New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By, Associated Press, NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MAY 28 1928, —TWENTY PAGES LOST IN ARCTIC? A Circulation For Week Eoding. May "Gth 14,810 M\M\\m\m AT WEDDINGS HALLS WILL “Stuff Served at Some Places is Terrible,” Hart Declares Making His Ruling Known. Social Affairs Must Be Held in Orderly, Sober| Fashion — Police On Guard in Many Stores. A strict ban on intoxicants of any kind at gatherings semi-public nature was announced today by Chief W. C. Hart of the police department, who declared that policemen assigned to duty a dings, dances and similar a wed- fairs in the halls about the city will be or- | dered whis to confiscate beer, key and other alcoholic When committecs or aving charge of such call at the police station policemen in advance, they will be told that under no c cumstances will intoxicants be {ol- erated, and the sligl the Lan will be considered due cause for seizure of the beverag Many Complaints Received There several halls in New Britain where gatherings of men and women are held, Chief Hart said, wine, bever- and from time to time complaints | have been made to the police that weddings and dances have been the medium fhrough which liquor has heen dispensed in such that wholesale drunkenness resulted. Not only have those who were pres- ent as principals or guests been cvercome by the potency of the li- quid refreshments, but eutsider: sensing that the spirit of the casion would enable them to get drinks, have been known to flock in and later cause tha police trouble. On the other hand, Chief Hart =aid, many weddings and dances have been held in the same halls without the slightest disturbance to ke neizhborhood, Lecause none ‘but | soft drinks were served, Stuft Served at Places “Terrible” “Ther no reason why these affairs cannot be held in orderly, gober fashion,’ Chief Hart said, an- nouncing the ban. ls served at some of the places is terrible and the people who drink it have to be carried away. The boot- gers supply it gnd trouble results. f people cannot have these affairs Without getting drunk and creating disturbances, the police will see that | the stuff on which they get drunk | is not a ble. One affair was started Saturday night and it wa proposed to resume it yesterday in a local hall, but when those con- cerned found out that no liquor would be allowed, they called it off.” Police On Watch in Stores For the purpose of checking the flow of liquor which is sold in vari- ous stores, especially in the northe western section of the city, police- men were detailed Saturday after- noon and evening to stand guard, With the result that the traffic was stopped ir as the stores were concerned. Some officers in uniform © of a public or | t violation of | quantities | oc- | “The stuff that | AND DANCES; BE KEPT ‘DRY’ NENORIAL PARADE ORDERS ANNOUNCED Marshal lssues Instractions un Formation and Route or to War Veterans Who Gave Their Lives to Nation. Wednesday's p of Memorial Day |of three divisions, with : rade in observance will be made up 1 abundance {of national color and several musical | organizations in the line Marshal Theodore nounced today. of march, Johnson an- The parade will form at Franklin o'clock 10 o'clock, AL Square at 9:30 and move land west | for {in Wal at traversing Main halting exer honor ot | Soldiers’ Memorial Central park. Mayor Paonessa today mvitation to all member common council, commissioners and | city employes to take part in the pae rade, organizing their unit at Frank- lin square and Pearl street. It is the mayor's wish that all officials parficipate, remarking today that it is but a small recompense to the men who fought for their country to give an hour to the revering of their memory. In the division of the parade to he {made up of city emploves will be ! |the entire off-shift of the fire de- | |partment in uniform. The parade will be led by a platoon of uniform- ed policemen, monument urd an of the following orde Having { the Memorial Day parade, 1928, by la joint veteran Memorial Day com- | mittes of the City of New Britain, I hereby assume command. The following appointments are hereby announced Chief of Staff, Harry C. Jackson, Past Department Commander the American Legion, Aides— United Spanish War Captain, A, Anderson, Gustaf A the d; M for been elected hal of Veterans H. Griswold, Charles William Massey, and