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New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

Slovakian soldiers made quite an
the America They had endured
all sorts of hardships for three
years but were a happy lot on their
voyage home. They carried their
own taiIors, BARRIERS, doctors and
cooks. For hours they engaged in
caliSthenics that kept them in
splendid physical condition. Dur
ing the organized drills they were
clad only in trunks and upon arrival
every one had a fine coat Of tan.
The women also had classes and
went through their drills with en-
thuSasm. In the evening they di-
ructcd themselves into groups of 500
or 1000 and sang folk songs long
into the night.
4 We continued through the Suez
, Canal and on 10 Trieste where the
troops debarkcd. The voyage con-
sumcd A. days to that point. They
( left the America waving and cheer
ing to our officers. We had a cargo
of house furnishings in the holds
As the pieces were placed on the
dock some Of the mon and their
wives sorted the various pieces of
/ furniture aand baggage and then
carried if to the trains, which We're
made up of box cars for the last leg
Of their journey home.
The America then proceeded 10
New York, arriving about six
months after we had left,
Tomorrow ! Command the America.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
City Items

The police are investigating Il re-
port by Mrs Harry N. Robertson of
III Jubilee stSeet that key worker
gained entrance to her home Friday
and stole a ruby ring and two silver
dollars.
Officer Louis T.. Harper found
four boys playing cards in an aban-
doned sedan on City avenue yestcr-
day afternoon and warned them
against using the car as a gambling
place and sleeping quarters.
Through a misunderstanding the
photograph of the Holy Trinity
Greek Catholic church in Saturdays
Herald bore the credit line johnson
& Peterson. The photograph actual
ly was taken by the Johnson Photo
Service and not by johnson g. Peter
son.
The regular meeting of the board
of directors of the Visiting Nurse
association will be held Tuesday at
1915 a. NJ, at the Visiting Nurse
association headquarters, So Center
street
Officer Charles Weare is able to
be about after an illness.
Miss Lois Gunterman OF IS Gill
bert street has returned to her home
from the New Britain General hos
pital where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
Miss Elizabeth Griffin. supervisor
of muse in Waterbury High schools,
was the weekend guest OF her sis
tiers, Miss katherine Griffin, Senior
High school teacher. and Miss Wini-
fred Griffin of Grand street.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

gratitude from these men l shall
never forget for they saw little
hope of ever reaching port, having
been beCalmed for a month and eA-
istng under a scorching sun or
sips of water that was quickly dis
appearing.
After calling at Manila aud at
several other ports for fun, W.
reached Nladivostok where We took
aboard the usual $500 troops in .
GLIDING the wives OF about 200 men
and about 50 babies. some of the sol
diers having married Russian Wo-
men Oh their trek across that
country. On our way south We
touched at Hong KONG. Here We
had to lie up to a mooring buoy in
the harbor, using a heavy wire line
and three nine inch manila haw-
sers. The next morning the
hawsers had disappeared. Some OF
the pirates had been at work during
the night and had gotten away with
their prize.
We had several otbar ovno,irncas
with The Chinese san mans eo,n.
of them got aboard and e,o1a al,,o.t
ANYTHING thew con,d Law +bn;,, hands
on including canvas, lines and life
rings. One of these pirates was
caught with a s,rin of can,as rrdor
his arm and was tbrovn oynrhoarl
A number Of email hoots war;.
alongside but NOT ono c,btnan,ao Of
fered to help the victim, Finally
one OF the members of tbe An,o,ic,
crew i,lmned overheard and rescued
him. pushinr him into ono of tho
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
Think king BORIS
IS SEEKING BRIDE
Bulgarian King Believed About
to Visit Italian Princess

Sofia. Bulgaria, March II P-
Bulgaria's handsome, youthful king,
Boris today was on a tour which
some of his subjects fondly thought
might be hunt for wife.
Nominally his trip was to Vienna,
to have an ear treated, and possibly
to western Europe. but the belief
was general the trip would include
Rome and a visit to the beautiful
Italian princess, Giovanni.
Rumor often in the past has con-
nected the names of Boris and Clio
wanna and recently it was said po-
iitical differences which would have
tended TO prevent the match had
been overcome A special papal dis
pcnsation could be obtained, 1t is be-
licved, to permit the princess, who
is u Catholic. to marry Boris. who is
of the Orthodox Greek church faith.
Departure of Boris was effected in
secrecy and it is understood he will
maintain the inCognito of Count Ril-
sky throughout his trip. He was ac-
comp panied by his sister. Princess
EudoXie, DIR. Balabanoff. an ear
specialist, and a small suite.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
IRISH GOVERNMENT
AWAITS ELECTION
One Constituency Holds Balance
Of Power in Dublin

