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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Capt. Hawks Reaches St. Louis In Two Hops, En Route to Los Angeles
 In Effort to Establish a Record
Plans Multiple Landing Trip in 14 Hours From Coast to Coast to Prove Airways Pony Express Practical Says He Plans to Play Golf On CaIifor-
 mia Links at P. M

at 5 a. m., tE. s. T) for Los An geles in an effort to set new west ward trans, flight record.
 Captain Hawks planned to reach Los Angeles in about l f hours, mak- ing three or more stops en route for fuel. He said he expected to be on the golf links at the Hollywood club with his father and three business associates by D. m, Pacific time He wore his golf togs and carried bag of clubs.
 His Travelair monoplane is equip ped with a 300 horsepower Wright motor and has a maximum speed of 27O miles, but he said he did not plan to fly at more than 200 miles an hour.
 Plans Few Stops
 Captain Hawks said he would make as few stops as possible but expected to take fuel from three to
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
9 Hole Golf Course
 Is Built in Cellar

A nine hole golf course has been constructed by George Paris in the cellar of his home at 219 Bassett street. [
 The course includes sand traps, water hole, obstacles of various descriptions and luXuriant border ing woods in miniature. The fair ways are sandeb and the greens are made of burlap glued to the concrete floor and painted a grass green. The entire course is sporty, every hole requiring expertness with the butter.
 The owner, MT. Paris, Is a golf ing enthusiast who has a large collection of trophies won in tour naments.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
CROP REPORT ADDS . ID DROUGHT GLOOM
Seventh Consecutive Hot Week
 Brings No Hope Of Relief
DRY SPELL NOW GENERAL
Weekly Announcement Says Condi- tions Are "Alarmingly Bry'-Corn Crop Most Affected - Atlantic states Escaping Full Force of Blasting Heat.

Washington. Aug $ P-The De- partment of Agriculture in its week lS weather and crop report today added more gloom to the drought situation.
 In the north central portion of the country during the past few days local areas have been benefited by showers and these have fallen also in some central gulf districts. Bene- fcial rains have fallen in the Rocky mountain area and in some of the south Atlantic states.
 That was the only relief and the seventh consecutive hot week aggra- vated conditions that were already serious. The report said sections that have been doing well until now are becoming "alarmingly dry"
 In general the report confirmed stories of disaster and near disaster from widely scattered regions. It said the drought was now general practically everywhere east of the Rockies except in few localities and parts of the southeast, and add ed. ''all growing vegetation is seri- ously affected
 Corn Corp Hit Hardest
 The corn crop has suffered most. Pastures would revive with abund- (Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Thursday, August 21, at Grange hall, Cheshire. The meetings have been held in Cheshire for some years past and will continue to be held there so long as the reunion is observed. Last year only half a dozen veterans were able to attend and that many are expected again this year although the committee does not expect any increase.
 New Britain has only two of the Is survivors of the regiment that saw active service in IA of the most important battles -of the Civil war They are pr. Thomas Mulligan and w. E. Latham, both members of the reunion committee.
 In discussing the history of the
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
RAILROAD IS SHAMELESS
 IN JESSE SMITHS DEATH
Finding of Public Utilities Commits sion Made in Case of New
 Britain Victim

Hartford. Aug. P-The New Haven railroad is dissolved Of blame in the accidental death of Jesse Smith of New Britain, at the Sigour- ney street crossing on the evening of JSly 30. according to the report of Chief Engineer F.. Irvine Rudd of the public utilities commission, submitted today. Smith was struck by a northbound passenger train,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Priest Who Married
 Flowers Passes Away

San Jose, Cal, Aug. P|The Right Rev. Monsignor Ramon NJ, Mestres, 66, who performed the marriage ceremony of MT. and Mrs, Herbert Hoover in 1899, died here last night after a prolonged illness. He had been pastor of the noted Carmel Cal, mission for 37 years.
 Mrs. Hoover. then Lou Henry, a teacher in the Monterey. Cal, public schools, was a close friend of Father Mestres.,
 Father Mestres, a native of Bar celona, Spain, was a scion of dis tinguished family.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Board Starts Probe

