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New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

for carrying passengers, They com municated with Lieutenant McCue. who detailed Sergeant F'eeney 10 in- yestigate and Barnett admitted 10 the sergeant that he was carrying passengers to New York for S2.5 each. A warrant was issued but Bar nett could not be located until yes terday. when he called at the po- lice station. having learned that he was to be arrested. Sergeant FeeneN testified 10 his part in the inVestl- gation, and Barnett admitted that the testimony offered by the prosecution was correct. but he made an eXplana- torney w. NJ. Greenstein was obliged 10 interrupt several times in order to get direct answers to his questions,
 Speeder Fined S1O
 Arthur Wilson 2l. of 55 Main street. Terryville, pleaded guilty to the charge of speeding and was fined sl0 and costs.
 Officer Alfred Tanguay testified that he followed Wilson out West Main street at 2:45 o'clock yestcr- day afternoon, passing Corhin ave- nuc at the rate Of 35 miles an hour and Wooster street at the rate of 52 miles an hour,
 A fine of S5 without costs was i'm posed in the case of Michael De Luco. o7, of 166 kensington street, Hartford. on the charge of passing boulevard stop" sign at West Main and Vine streets, to which he pleaded guilty.
 Officer Tanguay testified that De Luco drove into West Main street from Vine street at a fast rate of speed, disobeying the sign, shortly before 3 p. m. yesterday.
 The charge of speeding was nolled on payment of costs in the case of Herman Mcclure. 22. of q Grove street. Glastonbury. who was charg- ed with speeding by Officer James Kelly.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
BRIEF CASE CLUE IN PERSON DEATH
Bag in River Near Point Where
 Body Was Found

Seymour, Ind, April 19 P-A water-soalled brief case, flshed out of White River two miles north Of here yesterday, today was regarded by police as indicating the motive for the staying of Edward D. Pier son, Chicago negro, and auditor Of the National Baptist convention.
 Found Dead in River
 Pierson was found mortaly wounded. tied hand and foot, six bullets in his body and two travel ing bags hung about his neck, in the Muscatatuck river near Scottsburs, Ind, Wednesday. He had been en- gagged in an audit of the Nashville. Tenn, office of the negro church and there had uncovered what Roy Darden of the Tennessee attorney generals office said was juggling of $62, 1000 fund. He was said to have been en route to Chicago with evidence of the alleged irregulari- ties.
 Check Books in Bag
 His brief case, when picked up by 15 year old Clifford Emsley, was empty save for two unmarked check books. Police believed Pierson was taken from a train at Louisville. Ky. by persons who drove north on U. S. highway S1; that he was slain near Scottsburgh and dropped into the Mascatatuck river, and that his brief case was rjf1ed and then toss- ed into the White river as his slay- CTS sped on toward Indianapolis.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
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 TOLOCAL SOLDIER
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volunteered to carry message from his company commander to the commanding officer. 2d battal- ion, 102d infantry. He proceeded on his mission under severe enemy gun and artillery fire and when about half the distance had been covered he was severely wounded in the right side by a machine-gun bullet. Although mortally wound ed, Corp. Gaudette continued on his mission until he made the supreme sacrifice Under the regulations of the de- partment the distinguished service cross will be presented to the next of kin of deceased soldiers.
 "If the name, relationship and ad- dress of the next of kin of Corp. Gaudctte is furnished this office shall be pleased to see that the dis tinguished service cross is presented to such relative with appropriate ceremony. l shall appreciate any information you may be able to fur nish me in this matter.
 'Very respectfully.
 e. w. BIRDERs.
 Major General.'
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Bantam Hen Sets" On
 Army Pheasant Eggs

San Francisco, April 19 P) - Little Miss Muffctt' a bantam hen, is in the army now. She never will get rich either. be- cause she has been detailed to sit on a nest of pheasant eggs for Colonel John T. Geary, of Fort Winfield Scott here.
 Colonel Geary has flock of pheasants which are laying but are too proud to sit. A rancher at Fair Oaks, Cal. yesterday of- fered him Little Miss Muffett."
 In q few minutes an army plane swooped down on Fair Oaks. where Little Miss Muffett' was peacefully sitting on q nest of regular eggs. The pilot scooped her up, nest and all, and flew back to San Francisco. Within an hour she was working for the colonel's pheasants.-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Boy Saves Five Lads
 Crawling Along Sewer

