New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 12, 1928, Page 3

WEST IS WITNESS BEFORE COMMITTE / (Continued from First Page) ments. The 1926 testimony was placed in the record at the request of Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon- tana. After its reading the commit- tee recessed until later in the day when Mr. West's examination was to be continued, Tomorrow Hubert Work, who pre- ceded Mr. West in office, will be questioned especially as to the re- newal of the contract held by Harry F. Sinclair on 8alt Creek Royalty oil owned by the government. This contract was renewed during Dr. ‘Work's term of office in the interior department. It was later held in- valid by the department of justice and was cancelled. Several other government officlals have been call- ed to give testimony on the same subject. ‘The committee must pass upon the qualifications of West for hold- ing & cabinet post, and’' immediately after he took the stand the politi- cal affairs of his home city and his participation in them was made the subject of inquiry. The committe: also wanted to question the secre- tary about ahy knowledge he may have had of the renewal of the Sin- clair Salt Creek oil contract by the interior department before he took office, At the instance of Senator Walsh, democrat of Montana, the oil prose- cutor, the clerk of the committee read testimony of Mr. West before the senate campaign funds commit- tee. The clerk quoted Mr. West as saying Mayor Thompson of Chicago was a “rather decent addition to the Crowe-Barrett party faction in Chi- cago. “Here, here, here,” interrupted Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, who was following the printed testi- mdbny. “You mean recent addition?” “Recent addition,” read the clerk, correcting himself as the committee room rang with laughter. At the hour set for opening the hearing only four members were present and Chairman Nye, insisting upon & quorum, waited urtil enough were present to constitute a working majority. Secretary West occupied the time by *posing with senators for vhotographers. The questioning was begun by Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon- tana, who asked the West's testimony before the senate campaign funds investigation in Chicago in 1926, when the cabinet ofticer was secretary of the repub- lican national cbmmittee. There reading of | were several printed pages relating to activities of the republican party in the 1926 campaign in Cook coun- try. Mr. West supported the late Senator McKinley of Illinois in his| primary fight with Frank L. Smith who captured the republican: sena- torial nomination. 8mith was denied the oath of office by the menate. Submarine S-4 Now In New London New London, Dec. 12 UP—The submarine 8-4, stripped of her oper- ating machinery and equipped with various satety devices which are to be tested off this port, arrived at the submarine base here at 7:45 o'clock this morning in tow of the salvage vessel Falcon. As the ill-fated submarine neared the reservation a feeling of awe swept over the base as the men there looked upon the vessel that took 39 of their comrades to their death off Provincetown, a year next Tuesday, when the 8-4 was rammed by the coast guard destroyer Pauld- ing while submerged. CITY ZONING HEARINGS The Franklin square “lunch-cart case,” pending before the board of g — NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1928, h——_—_—_——'—_———————'_—-fi APPROVE CONTRAGT FOR H, 5. ADDITION then launched into a discussion of the aid given aeronautics by the federal government. He said: “The aeronautics branch of our department of commerce is vigilant, resourceful, and progressive. It has inaugurated a comprehensive sys- tem of regulation and control - of aircraft manufacture as well as op- eration. Airways are laid out over the best flying country, and aids to fiylngs, such as beacons and weath- {er reports, are furnished. ... An air-information service is maintain- ed and aeronautic research carried on through the bureau of stand- jards. Valuable cooperation is ren- dered in the establishment and equipment of airports.” On October 1, the president said, further, 1,387 ports were available COOLIDGE ADDRESSES AVIATION MEETING (Continued from First Page) “While the primary aim of this industry is and will be commercia! and economic and the prosperity of the world will be immeasurably ad- vanced by it, indirectly, but no less surely, will the nations be drawn more closely together in bonds of amity and understanding.” Mr. Cooltdge said the airways of the world today, which marked the first quarter century of the history|for use of army, navy and civilian of human fiight, have a greater craft. Almost 900 more were in mileage than rall mileage in 1850, ; p ct, he sald. the twenty-fifth anniversary of ihel ir transport means much to the opening of the first railroad. HeiUnIted States, divided as it is in the west by lofty mountain nnxm] and deserts,” Mr. Coolidge said. “In' the early days it took six months to go from Missour! to the Pacific| Waterbury, Dec. 12 UP—An appeal |coast. An airplane has travelled | 4 tne supreme court of errors was jacross the continent in tess than 24! q Ihours. We are stretching out our|'aken today by Louis N. Leopold arma through the air to Canada and | W10 Was convicted of sccond degree to our other frien i !murdur and arson by a jury on