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New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
Elaborate Dedication Ceremony to
 Be Given Today For Big Dirigible

Akron, O., Nov. ' Pt-Elaborate ceremonies were arranged today to dedicate the master ring of the worlds greatest fighting and largest dirigihle, the ZRS-+ under construc- tion here for the navy.
 A golden rivct, completing the ring, was to be drlvon home by Rear Admiral William A. Moffett while the dirigible Los Angeles, fleet of blmpS and numerous airplancs cir clcd overhead. The admiral, who as chief of the navy bureau of aero nautics is supervising the construc- ton, other naval officers and Of fcialS Of the Goodyear-Zeppclin corporation, the builders. were scheduled 10 speak. A crowd of 50.00 was expected.
 At a banquet, Commander Rosen- dahl of the Lakehurst naval air sta ton is 10 be presented with the medal of honor of the flight inter
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
STUDENTS PROTEST
 BAN ON DORM|7ORY
Building Housed Liquor, But Occupants Hate
 to Move

Ann Arbor. Mich. Nov. Pi- Declaring the decision of University of Michigan authorities to close Fletcher Hall, a mems dormitory, amounts to eviction and punishment of innocent individuals, more than so students residing in the dormi- tory have drafted petition to President Alexander Ruthven, urg- ing resembling of the closure order.
 The dormitory was raidcd last Saturday and a quantity of wine and whiskey found in the attic. Two students, Harold Mckee of Pitts burgh, and Charles Fitzpatrick Of Flushing, N. Y. were arrested and released on bond and third, Alex ander Cow of Windsor. Ont, is 10 be brought here today for arraign . ment on a liquor law violation charge.
 X notice posted in the dormitory last night informed it's occupants it would be closed next Monday until the end of the semester. The peti- ton to be presented to Dr. Ruthv2n declares the time allowed for r2- moval is too short to enable those affected to secure. under present Continued on Page Two)
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nationale deS aNiators" and Ward T. Van Orman, of Akron, will receive the James Gordon Bennett trophy as winner of the last international balloon race, Guests will include Governor Fred w. Green Of MiChi- gan. Senator Hiram w. Bingham Of Connecticut and Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Jahnckc.
 The ZRS-4 will be 7S5 feet long. lA6 feet high and will have ca pacity for hclium gas Of 6.500. 600 cubic feet. The Los Angeles. with it's e.500,O00 cubic feet and the Graf Zeppelin with it's &,700,00O, are small in comparison. Its vulnerahility has been reduced as low as possible with the present knowledge Of engineer 1 ing. Among other features. it will he equipped with five airplancs to maneuver about and ward off at tack.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
COUNTERFEIT BILL PASSER QUESTIONED
Store Keeper Says He Was Not Aware Ii Was
 Fake

Edward Hosltz. proprietor of a
 store at EOS Arch street, corner of West Pearl street, admitted to the
 police this forenoon that he passed
 q counterfeit $2O bill yesterday in Albert Chippini's store at 199 Oak street but claimed not to have known it was worthless.
 Chippini notified tl:e police today
 that he had located the customer
 who bought a package of cigarettes
 and proffercd the bill. taking $19.S5 in change and driving away,
 and Sergeants McAyay .and Fccney
 were dispatched to Hosltz's store.
 They brought him to the police sta ton for questioning and he may
 be questioned again late this after noon by a federal agent who was notified by the local police and is expected at headquarters about o'clock.
 Hosltz. although he has been a
 Storekeepcr for some time and car ries a line of cigarettes. told the po- lice he was on his way to Hartford
 yesterday when he discovered he i had none with him. so he stopped off
 at Chippini's store and bought a package. As to the bill. he believed it was given him a short time ago in (ContinuC1 on Page TWO)
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
Early Breaks From S5 to S32 a Share Chang ed to Gains IT. Last Hour of Trading of Sl to S27 Over Yester- day.
Total Sales in First Two Hours 5,3S6,2OO-Ticker More Than Hour Behind Distress Selling Be- lieved Over for Time at Least.

