New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 21, 1928, Page 1

Says That Republicans Wore Framed by Democrats to Give Addross of Ant-Oatholic ~ Publication In Washington. Washington, 8ept. 21 W—Herb':: oover would make mo commel gd-y on the address last night of his democratic opponent for the presidency, Alfred E. Smith, In which religious intolerance and whispering campaigns were dis- Aaed. 9 . In declining to talk about the ad- dreas, to which he listened over the radio, Mr. Hoover is following & policy adopted at the outset of the campaign against engaging in such exchange. Replies While Mr. Hoover was silent, Horace A. Mann, in charge of the southern division of the republican campaign, issued a statement in which he took issue with Governor 8mith's charges. “Governor Smith stated in his speech last night that an inquirer for literature attacking Governor Smith because of his religion was directed by the head of a bureau of the republican national commit- tee to the office of an anti-Catholic periodical in Washington,” Mann said. “Senator Robinson, his running mate, in a speech the same night at Owensboro, Ky., stated that I conducted a seeker after such ma- terial to a source where it could be cbtained. i Denounces Story “I have already denounced this story as a falsehood in the calumns ot the paper which printed it ten days ago. I repeat this denuncia- tion. The truth is that this paper, or the Tammany national organiza- tion, sent a woman detective to my office to procure some evidence along this line. Misatating her identity, she called three times and was told that we had no such lit- erature and did not know where it could be obtained. The fourth time she asked a clerk at these head- quarters to look up for her the ad- dress of & publication she named in the telephone book, which as & courtesy he did for her. In other ‘words, this was an attempted frame up through a detective which failed because there was nothing here for her to find, and the fiilmsy story which I have publicly denounced was the result. Didn’t See Him “This detective in her statement specifically dis.laimed seeing me, Yet Senator Robinson says that I directed her to a place where she could get anti-8mith religious lit- erature, and Governor Smith de- clares that ‘the head of the bureau,’ evidently meaning me, ‘put he: in an automobile.’ This is an improve- ment on the original canard in the direction of further misrepresenta- tion. “Is it not a fact that both Gov. 8mith and Senator Robinson, while denouncing campaign misrepresen- tations, thus show a willingness to broadcast them, and that while dg- nouncing veligious agitation in the campaign, are taking this means of using religion as a campaign asset? “My objection to religious agita- tion in politics exteads even to the denunciation of Herbert Hoover in a Maryland speech by Senator Cara- way, the colleague of Senator Rob- inson, as reported in today’'s Balti- more Bun, on the specific grourd that Mr. Hoover's religion would (Continued on Page Nine) YOUTHS GAPTURED TRYING TO STEAL GAS Danielson Station Owner Scares Them—Caught by State Officer Danielson, Bept. 21 (P—Awaken- ed by the sound of the smashing of his gas punip today, James Gurim- ski, scared away with a rifle, three young men who were attempting to batter the lock on one of the pumps to steal gas. As he appeared the three youths ran across the road at Stetson Corner and entered the woods, abandoning an automobile stolen last night in Boston, the property of A. Doitte of Dorchester, Mass. A few hours after the escape of the trio, State Patrolman Elton No- lan aided by Gurimsky captured the three youths in the woods after a chase through the swamps. ‘They admitted the attempted theft and gave their names as Joseph Keyes, 20, Dorchester, Mass.; Rob- ert Ellis, 21, S8omerville, Mass., and George Adams, 17, of East Miiton, Sufrield, Sept. 21 M—Helen Pud- la, 3, was instantly killed today as she stepped into the path of a truck, after she had waved to her sister and brother on their way to school. The truck was operated by Homer Iullam, and owned by the Springfield Rendering company. Fullam was held on a charge of manslaughter under bonds ‘of $5,- 000. EW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1928 THIRTY-TWO PAGES (o rororsem) WEISS WILL FACE CHARGE OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER, AID TO PROSECUTOR SAYS e 1,000 Unvi At World War Shaft An impressive moment in the war memorial dedication exer- cises tomorrow afternoon will oc- cur when the inscription on the Glover, sister of Lieut. Joseph A. Glover; Joseph Rouillard, brother of Albert and James Rouillard, and Leroy Brown, whe served as coxswaim in the navy during the war and who was wounded in action. Lieut. Eddy and Lieut. Glover were among the