New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1927, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press .4 ESTABLISHED 1870 | .BYRD AND HIS AIDES ARE . SPEEDING UP PLANS FOR - THER SOUTH POLE DRIVE > NEWS. WITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JULY, 19, 1927. —.TWENTY PAGES. “Love Me”? Asks Bride; “No,” Answers Husband; Then Another Suicide Troy, N. When her hus Y., July 19 (UP)— hand said he did Mrs. Margaret Hunter, 20, a bride of three weeks shot herself and today was not expected to live. Police reported the husband and wife were riding in an au- not love her, * Expedition Leaves Nor- folk, Va., Sept. 16— Explorationand . Scouting Planes Are Nearing Completion. < | ! . Furs Used in Arctic Dash ‘ Taken From Storage for { This Attempt—Balchen 1' to Supervise Building of t Machine. New York, July 1! (#—The trans- atlantic monoplane America, which during the reception to Commander Byrd and his associates yesterday lay dismantled and ciated in the [ hold of the Leviathan, will have its 1 day of glory in due time, John Gil- i ¥ 1spie, spokesman for the commana- cr, announced to Will Exhibit Ship The storm battcred ship will be rebullt, he explained, and placed on «xhibitoin, probably in Central park. mmander Byrd's plans for his t daring expedition are already king definite form. A whaling i§ <hip, due here August 25, will bear fie South Pole expedition southwara rom Norfolk, Va., on Séptember 16. aid Mr. Gillespie. The plane in which the comman- ler hopes to fly over the South pole, is now nearing completion at he Fokker plant, and is similar to the Josephine Ford, with which i3yrd conquered the North pole, Gil- Icsple explained. In addition, two “mall scout planes will be used, he aid. § {1 ¢ f . Old Eurs Brought Out Furs used on the North pole flight iave been ordered from storage for inspection and mending, and the commander plans to everhaul other cquipmeat used on that flight at the Brooklyn navy yard. Snatching a moment now and then from the whirl of activities attend ing his return, activities both social ond in regard to his forthcoming 1 polar flight, the commander is pret- ) | varing for publication the data gath- ered on his flight to France. report of the voyage of the Ameri- ca, which will be virtually official, will be submitted to the National Geographical society for publication in the National Geographical magu- k. sine. The first, and perhaps the only article ,will be about 6,000 { _ word i Some Records Lost ) Some of the official America re- | cords were lost, one record lost be- ing a record of the times at which the ship arrived at certain points | and which also contained copious weather data that could not be in- corporated in the log. Several logs were kept, Comman- der Byrd sald. One was kept by P him. This was the same one he | used on his North pole flight, and [ he told of saving it with a gleam in “There's some things in it he his eyes. that will never be published,” said. Bar The barograph, o record of approximate times and altitudes, was turned over to Por- ter Adams, president of the Na- tional Aeronautical association. TIts readings will be disclosed later. Commander Byrd's temporary headquarters in the McAlpin hote was the Mecca today of “cronie: as the commander called them. One of the first to arrive was a young newspip *man who quit his job of \writing picces for the paper and got nimself a job on the Chantier, on . which vessel he stoked coal on the voyage to Spitzbergen and hack. averal other young men who had ot humble jobs on the Chantier, hiefly for adventure, sauntered into ile commander's room. Is Graclous Host Some conception of Commander vrd's naturc could be gleaned from b« is manner of mceting them. They 1 ame as bashful young men awed in the presence of a hero. As they vould come into the room, Comman- der Byrd would look up, smile pleas ntly and offer his hand, ing, ‘Hello, I'm glad to see you again.” 