New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1924, Page 1

[z NEW BRITAIN HERALD ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1924, ~SIXTEEN PAGES. POLICE FOLLOW . CLUE " |FRANCE T0 ACCEPT FURNISHED BY BANDIT SOVIETS FORMALLY WHO SHOT POLICEMAN | Recogaiton of Rusin Hope That Man Held In Hagerstown May Be Chapman — Auto "Was Stolen .In Ohio —McCue Back From Springfield. The eyes of the local, state and tederal officlals working here in an cffort to- unearth some clue that would lead to the arrest of Gerald (*hapman, notorious gentleman yegg, who escaped Sunday morning after mortally wounding Policeman James Skelly when the policeman surs prised the bandit as he was ready to blow open a second safe in the Davidson & Leventhal store, are turned towards Hagerstown, Md., where it is reported that the man shot and killed a state policeman in Gettysburg, Pa., Yyesterday after- noon has been arrested. There is a bellef that the suspect is not Skelly's assailant but no clue will be neg- lected. Federal agents have gone to the Maryland city to see the prisoner held there as descriptions sent out of the man answer in detail to the description of Chapman, H P Stanbaugh, the cashier of the bank held up in the Pennsylvania city vesterday afternoon shortly before closing time, gave the police a de- scription of the bandit who appeared at the bank with a handkerchief covering his eyes and mouth, and it tallied in every respect to Chap= man. McCue Back. Detective Sergeagt William P, McCue arrived back in the city this afternoon from Springfield where he has been working for the past two days with federal and Springfield detectives, tracing Chapman's move- ments and activities in that city since his first apeparance early last July, when Shean said that he met him there. The local police, working in this city with federal and New York agents, are still' carrying out thefr investigation of Chapman’s reported visits to this city in the hope that avidence might be found that will involve more than Chapman and Shean in the Bunday morning affair. The machine in which the bandits came to the city Sunday morning Tas been traced td Steubenville, 0., ~here it was stolen on April 12, of thilg year. ‘The car is ® 1924 model 1l has been diiven over 19,u00 ifies. Delectives for the autome- ile insurance underwriters exam- sved fhe numbersson the machine 'sterday moraing £nd in dlte of Yo fact that the serial number had cen cleverly changed, they were ble with the aid of a nowerful mag- ifying glass, to detect the original imbers. These were forwardel to the manufacturers and the owner of the machine traced. The machine as insured and the insurance com- any had settled with the owner for iiie loss of it, The discovery of the fact hy the officials wgrking in Springfield are that Chapman, under the name cf Waldo U. Miller, had purchased a house at South Hadley'from a min- ister there, was taken by the police to be a confirmation of the tory told Ly Shean that he, Chapman and Robert Anderson, partner of Chap- man's in the famous New York rob- bery and scnsational escape from the Atlanta prison, had been making Plans for establishing a counterf®it- ing plant some place outside of Springfield. The house was pur- chased on Sept. 19 this year, Had Counterfeit Plates. Shean told the police that Ander-| son has been with Chapman on many occasions since last July and that he had an appointment to meet the fugitive murderer during the «nd of this week. He sald that Anderson the ope who Chapman told him in possession of the plates and paraphernalia for raising $1 bills t larger denominations, The gun found in the mach':s and which was supposed to have he- longed to Chapman, has been founi to be one of a shipment vent to ‘Cleveland, O., to George Werthelmer by a Hartford concern in 1920, It is being traced out there by fedaral agents. With the discovery of the place where the machine was stolen and the revolver purchased, the police d federal agents in the west have ed their efforts in.the hunt “hapman for whom they have been searching and whose appear- ance here s the first authentic news that the federal authorities have heard of him since his escape from the Atlanta federal penitentiary. Shean's statement after his arrest here that he was a government agent working from New York and his giving the police the name of a man alleged to be connected with | the New York office of the depart- | ment of justice, gave rise to a story | that Chapman had a colleague | working with him, who was em- ployed In the New York office. This theory was thoroughly investigated, and the New York office found that Shean's story was a pure fabrica- tion. Lexington Negro Dies At Age of 114 Years Lexington, Ky, Oct. 15.