first American officers to meet death in the war. The New Britain American Legion post was named in their memory. Albert and James Rouillard, brothers, died on the fleld of honor. ‘When the gold atar honor roll is called a wreath will be placed on each bronze plate by a sol- dier, who will salute in honor of the man to whom he is paying tribute. G. 0. P. OFFICIALS DENY “NHISPERING Gov. Smith's Cbarges at Okle- homa City Called ‘Utterly False’ HAYE AYOIDED GOMMENTS Col. Tiison Declares Party Managers Have Been Especially Careful to Say Nothing That Could Be Con- strwed as Personal by Smith. New York, Sept. 21 (P—Officlals at republican natjonal headquarters unanimously denled today any con- nection with any “whispering cam- paign” against Governor 8mith. “The governor's accusation in his Oklahoma speech,” said Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice chairman of the re- publican national committee, “that the republican national committee is responsible for aiding and abetting the so-called whispering campaign is utterly false. Only this week, while Mr. Hoover was in New Jersey at & luncheon given for him by Senstor Walter E. Edge, he abso- lutely and_ speeificrlly stated ‘This must not be & campaign of persony alities ‘and I wili not tolerate any personal attacks o any opponents’.” Tilson's Comment Col. John Q. Tilson, chairman of the eastern division of the republi- can speaker's bureau, said: “If the governor's remarks are directed at those conducting the Hoover cam- paign, he is wide of the mark be- cause the republican campaign man- agers have studiously avoided any- thing remotely resembling the meth- ods' criticized by Governor 8mith. On the contrary the Hoover man- agers have been insistent that their speakers and sudordinates shall :'ot indulge in personalities, and most of all to refrain from everything touch- ing religlous prejudices. If the gov- ernor's remarks are directed at his own party or at people outside the republican party, that is a mat- ter for the democrats to handle among themselves.” Leaning Over Backwards Congressman Robert Low Bacon of New York, assistant to Senator George H. Moses, vice chairman of the eastern advisory committee #aid: “The republicans are leaning over and backward in their effort to make this an impersonal campaign. Mr. Hoover is a high-mfnded Ameri- can gentleman who is conducting the campaign 1n the open and above board. He would not countenance such a proposition for one minute.” Willlam H. Hill, state Hoover- Curtis chairman: “So far as I am able to find out the democrats ca2 doing most of the talkiug on this religious business. I am referrng both to Governor Smith's Jklahoma speech and Mayor James J. Walk- er's speech in Newark, N. J. last right. T don’t believe anybody cculd \.tcuse me of being tied up with the Ku Klux Klan, because they fought me up state.” ROMA GETS OVERHEATED Ship Has Ditficulty in Landing After Test Flight—May Go To Hart- ford. Portland, Me., Sept. 21 (M—The heavy motor of the sesqui plane Roma became overheated on a five mile test flight from Old Orchard beach to the Portiand airport today and Pilot Roger Q. Williams indi- cated that the big plane was barc- ly able to make tue tield. Williams _ was accompanied by Frank J. Stashak, engine expert. No damage was caused by the over- heating but Williams refused to take chances by taxiing the plane to the hangar. A tractor was at- tached to the Roma and it was tow- ed to the hangar. Commander Cesare Sabelll had planned to have the plane flown to Hartford, Conn., later today for an examination of the motor. Tempor- ary repairs had been made to the alr intake vent which was broken Wednesday by backfiring. A new motor will be sent from Hartford and installed in the Koime. POST OFFICE TO CLOSE All windows at the post office will be closed from 2 o'clock until € to- morrow afternoon. There will be no muail collections or deliveries be- tween these hours, although the reg- ular morning and evening collections will be made according to schedule. Prior to Dedication of War Shaft At Walnut Hill Park Tomorrow Parking to Be Prohibited Along Line of March— Marshal Sheldon Appoints Staff—Officials to Review Hosts From Stand In Center of the City. About 7,000 marchers, parading to the martial tunes of 24 bands and drum corps, will pass through the city’s central streets tomorrow after- noon, be reviewed by the governor, the mayor and distinguished guests, later breaking ranks at the World War memorial in Walnut Hill park where exercises of dedication will take place, Decorating crews are putting in a busy day completing the work of decking out buildings along the line of march and on other streets. Chairman Curtis L. 8heldon of the parade committee, and his chief-of- staff. Edward E. Ogren, are working in cooperation with