New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1927, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 DEFENDERS THINK ATTACKING FLEET SUFFERS REVERSE Aircralt Carrier Langley Re- ported “Torpedoed” by Subs in Naval Maneuvers GUNS AT NEW LONDON'S FORTS OPEN ON “ENEMY” tort Mitchie “Fires” Fleet's Advance Patrols—Main Body of Attacking Squadron Re- ported Off Block Island—Indus- trial Section of New Iingland is Goal in Government War Game. Newport, R. I, May 18 (#—The jiue defending forces against the in- | vasion of the black ememy in the game along the southern New land coast helieved on the basis of reports received from their sub- marine squadron today that the had struck a severe blow against the invaders by “torpedoing’ craft carrier Langley.” the air- The intelligence section of the de- 1se forces received the report from the squadron It said that marines had heen in a would make ible submarine rnoon. the sub- RC to sink the langiey. The umpir cn this claim nor have they made thedr report as to whethe: any dam- . was done to cither side in other agements between the blue fleets. A report from naval communications said that contact iad been made by the blue sub- wrines 8 20 and S-6, another nd a tug, 110 mile seutheast of Block Island, with eith or the U vwmut or the U. Maur. Shawmut is 1! ¢ submarine mine squadron ) f the black fleet and the Maury ittached to the black destroyer min layin The report or nated ner. squadron from the (Continued on Second Page) TORRINGTON NATIONAL BANK IN DIFFICULTY Alleged Financial Short- ages Reported to U. S Atty. John Buckley Torrington, Conn., - 18 (P Federal examiners who have com- pletled their work on the books of the Torrington National by A report to United § John Buckley, at it is understood that this vort points out there are some rities in the accounts. M. Travis, president of tank, today said that he had 10 information as to the natur report of the federal exam- except the intimation t were some irregularitics In view of this miners for the bank making a similar exam- Harttord, ir- the had the iners there the accoun tormation now ination. It wa Earle Joyee as is customary lcaves an audit was made. The coming here of federal examine was in accord with practice, ¥ wa ited, and these examin made their report to the oflice of the United States attorney is cus- e explained that recently cashic ¢ as Travis said that while of the exact sident he was unaware ture of the “irregularities” w it is said had been found, the officers themselves knew nothing of lem but the bank is amply pro- ed in every . and against loss. The capital of the hank is $300,- 000 and the surplus by the last re- port was $200,000, bank wi incorporated in 1890, Mr. Joyee had been in the ploy of the bank for about 15 He ds said to be in a sanitarium in New York state suffering from jervous troubles. President Travis said that he was able to say when a statement as to the audit and developments would be forthcoming. It would depend, he thought, on decision of United States Attorncy Buckley to act upon the report. The bank itself probably have partic s when its dit is completed. w day or two, President Travis said he comment to make or to give out as to the ties” whether on the bookkeeping side of the Hartford, Conn., May United tes Distriet John Buckley said today that while a report on the Torrington bank had been filed in his oftice by fed- eral bank examiners he had noth- ing o say this time regarding it, and it probably would be some little time before he had any state- ment to make, He has taken no actfon in the matter, he said, and would not be preparcd to say what he would do until the report was gouv into thoroughly. ch ban he em- would “irregulari- ash or the ik, 18 (A — Attorney at on Black | ¥ this | it theoretically pos- | and | biue destrover Gil- | own au- | This might be in [of two owing to promotions to the [which is had no | information | ‘T'-‘ -mm o P New Yorkers Spend 75 || Tons of Pennies Each | Day for Their Papers || | 1 BT New York, May 18 (@— Seventy-five tons of pennies are spent by New Yorkers each day for their newspapers, W. P. Beazell, assistant managing edi- tor of the World, told the Society of Methodist Preachers’ Sons. There are 85 daily newspaper published in the city, he sald, and their combined circulation of 6,535,101 is greater by 300,000 than the department of health's estimate of the city’s population. PULLEN SUGGESTS INCREASED