New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1925, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 HALEY ST. HOUSE BASIS OF ADJUSTMENT BOARD APPEAL; OTHERS TO BE FILED SO0 NOTED STANDARD OIL MAGNATE DIES AT 61 A. C. Bedford, Chairman of Divectors of S. 0. Co. of New Jersey Buildin g Inspectors Learn They Are Sub- ject to Heavy Fines For Errors In Grant- ‘ng Permits. Obtaining of Official Sanc- tion to Evect Structure Now Beset With Yards of Government Red Tape New York, Sept. 21 (F—Alfred C. Bedford, chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Ofl Co., of New Jersey, died today at his home in East Norwich, Long Island. He waa 61 years old. Mr. Bedford's death was a shock to his assoclates, although it was known that he had been suffering with heart trouble for some time. He was In his office on Wednesday and spent Thureday and Friday in Providence, R. I, on business, re- turning to his country home Friday night and transacting business over the telephone on Saturday. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Dean and Alfred Clark Bedford, all of whom were with him at Bast Norwich when he died. Alfred Coffin Bedford became president of the Standard Oil com- The zoning board of adjustment, appointed last week and not yet organized for its work, has already one appeal pending with the possi- bility of several more before tho closs of the weck. Mies Helen Peterson who applied for & permit to build a three-family house on Haley street, has de- clined to accept the building inspee- tor's ruling, based on provisions of the zoning act, and declaring the restrictions Impose an unfair con- dition on her, she has asked for a hearing before the board. Included among others reported to be preparing a formal request for hearing before the zoning com- misslon to change that area from a one-famlily to a two-family district, hut was refused. Heavy Fine For Errors The building inspectors were ad- | vised today they are llable to a penalty of $50 for every error in interpretation of the zoning act, provided someone proceeds with a from §10 fo §50 for evers day the | gn Macommes Se m;:;m,:}'{‘: M ffl:’,:"‘,x_::",fl:r"‘l" oneing siudying abroad tool & small pos- footing as builders and nronw(‘lh'e;d::.‘d‘“;‘h,:‘:UA‘,JH];:"IZ,E: ‘hhv" r'?“::'i s ing the position of general manager been marking time in the issuance | of tho Charles Pratt & Co. :fl,!"‘lr:‘v]"{: s nope are helng gIven | Attracting the notice of the high- St e e e e win-mnliyss of Standard Oil he was There are scveral matters avisIng | standard Ol company was dissolved out of the new law which scom to be by fedoral procecdings, Mr. Bedford far from clear. According to one in-| 7 . only fifty-two years of age, having climbed the ladder of success from | the lowest rung by hard work ana constant application to the oll bus- iness. He succeeded the late John D. Archbold, who before his death had expreased a desire that Mr. Bedford follow him to the presi- dency. Mr. Bedford came Standard Oll family,” from a many mem- . was made freasurer of the New erpretation of the ordinance, €ar-|jersey Company and also one of nivals, circuses, etc., fl'mfltlb" its three vice-presidents, Subse- shown In any_ district other than | quontiy he was made president, viglnesy or industrial. Walnut Hill ark 18 not included in such & dis- viet had whether it will be possible to produce a chataqua in that park in the future is a question yet to he nswered. Building Limits in Cemeteries, and Teagle. Mr. Bedford was not much known | to the public but John D. Rockefel- {ler and John D. Archbold held him 1in rare esteem. being succeeded by Walter pany of New Jersey when he was | bers of which took leading parts in | holding the position about a year | NEW BRITAIN CONNEC’IICUT BUCKLEY FREE IN MURDER MYSTERY in Johnson Case Police Think Man Was Murdered and Then Taken in Taxl to Out- skirts and Dumped Out—Owner of Car Was Drunk At the Time New Haven, Sept. 21 (A—Edmund J. Buckley, arrested in connection with the killing of Henry B. John- son, of Hartford, and held on the technical charge of {dleness, has been eliminated in the case, Coroner Mix said today. Johnson was prob- ably killed in the city and his bady taken