New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1922, Page 17

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922, STILL, EXPLODING, INJURES 8 POLICE One l_(ay Dig, House Burns Down, Flaming Alcohol Spreads Rapidly New York, July 28.—A hundred gallon still exploded late yesterday af- ternoon whle policemen of Chief In- spector Lahey's staff and the Jamaica precinct were making a rald on the two story frame house at 102 Beau- fort avenue, Jamaica. The explosion shattered the copper sides of the still and splashed flaming alcohol all over the room, burning six policemen, one of them so seriously that he is ex- pected to dle . Two other policemen at work removing another still from the house were blown through a cel- lar window and badly bruised. The bouse caught fire and was destroyed before firemen arrived. The most seriously hurt is Detective Louls J. Laut of the chief inspector's staff, whose home {s in 2422 Ralph street, Ridgewood, Queens. He was badly burned and was also cut by broken glass. Lieut. Albert Duffy, in command of the raiding party; Bicycle Patrolman Patrick Hannon of the Ja- malica precinct, Detectives Joseph O'Brien and Mounted Patrolman Her- bert Wilson, both of the Jamaica sta- tion, were also badly burned and were sent to St. Mary's hospital with Laut. Ambulance surgeons attended Detective William C. Seubert, Patrol- X man Leonard Smith and Patrolman T % " . ) “ To many who have waited for this Annual August Furniture Sale this announcement J;Jhn Murphy, all of the Jamaica pre- I[1 ‘ \ . RGN e I / will not' come as a surprise. From past experiences they have patiently waited. But—to : those who are at the present time unfamiliar with our policies—just a word. Our an- the police that a still was being oper- = e ok ot x> e | : ‘ i T R Woman With Pistol. 4 . wife seated at a front window with a | e - ¥ Three Piece Overstuffed revolver in her lap. Lieut. Duffy and A i ; the house | R B | s A Wl 5 ‘ Tapestry Living Room Suites Detective Laut entered through a rear cellar window. They ( . gaid they saw a still being operated. ‘ 1 They went to the first floor, where : 7 3 . - i they arrested Pizza and his wife. R \ | e Mrs. Pizza threatened to shoot them, | & \ 3 . ¢ A Wy k L : they said, but before she could pull \Jg - Gf 1 " : : ® the trigger the detectives had swung| 3 i . . ) g her husband about so that he was be- | e iy i \ i d = 5.0 3 I An offer that will tempt the home lovers. These luxurious three- tween them and the woman and she | A i K 2 322 7y 3 piece overstuffed tapest nites are offered at a price that is positively did not shoot . She was disarmed | ¢ s K 2 ; v ” > s fresistible, The suites are the newest designs with loose cushions, and placed under arrest. e T s ¢ AN E REEL T heavy roll arms and consist of a full length davenport with chair and Meanwhile the other policemen had | . s Mt i ¥ A rocker to match. They are spring seat, spring cushion and spring entered the house by way of the front| ; . 4 6 ; back, and you may select frum several cxquisite colored tapestries, door and had arrested Alexander | usy Dig-ified Credit Terms. Bruno, a real estate operator of 213 i Ay ; 3 e : ; - 1iberty avenue, Jamaica, Mrs. Pizza's| " f > 3 ; ? father; his son, Anthony Bruno, 3868 | % 2 / ‘\r . o : ] s i H W Thr = Z , ee Piece American Walnut Beaufort avenue, Woodhaven, and | John Defio of 55 West Catherine 4 § Theg were charged | i . = : = ° o . : or Mahogany Finish Suites — street, Jamalica. with violating the prohibition enforce- | 3 5 R d ment laws ,and Mrs. Pizza was ||8 : G -__‘u-__L_r-'_-'“_lm charged with assault and with vxo-‘: = - el’luule ee I Bl @l:flhh”» i i [/ lating the Sullivan law. | f e Big Still Explodes. & q Ch i) fl Several of the policemen searched | alrs 7 o ———" - | the first floor and in one room they | 7 > . ; : 1 - found a hundred gallon still in opera- | g — tof, Near by were three small chil-| A or . f - —-% S dren of Pizza's. Meanwhile Hannan A & ik > ‘ : ‘ end Smith had gone into the cellar. | ; R k . S5 ] They had hardly got there and the | OoCKers ,_,,A# three children had hardly been re-| [y moved when the big still on the first) i —— fioor exploded. Detective Laut was | Pad e R standing close to it and the blazing | 8 f { D e o Close Out of All Close Out of All : i alcohol was sprayed all over his body. | Detective Edward Nietzel of the ; ; : Chiet Inspector's office, the only one } match. Full spring bot- COUCH HAMMOCKS : of the ralding party to eecape B e | % LR Refrigerators Your choice of these beautiful bedroom suites including a e e R | g b v if: Every Couch Ha g G large dresser, full size, semi-bow end bed and chifforobe with i are deputment, and ther Matlel 0hey, ot T R nctuding the c'amo‘\rl‘;m(;g:g!‘:nr?:rx [aTe plogk Ourentire remaining Sliding trays in either American walnit or mahogany finish, R i Dfl!rol‘ / 4 cretonnes. Come early for closed out quickly at g > stock of Refrigerators, in- These suites are sensational —alues. wagon. Several of the injured men“ 4 3 yours, unl; 1 cluding all styles. Solid At the August Sale priced only .. Vo a e gy $69.50 who were not so badiy hurt heipet) Lol e 50 Per Cent Off oak boxes, will be sold at ol oAl Terma bim guard them until other patrolmen b 5017: OFF Easy Terms. Easy Terms arrived. PLOCKY NOUNTAIN CLINBER PRAISED Sir Francis Younghusband Gives, : Credit to Mt. Everest Expedition o st 4 iR o] — : s : = ; Nine Piece Italian Renaissance London, July 28.