—Andrew Harrison Hill, negro citizen of Lex- fngton, whose relatives say he was torn Dec. 16, 1810, is dead. Hill was a soldier in the Mexican and SUSPECT IS HELD FOR SHOOTING COP.... . Man 'Arrested at Hagers- town Fair May Possibly Be Chapman Gettysburg, Pa., Oct. 16, — State police and county officials today were patrolling all the roads in Adams, Franklin and Fulton coun- tles in an effort to apprehend the bandit, who yesterday held up the cashier and robbed the Abbottstown state bank of more than $1,000 and later shot and killed a state trooper who was pursuing him. The bandit escaped in spattered red tduring car bearing New York license plates, He was last seen shortly after shooting the policeman at Graeffenburg, 25 miles west of Abbottstown, heading in the direction of the Maryland border. A fairly good description of the bandit was furnished by H. F. Stam- baugh, cashler of the Abbottstown bank, The authorities said it was similar to that of Gerald Chapman, an escaped convict from the Atlanta prison, who is als> sought in con- nection with the killing ot a police- man at New Britain, Conn., during an attempted robbery there several days ago. a mud- for Hagerstown, Md., in response to ties that they had arrested a sus- pect answering the description of the bandit. The suspect was taken into cus- tody at the Hagerstown fair grounds. USED PENCIL, NOT GUN 13 Year Old Negro Boy Holds Up Brooklyn Subway Agent Who Mis. took Bulge in Pocket for Pistol. New York, Oct. 15.—The pencil was as mighty as the gun in Brook- Iyn for a time today. A negro boy of thirteen years en- tered a subway station and threat- cned to shoot Miss Sophie Lindgren, the agent, unless she produced all the cash on hand. There was a bulge in his right hand coat pockey, indicating to her that a pistol was ready for action. While she hesjtated, frightened the 1ad snatched $2 in nickels and sped away. Miss Lindgren, screaming, | chased him and he was captured by | a detective. Search revealed that the supposed pistol was a lead pencil. . WALLACE UNDER KNIFE Cabinet Officer Operated Upon This Morning for Appendicitis and GaIl Bladder Trouble. Washington, Oct. 15.—Secretary Wallace underwent an operation here today for removal of his appen- dix and treatment of his gall blaa- der. The operation was performed at tlie naval hospital and Commander Joel T. Boone, one-of the prosident’s physicians, who was present, said Mr. Wallace would be confined to his bed for about ten days or two weeks. Mr. Wallace entered the hospital last night. He has been ill for several weeks, suffering from sciatica whicn physicians decided resulted from in- fection of the bladder and appendix. He was said to be progressing well wfter the operation. PRISON FOR EX-PRIEST Rev, Walter Grace of Colorado Goes to Leavenworth on Charge of Forging Whiskey Application. Denver, Oct. 15.—~The Rev. Wal- ter A. Grace, former priest of the Shrine of 8t. Anne at Arvada, Cofo., was en route today to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kas:, to begin a two years term for fory- ing & government whiskey applica- tion, Father Grace surrende rr’l himselr only a few moments before the de- parture of his traim. ickel Plated Ford Given as Souvenir Detroit, Oct. 1 moblle made of nickel plated parts and assembled with nickel plated tools while the Prince of | Wales looked on was presented to the Prince yesterday by his host, Henry Ford. The Prince, according to those in his party, when he inspected the Highland Park Ford plant, watched with an expresslon of amazement as the car was as. sembled, 17 minutes being re- quired. Accompanied by Henry and Rdsel Ford, the Prince took & short ride about the yards in the “Prince of Wales Special” as the car was named. At the con- clusion of the ride the machine was presented to the Prince as a Civil Wars and served as a member of the tenth U. 8 cavalry regulars, souvenir, Detectives left here late last night advices from the Maryland authori- | | | | Lean, Connecticut; lLodge, Republic Friday PRI)TEGT ALL RIGHTS Agreement Being Drawn Up Specify That All Rights of the Govt. and Citizens Who Hold Bonds Shall Be Observed. By The Associated Press, Parls, Oct. 16.