New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 BOSTON WELCOMES AMELIA EARHART Greets Her as She mim% by Plane FLEW FROM CURTISS FIELD Reaches Hub to Find Crowd of 2,- 500 People Braved Heat to Meet Her—Sees Mother and Sister and Then Takes Part in Parade. Boston, July $ (P—Amelia Ear- hart, first woman to fly across the Atlant came home today to a| warm greeting from 2,500 of her fellow townsmen. With her Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, who made the notable flight with | her last month. Miss Earhart stepped out of the door of the tri-motored Ford plane which had brought her from New | York to the East Boston airport at | 11:26 a. m. ieutenant Governor Frank G. Allen and a reception committee preeented her with a large bouquet of flowers. While the crowd of e three thousand was cheering tultz and Gordon landed from the accompanying tri-motored Fokker plane. 1s Photographed For & few minutes the photogra- phers claimed the three fliers. Then X Earhart entered the airport of- fice where her mother and sister were waiting. The doors were closed 2nd no one was permitted to intrude on the reunion for which all three had eagerly waited Soon afterward Miss Farhart emerged and entered an automobile with Stultz and Gordon for a parade through Chelsea and Charlestuwn to Boston, where they were to ha taken to the Chamber of Commerce for luncheon. Leaves N. Y. Curtiss Tield, N. Y., July Miss Amelia Ear first passenger on a mcross the Atlanti Boston at 9:06 a motored plane. M. C. Brown Motor Compa 9 p— woman of the Ford was at the controls of a Ford plane containing Miss Earhart, Georze P. Putnam, backer ©f the Atlantic flight, and Mrs. Put- pam, and four Boston reporters, Followed By Stultz. Miss Earhart's plane was follow- e4 a minute later by a tri-motored Fokker plane, with Wilmer Stultz, ‘her plilot on ture, at the stick. With Stultz were mechanic on the ocean his Marie Mr. and | Lou Gordon flight; Miss Anne Bruce, fianeee, Mrs. Stultz, Miss O’Connell, representative Putnam, two newspapermen Tieut, Colonel John Ha New York ished the plane The two planes Boston airport at 11 Before Miss Earhart boarded her of are due at the (Continued on Page 10.) HE S R DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS T0 FILL VACANCIES Martin Favored for School | Board and Conlon for Council Democratic members of the com- mon council at their caucus tonight are expected to nominate Dr. Henry T. Martin for the school committee and Frank L. Conlon for councilman trom the sixth ward This is the fourth attempt on the part of the democrats to agree on a candidate for the school board to fill FRANK L. CONILON the vacancy caused when James J. Butler resigned to become chairman of the fire board, and on a candi- date for councilman to fill the va- cancy resulting from the appeint- ment of former Councilman Thomas B. Fay as deputy building inspector. Dr. Martin, a dentist, has been practicing in this city for many vears. He is a democrat of long standing but has never been a can- didate for elective office. He is a past exalted ruler of New Britain Lodge of Elks. Mr. Conlon has had long experi- ience in the city government, his service embracing periods as coun- cilman, alderman, chairman of the board of public works and the fire hoard. He is connected with the Stanley Works, as superintendent of transportation. were | the transatlantic ven- | SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS MARK THE CAMPAIGN Range from “30 Cents to $1,000” to Aid Republican Party Elect Hoover. Topeka, Kans, July Small, popular contributi from “50 cents to $1, than large corporation contribu- tions for the financing of the re- publican presidential campaign are urged in a letter from Senator Ar. thur Capper, Kansas, to Hubert 9 (TP) publican committee. | Limiting |amounts, Capper said, would restore |the confidence of the country in the [cleanness "of political campaigns, and would reduce the appearance | |of campaign financing by large in- |terests expecting political return. It also interests more men and women in their party responsi- bility, he pointed out. “The gigantic siz | funds,” the letter said lonly to extravagant unnecessary expenditures, | scandals that are developed by wvir. | |tually the entire party membership. ‘The campaign budget of $5.000 ‘mght years ago Capper Chfirnr‘(‘r, ized as “scandalous and entirely ex- cessive.” g The state of Kansas will be publican “by an old time repu majority,” Capper asured Work STRIKE GOES ON IN NEW EW BEDFORD | Workers Reluse to Accept Cut ! in Their Wages | NO DISORDER OGCURS: ‘.’460 Policemen and 80 Members “he n the Natfonal Guard Stand Ouhldc Mills Where Worked. 