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E. F, Creekmore, vice president and general manager of the Ameri- | can Cotton Cooperative Assoclation said the cooperatives | with the cotton shippers “in all lhmgs cons\v!ent = but he lxld down is organ ‘cumpcmwe cotton merchanv_ ‘inter- ested in the preservation of a full basis on all qualities of American cotton and a trader in cotton fu- | DAMAGE OF §1,000 INLAUNDRY BLAZE Glothes Sent by Housewives would work | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1930. PRIEST DENOUNCES | HOOVER'S MESSAGE \Says President Has Violated His | in government through the principle of separation of church and state. 1t is fitting that we should commem- orate the persons and events from which mighty forces have sprung.” 1 ather Burke said it was entirely per for the president to send “a mmage of congratulation on the civic work done by Americans of the Lutheran faith.” | “But,” he added, | message which “in the actual President Hoover near Sturgis, Mich, as they fled to- ward Indiana after robbing the east end branch of the Old Mechanics' Trust & Savings bank in Battle Creek of $4,000 yesterday afternoon. The logt, according to the confes- sions of the men, was recovered. Martin fired the three shots which struck Trooper Burke in the neck, causing instant death. Burke, they sald. overtook them on his motor- cycle. They halted, Burke ap- GANGSTER DIES IN ASSASSINATION 'Dave Bmmett Shot Down in| |resort in Chicago. Own Automobile |the Emmetts were part owners. back after Emmett had been taken home. Emmett and his brother, Frank, were reputed owners of an elabo- rate gamblink place in the 4700 blgek on Cottage Grove avenue. Formerly the brothers were partners in the operation of the Dells Win- |ter club, called the largest gambling | The place was| bombed three times during the time The train will reach Detroit Sat- urday, final rites will be held in the First Presbyterlan church, and | burial will be in the McRae faraily | plot. The Boy Scouts of America, of which Col. McRae was a national vice president and for years a lead- ing benefactor, will pay homage to | him as the funeral train proceeds ‘(rom San Diego to Detroit. At each station, troops of scouts will stand | tures for hedging purposes.” i Ofi[h OI OmGe Mr. Lamont said the stock crash | sent to them, for the celebration of added to the difficulties of the | | reformation Sunday, the president farm board. In summarizing his| Washington, Oct. 14 (P-—The lan- | clearly violates the spirit if not the views he said: | guage chosen by President Hoover in | letter of his oath of office as presi- “To bring about any form of co-|a message to American Lutherans| dent of the United States.” operation between six and one-half | for the anniversary this month of the Questions Accuracy million farmers scattered in millions | Protestant reformation has brought| He questioned the historical ac- of miles with diversified and some- | denunciation from a Catholic source. | curacy of the president's utterance times antagonistic interests might| Father John J. Burke, secretary|also, asserting: scem to be a well nigh impossible |of the National Catholic Welfare| “Luther was not a champion of ploye, whose name could not be task. Perhaps it may be—but it has | conference issued a statement last|the separation of church and state, learned, when fire, starting from to be tried. night asserting Mr. Hoover had|but a most arbitrary defender of sparks from the boiler room chim-| “I believe the existing cotton clearly violated “the spirit if not|state absolutism. ney, set the wooden roof afire and handling agencies will in time come | the letter of his oath of office” in a| “It does matter very much,” he did damage of more than $1,000 be- to believe that the federal farm brief greeting the chief executive |concluded, “to the whole constitu- fore firemen could extinguish the board, or some similar organization, |wrote for the American Lutheran, |tional structure of our country, and flames. is unavoidable. The farmer has been a church publication. |its institutions, that the president|him in the foot and inflicting a Some of the told that cotton and grain exchang-| An immediate answer came from |of all the people, who is called by |painful but not serlous wound, then |"}2¢ the man, shouted to Stephen was damaged b, es and middlemen generally are the president's secretary, George |virtue of his office to respect theqghe fugitive surrendered. Platon, companion in the rear, orfthree family simply agencies to gather the proms"Akerson: | religious rights of all, congratulates The troopers returned them to ‘m “duck.” The gambler then kuned ¥ - - 3 which he himself should have from | *Any such suggestion or implica- |one particufar religious