New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1928, Page 1

SENATOR WHEE PRESIDENT COOLIDGE FOR “PRIVATE" NICARAGUA WAR Montana Democrat De- clares Struggle Waged “Without Consent of Congress” and “in De- fiance of United States In Scathing Attack on Ex- ecutive He Says Central American State Is “Wall Street Protectorate” Cleveland, Feb, 11 (A —Training ; vitriofle guns upon the Nicaraguan policy of the Washington govern-: ment, Benator Wheeler, democrat of Montana, declared here today that recent American activities in the little republic have constituted “a war waged privately by Calvin Cool- idge in deflance of the constitution, without the consent of congress or the approval of the American people.’ Nicaragua, he asserted, in an ad- dress before the City club of Cleve- land, has been reduced from “a sov- ereign state” to “a Wall street pro- tectorate.” Sacrificed 700 Lives Moreover, the Montanan the Coolidge administration with having “sacrificed at least 700 lives” in Nicaragua, “deviated from the policy of e¢conomy, squandered countless thousands of our public treasury and cost our country the good will of all South and Central America and permitted certain Wall street bankers to finally fasten their finanelal tentacles upon the unfor- tunate Nicaraguan nation and suck it dry.” “We have dealt harshly .enough with Haiti, 8an Domingo and other Caribbean republics,” he continued, “but our treatment of Nicaragua is the most disgraceful chapter of our |\, %"y he the most marvelous | wholg ecourse of ‘dollar diplomacy’ and every real American who knows the whole ghastly history of this crime must hang his head in shame.” At another point, Mr. Wheeler de- clared that “if the American people, hopeless, pathetic, duped by the sys- tematie propaganda of the state de- partment, had not lost every mem- ofy of true American tradition, they would protest so loudly that this ad- ministration would stop this unjusti- fiable war and the killing of innocent men, women and children. When (Continued on Page 13) COSTES AND LEBRIX ARRIVE IN NEW YORK Frenchmen Fly 'From Washington in 2 Hours and 5 Minutes Mitehel Field, N. Y., Feb, 11 (®— Dieudonne Costes and Joseph Le- brix, French good-will fliers whose | course has led them over four con- tinents during the last four months, landed here at 10:22 o'clock today ; from Washington. The French fliers Costes and Lebrix left Bolling ficld at 8:16 o'clock this mornirg. A convoy of nine army and three navy planes flew with them, Ambassador Claudel was one of | those who saw the aviators fly away in eontinuation of their long air journey, which already has taken them over S8outh America. Lebrix said before leaving that Getalls of thelr proposed transcon- | tinental flight, which may take them to 8an Francisco, would be decided | tpon after arrival in New York. The eonvoy of army and navy planes is expected to accompany the | Frenehmen to New York. all the way New York, Feb. 11 #—New York city 18 host today to Dieudonne Cos- tes and Joseph Lebrix, French four-continent fliers whose aerial accomplishments rival those of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. Because of the week-end recess in business and official circles and the observance of Lincoln’s Birth- day, Monday, the pilots of the plane Nungeaser-Coli will not lack for en- ' tertainment betimes. Clarence D. Chamberlin who met Costes in Paris while on his way home after his record breaking flight to Germany, Bernt Baichen. who flew with Commander Byrd to France, and other noted fliers of this eountry have planned a warm welcome for the Frenchmen. After their landing this morning at Mitzhel Field and the welcome from the receotion committee head- ed by Edward L. Stanton, represent- ing the mayor and Maxime Mongen- der, French consul general in New York, they had only a luncheon at the Hotel Brevoort, as gucsts of the combined French organizations of the eity on today’s program. Monday they are to be guests of the Quict Birdmen, & secret organ fzation of noted flyers at dinner and at the musical comedy “Sunny Daye.” Taesday Mayor James J. Walkor ie to receive them at the city hall. IS DECORATED BY COBA charged | NEW BRITAIN HERALD M NEW BRITAIN, CO_NNECTICUT, L FAYS AMERICANS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO LINDY Today Will Be Devoted to Func- tions by His Countrymen | Presented By President Machado At | Banquet With Grand Cross of the Order of Manuel De Cespedes, Havana, Feb. 11 (®—Americans | today had opportunity to pay tribute to Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh their ambassador of good will to the | couttries of Central America, South America and the Antilles, Gets Grand Cross Until this evening the entire day of the flyer was to be devoted to American functions in his honor. He entered upon another busy day with {the highest decoration of the Cuban governulent in his possession—the | grand cross of the order of Manuel De Cespedes, pinned on his breast by President Machado at a presiden- | tial banquet in his honor in the Na- | tional theater last night. In bestow- ing the decoration, the president sal | *'The republic of Cuba establish- ed the order of Manuel De Cespedes to honor men who have distinguish- ed themselves above others in this |and other countries. You are one | of them, doing more good to human- |ity by a mission of peace and civili- zation. My country’s government honors itself by honoring you with the highest decoration we can grant. | Benefiting Humanity | “You at present are greatly bene- | fiting humanity, doing deeds unpre. | cedented which will result in great good. Aviation no longer is a sport alone particularly since in the fu-| means of communication and an ex- traordinary factor in the progress| of humanity, “Cuba is proud to have you here and gives testimony of her affection, | appreciating and payving homage to the greatness of your incomparable and marvelous deeds, “I place on your breast the insig- Inia of the father of our country, Carlos Manuel De Cespedes. | “Cuba, keeping an imperishablo | memory of tonight, wishes you eter- nal happiness’and triumph to your efforts which will bear happiness to humanity from which Cuba also will benefit."” Lindbergh replied briefly, express- | |ing his thanks for his reception in | | Havana. He said his trip, begun two | months ago, had carricd him to in- teresting places and he was sorry that he was unable to remain long in_each. The countrics he visited, Lind- berg declared, were especially adapt- | cd for aviation and he was sure that in the future there would be many airlines. Lindbergh hoped his work would | aid the peoples in the establishment | of rapid communication by the de- velopment of aviation. In the midst of a busy day yester- day Lindbergh found time to make [two little girl8 happy. With Cath- lerine and Ann Judah, four and a half year old twin daughters of Am- bassador and Mrs. Nobel Brandon Judah as passengers he made a flight over Havana and surrounding dis- tricts in a commercial plane. The (Continued on Page 15.) NINOR ACCIDENT HALTS | LEVINE'S START TODAY Jl'h’(-llrel That He Will Again Make Attempt To Start His Flight Tomorrow Rooseveit Field, N. Y., Feb, 11 (P —A minor accident to the mono- plane Columbia as it was taking off today with Wilmer Stultz as pilot and Charles A. Levine as passenger caused a one day postponement of the latest attempt to bring the en- | durance flight record back to Amer- fca. ! | As the Columbia roared down the | runway for the takeoff an auto- mobilist drove directly Into its path. | Stultz had to veer the plane sharply {to avert a collision and as a result the tail skid was dislodged and the rudder post broken. The plane came to a halt without injury to its occupants and examin- ation showed that the damage could be repaired during the day. Levine said the takeoff would be made to- ! mofrow morning. Michigan Assailant of . Girl May Not Be Sane Battle Creek. Mich., Feb. 11 (UP) A ten-year penitentiary sentence mposed upon Lester Daniels, 21, | confessed attacker of a 5-year-old | girl, was under suspension today while state alienists prepared to ex- amine the youth’s sanity. | Daniels was sentenced yesterday, less than 10 hours after he was ar- rested and pleaded guilty. The child was rescued from the :ttack by her father. Physiciang | said she suffered no serious injury. 'fellcl‘, Jr., owner of stock in Stand- | tlons. GRAND JURY WILL BE ASKED FOR AN INDICTHENT TODAY {Will Be Conlened to conslder Charges Preferred Against | Col. R. W. Stewart ROCKEFELLER T0 APPEAR | BEFORE OIL COMMITTEE | Decisive Steps Planncd By Senator ‘Walsh in His Effort to Trace the $3,000,000 Liberty Bond Profits of the Continental Trading Company Organized By Oil Mcn in 1921— Swmmons Bankers. Washington, Feb. 11 (UP)—The federal government planned two de-‘ cisive steps today in its attempt to | learn what became of $3,000, 000: liberty bond profits of the Conti- | nental Trading Company mysterious- ly organized by ofl men in 1921, | | » To Ask Indictment, | | | | | i | | | U. §. Attorney