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New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
Only 5 Sa"cd

San Francisco. Aug. 30 H,-Re- ports to the Mackay Radio and Tele- graph Company at 4:30 a. m., P. S. T.. today indicated that only 35 of the approximately 100 persons aboard the steamer San Juan had been rescued at that hour.
 The wireless reports at that hour showed that 27 of the rescued were aboard the Standard Oil tanker s. c. T. Dodd which sank the San Juan, in collision and only eight aboard the steamer Munami. First reports indicated that about 40 had been taken aboard the Munami.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
Some Survivors Injured

Seattle, Aug. 30 LP}-The Standard Oil tanker S. c. T. Dood. which col lided off Pigeon Point, Cal, with the steamer San Juan last night, was reported in radio advices picked up by the harbor radio here today to be proceeding to San Francisco with o7 survivors aboard. some badly in jurcd. The steamer Munami was still standing by the wreck.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
EUGENE J. PORTER ILL

Eugene J. Porter of 197 West Main street. was stricken with q heart attack while at the Burritt hotel last evening and removed to his home. It was stated today that he was resting comfortably. MT. Porter is a member of the B. c. and is head of the undertaking de- partment.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
NurNiNOrs on NIunani

Han Francisco, Aug. 50 NP)- seven rescued passengers and three members Of the crew of the sunkcn liner san Juan are aboard the lum- Der carrier Munami bound from Portland to Los Angeles. The passengers:
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30

of the Graf Zeppelin's impending de parture for her home port.
 The biggest welcome ever given the airship and is crew is being planned. There IS general regret Dr. Hugo Fckener. the ships mas ter, will not make the trip back.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
Passenger List of San Juan

San Francisco, Aug. 30 (UP)-A passenger list of the San Juan was not available early today. A. E. Gillespie of the Los Angeles and San Francisco Navigation Company ad- vised the United Press that tickers were sold at various branch offices
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
Etkener Finally EeSts

Washington, Aug 30 LF>-Or the outermost edge of Washington, Dr. Hugo Eckener, 60-year-old master of the Graf Zeppelin world-circling flight, obtained his hard won reward of peaceful sleep before arising early today to fly back to New York.
 The commander of the Zeppelin was given his choice of the most gorgeous" suite of Washington most luxurious hotel, or quiet room in the secluded home of Dr. 0. C. Keip, German charge d'affanes.
 "I'll take the quiet spot" said Dr. Eckener.
 He had earned it. Twenty-one days, hours. 33 minutes Of tension and tumult had preceded his strenu- GUS trirmphal return Thursday. Mo- tor-throb and siren-shriek, mile-con suming glidings over the uninhabt- ed wastelands of earth and stops amid the pandemonium of crowds. speeches, photographs-life had moved to a swift tempo for Dr. .Eckener.
 Finishes All Business
 With characteristic thoroughness, he tied up all the tag ends of his trip before he allowed himself to rest. He paid his courtesy call on President Hoover and expressed his gratitude for the cooperation he re- eeived from America. He thanked the navy for it's weather reports, and for the man power in the Zeppelin ground crew. He visited the secre- tary of state.
 Down long corridors of govern ment buildings he briskly stepped, an erect and purposeful figure.
 But in the comfortable home at the pavement end, he relaxed at last, and basked in the brief respite between the end of his pioneering, and the beginning of his develop mental era" in lighter-than-ai craft, He had engagements with American fnanciers in New York today, plan ned to spend Saturday and Sunday at an estate on Long Island, and then leave for Akron, Ohio, stopping at Cleveland en route.
 Has Simple Supper
 He hung his coat and his hat on Dr. keip's hall tree He sank into comfortable chair He quietly reminisced on his trip over simple supper at p. m. with Dr. Keip Dr. E. Baer, and Baron W putlitz all of the German embassy. He smoked a good cigar. There is no smoking on the Zeppelin. At G:30 be took a bath, and immediately went to bed in a corner room with broad windows overlooking the Wood and the Ke,p gardens. It was room wherein stood 8 little crib bed, belonging to Dr. Kcip's 2ia year old son Albrecht, now in Germany Dr. Eckener soon was sleeping as peacefully as eyer baby Albrccht slept in that room.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
IrieGriCbShafcn AwakcnS

