New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1928, Page 1

mam] NEW BRITAIN HERALD ESTARLISHED 1870 HOOVER WILL TOUR INSOUTH AMERICA Plans Good-Will Trip Belore Taking Office NAY USE U. . BATTLES Trip Meets With Approval of Pres- ident Coolidge and Secretary Kel- logg—Only Coutinent Where He Has Never Beem. Stanford University, Cal, Nov. 10 (M—Herbert Hoover contemplates spending 40 days on & tour of South America, the only continent upon which he has yet to set foot, before returning to Washington for his inauguration on . March 4, as president of the United States. Under present plans he will sall from s Pacific coast port, probably San Diego, within a fortnight, and end his long journey at some point on the Atlantic seaboard early in January, thus spending Christmas alther&flouth America or on the high 3 Good-Will Trip In , desiring to visit the other America, the president-elect hasthe two-fold purpose of fostering good will between his own country and those states to the south, and of getting a close-up view of the prob- lems of the Latin-American states. Friends of the president-elect emphasize that this is to be in no sense a diplomatic mission, but purely one of good will. Thus the president-elect would keep clear of any discussion of pending diplo- matic questions, such as Tacna- Arica, adhesion to the Briand-Kel- logg peace treaty denouncing war, and tariff questions which have been the subject of exchanges be- tween the American government and some of the South American countries. ‘While the personnel of the party which would make the trip has not vet been made up, the expectation is that Hoover will be accompanied by an official of the state depart- ment, which, under the leadership of President Coolidge, has fostered the proposed good will mission. Party's Makeup In the party also would be sev- eral of Mr. Hoover's advisers in- cluding his secretary, George Aker- son, and a !limited number of news- paper correspondents and news cameramen. Should the contem, plated journey be embarked upon. and there is no doubt here that it will be as soon as diplomatic ex- changes between Washington and all the countries to be visited have been completed, it would constitute & precedent, for never in history has either a president or a presi- dent-elect of the United States vis- (Continued on Page 16) SEARS, ROEBUCK SEEK SITE IN NEW BRITAIN Mail Order House May Open Branch in This City It became known today that Sears, Roebuck & Co., wholesale and retail mail order house, has placed New Britain on its eligible list for a branch retall store. Officlals and field representatives have been in town looking over possible sites. An official of the Henry M. Clark Co., Springfield, Mass., realtors, who have located seve sites for the Chicago concern in New England, admitted today, when reached by telephone, that his company has been author- 1zed to secure a place In New Brit- ain. At the present time, a place has not been secured, but a definite announcement will be forthcoming in a few weeks. McManus, Wanted in Rothstein Case, Appears New Yerk, Nov. 10 (UP—George McManus, who in the attempted role ot peace maker between Arnold Rothstein and other underworld figures called the gambler to the hotel where he was fatally shot, pre- sented himself at police headquar- ters today. After the shooting police found an overcoat bearing McManus’ name in the room to which Rothstein had been called to discuss payment of gambling debts of more than $200,- 000 he had refused to pay on the ground that he had been “gypped” with marked cards. Before the appearance today of McManus, who had been sought since the shooting last Sunday with- out avail, District Attorney Banton had said that the identity of the four men in the room with Rothstein had been established and that McManus was one of them. Hoover Acknowledges Walcott’s Message Norfolk, Nov. 10 (M — A tele- gram acknowledging the congratu- latory message of United States Senator-Elect Frederick C. Walcott was received by Mr. Walcott last night from President-Elect Herbert Hoover. Mr. Walcott and Mr. Hoover were associated in war work together and Mr. Walcott spent the week follow- ing the republican national conven- tion at Palo Alto with the party mominee. NEW CASHIER SELECTED BY PLANTSVILLE BANK Edward G. Sullivan of Boston Suc- ceeds Raymond T. Ohlson, Who Has Resigned (Special to_the Herald) 8Southington, Nov. 10..