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New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Curtis Experienced Man

Washington, Sept. 5 R}-Charged with supervising both the relief and reconstruction of American affairs in hurricane-swept Santo Domingo, Charles B. Curtis, American minis ter to the island republic, brings to his task more than 20 years of ex- perience in foreign affairs.
 Curtis, to whom the Red Cross already has turned over s15,00O of relief funds was described today by his friends in the state department as a veteran of Caribbean tribula- tions" and an ideal man for the job.
 He has aided in quelling at least two atin-American revolutions, and has served through more than one natural upheaval of storm or earthquake with their consequent reconstruction efforts.
 The 52 year old diplomat was born in New York city and was graduated from Harvard. His first post was in Leningrad as secretary to the ambassador, and thereafter he served in Constantinople and Christiania before his appointment as consul general at Santo Domingo in 1912. After that date Curtis for eign service carried him to many Latin American posts including Rio l De Janeiro, Bogota, Panama, Tegu- cigalpa. Managua, Guatemala and Havana, before returning to Santo Domingo as American minister late in 1929.
 Fortunate For Cuba
 While disastrous to Santo Do- ningo," he said, it may have been fortunate for Cuba or the coast of the United States that it dissipated it's force on the mountain island"
 He said the storm lost as much force in travelling over Santo De- mingo as it would have done in travelling across the Florida penin- sula.
 The hurricane. Mitchell said, was the first of any consequence to strike Santo Domingo in more than 50 years.
 He had scarcely been installed in his new office before the Dominican revolution of last February broke out. In the subsequent upheava', decades of diplomatic service stood him in such good stead that he was officially commended by Secretary
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
from west northwestward to north

from west northwestward to north westward until Saturday. An area of high pressure lies north Of the storm now and it acts as a wall to prevent swinging to the north. The pressure, he said, however, will be dissipated by Saturday.
 The damage wrought in the De- minican republic meanwhile gave to American commer- cial interests whose concern over the economic situation there has in- creased steadily during the past six months because of a consistent de- cline in the buying power of that island market.
 Department of commerce officials estimated American investments in Santo Domingo at between s90,000,- 900 and $110, 100000.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Tusk Found in Search
 Great Scientific Help

Billings, Mont, Sept. 5 tPG-Dr. J. C. F. Siegfriedt, Bear Creek paleontologist. exhibited tusk here yesterday which he said was that of a coryphodon, prehistoric animal similar to rhinoceros. The tusk was found by the Princeton scientific expedition in the Red Lodge coal field.
 The tusk is regarded by Dr. Siegfriedt as of great scientific importance because it was found in the upper part of the Fort Union formation, or basal eocene, at point far below discoveries of similar fossils elsewhere in Amer iCa.
 The tusk. Dr. Siegfriedt said, may be of a primate type cory phodon, and may lead to im- portant discoveries of primitive type animals. Coryphodons roamed Europe and America 20 or 30 million years ago, the scientist said.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

