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New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
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drunk up by the dry sands; or, if 1t accumulates ;A the lowest depr s. sions of the valley, it rapidly evap- crates in the hot, dry desert air, leaving deposit of salt.
 Approximately 500 square miles lie below sea level in Death Valley. In width, the depression varies be- tween five and twelve miles. From end to end, it extends northwest and southeast for 125 miles. It lies ap- proXimately parallel to the long. diagonal surveyed line that forms the greater part of the boundary b. tweer Nevada and California. II is a few miles southwest of the boun- darN, not far from its mid point, and thus lies wholly within California.
 The valley usually presents a desolate- appearance. The lowest areas are salt flats. Most of the re- latively higher portions of the floor have an abundance of salt grains, too, mixed with the sand. Here and there old saline crusts are broken into hard jagged pieces In places the sand and salt drift into dunes. The area is not wholly devoid of life. An occasional stunted mesquite bush manages 10 exist in the shift ing sand. In the autumn and winter and early spring few hornad l toads' and other lizards scamp1r about: but these animals are wise enough 10 migrate to more hospi- table regions before summer sets in.
 From the steep sides Of Death Valley few small scattered springs of good water trickle. These have been carefully marked. Other springs are so impregnated with minerals that their waters are unfit for use. One siTable spring gushes into the valley. With the aid of it's waters small tracts of alfalfa and a num- Der of trees are growing. Near this touch of civilization are important boraX mines that have been worked for years.
 Death Valley gained it's dolecul title in lS49 when a party of over 4dIAi lldNc4cio D Douilu IOt CdIILOl Il'h perished in it's wastes Board -mack- cd graves and an occasional human skeleton show that the valley has taken it's further toll of life; but with q railway near the southeastern end, wagon and automobile tracks throughout the depression. marked springs, an irrigated ranch and mines, Death Valley has necessarily lest some of it's sombre reputation. Lately hotel has been built in the foothills. and now even tourists via- i. the once dread Death Nalley.'
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
FRENCH STUDENTS
 HONOR ROOSEVELT
Son Of Former President Hero
 to School Children

Chateau Thierry. July 19 cUP) - Schoolboys Of France picked flowers from the fields recently 10 decorate the grave of Lieut.. Quentin Roose- welt, an isolated tomb where the son of the former presid dent of the United States fell in aerial combat F years ago.
 At the request Of Mrs, Roosevelt, the grave of her youngest son never has been touched. The body lies where it was buried by the Germans in whose lines the boy fell, four days after bringing down his first German plane.
 Unlike most American graves in France, the tomb of Roosevelt lies alone in a field. the mound fenced in by wooden rallings which are just as American engineers built in 1918, 10 replace the boughs of trees which the Germans had erected 10 keep the grave inviolate.
 The tomb is marked by two monu- ments. one large field stone drag ged there by the SNed |. $. Engl- neers. who carved their own name on the memorial. with the added wording that here fell Quentin Roosevelt. There is also white cross. just like over all other sol diers' graves. and on it his rank and squadron, the 95th. of the First AL lied Pursuit group.
 The white fence is kept painted, and the Roosevelt family has ar ranged for the grave to be constant ly furnished with flowers. There was a wreath carried out from Paris re- gently, with no card, hut known to be from the young f1ier's mother. The other flowers were gathered by school children. to whom the young American is already a legendary hero.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
Finnish Social Democrat
 Abducted From His Auto

Helsingfors, Finland, July 19 P) M. Degner Hakklla, social demo- crat, former vice chairman of the cabinet which recently dissolved the diet was kidnapped today by a number Of unidentified men.
 sidered as indicating inclusion of the social democrats with the com- munists in the anti-communist agi- tation, occurred while Hakkila was in his automobile on the way 10 his summer home.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
DEATH VALLEY DUE
 TO DROP OF LAND
Erosion Now Slowly Filling Up
 Dread Western Basin

