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

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 HAGEN AGAIN WINS THE BRITISH OPEN American Pro Captures Title With 299 Strokes GOLPS GREATEST ‘nom; Bteps Smilingly Up To Receive Cup | From Hands of Prince of Wales— Sarazen Takes Second Place. Bandwich, Eng., May 11 (UP)— ‘Walter Hagen today succeeded Bob- | Ly Jones as British open golf cham- pion, winning the title for the third time with a splendid aggregate of 292, The American P. G. A. title-hold- er played two brilliant par rounds over the Royal St. George's course, steady as clockwork while his- more temperamental rivals cracked, and later atepped smilingly up to re- ceive the historic cup from the liands of the Prince of Wales. Third Victory It was at this same BSandwich | course that Hagen first won the Pritish open in 1922 with an aggre- xate of 300. He won again at Hoy- lak- in 1924, with 301, Sarazen Second Sarazen's game fight for second place, however, compared favorably viith ‘he last round efforts of Wild 1:ill Mehlhorn and Jose l.oth of whom cracked and went to pirces. 1.eading Hagen by three strokes wlen the day's play started, little Jurade from Buenos Aires blew up «nd lost 12 strokes to the titleholder, finishing with rounds of 76 and 80 for a total of 301, Long Jim Barnes, who won the Yiritish open in 1925, was toc far Vechind to catch Hagen, but turned in rounds of 76-73 to tie Jurado at Mehlhorn's play today was ex- tremely erratic and he finished with 76-77 for a total of 302. Archie Compston, British profes- tional, who defeated Hagen &0 soundly at match play last month, 1+ the home breds with a total of Zu4h, three strokes behind Hagen and a stroke behind Barazen. Little Gene Sarazen of New York was close at Hagen's heels with an aggregate of 294. (ene startcd the final round one ttroke behind the new champion, Lut where Hagen continued to reel off hole after hole in par figures, Sarazen was unequal to the task. Nesding 2 71 to tie, Sarazen took 73, which left him with a total of two strikes behind Hagen. Rohson Has 75 F'red Robson, British professional, 100k & 75 on his last round and tied i*crey Alliss of Berlin for fourth ce, with a total of 298, Barnes, Jurado and Aubrey Boomer of St. Cloud, France, tled for sixth with 301, . Jim Barnes' card for the final round: Out—543-553-444—37. In—543-444-334-34—71. Archie Compston’s card for the final round: Out—443-554-525—37. In—444-454-245—36—173. Final standings In the champion- | thip were: 292, Walter Hagen, U. B.; 294, Gene razen, U. 8.; 295, Archie Compston; 298, Percy Alliss, ‘red Robson; 301, Jim Barnes, U. S.;Aubrey Boomer, France, Jose Jurado, Argentin: 302, Bill Mehl- liorn, N. 8.; 304, W. H. Davies; 805, 1'. Taggart; 306, Jack Smith; 307, T. P. Perkins; 308, Stewart Burns, Sid Wingate; 309, Maj. J. O. Hez- lett; 810, Abe Mitchell. THOMAS ONLY MAN TOFLY IN CANYON Made Successful Drop to Bottom of Arizona Chasm Lincoln, Neb., May 11 (P—Lieut. Royal V. Thomas, aviator, who met | death Wednesday near Hasbrouck | Heights, N, J., when his monoplane, “Reliance” crashed during a test flight, was the first and only aviator o fly an airplane to the bottom ot the Grand Canyon of Arizona—a mile below the surface of the earth. On August 8, 1922, Thomas dropped over the rim of the can- yan in Arizona, unaccompanied. Out. over the rirg and into the treacherous air currents of that big #ap in the earth—10 to 20 miles wide and a mile deep, Thomas piloted his plane. Waves to Crowds Waving to the crowd lining the rim, he circled out into the crater, with subterranean mountains reach- ing up from the bottom all about Jiim, their jagged peaks and deep ces a constant menace to his Getting down was one thing but getting back up was another. With only a short runway and a tricky wind it required the utmost skill to et his ship safely off the ground und into the air. Thomas flew about in circles gaining altitude until | five minutes later he soared over the | rim and across 60 miles of sage | hiush country to a safe landing. AIRMAN KILLED London, May 11 (UP)—Flying of- ficer Gerald Underdoun, Royal Air Vorce, and Aircraftsman Daniel Thomas, were killed today when Jurado, | new | NEW BRITAIN HERA YOUNG ISAAK WALTONS INVADE NORTH END PARK Although official