New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1924, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 President Awaits World Fliers Delayed By Fo g-at Aberdeen Resume Flight After One Start Made From New York Despite Stormy Outlook — Washing- ton Officials On Field Early But Are Dis- appointed. ° ARMY OFFICERS ENTERTAIN PARTY Baltimore, Sept, 9. — The | world fliers left Aberdeen, Md, | at 1:30 o'clock eastern stand- | ard time, army headquarters here announced. Baltimore, Sept. 9.—The army world fliers en route from Mitchel field to' Washington stopped at the rmy proving grounds at Aberdeen at 12:15 o'clock eastern standard time, for luncheon and refueling, it was stated at the headquarters of the Third Army Corps here. They were to take off again for Washing- ton at two p. m, eastern standard time, it was added. There had been no mishaps to any of the machines, it was declared. Aberdeen is about 71 miles from Washington. General Patrick was informed that President Coolidge and the members of his cabinet were waiting and replied that the start from Phillips field would be expedit- | ed as much as possible. | ' President On Field Washington, Sept. 9.—A anding at Aberdeen, Md., 70 miles north of Washington, interrupted the New York-Washington lap of the army world flight today. Fog over the bay and marsh region about Aberdeen, the army ordnance prov- ing grounds, compelled the fiiers who with their escort had battled ageinst head winis all the way from New Yorlk, to come to the ground’ for re- fueling. Presicent Coolidge and hie cabinet with Mrs. Coolidge and the cabinet ladies, were et Boliiag fleld early to greet the air heroes on thelr arrival. | As woird came et they were de- layed the presicert decided ‘o stick it out, sbandoning luncheon epgage- | merts. already vraited for hours at fleid despite rain and | forced 10 ad expected | the fliers to lunch Wih (hem but | plomptly irvited the president and ge when Mr. Coolldge de- termined. to stag on at tae fleld. Their invitation was preraptly ac- 2epted while the filers vere {unching at Abe:ceen, Mr. ard Mrs. Coolldge went to the rofficars’ mess at the feld es gucsts of the air service personnel. i Cabinet members and their wives also were officers’ luncheon zuests and other high officile of the sovernment departments and of the | army and navy who had turned out o pay their own tributes o the world fliers. it had been raining hard for an| hour or more when President Cool- ldge left the White House at 10:45 | to go by motor to Bolling fleld. There was little to promise a break M the | clouds before the airmen came S0ar- ing In from the north. The wind from the south was light, however, and would not interfere with their Janding. | The army band was on dnn in the; flag draped bandstand. The flags of | the allied nations formed the color scheme of the decorations. The cabinet was in session when | the time for the president's de-| partuer for the fleld came, By his | invitation, all members of his official | family who were present at the meeting accompanied him out to greet the young Americans who have | aroused the admiration of the world | by their daring in blazing the air | path clear around the globe, | An escorting squadron of twelve | planes took’ the air from Belling | field for;Baltimore as an air guard of honor back to Washington. Brigadier General Willlam Mitchell, chief of operations of the air service, was in personal command of the es- cort At the field, President Coolidge sat | waiting in his motorcar. More peo- ple ventured out of their shelters to | }ine up around the roped-oft landing field and the band again took up its | task of entertainment. LAt Arlington a trocp of catalry | came up to be stetion about the tomb | of the unknown soldfer as a guard of honor at at Fort Myer and down on the White Houee ellipse artillery- men took the breech covers from the | guns !n readiness for the salute to the conquerors of the air road | around the earth As the weather cleared and the rain stopped, President Coolidge moved up and down the line of offi- cial cars et the fleld chattteg with varius cabinet officers. He also in- | spected later a line of airplanes| ranked at the fleld. Before one machine the president pauged to reach out and grasp the propeller. He tugged at it a little | and air serivce officers dashed for- | ward to warn him of the danger | that lurked in the idle driving me- chanism. He nodded and passed on sround the