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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
CHILL DAY GREETS B|G SERIES CROWD BleaCherS Sell Out in Hour After
 Gate Opens POLICE TRY MANEUyERs Fans Appear For First Game In Heavy OyercOats - Loudspeakers Blare Forth Monograph Music to AmuSe ThrOng.
POLICE TRY MANEUYERS

Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Oct. 1 P-With chill in the air more appropriate for football than base ball, the clans gathered from far and wide today to watch the Ath- letics begin the defense of the worlds championship against the St. Louis Cardinals, rampant pen- nant winners of the National League.
 The sun broke through a flock of low flying black clouds by noon time. but the advance guard of the expected jam of S3,000 fans, in cluding the president of the United States, was bundled in overcoats and furs.
 It looked like the chilliest world series battle since Washington beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in near freez- ing weather at the national capital in 1895.
 Early Rush for Seats
 Any doubt concerning a capacity attendance appeared dissipated by llIC Cil ly lllol illilS uoll lol IllC uoi~ lar seats in the left field bleachers. Three thousand of them were put on sale shortly after a. m., and in little more than an hour the entire section was sold out, four hours be- fore the game at 1:3O p. m.
 Even the temporary stands erect ed on the roof tops of houses fac ing the park on 2Oth Nstreet were nearly filled by cash customers to the number of nearly 1,500.
 The worlds championship pen nant of the As flew from the cen- ter field flag pole but the only other ceremonial marks of the occasion were the decorations above and be- low the box to be occupied by Presi- dent Hoover and his party of dis tnguished government officials.
 Grove Warns Up
 The Athletics were first out on the field for practice and the great pitching mystery as to Con- nie Mack's choice of the finger to oppose Burleigh Grimes of the Car dinals seemed solved when Robert Moses Uefty) Grove took part in the batting drill
 Grove was bundled in a heavy
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
Respirator Saves Life
 Of Paralysis Victim

Portland. Me, Oct. 1 P)-An iron lung" rushed here by truck from the Harvard Infantile Paralysis com mission, was credited with saving the life of Norman Hubbard of Bridgeon, infantile paralysis victim, Dr. War ren P. Merrill, superintendent of the, Maine General hospital, said today.
 Physicians reckoned Hubbard had a half hour to live when the Drink CT respirator, commonly known as the ''iron lung" arrived at the hos pital today. Hibbard's breathing had become almost an impossibility when the lung was put to work. By noon Dr. Morrill, said he was apparently on the road to recovery.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
LEAGUE CONSIDERS
 ECONOMIC CRISIS
Approves Several Meas ures to Relieve Present
 Trend

Geneva, Oct. 1 R>-The assembly of the League of Nations today called attention to the gravity of the economic depression at present prevailing throughout the world y and approved several measures de- signed to encourage concerted action of governments for relieving the de- pression.
 For the most part these relief measures were declared to be within the scope of the commercial con- vention and protocol for subsequent negotiations agreed upon by most of the European countries at the tariff March.
 This convention and protocol looked to development of freer trade gradually by agreements to eliminate obstacles to trade, especially in low, ering customs duties.
 In adopting it's economic com- mittee's report the assembly con- signed to these subsequent negotia- tions the controversial question of whether prefential tariff rates should be granted to European agricultural products by European countries. The leagues economic organization was asked to continue the study on in- depreciation of the most favored na- ton clause.
 Without mentioning Russia, all though that country was referred to most frequently during committee session, the assembly passed a reso- lution on Humping" which said:
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
ROGERS PREDICTS
 PARTY'S TRIUMPH Says Financial Record Alone
 Sufficient to Assure Victory MEET HELD AT RED TOP
Lieutenant Governor Lauds "Pay As You Go" Idea Which He Says Re- publicans Have Used in States Business Affairs.