Dublin. March II (UP)-The fate
of the government probably depends
on the Dali election TO be held next
Thursday by the North City of Dub
lin constituency.
The election is a straight fight be-
tween the Free State candidate, Dr.
Thomas O'Higgins, brother of
Kelvin O'Higgins. and the republican
candidate. Oscar Traynor.
The government is seeking a man
date. through the election of DR..
C'Higgins, for drastic powers to curb
the menace of gunner and end the
intimidation of jurors. Ii the gov
eminent candidate is defeated, a
general election is likely soon.
The government has revived its
''cat and mouse" tactics reminiscent
of British suffragette days, arresting
suspects without charges. holding
them while and then releasing
them. OF 1876 persons arrested last
week. including three women, 100
were released, and the cat and
mouse tactics are continuing.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
NY Th1rtyYears
Rx at Sea" .,A<s|.:2.,
~ CAPTAIN GEORGE FRIED

ship at that time was more or ,ess
affected but the situation was taken
in hand by the medical corps ana
the epidemic stemmed before We
actually reached our destination.
Aside from this incident the
America was fairly lucky during
her career as transport as she
was never attacked by submarine,
although the doughboys were given
number of scares.
In January, 1920. the America
started on a cruise of the world to
help carry some Of the Czecho-
Slovakian troops out of Siberia,
About 100000 of these troops had
been three years in crossing Russia
and were in Nladivostok. Each of
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
MOURN IDENTIFIED
IN UALE MURDER CASE
Gunman Held by Chicago Police
Now Linked With Murder in
New York Last Year.

Chiago. March 11.-tP,-Another
notorious gang siaying-that OF
Frank Tale in New York last year
had been added to the seven muir
ders for which Jack McGurn had
been identified by photographs as
one of the Tale killers was made to-
day. The development followed
closely the visit of New York officers
who conferred with Chicago officer
about the Valentines day mass muir
dor on North Clark street.
The Herald and Examiner today
said the identification of McGurn
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
sLOTH MILLION YEARS OLD

New Haven, March II (UP)-
WHAT was termed the most remark
able fossil that has ever come to
light" has been placed on exhibition
at Yale's Peabody Museum. 1t is
Nothrotherium, type of ground
sloth that lived in Arizona 100000
years ago. The sloth was trapped
in a pit and even portions of its
hide and sinew we're preserved in
it was buried.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

war when she was in the Army
Transport Service. While in that
capacity ! had one of the most in
teresting voyages Of my career.
With the rank OF lieutenant ] was
appointed navigating officer of the
America in August. 1918. The YES
sci piled regularly between Brcst
and New York carrying troops, first
to Europe, and then participated in
the homeward movement. On one
of the former trips an influenza
epidemic started on board resulting
in 80 deaths. The bodies of the
men were all taken to Brest AS the
officers decided not to conduct
burials at sea. Everyone on the
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
Will be as follows:

Will be as follows:
Tuesday. ~ Ellis street. Northend
school: Wednesday. SO Center street:
Thursday, Washington school; FRI
day, East street school.
All weighing conferences are held
from $50 TO $3.50 p. IN. Doctor pres
ent at all conferences from 3.to p.
IN. The examining physician Isl DR..
H. b. SlySZ
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

the allied nations had assigned sew
cral transports to aid in their trans
portation. We left New York for
boat dashed to the Americas decks
proceeding by way of the Panama
Canal. We called at San Francisco
for coal and fresh water. Five days
out we sighted sailing ship bound
for America. This schooner had
been 10 days under sail and had
run out OF provisions and water
They signallcd us and we stopped
a boat was lowered by the schooner
and in short time they were along
side. We gave them food and water
and proceeded. The expressions OF
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The schedule for the well baby
conferences conducted by the Visit
ing Nurse association for the week
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11
DONATIONS OF S42,4S5
GIVEN TO CHILDREN'S HOME
Rev. DIR. John l.. kIingbcrg Issues
Annual Financial Statement
of Institution.

