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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-01
{. D. BR0NNER, RAILROAD
OFFICIAL, DIES AT II
Michigan Central Vice President
Was Native of New York and
Naval Academy Graduate.
y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT. September lie. d.
Bronner, vice president of the Michigan
Central Railroad, died early this morn
ing at his apartment in the Whittier
J Hotel here.
Mr.. Bronner had been i'll since last
| May. He was born in Buffalo, N. Y,
: and was II years old.
He was a graduate of the United
States Naval Academy and began his
! railway career as a draftsmn in the
car department of the Canadian South
ern Railway at st. Thomas, Ontario, in
1880.
After a series of promotions through
positions in the car and motive power
departments, he became general man
ager in 1912 and was made a vice
president During the World War he
served as Federal manager He became
vice president of the Michigan Central
March /, 1920.
He was president Of the Detroit
Terminal Railway and had interests
in other transportation and industrial
enterprises. His first wife who was
Hattie NJ. Bailey of Lansing, Mich.
died in 1921. He married Mrs. Frances
March McMicken in 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-01
GATOR BITES OFF
HAND OF YOUTH
Women Faint at Exhibition Given
in Philadelphia Park by
Florida Pair.
Nv the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, September Am
exhibition of alligator wrestling ended
unexpectedly at a park pool yesterday
when an alligator snapped quickly and
severed the left hand of George
Rodgers, 10, two inches above the Nrist.
Several women who were among the
spectators tainted and the show came
to a sudden end.
j, The accident occurred after the al
1igator had SlaShed the hand of Bob
Rodgers, older brother of the injured
youth, as they were going through the
Arst exhibition.
George, also an alligator wrestler"
jumped into the pool and tried to close
the alligators jaws while Bob slipped
a rope around them. The big reptile
rolled over twice with lightning like
rapidly and struck at the youths out
stretched hand.
The brothers recently came mere from
Florida.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Crary Estate Will Go
 To Charitable Groups

Hartford, Oct. 31 P-With the death of Mrs. Flora M. Crary, the income of q trust fund now valued at $l,7O0,0O0 has been made avail able to seven Hartford charitable institutions.
 The trust fund was established by Dr. David Crary, Jr., who died in 1919, for the life benefit of his wi dow, who died Wednesday. The will provided that upon Mrs. Crary's death the income from the fund was to be divided in equal shares an- nually among the Hartford hospital, St. Francis hospital. the Old People , Home, the Connecticut Institute for the Blind, the Hartford Medical so- ciety, the Hartford Orphan Asylum. and the Connecticut Humane so- ciety. The original fund was valued at $74S,606, but more than doubled in value during the ensuing ten years.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
D0-X WILL LEAVE
 SUNDAY ON TRIP
Giant Plane to Make First Stop
 il Amsterdam

Altenrhcin, Switzerland Oct. 31 P) The huge passenger plane DO-H, new being groomed for flight to the United States, will start for Am sterdam, her first stop, on Sunday, if weather conditions are favorable.
 Maurice Dornier said that her earliest possible start for New York from Lisbon via the Azores and Bcr- nuda will be on November 10. This would bring the DO-N to Bermuda or November II at the earliest and New York on November 12.
 Twenty-Five newspapermen went or d trial flight in the DO-N today while the ships navigating instru- monts and radio were checked pre- paratory to her flight to Amster- dam.
 It was a cloudy day. with little wind and only fair visibility, how ever the trip was entirely satisfac- tory, her commander said.
 After the trial flight mechanics poured 20,000 gallons of fuel into her tanks. This is enough to keep her in the air at least eighteen hours The ship normally consumes a. thousand gallons of fuel and twenty-four of oil an hour.
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
GIBSON PAC|FYING
 FRANCE AND ITALY
American Seeks to Adjust Ma tiOnS' Naval Differences

Rome, Oct 31 P}-Hugh S. Gib- son, American ambassador to Bel gium, was understood here today to be playing the role of negotiator be- tween France and Italy with an eye to settlement of their naval differ ences.
 The American, who is the chief United States representative in the forthcoming session of the league of nations preparatory disarmament commission, arrived here Wednes- day night Yesterday afternoon he conferred lengthily with Dino Gran di, Italian foreign minister and dele gation head at the London naval conference.
 It was understood the conversation was with reference to the disarma- ment situation, and it was expected that conferences with other persons of high standing would follow Mir. Gibson came here from Paris where Rc, just before departure, talked with Premier Tardieu and Foreign Minister Briand.
 Reports from Washington are heard here that prior to the ambas- sadors recent departure from Wash inGton he was instructed by Presi- dent Hoover to offer his good of fees to bring q French Italian naval rapprochement, so as to permit their adherence to the London naval treaty, the principal phases of which neither government accepted.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Says France Will Adhere

