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New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Widespread Power Propaganda
 Activities Revealed In Lengthy
 Probe By Trade Commissioners
s3OOO0O0o Expenditures Accounted For In Invesiga- tion-Newspaper Connections Shown and Possi-
 bility of Prosecution Still Considered.

Washington, June oS UP)-Pub- icity and advertising activities con. ducted by power corporation groups On nationwide scale and costing about S30,000,O00 annually, stood revealed today in records of the federal trade commission after 2 l4-month investigation.
 Recesslng its public hearings tor the summer. the commission an- nounced it has completed it's in- quiry into propaganda by utilities and will take up the financial struc- ture of the power industry when bearings are resumed in the fall.
 Expenditures Vast
 Expenditure ol approximately 0,0O0.000 has been accounted for by reports of propaganda carried on by the National Electric Light asso- citation, its state subsidiary bureaus and private corporations together with an estimated S2S.000,00O an- nual advertising bill paid by indi- Nidual power companies.
 In the course of its exhaustive in- quiry. made under the Waly senate resolution. the commission examin- ed witnesses from every section of the country. introduced more than 4,400 exhibits and startled the coun- try with its revelations of the ex- tent Of power industry propaganda efforts.
 Witnesses were subjected 10 re- lentless examination by Robert E Healy, commission chief counsel whop ersonally handled the entire inquiry.
 Authority Questioned The commissions authority te subpoena documents and question witnesses was challenged in ore in' stance by the Electric Bond & Share [. company. powerful New York hold ing corporation for a large numbe, of utility companies ill all parts ol the United States. That case is stil pending in New York courts, but Ina, not halted the inquiry.
 Probably the most sensational evi, dence disclosed by the hearings were the recent revelations that the In. ternationaf Paper company. com bined newsprint and utility corpora ton, had investments in newspap per, aggresating more than sl00.000,0 ,00t in eight cities. As result of testi. mony by A. R. Graustein, president of the company, the post office de. partment required amended owner ship statements from 10 of tn, l newSno pers invOlveH AtiOrpnV Gen eral Mitchell is now considering whether 10 prosecute newspaper which failed to file correct owner ship statements.
 Much Work Involved
 So various and widespread are thu propaganda activities revealed b! it's inquiry that the commission ex
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

poets to consume several months writing the report which it will suh- init later to the senate for whatevee action congress may wish to take. Legislation providing for stricter federal supervision Of the power in- dustry is regarded as a possible out come Of the investigation.
 High lights or the inquiry may be summarized briefly as follows:
 l. Wide distribution of utility pamphlets and other propaganda. In schools with the assistance Of edn catorx.
 2. Extensive publicity against public ownership in newspape pamphlets, etc. some of which were published by the Smithsonian Insti- tuition.
 Many Propaganda Bureaus
 ,. Maintenance in nearly every state of propaganda bureau te direct anti-public ownership cam. paigns in cooperation with the Ma. tional Electric Light association.
 {. Establishment in Washington of the joint committee Of Nations Utilities associations which spenl t400, 900 to defeat the Walsh reso lution and Boulder Dam and Muscl@ Shoals legislation.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
City Items

Mrs. Isaac Abraham of 261 Wash. ington street complained to the po- lice last nigat that her husband threatened the children with knife but when Officer L. E. Harper ar rived to conduct an investigation, the husband was not at home
 Moody Secretarial School summer session. July s-August 1e.-advt.
 Miss Berniee Schalker contralto of the San Carlo Opera Co.,, whD has sung in New Britain on many occa- sions. will sing throughout the sum- nor at the services in the chapel at Watch Hill. R. l. Miss Schalker and her sister, Miss Agnes Schalker, were recently entertained by Judge and Mrs. William c. Hungerford.
 Carl E. Holt of 100 Austin street, and Esther l.. Rydberg of 1107 Commonwealth avenue. have applied for a marriage license.
 John Labienic has transferred 10 Joseph Labienic, real estate on Leo street.
 Up to this afternoon. 104 permits had been issued at the office of the town clerk for the sale of fireworks to be used July 4/
 The condition of Mrs. William Geary. . patient at St. Francis hospital. is improving.
 Moody Secretarial School summer session. July s-August 16.-advt.
 Patrolmen James Sullivan and William J. Mccarthy are on duty on account of illness.
 Police Chief W. C. Hart and fam fly will occupy a cottage at Bayview Heights, Milford, the first two weeks in July.
 Co. No. 6 of the fire department was called to the Vega street dump this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
ACTRESS DYING IN
 AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Gladys BrockYeQ Crushd I
 Cir Goes Over Bank