body on the | Centerville, county seat of St. Jo. |forward and threw the car into geanjrainiyhich wrillcarry him to Detroit the crop he grows. His experience | tion as that made by Father Burke,” | changes it introduced from older [seph county in which the slaying of |In an effort to hurl the gunman oft |along a route lined by hundreds of so far with cooperative selling he said, “is an injustice both to the | conceptions of religion and govern- | Burke occurred. the running board. At the same |those he helped during his lifetime. Escape Loss in Fire proached the car on foot and started questioning them. Gallagher, who was driving, drew his pistol. Burke knocked it aside and Martin, draw- ing his gun, Kkilled the trooper, After shooting down Burke, Mar- tin and Galalgher continued south- ward. Near the Indiana line their car be- came overheated and they abandon- | ed it. They were walking down the | wheel of which sat Emmett. The road when Troopers Danlel Wurz- | man, pistol in hand. cursed Emmett berg of Bay City and Edward I'ree- |anq shouted: “I'm going to let you man of Jackson overtook them. jave it!” Martin attempted to draw his gun. | Shot Through Heart One of the troopers fired, striking | - W08 KOUEL LEEC e at attention while the train passes. Hundreds of San Diego Scouts at- tended funeral services at Col. Mc- Rae’s home yesterday. The services were conducted by Rev. Roy Camp- bell of the First Congregational church and were attended by busi- ness and professional leaders of the city. tol. McRae's two daughters, Mrs. Richmond Temple of London and | Mrs. Howard Henderson of New | York, and his grandson, John Paul Scripps, will accompany the body to Detroit. Chicago, Oct. 14 (P—Dave Em- mett, 35 years old, whose career has |been wrapped for many years in politics and gambling, lost a race | With an assassin’s bullet late last night. A man jumped to the running board of a parked automobile at the Alertness on the part of an em- playe of the West End Laundry at 418 Farmington avenue at 3:45 Monday afternoon saved many New Britain housewives a lot of hard feeling, heartaches and bother. Their weekly washings were saved from destruction by the alert em- WRAE BODY ON WAY T0 DETROIT {Publisher Honored Along Route to Grave by Friends San Diego, Calif., Oct. 14.—(UP) The body of Col. Milton A. McRae, | philanthrapist and retired newspaper publisher, was placed today on a PESETA STILL DECLINES Madrid, Oct. 14.—(/—The pesecta continued to-decline today, touching 50 to the pound sterling and 10.27 to the dollar with actual transactions in banks mostly around 10.22. laundry machinery the fire and two hings were water ed with blackened embers, -up by James Carpenter, owner of the laundry, sh¥wed no washing burned or dam- aged. The damage was estimated at about $500, but the cost of rebuild- ing the roof, which was burned through, will be nearly under the city ordinance, a fireproof roet will have to be built, and this may bring the cost higher. Box 246, at Church and Stanley street, called the firemen at 4:43 to| 731 Stanley street, in a house own- ed by Aaron Danielson, where a heusewife left a pan of beet stew on the gas range while she went to a store. Upon her return she found the kitchen filled with smoke, and shouted to a passerby to get the firemen. The only damage was to the stew. GOTTON DEALERS URGED T0 ASSIST $1,000, and | agencies has not always been a hap- py one—but I believe president’s own sentiments and the he will n("c!'unmplcte religious tolerance he has be satisfied unless he has the oppor- [always felt and has always advocated tunity of putting himself into a po-|both publicly and privately.” sition in which he can least a percentage of his crop. “In the end the selling method will survive.” Vanchang Evacuated as Communists Near City Kiukiang, China, Oct. 14 (#—The evacuation of Nanchang, capital of Kiangsi province, which was threat- ened by communists late Saturday, s completed today. Practically all missionaries and have gathered here, awaiting devel- | opments. Reds continued to threaten Nan- chang, but have failed to attack the city. Meager advices Southern Kiang- si province confirmed the capture and partial ‘destruction of Kianfu and neighboring towns by the reds. market a.t. other foreigners. Tather Burke said the president | l|ad insulted millions of Americans most_efficlent | but held it more important that he had congratulated one particular re- ligious body “on the changes it in- troduced from older conceptions of religion and government.” Text of Letter “I send cordial greetings to the Americans of Lutheran faith who are celebrating on October 31st the anniversary of the Protestant formation and the 400th anniversa of the reading of the Augsburg con- fession, from which date so many of the changes in point of view from older conceptions both of religion and government. “The effects of these historical events are reflected in our national life and institutions, in religion through the predominant numbers of adherents to Protestant faiths and ment, and declares that we as a na- illon should commemorate the Pro- | testant persons and the events from which ‘these mighty forces shaping our country have sprung.’ " BANDITS CONFESS MICHIGAN SLAYING {Kill State Trooper Who Tries to Detain Them Centerville, Mich., Oct. 14 (P — Murder charges were to be preferred today against Thomas Martin, Chi- cago, and James Gallagher, Toledo, state police announced. Police said they confessed last night to killing John S. Burke, 24, state trooper, BANK CONFERENCE CALLED Mexico City, Oct. 14 Montes De Oca, secretary of the treasury, announced today that he would summon representatives of the leading banks for a treasury de- partment conference to discuss unit- ed action to check fall of the sllver | | away. peso, which yesterday was 14 and one-half per cent below value of tht gold peso. The normal difference is three per cent. A reaction yesterday before close of the market brought back the silver peso to 12 below the gold peso. (P—Luis | | his heart. {been parked | several hours, its occupants appar- per cent | e — |chine at the garage several blocks USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | time, the man fired. The bullet entered Emmett's body’ under the left arm and penetrated The automobile, its driver dead, rolled across the sidewalk and into a fence. Platon jumped out and the gunman ran {o a car in which two companions waited, and was driven The shooting was in front of Em- mett’s home. The killer's car had across the street for ently waiting the return of Emmett. Platon had entered Emmett's m |away, for the purpose of driving it 2. 3. troubles. It keeps baby's skin bealthy. Proprietors: Reasons Why You Should Use Cuticura Soap It is pure and you should use the best for daily toilet use. Tt helps to make and keep the skin clear and healthy. It contains medicinal properties so is excellent or okin It is excellent for shampooing the hair. It is economical at 25c. & cake. Soap 250. Ointment 25c. and S0c. Talcum 25c. Potter Drug & Chemical Corporation, Maldes, Mass. | Dispatches from Wusueh, Hupeh | province, stated communist shore | batteries yesterday shelled a Chinese commercial steamer several miles | above that city on the Yangtse river. The steamer managed to escape ser- ious damage, however. “CLEAR EVIDENCE” Says J. HOROWITZ Chairman of the Board Thompson-Starrett Co., Inc. Lamont, Legge and Williams | Address Representatives 14 (P — Score: FOR THE SAFETY YOUR HOME IXTY percent of all fires occur in the home. More than 7,000 lives are lost by fire in American homes each year. New Orleans, Oct. of .cotton merchants, manufacturers, and bankers embarked today upon a program of confidence in the cotton industry calculated to revive the price of cotton to a cost plus basis. | A cooperative platform adopted | alfiost unanimously last night in a meeting called by the American Cot- | tow~Bhippers’ Association at the re-| quest of Robert P. Lamont, secre- tary of commerce, recognized that | “catton at the present level is below the cost of production,” and con- elirded that this being the case, it is a gafe commodity for investment.” The textile industry, described as “i & very unhealthy condition” at présent, but not devoid of features| of.optimism, was asked to anticipate | the spinners needs for the 1931-: 3“‘ sewson. “And even periods beyond, & g 7 inCview of the acreage reduction | reckless and regardless. Be that must follow the severe decline || as careful as you may, you in*prices that has taken place.” can’'t tell when the dread TWith abundance of money avall- | | yisitor will come. Get that able through banking institutions : AW Som libaral advances on cotton at the | | i€ Insurance NOW! pilisent price for tho cotton produc- ers, merchants and spinners” said the platform, “the farmer should be comnselled: =To go ahead with the harvesting of.his crop before the elements damage the quality; but to sell as litte as possible at the present level, tostore the remginder in a dry place and hold for better prices, also substantial reduc- acreage for next l. Builders of the new Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the Woolworth Building, the Paramount Building, the Equitable Building, New York; the General Motors Building in Detroit, the Palmer House in Chicago. “WONDER WHOSE HOUSE IT IS, MAMA?” Yours may be next—Fire is “When modern enterprise joins hands with sure-footed experience, success becomes a certainty. 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