New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 HOOVER INVADING DIXE IN EFFORT 70 CORRAL VOTES Delivers Speech at Edizabethion, Tour,, at § p. m. and Then One at Johnson Gity DECIDES NOT TO MAKE ANY LONG STOP IN THIS STATE Shorteas Trip to Boston Week After Nest, But Will Make Platform Specches at Springfleld gnd Wor- cester and Talk In Mcchanic’s Hall In Hub City On October 15 —Returns at Once to Washington. Hoover Train En Route to Eliza- bothtdn, Tenn., Oct. 6 UM—Herbert Hoover is in the southland today to make his fourth major address of the campaign—a personal appeal to the voters of democratic Dixie to support him as the republican presi- dential candidate. For Hoover's speech at Elizabeth- ton, in the heart of traditionally republican territory, a radio hookup was arranged to carry his words out beyond the eastern Tennessee moun- tains into the old states of the Con- federacy which have been demo- cratic strongholds since the days of reconstruction. Picturesque Setting A high mountain formed a “back drop” for the scene of the nmomi- nee's fourth major address of the oumpaign, dellvegzed from a plat- form facing a rolling meadow to a great crowd from Virginia and North Carolina was well as Tennes- see, His address was scheduled to be started at 3 p. m., eastern stan- dard time and to be carried by radit into the east and middlewest, as well as into the south. After his speech at Elizabethton, Hoover's program called for a sec- and address at the Boldiers’ Home at Johnson City, Tenn., and dinner as the guest of the Chamber of Com- merce before beginning the return trip to Washington. Before leaving Washington last night, the republican standard bear- er approved a much shortened schedule for his trip to Boston week after next for the delivery of his fifth prepared address. No Conn. Stop There will be no prolonged stop in Connecticyt, either going to or re- turning from Boston. Leaving Washington a week from tomorrow, Hoover will procecd into the Bay State direct with his train stopping at Springfield and Worces- ter for rear platform appearances. At Newtonville, the nominee and his party will detrain for an automo- Dbile trip into the city where they will be welcomed by the mayor. After delivering his speech at Mechanics® hal, on Monday night, Oct. 15, the nominee will start back for Wash- ington, arriving there Tuesday. In setting out last night from his hcadquarters for Tennessee, Hoover passed part way down the Valley of Virginla over a route which was to be followed only as far as Bristol, Va., where the nominee was to make a brief address to the crowd at the station. There, republican leaders (Continued on Page 12) KIDNAP STUDENT, RUB POISON IVY ON BODY Amityville, N. Y., High School Boys Avenge Insult to Teacher Amityville, N. Y., Oct. 6 —Three of five high school students who to avenge an insult to a teacher kid- naped a classmate, carried him to woods and there rubbed his body with poison ivy were back in school today, reinstated on the plea of thelr victim, The other two boys, who ran away from home fearing the consequences of their act, are believed to be in Wilmington, Del., and wjll probably be rcinstated when they return. The attack was brought on by an insult hurled at Miss Edith Uates, a teacher in the school, by a boy she thought was Charles Wright, 15, of Coplague. She told her brother, Fleming, of the occurrence. He enlisted the aid of Richard Straton, Frank Burch, Albert Wiley and Lawrence Gnecco. Thursday night of last weck they seized young Wright as he was on his way home, threw him into a car and drove into the country. Despite his protests that he was innocent ot the offense they strippzd him, rubbed poison ivy on his' body and drove away leaving him to make his own way home. He told his mother of the incident and she re- ported the case to Arthur W. Ruff, principal of the school, who sus- pended the five boys. Fearing pun- ishment Straton and Burch ran away from home. Yesterday Wright, his wounds healed, returned to school and plead- ed the case of his classmates so suc- cessfully that they were reinstated. The principal said he believed the discipline given the boys at home was sufficient punishrgent. Police of Wilmington have been asked to arrest the two boys who ran away and return them to their homes. FIE L0SS $2000 AS AUTOS BLAZE P INHONEYMAN LG Garage of Sales Gompany on East Main $t. Enwrapped in Flames Early in Morning ELEYATOR DROPS CAR INTO HEART OF FIRE Nearly Score Machines Damaged, Several Being Destroyed By Heat ~—Hundreds of Windows in Build- ing Cracked—Oil Soaked Floors and Exploding Fumes Handicap Firemen. Nearly a score of automobiles were damaged and some completely ruin- ed, in an early morning fire at