25,000 Formerly | W Bedford, Mass., July § (1 P) —New Bedford's cotton manufactur- ers f!'lLfl today in their attempt !0 12- old 31;;:'11’13 more than b t not one of the strikers accepted the operators’ |invitation to return to work under | the 10 per cent wage cut plan which | ‘c.sused the strike, Guard Gates Every available policeman in the | city—about 350 in all—stood guard ! |at the mm gates, while 90 nat | guardsmen, f them mo: in the event pen the milig s the labo: v as a whole has been = 20,000 strikers, both {and women, gathered early at the | mill gates and lingered until it v as definitely established that the manu |facturers® efforts had met with fai ure. But there was not even a min- ‘or disturbance to mar the calm | An hour after the mills were re opened, operators conceded that their efforts had failed and began | to close the idle milis Although the strike alrcady repre- |sents a $7.200,000 loss or wages, union leaders today expressed a de- at (Continued on Page 10)) THEATOR OWNER HELD AFTER DEATH OF MAN tor Shoots Youth He Found With Wife Denver, Colo., July 9, (P—A. E (Dick) Dicks theater owner was held without charge here today after he admitted kill- ing Herbert H. Powell when h found the 19 year old youth with his wife the Dickson home. Dickson told police that he had been informed that Powell visited Mrs. Dickson s while he was out of town. He said that after announcing he was leav- ing town yesterday, and had been accompanied to the station by his wi -, he returned to a point ncar his home where he waited until he Poi. 'l enter. On entering the house, Dickson said he found Powell with his wife and that during a fight over a pistol he (Dickson) carried, two shot: were fir 1. One bullet struck | Powell in the shoulder and one pierced the vouth's head. Dickson |said he hac no intention of shoot- |ing Powell. The youth's B. Powell mother, Mrs. Lynn of Caruthersville, Mo., said thz her son had known Mrs. Dickson for several months and that a sister of the boy has = ked Dickson to try to “bring the case to a quiet ending.” Powell told his sister he met Mrs. Dickson while delivering groceries at her home. The Powells have a summer home here. T“. mother ‘nd daughter arrived about thrc: weeks ngo to join young Powell who spent the winter in I enver. Dicks- 1 is vice president of the recently organized consolidated theater inc., which centrols proper- tis in Utah, Scith Dakota and Colorado. Work, chairman of the'national re- | contributions to small | of campaign {Denver, Colorado, Opera- | HARD CAMPAIGN " PLANNED IN EAST 6. 0. P. to Stress the Atlantic Seaboard States \HOOVER GOES WEST SOON Will Leave Washington Shortly For Palo Alto Where He Will Be No- tified of His Nomjnation For President. Washington, July 9 (P—Republi- \can campaign plans are concentrat- ing on the d it appears like- ly that Herbert Hoover himself will turn to Washington in the fall to near headquarters here in final drive, be Another front porch campaign is in the making although in the case {of Mr. Hoover it secms a more ap- propriate name for his prospective battle would be a back yard cam- paign. The spacious residence of the secretary on R street here has a very insignificant front porch but the home has a commodious back |yara |" The residence is just a few houses away from the place where Wood- 'row Wilson, the last democratic esident, spent his last days and ‘wa Mr. Hoover has lived in this | place almost since coming to Wash- lington fn 1921 as secretary of com- merce But before he decides on his plans "nr wg fall, Mr. Hoover must this nge definitely for his de- p'!rvurf or Paloe Alte, Cal, where he will be officially notified of his Inomination early next montk carly definite announcement was ex- pected today, calling for departure late in the week or early next week. Fast As Battle Ground Henr of Kansas, In charge of republican publicity, is re- leponsible for the statement that the ders believe the east to be le ground of the campaign it on their part that vvht- west will stay republican. An eastern advisory counc! has been organized, with Senator Moses |of New Hampshire, at its head, {which will dictate policies for the dr'\'& in the Atlantic