Peyton Gordon was to ask the District of Cosumbia grand jury to indict Col. Robert W. Stewart, board chairman of the| Standard Oil Company of Indiana, | | for refusing to tell the senate Teapot | Dome committce what he knew | about disposition of the bond profits | and whether he had discussed such | matters with Harry F. Sinclair. ! At the same time, John D. Rocke- ard Oil units throughout the country | Was to appear in answer to a sub- poena before the senate committee to disclose what he knew about ac- tivities of any officials of his com- | panies in the Continental deal. He was to tell particularly of con- versations he had with Stewart. Senators Nye and Walsh' of the Teapot Dome committee, after ques- tioning Rockefeller, were to testify before the grand jury regarding Stewart's refusal to answer ques- Indictment of Stewart was to be sought under a section of revised tatutes making it an offense to re- | fuse to testify before a congression- al committee of inquiry. It was un- der this same scction that Sinclair was indicted and convicted. Sinclair has appealed. Rockefeller's appearance this fore- noon drew great interest. He had | wriiten 8 natct» Walsh of Montana | he would willingly give the commit- tee every possible aid in clearing up | the Continental deal. 1 Walsh hoped Rockefeller might | I'now some of the facts Stewart de- clined to reveal—evidence needed to |trace the liberty bond profits. The | committee also desired to ascertain whether Rockefeller intended to dis- charge Stewart from his Standard il post. Calls Bankers, Walsh called, in addition, C. 8. { Howard and A. W, Rice of the New York branch of the Dominion Bank of C'anada, for records of bond de- posits mad= by H. 8. Osler, missing | ‘head of the Continental Company, and other oil men. The committee has learned priv- ately that more than $200,000 cf the missing bonds have been cashed at the treasury department and may be |traced there. Names of those who | cashed the bonds are expected to be brought out at the public hearing | later. The names have not yet been | (Continued on Page Five) ! nesses before the senate’s |lease of the Elk Hills, Cal, Chicago Church Women Send Coolidge Pajamas Chicago, Feb. 11 »—President Coolidge has been sent a suit of pajamas in appreciation of his economy program. The presidential pajamas are made of five flour bags, and were sent by the Women's Society of the Millard Avenue Presbyterian church. The society expounders of thrift, sent the pajamas as an appreciation of the president's economy program. 8o cleverly did the women cut the flour bags that no visible piecing was necessary. The jacket is trimmed with lavender frogs and buttons. “It may be an unusual gift,” agreed the members, “but we hope that President Coolidge will accept the gift in the spirit in which it is sent and ‘choose’ to wear them." ROCKEFELLER IS ANXIOUS T0 TALK Tutmm fo His Holdings in Standard 0il WOULD UNCOYER SCANDAL Thanks . Committee For Chance To Give His Views and Hopes Any Irrcgularities Will Be Shown Up Washington, Feb. 11 (#—John D. Rockefeller, Jr., today joined the constantly increasing list of wit- Teapot Dome committee. In a committee room with spectators, hé was throw light, if he could, upon the famous deal whereby the Continen. tal Trading company bought oil for $1.50 a barrel and sold it to Ameri- can oil companies on the same day for $1.75, and what disposition was made of the profits. Rockefeller was sworn by Chair- He gave his name in full and residence, “Do you or any of the assoclations with which you are connected own any stock in the Standard Oil of In- diana?"” Senator Walsh, of Montana, the committee prosecutor, asked. “I own 402,280 shares,” was the reply. jammed called to His Own Holdings. Rockefellor paid he personally owned 43 per cent of the Standard cent and the University Y( Chicago, one-third of one per cent. The to- tal holdings were given as just short of 15 per cent. Walsh plied his questions in the same room in which the Teapot | Dome inquiry began four years ago, and where Edward °T. vnteered the information Doheny vol- loaned Albert B. Fall $100,000 {n | cash during the negotiations for the reserve, Mr. Rockefeller owned only 100 shares of oil his interest in uncovering the “na- tional scandal” would be the same. My sense of otligation to do! thing in my power for the un- ering of this national scandal is | not a matter of my stockholders,” he said. “I thank you, gentlemen, for the opportunity {o come here and ald you. “This situation is