STAFF Health Dirctr Sees Neod Tor Sanitary Inspectors WARS ON DIPHTHERIA uperintendent is Confident Disease | Can Be Eliminated Entirely if| | Clinic is Established—Urges Ac-| tion on Incinerator. An increase in the staff of sani- tary inspectors in the employ of the | | department of health is made nec-| | essary by the broadening of the| scope of work carried on in the de-! partment, Dr. Richard W. Pullen states in his report to the board. The superintendent stresses the need for an incinerator for disposal | | of garbage, expressing an opinion | | that land for destruction of garbage | may not be available after this year. | He also calls attention to the de-| | sirability of establishing a clinic for | control of diphtheria, a communi-| cable disease which he aims to wipe out of New Britain entirely, Dr. Pullen’s Report Dr. Pullen’s report follows: “To the Board of Health missioners: “I submit herewith the report of the superintendent of health for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1927. “The work of the various sections of the department of health is out- | ilined in detail in the complete re- | port. However, there are certain s of the work which demand | particular attention. | ‘It is my purpose to summarize | briefly the essential details of the | | work and at the same time cover in | considerable detail certain very im- | portant questions which have come | {up during the past vear. | *The greatst single.accomplish- | iment of the department during the i past fiscal year was the comple [ tion of the addition to the Municipal Abattoir. The necessity for this ad- dition had been apparent for some | time but it was not until 1923 that | {definite action was taken, At that | Itime a committee was appointed by | |the Common Cotncil to investigate | the necessity of adding a cold stor- | \age room to the Municipal Abattoir. | After a careful investigation the committee reported to the common ouncil at the September meeting in rommendation favor- 4 the construction of the addition at that time and the board of health was instructed to include the neces- ¢ amount m its budget for the Com- | mostly marsh land, in Iberville par- various reasons, most of them financial, it was not possible to construct the addition the following year. The matter rested then for a period of one year and was further {activated when the state health de- partment incorporated into its anitary code a clause requiring that | all slaughter houses be equipped | with refrigerating plants. This I necessitated reconsideration to de- termine the best procedure to al- low in constructing the addition. | Again for financial reasons the con- struction of the proposed addition was postponed, and through th courtesy of the state health depart- ment this postponement was sanc- tioned. Abattoir Problems in the spring of the past | | fiscal year the hoard of health com- missioners appointed a slaughte: house committee consisting of th ]mv‘mm-ls of the commission. The | (Continued on Page 14) PEOPLE HELPLESS \ Undetermined Number of Lives | bureau in a flood bulletin charting |in the Atchafalaya river and Bayou | ed. | sons yesterday. { could reach the ! Glalses, 2V BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1927.—EIGHTEEN PAGES A3 FLOODS BRING DEATH, SUFFERING Already Lost in South Gentral Louisiana MELVILLE UNDER EIGHT T0 TEN FEET OF WATER Many of its Inhabitants Forced to Flee in Night Clothes, Leaving Behind Them, Burst—Life Possessions Dykes Suddenly Saver Rescues Woman as Son and Husband Drown. New Orleans, May 18 (®—Com- plete evacuation of an area 15 to 20 miles wide between the west bank of the Atchafalaya river and the higher ground along the west- ern boundary of St. Martin parish was advised today by the weather the course of the flood down the Atchafalaya basin. New Orleans, May 18 (®—Ap- proximately 8,000 square miles in- undated and the waters from breaks Des Glaises levees constantly cover- ing more territory, residents of south central Louisiana today help- lessly watched the greatest flood in the history of the state as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico. Many Probably Lost. An undetermined number of lives have been lost and prospects are that many more will perish before | the waters finally fall. At Melville, 120 miles northwest of New Orleans on the Atchafalaya river, where | the most serious bre: occurred yesterday, 10 Negroes were unoffi- cially