New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1924, Page 1

of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 TERRIFIC STORM THIS NOON |DISREGARDS THREAT Trees And Crops Suffer Heavily In Wallingford — Lightning Strikes Tree In Waterbury Green —Several Hurt In Fitchburg. UNDERGROUND STILL FOUND IN COVENTRY |Proprietor Is and Sent to Jail for Thirty Days Coventry, Conn,, July 17.—An un- der-ground distiliery was uncarthed by federal and state officers In a raid yesterday noon on the farm of Aleck L\OI therfl Misuouri Shuc" |Checquers in the hills at North Cov- |entry, it became known last night | 7 2 h'v Raifl flfld “ ind bflrly | when Checquers was arralgned before Justice Willlam B, Harking and fined TOda.v and Alban_v, N- Yn $500 and uvnl::xm-d to 30 :Iny;: in ,_Iln;l Also Suffers. |on three counts of liquor law viola- | tion, Prohibition Enforcement Agent W. |8, Congdon, County Detective W, E. Jackson and Officers Benjamin and Risley of State's Attorney Alcorn's | office who conducted the raid, say the underground establishment was one of the most complete uncovered | in the state, The underground about 12 by 20 feet, hoarded over and concealed, with a passageway leading to a shed, the entrance con- cealed under a huge refrigerator. In the place, which was electrically |lighted and fitted with fans for ven- tilation and other equipment for drainage were found one 60-galion still in operation, a 40-gallon still for reserve use, 80 gallons of distilled liquor, a quantity of mash and com- plete paraphernalia. The Hartford officers visited Chec- quers’ place last Sunday and asked | for liquor, they stated, but were re- fused, They had traced Checquer by means of liquor sold in wholesale lots, it s claimed. The officers stated that Checquer was formerly arrested in Hartford on similar charges. * The case {8 belng further investi- gated by federal officers who expect to prefer charges against the ac- cused, it was stated, NEW HAVEN MAN IS KILLED BY BOLT Rk Wallingtord, July 17.—A storm teikle which swept through this town thi noon wrought havoe with trees and cpops in a belt of considerable width, Trees were toppled over ln Main street blocking traffic. In Whittlesey avenue a tree fell -on a barn roof. Tree Hits Auto. Waterbury, July 17.—Lightning this noon struck a large tree on the city's greén and sent a huge branch crashing down onto an automobile smashing its top and windshield. No one was in the car at the time. Ae- cording to the automobile directory the car is owned by James Taylor of New Haven, Fatality In New Haven New Haven, July 17.—At least one fatality resulted from the severe storm which swept the city and surrounding ferritory early this afternoon when Fined $500 | was | Demand for $5,000 ONE MAN { IS ARRESTED 1o Protests lqmm-nw, Claiming That He Was Hired Ry Unidentified Man | To Go To Address And Pick Up Package, Bridgeport, July 17.—An attempt to extort money from Mrs, Jennie Van Tussel, 2230 North avenue, elderly widow of Nelson C, Van Tassel and daughter of the lute Edward Sterling |tor many years prominently {dentificd | With manufacturing and clvie inter- osts here, was chiccked by the police | |today which had been called upon to | Most Previous Blood and thence to | | handle the matter, A letter recelved by sel signed “The Gang,” demanded |that 85,000 cash be left in a package | on her front porch. The letter warn. |ed her under pain of death not to notify the police, to be called for at night. Police were secreted In bushes and ‘nhrumwry walting for the blackmailer {at 11 o'clock, Mrs, Van Tassel having | disregarded the warning and turned the matter over to the police, No one showed up at 11 o'clock, but early | this morning there appeared on the | scene Robert W, Nolan, a teamster Hitvng in a lodging house at 615 Water street, As soon as Nolan walked into the A,w.ard and picked up the package, he | was seized by the waiting pollce, He | sald he had been engaged by a young man, a stranger to him, to get the package and had been promised a |eouple of dollars. Police rushed in automobiles to the spot where Nolan sald the youth was walting in an au- tomobile, but found no trace of him. |Nolan i8 held