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INDIAN DANCES FEATURE OF SHOW Boy Scouts to Give Minstrel Entertainment Tonight Members of Troop 21, Boy Scouts of the Nathan Hale Junior High school will present a blackface min- etrel show followed by an Indian entertalnment this evening at the #chool auditorium beginning at 8§ o'clock. The show will be under the direction of Scoutmaster Robert 8. Quimby and Fred Blankenburg. Members of Troop 28 of Hartford will contribute an unusual program of American Indian dances. They will appear in full costume, war paint and feather head-dresses with tomahawks and war ciubs. Music for these dances will be played on 1cal tom-toms, The following program arranged: Overture: Queen City March, . Weidt Orchestra Opening Chorus, featuring “Carolina Moon™ Entire company “Down Among the Sugar Kane'— ey ..... Edward Hooge Broadway Melody” . John Jedziniak aw Down and Go Boom'— Billy Banulski “Fioretta” ...... . Howard Wry “It Goes Like This" . Stanley Osmian “Cequett 'red Blankenburg “A Precious Little Thing Called Love . Andrew Kobela *T'll Get By” .. . Eugene Coyle “Wedding Bells red Blankenbuig “Closing Chorus™ ..... . Chorus Part 11, he Redskin's March.” has been Overture— “Waltz. “Indign Love Cail.” Nathan Hale School Orchestra Pieces Melville Johnson, director. ordion solo numbers by Stanley Maciorowski “polish Hop” “Waltz.” “Victory March” Indian Danc embers of Troop 28, Hartford, directed by Roland L. Brown: The Great Plains War Dance Ojibway Scalp Dance Dance of the Medicine Man Sioux Ghost Dancr The members of the New Britain troop taking part in the show are: End men. Paul Kobela, Edwin Hooge, Eugene Coyl : Chorus, Frank Zurawaki, Billy Ban- ulski, W John Woitko, Wilfred Douchette, Lucian Dombrowik, Andrew Kobela, Joseph neis St. Lawrence, George ., Stanley Osmian, Wil- liam Lange, Arthur Peterson and John Jedziniak. Fred Blankenburg will act as interlocutor. St. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS the Associated Press. (Including mes of April 2 ational league Ratting—S8tephenson, Cubs, Runs—Stephenson, Cubs; teds, 12 Runs batted Hafey, Cards, 13. Hits—B8tephenson, 18. Doubles—Frisch, Cards, 6. Triples—Cullop, Bissonette, ins, 2. Homers—Herman, Robins; O'Doul Phillies: Harper, aves; Hafey, Cards; Ott, Giants: Wilson, Cubs, 3. Stolen bases—I"uowers, Robins; Maranville, Braves, 4. Pitching—(No leader). American 1cague Batting—Jamieson, Indians, Runs—Gehringer. Tigers, Runs batted in—Alexander, By in—Wilson, Cuyler, Cubs, 514, Hits—Gehringer, Tigers, Doubles—Gehringer, Tigers Gowan, Browns; Dykes, Athletics, When yoari Children Cry for It Here's : [ aud comtort for cry- ng, fretful feveiich bables or chil- dren that you don't nced 1o urgs or 1 them to tile. 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Post says today that the Koppers company of Pittsburgh, Pa., appar- ently has failed in 'l attempt to ac- quire control of the Massachuaetts gas companies on the open market and that the probability is strong that majority ewnership will contin ue as at present in the hands o Massachusetts gas interests. Th FARM RELIF BIL NOVING FORWARD Agricniture Committee Resumes! Consideration of New Measures Washington, April 29 (P—With the measure which they look upou ! {as the keystone in the farm relict arch, already passed by the house, members of its agriculture commit- tee began to lay plans teday fori other legislation they hope will add | useful touches to the structure. Among the almost half a dozen measures regarded as within this category is the Summers bill to pro- vide for licensing dealers in perish- able products and prescribing vari- ous regulations under which thev{ would operate, laying particular stress upon the suppression of cer- tain practices designated as unfair and fraudulent I “adventure,” the Post says, has cost| A measure of this type was pro- | the Koppers nearly $20.000.600. | posed in President Hoover's message “For a number of months, up 10 at the opening of the speclal ses- | last Saturday morning.” the Pos' sion and during the hearings of the says. there was an unlimited demand | committee on the farm relief bill for the shares of the Massachuset!s there were frequent references to the gas companies on the Boston stock Summers bill by different witnesses exchange at around $165 per share. |representing cooperatives dealings in On Saturday. however, this concen- | perishables. irated bidding for the stock was sud | Several other measures to which denly withdrawn. For a long time| (e committee expects to give par- | the Kippers interests have been anx-ljcylar attention to the Haugen bill to | fous tc secure control of this Rreat change the definition of Oleomyr- utilit h their present - fgupine upon which a tax would he X them practically {imposed: the Haugen bill to mak a monopoly ‘of the gas by-products|yurious changes in the federal ware. | business of the North Atlantic states. | houge uct; and the Mapes bill to es It is also well understood that the|iaplich minimum standards for can- international power and paper inter-|neq products, ests hgve long been very friendly 10 Aj of these we reported by \h‘:]‘ the Koppers interests. | committee at the last regular session e *::’;‘r‘; ::::"“;;l""l'fl'."