—The French gov- ernment will on Friday formally recognize the Soviet Republic of Russia, according to information ob-~ tained In official circles today. Principles Decided Upon The principle of recognition has been decided upon by the commis- sion, appointed recently to stully the questibn of Franco-Russian rela- tions, which is now seeking to draw up a text in which the decision to recognize the Soviet government will be announced, This text may be adopted at a meeting of the commission this afternoon. Formal announcement was made that de jure recognition of Russia would be made under such terms as to reserve all the rights of the French government and of French citizens who hold Russian bonds to the amount of about 12,000,000,000 gdld francs and who have business interests in Russia. 19 Billion Francs With the French go\Prnmflnt claims for loans made to Russia be- fore the war, the total due to France at flw outbreak of the war | was about 19,000,000,000 francs. The commission on Franco-Rus- slan affairs, presided over by Sena- tod De Monzie, expects“to complete the text of the recognition decision today and it it succeeds in doing so, the cabinete will formally adopt | this text at its next meeting on I'riday. 'SOLON FRIENDS WILL BRING BODY TO STATE Remains of Senator Bran- degeetto Be Brought to New London Thurs. Washington, Oct. 16.—The body of Benator Frank B. Brandegee of Connecticut, who committed suicide here yesterday, will be taken to his home, New London, Conn., tomor- row night at 7:30 o'clock, accom- panied by a delegation of senators and representatives. The senators designated are: Me- Massa- chusetts; Borah, Idaho; Moses, New Hampsh Pepper, Pennsylvant Wadsworth, New York; Gooding, Tdaho; Hale, Maine; Dale, Vermont; Ball, Delaware; Overman, North Carolina; Swanson, Virginia; Gerry, RLode Island; Broussard, Louisiana: Jones, New Mexico, and Tennessee. The house delegation will include the entire Connecticut delegation. Waterbury, Oct, 16. — Governor Charles A. Templeton this morning named Judge Abner P. Hayes, Wat- erbury; Attorney John H. Buck, At- torney Lucius F. Robinson and Benedict M. Holden, all of Hartford; | Edward W. Charl Theodore Bodenwein and Whittlesey of New London state delegation t¢ Senator Frank B. Brandegee's funer- al at Washington and accompany the body to its final resting place at New London. The delegation was scheduled to leave this state for Washington tonight Higgins, Norwic il as the attend the late In addition to appointing the state | delegation to atten dthe official funeral at Washington, Governor Templeton ordered that all of the flags in the state fly at half mast at least until after the funeral, and he has cancelled all speaking engage- ments until after that time, He was today making preparations to meet the body upon its arrival at New London and to be present at the senator's funeral in New London, ELM CITY THRILLS Sight of ZR-3 Tarly This Morning | Causes Great l7\1'|(('I)lr‘l|l—l\rll|fi(‘- port Also Secs Airship. New Haven, Oct passed over this ci today flying but over the ZR-3 . m, city. She was proceefling slowly toward the southwest appai- ent ong the Sould shore The great dirigible was first seen In the, outiying shore towns to the east of the city. Her silvered con- tour was plainly visible and the hum of her motors awakened many per- s0ns. She approached the city from East Haven flying at a low itude over the home in the Whitney ave- nue ‘section over the Yale campus and the city center but a few mo- ments later. Hundreds of early risers 8ot a fine view of the passing craft. A fetv factory whistles saluted her. Bridgeport, Oct. 15.