New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 180 POLICE GUARDI | INFEAR OF MSMB] Strange Men, Prose- cutor Tells Judge When Continuance is Asked in Case of Mrs. Concetta Maietta. Harry Sheremeta Threat- ened and Intimidated, Chief Hart and Sergeant O’Mara Inform Green- stein When Further De- lay in Hearing Seems Imminent, Trial of the case of Mrs. Concetta Maietta, aged 26, of 112 Lafayette street, on the charge of violation of the liquor law in a store at 107 La- fayetts street, was precluded in a sensational manner in police court today, when Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Willlam M. Greenstein told Judge H. P. Roche that the police “agent” who obtained the evidence in the case has been threatened & number of times of late and was tacked yesterday. Since Mrs. Malet- ta's arrest, continuances have been ordered in court and Mr, Greenstein took the attitude that the case should be disposed of to protect the “agent” against further intimida- tion. Attorney Thomas F. McDonough, defense counsel, had asked a con- tlinuance becausMof a case in Hart- ford at 10 o'clock, when Mr. Green- stein startled the court room by his statement. Chief W. C. Hart and Sergeant P. J. O'Mara had whis- pered to Mr. Greenstein, giving him the information. “It is your duty.” Attorney McDonough declared, di- recting himself to Mr. Greenstein, *“to charge someone with assault, in fairness to the accused, in view of this fnformation.” *“I cannot reach out and bring someone in,” Mr. Greenstein replied. “I have just re- celved this information from the po- lice." Judge Investigation Meanwhile Judge Roche was con- sidering the new angle to the case. He said he did not wish to postpone the trial unreasonably but he could not see his way clear to compel At- torney McDonough to choose be- tween this case and a case before the higher court in Hartford. Me felt, also, that an immediate investi- gation should be made into the re- ported intimidation and assault, and Mr. Greenstein replied that it would be done. Attorpey McDonough said the as- sault case should be tried before the liquor case, in the event that an ar- rest was made, because of the dlll‘- ger of prejudicing Mrs. Maletta's case by the reported assault and in- timidation. “Already, I can picture the story of my people out attack- ing this man and trying to beat him up,” he said, but Mr. Greenstein disagreed, saying he did not b_ell(_wfl the information would prejudice anyone. Judge Roche ordered the case continued until tomorrow. It will be the first case heard, he said, in order to guard against further de- lay. The cases of Frank Malornne and Paul Simieono of 285 Myrtle street, charged with violation of the liquor law, were also scheduled for trial today but Attorney McDonough could not proceed because of his business in Har'ford, and a con- tinuance until tomorrow was order- ed. Police Protecting Agent The “agent,” who was identified in recent liquor cases as Harry Sheremeta of ¢ Union street, \was under police protection today. Ac- cording to the authorities, his home was surrounded yeste.day by men who were suspected of planning to carry him off or assault him, but no trace of anyonc was found by OMcer Kiely, who investigated the report. 8o far as could be learned, he was not assaulted, but he is in constant fear of being set upon be- cause of his activity in liquor cases. The gallery in court will be cleared of spectators tomorrow on orders of Chief Hart. This is the practice in cases in which “agents” are used, the purpose being to hide their identity to as great an extent as possible, because their useful- ness ends when they become gener- ally known as aides of the police. Trade Commission Hears More Evidence ‘Washington, Oct. 25 (UP)—Addil- tional documents showing wide- spread financial interests of the [Flectric Bond and 8hare Co., New York were placed in the record to- day in a brief session of the federal trade commission power hearing. ‘With C. C. Davis, commission em- ploye, on the stand, data showing he extent of control over subsidiary plagts by the Montana Power Co. introduced. This information obtained from replies to a ques- fonnaire sent by the commission to 1l power companies. NG ‘AGENT’, WITNESS IN LIQUOR CASE, BEING BEATEN AUTO THIEF FLEES, tims Trapped Inside Wreck BRIEF CONFERENCE Stops Writing Speech to Talk With Political Advisers ‘Washington, Oct, 25 UM—Herbert Hoover relaxed from the exacting work of preparing his next cam- paign speech supporters and to confer briefly with several of his close political advis- ers. One of his early callers was Otto H, Kahn, the New York banker, who had breakfast with the nomin- anyone who voted for Mr. Hoover administration greatly mistakes the man. Besides seeing Mr. Kahn, Mr. Hoover conferred with’ Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to France, and Oscar