New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press oL oy nmux' BRITAIN TERALD., , [ NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES LEVEL CRITICISM | Hartford Man Dies Here After |GOVERNOR SHITH AT RELIEF WORK | Auto Crashes Telephone Pole; | IN NEW YORK FOR OF ITALUN SHIP| Ray Heslin Killed in Milldale FIRST CONFERENCE ESTABLISHED 1870 TILDEN IS SOLE REMAINING HOPE OF UNITED STATES T0 CAPTURE WIMBLEDON TITLE PRICE THREE CENTS NEW BRITAIN BOY WINS WAY T0 FINAL MARBLE CONTESTS | AT ATLANTIC Defeats Borotra 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 After Hennessey Succumbs to Henri Cochet 6-4, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3. “Bounding Basque” tends “Big Bill” to Ut- most at Start But Latter | Uncorks Slashing Game ! Near Finish. Wimbledon, England, July 2 (®P— William 7. Tilden, American tennis ace, advanced to the ehip tournament today by defeat- ing Jean Borotra, one of the French “Three Musketecrs” by scores of | §-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 Sole Hope of T. S. Tilden's victory men whom he must defeat to win the crown now held by Henri Cochet of France. Tilden remains as the sole American contender for the championship as John Hennessey of Indianapolis was eliminated by Co- chet in an earlier match, 5-7, and 6-3. Rene Lacoste also won his way into the semifinal bracket, defeating Baron H. L. De Morpurgo of Italy, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Borotra did not go down without | a struggle, forcing Tilden to 14 games to win the first set and tak- ing the second with comparative case, Tilden settled down and swept the last two sets at top speed. Bossus Wins The fourth place in the semi-final | to Christian Boussus, young he defeated his went Frenchman, when countryman, Jacques Brugnon, something of an upset, 12-10, 2 LaCoste Bars Way Hilden's path to the finals now is barred by semi-final bracket and Boussus. Twelve thousand fans packed the stands around the center court as Tilden and Borotra began their match which promised a tennis “na- tural.” The hounding Frenchman got away to a fast start, taking the first game from Tilden. It was a deuced session of flashing shots. Tilden, serving, won the second game although Borotra brought to deuce first. tamous cannonball American of the game with a sizzling ace. Oun Ris Toes The colorful Borotra in his black beret was on his toes every instant, . bounding like a panther after Til- den’s fierce drives. Games followed service until they stood at 3-u with Borotra leading. He, then broke through the Ameri- can’s delivery to lead by four games to two. Real Sportsmanship Borotra tried to give Tilden a point on a ball apparently called in- correctly by a linesman, but Tilden would not have it. Borotra then banged two of Tilden's services into the stands. Borotra's double fault helped Til- den to take the seventh game and the American leveled the count in games at four all in the next, serv- ing, driving and chopping superb- iy, The agile Frenchman took his sgervice, then Tilden brought the set to deuce at five-all, winning a deuced game with the aid of a service which caused the crowds to gasp. Borotra won the vantage game and Tilden, serving, went to six-all, involves Cochet ! service the Tilden Takes Lead For the first time lead when in the 13th game Borot- £a double-faulted on the final count. Tilden then swept the 14th game at love to capture the set, 8-6. Starting the second set, the Basque grabbed a love game on his own de- livery. Games then followed service until they stood at two all. Speed Lets Up 'fhe speed of play had slackened gomewhat. There were longer ral- dies and less spectacular play. Borotra went to 4-2 in games, erashing through the American service. Taking his own he then ad- vanced to 5-2 and in doing so re- ceived great applause from the gal- lery for not accepting a linesman's decision, smashing the ball out. Tilden picked up one game but Borotra, serving, took the set, 6-3, (© 1) Scores of Kegs of Alcohol Float Ashore Half Moon Bay, Cal, July 2 (®— Scores of ten gallon kegs of grain alcohol were washed on the beach here after residents heard what they believed gun firc in a heavy off ¢ coast fog. Hearers thought a coast guard cutter was firing on a rum ship, but officials reported no such encounter. Residents then assumed a rum car- rier had been sunk by hijackers, or had run on a reet and had been signalling for help. Unofficial estimates said Half Moon Bay folk picked up 100 kegs nued on Page Ex-| semi-final | round of the Wimbledon champion- carried him past | the first of the