Expenses Of $4,000 as against an
income Of $4,000 is reported in the
annual statement Of the Childrcn's
Home by DR.. J. +. klinSberg.
Tho re nnrf &c follows
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

BY CAPT. GEORGE FRIED
Copyright, 1929, Associated Press)
CHAPTER XIII
! have been master of the
America nearly year and was in
deed proud when assigned to her,
for ! had previously been navigat.
ing officer of the liner during the
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

DR.. and Mrs. klingberg observed
their 30th wedding anniversary Fri
day at their home. Married in Chi
now has charge of a branch of the
Children's Home, they have resided
in New Britain for the past IS
years. Besides a daughter. they have
three sons Haddon. a student at st.
Paul, Robert and Edwin of this city.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

On one of Fricd's most interesting
voyages the America transported
troops from Siberia. Even on such
a mission his ship gave succor in the
becalmed schooner. In each foreign
port of call he found an interesting
story to tell: life in ports from New
York to Trieste
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

Iodine in very small quantities is
said to have a beneficial effect on all
farm livestock
New Britain herald., 1929-03-11

Tomorrow: I Command the America
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
Judge Speeds Court to
Be Kind to Wife
in Tears
Photo by International

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-1t was
a busy day in traffic court and
Magistrate Farrell was trying
hard to clear the days calendar.
Court Attendant Ward looked over
the crowd of traffic offenders, and
saw a young woman, weeping
quietly into her handkerchief.
He made his way through the
crowd and spoke to her. Then he
blushed furiously and turned back
to the bench. He touched Magis-
trate Farrell's arm. and the two
whispered. The young woman's
case was called Immediately.
She was Mrs. Paul Wagner
and had come to plead for her
husband, who had failed to stop
his car at a signal light. Her
husband, she explained. could not
afford to take time off from his
work to appear in court.
The magistrate permitted her to
pay So fine for him, and sent
her home smiling, with:
well, / hope it'll be a boy,
Mrs. Wagner"
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
HIGH TRAFFIC.
TOLL GIVEN

AS an indication of the cost OF
inadequate traffic laws. in human
life, A.. B. Barber, manager Of the
transportation department OF the
Chamber OF Commerce of the United
States, draws a parallel for three
groups OF States, showing the in
crease In the number of fatalities
compared with the increase in regis
tration, between 1920 and 1926.
They are:
North Atlantic Stats maine to
Maryland inclusive):
Increase in fatalities 81 per cent
Increase in automobile registra.
ton .158 per cent
Middle Western States (Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska):
Increase in fatalities 100 per cent
Increase in automobile registra.
tions. .126 per cent
Southern States Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Kentucky, Ten.
nessee, Mississippi and Louisianae
Increase in fatalities 230 per cent
Increase in automobile registra.
tions.. .194 per cent
1.-The States in the second and
third groups" Colonel Barber adds,
"had until the last year or two, and
n ost of them still have. very made.
ouate motor vehicle laws and in.
complete administrative organiza.
tons"
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
CHINESE TAX IS
BIC GRAF I

PEKING, Feb. 2S.-Illegal regional
taxes totaling $2.15O Mex. on ship
ment of print paper which, after the
legal import customs tax had been
paid, was worth only $1.350 Mex
that is the history of the "squeeze"
recently obtained from one shipment
of % bales of print stock on its way
from Shanghai to Chengtu, up the
Yangtse River in Szechuan province.
In addition to this taxation, the
owners paid $1,750 freight on their
shipment, freight and squeeze"
totaling $4,000. or almost three times
the value of the paper laid down at
Shanghai after importation from
abroad.
The luckless owner of this ship.
ment is the Canadian Press, a small
printing establishment maintained at
Chengtu by the Canadian Mission.
The paper is to be used for print.
ing gospel tracts in Chinese. Ten
different likin stations, which levy
transit taxes, were met on the trip
up-river, and then at the gates of
Chengtu another tax was levied.
Another shipment of paper for the
same printing establishment cost
$6, 900 Mex, of which amount about
So, 500 was freight and $500 taxes.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
PLANES To MD.
j. s. OUTPOSTS

