New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1927, Page 31

SECOND ACGIDENT IN COAL MINE Several St Missing Altr Yostanday's Blast Wilkesbarre, Pa., May 37 (P—A second accident in the No. 3 shatt of the Woodward colliery of the Glen Alden Coal company at Kings- ton, where a number of mine workers were killed yesterday, oc- curred today. So far as is known only two men were injured when an outside fan house was wrecked by the force of air from the inside workings. Two men were known to have been killed, four or five are still missing and nearly & score were in- Jured as a result of yesterday's ac- cldent which was & large cave-in in the lower workings. Whether today's accident was explosion or another severe squeeze forcing alr out of the mine hasnot yet been determined. ¥ The night rescue squad had just -come out of the mine and the day rescus shift was about to go in when the second accident occurred. The force of air from the inside completely wrecked the fan house, which was bullt of concrete, and byried under it Joseph Fagatty and ‘Andrew Hortal, both of Kingston. They were rescued and sent to & hospital. Mine officials said they belleved no one was in the affected work- ings when today’s accident occurred. The wrecking of the fan house makes difficult further rescue work because of the lack of fresh air in the wrecked workings. The concussion shook the surface iin the vicinity of the mino and was 29 terrific. that it threw some of :J‘. concrete from the fan house 40 feet. Mine inspectors have stopped all ‘rescue work, fearing further ex- ; plosions or squeezes. It was planned to enter the miine from another opening at Edwardsville. 000 WL FLIE VISTS IN STATE (Continued From First Page) take off my hat to him. I think he has done more for aviation and the development of commercial flying than any man. Some people call him ‘the flying fool’ but I don’t con- sider him a flying fool by any means. His Paris hop was a well planned and sensible flight. I believe it to be a forerunner of what we are go- ing to see in a few years as an every day occurrence.” No Hope For Others Asked if he thought the French aviators would be found, he said that he‘had given up all hope for them after they had been missing a “weck. . As Major Dargue passed over Stamford on his way here, he dropped 'a message for officials of that city. It had not been found several hours later. After remaining here a short time the two planes took off for Hartford, thelr next stop on the way to Bos- | En route they were to drde'demh ahd ton. over New Haven and Majojr Dargue was to drop a message for New Haven city officials. After stopping at Hartford for a short time Major Dargue was to continue to Boston by way of Springeld and Worcester. He expected to have lunch in Boston before resuming the New England leg of the flight which is to take him to many states in the Union. Constables Dropped as Defendants in Lawsuit Bridgeport, May 27 (® — Judge Isaac Wolfe in the superior court, acting upon a motion entered by Attorney Hugh Lavery, coynsel for the defense, today dropped Con- stables H. St. John Hull, George W. Larson and Hezekiah Elwood as de- fendants in the $10,000 damage ac- tion brought by Joseph Fischer of this city to collect for the death of his son Harry in April, 1926 during a raid upon a crap game in the rear of the Nathan Hale school in Fairfield. Hull, Elwood end Larson were members of a group of ralding offi- cers. The other two members of the group, Deputy Sherift Orville W. Holmes and Constable Arthur Ben- nett, through Judge Wolfe's decision are the only ones left as defendants in the suit. TRAINING CAMP OPENINGS. Although the entire quota for Fort Ethan Allen at Burlington, Vermont, has been fllled, in tha recruiting campaign for the citizen's military training camps to be held in New England during the month' of July, there are still places available at Fort Adams, Newport, R. I, and Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass,, for Con- necticut students who make fmme- diate application. These camps are maintained by the United States gov- ernment for students between the ages of 17 and 24, who receive the entire month free of any expense whatever. Those interested may ap- ply to their local chairman, Captain S. M. Brewster, Central Junior High school, or to John L. Gilson, at the Connecticut Headquarters, New Ha- ven, Conn. o CIVIL SUITSS RECORDED Sult for 2,000 damages has been brought by the H. C. Baum