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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
S'Return Bid" HOstesses
Prevalent i'm London

It is nothing new for climbing" Lon
don hostesses to send out invitations to
persons they have not met, but such
"courtesies" have never been SO preva-
lent as now. The object of the hostess
Is not so much to attract social celebri-
ties to her own functions, but rather
to evade return invitations to their balls
and other affairS-and apparently the
maneuver is made with frequent sue
cess. For big ball a hostess not only
invites her own visiting list, but asks
several intimate friends If they would
like her to send cards to any of their
circle. So frequently some one receives
invitations from hosteSses with whorn
they are unacquainted, assuming it to
have. been sent at the request of a
friend, and in the course of ordinary
politeness invites the sender to her own
ball. This difficult situation Is now
concerning several ladies who entertain
on o big scale, who find 1t to be worse
than the gate-crashing Of last season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20
Enormous Increase of u. S. Commerce
IN Far East Shows Future Lies i'm Pacific

ment made by President Coolidge in
his letter of April g. 1927, to them:
The people should realize that po-
litical activity is not the end of life,
but rather a means to attain those eco
nomic, industrial and social conditions
essential to a stable existence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

Big roomy club chairs for $4o5O Quaint Windsor chairs
low $685. Attractive and useful davenport tabes-$250
Pul-up chairs as low $14o5
splendid line of juvenile beds and cribs and full
of fine blankets in part wool and all wool.
Rugs of exquisite design and rich colonghe effects
in sizes.
Orentals beginning $685.
And every home should have RADIO We feature the Phico,
Awater Kent Lyric and c. A rados-represnting the
best makes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-20

These but few of the handsome suites in Furniture
of Merit" running much higher pces-ber always than
their marking
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Several Small Blazes
 Keep Bremen Busy

Co. No. of the fire department was called at 3:35 yesterday after noon to a fire in the rear of the American Legion home on Washing ton street. A board fence between the Legion property and the Landers factory took fire from rubbish and grass and damage amounting to $e5 was done.
 At 9:S7 last night, Go. No. 1 went to Samuel Pudman's block at 51 East Main street. where smoke from the furnace caused a scare
 F. P. McAloon reported to Officer John O'Brien at 4:5O this morning that the woods at Willow Brook park were burning. and the officer notified Lieutenant Matthias Rival, who called fire headquarters and Co. No. 6 was detailed. The damage was slight.
 Co. No. 1 was called at SIS this morning to a fire in an ash box on Conrad Cianci's property at Lake
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
be presented on one night only.
 Two Dump Fires

Shortly before ! o'clock Tuesday afternoon Squad A and Engine Com- pany No. were called out for . necessary to lay 800 feet of hose and use considerable quantity of water before the blaze was extinguished.
 At 5 ?. m. the same two com panies were called to extinguish a fire in the East Bristol dump. No damage was done by either blaze.
 Students Have Bonfire
 Bristol High school students gath cred around huge bonfire on the athletic field .ast evening to cele- brate the local basketball teams an- nexation of the state title. Fifty old Christmas trees were donated to the cause by local nursery and to these were added number of old crates and barrels.
 Donations to the fund for the teams trip to the national tourna- ment in Chicago are being handed in to the various members of the committee and it is believed that the goal of g 500 will be reached by the end of the week. The tour nament opens in the Windy City on Monday, April 1.
 Bull Tied Outside-N0w Missing
 Daniel Hichwa, a farmer in the Strafford section of the city, left home Tuesday morning to transact some business. Before departing. however, he tied his bull outside and upon his return home several hours later found that the animal was missing. He notified the local police informing them that it was possible that the bulls former owner had taken him back in view of the fact that it had not as yet, been paid for. At any rate. Dams bull was still list ed among the missing this morning.
 Lenten Dcvotions
 Lenten devotions. consisting of recitation of the rosary, benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and ser mon by Rev. James Macdonald. will be held at St. Matthews church at 7:3o o'clock this evening.
 |. Q. O. r. Meeting
 A meeting of Pequabuck lodge, I. O. o. F., will be held at s o'clock this evening in Arcanum hall.
 Meeting Postponed
 The meeting of the city play ground commission, scheduled for this evening in the city council chamber, has been postponed and will be held at a date to be an- nounced later by Mayor W. Ray mond Crumb.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
K. 0F [, CONTEST
 OPENS TOMORROW
Start of Movement to Select
 Miss New Britain