machine, finally climbing up to inspect the cockpit. | | some more polo practice, 'ago led to her arrest |according to the police, (Continued on Page 13.) PRINGE AT DANCE DESPITE INJURED EYE Has More Polo Practice Today—Entertains at Lunch This Noon 8yosset, N, Y, Sept. 9. — The Prince of Wales' right eye, slightly injured by a clod ot turf during his | polo game at the J. 8. Phipps field yeburdl): afternoon, was consider- ably improved today and confidence was expressed that it would recover rapidly. The prince did not allow the mishap to interfere with his pleasure last night. Though the eye was badly inflamed and pained him a bit all evening, he attended a party at the F. Ambrose Clark home as he had planned. There were many anxious giances at the clouded skies, from which a little rail fell, here today, in view of the postponement of the inter- national polo matches scheduled for Saturday when a heavy rainfall the day before dampened the Meadow Brook grounds. The prince entertained at lunch- eon today, the guests being George Harvey, former ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs. Harvey; Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt; the Duke and Duchess of Alba; J. Butler Wright, third assistant sec- retary of state, and Clarence Mac- kay, Miss Ellin Mackay, Capt. F. E. Guest, and Mrs. Guest and their daughter; Mr, nnq Mrs. J. 8. Phipps, and James A, Burden, Jr. The prince mounted his pony a few minutes before noon and had He wore today to prevent irritation to his eye by smoked glasses further strain. Physicians found that a clod, evi- dently thrown into the air by a pony's hoof, had bruised the cye- ball and that a smail plece of dirt oy gtavel had lodged beneath the Hd. This was removed. last night and the inflammation - diminished almost immediately. Smuggled Way to U. S. On Battleship Texas Norfolk, Va., Sept. 9.— Deporta- tion of Boron Arend Van Weseer- holt of Holland,*as an alien, has teen ordered held up here on re- quest of the commander of the bat- |tleship Texas who wants him as a witness before a court martial, which will determine how he got ahoard the Texas, which brought him here from her annual cruise with the An- napolis midshipmen. Various reports have heen investi- gated by the authorities concerning the baron's appearance on the Texas, one of which was that some of the midshipmen smuggled him aboard as a lark. The baron has declined to say how he obtained water during his period of hiding on the ship. BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1924. —SIXTEEN PAGES. CHILEAN UPSET CAUSES PRESIDENT 10 LEAVE POST Messandri Resigns and Is Suc- ceeded by Head of Military Gabinet REFORM MEASURES HAVE BEEN APPROVED Soldlers Group Succeeds in Overs throwing Government Promising Safe Conduct to Former Head— Existed—Move to Save Nation, 1t is Claimed, to Save Nation, By ted Pross, flnnfia;,u. Chile, Sept. 9.—Presl- dent Arturo Algssandri of Chile has resigned and has been succeeded as president by Gen. Luis Altamarino, head of the military cabinet which assumed power Friday night. President Alessandri tendered his resignation after it had been request- ed by the cabinet and the leaders of the military gronp who asked him to absent himself from the country and asserted they would guarantee his own personal safety and that of hig family. “The executive functions of the goyernment have been taken over by the new cabinet with General Al- tamarino at its head. After the approval last evening by the two houses of congress of the reform measures which had been de- manded by the military committee, the council of state signed a procla- mation announcing the steps which | had been taken., Then President | Alessandri presented himself before | the ministry and renounced his of- | fice. Arturo Alessandri and his family were the guests of the American am- bassador today, while they awaited constitutoinal' authorization, expect- ed to be given by the Chilean par- liament later today, to leave the country. | Censorship Existed A dispatch from Buenos Alres last night declared that a censorship had been put into effect in Chile on po- litical news and that reports on the current happenings in Santiago were meagre. 