—Edward G. Sullivan of Boston, Mass, has been appointed cashier of the Plantsville National bank to succeed Raymond T. Ohlson, resigned.. Mr, Ohlson was recently appointed treasurer of the Walker-Stewart Foundry Co. in Plantsville. Mr. Sullivan has been associated with the National bank examiners in Boston fer the past six years and had earlier experience in banks in Leominster and Fitchbury, Mass. Mr. Ohlson is the official who figured in the holdup of the bank tured bandits later. PLAN CELEBRATIONS ON ARMISTICE DAY Connecticut Will Honor 67,000 Men Who Wore Uniforms During War By the Associated Press. Ten years ago tomorrow all busi- ness in Connecticut came to a sudden and abrupt end for the day. Sev- eral uniformed men seated around a table in & railroad coach on & French siding were responsible for the sudden shut down. With a stroke of the pen they had ended the four years’ war into which the powers of the world had been drawn because of a mad-man and a Te- volver. More than 67,000 of Connecticut men were in uniform when the armistice which ended the war was signed at 11 o'clock on the morning of November 11, 1918 and every city, town and hamlet in the state will, tomorrow or Monday, honor that 67,000 many of whom never re- turned and many of whom suffercd injuries far worse than death itself. Parades, dedications, religious services, in those ways and in others, Connecticut will show that it has not forgotten the part that the clerks, laborers, merchants and mechanics who overnight became soldiers played in the war which ended in victory for the United States and the Allied cause. . The largest celebration in the state is expected to be that in West Haven where & new memorial to the “doughboy” will be dedicated tomor- row. More than 34 units, and 3,000 persons will take part in the parade and dedication. Gov. Trumbull and his staff will attend and will review the parade from & stand on the green. Hughson Post of the Ameri- can Legion will be in charge and town officers and clergymen will ad- dress the audience. More than 2,500 seats have been (Continued on Page 13) SLAYING OF BAYES GIRL STILL MYSTERY Paul G. Lambert Relcased, Leaving | Detectives Without Slightest Clue to Murderer. Stamford, Nov. 10 brutal slaying of pretty Miss Olga Bay®s of Ansonia was more of a mystery today than ever. With the release of Paul G. Lam- bert, 30-year-old cooking utensil salesman, detectives found them- selves without the slightest clue to the identity of Miss Bayes a “lift” the evening of October 25, crushed her skull with |8 rock and left her dying in a shal- {low creek in a lonely section of this city. For more than a week, Lambert has been in jail while detectives fruitlessly examined one clue after another. From the first Lambert maintained an alibt. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Lockwood supported his claim he was demonstrating aluminum wear between § and 10:30 p. m. the {night of the attack. The alibi claim was complicated by the affidavits of two waitresses that Lambert was in the Davenport coffee shop at 8:15 p. m. that night. A letter written by Lambert late that night to “Dorothy” in Brook- lyn, N. Y., described the sale of a set of cooking utensils to the Lock- woods. The letter supported his alibi, although the letter was post- marked “Oct. 25, 10 p. m., It was ascertained that the post office stamp had not been changed. Detectives were faced today with a cold trall, more than two weeks old. It was thought likely that un- less a new witness were found, the case never would be solved. Stock Exchange Seat Goes for $480,000 New York, Nov. 10 UP—A New York stock excharnge seat was sold today for $450,000, equalling the rec- ord price and $5,000 above the pre- vious sale. This is the fifth seat to b sold since the first of the month. The lowest price paid this month was $460,000. World’s Longest Liner Being Built in Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 10 » — The world's longest liner, 1,000 feet in length. is being bullt here for the White Star Line's transatlantic service. It will be pro- pelled by an electric drive like last June and the trial of the cap- great | (UP)—The | motorist who gave | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1928 —EIGHTEEN PAGES JAPANESF RULER |Persian Girl, Protected By U.S., Makes American Flag and Gives It to Veterans of World War Service ASGENDS THRONE Hirohito Takes Place as {34th in Unbroken Line {CEREMONIES ARE SOLEMN Climax Comes When Tanaka, Baron Premier, Leads Shout of “Baazai” Which is Called Throughout Whole Island. BY GLENN BABB Associated Press Correspondent Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 10 M—A new |sovereign today formally ascended the “high august scat,” the throne of the unbroken line of the heirs lof the sun goddess who tradition has it, have rcigned over Japan since before the dawn of authe history. Before the highest dignitaries of his realm and representatives of twenty-six other nations, from his seat under the phoenix-crested can- opy, Hirohito made the announce- mert this afternoon by which ke took his place as the 124th emper- |or of Japan and among the en- throned monarchs of the world. Shouts “Banzal” The climax of this solemn and meticulously planned and executed ceremony came precisely at 3 o'clock when Premier Baron Tanaka, stand- ing at the foot of the stairs of the throne hall, led the brilliant assem- blage in three shouts of *“Banzai!