New York, Nov. tP'-Stroug buy ing support came into the securities markets today after prices of many leading issues had broken 35 10 nearly $Sg a share at the opening on what appeared 10 be the completion, at least temporarily of the distress selling that has been over hanging the market for the past few days.
 Most of the early losses were cut down sharply and a long list of is sues sold $l 10 $27 a. share above yesterdays final quotations Tn the last hour of trading.
 Total sales on the New York stock exchange in the first two hours were 5.SS6,2u0 shares. as against S,S4o.- zoo in the same period yesterday, with the ticker running more than an hour behind the market.
 Quotations Near Close
 Some of the leading stock quota- uons at 1G:45 p. m., were:
 |. s. Steel. SIG. up s7; Conso.i- dated Gas, S97.25. up s6.o5: Now York Control SlS0.@5, Up 5. cents; International Telephone S79. up $S.75; Anaconda, $S6.ST, up S5.75: Montgomery Ward, s61.50. up s4: General Electric, $22S. up $i7; Am- erican Can. S117. up $2: Johns Man vile, s119, up Sl7.
 While several stocks sold off from the high prices established on the initial rebound. the rally generally was being fairly we'll maintained 1 around midday. Both the stock and curb tickers were then running nearly an hour behind the market. Four of the sharpest breaks in the 1 carly selling were Midland Steel 1 Products. preferred, which collapsed $%l.G1 q share to q new low at Si20.1G, and Union Pacific, |. S. h. dustrial Alcohol and American Wa terworks, which yielded s14 10 sl5 share.
 Montgomery Ward changed a loss of St into d gain of SG. New York Central recovered practically all Of it's decline of S5.12 before the end Of the first hour.
 No Meeting of Bankers No meetings of the banking group. 1 headed by J. P. Morgan X Co, which was organized October 24 to assure an orderly market. was plan ned for today The group has not met since last week. although its participants have been in communi- cation with each other by telephone.
 In the opening break. General l Electric. Johns Evansville. New York ! Central |. $. Industrial Alcohol, | Chesapeake X Ohio. and Public Service of New Jersey sank to new low levels for the year. while |. s. ! Steel common and numerous others
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Effects of Stock Market Crash On Business Viewed Differently
 By Speakers at (. of (. Dinner
Col. Franklin Fears Commerce Will Be Retarded, While F. R. Eldridge Expects Improvement in Foreign Trade - Gheen Urges Constructive Spirit
 for City-Event Biggest in History.

Speakers at the annual banquet of the New Britain Chamber Of Commerce at the Masonic temple last night interpreted the crash Of the stock market in various lights. Col, Benjamin A. Franklin, vice president of the Strathmore Paper Co.,. Woronoco. Mass. and chair man of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, feared it might bring a cloud over. business. Francis R. Eldridge, secretary of the. bureau of foreign and domestic science for New York city, saw a silver lining in the possibility that it would i'm prove foreign trade conditions.
 Biggest C. of C. Banquet
 The banquet was the largest in the history of the Chamber of Con-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
POLICEMAN PREVENTS GAS STATION BREAK
Attempt Made to Enter Rackliffe Stand in
 West End

Supernumerary Officer Albert J. Murphy discovered an attempt to break into Rackliffe's filling station at West Main street and Corbin ave- nue shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. sighting an automobile as 1t was driving away, and finding upon examining the premises that q pane of glass in a window in the northwest corner of the building more than half opened. Directly in side the window IS the safe.
 Officer Murphy, accompanied by Officer William O'Day. went as far as the Plainvllle town line in search for the automobile but found no trace of 1t. They noticed, however, that the refreshment stand at the White Oak Inn had been entered through the rear door. a piece of timber having been removed from it's place across the door. probably by inserting stick through the panel That the occupants of the automobile which Officer Murphy stopped at the refreshments stand also, is suspected.
 Reporting the case, Officer Mur- ! phy said he saw an automobile drive away from the filling station about l two weeks ago and he believes it 1 was the car he saw this morning.
 He was a short distance away when
 it suddenly moved in the direction
 of Plainvillc. and he believed his ap-
 proaCh had been observed by a look
 out shortly after a:S0 o'clock last night, he learned that there was a
 gang of young men about the filling station annoying the attendant
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
ARNOLD LETTERS
 HEARD IN PROBE
1 Clauses Give Yelled Reference to
 Key Senators Of South
WITNESS EXPLAINS NOTES
southern Tariff Association Head Resumes Account of Activities Be- fore Senate Lobby Committee in Washington.

