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News of the World By Associated Press ESTAB HOPE OF RESCUING NOBILE TURNS T0 DOG TEAMS WHEN AIRPLANES MISS EXPLORER | Two Futie Attempts By MRS SHEPARDDIES Norwegians Dlscour- AH‘E“ R[AGH'NG qn age Men When Gen-. eral Reports Planes Widow of James Shepard Had Birthday on June 9 Only Mile and a Quar- ‘| S Ky EXPIRES AT HOSPITAL Fast Patrol of Dogs Is Making Its Way Over Ice | to Spot Where Italia’s! Commander Is Stranded. LISHED 1870 Organ Which She Presented to St Mark’s Church in Memory of De- parted Daughter to Be Played at Funeral Service, Death claimed Mrs. (Curtis) Shepard, Celia Adelard Shepard, of James just 10 days after she had passed her 90th birthday anniver- died early last night at Britain hospital fol- For widow Rome, Junc 19 P — Maddalena, Italian flicr, an unsuccesstul reconnaissance in search for the Nobile party this morning and returned to Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, in his voia-Marchetti 55, planning another flight soon. Major made She New General tlowing a iliness, she and the de their home lingering many yars Shepard n Lalke street She was born in late at 13y Kings Bay Pi—After fliers to his party of gible Italia on 1t Spitzbergen, June futile attenpts General Nobile survivors of the diri- ice of North East 19 of | and Bristol, June 9, the daughter of William Cur tis and Lucy Preston Curtis, and lived in that locality until she came to this ety with her husband. l.and, it was felt at Kiugs Buy today |~ preyious to his death on February that rescue by ai was likely to| 15 gy Mr. Shepard widely vrove a ditticult tusk. Hope for im- | a patent expert, historian, mediate relicf turned to dog teams. geologist 4 genclogist. Vast Patrol, many books and was a A t patrol conunands coptributor to the Herald tain Sora of th had been marricd for 1roops was muking its way ov it the tine of his death. On ice today toward Nobile's Prember 23, 1854, the couple wore The patrol consisted of ( marricd o the Congregational two sledges and nine dog {church in Plymouth, by Rev. Mr 1o travel past Beverly Islad, Ha They to this city in by Island, Cape Loven, ( 1867, the day hefore Thanksgiving and Dove Lay to IFoyn v, and from that time on Mrs. Which point Nobile is wepard took an active intercst in icae. . the ¢ s and suecess of St Another patrol Mark's Episcopal chureh, to start out in scun She contributed the organ to the who have bovn missing sinee Lehurch in memory of her daughter, left the Nobile party on May |Celta Antoinetts, who was This patrol consisted of two students | o, 9, 1860, and who died Octo- of the Alpine club and two memhers | 1907, of the Alpuie troops. It will follow | Throughout her life she tisplayed the coast of Beverly Island as far |z remarkable spirit of kindness nnd as Cape Loven Lier friepdly attitude toward her fel Hopes Raised. Hlow beings won her th Twice Nobil's hopes have been | and friendship of hundreds, raised to a high point on sceing the | The organ which she contributed seeplanes approach him. Twice they | 1o the chureh will play her funcral liave been dashed as they disappear- | service, which will L At St «d again in the direction from which | Mark’s church Wednesd atternoon they came without sighting the |t 2 o'clock, amuel Suteliffe, marooned men @0 the vast White ex- | pector, will offic at the services vanse of ice and snow. Nobile ap- | Burial will be m Fairview cemetery it o oo e it | SICE BOX BANDITS” 10 HAVE TRIAL BY JURY fore the first scarch was made he fwo 1838, find was known s | botanist p- il tan Alpine hey | years, 1 by « Hadiun 67 Dosition, Hnides It was Scores- | e Platen Isiand, near | e anailing res- Was gett of the ready men they ol ainted a tent which had been saved trom the Italia red to guide then, The Norwegian flyers, Caplain Riiser-Larsen and Lieutenant Tuetz ow Holm &et out from the i er Braganza vesterday, in search of Nobile, determin=d to find him after their futile attempt of Sunday. After | flving over the reglon they