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NEW RRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1927. T PRISON BREAK The Stars and Stripes were first carried by an American army in the battle of Brandywine, S8eptember 11, 1777, Search of the automobile disclosed |sary to blow a chunk out of the the nitroglycerine, the mustard gas | prison. bombs for blinding the guards, and | Questioning of convicts who may the extra clothing. Evans carried the | have been involved with Evans was revolver in his pocket. sang “Come With Me to Fomany, romantic selection of the old order. Southern Stations = | Then: George 8. Owen, tenor, render 1220—WBAL, Baltimorc—216 | SRS B siongr, seand Salon orchestra .nd, very ]fl\.\»ll\i.] - \:u Beloved. THURSDAY. 7:30—Concert orchestra A Ezg:‘":‘;:r‘c‘.’y;"‘ WRZ was present throughont the AL el evening and, with a, little bit : trouble, it was possible to bring in }g:xfl‘:‘c‘:‘o‘;‘:fi':"::f |the station with just a bic of static. S WHG, Waonington—tgs | \WNYC, WGY and WABC were also of | Evans was sentenced to life im- [in 1919. The charge was murder. He Gonvict, Clad as Priest, Nabbed 5w, S s sousi 1o repas under way toda; - ATTACKED BY RATS Six Children Alone in New York | LEHIGH 2 ] | was convicted for participation in a | —Plauned Big Delivery j3cuoco rovbers of a vamc at Chenoa, Tll. With twoe companions, | one of whom now is believed to 12 (P—William | Pave been Evans, he posed for an scaped Missouri entire day as a bank examiner. After prisoner, failed yesterday in an elab- ¢losing hours the thres robbers orate plot to free from the state bound and gagged bank officials and prison here the man who aided him | fled With all the cash an1 negotiable four years ago to escape from a life Securities. He was later captured at Sailatee | Champaign, 1L, and convicted after Clad like a ‘priest, Fvans “’“v::,c;“z; ‘ch}:itcal; z’:firfcfl Was PUC- | tering from severe bits about the seized at the prison gat:s of the old | 1o\ 9 e |arms and legs. state prison when he asked to see \Warden Green'was inclined to| . " Marsy Funk, a prisones serving a | d0ubt a theory of other officers that | e children, ranging in age from | 10, year! to/life sentence for, robbery, | ernekes, ithe = midgat: banaif |t o 9 yedrs, were le(8 alone whils It was Funk who helped Evans|might have been involved in the plot, |thelr father, William Street, a| make his getaway from ‘he Missouri | Fernekes once attempted to dyna- |Printer, was'at work and their Tiaon At Jeiterton City, by oftering Mite his way, out of jail in Chicago, | MOther and a baby brother were in| him refuge after Evans, a trusty, had fled when sent on an errand \He has been mentioned too, as the 2 hospital suffering from diphtheria. |arch-plotter in the frustrated million | Nelghbors heard the cries of the| . from the prison. On Evans' person STANLEY SVEA and In his automobile were found dollar kidnapping plot which had |children and notified police, fearing mustard gas bombs, a retolver and COMPANY /the child heir of a Chicago fortune |0 enter the flat themselves because {as its intended victim. it was under quarantine. crough nitroglycerine to destroy a Icity block. There were in the car Cor. Stanley and Dwight Sts, Tel. 419. Menus & Birnbaum, Props. heard, but the static ruined thines to such an extent that we quit early and often, if you get the subtle im- port of that sentence. 