™ This was timed - the second so that at hundreds of centers throughout the empire other gatherings, less distinguished but no less fervent, same instant. “Banzal!” literally “ten thousand years!” is best translated, as used on this occasion, “Relgn forever.” 26 FEnvoys Of the 26 foreign envoys who ree ceived the formal announcement of the imperial accession, only one Irepresented an emperor, he of In- dia, who also is King George V of Great Britain. Nine envoys brought the felicitations of kings, und four- teen of presidents of republics of orthodox pattern. The other two were an ambassador from Soviet Russia, where a decade ago the new absolute power, the proletariat. murdered an emperor, and an en- voy of uncertain status from Na- tionalist China. The drama of the Sokui-Rei, or ‘‘ceremony of ascending the throne” was enacted before a gathering of about 2,000 persons, many of them women. It solemnized an accension which actually occurred nearly two years ago, for Hirohito has reigned in fact since his father, Emperor |Taisho. died early Christmas mora- ing, 1526. On this stage was presented a pa- geant richer in historical symbolism than any other now surviving the story of a people crystallized in rit- ual. The long scroll of the legends and authentic history of Nippon, the land of the gods, begging with the misty and {ll-formed tales of the divine ancestors, from whom the Japanese believe themselves de- (Continued on Page Three) THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Uncertain tonight and Sun- day; possibly light rain or snow tonight; slowly rising temperature Sunday. Roovse s 389 PUVRALLTY N NBW BQITA W — United States battleships and the lner California. | the stars and stripes in an Ameri- | could join in the same cry at the| Eddy-Glover Post, American Le- gion, has been presented with a handsome flag which hangs in a| frame at post headquarters on| Washington street, by Miss Esther Eshoo of 330 Clinton street, the accompanying statement telling the story of the gift and the thought | behind it. | “The maker and donor of this| beautiful memorial,” the statement | reads, “is Miss Esther Eshoo of 320 | Clinton street, New Britain, a na- tive of Satlovery, Persia; From 1916-18 she was under protection of | can mission compound, but the United States entered the war, | | ARMY-NOTRE DAME ELEVENS TO CLASH York—Harvard Meets Penn. New York, Nov. 19 () — The fifteenth battle between Army and { Notre Dame was an attraction at the Yankee stadium today which in- spectators. “Biff"" Jones' cadet eleven swept through Boston university, Southe:n Methodist, Harvard, Yale and Depauw for six successive vic- torles. Knute Rockne's squads, not }Xhe ‘“supermen” of other years, had |been beaten by Wisconsin and Georgia Tech, but had bowled over Navy, Loyola of New Orleans, Drake and Penn State. But most of the experts, while leaning toward the have all season. the Army game than any other on (Continued on Page Eight) ory ot many details. Our con 80,000 to See Battle in New Take | tore the regency today trigued more than 70,000 football ' Esther Eshoo of Clinton Street Expresses Gratitude By | Presenting Old Glory to Eddy-Glover Post—Lives Two Years In American Mission, Safe From Enemies. was obliged to flce for her life un- til she found protection and refuge at a British camp in Mesopotamia and later in Nov. 1921 reached the United States. “Desiring to show gratitude to the country of her adoption, whose flag for two years protected her in her native land, she conccived the idea of making witn her own hands, 8 memorial flag, and all her spare time for nearly a year has been spent upoa it: she now joyfully pre- sents it to the Eddy-Glover Post of the American Legion, in honor of our heroes who died in the World when | War, under tha stars and stripes of | our glorious country.” MANIU AND CABINET SWORN INTO OFFICE Will Support Rumanian Regency Bucharest, Rumania, Nov. 10 (#— Juliu Maniu and his cabinet peasant leaders took solemn oath be- to support the of not only the constitution, but | regency and the entire Rumanian had | dynasty, and to do nothing to bring former Crown Prince Carol back. Rumania thus. for the present at least, is in no danger of being changed from a monarchy to a re- public, as has so often been hintec by Maniu's supporters and even Jy the new premier himself. The scene in the old royal palace of the “Street of Victory,” facing the Army, believed Rockne's team would | former headquarters of the Ameri- play more football today than they |can Red Cross, was historlc and im- It was no secret | pressive, as the tall, slender figure that Notre Dame would rather win | of Maniu and his