reported to have been drown- | At Rosa Plantation near Mel -1 ville, the fate of 40 persons was not | known here. They were thought to[ have been trapped in the lowlands | where a 15 to 20 mile an hour cur- rent was flowing. Sees Two Drowning. W. T. Clark, a rescue worker of Alexandria, who is credited with saving 163 persons in the Bayou Des Glaises section, reported the drowning of a man and his two Clark said he re- moved the mother from the roof of a floating house and hefore he others the house careened and they were swept away. The bodies were not found. Army engineers said that 20 par- ishes were covered in whole or in part by the flood waters and that approximately 00,000 acres had been inundated. To the north of Bayou Des Glaises, flood waters still covered 13 parishes between the Arkansas line and Old River. Ap- proximately 8,000 square miles re- mained inundated in that area, it was estimated. Below Bayou Des an arca of 2,650 square miles has been flooded. Backwaters on the east bank of the Atchafa- laya have covered 230 square miles, | ish. 2,000 Men Working. Two thousand men working in two twelve hour shifts, were fight- | ing to save the levee at McCray on the east bank of the Atchafalaya | opposite Woodside and 150 miles west of New Orleans. at Morganza, 4150 miles ¢ Orleans on th® west bank <ippi and at Plaque. mines point, 18 miles below Baton Rouge, on the east side, were re- ported In better condition due to the work of armies of men. Secretary of Commerce Hoover assumed the role of admiral today. He revicwed coast guard and other rescuc hoats at Torras, near the mouth of Old R Residents Scattered. Melville, La, May 18 (®-—Mel- ville’s 1,000 inhabitants driven from | their homes yesterday by flood wa- (Continued on Page 14) |Tbree Platoons In Police Dept. ! Recommendation By Chief Hart 1 .« Eight Hour Shifts For Force and Increase In Traffic Lights Proposed In Annual Report. ! Tners of the the in Al strength | s to permit | uguration of the three pla- |toon system is recommended to the { board of police commissioners by | Chief W. C. Hart in his znnual re- | | port. “Although there have been | Inine ad ons to the supcrnumerary l force, there has been a net decrease | | regular force, resignations and dis- missals. However, now thit equip-) ment, except uniforms, are to be iz\Hm\ul the supernumerary ol'[ln‘m,‘ we believe that the young men of | this city will decide to join this | branch of the department,” the re- port states, “The new traffic lights, recently linstalled, and which are operating at | |12 different points in th: business | section are performing in a very sat- wctory manner and I would re- {speetfully recommend that the sys- | tem be materially extended in or-| - to take care of othur dangerous interscctions. “The red light signal syst>m which | ly instalied proved |v satisfactory, and wiih the®ad- {dition of 12 new lighis this coming | Greek, year will great the effi- ciency of the Explaining the desirabili ing a three platoon system, the chief points out that hour pro- ection could be given in all parts of the city. There are certain sections which have no police protection at| me periods of the day, except nm[ available through com- munication with headquarters and the automobile and mototcycle pa- trol. The statistical report shows a to- tal of 3378 arrests during the fiscal ¥ y of hav- Nationalities represented were as follows: American, 172 Polish, 540; Italian rew, 160; Ar- menian, Austrian, 21; Canadian, 33; Chinese, 1; Eng- lish, 6; French, 30; German, 4 Hindu, 1; Irish, 2 Lithuanian, 101; Norwegian, Per- sian, 1; Portuguese, 19; Russian, Slavish, 12; Spanish, Swed- ish, 92; Scotch, 7; Servian, 2; Uk- rainian, 16. Of those arrested, 3129 were males and 249 females, includ- (Continued on Page 15.) Pleads For Chance To Try Big Flight LLOYD BERTAUD DEATH SENTENCES FOR TWO CHINESE First Degree Verdict Makes This Mandatory JURY NOT OUT VERY LONG Two Men Convicted of Manchester Murder Must Expiate Crime on Gallows on November 1, Judge | Announces. Hartford, May 18 (P)—Verdicts of guilty of murder in the first de- gree were returned today at 10:12 a. m. daylight time today, by the jury in the case of Chin Lung and Soo Hoo Wing, charged by the state with the murder of Ong Ging Hem, Man- chester laundryman. he jury had | deliberated since 9:05 this morning before the verdict was returned. The two Chinese y Judge Jennings to be hanged No- vember 1 and were