in bonds of $2,500 on a technical charga of hreach of the peace, 11 o'clock NORWAY STILL DR Y Christiania, July 17, — The Odel- sting yesterday rejected the govern- ment's bill to abolish prohibition in | Norway. Oiiver Neal, 30, of Grassy Hill, Orange, was struck and instantly kil ed by a lightning bolt, Neal was working with his father, James Neal, and several others in a hayfield. The approaching storm caused them to hasten to eomplete the work. Neal was standing apart from the others when the lightning holt struck. When the others hastened to this ald ha was found to be dead. He ig survived by a wife and two children. Fitchburg Is Hard Hit Fitehburg, Mass, July 17, = One man is missing and a number of per- sons were injured as a result of a ter- rific windstorm which swept this city today. The roof of the Parkhill Mill in the Sleghorn district was blown off and carried a hundred feet, lodging | against the Grant mill. Several mill workers were hurt and it was feared that the missing man was buried in the debris, . St. Louls Hard Hit. St. Louls, July 17.—A severe elec- tric storm followed by heavy rains and a high wind, struck St Louls early this morning, tearing down tele- phone and electric wires, throwing parts of the city in darkness and breaking windows in homes and of- fice buildings. Several persons were reported slightly injured by flying debris, Telephone and telegraph lines into central and northeastern Missouri crippled to the extent that railroad and Western Unlon circults were routed through Arkansas to points west and southwest, Jefferson City, Mo., reported several thousand dollars’ damage due to rain and wind. An X-ra; hotograph showed five Meagre reports that the Slorm\fragmentu :r ‘;mtli s?flnc were frac- reached heavy proportions in central ‘tured and the spinal cord was in- and northeastern Missourl could not jured at the seventh vertebra. He be substantlated due to cutting of |ae placed on a cot and warned not communication, to move. Scott was thrown from a wagon two Damage In Albany. months ago. Albany, N. Y. July 17.—Trolley traffic in four citles and one village LEONARD_MLKER W& paralyzed today in consequence ‘Welterweight Title Bout Will Be Held Coste At Tennis. By The Associated Press. Argenteuil, July 17. — Yale's un- beaten varsity crew won the Olympic champlonship regatta for the United States today when the elght powerful Ell oarsmen swept to a brilliant vic- tory by three and one-half lengths over Capada with Italy third and with Great Britain which had been expect- ed to give the Americans their hard- HAD BROKEN NECK Hospital Michigan Farmer, Now in Has Becn Working for Two Months With Neck Broken—Didn’t Know It Grand Rapids, Mich,, July 17.—Liv- ing for twg months with a broken neck without knowing it, was the ex- perlence of James Scott, a farmer Uving near Boyne City. Scott came to a hospital here to have an exami- nation made after suffering pain in his’ neck and after paralysis had de- veloped in one arm. of a heavy electrical storm, Lightning struck the power house of the Adirondack Light and Power company, at Watervllet, burning out .a transtormer on‘the circult which furhishes power for the traction com- pany operating in Albany, Troy, Rens- selaer, Watervliet and Green Island, and not ~ a car moved for several houra, F of August 21, New York, July 17.—Benny Leon- ard, world's lightweight champion, and Mickey Walker, world's welter- weight title holder, today signed ar- Big Hall Stones, Lawrence, Mass, July 17, - Hall- stones of unusual size did considera- ble damage to greenhouses here and in Methuen today Awnings aleo damaged in some sectionas, Just Out of Jail, He Goes Back for Sixty Days More Meriden, July 17.—Jullus Valdes, 24 and Louls Gallls, 23, who yesterday ended a four months term in New Ha- ven jail were sentenced to 6o days more in the jall today by the Meri- | den court on a charge of stegling men’s clothing from Harry Israel's store on Pratt nr'c‘t‘ last February. They were first arrested in New Ha- ven and detectives found considerable loot in their room. Mr. Israel fdenti- fied suits and shirts taken from his &tore and he understood that the men concealed the loot cleverly under their coats while posing as customers. thirty acres, Jersey City, tha evening of August 21. Walker's title will be | at stake. were | Jach of the champlons, who signed | Dave Shade in the event of victory. The articles were signed in the Madfson. 