New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1928, Page 1

ON H. 3. ADDITION Hall Declines to Call Meeting of Finance Board PAONESSA IIRG_ES DELAY Chatrman of School Board Expreases Oonviction That Need of Appro- peiation for New Building s Urgent—Mayor Blocks Request. Requested by President P. . King of the school committee to call a meeting of the board of finance and taxation to act at once on the matter of an appropriation for the new high school addition, Chairman Edward F. Hall declared it advisable to abide by the mayor's wishes and wait until his special investigating committee had completed its work. It was Mr. King's opinion that the questjon was of such vital im- portance to the welfare of the city that it felt it should not be delayed longer. A letter was sent to Mr. Hall requesting that action be taken. Mr. Hall's reply was received by Mr. King this morning. The finance board chairman talk- ed over the matter with Mayor A. M. Paonessa who told him he did not wish to have the matter taken care of until after the inves! ting committee had concluded its work. In his reply Chairman Hall said: I think it would be well to accede to the mayor's wishes and hold the matter up until such time as he is convinced of the necessity for early action.” King and Hall Correspondence Mr, King's letter to Mr. Hall fol- ws: e September 8, 1928 “Mr. Edward F. Hall, Chairman, Board of Finance and Taxation, New Britain, Conn. “Dear Bir: “At the last meeting of the school committee, I was instructed to bring before the board of finance and tax- ation the urgent need of an appro- priation for additions and improve- ments to our present high school plant. “This is & question of such vital importance to the welfare of our (Continued on Page 10) STEVENS UNHAPPY OVER YALE FOOTBALL Young Coach Is Pessimis- tic Regarding Chances of Blue Eleven New Haven, Sept. 13 (UP)— Yale's youthtul new head football coach—Mal Stevens—isn't very op- timistic about his team's chances. “I don't know how we will shape up,” Stevens said today. “Nobody does. We're going to tackle the job earnestly in the hope of moulding a representative Yale team out of the material we have on hand. “Jt's going to be a mighty difficult job to develop men to fill capably the shoes of Scott and Fishwick, last year's ends.” Stevens, who arrived yesterday to prepare for the long training grind which starts Saturday, deplored the loss of Normal Hall, giant guard, who cut his foot this summer while keeping fit by chopping wood in a Maine lumber camp. “Loss of Norm Hall is going to he felt,” Stevens declared. “He was a tried guard and we'll need all the experienced men we can find to build up that line.” Stevens, with but six first-string men returned, will face a severe test in his first year as successor to Tad Jones. He will have three weeks in which to whip together an eleven to face the University of Maine Oct. 6. esterday Stevens was busy ar- ranging practice schedules and training details with Richard W. Goss of Waterbury, manager of the squad. Tomorrow night almost 100 candidates for the varsity and fresh- man teams will have dinner with the coaches at the Y club. The grim training routine will start Saturday. There will be two practice sessions a day, Stevens an- nounced, one at 9 a. m. and another at 2:30 p. m. Loss of Scott and Fishwick, per- haps the greatest pair of wingmen who ever wore the blue together, was a severe blow to the new coach. Former Captain Bill Webster and Syd Quarrier, guatd and tackle, nave been lost to the line. Bill Hammersley, who scored brilliantly against Harvard and Princeton last year, has graduated. With the ex- ception of a few strong substitutes from last year, Stevens will have to work with sophomores. The head coach’s assistants will be Major V. E. Pritchard, Tex Diller, Charles A. Comerford, former Cap- tain Webster, former Captain Love- joy, Ted Blair and “Duckey” Pond. With the exceptions of Comerford and Pritchard, it is the youngest coaching staff in Yale history. It is expected that Tad Jones, veteran head coach who retired last year to attend to his coal business here, will feel the call of the grid- iron and be present at early practice sessions. Jones is chhirman of the football committee and will be avail- able as an adviser. Although Stevens learned his foot- ball in the west before coming to Yale, he has announced he will con- EW BRITAIN HERALD Has Birthday William Howard Taft, chief justice of the United States supreme court, celebrates his seventy-first birthday September 15. SLAY POLICEMANIN NEW YORK HOSPITAL Three Men Escape After Killing — Authorities on Watch for Jersey Auto New York, Sept. 13 UP—A patrol- man on guard in the prison ward at Fordham hospital was shot and killed early today by one of three men who made their escape. The men gained entrance to the hospital by onc of them displayirg a hand painted with iodine and ask- ing for treatment. While an order- ly was in search of a nurse they descended to the prison ward where they shot and killed Patrolman Jer- emiah Brosnan with a sawed off shotgun as he sat in an adjoining reception room. The men dashed up the stairs |a short while " NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1928 —TWENTY PAGES 7 GRLS ESLAPE DEATH IN FLANES Have Just Time o Leave New Haven Building L0SS ESTIMATED AT $50,000 Plant of Atlas Manufacturing Com- pany Ruined Today in Stubborn Blase—325 Lines of Hose Used by Firemen. New Haven, Sept. 13.