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The Washington times., 1930-10-29
SENATE To Have
VACANCIES IN
DIG, GROUP :
Baird Retiring; Robson May
Be Defeated; Many Want
TO Dodge Committee Jobs

The oft-repeated search to find
Senators who. are willing to &C.
cept service on the Senate Dis
trict Committee is due again in
December, although the number
of vacancies on the committee
will depend to a certain extent
on the elections to be held next
week.
The term of one member OF
the committee will end on NO
yember 4, election day, and from
present political indications there
may be another vacancy caused
on that day. These two member
ships are in doubt, regardless OF
the shake-up in committee per
sonnel, which will take place
when the new Congress meets
next March.
Baird to Leave
Senator David Baird. jr., Of
New Jersey, is the member who
is certain TO leave the commit
tee and the Senate on election
day. Baird is serving in place OF
walter Edge, who resigned to be-
come Ambassador to France. He
is due to retire on election day,
and from present indications his
place in the Senate will be filled
by Dwight w. Morrow, former
ambassador to Mexico, who is be-
lieved virtually certain to win the
senatorial fight in New Jersey
Baird's successor will take office
when Congress conveneS for the
short term in December.
The other member whose term
expires with the election is Sen
ator John M. Robsion, Of Ken
lucky. He replaced Senator
Frederic M. Sackett when the
latter was appointed ambassador
to Germany. Senator Robsion Is
now in the midst OF a bitter fight
for reelection.
Headed Police Quiz
Senator Robsion's. campaign is
being watched with particular In
terest in washington because,
since becoming member Of the
District Committee, he has taken
an active and important interest
in District affairs. He was chair
man of the subcommittee which
had charge Of the police investi-
cation in the last session.
Robsion is battling two Dem
ocrats, Ben Williamson, candidate
for the short term, and Judge
M. M. Logan, who is running for
the long term. The campaign is
one of the most bitter in the
present election, and the Demo.
Gratis are conceded a good
chance to beat the incumbent.
Should Senator Robsion be de-
feated it will leave another
vacancy on the local committee
to be filled in December.
Duty Is Shirked
One of the most difficult jobs
of the Senate Committee on COM
mittees is obtaining men who will
serve on the District Committee.
Many Senators object to the ser.
vice because they can do their
constituents no. good through
being on the committee, and de-
clare that membership thereon
merely takes UP their time and
energy in serving as "town coun-
Gilman for Washington"
In the last session, when new
committee assignments were
being prepared, five of the eight
Republican members asked to be
relieved Of duty on the local
committee, and not one member
of the Senate asked for such ser.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
CHURCH DINNER TONIGHT

The Ladies Aid Society of the
Takoma Park Lutheran Church
will give a dinner in the Presby-
terian Church, Tulip and Maple
Avenues. this evening from S to
8 O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1930-10-29
CITIZENS TO MEET

The Randle Highlands Citizens
Association will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in Orr School. The Buy
Now" campaign Of the Chamber
of Commerce which is being
urged before all associations will
probably be taken up at this
meeting.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
Lester Discovers Why
 Tails of POrkerS Curl

Waterbury. April 2S (UP)- Probing further into the realm of natural science-in which he al- ready is acclaimed a master by many-Lester Green has discov- cred the gland fluid which makes pigs tails curl and applied the principle to permanent waves and the manufacture of bed springs, says the Waterbury Republicans Prospect reporter today.
 Lester discovered the fluid while butchering a pig, says the story. By applying the diluted gland fluid to the hair of his wife and daughter he gave them permanent waves which, have made them "the envy of the neighborhood." The waves defy rain, says Lester.
 The story adds that Lester ob- tained neatly coiled bedsprings by immersing straight sections of wire into the solution.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
RIOTING INDIA

