New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1928, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 COOLIDGE LAULS HELLOGES PACT T0 QUTLAW WARS Tells American Legion That Pro- posed Treaty Will Open Era for World ALSO PAYS TRIBUTE T0 | MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR U. S. President Addresses Wisconsin State | Convention of American Legion— Draws Optimistic Picture of the Tuture If Nation's Intentions Are Actually Carried Out for Peace and Happiness. ‘Wausau, Wis., Aug. 15 (UP)-—Pres ident Coolidge told the Wisconsin state convention of the American Le- sion here today that the Kellogg anti-war treaty, about to be signed in Paris, is the greatest step toward international peace in the ten years since the World War, *This agreement proposes a revo- lutionary policy among nations,” he said, “It holds a greater hope for noaceful relations than was ever given before to the world, If those who are involved in it, having start- #d it will finish it, its provision will prove one of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon humanity. It is a fitting consummation of the first decade of peace.” The president expressed the hope | that enough nations might sign the | war outlawry proposal to make a repetition of the world war impos- sible, | 14 Nations In Line He said: “We have securcd the consent of | ¥hich have heaten against the coast | 14 nations to the negotiation of a |line of the peninsula for seven days, treaty (the Kellogg pact) condemn ing recourse to war, renouncing it | 48 an instrument of national policy, | and pledging each other to seek mno | solution of their disagreements ex- | cept by pacific means. 1t is hoped | other nations will join this move- ment. Had an agrecment of this kind existed in 1914, there is every reason to believe gradually ical disturbance blowing it would have sav. Of the coast of Cuba, was the occa- | league candidate to emerge victor NEW BRITAIN HERALD Dog, Mourning Owners Who Were Drowned, Is To Be Put to Death Washington, Aug. 15 (UP)— A’ 13-year-old collic dog will be electrocuted here today for the “crime” of loyalty. His owners, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Matus, were drowned 10 days ago and the dog has been on a hunger strike ever since. The drowned couple had in- structed neighbors to kill “Pal* it anything ever happened to them, but there was no one with heart for the business. They came with food instead of chloroform but “Pal” would allow no kindness. Either they woud kill him or he would do it himself. So the Animal Rescue League called in and electricity will ed by someone who doesn’t y more than the Matus' neighbors. FLOOD MENACE IN FLORIDA GROWING ‘Lake Okeechobee Region Gradu- | ally Becoming Inundated GEORGIA IN STORM'S PATH Railroad Working Hard to Send Supplies Into Stricken Areas— Shipping Warned of Storm Off Coast of Cuba. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 15 (P)—Florida turned today from the danger hurricanes to that of serious floods as the Lake Okecchobee region became inundated, form- ing a shallow inland sea of wide proportions. The latest of a series of gales ‘was pursuing a damaging course through Georgia towurd the Atlantic in the path blazed by the first disturbance which exacted a heavy toll in Florida a week ago and end- €d Sunday off the middle Atlantic coast Meanwhile another moderate trop- northwest of | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1928 —SIXTEEN PAGES | | OHI0 VOTERS MAKE NEW PRIMARY MARK Republicans and Democrats Cast | More Than 850,000 Ballots \BIG WET AND DRY ISSUE | In Most Instances Republican Anti- | Saloon League Men Are Victor- Slate, Columbus Ohio, Aug. 15, (P— Ohio voters broke all records for | primary voting yesterday With approximately incts yet to report, the total for the state's § will be in excess {than 100,000 in excess primary vote which record. Of this total, the republica is expected to exceed the democratic to pas Wet and Dry Bsue 1,500 prec- ind | had held the | | | 0. Anti-Saloon League for state offices ;«.mm ntly were victorious in most | instances on the | while the demoy | league-endorsed candidates defeated | | for the majority of the pos! Cooper Takes Lead Myers Y. Cooper, Cincinnati, wrested the lead from Congressman |James T. Begg of Sundusky, in the | Republican gubernatorial contest at {11 o'clock tod additional pre- cinets reporte the lead for about two hours at one {time shoving