New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 INVENTORIES FILED OF DAMON ESTATES, William L. Damon Leit $107,401 and George L. Damon $84,218 BOTH BUSINESS YETERANS Former Was Coal Dealer for Half Century and Latter Was Shoe Mer- chant for Many Years—Many In- vestments in Manufacturing Stock. Inventories of the estates of Wil- liam L. Damon and George L. Damon were flled this morning in probate. In the former estate, a valuation ot $107,401.06 was arrived at by Ap- praisers Dudley T. Holmes and Noah Lucas, and in the latter estate Ap- praisers E. W, Abee and H. D. Hum- phrey reported a valuation of $84,- 216.50. William L. Damon was engaged in the lumber, coal and wood business for about half a century, and George T. Damon conducted a shoe business on Main street for a number of years. W. L. Damon Tnventory. The William T.. Damon inventory follows: Real estate: Building lot on Rox- bury road, Belvidere, $600. Personal estate: Seventy shares American Hardware Corp., $4,087.50; 40 shares Landers, Irary & Clark, $2,720; four shares Masonic Temple, $20; 20 shares Meriden Realty, $300; 12 shares New Britain Trust, $2,160; 50 sghares North & Judd, $2,450; one share Sovereigns Trading, $100; 76 shares Go-Gas of doubtful value and a participating - operation certificate of the Consumers Service Stations, listed similarly; notes, $3,500 and ac- crued interest of $8.50; War Savings Clertificate, $4.63; deposit in Savings Bank of New Rritain, $34.76; cash, $7.10; deposit in Bristol Savings hank, 841.19; New Britain National Bank Christmas club, $42; New Britain Trust deposit of $29,443.71; New (Continued on Twelfth Page) GANADA’S OPEN CHAMP LEADS DAY AT INWOOD Al Watrous Turns in Card of Par 72 for 18 Holes— Smith Has Trouble By The Associated Press. Inwood, July 11.—Al Watrous, Canada’s open champion, led the field in the rforning round of the third day's qualifying play of the national open championship with a card of par 72 for the 18 holes. Watrous' card follows: Out In o Walter Hagen took a on his first round today fleation play for the national golf championship tournament. MacDonald Smith of San Francisco “ad a 36. Hagen had a six on the var three seventh hole. His card: Out 4456054605 4—42 mith’s Card: Out ...... 44545334438 Mike Brady, Detroit, 74. Mike Brady, the pro, of siflls, Detroit, made the ronnd in 74, two over par. the second nine in par 35. His card: | Out 54655524 4—39 In .... 43344445 4—35—T4 George Carney, Ann Arbor, Mich., withdrew. Steward Maiden, Atlanta. £8, Walter O’Donnell, Philadelphia, withdrew. Gunnar Nelson, Fort Wayne, withdrew. Ernest L. Ryall, Kennebunk Beach, Me, 77. William D. Robinson, Philadelphia, 85. 42 going out in the quali- open Oakland morning He turned (Continued on Twemh Page). BURGLAR R PLEADS GUILTY | Stanley Vincent. 18, of RBridgepart, Into Several Houses at Worcester, Mass, Admits Breaking Worcester, July 11.-£Stanley *Vin- nt, 18, of 166 Sterling street, Bridge- rt, pleaded guilty today in central striet court to a charge of breaking 1d entering several Worcester houses [ the past few days and was held 8900 for superior court. Vincent vs he is on parole from Cheshire, mn., reformatory. Among the houses hich Vincent confessed he entered, oking for valuables so that he might rise $200 on them to pay for having is teeth filled with gold were those Dr. Wallace W. Atwood, president Clark university; Matthew P. Whit- 'l of the Whittall Carpet Mills, Jos, ph F¥. Sherer and Attorney Charl Milton. 21l Off Bicycle Proves Fatal to Bridgeport Boy Bridgeport, July 11.—When he fell ‘om a bicycle a few days ago John| doffman, 12, failed to tell his par- nts that he was hurt. Yesterday aft-| rnoon he complained of feeling ill. physician ordered his removpl to + hospital where he died of traumatic »eritonitis caused by being struck by he handle bars of his bicycle when e fell, itone Barrage Smashes 200 Town Home Windows More than 200 panes of glass in buildings on the town farm proper- ties have been broken in the past week by boys. This is the third time this year that several hundred panes of glass have been shattered there. | tractor N [/ NEW Gilchreest Admits to Judge Klett He Had Been In- Judge George