Hollywood, Calif.. June .S lUF) -Gladys Brockwell, long . favorite of the films, was believed dying in . hospital here early today from injuries she received when the au. tomobils in which she was riding plunged over . 7s foot embankment.
 The accident occurred near Gala. basas late last night. The actress and her companions, Thomas c. Brennan, an advertising man, were rushed to local police hospital. In- turies received by Brennan, who was at the wheel, were not serious.
 Miss Brockwell's body was terri- ply crushed. hospital attaches said. She suffered fractures of the skull. pelvis and both the lower and upper jaws. One of her most serious in- Juries was 8 jagged ten inch gash in her right side, caused by broken glass.
 Brennan suffered only two broken bones in his shoulder and a broken nose. Both he and Miss Brockwell were rendered unconscious when the car hurtled around a curve, skidded and went over the embankment. Al. bin W. Still, witness, brought thsm here.
 Miss Brockwell. capable and popular actress, was in pictures for many years as a star.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
STATE GOLF FIELD NARROWED ID TWO SemiP Finals Started at New
 Haven This Afternoon

New Haven County Club, New Haven. June as R-Eight survivors of the starting field of ITO for the 1929 championship of tho Connecti- cut Golf association started thair third round of match play this morning, and before tho sun gilds Lake Whitney as it sinks in tho west tonight the number will be narrowed to two who will play the finals ta. morrow.
 Paul Haviland of Brooklawn, champion last year and picked to repeat the time continued hts win- ming way by outstroking Fred Jarvis, Jr., of Goodwin Park, de- feating him on the 18th hole, 3 and ?. This placed Haviland in the semi-finals this afternoon.
 Haviland too ka lead at the out set by scoring a birdie three on tho first hole and at the end of nine holes he WAS three up. Haviland sddad to his lead on the 14th and Jarvis lost what chance he had by missing . seven- foot putt on the 1sth "sA'SA SNAVu tuC IltdlCIs
 Jarvis had won but four holes with Haviland having seven and five being halves Roth players were of on their drives, as strong head wind blew which buffeted the balls off q true line.
 J. J. Geoghegan, Middletown. met Haviland in the upper bracket of the semi-final round this after noon by virtue of the mornings victory over W. Parker Seeley, Brooklawn veteran and one-timo champion. He won from Seeley. 2 and 1.
 In tho lower bracket W. K. Reid Of Pennington faced a threat in l Dow Ahearn. Willimantc. both of them having come through the round before the semi-finals in com paratively easy fashion. Reid eliminated C. c. Elwell. Jr., New Haven. ! and 1. winning the match by capturing the 18th, 18th and 17th holes.
 Ahearn, who is playing in his first championship tourney. disposed of R. NJ. Grant, Wethersfield, 5 and ?. Ahearn st-oked his way around the course in two under par figures and concluded the match on the 16th green.
 In spite of birdie four on the long 10th Ahearn lost the hole to Grant. whose score on this hole is the second eagle of the tourney.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Showered With Silver
 On 18th Anniverxary

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Maioney
 S6 Preston street. Hartford. formef residents of this city. were pleas antly surprised last evening by mofs than 100 of their friends in hon6 Of the e5th anniversary eF thei, wedding which they are observing today. The couple was presente1 with $17s in silver dollars and mn merous silver sets. Guests veH present from New York. Middle. town, Hartford, Waterbury ant New Britain. -
 They were married in St. Maryi church. June sS, 1904. by Rev. JohA T. Winters. The marriage wat blessed by four children, Eliza beth Clarence. Charles and Aubrey. Mr Maloney is traffic superintendent g the Southern New England TelA phone Co. in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