FriedriChshafen. Auf. &u LP- This little town has been trahs- formed again from q sleepy soutE German community to bustling hive of activity with announcement
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
DONAU SOCIETY PICNIC

The Benefit Society Donau will hold it's annual picnic on Labor Day. at Schuetzen park Members and friends are invited to attend
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
EUROPEAN POWERS SIGN AGREEMENTS
 UPON YOUNG PLAN
Continued From First PCge)

(Continued From First PCge) would eliminate most of the con- start postwar pickering which in the last few years has so often disrupted the European family of nations. It was. in the words of Aristide Iiriand, French foreign minister and premier, a final liquidation of the World War;
 Long Struggle Ended
 The approval was not gained with out battle of national interests, Tn den, British chancellor of the eX- chequer and Henri Cheron, French finance minister, seemed the prin- cipal combatants.
 Acquiescence in the plan in the end however brought certain definite galns to each. Fir. Snowden goes back to London with arrangements for reduced payments in kind from Germany, and witl SD per cent of the additional reparations annuitics he sought from Germany guaranteed him.
 The German delgation headed by Dr. Gustav Str asemann, will bring with them to Berlin agreement to evacuate the last of the Rhincland occupied areas by June 30 next year, with the creditor hations bearing a proportionate share of the occuDa- ton costs after September l.
 Concessions Made Grudgingly
 France, though forced to make concessions under the original al- lotments of the Young plan. has a schedule of unconditional German reparations annuitie3 against which she may issue ponds and other pa per 10 meet her own obligations, something not possible under the Dawes plan.
 The position of Belgium and Italy, and Japan, was much the same as that of France. Resentment at hav- ing to concede beneath the amounts named in the Paris experts agree ment piqued all, undoubtedly, but did not di mthe general satisfaction thatt he Young plan has been achieved in fact as well as in pros pect.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
THOUSANDS SHOUT ROARING WELCOME:
 ID GLOBE GIRDER
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of the brave. delight to honor you for a deed that, rising high above tho very spirit of adventure, opens our eyes to the transportation pos abilities in the future of the world. '
 Crowds lined the sidewalks all the way from the Battery to city hall and every window was filled with heads of office workers. Police were stationed with linked arms at the battery and at 10 foot intervals along Broadway to city hall.
 Meets Old Record Holder
 Coming across the bay on the Macon Dr. Eckener was presented to John Henry Mears, co-holder Of the record for speed around the world until the Graf's flight. Mears and c. B. D. Collyer, who has since been killed in an airplane accident, circled the globe in something over 5 days last year, using planes over land and steamers across the Atlantic and Pacific. Dr. Eckencr, who drove the Graf around the world in less than 22 days, shook Mears' hand and expressed regret that the Mears-C -Collyer record had had to be surpassed.
 After the city hall reception the Eckener party was driven ID Broadway and across Times Square .to the Hotel Astor for luncheon.
 Before the scroll was presented to Dr. Eckener Mayor Walker spoke in formal greeting.
 We want you to know" he said, that even in your own home there is no greater welcome for you than here in the city of New York. We honor you as one of the greatest living men throughout the civiliZe world, and one whom we are genu- inely proud to receive as friend
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30

street was present at the landing of the Graf Zeppelin at Lakehurst yes- terday morning.
 Mrs. John Denney, jr, is visit ing friends at Lewiston, Me, for few days.
 Isidore Birnbaum of Winthrop street has returned to this city after spending two months in Europe. He visited Poland, Russia, Germany, France and England.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30

There are over 1,500 newspapers printed n forCiy'n languages in tnr United States.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
Personals

