New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1928, Page 10

" GAN RUN BEHIND the electoral college idential candidate can run hun were all majority presidents. Cleveland never he ran n early 400,00 ahead President Benjamin Harrison 1892, James B. Weaver. the ulist, had a million votes In 1585 Cleveland had p " 100,000 { and yet lost the presidency by electoral votes for Harrison 168 for himself. The reason vote, 1,000,000 plurality, the extra steal a plurality like that trom anyone. In 1880 Garfield beat hy 10,000 ordinary votes an vlectoral votes ~ Owing er's 800,000 he was also a m ity president. Tilden had at least more popular votes than Haye 1§76, even by the Repub count. He lost peared to be his electoral were stolen and the final elec vote majority as awarded Hayes was just one lone vote. All of which shows that choice of a majority of doesn’t necessarily win tion. an In dase that's the system, it may be that the Fathers had k- of the sort in mind when drew up the constitution. group was dead set ing the larger states to domi It is true that no candidate won an election without the or either New York or Pen vamia except Wilson in 1916 that victories have been rare. Nevertheless, a densely populated dominate elections turning hugs majorities given candidate. They can their electoral votes and no m On the other hand, the 5 sparsely populated states are . to cast an electoral vote of proportion to strength because they are an elector for each senator as 4or each congreseman Nevada has one electoral \ote cach 90 inhabitante 1 + York has one for each 22 inhabitants Furthermore “ectoral college is not Histributed. It s conceiva half simply by ble fre to b that 1 electoral colleg cated among accordance the states the 10d with constir t might mate g Rut ihe chanes lection result not nore than concey Flectare are apportioned tor man. in accor An airplane is far West Queens and area of the interior is without m of communication. AND STILL WINL,., a pres- was. Although “ REGRETS SLAYING OF GEN. DBREGON Toral Is Now Reported as Being more votes than Harrison This. year, if one of the candid- dates should carry New York by 999 would do him no good except for the fact that it's pretty hard to away Hancock to Weav- 250,000 because what ap- votes the people an objection to explained something | pretol. against allow- without both “states | dozen | states cannet | for a | far out |y their volng | much allo Whereas | in the much represcntations T declare BELIEVES WOMAN WAS SICK WITH DELUSION | committed suiende b reds of Pop- olled | 233 and was gon you sorry you killed 999 | pis cel, thoughtfully: ing thought with tude about the mat having learned hefo about the general.” Previously in the d 49 | inor- sald before—that s passion” caused him Obregon because responsible for tion." Toral Maria, s - in lican rel caid he wh toral commended to‘ trigger of t his Chr ad jthe was confideni the “reign of Mexico." the elec- him to hesitate, To he showed Obregon Obregon they | One Kindly, friendly smil president-elect was “Toral ing that he felt a tainty. Then he rem doing what he work, prayed Yes, he loved dren, his father said. He | sequences | Obregon nate ever | vote nsyl and to them re- cast ore more abla | tives, therefore 1 fired.” said remembered of t «d | Obrezon's face whe Il | me before T shot When 1 thoug tbout to die fear of death Wars ot killing tas) shouting not to ‘V" A that d h | vas e | and smil for New | the cotly ware («\Hiwm mn |sail. ¥ q and sat God when President ( hee alles are me The presidont re man gravely and calmly Cith | “What induce 4 by a doctor in | Rorah replied in the where a larze | ans | caid. when asked to comment on the | 1 have made my republican budget. Obregon's winning smile tound the smile myselt,’ away Way - Authorities Can Account l for Texas ving In This.Is Freak of U. §. Electoral! G Wao Te Aug. 4 (A—Authori- College worth, 24, was suffering trom a de- 4 Washington, Aug. 4 — Under|lusion when she Ned Miss | Charlie Lawson, av. then v drinking acid him 2" slowly ter and for re these f of thousands of votes behind his