Co. of Plainville, through Nair & Nair, against the Mignon Corp. of New York. The writ is returnable in the court of common pleas, the first Tuesday of_June. Suit for $200 damages has been brought against Emma O'Day, do- ing business as the French Hat shop by the Virginla Hat Co. of New York, through Hungerford & Saxe. The writ is returnable in the city court the first Monday of June and Constable Fred Winkle served the papers, closing up the shop on the rallroad arcade. BALLESSI “MIGS” CHAMP NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1927. s oy G [pIRIS ADULATION |ETHEL Will Meet Cartelll, Last Year's Champion, in Inter-School Play Oft Next Week. In spite of unfavorable weather conditions, the physical directors of the Elihu Burritt achool have suc- ceeded in producinga marble cham- plon in the person of Salvatore Bal- lessl of 159 Elm street, who swept all opponents before him in the school games this week. Weather conditions prevented a sufficient number of games to warrant a Sat- urday play-off this week and it has been decided to pit Ballessi against Dominic Cartelll, last year's cham- plon, next week. Semi.finals will also take place on that day. ADMITTED 70 PRACTICE Several New York Lawyers Given Privileges iIn Fairfield Oounty Oourt, Bridgeport, May 27 (B — James T. Crane of Stamford, Anthony V. Lynch, jr., of Riverside, John Wil- fred McMahon of Norwalk and John Paige Knox of Greenwich, all practitioners in the highest courts in the state of New York, were ad- mitted as members of the Fairfield countf bar at a meeting held here today. Their admission was on mo- tion of State's Attorney Willlam H. Comley, reporting for the commit- tee. The committee on moral qualifi- cation reported favorably on 26 ap- plicants who will take their bar examinations June 23. They .are: From Bridgeport: Harry H. Am- sel, Branford Boardman, Wesley I. Goulden, Frank Habansky, David R. Lesser, Earl J. Nettleton, Rich- ard G. Osborn, John M. Piriczky, Joseph Schwarz and Michael Strauss. From Stamford: Albert J. Cra. mer, P. Lawrence Epifanio, Wil- llam 8. McGrath, Sydney C. Perell, Morris R. Sherman, Sara M. Webb and Michael Wofsey. The other candidates are: James K. Bradley of Naugatuck; Mark C. Candee, cJames B. McMahon and William C. Ward of Norwalk; F. Robert Hefferan, Francis T. Leo- nard of Danbury; Max Taylor of Cos Cob ahd Gordon H. Smith of New York city. Sons of Herman Hold Their Annual Sessfon Meriden, May 27 (® — The 26th annual convention of the Order of Red Men’s Sons opened here this morning at 9 olclock with Grand President J. Henry Liepold of Nor- wich presiding. "All the officers of the staté lodge were in attendance and read their reports for the fis- cal year. Foremost , among the delegates was Ottb Berger of Ansonla, who has held, the office of grand secre- tary for ‘3% years. He was elected in this ¢ity in January, 1894, and has held the office continuously since then, , being reelected each year without opposition. Mr. Berger i3 a mailing clerk in the Ansonia post office and will complete a service record of 40 years in July of this year. The Order of Herman's Sons has a membership of 2,340 and during tho last term admitted 607 new members and lost 79 members by 25 through suspensions, leaving a gain in membership of 178, Victor Berger Calls On Gov. Fuller Today Boston, May 27 (A—Victor Ber- ger ot Milwaukee, Wis.,, only so- cialist congressman, today called on Governor Alvan T. Fuller to urge clemency for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, radicals who have been condemned to death for murder in a payroll robbery. Congressman DBerger declared that in his opinion the conviction {was a frame up and was due to the radical beliefs of the two men. After his interview with the gover- nor, Mr. Berger said that he had told him he had an opportunity to render as famous a decision as that of Gov. John P. Altgeld of Illinois, who pardoned several radicals who had been {imprisoned for bomb throwing in 1896. Five of the members were hanged, however. Gives Blood to Save .. Sister-in-Law’s Life Mrs. Charles P. Merwin of 18 Trumbull street fs resting comfort- ably at the New Britain General hosplital where she has been under treatment for several days. A blood transfusion operation was perform- ed last Sunday with Richard Pinches, brother-in-law of Mrs. Merwin, giving his blood. Dr. Wil- llam F. Flanagan is attending the patient. CIVIL SUITS RECORDED Buit for $500 damages has been brought by Louis Nair, through Nair & Nalr, against Leo Haberski, The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of June and Constable Fred Winkle served the papers, Action for $200 damages has been instituted by the New Britain Lum- ber company, through Alfred Le ‘Witt, against Charles H. Johnson, claiming money due. The writ Is returnable in the city court the first Monday of June and Constable John 8. Recor served the papers. Suit for $100 damages has heen brought by Kazmiz Majewlcz, through Monroe 8. Gordon, against Mike Sulkowskl The writ is re- turpable in the clty court the sec- ond Monday of June and Constable John Recor performed service. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Ogdensburg, N. Y., May 27 (®— Miss Mary McCormick, supervising nurse of the state health depart- ment here, was brought to a local hospital today suffering from a bul- let wound in the abdomen. It is un- derstood that Miss McCormick was accidentally shot last night by Miss Margaret Westbrook, a nurse, while visiting the camp of Myron E. Gray, an Ogdenghurg attorney, at Terrace Park, near here. Her eondition was reported critical. OF LINDBERGH 1§ NOT DIMINISHING (Continued From First Page) the palace of the president of the senate, overlooking the beautiful Luxembourg garlens now in the full bloom of spring. M. Doumer, ' dignitied head of & dignified lcgislative body, greeted Lindbergsh as “the new hero of Invlntlon" who crossed the Atlantic ‘‘on wings that science and industry have given to man.” “I will merely tell you,” M. Dou- mer continued,” “and it is no slight eulogy, that because of your cour- age, tenacity and physical endur- ance we regard you as & true brother of the heroic French avia- tors of the war and of their worthy comrades, the American fliers, in the front rank of whom we place the Lafayette Escadrille.” Ambassador Herrick responded thanking M. Doumer and the mem- bers of the senate “from tHe bottom of my heart for the honor done Captain Lindbergh and is exploit,” which he characterized as “an in- spired as was the mission of Lafay- ette to America 150 years ago.” Lindbergh spoke only briefly as usual. He traced the history and development of aviation from the first efforts of the Wright Brothers through Berloit's ploneer voyage across the English channel, and concluded: s “A few days ago I flew from New York to Parls. That may not have advanced the cause of civilization. But I confidently predict that-with- in ten years there will be regular air service across the Atlantic be- tween Amerlca and Europe.” This prediction from the flier whom Frenchmen have been hail- ing as “the world's leading pilot” was recelved with an outburst of enthusiasm. 3 Lindbergh had a good laugh when Senator Lazare Welller told of Wil- bur Wright's reply on one occasion when askeéd to speak in public. “Speak? I? Birds do not speak; they fly,”” Mr. Wright was quoted as saying. “There is only one excep- tlon—the parrot, and 1t does not know how to fly.” ‘The senator translated this into English for Lindbergh, who the French say, has shown by the brief- ness of his speeches that he is a doer rather than a talker. The ceremony at the senate ended, Lindbergh made up time. His car dashed through the narrow lane of cheering thousands past the old Place De Saint Sulpice with its fa- mous Saint Germain Fair, which dates from medieval times, in full blast. Then out to the Citroen auto- mobile factoty, where the aviator made a quick inspection of the huge plant and machine shops. The plant was covered with American and French flags, and the workmen knocked off long enough to pay their tribute to the distinguished visitor. Then Lindbergh was driven back again to the ministry of commerce, where he was received by M. Bokan- owskl, the minister, and other no- tables. In London Sunday. London, May 27 (#—Captain Lind- bergh is expected to arrive here from Brussels Sunday and remain until next Thursday, it was stated today at the American embassy, which has full charge >t local ar- rangements for Captain lindbergh's expected visit. According to advices reaching the embassy, Captain Lindbergh prob- ably will leave Brussels Sunday afternoon and arrive at Croydon late |that afternoon, remaining in Lon- don until June 2. He will be the | guest of Ambassador Houghton \vhilc' {here, Trial of Former Naval Officer on in London London, May 27 (®—Trial of the former naval officer, Lleulenant Commander Colin Mayers on charges of illicitly obtaining