sanction of fishing at Stanley Quarter park has not yvet been given, youthful Isaak Waltons afe already putting in their appearance with every- thing from shiny new equipment to laths with store string and bent pins. The park board has voted to recommend to the com- mon council that boys and girls be given fishing privileges, and Mayor Paonessa has stocked the lake with 6,000 fish. A concur- ring vote by the common council is required before such use of the park is legal. $230,000 GIVEN Considered “Modest Expendi- ture” by His Manager EDSEL FORD DONATES Owes $5,000 For Secrctary's Cam- paign — “Reputable Will Be Asked To Contribute If Money Runs Short. Washington, May 11 (®—An esti- mate of “less than $250.000" for the {Hoover preconvention campaign was made before the senate investigating committee today by James W. Good, ‘dlrectlng head of the Hoover for president organization. He considered this a modest ipenditure, he sald, in view of the !scope of the commerc: secretary organization. The receipts of the Washington headquarters were given as $50,000 'and the expenditures $ ports from various campaign man- agers showed state expenditures {ranging from $30 in Rhode Island up to $35,000 or $40,000" in Indiana, approximately $40,000 in Ohio, and around $35,000 in New York. Ford Gives Money Edsel Ford was the largest con- tributor shown in the report for the {Washington headquarters, with a glft of $5,000. Julius Rosenwald of { Chicago, was next with $3,500. When the funds run low, he sald, “reput- able men” would be asked for more. After eompleting his prepared {statement, Good said that he believed the public “has a right to know the facts.” “Much of the money contributed is given voluntarily,” Good said. “Only a few days ago Senator Edge icame in and said he wanted to con- tribute $1,000. After that Mr. Bart- lett came in and said he wanted to give a like amount.” “How do you intend to get funds to carry on until the convention?" Stelwer asked. “Reputable Gentlemen" “If we run short,” Good replie “we Intend to get in touch with r putable gentlemen and tell them that they can render a great public service by making a contribution.” Good gave assurance that there would be no one among the Hoover contributors to whom anyone could object and that no obligations would be Incurred in the accefftance of money. “What have bheen the expendi- tures in New Hampshire, Missouri Maine and Florida?" asked Senator Steiwer. “I do not think that expenditures in those states will even approach $10,000,” Good replied. “What contests for delegates are you relying upon?” “Absolutely non Good sald “There will be no phoney. con: Gentlemen! concerned. Harvard Man “Amazed” When He Finds Self Dead Cambridge, Mass.,, May 11 (P— When Ernest Jackson of Great Bar- rington, Harvard '92, read of his was more than amazed. ed a friend in New York city had attended the services and then cards of condolence began to come to his wife. Jackson has sent a denial to the Alumni Bulletin. The other man was also Ernest H. Jackson and like Jackson of Great Barrington, had formerly lived in Brooklyn T. His death occurred at Canne France in March FIREMEN DANGERED ing gasoline tanks endangered fire- men today in a fire which destroyed the garage of Abraham Singer con- taining three trucks and three auto- mobiles. Loss was estimated at $15,000 to insurance. ‘Two nearby dwellings were slight- ly damaged. Two familles were forced to vacate one of the house: Cause of the fire was undete; mined. PARKED CAR STRUCK. The police are investigating a complaint by Joseph Brennecke of 129 Putnam street that his car w: damaged about the door and wind- shield while parked on Lyman street early this afternoon. The dri-' ver of a Fleischmann Yeast Co. ma- chine sped away without ascertain- ing the extent of the damage, after striking the car., according to Bren_ necke. Detective Scrgeant Ellinger 8 investigating. BUYS $750,000 PAINTING London, May 11 (UP)—Duvgen Brothers, art dealers of London and New York, have bought for a price of about $750,000 the famous Ra- phael Madonna painting from Lady 1 eir Bristol fighter airplane crash- 1 at Old Sarum, Wiltshire. Desborough. It is understood the painting will be sold. HOOVER CANPAIGN | ex- as far as Mr. Hoover's candidacy is | death and funeral in a recent issue | of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, he His surprise grew when he learn- | | Danbury, May 11 (UP)—Explod- $18,000 and was partly covered by!| NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928.—THIRTY-SIX PAGESa, 'WILKINS ON SHIP " BOUND FOR 0810 ‘Arctic Rlier With Eielson Has! | Spectacular Departure | ‘HAVE FAREWELL FESTIVAL | Aviators Take Off in Plane Flying Into Midnight Sun to Ship Carry- ing Them South—Population Out En Masse, Green Harbor, Spitzbergen, ®—Captain George H. Wilkins ! Licutenant Carl B. Eiclson, who cross the top of the world sev- 1 weeks ago, left Spitzbergen to- v aboard the scaling vessel Hobby ound for Tromsic and Osio, Nor- May 1 departure of the two aviators {from Green Harbor was almost as | spectacular as thetr arrival in Spitz- bergen from Point Barrow, Alaska. The av ors left Green Harbor just | before midnight last night in their | plane which had carried them across “olar regions. Sun Gleaning | The plane went off in the gleam "of the midnight sun and landed _some distance along the iced border of Isfjorden at RBjoerndalen, where the aviators boarded the sealer which was {o take them back to civilization, The plane also was aken aboard and it is expected that the Hobby will reach Tromsoe on Tucsday. (An Oslo dispatch said that the Hobby was expected at Tromsoe on a fareweil festival at the| Green Harbor wireless station, Wed- the fliers had a few slecp and then went out to | the ice border to confer with the | !Hobby's ¢ ain regarding loading the airplane aboard the vessel. Walk Over Ice The fliers had to walk across a mile of ice, using snowshoes to reach the Hobby. Consultation showed that it would be impossible to load the airplane at Green Harbor and | Captain Wilkins accompanied the | Hobby along the ice border to find a favorable spot. This was found at Bjoernd n last night and at 11:00 lo'clock Captain Wilkins and Lieut. | lson started with thelr plane from Green Harbor. | They circled twice over tae station {while the whole population stood ! waving handkerchiefs in the sum- mer night's sunshine until the ma- chine disappeared. | The Hobby le carrying 13 Italians from the Nobile | polar expedition. Wednesday night's festival in hon- or of Wilki and E n was a gala frair with everybody in Green Har- \hor present. There were Norwe- | wians, Danes, Germans and Dutch at | the party, wearing all sorts of cos- |tumes from fur co; and hide | trousers to dinner jackets. There {were many speeches and much music from a gramophone. Compliments Guests | Station Master Thlen compliment- cd the guests saying that Green | Harbor had taken great pleasure in | their presence and enjoyment of | their tales of exploration over the lice flelds. He then proposed the | fliers' *health, Captain Wilkins re- sponded, praising the Arctie explor- | ation work done by Norwegians. ' INDICTMENTS FOUND AGAINST ‘ICE-BOX’ MEN Both Face Extradition to Connecticut on Charge of Murder | Springficld, Mass,, May 11 (UP)— Nine indictments against Spring- fleld’s “ice box” bandits were re- turned in Hampden county superior court here today. Albert L. Raymond, 20, and Ro- |1and G. Lalone, 21, both of Worces- ter, entered & blanket plea of not guilty and were returned to Hamp- den county jail. Both face extradition to Connec- ticut to stand trial for the murder of State Trooper Irving H. Nelson of New Haven, who was slain at Pomfret, Conn., on April 6, last. One indictment charged assault with intent to murder Motorcycle Ofticer Raymond P. Gallagher of | | Springfield. Three indictments charged sault with intent to rob. | Tour indictments charged defend- ants with carrying revolvers. | The other indictment alleged lar- { ceny of an automobile. as- ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES Thompsonville, May 11 (®—In the death of Abraham Cope, 83, this town has lost another of its veter- ans of the Civil War. Mr. Cope was a member of Company E, of the 18th |infantry and took part in several |of the major engagements of the war. He was first selectman of the town of Enfleld for a number of | years, a member of the school com- mittee and past commander of the G. A. R. At the time of his death he was adjutant of the local post. His widow and one daughter survive. 