New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1928, Page 27

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928, THE U. S. AIR MAIL'S SPREADING SPIDER WEB NOTHING DEFINITE REGARDING PLANE (Continued from First Page) CAVANAUGH STIL IN DEFIANT Moo Says He-Will Take Over City Clerk’s Office “Not only will 1 present myself | for inauguration as city clerk, but I | will also assume physical control of the office next Tuesday. If the city attempts to withhold from me the | salary of city clerk, T will be called upon to take the necessary steps to | collect it.” Thus spoke T. Clay Cav- anaugh, who claims to have been clected city clerk at the polls I Tuesd: by a majority of 82 vote Cavanaugh claims to have been | nominated at the democratic pri- | mary on the ground that he received | one vote and no other candidate re- | ceived any votes. The fact that his | name was not on the primary ballot is of no consequence, he argues. | as they knew no Canadian plane is {n the air in the vicinity of Kingsport. Halifax, S., April 13 (By Can- tdian Press)—No Canadian plane is known to be operating in Nova Scotia. The airport at Eastern Pas- sage, near Halifax, is without ma- | chines at the present time and it | was stated there that if a plane were working in the province, the fact would be known by local offi- rials. New York, April 13 ®) — Along some 1,000 miles of the North American seacoast ¢yes and ears today sought a solution of the latest mystery of the skles. The mystery began at 2:05 a. m. castern standard time Thursday when the German plane’ Bremen headed from Costello, Galway, Ire- land, westward over the Atlantic, its German-Irish crew putting trust in God and relying on such methodical preparations as man could devise to reach New York. A day and a night passed without further word from them. Hopes Are High i Yet hopes ran higher than in the ‘ cases of three other westbound ¢ | i transatlantic planes which were lost with five men and two women, Hours passed without any indica- tion that the Bremen's venture might ve failed or would fail. Conditions at sea were reasonable s0 far as knowledge went. At least from all the evidence the possible disturbances were light. The Bremen took enough gas to keep it in th air until after 4:3S eastern stand ard time this afternoon, or 40 ThQurs from its departurc from Bal- donnel airdrome, near Dublin, at 12:38 eastern standard time Thurs- Ay morning. Shortly after midnight this morn- ing the plane w due to come in sight of land, either Newfoundland, or Cape Breton, in Nova Scotia, should its course be a bit further south, The carly mérning liours passed without the voyagers being reported. {How the spider-webbed routes of the United States Air Mail are steadily spreading over the country is graphically indicated in this new map, recently released by the Post Office Department, PREDICTS HOUSE WILL DECIDE ‘N Reid Doubts Flood Control Bill Will Pass ‘Washington, April 13 (UP)— Chairman Reid of the house flood control committee predicted today i E— Damel Hoan -—Huddled into the little bungalow that houses the fiying ficld headquar- ters, a score of welcomers, official nd unofficial were waiting today for word that the German monoplane | Bremen had crossed the Atlantic and was headed for her destination here., Mitchel Field Jammed Mitchel Field, N. Y., April 13 (UP)—A crowd of more than 2,000 persons waited at the army fleld here today in the hope of welcom- ing the transatlantic plane Bremen and honoring the fliers who will have accomplished the first west- ward fight by plane. Bcores were arriving every min- ute to join the throng waiting at the edge of the field. Grover Whalen and his officlal welcoming committee were on hand in behalf of the city. Many distin- guished Germans were in the crowd. Hundreds of women and children New Visiting Nurse Added to Local Staff Delegates to the 16th national convention of the Socialist Party are gathered in New York today, to select a presidential candi- date and formulate a platform. Morris Hillquit, prominent New York attorney, is the keynoter. Presidential possibilities are Norman Thomas, former New York pastor and candidate for governor in that state; Mayor Daniel Webster Hoan of Mil- waukee; Congressman Victor L. Berger of Wisconsir and James H. Maurer of Reading, Pa. Melchior Stands By Fred Melchior, chief pilot for the | Junkers Corporation which built the Jremen, was standing by to take the air in a sister ship to the trans- atlantic plane. He planned to meet the Bremen in the clouds, wheel | With her over lower Manhattan and guide her to the spot here where T. CLAY CAVANAUGH Every vote cast for city clerk on the democratic ticket last