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FLAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1870 DIG IN GRAVEYARD FOR BEACH PISTOL | A3 HUNT GOES ON Detectives Spade Burial Plot in Search of Gun in Doctor's Murder BUILDER SAYS ACCUSED | | TRBATERED 10 KL . EATHERLAND HAILS Missing Man Said to Have Discussed | Plans For Tombstone in Cemetery | About An Hour After Time Dr.‘ —— e i a0y ‘proypanyy “1daqq N I i: s CEIGFT 93e1S 1R01300u JApY uo,) Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 14 ,447 Sept. 24th ... ITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1927.—EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS He Stole 20 Cents. Now He Must Spend Whole Life in Jail New York, Oct 1 For f Thomas McC; a cell in g Sing prison because he stole 20 cents, | He received that under the RBa a fourth offender after jury had found him guilty of burglary in Queens, which netted him two dimes. McCarthy served his tence starting in 159 burglar; conviction 1839 and another in 19 the rthy, sentence law a a a first sen- Anotl me in e — HINDENBURG AT 80 Lilliendahl Was Shot to l}mln-—zlfifldel‘ More P(]plllfl[‘ Now Than Authorities Brand Youth's Story to Scelng Slaying as Falschood. Hammonton, N. J.,, Oct. Willis Beach, try dealer charged with alding and | al of Dr. A. wil Lilliendahl September | 15, was sought in M., | and Was n today while author- ties dug up t h 1 plot in Oak Grove cemetery here in their | \unt for the revolver which was used to Kill the elderly reticed physician. | Beach, his L few s fore hie disappearcd, said he dis- cussed plans for a marker with the ombstone maker in the cemetery »out an hour r the time orities helicve Lilliendahl it to death. Hedges Denies ) Eltson Hed tting in the slaying am on Baltimore, bur | tor in story Pr b Dr. of e i y for Beach, 1 on two in ing him with continued his ¢ ave his case hrought Hedges denied that Beach 1o le the could prgduce him $2,000 b u na forts tod pr to cr anofher charge if 11 brought back it ined builder of up immediately had urged or that wished. Ve wch wili fae captured here result of obf by Irank Sheppard, South Vineland, who alleged the pouliry r tened to kill him fon over a sum of a of Gr th ere i money. Albert Langhien youth, who claimed to roes kill story o Margaret Lillic physician, was r¢ r detect jecided Mrs bail as © seen two ndahl and | that told | 1, widow sed from ad investi- his story was an Lilliendahl s a material 5 ms 1d e s h M 1he ody 1 and nvention.” under $25,000 by of cu . St Strange Tetters Reeetved ctter postmarked New York In i he writer sed” to kil tahl he refused wareotics was received by Detectives 1t would A which t Lillien 1 H serted they had li aid them. Other letters, received by Captain police, that Beach at long a suggested s yesterday. wnd will is letter, sign 4 in Vinelan the police an investigs of “what became Beac rich friends on his trip to [ five rs ago.” 1, also th ion . a ar G055 & O LEEDW 0. - INREASES CAPTAL Directors Vote to Bring Total Up to $200,000 his grandchildren in a e ag the Goss & Dir recelved Stockholders of 3 following vetors: fo conw hine Co., today ik notice from the di- | *“At the annual stockholders meet- held March 2ist, 1924, authority tic th s given the dircetors of this com- m to increase the paid in capital t $200,000. < at any time up to ‘At @ directors meeting held Sep- 21 the company, the directors voted to | increase the paid in capital from | £150,000 to $200,000 and directed tha treasurs to nottfy the stock- ! holders of record October 1st, 19 that this increase would be due and | payable October 25th, 1927, at par (§25 per share.) This additional capital is to ho used for the devel- | opment and increase in our busi gy ber 26, 19 at the office of | CASE CONTINUED WEEK. Meriden, Oct. 1 (P—Continuanee of one weck on request of David Fitzgerald, counsel, wa granted in police court today