op- | 3177 Altempting to force a daught ponent and still win. Sometimes it{0f the liquid down the threat of her has been done. though not in thesc | '&-months old daughter recent years of Republican land-! The act occurred in the oftice of slides 1the Waco News Tt e and Times- Herald, where Miss Lawson was em- A number n'_ Qur pre ploved as a clerk. Mr. Ashworth 1s the last 30 or 60 ye cashier of the papers. and was in an lected by less than a djoning office at the time He de- fhe detelirele past lclned to make any statement Wilson was a minority Miss Lawson died instantly with dent both times. In 1912 T Renih i RS G) Roosevelt and Taft split the Re-| o 05 0o "0 0 ey heart. Mrs. | publican vote, he had about 40 15T et di per cent of t popular vote and |} o 00y with her husband at her | 91 per cent of the electoral vote. | 200 % Nyt L NIRRT B | In 1916, his popular vote exceeded | o\ 1p ore seared but physicians that of Hughes, but not that of | iy (h. aq not seriously mjured Hughes plus the Socialist and Pro- 1" ppioning tha office casually, Mrs hibition vote. shworth enzaged th clerk in a Instances of the proportional | o . no 4 convercational which no variance between popular and g ne pearg guddenly the girl ran electoral votes are not confined 0! o iaine’ for the protection of a third party years. 1In the Clill onerote pillar and Mrs. Ashworth | War election, Abraham Lincoin | g ot M 8t her was re-elected over McClellan PY| gojging other clerks at bay with only 55 per cent of the popular| . pigiar the woman reached info vote, but with 90 per cent of the [ . povapac for the phial, and at- electoral vote. That is, Lincoln'siyonnieq to force part of the contents | popular and electoral vole Were agy hor baby's throat. She then 2,200,000 and 212, while McClel- | jaineq the fatal container and the lan’s were 1,800,000 and 21. Grant. | papy fell from her arms as she sank beat Seymour by but 300000 VOtes | unconseious to the floor. out of 5.700,000 cast, but he beat| Ounor employes could offer no ex- him 214 to 80 in the electoral| yjanation of the act other than tem- college. | porary derangement. The couple had e been married five yvears. Ashworth Taft, Roosevelt and McKinley (i 30 years ald that he had large majorities in southern states while running Fu] I R Hartison a alose but losing race | of Remorse e in most states of the north. The C‘f""&i;_‘j{:i:; ":“‘,‘3 ol Mexico City, Aug. 4 (P—Jose de 188¢ gave 1and ohile his| Leon Toral is quoted by EI Univer- plurality over 1“} “E;” %o 180, | %2l Grafico as expressing remorse electoral victory ‘;'b- 00 votes|OVer having assassinated President- He won New Tork by 1100 VOU'™lelect Alvaro Obregon. The inter- only, but that made & votes | Viewer, however, found that the sla mg;mnlt 'd!!rr:":":‘:‘fl;"e"_: er remains indifferent to the pose in the electora 3 v of dying before ring squa electing majority is only 266. Mi- '.E“Lifln’r’i.’m rr\:::’, S nority .parties prevented him from| gl Cocag. obtaining a majority of the total] .5 tnat you have learned Obre- intended settling the religious question and' was a good man, are ‘With his eyes fixed on a corner of Toral replied and “Yes, 1 am remorseful for not hav- necessary ampli- not acts interview Toral olely to decide to igious ispered I an he . pistol t, the vealed cartoon ral r the up at was e for which famoue. s0 cha flash embered he considered G and fired his wife and ¢ and mother, Tor: reflected fully on the con- of his kil ‘Afterw have & upon Gen n he ht, ‘now 1 but 1 had had repeated in effect what he .had religious Kill he considered hun persecu- Ave soul to God and with a prayer upon his lips pull- He act would further King in caused As he ad drawn and was reaching for his looked nd smiled Heetingly. Tt him the the rm- of uncer- was od's hil- ling But his religious passion | was stronger than love for any rel stronger than anything in life. ha continued steadfast in | his determination to kill Obregon Toral ard thought eral looked at am no Then 1 realized they that men were me aware s thers ind asked ill me and 1 real- was not yet for me. somewhat vaguely and carried to 1 was thinking only about in my cell thinking of that standing 1 vou to kil Obregon Senor presidente will It is notorious that scate in the se me that my declaration House are not today apportioned | changed.’ on the basie of the 1820 oo | nodded his head and said and’, thit 2 siates would: lose or gain one or more sentafives. | “Then 1 {old the president, .1 1t tolinuwe of ¢ that th wear by my soul's salvation that 1 xould lose or 0 electoral votes ' have worke ahsolutely alone. 1 chusntts, Ne Mexios, North Dakota vivania | “Calles aslied me What reign is nesses, Vermont and \ir this would each ane. Towa |« ©d, ‘A Minziom over the diana, Kentuck and Mississippi | soul absolute, not partial would lose two ecach Alissonri ! ot man oo v Borah Wants Money Ohio there, New Jersey ang Tesas Limited to 3 Millions two and Arizon Connectient, 1 Tdaho Aug 4 (A—An ap Florida. North Carolina and Wash- peal to hath majer political parts imgeot oné sach 0 Almit {het wahipaign aepindiiyrea y Congress has re d 10 do aov-lto V00 each: was de here f thing about reapportionment ow.lvesterday by £enator Willlam E. ing Yo the opposition of marhbers|Borah. The senator said that great. whose states would lose one or |er expengiture would constitute an more seats attempt to debauch the American Thus, some states which haven't | electorate Had Al re of conzressioneh| Asked if he wa< aware that Char representation will also be zvped 'man Work of the republican nation this year in the electoral coll al committee had announced a cam o7 = | paizn budger t 4000000, Senator | affirmative, statement.” he | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FLASHES OF LIFE: ARMY MAY ‘ HAVE WHISTLING PIGEONS By the Associated Press. New York—A multigraphed cir- Norwich—Three bathers are in- jured and one killed when lightning cular letter says that “Emperor |strikes Mohegan park. Cyrli of Russia” has granted Charles | P. Van Wrange! of New York the | Bridgeport—Two prostrations are right to call himselt Baron Rokas- [reported here as result of severe sowsky. Grand Duke Cyril ‘and |heat. Grand Duke Nicholas, both of whom are in Paris. are rival claim-| Hartford — Pennsylvania makes ants for the throne. The new baron | fermal demand on Connecticut for has been in New York feur years. | Roger W. Watkins, former bro¥er —_— Jwho faces embezzlement chariss | London—sir George Alfred Wills, [here. Penn wants him on similar charge and to scrve 10 to 16 § onths sentence, tobacco merchant, is the tenth member of his family to leave more than $5.000,000. His fortune exceed- ed $50,000.000 of which at least 20,000,000 goes to the government ! op in inheritance tax Hartford—Plaster model of statue Major General John Sedgwick jeivial officer from Connecticut is = ! placed in niche at state capitol for New York—Fritzi Scheff seems 10 | jnspection by sculpture commission have acquired a son. Johannes Thoening. German lad, who crossed |the ocean as a stowaway in a ship- | {pinz box, says the musical comedy |star has ad dopted him. He has taken | has been attributed the statement * on't fight for twelve hundred dol- ars; 1 want a thousand.’ By the Chicago, Aug. 4 (P—Scventy-five [ will of Jutuis M. Goldberg. depart- 1epublican leaders, principally from |ment store owner, two Negro beg- the middle west, sought in confer- Rars are to receive $20 each monthly |ence today the open sesame to the for the rest of their lives. For ''n ! vears the merchant gave each fifty cents a day. They're not sure! whether they're better off or not.” | presidential votes of corn belt farm ers and of the women of the mid- west. chairman. was to address the con- |ference and talk with leaders on the problem of insuring a strong Hoover-Curtis vote among | tarmers of the corn belt and north- | west states. Plans for preventing a {bolt in a traditional Istronghold were expected to com- mand special attention. | Leading the proponents of a cam London — For years Frederick | Crooskshank. stock broker, bought a flower daily from a woman at Queen | Anne's gate. His will left the flower |sirl 8 It turns out she died a s before he did New York — In a romance of de- scendants of great soldiers an Amer- ican heiress is fo marry a Swedish | [nobleman. Estelle Romaine Man- {patgn to enlist women's votes by \means of local “Hoover clubs tor |ville, descendant of Jcoffrey Magna- ‘h . e [vil, who helped Willlam the Con.