Stimson.
 Throughout the difficulties he voluntarily assumed a post as in- termediary between the revolution ary and government forces and his quickness in dispatching a young secretary of the legation. John M. Cabot. with news of the Dominican vice presidents resignation, in an effort to prevent bloodshed was de- scribed on the front pages of many American newspapers.
 Friends of Curtis in the state de- partment recall also his activities as intermediary during the revolution in Guatemala in 1921. They describe him as "cool, slow-spoken, thought full and studious," and as a man whose sense of proportion is sell dom shaken"
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
PETERSON FINED
 IN POLICE COURT
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sense to It." he said.
 Attorney David l.. Nair. repre- senting Peterson, said the latter was the former employer of Charles Y. Gigl. proprietor of the Reliable Typewriter Exchange, and since the latter has been in business the ri- valry between them has been in tense. Peterson, although insisting that he had done no more than re- move the covers and substitute his own, had been advised to plead guilty to the charge and accept the fine, Attorney Nair explained.
 Judge Sake, accepting the recom- mendation, remarked that he would do so in view of the assistant pro- scouting attorneys decision to favor such a disposition of the case. Su- perintendent of Schools s. II. Holmes and Principal L. r. Slade of the Senior High school were Tn court as states witnesses but were not called. Peterson was released shortly after his arrest yesterday in $500 bonds furnished by ex-Coun- cilman A. F. Eichstaedt.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
HUNTING FOR GUN IN MYSTERY CASE;
 PROBE CONTINUES
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When she first appeared by his bed- side, he refused to speak to her or even look at her, but after she had spoken kindly to Steele, he opened his eyes and smiled. Shortly after both were using endearing terms and had agreed to forget their troubles and make up and be happy together. as soon as Steele is able to leave the hospital
 Tells Contradictory Stories
 Steele presents a rather unique problem to the physicians who are attending him. They are making psycho-analysis of him, for he is un- like any patient that has been brought into the hospital in long time. He tells 9, story of being shot at, and soon tells another story of shooting himself, and then declares that he knows what happened but will never tell anyone. At times he acts as though he were shielding somebody, and later acts as though he had tried to end his troubles with a bullet, and the doctors do not yet know what to believe.
 Resent Sister-f -fn- Laws Words
 Declaring that published state- ments of Mrs. Myron. Steele con- corning members of her huioand's family constitute grounds for court action. three sisters of Steele have announced that they will seek legal advice.
 Mrs. Steele yesterday attributed the shooting to mental conditions arising as a result of war injuries and declared other members of the family are queer, enumerating sev- eral incidents to prove her claim and vouching for their accuracy.
 The sisters of Steele, who reside at I'll Pennington avenue, have expressed indignation and determi- nation to bring their sister-in-low to task.
 "She drove my brother to attempt suicide, but she won't drive us," said Mrs. George Bigge, sister of the wounded man. Mrs. Bigge ef- fered to prove her statemenh by witnesses, including County Detec- tive Edward J. Hickey.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

representative of Governor Theodore Roosevelt of Porto Rico, who flew here from San Juan, and with American Minister Charles B. Curtis said that 800 dead had been count ed. and that the number of fatalities in the city might be even higher with the remainder of the country yet to be heard from.
 Major Crockett radioed Governor Roosevelt that the American minis ter with his staff and all Europeans were saved, but that three-quarters of the houses in the city were prac- tically destroyed and that the entire city was badly damaged. He said hundreds of persons were injured.
 Major Crockett said that there was an urgent need for physicians, medical supplies, tents, pots, Elan. kets, clothing and for from 5o,000 tt 100000 rations. He added that funds from the Red Cross also were badly needed.
 Communications Resumed
 The All America Cable Company yesterday afternoon established communications with the exterior. Telegraph lines to the interior have simply vanished and the entire communications system of the re. public has been totally disrupted, with bridges wrecked and roads inn passable. There has been practical ly no word at all from the rest of the republic.
 The hurricane struck Santo De- mingo at ? p. m. Wednesday. and blew at full force for four hours. Houses in the aristocratic quarter were razed along with those of less pretentious character. The insane asylum was destroyed and inmates ran wildly through the city's streets, adding to the horror of the disorder and confusion everywhere. Sol- diers and police called out finally captured them and restored a sem- blance of order. There were many robberies.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Course VeerS North

Havana, Sept. [P-The hurri- cane which Wednesday almost razed the city of Santo Domingo had veer- c., somewhat northward today in it's course. In view of the changed direction Belen observatory officials said they believed there was no danger of the storm reaching Flori- da or even Cuba in force.
 The Reverend Mariana Gutierrez Lanza. director of the observatory said the gale had lost much of it's force in the mountainous regions of Haiti, and that neither Santiago De Cuba nor Baracoa showed any signs ot disturbance.
 T dot not feel that Cuba Or Florida are in any peril" he said. The hurricane is north of Oriente province. There may be some wind felt along the Oriente shore line, but the disturbance is too remote to dominate the atmospheric cur rents there"
 With the change In direction of lue IuIIlCdlle, UO"tNtI, lUeTe Was increased possibility that the Baha- mas, particularly the southeastern section of the island group. might suffer heavily.
 Relief Problem Great
 One of the greatest relief prob lens ever to face the West Indies confronted officials of Cuba. Haiti and Porto Rico today. with reports of upwards of 500 dead, many injur- ed and almost the entire population in Santo Domingo city homeless,
 Governor Theodore Roosevelt in San Juan. Porto Rico, undertook a relief expedition from that city, call ing into use the naval tug Grebe, stationed in the Virgin Islands. and the steamship Catherine, which weathered the storm and arrived at the Porto Rican capital from Santo
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Americans All Safe

