New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1928, Page 1

FRENCH FLIERS START ON NYSTERY TRIP TO AMERICA hiaers ATILES LOOM IN .to Azores and Halifax or Attempt to Make Non- Stop Flight to Brazil. Paris, Sept. ¢ UP—The flying sergeants, Jean Assolant and Rene LeFevre, who took off from Le Bourget fleld this morning on a transoceanic flight, were sighted at 9:35 a. by a fishing boat in latitude 34.50 north and longitude 1.47 west. They were heading west- ward, The fishing boat was in the Bay of Biscay about 30 miles southwest of Bordeaux. The point indicated is approximately " 380 miles from Le Bourget fleld, from which the start was made. This was the first report of the plane since its takeoff. Le Bourget, France, Sept. ¢ UP— Their destination shrouded in mys- tery, three Frenchmen sped toward the southwest today in a bright yel- low monoplone, the Canary Bird, on a transatlantic flight. Whether their destination was New York or South America remained to be seen. After a succession of postpone- ments and false starts due to the more or less volatile temperaments of her pilots, flying Bergeants Jean Assolant and Rene Lefevre of the French army, the Canary Bird slip- ped out of its cage this morning and the mystery began. Armand Lotti, their backer, companied them. May Go to Halifsax Commandant Weiss, the ajrmen's suuperior officer, said they were go- ing to the Azores and if the weather was favorable they would head for Halifax. Chiet Pilot Paillard of the Ber- nard company, which built the pl Aannounced after the takeoff the{ “Uers: because of adverse wi the Atiantic were ac- (Continued on Page 16) NAN ASSUMES BLAME FOR FATAL ACCIDENT Soroker Case Postponed by ¥ Court at Thomp- sonville (Spe:ial to the Herald) Thompsonville, Sept. 4—Post- ponement until Thursday w agreed to in police court today in the case of Morris Soroker of New Britain charged with criminal negli- gence in having cauted the death of Clarence Goodhue, 55, chief engin- eer for the Thompsonville Water Co., last Thursday by striking him with an automobile. Prosecuting Attorney Arthur Bestick told Judge Guy 8. Bushnell that he had four witnesses to the eccident, all employed in Springtield who were unable to attend the court session today. Attorney Jo- siah H. Peck of Hartford, counsel for Boroker, agreed to the postpone- ment. Soroker's bond, furnished by Samuel Menus of New Britain, was continued at $2,000. Miss Dorothy Carlson of New Britain was in court prepared to testify, having been subpoenaed by the state. It is said she was in the automobile with Soroker when Goodhue was run down early Thursday morning. Bostick said that Soroker arsumed the entire blame for the fatality. It had been reported that Miss Carlson was at the wheel when Goodhue was struck. HOOYER WILL VISIT HARTFORD IN 0CTOBER Roraback Announces Presidential Candidate’s Plans After Wash- ington Meeting Hartford, Sept. 4 (M —Herbert Hoover, republican candidate for the presidency, will visit this city during his tour of New England. J. Henry Roraback, chairman of t republican state central committes and national committeeman from Connecticut back from Washington where he had a conference on Sat- urday with Mr. Hoover, said today the Connecticut visit might be very shortly after October 1. “] gained the impression from my talk with Mr. Hoover that he i.ad Neard something of the work done By the state organization here, and whether he gives an address here or not 1t is his desire to meet the mem- Bers of the state organization,” said Mr, Roraback. TWO CONVENTIONS | Gonmflat Politics Will Hold Stage This Woek NANY SEBKING OFFICES Republicans and Democrats to Gath- er in New Haven This Week to Select State Tickets for Coming Election. New Haven, Conn., 8ept. 4 (UP) —Before the end of this week, Can- necticut’s democrats and republi- cans will have chosen their candi- dates for presidential electors, United FRtates asenator, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of atate, treasurer and comptroller. Approximately 500 republican delegates to the state convention in the Hyperion theater will swarm in- to New Haven Thursda But by Friday they will have finished their business. About twice as many democrats will descend on the city Firday. 