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Marine Corps Notes

Maj Gen. Wendell c. Neville, COM
mandant of the corps, was at the de-
partment last Monday for the purpose
of sitting with the staff selection board,
OF which he is a member. Gen. Neville
has been at the Naval Hospital since
March as a patient and it is expected
that having vastly improved physically
he may be granted sick leave, after
which he will have returned to perma-
nent duty status.
Col. Frank E. Evans, who until re-
Gently commanded the Gendarmerie
d. Haiti, and who now is on leave status.
Is to be detailed to duty in this city at
the department, when he reports from
leave.
Brig. Gen. John H. Russell American
high commissioner to Haiti, has ar
rived in Washington and is stopping at
the Powhatan Hotel with Mrs Russell.
Col Presley M. Rixey, who is an in
structor at the Naval War College, New
port, r. l., will return to his duties be-
ginning with the new term after q short
stay in this city.
Coils. Theodore E. Backstrom, George
G. Reid and Lieut.. Col William M.
Small will be placed on the retired list
of commissioned officers Nof the corps
on June 30, September l, 1880, and
December 1, 1880, respectively.
rlISG Lieut.. george L.. dOlleCC, nereto-
fore on duty in the Office of the Judge
Advocate General Navy Department,
this city, is under orders to proceed to
Nicaragua for duty with the I'd Brigade
of Marines, now serving in that country
Capt. Lee w. Wright has been de-
tailed as an assistant paymaster, eff
fective July l.
Capt. Frederick Israel has been
ordered to be placed upon the retired
list of commissioned officers, effective
October /.
Capt. Harry A. Ellsworth, A. @. NJ,
Is to be relieved from such additional
@. NJ. duty, effective June 20.
Maj. Thomas E. Thrasher, hereto
| fore ordered to duty at Quantico, has
been ordered to corps headquarters,
this city, instead
First Lieut.. Richard NJ. Cults, jr
who has been temporarily attached to
the barracks in the Navy Yard, this
city, was ordered to sea duty aboard
the U. S. S. Chester last Wednesday.
Capt. Earl M. Spencer, A. @. M, on
duty in the Property and Accounting
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men for the coming year were appoint
ed as follows: Membership, Mrs. B. w.
Htlbreth; juvenile protective, Mrs. w. F.
Studdiford; assistants, Mrs. Kenneth I.
Pierce, Mrs r. A. Spiker; health, Mrs.
G. H. Dewitt: student aid. Mrs. E. L.
McAleer; legislation, Mrs. r. A. Spiker;
publicity, Mrs. j. A. Sheepe; program,
Mrs. H. LEIGH and Miss S. B. Holland;
delegates to Public School Association,
Mrs. E. G. Swami, Mrs. H. LEIGH; dele
gates to the District of Columbia Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers, Mrs. j.
H. Bilbrey, chairman; Mrs. <. w
Rounds, Mrs. w. 5. Heath Mrs. r. A.
Spiker. Mrs. c. H. Dewitt, Mrs. Ken
meth I. Pierce. Mrs. N. T. OConnell,
Mrs. Richard Jolly; child welfare, Mrs.
Benjamin Segal; ways and means, Mrs.
S. K. Kapalear: Summer roundup,
Mrs. r. Jolly: refreshments, Mrs. Ken
meth I. Pierce.
Mrs. Kenneth l. Pierce was appoint
ed chairman of a luncheon to be given
in honor of the teachers and the retiH-
ing officers. Mrs. j. H. Rilbrey, preSi-
dent, and Mrs. T. L. Tinsley, secretary.
Jackson.
The Jackson Association was the
guest of the Jackson School pupils Fri
day afternoon. The children enter
tanned with a historical pageant, pre-
sented In Montrose Park.
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Division Corps headquarters, this city.
will be on leave status from July / to
August is.
sergt. Maj Ollie M. shriver, retired,
on duty with the National Rife Asso-
citation, is to go to Sea Girt in con-
nection with the matches July to 5.
Second Lieut. Jaime Sabater, hereto
fore ordered to duty at the Marine
Barracks, Naval Academy, has had
such orders revoked and is to go to
duty in Nicaragua.
Maj. Robert w. Voeth at present on
duty in the office of the chief CO.
ordinator, Washington, D. c., is to be
detached June 81 and will later pro-
ceed to Haiti, where he will be as
signed to duty with the Garde d. Haiti
Maj. Henry l.. Larsen, heretofore at
tached to corps headquarters, will be
detached tomorrow and is to proceed
to Nicaragua for assignment to duty
with the I'd Brigade of Marines
Maj. Miles r. Thacher, heretofore
ordered to the Paris Island post, has
been ordered to report to corps head
quarters instead. ,
Capt. Harry w. Gamble reported at
corps headquarters for assignment dur
ing the past week, he heretofore having
been stationed at Quantico.
Capt. Joseph C. Ward, heretofore
stationed at Quantico, has been order
ed to recruiting duty at Charlotte, N. C.
Capt. Franklin T. Steele, now on
duty with the Garde d. Haiti, has been
ordered to Quantico, Va.
First Lieut.. Theodore A. Holdahl Of
Quantico has been ordered to duty with
the I'd Brigade of Marines, now serv-
ing in Nicaragua.
Second Lieut. Floyd A. Stephenson,
also attached to the Quantico station,
has likewise been ordered to duty in
Nicaragua.
Maj. Clarence E. Nutting has been
detailed as an assistant adjutant and
inspector, such temporary detail to be-
come effective as of June 10, 1880.
Lieut.. Col. Calvin B. Matthews,
heretofore on duty at corps headquar-
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ters in charge Of the detail ONCE, will
be detached therefrom tomorrow to
duty in Nicaragua with the Nicaraglan
National Guard Detachment
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WOUNDED MAN FOUND