Carlson. American Legion Frank Bullock, R. J. King, Leonard and Frank Fritzon Honorary Aildes—Members Stanley Post No. mander, H. Woods I, Sternbe: w. Latham, C. H. Whaples, €. €, Highee, George ( Root, Richard Jackson and Patrick McMahon The following orders of the day are declared Aides will report to Chief of Staff, Wednesday morning, May 30th 9:30 sharp (daylight tay of “om- w. (Continued on Page Three) PAONESSA MAKES APPEAL Mayor Urges All City Officials to Participate in Testimonial of Hou. | Wil | ut Hill park and later at the ! in ! Marshal Johnson foday issued the | at | ving time) at | FOR ADJOURNMENT { Breaks 40-40 Ti¢ to End Session Tomorrow at 5 p.m \THUS No HOUR I§ FIXED Attempts to Set Date Neat Saturday and Also June 5 Likewise Killed —Johnson is Defeated in Senmate | Fight. | Washington, | sen May 28 (P—The today defeated a motion to |adjourn congress tomorrow at § | P m The vote 40 to 40 and Vice | broke the tie by voling azainst the resolution. | "Previously the senate had de. feated two attempts by Senator |Johnson of California to prolong the S£1oNn 1n order to give more “me' or action on the Boulder Canyon Lam bil | N\o Adjournment Hour ‘This leaves congress without any, ournment hour for this session. tempts to fix June and then | next Saturday as the adjournment | daté were defeated in order When the vote for adjournment | fonorrow was announced, Vice | President Dawes immediately voted in the ncgative and the house reso- lution was defeated. When the vies |the desk with his {the chair would vote "no,” his an- {nouncement was greeted with ap- | plause from both the floor and the | llery. Mr. Dawes did not under- |take to shut it off. | Session Is Indefinite Ashed what the next move would Senator Curtis of Kansas, the republican leader, smiled and re- plied, “We are in session.” “How lon “Indefin | {adjournment ders sat back and declared the situation was in the those who wanted the indefinite session. Both Senators | Curtis and Lobinson of Arkansa |the democratic leader, voted for the ‘honfl resolution Twenty democt was sident Dawes president struck vel, and said I | | | its and 20 repub- |licans voted for the adjournment resolution, while 20 democrats and jthe one farmer-labor member, | Shipstead of Minnesota, joined with 19 vepublicans in opposing it. The roll call follows; For adjournment Republicans: Deneen, Edge, T Keyes, MeLean, Phipps, Pine, Reer lobinson of Smooth, Warren, Watson—2u Democrit ingham . Gillett, Greene, Metcalf, Moses, of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Sackett, | Waterman and | Bayard, | Curtis, hurst, Four 1¢ trip to the North radio officer; mascot, 'l‘mn 1 Prof. B ading aides of Ge Pole, lain and ship’s physician °n are shown Prof. chounclk, Umberto Nobile, at Aldo Pontre Czech meteorologist. I 10 hay v the top. I moli, ahoard the airship Ita Giuseppe G a on her ill toria Padrs nfranceschi, chap- not ed Unive Milan scientist: Ittore Pedrotti, chier Below is the Italia with insets of Nobile and his dog ed sity of BODKLETS A SMITH'S PROGRAM Were Spread Through New York by Power Gompanies WENT 10 1,000 PAPERS Trade Commission He: | | Fletcher, ase, Broussard, Bruce, Gerry, Glas |Hayden, King, McKellar, | Robinson of Arkansas Smith, Steck, Tydings total 40 Against ad Republi Brookhart, ting, Dale Edwards, Harrison, Overman, Simmons, | T ournment: s Bluine, Capper. Couzens, Hale, Howell, McMaster, MeNary, | Oddie, Shortridge, | rg—19. Borah, Cut- | I Stetwer, Vande (Continued on Page 12) REFUSE T0 WORK {Hod Carriers and Building Laborers in Bridgeport Demanding 9215 L persons throughout Utilities, Washington, May hooklets attucking Go | K. Smith's program f opment of tric resou New York s were Johnson, | public officials, professors, librarians others by the federal and s, private trade {learned today in its ut 35.000 Cop Although 2 pamphlets s D were sent W. Crone, director of state committee on pu formation, testified, « pamphlets were writte under the direction o ceutives. That Private Interests Urged N. | Y. Rivers Be Turned 5,000 copies the st TTACK ars Testimony | Over to I (UP)—Two rnor Alired state devel- hydro-elec- listributed to Ve w power inter- commission ilities inquiry. stributed of the| influential | te, Ired | the New York blic utility in- ‘rone said the n by himself utilities ex- to ; ACTOR TO TAKE BRIDE O sowem ) ERITI[JIZE BERLIN - INDROWNING CASE Town Omaals Charged