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New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
Discovery of Nugget in
 Australia Starts Rush

Bendigo, Australia, Aug 5 P}- Discovery of 30 ounce gold mug get at Taragulla, Victoria, 40 miles from here, has started a new gold rush.
 More than 250 prospectors, most of them driving American cars, already have reached the field and begged out claims.
 Australia today was in the throes of the greatest gold fever in many years. Seven expedi- tions with full transport equip ment including airplanes, trucks, and camel caravans, the pros pectors backed by many thou sands of dollars and their outfits staffed by experienced pioneers, have been fitted out for penetra- ton of the waste areas where traces of gold have been found.
 Hostile bushmen already have caused considerable trouble for some of the prospectors.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
@,OW Issue of Street Bonds Is
 Proposed by Public Works Board

At a special meeting of the con- mon council tonight. the board of public works will ask authority to present a bid on the grading con- tract for the state highway between Hillcrest avenue and Gillette's cor ner, and will ask approval of a s60,- 900 street bond issue in the event that the city's bid is accepted.
 The board will also report on con- ditions in the trunk line storm water sewer terminating in Piper brook. Breakage in the sewer walls will require expenditure of about $14,000 and this fact will be made known to the council members and permission to proceed,s with the work asked.
 Before the new highway may be constructed. land rights between Hillcrest avenue and Wells street must be obtained. The remainder of the stretch is over acreage and the owners, recognizing the likeli- hood of development have given freely toward the project, but else where the highway will cut through land already plotted for building lots.
 Two-thirds of the grading work must be done by the city, and this is expected to cost about s60,000, making the entire cost nearly s100,- GOO.
 1o Year Old Bill Received
 At last nights meeting of the public works board, a bill was re- ceived from P. C. Mcintyre for S54 for work done at Walnut and Pros pect streets. Mcintyre installed a sewer connection Is years ago, talk ing the sketch offered by the depart ment of public works, the result of which was a storm water connection In a sanitary sewer, and the neces- sity of removal this year when q survey of all such conditions was made. He asked the full amount of his bill, but the board voted to all low him. one-half, arguing that he should have exercised greater eau ton. About 100 similar errors have been committed throughout the city, the commissioners were informed.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

Miller, Hazel Carroll and Gertrude Paulson. Chaperons of the party are Mrs. George F. Spooner Of Col iins street and Mrs. Edward Miller of Bassett street.
 Mir. and Mrs. N. LeMay and Miss Florence LeMay were week end guests at Saybrook Manor.
 Miss Ingeborg Carlson of Judd avenue is vacationing at Point O. Woods.
 MT. and Mrs. B. W. Calvert of Trinity street are spending a two weeks vacation at Chalker beach.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1eao

who was shot to death at the door of his north end home late yester- day.
 Two men appeared at the house and hammered on the door with the butts of their guns. shouting Fer ruzzi's name, When he opened the
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

door he was armed with a butcher knife but before he could defend Both bullets struck the gambler in the stomach and he died In an ice wagon. pressed into service as an ambulance, en route to a hospital
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

10 Puebla on Monday morning They made the journey from Puebla 10. this city in a special railroad cara They were accompanied by Rivas Palacios, secretary of the interior and Genueral Armada, chief of mill tary operations.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
CALLES ON HONEYMOON

Tehuacan, Puebla. Mexico, Aug. LB-General Plutarco Elias Gales arrived here today with his bride for a honeymoon, going to the Hotel Tehuacan.
 The couple arrived b. automobile
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05
Two Gangsters Sought
 For FerruZzi's Killing

Boston, Aug. 5 (UP)-Two notori- ous gangsters were hunted today in connection with the murder of Vim cenzo Ferruzzi, 45 year old gambler
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

The gunmen escaped.
 Mrs. Ferruzzi gave police the names of two gangsters whom she suspected of the shooting
New Britain herald., 1930-08-05

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New Britain herald., 1930-11-28
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
PLAY TOURNAMENT
OPENS TONIGHT
Four of Twenty Dramas viii
Be Presented at Columbia
Heights Center.
The first presentations Of amateur