Washington, April 19 (UP)-The quick thinking and acting of nine- year-old boy was credited today with saving five older lads from death.
 The five, bent on exploring. en- tered a sewer. Once in, they found they could not turn around, and 90 proceeded for three blocks under ground.
 As sewer gas was about to ove-- come them, their piteous cries weca heard by nine-ycar- old Johnny Cra- zoe, who was standing near a man. hole. He quickly called his father, who removed the man-hole lid vii Il a poker, but was unable to enter the main.
 He called the fire rescue squad. who pulled the five boys, almost overcome, to safety. Hundreds Of persons gathered to watch the r,s- cue,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
TEST MESSAGE IS
 SPEEDED ON WAY
Circles Globe Twice in Two
 Hours, Five Minutes

New York, April 19 tP)-Pasang through every sea and continent in the universe, and relayed in 22 for eign bureaus of the Associated Press and Reuters. the British news agen cy, a message has twice encircled the world in the amazing speed of two hours and five minutes.
 The message as,sent on March S1 by the Associated Press to test the speed of the wire and cable services at it's disposal throughout the world. The result of the test was not announced until the eve of the annual Associated Press meetings which opens here Monday.
 The IS Associated Press and four Reuters bureaus in the important foreign cities, had been notified be- forehand of the test, receiving the message:
 Associated CBurcaW greetings. Rush relay. kenper."
 The bureau named Immediately despatched it on to the next prcar- ranged relay point
 Cable Address Used
 Associated" is the cable address of the Associated Press, and "Ken- per" the cable address of Kent Cooper. the general manager.
 Starting from the New York gen. eral offices of the Associated Press, the six word message was despatch ed to London, and in less than a. minute after it had been received there, was on its way to Madrid.
 In one hour after leaving New York the message had been relayed through Paris, Geneva, Rome, Con- i stantinople, Vienna. Berlin and Mos COW and was speeding its way across the vast eXpanse of Russit to Pei ping.
 From Peiping it continued its journey through Shanghai. Tokyo, Manila. Honolulu and San Francis | co, being relayed from bureaus in each of those cities. San Francisco sent the message on to Mexico City and to expedite it's delivery the | Western Union Telegraph company
 
 New York where there hardly was a moments pause before tho words continued on their way over the di- rect New York-Mexico City wire.
 Half Trip in Hour and Half
 The message did not come to the New York Associated Press offices from San Francisco, but when il passed through the Western Union office here it had\completed the first half of it's itinerary, touching every continent in the northern hemis- phere and relayed through 15 offices of the Associated Press around the world in one hour and S112 minutes.
 Mexico City received the message three minutes after it had left Sar Francisco and in another minute il was on it's way to Havana, or through Buonos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Capetown. Cairo, Bombay Melbourne and then via the 6.00O, mile cable from Australia to Van couver and back to the Associated Press general offices in New York The message completed the second lap around the world in 21l minutes.
 The message went through sever less relay points in it's ioUrnc, around the southern half of th'
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
CENSUS JOB NEAR
 FATAL ID WORKER
Enumerator in Death Valley
 Victim Of Thirst Craze

San Bernardino, Cal, April 19 H9 -Torrid Death Valley is going its best to live up to it's name in the 1880 census books.
 A tale reminiscent of the stories which years ago gave the sun- blazed desert it's forbidding name, found it's way here today in the re- port of a census enumerator, Will liam J. Little.
 The enumerator's count. which almost cost the census takers life. showed that 19S persons live ln the valley, which covers approximately 5000 square miles.
 Two weeks ago, Little left hera on a 1000 mile trek over tha scantilv populated valley. While twenty-five miles from Darwin, des- ert outpost in the Panamint moun- tains, his car broke down.
 Little attempted to walk back 10 safety over the baking sands. Ten miles from the town he collapsed from thirst and exhaustion. Tanta- izing mirages soon danced before his eyes and the stories of desect deaths belayed his mind.
 After he had given up hope of rescue he was found by a prospector and taken in an automobile to Darwin.
 Part of his journey brought him to the ghost" towns of the Pana- mint district. Crumbling buildings alone remain in these deserted spots the last vistages of a civilization which many years ago sprang up overnight during the crazed search for gold. Not a sign of human life is to be found in them now.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
GR0UND IS BROKEN.
 FOR GOLF COURSE
Acting Mayor Nair Turns Over
 First ShoYeliu Of Earth
New Britain's public golf course is

