New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 24, 1928, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1928, CHICAGO GANGS IN o ! lice the: 203 'nre claimed by Professor Paul Del- |demonstrated the method was rapid |extreme facility of delivery. h.:e ‘\':::n: ::—:::; h?hxien‘c:?- and J French Pl hys',cm“ say 8 |mas of the Maternity hospital toland without risk for mother or| — —_— phone to “leave home for & few He Has New Discovery e cnsured by a method of medul- |child. | BIGGEST suARK cavemy days” if they wished to avoid dan-| Montpelier, France, Feb. 24 () — |lary enaesthesia, Other prof¢ssors who watched the | Wellington, New Zealand, Feb. 24, testified (M—Lord Grimthorpe Janded a " Ministers Easy Prey for Crooks, e Seminary Investigation Reveals the | from the home of Aspistant Stale’s|chosen by the attending physician |said that observation of 40 cases Rev. Ozora S. Davis Makes Report on Survey Con- ducted te Learn Why Clergymen Are Swindled | The clergyman who has escaped being swindled in the course of his | Ministry 18 an exception, according to a survey just completed by the | Chicago Theological Seminary of the Congregational church, of which Rev. Ozora 8. Davis, D. D., formerly pastor of the South Congregational chureh, is president, And there are indications, the survey shows, of the existence of a | clearing house for the dissemination | of denominational information as an | aid to the swindler's “sales-talk,” the | exchange of the *sucker lists” and | other means of separating the min- ister from his meager earnings. | Another conclusion drawn from the survey is that the city minister, | gcnerally regarded as more worldly- wise than his country cousin, suf-| fers far more at the hands of the swindler than does the rural pastor. The survey was initiated by Robert | REV. OZORA 8. DAVIS, D. D. Cashman, business manager of the seminary, who sought to determine definitely the kinds of swindles to which ministers fad proved suscepti- ble, so that the divinity student might be trained to safeguard him- self, The questionnaire, which was an- awered by clergymen in 24 states, covered the following points: 1. Have you ever been swindled by professional erooks? 8. If so, how, in your present opinion, could the swindle ha been prevented? 3. Do you believe in punishing such crooks? 4, How may they be de- tected? 6. Have you any counsel to pass on to other ministers? Many Swindles Reported Answers to the first question were overwhelmingly in the affirmative. The amounts ranged from a five- dollar bill—given to a stranger with a plausible, heart-rending tale, afters ward found to be false—to thous. ands of dollars, lifetime savings, handed to glib strangers with per- suasive storles of fortunes to be made in ofl and mining stoc! And yet, there were other view- points: A Montana minister wrote that he had “never been swindled by any man. Always we have be- lieved that whoever came to our door was sent to us by the father of love, and we have treated him as a ZIriend, Swindles fell into three Mr. Cashman found: Oil and mining stocks, dublous real estate deals, rabbit and chicken farms, Fake church directories, spurious magazine and book asubscriptions, worthless correspondence courses, sdvertising schemes, etc. “Temporary loans” and “rubber” ehecks. Replies to the second, fourth and fifth questions provided a wealth of material from which Mr. Cashman and Dr. Davis, moderator of the Natlonal Council of Congregational Churches in America, drew up thes: amaxims: Make & thorough investigation of the tale told by the suspected swind- Jer. Check his later with his earlier statements. Investigate Before Investing Building a reputation for inves- tigati Don't rely too much on your own judgment. 8end the applicant for id to the proper charitable organi- tion. Consult a lawyer on import- nt business dealings. Be chary of giving your card to rangers or letters of recommenda- fon to men, organizations or plans ith which you are not fully con- lant. You may be an innocent 14 to & swindler. Study people. In this last connection, a Wis- nsin minister wrote: 'Study men, particularly their yes and their feet. A man may be ble to look you straight in the eye he lies; he may be able to man- his hands, but he will tend to| bxhibit nervousncss in the way his eet behave.” Another point was stressed by an llinois preacher. *“Beware of the atterer,” he advises. “Time and gain T have had men appear in y office, mention the names of everal ministers known to me, or raise a sermon I have preached in neighboring town. Then comes re ‘touch’ or the get-rich-quick | roposition, or some scheme that 111 cost me or my church money.” Only one minister of the hun- eds who answered the question- Jaire was in favor of punishing ooks; and according to Mr. Cash- an, he advocated the punishment ly as a means of protecting other inisters. Many were concerned more with e spiritual than the material re- tion to a swindle. They voiced the | ar that this constant swindling of | eachers might make them “hard-| piled” or distrustful of their fellow- :, en. | “One Michigan minister advised s fellows to be hard-headed rather 'an hard-hearted, and T believe classes, |ies to face the practical problems of |Cody and Mile. that is sound advice,” sald Mr. Cashman, Ministers Approached Easily The minister sitting ajone at home, or in his office, is "usually more easily approached than a business man who is safeguarded by his secretary, his assoclates and his staff. This may account for the clergyman falling victim more often than the business ma: “Then there is another side to it,” said Mr. Cashman, Many ministers testified that they would rather be swindled a dozen times tham over- look one deserving case. They sald they based their conduct on such Biblical passages as ‘For 1 was an hungered, and ye gave Me meat,’ and ‘Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these, ye did it unto Me' and again ‘Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that uld borrow of thee, turn not S “We are now working out plans for the improvement of our course of business lectures to ministers in training at the seminary, and the! material obtained in this recent sur-| vey will prove valuable. We desire to forewarn the young ministers who must soon go out from the seminar- their flelds.” Is education needed alony this line? Well, one letter in answer to the questionnaire came® from a minister in California, in which he said, “You may add my name to the list of those who have been swindled for I was ‘buncoed’ this noon with your letter of warning lying open on my desk.” NEWINGTON VOTES NEW SCHOOL FUND HApproves of $100,000 Bond Issue With Assembly’s Approval Newington, Feb. 24.