New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1928, Page 1

By Associated Press News of the World ESTABLISHED 1870 » . 20,000 15 LOPPED OFF EXPENSE LIST Dedication of World War Me- *+ morial at $10,00 Now Possible GENERAL CUTS ORDERED Committee Chairmen Cooperating Effort to Cut Down $30,000 in Fstimates—Fireworks and Multi- Band Parade Frowned Upon. Dedication of the World war me- morial at a cost of approximately $10,000 seemed possible last night after the finance committee meeting sub- o with chairmen of the several committees had effected the original budget of §2 This action followed rejection by the chairmen of a recommendation by Chairman George H. Dyson of the general commitiee that all work done o far be abandoned and that the common council be osked to sanction a new start along radi- cally different lines and with the merican Legion practically in arge. Some of the Slashes Among the reductions in appro- 000, priations made with the approval of sub-committees are: Badge 500 to §350, with the purchase of gold gtars for the nearest of kin to de- ceased servicemen undecided; pa- rade, $500 to $200: souvenir pro- gram, $1,400 to $500; publicity, $250 to nothing; music, $5,500. tentatively cut to $2 grand- stands and decorations, $1,800 to $300; ground arrangements, §$3,200 to §1,000. The fireworks display has been abandoned and funds will be allowed only for a half hour's dis- play of brilliant magnesium lights et the monument. Finance Committce Meets A meeting of the finance com- mittee was held prior to the joint meeting. Chairman Hall called the meeting to order. and on motion of former Mayor George A. Quigley, Fire Commissioner James H. P serinl was elected secret Commissioner Leon Tomikowski Finance Commissioner Francis C. Kelly and Americanization Director James E. O'Brien also were present. Senator Mall reported having sounded the sentimemd of the peo- ple of the city on 820,000 dedication program, and aving found the consensus to be hpt “everyone has gone crazy.” Popular Subscription Whatever funds are to be expend- ed g@ust be raised by popular su sciption since there is nothing in the statutes which permits of taxa- Hen for this purpose, Senator Hall advised his colleagues. Appropriations eoasidered for mu @ ~ cic, badges and” fireworks are th most vigorously opposed, member. Police were given fi ing that the music committee plan- ned to have 18 bands and 10 drum corps in line, Commissioner Tomi- kowski forecast a blare ance. Other members agreed and Mr. Quigley suggested a straight 50 per cent cut, Wants No “Circus" Commissioner Kelly objected to fireworks, favoring “dignity and sol- emnity, but no circus.” Chairman Hall, repeating his dec- laration that the funds must come from the public, warned that the public will not give unless the pro- gram is one which pleases them, and that it is very evident that the one in contemplation does not Expressing a view that the gen- eral committee has not the proper conception of what is wanted and . .V (Continued on Page 3.) " CALL INQUEST INTO ILLINOIS WRECK Coroner’s Probe Will Delve * in Railroad Accident in Which 8 Died Mounds, 11, Aug. 7 (P—A cor- Oner's inquest was called today into the deaths of eight people killed in the derailment and wreck of two 11- linois Central passenger trains which was caused by a heavy piece of steel &ewer pipe on the tracks. Hospitals at Cario, Ill, still held most of 52 injured who were taken from the wrecked coaches and sleep- ers. For the piece of steel blamed for the wreck was twice tossed one track to another. It was reported to headquarters by train Train No. 203, which hit it after it apparently had rolled from a passing freight train The engineer of this train reported to the operator at Mounds that he had struck something. The engineer of the “Chickasaw,” one of the wrecked trains, was warned to watch for the obstruction and proceeded at moderate speed. He saw the pipe too late, however, and the pilot of his engine tossed it to the other track, while he was bringing his train to a halt. The ra‘ls were spread by the impact of the pipe. - Before the brakeman of the “Chickasaw” was_able to flag train No. 3, the southbound train struck the spread rails at 65 miles per hour and plowed into the smoking car of the “Chickasaw" standing on the next track. The steel coaches of the Chicka- saw were crushed and