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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

drought which has left scared and ruined midwestern corn felds in it's wake has merely shifted the burden Of loss from one type Of farmer 10 another, Arthur NJ Hyde, secretary Of agriculture. believes.
 While admitting that the drought might reduce surpluses to the extent of bene4ting the wheat situation. Secretary Hyde said the reduction Of the corn crop would prove q catas- trophe 10 many farmers.
 Wheat farmers will be benefited hv the reduction Of grain surpluses," :" he said "Prices Of wheat inevitable will rise with the curtailment Of corn. But the farmers who have done the least in the matter Of di- vcrsifcarion will be the ones 10 ben eft mos
 Tn TO way can the disastrous drought he said to he playing into the hands of the federal farm board, Our purpose is to bring relief to farmers generally The drought will benefit q few but bring disaster ito many"
 Results Of the drought. the sec retary said. will he increased use of smaller grains as cereals; renewed interest in tho desira bility of diversi- fcatjon Of crops; use of wheat as feed for live stock and a general rise in grain prices
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

Courci2mor ConIon and Sablotsky explained that Ihe realty company spend more than 2g.o0y on the city's orders and with the agreement that he city would then complete the highway. but that inc department Of public works did not carry out its part ot the plan. City Engineer Mer- ian admitted hat the facts as pre- ssnted hy Jhe councIlmen were cor rsg-.
 The petition was forwarded to the board of public works.
 Votes were passed 10 permit the board Of public works 10 accept small parcels of land where Liberty, NHao,n. south Burritt street and Black Rock avenue intersect with West Main street These grants Of and will allow rounding of corners and effect d traffic betterment.
 Protest was renewed against the practice Of bringing new proposi- tons to the council without ad- vance notice when these resolutions We're read 10 the council. and a vote was asked 10 express the opposition Of the council, this vote to be for warded 10 the commissions concern cd
 Alderman Nair demanded that the resolution he put in writing. but Councilman Conlon, its sponsor. re- cardad this to be superfuous and re fused 10 do SO.
 Merchants File Protest
 West Main street merchants and residents presented a protest against the manner n which the paving job between Liberty street and Black Rock avenue is being carried out. complaining that if IS unnecessarily inConvenIenCjng shoppers and very seriously interfering with business.
 Alter Alderman Parker had ar gUed the justice of the complaint. the protest was sent 10 the board Of public works for action.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Lecturer Plays States
 For Grasping Methods

Cambridge, Eng, Aug. s OP-| l. (. Hannah, a lecturer al Cam bridge university addressing d group Of summer students today said: America is d nation which cannot always govern itself, but thinks it can govern the rest of the world.
 T have never seen worse gov ernment than when l was in Chi caSo. America IS building up d new empire Of financial domina- tion Of all parts of the world It used to he said, ir the days of queen Victoria, that trade follow ed the flag. Britain today is ind ing that 1T is not necessarily her own trade We are finding that wa are patrolling and policing a great part of the world for Amer jean trade,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
TOMORROW Modelling Prodigy

the temperature would not change much in the near future. "Continu- ed warm" was the general forecast with a rise in temperature expected for the upper Great Lakes region.
 Central Ohio cooled off yesterday with the help of several showers although there was no general rain. Heavy precipitation of Dayton and Springfield helped crops in those vicinities
 Chicago's million spent the most comforta ble night in weeks with the mercury around 72 after a total pre- cipitation for yesteday of .12 inch. Southern Illinois still was suffering, however, from intense heat and drought. Scores of wells in Duquon have gone dry.
 Mine companies have been forced 10 take unusual precautions to con- serve the water supply.
 Rains ranging from light showers to a two inch downpour fell over parts of the southwest yesterday bringing the temperature down around the seasonab ble level for the first time in weeks and breaking the most severe heat wave of the year.
 Showers fell in parts of western and southern Kansas while Colby. kans., reported a two inch rainfall. In most localities the precipitation vas considered not enough to be much aid 10 the suffering crops.
 A two months drought was brok- en in some instances when good rains fell in scattered sections of Texas, Scattered showers were re- ported in Missouri and a light rain fall at Oklahoma City.
 Drought conditions were relieved tered showers with precipitation ranging up to 2.45 inches at Mason City. The rainfall. however. wal negligible in the south and west parts of the state where the crops are in the worst condition. Iowa temperatures for the most part were fully 10 degrees below those of the previous several days.
 Nebraska Records Drop
 Nebraska thermometers register ed a similar drop with maximum readings under 100 degrees for the first time in several days. There were a few showers in the south and west portions of the state but none of any consequence in the eastern section where the corn crop has been cut already 33 per cent according to federal crop statistian.
 Wisconsin and Minnesota boaste1 temperatures of 70 and lower with I few showers.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