A new value given the outlying
possessions Of the United States by
the rapid Development of air travel
is emphasized In report on :on1-
merce and economical resources of
our outlying possessions and terri
tories which has just been issued by
the foreign commerce department
of the Chamber of Commerce Of the
United States.
Alaska, Hawaii. the Philippine Is
lands, Porto Rico, Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the
Panama Canal Zone, as the report
points out, ship to the United States
1871 ,639, 900 worth of their products
and buy in this country goods 10
the amount OF $27S,1S1 900. But
their value is not in trade alone.
Our island posts in particular"
the report states. have taken on
a new importance with the rapid
development of aviation and of COM
munication. Previous to the world
war the islands ware of importance
as naval stations. az coaling sta
tions for the merchant and naval
fleets, and as cable stations. While
their Significance in this capacity
still continues, the public eye is per.
haps directed at present more 10
their value as landing spots for
present and future transoceanic
filters and as sites for the wireless
towers of American radio com.
panies.'
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
BARE PLEA
IN PLOT
PROBE

HAVANA, Feb. % u,N.S1.-The
government was In complete con-
troll of the situation throughout
Cuba today following discovery OF
a plot to assassinate President
Machado and foment revolution.
Col. Alfonso F'ors. head of the
secret police, arrested eight men
last night accused of completely.
There are SIS others against whom
warrants have been issued.
1t is claimed that the alleged
plotters sought to bring about q
situation OF chaos which would re-
suit in armed Intervention by the
United States.
The plot was first revealed when
orders We're issued for the arrest
of Rafael Iturralde, former secre.
tary of the interior, and a number
of others. Later eight prominent
members of the nationalist, COM
munistic and anti.fmperailistic par
ties were placed under arrest. The
warrants issued charged conspiracy
to assassinate the President and
incite revolt.
According to the police, the al
legged conspirators intended to start
the revolt before the Inauguration
of the President on May 20.
All meetings of, the nationalist
party have been ordered stopped.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
FIREMAN IS
HELD FOR
ARSON

Arthur s. Beall, 20-year.old fire
man of Takoma Park, Nd, is under
arrest on charges of having been
responsible for a mysterious fire,
about a month ago, which caused a
loss of $4,000.
BealI, who is a member Of the
Takoma Park Fire Department,
confessed to setting the fire, Chief
of Police Alvie A. Moxley, who
questioned him, declared.
BeaIl is held at the Montgomery
county Jail at Rockville, Md, on
a charge OF arson. He will Be-
given a preliminary hearing soon.
1t was as a result Of Investigations
by Detective J. M. Daugherty, Of
the State insurance department,
and Fire Chief j. Walter Dudley
that BeaIl was arrested.
The house, the property of George
L. Mccarthy, of the Northumber.
land Apartments, Washington, was
badly damaged by the fire which
menaced the Presbyterian Manse
next door.
People Down On Him
When asked why he set the build.
ing afire, Beall declared that tIe
people of Takoma Park were down
on him" and he had set it in re-
venge, Moxley asserted. The fire
was of such proportions that 1t
was necessary to enlist the aid Of
Kensington, Silver Spring and
Washington.
According to Moxley, the building
had been on fire before and that
The Washington times., 1929-02-28

building around the 2orner had been
afire three times. 1t was these
facts, coupled with the suspicious cir
cumstances surrounding the, fire,
that made Chief Dudley call in the
aid of the State fire marshal and
Eaugherty for an investigation.
Tuesday Beall was taken into Gus
tody. At that time he is said to have
strenuousiy denied firing the build
ing. Yesterday, while being grilled
J ! States Attorney Robert B. Peter.
jr., and Chief Moxiey, he is said to
have broken down and confessed.
Fired Trash And Lumber
The story he is said to have told
them was that he went into the eel"
lar of the building and set fire to a
pile of trash and waste lumber.
BealI, police say, came to Takoma
Park about three years ago from
Cedar CIR. e.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
GOLF GETS
WIDOW A
DECREE