Red Top. Oct. 1 P-Lieutenant Governor E. T. Rogers, republican candidate for governor, predicted at an outing of the New London coun- ty republican club here today that "On Connecticuts financial record alone the republican party will be overwhelmingly victorious next month"
 More than 400 republicans, includ- ing J. Henry Roraback, state chair man; Miss Katherine Byrne, state vice chairman, and candidates for state offices attended the outing, a tribute to Lieutenant Governor Rogers, who is a native of New London county. A clam bake was served at noon.
 The guest speaker was to be former Congressman James H. Mac Lafferty of California. Roraback, Miss Byrne and Congressman Rich ard P. Freeman were also scheduled to speak. Daniel M. Cronin, presi- dent of the club, acted as chairman.
 In his first address since his nom- nation, Rogers said:
 When the last democratic ad ministEation went out of office in January. 1915, the debt of the state was over $11,000,000, most of which was accumulated during the four years that party was in power. When a republican administration again took charge in Connecticut in 1915 they not only were faced with this indebtedness but their predeces- sors had made no provisions of any kind for liquidating it. Added to this was the fact that in each fiscal year under their administration they had spent more money than they collected.
 "The records will show what succeeding republican administra- tions did to establish the solvency of the state, and to keep it's expendi- lures we'll within it's income. To liquidate the indebtedness a sinking fund was immediately established, has been added to out of current in come until today there is in the fund an amount which will be more than
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
Indebtedness Increased Beyond Five Per Cent Limit in Defiance of 1921 Legislation Linn iting Borrowing on Grand List.
Mayor Quigley Forced to Consider One and One Half Mill Levy on Prop erty But Insists Tax Rate Will Not Be h. creased Next Year.
The issue of street fund notes in

The issue of street fund notes in the amount of $105,000, authorized by the common council at the Sep tember meeting as an emergency measure to provide funds with which to repair streets and furnish employment to men who would oth- e1wise be obliged to seek assistance from the public welfare department, has been judge illegal by firm of Boston, Mass, attorneys because of the limitations specified in the spe- cial act of the legislature in 1921. under which the issued was made.
 The notes were sold by the board of finance and taxation to the Sav- ings Bank of New Britain at four per cent, but the Boston attorneys who made the search of the city charter and other legal details pre- paratory to- issuing the certificate guaranteeing the citye financial ability to issue the notes, found that the issue would increase the city's net bonded indebtedness beyond the five per cent limit, and notified To- cal city officials to that effect.
 Decide On Special Tax 4
 Mayor Quigley and City Treasur- CT Curtis l.. Sheldon conferred at the mayors office today and concluded that the best solution of the prob lem created by the unexpected dis covery was to levy a special tax against next years grand list and borrow money at once in anticipa- tion of the tax. They explained that although general acts of the legis- lature passed since 1921 with ref erence to bond issues, permitted the use of the gross grand list of the city as the basis on which to esti- mate the bonded indebtedness, the 1921 act was specific in requiring that the net grand list be the basis in the particular authorization. The gross grand list is approximately S135,OO0,OOO, and the net is approx imately $117,0O0,000, the difference being represented by the value of taxable property such as churches, schools, state and federal owned property.
 Mayor Promises No Tax Increase
 q believe it will be necessary to levy a special tax of a mill and one-half against the grand list for
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
COMPLETES 30 YEARS
 AS LETTER CARRIER
Paul Heller Has Covered 75O,OOO Miles Afoot in
 That Period

Paul w. Heller, mail carrier, is today celebrating the fact that he has in effect just completed 30 com- plete trips around the world on foot, without ever leaving the country. He actually has been on the force 33 years, for 30 of which he was a regular.
 He joined the force September, 13, 1897, as a substitute carrier. For this job he received a year, plus whatever he earned while actively substituting.
 He managed to obtain enough substitute work to earn living. Oc- tober 1, 1900, he joined the force as a regular carrier and was assign ed to the district covering Maple street and intersections. For this job he received $50 month. Since that time he has seen that salary almost Quadrupled. For several years he has been on the West Main street route.
 In his 30 yeares as a regular mail
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
TEACHERS TURN DOWN
 2P. [. SALARY PLAN
Will Make Voluntary Con-
 tributi0ns to Fund l for Needy

