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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
FOREIGN TRADE IS
 INCREASING HEAVILY
1928 Figures Show Highest Level Ever Reached With
 Exception of 1920

Washington, Jan. l4 @1Ameri. can foreign trade for 1928 attained the highest level ever recorded ex. cept for 1920.
 The commerce department today reported the years exports at &5.- 129. .123,OO0. which compared with imports of $4.0Ss,9s0,OOO and left . balance of trade favorable to the United States of $1,039. 900.
 The dollar value of the national exports was exceeded by the figure of approximately t8,000. 900. 900 fo. the foreign shipments of 1920, but commerce department trade observ. CTS said today the higher level ot prices in that year made 1t probable that the quantity of American good, sent abroad in 1928 was the greatest on record.
 Although the gold movement fin 1928 was shown to have resulted in a loss of metal by the United States. The later months of the year record ed reversal of the trend. For the IF monthA gold was exported to 2 value of t560. 1000. and imports were @16S,sS7,00o 50 that the net loss for the year was. $391,S72,000.
 For December gold exports were N.636,o0O and imports were s24.- 940.0O0 leaving a net gain for the United States of $23.304.00O which was entirely insufficient to offset the heavy gold outflow of earlier months. Silver exports for 1928 were &s7,- 3S2,000 against t6s.117,O00 while in 1927 silver exports were $75,625. 900 end imports $55.074,0o0. The 1921 gold transactions showed total ex- ports of 3201. .455, 900 and imports of S207.535.000.
 The December trade figures, which the department issued today. in en- abling the years foreign trade to be- come a subject of preliminary cir. culation. showed exports of $475.- 100000 and imports of $33S,000. 900 These compared with exports of &407.641.000 and imports of &33l,- 234.O00 in the same month in 1927. Exports were somewhat lower in December than in November and Co., tober, but imports for December were only slightly changed from the average of recent months.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
BITTERLY COLD IN
 : WESTERN STATES No Relief From Weather Sotn
 Until Wednesday r A BELOW IN DULUTH, HIN,

Chicago Records OAcial Tempera-
 ture 0f 10 Under Zero-Threc
 Persons Die While Many Freeze
 Hands and Faccs.
 Chicago. Jan. II N1-All that had gone before was as nothing com pared to the bitter cold that held middle and northwest America in | sub-zero hug over the weekend.
 No relief of consequence is in sight before Wednesday. and the weather bureau was not prepared to say if the cold would be dissi- pated even then.
 34 Below Zero
 One of the low thermometer readings of the weekend was at Duluth where a minus 34 was the coldest the Minnesota city at the head of Lake Superior has had in Il years. Green Bay. Wis. was an other frigid spot with 20 below. while temperatures throughout the middlewest with hardly an exception skated under the cipher mark ycs- terday and last night.
 Chicago had an official 10 below, with some suburban thermometer showing as low as minus II. There were three deaths directly attrtbuta- ble to cold. and there were several hospital cases of persons suffering frozen hands, feet or faces or per-
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
Hubert Williams Dies of Injuries Received When Auto Strikes Tree;
 Friend Held for Criminal Neglect
Corbin Avenue Man In Machine Which Piunges Down Bank on East Berlin Road-George F. Rapp of Middetown Placed Under Arrest hv
 Berlin Authorities.
1908 Cor Constable Fral

Hubert Williams 20. of 1903 Cor bin avenue. died at 7:0S o'clock this morning at the New Britain Gen eral hospital from . crushed skull which he sustained in an automo- bile accident Saturday evening at ! o'clock on the East Berlin road near tho residence of Frank DeminE The accident occurred when . car driven by George P. Rapp of 60 High street, Middletown. left the highway and crashed into . large tree after travelling for . short dis tance on . steep embankment. Wil- Hams was operated on yesterday at the hospital though without hope by the doctors.
 Rapp was placed under arrest on | charge of drunken driving by
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
PEASE ADVOCATES WAR PREP PAREDNESS NeV Britain Machine Co. Head
 Stresses Need Of Foresight FACTORIES HANDICAPPED
Di0culties of Manufacturers During World Coaaict Described In Hear ing Befoec Military Affairs Com naittee at Washingtoa.
By GEORGE H. MANNING

