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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
GAS LEAK BLAMED
FOR INJURY TO 43
Sabotage Theory Weakens
as Police Probe Los
Angeles Blast.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, october 18.-Fire
and police authorities today continued
their investigation Of the explosion
which virtually wrecked the 12-story
Garment Capital Building and injured
43 persons here yesterday, but we're IN
clined to believe the blast was an acci-
dent rather than sabotage, as was first
Thought
Meanwhile, the 43 injured passersbS
and garment makers were reported re-
covering.
Causes S1,5OO.0OO Loss.
While sabotage at first was suspected,
as the investigation progressed the au-
thorities leaned toward conviction the
explosion was caused by the accidental
ignition of Illuminating gas which they
said had been seeping through the
building for weeks.
The estimate of damage, increasing
with completion of surveys, mounted to
$1.500,o00 Originally it was 81 900, 900.
Insurance underwriters declared the
building alone was damaged to the ex-
tent of 100000 It's elevator shafts
were twisted, partitions were blown out
and walls weakened. The fire that fol-
lowed the blast was confined chiefly to
the nth floor, where the explosion
originated.
Report Escaping Gas.
Fire and police officers discovered
many workers in the building recently
had complained of nausea, believed to
have been caused by escaping gas.
Managers of the building said they had
searched unsuccessfully for leak in
their gas lines.
The force of the blast overturned
automobiles in the street Its vagarics
were found in the fact that some near
by buildings were unscathed. while
others two blocks away lost every win
dow.
The explosion preceded by half an
hour the arrival of the large majority
Of workmen employed there. Early
arrivals saved themselves by scrambling
down fire escapes Pedestrians were
felled in radius of two blocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
WILLIAM B. CREECY, ST.,
DIES AT RESIDENCE HERE

William B. Creepy, sr, So years old,
wholesale paper dealer here for many
years, died yesterday at his home, 1919
Twelfth street, after a brief illness
Mr.. Creecy, native of Eaton, N. c.,
came to Washington about so years
ago. He was established in the whole
sale paper business at 1887 H street.
His wife, Mrs. Lily King Creecy, died
some years ago.
He is survived by two sons, Augustus
L. and william B. Creecy, both OF
Washington. Funeral services will be
held at the residence Monday at an
hour to be set. Interment will be In
Rock Greek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
BABY DIES IN FALL INTO WELL
ONLY Ii INCHES WIDE AT TOP
Childs Neck and Arm Broken Apparently by Ropes and
Hooks Used in Rescue Efforts.

touched the tips of her baby's fingers.
Then he slipped from her grasp.
An alarm was sounded. Scores OF
men responded. All night they labored.
dropping ropes with nooses and nnally
hooks attached to the ends. The baby's
cries grew fainter. Then q shaft was
started paralleling the well.
Yesterday the shaft was 80 feet deep.
Perspiring toilers liftedfA little body to
the surface. The babyAwas dead. The
neck and one arm was hSoken, apparent
~ by the ropes and hooks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
MORROW'S SUCCESSOR
TO LEAVE CITY TODAY
Clark to Return to Salt Lake City
to Make Campaign
Speeches.

J. Reuben Clark, recently appointed
Ambassador TO Mexico. expects to re-
turn today to his home. in Salt Lake
City, to take part in the congressional
campaign.
He said yesterday after comforting
with President Hoover that he would
make some speeches for the Republic
can party before the election, but did
not know where.
He Is to take the oath as Ambassador
before leaving Washington. Returning
to the Capital after the election, he
will leave for Mexico City about No
vember Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
MOSES AND STEIWER END
PARLEYS IN NEW MEXICO
Declare Tariff Is Main Issue There.
With Dry Law Leading in
Other Sections.
~ the Associa bed press.

