New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1927, Page 1

FINAL EDITION | ESTABLISHED 1870 WOULD TIGHTEN UP ON.S.DISCIPLINE Irregularity in 'Mtenda.nce Forces Principal Slade to Act _— FAVORS STRICT SYSTEM Recommends Suspension For * Ab- sence For Five Days Without Reasonable Excuse—Board Dis- cusses Cafeteria. In an effort to increase the regu- lavity in attendance at the Senior high school, Priacipal L. P. Slade of the Senior high school recom- mended two cou school committe: terday afternoon. ommendation for a cafeteria which | would go hand in hand with a oni session plan, was referred to a sp cial committee, and the second recommendation that the suspended for the rest of the term it he is abseat for five days with- out an excuse was referred to a spe- cial committec, Principal Slade’s Letter Mr. Slade describes the situation in the following letter: * My dear Mr. Holme fany students in the Senior high #chool have become very careless as to the regularity of their attendance. Their work is suffering scriously in consequence, Failures in the courses are resulting. Time of the instruc- tors and admivistrative officers that might very advantageously be given to constructive work in education must be diverted to following up delinquents and assisting them i the process of ‘making up’ their work. “Students are absent to seek di- version and entertainment, to avoid the inconvenicnce of returning to on, to dodge the few exceptions, stu- njor high school have age when young men women may be legally employed in industry. The school as an educational institution ~should certainly not demand less. in regu- larity and punctuality of attendance than the industries demand. To de- mand less is to commit against youth a very serfous injustice. The school should not deprive the youth of the discipline which the industry provides in this particular, If the student cannot meet the require- ment of the more or less artificial discipline of tie school, he should have the benefit of the automatic discipline of the outside working world, “In view of the situation and as a part of the solution of the prob- lem, 1 am sending with this letter some regulations which I should like to have you consider and, if they scem to you desirable, recom- mend for enactment by the school ittee. “Very respecttully yours, + “LOUIS P. SLADE.” Proposed Regulations Following are the proposed regu- lations: “Hercafter, whenever a student is absent from the senior high school the parent or guardian of the stu- dent is to send to the principal upon the day when an absence takes place, or when a period of absence Legins, the reasons for the absence. When an absence is anticipated the parent or guardian is to give as early 2 notice as possible, with the reas- ons for the absence. Cases of ab- enge for which no explanation h bheen received are to be referred the principal to the attendance de- partment. “In all cases in the senlor high school in which any student, in any semester, has been absent from the session for a total of five days, (cither at various times or continu- ously) without reasons satisfactory to the principal, the privileges of the reached the and young (Continued on Page 12) WALTHAM LEADS ALL IN STRAW HAT WEAR Mayor Issues Proclamation Getting Day’s Jump on Style Waltham, Mass, May 14 (UP)— Though the rest of America will not officially adopt the straw hat until tomorrow, ~ Waltham , men changed to that popular summer headgear today. A proclamation, Henry F. Beal, wa: the premature app straw hat in this city. It read: “The city of Waltham, in the last few weeks, has undergone a change which will reflect itself in he daily lives of our citizens. Cli- issued by Mayor responsible for rance of the = pI0JMBH wue) dg:," V- wauuo L ...TAIN, vy 9aBis I Elm Hill Residents to Petition For Annexation to New Britain | Names Being Sought By Committee With Possibility Maple Hill May Join In Movement. | It became known today that & tricting its senatorial districts. The petition is being circulated in Elm | entire matter has to be brought to a | Hill favoring annexation to New |head by somebody introducing a bill Britain. Another Newington dis-|in the legislature favoring the an- trict, Maple Hill is expected to come |nexation and the hearing before the lin on the request when something |cities and boroughs committee will tangible to offer the Connecticut leg- |be the main factor in the decision lislature is completed. Both places [for a favorable or unfavorable re- {are benefited by the New Britain 'port to the