New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1924, Page 1

PAJEWSHI TO LEAVE_ Pt st STER GF THAW 1S | JUDGE LANDIS CRITICIZES THE ‘OTHER WOMAN| UPHAM AND OTHER LEADERS Filh Warder Woo Boled6.0.P. ™ romseners v~ Gountss De Prigny Gited as 6o /N THE REPUBLICAN PARTY Archie Rennyson, superintendent of | " e " ! j i the Orleans parish prison where six :MET““"ISTS v"TE I:"R “nclud“ Pmident ll Average Daily ' Aora 2otn - 10y News of the World By Associated Press ITAIN, CONNEC 'ESTABLISHED 1870 'THEATER MEN OBJECT T0 3%&%%%“3%1 'LIGENSE FEE INCREASE Four Groups Systematically 'Takelg ey bty Up Hunt for Major Martin Manager John Contaras of the New Orleans, May 2. — Captain | | Capitol theater, Manager Carlyle Bar- |rett of the Palace theater, Manager ' | Peter Perokas of the Scenic theater Will Tender Resignation respondent by Mrs. Modica WILL QUIT PUBLIG LIFRdepees it e s’ 3" s OPFENSES ARE ~ CHARGED ing him *“we will get you sure” if the ' land Manager Frank Dzicek of the {Lyceum theater called on Mayor A. His Denunciation Of HOPES STILL ENTERTAINED Round-World-Flight. Commander May Have Headed Inland in Storm and Found Refuge in Souu!' Secluded Nook—No Trace However. Abord the Haio, Coast Guard Cut- ter Searching for Major Martin, May 2,—~By Wireless to the Assoclated Press to Estevan, B. C.,—Search for| Major Frederick L. Martin, missing American world flight commander, has been d'vided into four parts and early today was proceeding system- aticaly, Inasmuch as no word has been re- ceived of the sighting of Major Mar- tin(since he left Chignik, Alaska, Wednesday to fly to Dutch Harbor, 40 miles away, it was assumed he had | not proceeded far beyond Chignik. It was considered practically certain that he could not have passed the Shumagin Islands, 140 miles from | Chignik, or False Pass, 230 miles from Chignik, When Major Martin, accompased by his mechanician took the at Chignlk to join the three planes at| Dutch Harbor, the Haida was in the Shumagins *7atching for him. When kis three companion pilots soared over False Pass April 19, it was promptly reported by a radio station ' of P. E. Harris, a Salmon canner, as they went over False Pass, Scarch 1s Renewed { The Assoclated Press. Bremerton, Wash,, May 2.—8earch | for Major Frederick I. Martin, com- mander of the United States army around-the-world flight, and his me- chaniclan, Sergeant Alva Harvey, mis- | sing since their departure in the air | cruiser Seattle from Chignik, Alaska, | Wednesday morning, was resumed with fresh vigor at dawn today by coast guard cutters and all available | cannery vessels between Chignik and | Duteh Harbor, Unalaska. | Ships not equipped with search- lights were halted during the night, but the coast guard cutters Haidl and ! Algonquin and the coast survey v sl Ploneer crept through the dark- ness with lights trained along the rugged north Pacific shore line. Lat. ' est wireless advices gave the Algon- | quin's position as between Pirate | Cove, In the Shumagin islands, and | Chignik. Mariners believe that to be closest | 10 the point where Major Martin may have been forced down, Itenewed hope for Martin's rescue | has come with cessation of furious gales whioch have been* lashing the \laska Peninsula shore and the Aleu. | tian islands for a week, Owing to poor radio communica- | tion with northern paints during day- light hours it was thought here that any word concerning what befell the | plane would be delayed many hours. | Stll No Trace A wireless message from Cordov: received here at midnight, the latest communication, said no trace of the missing airmen had been found up to ’3:30 p. m. Alaska time, Numerous minute islands, many of them not even charted on the largest of marine maps, dot the territory where the search is in progress. 8o far as Is known here, the Seattle did | not carry more than a day's supply of | food. Unless Martin and Harvey are | in a sheltered and inhabited place, it was pointed out, the two may be suf- | fering from exposure and hunger, The three pllots at Dutch Harbor | have become concerned over whether their adventure will suceeed. Captain . E. Rolstad, master of the 8 8, Brookdale, declared upon arrival at Heattle yesterday from Dutch Harbor. | “The people have no idea of the courage the fliers have shown in their | rattles with the elements in the | north,” Captain Rolstad said. “They 16 not deny that they are fearful | that if weather conditions do not im- mediately improve they may be un- able to circle the globe this season, “Lieutenants TLowell H. Smith, lLeigh Wade and Eric Nelson, in