New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 AMERICAN ATHLETES JOLTED WHEN LLOYD HAHN FINISHES FIFTH IN 80 Crown Goes Back to England to the Tune of Olympic Record When Lowe Outdis- tances the Entire Field of World’s Crack Run- ners. Solace Found When Hamm of Georgia Tech Estab- lishes New Mark Winning Broad Jump— Chicago Girl Victor. Stadhim, Amsterdam, for de- Olympic July 31 (P—Amer cisive Olympic conquest re an hope other jarring setback today in the decisive defeat of Lloyd Hahn in the classic $00 meter championship, although the wearer$ of the red, white hold their the four final program, own hy England Wins The $00 meter crown fect of Douglis Lowe, champion, with Hahn no better than fifth last. But Eddie Hamm, Georgia Tech broad jumper, his specialty for Uncle Sam. placing as champion the negro, Dehart Hubbard, who climinated in the second frials. Jn both of thesc events Olympic rec- ords fell, Lowe won by lehn of Sweden. final turn badly beaten. Beautiful Race Lowe's fime in a beautifully Tun race in which he outclassed the fleld was 1 minute breaking the Olympic 1-10 second. Germany was third, Phil of Canada fourth, Hahn fifth, and Seaphin Martin of France sixth. There were nine starters, Hahn Jjumping to the front at the first turn and waking the pace, closely pur- sued by Lowe and Edwards. They kept in that order with the other Americans, 1 Fuller and Ray Watson, bringing up the rear until ihe turn into the home stretch where Lowe shot out and ran away from his rivals as though they were stand- ing still. Hahn'had not the least sort of a sprint with which to match Lowe's spurt and faded badly as three others pa d him. Behind Martin, ihe world’s record holder, who was sixth, came his countryman, Keller, with the two American last. The record broken by Lowe's great run had stood since the Olympic games at Stockholm in 1912 when it was set at 1:51 9-10 by Ted Mere- dith, The pace was even faster than when the linglishman won at Paris in 1924, his time then having been 1:52 2-5. won Ton 10 ya Hahn Jed until th record by Even Break In the other two finals, both of which were for women athletes, the U'nited States also gained an even break. A quickly-mpving Chicago (Continued on Page 15) BALTIC POST OFFICE ENTERED-BY TRUCK Baker’'s Machine Rolls Down Hill Backwards Into Govt. Building Baltic, July 31 (®—The Baltic post office was entered tod by holdup men but by a baker's truck which rolled down a steep in- cline backwards when the became loosened in some fashion, hed through the post office v. Postmaster Louis Sefton. who was seated at his desk, was cut on the forchead over the left eye when the plate glass window yielded 10 the superior force of the truck's rear end. H. A. Cusson, driver of the truck, was at breakfast in a nearby res- taurant when the truck went on its | solitary tour. Deputy Sheriff John McGuire in- spected the brakes on the truck after the accident and found that they were adjusted properly. No ar- rests were made. Franz Romer Reaches St. Thomas in Rowboat St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, July 31 UP—Franz Romer, German steamship officer, who left Lisbon on March 2 in an attempt to row across the Atlantic in a collapsible Voat, arrived at St. Thomas today. Romer was well and conditions were favorable for continuation of his trip. Romer’s boat is 21 feet long #nd has a 3-feet beam. He is contend- | ing for a prize of $25,000. in| eived an- and blue shield were able to | tra winning two of ! events on the day's went back | to England to the tune of the flying the defending and with two other Americans |the truck the great ! American | sending in his duty call at was | lic rds from By-|fic until the when he wilted and was 51 4-5 scconds, Herman Engelhard of ; Rock Jdwards | was —not | brakes | NEW BRITAIN HERALD 0 METER RAGE ITRAPPED ON TRAGK WITH TRAIN COMING Women in Auto Find Progress Blocked by Tramc Line NO CHANCE FOR ESCAPE Detective's Daughter and Com- .panion Have Nerve Racking Ex- perience AC Mai Street. Railrond | Crossing. | Caught on the Main street rail-| iroad crossing when a string ot velhi- | cles stopped for the red light at the | corner of Main and Commercial | streets at 10:30 this forenoon. Mis Mary McCue, daughter of Detee- | tive Sergeant and Mrs. W. P. Mc- Cue of 48 Lincoln strect, was faced | | with the ne ity for prompt ac tion, | ifor @ passenger train from the we vas almost in sight and a fr train from the east was approach- | ing the crossing, | Hans Oquist, gate tender, rushed | jinto the street blowing his