16—Dance music z g q*";l“";‘l‘)m A Bicimoud=256 snator Rice W. Means of Col- dicate kilocycles; those to right | 950—WGBS—S16 A 0 Dk aralvest orado, commander-in-chie? of the meters 6—Uncle Geebe s e e United Spanish War Veterans; his —Johnson and Gir! Friend [RETACNVHAS fliow Rxllieting Excellency, Orestes I , Cuban George Butler, “Business Eng- ) ‘(‘ L;”'d . ambassador to the United States; h' ety Sunday school lesson: |y jeytonant Governor ~ J. Edwin —Johnson and Girl Friend ety k‘.\ time announcements | pyinarq of Connecticut, and Mayor “p, e S| 10—Same as ¢ 1 : 630—WTIC, Hartfora—176 E Peycholos prof. Shaw | B * > = Norman C. Stevens of -Hartford will —Dinner music, Hot:l Heuble 3 " orchestra g0 et Cloarwater-—8533 | aduress the radio audience of WIIC, trio: a. Bohemian Girl (Balfe); b. mplight” [RER oD \\Sl!ai\.l]! i the Travelers station at Hartford, on Bere (Cui); ¢ Un Larme unual all sportaites- [ I00—WHB, Adania—128 Saturday evening, May 21, at 7:15. (Moussorgsky) inner R L Although Saturday night is the Hart- Thalls T Carser ) conts 570—WNYC—3526 Reietldlis ford station's silent night, the staff ira C. Gaudet, accompanist Neuman, panist 10 g"‘ & WEAF sacrifices their night off to bring to AN BE St Asaontnl o) EYatal X | me, a8 VAL . the audience a program which in- “Dinne sic, ed, Ho 10:45—Organ recital; musicale A hey will at Heubl trio: a. Gondolis ARl i cludes such speakers. They will at- Mok fRG Gy sl SM, Nashville—253 tend the annual banquet of the (Moszkowski); b. Sonz of India Artist recital T f v rot £ imsky-Korsakov); Good - - United Spanish War Veterans of (Rimsky-Korsakov); ¢ G {10—Same as WEAF . A v Ern BE fiom| “Venet i Connecticut at Hartford. There will BIEDE, Cropuisdvenct an [RaseEtis lofreaitalRorgan also be music by the Governor's ey (Dl =) | Foot Guard orchestra under the di- rection of Willlam B. Tasilo. —News and baseball scores 1 Music Mid-week Religious Sing: T 10:30—Musicale i e 5 ; ot E . e banquet is in advance of dedi- FUpI e s xtel 0 030—=WBAP, Fort Worth—76_ | ajon execrcises which will be held in Hartford on Sunday, May 22, Hugh L. Thompson, {10:30—Salon orchestra; soloists 6—Same as WEAF 7—Dpinner music |?—~m’lme as WEAF Eastern Dajylight Saving Time. York Flat Are Rescued When Po- lice Come to Their Aid. S—Wendell Hall, uke ,m —The Hill Billies §:30—Markel's soclety orchestra —Same as WBZ 10—The Texans, with orclestra of the program. o oo " Figures to the left of call letters In- | ' Elbghecsorchests TALKS Note—Astertsks ¢ *) Indlcate Pick Joliet, TIL. (Mike) May HESE twe words, good coal, mean that it you become a customer of ours, you'll have no cause to be sorry in any respect. New York, May 12 (P—Six chil- dren, alone in a flat on the Lower | East Side, fought a losing battle | |against’ rats last night until police jcame to their rescue. Two of them | {were taken to Bellevue hospital suf- % 2 New England Stations We Want Your Trade On the Merits of Our Coal an L rket h Marle Ha: mes Byers, glish for foreiznars olice alarn cores 7:40—"Heine,” Dr. Sol Liptzin S—"Treating of Delinqueats" Evans admitted under questioning | After police had removed the two Ithat he had three other triends in |injured children to the hospital, Ella also four suits of clothing, presum- | prison besides Funk, but he did not | Street, temporary head of the fam- ably as changes for Iunk and |name them. Asked why hie had such [ily, mounted guard with a broom to | three other prisoners, unnamed, |a heavy charge of njtrozlycerine, he |stand off any threatened return of after a way to dom had been replied, “It might have been neces-|the rodents. soprano; James J. McAllen, alto; Harold L. er, tenor; Philip A. DeGrai, b Robert A. Squire, accompanist