8quare Garden offices of Tex | Rickard, under whose auspices . the | match will be held. Rickard sald tho | New Jersey boxing commission al- | ready had sanctioned the bout. Still No Trace Found Of Missing Aviators RSy By The Assoclated Press Tokio, July 17.—No trace of A. Stuart MacLaren, British aviator overdue at Paramashiru Island, 'in the Kuriles, and his companions in a round the world flight, had been found up to 9 o'clock tonight. MacLaren then was more than 33 hours overdue. Japanese destroyers were continuing a search for the missing aviators. CASUALTIES IN FARTHQUAKE Moscow, July 17.~ Thrée persons are reported to have been killed and many houses destroyed by an earth- quake at Tashken', Wednesday. A number of villages felt the shook. At Boyle's Thirty Acres on Evening | ticles to meet at 147 pounds in Boyle's | the articles in pegson, agreed to meet | Yale Crew Wins Championship of World By Taking Olympic Race Crosses Line Three and Half Lengths Ahead — Helen Wills Defeats Molla Mallory and Richards Trims Le- est fight, fourth and Yale won by three lengths, The time 133 2-5 seconds. The Yale crew which the United States in the eight-oared Olympic final today is made up as | follow Stroke, A, D. Lindley, Minneapolis. No. 7, B. M. Stock, New Haven, No. 6, H, T. Kinsbury, New York, No. 5, J. L. DMiller, Larchmont, N. Y. No. 4, J. 8. Rockfeller, Greenwich, Conn. No, 3, A. M. Wilson, Minneapolis. No. 2, F. Sheffield, New York. Bow, L. G. Carpenter, Minneapolis, Coxswain, L. R. Stoddard, New Rochelle, N. Y. America’s victory in the eight-oared event made her the winner of the Olympie rowing competftion, glving her 33 points to Switzerland's 32, Kelly-Costello Win Jack Kelly and Paul Costello, who retained their Olympic title by win- ning the double sculls, gave United States its only other victory of the day, W. I, Garrett Gilmore, of Philadelphia, meeting an unexpected defeat at the hands of Jack Beres- ford, Jr., of Great Britain, in the sin- gle sculls while the United States pair- oared and four-oared combinations with coxswains each finished third. Switzerland won two events, Great | Britain two, and Holland one. Helen Wills Wi By The Associated Press. Olympic Stadium, Colombes, I'rance last, and was 6 minutes (captain) day defeated Mrs, Molla Mallory, mer American champion, represent- ing Norway in the Olymple tennis | championship, 6-3, 8-6, 6- Mrs. Marion Z. Jessup, of Wilming- ton, Del,, was eliminated in the round before the semi-finals by the Wim- bhledon champion, Miss Kathleen Me- Kane 6-2, 6.0, Mrs, Jessup tried hard in her match |with the fleet-footed and versatile | English champion, but Miss McKane's superfine game was simply too much for the American. Williams Put Out. R. Norris Willlams 1I was ellmin- ated from the Olymple singles compe- tition, losing to Henri Cochet of France. ¥French Win at Polo, France won the Olymplec water polo 3. in the finals 3 to 0. The United States won two out of three final Olympic swimming events today, finishing one, two, three in the spring board fancy diving and | first and third in the 200 meter breast |stroke swim, thus adding 33 points to the American score tralia its nearest competitor, in the water sports. he United States gained 19 points {in the diving competition in which |Albert C. White, Leland Stanford uni- (Continued on Page 13) Mrs. Van Tas- | The package was | last | one-halt | represents | the | July 17.—Miss Helen,Wills, the Amer- | fean woman lawn tennis champion, to- | for- |ehamponship today defeating Be!glum' and placing | the United States far ahead of Aus-| NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1024, —SIXTEEN PAGES Average Daily Circulation Week Fndlu 10 069 July 12th , PRICE THREE CENTS ‘JEWISH CHRISTAN | PAONESSA DEMANDS JUDD RETRACT - DOES CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE | AN CALLS POLICE FEUD AT FUNERAU OR PROVE INSINUATIONS HITTING IN CONNECTICUT AND MASS. lI-:lderly Bridgeport Woman Gets Police Escort Neaessary | | Ghetto Sevices Today THOUSANDS ~ LINE STREETS Trouble Caused When Jewish Ger Wife of Ttalian, Renounces Faith | of Her Fathers and Asks to be Buried as a Christian | New York, July 17.