Paris, Oct. 31 LP) - PertinaX, French editor in Echo De Paris, to- day said that he understood France was ready to adhere to the entire London naval treaty with two pro- .Yisos. The first, that the tonnage figures France asks be included therein, with certain reductions, an the second that d safeguarding clause as between France and Italy similar to that as between the United States, Japan, and Great Britain, be included.
 The writer added that f.mbassa- = dor Gibson, after discussing the mat ter with Premier Tardieu, had gone to Rome to hold conferences there. He then concluded that whatever Ambassador Gibson's design might be, France should keep aloof from such intrigues for after the recent provocative speech of Premier Mus solini participation would be at the sacrifice of dignity
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Empire Crusader Wins Election
 In South Paddington Bye Contest

London, Oct 31 P-Complete returns from South Paddington to- day showed that Vice Admiral Tay Tor, empire crusad der nominee, won yesterdays four -cornered bye election there. The liberals had no candidate, and labor had hoped to win since the conservative vote was split three ways.
 Labor ran third in the field of four.
 The votes were:
 Vice Admiral Taylor, empire cru sader, 11.209. Sir Herbert Lidiard, regular conservative, 10,26S. Dor othy Evans, laborite, 7,794 Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Maple HM NelUs

An all day sewing meeting for tho New Britain ChiIdrcn's Home will be held by the Woman's Club of Maple Hill next Wednesday, Novcm Der 5 at the home of Mrs. James T. Powell on Robbins avenue. Mrs Powell will be assisted by Mrs T. l.. ,Monier, Mrs. r. E. Rau and Mrs. C. o. Ferguson. During the afternoon reports will be given by Mrs. L. L. Harding, Mrs. B. J. Hubert and Mrs lR R. Elam who attended the fall session of the State Federation of Women Clubs held at Enfield on "Wednesday.
 Mrs. Douglass Johnston of F'rcd- erick street vas elected on Wednes- day to serve on the executive board Of the state federation in connection with the committee on international relations.
 The new addition to the Elm Hili School was completed this week, and all classes commenced their full day schedule on Thursday.
 ss The Newington Garden club will nod it's annual meeting next Thurs day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at th2 home of Mrs. Grace Beadle at New .ington Center.
 Mrs. Frederick Teich entertained her bridge club Monday evening at
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
DISASTER RELIEF
 WORKERS CHOSEN
Committees Will Function in
 Case Of Local Emergency

The disaster relief committee, ganization for number of years, took it's first official step towards forming in the office of Mayor George A. Quigley yesterday after noon. The plan was one which Cur tiss l.. Sheldon, former chairman of the New Britain chapter, Ameri- can Red Cross, has beer planning ever since the collapse of a factory roof caused the death of several employees q number of years ago.
 Officials of the various city de partments, welfare agencies and those whose positions in the com munity made it advisable that they be a part of this committee, attend cd the meeting.
 Mr. Sheldon submitted a list that ho suggested should be considered in various committees in this work. The committee has three honorary chairmen, Mir. Sheldon, Mayor Quigley and Joseph C. An drews. the new chairman of the local Red Cross chapter.
 On the committee on control, Chief William C. Hart will look aft CT the police. Chief William J. No ble the tremen, Captain William F. Litke of the military, Scout ENecu- tive Oscar Erickson of the Boy Scouts, and an American Legion disaster unit to be appointed,
 Relief: Postmaster H. F.. Erwin and l.. J. Porter will be on the food committee. Miss Cora M. Beale will have charge of the social workers Chairmen on shelter, clothing, care | of dependents and registration 0! those needing care will be ap. pointed.
 In the medical department, Dr Raoul Benoit will have charge oi first aid, assisted by Dr. George w Dunn; Dr. L. J. Dumont, superin- tcndent of the department of health will have charge of sanitation; Miss Rachael Colby, superintendent Of the Visiting Nurse association, will have charge of nurses; pr. T. Eben Reeks will take care of the hospital facili. ties and Dr. John Purney, deputy medical inspector, will function ir that capacity.
 Y. r. MCAulilfc. exchange mana ger of the Southern New England Telephone Co, will have charge of communications: B. B. McElhone manager of the Connecticut Light S: Power Co.,, will have charge of cleo tric lights, and Building Inspector A. N. Rutherford will have charge of city departments.
 Appointments for clergy. inter- preters and transportation are still to be made.
 In charge of finances, Leon A. Sprague, treasurer In charge of publicity, Arthur F. McEvoy and Bernard C.. KranowitZ.
 These appointments are not com- pleted and others will be added from time to time by Mir Sheldon who has been authorized to complete the committee
 In the course of the same meeting. Dr. T. Eben Reeks, uperintendent of the New Britain General hospital, called attention to a condition he mentioned in an interview with the Herald some time ago, that the po- lice department needs a more ade- quate ambulance for emergency work. The hospital does not provide an ambulance for police work, and the police ambulance is not satis- factory.
 Chief William C. Hart of the po- lice department agreed that Dr. Reeks was right. Mayor Quigley promised to try to get an appro- priation in the next budget.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31