5. Employment oi about 50 edu- cators to work with the N. E. L. A. in various aspects Of its publicity efforts.
 (. Surveillance of . number of state legislators and employment of lobbyists to obtain copies Of bills and defeat legislation considered inimical to the power industry.
 When hearings are resumed. th. utility groups are 10 have an oppor- tunity at q special hearing for that purpose to explain their side Of the controversy that has developed as ' result of the commission's inquiry.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
New Officers Elected
 By Water Jahn YOdre

The election of officers of Water Jahn lodge. No. 3O1. Order of Haru. gari, took place last night. The following officers were elected: Pres- ident. Julius Podlech: vice presi. dent, Emil H. R. Vogel; secretary, Charles Firnhaber: financial secre- tary and treasurer, Herman Arendt: trustee for IS months. Albert Reich. ard. The delegates to the grand lodge convention. which will be held in Waterbury are Emil Schef. her. George Huonker and Herman Arendt. The annual picnic will be held July 2 in Weigand's Grove.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
MISS BANULSNY SHOWERED

A miscellaneous shower was held in honor of Miss Helen Banulsky at her home IA Winter street. She re- ceived many useful gifts. The house was prettily decorated in rose and white. Refreshments were served and games were played. Dancing followed. Miss Banulsky is to be- come the bride of Zigmount Parker on July 1.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
ENCAMPMENT TO EI,EcT

Election of officers will take place at the regular meeting of Comstock Encampment Friday evening of this week. This will be the last meeting to be held on Friday. On and after July Comstock will meet the sec- ond and fourth Saturday of each month In No. 1 lodge room. Odd Fellows hall. Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

not more than half an hour. Ex- cerpts from the Declaration of In- dependence and the Constituti on will be read and there will be brief patriotic addresses.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
FACTORY CLOSINGS
LAaders, Frary q Clark to Close for 10 Days sad Stanley Works for Eight Days Tomorrow.

Factories of the American Hard ware corporation will close on July , and will open again on July s. There will be a one day shut down The Stanley Works will close to- morrow and will open up on July !. This will afford a vacation for the employees. The Landers. Frary < Clark plant will close tomorrow for a 10 day shutdown, opening on July [.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Mrx James Wstson e Fsrmiao. ton avenue. who has besn visttta at the home Of her daughter. M0 M. Carmody of Br4okiyn. V. will return to this city Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
N Hereso Good Back Kard

behind the house you're trying to rent, tell about 1t in your ad. Garden space. plenty of space for the kiddies to play. nice shade trees, flow ers-all of those things are of interest to the people who are seArcl,- ing for a place to rent. Call 925 and order your ad-TODAY!
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Rev. T. F. LawloF of St. Mary's will leave Monday for thrH weeks vacation.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Miss Grace Fitxgtbbons ha] Fe. turned from q visit to Dover Platns ". Y.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
summer vacation.

Mrs. Olive Ingraham and faa4t of 10 West End avenue are spen4t a month at Crescent Boach.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Personals

Misses Mary and Catherine Mee- han of Wilson street and Mr, and Mrs. William 4 Meehan Of Harri- son street, left today to spend the weekend with Mrs. Ella Welch of Oak Bluffs
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Attorney and Mrs. Israel Nair lef4 today to spend the weekend in At: lantic City.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28


  
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New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES
 AT WALNUT HILL SCHOOL
Program on Morning of July Not Expected to Last Over
 Half Hour.