W. Klett has been whom Building John C. Gilchreest has refused a per- mit to make alterations to a house on Church street, next to the Adkins plans to fight what he declares discrimination against him by building commission. Stein claims that before his plans were submitted to the inspector and an applicatton made for a permit, the permit. This morning at the office of the bullding commission, Judge Klett asked the inspector if this was true and the reply was in the affirm- ative, The judge asked if the permit would have been turned down regard- less of whether or not it complied with the provisions of the building code, and the inspector said that such was the request made of him by the commission. However, Inspector Gilchreest in refusing the issuance of a permit to- day did so because he claims the plans do not provide for walls of thickness required by ordinances in brildings to be used both for busi- ness and dwelling purposes. The fact that he had been requested to turn down Btein's application does not en- ter into his refusal, the inspector says. Stein has been in the building busi- ness for the last 18 years. TFor a number of years he was associated in business with Israel Wexler, who is now chairman of the building com- mission. Messrs. Wexler and Stein dissolved partnership several years agor ECLECTIC PHYSICIANS T0 FIGHT REMOYAL ATTEMPTS| Dr, Isidor Yochelman Hurls Down | | | | “u (o Tght in the uoum any attempt to stop them trom practicing, according to Dr. or Yochelman, one of the three local eclectic physicians Whose names Iwere included in the bill which Gov- grnor Templeton killed by a “pocket” veto. “Our licenges cannot be revoked na matter what opinion the attorney gen- eral may lold in the matter,” Dr. Yochelman said today, ‘“‘His opinion i, a matter of this kind carries no, more weight than the opinion of any other citizen of the state. There is no law which says our licenses can be revoked merely hecause we failed to appear to be re-examined in Nv»“- Haven yesterday. ! “The state law says that doctors’ li- censes cannot be revoked by the health department except upon the written request of every member of the medical examining board repre- senting their school of practice, and Dr. John O. Jerry of West Haven, president of the Connecticut eclectic society and a member of the examin- ing board has stated that the board will not request revocation of any of these licenses. The hundred or more cclectic physicians in the state con- trol their own board and the board is not going to play into the hands of those individuals who\tried to induee us to take another examination.” HELD IN HEAVY BONDS Stamford Truck Driver Must Stand Result of Fatal Acident. Greenwicn, Jualy 11.—Joseph Mar tinelli . of Stamford driver for Rob. ert Anthony, a contractor of that city was held in 85,000 today on the charge of manslaughter as being re sponsible for the death of Dehlkis Worden of Cos Cob who was brushed off the rwhning board of a truck and killed Monday afternoon Disposition of Martinelli's case awaits the finding of Coroner Phelan It is charged that Martinelli drove his truck over the highway so close to that on which Worden was riding that he brushed off the latter. Martinelli | has said that while he was in that vicinity and ‘“cut in” on a truck he knew nothing of the Worden death tion' of the traffic laws in failing to have a rear marker on his truck. JI0NE KILLED SEVEN HURT At Harrison, N. J., Station. Newark, N. J, July 11.—An uniden- tified boy was killed and seven per-| sons injured when a westbound Hud- ! son and Manhattan tube train collid- ed with an eastbound empty train at day. A commutation ticket bearing the name Louis Chapman was found in the dead boy's pocket. COMEDIAN 1§ SUED. Los Angeles, July 11.—Al St. John, motion plcture comedian, was sued for divorce yesterday by M. Lilllan Bt. John, who charged cruelty. 4 structed Not to Issue 0. K. ! retained by B. Stein, a building con- | Inspector | Printing Co. property, and Mr. Stein | is | Gilchreest was instructed to refuse a | | Trial On Manslaughter Charge As| who will hold an inquest on July 14.! he was arrested yesterday for a viola- | Unidentified Young Man Meets Death When Train Crashes Into Another a switch near the Harrison station to-| BRITAIN, Stez, Refused Permit to Build, Engages Lawyer to Fight Board FIREMEN CONTRIBUTE T0 FRESH AIR FUNG Chief Noble’'s Men Give Check for $20 Through the “Herald” ¥RESH AIR CAMP FUND Previously Acknowl- edged .