Charles Seawell, Gloucester, Va,
Believed Would-be Assassin Victim
GLOUCESTER, Va, June IL (R.-
Believed by authorities to have been
shot by would-be assassin Wednesday
night, Charles T. Ssawell, IS, was found
unconscious yesterday in his home near
here.
His condition last night was said to
be critical.
Seawell, member Of prominent Vir-
ginia family, lived alone.
His face, head and chest were pep
pered with birdshot, authorities said.
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CHILD KILLED IN FALL
OF WALK OVER HOLE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ELMIRA, N. Y, June 14-Collapse
of a temporary wooden walk along a
deep excavation at Elmiras busiest cor
ner late yesterday hurled child to its
death, probably fatally injured two
women and seriously hurt 18 other per-
sons. They we're buried under steel gir-
ders, concrete, earth and heavy timbers.
1t took more than an hour to dig some
of them out.
Emma Smolka, II, was killed Mrs.
Ella j. Warner and Mrs. F. w. Corey
were not expected to live. All were
from Elmira.
The walk of heavy timbers, was bear
ing the weight of a pile of steel girders
to be used in the construction of the
building and was crowded with workers
at the evening rush hour. The excava-
ton was reported to have reached under
it along most of its length. This was
the general explanation of its collapse.
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RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Hotel New Belmont

ON BOARDWALK AT OCEAN AVENUE
~ 205 feet on Ocean 'front.' Atlantic City,s
Newest Beacn Front Hotel 100 rooms with
bath and telephones. European plan. Bath
ing privileges from bedrooms. Garage.
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The board of managers met Tuesday
At pm. in the Burlington Hotel fol-
lowing a luncheon at IL o'clock.
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The final monthly conference OF the
District of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers will be held in Rock
Creek Park June "a.
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TrueSdeH,

