New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ONLY 3721 BALLOTS CAST IN ELECTIONUPTO2P. M. TODAY Survey of State Shows Probable ‘Strength of 40 Per Cent In Battle Between Bingham And Holt For Sen- ator. Electors Apathetic Every- | where—Polling Officials | in Hartford Indulge in Crossword Puzzles to Avoid Tedium. As had been predicted by voting efficials, the balloting cessor to Frank B, Brandegee as United States genator, was unusually light today, especially during the meorning when a check-up of the \ot~ ing indicated less than one-third as| many electors participating as dur- | ing the national election, but in- creased interest was evidenced in the afternoon when comparative fig- ures showed a vote one-half as great as In November. At 10:30 'clock this morning, 1,621 ballots had been registered as against 5,509 at the same hour in the mational election. this afternoon, 3,721 votes were cast as against 9,735 in the last election. The reports for today are as fol- Bom the de cans had vote getting organlmtiors at work through the day but they experienced great difficulty in get- ting out the electors, On all hands | there was an apparent lack of inter- est and pumerous telephones and personal visits failed to stir up®en- thusiasm. With a total vote of 3,721 votes cast at 2 o'clock, it appeared that party leaders predictions of a 5,000 #vote through the day would not be exceeded. The polls will close at 8 o'clock | this evening. Light \ow Cast w Haven, Dec, 16—Town and eity voting of both democratic parties in vlrc%lrvn for U. 8 Senator today in- dicaled in the early afternoon tha not much over 30 per cent of the vote cast at the corresponding hours in the November election had been cast. In the small towns the light vote eut Jdown the percentage cast in the cities and even in the latter the figures barely squeezed by the forty per cent mark. tection workers chimed that the heavier t of rhr democrats. This med to be botne out by the some normally jefnocratic wards in cities ¥ doing as well as the worke party had aenticipated Up till noon election day without incldent anywhere. n ngham, the republican } not then voted the opy had not come for a challenge for nhis vote on the alleged ground of fn- eligibility promised by Thomas k. Cahtll, democratic general yegistrar. New Haven, Dec. 16.—While the workers at the polls in the thict three wards here averaged the vote cast at about §5 per cent of what it was in the November election for the same hour the aggregate of figures indicated that the poll was much less than that. In the demo- cratic wards the vote was not re- garded as light. The rep! organization clatmed to be getting out a falr sized vote and in the larg- er wards the figure was close to forty per cent of the vote at the previous election. In outlying wards Lowever, the vote was light. Seve ral large industries were to give their employes opportunity late in the afternoon td vote which fact ac ecounted for a light vote in the early morning. speclad the heavy ere not that, had been As Col. nince unity T cast 40 Per Cent of Vote Being Cast Hartford, Dec. 18.— A statement fssued by republican state headquar- ters this noon was to, the effect that reports from citles and towns indi- cated that about 40 per cent of the registered, vote was being cast end on this basis a prediction was made that Col. Bingham was well in the Jead and would maintain it. It was further stated that voting in the cities was fully as heavy as had been antictpated while in the towns the republicans were getting out the voters. Bingham Delays Voting New Haven, Dec. 16. — Cloudy weather with a hint of snow pre- valled as Connecticut voters went to to the polls this morning to chooss 8 successor to the late U. 8. nator ¥rank B. Brandegee. Despite the active ‘u Hiram ‘E ernor-elect, and Hamilton Holt, former editor and widely known as a student of international affairs, the democratic candidate, a light vote was forecast Especial attention was pald by both parties to getting out the vote, In Bingham, who is also gove (Continued on Page 17) for a suc-| At 2 o'clock | republican and | ican ! mpaigns for Lieut-Governor | the republican nominee | 10DEAD, 12 I]YINI] FROM BAD LIQUOR Several Others Blinded by New York Booze GALL EXTENDED T0 WATERBURY MINISTER |Swedish Baptists Ask Rev. | Axel I Peterson to Come Here 25 More Arrested For Drunkenness, Several Being Unconsclous—Oity and Federal Agents Seeking At & special meeting of the con- | Ellm Swedish Bap-| New York, Dec. 16.