New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1928, Page 1

R UL T News of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 4 June 16th .. .. 14,852 ESTABLISHED 1870 YALE CREWS VICTORIOUS IN FIRST TWO CLASHES TODAY, DEFEATING HARVARD RIVALS THREE MURDERERS ELECTROCUTED IN WASHINGTON TODAY First Triple Execution in District of Columbia Since Lincoln Assassination 19 YEAR OLD BOY GOES 70 DEATH ON STRETCHER Freshman Qarsmen Finish Two and One- Quarter Lengths Ahead and Junior Varsity By Four in Preliminary Events. Weather Cold and Rainy But Enthusiastic Crowd Is on Hand to Witness Crowning Spectacle This Evening. Was Dapper and Confident During Regatta Course, New London, 5 i Conn., June 22.—AM—Two smooth, | INcarceration But Went Uncon fast finishing Yale crews swept 10| ccjous Before Entering Death d this impressive victory over Har morning in the opening events of their annual rowing regatta, the Eli Freshmen winning by two and a gquarter lengths and the Junior var- sity by four lengths, dering Policeman—President Cool- fdge Refused to Intervene. Rowed in the Rain Washington, June 22 (UP)—The Both races were rowed in the rain | District of Columbia’s first triple over a two-mile course upstream [execution since the hanging of Mis with a sharp quartering wind and [ Surratt and fwo other Lincoln as under conditions not conducive to | sassination conspirators was held to- t times, Yale's winning times were | day more than a minute slower than the | Thre men went o the distriet’s | records establishod by the Blue last|new electric chair for the murder of year in winning these same events, | Voliceman Leo W. K. Busch. who was shot to death when he tried to arrest them as robbrry suspects The following are official times:— Freshman Yale half mile 2.28; Harvard Sings in Jewish 2:33 2.5, Nicholas lLee Eugle s, 82, went to Yale one mile i:1 Harvard the chair first. singing loud the Yale one and a half miles Jewish lament “Eili, Eili"” which Harvard §:02 2.5, starts “My God, My God, why hast Yale two miile 10.53, Harvard | thon forsaken me 2", 10:43 2-5. He handed s note to a reporter Junior varsity I protesting his mnoecnee He Yale half mile 2 4 5, Harvard | pronounced dead 15 minutes after 2:39 2.5 he started the death walk at 10 a. m Yale. ome mila 519, Harvard Tosses Cigarette Away 28 3-b. Samuel Moreno, 20, fossed awav a | Yale one and a half miies 8:00!cigavette us he reached the chair aven; Harvard §:18 1.3 ! He kissed a crucifix in his hand and Yale two miles 10.45 2-5; Harvard | sat down. The current was appligd 11:04 4.5, at 10:20 In both races the husky, fast| One shock only was necessary for stroking Elis won from behind after | Moreno. His body was removed arvard had gotten the jump, from the chair at 10:24, five minutes Come from Behind Btarting their bid ‘early, the blue eights cut down the crimson to win, roing away about as they pleased, the Yale Junior varsity outclassing its rival with a magnificent spurt at | 40 strok=s to the minute over the last suarter mile that left the Crimson tar astern with three lengths of open water between. The freshman race, firét on the day's program, got undcrway in & drizzle of rain that failed to dump- en the ardor of thousands of en- thusiastic supporters packed in the observation train and in the scores of gaily decorated yachts that lined the Thames river. after the current was applied. (Continued on SEVEN WHITE NEN ARE INDCTED A3 SLAVER | Texas Grand Jury Takes Prompt Action Follow- ing Lynching Harvard was away In front, but (Continuzd on Page 20.) Houston, Tex.. June 22 (UP)— A e Indictments charging seven young white men with murder for the Gfl"‘"N I]"ESSMM“NG Iynching of Robert Powell, 21-year- | 01d Negro. were cxepected to he re- "urnf‘d today hy the Hurris county grand jury. Before midnight last—less than 24 hours after the lynching—five of seven men wero in custody. One .