formidable French- | G-4, 6-1, | in| 10-8, | LaCoste while the other | it | Slashing out with his | took the deciding point | stinging | Iden took the | J. . PEASE, FORMER Held Ofice in This City From 1884 to 1887 | | At Time of Death Was Oldest Living Master of Centennial Known For Organizing Manufac- turers’ Trade Associations. Julius Hotchkiss Pease evening, at his home on Park Place this city, in his 80th year, born in Stanley Quarter, ain, November 1848, the son of Julius W Mary Hec Peasv He member | First Congregational church He was graduated from th | Britain High school and belons the class of 1871 | practising law in a number of yea He master of New Britain from {1887, After his term of offic {pired he spent Kansas City where in real estate and nes Returning to w Britain he rmv'innld the practice of law devot- mz especial attention to the organ- ization and conducting of trad. ociations for seve classes manufacturers in New Engiand Active Tn Masonic Aaire Mr. Pease was deeply interested in onic work, becoming a member t Centennial lodgs in 1879 and master of that lodge in 1886, at the |time of his death he the oldest (living master. He was also a mem- ber of Giddings Chapter, Doric Council, Washington Commandery |K, T., and Sphinx Temple. He was a ! charter memer of the Shuttle Meadow and other organiza- tions. He leaves two sisters Mrs. W. 1. Bennett of Portsmouth, N. H. and Mary E. Pease and a brother Wil- liam W. Pease of this eity. He was & brother of the late 1. Hoyt Peuse. Services will be held at his resi- 17 Park Place, Tuesday at died jast He wa New Br and was a ot the N ale Law Brit school, ew in for po §834- ex- in gaged busi- several he inv vears was ¢ of {dence, 2pom TRUCK SMASHES AUTO; éFonr Women and Two Children in Newington Collision Four adults and two children were injured when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by a speed wagon owned by the H. Hall Construction Co. of this city at East Robbins avenue and Main street, Newington, about 11:3 o'clock this forenoon. They are Mrs. Catherine McCarthy, he daughter, Mrs, Genevieve Masear- elli, her danghtes-in-law, Mrs. Mar- ion McCarthy, her daughter, Mis Rosalie McCarthy; Catherine carelli, aged 18 months and Thomas McCarthy, aged three years. All residents of Yale street, Oakuille The car in which they ing was going in a weste and was struck broadside. The truck driven by Harry Young of 742 Weat Main street, this city., and was carrying a number of employes of the construction company to a iob. The machines were damaged, the touring car being overturned azainst a pole. The fnjured were taken to New Britain General hospi hospital ambulance, and all but Catherine McCarthy 1oft after being treated. She will leave in a few days, it is expected. Mrs. Mascarelli suffered tions about the head. Mrs, erine MeCarthy suffered injuries about the neck and ribs. Mrs. Mar- ion MecCarthy had slight lacerations about the face. Catherine Mascar- elli was injured in the hand ard Thomas McCarthy. the most scrio ly injured, was brought to Wate bury hospital where he will be un- der treatment for some time. it is expected. His body was lacerated in several pla Rosalie MeMarthy, aged about 15 years, suffered injur- fes to her hands. The state polica investigated the accident and arrested Young on the charge of reckless driving. | were rid- a lacera- Cath- ————— o irl Knocks Boy Down, Breaks His Teeth Off The lack of gentleness of the gentler sex, so-called, was de onstrated on Gold street over the week-end, wheg a4 boy and a girl, cach 11 years of age and apparently well matched. phy- sically, engaged in a fistic en- counter, and the girl won with a well placed punch that knocked the boy down and broke two of his teeth. Officer Thomas Lee investigated the in- cident and found it was a fair of alcohol yesterday before prohi- bition officers arrived and started patrolling the beach. [} fight with the honors on the sirl’s side. 2 POSTMASTER, DEAD N YALE LAY GLASS OF 71 Lodge— chiiss | w! 1to| SIX GO TO HOSPITAL w. | Mas- | *land 1y direction | Lin the | Two Airplane Rescue Expedi-; tions Missing in Attempt to Aid Crew of Dirigible {AHUNDSEN NOT HEARD FROM IN TO WEEKS Russian Aviator Babushkin Hopped Oof Friday Maligin Only to Be swallowed up From Ice-Breaker By Arctic Wastes—Claim Citta Di Milano Failing to Co-operate With Others. London, large Bri soon join July 2 #® — Two sh scaplanes will the international up of scarchers who are seeking to find trace of Roald Amund; Norwegian explorer, and his companione in nch which took off irom two weeks ago today in the Nobilc relief The