New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1928, Page 4

HERBERT HOOVER Condemns Peek Jor Leaving R&‘ publicans for Tammany Des Moines, la, Aug. 6 (@P— Declaring himself in full accord with Herbert Hoover and condemn- ing George N. Peek, of Moline, IIL, chairman of the committee of for supporting the candidac: Alfred E. Smith, United States Sena- tor Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa ! yesterday sent an open letter to John E. Brenner of Mapleton, la., in answer to Monona county farm- ers unions’ refusal to permit Sena- tor Brookhart a speaking engage- ment, “You would not be in the slightest Qdisggreement with me about the | present situation, if you knew the whole truth, hator Brookhart wrote Mr. Brenner. He added that he is “sorry you have the hands of this sang o Al Smith's hoos “Peek told you farmers that Hoover held down vour prices dur- ing the war hator Brookhart wrote. “This was absolutely untrue, 1 have the documents with the sig- nature of Charles S, Barrett, nation- al president of your farmers union, in which we have every confidence, and, instead of holding down the prices, Hoover held them up during the war.” In Accord With Hoover “I am in accord with Mr. Hoover on all propositions,” the lowa sena- tor declared, “On many important propositions, T will be against him: but I would also be against Smith on the same propositions. Georze W. Norris was my first choice for | president and if he were a candi- date on a third ticket, T would be | for him now. But he is not a can- didate, and, under these circum- stances, [ would be a traitor to everything 1 have promised the ! farmers of Towa if I did not support Mr. Hoover.” | The RBrookhart letter continued with the statement that “Smith, | himself, is the man who tried to de- | flate the farmers after the war and he would have succeeded but for the emphatic interference of Senator | Carter Glass, then secretary of the treasury. “Peek put out the false story that | Hoover wrote the veto of the Me- | Nary-Haugen bill. T have personal | knowledge myself that this story is | false,” Ten Die in Mass. Automobiles Last Week Boston, Aug. 8 (#—Recport of ten automobile fatalities in Massachu. setts last week was made today by the state registry of motor vehicles, ‘This number was six less than for the preceding week and four less than in the same period a year ago, During the week 922 licenses and registrations were suspended or re. voked. That number was 617 less than last week and 94 more than for the same period a year ago. Driving after drinking intoxicating lquor accounted for 93 and 418 fol- lowed insurance concellations. Aug. 6 (P—Sir Austen Chamberlain, minister of foreign at- fairs, who has been indisposed for the past few days, pe night and day. His ph they were quite satistied progress. with his Youngsters' parties, with the natural eflervescence of youth, are particularly ap- propriate occasions for serv- ing Diamond Ale that bubbles and fizzes in perfect sympathy with the liveliest of youthful spirits. But Diamond Ales—to have that youthful sparkle and satisfying smoothness too— must have the finest pure Jamaica ginger, carefully mellowed and matured for two whole years; must have the best of fruit juices, orange or lemon or lime; must have no drying agent but the best lime juice. Try Diamond Dry for chil- dren's parties—and for your own parties. It's good—and good for you e O A NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1928. BRODKHART BACKS | Byrd Picks Handful OF Men From 15,000 To Go With Him Qn Antarctic Adventure BERNT BALCHEN (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the cleventh of a se of stories on | forthcoming cxpeditions of explora- | tion into the antarctic.) New York, Aug. 6 (®—One of the hardest tasks confronting Comm. Richard E. Byrd when he started | wetive preparations for his antarctic ion was the selection of the | 1. More than 13,000 appli- | cations for jobs of one sort or an- other were recefved, but all cxcept a few of these volunteers were dis- ippointed, Byrd had room for only 55 or 40 men, | The commander's first choice, of | course, was the late Flyod Bennett, | his companion and pilot on the| north pole flight. Bennett and Byrd | had talked over the antarctic pro- jcct on the return voyage from Spitzbergen and had worked to- gether in developing the plans. Bennett's death from pneumonia last spring deprived the expedition of an enthusiastic friend and an able airman whose place could never quite be filled | As the list stands now, the pilots | who will fly on Antarctica with | Byrd are Bernt Balchen, Harold I June and Dean C. Smith. Balchen veturned to the United States with Byrd after the north pole trip and was rellef pilot on the America's transatlantic flight. It was Bal- chen who brought the ARTHUR WALDEN sought in Bourget. vain a landing June is a petty officer In the navy and a pilot in the naval air serviee: big plane | He s statloned at Hampton Ro: safely to the ocean’s surface on the | but has obtained leave for the ant- Senator Brookhart declared. | French coast after the aviators had | arctic advenure, With Byrd and Bal- at 1s, HAROLD 1. JUNE! be in the south chen he will probably plane attempts to reach the pole. Smith, the last pllot chosen, 18 a veteran air mail flier. He that service in 1920 and was one of | the men who made the first night flight with mail between Hadley | Field, N. J., and Chicago, two ycars 1 ago. The fourth skipper of the party— barring Comn; or Byrd, who is also a pilot as well as 4 navigator— is Frederick C. Melville, His as- signment is to guide the expedition | ship Samson from New York to Dunedin, Neiv Zealand, and thence | to Antarctica a voyage of more than 12,000 miles, | Captain Melville—he's a sea cap- tain—will celebrate his forty-fourth | birth¢ !a seafarer since hoyhood, and all but a few years of his scrvice have been under sail. Melville hails from Lynn, Mass., where his wife, two daughters and one son ljve. He fs a second cousin of Herman Melville, the author of “Moby Dick.” . Captain Melville made his first voyage as a 13-year-old lad, when his father sent him on a trip from ‘Iloslon to Porto Rico for his health. The expericnce so agrced with the youngster that he decided on the sea as a career. 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He will be | physician, surgeon, and dietician of the south pole party. The technical staff includes Law- {rence M. Gould, professor of geolo- gy at the University of Michigan; John O'Brien, civil engineer, of Minneapolis; Willlam C. Haines, meteorologist, of the tederal weath- { er bureau; Ralph F. Shropshire of | New York, oceanographer and hy- drographer; Frank T. Davies of Mc- Gill University, physicist; Howard | F. Mason of Seattle, radio engineer; [L. V. Berkner of Minneapolis, ra- |dlo expert in the department of commerce; L. K. Granlie, assistant radio operator; Thomas B. Mulroy, expedition engineer, and Robert A. Smith, aerial photographer. Arthur T. Malden of Wonalancet, {N. H., will have charge of the 80 | dogs, some of which he trained dur- |ing the last winter on the snowy New Hampshire hillsides, The chief steward is BSydney Greason, formerly of the Atlanta Athletic club. It was Greason who | assembled the 140 tons of provi- sions and supplies that will carry the party through two years on the antarctic continent. George W. Tennant of Manistee, Mich., will be boss of the kitchen. His helper is Albert E. Gething of New York, who has signed as as- sistant cook and baker. A dozen of the men have worked with Byrd before, most of them on the north pole expedition. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Irving E. Ellis and daughter, Barbara, have returned from a vacation spent at Shenan- doah, Pa., and in touring western |New York state. Edward McCue of West Main street spent the week-end at Myrtle Beach. Miss Viola Suneson of Stanley street has returned from a two iweeks' vacation spent at Grove | Beach. Patrick H. Bridgett, James Luby, |James Riley and Frank Sheehan left today for Lake Baratoga. 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