5 Messages recelved directly from Santiago declared that the new min- istry had faced both houses of con- gress with Its reform program last night and had received the approval of congress. The military commit- tee issued a declaration, asserting| that the military movement would | have no political character, that| there was no intention to establish | a dictatorship or any kind, that the | movement was inspired by a desire to save the mation, ruined by politi- cal and administrative corruption, and that it would not end until its mission had been fulfilled. The political crises in Chile came to a head last week when a group of | army officer® came before congress | with the demand for the constitution | of a non-political ministry and for re- | forms to benefit the condition of the working class and the people. The old cabinet resigned and was (Continued on Page 13.) KILLED EIGHTH HUSBAND Woman Confesses After Ninth Matrimonial Partner Supplies In- formation To Police —Hid Body In Hole. Detroit, §ept. 9—Having confessed according to the police, that she kill- ed a sweetheart four years ago, after she had helped him hide the body ot her eighth husband, whom she |had slain, Mrs Euphemia Mondich was heing questioned by the authori- St. Paul, Sept. 9—Several hundred her other husbands are. Information furnished by the woman's ninth husband three days Mrs. Mondich told the authoritics she did not know the name of the man she Killed ex- cept that he was known as “John.” A skull and other bones believed to be those of yesterday under occupled by Mrs. Mondich. According to the police, Mrs. Mon- dich contessed she had illéd “John” with his own revolver, a- week after she had scen him cliib her eight hus- band, Joseph Sokokolsky, to death in au automobile, She said she went under the hous dug & hole and dragged “John body from the house and butied it 8he married Steve Mondich, she sald, shortly afterward. Mondich, got angry when she left him and teok with her “John" were unearthed a house formerly {title to property they owned jointly, and furnished information which led to the finding of the bones under the woman's former home. | OIL FED FLAMES BURN GREAT LAKES STEAMER | South American, One :of Finest in Service, Destroyed Holland, Mich,, steamship South American, the finest passenger boats Sept. 9 The | one of on the | Great Lakes, virtually was destroyed by a fire which broke out early t morning while the boat was in dry- | dock for the winter here. The crew | of 16 negroes, which has been clean- | ing the boat #ince it came into dock here five days ago, escaped. The cause of the fire, which start- | ed amidship near the engipe room, was undetermined. The boat, an oil | burmer, had 560 gallons of fuel oil stored near where the fire started and explosions of ol tore out large portions of the huil and endangered the lives of the firemen fighting the blaze Many summer cottages along the shore near the burning boat were | ignited by embers blown by a stiff | wind, but all were extinguished with- out serious damage A warehouse, under construction near the dry dock, caught fire, and was badly damaged, as w the dry dack, which had recently been com- pleted at a cost of $30,000 The total loss had mated early today. The value of the boat was placed at $500,000, It was an oil burner built at Ecorre, a su- burb of Detroit, in 181 was teet long and 47 feet in breadth, had | a gross tonnage of 2,317 and its en- | gines were capable of developing 2 000 horsepower. It had run- | ning for several summers between Buffalo and Chicago. ly this | been | Geor; every coach on t not been esti- |- Leopold Wants to Make Bet On Decision of Judge Caverly Attendant At Jail In- forms Them It Isn’t Done, However — Courtroom To Be Guarded By Police Tomorrow. Chicago, Sept. 9.—Nathan pold, Jr, was ready to make a wager today on the sentence Judgc John R. Caverly will pronounce on him and Richard Loeb tomorrow for the kidnapping and murder of Robert Franks, But a jailer inter- posed and told him rules of the jail would forbid. The extreme seripusness of their situation will be borne in upon the prisoners tomorrow, = according to Chief Bailiff Thomas Brockmeyer of the criminal court when each prisoner will go into court accom- panied by two bailiffs, one on either side, instead of one. When newspapermen called to see the prisoners today, Leopold asked one of his visitors what his opinion of the sentence was, The reply was merclless. Then Leo- BREWSTER FLEGTED BY ABOUT 36,000 Republicans Win in Maine; Garry Congressional Districts G. 0. P. LEADERS REJOICE f— Practically All Election Precincts Heard From—Fernald Has 50,000 Majority—Butler Claims Coolidge Was Issue—Gov.-Elects Statement. Portland, Me,, Sept. 9.