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New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
WaN Street Briefs

New York. Dec. 9.-An order for 20 locomotives has been received by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from the Chicago, Burlington S; Quincy railroad.
 Stockholders of the NJ. A. Hanna Co, Cleveland Coal and Iron Pro- ducers, will vote on December 20. on plan 10 pay off the unpaid dividends on the per cent first preferred stock through cash pay ment of $24.50, or by issuing 2OO,- OOO shares of new s cumulative preferred stock, which would super cede the present issue and which will be exchanged share-for- share for the present stock. A stock pay ment Of 27-100 of a share is pro- posed in payment of accrued divi- dends.
 November sales of the J. C.. Penney Co.,. department store chain amounted to S24,405,975. an increase of 26.4 per cent over the sales for November of last year.
 Directors of the United Stores Corporation have extended until Jan. 16, it's offer to exchange it's stock for class "A" and common stock of the tobacco products cor poration, dividend certificates A." "B". and 'C" Of the Tobacco Pro- ducts Corp. and United Cigar Stores Co. common stock.
 A special meeting of holders of class "B' common stock of the Gen. eral Gas X Electric corporation will be held January 6 to act on a pro posal to split the class A and class "B' common stock on a five-for-on basis.
 The New York stock exchange on December II, will give a dinner to 10S of it's employees who have served for 25 years and who are still on the payroll or retirement list. Ot the total number of these veterans, S1 are actively employed and 21 are etircd.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Deaths s
Mrs. Frances RckuS

Mrs. Frances Rekus. aged 49, of 325 Chestnut street, died yesterday at New Britain General hospital after a short illness.
 Born in ! 'Hnia. Mrs. Rellus came to ti.' = years ago and had been q nt here since. She was mel. : of St. Andrew s church and vas affiliated with the St. Anne and Biruta societies.
 Surviving are her husband. John Rekus: son, Alphonse Rekus; three daughters, Mrs. Albina Sage and Misses Margaret and Adeline Rekus, all of this city, and a grand child.
 Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock 't St. Andrews church, and burial will be in St. Marys cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
FORECLOSURE GRANTED

Judge Morris D. SaXe in city court this afternoon gave a decision for strict foreclosure in the suit brought by the Savings Bank of Rockville against Louise NJ. Stout. The debt is $15.3975O and the redemption date is December 20. Attorney Harold N. Williams represented the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
ADVANCES HALTED
 BY PROFIT TAKING
SpIitup and RuInors Send
 Shares Upward in Morning

New York, Dec. 2 LP}-The rally in stock prices which has continued with few Interruptions since last Monday was resumed today under the leadership of United States Steel common, but heavy profit taking brought about the sharp rcccssions in some of the recent leaders. EX- treme gains in the active issues ranged from one to eight points, with Auburn Auto scoring an cN- treme gain of 3l 1-4. Trading was fairly heavy in volume with the ticker running about half an hour behind the market in the early aft ernoOn. The announcement of four-to-one stock split up in Swift and Company common, coupled with rumors of other split ups and stock dividends, provided the chief back ground for the advance, a running in of the short interest, particularly in the copper and automobile shares, also stimulated the advance.
 Little attention was paid for tHC time being 10 unfavorablc business lIth S, lllullS lldufIS rtppdl tINlN thN- Ing the attitude that the recent re- acton has sufficiently discounted the current recession in the sttc. and other leading industries. Pools were again active in q number of SpoCialties but there was a wide difference of opinion among brokers as 10 the size of their public 1ol- l towing
 Brisk bidding for United States 1 Steel common carried that issue up more than points to lS3, or %1 points above the low point reached m the break last month. but profit ! taking cut down the gain.
 Boston and Maine, a large block Of which is reported to have been acquired by the Penntoad Corpor- ation. ran up s points, and Hudson lend Manhattan preferred advanced | three. hut the other rails failed 10 make much progress, Union Pacific and Erie each selling down three points
 The rise in the motors was re- garded as the usual pre-automobile show demonstration and was facili- tated by large sleeping short in tcrest in those stocks. Nash was quickly marked up six points, Hud son 4 l-4. and General Motors, Stu-- debakor and Marmon advanced ! three points or more.
 Anaconda. with q gain of more than four points, led the advance in the coppers, based in part on unof i ficial assurance that the IS cents q pound price for the red metal would be maintained. Otis Elevator 1 converted a loss of s points into T 1 gain of four. and substantial gains were recorded by Johns- Manville, i Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Air , Reduction, Montgomery Ward. and l Electric Autolitc. On the other hand, I. l.. Case broke six points, Westing- house Electric five, Allied Chemical
 3-4. and General Electric Gl-4, al though the last named recovered
 part Of it's loss.
 Establishment of a new higb lev
 cl since 1927 by sterling exchange
 bringing it above the "gold export
 point" featured the foreign eN-
 THE MARKET AT c:30 r. VI.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
Mrs. Sophie Pictnik

