New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1928, Page 5

ng ly as ad ar ut he ce ite he ul, el m ix ch ch d- e- th er it — SIR THOMAS LIPTON INTERVIEWS SELF Famous Racing Enthusiast Passes 78th Milestone London, June 1. (UP)—Perhaps the only man in existence who can Toast of being a personal friend of both King George of England and “'Big Bill” Thompson of Chicago, lias just celebrated his 7Sth birth- day. He is Sir Thomas Johnstone Japton, the man who put Ceylon tea on the map and made yachting trophies worth winning. 1t was in the huge billiard room of Sir Thomas' magnificent estate, “Osidge,” at Southgate, Middlesex, near London, that a United Press Correspondent was given the rare opportunity of catching an intimate glimpse of the great sportsman's private life, This glimpse was almost like a losson in history. It included the sight of many rare souvenirs, some of which would be enviable as acquisitions to a museum, like Sir Thomas' favorite, a signed photo- &raph of Jefferson Davis, one-time president of the Confederate states. A few moments after arriving on the estate, the correspondent was ushered into, the presence of his host by John, faithful Singhalese valet whom Sir Thomas brought from Ceylon more than 30 years ago- “Come In,” beckoned Sir Thomas a8 he arose from a comfortable looking armchair near the window of his comparatively small study. At the same time his right hand was extended in greeting while with his 1eft he grasped a chair to which the visitor was motioned. “So you want to interview me,” commenced Sir Thomas with a broad smile and a typical Scotch ac- cent. “Now let me see he continued vith a twinkle in his eyes” what did you think of that wax double of mine which he saw together at the new Tussaud's wax exhibition the other day? T told my secre- tary,” he went on without pausing for the reply to his question ‘“to write them a letter and explain that they had make a mistake. They &hould have had me dressed in my white yachting trousers and cap. It would look so much more like me then, wouldn't jt2" Drank Only Water. Again, without giving his visitor a chance to reply he continued; “But wasn't it a wonderful ban- Guet they served before the show opened? Honestly, it was the best meal of its kind that I ever attend- ed. But ye noticed, didn't ye, that T didn’t drink their champagne? 1 drank water. drink anything stronger than lemon- ade." At this point, Jonn, whose white uniform, reminiscent of an Ameri- can Pullman conductor's summer clothing, = eontrasted sharply with his dark face and black hair sur- 11ounted with the traditional Sin- galese comb, entered and asked for permission to lay the table for lunch. “Ye'll lay for three,” declared Sir Thomas who then turned to the United Press correspondent and de- creed: “Ye'll atay for lunch. It'll help keep down your expenses!” To the correspondent’s occasional eftempts to question Sir Thomas, the latter invariably smiled and =ald “What's that” and forthwith yroceeded with the subject that in- terested him. ““When are you returning to the Ftates?” he was asked. Met President Hayes “'Say.” came the reply, “I went to America as a steerage passenger when I was 17. At one time I used to work on Sam Clay's plantation in old Virginie,” he pronounced with an almost Southern accent. “And let me tell how I met Rutherford Hayes. “Ye know who he was, don't ve? TRutherford Hayes, President of the United States?" “It was this way,” he @m- nienced, “Some practical joker de- cided to make a subject out of me. He told me that anybody who wanted to, could meet the Presi- dent of the United States. So I confidently walked into the White House at Washington and told the attendant at the door: ‘I want to #ce the President.’ The attendant mistook me for a messenger and a3 & result, a few moments later 1 found myself climbing the White House staircase. “As T reached the first landing, T stood gazing out of the ,window. Then I saw a man coming down the stairs in my direction. When he rcached where I was standing I said to him: “That's a nice vi u've got from here, fsn't it?" he replied, and motioned me ¥ into a nearby room. “You have a message for me?” he inquired. “No,” T replied, “¥ have not. I just wanted to meet the President,”” "Well, T am the President,” he sald, and shook hands with me.” “The next time I returncd to the White House, it was as the guest of | President Roosevelt. Not bad for having started out as an immigrant, was it?" smiled Sir Thomas, “By the bye,” he added, “I have a signed photograph of several American presidents. Come next door with me, and I'll show them to you!"” White Masonry “Bloom” Harmless, Engineers Say New York, June 1. (P—The white deposit that appears on all kinds of masonry in the spring is quite harmless and need cause prop- erty owners no concern, says W, F. Lockhardt, district structural engi- neer of the Portland Cement asso- ciation. Brick, cement, lime and many natural stones contain small amounts of soluble material, Lock- | hardt explains, which in a period of cool. rainy weather is dissolved and brought fo the surface by evapora- tion. When dry this substance «hows up as the white coating so frequently scen on masonry at this time of year. “This efflorescence is usually short-lived, being washed away by 2 