian Boy Scouts will sail from Montreal on the Antonia July 19 after being in- spected by Lord Willingdon, Gov
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ernor General of Canada. On Au- gust 14, after the jamboree is over, the boys will take a motor coach trip through the Shakes peare country and 10 Oxford They will come to London on Au- gust 16 for three-days visit and on August 19 will go north for a visit to Edinburgh and Glasgow, sailing for home on August 22.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
THIS IS NO JOKE

Aberdeen July 1S-No longer will the Scotch bear the brunt of tight" jokes Lord Provost Lewis recent accomplishment will to some extent allay all such stories. In two years he has collected from citizens more than s2,000,OO0 to build a new in- firmary. One woman had to be dis suaded from drawing out her life savings of S250 10 give to the cause.
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INDEBTED TO HER

Grand Rapids, Mich, July IS - A nice fat hen, which Mrs. Theodore Griener recently killed for the fam- fly dinner, brought more than sat- isfed feeling in the stomachs of the family. On killing the hen she found in it's gizzard the diamond she had lost from her enga cement ring six years before.
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BOY 10 IS GIANT

Racine. Wis, July IS - Although only 10 years old. Robert Wadlow has reached the stature of a we'll developed man. He is feet 10 inch cial shoes built for him, size 25, were made from 5 square feet of leather. Physicians say he will grow to be feet tall.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-18
LUCKY FELLOW

Paris July 1S-The Marquis del Mprito, Spanish nobleman. is lucky fellow in more ways than one. He recently married Senorita Ellen Pa tino daughter of the Bolivian minis ter here. Her father is said 10 be one of the richest men in the world and her dowry is said to be more than S4O,0O0,00O.
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CLARKE OFFICERS INDICTED

New York, July IS P-Jam"s Rae Clarke. Hudson Clarke, Jr.. Philip Clarke and John F. Bouicr. partners in Clarke Brothers. private bankers, were indicted today by the New York county grand jury on l l counts each. They had previously been indicted by the federal grand jury.
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