coast states. There has been considerable spec- 1lation about the organization of castern headquarters in New York with Senator Moses in charge, simi- lar to the set up arrangec for Chi cago. where James W. Good will a sume command as western campaign manager, but the Saturday confer- An I confidence |ence of party leaders decided to continue Washington as eastern headguarters temporarily. This lleaves Chairman Work of the na- tional committee and probably Mer. Hoover himself at the fountain head 0‘ the eastern campalgn However, Senator Moses has besn |given power, aceording to the an- nouncement of Chairman Work, to outline the policies and plans of procedurs for the eastern drive. The senator left immediately after the lengthy conference of Saturday jwhich conclnded at the home of Mr, Hoover Plans for the contest in e east are expected to await the ormal opening of the campaign hen Mr. Hoover delivers his ad- dress of acceptance, To Prepare Address Preparation of that address along [with the duties of winding up his work as secretary of commerce will v Mr. Hoover this week. How- |ever, he plans to go over also the set up for the national campaign at other conferences. | Senator Curtis of Kansas, the vice- presidential nomince, arrived in Washington last night after a short vacation in Rhode Island it is ex- | pected that he will confer at length with Mr. Hoover before the latter |starts west CITY ENGINEER SENDS IN HIS FORMAL BILL {Demand for $177 Believed First Step in Expected Lawsuit | City Engineer Philip A. Merian, through Attorney Donald Gaffney, has billed the city for $477 repre- nting salary . alleged to have be- come due du ng the period of dis- lagreement between the common cil and the board of public to the amount to be paid engineer. an opinion given last week, Judge John H. k ham, corpora- tion counsel, expressed a view that| there is actually no salary in exist- ance for the position of city engin- eer and he mentioned lawsuit as the dy means of collecting. I'ormal presentation of the bill is 'believed to be the first step in the direction of a suit, although it is belicved common council action in the way of fixing a salary for the position will forestall litigation. Merian's bill is computed on a basis of a $5, a year salary, the amount which was paid his prede- cessor and which was last fixed as the pay for the position. It has been Judge Kirkham’s opinion that a $3.- 000 salary payment might be within the law, since Merian had been re- 'celving this amount. The board of public works had recommended a \So 000 pay. the salary committee re- {ducing this figure to $4,500, and the common council rejecting that rec- ommendation, but fixing no salary. Under the charter, the common ‘councll may fix the salary of the |city engineer. but in the case of all | other employes of the department, it can do nothing further than to pass a vote approving whatever action is |taken by the board of public works. e the | CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1928 Athletic Detective Catches Girl After Hot Sprint on Main Street for Officials of Long Lane Farm Fugitive No Match for Sergeant 0'Mara in Footrace | When He Spies Her Walking Along Thorough- fare—Makes Fast Time From East Main to Commercial Street. Pereons who were on Main street NEW BRITAIN HERALD W BRITAI . —EIGHTEEN PAGES SMITH SHAPES UP CAMPAIGN PLANS| Has Final Say in Matters Bm Asks Advice 10 CONFER WITH REED Will Also Have a Conference With P ———————— this morning between 8 and 'i| Sprinting Sleuth ' o'clock may have thought they were | witnessing an effort by Sergeant Patrick J. O'Mara of the police de- i partment to condition himselt for ! the annual baseball game with the Meriden police next month, for the beefy detective sprinted from the corner of East Main and Main to | the corner of Commercial and Main in better time per yard than he made in his famous dash from home ' f plate to first base after laving down a bunt in the game with the Meri. den police last year at Willow Brook park. | In view of his announcement that | he was “through” with baseball, in- quiry was made into the reason for his run this morning and the ser- geant broke down and confessed. |1t seems that he and a woman offi- cer from Long Lane Farm, Middle- town, were driving through Main street on the way to the home of Frances Roskasky, 15 years old. who escaped from the institution over the week-end. The girl's home