Salisbury Beach, Mass, Aug ( quiry which convened at the Sails bury beach station today began the task of fixing responsibility for the machine gun killing of Coast Guard Boatswain's Mate Louis E. Pratt, 30, of the Plum Island station.
 Pratt was mortally wounded early yesterday when struck by three bull lets fired from a Gloucester Coast Guard craft while on a mission of mercy mile off the mouth of the Essex River on the northern Mass achusetts coast. He died few hours later in an Ipswich hospital.
 Three Points Stressed
 Commander S. R. Sands of the first Coast Guard district, directing the investigation that opened this morning, announced at the start of the hearing that efforts would be made 10 establish four major points:
 Whether the attacking boat gave any warning before firing.
 2-Whether any effort was made by the crew of the Gloucester boat to identify themselves.
 3-Whether the Gloucester crew made any effort to learn the result of their fire.
 4--Why the firing boat displayed no lights.
 Surfman Cleo B. Faulkenham, who was with Pratt at the time of the shooting but who escaped in jury, was the principal witnHs at the morning session.
 Carried No Lights
 He testified that since the surf boat in which he and Pratt were sailing when the killing took place was not on official patrol duty it had carried neither running lights nor a coast guard ensign.
 According to Faulkenham, the Gloucester boat showed only one very dim light which seemed to come from a fashlight with a weak ened battery
 Faulkenham testified that he and Pratt were cruising over the dark waters a mile off the mouth Of the Essex river Monday night when they saw the vague outlines Of an object ahead.
 Pratt, who had the only flash light aboard the surfboat, stood Tn
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
ENGLISH REQUEST
 ACTION BY CHINA
Warn NationaliSts That British Missionaries Must Be Saved
.2,0OO NATIVES MASSACRED
Church Society Authorizes Ransom Payment to Save Women if Offi- Cials Believe it Necessary - Changsha Outrages Described.

London, Aug. LPl-The Church Missionary society has given it's Flu chow representative authority to pay the ransom demanded by the captors of Edith Nettleton and Eleanor liar rison. British women missionaries, if the British consul there considers 1t necessary to accomplish their re- lease The amount demanded was S5e.O0O Chinese or about s19,000 gold.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
SOLDIERS WELL FED AT MILITARY CAMP
Bill for New Britain Companies
 Will Total S1,117
HEALTH OF C. N. (. SOUND
Only Minor Ailments Affect Guards men at DeyenS-Local Men Can not Give Full Time to Visiting Friends Next sunday.
Especial to the Heraldl

Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, Aug. 6-ApproXimately SHY will be spent by the government for food for the three New Britain companies here from August to August 16, ! according to an estimate of Mess ! Sergeant Joseph Barrett. The boys are being we'll fed this l year and in his anxiety to make con- , ditions as pleasing as possible, Ser 1 geant Barrett makes several trips to ! Aver center where he purchases ex- tra food So far he has found it i'm possible to get enough food from the commissary department and it has been found necessary to spend approximately s220 for food outside the camp.
 Here are some figures on food consumption in the New Britain a day, ? quarts of fresh milk at ? cents a quart daily, a case of prunes when they are served for breakfast. five large cans of pears. three pounds of butter, 20 loaves of bread eachAness or an estimated $40 loaves for the entire encampment, nearly a barrel of potatoes a day, 154 to 160 pounds of meat a day, 90 pounds roast cooked in one piece, when this is on the bill of fare; three bags of salt for food and sanitary purposes; 30 dozen eggs when they are on the menu.
 It is the general opinion of those who have had an opportunity to eat with the New Britain guardsmen and also with the officers that the enlisted men are being fed better than the officers.
 Militia Against War
 Major General William G. Ever son, chief of the militia bureau, in a talk to approximately 500 officers of the division yesterday afternoon declared the militia is not concerned about war despite criticism 10 the contrary. He told the officers it costs the average man two cents a day for military expense and if they hear anyone growing about the amount of money for this training they should give the person 10 cents and it will pay the expense for a week. He has travelled S0,0o0 miles since he became chief Of staff. He will be taken by airplane to Washington, D. C. Lieut. Charles Wright of New Britain, who is stationed here, is his pilot.
 The entire group Of officers stood in silent tribute in memory of Pri- 
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Bond Issue for HillCreSt Avenue Extension Approved After
 Lengthy Debate
C0NL0N SPONSORS FUND
 AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
Mayor sharply Rebukes Ward Rep, resentatiyes Who Ask to Have Needed Improvements Made in Their Distrjcts-Hartford Avenue Sewer Repairs and Piper Brook Culvert Project Adopted.

