New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1928, Page 29

“FLASHES * "3 PRI RN AT Philadelphia — The state qof Pennsylvania seems to have follow- “ed the advice of Benjamin Frank- lin. It has & cesh balance in its #f publicati 89 informed the Poor Aicnard et Dalias — Oil is helping to edu- cate the youth of Texas. In pettle- ment of litigation over oil produc- tion on land owned by Texas uni- versity, the institution is to receive $1,000,000 cash, and an adjustment of royalties approximating §500,000 Md.t‘l regular. royalties. New Haven — Activities of po- “litical partics are among the things 1o be studied at Yale under the Al- fred Cowles foundation for the study of government, established through & gift of $350,000 from Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Stewart of Santa Barbara, Cal, Alfred Cowles of Chicago and Mr. and Mrs. Willlam H. Cowles of Spokane: London — George Lansbury, vet- eran labor M. P. explaihs in an autobiography why he once kept his hat on when showing the present Queen and Princess Mary about a | mchool. He would have caught cold had he uncovered, Boston — Coal is being imported from Russia. Don basin is aboard the steamship Greenwich en route from the Black 8ca. New York — It Is quite common |.q o1 Asa M. Ross of Thompron as | for Americans to buy old masters in ingland, but the boot is on the other leg. Sir Philip Sassoon, British vnder sccretary of state for air, has bought a Gainsborough uftil re- cently owned by a Philadelphia col- ' lector. Halifex — The conviet ship Suc-‘ cecs, which for half a century - ried prisoncrs to Australia, on the way to that country again under sail. She has been purchased by the Australian government for a muscum, antic City — One of the nwost ant recollections which Gus- T. Kirby has of the recent Olympic ganies is the. smile of Eli abe‘h Robinson of Chicago, who woi the 100-mcter race. She seemed the most frogile of all competitors, vet a8 she crossed the finish |ine in pre- liminaries and final she had a cheer- ful smile. In coniract, at the end of the 800 meter race, which Mr. Kirby regards as too severe for women, lots of fine brave girls were crawling about on the ground, sob- bing, convuised and covered with diri. * Kirby, former chairman of the American Olympic committee, and president of the New York Public 8chools Athletic league, gave Lis recollections to the recreation congress here. ' ANNOUNCIN A cargo mined ip the | OF LIFE: BOSTON WILL GET COAL MINED IN RUSSIA t New York — No one in America, in the opinion of authorities, has done more toward the saving of #ight ihan Dr. Park Lewis of Buf- falo. The National Bociety for the Prevention of Blindness has award- €d him the Leslle Dana medal, given jannually for achievement in con- servation of vision. New Haven—Gift of $350,000 is recelved by Yale university to es- tablish foundation for study of gov- ernment. The donors were Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Stewart of Santa Barbara, Caiifornia, Alfred Cowles of Chicagé and Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam H. Cowles of Spokane, Wash, New Haven—Visit here of Everett Sanders, private secretary of Presl- dent Coolidge, believed sent to make a mettlement for the injuries re- ceived by Mrs. Mary Veno and #on sustained in an automobile crash in which one of the drivers 1\\';1:1 John Coolidge. Sufficld —Investigation of several | shots fired leads to discovery of {dead body of Wilbert Gillette, a | huntsman in his home. Whether he was murdered or accidentally ;nhol authorities are trying to as- certain, Bridgeport—Members of sub- marine board appointed by Presi- dent to inapect undersea craft built by 8imon Lake, inventor, and will hold a diving test next week. New Haven—Resignation accept- (candidate for presidential elector and William A. Thoms, Waterbury, named to succeed him. Haven—Automobile kills Miss Laura Dickerman, 74 years {0ld librarian in front of her home. Driver detained by police. | New Greenwich—Coroner finds .death of Joseph A. Hayes waw caused by excessive speed when he drove Into a laundry truck. Harold Robinson was absolved of blame. Greenwich—Two etrangers whom he trusted, take life mavings of $1,500 from Rubin Terrenzlo, a shoemaker, on pretense that mone jwould be sent to his family in Italy. Bridgeport—Divorce decree in granted Florence Rhedd l.ongstreet of Greenwich on charges of mis- conduct made against her husband, | Harry Potter Longutreet, advertis- |ing manager. Mrs, Longstreet was awarded the custody of their five { year old son and alimony of $100 a | month. Bridgeport—Dr. Fritz Carleton Hyde, Greenwich surgeon and phy- siclan, goes on trial before jury for malpractice action brought by Christian E. Hoffman, Greenwich, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OC/OBER 35, 1928 > S— — Bridgeport—Several damage suits| are withdrawa from court because of scttlements. Hartford—Rrokerage books of Roger W. Watkins, awaiting trial for embessiement of $141,000, shew names of state offic'als to whom| profits of steck transactions were credited without initial investment. LONGWORTH DENIES REPUBLICAN GUILT - | Auerts Religious lasue Not Brought | Into Campaign by G. O. P Providence, Oct. 5 UM — “If the! religious imsue has been brought into this campaign it has not been by my party, Congressman Nicholas | Longworth of Ohio, republican speaker of the house, declared in an address here last night/before the | Rhede lsland Republican Woman's club. | | “If it continues to be brought |inta the campaign it will not be by | my party,” the speaker