The first presentations Of amateur
players in the fourth annual one-act
play tournament under auspices of the
Community Drama Guild of Washing
ton will be staged this evening, begin
ming at O'Clock, in the Columbia
Heights Community Center, Eleventh
and Harvard streets.
Four of the 20 plays that have been
entered in the tournament will be pre-
sented. When all have been staged the
four adjudged outstanding will COM
pete. The program for this evening
follows:
The Park View Players of Park View
Community Center, in The Fourth Mrs.
Phillips" by Carl Click, under direc-
ton of Yvonne Levy; the Circlers of
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, in
His Model Wife," by Helen Bagg: the
drama unit of the Senior Luther League
of the Church of the Atonement, in "A
Bargains Bargain" by Mary Riley,
and the Chevy Chase dramatic Group
in an abridged version of the comedy,
Doctor Knock" by Jules Romans, the
English version having been prepared
by H. Granville Barker.
The second program in the prelim-
inaries will be staged at the East Wash
ington Community Center tomorrow
night and the third in the Columbia
Heights center Saturday evening. The
finals are to be staged the night of
February in the Mckinley Auditorium,
with five dramatic critics from the
Washington newspapers rating the
plays. Prof. William Lee Corbin of
American University is chairman of a
committee of judges for the preliminary
performances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
Subcommittee of House Dis
triCt Group to Hold Sessions
Starting Next Week.
PASSAGE OF ARMS BILL
URGED BY TWO MEMBERS
Letter From d. C. Commissioners
Recommends Favorable Action
on Measure.

Hearings will be started early next
week on the police and firemen's nav
increase bill before a subcommittee of
the House District committee of which
Representative Lampert of Wisconsin
Is chairman. This was decided TODAY
at the weekly meeting of the House s.
trict committee. The subcommittee ON
police AMI firemen also includes Repre-
sentatives Beers, Pennsylvania: Reid
Illinois, Sullivan, Pennsylvania; PAL
mer, Missouri; Sullivan, New York
Mrs. Norton, New Jersey, and Hall, Mis-
sissippi.
Would Control Arms Sale.
Chairman Mcleod and Representa-
tive Stalker endeavored to rush through
today favorable report on the Zihl-
man Dill to control the possession. sale.
transfer and use of pistols and other
dangerous weapons in the District.
They emphasized that this bill had been
given unanimous favorable report last
year and had passed the House without
objection.
Representative Tarver of Georgia. a
new member Of the committee, re-
minded the meeting that the personnel
OF the committee has been considerably
changed since last year and he and
other new members expressed the
thought that at least they should be
granted an opportunity Ito read the
bill and see what's in it,
Action Held Urgent Necessity.
Acting Chairman Mcleod read a let
ter from the District Commissioners
recommending favorable action on the
pistol bill as an urgent necessity and
stressing that there is now a lack of
control
Representative Tarver said he was in
accord with the principle of the bill, but
suggested several amendments. He has
introduced similar general law for the
entire country.
On motion of Representative Lampert
this bill went over for consideration by
the subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
BEATING CRIPPLE
BRINGS SENTENCE
Henry P. King, Released Only a
Day, Jailed for Attack ON
Witness.

Convicted of attacking a man he
thought would testify against him in a
manslaughter case, Henry p. King. 30.
was sentenced to a year and a half IN
IAN today by Judge Gus A. Schuldt IN
Police Court.
King was released from the District
jan only yesterday on his personal bond
atter he had been held in default of
pan since his arrest eight months ago
IN connection with the death of Rich
ara sykes, 40, found dead nearly a wear
ago IN the rear of the Mades Hotel, 800
Pennsylvania avenue.
Assistant United States Attorney
Renah F. Camalier, the Governments
representative, said in court that he
connected the attack last night, made
a lew hours after King was released
from jail, directly with the Sykes case
IN which the man attacked was con-
sldered valuable Government witness.
he asked Judge Schuldt to give the de-
1endant the maximum sentence on this
account.
King last night Is alleged to have
living at 1903 Four-and-a- half street
who was also indicted for nlanslaurhter
IN May along with King and three
other persons.
According to testimony of Jones and
Richard Coleman, his roommate. King
entered the Four-and-a-half street res
idence late last night and attacked the
former while he was in bed. Knowing
That his friend would be unable to de-
lend himself because of his crippled
condition, Coleman went to his rescue.
King is said to have turned upon him
and stabbed him three times on the
arm with butcher knife.
Policeman T. d. Bacon of the sixth
precinct arrested King, who had sought
refuge IN a second-story room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22