—(#—Fire ruined the brick structure in Water street, corner of Warren, of - the Atlas Mfg. company, makers of sheet metal, wire goods and novelties, this noon, and for a time was so threat- ening that much fire fighting appa- ratus had to be called. ' An early estimate of the loss wab $50,000, The company's plant was in a two story brick structure with apex roof and from it rose dense clouds of black smoke which seen from the downtown business streets gave ap- pearance of a conflagration in the lumber, railroad and mill section. In flames shot through the roof of the building making a spectacle, However, adjoining build- ings were low in height and the fire was held to the Atlas plant. For more than 30 years, the place had been used for manufacture of various articles. The density of the smoke was at- tributed to the burning of timbers which had been saturated with those liquids. The fire sarted from explo- sion in a lacquer-thinning tank and it spread in several ways, flames shooting here and there so quickly that 23 girls employed on the sec- ond floor had narrow escapes from being singed in making their exit. None was hurt in the wild scramble to get outside and none saved cloth- ing or personal effects. Wire Breaks An employee after the fire re- ported having seen a electric wire close by the tank men- tioned. The wire broke and the end dropped into the tank. The employe shouted to William J. Healey, the assistant superintendent, who ran up stairs and guided the girls to the exit in smoke which was then coming up the stairway. The intensity of tHe blaze was due to burning of quantities of oils and materials used in finishing processes. While some nearby property was menaced for a time the fire fighters ‘were able to attack the blaze on all sides and beat it out with 25 lines of hose. past the orderly and nurse and es- caped in a waiting automobile bear- ing & New Jersey license. Police are working on the theory that the slayer was a former pris- oner seeking revenge. Brosnan had been & member of the police force for 24 years and for the last seveh years had been detailed to the hos- pital. k Only one prisoner was in the ward at the time of the shooting and he made no attempt to escape. Desacriptions of the three men were given the police by Robert Poynton, telephone operator at the hospital, who followed them to the street. THROWN FROM DOOR -OF FREIGHT CAR, DIES Brick Yard Worker Re- ceives Fatal Injuries in Berlin Hurled through the door of a freight car which he was unloading at ‘the Merwin brick’ yards in Berlin yesterday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock, George Hamel was thrown against a pole and fatally injured. Despite the herolc efforts of Dr. Matthew H. Griswold of Kensingten and the authorities. at New Britain General hospital, he died at the in- stitution at 6 o'clock this morning. The fatal accldent occurred when a switching train released a freight car on the same track on which the stalled car was standing. The im- pact of the two cars meeting evi- dently caught Hamel unawares and sent him spinning ‘out ef the door and .against a pole. hurry call sent in for the ambulance at the hospital. Examination of the injured man at the institution show- ed him to be suffering from a com- pound fracture of the right leg, numerous abrasions and bruises, three fractured ribs and very se- vere internal injuries. During the night one of the injured man's brothers called at the hospital and submitted to a blood transfusion. Hamel, failed to rally. Yesterday was Hamel's first day on the.job in the brick yards al- though he has worked there on other occasions. When the two freight cars came together, Ella Dowd of Washington avenue, New Haven, a brakeman for the New Haven road, slipped and sprained his right knee. Dr. Griswold at- tended him. Mr. Hamel was 29 years old and resided at the Merwin Brick yards. Besides his wife, he is survived by three brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are in charge of B. C. Porter Sons. SMITH RENOMINATED Hartford ,Sept. 13 (UP)—Robert J. Smith of Manchester was renom- tinue the Jones coaching system un- er which he played. Whatever