—The ZR-3 passed over this city at 6:40 a. m today. BETTY COMPSON WEDS Los Angeles, Oct. 15.~James Cruze, motion picture director, and Betty Compson, aciress, were mar- ried at the forn er'’s home in Flint | Ridge, a suburb, last night. Shields, | B. Lockwood, Stamford, and | a few hundred feet | FULLEST PROBE OF CAMPAIGN MONEYS Borah Plans to Go Tnto Every Detail of Expenditures HEARINGS ON . TOMORROW | Charges of :"shlsh Fund” Made By La Follette Will Be Gone Into Thoroughly—Third Party Contri. butions To Be Glven Publicity, By The Asgociated Press. Chicago, Oct, 15.—~Preparations for an “exhaustive Inquiry into cam- paign contributions and expendi- tures” were made today by Senator Borah, of Idaho, chairman of the senate committee on campaign ex- penditures, Senator Borah, called from a cam- paign tour in the west by the| charges of Senator La Kollette, in- dependent presidential candidate, that improper and unwarranted use of money had become a factor in the campaign in certain states, said upon his arrival here that “every line of | inquiry will be followed to the end that as far as possible the source of all campaign funds may be reveal- ed.” Hearings Tomorrow Senator Borah, who expected to confer first“With his colleagues on the committee, hoped to begin for- mal hearings tomorrow morning. Chairman of the nationa] commit- tees of the republican and democra- tic parties and John M. Nelson, na- tional director of the La Follette campaign, have been requested to submit formal detailed reports for the examination of the committee, These reports, Senator Borah expect- ed, would be accompanied by state- ments from the campaign managers. After an examination of such reports and statgments as may be submitted the committee will determine the fu- ture scoph of the inquiry, probably basing its determination upon leads suggested by the reports. How far the investigation might go or how long 1t might last, Senator Borah was unable to predict, “The committee will examine every legitimate iead presented by spokesmen for any of the candidates and our inguiry wiil be exhaustive in every detail,” Senator Borah sald. “We shall ask each party organiza- tion to report how much they have received, from whom, and how it has been spent. Our reports will deal with lump totals, but with de- tailed contributions and expendi- tures. In tAe first instance, our ex- {amlnation will be merely of the re- | ports submitted in response to our requests, but if these reports suggest further ifquiry of any items, we may request the accounting bnoks of the campaign headquarte The La Follette Charges Touching upon the La FKollette charges, Senator Borah said tkat if any evidence were offered by the La Tollette forces it would be re- celved by the committee at some |convenient place probably in the | cast. Should witnesses be available in Chicago, however, the entire in- | quiry will be prosecuted here, but if cipates, that witnesses for Senator |La Follette are from eastern states, the Investigation will be transferred to Washington. Other members of the committee, authorized to conduct the investiga- a senate resolution ators Bayard of Delaware and Jones | of Washington, republicans; Cara- | way of Arkansas, democrat, and Shipstead of Minnesota, farmer-la- tor. John M. Nelson, La Follette cam- paign director, said today he wi prepared to go before the commi tee at any time with a full report (Continued on Page 13.) HAVE WILD AMBITIONS Church Speaker Says They Don’t Dare Go Through With Them Wor meetings that danc 'r amusement, and that young people should be permitted to serve on the board of deacons is the consensus of opinion of the delegates to the a 1 meet- ing of Worceste utral association | of Congregational churches held at | Lakeview Co ational church here today. These points brought out and agreed upon dur- ing a discussion ch was som times snap “Used a our young e Rev. . Benjamin F Union Congregationa n old- —That prayer | of the past, '3 s A pror S0 were resources in Wyland of | h sald: | “It there is ed, mid- week prayer meeting