Tuesday was a vote for him, he sets forth, | and since there were $2 more votes | on the democratic sheet than there But this gave no cause for alarm. Aviators pointed out that it would asily be possible for the plane after its 2,000 mile water jump to have passed unscen over a sparsely seitled coast during the dark, and :n to have turned toward its des- tion, Mitchel field, Long Island, New York, 1,000 miles away. t Assume All Is Well At Mitchel field the assumption was that all was well; that some- s afternoon the silver grey monoplane would be scen flying the flags of imperjal Germany and the frish Free State and, in honor of the 1y hosts, the Stars and Stripes. Only an unforeseen accident to the plane’s single motor was regarded as standing between the fliers and suc- cess, When the plane was last sight- ¢d clearing Ireland and heading over the sea the motor was performing \perfectly, - And the plane's wings were coated with an anti-freeze so- t ordered that the cleared and kept Bremen landed. were detailed to the job. m. the “blinker" lights were turned on, flashing through the dark to out- line the field in case should outrun the calculations and arrive ahead of schedule, ly throughout the night enough to soften the fleld to a de- gree dangerous to landing. graphers dozed through i &he would land. With him was Fraulein Herta Junkers, daughter of Hugo Junkers, head of the corporation. 8he was 0 be one of the first to welcome the three men of the Bremen's crew. Major Reynolds, commandant of he field, also was in the group. He landing area be clear until the Soldlers and police At ¢ a. the Bremen Rain Falls A drizzling rain fell intermittent. but not A few newspapermen and photo- the night. were among those waiting. The customary reports kept the crowd on edge. ‘When a report was received that the Bremen was over Kingsport, N, §., the news was flashed to the wait- |Ing crowd and there was great jubi- lation. Radio Report Nahant, Mass., April 13 (UP)—An entirely unconfirmed radio report, intercepted by the coast guard radio station here this morning, stated that a plane belleved to be the Bremen, was sighted today. According to the Nahant station, the message was sent from a ship at sea to the Radio Corporation of America station at Chatham. Efforts to verify the report were not successful. Details of the intercepted message were not disclosed by the Nahant station, officials of which were in- clined to doubt the authenticity of MISS ROSE FERDMAN Miss Rose Ferdman, recently a member of the nursing staff of the Maryland Tubercular Sanatorium and the Montgomery County Tuber- cular Hospital in Amsterdam, has been added to the staff of the Visit- ing Nurse Association in this city. |8¢t effective, unified flood control” | that the house would reject proposals of republican leaders that states fur- nish flood ways for the Mississippi flood control project. Reid said he as chairman would refuse to accept this proposal, but indicated he looked favorably upon the suggestion to place the work di- rectly under the president. He has not called any meeting of his committee, and it was indi- cated today any compromises made will take the form of agreements regarding amendments when the measures come to the floor next week. “Sentiment of the house is against any local contributions,” Reid said. “Local contributions will carry us back where we were. The fault | of flood control hitherto has been | local contributions, causing local differences over the work. Federal control throughout is nccessary to were on the republic claims he received that many more votes than did Alfred L. Thompson, who has been declared elected by the board of selectmen, today he has presented his case be- fore an ceived legal advice which bears out his contention, man whom he voted for as tax col- | lector at the democratic primary is | also entitled to Tuesda that day, although he did not dis. cuss this matter with his attorney he s: threat ned with arrest in the event | he attempts to take the oath of of- the police that such action will be taken at their own peril and that| litigation will follow. If the oath of office is refused will take over the office clerk without that formality. an tally, he Cavangugh said | “eminent jurist” and has re- In his opinion the take office next v and collect the salary fron d. Cavanaugh declared he has been > next Tuesday, but he reminds him Tuesday he ! of city “Nothing is ever lost when The Herald Lost Ads go to work”} KEYEinleather case lost between Arch, Main and Court Sts. Reward, Atlag Blueprint Service, 350 Arch Bt. That’s what the above advertiser has to re- Jution to prevent weighting down by i port about the ad that