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New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

votes on the amendments of the senate.
 The tariff controversy flared out on the senate floor late yesterday with Brookhart of Iowa, terming Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, the republican leader, the water boy for this Wall street committee which calls itself the re- publican national committee"
 He assailed Tilson for a statement issued several days ago in which the house leader said the supporters Of the export dcbenture plan were inconsistent"
 1o Refuse to be Ruled'
 The loWan went on to say that the IS republicans who voted for the debenture scheme had 'rcfused to be ruled by Wall street. and added that many republicans would not be reelected if they followed the ad- vice. of the partys national com mittee.
 Informed Of Rrookhart's speech, Tilson observed that he would rather be a water boy than nothing
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
ARTIFICIAL FEVER ]. ID CURE SICKNESS
 ?
Scientists Discover Method Of Raising Blood Warmth

Boston, April 1a UPl-The pos a sibility of treating certain diseases by bringing about an artificial fever , in tho human body was discussed . here yesterday by two research eH- q perts who have made extensive eX- B periments on the subject. Charles NJ. Carpenter and Albert
 R, Page of the General Electric company revealed their findings be- fore the joint meeting of the New
 England Physical Therapy society . and the American Physical Therapy ! association.
 The scientists pointed out in their . paper that heat had been used throughout the history of medicine " for alleviatjng disease. Recent 1nres- tigations, they said, have disclosed . that in certain diseases fever IS a D favorable instead of an unfaNorabic } symptom because it tends to Kill
 germs. From that they reasoned, II
 would be valuable 10 devise a means " Of creating ltNtilSl IpilulL ipil FiA''t could be increased or decreased as |. they willed.
 + So they turned 10 electricity and perfected equipment that works on :. the same principle as short wave |. radio transmitter. The new system, B according 10 Carpenter and Page
 possesses many advantages over the ' former methods of inducing fever by - hot baths, exposure Of the body 10 s artifcially heated atmosphere or ln- : lection into the blood stream ot a : protein.
 ~ The idea first occurred to the mon g when they noticed that research eA- :, perts working close to vacuum tube .- oscillators underwent an increase Tn r blood temperature. That led to the '' perfection of their heating ma :. chine" d short wave radio trans @ hitter in which the energy is con ~ centrated between two condenser
 plates instead of directed from an e aerial
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
20 In Sailors Dance
 At Trade School Show

One of the feature numbers III All Aboard' the big musical com- cdy which will be presented Fridas evening, April 25, at the High school auditorium under the aus, pices of the New Britain State Trade school will be the sailors dance. Twenty young men and Wo- men from the State Trade schoo! and the Senior High school will participate in this number and il promises to be one of the features of the production.
 The following will participates:
 Affhild Larson, Anna Meskoslly Olga Bltow. Alic Gingras, Lcanore Barrett, Marion Hartigan. Mildred Stankeyich, Helen krystNnski Sophie Shevchuk, Helen Clebowitz Doris klett, Mildred Gisavage.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
GRAND THEATER, HARTFORD

When the James Thatcher dra- matic stock players open at the Grand theater in Hartford Monday night shey should be playing to a packed house. The advance sale of tickets has exceeded the fondest ex- pcctations and standing room will be at premium when "The Bachelor Father" the opening attraction, has is premiere in the capital city. As those who follow stage&and and it's activities know, "The Bachelor Fa- thcr" is one of David Belasco's out standing smashes, a rare comedy with just enough spice to find uni
 versal favor. The story concerns a
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
MORE THAN 100 DIE
 AS CHURCH IGN|TES
Two Priests and Entire Choir
 Among Known Victims