Washington, July 19-Washing-
 ton, D. C., Death Valley, normally parched and almost lifeless, which q queer quirk Of the weather ma ic into beautiful flower garden for a brief period during the early sum- mer has a sombre fame because Of it's name. it's heat. and the fact that f is the lowest bit of dry land in thy. United States. The bottom of the ! Valley, which lies in eastern Cali forna, is PIG feet below sea levtl, rises 10 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. bulletin from the | Washington, D. C. headquarters of
 the National Geographic Society d. ! scribcs this subcellar of the western world.
 Death Valley resulted from q
 terrestrial sinking spell tens of l thousands of years ago" says the
 bulletin, just as dozens of oth T
 valleys Tn the Great Basin area d:d,
 and just as did the worlds most fa- Sea region of Palestine. At the time the valley was formed a long, nar- row block of earth, not more than a dozen miles w:de in this particular locality, broke from it's rocky moor
 ings and settled downward, leaving | ct ciI
 Since that distant day of Death i Valleys genesis, two important de-
 velopments have been under way: rains and winds have been cutting i the bounding cliffs into rugg l, sloping mountainsides; and have
 been transporting the material 10 | the valley floor. Slowly Death Val | ley Is committing suicide: gradually the floor is being built up; and in | time-after the passage of some thousands of years-no part of il will remain below sea level,
 Tn normal years only few 1 inches of rain fall on the vall"y floor. But during May of this year there were daily showers for more than half the month Under this stimulus, seeds that must have lain 1 dormant for years sprouted, and large patches of the less salty areas
 or the valley became carpeted with wild flowers and grasses.
 Valley Is Being Filled Up
 Wore rain falls on the mountains | bounding the valley, the Armagosa | Range to the northeast, and the ! Panamint Range to the southwest.
 I. is the precipitation on those
 ranges-the eroded remains of the cliffs that at first lowered over the
 valley-that is gradually filling the great sink with debris. From tho valley floor one sees the mouths nt
 numerous canyons. and before each
 spreads a fan-shaped deposit Of
 sand, salt and stones brought down
 by freshets. The water that pours
 out Of these canyons after rains n
 the mountains, is usually quickly
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
ARSENAL
 WANTED BY ARMY
Congress Asked for Four and
 a Half Million

Washington, July 19 When the next congress convenes. it will have before it for consideration a bill calling for the construction of 100- ton metal-clad dirigible that would be practically flying arsenal for the L. S. army.
 The drigible, costing about s4.. 00,o00,would be the next step to- ward huge metal-skin airships. as contrasted with fabric lined ships oi the Zeppelin type, following success full trials of the MC-2, an expert mental metal-clad ship built in De- troit for the army.
 Aid Aerial Warfare According to provisions of the bill which was introduced in the last ses- sion of congress by Senator Arthur H. Fandenburg of Michigan and Representative Florence P. Kahn ot California, it's purpose would be merely to advance the art of metal ship construction and increase aiI transport facilities of the L. s. army air corps But army officials here admit that such a ship would also be designed to advance the art of aerial warfare.
 These officials say that tentative designs call for the ship to carry & 37-millimeter gun in it's equip ment 10 machine guns. from 5000 to 10000 pounds of bombs and have room for two airplanes. Dur ing peace time. however, they look forward to its beneficial uses in var ious emergencies, such as flood re- surveying, forest patrol and fire fighting, medical relief in isolated districts. bombing ice jams and ex- ploration.
 This metal-clad ship would hay. Ia gas volume Of nearly 4,O0o,00C cubic feet, or slightly less than that Of the great 6.5O0,000 cubic foot dirigible being built by Good, year in Akron for the L. s. Navy It would weigh more than 10000 pounds and would have cabin ca. pacity for 4o, including crew
 Tentative design calls for foul motors, Of 1900 horsepower each but these may be changed before actual construction would be be. gun. These would give the shir a speed Of 100 miles an hour with d useful load about equal to :t> weight
 Carl B. Fritsche, president of tht Aircraft Development Corporation of Detroit. which built the MC-2 says such ship of the 10O-toa size could carry a military load oi 10000 pounds, besides crew, from Washington 10 Panama and back in 90 hours without stop.
 Might Be a Freighter
 It would save enormously in flood control work. both in monev time and lives, he adds, and could also be factor in the development Of foreign trade when airships add their transport facilities 10 thos, of freighters
 The metal-clad ship differs from the Zeppelin type of dirigible ir that it has no rigid framework anC is covered with a thin sheet of non porous and sturdy metal Of tn. duralumin type, rather than a lay=l of fabric. Also, it has no gas bags Ike the Zeppelins. in which tho lifting gas is pumped for imitation and by means Of which the ship is raised. Instead. the gas IS con- taincd within the metal skin.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
SEEK BOY OF SEVEN

San Diego. Cal, July 19 P- Searching parties today were comb ing the thickly wooded area around Cuyamaca Lake, 56 miles from San Diego, for Carl Rinehart, '. who became lost when he tried to over take his two older brothers after they had gone on hike-up Cuya- maCa mountain.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
CLUB EVENTS
Intercollegiate Dance at Avon Country Club This Evening.