1 \nd he remembered each caller's { Jame. These young men are all .pplicants for potato peeling jobs on e antarctic voyage. Another caller who was graciously received was Major John T. Ian- cher, of .Spokane, Wash, head of he National Air Derby from New York to Spokane. “Hello there, Fan- cher,” the com ander called out as his visitor entered. “The last time I saw you was in Seattle last spring when you had a fall” Major Fancher explained this fall was a bad landing in which his landing gear stuck. Conference Tomorrow Tomorrow morning Comms Jyrd will have a conference James H. Kimball, New York metereologist who supplied the America with weather charts that proved of gre e to the fliers. Told that Philip Byrd, an Argen- tinian, had vresented him with a white collic, Commander Byrd’s eves gleamed ‘Sure T want the dog,” he “I'm a great dog ¢ fanciar. T've still got little Tgloo.” Tgloo ¥ the first canine ever to fly over the North Pole, and he made aph Records al aeronautic G » by ’ R (Continued on Page Eight) { .1;‘) The | i FAMILY SPEEDING T0 tomobile last night and quarrel- led. When they returned home, Mrs. Hunter asked her husband if he still loved her. He said “No"” and she shot herself. WORLD WAR SHAFT 10 BE DEDIGATED Cornerstone Laying at Walnut Hill Park Tomorrow Night MAYOR WELD T0 OFFICIATE Block of Limestone Will Be Swung Millionaire Stricken Seriously Ill Abroad Into Place, Forming Part of Base of 94 Foot Memorial, With War | Veterans Present. A huge block of limestone, one of the six picces forming the base of shaft in memory of New Britain’s 123 war -ad, will be swung into place in the World War memorial at Walnut Hill park tomorrow night, Mayor Gard- ner C. Weld, a world war veter supervising the cornerstone laying. Gold star mothers ar ' fathe will be given the places of honor in stands which are being crected for the event today. Ex-servicemen will meet at the club rooms of Eddy Glover Post, American Legion at 6:30 Jo'clock .as will the members of |the post auxilia hey will march REACH MAN'S BEDSIDE _ J. Ogden Armour Reported | take a place near the monument al- s 5 | lotted to them. There will be noth- Il With Typhoid Fever |ins ot ostentation in the procession, in London what is to be a 94-foot SOSIATED PRESS (UNDERWo0R) J. OGDEN ARMOUR. | Chairman Joseph C. Andrews of the parade committee ject being merely to provide a cen- tral meeting place for the service- (P—The Herald |men and the said today that J.!'they may proceed in a body to the s critically il in Lon- | memorial site. his son-in-law and | Exercises Begin At 7 O'clock and Mrs. John J.| At 7 o'clock the exercises will b ing against timge. (in With Rev. William A. Ross, pa {tor of the First Baptist church pro- Chicago, July 19 and Examiner Ogden Armour don and that daughter, M Mitchell, Jp, are across 1SERAT £ca. to reach his bod side. The paper said that the packer |nouncing pr Choral singing of was stricken with typhoid fever a |“America” with B. F. Armstrong week ago last Wednesd [leading, will be introduced before The Mitehells left Chicago last |the address of the day, which is to night on the second leg of their | be delivered by Rev. Dr. Ozora F. dash across the continent to make Davis, former pastor of the South the Berengaria of the Cunard line, (ongregational church here, now which sails from New York at mdi- President of the Chicago Theological night tonight Sl T eminary at Chicago, I Choral v Christian Gay, when they received a cable- “inging of “Onward gram from Mrs. Armour at their |diers” and “Star Spangled summer home in southern Califor- | Will precede the cornerstone laying nia, to “Come immediately.” {in which Mayor Weld will handle Mrs. Armour supplemcnted the |the trowel wiih which the operation cablegram with a long distance tele- [ Will be completed. The program will phone call from London to Santa Barbara, her voice traveling more than 7,000 miles, believed to be a distance record Armour, it was sald in the 1d b ng for gome time. last year he has twice suffered attacks of indigestion. The from the attack of typhoid supposed to have been riday, the paper said, on was such that it | ter J. Lydiy. | Mementos Preserved 1 Into a hollow of the stone Ihe inserted objects associated with |the movement which culminated in crection of the memorial, | descriptive of |including new s coins. s our metal plates of the chrono- Stone Mr, and United articles se- spapers, he list of cond ded to summon members of -:“;:j ; 5};'.'