New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 PHOSGENE GAS ESCAPES WHEN TANK EXPLODES IN HAMBURG; PERMEATES CITY; 11 DEAD, HUNDREDS AFFECTED Four Firemen and Five' Policemen Reported Among Dead as Clouds of Poisonous Fumes Engulf German Seaport. Tank Blows Up in Street | Gassing Hundreds in Suburb of Wilhelmburg —Poison Fought With Ammonia Masks. Guns and Hamburg, Germany, May 21 (UP) | = With 11 persons upurltd dead | and 100 seriously affected, a huge cloud of deadly phosgene gas that catenad the Hamburg area | hout the night was blown, at temporarily, toward open | country at noon today by a provi- dential wind. | Tank Explodes Four flremen and five pmmmm\ :portcd among the dead. | deadly gas—used in war— Wi being conveyed through the | city during the night when the tank confining it exploded. Like a thick | gray fog, hanging as heavily and | us solidly as if inclosed in an in- | visible balloon of vast the gas spread out elroets, It was announced officially that | Beven persons were known to be| dead and 150 in hospitals. | But it was feared that the total would prove to be larger, and the number of gassed persons was in- creased hourly as further victims re- ported at hospitals. Often the effccts of phosgene gas are not felt fully for twenty-four | hours, | It was estimated that about 12 cubic yards of the terrible phosgene | #us was responsible—a comparative- | 1y tiny quantity. The terror-stricken inhabitants of Hamburg were suggesting fearfully to each other today that their ex- perience was one in store for popu- lutions of all big cities affected by 1he next great war. Wind Saves Many | Only a favorable wind saved hun- ! dreds, and possibly thousands, from | o The s proportions, | around the (Continued on Page 13.) ASHLEY FUNERAL 1§ | LARGELY ATTENDED Services for Prominent Main St. Merchant This Afternoon June ervices for George Black- | burn Ashley, president and treasur- | er of Ashley-Babcock Co. on Main street, who died of double pneu- auonia at his home Saturday afte noon were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, 58 Garden #trect. Rev, Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational «hurch, officiated. Burial was in Yairview cemetery, Present at his funeral this after- nioon were many of New Britain's Loaders in the mercantile as well as he industrial world. Included in the gathering were old business friends, many of whom are now retired while others arc still conducting business establishments, Fraternal organizations with which Jie was associated also had repre- sentatives present and one of the organizations, Harmony lodge, A. F. & A. M, conducted the Masonic ritual at the grave. Following were the pall bearers: ¥rederick W, Macomber, George H. Dyson, Edward W, Bennett, William E. Beers, William N, McKirdy and H. (. Magargal. Mr. Ashley fell into an unlighted excavation on Corbin avenue last October and was confined to his home with a broken ankle for eight Because of his weakened re- stance following the accident, the belief was expressed that when he was seized with the attack of the grip he ceuld not fight it off and pneumonia developed. Born in Wales, June 10, 1868, a! son of George B, Ashley and Eliza- heth (Davies) Ashley, he came ' to this country with his parents when | he was about two years of age. The family first settled on Franklin street | in this city. The late George Ash- ley, Sr. was an expert die maker. The son developed an interest in the clothing business and when he was about 19 vears of age he began the carcer which he followed for the rest of his life. It was about 40 years ago when the late Edward G. Babcock opened a clothing store and Mr. Ashley got his first experience es the clerk in the store. From that time up until 1916 when Mr. Babcock retired, he worked at the (Continued on Page Five), | prosceuting | teeth, | had attacked Montsos | North street, where he found | constdered. |study, {turn in their badges DESCRIBES ACT IN BITING MAN'S LIP Witness Gives Graphic Testi- mony in Mayhem Case ACCUSED 1S BOUND OVER | James Toragian Accused of Hav- | ing Bitten off Iip of Stanley Mont- sos and Eye Witness Tells Court Charge Ts Correct, HOPPE S ON WAY 70 GUINGY, HASS. ;Faces Charge of Murdering Bay State Policeman {LEAVES VERMONT PRISON If Not Convicted of Murder He Must Return to Green Mountain Prison to Finish Fourteen Year Sentence, The crime of