in the case of Edward McDermott of Woonsocket, R. 1., who was arrest. ed several weeks ago on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Harold Pistell of Middletown sus- tained fatal injurice when MceDer- mott's car overturned on st Main street, but the driver was absolved by Deputy Coroner Lewis L. Fields. defense o | pr 1oy co ste ¥ 1 Al Jo! ANSONIA WOMAN DIES. ch nsonia, Oct. 1 (A—Mrs. Charles|th (. Mullineaux, wife of Charles G. Mullincaux, g:neral snperintendent of one of the departmemts of the brass company here, died at St Mary's hospital, Brooklyn, this morning following an operation for appendicitis about three weeks ago. Besldes her husband she is survived by two daughters and a son, Dr. Charles Mullineaux, & prominent New Haven dentist, raf l1s jui he: in | da; Great Crowds Gather at birthe hancellor Marx, right to dispose table offering from tors in their matches to ! irg has rest JUDGES ARE NAMED Litchfield ased factory in Empire ALL CLASSES SEND GIFTS Presiden- tlal Palace to Celebrate Happy Occaslon—Executive Healthy De- spite Age. Oct. 1 (F lay began celebrating in honor of Yon H tomorrow Berlin Al Germany sident s0th y stivitios ginning a day in th At multiplicity. noon the pres who handec deed conferring upon of the him Hindenbur hich has g birth i en gathered ) eside tional fun “rm h ipples TH nat ) lain por al S0 the reat, rvic pe wh pattern iod th fan st wis manufacture lain P pore work ero Tive Ic Mrs. An American ould Schur nt Toses felic or health to mi en instructions th flo all consulates i and a basket wi m s of a0 rie rdial T ome." rs and Stripes be nbassy and in Ge iy 1omorrow. president has pard ces in nd 5 osen Al Statsed th malicic v s of all appeal affection the failin I from nal of over rso 0d ticles of food and cigars. One old nt a hand p with uining sent ile per ntlemar it this w could afford aps inappro; of 80, it might Another wom moorland village of w hes do a remote 1sket it Boxes of Cigars Boxes of cigars t the the we - favorit howling so. has hecome fashion for vie- moke r the ngs, il i Yon last president Conseq ont Iy to ir i hi win- enongh of his days. As for flowe ultural at when orrow s, the G has ont for Hor- to it arises nan society en pre morning the be the will predominate Birthday president’s birthday the to- | 11 of (Continued on Page 15 FOR WINSTED TRIAL lladélla to Face Court on August | 5 for Murder of Rose Bordina, Aged 10, Oct. 1 Wheeler errors appointme Bridgeport, stice George eme court unced the urt to try John Billadella «d, on charges of murder the today of su- an- al of Win- 10- ar-old Ro: B of Jud Q‘ onard Nickerson Litchficld, fred C. Baldwin Derby and | hn Richard Booth of Danbury. | The trial o commene ugust Bill: tried by a court of judges, unuder the new law by the 1927 legislature, ther than before a jury. Billadella was indicted Septe mber | by a Litchfield county granl for first degree murder, He i cused of enticing the girl into the where he was watchman, ulting her and then rangling r and leaving her still living body a coal bin, where she dicd two ys later, of of in | on el to be ose re. | | "AMERICAN GIRL POISED FOR HOP ACROSS ATLANTIC Weather Conditions Favarable; Start Scheduled for Two This Alternoon AFTER KUHEROUS DELAYS | Beauty Prize Winner Determined to Wing Way Across Ocean To Eu- rope in Spite of Advice of Meteor- | ologists Who Claim Octoh Storms Make Distance Flylu i Dangerous. | New York, Oct ) —The open today Ruth El 1 Girl, trans for | ic air lane o take-off of Miss o | comely Dixie pilot of the ris- hound monoplane, American 11 of the only a| prevailed | for the | one After Dr. ther b nall 1 pres r the path n Girl, James H. Kimt u - reporte ted Me i ov cha H of the oon t op-off from Roos 1 I'm so0 1 safd, "W Bver s Py, had to mber W the young aviatrix so long. Ve it W Ve 0 her would to let us take off.” " -pilot, i re s soon as a fina