left in W ter T would to know where fit| s | Rev. Harry T. Stock, tary of Young People’s Wo! “Lots of old peop wild as the young peop! would do just the things and girls do if they dared s me b as| and they the boys * * | THE WEATHER | Hartford, Oct. 1 = ‘orecast | for New Britain and vicinity Fair tonight and Thursday; | little change in temperature. | | not | it develops as Senator Borah anti- | are sen- | | pri ocean-going tug Underwriter of New | pedo boat Jeuett arrve | loaded from the vessel | who held up a station at t} | tendant at the ( | with & revolver‘about § o'clock TORBACH ALLEGES. CHARACTER HURT Brings Suit Against Dorfman for $20,000 BASED ON LAND DEAL Statement Said to Have Been Made \ By Defendant Concerning D'An- gelo Tract Injurious Claims Realtor, Ex-Councllman Abraham Gor- $20,000 against David Dorfman, a Pleasant street grocer, alleging de- famation of character, The suit is based on alleged state- ments by Dorfman that he had pald Gorbach $100 as a deposit on the D’Angelo tract of land and that Gorbach has refused to execute a deed for the transfer of the property or refund the payment. The land in question is one of two sites being considered by the school committee for a new bullding to serve the needs of the eastern sec- tion of the city. Attorney 8. Gerard Casale, coun- | sel for the plaintift sets forth in his complaint that “the plaintiff's repu- tation, both in the state or €onnec- ticut and elsewhere, has always been that of a competent, energetic and honorable man of business, one to ‘wWhom the management of large en- terprises requiring the experience of good judgment and integrity could safely be trusted.” He further alleges that Dorfman falsely and maliciously told third persons that Gorbach had mis rep- resented his interest in the D’Angelo tract, and that he intended and was understood by third persons to charge the plaintiff with appropriat. ing the $100 to his own uses. The concluding allegation is: “That the statements so made by the defendant, David Dorfman, of and concerning this plaintiff were and are wholly false, malicious and slanderous, and made with the in- tention to injuye the plaintiff and his good name and credit in his said occupation and business, and to cause it to be believed by tne reason thereof that he was unworthy to be entrusted with money, and unreliable ip his conduct of busi- ness.” That by means of sald state- ments the plaintiff has been injured in his good name and credit a businessman and real estate broker, and will work greatly to his injury in his development of real estate in the future.” The plaintiff claims the amount of $20,000. NEARLY TWO HILLION SPENT BY THE CITY Balance in Treasury a Million and a Half With Half of Fiscal damages in Year Over. With one half of the fiscal year passed, “h3 cit’ has expended $1, |845,509.92 nn1 has Lalances in ke {several departmontal funds of $1.- |595,777.86, the report of Comptroller |Hanford L. Curtis shows. The only items in which there have been no expenditures are the | municipal ice, state highway &l comoft station construction accounts Payments on principal in the amount of §175,500 have already been made for the year. The consolidated school district item, the largest in the city budget shows expenditures amounting to $396,977.03 and a bal- ance of $496,572.97, St S BI6 LIQUOR HAUL DECLARES OLD PEDPLE | 7o o coc o Contrabrand Whiskey Brought Into New London Today. | Bridgeport, Oct. 15 by Captain H. Ha y Funk and a 2 crew of coast guards, the York, Montauk Point early caught o Mondays morning by d here early toda our thousand cases of whisl wine, bass and ale were being u at the New dock this the federal Deputy Col- England Steamship Co. morning and taken to building in Broad strent lector ot Customs Wa Smith in charge of the fllicit cargo. The Underwriter was released in bonds by the federal a orities less than a month ago, having been caught laden with rum, At the time of the present seizure, she was ap proaching land from rum row, threc miles off Moatank Pe After the unloading of the is completed the Underwriter will return to New don. Gas Station Bandit Eludes New Haven Cops | New