return- | ed without sighting him, Sees Plane, Later Nohile informed the ship Citta Di Milano wirel that he had seen one the s Lreak [ Case Wil Re Tried In September- Men Accuscd of Murdering State Policeman. Willimantic, June | with the first degre | Policeman Tiving 1 fret on April 6, Albert and Roland G. Laton, Mass, were put to plea at a session of the Windham superior court today entered pleas of not trial by iury, Edwin . Dickinson who ided, was tor putting the case n for trial i two wecks but unsel for the men declared that would be difficult to complete a jury during July inasmuch as the ‘m.l will be held in a farming dis- [trict. Chief Juetice George W. 1\\ heeler w called on for his opin- |1on and decided that the case lcould go over until fthe September [term. — Judge Edward M. Yeomans {of Andover will be on the bench lat that time Nelson w pursuing an 19 (A—Charged murder of State Nelson in Fom- J. Raymond both of Wor hy of (Continued on DONN BYRNE, WRITER AND NOVELIST, DEAD Noted Irishman Killed When Auto Overturns on Seashore Pags 19) lap: | count Ihey and choss Judge guilty Bandon, Cork, Ireland, June 19 (P—Donn Byrne, widely known Irish writer and novelist, was killed lagt night near his home when automobile overturned on the shore, Mr. s shot and killed while ntomobils thought to contain the box” bandits who had been operating extensively in Massachusetts. Theic mode of op- ion was ta force a buteher into Lex, lock him in, and e his sea o his own rob th Byrne had alone in his car along the near his Irish residence, 'astle near Bandon found dead by his the road where his overturned Mr. Byrne w gone for a drive 1o 100nst Coolmain | Later he was secretary near | autcrnobile had o store AUTOIST 1S HELD borm in 1544 anq | Westpart Driver Criminally Respon- among his publications were The trangers’ Banauet. “Stories With- | out Women." “Messer Marco Polo,™ O'Malley Shanganagh,” “Brother Saul* and “Hangman's House.” | PBrideeport Donn Byrne's novels and film | Announcio of dramas had wen greater success in | Ctimmally responsible for the dedth the United States than in the Brit. | of Frank Anderson, 4. of Norwalk 1sh Isles. He was born in New York | 0 a finding issucd today by Coroner of Irish parents 39 vears ago and'John J Phelan. The boy was struck received his education in the United |and killed by Aununcio’s automobile States, Treland, Fra and Ger. | While crossing a street in East Nor- many. He was formerly on the Walk on June 11 staffs of the Brooklyn Eagle and the . In his finding, the coroner says New York Sun and worked with |In part “failure of the driver to note various publishing houses i New |the presence of the deceased bears York. At one time he lived in Riv- |evidehce of criminal negiigence crside, Conn. Of recent years he tived chiety Truck Afire in (:arlge. on the continent and in the British Other Autos Unharmed Isles. He has contribut short adld storfes and scrials o many of the| A truck owned by George B. I'red- prominent American and British | efick of Lyons strect was damags magazines. For a time he was an by fire to th nt of $580 during exile from Ireland because of his | the night while it stood in the gar- political activities. He had recently [age at the rcar of Mr. Frederick's made his home near fang- |home. A peculiar circumstance con- man's House” and of Mr. |neced wih the fire was the fuct that Ryrne's other novels have had some | the geor three other cars hou popularity it the United & His | there were not dumaged, the truck widow, who wus Miss Dorothy Mary | being the only vebicle burned. Mr. Blizabeth Cadogan, of Waterford. | Frederick was not aware of fhe fire treland, and three children survive [until thie moruing when he opencd him. Mr. Byrne was a patron of (the garage preparatory to driving |the truck out and mugh to his sur- iprice found nothing but embers. sthle for Death of Four Year Old Chitd. June 13 (A—George Westport s found (Continucd on Page 19) | born | {tive adwmiration | | son said. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1928 ~TWENTY-FOUR PAGES BACK PORCH PLACE | Pet Monkey Objects to Teasing, CANDIDATES WILL | Reverts to Type, Scratches Boy in Spirit of Jungle Ancestors MAPOUT CAMPAIGN (Hoover and Cartis Meet This * Alternoon in Rear of Form- er's Washington Residence MOST IMPORTANT EYENT OF PRESIDENTIAL YEAR' Ncither Candidate Has Made Public Any Plans for Campaign But Both Men Will Talk it Over and Form- ulate Policiecs—Hoover to Meet | Other Political Leaders During Latter Part of Week. 19 (UP)—The Kansan who mike up the republican presidential ticket Washington, June Californian and the paign. Senator Charles Curtis, the vice- presidential nominee and one-fourth Kaw Indian, arrived here today and made an appointment for what is probably the most important confer- ence of the campaign, with Herbert | Hoover. the presidential nominee, on the back porch of Hoover's S-strect | home. Both Hoover a frained from their plans pending the conference. Met At the Train. s met at the train, when 5 a. m., from To- Hoover's secrctary George Akerson. Hoover automobile took Curtis to the hom of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. dward Gann. Curtis has lived at the G Macomb nd Curtis have re since the Mrs. Curtis last year, and expects to stay there while in Washington. Hoover and Curtis were to mect at noon for lunch at Hoover's home, after which the the afternoon together, Curtis, who is more signer than Hoover, is expected to start touring the country weeks. He 18 to concentrate on the farming west, according to plans, Other political leaders had ap- pointments with Hoover for today. nd it was Indicated tht the Hoover- Curtis plans might be made publie in part later in the week. Tt is re- garded as likely, however, that the complete plans will not he disclosed until the democratic takes its action. Another Conference. Ome of the most important factors i deciding on the campaign plans 1 the conference to be held Thurs- day among Hoover. James W. Good, of Towa, his pre.convention man- death atreet ager, and a republican committce of | 26 named at the Kansas City con vention. The committee will select new officers including a chairman. “Hoover will continue as secretary of commerce for some time Aker- He would not elaborate whether this meant hold his post for several nionthe, as reported in outside cir- Some friends intimated Hoover might continue through the election and until next Mareh 4, regardless of the outcome of the election on would (Continued on Page 21) BARBERS NOT UNITED ON SUMMER PROGRAM Some Will Refuse to Close Doors Wednesday Afternoons Master barbers who were invited to meet with the journeymen tonight at Eagles’ hall in an effort to reach an agreement on Wednesday noon closing of shops during the summer will not be represented as a unit, and irrespective of the outcome of the meeting many shopa will re- main open Wednesdays during the summer months, G. A. Blancati, <pokesman for one bloc of shop own- ers, said today. The journeymen met last week and voted for Wednesday afternoon closing during the months of July and August. 8o notifying the masters on the following day. Some of the shop owners expressed resentment at what they termed an attempt on the part of the employes’ union to control their business practices and several announced they would ignore the vote of their workmen. 1In an effort to avoid further discussion and finally settle the matter, tonight's meeting was called VISITING TRUMBULLS John Coolidge Stopping Off Plainville En Route to Summer Home in Wisconsin. Hartford, June 19 (®-—Jolin (‘ool- idge is spending several days at the home of Governor John M. Trum- bull in Plainville as the guest of Miss Florence Trumbull, following his gradpation from Amherst col- lege vesterday. The president’s son will go from Plainville to join his parents at the summer White House in Wisconsin. Miss Trumbull was present at his graduation. will spend this afternoon on | a back porch, planning their cam- | Conlers Master of Arts on Hart- Hoover | after-| making public any of { big | ‘ tory nn's modest house on | of | planned to spend of a cam- | n a few ! tenta- | convention i Simian Who Lives on End Traffic o Albert Peterson, boy whose hom. at 18 10 the Belvidere section of the eity su slight in- iury and considerable fright night when a pet monkey owned by Robert Andrews of 1484 street, pounced on him, intlicting itches and other minor injurics. The animal is kept a leash and has caused injury to anyone in the | nelghborhood. It is understood the | Peterson boy was in a group of chil- dren who had been tossing stick and other objects to the monkey at the end of not herctofore Springs at Lad and Pounces on Him When An- noyance Becomes Sev vear old ' last ! Stanley | of Leash When Outdoors, | ere — Once Held Up n Street. causing the noyance, | 1100 close. nal considerable an- “CSON. venturing a step | was attacked by the erst- | while resident of the African jungle, | but after a few seratehes had been | made and several angry squ nls emitted monkey scurried anay and up into a tree, Some months agn, the monkey free and took up a position in the roadway where motorists were | required to halt to avoid striking | him. After he h ‘l held up traffic | for some fime, he was driven back 0 his reservation. broke DARTMOUTH GIVES DEGREE T0 ALCORN ford County State’s Attorney {MOSES ALSO REGOGNIZED New Hampshire Senator is Made a Doctor of Laws With Ex-Secre- tary of War Newton 1. Buker— Others Honored. Hanover, N. H targest graduating of J rlass in the Dartmouth colicge, prising seniors, was degrees at the commence ciges held Webster his- coni- awarded ment exer- in hall HUGH Honored M. ALCORN By Dartmouth, morning. n which the degree of baciclor science will be given. President Ernest Martin conferred 13 honorary follows: Master of arts corn, state’s attorney of (Continued on Fage of Hopkins degrecs as Hugh Al Hartford 20) 19 (@ —The | this | Tt was the last graduation | TISON SAYS HE LACKED SUPPORT Believes Delegation Should Have! | Backed Him Strongly | IS NOT A “SQUAWKER" Declares the Fact That Roraback Held Out For President Coolldge " Hard For Connecticut | | | 1 Made Delegation. N¢ John Housc drew presidential City last (0l der of the s, who with- for the viee at Kansas said that w Haven, June Q. Tilson. floor 1 of Representative the race nomination wack, Jast night 19 from JOHN Q. TILSON Raps Connecticut Delegation, the Connecticut delegation supported his candidacy enthusiastically Col. shonld have me Tilson was anxlous that made elear that he squirming or squawki told that there were many who | thought that the state delogation shonld have stood firmly behind him | he remarked “1 thonght so teo” | it be | Joing no | Lut when « ommum] on Page Recalls Speech at H. S. by Curtis | on “Duty of a C/uef Magistrate Kensington Woman, Once Teacher of Candidate for Vice President, Finds Item in Scrapbook. When Senator Charle publican nemince for the dency, was a pupil at high school at Topeka, Kansas, he delivered a paper on “The Duty of a Chief Ma- gistrate,” at the commencement ex ercises of the class of 1879, accord- Ing to Miss Eunice A. Lyman. a re tired school teacher, now residing in Kensington, who taught Senator Curtis when he was-a freshuan in high school. Miss Lyman is person- ally acquainted nominee ahd watched his work in lugh school and after life with great interest. She has kept a serap book of chp nings from the Topeka papers and has an account published in 1570 telling of Eenator Curtis' recitation It states that Curtis, a member of the lower classes, “delivered a pa triotic eelection in a clear forceful tone ™ Miss Annie who later became the wifs ator Curtis, also spoke at mencement exercises in 1879, ac- cording to Miss Lyman, and deliver- ed the salutatory address, Miss Lyman s 77 years old and although she has been away from Topeka for the last 14 years, she keeps in constant communication with her friends there and follows the happenings in Topeka with in- terest. When Senator Curtis was