New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 28, 1928, Page 21

[we | NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928. WHITE BAGK, WILL NOT TALK POLITCS Says He Isa't Conversant With the Situation Yet New York, Sept. 28 UP—William Allen White, Emporia, Kansas, pub- lUsher, returned from Europe today | declining to discuss politics, but re- marking that he might let out a “whoop” in the next 24 hours. ‘When he sail two months ago Mr. White created a considerable stir with a statement alleged to show Governor Smith's record as an assemblyman on bills having to do with gambling, vice and prostitution. He withdrew part of this, only to cable from Paris a denial that he Lad retracted any of his charges against the governor. “Now I'm not going to discuss pol- | itics,” he said when ship news re- | porters cornered him today on the President Roosevelt. have been away a long time and I don't even know who is run- | ning,” he added. *“I have heard some talk about Mrs, Willebrandt. Is she a candidate? “However, I am going right over to the National Arts clubs and in- #ide of 24 hours I will have cleaned up my mail and become conversant | with the situation. I may let out a | whoop then.” | “Are you going te vote for Gover- | nor Smith?" one reporter asked. Admires Smith “No, not this time. But I am a great admirer of the governor. 1| will campaign for Secretary Hoover, but do not know when I shall start or where I will speak. This will not be decided until I get back to Em- poria early next week.” He was asked about a $500 fee he was said to have recelved for ad- dressing a meeting of electric light | interests. This was a subject of | testimony at the public utilities in. | vestigation now under way in Wash- | Ington. | “Surely T spoke,” Mr. White said. “I got somewhat less than my regu- | lar price, but I like to do it.” BOYS GIVE TESTIMONY Testify to Alleged Reckless Driving on Part of Tobacco Truck Opera- tor DNefore Fatalities Rockville, Bept. 28 UP—several boys who were on the truck of Jo- ceph Radwill, carrier of tobacco tield workers on July 27 when the truck tdrned over and caught fire burning three of the number to death, were witnesses today before , Judge Edward M. Yeomans in the trlal of the man charged with mis- conduct and reckless operation. Several boys said the truck was s0 crowded that they could only stand on one foot. One boy said that two minutes before the upset he saw the speedometer register & speed of 40 miles. Another boy told of seeing a state highway sign that the road had been freshly oiled but on cross examination he did not def- nitely fix the location of the sign. 1t has been claimed that Radwi driving at excessive speed lost con- | trol of tho truck on freshly oiled | road bed and the truck ran into the | bank and overturned. Evidence yesterday was that 47 boys gathered in court made a| total of 4,400 pounds while the| truck's capacity as registered was 3,000. S. to Receive Set * Of Kanjurtanjur Darjeelino, Bengal, Sept. 28 UP— The United States will shortly re- ceive a complete collection ot the | Kanjurtanjur, the great compilation | of eastern teaching. It will be sent to Awerica as a gift by Prof. Nicho- las Roerich, noted explorer, who 1s still in Darjeeling, after his return from the Roerich expedition | through Central Asia. This momentous work comprising 333 volumes, was obtained in Tibet | and is the object not only of the study but also the worship of Mon- golian and Tibetan Buddhism. The Kanjur contains 108 volumes of | transcribed commands of Buddha while the Tanjur, made up of 225 volumes, contains commentarics, | being a collection ot the sacred canons of the Tibetans. Convention Deadlocked | In East Haven Today | East Haven, Sept. 28 (P—Seven- teen ballots had been taken without result in the republican senatorial convention for the 12th district this noon when recess for lunch was taken. The contest was between | Senator Henry F. Hall of Hamden, | and Representative Harold Durant | ©of Guilford and each had 12 votes. | This district 18 quite accustomed to convention deadlocks for in 1913 it took 105 ballots to choose a nomi- nee and then he was a compromise. Today, it a compromise should be needed it was thought Lieut. Gov. Brainard would come to the front. 