common and lasting experience of the
race. This, he indicated, will be brought
about by the increasing demands on
the human organism of modern life, re-
plete with multiplicity of problems
which were not experienced even a
generation ago.
This he pointed out, will lead to the
survival of those with the most album
dant and strongest circulatory systems,
which, while they are not directly In
heritable, gradually will become repre-
sented in the germ cells, which are the
products of other body cells. Over a
longer period the same purpose will be
served as If they were directly inherited,
experience all the time bringing more
and more stimuli with which the brain
cells must deal.
With this path of evolution open,
DR.. Hrdlicka pointed out, all the exist
ing races of man have almost infinite
prospects of future advancement and
the door Is not closed against the
evolving OF new races superior to any
now in existence. None has become
SO specialized as have some of the
animals, he said, that 1t cannot
change in response to changes In
environment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
Recommendations of Police
Are FoIIoWedlby Public
Utilities Body.
AGE LIMIT is RAISED
FOR DRIVERS OF CABS
Maj. Pratt, Eldridge and Brown
Attend Meeting to Iron Out
Differences.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day announced that 1t would make sew
eral amendments to its recent order
governing the operation and equipment
Of taxicabs and other public vehicles
beginning February /, to meet the OBJ
jections of police and traffic officials
The changes were discussed at con-
ference yesterday afternoon between
members of the comnnission-Maj.
Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice, Inspector E, w. Brown. in charge
of the traffic bureau, and NJ. o. Ed
ridge, assistant director of trafic.
The amendments to be made in the
order will raise the minimum age limit
of drivers of public vehicles from 10 tc
81 years, to conform with existing po-
lice regulations, and remove all refer
ence to a requirement that taxicabs
should be equipped with a motor which
would propel them over a Smooth-Sur-
faced highway at speed of IS miles
an hour.
Speed Danger Seen.
TRAFFIC officials had expressed the
opinion that the speed requirement
AAA6AAS Nc RACOC0 Wy VIC AAAFCAo az
license to drive at that rate in VIOLA
tons of present speed regulations
Several other minor changes will be
made to bring the regulations into con
forn1ity with rules prescribed by the
traffic code with respect to the equip
ment Of all types of vehicles, public as
well as private
Fears had been expressed by police
and traff1c authorities that the COM
missions new rules would conflict with
police and traffic regulations and create
confusion in enforcement.
Accord Is Reached.
These fears were completely dissi-
pated as result of the conference, II
was said, and police and traf1ic officials
pledged their cooperation in enforce
ment of the regulations.
The chief objection found by police
and traffic officials in the commission's
new code was the regulation permitting
the issuance of licenses 10 drivers oil
public vehicles who are mot less thar
IL years of age. Police regulations re-
Quire drivers of such vehicles to be not
less than 81 years OF age.
This age limit was adopted, the COM
mission was told, primarily 70 prevent
minors from operating taxicabs. Parents
also had objected, 1t was said, to the
police licensing their sons under 81
years to drive these vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
PUBLIC STREET CAR
HEARING IS TONIGHT
Senate District Committee Com.
pletes Arrangements for Meet
ing on Merger Plan.

