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New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
ATTERbURY TALKS
 0N RAIL SITUATION
Willing to Give Up New Haven
 System Under Conditions
AWAITS COUNCIL VERDICT
Pennsylvania President Says His Company Will Withdraw If New York Central Rciinquishes Boston X Albany.

Boston, April UP)-President w. W. Atterbury of the Pennsyl- yania railroad said at hearing here today that his company would be willing to sever it's tie-up with the New York, New Haven &5 Hartford, should the New England governors railroad consolidation committee de- eide that unitication of all New England roads is for the best inter- est of this section.
 Attcrbury specified to the com mittee. however, that the Pennsyl- vania would not dissolve its conuec- tious with the New Haven unless the New York Central railroad re- leased control of the Boston x AL bany.
 Cites Competition
 He declared the belief that New England's best interests were being served at the present time through the intense competition of the New Haven and Pennsylvania in south crn New England on the one hand and the Boston & Albany and New York Central in northern New Eng land on the other.
 Atterbury said that the Pennsyl- vania railroad owned 2O4.O00 shares of New Haven stock. and that the Penn Road corporation owned 1OO,- GOO shares in the same company Of s245,000.000 outstanding in pre- ferred stock and convertible bonds of the New Haven, Pennsylvania interests owned more than 12 per cent. he said.
 The Penn Road corporation own- cd 16S,000 shares of stock of the Boston S5 Maine railroad, Atterbury declared. He said that Pennsylvania interests held no stock in the Maine Central. He also asserted that his company never attempted to con- trol the policies of the New Haven
 The Pennsylvania had bought into the New Haven because it had an interest in the road and also be- (Continucd on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
BLAST WITNESS
 TELLS OF SCENE Freight Clerk Saw Scores
 Stunned by Explosions FIRE SPREADS AT ONCE
Train Nearby Rocked By Shock Police Lines to Rush to Aid of Injured, Began Declares in Re- cital.
BY F.. J. REGAIN (Freight Clerk for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Darby, Pal

(As told to the United Prcss)
 Darby, Pa. April (UP)-'I was in the baggage room of the Devon station when the first blast at the Penn fireworks plant there was felt. It shattered all the glass in the building and tore off part of the roof on the residence of C. J. McLaugh- lin, ticket agent. upstairs.
 'I ran out of the building in time to sec q huge cloud of smoke ris- ing over the powder plant. Peo- pie were running screaming in all directions and dozens were lying wounded or stunned.
 Windows in Train Broken
 "A train was standing at the sta ton and half of it's windows were blown out. Another train, coming from Philadelphia, was advancing up the tracks and was just opposite the plant which is about 400 yards from the station.
 When the explosion occurred it nearly rocked the moving train off the tracks and a score of passengers in it were cut by flying glass. The engineer continued moving until he was out of danger and then stopped. Two men in the signal tower halt mile down the line were stunned by the concussion and the tower itself was badly damaged.
 "'The first explosion. which came trJ, @-fI tl,.1 worst. That was in the aerial bomb shed. It was followed by at least two other blases within ten minutes. Fire was spreading rapidly in the meantime and the scene was one of great panic and disorder. Most of the killed and injured persons were l employees Of the fireworks company and residents of Dcyon
 Police Enter Danger Zone
 "The Devon people all came rush ing to the scene and placed them selves in deadly danger in their at tempts to aid the employees.
 ''F'iremen were called from all the nearby towns and they carried scores of injured from the flame swept buildings. Many of them were taken into nearby homes and treated by a squad of doctors from Bryn Mawr and other hospitals in the vi clnity. The waiting room of the station was turned into an accident ward and at least % of the injured were treated there.
 Temporary shelters to cover the dead and seriously injured were se- cured and women and children from nearby towns were arriving rapidly to see If their fathers or brothers were among the victims. They ada ed to the general confusion
 Some of the ten bodies recovered
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
EIGHT MORE BODIES
 0F MINERS RECOVERED
Only One More Victim of Blast Still to Be
 Found Today