1t is understood he backs Senator Hall. Groehl Attacks the Insurance Investigators Bridgeport, Sept. 28 (M—Resum- ing his plea for Jack Sherer of New York on trial in the superior court charged with arson, Judge Frederick J. Groehl, his counsel, de- clared that insurance investigators perpetrated a fraud when they at- tempted to link Sherer with an in- cendiary fire in the Redusco Rubber company plant here in May, 1927, Sherer is on trial with Willlam Kirschenbaum of Newark, N. J. upon charges of arson in connec- tion with the fire which the state claims was set in an effort to defeat several Insurance companies of $28,- $00. It is expected that the case will reach the jury this afternoon. POLISH REPUBLICAN RALLY FOR WALGOTT AND FENN Meeting Planned by Local Club at Y. M. T. A. & B. Hall Next Sunday Evening A large crowd of Polish-American citizens is expected to be on hand Sunday evening at 7:30 at the Y. M. T. A. & B. hall to hear State Senator Frederic C Walcott repub- lican candidate for U. 8. senator from this state, and Congressman E. Hart Fenn at a meeting and rally FIRST WARD LUB WORKS FOR SMITH Democrats of Both Sexes Or- ganize for Campaign The First Ward Democratic club held its first meeting last night at headquarters at 38 Rockwell ave- | nue. Canvassers of the districts in the ward reported that much work sponsored by the Polish-American |in securing new voters is being car- Republican club. Senator Walcott | ried on. Efforts will be made to is well acquainted with the Poles|double the number of applications having been in Poland several times | this week. when he served on the Hoover re-| A large picture of the Democratic llef commission as director of the| presidential candidate, Alfred E. relief work in Poland during the| Smith, is in one of the windows and post-war years. another of the same size of Senator Other speakers will be Dr. Ro-|Joseph T. Robinson, vice presiden- man Lekston and Attorney B. J.|tial candidate, will be placed in the Monkiewicz, chairman of the fifth| other window. The welcome sign to ward republican town committee. | he hung over the front entrance will The meeting will be presided over|be put up this week. A radio has by Joseph Kloskowski, president of | been placed in the club and it will the Polish-American Republican | be used during the campaign. club, and the presiding officer of the Following the business meeting rally will be Attorney Stanley J.|last night, a card party was held. Traceski. Prizes were won by Edward L. Han- Resolutions endorsing the federal |non, James Kenney, John Lyons, and state administration adopted by |the state federation of Polish-Amer- ican Political clubs at a quarterly meeting held in Thompsonville on September 9, were presented to the state republican organization by the committee of resolutions composed of Stanley Karpinski of New Brit- ain, president of the federation; Joseph Kulas of Hartford; B. J. Monkiewicz of New Britain, and John Winialski of Hartford yester- day. ) < With the fall season here and winter approaching, Girl Scout troops are busy planning their pro- grams. Many of the troops have startéd their season and others will do so within the near future. Troop 1, in charge of Miss Helen Pankonin of the South Congregational church, opened its season last Friday and meets this afternoon with a mem- oership increased to 37. ‘Troop 2 meets this afternoon at the | First Congregational church for its| tirst session of the season. Troop § held its third session of the season at the First Baptist church yester- d: The Stanley Memorial troop, which held its second session last Tuesday under the direction of Miss Lucy Goodwin, will have its first hike of the season tomorrow. The girls will meet in front of the Globe clothing store at 1:45 o'clock. They will carry their lunches and will hike to Sunsst Rock where lunch will be eaten. Miss Irene Halgis, the new direc- tor, has been at the Scout office, this week getting acquainted with her new duties. She takes charge next week. The office hours have been changed from 9:30 a. m. to 11 and 1 to 5 p. m. The senior division will hold a re- union at Camp Sprague at Job's Pond over the week-end. The girls site where the program for the win- ter will be discussed. Col. Bullen’s Resignation Is Formally Accepted Thomas Heslin, Henry Kane, Joseph Pelletier, John F. Callahan, James O'Leary, John Sullivan, Clarence Kenney, John O'Leary, Patrick Fox, Joseph McGrath, George Weir, Rob- |ert Weir, Robert Murray, John | Brennan and John O'Meara. Following the serving of refresh- ments, Thomas J. Smith, democratic | registrar of voters, spoke of the | tundamentals of the democratic party and he urged all the men present to do all in their power to get new ovters. He also urged mem- bers of the club to impress on their i(ricnds the importance of voting on and “dry” question. He also de- | scribed the national convention in Houston, Texas. The members listened to the | speech of Governor Smith in St | Paul by radio. | Women Elect Officers | The following officers have been | chosen by the Women's Democratic club of the First ward: Chairman, Mrs. William F. Mangan; vice chai | man, Miss Della Daley; secretary, Mrs. Lionel Depot; treasurer, Miss | Catherine O'Leary. | The general committee consists of Mrs. James O'Brien, Mrs. Mary Luddy and Mrs. John Hagerty. The club will hold a