New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1928, Page 20

GOVERNNENT HAS CHARTERED ‘SUB Simon Lake's Boat to Be Used by United States Bridgeport, Dec. 4 (UP)—Word was recelved at the offices of Lake and Danenhower, Inc.,, here from Washington today that the govern- ment has chartered the submarine rescue boat “Defender” for tests next month, The information was sent by Cap- tain Sloan Danenhower, who is su- perintending refitting of Simon Lake's 17-year-old submersible with unique rescue and safety devic Danenhower has been conferring with navy officials this week. He said the S-4, upon which the De- ender will demonstrate its devices, will be ready about Dec. 10. The Defender will be ready for deep cater work in about two weeks. Tests Soon Danenhower's message revealed that the first tests in which the two underwater boats will partic e will take place in Block Islan: Nound instead of off the Virginia capes as had previously been an- uounced. The S-4 is at present at Ports- mouth, H. navy vyard where workers have been busy for several uionths repairing the damage that was done when the steel prow of the coast guard destroyed Paulding sent bottom off Provincetown, Mass., @ year ago this month loss of 40 li 1 new features have been built into the S-4 during its recommissioning. Among {hese is an air lock, by which it is hoped men may be transferred from the submarine into the ca. while maintaining the water-tight integrity of the hull. Scveral Volunteers 1t is believed that several volun- | wring the recently-dqveloped appartus permitting | breathing under water for short per- | iods—will be shifted from the S-4 to the Defender. y will enter the Defender through a trap door in the bottom of the hull, entering a com- | partment under air pressure slightly | greater than the sea pressure. According to inforamtion received Lere, the submarine tender, which a little less than a year ago was a base for divers working on the S-4, will tow the recommissioned submarine to New London liec. 10 and prepare tor tests carl nuary. BINGHAM TAKING GODING'S PLACE Named to Committee on Com-: mittees in U. §. Senate | teers, wea | By GEORGE H. MANNING (Wasbington Correspondent, N. B. Herald) | Washington, D. C., Dec. 4—Senator Hiram Bingham of Coni ticut was today elected by the senate to a place on the committee on C(Jn\mll-‘ tces to succeed the late Senato. | Gooding. | I'his committee makes all nomina- tiong for election to senate commit- tees and changes in committee per- | connel. White it does not consider any legislation it is regarded as very influential because of its power to very materially influence selection of committee chairmen and to ar- range the makeup of committees nandling very important legislation. Senator Bingham retains hi membership on the other special senate committec, that on patronage which controls all appointments un der United States senate supervisior Representative E. Hart Fenn ¢ Wethersfield, was present when tl house of representatives met at noo Monday Mr. A4 Mrs. Fenn arriv: in Washington Saturd. and hay re-opened their home at 2520 Mass: chusetts avenue, northwest, Immediately upon his arrival o his office Mr. Fenn issued a call fo a meeting Thursday of the commit tee on the census, of which he i rman. The meeting has bee, called to consider a program for the session and, <hall be taken to secure the Fenn reappointment bill w was recommitted to the census mittee by the house las Hammond Camp V;terans | To Nominate Officers | Gi. Hammond p. United | ish War Veter: sular meeting in c p meet- | g room at the arm tomor- »w night at 8 o'clock. Nomination | of officers will take place, After the | the camp will play the third Had: A Spar th cards against ol. Bill Ma games ahe pp's card sharks reshments will he e eligible e given cither or letters 1o those izainst Yale other three bi 1 and Ohio St letter men will be READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FORR BEST RESULTS NOT TOO LATE FOR Your Xmas Photos Good Pictures, Fair Prices Arcade Studio Genuine “0ld Company’s Lehigh Coal” THE SHURBERG COAL CO. Phone 55 Frankiin St REJECTED SUITOR ‘ KILLS SELF AND TWO| Lights Yuse of Dynamite Stick With Cigarette, Blowing Up Girl and Mother. DODONA 245 WLES INLAND FROV PORT Lies Nearly in Center of Tangan- Aweroid, Sask., Dec. d ) — Re- jected as a suitor after a courtship | of several years, William Laqua, 30| vears old, lighted a fuse to a stick | D. C., Dec. 4— yika Territory , of dynamite with a cigaret while he held his former sweetheart in his urms. The explosion Killed Laqua, the girl and her mother. Laqua, a well digger, quarreled re- cently with the girl, Beatrice Bar- ager, 26, over the attentions of a rival and was forbidden entrance to the house. Yesterday he called at :r home and again pleaded with her to marry him. When she refused he »d her. The young woman's screams attracted the atten- tion of a neigibor who arrived in time to witness .he tragedy. The up- per portion of the house was wreck- cd by the explosion. SAY FRENCH WOMAN SWINDLED PUBLIC (Arrested With Husband on $20,000,000 Fraud Charge Paris, Dec. 4 (—Madame Marthe Hanau, 42, and her former husband, Lazare Block, were arrested today and taken befor an examining magistrate on charges of swindling investors