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The Washington times., 1929-03-21
Bert Williams Widow
Dies i'm n. Y. Sanitarium

Mrs. Lottie Williams. widow of
Bert Williams, blackface comedian,
is dead at the age of So years in New
York city. She had been i'll for sew.
eral months in a local sanitarium.
Mrs. Williams was nine years
older than her late husband, who
often referred to her as Ma" and
his Lady" On other occasions he
called her "the watchdog of the treas.
ury." because he put all of his salary
in her keeping.
The Washington times., 1929-03-21
French Woman Dies
AT 1913; Had All
Faculties

SANYIE. Seine-Infe-ieure March
II G.N.s.l. Madame Jeanne Fon.
tame. of this village, recently
went to her grave at the age Of
1o3. bemoaning the fact that
she was no longer able to work.
She retained all OF her faculties
UP to the last few days of her
l,fa
The Washington times., 1929-03-21
Rlsven days left to file your Per.

Eleven days left to file your Per.
sOmal Tax Return. shares Of stock
Of corporations that are incOrp0-
rated under the laws Of the District
of Columbia or the laws OF the
United States, principally for the
purpose Of doing business within
the District Of Columbia are not
taxable.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
England Hcnc.;:l

London, Jrly 70 A.-I,ffoHta Of tEc United States to avert war in northeastern Asia between Russia and China by calling attention to the disputant5 to their obligations IS slGnatorica of the Kellogg anti war pact formed the basis of hope hcra for a pacific settlement of the controversy.
 There was available no reliable reWs of actual hostilities. Japanese press dispatches from Harbin said the Russians had captured Pogran- ichnaya and Manchuli, the eastern and western tcrmini of the disputed
 'hinese eastern r2ilVay. but Mos COW official sources denied this was
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
Cary ECrciNcs Wire

Wiusted. July 70 LPi-A cryptic telegram, "AIl well. moro later" was received late yesterday by I.u- can Cary novelist. at his home in rolebroot, nine miles from here. The message was afrom his son, Lu- cian Cary, ir. 22. one Of tho three young men whose yacht, "Dircc 'io0." was wrecked near Godthaab, Gro"ulaNd Mr. Cary said last night that bc expected further details frcm his snN in few day. The last prpyious mesSaG" from his son WIS a letter sent from Labrador on July 1. which also arrived today. >Ir Cary said the trip to Grocn- land was undertaken so that Rock well Kent could do some rajnfing thoro, The trio was expected in september < he said.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
TROUSER SKIRTS
 REMAIN POPULAR
Refuse to Pass Out Of Vogue
 and Develop New Modes

Paris. July 20 CPt-Women have mt vet seen the last Of tfonser skirts. Like the melody that m gar.,a on. they keep asserting them selves when and where least VA' pected, , os par;,
 Half inc biz drcssmakers or Faf'7 have sponsored them in one 'o'n' VI ,nothcr and at one time or aho''.'' 1,,ob tir,e new designer laN"a them up women make il note oi l'' and then forget all about 'ro''S' skirts until they sec the next p'''' If bceins to look hopeless
 hie Rne de la paiN house IS l"' ,o,ost snoasor of jupe-culottes, In"H are showing them there as io"n,,' lions for house gowns d'Si'lo o''' and evening frocks with ia'e ana chiffon oVcrslNrts. ....,,.
 model with black satih 'ro"S'' foundation. and black lace oN''a ,. aress with long sleeves, is sa'd "S ''' 1csiener 10 he having quite " ;" cess. 7.-r ar
 For every copy of the dress " or dered with the original trou"er s>', \ foundation. however. four are or dorod with undivided skirt,
 Many of the most successful ,,.,.- ,s- oont na iama suits have divided SN'i's - i,stnad of the more usual l'oU'
 Of medium length they nave U" ", annaarance of narrow skirts W''.'' tbe wearcr is not in molten ,-,
 Other modcls haNc trousers W,,' ,} ,o,,yantiorally tight tops and ha''I legs which simulate ahNl@ % the skirts faring suddenly o''o" "
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
China Rrra'i.; g!'ca.y