mayhem, one of the most serious offenses in the crimin- a demonstrated in polics when James Toragi: , of 141 Broad sirect went 1o trial on complaint of Stauley Montsos of 489 Main strect, the currence having taken place in the Oriental Coffec House at 55 Lata- vette street on Saturday, April Toragian, represented by Attorney Thor McDonough and A that he had bitten | lip, but Judge M, D. > found probable cause without lightest hesitation after listen- {ing to the evidence for aimost two lours, and held 'c superior court, Jun $2000 bonds. Reenacts the Crime Montsos, at the request of cuting Attorney Woods, & court a pri ical demon ition, enacting the crime by secizing attornc with both the back while facing | and snapping at him with his | Toragian, after obtaining the hold on him, forced him backward | over a pool table and bit off his lip, Montsos insisted, but Toragian, | in his own defense, denicd that e in any way on n\,» trial in under ian for term, th ro- | the hands about him | whatever. Pescribes Fight George Corst, aged 43, who was the witness for the state, of 286 and whose | fatlure to appear in court last Mon- day caused a week's postponment of the trial, was placed under Saturday on a technical c ! ch of the peace to hold him for s hearing. Prosccuting Attor- | ney Woods nolled the charge today and Corst, through an intcrpreter described the fight in the coffee house. He saw Toragian and Paul | Kashishian in a scuftle, hoth of | them having been drinking, and he | also saw Monisos attempt to stop | hem. “Like a dog, Jim snapped at | him and bit bis lip off, spitting it | out onto the floor,” Corst said. “i| picked up his lip and handed it to | him.” to Policeman Cornellus Keough and | Thomas C. Dolan testified first, the | former having investigated the fight | shortly after 10 o'clock the night it | took place, and the latter having| arrested Toragian the next morning | at his restaurant at 14 Myrtle street, Dr. Jaffe testified that he was in the City Drug store on Main street when he was summoned | to the office of Dr. Moscs Kuy n, | Montsos minus his He deseribed the stiteh- ry at the hos- cross examination said the lip n torn off w sharp in- | lower lip. ing that was necs pital and under by Attorney McDonough, appearcd to have hee rather than cut off witk strument. Defense Testimon The defense offered testinony (f'or\liim»d on Page SUBSTITUTE FIREMEN WILL BE WEEDED 0UT by 1 ) Commissioners to Drop Al Who | Do Not Seem Suited Tor Their Wa The substitute force of New | Britain fire department is soon to be subjected to a weeding out proc which it is expected many names will be dropped from the list so that none will remain hut those physical- ly and temperamentally fitted for the work, and whose reputations and willingness to respond fo calls for active duty has been established to the satisfaction of the commission- ers, At a special meeting of the board Wednesday night, this matter will he Chief William J. Noble has ‘completed an investigation into | police court records and will have data available for the commission’s The chief has also been a ed to compile a list of substitutes who have passed the age limit, for appointment to _the regular force, but whether they will he asked to has not been Qecided. At Wednesday's meeting a report will be recelved from the depart- ment’s physical examiner on the 20 | candidates who were present at the | last meeting. Those who have been found physically fit for fire depart- ment service will be interviewed and it is expected that appointments will be made. Consideration will be given a pro- posal that the remainder of the re- pair work on No. 4 fire station be put on for competitive hid among {trial for the f oc- | Windsor |2Ma principal | ‘;va mind | Quiney it | forts of | that point were extr | which private contractors. The job is now being done on a day-work basis, Windsor, Vt., ‘phen Hoppe, ind jail breaker, custody for Quiney May 21 (UP)— notorious burglar today started in M: to stand policeman. Governor John Weeks signed extradition papers Saturday and Hoppe left the prison here today after abandoning plan to fight the action for his re- moval to Massachusetts. " ars Waiting if Hoppe esca ir in his trial 1d is exonerated on laying Police Alfred v hold-up in Quincy on October 4, 1927, he must return to Windsor |ana complete his 14 year sentence lin the state prison. Under orders from