his system, the young mentor faces & severe trial his. first year directing the Bulldog eleven. inated republican candidate for state senator at a fourth district convention here. He has been sen- ator in two previous terms of the general assembly. Dr. Griswold was called and af STATE SAVINGS BANK MEN CONVENING HERE Noah Lucas Elected Treas- urer at Annual Meeting W. 8. Buckley, treasurer of the Mechanics Savings bank of Hart- ford was elected president of the Savings Bank association of Connec- ticut at the annual convention held at the Shuttle Meadow club today. Other officers were elected fol- lows: Vice presidents, J. A. Smith treas- urer of the Winsted Savings bank of NOAH LUCAS Winsted, R. W. Cogswell, treasur- er of the City National bank of Bridgeport, W. B. Downs, treasurer of the New Haven Savings bank: secretary, W. J. Lum, treasurer of the Dime Savings bank of Walling- ford; treasurer, Noah Lucas, treas- urer of the Savings bank of New Britain. Executive committee, Charles T. Davis, president of the Middletown Savings bank; George F. Chandler, treasurer of the Stafford Savings bank of Seafford Springs; George H. Woods, president of the People's 8avings bank of Bridgeport; LeRoy B. Hurlbut, treasurer of the Me- chanics Savings bank of Winsted, and Charles E. White, treasurer of the Savings bank of New London. Speakers were Alfred A. Styberg. assistant treasurer of the Howard Institute for Savings at Newark, N. J., and Charles A. Miller, president of the Bavings bank of Utica, N .Y. A golf tournament for the Har- wood cup is being played this after- noon by 30 persons. There are about 100 in attendance. DROPS DEAD Bridgeport, Sept. 13 (UP)—Fred Delmuth, trucker, didn't feel well. He went to the office of Dr. Frank Buckmiller. Finding the doctor out, he returned to his truck and drop- ped dead. blaze on an | Start of the Non-Stop Coast-to-Coast Race Here are scenes attending the start istop race from New York to Los Angeles. At the top Clifford McMillan's Stinson-Detroiter plane from Roosevelt Field, Long Island; lower right, C. A. Herrick, flying with McMilian, gets a good-bye | kiss from his wife; lower left, Mrs. James A. Stillman wishing good luck to Oliver LeBoutillier (white shirt) and George King. pilots of a Bel- |lent were closing some branches ot lanca plane owned by Mrs. Stillman. The McMillan plane failed to get |the market to the textile manufac- far; it was forced dowi Makes Repart 0 477 ,, BUSINESS IS GOOD w3, Conditons 0 GOt 7e, SAYS “SPOTS” ARE BAI)?l Everything Is Satisfactory, We‘ Informs Chief tary of Treasury Executive. Washington, Sept. 13 (P)—Secre- | tary Mellon has given to President | Coolidge @ report that business Is in a satisfactory condition and on a sound basis. | The scrcetary holds that while | taking the country as a whole con- | ditions are good, there are “spots’ in the general industry which are suffering through natural causes. In the coal industry Mr. Mellon | holds that economies in the use of coal and too large a number of mines, were largely responsible for a slump, but that the slump has | reached its bottom and conditions will improve from now on. of the spectacular nine-plane, non- the take-off of n in Pennsylvania, BOBBY JONES HITS CHAMPION'S STRIDE Smashes Brag Burn Record—Is 13 Up on Britisher {PERKINS ALSO LEADING Playing John | English Champion, Dawson of Likewise Scores a 70 and Comes in One Up at End of First 18 Holes. Brae Burn Country Clubb, We: Newton, Mass., Sept. 13 (UP)— Bobby Jones came into his own to- day, smashing the course record at Brae Burn and piling up a lead of Chicago, of Great Britain, at the end of the first 18 holes of their quarter-final match, The amateur champion shot a brilliant 70, the best that has been turned in during the naticnal cham- pionship. Beck offered little oppo- sition, taking ,85, but this did not matter to Bobby, who was his own deadly self today. In the three other matches, George Voigt led Dr. 0. F. Willing, 3 up, at the end of the morning round; Harrison R. Johnston, was 1 up on 'Philips Finlay, and T. Philip Perkins, British amateur champion, was 1 up on fighting Johnny Daw- son of Chicago. The golf of the morning rounds was for the most part of high or- der, with Perkins turning in a par 72 and Daaren 73. Perkins Makes Record Brae Burn Country Club, Newton, Mass., S8ept. 13 (A—T. P. (Phi!) Perkins, British champion, shatter- ed the tournament record with a 70, two under par, in order to gain a lead of one up on John Dawson, Chicago, at the end of the first 18 holes of their 36 hole third round match today in the national ama- teur golf championship. Perkins missed a six foot putt on the home green.for a 69 that would have equalled the course record. Perkins finished one up on Daw- son for the first 18 holes, missing & six foot putt