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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
Says Charges Against .Amtorg Company
 Cuts Trade aOith SoUiet

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Aug. g. Continued circulation of base less" charges against the Amtorg tSovieD Company, has resulted Tn Ia reduction of Soviet purchases in this country which has amounted to more than s70,000,000 in tha first half of the current year, Peter Bogdanov, Chairman of the Amtorg Company, said today before the Russian Conference on the Insti- ute of Politics.
 Bogdanov characterized as ab- surd. the charges of Communistic propaganda n d activities m 2 against the Amtorg Company by Grover Whalen, of New York City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
SHOOTS AND
 KILLS MATE
Man Also Wounds Another then Shoots Himself
 in the Head

BAKER, Oregon, Aug. 2.-George K. McGlenon shot and killed his wife, wounded Harold Gilkison and then shot himself in the head, in a rooming house here late yester- day afternoon.
 McGlenon is expected to die and Gilkison may recover.
 McGlenon frightened two daugh- ters, aged 10 and 12 years, to silence after telling them he was going to kill their mother.
 The Police say domestic troubles were the cause of the tragedy.
 Gilkison is believed to have been shot when he rushed into the room after hearing the first shot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
CANCSTERS NOW DOWN LONE MAN
Make Attack at Lake Re. sort Dance-Pistol,
 Machine Gun Used

DELAFIELD, Wisconsin, Aug. L. A gangland machine gun drowned out the tinkle of piano at lake resort dance last night and more than a score of vacationists saw five gangsters mow down man whom the authorities believe is Jack Zata, chieftain of Chicago's North Side Moran-Aiello combine
 The victim, known here as "J. H Goodman, of Aurora, Illinois" was about to drop nickle in the slot of a mechanical piano. One of the gangsters shot him down with a pistol and then a machine gun was turned on him as he lay dying on the floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
PLANES FOR '
 SUBMARINES
Construction Is Ordered by U. s. Bureau of
 Aeronautics

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. D. Plans for equipping submarines of the United States fleet with scout ing planes is announced.
 A small but fast, folding wing plane has been ordered constructed by the Bureau of Aeronautics to be used in experiments to determine the most suitable type for sub marine use.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
Home Ownership Conference Planned By President

, WASHINGTON, D. O., Aug.
 . "A consolidated effort to . remove influences depriying
 thousands of Americans of
 advantages of home owner
 . ship has been set in motion . under President Hoover's di- . rection.
 . A privately financed na- . tional conference on Home Q Ownership of Buildings has . been called by the President. . A score of associations rep . resenting the majority of in- . terests touching on the prob . lem, have been invited to
 . detail their chiefs as mem . bers of a planning commit . tee to make up the confer . ence program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
BERRY RETURNS WITH
 EYESIGHT IMPROVED

After six weeks spent in Seattle for treatment of his eyes, M D Berry, pioneer taxicab operator of this city, returned home last night on the steamer Northland. His con- dition is greatly improved.
 MT. Berry had two operations on his eyes, both of which were successful. He was treated at the Swedish Hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
Radio Station Is
 Opened at Candle

SEATTLE, Aug. 2-Lieut Col. Frank J. Griffin announced the opening of the Candle radio station. Candle, ins Alaska, has been with out radio communication since the private station closed two or three years ago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
LIEUT.. OxREIDER TAKES
 OVER SECRETARIES POST

Lieut.. R. B. Oxreider, for the past year on the engineering staff of the Alaska Road Commission, Friday relieved Lieut.. J. G. Chris tianson as Secretary and Disburs- ing Officer of the Commission. The latter will be assigned to engineer ing duties for the remainder of his tour with the Commission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
BOY BABY FOR HOWELLS

A seven and one-half pound boy baby was born to Mrs Robert Howell in St. Ann's Hospital this morning. The mother, formerly Evelyn Jacobson. is fine and the baby is a husky one, taking aftec his dad, . member of the Coast Guard cutter Unalga
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
Bolshevist to Be Sent
 Back to United States