misrepresentation ever known in any bye-election in our political his tory"
 The conservatives won the regu- lar election in 1929 Lnopposed.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31

Neil Standardization, united- empire party, 494.
 The seat at stake was that left vacant with the death of Command yachting disaster on the Cornwall coast August 21.
 This is great blow to op- ponents of empire free trade and to those wobblers who while not op- posing it are afraid to adopt it," said Taylor.
 Sir Herbert Lidiard, the regular conservative candidate, declared: T have been beaten by the most inten- sive press campaign of abuse and
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Seniors at Hospital
 School Have Social

A Halloween party and dance, given by the senior class of the New Britain Hospital Training School foa Nurses was held at the nurses res idence last evening, the parents of the students being the invited guests.
 A prize for the prettiest costume was awarded to Miss Virginia An drews and for the funniest costume to Miss Zenobia Lewicki.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
COLLINS FINED S50O

New Haven, Oct. 31 P;-Jerome Fiske Collins, charged with fraud in connection with the sale of securities of the Summit Mortgage Co.,, of which he was vice president, today was fined $500 in superior court and given a suspended sentence. Miss Catherine Balcom, his sister-in-la law and secretary of the corporation, was freed by the court.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
AMERICAN WOMAN
 GIVES DUCE GIFT
Mrs. Olga Mead, Architects
 Widow, Expresses Gratitude

Rome, Oct, 31 (P - Mrs. Olga Mead, widow of William Rutherford Mead, New York architect, today presented Premier Mussolini fund of 10000 lire in gratitude for his aid in transporting the body of her hus- baand to Rome for burial.
 Mir. Mead, who founded the American academy at Rome, died in Paris in June, 1928.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
HUXLEY TO SPEAK

New Haven. Oct. 31 P,-Julian Huxley, celebrated British scientist, will give an illustrated lecture on Development, Heredity and Evolu- tion' at Yale today.
 Huxley has achieved wide fame for his biological researches and has for the last four years been president of the National Union of
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
Was Architect

New York, Oct. 31 P}-William Rutherford Mead, whose widow, Mrs. Olga Mead, today presented Premier Mussolini, of Italy, with a gift of 10000 lire as an expression Of gratitude, was d native of Brattle- boro, Vermont. He was q member of McKim, Mead & White, archi- tcCts, who designed many sky scrapers and mammoth hotels in New York.
 He left an estate of about $710,- mn
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31

her home on Frederick street. The prizes were Warded to Mrs. H. l.. Anderson, Mrs. C. Teich and Mrs. William Allen.
 Miss Airline E. Root of Golf street ii spending a couple of days in Holyoke, Mass, as the guest Of Mrs. F. C. Stevens.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-31
BOWLING BETTER

St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 31 P}-Im- privement in the condition of Arch bishop Austin Bowling of the St. Paul diocese of the Roman Catholic church was noted today.
 The archbishop, who has been critically i'll with heart trouble, ral- lied yesterday and he continued to gain last night, and his physicians said they believed he would recover from the present attack, although he was not expected to be strong enough to resume his active duties again.
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-31

Scientific Workers. He has written a number of books and contributed articles to leading magazines in Eng land and the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
II Major Incl
dent TN an artistic
Career, With q
Movie Production
Outfit in the Back
ground.