Haven, Oct. 15 Police today were still witjout definite to the identity of “gas station bandit” o corner as cargo of Congress and Davenpo tere last night, another operated by Saidel Brothers at Kimberly wenue, soon afterward. The hol up man confronted Alf first na ting away with $125 in cash. At Iast named station he poked his into the face of Myer Saidel rified the cash drawer of §1 The bandit is believed to be the one who has committed a number in pe same # | of similar Jocal Tobberies. bach this afternoon brought suit for | —Commanded | ol 1 enues | paojCH Sy ssed British Dirigible, Crossed Both Ways in Same Year— Proves Feasibility of Trans-Atlantic ger Service. o)) ¢ dna yNa } j i 1719—1-54, Passen- By The Assoclated Press. Alrdrome, Lakehurst, N. J,, Oct. 15.—The safe arrival of the ZR-3 from Triedrichshafen, Germany, marks the fourth successful attempt of humans to span the waters of the Atlantic ocean in non-stop flight. Most Significant Flight Aeronautic experts of the army and navy regard it as the most sg- nificant if not the most spectacular flight. They declared today as the huge liner ended the longest con- tinuous aerial passage in history and headed toward her berth to settle docilely and be tied up, that the world was witnessing undeniable evi- dence that the dirigible was de- stined to be the inter-continental passenger ship of the ngar future. First Attempt in 1919 It has been five years since the fore-runners of ghis latest feat were recorded, since 1919 when the peril- ous currents hovering over the North Atlantle were negotiated in land-to- land ventures. The British team of Alcock and Brown, both Royal Flying Corps men, took the air at St. John's New- foundland, in a Vickers-Vimy bi- plane on June 14, 1919, They dropped their landing gear on the rock-rimmed coast and headed east- ward, Sixteen hours and 12 minutes Tater, Vit traverseq1,y32 miled of sleet and fog, they plunged with l@lr craft into a bog near Clifden, Ireland. The machine was a wreck, fit only for transportation to a London museum. The aviators were bat- (Continued ~-~ Page 12) MRS. TELL IS FREED OF SLAYING BLAIR Jury in Middletown Court Finds Her Not Guilty of Manslaughter Middletown, Conn,, Oct. 15.—Mrs. Johanna Tell, accused of manslaugh- ter in causing the death last April of Charles Blair, by whom she was| employed as housekeeper, on a Kil- | lingworth, Conn., farm. was ac- | quitted by a jury in the criminal | superior coudt this afternoon. The jury which retired at 10:45 this forenoon reported at 2:20 this afternoon Wwith a verdict of ot guilty. The crowds in the cheered the announcement of the verdict but were silenced fby the sheriff at the behest of Judge Arthur | e, who presided at the trial. | Mrs. Tell and her daughter, Lil-| courtroom Arrival Marks Fourth Successful Non-Stop Trip Over The Atlantic | matter of international conjecture. lian, 14, who was with her in the court room, both wept as the verdict | was announced. | Public Defender D. J. Donahos, counsel for Mra. Tell, was the first | to congratulate her. | Mrs, Tell declined to make any statement, except that she wished | to “go into oblivion” and eald she| the tor- | would return soon to New York with |three others of the crew also were | her daughter. | The case was given to the jury at | :45 this forenoon. Judge Arthur lis charged the jury for 45 min- utes. He told the jurors that they should take into consideration the | circum; fal evidence on which | the state case rests, to some ex- tent. He went into a lengthy ex- planation of the crime of man- | | siaughter. | Reading the indictment the judge said there were three things to con- er. Two things were certain. re was no doubt of Blair's death and no doubt about who Kkilled him. | There was a question, however, as to whether he was killed unlawfully, {he said. If there was reasonable doubt that Mrs. Tell killed him in self defense, she should be ac- quitted. Judge =i urged the jurors to | put themselves in the woman's po- sition as much as possible when they retired to oonsider the cas | | He sald they must decide whether | | Mrs. Tell believed her life was in danger and that she acted In conse- | | quence of that belief. He said the |jury's sole duty was to decide { whether she killed Blair in self dl’~ | fense. Torrington, Oct. 15.