naval plans, sketches, documents and informa- tion calculated to be useful to an enemy, opened today in Old Bailey court. The solicitor general asked ' the {lord chief justice to exclude the !public from court on ground that publication of the evidencd in the case would be prejudicial to the public safety. His lordship agreed, and the spec. tators and newspaper men left the court. The case will thus be tried in private, as were the earlier po- lice court proceedings. P Commander Mayers was arrested on March 17 under the official se- crets act, it being stated at the time that he was in possession of plans relating to the submarine service, in which he was an officer until his recent retirement. Slayer of Own Mother Is Hopelessly Insane Providence, May 27 (A —Preston H. Bell, accused of the murder of his™mother, Mrs. Ella M. Sullivan, on March 31, was found not gullty by a jury in sup(rlor court here today on the grounds of insanity. The woman's body was found nearly decapitated and containing three knife wounds. Bell was accused of the killing, according to police testimony, and the state requested the insanity verdict after John E. Donley, state psychiatrist, testiffied the defendant was almost hopelessly insane. CUT ELECTRICITY RATES Springficld, Mass, May 27 @) — A reduction of three cents per kilowatt hour for both lighting and heating rates was announced today by the Agawam Flectric company to current users in that town, ef- |fective June 1. The reduction fol- lows considerable agitation by civie _organizations in the town. The present lighting rate is 11 to 15 cents, depending on amount used. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Danbury, May 27 (P — Marcus Pierce, a laborer, 49, in a suicide attempt which probably will prove successful ,took a large quantity of polson early this morning, and then cut his throat and slashed both wrists with razor blades, Whe=N . Goat Getters * MY WORD,-Ten N\ OCLOCK™ ALREADY=~" LRI e GHMIK® OF~ Th~ EVENIN Cr —— * 6o on fowsamy, VTS EVIDENTLY GEMING~ TR —~ HEROIC EFFORT 10 QUELL GREAT FIRE| (Continued From First Page) tractors and horses out onto the plains. The Sanford News building was the first to be skidded from the fire zone. Bollers Rushed to Scene. Scores of men worked throughout the might bringing steam boilers | from various parts of the oil field | to positions as near the flaming well as the heat would permit. High | pressure lincs were laid to converge | on the fire. When these are ready, Thornton will set oft a charge of | nitro-glycerine in the hope that the | blast will stop the flame long ! enough to permit the steam to com- | pletely smother it. The dead were identified as Jack | Daniel, E. L. Stillwagen, Elmer | Richards and Eddie Evans. i Is A Boom Town. | Sanford is one of the hoom towns formed along with Borger, 15 miles distant, and numerous other camps, following the discoy of oil in the pan handle a little more than a year ago. Between 800 and 1,000 persons live here, mostly ficld workers. Buildings are of frame | construction and mostly unpainted. Many live in tents. ‘ Police Chief Doubts Banker Is a Suicide Providence, May 27 (A—Although Chiet of Police Richard J. Kav- anaugh of Bristol today expressed doubt that Harvey E. Scttles, B bank clerk, had committed suici he said the waters off Colt Drive where Settle’s car was found yes- terday with a suiclde note, would |be dragged for a diatance of a mile and a half at low tide today. The chief also stated that he received & telephone call from Mrs. Settles of Malden, Mass., this ‘morning stat- | Illg that she would come to Bristol 'in a day or two to claim her hus- | band’s effects. Chief Kavanaugh told the woman to bring.proof of her marrlage to Settles with her. The chiet had learned today that Settles cashed a check for $400 in Boston last Wednesday. | pulled them Filipino Uprisings Are | Cause of Investigation | Manila, May 2% (P—Various au- | thorities are seeking the possible | cause of numerous fanatical upris- ings in the Philippines lately. | The latest movement was fn Manila where the police found a | man atyling himself the “Holy Ghost.” They found he had a fol- | lowing of 500 to 1,000 natives who believed him a divine healer and | performer of miracles, The constabulary has been ad- | vised of the existence of numerous collrum lodges or semi-fraternal and religious bodies which are suspected | by the officers of having political motives. All are béing watched closely for