ministry made ths announ nt today that ft was preparing to sepd the two pla destination, time of departure and the pilots have not yet b decided upon. | plane Norway to st work air n London, July 2 P—With two air- expeditions missing of General Umberto No- le's fatal polar flight and the con- duct of relicf operations was being | d today plane rescu eriticism voicr Two weeks ago Roald Amundsen men started out in a French seaplane to join in the res- | disappeared. On Fri- sian airman Babushkin hopped from the Soviet fee- Ureaker igin in the polar se: ouly to e swallowed up by the arc- wd five other work the cue v I oft M nd day “ails to Co-Operate. A Moscow dispateh to the Daily Express today quoted Sergi Kamen- | f, mspector general of the army, as charging that Nobil ship the Citta Di [to co-operate in He said the base to intorm the Red s base Miluno had failed the rescue work. ship had neglected Mailgin that the po- sition of the five castaways of the It 1 the Swedish airman Lieu- tenant Lundborg had been changed | by the drift of the in time to [ warn wushkin hefore he started lon his flight to them. Kameneff. who is one {ers of the Soviet made a statement Inewspaper Izvestia tn which he strongly condenined “the ack of co-ordination” of the vari- ous expeditio He contended that Amundsen ought to have been put |in charge | ganization. Me believed that rescue 10 be accomplished only by co- loperation between Soviet i nd Swedish airplanes, The Berlin newspaper Morgen today printed its Copenhagen co he said that a tic explorers arriving at from the meeting of at Leningrad were reported scathingly expedition. explorer, ice of the lead- relief committee, to the Moscow ors Montag a dispatch espondent arge num- from in which her of “Tromsor: plorers to have Nobile A Danish ing, “It only, E was quoted as but Nobile's expedition was the darkest blot in the annals lof arctic exploration, Nobile mee | ing both technical and moral defeat ploration by means of alrship: Little Hope Copenhagen newspaper Poli- published a statement renchen in which he said aviators at Tromsoe had little hope of pding the Amundsen party. Freuchen guoted Helmer Hansen, who accompanicd Amundsen to the south pole, as believing his former chief had died heroically. Experts in northern Norway be- leved that the French seaplane was probably forced down in stormy conditions and collapsed upon hit- ting the waves. meant board. The tiken from end for all Amundsen's fricnds remark- ed that such a finish would have been in accord wi plorer’s own wishes, search Cont Despite these gloomy carch by air and sea continued to- day for Amundsen and new expe- ditions got underway. A special ex- dition. financed by popular sub. |scription, left Alesund, Norway, abourd the arctic vessel Veslekari to join in the Amundsen | Those niliar with aretic condi- i(mm« suggested t a large fleet of | whaling boats used 10 Eweep |wide arcas in a desperate effort to {find Amundsen. | The Oslo correspondent of the i Daily Mail said that Great Britain had agreed to send two British air- |planes to aid in the search organ- ized by Danish newspapers. H | | speedy e opinions, be Fob Hampers Plane Kings Bay, Spitzbergen, July 2 () —With fog hampering the rescue efforts of seaplanes, a Ruasian ice ibreaker today was slowly forging its way northward to take five mem- bers of the Italia and a Swedish air- man off an ice floe. While the breaking up of the ice added to the peril of the castaways it also increased their chances of (Continued on Page ?) shameful | of a centralized relief or- | break- | denounced the | ter Freuchen, | was not a case of trag- ! discrediting entirely arctic ex- | This would have ) on ! h the veteran ex- | search. | When Speeding Car Two fatal motor accidents in most grewsome of the summer thus ‘.1\4 | a\AI season. The Killed when a s | Meriden and Milldale, | Hartford, who died at New | injuries received on South | Victm Almost Decapitated | His skull fractured. his face {yerely lacerted and his throat cut [trom” ear to ear, Edward Shackett, aged 54, of 1381 Main street, Hart- Iford, died at Rritain General ospital at 4:50 this morning, about 2 hours after an automobile fin which he and his wife, Mrs. Laura J ackett, aged were pas- sengers, had erashed against a tele- pliene pole in front of 385 South Main street, Shackett’s head being jammed through one of the side windows and almost cut off by th sharp glass which was smashed into bits, leaving jagged. piercing rem- nants. Mrs. Shackett is a patient at the hospital and is expected to re- cover. Henry J. Smith, Britain se- ow aged 34, of 1251 —Operator Arrested at Hospital. ents, as is usually the case, two deaths scored a hizh r /orJ dead are Raymond Heslin, ding automobile left the road on and Edward Main street yesterd l [Driver of Capital Clty Machine Held Under $5,000 ! i is! Bonds for Manslaughter—Corbin Ave. Man Dies IO Thrash Out Deal HIS Leaps Off Steep Hill Campaign With a Few Close Friends this vicinity far. Whils ma there o th were s ninor | - o WILL DEC[DE ALL THE BIT MATTERS HIMSELF Will Make 15 Speeches eral fo , of 834 Corbin svenue, who was 2p hill between S1 Main street, morning from afternoor | Hartford, who was driv- | when th cident hap- | before J Henry P, Roch police co today on | charges of manslaughter, driving | while under the influence of liquor and driving without un operator's | license. Prosecuting Attorney J. G. | Woods asked that honds ba fixed at 100 and a continuance ordered | until next Monday, and Judge Roche | granted it. Smith retained Attorney Martin I Stempien to represent him | Party Had Been Drinking According 1o Smith's statenment to Sergeant Michael J. Flynn, who in- vestigated the accident, he and | Shackett and Mrs. Shackett had been a st 34, ot ral hospital th Shackett, Ger I'iree of | Main str ing the « pened, Which Will Be in New England— wa in Others Scheduled for Loufs, Denver, Bord: One somewh Const Possibly. New York, Alfred E. today for some which he will th 2z (B Smith was in New York July Gov informal co ash out the e de- ils of his campuign for dency pre with a few close friends. the ce is not he first meeting of national | emocratic comn until | {July 11 but it is generally believed |that before that time the governor will have ided exactly what Five) | | | | | | SEVEN BALLODNS SAID 70 BE DOWN Remaining Five Believed Still in the Air ARE HEADING SOUTHWARD Danish Entry Drops Near Roanoke, Virginia—Others Land in Woods | | { | | | | —All Competing For the Bennett Cup. Detroit, July 2 Pr—Seven of the 12 entries in the Gordon Bennett international balloon race .and the pilot balloon, which took off from { here Saturday afternoon had landed today, according to reports to head- quarters here. The remaining five contenders for the Gordon Lennett trophy are be | lieved to be still in the air follow- | ing & southward course, | The balloons reported down ares i the Detroit, piloted by W. C. Naylor, | with Russell Wherritt, aide, landed in a densely wooded mountain n Cass, W. Va., late Sunday. The De- troit had been leaking before the take-off. The distance covered was { approximately 335 miles, In West Virginia | The Brandenburg, German entry, with Captain Otto Bertram as pilot came down near Davis, W. Va.. at m.. Sunday. The Branden- covered approximately 300 715 p. burg {niles, Lieutenant Ernst L. Maag in the Swiss entry, came down at Fairmor | W. Va,, Sunday afternoon after co: cring approximately 270 miles The Wallonie, Belgian entry, reported down at Cheat Mountain, | south of Beverly, W. Va. by Don Varner, a passerby. The pilot, Licut. Joseph Thonnard, and his passenger, Ingenleur Boel, had covered ap- proximately 310 miles. | The pilot balloon. which took was off (Continued on Page 16) | course he will follow and will me Iy inform the committee his ¢ of came at d appoint- as Chairman of Republican Na- tional Committee. One Specch will probably |speech in this city, one in Jersey, three in w England, each in Detroit, St. Louis and ver, and the rest in the horder states with one possible appearance in a we The 1 ferent, but they that they will | There Belona | s will all b will be alike deal with easily andable problems stated t they are understandable and |appealing to the multitude. Iorelgn and other matters which do not as a rule directly touch the life of the “common man” will be passed over as not good campaign {material. difs in un- 50 jthat he xnh]uh to decide all |mp0( | \ v.nh:r than act in an advisol ca- Has Reslgnauon in Pocket When =" Aceivad Fast Night {special train on which several [s MET BY s E s members of his family ere |ed nis arrival at Grand Interior Department Head to Quit |Terminal He went immed |ments at his headquarte sons whose political acumen he re- Superior, Wis., July 2 (#—Secre- |¢d to have with them was not made tary Work of the interior depart- | public. “I hate miy resignation from the |15 speeches in various parts of th abinet in ¥ pocket,” said Dr. [country. They will all be broad t, committee. He intimated that this |paign train moves from one chosen would be delivered to Mr. Coolidge |city to another. Met By Sanders. Dr. Work was met at the station Secrctary Hoover's pre-convention manager, who had been slated to said he still hoped to in@uce Good to accept the post and to overlook (Continued on Page 1 “Those close to the governor say pavgv Kliisalt e ¥hat She walioned committee will follow his directions | The governor He Al']'lves | night. bvoarding .