|lomemakers” was Mrs s | aesor list oo caged to Gonal ,,-n”\”rlor( national committeewoman Bernadotte, nephew of the king of | {fom Kentucky and head of the Sweden and descendant of Napol- con’s marshal. Bernadotte. headquarters. The republican vote-gathering | problem throughout the midd was to be discussed by Governors Washington — The army is think- g of having whistling carrier pig- the next attempt. He has made a hole in one. He has plaved 482 golf icourses and kept track of the num- ber of rounds and the number of one-shot holes. Smith victory would take farm re farmers and place it with sugar and tobacco growers of the Southampton, N. Y. — The latest society wrinkle in wedding anniver- saries is to have celebrants and guestz dress in styles of the time of the marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Vleck, Jr, were married ten | years ago Most of their men guests wore uniforms necessitated by some- thing that started 14 years ago and was in full fling when they were married. The ladies were in Red Cross uniforms or gowns from their | troussaux, farm leader of Moline, I, announced he would support Smith. John G. Oglesby, former lieuten- ant governor of Illinois, will aid Congressman Dickinson in the fight to organize pro-Hoover sentiment in the agricultural zone. Gov Anti-Smith Conferences Called in the South Richmond. Va. Aug. 4 (P —Anti- Smith conferences have been called in a number of southern states Bishop James Cannon, Jr. of the Methodist Lpiscopal church, south, announced here today just before leaving for Norfolk where he is to be the principal speaker at a mass meeting for the purpose of organiz- ing the “Tide-Water Anti-Smith Democratic club.” The program as announced by Bishop Cannon calls for conferences at Jacksonville, Fla.. Augu Ma- con. Ga. August 9; Raleigh, N. C, and Nashville, Tenn. August 10 and New York — Dr. Louis T. Wright is to be the first negro police surgeon in this city, He was second in an | examination of 186 applicants for two vacancies, making §9.1 out of a possible 100, He was born in La Grange, Ga., the son of a physician and was educated in Atlanta. New London—Fred Stone's days hehind the footlights may be over. Injuries which he suffered yvesterday when his plane crashed prove to he serious and will keep him in hos- | aital ‘for several weeks. | Birmingham Ala.. August 13 Meriden—James F. Hughes. 15 Former Premier Is an automobile accident vietim on | May 23 dies as result of injurics al- Now Visiting Canada Quebe Aug. 4 (A—J. Ram- though he was thought to have . Que., recovared say MacDonald. former labor prem- ier of Great Britain, arrived at Que- Waterbury — Electrical storm | bec vesterday from Southampton. He was accompanied by his three danghters, Ishbel Joan and Sheila. Ieaves city without lights. telephones or street car service for half hour. Our Annual August | Fur Sale Will Start August 15th and Continue Till : September 15th il +THE. REASON | For starting Our August Sale later this year is, | a great many of our patrons and friends are on | their vacations. ‘We wish them to benefit and | know that the later date will bring better values and a larger selection to choose from. and Remodel Your at Summer Prices. Repair Furs Now ( Watch for Announcement of Qur ) Maizo System of Fur Cleaning | Hudson Fur Shop 13 FRANKLIN 8Q. TEL. 770-4773 Ask Your Neighbor About Our Former August Sales WIN CORN VOTES Rome—Mu-sohni AL& backing a na- tional institn’e which aims for more o—— conservative models in women's 3 | gowns, free from Parisian dictation. ’75 G. 0' P. ijers at Gmcago Washington — Fitzsimmons, 2 S ] i s A Meeting Hubert Work, republican national | agricultural ; republican | {women’'s division of Hoover national | cons. It is experimenting with an|John . Fisher of Pennsylvania and old Chinese device