Miami, Fla, Sept. P,-AH American and European residents of Santo Domingo struck Wednes- day by hurricane, were reported safe in a radio message released by Pan American Airways here today. The message was sent by Major Cary I. Crockett, who flew from San Juan to Santo Domingo yester- day.
 The Airways company said today that their Santo Domingo cons munications facilities. disrupted by the hurricane, had been repaired by personnel of the air base there and by S. S. Williamson, the pilot who landed a relief plane at the com- panys airport yesterday.
 No information as to the wreck age of Santo Domingo city had been received from any of the com- panys representatives this morn ing. and it was not believed that they had been able to travel from the airports through the storm Wreckage to the cltyi SIX miles away.
 Pan American today dispat tched an airplane from Port Au Prince to San Juan to resume flying service in that territory; discontinued Wednesday on account of the storm. The plane will not stop at Santo Domingo, but is scheduled to pick up mail at San Juan for return to the United States. It is due to ar- rive here tomorrow night.
 The Miami-Port Au Prince plane, held up here for two hours this morning pending receipt of better weather reports from the south was finally warmed up at s o'clock to leave the field.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
LABOR TO TAKE HAND
 IN STATE ELECTION
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willa.result in indorsement of the other party, MT. Sievers said.
 The Central Labor Union will meet after the state political con- ventions and after the selection of candidates for the general assembly and will take action on indorse- ments.
 The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Federation of Churches are said to be ready to take positive stand in favor of old age pension legislation in cooperation with the local and state labor bodies.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
TWO LOSE LIVES WHEN
 STUDENTS ASSEMBLE:
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were few pedestrians on the prin- cipal streets.
 Meanwhile the minister of justice, Senor de la Campa, held a long in terview with President Yrigoyen. La Nacion said that he represented himself as speaking for the major ity of the cabinet, and offered their collective resignations, requesting also that the president himself re- sign. He is said 10 have told ST. Yrigoyen that the best interests Of the nation. rHl of his party. inc radicals do}'' T upon his immedi- ate withdra,aI rom the presidency.
 The president is reported to have refused to resign. The leaders of his
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
More Paid Inspectors
 For Homes Suggested

Hartford, Sept. R = Existing abuses in some of the licensed boarding homes for the aged in Connecticut is the basis on which a recommendation will be made for more state paid inspectors and su- pervisors in this field. at the next meeting of the state board of public welfare, Wednesday. September 10. Julius J. Hadley, secretary of the board. today said that because there is only one worker from the bureau of adult welfare for this supervision, and this sole worker actually spends only quarter of her ti1e on it, licensed homes can be visited but once year.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
MASS MURDERER
 PAYS WITH LIFE
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propagated my line"
 He waved away the priest who visited him last night and spent his last hours reading continued stories. His one regret seemed to be that he could not live to see the next install ments. He smoked numerous cig- arettes and his only comments were growing orders to prison guards.
 Kansas has not had an execution since 1890 as the state law forbids. This execution, however, was held on federal property in Leavenworth. Panzran had been found guilty in 6 federal court in Topeka.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Planes IeaNe For Isle

Fort -Au-Princa, Haiti, Sept, 5 IP) Two marine corps Naught Cor sair planes ploted by Major James Davis and Captain Ford, loaded to their capacity with medical and surgical supplies hoped off this forenoon for Santo Domingo city.
 0thor means of getting into san to Domingo by land today appeared extremely difficult The storm wiped out bridges and to ford streams would he impossible.
 Advices reaching here indicate that conditions in the stricken area are worse than at first reported.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Confessed Salem Staying