taken to the Wethersfield state prison this after- noon. he case las been in process of trial for nearly four weceks. One week was utllized i “picking the jury and there was a suspension of ten days owing to the illness of Juror Willis W. Hall of Marlborough, who had pneumonia. A trained aurse was in attendance at the court sesslons yestergay and today. Ong Ging Hem was shot down in | the Manchester laundry of Sam Ong ' Jing early in the morning of March | 24. It was the contention of the state that the killing was the direct result of a.renewal of the Tong war between the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs, the murdered man having been a member of the latter tong. Death is Penalty The verdict was returned by the jury after two hours and 49 minutes of deliberation. Court was recessed at 10:14 until p. m. when death penalty was to be imposed. The jury had returned its verdicts after being in session one hour and seven minutes this morning. The remaining period of their delibera- tion having been yesterday after- noon, At 10:03 a knock on the door of the jury room indicated that a ver- dict had been reached, and nine ninutes later the jury filed to the | jury box to announce its finding. Hall Was Foreman Willis Hall ot Marlborough, the juryman who was ill 11 days while the trial was in progress and whose illness caused three adjournments of court, was foreman. The accused Chinese had produced before the jury verdicts were being pronounced. was plainly evident they were been frightened and as they were taken | to the prisoncrs’ pen they had lost their stoic appearance which had so characterized their demeanor throughout the trial. There was lit- tle doubt but they understood the import of the verdict and in but a | short time would be called to face the judge to recelve the awful pen- alty for the erime, death. And admittedly, Chin Lung and Soo Hoo Wing fear death and have | entertained such a fear during the entire progress of their trial, though they were able to feelings. Attorney Frank E. Healy of de- fense counsel announced that an ap- peal would undoubtedly be taken to | the supreme court of errors in the | case. THEY MAY SMOKE NOW Vice-Commander Nathan Avery of the Eddy-Glover post, American Legion, secured the permission of Fire Chief Willlam® Noble yesterday to have smoking at the meetings of the post. The mecting hail will be made fireproof according fo the fire chief's instructions, before the next meeting, Commander Avery said. PINEDO AT QUEBEC Quebee, May 18 (#) — Command- er Francesco De Pinedo, Ifalian aviator, arrived in Quebec today from Montreal at 1:52 THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled this aftornoon and * tonight, probably showers Thursday; slightly cloudy, cooler. e e ¥ ‘WARRING FACTIONS were sentenced ! the | as the | It | hide their true | INBELLANGA GANP GETTING TOGETHER Meeting This Afternoon to Smooth Out Difierences Be- tween Bertaud and Levine WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NEXT FEW DAYS IS BAD Bottle, Found Off English Coast Purporting to Have Been Drop- ped By Nungesser, is Believed Only Hoax—Coast Guard Ships Cruising Oft Cape Sable Running Down Latest Clue. Mineola, N. Y, May 18 (P—A “peace conference” between the warring factions of the Bellanca trans-Atlantic flying camp was ar- 1anged today by Giuseppe M. Bel- lanca, designer of the airplane Co- lumbia. It was said the meeting of all persons concerned in the projected tlight would take place some time during the day in an effort to fron out the difficulties which have threatened to postpone or even dis- rupt the flight altogether. Two at Loggerheads. The chief differcnces have arlsen between Lloyd Bertaud, chosen to act as the Columbia’s aviator, and | Charles Levine, head of the com- 'pany backing the flight. | ension had arisen to such a | \piuh last night that Dertaud ex- | pressed his position in a telegram | to Levine, although they were both Amvmg at the same hotel. He of- fered to forego his entire ghare of the prize money for the privilege of | making the flight. Levine was known to be making | tentative negotiations to get an- {other navigator, but said that whether Bertaud went along or fiot Clarence Chamberlin would remain as pilot. Continued bad weather kept all three planes which are preparing to make the flight to France on the | ground this morning. | ‘Weather Is Bad. ‘Washington, May 18 (A—Weath- three days will be unfavorable