—The death ch, held last night, a call list from poison liquor during the last three days mounted to ten with ev. Axel 1. Peterson, | | was issued to Rev. Axe e | the death today of Abraham Botnoy | paator of the Swedish Baptist church |y, "5y gokivn hospital. Sixty-seven | in Waterbury, to fill the pastorate of f pther victims are in Bellevue, Twelvs the church. | ’ At a meetin | gregation of the | tist ch several of the others may be blinded. 25 Deaths In 16 Days The death list for December 8o, | far is twenty-five, a record number, | g of the congregation held last Monday night a committee consisting of I L. Asklund, J. A | Carlson and Theodore Larson was | appointed fo visit Rev. Mr, Deterson | Aroused by the wave of alcoholic to find out his attitude toward a call deaths, the police and prohibition to the local church. This same com- | 8uthorities have started activities to unb the sale of poisonous liquor as tl\l: Christmas holidays approach. The police are sending to the Y"'l"ra\ authorities the addresses of su.-m. ciou place. 25 More In Court Twenty-five prisoners arrested for drunkenness, some of them found | unconscious in gutters and exposed to the cold, were arraigned last night Wbefors, Magistrate Simpson in night court. Denouncing liquor traffickers who sell poisonous concoctions, Magistrate Simpson dismissed most of the prisoners with a warning. Some of them were sent to the work- house. “I don’t know what has become of the people’s wits,” sald Magistrate Simpson during thé* arralgnment of the prisoners. “None of this bootleg | liquor i good and nine-tenths of it 1s rank poison. 1 have had men be- fore me tho were blinded by it, men who were unable to raise their hands to swear to an affidavit. You all owe a debt of gratitude to the police- men who brought you to the station house. You might have frozen to death or been killed by an automo- bile. T shall not deal with you & leniently the second time.” Effect of Embargo Federal prohibition offielals say that the prevalence of poison liquor is due to the efective embargo against smuggling which has been mittee, with the addition of David ¥. | Larson, eecretary of the church, was | last night requested to represent the | church and present the officlal call to hi As the committee's report | un last Tuesd [ it Is expected that Rev. Mr. Peterson | will accept the call and assume the pastorate of the church as soon as it | is poasible for him to do ko. | Rev. Mr. Peterson will | cancy created by the res ! Rev. Dr. J. E. Klin been pastor of the c last 24 ye: DIES ON BIRTHDAY AFTER Mrs. Charlotta Olivia the va- ation of for the 6 At Hanson, Years Old, Dies Suddenly l Home of Son on Columbia St Mrs. Charlotta Olivia Hanson died shortly after 12 o'clock last night at the New Britain general hospital, to which institution had heen |taken after suffering a shock at the home of her son, Carl Hanson of 86 | Columbia street, with whom she made her home. Today would have |been Mrs. Hanson's 76th birthday | and she was out yesterday morning making preparations for eclebrating it. Mrs. Hanson was a member of the First Lutheran church. She came (to this country from Sweden &8 years ago and has resided in this city for the last 24 years Mrs. Hanson is survived by her son, Carl Hanson, and three sisters: Mrs. Stone Bengston, Mi, Emma Johnson and Mrs. H. Robertson The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1:50 o'clock from the late home on Columbia street and at 2 o'clock from the First eran church. Rev. Dr, A. A wil officlate and interment will in Fairview cemetery, STANLEY WORKS DIVIDEND | 13; Per Cent on Preferred Stock and she guard patrol. ing the landing of liquor from rum row, also has hit the local bootleg | market, they sald, ing the past three days were women. 13 YEAR OLD NEGRO IS LYNCHED IN TENNESSEE Taken From Nashville Hospital— 1. be Youth Shot and Wounded Man Who Will Recover Nashville, Smith, 1 from the City hospital here last night and lynched at Nolensville, Tenn., 12 miles from here, where he shot Tke Eastwood, & grover, Friday night. thel T y | sent 1 to declare Tenn.,, Dec, 16.