By GEORGE H. MANNING
 (Washington Correspondent. N. B. HerAld)
 Washington. D. C.. Jan. 14-H. H. Pease. president of the New Britain Machine company. New Britain, Conn.,. strongly endorsed Educational orders" with industries for military equipment, munitions and accessories in peace time when he appeared before the house com mittee on military affairs.
 The committee was considering tho Morin bill which would au- thori.e the secretary of war to place Educational orders' 50 as to famtliarixe commercial concerns with ordnance manufacture as means of national defense.
 Must Be Familiar with Products
 In order for manufacturers to have proper preparation for war time manufacture of fighting equip ment, Peass said that the manufac- turers should study and plan "thc articles they will be called upon to build" This he argued, would best be done by actual production in small quantities in peace time through educational orders.'
 The experience of the New Brit ain Machine company in manufac- turing S-fnch anti-aircraft gun car. riages in 1917 and 1918, was given q proof of the difiiculties encoun- oeed by manufacturer in attempt tng to produce muuitions and equipment during war without pre- vious experience.
 Dia3culty of Quick Production
 ''The New Britain Machine com- pany," Pease stated. "was chosen to manufacture this intricate piece of mechanism because of it's exper- fence in the manufacture of preci- sion machinery of about the same size and weight as anti-aircraft gun carriages, the supposition being that there were very few concerns in the country better fitted to undertake a contract of this character.
 "A contract was placed with the New Britain Machine company on July 1S, 1917. for 40S auto trailer carriages. model 1917, for 3 in. anti
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
MARSHAL HOCH IS SERIOUSLY SICK Leader Of Allied Armies Suffers Htart Attack
 SIX DOCTORS AT BEDSIDE
 Famous Warrior Surrounded by Aembess of Family-Belteved His Hfe Hanes h the Ralanco-Nos,c
 Bat Rea&ives Admitted.

Paris. Jan. 1l .UP)-Marshal Ferdinand Foch, allied commander tn-chief during the World war. was gravcly i'll at his home today after . heart attack.
 FeoA vas surroundSd by his sam- lily. six doctors were in attend ance. o,,,''4 ..,. ,,.--...,-. One of the attendants told the Unlted Press that 1t was believed the marshal's life was in danger. A severe crisis in his illness occurred early today. 1t was said.
 Foch. who is 77 years old. has been Ill for month. He was oblig- ed to cancel . proposed trip to Eng land shortly before Christmas. The doctors were understood to have agreed that 1t was question whether the marshal's life could be saved. He was suffering greatly and passed through frequent crises. during which he appeared almost to be strangling.
 Foch's wife and two daughters were constantly at his bedside, aid- ing the regular nurse in attendance. One of the six doctors remained in the house at all times, two of them usually passing the night there.
 Strict orders have been issued to admit no one to the Foch home, which was presented to him by the
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
HOOVER UNDECIDED
 ON WEST INDIES TRIP
Will Await Result of Con. ferences Before Max.
 ing Decision

Washington, Jan. if R-Presi- dent-Elect Hoover is withholding final decision on his second good will tour, that to the West Indies, until after he has concluded conferences here and transferred his head quarters to Miami. Fla He has in- dicated to some callers that the time left in which to make the tour ia growing rather short.
 It was said today that the presi- dent-elect still is hopeful that he can visit Haiti. Santo Domingo and Porto Rico in addition to Cuba. It was estimated that such . trip would require not more than two weeks,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
Police Seek Man Reported Crouched
 In St. Mary's Church Before Blaze
Fire Threatens Catholic House of Worship on Main Street and St. Stephens on Fremont Street.