his plurality up to more than 3,000, Cooper, who had the support of the Anti-Saloon league -vent into the lead with 959 votes. rhe vote in 8108 precinets ou Cooper v as Be, Turner Poor Third Attorney General - Edward C. Turner, who based his campaign for republiean gubernatorial nomination on a scathing altack on the dry or- ganization and certain utility inter- ests which he alleged had combined in efforts to control state legislation, a poor third in the six-cornered His vote was §1,370. Cong in Martin L. Dav parently was the lone Anti | ssn -d the situation and delivered the Sion of caution notices to shipping in {ious on the demoeratic state ticket, world from all the misery which was inflicted by the great war. “By taking a leading position in| securing this agreement, which is fraught with so much hope for the progress of humanity, we have de- monstrated that when we have said | we maintained our armaments, not for aggression but purely for de-| fense, we were making a candl statement which we were willing to verify by our actions. “While it would be too much to suppose that war has been entirely banished, vet a new and important | barrier, reasonable and honorable, has been set up to prevent it Draws Optimistic Picture Mr. Coolidge sketched an optimis- tie picture of nations, rapidly tend- ing to become republics rather than “hereditary monarchies,” respecting (Continued on Page 16) THAYER RESIGNS FROM AMERICANT. & T. CORP. Had Served Nearly 50 Years—Office of Chair- man Discontinued New York, Aug. 15 LP!—RP!lg—-] nation of H. B. Thayer as chairman of the board of directors of the American Telephone & Telegraph Corp., was announced today. The resignation was said to be in con- formity with plans Mr. Thayer | private life. Announcement made also of the election of Jere- miah Smith, Jr., of Boston as a di- rector of the corporation. The directors’ meeting at which 'l | Lake Okeechobee and west through three channels— Taylor's Creek, 11 4 |Streams had spread until the ed network of their tributaries joined the central artery, miles north of its {Okeechobee City on Taylor's ¢ {& few miles east of the mouth of the | expected to be |that area, although no storm warn- | He held an e ing was issued for Florida. Flood is Rising South central Florida's shallow inland sea was draining slowly into from the north issimmee river and ish Eating Creek. These three flood- had with Kissimme largest drai its banks mouth. ted area, each other, and overflowing 30 In all the affs only reck, (Continued on Page 12) Republican Primaries To Select Candidates | Chairman William H. Judd of the republican town committee has sot August time for a G. O. P. primary to sclect a candidate for delegates to state, congressional and probate conventions. from 4 to 8 p. m. as the ate ator, and M@ Judd, one of the city's rep- resentatives in the lower house s the senatorial nom- ince since Senator E. F. Hall will rot be a candidate for reelection, having taken over the position of state finance commissioner. F. Rackl the other representative, has said he will not run. James Sposato could not he reached today for comment on a report that he will |seek nomination as representative.* ;’Winte;S?wet Woman Struck by Automobhile Mrs. Della Aszulaitis of 114 \\'m-‘ made three years ago to retire to |ter street wa | was | bile driven by Alexander T. Pliskow- ski of 92 Gold street last She is in the | hospital suffering from bruises and struck by an automo- evening. New Britain General accrations, where she was taken hy the resignation was accepted today Mr. Pliskowski. was held in Boston. ing the resignation After accept- | the directors | er investigated. voted an amendment to the bylaws | Aszulaitis Motorcycle Policeman L. He walked 2. Harp- around in discontinuing the office of chairman. |font of a trolley car and in front of After, the regularly dividend was declared Walter 8. Gifford issued a statement telling of Mr. Thayer's long service, nearly half a century, with the Bell system. Soon after graduation from Dart- mouth college, Mr. Thayer went to work for the Western Electric Co. in 1881. He became president of that company in 1908 and left that post to become president of the Ameri- can Telephone and Telegraph Co. He resigned the latter position about three years ago to become the com- pany’s chairman and with the inten- tion of gradually relinquishing his responsibilities. Water Board Wants $7,500 for Engineer Salary