New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 11, 1928, Page 1

By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 JOHN COOIDGE ' 10 NINUTES EARLY ONTHEJOBTODAY Is Now Working as a Clerk for the New Haven Railroad CROWD OF CURIOUS ON HAND AS HE COMMENCES Stand at Doorwsy of “Yellow Build- tng” ta New Haven to Watch Son of President Enter on First Day's Empjoyment in Office of Gemeral Manager of System—Wears Blue Suit. New Haven, Sept. 11 (P—John Coolidge, son of President Calvin Coolidge, today entered upon his career as a railroad man by report- ing for duty ahead of schedule. In other words, “he was early on his job.” It was 8:20, 10 minutes ahead of reporting time, when he came to the “Yellow Building,” the roomy structure which houses the heads of departments of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad system, and in which are hundreds of employes in clerical capacities. To the number of clerks was add- ed John Coolidge, and his identity for a time will be submerged, from the viewpoint of the railroad, into the clerical force .He will be one of the clerks on the office of J. A. Droege, general manager of the New Haven system, whose office is the heart of train operations in all southern New England. Wears Blue Suit Young Coolidge came to work in a blue suit, blue shirt and tie and gray hat. There were a number of persons close by the entrance to the office buildings who were not a part of the working forces of the offices. He passed into the building and re- ported at once to the chief clerk in Mr. Droege's office. He was intro- duced to others present and then awalting an assignment to specific duties which were to be of a rou- tine nature. The son of the president of the United States will live at the Yale Graduates club. His assignment to Mr. Droege’s office places him in the heart of the operating system and only 25 miles from the home of Miss Florence Trumbull, with whom, on her ad- mission, he has an ‘‘understanding.” Miss Trumbull, daughter of the Connecticut governor, lives with her parents at Plainville, Conn., on the College Highway from New Haven. John motored over yesterday from the Trumbull home to have a look at the offices where he has been given the opportunity of carving out his future and earning some of the money that Miss Trumbull says is necessary to the evolution of their “understanding.” Returns Home Miss Trumbull returned home from Europe Sunday denying that she and John were engaged, terming the report ‘‘premature.” She admit- ted @ White House wedding would be “thrilling,” but said there was little chance of one as “John has to go to work and earn some money first.” Rumors have placed their marriage for some time this winter, before President Coolidge's tenure of the White House is ended. John's dutles in the railroad of- fice have not been assigned him as yet, remaining to be fixed by the chiet clerk. He will be one of many clerks whose duties bring them into close contact with all phases of the railroad business. At the start his hours will be from § a. m. to b p. m. GOLD STRIKE SAVES TOWN BEING SOLD Columbus, New Mexico, Excited Like Days of Old Columbus, N. M., Sept. 11 (P—A gold strike apparently has saved Co- lumbus and dissipated concern over a report that this historic little town was to be sold for taxes. There has been more excitement here in the last few days than at any time since the United Btates army used Columbus as a base for the Mexican punitive expedition to protect American soil from Pancho Villa's band. It was all due to dis- covery of gold in the Tres Herman- as mountains by J. M. Crump. An assay showed Mr. Crump said, that the first ore assayed $743.50 to the ton on the minimum lode and $4.