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New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD
 CONTROLLED BY PENN
Annual Report Reveals Large Holdings-Fed-
 eral Probe RumOred

New York, March 5 UP)-Prac- tical working control" of the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail- road has been obtained by the Penn sylyania railroad through acquisition of il per cent of the outstanding stock, it was revealed today in the Pennsylvania's annual report to stockholders.
 Pennsylvania holdings now total sl7S02.5Oo, against s7,302,5oo at the close of the previous year. There is Stl5,1 1900 New Haven stock out standing at present.
 Whether any action will be taken by the interstate commerce commits sion is not known definitely, but it is considered unlikely, as the Penn sylvania and New Haven do not par allel. The Pennsylvania has been cit ed by the commission for it's holdings in the Wabash.
 The control of the New Haven also gives the Pennsylvania the con- trol of the Boston and Maine rail- way, in which both the New Haven and Pennroad Corporation also have holdings.
 The Boston Herald, in a special dispatch from Washington, says to- day that the interstate commerce commission will investigate the Pennsylvania railroads holdings in the New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad.
 The commissions Investigation will encompass the holdings of the Penn- road Corporation, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania, which has acquired about 15 per cent of the Boston &; Maine voting stock and also a block of New Haven stock, according to the article. Total holdings of the Pennsylvania in the New Haven are said to total 20 per cent, the Herald AaSA
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
Chicago Motor Cop Runs , Miles
 And Eats Three Pies to Win Bet

Yesterday he made the statement that he could run five miles and eat three pies all at the same time. Other members of his squad soon raised enough to buy the pies and put up a s2 side bet.
 He started out with a rush, ate all three pies in the first mile and finished, not exactly with a rush, but still running. He offered to do it over again for three more pies and two quarts of ice cream but found no takers.
 In case anybody else wants 10 try for a new distance running while, eatiug-pie record. Borrela was clocked 52 minutes.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
Loses Motion for Suspension of Adjournment Rule by Bare
 Four Votes
LABOR GOVERNMENT WINS
 SECOND BALLOT BY TEN
Crisis Is Wcathered When Prime Ministers Absentee Supporters Are Hurriedly Rallied-Crics of Resign Are Disregarded-Defcat Is Second for Labor Administration Within Past Three Weeks.

London, March 31 P}-The Mac Donald government, for the second time in its ten months of life, today suffered minor defeat in the house of commons, but immediately rallied its forces and succeeded in carrying the day on motion to adjourn the house.
 Today's defeat was on a motion for suspension of the rule that the house adjourn to 1l:00 D. m., the vote being 1S3 to 179. The defeat cries of resign" from the opposi- ton benches, was not considered a vital matter.
 The second vote taken shortly aft er calling for adjournment of the house resulted in a victory of the government by 0 votes, and the or ders of the day were proceeded with.
 The only effect of the defeat on the first question of procedure was to delay further business of the ses- sion since the house cannot now sit laterRhan 11:Oo o'clock tonight as heSsovernment had desired.
 Second Defeat of Month
 Today's defeat was the second that has been sustained by the laborite ministry since its creation on June [, 1929.
 The first was on March Il when an amendment to the coal mines bill was carried by the opposition by a vote of 2S2 to 274. This defeat was not looked upon as one involving a major issue and the government inn mediately announced it had no in- tention of resigning on it. Since then the liberals, who hold | the balance of power, have announc- ed a policy of not forcing a major defeat on the government pending i conclusion of the five-power maya 1 conference.
 Calls For Resignation When there were indications ol 1 a government defeat on the first vote involving suspension of the rules there were loud opposition. cheers and the waving of order papers in the air accompanied by cries oi resign"
 When the figures --cre announced there was a renewed uproar and re peated cries for resignation of the government.
 Chamberlain adjournment mo ton having been defeated by 1C votes, the orders of the day were proceeded with,
 The first division was looked upor as in the nature Of a snap division (Continucd on Page Tvo)
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
Rumblmg Trucks Keep Bride Awake; Customs Patrol Nabs Z Rum Runners

Woodbridge, N. l., March 5t (P Because the rumble of trucks passing in the dead of night dis turbed the sleep of young mar ried woman. seven men were under arrest today and authorities were in possession of liquor valued at s2O,0o0.
 John H. McGill, deputy surveyor of the port of New York, received a call from a woman who described herself as 9. bride, saying that she and her husband could not sleep because Of the noise made by trucks passing their home. She said she thought the "rough-looking crews" of the trucks were apparently up
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
PROTEST CONTRACT PLAN