With Failure ro Help Searchers LAGK O COOPERATION Task On Skoulders of New Britain Officials Part of Put and Relatives of Deceased Man— Lost In Hart's Pond. ports by re emar He 1ing viet or tals v effor latives and frie mann, Hart's that the operation the town of ta recover t pond ¥ received from the Berlin in he body, was iticisn of those of- Britain city depart- by today. Officials of the om the local ted the most e a pond CHARLES QUIGLLY nearby town from authorities had ex- T cooperation for very short and one department of the vernment when relaying a for aid to one of the Berlin s met with the sugges- 3 Britain take care of the body since the vietim INNEW YORK GHURBH ds of | ll(l 2 4 71» e, n'l S /\ 7y, M,,g'”)r 4 HELP " BYRD THINKS SHIP LANGED IN ARCTIC JBehevcs There Is Even Chance 10 Save Crew RADIO ~ GREATEST ~HOPE, Constant L Calling, Commander Says. Would Enable Rescuers to Locate Italia by Triangulation Method— Ice is Dangerous. | New York, May 28 (B —Comman- | “i'\l' Richard Evelyn By first | man to fly o was | confident today that General berto Nobile and his companions had landed the Italia, and that there w an even chance that they would be saved with the aid o fthe Could float Days While the Italia co remain aloft is a free balloon, for 14 days after s fuel was exhausted, Commander | Byrd said, he believed that this {would be more dangerous than to | make a landing on an icehar, deflate the ship and wait for relief. the er the North Pole, Um- radio. ¥ leflated he said, “so that the food ould he saved, it is possible for the P alive for some time and | 1 the help of the radio they | might be saved. But even so, their |chance is a desperate one.” Hope Lics in Radio greatest hope, he radio. By ihe emergency set Their the said, s the position of anded crew could be obtained a method of triangulation and aid summoned “It would not he a wise thing in ase of a landing at more than 175 miles from their | base,” he said, “for the men to at-| tempt to walk in, | “The point about that which would be bad is that they might be | caught on an fce Meld which had broken away from the nainland. | Strong currents which we observed, °nd to carry these field way from he Kings Bay district. The ice con- dition is indeed dangerous hose circumstances, Ice Moves Fast “The ice moves rapidly toward the nland coast, more rapidly than | one could walk toward Spitzbergen, It is probable, however, that if they could let the rescuers know where they are a ship could go ont and pick them updwhen they drift to- ward Greenland.” GAMPAIGN FUNDS ARE | New York Contributed | $34,941 to Hoover, Sen- ate Committee Learns “If the ship has been landed and | constant working of | a distance of | under | BEING INVESTIGATED © NAVY TRANSPURT IN -c-UP CALL FOR J FROM ITALIA Message Comes From Siberian Radio Station Saymg Nobile’s Ship is Supplied With Short Wave Radio Set. Declales General Is “In Distress” and “Asking for Aid”— Relief Plane Starts From Norway to Scour Arctic. Wa United States naval transport Chau- (mont, stationed near Tientsin, China, | reported to the navy department to- |day through Admiral Mark L. Bris. |10l that she had picked up the fol- lewing night: Cq de Asrao 3 Qtc Dirigible Gen- eral Nobile is in distress asking for help (stop) He is supplied with a | short wave 30:33 meter radio | (stop). message at 10:40 p. m, last Settles Rumors age picked up by the Chaumont appeared definitely to |settle any mystery connected with {the similar message picked up in California, since it obviously did not jcome from the Italia, but was simpe {!v 2 message sent out to notify other stations of the plight of the dirigible. Chaumont, being in Chinese wa- ters, could pick the message up more clearly from Vladivostok whers it apparently originated, than could |the stations on the Pacific coast |which had difficulty reading it, Interpret Message Navy department communication | officers interpreted the introductery {letters of the message to show that it had been re-broadcast from the Vladivostok radio station, the . call letierayme; which are B i L The interpretation of the | of the message, as worked out at the ‘-m\ department, as as follows: ‘“To all shipy, from Viadivostok F.JHOI\. I have something to tran- mit.” “CQ" and QTC.,” are internation- fally nvrflpvm‘l radio abbreviations and {the “De” was interpreted as mean- |ing “from." The me | Lt. Holm Starts North | osio. Norway, May 25.