Fore,
 New Britain's public golf course is under construction.
 After addressing" the project for month after month, the Chamber of Commerce and the park board have lofted it down the fairway. It left the first tee yesterday afternoon when Acting Mayor David L. Nair turned the first shovelful of earth.
 With the shovel painted green the most brilliant green available, symbolic of the grass which will grow on the fairways, the acting mayor made the first excavation on No. 1 tee near the entrance 10 the course, as he expressed the appre- ain toward those who aided in mak- ing the city's newest outdoor recre- ational project a realization. He thanked A. w. Stanley for donating the ground, the Chamber of Con- merce officials who raised the money for the course and former City En- gineer William H. Hall, whose low bid saves the sponsors several thou sand dollars.
 He said the construction of the municipal golf course places New Britain in class with the leading cities of the state and country.
 Acting Mayor Nair was introduced by Pardon c. Hickey, president of the Chamber of Commerce. The shovel used was given to Joseph E. Stone, representative of A. w. Stan ley, who accepted it on behalf of MT. Stanley. Mir. Stone said MT. Stanley would keep the shovel as a valuable keepsake. .@
 Only one member of the park commission was present. Fred F. Crandall, retiring member. MT. Crandall told how the Chamber of Commerce raised the money to make the course possible when the city failed to tinancetit.
 Judge Morris D. Saxe, chairn'- n of the general campaign committee which raised the money for the course, spoke briefly. A brief ad- dress was given by Edwin P. Lan- phier, IT,, through whose effort the campaign was launched.
 Hugh Mckenna, for the Kiwanis club; Emil Schaal. for the American Legion; Fred c. Teich. president of the Lions club; and Assistant Prose- cutting Attorney William M. Green stein for the Probus club also spoke briefly.
 A brief description of the course was given by R. J. Ross, architect.
 Officials of the park department expect to have the course completed by Labor day.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
SMITH CRITICAL
 OF COUNCIL ACT
Believes Quigley Will Oppose
 Sewerage Survey Plan

Henry A. Smith, candidate for the republican nomination for mayor last month. asserted today that he has been informed Mayor George A, Quigley does not favor entering into contract with the Pittsburgh firm of engineers approved by the com mon council for a survey into sew craze conditions here.
 This statement is contained in a letter in which the former candi- date for mayor criticizes the coun- cil for it's conduct at "Wednesday nights meeting. MT. Smith points out that Alderman Walter R. Fall ceased to be president pro tenn. when Alderman David L. Nair was elected Wednesday night, and that Alderman J. Gustave Johnson, the defeated candidate, should have moved for appointment of a com- mittee to escort Nair to the chair. He also questions the right of Act ing Mayor Nair to sign bills and resolutions on which he voted at this session.
 Commenting on the refusal of the council to accept Councilman W. D. Boyle's suggestion for month $ postponement to allow Mayor Quig- ley to express his views on the sewer project, Smith writes:
 'I do not hesitate to say that such action was an insult to the newly elected mayor of New Brit ain and l have been personally in formed that the Hon. G. A. Quigley has been considering the matter of sewage disposal survey very care fully and had in mind another en- slneerlng company. whom he thought might be of more benefit to New Britain than the Pittsburgh company. I certainly must give credit to Acting Mayor Nair for re- fusing to approve or disapprove this matter"
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Georgia Republicans, In
 Session. Consider Races