and director 1-—-The Woods and Every et Smelling Tre Alto Solo, Jiddle); Mrs. nor solo Death from delssohn) 1 neath the Profection alvatore Cusenza, mandolin- rice LaVolve, Laritone her and Son Day" Musicale 5—Civil Service 30—Poiice alarms; weather (Dickmson) oprano-Alto Duet, O Divine Redesmer (Gounod); Mrs. Hugh 1. Thompson and Mrs. James J. Me n VI—Bass Solo, Fear Not Ye, O = : Teracl (Buck); Philip A. DeGraft | "“_‘-“gb—{'“m T A ham, =Dy 15 Gentiy |0 i 0o getioch EndiBrat Sougs Sinking to a Close (Maithews) Middistown Chamber of om- ce program with the Wesleyan Jivers: T—Hello Everybody Landlord, Fill dward Breck, pianist alks concert { 10—Stephen Czukor’s ariist 11—Eddie Elkins' orchesira merican Legion scries 1 6:30—0zark Smiles Girls 6:40—Today in history :45—Smiles Girls, songs Odierno Mixed quartet 5—Concert ensemble —George Coughlan, talk —Children's Service scries 5—Concert with soloists 0—World's Go-Getters :45—Ralph Christman, pianist gless song recital 15—WGL concert trio G—DBrooklyn male chorus 1y—Brunswick Collegians $80—WMCA—311 6—Olcott Vail's énsembla —Bascball scores 30—Chinaland orchestra Jimmy Carr's orchestra 7:30—Meister Gypsies s-—Snedden Weir, baritone Flowing ¢ Wesleyan Songs IV—Chapel Steps V—Talk VI—Susie oll Dem Bones VIII—The Long Day Closes ley of Old Songs includ- By the Mill, Goo' Fye, 'Neath - of the Old Apple Tree All There Is 9—The New Departure band 10—Concert Hour with: Ruth E berg, congralto; Dorothy Murroney planist; 1da Lyons, soprano | 11—Ngws and weather e | i F 6:03—Organ recital by Birger Peter- e 6:30—Ramsay's Radio Four (2t e Broadney s 7—Baseball results Lo - s E teau :o",;’l;:m‘:;ams” bt Jack Ebel, violinist §—Pizzitola's Strummers =0 aneiol ‘F"" ek 8:30—Michaelin Smith, V:80chicatangorohestin Al Beih micz. violl | 10—Reg Merville, baritor 4-—Our Musical United States, from | 1913—Radio period WJZ: My Own United States, or- i i bed chestra; On to Wisconsin, orches- oivolikyorcheeie tra; Down on the Farm, tenor solo; Wolverine Blues, orchestra; I Want to Go Back to Michigan, soprano solo; Detroit, _foxtrot, | orchestra; University f Michigan | g.15_Jacobs' Songs, tenor and baritone; De-| popinson, so troit's Own, orchestra; Me For!7.50- Cass Hagan's orchestra Michigan, contralto; Indiana g paramount Musical Treat March, orchestra; On the Banks" of the Wabash, baritone; My In-| diana Dream, waltz, orchestra; In- diana Moon, tenor; Indisna Lulla- by, soprano and contralto; Wa- bash Blues, orchestra; O-H-I-O, contralto; By the Ohio Shore, or- chestra; Were You Ever in Cin- cinnati from Prince ot baritone; Beautiful Ohio, tra; Rose of West Virginia, prano; West Virginia Hills, or- chestra; My Own United Stat orchestr 10—The Strolling Players 30—Raseball results 33—Edward J. McEnecily and his |’ orchestra 11—Weather; missing persons ester—>515 7:30—Baseball; music Herbhert Wood, ac- ¢ contralto; Eastern Stations 740—WOR, Newark—103 ensemble, Kathleen s ruso Hour 50—"National Hospital Day" 10—Organ recital; tenor i10 ews bulleting Levitow’s orchestra —Henry Tobias, tuncster orchestra Newark—353 30—Newark Collegians \—Radio Hour 30—Kiwanis Hour 9:30—Home E 10:30—Tydol band 1140—WAAM, Newark—203 Holly Park orchestra 31l Fellmeth, sports i, piano recital Organ recital 0—Carroll and Murray, songs 1070—WDWM, Newark—280 6:15—Van Buskirk's talk 30—Dinner music “Hazel Young, pianist |7:15—Carella’s Enterta 11—News 697—WNAC, Boston—130 6—The Smilers; Rig-a-Jigs and the Moonlight soloist 6:30—Dinner danc iinger Gems Gnomes ‘Heating Your Home" §—Program 8:30—Theater studio 