$3,268.50 Priend 2.00 | Firemen's Relfet 20.00 Miss Margaret Bacon .. 1.60 Miss Mary Schultz ..... 1.50 Social Workers' clnb 10.40 ..$3,304.20 Total today Contributions to the Fresh Air fund were recelved today from two sources which were particularly gratifying to the Fresh Air Editor of the “Herald,” who is in charge of the money that is given to the fund through this pa- per. The firemen of the city wished to “do their bit" and gave $20. Two young girls, the Misses Bacon and Schultz, moved by a spirit of philan- thropy and public regard, conducted a cake and candy sale and proudly gave the result, $3, to the fund. “The Fresh Air Camp is the best' thing we know of and is the most de-| serving of our support,” said the fire- | men in presenting the check for $20, which amount came from their pen- sion and relief fund. “The camp 18| doing a lot for the youngsters of the city who are not in the best of health and we are giad to help some of the 300 who will be sent to Burling- ton this summer for two weeks apiece. It certainly is fine for them and fine for the city."” The two girls, although they did not say so, were probably moved by the same feelings and, in addition, ' \ New Superintendent Of Health Department CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. —EIGHTEEN PAGES Groom Startles Wedding Party by Refusing to Go Through Ceremony and Spurning Bride at the Altar .John Zielinski Breaks Up Nuptial Event By Repudiating | Bride-to-Be and Leaving Church Without Explanation DR. RICHARD W. PULLEN Dr. Richard W. Pullen, who was elected superintendent of the health department yesterday, was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, but left there at the age of four years for North Fon du Lae. Wisconsin, where he re- ceived his early education. \ He gradu- ated from the High school in Fond du Lac and later from Lawrence col- lége, Wisconsin, and from the Uni- versity of Wisconein. He came PAA( and took up the general study of | medfeine and surgery at Yale Medical school, from which institution he was graduated in 1921. He was interne and assistant resi- dent surgeon at the New Haven hos- pital until he accepted the position General hospital following the illness of Dr. J. G. Henry. He is an Alpha Kappa Kappa man. New Haven Police To Use Boats to War On Rum Runners A New Haven, July 11.—To stop if possible the inflow of liquor by way of the Sound, Chief of Police Smith is organizing a fleet of patrol boats for the New Haven water front. Jydge A. W. Chambers in his first week on the city court bench declared that “illicit Hquor traffic in the city must stop.'" * He sent two men to dail for liquor law violations. | they wanted to give the vacations to a good time in the country if it were| not for their aid. Undoubtedly “A | Workers' club mentioned above also had similar desires and similar gen- 1en and the two girls are particular, we do not WK nocassity. of the camp, _wwure it affords, the health that days of midsummer, and are willing | to give also, to be sent this year, some of whom have already gone, and there is just| it certaln they will all go. If you | have not helped the Fresh Air Editor edge what contribution you might. make. some youngsters who might not afford | Friend” and members of the Soctal | ,xasjhvvan" kindness toward others. rm that others are con- it Tunm up during the depressing Remember, there are 300 children {about $700 more necessary to make. of the Herald will be glad to acknow!