by taxicab to West Haven and lplhfl"d in the bushes at a street junc- tion in Allingtown. Will Be Released Coroner Mix sald that he would have Buckley released from jail here in this connection It appears that Charles Pavis and Edward W. Col- lins, taxl drivers, are held on a cor- oner's order only in this case, no charge having been made against them, It was in Buckley's machine that la blood stained Dbilllard cue was found but evidence has b offered to show that Buckley was drunk that night and his machine was used without his knowledge by someone else. The Inquiry today continued with little progress made, The coroner is at work on evidence affecting Joseph Macrl and Nick De Meoll who are |held in the Tombs, New York, for the New Haven pollce. TRAVELS 200,000 MILES Joscph Mannix, 70 Year Old Globe Back Home After 8 Years of Wandering. New York, Sept. 21 (A—Joseph T. Mannix, 70 year old globe trot- ter, is back in his home country | after traveling 200,000 miles over 120 countries in elght years at a cost of lesg than $2,000 a year. White-haired, ruddy and in per- fect health he considers himself in {the prime of life. After visiting | Trotter | Minneapolis where he was state | printer for many years, he will con- sider his next trip. He arrived here from Europe yesterday on the I'ranconta. His adviee to all bachelors it to travel, start young and mix with | everybody they meet on the road. 'He sald he worked hls passage | many a time. He was captain's boy once and managed a hotel In China. After walting In Peking to get a | visa through Manchuria to Moscow, he finally enlisted the aid of a sovie | representative who got him through }in ten daye. He saw Africa from Suez to Cape Scandinavian countries the happlest Lot all. e or years he gat e iy ori Lwith the high exeeutives of the | ey egel burlal company at the “head table” In (he Umited o ing ey ot {lunchroom on fhe fifteenth floor of ) . {Te-ltho Standard Oil bullding at 26 | rew cemeteries are on multiple | {10 SN amity house zones. Actording to the zoning map, . H® TES & member of many cluba nothing more than a two family| ; house can be built in Doerr’s | but a six family dwelling may he | placed in the high service reservolr. Differences in One Block The Hagearty case which occupied the attention of the building depart- ment and the city eourt for several 0 nva (4 months is brought forcibly to mind | i a study of the zoning map now on | display in the office of Inspector Edward J. Tennessy. Hagearty ap- | Police Seekmg “en Ak plied several months ago for -| i it to build a age ot 49 South | Lane,” Who Leased Arch High stroet After several refusals | he reecived a permit which was final- ‘ v revoked. A permit was sought | later for a factory building on the | - , | Iot, twa sides of which are hounded | of Re‘\ I“fg' Co. Landers’ factory. This permit - was refused on account of nelghbors’ | ohieetions. The zoning map now| Warrants were helng prepared hows the enfire block hounded by |{aday for members of a gang of al- lake WWashington, W Main and {leged “fleecers,” who exemplified frenzied finance in this city on Fri- day afternoon and Saturday morning Through the efforts & a local merchants’ association, the trail of the gang was quickly intercepted Santh THgh streets to 1 either (Continued on page 11) SATLOR SIS 49 HINUTES and so hot became the chase that IN TFRRIF]C TTPHOON R, o ey e | several worthless checks had been I1eft as souvenirs for merchants and banks. 15 Rescned But Two Companions, Washed Overhoard, Are The first intimation that the ecity | was heing visited by the high finance Prowned In Sea, lartists came when a big touring Manila, Sept. 21 UFv—A typhoon, CAT: containing four men and an lescribed by officers on the United | C/4°r1Y woman stopped on Arch | States destroyers Ford and Pills- | 5 '°°t: Tnquirles were made as to bury as the worst in their s | D a0 = xaragelocations anqilater ence. swent three sailors overboard | O™ & Earage was rented at 168 Arch off Telngtao, China. Two were STl and a check was given as o drowned The third, a negro, was deposit. An order was given soon veseued after swimming through the ; 2ftervard to the Alling Rubber Co. | jisturbance for 45 minutes. The (0T tires valued at $280 but this dead are B. T. Steward and M. C.