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New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
POISON BELIEVED CAUSE OF DEATH
Los Angeles District Attorneys Agents Companions Sought

Los Angeles, April 17 P>-An in quest to determine whether Robert Bursian. district attorneys under cover agent, was poisoned to pre- vent him from testifying before the grand jury in the latest Julian Pet roleum corporation investigation or whether his death was due to an automobile accident was called here today.
 Blayney Matthews. chief inyesti- gator of the district attorneys staff, disclosed last night that q drinking glass containing poison was taken from the wreckage of the automo- bile in which Bursian's body was found early Tuesday morning. Coun- ty Autopsy Surgeon Frank Webb an- nounced preliminary autopsy in dicated the presence of poison in Bursian's stomach.
 Was secret Investigator Shortly after the body was found District Attorney Buron Fitts said the 3l-year- old bookkeeper was a secret investigator for his office. Bursian had been working on angles
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
AMBASSADOR MISSING

Mexico City. April r LP,-Eduar- do Hay, Mexican ambassador to Guatemala. today was reported miss- ing in the wild jungle country be- tween Guatemala and the Mexican state of Campeche.
 Hay accompanied by Captain AL berto Beteta. recently left Guate- nala City in an airplane under presidential orders to investigate tlr. Guatemalans were alleged to have sacked q Mexican hacienda and kill- ed four Mexicans. He last was re- ported at d village on the Mexican frontier.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
NET FAVORITES
 ARE ELIMINATED
Tennis Experts Are Amazed at | the Turn Of Events in Tourney

Pinehurst N. C., April IT P- Tennis experts hereabouts are view ing with amazement the way favor ed contepders for the Davis cup team sselections are being bumped off. Two of them hit the skids h yesterdays quarters finals of the north and south tournament after three had been eliminated in Tues days matches.
 Yesterdays casualties were George Lott, who campaigned against the French for Uncle Sam's S net glory last year and who is given a fourth place ranking, and John Van Ryn, also a member of last years Davis cup team, given fifta ranking.
 Gregory Mangin, Newark, N. J., youth. defeated Lott e-11, 6-2, 6-S and Berkeley Bell, Texas collegian gave Van Ryn his lesson 6-4. s-e, 6-S. Bell is lated ninth, Mangir tenth.
 Lott and Van Ryn followed Fran SlS |. IluHltl. IluiuUeE / LII lHe ud- tional ratings, Fritz Mercur, number six, and Winner Allison number seven, as also rans. Only Johnny Doeg, the California giant in num- Der three position, remains of the six ranking players who started an1 he was barely able to survive. be- ing called upon to summon all his reserve to defeat Clifford Sutter, Of New Orleans, g. player of no na- tional ranking, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
 Even in the doubles matches, the Davis cup champions, Allison and Van Ryn, who tore through all op- position last year, found tough sledding.
 They nosed out a pair ot Univer- sity of North Carolina freshmen, Bryant Grant and Winner Hines, 6-3, 97. The North Carolina boys had them at set points twice.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
CANDIDATES TRY
 OUT FOR TRACK
High School Athletes Showing Plenty Of Pep in Practice

Anyone passing by Memorial Field in Willow Brook park these days would undoubtedly be impressed with the energy and spirit that the High school track candidates are putting into their work. As practical ly all positions on the team are open every one of the candidates is doing his best to be one of Coach Depot's entries in the coming meets.
 At the practice Tuesday afternoon the first time trials of the year were held and the results were some hard fought races. The candidates are not yet able to give their best as the training has not yet reached the ad- vance stages so that the times of the trials were not considered as a true value of the work.
 Benedict Vetrano, a holdover from last years team and an entry In several meets last year, took first place in the 100 yard dash trails. Closely following Vetrano was Vein and in 8 tie for third place were Kaimer and Meleski. Al Marcinca- vich, also a holdover from last year and one of tho few letter-men who did not graduate, took first place in the 2sO tryouts. Witty Sinkowitz fin- ished after Marcincavich. In the quarter mile, Rider, Woodstock and Netrano finished fh that order. Bot ticelli took first in the half-mile and was followed by Bilas, Morrin and Chadgrewiz, the last two finishing in a tie for third. In the mile run, Las- toric finished first and was followed by Pete Mazonis and Dick Burns.
 Among the leading candidates for other positions are Bob Mautner for the high jump; Captain Stanley Me- verdoski for the discus and shot-put; Joseph Ludwinowicz for the shot, put; Richard Fink for the javelin, and although no star appears on the horizon in the pole-vault one or two men who were out for the event last year and the previous year are work ing hard for places.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
DRAWINGS MADE
 FOR PENN RELAY
Entries in Events Are So Numer- 0us That Heats Will Be Held

