New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1927, Page 12

LONDONTOLONDON "FLIGHTIS PLANNED Would Be From Camada to British Isles London, Ontario, July 7 (®— Plans for a non-stop flight from London, Ontario, to London, Eng-| land, to be undertaken by Canadian aviators, have been under considera- tion here for the past few days. Charles Burns, president of an On- tario Brewing company, backer of the flight, has offered a prize of $25,000 to the successful competitor. Recently he called a conference of Ppilots to discuss the venture and some 30 aspirants from different points in Canada came here to talk the matter over and present their credentials. Only a few were willing to attempt the flight alone, the ma- Jority agreeing that the venture eould be better accomplished in the anner that Chamberlin and Levine flew to Germany. It is expected that preparations will be completed shortly and the flight made within the next few weeks. The distance of the pro. posed flight is approximately 3,700 miles. ' BOSTON BILLIE FINALLY CAUGHT (Continued from Iirst Page) cell. He waived extradition and an- nounced his willingness to return to Mineola, N. Y., to stand trial for the Livermore and other robberies. V..s Here Yesterday It was at 10:30 o'clock this morn- ing that Boston Billie entered the house at Sound View. The two de- tectives who had closed on his trail in New Britain yesterday after fol- lowing him through New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and back sgain to this state. Boston Billie said that he had vis- Ited at his brother's home, 642 West Main street, New Britain, yesterday and it was this visit that directly led to his capture. Detectives Hurley and Sharaton learned that he was driving a Nash coupe when in New Britain, succeed- ing in securing the number and learned that the address given on the registration certificate was given as Sound View. Refuses to Halt 3 Early tod.y they started for Sound View and on the shore road leading to this city at a point between Lyme and Sound View, the coupe which they: were searching for passed them. They followed and as soon as the Nash pulled up at the house in Hartford avenue, the two detectives who were ¢lose in the rear alighted and followed “Boston Blllie” into the house. Hy saw them coming and #fan out of the back door and headed across the flelds. Detective Hurley called to him to stop and when he did not obey the command, the detective aimed low and fired, striking him in the leg and he dropped to the ground. z Was Noted Gunman Known as a “two gun man” who would shoot to kill if necessary, “Boston Billie” commanded the wholcsome respect of the two de- tectives and they approached him with guns ready. The fallen victim of the accuracy of Detective Hur- ley’s aim, however, offered no show of resistance, held up his hands and said: “Well boys, it looks as though you finally have got me.” At the hospital he smiled cheery greetings and when asked as to whether his wound pained him ret- plied: “Not much, but I'd be better off, Y guess if the bullet had hit me in the head.” Hé was admitted to the hospital At 11:30 o'clock and local police headquarters were notified. Detec- tive Sergeant John J. Cavanaugh was immediately sent down to the bospital to investigate the matter. fThe detective's first act was to de- mand the créedentials of the two de- tectives and to satisty himself that the shooting was a legitimate affair. At the request of Detecive Hurley, Deective Sergéant Cavanaugh took Boston Billie into custody and trans- ferréd him to the police station where he was locked up. . Recognition Is Mutual Détective Sergeant Cavanaugh im- fmediately recognized the man as one whom he attempted to interrogate several d.ys ago in this city, but had been unable to do so when the man seeing the detective approach .