MEXICO CITT, Aug. 2.-Mark Lulinsky, an American citizen held by the Mexican police for two weeks on suspicion of being Bolshevist, is to be released and returned to the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
Glider Hits Po,Uer Line, Pilot
 Burned to Death

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 2. Earl Lyon, Redondo Beach glider pilot, was burned to death late yesterday afternoon when his ship snagged power line when he was 30 feet in the air.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
SEEK NEW CLUE
 BUCKLEY MURDER
Political Worker for Mayor Bowles Sought in De-
 troit Shooting

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 2.- Egbert Hofmann, political worker for Mayor Charles Bowles in the recent recall campaign, is being sought by the police for question- ing in connection with the staying of Jerry Buckley, radio announcer
 Bowles described Hofmann as a young man of means, interested in aiding the police in rounding up of violators of the narcotic law"
 The police found a bank book issued to Hofmann in the apart ment occupied by Marjorie Man sell, blues singer, and Pete Lea voli, gangster, who has eluded the police since Buckley was slain
 The bank book showed an aver age of daily deposits of more than sz,0o0 during the past few weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02

Air mail service to transatlantic steamers will be speeded by lines from Cologne, Germany. and Basic, Switzerland, to Cherbourg, France.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02

English is the language spoker in private by members of the Ru. manian royal family.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02

Alabama collected s7105,009 in taxes on gasoline in 1929,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02

Planes of the Pan-American Air ways flew 3,522,076 miles in the last year without an accident
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02
I. H. LANTRY
 DROPS DEAD

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Thomas H. Iantry, General Manager of the Western Department of the North iern Pacific Railroad, dropped dead today in hotel coffee shop. Lantry had just returned from aa official trip to Spokane. He told his secretary, George W. Lee, that esterday tke heat in Eastern Washington made him feel slightly depressed.
 The French Government, by de- cree, has eliminated foreign devel opment of its civil airways.
 Algeria proper is only slightly smaller than Texas in area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-08-02

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New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
25 Fears Ago Today

Certain points of law have been drought up which tend to show that the city is without an official school board at the present time. Officials are trying to clear up the muddle.
 The local post office has work ing force of Is carriers and Is clerks. About 10 more of each are required to carry out the govern n.ent business In proper style.
 President A. J. sloper has return cd from the National Bankers asso- ciation convention held at Washing ton, D. c.
 The American Drum corps went to Southington yesterday. William Ziegler was awarded first place ir the drum majors contest, winning a gold medal.
 A lamp lighter caused consider able excitement on East Main street yesterday. While lighting a lamp he dropped torch into a trench filled with gas. A loud explosion followed, leaving very scared neighborhood.
 It will take sl4.176 to make the repairs that are being planned for St. Mary's new church.
 The men working on the new P X F. Corbin foundry plant quit work today after union representatives expressed dissatisfaction over the salary they were receiving.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
THE CHANGE IN THE PLANS
 OF CITY FINANCING

Writing piece about the city's financial problems is becoming as precarious an undertaking as writ ing about the weather. Scarcely had it been all but decided to arrange d when along comes another method with slightly different details and the sum of money receivable reduc- ed.
 Which suits us if it suits City Hall.
 The only speck in the distance now is that in February, when ac- cording to the charter it is allowable to switch money between the de- partments there may not be enough enough good to the welfare depart ment.
 If what the Mayor has been fear ing is to be true, the present s3S, 900 will be sadly depleted or gone by that time, and there must be a sub stantial sum handy from somewhere to carry on the noble work of succor and relief. Mir. Judd has assured the Mayor there will be a sizable sum on hand at that time and the Mayor apparently is willing to take the chance, if such it can be called.
 None of the s1OO,0OO obtaina ble for the street fund will be transfer able to the welfare department in February, it is understood. This will cause available funds for charity work to come from other depart ments. If there happens to be noth- ing substantial to transfer that will be too bad. Some way will have to be found, in such a case. to provide the money; but this is an inventive age and February is more than three months distant.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