Unanimous adoption of a plan whereby teachers in the New Brit ain public school system would make voluntary contributions to Mayor George A. Quigley's Christ mas fund rather than give two per cent of their salaries for September, October and November was voted at a meeting of the Teachers Council yesterday afternoon.
 Under the mayors plan 300 teachers would contribute approxi- mately $5,400 to his found which would be used for relief of needy families during the winter months. Many teachers expressed disapprov- al of the scheme which they claim ed destroyed the spirit of voluntary giving. At meeting Monday night two of the teachers openly express ed disapproval and throughout Ves- terday expressed dissatisfaction 10 their representatives on the Teach ers' council.
 That the teachers realized the need and suffering in this city and that they are strongly disposed to do what is> possible to help relieve the situation was expressed to the council representatives and a con- mittee from that organization in- cluded this information in a report and recommendation to the main body at yesterdays meeting.
 According to the recommendation contributions will be made through the principals office and the prin- cpals, as a group, will take action or the details of collections and the
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
FAMOUS MUSICAL SHOW STAR DEAD Jack DOnahue SuCCumbS in New
 York Apartment BLAME KIDNEY AILMENT
Veteran "Hoofer" of Many Hits Forced to Abandon Show Several Days AgO-Self Taught Entertain CT Great Worker.

New York, Oct. 1 PSJack Dona- hue. who danced his way from Bos- tons back alleys to big time musi- cal comedy stardom, died today at his home in Central Park west at the age of 3S.
 The feet which carried him through a quarter of a century to fame were crippled by kidney ailment which forced his retirement from his show, Sons O Guns" at Cincinnati last week, and he had come home last week, under orders to abandon his profession indefi- nitely.
 Lives But Five Days
 It came hard to a hoofer who had been behind footlights from the time he was IA years old, and he lived but five days from the time he stepped off a train here last Thursday, weak but still able to walk, and went to bed.
 His own penchant for hard work had more than little to do with his death. In addition to his work in Sons o'Guns" he operated a danc- ing school just off Broadway and did magazine writing which had begun to win him a reputation outside the theater. He had also entered. only a few months ago, the field of the sor of a play, Lost Sheep" which had fairly successful Broadway run and is now playing in Chicago.
 Hit Broadway in 1912
 It was IS years ago that Broad way first saw him in a melodrama called "The Woman Haters." Two years later the man who used to have them rolling in the aisles in vaudeville theaters was walking on in a small part in the Ziegfeld "Follies.'
 Stardon came to him there and his rapid-fire dialogue, punctuating the batter of his dance, was carried into two successive Ziegfeld shows. He was co-starred with Marilyn Miller in Sunny" and "Rosalie." HIS ldule was III lIle llSulS dlOIle when "Sons O Guns" opened last year.
 It was the pinnacle of success for the boy who had laid the founda- tions of his career in a buck-and- wing on the streets of Charlestown, not far from Boston. His first stage appearance, at the age of IA, was followed by a succession of vaude- vile tours before he entered the legitimate theater. It was in vau- deville too that he met and mar ried Alice Stewart, who survives with three small daughters.
 Never Took Dance Lesson
 Donahue, the big Irishman who never took a dancing lesson in his life, had been caled one of the
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
SHUTTERS TO OBSERVE
 GOLDEN WEDDING DAY
Kelsey Street Residents Married Half Century
 Ago Tomorrow

MT. and Mrs. John Sautter of 35 Kelsey street will observe the 50th anniversary of their wedding at their home on Thursday evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Sautter were mar ried in Greenfield, Mass, and have made their home in this city since that time.
 They have two children, Mrs. Aida E. Glasle of Adams street and Clarence E. Sautter of Kelsey street, and two grandchildren, Norma FL len Glasle and Robert John Sautter.
 Mrs. Mary D. Koonz of Walpole, Mass, will be a guest at the Saut- ter home on Thursday. Mrs. Koonz is sister of Mrs. Sautter.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
Dartmouth Freshmen Allowed
 To | gnore All But One of Rules