— : confession had been obtained. Herald and Junior Achieve- | others under arrest made state- 8 ments to anthoritics, ment Offer Trip to Murder complaints were filed in Justice of th P J. M. Ray's New York as Prize court W and the five men in custody ere held without hond. The cases were to be sent direet to the grand ry today. Arrest of two men still The Herald, acting in co-opera- tion with the Junior hievement | at liberty was expected today. Foundation of New Britain and| Those charzed with 1nurder are other agencies will put on a cotton | A. B. Wheelor, Iloward Menton, dressmaking contest for the girls of | “Slim™ Kent, “Buhber® Kent, Clyde New Britain and vicinity during the | Shuck, “Tack” Recee, and Charles month of July. The contest has|Oldham been endorsed by the mercantile| Wheeler niade a written confes- bureau of the Chamber of Com- [sion in the presence of District At- merce, torney Horace Soule, Mayor Oscar The principal prizes will be a} Holcombe. Sheriff T. A, Binford and two day trip to New York with all | Police Chiet Tom Goodson fn which expenses paid including hotel, ihea-| he admitted part in the Iyneh- ter and sight-seeing. A chaperon | ing and implicated the other men will be provided. and scveral cash i — prizes offered by the following TILDEN PUTS OUT GOEN retail stores, co-operating in the contest: The Iair Department ! ————— Store. Raphael's Department Store, Youthful Junior Lliminated By The Boston Store (H. 1. Donnelly & vl '::l‘;";';";p“ teventhal and | Lpie it i London Tourney— This confest will open July 24| Goes Out in Straight Sets. with the Junior Achievement Style and Fashion Show which will be| London. June 22 (P Bill Tilden staged by the foundation through | eliminated Junipr ¢'ocn in the semi- the courts of the theater manage- | final round of the London tennis ment at the Strand theater on Mon- [ champlonship at the Queen's Club day, July 24. All the models will [ today 6-2, 6 be New Britain Junior Achieve-| Tilden was cvidently of the epin- ment girls. ton that too much su was had The rules of the contest provide | for his yvoung protege and played that any girl. ages 9 to 18 may en- | his strongest game against him with roll providing that she lives in New | the result that for the first time Rritain, Kensington, Berlin, East ' this week the 16-year-old Kansas Berlin, Plainville or Newington. City star was on the defensive. The contest will eperate from July Coen, however, kept a cool head 2d to August Ist, 1425, the month 'and the quict demeanor which al- of July. ¢ has made him a popular fig- In order to enter the contest any and defended his conrt stontly girl living in this vicinity must against the lightning-like drives and register at the retail store, cotton services of lis opponent and never department. where she buys the ma- lost an opportunity 1o make a win- terial 1o make a cotton drems on or |ning drive on his own. after July 2d. 1925, Nn dress will | The crowd was rooting shrilly for be judged or exhibited unless offi- ' Coen when he won the fifth and cially registered at one of the retail stores ahove mentioned upon the registration certificatte provided at the store | To enfer the contest dresses must made of cotton and the ma- (Continued on Page 11) sixth games of the second set after losing the first four in a row. The youth player took the two games with a series of brilliant fore-hand Arives to Tilden's fore-hand court but eould not keep up the pace and | Tilden took the set and the match, | thus going into the final. b Chamber—Trio Convicted of Mur- | NEW BRITAIN, LONDON'S SLUNS CLAIM ATTENTION | Memorial | Lays Wreath on War | i ALSO PAYS TRIBUTET0 NURSE EDITH CAVELL “Bill” Stultz and “SHm” Gordon to | Fly to Manchester Today to Honor Sir John Alcock, Who Was the | First Man to Fly the North At- | lantic by Laying Flowers on H: Grave, London, June 22 (- Miss Amelia | Earhart, who halted her social work temporarily to fly the Atlantic. re- turned to it this morning, visiting Toynbe Hall, one of the largest settlement houses in London. She exclaimed: There is no place like home.” After enjoying several days with London society the Boston girl went ! to the other extreme and spent sev- | I hours among the lowliest in the era ci Goes to Slums Miss Farhart went to the slums m | !the sast end of London after laying |a wreath on the cenotaph in mem- ory