.'2'}'.1[} of the soldiers’ me- his family. oe. : ’ 1 metal plates containing the Mr. Armour is 64 years old. |names of 123 men who died in the of the world war. i ser London, July 19 (A—J. Ogden A One 1efal plate containing the mour, who has been seriously ill‘at | .corq of the *merican Legion and the Carlton hotel, was balieved to- ! qayv-Glover post No. 6. day to have passed the critical stage | 1o pictures specially prepared and to be on the mend. Jfe was still | o1 reservation, one showing the t00 we! however, to see anyone |{emporary arch and another the bt his wife, Itis understood t his | {emporary court of honor. danghter and her husband, advised | One picture specially prepared of his illness, are on England. Mr. Armour has been attended by Lord Dawosn, physician fo the king. DE LORENZE COMMISSIONED their way 10 |showing the permanent war memor- al. Bound volumes of the municipal {record of New Britain 1926, and the charter of the city of New Britain. Bound volume of “The Story of New Britain” by Lillian Hart Lyon. Copy of the Holy Bible. Copy of the “Welcome Home" New Britain National Guardsman |program,” containing the records d activities of the part New Brit- Made Lieutenant of Tnfantry— !5 500 Dl e in took in th taining the names of ever Griftin Also Commissioned. one wia enlisted and others who took part Hartford, July 19 (@—Three com- [in war work. missions in the Connecticut ional The picture survey of the New Guard were ped this morning by [Britain public schools. Annual report and manual of the w Britain public shools, The manual of the State school 1926 and 1027. Copy of “Boost and Pull” of July Governor John H. Trumbull. John J. Delorenzo of New Britain wis commissioned | first lientenant of infantry. DeLorenze is an officer in Company H of the 169th infantry Normal at Niantic. 14, 1927, A Ashley J. Griffin of Fast artford | United States coins from one cent made first licutenant of ord- [to one dollar. Mint of 1927, Collection of retable and d today, the ob- | ixiliary from which | lose with benediction by Rev. Wal- | will | articles | *° wrent local history, | SENSATION GAUSED WHEN BRITISH SAY THEY ARE LEAVING Naval Conference Delegates Are Returning to England for i Discussion GIBSON AVOWS THINGS ARE MUCH BETTER American Chief Discusses Facts With Correspondents—‘Tentative Reported Agreed Upon Places Total Tonnage at 500,000 For U. S. and England and 325,000 For Japan. Arrangement” Geneva, Switzerland, July 19 (P— A mild sensation was created here today by the announcement that Earl Cecil member of the Brit- ish delegation to the tri-partite naval conterence will return to Lon- don tonight and W. C. Bridgeman, | head of the British delegation will go tomorrow to consult with the British cabinet and elucidate the | British positicn at the naval confer- ‘ late )—a “ten- | has been London, July 18 (U | tative arrangement” . |reached at Geneva, among the dele- | gates to the triparate naval confer- | ence, it was learned authoratively | The arrangement calls for a total | of 1,325.000 tons of cruisers and destroyer strength among Jap, | | Great Britain and the United State The division would be as follows: United States, 500,000 tons. Great Britain, 500,000, Japan 325,000. Much More Optom tie Geneva, July 19 (A—"We are more optomistic now than we have | been for some days,” Hugh 8. Gib- on, chief American delegate to the ltriparate naval conference, de- clared after a conference this morn- dele- |ing between the six prin | gates. “This discussions are continuing in a most cheerful and friendly at- mosphere,” added Mr. Gibson. “We are beginning to light thead.” Mr. Gibson, that this morning’s which were devoted to the broader phases of the cruiser problem as a see some however, indicated acliberations, | whole, would have to be followed !by several other sessions of the “big six” and that the haronious spirit prevailing today did not ne- arily signify rapid progress in concluding the work of the confer- | |ence. | The American delegate stated that there would be no meeting of th | executive committee of the confer ence for three or four days. This | indicates that there is little lkeli- thood of another public plenary ses- sion of the conference before next Defining Obsoleteness question of defining the ob- of cruisers—determining shall be counted as ac- | what shi 7 'SEVEN ARE INJURED IN MOTOR CAR CRASH Yonkers Girl Dying Fol- lowing South Norwalk Accident Norwalk, Conn, July 19 (® — Seven people were admitted to Nor- walk hospital early foday when a i machine driven by Karl Kelly, 17, of Norwood street, Neponset, Mass., missed a sharp left turn and crashed into a telegraph pole, mov- ling the pole several inches and end- ing up, a twisted mass of metal, 40 ! s past the point of the crash. The mishap occurred at the inter- tion of Van Zant and Fort Point | streets, The most seriously injured of the | party was Miss Evelyn Compton, 