A special meeting of the executive
board of the Truesdell Association was
held June at 3 pm. The president,
Mrs. N. T. OConnell, presided. Chair
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All material for this column must
be in the State Office, Room I0l,
Burlington Hotel. by the Wednesday
preceding the Sunday on which
publication is desired.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
FRANCE STARTS ON REP AIRING DAMAGE
Loss Of Lie Expected to Pass
 300, Experts Say

Toulouse, France. March Pl-. The people of the stricken French flood regions are rapidly going abou; the task of repairing damage wrought by the overflow of the Garonno and it's tributaries.
 At Montauban, where 10000 out of 2S,000 inhabitants arc without shelter, housing was the first prob lem faced by municipal authorities. who made a rapid survey of dam aged houses in the town. Those capable of repair were taken in hand at once by contractors.
 No Gas For Months
 By almost supcrhuman efforts the electrical power plant again was put into commission but it will be two months before the gas plant will be available. Then there is no drinking water from the usual sources. Dctachmcnts of military engineers from Perpignan and Yer Saillcs arc on their way to aid in the work of rehabilitation.
 ! ' l if now appears, will run well over the previous high estimates of 500, with Moissac. where 150 perishcd the hardest hit of all the towns Property damage will aggregate many millions of dollars. Thous- ands are homeless where a week ago was one of the happicst, health lest sections of southern sunny France.
 At Nillemur on the Agout river rescue workers with provisions haL to dctour nearly twenty miles to get from one part of the city on tn. right bank of the Agout river tc another part on the left bank. since not only the big bridge there but also the bridges at Magdclainc, Ley. rae and MircpoiX were swept away
 Loss Light in Yarn
 If in the department of the TarJ the loss of life was lieht-thcrt were only four dead thcre-damag to property was immense. Half tn, department. notably the regions o LaVour. Castres and Mazamct. wa: covered with water. Weaving anC spinning mills and leather and otheI factories were swept away and tn, power plants along the river wcrl disabled.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
MOTHER WILL SUE
 STATE OVER SON
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lawyer said he intends to check up the woman's story that her son was beaten by the superintendent until he was unconscious. Kennedy has already declared his intention of asking $30,00O damages from the state in the death of Robert Fraser, lG-ycars- Wethersficld boy, who died three years ago in the Meridcu hospital.
 Included in a score of witnesses examined yesterday by the gover- nors special commission were in mates of the school between the ages of l 0 and 16 who claimed they had been beaten for minor infrac- lions of the rules of the school. Scv- cral of the boys, it is reported. ap- peared reluctant to give details of the treatment given them because they found the presence of the su- pcrintcndCnt disconccrting. Boyd sat with the commission during the examinations.
 Details Arc Withheld
 Details of the days hearing were withheld from the public but news papcrmcn questioned witnesses as they left the school. A West Hart ford woman, great-aunt of a 14- years old boy confined to the school. said he had often been beaten, once by Superintendent Boyd himself
 A Bridgeport man, a former in mate, said he was frequently whip ped by Leon B. Staples, one of the three supervisors who has been charged with incompetence. He also said he saw boys compelled to stanl mp for hours after hard days work as punishment. Another for mer inmate, now in a state hospital, said he was beaten about 60 times during his five year term.
 This morning the commission eX- amined former Merideh school boys in the Cheshire reformatory. This afternoon they returned to Meriden.
 The board of trustees of the school also had a meeting sched- uled for this morning.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
YALE NEWS WILL
 PROBE DRINK|NG
Questionnaires to Be Distributed Among Students Next Week

New Haven. March s (UP)-Thc will be investigated by the Yale Daily News, according to an an- nouncement today by William A. Lydgatc of Schenectady, N. Y, chairman.
 Facts rather than opinion will be sought chiefly, according to Lydgate.
 The announcement was made in the News today as follows:
 An independent investigation of prohibition in the university is be- ing planned by tho News. During the first part of next week question naires will be distributed throughout college and freshman entries and in Sheffield Scientific School.
 The primary purpose will be to determine the extent of drinking in the university, although opinion on the 18th amendment also will be sounded out. No signatures will be required"
 The liquor question has been dis cusscd with renewed carnestness here after a charge to the congress sional prohibition Investigating con- mittee by a former Yale student that free drinking was observed at proms. Social leaders admitted there was considerable imbibing but said it was done in a more restrained and gcntlcmanly manner" than ever be- fore.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
Big Brother Leader
 To Address KiWanis