Shanghai. July 70 W7}-Chin" has not forgotten the KcllcGg a1ti-w'~ pact. to which it is siGna.orF. C. r Wang, foreign minister Of the Chi ncse republic. said today. He add. cd, however. any move on tho part of the Soviet to place troops within Manchuria will bo viewed by the Chinese people and government as an get of War"
 The foreign ministor, who loft at II ?. m. for Nenliin% to confer win President Chians kai Shck de clarod:
 "Thc situation is anr.oue. How oyer ii is rot to be interpreted th II we have ah"ndoncd hope for d pra"Nfnl settlement.
 "Chira doc1 not desire to invade Russian territory. However. &ho has hccn forced 10 take precautionary measures as the attitude and mton- lions of tho Soviet have not yat been clearly indicated. despite thn fact the Soviet is a siGnatorv to thu | kellogg pact as we'll as China"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
SURVEY INDICATES INCREASED COSTS
Observers Ste Tax Cut ImproD- aDle-FeleTal Expenses Rise

Washington, July 20 tPl-PolitjcaI observers today regarded the result or White House investigation of probable increases in government expenditures during the next four years as practically plotting out any likelihood of an early recommends ton from the administration for farther tax reduction,
 $500 0O0. 900 Increase
 The estimates submitted to the White House by the various govern ment agencies after study Of r"lr- gressional approp laticns and other manditory obligations indicate an increase of approximately $500, ,ooo,- nno in that period, with additional expenditures authorized for the army and navy, public works. postal dehc;t and farm relief accounting for nuth Of )h" rise.
 Ii ii undertakes the increase is ernment expenditures out nf or Inary receipts above the Si.0On.- o0n.0o0 level for tho first time since the relaxation of heavy war cX- penses. The total reached S%,S4S,- 4b3.lS9 in the last fi~cal year. ani tho increase for the current year IS estimated at $9l,S0o,00o
 The estimates leading to the @300 100000 incrcaac figure include $15o,000,o0o for farm relief and $l39690,00o for the army. navy, public works and postal deficit, EX- tension of aviation activities, new cruiser construction and capital ship replaccments provide the basis for the prospective increase charged to the navy. but this is subject to d decrease in the event of naval | reduction agreement
 Aviation Big Figure Aviation expansion also figures in | the army increase estimates, to- gether with rebuilding of quarters while the rise in postal deficits threatening to continue. is attri- buted to lower rates, increased wages and decreased hours of em- 1 poyment,
 While there is hope that the in. crease indicated for the navy may be cut down through internationa agreements. the opposite is tru' with respect to public works ex penditurns. which include rivers ant harbors Improvements, food con
 trol. Boulder Canycn dam con struction, the public building pro
 gram and public roads.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

circles today watched the Chinese Russian crisis with keen anxiety, but with the knowledge that Aristide Briand and Henry l.. Stimson, tn" successor to former Secretary Frank E. Kellogg, two apostles of world peace, had the matter in hand.
 Hope grew that the exertions of M Briand and MT. Stimson, both acknowledged able statesmen en- toying world wide prestige, would succeed in preventing the two coun- tries resorting to war The League of Nations held itself in readiness tp do anything possible for the sake of peace but for 1t the situation was delicate. China alone being a mem- Der of the Geneva organization.
 League officials apparently still believed time for automatic inter vention had not arrived, and that any immediate action looking to league intervention would have to come from either China or Japan.
 Japan Interested
 M Adachi. ambassador from ,r&pan to France and president of the council Of the League of Nations was absent from Paris, but was known to be following the situation closely, and should he deem action necessary he could be in touch with M Brand an other members of the council within few hours It is in his power to call 2 special meeting of the council to deal with the situation.
 While it was difficult to forcsce the course of events and to deter = mine in advan3e whether the sltua | ton would develop into tragedy or merely melodr1ma, circles here con- versant with eastern questions point i ed out that in both countries consid- crations of domestic politics pre- dominated.
 i There was no official confirmation of a clash between Soviet troops. who 1 tried to cross the Amur river at | Hlas and Chinese troops. who were said to have re- 1 pulsed thcm. Japanese official sources did say Soviet gunboats had been sent down the Amur river tc i it's iuncture with the Sungari. which pcnetrates the heart of Manchuria Three additional Chinese gunboats were being sent to reinforce three al- ready there.
 Troop Movements Reported
 There were continued reports o' heavy troop moveme ents toward the Yailhcads of the Chinese Eastern at 1 Manchuli and pogranichnaya. witt i the movements so heavy on both Chinese and Russian railroads as tc dcvelop extreme congestion. Passen- ger and freight movements suffered ! Jan Rudjutak, the |. s. $. R. com missar for transportation and vice l president of the council Of commits sars. or the Union Sovnarkum. in . sisted yesterday to American core spondents his government valued peace above the material advantages
 of tho Chinese Eastern Railway, and did not intend to declare war.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