of Great Britain's warrior dead. | Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, [who flew with lier in the Friendship, lassisted her in placing the wreath which was inscribed with the names of the flye | At Toynbee Hal, Miss Earbart' was received by hundreds of wildly | cheering youngsters, many of then | waving American flags Boy Sconts and Girl Scouts form | ed a long row of honor down which Miss Earhart walked to the main door of the building, J. St €. Catehipool, sub warden of the hall, l1act hor and escorted her through | the various departments Miss Farhart showd herself mis- | (tress of the details of social work | E 5 Continued on Page 12) MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ! ' AWARDED T0 SUNDELL | Violinist, Aged 22 Wins in Annual Competition in This City | Adolph E. Sundell strect, young violinist whe has been many times heard in public, won the 1928 Kate A. Stanley scholar- <hip fund contest held under the anspices of the New Britain Musi- cal c¢lub in Camp school auditorium ADOLPH E. SUNDELL last night. The award entitles himn | [to a year's tuition at a metropolitan conservatory of music. | The judges were Julius Harttand | Moshe Paranov, both of lartford, | who earned the wnstinted approval | of the Musical club by fnsisting upon acting in this capacity without a fee. thus materially reducing the expense of putting on the contest. | Sundell had no walkaway against | the four other contestants. Re- tween him and two others, ,\Ihm‘ Pikutis, violinist. and Lillian Jo-t i sephson, soprano, the race was ex- ceedingly close and the judges s ast resort gathered the three around the piano and put them {through & supplementary test |which included ear training and |knowledge of rhythm to determine their musicianship. Sundell fared | best in this test as well as in h playing and was unanimotsly rded the scholarship. Sundell played Kreutzer studies. a Handel sonata, and the Gardiner “In | the Canchrake.” He won hecause b was proficient in all the various styles of music. His infonation in the i studies, which required much double stopping. or double notes, was ac- curate; his technic in the Handel sonata in ¥ was adequate, and in the other selection he showed a sure- ness of tone and technic that quick- Iv singled Iiim out us a possible wir ner, In oniy one department. thi of expression, was he a bit defi- cient, but this was oufw.ighed | (Continued on Page 12) CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE ceives $4,166.320, She resides at Briarcliff, ;4 Other legatses are Frederick Hun- | gerford of New Britain $4. Wol 2 =2, Hungerford’s Share of Estate Left by Uncle Put at Million; " OF MISS EARHART! N. ¥. Court Passes on Bequests (irl Flier Visits Low[y of Ci[y_{ Former Police Court Judge in This Cit “wherits For- | —Large ‘es tune From Deceased Brass Manuy* ™ Sums Left to Hospital and Pr”, in Torrington. the Herald) A June 22—William €. | Hungerford of New Britain is the | recipient of approximately a fifth of the estate left by his uncle, the late Uri T. Hungerford, according to the | findings of the state transfer tax de partment here today. (Special to New York, He receives $1,050.511, represent- ing cash $15,000, a fourth of the bal- of the property passing by in- testacy, $18,351, and a fourth the | residuary trust fund afier life of | widow, Lillorea R. Hungerford, $1,- | 018, . Uri T. Hungerford, who died June 165, 1 was head of the Hunger- ford Brass and Copper Co. He left an egtate which was appraised to. day at 86, 4 gross. net $5.2 780, ofr 61,474 Was stocks and bond and $2,815,885 in | mortgages and notes. The bulk of the estate goes to the widow who re- | in cottville School Society, Torrington, 45,109 Public Library and Y. M. C. 2y WILLIAM C. HUNGERFORD (Continued on Page 25 WEALTHY MR, JONES WEARY BUT HAPPY “Angel" of Democratic Party Takes Temporary Leadership in One of Houston's Busiest Men Golf Match With 147 ARRANGING FOR SEATING BALL DOES IT IN 13l MAGFARLANE COMES ALONG IN TOURNEY Millionaire Texan Who Built Audi- | British-Born Pro From Atlanta Who torium and Brought Comention Did So Well Yesterday Skids