New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1928, Page 1

7 News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1928, —THIRTY-SIX PAGES Wodk Bnding’ Circulation For 14,926 PRICE THREE CENTS "ANKS TAKE SECOND, 9-3 PLANE GRACKS UP ON BRANFORD FARM Pilot Loses Bearings When Metal Allects Compass Needle STARTS FOR CLEVELAND Leaves Hadley Field During Night With Express Packages—Not In- jured n Crash—ship’s Undercar- riage Gone Branford, Conn., Oct. 5 (UP)—Hls compass affected by a consignment of metal he did not know he was carrying, Pilot J. Ordway Webster of the National Air Transport Com- pany found himself miles off his course from New Brunswick, N. . to Cleveland, Ohio, and crashed in making a forced landing on a farm here today. Webster, who was alone in the bi- plane, escaped uninjured. The plane was damaged. The pilot started from New Bruns- wick fer Cleveland at 10 p. m. last night, its ultimate destination Chicago. It carried express and mail, Decides to Land . After flying for hours offt his course, Webster decided to land and rearn his location and endeavor 1o repair his compass. He dropped lunding flares and saw what appear- «d to be a smooth pasture at about 3:30 a. m. . ‘I: landing, he struck a stump. The running gear was smashed and the plane nosed over, bending the propeller and slightly damaging one wing. Webster found himself on the alou Farm. 2 3"5‘: examining his bill of lading for a possible clue to the derange- ment of hia compass, the aviator dis- covered some of his express pack- agres contained metal objects. These had thrown oft the compass and caused him to stray many miles from his normal course. The plane was owned by the Cleveland Transportation Company and was under contract to the American Railway Express to make a nightly run from New Jersey to Chicago. Sven Levine of the Sagalou Farm motored Webster to New Haven where postal authorities forwarded the sacks to New York. Webstesr returned here to see {if his plane could be repaired and flown back. Webster's landing flares were seen by hundreds of persons who heard the motor of his low-flying plane as it skimmed low in the fog over the houses. Among those aroused was Jack Twede, proprietor of the New Haven Alr terminal for seaplanes. Tweed located Webster in Bran- ford and offered his assistance. Webster told Tweed he belleved himself hundreds of miles west of Connecticut when he landed. He said he flew up the coast for a time be- lieving it the shore of Lake Erle. BRANFORD DEMOCRATS PLAN COURT ACTION Claim Discrepancy of 26 Votes in Monday’s Town Election Branford, Oct. 5 (A—Claiming a discrepancy of 26 votes in the town clection Monday which Ray U. Vlant, republican won over J. Ed- mund Palmer, democrat, Vincent A. Callahan, democratic town chairman announced last night that a fight will be carried to the superior court. He said that he would file & pro- fest of the election and demand a recount today, with the clerk of the superior court in New Haven. It is the belief of the democrats that if & recount is made both members of their party who ran for the oftice of selectman wou:d win, Plant received 1,099 votes against 1,074 for Palmer. For sec- ond selectman the announced vote was Alexander Banca, republican, 1,074 and 1,049 for W. W. Hamm, his opponent. The appeal will be made on the grounds that a recount of 300 split votes reduced Plant's result by that number. The ap- pellants will contend that if there were 26 discrepancies in the 300 votes that were rechecked it wou'd be reasonable to presume that there were 26 discrepancies which were not rechecked. It is further claimed that 30 bal- lots were rejected by the moderator and that an examination of these showed that 29 of these rejected had democratic or independent inten- tions while only five showed republi- can intentions. RALLY IN FIFTH WARD Fifth ward democratic headquar- ters in the Rialto building were for- mally opened last night with Reg- istrar Thomas J. Smith. Aldermam Frank Zapatka and Public Works Commissioner John L. Fagan as the «weakers. l Dream of Merger Ends ' - (ASBocIaTED PRESe PHOTO: L. F. LOREE LOREE ABANDONS PLAN FOR HERGER Big Railroad Combine in South- west Definitely Given Up VALUES CHANGE 100 MUCH Petition Instituted Before I C., C. More Than Two Years Ago With- drawn—Stock Market Fluctuations Given as Chief Reasom, ‘Washington, Oct. 5 (#—The at- tempt to merge the Missouri-Kan- sas-Texas