—Mob demon- | strationa or racial and | tagoniam, which for two days had | sundered the Jowlsh and Itallan seec- | tiona of the | force today &8 police escorted body of Jennie Lefkow wife | Damintck Scola, to the Church of the the of | Calvary cemetery. The howling throngs who had clamored outside the home of Dome Iniek day and night, lined the funeral right-of-way by thousande, They gestured, threateningly and muttered, but there was no violence, Well armed and mounted police | pranced at the head of the little cor- ‘tege. Officers of the bomb squad brought up the rear Alongside, crowding the ominously murmuring humanity to the curb, strode patrol- men and detectives, | Gets Christian Burial, i Authority was compelling the | peaceful fulfillment of Jennie's dying | wish, She who had forsaken the ‘Jev\hh religion for love | embraced the Roman of her Italian husband, and who dur- ing the months of her dying had been an outcast, “aiready dead” to her parents and her sect, was receiving ! a Christian burial. Born and reared In Ghetto, Jen- ! nle and Dominick had been playmates since he was 11 and she 10. Two years ago they hurdied the Invisible stone wall of prejudice |and Itallans of the against each other. They married. Jennie's parents told their friends “she’s dead,” and | Dominick’s parents told their friends, | “we have no son Dominick.” Last | June, when she learned death await- ed her, Jennie renounced the religion of,_her father and joined the Roman | Catholic church of her husband. She died Tuesday night. The ever- alert eyes of the Ghetto soon pried into the Jester street home and the news spread like prairis fire, Soon the adjacent streets were filled to the narrow brim with jostling, frenzied thousands—Ilong-bearded men, most of them-—who screamed denunclation of her who had joined a forbidden church. All night, all yesterday and last night they swarmed to the streets of the Ghetto. Police reserves were called, but for hours it was feared an open outbreak of religious rloting was {inevitable. Early today, how- | ever, the demonstrations waned, un- der the ministrations of police clubs, {and today the crowds which lined the path of Jennie’s funeral car were silent, though menacing. But the police were taking no chances. Instead of taking the young wife's body from her home to the church next door, Our Lady of Sor- rows, the funeral directors were or- dered at the last moment to proceed to the church of the Previous Llood. | where secret arrangements had heen made for the services. CHILDREN HELP CAMP | Have Program on Sands of Beach Ghetto rear Near Saybrook and Raise $3.60 for Fresh Ald Fund. | TFive girls and a boy, all under 10 |years of age, who are interested in the welfare of the children at the New Britain Fresh air camp, last | Monday held a play on the sands of | Chalker Beach, Saybrook. Those who took part were Misses Virginia Munson Hunt, of New Bygitain, Vir- ginia Huntoon of Rocky Hill, Bar- bara and Marjorie Smiley of New- burg, N. Y, and Mary and Stanley Hunt, Jr., of New Britain. The children collected $3.60 through their play which they have sent to the Herald fresh alr editor. The fresh alr fund today is as fol- [lows: Previously acknowledged . H. F. Hodge... ix children $3,854.76 5.00 3.60 .$3,863.36 Total Former Chief of New London Fire Dept. Dies New London, July 17.—Charles Lewis Ockford, untfl recently chief of the fire department, a former member of the city council and retired laun- dryman, dled at his home in Alger Place last night in his 76th year. In 1881-1885 he conducted a summer re- sort known as Osprey Beach, near | here, | ® | HIGH TIDES-JULY 18 (Standard Time) O At New London— 10:35 a. m.; 10:52 p. m. | : At New Haven— 12:27 p. m. THE WEATHER NG Hartford, July 17.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Fri- day; somewhat oooler tonight. | | | religious an.