of sums reported to total neerly 500,000,000 francs ($20,000,- 060.) Most of the victims are stated to be small investors, Word that warrants had been is- sued for the arrest of brought a large crowd to the front of the building occupied by the newspaper Gazette Du Frane, which Madame Hanau founded and man- aged. The police, however, had lit- tle difficulty in dispersing the crowd. Madame Hanau was described hf sers toda woman of re- intelligenee and activity asted of her *American business methods.” Madame Hanau was charged with having used the newspaper to fur- ther the operations of her financial ions which had 400 ranches throughout France. She lso conducted an advertising ney. Until a few years ago she was a traveling saleswoman and her h band a salesman The casc is making a great stir and will be the subject of an inter. pellation in the chamber of deputies, D ADS the couple | Washington, “Dodoma, Tanganyika Atrica, where the Prince began his return trip to lies 245 Salaam, the Indian port where bLoarded the British battleship, ‘En- terprise,’ " sa bulletin from the Washington, headquarters of the National Society. “To reach aM ‘Enterprise’ will sail nearly the en- tire length of the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the Suez Canal and a greater portion of the Mediterranean, “Dodoma lies nearly in the center of Tanga Territory which is larger than Texas and Nevada com- bined. town can be located on |a world map by drawing a line from Natal, Brazilian air port, across the Atlantic Ocean and Africa until the line cuts the Tanganyika Central railroad which runs from Dar-es m to Ujiji on the shore of Lake \ganyika. The line will cut the road at Dodoma and if carried farther eastward will touch the southern shore of the Island of Zanzibar off the African east coast. “Telegraph lines reach many parts of Tanganyika, but the vast forests of the Territory are isolated,” con- | tinues the bulletin, *The other rail- | road in the Territory is in the north- ast corner, running from the sea to the region about Mount Kiliman- jaro. Most roads in the Territory are almost impassable and in many | regions there are none. Where the telegraph lines do not penetrate, | !the natives and white settlers de- pend upon native runners for com- munications. “The Tanganyika Central Railway was completed in 1014, a few months hefore the world war began. In the East African cam-| paign 106 of its bridges were blown | up and crossings and water supply stations destroyed. Most of the de- struction took place on the stretch| over which the Prince of Wales traveled to the sea. “Since the war service has been resumed but owing to the lack of | development of the region through which it runs, many of the original | stations are closed until they man | be profitably used. When the pro- posed Cape-to-Cairo railroad is com- pleted the Tanganyika Central will | be an important ‘rib’ in the great Afr railroad system. It is 780 | miles long.” Territory, of Wales D, G Geographic { | | DEGREE TEAM IMPRESSIVE | The skill with which the degree | team of Rev. William A. Harty| hranch, A. O. H., has been handling | lits assignments in ating large | of candidates throughout the | IF HUSBANDS KNEW How wives appreciate sensible Chri mas gifts, gifts which relieve the strair of housework they order with Spring Hoover Cleaner, Remember, if you that tried household help. would all place an and Buckley for a efficient, time give her a Hoover you give her the best. 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A social will be held after the meet- ing. 10 WATCH GOTHAM HANDLING FREIGHT ‘Factory Men Will Inspect New York Harbor Pacilities Nine representatives of New Britain factories will participate in |a trip to New York tomorrow when '250 members of the Connecticut Manufacturers’ association will be 4 ship Co. and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. 'on an inspection tour of New York ! shipping facilities. The party will start from Hart- ford at 8 a. m., stopping at Berlin for the New Britain delegation at $:15 a. m, and picking up other |3 Haven, | groups at Meriden, New | Bridgeport, South Norwalk Stamford. The men will travel in an all- | Pullman train as guests of the rail- road between Hartford and New York. At Harlem River Junction the manufacturers will board the New England steamship Nantucket, ailing down the Harlem river to the Battery, thence through the orth river and along Staten Is- land and the Brooklyn shore, finally returning to the Harlem River Junction and the train for home. Lunch will be served on the boat. Among those who will go from New Britain will be L. H. Taylor of the American Hosiery Co., L. H. Sherman and R. H. Hulburt of the New Britain Machine Co, H. C. and Blakeslee of the Union Manufactur- | ing Co, L. M. Jones of Hart & Cooley, Walter L. Bell and Samuel McCutcheon of North & Judd, C. D. Willlams of Minor, Reed & Tullock. land R. H. Hubbard of Beaton & Cadwell. e (o) parts carried in stock. NEW BRITAIN STOVE REPAIR CO. 66 Lafayette St. ’ Complete line of stove repai: Tel. 772 Stove Repairs], WHEN IN HARTFORD DINE WITH US. Don’t forget to take home some Maryland oysters and fresh crackers. HONISS’S 22 State St Aartford, Conn. 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