This evening the Avon Country club vii be the scene of an Inter- collegiate dance. Roger Scully of Fordham and George McMnhon of Georgetown are Co-Chairmen in charge and they have planned many days for the success of the party. The Notre Dame dance which was given last month was such a huge success both financially and socially than many local young people home from colleges and schools are plan ming to attend the affair this eve hing
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
TO STUDY IN NEW YORK

Miss Emma Miller, 475 Arch street, local piano teacher. will leave in few days for New York city where she will spend the rest Of the summer taking a course at the New York School of Music and Art under the direction of Arthur Friedheim, one of the country's foremost authorities on piano music.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

congress with recommendation respecting such legislation as may be necessary"
 Railroads Interested
 That the railroad world is vitally interested in the motor vehicle transportation problem is attested to | by the concern expressed by railway magnates at the recent meeting of the American Railway association at Atlantic City.
 At the closing session of the mo- tor transportation division of the as- sociation, R. K. Stackhouse, Penn sylvania railroad executive. presented a graphic account of the effect of motor trucks on railway moSement and the serious inroads which they have made on railroad freight busi- ness during the past decade.
 Declaring .he increased use of trucks for the movement of freight constituted "a serious problem" Stackman revealed there was decrease of 29.7 per cent in the amount of freight of less than car load lots hauled by Class I |. rail roads in 1928 under 1920.
 The motor truck has been potent factor in less than carload lot freight haulage," Stackman asserted. The number of trucks registered in the United States at the end of each year represents barometer of motor truck prog ress."
 The Pennsylvania executive cited figures to show there were 1,006.- SS2 trucks registered at the close Of 1920 as compared with 2.441.709 on the same date in 1925. or a 143per cent increase during the five years. In the next four years the number of registered trucks increased 38 per cent over the 1925 figure to total of 3,379.S54.
 Valuable at Terminals
 "A natural indication from these figures would be that the motor truck performs it's most valuable service in terminal areas Stack house said. However. although g per cent of the trucks are of less than 2l2 tons capacity, a great deal of comparatively long distance traf- tic undoubtedly is carried on such trucks. Furthermore, smaller trucks, when considered in Conjunction with the number of large capacity trucks and the various types of trailers con- stitute in the aggregate a vast po- tentiality in the transportation of freight.
 "Twenty-two per cent Of the re- ceipts of live stock at Is principal markets in 1929 came by motor truck. At these markets, 13,775.90 cattle. calves, hogs and sheep ar rived by motor truck. in increase of 1 per cent over the receipts by truck in 1928, The number Of head oc cattle received by truck at these points has nearly trebled since 1925. The tonnage shipped by truck since 1925 is estimated at two million tons and total value at 40 million dol lars. II is estimated this livestock. If | shipped by rail, would have aggre- gated 152.0o0 carloads.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
WEDDINGS
Miss Grace Gilbert Bride of Frank V. Hogan on Monday of This Week.

On Monday morning at o'clock Miss Grace Mary Gilbert, daughte CT Of Mrs. Charles Gilbert of Lincoln street and Frank Vincent Hogan, son Of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Hogan of West Ivy street. New Haven, were united in marriage at St. Mary's church. Reverend Walter J. Lyddy performed the ceremony.
 Miss Mabel Helen Hipelius at tended her cousin as maid of honor
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
MRS. SUNDAY TO MED

Los Angeles. July 19 P)-Mrs. May Sunday, divorced wife of Will liam A. Sunday, Jr., son of the evangelist, announced today she would marry her attorney. Wallace Davis, of Los Angeles, September 20, the date her divorce becomes final.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
KILLED BY FALL

Manchester, July 19 - Falling from an automobile truck filled with hay, Thomas Scrivens. 29. died few hours later in Manchester Memorial hospital. Death was caused by frac- tured skull.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

France sent more than 100000 tons Of silk products to the United States last year.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19
H0FFMANN'S

HI MAIN ST. IS WEST MAIN
 Our Opposite The Burritt
 Automobile shop Opposite ners will find this The Strand store very con- Phone 2676 yenient.
 For the lawn party, bridge and afternoon teas, we have new small Tea Cakes regularly and make Custard Cream Othellos and double size Maca. rooms to order. A call a day or two before will reserve you any of these party cakes at either of our shops.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Mrs. Frank o. Reynolds Of New London, who nas been spending vacation at her former home in
 Torrington is spending a few days as the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Ernest
 R. Dechant of Park street, She vii!
 return to Ncw London tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Last Saturday, Miss Helen Farm CT, daughter of Mrs. Mary Farmer Of Fairview street, and Henry F. Nibert, Jr., Of Meriden, were married in New York city. Mir. and Mrs. Vii bert will make their home in New York city by November.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

entertained her bridge club at Morningside beach Thursday after noon. Mrs. J, Conlon of Common wealth avenue won the prize.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Mrs Leland. Gwatkin Of Berlin entertained three tables at supper and bridge at her home Tuesday evening
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Miss Florence Darrow of Buell. street was hostess at a charming bridge and shower in honor of Miss Grace Bigelow Thursday evening. There were three tables of bridge. Miss Dagne Lundin and Miss May Leser won the prizes.
 Miss Bigelow will become the bride of Edward s. Churchill Of Rocky Hill this September.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19