| hetto, were subdued by | ! who had| Catholle faith | which Jews | | AT POLICE FOR BLINKING AT LAW Tribe Of Ape-Men, 7 to 8 Ft. Tali, Agrees To Appoint Reported By Was/nngton T rappers o we o) 'p.m“.u:” “doq “)apy 1T MW om0 ) Hairy to k Wit Cabin Near Helen's—Searchers Today. y| ly Mount St. | Start Kelso, Wash,, awalting reports have gone to the Lake, on Mt, St. Helen's, July from 17, — While parties who in quest of |y that they encountered a band of ape- || men there last week, were interested in statements attribut. | ed to George Totagl of the Clallam |¢ Indian tribe that the ape-men are| members of a tribe of Indians known ! as the Seeahtik tribe, was bombarded by the ape-men dur- | p ing the night. saying that members of the Seeahtik |t tribe are huge in stature and hairy, | Itke beasts. These Indians, he said, |} talk the Clallam language ! adept in imitating the sounds of birds, Last Heard of 15 Years Ago. the Clallam Indians about years ago and it was belleved by the ¢ extinet,” said Totagi, | the heart of the wilderness on Van- couver island and on the Olympic ran i he Sceahtiks are seven to eight feet tall with hairy bodies, like bears. They are great hypnotists and also have a glft of ventriloquism, throw- ing their volces great distances.” Totagl declared that his facts had been corroborated by Henry Napoleon, Clallam tribe, who met one of the Seeahtik Indians while hunting on Vancouver {sland recently, P. J. James, Lunmi tribe, and George| Hyasman, Quinault tribe. 1 Stories Are Confirmed. Although no reports have been re- ceived from several parties who left here to search for the Indians Mon- | day, individuals who returned today | | from trips to the cabin of the five | | prospectors confirmed parts of the| story of being bombarded in their cabin with rocks from “mountain devils.” Rocks were found inside the | cahin. No tracks were discovered, however. J Four new expeditions were outfitted and started today to Spirit Lake, 45 miles from Kelso. One is composed | of local hunters, two from Castle Rock, and the fourth {s headed by | Chief of Police George Millar of | Kelso, and County Game Warden | Chester Leichardt. AVERY AND ENSMINGER ORDERED T0 ABERDEEN New Britain Military Men to Report | to Government Proving Ground's | August 3. f L t MANNING, Herald) BY GEORGE H. (Washington Bureau of N. Washington, D. C., July 17.—Cap- tain Nathan Carlos Avery, New Brit- ain; First Lieut. Leroy Christian Ens minger, 3 Armistice street, New Brit- | ain; Colonel James Dudley Skinner, |f 1024 Main street, Bridgeport; IMirst Lieut. Earl Naramore, 8§12 Wood avenue, Bridgeport; and Second Lient. Clarence Colvin Stevens, Lake avenue Bristol, were, by orders of the war de- partment issued today, ordered to ac- tive dnty August 3, and directed to proceed to the Aberdeen l‘rn\hm’(‘ Ground, Aberdeen, Md., for training | until August 17, when they will re- turn home, Edwards and Qumn Both Will Attend Convention Torrington, July 17.—John R. Quinn national commander of the American Legion today notified officers of the Torrington Legion post that he would be here August 80 for the state con- ventlon of the Legion. Inasmuch as he must be in New York at 6 o'clock | that evening to board a train for the | g west, the post will endeavor to have an army airplane come here to cagry him from Torrington. General Clarence R. mander of the Yankee division also accepted an {nvitation to attend the conventlon. T t T Edwards com- has Jacobson, vicinity of Spirit aply verification of a story told by trappers | e catlon, od from | intruder grabbing her by the throat |of Police W. The trappers reported their cabin |and thteatening to shoot her if she | by persons and are trnder fired at him and | struck q'hmuflh his body and went through “The Seeahtiks were last heard of by |the thin wooden wall of the fifteen | The intruder |of Worcester “The Seeahtiks made their home in | officers to catch brought to a hospital here where it York, was broken. also of New suffering from a possible fracture of the of the juries, was arrested on a whose name was O'Neill, of Newport, R. I, disappeared after the crash. was seriously hurt and a search for | North Main street, company No. company responded to the call as the George Washington despatches last night as e candidate on was asked accept if the place were offered him. | begin comment, “a FATALLY SHOT AS HE ~ GOES TO SISTER'S AID |Worcester Young Man Vie- tim of Midnight In- truder's Revolver Worcester, July 21 17.