Boston, Sept. (UP)-Carl Panz- ran, hanged in Kansas today for the murder of a prison foreman, con- fessed last fall to the staying of Henry McMahon, 12-year- Salem boy, in 1922. For years the death of young McMahon had remained one of Massachusetts unsolved murder mysteries.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
RED GROSS SAYS 1,000 DEAD AND
 29,OO0 HOMELESS
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the Grebe, that it had left San Juan with personnel of 30 under Dr. Fernos.
 Red Cross chapter throughout the United States were authorized today to accept contributions to aid the relief work. Already S25,0 has been sent, s15,000 to Minister Curtis and s10,0o0 to Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico.
 Meanwhile, information continued to reach here on the disaster and measures taken for relief. Minister Curtis informed tEe state department as follows:
 Office unroofed and not worth re- pairing. Residence unroofed. Other quarters unobtainable. Supplies and recent archives unchanged. Per sonnel unin;ured; also consul and family
 Governor Roosevelt, of Porto Rico. advised the Red Cross that he had been informed by his aide, Major Cary I. Crockett. who flew to Santo Domingo yesterday, as follows:
 After conference with President Trujillo and Minister Curtis and quick reconnaissance of city, put situation in city of Santo Domingo as follows: Three quarters of houses practically destroyed and entire city very badly damaged. No news from interior towns in path of cyclone. President reports at least a hundred deaths already counted and many more injured. American minister and all Europeans saved, but lega- ton destroyed.
 Urgent Need For Doctors
 Urgent and immediate need for doctors, medical supplies, all avail able tentage. cots and blankets, 50,- GOO to 100000 rations, also clothing both male and female available. Funds also necessary from Red Cross"
 The Dominican legation made public the following cablegram from it's government:
 Situation appalling. Cyclone de- stroyed 90 per cent of this city, with estimated loss of at least thirty millions. Up to the present 500 bodies have been recovered and an immense number injured We are going on recovering more dead and injured. It is necessary to cre- mate bodies for lack of time for burials.
 Families are sheltered in churches, schools and public build ings still habitable. No news from rest of country. Rivers are in high flood. Lack of food IS being felt. Families without clothing, Medical supplies insufficient to care for so many injured.
 We are therefore in need of everything. It is urgent to commu- nicate this to the American govern ment, to the representatives of friendly nations in your city, to the American press. to the Red Cross and to the noble American people.
 Congress Passes Law
 The National Congress, facing this great catastrophe has passed a. law essentially as follows: There are hereby suspended such consti- tutional guarantees as may be so suspended under the constitution.
 The president of the republic Is invested with authority to take such steps, whether economic or of any other character, which may be necessary to aid the towns and persons and save property, raise funds on public credit. distribute relief supplies, and in general to do manded under the present circum- stances.'
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
ALFRED A. WHITMAN
 EXPIRES IN CANADA
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born and their family was raised.
 Besides Councilman Whitman. Alfred Whitman leaves his wife, Mrs. Carmen M Whitman of New York city, another son. Alfred M. Whitman of Albany. N. Y. and a daughter Mrs. Carmen Soper of this city
 Funeral arrangements are in- complete
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
Upsets in Both Parties

Last nights defeat of a majority of the candidates proposed by the town committee was the second such event here within week, as last week the democrats met in caucus and rejected the entire slate of nominees offered by the party's or ganization. In addition, the adher- ents of the minority party clamored for reorganization and attempted to depose their town committee.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

A Japanese author has just pub- lished 2 book of more than 500 pages devoted to English verbs and adverbs.
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

Town Committee Revamped
 The election of a republican town committte resulted in practically a completely new slate. The vote re- suited as follows:
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05
REMINGTON CAUCUS. REJECTS NOMINEES
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follows, the nominees starred CD being elected:
New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

(On request, cent with stampsd. ad- dresssd envelope Nr. Ripley will furnish proof of anything Aspicted by him).
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
TWO D. C. MEN NAMED
ON SEMINARY BOARD
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe and John B,
Larner Honored by Princeton
Theological School.