for the propdsed American New York- Parfs flight, according to the U. 8. weather burcau today. Rain was reported from New York this forenoon with low clouds. While prospects for improved weather to the banks were foreseen for tomorrow, tha burcau cautioned that its latest reports from out at sea indicated unfavorable fly conditiona for at least two or three | days. The latest ocean weather re- port, received here, came from the steamer Arabic last night halfway | hetween Newfoundland and the | Azores, saying the weather was cloudy. Bottle Is Picked Up London, May 18 (®—A Lloyds message reports the coastguard at Cadgwith as saying that a bottle | containing a message purporting to have been written by Captain Nun- | gesser, missing French trans-Atlan- {tic flier, was picked up at Port |Kerris, five miles southwest of Fal- [mouth, by €. Nicholls of Port | Houstock at 9 o'clock this morlllng | The message read: “Landed miles Lat. (8ic) off Ireland. En- gine trouble. W. H. Nungesser. Finder please communicate with | H. Lauserne, R. A. F. (Royal Alr Force) secretary, London.” | rades, er conditions at sea the next two or | | cipals accused of Lloyds attaches no importance | [to the message. It was pointed out [that fake bottle messages frequent- |1y crop up after marine disappear- {ance. | Nungesser's Initials are not “W. H. His full name is Charles Eu- {gene Jules Marie Nungesser. This report follows the finding of bottle message off Boulogne, France, by a fisherman yesterday, | reading: 12 are without food au revoir to everybody Nungesser | Coli." The port authority af Boulogne, terming the me: a hoax, point- [c1 out that an experienced sailor llike Coli would not have failed to| lindicate the degrees of lon..nmlel land latitude where the plane fell. a ge Running Down Clue Boston, May 18 (#) — Hope was Irevived today that the enigma of | [the disappearance of Captains | {Charles Nungesser and Francol |Coli, missing trans-Atlantic flyers, |might be solved as a fleet of coast- Vt.lhlrl and government patrol |boats was dispatched to investigate a bit of wreckage reported 100 imiles at sea yesterday. Captain §. F. Ing, of the United States shipping board steamer | Bellepline, Rotterdam to Boston, told of sighting a spread of n ural colored wood 20 feet long and five foet wide, with cross and traverse ribs similar to an airplane wing, about dusk Monday night. Efforts to take the wreckage in tow were futile and it was soon swallowed up in the night. The Bellepline arrived here yesterda The spot was due south of Cape Sable, N. §, where a rum-running schooner which docked in Lynn | terday reported secing a large plane flying at an altitude of 8,000 {feet on Monday morning. The plane | was 40 miles south of the cape and | headed southwest, members of the crew said. They did not know until after {landing that a trans-Atlantic flight was in progress and told their ! gunman. |ed | details of the get |and this is jage story in the bellcf that a new arc- tie fight was under way. Average Daily Circulation Fof Week Ending May 14th ... 14,314 PRICE THREE CENTS 20 BODIES TAKEN FROM WRECKAGE OF MICHIGAN SCHOOLHOUSE WHICH IS BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE TODAY School Teacher For Over 50 Years Decides It’s Time to Have a Rest ellie E. Hills, Principal in Forestville, Submits Res- ignation After Long Service. (Special to the Herald) Bristol, May 15—Atter completing half a century of service as teacher in the Forestville school, 32 years of which were served as prin- cipal, Miss Nellie E. of the school principals of the eity, will resign at the end of the presen school term an8 her resignation is now in the hands of the distr committee. Miss Hills graduated from New Britain Normal $chool in 1876 | and began her long term of service in educational work in the fall of (Continued on Page 14) CANTON'S GUNMAN-COP GETS LIFE IN PRISON Streitenberger Is Found Guilty of Murder in Mellett Case Canton, Ohio, May Streitenberger, of Canton's force, 18 (P-—Floyd gangster-policeman jungle and detective stands convicted of first de- gree murder and must join his com- Patrick McDermott and Ben Rudner, in life imprisonment for the murder of Don R. Meliett, Canton | editor. With his head bowed in his hands Streitenberger sat in and heard the jury pronounce him guilty of murder in the first degree, with a recommendation of mercy. The conviction automatically im- | poses life imprisonment. Streitenberger