- 8§72 for the best lode. An August 6, last. the New Mex- fco tax commission announced tha‘ 1.329 lots in Columbus would of ne- cessity be sold for delinquent taxes and that an El Paso business man had posted a $10,000 guarantee that he would bid $10,000 for the pro- perty. Since the gold strike, however, a part of the delinquent taxes has been paid. C. W. Powers, mayor of Colum- bus, coincidentally took occasion to £ay that the town would not be ma- terially affected should the tax sale go through. NEW BRITAIN HERALD Ohio Man Rewarded For Information in | Arrest of Watkins Hartford, Sept.’ 11 UP—The board of directors of the Cham- ber _of Commerce last evening voted to assign its $500 reward to John B. Taylor of Sandusky, O. for information that led to the arrest of Roger W. Watkins, fugi- tive broker, who was brought back & few weeks ago to stand trial for embessiement in connec- tion with the affairs of the na- tional assoclated investors. There were three claimants for the award, the other two being W. B. Congdon and Miss Lena Casey, both of Watertown, N. Y. The directors’ action was based on the recommendation of State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. ALLEGED SLAYERS TRIAL COMMENCES “Jce Box Bandits” Face Murder Charge in Willimantic TWO JURORS ACCEPTED Worcester Youths Are Accused of Having Killed Irving Nelson, Con- necticut State Policeman in Pom- fret Last April 11, Wilimantie, Sept. 11 (#—Trial of Roland G. Latone and Albert J. Raymond, alleged “ice box” bandits, for first degree murder of State Trooper Irving H. Nelson, of New Haven, on April 11 at Pomfret, opened today before Judge Edward M. Yeomans with the calling of 100 talesmen for jury duty. When the clerk called the list 94 responded to the roll call. ! Two Accepted Two jurors were accepted within a half hour. Everett Kimball, of Scotland, family man, the first talesman examined, was accepted by both state and defense, He declared that he was opposed to capital pun- ishment but would not allow that opinion to interfere with his duty if accepted as a juror. Ransom B. Tifft, a plumber, of Ashford, next talesman, said he had tormed an opinion in the case from the newspaper accounts. The de- fense asked if his opinion could be changed. He said that it could. He was excused by counsel for Ray- mond. James Downing, a farmer and lumber man, of Plainfield, said that he had read newspaper accounts of the case but could be fair in his finding if accepted for jury duty. He admitted having expressed an opinion in the case and was ex- cused by counsel for Latone. Darwin Lewis, a family man, of Eastford, had formed no opinion in the case but said he had known the slain trooper. *“He used to come up to the house once in a while,” he said. Lewis was excused by counsel for Raymond, after an attempt had been made to have the court reject him on the ground of the friendship that existed between Nelson and the talesman. Bernard W. Potter, a farmer of Chaplin, declared that he had a fixed opinion in the case but that his opinion would be offset by evidence. Potter the first talesman to be excused by the court after he had been questioned at length in regard to what would be needed to change his opinion. as Opinion George N. Terry, of Scotland, a married man and a farmer, declared that he had an opinion but that it would not prevent his being fair. He was accepted by the state and without questions by the defense. Terry was assigned the second seat in the jury box. Harold F. Field, a shipping clerk of Killingly, was the next talesman examined. Fleld, a man of 35, was the youngest talesman so far called. Fleld knew Trooper Nelson, he said, and had formed an opinion in the case. He was excused by the court. Athletics Deluged by Requests for Tickets Philadelphia, Sept. 11 (® — De- spite the fact that the Athletics still are running second to the Yan- kees for the American league pen- nant, Philadelphia fans are clamor- ing for world series seat reserva- tions. 80 numerous are the applications that the management of the Ath- letics today inserted a special no- tice in the newspapers that no ap- plication for world series seats would be accepted before Septem- ber 20. “Further announcement will be made,” the notice said. Roach Pest Report_nd At Glen Street Dump Roaches infesting the Glen street dump have proved so troublesome to neighbors and to No. 6 company of the fire department that com- plaint is to be made to the health department in the hope that means will be deviged to remedy the sit- uation. The firemen are called al- most weekly to extinguish dump fires and it is frequently necessary for them to discard clothing and temporarily lay hose out of condition upon their return to the firehouse. POLICE BOARD MEETING At the monthly meeting of the board of police commissioners to- night, Mayor Paonessa’s recommen- dations for changes in the traffic signal light aystem will be discusséd and routine matters will be acted on. The style of