ie at 19 Lawlor street and it was| suspected that she might have gone SERGT. PATRICK J. O'MARA | thera. | He had no idea she would run more On Main street, Sergeant O'Mara |than a fow steps, but she lengthen- saw the girl. accompanied by aled her stride and he was forced to woman, and he stepped out of the ! as he could to overtake car and went towards them, The s he passed the woman who | | girl, sensing that she was about to n with the child, she call- be taken into custody, started to run im not to make the catc and won out, HOOVER ARRANGES FOR NOTIFICATION and the sergeant started after her. REPORT DENOUNCES N. Y. NIGHT CLUBS Declared “Menace to Morality” by Committes of 14 HOSTESSES ARE SCORED Likened Unto Japanese Geisha Girls i —Assert That Vice Conditions in New York City Are the Worst in 20 Yecars but he paid no heed {1 af Leland Staniord Univ. Will Stop Off at President Coolidge’s Fither Sunday Night or Early Monday En Route ‘to Palo Alto, Calif. Vacation Home New York, July 9 (A—Night clubs ! New York are denounced as a | y in the annual|®f o report of the committce of fourteen |26 republcans at made public today. The night club | UPiVersity in Califo hostess is termed the American counterpart of the Geisha girl. Be- sident by d Stanford on August | Leaves on Saturday ouncement was made to- This cause of such clubs, speakeastes and dance halls the committee regards |day at the office of Hoover vice conditions in New York as the Wnere it also was said that the sec. worst in 20 years, |retary would lcave Washington for The committee, formed in 1905 to Talo Alto, Calif, next Saturday combat commercialized vice is a | night. He will stop off at the sum dence of President Coolidge | or, Wis, reaching there | Sunday night or early Monday. Refore making the announcement | of the date for notification exercises Mr Hoover conferred with Senator Curtis, of Kansas, the vice presiden- tial nominee and Chairman Work of the national committee, Mr. Curtis tracted by night clubs and speak- | Probably will be notified of his nom- castes, a class who never would ination a week later than Mr. Hoov- have visited the old places of com- |€r at his home to Topeka, Kansas. mercialized vice. Another conference of tre;;‘um can Appa national committeemen of the eas ..qor:f"m";';"::e ’C‘,’;‘,’:‘;t‘“'i,m,\m | ern states was called today by Chair- with —an apparent respectability ‘man Work, to meet next Monday in which is likely to throw the unso- > New York | civilian organization and has among its supporters many well known | New Yorkers. John )D. Rockefeller, Jr., was the heaviest contributor in | the year ending December 1, giving | £3.000. The most serious aspect of the sit- uation, the committee finds, is the class of voung men and women at- phisticated oft their guard,” says th o, More (Contopences report, written by Georve E. Worth- | Mr. Work also gave notice iugton, general eecretary and coun- sel. “They provide for the doTE man and woman the lure of music, | enterainment and dancing, couplad with alcohol and a free and easy atmosphere—and they are open all night.” | The night club hostess, the com- | coun- | terpart of the Japanese Geisha girl, | and “is the successor of the old time | rustler who worked in bars on a . commission basis many years ago.” Has Sex Appeal “She is employed for the main purpose of increasing the sales of | liquor, other drinks and food; inci- dentally she isto provide entertain- ment the men customers. Her sex appeal largely accounts for her suc- cess."” that (Continued on Page 10) [TALIAN FLIERS T0 | Will Continue From Natal, | Brazil, for Rio About Mid-Week Natal, Brazil, July 9 (UP)—Tke ictorious flight of Majors Arturo errarin and Carlo Del Prete, who Of 158 night clubs and speak- | U 0q' (i Attantic from Réme to easies investigated during 1927 th'l, Srazil, probably will continue about committee found only six “respect- |, (2% B0l W o i wee able” with six more “suspicious but | |7 (A 10 no evidence obtained.” In 13 others : L The two Italian flvers returned to girls were not admitted. Advertisements of clubs, the re. |Natal from Touros Sunday bringing | port says, have attracted not only |PAr's of their big Savoia-Marchettl local girls nto this occupation but |MOnOPlane that needed repairing. also girls from outside places in var- | This work will take some hours but ious parts of the United States. | s expected to return to Tournos today. other hostesses