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New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
WOULD SPAN OCEAN
 IN ROCKET PLANE
VOn Opel Hopes to Make Journey
 in Three Hours

New York. Dec. 26 - The next time Fritz yon Opel comes 10 the United States from his native Ger many, he may swoop out Of the up- per atmosphere with all the speed and pyrotechnic effect of a meteor, to glide to q, landing within three hours after his take-off from Der lin.
 That wild-sounding conjecture pre- -supposcs only that the young scientist and inventor who has p1o- neered in the rocket principle Of motive power is successful in fur ther lowering the weight of the liquid explosives which serve as en- zines for his fcarsome looking vehicle of flight. For, given such fuel to send plane far into the upper air, he says there is no sci enlist today who can deny the feas- ibility of long distance flights at tremendous speeds.
 Non Opel is on his way back to Germany now, content for the pres ent with the comparative snalps pace of a liner. Part owner and eX- ecutive Of the Opel Motor Works, largest automobile factory in Ger many he spent ten months in the United States studying our manu- featuring methods.
 Wants to Perfect Fuel
 But once back in Reusselheim, near Frankfort, ke will resume eX- periments with the rockets which already have made his name q by word in aeronautical science. He wants to get to work on the new liquid fuel, build an instrument carrying rocket to explore the out ermost limits of our air, and to fly the English Channel in a rocket powered plane.
 By that time, he hopes to be able to calculate definitely the chances of passenger flights at a 30-mllo alti- tude and at a speed Of at least 1000 miles an hour.
 Looking at Von Opel, it is easy to understand how leading engineers ot Germany scoffed at his early ideas to harness the terrific power of black powder and nitroglyccrin to the delicate requirements of aNla- ton. He is 3l, and looks like a col legiate undergraduate Speed has >been his hobby since boyhood, but he had almost no technical knoWl- edge of explosives before he started his experiments four years ago.
 Though he knew something of aerodynamics, Eon Opel didn't know how to fly when he built his first rocket plane. But no doubt of his sincerity remained when. instead of seeking a professional daredevil to try out his invention, he took flying lessons and announced his intention of piloting it himself. The scoffers' amazement was all the more pro- nounced when the plane actually flew.
 Now, a compact, healthy bundle of youthful enthusiasm. his blue eyes radiate confidence from behind his horn trimmed spectacl"s. What we must do," he said, lis reduce the weight Of our rockets. We have gone a long way already The fuel is much lighter. but not light enough to let us reach height of 10000 to 3O,O00 feet. Once there, though, only a few impulses of normal rock ct power would be enough to send plane clear around the earth"
 He spoke calmly in the most stag gcring figures. In the absence of air resistoncc, which rctards the speed of ordinary airplanes, he pointed out that the speed ot rocket transporta-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
OLDEST PRINTER DIES

Newtown, Dec. 26 P-O. Howard Hall, 77, who was credited with be- ing the oldest active printer in the state, died Wednesday at his home after a long illness.
 Three years ago, Hall was given honorable mention at the Graphic Arts exposition in New York. He was one of 26 veterans of Case and Stick a printers organizations, and was also affiliated with Arcanum lodge, I. o. o. F., and the Royal ArCanum.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
NEW GUINEA NATIVES
 USE OLD NEWSPAPERS
Bushmen Cut Pages Into Strips and Roll Them as Covers for Tree
 Gum Cigarettes

Canberra, Dec. 26 R-One of the best trade" items for the natives in the New Guinea hinterland is a bundle of old newspapers, says the Australian commissioner in that mandated territory.
 The bushmen cut the pages into small strips which they use to roll cigarets, sticking them with tree gum.
 So coastal traders and labor re- cruiters have been buying old newspapers in Australia in ton lots. A bundle of old neWsprint is greater argument than glass beads, blunt iron knives, violently colored calico or even the popular gramo- phone needles, used as spear points.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
Drunken Drivers Find
 S100 Fines in Socks