battered and most of the dead and injured were taken from this train. Seven of its nine coaches were turned oyer and lay in a ditch. ” > the projected | | of the committee agreed, and these consideration. Learn- | and a nuis- | | | | | | regatta by defeating the Italians to- w00 paogy; NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928. —TWENTY PAGES. One Chance in Two Octillions Occurs London, Aug. 7 (UP)—The one chance in 2,000,000,000,000000,- 000,000,000,000 has occurred. ! Four bridge players at the United Berkeley club, Knights- bridge, London, were dealt & hand, each consisting of a com- plete suit. Bridge has been played at this club for ahout 25 years, the daily average of tables being between 40 and 50, and in th time nothing approaching such an extraordinary distribu- tion of eards has been recorded. The deck had been played with several times and it was shufiled and cut in the usual manner. The dealer called a grand slam in hearts: second plaver bid seven spades and thus the third and fourth players, possessing respec- tively all the diamonds and clubs, were unable to reveal their strength in the auction GALIFORNIA CREW AGAIN 15 VICTOR' Outclasses Italians in Ulympicl‘ Boating Event MEYERS REAL CONTENDER | | Philadelphian Looms as Possible | Single Sculling Champion—Ameri- cans Likely to Win Other Titles— | | Sloten, Holland, Aug. 7 (P—The | University of California Nghl-oarnd! crew added Italy to its list of beaten opponents in the Olympic rowing | | day in a quarter-final round race. was the third straight Olympic | The victory for the Californians in competition. Belgium, Denmark and Italy. California beat Italy by four lengths, | Row Great Race As they did in both previous races the Californians got away fast and had a slight lead at 250 meters. At 500 meters they had increased the margin to a good half length and at the finish their lead was four lengths. All three of the Californians’ vic- | tories have been by impressive | nargins as they trimmed Belgium | by eight lengths, Denmark by three and now Italy by four. Fine weather prevailed race between the California and the Italians, the Americans hav- the slight advantage of a lee posi- They now have beaten | | ifornia’s time in beating Italy | was 6 minutes, 5 seconds for | the 2,000 mete Jjust 18 yards short of a mile and a quarter. Italy's time was 6 minutes, 40 2-5 seconds. The Ttalians were completely Tow- ed out at the finish while the Amer- icans were fresh Three Crews Remain As a result of today's races only three cights remain in the running | for the championship—the United | States, Dritain and Canada, the Brifons having disposed of the | strong German cight by one length. | In addition Ken Myers of Phila- delphia, the American single scull- ing representative, survived the day and loomed as a likely candidate for the championship in his class as he defeated Candeveau of Switzer- | 1and by two full lengths, holding the ' race well in hand all the way. His time was R minnutes -5 seconds | while that of Candeveau was 8| minutes 11 seconds. Myers was | nearly two leneths ahead of the Swiss as the 1,000 meter half-way | mark and was three lengths ahead | at the 1,500 meter mark. Single Sculls Race The four semi-finalists remain in the single sculls after the da quarter-final matches were Myers, U. §; Bob Pearce, Australia; Cop- let. England; and Gunther, Holland. | Collet, whom Myers has beaten in a | preliminary heat, today. eliminated | Joe Wright of Canada, one of the | strongest of the entrants. Collet captured his race by two | lengths, his time being 7 minutes 52 seconds. In the race hetween Collet and Wright, the Englishman jumped into the lead at the beginning and i '8 | | (Continued on Page 8.) KRIEGER BODY FOUND Waterbury Man Who Was Husband | of Former New Britainite Victim | of Lake Quassapaug Waters. The body of Frederick Krieger of Warner's corners was found today | in Lake Quassapaug, floating on the | surface 150 feet from the spot where | his empty boat was found Thursday | night. | Mr. Krieger, who was the husband of the late Bertha Myers Krieger of this city, had been sought since Thursday when he failed to return from a fishing party and his boat was found anchored in the lake.