whistle |and waving his flag in the hope that | would move sufficiently to al- low him to lo the gates, Miss McCue, in an effort to cl Connecticut Reef Provision [truck which was directly in front of her car, swung to the left but did not have enough clearance spa With the result that the front of her fea ashed against the tailboard of which was projecting horizontally. Car Pushed Off Track Officer Michael Massey, who was the po- hox just south of the an into the sireet and pushed the Mccud acks. He stopped traf- passenger train rolled {in, and within a few minutes condi- | {tions were restored to normal, | | Qauist having lowered the gat {with a few seconds to spare, Roy M. Wilcox of 81 Park street, Hartford, was driving the truck, and Miss MeCue was accompanied by i Mrs. James H. Curtin of 129 Black nue. All said the accident unavoidable. Nohody was in- {jured and the only damage was to| {the front of the McCue car, the ra- | diator being smashed and the hood | bent, 1‘ Occurrences of the same sort have | been reported in the past, the eftect of the flashing of the red light at | Commercial strect being to cause a | sudden stopping of vehicles, and those which have just passcd the Hlight at the railroad crossing are un- table to clear the tracks. Even had | | Miss McCue swung her car to the left and avoided the truck, she would probably have rar coming towards he ftraffic in that direction moves fre Iy while north bound traffic is at a | standstill. "REPULSED BY WOMAN, 'TUMBLES DOWN STAIRS Daley Avenue Man Critical Condition at Hospital signal { crossing, | with agsistanc {car off the t in of 205 | flight of Antonio Camp, aged 37, Daly avenue, fell down a stairs in a house avenue shortly hefore night, sustaining a pos: of the skull, on the right side, a i fracture of the right wrist and an | (injury to the neck. At New Britain | GeGneral hospital this afternoon it | was said he was. conscious but his condition was critical, Katie Dubowski, who lives on the third floor of the house wh: ccident, happened, told C. Stad who inve: she returned from her employment | in a local factory and was gl heraelf about the house when Camp called. He was intoxicated, she said | and sh: was obliged to eject him, j taking him by the arm and leading him out of the tenement a few min- | utes before he toppled over and fell, | steiking his head on the 11th stair. Frightened, the woman went in scarch of Camp's wife and found her in a store at Lawlor and East Lawlor ‘treets, In the meantime, Harry who lives on the first floor, Ithe noise and found Camp, |ently unconscious and badly hu He summoned Officer David Doty, who notified police headquarters g had the man taken to the hosp A pulmotor was sent to the s but was not used when the nature| lof the case was determined. | Camp’s wife said he had been drinking and she has had numerous | quarrels with him as a result. He told her yesterday he was tired of living with her and he intended to! -rid himself of her by divorce or other mean 7 o'clock last ble fractur igated, that Mettey. | POLICE TEAM VS, GASCOS The police police baseball team will play the Gascos at Willow | withdry | far | Ivoted | could nd | his many high ’ e Whi | many {ing those crashed into a i Urban, beeause | injurics Isenger {is claimed. tday in | Helen Gadomski of 445 North NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES WHITE WITHDRAWS CHARGES AGAINST MOTIVES OF SMITH Says Governor May Have Be- lieved His Course in Gam- bling and Vice Cornect ASSERTS HE ST00D FOR SALOON THROUGH CAREER Kansas Editor Hopes That News- papers, Particularly Ones, Will Give same Considera- tion to This Statement as They Did o His Previous One—Will Continue Fight Against Tammany 81 (A—William | litor, New Allen York, ‘White, his charges against Smith's July Kansas tod. crior legislative record so as bil prostitution were concerned b hie said, the motive of the dential nominec. “can't Press Issue” While allowing his contention that Governor Smith had consistently for the saloon to stand, Mr. taid of his other charges I not in good conscience pre this issue, realizing that Governor Smith, whom I greatly admire for | feels that | the purity o s motives which always should be granted in any political controversy. he did not wish to question demoeratic presi- White id in his statement: talking to Walter Lippmann of the World, a friend of Governor Smith and of mine for years, 1learned that Governor ssterday, mith hould charge him with protecting ambling and prostitution in his a sembly record. I can understand ifter