are recruited, from The plane landed on a flat topped closed dance halls which in turn ad- vertise extensively for “young, at- |hill mear Lake Cafe which adjoins the little fishing and sugar town of Touros. There is a population of [5.000 at that Brazilian city and |everyone there took the greatest de- [light in the big craft that made its nding after a record breaking ht at the edge of the city. The Savoia is about two miles the city proper. Efforts will be made to |transport the plane to a tug and tow it to Natal from where the take-oft to Rio De Janeiro will be made, Tt (Continued on Page 4) » is probable this take-off will be T made from the vicinity of the Natal THE WEATHER docks. Evervwhere the two calm faced New Britain and vicinity: Ttalians appear they are given tre- Local thundershowers late mendous receptions. Yesterday they tonight or Tucsday; not so received a demonstration on behalf warin Tuesday. of the Italians of Pernambuco by the Italian Consul Ginoromist who *. flew here from Pernambuco. Geremony Will Take Place Aug. ‘LEAVES WASHINGTON SA.' GO ON WITH FLIGHT ¢ Senator Robinson Who Is Sched- uled to Arrive In Today. Albany, N. Y., July 9 (P—As democratic presidential Governor Smith is campaign plans in consultation with others, | Although he will have the final say as to organization | egy, he is indicating by seeking the | advice of various party leaders, that he has no preconceiv ! what should be done. | Already he has gone over the sit- { uation with some of his close friends {who attended the Houston conven- ! tion, and has as his house guest Se | ator Pittman of Nevada, who served |as chiairman of the convention plat- | | form committee | To See Robinson | Today the governor look ward to a chat here with Robinson of Arkansas, ad the assura Recd of Missouri that he would come eas* to cooperate in ca mpaum planning, and arranged to be in | New York city Wednesday to take part in the deliberations of the dem- { ocratic national committee. | time it is expected that a ca | manager will be named and dates for the official notification of bolh | of the democratic nominees. To Stop Today Senator Robinson on his way from his home in Arkansas to the New York committee meeting, advised | Gov. Smith that he would stop off in Albany late today, and that he would have with him Jesse H. Jones of Houston, one of the leaders in the democratic party. After a 90 min- ute stay here, both planned to con- tinue on their way, leaving the pres- idential nominee and Senator Pitt- man to make the trip down t Hudson by automobile. Just when and where Senator Reed of Missouri, who made a deter- mined fight for the democratic nom- ination, would see the governor, has ot been disclosed but it was report- ed that they would meet in New | York. Reed, one of the most vigot- | ous of campaigners, has declared & 'Willingness to do his utmost in be. |Bait of the Smith-Robinson ticket {and he is coming east to confer with the New York governor at the nom- inee’s request. He planned to leave St. Louis today. In connection with the coming ses: sion of the national committee, a number of party leaders have be mentioned for the post of committee chairman, but the nominee, who will | really make the selections, has not indicated his preference. Senators Gerry of Rhode Island and Pittman both have figured prominently Albany Late N. for- Senator his running ce of Senator | | | speculation Urge Notification One of the questions to be deter- H mined Wednesday was whether the mith and Robinson notification ceremonies should be delayed until after the republican nominees have been advised officially of their selec- | tion. In the past it has been cus- | (Continued on Page 10.) MGR. M'GIVNEY'S WILL TO BE FILED, Disposes of Estate Esti- mated at $15,000—Had Group Insurance Bridgeport, July 9 (A—The will of Monsignor +P. J. McGivney of St s church who dicd in Paris May 9, will be filed for probate to da}, The will disposes of an estat |estimated at $15,000. His esta consists of an insurance of $10,000 *|a part of a group policy in the Knights of Columbus, in supreme officers participated, ut $5,000 in savings accounts in ocal banks, The following bequests are made: d One thousa dollars to Rt. Rev., v Hartford; | Bishop of |81.000 for masses for his father, | mother, two sisters and one brother ‘ 0 to the nuns of St. C} par- x=“ at the discretion of the executor of his estate; $500 to his