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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
Shocked by Electric Wire.

While repairing pulley on the trolley
pole of his street car last night Forrest
L. Petty, 80 years old, of Edmonston,
Md, a conductor, was badly shocked
when he accidentally touched an ex-
posed wire.
At Emergency Hospital. where he was
taken in an ambulance, he was treated
by DR.. Leon Gordon, who said his con-
dition was not serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
GROUP OF STUDENTS
TO VISIT CAPITAL
Class of 40 Members of South
African Union on Sight
seeing Tour.

Forty college undergraduates, men,
bers of the National Union of South
African Students, are expected in
Washington today or tomorrow, accord
ing to tentative itinerary of an
American tour arranged for them I'M
der the auspices of the National Stu
dent Federation of America, through
it's foreign relations office, 218 Madison
avenue, New York City.
The visitors from South Africa, ar
irving here after five days spent in
viewing the sights around New York,
will pay their respects TO AmabsSa dor
and Lady Howard of Great Britain be-
fore entering on a series of entertain
ments and sightseeing tours being ar
ranged for them by the English-speak-
ing Union, the Stokes Foundation,
American University and Catholic Uni
versity.
While here they will visit Annapo-
lis and Baltimore in addition to points
of local interest.
The party will also visit Chicago,
Detroit, Buffalo, Boston and several
Canadian cities, including Montreal
and Toronto, before returning for a
second stay at New York, from which
point they will embark on the return
voyage February 2.
Health officers are setting up de-
Tense against tularemia. 1t is an in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS.
Commission Announces Series OF
Competitive Examinations.

Competitive Examinations.
The Civil Service Commission has an
nounced open competitive examinations
as follows:
Assistant medical officer (psychiatry)
ST EliZabeth's Hospital, at entrance
salary between $4,000 and $500 a
year
Cold storage warehouse trucker at
$4.25 Gay when actually employed.
Management engineer, Air Corps,
Boiling Field. at $4,000 year. The du-
ties are to direct all development and
test work conducted in conjunction
with Air Corps organization and man.
agement problems referred to the de-
velopment section for solution
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office of
the secretary of the fourth United
States Civil Service district, 1924 F
street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
QUOTA CLUB ELECTS.

MIS-. MaTIH IUUOT6 U11 CsC OHOsc11
as President.
The Quota Club of washington held
its annual election of officers last night
at a meeting at the American Associa-
ton of University Womens Club house,
1884 I street. The following members
were named:
Mrs Marie Moore Forrest, president;
Miss Eleanor Eckhardt, first vice presi-
dent: Miss Frieda Kenyon. second vice
president; Miss May Bigelow, third
vice president. and Mrs. Ethel Ward,
treasurer.
Miss Alma McCrum and Miss Anne
Abbott were elected directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11

The Austrian Winter pea, new
legume introduced into South Caro-
lima in 1924, is apparently a success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11

Health officers are setting up de-
Tense against tularemia 1t is an in
fictitious disease spread by wild animals,
narticLlarlY rabbits
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
AT THE PALACE

Liquor, dope. white slavery--all these hugaboos of a past generation have given way to a new menace that threatens the very life of the nation-thc menace of Juvenile De- lnquency.
 Liquor affects comparatively few families, dope still fewer. while white slavery as symbolized by red lights and segregated districts, has practically ceased to exist. But ju- ycnile delinquency SIS expressed Tn the amazing and unexplaina ble moral decay of modern youth is a problem that reaches into every community and threatens every home. It is difficult for many par cnts to understand the freedom of modern thought and conduct, and it is hard for them 10 believe that their child could be in danger.
 All such should see "Thc Road 10 Ruin" which is now playing at the Palace theatcr. Tonight will De your last chance to view this re markablo picture of this modern age. It holds a powerful lesson for every member Of q family.
 Children under 16 years of age will not he admitted during the Showing of this picture. No advance in prices.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
COTTON DAMAGED
 BY BAD WEATHER
U. s. Reports Show Eastern
 Crop Hard Hit

