New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1928, Page 1

IFINAl EDITION Lt e o A MR ESTABLISHED 1870 SCORE OF PERSONS SENT T0 HOSPITAL Twenty Others Injured in Train Wreck Near Lima, 0. CRACK FLYERS IN GRASH Liberty and Broadway Limited | Trains in Accident—Latter Bangs Into Rear End of Other Express— Tracks Cleared Quickly. Lima, 0. March persons were in hospitals here day, suffering and 20 others and bruises as the om severe injuries, were nursing cuts osult of a crash of two crack flyers on the Penn- sylvania railroad four miles west of here last night. The 40 injured pa riding on th Limited tr bound and utes apart. Shortly after 6 o'clock the Broad- way Limited, which was behind schedule, pulled up alongside a sig- nal tower 1o await orders ngers were Liberty and Broadway ins, Loth of running them east- about 30 31 P —Twe my\ A gen- | N c;‘-‘:'vl “lda(l 3! ‘nmpalllfi.) Germans Not to Fly i| Until Weather Improves Baldonnel Flying Fjeld, Dub- March (UP)—As bad winds and rain continued across the Baldonnel Flying Field today {| the junkers airplane, Bremen, was wheeled back into its han- r and the start on a transat- finite- | p ] tante nisnt postoned in 1y, I » i | The field was sodden from re- cent rains and the three who will make the adventurous flight at- tempt—Iaron Von Huenefeld, Captain Hermann Koehl and A B Spindler—decided that an immediate takg-off was impos- sible, Von Huenefeld owns the plane, flown here from Rerlin early in the week, and decided that no at- tempt will be made to fly to the United States—*Mitchel Field, L. L. or Heaven™ as he termed it— until there had been several days of good weather. TEACHER 1S SLAIN AFTER HARD FIGHT min- | Body of Worcester Woman Found Near Cambridge vral sleet storm over northern Ohio | fad struck Lima, playing havoc vith telephone und levelling iph wires until means of munication had been lost. 30 Minutes Late, Running 30 minutes behind the Broadway Limited, the Liberty was #peeding along at 40 miles an hour irying to make up time it had lost ause of the storm. Apparently train crew was unaware that the Broadway had been st TS, 1e Liberty crashed into the rear cud of the first train telescoping a club car, a mail car and a parlor car and derailing some of its own ‘hes. ty of ured were com- the the mora serious! removed to hosy licre while the physicians gave medical attention to the others in the coaches, Henry Strasser of Fort Wayne, engineer of the Liberty was probably the most seversly in- ured. He may lost an arm. The track was cleared quickly and the two trains were consoli- Jdated for the remainder of the run from Chicago to Washington and New York. The Broadway left Chi- cago at 12:40 p. m. yesterday. Pittsburgh, Penn., March 31 (P— The list of injured in the train col- lision at Lima, Ohio, as given out Ly the Pennsylvania railroad con- 1ins names mostly of New York and Chicago persons. Carl G. Deforest, North Brattleboro, Mass., is men- tioned among those suffering from minor injuries as also were Robert Petroska, Phila.; H. Berner, 74, Church avenue, Ben Avon, Pen ind Mrs. Catherine Rattkee, town, Penn, JOHNSON AND MAERZ NAMED FOR ALDERMEN Large Primary Votes in Fourth and Sixth Wards g | By a margin of 47 votes, Alderman J. Gustave Johnson won the alder- manic nomination on the fourth ward republican ticket in yesterday's primaries, but the candidates for councilmen who were aligned with Johnson's opponent, John A. Larson, ran ahead of their leader and wurc: nominated. The unsuccessful candidates in the ward are: for alderman, defeated man Johnson; Attorney Bernard Al- pert and Walter Nelson, defeated by George Molander and William O. Willamétz, The fourth ward primary was the hardest fought of the several which were in progress from 4 to 8 o'clock yesterday. When the opened more than a score of men and women were standing in the by Alder- lobby waiting to vote. A total of 469 | votes was registered. Votes were cast as follows: For alderman, Johnson, 258; Larson, 211. For councilman, Molander, 297; Wil- lametz, 237; Nelson, 190; Alpert, 156 In the first ward primary, Council- man W. G. Gibney was defeated and will retire from the council at the conclusion of his present term. He received 206 votes as against 334 for William F. Huber and 225 for Roger Whitman, the successful candidates. Charles F. May, a former first ward alderman, was one of