| Mr. Krieger's wife died a few| months age. Harry E. Myers of 48| Camp street, who was a brother-in- law of the victim, was informed of the drowning today after the body had been found by two brothers, members of the searching party. FLOOD 1S DEAD Belfast, Northern Ireland, Aug. 7. (A—Chevalier Wiliam Henry Grat- tan Flood, eminent Irish musician | and musical historian, is dead at his | home in Enniscorthy, Wexford. The chevalier, who was organist of Enniscorthy cathedral since 1895, was decorated by four popes for the eight POLIGE TO GATHER IN CITY TOMORROW Bvery Organized Departmert in State Will Be Represented FIELD DAY T0 BE FEATURE mer Member of the K Convention Itself Opens at 10 o'Clack /at Elks’ Club and Afternoon’s and Evening’s Event Will Be at Wil- low Brook Park. Delegates from and representa- tives of every organized police de- partment in the state of Connecticut excepting the state police depart- ment, numbering approximately 175, will be in this city tomorrow attend ing the annual convention of the State Police Association of Connecti- cut. Arrangements for the reception of the visitors and their entertain- ment while in this city have been laid on an elaborate scale by a gen- eral committee of workers selected from the local department. First Meeting Today The first session of the convention was scheduled to be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Shuttle Meadow club when the executive committee gathered to carry on pre-convention business. Claims of members for relief and other matters were to oc- | cupy the attention of the committee while a slate of officers to he nom- inated at tomorrow's session of the main body of delegates was to be drawn up. IFollowing this s & the members of the committee will be the guests of the local depart- ment at a dinner at the club. The convention proper will open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Elks ciub on Washington street. Here reports of officers for the past vear, including those of the presi- dent, vice-president, secretary and | treasurer, will be submitted and act- !ed upon and officers for the coming year will be elected. Following the completion of the business, delegates and guests will be transported to the Shuttle Meadow club where luncheon will be served at 12 o'clock noon. Tield Day Events In the afternoon, the convention will adjourn to Willow Brook park where visiting delegates, guests and ithe public in general will watch the various events and features connect- ed with the annual field day of the New Britain department. At 6 o'clock tomorrow evening, members of the New Britain and Meriden | baseball teams and members of the |committee on arrangements will at- [tend a dinner at the Shuttle Meadow club. The State Police Association of Connecticut now numbers in mem- bership, 2,015 and has become one of the greatest organizations of its kind in the country. Staff of Ofticers The present officers who, it is ex- pected, will be reelected at the con- vention tomorrow, are as follows President, Garrett J. Farrell, chief of police, Hartford: vice president, Philip T. Smith, chief of police, New Maven; secretary, John B. Brennan, chief of police, Stamford, and treas urer, William €. Hart, chief of po- lice, New Britain. The executive committee is com- posed of the following: Joseph Me- Lean. superintendent of police, Wa- terbury; William E. Nevin, chief of police, Torrington; John H. Slocum. uperintendent of police, ‘Winsted; Ernest T. Belden, chiet of police, Bristol: George Linton, chief of po- lice, Norwich and Charles W. Wheeler, superintendent of police, Bridgeport The honorary executive commit- tee is composed of the following: George Beach, ex-superintendent of police, Waterbury: William J. Raw- lings, ex-chiet of police, New Brit- ain; John H. Redgate. ex-superin- tendent of police, Bridgeport and James Heffernan, ex-chief of police, Stamford. The auditors are as follows: John Carton, captain, New Haven: James H. Burke, chiet of detectives, Meri- den and Samuel Gordon, chief of police, Manchester. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT MENDILLO HOME Intruder Tries to Get into Bedroom ‘Window—Police Inter- view Suspects. Patrolmen Edward Carroll and John O'Keefe were called to the home of Dr. Vincent Mendillo on Andrews street last evening about 10:30 o'clock by a report that some one was attempting to enter the home. Patrolman O'Keefe reports that he heard a woman screaming about 110:30 o'clock at the Mendillo home. He investigated and found the fam- ily in the back yard and was told that some one had tried to climb into the window of the maid’s room on the second floor. In the meantime he was joined by Patrolman Carroll and both men interviewed several suspects but could not find sufficient evidence to make arrests. The police are investigating the ettempted break today. Mrs. S. Gerard Casale of 186 Francis street, who was visiting the Mendillo home sprained her ankle during the excitement. FOURTH DEATH OCCURS Waltham, Mass, Aug. 7 (UP)— The fourth death in Waltham's in- fantile paralysis”epidemic occurred yesterday when five-year-old Doris Merklee died at a hospital after only 48 hours’ fliness. A total of 43 cases have been reported in this city and Watertown, Williamstown, Mass, Aug. 7 (P— |Fear that communism might again raise its head in China was express |ed by General Yakhontoff, a forme |member of the Kerensky govern- |mene in Russia, at a round table | discussion at the Institute of Poli- ics today. General Yakhontoff said he had documentary evidence that the third international and Chinese commun- |ists are unwilling to let China alone, | | Delieving that the present situation | |forecasts the coming victory of |their movement. He expressed the | belief, however, that Soviet Russia | would not take aetive part in fos- |tering communism in China. Gen- {eral Yakhontoff ecriticized Japan's actions in Manchuri; | “Personally,” he said. “I have the |fullest and sincerest sympathy for |the economic difficulties of Japan, | which needs badly an assured sup- | [ply of raw materials to keep on with her industries and markets for the excess of her manufactured | goods, as well as a place to dispose | of the excess of her rapidly growing | population. I believe, however, that the solution of these problems does not lie in any sort of annexation of Manchuria, even a very |one.™ | “If there is a probability of the Ireturn of the communist influenc /in China, there is no better encour- agement for it than through com- mitting injustice to China by quasi- sympathy with Japad ,and keeping Russian Believes Communists M_ay Enter China Again; Declares He Has Evidence They Won't Desist \Williamstown Institute of Politics Hears Discussion of Far Eastern Problem by General Yakhontoff, For- Does Not Think Soviets Are Involved. | possibility gradual | erensky Government— neutral toward her plans of helping [ herself out of Manchuria.” , General Yakhontoff's views on the of a recturn of commu- rism to China were not shared by Prof. G. H. Blakeslee, of Clark uni- | versity, who conducted the discus- [ sion. Grip Broken Prof. Blakeslee declared the grip of Russia on China has been broken |and that communism was being stamped out. He said nationalism was the political motive power of present day China and that not for | vears had the outlook in China been i brighter. ““The moderate element in the na- tionalist party is now in control,” I'he said. *The; have unified the country by force and they are reso- | lutely and hopefully undertaking to | maintain that unity and establish a strong, united, efficient govern- [ ment."* | M. Zumoto, former the Japanese diet, ance that the people of Japan were | sympathetic with the Chinese na- | tionalistic movement. | “The large section of the Jap- anese intelligentzia believed in suc- s of the nationalist army against [the northern militarists,” he said. ! “The press of Japan has always ! been favorably inclined to the na- | tional aepirations and the success of the nationalists in coming to Peking (Continued on Page member of ] ) PLENTY OF WORK FOR - TAX COLLECTORS Yale’s “Undertaker” Song May Easily Be Applied to Them Hartford, Aug. 7 P—The words |ot a college song “more work for | the undertaker” may apply to prop- erty tax collectors of the towns of | Connecticut under a notice issued by State Tax Commissioner W .H. Blod- gett. They are required under a 1927 law to show on each certificate which continues a tax lien based | upon assessmen of 1927 or thereaft- er the record of each undischarged |lien of prior date that is recorded. Prior to passage of the law the commissioner said he undertook to investigate the lien situation in a large municipality (Waterbury) and |a small town (Hartland) and found conditions so chaotic that “it was not a difficult matter to set these up as horrible examples.” Recently