—Philo Cleve- | 1and. a veteran of the Civil war, diea at his home In Fluteville during the | night. He was a twin brother of | | Mile Cleveland of Plymouth. They| observed their 89th birthday on August 31 of this year. | drunk, | watchman |office and took a revolver from a | t 80 YEAR OLD TWIN DIES | b 4 YEARS AGO TODAY FIRST TRIAL STARTED Dirigible America At- tempted Ocean Flight— Was Wrecked By The Assoclated Press. New York, Oct. 15.—Fourteen years ago today, almost to the hour that the ZR-3 poked her nose over New York, the first serious attempt to cross ti Atlantic by dirigible got under way at Atlantic City, N J. At 8:01 a. Walter Wellman, of Chicago, Mel- vin Vaniman, aviator-engineer, and a crew of four men embarked on the dirigible America for the At- lantic flight which ended in disaster les than 70 hours later. At 8 o'clock thls morning the ZR-3 salled over Brooklyn, Lake- hurst-bound, completing her epochal journey from Germany in but a few hours more time than it took the {ll-fated Wellman expedition to fly and drift 860 miles over a zig- zag course that ended with the abandonment of the America 450 miles east of Cape Hatteras. In spite of disaster, the {incon- gruous America, granddaddy of present-day lighter-than-air fiyers, established records for distance cov- ered by a dirigible in sustained flight, and for distance of flight— 850 miles. After months of preparation, the Amerfea left Atlantic City with London as her objective. The cigar- shaped bag, 378 feet in length. was, propelled by two motors of between §0 and 90 horsepower each—a power which would drive the ship at the rate of 26 miles an hour in calm weather. She carried five tons of gasoline, estimated as sufficient to feed her engines for 10 days. Aboard also were provisions for 30 days. An hour off Atlantic City—the ship was headed up the coast—the America ran into a fog, and at 6:50 that atternoon the dirigible reported with the aid of her crude wireless arrangement that she was off Scot- land lightship, a bare 80 miles from the start. Wellman had confidently believed the America would make an average of 450 miles a day. The America worked her way up the coast, keeping in touch with shore wireless stations untll October 17, when trace of her was lost. She had disappeared off Nantucket, and was last seen floating seaward, with one feeble engine sputtering away. Speculation as to her fate was a Tive trans-Atlantic liners joined in a search for her. President Tatt considered sending war vessels on the trail. The brave little pioneer crew was believed lost. Then before dawn, on Octojer 18, the wireless operator of the steam- ship Trent caught from the air lan- tern flashes fn the Morse code. It was a call for help. The Trent awaited the dawn, which brought to her astounded | crew and passengers the sight of the | helplessly drifting dirigible 300 feet over their heads. With difficult the crew cut loose from the big bag, which was cast adrift, and the six were picked up by the steamer. Vaniman was killed July 2, 1912, | when the Akron, a new dirigible de- signed for 2 second trans-Atlantic light, blew up on a trial trip out of Atlantic City. His brother and killed. Week Ending Oct. 11th ... m., October 15, 1!10,r Average Daiiy Circulation N 11 771 PRICE THREE CENTS IR-3 LANDS SAFELY AT LAKEHURST AT 9:55 A M. AFTER HAVING FLOWN 5,000 MILES IN 81 HRS. AND 25 M. Giant Dirigible Cheered * By Thousands As She Slowly Descends At Landing Field —Offi- cers And Crew In Best ‘Of Health And Spirits. £ res of American Offi- cers on Board Welcome Them — One Delights Hubby With Cup. of Coffee—“Best in Year,” Says He. ‘Airdrome, Lakehurst, N. J, Oct. 16.