Edward Martin, 30, of SIS West Main street, Adolph Stanewicz, of 314 Elm street and Alexander s. Fitzgerald, 36, of 80 West street, Bristol were in police court Christ mas day and all three were found guilty of driving automobiles while under the influence of liquor and were fined S100 each by Judge Sake.
 It is believed by court attaches to be the first time that three cases of this nature had ever been disposed of at one session of court.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
Soprano to Broadcast
 From WDRC On Sunday

Frances Water Hancock, soprano will broadcast from station WDRC, Hartford. next Sunday evening at 6:15 o'clock with Ruth Schade Smedley as accompanist Her pro- gram will consist of Maid of Cadiz" by Delieb, Sylvia" by Oley Speaks. and Die Mainacht," by Brahms. Music school.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
CITIER REACHES SCENE

Stuart, Fla, Dec. 26 P>-The coast guard cutter Yamacraw from Savannah arrived at St Lucie inlet today to attempt to float the British freighter Jameson, aground off Gil berts bar since Tuesday night. The ocean was calm and they hoped to float the freighter at high tide this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
SEVEN DIE IN FIRE

Whiting, Ind, Dec. 26 UP)- Seven men died in a fire which swept through a frame rooming house yesterday. The fire burned the stairs leading to the second floor, cutting off all escape from eight men sleeping there.
 Luke Lovernich, 37, was the only one to escape.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
SHOENIAKERS TO MEET

The final agreement to be signed by cobblers and shoemakers in the city will be submitted at a general meeting at the regular meeting place at 53 Church street Sunday morI- ing at 9:30 o'clock. Rules and reg ulations for the governing of the or Panization about to be perfected will be submitted for general discussion.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
HAS SON ON CHRISTMAS

Bridgeport. Dec. 26 LR-The stork visited the Bridgeport hospital early Christmas Day and presented Mrs. Florence Schaer, of 342 Nichols avenue, Stratford, with a son. This was the only birth on December 25 here. On Christmas Day in 1929 seven births were recorded in Bridgeport hospitals.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
II DIE IN PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh, Dec. 26 (UP)-Eleven deaths occurred in western Pennsyl- vania as result of traffic accidents, exposure, fire. or murder, over Christmas, a United Press checkup showed today. Seven persons lost their lives in automobile accidents, two men died from exposure, one man was slain, and a child was burned to death.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Announcement was made today of the engagement of Miss Irma Kre- nos of 5 Jubilee street and John klanabitnig ot Meriden. No date has been set for the wedding,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
INVENTOR PASSES ON

Elmira, N. Y, Dec 26 LPD-Ed- ward K. Bottle, GA inventor Of sales book specialties, died here late last night from a heart attack.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26

Continued from Page Nine) the local churches with appropriate ceremony yesterday. Mass was celc- brated at Sacred Heart church yes terday morning by Rev. J. C. Byen- nan. Holy communion was adminis- tered at St. Gabriel's Episcopal church by Rev. B. B. Styring of St Marks Episcopal church Of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26

stairs and spank him good and hard"
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
MAY HELP DIVERS
 BY SYNTHETIC AIR
Kansas Chemistry Professor
 Sends Idea to Egypt

New York, Dec. 26 Pt-The ideas of a Kansas chemistry professor have crossed the Atlantic to help recover $8,00O,000 in gold in the sunken liner Egypt.
 The professor, pr. J. Willard Her shey of McPherson college, has been making synthetic air for his classes
 Now it is proposed to use one of his artificial atmospheres for divers off Cape F'inisterre, France, work ing 400 feet under the surface of the Atlantic, salvaging the rich car go of the Peninsula and Oriental liner Egypt.
 The beginnings of this story go back to a midWestern high school. There few years ago Hershey. short in stature, quiet spoken, ready smiling but without funds, wished to interest his pupils in chemistry.
 Diamonds Too Small
 So he tried making synthetic dia- monds by the method proposed years ago by the Frenchman Mois- san. Hershey obtained glittering bits, but of microscopic smallnesa. He went to McPherson college and continued his experiments.
 He took the shining particles to q meeting Of the American Chemical society and delivered scientific re- port that they were real diamonds His fellow chemists smiled, for even if diamonds they were uselessly small
 Hershey, pursuing his teaching principles, turned to synthetic at mospheres. He substituted other gases in place of nitrogen, which constitutes about so per cent Of nor nal air and found helium and oxy- gen better for white mice than real air.
 Roundabout Results
 Thus he reported to the American Association for the Advancement Of Science at Des Moines last winter. There were not so many smiles this time. In fact homeward- bound scientists from Des Moines dis cussed getting money to assist Hershey.
 Commander Sloan Danenhower, who will navigate Wilkins subma- rine under the sorth pole next sum- mer, heard of the synthetic air He wrote Hershey inquiring about it's use for divers, who get the bends from the nitrogen in ordi- nary air.
 Hershey's reply was so favorable that Danenhower went to Paris with a proposal for the Egypt salvors to take divers down in the American submarine Defender and send them into the wreck-breathing synthetic air.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-26
BERLIN NEWS