ministry, 15 stal- wart peasant chieftains, filed in be- (Continued on Page 15) By MAJOF. GENERAL CHARLES P. SUMMERALL Chief of Staff As we look back to 1918 we find that time nas dulled the mem- n for ammunition, for rations, for relief, or for support is less vivid. We recall less clearly the hard- ships, the discomtorts and the restrictions. however, are the patriotism, the valor, the fortitude, and the spir- it of self-sacritice which characterized our citizens and our soldiers. When we entered the war science and human ingenuity were engaged in the age-old race of producing new w and effective measurcs to neutralize them. spite shortages in new weapons and lack of experience methods, rose to the emergency through a fervor which counter- balanced handicaps. The characteristic of individual initiative again proved the measure of the strength of our nation. Today as we review our experiences we se> that though weap- ons and methods had changed, the one thing which remained as it was in Joshua's day and in Hannibal's day was the human element —the element which in the final test of physical encounter spelled victory or defeat. So in our celebration of victory, let us pay re- spect to thoss all-important attributes which are the enduring qual- itles of our national strength:—loyalty, patriotism, courage, and un- selfishness—the indispensable charactcristics in our citizens which brought victory to our cause 10 years ago. What do stand out, pons of offense Our countrymen, de- in new THIS. WEEK'S AFFAIRS . . . . . by Knight | 1 544D, G- @ “G“)IT YHEL s g AoTE TIN UATS COME (N wE $126 ONLS frent 2 oVt F phag A ROUET HOCKEe FAN AUAT TG OFFICIAL_ Solemn Oaths They LOTTIE PICKFORD REPORTED BEATEN Kctress Says She Was Kidnaped and Robbed FINALLY GIVEN LIBERTY | sister of Famous Movie Star Mur- | murs “O, Madre,” and Bandits Show Mercy—Assault Companion, Jack Daugherty. | Los Angeles, Nov. 10 (A—Having {but one slender clue to the identity lof four men who were reported to | Ihave beaten, robbed and kidnaped | | Lottie Pickford, ! sister of Mary Pic | jacking her compan | day sought to pick up t a study of fingerprints. Officers were put on the trail yes- Pickford had re- i ported that the four men accosted | her and her escort, Jack Daugherty. | former husband of the late Barbara La Marr, early yesterday. She said | | the men used a plackjack on Daugh- erty, robbed them both of a small amount of cash and then carried her |oft. She was freed after she had | pleaded with her captors in Spanish. Fingerprints found on Miss Pick- ford's automobile, in which she and Daugherty had been riding, were | checked with police records. | * Retrace Steps | Accompanied by detectives tress and Daugherty last through that part of Angeles where they ha were accosted by the bar They were unable to point out the exact spot where their adventure occurred. The part of the city which they toured is a district where a large negro and Mexican popula- tion lives. After the return from the tour the | detectives said little progress had | been made in e investigation. | The actress and Daugherty said they spent part of Thursday night in a night club in that district depart- ing some time after 2 a. m. Miss Fickford said she and Daugherty had stopped to ask directions to Holly- wood as they drove home. They made inquiry of the four men on a street in the district they said, but instead of pointing out the way, the tour proceeded to blackiack Daugh- erty, knocking him unconscious. Then they beat and kicked her, Miss Pickford said. | Held Prisoner | The actress declared the men com- mandeered her car, and, holding her | prisoncr, drove to a point which #hw was unable to identify. There they robbed her of $75 in cash, but she saved several diamond rigs by hiding them in her shoes. She hid a pearl necklace in her dress and said the tandits bent a $4,000 diamond and platinum bracelet while trying to rip it from her wrist. “O Madre!” murmured by the ac- tress while she ing beaten |was given credit by Miss Pickford for pity shown her by the leader of the band. The men returned her to the spot where Daugherty had been |left and then disapeared, she said. Third Plot This is the third time in which members of the Pickford family have figured in reported abduction | plots. The other two, in which Mary Pickford was supposed to have beea ! the victim, never progressed beyond | the plot stage. In the first plot two | men later were convicted of plotting | the kidnaping and were sentenced to | penitentiary terms. In the other as serted Kidnaping plot no one was |caught but Mary Pickford was kept |under guard because of reports that he was marked as a victim. | reen actress and | ford, after blac police to- eir trail by on ce | terday after Mi J { CVssTOW! Ans THE Same SN sear U AC‘PIV!Y[G;_O_- PROMSED TREATMEAT— | | | | showed