large enough to hold tenth of them. And then we are confronted with the thesis that widespread in- ability to apprehend and convict criminals, resulting in a lack of cer- tainty in the punishment of crime. is the basic root of crime in this country.
 If neither reform nor punishment works, then there is a plethora of unnecessary talk about details. Mir. Wickersham has been frank enough to admit widespread failure in deal ing with crime. Scores of other able observers and writers before him, who have investigated the subject. came approximately to the same conclusion. Crime reports have been made for decade or more and dis cussed-rarely anything more being done about them. The problem can- not be solved with sentimentality.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
PINCHOT AND LEVITT

There are two points of similarity between Clifford Pinchot and Prof. Albert Levitt. Both are ardently Dry. and both are ardently opposed to the power interests.
 No doubt thousands of Vets are opposed to the power interests and they would be glad to support men like Messrs. Pinchot and Levitt If they were divorced from the Dry cause.
 That is one of the evils of Prohi- bition. For ten years it has created a schism between citizens who otherwise would be shoulder to shoulder in solving other more i'm portant problems.
 Contention over Prohibition side tracks consideration of progressive ideas causing large portion of the people to think that nothing else matters so long as the noble experi- ment is here to argue about.
 Such continuation was foreseen by a few observers dozen years ago when the proposed law was being groomed for what was regarded by its sponsors as final victory. These few declared it would hamstring politics for a generation and be & millstone around the neck of prog ress But they could not stop the Anti-saloon League and its ready helpers.
 In Wet states the power interests are identified with the Vets or at least the Straddlers In Dry states they line up with the Drys. And pretty much along these lines other important issues are decided"
 The average man can talk an hour on the Prohibition question but can- not talk five minutes on old-a pensions, unemployment insurance or the other issues which are worthy of sound analysis and are really important.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

much consideration for existing agencies and investments as possi- ble."
 Teague listed three other conclu- sion: that are "becoming even more clear to the board; that all of the | problems of agriculture will never ebsolved by legislation; that stabi- lization corporations to deal in sur pluses are only warranted in cases of emergency and must be approach ed with the utmost care or more harm may be done than good. and that the law of supply and demand cannot be lightly set aside.
 Cooperatives Growing
 In spite of the suffering caused farmers by the decline in industrial stocks, Teague declared, "the or- ganization of cooperatives has been greatly accelerated by the very existence of this depression.
 When farmers are in their great est diversity" he said, they recog- nize the necessity of securing control of the marketing of their products ard are much more prone to act col iectively than they are during more prosperous times, when their prod- ucts meet with more ready sale at good prices" .-.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Oct. 15.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy with rain this afternoon or tonight and possibly in north and eastern portion Thursday morning; not much change in temperature; strong northeast and east winds this after noon and tonight shifting to west over south portion Thursday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Showers this afternoon and tonight and probably in north and central portions Thursday morning; not much change in temperature; fresh north winds diminishing Thursday.
 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Showers this afternoon and tonight, followed by clearing Thursday. .. . Conditions: Pressure is high over the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A disturbance of considerable intensity is central off the Middle Atlantic coast attended by heavy rains along the coast from Atlantic City to Boston. Much colder weather pre- vails in Montana and Alberta but elsewhere temperature changes have been unimportant.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with showers and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

It Is gratifying to note that Pro- lessor Albert Levitt will talk before . luncheon club on October 28. What injures the prestige of lunch con clubs, however, is the type ol remarks that are made, or which see print. One such remark made suggested that Bossy Gillis be invited also. Given probably in jest, the in- eyitable connotation is that the pro- lessor from Bedding is placed in the same class with the tomboy mayor of Newburyport. AS a popular en- tertainer we have no doubt that Bossy Gillis would draw the larger crowd.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
MIR. ROGERS'S LAME REPLY