Washington, Oct. 2. UP)-Sort- ous damage to open cotton in some section of tho eastern belt and gcn- erally favorable conditions west of the Mississippi were reported today by the department of agriculture in its weekly weather report.
 Warm and mostly dry weather made excellent conditions for picking and ginning in the central and western portions of the belt and this work made progress. In Oklahoma bolls opened fast and gathering made satisfactory advance, but the con- dition of the crop vas very irregular, with much short and low grade staple.
 The crop In Texas is practically made, with poor prospects for a top crop. In the eastern and southern belt heavy to excessive rains and floods were decidedly unfavOrable, particularly in the Carolinas, Geor- gia. and parts of Alabama. Picking and ginning in these sections were practically at a standstill, except in very local areas.
 Cotton in the fields of the north crn part of GcOrGia was badly tam aged. with many reports of reed sproutng, some bolls roofing. fields washed and lowlands flooded. Con ditions were quite similar in parts of South Carolina, especially in the north, while consistently cloudy weather and heavy rains at the close of the week were unfavorable in North Carolina.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
NO FURTHER GIRLS
 REPORTED MISSING
Department Stores Checked Up
 jn Vice Ring Inquiry

No other New Britain girls have been reported missing from local department stores in connection with the white slave investigation which has embraced the entire New York and New England section following the story in yesterdays Herald stat ing that at least two local girls were thought to have fallen victims 10 the machinationS of the vice ring
 A survey of the local department stores this morning revealed the fact that there have been no mys- terious appearances from any but the one store. Girls in the store from which two young women dis appeared remember seeing the sec cnl girl enter the New York auto mobile with the strange men. One of the mon is said to have had red hair.
 The story of the second girl to disappear and what information is Available, reported exclusively in yesterdays Herald, was turned over to Detective Sergeant George Filing or this morning. The girls parents had not reported the disappearance 10 the police. Sergeant Ellinger will continue the investigation.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
"COCOANUTS" AT CAPITOL

The worlds four funniest men," two of Broadway's greatest musi- cal comedy favorites, groups of daz- zling chorus girls in a swirl of scin- tilIating dances and the tuneful Irving Berlin melodies make "The Cocoanuts," the talking screens first musical comedy sensation, the most surprising entertainment ever offer cd in New Britain and at the Capi- tol all this week.
 'The Cocoanuts" is a real Broad way musical comedy. On the talk ing screen, "The Cocoanuts" is the same show that thrilled New York on the stage for one long year at $G.60 a seat. It is the first success full attempt to bring the methods of musical comedy to the screen at popular prices.
 Irving Berlin, who wrote the music for the original show. added a special new theme song, "When My Dreams Come True" for the screen presentation and two eXCep- tionally fine orchcstras accompany the singing and dancing.
 Beginning Sunday for a run of four days the Capitol will offer Will liam Powell and great cast of stars in Paramount's all talking sensation "The Greene Murder CaSe.'
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
PORTUGAL'S RULER
 ID VISIT MADRID
President CarmOna to Be AC-
 companied by Staff

Lisbon. Portugal, Oct. 2 (UP)- President Carmona will leave for Madrid on October 16. His special train will be accompanied by the president of the council of minis- ters, the minister of foreign affairs and the Spanish ambassador. The party will arrived in Madrid about } D. m. and will be received by the king.
 The visitors depart for Barcelona on October 2 to visit the exposition and from there goes to Sevilla on the Fist, returning immediately to Lisbon via BadajoZ.
 During his stay in Sevilla, Car mona will remain aboard the Portuguese cruiser Nasco De Cana, anchored in the Guadalquivir river. The purpose Of the trip is to strengthened political and com mercial relations between Portugal and Spain.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Address and Election
 Feature Bank Session

San Francisco, Oct. (P>-F,lrc- ton of John c. Ionsdale Of St. Louis 10 bc president of the Ameri- can Bankers association for the next year. and an address on "Thc Need of New Ranking policy" by the comptroller of the federal cur roncy, John ". Pole of Washington, D. C.. were two outstanding pieces of business cf today's general srs- sion of the 18th annual convention Of the association.
 The new head of the A. F. A. has been first vice president tho last year. He is president of the Mer- Commerce Rank and Trust company of St. Louis. Tho now first vice president. Rome C. Stephenson, is vice president of the St. Joseph County Savings bank of South Bend, Ind
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Sacred Mirror of Japan Is Moved
 To New Shrine Amid Great Pomp