Fire of undetermined origin broke out in St. Stephens Armenian Apos- tolic church on Fremont street and St. Mary's Roman Catholic church on Main street yesterday afternoon. causing damage of approximately S4oo in the former. exclusive of the possible smoke damage. and approx imately $500 or $500 in the latter. exclusive of the smoke damage. Had either fire been allowed . longer start, extensive damage would have resulted. in the opinion of Chief w. J. Noble.
 Rev. Walter J. Lyddy. . curate at St. Mary's church, is said to have reported to the police that he aGw q man crouching in the hack of the church short time before the fire was discovered. The police are in vestigating this phase.
 It is also reported that the police arc running down . report that g man who was acting suspiciously was seen near Sacred Heart church yesterday afternoon.
 Fireman Simon Wolfer, who was of duty and at home next door to the Fremont street church, discover ed smoke pouring out of the buiild- ing and telephoned to headquarters at 1:5z o'clock. Two minutes later an alarm came in from Box 4s. and the firemen found a likely blaxe which had started in a small storage room in which candles and other accessories were stored. It burned 8 window easing and damaged the woodwork. besides filling the main body of the church with smoke. It is believed possible that a match used to light candles earlier in the day might have been carelessly dropped.
 Shortly before : o'clock Officer Peter Cabclus, who was patrolling Main street. was notified by q boy that there was fire in St. Mary's
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
$250,000 WORTH OF
 LIQUOR CoNFlSCA7ED
Vermont Customs District Gives Out Figures
 for 1928

St. Albans. Vt. Jan. 14 H - A quarter of a million dollars worth of liquor was seized by customs offi- cials of the Vermont district during 1928.
 The yearly .report of the customs activities along the Canadian border, issued today by Collector Harry c. Whitehill, reveals that 2.396 viola tions of the customs laws were de- tected and prosecuted during the year. The liquor seized totalled !0S,C64 bottles.
 Other seizures, all in connection with liquor smuggling. were 19O automobiles, valued at S64,74s: 21 horses. with wagons. sleds and tackle valued at t2.72s: two rowboats; and the contents of six freight cars con- sisting of hay. straw and wood ven- eer. valued at $55&
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
ARRESTED TO SAVE LIFE
Vagrant Taken Into Custody With Thermometer Hovering Around Zero-Has No HOase Or Money.

1es~ <No AAoosSC VI 0AuA1C8e
 The police and public welfare au. thorities were concerned today with the case of John Golobeck. who has been about the streets of the city for the past several weeks, without visible means of support and nc place 10 sleep. He was taken into custody at $ o'clock this morning by Officer Thomas Tierney, who feared he would be frozen to death on Main street, and in police court he pleaded guilty to the charge of sagrancy.
 Golobeck said he Is 45 years of age and has children in Europe, his wife having died some time ago. He worked on farm in Terryville, he said. in season. but has no job and no money at present. He has been spending his nights about local res- taurants of late. according to the police.
 Judge Saxe. after hearing the facts. ordered . continuance until tomorrow. 70 that Probation Officer Connolly might investigate and if possible make arrangements to care for him at tho town home or else- where.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
CHICAGO VICTORIOUS /. IN DIVERSION CASE
Supreme Court Upholds
 City in Lake Michigan Water Battle

won victory today in it's contro- versy with other Great Lakes states over the diversion of water from Lake Michigan.
 The court sustained as valid tho permit issued by the secretary of war under which the Chicago sani- tary district was withdrawing the water.
 Under the decision, which was de. livered by Chief Justice Taft, Chi. cago will be permitted to continue the withdrawal under the terms of the permit pending completion of other arrangements for sewage dis. poeal.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14

Taxes to meet the expenses el government for the fiscal year 1929. 1880 will be levied on . grand list Of $11s.353.7ss. which is 32,s54,esS ln excess of the $114.0s9,l3S total for the current year, according to q statement issued today from the sffice of the board of assessors bv Thomas Linder. chairman.
 In view of the fact that persons generally considered to be close to the city government had predicted grand list reduction ranging from . few million to ten millions of dol. lass- tht ncrsass. generally speak. ing. was . surprise.
 Raphoea LneAs In6lividuals
 Louis R. Raphael becomes the largest individual taxpayer, with properties appraised at $533,7s0, which ts 4149,s25 more than he paid on last year. Construction of the Leonard building on Main street resulted in the greatly increase as. sessment.
 Morris Cohn stands second highest among tho individual payers. His holdings are assessed at 1%S1,l75. an increase of $sA.000 over last year. He completed the Doris building on Main street during the year.
 Fred Beloin, last years high man. is third in line. with an increase of ss,s26 over last years $l31.3So total. making the new figure $a37,s 975.
 Factory Assessmcats
 The largest single payment wi6 again be made by the American Hardware Corporation. Properties of the manufacturing company aro appraised for purposes of taxation at $l1.72s,726. . reduction of 33l,s3S in last years assessment.
 A sizeable reduction is also made in the assessment against the Stane ley Works, which last year was Ss.s 2s6.425. and this year stands at Ss,s 1s1.s7s, . difference of s1oe.sso.
 A slight increase is made in Ian. ders, Frary < Clark's values, bring. ing the figure to ts.713.s75. Last year it was $3,225 less than this amount.
 J. August Carlson who has Aes veloped and built upon an extensive tract of land in Carlson and Chap. man streets, is believed to be the largest owner of residential proper. ties. his assessment being S215.50O. nearly all of which is on multiple tenement frame buildings.
 Bank Assessments Increased
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14