—The plu- rality by which United States Sen- ator Bert M. Fernald, republican, was reelected yesterday over Fulton J. Redman, democrat, passed 50,000 mark today with the tabula- tion of additional unofficial returns. With only a score of small towns and plantations to be heard from, the totals stood: Fernald—147,2 Redman— 97,059, The plurality of State Senator Ralph O. DBrewster, republican, electad governor over former Attor- ney General William R. Pattangall, democrat, reached 36,000 with to- day's returns. The totals were: Brewster—143,926. (Continued dn Page 16) \DEMOCRATS WANT VANCE T0 RUN FOR CONGRESSMAN Delegates to Convention Newspaperman and Ask Him to Become Candidate. At a meeting of the delegates to the Democradic congressional con- vention last night, Mayor A. M. { Paonessa was appofnted to wait on AND SWEETHEART HELPER Johnstone Vanc mana editor of the New Britain Herald, and ask him to be the party’s candidate | for congressman from this distrigt. | The delegates were unanimously in favor of the nomination Vance and pledged their port and co-operation. Mayor Paonessa called Vance today and netified action of the delegates. expressed appreciation ot ates’ confidence in him sed to take the matter visament, giving his answ state convention of Mr. fult sup- on Mr. im of the Mr. Vance the dele- nd prom- 'SUNSET LIMITED GOES INTO DITCH; FIRENAN DIES | Southern Pacific Passengers Miraculously Escape Death, Reports Say. Tucson, Ariz., Sept Ward, of Tucs when the Sunset Limite érn Pacific’s crack, e senger train, mile o night and all passc The locomotive, mail car plunged into a the south- a ditch one late last f the cfew ped unhurt, car and litch and was derail- went int Boon, Other members geTs es near baggage ed, | Wrecking crews ar Phoenix apd Tucso was reported \ route from JUDGE 1.ll~u\ \\\ll D New Haven, H. Gilson was judge of probat probate conve ven district today AGAIN. »—Judge John ated republican the Sept rer Bt ion of THE WEATHER Leo- | Favor under ad- | r after the | Flyer Derailed, But : 3. —Fireman | was killed | tbound pas- | for | the | | aud pold offered to make a wager, + They were ‘“not worrying” the prisoners said. Loeb lamented the lack of his good luck ring which he explained was at home, Once when without it, he said, he had been in an automobile accident It had begn given lim by a girl, he sald, and seemed to bear a charm. iFnaP precantions wel taken to insure the orderly sentencing to death or life imprisonment of I.eo- pold and Locb. Fifty policemen and scores of plain clothes men will be on duty outside and in the cor- ridors of the criminal courts build- iog to keep the crowds away. court room will be closed to spec- | tators, only relativea of the defen- dants and the neys, bailiffs and will be present, Because of the many threats re- ceived by Judge John R. Caver! who will pronounce sentence at 9:30 a. m. central daylight@saving time, special precautions for safe- guarding him will be taken. Judge Caverly issued a statement last night in which he requested that public notice be given that his { opinion will be given first to news- | papermen in writing form and that newspapers will appear on the street with 'the sentence long before any of those outside could hear it from the court room, This, he (Continued on Page 13.) 5. A, MAKES AUBIT OF EDEEN'S BOOKS Irregularities Sald to Exist in His Accounts While Here | CONFERENCE ON TODAY | No Trace Found of Check Sent By | Everyman’s Bible Class—Illness | ‘ Prevented (‘uiluln ¥rom Appear- ing At Hearing ln New York City, { The formal reception by the ac visory committee to Staff Axel Beckman, commander of the Salvation Army, and his wife, today has brought to light the fact that the accounts of Captain John Edeen of Philadelphia, who_preceded Ensign Carl Freder- ickson in this city, are under inves- | tigation. Captain Edeen was in this city for some time prior to the coming here of Ensign and Mrs. Frederickson and was under the jurisdiction of Major | Tom Gabrielson of Boston, at that | time provincial command When | Captain | ENSIGN CARL FREDERICKSON The | the new department | MORGANS WILLING T0 CONTINUE AS Thomas W. Lamont Offers to Renew Its Credit of $100,000,000 'FRENCH OFFICIALS GIVE HIM NO DEFINITE REPLY | British Financlers Said to Be Using | Franks child, attor- | newspaper men ' Reserves in Francs to Defend Pound Sterling in Struggle With Dollar—Téurists Help to Keep French Unit up to Present Value By Spending Abroad, By The Associated Press. Paris, Sept. 9.