John Denney, jr., left yesterday for Indian Neck for the rest of the season.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Gould are spending the weekend and the holiday at Indian Neck.
 Clarence Brady of Washington
New Britain herald., 1929-08-30
74 BELIEVED LOST AS SHIP IS SUNK
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some of them badly injured and in need Of medical attention. The Nun ami had taken eight others aboard and was standing by. looking for those who may have remained afloat after the ship sank.
 Radio accounts Of the rescue in dicated however, that the chances for many of the 65 unaccounted for persons were slim. due 10 the speed with which the San Juan sank, and the fact that darkness and confusion hardica pped the rescue workers,
 Survivors aboard the Dodd Gaid they saw Captain Adolph F. Asplund go down with his ship
 A heavy fog had hung over the Pigeon Point area since yesterday afternoon.
 Ralph Hillsman. second radio op- picked up by the Dodd, reported that the collision occurred while he was asleep. He sprang from his berth and ran to the main deck. The deck was sinking beneath the sur face, and he was hurled into the sea.
 No LifebOats Launched
 Hillsman said no lifeboats had been launched from the San Juan.
 Two coast guard cutters, the Shawnee and the Tahoe, went 10 the scene of the wreck from San Fran cisco while preparations got under way here to receive the injured from the oil tanker. Ambulances were sent to the pier at which the Dodd wag expected to dock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30
800 ARE DROWNED
IN INDIAN FLOODS
Indus River Rises From SO to 72
Feet Within Day-Disease
Takes Toll.

BY the Associated Press.
KARACHI, india. August 30.-More
than 800 persons have been drowned in
the Punjab by the flood waters Of the
River Indus. The river is rising so
rapidly that "a feet was registered last
night as against SO in the morning.
The Punjab government issued a
general warning telling everybody to
prepare for record flood in the Suk-
hur district.
A cholera epidemic following the
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Rothstein Wi.aess Gets Auto.

NEW YORK, August 80 CP.-Bridget
Fairy, chambermaid at the hotel where
Arnold Rothstein was shot, has received
a mysterious gift of an automobile.
Somebody-she doesn't know who
telephoned her to take look in a GER
tain spot, and sure enough there was
the automobile. Bridget was held In
jail six months as a witness and then
freed
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Rim emerge from Johnson's ONCE with
a revolver In his hand. He admitted
calling on johnson In regard to q water
bill he said the contractor owed him,
but denied any connection with the
Staying.
DR.. Pruitt reces ly came from Ciuoao
Oregon, Sonora, Mexico, where he
practiced medicine.
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CONTRACTORS DEATH
IS LAID TO DOCTOR
Physician Accused of Murder After
Workmen Say He Left Office
With Pistol.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NoGMES, Ariz., August 3O.-Dr. L.
=. Pruitt of Tubac, AriZ., was charged
with murder today as result of the
shooting to death of H. H. johnson.
San Diego, Calf, contractor. As he sat
in his ONCE ut highway construction
camp IS miles from here yesterday.
Or. Pruitt was held after members OF
the construction gang said they saw
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ECUADOR PLANS AIRPORT.
Modern Aviation Field Will Be
Built at Quito.
Nv Gable to The Star.

BY Cable to The star.
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador. August 30
The Ecuadorean government has de-
cided to build modern aviation fleid
at Quito, the capital, following the
fight made from Guayaquil to Quito
by Capt. Harris. vice president of the
Pan American Grace Always. While
in Quito Capt. Harris made a number
of flights. carrying President Isidrjo
Ayora and other government officials.
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HEADS ORDER or NUNS.
Mother Mary, Carmalita Honored
at CHAPTER Session.

CINCINNATI, August 80 H).--Mother
Mary Carmelita, superior of the Sisters
of Mercy of Mount Washington, was
elected mother general of the Congre-
CATION of the Sisters of Mercy of the
Amalgamated Communities in the
United States, 1t was announced yester-
day.
More than 5000 Sisters of Mercy in
the United States were represented by
the lit delegates who attended the
chapter session. The Most Rev. Arch
bishop Pietro FumaSoni- Biondi, papal
delegate, was the presiding ofiicer.
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food killed rs persons in Larkhana and
20 in Sind In one day.
At Lahore all business Is suspended.
Water Is at least knee deep over the
entire city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-30

Dogs in London are wearing necklaces
of large colored barbaric beads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
MOTORISTS URGED
TO HIT GAS TAXES
United Opposition Is Declared
Necessary to Prevent Fur
Their Increased LevieS.