IN M ALIGNANT SMITH was large,
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Musigraphs
(Continued From Fourth Page.)

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Of conducting as taught by Dr. John
Firley Williamson, which she plans to
reproduce, in part, for q class in the
near future.
young colleague, played Carlton"
and "Toccata" (NAcMaster). Thelma
Rice, soprano, sang Hear Ye, Israeli
C''Elijaha) (Mendelssohn). Marie S.
Head. contralto. concluded the program
with Like as a Hart" (AllitSen).
The evening closed with social pc
riod and refreshments. A splendid at
tendance was proof of the active in
terest being taken by the membership
in the varied and full program In prepa-
ration for the Spring months.
Congress Heights Glee Club, Eugenia
Slattery director, enjoyed tbeater
party at the special performance. of
BABES in Toyland," Victor Heaberts
operetta, yesterday morning.
The Claviarco Club held it's March
meeting at the home of the counselor,
Mrs George Francis Williams. New
members were initiated.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: President, Helen
Williams first vice president, Alice AL
pert; second vice president, Harriette
Mitchell; secretary, Jane Firor, and
treasurer, Betty Albrecht.
The usual study period was conducted
by Frances Fellows and included talk
on folk music and group of piano solos.
Mrs. j. r. Duff1eld directed the prac-
tice Of the Claviarco Chorus.
AT the German service at Concordia
Lutheran Church at 10 am. otto H.
Volmerhaus, tenor, will sing Itch Bette
and die Macht der Liebe,'' by Bort
niansky. In the English service, which
follows, the chorus choir will sing the
choral "Agnus Der of Decius and
when I Survey the Wondrous Cross"
by Mozart, with bass solo by r. H.
Rathvon. The offertorY solo will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

lice Company, 95.16; Company G. 121St
Engineers, 94.52; Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery, 92.40.
The other organizations, in their re-
spective classiflcations, with percentages,
follow:
Excellent: Headquarters Detachment,
2eth Division, S5.71; Headquarters and
Service Company, 12lst Engineers, 1855
Very satisfactory: Company A, 31zno
Infantry, 7945; Headquarters Detach-
ment, 2Sth Division Special Troops, $500.
Satisfactory: Band, 121st Engineers,
9.69; Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery,
69.49; Company D. 12ist Engineers,
sc. SO; Battery B. 26oth Coast Artillery.
6S.79; Company F, 121st Engineers.
63.49; Company B, 121st Engineers,
$3.50; Battery G, 26oth Coast Artillery
60.31.
Unsatisfactory: Company A, 121st
Detachment, 121St Engineers, 52.63;
Company E, 121st Engineers, 5000.
The local Guard has just received
Is special target rifles which will be
used in training members of the rifle
team on the range at Camp Simns,
Congress Heights, D. c., during the
coming Spring and Summer, under the
direction of Capt. Just G. Jensen, Ord
selected to head the rifle team.
The local range is expected to be
much used during Spring and Summer,
not only by the organizations Of the
local Guard, but by the troops of the
Regular Army and the Marine Corps.
The range is open at all times for
voluntary practice, it was said.
Sergt. Jack Mursell, Company F,
121st Engineers, publisher of the year
book of the 121st Engineers, has been
transferred in the grade Of private to
the 29th Division Military Police
Company.
The following have been honorably
discharged on account of removal from
the city: Pvt. Ogden Ostrander, Com
pany F, 121st Engineers; Pvt. Bernard
j. Fugitt, same command, and Pvt.
Preston A. Ausley, Medical Department
Detachment, 260th Coast Artillery.
The following have been ordered
transferred from the active to the re-
serve lists of their respective organi2a-
tons, for the reasons given:
Business interference with the per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

Torrance of military duty-Pvts. Rich
ard E. Oden, Haskell j. Clark and Ed
ward S. Macdonald, all of Company r,
121st Engineers; Pvt. Edward L. o.
borne, Company G, 121st Engineers;
Pvt. Paul H. King, Company @, 121st
Engineers, and Pvt. George e. Kalden-
bach, Battery A, 260th Coast Artillery.
Educational interference with the
performance Of military duty-Pvts.
Vernon F. Duckett and Daniel p. K.
McGregor, both Of Company G, 121St
Engineers.
Sergt. Ralph F. BARLEY, Quartermaster
Corps, State staff, has been transferred
in the grade of private to the Head
quarters Detachment and Combat
Train, 260th Coast Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Of Such Is Laughter Made.