mittedly shocked by this latest tragedy that outshines all the rest. The hearings will be held in the Plum Island station, where Pratt served.
 Falkingham to Testify
 Today Falkingham will tell his superiors a story of mistaken iden- tity, of being fired upon without warning, and of being left drifting without any further investigation. Chief Machinist's Mate Hugh Olm- stead and Fireman Clifford Hudder, said to be the crew of the Glouces- ter surf boat. will tell their ver- sion, which differs as concerns the being fired upon without warn ing"
 Pratt's boat, white and lettered 'U. S. c. G., Plum Island Station" was brought ashore by Falkingham.
 Commander S. R. Sands of the first Coast Guard district, Lieutenant N. M. Nelson and Lieutenant W. w. Scott. have been appointed by Cap- tain William M. Munter of the east ern division to sit on the case.
 Captain Munter said that he was determined to get at the bottom of the matter and has adopted an atti- tude of full publicity to the affair.
 Tt is a very regrettable affair" he said in a telephone conversation to headquarters at Washington. and hurts the name of the serv- ice"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Heat Shifts to East

Chicago, August LP-The center of the heat wave had apparently shifted to the east today leaving the citizens of the mid continent less un- comfortable, but the crops still In danger.
 Scattered showers and cooler winds brought some relief to middle westerners who had sweltered in 90 and 100 degree temperatures for weeks. The rainfall was small in most cases, however not enough in itself to bring any real break in the drought.
 The corn crop, already damaged to an alarming degree, still was in d precarious state where few more days of real heat would mean the loss of millions of bushels. The soil, badly parched in most sections, was in no condition to withstand another siege of sun and wind.
 The real heat news of yesterday came from the east where Washing ton reported a maximum tempera- ture of 102 degrees Philadelphia 98 and New York 92. Restricted water diets and forest fires emphasized the seriousness of the situation in Maryland.
 Hope for Local Showers
 Government forecasters held out some hope for local showers, but said
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
MARCH
 WILL BE RECALLED
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regiment today Dr, Mulligan said. Soon after enlisting the glamor of army life wore off and some of the men became homesick but they ad- justed themselves to conditions and mbling ceased. Soon after the second battle of Bull Run we were ordered to Washington and in sev- eral days were encamped on East Capitol hill. Then came orders to proceed to Frederick, Md, and re- port to General Mcclellan. It was on our way to Frederick that we suffered our first casualty A man named Timothy Devine fell from the cars and was run over and killed.
 It was at Keys Gap that we had our first skirmish with the enemy. encountering rebel cavalry which we promptly defeated and turned our first battle into our first vic tory. The campaign of 1863 found us taking part in the battle of Charlottesville thirteen days and nights of horror. Two months later we were at Gettysburg. Following this there was on encounter at Tracy City where Captain Andrew Upson of Southington was killed.
 After a number of other battles we took part in the famous march to the sea under General Sherman and then after a few more minor engagements found our fighting days were over. We were reviewed by the president and finally return ed to New Haven amid the ringing of bells and firing of canon"
 Among the men of the regiment who made names for themselves were number from this locality including Quarter master Sergeant Charles H. Clark and Capt. Samuel Woodruff, both of Southington; Capt. Sanford F.. Chafee of Windsor. and Capt., S. Strickland Stevens of Hartford.
 The business meeting of the Vol unteers' association will be held at Il o'clock followed by a dinner at noon. w s. Alexander and several other speakers will deliver address,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

