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New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
PREMIER SAYS PRAYER
 MUST NOT BE FORGED
Macdonald Says Attendance at Prayers for Russian Christians
 to Be Voluntary for Soldiers.

London, March , (UP) of the British army navy and air forces will be allowed full spiritual liberty in connection with the inter- ccssory prayers for Russian victims of religious persecution" during the week of March 16. Premier J. Ram- say Macdonald said in the house of commons today.
 Tn answering a question by for mor Premier Stanley Baldwin he warned however, that, mo action must be taken which appears 10 make these exercises an official mil itary exercise"
 Macdonald said attendance at the microscopy prayers must be consid- cred a voluntary act and not com- pulsory. Tt is obvious when ad- dressing the army services" he said, "one must be careful that promoting the interests of persccuted Chris tlans would not be giving further argument for the continuance of pcrsecution.'
 Then he added:
 For goodness sake, let's keep politics out of sight"
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
RACE RIOT MARS
 ANNUAL PARADE
Football Player Slain at New
 Orleans Mardi Gras

New Orleans. March (CP)-The gorgeous spectacle of New Orleans Mardi Gras ended carly today brt the joyousness was marred by the outbreak of q race conflict which resulted in killing of J. Adair tTinE) Lawrence. former Tulane University football player.
 The long line of floats was winl- ing through the gaily decorated streets when q gang fight started in the line of march. I.aWi.-lIce all ] others leaped from their float to clear way for King Rex. the mon- arch of the procession.
 Witnesses said Lawrence wss struck twice on the head with an iron pipe by q Negro and a minu. e later q second Negro drew a revolv- CT and shot him twice, killing hin!. The second Negro escaped but. po- lice arrested the first one.
 He admitted having struck La renee and gave police the name a1l address of Son Robertson. 26, who he said had fired the fatal shot. Robertson could not be found.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
LARGE ATTENDANCE
 AT MILITARY BALL
Local Companies Of C. N. C.
 Hold Annual Social Event

A large crowd was in attendance at the military ball which was held
 at the state armory last night under
 the auspices of the three New Brit-
 ain National Guards units, H, I, and
 Headquarters companies. The 1G9tn regimental band gave concert from until 9 o'clock after which danc- ing was enjoyed until midnight. Officers from out of town cont
 panies were among the guests. All the enlisted men were in uniform
 and the event had the atmosphere
 of a military social.
 The hall WAS appropriately decor ated with flags and bunting of many | colors.
 The committees were as follows: l general committee, Captain William w. T. Squire of Company I, Captain l William E. Litke of Company II and First Lieut.. William II. Jackson of | Headquarters company; reception
 committee, First Lieut.. Thomas F.
 Carey of Company l, First Lieut..
 John l. DeLorenze of Company II.
 Second Lieut.. Elmer Bradbury of
 Company I, Second Lieut.. William | Mccormick of Headquarters corn-
 pany and Second Lieut.. Harold J.
 Dyer of Company H.
 The cloak room was in charge of
 First Sergeant Thomas T. kilduff Of | Company H. The refreshments were ! under the supervision of Sergeant
 Salvatore J. Balfore, Company II,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
Y AIRPLANES BURN
 IN ATLANTA BLAZE
Damage Estimated at Sl4O,O0O Part Of Graft Uninsured

Atlanta, March , P)-Scveutcep airplanes lay in q molten mass O. twisted metal and torn fabric today after a fire of undetermined origin which destroyed a hangar at Caud- led field, Atlantas municipal air port. and caused damage estimate by fliers at $liu,U0U,
 The sheet iron hangar ot Bcrbr Bleyins. pioneer southern aviator. demolished y flames last ni@h' contained among others four ships of the newly organized Davis Air lines. operators of a passenger and freight service between Atlanta ant Birmingham. which were valued a' S35,000. Three planes owned h' Bleyins, himself, q new $2o,OOu cab in plane recently purchased by ASI G, Candler, Atlanta capitalist, and S13,000 cabin monoplanc of in" Detroit Aircraft corporation also were housed in the buildjug
 Belvins said he carried no jUsur- ance on the building nor on his oWr three planes, he was unable to Sa, whether insurance covered the loS- Of other plano owners.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
Invention to Open Garage Doors
 From Drivers Seat Like Magic