senate and house of rep- | water system and electric light sys- |resentatives. If strenuous opposi- tem. An estimate of the number |tion did not deveclop in Newington | ot people in Maple Hill shows that |center and New Britain the legisla- about 90 per cent of the residents ture would act favorably and New pupil be work in New Britain and many people there feel as though being nnexed to New Britain would bene- fit them, freely by both sections, 2nd Elm Hill has taken initiative in circulating [the petition. The cities and bor- | oughs committee of the legislature will receive the petition as evidence when the matter comes before that body for action. A review of this action shows that the favorable time for annexation laws comes \when the state is redis- The matter has been discussed | | Britain would get more territory and | population. The advocates of the |annexation idea in New Britain have to go exceedingly careful, due to the fact that some might construe ac- tivities along this line as trying to pry into its neighbors affairs. Elm Hill is starting the ball rolling by circulating the petition, in order that plenty of thought might be given to the matter to take to the | legislature. Whether or not this petition will be circulated in Maple Hill, at this time, could not be learned. Much Wedded Murphy Now Is Accused of Deserting His Son s Boston, May 14 (UP)—The sixth honeymoon of J. Theodore Murphy, New York vaudeville actor, today appearsd in danger of being interrupted by the po- lice. Murphy, who participated in his latest orange-blossom skit here Wednesday, was sought to- day after he had been defaulted in municipal court, where he was to have appeared on a charge of having abandoned in Newburgh, N. Y, his 14-yecar-old son by a previous marriage. ‘When the much-married Mur- phy failed to arrive in court, and when a visit to his hotel failed to reveal any trace of him or his sixth wife, Judge Michael J. Mur- ray issued an order for his re- arr | | Murphy's present wife is the former Mrs. Aldena Fanion Whit- ney, formerly of this ¢ WHILE IN HIS STORE denly Stricken With Heart Failure Mendel E. Gwasdow, 27 years old, dropped dead at his store at the cor- ner of West Main street and Black Rock avenue yesterday afternoon after an attack of heart trouble. He | was attending to his business as us- ual when he was suddenly stricken and fell to the floor. Dr. Edwin | rived at o'clock Mr. Gwasdo i was dead. Mr. Gwasdow was born in Russia and came to this city with his par- ents when he was 17 years old. He attended the local public schools and was graduated from the old Gram- mar school. | ploy of Land ¥rary & Clark Co. |'where he worked until about five | years ago. He and fruit store at the, present lo- cation. and Mrs. Samual Gwasdow, three | brothers, Felix, Willlam and Abra- | ham; of Milford, Mrs. Gussie Etkind | New Haven, Mrs. Sarah Hess Hartford, Mrs. Ida Sarith Bridgeport and Misses Minnie and Rebecca of this city. Funeral services will take place at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in { Beth Alom cemetery. TWO AVIATORS ESCAPE WHEN PLANE CRASHES | i | | One Jumps With Parachute an Other Pilots Blazing Machine Safcly to Earth, Jackson, Miss., May 14.—(P— Licut. David M. Ramsay, of Green- S. C., today awaited orders at Edwards Miss., 25 miles from here, where his plane crashed in flames yesterday afternoon. Ramsay and his companion Licutenant George G. Finch, Atlanta, escaped unhurt. Finch made a parachute landing, while Ramsay brought the plane safely to earth. The machine caught on fire when engine trouble developed while the GROGER DROPS DEAD Mendel E. Gwasdow Sud-1 {Curran was called and when he ar- | Mr. Gwasdow then entered the em- | opened a grocery . Surviving him are his parents, Mr. | % matically, Waltham has, through the help of nature, thrown off the winter trappings and has Dlos- somed forth in the beauties of spring. “It will be well for us to follow the lead of Mother Nature. With two aviators were flying at about 1,500 feet. Finch jumped at the sig- nal of the pilot, but Ramsay de- cided to try to save the plane. He landed and was trying to extinguish the flames when his companion reached the blazing craft. The the coming of the warm days the trees and plants have taken on new color and brightn It will be wise for us to follow their exam- ple. As nature bursts forth with bright foliage and flowers, so should we at this time burst forth with our straw hats. “B of this, Jeen all Waltham and in order that may make this ! important change at the