meeting Sun- day evening at the home of Mrs. | Mangan on Bassett street. The mem- | bers reported progress in securing | new voters. | Bridge was played following the | business session with Mrs. James | O'Brien as hastess. Miss O'Leary |and Miss Daley were named as hos- | tess for the next party. | The Italian women of the ward will be addressed at a special mee ing next week by Mayor Pacnessa !and a speaker from Hartford. | Democratic women of the Sixth | ward will sponsor a card party at |the Y. M. T. A. B. society hall Moa- | day afternoon. | PASSENGERS LANDED | steamer Cambridge Loses Rudder | will meet at headquarters this after- | inon and will proceed to the camp | Oft Southwest Ledge and Is Tow- ed Into New London Harbor. | New London, Sept. 28 (P — The, | election day. He explained the “wet” | The executive board of the local|teamer Cambridge of the Colonial Doy Scout council, at its regular|ne with passengers and freight monthly meeting last night in the | }ound from Providence to New York directors’ room of the Chamber of | way towed into the local harbor this Commerce, formally accepted the worning and her 75 passengers land- resignation of Col. W. W. Bullen, o4 and placed aboard a train for who for many years has served @8 New York as a result of the steamer chairman of the court of honor. A joging her rudder off Southwest resolution introduced by L. P. Slade | Ledge at 1:30 o'clock this morning. {SMITH, YERMONT U, STAR, T0 GIVE KICKING SHOW Coach of Pittsford High School Eleven Arvanges Special Ball Booting Show. An exhibition of forward passing, drop kicking and punting will be | #iven by Coach Jack Smith of the | Pittatord High achool team before the Pittsford-New Britain High |school football game at Willow | Brook park tomorrow afternoon. | The game wil start at 3 o'clock. Smith was the outstanding foot- | ball player of Vermont university | alst year, his fourth year on the | varsity team. He gave a similar ex- | hibition before the Harvard-Ver- mont university game, then played through three-quarters of the game and took a leading part in holding | Harvard to a 7 to 3 score. He made | one tackle in every two plays in the | same, it was said. He was graduated last June and | | was appointed head of the mathe- matics department of Pittsford | High school. MAPLE HILL NEWS A rummage sale will be held Tues- |day, October 2 under the auspices of {the Woman's club of Maple Hill in |the Newington Congregational | chapel. i Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Spring of Thompson street are spending the week in Atlantic City. The next meeting of the Newing- ton Garden club will be held Thurs- day afternoon, October 4, at 2:30 o'clock in the parish house of the Newington Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Cook of Golf {street motored to Greentield and |over the Berkshire trail last week- ;end. Steven Hart, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hart of Thompson street left Tuesday to enter New Hampton school at New Hampton, N. H. Miss Ruth Allen Latham, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Latham of Theodore street, has resumed her studics at St. Margaret's school in Waterbury. Dr. and Mrs. L. E. Dary and David Dary of Maple Hill avenue went to New York last week-end to meet their son, Graham, who re- turned from a two months’ trip to Denmark, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hurd of Golf street and their guests, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Hurd of 8chenectady, N. Y., | and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hurd of Shelburne Falls, Mass.,, spent last week at their cottage at Lake Poco- topaug. Mrs. H. A. Lienhard of Golt strect has resumed his studies at the Yale i Robert Lienhard, son of Mr. and | | School of Architecture this week. E. J. Skinner of Thompson street returned yesterday from a motor trip through Maine and New Hamp- shire, Mrs. Lauren Bancroft of Robbins avenue returned Sunday from sev- eral weeks’ stay in Ontario, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnston of | Frederick street returned last week from Kendallville, Indiana, where |they attended the wedding of Mrs. |Johnston’s brother, E. Raymond Ewing and Miss Esther Franks. They also visited in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, | Cleveland and Pittsburgh. and accepted for the council records | expressed the feeling of the execu- ive committee and of the council. This was as follows: “That, while the council, because! The steamer Concord, also bound for New York, stood by and attempt- | ed to take the passengers from the | | Cambridge but the weather was too rough to permit the transfer. After | Davis to Take the Stump for Hoover | { which was of routine procedure with of a regard for Colonel Bullen's per- | sonal welfare, is constrained to ac- cept his resignation, this is done with a realization of great and al- ation tug Alert for New York. most irreparable loss; and with a feeling of deep appreciation and boundless gratitude for his self-sac- | rificing, unsparing, agd most suc-| ls gflimRTsou cessful services.” | President Alexander H. Scott act-| Raymond Hill Gets From Three to ed as chairman of the meeling.