|2mount was not lost as the tires O'Sullivan, both residents of South | ¥er® of a special size and had to| Carolina be ordered. A bank deposit was made The destrovers were eaught in fhe | inder the name of C. J. Lane while trphoon while en route from China, | 2N0ther account was taken out in The ve arrited today | the name of the Rex Mfg. Co. the Monster s swept over fhe |Makers of commercial bodies. Soon ehips and the funnels almost touch. 'after the bank account was entered, ed the water with every roll. Ob. 2 $500 deposit was made with the o that the same wave |Bennett Motor Co., for a motor car. washed overboard ('Sullivan and | Some repairs were alsa made to Steward, although the men were |lane's car at a local garage and | some distance apart. this became the cause for alarm, as | An hour after the men were swapt | Some difficulty arose over the pay- | into the sea a lookout sighted O'Sul. | ment. lvan's head over the water, but he The merchants’ assoclation was was apparently unconsicous from | Notified and a checkup began among hlows on the head affer battling | the merchants and at the banks to with the waves. His bodv was re- | determine just who the C. J. Lane covered and he was burled at sea.| WaS. as warnings of a man of a Steward was never seen after heing Similar name had been received 5 here some time earlier. The Rex. Mfg. Co.. disclaimed any washed overhoard Andrson, & enard lve but O'Sullivan’s hor address In that state was not avail- | representative by that name and able the bank accounts showed deposits | F. L. Hunter, negro. was swept | far below the amount of the checks nver from the destroyer Pilishurv. Thereupon an effort was made to | but after struggling in the wat secure ar prosecuting Street Place as Branch| Warrants For Alleged Crooks City Last Week | BARBERS ON STRIKE 350 Shops In Greater Boston Are l Affected As Men Walk Out To En- force Wage Demards. | Boston, Sept. 21 (P—Approxi- mately 850 barber shops in Greater {Doston were affected today by a ke of between 800 and 900 bar- | mers. |Journeymen Barbers' Mutual associ- ation which voted yesterday to de- mand a minimum wage of $25 a {week, a reduction of hours of labor ‘from 62 to weekly and closing of uptown shops on holidays. A percentage in profits from the |shop is al asked. One demand is for a unive charge of 20 cents {for shaves and Unlon leaders announced that a new agreement had been signed with proprietors of 200 shops. is not afffliated with the I"ederation of Labor, American NOEL MUST PLEAD Rules Accused Kidnapper- Judge Slayer Is Sufficiently Sane To An- swer Indictments, Newark, N. J., Sept 21 (P—Har- rison W. Noel, Montclair youth Kidnapping six year vy Daly and k mond Plerce, sane enough to plead to the ments, Judge Caffrey ruled tsiay. The court fixed next Tuursday as the date for opening testimony on the question twhether Noel is sane cnough to stand trial The prisoner refused to answer in court today to the indictments and a plea of not guilty was cntered in his behalf. Will Deport Aliens Who Violate Liquor Statutes New York, Sept. 21 (A—United nounced today that he would here. after seek the deportation of all al- fens found guilty - of violating prohibition law. The aid of the de- minutes, he reached the ship and was pulled aboard. (Continued on Page Eleven) partment of labor will be asked, he eaid, New Haven Suspect Eliminated NO NEW EVIDENCE FOUND friends in his native Boston and in | Town and all of Furope, finding the | The men are members of the 50 cents for haircuts. | The union | States District Attorney Buckner an- | the | NILLINANTIC HAN DYING FOLLOWING MOTOR CAR CRASH {Companion in Machine Which Overturns Barly Today Has Fractnred Skull TWO OTHER AUTOMOBILES BANG ON MILFORD PIKE Three Taken to Hospital—One Kill- | ed, 28 Hurt at Fort Wayne Accl- | dent—Six Lives Snuffed Out Near | New Lebanon, O.—Child Killed | in New Haven—Speeding Motor- cyclist Rilled on Race Track. 