SANTA FE, N Mex, October a.
After conferences with New Mexican
Republican leaders, members of the Re-
publican Senatorial Campaign Commit
tee were en- rou..c for points East today.
Senator George H. Moses, New Hamp-
shire, chairman of the committee, de-
parted for Chicago by way Of Tulsa.
Senator Fred Steiwer, Oregon, vice
chairman, went to Denver.
The two expressed disinclination to
talk of New Mexico politics. but said
prohibition appeared elsewhere to be
the dominant issue of the Fall cam
paign This situation was not true in
New Mexico, they said, as the tariff
was the foremost question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
Births Reported.
renee B. and Myrtle Dunn, girls

Lawrence B. and Myrtle Dunn, girls
Harry and Dorothy Witt, girl.
Harold T. and Dorothy Merrick, girl.
William H. aud Elizabeth Simmons, girl.
Holly j. and Margeret Waterman, girl.
Charles H. and Dorothy M. Coleman. boy.
Raymond p. and Bernadine Rocca. boy.
Edward o. and Anna M Potts. boy.
Charles r. and Dorothy King. boy.
Russell s. and Blanche &. Dowell, boy.
Richard g. and Agnes L. WOODBURY., boy.
Carmelo and GraZia Banana, boy.
Harry E. and Mary I. Sly, boy.
Eldridge and Ethel Luttrell. girl.
Grover L. and Carrie h. Carr. girl.
Charles and Mary Williams girl.
l.. and Vera Robinson, girl.
Arthur and Alice Turner, girl.
j. p. and Davis Carrington, boy.
Richard and Mildred Woodland. boy.
John and Elizabeth Dean, twins girl ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
WEST FEELS COLD WAVE.
Zero Mark Recorded As Rain and
Snow Fall.

KANSAS CITY. october 10 (H9.-Ap-
nroaching Winter, whose first assault
routed late Autumnal warmth from Ine
va st transmississippi arena, today threat
ened renewed attacks.
Montana, which enjoyed brief res
mite Yesterday; Wyoming and Idaho
Stood in the path of the presaged
thn,st Montana's rains of yesterday
turned tn snow f1urries as freezing tenn
peratures held the State in its grasp
last night.
A minimum of 10 degrees above zero
was recorded at Havre at pm, with
the mercury still falling Wyoming
Jared but little better, Yellowstone Park
recording 16 above.
snow ranging from trace to feet
in the mountains blanketed Northern
Idaho as hitherto moderate tempera-
lures in the State joined the down.
ward trend.
Dry snow ranging up to Is inches in
depth covered the mountains of East
ern Washington, while sleet was falling
in other sections.
Freezing temperatures were general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
Bomb Damages Theater.

KANSAS CITY, October Is (P).-
An explosion, believed by police to have
been caused by dynamite, damaged the
front of a suburban theater here early
today. Police said the managers of the
theater recently discharged members of
one union to employ q member Of
rival organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
py the tesocIated Press.

By the Fs3OcIated PTeSs.
LEVELLAED, Tex, October 49,
Royse Alvin Mauldin, % months old,
toddled Thursday across plank cover
Ing a newly drilled water well. IA inches
wide at the top.
The board slipped. the baby fell into
the nole. and Mrs. j. r. Mauldin, the
boys mother, ran to answer the startled
cries
Stopping over the wen Mrs. Mauldin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
27 Ships use Canal.

PANAMA CITY, October IS C4D.--s
The Panama Canal had its busiest day
in three months yesterday, with ~ ships
passing through and some being delayed
almost two hours by the heavy yolurns
of traffic
The highest monthly average for the
last three years figures at Is ships day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
Pilot Battles Rain Squall En- Route to
Capital

Battling a rain squall with ground
winds which reached a velocity of As
miles an hour, Foster Tompkins, vet
eran transport pilot on the New York,
Philadelphia and Washington airline,
brought one of the trimotored passen-
ger planes with five passengers aboard
to a perfect landing an hour after
nightfall last night at Washington
Hoover Airport.
The squall, which swept over the
city hours ahead of the time 1t had
been expected, provided the seVerest
test the new transport line has faced
this month. The weather reporting
service of the line went into action and
the last southbound plane on the days
run, following Tompkins, was tagged
and held at Philadelphia, its passengers
being sent on by rail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
SNOW FALLS IN ERIE, PA.
Upland Section of Adirondacks Is Also
Covered.