tornecy Winficld N. Wilbar on Nor- folk county, Mass., S Detective Michael 1. Fleming and Lieutenant George W. Fallon of to Vermont last week to scek Hop- pe's extradition, At Moutpelier, they obtained Goy ernor Weeks' signature on the nec- essary papers and then came to and presented the docu- ments to Warden R. H. Walker. Previously Hoppe had indicated | Tie would not fight removal to Quiney, Tyven tric ¢ for murder, a charge of Distriet At- h husetts officials he informed the warden that his Hartford, Conn, ittorney tradition. hen the prisoner again changed and decided to return to for trial. Hoppe escaped from the Windsor state prison on July 21, 1926 but was returned to the prison recently 'om Hartford, Conn., where he had been recaptured. He was given an 1dditional six months’ sentence for his escape NOBILE TO WIRELESS POPE FROM THE POLE | Will Also Send a Message to Premier Mussolini From Italia Rome, May 21.—P—General Um- berto Nobile, now exploring the Polar regions with the dirigible Italia, plans to send a wireless mes- sage from the Pole to Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini when he makes his expected trip to the top of the world. News from Kings Bay that Gen- al Nobile may fly to the pole on s next take-off has stirred keen interest in Jtaly. Even though the I'ole has been reached several times, still a great fascination for the Italian mind, recalling many ef- days when the means of attaining mely limited. too, Nobile's arrival at the will have a special mcaning Ttalians believe should touch all Christendom since he has been entrusted Pope Pius with the hen, Pole miesion of panting a large cross at | the historic spot. It that Nobile is anxious to make a flight to the Pole in order to accom- plish this mission entrusted to him. DEDICATION PLANS Lxercises in Connection With World War Memorial Wil Over Next Week, Be Talked Plans for exercises in conncction with dedication of the World War memorial will be started next Mon- day night when a committee of 100 will mect at the common council chamber to consider suggestions both s to the parade and the program to take place in Walnut Hill park. Mayor Paonessa conferred today with Arthur G. Kimball and George H. Dyson, representing the memoriai building committee and he will an- nounce the personnel of the commit- tee within a few days. At next Monday night’s meeting the committee will be divided into groups to handle details of the dedi- | cation. MUST STOP HAZING Hartford, May 21 (®—President C. L. Beach of Connecticut Agricultural colicge who is in Hartford hospital, | today gave instructions that the form of hazing at the college known as “Ducking” must be abandoned. The “ducking stool” at the college ham been one of the forms of initiation |of freshmen and sophomores, < st degree murder of a | state | pes the elec- | Hollis during | | Quincy came but with the arrival of the | Italians to reach it in the | | is understood | box. |sibly more | amined when rosity of th Congregational | triends, will be | construction of ed by fire February 12, er improvements which had found necessary prior to the fire. This fact became known at meeting of the congregation church and needed for the 2 last evening, when it was learned that the parish must raise fully $60,000 om the insurance compunies, ing a total of $140,000. provements needed have to come eventually, Other im- but which would increase this larger ftem. Many of the repatrs and improve- Ynents which will be included in the reconstruction work were not in themselves due to the fire but are jcbs which were necessary and amount to Approximately $140,000 and yos- |in addition to the $50,000 received | would have depending upon the gen- | members of the South their re- the church, damag- and for oth- been mak- {an and which will {1« can be curtailed at the present time, | will be ale Average Daily Circulation For Week Fndln; 14,925 y 19th PRICE THREE CENTS No Bait, But hshm., 72 Is Good Just the Sarie + “'E3 OF 60 MEN OF MINE DISASTER 188 Others Still Trapped in Far Recesses to Which Rescuers Push Forward REPORT 40 MORE DEAD WORKERS ARE LOCATED Novek yesterday, He had a fish Crowds of Relatives Rush Forward the pole, a line and hooks. He had no bait, interested the policemn fish plained. lows in closets wit K" he ex- here are many bunga- awndale having clothes outside windows. By opening the windows one can fish