made is SO constructed that the small electrical engine is located over the door. Cords and pulleys, one set for each half door, also are located at the top. At the pressure of the switch there is a slight hum as the gears begin to turn, followed by a click as the catch is released and grating as the door swings open. As soon as one half door is wide open there is another click and the other portion swings open. The same procedure is followed when it it desired to close the doors.
 Earle J. Van Buskirk, connected with Landers, Frary. and Clark. manufacturers of electrical appli- ances, has had this novelty installed and has found it satisfactory.
 Several suggestions have been made regarding future uses when the instrument has passed the eX- perimental stage. For instance, Jiggs, in an inebriated mood, might dc well to install the automatic opener, and thus stand at a dis tance as the well aimed missiles come hurting out, indicating the tenor of Mrs. Jigg's mood. Or the sleepy husband, awakened by his wife's insistent plea that there is a burglar in the house, can, after groping around, reassure her with NO, my love, for here is the key l that controls ali of the windows aside from the very useful applica- tions, such as fumbling at the lock in the cold and the rain, stumbling through the mud and other unpleaS- ant experience of midnight motor
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
BROKER GIVEN PRISON
 TERM FOR EMBEZZLING
John J. Cody Sentenced to Two to Three Years in States Prison
 After Pleading Guilty.

LitChfcld, Mar. J--John J. Cody Winstcd broker. pleaded guilty to an cmbezzlement charge and was sentenced to two to three years in states prison at q special criminal court session yesterday. The man s Winsted brokerage office was closed early in February by civil court ac- ton after an examination by the state banking department.
 Cody's arrest followed week later at which time he was held on five counts of cmbezzlement. He pleaded guilty on the first account and the other four were nolled.
 Hefore his arrest Cody had filed a bankruptcy petition. The princi- pal losers in the crash are Winsted and Torrington people.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05

Corporal Kenneth Schoell, Company II, and P. V. Cook of Headquarters company.
 The ticket committee consisted of First Sergeant Myron Y. Ranco-, Sergeant Leon .LaPointe, Corporal E. Roy Ackart. Private Joseph Manz. The floor marshal was Cap tain Litke.
 The following guard of honor was appointed to receive Col. Orville Petty, and his staff: First Sergeant Thomas E. Carey and Walter x. Norton and Arthur J. Jobert of Company l; Corporals of the guard Stephen J. Borkowski and William J. Ralph: bugler, Charles A. Embry; and Glenford P. Baker, Victor 4. Coscina, Kenneth w. Grey, William J. Holzman, Conrad A. Lindelof Ierrigio Marinelli, Anthony Pelli- grini, Ralph Bordonaro. William E Eaniels, John $. Hackett, Peter Len- tini, James w. Mason, Joseph Ou-
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
BY ROBERT IT. BAKER

(lrolesSor Of Astronomy, | CnlNeTS'lN
 of Illinois,
 Urbana. H., Mar. ). P-NoarlY ~ years have passed since the ap- pcarance of d bright comet. When will the next one visit us? This question is frequently asked.
 Every year d number of comets arc discovered, In 1925, the ban. her year thus far, Il were picked up with the telescope
 In revolutions around the sun, comets follow elliptical paths Of high eccentriCity, most of which extend far beyond the orbit of th2 most remote planet, Neptune, For single circuit around the sun the majority Of the comets require thousands of years.
 Some comets have smaller orbita They rccede from the sun only as far as the orbit of Jupiter or of another outer planet.
 But these short-period comers, with a single exception, mover ar@ very bright, The notable exception is Halley's comet which returns every 7j years. It was in the mora ing sky in May, 1910.
 Halley's comet now is moving leisurely along the most distant DOT tion of its path. somewhat beyouI the orbit of Neptune, where it is in visible with the most powerful tela- scope. In l94S it will reach tliC limit Of the outward swing and will begin the return. In 1885 it agaln will become q conspicuous object.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
SEEK MEREDITH SUCCESSOR

Hartford, March 5-The special b-committee of the state board of cover before it reports on a prob able successor to pr. A. B. Meredit h as commissioner and secretary Of the state board of education. ac- cordng to Walter D. Hood of Win stcd, chairman of the special com- mittcc. The resignation of Doctor Meredith does not become effective until August
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05