—Herbert A 27, of this city, was prob- fatally shot about 1:30 this morning by a masked man who fore- 1 his way into the room of Miss Lil- fan Jacobson, the victim's sister, in residents today [a summer cottage on the Shrewsbury shore of Lake Quinsigamond, where obson family was passing a va- The young woman was arous- her sleep by the unknown he Jac: made an outery. She shrieked for | brother, who was sleeping in an ad- oining room, rushed to her ald, As he entered the room, the masked in- the bullet him in the abdomen, passed cottage, dow of the girl's room and escaped in present Indians that they had become |an automobile in spite of the efforts and Shrewsbury police Him Jacobson was s reported he has only a slight chance | for recovery. FATAL AUTO ACGIDENT ‘Woman Killed, Another Seriously In- jured When Car Turns Turtle Near Glen Head, N. Y., Today. Glen Head, N. Y., July | woman was killed, another was crit- feally injured and two men were hurt when their automobile turned turtle on a sharp curve between Glenwood and Glen Head early today. Anna McLaughlin, of New is the dead woman. Her neck Mrs. Anna Langione, York, is in a hospital Mrs. skull, car, John who recelved Harrington, driver minor in- technical |charge of manslaughter. The fourth member of the party, given as “Bil" It was belleved he him was started. §300 FIRE IN BRISTOL Blaze In Heart of City This Morning Endangers Business Blocks—Appell Stockhouse Gutted (Special to the Herald.) Bristol, July 17.—Damage of ahout $500 was caused this morning when ire of unknown orlgin gutted a store- house owned by David A. Appell In he rear of the Public Market on Squad A, Hose 1 and the Uncas No. ire threatened the heart of the North Main street business district. The fire- men found litle difficulty in subduing ! he flames, Rybeck Resigns Position With L. F. & C. in Meriden William H. Rybeck, a former resi- dent of New Britain, has resigned his for the position as sales manager | Merlden Cutlery division of Landers, Fra ployed by the Landers concern in the we succeed Mr. vy & Clark. J. R. Dalton, em- stern states, has been appointed to Rybeck. Judge Anderson Silent on Becoming LaFollette’s Mate — Federal Judge mentioned in Boston, July 17. W. Anderson, \mong those most prominently under onsideration as the vice-presidential the LaFollette ticket, today whether he would that dog days did not July 22," was his only “T thought until 12 Year Old Glastonbury Hartford, July 17 sight in the waters of the Connecticut | river in view of his frantic mother who jumped into terday afternoon. The boy was the 12 year old son n!i Mr. and Mrs, Frederic W. Howard of No. 721 Wethersfield avenue, this city, their motorboat. Sinking from |moored in the stream. A 1f | brother of the boy stond on the shore | watehing | Warner transferred to the motorboat the river to 8ave | g tely, him little Warner Taber Howard was small boat drowned opposite the steamboat dock |fumped into the water and at Glastonbury about 2 o'clock yes- |swim after it did not rise again, most delirious with fright, to the river in a futile effort to save her son. who have been spending a vacation on [chin and she had to grasp the gun- wale of the motorboat to keep from Warner and his mother got into a | being carried into the swift current. Boy Drowns Despite Frantic Efforts Of His Mother To Save Him them. Mrs. Howard and but a moment afterward the drifted away. Warner 1 started to Suddenly he sank and The mother, gl- jumped in- The water was up to her rowboat yesterday afternoon and went |She was rescued by bystanders at the out fo the moforboat which was \dock. d RN —— | | [ [ | r jumped through the win- | P year old | ' Probe Committee With “Star Witness” As Chairman If Latter ould Like Investi- gat |“Nigger in Woodpile Some~ where” Third Ward Al- derman Says — Commis- ‘ sioner Parker Insi | Explanation, ts on Mayor A. M. Paonessa today sent a | communication to Alderman Willjam | H. Judd demanding that Judd either | prove or retract Insinuations