ERIE. Pa, October 10 P).-Erie
found itself blanketed with the first
snow of the season in the East today
after a night of rain and rapidly fall
ing temperatures. From high OF %
degrees yesterday, thermometers re,
corded az degrees at 8 am today. and
the mercury was still falling. A 25-nlile-
an-hour wind clustered through the
city.
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y. October IL
LA).-The upland section OF the Aaron
dacks was covered today WIN tne nrsG
snow Of the season. The mercury sVooo
at %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18

Refrigerator planes are no'% used to
tt4ng the delectable Mexican shrimp to
California cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18

China posss sses vast coal fields, tin
mines, OIL fields and other mineral
wealth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
COLDER IN CAPITAL,
WITH FROST NEARBY,
Is FORECAST TONIGHT

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18

GINA tonight and light to heavy frosts
in sections of Maryland and Virginia.
PLANE SAFELY LANDED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-18
PLAN GOVERNMENT
HELP FOR J0BLESS
IN WINTER MONTHS

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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
NEGRO ON ICE HAS
 REAL SKIN FULL
Tries to Get Cop to Shoot Crap - Quizzes
 Judge

New York. Dec. 26 (UP)-Rob- crt Robinson, 43-year-old Negro who takes the obligation to celebrate Christmas seriously. was aroused to- day from the large cake Of ice on which he was sleeping in front Of q Brooklyn grocery.
 What" asked Patrolman Stein- blinck. are you doing herc?'
 Just trying to cool off, boss" re- piled Robert, pressing his fevcrcd brow against the ice. I'm just choCk full of rum"
 You had better get off that ice before you freeze the policeman suggested.
 Robert considered that suggcs- ton and then dug his hands into his pockets. A pair of dice and so cents emerged. The Negro smoothed the surface Of the ice, placed his so cents carefully in the middle of it and looked up at Patrolman Stein- blinck.
 Shoot the eighty he announced.
 Twenty minutes later Magistrate Eilperin gave Robert a suspended sentence.
 Gan you think of anything" the Negro inquired, that l could tell my wife about where I've been?"
 No" said the judge, Happy New Year,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
RAY OF LIGHT OPENS
 DOOR AUTOMATICALLY
New Invention Being De- veloped at Factory of
 Stanley Works

A now device for opening doors which Is controlled entirely by an electrical ray Of light, has been in- vented by the Stanley Works and is being developed into a practical state in the experimental depart ments Of the concern in this city.
 The device at the present time IS to doors Of the swinging va riety such as lead from Kitchens to dining rooms. The possibilities for its use are almost unlimited in scope, officials at the factory believe, and it is expected that in the develop mcnt that will come after the prin- ciplc has been further studied. t will bc used generally for all types of doors,
 In the setup and display used by the Stanley Works, two doors Of the type commonly used for the entrance and exit Of walters into dining rooms were used. These are of the swinging type with one opening into the dining room and the other open ing into the kitchen.
 In each Of these doors, there is set q glass panel. An electric light
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
TRUSTS NOT AFFECTED
 BY CLOSING OF BANK
Department Functioning Under Receiver-Part of
 Force Re-engaged

Funds entrusted 10 the care of the Commercial Trust Go. in the trust department will continue to be administered as heretofore, Fred crick A. Searle, temporary receiver of the bank, announced today. He explained that the trust funds are separate from all other moneys in the bank and are in no way affected by the liquidation routine which IS being made by the receiver under the order of the superior court Pay mcnts to beneticiaries will go on as before. Mr. Searle said, and there need be no cause for anxiety on the part Of anyone concerned.
 NJ. Searle also announced today that Pardon C. Rickey former vice president. and Walter NJ. Bassford, former secretary-tr have been engaged by him on tempor- ary arrangement to assist in the work Of liquidation. A few members Of the clerical force at the bank have also been engaged on the same basis. The length of time they will remain is problematical, but it IS ex- pected that it will be several months at least, There IS 8 large volume ot work o be done here" MT. Searle
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26

companied by about 6OD parents. pa- raded into the hall for the party. They booed and jeered joyously when they saw the caricatures of Mayor Walker. former Police Com missioner Grover Whalcn, President Hoover and their hated enemies, the police. They put on paper police mems hats and knocked them or again with little whips. They push ed the scraggly Christmas tree surmounted by a large dollar sign representing the Star Of Bethlehem -to one side and overturned it.
 Santa Claus was disposed Of at once by a song which the children sang. It ended, they arc trying to fool us" Just then the lights went out.
 Off stage, the girls who were 10 give the dance Of the seven yeils found the steam pipes getting cold.
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
HENDERSON ATTACKS
 PROFESSORS UNION
Disapproves of Plan to Force Higher Wage
 Scale