Concurrently with the announce ment of the election committee of the Knights of Columbus Parents Exposition that the opening of the Miss New Britain" election would take place tomorrow. there will be general meeting of all candidates tonight at the campaign head quarters in Raphael's store at 8 o'clock. At this time matters per taining to the election as whole will be taken up and after the meet ing, plans for individual campaigns for each candidate will be drawn up and discussed.
 To date the list Of accepted can- didates is nearly 100. From among these young ladies will be elected Miss New Britain" and with the title will go a hope chest containing $500 worth of ladies' wearing ap- parel of her own selection. Gifts Of diamond solitaire rings, wrist watches and other articles of jewell " will be awarded the remaining contestants.
 A concerted movement is on foot by members of the local council whereby at least three representa- tives of each troop of Boy Scouts Of the city will compete in the indus trious boy contest. As an extra ln- ducement to these young men, spe- cial prices of scout equipment will be awarded to the troop making the best showing by its candidates. The prizes will augment the present prize list of bicycles, boxing gloves, footballs, etc.
 Examination of babies in the 100 per cent perfect baby contest still continue and at the present rate the clinic will be operated at least two weeks more. This extended time will undoubtedly take care of the many extra entries that have been accepted.
 The popularity contests in the six divisions of the babies will open the last of this week. It is estimated that more than three hundred youngsters are eligible for these contests as a preliminary rating of their charts show them to rate bet ter than 90 per cent. the minimum standard for acceptance in this phase of the contests. Babies not having rating this high will still be eligible for prizes in the beauty and pageant divisions Of the baby show.
 To facilitate voting for babies in the popularity contests, special voting coupon is being run in other columns of this paper. This coupon when clipped out and mailed to con- test headquarters or deposited in the ballott-boX will be accepted for ten votes. There is no limit to the num- Der of these coupons that may be voted, the only restriction being that they must be deposited before nine o'clock next Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
REPORT POLICEMEN
 ALLIED WITH GANGS
Whaltn Starts Inquiry, Based
 or Shooting in Brooklyn

New York. March 20 (UP)-In- vestigation of reports that certain policemen in Brooklyn are allied with bootleggers. often doing jobs" as guards and gunmen. will be start ed today by Police Commissioner Grover Whalen.
 One member of the force. whose name was withheld. will be question ed. and officials also are expected to call a former patrolman before the inquiry ends.
 Whalen's action is a result of the gun battle early yesterday in front of the Owls Head tavern in Brook lyn, in which Patrolman Daniel J. Maloney was mortally wounded by Sergeant Charles McGarty. Maloney was off duty and in civilian clothes. Four weapons-three pistols and sawed-off shotgun-were found on or near his body and police said there was evidence to show that the patrolmen had been in the employ of bootleggers.
 Charles Higgins. alleged bootleg king of Brooklyn, is being held with out bail. having been captured as he fled from the scene of the battle.
 Paul Eckert and Thomas Kilduff alias Thomas Cornell, who also were captured in front of the Owls Head tavern, are being held, too. on q charge of felonious assault.
 Sergeant McGarty was praised by Commissioner Whalen for stepping in and halting a gun battle single handed. McGarty will receive '"de- partmental recognition" Whalrn said. Maloney arrived at the Owls Head tavern with kilduff and took prominent part in the quarrel anl gun fight that followed.
 Maloney fired at Sergeant McGar- ty as the latter ran up to him. The bullet came close to the sergeant's head. and moment later Malonay dropped with four wounds inflicted by McGarty's pistol.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
New Britain Musicians
 Vote on Big Prize