governed these hopes as the weather bureau experts still sought in vain for signs of real relief ahead. The river regions presented the worst case. Even the possible three-fourths crop in Kentucky. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Missouri would force farmers to sell their livestock or purchase feed.
 Tells of Kentucky Troubles
 Governor Sampson told the pres ident this situation already had overtaken the Kentucky farmers.
 Many fine herds of cattle and sheep are being shipped to a glutted market where they bring l C per cent Of value. because owners feel they cannot afford to buy feed" he tele- graphed, and this will make scarce good livestock for succeeding years and materially retard agricultural progress; prize dairy herds are like wise passing"
 Even in San Francisco cattle re- ceipts at the market were made up Of cull dairy COWS, sold for lack of feed. However, the agriculture de- partment say the principal markets as yet report no forcing of cattle ex- cept in isolated circum stances.
 Dwindling milk supplies every where cintinued a pronounced synp- tom of the drought
 Some Crops Have Chance
 Many crops still had chance at large yields. including potatoes. to- matoes, onions, cabbage and lettuce, which with general rains now would be better than last year. With the eX- ception of Virginia and Michigan apples fruit also would be available in good quantities.
 Cotton was reported 10 be doing well in many states but in Texas and Oklahoma the blazing sun and drought were shriveling even this hot weather product Fro Louis- iana came reports that lack of water had forced the abandonment of some rice fields.
 Forest fires continued to menace many sections. particularly in the national forests. many of which are Drowned as though by fall frosts. Shortage Of drinking water with it's accompanying threat Of disease was reported in some sections.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Snecial Board Called

Salisbury Beach, Mass, Aug. s LR A special board of coast guard officers sits today on the coast guards tragedy of tragedies to de- terrfline just what was what last Monday night. when Chief Boat swains Mate Louis A. Pratt of Kit tery, Me, was killed by burst of machine gun fire.
 Pratt. out of the Plum Island sta tion with Surfman Cleo Falkingham in search of a burning motorboat, was fired upon and killed by fellow guardsmen' out on rum patrol. The station surfboat in which the search for the burning boat was being made was ridAed just above the waterline. Pratt was hit as he huddled in the bow to escape the fusllade of bullets and was left to be brought ashore by his, mate as the Gloucester rum chaser turned about to continue her patrol.
 The air here is charged with nerv- ous tension as the trial starts and the special board. made up of men used to tragedies, has been self-ad-
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
PRON|SCU0US USE
 0F RIFLES PLAYED
 |NPRATT SHOOTING
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the bow and flashed a beam on the approaching craft, the witness sai1. Faulkenham stated he saw no one aboard the Gloucester boat. He saw no ensign and assumed that the other craft was rum carrier.
 Handy had Pratt flashed his light upon the other vessel when shot was fired. apparently from a rife, the witness related.
 Almost imm ediately, according to Faulkenham, this was followed by machine gun fire. Pratt dropped in the bow of the boat and Faulken- ham, who was at the wheel, testi- fed that he threw himself beneath the tiller.
 Pratt Says He's Hit
 I'm hit" Pratt cried out, ac- cording to the witness. just as two flares were sent aloft by the Gloucester boat.
 Faulkenham said he did not dare raise his head until he had piloted his motor surf boat a safe distance from the firing craft.
 For some time after the shooting. the witness said, he vas convinced that his companion had been slain by rum runners.
 Another witness was Boatswain's S Mate Ernest Schwartz, in charge of the Plum Island station to which Pratt was attached. He merely re- cited details of the shooting as re- lated to him by Faulkenham short ly after the attack.
 Chief Machinists Mate Hugh D. Olmstead of Waltham and Fireman Clifford Hudder of Gloucester, said to have comprised the crew of the Gloucester boat that fired the fatal shots. were present at todays hear ing, which was held in a small room at the local coast guard station.
 Besides Commander Sands, the chairman, the board of inquiry in cludes Lieutenants N NJ. Nelson and w. w Scott.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
CAPE COD SWEPT
 BY BRUSH FIRES;
 COTTAGES BURNED
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oak timber land on Sandy pond.
 James Besse of Wareham, gunnery stand and cottage on Big Sandy
 Louis Stewart, Newton Center, cot- tage, White Island pond.
 William Eldridge, Buzzards Bay. cottage, Big Sandy pond.
 Ward brothers, Plymouth, saw mill.
 Fred Cobb, cottage on Big Sandy pond.
 Bog Owners work frantically
 Owners of cranberry bogs worked frantically through the night to save their crops. L. B. Barker of Ply mouth flooded his 100 square acres during the night, but feared that the heat of the sun today might steam up" and largely destroy the crop.
 Several other bogs were similarly endangered.
 Two pieces of fire apparatus and onc automobile were lost in the blaze. The apparatus belonged to the Sagamore and Bourne depart ments while the auto was owned by the state public works department.
 Two encampments of Boy Scouts on Elbow pond, one group from Quincy and another from Brockton. were reported to have been forced from camp hurriendly but all of tho boys were reported safe. q
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Hieh Readings Reported

