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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
PREPARATIONS EXPERTS
SPARE time FOR TEA
Strict Secrecy Is Observed
Concerning Discussions
in Paris

Paris, Feb. 13 R-The repara-
tions experts kept at their task to-
day and late this afternoon halted
only long enough for tea and then
got down to business again.
Not single delegate left the
meeting room during the tea hour
and the discussions were resumed as
soon as the tea things we're remov-
ed. Strict secrecy was observed
concerning the discussions.
DR.. Schacht took the floor at the
opening of the meeting and contin.
ued his explanation of the situation
in Germany. He dwelt on the fact
that there was not SO much differ
ence between his figures and those
of others-apparently referring ia
the recent report Of s. Parker Gil.
bert, agent-general for reparations--
as there was from the conclusions
drawn from them.
Gilbert Is Recovering
Mr.. Gilbert. who is still abed after
and Is expected to be heard by the
committee, not on a formal invita-
ton. but as matter OF course.
DR.. Schacht's fellow experts SEEM
ed confused by his masses of figures,
poured forth hourly. respecting the
budgets and categories Of resources
of Germany, its exports and imports
and the inferences concerning the
future. They expected to examine
the statistics In manuscript, but
there appeared to be no disposition
on the part of the French. or any
other delegates to controvert DR..
Schacht's figures by independent
calculations o ftheir own. Instead,
they placed against them Mr.. Gil.
bert's report of 1877 pages which is
based largely on an accumulation of
statistics.
No Session r'riday
Sir Josiah Stamp, one of the Brit
ish delegates. must go to London
for a directors meeting. so 1t is i'm
possible for the committee to meet,
formally on Friday and Saturday.
This morning Mr.. Young read to
the committee the following reply
from Vice President Dawes to the
committees message of greeting:
Il gratefully acknowledge the
message from the committee experts.
The world Is confident of their high
purpose and competency and awaits
hopefully consummation of their
great work SO vital to its welfare :"
for several days was before the ex
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
PRESIDENT signs
CRUISER MEASURE
Coolidge Approves Naval Bill
Despite Time Clause
CALLS FOR IS WARSHIpS
Executive Signature ts FIXED Aftrr
Conference With Congress Leaders
Last Major legislative Project
of Hts Administratioa.

Last Major Legislative Project
os Hts Administrators.
Washington. Feb. - N-Presi-
dent Coolidge today signed the ma
val building bill calling tor the con-
struction Of fifteen cruisers and one
aircraft carrier.
The presidents approval was CIV
en- In spite of the measures clause
requiring that all the vessels be laid
down by July l. 1891, which he had
opposed. His opposition to this pro-
vision was based on the view that it
called for expenditures at future
dates with no advance knowledge ~
to the condition Of the treasury
when they would be made.
World Agreement
In addition to providing for the
construction OF the vessels, the
measure calls for an international
agreement esta blishing the rights of
neutrals at sea In time OF war. un-
der an amendment sponsored by
Chairman Borah Of the foreign re-
lations committee and Senator Reed
OF Missouri.
The president affixed his signature
to the measure, tie last major leg
islative project Of his administra.
ton. a few minutes after he had
conferred with congressional leaders
on expenditures which must be made
under it.
Those present were senators Cur
tis and Robinson, majority and mi
nority leaders OF the senate; Chair
man Hale of the senate naval COM
mittee; Speaker Longworth, Repre-
sentatives Tilson and Jarrett, re-
publican and democratic leaders Of
the house, and Chairman Smell of
the house rules committee.
No Special Ceremony
Less than ten minutes after the
meeting had dispersed, Mr.. Coolidge
approved the bill without ceremony.
Mr.. Coolidge was alone in his office
at the time, and announcement that
the measure had been signed was
made by his secretary, Everett San
ders.
The president has received recon-
mendations from the budget bu-
reau that from $35,000.000 to t40,-
100000 be made available for work
on the cruisers during the fiscal year
ls29-lS30. with = small amount pro-
vided for the present fiscal year.
Under the measure five cruisers
are to be laid down In each OF the
three fiscal years 1929. 1880 and
1881. In addition. the construction
Of an aircraft carrier Is authorized.
to be begun prior to July /. 1891.
Senator Hale said after today's
conference he expected an appropri-
alton for the cruisers to be included
in the current navy department sup
ply bill. with q small amount, in
accordance with the presidents
views, made available at once.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
Council Again Finds
Booth Unfit to Lead