the police in ar- ranging for special traffic regulations and this afternoon were confident that all wiil be in readiness to have the parade move at 3 o'clock with no danger of serious interference along the route. Appointment of Officials As marshal of the parade, Mr. Sheldon today made announcement of the following appointments: Chief of staff, E. E. Ogren; assistant chiefs of staff, Harry C. Jackson, Cedric Powers and William W. T. Squire; aide at reviewing stand, Rodman W. Chamberlain. Commanding officer of the mili- tary division, Col. D. Gordon Hunter; aides, Roswell Moore, cavalry, and Duncan Shaw, 19th division, Naval Militia. Commanding officer of the escort division, Theodore Johnson; aides, Roger W. Whitman, Searle M. Brew- ster and Walter W. Bullen. Commandjng officer, World War Veterans division, Capt. Alfred H. Griswold; aides, R. J. King, Dwight Skinner, Dewey O. Belander and DECLARE EDITORIALS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR Trade Commission Hears About Alabama Power Situation Washington, Sept. 21 UM—Circula- tion of newspaper editorials in op- position to government operation of Muscle 8hoals and the Boulder Can- yon dam project, at the expense of the Alabama Power Company, was disclosed today in the federal trade commission’s investigation of power utilities by Marcy B. Darnall, of Florence, Ala. He testified that he had sent the editorial matter, written by him, to newspapers all over the country through an arrangement with the power company. . Darnall sald (he. editorials were reprints from the Florence Herald, of which he is editor, and that the arrangement with the Alabama Pow- er Company had been made in Feb- ruaty 1926, While prior to that time his news service had circulated the editorials to about 200 news- papers, he said that it was now going tc about 200 additional papers at an expense of $200 a month to the pow- er company. Guy P. Newburn, a publicity man for utility interests at Nashville, Tenn., was named by Darnall as having first suggested that the power company might be interested in pay- ing to have the editorials circulated. This later led to discussions with a Mr. Jackson and a Mr. Baldwin of the Alabama Power Company “to buy coples of the service for dis- tribution to a list which I supply myself.” Darnall said thas he opposed all government ownership and operation because he had felt pressure from such competition in his own busi- ness. Copies of matter advertising his service, and numerous issues of the editorial page, were introduced into evidence by Robert E. Healy, commussion counsel, examining Dar- nall. Healy developed that editors in many instances had taken the anti-government ownership opinions and had used them as their own. Prior to Darnall's appearance, Healy entered in# the record a tele- gram from Bruce Barton, in denial of reports which he said had been circulated to the effect that he had been paid $5,000 “as a .writer of articles in praise of [the electric light industry.” The telegram also took cognizance of the introduction of a check into evidence, which was explained by Witnesses as having veen paid to Barton for speal ing at the 1925 convention of the Na- tional Electric Light association in 8an Francisco. : “The commission, 1 am sure, Barton wired, “wants to be fair. This statement is false and should be corrected. The advertising agency of Barton, Durstine and 0-— born, of which 1 am president, was employed in 1925 to prepare certain advertising leaflcts for the E L A, (Continued on Page 18) PAY TO HEAR SIR HARRY Aberdeen, Scotland, 8ept. 21 (UP) — 8ir Harry Lauder was asked to sing at a meeting of the Aberdeen Rotary club yesterday. “Aye,” responded the Scottish comedian, who has recovered from his recent fllness. “Aye, but ye'll have ta pay for it.”” Lauder sang & song. At the end of the meeting, he got to the door first with his hat and buttonholed everyone passing out. He collected 22 pounds sterling (3110) in behalt of the joint hos- pital fund under the suspices of the Duchess of Richmond and Gorden. John F. Maerz. Commanding officer, civilian divi- sion, Lieut. Albin Backi aldes, Clifford Wilcox, W. A. S8haw, Stan- ley Karpinski, Paul Nurcsyk, Wil- liam A. Forsyth, Dr. A. L. Avitable and James H. Passerini. Commanding officer, foat division, James E. O'Brien. All of those named as amistant chiefs of staff and commanders will report to the chiet of ataff, Baturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the junc- tion of East Main and Elm streets. Aides will report to their division commanders at 2:15 o'clock at the place designated for assembly of their divisions, Civilian organizations on their way to their point of assembly are re- quested not to march through Main street. This will assist the commit- tee and the police and will insure