The situation in India comes down to this: Rioting has taken place in widely separated cities but it does not appear from the dispatches that the British Government has any situation not under control. There is no cohesion among the rioters, the general aim being to make trouble and to show the populace that it is possible to fight the British over lords. As to forcing the withdrawing of the British flag, that is another matter.
 The riots have taken place mostly in cities, while the interior remains comparatively calm. It must be re- membered that India is d vast coun- try, that the population is more than twice that in the United States. and that most of the population is Hitter ate and unable to discern what the argument is all about.
 British police and officials could be swept into the sea if all the popula- ton joined in the melee. The aver a sc Hindu is not inclined in that di- reCtion, however. and Gandhi con- tnues to preach non violence. Those who are indulging in violence are not following his advIce. Most Hindus probably will follow his ad- vice.
 Gandhi's policy Of nonintercoWse with the British, if generally follow the rioting.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
25 Fears Ago To-day

The officials of the Y. NJ. C. A. made their annual reports at the 18th anniversary celebration held last evening at the South church. A large attendance witnessed the pro- gram.
 Fifty-five arrests have been made this month, o5 being for drunken ness.
 William J. Coholan of this city was a member of the Yale team that won the mile relay race in Philadcl- phia.
 Chief Eagan of the state police was in town over the week end and visited the drug stores. There is con- siderable consternation among the proprietors as to who entertain him.
 An oratorical contest under the auspices of the local prohibition al liance will be held in the Y. M C. A. hall on May 22..
 Today is "Waldmeister' day and May wine will be drank by most of the Germans in this vicinity. Many of the prominent Germans went into the woods yesterday to hunt for the herb called woodruff"
 A tramp called at Frank M Zim- merman's house yesterday and asked for breakfast. After being accommo- dated. he returned the favor by stealing Mir. Zimmerman dog. Mr. Zimmerman followed the tramp with a horse whip, caught him and gave a flogging.
 The master builders have refused the request of the mason tenders fo1 a high salary scale.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
Observations On He Weather

Washington. April 2S.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature; mod crate northerly winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; slightly cooler in extreme south portion to- night; moderate to fresh northeast and east winds.
 Conditions: High pressure covers the eastern portions of the country. A trough of low pressure extends southward from Saskatchewan to Mexico. Rains were reported from the Ohio, central Mississippi and Mis- souri valleys and the Rocky Noun tain regions.
 Light showers occurred on the Southern New England coast. Tenn peratures are near the seasonal average in most sections.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with mild tcm- peraturc,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
DAREDEVIL DEAD
 AS ROPE SNARLS
German Acrobat Caught Trying
 to Transfer in Air

Dusseldorf, Germany, April 2S H9 An aerial acrobat's mishap while stunting in mid-air above the heads Of thousands of spectators led to his death yesterday after a 45 minute effort to save himself.
 Willy Hundertmark was trying to change from enc plane to another ir mid-air by use of a rope ladder thrown from an upper one, but. in some manner his hand was caught and he was unable to extrcate it.
 As the plane with the ladder swung clear of the lower machine the acrobat was left dangling to the ladder. unable to pull himself up. The pilot was afraid to try to land for fear of crushing him. Police stretched canvas on the field on which he. might jump. but with hls fingers caught he could not let so the ladder.
 Finally the airplane tried to land without hurting him, but he was dragged for a long distance. He was picked up unconscious and die1 later at hospital here.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
TWO WAY PHONE
 TEST FROM TRAIN
Conversations Carried on With
 Many Distant Points

Montreal, Que, April 2S (UP) = Another step forward in communi- cation-two-w conversation be- tween passengers on a fast Limited train and persons in the United States, Canada, and Europe-was a reality today.
 As the Canadian National rail ways crack International Limited sped at 60 miles an hour through the countryside yesterday on its trip between Toronto and Montreal, pas- sengers lifted telephone receivers and talked to people great distances away with no more effort than if the call had been made from an of flee telephone.
 Puts in Various Calls
 Sir Henry Thornton, president of the Canadian, National railways, talked in turn with James Malcolm Campbell, minister of trade and commerce, at Ottawa; with Secre- tary of. Commerce Lamont in Wash ington; with C. J. Smith, European vice president of the Canadian Ma tional, in London; and with C. A.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
Dunning, Canadian minister of finance, in Ottawa.