Cji-Yamada, Japan, Oct. ? P(-- The ages-old ceremonies of the great removal of the Ise shrincs reached their climax this evening in prieStly procession in which the treasures of the inner shrine, including the mirror of the sun goddess, were carried from the buildings which have sheltered them for the last twenty years. to the new temple on the alternative plot $50 yards to the west.
 Pathway Through Grove
 The pathway ran through a deep dark evergreen grove, lighted for this solemn occasion by the leap ing flares of pine torches. The priests and other participants of the procession wore the ceremonial robes of the ancient court of the Mikadoes. The whole ceremony was as faithful as possible a re- production of the rites performed by Shinto priests 2,000 years ago.
 The procession was formed about the sacred mirror, one of the three sacred treasures of the Japanese na- tion, believed by the devout to have come down through the ages from the sun goddess herself and to con- tain the spirit of that deity the most worshipped figure in the na- tional pantheon.
 It is the most sacred material ob- ject in all Japan, probably more reyercd than any other object in the world. For ages, it is said, no human eye was beheld it, not even the emperor, himself a divinity It IS in the custody of a few chosen priests, who themselves dare not remove the brocadc covering. It is said that as the coverings wear out, a new one is placed over the old, but the mirror is never uncovered.
 Believed Gift
 The Mirror of Ise is believed by the orthodox Japanese 10 have been the gift of the sun goddess, Anna terasu-O-Mi-Kami, to her grandson. kinigi- No Mikoto, whose great grandson became the legendary first emperor of Japan as Jimmu Tenno.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Gene Tunney Undergoes
 Slight Operation Today

Berlin, Oct 2, tP-Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing cham pion today underwent successful minore operation at a local sanitar- ium.
 The retired champion, soon after the operation, returned to his hotel where Mrs. Tunney, the form CT Polly Lauder, joined him.
 (The Tunneys. who spent an eX- tended honeymoon on the island of Brioni In the AdriatiC, were last reported in Paris where they had gone for a visit While in Brioni, Mrs. Tunncy was seriously ill and was operated upon for appendicitis. A German specialist was sent for from Berlin by Tunncy to care for Mrs. Tunncy).
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
GRAPE, BUYERS BUMPED

Boston, Oct. 2 (UP) - Ten men were taken to hospitals and 10 others were severely shaken late yesterday when the freight car in which they were attending a grape sale was bumped heavily by a shift irg engine in the rh&rlestoWn yards Of the Boston &, Maine railroad.
 Those requiring hospital treat ment. none of whom was seriously hurt, included: Antonio NaCCi, 19, of South Braintrec; Calvatori corsino, 5, Somerville; Ignacia Valandrino. 35, East Boston; Joseph Itrato. 49. West End; Joseph Marine, 35, West End; Philip Clement, 40, Medford; ; Vincent Morello. 46, Charlestown; i; Paul Malgogio, 49. North End Leonardo Goragi, 56, West End; and Antonia Malzoni, 35, North End.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Coroner Finishes Inquiry
 Without Finding Evidence

MiddletoWn, Oct. 2 (Pl-1nquiry into the death of Charles Porter, 64, killed on Little River bridge by q trolley train, has been ended by Coroner LoWndes A. Smith without evidence being adduccn Why Por- ter was so far out of his way going home and why he was crawling on his hands and knees when the train approached. Porter's direction homeWard would have been toward Berlin from the brickyard where he was employed, while he was going in another direction.
 The coroner found no evidence that Porter had stopped anywhere after leaving work. The car crew told Of seeing a man 200 yards ahead, and he was struck because the distance. with slipper tracks, was too short for the brakes to stop the two car train.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02

