New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 9, 1921, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. DESPERATE LEGAL BATTLE AS RESULT OF BOOZE RAID ‘ Up to Early Afternoon Only Evidence in Was That Dealing With Cap- ture of Sloop, Jennie T. Defense Raises Technical Argument That Liquor Laden Truck Was Station- ary, Therefore Not Trans- porting Stuff. New Haven, Aug. 9.—Nineteen men arrested in connection with the rum ianding expedition at Lighthousa Point from the sword-fishing sloop Jennie T., July 23, wero heard in city court today. At noon when recesi ‘was taken the case was far from com- pletion. Judge Booth of the New Ha- ven common pleas court sat in place of the city court judges. The morning evidence had to do with the rush of ths policemen to the Point and the capture of the men, all of whom save one, were on the dock. This 19th man, August P. Wirtz, es- Leaped for the time being. Officer James Cook testified that he failed to understand how Wirtz got away. Defense Fights Hard. Much of the contention of lawyers was at the exact logation of the Jen- nie T, the defense claiming that the men were standing on the govern- ment reservation and the state claim- ing that they were on private pro- perty, namely within city jurisdiction. The defensa also claimed 'that the motor truck in which liquor waa seized was stationary and therefore liquor was not being transported. Among the men on trial are J. Har: mar Bronson, well known sporting man and former liquor dealer; Pearl P. Sperrv, and David Gherlone, presi- dent of the French-Italian Importing company. and Captain Cafl Miller and 8. R. Conklin, who formerly lived in Chestnut street in New Britain. > GIVES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Millionaire in Chicago Opens $10,000,- 000 Institution in Memory of His Son Killed During War. Chicago. Aug, 9.—The Speedway & D NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, lQZ].—FOURTEEN PAGES ELM CITY MEN ARE WAGING (;OMPERS RAISES UP TAX ON SODA AND ICE CREAM T0 G0 House Committee Also Proposes to Eliminate Levy on Clothes. CUT IN R. R. ASSESSMENT 50 Per Cent. Cut in Both Passenger and Freight Levies Seems Almost Certain—Big” Returns from Back Taxes Seen by Democrats. Washington, D. C., Aug. 9.—Having agreed to elimination of the soda fountain, ice cream and so-called lux- ury taxes on wearing apparel and 50 per cent. cut in the levy on sport- ing goods, republican members of the haquse ways and means committee re- turned today to the job of revenue revision determined to make further reductions in the total tax the Amerj- can people will be called upon to pay this fiscal year. g Cut in R. R. Taxes. A 50 per cent. cut in the transpor- tation levies, both passenger and freight was declared to be practically a certainty. Those members who heretofore have urged immediate re- peal of all of these taxes were under- stood to be prepared to press their point with the argument that this could be done readjly if repeal of the excess profits and higher surtaxes is delayed until next January 1, as now proposed. $260,000,000 Is Lost. The total loss of revenue involved in cutting off the transportation taxes was estimated at $260,000,000, or less, it was claimed, than the loss that would be entailed this year through making the repeal of the excess profits (Continued on Third Pasge.) WAGE CUT DISALLOWED Newark Bricklayers, Masons and Plas- terers, Protesting $1 a Day Reduc- tion, Now..Get $10 a Day. Newark, N. J., Aug. 9.—The brick- layers, masons and plasterers today won their fight against a §1 a day wage reduction when Dean Frank Sum- ~ hospital $10,000,000 instifution which for nearly three years, Edward Hines,; millionaire lumberman, has tried to donate to the government in memory of his son who fell in France, today, housed its first quota of disabled war veterans.’ Five patients were installed yester- day. It is said Mr. Hines paid $200,000 » attorney’s fees in obtaining acceptance by the government of the hospital and then this was obtained on cond:tion that it not be named after his son, Lieut. Edward Hines Jr. > NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT. Washington, Aug. 9.—Charles R. Forbes of Washington state, now di- rector of the bureau of war risk in- surance, was nominated by President Harding today to be director of the /5~iveterans' bureau, created by the Sweet bill. mer of the New York law school, the arbitrator, awarded them their old rate of $10 a day. The new agreement which runs until January 1, is contin- gent, however, upon the New York scale and reductions will be guided ac- cordingly. ORDER SECRET BALLOT Penna. R. R. Employes to Select Committee' to Work Out Agreements Chicago, Aug. 9.