took it calmly. Onee in his cell, however, he turned in denunciation against Louis Mazer, the witness who brought about his conviction. Mazer, as a state's witness, told of the plots against Mellett to which he was a party, told of Streitenber- ger's naming the date, July 16, which Mellett was killed “bccause there would be a lot of people and a lot of noise” at a sham battle in a park, and testified that they drove around in Streitenberger’s car to assist McDermott, the gunmah, es- capa after Mellett was shot down. 1t was this testimony which con- victed him, and was the first state- ment to come from any of the prin- Mellett's death. editorial cam- members %of the un- which followed an paign against derworld. The jury deliberated and forty minutes. Streitenberger appeared as t apex in a triangular plot against the crusading editor. McDermott first was convicted as the hired Rudner next was convict- as the “pay-off man” who paid McDermott to do the actual killing. The former policeman, worked out away and promis- cd police protection for Mellett's slayers. Mazer admitted the plot was protection (Continued on that his interest in of his Page 14) Stark county | common pleas court room last night | on | eight hours | Hills, the dean| | the | | MISS NELLIE E. HILLS COMEDIAN, DROPS DEAD Veteran of 50 Years on Stage Dies on Liner of Apoplexy New York, May sea of Sam Bernard, famous comedian, was reported today in a telegram from the liner Columbus to the Nerth German Lloyd offices here. The message contained no de- tails beyond the information Bernard had died on board last | night of apoplexy. He was 64 years | old. The Columbus salled from New York yesterday for Plymouth, Cher- bourg and Bremen. Only two months ago 1200 members of the theatrical professian and others paid tribute at a dinner to Bernard in observance of his 50th aniversary on the stage. Bernard was born in England and made his debut at Henderson's Music hall in Coney Island. He was highly s ul in German charac- | ter parts and musical comedies. After his debut Bernard played German parts in this country for some years with notable success. In 1885 he went to England and ap- peared in music halls there, return- ing the next year to appear in “The Corner Grocery.” He toured for two rs in “Lost in London” and then ree years with “The Night He also toured with the One of his earliest New York suc- 98 with “The Mar- quis of Michigan.” He also had parts in “A Dangerous Maid,” “The Man in the Moon,” “The Casino “The Belle of Bohemia,” Slipper,” “The Rollicking " “The Rich Mr. Hoggenheim- er,”” “The Girl and the Wizard" and “He Came From Milwaukee. In 1914 he made his first appear- ance on the London stage in “The Belle of Bond Street” when he achieved a personal triumph. He re- turned to America and his more re- cent successes included tury Girl,” “Friendly You Were" and * Music Box Revuc 19 ' and the “F At the time of his death Bernard was on his way to Carlsbad, Ger- many, for treatment for rheumatism the baths there. He was accom- |panied by Lester Allen, an actor. MEDICAL ASSOClATlON DIAGNOSES MR. AVERAGE CITIZEN FREE OF COST He is in Greater Danger of Dying From Heart %ttack Than From Any Other Ailment 18 diagrosed (UP)—The free Medi- today Washington, average citizen was of charge by the American al a tion convention what ails him: He is in greater danger of dying from a heart attack than anything because medicine has given him chance to live to 45, the disease” age. The chronic cough he complains about is probably not a sign of tuberculosis, but may be an influ- enza “hangover” requiring medical attention. And ti May modern a good “hear is what ails the aver- expectant mother, according to Dr. Ef V. Davis, Chicago: Too much ecating and not enough work. Middle Class Hospitals But Dr. Jabez North Jackson, of Kansas City, Mo, newly installed president, told the association the cit ' greatest mneed was en- dowed “white collar” ed at reasonable cost rather than be forced, as now, to choose be- | tween charity hospitals and high- rate establishments making them ' from | hoespitals where middle class | folk might be treat- | debtors for years. Have you survived scarlet or rheum fever? Then look out liver or organic trouble ater, Dr. Hel health commissioner, advises. Alcoholism Increasing Louis I Dublin, insurance statisti n. says ilcoholism deaths have alarmingly since prohibition, whils wood alcohol fatalities have been decreasing. Wayne