Speaking more than a dozen times on the common council floor. en- gagged in spirited arguments with several members of that body and making most of the important mo- tions recorded during the special session, Mayor George Quigley fought successfully for council ap- proval of several of his projects last night.
 The boulevard plan for the pro- posed highway between Hillcrest avenue and Gillette's corner was approved, provisional upon an award 10 the city of the grading contract for the 30-foot stretch which the state highway department will f. nance, and subject also to a con- curing vote of the board of finance and taxation.
 This vote was recorded only after the mayor had fought for more than half an hour against the ob- Jections raised by Alderman Joseph Mlynarski republican, and Council men Samuel .Sablotsky and Frank L. Conlon. democrats.
 Mlynarski Opposes Bond Issue
 When the resolution to approve provisionally the boulevard plan and permit the board of public works to take steps to secure >the grading contract for the one traffic lane to be constructed by the state
 
 posed the suggestion of a s6OO0O street bond issue to finance the job.
 The alderman recited his exper- fences in endeavoring to have work. done on Corbin avenue, Os- good avenue and elsewhere in his ward where, he said. improvements are very much needed. He favored spending the money, but urged that 1t be disbursed where the taxpayers can have some benefit.
 Speaking along somewhat similar lines, Alderman Waher R. Falk of the second ward declared his district needs much improvement, but that he has felt resigned to the fact that 1t is hopeless to expect anything, therefore he favored spending 1t wherever the unemployed will bene- fit.
 Sablotsky Explains Opposition
 Councilman Sablotsky followed Alderman Falk on the floor and at once launched into an attack on the entire project. T agree that some- thing must be done to relieve unem- payment" Sablotsky said. There Isn't anybody in the common coun- ell who doesn't want to help. I have seen Alderman Falk fighting for five years for improvements in the sec ond ward, and l don't think it's hopeless Why not take that sGO,O0O and spread iN around the city for Stanley street and other streets?
 The state highway commission Is willing 10 build 30-foot highway between Hillcrest avenue and Gill lette's corner gratis. Let the depart ment do it, Remember this s60,O0O Is for grading, alone. and it will cost another $50,000 Of the city's money for paving. The result is that the city will spend two-thirds and the state one-third, instead of getting a new highway for nothing. and on top of It all. we must take over Stanley street where it is now a state-aid highway.
 The mayor is talking about un-
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
CAPE GOD SWEPT
 BY BRUSH FIRES;
 COTTAGES BURNED
Huge Areas Laid Waste by FlameS-Cl0udS Of Smoke
 Obscure Sun for Miles
EVERY AVAILABLE MAN
 CALLED TO FIGHT FIRE

Territory Near Wareham, Bourne,
 Falmouth and Other Towns Visit
 cd By Conflagrations Beyond Con-
 troi-Homes on Lakes Fall In
 Ruins Fire Apparatus and Other
 Car Lost-Boy Scouts Quit Camp
 Plymouth, Mass, August Op- Fresh. forest fires today menaced lives and property over large area and on a widely scattered front in the Cape Cod country south east Of here.
 Already exhausted by more han IS hours Of incessant battle against a score Of blazes, which have des- troyed at least seven homes and sawmill, besides sweeping many square miles of parched brushwood, firemen from a dozen communities were forced this morning to resume. They stretched new lines along a five mile front near Ellisville not far from the center of this town.
 Smoke Obscures Town
 Dawn came unnoticed to the fire fighters. Huge clouds of heavy smoke which rose from the burning countryside obscured the sun for miles about. To add to their dis comfitures. the day promised to be even hotter than yesterday, when temperatures in the sos were re- corded hereabouts and those in the actual fire area were much higher
 Every available call fire~nen was called to duty at a. m. at Bourne, and, at the same time, appeals were sent out by state authorities for every city and town in the entire territory which could possibly doOeo to send at least one piece of appa- ratus.
 Conditions north and west of the Cape Cod canal were duplicated by those east and south of it. Excep- tionally vigorous fires were sweeping almost unchecked in Falmouth, For estdale, Pocassett, Cotuit and Mashpee.
 Many Towns Damaged
 North and west Of the canal the flames raced through parts of Manomet. Cedarville. Wareham and Carver and were endangering the Miles Standish reservation. At Bourne and Sagamore. on the canal, the situation was equally bad.
 Many of the sections blackened by yesterdays fires and others swept by those which ragged today were so isolated that anything like an ac- curate estimate of the area affected was impossible.
 Most of the cottages lost were in the vicinity of Big Sandy pond near here and Little Sandy pond in Ware ham.
 The only personal injury report ed was that of Miss Marie Kenney. 24-year-old daughter of Police Lieu tenant William Kenney of Somer- vile, who suffered a badly burned right foot while backfring about the family cottage on Big Sandy pond.
 Individual losses reported in- White Island pond.
 l.. Cutler Newton. cottage on White Island Pond.
 Francis Fabian. white pine and
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Washington, D. C.. Aug. S (UP)- Blame the moon for the heat wave, says Herbert Janvrin Brown, con- sulting meteorologist here. In a bulletin just issued he said the lamar body through it's tidal attrac ton on the oceans. has caused hot winds to blow landward from the Caribbean sea and the GSlf of Mexico.
 Alexandria, Va, Aug. (UP)-If the Alexandria Chamber of Com
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