the | planes Chicago, Boston and New Or- | jeans, made a thrilling flight from | Chignik to Duteh Harbor. / Had to Fiy Low “lLieutenant Nelson said the planes B | M. Paonessa this morning to protest aghinst any increase in theater license fees. “The license committee of the com- mon council is to meet Monday eve- ning to consider increases. Mayor Paonessa told his visitors that the Does Not Anticipate Being Appointed To Office—Helped Roll Up Big Plurality For Mayor Paonessa in Northwest Section, council committee has control of this !matter and that they should appear Monday evening and give their argu- ments against increases, One of the theater men argued that !carnivals playingt in town one week a 1 year should pay as much as the to a question, the theater man said he pays $125 a year as city license. The mayor informed him that carnivals pay $50 a day or $300 a week. As the playhouse® managers wi leaving the mayor's office one re- marked that the license committee planned theater license increase be- cause they no longer have free passcs to the theaters. RECOMMEND UNIFORMS FOR JITNEY DRIVERS Public Utilities Officials Suggest Improvement for 'Bus Employes theaters, In repl Acting on a recommendation made by the public utilities commission and following the example set by Edward McAloon, proprietor of the Yellow Taxicab Co, line In this city, jitney drivers in New Britain will be put into uniforfn within a short time, and before the summer is over the spec- tacle of a jitney or taxi driver in civilian clothes is expected to be a rare sight, Although the public utilities com- mission has the power to order any- thing for the betterment of the ser- vice, the uniforin recommendation was made merely as a suggestion, in the belief that a definite order would not be necessary, it was stated at the | headquarters in the capitol this morn- ing. While it was not stated that an order would follow if the recom- mendation were ignored, the inference was that such was the plan, “The uniform goes with all pas. senger transportation facilities, rail- way, street car conductors, ete,” the public utllities office statod this morn- ing, “and it would add dignity and re- spect to thé New Britain jitney ser- vice. “Besides this the public of New Britain will hgve a better chance to know who I8 responsible, who is in authority, and the whole service will be in Keeping with the improved fa- cilities now in use. It also would oliminate to a large extent the pos- sibllity of using incompetent and in- experienced drivers.” According to an estimate made hy an officlal of the department, New Britain today with eight or more big passenger busses costing between $7,000 and $8,000 apiece, has a jitney equipment totalling in value almost $100,000. It is stated that Mrs. Helen Muter of the Chapman street line has fssucd orders to all her drivers to get into uniforms as soon as possible, and other lines will follow suit. BOARDER SLASHES WOMAN New Haven Man Also Tries But is Overpowered By Husband and Brother. Victim's New Haven, May 2.—John Mohan, boarder in the house of Mary Gro- malla, in Grand avenue, today went inte the woman's room and slashed her on the body with a razor. He was overpowered by the woman's hus- band and brother. While the latter were giving first aid to Mrs, Gro- malla Mohan slashed himself, Man and woman were taken to the hospi- tal. The latter is in serious state from loss of blood, but the man missed his jugular vein and he was Alderman Peter J. Pajewski, for the past three years a member of the common council, will probably resign from that body within a few weeks ' and will retire from active public life. The alderman said this morning that the motive that prompts his resignation is not, as in the case of ex-Alderman Frank 1. Conlon, to ac- 'cept an appointive position, but rather because he feels he has accomplished some of the things he set out to do and he feels it is now time to step e and allow another to éccupy the ldermanic berth in the fifth ward. Alderman Conlon quit the council yes- {terday to assume the chairmanship of (the board of public works which had been tendered him by M r A, M, I He aud Alderman Pajew- ski were staunch friends in the coun- cil and supported many of the minor- ity bills Introduced ,few years although Pajewski is a re- publican while Conlon was minority leader, Entered Politics in 1921 | Alderman Pajewski first entered ac- tive politics as an aspirant for office when he ran for alderman in the fifth ward in 1921, He was elected by a big majority. Last year he was ain the republican