United and organized opposition by
motorists of the country must be mace
to prevent further increases in gasoline
taxes, according to the American Motor
lists Association, in declaring warfare
on State officials seeking to further
burden motorists of the country with
unjust gasoline taxes.
Thomas j. Keefe, general manager OF
the association, declared that only &C
tive opposition can stop the gasoline
tax rates from going from 80 to 90 per
cent of the average filling station price.
Gasoline taxes are now an average
Of Is per cent of the filling station
prices" Mr.. Keefe points out. "This Is
in reality sales tax OF Is per cent, ana
is in addition to the numerous other
taxes that motorist must pay.
viii Oppose Further Taxes.
Gasoline taxes beyond this point
should, and will, be bitterly opposed and
our association Is preparing to carry
the campaign of opposition into every
legislative district, If necessary, to pre-
vent further increases in gasoline taxes"
Mr.. Keefe declared.
Through a comprehensive plan OF
organization the association intends 10
enlist the support of motor clubs and
individual motorists everywhere In
campaign against what 1t declares to De
excessive and unfair gasoline taxes, IL
was announced. Such a Nationwide
organization would be prepared to fight
any candidate for the legislature in any
of the States who does not agree to be
fair and reasonable in his attitude To-
ward legislation affecting the motortst
1.-THE time has past when few hand
picked politicians can gather behind
closed doors and, looking for more pub
lie revenues, soak the motorist and get
away with it," Mr.. Keefe declared. "A
tax on the motoriSt is more far-reach-
ing than an income tax. The latest
motor vehicle registration figures OF the
Bureau of Census shows. that there are
about 24.500,O00 automobiles in the
United States, or an automobile for
every five people in the country. A tax
affecting such a large portion OF the
public must be levied with extreme eau
ton, and only with the consent Of those
who must pay.
Charges Tax Abuse.
Gasoline taxes were first levied 10
years ago. The theory was that the
motorist, who derived the principal
benefit from the use of highways, should
pay a fair share of their construction
and maintenance. The tax was there
fore levied for the sole purpose of build
ing ana maintaining highways.
"But it wasn't long before politicians,
seeing that gasoline taxes were readily
collectable and Immediately available
for expenditure, began to abuse the
taxing privilege.
'The wells of abuse of this taxation
is apparent. A campaign of aggression
is the only effective way of curbing the
growing tendency of Legislatures to in
crease taxes, and the American Motor
lists Association intends to take the lead
in the fight" Mr.. Keefe declares.
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Airplane Taxi Causes Auto Competition
To Think Seriously of Future Business

and landed on the River Thames just
at the foot of the Savoy's water gate.
He carried taxi passenger with him.
Point was added to this demonstra-
ton of aerial taxifaring by the fact
that a friend of the aviator, also bound
for lunch, picked up taxi simultane-
ously with the aviator taking to his sea-
plane. He arrived at the Savoy just 40
minutes after his friend. (Hendon is
only miles from the hotel)
London taXicab proprietors feel hurt
at the amount of space devoted to the
contest and the dismal showing OF the
taxicab, which they pointed out was not
a new recruit to the London ranks.
Other remarks made at the meeting
betrayed that the tiny saloon car, the
favorite of the woman driver, is hit
ting the taxicab hard. Every English
woman with any means whatever Is
buying her luncheon car" as 1t is
called here, and reducing her taxi bills
to nothing.
Now, as a means of attracting ferni-
nine fares, some owner-drivers are
painting their cabs sky blue, green,
mauve and lemon and installing flow
ers and colored curtains as bait to
feminine fares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-12
ROMAN ROAD BUILDER OUTDONE
BY MODERN HIGHWAY PROJECTS
Automobiles Develop Need of Vast Net
Work of Costly Thoroughfares-Figure
Exceeded ST 1000, 100000 in 1927.