Washington. Nov. : UPs T. A. Ar nold's activities in connection with the tariff bill were again under scru- tiny today at the senate lobby Com- mittces investigation. letters the general manager of the Southern Tariff association wrote in an effort to eliminate the seasonal clause. which permits to free entry of for eign vegetable at certain seasons, be ing introduced into the record.
 Wilson Letter Read
 One. written to Lorenzo A. Wilson, Of Jacksonville, Fla. said the "whole thing swings around" the votes of Senators Fletcher and Trammell, democrats, Florida, adding no oth- CT influence is needed"
 The letter added that he talked with the Florida senators as they talked with Senator Watson of lndi- ana, republican leader.
 Were you trying to make a trade?" asked Senator Blaine, re- publican. Wisconsin.
 NO. put we wanted as many SeNa tors with us as possible" The wit ness added he talked with senator Watson "a few tines
 In a letter to D \. Burguieres, New Orleans sugar man, Arnold said he had talked with Senate: Smoot of Utah, Senator Watson and others in regard to getting some one to take the place. of the latg Senator Gooding Of Idaho. HC added that they designated Senator Watson Ito contact with us"
 The witness said he had late: conferred with Senator Watson. an, Blaine asked:
 You don't characterize that a, lobbying do you?"
 Has Right To Give Opinions
 No" Arnold answered. "'I thiug We have a right 10 present our opinions
 H. R. Wylie of Huntingdon, Wos Va. informed the committee h, would be unable. on account Of ill ness. to appear 10 testify in regarl to his attempt 10 have Frederick [.
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
TEST PARKING ON BOTH
 SIDES OF HARTFORD AYE.
Police to Experiment Independent of Council in Response to
 Sablotsky'S Suggestion

The police commission. in the ex- erci5e Of its right to regulate traffic and parking regulations Independent Of the common council. has agreed to test Councilman Samuel Sab lotsky's suggestion for parking on both sides of Hartford avenue.
 Councilman Sablotsky made this request after q large body of mer- chants doing business on the west side of that highway protested that parking on the east side only. was seriously interfering with their busi- ness.
 Automobiles will be permitted to remain 15 minutes on the east side of the street. the council agreeing with the police department that this allows ample time for shopping. II it is found that no Interruption with the free flow of traffic results from this trial, it will be made pcrma- nent.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
WILLOW BROOK JOB FOR FLOOD RELIEF
 ID BE BEGUN SOON
Mayor Hopes Partly to Relieve Unemployment Situation With
 S25,O0O Project
KIMBALL APPROVES CHANGE
 AT HARDWARE CORP. POND

President of Manufacturing Com
 pany o. Ks Plan Affecting Pond
 and Dam At Arch Street and
 shuttle Meadow A,enue-Public
 Works Board to Take Action On
 Plan Next Monday.
 President George T. kimbau Of the American Hardware Corp. today gave approval 10 the plan for re- lief of storm water conditions in the locality Of Willow Brook. his companys sanction being required by reason of the fact that important operations are to be executed on property of the hardware concern at the corner of Arch street and shut tic Meadow avenue.
 Mir. kimball's decision. reached after a conference with Mayor Pa oncssa, Chairman George E. Dobson Of the board of public works and City Engineer Philip A. Merriam, makes it possible for the city to be- gin work this month and fulfills in measure. Mayor Paoncssa' s hope for extensive municipal opera tions to relieve the condition ot ,rprun DloND1cDt this ,.,q,
 \. H. (. Had Key to situation
 The American Hardware Corp owns the former Rhodes ice house plot and pond. Conditions at this point were found to be contributor! to the flood conditions which have caused damage and annoyance iu the locality of Monroe street, and ii was made clear to tho common council that little could hc expected until work had been performeG eG there. The project was forwarded tc Mir. kimball nearly a month ago and studying the council committed plan and several alternateS. IL was finally decided that the plan suggest cd was the most practical one.
 Job May Cost S25,OO0 Formal action will be taken bl | the board of public works at it: meeting next Monday night. The jol is expected to involve an eXpenditur, of about S25.000, most of which vii go into payrolls.
 This is the second important pro 1 jeCt gotten under way in as man. weeks. Agreements were entered in to last week with A, w. Williams | through which the Barnesdalt l trunk line sewer job will be com l pletcd.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07

merce. Nearly 800 persons attend ed.
 Scheduled for ' o'clock the din- ner actually began shortly before 7:30. Pardon C. Hickey, reelected yesterday for his second term as president of the Chamber. opened the dinner program by extending a welcome to the guests and announc- ing that he had received a message of regret from E. Kent Hubbar1, president of the Connecticut Manu- lecturers association, who had planned to be present but who was unable to fill the engagement. Ho introduced Harry Hasty. cXecutil q vice president of the Connecticut
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
COMMUNIST RUSSIA MARKS ANNIVERSARY Thousands Parade in Na- tiOnal HOliday-Cele-
 bratiOn Great