—An appro- priation of not more than $100,000 to cover the cost of erecting a Junior high school at the Center was voted at the special town meeting held last night in the Grange hall. As was predicted before the mecting, there was very little opposition to the project although several voters spoke against it. The board of selectmen and Town Treasurer Thomas A. Francls were authorized to mak a temporary loan in anticipation of permission from the next session of the legislature to issue bonds. Supervisor Willlam H. Mandrey explained that a bond issue would be floated as soon as the town could obtain permission. The rate of interest will probably be 4 1-2 or 4 3-4 per cent. ‘The building will be situated on the property purchased last year by the town on Cedar street, It will provide room for 255 puplls accord- ing to Mr. Mandry. The first floor will have an assembly hall, two 9 ger from a second bomb. Motherhood without pain or danger | Describing his discovery to application of the method ; I]N "[;“NN“R The Cuneo apartment I8 not fariang gelivery at the cxact time Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dulmas'to the rapidity of the operation, the shark which weighed 630 pounds, — Deputy Police Commissioner’s Lie Is Threatened 'Clglmge. Feb. 24 UP—The life of William E. O'Connor, deputy police commniissioner, has been threatened, e said today, because of his efforts to run down bomb terrorists. “The word has been passed in gangland to ‘get’ me,” O'Connor said. A police guard has been placed at his home and a bodyguard accom. panies him. A vacant lot near his residence is carefully searched each night, police revealed, to guard against ambuscade. . O’Connor's superior, Police Com- missioner Michael Hughes, as well as Mayor Thompson and a dozen other city officlals are being given con- stant police protection as days pass without any clues to the identity of the bombers, or indications where next they may strike, New threats to bomb the apart- ménts building in which lives Law- rence Cuneo, secretary and brother- in-law of State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe, resulted in the detalling of a police guard there last night. The building was bombed Monday night. class rooms, an office and a nurse's room. The second floor will have four class rooms, and a study hall which can be used as a class room should that be necessary. The base- ment will provide space for a gym- naslum with rooms for manual training and domestic science. According to Mr. Mandry, 239 pupils. are now transported by tho town to school buildings because ot congested conditions. This number will be greatly decreased by the new building. It will also make unneces- sary the use of the town hall for school purposes. Mr. Mandry esti- mated that there will be 161 pupils ready for entrance into the new school bullding this fall. He also stated that if the number of chil- dren attending school increases as it has in the past, the bullding will be sufficient for the town's needs for five years. Delbert K. Perry, chairman of the town plan commission was present at the meeting and showed plans which he had drawn for the building. A building committee was ap- pointed to take care of hiring the contractor, engaging the architect and letting the bids. This committee is composed of L. L. Harding, John H. Fish, Harold 1. Dyer, R. H. Er- win, Charles B. Russell, and Dwight M. Chichester. First Sclectman James C. Gilbert and chairman of the school board Herbert L. Welch are ex-officio members of the com- mittee. A meeting of this body was held immediately after the town mecting and Mr. Harding was elect- ed chairman. The committee also appointed D. K. Perry as architeet. It is estimated that with the s suance of 20-year bonds, the tax rate will be increased about 1.3 mills, This estimate was made by the school board and Mr. Mandrey ex- plained it last night, giving the figures'te show how the increasc was arrived at. The Ladics’ A4 society of the Newington Center Congregational church will hold an gntertainment and eocial at the parish house on Wednesday evening February 29, at | 8 o'clock. The Center school or- | chestra will render several selections | and a program of miscellancous | recitations and readings has been ar- ranged by Mrs. Nellie Eddy, who is in charge of the affair. Five Women Making Long Journey on Horseback Paris, Feb. 24 (/ — Five wWomen today were on their second day's ride of a horscback journcy of ncarly 700 miles from Paris to Cannes. Madame Marie Feraud, an ama- teur horsewoman who issued the challenge, and Miss Eddy Weed, one of her four professional com- petitors, arose form sick beds to start the race yesterday. The con- test is sponsored by newspapers and calls for consecutive dally rides of at least 30 miles without changing mounts. The three other participants are Mile, Rachel Grossi, “Cowgirl” Galatry, Hindu carrying & green dancer, who is turtle as a mascot. An unusual value in fine quality Kashalaine and fan- Attorney Walker. - Deputy O'Connor said he is satis- fled that the bombings are traccable to & powerful north side gang, seek- ing revenge against the I\la,\'or} Thompson administration following police frustration of the gang's plans | for organizing gambling and vice. | Heirship to the power enjoyed brief- | ly by Dion O'Banion, Schemer | Drucci and Hymie Weiss — all of | whom fell before assassins’ guns— is tie ultimate desire of the gang- sters, O'Connor believes. E Commissioner Hughes sald that so ! far his campaign against the bomb- | ers has made no progress. There have been no arrests. The commis- | siongr added that he has yet to find out why the bombs are ‘being thrown. North Dakotans May Vote | On State Dry Law Repeal Bismark, N. 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