that Chief C. Hart had been ordered higher up" to allow gam- {bling games with the Coloman Broth- Totagi was quoted as| help in spite of the threat and her |°rs shows to go on uninterrupted, and |that similar games with other shows had been stopped. The mayor also expressed a willingness to appoint Alderman Judd chairman of a com- mittee to investigate the entire affair. The mayor's letter is the aftermath | of charges made by Alderman Judd at st night's common council session. The alderman said Councllman D, L, Nair had complained to the chief of police that gambling was going on at the carnival grounds, but that noth- ing was done to stop it. While the Murphy shows were playing here gambling games were discovered and put off the grounds, he said. The mayor's letter follows: “Ald. W. H. Judd, “City. “Dear Sir:— ““‘As chief executive of the city of | New Britain, it is incumbent upon me |to demand that you either furnish proof of veracity or immediately re- truct insinuations made by you at a | regular meeting of the common coun- ‘rll held Wednesday evening, July 16, |during a discussion on the carnival situation, in which you said, in part: “—'T don't know who “higher up” told him (Chief Hart) to “lay off,” but nothing was done.’ “In substance, you deelared that gambling games had been allowed to g0 on uninterrupted at one carnival, and this despite a complaint by a member of the license committes direct to the chief of police, while similar games with another carnival were closed up at once. You insinu« ated that the chilef was ordered to overlook a breach of the law in one instance and to enforce the same law in another, “The city of New Britain cannot afford to have aspersions cast upon its police department or upon the offi- cials of its government. Having in mind your oath of office as an alder- man and as mayor pro tem. of our city your action is not bringing a writ- ten charge before the police commis- sion or the common council, provided you have evidence, is to say the least, surprising. “It i3 my duty to demand and your duty to respond to the end that sub. stantiating evidence shall be pro- |duced to back your insinuation, or a retraction of the statement be given | publicity. “A statement such as you have | made at a meeting of the city's gov- | ernmental body is of grave concern to | the city and I belleve the public is entitled to all the facts. Feeling as I do, T would be very glad to appoint an investigating committee and would be pleased to name you as chairman of this committee, “Respectfully, “A. M. PAONESSA, “Mayor.” “Nigger in Woodpile"—<Judd “There's a nigger in the woodplle | somewhere,”” was Alderman Judd's comment this morning as he discussed the events of last night. The alderman repeated his insinua- tion that someone had told Chiet Hart to “lay off” the Coleman shows and that the Murphy shows had been kept clean of gambling devices by contrasting zealousness of the police department. Alderman Judd could | not say who issued the orders to the department, but he sald he was con« | vinced they did come from someone | other than the police commissioners, | The third warder said he was in- formed that the Murphy shows had their application for a permit in be. fore the Coleman shows, but that the latter company was given the prefers ence. He reiterated his statement |made to the common councll last | night in which he declared that de- spite Councilman Nair's complaint nothing was done to require the clos- |ing up of Coleman’s gambiing wheels, but when the Murphy shows came around the police became active, He |is convinced that the police action was ordered to punish a local man who conducted a wheel with the Mur- phy show and who had been active in | trying to secure a llcense for Murphy. | On the day following the closing of |the wheels, the local concessionaire ,cal!rd at Judd's office and asked if | he had made a complaint. Judd re« plied he had not, whereupon the cone cessionaire advised him that the ree port made to him was that Alderman Judd was responsible for the closing of the wheels. In conversation with Councilman Nair later in the day, Alderman Judd informed him of '.DOJ Contizued o Fage Toisasnd of i -