Bad- to Houston Hopeful it Wil \\Ip'" Iy Today—Machonald Smith Gels Oug_Sectionalism Thoughts, | Count of 153, Houston, Tex, June 22 (UP) Olympia Fields, Chiraze 3 Jegse H. Jones, millionaire “King of (P —After helping to set 1he opening Houston.” who “paid the freight" day pace with a sensational 70, for the democratic party, brought Irank Ball. British born profession the national convention to Texas 'al from Atlanta. skidded badly today and, for its accommodation, made aland took an &1, ten over par, to new auditorium to bloom where 'give him a 36-hols figure of 151 In only cactus bloomed before, is ““coel, 'the national open golf championship. tired. but satisfied.” | Ball is Erratic A United Press plaved an erratie found him in his shirt lecves, hard aving himself with at work In his office todav, un- snarling tangles of seating arrange- ments for the big show opening Tuesday. Being a Texan. Jones' coolness fs no pose. He's used to heat. Hr observes Clem er's “shirt sleeve mandate” because he desires to “regular.” Works 18 Hours a Day He is tired because he has work- =d 18 hours a day for wecks getting !« Ball ronnd, al nately correspondent of a better scora by wild iron play and poor work on the greens. On 'th~ outgoing nine the square-shonl- dered Briton pulled himself out of holes thres times with long putts. one for 20 feet on the ninth green it coming home he required threc putts on each of four greens. In spite of Lis virtual blow-up, Ball because ot his great start yes- v remained up in front of the be ready for this convention. fow early finighers. For the gio- There were little rumors around ment his nearest rival was Harry a hotel lobby today that Houston Hampton, who added a 76 to his business folk want the convention to |77 of the opening day for 133, run over the next week for business | Reversing the early day's order purposes, after giving generously to | most of the stars were carded for the campaign fund. The same sort late staris, including Ball's co-lead- of conversation was heard at Kan- or. young Henry Ciuci of Stratford, sas Uity during the pre-convention Conn. days there as soon as it became ap- parent that Messrs. Vare, Mellon, Smith’s Record MacDonald Smith, the stylist from Butler and Hilles were only going Great Neck, N. Y., wasn't able to through the motions of holding a improve on his opening day round republican convention because some of 75 and took 7 to hoost his to- one had signed a contract for onc. up to 132, one stroke back of Jessc Jones, however, is app nt- !y out to scotch such unworthy sug- Smith took a six en the third gestions here hol where both his drive and scc- Think Not of the End 10t got into trouble. His put- “We have not given the question 1so was ragged as he dropped of when this convention will end a successive strokes to par on the single ‘hought” he said today. enth and twelfth. He finished “Houston is delighted at the coming last five th one over par of, the convention and is taking its' —Smith's eard responsibility seriously. = While it is Out—545 443 444--55 a big undertaking for a city of this Tn— 1455 345—39 = size, we are going to get away with Shooting the last ten holes exactly (Continued on Page | (Continued on Page 2 City May Protect Home Site Buyers Against “Fairy Stories” on Grades pparent grade homes, the legal at grade. but all. After actually building Ordinance Suggested as 5 4 considerable grading to meet the Remedy for Alleged Mis- 'mebir srdine 1o thairman P. F. McDonough sug. representation by Land ...;"\\i{ th common comncil ie <ked to furnish the suggested pro- Developers. [tection by enacting ordinances which would make it impossible for e these silent misrepresentations of ct to continne. Although one of A reform in land developing and building is being nurged by the |1108e present likened such a request board of compensation and assese- {0 “talking to a stonewall.” others ment as a means of avoiding suh- |7 CC1ted the reco mmendation fa- sequent disagreements and litiga- | “OTPIY tion, the change being one which | o . would require developers to work | ¥ == - streets to grade before selling