Andrews is fascinated by new ideas and loves to experiment in things that can't be done.' He firmly believes in luck
 lis Just q Chance
 "Evcrything is luck" he insisted. There is a right and wrong time to get in and out of everything. Everyone has luck, but not everyone knows how to take advantage of it. believe that most Of the successful business men of today have played in luck. and that is the reason they have millions while others don't. Just the turn of the old wheel-the favor of capricious goddess of chance"
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
HEX SLAYER SURE DEATH THREATENED IF WITCH SURVIVED
(Contlnucd From First PaGc)

younger Burgess admitted he knew about the staying before police raidcd the home late Thursday night. but there was no evidence to show he was present when the crime was committed,
 spent Time Fishing
 Eugene Burgess was known to his neighbors as a kindly man who spent his spare time fishing. The Burgess and Fairchilds families had been on friendly terms for a quar- tor of century. Other acquain- tances of Mrs. l'airchlds considered her affable and harmless" Several years ago Eugene Burgess joined a mysterious religious cult and diff ferences arose between the two ism flies They became friendly again about two years ago.
 Dr, R. A. Mortor, of the Michi- gan State Hospital for the Insane at Kalamazoo. examined Burgess and his wife last night but refused to divulgc his findings.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
MILITIA PREPARES
 FOR RETURN TRIP
(Continued From First PaGe)
hoalthful sur1oundinsa. and contacts with loyal friends.
 Three Presentations

hoalthrul surroundings, and contacts with loyal friends.
 Three Presentations
 Three presentations were made at the officers neon mess yesterday when Brig. Cen. George M. Cole was presented with q chest of stl- Ncr, Major Wesley Aver with Il solid gold watch and Colonel D. Gordon Hunter With medal for 10 years in the service.
 Major Aver was ordered 10 Fort Schciler. New York. after being con- nectcd with the company for four years. This is the longest term oe has spent in one place since he was in the service In presenting the gift Colonel Hunter laudcd him for his fine character
 In presenting the chest of silver to General Cole, Colonel Hunter, n part said:
 "'rhc most precious possession is friends There is no one in the Na- | tlDllUl tuuFH lIllULS llOll tlit l. Hit'i State who has more than General Cole. He served with the Connocti- cut division for 45 years. It is ! long time. The Calber of service has been of the highest. There neN- CT was an occasion when holp and WiTn counsel was needed that he 1 failed.
 "On Wednesday we put on show | for 26 governors, but those Govcrr nors would rot take the place of | one General Cole for service 10 the ] national guard
 1 This brought rounds of applause i from the gathering. Colonel Hunt CT thcn rocjtcd q poem relative tt i bridge building. after which he com. pared General Cole 10 the bridst ! builder who is building the bridgo@ which the members of the 1G9th 'n- | fant9y crossed. He then prc3cnt"l the gift.
 Tn opening his talk General Col' Sujl he had no idea such q gift Wl$ going to he presented. He startc' soldering 53 years ago, he said an,
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