Kettle Island. Ky, April ,, R)- Eight more bodies were recovered today from the Pioneer Coal Con- pany Mine, wrecked by an explosion Saturday, which entombed 26 men.
 Seven bodies had already been re- covered, leaving only J. E. Hill, mine foreman, still to be found.
 All the bodies were not positively identified, but by a process of elim- ination it is known that the nine found are J. l.. Jones, John L. Cox, Adrian Shelton, Raymond Simpson and Sam Proffitt.
 The six bodies which had previ- ously been recovered and identified were those of M. C. Yam, assistant foreman, Dave So"ders, Luther Hodge, Ed Osborne. John Eagle and Lee A. Johnson. They have all been buried
 As soon as the bodies were re- moved from the miEe today they were placed on special train for Pineville, where identification will be completed and the bodies turned over to their families.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
Scores Hurt at Devon, Some Critically, By Blasts-Wild Disorder Follows In Town-In- jured Rush e d to Nearby Hospitals.
Shock Felt 15 Miles Away in Philadelphia and in New Jersey - Cadets From Nearby Military School Aid in Restoring Order in Village.

Philadelphia, April 3 P>-Nine persons were killed and scores in- jured, some critically, in series of explosions today that wrecked a fireworks plant at Devon, 15 miles from Philadelphia and shook most of the fashionable suburbs along the main line of the Pennsylvania rail- road west of this city.
 Eight of the dead were killed out right and their bodies were found as soon as tiremen and other res cuers could approach the wrecked buildings after the explosions had ceased
 Bodies Badly Burned
 Fire followed the blasts and some of the bodies were so badly burned that it will be difficult to identify them. All were taken to a morgue at Malvern, several miles west Of Devon, and the coroner of Mont gomery county immediately started an investigation. Nearly all of the dead were employees and several of them were women.
  Bryn Mawr hospital at Bryn Mawr, east of the scene of the blast. More than score of persons were treat ed at the hospital, among them be- ing several who are in a critical condition.
 Much Damage By Blast The explosion caused an enor- nous amount of minor damage for miles around. The heavier blasts were felt in Philadelphia and across the Delaware river in New Jersey. Most of the houses and other buildings in the immediate vicinity of the explosions were badly damag- tant points suffered from broken window glass.
 When the first fremen arrived continued explosions in the plant prevented them from going close to the place and hose lines were play ed on the building from a distance. Workmen in q switch tower of the Pennsylvania railroad at Devon. nearly half mile away. were thrown to the floor by the blast, | All available police from sur- rounding towns and state police in 1 the area were rushed to the scene | to give assistance. The town of De- von was in an uproar as one ex- plosion followed another, breaking window glass and causing other damage.
 Cadets Rush to Rescue
 An emergency call was sent to the Valley Forge Military academy at Devon and Major Milton G.. Bax- ter, head of the academy, led the schools entire personnel of 250 cadets to the scene. They formed a guard around the plant and assisted in restoring order.
 The first of the series of explo- sions occurred at about $50 a. m.. and shook houses and other build- ings.
 The detonation had hardly died
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
Son Is Born in Africa
 To Missionary and Wife

A cablegram has been received announcing the birth of Paul Henry to Rev. and Mrs. II. c. Capen, jr., on March 26.
 Mir. Capen is the son of MT. and Mrs. II. c. Capen of 94 Hamilton street, this city, and with his wife is located at Sitein, kenya Colony, East Africa, where they are doing Inland Mission. Although they have been in the country only since last November they are now in charge of the work at Sitein where they have not only the main station but 14 out stations under their charge.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-03

in this city that son was born yes- terday to MT. and Mrs. George Woodville in Chicago, H., Mir. Turn bull becomes a great great grand father. The mother of the child is the great granddaughter of MT. Turnbull. She is the daughter of Mrs. Claude Baker, who in turn is the daughter of James Turnbull, a son of Mir. Turnbull.
 Mir. Turnbull will observe his 9St,. birthday in June. He is know as the father of the hydraulic elevator. He invented this and demonstrated 1t ill the old yard of the Landers, Frary & Clark Co. He later invented the Turnbull scale which he assigned to
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
Europa Eastern Mark
 Behind Bremen Record

The North German Lloyd liner Europa, fastest ship on the seas. ar. rived here today. She was delayed somewhat by heavy weather in the English channel and was four days, a2 hours and 26 minutes seven hours slower than the Bremen's cast bound record-in making the run from New York.
 The Europa established new transatlantic record on it's westward crossing, which it completed in four days Y hours, and 6 minutes-1S minutes faster than it's sister ship the Bremen, which previously had held the record.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
ANDREW 7URNBULL, 97 GREAT GREAT GRANDPA
Wallace Street Man Learns of Birth of Fifth
 Generation