ChIcago. Aug, {. CCP}-Maximum temperatures ranging from 66 de- rreos at San Francisco 10 1o6 at Phoenix, Ariz. were reported yester- day in various parts Of the country:
 Moderation Of tho heat wave was reported in some sections because Of scattered rains. bat many areas in which TO rain fell registered tem- pera'ures Of around 100 degrees.
 some Of the temperatures fol- low.
 Phoenix 7o6: Evansville, Ind. too; Nashville. lno; Washington. 1o2: Philadelphia. 9s: Chicago, 7S: Memphis. SC; St Louis, 9S; Des- Moines 88; Oklahoma City, 96: Omaha, 90 Atlanta, g. San Fran cisco. fG; san Diego, A; Cochrane Canada, G6; Medicine Hat CCana- daJ. 9f, Peoria. 35: Boise 94. Den
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Demented Veteran Kills
 Wife and Son in Home

Minneapolis. Aug. 6 LP)-Charles s. Hall today killed his wife and five year old son with an ax and then wandered back to the veterans hos pital at Fort Smelling, where he had been a mental patient.
 Coroner Seashore returned a ver- dice of ,murderand said indications were that the intense heat of last week may have affected Halls mentality,
 Mary Jane, daughter, heard her father flee and called neighbors after. she had found her mother and brother dead.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Clarence R. Edwards, retired, New Britain.
 Second Death in Maine Ranks

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 A second death in the ranks of the Maine national guards in Camp Devens occurred in the Fort Banks hospital, Winthrop. Mass. at 10:1o o'clock last night when Private Al bert Bell, of Battery B, 152d Field Artillery, Caribou, Maine, died foi- lowing an acute appendicitis attack on Monday night. Private Frederick N. Nay of Maine was killed almost instantlyjn an automobile accident.
 Private Bell was stricken on the train en route to camp, according to the information received from Maine military officials. Late in the afternoon after the soldiers had finished the Saturday evening mess he showed signs of being worse but he did not go to the hospital until the next morning. He was one of the youngest members in his com pany.
 Private John Cooke of Battery A. Presque Isle. Maine, is at Fort Banks hospital where he is being treated for injuries received Whee a horse kicked him. His injuries were in his stomach.
 Private Moxie Carbeau of the camp suply detachment of Portland, Maine, is at Fort Banks hospital suf- fering from injuries received in mo- torcyce- e-automobile accident in Lowell on the way to camp. His foot was caught between the motorcycle and the car and after stitches were applied, an infection developed and he had to undergo special treatment at the hospital.
 Private Carbeau was refused per mission to take his motorcycle to camp by the Maine infantry com pany so he transferred to the supply detachment where he was allowed the use of the motorcycle.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
NO ONE HELD TO BLAME
 FOR KYISTROM'S DEATH
Coroner Makes Finding in Fatal Durham Accident Involving
 New Britain Motorcyclist

Middletown. Aug. 6 P-1n ind ing issued today Coroner L. A. Smith finds no one responsible for the death of Hilmer E. Kvistrom, New Britain motorcyclist, who was fatally injured in Durham Jpne l:
 Kvistrom with a group Of other cyclists was en route to hill climb in Guilford when he crashed into an automobile driven by George A. Stevens of Wallingford. Three or four other machines pileds into the wreckage and several riders were seriously hurt
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Lesson for Farmers

