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New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Self Defense Plea Is
 Success in Murder Case

Catlettsburg, Ky, April 1S PtA- s. Green Adkins was freed today by jury trying him for the murder of his brotherin-laW, Nathan Deutseh. in 1927. Adkins pleaded self defense. claiming that he shot Deutsch when he was advancing on him with q hammer in his hand.
 The case became celebrated when it was found that pardon issued by former Governor William .-J1 Fields was obtained through fraud, Adkins having attached the names 0! signcrs to q petition asking his release on a liquor charge to tho murder petition. Governor Fields 4s- sued the pardon before the grand iury investigated the case, but the pardon was set aside by the courts and Adkins brought to trial.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
PUBLIC SERVICE CONSIDERS PLEA
Commission Studies New Rates
 of Telephone Company

Albaay, N. Y, April 1s (UP)- The public service commission, with voluminous testimony before it as the result of several months hear ings, was considering today the pc tition of the New York Telephone company for higher rates.
 A. D. Welchy vice president of the telephone company, surprised yesterday when he presented to the commission, at the conclusion of the hearings, a new schedule of pro- posed rates, higher than the one it intended to invoke February 1.
 Under these rates, Welch said, the company would earn 662 per cent on it's invested capital. A federal court allowed it per cent net return.
 Before the presentation of the new rates, H. c. Carpenter, also a vice president, introduced exhibits which sought.to prove the company would earn 5.5 per cent net. return on the temporary rates fixed by the commission last February.
 Developments since the first of the year have necessitated the new rate schedule, Edward l. Blackman, telephone company counsel, stated.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Mrs. Thomas Bequeaths
 All Money to Family

Norwalk. April 19 CP'-The entire estate of the late Mrs. Lulu Gorton Morgan Thomas, wife of Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas is left 10 her husband and two sons, Gorton r. and Porter $. Morgan and a sister. according 10 the will Of the deceased, filed in Norwalll probate court.
 The will was drawn in New York city several years ago, and besides immediate family bcqucsts, servants are also remembered by Mrs. Thom- as. There arc no public bcqucsts. The amount Of the estate is not mentioned but it is understood to be considerable.
 Judge Thomas and his step-sons have been named executors.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Child Bites Off Ear
 Of Fathers Pet Dog

Helena, Ar,l., April 19 (UP)- Two year old Gloria Young, daugh- ter of Charles Young, editor of the Helena World, has had her nam in front page story because she bit a dog.
 Not only did Gloria bite the dog making a story of course, but she bit the ear off her fathers prize bird dog,
 Young said the dog was first 'to report the item.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
DOCTOR CLAIMED
 NO CANCER CURES
Speech Of Scientist Misinter- preted, Medical Man Asserts

Philadelphia, April 19 LP1-Dr Francis Ashley Taught, an official of the Philadelphia County Medical So- ciety. declared today that the re- marks of Dr. Weston A. Price, oi Cleveland, before the society We'd nesday night, in which the latter was quoted as having said he had discovered in ''vitamin D"'a preven- tive, and, in some cases, a cure for the so-called degenerative diseases cancer, heart disease, influenza and pneunronia-had been misinter- preted by newspaper men.
 Claimed No Cures
 Nowhere in his remarks, or in his paper" said Dr. Taught, who is chairman of the scientific program committee of the medical society did Dr. Price state that he had dis covered a cure for cancer, or, in fact for any disease. although in the course of his remarks, he did men, ton the possibility of arresting or preventing the occurrence of heart disease, influenza, pneumonia, can- mostly bacterial
 The main significance of Dr. Prices paper centered around his tabulation of a seasonal variation in vitamin D, and incidentally A, in milk and butter, in various parts of the United States, Canada and many foreign countries, intimating that this variation might be directly re- lated to the fact that cattle in the spring of the year obtained high CT percentage of vitamins A and D from eating new grass.
 Cites Results In Cities
 'He deduced the hypothesis that since in practically every city there was a distinct depression in morbid ity and morality Tn the same months in which there was a rise in vitamln content in the butter, there was some relation between these two facts, and he drew the inference that since vitamin D was very much concerned in rendering available phosphorus and calcium contained in the diet, and since it is well known that degeneratNe diseases bear some relation to a paucity of available phosphorus and calcium in the dict, finally concluding that as there was distinct slowing up of these various diseases. including dental carries, during periods when the milk and butter contained q high vitamin D content, he had proved this relation. In no instance did he even suggest that he had discovered a cure, Or that in the future it might be demonstrated that vitamin D is concerned in the cure of these diseases.
 'The most serious side of this in- cident is that it must, of necessity, raise false hopes in the breasts ot many cancer sufferers. Every honest doctor is aware of the fact that no cure for cancer other than it's com
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Louie Meyers Entered
 In Indianapolis Race