1 el LOST CHILD FOUND West Haven, May 11 (®—When Dorothy Gammons, 5, failed to re- |turn from a grocery store where | she had been sent by her grand- mother, a New Haven radio station was asked to broadcast her de- this morning also | American Missionary Slain In Taianfu by Bullet Fired Into Her Bedroom; City Is Isolated| Mrs. William T. Hobart of Evanston, IIL., Dies When She Looks Out of Window — All Efforts to Communicate From Shanghai With Other Church Workers Fail, Shanghat, May 11 (®—Mrs. Wil liam T. Hobart of the American | Methodist mission at Taianfu, near| Tsinan, was killed on April 29 by & | bullet fired through a small window in her bedroom from an opposite wall during fighting between the na- | tionalists and northerners, i Details of Mrs. Hobart's death were received at the local headquar- ters of the mission today in a letter from Kiatalanfu written on May 3| by Miss Helen Stumley, a member of | the mission. | “The killing occurred on April 29 | after the nationalists had arrived and fighting was proceeding. We were warned that it was unsafe to | leave the compound, but did not | know we were being made targets. Mrs. Hobart left the sitting room where she had been reading &nd | went to a bedroom which lhas &' small window above the door facing the city hall. She was hit by a bullet | fired from the wall through the win- | dow. She was consclous 10 minutes and died in an hour. | “From that time on we lived in the hasement of the mission bulld- 1at every time we lett | ing, being fi the building. It was not known what particular group of southern sol- diers was doing the firing. This is the first epportun to get out word. No or the Chinese students are living in the busement with the missionaries The Taianfu people knew nothing about Tsinan rs and didn't even know that the southerners were near until the northerners began to retreat. ;. The present situation of the mis- sionaries in Tsinan is not known at the local headquarters, but it is not believed that they have been able to evacuate the ¢ All attempts to communic: them from Shanghai have Other Methodists at Dr. Hobart and the Meader and Lillian Greer. The Ho- ts are from nston, Illinois. hey came to China in 1882. They have two daughters who are mis- sionaries in China, but are now in the United States, with tailed, Taianfu are Misses Frances | GOVERNOR 19 SILEN ONLOOMIS' ASSERTION But Laws May Be Revised to Keep Out “Super- Trusts” Hartford, May 11 (®—An attempt will be made to revise the general banking laws of Connecticut at the next session of the state legislature ' in order to prevent another situation like that of the Bankers' Becurity | | | | | | | | i i Trust Co. of Bridgeport, Governor Trumbull said today. The governor declared he knew of bills being prepared for a re- vision of the banking laws and that the Connecticut Bankers® association will make every effort to obtain the passage of laws that will not only protect existing banks but will pre- | vent companies from enjoying such privileges as contained in the char- ter of the Bridgeport company. | Governor Trumbull was reluctant to comment at this time on the statement issued by John C. Loomis, president of the Commercial Trust Co. of New Britain and chairman of a special committee studying the general situation, that the Bankers Security Trust is a ‘“super-trust foisted unwittingly on the state by the legislature,” because of the ex- traordinary powers granted to the | company. YThe governor said he is not famillar with the charter or op- erations of this company, but will probably issue a statement after con- ferring with Bank Commissioner Lester E. Shippee and Attorney Gen- eral Benjamin W. Alling. 