Funeral services for Mrs. Sophie Pietnik. aged 3G, of Overlook ave- nue, who died at the New Britain General hospital Saturday after an illness of several weeks. were held this morning at 9 o'clock at the Holy Cross church. Rev. stephen Bartkowski, pastor, celebrated a high mass of requiem. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Mrs. Emily BIankenburg

Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Blankenburg. 65 years of age, of 3G4 South Main street, who died Friday noon at 2:30 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. A. C. T. Steege of St. Matthew's German Lutheran church officiated and burial was in Fair view cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

Everybody co-operates via the Herald's Xmas gift suggestion route.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all friends, rela- tives and neighbors for their sym pathy and kindness shown us dur ing our recent bereavement in the death of our beloved mother. We also would like 10 thank those who contributed the beautiful floral pieces. Signed,
 EDWARD MILLER,
 CHARLES MILLER,
 WILLIAM MILLER,
 FRED MILLER,
 LOUIS MILLER,
 CATHERINE MILLER,
 CARRIE MILLER.
 MARGARET MILLER.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-09

New York. Dec. 9.-An order for 20 locomotives has been received by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
Brownsville Aviati0u Pioneer Encountered Many Obstacles

bility, Newman states, and he had
it we'll under contrcf while 1t was in
the air. The 40-horsepower motor
was installed in it but did not have
sufficient pull to take the craft off
the ground for long distances. Nu-
merous short hops of a hundred
yards or SO were made. Newman
believes this machine would have
flown had he been able to obtain a
63-horsepower motor.
He later built a monoplane and
tried to fly it at Iona Alta but 1t
was found that this model did not
have sufficient tail clearance.
The local man then gave up his
experiments for the lack Of funds.
He has watched the development
Of aviation since, however, and has
seen many Of his ideas proved cor
rect.
Most Of his attempted flights were
made on the spur Of the moment
and he never received the full bene-
fit Of the publicity that should have
been his.
He feels certain that If it had not
been for the lack of funds, unfore-
seen miShaps, and failure to obtain
the motor ne wanted, he would have
been successful in his attempts.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
LATE CARS TO
BE- IMPOUNDED
Autos Parked ON Street
After Midnight Will
Draw 81 Penalty

Beginning Monday all cars park
ed on Brownsville streets after
midnight will be picked up by 9
city wrecker and taken to a pound
at the police station. Owners can
take their cars from the pound by
paving 81. Otherwise they Will
have to appear In Corporation
Court at 2 p. m. on the day tneAr
cars are taken up.
This move is being taken to IA
cilitate cleaning of the streets. Mer-
chants have complained that the
streets have not been kept suffi-
GENTLY clean and this is said due
to cars being parked in the way OF
the cleaners.
There will be no exceptions to
the new ruling, officers state.
This law has been in effect for
some time but it has not been en-
forced vigorously.
All unsightly wrecks now stand
ing on streets In the outlying dis
tricts also will be taken up by the
wrecker, the officers state.
The drive on parked cars is be-
ing jointly conducted by the police
and fire departments as street
cleaning is done under the super
vision Of Fire Chief Roy Weller.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