1 Wiltimantie, Conn., Michael Sept. Longo, Michael E. Mc- Carthy and Maurice Bendett are in 8t. Joseph's hospital, patlents as the result of the overturn of their au- tomobile early this morning on curve one mile west of Brookly Longo had a broken leg, broken ribs and punctured liver and proba- bly will die. McCarthy has indlca- tions of a tractured skull, The men left here at 3 a. m. for Danlelson, all being on the front seat. They trled to take a curve at considerable spoed and the ma- chine skidded, rolled over several times and stopped at the foot of | fhe bank. Laler, a passing antolst | faw the men on the ground and | brought them nere, Longo and Beudett have stores | here. | 1 a| Accident Milford, Conn.. Sept. 21 (A - | Taree persons are in the Milford | hospital as the result of a head-on | | collision of two automobiles here | this morning. Those injured are | Mr. and Mrs, Robert Laucar of 111 | Milford | Pike street, Carbonsdale, Pa.. and | Miss Sarah Lubchansky of New | London. The condition of the two women ig said to be serlous. The laucar car was driven by | Arthur Laucar, a son and was in | collision at the interesection of | Cherry street and New Haven turn- | pike with a ma Abraham J. Lancher of 227 wall avenue, Brookline, Ma | thur Laucar and Louis Goldsteln, of | Carbonsdale, also a passenger in the | Lancar machine were uninjured. The Laucars were returning to their home after a weck-end visit jat New London and Miss Lubchan- | | sky was on her way to a college in | | New York. Lancher said he turned | {out to pass another machine at the ! | spin- street intersection, Arthur Laucar | claimed that the Lancher car bounded back and headed straight for his machine. He headed his au- | tomobile toward a diteh, Laucar said, but the two cars collided be- fore he could get out of the way. Lancher was placed under arrest. Dying at Hospital Greenwich, Roethke, Sept. 21 (@) — Fred of Ashland Beach, Rye, | Y. is in a dying condition in the amford hospital as the result of n accident this morning when the automobile in which he was riding atruck Robert Marshall, son of A.| W. W. Marshall. and turned over. He suffc punctured lung mi other injuies. Marshall's car had collided with | a machine operated by Terence Me- Hugh of Stamford, on the Boston | post road here. McHugh's an | had {urned over and the drivers | were standing in the road when the | car operated by Thomas Booluhos, | of Rye, in which Roethke and an- | other man were riding struck Mar- shall and then left the road. Booluhos was arrested and held sod under bonds of $2,500. His case was adjourned until tomorrow. | | Runs Over Two | Darfen, Sept. 21 (M—After run-| ning over and injuring two Stam | ford bo | L. Bri: | walk, was placed under here last night Anthony of 21 Webster stret, Nr\r.‘ arrest and |later was released under bonds of [ $500. The boys were Wallace Dunn, 16 | mford, 12 years old compound fracture | and abrasions of Bank street, S who received of the left ankle, | {the neck and head, and Arthur | Austin, 161 Atlantic street, 12 years | old, who was bruised about the | head, back and legs. i | The boys were riding on one| | bleycle toward Stamford on the | Boston Post road when Bria's auto mobile struck them. They were taken to the Norwalk hospital | Death Toll in West Chicago, 21 bers of one family were wiped out near Dayton, Ohlo, and one was killed and 38 injured near Fort| Wayne, Ind, in collisions between interurban cars and automobiles Sunday. Other accidents in which | automobiles figured brought the eunday death list to 17. Six per- sons were shot to death; two died | Sept. 21 (P—Six mem- drowned. One were killed in automobile in eleven middle western during the week. accidents | states Death in New Haven w Haven, Sept. 21 (P—Ona of | | Haven and vicinity over the week- | | Haven and vicinity ove rthe week- end resulted in the death of Wil- | bur Stanio, eight, of West Haven {who died in the New Haven hos- pital early yesterday from a frac |tured skull. The boy was riding | (Continued oa Page Seven) MONDAY, SFPThMBER 21, 19 }dv‘nu, {of the fire is not known but it is be- 21 (P— | (the largest and oldest in the part of {main section of the bullding was a 'two story frame structure, while a bilists who were passing. The {Sound Deach, Cos Cob and the Greenwich volunteer fire depart- jeratfon but two weeks |in confining the fire to the premises | [of the clder mill, DROVE T00 CLOSE TO | been called, | group of men ahead. | the president was just ahead. then called a policeman and ordered appear in Washington tomorrow to answer the charges. in an airplane crash and two were | | hundred and fittecn persons | 0N GREENWICH CIDER MILL DESTROYED Fire Does Damage of $60,000 Farly Today OTHER HOMES THREATENED to Death in Blaze Which also Destroys Several Two Horses Burned Tons of Apples and Barrels of Cider and Vinegar, Greenwich, Sept. 21 (A — Fire causing $50,000 damage here early this morning at the Palmer clder mill, Dumpling pond section, burned to death two horses and threatened the estates of several wealthy resi- sparks carried by a e fell on their homes, making it necessary to play streams of water on the roofs of some of the buildings nearby homes. The cause lieved to have been caused short eircuit, Was Big Establishment ‘The clder mill which was one of by a the state, had customers in many of vln‘ large citles of the east. The much larger wooden bullding one story high with a sub-cellar, ran across the front of the oid part. The fire broke out shortly after 12 o'clock and was discovered by auto- ments responded to the alarms but {upon arri found the bullding a mass of flames. Their efforts were um(mN] to keeping the flames from spreading to nearby estates among which were those of Eugene Wide- mann, Mrs, H, O, Havemeyer, Ross urner, A. Garfield Learmed, well known banker. artist and Myron I. Borga, Apples and Vimbgar Tn the building were stored several tons of apples, hundreds of barrels {of vinegar and a large quantity of cider, which had been completed on Saturday. The flames of the burn- ing structure could be seen for miles and attracted hundreds of cars to |the scene. The fire was spectacular for as different portions of the bulld- ing collapsed, sparks were carried | high in the air, | The only part of the Palmer com- | after the fire was a small sheet iron {bullding in which the engines were housed, Tt was located a short dis- tance from the maln building and the flames were carried {n the op-| posite direction. The chorred bodies | of two horsos were taken from the | runs. Not Fully Insured f The property was owned by Frank | Palner of Greenwich. He state that the building was Insured, bu not enough to cover the entire loss which he estimated at more than $50,000. The mill had been in op- this year, having just opened for the fall sea- son. It employed 20 men. A thunderstorm which came up about one o'clock aided the firemen | | PRESIDENT, FINED $33 : Baltimore Man Denies | Mayer got a manila line and —SIXTEEN PAGES NEW BRITAIN HERAL Advt, Dept., Hartford. Conn Conneeticut State Library, pept. 19th .. ‘age Daily Circulation For k Ending 12’134 | NO NEED TO FEEL PANICKY ABOUT AIR SERVICE, DAVIS TELLS BOARD; MITCHELL IS RELIEVED FROMDUTY Stormy Petrel of ArmerISS LEWIS HELD IN Aviation Dept. Put on $2[]|] BOND BY JUDGE Inactive List Sept. 19 By Order of General Hinds — No Given Out. HEN A\IDOAH PROBE ON IN LAKEHUR San Antono, Tex, Colonel William Mitchell, air service critle, was relieved from active duty Sept. 19 by order of Major General Ernest Hinds, it became known here Septl. 21 ) today. “I don't want to talk about it,' Colonel Mitchell declared today “Please say that 1 have nothing whatever to say.” “We have nothing to sa eral Hines said today. ‘Please s: that there is ‘no comment’ from HA Eighth Corps area headquarters. Following the Shenandoah disas ter, Colonel Mitchell, who at one time during the World war com- manded the entire allied air fleets, issued a statement in which he de- clared recent air disasters were due to the “almost criminal negligence of the United States air service.” Shenandoah Inquiry, Lakehurst, N. J., Sept. 21 (A—The | naval court of inquiry into the cause of the Shenandoah's disaster con- vened here early this afternoon. Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones pre- sided over the court. Immediately after convening the court went into executive session. Story of Wreck A graphic story of how the for- ward end of the wrecked Shenan- doah was free ballooned to a land- ing place near Ava, Ohio, on th morning of Septeniber 3 was given hine operated Y lyuny's property that was standing |t00ay to a naval court of inquiry by Lieutenant Commander C, Rosen- |dahl, senior surviving officer, In the first official report of the accident to | be made public, After the forward end broke away, Commander Rosendahl with other officers who were left in this portion got the section under control and | finally landed it on a hillside. There |was a high ground wind and the bag threshed about so that Rosendahl alled for pistols and shotguns from nearby farmers with which to shoot holes in and deflate the helium bags. When the big ship broke up Licu- tenant Anderson had been left astride the keel walkway and only by holding with both hands on wires {in his vicinity was he able to cling on as the big bag swung around and around in the terrific storm that had wrecked the alrship. Lieutenant Anderson was able to hold on, however, until Lieutenant it to him. Getting the line fast un- der his arms, Lieutenant Anderson was hauled up into a position of | safety in the structure by Lieuten- ant Mayer. Survivors To Testify. Survivors of the glant alrship lkely will be the first witnesses ex- amined. A number of residents of That Coolidge Was Endangered ! | | Washington, Sept. 21 (®—After | having forfeited collateral bond of $35, whose automobile yesterday nar- rowly missed President Coolidge, to- day had the forfeiture set aside, stood trial, and was fined $35. Smith appeared in court person- | ally a short time after his case had and the bond ordered forfeited because of his tardiness, Baltimere, Sept. 21 (P—Nathan D, Smith, retired business man of Balti- more, whose automobile was report- ed as having narrowly escaped strik- ing President Coolidge in Washing- ton last night, said today that he did not come within 20 feet of hitting the president. He sald he was driving his car 1own a Washington street at a speed of not more than eight miles an hour. Roundivg a corner he saw a | A young man jumped on his running board, he safd, and told him to watch out, that “Who are you?" Mr. Smith said he | asked. “T am & secret service | agent.” was the reply. The agent| his arrest. Mr. Smith said he would e — o —— TO ANNOUNCE FIGHT S The Herald will give mega- phone bulletin service this evening on the Walker-Shade fight, which is scheduled to start at 10 o'clock | | S S *| et e THE WEATHER | —o— Hartford, Sept. 21.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair and cooler to- night and Tuesday * Nathan D. Smith of Baltimore, | | over to necessar {as declding on the called and a plan or orderly and logi- [artificial leath |sion o Ohio who saw the Shenandoah | plunge to her destruction in a line squall on September 3 also will tes tity. tructural changes made Shenandoah to u('mnmrn!'\ e storage tanks may eive ttention from the there may be a determination w in the water | heth- er these contributed to the \\v'wc'fi‘.hg‘ of the craft. Under the prosedure mapped | the first day of the court was given preliminaries, such is president of the court other members are Ca McBride, of the Con and Commander John who was in command planes and the trans-Atlantic successfully the NC H. Powers, the NC o (Continued on Page 11) Details out | | witnesses to ba [comps | and Mr\,'h. flight |chemical mixture. -4. [ ployes Heiress Reaches Court i Late to Answer for | Mad Ride i | | Not satisfied with upsetting the or- |derly procedure in Hartford police circles Saturday afternoon when she {ran rampage through the city in an effort to leave a motorcycle police- man in her wake, Miss Eleanor C. Lewis, well-known local heiress, dis- played a disregard for court formal- ity this morning that caused Judge Nathan Schatz to order her placed under a $200 bond to guarantee her appearance for trial Saturday ‘“on time.” Miss Lewis appeared in court one hour and 40 minutes late, ccompanied by her attorney, Judge Dantel A. Markham of Hartford. Before she appeared in the court- at all, Miss Lewls' attorney an unsuccessful attempt to her case continued until Sat- without her appearance be~ fore the court this morning, but Judge Schatz refused to take such action, ving that the case could not be continued without the de- fendant being present. Miss Lewis then entered the courtroom and wne called te plead to