par- | ¢ cels as building lots, | HIGH TIDE — JUNE 23 Proper! owners on I || New Haven 4 | street who protested to the hoard | New London last night against assessments of ‘ benefits against their property in o % connection with the grading of the | highway, expressed a feeling that| ., 3 the city should bear the cost since 1 it is a public improvement, but they THE WEATHER r were answered with a declaration | [that it is purely local to their dis- | New Britain and v citv: | trict. One of those protesting claim- | Rain tonight and by l ed protection should be furnished | | Satorday morning: - siightly | by the city against situations mn warmer Saturday. { which land purchasers find the | flimsy sidewalks and highways at|#. * 1928, —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. NOBILE-AMUNDSEN WUEFTOBEIN JOINT EXPEDITION Fear More for Salety of Famous b T QYR ) AV e R CALIFORNIA EARLY NEXT HONTH EMAJOR MADDALENA T0 | DROP RADIO BATTERIES s et smuhed on e wnen PIAS 10 T0CEITUDE Jourmey by P * Callig on Mr. Coolidge in . . . in Wisconsin MOSES PREDICTS A WIN IN THE FALL GAMPAIGN | Declares “Al" Smith “Will Lose Two BEEN PUT UP Parachute to Open—] treme Difficulty Encountered Ascertaining Nobile's Camp Even | With Aid of Radio—Amundsen | | | Missing Since Monday. | . by the Associated Press) i Kings Bay. Spitzbergen, June 22| (®—While a heavy fog which had settled upon Spitzbergen this morn- ing was slowly lifting during the ' {day, the Ttalian flicrs at Kings Bay! weq Republican Vote He Gots'— | (Copyright, 1 Dry Women Democrats for Every were planning to scize the first op- portunity to take off in two large flying hoats to bring further aid to General Nobile and to seek for the Will Notify Nominee in Palo Alto, on 35th Birthday of His Selection June 221 sational putts or ruining his chances | find it necessary to do | | missing expedition of Roald | By G. O. P. Amundsen. | | Safe for Present ! Washington. June 22 (®) — Secre. | Now that more than 600 pounds |t Hoover, republican presidential nomince, will depart for his home at ovile and his | Palo Alte, Cal., between July 2 and {of provisions and supplies have been | ldropped to/General [five stranded companions near | July 5, it was tentatively decided to- | Foyne Tsland. off North East Land, | day. He will interrupt his journey thus insuring thefr safety for the it is believed, to visit Fresident Coolidge Sen; present, the attention of the res at Brule, Wisconsin, cxpeditions here has been turned | tor Moses, republican, New |sharply toward the missing Amund- | Hampshire, who was permanent sen_eroup. chairman of the republican national | The radio operator of the Nobile convention, predicted 1o Secict | hase ship, Citta Di Milane, has heen | Hoover certain vietory in the nation- | busy trying to find some trace of the |al campaign. Moses made his first huge Fremch plame in which |call today. The senator referred to [Amundsen and five companions took | Statements on prohibition made by [off from Norway Monday night, but | Norman E. Mack at Houston, and by [thus far the search has been fruit- Governor Smith in W York. * i | have always sald that for every wet The Citta DI Milane has com. Tepublican Al Smith conld get he [municated with the iee cutter Bra- Nould losc two dry women demo | ganza now off North Cape and with €rAts” Moses said. “Oh, yes, the {the Russian breaker Maligin :sulv_lrr! mentioned to Sccretar [which is near South faps in a | Hoover. rough sea slowly making her way | A convent northward in - an effort te break | Moses will lead the [through to Nobile. Neither of these ;M "'v to mnotify neminee, ships had anything to report con- g e B 19, Secretary Hoover'a 35th birthday : as a very likely date for the co |for Cape Leigh Smith and it s MO0 been fixed. hoped will be ahle to reach the !stranded Nobile gronp. Licntenant Luetzow Holm and Captain Riiser-Larsen, the Norwe- nvention chairman, Senator national the presidential He remefeked that August RAILROAD OFFICIALS e 0K, CROSSING PLAN LINENEN ATOP POLE | {Approve Eliminations in $03. | FOR AMBUMNEE’ Conference With Paonessa Put in Wire Call as