Philadelphia, April IT tP}-The Army, Butler, Chicago, Yale, New York University, Muskingum, Syra- cuse and Cornell gained the pole in the draw for position in the various college events of the Pennsylvania relay carnival April 25 and 26. The drawings were made public today.
 Entries in the one mile college relay, the sprint relays and the dis tance medley relays are so numer- ous that heats will be necessary There are 15 entries in the mile, 19 each in the sprints and 20 in the distance medley. The drawings for the most important events follow:
 One quarter mile college relay Pole. Army; 2, College of the City of New York; 8, New York Univer- sity; 4, Syracuse: 5, Dartmouth; G., Ohio State; '. Pittsburgh; 5, Colum- bia 9, Swarthmore; 10, Eillanova; i; II. Penn State; 12, Geneva; IT,, Princeton; 14. Pennsylvania; 15, Georgetown: 16. Muskingum; IT., Cornell; IS, Chicago; 19 Navy.
 Distance college medley relay - Pole, Butler; ?, Penn State; 5, Lin- coln; 4, Michigan State: 5, Mar quette; $, New York University: ', Ohio State; s. Manhattan; 9. c. c. of N. Y; 10, Princeton: II. Indiana; 12, Bowdoin; 13. Columbia; 14, Muskingum: IS. Pennsylvania: 16, Harvard; r, Western State Teach CTS; IS, William and Mary; 19, Army; 20. Boston College
 One mile college relay - Pole, Yale; ., New York University 3, Holy Cross: 4, Cornell: 5, Dart mouth; $, Syracuse: ', Penn State: 8, Princeton; 9. Pennsylvania: 10 Indiana; Il, Army; 12. Western State Teachers: 13, Chicago; A, Harvard: 15, Georgetown.
 Four mile college relay-Pole Cornell; ?. Michigan State; 3. Army; f. Pennsylvania; 5, Indiana; s. Dart mouth [. Princeton; s, Columbia; 9 Butler: 10, New York University; II Manhattan; 12, Harvard; IS, Penn State.
 Sprint college medley relay-Pole Chicago; 2. Georgetown; 3, Syracuse; 4. New York University: Colum- ] bia; 6, Bowdoin; [. Holy Cross; s Ohio State; 3. Princeton: 10 Dart mouth; II, Shippensburg Teachers. | 4S0-yard shuttle hurdle-Pole Yale; ?. Villanova: 3, Army; Dartmouth; 5, New York University 6, Princeton.
 Two-mile college relay-Pole New York University ., Army; 3 Bates; 4, Georgetown; 5, Cornell; $ Yale; ', Harvard: s, Columbia; g Boston College; 10, Western State Teachers; II, Ohio State; 1o, Prince ton.
 One-halt mile college relay Pole. Muskingum; 2, New York Uni versity: 3, Princeton; 4, Columbia 5, Pennsylvania; 6, Syracuse; [, Penr State s, Union; 9, Georgetown; 10 Holy Cross; II. Ohio State; F Swarthmore; 13, Navy; IA, Dart mouth; 15, Yale: IS, Army; 17, In diana; IS, Chicago; 19, Pittsburgh. One-mile freshmen relay-Pole Syracuse ,. Temple; 3, Penn State 4. Manhattan; 5. New York Univer sity: 6, Pennsylvania; '. Lehigh; s Boston College: 9, Cornell.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

of the Julian Investigation, and at the time of his death was on . very dangerous mission" connected with an alleged bribery plot involE- ing political and financial figures. ~
 Not convinced that Bursian.s death was entirely accidental, Fitts ordered an immediate probe of cir- cumstances surrounding the case.
 Tt is a remarkable coincidence." Fitts said, that Bursian should have been killed just as We were nearing the climax in phases of the case upon which he had been work ing"
 Knew Where He Was .-.
 Matthews said it was definitely known where Bursian was and what he was doing shortly before his death. and that at least three of his companions are being sought for questioning.
 A search also has been started for a pistol the investigator is known 10 have carried. The gun was not found in the wreckage of his car
 The recently launched investiga- tion into the failure of the Julian corporation in 1927 as the result Of the over-issuance of about S100,- 100000 stock already has resulted in the indictment of seven promI- nent men here on charges of con spring to seek and accept bribes,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
FENCING MATCHES
Ring of Steel Blade Meeting Blade Will Announce Opening of
 Thirty-Seyenth Tournament.