the commissioner receiv- !ed memoranda of unreleased tax liens in Middletown where the tax collector has a record of nearly 100 per cent of tax collections for some vears. The total number of such liens was 933. The collector sent a let- ter explanatory of the character of |these liens and from his experience the commissioner has outlined vari- ous classifications to aid collectors in making up their lists. The com-- missioner says in part: “New liens cannot be filed except as they dis- close in positive terms what prior |liens exist against the real estate to be liened under the new lien laws.” The commissioner urges that town authorities start the work of cata- |1oguing liens of records without de- lay. (COSTES T0 FLY T0 THE UNITED STATES Definite Announcement of His Transatlantic Flight Has Come Washington, Aug. 7 (A—Detinite announcement of a proposed traigi- atlantic flight to the United States by Lieutenant Dieudonne Costes was made public today by Major G. The- nault, acting military attache at the French embassy. His statement said: “Costes will undertake the cross- ing of the Atlantic (as a private en- terprise,) going over following itin- erary: Cape Finisterre (Spain), the Azores, Halifax, New York. He will start as soon as weather permits. Will fly a Breguet 19, with a six hundred horsepower Hispano motor. The plane is painted red Itis equipped with a wireless apparatus (wave length 600 meters, call letters MCL) Messagess will be sent from the plane every hour at the hour 30. “As soon as the plane takes off, a message will be broadcast by a French station.” WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Showers tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy; rising temper- ature. * INCA CITY PROBABLY FOUND BY BINGHAM Senator Mentioned Place That Was Found by Peru’s Expedition New Haven, Aug. 7 (P—The Inca city which has just been discovered in the department of Cuzco, Peru, by an expedition organized within the department is probably the city mentioned in Senator Hiram Bing- published while director of Peruvian expeditions for Yale university and the National Geographic society. Senator Bingham is in Europe at the present time but in his book which gives in detail the results of his explorations in Peru, 16 years ago, he mentions the fact that as far back as 1875, Charles Wiener, a French explorer was told of some fine ruins down the Urubamba valley at a place called “Huaina-Picchu or | Matcho-Picchu." Wiener, the Sen- ator recounts, failed to find the place. “Could we hope fo be any {more successful?" he asks and in a | succeeding chapter describes how he found Machu Picchu Machu Picchu, he describes as be- ing in the Urubamba valley. The newly discovered ruins are atop the mountain known as Huaina-Picchu. However, he says, the city had prob- ably never been visited before de- spite the fact that the planters of the lower Urubamba valley annual- Iv passed over the road which winds through the canyon two thousand feet below. Professor Bingham was seeking the birthplace of Manco Capac. the “first Tnca” when he made his dis- covery. Manco was eupposed to have been born at a place called Tampu-Tocco but in Prof. Bing- {ham's book he reconciles the ds- scription of Machu Picchu with that of Tampu-Tocco. The new discov- eries may clear up the mystery of Manco Capac's birthplace. PRESSES START TODAY gave his assur-| ham'’s book “Inca Land" which he! i Textile Mills Committe¢ Attempt ‘workers whose occupations were! dependent upon the completion of processes upon which those on NINE ARRESTED IN FALL RIVER TODAY! to Get Mass Picketing CHILDREN ARE IN LINE Officials of American Printing Com- pany Declare Today That 900 Em- ployes Are Out From Work—City | Generally Quiet. Fall River, Ma: Aug. T A—| Nine men were arrested out of a| picket line of about 300 men, women and children when the textile mills committee today attempted mass picketing of the textile plant of the American Printing company where a strike was called yesterday. These with the 11 arrested yesterday werc to appear in court later in the day. Women and children were placed ; at the head of the picket line. Sixty police officers detailed to the district dispersed the line with no attempt at resistance. Those arrested were charged with disturbing the peace, parading without a permit and loi- tering. 