four charges, reck- less driving, parking in a restricted district, disobeying the signal of a |traffic ofticer and breach of the e. The troubles of the young helress started Saturday afternoon on Farm- |ington avenue in Hartford when she returned to her automobile to find Motoreyele Policeman Allen attach- |ing a tag on the steering wheel re- |quiring her to appear in court for parking in a restricted district. An altercation is alleged to have oc- curred in which Miss Lewls severely upbraided the policeman, The mo- cyele policeman drove away and Lewis clambered into her ma- room made have A few seconds later, as Allen was riding his motorcyele along Farm- ington avenue, the local girl is al- Irged to have raced past him at about 40 miles an hour, reaching out d throwing the fragments of the orn tag in his face as she passed. A chase then started, during which Miss Lewis is alleged to have shot a traffic policeman who had aled for her to stop. She event- |ually pulled up at the curb near Park terrace and walted for the mo- toreycle policeman. Here she 18 al- leged to have given Allen a tongue |lashing that resulted in the breach |of the peace charges agalnst her. New Haven Road Objects Danbury, Conn., Sept. 21 [Charles W. MeCormack of Patterson, appeared befora C. C. Elwell, public utilitles commission \ere today, supporting his applica- |tlon for a certificate to operate a {motor bus between here and Wing- | dale, N. Y., connecting at Patterson, 3 ror Poughkeepsie, The New road objected to the granting of the |certificate on the ground that it |would ho a part of a competitive route between Danbury and Pough- keepsie. Business men of Danbury |and Patterson and resldents of New | Fairfield, through which the route would run, supported the petition. al Two Men Fatally Hurt m\nr{ so that| In Chemical Explosion Reading, Mass., Sept. 21 (P—Two [men were probably fatally injured by the explosion of a chemical tank [today fn a bullding on Washington [strect occupled by the Leo Products ot Lynn, manufacturers of r counters for shoes. | cal process of the inquiry. {The men, Angelo Arsenault and Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, [Thomas Surette, both of this town, president of the nay board, [were blown into a fleld when one of brick stdewalls gave way. Bl Danfel Marchett! or Reading and Walter Murphy of Stoneham were hurled through the open door and sustained severe burns from the Three other em- escaped Injury. The one [story bullding was virtually demol- lished. ‘Hall Opposes Special Session; Alling and Rackliffe Undecided otion Picture Interests Distribute Cards With Object of Having Legislature Convene on Tax. Governor John H. Trumbull repeal the state movie tax in order to save the moving picture theater in Connecticut, according to the lat- est move made by the movie inter- ests, The move is made in connection with the fight against the state tax|PBritain will not send in his card, of $10 a reel on every in the state except religious and ed onal pictures, and which re sulted in the producers withdrawing their offices from New Haven Joseph W, Walsh, of Hartford president of the Motion Picture Theater Owners' association of Con- necticut has sent out letters to every member of the legislative bodies of . will | the state encl | pltes this morning. | pleture shown | losing post cards asking {be requested to call a special ses-|Governor Trumbull to call a special the legislature in an effort to | session | These letters were sent out Friday night and so far there has not been much opportunity for response, al- ough Mr. Walsh reports some re- Senator Edward F. Hall of New ae stated this morning. Representa- tives Rackliffe and Alling had not had sufficient opportunity to con- sider the situation when interviewed and were not prepared to commit then Asked this morning what would happen if the replies were unfavor- able, Mr. Walsh intimated the fight may be carried to the general publie. To Danbury Bus Route | w—| New Haven and Hartford rail- | Assist. Sec. of War Admits Equipment Is Inadequate But Is Controlled by Funds —Personnel Unex- celled. NO MUZZLING OF ARMY WITNESSES Washington, Sept. 21 (A—The American people were assured today by Acting