for a half on the home green as Dawson sank a four foot- er for a birdie 3. dones-Beck Match Jones, pitching dead to the pin, barely missed his five foot putt for halved in fours. + The champion, with another fine pitch, was four feet from the cup D. F. BROWN ESTATE $53,736 Investments In Industrial Corpora- tions and Bank Deposits Form Bulk of Holdings, Inventory Reveals. The estate of the late Dennis F. Brown is valued at $53,736.29 ac- cording to an inventory filed today in probate court by the Hartford National Bank and Trust Co., execu- tor. The items include: United States bonds, with accrued interest, valued at $1,934.20; 50 shares Kenne- cott Copper Co.. $4,700: 8 shares U. 8. Bteel corporation, $1,112; 160 shares Colt Patent Fire Arms corporation, $5,600; 40 shares Peck, Stow ‘& Wilcox, $720; 20 shares American Hardware corporation. $1,460; 108 shares Hartford Electric Light Company, $14,5680; 4 shares Connccticut Power Co., $552; 10 shares New York Trust Co., $13,320; 76 shares Continental Motors, $862.50; deposit in Farmers & Me- chanics Savings bank, $1.745.0 Burritt Savings bank, $2.197.5 Berlin 8avings bank, $1.600; Middle- town Savings bank, $1.837.37; Hart- ford National Bank & Trust Com- pany, $1,429.58 and cash on hand, $86.06. 12 up over his opponent John Beck | a birdie on the first hole and it was | CHICAGO BOY HELD FOR SO0.000 RANSOM Threatened With Torfure Death if Father Fails to Pay RICH CONTRACTOR'S SON Parent Ask Pclice Protection for His Six Other Children—Kidnap- ped Boy Ago, Police Are Advised. Chicago, Sept. 13 (UP)—Chicago police were confronted today with Missing Simce a Week [tactics, the kidnapinz and holding | for $60,000 ransont of the 10-year- old son of a wealthy sewer con- tractor. The boy is William Ranieri, son of Frank A. Ranieri, who revealed only today the kidnaping of his son a week ago, and subsequent de- mands of the kidnapers. | The father said the boy was seiz- ed by two men on his way nome from school last Thursday after noon. His disappearance was re- ported to police but details were omitted in the police report the fa- ther said, because of fear that the abductors might carry out their threat to kill the child Threat Is Reccived Ranieri told police he had ceived two telephone calls, the sec- ond last night which threatened a torture death for the boy unless the ransom demanded was paid by Sat- urday The father asked protection for his six other children and admitted he had sought through friends to make some deal Wwith the extortion- ist ring. Police were positive the kidnaping was a part of mafia extortion plots by which money has been obtained from scores of Italian business men under threats of torture and death. Since the murder last week of Tony Lombardo, gang leader, police sald, many reports have come from Ttalian citizens. telling of financial demands by gangsters, backed by terroristic threats. The abduction turned police to an effort to break the extagtion opera- tions. They have been handicapped, they pointed out, by failure of vic- tims to report the terrorists who have preyed for years on small mer- chants and lately controlled alcohol and vice districts. re- JOHNSON SEEMS WINNER House Immigration Chairman Victor ington Primaries. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 13.—(P— Though hard pressed, Representative Albert Johnson apparently has won renomination on the republican ticket as counting of Tuesday's primary ballot continued today. JJohnson, who is’ chairman of the house immigration committee, ran a close race with Homer T. Bone, youthful Tacoma lawyer. With 24 precincts, all supposed strongholds of the veteran unreported. Johnson led 38,407 to Bone's 37,311 votes. Senator C. C. Dill, democrat, was renominated by a landslide, while Miles C. Poindexter, whom he dis- placed in congress six years and who recently was ambassador to Peru. lost the republican primary by a heavy vote to Kenneth Maclntosh, former state supreme court justice. * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Friday, cooler Friday. a new problem in mafia terroristic in Extremely Close Fight in Wash- | In the textile industry, the sec- | retary holds overstimulation during | | the war was causing a reaction. The {industry also, he declares, is feeling the effect of the manufacture of |artificial fabrics, which to some ex- turers. “There is nothing unfavorable in | prospect for the farmer. vetary said today. “The year 1928 should be a good one for agricul- |ture. Of course there are farmers who never make a profit and others who make money every year. “I cannot foresee the effect of the many ecopomic laws of the world but at present there is cer- tainly no cause for worry." | Sccretary Mellon does not hold that the high money rate has af- fected business. He said that busi- ness