same time, I, Henry F. Beal, mayor of thu city of Waltham, de hereby pro- \laim Saturday, May 14, to be straw ¥ and urge that Walthamites ve the day by wearing a straw motor was ruined but little other damage was done to the plane. Finch was returning to his station at San Antonio, Tex., after attending the funeral of his wife at Atlanta. He left here by rail for San Antonio last night. NEW BELGIAN AMBASSADOR Brussels, May 14 (®—Count Van Der Straten Ponthoz, Belgian minis- ter to Argentina, it was semi-offl- clally stated today, is to be designat- ed as ambassador to the United States, to succeed Baron Cartier De Marchienme, who will go to the Lon- don embassy, MESHAEN'S DEBTS FIXED AT $606% | Assets of $18,850 Filed With ' U.S. Gourt in New Haven MAKES 10 PER CENT OFFER | Unsecured Liabilities Amount to $48,759—Schedule of Creditors In New Britain Included In Furrler's Bankruptcy Petition. | Liabilities of $50,636.63 and assets |of $18,350 are set forth in the bank- Iruptey schedule of Edward Mesh- |ken, New Britain furrier, with stores |in New Britain and Hartford, which |was filed today with the clerk of the | United States district court, New Ha- Jven‘ by Nair & Nair of New Britain, lattorneys for the bankrupt. Of the |Habilities, $48,759.88 are unsecured. [ A composition offer of 10 per cent | to creditors accompanied the peti- | tion. | 110 New Britain Creditors New Britain creditors are as fol- Wi City of New Britaln, $195.80; Ad- kins Printing Co., $16.60; Alling | Rubber Co.,. $19.66; John A. An- |drews & Co., $30.5¢; Ashley-Bab- {cock Clothing Co., $42.60; Auburn | Transportation Co., $63.85; Barry & | Bamforth, $62.42; John Boyle Co., |$23.70; Chamber of Commerce, $48; |Dr. 8. J. Chernaik, $221; Connecti- lcut Light and Power Co., $72.56; | Dickinson Drug Co., $178.89; Eddy | Awning and Decorating Co., $8.11; | Hardware City Cooperative Assn., , $187.75; W. L. Hatch Co., 0; C. J. Hjerpe, $24.03. Latimer Laundry, $44.41; Britain Dry Cleaning Co., $7; Britain Sign Co., $244.42; New Britain Typewriter Exchange, $19; |O'Neil Tire and Battery Co., $36.77; | Parker & Parker, $12; B. C. Por- ter Sons, $300; Southern New Eng- land Telephone Co., $36.55; Spring & Buckley FElectric Co., $1; Van | Way Co., $218.50; Y. W. C. A, $12; ! Julius Eisenberg, $200; Max Zuc- |ker, $150; Helen Phillips, $100; {John T. Robinson, $1,800; Henry | Morans, $425; Claude J. Leroux, £ Ball Tire Co., $5.95; New | Britain Gas Light Co., $2.72; Fitch- | Jones Co.. $1,200. Most of the assets are in stock appraised by the bankrupt, store | fixtures and insurance policies. 'MAIN ST. REALTY S0LD T0 NAIRS FOR $85,000 Building at 367-369 Main Street Be- comes Property of Two Attor- neys and Their Father. New New | A realty deal involving about $85,- 000 was consummated today when | Louis Nair and his two sons, Attor- ineys David I and Israel Nair, pur- |chased from Edward Felaman and | Abraham Kaplan of this city, the! |building at 367-369 Main street. The |deal was made through Camp & Zin- | {man, realtors. The building is located on Main | street, opposite Myrtle, and is four| stories in height. It contalns a store | {on the ground floor with offices and |apartment on the three remaining | floors. | The plans of the purchasers have not been completed, but it was stated |today that they will remodel the building. 14 CARS DERAILED New Haven, May 14 (A—Derail- men of 14 freight cars in one of two trains which colllded at the Shore {Line junction of the New York, New |Haven and Hartford raflroad early |this morning, blocked both main |tracks to New London throughout; |the forenoon. No one was injured |in the collision which occurred when |one train pulling out of the Cedar Hill yards ran into the other. VOTE AT FORDHAM 1 New York, May 14 (UP)—John Barrymore, milk, and the Saturday Evening Post are the favorite actor, drink and magazine, respectively, of Fordham university seniors, a class poll showed. Dolores Costello was deemed the favorite actress, psy- chology favorite study and Joseph Conrad the favorite author, ’ FIND NO CLUES T0 CEMETERY VANDALS Damage to 45 Gravestones Es- timated at $5,000 POLICE IN . QUANDARY Extent of Damage Done Points to Act of Scveral Persons, Yet Neighbors Say They Heard No Falling Stones. The police today found them- selves without a single clue to the identity of the vandals who operat- ed in the Old Catholics cemetery on Beatty street Thursday night, do- ing damage to monuments and grave markers estimated at $5,000 jat least and possibly more. Detec- tive Sergeant George