New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press qu ESTABLISHED 1870 .”'s "”uoeu FOR ENLARGING P. 0. IN THIS CITY IS APPRGVED BY HOUSE Purchase of -Land And Remodelling of Pres- ent Federal Building Contemplated In Govt. Measure. Elliott Bill OQutlines Pro- gram of Six Year Exten- sion Work on Structures Throughout Countr — BY GEORGE H. MANNING, (Washington Bureau of N. B. Herald) Washington, D, C., Feb, 8.—An appropriation o! szzs.oou for the purchase of addltional land and the extension and remodeling of the New Britain post office within the next year or iwo seems assured by the passage In the house of repra- sentatives of the Elilot bill which appropriates $150,000,000 for a six- Year program of erection, extension and remodeling of public buildings throughout the country, The Elott bill now goes to the senate where strong pressure will be brought to bear to secure its pas- sage within the next two weeks, It has the endorsement ministration, This $150,000,000 is to be expend- ed by the secretary of the treasury and the postmaster general and it is probable that they will follow a program of urgently needed build- ing project which they drew up and submitted to congress two years ago. The program- included an item for New Britain of $50,000 for securing additional land and $175,000 for ex- tension and remodeling the present post office. Other Connecticut cities named in the building program are Bridgeport, $1,700,000; Hartford, $2,000,00; New London, $250,000; Torrington, $250,000 and Waterbury, $625,000. BOOZE WORTH FORTUNE 15 DESTROYED TODAY State Police Pour Unclaim- ed Supply Seized in Danbury Into Sewer Danbury, Feb. 3. — More than a * quarter of a million dollars worth of whiskey, contraband liquor seized a week ago Friday night by state po- licemen on a farm in Beaver Brook district and to which no one lays | claim, was poured into the sewers of Danbury this afternoon by state policemen. The destruction of the huge stock of liquor ws ordered this morning in the city court by Judge | J. Moss Ives when no one appeared at the designated hour to claim the whiskey and to show cause why it should not be destroyed. The whiskey was destroyed under the direction of Lieut, Walter Stiles and Sergeant John C. Kelly, of the state police. The latter is the officer who conducted the raid on of the ad- | the | CHARLES E. HART DIES IN GEORGIA Was Connected With Stanley Works Over 50 Years ACTIVE AS DEMOCRAT Held Office In Street Commission, Common Council and State Legis- lature—Engineer on Special Train Used By President Grant, ‘Word was recelved, through an Assoclated Press dispatch to the Herald today, of the death of Charles E, Hart, aged 83 years, who died this morning in Savanah, Geor- gla, where he and Mrs. Hart were wintering, as was thelr usual cus- tom. 5 Mr. Hart was born in October, 1842, and lived in New Britain the greater part of his life, being con- nected with the Stanley Works in several capacities for over 50 years. He had lived at 39 Curtis street for many years and had Jeft his New Britain home for the south in the middle of December, 1924, sub-let- ting the property. He was a mem- ber of the South church, the New Britain club and a Mason, belonging to Worcester lodge, of New Haven. For a long time he had been a staunch democrat and was a party leader in this city, having served in the common council and in the state legislature, He was, as a general rule, a delegate to state conventions and was once a street commissioner. At Throttle of Grant’s Train Mr, Hart married Miss Jane Wainwright, a sister of C. P, Wain- wright of this city, in Lakewood, N. J., in 1869, For a time after his wedding he was employed as an en- gineer on a New Jersey railroad and often spoke about the time he took charge of the throttle of a special train which bore President Grant on an official viejt. | He came to the Stanley Works, in this city, taking charge of the bolt manufacturioggdivision and later the machinery dtpartment. Many of the early special tools made by this firm were his inventions and were produced under his direction. With |them for over 50 years, he recently retired from active work at the plant. Mr. and Mrs. Hart were the par- ents of two boys and three girls, three of which survive. They are a son, Charles E. Hart, of Waterbury, formerly corporation council for that city and now connected with the Cha \Hg. (o A daughter Mrs. W. P. ¢ New York, and an | other dauv:h(or "Mus. 3. W. Hinckley, of Poughkeepsie New York. While funeral arrangements are {incomplete, it is believed that Mr. | Hart's remains il be buried in Fairview cemetery where he owns |a plot and where his father lies. CRUTIOUS CAL | | | | Objects to Being Photographed W ith | Auto Labelled With Summer RE- Beaver Brook farm and who is di- | recting the investigation being made | to determine the owners of the liquor who are alleged by the state | police to comprise one of the most gigantic bootleg rings in the state, The state's attorney, William H. Comley, Jr., of Bridgeport, is operating with the state police in running down the owners and he has announced that if the “higher ups” are found he will place them in Wethersfield. The destruction of the liquor was witnessed by a large crowd wh was kept back from the manhole in which the whiskey was poured by state policemen from the Ridgefield barracks and those from the West- port harracks who have been stands ing guard over the liquor cver since the raid. Diamond Brothers and Pal Must Die for Murders Albany, N. Y,, Feb. 8.—The court of appeals today affirmed the con- victions of Joseph Diamond, Morris Diamond and Joseph Farina, con- victed of the murder of two bank messengers in a Brooklyn holdup. The court reversed the convi of Anthony Pantano, who wa eonvicted of the murder. STEAMER AGROUND. Baltimore, ‘eb, The Mer- chants & Miners steamer Cretan, which sailed froms Baltimore last night for Providence, was reported aground today two miles below Seven Foot Knoll, Chesapeake Bay. The steamer was reported to be resting easily and it was expected she would be floated on a rising tide or a shift of wind. The Cretan carried a cargo of freight, but no passengers, Offi- clals of the company said she was in no danger. CRIMINAL ASSAULT CHARGED Imlnnm\ Conn., Feb. 3.—Ward Young, was bound over to the superior court in the town court here today on a charge of criminal assauit on je Demas, 14. Ronds | were fixed by Justice Kennard at $2,000 and in default of ball Young was taken to the county jail at Norwich. The assault § ged to Bave occurred Sunday might co- | fon | miscellaneous | sort Advertisements. Washington, Feb. 3.—President | Coolidge publicly has aftirmed his | “faith in Massachusetts,” but today he gave evidence that this faith did not extend to participation in | schemes for advertising Bay State | sumuner resorts. Representatives of a chamber of | commere of a Masachusetts town ap- peared at the White House offices today in an automobile covered with | brilliantly painted inscriptions de- scribing n glowng terms the advan- tages of the town as a place of resi- dence. By previous engagement, Mr. Coolidge was to have taken with the delegation, but or taking one look at the automobile stationed so as to serve as a back- | ground, he returned to his office and | sent out word that photographed with them minus the | automobile or riot at all. The auto- mobile was removed. Birth ( ontlol ( inic Forbidden in C hlcago Chicago, Feb. 3.—The ¢ in effect prohibited es- tablishment of g birth control clinic in Chicago. The court reversed the | order of Circuit Judge H. M. Fisher directing Dr. H, N. Bundescn, health | commissioner, to issue the proposed | clinic a license. | The court did not pass on legality of the clinic or its ¢ but held that the commiss considerable discretion in 1 licenses and that he was within his rights in refusing a license applied ’(or by Mrs. Helen G. Carpentet, so- | eiety woman. The purpose of | tlinic, as explained by Mr ter, was {ree advice to married peo- | ple where circumstances warranted. FOR $1,000 ON NOTE Frank Dorozinski of New B has brought suit for §4,000 dan against Stanley Liss of Fore | claiming non-payment of a due. The writ was issued by & Nair and was scrved by Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz. It is re turnable in the city court the third Monday of February, Liss hag *= a petition in bankruptcy. note Nair his pieture | he would m»[ appellate | Deputy | Mpv IIoD APPROPRIATION OF $225,000 | LITTLE PROGRESS IS MADE TOWARD FREEING MAN IMPRISONED IN CAVE BOLD SWINDLER DUPES PITTSBURGH POSTAL AUTHORITIES INTO GIVING UP WESTINGHOUSE DIVIDEND CHECKS Presents Forged Letter From Company, Then Departs With Bundle of Envelopes Containing Negotiable Paper. Pittsburgh, Feb, 5.