New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1924, Page 11

LTS MAMEDT0 RACE AIRPLANES International Competition -at Dayton in October —_—— Washington, Sept. 23.—Tentative selections of army alr service pilots tional alr races open to military On October 2, when the Liberty engine builders’ trophy will be con-| Small hats are severe in outline, tested both by civilian and military |have very high crowns and narrow aviators, the army delegation wlll |brims, the large ones are pictur- consist of 12 pllote flylng 10 DH and |esque, but quite unpretentious. Co, type airplanes. The tentative list: Major C. L. Tinker, from Fort Riley; Lieutenants R. J. Brown, Bos- ton; L. V. Beau and C. W. Stein- metz, Bolling ¥leld; E. B, Bobzien, Chanute, Field; J, B. Haddon, Brook Field; R. D, Knapp, Maxwell Field; C. A, Cover, Fairfleld; A. E. Simonin, Moundsville, W. Va.; D.”G. Duke, office of the chief of air service; Rex K. Stoner, Langley I'leld, and 1. A. Walthall, Fort Bragg. This race, for two place observa- tion airplanes, will be for 180 miles, with a required speed to qualify of more than 90 miles an hour, ' Lieutenants H. D. Smith, Langley field; G, C. Kenney, McCook Field; I. D, Barker and D, M. Myers, Phil- ips Field; C. . Woolsey and Hez McClellan, Brooks Field; D, J. Can- field, Kelly Field; and Staff Sergeant I.. P. Hudson, of Phillips Field, will ticipate in the Dayton Chamber Commerce trophy race on October This contest, for large capacity planes carrying a pay load of 2,000 pounds, will be over a 150 mile course, with a qualifying speed of more than 85 miles specified. The planes entered so far are six Martin bombers and one Curtiss N. B. 8.4, Only Curtiss“pursuit planes of the tvpe with which Lieut. R. L. Maughan carried out his dawn-to- larkness flight from New York to San Francisco, have been entered for the John L, Mitchell trophy race on October 4, over a 200 kilometer course. The contenders will be choten from Lieutenants G. P. Tour- tellat, T. K. Matthews, T, W. Black- Wead, R. C. Moffatt, T. W. Black- burn, L. C. Hurd, J. T. Johnson, Cyrus Bettiz, J. D. Summers, H. R. Yeager and D, F. Stage, all from the first pursuit group at Selfridge Field. Two_army Curtiss racers, piloted| Children of Kansas City are help- by Captain Burt E. Skeel of Sé1-|ing the doctors keep seven-year-old fridge Field and by Lieutenant Wen- | Alice Hess alive. dell H. Brookley of McCook Field |uting their pennies to @ fund that and one Verville Sperry racer pilot- |[is paying for the insulin treatments ed by Lieutenant H. H. Mills, of[Alice must take daily. Fairfield, have been entered for the |the daily dose is administered, Alice international Pulitzer trophy for|runs and plays like other little girls. high speed planes, But if one is missed, she begins to This race, to be flown on October |pine away. 4, over a 200 kilometer course, calls|diabetes, AULUMINUM KEITLES l’rrmlntou. Sale Price $1.00. SOCKET WRENCH SET. 8888 Sale Price 50c. TAWN MOWERS, Close Out Prices. BALL BEARING ROLLER SKATES. " NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1024, HANDLE NEW PLANE EASILY IN TESTS British Air Leviathan, Largest Yet, Proves Successul for a qualifyln, per hour, The Verviile Sperry racer entered in this race is featured by a landing gear, which is drawn up into the fuselage after taking off, thus great- ly reducing head resistance and ln~ oreasing speed, Fiction Hungry Boys Clean Out Club Library The Boys' club is in yrgent need of books it a riot there s to be avert- ed. A library was opened last night at the club rooms, but the fiction- hungry members awooped down up- to participate in the four interna-|On it and cleaned it out in short or- der, with many demands still un- ! apeed of 175 miles SHIP OFF COAST OF SPAIN SENDS 00T § 0 §. Vessel At First Was Thought to Be | U. S, Boat, But Is Probably British Craft By The Assoclated P London, Sept. T0 PRESIDE OVER Coolidge Will Assnme Active Leadership at Opening An 808, mes- sage from a steamship glving her name as the Cranford and her posl- tion as about tip of ‘Spain recelved yesterday evening caused the Brit- ish steamérs Orsova and bound from Australia to rush to her assistance. Great Britain's dreadnought of the alr made its first from the airdrome which was the hopping-off field of the world flyers when they left land for America by way of Ice~ land and Greenland. The monster machine is sald to be the most powerful single-engined airplane in the world, tip to wing-tip it measures 88 feet, stands 19 feet from the ground and from nose to tail is 54 feet, plane was bullt to take the new 1,000 horsepower Napier Cub gine, claimed to be the most pow- ful air motor in existence. 