—Sam 215 Per Cent on Common Stock Declared By Directors Today. At the quarterly of hoard of directe Works today, it was vot dividend of per rred stock payable on February 19 rd on Sat- urday, end of 214 mon stock 101d- usiness meeting the mob, In thirty automobiles, ven or eight of their number hospital to obtain the lad 4 rushed away efore officers intercept them. boy was hanged and his body with bullets, nude, the body 8 left to ng until officers cut it down this morning. The boy and his uncle, Jim 8mith, Fastwood as they parts from . Jim Smith was 1 b\ ¥ \"\\41Nl but S8am shot the grover and was fleeing when FEastwood shot him. It was thought at s of Stanle into t on the pre pay toekl ers of record 2 today. The di | Hardwa morro 1t the close of b were surprised by r y fatally, but he is re- % was the second here stnee the Civi The other was in 15084 Owners Of 2,000 Autos Facing Extra Tax For Concealmg Them war, $400 FIRE IN GARAGE Service Station Threatened by | Failure to Declare Owner- ship to Board of Asses City ors Results in Penalty Blaze From Overheated Furnace Being Imposed by City. | After 12 o'Clock This Noon, 1 $400 damage in the base- e City Service station on Mavor this The by an overheat damage mostly it gave the firem ra battle for half an ho ympanies 1, 3, 5 and No. resp \ Approximately ¢ i e, owned by automobllies owr >aonessa, noon. 1 was ¢ 1 and 4 ing the mont cent penalties v great numbers « truct The inc { listed 148 o'clock this Co No. 1 where the alarm Clouds of smok irving of paint w the alarm. tt strect AS false responsi for them Ly t) sloners and ELUCTION RETURNS month of Oct o wili number ) 3 oo 4 e Herald will elec- an additio t ns b ening e to Tel. a is he va or of similag make factug® | Source of Death-Dealing Beverages | of them are not expected to live and | established off the coast by the coast | Rough rcas, provem-‘ Two of the victims who died dur-| ear old negro, was taken | gy, 1 PAESTINT I L. NAVY IS SAFE Inquiry 26 DIE DURING MONTH?IGNORES OTHER NATIONS| ‘“’-nu Fleet Adequate for Defense | Without Regard to Steps Being Taken on Sea by Other Great World Powers, Washington, Dec. 16, — Naval buildings by the nations ot the world on a‘competitive basis promises lit- | tle hope for the future in the opin- ‘lon of President Coolldge, With respect to the American navy, the administration viewpoint was again defined today as looking toward a navy adequate for the de- | fense of the country without respect to steps taken by other natione. | These views as expressed at the White House were supplemented by the statement that the president re- | gards as unneceesary any congres- | slonal Inquiry Into the state of the nation’s navy. Inquiry Suggested. | 'The proposal has been mads in | congress that an inquiry should be undertaken Into the status of the navy before appropriations of addi- tional funds, but Mr. Coolidge re- rards the investigations and hear- {ngs held annually in connection with | the naval appropriation bill as a thoroughgoing inquiry into the state of the naval establishment. Furthermore, he feels that the na- val general staff and the secretary el the navy continually are at work ex- | | amining the conditions of the naval establishment and their findings are at the dieposal at all times of con- gress. Gun Elevation, | Although the question of gun ele- vation on capital comse to the fore through consider- atlon of pending legislation, Mr. Coolidge does not regard that as an important factor in the present dle- | | cussion of the national defense, He has not examined the proposal thor- oughly but inasmuch as five of the eighteen capital ships are deemed to need no elevation of guns and five others are declared by naval offi- clals to be comparable {n gun range with the major eléments of other| navies, the matter of elevating the| | Buna of the eight remaining hardly! could be considered as of prime jm- portarice. Another factor to be co; the matter of expend.ture, an appro- priation of $6,500,000 having been| | proposed in the pending legislation for such work. | Views of President. The president’s views were brought forth by an inquiry at the | White Houso for a statement as to the comparis of the American| | navy with w those of forelgn| | countries, Mr. Coolidge does not want to proceed on the theory of a ntinual comparison of world na- vies. Such a method of naval bulld- ing would leave slight hope of a re-| | duction in armaments and therefore | the only economical and at the same | time vardsti with which to| the American navy would o‘ its ad N]*‘M!