—A who duped Pittsburgh clerks into giving him a number of envelopes containing dividend checks mailed by the Westinghouse Electric company is being sought by postal inspectors and Pittsburgh po- lice, it was learned today, The number of checks and the amount was not learned this afternoon, The swindler, after calling the Westinghouse company and repre- senting himself as a shareholder to learn when the checks would be mailed, presented a forged letter on company statlonery at the post of- fice which stated a mistake had been made and asking that all envelopes bearing the company's address be re- turned. The man was accompanied to the post office last Friday by a mes genger and a number of the en- velopes were turned over to him, In the meantime the company was called to learn whether such a let- ter had been written, but the man was gone before it was Jearned that the letter was a forgery. Whether any of the checks have been cashed was not known today. G. W. Gosser, postmaster, said it was doubtful whether such was the case as the company had ordered payment stopped. It was pointed out, however, that many corporation checks are cashed in restaurants and saloons and that some of them may have been turned into cash in this manner. The swindler, it was said, repre- sented himself as treasurer of the Westinghouse company. A quarterly dividend of share was declared last month by the company, and it was for this divident that the checks were sent out. DISCIPLINE SHOKERS West Virginia University Taking Ac- swindler post office $1.50 a tion Against Women Students Who Use Tobacco. Feb. is taking Morgantown, W. Va., West Virginia University diséiplinary action against women students who smoke, Dr. B. Trot- | ter, president, sald today, although | | he declined to say whether any had been expelled for that offense. He sald one girl had been refused per- mission to attend the military ball of the university last night becau: | she had smoked and was permit®ed to stay in school only on condition | that she take the pledge not to smoke again. | “We have always had a rule n;:'\in\t smoking by women stu- | dents,” said Dr. Trotter, “and when | violators are brought before me I ke the discipline conform to cter of the case and the nces surrounding it.” O9TH ANNIVERSARY Mrs, David S. Ohman of | | Mr. and | Park Street Married Quarter Century Ago By Groom's Brother. Mr. and Mrs. David S. Ohman of 1408 Park street will observe the | 25th anniversary of their marriage February Mr. and Mrs. Ohman were married at the Swedish Luth- | cran church which stood on the sife of tha present synagogue at the cor- er of Ch and Elm streets. |The wedding ceremony was per- formed by Rev. Dr. Sven G. Ohman, | former pastor of the Swedish Luth- eran church, and a brother of Mr. Ohman. Mrs. Ohman was forme | Mies Jennie Lindqu vears, Mr, Ohman has been engaged in the grocery business. s hephel:d and Wife Back | Chicago, Feb. —Wililam | Shepherd and his wife, foster par- ents and heirs of the late millionaire orphan, Willlam N.: McClintock, ar- rived home today from Albuquerque, N. M, pr red, Mr| Shepherd said. | te “Nght bascless charges” made in connection with McClintock’s death A coroner's jury still is investigi ing the young man's death. { By a will drawn by his foster father early last year, soon after the youth attained his majority, Mr Shepherd was named heir to the bulk of th tate, an §$8,000 an- nuity having been provided for Mc- Clintock’s fiancee, Miss Isabél Pope. The matter of probating the will is expected to come up soon in probate court. COMMISSIONERS REPORT State Capitol, Hartford, Feb The New Haven county meeting this afternoon received the report of the | Repre- | county commissioners and | sentatives Anderson and Lynch were | appointed a committee to examine it | and report back to the meeting on | ebruary 18, For many To Fight Accusations | D.! ADHERENCE TO WORLD Committee Puts Stamp of Approval on Plan ‘Washington, Feb. 3.