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New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
CONGRESS BOOSTS
 VOCATIONAL FUND
States Allowance for 1880 and
 1881 is Increased
By GEORGE II. MANNING

lN ashington Correspondent. x. R. Herald)
 Washington, D. C.. March %. - Expenditure of at least $6.l43 ad- ditional for vocational education in Connecticut in 123O and Of at least twice that amount in 1931 was as sured today wit the announcement of the federal board of vocational education of allocation by states of money provided under the Reed George act.
 This act, passed by the last con- gress after prolonged battle by its author. Representative Daniel A. Reer of New York. makes $500, oo0 available beginning July 1 for the next fiscal year. and twice that sum for the following year, for the coun- try as whole.
 The federal ,otlrd of vocational education has allotted S3.072 to Connecticut during the coming fiscal year, and S6,l43 for thefolloNing fiscal year. Since this monc- will be matched. dollar for dollar, by state, county or municipal funds. the decision announced by the board today means that twice those sums
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
Auto Kills Women as
 They Come From Church

Boston, March @ (UP) - Just after leaving All Saints church i'll RoXhury. two women were struck and killed by an automobile in which another woman was en route to at tend services at the same church last night.
 Miss Anna Tobin. 55. of RoXbury, lied d few minutes after the acci- dent, and Mrs. Margaret Donnelly, 6o, also Of RoNoury, died from her injuries at City hospital early today.
 Charges were to be flied in RoX- bury district court today against Mary M. Goode, 25, of RoAbury, driver of the car.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
CANADA AWAITING
 I'M ALONE REPORT
Legation Likely to Act Only Ait.
 CT All Facts Are Known

Washington, March @9 tP-The Canadian legation now has before it the coast guards preliminary re- port on the sinking of the rum run uer I'm Alone for it's consideration along with that Of the British consul at New Orleans Tn shaping course 10 pursue in connection with the incident.
 Whether it will consider this in formation sufficient 10 lay before the Ottawa government or will wait for more complete official reports before asking for instructions has lot been indicated, but the latter IS thought to be the more likely pro- cpdure.
 The coast guard report, supports is position that the pursuit and was legal and justified under Aneri- can law and the rum smuggling treaty of 1924 with Great Britain. l. Wus forwarded 10 the Canadian minister, Vincent Massey, late yes tcrday by the state department
 This action. complying with a re quest for information from Mr. Mas sey, followed the announcement by the coast guard that it had new evil Gence from responsible officials al New Orleans not connected with the service, corrobOrating the statements of officers concerned that the Qur- suit began within 12 miles of the American coast and Was hot, con- tInuous and unbrokeu.'
 The preliminary report did not satisfy the state department when received several days ago from the treasury and was held up pending further study. Although il has been forwarded to the legation, il is not regarded as complete, since the American investigation Of the incl dent is continuing and is expected to produce more details which also will be furnished to the Canadian minister.
 The French embassy, which is in torvsted in the case because of the drowning of d French seaman when the I'm Alone was sunk, had re- Celved no reply from the Paris for eign office last night to it's request for instructions. If the French gov
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

the tabilization corporations, both in line with suggestions by coopera- tive leaders yesterday. They urged that if stabilization corporations were to be formed, the farm board initiate such steps only upon the appeal of the marketing agencies for action. The other phase that appears likely to be written into the bill is d provision that stockholders in the stabilization corporations shall be members of the cooperative groups.
 The stabilization plan, designed 70 take certain surplus products off the market when needed, is strongly urged by one group. Directly the op- posite view has been taken, however. by several of the leaders of the CO., operative marketing agencies. who hold that the only way 10 tackle the surplus problem is through reduc- ton Of acreage.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

will be spent in tn -ate in the next two years. in addition to the money now heiDg expended there.
 Of the SS,o72 which Connecticut schools will receive next year. s920 will go for agricultural education and S2,15e TOT home economics ed- uCation. The former sum is allotted by the board on the basis of farm population as sho> by the federal farm census. The latter sum is al- lotted on the basis of rural popula- tion, or the population in towns be- low s2,5o0 in population.
 This money is to be spent solely for teachers and teacher training for agricultural and home economics work. The federal funds cannot be spent for buildings, school books or similar purposes. state and local boards furnishing the other requi- sites for maintaining the schools.
 The money is apportioned for ag- ricultural education on the basis of the ratio Of the S .te 10 that of the country. This consumes half of. the total amount each year, the other half going to home ,Conomlcs. The agricultural education work aims to teach boys and girls how to run their farms, and to improve stocks and crops.
 Tho other balf is apportioned on the basis Of the ratio of the rural population of the state to that of the country. It is [ oted to teaching girls the clements of correct house. keeping, cooking. sewing and sini- lar domestic concerns. For each of these purposes s250,000 is available for the coming fiscal year. in addi- ,ton 10 the sums already authorized
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
FARM RELIEF BILL IS TAKING SHAPE
House Agriculture Committee Makes Progress On Measure