Sunbury on Thames, Eng,
Feb. Is P-The high council
OF the Salvation Army today
adjudicated General Bramwell
Booth unfit for service rs gen.
eral Of the Army. The vote was
81 to S.
1t was the second time in
four weeks that the high ceun.
Gil had voted the general physl-
cally unfit to hold his high OF.
fee. the first lime being on Jan.
Is by 4 vote Of IS to 8.
Although the general thus
again lost his case before the
council. he still has at least an
other move left. a. he Also hal
hled proceedings questioning
the legality Of the 1904 Aeo1
poll. under which the hiGA
council , Yunctientns.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
Mexico City Hopes Couple Will
Marry There Where They
First Met
AMBASSADOR MORROW
WILL GIVE NO DETAILS
Famous Airsnan and His Prospec-
two Bride First Met In Mexican
Capital-F0rmer President Gales
Expresses Satisfaction At Engage
nsent-Daughter Says II Told You
SO."

Mexico City. Feb. Is R-Mexi-
cans hoped today that Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss
Anne Morrow. daughter Of Ambas-
sador Dwight w. Morrow would be
married in this country's capital. 1t
was here that the romance Of the
famous aviator and the heiress be-
gan. They first met here and fire.
quently were seen together. Miss
Morrow made several flights with
her future husband plotting the ma
chine.
The following statement was issu
ed at the American embassy last
evening:
Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow
have announced the engagement OF
their daughter. Anne Spencer Nor
row, to Charles A. Lindbergh."
Efforts to have the ambassador
elaborate on the statement we're un-
availing. He was asked to probable
time and place Of the marriage but
persisted in a smiling silence, broken
only nnally with the remark:
Time Not Settled
"All you can say on such points
is mere guess work. I think your
guess will be good II you say the
time 10 not yet fixed"
News OF the engagement-which
had been often rumored-spread
quickly over the city and every
where 1t was presumed that the
wedding would take place in this
capital. May or June was given In
usually authoritative sources as the
time.
Former President Gales. who wei.
coined Colonel Lindbergh at Valbu-
ena field at the completion of his
flight from Washington. said This
Is a great pleasure to me. AS you
know ! am very fond Of both these
young people. AS Mexico has been
the scene Of their romance. sin
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
LIBRARY OFFICIALS
silent ON ATTACK
Will Not Reply to Criticism Of
Books by Hancock
DECIDE TO KEEP QUIET
Mayor Paonessa Makes Personal In
vcstigation Concerning Magazines
Called Salacious and Intends to
Delve Deeper.

AbNsSS A1NNtes
Charges by Harry q. Hancock
made at a meeting Of the Lions
club yesterday that he had pro-
cured literature at the library Of
the New Britain Institute which
was "absolutel. filthy" will not be
answered by library officials.
The charge was made following
an address by Rev. Philip Cleve-
land, former pastor Of 4 Plainville
church ard publisher Of . local
magazine, in which the latter made
statements to the effect that inde-
cent literature was being sold on
the bookstands Of the city.
Miss Greta Brown. librarian. and
Marcus White, chairman OF the
board of directors, held q confer
ence last evening and decided that
the public, or that part Of 1t which
uses the library. will not gain any
misconception because Of the at
! tacks yesterday and for that reason
no statement will be issued.
1t Is understood that the library
officials in their conferences as
sumed the attitude that the library
is for the benefit OF all the people
and, while no books frankly inde-
cent are welcomed on Its shelves.
there Is no tendency to ape the
city of Boston and erect barriers
dictated by the prejudices of indt-
viduals. Questioned today. Miss
Brown stated that she and Mr..
White had agreed to make no pub
lie statement. feeling that any re-
ply would appear to be in the nature
of an argument and would accom-
plish nothing.
The question Of Objectionable
magazines on sale in the city will be
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13

After We got above the clouds Of
ice We couldn't see the ground and
the horizon line above must have
been at least $4,000 feet-and we
didn't know where we were."
After they had reached the pin
nacle Of their fight, johnson ami
Stevens were flying In temperature
of 76 degrees below zero. They look
ed below and saw what appeared to
be pillows Of Ice crystals. hung In
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
LINDbERGH REACHES miami, ENDING
MAIL FLIGHT TO PANAMA AND BACK:
REFl 4,:;: s;;:;;;' ;:.. :'' ;cuSS HIS ROMANCE
Lindberghs May Have
HONEYMOON in Skies