fllegal activities. NEGRO IS HA D Gdorgetown, Del.. May 27 (P — Carl Skinner, Negro, convicted of criminally assaulting Mrs. Julia A. Bennett, an elghty-five vear old crippled white woman, near Bridge- Ville, on the night of April 4, was hanged here this morning. DECISION RESERVED | Waterbury, May 27 (®—Judge Al- ifred. C. Baldwin reserved decision here today on a motion of the state board of health asking transfer of the case of David K. Aronson to the | superior court at New Haven, | TS TIME- tOR® You T0 ‘Go [ g Miss Humason to Wed G. W. Skinner on June 20 Mrs, Catherine Humason of 24 Cabot strect announces the ap- proaching marriage of her daughter Miss Catherine I. Humason, to Grant W. Skinner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Skinner of Berlin. The wedding will take place on June 20 at the St. Mary's rectory. ESTATES INVENTORIED A valuation of $7,181.55 has been placed on the estate of the late Isabella Rogers, according to an inventory filed today in the court of probate. William G. Dunn and Harry P. O'Connor were the ap- praisers. The estate consists of lanl and buildings, rear of 87 Myrtle street, $3,600, and cash in the S ings Bank of New Britain, $3,681. 55, The estate of the late Sabato Pignatelli is valued at $4,091, ac- cording to an inventory filed in probate court today. The estate *OONT FORGET 30 PUT ME | LGHTS® OuT WHEN YOU COME. UP.- MaRI [ , consists of.interest in land on Lilac street, $4,000, and cash in bank, $91. The appraisers were E. M. Di- Nonno and Jerry Albanese, , TFAILS TO PAY FINE Julian Tomesiak, aged about 21, of Main street, this city, was taken into custody today and turned over to the Newington authorities, who charged him with failing to pay a fine and costs amounting to about $18 recently. He was fined after having been arrested for parking without lights and 4s said to have failed to return and make payment after he had the chance. Today, Detective Sergeant McCue | went to his home but failed to find him. A short time later he called at the police station and was booked for Newington. Parls, May 27 (®—Carrle Ethel Peck Sowers filed an application to- day for a divorce from David Wood Sowers. They were married in 1917 |at Stamford, Conn. Phil and Lyra Should a mother encourage an intimacy between her eighteen vear old son and a capricious woman of thirty-five? , Read the answer son's great American in Ida McGlone Gib- story “My Sén’s Sweethearts” In the Herald starting Saturday, May 28 DUBRIN 0UT ON BOND. New York Salesman Accused of Try- ing to Flimflam Mrs. Rose T. Hibbard Posts $10,000. David Dubrin, of N, York, charged with attempting Yo obtain $14,000 worth of Landers, Frary & Clark stock under false pretenses, from Mrs. Rose T. Hibbard of 23 Mason Drive, was released in $10,- 000 bonds today for his appearance in police court next Wednesday morning. A Waterbury resident, said to be a professional bondsman, post- ed the bond. Dubrin was in police court this morning, represented by Attorney Willlam Weinstein of New York and Attorney Israel Nalr of this city. At- torney Welnstein asked for the con- tinuance, which was not objected to by Prosecuting Attorney Woods. The bond was $15,000 but was reduced by $5,000 so that Dubrin could ob- tain his release. DISOUSSION ON MARKET Chariman David L. Nair has call- ed a meeting of the committece on a farm produce .arket location, for next Wednesday night at which time a public hearing will be given. Chief W. C. Hart of the police department and Chief W. J. Noble of the fire department will be invited to dis- cuss conditions at the present mar- ket and the adaptibility of several projected sites. FAREWELL TO MISS CARLSON A farewell dinner party was given In honor of Miss Amy Carlson by the girls of the Skinner Chuck Co. office force Thursday noon. Miss Carlson was presented with a silk umbrella, Miss Louise Hall making the presentation speech. Miss Carl- son will leave the employ of the company on Saturday, May 28. MISS KANE SHOWERED Miss Adelin Cearino of 1568 Stan- ley street gave a personal shower last evening at the home of her cousin, Miss Julia Carlona in honor of Miss Mildred Kane of 27 Sexton street. Miss Kane was the reciplent of many pretty gifts. She will be- come the bride of George Carino on June 15 at St. Mary's church. HURT IN FALL DOWN STAIRS Mrs. Ursula Gasperaitls, aged about 40, is at New Britain General hospital for treatment for injuries sustained in a fall down stairs at her home, 8 Connerton