ar- rival on assembly points on time. Parade Starts At 3 o'clock. ‘The parade will move promptly at 3.o'clock. This will necessitate ap- pearance of every unit at the place designated not later than 2:30 o’clock. The parade will be reviewed from a stand opposite the Center church, by rcpresentatives of the army and navy departments, Governor Trum- bull and his staff, Mayor Paonessa, the G. A. R. and officlal guests. When the first unit of the parade, on return through Arch strect, reaches Walnut street, the reviewing staff will precede the parade to Walnut Hill park where a mecond review will be held as the marchers " (Continued on Page 19) FRANK SEITZ FOUND DEAD AT EAST RIVER Letter Carrier Stricken in / ‘Sleep by Heart Disease Btricken with a heart attack while he slept at hs summer home in East River, Madison, where he was spend- ing & vacation, Frank Scitz, 47 years old, ot 61 Roberts street, dled last night. When his two sisters, Mrs. Fred Hausmann and Miss Seitz, went to his bedside this morning at about 9 o'clock they found him dead. Dr.’ M. P. Rindge, medical exam- iner of Madison, was called and after viewing the remains, gave the cause of death as heart discase. B. C. Porter Bons, undertakers, of this city was given permission to take the body to this city and arrange for the funeral, : Mr. Beitz had been a postman in this city for the past 16 years. For more than 12 years he was a regular mall carrier. He was appointed to the substitute force on July 1, 1912, and was promoted to the regular ranks on March 8, 1916. His last assignment was on route No. 2 which included streets between Rockwell avenue and Shuttle Meadow avenue. He was born in this city and lived here all his life. He had always enjoyed fairly good health and the news of his death was a shock to his fellow employes at the post office. Funeral arrangements are incom- plete. SUBMARINE AGROUND Navy Dept. Receives Word That §-17 Is In Trouble Off Panama— Crew Is Uninjured. Washington, Sept. 21 (M—The navy department received a report today that the submarine 8-17 went aground yesterday at Juan Point in Almirante Bay, 90 miles northeast of Coco 80 Lo, Panama canal zone. The crew was uninjured and the ves- sel in no great danger, the report The 8-17 is attached to the control force at Coco Solo and carries a per- sonnel of 40 men. The mine sweeper Swan and the tug Bagaduce at once started efforts to pull the 8-17 off. The forward part of the 87G-ton craft was resting on a shoal and had & draft of nine feet, while the ater- part was in water 40 fest deep. 8he was in command of Lieuten- ant R. F. Good, althongh no detatls of the mishap had been received here, naval officials sail that it was possible the submarine went aground on one of the shifting shoals in Al- mirante Bay. ‘The other officers abcard are H. R. Carson, Jr., H. B. Rothwell and W. D. Brown. WELCOME FLOWERS Public Invited to Place Offerings of | Floral Nature on Memorial To- morTow. People who wish have: been urged by the committee in charge of the World War Memorial to place flow- crs at the base of the shaft during the time specified by the program committee. There are manhy people who bad planned to place flowers at the monument, but they were not sure whether the committee would sanction this movement. Expected to March In Parade [PRESIDENT GOES 10 GRAVE OF SON Goolidges Lay Wreaths in Little Yermont Gemetery PLAN T0 LEAYE TODAY Executive Train Will Drop Mrs. Coolidge At Northampton Again Where She Will Visit Her Mother For Several Days. Plymouth, Vt., Sept. 21 (#—Back for a few hours among his own peo- ple in his native village, President Coolidge forsook the duties of his of- fice this morning to revert tempor- arily to a simple Vermont landlord. Visit Cemetery He and Mrs, Coolidge, however, did not forget among their visists to the farm and the calls of neighbors to go on a short pilgrimage to the little cemetery on the hillside where the graves of the president's father and of young -Calvin, his son who died four years ago, are side by side among the older tombs of the family. Up early after their first night in the family homestead for over two years, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge went into the open immediately. Mrs. | Coolidge struck up Messer Hill, her favorite walk, to see the autumn tints in the woods. The chief exec- utive inspected the nearby cheese factory of which he is part owner and looked over his farm. He was pleased to find both flourishing. The cheese factory, he was told, did about $300 business a day. At the farm the new sugar house and the new silo were notable additions, while the 200 gallons of maple syrup in store and the plentiful or- chard products spoke well for its prosperity. | Decorate Graves Meeting again at their home, Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge gathered the flowers they had brought with them yesterday and went to the cemetery. With the chief executive helping her in taking the flowers out of their boxes and cutting the strings by which they were tied in bundles, Mrs, Coolidge decorated the graves of her son and father-in-law. Roses and gladioli were strewn in profu- sion over the tombstones by Mrs. Coolidge, while the president stood by In silence. Relatives and friends in the vil- lage called on Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge at their home after the chief execu- tivg had taken Mrs. Coolidge for & viéw of the farm. “Cal ain’t changed s bit,* was t. verdict of aged John Wilder, Mr. Coolidge's uncle Ly mar- riage. When the Coolidges reached here last evening it was too late to meet friends aithough the whole hamlet was standing at the cross roads to | greet them. Supper had been pre- pared by ~the housekeeper, with chicken supplied by Mrs. John Wilder, Mr. Coolidge’s aunt, who lives next door. The President and Mrs. Coolidge soon retired for the night with the intention of rising early to inspect as much as possible of tht farm and countryside. The president said he wantd to discover it the erops had turned out favor- ably, Father Remembered This morning's ceremony at the | cemetery followed a similar one at | turlington where Mr and Mrs. Coolidge interrupted for an hour |their trip through Vermont to dec- {orate the tomb of Captain Andrew {L. Goodhue, Mrs. Coolidge’s father. | Otherwise the journey across the Istate which began yesterday morn- |ing after an overnight ride from | Washington, was devoted entirely to | viewing from the train the damage caused by the November flood and | to observing subsequent reconstruc- [tion progress. At the numerous | stops. Mr. Coolidge was greeted by |enthusiastic ~ demonstrations. At Burlington and Rutland especially the crowds were-large. Everywhere the President and Mrs. Coolidge ap- peared on the observation car and |answered the greetings with smiles. | This afternoon the president will | continue his fnspection of the state on his way south. Once out of the state the train will stop at North ampton, Mass., to drop Mrs. Coolidge |for a few days' visit by the bedside |of her mother who is seriously il at a hosptal there, while the chief {executive will return to the capital. WILL KNOW FATE SOON Next Week. Willimantic, Sept. 21 (UP)—Ro- land Lalone and Albert Raymond, Worcester, Mass., youths, probably will know early next week whether they must to go the scaffold for the first degree murder of a state police- man. Their trial for the alleged. murder of Officer Irving H. Nelson at Pom- fret, April 6, was thought likely to end Tuesday or Wednesday before Judge Edward M. Yeomans and a jury in criminal superior court. Court was recessed yesterday un- til Tuesday. Testimony was virtually conclud- ed yesterday with the statements of the accused and their relatives e tablishing an alibi and charging Springfield officers beat them when they refused to confess. Final arguments were expected Tuesday and the case probably will go to the jury of Windham county farmers late Tuesday or early Wed- | nesday. New HBritain and vicinity: Mostly cloudy, pussibly show- ers tomight. Saturday gemer- ally falr; ocooler Satwrday . aficrncon and night. ' THE WEATHER 2 d i places far exceed preliminary MISS VICTORIA ADAMS MISSIONARY SAFE ., FROM STORM FURY Miss Victoria Adams Wires Parents From Porto Rico MESSAGE IN ONE WORD New Britain Girl Had Gone on Va- cation to Mountains Where Death Toll Was High—Has Been Oaribbean for Past Year Rev. and Mrs. Elisha E. Adams of 207 Winthrop street have receiv- ed word from their daughter, Miss Victoria Adams, that she has escap- ed the fury of the hurricane which swept the {sland of Porto Rico where the is a missionary of reli- gious education and that she is safe, A cablegram was sent to Miss Adams by her parents two days ago inquiring for her welfare. The re- ply sent from Ponce and dated Sept. 20, received last night, consisted of one word—*8afe.” The parents had been worried since reading in the newspapers that many people on hills and mountains had been killed by the storm. They received a let- ter from their daughter a few days ago advising that she was on her vacation in the mountains, Miss Adams went to Porto Rico last September after spending sev- eral years teaching in schools in south. 