800 Are Idle At the offfces of the American Printing company it was said that about 900 employes were idle today | but that the majority of these were | strike had been engaged. Fifteen pickets appeared at the Lincoln mill, the only other mill af- fected by the strike called by the| textile mills committee. The police ! did not, interfere with them. Lincoln mill officials asserted that all but eight of their employes were back at work today. No Statement Issued No statement had been made ear- ' ly in the day by members of the textile council, with which a major- ity of the mill operatives in the dty are affiliated. The unions compos- ing this council voted against a strike after the mills made a 10 per cent wage cut several months ago. | The mills affected were the Lin- coln and the finishing plant of the American Printing company. Strikes were called at both places mill agents had turned down the | request of James P. Reid, dence, R. L, labor organizer, for an | interview. Estimates Vary Estimates of the number {workers who responded | sharply. mills committee, with turbances at New Bedford, asserted | that 2,100 operatives had quit the | printing company's works. Nathan | Durfee, the agent, put the number | at between 30 and 40 men but po- | lice said approximately 350 had gone out. About 100 men joined tham from the Lincoln mill. Speakers at two rallies outlined the demands of the committee on behalf of the workers. Reid told an afternoon gathering on “Liberty Lot" that the 10 per cent cut imposed ahout the same | time a similar reduction was an- nounced at New Bedford, would have to be recalled and in addition owners would have to grant an in- rr»].se of 20 per cent over the old scale. He asserted the atrike would be- (Continued on Page 8.) MRS. KIRKWOOD 15 FACED WITH MURDER Held on Homicidal Charge When Husband Succumbs to Knife Wounds New York, Au 7 P—Mrs. Francis Kirkwood was charged with murder today after her husband IN MAKING NEW MONEY Smaller Paper Currency Now Be- ocomes Actual Fact-T'irst Run Is of Dollar Bills. Washington, Aug. 7 (®—The first bills of the new and smaller cur- rency were printed today at the bu- !reau of engraving. The first batch {run off the presses consisted of dol- !lars bills, which will constitute 53 per cent of the total of nearly a bil- lion bills of difterent denominations. The printing of the first of the notes was attended by Assistant Sec- retary Bond of the treasury, who has charge of the fiscal offices, Alvin W. Hall. director of the bureau, other treasury officials and Charles A Baker. superintendent of the plate printing division of the bureau. Mr. Bond autographed the first sheet that came off the presses and it will be preserved in the treasury records. The new currency will be in de- nominations of one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred, five hun- dred, one thousand, five thousand and ten thousand dollars. The printing of the two dollar bills will be started soon, treasury officlals satd. It has not been definitely decided died in Long Island City hospital of knife wounds in the abdomen. The husband, Glenn Kirkwood, was a veterinary surgeon. He was 26 years old; she is 32. Police sald Mrs. Kirkwood told them she had stabbed her husbardl with a bread knife in their home at Woodside, Queens, early this morn- ing after a prolonged quarrel in which Kirkwood was accused of be- ing friendly with other women. Authorities quoted the woman as saying the quarrel was brought about by neighborhood gossip con- cerning her husband's alleged af- fairs while she was on a month's vacation at Lake Ronkonoma, Long Island. Patrolman Gannon eaid he met Mrs. Kirkwood running frantically a short distance from her home shortly after 5 o'clock. Gannon said she told him she had stabbed her husband, and begged him to get a doctor. Mra. Kirkwood was arrest- ed while hospital surgeons worked in vain to save the veterinarian's lite. The Kirkwoods were married a vear ago. Mrs. Kirkwood was div- orced from her first husband, by whom she had a son, now fifteen. Kirkwood died on the operating table before police were able to get when the new currency will go inte circulation hut it is planned for not later than July 1, 1929. * HIGH TIDE—AUG. 8 New London p. m. New Haven 5:58 p. m. 2 connected story of the stabbing from him, but Mrs. Kirkwood. smoking cigarettes nervously in the district attorney’'s