New York, April 17 (P-The ring of steel blade meeting blade will an- nounce the opening of the 37th an- nual intercollegiate fencing cham pionships at the Hotel Astor today. Twelve universities will be seeking titles in foils. epee and saber in the skirmish for team titles as we'll as individual crowns.
 The F colleges represented are: Yale, Army, Navy, Cornell. Prince ton, Ohio State, Harvard, NJ. ]. T., Pennsylvania, Dartmouth. New York University and Columbia. In addition Hamilton and Boston Col lege have individuals entered. Team championships will be decided. Yale. four-time winner of the three wea- pon title, defending its crown. The individuals champions will be se- lected tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
CHICAGO ID FACE
 MONEY PROBLEM
Governor Promises Legislative
 Session as Assistance

Chocago, April IT JP)-Chi- financial months on borrowed money may get some relief from q special session Of the state legislature, it appeared today just as another cash shortage appeared.
 Governor L. L. Emmerson has promised ''in all probability leg islative session devoted exclusively
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

in the college paper threatened to expose any 'underhand practices that might occur during the cleo tion.
 ment late last night that unless
 Wilkerson was found today they
 would ask police intervention. Hope is entertained by, the boys relatives that this announcement would re- suit in his appearance.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
To Present Gold Cup
 For an Annual TrOphy

New York, April r R-Mrs. Payne Whitney, owner of the fam ous Greentree racing stable, will present gold cup to be competed for annually in the Grand National steeplechase. run each year at the fall race meeting at Belmont park. Mrs. Whitney purchased the trophy while in England to attend the Grand National at Aintree.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

The Burritts and the Falcons will combine this season to have a real New Britain baseball team. Outsid- CTS, according to the present plans, will not be sought for the lineup.
 It is not known if the Corbin Red Sox will be in action this year. Man ager John Tobin refuses to discuss the matter at this early late.
 The Holy Cross nine. under the direction of Manager John Cabay,. cleaned up last season, will be stronger than ever, according to ad- vance dope. This aggregation pro- duced ball players galore and al- though it was in its first season last year, it has two championships to its credit already.
 baseball but it is highly probable that the Percival avenue field will zee plenty of action again this year. Baseball without kensington would seem like a clock without a pendu- lum. .
 Bat Battalino faces tough test on April 25 when he meets Bushy Graham of Utica, N. r. Graham is due in Hartford Sunday and he will wind up his training at the St. Nicholas gymnasium.
 Battalino after his knockout vic tory over Benny Nabers in Water bury tho other night, is confident that he will put the bee on the Utica slasher when they battle.
 Johnny Clinch, after scoring vic- tory in New Haven Tuesday night despite the fact that he was away from the ring for several months, has been matched on the under card of the Battalino- Graham bout, with Izzy Kaplan of Meriden. 1zzy is a brother to Kid" kaplan, former worlds featherweight champion.
 Clinch will be heard from plenty in the days to come. He has had 15 fights in the professional ranks. He scored 12 knockouts, won two on decision and lost one on points. This ia an exceptional record and all who have watched him in the ring predicts brilliant hstic career for him.
 Ed Hurley, nstic impresario Of Hartford, looks forward to an i'm mense outdoor season this year. He predicts that a quarter of a million dollars worth will be done in Hart ford. It Is likely that championship bouts will be seen this summer.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

Games Today Boston at New York. Chicago at St. Louis. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
EASTERN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Providence II, Hartford [. Bridgeport 2, Pittsfleld 1. (10 innings). Springfield 5, Albany 5. (New Haven at Allentown, post poned, rain).
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

Plant life cannot exist more than 500 feet below the level of the sea, but animal life has been found at a depth of four miles.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
Standing