N, Solbert, of Rochester, N. Y., president of the John Ericsson Republican League of America who recently made a campaign trip through 20 states. In his statement Kahn said Hoov- er was “the wisely constructive li- beral and humanitarian now that he was in 1920;” that he sought the kind of prosperity which is widely diffused and that ‘“he does not choose the way, which, from the vote getting point of view, may seem the most effective, but the way which, in the actual outcome, will prove most beneficlal to the farmer.” “I do not consider that bigotry is an issue in this campalgn,” Mr. Kahn continued, adding that it had been “repudiated indignantly by Mr. Hoover and discountenanced emphatically by the republican campaign managers.” “Personally,” Mr. Kahn said, “I am in accord with Governor 8mith's basic views on prohibition ‘(though not with some of his specific rec- ommendations) but inasmuch as Governor Smith is advocating one thing and a large majusity of the congressional nominees of his party are advocating the opposite thing I cannot see the logic of a republican departing from his usual political affiliations because of that ques- tion” Solbert, who formerly was mili- tary aide to President Coolidge, said that during his campaign trip he had found that Americans of Swed- ish descent were overwhelmingly for Hoover. “For the maintenance and fn- crease of present prosperity, em- ployment, high wages, and high standards of living, they are_con- vinced that Herbert Hoover and his policies should read a business gov- ernment of the United States,” Sol- bert said. “Americans of Swedish origin feel that Herbert Hoover is the best in- surance for future good times, and consequently for their gemeral wel- fare and happiness.” SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS IS PLANNED McMullen Says Hoover Would Call One to Take Up Farm Relief Lincoln, Neb.,, Oct. 25 UP—Gov. Adam McMullen today sald Herbert Hoover will call a special session of congress for the sole purpose of tak- ing up the agricultural question, if he is elected president of the Unit- ed States. “On my own initiative, of my own accord, at my own expense, for my own satisfaction, I had a confer- ence a few weeks ago with Mr. Hoover,” the governor said. *I wanted to know whether he meant business about doing something for agriculture. For an hour we talk- ed over the table alone, “He said he contemplates, if elect- ed, calling a special session of con- gress for the sole purpose of taking up the agricultural question. He sald that if a special session of con- gress was not called it would be a year before the question could be taken up and another year before any kind of legislation could be put into operation.” “There is quite a difference,” Governor McMullen contained, “be- tween taking the agricultural ques- today to receive cheering words from some of his ee anl who afterwards sald that in the expectation of a reactionary HOOVER RELAXES IN |ABANDONS STOLEN MACHINE Fire Department Later Called Out For Blazsing Brake Band, Deputy Chietf Souney Reproving Police- man For His Action, A serles of occurrences was pre- clpitated last night by the theft of an automobile owned by Benedict O'Brien of 1310 Stanley street, in. cluding a collision causing consid- erable damage, a fire, and an argu- ment between a policeman and a fire department official, O'Brien reported to the police about 9 o'clock that his car had been stolen on Lake street, Washington street, and half an hour later the police learned that the thief or thieves, driving through Dewey street, had smashed against an automobile driven by Kenneth Clark of East Lyme at the corner of Dewey and Smalley streets, over- turning Clark’s car and injuring Mary Nygren and Mae Bolger, who were passengers. At 11:46 o'clock the fire department was called to East Main street, where the brake bands on Clark’s car had taken fire, presumably because of the effects of the collision, and when Second Dep- uty Chief M. T. Souney arrived he is reported to have criticized Office John O'Brien for failing to specify that the fire was slight, Officer John M. Liebler, who in- vestigated the collision, reported that Clark and the two women are employed at Westminster school in Simsbury and were going east on Smalley #treet at the approximate rate of 15 or 20 miles an hour. George Erickson of 66 Cottage place, this city, who is also employed at the school, was with them and they planned to stop at his home for a briet visit. The stolen car came out of Dewey street and struck them with such suddeness that they had no chance to ascertain the identity of the driver, nor could they de- termine the number of occupants, / Imprisoned in Auto The force of the collision smash- ed the windshield, bent the left mudguard, smashed the right run- ning board, bent the rear right mud- guard, and smashed the top and all the