men rarely had to pay the peak prices for money, but generally ob- | |tained the over counter rate which |is lower. ALAN SWEETSER WINS |Shuttle Meadow Player | Turns in Gross of 150 Alan C. Sweetser of this city, one of the leading golfers at Shuttle | Meadow club, topped a field of 94 of the state's best golfers yesterday in the one-day tournament staged it Shuttle Meadow club, and was awarded first prige for low gross for 36 holes. Sweetser was shooting near par all through the match s although he was closely pressed by three other players, he played con- sistently throughout the morning and afternoon sessions. Sweetser started off in the morn- ing by shooting 74 for the 18 holes This mark is two over par for the course. In the afternoon he came in with a mark of 76 giving him a | total of low gross for the day of 150. George Smart of Wethersfield was second in low gross with 152. Smart | met trouble in the morning round | on one hole and took an extra stroke to come in with 75, one he- | Lind Sweetser. In the afternoon, Re | had the same ratio with the win- ner, taking one more stroke. giving | him a 77 and a total for the 36 holes of 152. Luke Fitchthorn was awarded second prize in the | fournament with low gross for 15| holes. He shot a 73. R. A. Schon- mehl of Hartford .scored low net for 18 holes with a 63. Dave Man ning of this city was second in low | gross for 18 holes with a 75. Many of the players compliment ed Val Flood on the excelient con- | dition of the cours: BOY STEALS IN CHURCH | Sexton at St. Peter's on Watch for | of Southington | Culprit, Discovers Lad Taking Money from Offertory Box. Caught in the act of stealing money out of the offertory box at St Peter’s church on Franklin Square, a boy was turned over by the sex- ton to the police yesterday, and is said to have admitted theft of money in St Joseph’s church on South Main street. For some time money was missing at St. Peter's church. according to the police, and a watch was kept for the culprit. The case is being investigated by the probation department. Six Children Burned to _ Death in Ontario Home ult Ste. Marie, Ont., Sept. 13 (P) children of Mr. and Mrs. T. Peyeur were burned to death early today when the children's cousin, Maria Peyeur, emploved in the house as a servant, tried fo revive a fire in the kitchen stove with ker- osene. The woman suffered burns from which she may die. The parents, with a baby and a 13 year old daughter, escaped from the burning house, which was de- molished. The Peyeur home is at 2 «ANGELES NON-STOP FLIGHT k] 2) STATE GOLF TOURNEY | Average Daily Circulation For | Week Ending Sept. 8th ... 14,580 PRICE THREE CENTS WELLON DECLARES |COL, THAW CRACKS UP WHEN OIL LINE SMASHES IN L0S Sy, Veur. 48 SCORES POLIGE ETHODS Lawyers Barred From Secing “Tce-Box” Clients OFFICER ON THE STAND Judge Hears Testimony at Murder Trial and Remarks That “Situa- tion in Springfield, Mass, Must Be Rather Interesting.” Willimantic t. 13 (P—As the | trial of Roland G. Lalone and Al- | bert J. Raymond, of Worcester, Mass,, charged with slaying of State Trooper Irving N. Nelson, pro- gressed today. Judge Edward Yeo- mans, who presided, made comment upon the testimony of Lieut. John Fleming, of the Springfield police | who had refused counsel permission to see the defendants after arrest | and until their arraignment in court. It had been brought out in testi- mony that Fleming had issued the | order which prevented counsel from | sceing the men in their cells. The court remarked: “I did not suppose that lawyers in any civi- lized country were barred fom see- ing their clients. If that is the sit- uation in Springfield it is indeed in- teresting.” Fleming after giving direct evi- dcnce was questioned at length by defense counsel of whom there are five, He was asked how long the defendants were under fire of ques- tions and he said that he had quest- ioned them from 3 p. m. until he went off duty at midnight. Men Are Described He was asked if when the men were delivered to him by the Wor- cester police he noticed that the men had black eyes, whether he saw marks on Raymond's throat, whether Raymond's jaw was swol- en, whether one eye was blood- shot, and whether he saw Lalone's face was disfigurad The officer said he saw none of these conditions. He ne gaw Lalone's face was disfigured the day after arrest and he said he did not see it This was when Lalone was ar- raigned in court. He noticed that Lalone needed a shave. Otherwise the prisoner was fin good condition. Raymond, he said appeaved to have a bloodshot eye. Mr. Moynihan of counsel asked: “It is true {hat the marks on the two men were called to vour atten- tion by counsel? “How do “I didn't do any." “Is it true that by your instruc- tion attorneys were not allowed to confer with the boys until after ar- raignment