C. Ellinger ex. amined the damage yesterday aft. ernoon and reported that more than 45 stones were pushed over, but some of them can be replaced as they fell in such a way as to es- cape being broken. The only cost in tHese instances will be that of labor. A number of the stones were smashed beyond repair, however, especially those which fell with great force on account of their height, and also those which crash- ed against other stones. Because of the general use of the new ceme- tery on Stanley street for burials in recent years, practically all the stones in the old cemetery are of old design and workmanship. Some are of the slab type which was formerly the popular make, and hecause of the length of time they have been in place they fell with slight effort on the part of the vandals. Sergeant Ellinger copied the names off 45 stones and re- ported that a number were not inscribed in this way. Police Seek Clues In an effort to obtain clues, Ser- geant Ellinger Interviewed resi- dents of the Beatty and Sexton street nelghborhood, and all said they heard nothing Thursday night that would cause them to suspect the vandalism. They were positive {the place had not been wrecked during twilight, and it is believed that the act, having been carefully planned, was done hurrledly by (Continue on Page 13) /GRAY GIVES THANKS FOR PUBLIC'S PRAYERS Resigned to His Doom— Wants to Help Fellow Men Go Right New York, May 14 (®—The sen- tences of death hanging over the and Henry Judd Gray have affected them in antipodal manner, it was revealed today. Gray, perusing his Bible in jail in Long Island City, sees himself “one of the best examples of what whis- key, lust and sin will ultimately lead one into.” H els described as re- slgned to his doom. Mrs. Snyder, the Queens Village housewife who attracted Gray, he says, “from the ways of the righteous,” sees herself a victim of injustice and is prepared to fight against the death sentence. Justice Townsend Scudder, who imposed the sentences on Mrs. Sny- der and Gray, today was quoted by the New York American as opposed to the death penalty in general. “What good,” he was quoted as asking in an interview,” will resuit from sending these people to the chair? Would it not be better to confine them to an institution where they may engage in profitable work? “It is true I am opposed to cap- ital punishment, in any form. But it the wisdom of the people de- mands it, T believe the execution should follow more closely the ver- dict. “There has developed a coddling of criminals, and {in capital cases execution is delayed for months and sometimes years, until there sur- rounds the criminal an aspect of quasi-martyrdom. “However, I belleve the Good Lord gave life and I do not believe we have the right to take it away. These are my personal views and in no sense reflect upon the verdict of the jury that convicted these two persons. I belleve the jury did thetr duty fn an admirable fashion and upheld the laws of the state as charged.” Gray's picture of himself as a “best example” was sketched in a “I wish to take this opportunity of thanking the many kind Chris- tians from all over the country who took time to pray for me and to send me letters of sympathy and lterature of faith. Would that I had time to answer each one. But your efforts have not been in vain, for I have been saved through our Lord, Jesus Christ, pralse be to God, amen. “May I thank you also for the tender mercy you have shown my little family, whose suffering has been 30 acute. “It has been deeply appreciated (Continued on Page 12) THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: NEW BRITAIN HERALD JETO 0P ORFUFES_ THREE-CORNERED RACE FOR PARIS NOW IS LIKELY AS WEATHER STILL KEEPS, CHAMBERLIN FROM STARTING HOPE FOR FLIERS DININISHES FAST But Search for Nungesser and| Goli Continues NOW OVERDUE FIVE DAYS \ Persistent Reports of M)‘slcflo\lfi: Planc in Far North Keeps Alive ; Faint Hope Two Birdmen May Have Crossed Se: Rivals For Trans-Atlantic Honors of others heads of Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder | New York, May 14 (P —Conflicting theories and vague reports today kept alive a rapidly dwindling hope for the safety of Captains Nungesses and Coli. The fifth day in which the fam- ous I'rench air aces were overdue in | heir 8,800-mile flight from Paris to | New York saw light strengthen- | ing of the belief that the avlators may be lost in the Newfoundland | | wilderness. But only negative reports de- veloped from scarching parties along | the extreme northeastern Atlantic | coast, vessels in the north Atlantic, | and the navy dirigible Los Angeles after its 200-mile, cruise along tha | New England coast. Search Goes On Still the search went on. In some | instances more intcnse than before. | Secretary of the Navy Wilbur an- | nounced in Washington he would | confer with the naval bureau of | aeronautics with the view of sending the Los Angeles to Labrador. ng the mooring ship Patoka, now at Narragansett Pier, R. I, as a | {base, the Los Angeles would be | |capable of remaining in the region | |for four weeks, cruising into the Labrador wilds where naval hydro- graphers believe the Frenchman may be lost and without means of communication with the outside world. 4 The theory of the hydrographers | and the belief built from reports | from points in the six hundred mii between Harbor Grace, Newfound- land and St. Mary's bay, Nova Scotia, spurred the search In the north At- lantic regions. Scores On the Lookout The American and Canadian gov- crnments kept scores of patrol craft | scouring the ocean from Cape Ann, Mass., to the northern tip of the vast Newfoundland Island colony. An appeal for aid for the missing airmen was broadcast to the chilled | fastnesses of the Arctic last night by | Station WBZ at Springfield, Mass. In addition to reports that an un- identified plane had passed over Harbor Grace and St. Mary's bay Monday morning, came rumors from Harbor Main, 30 miles west of Har- bor Grace, that an aircraft ])(’ul‘ passed the point late yesterday aft- ernoon, while two residents of Har- | bor Breton, 100 miles southwest of i { | (Continued on Page 18) FAULTY HEADLIGHTS | i Is| | |Georgetown Autoist Blamed for Death of Two in Crash | | Bridgeport, Conn., May 14 (P— | ilure of Stephen Agocs, 21, of Georgetown to Keep his auto head- | lights in operation was the cause | of a crash on the new Danbury- | Norwalk road on May 8 last which resulted in the death of Agocs and a companion, Paul Seman, 38, of Chicopee, Mass.,, according to a| finding returned today by Coroner‘ [ | John J. Phelan. A car operated by Frank Ancona of Riidgefield collided with Agm‘s'l machine, The latter burst into |flames and Agocs was so terribly |burned that he died the same day at the Norwalk hospital. Seman lied of an intracranial hemorrhage. (He was hurled clear of the ma-| ichine in the crash. At the time of | [the accident Agocs' car was being | {operated without headlights along | }a moderate curve in the road. | Ante mortem statements made iby Agocs and testimony of Lebana |Gonsalas, another passenger in the | |car, tended to show that at the | {time of colliston Agocs' a3 ‘hvmg operated at the rate of 1 {miles an hour and that Ancona i driving his machine on the car | | was ; {wrong side of the road at a rate |of 30 miles an hour. At the inquest | held by the coroner Ancona denied | this and stated that it was Agocs' | car and not his that was on the wrong side and that when he swerved to the left to avoid colli-| sion Agocs swerved with him. The | cars met head on. The coroner declares that photos taken and testimony of State Po |liceman Leo Carroll showed the i Raymond, slain actor and that LLOYD W. BERTAUD ACTRESS CLAIS SHE ISRAVHONVS WIOW - GIRE New York Woman Denies 25 Year Old Contender Has | Dorothy Mackaye Was His Wife New York, May 14 (P—The New | York American today quoted Flor- Bain Raymond, New York ac- 1s saying she is the wife of | he and Dorothy Macakye, who claims to be his widow, were never legally wmarrie Florence Bain Raymond, American says, clain was married to the actor in Newark, N. J., January 9, 1909, and was never divorced. Mi: Ma e, a well known ac: tress has been known as the wife of Raymond for whose death Paul Kelly, tilm artist, now is on trial in Los Angeles. Miss Mackaye testi- fied in the Kelly trial that she and Raymond were married in “Gretna Green,” Maryland, August There is no such t Florence Raymond athan Lichern nd expressed W at Kelly's trial and also Miss Mackaye who is accuscd of | concealing facts concerning the kill- | ing. A certified copy of the marriage certificate which Mrs. Raymond says was issued to her was exhibit- | ed in Lichcrman's office, together with a felegram from Asa Ke Los Angeles prosccuting att The message read “Please wire details of marital status of Florence Raymond and Ray Raymond. Date of marria where and when it took place. Please wire if any legal steps have | ever been taken to dissolve their marriage and if so. when?" The American says Mrs. Ray- mond wired Ki e was never legally separated or divorced