Hartford, March 31 R-The SD, cial commission having in charg, the planning and construction of tn proposed new state office building met today and considered series o letters received from various Cham bers of Commerce relative to the construction of the new building.
 The letters, submitted to State Commissioner Of Finance and Con- trol Edward F. Hall, copies of which were supplied the governor, protest ed against the problematical award of the contract for the new building to all out of state contractor,
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31

Chicago, March 31 Rl-The credit, if any, for inventing tho latest type of contest must so to July Borrela, motorcycle policeman. He is also the first, and so far the only, record holder.
 Borrela's choice may have been due somewhat to the fact that he is a little overweight for f1agpole sitting or marathon dancing or any of the other commoner types of contest. And the iibes of fellow po- licemen that Borrela, who weighs 205 pounds, could do nothing but ride a motorcycle and eat may have had something to do with it.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31

to something"
 Under orders from MCGill, In- spector Samuel Polak, in charge of the customs patrol, with three men, investigated yesterday. They follow ed a motorboat along the Raritan river until it dockcd at Keasbey, N. J. There they found 20 men un- loading the craft and a motor truck waiting to receive the cargo.
 When the officers approached, the men scattered and all but seven es- caped. The motor boat cast off and got away. The customs men seized the truck and the portion of the boats cargo which had been unload ed. They said it consisted of 200 cases of high grade cognac.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
NicOtineless Tobacco
 Yields Salad Oil Also

Berlin, March 31 Rl-A nico- tineless tobacco leaf which pro- duces both salad oil and cigars will be exhibited in the travelling fair which will begin at Cologne May 27.
 Although attempts have been made to extract the nicotine from tobacco, it was believed here that this would be the first exhibit of tobacco grown without nicotine.
 The salad oil is said to be of fine flavor and the nicotineless cigars to have a pleasant aroma.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
Bequeaths Sl to Son
 And S3,0OO to Daughter

The sum of s1 is left to her son,
 George I<rah, by his mother, Mrs. Annie krah, in her will, which was filed in probate court Saturday.
 Mrs. Alice Albrecht, daughter. is left sS,000 and one-sixth of the resi- due is left to each of the following relatives: Minnie Neshon, daughter; Annie r. Bollerer of Newington, sons; children of George krah; and Mrs. Albrecht ...4...,.a.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
JOB SEEKERS INSULT
 LABOR BUREAU CHIEF
Men Denied Work Hurl Epithets at Director Rogers Before Po-
 lice Dispcrse Them.

A crowd Of several hundred men gathered at the entrance to the of- fee of Mayor Paonessa today de- manding work and when informed that alt to be employed this week have already been detailed 10 jobs, several of their number became abusive, hurling insults and cpl thets at Director Frank Rogers of the bureau. When they refused to leave the building, Rogers notified police headquarters that the as- semblage was interfering with work in city hall. Policemen George Moi fit and Alfred Tanguay were sent to disperse the gathering.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
THREE HURT IN BLAZE

New Orleans, March S1 R1One aged woman was suffering today with burns on her face, two others were recovering from the effects of smoke, and four were unsCathed aft CT a fire last night that damaged the homeless women, in which they were inmates
 They were rescued by tiremen us- ing ladders after destruction of stair ways in the building cut off their escape.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
RAGON PREDICTS HOUSE GAG RULE
 ON TARIFF BILL
Democratic Congressman Fr0n Arkansas Says Republican Leaders Will Check Debate
DUBS TILSON LIEUTENANT
 OF HOUSE FOUR H0RSEMEN