16 cylinders, yet weighs only A ratlway locomotive, de- veloping the same power, over 147,000 pounds. satisfied, Superintendent craft to be held at Dayton, Ohio,dur- | Skinner says that boys' books and ing the first week of October, were | boys' made public today by the war de-|are desired, partment, any books which may be offered. especlally fictiop, He will call and collect 43.40 north latitude 9.67 west longi- tude, which is Coruna, Spain, and about 25 miles north of the regular steamship lane from that Spanish port to Havana. The Orsova reported last night that at 11 o'clock she was 47 miles from the Cranford and that the Leitrim was 30 miles from the cated in the SOS. It was at first belleved that the United States shipping board vdssel of that name which left New Orleans Aug. 31 fex Bremen but later it was that she had arrived at her destina- The only steamer Cranford side at the opening session, the organization, scattered over the land, Wil be represented by the |schools; first aid and life saving, delegates, who will assemble in|which, among others, has been|dqy, Memorial Continental hall, where |taught, under Red Cross auspices, | | the chief exccutive was recently|to police and fire departments of | ¢ notifled of his sclection as republi- can nomince for the’ presidency. lnsulin Diet various angles of Réd Cross work: a pageant in which 150 young folk will participate to fllustrate the or- ganization's influence In the | making of books for the blind; chil- schools; a demonstration of life- | dren In schools organized for saving methods in the water by ex- perts; and a forelgn and pan- American night, are features of the convention. Prominent among the Cranford was Brough to see the trial flight of the the plane is called. For a briet space the engine was run, and then with a great roar the plane taxied across the and was away into the air, 1,710 tons gross whose recént movements have been recorded. Moscow Paper Says Treaty Was “Bunk” writing In the , declares the time has come negotiations con- nected with the claims of the Brit- ish financiers regarding the Anglo- He contends it has become evident that the Bgitish gov- ernment in signing the treaty only did so in formal fulfillment, of the labor party's election pledges, declares the real policy of the Mac- Donald ministry differs not a whit from Lord Curzon's, By glving a guarantee for a Rus- rlan loan qnly Miliutin asserts, the British govern- ment made no economic compensa- tion for the very fmportant conces- sions granted by the soviet govern- one of the most daring pilots the Royal Air Force, When the flight was ended Lieu- said the alr Levia- than had handled as easily as The response to control was wonderful, and on land- ing there was no suggestion of the enormous size of the machine, Some idea of the proportions of the plane is indicated by the fact that the gingle propeller is more and one-half times size of a full-sized English billlard The tail alone is as larga as ap ordinary scouting stalrcases from the lead to separate parts of the ma- tenant Bulman to break off all Russian treaty. central cabin tions for two, and the other gives access to a compartment the wings which may be used as a machine-gun tower. The plane 1s without armament of any kind, but when being used for military purposes it will carry about three tons of bombs or tor- pedoes, The machine Is ostensibly but there is accom- modation in the cabin for a large , and the stairways Packer Swift’s Son Is Sued for Divorce Chicago, Sept. YVorce from Edward F. of the Chicago packer, was filed here by Mrs. Marion Atchison Swift, who charges cruelty. In her bill, Mre. 8wift charges that her husband knocked her down in a quarrel on December 23, 1923, and in May, 1924, strugke her. wedding was a social event on Feb- ruary 6, 1918. a three-seater, They are contrib- alike to he relieved when the ma- chine s in flight or even in action. When produced in quantities the * will be used some of the units which form part of Great Britain's home defense scheme, operative next year. An unusually lovly ermine 0 for evening wear {s trimmed with bands of silver cloth. She is suffering. from Only Four Days More OCOMBINATION W] STAINLESS STEEL TABLE White Handles, ¢ Special Lot, 2 Set of 6 for $2.98. - LONG HANDLE AXES, 8ale Price 69c. STEEL TRAPS Sale Price $1.25. 