Indianapolis, Ind. April 19 P}- Louie Meyers, American automobile racing champion, today formally filed his entry-a new 16 cylinder car--in the annual 500 mile race to be run here May 30.
 Along with the filing came the announcement that Alden Sampson of Tippecanoe City, Ohio, whose fi- nancial backing two years ago gave Meyers his chance to enter racing in a big way, will ride with the cham pion.
 The coming race will be the first in seven years requiring a mechanic to ride with the driver. Alden was a garage owner and mechanic before entering the racing sport, and is part owner of the car Meyers will drive.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
TWO JUNK DEALERS
 FOUND UNLICENSED
Jotk0WitZ and Meltzer Arrested
 as Police Open Drive

A drive instituted by Chief ". C.
 Hart against junk dealers who oper-
 ate without licenses resulted in two
 arrests yesterday. Orders have beer | issued to the policemen to arrest al
 who have no licenses and Abraham
 Meltzer, 50, of 215 North street, and
 Morris Jotkowitz. 40, of 90 West | street, were the first victims. Jotkowitz told Judge NJ. D. Saxe , in police court today that he was
 hard pressed for money but would take out a license Monday without fail. He formerly had a license and
 was under the impression that it was good until April l. but he was oblig- cd to send money to his so year old
 mother in Europe and became tem-
 porarily unable to pay the S10 li- censc fec. He was fined S5 without ! costs, Judge SaXe telling him he
 knew he was violating the law when
 he engaged in the business without license.
 Meltzer said he did not engage in the junk business as a regular occu-
 patton but when he received calls
 to take bag of rags or other junk from various places he responded as an accommodation. However, he would take out a license Monday, he said, and Judge Sake continued his case until that time. Officer David
 Doty testified in both cases. Beats Wife, Forgiven Joseph Oddi. S1, of 5l Hurlburt street, was fined S5 without costs for assaulting his wife. The latter testi, fled that he struck her but she was willing to forget it this time if he would not do it again.
 Oddi accused her of spending too much time at her sisters home, 91
 Winter street. where the arrest was
 made about o'clock last night by Officer Thomas Tierney.
 Michael Ryan. 3S, pleaded guilty
 to the charge of drunkcnnes and not guilty to the charge of vagrancy He
 came out of jail recently after scrv- ing 105 days and was found asleep
 in an old automobile in a junk yard
 on Willow street at 2:50 o'clock this ! morning. Officer Thomas Ticrncy testified in the case.
 Ryan asked for a chance 10 go to
 Bloomfield and find employment and Judge Sake gave it 10 him in the
 form of a suspended sentence to the state farm.
 Cases Continued The continued cases of Joseph 1 Kenny of 163 Hartford avenue Charles Passonisi of 110 Hartford avenue. and George Carino of S55 1 East Main street were continued un- | til June 30. as was also the case Of | Joseph McNamara.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
POLICE CHASE GUNMEN

Philadelphia, April 19 (UP)-Four motorcycle policemen and five gum men in a stolen automobile today fought a gun battle in which nearly 250 shots were fired as they raced at a 60-mile an-hour rate through the streets of North Philadelphia.
 Police finally forced the thieves to abandon their car. They believe at last one of the men was injured, 20 bullet holes being found in the car along with numerous blood stains.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
PLANS COLLEGE CHANGE