far reaching. Tt affects certain individuals. But be- yond that it effects the whole indus- try, which is under suspicion. (Continued on Page 13) £aid that if he that he | naval | stock | It HICKMAN SENTENCE MAY BE DELAYED . BY LAW PROCESS Attoraggs Wil Prsat Motion for New Trial When He Ap- pears in Court Today WILL CONTEND STATUTE | 15 NOT CONSTITUTIONAL Counsel Will Charge Error By Judge | in Allowing State to Change Order | Used in Peremptory Challenges— | Also in Allocation of Final Argu- ments to Jury—Have But Slim | Hope. Los Angeles, Feb. 11 UP—A con- | templated attack upon the law | which he previously had embraced ;m his unsuccessful insanity defense today threatened to delay the sen- tencing of William Edward Hickman | for the kidnaping and killing of | Marian Parker. To Muke Motion A motion for & new trial which Hickman's attorneys declared they intended to present at the youm.\ appearance in court today for sen- | tence, raised the expectation that | | the imposing of the penklty would be delayed until next week. Unless Judge Trabucco departs from the course he previously mapped out for prosecution and de- fense attorneys, he will name next | Tuesday as the time for argument | of the motion for a new trial. If at| that time he overrules the defense | motion, then will proceed to pro- | nounce sentence. Jerome Walsh, chief of defe counsel, sald in the argument for | the new trial, he would contend that | the law under which Hickman was tried on his insanity plea was un- | constitutional. In addition, he an- | nounced he would charge error on | the part of the judge in permitting the state to change the order in which it used its peremptory chal- lenges and also error in the manner | of allotting final arguments and in | | the instructing of the jury. He'ad-| | mitted that he held little hope that i the motion would be granted. But| it his plea i denied, the way is left nse | Freme court. On the eve of the day fermally jset for his sentence, Hickman told | his attorneys of a hitherto uncon- fessed crime. As quoted by his counsel, Hickman declared that two months hefore he and 16-year-old Welby Hunt came to California and staged the holdup, which resulted in the shooting and death of C. Ivy Thoms, druggist, they attempted a | Kansas City robbery in which they | engaged in a gun battle with a| | | | | night watchman, | Another Crime Hickman's story of the Kansas | City escapade was substantiated gen- | erally by Sam Wallace, watchman for a sporting goods company there, who said he exchanged shots with two nfen he found in a storeroom, Officlals, who questioned Hunt on | | the story, sald he admitted he was | with Hickman on the night named, but he refused to say who fired the shots. } Another Trial | Trial of the two for the Thoms murder, which occurred on Christ- mas day, 1926, has been set for Feb- | | Mr. and Mrs. Radcliffe Smith of E: | open for an appeal to the state su- | 0il of Indiana; the foundation, 5 per | (Continued on Page 16) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES Average Daily cm.w-ru Week Ending M“h.... 14,947 PRICE THREE CENTS EXPLOSION AT OIL COMPANY PLANT IN EVERETT, MASS., ALREADY CLAIMS DOZEN LIVES; OTHERS ARE MISSING Ruth Elder and Eddie Stinson Escape Death in Fight With Fog; Miss Elder aboard | Indianapolis, Feb. 11 Elder, who knows what it means to make a forced landing in the middle of the Atlantic ocean and live to tell about it, has had another narrow escape from death or serious injury. A Stinson-Detroiter six passcnger plane, piloted by Eddie Stinson, De- troit aviator, and carrying four p: sengers including Miss Elder, was | forced down on a farm near here !late yesterday after a three hour battle with clouds and heavy ‘og. The plane was en route to Detroit from Chicago with a party of De- troiters. The plane earlier in the Gay had gone to Chicago to meet Miss Elder who was returning from the Pacific coast. UP—Ruth | After taking the plane reached Detroit in the fast time of an hour and forty minutes iBat as Stinson brought the machine to a lower altitude the heavy fog caused He was unable to land at the Detroit flying field without risking a crash. Stinson elevated the plane again and tor three hours Lkeep the tempting to find a landing place. The plane was finally landed with- | out mishap near Hartford City, many miles from its destination. After spending the night in a Jo- | ice to form on the wings. | barely managed to | plane upright while at- | . 