20, of 163 Radford street, Yonkers, . Y., who is in a dying condition. nance, and assigned to duty with M She suffered a fracture at the base ol ot o A e (oW e e are hermetic S & i state staft corps and dopurtments. | fower ateds; Theso are Lo ot her skull, & fracture to er faw el S anioin | Gony of the New Britain Heralgijand abrasions about theipody, ven was commissioned captain n || Copy of he, New, Britalt HOGt ™0 e injured were Leo Chute, A e el S n Record, July 20, 1927 S S 1o hatsevlio qomngnd oo ot N Yorih Hindoy double fracture of the right s a Times of May 23, 1927, of Lin Agnes Compton, mother to bhergh's own of his flight to France. This is prepared on special rag paper for preservation and cor- Stork and Grim Reaper Visit House Same Day | o nerstone purpose: Gardner,, Mass., July 19 P—The |" (sop0 of the city directory of 182 body of Edward Pultorak, 11 ¥ear|eontrijuted v Price & Lee Co. Matenr Pul- appling irons old son of Mr. and Mr torak, was taken by g this morning from Daniel's pond. The boy was last seen alive at §:30 last night by three companions who Copy’ 1927 High school book, “The Beehive.” Following the cornerstone exer- cises the American Legion hand will play a concert a feature of which of year were said to have left him paddling | il bo the premiere of “The Spirit on a hoard in the pond 12 feet from | of st Touis March,” written by Jack shore. A baby horn in the Pul- | yenting of this cit yand dedicated to torak household yesterda: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Band Concert Program D AT 80. A SUICIDE AL The following program will be Mesina, Italy, July 19 (UP)— |gi ¥ Gaetano Turisi, $0 years old, com- Mount St. Louis Cadet March mitted suicide because his sweet- [ by L. B. Laurendeau; “Nabricodono- heart, 70, jilted him. sar,”” by Verdi; “There's Everything The second man in the triangle was aged 75. (Continued on Page 8) brasions of the face; elyn, Mabel Murray, 18, of 20 Nor- wood strect, Neponset, Mass., con- cussion of the brain; Mrs. Florence ! Davies, 44, of 28 Norwood street, ' Neponset, Mass., concussions of the Lrain; Dora Sweeney, 13, of 20 Norwood street, Neponset, Mass., concussion and abrasions of the knee and George Compton, 14, la- cerations of the body. Kelly es- caped injury. | Pending arraignment, Kelly is held at the jail. He will face the court on charges of reckless driv- ing and having no license to drive. He told the police that he was driving at a speed of 30 or 35 miles an hour and that at the time of the crash, he was adjusting the light on his instrument board and was not watching the road. there- fore failing to note the turn. | noon and a: { off the officials | and Major L | Wil then pro Couple Disagree Over How to Make Beer and Ask Legal Separation Chicago, July 19 (UP) — There’ a difference between the Irish made beer and the way the Germans make beer— and that difference resulted in a marital separation. Mrs. Mabel O'Neil Bush told Superior Judge Joseph B. Da- vid at an alimony hearing: “Your Honor, after our hon- eymoon he didn't even like my home brew. He wanted maple syrup In it. You see, Judge, he's German and I'm Irish and there are two different ways of making it.” The case was taken under advisement. HARTFORD AWAITS Greatest Celebration Ever Given Ruy Visitor Here BIG HOLIDAY IS PLANNED Many Stores and Offices Closing and Extra Trains. Cars and Bus- ses Wiln Bring Visitors to the City. Hartford, Conn, July 19 (P— Hartford tomerrow will spread ft- self in what will undoubtedly be the most tumultuous demonstration it has ever staged for any visitor to this city, Col Charles Augustus Lindbergh, aviator extraordinary, i coming to town. Plans All Made. With only a week in which to pre pare for his visit, the general com- mittee under the leadership of Chairman Edward N. Allen has suc- ceeded in assembling the multiude of details that needed attention and in putting everything in ship shape order. It is felt that, Lindbergh's tour being to stimulate popular in- terest in aviation, and his visit here being the first stop , it is perhaps more important that everything go smoothly here than it will be at any other points on his trip. To this cnd the greatest care has been taken with all details, and despite the fact that the city will be filled with certainly the largest and most nthusiastic crowd it has ever handled, it is confidently expected that everything will go smoothly. Goes to Camp First. Col. Lindbergh