Games Today Hartford at Providence. Springfield at Albany. Pittsheld at Bridgeport. New Haven at Allentown.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

The Berlin, Germany, police de- partment has been given an outdoor gymnasium which 100 men can use at time.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

A peacock is unable to distin- guish one color from another. It is said that birds which fly by day see everythings bright reddish orange Night birds see blue and violet.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
Standing

New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston. St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland-at Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday St. Louis 13, Chicago g. Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh |. (Other games postponed, rain).
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Washington 5, Boston 4.
 (All other games postponed, rain or wet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
Speaking s g of Sports

Val Gay, manager of the Sacred Heart baseball team, announced to- day that the first practice of the team will be held tomorrow after noon at o'clock at Walnut Hill Park. All of last years players and new candidates wishing to try out are invited to attend the workout.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday (All opening games postponed,
 rain and wet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

for the coming season are especially bright at this time. He expects to have a number of star players who disported themselves with other clubs last year. on his roster during the coming season and he predicts that the Sacred Heart team will be among the leading baseball mines in the city.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17
Games Tod.

Games TOdAy Montreal at Jersey City. Buffalo at Newark. Rochester at Baltimore. Toronto at Reading.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

Battalino after his knockout vic tory over Benny Nabers in Water bury the other night, is confident that he will put the bee on the Utica slasher when they battle.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

Bat Battalino faces tough test on April 25 when he meets Bushy Graham of Utica, N. Y. Graham is due in Hartford Sunday and he will wind up his training at the St. Nicholas gymnasium.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

The Burritts and the Falcons will combine this season to have a real New Britain baseball team. Outsid- CTS, according to the present plans, will not be sought for the lineup.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-17

kenstngton is silent concerning baseball but it is highly probable that the Percival avenue field will zee plenty of action again this year. Baseball without Kensington would seem like a clock without a pendu- lum. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
LeaOes Shoe apple Crop.

A N apple tree well decorated with blossoms In
the Springtime may be an augury of fine
crop in the Fall, but the real prophecy of the
crop lies unnoticed in the background
1t is the leaves that hold the secret of what
the crop should be. Rather exhaustive tests,
conducted by the Department of Agriculture IN
dictate that 40 or so leaves are required to the
apple for real production of good sized fruit.
The prophecy goes even farther and extends
over into the following year, for II this ratio
Is not maintained, and there are fewer leaves
TO an apple. the crop of the following year
will suffer.
The leaves provide not only a source of food
Tor the fruit but they also store up the strength
the tree needs for the following season. An
impoverished tree viii be a poor yielder the
following year.
In order to improve conditions shown by the
tests, the department officials have turned their
experimentation to means of stimulating leaf
growth. Where the leaves will not properly sup.
port the fruit ON the trees it becomes neces-
sary, in the interest of future crops to thin
out the fruit and leave only the amount Of
fruit that the leaves can support without short
changing the tree itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
/: Entering Gulf Stream.

60 abrupt is the change in the water on the
- edge of the Gulf Stream off the North
Atlantic Coast that the line of demarcation is
visible to the eye as much as a quarter of a
mile away, while thermometer dipped into
the water at the bow of a ship headed across
the stream may show a temperature 20 de-
grees higher than one dipped simultaneously
off the stern.
So marked is the change in temperature
that in a few minutes overcoats and wraps
which are needed before the stream is reached
may be discarded as uncomfortably warm after
the stream has been entered.
The water of the Gulf Stream shows a clear
blue as compared with the green depths of
the water coming down from the north. This,
coupled with the sharply marked bank of fog,
makes visible to the eye what the temperature
tells the senses-that the Gulf Stream has been
reached. This phenomenon is well known to
ocean travellers and is a source of never-ending
wonder
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posed that the port of africa, possession Of
which-though Of little value to either OF
them-was in dispute between Chile and Peru
should be coded to Bolivia, in return for
economic compensation.
Since the beginning Of this century Bolivia
mas enjoyed peace and order, characterized
principally by the material and economic prog
ress Of the country, which has been notable and
uninterrupted.
BonVias incalculable mineral wealth plays,
of course, the major part In the deyeIopuent NJ
the country, for she is among the nations hav-
Ing the highest and most varied mineral re-
sources in the world. Ever since the SnaniSa,
conquest fabulous quantities of gold silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23
Picturesque Bolivia Is Land OF Peace
Quarter Century, Peace and order, A Years of Internal Strife
and Revolution, Has Brought Uninterrupted Material
Economic Progress to This Land-L0cked RebubIic