oCuneO 1oL NSA0A AOuc
 Schemes" in Hawley Tarif Bill
 Senate Turns to Other Business
 House Doubtful of Procedure.
 Washington, March 31 P)-A pre- diction that the republican leaders in the house would force a "gag rule" when the tariff bill is consid- cred was made today by Representa- tive Ragon of Arkansas, a demo- cratic member of the ways and means committee.
 Taking the floor as the republican leaders sought 70 clear the way for consideration of the tariff, the Arkansas member declared t.Iat the republican leadership was "so satu- rated with Grundyism, that it has not the proper sympathy with the interest of the agricultural people of the country"
 Names -Four Horsemen'
 11c Sdlu tllul lllC lohi iioioS'ASh Of the tariff bill would not permit a consideration of the senate measure in the house, and pleaded for an ag- gressive minority to set course or rates and administrative features on which votes may be taken. This, he said, twill inspire the confidence of the sensible and unseltish agricul- turists and industrialists'
 He enumerated the -four horse men" as Speaker Longworth; Repre- sentative Tilson of Connecticut, the republican floor leader, whom he called first lieutenant, Chairman Shell of the rules committee, whom he termed second lieutenant, and Chairman Hawley of the ways and means committee, whom he des- cribed as first sergeant
 This group, he said, had forced a gag rule" on the house when the tariff was up for consideration or isinally. He predicted that they would not permit consideration of the senate bill by the house and added that unless one believed in Santa Claus and Easter rabbits, "you cannot believe that those who engineered the Hawley bill through this house last May will capitulate and permit a consideration of the senate amendment.
 Praises Senate Action
 ''The United States senate" Ragon asserted, has done nothing within the last 25 years which ought to commend it more to the people of this country than it's act of dissec- ton and bringing to light the nefari- ous schemes which are incorporated in the Hawley bill"
 Ragon read parts of 3. letter from the National Grange which said the tariff bill as passed by the senate fell short ''of placing agriculture on a. basis of equality with industry, as was promised in the last presiden- tial campaign.
 He went on to say that "upon the best authority 10 be had we find that the tariff endeavors of congress for the last 14 months have entire- 1y missed the mark at which they aimed. x instead of placing
 Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
DEALERS ID FIGHT
 CHAIN OPPOSITION
Food Merchants Plan to Form S50,0O0 Buying Organization
MEET TOMORROW NIGHT
Expect to Have Central Purchasing Office and Buy Stock in Large Quantities-50 Reported Interest ed in Proposition.

Believing that they are gradually being forced to the wall by th3 chain stores, independent mer- chants will hold an emergency meeting at 3ol Main street tomor- row night at $50 o'clock whea plans for q s50,O0O purchasing cor poration will be made.
 This step was taken today after several merchants had a conference with Attorney Irving I. Rachln He was engaged as legal adviser and will be present tomorrow 10 draw up the corporation papers If tho merchants so vote.
 . At least 50 merchants are i1 support of the movement but it IS planned to have 200 merchants n the organization. So far the great est part of the membership is by grocery store owners.
 Will Establish Buying OFicc
 They plan to start slowly and gradually gain strength. As time goes on they are hopeful that they will be able to establish a central office where the grocery men will send their orders. Officials will be in charge of the office and they will negotiate with wholesale beef and fruit houses for special prices Orders will be large, including the needs of all the markets and it will be likely that special prices will be
 Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
MRS. WALTER LEAVES
 ESTATE OF $I72,63l
Inventory Filed in Probate Court Today by Ma
 tiOnal Bank