New Haven, Dec. 26 UP)-Re- cent agitation for a Professors S Jnion' to insure payment Of ade- quatc salaries to teachers in higher institutions of learning was de-
 plored today in a report by Profes- sor Yandel Henderson, retiring chairman of the Yale chapter, American Association of University Professors.
 Gradual growth of colleges and universities has made the "old New England type of college govern ment"-i. C., government by the faculty itself-impossib said the report.
 Nothing could be more disastrous for higher education and learning than for this country to develop to such a point that the American As |sociation of University Professors or other organization should assume the function of a labor union of teachers" Henderson continued.
 "The industrialization of our uni versailles is extremely adverse to the advancement of learning. Sweating .injures no other enterprise or call ing so much; yet teachers are mo- toriously weak in resisting it.
 If a factory lowered it's wage scale and employed common labor in place of skilled mechanics, its product woud suffer and would not sell. But a university coud reduce its salary scales by one half and still fill its faculties with ease. The product would be deteriorated, of course. but if well advertised the American public would probably buy it just as freely.'
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
Left Unconscious On Road After
 Crash, Auto Guest Asks $25,00O

Claiming that John Timko, driver Of an automobile of the Automotive Sales X Service Go. of this city, "Wilfully left him unconscious on the highway" after an accident at Up- sons corner on September s, last, Andrew Morawski of this city today named the New Britain company defendant in a $25,000 suit
 The action which was brought through Attorney s. Polk Wasko- witz Of New Britain and Hartford, is based on the claim that Tlmko was responsible for severe injuries Morawski received as a guest rider.
 It is claimed that the plaintiff. a prospect for the purchase Of an au- tomobile was invited for ride. The automobile was proceeding west on Pennington avenue in kcnsington when it crashed at the intersection of Beach Swamp road with a car operated by Frank Garrick.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
Communist Children Boo Santa Claus, Scof at Christmas Tree,
 Until Lights and Heat Go Off
Radicals Jeer Carcatures of "Capitalistc" Figures Knock Down Anemc Evergreen, Sing Songs About Bunk" of Gift Season - Leaders
 Blame Opponents for Spelling Party.

New York, Dec 2G UP)-The children or the communist party in New York were recovering. like oth- CT children, today from the effects Of a very happy and exciting Christ mas. They had as much fun jeer- ing at Santa Claus as other children did receiving presents which they thought he had brought to them.
 The celebration, which was held in the Central Opera House, decor ated for the occasion with an anemic pine tree and caricatures of capital istic dignitaries gained added excite ment for the romping children when the heat was turned off and most of the lights went out A capitalis- tic manager of the hall was blamed for this. He said later he had been "tricked' into renting the hall, and did not believe in giving a program against Santa Claus too much light.
 Boo Cartoons of Walker
 The children, 1900 strong and ac-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
IMPORTED TROPICAL ICE
 COMES TO UNITED STATES
Carbon DioNidc Gas From Wells in Mexico Treated in Factory
 and sent to America

Washington. Dec. @6 (Pj - And now they're importing ice from the tropics.
 Ii is a product of carbon dioXde gas found in wells of the Tampico, Mexico, oil fields, flowing 10 the surface at a pressure Of 1000 pounds to the square inch.
 A New York concern has erected a factory which soHdfies the gas into sub zero ice. IL has d capacity ot 4Q,U1o pounds a day. Vessels with insulated chambers of cork board a foot thick will bring the ice to the United States.
 The bulletin Of the navy depart ments bureau Of engineering called attention to this new accomplish mcnt of science and industry today.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
DAVIS STILL MISSING
 WITH STORES s6,I0O
Schulte-United Manager Vanishes Without Leav-
 ing Clue to Destination