shop of the Alamo Auto company.
The young man worked away in
secret in the basement, telling as
few as possible of his plans. On
January 2, 1909 the queer machine
was loaded onto a truck and taken
to the army camp. People soon
began to gather, inquiring what the
affair might be. The rumor spread
over the city and a fair sized crowd
was present when the experiment
began.
Tied to Auto
The crude bi-plane was tied on
behind a Stoddard-D Dayton autono-
bile with about 200 feet OF rope.
Newman gingerly climbed into the
machine, expressing confidence that
it would take to the air. The crowd
laughed and jeered. The run was
begun. The plane bumped and
bounced on its wooden skids for a
short distance. Soon it lifted off
of the ground slightly. The jeers
rapidly changed to cheers. New
man yanked back on the controls
and the machine shot abruptly up
ward. The tow rope broke and the
plane poised momentarily, helpless.
There was nothing Newman could
do but wait as he had not gained
sufficient momentum to nose the
ship downward. 1t went into a side
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

ciples used today. It's curved wings
were bent so as to form an auto
matte Stabilizer; it was Of the trac-
tor type in contrast to the pusher
machines used then, and had all
controls located to the rear. It was
powered by an 8-cylinder CurtisS
engine Of 40 horsepower.
The plane was taken to the Mes
quita station near Iona Alta and
tied down. When the trial flight
was off just a couple of days, a
heavy wind blew up over the coast
and uttedly demolished the plane.
Newman was disheartened but be-
gan building another plane.
It was constructed for a 63-horse-
power rotary motor. Later it was
found that he could not get de-
livery on the type Of motor he had
planned for. This plane made three
long flights on the open land just
to the south Of Elizabeth street near
where it joins the highway. There
were nc roads or homes in that sec
ton then. These flights were made
behind cars as the one in San An
tonic.
Good Stability
The plane hade remarkable sta
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

Disaster and misfortune followed
Newman'S attempts and prevented
him from becoming a figure in the
pioneering of aviation. Later de-
velopments have proved, however,
that he had correct ideas and his
planes of that day more nearly cor
respond to present day planes than
did those of the Wright brothers.
Publicity Stunt
Newman was brought here in 1909
by the chamber Of commerce after
he had made a short flight in San
Antonio in his first plane. He was
to build and fly a plane as a pub
licity stunt. The land sale in the
Valley had just begun then.
Newman has been of a scientific
and mechanical turn of mind since
boyhood. He had watched the prog
reSS of experiments in aviation
closely and felt convinced that a
heavier than-air machine vas prac-
tical. The local man made a care
full study of aerodynamics and plan
ned a flying machine.
Friends hooted and scoffed at the
idea and derisively quoted "Durias
Green and his flying machine" to
Newman. Despite their discourage
merits he began building \ machine
in San Antonio in 1908. Newman
was then in charge Of the machine
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

1t is generally conceded by STU
dents Of agriculture and economists
that agricultural tariffs have here
tofore been of practically no value
because the production Of agricul-
ture is not controlled. Every in
crease in agricultural rates has been
followed by increase production
which has served to reduce any ad-
vantage or profit that may have &C
crued. Industry and manufacture,
well organized, has been enabled to
take full advantage Of the tariff
increases, and may be relied upon
to take advantage of the excessive
rates the new bill grants. Manu-
facture is in full control Of produc-
tom as we'll as distribution and Is
in position to increase prices to con-
sumers to the full height OF the
tariff wall.
That the senate will vote the ag-
ricultural rates in the house bill ap-
pears a foregone conclusion. Not
withstanding the efforts Of various
lobbying organizations to create a
feeling Of uncertainty among the
farmers, evidently for the purpose
of securing contributions, the SEN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
'YeLlowJdck'
Was Usherat