few summer rains.” the engincer says. You know T never | |DRIVES AT FAST SPRED | THROUGH HEAYY TRAFFIC [ | Mict 1 Rambis of Berlin Fined $10 For Hastening To Broad Street Party | | “You're the kind of driver that | will make trouble for others if you |do not look out,” Judge M. D. Saxe | |told Michael Rambis, aged 22, of | | Berlin, in police court today a ter | Motorcycle Officer Thomas Blanch. | [ette had testified that he followed | the young man from South Mnln‘ street, through Main to Broad and clocked him at 40 to 45 miles an | hour, about 10:30 last night, The | only time Rambis reduced his speed | was on Main street, the officer testi- | fled, and the traffic was heavy on account of the carnival in Kensing- ton. Rambis had nothing to say ex- |cept that he did not drive faster | than 35 miles an hour at any time. He was on his way to a party on High street, he sald. A fine of $10 | and costs was imposed. Otto Kante, aged 44, of 134 Co- | lumbia strect, who was arrested by Officer John O'Keefe last night on | [the charge of breach of the peace, | | on complaint of Mrs. Kante, was re- |leased on a nolle, but Prosecuting | Attorney Woods warned him that if he is arrested again for causing a | disturbance at his home a jail sen- {tence will be recommended. The non-support case of Raymond Laurie, aged 21, of 63 Jubilee strect, was continued until Sept. 30. John Gozda, who was arrested | | vesterday for causing a disturbance | at the Corbin Screw factory, twa released without being taken to court, VALMEDILS FOR SIK ARE AWARDED 1Four of These Are Heroes oI: | Recent Floods | Boston Juns 11 (UP)—Six per- sons, four of them heroes of the New England flood of last Novem- ber, have been named in the Theo- | dore N. Vail national awards for | 427 for “noteworthy public service,” | the New England Telephone and Telegraph company announced to- day. ‘ The highest award, a gold medal and $500, went to Fred F. Rrown, foreman of the plant department of the Connecticut Valley Telephone company at Bradférd, Vt. who risked his life to restore telephone service to flood-stricken Montpelier, vt. | Four wires crossing the Wells| | river became tangled about 60 feet | trom shore, causing a short circuit. | Brown hooked his safety belt to the | wires, pulled himself over the flood- | swollen river and untangled the | | wires, restoring communication. | Silver medals and $200 were ayarded to Mrs. Clara B. Pitkin of | West Hartford, Vt., Horace E. Roby of Montpelier, Vt., Patrick B. Mc- Cormick of Becket, Mass, William Foster Owens of Rock Springs, | Texas, and Mrs. Mary E. Algor of | Holmdel, N. J., All were employes |of telephone companies. | Mrs. Pitkin, Roby and McCormick | received their rewards in connection | | with work in maintenance of tele- | |phone service during the New | England floods. Mrs. Pitkin and | McCormick remained at their | switchboards, warning subscribers | of danger and directing rescuers, until rising waters put the awitch- Dboards out of order and forced them | to flee for safety. Roby, superinten- |dent of traffic at Montpelier, had general charge of telephone facili- ties in the stricken area, | Owens won his award through his | | work during the tornado which struck the town of Rock Springs, | Texas, on April 27, 1927, killing 65 people and isolating the community. He succceded in establishing com- munication with Kerryville, §0 miles | away, reporting the disaster and di- | | recting rescue work. | | Mrs. Algor through her “intelli- |gpnt use of the telephone facilities” saved a Wickatunk, N. J., woman's eyesight, succeeding in locating her in New York after she had taken a bottle of acid from a drug store in | place of eye drops. | i 'Reports Being Robbed | While He Was Asleep | The police are investigating a complaint by Bernard Frawley of | 208 East Main street that $16 was taken from a trunk at his home yes- {terday. He told Officer Otis Hop- | kins about 9:30 last night that he | !and his brother, James, who lives | | with him, and John Bakos of 46 | | Hurlburt street and Joseph Stuka of | 11 Oalk street, were drinking from /10 a. m. to 4 p. m. yesterday and later he missed the money. He ac- cused the trio of having taken the | key out of his pocket while he was |asleep, but Bakos and Stuka denfed | it. | Officer Hopkins and Bergeant |Stadler questioned Stuka and Bakos |at police headquarters, Officer Hop- | Kins having brought them in. Ba- {kos said he gave Frawley fifty cents as his share towards the purchase of liquor, and Stuka sald he was in the Iplace only a few minutes and saw no money. Frawley told the police | [two half pints of liquor were con- | {sumed during the party. Young Polish Immigrant And Wife Die in Flames . New York, June 1 (P—A young | Polish immigrant and his wife who | had been in this country only three |months were burned to death early |this morning in a fire Which swept |the two upper floors of a five story | Brooklyn apartment building. | Their mame is thought to have been “Sorcl.” but as they only rent- lcd a furnished room from another |tenant that and the fact that they |had recently come from Poland was | [all that was known of them. Other dwellers in the apartments cscaped. The origin of the fire was | ‘unknown. 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