added, “and can only be considered deplorabie.” | “We muat remember we are d {sccnded from people coming original {1y from 40 different lands,” he said, |“and 1 hope we shall never divide | {Into politicul parties based on re- Hligious beliefs.” | Congressman Longworth deplored the policy of the democratic party in letting down the barr against !aliens who, he charged, “sought to| {remove the blue and white from our | |flag, and leave only the red.” | “1 would like to take hold of every one of these people now in |America and send them back to itheir pative land,” he suid. The remainder of his address was given to praise of the policies of President Coolidge and of the serv- fce Congressman Richard 8. Ald- rich of this state, He concluded with a warning to his audience “to pre- |vent the Tammany Tiger from get. | |ting his claws into the United States treasury.” {Four-Months-0ld Twins Sail to Europe Alone Boston, Oct. & (®—Probably youngest pussengers ever (0 cross | the Atlantic unaccompanied Ly | parent or guardian will be Danlel J. and William O'Brien, four-months- old twins who will embark on sthe | steamer Cellic for Liverpool on Sun- day. Their futher, James J. O'Brien, is scnding them (0 their grand- mother in Wales.” Negotiutions mr“ their steumer tickets, costing $11 | each, were begun when they were | two months old, Their mother died when they were born. | The twins will be placed In charge | of the stewardess who will devote her whole time to their care and de- liver them to their grandmother in | | Liverpool. the | it clear {Knoell and A[;[;"UNT BMK lN | Beckniun explained this by saying he ATTORNEY'S HANDS Shows Bootlegger's Protection Payments in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Oct. 5 UP—A boot- legger's account book. said to con- tain records of “protection” pay- ments made to police, the fifth of ita kind to come into the hands of District Attorney Monaghan since the start of the grand jury investi- gation of the Philadelphia rum “racket”” was under examination by the investigators today The *“little black book.” handed to the prosecutor by 8amuel O. Wynne, federal prohibition administrator for this district, was seized in a raid and was said to be the most important of the five. Information gathered trom the other account books was responsible for the arrest of a dis- trict police commander and 24 pa- trolmen and detectives on charges of | s bribery and extortion. The_district attorney said today that the wealth of some of the po lice had reached “such a high fig- ure” that he would “have to take weverals hours oft” to calculate the total. All Not Discovered “And,” he added, “it goes without #aying that we probably have not discovered all of it. We certainly wre not through with that feature of the probe.” Monoghan said he wanted to muke that every policeman ex- amined by the jury was not under wuspicion and that rome who had been questioned were “not likely to be. ‘The survey of all banking institu- tions and deposMorics where police officials might keep their money, would be continued *without abate- ment,” the prosecutor asserted. To Prescut Indictments Indictments against Matt Pat- terson, republican organizatign warg leader and member of the state legislature, and Police Captain Charles W. Schoenleber, charging bribery and extortion of money from saloonkeepers for protection, were to be presented todiy to the regular October grand v. Should true bills be found, Monaghan said !their trials probably would be set for late next week. The_trial of Captain William §. two detectives, John Fells and Hobert Layre, on simi- lar charges is to open Monduy. The hearing of Captain Charles Beckman, suspended head of the de- tective bureau, betere the civil serv- ice commission on charges of con- duct unbecoming an officer was ad- journed yesterday until next Tues- day. Beckman was suspended after the special grand jury had declared Bim “unfit to hold any public office.” During bis hearing yesterday it was brought out by the prosecuting | attorney that Beckman had deposit- | ®d in one bank $55.620.69 from Kep- tember, 1926, 0 Beptember, 1927, kad handled large sums for police- meR of other cities for the purchase of tickets for the Tunney-Dempsey championship fight at the Sesqui- centennial stadium and that he had made considerable in real +s- tate deals. He denied having ec- cepted bribes from Max “Boo Boo" Hoff, designated by the district at- torney as the “king oi bootleggers,” or from anyon Has Clear Claim to Boots Taken in War \Sydney, N. 8., Oct. & W—Cols W. R. tollins, Boer delegate to the Em- pire Parliamentary conterence, had & clear claim today to the boots whicn he took from 8. W. Muncey, Cana- dian scout when he wounded Muncey during the Boer war 27 years ago. Col. Collins, in a speech before the Canadian club at Moneten, re- | cently told of the incident and sald | he had been carrying a “heavy con- i sclence” ever since. | Yesterday Col. Collins received a | telegram from T. RB. Grady, Charlet- | tetown, Frince Edward Island. which | id that Muncey was now a real | estate agent in Vancouver and that his mother, who lives at Charlette- | town. wished the colonel to “accept this telegram with her blessing as a | cl¢ar receipt for her son's boots.” i e | JEWELRY STORE LEASE | The Perkins Co. of Newark. N. J.. 1 today lcased the store at 365 Main street from the Reynolds estate for a period of five years. The company | operates reveral credit jewelry stores. The lease was made through | the agency of Rabinow & Raschkow. 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