he placed in the Lost columns of The Herald to recover his lost keys. The case was returned to him the same afternoon that the ad appeared. The Herald want ads have eyes that see all—yes, They were to be joined today by a score more with special wires ready to carry the story of the landing to the world outside. At nearby flying fields a flotilla of planes was groomed to take off on an aerial greeting party as soon as the Bremen was reported near, Of- the report. Word from the Boston navy yard was that the same measage had been intercepted but naval officlals also appeared to place little faith in the report. Miss Ferdman is a graduate of the Yale University 8chool for Nurses. City Items Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Martin of 49 In a statement this afternoon, Cavanaugh declared in favor of pen- | sioning City Clerk Thompson who has been in office more than 30 years, “and relieve him from further | strenuous duties that he may enjoy {the fruits of his long continuous bat- | tle in the city's interest and that his ' There were indications that the plans would find favorable weather for the last lap as rain squalls and Jow-hanging clouds off Newfound- land gave way to cear skies and a tog off Halifax lifted. There was no wnxiety at Baldonnel fleld, over the BRUSH FIRE IN BRISTOL Firemen and Volunteers Fighting Philadeiphia Ready Flames in Wind Swept Arca— tact that the plane had not been re- ported since clearing Ireland. ficials here, army planes would be held on the however, said that Philadelpbia, April 13 (UP)—Al- though it is not believed that the Bassett street will return to their home Bunday after a vacation of One of Season’s Worst. declining years may find him with sufficient good health to comfort his 60,000 readers a night will see your ad. The trio aboard presumably were | ground until definite word came that {German monoplane Bremen will |three months #n Florida. (8pectal to the Herald) old age." Phone 925 now. Your ad will be charged doggedly sticking at their tasks, Captain Hermann Kochl, German was flyer, and Colonel James Fitz- maurice, commandant of the Irish 1'ree State air force, taking the con- trols alternately at four hour inter- vals and Baron Ehrenfried Gunther Von Huenefeld, sponsor, steadily pumping the fuel for the motor. Good Atrman. It any man could bring the Brem- «n through the dangers of the At- lantic crossing it was felt that Cap- tain Koch! could do so. He is known in Germany as the best night flyer there, a man of cool head and in- stinetive knowledge of the air, who can fly for hours by instinct, that most diffieult test of a pilot. Under him, Junkers mechanics during that trying wait at Baldon- nel had constantly gone over the plane and engine, making sure that the machine was always ready, al- ways depcndable. He had regarded ice forming on the wings as the most perilous hazard to be faced and had prepared against it by having them coated with a solution of para- fin to prevent freezing and weight. ing down of the plane. “Fitz” Oarefree. Colonel Fitzmaurice approached the flight gaily and nonchalantly and this was regarded as an ideal mental attitude for a flying man. “We are not afraid to come back again,” he said. “I don’t go in for this do or die stuff. We will fight storms, but if we can’t get through we will come home.” Naval officers at Washinsgton plot- ted the course which it was assumed the Bremen was following and an- nounced that the distance from Dub- lin to 8t. Johns, Newfoundland, was 2,048 miles and that from St. Louis to New York, 1,133, of an approxi- mate total of 3,200 miles from Bal- donnel to Mitchel field. Stake Lives. In Berlin Professor Hugo Junkers, head of the company that made the Bremen said the flyers faced big risks “but with cool calculation have made preparations as far as present means permit.” ! “As pioneers,” he continued, | “these men stake their lives (o fur- ther man's mastery over nature. Such daring binds men together with | feelings of a common humanity.” Commander Richard E. Byrd in New York expressed confidence in the flyers and hope for their suc- | cens. |t t I al No Wireless. slipped by without the big ship was crossing New Eng- land, New York, Aprit 13 (#—Dr. James H. Kimball, meteorologist of he United States weather bureau, said today that if the airplane re- ported sighted at 9:30 a. m., (east- ern standard time) over Kingsport, {N. 8, was the Junkers monoplane Bremen, it will almost certainly ar- rive in New York sometime after 3 o'clock this afternoon. Fresh southwest winds will prob- ably cut from 15 to 20 miles from the hourly speed of the the 500-mile stretch from Kingsport to New York, but the craft should be