Open sesame, the pass words of their doors at the magic command of fairy tales most interesting char acter, must now take a back seat while a modern magician, using modern knowledge and applying well known principles of electrical force and pulleys duplicates this feat, not on mountains sides, but on the more common and essential garage doors.
 Merely with a slight twist of his hand, the turn of key in a lock or the pushing of button, the au- tolst Of today, without getting out O. his car, may cause his garage doors to swing wide open. The car safely in the garage, the autoist may proceed to the house without once looking back at the doors. push a button, and be assured that cleo tricity, vii! see to it that the doors swing shut and that the lock snaps and makes the garage secure for the night. All this, the opening of the doors as well as the closing, may be done without the driver of the car approaching them. The motion Of the hand, Duplicating the snaky passes of the age-old fairytales, may be made at distance of 30 to 40 or even a hundred feet from the doors of the garage, or that matter, any door one would care to open. In rain or in snow, in cold weather or in warm, the ever ready servant of man, the genii of the present worl1 electricity. will quietly, and quickly swing the doors wide open. All the driver need do is to let down the window of the car, insert key in a switch which is built in on a post three or four feet high. and turn the bey. Take the key out, shift gears and drive into the gar age. The doors, upon the turning Of i the switch. swing open.
 Blomgren Inventor
 Everet Blomgren of New Britain who is employed by the Billings Electric Co. of this city, is the in vcntor. A patent has been obtained and several such genii have been installed in the city. Improvements are still to be made, according to Harry C. Billings, as the idea is still in the experimental stage. When word was received that the patent had been granted the local man, il was also announced that his was yentons.
 No information is available on the actual mechanics of the app.i- ance. but a series of pulleys forms the fundamental principle. Tll@ switch. located in the yard or any convenient place, when turned starts d small motor within the | garage. The motor is arranged a | that when it starts, a pulley begins to turn. cXerting a force on a cord. The cord which has been led through another pulley attached to q rod several feet long attached 10 the garage door, tightens, cAerting pressure on the rod and directly on the door. The manner of operation is similar to the mechanics of 8 sling shot, only where the pebble is- used in the latter, an iron rod, ct tached to the door, Is used on this
 Operates ill Seven Seconds
 The entire operation takes almost | ryactly seven seconds The aDnlj ance where this observation WIS
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05

 helpful ingredients penetrates and stim- ulates blood circula- tion and helps to draw out infection and pain. But relief is surprisingly com plete, natural and
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
CONSIDER the fact \ that countless people,

\ that countless people,
 many years, have been fighting fat in the modern way. No ab- normal exercise or diet to bring harm.
 Note the ultsyou sec everywhere. Slender hg- ures now prevail. Excess fat is the exception. New youth and beauty, new health and vigor, have come to multitudes in the easy, pleasant, right way,
 One great reason IS a discovery that science made some years ago. It was found that most fat people had an under active gland. That gland largely controls nutri- tion, and its weakness leads to fat.
 Modern physicians, since that discovery, have applied d new treatment to obesity, They have fed rhe lacking substance.
 Marmola prescription tablets, prepared by T famous laboratory, con- tain the factors they cm~ ploy. 50 this effective and
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
ENGLISH E,SSANIST DIES

Paris. March P}-The contip- cntal edition Of the London Da'N Mail in a dispatch from Hycres e. day said that Charles Whiblcy, BrL- ish essayist and critic. and brothor- in-law Of the American painter. Whistler. had died there.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-05
, drick and Michael J. Sullman, pri-
 yates and privates first class.
Lefferts Named Head
 Of School at POmfret

New York. Mar. 5-Pomfre (Conn.) school trustees yesterday named Halleck Lefferts. Yale grad uate, headmaster of the school ef- fective at tho close of the academic year.
 Lefferts succeeds the late Dr. William Beach Olmsted, headmas- ter of the school for 35 years prior to his death in 1929. In 1921 the new headmaster worked for the Hartford Electric Light company and that same year married Miss Sarah Barney of Pennington. They have three children. FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Copyright. 1880; by the Chicago Tribune syndicate

mo seats on the main floor" These
three lovely girls-Edna, Ida and Elda-
are trying to walk through an usher
because they want to make sure for
themselves that there really are no seats
left. Some people just won't take any
body's wordl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
ARE FREED
AFTER CHASE

Three boys were given sus.
pended sentences on charges OF
taking property without the con.
sent Of the owner and placed
on probation by Judge Ralph
Given at Police Court yesterday
They were arrested earlier in the
day by Policeman Watson Sakeld,
Of the Twelfth Precinct, after
a long chase on Bladensburg
Road.
sakeld reported the boys were
driving to Baltimore in a car
belonging to Claire johnson,
210O block I st. N. w.
The boys are: Robert F..
Vaughn, II, 1900 block @ ST..
N. W.; John r. GoSSage, II, 5000
block Cambridge st. N. W., and
Rertram Angel, 20, 5000 block
Prospect Ave. N. w. Charges of
"joyriding" were at first placed
against the boys, but Assistant
District Attorney John r. Fitz.
patrick, moderated the charges
and advised probation.
Sakeld said that he was forced
to drive his motorcycle 70 miles
an hour to overtake the stolen
car, which he said Angel was
driving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
FATHER IS FINED
At SONS TRIAL.

