New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1930, Page 1

News of the World » By Associated Press # BSTABLISHED 1870 W BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 1 5’953 March 29th .. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930.—EIGHTEEN PAGES, PRICE THREE CENTS RAGON PREDICTS HOUSE GAG RULE ON' TARIFE BILL Democratic Congressman Fron w Arkansas Says Republican Leaders Will Check Debate DUBS TILSON LIEUTENANT OF HOUSE FOUR HORSEMEN Names Longworth, Snell, and Haw- ley As Others in Group—DPraises Senate For Exposing ‘Nefarious Schemes” in Hawley Tarift Bill—| Senate Turns to Other Business— House Doubtful of Procedure. ‘Washington, March 31 (#—A pre- diction that the republican leaders in the house would force a “gag * 1ule” when the tariff bill is consid-| ered was made today by Represent tive Ragon of Arkansas, cratic member of the means committee. Taking the floor as the republican leaders sought to clear the way for consideration of the tarift, the rkansas member declared tuat the republican leadership was “so satu- rated with Grundyism, that it has not the proper sympathy with the interest of the agricultural people of the country.” Names “Four Horsemen” He said that the “four horsemen” of the-tariff bill would not permit a consideration of the senate measure in the house, and pleaded for an ag- gressive minority to set a course on rates and administrative features on which votes may be taken, This, he said, *‘will inspire the confidence of the sensible and unsclfish™ agricul- turists and industriali He enumerated the “four horse- men” as Speaker Longworth; Repre- sentative Tilson of Connecticut, the republican floor leader, whom he called first lieutenant, Chairman Snell of the rules committee, whom termed second lieulenant, and Chairman Hawley of the ways and means committee, whom he des- cribed as “first sergeant.” This group, he said, “gag rule” on the house when the tarif was up for consideration ov- iginally. He predicted that would nct permit consideration of the senate bill by the house and ided that unless one believed in Santa Claus and Easter “you cannot believe that those who engincered the Hawley bill through | this house last May will capitulate and permit a consideration” of the scpate amendment. Praises Senate Action “The United States senate,” Ragon asserted, “has done nothing within the last years which ought to commend it more to the people of this country than its act of dissec- tion and bringing to light the nefari- ous schemes which are incorporated in the Hawley bill."” Ragon read parts of a letter from the National Grange which said the 1arift bill as passed by the senate fell short “of placing agriculture on a basis of equality with industry, as was promised in the last presiden- tial campaign. He went on to say that “upon the hest authority to be had we find that the tariff endeavors of congress for the last 14 months have entire- Iy missed the mark at which they aimed. x x x x instead of placing (Commucd on Page Two) NEW HAVEN RAILROAD CONTROLLED BY PENN Annual Report Reveals Large Holdings—Fed- eral Probe Rumored ways and New York, March 51 (U'P) tical *“working control” of the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail- road has been obfained by the Penn- svlvania railroad through acquisition of 11 per cont of the outstanding stock, it was revealed today in the Pennsylvania's annual report to stockholders. Pennsyvania holdings now tofal $17,502,500, against $7,302.500 at the close of the previous year. There is §115,117,000 New Haven stock out- standing at present. Whether any action will be taken by the interstate commerce commis- sion is not known definitely, but it i5 considered unlikely, as the Penn- sylvania and New Haven do not par- allel. The Pennsylvania has been cit- ed by the commission for its holdings in the Wabash. The control of the New Haven also gives the Pennsylvania the con- trol of the Boston and Maine rail- way, in which both the New Haven and Pennroad Corporation also have holdings. The Boston Herald, in a special dispateh from Washington, says to- day that the interstate commerce commission will investigate the Pennsylvania railroad’s holdings in the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford railroad. The commission’s investigation will encompass the holdings of the Penn- road Corporation, a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania, which has acquired about 15 per cent of the Boston & Maine voting stock and also a block of New Haven stock, according to the article. Total holdings of the Pennsylvania in the New Haven are said to total 20 per cent, the Herald ays I'rac- a demo-| | had forced a they | rabbits, | Boxer’s Ayto Given Decision on Points Bridgeport, March 31.