New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 16, 1923, Page 3

CAPT, RICKENBACKER, FAMOUS ACE, - " DONATES TO LUFBERY MEMORIAL | Makes Personal Visit to . Wallingford and Pays Glowing. Tribute to Me- " mory of Lafayette Esca- . drille Flier. ' Wallingtord, March 16.-~Captain Fdward V. Rickenbacker, :orld ! famous aviator and automobile racer, ru Wallingford a brief visit last Vening for the sole purpose of maks ing a donation to the, memorial fund being raised in honor of this town's reat ace, the late Major Raoul Luf- ', He was greeted at headquar- of Wallingford lodge of, Elks by bout thirty prominent citizens, in- _Vited for the ‘purpose, and & flashlight gl_ctum was taken of Captain Ricken- .backer handing his check for $100 to sCharles G. Phelps, chairman of the Lutbery Memorial committee, Spoke y. Following this ceremony the dis- tinguished visitor spoke bplefly, tell- ‘ing of his acquainfatnce with Lufbery &nd how his own success was largely, it not entirely, due to the training he received from’the former Wallingford man, who was later the Lafayette Es- cadrille and whose name was a house- hold word throughout France and the . ‘greater part of the civilized world. (- "I just want to thank you men for this opportunity to make my contri- bution to the Lufbery Memorial fund,” eald Captain Rickenbacker. /*Raoul Lufbery was orle of the great- est men this country ever'-has pro- duced. Notwithstanding the fact he was not as fortunate as some by way of birth and education, he brought fame to his name and to his country. 1 owe all I know about fiying to that man’s teaching. I was born in a very humble position in life myself, and I want to say that there is no reason why Lufbery should not share in the lionor and glory that has been mine ‘since the war excepting that he fell i a mass of flames over there in France, and I am contributing to this memorial in his name with that thought in mind. 1 have been ‘honored by this country and by many iclubs, societies and various organiza- ions throughout the land, and all this /should be Lufbery's were he alive, for ‘he richly deserved it. ‘Was a Martyr. “I don't believe he was appreciat- ed by you men of Wallingford for|._ £ truly, ‘prophet is without honor in {"his own land, but he was a martyr to science and to patriotism. The fly- . ing machine is the coming thing and i ‘Lufbery did more to educate airmen than any other. Had he 'lived, he ‘would have acquired great fame, for- . tune and distinction, for certainly he ¢ ‘'was entitled to this and I hope that the check I am leaving here will be @ starter to a large fund for a sult. able memorial to his great achieve. ments.”, Great Auto’ Racer, It is of fnterest to know.' that Captain. Rickenbacker had the' dis- tinction of dropping well "over 30 planes during the world war and was officlally credited with 26 ' of them. He Is known to all sports lovers as one of the greatest auto racers this country has produced, and when the world war broke out he was not long in volunteering for alr service and soon commenced to be heard from until today he is recog- ‘nized as the greatest ace of them all, He is vice president of the Ricken- backer Motors Co, of Detroit, Mich. He was loqu‘lntld with the local aviator, Looks the 5 The captain is about six feet in height, rather slight bulld, and with a stern, severe counténance and_manner. He looks the = sports- through and through and every move he makes dénotes reserve pow- er and a latent dynamic force. He speaks in a deep voice and right to the point. There is nothing spec- tacular in the man's appearance, his quiet dark suit being devoid of 'orna. ment excepting a small service but- ton in thé. lapel. He recalled a verse he composed soon after Lutbery fell,” and recited this during his remarks. The little poem expressed the thought while America was ringing with applause and cheering the home coming of the men who fought overseas, and was bestowing fame and fortune upon them, those who fought and were left behind in a foreign soil should not be forgotten. Received the Visitor. Among some of those who greeted the visitor were Edward Lufbery, fa- ther of the Wallingford hero; David R. Lyman, the Rev. A. P. Greenleaf, Chief G. C, Abbott, Judge J. G. Phelan, Attorney M. T. Downes, E. J. Enoch, Dr. M. T.'Sheehan, Willlam A. McKenzle, Commissioner 8. W. Hubbard, Warden John P. Bridgett, Commissioner James McKenna, C. M. Gannon, John E. Cassin, Jack Sheehy, Linwood V. Hall, Edward C. Cox, A Nerdrum, H. P. Prior, J. E. Downey, R. 8. Botsford, John R. Barnes, James Bridgett, Richard Downey, William 5t. Onge and others. ROBERTS BECOMES COACH Waynesburg, Pa, March 16— James (Red) Roberts of Somerset, Ky., Center college football star, yes: terday signed a contract to coach the Waynesburg College football and basketball teams. The contract {s for one year, but contains a renewal clause, it wag announced. He suc- ceeds Frank Wolfe who resigned at the epd of last season. L0SS OF HILLION "INCATHOLIC FIRE Montreal Has Another Disastrons | B A B Mdntreal, March 16.~Herole work on the part of 80. attendants and ay many Sisters of Providence made possible the safe removal of 360 pa~ tients from the Roman Catholic home' for incurables when it was destroyed by fire yesterday. The patients were' taken from the home, which s one Decarie boulevard, to the Gray Nuns' orphanage. by ‘The fire started in an elevator shatt and spread rapidly. All ambulances in the city and a’volunteer. fleet of taxicabs were called to remove the patients to the orphanage. Y Damage caused by the fire waa es- timated at $1,000,000, The hospittal was built In 1867 as a convent for the EBisters of the Preclous Blood, but was found to be larger then thelr needs called for in 1910. Tt was taken over by the Sisters' of Providence, who have since operated it as a hos- pital. MORE PIRATES ARRIVE Squad Includes Catcher Schmidt at Hot Springs Pittaburgh, March 16.—The second squad of Pirates, including Catcher Walter Schmidt, arrived last night in Hot Springs, Ark., where the players are coaditioning for the opening of the National league according to dis- patches reecived here today. Among the recent arrivals were Carey, Traynor, Maranville, Grimm and Muller, all regulars last season. R A AT AR MAY GO TO ENGLAND Pitsburgh, March 16.—James F. Burke of Pittsburgh, atorney for the U. §. Golf association, probably will Second .| sail with the American Walker cup team for England next month, he an- nounced today. While not a member of the team Mr. Burke plans to at- tend the conferences between the committee representing the U. 8. Golf association and Royal and Anciént Golf club, the governing body in Great Britain, with a view to adopt- ing a universal golf code. cimsadlebins RGN i AUSTIN REFUSES OFFER. St. Louls Veteran Declines Manager- ship of Washington Club. §t. Louis, Mo, March 16.—A fllu: patch trom .the St. Louis Americans’ training camp stated, it was learned yesterday, that Jimmy Austin, vet- eran third baseman, has refused the managership of the ‘Washington Sen- ators because he wishes to remain with his old teammates. TH BIG FURNITURE STORE COLUMBIA GRAFONOLAS Now Reduced $75.00 DOWN—Balance on Weekly Pay- T — ments to Suit Everyone. 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