Norman E. HUMPHREYS was
brought before Judge Robert E
Mattingly on a charge of
vagrancy, following his arrest
yesterday by Officers O. l.. Fisher
and j. w. Casey, Of the Fourth
Precinct. He plead not guilty but
on testimony of the officers
Judge Mattingly found him
guilty and took his personal bond
not to repeat the offenSe.
HUMPHREYS father, E. j.
HUMPHREYS, was a defense wit.
ness, testifying that his son lived
with him and that he worked.
His testimony failed to convince
the court, however.
AS the father was leaving the
courtroom. several policemen.
lined up against the wall waiting
call as witnesses, declared that
he remarked something about
dirty, lying COPS" with some
slightly more sulphurouS langu-
age mixed in the remark.
HUMPHREYS was called before
the bar, where he denied that
he had made the remark, but
Judge Mattingly sentenced him
to pay $40 or serve 10 days IN
jail for contempt Of court. The
man paid the fine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
Staff Photo

said, he told Mrs. Racoosin he
was a private detective and would
investigate the girls disappearance
If she would pay his expenses.
Mrs. Racoosin testified Nc
Donald gave the name Of Mr..
Bunch" and told her If she paid
him some money" he would give
her information as to the where
aboutS Of the girl. At this point
Officer r. E. Chenault, of the
Second precinct, STEPPED from a
back room where Mrs. Racoosin
had stationed him and arrested
the detective.
Mcdonald was held at the sta
ton on bond of e. 900.
Mcdonald admitted he gave the
name Of Bunch at the RacooSin
home. The court held, however,
that this did not constitute an Of
tense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
AL.|FAS meets
SEC.JAHNCKE.
0NMONDAY
Workers Want Hoover. to Use
Principles He Recommends
to Private Enterprises

A conference between Acting
Secretary Of the Navy Ernest Lee
Jahncke and representatives Of
the MachinistS Union has been
arranged for Monday, when II
will be urged that the Navy De
partment recommend to President
Hoover that modernization work
be started at once on the MiSSis.
sippi. Idaho, and New Mexico,
and thereby save several hundred
men their jobs.
The three battleships are the
only remaining vessels on which
this work has not been done, and
they do not come under the
terms Of the naval treaty limit
ing construction Of additional
cruisers.
May Retain Jobs
N. p. Alias, president Of the
local MachiniStS Union, declared
today that if President Hoover
follows out his own plan in re-
gard to employment suggestions
to private enterprises, he will rec
ommend to Congress that the
modernization work proceed at
once This. Alias said. will mean
that those who have been given
two weeks notice will retain their
positions.
The situation so far as tie 400
men at the Washington Navy
Yard is concerned is decidedly
serious, Atlas said, as the major
1ty of them are family men and
own thci cwn homes in THIS city.
To throw them out of work on
such short notice will tlut only
affect the men themselves and
their Families, but business in
general In commenting upon
the next move to relieve condi-
lions. Alias said:
The President is the one
who is holding up the modern
izatiOn work, no doubt because
it interferes with his budget
and economy program. He can
prevent The discharge Of men
In the various navy yards by
ordering the work started on
the three ships in question.
This would provide work at
three navy yards i'm other sec
tiOns Of the country and con.
siderable work on ordnance in
the Washington yard.
THE President has urged
private employers to manufac-
ture ahead and thereby retain
men in their service. He should
apply the same principle to the
Federal Government and avoid
throwing hundreds of men out
OF work, particularly in view
OF the present unemployment
situation.
Work was ordered stopped
on all cruisers, with the excep-
ton Of three which are being
built i'm private yards. The
work should have been stOpped
on these and not in the Govern.
ment yards, as the private con-
Germs had sufficient work from
the Merchant Marine to take
care Of their employees.
ut is true that the private
yards have taken on hundreds
Of men, but this avenue is
closed, as they are at the point
OF SaturatiOn from an employ.
ment standpoint. We are Opti.
mistic that some plan will be
arrived at which may prevent
this wholesale discharge"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
Private Detective Freed
In Charge of Fraud