 Mrs. Kathryn Gallagher of 112 Rockwell street, Winsted. announces the engagement of her daughter, Loretta T. to Frank W. Dyson. son of Mir and Mrs. Frank E, Dyson
 of 39 Upland road, Winsted. Miss
 Gallagher is a graduate of the Gil
 bert school. Winsted. and the New
 Britain Normal school. She has taught in New Britain schools sine her graduation from Normal school, and taught in the Cham berlain
 school the past year Mir. Dyson is
 treasurer Of the Winsted Printing x Engraving Co. and is editor of the Winsted Times
 Reverend and Mrs. Arthur A. Ball
 of Plainville, will observe the first
 anniversary of their wedding at their home tomorrow.
 MT. and Mrs Henry Colby, Jr.,
 of Berlin annoynced the engage ment of their daughter, Miss Dor othy Ruth Colby to Frederick G.
 Peronto, son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Peronto of Montgomery, Vt, this week.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Mrs. Hubert Williams will enter tain at her parents summer home al Madison on Wednesday. The guests will have luncheon, swim and then play bridge.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Mrs. Fred Troup of Berlin was hostess at three table luncheon and bridge on Wednesday in honor of her guest, Mrs. Frank Richie and her mother, Mrs. George Prentices guest, Mrs. Charles Borden. Mrs. Robert Sllsby, Miss Edith Prentice, Mrs. Pardon Hickey, Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Richie were given prizes.
New Britain herald., 1930-07-19

Mrs, Howard Bruemmer and Mrs. Arthur Sampson who are at Stan tained their contract bridge club al luncheon at the shore yesterday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-02-20
DR.. J. E. Campbell, Pioneer
Physician, Called by Death
Practiced Medicine in MelrOse for
IS Years-Mayor Is Years
FOuded First Newspaper

Death this week took from Mel
rose one of it's outstanding pioneer
citizens, DR.. Joseph Edward Camp
bell, physician and civic leader,
died at his home in Melrose Tues
day forenoon, Fed. II, 1880, at the
age of 70 years.
DR.. Campbell took i'll the early
part of last December but contin-
ued to make sick calls until the lat
ter part of that month. Dec. 80 he
went to the st. Cloud hospital
where he received treatment for
two weeks. Since his return from
the hospital he declined gradually.
Death was caused by cancer of the
stomach.
DR.. Campbell was born in Brook
lyn, N. Y, Jan. Is, 1852. At a young
age his parents moved to Aurora,
ILL.,, where he received his educa-
ton in the public schools, supple
mented by courses in the Metho-
dist seminary at Aurora. He COM
menced the study of medicine by
reading with physician at Aurora
for two years and then took
three year course in the medical
department of the University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor, gradual
ing with the class of 1875. Being IN
poor health after his graduation he
accepted an offer rendered him to
serve as a doctor in a lumber camp
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-02-20

Sank Centre having dental work
done.
The February meeting of the R.
T. A. will be held at the school
house Thursday evening.
Miss Elsie Ellen Parker was an
overnight guest of Misses Pearl
and Verna Williams in Willard
Thursday night.
Mr.. Charley Swanson, of Glen
wood was a business caller here
Saturday.
Mr.. H. L. Pickett accompanied
by Edward Peterson, of Willard at
tended creamery convention at
st. Cloud Wednesday.
The M. e. A. Ladies' Aid gave a
food sale and served lunch at the
Brown Grocery Saturday.
There will be a dance given at
the M. w. A. Hall Friday evening.
A large number from here attend
ed the Declamatory contest held in
Willard Monday evening. Those
taking part in the contest were
Harry Steege, Woodrow Mitchell,
and Leslie Orion in the oratorical;
Bud Andrews, Blanche Pfeninger,
and Verna Williams in the humor-
Gus; and Alice Dietz, Pearl, Will
liam, and Helen Gaffaney. The
winners of each group, Harry
Steege, Bud Andrews, and Alice
Dietz, are to represent Willard in
the sub-district contest held in
Glenwood on February Is.
After the Villard-Albany basket
ball game Friday night the young
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-02-20
WATER, LIGHT AND POWER COMMISSION