—A secret ballot by the shop employes of the Pennsyl- vania railroad to select a committee for negotiation of working agree- ments, with the road’s officials was directed by the U. 5. Railroad Labor Board today, im a supplementary ruling on the recent shop crafts de- cision. " WATER COMMISSIONERS DECLINE TO TAKE DEFINITE ACTION ON FISHING AGREEMENT REACHED ON RIVER POLLUTION JV Middletown Brick Company Will Not g Sue the City of New Britam For Damages. According to documents filed yes- terday at the town lerk’s office in Middletown, the Tuttle Brick Com- pany of that city has entered inio an agreement with the city of New Britain regarding the pollution of }lhs Mattabessett river. There are two agreements In one of them the * brick company received a considera- tion of approximately $8,000, ac- cording to stamps affixed to the deed, and on the other, $1,000, mak- ing a total of $9,000. By this agree- ment, the city of New Britain will not be sued by the brick company for damages outgrowing by the pollution of the stream. The Tuttle brick company owns considerable land which borders the Mattabessett river in Middletown and Cromwell. The company releases the city of New Britain from all claims of damage which the Tuttle Brick company has or might claim against the city by reason of the pollution of the Mattabessett river of any of fts tributaries. The brick company gives the right and’ priv- ilege to New Britain in perpetuity of ischarging the watef. sewerage, factory waste, and all other wastes into the river. < ' A 24 PERSONS DROWNED. Yamagata, Japan, Aug. 9.—Twenty- four persons are reported drowned in rerious floods which are raging through the prefecture of/ Yamagata. g Five thousand houses have been sub- merged and 40 bridges destroyed by the floods. - 1 Opinion on Wisdom of Such Action Divided — Request of State Health Board Re- turned For Consideration. Sentiment cn tha auestion of per- mitting fishing in Shuttle Meadow Lake appeared to be somewhat di- vided at a meeéting of the board ot water commissioners last evening and as a result that body declined to go on record as making any decision at this time. The communication from the state bcard of health asking that fishing there be prohibited waa considered pro and con for quita a while 2nd there was considerable de- bate. A number of the members were opposed to prohibiting fishing there on account of the place being a source oi food for many people who have plenty of tima to fish. On the other hand the state board seems to take the viewpoint that fish- ing in a body of water whidh helps to supply drinking water to morae than 60,000 people, would have a ten- dency to contaminate that water and for this reason it should ba stopped. Because of the difference of opinion on the part of the board as well as the general interest throughout the city on this subject, the board did not 1eel like going on record either for or against the request at this time. It was decided to return the request of the state board of health back to the body with a request for further con- sideration. Consulting engineers were present and discussed the proposed new pumping station in the town of Bris- tol. No definite action was taken be- cause of lack of certain data. - An- other meeting will be held, probably next week. CRY OF CAPITALISM Declares Wealthy Are Trying to Form Industrial Autocracy LABOR COMBATS MOVEMENT A. F. of L. President, in Quebec Speech, Says That With Ending of War Working People Once More Became Drudges. Quebec, Aug. 9.—Labor has halted the “shock troops of its enemies”, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor today declared in an address before the an- nual convention of the International Typographical Union. All over the world, about the time of the signing of the armistice, the labor chief said, capitalism made up its mind it must secure the master hand over the working people, and in the United States there had.been a premeditated decsion to . crush the spirit of the working class.” Labor Knows Its Worth. “That fight transformed the men of labor and gave them a new conception of their position. They know their worth. They knew that without them civilization would perish from the face of the earth. “When the war was over the men of labor were no longer regarded by capital as patriots. They were to he forced back into their position of drudges.” Gompers declared that capital is try- ing to establish an industria autocracy in the United States and Canada, add- ing: “The labor movement is a- protest against autocracy whether it be politi- cal or industrial.” MEMBERS OF FIRM OF LOCAL MEN ELECTED BY S. OF ST. GEORGE George E. Whatnall, Grand Secretary and A. P. Marsh, Grand Trustee— State Convention in Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Aug. 9.