Andrew Turnbull of If Wallace street. inventor, oldest Mason and probably the oldest resident of New Britain, besides his many other ac- complishments. has become the head of a family of which the living
 With the announcement received
New Britain herald., 1930-04-03
Boston Cotton Concerns Head Arrested for Raising Amounts
 Of Loans Over Four Years
CLAIMS MARKET CRASH
 WIPED OUT SPECULATION
George \. Riyinius Surrendcrs to Police and Admits Charges-Says He Changed Amounts on Orders and Talked Bills of Lading to Sc-
 cure More Money - Two Banks Will Share Loss-OnIy $1 600 Left.

Boston, April 3 (UP)-Charged with larceny of s500,000 through bank transactions. George A. Riv- inius of Winchester, sales agent for George H. McFadden & Bros, Phila- delphia cotton concern, was ar rested here today.
 Rivinius. who maintained an of fee on Congress street here, sur rendered to Captain Perley II. Skill lings and Special Officers Herbert A. Dwyar and Joseph Marshall. After ward. Rivinius was reported to have made confession which. po- lice said concerned transactions with two Boston banks.
 Losses Equally Divided
 Police said the alleged pocula- tions were almost equally divided between the two hanks.
 According to authorities, Rivinius, in his alleged confession, stated that as salesagent for George H. Me Fadden &s Brothers, Philadelphia cotton merchants, he obtained loans on fake bills Of lading and raised legitimate loans granted to his con- cern.
 He was alleged to have said that in one case an order for S100, ,000 loan. legitimately sent from Phila- delphia. was increased by him tc s150.000.
 Eivinius also was reported tc have admitted having forged the names of J. W. Frothingham and John W. Amory as directors of the company.
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-03

marked tho spot where she disap- peared.
 The Aramay sank approximately 40 miles due east of Portsmouth, N. H., near Jeffrey's Ledge whistlins buoy. Because of the depth of the water, salvage operations were not believed feasible by Coast Guard Of ficials here.
 The crew of the liquor laden schooner is expected to reach here ming.
 The fact that the schooner was to
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
PAULINE FREDERICK .
AGAIN SEPARATED.
Fourth Marriage Ends, Like
Others, in CourtS-Neither
Party at Hearing.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. December 10. - For
The fourth time the marriage barque of
Pauline Frederick, stage and screen
actress, lay in wreckage today on. the
shoals Of legal separation.
Her latest venture in matrimony,
launched with Hugh G. Leighton,
wealthy hotel owner, in New York last
April, ended yesterday in annulment
Testimony From Bedside.
Leighton, being too i'll to go to court
TO prosecute his suit, was granted his
freedom after a brief court hearing at
his bedside in the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Miss Frederick, born Pauline Libby in
Boston AZ years ago, married Frank M
Andrews, New York architect, shortly
after she launched her stage career.
They were divorced a few years later.
Secret Marriage Fails.
Willard Mack, noted playwright. was
Miss Frederick's second husband. Their
marriage was dissolved in 1919.
In 1922 Miss Frederick secretly wed
DR.. Charles A. Rutherford, wealthy
Seattle physician, in Santa Anna, Calf.
The marriage lasted three years
Miss Frederick was not present at
the hearing. She was in Portland, Ore,
where she finished a theater engage
ment last week. Clerks at her hotel
told all inquirerS she was "out."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
U. S. TO BUY ACREAGE
FOR BIRD CONSERVATION
Land in Three States Will Be Ac-
quired to Add to Present
Migratory Refugees.

The Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission has authorized the pur-
chase of land for migratory game and
bird refugees in Florida, California,
North Carolina and Nebraska. 1t will
cost the Government an average Of
1928 per acre for the total aggregate Of
1870 acres of land involved, the COM
mission announced.
The four proposed refugees have been
surveyed by biologists and land valua-
ton experts of the Biological Survey Of
the Department Of Agriculture. Their
acquisition has been approved by the
department.
The purchases approved in California
will add 1882 acres to the Salton Sea
wild life refuge created by executive
order of President Hoover a month ago.
This purchase, together with the public
lands set aside for the refuge, will bring
its area to PATS acres.
The Nebraska purchases will estab-
hsh the Crescent Lake migratory blvd
refuge in Garden County. The pur-
chase of 39,03s acres was authorized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
PATCHING PARTNER SLAIN
OVER COOKERY QUARREL
Pals Of Years Past, One Dead,
Other in Prison--ived in Old
California Gold Camp.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ORoVILLE, Calf, December 10
were partners. patching in their noun
tain cabin.
Then one day they qusrreled. Stanley
thought 1t was 1ka's time TO do the
cooking. He refused They fought.
Yesterday Stanley pleaded guilty to
granddaughter and was sentenced to
from l to 10 years in San Quentin
Prison
Libe Taylor, an aged prospector, said
he found Stanley standing over his
partners body, awful mad" Ika had
been shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19

Next year Ohio State University
co-eds studying household management
will have a double apartment as lab
oratory, one now being built at a cost
of S27862.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-19
CANCELS $1,000 JUDGMENT

Court Relieves Frank Lloyd
Wright, Architect, of Payment.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, December 10 (P
Court Commissioner Max w. Nohl
yesterday dismissed proceedings against
Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, to re-
quire him to pay $1,000 Judgment in
favor of the estate of his late divorced
wife, Miriam Noel Wright.
The dismissal was on motion of At
torney Morris Fromkin, executor of Mrs.
wrights estate, who said he was con-
WINGED Wright had no assets at this time
and was unable to pay the Judgment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22

Ambassador Dwight Morrow OF the House Of Nor
gan Is q repeater. Ambassador Dwight Morrow. the
crony and personal adviser Of Pres. Hoover. is for the
dismantling OF the 18th amendment. In opening his
campaign for republican nomination to the United
States senate from New Jersey, he declared himself
tn, favor OF the repeal Of the 18th amendment.
He pledged himself. II elected. he would be pre-
pared to vote for a resolution submitting to the AZ
states A constitutional amendment which would re-
store to them the power to determine their policy to-
wards the liquor traffic and invest in the federal gov
eminent power to give all possible protection and as
sistance TO those states that desire complete pro-
hibition against invasion from the states that do
not.
Ambassador Dwight Morrow has thrown another
monkey wrench into the federal government ma
chinery. There are four republicans in the raj. for
United States senator from New Jersey. Three are
~repeaIers, and the fourth contends that the making
Of home brew liquor Is legal, proper and should settle
the pro question without any unnecessary political
ruption In the future.
This Is a funny old world. TO say the least.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22

In session in Dallas. representatives o. the South
|ern Methodsts declared for a non-political stand in
Favor Of law enforcement, censure Of popular moving
pictures, plays and fiction and changes in rules Of
the church for the coming four years.
Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon read the address Of bish-
ops, and when he reached the point dealing with pro-
|hibition enforcement. applause interrupted the read
Ter. He said IN part:
"The Methodist Episcopal church, South, processes
mo political creed; the church, as such, can have no
with partisan politics and politicians, and IL
has no advice to give its membership with regard 70
party affiliations. All this is beyond the sphere Of
1.-THE church. but the church does stand as the eternal
enemy Of unrighteousness In every name and form"
AS for prohibition, said a part Of that section Of the
address, we should let it be everywhere known that
whenever an Institution or organization becomes the
friend and patron Of liquor traffic, or encourages the
violation Of the prohibition amendment. the Method
fist Episcopal church. South, will be found battling on
the side Of personal and public righteousness"
And that's that.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22
Think Of the Growth of Gray
County

Pampa Is a Texas town away out in the West, and
Gray Is one Of the new counties. Pampa has a popu-
lation Of 1o.453 or an increase Of 1856. Potter county
didn't make a bad showing. Amarillo is in Potter.
Amarillo has a population Of $4,000. and the county a
population Of 46,055. or an increase Of 29,346.
Plainview is a very enterprising city, in Hale coun-
ty, away out in the Plains country. Plainview is in
the heart Of the wheat country. 1t has a population
Of 1854 by census count, or an increase in 10 years
Of 4845.
It Is well for those who wish to be thoroughly in
formed to study the census returns as they roll in
Texas is on the road to greatness, speaking Of popu-
lation and wealth.
1t should reach the 100000 figure in the coming
year OF our Lord, 1910.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22