Continued from Page Nine)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
VISITORS FROM MONTANA
(Minneapolis Tribune

N1tadO0IOt 1bdAO
Among todayis visitors in Minneapolis are So Montana farm
boys and girls. They are returning to their homes from the
International Livestock exposition in Chicago. All of them are
champions in their state in some form of All club work.
They bring us a vision of a new Montana that has made a
great deal of progress in 30 years. This progress has been
emphasized by a marked extension of the northwest agricultural
area.
Time was when Montana cattle and sheep ranchers, among
the finest types of northwest pioneers, regarded with honest
doubt plans to convert a former range empire into a farming
country. Now Montana wheat, in the average season, tops in
quality the world market. The worlds most successful and
outstanding county fair is located in a Montana town, Sidney.
and one of the worlds greatest agricultural colleges is found
in a state whose chief cities were once regarded as mining
camps.
In the range of its agricultural products from fruit to grain
the Treasure state qualities as one of the most richly productive
In the entire west. If there is still a west, a land of opportunity
unexpected, in the sense it was once known when there was
elbow room in the country between the Crazy Horse range and
the Bearpaws and the Missouri and the Yellowstone rivers it
is in Montana.
We welcome the young men and women of this generation.
Ihey are true to the western type in progress and resourceful-
ness. But we confess, too, a wistful longing to see the old
folks. They had a rugged independence and a charming hos
pltallty, a vast faith in the future of their country. a Iberalitv
that speeded its progress. Their dreams are coming true. Their
present problems are temporary and they are showing splendid
lntelhgence IN meeting them. Montanas greatest need is for
more people. Montana is going after them and Montana ALWAYS
gets what it goes after.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
n OTHER SIDE

we peddled rumors, wild ru-
mors of unemployment, of bread
lines, of failures, of panic. We
talk of 100000 skilled automobile
mechanics out of work at Detroit,
when in peak times there were
less than 100, 200 on the job at
one time. We laid off 700 en-
ployes in a big department store,
and the correction that there is a
net addition of 70 finds US cold.
The nation is a composite individ-
ual. 1t acts as an average man
acts. You can talk an individual
into a hospital; you can talk him
out of the hospital. We talked our
selves into this mess a year ago.
"Mr. Average Man is afraid; he
is full of fear. He doesn't know
what the future holds. He is not
acting normally. But some morn
ing he will get out of bed on the
right side and he will say, Life is
too short, 1 am going to take a
chance again. l am going to do
the job; I am tired of waiting
around for something to happen"
Merle Thorpe, Editor, Nations
business.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