Authorization to employ an en- gineer at a salary not to exceed $7,500 will be sought by the water board at tonight's meeting Of the common council. The bhoard has not yet selected a successor to Joseph D. Williams to fill the office left vacant more than six weeks ago when Williams re- signed, but the commissioners wish to have .an expression from the common council on the maximum to be paid. Several applications are pending from which the board feels confident a wise selection can be made, but the monetary considera- tion has halted action. quarterly | Pliskowski's President | cause for arre: | street, New Brit; severe lacerations African, Scotland third and the native Irish- men, O'Reilly, filling the next three places. car. He found no FALLS t John Wuicko, 14, of 47 working for a local milk dcaler fell under one of the wagons | shortly before 8§ o'clock this morn- ing and was run over. He is in the General hospital with and the possible fracture of several ribs. 0. found that Mrs. | rly plurality of 37,000 jover Peter Witt, who campaigned as |a wet, Former Lieut. Gov. Earl D. Bloom, who also had the dry organ- ization’s support, was a close third. The dry league's ions for the remainder of the democratic state ticket were running far behind can- didates who were not on its pre- ferred list | Burton Wins Easily | Congressman Theodore ton, Cleveland, had ¢ tor the republican short term nomi- nation for United 1tes senator. Graham P. Hunt, Cincinnati, cam- aigning us a liberal, and Senator us Locher, Cleveland, were run- |ning a close race for the same nom- [ination on the democratic siate. | Hunt 12a by 3,400 votes, but the |outeome was in doubt. Senator Locher, appointed by Governor Donahey to fill the unex- pired term of the late Senator Frank B. Willis, had would “rather be defeated as a dry than clected as a wet.” Hunt is an advocate of repeal of the Volstead x. state director of agriculture, was leading fgrmer Congressman George White, Mari- etta, his closest opponent, for the democratic long term senatorial nomination by 11,000 votes. Senator Simeon D. Fess, was unopposed for renomination for the same post on the republican ticket. TRYING CANAL SWIM American Author Begins Dangerous Attempt to Negotiate Panama | Isthmus Panama, Aug. 15 (P—Richard Halliburton, American author, has started an attempt to swim through the Panama Canal from the Atlan- tic to the Paciife, slightly more than 50 statute miles. He will swim dur- ing the day and rest at night. ‘I'he undertaking is attended by grave dangers, especially in Gatun Lake, which is infested by alliga- tors. Halliburton will therefore be companied by a boat carrying a rpshooter. - Halliburton starfed yesterday from Cristobal Bay and after swim ming four hours ended his day journey a short distance from Gat- is. He will be locked through teps on the locks to Gat- today and begin his dan- swim across that body of | water. sh: JOIE RAY IN SENSATIONAL COME-BACK ious-Vice Versa On Democratic | Upper Ward Committeemen Do Not Want Addition Built On Present High School Plant Zapatka, Kelly and Nurczyk Opposed to School Board Plan — Eight Others Are In Favor and So Vote at Meeting. “1 am definitely opposed to the] school board's proposition for un‘fnr & vote wer additional building to the present Smith, Frank Co | Senior High school plant and 1 am |Judd, Lewis Sh going to be prepared to fight it Searle, Edward F. Hal from the floor of the common |Iler. council,” Alderman Frank Zapatka| Representing th of the fifth ward, a member of the | the meceting we mayor's special investigating com- | King, Supt. &. mittee, declared after the commit- | tee voted approval of the school Chairman George Quigley called | 5 Harry | William H. | Frederick , and I, \\'cx-‘ school board at President P. I, H. Holmes, Principal | L. P. Slade, Committcemen George | LeWitt, Louis W. Young., Aaron| ed | three members of the committee who 33 precincts | voted in opposition to the new high s of §50,000 or more school unit as of the 1924 | school board. The other two were an vote | ation, and Frank Kelly, a fellow 00 and | member of that Candidates supported by the Ohio | pears before the had been in | - . F. SMITH SPEAKER declared he | WINS IRISH MARATHON IN RECORD TIME| Cocky Little American Runner Covers Distance Faster Than Did His Successful Rival at Recent Olympic Games. Dublin, Aug. 15 (®—Joie Ray of the United States won the Tailteann | secon games marathon run