in retiring he felt that he could 5' replaced easily. He did not mtenI to sever his connections and would be around" as long as God spares me-"
 According to General Cole, tae reason that Connecticut is so hign is that everyone is pulling together He then presented Colonel Hunter with the 10-year medal.
 MeriIcn Wins Track Meet
 Company A of Meriden, led by the brilliant amateur track star, Wins low, captured first place in the reg imental track meet which was held yesterday under the direction ol M. l.. Strong. Headquarters company of New Britain, the only entry rom that city, scored only three points. but it finished in fifth place.
 Franklin of Headquarters com pany took second place in the shot put and that represented New Br't- aims points. Winslow won five oi the nine first places.
 Personals
 James D. Hewett of Eadison street, d former member of Co. l. was a visitor in camp yesterday. During his term Of service. he NaS q sergeant.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas W, Hin2h- life and three children, Rita Mae, Thomas w. Jr., and Robert. We're visitors O., Captain William w. T. Squire ycsterdaH.
 Mrs. Robert w. Swanston, wife Of Second Lieut.. Swauaton of Company l. Bristol, and Dwight Hall of Brls- tol visited Lieutenant Swanston yes ;crday.
 Mrs. Joseph NJ. Haloran was a visitor in camp today. During the afternoon she watched the review m honor of Brgadier General Cole.
 Corn. RcindI Wins Again
 The squad which is under the 1i- lection of Corporal Fred Rcindl won the shield for thc pest arranged and clcancst tent and equipment in Com rany H. This squad has won the greater number of the contests held within the company.
 Companies H and NJ cn Duty Contrary to previous information, q portion of Company II will have to do guard duty tonight and 'he officer of the day will be First Lieu tenant Thomas Carey of New Brit ain Lieutenant Nudge of Company l NJ will be commander Cf the guard. Sympathy of his fellow officers vas expressed toward Lieutenant Carey, who has what is termed the "touS r. est grind" O. the camp. The week. end when all the others art enjoying themselves IS not enjoyed by the of ficCr ot the day.
 f Company H Wins Cup Company II has won the l69th lE- | fantry cup this year for qualifying the greatest number of men in ma chine gun firing. The New Britain outfit qualified 34 officers and men Company D of Meriden came sel i ond. qualifying 20 men, while Com pany NJ has taken third place with v men qualified. In all three com- panies the increase in number oI qualifications over last year was 1 about C or per cent, in spite oi the fact that all of them have more i recruits this year than they did ,'' camp a year ago. The three units spent all last week firing on the : 1,000-inch machine gun range, wind ing up with fire for record. Com pany NJ won the cup last year anG the year before.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
YACHT WRECKED N
 GREENLAND WATER
Lucian Cary at ColebGoOk Re-
 CeiEeS Word Son Is Safe

Copenhagen, Denmark, July 2G Iql-Tnc American yacht "Direc- tion," in which Rockwell Kent, painter of the wild and bleak places of the earth. vas cruising with two companions, was wrecked last Sunday near Godthaab, Greenland.
 Telegrams received here said the crew of three were saved but the yacht was a total loGs.
 Arthur S. Allen. color engineer of New York. father of Arthur S. Alien, ir., youthful skipper of the boat, received a similar telegram saying Lost ship on rocks-we arc safe and we'll"
 The "Directon" left Battle liar bor. Labrador. July 3 intending 10 cruise down part of the coast Of Greenland to allow Mir, Kent to find inspiration for his painting. Letters mailed at that time said the boat had functioncd perfectly.
 If was q 33-foot craft, construct ed in Nyack \ Y The elder Allen intended taking his son, who is a student at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. with him in inc next year 10 thc south soae.
 When tho three left New York May 19 they planned to h" Sonc three months.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
MCSrol "pnacn I.nA.Env

Moscow. July 20 R,-Jan E. Eud- zutaE, acting head of the Sovle, government told the Associated Press today it was not necessary for Secretary Stimson to remind the Moscow government of its duties as q siSnatory of the Kellogg anti-war pact. unless the Chinese govern ment commits q war-lilIe act We shall stand Loyalty by the pact" ne said
 NJ. RudzUtali said, "Dcspite Chinas present provocative attitude her violation of the treaty vestin 7 in us equal control of the Chinese Eastern railway and her repeated invasions of the rights of SoHiat citizens, We shall not take any mili- tary action against her unless China invades our territory and forces us 10 take defensive measures.
 S.gninG Not Gesture
 When we solcmnly signed the tS"llc:Tc pact it Was not a gesture. We belicN" intensely in peace. Tn
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
Both Feel Well