Atlanta, Ga. April 19 tUP)-With a negro championing a plan for white control of the state central committee, republicans of Georgia met today.
 Ben Davis, negro. secretary of the committee and former republican national committeeman, claimed a Hoover plan of white control for the republican party in the south existed. and that the national ad- ministration wants 8 ratio of IS Hoover democrats, 15 negroes and the rest white" republicans.
 Davis said, however, he would concede 40 places on the committee to white membership, reserving o5 for the negro element, which now is in a majority on the committee of IT1
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19

globe yet it's route was thousands of miles farther than that taken around the northern hemisphere.
 There was no delay at any point along the route. Every telegraph and cable company in every country the message passed through gave it's swift service.
 In Russia the soviet government telegraph officials placed their Mos cow-Siberian reserve line at the dis posal of the Great Northern Tele- graph company. This jump across the Siberian plains was one of the longest and it took only four min-, utes to go from Moscow to Peiping.
 The longest continuous leaps were from Rio de Janeiro to Capetown, South Africa. via London, and from Melbourne via Vancouver and Montreal to New York.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Four New Ships Planned
 By United States Lines

Southampton, England, April 1a 12 (CP) -four new ships, two 0f them Go,000-ton giants capable or great speed and with decks for launching airplancs, are planned by the United States lines.
 Joseph E. Sheedy, head of the United States Lines. made this an nouncement on his arrival here yes- tcrday aboard the steamer Levll- than. He said the ships would D. built at a total cost of SSo,0oO, 900.
 The contract for the first two 3o,00oton ships will be let shortly, Shccdy said, to bc ready for tht New York Southampton service in 1882.
 The other two. 6o.ooo tons each. will be capable of 2S12 knots, th1 shipping magnate asserted.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
CRUISER PROGRAM ALLOWED IN PACT
Washington Believes Several
 New Ships Permissible

Washington. April 1s, P}-The administration interprcts the pro- posed London Naval treaty as per- struction Of the ten new cruisers allotted to the United States within the next five years.
 It is now planned that such a. course be followed, contingent upon the needs of the navy, with work proceeding on seven if the vessels within the next three years and the remaining three being laid down one each in the year 1933, 1884 and 1885.
 Nine battlcships to be scrapped under the London agreement will be American vessels, becoming obsolete next year. The five British ships and one Japanese affected by this pro- vision of the proposed treaty would become obsolete in 1884 and 1885.
 The treaty is to include a clause under which all five nations partlc- iEating in the conference agree that Lefore q submarine can sing a mer- chant vessel arrangements must be made to guarantee the safety of the passengers.
 Simultaneously with the publica- ton of these statements, three came renewed assurances that the big navy bloc of the senate will scrut- injze the treaty most carefully, par ticuiarly With regard to any depart ire from the policy of building up the fleet of 1o,000-ton cruisers.
 Hale Brings Up Question
 Bringing the subject of the treaty to the floor of the senate for the first time, Chairman Hale of the Naval committee. warned his col leagues late yesterday that they should not commit themselves to any attitude on the pact until the technical experts Of the navy have been given an opportunity to dis cuss the building program that the agreement permits.
 It is Hale's opinion that tho treaty will make necessary tho abandon mont of five big cruisers the con- strHction of which has bnen author ized by congress. In all, congress has approved a 10000 cruiser fleet of g vessels, It is understood that the London agreement limits the United States to IS vessels of this category.
 Hale previously had served notice that he intends to call the naval ex- ports before his committee 10 deter mine their views on tho treaty. The pact. itself. however. will be referred 10 tho foreign relations committee ! inc chairman of which, Borah Of
 Idaho, has given it his conditional approval. Senator Cappor. republi- I committee, has said that he will sup. port the treaty when 1t is submitted | for ratification
 Hoover Hopeful ] President Hoover still ie hopefu | that the senate can take the treaty under consideration with a view tc
 ratification at this session of Con,
 gross, He has discussed with Bora h i Haio and Senator Watson, the feasi hiliiy Of submitting it at an earl,
 date. Watson is the republican leader.
 As yot ho has no decision on th
 point and Is awaiting conference
 with the members Of the Amcrical
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
BAR OPPOSES DRY LAW