- LE&C, STfl[IKHflI.I]ERS | i On 1 for 2 Basis Without Cost | i s At a meeting of the stockholders of Landers, Frary & Clark Mfg. Co, this afternoon, it was voted to adopt the directors’ resolution to increase the capital stock from $7,000,000 to $10,- 600,000, According to an announce- jment sent out by Edward F. Hall, | secretary of the corporation, “stock- rhnldnrs are entitled to participate, | without cost, in the distribution of the ! new stock, in the proportion of one | new share for each two shares owned |at the time these resolutions were | passed.” The company's letter to stockhold- | ers follows: “To the Stockholders | Frary & Clark, “Your attention is called to the fol- lowing resolution this day adopted by the Stockholders of the Corporation | “That the Aunthorized Capital Stock | of Landers, Frary & Clark hereby authorized is Ten Million, Five Hun- dred Thousand Dollars, ($10,500,000), | divided into T'our Hundred Twenty Thousand, (420,000), shares of the par value of Twenty Five Dollars, (825.00), each, which shall be all Common Stock, and “That it is desirable and this meet- ing does authorize and recommend a transfer to the amount of threa mil- |lion, five hundred thousand dollars, [ (3,500,000), in value, of a portion of |the surplus of the corporation now | utilized as working capital, to and the conversion and merger of the same into. the permanent capital stock of |this corporation by the issue of one |hundred forty thousand shares of {the unissned newly authorized cap- |ital stock of the par value of twenty. | five dollars ($25.00) each, and the dis- | |tribution thereof among the stock- | of Tanders, i (Continued on Fourteenth Page). |O’Brien Confirmed as Hartford, July 11—The state board of education has approved the ap- | pointment of: the following local su-| | perintendents of Americanization | work for the coming vear: Hartférd, Howard Bradstreet: Bridgeport, Ray- mond P. Walker; Enfleld, 1. Mar- garet Morris; Falirfield, Willlam E.! VOTE CAPITAL INCREASE New Shares to Be Issued | | Americanization Worker | | 3,50 PER PINT FOR BOOZE FROM PORTERS ‘Chlcago Dallv News Con- | tinues Sensational Liquor Expose in South | By The Assoctated Press. | Chicago, July 11. — Rum running along the Florida coast has developed |into such a flourishing industry that some Florida automobile dealers sell cars specially built to transport liquor, furnish a negro chauffeur and guarantee safe dellvery anywhere, the |Chicago Daily News declared today in {the second copyrighted articles de- |scribing rum running along the At- lantic seaboard. The writer who with a bootlegger named “Terry” investigated rum run- ning along the Worida coast,.declared he had heen approached by such a dealer. The dealer, the writer said, offered bank references and other proof of his reliability and integrity On the trip to Florida, the writer Aeclared, prohinition was the predom inant theme of talk among passengers. While passing through Alabama where even the sale of near beer is prohihited, the writer said, he ob- served that 8 of 13 passengers in the observation car had pocket flasks Porters on the train on which the trip was made, the writer declared, were dispensing pint bottles of liquor at every stop at $3.50 a pint CreightonrDVef’cnse i’ses 11.—Efforts to show that Mre. Walter J. Creighton died as the result of taking strychnine compound in a physician’'s prescrip- tion were made by defense counsel today in cross-examination of wit- nesses at the trial of Mrs, Mary J. Creighton. charged with polsoning | her mother-in-law with arsenic. The | medicine, according to testimony, was | given the elder Mrs. Creighton three days before her death on December | Newark, July = HIGH TIDES { NE July 12 (Standard Time) At New Haven— 9:30 a. m.; | At New London— 8:08 a. m.; 0:04 p.m. | 9:01 p. m. * * | THEE. WEATHER D Smith: New Britain, James E. O’Brien; Meriden, Maurice B. Mer- rill; Naugatuck, Mrs. Gertrude M. Madigan; Putnam, Louls F. Battey; Togrington, Edgar P. Paulsen; West- port, Miss Helen M. Perry; Water- | town, Miss Luella E. Leslile, 6&) Hartford, July 11.