Bucharest, Rumania, April 19 UP)-More than one-tenth of the entire population of the little village of Costeshti died in agony when the church in which they had gathered for Good Friday services last night became a blazing furnace.
 Trapped within the blazing edi- fee, and with the sole means of es- cape blocked by the panic stricken worshipers, more than, 100 bodies were somewhere within the black cned walls of the church today.
 Of twenty members of the village choir, all are known to have perish cd, and the two priests officiating at the final ceremonies of the day also were among the victims.
 Many of the survivors became temparily insane from the horror, and were in hospitals today, while 40 more. seriously injured or burned are on the casualty list.
 Throughout the night rescue workers dug through the ruins, bringing many bodies and still-liv- | Ing DuI unCOnStlOuS lol Ills lio1l lIlS smouldering debris
 Eyewitnesses agree that the great i loss of life, somewhere between 100 | and 150, was due to the fact that | there was but one main door to the 1 church, opening inward. The great press of the panic stricken congre- gations against the door trapped the entire body of worshipers within 1 the church.
 A majority of the victims were women and children.
 The church was overcroVded, for in addition to residents of Costesh- ii. crowds of villagers from foul nearby towns had joined in the Good Friday observance.
 According to one report, the blaze started in a wreath of artificia flowers, which was ignited from z falling candle.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
aimed in the first chapter of u
 Bless Nearby Homes


 Bless Nearby Homes
 Soon after the pcalings of the bells the parish priests and their curates, not attending the masses, sallied forth for the blessing of homes and offices. Each cleric was accompanied by an altar boy. Hardly a room in ali of Rome was left unsprinkled with holy water. In each case the priest recitcd the prayer calling upon God to send an angel from heaven, Ito guard, cher ish. protect. visit and defend all that are assembled in this place."
 The duty of blessing the rooms of the Chigi palace. which houses the Italian foreign office fell upon the Scryite order clergy of Santa Maria in Via, titular church of Cardinal Hayes. archbishop of New York Representatives of Foreign Minister Gfandi met them at the threshold of the historic structure! and con- ducted them through the vast build 1 ing.
 In return for this bcnediction oi ! their homes. the Romans put smal cash contributions in the little ! leather sack carried by the altar l boy. or into the SOly water vessc 1 itself. to go toward the 'GooG works" of tho parishes, and for the poor. In many houses the families ! arranged tho food for Easter Sun day ,dinner in their dining rooms i' ordSr that tho priest might bless ] their first post-lenten rcpast.
 Service Colorful
 | Extremely colorful was the service 1 in the Church Of St. lgnatius, where | the sacrament was enthroncd on q | brilliantly lighted altar with more than 500 candles about it. This 1 initiated that parish's observance oi rthe forty hours devotion, to com memorate thc time the soul of Christ l is supposed to have remained part ed frorl the body buried in sepul- chrc. Another impressive service was at the Gesu, mother church of the | Jesuits. where the students of the | German college rendered in Grcgor- ian chant the famous mass Of the composer Stehle.
 In the Vatican City the mornings rites were marked by the blessing of the pope's own paschal candle largest, of those brought out today It was eight feet high and thrct inches in diameter. This ceremony | occurred in St. Peters portico, ir front of the famous bronze doors imme ediatcly after Papal Secretar. of State Cardinal Pacelli had lit tho Easter fire with twigs. At the con
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

and added that the Iowan's state
 mcnts deserved mo further reply
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

inaugural guests. will here have an unusual opportunity extended to them,
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
TRACHTENBERG
HEARING SET

Aaron Trachtenberg, rs, Of the
200 block Massachusetts, Ave. N.
W.. will be given hearing Mon
day before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage
on charges of passing counter
felt $40 bills.
The hearing win be held to
determine if Trachtenberg shall
be returned to Baltimore, where
the bogus money charge against
him is pending. He is now free
on $1,000 bond.
Trachtenberg broke into the
news short time ago when he
was arrested following a fight in
which Traffic Policeman v. v.
Vaughn received a blow on the
head which for a time was thought
to have fractured his skull.
Vaughn said that he was putting
a parking ticket on Tractenberg'S
automobile when Trachtenberg
and William Osborne, soa-ir-law
of the Gypsy King" interfered.
In the ensuing scuffle, Vaughn
said, he was struck and Osborne
was shot.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
RAZING POWER
ASKEDEORD D. c.

