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New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
GIRL SCOUTS BUSY
 AT PORTLAND CAMP
Many Qualify for Brown Tie,
 Camp Honor Award

The third week of the Camp Sprague, the New Britain Girl Scout camp, season is as full of ac- 1 tivities and scouts as the first two. | There are 39 scouts in camp at present. The following girls are in camp this week: Ruth Raymond, Barbara Starr, Emily Williams, Jane Yung, Adelaide Bushnell, Flora belle Parker, Rita BaRtta, Lois Howard, 1 Bessie Buckingham, Mary Bucking- | ham, Nancy Hooker Eleanor Sel- l lars, Dorothy Seymour, Muriel 1 Wooding, Mildred Williams, Mar saret Miller, Shirley Shjerden, Eliz- abeth Deming, Carolyn Lord, Ger trude Stone, Jean L. Nichols, Ruth i Donnelly, Elizabeth Platou, Anna Deion, Margaret Flannery, Jane | Flannery, Maxine Bull, Althea La tham, Dorothy Phillips, Katherine MacLaren, Eleanor Davenport and Gladys Leavitt,
 i The following girls have bern awarded their brown ties since camp opened: Shirley Shjerden, Alys Stoll, Hazel Watrous, Sylvia Cooper and Elizabeth Kay. The brown tie is an honor award given to campels who show good spirit and good ble manners, have learned at least one new thing in nature and pre- scented it to the camp at campfire, and have lived up to the scout laws while in camp.
 A great amount of scout work is being done during the morning pe- riod Of instruction. The following girls have passed their tenderfoot tests: Dorothy Herman, Katherine MacLaren. Marion Focarito. Sylvis Cooper, Catherine Minor, Eliza beth Paradise, Phyllis Perry, Margaret Peters. Those who have passed swimmers merit badge are Hazel Watrous. Alys Stoll. Maxine Bull Shirley Shjerden, Lois Howard and Eleanor Porter.
 The following scouts have p-.'sed the athlete merit badge Lois How ard. Elizabeth Gibney, Eliza beth Deming and Eleanor Porter
 Nature work in camp has been very popular and the following girls have passed parts of their scout nature work: Second class nature requirements Dorothy Blews, Syl- via Cooper, Eleanor Davenport Jane Flannery, Marion Focarito Gertrude Hornkohl, Katherine Hoyle, Ann Jennings, Barbara Johnson, Elizabeth Kay, herine l MacLaren. Margaret Peters, Flea nor Sellars and Rita Witkin. Those who have passed their nature ob- server merit badge are Adelaide Bushnell, Margaret Flannery, Kath- crime HoyIe, Gertrude Leubeck Mary Robertson, Eleanor Sellars and Barbara Smith.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
Rumor Rykoff Quit As
 Chairman of C0mmissars

Berlin, July 23.-UP)-Uncon- frmed advices received here from Moscow today said that Alexis Rykoff had resigned as chairman Of the council Of Soviet commissars. which is equivalent to premier of the Soviet Union.
 Rumors that Rykoff might be re- moved by Joseph Stain, virtual die tator Of the Soviet government. were circulated for some months before the recent communist party congress in Moscow, but when Rykoff va reelected on July 13 to the polit- bureau, 1he highest group Of ten men in the communist party. it was believed he would retain his premiership.
 The rumors at that time said tha. Stalin might assume the office him. self
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
Reds Threaten Police in
 Mexico City Gathering

Mexico City. July 23 Lp-Two po- llcamen were threatened with lynching today by q group Of com munists who had arranged a dem onstration against Mexico, the Unit cd States, Ortiz Rubio, Herbert Hoover and Dwight Morrow
 The police saved themselves by firing their guns into the air until achievements arrived
 There was a large sprinkling of women among the demonstrators. It was while one woman was speaking and hurling her vituperation at Mexico and the United States that the police attempted to break up the meeting. Several communists were arrested
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
DIVIDES SOCIETY
 IN THREE CLASSES
Judge Gaffney Tells KiWanians
 of Wills, Won'ts, CaD'ts