nominated Priday Miss Lyman sent him a telegram extending her con- gratulations and wishing him coss in the coming election in good health and is active present fime she is teaching her tio year old grandchild, Barbara Jean Han Bhe Curtie, re vice-presi- Riard, of Sen- the com- She it familiar with the early with the republican | and | Atthe| | | = l Taught Sen. Curtis ! | | | | | | MISS EUNICE LYMAN {Nife of Senator Curtis and tells some | mteresting fales of his exprriences | with the Indians. Kenator Curtis | was born on a Kaw Indian reser tion and spent most of his boyhood davs with the Indians before | adopted by the white people of To- | peka. HIGH TIDE—JUNE 20 New Haven . London 1 New Britain and ity Ramn tonight and probably Wednesday morning: not | Committeeman | Day ior Migh school and | | Our School « {Catherine [ dmund Bartusiewi Irett, | Bubrowieccki, | Mary | Carlson, | Mary I nette Kani Leo i ton, was revealed lat the |avenue, lof Stempien, | much change in (emperature. | B e Week Ending June 16th . Average Daily Circulation For 14,852 PRICE THREE CENTS MISS EARHART ACCORDED ROUSING FRIENDSHIP LANDS AM Ohio and Other Mlddle Weste: ona States, Leavmg Death and Ruin| HALE SCHOOL HAS Score Injured in Buck- l]lPu]M AS H]R 2"[] eye State While Dam- Will Be $1,000,- Norlh End Jumor High Prepar-. 000—Rivers Rise in ing Tor Close of Term Southwest —Eight REV. T. 5. DU 10 spea Dead in Oklaboma. Willlam H. DPay 10, “cyelonic winds which swept Ohio Present Certificates at Graduation late yesterday injurec score of and caused d at persons, four seriously in ' property Exercises Thursday Afternoon damzee estimate 1.0 Crews wer ad and 0. the s the gale, and at near Newark, 0. whe were demolished and mjured by ing timbers and flying debris School Auditorium. $700,000 5,000, to Rescur for rietia by searching 1o- d School Committeeman William H preacnt graduates of the day M hit lake cottage will diplomas injure Nathan Rev. stor to Hale Theodore the will tion Jun- 1 Dunn, assistant of outh Congregational ehurch, deliver the address held Thursday 076N persons wer fall- at craduation exercises to be in the schoot | Many Hurt Columbug, 0., June 19 (P -Tor- nadoes and wind storms that struck three central and southern communitics today had left a toll of ene dead, more than a score of persons injured and damag mated at 0,000, Donald Killed by struck at The storm to the anditorium o'clock. The program will be as follows: March, Queen City School Orchestra Tnvocation The Land Where Hate Should Die Trennis MeCarthy Barrett afternoon at esti- Teonore Thomas, 10, 1bs Elizabeth Tndiana Moon . School Orchestra Addréss to the Graduating €1 Rev. Theodore §. Dunn Alma Mater Song Graduating Class Presentation of Diplomas Member of the School Committer Willlam H. Day NegrO, Was The yesterday. tward ot Nghtning when Columbns late then traveled summer rosort lake near New L tornado cut @ swath 1 blo four | ~ colony resid | their cottage [ carried from overturned. s w thred minuts height of mated at eral hours ick at Whippl connty, where house was left Erd, Whipple orm Brin Musie, colony vl Where about a ity a distance of nearly Buckeye < wide for miles. rly a score of s wers the summer injured when were picked up and 40 to 60 fect and Approximately 100 cot- damaged during the s the storm was at the fury. Loss was « America Audience The members of the class are as follows: Frank Abramowicz, Nellie Adams, Lena Alfieri, Anna Akacki, Veroni- ca Ammon, Margaret Andrews, Wal- | ter Andrukiewicz, Dorothy Arneth, Matthew Avitable, Victoria Babiak, Exelyn Badolato, Sophie Bajck, An- thony Bajkowski, Michacl Bakaysa ducci. Leon Bancavieh, | B0, 0PI Leanore B: [was severely Jennie Bien- | (1Y k. Mary Roilard, | Trene Boyaiian, |7 Frank Bronzo, Mary Lucian Budnik, John Annie Buzzi, Stanley Caby Callery, Fanny Calve, Sebas- | Canna Lalla Capitano, Carl Sophir Cekala, Edward | cz, Tadislaus Charamut, Chismark, Alexander Chle- Ramond Cianflons, Dorothy Helen ohen, Mary (o, ‘Thadens Curyio, Mary Czarna, Mary 