When famed judges of jazz or chestra music join to pick the first and second prizes following a na- tionwide composition competition they know what they are about in dispensing the money. namely s15,- GOO for the first prize, and s10,000 for the second.
 But the public may not agree. This happened in New Britain last night when the music wise membership of the New Britain Musical club, after hearing both the first and second prize compositions played upon phonograph record, voted IT to z that the second prize-winner was the best.
 The compositions were American Sketches" by Grisselle, which cap- tured the first prize, and "On the Bayou" by Sol Bloom, which cap tured the second.
 The Musical club voted nearly unanimously that the Tin Pan alley composer produced a better compost tion than the more erudite first prize winner. despite the fact that the $15.000 prize winner had fhe more elaborate work.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
College Representatives
 To Talk to Pupils

On the afternoon of Friday
 March p. there will be representa- tives of 37 colleges and universities at the Hartford Public high school and the students of the Nv Britain high school have been invited to at- of the local school who are interest ed in any colleges will be excused from the fourth period class on Fri day afternoon at the request of the parents. Also on Friday morning of this week a representative of North
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Improvement Reported
 In Condition of FOch

Paris. March 20 UP)-Marsnal Ferdinand Foch passed more com- fortable night, his physicians an- nounced today. and there was some improvement in the condition of his lungs.
 The famous world war leaders heart continued to bother him. how ever. and the physicians consider the condition of that organ as most i'm portant in the battle to prolong his life. Foch's heart has been weaken ing steadily during the last few days.
 The official bulletin this morning announced that the patients lung apparently were cleared.
 The marshals temperature re. mained at slightly over 99 degrees His pulse was g, continuing high.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Robinson Decides to
 Keep SchOOlb0y Hurler

Clearwater, Fla, March 20 R- Wilbert Robinson president man. ager Of the Brooklyn Robins. had decided that Jimmy Pattison. form
 CT James Madison high school pitch
 CT, would go to Macon for little more seasoning. but Jimmy Pattisol pitched four innings of yesterdays battle between the regulars and the Yannigans and allowed three hits and single run. Bobby was so pleased with the boys work tha, he
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

ford it was 4.73 inches. The normal precipitation for the month or February at the government weather station in Hartford is 3.S3 inches.
 The accumulated deficit since De- cember l, 1928 at Reservoir No. is 2.3G inches.
 Chemists Report
 State chemists. under date of March 14, reported on Bristofs water supply as follows: The num- bers of bacteria are low at thls tune and no objectionable types were found in the ten cubic centimeter volumes of the water tested The supply appears to be in excellent condition from a meteorological standpoint at the present time
 Police Ball Entertainment
 Because of the fact that 1t was deemed advisable to hold the police ball in the new state armory this year so that a larger number Of peo- pie could be accommodated, it will not be possible to hold the usual concert program which has usually preceded the ball. The committee, however, has arranged for distinct treat in the entertainment line which will hold the floor during the inter- mission. The entertainment will be in the form of revue called the Dancing Debutanies' and it will be one of the brightest spots in this. tSe seasons largest social event. The Dancing Debutantes' are seven young, fine looking, and shapely dancers who have entertained in some of the leading night clubs in New York, and it was only through special arrangement that they were released to Bristol for the evening of April 3,
 The ball will also provide style and beauty show in the grand march which will take place early in the evening. The grand march will be directed by Fire Chief John H. Hayes and it is expected that it will be led by Chief Ernest T. Belden and Mrs. w. Raymond Crumb as part ner, and by Mayor Crumb with Mrs. Belden as his partner.
 The armory will be beautifully decorated Ly a Hartford concern. which will also erect the 30 boxes. There will be 12 seats in each box and already large number of these boxes have been reserved. The diagram is ready for inspection at the police station where box reser- vations will be received. Members of the police department will act as ushers.
 Already the sale of tickets for the ball has exceeded any previous year and with the larger dancing space at the armory, it is expected that the crowd will beat all records Music will be by the New Departure or chestra.
 Appointed Production Manager
 The Bristol Community players have appointed Mrs. Beatrice Chapin as production manager for the Butter and Egg Man." which is to be presented at the Community theater on Wednesday evening. April 3. The production manager is in full charge of all the technical de- tails pertaining to the production and Mrs Chapin is eminently fitted for the job. She has been one of the prime movers in the organization for several years and has played im- portant parts in a number of pro- auctions.
 Mrs. Chapin has appointed the fol- lowing committees for the produc- ton: scenery. Roger s. Newell; stage props. Mrs. Wilmot Wright: hand props, Mrs. Charlotte Ellison: cos tunes, Mrs. Roger Newell Mrs. C. F.. Carlson: tickets and programs, George s. Beach.
 The Butter and Egg Man" will
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
DOESN'T WANT GAMES
Manager ShOtton Of Phillies Thinks Thinks Hard Work in Camp
 Will Benefit Team More.