The Senate District committee today
completed arrangements for the public
hearing on the street car merger plan
to be held at o'clock tonight in Room
2l2, Senate once Building. It is ex-
pected that members of the Public Utili-
ties Commission will outline essential
features of the resolution in its present
form, after which the committee will
hear the companies and local organiza-
lions.
The plea that half fare for children
be made mandatory has been received
by the committee from John j. Noonan
OF this city, who sent his message from
Brussels, Belgium, where he is on a
visit.
The merger resolution authorizes the
Public Utilities Commission to establish
reduced rates for school children. but
Mr.. Noonan urged Chairman Capper
to make the provision compulsory.
Mr.. Noonan. who was formerly a
stakeholder in the washington Railway
d Electric Co., said Washington is the
only important city in the United States
or the world that does not have a pro-
vision favoring children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
.HOLTON PROMOTED
IN WATER SERVICE
Veteran Named Superintendent of
Department, to Succeed
Garland.

The vacancy in the position of SUPER
intendent of the District Water De-
partment was filled by the COMMITS
sioners today with the promotion of D.
w. Helton. veteran executive in that
department
Holton succeeds J. S. Garland, who
retired as superintendent November /.
He is Sc years old, and has been con-
nected with the municipal government
since october %, 1898, when he was
appointed chairman in the Sewer De-
partment. The following year he was
transferred to the Water Department
Advancing through the various po-
sitions in the department Holton, last
July i, was virtually the directing head
due to the illness of Garland. He has
served as acting Superintendent since
Garlands retirement
Holton's promotion was recommend
ed by Col. William B. Ladue, Engineer
Commissioner and Capt. Hugh p
Dram, assistant Engineer Commissioner
who has immediate supervision over the
Water Department. High praise of Hol'
tons ability was given by Capt. Dram
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
POLICEMAN SMILES
AS SERVICE ENDS
mr.. Sonntag' Expects to En-
Joy Long Vacation on Small
Maryland Farm.

The future looks bright to Policeman
Otto Sonntag," whose retirement was
approved yesterday.
AS mfr. Sonntag" he won't miss the
early and late calls to duty, nor will
he mind laying aside the familiar blue
uniform. He won't need to pack the
service revolver, which has swung at his
belt so long, and he won't need to pace
his beat in all weather.
Life. as "Mr. Sonntag," will be simple
and pleasant, Policeman Sonntag" is
certain, for the patrolman said yester-
day he expected thoroughly to enjoy
his release from the routine which has
dictated his waking and sleeping hours
for 40 years.
Anticipates Long Vacation.
Both in years and point of service,
Policeman Sonntag is one of the Oldest
officers on the force. Well past his
sixty-ninth year, he looks forward to a
long vacation in some small Maryland
town. So far he has passed every
physical examination with rating of
almost 100 per cent, and only once was
he absent from duty because of sickness.
THAT" said Policeman Sonntag."
grinning with some embarrassment,
was WIIcIl i IldQ IIte
1T must be the walking that keeps
you mt" he went on. Il guess I've
walked around the world several times
pounding the pavements of Washing
ton" Yes" reflected the officer, seated
IN his home at 1343 Vermont avenue,
"the life of policeman is not a bad
one, all in ALL But was glad the
Commissioners approved my application
for retirement today, It goes into
effect March Is"
Then he glanced at the clock.
'Three-fifteen!" he exclaimed. jump
ing up and leaping for a cabinet where
he kept his service gun. He hastily
buckled it about him in its ancient
holster, gave has cap final pat and
bolted for the door.
Cant be late for roll CALI" said
Policeman Sonntag" over his shoulder.
Capt. HelImuth Retired.
The District Commissioners yester-
day approved also the retirement of
Capt. Frank Hellmuth, 40 I street, of
No. 2 fire engine company, effective
February IL. The police and fire relief
board recommended his retirement for
physical disability incurred in line of
duty.
Capt. Hellmuth has been connected
with the fire department since July /,
1901, and has an outstanding record of
service, his citations including q deco
ration for work in connection with
the Knickerbocker Theater disaster in
January, 1922. Promoted through the
various grades, he became lieutenant
September 8, 1916, and was advanced
70 his present rank June l, 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
MERCHANTS PETITION
FOR SLUSH REMOVAL