reefer coat to be worn by the policemen in the fall and early winter season will be dis- cussed, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1928 —TWENTY PAGES SPEAREASY" OWNER Three, Hiding in Hatchway, Get Him Opening Place RAID CLEARING HOUSE Authorities Believe They Have Lo- cated Source of Alcohol Supply " for “Blind Tigers"—Skonecki and Chandra Arrested. As William 8konecki of 49 Lyman street inserted his key in the pad- lock on a cellar door at 122 Lafa ette street shortly before 6 o'clock this morning, Sergeant T. J. Feeney and Officers Edward B. Kiely and John M. Liebler, who had been hid- ing in the darkness of the hatchway for two hours leaped on him and wrested the key away from him. Fntering the cellar, they found ten five-gallon cans in which it is alleg- ed alcohol was formerly contained. a quantity of burned sugar, a num- ber of empty pint bottles contain- ing traces of alleged alcohol and one five-gallon can partly filled with alleged alcohol. Skonecki. who is also known as Skonieczny, was ar- rested on the charge of violating the liquor law and when arraigned in police court he surprised everyone by pleading guilty on two counts. Chief Hart stepped over to Prose- cuting Attorney Woods and after a whispered conversation, the latter asked for a comtinuance until Sat- urday, saying the police wanted two others on charges of liquor law vio- lations in the store at 12¢ Lafayette’ strect. Judge Saxe said he would not be in court Saturday and a con- tinuance until Friday was ordered. Skonecki's bond was being forfeited when he reached the court about 20 minutes late, Arrest of Chandra A short time after court adjourn- ed, Oificers Kiely and Liebler serv- ed a warrant on Joseph Chandra, aged 25, of 192 Allen street, charg- ing him with violation of the liquor law in the store. He was released in $500 bonds. the police charging him as a second offender. His father posted the bond. Skonecki according to the police records, was arrested once for violation of the liquor law but the case was nolled. The store at 122 Lafayette street is across the street from the alleged “speakeasy” at 109 Lafayette street, against which padlock proceedings will be brought in city court short- ly. According to the police, several alleged bootleggers are in charge of both places and information was re- ceived that the cellar at 122 Lafay- ette street was the storage place for at least one of the places. Skon- ceki was completely surprised when the three officers overpowered him and before he had the slightest chance to resist, the door was un- locked and the evidence uncovered. LOMBARDO FLORAL PIECES IMPRESSIVE “Al” Capone, Gang Leader, Sends Huge Tribute to “My Pal” Chicago, Sept. 11 (P—Great floral pleces, one of which spelled in foot- high letters the name of the de- ceased—"T. Lombardo"—filled the home and yard of the slain gang chief today as his funeral was held. One was a large heart, done in red flowers. Attached was the card: “Al Capone.” The lettering in the center of the heart was: “My Pal” The entire front of the Cicero home into which Lombardo, his wife and their two children moved three months ago, was all but concealed by the flowers and wreaths. Capone, himself a man marked for death, police believe, planned to attend the funeral. He paid his respect to his dead associate yes- terday by calling at the Lombardo home. Half a dozen men, with right hands concealed in coat pockets as though ready to balk any attempt on Capone's life, accompanied him. From sources close to gangland police learncd of a new move by Capone to effect an armistice in the vnderworld feuds which have re- sulted in many assassinations. Ca- pone, police heard, was willing to make important concessions to the Afello brothers, leaders of the gang which has provided the most persist- ent opposition to Capone's gangland power. There was information, police said, that Capone had called upon Johnny Torrio of New York, former- ly a gang chieftain here, to use his power to compel cessation of gun rule. Torrio has been in the back- ground during the years since he quit Chicago, but his influence among the factions involved is strong. RAILROAD MAN MISSING State Police Seeking Harold Ells- worth, 37, of 95 Winthrop Street, Absent From Home Since June 19. The state police department at Hartford is seeking information