\'!‘ ny th turning from Houston with |Bates. An enthusiastic crowd cheer- Inis suite in the Liltmore, Cabinet Today to Assume Duties | This morning he ¥ spects, but their identity nor the nature of the discu ons he intend- ment arrived today for a brief con- ’ He has already decided to limit sultation with President Coolidge. |his two months’ campaign (o about Work, who recently was named [and there will be no back platform chairman of the national republican |talks to station crowds today as he might leave again this evening to return to Washington, Sverett Sanders, seeretary to th president and by James E. Good, become Wwestern manager of the re- publican campaign, Chairman Work the burden which this would plac: upon him. Won't Talk. Secretary Work said he preferre; not to talk before seeing Mr. Cool- idge, and quickly entered a waiting White House car and drove to Cedar Island Lodge. Chairman Work arrived here in | company of J. H. Carroll, chief | counsel of the Baltimore & Ohio ailroad whose car was placed at his | disposal for the trip. Mr. Work had the chance to con- sult with James M. Good, vention manager of Hoover, who came last Has Gift Smith supporters feel governor has the gift of making people who have never scen him and who know nothing of his po- Hitical policies except i relation to pre-con- |ON® OF two outstanding matters secretary | think they know him. night to| They point to the thou {telegrams and letters which fcome in since the nomination, call the that the s of have hun- governor (Continued on Page 16) /Alfred E. Smith of Lyons The Smiths of New Britain, one of whom has already voted for Al tial nomination and who looks for- ward to his elevation to the highest office within the gift of the coun- try's electorate, are watching pro- | ceedings with more or less interest, and with considerable difference of opinion as to the New York gover- nor's chances for ultimate victory. Thomas J. Smith of 494 Allen street, is expected home this week after having taken part in the Hous- ton convention which gave Smith the nomination on the first ballot {taken. The local &mith has been an out-and-out Al &mith man since the governor of New York was first put in the field for the topmost place on the democratic ticket. New Britain’s only Alfred Smith will not vote for his nam sake, preferring to remain with the party of his choice, the republican. He lives at 128 Lyons street and is connected with the D. Miller Co. Asked today for an expression of opinfon as to Governor Smith's ichances, he answered: E. 8mith, but I'm a republican and am for Hoover. I think Smith will be defeated.” A different view is held by An- drew Bmith of 39 Lawlor street. “It's a sure thing for AL" spoke An- drew, “and I'm for him strong.” Mre. Ansa M. Smith-ef 719 East Main stréet Ras saough to secsPy NOV 14 1328 Some Smiths Will Vote for Smith | "' e and Others Will Vote for Hoover Will Support Republican Candidate — Factory Head, Member of the Great American Family, Merely Chuckles. Smith for the democratic presiden- ' “I'm Alfred | |dreds of whic | “Al” and address him in cople have neve |seen the governor,” one man clos {to the nomince said tod “but | they've heard about him and some- (thing in his personality has caught | their imagination. He has got him- |self across to them somehow so Street Declares Firmly He |that they tect tricndly and scem to 1 on Page WOMAN TAKEN ILL AT SHORE | RUSHED HOME BUT DIES M, i (Continn 16.) her attention and fs not mwresud< in politics, she said today. Fred Smith of 744 Stanley street, | expects to see the Smiths move from | Albany, N. Y., to Washington, D. C. | ‘I believe Al Smith has a good | chance to win, and 1 hope he does,” | says Smith of Stanley street. | What de I think about Al Smith's chance of winning repeated F. | Howard Smith of 242 Burritt street. | And by way of answering: “Good very, very good! Mrs. Edgar H. Smith of $1 Em- mons place, does not wish to make a prediction until she has had further | opportunity to follow the paign. | A1 present she is not in a position to (Continued on Page Ruth A. Crowley of 600 Arch Street, Vietim of Sudden ness Stricken with while she was enjoyinz a vacation at Saybrook, Mrs, (Kilbourne) Crowley, of 600 Arch st was hur n ambulan to the New Britain General hospital, where she died carly this morning. was the