check 1s soon as a final check James ier bureau meteo d the unofficial wiantic flying ss Ttush Blder Haldeman were ions zist, today sounc 1 of turtk to it right now atmospl T experis fliers th orse on's omparison Elder 1 printing it cor orahle." Move Plane Trom Hangar. | Kimball making this ord 1 Curtiss Mi 1d Haldema rican Girl Roosevelt Lind- hich Byrd ng and ns if favorahls 1 southwest hop off A wind favored ak m, the mound on which Old perehed long hefore des- pairing of a wind and going Glory 0 west (Continued on Page 15)) LOWDEN CONTROL PLAN SLICED CLEAN BY GIANT TWISTER MORBIDLY CURIOUS TRAMPLE ST. LOUIS WRECKAGE WHILE DEATH LIST MOUNTS HIGHER FRISBIE WITNESSES 0 Now Dexd; 1152 ST, LOUIS TORNADD; e, Broabt o Hospitals — Suffering New Britain Man Escapes njury, and Desolation Every- When Storm Breaks where in Vast City. CALLS CONDITION AWFUL | | | {Workmen From Al Sides ! R‘ush to Stricken Area to }:ngflge in Reconstruc- (!()n~ Still - on Hou-cs Plasted as If by Siege Guns | (NEA Service Photo—Telephoto Transmission) Like a giant revolving knife, the St. Louis twister cleanly cut off the rear of this large apart- ment house at Maryland avenue and Whittier street, Some of the tenants who were not injured may be s mining what remains of their dwellings. THOMPSON MAY HALT While Air Is Filled With Clouds of Swirling Debris Like Leaves in | Autumn Gale, 199 STITCHES IN HEAD AFTER BOTTLE ATTACK | t in th of Levine Makes Second i R Visit to Pope Pius; Was Late First Time Rome, Oct, 1 (P—Charles A Levin ed early tod: aundiene with Pope Pius mined not to repeat a misadven- ture of y erday when his sched- uled reception by the pontiff fell through b use he was late The newspaper Brillante, which Is inclined to flippancy at times, advised Lev today to leave his hotel by the back door concealed behind false whiskers or else to wear the traditional black veil to the Vatican to escape again being mobbed his admirers, as he was yesterday —_— MYSTERY WOMAN HELD IN $30,000 SHORTAGE s McGovern Says Dan- bury Relatives May Make Restitution | pe without experience v this morning shortly er a busine him to ghe almost on the instant of departure, was to be stricken with terrible castastrophs | Mr. Frishie's knowledge swath of tion in St. limited to what he was able from the window of his Pullman car, He was on a New York bound train ust pnlling out of the railroad sta- | fon, when the tornado swooped | lown upon the cit Mr. Frisbie explains that when he | bourded the train, about 1 p. m Thursday, the sky was almost clou ed the air was mild and balmy— | That more than a mi a typical Indian summer day. The | WOTth of train slowly pulled out of the sta- | V2% anot 4 then it suddenly became | “arlier h Wble that a peculiar atm Survey change was taking place. | Showed dly any i, darkened turning ray hue and all its Raot of 179 street who ar- rived home he Would Permit Use of Own Name to Offset Support of Illinois 1 which, |Wife Brutally Beaten by | Hushand and Taken to Hospital of thel. Louis is | o ouls % i buila was destruc number 3 ed or damage this larg. mber 4 to the cou the “ol Collap n that ha gan last nig 18 Chica William Hale 8 Thompso! yor of Chicago, will t th of his name on Illinois presidential preference next spring if in doing so h prevent former Governor Irank Lowden's obtaining control of st publican deleg told apermen sterd. He i Ozorek S jured betwee 1 600 of it 5 iings, it was pointed out, reasonably be expec g tanley ad street, who ] court numerous timies Lis wife, is alle ed her last even flicting 1 which itated New Britain Gene St was resting fairly comfortably today, although in considerable pain |result of the alleged beating, a is expected that she will be able ar in police court next Wednes ¥ morning, when her husband will be tricd on the charge of br {the peace and assault. He w raigned before Jud, Roche this morning and ordered to