—(UP) —The decision was recorded on, the police blotter here today as: Steve Smith winner on points over Robert C. Hultgren. Smith, widely-known light- weight boxcr, e driyine on SRERT N 11 ) i s I suangren retreated toward a neutral corner. Smith pursued and found the machine deserted. Hultgren was arrested later and held for police court. d MINERS' BODIES LOCATED IN MINE Heavy Gas Drives Searchers Out Before Jdentifying Dead \ELEVEN MORE ENTOMBED Rescue Squads From Department of Mines Come Upon First Explosion Victims One and a Half: Miles from Lntrance to Shaft. Kettle Island, Ky., March 31 (A— The bodies of five of 16 miners en- tombed in an explosion in the Pioneer Coal company mine Satur- day were discovered by mine rescue workers today one and one-half miles from the entrance. The work- ers were forced to leave the bodies in the mine and immediately return to the surface without identifying them because of the density of the carbon monoxide gas. John T. Daniel, chief of the state department of mines, said today it was a practical certainty that the other 11 miners also are dead. He expressed the opinion that the re- mainder of the bedies would not be reached before Wednesday, because accumulated debris caused by the explosion hampers the rescue workers. Gas Endangers Rescuers Carbon monoxide gas makes extremely dangerous for rescuc squads to remain near the scene of the explosion for more than a few minutes, The squads are working in from four to gix hour shifts, the men penetrating the mine and then withdrawing for, fresh air at inter- vals. The rescue squads men are at- l(ached to the state department:of | mines, the U. S. bureau of mines, and neighboring coal companies. Word was brought back a mile and a half along the shaft late last night that the rescue crews were Within- 200 feet of where they be- lieved the entombed men te be, but the air was so thick with carbon monoxide that gas masks afforded scant protection, All but one of the men, 17 years old, had families. The air was so dangerous that fifteen of the rescue workers wer affected last night and had o be taken to Pineville, seven mil2s away, to recuperate. Slight Hope Held Out The ~one hope held for the en- tombed men was that they might have escaped falling debris that followed the explosion, and erected temporary walls of lumber and air- tight cloth provided in construct- |ins the mine, thereby excluding the | foul air that follows explosions. The blast, the origin of which was still undetermined, put the ventilating system out of order and it was hours before the hug: exhaust fan that removes the foul air was operaun: again. |J0B SEEKERS INSULT a hoy of | Men Denied Work Hurl Epithets at Director Rogers Before To- lico Disperse Them. A crowd of several hundred men gathered at the entrance to the of- fice of Mayor Paonessa today de- manding work and when informed that all to be employed this week have alrcady been detailed to jobs, several of their number became abusive, hurling insults and epi- thets at Director Frank Rogers of the burcau. When they refused to leave the building, Rogers notified police headquarters that the as- semblage was interfering with work in city hall. Policemen George Mof- fitt and Alfred Tanguay were sent to disperse the gathering. it LABOR BUREAU GHIEF | WDONALD SUFFERS NEW MINOR DEFEAT BUT CARRIES DAY \Loses Motion Tor Suspension of Adjournment Rule by Bare Four Votes 'LABOR GOVERNMENT WINS SECOND BALLOT BY TEN| l Missouri Prison Rioters Return to Daily Work \ Crisis s Weathered When Prime Minister's Abscntee Supporters | “Resign” Are Disregarded—Defeat 1s Second for Labor Administration | Within Past Three Weeks. London, March 31 (#) Donald governt The M second today hDuSuy c- ment, for the me in its ten months of life, tfered a minor def, n but ediately rallied | led carrying | to adjourn the Associated Press Photo ; | the Above pictures show scenes.at Missouri state penitentiary at Jefferson City | of common, group of 500 convicts mutinied in a movement for “more food. put down rioters. Seventy-five prisoners were injured. taken to hospital after a clash with guards. when a Guards used their clubs to Picture on left shows convicet bouw the day On the right is the dining hall where riot started. ““j‘f” i el Tod s defeat AS On a nOlO)\\ o "or