glass. The car was equjpped with roller turtains, ~which were down, and the occupants were im- prisoned in the wreckage until some- one operated the curtains. Mean- while, the driver of the atolen car, not knowing the extent of the dam- age and injurles caused, fled from the scene. The stolen car was found to have a bent chassis, bent bumper, bent right mudguard and smashed windshield. Miss Nygren sustained a cut over (Continued on Page Two) POLITICS QUICKENING IN KEYSTONE STATE Democrats Fight Against Great Republican Ma- jority in Penn. (By Bywon Price Asso¢lated Press Staff Writer) Philadelphla, Oct. 25 UP—What- evergther purpose it may serve, the demd®ratic try for Pennsylvania has given the present generation of Pennsylvanians their first real close-up of national politics. Ever since the time of Lincoln, it has been the ordinary thing for the state to sit in her own spacious corner in presidential years, aloof in her unquestioned republicanism, busying herself with home affairs as she waited for the proper mo- ment quietly to hand over her rich gift of electoral votes to her re- publican nominee, ‘This year, however, the democrats have lighted up the premises with the red fire of a Smith campaign. The republican leaders, who four years ago carried the state for Coolidge by just short of a miliion plurality, have refused to take the present democratic activities very seriously, but neither do they pro- pose to be caught napping. The out- come has been an appreciable quickening of interest everywhere. Political meetings ar well attended by the partisans of both national tickets. ~ The registration figures have jumped by hundreds of thotsands. In short, the state is tak- ing notice, and is preparing to speak on election day with a voice that will be heard for considerable dis- tion up before a special session of congress, and a conference as Gov- Smith proposed. Governor Smith would still be a private citi: zen when he called his proposed conference, which would be power- less. 1f Governor 8mith knows what he proposes to give the farm- ers he would not need a conference. “I am convinced that Mr. Hoover ‘means to propose some kind of leg- islation for the marketing of crop surpluses without a subsidy. As to his plan, T do not now know its na- ture. Mr. Hoover says if he s elected he will do his utmost for agriculture, and T belleve him.” PATTERSON TO MARRY Ipswich, Mass., Oct. 25 (UP) — Frederick B. Patterson, president of the National Cash Register com- pany, and Mra. Armenal Wood Gor- man of Dayton. O., will be married The hearing was then adjourned next Tuesday. at the First Congregational church here at 1:30 p. m. today, tance. To support their assertions that the returns will show Pennsylvania as rockribbed as ever in its repub- licanism, the Hoover leaders point out that the new registration rolls, just completed, disclose that seven voters out of every nine in the state list themselves as republicans. The totals ‘show 2,800,000 registered as IGNDRING INJURED Smashes Into Car, Laaving Yic- near WILXINS OFF T0 SOUTH POLE WITH AIRPLANE Noted Arctic Explorer Leaves Moa- tevido On Whaler to Establish Polar Base Montevido, Uruguay, Oct. 35UM— 8ir Georve Hubert Wilking today was saillag south on ‘the whaler Hektoria for a new conquest of po- lar regions by airplane. The Au- stralian airman and explorer, who | from Alaska to Spitsbergen, W headed for Deception island. There he will establish a base for explore ation by air of large spaces of the Antarctic, While these present plans were uppermost in his mind he had un- der consideration the feasibility of future exploration in the region by submarine. He though that trips under icefields and icebergs would not necessarily be dangerous and pointed out that during the World War submarines were navigated under ice in Scandinavian and Finnish waters. Such undersea exploration would not be undertaken for two years, he said, when he hoped the British government would come to his aid. He expected to return from the present expedition in March and then during the following. season re- South Polar regions. LEPPELIN MAY START WEST THIS EVENING Weather Hampering Jour- ney of Huge Dirigible From Lakehurst Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 25 (B— Balked by adverse winds and un- favorable weather reports from starting the Graf Zeppelin on her midwest tour last night, Dr. Hugo Eckener today hoped the start could be made this evening. The postponement was made when the weather bureau reported a low pressure area over the mid- dlewest which Dr. Eckener felt was sure to mean low clouds and low visibility, making it difficult for those on the ground to get a good view of the Zeppelin as she sailed overhead. Poor visibility, he said, would defeat the purpose of the flight, which is to show the Zep- pelin to the people of the middie west. A 20 mile