nominee and the fifth ward democrats endorsed his candidacy. When the republican members of the common council met to organize, he was a candidate for mayor pro tem. He was defeated by Alderman Cornelius J. Dehm. When the results were made known, Pajewski flayed hiis fellow republicans for the methods they employed in bringing about his defeat and concluded his talk by say- ing: “As the party supported mayor pro tem party in the spi Bolted Two weeks before the recent elec. tion the alderman reiterated his threat that the G. O. P, would receive from him the same Kind of support it gave him. He took the stump for Mayor A. M. Paonessa, the democratic nominee and toured the firth ward in the interests of the candidate. On election day, the fifth district returned a plurality of more than 900 votes for Paonessa, this being 300 more than he recelved the previous year and it was one of the hig factors in his sue- cess, Pajewskl discussed Nis political lite this morning and expressed him- self as pleased that he had been able onessa, me port for the to accomplish some of the things he | had hoped for. decided to retire, he would seek no other public office for the present at least. Alderman Pajewski's resignation will probably submitted to the common council at the May meeting and will come up for action at the same time as that of Alderman Con- lon. " BEATEN BY MASKED MEN Y. Store Man Geneva, N. Y., May 2.—Kidnapped during the past | Believes men hang. | The superintendent reported Wed- nesday receipt of an offer of $50,000 to ' i+ permit escape of five of the prisoners. Last night an anonymous caller on the | telephone, speaking in broken Eng- { lish, asked Captain Rennyson if he ! had received the communication. Plaintif Claims She Gave Husband $4.000 and Auto—Tells of Indiscre- tions in Shipboard—Judge Refuses to Give Child to Father. New York, May 2.—Countess Mar- LS. INWORLD COURT Springfield Convention Also Scores Foreign Relations Committee Delays | | The communication received today garet Carnegie De Perigny, sister of | read: “Mr. Archie Rennyson: “So you would not come under our | plan as we asked you to de concern- Givorce filed by Mrs. Madeline Helen |ence voted today Harry K. Thaw, was named co-re- spondent in an action for absolute Springfield, Mass, May 2. — The Methodist Episcopal general confer- in favor of the ing our six brothers that are in their | Modica against her husband, Eman-|i'nited States joining the world court hell-hole. Well, if they hang you won't live long after. We will get you | sure, Better stop and realize before it is too late, No excuse. This is the | | last warning to you from “THE UNKNOWN SEVEN.,” MAIMED BEAUTY GETS $100,000 SETTLEMENT Former Follies Girl, Hurt in Wreck, Drops $500,000 Suit Against Plant New York, May ~ The $500,000 | damage suit brought by Helene Jes- | |mer, former Follies beauty, against Philtp Morgan Plant, wealthy stepson of Federal Attorney Hayward, for al- {leged injurles which ruined her beauty, which she suffered In a motor car accldent, today was settled out of jcourt at a figure understood to be in |the neighborhood of §100,000 Miss Jesmer maintained Plant was responsible for the accident which, she said, destroyed the sight of one |eye and left her in a state of emotion. ! |al Instability, Part of yesterday's session of the suit had been devoted to reading let. | ters sent by Plant to the plaintiff | after the accident. Their generaltone was of deep affection, | Before discharging the jury, Judge Gavegan said: | hat is a very welcome result for | the court, as well as for the parties | |concerned, including the jurors, ale| though they may oxperience some slight disappointment in not being jcalled upon to render a verdiet, | "I am very glad the parties adjust- |ed their differences. Tt was an un- {usual case, The plaintiff met with a | Jgreat misfortune, to say nothing of | her romance which has been shatter- ed, for there was a thread of a ro-| mance running through the case. “The comeliness of the plaintiff has | been destroyed to some extent, “On the other side the defendant, in the matter, from the beginning, |showed he wanted to settle the case, | | However, he did not realize the great mistortune that had overtaken the | plaintiff and when he was made to |appreciate it, he showed groat magna« |nimity in his attitude, | “In order to make an end to litiga- tion he has made an offer which is |satisfactory to the plaintiff and en. ables him to dismiss from his mind | his identification with the misfortune that has ovartaken the plaintift. This settlement