considering what Mr, Lipp- mann said, that the governor in cast- votes against tho: might honcstly have felt that bills were unconstitutional, or not enforceable, or infringed bil the were (Continued on Page 14) ‘EIRL SUES EMPLOYER, * ASKS $10,000 DAMAGE Nursemaid, Hurt in Truck Accident, Seeks Legal Redress Twelve-year-old Helen Vidunas today through* h \lnnv\llll‘ against John | brought riend, Eva claiming $10,000 damages for | sustained in an automobile accident on July 23, while a pas- truck owned by the de- ted by his ued The girl defendant in the maid and on the day of the accident she was instruct- ed by the defendant tb sit in the rear of the truck together with other children to be conveyed to rmington. On returning to New Britain, the sidchoards of the truck collapsed, it is alleged, throwing the plaintifi to the ground with children. The plaintiff and Chester Diugozinia, 12, deaf and dumb, were unconscious for a half hour due to the fall. As a result, the child re- ceived cuts on the head, face and k and suffered a fractured skull a consequence of her injur- bled and disfigured, it in a fendant The writ Lawrence cmployed by the capacity of ny wus and as ies, was diss cident the pl New Britain General hospital, where |she underwent medical treatment. Papers were served by Constable Fred Winkle and the writ is returp- jle in eity court on the third Mon- August, Patterson-Chevrolet Co The . Ine. |is named defendant in two separate | actions for $7.500 and $750 brought by Ruth Bogley din respectively as a result of automohile accident which occurred BLOOD POISONING KILLS CHILD INJURED IN KNEE Falls at Play Five Days Ago, Dics Page 15) This Morning at Gen- eral Hospital days after eight-year-old ' Bur- ritt street had fallen upon her knee while at play she died of biood roisoning. Death came this morning at 3:57 o'clock at New Britain Gen- eral hospital. Dr. Roman TLekston was called and ordered the child to the hospi- tal last night. She was in the in- Five !etitution only a few hours when she died. She aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gadomski and w: a third grade pupil at Sacred Heart | school. She leaves three sisters and three Brook park at 5 o'clock this after- noon and azain on Thursday even- ing at the same time and place. The Gascos won the first game of the v!?rl»s last week and Manager Do- (lan's bluecoats are out for sweet re- l\en‘e in the next two games. brothers besides her parents. The funeral will be held tomor. row morning at 7:30 o'clock at the home and at 8 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial will be .in Sacred Heart cemetery. Republican | 4 Gav- | governing gambling and | was deeply aggrieved th I reform | agent. | by Attorney | Immediately after the | intiff was taken to; nd Clarence Lon- an | ' Tunney Announces He Has Fought His Last Professional Match and Will Start New Life InOther Fields Heavyweight Champion of the World Declares He Is! i Through With Prize Ring—Praises Game Which Has Brought Him Money and Fame, But Finds No Worthy Opponents. New York, July 31 (P—Gene Tunney, heavywright champion box- jer. announced his retirement from |present time who {the ring today at a luncheon given of attracting real Merest. 1f lin honor of William Muldoon, 82-|there were, I might delay m |year-old member of the New York |tirement long enough to face them ate Athletic Commission, in the ring, but it looks as if it Fought Last Bout | might be two or three years be- “I huve fought my last bout as a|fore a dangerous opponent is | professional boxer,” his statement |veloped. That is too said. and wait.” Staging a farewell Praises Rickard commissioner and more than 50| Tunney gave high credit to Tex newspapermen guests, Tunney de- | Rickard’s ability as a promoter and Iclared detinitely that the time hadias the man who could find his suc- lcome to step out of the game that|ceggor, He has made him a millionaire. Reports | place in Rickard's that Tunney was to retire had been | gqher suitable emble muum.d since he crushed Tom (o pe awarded by Heeney in an 11-round techni® tier who, through a knockout at the Yankee Stadium |;.ti00 bouts or vie ast Thursday night. oestiforiidab]t | To Start Again | be obtained shall prove | game better than I found f1.” “There is no Ppea public capable de- | party to the ands “a belt or of supremacy him to that hox- series of elimi- over the opponents that can himself de- “Feeling that I am still young serving of it {cnough to make another start Gene made no definite new flelds” Funney declared him- self “grateful