from Movon |ute faste to Dublin today. Ray won easily rrom Steytler, the South with Adams of Doyle and McKeon, Jole was up with the leaders all the way and took the lead a couple of miles from the finish. His time | ‘\\;xs two hours, 31 minutes 24 2.5 which'is more than a min- r than that made by the [ Algerian, EI Quafi, in winning the Olympic marathon for France on Aug. 5. Ray was fifth in that event. Ray's time also clipped over a minute and ten seconds from the | Olympic record set at 2:32 35 4-5 by | Hannes Kolehmainen. " of ‘Finland. (Continued on Page Two) | schools and it is the present plan of board's plans last night. | Danielson, and Judge Morris D. | Alderman Zapatka was one of Saxe. | Two Propositions | At the previous meeting of the | special committee two propositions | were discussed and it was decided to call in members of the school board ! before any definite action is taken on them, One proposed by Com- mitteeman Kelly provided that the | old Burritt school be used as a com- mercial high school and thus relieve | the present Senior High school plant of its commercial students. (Continued on I'age Two) proposed by the Paul Nurczyk, who also is a mem- | ber of the board of finance and tax- committee, It 1s| | probable that the latter two will | oppose the school board when it ap- board of finance and taxation in quest of an appro- priation for the work. Those who voted in favor when Robinson Preparing Acceptance Sen. Joseph T. Robinson working on his acceptance speech as | democratic vice presidential candidate at Hot Springs National park. His notification will take place in Little Rock, Ark., August 30, FEDERAL AGENT RUNS AMUCK IN WINDY CITY | Creates Riot, Slugs Woman and Man, Shoots Two and Bites Policeman | ON DEDICATION DAY ?Manufacturer to Make Ad- dress for Monument— Time May Be Switched Charles F. Smith, originator of the | World War memortal shaft plan and | donor of the fountain in the wading | pool which is a part of the general |at the Warren avenue police station | memorial scheme, has accepted an | last night, “I'm a government offi- invitation to be the speaker on the | cer.” day of dedication, Scptember 22. But they put him in jail anyway, | Mr. Smith, himself a member of |-vhile the desk sergeant wrote the [the speakers’ committee, came t0 a|following item opposite Murphy's mecting yesterday afternoon at the name: (1) Creating a rio 2) joftice of Mayor Paonessa prepared |gygging a woman and a man; (3) to suggest that Gen. Clarence R.|ihooting two bystanders; (4) biting ards be invited here, having no a policeman. intimation ihat s inolinagties Man 8o s S SnisVantomonliarh was l]\‘r‘ln’\‘d.‘fl confer the honvor on him. ‘cn his way to serve two warrants Teial ISt eled loibe xlael AT o ine Aoy e ool e e e | that another be named as the speak- | G2 18 (T (oW viclators. His car er. but Mayor Paoncssa and others | 128 BC\4 Up by a stalled machine | on the committee were able to pre- |4Tiven by Miss Marjorie Meeks, 17. | vail upon him to accept, and in do- | INdignant at the delay, the mar- |ing so, Mr. Smith expressed his ap- | Shall. according to Miss Mecks and | preciation of the honor and his hope | ©thers in the car, got out of his machine and struck her across the (Continued on Page Three) domiwiih & b nciiaci A crowd that had gathered began HAVE PART-SESSIONS bert, front ranks of the assem- | relz in the blage, was punched in the face by t al, as the story was later Belvidere Section Pupils Overcrowd | Present he m d to police. This incensed the Building Says Holmes Chicago, Aug. 15 (A—"You can't put me in jail,” said Deputy United States Marshal Richard J. Murphy W crowd and they began pressing ir on Murphy, who, witnesses said drew a revolver and opened fire Arthur Bandi was shot in the hin and Edward Tracy, who had just The Belvidere ction of New |driven up and didn’t know what th» Britain is feeling the effects of the |shooting was all about, stopped a overcrowded condition of the bullet with his left leg. The crowd fled; all save Band: the school authorities to put a por- | Who couldn’t make much progress tion of the Stanley school on a part- | pecause of his wound. Murphy ar- session plan at the opening of the | rested Bandi and started with him Scptember term. [to the Warren avenue police sta- _“'{);-ls é?:llmywfl'sl "{.