railroad with the 8t. Louts SBouthwestern and the Kansas City Southern, instituted before the interstate commerce commission more than two years ago, by L. F. Loree and associates, today mally abandoned. Stock Market Blaumed In a petition to the commission signed by President Haile of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas company it was declared that recent changes in stock market valuations of the com- panies contemplated as constituent to the merger had markedly changed 20 that the stock exchanges planned could not be carried through. It was said further that the com- mission might not be able to find as for- (Continued on Page 31) 'HOMES TOPSY TURVY AFTER CROOKS’ VISIT Key Workers Ransack Two Tenements at 183 Wilcox St. As if in mockery at the deter- mination of the police department to round them up, the key workers who have been operating in New Britain for the past month without leaving a single clue to their iden- tity, rifled a two room tenement at 40 North street between 8 and 8:30 o’clock last night, and this forenoon made their way into two tenements at 183 Wilcox street, turning the {contents upside down, tearing pic- tures from the walls and ransack- ing every room. It was the first time the burglars had operated in the forenoon, so far as the police knew, although in a few Instances where tenements were unoccupied all day | there was no way of determining whether entrance was made before or after noon. Captain George J. Kelly was noti- fied shortly after 12 o'clock today of the Wilcox street bruglary and he detailed Dective Sergeant George C. Ellinger to investigate. The ser- geant reported that the first floor tnement was locked and as the oc- cupants were not available it was (Continued on W. C. 1. U. HEAD RESIGNS Denies She Quit Duc to Criticism of Her Voting for Pallotti—Says She Had lntention for Long Time Middletown, Oct. 5 (®—Mrs. Lena Greenbacker, president of the state W. C. T. U, who voted for Judge Francis Pallotti of Hartford, a wet, while a delegate at the state repub- lcan convention, has resigned from the presidency of the organization. Mrs. Greenbacker says she’ voted for Judge Pallotti because she was convinced to do so was in the in- terest of the republican party. It is said her intention to vote for Pal- lotti was known long before the con- vention and that she did not resizn because of criticlsm sald to haw come from state temperance work- ers. PARENTS T0 STUDY CROWDING AT 1. . { Mecting of Mothers, Fathers and Teachers Tuesday Evening KING AND HOLMES INVITED |Chairman of School Board and Superintendent Department Promise to Attend to Answer Questions of Conditions affecting accommoda- tions at the high school will be dis- cussed next Tuesday night at a meeting of the Senior High school Parents and Teachers’ association, The high school question has brought Mayor Paonessa, his special investigating committees, members of the finance board school board, and common council as well as the United Parents and Teachers' as- sociation into a controversy which has not been equalled in many years. The school board recommends an addition to the present high school plant at a cost of $500,000, but Mayor Paonessa and others are of the opinion that for the sake of economy such expenditure should not be made until the city is bet- ter able to afford it. The school board president, P. F. King, has twice written to Chairman Edward | F. Hall of the board of finance and taxation asking that the latter call a meeting of the board and listen to the school board members. The suggestion has been rejected. The letter to the parents of Senior High school pupils, written by John 8 Black, president ot the associa- tion, follows: “You are doubtless familiar with the situation as regards “he accom- modations for pupils at the Senlor High school, plans having vbeen pre- pared and approved by the school board, which plans have been in- definitely held up, with the conse- quence that our children are the *{ones that must suffer, “It has occyrred to me that somcthing might be accomplished if the Parents and Teachers' asso- |ciation of the Senior High school |could meet and discuss the question {of accommodations for puplls at the | high school. T therefore have asked that a meeting of the assoclation [be called on Tuesday night, Octo- {ber 9, at 8 o'clock; and T hope that jall parents of high school pupils who can possibly attend