Lieutenant Governor Ernest l. Rogers has seen fit to reply to some of the statements made by Dr.. Wilbur l.. Cross. His reply" is as much of a straddle as any other straddle he ever perpetrated.
 Regarding the 18th amendment he says: It is entirely a matter tor the federal government until such time as congress passes new amendment repeating the present amendment. and if this occurs dur ing a possible Rogers administra- ton he will submit it to the Legis- lature and recommend that It De ratified.
 In other words, MT. Rogers prom ises to do no more than any dry governor of any dry state domln- ated by any dry legislature would be compelled to do. He promises to do no more than the governor or Kansas.
 On old-age pensions he says: A promise to support the plan at thls time would be little better than vote catching trap" and asks how the money would be raised. MT, Rogers remains in the lamentable state of not realizing that the pres ent system of maintaining poor farms is costing money and plenty of 1t and that the old-age pensiol' system basically is merely d method of providing for aged dependents without sending them to expensive ly-kept-up pool farms. He further pleads lack of informa ton on a sub- ject that has been discussed all over the civilized world and adopted in many countries and by some of our states. The fact probably is that MT Rogers doesn't want to know any. thing about this progressive legisla- ton, opposes it. and will oppose Ii should he be elected governor.
 On the care of the tubercular MT Rogers cites the money spent by tht state for the purpose. That is no the issue. The issue is how have tht tubercular been aided by the monc. expended? Everyone knows, espe cially physicians and public wei fare officials, that there have beel waiting lists of the tubercular fo entry into institutions; and. so lont as this has been the case, it doesn matter whether billions have beer spent The results are what count.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
HIT-AND-RUN MANSLAUGHTER

The New York motorist who ran down and killed Sergeant Frank stratton of the Norwalk police de- partment, and then dashed on along the Boston Post road, has been formally charged wits manslaughter and driving without a license.
 In our opinion a hit-and-run driv- CT causing death should be charged with more than manslaughter. It is possible, of course, that court will be influenced by the fact the driver attempted to escape after the acci- dent and inflict the maximum sen- tence possible; but then, that all de- bends.
 It is a peculiarly despicable, low and mean trait of human nature when motorist, involved in seri- ous accident, attempts the cowardly act of speeding away.
 Significant, too, Is the large ratio of drivers without licenses who be- come involved in accidents.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

On the rural roads issue MT. Rogers refers to the State-aid road law. and realizing perhaps that there still are deplorable country roads he cites the states highway system" in general and how it-meaning of course the main roads-have been built on the pay-as-you-go policy. which he says he will continue. If this satisfies the rural road boosters they are easily satisfied.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
TEAGUE SPEAKS
 0N CO.OPERATIVES
Farm Board Member Sees Aid
 for Agriculture

Utica. N. Y. Oct. IS P)-C. C.. Teague, a member of the federal farm board, told a meeting of farm CTS here today that the greatest as- sistance to agriculture that can come from federal and state aid is the gradual development of a system of growey-owned and controlled marketing.
 This conclusion, he said, was one of group of Fundamentals" which the board has laid down for its guidance after its 15 months of studying agricultural problems.
 Seeks Readjustment
 He pointed out that development of cooperatives cannot be accom- plished without interference with existing agencies and expressed the hope that the necessary readjust- ment may be brought about with as
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
the management.

"Pan" Duffy was a bouncer in the days of McGurk's Suicide Hall whither forlorn ladies drifted to quaff acid in their beer. Duffy. pa- tient and amiable. would always wait to be hit. Then he would pound his victims head on the floor bite out a chunk of ear and spit t in his face. In 12 years of bouncing he mangled nine ears.
 In a Bowery dump one Saturday night with, if memory serves, Fran cis Albertanti the sport writer. Eat 'Em Up" Jack McManus roll ed in aflame with Bowery smoke and surly as a sore-footed bear. His gaze fell on me-of all people! That mug of yours." he rumbled, needs a good smear so you won't lcok so prissy" I don't know how I got there, but my next lucid interval took place in my hotel room-very twittery and clown white.
 "Get that Gallipolis complex out of your head" counsels F. D. A. You are now in New York and the year Is 1930."
 That gritty noise is my face tun- ing up for an old fashioned vince.
 Copyright. 1880. McNaught
 Syndicate, Incl
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
OUR "LITTLE" DEBT