suspension of the rule that the Jefferson City, Mo., \Iau,h 31 (»\P)—Appro imately 1,550 prisoners in the Missouri peni- | house adjourn to 11:00 p. m., the tentiary returned to work in the shops this morning for the first time since the mutinies and | vote being 183 to 179, The strikes of last Wednesday and Thursday. The men ate breakfast at 6:30 o'clock and then |Was one of procedure, and went quietly to their posts in the factories. i}-l(;ng bO, ,,.1:::%\'\'35 ;\Z:‘LL;;\JO‘;"T& There was no disorder and the men apparently fell back into their regular routine willingly. | vital mat GOVERNNENT OPENS DEAERS TOFIGHT = DEFENSE OF SOUAN " CHAIN OBPOSITION First Witnesses Tor Accused 1F00d Merchants Plan to Form‘ Murderess Take Stand Today ~ $50 000 Buymg Organization MORE “MAGIC” REGOUNTED% MEET TOMORROW NIGHT| with The only effect of the defeat on Trial of Lila Jimerson Enters New | Eixpect to Have Central I'urchasi | i | its forces and succee on motion | de taken shortly af adjournment of {h in a victory of the| 10 votes, and the or- | day proc Nicotineless Tobacco Yields Salad Oil Also Berlin, March 31 (A—A nico- tineless tobacco leaf which pro- duces both salad oil and cigars will be exhibited in the traveling fair which will begin at Cologne Ma . Although att 3 made to extract the nicotine from tobacco, it was believed here that this would be the first exhibit of tobacco grown without nicotine. The salad oil is said to be of fine flavor and the nicotineless cigars to have a pleasant aroma. MRS, WALTER LEAVES ESTATE OF §172,631 Inventory Filed in Probate | Court Today by Na- tional Bank were | the first question of procedure was {o delay {urther business of the ses- | sion since the house cannot now sit | latepthan 11:00 o'clock tonight as | the¥government had desired. Second Defeat of Month Today's defeat was the second that | | has been sustained by the laborite ry since its creation on June | was on March 11 when | an amendment to the coal mines bill | was carried by tho opposition by a | vote of 252 to 274. This defeat was fn Targe | not looked upon as one involving a | major issue and the government im- mediately announced it had no in- n of resignir on it. nce then the libe the balance of power, have announc- ¥led a policy of not forcing a major | dereat on the government pendin conclusion of the five-power naval conference. Calls For Resignation When there were indications a government defeat on the first vot involving suspension of the S, loud opposition cheers papers in cries of | mpts h been he first Thase As Federal Attorney Strives Office and Buy Stock to Save Short Span of Life Left Quantities—50 Reported Intcres to Dying Ward, ed in Proposition. Believing i being forced Courthouse, Buffalo, N Y., March 31 (UP)—The United States gov- ernment began its fight today to save for Lila Jimerson, ils Indian ward, the short span of life that is left for her before she dies of a lung disease. Defense coursel, tion of .IFederal Templeton, to the wall th chain stor mer- will independent hold an Main strect = chants emergency mecting at 321 tomor- of row nigl 30 o'clock whea under the diree Attorney Rich: moved for dismissal of the indictment that cha Lila with plotting the murder Mrs. Clothilde Marchand. It was con- tended that the state had “wholly failed to connect the defendant with the crime.” The court denied the motion, The defense’s contention was | made in the face of confessions by { Lila, in which she admitted that she played upon the warped, superstiti- ous mind of the aged Nancy Bowen until she had convinced the old squaw that Mrs. Marchand was a “white witch” who would send evil dhirits through the walls of the Bowen home exterminate the family. | The state contended Lila in-| flamed Mrs, Bowen because she was in love with Menri Marchand, hus- band of the dead woman and an artist who specialized in Indian sub- jects. Tila had posed for him. Both she and Marchand admitted they had been intimate—the woman be- cause of her love for him and the man because ‘“of the professional necessity” of having Lila pose for him. Hammer Better Than Magic Mrs. Bowen testificd that mixed the herbs according magic formula left by her late hus- band, Chief Sassafras Charlic; that | she tried to lay the death curse on Mrs. Bowen by painting tree stumps red that she sat on the roof of home, rifie across her knees, ready to fight the evil spirits set by the white witeh with her mere mor- tal bullets. But all the magic had failed, and in the end it was with a hammer and chloroform that Nancy Killed Mrs. Marchand a “devilish machine of witch"—a radio—blared voices of evil spirits. plans for a $30,000 purcha cor- poration will be made. 3 This step several merch and th the a n Rachlin.