8aturday night will see the ticket completed at the New Haven arena. As the state political season en- tered the final pre-convention pha today, partisanisn was almost for- gotten in intra-party rivalry. The last few days have seen the inaugu- ration of “whispering campaigns” against several candidacies in both parties Underground reports that Lieu- tenant Gevernor J. Edwin Brainard had retired from the race for his own position brought forward denial from the candid: Secretary of State Francis A. P lotti of Hartford was forced to deny rumors he had dropped out of the contest for Brainard's office . and would be content with renomination. Many Candjdates A \ldupreld report in democrat fc circles that “Che democratie nom- ination for aenator this year was as £ood as election” has brought out a flock of candidates for that.posi- tion.. Preconvention surveys ‘shéw the chief c-ndtdatel ‘to- be Augustus Lonerpan and t Hubbsed of . O'Bullivan of appears outstand- ing in the rej ican_contest for the scnatorial nemination, Frederick C. Walcott of Norfolk.® Likewise, nc contest is expected in the renomina. tion of Governor John H. Trumbull to succeed himgelf. The democratic . gubernatorial contest has settled down to,a fight between Charles G. Morris of New- town and Willam E. Thoms of Waterbury. with the statement by David E. Fitzgerald of New Haven that he was not a candidate and that he felt “like National Committee. man Spellacy and others that it was time for some of us who hgve been candidates in the past to retire to the ranks.” No Contest No contest s expected: for second place on the democratic state ticket. Frank P. Fenton of ' Willimantic seems assured of nomination. Ernest E. Rogers of New Landon appeared today to be leading a field of candidates for nomination to the leutenant governorship on the re- publican ticket. Brainard, present incumbent, however, ‘is confidently awaiting the convention with little or mo effort to round up pledged delegates. Brainard Strong Because he holds the office and is a member of the so-called organiza- tion republicans, Brainard is ex- pected to prove a stronger candidate than first appearances indicate. Pallotti claims to have the prom- ised support of large blocks of Hartford and New Haven county delegates. But chief interest in the demo- cratic convention will center in the bitter fight for the nomination to the governorship between Thoms and Morris. Although the candidates seem almost equally matched and able to fight it out to a draw, there is almost no talk of a compromise candidate. Ohio Countryside in Hunt for Maniacs Lima, O., 8ept. 4 (UP) — An aroused countryside joined.today in the search for Clarence Beard, 32, and Thomas McKenna, 38, who es- ped from the state asylum here after overpowering a guard and'scal- ing & wall. Both men are killers and authori- ties expressed fear that other kill- ings will result if they are not cor- nered. Beard was sent to the asylum from Cleveland after killing Stephen Zaborskis, 45, former cashier and secretary of the Lithuanian Savings & Loan Co. McKenna was committed for the murder of a Lima policeman in a gun battle several years ago. Maine Man Sentenced In Middletown Court Middletown, Sept. 4 (M — Lemon 8mith, 24, of 24 Banks street, Port- land, Me., was sentenced ‘by Judge 8. Harris 8mith in city court today on two of three motor vehicle charges. He received six months on & charge of driving under the in. fluence of liquor and three months and a fine of $100 for driving while his license was suspended. A charge of reckiess driving was suspended. NEW' BRITAIN, (X)NNEQM(,(}T! mESDAY. 'SEPTEMBER 4, 1928 —=TWENTY PAGES MACMILLAN PARTY [Democrats at Discussion: Tonight ARRIVES AT SYDNEY EN ROUTE TO MAINE Explmlmllluyllmol Intarest in Far Nerth— Bekimos Want Autos FAILED 70 PROYE . NORSE AT LABRADOR Bellef 3 That Early Seamen Did Live in This Hemisphere—8,000 Spoctmens Brought Back—Wreck of . Steamer Proved Godsend— Bird and Animal Life Placed Fur- ther North Thau Supposed. Sydney, N. 8., Sept. ¢ P—The end of Commander Donald B. MacMil: lan‘s eleventh venture into the Arc. tic and sub-Arctic was drawing near today with one of the principal ob- jects of the exploration still unde- termined—proof that Norsemen ever reached Labrador. The expedition aboard the schoon- er Bowdoin"put in here yesterday from Nain, Labrador, for fuel and then prepared to continue on to Wis- casset, Me:, from whence it sailed in June, 1927, But although the explorer brought back no conclusive evidence to con- firm Eskimo and other tradition of early Bcandinavian settlers, his party did succeed in fixing the boundaries of Arctic, plant, ish and bird life at a line much farther north than had been previously supposed. Included among the 6,000 speci- mens aboard the schooner were many varieties hitherto 'not thought to ‘exist in those regions. The adventurers inquired eagerly for news of the Bremen flight-and the finding of the Great Rockford fiiers, for whom the Bowdoin was only prevented assisting in search by lack of fuel. A story of how the wreck of the Hudson ' Bay company’s steamer, Bay Rupert, had proven the salva- tion of starving Eskimo settlements of northern Labrador and