wife of George €. Crowiwy. Mrs. Crowley was Lorn in New Rritain, March 1, 16 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Judson & and Alice (Fuller) Kilbourne: had made her home here all life. Since childhood she had becn a member of the First Congregational church and was a regular attendant at its services. Surviving her are Howard J. Kilbourn: Kilbourne, and two Florence Nulson and Liebler of Hartford Tuneral services will be held at Erwin chapel tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. Theodore A. Greene, paster of the First Congregational church, will officlate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. The remains will be at B. C. Por- ter Sors funera! parlors at 19 Court otrest watll nees tamecvow. ) X of illness week-end Ruth A rs old ed in 2) HIGH TIDE — JULY 3, 1928 New Haven 12:35 .m.,12 pm. || N. London 10: 9 a.m.,10:44 p.m. two hrothers, and John E. sisters, Mrs. Mrs. Bernice | * * I I THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change n mmfln | | Q‘ | Detroit, St. | states and | rnor | e cam- | re- | dele- | Central | s with per- | New | Den- | terms of | KIRKHAW BLASTS SALARY ACTIONS, Compensauon Fixed {ALLOWS MERIAN 83, 000 Corporation Counsel Indicates Suit May Be Necessary For Lilingwood to Colleet As Parks—Fasclle Entitled to $2,000. | superintendent of g the action of the board : works in fixing the salary Enginecer iter the common council ‘ted a recommendation for | Corporation Counsel John H. | wis instructed Comptroller s to pa yonly $3,000 which is the amount received 1 before City corporation counsel has also h park commission to pay Park Su- nt Clyde Ellingwood either as was paid Ralph B. Wain- s o' 58 as it first proposed, and that Ellingwood must wait until the board and common council agree on a wage. or sue the city for the reasonable worth of his servic aking up the third salary in dis- that of State Superintendent | Bu Laselle, the city’s legal ad- viser has ruled that the stipend for | this office has unquestionably been | d at $2,000, since this is the | amount last agrced upon by the public works board and the common couneil Explains Pay Tangle Explaining his stand, Judge Kirk- ham bas given Mayor Paonessa the | | following statement: “The question vhat salarics has no perinte $4,000 righ put has arieen as to | should be paid to the | ty engincer, superintendent of | strects and superintendent of parks. “When Mr. Mctian was appointed | ity enginee in April, there seems to have been an understanding be- tween the board of public works and Mr. Merian that he should continue of £3,000 a year, the same amount | which he had been receiving before | he was appointed city engineer, un- til the common council should ap- prove of a salary which the board | of public works might fix, at which |time he should be compensated at such salary, dating back to the be- ginning of his term of office. To date the board has not fixed his salary at a rate which the common council has approved. I think the common council should indicate at its next meeting what salary it will approve and thus the board and the common council may he able to get together and not leave the matter in the air any longer than neces- ry. Another way to handle the air would be for the council to point a committee to confer with the hoard of public works to the end that the hoard might send in to the common council a figure which the council would approve. The salary committee would be an ap- propriate committee to appoint for this purpose. Tn the meantime I have advised the comptroller to con- tinue paving Mr. Merian at the rate of $2.000 a year. Disapproves Board Action “The effect of the ordinance stat- [ing that the salary of the city en- cer is 85,200 is simply to indicate | that the common council has ap- proved of the salary as fixed by the ! hoard of public works. The com- | mon council has not the right to fix | th only to approve of the salary which the board of public works has fixed. Tt appears that the hoard has fixe1 for Mr. Merian (Continued on Page 14) IMEDFORD POLICEMAN IS SHOT TO DEATH Killed by Burglars Whom He Caught Entering | Drug Store July 2 J. Gilleland was ath at the entrance leading to the rear I stores in the today by two Medford, Mass. trolman Franci found shot to d lof an alleyway lof the block of Hillside district milk driv Gilleland his head an grasped in carly rs. had bullet wounds in d chest. His revolver was his hands. Neighbors arouscd by the sound of four shots told police they had seen four youths in a large touring car with red wheels and a black body fleeing from the vicinity. One