Madison, Wis, April 19 UP) - Elimination of unsatisfactory stu dents at the end of the second year. thereby raising the standards of juniors and seniors instead of tightening entrance requirements to burden freshmen from small high schools was recommended by a spc- cial faculty committee of the Uni -versity of Wisconsin today.
 The curriculum changes recom- mended by the special group were aimed 10 bring about more educa ton and less society at the Badger institution.
 The committee. in reporting it's findings, said, Many students are going to the, university. not chiefly to get an education. but to enjoy the social lfe.'
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Trout With False Teeth
 Drags Man Seven Miles

Waterbury. April 19 UP)-A trout which had picked up a pair of false teeth and was using them to chew his food put up a terrific battle and dragged Lester Green seven miles, the Waterbury Repub- licans Prospect correspondent re- ported today.
 The battle occurred in Roaring Brook, near Bethany, according ro the report.
 Finally, bracing himself against a rock, Lester pulled the line with all his strength" the story says. Suddenly something gave and Les ter fell backw ards in the water an1 the fish disappeared. Examining the line. Lester discovered he had hooked a perfect set of false teeth v
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
MCLEAN FACES OPERATION

Hartford, April 19 LP-Formcr United States Senator George r. Me- Lean of Simsbury is to undergo a surgical operation in New York city today, and is expected to remain there a fortnight rccuperating. The operation is reported 10 be of a minor nature.
 He went to New York Thursday and Mrs. Mclean joined him yes- tcrday.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
MAYORS SLEEP FITFUL
 BUT CONDITION IS GOOD
Quigley Gets Little Rest But Hos- pital Reports Temperature
 and Pulse Down.

A slccplcss night failed 10 cause Mayor George A. Qugley at the New Britain General hospital, and the city executive is reported to be tired, but in good condition this morning. While he was not particu- larly restless during the night, Mir. Quigley slept little, a bulletin from the hospital states.
 His temperature this morning vas 99 and his pulse had dropped to so.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
HOLDUP MEN BOMB CAR.

Pittsburgh, April 19 (UP)-Hold. up men attempted to blow up q Washington Interurbau Street Car today, exploding a bomb 15 feet-in front of the speeding car, according to county detectives who have cna man under arrest
 The trolley, bound from Washing ton to Pittsburgh, sped past tho scene of the blaze with four broken windows and a group of papic stricken passengers, none of whom was injured. tss
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
E1RGE! EHsS: :$StI !;xIL4 CORNS
Out to Stay Out-Roots and All-After Plasters, Worthless Liquids, Dangerous Cutting Have Failed

cause Radox liberates oxygen which soft ens hard outer layers of corns each night penetrating the pores further and further, carrying the salts right to roots of corns
 which are so loosened they can be lifted out bodily.
 Your feet are made strong-healthy- vigorous-hard skin on heels and toe so also.
 The Fair Dept. Store and all good
 drusstores are stocked with Radox-tf
 they aren't insist upon them ordering it
 if you want to experience great foot-joy and comfort-60 cents a package.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
GUILTY IN MURDER CASE

Anthony, kans.. April 19 (UP)-- Ben Turner was found guilty today of having hired Jim Strutton. labor CT, to murder his wife for S165. to be paid in instalments. The jury was out II hours and returned a verdict of murder in the first degree.
 Strutton said he was threatened with death if he did not commit the murder. Only s65 was paid him. Turner promised to pay the rest lat CT, he testified.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
SAYS SHERIFF ABSCONDING

Tallahassee, Fla, April 19 PG- Sheriff Frank Stoutamire, of Leon county, announced today that a blood stained automobile belonging to Sheriff l. k. Horn of Seminole county, Ga, found in the Ochlocknee river swamp near her yesterday was planted" there to aid Horn in ab- sconding with between $l2.000 and s15,O0O in funds of his office.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Birth Record