—Tha 33rd an- nual state convention of the Sons of St. George, met here today with 150 delegates from throughout the state present. George H. Woods and Jos- eph Youngs of Bridgeport, who were elected grand president and grand- elected president, respectively, on a referendum vote, were installed by Suprema President John Orell of Lawrence, Mass. The convention will be concluded this evening with a banquet by the ladies of Victoria lodge. Other officers elected Grand Secretary, Georga E. What- nall, New Britain; grand assistant secretary, C. Price, Naugatuck; grand treasurer, John W. Ellis, Torrington; assistant messenger, Thomas Eckers- ley, Middletown; chairman of finance, W. A. Woolen, Meriden; chairman of law committee, James Turner, Bridge- port; chairman of appeals and griev- ances, Louis H. Wyre, Ansonia; grand chaplaiy, Albert Jepson, Torrington; grand inside sentinel, A. J. Alley, Rockville, and grand trustee, A. P. Marsh, New Britain. Electricity Used in Place of Fishing Bait Mattapoisett, Mass. Aug. 9.—A scheme for capturing swordfish by electrocution is being worked out by John Hammond of Brooklyn, N. Y., a summer visitor hére. In a recent experiment off No Man's Land, Mr. Hammond says he killed a.75 pound swordfish by sending an electric cur- rent along the steel harpoon. Adoption of electrical fishing, Hammond as- serts would combine humanity to the fish with less exertion to the fisher- man. FRISBIE & CO. today are: ARE FACING POSSIBLE PROSECUTION State’s Attorney Alcorn Has Bankniptcy Referee’s Rec- ommendation and Will De- cide Action Later in Week. Hartford, Aug. 9.—A copy of the report of Edward M. Yeomans, referee in bankruptcy, in which crim- inal prosecution. for ~embeszlement and misappropriation of their cus- tomers’ property. of thé members of Frisbic and Co., bankrupt stock brokerage firm, is recommended has been sent to Hugh M. Alcorn, state's attorney, who said toddy that he would decide later in the week as to whas action he would take in regard to prosecution, if any. He ts at present taking a vacation. The prosecution advised in the referee’s report was foreshadowed in several of the reclamation hearings when counsel for claimants pointed out again and again that the firm had no right to-dispose of securities which their clients had bought and paid for. The penalty in case of conviction of any or all of the members of the firm L. W. Frisbie, Charles G. Frisbie and G. Rufus Knapp, is a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than ten years or both. BERTINI GETS PURSE Local Y. M. C. A. Man Remembercd By Friends On Eve of Departure For California. A purse of $65 was presented to John Bertini by his associates at the Y. M. C. A. last evening. Mr. Bertini has resigned his place at the local institution and left this morning in company with Burnham Slater for Passadena, California. Mr. Slater will jois his son Warren Slater, now ‘in charge of the pnysical department of the Pasadena Y. M. C. A. Mr. Bertini will hold the position of first assistant to Mr. Slater in his physical education work. The pres- entation was informal and the speech preliminary was givén by Howard Stearns. The men are mak- ing the trip via New Orleans. HURLED THROUGH WINDOW Two New York Motorcyclists Bridgeport Hospital Following Head-on Collision With an Auto. Bridgeport, Aug. 9.—Hurled through a plate glass door when the motorcycle upon which they were riding collided head-on with an auto- mobile today Henry H. Barnard, 50, of 58 West 59th street New York and his son Henry Jr., 17, are in the Bridgeport hospital, believed to be seriously injured. The motorcycle turned out of the road to avoid a trol- ley car and crashed into the auto- mobile driven by Frank L. Loft of Norwalk. POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES. Hinoshima, Japan, Aug. 9.—One hundred persons were killed or in- jured here today when the govern- ment powder magazine exploded. The origin of the accident is not known. FATALITY AT HOTEL. Atlantic City, N. J,, Aug. 9—A wait- 1ess was killed and five employes in- jured when ithe kitchen of the Marl- borough Blenheim hotel caved in to- day. ik T e MEXIGAN GENERAL I3 ASSASSINATED Had Been Freely Criticising Govt, (Officials in Newspaper Articles GEN. TREVINO SURRENDERS As Result of Political Feud, Plant of El Universal is Closcly Guarded— Victim Was Staunch Huerta Sup- porter. Mexico City, Auz. 9.