50-FT. STEEL TAPE All Sizes. Sale Prices STILLSON PATTERN WRENCH Sale Price $1.08 Sale Price $2.98 GRAPE GRINDER 10-Inch Size, Sale 69c. Sale Price $8.75 and Up. LUGGAGE CARRIERS Sale Pr Sale Price 'I 39. Sale Price $7.95, Hartford IGNS MARK SALE ITEMS. OF VALUES NOT ADVERTISED. WATCH NEWSPAPERS FOR NEW FEATURES. ~ EVERY DEPARTMEN’I‘ HAS CONTRIBUTED. ALL DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE. SALE 7 DAYS, OR WHILE QUANTITIES LAST. BE SURE TO SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAYS. L. S. KNOEK & CO., Inc. 188 STATE STREET HUNDRED: Hartford John Barton Payne, chalrman of the central committee of the Red Cross; Director Frank T. Hines of the Veterans' bureau; James L. Fleser, vice-chairman in charge of domestic affairs of the Red Cross; Dr. Livingston Farrand, president of s Cornell universit Emerson, dean of the School of Medicine, Indiana university; Mrs. | August Belmont, member of tus | FR[]M FAR N“R’I‘H central committe, Red Cross; and Colonel Ernest P. Bicknell, vice- mp———— chatrman in charge of Ine oo i Washington, Sopt. 23.—President | (yon Coolidge will actively assume the presidency of the American Na-|day, tional Red Cross, when the an-|the evening of Thursday, October nual convention meets here early|9. in October, He 1s expected to pre-|lems will revolve around Red Cross | workers in the regular army and Thirty-five hundred chapters of | navy: disaster relief; hygiene, home nursing #nd nutrition in home mv‘l‘ The convention will start Mon- the country; the volunteer service, Dr, Charles P, | ar and | ign .Operations of the Red October 6, and last through Discussion of chapter prob- clinics and dispensaries; the Cross service and finance methods. | One of the Red Cross work among children | charged will be brought to the attention of | spgakers | the convention by an exhibition besides President Coolidge, will be |speclmens and results of the inter- |count of the crime. BOSTON STORE DONNELLY, MULLEN CO. correspondence, Through this, children in Amrelcan achools write to children of schools In other countries and recelve let- ters and gifts from them, TALE OF WITCHES Indian Squaw Held for Tortur- ing Young Brave | from far-away | Telegraph Creck to- It was a message ffom a Royal | hunting suddenly hecame northern wilderness, A long the ranks of the tribesmen, | fell upon the youth Atol. Led by the' aged squaw, tribesmen_ invaded’ his shack at | uight, found him mumbling strange | |1aid hands on' him. They tied him ‘n. a sapling, head downward, ing. as returning to civili- | | zation with an aged Indian squaw | 5 fotti ¥ 2 members set forth to bring takes children and aged to hospl- | and four_accomplicea who killed a | tals, by inches because his | ' brought the wrath of the le‘mn uplma upon his tribesmen Atol Moassin was interesting points of | name, N INVIT squaw | with his murder was not | policeman’s dis There was only a brief ac contalned in the of | patch, Over the tralls, from camp the mounted police and one of slayers to justice. | the flag raising ceremony at Just for Wednesday Specials FELT SLIPPERS Just received a new lot of Wemen's Felt Comfort Slippers, in navy, cardinal, tangerine, brown, wine and rose, Vednesday Special . 6 9 C DAVIDSON COMBINA- TION FOUNTAIN SYRINGE And Hot Water Bottle, quality guaranteed. 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Wed, Special. ... 45c MEN’S NIGHT SHIRTS Men's Flannelette Night Shirts, guaranteed full cut 54 inches long; made with and without collar, finished with fancy taped edge and silk frogs, sizes 16 to 20. - gotiiorey | A year ago, sald the message, poor among the Indlans of | the winter followed, and starvation, disease and death ‘cut swaths in The superstition of their religion taught the Indians that some one of thelr number, some sorcerer and maker of ‘“bad medicine” whose witcheries invoked the wrath of the evil spirits, had brought calamity upon the tribe, Suspicion words over his tiny wood fire, and let him hang for days, slowly dy= At length the aged woman grew fmpatient that Atol died so slowly, according to the policeman’s tele- graphed account, and so she cut - | his throat with a hunting knife. nouncing that after trekking for a {In which some communities are still | year through northern British Co- | Round table discussions of the |making surgical dressings for local | fimbia, he w | hospitalsi the motor corps, which | | camp, the story filtered through to D TO FLAG RAISING. All patriotic organizations in the have been sent invitations to- by the committee in charge of Stanley Memorial church Saturday, | to be represented at the service. 4