Walnut Hill school has been grant, ed for the annual Independence day
 observance of the c. A. R. and other patriotic organizations. The exercises will start at 9:30 o'clock and it is planned to have them last
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Miss Kathryn Janelle of Lasalle street left yesterday for Springfield to visit relatives She will spend the next two weeks at Rutland. Vermont.
 Mir. and Mrs. Andrew Swanson and family of sS Dewey street and MT. and Mrs. Charles Mailman and family of 151 Linwood street are spending their vacations at Chalker Beach.
 Dr. and Mrs. Charles Lee are spending their vacation at Kidney Pond Camps. Greenville. Maine.
 Henry Heath Of 64S West Main street and Elmer Britton of 6S West Main street left today for Bridge town, Nova Scotia, to spend their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
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greeniSh-yellow with fumes and poison gas:
even airplanes were unable to pass through It.
On the morning OF June Maj. Raynal, COM
mander of the fort took out the pigeon that
he had been saving rs o last resort and flung
it into the air with the following message:
I'VE still hold out. but are undergoing Q
dangerous gas and smoke attack. 1t Is urgent
TO relieve us. Communicate through Souville
optical station, which does not reply to our
calls. This is my last pigeon. RAYNAL."
No. 7s7-i5 spiraled up through the mustard
gas clouds, choking and coughing and half
blinded, but when 1t reached stratum Of clear
air 1t headed on a beelne for the dovecot and
delivered the message without mishap.
Maj. Raynal's appeal was Immediately tele-
phoned to Marshal Petain who was In COM
mand Of Verdun. and in few minutes every
available man and gun were being rushed to
the defense Of Fort Vaux. The French nation
was thrilled by this exploit and the pigeon
was decorated with a special ring corresponding
to the Croix de Guerre. The bird died several
years ago-not so much from old age as from
being overfed by hero-worshipers.
With the development Of radio and other
modern means of Communication, one would
believe that pigeons might have become
obsolete, but Gen. Ferrie, chief Of the French
Army Signal Corps~vigorously denies this.
After 1000 years or more Of civilization we
have not discovered a means Of communication,
at least for military use, as dependable as that
provided by carrier pigeons" he declared re-
Gently. mo wires to string no big plants to
INSTALL no necessity for linemen to risk their
lives working under fire, no expense except the
grain the birds eat and no need of technical
men. ! refer~only to front-line communica-
TONS of course. In the rear we can use land
wires and radio, although many secrets have
leaked out through wireless messages.
WWHEN pigeons are well trained and well
handled they save many human lives
and render priceless service, not only on land
but over the sea.
II am astonished that they are not univer-
sally used on submarines, airplanes and air
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Last of the French Pigeons That Ser7ed in
WorM War-7M Famed Toto Once Cited
for Bravery BY Marshal Petain-Pa0es
Azvay at Moutoire Army Dovecote.