c. Mcdonald. a private detec-
tive with ortices in the 400 block
Fifth st. N. W.. was acquitted in
Police Court yesterday of attempt
ing to obtain money under false
pretenSeS.
Mcdonald was arrested Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Rose
RacooSin. near Seventh and M
SITS. N. W., where he had gone to
talk with the woman about the
disappearance Of her daughter.
jeanette, having made the ap-
pointment the day before.
Mcdonald. through his attor-
ney, John p. Mullen, said he saw
the girl Thursday morning near
his. home in the Lincoln Park
section Of the city and recognized
her from a newspaper photo
graph.
First telephoning and then
going to the RacooSin home, he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
WRANGLE HALTS
SMALL LOANS
HEARING
Lampert and Reid Clash Over
Proposal to Limit Period
for Testimony of Opponents

The resumed hearing on ShI
Bowman small loan" bill. apply
ing to loans OF $500 or less III
the District, ended in a wranglC
today before q House District sub
committee, and indications were
that the hearings may continue
indefinitely.
Representative Reid of Illinois
moved that chs hearings be con
cluoeC one week from ,to,,ay
whereupon REPRESENTATIVE Lam
pert OF Wisconsin thief OPPONENT
OF the measure III the suocC.,,
n luxe, ANNOUNCED that h. did
not intend to be shut off and
made a point Of A.c quorum
Lampert Quits Hearing
Lanpert lefS the room w. le
representative !.teiG was demand.
ins a vote on b:s motion. Rer.
reSeutative Lampe:t said:
"The proponents OF this bill
have had . lot Of time, and
know Of at least q dozen wit.
neSseS who want to be heard In
opposition. / do not intend to
be shut off In my argument
against this usuricus measure"
When adjournment came, Rep
resentative I~ampert was about
half through reading a brief
opposing the Bowman bill, which,
he said, legalized usury in the
District by permitting an interest
rate Of AZ per cent a year on
small loans to distressed persons.
Mrs. WOrrelI Opposed
At this juncture, Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, president of the
Civil Service League, informed
the subcommittee she would need
at least Is minutes to present
her argument against the small
loan bill, and Representative Hull
Of Wisconsin said he would re-
quire at least an hour.
e. c. Riegel, arose in the audi
ence and announced he was direc.
tor of the Washington Consum-
ers' Guild and also wanted time
to oppose it.
Representative Reid interpreted
that the Government ought to
pay its employees enough to make
it unnecessary for them to Dor
row money at ~ per cent a
year.
Continuing reading his state
ment, begun yesterday. Represen-
tative Lampert again asserted
that a legalized rate of 81 per
cent a month on small loans wa
unjustified and outrageous. am
that experience in various States
and cities had shown small
loans could be handled by COM
panieS at 10 per cent to "a per
cent a year.
Hearings will be resumed Tues
day morning.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
WOMAN BLOCKS
DEATH LEAP

His mind weakened by illness,
Stephen Douglass, IS. retired
chief pharmacist in the Navy,
yesterday attempted to dive to
the ground from an eighth floor
apartment.
Hearing the sound of a ripping
screen, Mrs. Mae Hill, manager
of the Corcoran Apartments,
Twenty-third and D Streets North
west, turned to see the man
poised to leap. She pulled Inn
back into the room, assisted by
Mrs. James Boyer, a tenant, who
was summoned by Mrs. Hills
cries.
Janitors and elevator boys
helped the women placate the
man and held him in the foyer
of the apartment until police ar,
rived. He was sent to the Naval
Hospital for observation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-05-03
OsteOpGth License
Ban FOught in Court

The District Supreme Court
has been asked to review the
action of the District Commits
sioners on licensure, in refusing
to grant the application for a
license to practice osteopathy to
DR.. Bradley S. Slope, of the $500
block Brentwood Rd. N. e. DR..
Slopes license was refused last
April II and the action is the
first to reach the local courts
since the enactment of the new
law last year.
Attorneys Ring and Cobb repre-.
sent the osteopath and ask the
court to order the commission to
certify its records of proceedings
IN connection with DR.. Slopes
application and to review the
case.