around. Often a pair of trousers, an overcoat, or some such thing will affix itself to the hook. For several years the fishing has been 200d. Ahout $15,000 would ap- proximate the of twi value He NORTH CAROLINA BEING ORGANIZED BY SMITH FORCES Congressional Districts Are Utilized in Furthering His Campaign for Nomination “LARGE YOLUNTEER ARMY” REPORTED DOING WORK Senate Campaign Funds Committee was held, As Dead Men are Brought to the Surface But Are Restrained By Hundreds of State Troopers and National Guardsmen Who Are Pa- trolling District. Mather, Pa., May 21 (@)= ies of three score an explosion Saturday, bod- miners, victims o Mather lats has been recovered up to this afternoon by rescuers who we pushing past the scene of the in an effort to learn the fate of 13» men entombed in the far of the workings. Shortly atter noon. rescuers carried 13 additional bodic~ from the mne, making the knows | death toll sixty Crowds Rush The bodies vore turned over to undertakers in the cmergency morgue established in the mine m chine shop, and later were removed to the village recreation hall, which has been converted into a morgue. As the rescuers came from the shaft bearing the blanket-covercd bodies on stretchers, the huge crowd of spectators rushed forward, bus was restrained by state troopers and national guardsmen. Reports were that the rescuers had located forty additional bodies in the far recesses of the mine, and that preparations were being made to bring them to the surface. Except for the crowds of curlous that have gathered in this village, Liungy ¢ Mather today was the usual quiet BeCovenoE ANEl 110E mioe jows. - ey o New York. for the demo- | miners still trapped in the under- presidential nomination, the [ground workings, while foregoing senate campaign funds committee | their usual daily pursuits, did not was infoermed today by John B. {dispiay any outward cmotion. Dry- DaSoh: HF Einsaton. leved and hopeful they awaited word | Denying information given the { of their loved ones. committee that he was the manager Hope Given Up for Smith in the state, Dawson said | Mine rescue experts have given 1 hiere was no directing head of the up all hope of returning any of the organization, in mine blast recesses prward Informed Today of Activity— Spokesman Giving Testimony Doubts That $5.000 Has Been Spent in Entire State—No Cash For Smith's Campaign. gh, N. C.. May 21 (®—North | wrolina has been organized by con- nal districts on behalf of the Ralei| had to be circumstances. he heating apparatus wa te and for the past thr d heen considered unre done aw 1 oil heating electrie ng was lete and the lights and it would have change all this. ( Continu done under | gressiol candidacy Smith, of and a mod- installed, The regarded obso- unsat dtic A complete mew ! on Page 11) _ {Smith HNAPP TRUALIS | COMMENCED AGAIN Personnel of Jury Box Is Still Tncomplete fice in New York State Must Fac Questioned At Length. Court House, (P—The second trial of Mrs. ence B, census funds, through its opening session with the personnel of the still in doubt. Twenty toda had recessed talesmen court lunch at 1 p. m. Twelve jurors were in the box, but on of those had been examined b; fense counsel. Three had been cepted definitely by hoth sides.” Questions For Two Hours Prosecutor George spent two hours questioning the fir 18 talesmen, been d “punished enough.” The was allowed by Supreme ¢ tice Stephen Callaghan, jections by P. C. Dugan, defense counsel, urt Ju declared they held opinions as to Mrs, Ki It was thought pro app's guilt. the actual trial to begin tomorrow. Afraid He'd Get a Job; Are you the blok guys,” was the que directed James Desmond and James Cochrane who paused outside employment bureau moment toda; made, the visitor continued: fore T come in, T want s any danger that T'll He was assured there door for New Britain and Vicinity: Mostly cloudy tonight; Tues- generally fair not much change tn temperature. TWENTY ARE EXAMINED Only Woman Flected to Mayor 0¢~i Albany, N. Y., May 21 Flor- | S. Knapp, former secretary | dragged trial jury ex- for possible 10 c- Medalie summoned to the jury | He excused five by consent and | challenged one who stated he formed a definite opinion as to Mrs. Knapp's guilt and that he believed | the former state official had been | challenge spite oh- chief of Dugan challenged two jurors who preconceived | today. le that there would