-had yapidly driven away. The recogni- ‘tion was mutual, and as soon as Cavanaugh walked into the room, “Boston Billie” smiled at him and said: “Y.u're a ‘fiy-cop;" I know you, you were pointed out to me. I saw you headed my way the other day and stepped on it. It would ‘have been all right if you had reached the car though, for I had no sun.” Last One Captured Mineola, N. Y., July 7 (UP) — The last important figure in the gang of gentleman jewel thieves which has been preying on Long Island millionaires for several months was eaptured today when “Boston Billy” Williams was shot and arrested near New london, Conn., Nassau county, officials said. District Attorney FElvin N. Ed- wards said he would go to New London today with detectives and FRECKLES Don't Try to Hido These Ugly Spots; Othine Wil Remove Them Quickly and Safely. This preperation s so successtul in yemoving freckles and giving a clear, Beautiful complexion that it is sold by a1l drug and department stores with a uarantee to refund the money if It i1s. Dom't try to hide your freckles waste time on lemon juice or cucu Bers; get an ounce of Othine and re. move them. Even the first few applica- or ltul ifor intruding, ! watches and jmost of the jewels they had taken | | i | ! Mrs. Anna‘ Blake,-a companion -of Arthur ‘Barry, member of the theft gang. Mrs. Blake Edwards explain- ed, was well acquainted -with Wil- liams and could establish.the iden- tification necessary for extradition. The Barry-Willlams jewel gang was a remarkably well organized and smooth working business, ac- cording to the confession made by Barry, who is serving a sentence in Sing Sing prison for grand -lar- ceny and burglary. On the strength of the confession, Willlams was in- dicted on similar charges several “weeks ago. The crowning achievement of the | sroup, police believe, was the Jesse Livermore robbery. Two suave, polite bandits, clad in dinner clothes, entered the big country home of Livermore, color- Wall street plunger, shortly atfter the Livermores and two guests had retired. Polite Burglars First entering the rooms of the guests, the burglars, with apologies gathered rings and other jewelry lying about the room. When the victims explained that two of the rings had sentimental value, the marauders returned them although they were. among the most valuable pieces found. Then' the ‘burglars wént to the Avermores' roo mand seized thelr ewels as well as papers in a wall afe. They gave the Livermores ! from the guests, however, explain- ing that they did not want to em; barrass the hosts. Altogether, they escaped with jewels valued at more than $100,- 000 and voluntarily left behind others worth $75,000. Barry confessed to the Livermore robbery and nine others in Nassau and Westchester counties, New York, and in New Jersey. Barry posed as a society man to gain tips on likely residences to rob, and also gleaned valuable information from society women. Willlams may be questioned in connection with the murder of Po- lice' Sergeant John Harrison, Scars- dale, N. Y., in July, 1923, it was un- derstood. The search for Willlams was ane of the mast.extensive and also one of the wariest and most quiet in re- cent New York history. Shortly after Barry's confession June 8, an apartment in New York city, be- believed to have been occupied by Williams, was raided. The occupant had left a few minutes before po- lice arrived. Willlams then was traced to a hotel. He checked out less than 15 minutes before detec- tives got there. While trains and roads were watched, Williams somehow slipped away. Police felt' confident he had remained somewhere near New York and for a month they had searched constantly for him. But the search was wary, for Bar- ry, in his confession, had said: “He wears.a bullet proof vest and carries two pistols.” Willlams was described as “a gun- man, a hard drinker.and a great ladies’ man.” Negro. Chorus Sings For Rotary Club Today A group of negro singers in charge of Rev. James E. Mason, D.D, of Livingston College’ and Industrial school, at Salisbury, N. C., furnished the entertainment for the Rotary club today at noon. The singers en- tertained with old time negro folk songs and spirituals. They are here in the interests of a drive for $275,- 000 for the college. Past President A. F. Corbin was presented with a set of bronze Lin- coln book ends by the club. Judge B. F. Gaffney made the presenta- tion address. DIVORCE IS REPORTED. ‘Washington, July . 