‘Z,‘,’,‘f,’:f, ';‘;' ‘:':‘vlon Miss Mecks and others follow- school departmer® who was in this | e, (o b " COMPlaints against tie city to attend the conference of the | "\ "t oo Murphy was told mesors High schiool ould have to remain while the committee and the # il He is on a vacation in Maine and |A/T2ir Was investigated. He there- upon drew his revolver again, he came to this city for the meet- | ; ity ratirping oliy | forming the bluecoats they couldn't With the exception of the new |Arrest him. Gentle persuasion was Robert J. Vance school and the Lin. | ¢mployed to induce Murphy to coln school all the buildings in the |lower the weapon, following which city are practically crowded fo!a half dozen stalwarts fell upon their capacities, the superintendent | him. It was during this embroglio declares. that one of Policeman Klick's fin- | gers got caught between a palr of |teeth, allegedly Murphy'a. | Then they locked him up. \ | Accommodations in | | THE WEATHER I | New Haven 12:41 a.m,,12:57 p.m. | N. London 10:45 a.m.,11:01 p.m. | New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight; Thurs- day increasing cloudiness, prubably followed by showers at night HIGH TIDE — AUG. 16 T I i jare that both CONVENTION WILL BE HELD AT ARENA Democrats Fix Date of Mesting Sept. 7and 8 in New Haven CHANGE PRIMARY DATES Elm City Will be Busy Place That Week as Republican Convention Will be Held There on Septem- | bere 6 and 7 at Theater, New Haven, Aug. 15 (P democratic state convention will held in this city on Nept and 8, on the evening of I Saturday, in the Aren: street. This definite time announced today by Lynch of state committes change in time from the tentative dates previously fixed which were for the second week of September. Change in Primarics The change in convention time re- quires a change in the date for state-wide primaries and this is fixed for August 24. will mean that town chairmen must get their list of delegates to Secretary Lynch by August The state committee at its last meeting decided that delegat must be turned in promptly, There heretofore has been much trouble on this score. Republican Program As the republican state conven- tion will be held in the Hyperion theater on Scptember 6 and 7. the situation is that the democratic gathering following on the very heels of the republican one. This is not unusual for several times a | democratic convention has followed a republican one in the same hall with barely enough time between for the hall to be clearcd of repub- lican literature and county standards before the democrats moved in for an evening session. However, this time the conventions will be in dif- erent places. Spirited Contests The two conventions falling in the same week, will mean that New Haven will be the politicial center | of the state for d Forecasts conventions will be marked by spirited contests as can- didates for places on the state ticket and for United States Scnator are increasing in number, | A realignment in the republican state ticket has been forecast and |althought governor Trumbull has gone to Maine on a vacation to |return on the eve of the convention it may happen that he will find there are one or more aspirants for his place on the ticket. United | States Scnator Heram Bingham is not expected to return in time for | the convention although he may {land, under his present plure. in time to see it in its closing moments. May Choose McLean Keynote speaker for the republican convention has not been announced but in some party quarters it is {thought United States Senator Mc- | Lean may be expeeted to accept an |invitation, if extended to him, which s quite possible, With the democrats meeting in the Arena it will be possible for use to be made of equipment there | for amplification of radio impulses | {or even telephone conversation | { which will fit in with the p {have Gov. Smith send a me the convention delegates 'EXPECT COUNCIL ROW ON FASELLI SALARY nber and Seer and is a Probably Be a Warm One, mon council tonight was when the special committee on sal- | ary adjustments today filed a report fixing the Y of Street Superin- | tendent Eugene Faselle at §2,300 a year. Other of the salary of | Elling- | ) recommendations committee which fix the | Park Superintendent Clyde { wood at §3,000, and that of City I gineer Philip A. Merian at $4,5 | year were believed to be certain of adoption, although therc uestion as to whether the Merian recommendation will receive a unan- | 300 feet off Lordship ous vote. | The Fasclle salary is the only on n which a serious contest looms. he