as to the whereabouts of Harold Ells- worth of 95 Winthrop street, New Britain, who has been missing sincc June 19. He is described as 37 years old, six feet in height, weigh- ing 170 pounds, and having a ruddy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a navy shield and butter- fly tattooed on his left arm. Ellsworth employed by the N. Y. N. H. & H. rallroad company as a conductor on the freight trains, and was well known locally. POLICEMEN AMBUSH Boy, 10, Chasing Apple Thieves, Falls, Receiving Fatal Injuries; Expires as Brother Reaches Him George Lincoln Munson, Israel Putnam School Pupil, | Victim of Strange Accident While In Pursuit of Lads Stealing Fruit—Father Stanley ‘ Works Executive, i Toppling and falling three times|coln, was given to h while returning to his home after chasing boys who were stealing ap- ples from trees in his parents’ yard, George Lincoln Munson, 10 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Munson of 47 Commonwealth ave- nue did not rise the third time and when his brother came to his side he was dying. Before he could re- ceive medical attention he died. Death which came yesterday was due to heart disease, according to the opinion of examining physicians When his brother, Clarence, reached him he asked him what was ailing him but the boy’'s last words were: “I don't know.” George whose middle name, Lin- im because he was born on Lincoln's birthday is the son of the superintondent of the mechanical division of the Stanley Works. He was born in 1915, He had attended the first session of Ischool in grade 5-B of the Israel Putnam school Surviving him are his parents: three sister, Mrs. A. L. Stempein of Farmington avenue, Miss Florence and Miss Mildred Mnunson: four brothers, Clarence, Kenneth, Elmer. and Howard Munson. Funeral services will be held at the home, 47 Commonwealth ave- nue at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after- noon. Rev. C. I. Fredeen will offi- clate. Burfal will be in Fairview cemetery. YON ELM HAS EARLY LEAD IN TOURNAMENT Golf Star Turns Two-Day Card of 152 in a Brae Burn, County club, Newton, Mass., Sept. 11 P—In spite of a mediocre round, featured by peor putting, George Von EIm of Detroit, former title holder, by carding 79, seven over par, assumed an early lead today in the national amateur golf championship qulifying test. With his 73 of yesterday he had a two-day 36 hole total of . Von Elm was out in 38 and back in 41. Hit putter was completely out of order, especially on the 15th, chere he took three putts from a istance “of 10 feet. His partner, I'red Wright of Boston, took an 50| and his two-day total of 154 put him temporarily in second place. Both scores were safely within the qualifying fold. ' Von Elm and Wright started with par fours at the first hole neither finding any trouble. Von Eim hit a long tee shot at the second but it tinished against a mound. He rc covered well to get his par 4. Wright barely missed a 3 and also took 4. Von Elm hit a terrific tee smash on the third long and straight but his second was not so good and he had to use three putts, giving one over par with a five, ‘Wright also took five, thanks to a trap. Using wood for his second on the | 446 yard fourth Von Elm hooked from the green and took three to | It was another five, one over par. Wright's best was 5. Von Elm's second at the fifth was pushed into bad rvugh and he was barely on in three. He had to putt from grass on the edge of the green and took six, again over par. Wright got down in five. Both got comfortable 3s on the 130 yard sixth. George got a break at the 7th when his second struck a tree to the left of the green and bounded back toward the green. He took five and was four over par. Wright also got a five. Watts Gunn, young Atlanta team mate of Bobby Jones, whose 80 yes- terday put him on the ragged edge, got down to more serious today, starting even par with 4—4— get on. Among the early starters, the best outuguing card, 36, one over par, was turned in by Frank K. English of Waterbury, Conn. for he finished yesterday with 88. glish out ....344 462 544—36 Gunn kept up his sterling work by negotiating the Waterloo fifth hole in a birdie four after going one | over par with a five on the fourth. He got his three on the sixth to make it even fours. D. J. Armstrong, Aurora, I, who surprised the boys by