7 (A—The Washington Post today says that Mrs. Alys Meyer Rodgers, daughter of George Von L. Meyer, secretary of the navy under President Roose- velt, has filed suit in Paris for di- vorce from Commander Christopher Raymeond P. Rodgers. She charges desertion. After a romaace which started while Command»r Rodgers was in command of the official yacht of navy secretaries, . The Sylph, the ywere married here April 26, 1913. Both now are in Europe. PLAN TOKIO FLIGHT. Los Angeles, July 7 (UP)—Two aviators have entered the contest for the $30,000 prize for the first non- stop flight from Los Angeles to Tokio without refueling. "Their plane, now being built, will have a cruising range of 7,000 miles. The airmen, Garland Peed and Captain C. D. Shearing, are the first to be entered. The flight is more than 5,000 miles. ONE FIREMAN KILLED Long Island City, N. Y., July 7| (UP)—A fireman lost his life today when fire swept the Manhattan | Steam Bakery company plant at 435 | Purvis street. Damage was estimated | at $200,000. The dead man was Ed- ward Knapp, who was overcome by gas fumes. Seventy-five employes of | the bakery escaped without injury. HONOR STATION MASTER Rome, July 7 (UP)—Commenda- tore Giuceppe Ferretti, station mas- ter of Rome a:.d an outstanding fig- ure in the city because of his al- ways lavish uniforms and many de- corations, was nominated today to be | a knight of the Legion of Honor in | recogniti*n of his many services to | French travelc ITH DECLINES | Y., July 7 (UP)—Goy. | Smith today declined the invitation of James T. Heffron to spend a vaca- | tion at Deadwood, . D. in the Black Hills. The governor received the invitation today and replied that | owing to the press of business, he | expected hé would have to remain in | Albany most of the summer. EDISON'S FRIEND DIES, Berlin, July 7 (P —Sigmund Berg- mann, one-time co-worker with Thomas Edison and a pioneer in the American and German elcetrical fn- dustries, died today, aged 76. Fresh Killed MILK FED BROILERS tions should show a wonderful improve- ment, some of the lighter freckles van- fshing entirely. Be mure to ask for stiength; it is this OBy -dack guarantes Othine — double that Clayton Poultry Farm 1375 East Street ts sold onl Tel. 4257-W NEW BRITAIN .DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, -JULY 7, 1927. Wreck of Roosevelt’s Airplane Is Housed In Methodist Museum Chateau Thierry, France, July 7 —Among the many things of great interest to American Legionnaires who will visit here on their battle- field trips while abroad for the ninth annual convention to be held in Paris, Sept. 19 to 23, will be the wrecked plane of Lieutenant Quen- tin Roosevelt, housed in the Meth- odist Memorial, near the spot where he fell. Lieyt. Roosevelt, son of the late President Theodore Roosevelt, was shot down in‘flames by German fliers, July 14, 1918, while doing ob- servation duty for the 150 Field Ar- | tillery of the Rainbow Division. Lieut. Roosevelt, after downing two of the five German planes that attacked kim, fell near Chamery in Chateau Thierry sector. American | soldiers fighting near heard the Ger- ! FISGAL PROBLENS AR TALKED OVER Pederal Reserve Board Governor Attends Mesting Washington, July 7 (#—Interna- tional fiscal' problems were set for discussion today at a luncheon given by D. R. Crissinger, governor of the federal reserve board, to which American, English, French and Ger- man financiers were invited. The party of forelgn financial leaders, representing the greater por- tion of the world's financial inter- ests included Montagu C. Norman governor of ‘the Bank of England; Charles Rist, deputy governor of the Bank of France, and Hjalmar | Schacht, president of the Reichs- bank. They arrived in Washington unostentatiously today. Benjamin Strong, governor of the New \York Federal Reserve bank and George L. Harrison, vice-go ernor, accompanied the party, se eral foreign economists and mem- bers of the federal -reserve board were asked to take part in the dis- cussions. The gathering was described as purely informal. Representatives from neither-the state nor the com- merce, department were included. | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS The old maxim “He profits most best” is not a mere bundle of words. “ | by Massachusetts. | man bands as they buried the fallen aviator with full military honors, | but did not know at the time that | Lieut. Roosevelt was the victim. The | Quentin Roosevelt Post of the