the Honeyman Autp Sales garage at 200 East Main street today which caused damage of about $25,000, and raged with such intense heat that several hundred panes of glass were crack- ed. Firemen from four stations un- der the direction of Chiet William J. Noble and Deputy Chief Eugene F. Barnes fought the balze for more than an hour with four lines of hose laid. Gradually the fire was brought under control, but it was not until three hours after the first alarm came in that the last company re- tired from the scene. Floors Are Oil Soaked At 2:48 o'clock, Operator Harry Parsons received a telephone call that the Honcyman garage was on fire. He -dispatched Company No. 3, and when the firemen arrived and battered down a door they found the staircase leading from the first to the second floors in flames. Chemi- cals were brought into play, but be- fore an inroad could be made, the flames had spread out upon the oil-soaked floors. For several min- utes dense smoke rose, followed by a terrific report as gasoline and oil fumes became ignited and ex- ploded. An alarm was then sent in from { Box 42, calling out Hose companies 1, 5 and 7, and Ladder company No. 1. Elevator Drops Car into Fire Lines of hose were speedily laid and . deluge of wr'or turned on the building. As the flames ate into the beams beside the staircase, the heat became intense, and a heavy metal cable holding an elevator about midway between the floors cracked, precipitating an automo- bile directly into the mass of flames. xposed directly to the heat, the tires on the car burst into flames, causing further spread of the fire, chased last year for $6,5800 was en- veloped in fire. Another sedan used as u demonstrator next caught fire, the heat burning holes through the metal body. Ten other automobiles on the | main floor, four of them coaches { which had never been on the high- way, excepting while being trans- ported from the freight yards to the | Barage, were exposed to the heat and the paint blistered and peeled from the bodies, the windshields cracked under the exposure and | composition tops on two of the cars burst forth in flames. Fire Mushrooms to Other Floors Given a clear vent the shaft burned through where the staircase had been, the fire went into the basement and the second floor. Sev- eral old cars in the basement were damaged, but they were regarded as having little or no sale value. On the second floor, nsed for re- pair work were the machines of private owners, including four which were being reconditioned, and a fifth which was junked after a recent accident on the Plainville road in which a man had suffered (Continued on Page 12) WOMAN BOLDLY TRAPS INTRUDER IN HOUSE Man Caught in Thompson- ville May Be Local Key Worker That a man giving his name as Charles kEdwards, aged 37, of New York, may be the key worker or one of several operating in New Britain during the past month, is suspected by the local police, who comntuni- catedwith the authorities in Thomp- sonville today on learning of Ed- wards' arrest yesterday on the charge of breaking and entering. Mrs. Lewis G. Grant of Thomp- sonville returned from Springfield and was surprised to find Edwards on an inside staircase of her home when she opened the door. Calling to her husband, who was putting their automobile in the garage, Mrs. Grant stationed herself at the door, blocking Edwards’ path, until her husband came and held him while she notificd the police. De- tective Sergeant W. P. McCue re- quested the Thompsonville author- ities to question Edwards about the local breaks and notify him of the developments. Ofticer John Griffen reported last night that Arthur Blair of 336 Ai- (Continued on Page 13) and fn a short time, a sedan pur-| NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES Where Yanks and Cards Will Battle In St. Louis world’s series tomorrow, COUNTERFEITS MONEY IN HIS PRISON GELL Tennessee Convict Detect- ed—Another Found Selling Morphine Nashville, Tenn.,, Oct. 6 (P—A racket whereby for 50 cents a “shot” morphine obtained in ex- change for bills counterfeited with- in the walls was administered to convicts at the Tennessee state pris- on was revealed last night with the | capture of Walter C. Fry, civillan foreman of the prison foundry. The source of the counterfelt money was revealed carly Friday after an investigation of several | weeks of Howard Barr, alias Ralph Gee, serving a thirty year sentence | for highway robbery. Officers who have watched Barr for some time pulled from his throat a dollar bill which he had raised to a twenty and attempted to swallow when the in- vestigators entered his cell, Pens [and inks were found attached to a |string and lowered in ® drain, Following the raid on Barr's cell a