Society has three classes of work CTS, the wills. the vents and ths can'ts, Judge B. F. Gaffney told the members of the Kiwanis club at tho noon meeting today.
 The wills are the burden bear ers-the strongest element of soci- ety, Judge Gaffney declared
 Enumerating among the burden bearers the fathers ant mothers whose burden is to Drlng up chil- dren into useful citizens, and pas tors of the churches who are re- sponsible for the moral and re- | ligious welfare of the city, tho speaker added that they are the in- dividuals who will make society right.
 Closely akin to the burden bear- CTS he said were the enthusiasts. Abraham Lincoln was an enthusiast as we'll as burden bearer. How ard Arnold Walter of New Britain, was d burden bearer and an en- thusiast, he said. Christopher Co., lumbus was both. | People who have helped mako the world worth while, he said. in-j cluded men like Coles. founder oA the parcel post system, GoodyeaH and Morse, the inventors of the| telegraph. Against ridicule and ob- stacles these men in their enthusi- asm achieved their ambition and helped make life a little easier for everyone.
 What the United States needs to- day is men Of character in every community, the speaker averred.
 He closed with the statement that one cant build character in hls neighbor and that character build ins should start within ones self. He recommended to the Kiwanians that they adopt the Ten Command ments as the basis of character building.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
LAWYERS TO GO GOLEING

New London, July g LPp-The au- thority of Blackstone over hooks and slices will be tested Thursday, July 31. in the first golf tournament of the Connecticut Bar association at the Shenecossett Country club.
 The tournament will consist of 36 holes Of medal handicap play, Attorney Benjamin H. Hewitt of Mystic, chairman Of the arrange ments committee. announced today, On the committee in addition to Mr. Hewitt are Judge Christopher T.. Avery and Judge William J. Larkiu, Tr
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

but never were built.
 One Of the earliest. the R-31, flew two hours, broke fin and never vas flown again Recently the old R-3$, whose tests in experimental flights were utilized to improve the R-10U was broken up.
 Two years after the R-34 crossed the Atlantic in 1919 in what was rec ord time, that ship was wrecked. Several other expensive ships have been scrapped or wrecked. wrecked or scrapped before completion.
 It was six years ago that the de- cision 10 build the R-100 and R-10l was announced in the house of com- mons. A trip 10 India is planned for the R-l0l this fall.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
250 LEGI0NNAIRES
 ID BE IN PARADE
New Britain to Be We'll Repre-
 sentM in Bridgeport

More than o50 members Of the Eddy-Glever post, American Legion. Of this city will be in line in what 1t Is believed will be the most col orful and longest state Legion con- sentien parade since the world war m Bridgeport on Saturday after noon. The parade will be the final event of the annual convention, which starts on Thursday morning.
 The convention will open at 10 o'clock tomorrow in the Central High school auditorium, where all convention meetings are to be held. In the afternoon the Bridgeport and Bristol Junior American Legion baseball teams will battle for the state junior championship at New field park. The Bridgeport team won the first game on July II and another victory will give that team the state title. r Bristol wAs to- morrow q third game will be play cd st 3 place and date 70 be deter mined hy the Legion convention.
 The annual Legion ladies auNili- ary banquet will be held tomorrow evening at the stratfeld hotel ball room. Another feature tomorrow night uiu he a moonlight sail on Long Island sound between New Haven and Hell Gate bridge.
 The business session of tho con- yention will open at o'clock Friday morning and at 1G:t5 noon civic club luncheon will he held al the Stratfeld hotel Congressman SchuN- Ter Merritt will he the speaker Na- tional Vice Commander Schobele Of Pennsylvania. who was made blind by shell shock during the war will make a short address
 Air Meet Friday
 At 3 o'clock Friday afternoon an air meet will be The feature al the Lordship air field ManN stunts and parachute jumpers will put on program Of air thrills.
 The big fun event Of the conVen- ton. but open only 70 members or the 70 and S" body will be inc an nual wreck Or imitation meeting. This will be ar Pleasure beach and will follow the annual meeting Of the 40 and <" al the Stratfeld' hotel.
 The business session of the con- vention will end Saturday morning with the election Of officers and se- lection Of the convention city for l93t. Two contests appear 10 he in the making. one for state Comman- der and one for state treasurer. The New Britain delegation is not bound 10 any candidate but will probably support Commander Newmarker or Rockville. who is candidate for state commander. if is said.
 To Head Parade Division
 The parade will consist Of four di- visions and the New Britain post will head the fourth division, with he drum corps in the van. led by an escort Of New Britain police Of fcers. These officers will be Police men Weare, Dolan, James Sullivan Ustach. Skerkowski Temple, Politis and Spooner. led by Sergeant Thom- as J. Feeney. All are World war vet erans. Commander Emil Schaal Of Eddy-Glover post will head the unit on white charger,
 Buses will leave from the Legion home on Washington street at 10 o'clock Saturday morning 10 trans port members and friends 10 Bridge port for the parade,
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