Le- gion at Oyster Bay, L. L, has designated Edward J. McDonough, vice-commander, to place a wreath on the grave of Lient. Roosevelt while aboard for the France conven tion. The wreath was donated b; | Capt. C. E. K. Fraser, a past com- | mander of the post. | About one and one-half miles from Chamery. a beautiful memorial fountain has been erected by the side of the road in memory of the intrepid aviator. “Only those are fit who do not fear to die,” is the 12- word inscription deeply carved on the side of the Roosevelt fcuntain, Mysterious Lights Seen In North Are Explained Quebee, Que., July 7 (A—The pro- vincial government today announces that investigation of th: myterious light seen recently in northern Que- bec.leading to some belief that they came from the missing French avia- tors, Nungesser and (oli, showed that the reflected light from a steam driven boat on Lake Onatchway was responsible. The announcement was made after the recipt of a report by Quebec of- ficials who investigated the matter. Joe Du;dee to Def;nd His Title on August 1 New York, July 7 (A—Joe Dun- dee of Baltimore will risk Fis world's welterweight title in a 2-round no- decision bout with Joie Knapp, young New York boxer, at Arcola Park, Paterson, N. J., August 1, according to announcement today by Eddie Black, the promoter. Both fighters have agreed to post forfeits of $1,000 to make the class weight of 147 pounds, Knapp former amateur star. {Dies Without Telling Who Fired Fatal Shot New York, July 7 (UP)—August Larocco died in to tell police who had fired the fatal shots. The wounded man ap- parently had been carried to the hospital and left there by his as- sailants. Police believed he was the vic- tim of a bootleggers’ feud. is a hospital today | from' bullet wounds after refusing | GONN. DELEGATION i IS VERY LARGE Second in Number at Christian Endeavor: Convention Cleveland, Ohio, July 7 (A—Con- | necticut with its 75 representatives at- the Christlan Endeavor conven- tion -here this weck has the next to |'the largest delegation from the New | IZngland states. being exceeded only | The convention, | {the 31st international convention, | will close tonight. The Connecticut delegation is headed by A. H. Kean of Bridge-' port, president of the Connecticut | state C. E. Union, and I". B. Bidwell, iof Hartford, a former state pre: dent. | The Connecticut group will start | for home tomorrow. Th: delegates | have been highly complimented on their attractive appearance, especi {ally on the Fourth when they ap- | peared in blue and white costumes, arranged for the convention. Much attention was aitached to the Connecticut marchers by a large banner. they carried wrich read: “Cleveland, a Connecticut City. We extend fraternal grectings.” The banner was explaired by the fact that Cleveland was first settled | by a party headed by Moses Cleave- {land of Canterbury, yonn., who on July 22, 1796, arrivéd at what is now | known as Cleveland, where threc {log cabins were erected. |~ In 1830 the “Cleveland Advertise ound that the heading of their pa- ser was too long for th: forms and dropped the “a” and sinze that time the name of the city has been | spelled Cleveland. In 1888 there was erceted, fn Cleveland, a bronze statu: of Moses Cleaveland ,and in recent years the | Cleveland Chamber of Commer placed in Canterbury Conn, & | boulder bearing a bronze tablet in | ]‘memory of him. I Moses Cleaveland, who was born in Canterbury on January 29, 1754, {was graduated from Yale in 1777. | The expedition which 212 headed in | 1726 surveyed several hurdred thou |sand acres of land, a part of “The Western Reserve” whica Connecti- cut sold to the Connecticut Land company for $1,200,000, the money | being appropriated by the Connecti- cut general assembly as a permanent fund for the common schools. | | Cleaveland died on November 16, | 1806. | | | Trapeze Performer Falls And Her Neck Is Broken Elizabethtown, N. Y., July 7 (P— Miss Evelyn Woods, 20 year old circus performer, is at the Eliza- ‘bethtown Community house with a | broken neck. Her condition was re- ported as critical. | | The young woman fell ‘from a | trapeze during a performance of a | small traveling tent show last night. i She ‘struck™én’ her breast and face | and was