20ch, Stanley Dabkowski, Nina Dankeviteh, John Dastyek, David Davidian, Joseph Defazio, Toseph Demeservich, Armando Diloreto, William Doreev | cdwig Duch Peter Dyrvanka, Fr: | Enarlotte .,,'u... John uth Flagg, Helen Fise, Ann Stella l,a\ Herbert Geisinge elazin, John Gerent, ent, Frank Gianol, Jdeannette Gorbach, Stanley Gorski G George Grip John omke, Rruno Gufowski, Stanley ozdz. Maric Hahn. John Halloran, ! Annic Hanson, Marion Hartigan Anna Hehir, Edwin Hoogr, Flsic Hufton, Cecelin Jublonski, John Jacunski, Sophie Jaffe, Mary Jarck, Peter Jawin, Helon Jure Mary Lou Johnson. Ralph Johnson, Diavis Karbonie, Stanley Kalkowski, Jean- Angust Kata, Gertrnde Keough, Josephine Kerelezva, John Kerin, John Kistulinee, Almo Klein- | shmidt, Deris Klctt, Leo Kolodzief Sidney Koplowitz, Genevieve Kosa- kowski, Julia Kotyk Mary Kowalezyk, graduating its 33 st later a tornado Washnigton a1d naged tmaster, Ning wall injured. At chwenderman. nfant residonts m not a Henry was, and Lowel) igh Sehwenderman, skull from fall Victory Baylos kowski, Sidney Bloc Lawrence Botticelli, zabeth Brin of Cornelius suffered a crushed ing debris Towa 1 la. June tornadn RBurns, Hit 15 M violinee Cheston storm of tian A swept hadziew Marion howicz, Cohen, well and Creston Strington of last night demolishing buildings. upreoting frecs and kil ing livestock as injured, SO far as reports available early to- day indicated, Lut erippled com- munication lines made an accurate check of the storm damage impos- ble Frery southwest No ons Rlanche Dudack, Early, Fetzko, llo . Olga Stephen G Alice Gingras building on meluding the down livestock storm had pas 18 near the the Clarence s Bush farm Y e was blown and only t of 0 head alive after th Ruildings w. other re re farms Rivers Rising Ka City, Mo., June Rivers i the sonthy thear today sas 1 st contiy rise threatening (Continued on Page 21) . SMOTHERED 70 DEATH Waterburs Man Baried Under Four Feet of Sand and Was Dead When Pug O Avtopietro € 19 (P—Nicholas 165 Easton nothered to death at o a th Gravel Company Plank road, cated | with four fee tro MARRIBD TWO YEARS AGO, TELL THEIR SECRET NOW | a ave- w K th N Mg when a huge wnd he him nto- Ty al- Division street, of Colonial ba in t of heavy was freed tomb in less than 14 {vatore Rinaldl of 15 fellow emplove, and several vouths ho were attracted to the but | wae found 4 sand off ring sand, & from his Waskiclewtcz and Inrlm‘l‘ minutes by Estelle Mendrek of Holyoke Make Belated Announcem. nt. a4 on his releass ne The marriage of Leo J Wasin lewicz, son of M Waskielowics of 17 Clinton street, to Miss Estelie Men drek of Holyoke, wlich con- | sumated some two years ago in Ros- |y terday to | relatives of (he | JCTSt00d To Stahilize French Franc on Saturday June 1% (P—1t was un- today that stabilization of e surerie . cane [the franc had definitely been set fur '|I|I"mv;v];:vly::rn"ihll\l aturday. The decision was nd Mrs, Ladis. 81 @ cabinet meeting to 289 Fariinston | PIANS were discussed. The also seerctly mar- ils were to be ¥ial 4, T wbidch o, cial mecting this Mr. Waskiclewicz is a graduate| As soon as the New York stock Suffolk Law school. Boston and | exharke closed the stabilization holds a position with & bank In that 1aw was to be presented to parlia- city. Mrs. Waski i et vate of Boston Universi The and the chamber of Practical Arts and Letter Among | deputi 10 he kept in session er guests present were M. K. [until the stabilizing law is adopted Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ziskh | Tt was considered necessary to of Boston, Miss Helen Waskielewicz, [wait until the New York exchange of Nashua, N. H.. B. A. Grzybonsk [had closed to avoid attempts at and Mise Helen Stempien. speculation. was < the many friends and young couple. during a hous home of M luus Graybowski of who wer reached v at which final de- ifternoon. senate werd chool of Ohio the farming section bhetween Crom- | h. | ced on at a spe- ! GREETING FROM SOUTHAMPTON AS IDST SIRENS ;Cyclonlc Wmds Swee be "'& u.”"u searr°an