will come to this meeting for the purpose of discussing the situation, and if they so desire, for the purpose of in- specting the accommodations which are now provided, and which seem altogether inadequate “As president of the association, |1 have taken the liberty of asking {the superintendent of schools, Mr. Holmes, if he would be present, and the chairman of the achool board, Mr. King, if he would be present, and they have kindly consented to do so. They are coming as a cour- |tesy to us to answer any questions (Continued on Page 17) MANUFACTURER WILL BE RALLY SPEAKER |G. T. Kimball to Address Hoover Club Next Tuesday Night George T. Kimball, president of the American Hardware Corpora- tion, will be the speaker at a meeting of the Hoover club next Tuesduy |might in the club’s quarters on West n street, Mr. Kimball will speak on, “Presi- |dential Campaigns and What They {Mean to N Britain.” Alderman | William H. Judd will preside, in the absence of Fred O. Rackliffe, presi- | dent of the club, who will be out of the city. Former Councilman Fred Haus- {mann, chairman of the factory night |commiittee, 18 preparing a schedule of rallics and will assign evenings to workers in the following plants: P. & F. Corbin, Russell & Erwin, Corbin Cabinet Lock, Corbin Screw Corporation, Stanley Works. Stanley Rule & Level, Landers, Frary & Clark, Fafnir Bearing Co., North & Judd, New Britain Machine Co., Hart & Cooley and Hart & Hutchinson in |a combined rally, Skinner Chuck and CUnion Works in a combined rally. Chairman Willlam Cowlishaw of the membership committee an- rounced at a meeting of the execu- tive committee last night that the first three days of the membership drive has resulted in 4,000 signed |cards being returned. The objec- tive of the committee is a member- ship of 4,000. Membership in the club is free, the only condition im- posed being the signing of a card pledging assistance in the election of Herbert Hoover. The executive committee, consist- ing of the club’s officers, has added the names of Mr. Cowlishaw and Alderman Judd, the latter as chair- man of the town committee. Harry G. Hancock has been appointed pub- licity director for the club. Outpitches Veteran Alexander SARAZEN FIVE DOWN T0 DIEGEL ON TURN Both Players in Semi- Final Match Playing Five Farms Course, Baltimore, Oct. 5 P—Gene Sarazen found him- self dangerously near elimination in | the semi-finals of the national pro- tessional golf champlonship tourna- meng today when he finished the morning 18 holes five down to Leo Diegel. Sarazen was far off form, missing numerous easy putts. [ In the other semi-final Al Es-| pinosa was six up on Norton Smith, | Joplin, Mo., youngster at the half way point. Espinosa covered the first 18 holes in near par golf while the other three semi-finalists were in a slump. | Diegel, victor over Walter Hagen, the champion, yesterday, appeared | to be well on his game while Sarazen | did everything a great golfer or-| dinarily doesn’t do. His first drive | wag in a trap and this lost him the | opening hole. Trouble awaited Gene at the sec ond hole where his drive was in rough, his second hit a tree and his third went over the green. This match was an all New York state affair, as Diegel represents the Genimore Country elub, White | Plainy, and Sarazen the Fresh Mea- | dows club, I'lushing. | In the other semi-final, Al E: pinosa, of Chicago .stood one up on Horton Smith, blonde 20-year-old (Continued on Page 33) TWO CARS LAND IN DITCH, | WOMAN PAINFULLY HURT Mrs. Helma Costano Taken to Bris- | tol Hospital After Collision in Forestville (Spe to the Herald) Bristol, Oct. 5—Mrs. Helma Cos- tano of Summer street, Bristol, was apparently badly hurt shortly after | 1:30 o'clock this afternoon when | the auto which she was driving and | a truck owned by Leland Hart of Plainville sideswiped each other on Broad street, just west of Forest- ville censer. The front wheels in- terlocked and both machines were thrown into the ditch. Richard A. Dennison was operat- ing the truck. Mra, Costano was taken to the| Bristol hospital. The extent of her| injuries have not been determined. | COMPLETES 5 YEARS | WITH STANLEY WORKS, Ernest W. Pelton, General Superin- tendent, Gets Gold Watch and l Joins Quarter Century Club Ernest W. Pelton, general super- intendent of the Stanley Works, to- day completed 25°years in the em- ploy of the corporation. He was presented with a gold watch