for the benefits con- ferred” and “anxious to leave the OCTOMARLN DIE ATHOWE ONHART ST Mr: (Continued on P MRS. BERG IS SAID 15) Husband Will Be Ar- raigned for Assault With Intent to Murder 5 Sunburn, 83, Lived in This City for | 59 Years New Hartford, July 31 {Florence Strattman Berg, (P—Drs. who was Mrs. Amelia Margaret Sunbur who during 59 s residence in | this city, had lived at 147 street, died at her home last night ihur mother here on Sunday at 10:30 o'clock from complications | was reported today to be {incident to advanced age. She was|improving. Mrs. Berg was wounded years old. lin the lung” but her doctor frel | Mrs. Sunburn was horn in New |that if she continues to improve she York city, March 6, 1845, and came |will soon be out of danger. {10 this city in 1869. Her husband.{ While his wife is receiving medi- the late Frederick L. Sunburn, con-!cal aid at her mother's home, Berg ducted a grocery store in the lower is under guard at Litchficld hospital, | Noor of their home, and after his|where he is being treated for !death the family continued to con- |wounds he inflicted on himself $m- duet the business for a few years. |mediately after shooting Mrs. Berg. Possessed of a vivid memory, {He is understood to have spent a \Il Sunburn frequently enter i- | restless night. Two doctors ed friends with stories of carly New |nurses are Britain. She never took an interest [on him. in fraternal organizations, her only | -The shooting resulted from Mrs. linterest being in Trinity Methodist | Berg's contin d refusal to live with !church, of which she was an old her husband. Berg had net been member. | working regularly and his wife is | Surviving her are a son, Fred- said to have left him because he {erick L. Sunburn, @ letter carriér of | was unable to support a home, {30 years' service; two grandsons,| On the night of the shooting, |John S Sunburn and Frederick E.|Berg drove here from Winsted with |Sunburn; three granddaughters, his sister, Helen Berg, and a friend, Mrs. William Fenn. Miss Margaret | 1'red Hotckd ' Sunburn of this city, and Miss Se- | he asked them to wait a few lina Sunburn of Miami, Florida; and | four great-grandehildren. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 3| o'clock. Rev. Wililam H. Alderson, | pastor of Trinity Methodist church, | will officiate. Buj view: cemetery, steadily min- fwith them . jerg came to his mother-in-law's home here and talked with his | wife and her sister, Mrs. Clara Priest of New Haven, for several | | al will be in Fair- “ (Continued on Page Nine) 'Hall Tosses Bomb Into Committee By Declaring City Cannot Afford Finance Board Chairman Says Action Must Await Com- pilation of Next Grand List Which, He Believes, Will Be Reduced From Present Figure— Quigley Foresees Cut. A financial har against additional | going to do it?” Senior High echool accommodations | Committeeman George LeWitt, | of any description has been tenta- | Who did most of the arguing in fa- vor of an addition to the present tively raised by Chairman Edward & buildings to cost $540,000, began F. Hall of the board of finance and |reading statistics showing the city's t fon and will probably hold at |standing among communities of the jleast until after the next grand list country with reference to taxes, per is completed, in 1929, | capita school payments, gross costs The point has heen reached where |of governmental agencies, ete., but the City of New Britain must say [ he was interrupted by Mr. Quigl ¢ 1o the plans of the consoli- [remarks: “I'm not interested in | | d ool district, Chairman Hall | your statistics, 1'm talking facts, not larcd last night at a joint meet- |theories. I'm talking of Miller |ing of the building committee and |street, of Rob. street, of Droad | the mayor’s inquiry committee of 14. | street, and a great many others.” | Hall's stitement, the first official| Hall Explains Financial Situation summary of the city’s financial In-| “We are certain to have a cut in ability to procced with the program, | the grand list came after a three hours discussion | reduction in our borrowing limit, and was a distinet disappointment | Chairman Hall of the finance board school committeemen. then announced. “The point has Quigley Predicts Grand List Cut | been reached when the City of New Former Mayor George A. Quigley. | Britain must say ‘No!' to the plar chairman of the inquiry group, laid | of the consolidated school district, the foundation for Senator Hall's| “Why have the | bombshell when he said:-— ed?” he asked. “The ceilings are We are facing a mighty