office, gave all VOLUNTEERS RUSH \Prominent Gitizens Offer Trans-| |blood was not in proper condition &fter the blood this morning. Provi- to take a blood test and to give a of | which Mr. O'Brien is secretary, the varied | president of the club, former Mayor Claimants for the textile |George A. Quigley, Attorney David the radical labor L. Nair, acting mayor, organization which has been charged | Horwitz, responsibility for recent dis- | Clyngs, constable, were among those | D DIVERS ATTACH AR LINE TO SUNKEN ITALIAN SUBMARINE; TIE CABLE TO BOAT'S HULL Work All Night in T0 SUBHIT BLOOD Tusions to Aid 0'Brien Boy CONDITION IS CRITICAL Acting Mayor Nair, Former Mayor Quigley, Sheriff Horwitz, Consta- ble Clynes and Fire Department Members Willing to Help. The acting mayor, a former mayor, ! a deputy sheriff, a constable, one en- tire crew from the fire department and members of at least two other crews volunteered to give their blood in an attempt to save the life of a boy, when the father's blood was found unsatisfactory this forenoon. John O'Brien, son of Americani- ¢ zation Director and Mrs. James F O'Brien, who has been at the point | of death at the New Britain hos- s pital for the past five weeks, from a | mysterious illness, the nature of which is not known to physicians underwent an operation at which | five surgeons assisted some time ago. | A few days ago he underwent a blood transtusion, his father giving a pint of blood. Father's Blood Not Suitable This morning plans had been ! made for the father to give another pint of blood. Mr. O'Brien in the | meantime has been inoculated sev- | eral times with germs from the body of the boy in an effort to isolate the disease. Last evening the father was | made ill, he thinks from the innocu- | lation. This morning the father's for the transfution. Surgeons at the hospital said the inoculation had | nothing to do with the condition of Mr. O'Brien asked for volunteers pint of blood for a transfusion to- morrow morning. At the noon lunch- eon of the Lions club today, of Martin H deputy sheriff, Francis who offered to give their blood and | who said they would go immediate- | Iy to the hospital. Fire Chief William J. Noble call- ed for volunteers among the men of Engine Co. No. 2, and the entire crew consisting of Lieutenant Wil- liam J. Hartnett, Driver Howard Jones and Hosemen George Scarlet, | Zigmund Parker and Edward Cron- in volunteered. In No. 2 Truck Co., Ladderman Stanley Gadzik offered his_blood. Chiet Noble stated he also expect- ed some volunteers from Head- quarters Co. No. 1. FEAST OF SAINT ROCCO CELEBRATION AUGUST 19 Italian Congregation Observance Will Be Featured by Famous Rizza Band from Hartford. The annual celebration of the feast of Saint Rocco will be observ- ed by the local Italian members of the Congregation of Saint Rocco with an all-day program of festivi- ties on Sunday, August 19, and the day will be given over to religious exercises, street parades and in the evening a band concert and fire- worke in Willow Brook park. A feature of this year's celebra- tion will be tWe Rizza band, from Hartford, an organization of 50 in- struments. This band will furnish music all day and for the evening concert. The committee of the congrega- tion, with the band, will meet at the little park at the north end of Main street at 8:30 a. m. and will parade through the following streets: Win- ter, Hartford avenue, North, Oak, Allen, Wilso, LaSalle, Tremont, Bea- ver, Washington, Broad. Orange and Myrtle, Then the society will pro- ceed to St. Joseph's church at 10:30 o'clock where Rev. John J. Kane will celebrate a solemn high mass and deliver a sermon in Italian. At 2 p. m. the members again will pa- rade, this time through the follow- g streets: South Main, Ash, Cher- ry. Pine, Maple, Frankiin Square, Rockwell avenue, Locust, Ellis and thence back to South Main street. At 7 o'clock in the evening the so- ciety marches from St. Mary's church to city hall and thence to Willow Brook park for a band con- cert and fireworks at 10 o'clock. P. Toscano is president of the Rocco society and the committee in- cludes the following: Chairman An- tonio Squillacciote: secretary Peter Pugliese; Treasurer J. Valentino, A. Mascolo T. Mendietto, A. Napole- tano, J. Manoforte and D. Cala- brese iSenator Goss Announces His Candidacy Again ator Edward W. Goss announced his