X. IT. Fahringer, executive sccrc- tary of the Big Brother orCanizato Scranton, Pa. will he the speaker at the meeting Of the Lions club next Tuesday.
 Mr, FahrinGer has had 1o years experience in boys work. He has addressed many service clubs and other groups in the country. He founded and directed camp for under privileged boys. He was sec ond choice for the annual service medal. presented by the Scranton kiWanis club 10 the person who has rendered outstanding service to his community. He was chairman of the program committee Of the interna- tional boys work conference that met in Toronto. Canada, last year.
 The Big Brother organization which ho directs in Scranton is held aS one Of the outstanding organiza- tons in the country.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
PARAMOUNT SHUBERT
 WARNER IN MERGER
Huge Combine Being Discussed Be tween Legitimate and Tall>ic
 Interests iH Chicago

Chicago, March (UP)-A $S65,- 000,000 merger of Paramount Pic lures. Warner Brothers and Shubert theaters in under discussion, it was learned today with the arrival of J. J. Shub1rt, theatrical impresario, who was reported "cady to play all important pat in tFc negotiations
 A system whereby stars would divide time between the legitimate stage and the talking movie studios was seen as a probable outcome Of such a combine.
 Paramount and Warner Brothers together control 7S motion picture houses. The Shubert interests own 102 legitimate theaters and book productions in many others.
 The Paramount Warner Brothers merger has been under discussion for some time but the inclusion of the Shubert theaters is a new de- vclopment. The Paramount Cor poration is listed as q $170,000.000 firm, Warner Brothers at $167, 900 and the Shubcrt company at $27,0O0,000.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08

Past masters of the lodge will oc- cupy the offices, as follows: Wor- shipful master, Louis M. Dyson. S. w., G. F. Norton; J. w., F. H. Dohrenwend; treasurer, B. r. Elliott; secretary, c. P. WainWright; S. D., w. A. Leonard; J. D., F. H. An drcws: chaplain, W. H. Crowell; marshal. W. J. Munson: $. S. F. R. Fox; J. S., E. E. Dyson; tiler, W. H. Horsfall; organist, F. C. Epplcr; charge and history. James Healy; working tools, John W. Lockett; first R.. George H. Boyer: second R.. W. J. Rawlings; third R., Christian Bodmer; S. r. M.. G. W. Mitchell; W, F. M., H. J. Foster; captain, F. A. Goddard; chimes, W. G. Gikncy.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
City Items

Bassford & Co.,, a holding cor poration. without stock, has been organized to deal in the securities of the Standard Financial corpora ton. Walter Bassford, secretary and treasurer of the Commercial Trust Co.,, is president of the new con- pany.
 Councimen George A. Molander and William WillametZ have not an- nounced whether they will sseek election in the fourth ward. Politi- cal rumors contect the names Of Frank Narcum, John A. Larson and John Mikalausllas with possible candidacy for council berths.
 lsadore BerkoWitz of 53 Lyons street, proprietor of the Arcade Studio, left yesterday for six weeks trip to California.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
Hit-Run Victims Body
 Discovered in Field

Warehouse Point, March CP- The body of an unidentified man was found in field about 20 feet from the Hartford Springfield highway, at the foot of Prospect Hill carly this morning by passing motorists.
 Constable Roy Ellis Investigating, found unmistakablc evidence Of the fact that the man had been hit by an automobile and had been picked up and rolled down a small en- bauIlmont. Pieces Of the mans skull and numerous blood stains were found in tho road q short distance from where 'ho body was found Tn" hody vas taken to an undertake jn~ rarIor in Windsor Locks where efforts are being made to identify 1t.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
FIRE DRIVES COUPLE
 FROM THEIR HOUSE
Elderly People Routed Twice by Fires Within Three Weeks
 at NOrWaIk