Wouldn't this be terrible city if it were operated on the pay-as-you go plan? As 1t is, our indebtedness is $7,607,000-or was last May-and on basis of 10000 population the per capita debt is $1OS.67. Subtract ing the sinking fund-as the state does to prove it is out of debt-the indebtedness chalks up as $6,951,- 1S1. And this leaves a per capita debt of s9s.50
 Outside of that our prospects are good.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

MT. Al Capone's lawyers, in filing 8 legal document on behalf of their client, used up 750 typewriter pages. If legal industry is any criterion of ability to remain un- seotched by the law, it can be read fly understood why the so-called king of racketeers is able to remain at liberty in spite of everything the cops can do.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
LASHING OF PRISONERS Q


 The sensibilities of many editors seem to have been aroused by George Wickershams suggestion of flogsing as means of punishing bandits and racketeers. A return to barbarism, flogging is called. Yet frequently they emit editorials pro- testing against the "coddling of criminals"
 Others, too, join in the chorus of condemnation. Some of them arc leaders in what is known as "pri- son reform" Others are supposed students of penology.
 There is E. E. Budding, for in stance, president of the Prisoners Relief society of Washington, an or ganization which is engaged in re- habilitating prisoners. He is among the outspoken critics of Mr. Wicker sham. But his statement includes a sentence that the practice is now in use officially in state penitentiaries throughout the country.
 We do not know whether it is in use in Wethersfleld, but if the words of the Rev Dr. William H. Smith are worthy of consideration, barbar- ism is quite rife in the Connecticut state prison. Dr. Smiths resignation as chaplain at the prison became ef- fective on September 30. Dr. Smith is now rector of Christ Episcopal church, Schenectady, N. Y,
 A place where men are thrown into the dungeon in the basement, their clothes removed and their hands shackled to bars above their heads. and thus kept there for as long as the punishment calls for and every day seems like a year.
 Or the o-called cooler" and the screen cells, and the bread and water diet. These are all modes of punish ment. They can be, and possibly are, overdone just as easily IS f1ogging can be overdone. Between the vari- ous kinds of punishment alluded to there might be ltle choice for an expert in barbarism and probably d good many experts, if they really saw the punishment, would conclude that flogging was more humane and attained its object quicker.
 The American prison system is ad- mittedly barbarous. Instead of re. forming men the prisons do just the reverse. They are. in most instances operated on medieval principles anc are vastly overcrowded. There are laws against shipping too many cat. tie in a freight car when sending them to the slaughtering houses, bu' there is no law-except a moral law which is not against over. crowding prisons.
 The other evil aspect is that the worst gangsters, racketeers and gun, men in the nation rarely go to pri son. The record of Jack Uegs) Dia mond which has attained consider 1 able attention, is only a case il 1 point. Less than a month elapsed 1 between some of his arrests; anC once, when he was sent to Leaven worth for five years, he was arrest cd in New York within two year. and charged with burglary. Of the 23 arrests in the career of this fellow a few did result in prison terms and how he was reformed or de. tered from further causes for ar. rests!
 Most of those who need reform o1 punishment are not in the prisons l Perhaps the prisons wouldn't b.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

Boston, too, had to have its riot
 Communists We are inclined to think the description must fit, con- sidering there was no particular req son for the so-called demonstration,
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

This water shortage we read about can best be appreciated by taking hike and trying to find the water in the canal running from Shuttle Meadow to Plainville.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

When the revolution in Brazil started the revolters wers2quite gen. erally called communists Since they have been universally success full they are being merely called ".rebels."
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15

According to the newspapers in Berlin (Germany, not down the pike) the Reichstag riot was uncom- fortable, but the smashing of per fectly good store windows was in- excusable considering the high price of plate glass.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-15
Member Audit Bureau of Circulat

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A. B. .. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of circulation, Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dis gibution figures to both national and local advertisers.