by President C. F. Bennett and auto- matically became a member of the Stanley Quarter Century club, Mr. Pelton came to the Stanley Works from Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He is a graduate of Amherst col- " Poor Golf | | Stowell, Louise VANGUARD OF LEGION REACHES SAN ANTONIO : Three Known Candidates in Field for National Commander San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 5—(— Internal politics and discussion of policies held the advance guard of the American Legion delegates, here today for the national convention, which meets October § for the five- day annual sesgion. Candidates for the tional commander already office of na- N. C; and O. L. Bodenhamer, Eldorado, Ark. Other suggested can- didates included Ralph T. O'Neil, Topeka, Kansas, vice commander; John E. Ewing, Shreveport, La., and | Monroe Johnson, South Carolina. Followers of the Cox and Hoffman banners already have set up cam- paign headquarters, Three hundred and seventy-five reslutions framed by the organiza- [tion’s 58 departments form a part of the convention's business. The aero- nautical question was regarded as one of the outstanding discussions to come before the former service men. Continued friendly relations be- tween the United States and her former allies as symbolized by the presence here of distinguished for- eign guests, will be the keynote of the American Legion auxiliary con- vention, Mrs. Robert Walbridge, Cedarborough, N. H.; national pre: ident, said today. The auxiliary will meet in connection with the Legion convention. New Britain residents on the way to the conventions are Harry C. Jackson, Mrs. Harriet B. Tinke William W. Scott, Doerr, H. A. Tim- brell, Leslie Goff, Loomis J. Thomp- | son, and Herman Doerr. 12 PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM KENTUCKY JAIL Burrow Through Brick Wall and Slide Down Blankets to Freedom Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 5 P—Twelve prisoners, three of whom were held on federal charges, escaped from the Franklin county jail here at 4:30 a. m., by forcing open an iron barred door, burrowing through a brick wall and sliding down a line | of blankets which had been tied to- gether. The jail delivery, carefully timed and executed, occurred during the brief interval in which the warden, Steven Toppas, had left his office ‘o g0 to his home, less than 50 yards away, to awake his son. Shortly after the jall delivery was discovered, emergency calls were |forwarded to all nearby points, but two hours later no trace of the prisoners had been found. 1 | [ THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Probably showers tonight and Saturday; mot much change im temperature. — in the | field were Roy Hoffman, Oklahoma | City; General Albert L. Cox, Raleigh. | Miss Grace E.| WRITES OF SERIES Thrilled When Babe ; o —Amazed at Fielders va... COSTUMES ASTONISH HIM| Bsacball Suits Look as Though Play- ; ers Started to Dress for Football, | Then Shifted to Golt—Would In. | troduce Tea Between Innings, (Editor's Note: The following | story by Bernard Rickatson-Hatt glves a British point of view on the opening gdme of the World's Series. Mr. Rickatson-Hatt contrasted for | the Associated Press the scenes at | the Tunney-Heeney title fight with those of the National Sporting club | of London.) | | (By Bernard Rickatson-Hatt, Eng- | lish Newspaper Correspondent in New York.) To an Englishman who has been brought up on cricket and has per- haps played rounders with other small boys and girls in his youth, his first bascball game s rather an awe inspiring experlence. The speed, per- | fection and paralyzing complexity of this distinctive product of the American sporting genius leave him speechless with admiration and gasping for breath. Saw Novel Sight When I found myselt (or what was left of me after traveling in the tube with at least ten thousand other persons in the same coach) in the grandstand of the Yankee stadium yesterday afternoon, enjoying the opulent sunshine and waiting for the battle to be “joined,” as Caesar used 0 say in the Latin grammar books, I looked about me and saw much that was novel and strange. As 1 peered through the netting | strung out_over the front of the stands, I perceived on the field below members of both teams, the Cardi- nals and the Yankees, brushing up their strokes and their fielding iIn the last few minutes of practice. Startled at Costumes