—'""Mountaineering 5 : proper is not necessarily rashness, but \’?” 8.3x 10.6 Axminsier {s entirely a question of prudence and % i " w . $-28 & of courage, of strength and steadiness & Rugs lut mmg oom Sultes and of a feeling for nature and her Cholce of a splendid se- Double Day Bed High grads stonotates) 5 Tncluding a 60-inch walnut buffes, round or oblong, 54-inch. most hidden beauties, which are of- e " 4 leotion 0 new designs f g : WP ten awe-inspiring, but for “,.d,‘ reason | I } b 6T, - e !hegAugaL?sz uo?e :\EL‘{oi‘hdvohrftlr\xc- Gas Ranges with 3 burners extension table, inclosed serving table, 5 side chairs and one the more sublime, and to a contem- Sale these Rugs are tre- a full size double bed by and large ovens. Only arm chair, seats covered wi uine brown dv plative spirit the more suggestive. i \ mendous values. ight. Only 2 Spanish leather. Complete only - .0198 00 Sir Francis Younghusband, speak- nig: nly Tl 0 et e Cheile e, > . ing before the Royal Geographical s $32a75 $16 95 e R soclety on the Mount Everest vxpedi- Y™ . Wely = . tion, used the foregoing words to ex- : Easy Terms Easy Terms press the sentiment which has ani- mated all those connected with the expediticn, and then said they were written 33 vears ago by a certain Father Ratti, who has now become | Pope Pius XL Skillful Men Needed. After describing what the expedi- tlon had accomplished Sir [rancls said: “The experience gained this year shows that skilled mountaineers are able to take those unskilled in | bod A ¢ 3 i high mountain craft to the highest * [ 8 > I Geoffrey Bruce had never | I8 Wik P 55 lb C F l . Cotton Felt M Tomorrow ve place on altitudes. climbed a snow and ice mountain be- | attresses fore. Yet under Finch's skilled Iend-j £ . . . . 3 8-Piece Solid Oak Golden Finish Not to be compared with inferior kinds. These Mattresse were made to se | Dining Room Outfits Solid Quartered Oak Buffets the August Sale at, $7 98 ership he was able to attain a height | of 27,300 feet. And the Sherpa por- ters, though they were practically un- ®5 3 trained to snow and ice work, were| : As shown. This August special will appeal to many. As showwm these high grade solid quar- ; 4 able, under General Bruce's stimulat- | ; 3 A large solid quartered oak buffet, 6 feet extension table tered oak Buffets with mirror hacks and R } ing influence, to carry loads up to o and six sturdy chairs with genuine leather $8 plugh lined silver drawers, ' _ Easy Dignificd Credit Terms, 25,500 feet, some of them making the seats. Complete only s, 1.50 Lupast epebiu) only i $23.75 All other grades of mattresses redu journey four times and so earning Eaey Terms Easy Terms. Basy Dignified Terms, the unstinted praise of the best| mountaineers. “By careful organization and com- | bination of effort, using experience | to guide lne{)‘(per'lenc‘;.l alnd kby tge C o t uck on the X S s S e e OB LOUIS HERRU s T l % Homefurnishe Wednesday Afternoons record up from 24,600 feet to 27,300 feet and thus left only 1,700 Zeet to P S be climbed before the crowning sum- Decorative Furniture mit is reached. “The standard of human achieve- ment has thereby heen sensibly rais- ed. And many another traveller, and many another struggler upward in every walk of life and in every coun- N . e - try “'ll*l| h’e hrnt;ed( n]ulri )’warle]nn:li l\n‘ WHISTLING LED TO MURDER |moodily about carrying an ax as a|more than raising it as a threat until jstoc ack that housed WALKS INTO POLE remembering wha Finch and Mal- — _— th = &1 - 5 E 5 . . . " sl E near Second ave- lory, Somervell, Norton and Bruce |Aged Crank Carrles Out a Life-Long | reat against whistlers and finally |last Friday, when it brought a whist- his forge and watched Schafer storm | M % = - have this year accomplished on Mt. Ahrest: {landed him in a cell charged with fler to death. The victim was the il lat wome whistiing hove. The boys\ " oo In Serions Condition Following Everest. And this, to my mind, is in- {murder, was transferred to a secret|lage blacksmith, John H. Hersdt, 60. |fed and Herdst sh | Fracture of Skull. 3 J 4 ! L lage cks oht sdt, 6 4 and Herdst shouted comparably the most valuable resuit| Harlon, Towa, July 27 — John hiding place today by Sherifft Hansen, | Hersdt, who was a notoriously “Come on over, John, and whitle New Yorl 1 - - iwa of the expedition, and a result which 'Schaefer, 70 years old, whose aversion jto protect the old man lcheerful whistier and went trom one!for r ¢ DR i R Central - bt e makes their efforts in the highest de- [to whistiing first gained him the| Schacter cartled his ax around the |tune into another all day since a Hersdt was struck down and died in 18,10 it o . ong - S e b A gree worth whhle.” | name of crank, then sent him trudging strects of Panama for years without [horseless age cut into his business, [a hospital on Saturday night. | IS SO, FERNER et TRt DSGaRRENa WO SRRt T IENENEY pedition has at o bound brought the Erskine Danforth Cor. Main, Morgan and Village Stre ets, Hartford During July and August i in front of the sl vesterday aft. i his skull an iron trolley pole ut the curb in|marriage.