Moscow, L. s. s. R, Nov. [ (Pl- Communist Russia today observed in traditional revolutionary fashion the 1oth anniversary of the 1927 upheaval which ushered bolshevism into the world and destroyed the ancient Russian government.
 To bring the event closer to the hearts. if not to the stomachs of the people, the government gave bread and meat at cost price to every member of the population holding bread cards.
 Red Bunting Used
 With the aid of millions of yards Of rcd bunting, huge flaming pla- cards, symbolical wooden floats, numerous speakers stands and large portraits of Lenin, Marx and Stalin, historic Red Square was transformed into a mighty theatri- cal stage for the passing of a 12- mile-long military and civilian pa rade led by the commander of the Moscow garrison.
 Favored by perfect weather this singing, shouting mass of humanity. carrying banners. flaming flags and chanting the Internationale. march ed through the Gates of Resurrec- ton where formerly stood the fla nous Chapel of the Siberian Virgin. Over the portals of the gates today appeared a gigantic red anti-re- ligious placard reading: Down With the Deceit of Popes; Give Us Books Instead of Religion
 Over the slender steeples and the hattlemented towers of the Krem- lin, f1uttered huge red flags which, sun, had the appearance of great flaming sheets of fire. Within the shadow of Lenin's now empty wooden tomb an enormous red ban nor was flung to the wind reading: "Prolctarians of the World! Stand Under the Banner of the Commit hist International. Forward to New Battles and to New Nictories."
 Planes Soar Overhead
 The drone of scores of Red army airplancs overhead. mingled with the strains of military bands, the rlmbling of dozens of military tanks and the staccato steps of marching soldiers imparted a distinctive mar tial touch to the scene.
 Allegorical floats satirizing capi-
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New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
Guatemalan Volcano
 Has Caused Eruption

Guatemalan minister of promotion has informed the government after a visit to Fl Palmar and the zone affected by eruption of the volcano, Santa Maria. that the eruption has ceased. Heavy showers fell oy2r the entire area yesterday
 He was not able to estimate loss of human life or property damage since many localities were still sur rounded by molten lava, but in some official quarters yesterday it was es- timated the number of dead would reach 400. .rxI.a. ,.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
West Point Cadet Marries On Day
 Of Yale Game, Then Has to Resign

West Newbury, Mass. Nov.'7 P>- The eX-West Point cadet and the colonels beautiful daughter are honeymooning here and. with one newspaper job turned down. he's looking for another. He should have told his own story to any city editor.
 Strics rules at the United States Military academy at West Point say that cadets shall not have a horse, dog, wife or mustachc." Last year, however, while only. a plebe, a first year man, Paul Capron, Jr., fell in love with Miss Marguerite Gillespie, daughter. of Colonel Alexander Giles pie, instructor in ordnance and gum nery. Caprons own father is an in structor at the Naval academy at
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07

Annapolis. Md, with a summer home here.
 Plans Secret Marriage
 Time for romantic aims is small at West Point but the romance contin- ued and the 20-ycar old lad who had attended Harvard two years, planned a secret marriage. During the recent laleArmy football game at New Haven, while his cadet mates saw Albie Booth upset the army team, Capron met Miss Gillespie at a hotel there.
 New Haven failed to yield a clergyman who would wed couple so hastily, or one could not be found,
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Corporation Counsel Rules Con- missions May Make Purchases
 Wherever They Wish
KIRKHAM'S OPINION REPLY
 TO CRITICISM IN COUNCIL
Shafts Directed Especially At Police Board Blunted Official Finding That Accessories May Be Obtained Through Private Dcalcrs-Char- ter Provision Quoted to Show Commissions Arc Not At Fault,