-—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Thursday, not much change in temperature. of medical director of the New Britain | Physician’s Prescription |« | of Hopewell, | counts. jLightning Claims Three, 'uundlng erops. Deserted at the altar at the Church of the Sacred Heart by a flance who | refused to go through with the cere- mony after the priest of the ehurch | had begun the service, Miss Josephine | Tkacz of 100 North street, a wait- | ress; ig in Long Island at the home of | o, sister, still single, while Johm Ziel- |inski of 176 High street is the pos- sessor of a marriage license which at | the last minute he refused to use, Sweethearts for seven years, the prospective bridegroom suddenly re- fused to accept the girl as his wife, interrupted the ceremony, arose and walked out of the church, astonishing the priest and guests, after publicly repudiating her. Zielinski was born in Poland but | came to this country about 10 years ago. During the war he returned | and served two yea*s in the Polish army. Neighbors claim that he has been recelving letters regularly from Poland ever since and there are vague speculations that he may have taken a wife while overseas. Miss Tkacz is the daughter of Mrs, Mary Tkacz and has been a waitress at the Young Women's Christian as- sociation for the past year. Officials at that institution speak of her in the terms of the highest praise. | no reluctance to be noticed on the part of the young man at that time, according to Colonel Thompson, Mon- day evening Zielinski called upon the girl at her home and spent some time there. Neighbors who did not seem to approve of the young man also called upon the girl Monday and en- deavored to persuade her to change her mind. But she refused and said she was going through with the cere- mony. Part of Monday she spent with Mrs. Mike Kosinski, a sister of her intend- ed husband, both women doing the «hopping for the wedding breakfast which was to have been served at the Kosinski home, where Zielinski boarded. Plans were made for a honeymoon trip to New London. The ceremony was set for 7:80 o'clock yvesterday morning. According to neighbors, 7ielinski told his intended bride that it would be up to her to provide her own wedding clothes, which is con- trary to custom among Polish and Russian families, and also that she would jhave to buy her own bouquet. She did this in both cases. The wedding party arrived at the church on schedule time and marched down to the altar as per arrange- ments. - Prospective bride and bride- Following the courtship of almost | seven years, the couple decided to get | married. They called at the office of City Clerk A. L. Thompson Monday and recelved their license. There was groom knelt before the rail and Rev. Alexander Kowallezyk began the (Continued on ’l’velflh Page) BURKOSKI SEEMS SURE T0 BE IN FINAL PLAY Youthful Golfer Continues Sensation at the State Championships Groton, July 11.—Willlanyi. Bur- koski, youthful Naugatuck goff star, won from R. M. Lewls of Greenwich today 5 up and 4 to play in the Connecticut state golf championship | at the Shenecossett Country club. He played wonderful golf all the ! way and won the first two holes with threes while Lewis had fours. The mateh, never was in doubt. Burkeski led by a‘big margin all the way., He was out in 36 and if he had finished in he would have 70 with fours for the homeward flight, which would have two on the par. 1. M. Lloyd of Greenwich, who was a favorite in the competition, lost to R. A. Stranahan of Brooklawn by 3 and 2. H. J. Topping, who is a fa- vorite In the tournament, had a tough | time with R. J. Ross of Sequin. Top- \p|n! was 3 up at the 14th, but Ross ‘won the 14th and 15th in par after | halving the 16th. He won the 17th | and came to the home hole all even. | They halved in fours and Topping Twon the 19th hole with a birdie | three when his approach was dead | to the pin. W. Parker Beeley of Brooklawn, present champion, won his easily from Dr. M. D. MacDonald of Woodway by 6 up and 5 to play. The big match this afternoon will be between Topping and Seeley. Bur- koski who is playing great golf is ex- pected to win easlly and enter the final tomorrow. PINNED UNDER CAR, DROWNS Tiny Field Mouse Canses Death of Three Men in Peculiar Auto Acch dent in Michigan. Marquette, Mich,, July 11.—A field mouse caused the death of three men and serious injury to two others. The men were drowned when a truck in which they were riding rolled down an embankment into a pond near Champion Richard Saari, 82, Ole Mattinen, 51, and Charles Hevry, 58, who drowned | were in the rear of the truck trying to. catch the mouse. Suddemly the rodent leaped between them to the |stoulder of Herbert Strand on the front seat. Strand wess startied and | |turched violently against Joseph| criver, driver, who lost control of the | truck Scriver and Strand, who were ser- | jously hurt, escaped death by jump- |ing. The others were pinned below |the surface of the water by the over- | turned truck. Virginia Bal:l(‘e}:\—rrested, | Accounts Short $110,000 Hopewell, Va. July 11.