New York. Feb. Is R>-Coloncl
and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
presumably will have an aerial
honeymoon. Since his return
from Paris the colonel's only
means of transportation has been
by air, except such automobile
trips as have been necessary to
get him to and from flying fields.
His fiancee already In air.
minded. She took airplane trips
with him In Mexico City soon
after they first met, and friends
surmise that some OF the court
ship was up In the air over the
volcano Popocatepetl.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
Senate Rejects
STANDARD time
Upper House Concurs Against
Bill Repeating Present Law
ACTION FOLLOWS BATTLE
Governors App0intces ~ State
Training School and Hospital
Trustees Approyod - SeQn1np

State Capitol. Feb. II h-Afte,
battle more intense than tina,
which preceded the rejection Of the
measure in the house last week.
the senate today concurred in un.
favorable action on the standard
time bill.
The bill. which would repeal the
present law making mandatory the
use Of standard time on clocks dis
played in public SO that there would
be uniformity OF time when day
light saving went into effect, waa
brought to the attention of the up.
per body when Clerk Baker read
the unfavorable report of the judi
ciary committee.
The battle that followed was par.
ticipated in by Senator Peasley OF
Cheshire, judiciary chairman and
majority leader: Senator Bergin,
New Haven. minority leader: Sena-
tor Wilcox, Meriden. president pro
tenn. and Senator Hillibridge, DEM
ocrat. of Norwich. author of the
present act and Senator Hall, New
Haven.
Senator Peasley told the upper
body that his committee had felt
the time had not arrived for the
repeal of the present law, though
he himself was favorable inclined
toward such action.
Fears Moro Confusion
The rejection was voted. he said
because, daylight saving being %
commonly used as yet. Legislative
effort to synchronize all clocks in all
seasons OF the year would create
more confusion than already exists
Cenator Bergin then rose with the
declaration that II any bill ever
showed the futility of attempting to
regulate the personal habits Of peo.
pie 1t was the one now on the books
regulating standard time display.
THE day is coming" he said
when daylight saving comes into
effect. law or no law. Every shop
every school. every office. every
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
TROTzKY IS found
AT TC0NSTANTIN0PLE
Missing Soviet Exile Arrives
Under Assumed Name
UNDER CLOSE GUARD
Fear OF Attempt on Life by Venge-
full White Russians Leads to Pre-
cautions-Probably VIII BE Taken
to Angura by Train Tonight.

Constantinople, Feb. II R-Leon
Trotxky, former leader of the red
army and an exile because OF his
opposition to the policies of the
present regime In soviet Russia. has
arrived in Constantinople from Rus
sian Turkestan.
Despite the absolute secrecy sur
rounding his arrival. the Associated
Press was assured from an official
source that he was aboard the soviet
ship Hitch. which arrived in Con-
stantinople last evening.
Under Another Name
The noted communist, who played
SO large a part in the establishment
OF the communist government in
Russia with Lenin, was travelling
under an assumed name, and 1t was
hours before it could be definitely
assured from the official source that
he was on the ship.
The Hitch remained in the har-
Dor some distance from the quay
and Trotzky today was being kept
under close guard. There are more
than 1000 white Russians, refugees
from Russia, who live in Constanti-
nople. and the possibility that one
Of these might seek revenge upon
Trotzky caused these precautions.
1t 's probabl that Tpotzky will
be placed tonight upon a train leav-
ing from the Asiatic side for An
CORA. now the capital of Turkey.
Clears Up Mystery
The arrival of Leon Trotzky in
Constantinople clears up the mys-
terry of his whereabouts which has
been puzzling Europe for almost a
month. More than a year ago Trot-
Zky was banished to the little town
OF Alma Aata in Russian Turkestan
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13

peasants dwelling in thatched huts
and other persons with inadequate
shelter against the Arctic frigidity of
the cold snap that has held central
Europe and the Balkans in its grip
for several days, are perishing in
groups of from six to "a each.
Reports today from various sec
tions of the afflicted district told of
IS gypsies frozen to death In their
tents. families Of 10 and - peasants
perishing in unheated huts and of a
band of six smugglers who succum-
bed near Innsbruck, Austria.
The gypsies were especially hard
hit. A band of Fl died near Ljub-
Llama in the Slovenian district of
Jugoslavia when their tents were
swept away by a gale that accom-
panied heavy snowstorm. Thirty
other gypsies went to sleep in tents
at Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia, and
never awakened. At Janow. near the
Austrian Polish frontier, "a gypsies
were frozen to death in their rick
ETY. caravans.
At Buzeu. Rumania. IL peasants
succumbed to the cold and another
family Of 10 were found frozen to
death In a thatched hut near Cam
pini. Rumania. In famine stricken
kishinev. II perished Of cold.
Fall Dead ON Streets
Other parts Of Rumania reported
that people had dropped dead in the
streets. The tragedy throughout Bes-
sarabia, which is experiencing bad
shortage of food. was further height
ened today by fresh snowfalls which
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13