All efforts to apprchend Walter R. Davis. missing manager of the SChultc-U United department store 1t 2l9 Main street, who is said to have taken $6, 100 belonging to the cor poration, have thus far failed al thought the police and a bondlnS company have launched nation was made at the store today that Davis had been engaged by an eX4- cutive of the Schulte-United stores who was impressed by his record in q midwest store.
 A ruse practiccd by Davis, Ser gcant r. A. McAvay of the police department says, made it possible for him to secure the receipts of the store last Saturday, in contradiction of the company's orders and with out arousing the suspicion of his as- soCiates.
 It has been a company custom for the assistant manager and cashier to make bank deposits after the days business in the night deposl- tory slot when banks were closed. Sergeant MCAvay learned that Davis is alleged to have told the cashier and Assistant Manager Eisner last Saturday night that he had receiy- ed orders from the company'S New York office to bring the days re- ceipts to that office. He told his subordinates that these orders had been sent out to all the stores in the chain as far south as Balti- more. This explanation was accept cd by the cashier and assistant man. ager and in exchange for the money, Davis is alleged to have given them a receipt for the $6l0U.
 Shortly after this transaction Davis left the store and was believ-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
Misspelled Word Betrays Youth
 In Effort to Extort Cash In Note

Kansas City, Dec. 26 (P>-A youth who police say attempted to extor. $25,000 from R. A. Long, wealthy lumberman was held today, trapped by two misspelled words.
 Col. Charles Edwards, chairman of the crime prevention bureau Of the Chan Of Commerce. and De- tective Lieutenant l.. L. Nelson said last night Charles Leonard Duncan, 23, had confessed he threatened death 10 the millionaire head of the Long Bell Lumber company in two notes.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
GAS STATION RIGHT OF YEARS AT END
Standard Oil Co. to Build On
 Franklin Square Site
GRANTED CITY PERMIT
Litigation Concluded by Withdrawal
 of Appeal 10 Supreme Court Law Change Affecting Distance From Churches Operative.

The end Of a seven years fight by the Standard Oil Co. of New York to obtain permission from the mu- nicipal authorities to construct a gasoline filling station on the north east corner of Franklin Square and Pearl street has resulted in Build ing Inspector A. N. Rutherford is- day. Attorney Donald Gaffney an- nounced that he will withdraw the company's appeal which is before the supreme court Of errors, as the purpose of the litigation has now been accomplished.
 The Standard Oil Co. purchased the corner lot from the Knights of Columbus and made application in May. 1923. for a permit to erect q station. The company at that time had a state license 10 sell gasoline and New Britain had no zoning or dinance, but the common council blocked the move through or QlndnCS.
 Within 200 Feet of Church
 In 1925 the zoning ordinance was enacted and the lot in question was put in the industrial zone. One of the restrictions in the industrial zone was that gasoline filling sta tions could not be erected within 200 feet of a church, which barred the Standard Oil Go. because the site is less than 200 feet from churches on the north side of Franklin Square.
 The site consequently remained idle while the case dragged through the courts. but at the last meeting of the common council a change was made in the restrictions, by which the distance filling stations must be
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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
CREATOR OF ABE
 MARTIN IS DEAD
H0mely Wit and Sound Sense
 Of Artist Praised
BELOVED IN INDIANA HOME
Kin Hubbard Got Great Following Through Closenese of Topics to Hearts of Readers-Skctches and Sayings Syndicated.
Indianapolis. Ind. Dec. 26.-M

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 26.-(UP) Kin Hubbard. creator in sketch and prose or Abe Martin" the sage of Brown county, Indiana died to- day.
 The slouching, philosophical cen- tral character and the dozen other country folk Hubbard transplantcd from the hills of Brown county 10 the India ink and Bristol board of his sketches, had made the artist author one Of the most beloved of Hoosicrs
 Heart Attack Fatal
 Hubbard apparently was in good health Christmas day, but a sudden heart attack today brought death.
 Hubbard first drew Abe Martin" for The Indianapolis News and he refused 10 leave that newspaper when his sketches brought him fame and prinCely offers.
 Abe Martini was a homcly figure, baggy- -trousered elongated, with wisps Of straw colored hair jutting out from his shapelcss hat.
 He may never have had q counter part in real life down in Brown county, Indiana. but he was typical of Brown county folks. who are descendants Of the stock from which Abraham Lincoln sprung. In fact, it was suggested, many times that Abe Martin" with his sensible. dry wit, was a modern reincarnation of the Civil war president. and Hub bard never denied it.
 Space Always Small
 Abe Martin occupied only a tiny space in the newspapers in which 1t appcarcd-a space one column wide and q few inches deep, most of which was taken up by sketches of Abe" usually leaning against a post, tree or store front.
 If it wasn't Abe Martin" it vas some other rural character that i'll the sketch, but never more than one person in one sketch. Below the sketch would appear a
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