leaves the matter without enmity on either side.” MRS. HARRIS IS BROKE Announces That She Has No Monecy by three hooded men in front of Am- | headquarters here Da- reported to police that he had been carried six miles into the country ordered to leave Geneva by Sunday and huried from the automobile after being severely beaten. Stafford, whose story is corroborat- ed by Raymond Lamb, his roommate, said he was summoned from bed late last night and requested to come to the cigar store he manages to supply cigarettcs for the American Legion Mardi Gras, Accompanied by Lamb, he said, he went to Legion headquar- ters where an automobile was stand- erican Legion vid Stafford, 25, bad to battle their way through the | romoved to the jail and placed under I8 With engine running. He reported storm some times as low as 100 feet | above the surface to follow the coast | ine. The snow made it impossible to | fiy higher without losing their way.” | Searchers Going Inland By The Associated Press, False Pass., Alaska, May 2.—Likeli- hood that Major Frederick L. Martin, turned the nose of his cruiser over the Aleutian range of mountains instead of taking the longer route of skirting the Alaska peninsula after his de- parture from Chignik, Alask for Dutch Harbor, Unalaska, caused searchiers today to turn inland in the hunt for Martin and his machanician, who have been missing since Wed- nesday morfing. Word reached here that a lagl party was to leave Chignik shortly. ope Be The Associnted Press. Seward, Alaska, May 2— Believe that Major Frederick 1. Martin, chief of the army world fliers, and Sergeant | Alva Harvey still were alive and | probably in some sheltered nook, was expressed todal by Captain O. A. Johansen, master of the government mafl steamer Starr. Before Maslin guard. time, Mohan has been ill for some Armed Men Hold Up Auto Driver, Get But 60 Cents Milford, May 2.—~Clarence A. John- son of Bridgeport reported to the po- lice today that while crossing Wash- ington bridge at an early hour, two men with guns jumped on the run- ning board and compelied him to give up sixty cents. Three Pittlb\i;gen Die When Auto Crashes Pole Pittsburgh, May 2. —Three men were killed and three others were in- jured, one seriously, today when their automobile crashed into a pole at Verona, a suburb. The dead were Philip Klingensmith, Austin McCann and Ernest Lehman, all of Pittsburgh. SNOW IN SYRACUSE Syracuse, N. Y., May Snow to- day worked havoc with plans for an active day in Syracuse sports, The snow and cold weather forced three hooded men, whom he could not identify, seized him, threw him into the car and drove out ifto the country where the assault took place. Stafford said he could give no rea- son for the attack, but somé reason for the incident as revealed when it was learned that he had filed com- plaint with city officlals, charging gambling devices were being operated in other cigar stores in the city. DEATH OF JUDGE BYRNE Waterbury Lawyer, Former Judge of Probate, Fapires Swiddenly From fleart Attack. May 2.—Judge Michael J. Bryne, 52, died suddeniy at his home he today from a heart at- tack. He was a graduate of the Hoyal university of Ireland and Yale law ‘school, 18 He was judge of the probate court here for two years 1 and 1910 ardl was the first republican to be elected in 20 years. He also served on The Waterbury, left Seward; Johansen went over the ' postponement for the third sucees- school board for two years, commander's maps with him cerning the route between and Duotch Harbor, | The two airmen probably are at Kuprenof Point, south of Chignik. or if one of the many sheltered and (Continued on Twenty-Ninth Page) con- sive day of Syracuse's scheduled home | season with Reading as its foe. The weather upset plans for the Syracuse ['niversify- L T. crew race but this afternoon announcement was made the regatta would be staged, regardiese of weather conditions. He was president of th¢ National Chignik opening of the International league (0., of tMs city and the Connecticut Oil Co., here and treasurer of the Diamond Oil Co. of Stainford, and was at one time vice-president of the Independent Oil Men's assoclation of America. He ig survived by his wife and seven children. to Press Her Action Against Her Husband. New York, May 2.