Washington, March % (Pi--Based upon the broad, general suggestions for farm relief laid before the coun- try in the campaign speeches of President Hoover, a farm aid bill IS beginning to take form in the house agriculture committee.
 A farm board, price stablization agencies and a revolving fund ap- pear 10 he the three points that will form the foundation upon which the agricultural aid structure is being reared. The details Of the super structure. rough heWn and inCom- plote in many spots, are coming to view day by day as the hearings pro ceed.
 Much Of the work will remain 10 be done after the hearings are end ed, hut the general outlines Of the measure will have been drafted be for that time and for the most part only details Of the operation of the plan will need 10 be added, As an indication Of the frnness with which the committee has seiz- cd upon the idea of farm board, witnesses are being requested 10 confna their testimony 10 suegcs- tions as 10 how such a board should operate. Other testimony largely ap- pears incidental to the farm board and stahiliZation ideas.
 Details of how these should per form, however, are listened to close ly by the committee. If witnesses touching on these phases fail 10 go into particulars regarding them. questioning leads them 10 those points.
 Two Details
 Two definite details seem to have been determined in connection with
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
President Hoover Is
 Chief of Boy Scouts

New York. March 29 P-James E. West, chief scout executive, an- nounced yesterday that President Hoover has accepted the honorary presidency of the Boy Scouts of America, and former Presid mt Coolidge had accepted the honorary vice presidency.
 NIT. Coolidge shares 1t with for mer President Taft, Colin H. Liv- ingstone, Daniel Carter Beard and William Gibbs McAdoo.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

ernment should decide to press the case. it's most likely course in the opinion of diplomatic circivs here. " ould be 10 demand moral repara- ton in the form of an apology or expression Of regret by the Amer ican government for the loss ot the seaman's life, and possibly material reparation for relatives the seaman might have left.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

The meeting was sponsored by h. spector Arthur N. Rutherford of this city. Following the business Erwin plant took place. the visitors being shown the stages of manu- facture in building hardware. The program of the day closed with dinner.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
AGAIN BEAT YANKEES

St. Petersburg. Fla, March 20 @ On the first day of the trek north ward, the St. Louis Cardinals landed the spring championship. if that means anything. by again whipping the New York Yankees. "Old Pete" Alexander let the world champions down with three hits in six innings.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
under the Smith-Hughes act of

dnder the Snltn-HugneS act Of 1917.
 The appropriation -.' vocational education will increase. under the ReedGeorge act, by $5cG,0o0 each year until it amounts to $6,000,00 annually. This progressive in- crease. it is hored. will .radually cut down the number of country high schols l w without agricul- tural and home economics training almost to minimum. Only 29 per cent of these institutions are now equipped to give adequate training in these vital subjects
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29
Building Inspectors
 InSnect R. X E. Plant

Building inspectors of several Connecticut cities met yesterday afternoon at the Burritt hotel 10 or application for membership in the New England Association of Build i ing Inspectors.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-29

In the styles and colors that will be most in demand this sea- son. Get one of these topcoats for Easter-and pay on my Weekly Payment Plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