Winter Haven. Fla. March 20 P) Manager Shotten of the Phillies has not called for a Regular 4anni- gan game in the training camp. He thinks much more benefit will be de- rived from intensive drilling on of- fensive and defensive strategy.
 To make the plays interesting and get the spirit of contest into them, Shotton puts runner. on the bases. Then he drives the ball to the out field and coaches the fly-chasers and relay men how to make the proper play on the runner. His aim is to make the daily drill entertaining and instructive, which is why he is pass ing up the intra-squad games. Tak- ing on the St. Louis Americans yes- terday. the Phillies were beaten. 10
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Knocked Down by Car,
 Sustains Wound on Scalp

Michael Cansella, 65. of 133 Small ley street, was knocked town 6y an automobile owned and driven by Walter Broadley of il Madison street at Main and West Main streets about S:45 last night. and sustained a scalp wound necessitating two at New Britain General hos pital.
 Broad!ey had stopped his car for the red light and on starting when the green light flashed, the bumper
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

court. Hot ashes caused the blaze, which was extinguished with slight damage.
 Go. No. 5 answered a call at $50 this morning for a grass fire on pro- perty of Mrs. H. J. Spencer. 534 East street.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
SMALL SUIT ENTERED

were made defendants in suit brought by Frank and Louis Neu- bauer for $229 and costs of s33.66. IL Is alleged in the suit that judg ment lien placed on the property has not been satisfied.
 The plaintiffs. through Attorney Monroe S. Gordon. seek foreclosure of the lien and the possession of the premises located in Newington.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

Declared exports of merchandise from Shanghai to the United States during 1928 aggregated S14,132, 43o. compared with $14,736,965 in 1927.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

struck the pedestrian. Supernumer- ary Officer Ladislaus Todzia report ed no cause for police action.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

eastern university will visit the local high schoo! and will confer with any boys interested in that school.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
Thinks Track Is Highway,
 MOtOriSt Runs IntO Train

Newport. R. l.. March 10.-A- John Sargent of Newport. was slightly injured and his automobile truck demolished in peculiar acci- dent here last night. Sargent mis- took the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks for . street and drove on the tracks until he met a Newport bound train.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20

decided 10 postpone Jimmys srip to Macon indefinitely.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-20
BRISTOL NEWS

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The United States is the greatest purchaser of diamonds in the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
FOUR DIE IN
TEXAS MISHAPS

DALLAS, Tex, July 5.-(P)-Four
persons were dead, two were in a
serious condition and scores we're
injured in Fourth Of July tragedies
in Texas.
Mrs. L. G. Decker, Pampa, was
killed near Pampa as her husband
| drove their automobile into a small
house parked on the roadway by
housemoverS at dawn. Decker re-
ceived slight injuries.
Mrs. A. E. Yeager, Decatur, was
knocked down and killed by a pass
ing motorist near Pampa. Twelve
others were treated for firecracker
injuries and burns and for traffic
accident injuries.
Carl Eaton, Henrietta, was IA
tally hurt as his machine hit one
driven by DR.. F. S. Flair, Cooper.
Bob Howard, in the a with Eaton,
received minor hurts.
j. T. Burden, rs, was the oldest
person in the state reported in
jured during the day. He died Of
injuries received when run down
by an automobile on the street
near his home in Temple. Lorice
Sullivan, Murray Sullivan, Floyd
Hamrick and Floyd Franklin, all of
Waco, and d. F. Eubanks, Augusta,
Ca, were injured when their auto
mobile turned over near Temple.
Harriet Shanor, 6, was struck on
the head and probably fatally hurt
by an airplane propeller at a cele-
bration of the opening Of Vernon's
new airport. The little girl had
been up for a ride with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Shanor.
AS the ship rolled to a stop, she
hoped out of the cabin door, and
walked into the whirling blade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
TWO PLANES
NEAR RECORD
Cleveland Flyers Are APP
preaching Mark of
Fl. Worth