shooting a fine 73 yesterday, wasn't quite up to the same pace on the outgoing nine, taking 39, four over par, but never was in serious difficulties. His card: Armstrong out: 455 463 534—39 Ross Somerville, Canadian cham- pion, who shoved himself into the spotlight with a brilliant 72 yester- day, was off to a fast start with a | birdie three on the first hole and 4-4, even par, on the next two. He missed a four foot putt on the third ground in his bid for another birdie. George hooked his tee shot into a heavy rough at the tenth. The 1ormer champion made a good re- covery to the edge of the green and got par five. Wright was on in two and scored a birdie four. Von Elm was well on the 11th in two and got his par four with ease. Wright needed five to reach the| green after get!ing in a trap and trees but got a sizable putt down | for a six. On the 163 yard twelfth von Elm iaid his tee shot dead and sank a ' seven footer for a birdie two while | Wright took three. At the thirteenth George drove into ground where new turf is be- ing grown, the same spot Bobby Jones found yesterday. He dropped out into the rough, got no distance on his out and wound up with six, one over par. Wright was down in par 5. Roland Mackenzie, young Wash- (Continued on Page 17) CARTER MEETS DEFEAT AT CAUCUS IN BERLIN 'Leon G. Hall Nominated| for Selectman by Republicans business | He needed it | Bringing to a close an aggressive | campaign waged for the past month, Leon G. Hall, youthful contender for {the republican nomination for first | selectman of Berlin last night de- | feated George B. Carter, veteran of eight years of service and candidatz | for another term. Never in history of the town was there such a large crowd present af a republican caucus. The crowd | numbered at least 500, although |only 449 were eligible to vote. Of | | GEORGE B. CARTER | this number Hall received 247, Car- { ter received 129 votes, and John | Carbo, a recent entry into the race, received 75 votes. Carbo was later nominated for second selectman by a unanimous vote. The democrats held a caucus in American Legion hall and the pres- ent tiird selcctman, Raymond Dyer, was named as the party's nominee for first selectman. A father and son battle was averted when Joseph Carbo was defeated by six votes for the democratic nomination for sec- ond sclectman by Frank Pierpont. It took two ballots to decide this contest, both candidates finishing ir a tie on the first ballot. Had Carbo won he would have run against his | father for second selectman. The contest for first selectman | was the only contest at the repub- lican caucus, but the democrats had | two contests. Besides that of sec- ond sclectman, there was one for constable in which one of the en- cumbents, John Lewis of East Ber- lin, was defeated by a mew-comer, William Cole of East Berlin. The republican ticket will be as | follows: First selectman, Leon G. (Continued on Page Eight) STANLEY WORKS DIVIDENDS | Payments of One and One-Half Per | Cent On Preferred and Two and Onc Half On Common Voted. I | At a meeting of the Stanle | board of directors today a |of one and one-half per cent was | declared on the preferred stock and |two and one-half per cent on the | common stock. The former is pay- |able on November 15 to stockhold- |ers of record November 3 and the |latter on October 1 to stockholders | of record September 15. | Egan Named Head of Smith State Campaign Bridgeport, Sept. 11 (M—John J. Egan. secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, was today named chairman of the labor bu- reau of this state for the promotion of the candidacy of Alfred E Smith for president. The appoint- ment was confirmed by John J | Raskob, chairman of the democratic natjonal committee, * THE WEATHER (GREENLAND FLIERS {SHY ALMOST DROWNED Motor Boat Strikes Rock, Plung- ing Them Into Water | o | Advt, B:;‘,‘c"‘ Stafe"}'§! Haptlnrd, (OM. Hassell and Cram.., ford Plane, Escape Death for Sec- | | ond Time When They Rockbound Shore. Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept 11 UP—Bert Hassell and Park- er Cramer, fliers of the airplane “Greater Rockford,” embarked at Godthaal today for Ivigut whence they will .ail for Amer- ica. Word of their departure was received by the Greenland administration department of the Danish government from the sheriff of southern Green- land. The message said that the fliers were accompanied by four other Americans, including Prof. William H. Hobbs of the University of Michigan Green- land expedition. The steamer Fulton is taking them to Ivigut. Copenhagen, Sept. 11.