Recommendation was made
yesterday to the District Com
missioners that legislation be
amended to give the District al.
,thority to raze buildings con-
demned as insanitary and di-
lapidated, in the annual report
of the Board for Condemnation
Of Insanitary Buildings.
The report stated that the law
now permits property owners to
compel. the District to pay for
dilapidated buildings, and pointed
out that the Corporation Counsel
has drafted an amendment which
will broaden the powers of the
District and permit the board to
work more xpeditiously.
The report stated that $50
buildings were condemned during
the last fiscal year, IS of which
we're alley dwellings, and 205 of
the condemned structures were
razed, while 12O were improved.
The reports was signed by Mai.
D. "A. Dawson, assistant engineer
commissioner; DR.. William C.
Fowler, health officer; A. s. J..
Atkinson, inspector, and Col.
John w. Oehmann, building in
Spector.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
SEZ- z WAYS

Runor has it that Gene
Vidal and Paul Collins are al
ready seeking new worlds to
conquer. and while we usually
discount all rurnors, this one
seems to carry more than
modicum of truth. two, three
weeks ago, Pat Taft took q
trip through. the South and we
learned that he was just look
ing around 1T turns out that
both Paul and Gene have re-
Gently covered the same terri
tory and that they were partic-
ullarly interested in Richmond
:. what's it mean, boys, are
you going to extend operations
to Richmond and points South
with hourly plane service?...
we hope so and are pulling for
you.
Yesterday. Washington-Hoo
Airport got a real thrill in CIV
ing a lifetime resident of this
city his first airplane ride.
Charles s. Lehman received a
trip over Washington for his
Seventy-ninth birthday gift from
his daughter -. Howard Behr
gave him a good ride, we are
told, and MIR. Lehman is now
flying addict. E. T. Elmure
pulled out for Camden with his
StinSon junior, yesterday. &C.
j. Cfappell dropped in from
Quantico in an O-2-U. /. Waldo
Waterman came up from Lang
ley with a plane of his own
design, the Waterman Special
:, Jack Wynne, manager Of
this field, left for New York in
the first Of the Ludington ships
yesterday on airport business
:. he'll be back today.
Eight time builders were
made at the Naval Air Station
yesterday and five routine tests
lieutenant Bows headed for
Hampton Roads with IL pas
sengers in one of the PMS.
Lieutenant Commander Nichol.
son and Lieutenant McCart
took off for Hartford with an
O-2.U. .Lieutena Mt Baylor
brought Lieutenant kaufman
UP from Quantico and soloed
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
SCREEN
E0|[SP0L|CE

A fiye-rnile chase in which
Eleventh precinct police and boot
leggers exchanged a number of
shots and a smoke screen was
freely used resulted In the
fugi5ives making their escape in
a heavy cloud of acrid smoke.
Policeman Sheldon Mckee was
touring in the precinct auto
mobile when he noticed a large
sedan, with three colored men
on the front seat and the rear
of the car piled high with cases
of liquor speed down Benning
Road near. Bowen Hill.
Mckee gave chase and was met
by q cloud of smoke and nearing
Fifteenth and H Streets North
west, opened fire. A man in, the
speeding car leaned over the side
and fired once, the bullet just
missing a tire when it went
through a fender One man in
the rum car fell out, but
scrambled to. his feet and ran
down a side street
When the rum car reached
Second and F Streets Northeast
an unusually heavy cloud of
smoke was turned loose and the
policeman lost his quarry.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
CAR HURTS KILL
MRS. TIER

Mrs. Nellie r. Potter. wife Of
George E. Potter, president of Ru-
dolph & West, hardware mer-
chants, died early today at her
home in the 27OO block Thirty
sixth Pl. N. w.
She suffered a broken knee cap
and other injuries in an automo-
bile collision here July IA, and
had been confined to her home
since.
Born in Washington 43 years
ago, she was the daughter of the
late James NJ. and Ella Holland.
She was married 20 years ago. Be
sides her husband she is survived
by a son, George e. Potter, jr.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted at Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, at 8:15 a. m. Thursday.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Y.W.C.A. Board Picks
3 NeuU Directors