Topeka, kas., Aug. s TP)-Thc severe drought Of the last few weeks which has ruined the mid western corn crop to the extent Of many millions Of dollars. may prove a valuable lesson 10 farmers, Sena- tor Arthur Capper of Kansas pre- dicted today.
 Calamity though it is, the drought may yet turn out 10 be q blessing said Capper. who for years has represented in the na- tional senate one Of the largest wheat and corn producing stages in the union.
 Tn it's own way. nature is show ing the farmer that he must have other crops to fall back on; that he must not attempt to carry all his eggs to market in one basket"
 Through his farm publications, Senator Capper has for years advo- cated diversi7cation of crops. He ad- mits. however, that diversifcation cannot be practiced in western Kan sas. where wheat is the only crop which can be made to pay dividends. He urged, nevertheless, that wheat revenues be back stopped by produc- tion of livestock
 The wheat farmer may be bene- hted to some extent by the low pro- ductton of corn" the senator said. Because Of the drought, corn prices will necessarily rise sharply. and the increase will undoubtedly be reflected in the prices Of other grains
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Mysterious Illness Has
 Utica Doctors Puzzled

Utica, N. Y, Aug. P-Au-
 thorities today were investigating the death of two children and the illness of three others in the some family, two of whom are in a ser ious condition. Physicians are puzzled as to the cause of the at tacks, diagnosed as inflammation of the intestines. A cousin of these children becoming ill. brought the total to six. The dead are: Rosemary, and Lawrence, 1, children of Joseph
 Hand. One died Saturday and
 the other Sunday. Today Edward and Frank Hand were in a serious condition.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
Government Takes Hand


 Washington, Aug. tP-The con- centrated effort Of government agen- cias was bent today to the task of ascertajning accurately the needs of the drought-strlcken country.
 While requests for relief were pouring in. the department of agri- culture and the farm board, at the direction Of President Hoover, en- gagged in determining both existing conditions and the measures the government could employ to aSsist the suffering agricultural states. The president expects report to be placed before him Monday.
 i desolation equalIing the de strucrion of floods, tornadoes .or rthquakes was described 10 the president in a telegram for aid despatcNed last night by Governor Sampson Of Kentucky A plea for 8 proclamation for nation wide prayer meetings TO ask Divine aid for rain came 10 the chef executive from Alexandria, just across the Potomac from the capital Food for humans as well as cattle was asked in an ap- peal from the Virgin Islands.
 Meanwhile reports of showers con tinued to come from many sections but none told of steady, soaking downpours such as are needed to save parched crops and furnish feed for vast herds Of cattle
 Ray of Hope Left A ray Of hope came from prelim- mary observations of the depart ment Of agriculture. which held that f August and September produce normal ranfalls feed and grain crops may be harvested in fair quan- titles,
 These would be better than aver age in New England the southeast, average in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. South Dakota and Nebraska, the yields of Texas, Oklahoma, Kan sas and parts of Colorado and New Mexico would be a little below av- craze, while four -fifths of the grains might be saved even now in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Alabama.
 A three -fourths yield would result in the strip bordering the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to the gulf.
 It was big if, however, that
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-06
East Not so Much Affected

Conditions in the Atlantic states were much more favorable and crop progress was generally good. The study by President Hoover and gov "rnment agencies on means 10 aid drought stricken sections confirmed today with q report expected Mon day.
 Local showers occurred during the rest 2t hours ia the wide drought area but no prospect was seen to- day hT the weather bureau for any general rams for the next several days.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-06

"7T9T T1TIT7-T+ : 7319 1IT-I T E1-T7 ant moisture hut much corn and late truck are beyond recovery.
 Much Of the corn crop in Ohio. Illinois Indiana and Iowa has been ruined. In the corn growing states Wisconsin alone has had sufficient moisture in some sections. Much deterioration has been reported in flax fields because ot dry weather.
 Rice and cotton improved in Lou isiana and parts Of Texas but the northern two thirds os the latter state still needs rain badly Rains in Oklahoma were too light 10 be of material benefit and showers in 1 rL.a,,sls -E-ara srattarca
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Burden Merely shifted Kansas City, Aug. $ (CP)-The
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