Bo,v" Representatives of the New Haven (Continued on Page 23) rallroad who conferred today with | Falls To Death From | Mayor Paonessa expressed great in- | | {terest in the mayor's proposal to | Tree | eliminate railroad grade crossings at | | East, Aillen and South streets, and i | found no objection to the scheme Ffforts on the part of James|worked out by State Highway Com- Brennan and Floyd Coles. linesmen | missioner John A. Macdonald. on a pole of the Southern New | The proposal which is to be made England Telephone Co., who plugged to the public utilitics commission is led for the New Britain | that an overhead crossing be erected hospital ambulance, failed to save | between the East and Allen streets the life of Clarence H. Sacitscus, 20 | crossovers, thereby eliminating both, vears old. of 334 McClintock who ,and that an underpass be con- ad fallen from a tree while pick- structed to do away with the South ing cherries yesterday afternoon. street crossing. Hearing on these He died three hous later at 7 suggestions has been asked by the o'clock from a broken back. hroken common council on motion of the neck, and punctured lung, injuries mwayor. suffered in the fall Supts. J. J. Casey and According to witnesses O'Harlon., who met with the 1 or, when a limb, upon which said the railroad company is pre- sitting. broke Tmmediately pared to proceed with permanent re- Southern New England pair of Main street crossing when- M. he tell he w the employ plugged in and called the heapital, | ever the city wishes it done. The and children in the neighborhood 'delay is occasioned by the inability called thelr mothers who conferted of the Connecticut Co. to get ma- terials for its share of the work , it ie gaid. fthe victim until arrhved e was the son of Mr Domenick Facitseus, Tesides his | parents he leaves a brother, George 'Eaeitscus, He was a native of this city and was educated here | Funeral services will he held to- morrow morning at 7:30 o'clock at | medical assistance LARGEST ELEPHANT YET BROUGHT 0 U. §. ARRIVES and Mrs. Fifty Year Old Pachyderm Docks at home and at § o'clock at St Andrew’s choreh Burial will be in " 565 Mavy'a bematery RBoston With Other Menagerie B Aquisitions, | EX'GOY LAKE HONORED Roston, J 22 P Mrs. Panlina Pachyderm 50, arrived liere today aboard the steamer Natirar with her Hartford Man Has Reen Flected a trunk and other neccessities that go | to make up her six tons weight in- | Pirector of Harvard Alumni As-| 2o after o trip from Hambur Germany. Paulina was accompanie by her five year old baby and plenty mbridge, Mass. June (UP) | of polar bears, tigers and other ani- Fiveratt John Take, of West Hart- | mals that are the property of rd. Conn.. former governor of that | Hagenbeck Brothers state, and graduate of the class o Pauline has two claims to distine- 11892, has been elected a director | tion. She is said 1o be the largest of the Harvard Alumin association €lephant ever to come to America to serve three years. land she is bringing about more Other elections announced today | transportation problems than include: other visitor 10 these sliores in some Tsidor Straus, New York |vears. She stands 16 feet high and i sociation For Three Years by i Mark Sullivan, Washington, D, | the agents had to seck {he aid of [, and Leverett Saltonstall, Chest-|a wrecking lighter to life her from |nut Hill, Mass. elected to serve six |the Natirar to the lighter and then years on the board of overseers. to the dock. weorge Whitney, New York city| With that difficulty over- {and William Trufant Foster, New-|come Paulina calmly awaited ton, Mass. to merve with lake as|the decision of railroad men as directors of the alumni organiza- tion. | Datroit zoo. She won't fit in a box Harold Stirling Vanderbilt. of car and if she were sent on a flat New York city. was elected to serve [car her back would have to be shav- «x years with Ruseell G. Feacenden | ed off several inches in order to get and famuel H. Wolcott of Bostom, | her under bridges and through tun- on the Hariard fund council. nela 1o com- | F. any | how they are going to get her to the | PRICE THREE CENTS