—(P—Twice victorious over death in the Arctic, Bert Hassell and Parker Cramer, pilots of the airplane Greater Rock- ford, were safe today after having been shipwrecked in the cold waters of Greenland. The airmen, rescued two weeks after a forced landing and a trek across a wild and unexplored waste, Reach Sunday in a motor hoat when it struck a rock at the mouth of Simiutak Fjord, on the southewest- were travelling down the coast on | $410,000 Paid for Seat on Exchange; Establishes Mark New York, Sept. 11 (P—Value of membership on the New York stock exchange soared today to a high record of $41),000. Coin- cident with a resumption of a wild dull movement in prices. The former record was $398,000. Under the stimulus of pool op- srations, more than & score issues were marked up $4 to $14 a|| share, most of them new high records. The rally develop:d after an opening period of irreg- || ularity in which substantial de- clines were registered by Warner Bros. common, General Motors || and Wright Aeronautical. Gen- |! eral Motors rallied from an early low of $198 to a share. || | HART NOT EXCITED OVER ELIA’S DEATH “Murder” Story Already Once Tnvestigated by Policc | WILLING T0 REOPEN CASE. E {Drother of Man Who | | Dicd Eight | Years Ago Believes He Was Slain | In Dispute Over $300—Suspect | May Get Tip and Flee, | | The death of Elishia Elia on No- | vember 29, 1320, which has been on | rccord as having been caused by a | |self-inflicted knife wound, is the sub- ject of an investigation, following re- | ceipt of a letter from Attorney ern coast of Greenland. The boat sank but the fliers and their six companions, Including Professor William H. Hobbs, leader of the Uni- versity of Michigan Greenland ex- pedition, escaped to the desolate shore. Needed Fuel Once they had gained land the eight men found themselves in ned of food and fuel. Two natives made their way In a small boat to Kan- ganing and obtained aid. reporting the latest mishap of the fliers to the Greenland administra- tion department said that efforts were being made to raise the sunken boat. The vessel had been chartered from a company of Greenlanders at | Holsterberg for transportation pur- poses. The message from the sheriff did not name the boat but it was b lieved to be the sloop Nakuak, of 20 tons. This vessel recently took in winter supplies to the Mount Evans j observatory of the tion and was to take out Professor Hobbs, the two fliers, Assistant Di- rector Belknap, and Stewart, Potter and Estes of the expedition. Other ! motor sloops were to be used, how- | ever, in stages of the journey to Ivigtut where they were to take a steamer for Philadelphia. by members of the Hobbs' expedition on September 2 when their smoke signals were seen. They had made a forced landing at Point 8ukkertop- pen on August 19 when trying to reach Mount Evans on the second leg of their flight from Rockford, IIL, to Sweden, Hassell and Cramer apparently were making their way to Ivigtut to catch the ore steamer Wagland which is scheduled to leave there about September 29 for Philadelphi Prof. Hobbs had arranged for some members of his party to go to quested the Danish government to permit Hassell and Cramer to ac- company this group. The University of Michigan ex- pedition is studying the effects of Arctic weather on Atlantic storms in an effort to devise a system of fore- casting. 'MRS. JOHN J. KEOGH CLERK OF FIRE BOARD Widow of Deceased Secre- tary Will Succeed Her Husband Mrs. John J. Keogh, widow of the former clerk of the fire board whose funeral took place yesterday morn- ing, will be elected his successor at a meeting of the commission to be held at § o'clock tonight at city hall. Mrs. Keogh was consulted today at the home of ex-Chairman John E. R. Keevers and Mrs. Keever where she has been a guest since the funeral services were held. and zfter some hesitation she accepted the offer made by Chairman James J. Butler and Commissioner James H. Passerini in behalf of the entire board. Mayor Paonessa, advised of the commissioners’ decision to ap- point Mrs. Keogh, expressed his hearty approval. John J. Keogh was appointed to