labor and that a large portion
would go to labor indirectly.
The government, under the plan
contemplated in the legislation.
Will carry the full amount of the
construction bills of the states on
work done to Sept. 1, within the
limits of the emergency appropri-
alton.
Captain Curtiss said an informal
survey indicated the states have
enough work projected to absorb
all of the emergency appropriation
together with a like amount of the
regular federal aid apportion-
ments.
The appointments to the
states include the following: Colo
RADIO 81, ,632; Idaho s1.OO3, OBS;
Montana 81, ST., $50; North Dakota
SL298, 532; Oregon 1890, 2S7;
South Dakota S~1,337,973; Wash
ington S1,27O.933, and Wyoming
81, O29, 1888.
WAGES Kept Up
The president said that when
depression had first struck, he had
been instrumental in securing an
agreement between industry and
labor that guaranteed as far rs
possible no reduction in wages.
In view of this, he said, the feder-
al government has necessarily re-
CURED contractors to maintain
wage scales at their pre-depres-
sion levels.
There have been some Difficult
ties with minor contractors, he
said, but these have been adjust
ed.
The estimated total for federal
aid to highways for the calendar
year 1881 was set by Mr.. Hoover
at $219, 1922, 500; public buildings
s173,S69,O00; rivers and harbors
s159,S57,700 ship construction
S129, 920, 900; aircraft and air navi-
cation $40, 1882, 900; miscellaneous
S97, 6O7, 900.
His statement said the S724,058,-
600 compares with the rate IF
about S275, 900, 900 per annum
prior to the depression"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
A PROGRAM OF PROTECTION

The recent announcement of George Minor, general manager
of the Grain Sterilization corporation of the Federal Farm board,
should bring some Christmas cheer to the farmers of the grain
states in his declaration that the program does not seek to in
fuence world prices, the Farmers Union weekly review says.
Some months ago while on a visit to the spring wheat
area, Alexander Legge, Farm Board chairman, said God forbid
that the American farmer must compete with Russian labor at
II cents a day" the review says. Now Mr.. Minor explains the
present price situation by asserting that the price of wheat
should not be fixed by world prices.
IF have a painter come to decorate my office he is not
paid on the basis of what a painter receives in Europe" M.
Minor explains. This shows the comparison that the world law
of supply and demand would result in. 1t shows why the Federal
Farm board agency. and the Grain Sterilization corporation is
maintaining wheat prices Is to 30 cents above those now pre-
vailing in Canada. Mr.. Minor explains the situation in this
clear concise manner:
" The immigration laws stop the European from coming
into the United States. The tariff protects the manufacturer.
We believe farm relief laws should do the same for the farmer
Certainly the people of the Northwest know that the farmer
cannot compete with cheap foreign labor and foreign lands and
maintain an American standard of living. If protection is pos
sible by law for the laborer and the manufacturer, certainly the
farmer is entitled to the same kind of protection. If sound,
hard-headed business men of the type of Mr.. Minor administer
the Farmers National Grain corporation, the Grain Sterilization
corporation, and the Federal Farm Board, they should be able
TO accomplish some real benefits for the American producer OF
farm products"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
SAVING THE PENMANsHiP
(The Helena Independentl

(Ine Helena independently
If the Montana State Text Book Commission did nothing
else during its session in Helena this week, its action in plac-
ing the Palmer Penmanship system back in the public schools
of Montana justifes the expense of the creation and operation
of the Text Book Commission.
Political influences and other outside pressure resulted two
years ago in the commission adopting another system and
throwing Palmer out. This, in face of the fact that probably
rs per cent Of the teachers in the public schools of the state,
have been trained and hold certificates as to their qualifications
for teaching the Palmer method. Without what seemed, to q
majority of the members of the present commission, sufficient
or even good reason, the Palmer system was abandoned and the
school districts compelled to buy books and materials which
were a radical departure in penmanship teaching and left the
teachers of the state almost helpless to give adequate instruc-
ton in penmanship
This also happened in the middle west thirty years ago
and resulted in a whole generation of school children becoming
miserable penmen. For thirty years the old Spencerian method
and style of handwriting had been taught. Some fad advocate
with a political or monetary ak to grind, suddenly recommended
and the schools adopted what was known as the vertical
style of writing with it's attending method of instruction. The
children attempted to make the graceful letters of Spencerian
stand on end and their lines were broken to make them round
and large. The result was the handwriting of the children in
the late '90s looked like an explosion of a language mill. 1t was
a cross between back-hand and printing, with the result that
the schools turned out young people who had to use a type
writer to express themselves.
The Montana commission looked the problem straight in
the face and put Palmer on the supplemental list which makes
IT possible for the schools to return to the method which the
+aachers r. trained to use and in which they are efficient in
giving instruction. 1t it a jolt to the people who take up every
Tad which comes along and introduce it into the schools In the
dispnisa of progress" School people generally will welcome
and commend the action of the Text Book Commission which,
the leadership of Chairman Frank Livingston, was honest
nd daring enough to correct a mistake which was costly to the
chool districts and 10 the students.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
FUNDS READY