A daughter was born at New Brit ain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs. Fred Bauer of 95 Hayes street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital last night to Mir. and Mrs. Innocence Rossito of 94 Lafayette street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital last nighe to Mir. and Mrs. John Bpkowski of S37 Bur ritt street.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
C. II. MEISKER DEAD

Derien, April 19 R>-Charles H. Weisller, 49, New York city hat manufacturer, today was found dead in the garage Of his home, Nor. oton ave, Noroton Heights, by his wife. Death was due to carbon mon. oxide and efforts of police to re. suscitate him with the aid of an in. halator were of no avail.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

No matter how many corns you have or how painful they are-soak your feet for 15 minutes in a de- lightfully soothing and revitalizing Radox footbath for 3 or 4 nights then lift corns and callouses right out-roots and all and they won't come back either unless you wear shoes again which aggravate your feet.
 No cutting or digging is required be-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
WILLYS LEASES PALACE

Warsaw, Poland, April 19 (P - John N. Willys, newly-appointed American ambassador to Poland, has leased the famous Potocki Palace in Cracow suburb for his private resi- dence. The palace is one of the most magnificent residences in Warsaw.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Cases Continued
KaH Street Briefs

New York. April 19.-The New York security exchanges and most of the commodity markets were closed today.
 Electrical World reports that de- man for electrical equipment and apparatus improved appreciably last week in market centers throughout the nation. Business is brisk in most sections, with q large proportion of total sales going to central stations and industrials.
 Oil, Paint & Drug Reporter says that the. index number of prices for chemicals during the past week de- cined to 1881 compared with 1887 in the previous week and 159.S in the same week a year ago. The average price for crude petroleum in the producing fields was s1.5S7 a barrell compared with S1.527 in the previous week and S1.65S year ago.
 Twenty-thrce steamers will dock at Pacific coast ports with Cargocs of raw silk for May delivery.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Funerals
Mrs. Margaret Hnslip

Mrs. Margaret Hnslip
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mar garet Haslip. for more than 75 years a. resident of this city. who died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Mary Avery of John street, yester- day, will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

plete removal by X-ray, radium or characterization has been dis covered"
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
TREASURY BALANCE

Treasury Balance, Se5o, ,0SS, ,SSi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
FUNDS SPENT, NAVY
TO RELEASE 100 MEN
Secretary Adams Explains Situa-
ton to Local Association-Re-
grets Action Is Necessary.

Secretary of the Navy Charles Fran
els Adams, in letter to the Merchants
q Manufacturers Association of the
District. today confirmed reports that
the Navy Department is contemplating
dismissing 100 employees of the local
and other principal navy yards of the
country.
In response to a request from the
merchants group, made in a commu-
nication from Mark Lansburgh, presi-
dent, the Secretary of the Navy made
known the fact that, with the closing
of several large projects, discharge OF
men in three principal navy yards will
be necessary.
THE Navy Department regrets the
necessity of dispensing with the Serv-
ices Of any Of its employees" Secretary
Adams letter to the merchants group
read, land, as a matter of fact, would
gladly take on additional employees if
the necessary funds were available.
I'm many cases, the Congress appro-
PIRATES a specific amount of money for
specific project or job. When the
project or job is completed, it becomes
necessary to discharge number of men.
There are no other or additional
funds available for paying these men,
therefore their separation from the rolls
of the Navy Department becomes auto
matte.
THE Navy Department appreciates
the work done by the associations or
ganized in the District of Columbia to
relieve unemployment and will CO.
operate with such committees in so far
as the appropriations made by the Con-
gress and the funds available at the
present time will permit"
The letter was signed by Mr.. Adams
and addressed to Mr.. Lansburgh. 1t
was dated November z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
0OL-HEADED PILOT
AVERTS FATAL CRASH
Misses Cars to Hit Trees When
Forced to Land on Country
Club Links.