an hour wind at the hangar, which would have made hasardous any attempt to remove the big dirigible from her quarters also influenced the Zeppelin's com- mander in his decision. The passengers including Rear Admiral Moffett, Lieut. Commander Hugh V. Wiley, of the dirigible Los Angeles and many other representa- tives of the government well as private individuals were visibly dis- appointed at the delay. They had waited at the hangar from before 6 p. m, expecting momentarily to be ordered aboard the Zeppelin for the start of their journey. The fitinerary for the flight still remained tentative, but it was be- lieved Dr. Eckener would attempt to visit all the cities he had previously announced as on the Zeppelin's route, It was seen as a strong pos- sibility, however, that no stop would be made on the trip. He had previ- ously planned to spend one night at Scott fleld, Iil, continuing the trip next day. Dr. Eckener has issued a warning against airplane pilots flying too close to the ship during her trip, during which pilots in various cities are planning to act as an air escort. The plane to take the Los Angeles out of the hangar for a training flight immediately after the Graf Zeppelin starts for the midwest has been abandoned. Walking the Zep- pelin out of the hangar will be enough work for the 450 men on the ground crew, it was said, without having to turn immediately to an- other job almost of the same mag- nitude. TRINITY OPENS BOXES | OF OLD GARYED STONES, Were Used in Building Built By Cardinal Woolsey Prior to 1538 Hartford, Oct. 25 (P—Carved stones, which apparently well au- thenicated records show once formed the frame work and mullions of a window in Whitehall palace, London, built by Cardinal Woolsey Prior in ‘1525, are in possession of Trinity college and will be worked into one of the new college build- ings, the chapel. ‘The stones in crates haves been stored in the college cellar for 41 years. They were presented to Trin- ity by William R. Cone of this city, grandfather of W. R. C. Corson who lived in & house on the site of the new county building. Mr. Cone re- ceived the stones from his son-in- law, Rev. A. Dalgarno Robinson, vicar of 8t. Helen's London, and the republicans, and $00,000 as demo- crats. Of course that does not mean that straight party tickets in these numbers will be voted on Nov. Defections are expected, and not even the most optomistic republi- can is claiming a two million plu- rality for Hoover. The figures do emphasize, however, how great the defection would have to be to turn |, the state to Smith. The effort to accomplish that turnover finds its principal objec- tives in the larger cities and in thé (Continued en Page 30), motive in the gift was that they might be worked into & future build- Ing at Trinity. ‘The crates were opened this weck last summer startled the world by flying across north polar regions frequently | W turn to establish weather stations in [F==] NEW BRITAIN HERA .kmrgd?éo}m” 34 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928 —TWENTY PAGES -'™S 1non ' DEMOCRATS AWAIT SMITH'S ARRIVAL; GOVERNOR T0 GET CHEST OF SILVER; THOUSANDS CHEER HIM ON HIS TRIP 21 WORKERS HURT INAUTO ACCIDENT Four Machines in Crash at North Haven This Morning TOURING CAR MAN BLAMED Driver Escapes in Confusion After Causing Crash Which Results in Three Machines Piling Up in ‘Wreckage in Highway. New Haven, Oct. 25 P—Twenty- one employes of the Connecticut company were injured, five seriousi in an accident involving four ma- chines near Highland farm, North Haven, while the men, numbering 30, were on their way to work in lingford at 7:30 o'clock today. The Seriously Injured The men more seriously injured and taken to Grace hospital are: Nicholas Inamarado, 65, fractured left leg, probable fracture of the ribs and abrasions and lacerations. Pasquale Matte, 54, fractured ribs, lacerations and possible fracture of the left leg. Peter Gaetano, 63, fractured ribs, contusions and abrasions. Michael Siena, ¢8, fractured right arm, lacerations and abrasions. Constantino Porto, 39, posaible fracture of the skull, lacerations of the scalp and abrasions. The men are employed as laborers by the Connecticut company and Wwere on their way to the Walling- ford division. All are from this city. The otlier 16 men finjured were treated for lacerations and abrasions and then released from the hospital. Autoist is Blamed Officlals of the Connecticut com- pany and Deputy Sheriff Carlson of North Haven began an immediate investigation, the result of which was a statement to the effect that the driver of a touring car escaped in the confusion and {s directly to blame from the crash. A good de- acription of the machine was ob- tained and a broadcast was sent to police districts. Persons injured in the crash told a story that two trucks carrying the laborers had reached a point op- posite