the fire board in 1917, and with the exception of the two years between 1426 and 1928, he served as clerk. During the period of his clerkship, Mrs. Keogh had been assoclated with him in the work and is thor- oughly familiar with the details, the commissioners say. Before her mar- riage she had cxtensive experience in somewhat similar work as an employe in the invoice department of the Stanley Works, which train- ing is expected to serve her in good stead in her new position. She will receive a salary of $500 a year. Although she is to be elected-at tonight's meeting, she will not be present, nor will she be expected to take up the duties until such time as she feels disposed to do so, The sherift of South Greenland in | Hobbs' expedi- | Hassell and Cramer were rescued | America on that vessel and had re- | Maurice §. Degenstein of Yonkers, | . Y., which is in part as follows: | | “I am the attorney for Lazar |Elia, who resides at Riverdale | |avenue, Yonkers, N. Y. | | “My client had a brother by the | {name of Elishia Elia, also known a. |David Abraham, residing at 515 | Main street, New Britain, Conn., pe- | tween 1917 and until iis death on | November 29, 1920, exccpting for a | period between April z6, 1918 and December 4, 1918, when he was in | the service as a private in the United | States Army. | “At the New Britain address, he resided at the home of one George |Warda, a fellow worker. The de- ccased Elishia Ella was never able {to read, write or speak English at L. “The late Elishia FElia, in the ame of David Abrahan, obtained a | popular disability policy No. FG [29755, in the Aetna Life Insurance | Company of Hartford, Conn., which | insured his life and made bene- | ficlary, Lilen George, an alleged | nephew of decedent, who was in fact | |the son of George Warda, and de- cedent was no relative of George | Warda or his family | " The attorney wishes an investiga- tion conducted into a report that {came to him through Lazar Elia that | Ihis brother was murdered after a | |dispute over $300 with a man who is said to be at large. Case Once Investigated Chict Hart said today that Attor- | ney Degenstein's letter was received at the office of State’s Attorney Al-| corn on July 10 and forwarded to the local police six weeks later, the | date of receipt being August 28. The home brew poison cases which | kept the police busy for a week | | were being investigated at that time, | and it was not until yesterday that Chief Hart addressed a reply to the attorney, notifying him that the lo- | cal department and the state police | {had investigated the case at the | (time it was fresh, but he would be willing to take it up again should the information now brought to| light prove authentic. | “It was my intention to keep the | | matter quiet until we had made| {some progress in the investigation.” Chief Hart said. “I regret that ft | was given publicity at this time, be- cause it is entirely possible that a | warning can be flashed to the sus- | pect by friends or acquaintances in this vicinity and foil the authori- ties. It may be, also, that the new |angle is only a flare-up and not | well founded in fact. In any event, this department is ready to do any- |thing possible to run it down.” Several da at the state police department head- quarters and requested that the records bearing on the Elia case be consulted, on account of the letter | from Yonkers. Relative to a pub- the state police for the carving knife which Elia was said to have | stabbed himself, the chief said to- day it was erroneous, because he had good information =as to the whereabouts of the knife Threatened to Kill Self Philip W. F n, since deceased, and Arthur M. Pinell, both of whom were state policemen at the time of the stabbing, investigated the case, as did the local police. Witnesses gave the information that Elia was intoxicated when he entered the boarding place and after some talk with several men about Mary Warda said he was going to kill himself. Stepping over to the kitchen table he took the knife from a holder and plunged it into his abdomen. Dr. Waterman Lyon, medical examiner, made a finding of suicide. Detective Sergeant W. P. McCue was sent to Hartford today by Chief Hart, and while there he conferred with County Detective Edward J. Hickey. The case will be investigat- ed, the chief said, although the