NorWalk. Mar. s PI-Thrcc weeks after $25.0oO blaze had gultcd their residence in the Boston Post road, Mir. and Mrs. f'rcdcrirk X. Peterson and their two graudchil- d"cn today were once more forced 10 flee from flames when the house in which they had taken refuge after losing their home was swept by fire.
 Although inc damage 10 inc house, which is owned by Edward A. Peterson. q son, will not be much more than S1.o00, the two families will not be able to reside in it until extensive repairs arc made. Thus the elderly people again find them selves homeless
 An ovcrhcatcd stove was the cause of today's blaze.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
Government Named in
 Smoke Nuisance Kick

Washington, March H-lhe United States is reported 10 have been named in a warrant charging q violation Of inc District of ColWn- hja law against excessive smoke.
 David I.ynn. the capital architect. says lJn IS informed that such q warrant has been issued and expects it 10 b. served promptly. II" has been warned repeatedly by 'hc hralth department. he adds. that the smoke customarly cmanatm@ from 'bo capital was in violation of the statute in question.
 If the case is carried through, 1t ~jl) bo tried Tn the police court and a waAiWum penalty of $l0o fine n@y b" imposed, Just who would be he respondent was not clear.
 The post cilcc department was haA.d into court several years ago on inc sam" charge. convicted and
 u,d. Droartmcnt officials blamed a lrcE Of appropriations for new 'V5H@ca'.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
HOOVER AND AIDES
 SEE BETTER DAYS
 WITHIN Z MONTHS
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 "Thc amount of unemployment is, in proportion to tho number of workers, considerably less than one half (probahly only one-Jhlrd) or that which resulted from the crashes Of l9o7-oS and I920-22 at this period of thc situation.
 "Tho undertaking 10 maintain wages hayo been hcld.'
 In connection with the promise Of business leaders last fall to maintain wages and personnel, ii was learned thar tho labor department has r9- ccjycd four or five complaints stat m~ employers are not carrying olt their agreement.
 Two Sent By White House
 Two Of these complaints. accor1- ing 10 Hugh l.. KorWin, conciliation commissioner of the department, were forwarded by the White House while the others came directly to the labor department. One WAS from the American Federation ot Labor, another from a Washington labor organization and the others from various laborcrs over the coun- try.
 In two cases, Kerwin said, the cause of tho complaint has been re moved. while one manufacturer di1 not carry into effect a contemplated wage cut. Another returned to his previous wage scale after making a temporary cut.
 Mr. Hoover pointed out in his statement that interest rates had d.. creased since December and moncv is available at lower rates for busl- ness and commercial purposes. He predicted more ample credit soon would be obtainable for home build ing.
 The Lamont-Dayis statement csti- mated 45,000,00o or 46,O00.0O0 per- sons in the United States were en- gagged in gainful employment, O. which 25,00o20O or 26.000Oo0 were employees. They said it was impos- sble to tell exactly how many of them were unemployed.
 Normal seasonal unemployment in the building trades is 90 per ccut they said, while present uncmploy- mcnt in this field is 40 per cent. Seasonal workers have crowded tue cities, intensifying the employment problem in thcm'' they Fddcd, but predicted. the coming .of !ppfns would provide more jobs for tliosc 'parJ-timc laborcrs.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
German Bank Council
 To Choose Successor

Berlin, Mar. (UP)-The gen. cral council of the Rcichsbanll will convene in Q special meeting Tues day to choose a successor to Dr. Hialmar Schacht, who resigned his post yesterday.
 Former Chancellor Hans Luther is the most favored candidate for the bank presidency, the United Press was reliably informed today.
 The Berlin bourse completely re- covered from it's slump of yesterday at the opening of today's market. Prices opened on an average Il 1-2 points above yesterdays close. Sic mons issues were up points.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
LITCHFIELD COUNTY LEADS