Three washington Women# VIII
actively aid the work of the
Young Women'S Christian lAsso,
citation here during the coming
winter as the result Of the action
Of the board Of directors. Ss
Miss Elizabeth Haney was
chosen to fill the unexpired
term of Miss Helen Hudson,
former world fellowship chair
man of the board, who has gone
to make her home In New Bed
ford, Mass Miss Haney viii
serve as chairman Of the Busi-
ness and Professional Wolnen's
Department Of the x. w. CA.
Mrs. Fred E.. Wright will re-
place Mrs. Edmund Platt, who
has left the city for New York.
Mrs. Thomas vs. Phillips, af
ready q board member, has ae-
cepted the Craftsmanship Of the
industrial department.
The board also completed. AZ
rangements for the annual fall
Setting-up conference which opens
this week at Kanp Kahlert. Nd.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
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The Washington times., 1930-09-23
UTILITY Group
MAY ADJUST
CAB ZONES
Flat Charge Taxis Present
Most Difficult Of Problems;
Gas Rate Rise Discussed

The Districts muddled taxicab
situation and the application Of
the Washington Gas Light Com
pany for a revision and reduction
Of rates were briefly discussed at
yesterday afternoons meeting Of
the Public Utilities Commission,
but no decision was reached in
either case.
The commission, it is believed,
first will act upon the taxicab
question. Public hearing into the
situation several weeks ago re-
vealed to the commission that
the cab industry was in a
chaotic state and that the princi-
pal avenue of "cut throat" compe.
tition among the various cab
companies was the flat-rate zone
system.
Zones May BE Fixed
Testimony showed that there
are no standard boundaries Of
zones among the companies.
A group Of maps was prepared
by the commission engineer out
lining proposed flat-rate Zones.
The commission, 1t is believed,
will fix boundaries in the various
zones to relieve the situation.
Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chair
man of the commission, stated
that a study Of various phases
involved in the gas 7company's
case was being made by the CON-
mission and additional time is
necessary to reach conclusions.
Small Users Hit
The commission has heard
objections to the company's petit
tion on the ground that the
schedule of rates will mean in
creased gas bills for $4,000 small
consumers.
Objection also has been made
to the proposed 75-cellt minimum
rate, which the company proposes
to charge the small consumers.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
HEARING.
IS EXPECTED

Hearing Of pleas in abatement
to, the various indictments against
officials of the F. H. Smith Com
pany will be heard in District
Supreme Court tomorrow, it was
announced late yesterday.
This action, which is a move to
expedite the hearing of the Smith
case. followed close upon an an
nouncement by the Department
of Justice that it would seek to
have the case brought to trial on
October 8.
Another plea in abatement was
filed yesterday. Defense attor-
neys declared the indictments
against four officials of the Smith
company we're invalid because url-
authorized persons were in the
Grand Jury room. The United
States Attorneys official will at
tack the plea on the ground that
it is unreasonable" !" having been
filed more than four months after
the return Of the indictment.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23

back in his Vought. .Lieuten-
ant Commander Bagusch went
to Philadelphia and back with
a land fighter. Ensign Gior.
loft, in a trainer, made for
Valley Stream with a passenger
/. !. Lieutenant Phil and Chief
Aviation Pilot Wallace, each
using a Corsair. arrived from
Hampton Roads Lieutenant
Jeter, in q two-seater land
fighter, carried passenger to
Charleston.
General Foulois and Major
Kilner started things yesterday
at Boiling Field by taking off
for the West Coast. Each car
,ried a passenger. The general
used his XBT-2 and the major
an O-25. This is to be an in
spection tour and stops viii be
made at most Of the Army
airports en- route. Captain
Beveridge went to Mitchell and
back, flying q pursuit plane.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
u. s.. Starts Glass
10 End 9 Ounce CGp''

The Federal Office Of Educa.
tion has acted to rid the school
room of the figurAtive Ounce
cap" Some schools in remote
rural sections are said still to use
the paSteboard cone-shaped hats
to impress upon the wearers they
are careless with their lessons or
are dumb"
Elsie II. Martens, Of California.
has charge Of. the offices special
department that will prepare a
special training course for chill.
dreil who are mentally deficient
or backward. This course will
be offered to. the local school
authorities.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Prizes for Essays
aOn Negro Problem