of & visit to Kodlunarn island in Frobisher bay, the first attempted settlement of ‘white men i the sub-Arctic were high lights of the many narratives told by the Bowdoin company. In discussing the Nerse. phase of their rcsearches Commander Mac- Millen said: We have so far been unable to discover any conclusive: evidence that the early Norsemen ever reached Labrador. My own belief, however, is that they probably did. The legend of the Eskimos state that the Norsemen came there presumably from Green- land where there are undisputable viking ruins. But although the na- tives point with great positiveness to where their legends say Norsemen lived and where they were killed— and there are ruins which might be Norse—no conclus: proof could be discovered this summer.” All the comforts and some of the discomforts of home were to bec found in igloos after the Bay Ru- pert went zghore on Clinker rock, Cape Harrigan, said , MacMillan, Aboriginés who found bare neces- sities difficult enough to obtain, boasted phonographs, sewing m: chines and saxophones while four was fed to dogs. But the wreck was providential from their viewpoint. - “It had been an unusual said the commander. was not a pan of ice sum- ‘There to be seen (Continued on Page 16) ORGANIST JEFFS GOES T0 HARTFORD THEATER Transferred From Capitol to Prin- ' cess—Harry Walker, Assistant, Appointed His Successor. Willlam Jefts, who. for more than & year, has been organist at the Capitol theater in this city, has been transferred to Hartford where he will occupy a similar position in the Princess theater. Mr. Jeffs came to this city as organist a year ago last July at which time the organ at the Capitol was installed. _ His assistant, Harry Walker, has been promoted to the position of organist and James V. O'Brien has been named assistant. Sailor Held Charged With Stealing Auto Boston, Sept. ¢ (UP)—A sailor and two Brockton youths were ar- rested here today after police had pursued for more than a mile the stolen automobile in which they ‘were riding. ¥ Police recognized the car as one which had beén stolen after the trio had parked on Washington street, near Newspaper row. At sight of the police, the three youths sped away in the machine. They were overtaken and arrested | at Dover street, ‘south end. Those held were Edmore Martell, 18, 2 saflor attached to the U. 8. 8. Camden Edward J. Fraser, 19, of Elm street, Brockton, and Edward L. Morgan, 17, of Central street Brockton. The sailor told police that he and his companions had taken the au- tomobile at New London, Conn., but one of the Brockton youths claimed that it was taken at Westerly, R. L to Iron Out Dlflerences On Candidates for State Ticket Delegates to New-Haven Convention Divided on Thoms and Morris for Gavernor and Lonergan, O’Sulli- van, Hubbard and Phillips for U. §. Senator — Suppert for Moore. Delegates to the democratic state convention will meet tonight at the party’s headquarters in an effort to work out a slate of candidates capa- ble of attracting & unit vote, while it seemed today that there will be a strong division of opinion, party leaders forecast unity. Thoms. Strength Reported. Judge Willlam E. Thoms of Wa- terbury apepars to have strenger backing for the nomination for gov- ernor than does Charles G. Morris of Newtown and New Haven, who at two previous conventions was fav- ored with'the local votes. Thoms unwillingness to run two years ago when conditions:were less faverable than they are now accounts for the opposition to the Brass City attor- ney, who formerly lived here. He vas approached during the 1926 con- ention by a committee of which several local men were members, but he declined to allow his name to go before the ‘convention for nomis tion as governor. Morris's accept- ance of the nomination at that time is being urged as a reason why he should’be allowed to run now with what the democrats consider more favorably conditions prevailing, but the Thoms bloc in the delegation in- sists that the Waterbury man is the stronger candidate and that a chance to carry Connecticut should not be | sacrificed. New Britain has consist- ently taken a unit vote to the con- ventions and an effort will be made to do so this year, rather than go with some votes for Thoms and some for Morris. Morris headquarters in New Haven, today completed a survey of the state, after which a statement was jssued in which 750 of the 1, 100 voters claimed with 350 conced- ed to Judge Thoms. New Britain was included in the Thoms column. Division on Scaatorship Sentiment is divided three ways on the nomination for United States senator. Augustine M. Lonergan of Hartford, former congressman from this district, has a strong personal following of delegates who will