—R. Lewis| Shelby, cashler of the National bank was arrested last night on a charge of being short in his ac- H. J. Watkins, president of | the bank, estimated the shortage at| approximately $110,000 Heat Fourth in Michigan Detroit, July 11, — Lightning claimed three victims and heat a fourth in lower Michigan yesterday, while wind, reaching gale proportions in some sections, uprooted fruit trees, | wrecked farm buildings and ruined| GEN. W. S. PTERCE DIES. Washington, July 11.—Brig. Gen. W. 8. Pierce, assistant chief of or- dinance of the army, died here last night after undergoing an operation for a digestive disorder. He former- match | | sweltered for MOTHER OF TEN ONE OF 12 EXPLOSION VICTIMS Had Just Started to Work When Fa- tal Blast Occurred at Alton, Il Powder Flant. By The Assoclated Press Alton, Ill., July 11.—Twelve per- sons, seven of them women, Wwere killed, and 23 injured in an explosion late yesterday at the plant of the Waestern Cartridge Co. at East Alton. It is believed that the terrific blast which rocked buildings within a ra- dius of five miles had its origin in| loose powder being jammed in the pockets of a machine used for de- capping army shells. Five victims of the explosion were killed outright while the other six died at tke hospital. Mrs. Minnle Warren, one of those killed, was the .mother of ten chtl- dren and had just started to work yesterday. The explosion occurred in a fire- proof bullding of concrete and steel. Aside from tearing fixtures from their | fastenings and wrecking four decap- ping machines, the explosion did little damage. Lives of the employes spared f) the explosion were endangered by the constant ‘bursting of shells charged by fire that followed the detonation. WHEAT UNDER A DOLLAR Opens At 81 or Above at Chicago, But Price Soon Tumbles To 99 3-4 and 99 5-8 Per Bushel. Chicago, July 11.—Although wheat | opened today at $1.00 or above per . bushel the price soon dropped to be- low the dollar mark, a rare event since before the world war and for the first time this season. On the ini- | tial decline this morning July deliv- ery touched 99 3-4 cents and Septem- ber 99 6-8 cents. Minneapolls, July 11.—Sympathetic with wheat, flour broke to a new low mark in about eight years, when one of the largest mills here set the price at $6.00 a barrel for family patents when sold in car lots. registered at the mills here today ranged from 15 to 25 v»nm a barrel TRIES 10 KILL HERSELF Mrs. Crudelle, Sentenced to be Hanged, A"rmmfi"tn Dash Out Her Brains in Chicago Cell. | Chicago, July 11.—Mrs. Sabelle Nitti Crudelle, sentenced to hang, at- | tempted to commit suicide this morn- ing in her cell here. She beat her head against the bars anhd tried to choke herself. Matrons prevented her from doing serious injury to herself. Excessive Heat Cause of Deaths in Various Places Chicago, July 11.—Deaths caused | by excessive heat in many parts of the country vesterday were suppli- mented today with reports of casual- | ties from storms which last night brought relief to sections which have the last two days. Eight persons died yésterday from the heat and seven deaths caused by! lightning were reported today. 450,000 Ttalians Wish To Move to This Country By The Associated Press. Rome, July 11.—The Italian de- partment of emigration has received 450,000 applications from Ttallan eciti- zene desiring to emigrate to the Unit- | ed States it was announced today. NO GRAND CIROUIT. Toledo, O., July 11.—Rain which started late yesterday and continued | former The decline | Daily Circulation Week Ending 9,1 13 July Tth . ... MOTORMAN CHANGES BILL FOR THOUSAND Passenger Tenders Note for $1,000 for Five Cent Carfare “CAN'T FOOL THE B. & P. E" Conductor Michael Troy, in Predica- ment, Finds Support on Front End of Car When Motorman Bill Cough- lin Produces About $1,400. (Special to The Herald). Plainville, July 11.