‘,)'ss to de- safe t An Hale of tee last su vides in complete sta th e naval commit- senate pro-| preside rv: opinfon al state of by the stuc ‘]“ budget bu- t hi If in his t estimate, committee pending the subject he house de- tion measure, leration with the lv‘H a- gamut e pre nvestigat 1w lent's view h as 11d hardly be n Postponed. senate e navy was| Masonic Block Burned, Bos on ( hmrh Threatened il nn~|n\ IIRI DIES, CHIEF —John O: or depart- THE WEATHLR Hartford, Dee. 16—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled tonight and Wednes- day: probably rain snow somewhat warmer. or * {S¢es No Need for Congressional | ships has again | tidered in the presidient's opinion e 1ce has of such | U , ‘I,I' 'llwu hm, ‘/' 1120, U SIX PERSl]NS lllE Tenement Blaze | Saves Entire Family—Aged Man, Dangling From Rope, Weakens and Plunges Five Storles to His Death, | New York, Dee. 16.—S8ix persons are known to have perished in a fire which swept through a brick tene. ment house off upper Fifth avenue early today. Thelr bodles were re- covered, At least three other per- sons were seriously burned by the flames which drove scores of families into the street. Near Mt. Sinai Hospital | The fire occurred but two blocks from Mount Sinai hospital and the attendant nolse and confusion awak- ened patlents who found the sky about the institution a quivering red, Doctors and nurses patrolled the wards, pulling down blinds and as- suring their patients that there was no danger. Five of the dead were women who had been trapped on the upper floprs of the house and overcome ‘bv'(ors help could reach them. Al- | though firemen made heroic efforts i to rescue them thé flames swept ,through the building with such speed that the victims were scarcely able to leap from thelr beds. Saves Entire Family The bravery of a nineteen-year- old youth, Fred Nugent, saved an entire family, awakened by smoke he went into the room of his mother, Mrs. Anna Nugent, and carried her to the street. Again entering the building he dragged his sisters, Bar- bara and Antoinette to safety and then for the second time plunged into the flaming house. This time he was driven back by the flames as he attempted to enter the room of his uncle Edward Russell, who had been weakened by a long {llness. Nugent was taken to Mount Sinai | hospital with his mother and sisters, all suffering from burns, Falls Five Stories Meanwhile firemen, who also sought to rescue Russell, had drop- | peff & ropa to him at the window hils room from a higher floor in a4 djoining building. The aged man clutehed the rope, but his grip gave | way and he fell five stories to his death, The fire was discovered by a pa- trolman shortly after 3 o'clock and the tenants were awakened by the beating of a police club against thelr | doors, Swarming from their apart- | ments in night clothes, with their }(en bare, and carrying biankets to | shelter them, the tenants fled to the | street, Those on the upper floors of | the five story structure were trapped and were forced to flee Ly fire es- ‘Cszn and by fire ladders. Suffering from cold ar mn women and children were taken eighbors, while those who had \rehL\\ei missing ran from house to house in a frantic effort to find | them. Police were forced to make a house-to-house canvass of the dis- trict to check up on the missing. Early today six bodies had been recovered and it was believed that no more were missing Yosses Total Million | Today's fires brot during the cold spell sir more than 100, making homeless and estimated in . Four persons, including two chil- dren, were severely burned in a fire which broke out about the same t { ory dwe sixth s Brooklyn spread to an | house, driving twelve their homes Guests in ar patronized largely n the theatrical profession W ed from their beds by a f started a few