en- deavor to have the entire 17 votes RELATIVE IBENTIFIES Victim Is Carl R. H. Erick- son, Formerly of Cottage Place Relatives today identified the man killéd yestsrday by a railroad train near Allen street as Carl R. H. Erickson, 33, until several months ago a resident of -Cottage place, this city, and more recently ' of Thomaston. Erickson was found dead with his head crushed, apparently killed by a mqrning train, of which the en- gineer had no knowledge owing te the darkness. The body was found by Conductor McAleer of the train arriving in New Britain at 7 o'¢lock in the morning. It is thought that Erickson was walking along the tracks and was dragged by the ‘train‘approximately 40 feet. The .police- were natified by railroad employes and Sergeant T. J. Feeney and Motorcycle Police- man W. 8. Strolls went to the scene dnd after examining the body called Dr. Waterman Lyon, medical exam- iner, who ordered the body taken to the funeral parlors of Krank Duffy. The police at.tirst could ot find anyone to identify the body and it wasn’t until this morning that it was identified as that of Erickson by his brother, Hilding Erickson. Erickson was visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Erickson of 66 Cottage place over the holidays and Bunday night he was returning at about 11:30 from the home of his brother, Bert Erickson of Allen street, whom he visited during the evening, when thl accident hap- pened. Atter the bndy was identified to- day it was transterred to the funeral parlors of Erickson & Carlson. Be- sides his parents and the two broth- ers he leaves a third brother, George Erickson also of this.city, and & sister, Mrs. J. M. Barrett. He was born in Worcester, Mass., April 20, 1896, and resided in this city for the past 20 years. He was employed in Thomaston during the past few jonths as a painter. During the World War he served as quarter- master sergeant at Camp Sherman in Ohio and at Camp Devens In Massachusetts. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of his parents and at 2:30 at Erwin chapel. The services will be private. Rev. Axel Peterson, pas- tor of Swedish Elim Baptist church, will conduct the services and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Chinese Laundryman Will Marry Negress Lew: Wong, a member of the yellow race, and Myrtellya Ortiz, black, applied today for a license to marry. Wong, 45 years of age, is a laundryman. He was born in California. His .pros- pective bride is 36 years of age, a dressmaker, and a native of Panama. registered forshim. P. B. O'Sullivan, iformerly congressman from the Derby district, is also assured of support, but there is & third group which ‘'would cast aside both Loner- san and O'Sullivan and throw its support to E. Kent Hubbard er Mayor A. N. Phillips of Stamford, probably the former. This, they set forth, would give the entire ticket better balance. George LeWitt, attorney. achool board member and former finance commissioner, who is the only local democrat sceking a place on the state ticket, will have the backing of New Hritdin's delegation for sec- retary of state. Little interest has been expressed here in the other nominations. Jesse Moore of Farmington, has the New Britain delegation to the congressional convention ‘“sewed up,” as he also has delegates from several other cities and towns in the district, it s said. It is expected that his will be a first ballot nomination. Judge Bernard F. Gaffney will be renominated for judge of probate at a caucus later in the month. Richman Not in Race (Special to the Heraid) New Haven, Sept. ¢ —David | Richman, democratic nominee for lecretny of siate in 1926, will net | seek the nomination for the office for .which Attorney George LeWitt 1of New Britain, and Attorney Abra- ham 8. Borden, of Hartford, are ac- tive candidates, he said today. Both LeWitt and Borden are mak- ing an active canvass of the delega- tions, the former making his first visit for political .reasons to New Haven yesterday, when he met and discussed politics with- prominent Elm City leaders at a Double Beach outing. Borden, who preceded Le- Witt in the fleld, . conferred with Richman before he made his an- nouncement. It is Mr. Richman's plan to con- centrate his political activities this year on an effort to organize the Jewish voters of the state in the in- terest of the democratic party. (. F. DEHM APPOINTED NANNILLED BY TRAN| TO flIE GOMMISSION Willhm R. Lan[e Sends Resignation to Mayor Paonessa Charles F. Dehm of 5 Griswold street, was appointed to the fire board by Mayor Paonessa today, the new commissioner succeeding Wil- llam R. Lange who has resigned. Commissioner Lange who had served in the common council and on the health board some years ago, and