be a night session to enable | i Children From Husband cooiidse to veto the bil eed Not Have Worried that hires us at | APHONY HT BOUT HERALD TO ME LIGHTWE York, May — Sammy Mandell, champion, and Jimmy McLarnin, challenger, each scaled exactly the class limit of 135 pounds for their 15-round lightweight champion- | ship fight tonight at the Polo | Grounds, and the champion | made the weight only after a strenuous threo hour workout. New, 21 The Herald will megaphone a blow by blow account of the fight tonight, being linke right with the ringside by special Aesociated Press wire. s e one o STUART MUST STAND TRIAL, COURT SAYS of state, charged with grand larceny Has to Face Charge of | of state Refusing to Answer | Senate Washington, May 21 (® trict of Columbia Buprems ruled today that Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Stand ard Oil Company, of Indian, must stand trial on a charge of refusing to answers questions propounded by the senate Teapot Dome committed Justice Siddons upheld a d=murrer {filsd by the government against Stewart's ‘petition 1o have the thrown out of court since th man subsequently answered questions of the committee Justice Siddons held that the tion of Stewart in answering on April 24 questions he had refused to 'answer February 2 and 3 did not clear him of the charge of violating section 102 of the criminal code. Jt | was expected the justice would set ja date for Stewart's trial late The 1 court oil the Estranged Wife Takes | Wallingford, May 21 (UP)—An stranged wife kidnapped her two {children from her estranged hus- band’s house here this afternoon. according 1o a report to police. Paul Massoni told police his wife, | Mrs. Anna Cline Massoni, accom- by one of the early morning callers | panied by a brother. forced hor s the municipal linto his Colony street home and 2 | went away in an automobile toward Before answer was | “Be- to know if | get a | was | WEATHER T ! i | | ‘\lorhlvn with the children, Phyllis, 4, and Edward, 2. STURGEON IN CONNECTICUT Springfield, May 21.—(®—Mem- | ories of the fishing of earlier daye |in the Connecticut river were re- vived today when Charles Saban of | Nhis city exhibited a catch of 16 sturgeon totaling nearly 100 pounds weight, taken by him and Charles Miskus near South Deerfield some ’M miles north of here. They were anlling when they caught the first | | sturgeon and the others were taken e # | {0 quick sUccession, ht » woman who lived as his wife, more than 150 men to the surface el e A i alive, and while this feelng is “It s 8 Jarge volumieer apmy. hie |Accretly shared by wives, mothers |said. “There is a group opposed to iih. There is a Kroup supporting EXPE[;TE[] SH"RTLY |Hvl). Hull (Representative Cordell and children of the entombed min- ers, outwardly they buoy their hopes on tales of other disasters where Hull of Tennessee) and there are ulm‘. supporting Senator Reed and \om\, supporting Senator Early Rejection of Farm Reliel Bill Indicated NOT FAVORABLE T0 FEE ™ sou n ‘m ) sent into the state,” Dawson re- | plied. men were ta alives from mines several days following an explosion. | Groree | Dawson said the real contest was President Ts Believed To Have Called | 1 doubt that there is any state in |the union where so littie aid and Whole Family Gone Two elderly people who have stood at the mine tipple since the news of between the Smith and anti-Smith | groups. “Has any large sum of money | comfort has been reccived from the f outside, Dawson the blast was broadcast, let it be 12) en sent into the state? asked Sen- known today that they have four itor Bratton, democrat, New Mexi- | ‘BREMEN 15 DAMAGED; RUSH NEW JUNKERS 1“W-33" Nearly Finished for Huenefeld to Fly Back Across Atlantic (Continued on Page | I | | doubt that there has been $5,- Conference To Do Away With Con- roversial Equalization Part that so far as he 1mu w no money had been sent into 'the statc on behalf of Smith. He wdded that to his knowledge no had been raiscd in the said Measure. Washington, May 21 (Pr—An ea veto of the MeNary-Haugen furm re- lief bill by President Coolidge indicated today after the president d conferred with Senator McNary, republican, Oregon, and Represent tive Haugen, republican, To - hors of the measure, Called Coolidge Mo conferenet asking them to s L farm bill wh for the controver was — Referring to the action of the state democratic committee last saturday