-~Mrs. KEilaine Lee Harris has no money “‘with which to wage her legal contest against her husband, Beverly D. vice president ‘of the National City bank of New York, who brought suit !for the annulment of his marriage, Mrs. Harris' attorney told Justice Delehanty in supreme eourt today. The declaration that Mrs. Harris was without funds was made in con- nection with her application for an order requiring Harris to furnish her | with complete records of the annul- ment trial, in which the jury found !that Mrs. Harris misrepresented her- self to her husband before their mar- |riage. Mrs. Harris seeks the records for use in her appeal from the jury's verdict. Harris’ attorney said the applica- tion for the records “was another one for more money.” Declaring that his client has been branded as a “scar- let woman.” Mrs. Harris' attorney maintains that Harris should be or- dered to provide the records, as she was without funds to prepare the case for her appeal ‘President Today Receives Bursom Bill on Pensions Washington. May 2.—~The Bursum bill, increasing pensions for civil and Spanish-American war veterans was returned to President Coolldge today with reports on it by the commission- er of pensions and Director Lord of the - budget burean. The ten-day period during which the president must act upon the measure - expires nest Wednesday * THE WEATHER ! — ] g Hartford, May 2—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: | [ Fair tonight and «lightly warmer. Saturday; * Harris, former | uel Victor Modica, of Newark, N. J., it became known today. Modica was served with notice of the action v he appeared before Supreme C Justice Lewis where he was ma an effort to obtain custody of daughter, Madeline Dorothy Moc 16 months old. Indiscretions Charged. Modica, in her action, charged indiscretions on the liner Homeric on a trip to Paris. She asserted the countess had given her husband a motor car and $4,000 in cash. Mrs. Modica in February began suit against the countess for $500,- 000 damages, charging alienation of the affections of her husband. She maintained the countess won her hus- {band (Modica) between October, 11922, and November, 1923, The count and countess were married in Paris in November, 1923, A week after the suit was filed Count and Countess De sailed for Europe. Modica was served with papers in his wife's action as he entered court | to attend the case in which he sought ! possession of the child. Mrs, Modica, 26 years old and attractive, testified to obtain custody of their daughter. Denies Allegations. When Modiea came to the stand, he denled statements contained in affidavits he previously signed and which reflected on the character of the countess. Ile told, instead, that he had been assaulted by the Count De Perigny at the Hotel Plaza in September, 1923, and that his attor neys told him he could obtain re- dress by having Mrs, Modica sue the countess for alienation of affections. “The count beat me with a cane and insisted that I accompany him to a safe deposit vault, where he compelled me to take from the vanit the 200 letters written me by the countess,” sald Modica. "Then he gave me a check for $1,000." When the witness said he hadn't any idea why De Perigny gave him the money, Justice lLewis said, “it would take a wiser judge than I to believe that.” Modica denicd the countess had given him an automobile but admit. ted he.received $4,000 from her, which, he said, he¢ had invested in his building business, later repaying He said that, If he even though protesting his innocence | $2,000 of the amount, Petition s Denied. Justice Lewis denied Modica's pe- titlon for custody of the child, and ordered that he make no effort even to see her, saying: “A father must have good morals and your morals will not stand ques- tioning.” The baby, dressed In pink, was in court, in the arms of Its ma- ternal grandmother. oppos’ss_m_a INCREASE Mayor Hylan of New York Announces | | He Will Contest Raise Ondered By Court Yesterday. | New York, May ~Mayor Hylan today directed that legal steps be ! taken on behalf of the city to prevent enforcement of the 10 per cent in- {crease in telephone rates allowed the New York Telephone company yes- terday by Federal Judge Knox. “Take the necessary action and use every possible legal means at your | eommand to protect the peoge’d in- | terests,” Mayor Hylan told George P. Nicholson, corporation counsel, Mayor Hylan said he also wanted to know “what right, under the law, the court has to increase these rates.” Judge Bullard Recorder Of Hartford Court Out Hartford, May 2.—Judge Herbert 8. Bullard, recorder of the city court of Hartford since 1905, today submit- ted his resignation to Governor Tem- pleton and asked its acceptance early this month. Judge Bullard has been in il health for a year and several Hartford justices of the peace have oceupied the bench in his absence. $47,000 Held by Slain Bootlegger Is Missing Newark, N. J.. May 2.