Presence of mind on the part of an
Air Corps Reserve officer prevented what
might have been a serious accident
yesterday afternoon when an Army
training plane from Boiling Field was
forced down with dead engine on the
crowded Kenwood Golf and Country
Club at Bethesda, Md.
The pilot. Lieut. Maceo Falco. an
engineer on the Arlington Memorial
Bridge project. was forced to make a
decision between crashing into a line
Of parked automobiles off the edge of
the course or wrecking his plane against
line of trees to the right He chose
the latter, tearing of the wings of his
ship. He and his passenger. Private
Ward Wilson, Air Corps, Boiling Field,
climbed out without a scratch.
Falco said the motor began missing
near the Kenwood course. He brought
the plane down skillfully, topping a
small rise near the third tee. Then he
saw the line of cars and turned into
the trees. Lieut.. H. B. Merchant, Air
Corps Reserve flying another train
ing plane, watched Falco go down and
ciriiled overhead ui4tl the plane struck
the trees and he saw TIE two occupants
Climb out Then he headed for Boiling
Field to report the accident.
Lieut.. Falco has been lying since
Che war when he joined tie Army Air
SeIsfice and trained at MCarruthers
Field Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
Fall Laid to Hot Buns
Youth Jailed for Robbing Baker, Son of Woman
Who Committed Suicide Last April, Says He
Doesn't Care about Fate If He Eats.

For a long time John Morris stood
before a bakery at 1898 Fourteenth
street last night. stood and looked at
the cakes, the pies, the buns in the
show window.
Now and then some one in the rush.
hour throngs glanced curiously at the
youth, a well set-up tow-head, whose
suit needed pressing, whose shoes were
badly worn.
He shuf1led nervously in them now, as
customers swung the door, hberating
the odor of cooking. 1t had been a
week, he said. since he had eaten a
meal-a bit of bread. half an apple, a
piece of pie was about everything he
had been able to get hold Of.
A week ago Morris came here from
Allentown, Pa, walking most of the sew
eral hundred miles, obtaining occasional
lifts and Juggling his only possessions
an old suit case, an overcoat, several
shirts.
He was II years old, had worked as a
bell hop in his home city. Last April,
he said, his mother, who took in wash
ing, committed suicide and removed his
sole relative. Things were harder after
that. and several months ago he lost
his job and could not find another in
Allentown.
Hoped to Find Work.
Arriving here, Morris spent his re-
naming $3.50 for a weeks lodging In
the 200 block of D street. confident he
could find work in the Capital.
1T was no good" he said. mo ono
would give me anything TO do. l even
offered as a messenger for $5 a week,
for my board and keep They wouldn't
take me because didn't have bicycle.
Then / tried all the hotels, getting
up every morning at o'clock to walk
the streets. I've walked a thousand
miles since I've been here. But it's
no use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-10
BIG TRANSPORT PLANE
MAKES SPEED RECORD
Navy Passenger Carrier Averages
$50 Miles an Hour Between
Detroit and Washington.

Averaging speed of approximately
$50 miles an hour, said to be the
greatest ever made by a multi-motored
transport plane over the course, a new
Navy high-speed Ford transport, was
flown to this city from Detroit yester-
day in three hours.
Though the airline distance is 397
miles, the big plane covered approx
mately $50 miles due to the necessity
OF skirting around Lake Erie and going
out OF the way to pick a favorable
point of crossing the Alleghenies.
The big plane, which has seats for
- passengers, was flown by Lieut.. c.
=. Harper, leader of the recent Santo
DOMINICAN hurricane relief expedition.
with Chief Aviation Pilot Harold June,
one OF the heroes of the Byrd flight
across the South Pole, as co-pilot. A
mechanic completed the crew.
The new plane left the Anacostia
Naval Air Station today to carry Ernest
Lee Jahncke. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, to Buffalo. NJ. Y. Lieut. A.
T. Storrs, Sd. was pilot and Chief Avia-
ton Pilot Phillip r. Gum, co-pilot.
The plane is equipped with ring
cowling for the two outboard engine.
landing gear streamlining and other
refinements.