syringe was found in the quarters of Will Craig, Memphis murderer, who is declared to be the retailer of the “gang.” Fry was tricked by a ruse of fed- eral Agent Leo Williams as he met a man from whom he expected a quantity of morphine, for which he was to tender some of the bills rais. | ed by Barr and some real money. A message had been sent through | devious prison channels sever»! days | ago to Craig, offering to trade an| {ounce of morphine for $35 in legi- timate cash and five counterfeit twenty dollar bills. Fry appeared with the announcement that he had been unable to get any counterfeit money beca of the raid upon Barr. He was followed and arrest- |ed. Fry who declared this was the first time he had served such a pur- { pose was still under questioning ear- |1y today. (Continued on Page 12) Us IN g eeTAN— — Obliging Police Dept. Ends Woman’s Worries Lieutenant Samuel Bamforth at police headquarters received a telephone message at 11:40 last night from the Farmington Country club, that Mrs. Bev- nosky, who is employed there, was worrying that the gas in her tenement at 279 High street, this city, might not have been shut off. Sergeant P. A. McAvay was detailed to investigate and he reported that the woman neced have no fear on the gas question, as everything In the tenement was O. K. ‘B0SSY’ FEELS NO CONCERN IN JALL Declines to Remain De- spondent at Prospect of Two Months’ Stay | Salem, Mass., Oct. 6 (UP)—Mayor “Bossy” Gillis of Newburyport de- clined today to remain despondent over anything so picayune as a two- month jail sentence. The gloom w.ich settled upon cell 79 at the Salem jail when he becane its occupant appeared to have been lifted this morning as His Honor began his third day of in- carceration under a sentence im- posed for selling gasoline without a permit. “Bossy” wa: his jovial old self to- filling station cast him into a maze of legal pitfal® He gave jail attaches the impression that he did not care whether or not his proposed parole petition was successful. ‘With plenty to eat and no hard work in prospect, the fiery, red- headed executive ..oked upon his Jail term complacently as an excel. lent substitute fcr the summer cation which he was obliged to fore- go because of his mayoral duties. Of course “Bossy” intends to re- (Continued on Page 12) THIS WEEKS AFFAIRS : i Drawn By o - HAN (SUP'T OF - For wonK AY TARTING o ROTTOrFICE T day, as care‘ree as he was before his |} New air view of Sportsman park in St. Louis where the Yankees and Cardinals will play in the DEATH TAKES OLDEST RESIDENT OF BRISTOL Garrett Lynch Dies at Age of 99 Years, 11 Months (Special to the Herald) Bristol, Oct. 6—Garrett Lynch, Bristol's oldest resident, died last night at the age of 99 years and 11 months at the home of his son, John F. Lynch, 193 Prospect street. He had been ill for one week. Mr. Lynch was born in Ireland in November, 1f28, When a young man he emigrated to Goshen, this state, where he conducted a farm. He married Catherine Downs, a resident of that town, who died 50 years ago. Thirty-two years ago he removed to Oakville and 21 years ago he came to Bristol to lve with his son. Besides his son he is sur- vived by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret Uterstadt, 11 grandchildren and t)~e: great-grandchildren, The funeral will probably be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at 8t. Joseph's church. Interment will be in Watertown. AT TESTIMONIAL DINNER Dr. A. L. Avitable and James Lacava attended a testimonial din- ner in Meriden last night in honor of Dr. John Carozella, the first Italian-American resident of Meri- den to be admitted to practice in the medical profession. Dr. Carozel- now serving his interneship at aphael's hospital, New Haven. Dr. Verdi of New Haven, noted sur- geon, was guest of honor at the dinner, * THE WEATHER | New Dritain and vicinity: | Fair and cooler tonight; Sun- day generally fair with rising e | | | * \composite PICTUNE TAKEN A bty o HETAOSTG 21 CLIFF (KNIGKT — 518 K TO THE STONE MUST AOT E! |8t. Louis, Oct. 6 M—Drooping under |the weight of two Yankee |almost beyond jairplanes and dirigibles as well as CARDS DESPERATE, PLAN FOR OFFENSE Realize They Mus' ,, ciode fo Win From 1derr, | As sl.’ Louls Realization Becomes More | Pronounced That Championship Is | Rapidly Getting Beyond Reach, | En Route with the Home Team Approaches Cardinals to defeats. the Red Birds are heading home to- day to save what they may from the | world series of 1928, | With the championship even now | their reach, the| downcast champlons of the National | | League are reassembling the bits of | wreckage to build up whatever de- fense they can against the Yankee| invasion of 8t. Louis tomorrow. Reds Must Score The selection of a pitcher to stop the American League champions with some reasonable number of runs seemed a less pressing problem than how the 'Red Birds themselves might score a few. After giving George Pipgras two bad innings yes- terday before the deluge descended upon old Alex, the Cardinals lapsed | back into the form they had shown against Hoyt on the previous after- noon. Given the right setting and enough encouragement, these Na- tional League standard bearers may yet bat a no-hit game for some Yankee pitcher, the card total against Hoyt was three safeties; Pipgras gave up four—seven hits in two days for a world feries con- tender accused of hard slugging. Nothing plunges ball players into the lower depths mor= easily than a sudden cessation of the attack. The Cardinals today were a morose- taciturn band—altogether unlike the cocky crew which rushed to the western front two years ago as the battle shifted from New York. Haines to Pitch Bill McKechnie voiced no he,es, no fears. He pointed out the ob- vious axiom that it is hard to win ball games without hits—particular- ly when a set of suspected eripples becomes obstreperous with one's own hurlers. McKechnie said Jess Haines, the | big side-wheeler, would fiing 'em at the Yankees tomorrow. All of the | Cardinals believe the strapping right |hander can hold the Yanks. They {spent thelr time wondering whether |New York. | The Red Bird family is in excel- lent condition except for the in- evitable brooding over two straight | defeats in New York. That state | may be thrown off by the tonic of a | home crowd whooping it Sportsman’s Park tomorrow. Officials of the National league, | thc National umpires, 8t. Louis | newspapermen and St. Louis_ club executives accompanied the pMyers. John A. Heydler, president of the | National league, was _revented at| the last moment from joining the | unhappy caravan. He was called to | another train to attend a meeting | with Commissioner Landis, E. 8. | Barnard and Michael Sexton. 8t. Louis, Oct. 6 (—The roar of the blare of brass bands and plaudits | of the multitude will follow the St. | Louis Cardinals this afternoon on | their home coming parade through | (Continuzd on Page 15.) {7 Dey,, ! HAINES PITCHES SUNDAY (> it would be Hoyt or Zachary for | in | up o Wear Endng Circulation For 14,926 PRICE THREE CENTS DEATH OF MAN IN FLAMES PROMPTS POLICE TO RAID .JHREE PLAINVILLE HOMES SCOn.. BOARD SERVICE FOR FANS TOMORROW D The Herald Playograph score board service will be given for New Britain base- ball fans tomorrow after- noon when the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees clash for the third .zame of the world series, this time at St. Louis. The game is slated for 1:30 cen- tral time, which is 2:80 eastern time. There will be no sports extra published but a complete play by play account of the game will be flashed on the automatic score board and all spec- tacular plays will be graphi- cally described by mega- phone. ; SMITH T0 FOLLOW IN HODVER'S WAKE Makes Plans for Invasion of Sonthern State FAYORABLE T0 TENNESSEE New York Euw’:nlh‘c Swamped With Work in Arranging Second Cam- paign Tour and Dates Among Eastern States, Albany, N. Y., Oct. 6 (M—While his republican opponent was on the war path in Tennessee today, Gov. Smith turned to final arrangements for his second campaign speaking tour which probably will take him, at the very start, to the same sec- tor. The name of the particular city in the southern horder state the democratic presidential nominew has selected to visit still was being awaited today, as were dates and places for Nis entire journey for the next two or three weeks. Tough Job In revising a teatative schedule or his second swing around the eastern half of the country, pre- pared by the democratic national committee, the governor apparently has run up agdinst a tough job, but he hoped today or tomorrow to have some announcement to make. Meanwhile, the governor reiterates that any speaking engagements for this tour announced from any ol.her source, including local com- mittees, should be considered as only tentative. Radio hook-ups, the hiring of halls with sufficlent seat- ing capacities, and train schedules occupied the attention of the nomi- nee again yesterday and late last night, but today he thought he would be fairly well along toward completion of the itinerary, Leaves Monday Leaving here some time Monday, | | | | | | | | fues P HOUT AT Mawy MAIN |this de, George W. Dunn, according to an announcement made today. the governor is expected to put in the better part of that day in con- f-vr(’n(‘e With party leaders in New York city, probably leaving the next day for his first speaking date. .