housckeep- |er, Margaret Millericks; $300 to his hou Ella R. Anne ‘orm eeper, | O'Brien of Woonsocket, | To his brother, Rev. | his thrce nephews, Fin; of Danbury, Rev. w Haven and the Rev. inn of South Norwalk. and the sum of $1,000 To t Rev. James Anthony of Os- sining, N. Y., $500 for the propaga- tion of the faith. Beque: Agnes home at Hartford, St. Mary's home at West Hartford and §t. Jo- seph’s seminary at Hartford. To the Rev. Dennis P. Hurley of South Nor- walk, “friend and companion in my seminary days $500.” The residue of the estate is given to his brother, Rev. Givney, his sister, Mrs. Margaret Dwyer of Waterbury, and another sister, Miss Annie - McGivney of Waterbury. His brother Rev. John J. Mec- Givney is named executor without bonds. The date of the 13, 1928, Vincent his library will is April = ideas as to | | in | s of $1,000 are made to St. ! John J. Mec- PICK COMMIT™™*S ONWARME... of Dedication Activities CHAIRMEN MEET THURSDAY Parade, Sou- venirs, Floats and Other Commit- tees Will Get Together to Formu- late Plans Soon. | Finance, Invitations, | | Details tending toward the formu- |lation ot definite plans for the cere- mo! coincident to the dedication {of the World War memorial now |nearing completion on the summit |of Walnut Hill park are being work- jed out and today committees were Lar‘flounud whose duties it will be to |care for various phases of the activi- t The chairmen of these com- es will hold a meeting at 8 o’clock Thursday evening in the city |court room to map out their activi- | ties. | Following is a list of the various {committee chairmen and associate members: Finance committee—Edward F. |Hall, chairman; A. M. Paonessa, Geo. T. Kimball, J. H. Passerini, | W. E. Attwood, Joseph Gaeta, John C. Loomis, W. H. Judd, Paul Nur. czyk, F. C. Kelly, Leo Bojnowski, |Leon Tomikowski, Wladyslaw Same |orajezyk, James Daley, Louis Raph- ael, James E. O'Brien, William F. Mangan, S. Gerard Casale. Parade committee—Maurice H. Pease, chairman; Curtis L. Sheldon, E. Ogren, N. C. Avery, Harry C. Jackson, W. W. T. Squire, Theodore Johnson, W. W. Bullen, S. H. Wood, John Maerz, W. C. Hart, W. J. No- {ble, Duncan Shaw, Matthew Calla- han, Arthur H. Petts O. E. Erick- son, A. W. Backiel, A. F. Caragliano, George Molander, W. J. Rawlings. Invitations committee—A. M. Pa- onessa, chairman; E. W. Christ, M. Saxe, W. F. Mangan, Donald H. Bartlett, Richard Covert, W. C. Hun. gerford, P. F. McDenough, Maerz, Dr. Henry Martin, John C. Loomis. Program of exercises committee— G. Kimball, chairman; Thomas Smith, Geo. H. Dyson, P. F, King, k] A. T. Corbin, J. C. Andrews, W. J. arley, Gardner C. Weld, B. F. |Gaftney, Thomas McGrath, Frank [Licst, Tucca Di Minmo. Dr. 3. . |Tokarczyk, Dr. Harry Protass. Souvenir program committee—H. C. Jackson, chairman; Mrs. F. C. Ensworth, George Rawlings, Robert | Vance, Howard Timbrall, E. K. Burr, W. C. Milkey, Martin Horwitz, A. W. | Stipek, Johnstone Vance, Samuel Sa- | blotsky, Cesare Balducel, John F. |Hanrahan, Per Olsson, John Me- |Grail, Dr. Moses Kupelian, Geo. W. Brady. | Publicity committes: B. G. Krane- witz, chairman; Johnstone Vance, |Irving Rachlin, Joseph W. Roche, |John P. Commiskey, James Butler, Anthony S. Andrulewicz, Robert Vance. Music committee: Stephen Robb, chairman. E. R. Ramage, M. J. Ken- ‘Walter J. Doyle, John F. Calla- [han, Peter Franklin, Dr. George H. Dalton, Lucian Macora. Grand stands and decoration eom- mittee: George Macauley, chair- man, M. J. Unkelbach, Arthur Ruth- crford, Arthur Berg, Lucian Macora, |F. E. Crandall, Harry Battistoni, W. |Spauding Warner, Frank Zapatka, Lugene Faselle, Thomas H. Heslin. | Ground arrangements committee: |B. H. McElhone, chairman, W. B. |Beam, T. P. McAuliffe, Clyde M. El- lingwood, Cyril J. Curtin, Clarence |H. Maxon, William D. Boyle, M. W. (Continued on Page 10.) WILL SEEK FUNDS FOR PUTNAM SCHOOL JOB Finance Board and School Committeemen Arrange Conference which the | and | | Members of the board of finance ind taxation meeting tomorrow night with representatives of the committee will attempt to nd means of completing Putnam schoo! recon- ool find w the lerael struction. The school was burned several months ago and an insurance ustment made which would have been sufficient to cover the work had it been devoted entirely to the job. It was not, however, and work was stopped when the balance was ex- hausted. For several weeks, no work has been done on the building, and if it