THE election of Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe, pastor emeritus of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, and
of John B. Larner, president of the
Washington Loan g. Trust Co., to the
new board of control of Princeton
Theological Seminary was announced
today at Princeton, N. j. The school
is the official theological institution of
the Presbyterian Church, u. S. A., and
the new board the governing body pro-
vided by the Presbyterian General
Assembly under the reorganization
directed by the assembly last May.
Other nationally prominent men who
were elected to the board of control to-
day include Rev. DR.. George Alexander
of New York City, Rev. DR.. Lewis s..
Nudge, stated clerk of the General As
sembly, of Philadelphia; Rev. DR.. Will
liam L. McEwan of Pittsburgh, Pa;
DR.. Robert E. Speer of the Presbyterian
Foreign Mission Board, New York City;
President William H. Johnson of Lin
coin University; President Harvey
Murdoch of Witherspoon College. and
President Weir c. Keller of Grove City
College, Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
MORGAN EXONERATED
IN RADIO STOCK DEAL
Senator Couzens Says Banking
Firm Did Not Bring Pres
sure to Bear" in Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The New York banking firm of J. P.
Morgan 81 Co. was exonerated today by
Chairman Couzens of the Senate inter-
state committee of bringing any pres
sure to bear" In connection with neso-
tiations of the International Telephone
Dc Telegraph Corporation to purchase
the communications facilities of the
Radio Corporation of America.
After the committee had made public
correspondence requested from Soste-
heneS Behn, chairman of the telegraph
corporation, concerning the transac-
lions. CouzenS said, 1T think the Nor
gan firm acted very automatically"
Inc correspondence revealed that
David Sarnoff and owen d. Young OF
the Radio Corporation and N. D. Jay
ana Thomas w. Lamont of the Morgan
company were in Paris during the ne
EQUATIONS. while Behn was in this
country.
After proposals had been made bv
Behn and Sarnof for the merger both
sides, after extensive correspondence
agreed on the terms of sale, which pro
Vlded for transfer of /. T, & #. stock
with par value of SAC, O00, 600 and q
market value at that time of about
lOO,OOO,O00 to the corporation, Since
mat time the value of the stock has
declined to about $4,000, 900. Behn
nad urged the committee to recon-
mend amendment of the present law
winch prohibits merger of radio and
cable companies. The I. T. a. II. anG
radio Corporation merger has beer
neIo up pending Government approval
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-04
CHICAGO RESCUERS
DECRY POLITICS"
Only Possible Buyers of Tax
warrants Withhold Finan-
CiaI Aid.
BY the Associated pyers

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CHICAGO, February 4.-Until such a
time as public officials quit trying to
play politics with U.S." Silas H. Strawn
SAID today, the citizens committee which
ne heads will not lend financial aid to
any OF the local governments.
While the peril for the money short
age has been increasing" Strawn said,
Mayor Thompson and certain other
public officials have been trying to play
politics by befogging the true conditions
with attacks on the reaSsessment and
whatnot.''
OF the three governments that are
broke" and behind in meeting their
pay rolls and other expenses, Cook
Count is the only one thus far to
pledge cooperation to the Strawn group.
President Calcw Il CO the school board
and Mayor Thompson have raised OBJ
jectlons to the Strawn relief proposals.
unless something was done today,
which appeared unlikely, it will be an
other week before any action can be
taken. Strawn will leave tomorrow for
Washington, where he will be White
House dinner guest.
Strawn conferred last night with AL
derman Clark, chairman of the council
finance committee. Alderman Clark
following the meeting, expressed the
belief that the committee would provide
funds at least sufficient to pay firemen
and policemen.
A statement by the Strawn committee
estimated the minimum amount re-
quired to operate the local governments
during the next four months COR until
the 1928 tax bills are out) is at least
$50 900, 000."
The tax warrants, which are the only
assets available to the city government
until money begins coming in from the
delayed 1928 taxes, have been refused
by both Chicago and New York banks.
The citizens committee, using funds
made available by large corporations, is
the only possible buyer for the war
rants now in the field, officials pointed
out. On the other hand, City Comptrol-
Ter Schmidt is the only official author
lied to sign tax warrants, and he, an
appointee of Mayor Thompson, has thus
far declined to negotiate with the
StraWn committee.