and the "Spirit of St. Louis will leave Mitchel Field shortly after 12 o'clock tomorrow soon as he at Brainard Ficld will be notificd to that effect by lephone. Muking a wide arc along the silvery-sided plane will the sound at a point opposite tie, and is due to arrive over cross ian. amp) | Trumbull at 1:20 p. m. Governor's Day. At Camp Trumbull, where the 19th infantry is in training, tomor- row will be Govrnor's Day, and Governor Trumbull, following spe- !tive units and included in the total | cial exercises in his honor at the | | tonnage limitation of surface eraft | camp, will be ready to hop off on | —appears to have fored the subject | his flight to Hartford in a plane of today's discussion. { piloted by Major William F. Replying to question as to | commanding officer of the 4 — vision air service, the moment Lind- (Continued on Page Four) |liergh appears over the camp A | grounds. Lindbergh will not land at Niantie. He above the will eircle around mp until the governor dd have taken off, and ced to H riford, with the governor's plane his sole escort. To Fly Over City. Reaching Hartford, the Tone Eagle will give people in all parts of the city an opportunity to sce him and his famosu plane by cirel- ing about above the city while Major Tadd lands Governor Trum- bull and the governor steps out of his flying togs and joins other mem- hers of the reception committee, (Continued on Page 8) Herald to Give Returns On Dempsey-Sharkey Go Sy In keeping with its custom of providing sports fa with up to the moment information on events of interest, the Herald will broadcast the details of the Dempsey-Sharkey fight Thurs- day night F megaphone. An Associated ¥ wire direct from the ringside will carry a blow by blow description of the bout which will be announced from the Herald office. Fans are also invited to make wuse 6 of the Herald telephones for informa- tion on the progress of the fight. Call 925 or 926. * ! | HE W | | New Britain and vicinit | Cloudy tonight, followed by generally falr Wednesda; not much change in temper- ature. Moderate shifting i winds, becoming northerly. *. * HIGH TIDE (July 20—Daylight Time) | New London °:13 a.m., 2:50 p.m. New Haven 3:31am., 4:11 pm. — * LINDBERGH'S VISIT! s hopped | the northern shore of Long Island, | W July 16th ... * Writes Lett | Boston, July 19 (P—When | Colonel Charles Lindbergh comes to i this city Friday he will have to fly over the childrens’ hospital or dis- apopint his “Fricnd Ned,” who says he isn’t very sick since he has only double mastoditis. Ned has sent his request to the hero of the New York to Paris flight through Mayor Nichols after becoming convinced that a sim reqeust mailed in care of Mayor ! Walker of New York probably would become 10 “Dear . Colonel Lindhergh,” the latter on hospital stationery reads “I made mistake and sent my let- ter to you care of the Mayor of New York, but my aunt { was a mistake because it. I asked you in my other letter please to fly over the Children’s hos. d that | he will lose | er to Famous Lindy “Your Friend, Ned,” Whose “Room Is On Third Floor,” Tells Flier He “Will Watch For You All Day Friday. ” | pital when you come | Friday. l Will Watch All Day. i “I would like it much better {f you come to see me, but if you can’t | Wil you fly over the hospital very to Boston on low. I am on the third floor and T | have double mastoids but I'm not I sick and I will watch for you all |d day on the porch and T'll tell | the other children. T hope the Bos: | ton mayor won't forget to send this ! in am to you. I live | ington, and 1 tion. | | Spokane, Wash- here on a vaca- “From Your Friend, Ned. his is a pret dum?! an't sit up to write yet.” yor Nichols has sent Ned's re- t to the Providence, R. I. com- on arrangements for Lind h's reception there. The colonci will fly from that city to Boston. ter but M her GAPTAIN COURTNEY TO START TRIP TOMORROW British Aviator Sets Noon, Wednesday, as Time of Hop-Off July 19 (A—The s it is informed that Courtney, the British Wedne: an; ns to stop at refucling. ! London, | association Captain F. avi i, tor wil start at noon | day from Southampton on his t | atiantic flight. He pi Valentig, Ireland, fo | vValentia, Irelana, | Weather unfavorable by Courtney, British 10 (P — hop-off July for a i aptain 1. T on his projected flight to America, developed this morning ter 10 cloudle A storm sprang up, rain falling heavily and a strong southwest wind lashing