-Assistant Prosecutor Wachenfeld announced today that $47.009 which Benjamin Getzeiler, bootiegger murdered here Tuesday by unknown assailants, was known to have brought to his offite that day. has not been found. Mr Wachenfeld said that the murdered man brought the money here from a trip to the Jersev shore. HURT ON MILFORD PIKI New Haven, May 2.—Mre. Rose Malcolm, 24, of 14 Ninth avenue, Mount Vernon, N. Y. was sufferiog from an injured back and possible internal injuries at the New Haven hospital today as a result of a colll- sion between the ear in which she ! was riding toward Milford with her husband and an automobile truck on the Milford turnpike Ilast Orange authorities are the accident. night. | investigating | he settlement of international |for t { - ogers;, of New Jted i‘tates cir- J Jopteu without Lne resolutiol read as follows: “Resolved by the general confer- jence . of the Methodist Episcopal | church representing four million, five |hundred thousand members, that he | favor the proposal made by President {Harding in his message of February {24, 1923 and which has been endorsed | by President Coolidge and Secretary of State Hughes, that the government |of the United States should join with other nations of the world in the 'mlmlt-n.mce of and participation in | | vestigation of facts and the applica- | | tlonal law by a world court. “Resolved, that we protest against |the delay by the foreign relations committee of the senate which has had this proposal before it without |action for over a year, and we re 'in oposition to her husband's efforts | gpetofully ask for immediate and fav- | |orable action by that committee and by the senate of the United States | “Resolved, that this action be at | once communicated by the presiding |bishop and the secretary of this gen- eral conference to the president of the United States and to the chairman of the foreign relations committee of the | senate, Henry Cabot Lodge.” GOES ON “STILL HUNT” | Governmont Agent Om Sluething K pedition Near Alllugtown Hospital and Couple Are Arrested, ! New Haven, May 2.—~Col. T. Harry | 8hanton, a special representative for the government in affairs of the war veterans’ bureau, made another wn- oxpected visit to the Allingtown hos- pital last njght and after securing six | search warrants made calls on houses in that neighborhood. In one where |lon sl was found. At five other | places no evidence of liquor law vio- lations was obtained. The Didwell | house 1s close by and in the rear of | the hospital, Col, Bhanton's visits are due to the fact that liquor bas been furnished ! patients in the hospital. It was re- | cently charged by the administra- tion that many deaths of war vet- erans were hastened by reason of bootleggers plying their trade with the men, A search and selzure car- ried out by Col. Shanton on & previ- |ous visit was in a restaurant where those who had the right code could get lquor served in tea cups. The Didwells are to be presented | before a federal commissioner today. il Hartford Mayor Will Not Give Oath to Successor Hartford, May 2.—Mayor Richard J. Kinsella announced today that he will not administer the oath of office to Alderman Norman C. Stevens who, according to the returns, was elected mayor April 1 by a plurality by 176, Mr. Stevens was the repub- lican nominee and Mayor Kinsella ris democratic opponent. The mayor- elect will take office next Tuesday unless prevented from doing so court action, The democratic committee claims that fully votes were cast in the mayoralty elec- tion, and is planning a court test of the legality of Mr. Stevens' election Presidelfi Orders Embacrgo for Cuba Washington, ‘May 2.—President {Coolidge issued a proclamation claring an embargo on shipments to Caba, effective immediately. The ac- tlon was taken at the request of the Cuban government which formally called the attention of the Washing- ton government to the condition of existing in Cuba violence (‘ommonsml'kjects' Bill on Representation 238-144 By The Associated Press London, May 2 House of Commons this afters rejected by a vote of 238 to 144 the proportional representation bill sponsored by the Liberals The on MES. VORD IMPROVES Detroit, May The condition of Mra. Henry Vord, who underwent a major abdominal operation at Henry Ford hospital yesterday, was pro- nounced today by her s 1D, MeClure, to be satisfactory He said she would probably remain at the | hospital three weeks. BONUS BILL UP. Washington, May 2.