2.-No smoking on the streets or in public places.
 3.-No knickers or golf hose shall be worn.
 4.-Coats shall be worn at all times in public.
 5.-No fur coats shall be worn in Hanover.
 6.-No high school pins or insig- mia shalls be worn.
 The student governing body, in announcing it's decision, expressed the belief that these rules served no useful purpose and were in "direct opposition to the lines of freedom of thought and action along which the college is developing"
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01

Hanover, N. H., Oct. 1 (UP)- Life assumed rosier hue for Dart mouth freshmen today.
 With all forms of hazing recently eliminated, the Daily Dartmouth an nounced this morning that palaeopi- tus, the student governing body, had voted to abolish all but one of the freshman rules.
 First-year students must continue to wear the green skull cup with the big white button, but they need no longer conform to the following regulations:
 1.-Professors shall be saluted by tipping the hat.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
English Author Shot By Chinese;
 Long Center of Tiientsin Strife

turesque figure who has American connections by both descent and marriage, His grandmother was Sarah Hollis Putnam, grand daughter of General Israel Putnam of Revolutionary war fame, and in 1917 he married Mary Louise Par rott of San Francisco.
 His first notoriety came shortly after the siege of Peiping, then known as Picking, through publica- ton of a book called 'Indiscreet Letters From Peking.'t The book criticized diplomats and other off cials for their conduct during the trouble.
 From that time on he frequently was in the Orient and last June again came into the public eye after
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01

- Tientsin, China, Oct. 1 P)-Ber- tram LenoX Simpson, an English man also known as Putnam Weale, was shot last night by a group of Chinese who entered his house. He was taken to a hospital in a critical condition.
 A storm has revolved about Lenox Simpson for some time, as he was appointed commissioner of customs in the city when it was taken over by Yen Hsi-Shan. of the northern alliance now conducting a civil war, against the nationalist government.
 Lenox Simpson replaced Col. Hay ley Bell, also a British subject. His action formed the basis of a pro- test by the Chinese government to the British minister.
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
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Major Hoople Upset On Series Eve;
 Unable to Sample Pitchers Stuff

seems as an added attraction, Presi- dent Hoover, my old college .chum, IS to be here for the first game.
 Hallahan Disappoints Him
 Your correspondent is handicap ping the Cardinals as winners. I called on Gabby Street today (you probably will remember that your trusted correspondent was the nameless hero who tossed a ball
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
GROSS ID CARRY
 EIGHT TO CANAAN
Democratic Candidate to ''Beard
 ROrabaCk" in Own Den
PROMISES REAL BATTLE
Dean Says c. o. P. "Squints Both Ways" in Attitude on Prohibition Believes Speeches in Country Towns Will Help His Party.

New Haven, Oct. P1Prof~ bur L. Cross, democratic nominee for governor. back from a conference with John J. Rascob, national chair- man, today stated next week he will go to the Litchfield hills and beard the dragon of Canaan in his own bailiWick, He said he intended to carry his campaign into the towns of the state from now on, hav- ing found that his speech last Sat urday at Holland had struck a re- sponsive cord. as evidenced by a great volume of correspondence from those who either heard or read the speech, enjoyed it and approved it.
 Speakers Promised
 Mr. Cross, with National Commit teeman Archibald McNeil, discussed with MT. Raskob the question of having democratic speakers of na- tional distinction come into Connec- ticut for the remainder of the cam paign. A number of speakers were promised. MT. Cross said he would be pleased with this assistance. He was banking heavily, however, on local speakers because of their fa- miliarity with state conditions.
 Mir Cross said that in his address at East Hartford, tonight he would give his attention to the question of the present industrial depression, the prohibition matter and the political situation in the state.
 He said he would give a part of his time to discussion of the dragon
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
ATHLETICS

+-Batted for Grimes in 9th.
 Score by inning: SI. LOUIS LUZ JUL OUU"l Philadelphia. .... .01O 1O1 11X-5
 Two base hits: Frisch, Dykes, Ha- fey. Three base hits: Foxx, Haas. Home runs: Simmons, Cochrane. Sacrifice hits: Miller, Douthit, Adams. Struck out: By Grimes 6, by Grove 5.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
By Major Amos Home Run"
 HoODle.

