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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

Kansas expects to cpend approxi- mately s,5Oo00O in road improve mentS in 1880.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

St. Louis loses between s25,00o and s35.ooo daily to racketeers and commercial swindlers. it. is esti- mated by the Better Business Blu reau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

There are 235 motor vehicles to each mile of road in the Hawaiian Islands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

Of the 100000 tourists who in 1929 visited Vancouver. B. O., IT per cent stayed at tourist camps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

The South Texas State Fair cleared $ll,924 on its 1929 exposi- tion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

Florida has 4l officially approved airports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-01-02

Popularity of Reno as a divorce capital has led to inauguration of
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
AGED WOMAN FOUND DEAD
 WITH GAS FILLING ROOM
Mrs. Jessie H. Gilpatric of Putnam Believed Despondent Over
 III Health.

Putnam. Aug. 13.-tPt-Mrs. Jes- sic Hodges Gilpatric, mother of the late G. Harold Gilpatric, former state treasurer. was found dead in q gas filled room of her home on seward street here this morning un- der circumstances which indicated suicide. She was A years old.
 Dr. r. A. Morrell, medical eX- aminer, conducted an investigation but has not yet issued a certificate of death. Mrs. Gilpatric had been ill for several years and it is believed she was a victim of despondency.
 Her son, G. Harold Gilpatric serv- ed as state treasurer until he was convicted in 1924 of embedding a large sum of money from the First National bank of Putnam of which he also was cashier He died in At lanta penitentiary.
 Mrs. Gilpatric vas born in Wor- coster in 1856, She married George NJ. Gilpatric in 1875. He died few years ago.
 She is survived by two sons, r. Raymond Gilpatric of New Britain, an official Of the Stanley Works, and Walter Gilpatric, an attorney in New York city. --
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
R-IOO TO START TRIP
 FOR ENGLAND TONIGHT
Officers Have No Fear for 18th - Trans-OCean
 Service Planned

St Hubert, Que, Aug. 13 (P)-- Thirteen has no terrors for the R-10o. The, British dirigible which will set out for England at 9 o'clock (E, $. T) tonight homeward bound after her first ocean crossing, was ready today for her trip, her gus bags buIginC with a new supply of hydrogen and everything on board spick and span.
 The passenger list had not been announced but it was known that one passenger will be Jacques N. Cartier, descendant of Canada S pioneer navigator. who will make in the air the trip his ancestor IT adc along the St. Lawrence and across the Atlantic in 1534.
 The R-1O0 will go back without the services Of its starboard forward motor. The engine developed a de feet on the trip over Ontario and 1t was decided not to repair it here. As the dirigible will have a good tail wind behind her. officers Of the ship thought the motor would not he needed. It was believed she could make the home airport at Darlington in fifty hours, which would be a record for crossing the Atlantic in a lighter-than-ai craft.
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
REV. THOMAS ]. PICKER |
 EXPIRES IN NASHVILLE
First Assignment of Priest After Being Ordained Was to
 This City.

New Haven, Aug. 13 tP - Rev. Thomas J. Picker. rector of St. Aidan's church in Westville, who had held several pastorates in Con- necticut during the past 30 years, died today at the rectory following a heart attack. He was 56 years old.
 Father Picker was ordained by Cardinal Gibbons in 1900. He was educated in the parochial school at Stamford where he was born, St. Chalres' school Ellcott City, Md, and St. Marys college at Baltimore. His first assignment was as assist ant to the pastor of St. Joseph's church at New Britain. Later he was transferred to St. Patrick's church, Bridgeport where he re- maihed for 14 years.
 While in Bridgeport Father Picker also served as chaplain of St. Vincent's hospital In 1917 he became pastor of St. Bernard g church at Hazardville, where he re- mained until 1928 when he came to the Westvile church.
 Father Picker witnessed the laying of the cornerstone at St. Peters 5 church Sunday and appeared to be in good health. A brother and a niece survive.
 Father Picker came to St. Aidan's church to succeed Rev sJohn J. Me Givney who was transferred to St. Charles church. Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
FOUR KILLED, , HURT
 AS TRUCK HITS AUTO
Three of Those Injured in New Jersey Crash
 May Die