Constable Frat serlin following an investigation uuu waa taken to the New Britain police sta tton whore he was lodged in . cell. A charge of criminal negligence was entered against Rapp this morning by Prosecutor c. F. Lewis of Ber- lin after the death of Williams.
 Rapp Dascd by Crash
 When taken to the police station. Rapp was in a dazed condition. He had bad abrasions on his face and head and complained of pains in his chest. He was given medical at- tention immediately following hia release on bonds.
 According to the story gathered
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
ZERO WEATHER HERE.
 RIDES IN ON STORM
Blast of Winter Strikes City, Sending Mercury
 Down

Blizzards. zero weather and early spring robins arrived simultaneously yesterday. While the northwestern sky was over cast with an approaching snow storm and the mercury for the first time this winter was on its way down to zero. . lone robin made it's appearance at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Latham of Theodore street, Ma pie Hill. and practically knock ed for admission. The robin was first seen by Miss Althea Latham, 13-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Latham. Her story was accepted skeptically although the young woman is quite a student of bird lore. In. vestigation proved her story true.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14

Winter. somewhat delayed but with a complete outfit of samples, arrived after . brief warning yester- day afternoon.
 Early in the afternoon tho sky began to cloud over and in . short time was 50 overcast that artificial lights were necessary in homes. 4 heavy show squall. the advance an- nouncement of something more se- were. arrived. With . strong nort6- west wind . heavy snowfall swiried and whirled around. beating against the ground and hlling the air until
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
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CLOTHING ALLOWANCE
 FOR OFFICERS SOUGHT
Gradual Diap1aceaaan4 ef lfo4aEcycae Roliceasca By Autsaaeo11e elHeA. In4an&iOo ol Chlaf 0Att-ADQGo'
 praa&ioa oe 1l,o1o Waatoh foP h.
 stallatjoa ol AddistnoAl IsaA5c IAghts-Conmtaaioa Ak 91ll,o l,ooo

Increased protection in the 5usi- ness section about the center of the city by day and h the res.asnttal districts which arc .r need of it by night. is contemplated by the board of police commissioners, whose budget was tentatively adopted at . special meeting yesterday. calling for appropriations totalling approxt- mately t240.00o. 4 year ago. the commissioner asked for t22s.4ss and the board of finance and taxa- ton allowed $317.155. but the com mon council cut it to t1ls.1lb. on which the department has been run during the present fiscal year There will be no deficit.
 Wants lx Moro Reguiafs
 An appropriation to provide fes the appointment of IS men to the regular force is sought. and Chief w. c. Hart said today he will put into operation q three platoon sys- tenn on the most important beats fl tho money is voted. He said some districts are without protection at night because of lack of men. and in the business district, there should be protection after { .. m. which is not possible in the entire district.
 The budget, which will be finally adopted at 8 special meeting next week, includes a request for . clothing allowance of t7b per year per man for 78 officers and men. The commissioners wiu again strongly urge that it be granted, on the ground that other cities make tho allowance and it would in all probability be in incentive to elisi- ble men to join the department For some time the comniissionersi have observed the lack of attyactton ps- lie service seemy to have and they have discussed ways and means for bringing young men of character and ability into tho department.
 New Department Machtnes
 It is also propossd to purchase four automobiles and four motor cycles and if the money is appropri- ated. the six motorcycles now in service will be replaced by four new machines. Two motorcycle ofStcera would be detailed to automobile duty. and one automobile would be given to the detective bureau. The fourth
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
Prince George Now
 Has Skxhf Cnld