Highland farm when the tour- ing car, which had been following close behind, attempted to pass. This machine’reached a point almost opposite the driver's seat of the first truck, which was operated by Ray Higgins, when a two and one-half ton truck operated by Willlam Ryan of Wallingford came into view around a bend in the road. Heavy Cars Crash 8o close was Ryan's truck to that of Higgins’ that the driver of the touring car was unable to pass be- tween. Instead he veered sharply to the left, while Ryan in order to avoid striking him turned his truck toward Higgins' machine and struck it. The impact turned Ryan's ma- chine over on its side and faced it back in the direction from which it came, a sudden stop, was struck by the truck following a car operated by Alphonse Carafano, before the latter was able to stop. The collision between the first truck and the truck Ryan was driv- ing hurled the 15 occupants to the pavement. When the truck Cara- fano was driving crashed into Hig- gins' truck the men In it were also hurled to the pavement. Witnesses summoned help and two amhulances took the men to the hospital. $25,000 SUITS RESULT FROM AUTO ACCIDENTS Girl's Estate in $10,000 Action—Mother and Baby Sue Willlam G. Dunn, as administrator of the estate of Alice Orzelok, who was killed in an automobile acci- dent early on the morning of Sep- tember 17 on the Poquonock bridge in Windsor together with Estelle Emigiel, brought suit today for $10,- 000 against Andrew A. Petuskis, owner of the fatal car, and his son, Andrew Petuskis, driver of the au- tomobile. The writ issued by Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods alleges that the fatal accident was caused entirely through the negligence of the driver in that he failed to round the curve carefully and totally dis- regarded the safety of his passen- gers. The party of four were rcturning late that night from Springfield and at the turn in the highway onto the bridge erossing the Farmington river, the machine was driven with terrific force against the iron post of the bridge, as a result of which the intestate was hurled through the windshfeld and over the hood of the machine onto the entrance of the bridge, causing almost instantaneous death. The complaint states that the accident was entirely due to the negligence of the driver to take the curve at a reasonable rate of speed, and failure on his part to realize the consequences of traveling at a high rate of speed on a slippery high- for the first time, in the presence of President R. B. Ogliby, of the col- lege, Willlam G. Mather, donor of the chapel, and Phillp H. Frohman, architect o fthe National Cathedral at Washingtoh. The last named was an opinion that the stones could be incorporated into the chapel as an interesting relle. They are num- bered ready for filling and are cut in Tudor style. Some stones have the marks of age. Mr. Frohman is making the-shapel plana, way. Constable ¥red Winkle served the (Continued on Page 17) THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Partly clondy tonight and Friday; not much change in tomperature, F o Higgins' machine, brought to | BOSTON RECEPTION ENCOURAGES SWITH Expresses Beliel That He Will Garry Massachusetts THOUSANDS SEE HIM OFF South Station Jammed With Enthu- siastic Admirers Who Chase His Train As It Draws Out After Ova- tion Along Streets. Boston, Oct. 25 (UP)—With whistles shrieking and crowds cheering, Governor Alfred E. 8Smith left Boston today to continue his campaign through southern New England and other Atlantic sea- board states after scoring a great personal triumph in Boston. ‘The Smith special train pulled out of South Station at 10:30 a. m., a few minutes after the nominee and his wife had arrived at the terminal in an automobile parade from Hotel Statler. Expects to Win Bay State Before leaving Boston, 8mith, in a brief talk with newspapermen, expressed confidence that he would carry Massachusetts November 6. He declared, in answer tu a dues- tion, that his health was in “tip-top shape,” and sald he was not tired despite the strenuous program that he carried out here. Governor and Mrs. Smith were accorded a tremendous ovation this morning when they descended from their tenth-floor suite to the lobby of the Hotel Btatler, Bo great were the crowds that paid him tribute yesterday, that Smith's progress in an automobile parade through Boston's streets was at snail's pace. Probably with this in mind, the nomines today took pressutions against upsetting the scheduled de- parture of his train. This morn. ing's automobile parade sped through the crowd-lined streets be- tween the hotel and South Station and the trip required little more than three minutes. A big police detall cleared the way for the Smith procession and police were forced to open a path to permit the Smitk party to enter the South terminal. Thousands at South