Washington, Dec. 23-S t a t e
highway departments were noti-
fed today that their respective
portions of the $80,00O,O 900 emer-
gency highway construction appro-
priation is available Immediately.
The federal aid money is to be
officially apportioned today by
Secretary Hyde.
The action will make all of the
$50, 1000 900 available to the states
for use in matching their regular
federal aid apportionments, includ-
ing those for the fiscal year 1882.
Captain c. D. Curtiss, chief of
the control of the bureau Of pub
lis roads, pointed out that to the
extent that states have plans
ready for work, the appropriation
would mean nearly double that
amount or. $3.50, 100000 for new
highway construction.
He estimated more than one-hatf
If the money would go directly to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Miles City-Jordan road, 800, 900.
This list is expected to take up
about half the emergency appro-
priation. The remainder will be
utilized, according to w. O..
Whips, the commissions secre-
tary, as rapidly as possible.
Most of these first projects to
be contracted, he said. can be
worked during the winter months
and a start can be made on all
if the weather does not become
extreme.
An invitation was wired today
to w. H. Lynch of Portland, dis
trict engineer of the bureau Of
public roads, to meet the commits
sion here on Jan. 5 for a confer
ence on details of the emergency
construction program and regula-
tons provided by the measure.
Thus far, neither the commission
nor Lynch has received this in
formation but the highway offic-
ia1s believe it will be available at
the time of the conference.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26
DIVIDEND NOTICE
Minnesota Northern Power C

Minnesota Northern Power Co.
The Board of Directors Of the
Minnesota Northern Power Com
pany has declared the regular
quarterly dividend of One Dollar
and Seventy-five cents (S1.75) per
share on the outstanding 10 Pre-
ferred Capital Stock, One Dollar
and Fifty Cents (S1.50) per share
on the outstanding SO Preferred
Capital Stock and Fifteen cents
(15c) per share on the outstand-
ing Common Capital Stock of the
Company payable January 2, 1881
to stockholders Of record at the
close of business December 10,
1880.
AYTCH P. WOODSON,
Secretary.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Complete official returns of the state election show Senator
Walshs majority to be more than $4,000. Justice Matthews majority
over Albert Anderson was something over 3OO-an unusually close race
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

A bill recently introduced by Senator B. X. Wheeler proposes an
appropriation by the Indian department of $4,000 to be used in in
creasing the capacity of the Poplar school building in consideration
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

An eastern candidate for Congress, running OIL the platform that
the earth is fiat, was defeated. If he couldn't prove his contention this
year he deserved defeat.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Looks as though the vets and the drys will have to go to court
to determine the custody OF that Modification chid.-Arkansas Gazette
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Ednsten. the noted German scientist visiting America, will be out
on the Coast not far from Hollywood for several months. His theory
just naturally takes him to the stars.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Some Of the party leaders think Senator Norris is not a regular
Republican. Evidently the Nebraska voters did not think so either.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Writer says if you watch a game, it's pastme; and if you play it
it's recreation. And if you hear it, it's golf-Arkansas Gazette,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Some lines OF business still appear rosy, on the surface. More
than two hundred million was spent last year for cosmetics.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

The trend in crowded cities says a motor expert, must be toward
smaller cars than any so far produced. We Ire trying to visualize
the pedestrian of the future, kneedeep in sedans.-Detrot News.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

New American Tariff Rates Are Prohibtive, Says Swiss Envoy
Headline. Here seems to be an idea for the VolTead enforcement
oficers-Arkansas Gazette.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

The telephone companies require 100000 new poles annually
Raise telephone poles, farmers!-Dalas News.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Man the Master" is the title of a new book OF course it,
fction-London Opinion.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

People nowadays have n o staying power, says a medical man.
ming beaux.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-12-26

Broader shoulders for men, it is said, will be in style next year
And probably narrower stomachs.