8he is a graduate of Elon college, South Carolina. Rev. Mr. Adams is head of the Assyrian mission at the 8outh Congregational church, RED CROSS REQUESTS 5 MILLIONS AT ONCE eds Money for Florida Hurricane Relief Work Washington, Sept. 21 (M) — The American Red Cross today called on the American public for a minimum of §5,000,000 tq provide relief for suffercrs from the hurricane in Flor- ida, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. John Barton Payne, chairman of the relief organization based his re- quest on reports from the stricken areas indicating that 400,000 per- sons in Porto Rico and 15,000 fam- ilies in Florida will require assist- ance, Vice Chairman Fieser and his staff were on duty all night at national beadquarters receiving reports from field workers. Chairman Payne's inessage, scnt to all local chapters following tabulation of the reports fcilows: “First survey both Porto Rico and Florida disaster received at midnight by cable from Baker and telephone from Schafer indicate need both esti- mate. In Porto Rico 400,000 desti- tute and near to starvation with grave health problems and threaten- ed epidemic, refugees must be fed, clothed and sheltered by Red Cross tor long emergency periods. In Florida 15,000 families requiring €mergency aid and later rehabilita- tion. $5,000,000 will be absolute minimum required as relief fund. Confident when people of your com- munity realize grave nced response will be immediate and generous. Urge you bend every effort to ex- ceed this quota if possible.” DEMOCRATS WANT MONEY Financial Director of National Com- mittce In Hartford Planning Cam- paign In Comnccticut. Hartford, 8Sept. 21 (A—Howard 8. Cullman of New York, first assistant to Chairman Herbert P. Lehman of the finance commission of the demo- cratic national committee, was in Hartford today in cénnection with the raising of funds in Connecticut for the democratic campaign. Mr. Cullnan had lunch today with Na- tional Committeeman Thomas J. Spellacy of Hartford, and Frank M. Chapin, of New Hartford. represent- ative on the national finance com- mission. At the conference today the en- tire situation in Connecticut was dis- cussed, but with more particular ref- erence to the financing of the cam- paign in this state. Connecticut has thus far raised little money to aid the war chest of the national com- mittes it is understood. WOMEN ASK $10,000 IN COLLISION SUIT Patersog, N. J, Nurse and Teacher Sue Local Men MURED IN NORWALK (379 Gertrude Mahoney, a school teacher, and Elizabeth Bland, a reg- |istered nurse, both of Paterson, N. |9+ who tigured in an automobile collision on August 31 on the Bos- ton Post road at Norwalk, brought suit for §$5000 each against Fred- erick Marian and Charles Fay of this city for injuries sustained in the accident which they claim was caused by the negligence and reck- lessneds of the defendant Marian, operator of the motor vehicle, In the writ, issued today by Attor- ney Brien McMahon of Norwalk, the plaintifts state that while they were going through Westport in their car, which was operated by Miss Bland, they collided with a machine owned by Fay und operated by Marian at @ high rate of speed and traveling on the wrong side of the road. As a result, their machine overturned and both plaintiffs were thrown to the floor of their ma- chine. The machine of the defen- dants, it is claimed, continued for about 250 yards and finally crashed into a porch of a nearby house. Both Treated at Hospital Both plaintifts were removed to the Norwalk hospital where they were treated for contusions and lacerations on the hands, legs and other parts of the body. As a further result, Miss Bland claims she is un. able to sleep nights and some of the injuries reccived by Miss Mahoney have proved to be permanent, she says. It is also clain.ed~that due to the accident, both were obliged to expend a large sum of money for medical ald and treatment and were unable to attend to their duties for a long time and will continue fo re- main idle in the future, The machine in which both were traveling was damaged to the extent of $600, it is claimed, while Miss Bland alleges that her clothes were ruined and claims $125 damages. Miss Mahoney is employed as teach- er in the public schools of Pater- son and says that by reason of her injuries she was unable to attend to her duties and claims a reasonable sum of $13 a day for the time she was incapacitated. Miss Bland claims besides the sum for the re- pairs of her car and the clothes, $50 a week, which she earns when employed as a trained nurse. Papers were served in both in- stances by Deputy Sheriff Martin Horwitz and the writs are returh. able in superior court in Hartford on the first Tuesday in October, BOY SNATCHES GIRL'S CASH Grabs $5 Bill as She Comes Out of Store on Broad Street and Makes His Escape. Snatching a $5 bill out of Susie Esmail's hand as she was walking away from a shoe repairing shop at Broad and Washington streets about 1:30 this afternoon, & boy said to be about 16 years of age ran through Broad street and was not caught. The girl, who is about 14 years of age, did not know him but she gave Detective Sergeant Ellinger a