~—Thomas W. La- | mont of J. P. Morgan & Co. had con- versations of considerable length to- day with Georges Robineau, govér- nor of the Bank of France, and Fi- nance Minister Clementel, which, it is understood, touched upon the | question of the renewal of the Bank of France of the $100,000,000 credit arranged six months ago, which ex- pires September 12, The quéstion does not appear to have been settled but it is in such a position that it can be disposed of quickly. The attitude of Mr. Morgan is des- cribed as being one. of willingness | that the credit be extended on the | previous terms while the Bank of France sems to be in doubt as to | whether the credit fs necessary or If the eredit should become neces- it could he arranged with- {otu delay, it Is explained in French financlal circles. France still has available for thé defense of the | franc, should this ze needed, the profits on the transaction by which the franc was stabilized last April. This balance, howaver, it is under- | stood, will not be used unless there is an effort by speculators to repeat the campaign that forced down the value of the franc in March. Pound vs. Franc. The present weakness in French exchange is attfhifed in banking circles largely to the fact that Brit- ish financ are using their re- serves in francs to defend the pound | sterling in its struggle with the doi- |1ar. British sary late) banks since Iheld a considerable amount of | Francs, part of which has already ben used to pay interest on the Brit- ish debt to the United States. These banks still hald enough of the Francs to influence the exchange when they use them to buy dollars, as 1s being done now. , There against the Franc at present, it is sald. Dealings, however, polnt to a movement to profit from the pregent weakness of French money In Switz- | erland and Czechoslovakia but only by individuals. Ordinary commercial kept the Frane down during the summer. French importers have bought dollars persistently since the end of June to provide for fall pay- 1920, have needs have (Continued on Page 13.) - ANGEL OF FRANCE is no speculative campalgn | Aver Week Sept, §th ... nding 10,621 PRICE THREE CENTS 'FINDS PROBABLE CAUSE | IN' GIONFRIDDO CASE! Judge Holds 1 1 Man on (! Joseph Gionfriddo, of 161 High street, was held under $1,000 bonds for superfor court on a charge of manslaughter when arraigned | before Judge Benjamin W. Alling in police court this morning. Gio friddo way arrested following the | {death at the New Britain General hospital on September 2 of John Fox, 3 Washington place, whom Glonfriddo is alleged to have saulted on August 4. The defendant was originally held under a bond of $3,000, but after the testimony in the case was pre: i sented to the court, Judge Alling found probable cause and bound the man over, but reduced the bail to $1,000 at the request of Attorney Morris D. Saxe, who appeared for Gionfriddo. The defense attempted to estab- lish that whatever assault occurred | on the night of August 4, on Wash- ington street was justifiable and did not warrant a charge of manslaugh- ter. The court ruled that thege was |no doubt that Fox was nocked to the ground by the defendant, and that the injury sustained as a re- sult, a broken hip, caused complica- tions . that resulted in the man's | death. He ruled that the question | as to whether Gionfriddo’s action was justifiable or not was for a jury to decide. Attorney Saxe made a plea for the defendant, attributing his pre- dicament to a stroke of fate over which he had no control, and told the court that Gionfriddo felt very deeply for the deccased, and the fact that he had anything to do with his death. The testimony given the court by | state’s withesses conflicted with that | given by the defendant and other defense witnesses. Gionfriddo claimed that he was with only one other man when the alleged assault oceurred and that Fox had a com- 36, as- | uuu) pm“‘"-H o ‘)4 Manslav'!"T g lnorwouflo.) a Hand o panion with him. Patrolman Wil- liam Grabeck, who witnessed the entire affair, testified that Fox was alone and there were two men with the defendant. Grabeck said that he was stand- | ing alone on the railroad tracks on | ‘Washington street when Gionfriddo | and two companions walked by, | the inside man brushing against | him, but not enough for the police- | man to take offense or speak to | them. However, he turned around | and watched them proceed down | | the sidewalk, he testified, and saw | them meet Fox, who was coming | along the street alone. When they reached Fox, they stopped and cir- cled around him. Some words | passed but Grabeck sald that he | ceuld not understand what was said ‘; (Continued on Page 13.) | Proceedings Will Be Dis- continued and Testimony | I'rederi nd of t of the advisory committee be appointed er t handling of the vard his own r time cent that 1sign kson too. comn over the | e corps | an | books, ed take oy & ame a for every handled by the army U"pon his request a mittee ted was appoin [ | New Ha- | promine Uartrord, Sept, 9.