tary of the Navy and Mrs. Wilbur, the
Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Roy O.
West; the Ambassador of Chile and
Sonora de Davila, the Minister of
Bolivia, Senior Edwardo Diez de
Medina; the Minister of Costa Rica
DR.. Manuel Castro Quesada: the Min
lister of Colombia, DR.. Enrique Olaya;
the Minister of Ecuador, Senior Don
Gonzalo Zaldumbide: the charge
daffaires of the Dominican Republic,
Senior de Moya; the charge daffaires
of Haiti, Mr.. Raoul LiZarie: the charge
d'affaires of Honduras and Sonora de
Izaquirre v: the commercial attache
of the Mexican embassy and Sonora
de Suastegui; Mrs. Claude A. Swanson
Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs. Guy
Despard Golf, Mrs Porter H. Dale,
Mrs. Walter F. George, Mrs. William H.
King. Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Mrs. James A. Frear, the
director general of the Pan-American
Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe: the Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. r. W..
Dunlap; the secretary of the Panama
legation and Sonora de Chevalier, the
governor of the Federal Reserve Board,
Mr.. Roy A. Young: Mrs. Robert Love
Taylor, Gen. William e. Horton, Gen.
George Q. Squier, Mrs. Delos A. Blod-
gett, Mrs. Blaine Elkins, Mrs. Charles
Graves Matthews, Col and Mrs. Charles
B. Drake, Miss Barrine Drake, Col. and
Mrs. George C.. Thorpe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
M. Gates, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy L. Neu-
hauser Mrs. ElonZo Tyner, Miss Peggy
Tyner, Mrs. James T. Morris, DIR. and
Mrs. Frederick Brown Harris, the Rev.
Edward L. Buckley, Mime. Louisa Soyez.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Chile, DR.. Gustavo Gutierrex. DR.. Al
fredo Bufill, and Senior Paul vianello y
Garcia of Cuba; Senior Pedro r. Rim
cones of Venezuela, Senior Emeterio
Cano de la Vega of Bolivia; Senior
Roberto Botero Excobar of Colombia,
Mr.. Thomas E. Robertson. Senior Jose
de Gomar, Mr. and Mrs. Edward S.
Rogers, Mr.. j. Homer Butler, Mr.. G. j.
Junkin, Mr.. Walter G. Thurston, Mr..
Henry l.. Sweinhart, Mr.. James l..
Brown, former Gov. D. w. Davis OF
Iadho, Col. Rawson Warren, Miss Ruth
Eleanor Jones, Miss Gourley Edwards,
Mrs. Margaret Dawson, Miss Ceceliat
Martin and Mrs. E. Virginia Shapter.
Mrs Charles B. Drake acted as hostess
for Col. Cooper.
Former Representative and Mrs. Ben
jamin L. Fairchild of New York, who
are spending few days at the May
flower, were the guests in whose honor
Representative and Mrs. Addison T.
Smith of Idaho entertained at dinner
at the Roosevelt Hotel Saturday eve
CONTINUED on Nineteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
SOCIETY
Mrs. Dawes Has Issued Invitations to
Small Company for Tea-Mrs.
Kellogg Leaves

sentatives; Mrs. Harry A. Daugherty,
wife of the assistant to the solicitor gen.
eral of the Treasury; Mrs. Frank S.
Hight, regent of the Martha Washing
ton Chapter of the D. A. r., and Mrs.
Everett Sanders, wife of the secretary
a., to the President.
The United States Ambassador to
Turkey and Mrs. Joseph c. Grew have
as their guest at Constantinople Mrs.
| Theodore Roosevelt, who went abroad
in January to visit her son-in-law and
| daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Richard S.
| Derby, in Switzerland Later Mrs.
Roosevelt will visit her sister, Miss
Emily Carow, in Naples.
The Undersecretary of State and Mrs.
j. Reuben Clark, jr., will entertain at
dinner this evening.
Miss Elizabeth Warner, sister of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for
AeronauticS, Mr.. Edward P. Warner,
will be at home this afternoon in her
apartment in the Wardman Park Hotel.
The assistant solicitor of the Treas
ury Department and Mrs. Harry K.
Daugherty entertained at box party
last evening for the performance of
were former Interstate Commerce Com
missioner and Mrs. Frederick I. Cox.
Col. and Mrs. William A. Gibson and
Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Carmalt.
Mai. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of
the Army Air Service, will be the guest
of honor at the weekly luncheon of the
washington Alumni Chapter of the
Sigma Chi Fraternity, to be held at
1890 o'clock tomorrow, at the Univer-
sity Club.
Gen. Fechet was initiated into the
Sigma Chi Fraternity at the University
of Nebraska, from which he graduated
with an A. B. degree in 1885, one year
after his enlistment as commits
stoned officer in the Cavalry, United
States Army. He was promoted through
the grades to his present rank. having
been commanding officer at Kelley
Field, San Antonio, Tex, during the
years 1918, 1919 and 1920. He is
member of the Washington Army and
Navy Club and of the Washington
Alumni Chapter Of Sigma Chi.
Col. and Mrs. Harry N. Cootes, who
have been the guests OF Mrs. @. S.
Mitchell for week, returned to Rich
mond yesterday.
Col. and Mrs. Edward Croft enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor of
the chief of staff, y. S. A., and Mrs.
Charles p. Sunmerall The other guests
were Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Frank Parker,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rothwell Brown,
Mr.. James T. Williams, Mrs. w. W..
Wotherspoon, Col. and Mrs. James K.
Parsons, Maj. and Mrs. r. W. Harden
bergh, Mrs. Dennis Ryan and Miss
Croft.
Capt. and Mrs. George F. Unmacht
entertained the officers and their wives
of the Washington Chapter, No. 8, of
the Sojourners in their home in Battery
Park yesterday.
Capt. and Mrs. r. G. Courtney have
arrived In Washington from New York
City and are at the Carlton for a few
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Miss Mary Temple, Miss Callie Doyle,
Gen. w. c. Rivers, Mrs. Frank W. Mon
dell, Capt. and Mrs. Frank B. Freyer,
Mr.. Francis Marion Savage, Miss Fan
ME Dial, Miss Dorothy Dial. Mrs. Bull
man of Boston, the Rev. Meade Bolton
MacBryde, Senior Oscar Blanco Wei, of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Col. Cooper Host TO Large
Company at Luncheon Today.
Col. Wade H. Cooper entertained at
luncheon today at the Willard in
honor Of the delegates attending the
Pan-American Trade Mark Conference
now in session in Washington. In the
DISTINGUISHED company were the Secre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Capt. and Mrs. F. G. Courtney have
arrived in Washington from New York
City and are at the Carlton for a few
DAYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18