‘" |and one or two passed the liwse, bot | Koppers [ ¢ & b opened negotiations with the Massa "’l’;"\:-“l‘)'r‘:"“s';ofio ‘il:‘;:\:z:’r;;;p chusetts gas interests about tw heir reconsideration by the comm.it- years ago but these & broken of S 4 s bocause of the reluctance of the lat- | 176 These. with various others of ter to aliow control of the company :hv 45 hn‘IT >fery 1] to ;h ::::mm'- 8s outside of the state, ee sinee the snecial session open:d, mT"l?nsvnm declares nmtv r” prefer | have been sent to the department of red stock of the company “is so|agriculture for consideration. closely held that it is impossible to| Chairman Haugen has informed buy any sizeable amount of it, while | the department of the willingness of about one-half of the common is, the comnfittee to take up any legis- held by inside mterests or scatters ation that the Aministration deen s stockholders There are 250.000 | necessary to further its program of shares of common and preferred and it B e e —— each class has voling rights | al Recently it was reported that financial battle was being waged be- tween the so-called Mellon interes's and the General Electric interests to acquire control of the gas companies, | the latter allegedly acting through the Edison Electrie Tlluminating Co., of this ci but this was denied by | the Edison interests. . DENTIST Dr. Henry R. Lasch COMMERCIAL TRUST BLDG. X ray—Pyorrhca Treatments TELEPHONE DIRECTORY goes to press | Dartmouth {months today had claimed the lif: {of Richard G. Blickensderfer, 22 helping the farmer ably mome of these bills brought before th: house during the session. Bome of the committee members cxpected that meversi of the billa would be reported cut todry, and that time for their consideration in the house might l.e found early his week, hefore the tariff bill cmerges from the ways and means commit- tee. This, however, would neot com- plete the program the commiilee conteripluten. One Or two messurss that several members regard ue highly important, including a re- forcstation proposal, have not el been worked into definite legisiative form. Another bill before ‘he eor. for consideration s the measure to provide for the use of net weights and standardization of cotton’ hales. There aiso is the Vir son bill to regulate traling on cot. ton futures which was passed by the house at the last seszion but tailed of action in the senet DARTHOUTH STUDENT DROWNED IN RAPIDS Canoe Tumms Over in White River and Youth From Denver Loses Life—Companion Escapes Hanover, N. H., April 29 (P The second outing fatality to involy- stndents within a few of Denver, Colog & second year student in the medical school. Biickcnederfer was drowned yes This Saturday MAY 4th at NOON This is the last call to get your name in the one book where all your friends ex: pect to find it. : Changes, additions ot cor- rections of listings must be made before this time. Write . . Telephone . . or Visit The Business Office THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE @ COMPANY o NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1929 terday when, as a member of a party of six students on an outing by the Dartmouth Canoe club, his craft overturned in a rapids in the White river about half 8 mile abov- West Hartford. of Denver, reached shore in safety Another canoe containing W. 1 Parish cf Philadelphia and John | Rogers of Washington also over- turned in the rough water but both |men cacaped with nothing wors: ihan a drenching. Although 35 students organized by |the Dartmouth Outing club draggel {the river for several hours thel search ‘was unsuccessful. A 1ew months ago a student member of a mountain climbing cx- pedition of the Outing club dicd of exhaustion. LFAGUE BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE HELD Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Guest of Honor at Biltmore 29 (P | Woodrow Wilson and Frank L. Polk ,fornu-r assistant secretary of stat {were the guesty of honor at a din ner given last night at the Biltmon hotel in commemoration ef the 10th anniversary of the formal adoption of the covenant of the League of Na tions. | Norman H. Davis, who was finan cial adviser at the Versailles confer |ence. acted as chairman. And among lnu.