the harbor, n Courtney wa ich here Wednesday. expected to Southampton, Eng., Juiy 19 (P)— aptain I, T. Courtney, British avi: tor who is planning a flight from 1 to Am 11 the Associ- {ed Press late this afterr:oon that i the weather were f: favorable, he would hop ofi for Va'-ntia, Ir land, between five and six o'clock to- { morrow morning. The captain said t he would | rrobably take the “Wh" his ng boat, up for a short night flight \bout 10 this evenir ter which |the ercw and mechanici would work all night putting last | touches on his equipmen. | When told that the =weather Valentin was reported to be bad, Captain Courtney said that only a blinding storm would prevent him | from taking off on t 1 hop of | his flight to New York. 88,020,637 DUE STATE Corporations This Month Will Pour the oft in Hartford, Conn,, July 19 (P Final tabulation in the treasurer's and comptroller's offices shows that .84 is due the state in | taxes from corporatior ‘Th.» largest tax is that 5 10 be paid by publi corporations on gross carnii next largest is that of 32,440.1 to be paid by miscellancous corpora- tions on net earnings. The s i 28,0 this month 8 surance companies will 1 | 725.80 in franchise tax. banks are to pa 4.55 on de- trust companies ving sav- partments will pay §109,- | 7 on deposits, and ational | banks having savings departments | will pay $72.577.85 on deposits HEAT WAVE NEAR END Pigures Compiled At Boston Show That Average Maximum For Past Seven Days Das 9057 Degrees, Boston, July 19 (UP) — With slightly lower temperatures gene ly prevailing and showers forecast New England today seemed near the end of the hcat wave which has caused nearly a score of deaths fn this section. The (8 a. m., femperature tods was 74, comparcd with yester 78, und three hours ter had clim ed only four degrees. cials believed that to would not approach maximumn of 88, Figures compiled by the weather bureau showed that the average maximum temperature for the past seven days was 90.5 The day-by- day n Kimum was reported s fol- lows: Tuesday (July 12), $9; Wed- nesday, 95; Thursday, 94; Friday, 92; Saturday, $2; Sunday, 84; yes- terday, 8S. ¥'s mercury yesterday's Press | | Fortune Into Coffers of Connecti- | Weather offi- | $30,808 ESTATE LEFT * BY JOSEPH SCHILLING |Former Supt. of R. & E. J: Plant Had Many 1 Stock Holdings The estate of Joseph Schilling, for many years a superintendent of Rus- rell & Erwin Co., 4 an employe of two branches of the American Hard- ware corporation for almost a half century is appraised at $50,808.29 of which the greater part is in stock: It was filed in probate court today. Ts: D. Ru Hemry AL hilling the exccutors and H. ry E. Morton and Louis T. Shipps were the sell and are appraisers. .00 40 .00 Mortgage ... . . 1,800.00 100 shs Bodwell Realty Co. Class Bpid, .... 1,000.00 10 shs Bodwecll Develop- iGNt Go s ne 500.00 35 shs New Britain Trus Coll e 7.875.00 hs Hart & Cooley 340.00 shs Libby, Libby ®o. g shs Swift International s Colt's Pat. IFire MecNeil & 38 s8 41 Arms 560.00 18 shs Lande Clark .00 10 shs Americ Goods & . 1,050.00 60 shs American Hard- ware Corp, . 4,800.00 17 shs National Leather @os o 53.13 10 shs Denver Rio nde R. C. Co. No value, 10 shs Yale Towne Mfg. Co. 70 shs Swift & Co. ..... 72 shs Westinghouse Elec, Mfg. Co. Furniture effeets estate of Simon filed in probate court to. praised at $0,688 The est: sists for the most part of propert in this ¢ nd Bristol. Ale Property at the corner of Cypress nd Willoughby stre valued at $4.500 and property in Bristol valued at $4.600 make up th st part of the inventory. Saving lued at | $302.42 and other effects valued at $66.30 make up the remainder of the estate, 8. Russell Mink and Malone were the app Commercial Trust Co. istrator. William J rs and the is the admin- \DIGGS IS GIVEN ONE 10 | THREE YEARS IN PRISON Was Accused by Meriden Jeweler of Getting Goods Under False Pretenses | New Haven, July 19 (P—ofroring no defense to a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences lodged against him by a Meriden jeweler and described by the court as a man | who lived solely by his wits, Charles | 1. Diggs alias H. M. Clark was | sentenced to from one to three years in the state prison in the crim- | nal superior court Diggs was alleged to have pur- |chased a diamond ring valued at more than $500 from C. J. Hayek, Meriden jeweler, on the strength of |a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Irxl!lroud