doned and burned with the re-
mainder Of the post by the Confed-
crates in the closing days Of the
Civil war.
Rebuilt in 1868
The post was rebuilt in 1868 In
brick and the hospital with the
Mediterranean style in use in the
construction of the hospital. It has
a clustered porch completely sur
rounding it, one end of which Is
shown in the accompanying pic
lures.
The hospital unit really consists
Of five buildings and the main
building, containing wards and OPP
Grating rooms, has a capacity Of
fifty beds. Few of these, however,
are ever in actual use, the remain
der being held in READINGS for emer-
gencieS.
A dental service is provided as
complete as any to be found in a
large city and one which the corps
area commander said was the best
in the corps area. 1t has two op-
Grating rooms and a laboratory and
is equipped with gasoxygen appar-
atus for anasthesia.
The most recent equipment known
in the world of surgery has been in
stalled in the operating room. 1t
includes large modern lavatories, a
complete sterilization unit and any
other articles usually found in a
hospital of this size.
Adjoining the operating room Is
the X-ray laboratory. Here are two
machines with horizontal and YER
teal microscopes. This entire end
Of the hospital Is provided with
compressed air.
The hospital kitchen IS now
equipped with gas and other wards
soon are to have 1t. The clinical
and meteorological laboratory, with
incubators, sterilizers are depart
ments which the post surgeon, Ma
jor Fletcher Gardner, takes just
pride in showing.
Another improvement fostered by
Major Gardner Is the new recre-
alton room for the detachment. 1t
has not yet been completed, how
v it already has been preceded
with a large radio, phonograph,
lounges and periodicals.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

ate is practically unanimous in ia
vor Of retaining the house rates on
agricultural products. Agricultural
leaders such as Borah of Idaho
Norris of Nebraska, McNary of Ore
gon, Connally and Shepard Oh
Texas, hold the balance Of power In
the senate, and while they may not
be fully agreed on the manufacture
ing schedules there is but one OBJ
jective so far as the agricultural
schedule is concerned-to give To
agricultural products the highest
rates possible in order to assure the
domestic market for American
farmers.
May Adopt Garner Plan
Adoption of the plan sponsored
by Congressman John ". Garner
both in the ways and means com.
mittee and on the floor Of the housl
to equaliZe the tariff rates to tbs
point where agriculture will securt
the same benefits as industry and
manufacturers being seriously
cont.dered by the members Of the
senate farm bloc. They are unani-
nous in denouncing the excessive
rates applied in the manufactures
schedules in the new bill, ASSERTING
that 1t will merely Increase thu
burdens Of agriculture, and that the
Garner plan to revise these rates
downward to a parity with those Of
agriculture is essential to assure ag-
ricultural prosperity. They also
favor the Garner proposal to Gre
ate a fact-finding committee to re-
place the cumbersome administra-
tive features Of the new bill, con
tending that unless this is done il
will be virtually impossible to elm
mate the injhstcies and discrimi~
nations which constantly appear in
connection with tariff rates.
Fortunately for agriculture thG
farm bloc in the senate holds the
balance Of power. In the house IL
is confined to the democratic and "a
few Of the progressive republican
members; but with the senate de-
handing equitable tariff rates and
a square deal" for agriculture and
| President Hoover supporting the
demands of the latter body, it il
very probable that when the tariff
bill energies from the senate it will
be far more advantageous for ag-
| r%iculture than the house bill. The
special interests, which are all
powerful in the house, will make al
desperate effort to retain the excess
sive rates granted them In thG
house bill, but it is doubtful II they
will be successful.
Farmers Should Organize
The degree to which the new ag-
Continued on page r~hirteen.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
When the Serpent Strikes