- 50 guests, who came from all Mrs His companion, Henry A. Ruchtel | United States, were members of the American commig sion to negotiat. peace, technica: advisers, experts and newspaper cor- respondents who were attached (o the Versailles conference. Bernard M. Baruch, Dr. Isaiah Bowman, Dr. James Brown Scott Ray Stannard Baker and Frank L | Polk were the speakers. They dis cussed the Versaill the international developments which have grown out of its work. Dr. Bowman said that faith was the great clement in the late Presi dent Wilson'’s work and that Mr Wilson's influence will be felt in all international conferences of coming | centuries hecause of the memorable Stand he took at Paris and the in corporation of his ic in the covenant of the Leagne cf Nations | A telegram of regret from Colonel E. M. House was read by Mr. Davis. Colonel House from an operation hos- pital. The dinner was such a memorable occasion that the guests authorized | Mr. Davis to designate 2 committec | headed by Frank L. Polk. which wili arrange to make an annual affair of the colebration. | parts of the is recuperating in a New York CELEBRATE “FOURTH" EARLY | Worcester, Mass. April 28 (®—1 was Fourth of July every day week for six boys here, but they must appear in Juver because of their untimely patriotisn The boys, police say. raided u b v which fireworks for Indep. Day sale were stored. I $200. Nightly displays candles and skyrockets caus: volice to inves last o Court n An earthquuk rate of between 470 second. per , 5 conference and | | It was the - MISSISSIPPI LEVEL GONTINUES TO FALL 0l Man River” Withdraw Threat a_;_vla_ters Recede | St. Louis, Mo., April 28 (P — Troubled waters have moved down the Mississippi, transferring the strain from levees in the Quincy, TH territory to the stretch from the St Louis to Cairo. In its muddy move ment toward the gulf it has lost some of its menace. The river's level was two feet be- low the lowest dike between Che ter and Cairo, engineers for the Missouri Pacific reported. A break in the south Grand Tower levee sy tem Saturday has covered 24 square miles from water. The gauge read- ing at Graid Tower was 33.9 @ rise of 4 foot in 24 hous Jackson county, 111, officials have noted the ‘unusual bulge” of water moving past the levees, but engineers believe river can rise two feet more without further overflow. Encouraging reports issued the weather bureau here whers r reached the 34.8 foot stage yesterday. The bureau predicted the river would begin falling rapidly by tomorrow Many thousands undated in St the were in of acres are Louis and St. Charles counties, Missouri, the terrain where the Missouri flows into the Missis sippi being the worst sufferer. The Missouri, however, has begun falling (and flood waters are receding. opinion of government ..at the plate it's SWAT/ cigarette it's TASTE/ TASTE above everything Millions of smokers say, “I'd rather have a Chesterfield”— for that one reason. MILD and yet THEY SA1150 Y hesterfie observers that slow riscs would ba noted below St. Louis to Caire, but that this was not necessarily or cven srobably alarming. At Quincy the gaugce reading of ~0.5 yesterday was still six and @ half feet abovc flood stage, but it was a recession from thc high wa- ters of last week. Danger there was not considercd over, but the situation was much rclieved. Co. No. 3 of the fire department went 10 a dump fire on (‘abot street 1:08 Saturcay afternoon, and in the evening Co. No. 2 went to ihe intersection of Glen street and Rock- well avenue, where some waste was burning near a steam rollr. Dr. A, M Jaffe has moved his dental office to 338 Main St.—ad:t. The W. €. T. U. will hold a mect- ing Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the First Congrcgational church. A. G. Hanumond Auxiliary, U, £. W. V., will eatertain members and friends Wednesday afternoom “rem 2 to 5 o'clock at the state armeory. P. J. Maclnerney is able to be out again after two wecks' ilincss, Miss Dorothy Latham has reaigned her position at the New Britain Trust company and will cnter the cmployment ot the Phoenix State and Trust company, Hartford, for Head Colds 020 mist Relief with Everv Breath at They know little about the millions of pounds of choice tobaccos put away to age . .. they know nothing of Chesterfield’s CROSS-BLENDING method. . . buttheydo know how Chesterfields taste! And rightly enough, taste is the owe thing smokers want! d FINE TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobaccos, not only BLENDED but CROSS-BLENDED