New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1928, Page 3

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, Ski.cmibkR EYEWITNESSES OF STORN TELL STORY Wall of Wata Bight Foot High Wshes Howse Avay West Palm Beach, Fla. Sept. 19 UP—Graphic eyewitneas stories . of death and privatien in the back- woods region around the great lake Okeechobee in Southern Florida were brought here today by injured and destitute pergons from that re-| &ion. Thrilling storiés of escapes were told by all . refugees who were brought here by the Red Cross for medical treatment, lodging or food. Water Eight Feet Deep D. H. Walker, a farmer of South Bay, who escaped with his wife and five chilldren, said the dyke broke about 11 p. m. Sunday, sending & wall of water through South Bay:to a depth of eight feet. His house was washed away and he and his family | sought refuge en a houseboat wherpe approximately 150 other persons were lodged. He said he saw many persons unable to get to the house- boat holding to dritt wood. He counted 22 bodies {ed to trees with rope by rescue rkers to keep them from floating away. Practi- cally all the territory in that section was under water, he said. , House Collapses A. Hargraves, who has been farming in the section between Belleglade and Pahokee said when his home started to collapse, he sought refuge in another house only to leave it when it too was being blown away, He ran to a third house where two white men and ten ne- groes had sought refuge. When it started to collapse he crawled a quarter of a mile on his hands and knees-to a tree, where he found a negrd man and wife clinging to a top limb. Shortly afterward he saidj Canton—Clever, these Chinese. he saw the house containing the two white men and the negroes washed away when the dyke broke. He nev- er saw. the occypants of the house again, 5 Water' around the tree arose about nine feet in thirty mingtes, he related. He and the two Regroes were rescued the mext morning and brought here for treatment. The names of the white men In the house were Horace Redding, 25, and his brother-in-law, Harrison Roberts, 21, Hargraves reported. Carroll Winegardner of Boynton. a dairy worker, was injured about the head when the dairy house in which he and his family and sever- al other workers had sought refuge was carriéd away. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wine- gardner were seriously injured and brought to a refugee carnp here. Goodwin Congratulates Allen on Victory Boston. Sept. 19—Frank A. Good- win, who was.defeated by Lieut. Gov. Frank G. Allen in the contest for r iw yasterday’s primary election, fent a telegram ta Allen to- dmy congratulating him on his vic- téry. “While you and I are as far apart as the poles in our conception of what is best for the people of Massachusetts,” Goodwin said, “ft in extremely gratifying that our con- test was waged on issues and not on personalities.” Allenwin also issued a statement thanking his “thousands of friends who believe in me and worked so hard and unselfishly for my suc- cesa.” He sald the large vote he received %“represents a widespread protest against abuses which must be reme- dled.” “I am going away for a rest of about 10 days and will return ready for the campaign,” he said. Favors Toboggan, Slide At Alix Stanley Tract Bernard G. Kranowitz, a member of the municipal recreation com- mission for several years, has been selected to represent his board at & meeting of the national play- ground and recreation commission &t Aftantic City, N. J.. during the week of September 30. Commission- er Kranowitz is particularly inter- ested in the progress which has begn made on municipal toboggan slides and will seek information which may be used in connection with a movement to have one established at the A. W. Stanley tract in 8tan- ley Quarter. 