—Gen. Jose Alessio. Robles, brother of the Mexi- can minister to Spain, and to the ed- itor of the newspaper El Democrata, was shot and, killed lpst evening as he drove in his automobile through oune of the main streets in the resi- dence section of this city. Five armed men took part in the attack which crded in the death of Gen. Robles. Following the tragedy, Gen. Jacinto Trevino, director of the federal com- mission revising army service rec- ords, placed himself at the disposition <f the police, and is said to have been #eld upon his own recognizance. Newspaper Attacks. The cause of, the attack upon Gen. Robles is declared to have been a dec- laration purporting to have been made by him published yesterday inorning, in which he criticized Gen. Trevino, who has been bitterly attack- ed br the newspaper El Universal for several days. This newspaper’s charges against Gen. Trevino, caused him to threaten Felix F. Palavicini, editor of the journal, who retaliated by printing many ‘interviews with prominent Mexicans sustaining his (Continued on Sixth Page.) New Yorker Missing At Sound Beach Since Sun. Sound Beach, Aug. 9.—Russell Bruch of New York, who disappeared on Sunday night while in 2 bathing suit and carrying a sweater, was still missing today. The polica be- lieve he put out in a canoe and was drowned in Long Island Sound. Search of the shoré continues. NEW YORK INVESTIGATION Mayor Hylan Is First Witness Called in Administration Probe New York, Aug| 9.—The commit- tee appointed by the last legislature headed by Senator Schuyler M. Meyer to investigate the city ad- ministration today began its public hearings and summoned Mayor John F. Hylan as the first witness. ROBBERY AT Y. M. C. A. Bud Miller, a local jitneur, told the DPolice shortly after midnight last night that his room in the dormitory at the Y. M. C. A. had been entered and $16 was stolen. THE WEATHER e Hartford, Aug, 9.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair with slowly rising tempera- ture tonight and Wednesday. ; | | L Iiernld “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS DIVISION OF UPPER SILESIA SAID TO HAVE BEEN SETTLED BY BRIAND AND LLOYD GEORGE AT CONFERENCE Sheriff Ready to _Serve Warranis on Governor of lllinois and Thus Small Declares He Will Not Submit to Jurisdiction of | Judicial Branch of State Government. Springfield, Iil, Ag. 9.—Following a conference with State’s Attorney Mortimer, Sheriff Mester at 11:25 pre- pared to start for Governor Small's office with warrants for Small's ar- rest on charges of embezzlement of state funds while he was State treas- urer. The sheriff declared he was “tired of all this talk” and “anxious to have the whole thing over with.” On his visit to the governor at the state cap- itol yesterday the sheriff told the governor he came *“to see whether you would submit to arrest” and in reply the governor read a prepared statement in which he ‘declined to submit to the jurisdiction of the judi- cial branch of tthe state government.” Action for damages against the sheriff's bondsmen may be taken by the governor he indicated yesterday if Sheriff Mester attempts to arrest him under the warrants. $20,000 FIRE IN STAMFORD Building on Main Street Owned by Abraham Spelke Gutted—Started in Beauty Parlor. Stamford, Aug. 9.—Fire in a Main street building owned by Abraham Spelke today did damage of about $20,000, based on individual claims. The blaze was first seen in the beauty parlor of O. H. Rhode, where $2,000 damage was done. Other losers were the Gruber’s Woman’s Garment Shop, loss $10,000 by water, Pickwick Candy Shop $5,000, "Stewart Grocery Co., several office tenants and Mrs. Spelke the. latter on the building having fire and water damage. MLLJTPREYS G0 Chief Receives Telegram From Com- missioner Telling Him To Enforce Law and Take Public Service Markers A telegram was received this morn- ing by Chief of Police W. J. Rawlings from Robbins B.' Stoeckel, motor ve- hicle commissioner, stating that the in- junction granting a new lease of life to jitneys had been removed and that all public service cars were to be taken off the streets. The commissioner also deputized the police of this city to as- sist him in seeing that the law is obey- ed and in collecting the old public ser- vice markers from former jitney drivers The new situation does not interfere with New Britain. The Wagner and Fancher cars were the only public ser- vice marked cars operating and they took off their busses last night upon advice of Attorney David L, Nair, their counsel. 15 Die in Wreck, Not One Can Be Identified Lake Charles, La., Aug. 9.