street superintendent ves §2,000 a year, the dation of his board that he | at the rate of | im recommen- be paia [ tee. iustment argued Fasel | tions at length and th amount of increase to r finally fixing the figure at The commiitee on sal ad- s qualifica- mmend, 300, | one month from | letter, this big event will be history. | | ber s to|of the age to | floats, { entirely within the control of 1gnn\zflho|\fl entering such floats and | no | borne by the city. | Meeting of City Fathers Tonight Wl | the expe i1s some | large sharks, one of them seven feet now re- the nets to safety. L0004 year having party of fishermen headed by Patsy | been amended by the salary commit- | Camerota of this n debated the lajive, It is believed that they are | ‘lv\awrs of the sound. Aug. 11th ... Ending 14,672 PRICE THREE CENTS RASKOB AND SEVERAL MORE T aye, ) UNuLy EPARE FLOATS No Advertising Allowed on Memorial Day Exhibits —O'Brien’s Letter More than 100 organizations will | receive letters this week urging that they enter floats in the World war racmorial dedication parade, and | suggesting the types of floats to be | ructed. he committee warns against the | use of any but the American colors, | and will not permit placards, ex-| cepling to designate the orgunha.l tion entering the float. The letter sent out by Chairman James E.| O'Brien with the approval of his committee, reads:— “The dedication of the Soldiers | morial Shaft will be held on Sat- | ¢ afternoon, September 22nd, at | Walnut Hill park. Approximately the date of this Will your organization be one of the | units participating in this epochal cvent? Are you planning to enter a | float or march in the parade or | both? “As chairman of the floats com- | mittee, the writer has been authoriz- | €d and empowered through the | medium of this letter, to urge your organization to enter a float, “Realizing that many organiza- tions and societies do not meet fre- during the summer months, also realizing that the time is short for action, you are urged to bring this matter of entering a float in the parade. before your mem- | carly as possible and to com- | icate your decision if favorable, | telephoning the office of the | Chamber of Commerce, or by writing | to the chairman of the floats com- | mittee, i “Inasmuch as the general commit- | tee has decided that this affair shall | be a dedication rather than a cele- | bration, the floats committee would | urge that all floats entered should be of the symbolic type. *“1. Typical of outstanding events | of the war, depicting American participation therein. If your organi- | zation was a participant either d:-i rectly or indirectly, it should be an | casy matter to design a float com- | memorative of your part in the big conflict which would be a distinctive contribution to these dedicatory ex- m Floats not coming under the above heading might be of a patriotic nature, evincing loyalty to America, American idcals and in- stitutions, 3. Floats symbolic of peace, | hatred of war etc., would be quite | appropriate. 4. No flag or bunting other than | the American colors will be permit- | ted on any floats. 5. Placards should not be used on floats, except to designate the name organization entering the | “f. The financing of floats will be or- art of this expense wijll be oy, The floats committee stands ready to aid any organization to se- cure tru or other vehicles, but . if any, shall be borne by the organization seeking such aid. A sub-committee of the floats committee, to be appointed at a later date, and to be known as (Continued on Page 12) SHARKS OFF CONN. SHORE | Three of Them, One Seven Feet Long. Caught in Net 300 Feet Off Lordship Beach. UP—Three Bridgeport, Aug. 15 in length, were captured in a net Beach last evening after a sharp battle with Bridgeport fishermen, in which two | other sharks tore their way through bathers were | the catch made by a | 1 hundred witnesses to city. The sharks | measured soven, six and five feet in | length and were brought ashore sand sharks which frequent the| New Haven, Aug. 15 (P—Two hole hastily “pulled in their necks a street car motorman cessful blast on his when an old touring car of a fa- ed street minus its driver and with 'OLD, FAMILIAR AUTO RUNS WILD IN NEW HAVEN STREETS; NONE IS HURT Owner’s Wife, Sitting Helpless In Back Seat, Unable to Do Anything But Make a Noise — Car Finally Stops of Its Own Accord. telephone men working in a man- an occasional frightened squawk. made a [traffic which scattered valiant attempt to stop, go ahead.