the unsuccess- ful candidates, having 150 votes. Louis Vogel, who also ran, was given 67 votes. The three-cornered contest in the sixth ward in which Alderman John J°. Maerz was given the highest vote for alderman, brought out a heavy ballot. Maerz reccived 346, John J. O’'Brien, 194, and Abel A. Gross, 27. The three democratic constables mew in office were re-appointed and Stephen Roper, who faiied of elec- tion last year, was added to the group. Each party nominates four, ven of the cight being elected at the polls. The vote for constaples was: Francis Clynes, 54. James W Manning, 467; Stephen Roper, 418; John O'Neil, 367; John L. Sullivan 185; Michael O’Brien. 186; Philip Hcapellati, 88; W. J. Dougherty, 61; Samuel Inturrise, 27. The first four were nominated. The republican ticket, (Continued on Page Two) as com- pped for | Lewis- | John A. Larson, candidate | polling place | MISSING SINGE FRIDAY Investigation Shows That Fought Terdific Batle For Life—Was Years of Age— Taught in School Vor Deaf. Concord, The body of been found turnpike here last night slain, was identified tods of Miss Marguerite L. art, 27 year old supervisor a Beverly school for the deaf, whose home was at 99 Foster strert, Worcester, Missing Since Friday, Miss Stew who haid teacher at the school since last No- vember, was reported missing late Friday afternoon after she failed to return from a Thursday evening en- gagement in Boston. The girl’s hody was discovered | a passing automobile driver. Polic first believed it that of a motori vietim and that person who had run her down had tossed the body out, probably on the way when he perceived the girl was de Although there was a deep in the forchead, and the of her skull was crushed, little blood on the body was found and, despite tact that it had been raining hard, there were no signs of a struggle, A long scarf was wound tightly ound the neck but not knotted. he girl's clothing was badly dishev- ripped. Dr. . local medical ex- P had Cambridge Mass., March 21 a woman which beside the apparently that of been a there was “lul and her fur coat ‘H\nr) J W A ! 4]nnul an hour. Terrific Struggle, Police Chief William G. Ryan d¢ d the evidence pointed 1o a ter- struggle between Miss Stewart cla rific (Continued on (GANDIDATE PAONESSA SPEAKS IN OPEN AIR Democrats to Hold Fir Outdoor Rally Tonight Page 13) Former Mayor A. M. Paone will hold his first open air rally of the campaign tonight at the corner of Main and East Main streets, |sharing the platform with Council- { man Samuel Sablotsky who was the chief inquisitor in the public works | department probe. The speaking will commence shortly after §:15 o'clock. Next week the democratic ral { committee will present Candidate Paonessa in nooday factory rall as follows: Monday. Landers, Frasy & Clark, Center strect gate: Tuesday, Russell & Erwin’s, and Corbin Kcrew corporation, Washington street; Wednesday, P. & F. Corbin's and Corbin Cabinet Tock, Orchard street; Thursday anley . Works Myrtle street gat the Monday prior to clection, Stanley Rule & Tevel Co., Elm street Councilman Sablotsky will be fea- tured at factory rallies during the week, covering the Corbin Screw corporation, North & Judd's, Fafnir Bearing Co, P. & F. Corbin's and the Stanley Works. Tomorrow night at Falcon hail, the democrats will make their first invasion of the fifth ward, which is the district on which the republican forces have concentrated for the past week. will speak as will members of common council and other dates for office. The “Political Follies” will make its third appearance Monday night at Lithuanian hall on Park street in conjunction with a rally at which Paonessa will be the principal speak- jer. Charlton E. Torrello. nomines for alderman, Robert Johnson and J. Elmer Peterson, running for the conncil. may speak also. Roth candidates will speak tomor- row afternoon at Dudjak’s hall on Sexton street, Councilman Bartlett addressing the Archimedes Inde- pendent Political club at 3:30, and former Mavor Paonessa talking to the club members at 4:30. The ar- guments advanced by the two can- didates will be considered and en- Aorsement voted the cholce of the majority. the candi- Woman | Her | ¥ to a hospital, | spot where the | the | ¥ been | a | Former Mayor Paonessa [ ‘NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, FALL ASSERTS Ol Germans Who Held Endurance DAL WAS