of the youths wore a gray suit, a wsoft collared shirt and had red. hair. Investigation showed an attempt had been made to force the rear door of a drug store in the block but that the premises had not been entered. The shooting occurred near the intersections of Boston avenue and North street. Gilleland was a World war vet- eran, had been a member of the po- lice department for eight years and bad & wife and twe chiléven. Overrules Two Commissions on | Philip A, Merian | he was appointed | | to receive compenss | s Gy ceive compensation at the rate (#—Pa- | CITY TUESDAY Cartelll Clealu Up All | Comers to Forge Into | Big Games for Cham- ' pionship of the World, Expresses Confidence. Defeats Cincinnati, Madi- son, Rock Island and Mason Today — Coached by Springfield Expert and Gives Him Credit. | | | | 1 | (Special to the Herald) | Atlantic City . J., July 2—Dem. ! inic Cartelli, aged 12 of New Britain, Conn., won his way into the finals of the world championship marble shooting championship here today by defeating all comers. The finals will be played tomors v and the New Britain boy Is su- | premely confident. | Today Cartelli, who was sent here | by the New Britain Herald and Jun- ior Achievement foundation, defeat- ed the representatives of Mason, Ohio, Cincinnati, Rock Island and Madison, Wis. | Bob Conlin of the Springfield Un- ion and Ray Winans of the Spring- field Union are entitled to share in Cartelli’'s victory as Conlin, his own | entry eliminated, has coached Dome inic for the past two days in a spirit of New England patriotism. Dome« inic declared that it was the invale | uable lessons he received from Cone lin that helped him to sweep the beach today. Cartelli and 12 year old Alfred: Huey of Kenmore, Ohio, will meet on the sands of Atlantic City tomor« row morning at 10 o'clock to play | for the marble shooting champion- [ship of the world. ch boy won !out in the semi-finals today and each won six and lost two. Out of tomorrow’s matches of ‘\-is'ht games will rise a new world champion and if calmness in the pinches, contidence without conceit, Adetermination and a willingness te sacrifice good times and pleasured in behalf of hard work and practice, count for anything, Cartelli will be crowned the new champion tomor- row. After the semi-finals today Cartelli and Huey were photographed by the various news picture agencies and also by the motion picture news reel men. Cartelli’s rise to the finals tomor- row climaxes three years of contin. uous plugging by the New Britain boy. He started in 1926 when only 10 years of age and won his way to |the elimination games at Atlantie |City. Last year he was. runner up |in the eliminations and this year he |crashed through with spectacular wins in the eliminations and today in the semi-finals Cartelll was mas- ter of himself at all times. (Continued on Page 11) WALKER VISITS EL PASO Mayor of N. Y., En Route to Los Angeles, Also Spends Some Time in Mexican Sity of Jaurez. El Paso, Tex., July 3 ® — The wardrobe of Mayor James J. Walker. of New York also includes western | trappings Protected from the sun by & ite sombrero as I as some ume | brellas, and displaying the flag of |Texas on his coat lapel, Walker left | his west bound train for several | hours yesterday to inspect El Paso |and the Mexican horder city of Jaurez. | Asked to comment on the demo- }.rmic national convention at Hous- ton, he said that in his opinion it | was “very successful” but explained that as his visit here was *“‘purely so« | cial,” he did not care to discuss pol itics. He then surrendered to reception committees from the two cities and spent several busy hours receiving the greetings of Fl Paso and Jaures reside He was escorted through the latter city by government offi- cials who insisted he spend a part of the afternoon there Mayor Walker today was on route to Los Angeles. GERMANS TRY FOR RECORD After Mark of Over 58 Hours Fs- tablished Recently | | | | by Italian Afrmen. . Jduly P and Hans Zimmer- mann, Junkers pilots, took to the air at 3:36 a. m. today in a sister ship of the transatlantic plane Bremen in an attempt to capture the duration flight record for Germany. They are aiming at the record of 58 hours, 34 minutes, 26 1-5 seconds made by the Itallans. Captain Are turo Ferrarin and Major Carlo Ps Delprete. They will disregard the: duration mark set at 60 hours and eight minutes, by Adjutant Lewls Crool and the late Sergeant Plet Victor Broenen of Belgium sinos they refueled their pisne f mid-ate, Risticz and Cornelius Edsard foon merly held the record at §3 heurs The fiers Dessau, Gern Johann Risti