from | Raymond and was rcady to go to California to protect her dower in- terests. eney tress the 1, ney. 4 | Los Angeles, Cal, May 14 (P— | Tove fires of the Dorothy M | -Ray Raymond-Paul Kell today were loft to smoulder in the records of Kelly's murder trial over the week-end while the defense awalted next session of court to| “explain.” | Miss Mackaye, actress widow of Raymond, testifying as an unwilling | (Continued on Page 12) SHOOTS MOTHER HE CLAIMS NAGGED HIM Philadelphia Police Have Warrant Charging Raymond Bergman With Slaying Parents Philadelphia, May 14 (P) — The police today were seeking Raymond Bergman, 27, in connection with the slaying of his mother, Mrs. Freda Bergman, 52, who was shot to death jcars interlocked and lying paralle |to the west edges of the highway ibut not at such an angle as might ibe expected if the cars had been |turned from the east to the west side of the road as indicated by Ancona. The coroner declares that in her home last night. A warrant for the son’s arrest had been issued and police of neighhoring cities have been requested to look for him. | A note which police assert bore the son's signature, said he Kkilled his mother “because she kept nag- | 1 { | i \Veek Ending May 7th verage Daily Circulation l"o.r 14,208 PRICE THREE CENTS Byrd, Acosta and No- ville Appear Planning Early Start and Young Lindbergh Also s Ready to Go at Once. Conditions ot Expected to Improve Over Week-End—Start to Be Made Minute It Clears. Atmospheric New York, May 14 (P—A tri- | cornered air race to Paris loomed as a possibility today as adverse weath- er conditions caused further post- | ponment in the take-off of the two foremost contenders. The weather burcau's dictum that CHARLES A. LINDEERGH ‘LUCKY LINDBERGH'S ER A THRILLER Had Many Exciting Adventures New York, M Lindbergh's only plo ¢ 14 —(P—"Luiky"” love is his mono- wenty-five year old contend- er in the trans-Atlantic hop today clzar that t no woman- Iy consideration e from that his mother in Detroit—in his im- pending lone jump to Paris. Feminine admirers surround th big, blonde, bluc-eyed youth whei ever he appears at Curtis field t tinker with . Louiy some displ man app sn't und have observed with ¢ that the daring aim- y is “girl sh; he best looking thing?” one little miss suggested. “Look at those eyes! 1 love hair like that. Bet he's married.” The dapper captain gripped his wrench 1 d nut screeched on its bolt. 1 reporter, acting in the line | put to him the question that seemed to be worrying her sister- hood. “My airplane s my own girl. Don't know any others. I'm not en- gaged, married or divorced,” came back the answer. He did, however, hesitatingly ac- cept a mirror from the vanity case of a newspaper photograher's wife to adjust over his compass. One girl admirer who brought | her lunch with her and sat perched on a hox, munching a sandwich and rolling limpid eyes toward the youthful aviator is said to have re- ved nary a glance, Chicago, May 14.—(#)—Caught in an impenetrable fog which obscured the lights of the Maywood air mail (Continued on Page 12) BELLANCA PLANE T0 TRANSMIT BY RADIO Continuous Signals — Si- lence Will Be Automatic S 0 S. Warning New York, May 14 (P)—Silence of its radio will be the S O 8. signal of the Bellanca monoplane Columbia on its flight to Paris. A wireless apparatus described as | the most elaborate ever installed on any airplane will send long dashes from the Columbia at one minute intervals, leaving a staccato trail as the craft cruises over the ocean. Through the signal and ships at sea can follow the course of the plane, always esti- mating its position from the flashes, and as soon as trouble occurs and the radio is silenced, the stillness may be regarded as a distress sig- nal. Over radio laid trail help may come, The transmitter together with a wind driven generator, the last lo- cated on one of the wings of the plane, were installed as last min- the tightened | . land stations | h it Agocs’ car had had sufficient headlights when coming around the curve no collision would have oc- curred. He finds that the deaths of the deceased were caused by Agocs faflure to have proper headlights on his car as it approached the place of injury. . QUAKES RECORDED Vienna, Austria, May 14 (#—Earth ging me to move back to New Jer- y" was found near the body. Neighbors told police they over- heard a quarrel several days ago be- tween Mrs. Bergman and her son over her decision to return to their old home in Runnemede, N. J., where she owned a cottage. | automatic device that will