Miami, Fla. Feb. 13.-N-Wit1
the same air Of unconcern that has
marked all his exploits OF the air
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh closed
another page of history today when
he landed here, ending his flight
from Panama with the mail.
Characteristically. the shy Lind.
bergh still declined to discuss the
new page before him-his forthcom.
ing marriage to Miss Anne Morrow.
daughter of the American ambassa-
dor to Mexico. which was announced
last night In Mexico City.
When the wheels OF his amphibian
plane touched Florida soil at 9:5s
q. m. today. the colonel rounded out
an air mail chain linking the two
Americas and clipping from three to
~ days from the old sailing time.
Started February 4
The round trip began on Febru-
ary I when Lindbergh winged south.
ward to open the route which the
Pan-American Airways plans to exc
tend into the South American con-
tinent.
A. technical adviser to the Pam
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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
"Slm" Is Deal to All Pleas
Tor Comment on His
Romance
TAKES AIR AGAIN ON
MISSION OF RESCUE
Search for Millionaire Hoyt's Mixing
Machine Now Holds His Attentio0
Delay IN Reaching Havana Duo
s0 Desire TO Hunt Landing PlAcno
On Honduran Ooast-AFfivA Enda
Anxicty.

Miami. Fla. Feb. IS N-CoL
Charles A. Lindbergh hoped
of here shortly after noon today
to Join In a search for tho Hogt
amphibian plane In which r. I.
Dunten. operations manager OF
Pan-American Airways, Inc.
and Lieut.. Steven Galloway.
pilot, left Havana for Miami
yesterday and which was forced
down in the Gulf.
Pan-American Airways. Inc.s
announced this afternoon that
Dunten and Callaway had been
rescued by an automobile ferry
60 miles northeast OF Key West.
Neither had been harmed. al
though they had drifted all
night In the disabled craft.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-13

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New Britain herald., 1929-02-13
PEASANTS FREEZE
To Death IN HUTS
Gypsies Also Die by Wholesale
in Europe's Cold Wave
100 VESSELS FAST IN ICE
Moscow Gets 100 Calls for Help
From Ships In Coolest
Weathes In Nearly ZOO Years Now
PrevalA

Moscow, Feb. IS R-It is
stated here that about 100 calls
for help have been received
from vessels frozen fast in the
ice in various parts of the Baltic
Sea. At the request Of shipown-
ers the soviet ice-breakers at
Leningrad are being prepared to
start on a relief expedition.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-13

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Clears Up Mystery

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Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-22


of stringt" laughed the bunny. "And,
if you don't mind, l should like 1T
back when you have finished using
it on your carriage"
, "You shall have it," said Mrs.
Longtail. Bunty thought again:
"That's very sillyr' But in the
AFTERNOONS she met Uncle Wiggily
as shc was coming out of school, and
lie had his piece of string. And, all
of a sudden, the Bob Cat jumped out
of the bushes howling.
L "Quick, Bunty!" cried Mr.. Long
ears. "Hclp me make cats cradle
out Of this string" And when this
was done Uncle Wiggily said to the
Bad Chap: Snow you run right home
to your den or Bunty and | will put
you in this cats cradle and make
you go. to sieep!"
And the Bob Cat was so afraid of
being turned back into little baby
and put in the string cradle, that
away he ran and didn't bite Mr..
Longcars. &c.. you see, the piece of
cord was very useful. And if the
rubber ball will bounce up and down
on the head of cabbage and make
the gold fish laugh, I'll tell you
about Uncle Wiggily's bump.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-22
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD 3. Cams
Nswspapsf 0ynd1estS
Conyrixht, 1929, By AcClUs
=
UNCLE wIGGILYs PIECE OF
STRING.