'Additional Victims of Fatal Blast on Danger List—Many Tales of Heroism Related By " Those Witnessing Dis- aster. Youthful Mayor of City Heads Rescue Work in Person—Property Loss Not More Than $75,000, cal hotel the party planned to re- sume their trip to Detroit. SHOT BY PLAYMATE ‘FOOLING' WITH GUN “Blllv Smith, 10, of East Street Extension in Hospital “Billy” Smith, st street extension, was brought to New Britain General hospital shortly after 12 o'clock today, for treatment for a wound inflicted while playing with other boys near his home. Details of the case were unavailable, but it was learned that had a gun which was accidentally discharged. Dr. George H. Bodley was called. The seriousness of the hoy's in- jury had not been determined at press time, . AIRPLANE'S “BREATHING" } Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 11 (UP) {The Spirit of St. Louls onel Charles A. Lindbergh's from New York to Paris, according to an estimate by Charles I°. Tay- lor, professor of aeronautical engin- cering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RUSSIA TO BE REPRI NTED Geneva, Feb. 11 (A—The Soviet government has informed the sec- retary general of the League of Na- tions that Russia will be represented by an observer at the meeting of the league committee on security’ and arbitration. The committee mects | here February 20. * Light snow this afternoon and probably tonight; Sunday mostly cloudy; not much change In temperature, * THIS WEEK'S AFFAIRS POSTMASTER HEErwin witl iR A vu.nmuz For M. DV WTW THE v, P STawie @) Worky NLAY - 59 vedgs S& DELyeR SUPT. Disc/ Amc'mn“:::?;m \H (et T - el i PARTEE “F(éé'fl- ’7 « -——Nm} v A FsumaTuE [ ’up m'l”"" ) m;"- 10 year-old-sot of | one of the boys | “Breath- | d” about 13 tons of air during Col- flight | | were not worth the paper they were | | could hold up the ¥ [ more than $100, if two of its mem- | SCHOOL BOARD VOTES FOR RULES REVISION Hour Before Motion Is Passed mittee present at the February meeting of the board yesterday aft- ernoon took part in an argument on the merits of 8chool Committeeman William H. Day's move to revise the | rules of the board. After a heated debate lasting almost a half hour a committee of six inciuding Chairman | P. F. King, Supt. Stanley H. Holmes, Committeeman Joseph M., Halloran, | Mr. Day, 8. Gerard Casale, and Mrs. | Efie G." Kimball was appointed to ! study the matter and bring a recom- | ;mendation before the board at its | next meeting. The matter was brought to the | attention of the | the close of the meeting. by Commits teeman Day. He said he had made a etatement at the January meeting (printed on. He added that he {thought he valued them too high {when he made the remark. He told of a rule which makes it necessary that the secretary be at lowry mecting. He thought this and | ‘n!hnr rules ridiculous. According to | | Mr. Day, the budget must be pre- sented at the February meeting | jof the board wkich is impossible iand that certain committees such a the textbook and finance sub-com- ! mittees are given veto power which | they should not have. He informed | | the board that the finance committee | expenditure of bers say ‘“no.” | “I move a committce be appoint- ed to revise the rules and regulations of the board,” Committeeman Day said. | Committceman George | took the opposite point of view. LeWitt |obliged to object to the statements | of the proponent of the motion that |is now before the | said. “He calls certain rules ridicu- |lous. When the rules were drawn there was good reason why they were put in'the board's regulations, | Those rules are workable. We have Heated Dispute Lasts Half | Every member of the school com- | board just before | that the rules of the school board | It | |Is with a peculiar feeling that I am | committee,” he | Everett, Mass., #—The ,death of two men at the Massachu- setts General hospital in Boston (o- day brought to twelve the total of !known dead as a result of the ex- plosion and fire at the Beacon Oil | company's plant here yesterday aft- ernoon. The two were Azemiah | Mugford of Wakeficld and Charles Poirier of Everett. | Six men were still listed as miss- ing and a number of those injured | were in a critical condition at hos- | pitals, Others of the dead who have been ‘identified are: Peter Davis. Somerville; George Doherty, Everett; Michael Burgess, | Charlestown; Joseph P. Landriga, | Everett; John Collins, Cambridge; Michael Gilligan, Malden; Donald {Macintosh, Everett; Peter Rausee, Everett. All of the dead, missing and seri- | ously injured were employes of the | oll company. Two of the