Dunning, Canadian minister of finance, in Ottawa.
 This correspondent, a member of the party aboard the train, called the United Press office in New York to report the story and found the wire as, clear as that of the ordi- nary telephone line. The correspon- dent also talked with Smith in Lon don. Some static interfered with the latter call, but most of the time the conversation was clear.
 Stin another demonstration of the versatility of the new system came in a call from the French liner France, on the high seas. carrying a message of greeting to those who were inaugurating train telephony.
 Booth in Chair Car
 A chair car was provided for the official party. In it was a telephone booth. beside which was a switch board attended by a uniformed operator.
 Calls were put in as casually as from any office or residence tele- phone. The passengers rang the operator, who connected the circuit with three radio antennae on the roof, The impulse was picked up by other antennae running parallel to the tracks, and over these copper wires the speakers voice was car ried to the Kingston, Ontario, e1- change and thence over established telephone routes.
 The two-way conversations were the first ever held from a moving train, although one-way communi- cation was accomplished several years ago by German engineers.
 J. C. Burkholder former Phila- delphian. chief engineer of the Ca- nadian National railways telephone and telegraph department, perfected the new system. He is S1.
 AS if to give added proof that the motion of the train could not hinder normal conversation, the train se- lected for the demonstration is one of the fastest in the world. It cov- CTS 334 miles in 360 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
WHERE Pt BLICITE WOULD
 HELP

The great lobby investigating con- nlittee of the Senate no doubt will receive the unstinted thanks Of drinking congressman who vote dry for refusing to permit a report Of their habits to go into the commit tees record and thus become public property.
 The action Of the committee is 10 be condemned. The public has a right to know its congressional hypo- critics Congressmen who pose before voters as drys and remain personally wet need to be known to corstitu- ents for what they are.
 Atthe same time the committee said to De four 10 one dry itself had no scruples against permitting private correspondence to be read into the record which reflected upon persons who are not congressman.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

nitely on which side of the fence they prefer to bask. ..
 In view of the overwhelming wet sentiment throughout most of the country indicated in the Digest poll it appears ridiculous that majority of the members of both Congress and the state Legislatures can re- main dry.
 One reason why state Legislatures remain dry is indicated in Connccti- cut, where the census again has shown a decided reduction in the population of rural towns, which are eponderingly dry in sentiment. Rural towns with 200 population, however, have the same representa- ton in the Legislature as the city of New Haven.
 If prohibition, in order to maintain it's supremacy in the legislatures, must lean upon this denial of democracy and seek to perpetuate it then it is little use claiming that we lead the world in democracy.
 Democracy entails an ability to change an obnoxious law when an overwhelming majority of the people think it ought to be changed. If such a change cannot be brought about then 1t is evident that democracy is merely a word without practical meaning. It makes little difference whether the drys glory in hamstrung democracy; the fact remains, ac- cording to the plain meaning of the word in all dictionaries, that when the will of the majority cannot be impressed into law then there is no such thing as democracy.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
DIVORCE STEAMSHIP LINES
 FROM RAILROADS