sound the The note read. “I shot my mother. | dashes. A control switch will al- 1 am sorry, but she kept nagging me low message transmission and a re to move to Runnemede. I think I'm ceiving apparatus will allow the going mad.” | fiters to hear from ships and land ute changes as the take-off ap-- proached. The transmitter will have a radius of 250 to 500 miles under favorable conditions, its builders sald. The aviators will not have to touch the transmitting key through use of an quake shocks were felt yesterday in Jugoslavia, but no damage juries are reported. The center of the shock was about 20 miles south of Sarajevo, Showers this afternoon and tonight; Sunday cloudy, not much change in temperature. Police found clothing and house- | or in-|hold furnishings partly packed, in- | | dicating that Mrs., Bergman had made up her mind to :eturn to the old home despite her son. \ stations. A 1,000 foot aerial, dropped to a length consistent with the desired range, will dangle from the plane during the flight. “squally conditions” existed beyond jmid-occan caused Clarence Cham- ‘hcrlum and Lloyd Bertaud to post- pone their flight set for early today jand meanwhile Commander Rich- ‘ard E. Byrd Is expected to complete |his plans for a hop-off. Captain | Charles Linbergh also is ready to go. he would await better onditions. Byrd Appears Ready rd, with a bandaged arm, car- ied since the Fokker monoplane America” crashed in a test flight a nonth ago, had not been expected to hop off for several days at least. | Today, however, the sling was to be lx'vmo\cd from his injured limb, the | “America” was to be turned over to ;(he American trans-Oceanic com- { pany, backers of the flight, and his {pilot on the venture was to be an- inounced. Bert Acosta, it was gen- | erally believed, would supplant the injured Floyd Bennett as pilot. Licutenant George Noville will be the third member of the Byrd party. No Change in Weather These developmen with a | weather bureau prediction that a hange of weather should not be ex- pected “over the week-end,” lead to the opinion Byrd may catch up with Lindburgh and the Chamberliin- Bertaud combination in prepara- tions. ut said weather c Might Start Suddenly | Lindbergh, the 25 year old de- | bonair flier from the Missouri na- | tional guard, however, may do the | unexpected. ~ Stirring aviation eir- | cles Thursday by landing here from {San Dicgo, Cal, in two hops and ord time, he has his single- r Ryan monoplane, “Spirit of | St. Louis” groomed to continue ward without notice. he very minute the eclearing | comes,” he announced yesterday. T'll be off and I don't care whetb- er it's breakfast, supper, dinner or the middle of the night.” | His plane is at Curtiss field. Long | Island, with the Bellanca mono- plane “Columbia” of Bertaud and | Chamberlin, Bertaud intimated yes- | terday the “Spirit of St. Louis” would not sneak away into the sky { unaccompanied. “We will start w | else starts”” he declared. Only bal weather would alter this determin- ation, he said. (Continued on Page 12) \FEDERAL DETEGTIVE SEEKS NOTE RAISER Secret Service Man Comes to New Britain for Investigation William J. Kilmartin, an investi- gator for the United States secret service department. was in New Britain today, trying to obtain a | clue to the identity of the person | who passed a counterfeit $20 federal | reserve note in a West Main street | market last week. The bill was d from $5 to $10. Mr. Kilmartin said “This is the fourth note of its kind passed in | New Britain within the past six { months. The secret service depart- | ment asks merchants to co-operate with it and the local police depart- ment in apprehending the passer of the note, “The note does not need close in- spection to confirm the suspicion that it is counterfeit. The numeral 20’ is pasted in each corner on the face and back, giving that part of {it extra thickness. The portrait of Lincoln which appears on all genuine $5 Federal Reserve notes, is scratched and partly obliterated to deceive the merchants and to make | it resemble the portrait of Cleveland which appears on all genuine $20 notes. | “The word ‘Five’ in ‘Five Dollars’ on the face of the note under the | portrait has been changed to “Twenty’, Whereas, on the back of | the note it has been erased, leaving just the word ‘Dollars’. “Merchants gre asked to scrutinize all $20 Federal Reserve notes and, in the event that one of the above described notes is presented, to have the person held for the local police, and they will get in touch with the secret service.”