bodies M- mained unidentified and officials | who said that they were charred be- |yond the possibility of recognition | expreased the belicf that they might | be those of men now listed as miss- ing. | Those known to be missing today were: Dennis Murphy, Everett; Har- ry Hooper, Everett; Matthew Ayl- ward, fputh Boston; James Dolan, Everett; Coleman Faherty, Win- chester, and Merrill or Merritt Fitch address undetcrmined. In addition |at least four other persons were ten- tatively listed as missing. Work Hard Throughout the night firemen, po- licemen and other workers tireless- ly searched the smoking ruins for |ndditional bodics while sobbing | Broups of relatives beseiged the main gates of the big plant in quest of Iln{nrmuflofl or clnstered about un. dertaking rooms twhere the dead |were being fdentified. ! Stumbles on Friend's Rody | Mayor Jumes A. Roche, this citys | youthful executive, took personal charge of the situation and announc- ed that he had summoned a con- (Continued on Page 15.) FIRE IN PADDED CELL STARTED BY PRISONER Judge Saxe Talls Siogi He Missed Horrible Death | found them to our satisfaction. They | won't be perfect even after you re- vise them. What is there to be gain- | ¢d by this when there.is work to be | | done? It is borrowing trouble. If we | run across one rule which is not per- | fect we can change it at that time. Good heads had their minds at work | on these when they were made.” | Mr. Day rose (o the defense of his | | motion when he said: | the gentleman is one of those people who believe in locking the barn door after the horse is gone.” stood that he did not have reference to any of the present memhers of sub-committees because he consid- ercd them good members, but it was (Continued on Page 16) WHOLESALE MURDERS in Chinese Province, According to Dispatches. | Canton, Feb. 11.—P—Wholesale |murders of propertied classes are | taking place in Kwangtung province. The communist activities which resulted in upheavals in Canton in | | December when a thousand persons were slain are reassuming appre- | ciable proportions. Disorders have joccurred in various localities. | The coast area, one hundred miles north of Hong Kong, centering around Hiechechin and Hongbai Bays is the outstanding stronghold of Communism today. There, more than a million farmers, fishermen (and saltmakers have “gone red” they have established a commune, wiped out titles to land and confis- cated property of the wealthy. The movement s spreading. Wholesale murders of land owners and merchants have occurred. In many cases whole families were wiped out. “Apparently | | Mr. Day said he wanted it under- | Propertied Classcs Being Killed Off | | Jerome Srogi, aged 23, of street, who set firc to a at police headguaricrs last night, land was rescued Ly Oficers G. W, |Hellberg, W. £ Strolls and James | Sullivan before blaze reached {him as he lay on {lc floor in an |intoxicated condition, told Judge M. {D. Saxe in police court today that {he did not recall anything of the oc- currence. He wuas intoxicated, he said, but could not recall where he obtained the liquor. Officer Walter Malona testified that he and Officer W. P. Hayes ar- rested Srogi for drunkenness about 5:30 and Chief W. C. Hart testified |that damage estimated at $20 was done in the padded cell. Srogi first |broke the plank bed in an ordinary cell and used it as a club to bang on the door. Chief Hart suid the only damage that could have resulted (irom the fire would have been to Srogi himself, as the cell is of steel construction and nothing but the padding could have burned. It s |believed one match was overlooked |when Srogi was scarched, as all his |belongings were taken from him as |is customary, before he was locked up. Judge Saxe imposed a fine of $7 |for drunkenness and $15 for injury {to property of the city. He told |Brogi he was very fortunate to es- lcape a horrible death. Srogi, in reply to Judge Saxe, said he has a |wife and child and he has not worked in two wecke, having been lald off at a batiery station. Officer Hellberg, in his report to Chief Hart on the fire, stated that he smelled smoke as he was tuking another prisoner to the cell room about $:40 and rushing in he saw the padding ablaze. He called for help and succeeded in extinguishing the fire without the assistance of the fire department. Lieutenant SBamuel Bamforth, who was in charge of jheadquarters, reported that Hrogi !was placed in the padded cell abowt 7:20 o'clock on account of e |racket he was causing. 55 Unionm wdded cell