| When the r|there was a rencwed v 1o | peated cries for papers 1f |Eovernm Chamberl; i1 |tion havin 13| votes, 2 | proceeded with 1o grea The first divis membership is by [as in the nat l & was taken today afte of accomp d by a con The 1 | Walter 631.63, | A with He s, as been appr Martha ed at § the inventory New Britain National and Henry S. Walter, execu- tors, filed in probate court today. The bulk of the estate is in stocks and bonds although there is consid- | Attorney figures was cng and will be draw up the merchan At lea support le present tomorrow resigr corporation 5 s0 vote. 30 merch of the moveme planned to have 200 the organization. est part of the | grocery store owners. Will Establish Buying Office They plan to start slowly anid gradually gain strensth. - As i | ®oes on they are hopeful tha will he able to establish a al office where the grocery winl | send their or Officials will e in charge of the office and with wholesale will negotiate and fruit houses for special pr Orders will be large, including | needs of all the markets and it wi be likely that special prices wi (Continued on Pa 'FIRE ALARM RECORDS BROKEN DURING MARCH. 20 Refls and 82 Stills Answered By according lo which the iment ited by day mo- | bank s n g but were | merchants So far on was looked upo € a snap division. e 0 erable cash listed. The appraisers were Platt (€ d on Page " BULL CHASES ECKENER IN VIRGINIA PASTU | Grat Zeppelin Commander U mmau( and rker. Following is the i to Stocks t shares o Foundry shares Co me | ool rs. §00.00 by Until Animal | A com an Locomo £ i of Danger 10 shares i Co. prd § shares & Charges Into Fence, American Te elegraph ares Eagle vos Elec, om. £0-200th Wash [T Zeppelin was chas a bull on af farm to but only w it until the Zeppelin pilot | ely out w reac ccompanicd by ' offictats of the Good- | corporation, was in-| d in Hybla as a pros American transatlan on, March of Grat d by Lo Eeken: e Two) ame Virginia Tlec, Boud & | she | his | to the of Alexandr for Department in Month Fnd- graph share rigible The roposed Heo ing Today flict rhed overlooking and res Stanley the 85 shares 15 shares U. 30 shares Braka o, 30 shares YAla & Towie way | The fire depa ot Is during the v, setting a new record, ef W. J. Noble's report 20 bell and §2 “still” the majority of them heing f and brush fires, I'he most s | March 10 in building at exact amount of dama that blaze has not been determinc as vet. The previous record for cal swered in single month was 83 March, 1920, The in that month were g nent answ month endit ar wough fence 1 wire pasture, o his party 0] AL were 2 4 imbed Tust old while the white | out (he h the sre safely on 1 red down the kno Savings Accounts throu W Rt as the othe n bellowing. He 1 only when he st 1 1 stood cntanzled pawing and snorting Dr. Eckener looke 1- | pri i} “Hello,” he said amiably jority of fires | the party onward. s and h, °d on ate | stop- “Dooley Letters” Discussed The first witness called by the de fense was Percy W Darby, a bank official and handwriting expert. Be- fore that, the state had reversed its 30 > done in d in the wirc ings Bank of T Annuity Insuran Insurance Bonds Liberty Loan 432% crued Interest S. Liberty Loan ; 00 1 Aetsa Life 118 Travelers sz (Continued on Page Two) 4% despite | I | tion . who hold | BUILDERS READY TO HIRE NON-UNION MEN IN REPLY T0 HIGHER WAGE DEMANDS QUIGLEY RIDICULES DEMOCRATIC RIVAL Asks Anyone Without Getting a Fee For It2" Shaking McDonough” —Introduced By Bartlett, in Primary. |didate for mayor as | McDonoug a fee |A. Qu with office oday Qui prima {who b tion d tion nen Donou himsel cri bangi man jof a In b didate Quigley for the the primar; publican par fight turned his attentions MeDonough, street, want?' Raofertine for igley a of at gley., 1 fi 1 which Quig] {ana qualific tically \a ay. and urgir it, foi in publican pr Donal ght. Vs ior voted with to t | ers to demand to ct series of nt's claims of qualific: mayor, the P. Afte abilit s acclaimed, 1 ntroductory support He is goi united a “Handst his W | ever done for anyone witho Mayor d his cam a noonday ida odu his rival spee we Bartlett for him remar sed given decl to Lampoons McDonough st n ent 1Eto bing ng r hin ight fist running grasping shaking them. | watch ‘Who is this man Soon giant of a N, W ho are you? m ¥ haki you ng vote.” na ma ans in