HONEST During 10 Hours of Examination | He Denies Fraud Claims | (FINALLY lS EXHAUSTED Doctor Has o Give Stimulants at End of Hearing—To bhe Cross- Examined Today, Then ‘Will Go Away For Health, El Paso, Tex., March §1 (P—Un- der direct examination for 10 hours, the equivalent of two court days, Al- }h» rt B, Fall, tdrmer s ary of the {interior, who is giving a deposition | detailing his story {Dome lease to ¥ of the Teapot used in defense of charged with Fall of conspiring to defraud the govern ment, toda to un. [Harry F. Sinelair, was expected | dergo cross cxamination. When lust night's ilasted more than two hours closed, Fall was exhausted, but it| was believed he would be able to lie cross examined by Atlee Pomer- +ne, special government prosecu- ‘Wr The cross examination, ho ver, was not expected to take more | n a few hours. There remained |about two hours of direct examina- | tion: that was session Tgnored His Doctor Fall disregarded his physician tructions last night to halt |testimony and the physician per- |mitted him to continuc, telling his story of the signing of the lease. |This phase, termed the most im- [vortant of his story by his family, was concluded and the examination closed for the night. The physician | found it necessary to give Fall heart stimulants to enable him to com- plete this part of the story. During the 10 hours FKall (Continued on Page 13) MERGHANTS MAY GONDUCT Chamber of Commerce Asked to Consider 0 or 8 A. M, Ses. sion of Business Men A breakfast meeting for merchants | at which a sclected group of 50 who | jare not members of the mercantile ibureau will be guests of an equal ¢ |number of merchants who are mem bers of the burcau, has been sted to Ralph H. Benson, secrs of the Chamber of Commerce, The suggestion has been made in | connection with the plans of the bu- reau to have three Juncheon meetings during the year., A brief announce- ment of this plan was rade at the merchants’ meeting yesterday by Chairman Steve Robb of the mer- cantile bureau. The original plan, details of which have not yet been completed, was to have three meetings during the sum- mer, preferably at noon Friday. ibscquently Mr. Benson has becn pproached by several who have sug- {xested that at least one meeling be made a breakfast meeting, to take place at 7:30 or'8 o'clock, thus per- mitting the men to get to their places of business by 9. The pro- gram would include an open forum on civic and mercantile problems. This is not the first time the sub. ject of a breakfast meeting has been |suggested to the chamber, and sen- timent scems to indicate that in some quarters at least, it is popu- | 1ar. A 123 (.u GUENING SCHOOL. dIADUATION DAVID WiLL NOW PROCEED TO KL GouA-ru / INDUSTRIAL his | 1 | | % MEETING AT BREAKFAST | | ‘Johann Risticz and Cornelius Edzard Send Messages of Mark Praise Stinson for Making World’s Sustained Flight Record Congratulations to American Aviator on Feat— Prof. Junkers Also Cables Felicitations and Praises Modesty of Berlin, March 31 ('—High praise for the feat of Eddie Stinson and George Haldeman in setting a mark of 53 hours 36 minutes and seconds for an endurance flight w expressed in German eircles today Johann Risticz, Gern pilot {whose mark of 52 hour min- utes and ‘31 seconds was shattered by the American airnien. sent a ‘telegrain of congratulation Dessau. It read “Sincere congratulations and the American people on your brilliant achievement. I am elated with you at your suceess in conclu- demonstrating the ty of th pline and motor. from to you sa 'REPUBLICANS REJECT BALLOT FROM ALLEE (‘a\anaugh and Butler “Nominated” for Public Offices | J. eral B. Allee days ago that who announced sev- 4 by candidate for mayor on both tickets he had his political ambitions eut short at the republican primaries yesie day when the bailot he registered in own behalf was rejected on the | ground that he was not regularly | entered as a candidate for the primary. A surprise was sprung in ocratic primary when {1egistered in the sixth ward, was {found to carry the writin, town clerk, T. C. Cavanaugh, tax collector, James J. Butler. Since the democrats had no print- | ed names of candidates for cither of !these offices, claim was made in some | circles today that the two mentioned |are now the regular nominces of | {their party. At any rate there ap- { peared to bs a unanidnity of opinion that both