—UP— Licutenant Luetzow Holm, Ner- | wegian flying ace, started at noon te- day from Horten with a Norwegian navy hydroplane for Tromsoe on the firet leg of a trip to Spitzbergen to |hegin a search in the air for the | missing dirigible Italia. Lieutenant Holm who intends first to explore the north and north- coasts of Spitzbergen, hoped te |arrive at Tromrose at midnight. He | will immediately board the sealer Hobby, hired by the Italian govern. ment [nr the Spitzbergen trip, which is ready to start as soon as the | naval monoplane is loaded aboard | her. Licutenant Holm was accompanied by Mechanic Myre. The steamer Braganza, also is at Tromsoe, started today for Spitzbergen. Her commander will get in touch with the Italia’s the base ship, Citta Di Milano, and will ent of this city, that of- which ported today. ¥ was finally recovered #1d of apparatus sent to FFire Chief William J. Washington, May 2§ (®) — The | | Hoover-for-president movement in | New York had received contribu- | tions of $24,944 up to May 1 and its expenditures were $30,249, Charles Quigley Will Wed Teacher From Dixie and others in plain clothes took up their posts and observed the coming and going of customers. They re. port that some men whose desire for Cents An Hour Pay. Governor In the books, views on state development werp opposed and it was argued that the | state’s rivers should be turned over Smith's WANTS NEW PLAN FOR Bridgeport, May 28 (®—Hod car- Tiers and common building laborers ©n many of the construcs drink was very apparent dropped in but did not stay. mmenting on the experiment today, Chiet Hart said there are hottle toters and | pilots about many of the stores sus- pected of dealing in liquor, and the police are handicapped in their -ef- forts to obtain evidence, although they are reasonably certaln of the kind of business being engaged in, — BARBERS ON STRIKE 200 Union Workers Reported Walk- ing Out as Protest Against Wage Scale in New Haven, New Haven, May 28 (A —Union barbers o the claimed number of about 200 walked out of shops to- day because the master barbers had not agreed t0 a new wage scale. The old one expired last night. It guaranteed the journeymen $27 a week with 50 per cent of all re- ceipts over 837 a week from their chair. The masters offered a new agreement 825 a week guaranteed with 60 per cent of all receipts from a chair. The masters told the men that owing to poor condmons in the trade the past year not p rs claimed .that shops not employing union barbers and which had a cut scale of prices had made s into the business of union shops The discuss barbers will meet later to the offer. Meanwhile the shops will be open as one-chair ones, with the owner of each at- tending to customers. There are $03 union barber shops in the city. $3,152,00 ATE New Haven, May 28 (#—Susan V. Hotchkiss, who died here recently, left an estate of $3,152.002 accord- ing to an accounting filed in tae pro- bate court today. She was a sister of Henry L. Hotchkiss, president of the Candee Rubber company. Paonessa Suggests City Do Away With Present Policy A change in collecting benefits public provements recommended Mayor Paonessa, who said today, that property should not be acquired to pay for betterments until after the work is done. Under the existing plan, benefits and damages, when finally approved | by the common council and the mayor are liened against properties and in conformity with provisions of the charter they are payable work is started The present mayvor having been in- strumental in brinzing about re- forms in the property assessment ideas six yea is of the belief that it was not intended to have pay- ments exacted when work is started, despite the wording of the charter. In the opening move of his cam- Palgn to change the plans, the mayor conferred today with Tax Coliector Bernadott Loomis. The collector will consult Corporation Counsel John H. Kirkham with reference to benefit payments and will meet the mayor later to formulate a plan of pro- cedure. Stabbed, But Won’t Tell Who Assaulted Him Greenwich, May 28 (#—Confined to Greenwich hospital with a stab wound in his back, Demetrio Naden refuses to tell who assaulted him or the circumstances surrounding the assault. He was taken to the hospital by a taxi driver who pick- ed him up on the street. Naden told the taximan that the stabbing occurred in Port Chester but further the