2 READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS EXAMINED &) X MUTUAL SYSTEM 308 ) wt., leonard i3ldg. Reom 202—2nd Floor Telephone 4950 New Britain, Conn. ability to prosecute their studies and FLASHES OF LION. EATS HIS 'LAST MEAL ON AUTOMOBILE TIRE Wy_the Amociated Press. That's the story told by three Boy New York—The will of Charles|gcouts back from Mr. and Mrs. K. Eagle creates § fund “to assist | \artin Johnson's picture expedition working girls in the development of |in Africa. Something bumped their their lives and characters ‘in fur- |car gt night. It was one of the kings nishing for .them more comfortable | of heasts having a nice meal. Bing! living surroundings and accommo- ||t was his last one. dations and generally to assist those who disclose any special aptitude OF | yoryrorg A call was tssued for 412 meeting of the republican state work along. their .chosen lines™ | ..., committee 10 be held Sep- Eagle, wealthy silk merchant, com- | o ppe; 3¢ to set a date for town mitted suicide. His will, after specl- | o, cuy to name candidates for rep- fic bequests of $1,100.000. leaves | . opigtives to legislature and jus- half the residue to the widow and ... of the peace. the rest for working girla. Hartfordi—Rev. Arthur F. McKen- Berlin—Matrimonial agencies are || 80 Tl or of the Central finding it easier to arrange a match | g, nig enurch since 1926, present- for a woman between 25 and 33| .4 pig regignation to become effec- then for a girl of 20. The explana- | o japyary 14. He will become as- tion is that men prefer the more|gi.ne a0 gt John's Episcopal sedate and sensible. | church at Waterbury. New York—Little girls are now | Bridgeport—Bruce Gesberting. 35, barred as public school teachers. |gjed wt the hospital from injuries Applicants must be at least five |recefved when he fell 15 feet from feet tall. Those under that height [{ne Yellow Mill bridge, which is un- are . presumed to lack cnmmlndmgid" construction. personality. | Trumbull—Hog cholera found in Managua—Having lived quite a piggery at Chestnut Hill and state bit lately on the hurricane decks of kills 20 hogs and puts place under mples, some recent graduates of An- | quarantine. napolis are inclined to believe that a course on equitation should be ia- & oy { New London—Coast guard patrol cluded in the naval academy’s cur- |\ oo FORECHT R er atter o mimion. M@t are at stations in| rechiand and Iebrador. the ‘back country. One had to ride A vn— 3 . W. F. Wood 134 dayx through the Jungie: | Hddistown-=Rev, Br. W. . Woo of Berkeley school, Lpiscopalian, New York—Winifred Rocketeller, |*33® hie Wil vote for Gov. Bmith. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy A. Rockefeller, and great-niéce of John D., is to marry Brooks Emeny of Salem, Q. instructor in govern- ment and international relations at Yale and graduate of Princeton. Litchfield—Mrs. Abigail A. Mc- killed Jeremiah Hesserman, is re. leased from trial under a noll: given her in commeon pleas court. She had been held for homicide by Coroner Herman. Wong Mou-Jen, coolie, established A pooial dallvery Jotter mervios bes | eanchesieroshppel's croming, . at BERATEDBY JUDGE FOR BEATING BOY Fatber Reprimanded for Punch- ing and Kicking Son “If ever a man deserved to go to What you need more than anything else is about 30 days and be made to serve every day of it, for your actions towards Tou ought to be thor- oughly ashamed of yourself,” Judge Roche told Richard Fox, 38 years of age, of 465 Myrtle street, who war charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace and assaulting his 7 year old son, Thomas, in police court to- “However,” the judge . con- tinued, “I am going to give you one chance, not because 1 think you de- serve it but simply and solely on ac- count of the fact that your first duty is to support your family.” posed a suspended jall sentence of 15 days and costs and warned Fox to behave or he would be jalled if convicted within a year. “I know I should not drink.” Fox said in his plea for a chance. g0 to work in Bristol and T promise never to take another drink.” Officer David Doty testified that he made the arrest last evening on complaint. Fox intoxicated and the iittle boy's left ear discolored from his father’s His body bore the im- prints of his father’s shoes in sev- eral places where he was kicked. Fox was using vile language towards his wife and children, Attatks Boy Twice Mrs. Fox testified that she has had a hard life, with her husband for a long time and yesterday he was in- toxicated on hia return home from a He attacked the boy and the latter ran from him and fell twice. When he told her of which had been administered jail, you do. Laughlly of Thomaston, whose car | the beating | which five persons have been killed in three months, may be closed or placed under 24 hour gate service by order of public utilities commis- sion. tween Canton and S8amshui, 31 miles away, and earned three gold doliars a day, about five times as much as he could otherwise. Then the gov- ernment sent him to the rock pile | for interfering with monopoly. Salem—Senator Hiram Bingham ;attended conference of