who was one of Mayor Paonessa's appointees to the police board le 1922, accepted the fire commission- ership last April after considerabie deliberation, but has since found it is’ impossible for him to continue to serve, he has advised the mayor. His duties as a foreman at the Cor- bin Screw corporation have prevent- ed him from giving the time to the position which he has felt is neces- sary. Commissioner Dehm is-a republi- can, and has been a businessman in this city for a great many years. He has not been connected with the city government in an official capacity heretofore. He will attend his first meeting as- a board member onc week from toright. WOMAN WILL BE HELD Coromer Finds Mrs. McClure Orim- inally Responsible for Death of Bridgeport Girl. Bridgeport, Sept. 4. M—Deputy Coroner Henry C. Stevenson an- nounced today that he will hold Mrs. May McClure of West Haven crim- inally responsible for the death of Alice Refkofsky, 17, of this city, and that he would report to the state's attorney for New Haven county the name of Dr. Frank C. Buckmiller of Bridgeport as the one who gave the name ‘of Mrs. McClure to Robert Lally, a friend of the dead girl. The coroner further declared at the close of his examination of Mrs. Alexandria Refkofsky, the girl mother, that he would return h formal finding to this effect Wed- nesday and that in the finding he would absolve the mother and Lally from accessories. ‘The girl died on Monday, August 27, at the Park City hospital from general peritonitis claimed to have been caused by an fllegal operation said to have been performed upon her in West Haven by Mrs. McClure on August 18. ] Britain and vicimity: -l Wednéeeday; ..—-l——_ * HIGH TIDE — SEPT. § New London 1:47a.m.3:14 pm. New Havem 3:03a.m.4:10 p.m. THE WEATHER ROCKFORD FLIERS RESTING SAFE AT BASE OF ICE-CAP Plane Abandoned 100 Miles Away From Gresnland Haven * ~ Believed Smashed FRAGMENTARY MESSAGES RECEIVED FROM ARCTIC Static Prevents Details of Thrilling Two Weeks' Trek Across Wastes From Reaching Civilization—Gas Forces Plane Down and Smoke Signals Attracts Attention of Res- cuers to Plight, New York, Sept. 4 (A—At the buse of an ice cap in Greenland two daring adventurers of the air today ‘were resting and thinking of how to return to Itockford, IIl, as soon as possible. The plane in which Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer had made ‘a perilous non-stop flight of some 1,800 miles from Cochrane, Ont., atter starting from Rockford, I, was 100 miles away abandoned on “ice ‘and perhaps smashed in weather, typical of Greenland, “The Cradle of Storms.” News Recelved ‘The marvel of radio enabled news of their safety after two weeks ar- duous progress afoot to reach the United States in two minutes, but static,’a bane which science has yet to conquer, withheld details of their struggle of 100 miles by the most primitive method of movement in the Arctic when the most modern had failed them. The radie station of the New York Times, which received news Sunday of the fliers safety from the Uni- versity of Michigan Greenland ex- pedition at Mt. Evans, could obtain but fragmentary messages Monday. Hassell managed to get word through that his plane was about 100 miles from the camp of the ex- pedition, which rescued the fliers. The plane was undamaged when the fiiers started their trek to the camp, but heavy winds soon afterward in- dicated to Hassell the possibility that the Greater Rockferd might be smashed. Mesanges Wife Y He nade inquiries about boat con- nections and sent a message to Mrs. Hassell expressing the hcpo that he would .see her moon, Indications were, however, that for-some days yet the filers must re- main with the scientists at Mt. Evans who virtually live the life of Fskimos in order to study storms. Anthony Fiala, once an Arctic ex- plorer and ‘now a merchant in New York, expects Professor William H. Hobbs, head of the Mount Evans expedition ,to return to this country in the fall. Fiala has furnished the expedition much of #ts equipment. He suggests that the aviators prob- ably will return with Hobba. One possibility of the fiiers com- ing home sooner is & line of freight steamers which runs from Philadel- phia to Ivigut, Iceland, some 400 miles from Mt Evans, to obtain mining cryolites used in. the manu- facture of soda. and glass. The filers’ would have to go to Ivigut to catch the steamer. 