B. Wheeler, general coun- sel of the Anti-Saloon league, says litting of medicinal liguor restric- tions might make ‘“prescription bartenders” out of doctors, and Charles Capehart, president of the ‘ ciation against impure liquor, advises Wheeler not to “seek again |to dictate to the great | profession.” | Liquor and Cosmetics Meanwhile two secret resolutions regarding liquor were being de- bated by the medical delegates, |who alrcady have resolved to ask |congress to regulate manufacture wand sale of cosmetics to exclude harmful ingredients. Towa Dr. company SAM BERNARD, FAMOUS| v 18 (P—Death at | that | The | “The Cen- | Albert, | acute | increase | medical | ‘Tragedy Occurs at | Bath, 10 Miles From ' Lansing, and Most of Victims Were Small Children—Two Men Passing Also Killed. |Other Reports Hint Death Toll May Reach 30 or 40; Body of Farmer Found Believed to Point to Him as Assassin. Lansing, Mich, May 18 (®— Twenty bodies had been removed at noon today from the wreckage of a district school at Math, 10 miles north of here which was destroyed about 10 o'clock this morning by a blast, presumably caused by dyna- { mite. The bodies were mostly those of small children. Among the bodies was that of Andrew Keyhole, a farmer living in the vicinity who witnesses said was seen lurking near the school house this morning. State police found four sticks of dynamite at the for- mer farm home of Keyhole, Neighbors of the farmer revealed that he had recently lost his farm when a mortgage on the property was foreclosed. Passerby Also Killed Among the identified dead were Glen Smith, postmaster at Bath, and Nelson McFarren. Both were pass- ing the school house at the time of the explosion. McFarren was killed instantly and Smith died in a Lan- sing hospital. Both his legs were severed. Auto Also Wrecked Observers said that E. E. Huyck, superintendent of the school rushed from the building after the exploe sion and climbed into his automoe bile to go for ald. Another explo- sion wrecked the automobile and killed the superintendent. Early efforts at identification of the children were unsuccessful until their parents could be located. Among the injured was Miss Nina Matson of St. Ignace, one of the teachers who received a double frace ture of the leg and internal in- juries. Miss Leona Gutkunestj. of Ann Arbor, a second grade teacher, | escaped uninjured. The school building, a three-story brick structure was erected threo vears ago and was regarded as one of the most modern district schools in the state. The normal attend- ance of the school which has pupils ranging from the Kkindergarten through the tenth grade is 500. The pupils are picked up by busses and taken to the school each day. The entire north end of the strue- | ture was leveled by the blast. The boiler for the heating sys- tem was located in that part of the building. All available physicians, nurses and ambulances were sent from Lansing to the scene. Several hours after the explosion an accurate check-up of the num- ber of dead and Injured was mot available on account of the confu- sion among the grief stricken par- ents who rushed to the school and to the hospitals where the injured. were taken. (A score of injured children were brought to hospitals here about noon. The wing of the school that (Continued on Page 15.) MflTHER OF FOUR DIES | FROM POISON DRAUGHT 'Vhs. Edward Ehle Com- mits Suicide at Clinton Street Home Two minutes after Mrs. Mary k) Ehle, wife of Edward was admitted to the emer- | geney room of New Britain General | hospital this morning she died, the victim of suicide brought about by drinking a poison at her home, 317 Clinton street. | She was discovered in her bed by the family, who sent for Dr. John Donuelly. The physician or- dered her to New Britain General hospital ~where she was admitted to the emergency room at 5:28 | o’clock. Dr. John Purney, deputy medical ~ examiner, pronounced death due to suicide. No reason has been advanced for the act. Mrs. Ehle was born in Bristol, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Theodore Frederick, and moved to | this city at an early age. She has | nade this city her home for many years prior to her death. Surviving |her are her husband, her father, four chiliren, Robert, George, Riche |ard, and an infant son; a brother, |George E. Fredericks; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at 8t. |Mary's church. Interment will be 'In 8t. Mary's cemetery,