serious | falling down. the plaster is cracked, . economic problem today. We are and the High school has every ap- ‘rtain to have a cut in next year'n\vum"ce of a down-and-out institu- {grand list which will range between $5.000,000 and $10,000,000, This will affect multiple family buildings, {many of which have depreciated | through new construction and in a great many cases the depreciation | in value has been so great that the {eauity has been entirely wiped out. Tiven now we are almost at our \hondmg limit, and if we attempt to |issue more bonds we will exceed the legal limit. | “When we take s great cut in the | grand list, it means that the tax ¥ | | (Continucd on Page Nine) THE WEATHER and vicinity: warmer tonight; ! Wednesday increasing cloud- | iness and warmer., I * rate will be jumped to meet the cost of running the city. This is a work- HIGH TIDE — AUG. 1 ingman’s commurity; we have com- aratively few wealthy people here. If we are going to need $1.000,000/ | for elementary schools in the near| | future, how in God’s name are you | # * New Haven 12:09 a.m.,11:41 pm, | N. London 1:138.m.,10:28 pm. | contender at the | re- | long to stand | ‘ parconc — ot sar e STRICKEN. FRON PROGRAM‘ declared it his desire 1o | mention of | his future plans and paid no atten- | T0 BE IMPROVING Hart |shot by her husband at the home of | night, | nd two in constant attendance | Upon arriving here, | utes and he would probably go back | . to Have Addition to High School : other | and a corresponding | been so neglect- | $30,000 15 NEEDED FOR CELEBRATION | ATWAR MEMORIAL | wuo)) ‘pIOJURH | | “l"(l JAPY Committees Submit Estimafes of __ AF1 *vers veomeauued Expenses Coincident With N[]BATH'N[] BEAUTY Dedication Ceremonies | AT [;H"_[]REN s FET[ PARADE ROUTE CHOSEN, ' 0voc 10 Gt Blimingtd From Playgrounds Assembly | | MANY BANDS T0 MARCH Vewrans of Al Wars Imvited to May Recuive Special Memorial | e ———— Tribute—Fireworks Also Planned will Recreation Commission, Objects to and Band Concerts Add 1o Sy A Children “Exposing Their Physi- Bpanditoresin cctions Before Public.” the connection with dedication of the World War| | memorial shatt in W Hill park | by | 3 will amount to more | member of the tho of | commission and principal of chairmen of several sub committees | Elihu Burritt school, the bathing | are allowed by the general commit- | oouey contest seheduled 1o be held Chairmen in at Willow Brook park tomorrow as paradcs, refres | music, zround Imm programs, Owing to the st Inut Miss Mary A. Campbell, in September than $30,000, if estimates harge of publicity, nents, invitations, [ part of ti arrangements, sou- | meet of | grand stand and dec | has bee orations, bad works, and re- | pepg ceptions were present and reports |y, and estimates were given. However, | iiccion” and some of the chairmen | who were not in a position to giv |2 report at the meeting which wi | held last night in the council cham- | ber. With several chairmen to be rd from the estimate totaled ¢ field day and swimming combined n elimi A conference betw Playground Director | SO | John Smithwick was held last night were Miss Campbe objections were wisely taken and the beauty pageant | would not he held Miss Campbell's Objections “ i1 Easily Total $30.000 “Such an aifair as the proposed cretary Roger Whitman | PAHINE beauty pageant,” said Miss { had wnnouneed the total, Committee- | C4mPbell today, “has no pluce in man Ernest W, Christ declared that | the progra the cost will easily total $30,000, | Plavgrounds of the city were insti- Sooree W, Dyson, meneral chuie- | tuted ‘tolcnre for the recreation bt man, presided at the meeting and |the children of the city. This is an the general secretary, Mr. Whitman, | €ssential part of child education.” was at his post when the meeting| “Beauty pageants are matters in was called to order, | which adults might participate with Line of the approval of the general public, Corlis " BhElA fn but 1 can see no hencfit to be de- charge of parades, 1march which the p will follow. | &irls who: It will be formed at the corner of | vent ther Fast Main street and Hartford ave- it, to parade their physical perfec- nue and will march west to Main | tions before the public. street, north to Broad street, 10| ““The recreation of a child is an | Grove street, to Myrtle strect, where important part of its education be- it will march « to Main street, | cuuse it allows the mental relaxa- past the railroad tr: to the east |tion so necded to a growing young. side of Central park to Franklin [ster. The pluygrounds are a fortu- | ®quare. The parade will then turn | nate medium through swhich prop- west to Glen s passing in front |erly supervised recreation for both | {of the academic building of the Sen- | boys and girls may be furnished, | |tor High school. 