St. Louis. Aug. tE1 - Speeding westward in an attempt to set a new New York to Los Angeles, trans continental record, Captain Frank M. Hawks landed at Lambert St Louis field from Columbus. Ohio at 9:15 a. m, (C. s. TD today. He refueled and took off at 9:30 for Wichita, Kansas.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Man Blames Moon for Heat Wave;
 One Town to Try Artificial Rain

merce can get two things-a lucky break and a dark cloud-there may be rain here yet, It has obtained an airplane and a shipment of rain making powder, and is ready to shoot" the first moisture bearing nimbus that comes along.
 Sharpsburg. Md, Aug. 6 CUP)- The heat wave has matched fluffy and healthy baby chick from one of
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Reaches COlumhus

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. OP}-Cap- tain Frank M. Hawks, attempting to establish a transccontinental air rec ord between New York and Los An geles, arrived at Port Columbus at 7:4S a. m., today, two hours and 4S minutes after he left Curtiss field New York. He refuel here and left for St. Louis, his next stop. at S:04.
 Leaves at 5 A. NJ.
 Curtiss Field, N. Y, Aug Pl- Captain Frank NJ. Hawks took off
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Coast Guard Commander Says Firing Before Investigation
 Will Not Be Tolerated
IB0ATSWAIN'S COMPANION
 INSISTS WARNING LACKING
Man With Guardsmen Shot By Own Service Says He Only Saw Faint
 Light, Heard No Hail, Before Ma
 chine Gun Was Turned On Craft
 Declares He Flashed Light At Attacking Craft Before First Shot.

Boston, Aug. (p) - The policy of shooting first and finding out aft erward, will not be tolerated here, Captain William H, Munter, of Bos- ton, division commander of the Coast Guard, announced today in a statement issued to all units under his command approximately 36 hours after the fatal shooting of Boatswain Louis E. Pratt by fellow Coast Guardsmen in another boat
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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-12
Is FILE FOR
STATE OFFICES
Copyright. W. N. W

Filings for state offices ended
last week by aspirants for nomi-
na,tions at the primary election
to be held in this state, July Is.
The petitions filed indicate more
competition among Republicans
than Democrats. There is one
woman candidate.
Eleven candidates have filed for
the office Of state railroad and
public service commission.
The list of primary candidates
follows:
For Z. S. Senator
Republican,. H. P. Shelley, Red
Lodge.
Republican-Albert J. Galen, Hell
Democrat-Thomas J. Walsh, Hell
For Congress, First District
Republican-Mark D. Fitzgerald,
StevensviIle.
Democrat-John M. Evans, Mis-
sou1a.
Democrat-Joseph P. Monahan,
Butte.
For Congress, Second District
Republican-Scott Leavitt, Great
Falls.
Democrat Tom Stout, Lewistown.
For Associate Justice,
Montana Supreme Court
Republican-Henry G. Rodgers,
Dillon.
Republican-Frafik w. Haskins.
Butte. an@ef a3
Republican-Miles j. Cavanaugh
Butte. asa
Republican-Albert Anderson. Bill
lings.
Republican,. Y. Ketter, Helena.
Democrat - John A. Matthews.
Townsend.
For Railroad and Public Ser
vice Commissioner
Northumberland G. Young,
Hobson.
Republican-W. L. Young, Wolf
Point.
Republican,. Q. Hedrick, Lew
istown.
Republican-Rolla Duncan, Bill
ings.
Republican,. T. Kiley. Amazon
da.
Republican-Russe11 Manager.
White Sulphur Springs.
Republican Ethel Marcum Bel
enberg, Deer Lodge.
Republican-George Doyle, Helena
Democrat-T. E. Carey, Helena.
Democrat-John B. Ritch, Lewis
town.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-12
RED LODGE LIBRARY
REPORT EOR MAY