Said the sun goddess: Regard this mirror as my soul and neglect not to worship it and make obeisance before it as to my own person. The duration of the imperial throne shall be Co-eternal with Heaven and earth"
 So sacred, indeed, is this palla- dium of the Japanese people, that the original, enshrined at Isc, may not even be used in the enthrone- ment of the emperor.
 The procession began at o'clock. but preparations started four hours before that, when the first booming of drums called the participants to the waiting hall near the old shrine, soon to be vacated. These included the high priest of Is.e Prince Taxa kuni; Premier Yuko Hamaguchi; Home Minister kenzo Adachi; the emperor's messenger, Prince Kujo, chief ritualist of the imperial court; almost 100 representatives of vari- ous governmental departments, in- cluding colonial administrations, and civic bodies, all wore ancient robes Of ceremony.
 High Priests Enter
 Just before o'clock the high priest. the imperial messenger and ritualists entered the inner shrine, whither the premier and other lay dignitaries could not follow. The high priest read an address to the spirit of the sun goddess announcing the completion of her new temple, after which the mirror was carried out and the procession formed. It was joined by the premier and other officials only at the fence surround ing the shrine. At the head of the procession were torchbearers carry ing archaic weapons. shields, spears, bows and arrows, together with new offerings of fine robes and other treasures. Then came the mirror in it's mystic veil of white silk, follow ed by the lay officials
 Simultaneously with the solemn professional at 1se, the emperor, in the palace at Tokyo, surrounded by the other members of the immedi- ate imperial family, worshipped fac
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
HARD TO GET, AT STRAND

Some of the best sound recording and one of the most human, realis- tic celluloid yarns since the films became vocal unreels is at the Strand theater, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
 The film is called Hard To Get" but it isn't hard to take. Dorothy Mackaill stars in it for First Ma tional-Nitaphone.
 Miss Mackaill was never better, but even her most radical fans" will have to admit that she owes q great deal to the wonderful team work of the supporting cast in Hard to Get"
 There's that young man, Charles Delaney, who plays opposite. He entered pictures as a stunt fier, having been world war ace. Strange to say although he has never been on the stage the talk ing pictures brought him right to that pot of gold at the end of the film rainbow.
 It's hard to beat the talking and celluloid mining of Louise Fazenda, Jack Oakie, James Finlayson, Ed mund Burns and Clarissa Selwynnc.
 The vaudeville program will have five great acts featured by Melody Mansion. a sensational variety offering presenting exceptional en- tortainment with 9 large and cap- able cast
 Beginning Sunday for four days the Strand will offer Words and Music' an all talking, singing, and dancing musical revue with Lois Moran, David Percy and Tom Pa tricola featured.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
SCHOOL OF DANCING

The friends of Mary R. McCrann will be pleased to know of the open ing of her school of dancing for be- ginners and advanced pupils. Miss McCrann has studied dancing for eight years under Mary J. Lampone. Ralph MacKernan and Leon Varkas of the Russon Ballet school. Bal let, interpretive, Greek, toe, tap and ball room dancing will be taught There will be a demonstration Of dancing by advanced pupils on the opening day, Friday, Oct. 4th at 4 D. m. at the Y. W. C. A. auditor ium on Glen street. The public is invited.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
No Afternoon Session
 Of City Schools TOda,

The familiar no-school whistle was sounded this morning at 11:30 o'clock, giving warning to the pupils and their parents that there would be no session of school this after noon. The inclcmont weather is the reason for the dismissal of the pu- pils. Supt Stanley II. Holmes com- muniCated his decision to the en- ployes of the Stanley Rule & Level Co.,. which in turn announced the glad tidings to the city.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02

tending from the Kotzebue Sound in arctic Alaska to Kittigazuit Pen- insula on the east side of the Mac kenzie Delta in the northwest ter- rItories of Canada.
 The herd will be composed of 5000 selected reindeer, purchased by the Canadian government. from the Lomen Reindeer company.
 The route to be followed will be through an unpeopled, untimbered. little known area of Arctic America, distance of 1,5O0 miles. It was estimated the drive would be in pro- grcss nearly a year and half. Scouting planes will he used during this time to keep in touch with the expedition.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02

ing toward the southwest, in the di- rection of the great shrines.
 The removal of the outer shine of Ise, dedicated 10 the grain goddess Toyouke, virtually a repetition of the removal of the sun goddess shrine is carried out the evening of OctO- Der ,. This temple was built 48O years after the inner shrine, which is believed to date from 4 B. C.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Reynolds Chosen to
 Head Banks Group

Paris, Oct. 2. UP)-Jacksot E. Reynolds, president of the First Ma tional Bank, New York city, has been chosen chairman of the com mission to organize the International Bank for handling German repara- lions payments, it was said on high authority today.
 Reynolds and Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, arrived in France on the Ieviathan today as the United States delegates to the com mission. which meets at Baden on Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Two Men Injured as
 Truck Leaves Highway