Station Tens of thousands jammed the station arcade for a glimpse of the candidate, Bowing and smiling, Smith hur- ried to his train, paid a brief visit to his private car, and then appear- ed on the observation platform at the end of the train For nearly 20 minutes he stood there with Mrs. S8mith, waving his famous brown derby and bowing to the crowd, while the station echoed with almost endless cheering. Bo enthusiastic was the crowd that, when the train pulled out, scores rushed through the gates and followed the train as it moved with gathering speed from the.sta- tion. The governor and his wife remained on the observation plat- form until the station crrwd was lost from view. WEALTHY WESTPORTER FLYING T0 MEXICO Carl Schiset Will Make Hop in Four Legs—Unaccompanied On Journey Bridgeport, Oct. 25 UM—Shortly before 10 o'clock this morning Carl Schilaet, wealthy Westport resident, started on the first leg of flight from Bridgeport to Canualicas, state of Tampico, Mexico where he conducts an oil business. Schlaet plans to make his first stop at Pittsburgh, his second at Wichita, Kans., his third at Kelly Field, 8an Antonio, Texas, and to reach his destination on the next leg. He s making the trip alone. Yankee Doodle Roars Westward to New Record Albuquerque, N. M., Oct. 25 (P — An airplane believed to be the Yan- kee Doodle passed over this city at 9:10 . m., mountain standard time. It was flying about 500 feet above the city and disappeared into the west. The plane was going fast. The Yankee Doodle left New Yo o) SMITH BROADSIDE FIRED AT HOOVER New York Governor Replies to Charge of Socialism BOSTON CROWDS EXULT Democrat Declares Republican's Criticism Includes Leaders of G. O. P.—Eyes Damp As He Is Eulogized by Wilson's Daughter Boston, Oct. 25 (M—Alfred E. Smith has opened jis final drive for the presidency by hitting back at Herbert Hoover who, he declares, has described the democratic theory of public ownership and public de- velopment as ‘“state socialism™ and at the same time used words *to conceal rather than convey a mean- ing." Before a shouting audience that packed every foot of the Boston Arena last night, the democratic presidential nominee took issue with the utterances of his rival on the questions of water power, farm re- liet and prohibition and declared the time had come when the need of the nation was leadership. Today, the nominee turned his face toward New York where he will arrive long after night fall aft- er short stops at Blackstone and Providence, R. 1., Hartford, New Britain, Waterbury, Derby, Shelton, New Haven Bridgeport and South Norwalk, Conn., where his schedule called for more waving of the now famous brown derby. Boston Crowds Exuberant The governor's overnight stay in Boston was almost one of continu- ous shouting—except for the time spent in sleep. From the moment he arrived until after he retired to his room at the Statler Hotel after the night's speech, he was the cen- ter of a cheering crowd which 900 police were unable to hold in check. His address at the Arena climax- ed a full program and was made only after the nominee had stopped en route at Mechanics and Sym- phony halls to greet for a rew minutes crowds unable to Jam Inio the other structure. He was introduced to the gather- 10,000 or more seats and packed all avallable space in the aisles and corners, by Mrs. Francis Wilson Bayre, daughter of Woodrow Wilson and tears came to his eyes when she referred to him as the man of whom her father once had said: “I believe he fcels in an unusual degree the impulses and compul- sions of the nation’s and the world's affairs.” Uses Hoover's Words as Text After wiping his eyes, the stand- ard bearer of the party Wilson twice led to victory thanked the daughter of the last democrat to sit (Continued on Page 20) SHOUTS AT PAQNESSA TILL GOP STOPS HIM Annoyer Accusers Mayor of Being “Hit and Run” Driver Mayor A. M. Paonessa was ac- cused today of being a “hit-and- run” driver, by Frank Peterson of | 17 Yale street, Stratford. The mayor called Officer Joseph Kennedy at| Main and Church streets at 9:45 o'clock this forenoon and complain- | ed that Peterson was following him | and shouting at him, without rea- son, but Peterson claimed that while driving through Berlin, the nm_vor'ai car passed and struck his machine. | He sought to have the mayor stop and explain his driving, he said, but the mayor continued along to New Britain, with Peterson behind him. Officer Kennedy examined both cars and was unable to see any marks on either that would bear out Peterson’s story of the sideswiping. No action was taken. Lund to Back Smith . e e Following Norris | Webster City, lowa, Oct. 25.