No- e rafriends and nelghbors| our 21 Leopold, through his A large part of the président’s|COunsel Attorney John H. Cussidy, speech was given over to a resums ppealed from the refusal of Judge of the aeronautical history from the | CAr} Foster to set aside the verdict fiying plgeon constructed by the| N4 the court’s refusal of a new Greek mathematician and mechani- "2k Lo W . cian, Archytas, in the fourth century Au addibionaliatneat s ,?0“ RGInE B. G. through the Wright brothere| Prepared for Lcopold claiming er- experiments 25 years ago at Kitty | 'C'S on the part of Judge Hawk, N. C.. to the epochal lr‘.’lfln~‘"dn]"““g evidence during the trial atlantic flight in 1927 of Col. Lind- | L cose s0f claiming ety Sl [error in the charge of Judge Foster In speaking of the advances made | 1° 1 Jurs. s Tl in aeronautics, the president said| -0PCld is serving a life term. that “no achievement of man in the| == progress of civilization has had a RFAD HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS more rapid expansion.” Leopold Takes Appeal To Superior Court Foster in | (Continucd rom irst Page) Will Keep Within Allowances Asked today | will be able ted $340.000 Chairn cle | This puts that Mavor be able to veto a request for funds { tional which the cs than tha to st to an ¢ A structi allowed if the under the an Josepn M. *d it would he new Halloran done, bid, de- d any possibility | Ao would addi 14 the amount on costs be mors by the board of finance and taxation and the com- | mon council. } This is the second school to he fi THOUGHTFUL, USEFUL IDEAS adjustment for several months, and ; the Acorn Bearing petition, has held the center of the stage in the last three meetings, are on the schedule of business before the Loard of adjustment at its meeting tonight. Franklin square residents seek to have a restrictive zone created which will prevent John Dillon of Water- bury from placing a lunch-cart at Franklin square and West Pearl strecs Mill street residents are op- posing the plan of the bearing com- which ! school board ¢ within the allot Luilt by the New Britain company |in & year. The Robert J. Vance | school on Vance street was erected |hy Hayes Construction Co. and con- !siderable favorable comment as jheard among those who visited the school. 1t is the plan of the company (o begin construction immediately. Michigan Architect : architect 1s Warren Holmes- Co., of Lansing, Michigan. been in this city since the carly part of the week and much of the rapid progress toward the selec- tion of the contractor has been due | to the company, it is said. Incidentally when the architect was selected there was much opposi- tien from a minority of the school board members concerning the selec- tien of an out of town architect. T lection of a New Britain con- tractor is expected to settle many of | 1he disputes which accompanied the al decision GIFTS of PORTER FURNITURE CHARMING, INEXPENSIVE, DISTINCTIVE pany to extend its factory into the | residential district. MOVEMENT SUPRESSED Bogota, Colombia, Dec. 12 (#— The seditious movement underlying the “strike of banana plantation workers in the Santa Marta region is considered here as suppressed. Troops which had been used to dis- perse the strikers now are being used to protect those returning to work. A majority of workers remain {dle, claiming the leaders of the move- ment prevent them from resuming work. A group of strikers crossed the Venezeulan frontier to escape capture. ARCHER SMITH DIES Waterbury, Dec. 12 (®—Archer Jerome Smith, 72, president of the American Mills company and presi- dent treasurer of the Waterbyrs Buckle company died this morning at his home, 191 Prospect street. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS Clever Inexpensive GIFTS IFTS to delight everyone on your list. Choose from a host of fra- grant leather novelties, bridge sets, card cases, billfold, cigarette boxes—from an impressive battery of desk pen sets with marble onyx from a beautiful vanity cases. and silver bases— array of enameled These are but a few of the many charming gifts modestly priced. Sterling Vanity Cases Enameled Vanity Cases . Desk Pen Sets. with marble onyx and silver plated bases Bridge Sets in handsome leather cases Handsomely tooled leather Jewel Boxes $4.00 Colored Leather Purses .. Sterling Silver Flasks Men's Traveling Kits in leather case with complete fittings .. 33 to $13 . $10 to $33 ... 87.50 to $25 . $28 to $40 15.00 Jewelers For Generations FIFTY-FOUR MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN MAHOGANY FINISH FOUR POST BEDS $17.95 UPHOLSTERED ODD CHAIRS $42.50 MAGAZINE CARRIERS $4.25 ‘WINDSOR ARM CHAIRS $12.75 ED MAHOGANY FINISHED SPINET DESKS $22.50 TEA CARTS IN WALNUT AND MAHOGANY $24.50 e — SMOKING STANDS 51 95 to 812.75‘ BOOK TROUGH END TABLES Martha Washington CHAIRS Full size. Mahogany arms and base in a very attractive cov- ering. ONLY MARTHA WASHINGTON SOLID MAHOGANY HI-BOYS SEWING LADDER BACK CHAIRS FLAG SEATS $15.00 SOLID MAHOGAN $87.50 Connecticut’s B-et SECRETARY;DESK CABINETS WALNUT AND MAHOGANY RADIO CABINETS $11.50 Y CONSOLE TABLES $17.50 MATCHED WALNUT TOP OCCASIONAL TABLES TELEPHONE SETS BEAUTIFUL COLONIAL MIRRORS s01 AD MAHOGANY GOV, WINTHROP CH S01 MOIRE LEATHER TOP COLA ORED CARD TABLES TABLES $15.00 Furniture Store DESKS MAHOGANY EST OF DRAWERS AD MAHO EEP COMFORTABLE COGS S0 WELL CHAIRS LID MAHOGANY ECRETARY $92.50