Secretary of War Davis that there is “no reason to bs pan- icky about the condition of the army air service.” Testifying as the first witness be. fore the president’s air board, Mr. Davls broadly outlined the poliéy of the army air arm and pointed to the successful world flight by Army planes as one achievement which has “proved its right to public con- fidence.” Equipment Inadequate. “The amount of equipment is in. adequate,” he sald, but this is “con- trolled by funds available, while its personnel although somewhat limit- ed, 1s unexcelled by any air service in the world.” M.. Davis, who first urged ap- pointment of the board, piedged the full cooperation of the war depart- ment in this inquiry, and said that if during the Investigation charges were made against ts adm!.istration he would welcome an opportunity to reappear and answer them. ‘Welcomes Inquiry, “The war department,” Mr, Davis sald, “welcomes this inquiry into the air defences of the country by this board of disinterested citizens, Na- tional defense s a sacred trust of all the people. They have the right | to know whether appropriations are being wisely and economically ex- pended and whether the defenses of the country are planned, organized and equipped in the most effective manner. “In the consideration of this vi- tally Important subject, honest dif- ferences of opinion naturally arise. They exist within the war depart- | ment itself as you will undoubtedly hear today, and the proper expres- slon of honest convictions s to be encouraged. The war department im- pugns the motives of no critics; it has the right to demand the same fair dealing for itself, It aeeks to keep an open mind on all debatable questions, to adopt any constructive suggestions which it can approve, to improve the service wherever it means will permit. Must Have Facts, “In carrying out its serlous re- | sponsibilities for the national de- fense, it is mortally bound to insist that mere assertions must be backed | up by hard facts, that due consider- ation must be given to the costly ex- | perlence of the past in welghing speculations as to the future, that change for the sake of change alone is unjustifiable. We here are all act- uated by the same fundamental mo- tive, that patriotic desire to safe- guard our common heritage; as we may honestly differ as to the ways and means of accomplishmert, In such a discussion there is no place for passion, personalities or preju- dices. In that spirit, we welcome this inquiry. “On behalf of the war department, I am glad to offer the bhoard of avi- atlon inquiry every assistance in our power. Sense Not Sensation. “I belleve that the board wants sense not sensation, facts not fan- | cles, arguments not mere assertions, All studies, records, and reports whether public, confidential or se« cret, are at your disposal. Officers, enlisted men and employes will ap- | pear before you if : .4 when “de- sired and will testify fully, freely {and frankly. “There has not been, is not now and will not be any ‘muzzling' of army officers in the expression of their individual opinion. In your constructive program, the war de- partment will cordially cooperate. I personally have long felt that such an inquiry is essential, in order that public opinfon may rest assured that the national defense is being wisely safeguarded and is in the hands of officers of ability, loyalty and vis- fon. and not of mere bureaucrats. At this hearing I wil! confine my- self to general statements of policy, leaving the detalls to be elaborated by the military and technical ex- perts. . Personnel Praised. “In general, I believe that our personnel is at least equal in ski'l, hardihood and bravery that of any other nation. “The equipment ls inadequate in numbers and part of It, built during the war, unsatisfactory. This condl~ | tion is due solely to lack of money and can be remedied ooly by money. That our technical and research work is satisfactory is evidenced by <¢he fact that the army air service holds an extraordinarily large percentage of world records in aviation. Efficiency Shown. “The efficiency of the whole servs fce was strikingly shewn by the sue. cess of the round-the.world flight, & (Continued on Pige Ten) %4 to