—Efforts to identify any of the 15 men killed in a freight wreck' yesterday at Reeves, La., virtually had been aban- doned early today. The scene of the wreck was.a high trestle known as Clear Creek bridge. The locomotive crossed the trestle safely, but nearly the entire train of 60 cars fell into the ravine. The bodies of the men were burned so badly that even their color is in doubt. CLAIMS NEW RECORD Liner American Legion Goes To Rio In 12 Days, 20 Hours Rio Janeiro, Aug. 9.—A new steam- ship record between New York and Rio is claimed for the liner American Legion, which arrived here yesterday. Her actual running time was 12 days, 20 hours, the previous south-bound rec- ord being held by the steamer Aeolus, of 13 days 4 hours. The Acolus, however, made a direct trip between the two ports, while the American Legion, because of machin- ery trouble, stopped for 2 1-2 days at Bermuda for repairs. WILLAMETZ—ADAMAC Edward W. Willametz, secretary of the New Britain Sign Co., and Miss Emma Adamac of New York were married in Hartford yesterday after noon. They are now on an automobile honeyoon to Montreal, Niagara Falls and other points of interest. “DONKEYS” CONVENE Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 9.— Forty-three hundred “donkeys” had arrived here today from all parts of the United States and Canada to at- tend the biennial convention of the imperial palace, Knights of- Khoras- san. SWEET BILL SIGNED. ‘Washington, Aug. 9.—The Sweet bill, reorganizing government service to veterans of the World War, was signed today by President Harding. Call Show-Down in Case ENOUGH CONTRIBUTED FOR FRESH AIR GAMP $2,995.50 Subscribed Will Amply Care For All Children There. The Herald is pleased to announce that the public of New Britain has been sufficiently generous to provide the necessary sum for the mainte- nance of the Fresh Air camp at Bur- lington for this season, with possibly a trifling amount left over to be used next year. Ot the $3,000 wnch was deemed necessary to give the largest possi- ble number of children a rejuvenat- ing. and some of them are sadly in need of just that thing despite their agl, and a chanca to breatha fresh air in the clean hills of the New Bri- tain water shed, $2,970.50 is in the hands of the treasurer of the camp committee. There will be no need of further subscriptions to the fund this year. B Those who gave the money, and it came in comparatively small amounts, from many sources, may not be ade- quately thanked 'until they realize just what their generosity is doing. Words will not convey to them the gratitude of the authorities of the camp. A demonstradon of the hap- piness caused may best be obtained by a visit to the camp where the youngsters are regaining their pre- cariously balanced health and good spirits. Then realization of the bene- fits of the camp will be driven home. In addition to the amount which was last reported as received, $2,225.- 50, Treasurer' L. 'W. Young has re- celved $749 in contributions. The final figures are: Previously reported ...... $2,225.70 Contributions to L. W. Young 749 Rutherford & McCarthy ... 10 A Friend . 10.80 Final to;.nl‘ Standwick Town Pastor Drops Dead Suddenly Greenwich, Aug. 9.—Rev. Eldredge C. Torrey, pastor of the Congrega- tional churches at Standwick a village near here and at Long Ridge in Stam- ford, dropped dead yesterday while trying to close a sliding barn door which had stuck owing to dampness. He was ordained in 1904 and had had a charge at Suffield. He leaves sev- eral sisters.in Massachusetts. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes of Canada Cannot Survive Lindsay, Ont. Aug. 9.—Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, former Canadian min- ister of militia and an outstanding figure in Canada's war effort was very near death early today. His physician did not think he would live many hours. He has suffered from acute aenemia for months and has been kept alive with blood trans- fusions for weeks. - $2,995.50 ANOTHER TRAIN HOLD-UP. Freight Robbers Get Several Thou- sands in Loot in New York State. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 9.—Masked men held up and robbed a freight train on the main line of the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad at Colden, Erie county, early today and made off with merchandise said te be worth several thousand dollars. Compromise Boundary Line, Bisecting Plebis- cite Area, Must Be Ratified By Supreme Council. Hinging Upon This Decision, 'is Allies’ Conclusion Not to Send More Reinforce- ments Into Territory. Paris, Aug. 9. — (By Associateq Press)—Premier Briand of France and Premier Lloyd Georgse of Eng- land have decided at a private meet- ing on a compromise partition of Up- per Silesia, it was declared here today on good authority. The compromiss boundary line is understood to have been drawn ap- proximately ai follows: Beginning