is to be ready for occupancy in the fall, it will be necessary to be- gin operations soon. | The first hour of tomorrow night's session will be given over to the school board. At 9 o'clock, the | water board and the advisory com- mittee will discuss finances with the board of finance and taxation. Mayor Paonessa will probably call the council in an informal session later in the week to discuss plans for extension of the water system, preparatory to asking favorable action on a bond issue of $1,335,000. ; l July7th.... SIZILING HEAT WAVE HITS CITY; THERMOMETER AT 96 IN MAIN ST. NOON SHADE » 1”‘?73:.’;{ e Showers for Groups Selcted to {0 Have Charge[ "% 5, %z Children Huidity Flattons Pop- 14,688 PRICE THREE CENTS _ulace — Firemen to Wl:;" Law. it Go Away Workman at Osgood Hill Sewer Job Prostrated— Schedules Affected in Three Factories—Many Deaths Throughout East and Middle West. The second day of terrific heat wave in New Britain caused fac. tories to close and sent men, wom- en and children scurrying to shels ter for relief from the sun. The temperature which ranged from 96 to 101 in the shade to 128 in the sun yesterday, seemed to be ambitious to maintain the same re ord today. Starting at a point close to 90 almost as soon as it became daylight, by 10 o'clock it hud risen to 96 on the big thermometer on the Booth block and to the same level on the Harvey &Lewis ther- mometer on West Main street . Business slowed up and police. men business men and city officlale seemed to lack ambition to do any- thing except stand around and dis- cuss the one common subject of in- terest, the weather. Ice cream and soft drink stores did a rushing business, probably the largest business of any two days this year. Fctories Short Handed Most of the local factories tried to struggle through the day with. out interfering with their operating schedule, but practically all admit- ted that they were short handed, One or two were running full time today but did not expect to continue temorrow unless it became some. what cooler. At the North & Judd plant molders did not show up for work this morning. At the Fafnir Bearing Co, the plant closed for the day at noon. At the Skinner Chuck Co. plant, the factory shut down at 3 o'clock this afternoon. As some consolation to the heat victims, the weather bureau prom. ises thunder showers tonight and cooler tomorrow. Heat Prostration Recorded One heat prostration and several near collapses kept foremen on sewer construction work busy today. At one time or another during the morning hours, nearly every man oa the jobs appeared to be in danger of collapse from the heat, and Fore- (Continued on P WILLIAN B. LEEDS SAVES ADELE ASTAIRE Carries Her Unconscious From Boat Before It Explodes 10) Oyster Bay, N. Y., July § UP— The quick action of Willlam B. Leeds, son of the late tin plate king probably saved the lives of himself and Adele Astaire, actress, when his $75,000 speedboat, Fan Tail, burned 1o the waters edge at the pler hers yesterday afternoon. Both were se- verely burned. Leeds and Mise Astaire, who with her brother and dancing partner, Fred Astaire was a week-end guest at the Leeds’ Long Island home at Cove Neck, had just entered the boat to take a trial spin. He started the motor when the backfire ignited gasoline seepage in the hull of the craft. The boat almost immediately was enveloped in flames. Leeds picked up Miss Astaire, who had collapsed, and lifted her to the landing stage. Then climbing out himaself he pushed the Fan Tail out into clear water. An explosion oc- curred a moment later and the boat was destroyed. Miss Astaire and her host were treated at the Leeds’ home but her burns were found to be so severe that she was taken to the New York hospital. Hospital authorities said she was in no danger. Mr. Leeds remained at home. Mrs. Lecds, the former Princess Xenia of Russia, and Fred Astaire were standing on the pler waiting to get into the boat when the acei- dent occurred. Miss Astaire last February an- nounced her engagement to William Gaunt, Jr., son of a Yorkshire wool- en manufacturer, and announced that on her marriage she would re- tire from the stage. 8he and her brother have co-starred in many New York and London musical shows and had planned to go to London shortly to appear in the English version of their latest sue- cess “Funny Face.” Mr. Leeds s a sports enthusiast, being an expert on spesdboating. He established a world's record