EVEN old hats have a practical value
- In New York City. They are pur-
chased in quantities by Jimmy Durante
and his partners. Eddie Jackson and
Lou Clayton, and used as important
props in the type Glowing which has
made the comedian and his associates
outstanding figures in the entertain
ment world.
Durante and his partners recently
made their debut on the sound screen
in Paramount's comedy melodrama,
"Roadhouse Nights" to be released
soon. In the making of this photo
play the trio, it is claimed, put the
finishing touches on nearly a hundred
ancient samples of masculine headgear.
Durante Cor "Schnozzle," as he is
called), the chief comedian, is RESPONSE
BILE for the bulk of the hat wrecking.
He simply tears up hats, throws them
at every conceivable target and tram
Piles them underfoot. Clayton and Jack
son account for the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09

the "Ninety.first Psalm" by McDermid,
sung by Esther Celander, soprano.
The soloist for the evening service viii
be Alice wilcox, soprano. she VIII sing
The King Of Love My Snepnero Is
by Gounod.
John M. Williams. famed for his books
Tor teaching the piano to children, Wis.
tied the recital given by the pupils OF
Frances Gutelius recently. He had just
finished a course Of i've lectures, which
were attended by about so teachers OF
Washington After listening to the pro-
gram Mr.. Williams gathered the chill
dren around him and gave fasclnat-
ing talk, emphasizing the necessity of
directing the child's attention to note
reading before the complications of
school lessons are thrust upon him and
Of giving boys chance to express them
selves musically.
Both points were well demonstrated
by two of the youthful performers, Home
McAllister, years old, who played five
little pieces with assurance and gusto,
and Walter Drummond Swank. Walter
is now II, having begun piano lessons
with Mrs. Chauncey Beaver in Billings
Mont, when he was years old.
Others on the program were Barbara
Boiling, Letitia Began, Jane Cooper
Betty Marshall, Janet O'Leary. Ruth
Haycraft, HARLAN Meyer, Anne Stowell
Bernice and Beatrice Wyman and Mar
garet Yanagita.
Margaret Randolph Muse, soprano
who has won many friends here during
the past Fall and Winter, has left for
her home, in Montgomery, Ala.
While studying here this Winter, Mrs
Muse, who is the wife of Capt. Donald
Muse, well known Army aviator, has
been heard as soloist at Concordia Lu-
theran Church on a number Of occa-
sions. She also has had success a;
soloist in recitals with T. Guy Lucas
organist and choirmaster of st. Johns
Church, Lafayette square; before thu
Friday Morning Club, over the radio
and In private recitalS.
Flora McGill Keefer, Washington
mezzo-soprano, is spending every Fri
day and Saturday in New York City
coaching with Frank La Forge. Sht
will give a concert at the Mayflowel
Hotel Friday afternoon, April 4.
Following her concert In this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Handkerchief Edict Found.

An edict Of Louis XVI, registered
by the Versailles Parliament, ordering
that all handkerchiefs be made square,
has Just been found in the national
archives In Paris. Accompanying docu-
ments explain that the reason for the
edict was that Marie Antoinette
scratched her hand when at the
Trianon, and, on attempting to bind
it, found her handkerchief of such
shape as to be useless as q bandaRe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-09
Hollywood's Mexican Exile,

Ear from the tepid cactus regions of
Mexico, where life for him was an
irksome round of blood-and- thunder
parties, Adolpho de la Huerta, once Pres
ident of the unruly republic. sits smugly
ensconced in a Hollywood bungalow.
Mentally thumbing his nose at threats
which for so long promised to cut his
life's thread in two, the ex-president,
about whom most of the pre-war glamour
has departed, quietly stays in his lair,
it is said. and teaches film actors just
how to manipulate their voices before
the microphone.
The erstwhile first lady Of the land"
who now, but for the aid of one frugal
maid, has to open her own front door,
is not only her husbands closest ally
but she personally is in on the singing
seances in the capacity Of piano player.
So happy does this genial disregarder
of his old homeland seem to be that
even though the Mexican government
has lifted the ban that made him an
exile he refuses to be disturbed, and is
going right ahead with plans for fast
and furious season of music.
The West Indies is becoming a popu-