Instcad of the white flannel trousers and shirts of the cricketer, they were wearing what scemed at first sight a somewhat curious cos- tume, as though they had intended | to play football and had then chang- |ed their minds when half dressed | |and decided to play golf instead. | One or two of the more important | looking ones had on vizored armor and mediaeval looking breastplates. | These, 1 afterwards learned, were the catchers, or as they would be | |called in cricket, the wicketkeepers. Several also were wearing black lounge sutis. They proved to be the |umpires, who in cricket are garbed |in white coats like surgeons in an (Continued on Page 17) COUPLE GET $13,000 FOR CRASH IN 1924 Wife Awarded $10,000 and | Husband $3,000 From Factory | A judgment of $13,000 was ren- | "oy 1%123uyq, |lead of 8 to 3 over the Cardi- Four in Third When NGLISH REPORTER | Winners Score Three in First, One in Second and Alexander is Pounded From Slab—Gearig Opens Games With Home oy idaq apy, Yankee Stadium, New York, Oct.") (AP)—The Yankees, in a wild and wooly start to the| second game of the world series, knocked their old nem- esis, Grover Cleveland Alexan- der, out of the box today in the third inning and piled up a nals, The final score was 9—3, . After permitting three runs in the first inning on Lou Geh- rig’s home run into the right field bleachers with Durst and Ruth on base, Alexander was shelled for another run in the second and knocked out of the box in the third after yielding three hits and two bases on balls, The St. Louis Cardinals in a fight to come back and knot the count, put faith in their weather-beaten old veteran, Grover Cleveland Alex- ander, to check the recuperating Yankees and win the second game of the series. To match the cunning of the 41 year old Nebraskan's right arm, George Pipgras, of Slayton, Minn., was selected to twirl for the Yankees and keep up the good work that Waite Hoyt began yesterday. Alexander took up the battle against the Yankees where he left off in 1926, the year he beat them twice, stopped them in the deciding game of the series and held Babe Ruth hitless. The Yankees, facing a right hand- er, switched their lineup, putting Cedric Darst in centerfield in place of Ben Paschal, with Earl Combs still on the sidelines, and substitut- ing Gene Robertson for Joe Dugan at third base. The crowd was smaller than that for the op.ning day, which fell far {below expectations. It was estimat- |ed at game time that not many more than 50,000 were in the park, big empty patches showing in the bleachers and upper tier of the grandstand. Pipgras Starts Wildly Pipgras cxperienced a wild start, walking High and Frisch after Gehrig had retired Douthit on u sharp grounder. Neither of the Cardinal cleanup stars, however, could connect, Bottomley fouling out to Bengough and Hafey striking out. Gehrig, exhibiting the same healthy cleanup propensity he did yesterday, gave the Yankees a three run lead in short order by picking out Alexaner's first offering and de- positing it in the right fleld bleach- ers. Durst, who had singled off Frisch’s glove, and Ruth, who had walked on four pitched balls, trot- ted in ahead of Larruping Lou. Alexander Leadves Game A terrific Yankee onslaught in the third was too much for the veteran Alexander and he was taken from the box and replaced by Mitchell. The Yankees got four in this frame. In the seventh the Yanks scored again. Meusel walked, stole second and went to third when Lazzeri's bunt was juggled by Mitchell. Both were safe. Dugan batted for Rob- ertson and sacrificed Meusel home. The game, play by play, follows: First Inning Cardinals: Douthit up—Pipgras took a few final pitches in the box | dered against the New Britain Ma- |chine Co. in the superior court in | Cincinnati, Ohio, yesterday in a per- | sonal injury damage suit brought | against the company by Mr. Mrs, J. Harry Cone of that city. | | Mrs. Cone was awarded $10.000 |as a result of an accident, when she | | was run down by a truck owned by | the company while she was alight- ing from a street car. Her husband | received the rest of the judgment | for the expenses he incurred while |his wife was in the hospital. The | Cones sued for $30,000. Mrs. Cone |asked for $25.000 for personal in-| juries and her husband claimed | 000 for expenses. The accident oc- curred on October 1, 1924. ' NOTORMAN DIES, 10 HURT | IN TROLLEY COLLISION Work Car and Passenger Carrier Come Together Head-on | On R. L. ne | Woonsocket, R. I, Oct. 5 (P—One death and serlous injuries to 10 per- sons resulted from a collision be- | tween a work car and a passenger | car on the United Electric Raumy; at Limerock, six miles from this| city, today. The man killed was Fred Bacon, motorman of the pas- senger car. The injured were brought to the Woonsocket hospital where it was said that several were in a critical condition. The passenger car left Woon- rocket at 8:10 a. m. for Providence. 