'of the Civil War veterans will be ! Mr. Loomis, after a study of the company's charter declared that the Bridgeport institution, although not licensed as a bank, has far greater powers than those given to any banking company in the state of Connecticut. The company is priv- ileged to issue various kinds of stock and conduct banks, using the ab- | sentee management scheme if it so desires, the New Britaln banker pointed out. GOY. McLEAN IN STATE North Carolina Executive Discusses Bond Matter With Gov. Trumbull and Attorney General Alling. Hartford, May 11 (®—Governor A. W. McLean of North Carolina, and Attorney General Brummett of | that state, came to Hartford tl)duy‘l for & brief conference with Governor Trumbull and Attorney General Ben- jamin W. Alling over the suit which Connecticut recently brought agatnst | North Carolina to recover on cer- | tain bonds {ssued by North Carolina during the reconstruction pegiod. The State Board of Finance and | Control last week recommended that the sult be dropped and Governor Trumbull today assured the North Carolina officlals that this recom- dation would be followed. . Governor McLean and Attorney General Brummett came by automo- bile from Waterbury, arriving here shortly after 1 o'clock. They were recelved by Governor Trumbull at the executive offices in the capitol and then with Attorney General Alling immediately went to lunch. So far as could be learned, Governor | McLean intends to return south at once. SUICIDE IN SOUTHINGTON. Southington, May 11 (®—William H. Francis, 58, who until a week ago | was a patient at the Middletown in- sane asylum, committed suicide at his home here by attaching a gas scription. Mrs. John B. Cooney heard the broadcast and notified { police that a child answering the description had passed her house a few moments before. Within five minutes the little girl had been found and returned to her grand- mother's house, tube to the neck of a hot water bag, and after, cutting the bottom off, | using the bag as a cap. Francis was | a building contractor before being sent to the asylum. On a previous occasion he attempted to take his own life by inflicting & rifle wound | over his hewt SPANISH WAR SHAFT MEMORIAL EXERCISES Veterans Will Visit Monu- ment at Willow Brook Park A tentative program for the ob- of Memorial drawn up la%t night at a meecting of the joint committee of ex-service- men's organizations arranging for the municipal mourning for the war dead Because of the fuct that since last Memnorial Day, & Spanish-American War memorial has been erected at ‘Willow Brook park, the committee last night decided to set servance Day was rial services there. Spanish War veterans and all others who wish to | take part, will gather in Memorial Field in Willow Brook at 9 o'clock ;and will proceed to the Spanish War memorial where exercises will be held This gathering will then proceed up South Main street to Franklin Square which will be the point of embly for the various divisions which will take part in the annual parade. It is planned to have mem- bers of the police and fire depart- ments, city officials, veterans’ or- ganizations and all fraternal organi- zations in the line of march. The line of march will be up Main street to Broad, Broad to High, High to West Main to the Court of Honor at the entrance to Walnut Hill park. Here brief exercises in honor of the World War dead will be held after which the parade will proceed to Central Park, where the memory honored. The parade will start promptly at 10 o'clock in the morning and it 1s | planned to have the exercises end | before 12 o'clock. At dismissal, all members of the organizations will repair to the various headquarters where luncheons will be served. HALL WANTS MORE FACTS ON SCHOOL BOARD BILL Finance Board Chairman to Confer With Committee Concerning 'Request For $50,000 Chairman Edward F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation plans to confer with the school commit- tee relative to its request for $50,- 000 to give it a ‘“clean slate” b paying up old bills, It was the un- derstanding of the finance board head that a transfer made in the closing month of the last fiscal year was sufficient to cover these ac- counts, and that no large expendi- ture for which no appropriation had been made would be required. Koehl Says Bremen May Make Boston-Berlin Trip Chicago, May 11 (UP)—Captain Herman Koehl, of the crew of the transatlantic plane Bremen, told the United Press today that he and Ma- jor James Fitzmaurice and Baron Gunther Von Huenefeld have dis- cussed a possible flight from Boston to Berlin in their plane, the Bremen, Koehl said, however, no definite plans had been made and that it was merely a possibility over which | they had talked along with other |tentative plans for the future. Major Fitzmaurice told the United Press that such a flight might take place, but