Mrs. Catherine r. Scott, 41OO
block Fourth st. N. w, who mar
ried Emmett w. Scott, a real
estate and insurance broker with
offices in the Phillips Building in
March 1924. today asked the
District Supreme Court to make
her golf widowhood absolute and
grant her a divorce with main
tenance.
The story of the golf widowhood
Is somewhat doubtful, however, be-
cause Mrs. Scott declares she
doubted her husbands golf en-
thusiasm from the first.
Was Too Punctual
A change in Scott's demeanor to-
ward his wife during the past two
years aroused his wife's suspicious,
she tells the court in her petition
filed by Attorneys John W. Fihelly
and Raymond Neudecker, but his
addiction to early Sunday morning
golf and his punctuality in keeping
his golf engagements increased her
doubts.
Scott would always return from
a five-hour round of golf immacu-
lately clad regardless of the
weather. his wife said and finally
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
50 ARRESTED IN
HUNGARY PLOT

BUDAPEST, Feb. 2S Il. n. ST.
A conspiracy to overthrow the Hun
garian government has been dis.
covered, it was revealed today.
Bella Kun, former Communist die
tator' of Hungary, who is now in
Moscow, was said to be behind it.
The police have arrested so Com.
91unists on charges of plotting
against the government.
Bella Kun was arrested in Viena
last year where he had flown
secretly in an airplane. At that
time he was accused of plotting
against the Hungarian regency.
After a brief period in jail he was
sent back to Russia. The Hungarian
government made an unsuccessful
effort to get him to stand trial for
Killings that took place while he
was in control of the Budapest
government.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28

she began taking note of the mile
age on the speedometer of their
Packard touring car.
He Went Too Far
Imagine her surprise. the wife
declares. when she discovered that
her husband was travelling from
40 to so miles in the course Of his
travels to and from the golf course.
Private detectives were then called
in to verify her suspicious, which
they did with amazing candor, ac'
cording to the complaint.
A young lady said to be em-
ployed at the Department of Agri-
culture and who Scott mentioned
before his marriage as a girl friend
is named correspondent and accused
of being SCOTS companion on many
early Sunday morning rides.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28

"Hobos rarely ever commit suicide
because they cannot find work. But
a great many of them commit sui
eide because they cannot dodge 1t.
''Psychologically, people gaze upon
work as the end not the means of
life.
Philosophy is opposed to work.
Man was never intended for work,
but being an animal of diverse
habits. he ecquired the sinister, no.
tion that work was moral as well
as an economical influence in his
dailv life.
II favor the abolition of work. 1t
is degrading. 1t produces wars.
1t produces poverty. 1t manufac-
lures billionaires on one hand and
buns on the other.
"a bill should ,be put through
both branches of Congress making
work a crime. for only when this
Is done can we reach the heights OF
the esthetic.
"All workers who are suffering
from the suicide complex should
get in touch with the hoboes' union.
They will find it to their advantage
to do so. They will live longer and
life will move, more. smoothly than
it has done before, as far as they
are concerned"
O'Brien is a delegate from New
York in attendance at the confer
ence of the unemployed, being held
at Typographical Temple here. The
conference, with DR.. Eads How,
known as the millionaire hobo" ="
presiding, is expected to last two
more days.
Births. engagements. MarFiaEe es.
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
Widow of Poet Kilmer
To Talk Here March /

Mrs. Joyce Kilmer, widow Of the
distinguished poet, will speak on
"Poet Personalities at 240O Six
teenth st. N. W., March IA at S15
o'clock for the benefit of st. Ger.
trude's School of arts and crafts.
The Rt. Rev. M. Edward A. Pace
will speak on "Spiritism" in the
same course of lectures on March
q.
DIR. Thomas Werner Moore viii
discuss Mental Hygiene for
Adults on April and Psychology
of Life. illustrated by the Mental
Mechanisms of Joyce Kilmer," on
April 16. -
The Washington times., 1929-02-28
Police Asked to Look
For Ruth Sherman. 2

Police were asked today to search
for Ruth Sherman, %, who has
been missing from her home in the
100 block Lamont st. N. W., since
last Saturday. The mother of the
dark-eyed girl was unable to supply
police with any clue as to her
whereabouts.
When she left home Miss
Sherman was attired in a purple
hat, a dark blue coat suit. a white
lace vest, a light gray coat with a
fur collar, patent leather shoes and
light hose.