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 5.-(P-
a few brief hours separated Roy l..
Mitchell and Byron B. Newcomb
from a worlds record for endurance
flights today, and the airmen set
their faces resolutely toward the
mark after surviving a storm which
last night brought their r~efueling
plane to earth wrecked beyond fur
ther participation in the attempt.
An electrical storm which paralyz-
ed air traffic harried them through
the night, but today they flew
through lowering clouds, Drawing
bad weather with the goal in sight
at 10 minutes past midnight. A
new ship to supply them with fuel
and provisions was purchased and
equipped during the night. Their
last messages to the ground gave no
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was moder-
ate this morning over the far
northwestern states and over the
southeastern portion Of the United
States, and relatively low through
out the region Of the Rocky noun
tain and the Plains states. Numer-
Gus showers occurred within the
last "a hours in the Gulf states,
and scattered showers in the
neighborhood of the Great Lakes.
Temperatures continue near the
seasonal average practically
throughout the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
AUTO WRECKS

Continued From Page One)
ment Of a new state fireworks law
was reported as most effective.
Chicago ordinances prevent the
sale of fireworks, but convenient
suburbs provided all types Of can
non crackers with the result that
the Fourth here was unusually
noisy. Hundreds Of persons were
injured, but no deaths occurred.
In New York, 500 children were
treated at city hospitals for fire
works injuries.
Contrasting with the 1923 heat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05

hint of abandonment until they
exceed the record of 172 hours, 80
minutes and ! second.
Weather forecasts today were a
little more encouraging. Thunder
storms and perilous going aloft,
storms of the sort which brought a
warning that electrical charges
travelling through the refueling hose
might cause death to crews Of both
ships were passing over. But Mitch
ell and Newcomb. with their refuel-
ing pilot, Ernest Basham. said they
would continue until brought to a
landing by other causes than weak
ened determination, despite the
weather.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05

CULVER CITY, Cal, July SIP
Still lodging in and out of fog
banks, L. w. Mendell and r. B.
Reinhart this morning approached
their fourth day in the. air as they
piloted their biplane "Angeleno''
nearer the endurance Of 172 hours
80 minutes / second, which they seek
to better.
At midnight the plane in which
the filters took off at 7:29:30 a. m.
Tuesday, had passed the 81 1-2-hour
mark. To equal the existing record
set by Reginald Robbins and James
Kelly at Fort Worth, the plane must
remain in the air until 12:02:01 p.
n. next Tuesday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
Prize Fights AT
Reynosa Postponed
Until Next Sunday

The Fourth of July prize fights to
have been held at Reynosa were
postponed to Sunday due to poor
attendance and ran.
Only G small crowd gathered for
the bouts which were to have fea-
tured Pedro Lopez and Oscar Koch
Ter, heavyweights.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05

was a 10 minute
day at Spectator, n. Y, the snow
falling 50 facC IA-
lists, blinded. stopped thsr ~ to
avoid collisions. 1t was the coolest
July 4 the Adirondacks country has
experienced in years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
City Briefs

Ringworm-One bottle of Imperial
Eczema Remedy is guaranteed to be
enough for any case. All druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if 1t fails.-Adv.
Choice Los Ebanos Lot-Bargain for
immediate acceptance. Hallam IN
vestment company, sole agents.
Adv. 6.
SON KICKS
LONDON - Phillip Seaton was
sent to prison for kicking his father
IN the shin during a chess game.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-05
BULLETIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tenn
perature yesterday; third, wind We
locity at 8 a. m; fourth, rainfall
past "A hours.