John ID. Rockefeller, 1t Seems, Is
Going Into the Movie Business
and George vi. Cchan Just Can't
Leave Broadway.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Neighbor
John Rockefeller, who still can
afford TO give away a few dimes,
threatens to have his name linked
with BrOadway-0f all thingsl
It's this way: between Forty
eighth and Fiftieth street and
Fifth and Sixth avenues are sew
eral blocks of business property and
more than a few Speakeasies. About
a year ago this huge tract was
bought up. with the intent OF es-
tahllshing a vast musical centeD
with q new grand opera house as
a center. But pickering broke out
and the project died.
Now, so ! am told, the worlds
largest movie theatar will be erect
ed there and the scheme viii CEN
ter around a cinema rather than
an operate institution.
And since Neighbor Rockefeller
headed the original deal, he began
gazing about for ideas. And, &C
cording to my particular spies, he
has asked Roxy. OF theater and ra-
do fame. TO run the movie house.
which will seat more than 1000
people. II and when built.
The plans. as I get the tale, call
for : program which will be more
ballet and music than celluloid:
choruses Of hundreds Of voices and
advertisements on a scale even
larger than those instituted BY Roxy
az his present emporium. The seats
viii bring a flat fee OF 50 and a
successful week Will bring in half
a million dollars.
The center idea will not be
cfanged, for the greatest double
blocked square will have overhead
drives and eating places and walks
and shops and studios.
They'll have you believe in the
Broadway belt George M. Cohan,
Broadway's own little Yankee
Doodle boy" has turned down a
Hat million dollars which he might
have made by taking the train to
Hollywood.
Rather than give his big street"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22
7M Nam STEM
Intimate Glimpses of the Valleys Alley
BY J. Z.

fact that the food was perfect, the
weather ideal, the trip enjoyable,
and three deer were killed.
Melons
Watermelons and cantaloupes are
ripening and 1t won't be long now
before they will be on everyone's
table as part OF the meal.
Cold. juicy watermelons, sweet
and delicious. make summer worth
while. And cantaloupes for break
fast, or stuffed with ice cream dur
ing the afternoon are added joys
We have been trying TO figure out.
for a long time, why Is summer
Now we know. 1t is TO bring melon,
to a hungry world.
Otherwise. what right has summe
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22

the gate. George has turned down
a contract which called for his
personal appearance in his own
play, Gambling"
Funny bird-this George NJ! He
seems to find 1t impossible TO get
very much more than As minutes
from Broadway. One of the few
Broadwayites who really loves the
theater and the stage life.
Recently he stared on tour with
his own company. He got as far as
Chicago. And, strange as Ii may
seem, he hadn't been that far away
from home" In Is years. He was
supposed to keep right on going
westward. keeping his company in
tact. But no, back he came TO
Broadway, rubbed a million bucks
off his bankroll ard settled down
TO produce one Of his favorite old
time dramas, "The Tavern"
Funny part OF 1t was. he was
supposed to be making a farewell
tour" Broadway chuckled at the
notion.
On his way back Cohan stopped
off TO play Providence. r. T.. which
Is his home town. The mayor and
the governor and the factotums In
general all turned out. And George
began to smile and feel better be-
cause he was around home"
There's a lot Of the small town
boy in this international theatrical
figure. Even though he plays a
lone hand in Broadway. he's re-
NAMED pretty provincial about II.
A dozen times he's threatened TO
20 back TO Ireland to look over
the place that his family came from.
And though he's made fortunes
and could take any boat he wish
ed. he's never been able to quite
pull up the Broadway roots and
get started. He always says: well,
I'll do ii next year But he doesn't"
When he finally agreed to 60 to
Hollywood some line ago. 1t was
largely out Of an old friendship
with Joseph Schenck. the cinema
magnet. At the last moment he
weakened. After all. Hollywood is
almost a week away from New
York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-22
/2uiY WASHINGTON
TERoS

from outside; in that department he
was a dictator once more.
Thus Hoover has proved his ca
pacity Is a dictator-as a boss Of
men directly responsible to him. But
the presidency is no dictatorship.
and with O. balky, unfriendly legis-
lature to deal with, Hoover has been
up against something new. Inas-
much as he is just as smart as he
ever was. it may be assumed that
in time ne viii learn a lot from
his mistakes about how to handle
himself and his Job.