—The Bristol and Plainville Electric Co. has since {ts existence been noted for the fact that its employes are ready for any emers gency, and the by-word has been: “You can't put anything over on the B. & P. E” A concrete example of this was given yesterday when Com- ductor Michael Troy in charge of the line between Plainville and Bristol ! was presented with a $1,000 b} by ' a passenger to pay a five cent fare, ' and at a loss to change it, told of his predicament to Motorman Coughlin who immediately dug down |in his pockets and pulled out $4,000 in change. As the law states that when sdpas« senger on a public passenger vehicle presents a 'bill too large for the con- ductor to change, the conductor can is reached and the change secured,’ Conductor Troy took the thousand dollar bill yesterday afternoon. The passenger, owner of the bill, fafling to have any smaller change, agreed to have the bill changed in Bristol and settle for the car fare. When Motor Coughlin, howmwer, learned of the plight in which his conductor was put, he immedistely sung out, “You can't put anything over on the B. & P. E,” and changed the bill. The passengers on the car were surprised at the efficiency of the service and the owner of the bill was nearly dumbfounded when the con- ductor returned his change amounting to $999.95. Coughlin had about $1,400 with him at the time. ¢ —_—— HART AND RAWLINGS NAMED BY POLIGEMEN Police Association Stamford, July 11.-—Two hundred delegates were present at this morn- ing’s session of the State Police as- soclation’s 21st annual convention which is being held here. i At the opening of the meeting the police officials - stood :in silence for m | one minute as a tribute to the late ‘Willlam H. Brennan of Stamford who at the time of his death, was presi- dent of the association. * Mayor A. N. Phillips, Jr., welcomed the delegates and stated, during the course of his address that he favored the return of light wine and beer. He stressed the need of an old age and maternity pension system. Officers were elected as follows: President, Chief Garrett Farrell, Hartford. First vice-president, Chief Philip T. 8mith, New Haven, BSecre- tary, Chief J. J. T.andrigan, Meriden, Treasurer, Superintendent George M. Beach, Waterbury. The executive committee {is com- posed of Superintendent P. J. Flana« gan, Bridgeport; Chief James Heffer- nan, Btamford; Chief George Linton, Norwich; Chief E. L. Belden, Bristolt Chief John H. S8locum, Winsted, Chief Willlam C. Hart, New Britain and Superintendent James Red- gate, Bridgeport, Former Chief W. J. Rawlings, New Britain and former Captain D, W, Bradley, Danbury both retired, were BROKER GOES T0 PRISON Augustus F. Toohill, Member of De- funct New York Firm, Sentenced to Serve Two to Five Years. Amsterdam,, N. Y, July 11 —Anp. | gustus F. Toohill, member of the de- funct New York city brokerage firm of Dillon & Co., who was recently ccnvicted of a grand larceny charge in Montgomery county court, was sen= aenced today to from two to five years in Clinton prison The case was tased on the complaint of a local mu- sic dealer who alleged he had depos- 'ited $5,500 with Diilon & Co. for stock which fever was delivered. ESCAPES FROM CUSTODY Stats Policeman’s Shot Has No Effect On Winsted Youth Who Flees Into Wonds On His Approach. Winsted, July 11—Emerson Mills, - who took French leave while working ers in a hay barn yesterday ate break« fast with his father hers today. Of- ficers were told of the fact and went after Mills but he left and got on & lumber truck which headed toward the Massachusetts line. A motorcyels officer chased the truck but Mills saw the officer first and took to the woods moving fast as the officer fired a q‘ over his head. throughout the night caused a post- ! * ly was commandant at the Spring- fleld, Mass, armory. ponement of today's card of grand circult racing here. ‘ Mills had been regarded as right mentally. He had been mitted to jall for a theft. eradication of the Volstead law and made life members of the committes, with other Litchfield county prisons take the bill until the central ofleo “4. {Present Chief on Executive Committee .of . State-- /4