Greyhounds and "'erytlnng'flnt vould Make a Noise Utilized ‘to Welcome First Girl to Fly At. lantic. lon, Anielia fier, June 19 (A —Mies irhart, transatlantic arrived in London frem ithatipton by automobile late toduy and reached her hotel at 20 P, M. Advance information of her coming brought a huge crowd of office vworkers who were just Ivaving business. In the ab- senec of special police protee- the escorting party had m‘m ulty in getting her into her hotel which was decorated with Atierican flags. The Aticrican flier was still fn clothe in which she had d the Atlantic and went mediately to her suite for a She planned to visit Mrs. “rick Guest, sponsor of the iler (o arrange for new [} Eng., June 19 (P— Speeding swittly from the little town of Burry Port on the south coast of Walcs, scene of its unexpented lande g yesterday from the other side of th Atlantis the American monoe plane Friendship carrying the first |woman ever to fly the broad ccean, arrived here toda Rousing Reception | Southampton has welcomed many timous visitors but none has ever been given a more tremendous wele [come than Miss Amelia Earhart anq her two companions on thelr great flight, Wilmer Stultz, the pilot, and Louis Gordon, mechanic. The big yellow bulk of the trans. itlantic plane was first discerned over a misty squall ahove Southamp. [ton water a few minutes after one ! For a moment the ma- chine appeared off its course, head- up the river test but her fast convoy of two airplanes set her on {the right course again and the | Friendship came gracefully to the surface at exactly 1:19 after a fllght {trom Rurry Port of two hours and two minutes. Smiling Faces | From the cockpit showed the ,smiling faces of Stultz and Miss Ea; hart. As soon as the machine set. tled on the water, the side doors were opened and Gordon dropped te one of the pontoons. Tow ropes were fastened to the Iplane and it was towed three-quare | of a mile to the landing stage of the Tmperial airways. A boat with Mrs. Frederick Guest, sponsor of the flicht, Raymond Guest, h son, A. K. Mills, of Boston, and a reporter for the Assoclated Prees, tied up alongside the plane and Lrought the party ashore, | Southampton, ng | ' (Continued on Page 20) FAST DRIVER BLAMED - FOR INJURING THREE Seven Endangered in | Collision Near State Normal School | | Three persons are injured and four others narrowly escaped in a !collision at the corner of Common. Ith avenue and Stanley streets {ahout 10 o'clock last night. Gunnar . aged of 156 Lawrence t. driver, was found guilty ef chaige of rockiess driving and 1 335 and costs by Judge M. D, Saxe in police court today. Judn | Saxe told him he was fortunate net |10 have caused serious infury by the ! manner in which he was handlirg {his ear. “You wera“driving alte- | Eether too fast.” the court satd. | Swanson was driving north em Stanley street s accompanied by Elizabeth Grundraged 3%, snq John Munson, aged 23, both of €18 Hudson street, Hartford. He claimed fo have been driving not faster than 30 miles an hour but Officer Leuts T. Harper, who was with Officer Tohn Griffen near the State Normal school grounds, remarked just before {the accident that Swansen was ROIng too fast aspecially as the pave- ment was wet and dangarous. A car driven by Edwia L. Watsen of ast Main strect and in which the driver's wife and son and daughter were riding, came out of Commonwealth avenue and turned south on Stanley street just as Swan. | son's car was about to pass a car | which was going north en Stanley I stroct. Watson's car was as elose [to the right side of the highway as was possible when Swanson’s ca¥® crashed into it. Officer Harper found Swanson's car turned over on its side. Swane son was able to get out threugh the window at the driver's seat, but the [officcr took his companions eut. { Miss Grundt complatned of sn in. jury to her back and Munson had & cut on the ferehead which was |dressed by Dr. N. B. Jaffe. Wat- (Contiaued on Page 31) | and w

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