—The cabin of the ZR-3 came lightly to rest upon the earth at Lakehurst field at 9:55 a. m. today. She completed her journey from Friedrichshafen, Ger« many, a distance estimated at 5,000 miles, in 81 hours, 25 minutes. Beautifal Landing She made a beautiful Janding. Appearing over the northern edge of this naavl air station at 9:16 a. m.,, she drove straight over the air drome to the far edge of the field, where she headed around and skirt- ed the station for a gquarter of its circumference, before nosing down= ward into the brecze and coming to a stop before the ’drome. She looked like a silyer-gilded ball on a Christmas tree as she scttled downward head-on. She slowly came 80 that she looked like an inanimate object, suspended there py some in- visible force betwixt the earth ana the haze. Descends Gracefully Thirty four minutes after she was Mghted her motors stopped thelr roaring. For a moment she drifted easily, bobbing up and down like a small boat in a rolling swell. Always she dropped inperceptibly lower. Straight past the red and white signal on the ground wlhjch indicated her chosen landing place, she glided. The motors spit clouds of black smoke aa the engines went into re- verse, Again she hovered until the crowd which surounded her in thousands, sent up a great shout: “She's golng to sail right into the airdrome.” Ropes Are Dropped But the pilot of the ZR-3 cons templated no such spectaeular ex- hibition. When within 200 yards of the towering 'drome a trap door flopped open from the bottom of the main cabin and a bundle of rope as large as a barrel plummeted downe ward. Another trapdoor opened and ane other coil of rope thudded below, Signal horns and bells tooted . where out of the sight in the gilaut™y craft over-head, whistfps shrilled be- low. ilors and mAirines hooked their spider web rope harnesses into the trailing towlines of the dirigible and almost without effort drew her gently down. The ZR-3 was here, safe. A mighty shout went up from the thousands who had trndged the duty fleld to greet the ship, Too Much Noise | don't make so much shouted Commander J. H. 1, Jr., commander of the Lake= st naval station and passenger on the ZI as he leaned from a fore ward cabin port. The din of wels come was silenced instantly and a& clear, sharp order of the navigators to the grounding crew rang out diss Lo noise K ATTEMPTED HOLD UP | Hartford Man Released From Lock- up At 5:13 a. m., Gets Gun And | Trics To Rob Store—Rearrested. | 15 a cell at police | s where b been | up last night *“plain” James Mulvey, went to at | bad as a 34, oyment ace of er his former ¥ the Parkville Coal C» on Bartholo- | mew avenue, eluded the nigh crept into the company's desk Shortly before | entered the little store Mary Daniels at 161 George str He asked the woman if her husband, Peter | Daniels who is a shop worker, was | in the store or anywhere in the I vicinity. Informed that Mr. | [Daniels was working, Mulvey drew | the gun, pointed it at the woman | and demanded money. Mrs, Danlels | | became hysterical and her scr \mm] attracted residents in the neighbor- | ood to the scene. Mulvey ran from he store and was captured by the police nearly half an hour after V!w; attempted holdup. He is now held | a prisoner at headquarters under heavy bond on charges of theft, at- drawer of a 10 o'clock he owned by Mrs. |tempted holdup and carrying con-| cealed weapons. tinetly Dr. Hugo E stern volced little r. smiling but rece zed by a man citizens who ite police and eir congrate wa group of G led aroung or guards to shout t vlations. Major F. M form of the [ crow \ the uni States army, 1 an port hole smiling bowed happily to the crowd. Americans and Germans Then, one after as the more exacti duties of the landing were completed wur of the Amer o dirigi- ble were side by side with t n navigators in the cabin p All looked course. They . their uniforms were C nd span. They did not even look tired. Theg appeared in no hurry to leave the ship. The doors at Kennedy nited as he can oflicers esented Ger view glowingly were the east end of the ‘drome had been drawn apart to re- ceive the visitor. She landed mear those doors, but because of a slight change in the direction of the breeze it was decided to lead her across the western threshold instead, Taken Into Building majestically, she was eased the length of the great builds Ing, swung around at the westers portal and headed for the dim-l cavern which is to be her home, So, slowly yet (Continued on Fifth Page) M ? (o)