London, Jan. 14 A-Anethees patient was added to the fist ~ Buckingham palace this afesrneoo. when 1t was announeed that Prinoo 0eerge. yosneest eoa ef the h1aes had . aisAt ceaA anl was kssolAe14 6D eooQ. x
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Fair and not quite 70 cold tonight; Tuesday increasing cioutlineas and warmer, pr0b- ably followed by TOW.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
Formal Announcement

Oslo, Norway, Jan. 1l @-King Haakon today informed the cabinet council of the engagement of Crown Prince Olaf to Princess Martha of Sweden.
 The premier in behalf of tho gov ernment offered hearty congratula- tions after which congratulatory tele- grams were sent to tho princess, the King of Sweden and the Swedish government.
 The president read the kings mes- sage announcing the engagement in the Storthing and after eulogistic references to the couple. telegra phed congratulations to Prince Olaf. After reading the kings announcement. the president of the Storthing ex. pressed the hope that the betrothal would bring happiness and blessing to tho crown prince of tho royal house
 ''The sympathy and joy with which the whole country will greet tho en- gagged couple will be doubly warm" !" he said, "becauae of the choice of their hearts is confirmed by the peoples wishes and that assurance will bind more closely together in sy npathy two peoples who are stand ing so near each other and under sta Id one another's speech and tho Ights."
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
CITY GRAND LIST IS $116,353,7 ,798,
 INCREASE IN YEAR OF $2,254, ,665;
 REDUCTION PROPHECY uNF0uNDED

Prediction By Political Leader. That Property Valuation Would Show Decrease Exploded By Assessment Board Louis R. Raphael Leads Individuals With American Hardware Corn. Topping lndustries- s-259 New Dwellings Built,
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
SWEDISH.NORSE ROYAL COUPLE ARE ENGAGED
Crown Prince of Norway to Wed Princess
 Martha

Stockholm. Jan. 1l R-The en- gagement of Princess Martha of Sweden to Crown Prince Olaf of Norway was officially announced to- day. Princess Martha, who was born March 2s, 1901. is the daughter of Prince Charles, brother of King Gus taf of Sweden. The crown prince was born on July ?. 1903.
 Princess Martha is q sister of Princess Astrid, wife of the Belgian crown prince. The princess is gen. orally considered one of the most beautiful of European princesses. Tall and slender. with dark hair and pale complexion. she is of . tiring disposition and . great lover of music.
 Crown Prince Olaf is the son of King Haakon and Queen Aaude, who IS sister of King George of Eng land. He is known a one of the lncst intrepid yachtsmen among the younger royalty of Europe. His yacht, Oslo. guided by his own hand. won the international race for stx- meter yachts at the -Cowes regatta in 1926. Prince Olaf studied for two years at Ballioi college Oxford.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-14

John sitcher Woodruff was born in New Britain on September 1, 1870, the son of Mahlon John Wood ruff. who was successively secretary, vice president, and president of the Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co. The father reached the last ofIice in 1895 shortly before he died. He
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New Britain herald., 1929-01-14
|LT. COM. WOODRUFF
 INFLUENZA VICTIM
Native Of NtV Britain Pls6
 AIly 1t Washington
SERVED IN WORLD WAR
Gredaate Of Yale, lss1. aad Harvard Law School, Was 6oa 0l Late Presadent Of Ruaseal | Erwin Mfg. Co.
By GEORGE H. MANNING

By GEORGE H. MANNING (Washington Correspondent. N. B. Hefald)
 Washington. D. C.. Jan. ll. = Lieutenant Commander John Sitcher Woodruff. 5s. native of New Britain. Conn.,. and director of tho United States shipping boards revision of navigation laws. will be buried in Arlington cemetery tomorrow fol- lowing his death here Sunday of in- huenxa.
 At the time of his death the dis tinguished New Britain seaman was engaged in the arduous task of modifying navigation laws of the United States. and in preparing to attend the international conference on safety of life at sea to bs held at London this spring.
 Commander Woodruff was . grad. uate of Yale. class of 1Ss2. ana in 1S94 received his law degree from Harvard. and followed that profes- sion until he was commissioned in tho navy on the entrance of the United States in the World War. When the war ended he resumed his practice. until he became aaso- ciated about five years ago with tho shipping board.
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