PROHIBITION QUESTION HAS SQUARELY TO THE DEMOCRATS IN HOUSTON Wets and Drys Ready to Grapple on Conven- tion Floor With Nom- ination of Alfred E. Smith the Issue. To Receive Endorsement New York Governor Must Have 733 1-3 Votes Out of Total of 1,100 . Delegates, Houston, Tex., June 22 UM—The prohibition question has been thrown squarely into the democratic national convention here even be. fore the opening of the headquar- ters of Alfred E. Smith, It ha provoked an endless round of dis- cussion as to the effect it may have upon the convention's deliberations and the New York governor's can- didacy itself, Although all along it has been a | smouldering issue, brought at times to a flare of flame, a series of de- ‘elopments Loth here and in New York state has served to center at- tention on the question at a time when the Smith men particularly were hoping to avoid any open rift on the subject. | Mack Causes Trouble | Tt was onec of Smith's foremost | supporters, Norman E. Mack, na- tional committeeman from New York, who inadvertently opened up anew the prohibition discussion, (1:ess than o week in advance of the gathering of the national democracy, {he issued a statement in which he declared that Governor Smith was opposed to prohibition and steod for iemperance, This was accepted in some quar- ters as an expression of the gover- nor's own views and. while Mack denied this, explaining that he voiced only his own opinion, the discussions had gathered headway with full prospect that they would increase in intensity as convention time approached. [ Governor Speaks The governor himself got inte the controver during the da claring in New York eity in |€pon=e to a question that his belief re- that there should he amendment of the present prohibition provisions had not changed. This was seized |upen by the drys, who already are ‘srri\m: here in force te demand an ultra-dry plank in the party plat- form and to oppose the nemination of any wet candidate, { While this turn of pre-convention | Fvents appeared to give some eon- cern to the fmith supporters, they | still expressed full confidence that their favorite would be nominated early in the balloting. In eontrast With their confidence, Smith ep- | (Conitnued on Page 22) ATTORNEY-GENERAL TOINVESTIGATE TRIAL ‘Mass Official to Probe | Acquittal of Boston Youth Boston, June (P—The speedy acquittal of Stanley Warren, son of Mrs. Prescott Warren, bridge whist authority and member of one of the oldest families in the state, on & |charge of manslaughter arising out of the death of Miss Marguerite Duches, aged domestic, was under scrutiny today by Attorney General Joseph E. Warner. Warren was found not guilty in & verdict returned yesterday in Suf- folk county criminal court. He had been charged with operating an au- tomobile s0 as to endanger the lives and safety of the public, of leaving the scene of an accident without making his identity known and of 'driving without a license. On the last charge he was found gulity but, despite a plea by the prosecuting attorney for a maximum fine, Judge Quinn placed the case on file. | “As a result of the rumors eon- corning this case and the trial, which were brought to my attention late vesterday afternoon. T purpose to start an investigation,” said the at- torney general. “The nature of these rumors and the source from which !certain reports came, leave me no | other course than that of an inveti- gation. The rumors are of the ut- most seriousness and I intend to find out what they amount to.” | Miss Duches was struck and fatal: 1y injured while crossing Common- vealth avenue. Wiinesses said the car that hit the woman had re- ceived a broken headlight. Frag- ments of a partly caten apple wers found clutched in the woman‘s hand and later when the police loeated Warren's car, they found a head- light broken and, imbedded in the splintered glass, a part of an apple, Warren told the jury that an. | other automobile had struck the !woman but he had feared te step | because he realized he might be sr. rested for driving without a license. ‘The jury took little mere tham an hour to reach its verdict. £,