post o $200 el B Tracks Blocked. iy e So quickly did the tornado sween | The polle 1 trouble with | 2Cross the clty that it was obvious. B ' on account |13 tmpossible for anyone du its path e o) o to As M bie expls assanlt with w is now ahEand ey ver, is serious GiSENE el ] ot e en respon- ed been in police for uss have ith a bho n yoof 181 computed i might d to catch a umber of victims, Auto Damage a Million 1lot b can 0. he to e Al hospi lion dollars automobiles were dostroyeq h wason for chec pital lists, of the that the bulk or damage was dor T tment huildings stores, small factories and ( H. M. Bixby, president of Louis Chamber of Comm pressed the opinion that loss would be close to $10¢ Other less, : ng the appears ther Lowden me e on th tion’s going to him 1 I'll consent to the to prevent it Mayor Thompson and the former overnor political foes of sev ral y standi The mayor, in is sta WEpaper gave re hostility. He spoke of Lowide ormer connec- | tion with the railroads through the Pullman compary of which once general counsel and inner in which Lowden campaig s used in the sident 't th would flood control,” the don’t consider sresent dential Mr pro bl is lan- the the any Leing ballot and of v de my e entire sto pherie Wi serion idence small urche warning the sky | | | | ? an ominous | 1OUS! a peculis the storm © i Ny to then use of name grey, greenish brok wre K , k wit two ons ven, estimates wer ud that figure upon all mem ation to respond appeal, Presid would me outsid W ss0¢ between for his n ! o of opt ing airt | Pres n was | cago 1 it was more | thanking Chicago e tracks had | help, but adding he train proceed- | indications we fr {be able to take In leaving the Louis raflroad | ion." station, the train proceeds for some | Tear Down Wreckage distance through a deep cut Imfld“ Ten gangs of wreckers under tic on cither side with warchouses, | building commissioner started tenement houses and other bulldings. | work this morning tearing dovn It was through this cut that the full | clearing away dangerous parts of the tornado swept, its path |dumaged buildings, 3 Frisbie judged, probably [walls were the principa h of a mile wide. his car window he sy sized houses unroofed roofs soaring through the leaf is wt ahout by a was filled oken bits of | orts of debris. might | >.<n\x‘| of | he was S to th the tornado As th York the tives Oct. 1 (B at The ma was Jaily today to the up orm n pre-conven- 1920, Wash- or 1 ording withou 5 lin: pla aloging Daw ition ctions or was not intoxicated last 1 campaign of oceas- vden in bt sompeilad to stop a an hour by an expe waterwa mayor i Lowden a goo t vs D at ¢ confident we care the located the (J who escap- Mid¢ woman wi last $50 i o admitted night daughter of couple cd from Long I farm town, a short time ago. She was at home when th between her parents took pl will be sent back to the farm Woman Loses $160 She Carries in Stocking Florac Allard 113 Broad street r d to the polic last lost 316 which she had carried safely in her “anada. S thought in the northern will situat 1 embezzled for which gave her nam ern, 33 years old from was secretary. as Anne Mc- and said rela- Conn., might ] the tor Tlinois in presi- firm st ok Lo tly i T an nom adfastly himself, tioned for tion fol r cd to his ints hompson, during his talk 1 he 3i- oner Ithough re- president to commit tives inbury, - to I mak Miss T arrested Harmon A Commercial 1 Park himself Mayor with repor lend his of Mr o1 the president 8 the corporation, a told police that the pris- had been employed with his for four years as confiden- tary with power of attor- at a salary of $60 a weck. power of attorney was give suid, so that she might con all bank account kept for miscellancous expenses he told police, Miss Me asked that this account be nd the manner of her caused him to investigate. said he found that larg foree being, Mr. a sixtee From it stment He Mrs. of woul t infantry, U. 8. army de {contingent of the Missouri National Guard and the American Legi supplementing the St. Louis police force, patrolied the storm zone in d The storm had splintercd poles pped standards and shat- tered $30,000 worth of street lights. Substantial buildings in the path fect, but on a gigantic scale, of the tornado withstood its f turning an air hose onto the gronund | in most cases with littie or no dam vhich is scattercd with leaves. The lage. Jrame houses were .