Cavunaugh and Butler {must file stutements of campaign expenses whether they knew they were to be nominated at the primary or not, since the corrupt practice act requires candidates, whether ‘volun- tary or involuntary, to do so. As matters now stand in the demo- cratic party Mr. Cavanaugh has the only vote cast for the nomination for | town clerk, while Mr. Butler has the | only vote cast for a democratic nom- ination as collector. If the primary laws are so construcd as to ma them the nominees, Butler will de- jcline_the nomination for tax collec- | tor, he announced tod | the dem- one baliot, Whether Cavanaugh will choose to run could not be learned. DAMAGED. March 31 (Bh— | SUBMARI an Diego, Calif. The submarine , commanded by | Licut. Charles I'. Waters, was dam- aged 10 miles off this port yesterday, when the vessel came near the sur- face of the water under the sub- marine §-26. Naval officials | said the S-42 sustained a bent peri- | acope, a bent frame and damage to | ailings and woodwork on deck. The 842 was making a submerged at- tack on a tender with the $-25 act- ing as anti-submarine screen when | the mishap occurred. No one was in- | jured aboard cither vessel. | . | THIS WEEK'S AFFAIRS MAYORZALTY CANDIDATES ON THE ‘PARTY LINE' BANK APPLIES m CHANTER —OPPOSED BY TWO OTHER SANGS | which | der Edel demanded to have the clip- | the in Lut George Haldeman, Cornelins Risticz on 1 Aungust tulations Edzard, their wired upo record.” Professor Junkers. plane, Europa, was man flight, added his ng essage to American co-pilot endurance st “Sincerest enduranc whose Jacob Lokal-Anzeiger reported the American fliers 1s of the highest praisé saying Haldeman was sympathetically by reason of his modesty during his fight with chievement of the nembered in Germany with flight | con- beating our afr mono- used in the Ger- | felicitations ambassador at EW BRITAIN HERALD MARCH 31, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES WIFE AND HUSBAND ARE REUNITED HERE {Woman Becomes Shu(llecock Under lmmlgrauon Restrictions LAW CUTS HER VISIT SHORT Is Held Up at Canadian Boundary I Until Bond is ¥ shed Leaving | Family Desdrute, «Separated from lL rorge Sargis, an ! son tk G through ope law after sh here wi of Per cultic with th h them, Mrs, encountery [ her famil Her EDEL INTERESTED IN PAINLESS’ MURDER Inspectors Fmd Clipping | Describing “Way to Mur- der” Among Effects 1. Minn. ddel, nio March onfessed forger Do Mrs, former slayer ot Emmeline ton, a New York s a deep inte in murder, ed today. postal Whil: tound a clipping, newspaper to or magazine on murder,” the xplained the painlessly.” way “way ping returned to him after speetors finished reading this they refused to do. Inspectors also found that apparently had from mail it been sons who ¢ frauded by order forgeris jail to view the man. All said they were was the forge! Edel was Tuesday after chase. del in postal arrested a mile He pleaded guilty before a fed- cral commissioner to forging postol | v prelimina and is Dbeing orders at Wednesday under $25,000 LX-PRE! Geneva, Mar Adore, zevland, today. He tional Red negotiated the illes treaty. a held bail. DENT DEAD died at his Cross committee here | THE WEATHER Fair tonight and somewhat warmer Sunday 31 A | v orders and ulml)"(‘WJ‘ Harring- | actress, | sane BY NEW YORK POLICE inspectors discover- | searching through a portfolio of Edel's the inspectors apparently from a “the substance to mur- 75 letters | taken hoxes in Chicago, Mil- waukee and Minneapolis. Five per- imed to have been de- money s were brought to the yositive Edel in Hopkins | and a half h 31 (UP)—Gustave §2 former president of Swit- home here was president of the Interna- that Ncew DBritain and vicinity: Sunday; Persia. She | through the | president of {club of this months’ | That was came 1o efforts of the city visit in o Septem | Through the etiorts of ! 0'Brien, the American | head, the stay w fous times unti I when Mrs, Sarg: |turn to Canada. | In September, 19 an American him the righ James E ation bureau at var- wus ordered to 1 Mr, i to argis be- | came gave n petition for (Continued on JAMES M. COX JR, HELI] Page of Yale Senior (.