— (UP)—Major Frank J. Lund, of Webster City, who two years ago| yesterday afternoon at 4:16: o'clock in an attempt to sct a new record for non-stop flight between New York and Los Angeles. The plane was piloted by Captain C. D, D. Collyer, who with Henry Mears, holds the round-the-world record. Harry Tucker, owner of the plane, which is a cigar-shaped Lockheed- Vega ship, was in the passenger's seat. Tucker was a passenger in his ship when it was piloted to & new mark for west-east non-stop flight by Art Géebel, Dole derby winner. The record established was 18 hours, 66 minutes from California to New York. The east-west mark is 26 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds, made by Lieutenants Kelly and Macgeady Ia an army alane ia 1926. was campaign manager for Senator | 8mith W. Brookhart in his race for the senate, today announced he would support Governor Alfred E. Smith for president. Major Lund declared it was Her- bert Hoover's New York speech which finally swung him into the democratic camp, and added he “was following in the footsteps of Senator Norris.” 'WHARTON Chicago, I, SENTENCED Oct. 25 (UP) — Charles Wharton, former assistant state’s attorney, today was men- ing, which filled every one of the| Mayor Paonessa. Issues Statement Urging Large Reception as Candidate Stops in New Britain Today- Flowers From Women of City. Hartford to Turn Out En Masse With Party Ce- lebrities Escorting Can- didate Through City Streets — Welcomed to Rhode Island This Aft- ernoon. Preceded by a street parade and a band concert, and followed by another parade and a series of dis- trict rallies, the occasion of Gover- nor Aired E. Smith's visit to New Britain this evening will furnish this city with a real democratic day. Stops Here For Five Minutes Governor Smith's train is expect- ed at the railroad station at 6:20 o'clock. It is planned to have the rear coach halted about midway across Main street, allowing the thousands of men and women who will gather near the railroad sta- tion and on Main street, an opper- tunity to see the candidate. An ef- fort will be made to prevail upon him to speak a few words to the assembly. The train will pull out of the city five minutes after its ar- rival, and the crowd will then fall in behind Eddy-Glover Post, Amer- ican Legion band, for & parade ef the central streets im which there | will be a profusion of Smith and Robinson banners and red fire, At b o'clock this afternoon, hun- dreds of boys and girls will gather at democratic headquarters and will receive banners with the pictures and names of various demoeratic candidates for office. The band will also report there at that time. “Kids' Smith Brigade” Parade From headqquarters the band and the “Kids' Smith Brigade,” will | parade about the center of the city |and then into the northwestern sec- tion of the city where a concert will be given on one of the street corners. Insofar as time will allow, other sections will be visited, and at (Continued on Page 17) MRS, SHITH CHEERED BY GIGANTIC GROWDS Nominee’s Wife Battered and Bruised by Buf- feting of Throngs Boston, Mass., Oct. 26 (M—Bat- tered and bruised by the eager, wel- coming crowds of Boston, but still 80 entranced with presidential cam- paigning that she is already wonder- ing what she will do when crowds don’t face her at every turn, Mrs. Alfred E. Smith was today making preparations for her part in the final swing of her husband’s campaign. Invitations by the score from women’s organizations in each city that is on the governor's speaking list for the next ten days come to her constantly and since she has with her no secretary, not even & personal maid, Mrs. Smith s kept busy making decisions about the ap- pointment of her time. Her Boston stay included no spe- cial women's functions at which she alone was guest of honor. Her participation in the loud, clamorous Boston grecting was one shared with her candidate husband, from the moment she stepped into the parade that took on the proportions of a near mob scene, until she walked out of the arena on the arm of the governor after he had de- livered his answer to Herbert Hoover. After the parade, when she had returned to the seclusion of her hotel suite, with tears in her eyes, she told how the demonstration had affected her. Tt was the first time since Gov. Smith began his active campaign for the presidency that Mrs. Smith had heen prevailed upon to sit on top of the back seat and take her share of the cheers. As the governor stood up in the tonneau of the open car that led the procession she clutched the belt of his overcoat with one hand to pre- vent his losing his balance, and with the other waved greetings to the crowds that flanked the car and that filled every window along the parade route. “It is my first visit to Boston,” she said, “but from the wenderfully warm reception that we have had here T certainly hope it won't be my tenced to two years in Leavenworth penitentiary in connection with the $133,000 robbery here last spring of & mall trale, last. . “You would think T would be M-h—fl.