Shipping interests who oppose the forced sale of the steamship lines of the New Haven railroad seem to think that if independent, concerns operate the ships, the rates will be advanced.
 The opposite seems more likely. Who ever heard of steamship line, operated by competing railroad, having as low rates as a steamship line not owned by the railroad and competing with the railroad?
 Who, for instance. ever heard of a motor coach line owned by a rail- road and paralleling it's lines chars- ing less for the service than an inde- pendent motor coach line? And where there is no independent line to contend with the rates invari- ably arc as high the railroad rates.
 The Interstate Commerce Con- mission has forced other railroads to divest themselves of their steamship lines and allowed the New Haven to retain its lines under a temporary permit. The law is specific and the temporary permit probably cannot last indefinitely. The independent New England steamship line which . brought the matter to the attention of the I. C. C. evidently is faced with unfair competition, inasmuch as the railroad can operate its competing line at loss which can be made up from the railroad exchequer. If the railroad steamers ever should ob- tain complete control over waterway traffic in New England the rates would be just about what they cared to make them, and shippers wouldn't llhC II al all.
 A railroad should remain a rail- road. not an owner of every other kind of competing transportation, This IS what the federal law designs and the I. c. C. made a mistake in the first place in allowing special privileges to the New Haven.
 There is the steamer service be- tween Hartford and New York, for instance. Does anyone in his senses imagine it's possibilities are as well developed at present as they would be if the steamship line were inde- pendently owned and operated? Ar indpendent steamship line between Hartford and New York would be aggressive, it would go out after business, it would lower it's rates to attract business, and it would get the business to which such line is entitled. With the railroad operating the line It is merely done as a formality, and to discourage any other boat line from starting service The railroad management would be just as well pleased if the boatlne did not exist at all
 Independent boat lines along the coast can effect first rate competi- ton with the railroads. They should be allowed to proceed with theil competition.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
kS|2|S'I|(|| ! KY QQ.McInfyre

room door was greeted with: Come in if you would"
 q still think the best of excited utterances was from an old gentle man in our town who called out to the owner of dog that rushed to- ward him with wild barks: Gall off your dogg off or I'll knock off his head off"
 Jack Donahue tells of receiving a bill from his lawyer like this: For crossing the street to talk to you and discovering it wasn't you -$12.'
 And there is the Broadway lady itS whom it is easy to say hello but to say good-bye-sec her lawyer.
 You are invited, writes friend, ito the housewarming of my pent- house. It will be different. Only cold glasses of milk and homemade cookies will be served and every body will be expected to depart at midnight. Necking is prohibited
 Anyone wishing to contribute to my delinquency has got to make a better offer than that.
 Copyright, 1880, McNaught
 Syndicate, 1nc.)
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

The report of the Unitarian Asso- citation upon southern textile condi- tons is too voluminous for comment at this moment, but we intend to take up some of it's aspects after analyzing it. A cursory examination presupposes the assumption that it is the most thorough effort yet made.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
DIES AFTER AUTO CRASH

Moriden, April 2S-Joseph F. Nerba, 4S Meriden avenue, died of d fractured skull in New Haven hoa- pital after the automobile in which he was riding fell down en embank. mont on tho Waterbury-Ne Haven highway after tearing down 75 feet ot highway fence. Herbert E. kor !, 'also of Moridcn. the driver of the car, was held in $500 bonds.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
ALL RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
 ARE NOT PORK"

ARE NOT PORK"
 The pending rivers and harbors improvement bill, of which the plan to make the Connecticut river navi- gable between Hartford and Holyoke is one of the items, is the first bill of the kind to appear in Congress for three years.
 The omnibus rivers and harbors bills in the past were regarded as consisting largely of pork" which means that sundry congressman, eager to show their constituents how much they were doing for their districts or their states, got water way improvements regardless of their value.
 Because of ridicule heaped upon the system and the development of economy congresses, the rivers and harbors. bills, which formerly were annual pork expeditions, were made less frequent. Before 1922 the pork bill was an annual affair, put since that time such bills were not passed except in 1925 and 1927.
 Altogether the federal Government has spent s1,SO0,OOO,000 for water ways improvements. There are some who doubt whether the improve ments have been worth any sucfl sum, although some of the projects, like that along the Ohio river. have been of unquestioned benefit.
 The outstanding items in the pres ent bill are as follows:
 Great Lakes connecting channels between Lake Superior and Lake Erie, s29.000,000; Illinois Waterway, s7,500,O00; inland waterway from Cape Frear River to St. Johns River, Fla, s5,275,oO0; Missouri River, s5,000,000 additional; Della ware River, s4.300,000; Caloosa hatchee River and Lake Okeechobee (Fla.) drainage areas s4,100, 000; Alleghany River, kanawha River, Tennessee River, Mississippi River. Oswego (N. Y.) harbor, James River, each $500, 0,O00; Baltimore harbor, $2,500,00
 The pending bill also calls for transfer of the Erie and Oswego canals in New York to the federal Government, although it does not provide specific appropriation for their maintenance and improvement.
 The present bill, like it's predeces sors, does not make appropriations for the improvements mentioned. It merely adopts and authorizes lover a period of ten years" the annual appropriations to realize the pro- iects being included in the appropri- ations for the War Department. The Improvements are under the direc- tion of army engineers, who make investigations and report whether the projects are feasible Most of the time they are, especially when it is desirous 10 stimulate improvements and Congress is known to be in a re captive mood.
 Just now Congress durnig an elec- tioneering year is anxious to do it's stuff and show everybody that it really is not too economical for the comfort and welfare of the various states who believe they will benefit from extensive internal improve ments.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
"ROITEN BOEOUGHS" AND
 DRY CONGEESSNEN