ships. The R-10O and R-101, both of which are more than TOO feet long are the latest Of the series of mann moth ships built in England since the war.
 It was hack in 1907, however, that the first attempts to sail lighter than-air machine were made in England. Then the "Nulh Secun- dus." carrylng two occupants and a weight of 3.40d pounds, cruised 30 miles aided by favorable winds, at a maximum speed of 24 miles an hour.
 More than s1O.0oO,Ooo has been spent in the construction Of eight huge a,rshIps in England since the war. Others have been designed,
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
TWO SEEK OFFICE

Waterbury, July 23 LP-Demo- cratic politics in the fifth congress sional district are beginning to at tain momentum owing to possible rivalry for the party nomination for congress. Martin Gormley Of Nau- gatuck has begun lis canvass of Litchfeld county for delegates q the New Haven county end may be in clined to support Edward Mascolo Of this city who made the campaign aganst the late Congressman Glynn two years ago.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
Father Sees Drowning,
 Unable to Assist Son

South Braintree, Mass, July 23 UP>-While his father stood on the shore unable to aid, Charles Mac kenstron, 34, of West Quincy. was drowned in Sunset Lake here to- day.
 Mackenstron attempted 10 swim to a raft 50 yards off shore, became exhausted and went down. Benja- min Kaplan of Braintree recovered the body within few minutes and firemen worked over it for an hour without success. Medical Examiner to accidental drowning.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

Darlington, Eng. July g3 tP- The maiden transatlantic Journey of the R-Ioo may break the series of misfortunes which has followed previous English attempts at navi- gation ot lighter-than-a craft.
 Sometime late in July this giant airship with accommodations for approximately 100 persons and sev- eral tons Of baggage. IS expected 10 make its first trip 10 Amerlcan shores.
 It awaits only minor repairs and favorable weather before making the attempt,
 With a gross llft Of approXimately l56 tons, the Rico stands in strik- ing contrast with early British air
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
HIGH TOURING AVERAGE,

Corvallis. Ore, July 23 tUP) - Averaging more than 500 miles a day. Miles Hostenlauder and Clar- ence Tilmont, industrial art teachers at the Aristes, Penn, high school. drove 3,2T2 miles to enroll in the industrial art course at the Oregon State college summer school here.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
BOY DIES AFTER ACCIDENT

New Haven, July 23 R-Joseph Kelly, 13, died last night at St. Raphaels hospital from injuries he suffered last week when his bicycle collided with an automobile driven by John Murphy.
 Another boy, who escaped with minor injuries, was riding on the of the accident.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
Expect to Name Member
 Of Land Valuation Body

A conference arranged for thls afternoon by Mayor Quigley was ex pected 10 result in selection of a member Of the land valuation com mittee 10 succeed Clayton A. Parker. who was the first Of the seven ap pointed on the original committee but who will be out of the city for some time and has declined to serve.
 The mayor did not make public the name of the committee under consideration but said that the com plete group would be assembled to begin it's work this week. About 10 weeks time is expected 10 be re- Quired to complete the revaluation.
 In 1799 part Of proposed Eng fish railway line was built. Anyone with q cart whose wheels fitted could put it on the rails and let his horse pull it. provided he paid the tolls
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
RADIO ANNOUNCER SLAIN FCR BATTLE
 AGAINST BOWLES
(Contlnued From First Page)