\phntern& just, dirt and leaves which would dling wood but the r stone swirled into the air would repre- ck suifersd only nt the larger debris torn and |the loss of roofs or co of in- ed about by the tornado, ner walls, Passengers Stay on Train B et er Piice dacy eve she mick nomination of republic congressman-at-larg, “I have had scveral interesting talks with Mrs. McCormi the mayor said “and she for our R principles of ‘A flood ontrol, waterway develoy relief.” We are 1 v opposcd to the in one tial ney 8¢ stocking from e lost the money t of the city. ras summer breez: with limbs of tree r, logs and all risbie says th described as giving t a stands T trol a sn fraying Recently, Govern rica first, aspect t be THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity Pair tonight; Sunday increas- ing cloudiness; lttle change in temperature iiscontinued t himsel thi outside the party u can stay nowever, friend sums ” (Continued on Page 15)) man-at ths Mr. Frisbie did not leave had the to train, nor were the 1 l\\m,m gers permitted to | sw an hour after L the tracks had be 1 the express procecded on ifs way. o other passe 10 =0 orm - subsided clea covering on while doing stu 1l through the district swept by storm, through whi train sed, Mr saw scenes of cckag ation ws of HARRY BLEWS LosT R | ON DEMPSEY — Now y | R MAS TO €6 o) Churen For 4 vean | Apartm been b 50 com were {houses appears 1t guns, while the roc rubbish TMMY @ORUISON WAls OFE WitH GouF paice ar SoutkPorT— LANDERS OF HAVE Gla FAGEWE L1 DINER TO M FICKEY, WHO GOEs 46T0AL), 7 CITY MAY TIGHTEN LD ON BAD ELEGTRICAL WORK | Red Cross in Char slef was in char | - R o == Tsnrs S W T SE TUO HUNDRED K O C MEMBERS WBNT COUNTRY CLUG HOME. me “AwD SOME Bullding Commission Considers Ti- | pou, Louis |G ¢ 1 the : e censing Journeymen as Well as |1 ads Sy | { | ETING PaNTS { Masters to Improve Protection AND M BROAD S Treer| 15 AB0UT TO 0K sRavE) i3 sourroot | Licensing of cians il T building comn mecting, complaint made that the systen certificates to masters only give sufficient protection against | ferior work and dangerous tions. Under the present system but licensed master electricians are given permits to do work, but hav- ;Octoher 10 Date Set ing secured the permit they For Hearing on Moyies N have the entire job done by an un- licensed workman. When ordinances| Chairman David L. N of the were passed requiring contractors ' common council committes on ordi to be licensed more than half the nances has set October 10 as the ;flrnm in the city went out of exist-!date for ar on an ordi- | ance by reason of failure to pass the 'nance to legalize Sunday afternoon | examination, and it is expected that | moving picture shows. The Protes- the new plan will further deplete the |tant Ministers' association and the | ranks of mechanics permitted to do | Exchange club is on record as op- posed. Theater inter nd n group work without supervision. of Main street business men are journeymar considered sion at having £ rock,): of onrGE WE LATHAM PASSES' ANGTUET MILESTONE 2UURRY VR NOUNG, *1iE SAYS it PRESIOENT HARRY BROWA! LAt _fi 1S SHOWN FEEOING LUSTY LION — VIOWS CLUB CELEGRATES F(FTH GLRTHDAY \ winasw ; HALE WINS SCHOLALLS Daswn For New Baitans menac By cuirs ) — In the plumbing craft not oply masters but also journeymen are re- | signers of a petition to legalize these shows. | quired to be licensed.