description on which the police are working. The girl said she had a $10 bill when she went into the shop and { had it changed before leaving. She | did not suspect that she was to be | robbed until it was too late. She lives at 335 High street. POLICE YETERANS ON DUTY Members of Department Who Served in World War to Form Platoon in Dedication Parade Tomorrow. Chilef W. C. Hart of the police department announced today that the platoon at the head of tomor- row's parade will be made up of policemen who were in the service during the war, as follows: Willlam Politis, George Collins, Daniel Cos- grove, Edward B. Kiely, Charles | Weare, William Grabeck, Ernest P. Bloomquist, Peter Skierkowskl. Chief Hart will be in command of the platoon and motorcycle officers will ride at either end of -the pa. rade, clearing the way and prevent- ing traffic from falling in too close to the end of the line. All members of the regular and supernumerary forces will be on duty, under the chief’s orders. ACCIDENTAL DEATH Bridgeport, Sept. 21 UP—A finding of accidental death was made today by Coroner J. J. Phelan in the case of Nelson Coddington, 42, of Deven, who died Scptember 17 from burns received in Greenwich when he came County Detective Hick- ey Declres Second Degree Pleain Court is Not Under Consid- | eration. “Eternal Triangle” Case Involving Husband’s Death by Poisoned Beer Going to Grand Jury Tuesday. Preparations are going forward by State’s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn for presenting the evidence in the mur. der case of 8amuel Weiss of this city, to the grand jury at Hartford nmext Tuesday, and while there is an ap- parently well founded report in cir-’ culation in legal circl.s that & plea of guilty to a second degree murder charge will be made, County Detece tive Edward J. Hickey communicat. ed with the New Britain police and is said to have made the state. ment that at the present time it i8 planned to try for an indictment for firs degree murder. - Detective Sergeant William P. Me." Cue, who was in charge of the Welsg case, has all the data ready for perusal by the grand jury, and will confer with Detective Hickey next Monday in Hartford. Welss' confes. sion that he put cyanide in a batch of home brew in the cellar of the home of his brother, John Weiss of. Curtis street, resulting in the death of John Weiss, John Stehr and Johg Stein, together with the chemist's analysis of the home brew, the medical examiner's report on the deaths and all other. papers of im. portance to the case, will be gene over at this conference, it was saig today. g In the event that the case goes to trial on the charge of first degres murder, Mrs. Katherine Welss, widow of John and paramour of Samuel, will be a state's witness, and the confession, which the alleged murdeter later repudiated, will be the center of a battle as indicated in local police court when Attorney Thomas F. McDonough, tepresenting Welss, charged the police -with as. saulting the latter and forcing him to make the eonfession. CONNECTICUT MEN TESTIFY IN NEW YORK Atwater and Price Appear Before Interstate Com- merce Commission . New York, Sept. 21 UP—J, F. AG water, chairman of the rate come mittee of the Manufacturers’ sssow clation of Connecticut, and W, ¥, Price, traffic manager of the J. By Willlams Co. of Glastonbury, i testified today at the interstate come merce commission rehearing inte' the Consolidated Southwestern rate’ cases. " Both opposed the new scheduled rail-ocean-rail rate under considere: ation as discriminating against esste ern shippers. Atwater, as spokesman of the Manufacturers’ Association ef Connecticut, concluded his testle mony with the atatement that all casern manufacturers and shippesrs ask to be placed on an equal com. petitive basis with their middle west competitors. “The proposed increases in the rail-ocean-rail rate to the four' southwestern states will be detrie mental to the interests of the J. B, Williams Co.,” sald Mr. Price. “Une der the proposed adjustments our cost of transportation would be ma- terially increased and it is very questionable whether or not we could continue to carry on our bus. iness in the southwestern territory, The loss of this would be due en- tirely to the readjustment of freight rates which will result in giving ad- vantages to our competitors in Cen- tral Freight Association and middle western territory which we cannot overcome.” Kenyon of Boston Ahead in Air Derby El Paso, Texas, Sept. 21 (P — Theodore Kenyon of Boston, in & Challenger plane, led the Ciass A group in the Los Angeles to Cincin- nati air derby out of El Paso this morning on the hop to Fort Worth. A stiff wind was sweeping the field as Kenyon got away and the take- off was made under difficulties. Ark., this afternoon. Rival Gangs Wreck B Pool Room