local authorities have no way of deter- mining the authenticity of the new information at this time. HORSEMEN ARRIVE Rambouillet, France, Sept. 11 (UP)—Forty army horsemen have arrived completing the first stage of his year's cavalry endurance race from Paris to La Baule. Average Daily Sept. 8th ... PRICE THREE CENTS REPUBLIGANS WIN IN MAINE A5 ALL RECORDS GODOWN \Garry State by Biggest Mjorty Ever Given a Gubernatorial Candidate G. 0. P. VICTOR BY MORE - THAN EIGHTY THOUSAND Senator Hale, Running for Reelec- tion to United States Semate, Also Goes Into Office on Wave of Un- precedented Republican Land- slide—Lewiston Only Large Town ' Carried by Democrats, Portland, Me., Sept. 11 M — By the largest majority ever given & gubernatorial candidate in Maine, William Tudor Gardiner, republican, was swept into the governorship yesterday over his democratic op- ponent, Edward C. Moran, Jr. Vir- tually complete returns in yester- day’s election, the first state elec- tion of the year, gave Gardiner a lead of more than 80,000 over Moran. Senator Frederick Hale, seeking his third term at Washington, was elected over Herbert E. Holmes, democrat, by a majority almost as large. Sweeping Victory Gardiner's sweeping victory ex- ceeded that of the previous high majority in a gubernatorial race by more than 14,000. In 1920 the re- publican margin was 65,346. In the presidential election of 1924, Presj- dent Coolidge carried the state by a plurality of 96,476 over John W. Davis and by a majority of 85,004 over the combined vote of Davis and La Follette. The republican victory was de- cisive in every contest, the party's congressional candidates winning by even greater majorities thgn the gubernatorial candidate, The Vota The vote from 633 out of €77 | precincts was: For governo William T. Gardiner (r) 145,242 Edward C. Moran (d) 64,764 For senator: Frederick Hale (r) 141,339 Herbert E. Holmes (d) 62,476 Congressmen Carroll L. Beedy in the first district, Wallace H. White, jr., in the second and John E. Nel- son in the third, all republicans, | were reelected by substantial ma- Jorities, and Donald W. Snow, re. publican, won an easy victory in the fourth district. The closest con. test was in the second district, Wwhere the democrats had made | their hardest campaign, their nomi- nee for governor and senator both’ being residents of that district. Harvard Man Governor-elect Gardiner s a° graduate of Harvard, where he took ' an active part in football and row- ', ing. He is a World war veteran and . a former speaker of the Maine house of representatives. His home is in Gardiner and he is a law. partner of Congressman Nelson. (Continued on Page Four! STORES MAY CLOSE DURING DEDICATION. Mercantile Bureau Direc- tors Favor Pause in Business Activities A recommendation that the New, Britain stores close between 2 and 6 p. ni, on Saturday, September 23,, during the parade and dedication of the World War memorial was 0, Chief Hart was | adopted unanimously by directors ot the mercantile bureau of the Cham. ber of Commerce this morning. The meeting was marked by an. other breaking down of the barriers of secrecy recently surrounding lished statement that he had asked | Chamber meetings, when Steve Robb," acting president of the Chamber, and Secretary Ralph H. Benson in- vited newspapermen present to “sit in” at the meeting. Mr. Robb has established an open door policy and the press was ad- mitted to the meeting of mercantile bureau directors for the first time in the history of the organization. Present at the meeting besides Ir. Robb and Mr. Benson were George H. Dyson, Willlam H. Crow- ell, A. A. Mills, David R. Mannisg, Philip Hermann, E. J. Porter, Fran- cis C. Kelly, A. J. Leventhal, Par. ker Abbe and E. W. Pape. The question of closing on Dedi- cation Day was the first matter un- der discussion. Mr. Dyson that the parade would statrt at 8§ o'clock and the exercises would probably last until 6:30, It was pointed out by Mr. Perter that the directors had no autherity to close any stores, except possibly their own. but that they were em- powered to make recommendations, leaving it to the merchanta them. selves to act. Mr. Dyson explained that besides all the ether out of town people who will be wil be from 1,200 to ment and state troops commodations for 100,000 are being arranged st nut Hill park. He aaid there