HoOple.
 Philadelphia, Sept. 30-Egad. . This quaint labyrinthine metropolis was agog today with the advent of what l have so jovially labelled the blue ribbon classic of baseball.
 Not only is there a baseball cham pionship about to be decided with your favorite essayist on the spot to cover the happenings and relay the tidings to the waiting world, but, it
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01
LEAD PRICE REDUCED

New York, Oct. 1.-[Pl-The American Smelling & Refining con- pany reduced the price of lead from $50 to 5.35 cent a pound
New Britain herald., 1930-10-01

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Bertram Lenox Simpson is a pic
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Average Daily Circulation For ssst. wsss 37ss 7as''s 15,153
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-28
Persian Poet Laureate
Kent Reasonably Busy

Persia appears to be the only other
country which has maintained poet
laureate in recent years. Until Mu-
zaffer-ed-Dln abolished the post In
1896, the court of Teheran had for
centuries possessed poet laureate,
whose duties were far more onerous
than those of his British equivalent.
According to Narcisse Persln, who
spent some years In Persia at the be-
ginning Of the last century. court eti-
quet prescribed that whenever the
shah Travelled outside the capital his
suite should include a dwarf, giant,
a Jester, historlographer and the
poet laureate-these five being treated
on an equal footing among the lesser
ministrants to his majesty's pleasure
and diversion.
The historiographer had to record
for the benefit of posterity all the do
ings and sayings of his master, and
the laureate was called upon to cele-
brate large proportion Of these in
verse. NJ. Persin highly approved Of
the custom, which he found rlgidly
followed, "for the shah, knowing that
many Of his utterances and deeds
would be crystalized in an ode, felt
bound on these royal progresses to
speak and behave Observation-Disclosures
chester (England) Guardian.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-28
Pygmy Tribes of High
Order of Intelligence

The pygmies of Africa are friendly,
clean, intelligent and, in medical mat
tiers, wise beyond the wisdom of white
men.
I saw one pigmy tribe perform a
trepanning operation that was one Of
the most remarkable things l have
seen on my travels. The operation
was performed on child. They used
no anesthetic, of course. For sur
gical instrument they used a sharp
arrow head, with which they pune
tured the child's skull, using stone
to drive in the arrow head. The child
screamed Justify, Of course, but the
operation was successful and the pa
tient recovered.
The pygmies also know remedy
for leprosy, but they are willy enough
not to reveal their medicine to the
white men. White men, therefore,
have been unable to learn whether
the medicine they use is a permanent
cure or only check. Whatever it is,
however, it will be valuable to science
when scientists can induce the pyg-
mics to reveal it.
Occasionally now the pygmies inter
marry with the normal-sized natives,
and it is not unusual to see a short.
little black man going through the
jungle with a wife towering over him,
who lifts him over the jungle under
growth as though he were her child.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-11-28
Odd Methods Employed
10 Bring Needed Rain

Examples of what Is known as SYM
pathetic magic to bring about rain are
recorded by Sir james J. Frazer. In
village of Russia, three men used to
climb up the hr trees Of sacred
grove. One beat kettle with II ham
mer to initiate thunder. the second
beat two fire-brands together to Imi-
tate lightning, and the third, who was
the ralnmaker, sprlnkled water from
a vessel with a bunch OF twigs.
In the Caucasus. says Frazer. there
is ceremony observed in times Of
drought called "plowing the rain," In
which girls yoke themselves to pillow
and drag 1t through a river against
the stream. Sometimes manageable
girls are yoked In couples with an OK
yoke on their shoulders, holy man
holds the reins. and they wade through
rivers and marshes. praying. scream
ing and laughing. In some parts Of
india naked women drag pillow across
a field at night, and In Transylyania
girls strip themselves. and, led by an
older woman, steal a harrow and take
1t to a brook. where they sill upon 1t,
keeping a tiny flame burning on each
corner.