‘a.ught After Chase—Ran Down Man and Fled of w York, March 31 (P—Arre ed after a chase in which policemen fired a score of shots, James M. Cox, Jr., 24 years old, who said he was the son of the former governor | of Ohio, was held in $1,000 bail to- | day on charges of | ing the scene of an accident. The automobile Cox was drivin knocked down Peter Lorenzo, a laborer, on Fifth avenue at 26th street. Two policemen who were nearoy began the chase up the ave- nue, not crowded at that by Usu Loppers, | The capture was made | trance 1o the Hotel Biltmore on 44th street, where Cox fell in his haste to abandon his car. Cox said he was a member of the senior class at Yale University. The ‘(h(nu* of driving while drunk was | ml«l(ll ‘ox told Magistrate Dre in vomnm» court that he knew his machine struck Lorenzo but that he {thought that Lorenzo was not hurt. | The laborer escaped with bru cuts. % {ing next Wednesday. Ordered Out of This Country u.n' e | assault and leav- | hour at the en- | es and | Cox was placed in a cell pend- | Swiss clauses of the |INE arrangements for bail for a hear- | Average Wuk Ending March 24th . Daily Circulation For 15,111 PRICE THREE CENTS Eddie Stinson Learned To Fly From His Sister Pine Bluff, Ark., March 31 O®) —In 1911 when there were many mo! hing posts in Pine Bluft than garages a slim girl of 17 flew an awkward looking eraft over this city—and Eddie Stinson leurned about flying from her. The aviatrix was Katherine Stinson, sister of the fiier and airplane builder who shared with ain George Haldeman the honor of bringing the world's t endurance record back to a. Miss Stinson brought an alr- from Hot Springs when nily moved here in 1911, de her first take off from andbanks of the Arkansas and circled over the city. It inson received wining from his sons also were the first automobile in Pina VANY PAY HOMAGE T0 OHID SENATOR : Nauons Leaders Are Sorrowful at Untimely Death 1928, | SEN. WILLIS DROPS DEAD AT MEETING Fatally Stricken at Rally— Dying, Calls for Wife CROWD SHOGKED BY DEATH Passing of Olio Favorite Son Ke- moves Hoover's Chief Opponent in That State—Enormous Crowd As- to Hear Ad I semblet s, | | Delaware, United fwillts, 0 for the republi nation was jcontest by 'nhnunx an omi Oliio, ates March 31 - «nator Frank B. son candidate + prosidential nom- eliminated from the night, wh oned home old deionstra Was 0 Speak Mr. Willis w minutes before h s 10 campaign address to townsmen at Ohio Wesle: v, and just as the publican Give | Soldier's ¥ | White the Gl | the senator left friends he a few deliver u his fellow in uni Columiy club was singing e Wi rews club wa the “wanted to singing telling a bre stage et at ALL SPEAK FEELINGLY' which | Friends and Co-Workers of Buck- eye Solon Grieve That At He Should Be Taken of His Career. Washington, March 31 (UP)—- The nation' ders today joined in sorrow at the death of Senator Willis of Ohio. Among the comments: ! Vice President Dawes—*Senato: Willis dics in the prime of his hifs and in"the fullness of his powers His death isa loss to his country anc | will be mourned as personal by thou (sands of friends. His life has been constructive, his aspirations high ana his accomplishments in the public {¥00d. He was a sincere and up- right man.” | Speaker of the Houss Longworth— I am deeply grieved. It is such & !ereat shock that T don't want to talk sbout anything which would be of a political nature in connection with it in any way.” nator Fess, Ohio—The death of | Senator Willis was 8o unexpected because no one knew Le was in fll Fealth, that it has completely un- rerv e. I talked with Jim just before he left Washington and he scemed in good health and good pirit T can hardly believe it is ue His home-coming was to e been the occasion of a great vation and apparently it proved too much for him. We had the rela- tionship of teacher and pupil and Senator Willis was in and out of our home during his school days just (Continued on Page 13) CAMBRIDGE 15 EASILY MASTER OVER OXFORD A fleet of automobiles participated | {in the spirited dash up the avenue. | [ ratrolman Kolb fired five shots from | the truck he these |the running board of |commandeered and brought four other officers | jjumped on machines and took up the | |chase, firing into the air. { | Cox cut his forehead slightly when # (he fell in front of the hotel. AL FUSION CANDIDATE. - ~ovs§h ASPIRANT FOfl MAYORALTY ovflce‘m Mf/ Y. | |30th contest . by Khnight “I S w (INDUSTRIES NEW BR(TAIN shots | who | {Finishes Boat Race Today | Ten Lengths Ahead of Rivals London, March 31 (UP)—A well- trained and stout-hearted