According to the library report
for the month of May just com
piled by Mrs. E. M. Adams, the
total number of books in the libr-
airy at the close of the month was
increased by 50, there being 1891
as of May 1, and the purchase of
one book and the gift Of SO, has
brought the total to 1890.
There was 1870 volumes of fic-
ton stories loaned out during the
month with the greater number of
these going to adult pefsonages,
while in the non-fiction class juv-
eniles lead by one book. The total
number of books loaned for this
period was 1891 and as the IL
brary was open for 26 days in the
month this makes an average daily
circulation Oft volumes. =; !.
While there was seven new::syubl
scribers-to the library during May,
the total number only showed an
increase. of two over that Of last
month, as five cards were with
drawn. The total number of sub
scrlbers at the close of May is L.
928.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-12
FLAG DAY Ex-
ERCISES HERE

Flag Day exercises are to be
held Saturday evening, June Ia, at
8 o'clock on the lawn in front of
the Elks home in Red Lodge. The
services are to be given under the
auspices of the Carbon Post No.
II, American Legion, The Bear
tooth Lodge No. 534, B. P. O. E.,
and the three local troops, Boy
Scouts of America.
The main address of the eve
ming is to be delivered by Attorney
H. A. Simmons with a short history
of the American flag by M. B. Pay
adJutant of the local American Le-
gion post, and a talk on flag Ell
quette by Thmas Hannah, a
scout of Boy Scout Troop, No. 2,
The Catholic Boys band will be
present and will furnish several
selections to add to the evenings
entertainment.
troops | and z of the Boy Scouts
are to be presented with an Amer
lean flag, and Troop 3 is to be pre-
sented with a troop flag. The Am
erican Legion Drum corps is to as
sist in the ceremonies and a prayer
will be offered by the Rev. Frank
Durant.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-12
JOHN PETERS
RETURNS FROM
WORLD TOUR

Mr.. and Mrs. John Peters, we'll
known residents of Red Lodge, re-
turned to this city Sunday from
an extended tour that last lasted
for nearly six months, and in which
they circled the globe, visiting
% foreign countries. Mr.. Peters
states that while they saw many
strange and bizarre sights espec-
tally in the Asiatic countries he
saw no scenic wonders that would
equal those we have here in the
state of Montana. The scenic
sights that in any way rivalled
those of this state were seen in
Japan.
According to Mr.. Peters, bust
ness cnoditiolai wer very slow in
the countries that he visited, es-
pecially in Japan. Italy was the
only country that seemed to be at
all busy. While in China, Mr.. Pet
ers said that many amusing incl
dents developed over the money
there as due to the revolutionary
conditions of that country, the
money in one town or province is
not recognized in another, or if it is
it is taken at great discount. The
large or paper money in China is
worth ten and 20 cents of United
States money while for nickel one
can get whole double handful of
Chinese copper pieces.
The Peters left here December
%, last year, and after visiting the
British Isles and France joined the
Cook tour in Naples January 81.
After visiting many of the Medi-
tefranean countries they visited
India where they took a $500 mile
railroad tour over land from Bonn
bay, and it was on this trip that
they saw most of the bizarre and
fascinating sights.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Peters en-
Joyed every moment of their trip
they are more than pleased to be
back in Red Lodge among their
ola friends once again.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-06-12
SAWYER'S STORE
HAS BIG FOOD SALE

One Of the biggest events in the
history Of the Sawver's Store is to
take place, commencing Tomorrow
and lasting through the whole of
next week.
The local store is featuring a
great many exceptional values in
all the merchandise that they have
to offer. The values not only COW
.er.. food stuffs, but chicken feeds,
dry goods and special prices on
salt. for cattle and other livestock.
A more definite idea of the
many wonderful bargains that are
to be on sale for the next nine
days may be had by turning to the
last page where thew have a race
advertisement. explaining the yak
ues in detail.