procedure on of im- by he owners believes, than that he will not talk, . COLLECTING BENEFITS when | on projec in the city refused 1o go to work to- day as their answer to the declina- | Ition of employing contractors to give them a new wage scale. The men have 1-4 cents an hour and | the - 923 cents. There is [no mention of hours in the demand. The union carpenters on Saturday | voted to sirike next Iriday in en- | forcement of their demand for a | day weck at $11 a day. The present | wage scale is $10 a day for a five| land a half day week. Before Fri- day when ihe existing agreement ex- | pires it is expected there will be la conference. | | to the utilities for de der state regulation. Under cros the hooks hoped to wi ion to their side in the fight against | Smith’s program. Resumed Inquiry Wa eral t inquiry today power utility Fred W. shington, May 28 de comn Crone of (Continued on -examination ladmitted the utilitics, ssion resumed into the financing of organizations New elopment un- Crone in circulating n public opin- s o fed- its with | York, di- 12) Wed in Kensington on New i Licen by Clergyman Who Doesn’t Know His Geography. Samuel lsaac ver, who were and Ernestine Sa married in Kensing- ton. May 17, on a license issued from the office of Town Clerk Al- /fred L. Thompson must be married?| again, the use of this license outside the city limits having voided the ceremony. This ruling was made today “y Dr. 8. H. Osborn for the state bureau of vital statistics after a rcturn cer- tificate had indicated the irregulari- ty of the marriage- They received {their license May 17, Isaac giving his age as 24 and his®residence as Berlin. The bride gave her age as 23, said she is a divorcee, and de- clared her residence as Bristol. Rev. David J. Benjamin performed the ceremony. He explained today he was not aware the territorial limits of New Britain did not include Ken- sington, lead detectives, which failed last shortage of more than $300,000. He has been United States. Two brothers Maynard Tressle was arrested in New Mexico, were said by detectives to have sought to attract officers from search for Wat- Guy and Couple Married on May 17 Must Go All Through Ceremony Again TRESSLER TO RETURN | Watkins' Brother-in-Law Will turn to:Hartford to in Embezzlement Case. Chicago. May Tressler, brother-in-la W. Watkins, wanted ment, cials today. The has been advised that officials will take T he “doubled” for Wa investment company m sought th kins. When arrested clothing bore Watkins' monogram, 25 —(P— authorities here expect to turn Guy over to Hartford, polic back to Hartford. Watkins formerly was head of an Re- Face Charges | Police of Rogers for embezzle- Conn. offi- o department | Connecticut er, who s tkine to mis- of Hartford onth,s with a roughout the n-law, who here, Gu: |~ 111 t w |the following year. this port among his teammates and he W w by ¥ P a 14 in Blue E; born, and C completed his edu when he was the =chool Amphion leading parts in was graduated e S Land major portion of the 15 handled by Register Wil- who had hurried to mediately after the accig | dragnet, and his aides crutted for the most part 3 relatives of Mr, Her- ind other New Britainites, it 1 office of Mayor Paonessa and fire department was appealed Auring the two days of search for body. the facilities avail- vere placed at the disposal of Hermann family, it was suggest- «d that more attention be Ber uthorities, but it was in- ~d that appeals along this line ceived but scant consideration. ALLEGED “FIREBUG" 1§ tiss Harr of 47 Weet t, this city, the daug rnest L. and Hattie Flagin Bl nion Springs, Ala., where she Charles Quigley, of 149 West 45th street, ave obtained a license 10 we nd announce they will be m ied May 31 at St. Bartholomew's hurch, this city, by Rev. Dr, M Ir. Quigley was born in New Britain, ‘onn., the son of Charles and Anna hristensen Quigl, ocial to the H New York, : teacher tres wits, an this d clainme Charles Quigley was 12 public schools or this ¢ ation h in \ 124 graduated from t nior High school as president of | his class. He first gained prominence “hool in his second ye ried out for the track team and de good. He was elected captain His work during ason aesured him of much North Providence Man Shoots truder Who, He Says, Was I'rying to Fire Barns, r} 1 5 L Fiving ovidence, 1 May 2 a rom a 12:3 1S reelected captain, an honor hich has been given few athletes