Cranbury Lake. \. J, Aug. 13 tPl -Four residents of Passaic were killed and five other persons were injured today in g hcad-on col iision between a milk truck and an automobile in thick fog, Three Of the injured were believed to have been fatally hurt.
 The dead are: Tony Amadeo, Jr.. 20; Herman Amadeo, S2, his brother; Napoleon Becarillo, 35, and an unidentified man.
 The three seriously injured are: Patsy Schiro, Angelo Long and An tonic Carusi, of Passaic.
 Anthony Amadeo, Sr., and Wal ter C. Behrman. driver of the milk truck. were slightly hurt.
 Behrman said he was coming slowly along a foggy section of the road when the automobile contain ing the eight men colided head-on with the four-ton truck.
 The men in the motor car were on their way to Freedom, x. J, where they were employed in erec- ton of guard rails on the highway. Amadeo said there was a third car in the collision, but state troopers could not locate it.
 The Amadeo car was demolished.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
St. Louis Couple Thought Kidnapped
 Return Home, Decline Explanations

St Louis, August 13 lP>-Resentful at the publicity given their "privato affairs" MT. and Mrs. Charles Kern who returned home uneXpect edly carly this morning, said their strange disappearance in Ohio yesterday was due to a desire to avoid notoriety."
 The couple refused to say whether s70,000 bank treasurer's check which they drew from a St. Louis bank before starting for Toledo still was in their possession. '
 Police had feared the couple had fallen into the hands of kidnapeTs or swindlers.
 We are much put out at tho in trusion on our privacy brought by the publicity we received" Mrs. Kern said today. While we were still on the train we Werc warned by wire from St. Louis that we would got lot of notoriety if we went on to Toledo. Accordingly we got off at Defiance and motored to Toledo
 At Defiance we were met by MT Schultz whose name was mentioned by the papers yesterday with the i'm
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
 CLERK HAS RESIGNED
Thomas F. McGrath De- cides to Give Up Office
 August 23

Thomas F. McGrath, clerk of the department of public works for more than two years, has resigned his position. effective August 23. at which time he will enter the employ of the O'Neil Tire and Battery Co.
 Clerk McGrath was installed in office as a special investigator when Mayor Paonessa began inquiry into the accumulation of unpaid assess ments for work performed by the department of public works. His search of the records disclosed ap- proxmately S2Ol00O due to the city. much of which has been paid and part of which is now in dispute.
 As result of the investigation, the former clerk of the department was dropped from the payroll and McGrath took his place.
 No successor to the retiring en- ploye has been announced by the board of public works.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
D. L. Bartlett's Mother
 Falls and Breaks Hip

Mrs, Henry Bartlett. mother of Chairman Donald l.. Bartlett of the park board, fell and broke her hip last night at her home in Pough- keepsie, x, Y.
 MT Bartlett was notified of the accident when he returned 70 his home after a board meeting last night and he left at once for Poughkcepsie. Mrs. Bartlett, who is S3 years of age. was today reported to be in a serious condition.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
BROTHER OF LORENz
 TRIES TO KILL SELF
Makes Vain Suicide At- tempt Four Hours
 After Hanging

Hartford, Aug, 13 tP1Four hours after the death of his brother, Hein- rich, on the gallows at the Connecti cut state prison for murder Sigurd Lorenz 9l. was brought to Grace hospital in Windsor, Ontario, with a self-nflicted bullet wound in the head, it was learend here today. His condition today was pronounced good.
 Sigurd. sailor who worked on the Great Lakes steamer ke4ey, ana lived at Keeley island! near Wind sor, was with the murderer when he was apprehended in Windsor by po- lice on April 4, after a chase from Hartford, for the murder of Nils An derson in Wethersfield.
 Several relatives of Lorenz had been insane and had attempted sui eide, according to the defense in a petition for a retrial here one week before the hanging.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
Nebraska Senator Has SiZable Lead at Noon, While Ar-
 kanSan Succeeds
PROHIBITION SENTIMENT
 IN OHIO VERY CONFUSED
Democrats Name Dry For Governor Wet for Senator - Bankhead to Oppose Hefiin in Alabama - Alfalfa Bill Murray Scores Not able Triumph in Oklahoma Gu bcrnatorial Contest.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
 Nebraska republicans gave Sena- tor George W. Norris, veteran insur- gent and outstanding foe of Her bert Hoover, the senatorial nomina- ton in Tuesdays primary.
 Norris, who left his party to cam paign two years ago for Alfred E. Smith. democratic presidential nominee, was gaining steadily over William NJ. Stebbins regular" can didate, in the stiffest contest he has had in his IS years of senate serv-- ice.
 Returns from 1,3S7 of the states o.03O precincts gave Norris lead of more than 2O.00o. The vote was Norris, 74,37o; stebbins. 53,393.
 Results of the four other state primaries yesterday showed a mix ture of reactions on such national issues as prohibition and the Hoover administration.
 In Ohio the democrats chose a wet for the senate contest and a dry for governor. The republican incumbents in these offices in Ohio are both dryS and were without primary opposition.
 Senator Robinson democratic leader in the senate. who drew op position after running as a vice h two years ago. won by almost a three to one margin for the demoS cratic senatorial nomination in Ar kansas Robinson championed na- tional prohibition.
 Alabama democrats apparently selected John H, Bankhead. Jasper attorney and son of a former sena- tor, 10 run for the senate against Senator Heflin, the incumbent who has been forced to race as an inde- pendent because of his failure to support Smith in 1928. Bankhead was maintaining almost a two to one advantage over Frederick |. Thompson. Mobile publisher.
 Ohio Returns Confusing
 Ir Ohio Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland. who advocated repeal of the eighteenth amendment. had q lead of more than 10000 votes oVr his closest competitor, w. W, Dur bin, in the five cornered contest for the democratic senatorial nomina- ton with almost all of the returns tabulatcd
 But the Ohio democrats chose George W. White, a dry, for the guberhatorial nomination over Ste phen M. Young, an advocate of pro- hibition repeal, In S.735 of S.956
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
S8O2 EXTRAS ALLOWED
 ON NEW PARK POOL JOB
Park Board Votes to Pay Battaglia & Son, Contractors, Addition
 al Sum