my oppone ak hu he platform waving my The Men he grabbed nan and 1 a rally, Mr orously a other down n's han police by n to hat d Th sh expe front, Att his democratic tool it nds can pa his oppo- | ation for the ral ¥'s T ced by | roe y | factory | rience | enthusias- | of th asked all it |Will Proceed to Ex- | ecute Contracts With | Open Shop Employes {Refers to His Opponent as“Hand Unless Organized \ Tradesmen Respond | to'Work Tomorrow. Are Hurriedly Raitied—Cries of | SPEAKS AT CORBIN PLANT| |Masons, Mason Tenders and Carpenters Want New Scale of Pay Effec- tive April 1 — Contrac- Vot to Grant “What He Has Ever Done For | | L | tors Agree N Requests. ‘ Contractors employing union men have flatly refused to ac- cede to their demands for increased | compensation under a schedule sub d months ago, to be |effective tomorrow. mitted several it is the plan of the employes to continue operations unless interrupt- od by a refusal of the organized worliers to go on under the present wage scale, in which eventuality, one ir number said today, they will »e faced with the necessity of com- in vmlplcnu,, present contracts by other primary to support Quigley on elec- |means apprecia- then | orney | increases asked are: $12 a day; carpenters, $3.50 to make the weekly wage mason tenders, including hod- and mixers, $7 to $7.75 a Masons, Several ors have meetings of the contrac- been arranged by the New ©OPPC- | Britain Master Builders' association Me- up: of which all of those employing |union workers are members, and ub-committees of the organization {have met representatives of each of me, walking up and dov ns and | day Main n ask oes h the hand ook it. What do you want?’ demanded to McDonough 0morrow noc is going 1 wa s ove etting ‘He speaks member you. he ha | out ment |he & these to w s paid for it! |ceives $200 a yea |is als |commission appointed by |to assist the wat | commission hasn't cannot do anvthing preme court | done with the Ware riy of Connecticut ‘M Massachus 0 a wal memt i says because he comm m yor is: n of of a comn Y |board of compensation I T appointed him at you to done for he for c her dec s ts on Yot e of the city. know. ‘L am and 1 e to be down here nyone is experienci issior nd 1 for o clieve his wo the hoard one 1 t th les what is Th ow sui the titled Thi n on this commission e offic is ent | rest a “A week the {1 fo1d you T have to r city 1 worr it re to t Checks Will Be Paid all come t need | be pa | mayor “re | tax ra 1 xe Now an te and A ¥ be done by an equ ments. STwant Ch rman Har v A humorous vein. | oo qaqi© o = 1ced it offices in ! is | no- | will he Tedi a few Ir. McDono noor school the Y001 A won't be He doesn’t | cks, em mayor 1 faxes, will e you that i may Gir blican town committee iirman of the rally ‘omptroller W, reclection, wh He Day, o told fnt ¥ (Continued on Fage Two) ‘Why, Hand- [hod want | i witl e. n, the t ¥ he Tk mayor But this nything and | to he ougl to ugh te ey wil a —they'll | terv This will | ation of a 2T ar or hed tc 1 of the cted oduce candidate lis ex and | He re-)the union t He | he advisory | six o| sup- group. Their negative reports were accepted by the enire body. Asa l"&\ll' contractors have entered |into flgv. ments not to grant the | higher compensation and have con- veyed this information to repre sentatives of the unions. Wish to Avoid Strike Tony Paonessa, president of the | Bricklayers' union, said this after- {noon that the workmen wish 1o |avoid a walkout if possible, The carriers will follow the brick layers' | s of the Carpenters’ union © unable to say what action they 1 take in view of the refusal ot the employers to grant them an in- crease in wages. No orders have been | received from the officers, they said An arbitration committee has beer at work for the past few. weeks and |1t is expected that it will have a r {port at tomorrow night's meeting o icklayers. POLICE QUIZ NEGROES IN HARTFORD SLAYING |Automatic Found Nea- Scene—Description of Killer Received ate 5 the state diversion of McDon wember of this | Hartford of a bright March (P—The | high school senior of 17 hurglar along wit! rifled from an old cas! rin the chicken market of ¥d rd Rome, in the rear of 114 Ma | ther s $40 in cash regis w L R Ha ruary ried in Sion Hill cem: v, while the entir . shaken by the tragedy And today, the police, aft rounding up a half-dozen sus pects, and with an automatic .3 calibre pistol, found in the vicin as the only tangible clue, in the possession, continued an intensive search for the murderer. Captain ¥rank Santoro