To stimulate understanding Of
labor problems and particularly
of those, which offset negroes, the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will
award : annually the Nellie M.
Quander prize Of 800 for the
best essay on the subject: Negro
Labor-Present Day Problems"
The contest will be open to I'm
dergraduates who are. enrolled in
an institution Of learning. author
lied to award the degree of A. B.
or b. S. ALI essays must be in
the hands of the committee not
later than November IS and
should be mailed to Nellie M.
Quander. Alpha Kappa Alpha Es-
say Contest, 10l4 Columbia Rd.
NJ !" -
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
Wife Says Husband
Prefers Her ROOnIe1'

Declaring that her husband be-
came so infatuated with a roomer
in their home that he neglected
her. Mrs. Julia D. Stewart, 1900
block Eleventh st. N. W., today
petitioned the District Supreme
Court to compel her husband to
pay her maintenance.
Mrs. Stewart said that her
husband, Robert L. Stewart,
whom she declares to be an en-
ploye in the United States
Treasury, deserted her July l, and
since that time has contributed
only $50 to her support. She
says that she is unable to work
at the present time.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
BRIDGE! !!
PROPOSALS.
GET STUDY
Engineer Of District Reports
D. C. Spans Now Obsolete
and Major Arteries Needed

i : sa..sfa
study Of q program for con
struction and repair OF highways
and bridges involving q total
expenditure of S20. .502 $50, and
extending over q period Of ~
years, win be undertaken today
by the District Commissioners.
Capt. Herbert C. Whitehurst,
District highway engineer. drew
up the program and yesterday
submitted it to the city heads
for their approval. with the foi
lowing recommendation:
aThe advantages 10 be So
cured from an adopted but
flexible program Of public fn
provement are quite apparent
The program will allow the de
partment to plan and execute
continuous and systematic I'M
prOvementS over q period Of
years; IL win permit execution
of large projects over q period
Of several seasons I'm the proper
and logical sequence, including
acquisition Of right away. u
win prevent duplication and
undOing or prior work.
The highway engineer also
pointed out that the program
would aid utilities companies and
permit them to draw up plans lid
accord with the highway Inn.
provements. He stated that the
necessity Of development Of the
Capitals major highways could
not be stressed too strongly and
that the bridge situation demands
q progressive replacement pf0
gram, since many Of the bridges
have outlived their period Of use
fulneSS.
Plans Are Specific Ns
The program calls for experdifae
$24, ,170,850 on specific highway
projects over a period Of 10s dsca.
years.
Additional proposed highway i'm
provementS beyond the five-yeaI
period call for expenditures Of
Sc. .332, 900.
Bridges Obsolete ~
Among the features Of tlat
bridge program are the replahe
ment of the Calvert Street Bird
and the elimination of the few te
manning railroad grade crossing:
in the District by the construction
of bridges and underpasSeS. -
The highway program. anlonG
other projects, calls for the extet
sion Of New York Avenue from
Florida Avenue Northeast %
BladenSburg Road, to give the
Capital q direct route CONNECTING
the downtown sector of the city
with that section of nearby Mary.
land.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23

ALL PLANS for the Army Show at Washington Bar
racks beginning September 25, set and the epic
Of the covered-wagon days, "Perils of the Plains is
completing its rehearsal periods. But getting ready has
been job and the workers have cultivated appreciable
appetites Mrs Surnmera wife of the Chief f-of-Staff
The Washington times., 1930-09-23
DC. Poor to Be Aided
RU RuIrsnange Sale

Tau Beta Phi Sorority viii hold
a rurnmage sale October 3 and 4
for the benefit of the. poor and un.
employed 5of the city.
Anyone who has old jewelry,
shoes, hose, or clothing Of any
kind to donate should get in
touch with Mrs. G. G, NeuhauS,
It's Tuckerman st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1930-09-23

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