—A resolution to put the house on record as favor- ing American adherence to the world court was approved today by the house foreign affalrs committee, The resolution deglared it had been the “lnuh(!onafivollcy” of the United States to settle international disputes by arbitration. It favored the reservations recommended by President Harding and President Coolidge. “This court, and its probable de- | velopment,” the resolution sald, “promises a new order in which controversies between nations will | ing to principles of right and jus- tice.” The committee took the position that the house was entitled to ex- press an opinion on a subject of such importance, though it does not, lika the senate, share in the responsibility for conducting the nation's foreign relations, The resolution adopted in com- mittee was a modification of propos- als submitted by Representative Fish, republican, New York, and Representative Moore, democrat, Virginia. The resolution was approved 12 to 3, Representatives Begg, of Ohio and Tairchild, of New York, repub licans, and Collins, democrat, Mis- sissippl, voting in the negative. GIVIC SAFETY LEAGUE SIGNS TAFT T0 SPEAK Brother of Ex-President To Attend Annual Meeting Here On February 25, * Horace W. Taft of Watertown, brother of Ex-President Taft, will be the principal speaker at the ann- ual meeting of the New Britain Civic Safety League Keb. 25 a announced by Secretary B. B. Bass- elte today. Mr. Taft Is president of the Taft school at Watertown and is chair- man of the civic committee of the Connecticut Federation of Churches {the recent annual meeting of the federation. The meeting will be held at the Y. M. C. A. and will be preceded by |a turkey banquet served at 7:o'clock. At this meeting the officers will pre- |sent a survey of the year's work in- mmung another summary of a six | weeks' survey of the local police | | court records. The executive committee will en- | deavor to see State's Attorney Al- | | corn Dbefore this meeting. DR. SUN WEAKER | By The Assocluted Press. Peking. Feb. 3.—Dr. Sun Yat-Sen | one of the outstanding figures in the Imnuml life of China for y | years, was calm today when | physiclans informed him of the cri- | fical condition in which an operation for cancer has left him. The pa- | tient continues to grow weaker. H pulse registered 110. JONES IS NOMINATED Washington, Feb. 3. — E. Lester Jones of Virginia was nominated to- day by President Coolldge for re- | appointment as director of the coast and geodetic surye CANAL ZONE DIST. Washington, Feb, 3.— [ Mitchell, an attorney of W D. C., was nominated by Coolidge today district attorney for the Canal COURT IS ADVOGATED Senate Foreign Relations | be settled in an orderly way accord- | He made a strong impression in a | |special plea for law enforcement at | —SIXTEEN: PAGES. Floyd Collins, Trapped| 300 Feet Under- ground And Slowly Dying, Still Hopes For Rescue, Despite Suf- fering. ‘ Attempts Thus Far Appear Disorganized and Volun- teer Workers Report | Their Offers of Aid| Spurned. ‘ | | | By The Associated Fresa, Cave City, Ky., Feb. 3. — Skilled | stone workers who came from Louls- |ville yesterday to assist in releasing Floyd Collins, 35, from his prison | |in Sand Cave where he was pinioned | by a boulder Friday morning, plan- | {ned to return this afternoon because they said their services were at first | declined. | Other efforts to free Collins con- | {tinued but still were largely unor- | i | ganized. mployes of the Louisville Monu- | ment company, experts in stone | work and the use of drills, were not | permitted to enter the cave for a survey and members of the Collins | family blocked their efforts to aid, member of the firm & . Outlook Not Br No organize vel way at Sand Cave and reports fro: within the case are not encouragin Fourteen men entered the ez today bent on enlarging the pa to Collins, whica is too small to per mit bringing adequate implements t the spot where the prisoner rests wrapped in blankets and burlay The rescucis were working som distance between Collins and the en- {trance to the cave at noon. Conferences between those ged in the rescue work were held | Sl en- | | za | this morning and it was agreed t combine the efforts of stone workers, | engineers and volunteer workers | | headed by John Geralds. a friend of |the Collips family, who has almost | extiausted himself in is efforts to re- [ 1 The rgsult was a epen the chan- {nel to Collins with a over him to reach his fect. | narrowness of the cave has prevent- ed the use of adequate tools. | | No Tunncling Yet | A crew of workers from the Ken- |tucky Rock Asphait plant at Jyrock | larrived today and advocated boring | through the hiliside into the cavern. | | A ten-foot tunmel, they .estimated | {would break through into a covern t a point in the hill where the tructure seemed hollow. No tunnelling has been done, how- ever, and the only actual work now | under way