One of the needs Of the times, if prohibition is to continue d major issue, is to force candidates for the senate and the House to state dcfl-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

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New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

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New Britain herald., 1930-04-28
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

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New Britain herald., 1930-04-28

New York, April 2S.-Diary of 3 modern Pcpys: Betimes to my desk to finish a scrced, but spent most or the time twigging about the fogs of London with the maid. who ;s very British. Then to casting my accounts and pleased I can pay my debts and have trifle to spare.
 To the circus with Genevieve and Courtney Ryley Cooper. and Mary Garden, whom I had never seen be- fore, sat in a nearby box. Talked. ed us awhile. Then to Rube Gold berg's home and crowd of syndi- cate gentlemen there talking rag, tag and bobtall.
 In the evening with my wife and Grace and Ed Nolan to Vincent Lopez's penthouse party for Flor ence Simrall, of Lexington, and home late, walking along Broadway and surprised at the huge crowds attending midnight performances of lnC moving picture SHOWS.
 James Montgomery F'lagg was the first comic strip artist. He drew Nervy Nat when 19 and it ran for many years. Flagg is one of the most versatile Of artists, having eX- pressed his talents in many medi- ums-pen and ink, portraits in oil, crayon, and landscapes in water color. He has authored many plays and playlets, LOO.
 Flagg is the oldest illustrator Ill point of service. his first published drawings having appeared in St. Nicholas when he was IA, and has appeared in magazines here and abroad for 40 years. The artist bears striking resemblance to collar ad lads, has the longest eye-lashes outside of Hollywood, and his mighty pompadour is bright with the. legends to which he perpetually adds.
 Perhaps the best but least known of Flagg's originals is propped up inconspicuously in his West 57th street studio. It is a portrait of Lin- coin and one stares at it in amaze ment. It shows the emancipator thoughtfully gazing out of a White House window into the purple night. People who see it find q choke coming into their throat for few paintings symbolizc so much agony. hope and pathos. Flagg has fistful of talents which show vi sion, taste and imagination. He is a great guy.
 Decorating bathrooms has reach ed a new splendor. Experts com- mand high sums if they can give the bath original touches of grandeur. An arty magazine de- scribes Mrs. Ring Lardner's in this fashion: "The bathroom is in flow cred paper, robin-egg blue wood- work, lavender sash curtains part ing to show a glimpse of sand anf ocean, lovely handmade glass bottles with blue stoppers,. a varicolorel rug, and especially designed towels in lavender"
 And on top of this comes news of rich mans shavorium-a littfe alcove in white marble off his bath. There is a deep cushioned chair be- fore a huge mirror to which are at tached many side mirrors. There is rack for safety and old fashioned razors. A shelf for brushes, lotions and powders and a rubberized con- traption fitting over the face to give the comforting stimulation of hot towels.
 It was one of Wilson Eizners pals who in excitement over a new play phoned Mizner: Don't miss it it you Can." And Ben Hickman knocking at an actors dressing