—The soldler bonts bili was before the house today for final approval with some minor changes made by the senate and agreed to by house conferees to be ! ratified. John and Mary Didwell live a 20 gal- | on, Dr. K. | Executive Pardon Granted Grossman, Chicago Liquor Vio- lator. Czar of Baseball Called Into Daugherty Hearing As- serts Politics Aided in Getting Sentence Com- muted. ‘on was present- | MUCH PRE-WAR STUFF | AT DINNER PARTIES ‘Washington, Mountain May Landis, 2.—~Kenesaw former federal the permanent court of international | Judge at Chicago and now the ezar | Justics. We favor the determinational | of baseball, of international controversies not by | | force of arms but by the impartial in- | |of the sentence imposed upon and Perlgny | tjon of them to the rules of interna- the pardon later granted to Philip | Grossman, was called today in the senate Daugherty Investigation to tell a Chicago ex-saloonkeeper, |charged with prohibition law violas | tion, [ | Got Execative Clemency Grossman's conviction, Judge Lan- dis said, resulted from the testimony of six witnesses who said he mold whiskey. The court added a charge of contempt of court. Previous wit- nesses have testified that although a | sentence to the house of correction was imposed, Grossman was able to {forestall actual incarceration and finally was given executive clemency ‘hy President Coolidge, { The committee was confused as 1o how Grossman's conviction showed on the records as being for contempt of ourt, “The contempt of court was charg- ed,” Judge Landls sald, because Grossman continued to run a saloon |after a restraining order had boen is- sued to stop him.” Although the Judge insisted there (were six witnesses to Grossman's derelictions, Senator Wheeler elted a department of justice representation to President Coolidge that but one witness had testified to the incident of | selling whiskey, which resulted in the f'man’s sentence for contempt, | Criticizes Republicans The activities of ¥Fred Upham, treasurer of the republican national | committee, Homer Galpin, Cook coun- |ty chairman, and others of political | power, must be criticised, Judge Lan- {dis said, in the Grossman case. Asked whether he meant to eriticlse the exercise of executive authority in the case, the judge replid that he |couldn’t understand how Grossman ever got his pardon.” | “If you want to call that attitude eriticlsm,” he added, *T guess I'll have |to let it stand.” It was pointed out that C. W, Mid- dickauf, special assistant attorney general in Chicago, recommended | Grossman's pardon. “I think Middlekauf talked to me,” Judge Landis sald, “and said the evi. dence against Grossman should not Lave been depended wupon, because one of the witnesses was not credit- able. “l told him to remember that if Grossman got pardoned, the other fellows convicted upon the same evi- dence should be gotten out, too. You know, you don’t get a Sunday school convention in these liguor cases.” { Landis Blames Politics Senator Wheeler read to Judge Landis a newspaper Interview iIn | which he had strongly criticised the Grossman pardon and had said that political influence “had exactly a8 much right to influence executive power in pardon as it did te influence the judicial power before conviction® “Those are my views,"” Judge Landis asserted, He was asked about the liquor situ- ation in Chicago. “You can't go to a dinner party,” he said, “where the talk is not for ten minutes about the Volstead law, and fifty minutes about hobbed hair.” When Chairman Brookhart pushed a query about “these dinner parties™ the witness responded: Plenty To Drink. “You are asking me to violate the laws of hospitality now. I'll confess I'm not a total abstainer. If you talked to me about a law that would ot people serve stuff to guests in their homes, well T might fall for that.” Then as an afterthought he went on “I'm most impressed with the hang- powers of this pre-war stuff, 1 the hostess aiways comes up and says to try this, because it's a little that's left over from the old years. They seem honest.” Tandis Is Steadfast Panl Howland, counsel for H. M. Daugherty, took Judge Landis over for cross-esamination. His first ques- tion was whether Judge Landls want- ed to “eriticize the use of the execu~ tive power in the gbsence of khowl- wdge as to the full facts™ The witness reiterated that he | “could not understand™ the pas A “If you had known that wen. |ators from Illinois recommended this pardon, would it influence your judg- | ment” Howland asked. “Not a particle,” Judge Landis. fashed back g Senater Moses, republican, New (Continued on Page 17)