candidacy for re-election today. the details. Kirkwood was widely known among the radio audience of Station WWRL at Woodside over which he was accustomed two or three times a week to talk on the care of pets and animal diseases, Nomination in his district, the 15th, is usually equivalent to election. By him being a candidate, repub- licans here hope to ward off the democratic threat this year of cap- Are Racing Against Time Waterbury, Aug. 7 UP—State Ben-, PRICE THREE CENTS Heavy Seas Trying to- Save 31 Men Impris- E oned in Submersible 130 Feet Down in Adriatic. as Naval Officers Believe That Water Tight Com- partments Will Soon Break Under Pressure. Aug. 7 (—Rescue workers laboring all night to bring ald to the rew of the Italian submarine F-14 sunk in the Adriatic early yesterday morning, have succeeded in attach- ing a pipe to the crippled vessel to supply air to the 31 imprisoned men, 3 Divers who went down to inspect - the F-14 which sank after & colli- sion with a destroyer during maneu. vers, also were able to tie a steel ca- i ble to the hull. 3 Weather Bad P The work of attaching the air pipe and cable was accomplished with great difficulty because of unfavore able weather conditions. The crew of the ship was known to be stiil alive today and they were maintaining communication with the rescuers by means of a submarine tefephone. The position of the F-14 was definitely determined and the naval ) vessel Aquila was anchored nearby.. E Admiral Foschini went aboard the : Aquila and took charge of the res- cue work. Hit in Stern Inspection by divers whoe went down this morning showed that the submarine had been struck by the destroyer near the stern. Against The rescuers were racing against time in their efforts to re-float the submarine since it was feared that 3 her water tight compartments might sive way at any moment. The F-14 was built strongly enough to.dive to depths up to 130 feet but as the submarine became older this maxi.: mum safe depth was gradually re- duced and her maximum safe depth is only 75 fee.t The submarine now lies in more than 130 feet of water or almost twice her safe limit and it is there. fore considered merely a question of time before the water tight com- partments yield. Fear Some Dead Although communication with the submarine and the rescuers is being maintained it is not known hew many members of the crew are still alive and it is feared that some may have been killed by the first rush of water which was prevented from (Continued on Page 17) PARENTS FINED FOR SHIELDING CHILDREN Are Assessed $10 Each for Accepting Stolen ‘ Radio ! For concealing the fact that twe of their five children had stolen a radio valued at $100 from the John A. Andrews Furniture Co., Mr. anq Mrs. Charles Levine of 129 Putnam ' street were fined $10 each in police court this morning. The fine was imposed by Judge Henry P, Roche after Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods had severely scored the couple for an act which he said was theft in the eyes of the law and ' after the court accused them of try. Ing to use their children as a cloak - to evade punishment. Even their attorney Irving Rachlin admitted that they were technically gullty. The theft of the radio occurred |last Thursday after the instrument, a walnut cabinet of ornamental d sign was placed in 3 sedan parked in the rear of the store for delivery. Two boys, who are said by the police to be the older sons of Mr. and Mrs. Levine, were in the rear picking up scrap wood and hauling it away with their toy express wagon. The radie set disappeared and Manager Syd- ney Symonds notified the police. Detective Sergeant Patrick O'Mara. investigated and traced the set te the Levine home. Here he met with difficulty and evasive answers on the part of Mr. and Mrs. Levine, whom he accused of attempting te’ conceal the fact that they had the radio. The police official forced his . way into the house and found the set on a table in the partor. He cene fiscated the stolen property, turned | the twd boys over to Miss Ruth Brise |tol. juvenile probation officer and‘ 1swore out a warrant for the arrest’ of the parents. X Mr. Levine testified in court this morning. The wite, who had all her five children with her, was not place jed on the stand. turing that district for the first time ia history. The testimony of the v to the effect that the beye