attached to the |Fred A. Green of Michigan and winged messengers' tails and making | James W. Good, in charge of Hoov- sounds that frighten wild hawks in|er's western campaign quarters time of peace and trained falcons in | here. time of war, Congressman L. J. Dickinson of | Iowa. newly appointed leader of a New York -— Having failed 14,000 |specialized campaign among farm- |times, Ralph Kenney succeeded onjers, last night declared ihat south. He denounced George Peek, | Who has |lines are all behind the engine but | in planes of the Whale type the en- GRAPHIC STORY Three Companions story of 1t cue at s and its crew of four is radio message from captain, Frank H. Claret. Captain C| Ithe liners Transport terse steered 3 searched the seas from earl |day morning until dusk before found the disabled seaplane took Captain Frank T. j2nd his crew aboard. told in owner. company. man's the described language how | before 2 Azores on its the Azores to Newfoundland. | Captain Claret reported wireles: | impractical to salvage it. small Part I The Minnewaska ! Courtney to arrive mn New York on Monday. “Our small part,” tain Claret, “was as follow . Picked up SOS. 6 orning. Raced to position. tuted search without result until 'p M. when amended position | plane tered for new reached 5 p. m., ible. position, Estimated plane drifted to east- [ward due to Gulf stream and west- miles was observed distance ern winds. Steered east 18 when plane (about nine miles to eastward. “Reached plane 6:44 p. m. riding easily on gentle swells tery exhausted “Sent boat away which press for story and Impracticable to r=ply to all.” Fuel Line Goes Chance Vought, of and designer ew ' manutacturer scaplanes, of the accident. occur in planes of that type In most planes, he said, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1928, OF RESCUE TOLD Minnewaska Saves Courtney and | New York, Aug. 4 (®—A graphic fang they must have worked fast to | liner Minnewaska's res- | a of the flying boat Whale | the steamer's et, in a message to| Atlantic in | he 1 miles off his course and | Thurs- | he and Courtney plane had been forced down 1t 600 miles west of the tempted flight from the en- gine room was burned out and the battery exhausted and that | the plane was abandoned as it was | radioed Cap- Thursday Insti- of was received Course then al- which but no plane vis- found En- gine room burned out. Wreless bat- returned ship 7:09 p. m. with DBrace, tired but |gin at 4 p. m., Pacific coast time, | cheerful survivors. Ali well Imprac- which means 5 p. m. mountain tical to save plane night falling. |time: 6 p m.. central standard time; \lmndol\(d with consent of owner. p. m. castern standard time. and He willing to test its sea worthiness. |8.p. nu. castern daylight saving Our diversion from track totalled |time 341 miles. Rescue aided by ideal| Governor C. C. Young, of Califor- weather conditions and extreme vis- | ibility. Inundated with requests from | photographs. York, | of navy commenting on accounts | said he understood | the fire in the plane was caused by lief out of the hands of northernthe breaking of a fuel line near the cotton, | exhaust and said this might easily the fuel gines are mounted abeve the wing and the body of the plane and the fuel lines.run up to them. The engines are mouned o8 a framework, and if they get out ef synchronization they - vibrate, and |as they are set on a high frame this vibration may become very great. This,” he said, '‘is prebably what occurred, and when the fuel line hroke it was Captain Courtney’s | bad luck that it had to be by the ex- haust. Of course, the fire would start befare the break was noticed. |shut off the fuel and stop the blaze | | as soon as they did. Second Follows “A second fire probably was | caused by the”first, and must have {been in a small spare tank, as 1t| burned itself out without doing any | | great damage. for the Mina fuel supply in these boats is carried in | the hull. and if that had caught fire | they would have been out of luck.” Vought remarked that the forced | landing showed again that a flying boat can be brought down in