is that of widening the cave near the entrance. Stone and mud are heing passed along by hand from man to man. This method, | veteran cave men estimated, might | require several days or even a week before Collins was reached. ‘ Helpers Coming By The Assoclate® Press Cave City, Ky. Feb | workers, monument men | gineers united in their | to free Floyd Coll | prison in Sand Cave, | here where a huge his foot Friday morni him in a narrow cavern Collins is not lying on his back in a living tomb, but is standing nearly erect, much like a person in a den- ! tist's chair, one of the would be rescuers revealed today. huge sandstone block, which slipped and { pinned one foot, fell as Collins was attempt m- for a sq inch passa six miles fron bhou! r caught z and pinned just vighten self l':I“ ge l’nrl]\ Cleared stone and ge had s this mornin pieces of handfuls o heen clea removed p feet of the nt cave itself | | more of a s cave nw crawl obstein Tunes In On London, England John Grobstein, a local member {of the American Radio Relay League and the operator of Sta tion 1-AVX, added an cess to his already long ght when he plcked up Stati G-6NF, in London, England. This he accomplished, while experi- menting on a low wave gth Mr. Grobstein stated today th | the sig from this station, | which he held for about three quarters of an hour came through | loud and clear. This accomplishment follows close upon the report a few ¢ ago that Mr. Grobstein had b notified that his station was THE WEATHER Sgar Hartford, Feb. 3.—For New Britain and vicinity: Fair to- night. Wednesday unsettied with rising temperature, prob- abiy followed by snow. | [§ — Rain and dripping cessantly from the m foot drop before strik ground channel wh through jagzed rocks at downward angle. Mt constitute the floor of th Al the men entering returned cut, brulsed soaked. Lieutenant Robe Louisville fire depa day that in makin 1 ' tanc to Collins late 1 bottle containi rt Burdon of the ment, the entire g coffee 2 of which had by persons who Nearly 1 he heir man this n out ehch take of Louisvi dele rushed to the A egram from Cha Yo t under gre | “I am praying for 'm be vour gr throu; it nd to him las will read d to get i on Page Three) position that there [to the need land he is disposed to leave the ques- | tion squar | today but C niission, | el Week hndlng Jan, 31st . Average Daily Circulation For 11,642 PRICE THREE CENTS STATE SENATE VOTES DOWN CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT 33 10 1; HOUSE - T0 ACT ON MEASURE FEBRUARY 11 No Extra Session _Of Congress | To Take Up Farm Relief Plans\ Loolldge I)Happomtcd at | Delay in Passmg Legisla- Congressional Leader Judgment, Washington, Feb. 3, disappointed that his farm program has not been glven priority by leaders in congress, President Coolidge fs inclined to accept thelr judgment and has no intention of calling an extra session of congress to consider farm legislation after March 4, With members of congress from the agricultural states taking S no emergency requiring action, the president would gard their decision as matured judgment. These members of congress, pr. lent holds, should have better mfnrmulinn than the executive as for immediate action, up to congress. He laid before the legi ive body commendations for relief worked ut by a commission of experts, has otified leaders that he desires leg- slation based on these recommenda- tions put ahead, and feels that the csponsibility now lles with the adérs at the capital, On the house side, going forward becfore ture committee, ing committee of the senate poned hearings for another week, The s e committee had vlanned to begin hearing tnesses airman Norris announc- ed that as most of the members of the argicultural commission had left Washington, and as the mittee desired to hear them first, nothing would be done this week. The senate hearings will | Mond of Wj he: t but the correspond- ings are the com- witness, rman of obably the first ‘GERMAN GOMHERGIAL TREATY IS APPROVED Senate Foreign Relations Committee Orders, Report With Reservations. Washing report treaty tod ot u«ndh e on wit ed 7 Under the would year to ¢ congress | es0 fter the ions of the ariff and rai , designe s with other goods shipped ; its flag. It was to s that many senators e ground that it would close the last ernment aid of the chant mariz an Bora reserva American mer- was directed to ons for sul s 800N a8 possible