in refusing to order a ferential primary Dawson insist- 1 that Senator Simmons was not involved in that question. Dawson said he wished hat Senator Simmons’ 3 was being challenged in North Car- olina by the €mith campaigners, 1t happens that the senator Pictou, ) last hope of Junkers trans to New York under was abandoned today. The plane was badly damaged yesterday in an attempted take-off from the Labra- dor mainland near Greenly Island Fred Melchior, Junkers pilot, who was to have flown the Bremen on the last lap of the trip to its orig- inal destination, sent word that th: flight had been abandoncd and the {Bremen would have to be shipped S, May aking tlantic 21 C—Th the Germa plane Bremen its own power M thro ot provid qualization is The equalization MeNary-Hau & block provision of on Puge 12.) NEW BRITAINITES IN STEAMSHIP COLLISION Q. Porter (Continu the stumbl slation. nt a year tutional and the stood on that ruling With a view to obt ation by congre Bill, it is expected the in i » was addressed A r mes E. Fechet, chief of the I'nited States air forces, in charge of two army which brought Melchior from the United States, dropped him by para- chute near the Bremen, and were to accompany him to New York. The Junkers pilot asked General {Fechet to return with the army Aftor figuring in one collision be- |Planes and take him off, but Fechet 'n steamers in New York harbor | 52id that floating ice made a land- dix amd missing by a narrew |iN€ i the water 100 dangerous and Trein irom being In @ second col. |(hat no suitable place was availble o during. the fog Mr. and M, |on 1and. He planned to start tod Gail Q. Porter and sons Clifford and :g; :‘“‘:“""\3“5"“'.“;;;““ s m‘"__“‘rgpi i expeat| The accident brought to a close o A efforts to bring out the Bremen b which have been under way almost Porter had booked | [o/ciantly since Baron von Huene- ey "“:,‘m::"; | feld, Captain Koehl and Major Fitz- the Holland-American line, due to | '\atige 1Aded e g in Amsterdam. In the heavy | oeatul flight westward over the o, which brought 11 ships to dis- < north Atlantic. ster within 48 hours, the Veendam t dam | “pe crew was brought to the ured in a collision with the 8. 8. mainjand in planes, and other planes orto Rico bound for the Panama 3 |carried to Greenly lsland repair Canal. The boat returned to its pier | parts with which Dr. Luis Cuisiner it the foot of Kixth street, Hoboken, fyng a mechanic of the Canadian nd discharged its 700 passengers. | Transcontinental Afrways put the ‘he original plan was to transfer Bremen in condition for the hop. the Veendam passengers to the Red | The Bremen was said to be Star liner Pennland. Before the miles from the nearcst telegraph transfer could be effected the Penn- | office and about the same distance 1d was struck amidships by the . from the Point Amour wircless sta- |Tshmian treighter Anniston City and tion. was withdrawn from transatlantic {service, Leing ordered to dry dock for 10 days for repairs. | Passengers from the Veendam sailed Saturday night on the New ing Saturday after arraignment Amsterdam, while passengers from city court today while authoritics |the Pennland were sent to Boston by were Investigating the sudden death |train and sailed this morning on the 1 Celtig Ky \ ago dec). 88 of & M. prosident will MeNary-Haugen ate today | and Mrs. G. and 0 of the 1 to the capitol thin a few days. enator Brookhart, of itbged Coolidge today neither to ap- o veto the bill but to al- hecome law without his rhen the supreme Tt upon the constitionality equalization fee principle May Effcct P apparent determi Sons of Forest Street Were on Liner Veendam. Tw & Vet My The ion of nd to congress for some farm relief It lation at this session may affect plans for adjournment Saturday, especially if an effort is made to pass another bill. s. Senator’s Daughter: Burned to Death Now Albany, Miss,, Three daughters Owen, former were burned the Owen residen was de stroyed by fire carly today. Mr. and Mrs. Owen, only other occupants of the house, escaped. The victims were 15, 16 and § years old senator, ith when | HELD FOR INVESIGATION Hartford, May 21 (UP)—William Perkin: year-old machinist, was placed under $2,500 honds for hear- Wire Recelved New York, May 21 (P—A tele- gram from Fred Meichior, who yes- terday attempted to fly the Bremen from the Newfoundland mainland to New York, that the plane was “40 jfl‘hflm