Americanists under appointment of President Coolidge. In interview in New York he said that reglstration of voters in Connecticut towns was huge. New York—Herman Meyerowitz says his horse thinks red is green and green is red. That's the excuse he gave in court for passing a traf- fic signal."His sentence was suspend- ed on condition that he blindfold Abe A Plainville—Gov. Trumbull caught fish in Moosehead on vacation out- Chamonis, France—It is easy to | ing and caught cold on return home. climb the Alps now. An airfield has | 7 been eatabliahed’ here and ds tuak-| A oo it ing quite a profit from those WhO|gureq Miss Mary Maloney of 115 like to be able to boast of having | Nonroo sireet at her home Monday been to the top of Mont Blanc and |night by about 30 friends from such places and even higher with- | Hartford and this city. Bridge was out great physical exertion. | played and prizes were awarded. |The home was prettily decorated In Princeton, N. J.—In his 97th year | pink, white and green with gladi- James L. Briner smokes strong ci- !oli and ferns. Miss Maloney will gars and enjoys his cup of coffec. "become the bride of George R. Mc- Me was fogmerly mayor of this col- | Guire of 30 ' Wallace street on Bep- lege town. tember 24. New York—A _delicate morsel for READ HERALD CLASKIFTED ADS a lion 15 a nice automobile :tire. | FOR BEST RESULTS ’ SHOWERED A miscellaneous shower was ten- Grandmothers and granddaughters alike share the traditional fondness for Diamond Ginger Ale that has come down through generations of Connecticut families. For over thirty years Diamond Dry Gin- ger Ale has been a favorite Connecticut drink. We have used for the drying agent only the finest lime juice. When you taste a dry ginger ale made by some other manu- facturer with a cheap substitute for lime juice, you know the difference immediately —and you know it tomorrow as well. Try Diamond Dry tonight. You will doubly enjoy every drink, and in the morning you will be praising it to all your friends. i DIAMOND GINGER ALES she was at the store, he was attached again by his father. In fear, she called the police. Probation Officer Connolty testi- fied that Fox was placed in his charge in March following his arrest on the. charge of non-support and has since shown resentment towards| ments at the first examination |ooliege aveidance of ever-induigeney period. in athletic college activitien, ov even Today the student body gathervd {in studies alone. *Keep the geiden for the first time in the year to hear |mean’ was urged as & metto for the President James L. McConaughy give [ new college year. lme matriculation address. This was a plea for a temperate attitude | NI |towards college and life, the “golden Nassau m’m g bis wife because she had him ar- | mean,” ed by classical phil e, Hall of Froshman Class Apg jic™ “rect ™ clamicnl shiosol i sent 18 (UF) — Tose He is a competent electrician but his drinking habits prevent him from having steady employment, with the result that his wife and ix chiidren, whose ages range from 8 months to Middletown, Pledged to Fraternities e (termed it an essential characteristic | Bahamas, it was announced teday i In Broad Sense were no casuaities and slight prep- The president used “temperance” | crty damage was suffered from the m a broad sense, saying that Plato | Indies hurricane at Namua in the 9 years, have been in need of out- |jeyan university opened today with |rr (h ideal state. Socrates called it | by the Tropical Radio Telograph side support a number of times. His |, complaint that his wife does net take proper care of the children is not | well Tounded, Mr. Connolly said. eshman entering proximately 185, the usual size ‘“U“j’“ {of himself and St. Paul referred 6] A full report of the hurricane tin a let 2 Frank Nicholson said that it was the | L. @ l€tter o young Titus as|(rom the company's superintendent best preparved class that yet | Fox admitted that he drank wine | entered Wesleyan in view of the fact | the evidence that a man is master | company. | “soberminded.” of telegraph at Nassus was received President McConaughy said that | today. It said that except for the yesterday but did not suspect that |that the college has accepted certi- | oy g aper o difficult character- | uprooting of some trees and the it would overcome him. The boy | ficate needed chastisement because he does not come home from schoel un- | tit 6 and 7 p. m. very oftea, ox de- clared and more than once his mother has demanded that