Ninety-eighth street t the guests were forced 7 of th had exposure, n hundreds ing ad I hours a ;W after the flam th lower floors. Thre¢ Others Badly Hurt in| | | i HERALD r—————— Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 1 1 ’591 Dec. 13th ... I’I( E THREE CFNTS 42 FAMILIES DRIVEN T0 STREET {Question Ts Brought to i Floor But Vote Is Fore- stalled by Parliamentary Maneuvers—Sterling has Increase Proposal. tion 1 blocked an eff t Coolidg .m("r Ashurst , was stion to th parllamentary was forestalled The over-riding ion of mr failure of was brou h committee s time to debate whole questi status wa 2 p.m veto held the floor unt automatically displaci to override. In the two hour fight democra led by Senators Ashurst, Reed Missouri, and Har of Mississipp: and supported by r No publican, Nebraska, sought in to block debate b yus parlia- mentary moves, At one stage Senator McKe democrat, Tenn., moved an from a ruling by Pre but this vote alsa was Senator Sterling's debate The Proposed Bill The bill providing for 1 both postal salaries and introduced today by Sterling of the senate comm Senator Ashurst, democrat, cted to second reading 1d thé procedurd by wh 138 of it to 2 conmitte beer | carried out i ooek He sa plain h The would be fourth c for vain ar, appeal ¥ reases in rates was Chairman post office Arizo- of the wouid levied on aho 1vy~ v incr lect-on- to o favors nr\‘v‘ hear- Exnlosin: Fenrcdil;m'ilm Fire at Pittsfield, Mass. THI (41\\]\]” GOT 1T . CRUSHED TO DEATH IN PIT OF N ELEVATOR SHAFT IN FOUNDRY v oo | SCHOOL SITE BOUGHT Property In Fast End of City Taken Over By Board of Education After Long Squabble. in th The titl rosed new sc e city has be city of New Britain om Rosarfo, Vinceng chio Angeio for t and Alfce W. Emith a to the ac TOPE 8. Gr for p MAKES PUBLIC BEQUISIS Hartford, De 16 1 130,000 each Har d the contained in mner, late Hartford-Connecti ed for probate 1,000 is also m and one hospital gift to Wadswo o provide for | choice paintings. to the Wadswc the w P of of Al Wincenty Osakowicz Broad Street Has His Ribs Broken in Mys- Early terious Manner Today. 19 YEAR OLD YOUTH A HER0, ATTEMPT TO OVERRIDE PRESIDENT’S VETO ON POSTAL SALARIES BOOST THWARTED IN THE SENATE TODAY | = SEVEN HORT WHER AUTO | INNEY YORK FREL Ry FIRE THAT RAZES WATERBURY APARTMENT HOUSE; LOSS $500,000 [Police And 'Firemen Make Heroic Rescues When Occupants of MRS, SWEETIN'S STORY | Dalton Building Are OF MURDER REJECTED| Trepred By - Smoke | And Flames. Judge in Poison Trial! e Orders Alleged Confes- sion Kept From Jury No Serious Injuries Reported, Are Though Sev- eral Persons Are Suffers ing From Shock and Exposure. Lawrence M ing of her husba y-two in nd 4 and many in made homeless irned the Walton th Main street The fight to 5 statement of Mrs Iministe e death 1 at the Rob made a thri Y on rh whic y after ¢ con- t5 of nearby last heir tenements firemen were of water pres It it Smith entered on the ground t the tained by duress al objection vacate confe 3 d in the objection. uing In support of his moto Nothing is Saved The apartment house loss will run 500,000. Nothing believed to r room and rrough the ele- e fire es- d the only means of escape but those in front were entirely cut off. building Is owne 4 by James J. Wall of Hart- He purchased the block re- y and nged it over in mostly two room apartments. Many Heroic Rescnes Many heroic rescues were - made. e stand y last tha atter ation,” t she would fon to ng ‘nr ch He ined her zh several hours of til after she was ex- leged threats and ca- rer have started | worked its way up t vator shaft cape in th an to bear upon her. ed that she m rear affo clation and t . Sweetin, back toward | i Thompson tion was defend, g con He said k G. shown in perm 'l\s: the to confer Instead of obtai them separately, hat the only per amed for | e 2, Mrs, Anna Wagner and daughter, Olga, are in St. Mary's hospital. They were overcome by s from McNaug Mrs, t thir floor an over a tto y e by the smoke ilding by TRUCK BUIPS INTO CAR took an k. Her vas the ¢ Albert ng by the rof 44 Aceident Occurs In Bridgeport — Bristol Man Driving Machine— | Passengers Are In Panic, City for 36 Y More Than 3,00¢ ) Workmen Taken B I Coolidge’s Fatl To Attend Ina uration RECORD OF MAN'S BRAIN