Joseph Battaglia & Son, contract OTIS on the Washington park wading pool job. are entitled to extras over and above the contract price in the amount of sS02.12, the park board has decided, and an order will be drawn on the treasurer for this amount
 Drainage found necessary ac- counts for the extra charges. the commissioners explain. Included are; 375 yards of earth excavation at 45 cents yard, s16S,75; six yards of rock excavation at sS a yard. S4S; 520 feet of six-inch tile at 90 cents a foot, s4.6S; GOO feet of eX- panson joints at 5 cents a foot, $90; 35 hours labor at 75 cents an hour. s26.25; one roll of wire. $1.l2.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
New York Congress- man Makes Formal Complaint of Prof. teering Threatens Consumers Will Take Drastic Steps.
Secretary Hyde Promises Department Is On Alert Weather Man Finally Brings Good Rains to Some Parched Sections.

Washington, Aug. 1S CP-A con- plaint of an undue increase" in prices of fresh vegetables in New York city as a result of the drought was laid before President Hoover today by Representative La Guardia. of New York,
 La Guardla, republican, said the president requested him to take up the matter with the department of agriculture. The representative made an appointment with Secretary Hyde for later in the day.
 He said unless some immediate action were taken to prevent un- necessary price increases, very drastic steps will be taken by con- sumers."
 No Cause For Alarm-Hyde
 Secretary Hyde said before La Guardia's protest that no specific instances of proftecring in food stuffs had been called to his at tention but the agriculture depart ment was on the alert. He asserted there was no cause for alarm among housewives.
 The only crop shortage, Hyde said, was in corn, hay and pastures for cattle. Out of normal production of 2,600.0oo,000 bushels Of corn. only about 175,000,000 are used for human consumption.
 While there was a slight decline in garden crops, this could be made up, he said in many places outside the drought area
 | Hyde was an early called at the | White House. He went over with 1 President Hoover last minute de | tails preparatory to the conference at which machinery for q coopera- 1 tive fedcral-state relief program will be set up.
 Weather Outlook Better
 The weather showed signs of CO., operating with the Hoover drought conference. good rains in the last 4 hours being reported from Mis- souri with showers forecast in the corn belt tonight and tomorrow.
 Other light rains gave some re- lief in the northern part of the Mis- sissippi Valley but the dry weather still prevails over most of the 12 states which will be represented at the governors meeting tomorrow.
 R. H. Weightman, weather bureau forecaster, said some very good rains had fallen in Missouri includ- ing precipitation at Springfield of ,32 inches, Kansas City one inch: St. Joseph, 1,30 inches and Columbia. .S2 inches.
 Other rains were reported in Mich igan and Minnesota.
 Showers were forecast today for Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
.DEVENS BUILDINGS
 ABOUT ID BE RAzED
Structures Familiar to World War Troops Coming Down
BRICK REPLACING WOOL
New Britain Mess Sergeants Keep Within Allowance and Still Con- tinue to Feed soldiers Well-tirst Cold Wave Hits EnCampmcnt.
W ave Hit~ EIICHNIUTI1CI1Il
Special to the TIeraldJ

Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. Aug. 13 Abandoned and forgotten, the original buildings in Camp Devens, the fore runners of hundreds of bar rack buildings that once were proud ly exhibited by government officials as New England's leading waiNcamp, have now fallen into decay and when the 43d division completes it's en- campment on Saturday the work of raging the historic shacks will begin.
 The old chapel near the large pa lade grounds, the base hospital where many of the New Britain sol di,rs suffered from the ravagos of influenza and where many Of them died, the barracks where the boys were enjoying few moments of pleasure before they started for the battlciclds of France are about to come down.
 The old chapel which at one time was a combined basketball court and q place Of worship, is shell of its former self
 The floor is warped. The white wooden altar where Catholic soldiers attended weekly services is hidden behind old wood and rubbish. It is broken in several places and is marred and scared.
 Directly across the road is the hospital. Stairs that now seem un safe lead 10 the main entrance. Only the odor Of medicine remains. Ii has stayed with the building since, it was abandoned shortly after the war. Throughout the building are initials of men who convalesced there after illness, Jndoubtcd there are initials of New Britain boys.
 The long dormi,ory hall where pa tients were confined would he recalled by Kew Britain former sol diers who>were in camp during the war period. There is no need for guide to explain all the history of the camp, The buildings tell their own story.
 Rising above the old barracks and
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
Will, Two Inventories
 Filed in Probate Court

A will and two inventories were filed for approval in probate court today.
 The will of the late Councilman Adam Ziegler directs payments of s1O0 each to William A, and Marg- aret Ziegler, son and daughter of the testator; s1o to Bertha M. Zieg- Ter and the residue to Henrietta G. Ziegler, the widow.
 Frederick E. Carlson left an estate of s5,309.4O, including a half interest in Kensngton avenue realty. valued at s2,75O; d one-half interest in mortgage note, valued at $1,650; savings bank deposit. sj.32; coupe, s1O, and a sedan $500.
 The sS,950 estate of Henry N. Bodwell includes realty on Stanley street, valued at sS,500, and a building lot in Belvldere. valued at 3400.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
Pass Hunter Brothers Mark L ate This Morning and Hope to Stay in Air Six Weeks Downpour Soaks
 Crowd as Mark Falls.
Demonstration On Field Undeterred by Rain Greater St. Louis" Ap- parently Is Functioning g Perfectly as Pilots Con- tinue Grind.

Lambert St. Louis Field, St. Louis, August 13 P)-The veteran endur- ance team. Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine, flew through rain and the threat of a storm today 10 a new worlds record for sustained flight. They officially regained the record at 9:52 A. M. (C. s. ID when they had been up 554 hours and 21 min utes, slightly more than 23 days.
 The wives of the fliers were among those who stood in the rain 10 watch the record broken. They were show cred with congratulations.
 The new mark exceeded by one full hour the record established last July 4 at Chicago by Kenneth and John Hunter, Illinois farm boys, who after several attempts had wrested the flight championship from Jack son and O'Brine. The latter pair set 490 hour record July 31. 1929.
 With the record regained, JacNsor and O'Brine had no thought of land ing but drove on toward a goal which they now have set at 1000 hours. or about six weeks.
 Demonstration Despite Rah
 A downpour of rain drenched the fields and soaked the crowd of e,o00 persons who had assembled when the record was broken.
 As a burst of sirens. aerial bombs, automobile horns and cheers went up, Jackson and OBrine dropped down low over the field and dis charged a green flare. Then they came down to within few hundred feet of the crowd and waved.
 A crowd of about 90 airplane fac tory workers paraded across the field carrying a banner which read Again Red and Obie" Factory whistles in industrial St. Louis heralded the re- turn of the flight record 10 St. Louis with a chorus of shrieks The flers' monoplane, the Greater St. Louis, a sister ship of the St Louis Robin in which they set their record last year, appeared to the observers and the ground crew 10 be functioning per fectly.
 storm Prevents Broadcast
 It appeared that Jackson and OBrine were attempting to speak to the crowd over their short wave transmitter. but apparently the rain storm interfered as they wee not heard.
 Jackson said yesterday, however, they would stay up one thousand
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
FEAR FOR SAFETY
 OF BISHOP O'SHEA
Deep River Prelate Believed in
 Peril at KanChOW
CHINESE CALCULATING CITY
Wholesale Killing of Communists by Provincial Authorities Held Motive of Latest Advance on Changsha- Reds Near Nationalist Capital.~