Take whatever steps are necessary. Orders
have been given for modification Of fire of the
gun you mention. Thanks
The bird had arrived. Brave little pigeon!
I would have liked again to hold you in my
hand and felt your faithful little heart beat
as I felt 1t beat on an evil day when con-
fided to you the important message that con-
tanned all Of our hope and that, in heroic
fight amid bursting shells, you safely delivered
In the rear.
You were . noble buddy at tragic time,
and you well merit the honors you received"
T>OTO'S feat was only one among thousands.
On July Is, 1918, French carrier pigeon
had one foot shot off by a German shell in
leaving the beleaguered allied position at
Vaudiereous- Chatillon. but in spite of this
injury 1t carried out its mission and saved the
fort Many others had their bodies torn open
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M
Military carrier pigeons are
much like soldiers-the most de-
voted lovers make the bravest
= fighters
"Conjugal fidelity Is the base Of one Of the
most dependable communication services the
French army possesses. male or female
carrier pigeon win fly through gas, smoke, flame
and bursting shells-through any he'll man has
3nvented-to return to its mate.
when radio, land wires and optical systems
break down, we can still depend on the bird
% get through with the life-or-death message
unless it is shot down.
And this bravery, this utter disregard for
danger and fatigue, is due entirely to affection
Ito q passionate desire to return to its COM
panion. There Is even ground for believing
that In some mysterious way this love between
q pair of pigeons explains the unerring way in
which the absent one finds its way home, as
though there were mental current between
Them
An old non-com who had served for years
in one of the French armys carrier-pgeon
units confided these secrets to me in the course
of O stirring obituary of the oldest winged
courier in service.
For Toto, ofhcially No. s47-1s, hero of
Verdun and>the last of the French pigeons that
served in the World War, has just died at an
army dovecot at Montoire, near Blois. He was
q bird that had something to be proud Of for
Marshal Petain had awarded him not q mere
regimental or division citation but an army one
that read as follows:
"On four different occasions during the
battle of Verdun pigeon 947-13 assured the
rapid transport of very important messages
under violent fire. And, notably, made known
in is minutes on. May %, 1916, the failure of
terrible enemy attack against the 294th In
fantry Regiment and carried q demand for
achievements in expectation of new attacks"
A VIVID eyewitness account Of Toto's feat
is supplied by the man who released him,
former Battalion Sergt. Roques. now mayor Of
q village in the south Of France.
"I wish to add my pious tribute to the
memory Of this brave bird" ex-Sergt Roques
writes to Totos commanding ofdcer.
1T was who, on May %, 1916. released
this pigeon from q trench in the Ravine of
the Lady. at Verdun, with an appeal for aid.
frightful bombardment had blasted away our
positions and thick smoke filed the ravine.
The telephone and pigeon men attached to
our company had all been killed. In a cage
in q half-demolished dugout were fve or six
terrified pigeons. In the five days we had been
In the front line they had refused to touch the
water and grain We had given them.
The various units Of the 294th were scat
tered about in shell holes without any haison
between them, and 50 I decided to send OF
hasty message about our position. I took the
first pigeon laid my hands on. Slipping the
message in the little aluminium cylinder fastened
to his leg. released him. Toto-I learned his
name later-hesitated an instant and then
swung upward He circled higher and higher
in the smoke and fumes and then headed
Straight for the dovecot near Marshal Petain's
headquarters At midnight q runner reached
me with the following answer from the chief
Of staff:
, !" Have received telegram by carrier pigeon.
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uss UFWy Cstu$tO7E yO UUUeTy UHUeT
fire.
by shell fragments but delivered their mes
sages just the same.
A pigeon numbered 787-15 performed one Of
the most dramatic feats of the whole war; It
was in June, 1916, when the German offensive
against Verdun was at its height. The safety
Of France depended on this immense fortress,
whose security hinged largely on Fort vaux, q
key position. The French defences at Fort
Vaux had been blown to pieces and the fort
itself almost entirely surrounded. All COM
munications were interrupted. The air was
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BY r. S. FENDRICK.

x/-vOTO must have been q great lover
in his day-a regular Valentino
N. Military carrier pigeons are
much like soldiers-the most de-
voted lovers make the bravest
fighters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22

Game fish numbering 4,25o,O00 Will
be released in North Carolina streaHs
this year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22
HIGH CHOOLC COURSE
AT BISMARCK indian
SCHOOL REQUESTED
Expansion to Full Four.Year
Course Asked Bureau by
North Dakota People

Desiring to make a high school cd
ucation more easily attainable for In
dian students in this state, several
North Dakotans arc backing a move
ment to obtain a f%our-year high
school course for the Bismarck Indian
school.
Prominent among the hackers Of
the movement are Mrs. Alfred Zuger.
Bismarck. state chairman Of the jun
Tor membership committee of the
North Dakota Federation Of Woncn's
clubs; Miss Bertha r. Palmer. state
superintendent of public instruction:
Miss Madge Runey. Burleigh county
superintendent of schools; and Mrs.
A.. Z. Jones. Lisbon. president Of the
North Dakota Federation OF Women's
clubs.
These four have communicated
with Senator Lynn J.. Frazier. chair
man of the U. S. Senate Indian af-
fairs committee. in regard to the plan.
In addition, delegates at the recent
convention Of the eighth district OF
the North Dakota Federation OF
Women's clubs at Turtle Lake passed
a resolution favoring support of the
movement. according to Mrs. Zugcr.
North Dakota's Indian students
who desire a full f%our-year high
school course at present are forced to
travel hundreds of miles for their ed
ucation. The nearest Indian schools
having the complete high school
course are Haskell Institute. Law
renee, Kans., and Chemalwa. Salem.
Ore. Indian schools at Bismarck and
Rapid City. s. Oak. offer only one
year of high school work, and the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-22

seryation board the governments
representative would be Secretary
wilbur of the interior department.