1t will proceed | Athlet mes, folk dances and through West Pearl street 1o Arch |other forms of recreation as out- | street and then procecd morth o flined in the general program of | Main strect, passing on the west side | playground work, are benefits whose of Central park to West Main street | worth cannot be known after which it will march to Walnut [y » | Hill park. overnor Wil Attend | or It was Mr. Sheldon’s estimate that larch chairman gave the line of : tender years would pre- from seeing the harm in Objected Last Year objected to a like affair last year when the subject was broached | his committee would need 200 to |, se 1 do not like it. When I no- carry its end of the dedication. The |ijcoq that the newspapers were governor's staff, the Governor's Foot | ucaiing of it being held this year, Guard, and the national guard have | 1'im e diately raised my objections |been invited. The governor has -5 Chairman Naughton. 1 do mot ready assured the committee he Will |y icia o bathing beauty contest 18 Ve present and will order his 19001 jgo04 cither morally or otherwise for | Guard out. He said he would not | pational guard hut S order the national guard, but will (Continued on Page 15y approve of its taking part in the celebration. my The G, A. T, War, ang “STREET" HAS BAD SCARE World War veterans have been in- Banks Call Between Fifty and Sixty | Spanish vited. The American Legion post has appointed a special committee to | | handle the affair on behalf of the post and about 2,000 Legion mem- bers are expected to turn out on the Millions in Brokers’ Loans in Space of Two Hours (Continued on Page Seven) '3 MISSING, ONE HURT IN BARGE EXPLOSION Merritt-Chapman Scott i+ vy withdrawal of m.m T the call loan market in con- Lighter Blows Up in ion with month-end settlements, New York | mer including dividend and interest pa its. Many of the country's large | corpor lions in s ions have heen loaning mil- market, July 31 P—Wall experienced a bad “money * today when banks called be- tween $50,000,000 and $60,000,600 in brokers’ within the space & two hours, sending the call mone rate from 6 to Tiz per cent, and a sharp reaction in etock loans irplus cash in the call loan whera the interest rate has 5 per cent or better in the two months, in preference to '& the moncy on deposit in the banks or invested in short term se- curities. The sudden withdrawal of part of these funds by these no: bank lenders, whose combined loans | above 1% billion dollars, tem- porarily ereated a void which the hanks were July 81 (P ad one was in- | averaged jured after the explosion and s last ing carly today of the stean lighter Chancellor at Rose Bank Staten Ts- land. Four tugs, a derrick, a barge. a machine shop and store wer damaged when t was thrown Damage was placed Iy $125,000 | " The missing men are: ill, | William Woods, Dirookiyn, chicf | engineer on Chancellor; Martini and John Durado, York, firemen. They uty at the time and were to have perished. Tony Larscn. a member of the treated at Staten Island al for cuts and bruises | \s at Merritt-Chapman and | | | New men were missin York, hoiler of th h into the t approximate- Joseph both of | on believed | \\'nman_l);luges Youths itting in Automobile, were Albert Rore of 144 Pleasant strect, Fred Lack of 447 Church street, and Joseph Malukus of Kelsey street, will look twice before they select: parking places in the future, on account of an experience they had last night in front of the home of Mrs, Josephine Andy, 118 Dud- ley street Investigating a complaint by the young men, Motorcycle Officer Louis E. Harper learned that Mrs. Andy, mistaking the quartet for the occupants of a car who made a disturbance in front of her home Sunday night, turned a hose on them to drive them away. When she learned that she had . made a mistake, she apologized to the young men. The apology did not dry their clothes, but they accepted it as gracefully as possible under the ecircum- stances, | Scott Corporation, owners of the | Chancellor and the damaged boats, said the lighter was inspected last | Saturday and found in good condi- [tion. They were at a loss to explain the cause of the explosion. | The boats damaged we i.’, J. Merritt, Relief, Willett {1ute, “Derrick Corporal and Barge {3 W. Chittender. CAPONE IN CHICAGO | Miami, Fla., July 31 (A —"Scar- Iface™ Al Capone, Chicago gangster. | whose name i linked by New York | police with the slaying of Frankie | Yale, or Uale, Brooklyn gangster. |July’ 1. has left his Palm Island [villa. The caretaker said Capone and his family have returned to Chicago. Aveng Daily J-lyzm... renuous objections | programs, | ted and will not be n Jumes | aughton, chuirman of the com- | fand it was decided at that time that | of child education. The | rived from allowing our playground | material- | unable or unwilling to | Finds It's Wrong Crowd | Circulation For 14,633 PRICE THREE CENTS THOUSANDS LINE STREETS IN NEW BEDFORD TO ENCOURAGE UUTE T0 COURT Are Tran:ported From Headquarters in Big Truckloads — Prison- ers Cheer and Wave Greeting to Their ' Sympathizers — First Cases Are Continued. |Groups of Curious People | Gather Near Police Sta- I tion to Listen to Songs of Those Arrested Last Night. Miss Mary A. Campbell, Member of | municipal recreation | the | | | Neéw Bedford, Mass., July 51 | P—Fred E. Beal of Lawrence, | Joseph Cabral of New Bedford and Jack Rubenstein of New | York, prominent leaders of the so-called radical element in the | New Bedford strike, were given sentences of six months in the | house of correction today and | held in $1500 bonds when they appealed. All three pleaded not suilty to rioting. | Deputy Chief Raphael Pierac- | cini, police prosecuting officer, told the court that Beal was chiefly responsible for the dis- turbance of last night and that Cabral and Rubenstein were constant trouble makers, Twenty-eight others arraigned | With them were given two months sentences and held in the usual $500 bonds. Twenty | women, among them three pick- et leaders were arraigned. Al were found guilty and given two months sentences which they appealed and were held in $500 | bonds. | | New Bedford, Mass., July 31 UP— Thousands of strikers, sympathizers and spectators lined the streets near the courthouse here today to cheer the arrival of truck loads of pickets on their way to court for trial on charges of rioting. The pickets were |arrested last night when nationai | guardsmen were called to quell one of the most serious disturbances since the textile workers here went on strike several months ago. Curlons Gather During the early hours small groups of curious persons gathered outside the police station to listen | to the songs of more than 200 pick- | ets under arrest. They were unmo- lested until court time drew near and the groups became crowds that lined the sidewalks from the police sta- tion to the courthouse. Orders were in cells at police headquarters. These defendants were all pickets of the textile mill committees, the so-called radical group. Conference Planned Boston, July 31 (P—District At- | torney Willlam C. Crossley of Bris- tol county was here today to confer with Chief Justice Walter Perley Hall of the superior court. He came | to ask the assignment of a judge to | hold a special session of the superior | court at New Bedford for the trial of the large number of appealed ‘ cases which have grown out of the | many arrests in connection with the | textile strike, (Continued on aPge 14) ‘ll 3. TEAM SAILS FOR HOME WITHOUT CUP But Tennis Players Have Earned Respect of French Nation Paris, July 30 P—The Amerigan Davis Cup team sails homeward cn | the steamship Paris tomorrow with- out fhe Davis cup, but they carry with them the respect and admira- |tion of French tennis fans for the gallant and sporting battle they put {up against the three defending | French musketeers, Henri Cochet, | Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra. “Big Bill" Tilden, the leading American ace and ace producer, never was so popular in France in victory as he is now in 50-50 defeat. It was “Big Bill's” first straight set | beating in his nine vears of Davis Cup play. but he put up as gallant a battle as he did in his victory over Lacoste in his singles match on Fri- | d The picture of Tilden and Cochet. |after their bitter battle, shaking |hands and congratulating one an- other, seemed like the signing of a Franco-American peace pact. | Although taking only one of the |five matches, America was not dis- | graced for John Hennessey put up a | great fight against both Cochet and |Lacoste and Tilden and Hunter {carried Cochet and Rorotra to five sets in the doubles before they vielded. “We expected to retain the cup, but not by this margin,” one official sald. “We won the match we thought we'd lose and lost one we regarded as alrcady won. May the best team wia next year” e o et A T M, W