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Showers tonight; Wednesday fair and cooler. * * | and \Fre preside urer charge:c (Countinued on Fifth Page) Will Be Taken Over, Says Counsel for Gov- ernment. Washington ection a stenographer grand Y inve ses was eustair Sept. 9.—Albert B Fall's ol to the pres; room of the igatin naval d lr ay by Ju District oil ddons ot of but hi ) stop the lumbia sypreme court s at torney’s pleas proce ings were d 1 court held t to special orney-genera violation of ry procecd 1 to be retake ere merely for more ey nd ot} opinior nd Owen J rs hegu hr viol Shat the test y contended. Fall Hearing Invalidated by Presence of Lay Stenograp/ler‘ SHIDDING ACCIDENTS TARE LIVES OF THO {Others May Die—Truck Turns Over and Passen- ger Auto Hits Pole as instan riously Lospital and shed sufferis bruises f 1ost control. |the raliway as s “tremendous | fomt.” Rain Halts Chinese: Fighting After Defenders Gain Ground, Foriegn Sailors Stand Guard [0bserver Reports At- tackers Were Forced Back Two Miles By +| Chekiang Troops — 2ei-Fu Soldiers a {HO FENG-LIN MIGHR BE BOUGHT OFF Hy The Shanghal, Assoclated Press, Sept. 9.—A terrific which continued several hours and flooded Shanghai streets rainstorm to a depth of two feet late this aft ernoon halted fighting betweea the Chekiang and Kiangsu armies west | ana northwest of the city. The Chekiang forces defending Shanghai against the Kiangsu troops have regained all the ground they had lost in the Liuho sector, north- west of this city, it was announced here late today Heavy rain stopped the fighting this evening, in accordance with the Chinese military tradition that fighting can be done only in good weather, Announcement of the suoccessful counter-attack near Liuho + was made at the Lungwha headquarters of the Chekiang forces after two major battles had engaged the troops for several hours. * Both battles, gepresenting eouns ter-attacks by the Chekiang troops against the invading Kiangsu forces, were started at noon, One, in the Shanghai-Nanking railway sector, was started between Nansiang and Hwangtu, with Anting, twenty fuiley from Shanghai as the ohjective. The other was & Liuvho, on the coast northwest ‘of Woosung, An observer who returned from that front at 4 p. m. reported that he had seen the Chekiang troops push forward their fighting Hne fo® a gain of two miles. The sainfall, which stopped the fighting, started soon afterwards. The Lungwha announcement re. ferred to the counter-attack along ef- Almost at the fighting started, @mne dme the dotense walty | mounted guard at the appresches | to the international settlemest and the French comcessien, makisg cfe fective in those perts of the ey the “state of emergency” which has been declared to exist, 5 Troops Land. \\Arnrvu by firing west of here, at Nansiang, 12 miles from the city, foreign governments landed 1,100 troops from warships stationed in the harbor, at daybreak today and were ready to defend the foreign set- tiement should come within the line of fire nightfall. The Wu Pei-Fu central govern- ment forceg took a direct hand in the battle $yesterday by sending troops from the province of Honan, controlled by the Peking govern- ment, into the conflict on the side of the invading forces. Might Quit for Two Million, There was indication here k neral Feng-Lin, defense commander Shanghai, might jit for a cash consideration of 000,000, but the report was not warranted by any of the aggressive taken by Ge invading forces from 1 of Kiangsu prov- before some Ho 0 steps being e bhack th General Chang en, principal eity , that he waa field against t and his old wags taken here to i uld be between 1y nto the front nies of Will Disturh No One s my ef of- t re absolute- bt heayen min ters the tness confliet The con- s ally which ed on Page 13) Daily Circulation ral Ho to* 4