in court?" Fleming start- ed to explain and Moynihan de- manded that he answer to the point. Again Fleming tried to explain and the court told him to answer “yes" or “no." He answered “yes." Moynihan then asked the wit- “Didn’'t you wash the blood off Raymond's face before he was arrmigned in court 2" Why, of course much hammering did you not,” was the was asked if | Lies With Pilot in Wreck Until Fornd By Farmer Near De- catur, Indiana-Both Taken to Hospital In- jured. Lieut. Commander Jack Iseman, Naval Flier, Pi- loting Levine’s “Colum- bia” Sighted Over Tulsa —Mamer Forced Down in Wyoming. Rooseveit Field, N. Y., Sept. 13 (A—As the great air mara- thon to Los Angeles drew to- ward a close this afternoon, only four of the nine planes that hopped oft here yesterday were still in the running, all ot those four potential sharers in the $22.500 prize money. The four still in the race at one o'clock eastern standard time were Art Goebel, the fav- orite, in a Lockheed Vega, and three Bellancas, piloted by Emil Burgin, Long Island, “hard luck” flier, George Haldeman, Ruth Elder's ocean pilot, and Lieut. Com. Jack Iseman of th naval air base at Rockaway, the skipper of Charles A. Levine's transatlantic Columbia. Decatur, Ind., Sept. 13 UP—Col- onel William Thaw, II, of Pittsburgh and Captain John P. Morris, also ef Pittsburgh, piloting a Lockheed- Vega plane in the non-stop air yece’ were forced down on a farm 15 miles south of Decatur, Ind, at 12:30 o'clock this morning, by a broken oil line. Dislocated Hip Colonel Thaw suffered a dislocated hip and both men were badly | bruised. They were unable to sum- mon aid and lay in the wreckage of their plane until found by a farmer at 6 o'clock this morning. They were brought to a hospital here. When the aviators discovered | their oil line broken they dropped a (Continued on Page 16) APPOINT MONKIEWICZ T0 TOWN COMNITTEE |Lawyer Succeeds Mlynar- ski in Republican City Organization | Attorney B. J. Monkiewics was elected chairman of the fifth ward republican town committee to suc- ceed Joseph Mlynarski, resigned, ac- cording to a letter of notification re- | answer. Moynihan: lieutenant, that cath?” Fleming: “You you appreciate, are under “I appreciate that.” Moynihan: “You knew we were denied the privilege of speaking with these boys?" “Yes, sir." Acting State's Attorney Harvey tried to have the court permit an xplanation why counsel were not (Continued on Page 16) TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEN REVISED AS EXPERINENT Pedestrians Allowed 15 Seconds to Cross Streets—Allowance for Autos Changed, Trial was made today of an ar- rangement decided on at the meet ing of the board of police commis- fons Tuesday night, for stopping chicular traffic and allowing pedes- trians to cross the street on the am- ber light on the several traffic sig- nals about the city. Sergeant J. J. King. who is in charge of traffic. had the lights regulated to allow 15 seconds for the amber flash, 42 sec- 28 seconds for traffic from the side streets. Cars moving at the approx- imate speed of 20 miles an hour can go through the maze of lighted arteries with no interference, pro- vided they do not encounter slow moving trucks and horse drawn ve- hicles, Sergeant King said. That motorists as a whole had taken notice of the newspaper pub- licity given the trial arrangement was indicated in the prompt manner in which they respected the amber flash. Heretofore, it had been the general practice to set cars in mo- tion on the amber, 50 as to obtain a good start on the green light after a “stop” period on the red. It was necessary for policemen to Mileage 279 on the Algoma Central highway about 20 miles south of Hearst, Ont. Only two of the bodies were re- covered. warn some drivers today, but the majority of them waited at a safe lotted to pedestrians to cross. onds for traffic on Main street and | ceived today by him from Willlam | H. Judd. chairman of the republican town committee. | The position was vacated in | April by Miynarski, who resigned after serving his ward for a num- ber of years. Mr. Monkiewicz is a graduate of ATTY. B. J. MONKIEWICZ the New Britain High school, 1917, and Fordham Law school, 1921. While in college, he was a member of the student naval reserve corps | of the university and upon comple tion of his courses in law, success- Yully passed the New York bar and practiced in New York city until . when he came back to New Britain and established an office. He is a member of nearly all the Polish societies in the city as well as the Kiwanis, Elks, member ot the executive committee of the state fod- eration of Polish-American politieal clubs, a member of the speakers’ staff of that orgunization and lest week took active part as delegate te the state republican comvention at New Haven. He la s PR