| o o sner Being Found Guilty of Aggravated Assault. Sept. 28 P—Fourd landing her passengers the Cam- Lridge was taken into tow by the Merritt-Chapman and Scott corpor- submission of reports. Other mem- bers present were: W. W. Bulten, R. H. Benson, C. E. Morgan, Sherwood | New Haven, Raymond, E. L. Warren, L. P. Slade | guilty of aggravated assault by and Scout Executive 0. A. Erickson. | Judge Isaac Wolfe in criminal su- e | perior court today. Raymond Hill Boys’ Club Auxiliary | was sentenced to from three to six years in state’s prison. Changes Meeting Date |’ jiii was chargea with stabbing The ladies’ auxiliary of the Boys'| Robert Anderson of Shelton in Dow club held its first meeting of the |strcet on the night of July 16 fol- season yesterday afternoon at the jowing an attempt to take Ander- club and voted to change its meet- | son's car. ing time from 4:15 o'clock on the| Isadore Arrick, arraigned with last Monday of the month to 2:15| Hil| was given a 10 months' sen- o'clock on the last Thursday of the |tence. month. Plans were made for the an- {North Grafton, Mass,, nval Hallowe'en party, Superinten- dent Dwight Skinner, Miss Cora Seale, Mrs. J. K. Robinson and Mrs. | Has Serious Blaze E. L. Warren being appointed the| North Grafton, Mass., Sept. 28.— committee in charge. Mrs. Warren| (®—Fire of undetermined origin and the young women of the First|which state fire inspectors say Congregational church will make the started in the basement of the candy bags. | Crocker building about 2:20 this Mrs. E. B. Stone, the auxiliary| morning, destroyed both the Crocker president, was authorized to appoint | building and the adjoining Allen a nominating committce at her dis-| block on Main street causing an |eretion. Mr. Skinner was appointed | estimated loss of $55.000 to $65,000, the auxiliagy's press agent. Tenta- |including the contents. tive plans for the annual card party| The ground floor of the Allen were discussed and the date was set|block was occupied by the Allen as December 8. The auxiliary mem- | Hardware company store; the second bers plan to visit the Bristol Bflyn"fl°°r by 1. 0. O. F. hall and the club auxiliary on Wednesday, Oc-|basement by bowling alleys. tober 5. | The Crocker building was occu- !pled on the ground fioor by the First Snow of Season North Grafton Grocery. The second 1l Falls Soon After Noon " ™** unoccupied. Add to your diary under current| MASTER PLUMBERS BANQUET date: “Snow fell today shortly after| \embers of the New Britain Mas- 12 o'clock, noon. It was the first|ier Plumbers’ association attended & flurry of the season.” dinner at Pocotopaug lodge,East- Twice this week frost has been| hampton last night. Olaf A. Peter- reported early in the morning. son, city plumbing inspector who for Winter is coming. Do your Christ- | more than 20 years was secretary of mas shopping early. the association, acted as toastmaster. Washington, Sept. 28 (P—Secre- |tary Davis of the labor department | will be the first of the Coolidge cab- |inet to take the stump for Herbert |Hoover when he addresses a nation- {al radio audience from Washington | | Satirday. | | Secretary Davis’ speech will be ! broadcast over 23 stations, including |WJz, New York: WBZ, Springfield, | Mass.,, and WBZA, Boston. MISS McALOON SHOWERED A miscellancous shower was ten- | |dered Miss Mary E. McAloon. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. McAloon of 1330 Stanley street, at the home of Miss Helen Brazel of 158 Oakland terrace, Hartford, last evening. About 30 friends were present. Miss McAloon received many beautiful gifts. She will be married |the latter part of next month to | Henry Hart of Windsor Locks. She |is & graduate of the St. Francis hospital tralning school for nurses. Mr. Hart is employed at the Royal | Typewriter Co. of Hartford. | SHOWER FOR MISS CONNELLY | A pantry and kitchen shower was itendered to Miss Mae Connelly at the home of Mrs. George T. Patter- ison of 618 Main street last night. {About 40 were present and a pro- |gram of games and music was en- joyed. A buffet luncheon was served. The home was prettily decorated in purple and green with clusters of flowers spread here and there in advantageous positions. Miss Connelly, who is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Con- nelly of 618 Main street, will be married to Henry Kallenbach on October 10. ELECTRICAL CLUB MEETING At the first fall meeting of the New Britain Electrical