S, Louis July 20 P)-Feelins like lighting cocks" Dale Jackson and Forrest OBrine flew on to the one week mark here today in their monopIanc assault oA the rcluelirs endurance record.
 We feel like fighting cocks,' s1til d note dropped by the tliers to their wives and friends at Lambert St, Louis ficld I've have plenty to ua' and sleep like tops.
 What more does q fellow want ?''
 Both motors sound just as pretty as they did wien the flights began, an attendant at the field said today
 Everything appeared in favor of the St Louis Robin. even to the weather, which for seven days has been as calm as an inland lake, wit stars shining brightly by night "nd the sun unclouded by day.
 At ? D. m. next Tuesday if they remain aloft Jackson and O'Br'nf will equal the record of 2d6 hours | 43 minutes established recently at 1 Culver City, Calf.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

Wilfred Grenfcll, shown below with
 Eostcn, July 20 P}-An unusual race against time is in progrcss among the scattered settlements of La brador.
 l. is an educational race, accord ing to pr. Harry l.. paddon, CO., worker in Labrador of Sir W'iltrCd G:cnfell, and if is 10 develop the natives into cnployablc citizens against the coming of industry.
 "Labradcr is country of the futurc,' Dr, Paddon explains speaking with an authority born Of years of observation and service in that little known land. Tt is an other Alaska
 Back of the granite shell of the coast are vast forests. great rivers and waterfalls one of them having five times the head Of water of Niagara. There are big mineral de- rosits, iron, copper and possibly precious metals, Dr. paddon asserts Furthermore, he points out, La abrador i3 not far away pl&co. It is within convenient shipping distance from Canadl, the United States and even Europe. These fac
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
WORLD POWERS 10 MAKE EFFORTS ID
 HALT WAR MOVES
(T9ntinucd From First p&Gc(

(-0nIlnuod From I7iEst F&gol the western rrG of tn rdaIroal and Fc=ranichn1y1 at thc aston erd Lad been darud
 The British owned ..orih China Daily News D ntcd d bpll'tn. ~ hich sta ed: "A private dispatch rom llarnin statai Chimes" troops re- pulsed q pars of Rus.iiaa it,; ces at !h eoveshchansk attemlt,n5, tc croSS he Amur river and on,cr .IahChnri". "hc Russians withdrew. as d result Cl uC%vy Chinese rii" tir,
 Various accounts O this engage nlcnt have i"'n ,eAtan here for a day and a half.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

X now railroad which inc French are building across the Sahara will probably run through a steel tube. This will save tho rails from being constantly blocked by wind -drifted sand.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
LOW TEMPERATURES

Kcenc, \. H., July 20 P}-Tem. poratures ranging as low as 3S dc. grccs in some places caused consid- crublc damage to crops in this sec ton during the night, and early morning.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
MARE EXPERIENCES COLD

Ware, Mass. July 20 W)-A tenn pcratiirc of A degrees this morning caused Ware farm"rS W oiry as 10 the future ol their crops as it is feare1 that this is but a Wa'n DS for one or more frosts this month.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

lI destined to prcn2rr Labrador for An active worker 10 that end is Sir two yomg I.lhr&doritcs.
 tors, natural resources ard aEail- ability. are destined 10 draw indus try to that region, he asserts. And so a part of the energies of the International Crcnfell asSoCia- tion is being directed specifically to prepare the natives, mostly de- 3ccndants of early settlers from Scotland and England, against that time.
 Hospitals have been established and agriculture and trades have been taught.
 Boys and girls of promise are chosen each year for specialized training in the United States, Canada and England. They return to carry forward the advancement of their country.
 As general superintendent of the whole, Sir Wilfrod. himself q mas ter mariner, travels from place 10 place in the hospital steamer Srathcona IT, He includes in his stops tiny settlements where mail boats rcvcr call and where his visit may be the big event Of the year.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20
PLIERS
 END WEEK IN AIR
(Continued From First PaSe)

were sent up to Jackson and O'Brine last night by their wives because ot the cool weather An employe of the Curtiss- Robertson Airplane con,- pany which is sponsoring both flights, also sent Jackson and O,Brine d four-leaf clover he found yesterday in his garden.
 The pilots of the St. Louis Robin." had announced they plan to remain a,oft three weeks If the motor lasts.
New Britain herald., 1929-07-20

In Moscow, if person drops q oirc: Of paper on the street as small Hs q train ticket. q policeman has the power to fine him on the spot.