the {ocedn in moderate weather and re- | main afloat for some time. Landing {in the ocean, particularly in a hur- ry. he said, 18 a “tricky job." He |praised the skill in which Captain Courtney managed it with a fire on his tail. | LARGEST RADIO HOOK-UP 84 Stations Will Broadcast Hoover's with Captain | and his companions is due | | Speech From Stanford Stadium ; Next Saturday. | | Washington, Aug. 4 (P—Jhe largest radio hook-up in histyry has en arranged for the broadcasting | of Herbert Hoover's speech of ac- ceptance of the republican presiden- tial nomination to be delivered next | Saturday at Palo Alte, Calif. The ceremonies in-the huge sta- dium of Leland Stanford university will be sent through the air from 84 | | broadcasting stations in this coun- try and from four or more short wave transmitting stations for re- ception in the territorial possessions and foreign countries. The notification exercises will be- 1 will open the meeting. intro- ng Senator Moses, of New Hampshire, chairman of the notifi- ation committec. Upon formal noti- | fication of his nomination, Mr. Hoo. ver will deliver his speech of mc | ceptance which * will lay down his views on campaign issues. It will be I his first address of the - campaign fand is expected to occupy about 45 minutes. A fasting club, the members of | which believe that a 40-day's fast will cure any chronic ailment, has been found in Belgrade. ALLOTING BOOTHS FOR OCTOBER SHOW Organizations to Have Space Home Exposition / Civie organizatiors and institu- tions will have booths at the home industry exposition which is to be conducted here October 3, 4, 5 and 6. the general committee headed by Louie §. Jones having voted to do- nate spaces for these uses. Scouts of America and the several | service clubs having chapters here. This feature of the exposition and | several other preliminarles were dis- cussed_at an erganization meeting at which Charles W. Hawkins was electeqd secretary. Spaces are now being allotted on a sketch of the Stanley Arena, and it is the com- mittee’s belief that hefore many days clapse the entire booth epace : will have been taken up. at the tinguish the several fires the Indian had set. | state of war, Cures SET FIRE0 POREST Indian Inflame; Woods When Maid Flees With Rival After Jilting Him. Toronto, (nt., Aug. 4 ~(P—The story of an Indian who set fire to a forest in vhich the maid who jilt- ed him had fled with his rival, came from the sorth woods today. Capt. Joy Maxwell, director of the provhcial air service tells the story in repoerting on the work of his depsrtment, part of which was to aid he Royal Canadian mounted police ;n capturing the love-smitten Indian The. Indian, Captain Maxwell re- ports’ had been singing love songn to a girl of his race. She jilted him and fled with another suitor into the woods. Following them, the re- jeced suitor waited until the cou- D¢ entered a forest area in the Lake Sgzvant region. Then he methodical. Ir set to work to fire the whols irea. A forest ranger surprised him task and managed to ex- The brave escaped. Enlisting the aid of the air serve ice the Royal Canadian mounted po- lice flew Indian's camp and arrested him. Six Die From Heat into the wilderness to the Throughout Ohio Cleveland, Aug. ¢ (#—The hottest day of the year in Ohio,, with tem- peratures ranging well above the 90 degree mark. brought death to six persons yesterday. Sandusky reported an official reading of 97 degrees, LOUIE S, JONES | HALDANE 18 ILL Included in the list are the| yonqon Aug. 4 P—Viscount Hale |Chamber of Commerce, Junior |dane. 72, one of the leaders of the Achievement Foundation, Boy |labor party and former secretary of is 1ll. He has been |ordered to take a complete rest. 666 laria and quickly relicves Biliowsiess, Hoadachee and Dizade ness due to tempaorary Constipation, Alds In climinating Toxins and s highly esteemed for producing ropl- Haphazard methods do not go here. strict This school is operated upon school systems that insure the suceess of our pupils from the 25 ARCH ST. Telephone 207 beginning. 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