club tonight at the auditorium of the state trade school on South Main street, Edward Becker, assistant sales manager of the Crocker Wheeler Electric Co., will speak on the application and de- sign of across the line type of in- duction motors. A large attendance of members and friends is expected. ROBINSON STARTS O ALONG TOUR Begins on Intensive Nationwide! Campaign sive campaign t.urs ever undertak- en by a vice presidential nominee, Senator Joe Robinson, in his first appeal to the west, hit home on the same issues that he dealt with time after time during his recent drive through southern states. The senator moved on to Kansas City today for the second of three speeches in Missouri, after opening his program in the state at Spring- field last night by taking repeated thrusts at the 8-year reccrd of re- publicanism in Washington and de- nouncing preachers who, he sald were trying to mingle politics with religion. Does Self Harm It was his opinion, he said, that a minister who injected politics into religion did himself and his church more harm than the candi- date he sought to oppose, and then at the top of his,voice shouted out: “When he stops preaching Christ | Hoover, Robinson Special Car En Route | to Kansas City, Sept. 8 UP—Em- | barking on one of the most exten- jand Al Smith has promised that. ARRIVALS FROM POLAND Joseph Olcksy of Poland arrived today on the liner “Corinthia” in New York. He was met by his| father, John Oleksy of 40 Gold | street, with whom he will make his home. Miss Hedwig Derkesz is due from | Poland. She is expected on the “Le- | viathan” on Monday and will make | her home with her father, Peter Derkesz of Dwight street. Both pas- sages were secured through the J. Kloskowskl steamship agency. and Him crucified, and starts| preaching Al Smith and him crucn-|M4Y"R W“Ulll fied, 1 lose patience.” | This brought cheers and applause | from an audience which packed ev- | ery niche *nd corner of the auditor- ium in the Shrine mosque and over- flowed into the street outside. | Mr. Robinson also hit upon the . | republican farm record and declarv:ms P“bhc Wol'ls M mi ed all that the party sought was & " “another lease on power” and that G s all its standard bearer, Herbert Recoldfl i um had promised was to call | T—— | another conference. | Mayor Paonessa has written the | Want Action | board of public works usking that | “Why that's what Presidents|the application of John M. Toohey Harding and Coolidge did.” he de- for a permit to sell gasoline at West | clared. *“What we want is action. | Pearl and Glen streets be reopened | and the case considered further. Mr. Robinson stressed the records| Mr. Toohey's property is in & sone | of Governor Smith on legis.ation af- | in which this type of business is per- | fecting women and children and | mitted and there are other sites in contended that the democratic pres- | tpe locality used for similar pur- idential nominee excelled “any oth-| poses, For this reason, the mayor er living statesman,” in his efforts|cxplains, the case should be gone | in their bchalf. |into thoroughly although he does not make a specific recommendation |in the matter once rejected by the | board. Last year application was made by E. W. Schultz for a gasoline permit for adjacent property but it was de- nied after opposition had been voiced by residents of the district and by ecclesiastical socleties, The zone re- strictions do not affect the Toohey property, however, and he applied | for a license. At a public hearing great opposition was voiced, as a re- sult of which the board withheld its approval. The matter then went to Mayor Paonessa. It is within the province ef mayor to overrule the public board in the matter of gaseline censes, but he prefers to have entire case reopened by the and considered in the light of legality as well as from a standpoin, of neighborhood sentiment, [Clergymen at Theater To See “King of Kings” Many clergymen were guests Manager Grogan of the Capita theater this morning at a private showing of “The King of Kings,” a motion picture based on incidents ir the life of Christ. Those in attends ance included Rev. Matthew J, Traynor, Rev. George W. C. Hill Rev. John F. Donohue, Rev. Willlam Ross, Rabbi Gershon Hadas, Rev, Samuel Suteliffe, Rev. Thomas Jy layden and Rev. Theodore A Greene. The Y. M. C. A. was repreq sented by Clarence F Barnes, Joseply Hergstrom, Eben Strong and Long. Several officials of the C. A. were also in attendance. M ager Grogan reports having receiv many complimentary complim for the picture from his guests. REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETING The Young Men's Republican clul will enter into campaign activiti tonight when a meeting will be at republican headquarters on Mal | street. R. J. 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