that for the present the three fliers had no definite plans. THE WEATHER * ! New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled, probably local showers tonight; Saturday generally fair and cooler. Ise was killed and all | aside 9 | o’clock in the morning for memo- 9wy R45 1m 'SHOTS RIDDLE GAR ON CAT HOLE ROAD Meriden Man Reports Attempted Holdup Near Midnight FOUR BULLETS HIT AUTO Stephen Bochenskl, Returning Home After Being Arrested Here, Steps On Accelerator and Flees When Guns Begin to Bark, Disobey a command to stop, by a youthful gunman who made a sud- den appearance out of the darkness lin a lonely spot on aCt Hole road, near the Kensington-Meriden town ilmn* about 11:30 last night, Stephen | Bochenski, ug . 0f 105 Veteran | street, Meriden, sped away amid a | veritable of bullets, four of | which found their mark in various! | parts of his brougham, while at |1east two others went wild, accord- |ing to his story to the police of | Meriden and New Britain. At local | police headquarters today, Bochen- Jski looked at Frank Wesznar and | Michael Hudak, who had spent the night as lodgers, and said he was | satisfied that neither of them was [the gunman. The young men hav- ing thus been given a clean bill of health, they were dismissed by the police. ha Sees Face At Window “I was driviog along towards | home after leaving the New Britain police station,” Buchenski said to- day. ‘I slowed down to adjust the | | choke on my car as it scemed to me | that the engine was stalling. I put {it in second gear and was going to proceed when I saw a man's face at | the window of my car. He ord me to stop, but I fearcd it was & hold-up, 50 I drove oft. I think he | must have had another man with |bim or else he had two guns, be- | cause nobody could fire as fast as he | | did with only one gun. One bullet | | struck my gasoline tank but did not | pierce it, as it 1s covered. Another | Lit the spare tire rim, another | | crashed through the glass in the |rear and the fourth came through | the body of the car. T don't know | how many others were fired at me, | but I am sure 1 heard six. The ones | that came through (he rear window | and the body were recovered. I've | g0t one and the other i3 jn the| Meriden police station. ,” ° going {to keep mine as a souvenir, because 1 want to tell you I'm a lucky fellow | {to be alive.” | Bochenski believes the came out of a car which in the road. He saw the approached, but could not discern | anyone in the darkness until he saw the face at the window. He said today he could recognize the gun- man anywhere and he would never forget the sound of his voice. He described him as having a dark com- | I plexion, slim of stature, and appear- ing to be about 28 rs of age. He | was wearing a sweater, partly but- | toned. One of thc lodgers was tall | and slim and wore a sweater, but | fter hearing him speak, Bochenski jwas certain of his innocence. The | |lodgers told the police they had rid- {den by train from Bridgeport to v Britain by bus. ki gunman | parked as he Berlin and to | Police Hear Story at 3:1v a. m. | Bochenski's story to the Meriden | police was relayed to Lieutenant | Matthias Rival about 3:10 t morning. and the lieutenant sent | back word that one of the lodgers | might be the gunman. They were | given lodging about 12:30 o’clock jand when questioned in Bochenski's | | presence tefore the opening of court, | | denied all knowledge of the gunplay Bochenski reported the attempted [hold-up to Patrolman Alix of Meri- | 'den as soon as he reached the city | vroper. A scarch of the vicinity | | was made without results. Bochen- | }xkt is a painting contractor fn Meri- | {den and at present is working in | Kensington Bochenski was arrested last night | |by Officer Peter Skierkowski on | charges of passing & traic signal when it was set against him, and driving without having a license and a registration in his possession. He | pleaded guilty when arraigned be- | fore Judge Henry P. Roche in po- lice court today and had judgment suspended on payment of costs, {amounting to $9.29, as he produced | his license and registration and ex- | | plainea that he had left them in his | |working clothes before taking his | | car out to drive a relative to Bristol. | The light at Main and Chestnut | |streets puzzled him, he said, and he | did not know whether or not it was | set against him. Judge Roche said | he would be lenient on account of | the fact that Bochenski did not live |in New Britaln and therefore might | become confused when approaching | the light. 