quick ac agreement the 1 to the senate lers plan to s nal trade afte aty h lon o orig mad h G h Comm said they vations Wo! Ul o tion, W 1c¢ S exy far | y . Couple of Women Tmmh Players Out h\ Illness Vew York, Feb s i vvl two u‘lvl lers of the ennis tournamen Martha Bayard, No, in the natic th were obliged to s because Scharman Hes Def York, STUDY MITRIC Moscow, Feb. 3 tion in making asures of met nd ¢ $100,000 CHURCH FIRI Toronto, Raptist' ¢ urch ¢ ty, W morning | $100,000. — Although | relief | the | 3 the | com- | 1 as door left open for gov- | Senator Tone Is Lone Member of Upper Body Favoring Pro- SURVE“NE FOR TRACK posal — Cronin Leads tion But Will Accept | S[]UTH [":R R STATI[}N Flght AgamSt lt’ De- | New Haven Road May Build Spur Running to Church Street of the and Hart- | tak- plot south Surveyors in the employ New York, N | ford \d company Haven began ing measurements today at the of ground on Church street | of the railroad station, for the pur- i pose, it is said, of determining | | whether it would be feasible to lay track in that space. said at the local offices of | the railroad that nothing was known | ot the company's plans, but t Herald learned that the road has under consideration the installing of a spur track for the accommodation of freight cars, the Berlin line tracks. | Contradicting a ident Philip B. Stanley Rule and Level div the Stanley Works said that proposed track was not intended for use by the factory. He said that such a plan was considered at one time but was Jater abandoned. The land is private property | owned by the New Haven road. It o of a roadway leading to the Vice- the rumor, Stanley | with fror e on Church street. ADHITS SLAYING SON Pa today | Ingram, Man, Police Say mits Murder Following Son's Fail- | nre to Commit Suicide. Pitts begin | ‘mer Governor Carey | burgh, Feb, d 3.—Alb to county detec- ad shot t Sunday afternoon in Ingram, a suburb turned the pistol upon It in an attempt at suicide en is In a hospital where detec- tiges said his confession was made. Tillen said he and his son had planned suicide together, but avowed | that his son lost his nerve and re- | auested t llen shoot him. Til- | 1en said he complied and then shot | himself Detectives belief in the n killed his ' CONYICTION AFFIRHED | Must it | ki | i n their and then Tin they placed little v and believed Til- er a quarrel on a; Dr. Arctic Cool, Explorer, Serve Prison Term For FPleecing | Public in Oil Deal it co of irmed the ACHC co! tion Arc Dr. Frederick plorer, who last year was found oy W Tex., for t defraud in conn of ol stock. on 14 counts. nced to 14 years fede 0 tic ex- sl Dr of 3 higher n Cook's attorney to the charges to the rted his sentence t Fort Wortl §60, 000 REALTY DEAL Mlynarski n Joseph Disposes of Two Business Blocks at Corner of High and Broad Streets. Taking Evidence in \I\“.n ( ase tu Alcorn Hart | the transfer. fendmg State s Rights. Golden, Also Opposcd, De- clares Proposed Statute Would Take From Par- ents Right of Centrol Over 14,000,000 Children Finished —Action in Hour. State Capitol Hartford, Feb. 3.—The Connecticut state sen- ate by a vote of 33 to 1 this the spur running oit | noon refused to ratify the pro- d amendment to the fed- 1 constitution concerning 1d labor. In order that the matter might not again be brought into that body this session it refused to reconsider its vote of rejection. The matter was then trans- mitted to the house which had Pos el e agricul- | station and a plot of seeded ground | been in recess with most of the members crowded into avail- able space in the-upper cham- ber to hear the debate. Members who thought the | house would proceed to discuss |iher I e Say, Ad-|the matter were disappointed as the move made was to make the inatter an ovder of ti)eflq‘.ay [ for noon February 11 with'an t 8 Til- [order to have the proposed amendment in the | journal. Senator Tone (dem.) alone voted to ratify. Acting Lieut. Governor Brainard, who pre- sided, was not required to vote. On ‘Senator Cronin’s motion the senate refused to recon- ider its vote and under sus- pension of the rules the matter was sent to the house which had been in recess. Many Spectators e rafl be o jemmed n the printed w que ug t of order. nd it was to have referred n for a ruling resol 't matter as unfinished as over-ruled 1 by voier vote, State Rights ts of TOW 1 Tabor Laws c s state, Mr. common while we GO (Continued on F [