ter Provision Quoted to Show
 Commissions Arc Not At Fault.
 Following closely upon criticism by members of the common coun- tll of commissions, mainly the po- lice board, for failure to purchase sutomotire equipment through the garage commission. Corporation Counsel John H. kirkham today de creed that no provision of the city charter requires purchase through this channel.
 4 special committee Of the com- mon council. under the chairman ship Of Councilman William D. Boyle, is now making complete study Of the municipal transporta- tion problem. including the purchase and use of city-owned cars, payment for use Of privately owned automo- piles. purchase Of equipment and municipal garage needs.
 Milford Leads Critics
 Tn the course of this committees work, it was learned that many boards have been buying accessories without consulting the garage com- mission. This practice was con- demned by members of that com mission and councilmen, notably Councilman John C. Milford of the second ward. himself an automobile accessory salesman. who directed criticism at the police board for pur- chasing a windshield wiper at a price said by him to be higher than his. Chairman Michael w. Bannan speedily replied that there was but one quotation on the type of wind shield wiper sought
 Direct Buying Not Law Violation
 The council committee also has had before it and has given deep study to listed purchases by city de- partments not handled through the garage commission. This inquiry was made under the generally pre- Nailing notion that to buy directly was a violation of the city charter.
 When the question went to Judge kirkham for legal advice, the cor poration counsel banished this mo- tion He has pointed out that the charter provision relating 10 the garage makes certain facilities avail able. including purchasing service, but does not require other boards to make use of them. This provision cannot be taken to repeal. by impli- cation, those sections which permit boards 10 manage the affairs of their own departments, Judge Kirk ham has warned.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
SENATOR EXPOSES
 STEEL PROFITS IN DEBATE ON TARIFF
AShurSt Claims Companies Have
 Made S93O, 181,O59 Under Present Bill
MANGANESE SCHEDULES
 AROUSE SENATE TODAY

Arizona Democrat Heads Figures
 showing Increased Business of
 Larger MllS-Whcclcr Charges
 Hoover Wants Free Listing for
 Product and Nmoot Answers That Committee Did Not Get Such Word
 Washington, Nov (P-A de- mand for tarirf on manganese. a raw material used in the manu- facturc of steel was made in the senate today by Senator Ashurst. democrat, Arizona. who Slid statis- tics in tax returns Of the big steel corporations showed they had made q net profit Of S9&o.lSLo5a since enactment of the present tariff law.
 AShurst took the floor aftcr Sena- ter Wheeler. democrat. Montana. said he had nceu informed Prcsi- dent Hoover favored the free listing of manganese and asked if this had prompted tho senate finance com. lnittoo 10 place the product on the free list after once deciding to put a duty upon it.
 Nmoot Denies Implication Chairman Smoot denied Mir Hoover had influenced the commit, tee in reversing it's decision.
 The Arizona senator said he cited the profits Of tho steel interests tc show they could afford tp pay q duty on manganese. He first sound. d out senators on the propricty or using the statistics which were sup. piled by the treasury to the finance committee.
 Ashurst referred to the profits O eight steel corporations.
 Total profits were given as SqSt.. GS4,3lS- Alter deducting losses. no profits were $930.1S1.059.
 Before reading the figures Ashurs asked whether ne would violate an, l proprietics. Chairman Smoot said i was up to senators to decide.
 Senator Simmons, democrat. Nortl 1 Carolina, said if he thought it i'm 1 perative 10 use this information [, l onllghten the senate on the tariff h | would not hesitate to do so.
 Makes Figures Public
 The Ari2onian then made publi statistics which listed net profits c the United States Steel corporatio for the years 1922-2S. inclusive. a S642.S12.l2S. He then gave profit | by years as follows:
 For the year 1922. SS9.G5S.455 1923, SloS,77o,o64; 1924. $S5.t1O. 94o; 1925, $ao,6o2652; 1926. s1l6, o6I4o4; 1921 SSGS9G,SG6; 1928 | $ll4,173,744.
 Net profits Of the Bethlehem Stec corporation were given as follows l922, S4,60I254; 1923, $12.7I0.712 1924. $S,9-2.44G: 1925. S1S.SS6,753 1926. 2o.246,I66; Iq27, Sl5,529,q17 1928, $t5.q0S.SS$.
 For tho Gulf States Steel com pany; 1922. $95S,2o7; 1928. s1, 576.521; 1924. s912.S7S: 1925. s1, oS6,777; 1926. $779.I92; I997. sI56.
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German prince and distinguished British naval officer alone survived the crash of giant passenger plane in which six persons killed Warden Park England Prince Eugene der Schaumburg Lppe lower right ra- tive of the former kaiser and second pilot of the plane seriously burned however, and Lieut. Con- R. G. Genkdston retired lower left received cuts and bruises The Luf- hana rmotored plane like the pictured above crashed
 after striking tree-top in dense fog.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-07
THE. WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight; Friday inCrcas- ing ClOudiness, not mnch change in temperature.
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