17 Year Old Girl Goes Through Darien at 50 Darien, May 11 (#—Miss Eleanor | Mabee, 17, daughter of George | Mabee of New Haven, an official of | the National ¥olding Box company. will appear in court tomorrow as a result of her hurrying to rcach Rosemary Hall school, Greenwick where she is a student, | She was easing her sports road- ster through Darien at 50 miles an | hour, according to Policeman | George Evans, who caused her to be late at school. The girls moth- er was called to Darien to post a $5¢ bond for her daughter's re- lease. BOY DIk Greenwich, May 11 !Wlluprmw | Stanley Celleck, 14 year old son of {Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Celleck of Greenbrook, died in the Stamford | hospital today trom injuries received | when he was struck by an automo- | bile in front of his parents’ home last night, ') % oy Average Daily Circulation i'o.x Week Ending May 5th ... Plojy .y, 74p:,, 14,912 PRICE THREE CENTS Uiin ASKS THAT LEAGUE OF NATIONS INTERVENE IN TSINAN AGAINST JAPANESE | | Loved the Old West | i | { i | | FREDERICK C. MONIER, Sr. FRIEND OF INDIANS AND OLD WEST DIES Fred C. Monier, Sr., Passes On at Age of 82 Years SURVIVOR OF “OLD GUARD" Man Who Enjoyed Conmfidence of “ Buffalo Bill,” “Pawnee Bill” and Other Celebrities Reunited with Them by Death. Frederick Charles Monter, Sr., 82 rs old, of 175 Maple street, a friend of many of the famous char- acters of the old West, died at 10:30 ve | 0'clock last night at the New Britain General hospital. He had been ail- ing for some time and for the past week he had been critical with pneumonia. Although Mr. Monier had a legion was always a great shock to him, and relatives say that he was | deeply affected when he Jearned of | Miller, one of the |® first impression the death of Joe three brothers who owned the 101 | Ranch Wild West Show. He suf- fered great sorrow when Miller died, sorrow which even exceeded that which followed the news of the death of “Buffalo Bill Mr. Monier's years of life in this city were filled with activity and accomplishment. Since the day on September 20, 1845 when he was born to French Huguenot parents in Germany, until his death last night, Mr. Monier had experienced almost everything that life offered, He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albrecht Monier. When he was 4 years old, his parents brought him 1o this country and they settled in New Jersey. For years he conduct- d a sadlery business in Newark, but in 1888 he sold his interests and came to this city to work fin the same line under contract with North & Judd Mfg. Co. For 30 years he followed his trade as an expert on bits and spurs fer the western cowboy trade. He re- signed his place about 10 years ago and had been in retirement since that time, He never {interested himself in fraternal organizations or politics, but devoted himself to fishing and hunting and was recognized as a leader among the sportsmen in this city. Civil War Veteran When he was 19 years old he en- listed in the Civil War with the First New Jersey Light Artillery and was |1ater transferred to a Rhode Island regiment, He was present at the surrender of Gencral Robert E. Lee, com- mander-in-chief of the southern army, and took part in the grand review of the army on May 23, 1868, The battle of which he spoke con- siderably was “The Battle of Hatehes” Run.” The list of engage- ments in which he figured is great. Married 57 Years He andi Mrs. Elizabeth (Christ- man) Monier, who is 75 years old, observed the 57th anniversary of their wedding recently. The mar- riage took place in New Jersey. Surviving him besides his wifte, ire two sons, Fred C. Monier, Jr., d Theodore L. Monler, partners in Monier & Bro., sporting goods at 42 Main street; a daugh- . Gertrude M. Clark of this 'd five grandchildren, all of ¥; two sisters, Mrs. Regina r and Mrs. Sybila Kraeuter, of Irvington, J., and several nieces and nephew Six members of the mons of Vet erans association will act as pall bearers at the funeral . . held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, 1756 Maple street. Rev., Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the outh Congregational church will of- ficiate. Burlal will be in Falrview cemetery. The remains will be at B. C. Por- ter Sons until Sunday night when ter, M (Coutinued on Page 34, ¢’ 'despite the fact {China. The Sends Communication to Geneva Citing League’s Power Under Article Concerning .Circumstances Which “Threaten Interna- tional Peace.” League Telegraphs Council Members Giving Impres- sion It Will Act Despite Fact Nanking Govern- ment Is Not Recognized Leader. Geneva, May 11 P—The Nanking nationalist government today ap- pealed to the League of Nations lagainst the Japanese who have driven the Chinese nationalist out of Tsinan. The league secretariat received u communication from the foreign minister of the Nanking govern- ment asking the Intervention of the League of Nations under paragraph two article eleven of the covenant. 1t also requested that a speclal meet. ing of the league councili be con- voked to investigate the Japanesc expeditionary movement into 8han- tung. League Has Power Paragragh two of article eléven of the league covenant reads: “It is declared to be the friendly right of each member of the league to bring to the attention of the as- sembly or of the council any cir- cumstances whatever affectiug inter- national reiations which threaten to disturb international peace or the good understanding between nations upon which peace depends.” The communication was Immedi- ately telegraphed to all members of ithe league council. It expressed a i willingness on the part of ghe Nan- | ing government to accept any ‘proper agreement which sult from international from mediation. The document gave a history of {the recent situation in China and inquiry or | of friends in this city, probably his mentioned what it termed the “un- | most intimate fricnds were those of | justified depredations of the Jap- | the old West. News of their passing | 4nese.” The fact that the league immedi- ately circulated the Nanking protest to all members of the council left that the league in the matter that the Nanking government is not recognized by the league as the official government of Peking ogvernment, represented by Cheng loh on the league council, is the officially rec- | ognized government. ‘Want Peking Support It might seem necessary that Pek- ,ing or Cheng Loh support the Nan- king demand before the league could inquire into the matter. It appeared probable, however, that it Japan, also a member of the council, made no objection the matter would B0 before the league in view of the important place which tHe nation- jalists are gaining in Chinese political ilife, MAIETTA CAUGHT WITH BIG LOAD OF ALCOHOL Cargo of 160 Gallons Re- ported Bound for This City would act officially Edward Maictta, aged 21, of Elm street, this city, was arrested by state police in Kent on the charge of transporting liquor by means of a motor vehicle, according to in- formation received here today. It is said he had a load of 160 gallons of alcohol aboard an aatomobile en route from Yonkers, N. Y. to New Britain, the machine being register- ed in the name of an Albany resi- dent, Maietta’s locai police record con- sists of a conviction for violation of the liquor law, driving without a li- cense, and gambling. VIEWS ON ATHLETICS New Haven, May 11 (®—Presi- dent James Angell of Yale, in his annual report declares that the “over-emphasis” which he press sees in college athletics “does not give us great concern.” He adds that “our athletic program is not so seri- ously out of focus as is sometimes implied. Collcge athletics and the salaries of faculty members are dealth with at length in the report. Writing on the salary question, Pres- - ident Angell says “unless salaries go appreciably above their present po- lsmon. only men with private means can confront the university career with anything but misgivings so far as it concerns its financial side.” I AUTOS BURNED Danbury, May 11 UP—Four auto- | moble trucks and two pleasure cars were destroyed by a fire which swept through a garage and barn on the property of Abraham Singer. 23 Granville avenue, about 1 o'elock this morning. The damage is esti. mated at $12,000, ‘night re- 7