Capt and Mrs. George F. Unmacht
entertained the officers and their wives
of the Washington Chapter, No. 3, of
the Sojourners in their home in Battery
Park yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
Have you q license for that?" asked
L. the

Have you license for that?" asked
Wade Sure" grinned the man.
He was q thin-faced. understood In
dividual, who claimed to be an Ameri-
can citizen. His passport was in order
and he had been In England tnree
weeks. The two other men were also
from the United States, and their pass
ports showed that they had arrived on
the same ship.
What had brought these men into the
country? Scotland Yard sent an urgent
cable of inquiry to the States, and the
following reply was received:
Three men well known gunner mere:
Riccini and Orlvitch twice convicted
murder"
rs anything known about Golly
Oaks? I mean, has he a criminal rec
ord?" asked Wade. and the head OF the
record bureau nodded.
He had conviction in 1915 for
stealing from his unprecedented rub
ber"
Wade's eyebrows went up. sheet
The servant didn't remain good or
faithful. Anything else?"
There was a charge OF receiving
stolen goods, which was not proved. He
ran q gang in Mapping when he was a
kid. They used to fight the Brick Lane
gang-but he never got in trouble over
that Then he went to Birmingham
and organized a gold-Stealing business.
Birmingham's full of jewelers. and gold
stealing used to be pretty easy. You
Just substituted an alloy for the amount
Of gold you pinched, and it's surprising
how easy 1t is to get away with three or
four pounds Of gold. And not even the
testing office knows the difference"
John tried to recall his earlier i'm
preSSions of Golly Oaks. He had GER
tainly never regarded the man as more
than a petty thief, weak creature who
submitted to the nagging Of his wife
without protest. 1t was difficult to be-
lieve that he ever organized as much
as gang of rabbits.
HAS he had any convictions?"
None" said his colleague. And then,
thoughtfully: ITS funny how old Golly
settled down, for bit of time. to
being, a respectable citizen. Perhaps
Mum Oaks tanned him. And perhaps
he never was tanned"
That's my bet, too" said Wade. I'm
beginning to get new ideas about Golly."
(To be continued)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS
BACKED BY CITIZENS
Washington Heights Group In
dorses Appropriation for
Coming Year.

Proposed appropriations for schools
were Endorsed by the washington
Heights Citizens Association at meet
ing last night. The action was taken
after DR.. Edward E. Richardson, presi-
dent of the. Congress Heights Citizens
Association, spoke and advocated the
increase of the appropriation from ST.
400. 900 to 100000.
Communications from the District
Commissioners regarding sewer con-
struction for the section advised that
although the work would not begin at
present, it was expected that the
project would get under way In the
near future.
A committee, consisting of DR.. J. B.
Payne, Charles r. Dodge and A. F.
Davidson, was appointed on the rec
ommendation of the Federation of Cit
liens Associations to determine the ex-
tent of the territory in the association.
DR.. j. B. Payne, president, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
YALE STUDENT BROWNS.