unconscious when taken to | | the Community House. Wife Is Suing Rival for Damages of $250,000 | Los Angeles, July 7 (UP)—The | | marricd life of Mrs. Martha Calla- | | han was blasted because Lillian Cur- | |tis Gillette, Minneapolis hotel own- | {er, lavished wealth and luxuries on her husband, John P. Callahan, it was charged in a $250,000 aliena- tion suit filed by Mrs. Callahan. | The complaint alleges Callahan | accepted money from the defendant |to go to New York and effect a permanent separation from his wife, | | with whom he had lived happily | | since their marriage seven years | ago in Kansas City. ¢ who serves It works! Six years ago we started in a hole in the wall but better service to car owners built our business to the point that we had to have larger quarters. Our present place is the largest and best equipped in the city—and our business continues to grow. Our idea of service in tires is to recommend the tire which we know will give you the best mileage for what you pay—not necessarily to sell you the cheapest tire in first cost. On the basis of final cost—buy Norwalk. They are custom made, of the finest materials and regardless of what they cost when you put them on—they cost less when you take them off. 22,000 Square Feet of Square Service BALL TIRE CO. 328 Park Street B T fended. CHAMBERLIN WILL SHOW FRENGH AIR MAN ALL DETAILS (Continued from First Page) race back from Paris to New York. That is why Chamberlin has refused to pilot the Bellanca plane back to the United. States and Levine has announced he - will make the trip with a French pilot. Chamberlin and Levine satill live ‘at the same hotel and speak cooly but their cordial relationship has Chamberlin openly criticizes Levine for sending the challenge to Byrd. “Levine,” Chamberlin said, “in sending the message to Byrd sug- gesting that the America and Co- lumbia fly back to New York to- gether, signed by iname to it with- out my permission, In fact, T knew nothing about the message until after it had been sent. “I apologized to Byrd upon his arrival at Paris, realizing that he, the same as 1 could never be push- ed into making a race out of a flight which requires the most care- ful preparations and the most care- ful navigating and flying. “When I learned ~the telegram had besn sent I told Letine that Y was through. My wife and T are going home together. We are flying to London tomorrow and- probably will sail without returning to Paris.” French airmen believe Levine will have difficulty in finding a French aviator to pllot the Columbia back to New York, as the Bellanca plane is not built according to specifica- tions suitable to French aviators. Costes, who with Rigno once hcld the world distance record said, “(he Bellanca plane does not provide the necessary guarantees. Its flying ra- dius is insufficient.” Body of Missing Man Found; Victim Slain Morgan City, La., July 7 ("»—The body of James J. Leboeuf, superin- tendent of the Louisiana Public L ties Company, who had been mutilated, sbot and gagged, was tound weighted down in irons in a | lake near here today. He had been missing from his home here sirice Friday when he is said to have left in a boat. The body was identified by mem- bers of the family. Leboeuf was riot known to have had any enemies and police said they knew of no motive for the attack. A coroner's inquest resulted in a verdict of “murder at the hands of parties unknown.” New York Cops Chip in To Raise Fund for Family New York, July 7 »—New York's 14,000 blue coats reached in their pockets today to contribute a quarter each to aid the family of.a man killed while aiding one of their fel- lows in an attempt to capture two bandits. John Novajosky, whose family lives in Wilkesbarre, Pa. ‘Observed two men breaking into 4 store on May 14. Conducting a patrolman to the scene, he was killed in the re- volver battle which (tollowed. A woman crossing the street was also' killed, - and the patrolman was wounded. Only 37 out of 600 students at a Georgia college prefer blondes. LINDY, MAN OF AFFAIRS The responsibility of his:new -position as the most prominent young man in the country has taken much of the carefree attitude from Colonel Charles Lindbergh. 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