During the day 1t Is most apt to be
found coiled in some protected
place, but when the sun sinks low
and the birds begin to seek a nights
lodging in the shelter of the bushes
and the small mammals sally forth
from their holes in search Of anoth-
er meal, the sluggish r~attlesnake
also becomes suddenly active and
alert. He crawlS out and crafty
takes a position close beside some
animal runway or cow-path there
to await the arrival Of his Inflated
victim. He had learned that along
these little animal highways mother
nature sends his supper; therefore,
the most dangerous thing a person
can do is to walk along these paths
late in the afternoon, near shutdown.
Here the admonition keep off the
trodden paths" is healthful advice
and should be kept in mind by
hunters and others who must tramp
the range at this time Of day. It is
a fallacy to believe that the RATHER
always warns you before he strikes.
He does not, although some indi-
viduals seem inclined to rattle more
than others. Snakes do not Jump"
nor al they strike a greater dis
lance than their length" in fa0
they can only strike a distance
equal to the Topped, that is uncoiled,
part of their body, which is gener-
ally about a third of their length.
Yellow Substance
Venom or snake poison, is a pale
yellow substance about the consist
ency Of the more liquid part of egg
white and is very similar to white
of egg for it Is also an albumen. 1t
is secreted by two elongated glands
that lie on the side of the head
just back Of the eyes. These glands
are equivalent to the saliva glands
Of man and other animals-the
gland most frequently affected in
mumps, the parotid. The poison is
a powerful digestive, acting on all
kinds of substances especially pro-
TENS, and when injected into the
body it attacks all the organs in
GLIDING the blood cells and the
nervous system. Due to destruction
CONTINUED on page thirteen.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07

slip and fell to the earth, crumpling
up one wing. Newman stepped
from the wreckage with the an
nouncement that he considered the
flight a success and would build
another plane.
This is officially accepted as the
first flight in the southwest.
Wealthy San AntonianS rallied
behind Newman and organized the
San Antonio Aero club Of Texas.
Many prominent men were listed on
the clubs rolls. Some of them were:
DR.. Frederick j. Fielding, j. M.
Vance, j. M. Nix, George B. Tall
aferro, G.. A. q. Half, H. G. STACK
and Nat M. Washer.
The reports of the flight went
out over the wires and Newman
soon was receiving inquiries from
all over the world as to his flying
machine.
Forms Company
The San Antonians sought to
form a company to substitute New
mans experiments but no definite
action was taken and he accepted
the invitation of the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce to build a
machine here.
The first was constructed in the
old rice mill. 1t was a bi-plane that
embodied many OF the modern prin-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-07
Brownsville Romance During Yellow Fever Epidemic Recane
E1idalgo irrigation
Hearing Scheduled
To- Open on Monday

burg hearing was continued because
of the illness Of Mrs. Norris, which
prevented Chairman Norris from be-
ing on hand.
Valley people r prepared again
to carry their fight to the board
on the application, and about so res
idents of this section will leave Sun
day night to appear before the
board Monday.
The delegation from this section
will include Frank Robertson, man
ager Of the local irrigation district,
and chairman of the committee rep
resenting Valley irrigation districts
in charge of conducting the fight on
the Franklin application.
Managers Of practically all The
other irrigation districts in the VAL
ley, engineers and managers or
some of the private irrigation COM
panies, attorneys for the districts,
and members Of the boards Of direc-
tors will attend the meeting, all to
protest granting Of the franklin
permit.
There will also be several persons
present who own land in the tract
Of 88,852 acres which 1t IS proposed
to irrigate, and who are objecting
to formation Of the district, Rob-
ertson said.
A. l.. Montgomery Of this city and
Neal Brown Of Edinburg are attor-
neys who have been selected to pre-
sent the case Of the Valley districts.
In addition attorneys for practical
" all the individual districts will
be on hand, to offer further objec-
tons.
The application in question was
filed in May of this year by ]. +.
Franklin, tax assessor for the Edin-
burg school district. Franklin had
filed a presentation about three
years ago, no notice of which was
ever sent out by the water board
to the other interested parties. 1T
is ne claim Of the present districts
II u the application is on different
land than that covered in the pres
entation three years ago.
Franklin and his associates set
forth in. the application plans TO
irrigate the 1882 acre tract. ask
ing for 6%00-second feet Of water at
the point Of diversion on the Rio
Grande, Is miles from the property
which they propose to irrigate.