|in all and back up at the sgme time, and |halted when its a policeman blew a long but unsuc- [the same unknown reason that it whistle today | had started. miliar make cruised down a crowd- |ed, he declared that the car seat unable to do anything but utter After threading its way through obligingly the touring car motor stalled for directions, When the breathless owner arriv- had CICUATA i OO‘P-IO “}da, J3anyy - IS Jnoy ~ SMITH AIDES HAVE NARROW ESCAPE ** = ol ORGANIZATION | TOPR VTR 1§ sy v. Two Floors and Then Catches, Imprisoning Occu- pants 20 Stories Above Ground for an Hour. |Others Include Senator and Mrs. Gerry, Senators Harrison and Wheeler and Congressman Corn- ing. New York, Aug. 15 M—John J. Raskob, democratic national chair- man and a half a dozen others of Governor Smith’s campaign advisory cabinet, had a narrow escape night when an elevator in which they were riding fell more than two floors and imprisoned its occupants 20 stories above the ground for al- most an hour. Those With Raskob Those riding with Raskob included Advisory Committee Chairman Sena- tor Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Is- land and Mrs. Gerry, Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, Colonel Herbert H. Lehman, campaign finance director, Senator Pat Harri- son of Mississippi, Congressman Parker Corning of New York and Dr. and Mrs. Henry Moskoqits. At Savoy-Plaza Hotel The party was descending in an clevator at the Savoy-Plaza hotel. The car failed to stop at the 23rd floor and fell until it was halted by mechanical safeguards between the 21st and 22nd floors. Raskob and Senator Gerry were {mprisoned in the car for half an hour and the other occupants were not released for almost an hour. Benator Gerry had invited the Bmith advisors to his apartment on the 23rd floor of the hotel for din- ner and a conference, After a pre- liminary conference they took the ¢levator to the 25th floor for dinner. It was on their return from dinner that the elevator failed to stop at Scnator Gerry's floor and slipped to the point where it was halted. Pounded On Door When the elevator finally stopped the entrance was chiefly on the 21st floor with a small part protruding over the level of the 22nd. The doors of the hotel elevators are fo arranged that they will not open un- less the floors of the cars are level with the floor. Members of the party sought to attract attention te their plight by pounding on the elevator door. It was half an hour before hotel employes were able to open the shaft last (Continued on Page Two) 'PACIFIG FLIER BACK HOME AND IS ‘BROKE’ {Loss Is $6,000 Cash and $50,000 Potential, State- ment Discloses Pairs Hill, Mass, Aug. 15—That Captain Harry Lyon, navigator of the monoplane Southern Cross, will return to his home here under a $56,000 financial loss, $6,000 of it actual and $50,000 potential, was disclosed here today. Refusal of a 20 week vaudeville contract at $2,500 a week account- ed for the larger amount. *I could not bear to see my father's name, Admiral Henry W. Lyon, U. 8. N., on the billboards,” Captain Lyon de- clared. A purse for $6,000 presented to him by Oakland, California, friends after he retrned from Australia, was attached, it was said here, by R. A. Ordway of California, who declared himself to be the accredited agent of Lyon. While the Southern Cross was in flight, Ordway, it was learned, be- sieged Lyon with messages proposing moving picture and other contracts on his return. Captain Lyon wire- lessed his ascent. “Broke” at the completion of the Pacific flight, and refusing to accept a split of $25,000 presented to the Australian mem- bers of the plane’s crew, Lyon ac- cepted passage money home from Ordway. The latter met Lyon and James Warner, radioman of the Southern Cross, at Hawaii. He pre- sented an expense bill of $1.700 and endeavored to persuade Lyon to ae- . cept the vaudeville contrace. The morning after Captain Lyos was presented with $6,000 at am Oakland banquet the money was at- tached in cenjunction with a ecivil suit brought by Ordway. FOUNTAIN 1S READY The fountain which is to be placed in the wading pool at Walnut Hml park has been constructed and I now at the Landers .Frary & Clark plant. Charles F. Smith, “never acted up like this before.” |sald driver's wife sitting in the rear | Everyone was glad to hear it. making the gift te the extended an invitation