The estate of Mrs. Martha A, Walter has been appraised at s172,- 631.63, according 10 the inventory which the New Britain National bank and Henry S. Walter, eXecu- tors, filed in probate court today. The bulk of the estate is in stocks and bonds although there is consid- erable cash listed.
 The appraisers were F. c. Platt and C. J. Parker.
 Following is the inventory:
 Stocks
 10 shares American Car &
 Foundry Co. rfd. ..........S 1,ll6.25 20 shares American Hardware
 Corp. ..................... 1,.so.oO
 Co. ....................... eoo.oo Is shares American Light X
 Traction Co. com. .......... s,92c.5o 10 shares American Locomotive
 Co. pfd. .................. 1.l0S.Vu 5S shares American Telephone
 S, Telegraph ........ 1s.4oS..5 15O shares Eagle Lock Co. .. f,150.00
 Co. com. .................. 1,9a5.oo e0-co0th Flee. Bond X Share
 Co., scrip ............. c9.92 70 shares General Motors Corp.
 ?co prd. .................. e4io.oo 150 shares Landers, Frary &
 Clark ...................... ll,1oo.oo s9 shares New Britain Machine
 Co Class A pfd. ........ .,S42.oO n9S shares North & Judd Ms.
 Co. ................,...... e.tao.oo 90 share. Northwestern Tele
 graph Co. ............... 9s5 oo fl shares Pittsburgh Plate
 Glass Co. .,,.... c.4c.on 40 shares Stanley Works com, t72n.oO 95 shares Stanley Works pfa, H,%5S.oo 45 shares U. s. Steel Corp. pfd. 6,S56,c5 Brake Co. ....e........'... l,4s,.5O 30 shares lsle & Towue Mfg.
 Co, ..,.................... .,.27.6O Savings Accounts Berlin Savings bank .......-. 1la7T- o9 Burritt Mutual Savings bank 1o.0O0. 0O Bristol Savings bank ......... A.2ac. .oo Pennington Savings bank .... 9ooo.0o Plainville Trust Co. Say Dept. 10000 % Savings Bank of New Britain 1S,329. 50 Savings Bank of Rockville .. 100000 Annuity Contracts Aetna Life Insurance Co. .... 9oq.t2 | Travellers Insurance Co. ...... c,191.97 Bonds [. $. Liberty Loan 4iaro ...,, 11s06,o5 Accrued Interest .........,,. S5.07 1 |. g. Liberty Loan 4i2eo ., 1olO.62 Accrued Interest ........ 1acO | Note dated January 2, 1850 .. 5000. % Clothing 25oo Furniture ......,........ S7S.Oo Jewelry ................,... 1I77.oo Silverware ...............,.. 75OO Cash New Britain National bank l checking account .....,.. 1,c9a ct Cash on hand ....,........ 20. 6-S | Check on hand ............. 35.6. I
 Total s17c,6G1 6
New Britain herald., 1930-03-31
Boxers Auto Given
 Decision on Points

Bridgeport, March 31.-UP) The decision was recorded on/ the police blotter here today as: Steve Smith winner on points over Robert c. Hultgren. Smith, widely-known light l Gro%~~'- ,eN1,, W .;",..I S, 'D
 "1dan '4APS
 ..., ,,x,S 4ae1ss""oJ .1uI,gren retreated toward a neutral corner. Smith pursued | and found the machine deserted. Hultgren was arrested later and held for police court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
DORIAN REVEALS
NEW DENATURANT
Nom Poisonous Process for
Alcohol Treatment DiSCov-
cred by Technical Force.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March ia new nom
poisonous denaturant for industrial al
cohol, more effective than any now in
use, has been discovered by the. tech
nical division of the Prohibition Blu
reau. DR.. James M. Doran. prohibition
commissioner, revealed yesterday at a
conference of industrial alcohol pro-
ducers.
The denaturant is a product of
petroleum and Commissioner Doran
said it made alcohol extremely difficult
of conversion for drinking purposes
The producers, he said, have given him
assurance they will cooperate in the
use of the new denaturant.
In a statement after the conference,
DR.. Doran asserted that manufacturers
had assured him "of their complete
cooperation In every move that the
bureau might see fit to make in as
surfing the maximum control of their
product"
He declined to explain anything
further about the new denaturant be-
yond the fact that It would first be
used in ethyl acetate, subsidiary for
mula of ethyl alcohol. Later it is
planned to extend its use. Whether it
will eventually Supplant aldehol and
denatol the two denaturants now most
commonly used, DR.. Doran did not say.
According to members of the Indus
trial Alcohol Institute, at whose offices
today'S conference was held, the new
denaturant causes converted alcohol to
be highly unpalatable, although 1t Is
not poisonous It was discovered by
DR.. w. v. Linder, chief of the techni-
cal division of the Prohibition Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
WHALEN DEFENDS
MOVE AGAINST REDS
Makes Statement After Professors
Criticize Plan to Give Names
to Employers.
Nv tha Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Police Com
missioner Grover A. Whalen yesterday
defended his action in giving names of
Communists to their employers as being
an effort to block mass action.
He made his statment after 10 pro-
feSsorS Of the Law School of Columbia
University and others had voiced criti-
ciSm of the campaign to weed Com
munists out of industrial organizations.
ANY man or woman" said Mr..
Whalen, has the same right to be a
Communist that he or she has to be
Democrat Republican, churchman, or
Atheist, provided always that he or she
keeps within the law and confines his
acts which are lawful"
when the Communism of the indi-
vidual becomes, to use the Communist
term, mass action, that is to say group
action looking toward the destruction
Of lives, property and the public peace,
such as the Union Square affair of last
Thursday, it becomes another story.
Where We have definite information
Of plans to commit crime that includes
among other things, the placing of men
in certain organizations or businesses,
1t is our duty to block such plans. If
that involves identifying the persons
SO placed to their employers that will
be done"
In their protest, the Columbia law
professors described Mr.. Whalens action
In naming Communists to their en-
.ployers as fragrant violation of the
civil liberties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
RY KAYE DON,