Cambridge crew today spurted its way into one |of the greatest and easies victories {Cambridge ever had scored {in the of Oxford-Cambridge by finishing ten lengths |boat races, |ah | The time was well under the rec- ford, but Cambridge didn’'t need rec- jord speed to defeat the crew that |nlled the Oxford boat toda | Th was rowed in 20 minutes end seconds as azainst the rec- ford of 18 minutes and 29 seconds cstablished by Oxford in 1§11. Never wa ‘ambridge challenged At the finish they scemed strong and aid not appear distressed. In con- |trast the Oxford crew was fatigued. Several of them hung over their oars when the boat finally put by the {finish mark at Mort lake. Their last e or two had exhausted them and at the finish they were rowing rag- «dly and with no semblance of the endid unison they had shown at tart It was the 39th race Cambridge had won since the event was started 9 years ago. Oxford has won 40 and one race ended in a dead heat. | The crowd was not as great as that !which has witnessed other rages in |the past. Intermittent showers—be- | (Continued”on Page Nine) MRS. GOODHUE BETTER | Mother of Mrs. Coolidge Slightly Improved—Daughter ~ Sull In Northampson. Northampton, Mass.,, March 31 (P | —Ax Mrs. Calvin Coolidge neared | the end of the dirst week of her stay {here at the bedside mothér, Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, the condition of the patient had im- proved slightly since her mid-week relapse, | Dr. J. E. Hayes, Mrs. Goodhue's | physician, reported she was more comfortable than on the previous in her gencral condition. Only one bulletin will be issued daily here- after uniess there is a change for the worse. Mrs ber mother twice yesterday, ad of their traditional opponents. | of her aged | but there had been no change ! Coolldge was with Zength | SENATOR FRANK WIL of fresh ail His death, which five physiclans said was caused by cerebral hemorrhages, occurred within @ve minutes. He was &4 years old. He had told his private secretary, | Charles A. Jones;, —he.wan “telling very bad.” Soon afterward the senator collapsed. Mrs. Willis, called from the stage where she had been sitting with her husband, reached his side a few minutes be- fore he died. The audience first was Informed the scnator had been taken ill and would be unable to speak. They sensed something more distressing had happened and as they lingered to learn the truth, many of his old friends, both men and women cried. Some women became almost hys terical. Troops in Charge National Guard troops that had (Continued on Page ‘BOOKIES' PERPLEXED OVER ENGLISH RACE Officials Also Stumped as Only Two Horses Finish- ed Gruelling Run 1) London, 31 (UP) — Th aftermath most spectacular of all grand national stecplechs | today found ot i sweepstakes and hookmakers plexed because only 1wo Tipperary Tim and Billy finished the grucling race at Aintree The gran 14 {at a loss as to third place money national bookmal puzzled as to the place back:rs A meeting of the le men at the Victoria 30 prizes were to be those that drew starters, excluding first and ond prize winners. The decision regarding the place betters was that those who had ot played Tipperary Tim and Bills Barton lost. Billy Barton, the 10-cear-old Jumper owned by Howard Bruce of Baltimore, came within « shade of winning the classic. The Ameri- | can horse stumbled afte: cleating [the last obstacle and before his ; rider, Billy Cullinan. could re- mount, H. & Kenvon's Tipperars | Tim, a 100 to 1 shot anl the only horse loft in the rtace, ploddcs down the stretch an easy wlmv-r | Billy Barton was second out of | field of 42 starte {“Jennie” Plane Falls in Flames Killing Two Los Angeles, March 81 (P —Au- other “Jennie” plane—one of the type condemned ax unsafe by the army—passed out of existence here last evening, carrying an aviation | instructor and his pupil to a fiery death, 1 The plane flames as it a suburb, { rocket. March of the organizer horses — Barton — yesterday officials Wer to dispose and the rs similarly how o puy w o gran wert bers o ading sports club decided divided amo: was seen to burst into soarcd over Compton. and fail like a blasing Not cnouch was left of the wreckage or the victims to make \dentification easy. Several hours | after the crash the men were iden- tifled as John K 8&mith, an instruc tor, and Frank O'Conner, hie pu- »il. both of les Angeles. i