The District Commissioners were pc
toned today by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association to take steps
Immediately to remove from the down.
town streets snow and ice which, fol-
lowing the snowfall several days ago,
was swept from the center of streets
against the curbs.
This accumulation of heaps of snow
and ice at the curbs. it was declared, has
handicapped the parking of cars in the
congested downtown section, and thus
has interfered with the free movement
of traffic.
With the additional snowfall today this
situation will be made worse, the Com
miSsioners were told in a communion
ton from the merchants association.
The city should take steps Immediately,
1t was contended, to remove the snow
from the downtown streets.
The communication points out that
many protests against these conditions
have been received yesterday and today
from downtown merchants by the asso-
citation,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22
PARK Commission
RE|TERATES STAND
AGAINST OIL TANK
Grant Will Advise Maj. Son.
erVeII of Opposition to
Granting Permit.
EARLY ACTION is SEEN
BY DISTRICT ENGINEER
Application to Build Wharf in
Rosslyn Brought Storm of
Protest.

Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, vice chair
man and executive officer of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, said today he would write I'M
mediately to Mai. Brehon Somervell
District engineer for the War Depart
ment for the Washington area, advising
him that the commission still opposes
the granting of a wharf construction
permit to the Sun Oil Co. of Philadel-
phia. at Rosslyn, Va, even after STUDY
of the problem.
Mai. Somervel is expected 10 take
action on the application without delay,
hut what his course will be has not
been indicated.
SomerveH Delayed Action.
Mai. Somervell has delayed action
on the application for the permit, hleo
some weeks ago by the oil flrm, pend
ing an opportunity for the commission
to examine the subject.
The commission. in voicing its OPP
position to the granting of this per-
nit, is communicating with the Airing
ton County. Va, board of supervisors
and coming commission, to suggest that
the area In the vicinity of Rosslyn,
near the Key Bridge, be rezoned from
commercial back to residential. If this
is done. In the opinion of planning COM
mission officials, it will preclude the
oil company or any other commercial
firm from erecting wharf or other
structure there.
Proposal Causes Protest.
The proposal of the oil company to
erect a wharf and storage tank in which
to house petroleum products, after they
have been brought to Rosslyn by water.
has raised a storm of protest on both
sides Of the Potomac River. The COM
pany, however, has not been without
its proponents, who favor the granting
of a permit to construct the wharf, and
so advised Mai. Somervell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-22

his journey to Louisiana on a survey
of the deep waterways.
Serenade to Roosevelt
Before arriving at Keokuk," he said,
about 4 o'clock in the morning, the
train stopped at loading sta
ton to take on water About SO farm
ers in wagons and trucks and all sorts
of conveyances had gathered at the
station with a four-piece band to SER
enade the President. The only thing
the band could play was Rocked in the
Cradle of the Deep" and Mr.. Roosevelt
was so delighted that he stepped onto
the platform in his pajamas and bare
feet and delivered an eloquent speech
to the cheering farmers"
Mr.. Taylor, few days later, on the
same trip of President Roosevelt to
Louisiana, was present at the episode
which shortly after inspired the intro
duction of the famous TEDDY Bears" to
the children of the United States.
mr. Roosevelt had gone out on a
short hunting trip while down in Loui-
siana," he continued. THE only thing
he brought in from his expedition was
a tiny bear, which was so small that
his friends jokingly called it Teddy.
Shortly after that little toy bears be-
gan appearing in the shops"
Recalls Beloved Poet.
On his trips between Philadelphia
and Boston. Mr.. Taylor frequently met
the well loved poet, Walt Whitman, one
of whose best friends was a baggage
master on that train. Mr. Whitman
would always buy a Pullman ticket,
said Mr.. Taylor, "but he never Travelled
in the car. One would always find him
in the baggage coach with his friend
the baggage master, and there he would
stay throughout the entire trip, eating
his meals in the coach with his friend. ?
Mr.. Taylor, who was born in Penn
sylvania. is a distant cousin of both
Bayard and Zachary Taylor, who mi
grated to the Southland from the Key
stone State.
In all my travels" concluded the
stately, white-haired official, at have
never gotten to the West Coast Sew
eral times have started on a run
there, but something has always pre-
vented my getting there. After 1 have
retired may enjoy the novelty OF
travelling as a passenger and take the
trip to the West Coast to visit some
relatives living there"