he be whipped. " Prosecuting Attorney Wools flay- ed Fox for the bad cxample he sets by coming home intoxicated and neglecting and abusing his family. area. “How do you expect your children| He is Kenneth E. Davis, of Ever- are going to have any respec! ett, Mass. you?" he asked him angd now a senior mitted he had not done his duty by |father, Charles H. Davis. was in the grandfather, them. class in |schools irom only the New England |pio fend to overdo one point CNMering | gaiq. 2 T SIX ganized our play, often commercial- ' There is also a freshman |izaq ft that has had three generations of out of it. W i Wesleyan men in his family. it %% inte the Otymplos Donald i€ {he Greeka founded them. His | triotism tends 1o extremes. ‘one hun- | istic for Americans, practically col-| disruption of communication, the | 1ege students to attain. “We as a peo- | Bahamas suffered little. of His report allayed fears which There arc a number of outstand- |ams s oy mee” pon{husiastic about | had been held for the islands fol- ing athlztes among class, several of them being ove feet tall. jens side of life, to adopt fada™ he | jowing the inability of the esm- pany’s Miami station te cemmuni- cate with the stations ut Nassua. | “In athletick we have or- and taken most of the fun EMPTIES PAIL ON GIRL Motorcycle Officer Thomas Blan- chette went to 17 Kensington street n (about 8:45 last night to investigate ur Pa-|a complaint that a girl had been isoaked with water thi dred per cent American’ klan and | neighbor. He learned m’:::m::.;- |as a husiness. with defeat considered | ia national disgrace instead of view- ing the games in the spirit in which The continued case of Silvio|Charles . Davis, deccased, was in oo Of other people. Tn re-|Ceskavich of 708 Arch street has Giomonti, aged 38, of 35 Miichell [the class of 1875, and his great ligion we tend to be cither funda- |been annoyed by the girl, who ts 7 Btrect, ‘charged with brench of 1he | senatatner Loranin Cronen, i ey, [Mentalists or modernists instead of | vcars of age and her brother, who i peace and assaulting his wife, was continued until December 51 on recommendation of Probation Ofi- class of 1540. |sensing the truths on each side. 4. the children of A. Mirante, the 1 Lor- To Vote For Hoover complainant. Ceskavich denied that’ anus Davis, of Evanston, 1ll. was in | “Tn politics we see overdoing. or [he Kicked the boy and the offieer. cer Connolly. the class of 1900 and a great uncle, [lack of a sober-minded temperate | Was unable to find any marks to The charge of reckless driving was | Prof. William nolled in the case of Christian Tru- | 1365, professor-emeritus class of point of view. The present cam-|Prove him, but he admitted that he of paign illustrates this pointedly. Per- | ¢Mptied a pail of water on the girl, dell, aged 30, of 840 Stanley street, | £2010gy, and twice acting president sonally. T shall vote for Hoover be. | Whose dress was wet. The officer who was arrested by Motoreycle Of- | of Wesleyan. ficer Doty. the Psi Uy —_— his brother, SENTENCED TO PRISON father have been members. Bridgeport, Sept. 19 P—Herman | The pledging of freshman to fra- |views or his early life in any way Gerster, 48, former clerk of the ternities has started Municipal garage pleaded guilty to|not completed, embezzlement of $16,085.21 of the trants have been pledged. and although | disqralify him for the highest of- en- [fice in the land. 1f a majority of The in- the Arerican voters prefer him. T Kenneth is pledged 10 | cause 1 nrofor bis policies and his |learned that the famlilcs have been lon fraternity, to which | narty y grand- | idate ‘s fully qualified fo he presi. | W88 but another outbreak. Pt T holloxa the other can. | DaVINE trouble of late and yesterday dent. T do not helicve his religious city's funds in the superior court to- |itiation of men will not take place | nredict that his eareer as president : tay. | until the second semester. This Will | will he as dictinguished as have heen Judge Edwin C. Dickenson sen- be an experiment agreed upon by | hic rencated governorships of New tenced Gerster to from two to five|the fraternities to weed out the men | york." SEND FOR FREE numl CoMES VO YOU M 2RLED years in state’s prison. who do not take scholastic require- President McConaughy urged in “HouseHunting” WHEN YOU INSPECT new houses, make sure that the kitchens are planned for correct placing of adequate lsbor-savingequipment. 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