of the d tective hureau is convinced from i1 formation alrcady obtained that th: 0 who was secn ind probably can be identified, by woman and her son who came to the chicken market just after the fata shot was fired and saw the slayer hurry awav. The police have & de- seription of the clothes worn by the hunted man and all negroes in th: yesterd ghborhood mourned | 1| | murderer rry ued TInterest 14.20 | also. | [ Chicago Motor Co Chicago, March 31 (&) he credit, if any, for inventing the latest type of contest must go to July Borrela, motorcycle policeman. He is also the first, and so far the only, record holder. Borrela's choice may have been due somewhat to the fact that he is a little overweight for flagpole sitting or marathon dancing or any of the other commoner types of contest. And the jibes of fellow po- licemen that Borrela, who weighs 205 pounds, could do nothing but ride a motorcycl®’and eat may have had something to do with it. . And Eats Three Pies to Win Bet 000,00 . a0 00 00 00 Nots dated Clothing Furniture Tewelry Silverware January THREE HURT IN BLAZE New Orleans, March §1 (P—One aged woman Twas ng today with burns on her face, two others were recovering from the effects of smoke, and four were aft- or a fire Jast night that damaged the isters of Mercy convent, refu homeless women, in which they inmates. They were rescued by n us- ing ladders after destruction of s ways in the building escape. p Runs 5 Miles . suff New Britain checking account “ash_on hand k on hand 1 31 Woodbridge —Because the March Yesterday he made the statement Total that hie could run five miles and eat three pies all at the same time. Other members of his squad soon raised enough to buy the pies and put up a $2 side bet. He started out with a rush, ate all three pies in the first mile and finished, not exactly with a rush, but still running. e offered to do it over again for three more pies and two quarts of ice cream but found no taiers. In case anybody else wants to try for a new distance-running-whiley eating-pie record Borrela was )clocked 2 minutes. rumble of trucks dead of night dis- bed the sleep of a young mar ried woman, arrest today and authorities we {in possession of liquor valued at John M. McGill, deputy of the port of New York, |2 call from a woman who herself as a bride, saying and her husband could Bequéaths $1 to Son And $3,000 to Daughter The sum of $1 is left to her son, George Krah, by his mother, Mra. Annie Krah, in her will, which was filed in probate court Saturday Mrs. Alice Albrecht, daughter, is left $3,000 and one-sixth of the resi- due is left to each of the following tives: Minnie Neshon, daughter; |Annie 1% Bollerer of Newington, daughter: Trederick and Theodore, sons; children of George Krah; and Mrs, Albrechty | passing f to air- cut off their in the survever received described that she THE WEATHLIRR New Britain and vicinity: Tair tonight; Tuesday in- creasing cloudiness and warmer. by trucks said she looking sho | thought the crews! SSRGS N seven men wero under | Unc spector the customs patrol, investigated yesterday. ed a motorboat along the Raritan docked | viver Wi }caped. not sleep | got a the t hoat's der until way. ruck (M |to something.” orders from amuel Polak, in charge of with three men, it and said th it MceGil They at K 10 portion consisted 'Rumbling Trucks Keep Bride Awake; Customs Patrol Nabs 7 Rum Runners 1, In follow easbey, There they found 20 men un- [loading the craft and a motor truck ting to receive the cargo. When the officers approached, men scattered and all but seven es- The motor hoat cast oft and The customs men seized of th cargo which had been unload- They of the neighborhood who wore clothes of that description on Saturday nigh are being brought to police head quarters for questioning. Early this morning a youth was taken from his bed and taken to th: police station as the most likely sus pect of the roundup, but after under Roing an examination this morning his release is momentarily expected PROTEST CONTRACT PLAN Hartford, March 31 (#—The sp cial commission having in char the planning and construction of th proposed new state office building niet today and considered a series o! letters received from various Cham- bers of Commerce relative to the construction of the new building. The lette submitted to Stale Commissioner of Finance and Con- trol Edward ¥. Hall, copies of which were supplied the governor, protest- cd against the problematical award jof the contract for the new building to an out of state contractors e 0