able to proceed at from 70 to 85 miles an hour, he said. plane for If the fliers have progressed that far,” Dr. Kimball said, “nothing but a serjous accident will stand in their way of success.” Britain Watches London, April 13 M—The British air ministry has kept careful watch for reports of the Bremen's flight, but none had been received up to 3:20 this afternoon. offices and others are without news. The steamship similarly A note of anxiety is already be- ginning to creep into the accounts published in the evening papers— “Atlantic Fliers Overdue,” says the Evening News. grave words, mean, have to be written, aithough, of course, there is still hope.” “Once more these with all they may Among many inquiries received at he Associated Press was one from Mrs. Hinchliffe, whose husband, Cap- tain Walter Hinchliffe, never came back from his transatlantic flight. 8he was anxious news had been received of the Bre- men’'s progress. to know if any Apprehension Increascs Berlin, April 13 P—As the hours news of the unkers plane Bremen, apprehen- sion increased as to the fate of the aviators. The offices of the Associ- ted Press were flooded with tele- phone inquiries. Weather bulletins from different #sources were keenly scrutinized hy ‘vhc public, and Germans eagerly ! discussed the chance that the Bre- men may have turned to the south- west to avoid a low-pressure area.” Plane Sighted Belfast, Northern Ireland, April The Bremen carries no life-saving |13 (#—The German steamer Derf- apparatus and has neither lite buoys nor wircless aboard. The plane has 'a inger, which put into Galway for bout two hours, reported that she no pontoons and should it descend 'had picked up a message yesterday to the sea, experts said.the all-metal from a steamer further out at sea construction provides practically no that the Junkers plane Bremen had huoyancy. Its whole the roaring motor. a FAuddied Group Mitchel Field, N, Y fate rests on been sighted by that vemsel. name of the steamer was not known The nd ne details were given. The Derffiinger herself did not . April 13 P |sight the transatiantic plane, come to Philadelphia, the airport here was made ready today to re- ceive the German fliers should they decide to try for the $25,000 prize money offered’ for a non-stop flight to Philadelphia from Kurope. ‘The Philadelphia Bulletin, offering the prize through the Chamber of Commerce, announced that no de- claration of Philadelphia as a goal had been made by the filers. Safety device requirements for eligibility to the prize money have not been made by the Bremen, it was understood here. Mrs. Trumbull and Her Daughter Go to Capital Hartford, April 13.—Mrs. John H. Trumbull of Plainville, wife of | Gov. Trumbull and her daughter, Miss Florence Trumbull, will lJeave Hartford tonight for Washington, | D. C.. where they will be guests of President and Mrs. Coolidge at the White House for a few days. Mrs. Trumbull is going to Wash- ington as a Connecticut delegate to the annual convention of the Na- tional D. A. R. Mre. Trumbull and Miss Trum- bull will leave the White House Tuesday and may go from Wash- ington to spend a few days in Mer- cersburg, Va. John Coolidge, son of the Presi- dent, is not expected to be in Wash- ington during the visit of the Trum- bulls. He is at present at Amherst col- lege, where he is a student. Marine Occupation of Nicaragua Bobs Up Anew Washington, April 13 (UP)—Con- troversy over the marine occupation of Nicaragua was revived in the senate today during consideration of the $363,000,000 naval appropriation bill 8enator Norris, republican, Neb., intimated an amendment would be introduced providing that none of the funds appropriated shall be used for the maintenance of armed forces in Nicaragua. “This is the place to stop the oc- cupation by cutting off funds for ex- penses of the marines,” said Sena- tor Dill, democrat, Washington. As passed by the house. the bill carried $359,418,000, but the senate committee added $4,308,000. It makes no specific appropriation for marines in Nicaragua. NEWSPAPER SUES Boston, April 13 (P—Suit was filed in the federal court today by the New York Times Co., against the New England. Newspaper Publishing Co-, 1ublishers of the Boston Eve- ning American, charging piracy of copyrighted articles by Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and seeking damages of $609,565. 