WATER, LIGHT AND POWER COMMISSION
Regularly monthly meeting of the Light
President ennemann called
LIGHT POWER FUND
Il Q Holman sss $500
10 1 NIKE ao nm ssss LOO
3 ! Tsss' s:ss sss and lon. Is
81 Dickinson. Agent
i y ! n n a csaais s ssts 1890 1890
/ $500
Iao mes i Maf s ssa s sa@
Is B. Dubois City ---------- 100000
2 Sank Centre Publishers 1850 875
E ExSorw%od FUND s $685. o oose
3 v. T. conkin 1920
RI 4;5 Rsvs; 81 asi *
Is n w BEL, Ben Telephone Co 1888 1888 24sa ass
3 Main Maj Street Oh Oh Co. 1850 esS
Is Lee johnson 1882 1882 200
Bah1ems Grocery Grocery ssss 1 SS
8 Central MINI p & M Co. " 1864 1885
Great Northern Else Appl Co. 1866 1877
Light Power 24s2s
80 j. A. sehoenhon postmaster -14s7 sss
l v. conkin ------- ---------~---14ss 5000
s s:s % 7s sa 4s'; e n e e. ,s sss
g Light 2ssss
The monthly of
secretary Garage
that under the adjustment could be
made.
Minnesota
regarding their light
Adjournment
". T. CONKIIN, Secretary.
Water Light Commission Centre, Minnesota
Monthly
Superintendent Report
Cylinder Oil, at 81 ST
Engine Oil, II GAL at 80 - 40
Hard OIL Id. at 10 10
Public Service, 10000 X. W. less so 2416s 80
$2451.a
City plant generated form
off operation
Secretary's Report
Receipts
Balance Dec 81 1929 - ..-. $6O1246
Disbursements
Ido iof Decenoei onIs
Balance 81 1880 8456O4
s12oe441 $12oe4.4l
Receipts
1929
Collected for December bills -------------. 2724.72
Pad Tor december phls 534-26
Balance hand
s2s245s $2s245s
Respectfully submitted,
N. McGIBBON Supt
v. T.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-02-20

in the northern part of Minnesota
Late in 1875, 55 years ago, DR.
Campbell located in Melrose, then
small village. There was one 9TH
er doctor, the late DR.. Alfred
Zuecher. DR.. Campbell was sue
cessful in his practice here and
gained high reputation. lie was
loyal citizen, ever interested in
the welfare of the city and support
ed every industry that benefited
the community.
With A. H. Dorsey he launched
the Melrose Sun, a weekly newspa-
paper, in 1890. The Sun later be-
came the Beacon. He was also in
terested with his brother, c. r.
Campbell, in the first livery in Mel
rose. For a time he had an inter-
est in drug store in Belgrade.
DR.. Campbell was elected mayor
of the city in 1897, and served con-
tinuously for Is years. During
these years the growth of the
city made necessary many civic i'm
provements. A sewerage system,
power plant and waterworks sys-
tenn was built. Politically he was
always Republican, active in the
affairs of the party, being repeat
eddy a delegate to county and dis
trict conventions.
DR.. Campbell was a prominent
Mason, being a member of Star in
the West Blue lodge, Sank Centre,
Sank Centre Royal Arch Masons,
Nazzerine Commandery, knights
Templar, st. Cloud, Osman Temple
of the Mystic Shrine, st. Paul. He
was also affiliated with the
knights of Pythias, Woodmen,
Macabes, Eagles and Yeomen.
In 1878 the deceased was mar
ried to Alice Stewart who died May
%, 1905. Eight children were born
to them, two Of whom are dead,
DIR. Claude Campbell and Edith,
Mrs. VIM. Atkinson. Those surviv-
ing are: Mrs. VIM. Angus, of Han
afford, N. D.; Mrs. VIM. J. Kay,
Minneapolis; Mrs. VIM. Powell,
Denver, Col; Mrs. E. w. Henred-
son, Fargo, N. D.; DR.. G. E. Camp
bell, Plentywood, Mont, and Keane
S. Campbell, st. Paul. On Sept. 70
1906, he was married to Amelia
Madsen, who with two children
Mrs. Ed Mas, Flint, Mich, and
James, at home survive. He is al.
so survived by brother and two
sisters.
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon at 2:30, with services al
the home conducted by Rev. Earle
B. Jewell, rector of the Good Sa.
marian Episcopal church, Sank
Centre, under the auspices of the
Sank Centre Masons. Burial was
made at the Oak Hill cemetery
Melrose Beacon.