at house at about v o'clock Anthone Farri of road, North Killed William \merica street, was i Woodward shot morni 3l T'rovidenc G this pouring and While he was at high school phy ical inetructors |\vmmu|n ed him the at the institution 30, his junior year he joined the who Dramatic club and took ¢ its plays for two ¢ rs. Tt was here that he took his rst interest in dramatics. When he | right groin he took the leading |ter of art in the class night production. | into e After graduation he studied in a | police ramatic school in New York and iter was called upon to take purts n road shows. and 10 1 on est built boy In ot ity kero- ene barn for in- ndiary G » i e 1 shot through the lied within a quar- an hour. ¥arri was taken tody by North Providence and state troopers. a RNS TO ITALY . aly, May 28 (A—Prince Tote n/mm. governor of Rome, homeward bound from a brief visit 1o the United States, arrived at | | Naples today aboard the steamship | | Roma | Prince Potenziani was enthusias. | |tic about his trip to the United States, saying that his reception could not have been more cordial THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinit Unsettled, probably showe; tonight and Tuesday: not much change in temperature. | — % iand his visit more satistactory, asked of | KILLED IN PROVIDENCE| aldi, | senate mpaign was told today by William H. Hill, chairman of the organization, He testified that the New York group was formed last February with Mrs. Ruth Pratt as vice pres ident and Allen ¥ox as secretary. “The fight for Mr. Hoover has been within the organization,” Hill testified. “I am an organization man myself and I have conducted his campaign along that line." Hill said the Western Newspaper Union had furnished “plate matter™ for use in newspapers that | for it. “What sort of plate n | nuired Senator Barkley, Kentucky, “In the | randidacy, the papers if they wan 168 in upstate New Yo One item in which Senator Bark- showed interest was “the Rob- W. Satterfield illustrated life of Hoover,” which was widely distri- m- inter " Hill re M plicd Hoover's “We asked d it and k took it |1ey (Continued on Page Republican Party Is 72 Years Old Today Bloomington, 111 May (L P)—The republican y years old today | he I‘ that K 1856 j | riy 1 i Abraham Lin- delivered the fa- .ost Speech” which so entranced reporters with its elo- atence that they forgot to take notes and thereby failed 1o save it for posterity. Bloomington, birthplace of the party, ohserved the anniversary with an appropriate program. Re- publican leaders from many parts of the country joined Illinois politicians in the exercises. Among them were Gov. Adam McMullen of Nebraska and former Gov. Joseph W. Fifer of Hllinois. Fifer, a Bloomington lawyer, wae a friend of Lincoln and serv- ed as a soldier in the civil war. funds committee | assist in a search for the Italia. Preparations are being rushed for large scale auxiliary expedition to arch for the missing dirigible, It is expected that the details will be | concluded tonight. | No word as to the exact plans hui been divulged and the Italian tion refuses any information. 1~ is believed, however, that Captain Riiser-Larsen, second in command of the north pole vovage of the Norge in 1926, will be leader., Roald (Continued on Page Two) GHURGH MERGER HELD . UP AT LEAST A YEAR 'Plan o' Unite M. E. and Presbyter- | ian Denominations Delayed by Assembly, May 25 (P—A pro. posal for unification of the Method- Episcopal ehurch with the sbyterian church in the U. § A was presented to the Presbyterian general assembly here today. The proposal was referred to the church department of cooperation and union, with instructions that it pre. sent a report before the next gen- ral assembly, thus deferring action on the plan for at least a year, I'he merger was proposed in a memo by the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at Kansas City which suggested that |the two denominations were kindred in spirit and operated in the same .Lrn(or\. | At the same time fn adopting & report of the committee on coopere ation and union which was preseate ‘ux by its chairman, Dr. J. Roes | Stevenson, president of the Prince- ton Theological seminary. The gome leral assembly refused overturds ter | participation in a confersmes fa {June with representatives of the [Universalist ana Congregationatist |churches looking to & uaies of the ithres” denominations, Tulsa, Okla.