8am Vetrano is visiting with his parents on West Main street. He Is a student at Notre Dame, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Gorfain of 70 Talcott street | at New Britain General hosiptal to- day. Co. No. 3 of the fire department was called to a dump fire on Con- fcord street at 2:24 this afternoon |and Co. No. 4 went to a grass fire on property of Mrs. Charles Stanley, 272 West Main street, at 2:35 o'clock. Mrs. Sturman 8. Dyson, who has been a patient at the New Britain General hospital since she was in- jured in an automobile accident last January, is expected to return home early next week. Minister’s Pension Plan Not Endorsed by Troy Saratoga Springs, N. Y., April 13 (P—The Troy conferencc of the Methodist church in session here to- day unanimously refused to endorse the proposed new ministers’ reserve pension fund plan, which will be pre- sented to the general conference in Kansas City next month. A committee headed by Rev. Dr. George K. Strathan, of Albany, which had investigated the project, reported that it had so many objec- tionable features that it would be unwise for the Troy conference to endorse it. The principal objections raised were to the power to veto minister- fal pensions, which would be vested in a central body, and to the cen- tralization of both power and funds in one body for the entire country, instead of in each corference as at present. Asks $200,000 of Govt. For Poisoning of Her Son Washington, April 13 (#—Assert. ing that her son had died from drinking officially poisoncd alcohol, Mrs. Isabell C. Allen, of Kansas City, Mo., today petitioned congress to appropriate $200,000 for her use. WILL CONTEST HEARING Boston, April 13 (M—The con- testants of the will of Miss Sarah E. C. Oliver, aged Boston artist, who Teft most of her estatc to Rev. E. Victor Bigelow of Andover, rested their case in the probate court to- day. Their last witness was Profes- #or Thomas E. Oliver, of the Uni- versity of Tllinois, one of the con- testants and a half-brother of Miss Oliver. KLAN SUIT DISMISSED Pittsburgh, Pa., April 13 (®—The Which threatened to devastate brush | house on Middle street and soon got zuit of the Ku Klux Klan for an in- Junctien against five former mem- bers was dismissed in federal court here this afternoon by Judge W. H. 8. Thomson who placed the comt upon the plaintiff. Bristol, April 13.—Squad A of the Central fire station and Fire Warden Alfred H. Breckwell with a large crew of volunteers were called out this afternoon to battle with a fire covered land in the neighborhood of Middle, Birch and Red Stone Hill streets. The fire started in the yard of a out of control with a stiff westerly breeze behind it. Several building were threatened. It was one of the worst forest fires here this season. Rain and Snow Carry Wheat Values Downward Chicago, April 13 (®—Rain and snow in the west southwest with more predicted carried wheat values cowngrade early today. Besides, reports from the northwest indicated sceding well advanced. Opening 3-8 to 1 3-8c. off, with May showing less setback than mew crop months, the wheat market displayed only | moderate power to recover. Corn | and oats were also casier, corn starting 1-4 to 3-4c. down, and sub- sequently holding near to the initial range. Provisions kept cbout steady. Opening prices today: What, May 148 5-8 to 3-4: July 147 1-2 to 3-4; Sept. 145 1-2 to 3-4. Corn, May 98 1-4 to 3-8: July 101 1.2 to 3-4; Bept. 102 3-8 to 5-8. Oats, May 57 1-2 to 5-8; July old —; July new 51 5-8. September new 46 1.2, FOREIGN EXCHANGES New York, April 13 (P —Foreign exchanges firm. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand 4.88; ca- bles 4.88 3-8; 60-day bills on banks 4.84 3-8, France, demand 3.93 9-16; cables 3.93 13-16. Italy, demand 5.27 5.§; 5.27 7-8. Demand: Belgium 13.96 1-2, Ger- many 23.90 1-2, Holland 40.29 3-4, Norway 26.73 1-2, Sweden 26.85, Denmark 26.82 1-2, Switzerland 19.27 1.4, Spain 16.81, Greece 1.31 1-2, Poland 11.25, Czechoslovakia 2.96 1.4, Jugoslavia 1.76, Austria 14.10, Rumania .63, Argentine 42.75, Brazil 12.03, Tokyo 47.73, Shanghal 63.20, Montreal 100.04 7 Portug™ 4.30, cables WANTS ENDORSEMENT. Secretary Ralph H. Benson of the Chamber of Commerce was visited yesterday by a young woman who asked for a letter to help her more | successfully sell a general list of | household commodities to New Brit- ain people. She said she was repre- senting a Newark, N. J.. firm and that 10 per cent of the price of all she s0ld went to an orphans’ home in Passaic. 8he was referred to the police department for a permit. In the meantime her story is being in- vestigated. They get cash in a hurry change phanf Little Classified Ads do big jobs. in ex- for service, “white ele- used cars, etec. and a bill mailed later. Goat-Getters ZTRE BRINYY DeeP~ QT m%.\r o&:v ’rmncZD TRAT M BPRAED WHEN O PUTE® OUT TO GYA~ % GhY ~ iy E CERTAINLY GERUE EXCELLENT PORK AND BENIG 0 (0 AROARP GHIPS ~ ~A0 wASHT TANT_LIMRURGER CHeeQE, - us@?k‘,” “Wont vol WAVE GOMe CHOCOMTES 7~