sistance, large part Of which has been
accomplished since 1921. The roads
included in the Federal highway sys-
tenn, with few exceptions, are also
parts of several State highway systems
and are therefore eligible for improve
ment by the States alone under State
legislation provided for such work. For
several years the unaided efforts of the
States have resulted in the improve
ment of a greater mileage than has
been built with Federal aid. and the
major portion of this unaided State
work has been applied to the improve
ment of the roads of the Federal aid
system.
The total cost of s,5o6 miles of orig
inal construction and 1876 miles OF
such construction completed during
1926 was 82,770,000, of which the
Federal Government paid 44.5 per cent
and the States paid the balance. OF the
total annual highway bill of more than
billion dollars the amount of Fed
eral expenditure is less than 8 per
cent. The States themselves spent
from their own funds more than six
times the amount received from the
Federal Government. 1t appears from
this that the Federal expenditure can
not be said to be extravagant. but is,
on the other hand, extremely moderate
in view of the large and growing inter-
state traffic.
It is interesting to note in this con-
nection that modern highways are be-
ing built wider than ever before. For
instance, TIA miles of highway con-
structed in 1921 averaged in width only
1867 feet. In 1927 the average WIDTH
of the highways built was 20.30 feet,
which, when figured in square yards,
makes much larger number a mile
of road built than heretofore. It Is
exceedingly important that highways be
is now to be found. The tendency In
the future will undoubtedly be to make
roads even wider. A highway on which
four cars can travel side by side is not
too wide to accommodate traffic as il
is found on most Of our major high
ways.
Great improvement has also been
made in the matter of the quality of
the modern automobile highway. The
development of this technique has been
rapid, so much so that highways built
10 years ago, while at that time rep
resenting a remarkable improvement,
are now thoroughly outclassed by
present-day construction of roads
which give the automobile a hard,
smooth, dependable surface equal to
that found in the best paved city
streets. The superiority of this sort of
construction would be enough to make
the old Roman road builders turn
green with envy should any Of them
be able to come back to life and view
the results Of recent progress in this
form OF engineering skill.
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BY Fl. CLIFFORD BRoKAw,

Automobile Technical Adviser New York City
West Side Y. M. c. A. A.
Before the automobile age the Ro-
mans were footed up as some classy
road builders. The Appian Way, for
instance, was described as model. And
so it was in it's way, excellent for
soldiers to travel over. But compared
mobile traffic it had its weak points.
Out of the needs created by a very
healthy motor industry has developed
such vast system of almost perfect
roads as the world has never seen
before.
During 1927 the grand total Of ex-
penditures on American roads. accord
ing to Government figures, was more
than $1,000, 100000. New York State
was leading with $85, 100000 expendi-
ture, with Pennsylvania second with
$84, 100000. The 1928 figures probably
will be even larger.
The total certified mileage of high
ways in the United States is reported
to be 2,887,928. OF this amount 287 1928
miles of highway are incorporated in
State road systems, with 100000 be-
ing county and local roads. Altogether
some $4,000 miles of highways in the
United States are surfaced In ad1I-
ton to the huge sum spent on roads
in 1927 about S4340 900 was spent OH
street construction and maintenance.
Federal aid contributed to the con-
struction Of 1906 miles of highways
during 1927, according to a report by
the chief of the Bureau of Roads. This
bureau is under the Department of
Agriculture and co-operates with the
highway departments of the States.
Altogether it has assisted in construct
ing over $4,000 miles of highways
throughout the country.
Independent of the State highway
authorities the Federal Bureau COM
pleted 453 miles of main highways in
the national forests during 1927. This
construction work has made possible
the opening up of numerous sections
which were up to this time inaccessible.
At the beginning of 1928 there were
in process of construction over 10000
miles of highways and projects involv-
ing the improvements of 1895 addi-
tional miles had been approved. In
Guiding the mileage of projects in these
stages of construction, the total i'm
proved or in the process of improve
ment with Federal aid was over TO-
600 miles. This Federal aid highway
system includes more than 1876 900
miles of road selected by the consti-
tuted State and Federal highway off,
Gals as of primary Importance for the
accommodation of interstate highway
traffic. These are the most important
of the Nations highways and con-
sequently to improve them as rapidly
as possible represents an economic
necessity of high Importance.
About one-third of the system has
already been improved with Federal as
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leaf This process is as useless as it is
dangerous.
If you simply remove your foot from
the accelerator when going down hill
the throttle will be closed to the idling
position and the engine will hold back
reached the bottom of the hill and are
ready to step on the gas again there
won't be lot of unburned gas vapor
accumulated in the muffler with risk of
explosion as would be the case If you
were tampering with the ignition.
busting. woman's special talent, can
be put to good use in keeping the wind
Shield, inside as well as out, as clean as