Detroit July o3 GP-Gerald E. Jerry" Buckley announcer for radio station WMBC. was shot and killed by three men in the lobby O. the La Sale hotel al 1:5O q m. to- day, two and half hours after he had talked over the radio.
 Buckley had taken an active part in the campaign to recall Mayor Charles BoWles. His last announce ment was statement that the mayor had been recalled in yestcr- days election. Buckley had been an opponent Of the mayor
 Received Many Threats
 Paul Buckley, former assistant prosecutor Of Wayne county and brother of the slain man, said Ger aid had been threatened because of his activities in favor Of the recall
 There is no Goubt but Jerrys ac- tivlties in the recall movement and the sole reason for the shooting, . he said. Paul said Gerald had told him he had been threatened by let ter and by telephone
 Gerald was sitting in the lobby 0, the hotel when three men entered approached him from behind ana fired II bullets into his body al closC range Six bullets entered the pack of his head all within an area ot four inches. He was shot in the neck arm, leg and foot.
 Jack Klein, motion picture opera. tor was sitting in a chair beside Buckley. He said he ran when the shooting started. He could not de. scribe the assassins. After killing Buckley, the three gunmen ran out of the hotel, entered car and drove away.
 "Out to Get" Him
 w, Wright Gedge, secretary Of the Michigan Broadcastinc company which operates station WMBC, sai( ] Buckley told him he had beer threatened because Of his actiyitie. lol 4lf i'Ntills lt'N 'l l' ut lp S' me" he said Buckley told him.
 Buckley had been announcing oyel station WMBC for the past two years. He had aroused tho under world by his bitter attacks on gamb ling. His attacks on gambling wer, Of considerable influence in bringing about the recall movement
 He was said to have been wit ness Of the staying Of George Col lins and William Cannon, rhicag gc gangsters who were shot at inc sidt entrance of the La Salle hotei. Jul, 3. Buckley was said o have seon thu shooting from window Of the ho tel. Station WMBC is located in tn, hotel. and Buckley lived there
 Buckley was 3T years old. H. wa married and had one child, fou years old. He was a graduate of St Mary's college, St. Mary's, Kan. ant Detroit College of Law. He prac ticed law here and was counsel fo the Ford Motor company four years
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
DON MOE WINS MATCH

Beverly Country Club, Chicago. July g tP-Don Moe of Portland Oregon. made a successful start in defense of his western amateur golf championship today by defeating Vincent Huntington of Chicago, and 2, in the first round of play.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
Canvassed and certified. Five days are allowed for those formallties,
 Plan Fight 10 Finish

canvassed and certified. Five days are allowed for those formalities
 Plan Fight to Finish
 That the mayor and his support CTS aro planning a fight to the finish vas indicated by the statements of the mayor and his campaign man. ager, John Gillespie, commissioner Of public works,
 The mayor said the n days of campaigning vas insufficient 10 over come the prejudice produced by misrepresentation during the past seven months"
 Gillespie said. we have just started 10 fight and have 35 days to go"
 Walter B. Cary, chairman of the recall committee, announced that his organization is going out of ex- istence with it's purpose of "rebuk- inE an unfaithful administrati ton" accomplished.
 Mayor Bowlcs. who rose from po- liticsl obscurity 10 head of the fourth city in the United States within five years. was elected last November as reform candidate with the support of the Anti Saloon league and other similar organizu- tions.
 He appointed Harold H Emmons, prominent attorney and business man, police commissioner and later made Gillespie commissioner of pub lie works, This latter appointment was said to have turned many Of Mayor Bowles' supporters against him.
 Made Gambling Raids
 The mayor returned from attend ing the Kentucky derby last May to find that his police commissioner had authorized q sweeping series Of raids on race handbook agencies. against which q newspaper crusade had been waged for weeks. He dis charged Emmons
 That precipitated the recall move mcnt with charges that he had reiterated lawlossness' and fired Emmons for enforcing the law" heading the list Of accusations. Then and later in the brief and bitter campaign which followed refusal of the courts 10 interfere with the re- call election. Emmons charged that the mayor had interfercd with his administration of the police depart. ment and that Gillespie had at tempted 10 dictate the policies of the department toward vice. This was heatedly denied.
 Many Other Charges
 There were nine other charges on the recall petitions, among them those of attempted interference with successful operation of the munici- pally owned street railway system by discharge of Frank Couzens son Of |. z. Senator James Couzens. as commissioner; discharge Of faith ful city employes," appointment Of unfit officials and attempting to build up a political machine at the expense of efficient government
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

Although a bees wings are be- neVed to beat at a rate between c,000 and 5000 times a minute, a British scientists camera has photo- graphed an insect in flight in which the wings appear stationary.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23
HENSON OUT ON BAIL

Glens Falls, \. Y, July 23 LP- John J. Heyson, charged with man. slaughter in connection with the shooting on July s of Hugh A, Me Kenna. of Lynn, Mass. was released in $12.0OO bail today after a police court hearing.
 Heyson will be brought before the next Warren county grand jury on the manslaughter charge. McKenna, found wounded and slumped in the seat of an automobile on a street here, told police he might have shot" himself.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-23