street, this morning. It was feared her skull was fractured but X-ray pictures failed to show such an injury. DISABLED YACHT RESCUED New London, Conn., May 27 (P— Her engines broken down, and drifting helplessly and rapidly out to sea, the yacht Josephine of New York was picked up by the coast guard destroyer Downes this morn- |ing oft Point Judith, and was taken in tow for Providence, the destroy- er advised coast guard headquarters in a radio message received late this forenoon. DIRECTION FINDER BUILT London, May 27 (#—A mobile di- rection finding station has been constructed for use by the British post office engineering department in tracking down wireless oscilla- tors. NEW B ation yearly. NEW ENGLAND NoT HEADED FOR RUIN (Continued from First Page) associations. Local chambers serve the business and clvic interests of-a city or town, and trade associations the interests of the trade they rep- resent; but both find the closest re- lationship between their interests and. the interest of business as & whale, such as legislation, transportation, production, distribution, fire waste and living conditions. The National Chamber is organized to famillarize itself with theds and all matters of general import to business and to forward the interest of American business in the smallest as well as the largest town or trade. It has the machinery for getting facts and making them known, for getting bus- iness opinion and making that known. When it speaks it voices the opinion of American business, because it has obtalned that opin- ion. ! “Local chambers of commerce have an important influence on na- tional welfare. Although each such body is primarily making an effort to advance the business and civie interests of a particular locality, the sum total of such efforts has an im- portant national affect. Tazation is |largely & local problem. Federal taxes are reduced by $385,000,000, but state, country and city taxes are raised by $492,000,000. Ten years ago it cost less than three billion dollars to run all governments in this country. Today it costs well over ten billions. Fire Loss $5 Per “Annual loss by fire in the United States amounts to about $5 per cap- ita. In 1923 the National Chamber in conjunction with the National Fire Waste council inaugurated an inter- chamber fire waste contest in which the chambers of commerce of 70 cities participated. In 1934 there were 123 participants, and last year there were 221, showing an average per capita loss of $3.77, the average per capita loss in the four winning cities being $1.57. Local effort can reduce national fire loss. “According to a recent statement of the department of commerces, there are 576 citles in the United States with a population of 10,000 or over. According to records in the national chamber there are 1,- 535 chambers of commerce in the United States. The city over 10,000 population without a chamber of commerce is an exception, and. there {are about 1,000 such bodies in towns | of less population, CHINAMAN GUIITY Bridgeport, May 27 UM—Bridge. port’s first Chinese bootlegger, Willie Num, 35, proprietor of a laundry, was sentenced by Judge Ralph Beers |in city court today to 10 days in' jail and ordered to pay a fine of $200 and costs on liquor charges. He took an appeal. OLD AGE FORMULA Tampa, Fla, May 37 (P—Wil. liam Mack Lee, 89, Negro body ser- vant to General Robert E. L¢e, has a new formula for attaining old age. “I 'bey de law of man, de law of nature and votes de demodratie ticket,” he says. RITAIN HERALD Qver 14,000 Printed and Distributed Daily The only paper in New Britain whose circu- lation is audited. Wherever advertisers con- gregate, circulation is the main topic of con-* versation, and well it might be, for it stands to reason that the more people see an ad, the more people are contacted, and the in- vasion into the potential field of buyers is more complete. An advertisement in the Herald has the pulling power which its cir- culation warrants, and a glance at the mer- chants using the columns of the Herald will convince you that there’s that reader and advertising confidence present. Advertisers throughout the country place their faith in the Audit Bureau of Circulations, a national set of auditors who examine ecirculation claims of newspapers. member of this organization, and the 14,000 circulation claim is subject to close examin- The Herald is a The Herald has over three times more circulation than any other paper published in New Britain