await for me, Unkie Wig! Wait
for mel" called Baby Bunty from the
porch of the hollow stump bungalow
one morning.
Mr.. Longears, who had started to
hop off and. look for an adventure,
! turned around and said:
"What! Haven't you gone to
school yet, Bunty."
"Oh, no, Unkie Wig! FL"
"Now, 10 baby talk" interrupted
Mr.. Longears, piayfully shaking his
paw at the little orphan rabbit. ere
member what / told yOu-no baby
talk" For Uncle Wiggily wanted
Bunty to grow up without learning
anything so silly as baby talk, even
if some think it cute.
81 wasn't going to baby talk" an
swered the little bunny girl. "But
you said l could call you Unkie Wig.
I know that's sort of baby talk.
"Well, that much is all right, but
no more!" said the rabbit gentlman.
"But what about going to school ~
"I'm going now, thank you If you
please" Bunty answered. al was
jpst asking you to let me hop along
with you.- / can 60 faster that way
and won't be late"
"Thcn we must hurry" said Mr..
LoDgears, "for all the other animal
children have gone some time ago."
T'il hurry" said Bunty, and she
hoped along very fast. as she must
needs do for Uncle Wiggily took
longer steps than did the little or
phan rabbit.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-22
FARM ADVISOR AND EXPERT
STUDY DRAINAGE AND ALKALI

other young grapefruit grove on q
coarse sandy soil having a wa.,sr
table at 31s to feet from the crr.
face. Alkali is killing many Of the
trees. Professor Weir stated that
drains 8 feet dcep along the sides,
through the middle and across lie
end should remove the high water
table. At another grapefruit ranch
which was visited the owner WIS
planning to dig an open drain
through u strip of heavy, alkali
land having high water table. At
this grove as in the ono on coals sc
sandy soil, Weir advised tile drain.
age as being more permanent and
less unsightly than open drainage
bitches. Weir pointed out, how.
ever, that in an orchard even with
good drainage, the flooding for al.
kali reclamation is very difficult,
and particularly so when the soil is
heavy.
At another ranch which Weir and
Beyschlag visited, considerable Zine
and effort had been spent in drain
age and flooding in rather un
successful attempt to reclaim some
strong alkali land. Apparently the
accumulation of alkali was too
strong TO permit economical. rc.la.
matioi.
Beyschlag sums up his and Fro
fcssor Weir's observations on alkali
reclamation in Imperial Valley by
stating: First. that no uniformly
successful means Of reclaiming very
strong alkali on even light soil, or
moderate alkali on heavy clay so,i,
has yet been worked out. Second,
with moderate alkali on deep licht
soil where the water table is, or can,
hc lowered to q or feet or prefer
ably deeper, the prospects for rrcla.
nation by either intermittent or
continuous flooding arc good.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-11-22
LEADERSHIP TO BLAME

Tonight marks the close of the special session of
congress, called last April by President Hoover for
the express purpose of passing farm relief and
tariff in line with the pledges made during
the campaign in which Mr.. Hoover was elected.
Half of the work has been accomplished, farm re-
lief bill having been passed some months ago, and the
machinery authorized by it being in operation.
No tariff has been passed, and notwithstanding that
the President informed congress short time ago that
he desired tariff passed in two weeks this
business must go over to the regular session of
gresS which convenes on December 2.
Various for the inability to pass tariff
bill will be advanced both within and without con-
gress. There has been constant struggle between
the representatives of the industrial north and east
and the agricultural south and west in the senate as
to the commodities which the tariff should be alter
ed Debate has been bitter and tension has high.
1t appears TO that ineffective leadership of the
Republican senator's much to blame for the tariff
debacle any other With majority of Re-
pubcans in the senate the leader Senator Watson of
Indiana has been unable to whip recalctrant and indie
pendent Republicans into iiTs He has permitted the
od guard from the north and east to anagonize the
independent" westerners, and has not shown any
great ability in bargaining with the Democratic south
While it is true that the independents present per-
picking problem, strong would be able to deal
with them. Such Senator Watson has not shown
himself to be. Almost simultaneously with the Pres
ident's expressed wish for immediate action the
tariff, Senator Watson leaves for Florida "by his
doctors orders. Perhaps this is the true and
pehaps it is the subterfuge used to cloak knowledge
of failure
There has been considerable talk and threatened
action among the young guard, of ousting Senator
Moses president pro tem of the senate. This might
solve the problem providing it extended to include
the senator from Indiana There certainly is
thing radically wrong with Republican leadership in
the senate and Watson to be the chief wrong.