15—Metropolitan Granl crchestra, stage presentations and musical paniment 30—WEEIL Boston—319 Positions wanted, market ~Ray M 19—WODA, 1dio program Sinfonians 25 el 10 Sweethearts erson Melody Fou ind Gr Studio program rty Four male endezvons T60—WFI, Philadelphia—395 Holst's orchestra feature stein, duet o quartet v bulletin Srothers club n talk r Sidelights 90—WOO, Philadelphia—308 WOO trio 90—WIP, Philadelphia—508 Dinner weather orchestra tic City—300 fontesanto, vder, pi Rounad the World Waldorf dinner music 5—Ba: all scores deration mid-wee T ae Lenox music BlorlestM g e e e exercises alk Charmers movis broadcast s in litera- 11:40—Stanley Theater Trolic 8—Program 1090—WHAR, Atlantic City—: :30—With great composers; Hans $5—Lecture period 7 Barth, pianist §— Seasidr 9—Correct tim Old Time 9-—Ranjo <nsemble T90—WGY, Schenectady—380 10-=Silvertown orchestra, masked tenor 11—Frank Farr orcl 600—WJIZ—i51 5:30 and 6:30—Scores 5:35—Market quotations {0—TVinancial summary 50—Cotton quotations 50—I"arm market reports 4&—To be announced trio songs 30—The story of Ameri 1 program {12—John Josey, organ 800—KTHS, Hot Springs—375 | 10—Dance music 111—Speclaltics 837—CZE, Mexico City—350 :30—Concert | 10—Music; weather; lecture 730—CYJ, Mexico City—410 10—Talks; music when a memorial will ve dedicated to the United Spanish Wae Veterans following a military parade. v e On May 26, Stephen E. Boisclair | will celebrate his fourth cnniversa as organist of WGY, Schenectady. During that period he has played over $00 programs or approximate- v 10,000 compositions. This is prob- a record for any radio organ- s and very nearly a record for any | radio performer. Western Stations 970—KDKA, Pittsburgh—309 —Dinner concert Mr. Boisclair's playing is as wide 17:30—Farm reports {1y known as any radio artist for not |8$—Same as WJZ |only have his concerts k.en broad- 650—WCAE, Pittsburgh—461 |cast by WGY's' 56 kilowatt trans- 6—Dinner concert | mitter and the far-reaching short 40—Uncle Kay-Bee wave transmitter 2XAF, but he has | 7:30—Book review §-—Same as WEAF |11—Dance orchestra | 770—~WTAM, Cleveland—389 7—Concert j10—Same as WEAF 11—Songs; dance orchestra 580—WCX, Detroit—517 6—Dinner music | 8$—Concert 580—WJR, Detroit—517 7—Orchestra; soloists 7:30—Popular songs 9—Studio recital 850—WWJ, Detroit—353 7—Dinner concert 9—Same as WEAF 920—WSAI, Cincinnati—326 $—Program from WEAF 10—Dance music | 710—WLW, Cincinnati—122 §:30—Talk; dance music |11—Songs; dance music —Popular songs 05—Midnight frolie lin the evening, generally from 10:30 to 11:30 when reception conditions | were most favorable on the western |coast. Whenever WGY engineers proposed a special program for dis- tance transmission, Mr. Boisclair has | his services were needed. | played at 2 a. m. and 5 a. m,, the {latter time in a special program for | Australian listencrs. He has a total |of 20,000 letters and cards from |radio fans throughout this country |and from abroad. | Any mention of Mr. Boisclair just naturally leads to reference of L. J. Barnes, WGY's remote control an- nouncer. Mr. Barnes has znnounced all but a half dozen of the S00 pro- grams broadcast by Mr. Boisclair and he shares popularity with the . e That's all for today, thanks! o —P. E. L. CHICAGO ON THE AIR. I VICTIM London, May 12 (UP) — Bernie Banati, an Italian waiter in a west end hotel, today identified the ¢ membered victim of the Charing ,Cross murder trunk as his wite, Minnie, with whom he had not been living for some time and whom he had not seen for several months. 