The organization Of a special federal police force to combat Communist propaganda in the United States has been urged by Elihu Root, above, famed international jurist, An as- sault "by secret means is aimed at the destruction of our system of gov ernment" and is supported by the resources of q great empire" Root declared in letter to an officer Of
 the National Civic Federation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04
FARMERS UNION

Continued from First Page)
ume and can bargain with the
packers on a cost of production
basis. By reason of the produc-
er's control of volume, the power
of the packers to set insufficient
prices will have been taken awav
from them. However, a demand
for cost of production as a basis
for price can not be made at one
terminal market without a similar
organized demand at all terminal
markets.
Unorganized He Is Helpless
Before the farmers reach such a
state OF organization the cooper
ative principle must be drilled in
to them and the Farmers Union is
endeavoring to do that very thing.
The earnings from its livestock
department are spent in further
ing the organization work which
1t has been conducting in the past.
The farmer must be organized be-
fore ne can be educated. Farmers
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

able to be present. Rev. w. 1.
Aamoth of Froid presented the
subject of "Whom Should We Con-
firm?" At the final hour of the
session several practical subjects
were brought up for discussion.
The local Ladies' Aid entertain
ed the visiting pastors royalty, and
they opened their hospitable homes
to make them welcome while at
Plentywood. Owing to distances
and unavoidable circumstances, not
all the pastors of the two circuits
could attend. The following were,
in attendance, Rev. M. T. Jensen
of Opheim, Rev. R. L. Simonson
of Scobey, Rev. w. l. Aanloth of
Froid, Rev. o. ]. Hagen of Gull
bertson, Rev. H. Siqueland ana
wife of Glasgow, Rev. o. o. And
vik of Havre, Rev. o. L. Olsrud Of
bingham, Rev. H. o. Svare of
Minneapolis and Bishop A. M.
Skindlov of Spokane.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

all over the northwest are being
organized into locals for the pur-
pose of education and group ac-
ton, and shipping associations are
being formed as the first step in
a united movement. Unorganized
the farmer is the helpless victim
of organized groups.
Increase on Sales
The Farmers Union Livestock
Commission Company at South st.
Paul handled a total of 568,204
head of livestock valued at 3d.
16S, 1857 in 1929, as compared
with 32O,922 head valued at ST.
sig, SPAS in 1928. This increase
in the amount of livestock handled
is exactly 1870 while the valua-
ton represents an increase of IS
per cent. In the car lot division
6,467 cars were received in 1929,
containing 93,620 cattle and calves,
281, 1858 hogs, and 1892 sheep.
The percentage Of gain in cars ov-
er 1923 is over 500. In the truck
division measured in cars) GAS
cars containing 1874 cattle and
calves, 37,034 hogs, and 1851
sheep were received representing
an increase of 37S6 over 1928.
Throughout the middle west anC
western territory, there are ter
Farmers Union Livestock Commits
sion Companies serving the farm
ing population at the following
centers of distribution: Chicago
Illinois; Omaha, Nebraska; Sioul
City, Iowa; st. Joseph, Missouri
Wichita, Kansas; Denver, Color
ado; East st. Louis, Illinois; an
through our utilization with tn
Equity, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
These ten livestock houses han
die annually over five million hea
of livestock and do a volume o
business exceeding a hundred mi
lion dollars. The South st. Pat
Company ranks among the leader
in the volume of business don
yearly, handling over 1000 cars {
livestock in 1929 as compared wit
the Chicago company's 5000 car
The Union fight is simply rep'
tition of the old Equity struggl
but because of fewer physical Of
structions and far more efficiel
system of organization and admin
istration, it is practically certat
to come out on top of the heap.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-04-04

where the murder record and the
graft record and the crime record
ever reached the point where it
now thrives and exists in this
country.
Judged from the standpoint of
human life, in the killing of men
for mere misdemeanor, which
should shock the sensibilities of
any man who claims to have even
a vestige of real civilization, if we
sit here permitting this to 90 on
without having more summary ac-
ton on the part of our United
States district attorneys and on
the part of ourselves than we
have had in the past, then we, too.
have gone over to the multitude
and sold our birthright for a mess
of very poorly prepared pottage. .