1t the fliers should leave by the first boat available the task of sal- vaging the plane would be left to members of the Mt. Evans expedi- tion. The fliers came down on the fcy wastes of Point Bukkertoppen on August 19 and made their way through & wild and unexplored country seeking safety. They were picked up by members of the Uni- (Continued on Page 16) \WATERBURY MAN DIES IN GREENFIELD CRASH Ernest Tricbel Skids ogp Oily Road Into On-Coming Freight Train at Hale's Crossing. Greenfleld, Mass., Sept. ¢ (A— Ernest ‘Triebel of Waterbury, Conn., was killed by a southbound freight at Hale's crossing on the Greenfield line today. His car skidded onto the tracks from the newly oiled road when he tried to stop at the signal for the oncoming train. Waterbury, Sept. 4 (M—Ernest E. Triebel of this city who was killed when his automobile was struck by a train tn Greenfield, Mass, early today had been a resident of Water- bury for the past 28 years. Mr. Triebel was 53 years old and a na- tive of Glastonbury. He was em- ployed by Rogers and Brothers dur- ing the years he lived in this city. He is survived by his mother, who lives in Greenfleld. and two sisters, Mrs. David Kennedy of Hartford ard Miss Lydia Triebel of Greenfleld. Acosta Plans Flight Across the Atlantic Paris, Sept. 4 (UP)—Charles A. Levine has given up the idea of flying across the Atlantic just now and will return home prosaically by boat. He flew to Cherbourg today in his Junkers plane, Queen of the Air, plioted by Bert Acosta, and plan- ned to board the Leviathan for New York. Acosta will return tosLe Rourget field to start & transatian- tie fight. TR 12,554 CFNTINPE ‘wsop) ‘p.lo_y;u- g T gy na‘xzvd ey ARKANUE oy r |\U|1llnu‘ OF DEDICATION DAY Pool to Be Drained for Accomo- dation of Audience BIG MILITARY REVIEW Chorus of 130 Voices Accompanied by Bands to Assist at Ceremony— Gov. Trumbull Coming to City for Event. | Gold star mothers and members of the families of New Britain men who died in the war are allotted the places of honor in the World War Memorial dedication program Sept. 22, which has been completed and was made public today by Ar-| thur G. Kimball, program of exercises committee. | Ii spite of expressions of contrary | opinion made by memberes of the | executive committee, it has been de- cided that the wading pool should be drained off and chairs placed therein, making provision, it is ex- pected, for about 5,000 spectators. | In the sections adjacent to the big| basin, members of the American Le- | gion and their guests for the day | will be seated. Review of Parade Reviewing stands will be placed | on either side of the entrance to the monument, being so arranged, how- ever, &8 not-to obscure the view of the memorial. The review by Gov- ernor John H. Trumbull, Mayor Paonessa and distinguished guests of the uniformed troops who will parade with their bands around the pool, will be an opening. feature of the exercises at the park immedi- ately after the street parade. From a slight raised platform at the edge of the improvised auditor- ium, the speakers will address the gathering. Arthur G. Kimball, pjres- ident of the building committee, will be master of ceremonies. Charles F. Smith, president of the bcard of di- rectors of Landers, Frary & Clark, and originator of the memorial de- sign, will make the gedicatory ad- dress. George H. Dyson, chairman of the memorial committee, will pre- sent the monument to the city, and Mayor Paonessa will accept in be- half of the citizens. Governor Trumbull will also be on the speaking program. Amplifiers will be instglled al widely separated points through the park so that the speeches may be heard by those located beyond the hearing of the voices. 130 Voices and Bands Local bands will aid a chorus of 150 voices which will assist in the | program, John A. Lindsay, well} | known in New Britain musical circles, being in charge of this | feature of the program. The complete program follows: Review of military organization— Governor Trumbull, Mayor Pao- nessa, distinguished guests. “Star Spangled Banner—Band, chorus, audience, Invocation—Rev. Greene, Report of memorial committee and presentation of memorial— George H. Dyson, chairman memo- rial committee. Acceptance by the mayor in be- Lalf of the city—Mayor Paonessa. Remarks—Governor Trumbull, Dedication address—Charles Smith. “America”—Band, chorus, ence. Gold star roll call—! commander, Eddy- American Legion. Benediction—Rev. on chairman of the| ‘Theodore A F. audi- . C. Avery, lover post, Lucyan Boj- “ (Continued on Page 16) | POLICE RESTRAIN GROWD THREATENING PHYSICIAN Throng In Ugly Mood When Medi- cal Examiner Is In Broad Street Accident. The timely arrival of the pelice at the scene of an automobile acci- dent at Broad and High streets shortly before midnight Saturday probably saved Dr. Waterman Lyon. medical examiner, frem violence at the hands of a large crowd which | assembled about his machine and that driven by Frank N. Partyka of 322 Farmington avenue. One burly individual 1n the crowd was hcard‘ to mutter something about Dr. Lyon being “the guy” who did not hold the driver of a car which killed a | woman on Farmington avenue a few weeks ago. “Lets get him," | was heard. but the police stepped in and dispsrsed the crowd, finding no cause for police action, after learning the details of the collision. Dr. Lyon £aid a number of men in the crowd made offensive noises with their mouths when he tried to obtain some information concerning the ownership of the Partyka car. Eight Die in State In Week-End Crashes New Haven, Sept. 5 (P—Automo- bile crashes caused eight deaths in this state over the week-end and holiday while other causes account- ed for two more violent deaths. The number of injured for the three PRICE THREE CENTS MRS. KNAPP RECEIVES JAIL OF THIRTY DAYS Hears lmpoulnn By Judge Without Shew of Emotion — Court Refuses Request By Prosecution for Sus- pended Judgment. Former Secretary of State of New York Was Con- victed on Charges . of Grand Larceny of Cen- sus Funds, Albany, N. Y, Sept. ¢ UP—Sen- tenced to thirty days in the Albany |county jail for grand larceny, Mrs. | Florcnce E. S. Knapp, former secre- |tary of state for New York, today was taken direct from the court- house to the jail, while her attorneys tought for a certificate of reasonable doubt which would automatically lact as a stay of execution. Declines to Suspend Sentence was imposed by Supreme Court Justice Stephen Callaghan, who in declining to suspend sen- tence, overruled a recommendation for leniency by Attorney General Ottinger, as well as a plea for sus- pension of sentence 1y Patrick C. Dugan, chief of defe.se counsel. The certificate of reasonable doubt if obtained, would form the basis of an appeal, her attorneys said. They added that they were preparing the |appeal at Mrs. Knapp's request. Mrs, Knapp displayed no visible sign of emotion on hearing her senten but turned to whisper to her coun- sel, and it was understood she was giving directions for an immediate appeal, Climaxes Two Trials Her sentence was the climax of two sensational trials early this year. | The first time the jury disagreed, but the second resulted in convice tion. The former state official was specifically charged with the theft of a state census salary check for $2,875.06, made to the order of Clara Blanche Knapp, ,w,—“ daughter. Clara Blanche Knapp is & mem- ber of the faculty of Middlebury college, Middlebury, Vermont. The attorney general based his recommendation for a suspended sentence on “the changes unlergone by the defendant beginning with the crime charged in the indictments, because of their present continue ance, her physical and mental suf- fering, her exposure, disgrace and complete ruin, and because of the state’s debt to Clara Blanche Knapp.” (Mrs. Knapp's stepdaugh. ter and principal witness for the prosecution). Judge Overiules Overruling the recommendation, Justice Callaghan siad: “I have considered carefully every (Continued on Page &) PROGRESSIVE WING FACES TEST TODAY Voters to Cast Ballots in Wisconsin State Primary Madison. Wie, Sept. 4 (UP) — | The progressive wing of the repub- lican party in Wisconsin faced & test of its strength today as voters cast their ballots in the state pri- mary. There were indications of & |aplit in the progressive vote on the | gubernatorial nomination while the “regular’” wing of the party has placed a candidate in the fleld in opposition to the progressives, led by Senator Robert LaFollette. Campaigning for his own re-elec- tion, Senator LaFollette has backed the gubernatorial candidacy of Jo- seph Beck, congressman. Governor Fred R. Zimmerman, who is seek- ing renomination, has a large pro- gressive support although the La- Follette forces are expected to sup- port Beck as the result of a politi- cn| disagreement between the young | Senator and Zimmerman two years ago. The anti-LaFollette candidate is Walter Kohler, millionaire manu- facturer of Kohler, Wis. Kohler en- tered politics as a delegate to the republican national convention. Senator LaFollette is opposed - in the primary by George W. Mead, millionaire paper manufacturer. The prohibition issue has not been stressed by the candidates. The Anti-Saloon League endorsed Gov. Zimmerman for governor. Mrs. Belle Case LaFollette, widow of “Fighting Bob” and mother of Senator Robert M. LaFaliette, Jr., took active command of tke pro- gressive primary campaign. Urged |to take the late sernator's place upon his death, Mra. LaFollette re- fused, putting forth her son as & logical successor to his father as progressive leader, whe day period is well over 50. One suicide and one railroad tatality were reported. It was to this weman. mid to “know Wisconsis jand Washington polities a8 that decistons on campagh Peos codure have beem referved. 4