870—WCBD, Zion—315 10—Quartets; chorus 620—WOC, Davenport—484 8—Same as WEAF 11—Concert 20—WCCO, Minneapolis—116 §—Same as WEAF ! 11—Weather; dance music 820—WDAF, Kansas City—306 8—School of the Air 1:45—Nighthawk Frolic 740—KHJ, Los Angeles—105 10:30—Children's hour 11:40—Talk; news; music 12—News; concert i 830—KGO, Oakland—361 {10—Symphony orchestra; markets 12—Drama period National program 2—Dance music the daughter of a Mrs. Rolls, of Esher, Surrey. W TR Through the Static $1.19—S1 All the “Static” you'll get today 11 b2 able to put in your eye, but | all the static we had last evening would fill a space as lurge as a congressman’s mouth. The noise was absolutely, positively terrible. There was static, but not as much as on {always appeared on the program late | | volunteered, no matter at what hour | He has, The dead woman was said to be | arbage Cans .39—81.59 Guaranteed Quality Special for a Few Days Only Stone Crocks blasted through the wails. | The prison is two mil>s from the new state penitentiary. Had the plot succeeded it would have opened the way to flight for all the prisoners, including four convicted murderers —Dij Loeb, “Midget” Fernekes, Warren Lincoln and Harold Croakin. | Warden Elmer Green s¢id he had learned of a plot to free one of the convicts and that the giards were on the alert. When Evans in priest's | garb appeared at the gate the guard, |struck by the man's hardened fea- tures and unpriestly mien, called for other guards to aid him, and | pounced upon the imposter. | Evans fought fiercely before he finally was subdued by ‘our. guards. Then he shouted to thum to “be careful, there's ‘soup’ in the car.” S Auto Painting Expert Work Low Prices Spraying or Varnishing FRANKLIN SQ. FILLING | STATION F. E. R, Jr. CLIFFORD C. JOHNSON General Contractor Jobbing. Laying and Scraping Floors. ‘Walnut St., Maple Hill. Phone 3079-4. Estimates Furnished. | “WHEN HARTFORD i DINE WITH US.” Everything we serve very best, If you don’t believe it come in for a test. Wholesale and Retail Depart. ment in Connection. THE HONISS OYSTER HOUSE 22 State St. Under Grant’s BARTFORL is the the day before, when we tuned in {about 5:30. It rapidly grew in vol- ;ume and proportions until it com- pletely swamped everything. WTIC |1was dependable, of cours:, and WBZ |came through as best it could, but others were out of the question. .« s . Around 9:30 o'clock we tuned in on WJZ, to hear what the Max- {wellians had to say for themselves. | Franklyn Baur, tenor, and a well ng “The Desert " from the musical show of the ame name. His clear, distinct voice Imost reconciled us to the sizzling static that poured in on WJZ's wave. |Then came a piano duet of musical elections from “Queen High," fol- lowed by an orchestration of “Mont- martre Rose.” DY | At WTIC there was some static Inoticeable away off in the back- !ground. William Welch, nossessed of a baritone voice of high quality, CROWLEY BROS. IN PAINTERS AND DECORATORS Estimates Cheerfully Given a® All Jobs — Tel 2018 | 267 Chapman Street WANTED TO LEASE HOME Large comfortable, no less than 10 rooms in West End section, for 2 or 3 years. ‘I Write to BOX 8 HERALD All sizes—1 gal. to 40 gal. First Quality. Phone Us Your Order and Let Us Deliver It. A. A. Mill o £\. 1VILIIS PHONES 5100-5101 =2 66 WEST MAIN ST. Plumbing—Heating—Sheet Metal Work e THE BOAR AND STAG NOI\.\IJ is the time to redecorate. The above o ovd” wall paper was imported for us. This Toile de Jouy" is just one of a very large assort- ment of their papers stocked by us. 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