\\'hfle a state in the “solid south” is understood to have been consid- ered at one time for the inital | address of the second tour, this | (Continued on Page 15) OR. W. F. FLANAGAN T0 GET FELLOWSHIP American College of Sur- geons Honors Local Physician Dr. William F. Flanagan of this city’ will recetve the fellowship of the American college of surgeons in Boston ne: xt Friday at the same time Bree is conferred upon Dr. Dr. Flanagan has been spending the past two weeks in Boston where he is attending courses at Harvard University under some of the most eminent surgeons in the country. On Friday evening. October 12, Dr. Flanagan and Dr. Dunn will re- ceive the degree F. A. C. 8, (Fellow- ship of the American College of Sur- geons) at Symphony hall in Boston. Dr. Flanagan is a senior surgeon |at the New Britain General hospital and Is a graduate of Fordham Uni- versity in New York. He served his interneship at the Hartford hospital. He will return to this city on Oc- tober 13. BOUND OVER Torrington, Oct. € (M—Peter Negrl was bound over to the next term of the court of common pleas for Litchfield county when arraign- ed in court here today on a charge of automobile homielde. He was Truck Needed to Take Away More Than 1,- 100 Bottles of Brew ~~Owners Arrested. State and Local Authori- ties Combine to Dry Up Town Following Fatality at Richter House. (8peeial to the Herald) Plainville, Oct. 6—More than 1,100 bottles of home-brewed beer " were confiscated here last night when state and local police joined forces in a trio of raids upon homes in the northern section of the town- ship and discovered so much liquor that & truck was needed to trans. port it away. The raids were insti- gated by the state police and came a8 a sequel to the tragedy of last Sunday, when Gunther F. Richter was burned to death at his home on the Farmington road while he was apparently under the influence of strong liquor. The houses upon which the raiders fell were those of Ray Clayton, located almost across the road from Richter's house; Arthur Perron, on a side road nearby, and Henry Roper,. north of the railroad station. The three men were arrested and will be arralgned in court this afternoon on charges of reputation and keep- ing liquor with intent to sell. 8tate Policeman Michael Smith investigated the Richter death, it being his findings which proved that the man had not been murdered. Near Richte bed was found a large jug of high-powered “hootch,” and the state police were certain that there were liquor establishments in the neighborhood. Early last evening Officer 8mith, together with State Policemen Cyrus C. Chamber- lin, Rufus Grant and Paul Lavin and one other, arrived here and, with the asslstance of Constable George Schu- bert, started out at 7 o'clock on the raids which ylelded what is believed tn be the largest liquor haul ever made in Plainville. At the Perron place they found 862 botties of beer—a virtual forest of bottles which peered out from behind chairs, urder tables, on top (Contlnued on Page 1) GOODRICH BOY DIES AFTER BRAVE FIGHT Transfusions Fail to Save Lad Crushed by Truck All efforts to save the life of Rob-~ ert Goodrich, 13 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Geodrich of 3 Raymond street, failed and the boy - died at noon today at the New Brit- ain General hospital, following sev- eral unsuccessful blood transfusions to save his life. The blocd was given by his brothers. The boy was run over by a five ton . truck on West Main street last Tues- cay afternoon and his right leg was severely crushed. At first it was thought that an amputation of the leg would be necessary but the con- dition of the boy prevented the sur- geons from attempting such an oper- ation. The driver, William J. Birm- ingham, was not held for the acci- dent. High school. Funeral arrangements are incom- plete, SECRETARY KELLOGG WILL RESIGN AT END OF TERM Head of State Department Will Not Continue After Coolidge Administration Ends Washington, Oct. 6 (#)—8ecretary Kellogg today made it known that he would resign at the end of Presi- dent Coolidge's administration. 1t was also stated in behalf of the secretary that he had no desire to ke reappointed to head the state de- partment, a post which he has held since the resignation of Charles E. Hughes. New Bedford Craftsmen Vote to End Long Strike New Bedford, Mass., Oct. 6.—(P —A majority of the New Bedford craft unions this morning voted to end the 26 week strike by accepting a compromise of five per cent wage | before a general wage cut. driven by Paul Burmas of Norwalk collided with machine oper. ated by ‘Schacht of Stam. Robert attended the Central Junior . cut and stipulation of 30 day notice - the driver of a car which struck and | ford. Several ‘Pamengers riding fa *