Washington. Aug 13.-|P-Red forces surrounding kanchow. China, recently abandoned by nationalist troops, were believed today to have placed in grave danger Bishop J. A OShea, of the Catholic mission there. He is said to be the only American remaining in the city.
 The bishop, who is from St Vim cent seminary, Germantown, Penn sylNania, was reported ill cables to the state department from the Can ton consulate yesterday to bc in a serious plight together with few other foreigners still there. Some 20 or 80 Americans who had been iu the city when the threat of invasion developed were reported safe. Eff forts were being made hy Douglas Jenkins, American consul at Canton to secure protection for the prelate.
 Through Father Daniel McGil- licuddy, of the Nincentian order. Jenkins was informed of the safe ar rival at Shio Chow, Northern h"@ StuHS oL 'iSllt HISttfS ol NldIl- ty and three priests from KanchoW. The sisters were unnamed while the priests were identified as Father J. J. Corbett, 32 Callerden street, Bos- ton; Father William Joseph Me Climont of St. NinConts and Bishop Dumont, address not given.
 Bishop OShea, a native of Deep River, Connecticut. was consecrated bishop about two years ago and plac- cd in charge of the Nincentian mis- sion in China. He has two brothers. both priests, in Waterbury. Connecti- cut. who were said last night to have had no word from him in several months.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
CLUB WILL ASK COURT TO COLLECT BACK DUES
Fraternal Organization Takes Unusual Steps
 To Close Books

The small claims court will be asked this week to perform a. new function, that of collecting dues for a fraternal order, the officers of which allege are overdue and un- paid.
 The Wentworth club, now in pro- cess of dissolution will present sev- eral bills to the court and ask that members be brought in and con- pelled to settle their accounts. De" nals are expected 10 be entered. based on the argument that non payment ended the connections of the defendants before the large
New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
HAWKS RACES EAST
 IN QUEST OF MARK
TranSCOntinental FIier Passes
 Wichita With Chances Good
ON SECOND HALF OF TRIP
Takes Off From Glendale, Cal, On Attempt to Recapture Honor Wrested From Him By Lind berghs-fs Confident of Success.

Wichita, kas., Aug. 13 P-Cap- tain Frank Hawks, attempting to recapture the west-east transconti- mental flight record wrested from him last Easter by Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, started off on the last half of his journey today with success in sight
 The f1ier arrived here from Glen dale, Cal, at 10;20:3S a. m., clip ping 52 minutes from the time re- quired by the Lindberghs to reach Wichita, the only stop they made on their dash to New York.
 Hawks remained here 15 minutes parted at 1O:35:52 a. m., with In dianapolis as his next stop. His time to Wichita was hours, 4 min utes and Il seconds.
 Tail winds favored the flier and he expressed confidence that he would lower the transcontinental mark Of 14 hours and 45 minutes established by the Lindberghs.
 Hawks made one landing en route to Wichita, pausing Is minutes at Albuquerque. N. NJ, for fuel.
 Glendale, Cal, Aug. 1S LP)-Frank Hawks, holder of the east west trans-continental speed mark for airplanes. took off from Grand Gen. tral Air terminal at 2;l6:27 a, m, to- day in an effort to better the Pacific to-Atlantic speed record held by Colonel and Mrs, Charles A. Lind bergh,
 Driving down the long runway with terrific speed, Hawks red and white monoplane streaked into the air and disappeared. The plane capable of making almost 250 miles an hour. has a landing and talCoft speed of go miles an hour and ap- peared to be bettering that mark when its wheels left the ground.
 Hawks said he hoped to complete his flight in 12 hours, or two hours and 45 minutes quicker than the LlndDHrghS.
 Weather Reports Favorable
 Weather reports indicated good flyink conditions for Hawks. Light cross winds prevailed from here to Albuquerque, but tail winds from four to 5 miles an hour were ex- pected 10 aid him east of the New Mexico City.
 Last week Hawks made a five stop flight from Curtiss field, New York, to the Los Angeles Municipal airport in 14 hours, 50 minutes, 4S seconds. setting a new record under poor flying conditions.
 Hawks said he planned 10 stop this trip for fuel at Albuquerque, Wichita, kas., and Indianapolis, al
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