bond worth not more than $100 and to have later disposed of |the ring in a Broklyn pawn shop where it was later recovered by the police. During the transaction which occurred on April 7, Diggs posed as a Hartford real estafe dealer and gave his alias as his real name. here today. Average Daily Circulation For eek Ending 14,039 PRICE THREE CENTS SHOP ELEVATOR DROPS FOUR STORIES WITH WORKMEN HELPLESS PRISONERS; ALL SHOGKED AS CAGE HITS BOTTOM Boston Child, Sick In Hospital, Three P. & F. Corbin Co. Employes Have Wild Ride When Mechanism in Shaft Gives Way. | Taken to Hospital and Ex- amined for Internal In- juries But Are Not Thought Seriously Hurt. Dropping four stories when a freight elevator on which they were riding in Building 80 at the P. & F, Corbin factory broke away shortly before 8 o'clock this m morning, thres n were badly shaken up and are New Britain General hospital for tment for possible internal ina ries. The accident caused con- siderable excitement about the plant and gave rise to reports of a triple fatality. The building housing the clevator was formerly the Corbin ! Motor Vihicle plant located at Elm and Chestnut streets. Vito Rossaman, aged 60, of 53 Willow street ,was running the ele- vator and with him were Salvadore Arcidiacono, aged 40 of 58 Beaver |street and Julius Rakoski, aged 29, of Lower Lane, Berlin. Arcidiacono is a truckman and Rakoski is a ma- chine hand. The plunge, which sent |the elevator to the pit of the shaft, started without warning and the men | were powerless to stop it or leap at | any of the floors that were passed. | Those who witnessed the accident {saw only a blur of frightened faces. jand then there was a violent bump |as the heavy elevator struck bottom nd rebounded, throwing the men | with great force off their feet. | With all possible. haste, the three men were removed from the shaft nd sent to the hospital. The extent of the] injuries was not known at | that time but later in the forenoon it was announced that they appear~ ed to be severely shaken up but | probably not badly hurt. Walter J. Sorrow, factory manager, aid the accident was caused by the mechanism of the elevator, but the | exact details of the break could not | be ascertained until the mechanism | was pulled down and examined thor- oughly. “Our first thought was for attention to the men and they are not seriously hurt,” he said. | It was said at the hospital late this afternoon that of the thres men Rossaman alone has any ! broken bones. One of his ankles | was fractured when the elevator hit | the bottom of the shaft. try DEFECTS DISCOVERED IN NINE BUILDINGS fRutherford Blames Keen Competition for Poor Workmanship Ke with | ners’ ¢n competition among buflders the necessity of “cutting cor- on construction costs has ree quired increased vigilance on the part of the building inspectors, A. N. Rutherford who supervises the work of inspection declared today. As proof of this statement, Ruth- erford pointed to thefact that nine bhuildings gone over vesterday were found to have defects in construction | which constituted violations of the huilding code. An equal number has | been found on almost every day for | the' past few months, the daily re- ports of the office show. | The practice of “skinning” jobs | been confined for the greater to contractors who have only recently begun business with few instances of the old established firms tentionally cutting out on costs, pector Rutherford finds. JUSTICE RETRACTS Fine Returned When He Proves He Was Hasten Lowell Speeder’s I | | % ing to Side of Sick Sister, July 19 (P— Justice tos cted its costs and |extended sympathy to a youth whose |sister had died. Claude L. Lebrun, |20, of Lowell had had been arrest- led in Arington for driving an auto- Imobile 40 miles an hour. Officer Daniel P. Barry told him that if he would get a letter from a Lowell |officer confirming his story of his !sister’s serious illness, he would not press th o charges. It was not until after he had pleaded guilty today and paid costs of $5 that voung Lebrun produced his letter, Then the assessment was prompily remitted by Judge Arthur P. Stone, Cambridge, Ma DIVORCED IN PARIS New York, July 19 (®—Oliver Carley Harriman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Harriman, has been di- vorced by Mrs, Grace Hewitt Harri- man, in Paris, according to word received today by Harriman's New York attorney. They were married in Baltimore, April 19, 1934,