Hartford, March (Pl-Tax Com- missioner William II. Blodgett, speaking yesterday against the sys- tenn of placing liens on property for unpaid taxes. revealed that on April 1. 1929, Litchfield county with 94.6 per cent had the highest percentage of collected taxes in the state.
 The percentages in other coun- ties were Middlesev 9G.2; Windham 90G; Holland S7.9; Hartford S7; New London S5: New Haven S2.4 !; and Fairfield T9.7.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
ERLANGER ESTATE
 BATTLE FORECAST
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Drive apartment

Drive apartment"
 Informed of Mitchell F,rangcr's statement, Steur said: "Evcry de- partment store in New York has charge accounts in the name of Mrs, Erlanger with the Riverside Drive address"
 He added that hotel records in New York and Atlantic City and transportation arrangements made by Erlanger's confidential cmployca also would make it easy to prove there was a Mrs. Erlanccr He estimated Erlangcr's estate at 275.- 000,000.
 At his death ErlanGcr was tbc largest individual owner and orrr- ator of legitimate thcatcrs in the country. Formerly the firm Of ktaW and Erlangcr controlled the drama, but the firm dissolved in 1919.
 Leaves Two sisters
 Besides a brother, ErlanCar is survived by two sisters. Miss Rag Erlangcr and Mrs. Caroline Berg man.
 Mitchell Erlangcr said that hi. brother had been divorced from Mrs Adelaide Louise ErlanEor Doc. 2& 1911. The marriage was July , 1891.
 Steuer said that Erlangcr met th( present Mrs. Erlangor 2G years ago. She was formerly Charlotte Fiscal
 From the Riverside Drive apart- ment Erlangcr's body Was taken 10 his brothers home on East Tnrh street to await the funeral Ionor- TOW,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
OLD TIMERS TO OCCUPY
 HARMONY LODGE CHAIRS
Past Masters to Direct Meeting Mon- day Night With l.. M. Dyson
 in Head Station.

Members and officers of Harmony lodge will hold their annual past masters night Monday evening, starting with supper in the din- ing hall of the Masonic temple at G:30 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
NUTILATED BODY
 OF WOMAN IN FIRE
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 States Attorney A. V. Smith and Sheriff Lawrence A. Doolittle Of Lake county were summoned and took charge Of the body. II was later removed to an undertaking establishment in Waukcgan to b2 hold for q coroncrs examination.
 IIonninG Johnson, owner of th" cottage in which the body was found. is in Cuba with his wife, the caro,allor said.
 Efforts 10 cxtnGuish the fire were futile. After the walls fell, the fire men walked through the ruins and saw the Womans body.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
OUIJA BOARD HOAX
 SPURS SQUAW ID W0MAN'S MURDER
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her when the Marchands were camping on the Indian reservation.
 After felling her victim with sev- eral blows with a hammer, Mrs. Bowen choked her, then thrust the wad of paper soaked chloroform into her throat police said Mrs. Bowen told them.
 While the older woman was at the Marchand home. Miss Jlmcrson said she visited Marchand at tn" museum after which he drove her to the bus terminal whore she waited for Mrs. Bowen and the TWO returned to the reservation.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-08
Compounce Monkeys
 Flee Winter Home
ISpccial 10 tNc IIoraIdl

Bristol. March s - Four Rang may monkeys, kept in a minia- turce zoo at Lake Compouncc dur lng the summer season. have cs- capcd from their cage at Gochic's greenhouse on New street in East Bristol, the winter quarters. The animals, said to be extremely tame, amuse the residents of East Bristol hy their acrobalic stunts in the trees.
 The monkeys escaped from their cage by ripping q wire fencing.