her mountains deprived Of all access to the
sea--something which all the peoples Of the
world enjoy-because Chile, on signing the
peace treaty. took for herself all Boliyias sea
coast and ports This constituted a serious
obstacle to the economic progress of the nation
during the years following that war, and she
is Stiil obliged to carry on her foreign COM
merce through CHILEAN and Peruvian ports. The
whole world sympathizes with Bolivia's cher
ished hope ultimately to regain soveieionty
Of her ports. The United States, in 1926. pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

tin. copper, wolfram, etc., have been continu-
olisly mined from the Bolivian mountains Re-
Gently petroleum has been discovered in her
territory, and an American corporation, the
Standard Oil Co.. is now engaged in developing
some OF the fields. Bolivia now stands Sec
ond-n not firSt-in world production of tin.
She Is also the greatest producer of bismutt.
and one of the greatest sources of anthony
although the production of gold and silver has
lessened materially since the days of Spanish
dominion. It has been estimated that with
the silver taken by the Spaniards from one
mountain alone Of the territory that is now
Boaivia-the famous "Cerro de Potosi'-there
could be built massive span across the At
lantic that would link together Europe and
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

passenger air lines that ply in the interior of
Bolivia today form one of the most complete
national services on the continent. Just now
two Bolivian aviators are preparing for Ber-
lin-La Paz flight, which, If successful, will
serve to keep the name Of Bolivia on the front
pages of the newspapers for a few days.
Some one once called Bolivia the roof of
the world" because the major part Of its pop
ulation lives on a plateau about $4,000 feet
above the sea, La Paz being the highest seat
Of government in the world. Although the
raref1ed astmosphere of such altitude some
times causes discomfort to persons coming up
from lower levels, it has been proven that it is
not so serious to foreigners as was believed some
years ago. Proof Of this is the fact that mem
bers OF many foreign colonies live there and
carry on their daily work as theoretically as
II in their native lands.
When the region which Is now Bolivia was
discovered by the Spaniards it formed part of
the famous Inca empire of which Peru was
the center, and whose peculiarly high civiliza-
tion with its great attachments in astronomy
mathematics, fine arts and handiwork as
founded the Europeans, as did that of the
Aztec empire in Mexico. During the first three
and a half centuries of Spanish rule Bolivia,
then known as Upper Peru" formed part of
the vice royalty of Lima but during the last
half century before independence was part of
the vice royalty of the Rio de la Plata In 1909
the people of Upper Peru, the majority of them
sons or descendants of Spaniards, born in
America, rose in arms against the crown of
Spain, inspired by the ideals of the French
Revolution and of North America but they did
not achieve independence until 1925 In that
year, after the battles of Ayacucho and Junin,
they constituted themselves into an independent
republic to which they gave the name of the
hberator, Simon Bolivar
The territory of Bolivia occupies an area OF
about $4,000 square miles; more or less that
Of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portu-
gal and italy together.
In this vast territory Bolivia has population
Of scarcely three millions, about that of Nor
way or Denmark.
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BY CASTOR NERVAL.

"O foreign tourists the Indian is the
outstanding figure of Bolivia. Almost
no attention is paid to his white
brothers, the institutions of the
cntlntrv or its Sncial and r1olttical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

WHEN first organized as Q republic 1O4
years ago. Bolivias territory was almost three
times large, she having afterward lost large
portions of her patrimony, In unfortunate nego-
tiations, to each and every one Of her neigh
bers The first decade of her history was Q
series of internal disturbances and revolutions,
usual to every State in process Of organization
AS result Of the War of the Pacific" with
Chile in 1879, Bolivia Is land-locked within
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IT goes without saying that Balivian cities
= have all the improvements and essential COM
forts that civilized people have in any other part
Of the globe Some North Americans find it hard
to believe that in any place a 20 days journey
from the United States there are automobiles,
street cars, telephones, electric light, and even
radios. La Paz, the seat of the Bolivian gov
eminent was the first city in South America
70 install electric light service. The mail and