west of Pless on the Vis- tula river and running west of Gle- witz, west of Tost and Gross-Streh- litz:' north to between Rosenberg and Kreuzberg, and thence to tha fron. tier of northern Upper Silesia. Bisects Plebiscite Area. This line, whilc by no means a straight one, approximately = bisects tha Silesian plebiscita area. Tho reputed agreement must be formally ratified by the supreme council and the possibility of this ac- tion at the late afternoon session to- day was forecast. At this time ths geographical experts of the French, British and Italian delegations, who were engaged in the early afternoon hours in considering the precise marking of the linc were expected to have ready the reports they had been instructed to make. Settlemen: Important. It was upon the privatz settlement being reached, it is understood that the council decided not. to send rein- forcements -to Upper: Silesia at .pres- ent, the British and Italian delega- tiona voling against® the 'sending of French troops for this purpdse, as Franée -had: desired. - Sir -Harold Stuart, the British. Silesian commis- isioner and Gen. Marinis, the Italian commissioner argued-that if the coun- cil agreed immediately upén the boundary lino it. would not ba neces- sary to send reinforcements as they believed both Germany and Poland would accept the council’s detision. ‘Wanted ' Reinforcements. ‘The conviction-of Gen. Lerond - of France, head of. the commission ;was that trouble might occur even if there were an immediate decision by the council and he urged the ordering of, reinforcements as a precautionary: measare. . The British and Italian view pre- vailed, and the council decided against the sending of reinforcements for the tima being. Mr. Lloyd Georg~ Iinformed the council of the line the British were now willing to accept and the experts were instructed to advocate to one side or the other certain townships re- maining in dispute. The new line is accepted in prin- ciple as more nearly representing the real meaning of the plebiscite vote than anvthing else previously pro-. posed. \ The division also splits the disputed industrial district. Council Makes Decision. 3 Paris, Aug. 9. — (By Associated Press)—The allied supreme council decided today not to send reinforce- ments for the allied troops in Upper , Silesia. When the question came up as to the sending of additional French troops as reinforcements the British delegation voted against such action. JEWELS WORTH $100,000 STOLEN FROM UNDER MAN'S PILLOW IN PULLMAN CAR Chicago Police Investigating Mysterious Robbery On 20th Century Limited On New York Central. Chicago, Aug. 9.~—A police investi- gation was under way today in con- nection with the disappearance of jewels said to be valued at $100,000 while the Twentieth Century Limited, on the New York Central railroad was speeding toward Chicago yesterday. Max Levy, a Chicago wholesale jew- eler, reported on his arrival here that a brief case containing the jewels had been taken from under his pillow in the Pullman car. He says one of the pillows had also been removed from under his head while he slept. Levy said he did not retire until nearly 2 o'clock, having engaged in a game of pinochie Sunday night with several men, one of whom he said ae had met while traveling before. “When I got into my berth I placed my brief case under two pillows,” he told detectives, “my head rested on them. I fell asleep almost at once and slept soundly until just after 6 o'clock. The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to slip my hand under the pillows. The brief case was gone. Later I found one of the pii- lows had been taken from under my head.” 7 Levy said he boarded the train for Chicago at B, ! ANOTHER PACIFIC VESSEL ON ROCKS Steamer San Jose Strikes Reef 500 Miles From San Dicgo—No Panic on Board San Francisco, Aug. 9.—Wireless messages early today from the steam- er San Jose, which struck on San Pablo reef, about 500 miles south of San Diego, last night, indicated the ship was resting easily. There were 33 passenger and 66 members of the crew on board. One message from Captain B. Zas- tro said: “Holding out O. K. I guess. Previous radio messages stated the ship was “taking a big list” and was in immediate danger. The vessel left Salina Cruz. Mexico, August 1, and was due in San Francis- co August 13 after stops at San Diego and Los Angeles. A radio message picked up from the steamer Griffin said she was rushing | to the assitance of the San Jose. The ! Griffin gave her position at about 30 miles away from the stranded ship. “There is no panic aboard” said one of the San Jose’s messages. “The pas- sengers are treating the accident &s an adventure.” 3 =