1t crashed head-on into the work car and both were demolished. The line, which runs across country, is protected by block signals. and yside. Foul, strike and Douthit walked toghe plate. The sun was now shining brightly and play began. Foul strike 1. Ball 1, low and out- 2. This was a long drive into the right field stand. Geh- rig took Douthit’s hot grounder and beat the Card outflelder to the bag. High up—Ball 1, low and inside. Strike 1, called. Foul, strike 2. Ball 2, high and outside. Ball 3, low. Foul. Foul. A spectator made a nice catch of High's foul. Foul. High got base on balls, the fourth pitch be- ing high and inside. Frisch up—Foul strike 1, Frisch lining a hot line foul into right. Strike 2, called. Foul. . Ball 1, high and outside. Ball 2, also high and outside. Ball 3, in- side. Foul. Foul. Frisch also walk- ed, the fourth pitch being high and wide. Dottomley up—S$trike 1, swung. Ball 1, outside. Ball 2, wide, Ben- gough almost picking Frisch off first with a snap throw to Gehrig, Strike 2, swung. Ball 3, outside, Bottomley fouled out to Bengough, who took the ball behind the plate. Hafey up—Ball 1, low. Btrike 1, called. This was a fast one the out- side of the plate. Foul, strike 2. Foul. Foul. Foul. This foul dented Ben- gough's mask and he borrowed Hafey's bat to beat the bars in shape again. Hafey struck out, swinging for a third strike. Pipgras had a hard inning. His curve was continually breaking wide of the plate. No runs, no hits, no errors, two left on base. Yankees: Durst up—OId Alex got a cheer as he ambled out to the box. Strike 1, called. Tbis was a screw ball on the outside corner. Ball 1, low. Strike 2, swung. Durst got a single over Frisch's head. Frisch al- 14j*h Two on Bases—Pipgras Wobbly Bat 15 Contest Proceeds. =|-n-.-.-u-a=, el ooomnocconcor 2l coown~wonouy lemmumunosooumns ~loemoesveos0en Fwulooommmocosen s H *Batted for Mitchell NEW i “houmed om=oWunOm"T DL TR TS 3 |l ecouo~cscencs olosueuconunonr wettul csecs .I %o I’!‘-I emnoe .... i Hafey. Ruth up—Ball 1, low outside. Ball 2, outside. Ball 3, inside. Ruth got a base on balls, the fourth pitch be- ing outside. Gehrig up—Durst, Ruth and Geh- | rig scored on Gehrig's terrific home run drive into the right field stand. Meusel. upvStrike 1, called. Strike 2, swung. Meusel struck out. Taking the third strike with his bat on his llhculder. | Lazzeri up—Foul, strike 1. Strike 2, swung. Alex took Lazzeri's roller and tossed him out. Three runs, two and none left. Socond Inning Cardinals: The boys back of first gave Gehrig the big hand as he trotted to his pdsition. Harper up. Ball 1, outside. Strike 1, called. Ball 2, high and wide. Ball 3 inside, Harper got a base on balls, the fourth pitch being on the outside. Wilson up. Strike 1, called. Har- per scored on Wilson's double into right center. Maranville up. Strike 1, called. Ball 1, low outside. Foul, {strike 2. Ball 2, low. Ball 8, inside and low. This pitch almost got away from Bengough. On Maran- ville’s single to center Wilson went to third. Alexander up. Ball 1, out- side. Ball 2, inside. Strike 1, called. TFoul, strike 2. Ball 3, out- side. Wilson scored when Lazzeri took Alexander’s grounder and threw wildly past Gehrig. Maranville went to third and play was halted while they gathered around Pipgras. Douthit up. Foul, strike 1. Ball 1, high and inside. Maranville scored when Douthit hit into a double play. Koenig to Lazzeri to Gehrig. High up. Foul, strike 1. This was a leng fly into the left field stand. Ball 1, high. Foul, strike 2. Ball 2, out- side. Foul. Ball 3, outside. High popped te Robertson. Three runs, two hits, one errer, none left. Yankees: Robertson up. Betieme ley took Robertson's high hopper and raced to the bag. ahead of the Yankee third baseman. hits, no errors The names of those injured were {not immediately available. most got the ball by a leaping catch but the ball bounced off his glove.