British sportsman and amateur automobile
racing driver, who soon %li ssSei recor a
DAYToNA BEACH, Fla, March Is
I'm short time, some day
between this Saturday and March 80, !
shall be attempting a new land speed
record in my automobile, the Silver
Bullet, over the hard sands of Daytona
Beach.
It was over these same sands that my
famous English predecessor, Maj Sir
Henry Segrave, piloted the famous
Golden Arrow last year to new record
of 23I SO miles an hour. It was here
that two American speed kings lost
their lives in attempting to establish
speed records.
Engine Is Exception.
For nearly a year experiments have
been made and the results applied to
the construction of the Silver Bullet
Never has more profound thought and
attention been devoted to car. It
was constructed with one object in
view-breaking the existing speed record
Heretofore, my English colleagues who
have achieved what am setting out
to do have used cars with airplane en-
gines. The Silver Bullet is an excep-
ton. 1t is not fitted out with an air
plane engine, but with one built to the
plans of experts who had nothing to
consider but the record attempt The
result is car heavier, more powerful
and faster than anything on wheels.
The power installation consists of two
12-cylinder engines which lap up gaso-
line from giant carburetor in a stream
not unlike the flow of water from a
bath room tap. The Silver Bullet
would consume in an hour enough gaso-
line to take a motor cycle two and a
half times around the world.
Weighs Five Tons.
It is 80 feet long, weighs approx
mately five tons, and yet its width is
less than three feet and the maximum
height A inches. The wheelbase meas
ures Is feet 5 inches. 1t was designed
especially for my size. The engines are
no wider than my shoulders.
In the well protected cockpit there
are specially-made straps for my body.
and seat set on special springs so I
and my eyes can function on the task
ahead, with as little vibration as pos
sible.
A fireproof bulkhead protects me
from the engines. Non-shatterable
glass windshields add further safety
precautions. The machine is also
equipped with a rife sight by which I
will be able to aim at an object miles
ahead and thus maintain my course.
Two stabilizing fms at the rear will help
in maintaining this aim.
Records Are Expensive.
Record breaking is an expensive game.
The car cost well over 0,000, and the
associated expenses, such as research
work and conveyaD00 of the car and
mechanics from England to Daytona
Beach, amounted to another $4,000
This makes a total of 100000, and
when one considers that the cars useful
life will consist of no more than 20
miles, the cost mile amounts to $5,000
Before left England, the Silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13
MOTORING AT $4,000 A MILE
British Race Driver Describes Construction of Giant Silver
Bullet With Which He Hopes to Set Speed Record at
More Than $50 Miles Per Hour

Bullet was tested in all ways. It was
run full blast to try out the power and
the correct jet adjustments, the proper
setting for the great blowers and the
wind resistance of the body.
1t was shown that the car develops
1000 horse power, that the air resist
ance was more than so per cent lower
than that Of any other record breaking
car, and that we could expect a wide
margin over the existing record.
Wants to Top $50.
do not know how fast I shall travel,
but every mile an hour less than $50
will be disappointing to me. and every
mile an hour over that shall regard
as a bonus mark
After the preliminary tests and when
we had satisfied ourselves that the car
was as nearly perfect as we could get
1t. we had to prepare for shipment to
the United States Certain parts had
to be removed for packing, and after
a good deal of trouble we managed to
get the Silver Bullet into one crate and
few tons of spare parts into smaller
cases.
hope shall be able to do without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-13

any of the spares, but you never know,
and one must be prepared. nave
brought any number of tires with me,
all Of them specially made, with smooth
treads of thin rubber. They wouio
wear out In a very few miles OF road
work and are intended only for the
sands.
Busy Renting Car.
At present we are busy reftting the
car at a garage in Daytona. VIII De
ready when the car reaches that state
of efficiency which so delighted me
when it was tried out at the Wolver-
hampton works. The remaining prob
lem will be the waiting for good weather
and ideal course conditions. That VIII
undoubtedly be trying period.
In any event, the first time the Silver
Bullet will get full gas will be when
I set it of for the record.
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