Wilmington. Del, April 19 (uP) A resolution characterizing the Nolstead act as an intolerable evil was placed before the Delaware State Bar Association at its annual meeting today.
 The resolution urged the associa- tion to go on record as favoring it's repeal Immediately. There will be a. special meeting of the association next month to vote on the resolu- ton.
 Several attempts were made to table the resolution. but also ended in failure. The prohibition law was characterized in the resolution as one of the worst clogs of court procedure known in many years.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Four Men Capsized in SailbOat Near Harb0r

Washington, April 19 (UP)- Coast guard headquarters here was advised early today by the com mander of it's station at Green Bay Wis. that four men from a sailboat which capsized at the entrance to Duluth, Minn, harbor had been rescued, while fifth was missing.
 The message was very brief and did not give details Of the rescue nor the names of the men on the boat.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
Would Iproot Palm Trees

Jalalpur, Bombay, India. April 19 tpt-Mrs. Gandhi. wife of the Ma hatma, today urged the women na- tionaiist volunteers who are follow ing her in a. campaign for Indian Independence to go into the interior and uproot the palm trees from which Indians derive the constltu- ents for their alcoholic drinks.
 Mrs. Gandhi. accompanied by a group of women deyotees of her husband and hVs creed of nonvio- lence, passive resistance, and civil disobedience, marched to localities frequented by habitual toddy drink CTS today, singing songs eXhorting the residents to abandon strong drink.
 The volunteers went from house to house and urged wives not 10 give their husbands food if they continued to drink liquor. Many wives told Mrs. Gsndhi that they themselves drank only occasionally, but she urged them not to drink at all,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
OLDEST SENATOR DIES

Montreal, April 19 UP)-G. C.. Dessaulles, Canada's oldest senator, died today in his home at St. Hya- Cinthe at the age of 102.
 The excitement of a fire in Inc senator's home Thursday was be- lievcd to have hastened his death.
 Funeral services will be held next Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
TROOPS FIGHT FOREST FIRES

Mexico City. April 19 [P, - More than 1000 federal troops have been called to the vicinity Of Aiusco and Rio Eric, between Mexico City and Puebla to combat serious forest fires which have been raving there for weeks and which now threaten towns. The troops have been able to check the fire from spreading in many places.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
]. B. COMSTOCk TAKES
 STORE FIGHT HIGHER
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(Continued From First Page) the property by conducting a retail grocery store in the place. After that, he found that he continued to use the place as a storage house for other businesses.
 He found that he paid rent to NJ Andrews and Mir. Andrews several times attempted to take over the property for store purposes but was prevented by Kolodney.
 For these reasons, he dismissed ihe appeal.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
AUTO DUE ID RACE
 l930 PAUL REVERE
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to make the trip. but of course he had to stop now and then to spread the alarm flor the country-folk to be up and to arm.'
 Dawes Sadly Neglected
 William Dawes, jr,, one of the forebears of former Vice President Charles G. Dawes. also rode on that historic night, but although his name rhymed with cause, gauge, jaws, laws, and pause, LongfclloW overlooked him when he penned his famous poem.
 Nevertheless, an impersonator of William Dawes was to ride today, and Dr. Samuel Prescotts even less noted ride also was to be rc-staged.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
POLICEMEN NEARLY
 FIGURE IN CRASHES
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ing the motor vehicle laws by failing to obtain a special registration for operating m intra-Stat car. Inspect ors W. H. Cunningham and James r. Desmond of the state motor ve. hicle department testified that Bar nett, who is president of the Yankee sedan for carrying passengers on July %, 1929. but cancelled the reg istration on October S. only to regis ter the same car as pleasure vehicle on November @6.
 On December fl. 19o9 inc inspcc- tors followed the sedan from Hart . ford to New Britain and saw ii used
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
FORMER PITCHER DEAD

Ashland, Pa, April 3 (UP) - John Stevetts, 6s, former major league baseball pitcher was found dead at his home here today. Phy- heart attack
 Stcvetts formerly was with the St. Louis Browns and the Boston Nationals.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-19
City Items

A. Nash Co. spring suits and top coats. J. Ryan, o2 Roxbury Road. Tel. 29O3.-advt
 MT. and Mrs. Bidwell B. Barnes and children, Bidwell, Jr., and Theta Mara of Woodbjne, Ga, have re- turned to this city where they expect to make their future home.