Danbury, Oct. CTh - Herman Gunter, of 9o3 Morris avenue, Bronx, N. Y. and Arthur Hoffman, of the same address are in the Dan bury hospital with injuries received about 2:30 o'clock this morning when the large furniture van on which they were riding left the road and crashed into a tree.
 The accident occurred on the banbury-Norwalk road in Ridge field. Hoffman has a broken left leg and Gunter has a severe laCera- ton of the scalp. George Hoffman, riding with them, escaped injury. It is believed that Gunter. driving inc truck, got off the road because of weather conditions or dozcd at the wheel.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
WOMAN'S CLUB OFFERS
 PRIZES FOR STORIES
Also Will Pay Cash Awards to Au, thors of One Act Plays-t1rs.
 Kirkham In Charge

Cash prizes for short stories and playlets are offered by the Wom- ans club to members of the club.
 The first prize of s25 is offered for the best original short story written by club member. A sec ond prize of S15 is offered. Similar sums are offered for one-act plays.
 All contributions must be type written and unsigned, but the name of the author must be contained in manuscript.
 Manuscripts must be sent 10 Mrs. John H. Kirkham. 40 Lexington street, not later than October 15.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
SEARCH FOR BOY OF 10

McdfOrd, Mass, Oct. UP)-Po- lice were asked today to search for Edward McGonagle. 10-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. John F. McGonagle of this city, who disappeared from his Mystic avenue home at a. m. yesterday.
 The parents told authorities the boy left home to go to a nearby store. He has not been heard from since.
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Planes Will Be Used in
 Drive After Reindeer

Nome, Alaska, Oct. 2, Pt-With an airplane scouting for grazing grounds in advance, the most spec tacular reindeer drive in the history of the industry will begin soon, eX-
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
HENDERSON TALKS
 FOR LABOR PARTY
Foreign Minister Says Peace
 Restored in Palestine

Brighton, Eng, Oct. ? (4) -- Ar
 thur Henderson, British foreign
 minister. told the labor party con- | ference today order had been com pletely restored in Palestine and energetic steps are taken to bring persons guilty in the recent rioting to trial, whatever race and creed. He declared the British govern ment had no intention of reconsid- erfng the British tenure of it's man. date. "Our policy" he said, lis still and has always been subject to the condition that the city and re- ligious rights of all inhabitants of Palestine irrespective of race or re- ligion. are at all times safeguard ed"
 Talks on Egypt With regard to Egypt the foreign
 minister said he hoped before long it would be possible to consult the Egyptian people on the subject of a proposed treaty. Then, he added. as a result of a decision by the Egyp-
 tian people, 1t might be possible to face the British house of commons
 with proposals for a treaty with Egypt on lines which would place
 the relationship between the two countries on more satisfactory and permanent basis than for many years.
 He reported to the conference on the results of his conversations
 with Valcrian Dovealcvsky, soviet ambassador at Paris, which yester-
 day resulted in an agreement to re-
 sume relations with the Moscow 1 government.
 Awaits House Decision
 He said he was quite prepared to
 await the decision Of the house of commons and to await any attempt 10 prove there had been any re- pudiation Of pledges given either | by himself or Premier Macdonald
 at the general election.
 "I think" he said, Eve have taken a most important step and that there will be an agreement which will place the relationships
 of the two countries in so satisfac- 1 tory q position as will bring them | together as they have not been for years"
 | Mr. Henderson concluded with an expression of hope for succcss- | full outcome of the Anglo American | disarmament negotiations. "If sue 1 ccssfui we shall have cleared the way to an carly general world dis armament conference" ho said.
 ''on which the hopes Of the people
 everywhere have been ccntcrcd so i long in vain"
 A wireless message from Premier l Macdonald aboard the BorcnGaria
 was read. It acknowlcdgod tho con 1 forcnco's greetings, sent him af'rr
 ho left Southampton, and said: ! "Many thanks for welcome mes
 sage. 1shbcl and l hope all goes well with you'
New Britain herald., 1929-10-02
Safest Ride in Town"
Waiting for You
Just Like a Private Car

Just Like Private Car When you step off the train at New Britain, there's no waiting for taxi. This is of great convenience late at night or in rainy weather.