NEW HAVEN. May R.-Gerald
Beryl Kramer, 18-year-old sophomore
at Yale University, was drowned In
Lake Housatonio yesterday after a
speedboat in which he was riding with
Henry Francis Warming, I'd, a class
mate, overturned. Kramer was unable
to swim.
Waning attempted to rescue his
companion. but was forced by exhaus-
ton to give up the battle. He was res
cued after going beneath the water
twice.
Kramer came from Jamaica, N. Y;
Waning livRs in Sheldon, Conn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
Continued From Yesterdays Starr
SEVENTEENTH INsTALLMENT.

"HE secret of the Seal Il Troy was
a secret no longer. The cap
tain of the ship had wired a
frantic protest TO the Brazilian
government and the British gov
eminent, after receiving protest from
Brazil, had issued a statement explain
ing the reasons for searching the vessel
That afternoon. along with an &C
count of the murder of Lord Siniford
and the raid on the Lothbury Bank.
appeared the story of the Seal of Troy
and q list of the depredationS of the
india rubber men. The report of the
court proceedings involving Mum
Oaks received Scant notice, for there
was nothing in the charge to diStin-
guish it from other minor cases. no
mention having been made of Lila
Smiths name. There was a brief refer
ence to the fact that Mrs. Oaks huS-
band had been reported missing for
some time and that the police would be
interested in knowing his whereabouts.
In view of the developments of the
past few days, John Wade was not sur
priSed to receive a summons to meet the
Big Four in conference. He rather
dreaded seeing his chiefs, sfor they were
not ready to accept excuses or forgive
errors. But they took what he conSid-
cred a charitable view of the bank cpl
sode.
They've clever. those india rubber
men," said the superintendent They'd
evidently tried the safe and knew they
couldn't open it. It was a stroke of
genius to send for the bank manager,
and, of course. your being there and his
knowing you was bit of luck. One Of
the city policemen had seen Cardlin. as
he called himself, and he produced a
Scotland Yard card! No. we're not
hla Won Wada hnt Wn want Ak
ness and Oaks very badly"
Il knew Oaks very well 20 years ago."
said one of the officials. He was the
cleverest fence in London and must
have made fortune. He speaks five or
six languages"
Wade stared in amaZement.
"Oaks?" he said incredulously. 1--WE
always regarded him as illiterate."
Not he" said the other. "Oh. yes,
he speaks French and German like an
educated man."
This was new light on Golly. and
It so impressed Wade that he made a
call that afternoon at the Mecca. He
knew Golly's ROOM and had once made
q superficial survey of it. It occurred
to him that it might pay to make
closer inspection.
It was a large room Immediately over
the coal-celler, and rather dark, for 1t
had but one small window A small
iron bed and large bookcase, filled
with paper-backed volumes, an old
standard lamp, and a well-worn sofa
were the principal items of furniture.
Wade noticed that in no case was the
title of a book visible. They had been
incloSed In jackets. and either the man
knew their positions by heart, or he
must have spent exaSperating minutes
searching for the volume he required
The little library was. he found method
ically arranged. The first of the
volumes was a New Testiment in Greek.
Then there were half a dozen volumes
dealing with strategical practice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-07
QUAKE WARNING Is GIVEN
BY ITALIAN PSYCHOLOGIST
Widespread Temblors to Shake
World Tonight, Scientist
Says in Bulletin.
81 the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
FAENZA, Italy. May 7.-Signor
Bendandi widely known seismologiS5,
expects widespread violent earthquakes
to pc felt in various parts of the world
during tonight.
In a statement yesterday he de-
clared: "a great telluric crisis will start
in the night Of Tuesday to Wednesday,
with important shocks in many
quarters.
This first phenomenon will be fol-
lowed by brief period of calm, then
on Saturday by other shocks of lesser
intensity. These phenomena will be
concentrated in central regions in the
chain of the Andes Mountains and in
Southern Europe between IL and Is
degrees of longitude and in the vicin-
ity of the Balkan Peninsula"