traces of Legion to Send Word To Byrd and Fritson The next tme KDKA wireless station is in communication with the Byrd south pole expedition it will send a greeting to Com- mander Byrd ard Frank Fritson, a member of Eddy-Glover post, of this city. Many of the Legion naires were listening in last Satur- day night when the sending sta- tion was in communication with the By expedition. They brought the matter before the post last night : that L, GRISWOLD NAMED VETERANS’ PHYSICIAN | Kensington Man Chosen by | U. S. Bureau at Washington The United States Veterans' bu- | reau at Washington has notified Dr. Matthew H. Griswold of Kensing- ton of his appointment as its rep- resentative in New Britain to su ceed Dr. George W. Dalton, who re- signed from the position. The rec- ommendation for Dr. Griswold's ap- pointment was made by Major Thomas J. Bannigan of Hartford, regional director of the bureau. The duties of Dr. Griswold will call for the medical inspection or DR. MATTHEW H. GRISWOLD | |treatment of disabled World war | veterans in this city. | Dr. Griswold is the son of Dr. Roger M. Griswold, health officer of the town of Berlin. He was a cap- tain in the medical corps during the World war and served with the 2nd U. S Cavalry and camp hospital No. 13. He saw service in the Meuse and Argonne offensive and received two gold war service chevrons. He takes an active part in the town affairs in Berlin and is a member of a number of different boards. At present he is a member of the ex- ecutive board of Bolton-Kasica post, American Legion, of Berlin. He will open an office at Room 601 in the Commercial Trust com- pany building at 51 West Main street. His office hours will be from to 4 p. m. and by appointment in the evening. His office telephone number is 301-W and his residence number is 301-R. Dr. Griswold will continue to make his residence in Kensington and take care of his patients there. §90,300 RECOVERED FROM MAIL BANDITS Texas Police Lay Trap and Nab Man Believed Responsible Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 10.—{#)— Following the trail of a woman who appeared late last night under a viaduct, where officers had found $50,300 in currency after a Texas and Pacific mail train robbery, police early today arrested a man who they believed staged the bold holdup. The woman was captured by po- | licemen who lay in waiting for an envoy of the train robber to call for the loot tound at the place where the robber the train a mile outside Fort Worth. Going to her home, the officers found a man whose shoes had been freshly cleaned, but which mud similar in color to that underneath the viaduct. ' He was arrested. The woman, whose name was not revealed, accounted for her presence at the place by saying she was “keeping a blind date.” Police said her husband is serving a penitentiary term. The train robber appeared sudden. ly in the mail car of the train as it left Fort Worth, and forced M. E. | Pruitt and P. E. Carney, clerks, into |mail sacks which he drew together |and locked. Seizing the currency a consignment to the Dallas federal reserve bank from banks in Abilene, Cisco and Seymour, Texas, he jump- | ed from the train as it gathered speed. A small satchel, containing the money in $5. $10 and $20 bills. was found shortly afterward by po- | lice and the trap was laid. It was believed the robber board- od the train west of Fort Worth. Week Ending’ Nov.3rd .... 15,139 PRICE THREE CENTS RAILWAY BRIDGE BURNED BY LAVA M. Etna in Most Yiolent Erup- tion Since 1669 TOWNS ARE WIPED OUT ities of Catania and Messina Cut Off When Flow Reaches Tracks— Ship Service Starts With Four Trips a Day. Catania, Sicily, Nov. 10.—(®—The railway bridge at Mascali today fell | prey to the molten torrent of lava pouring down the eastern slope of | Mount Etna which has destroyed | the town of Mascali and was devas- |tating the neighboring village of Nunziata, The flow across the railroad tracks cut communications between Catania jand Messina, Steamship service be- tween the two places was inaugurat- jed, four trips being made daily by | tour ships. The village of Carrabba was cleared of inhabitants. Factories and mills in the region were being dis- mantled. | Violent Eruption Developments in the last 24 hours ~ {showed that this was the most im. portant outbreak of Mount Etna | since 1669 in the point of lava flow. | Watchers spent a sleepless night {observing the uncanny effects of the | moiten mass upon what was the | richest fruit and grape bearing land |0t Sicily. | Country Ruined | The whole ruined countryside was (studded with trees burning like torches while the relentless sweep of the torrent was punctuated by |Strange explosions. Crevices were formed and gave forth a strong odor like gasoline. It was thought that the explosions were due to combus- tion caused by the intense heat of ithe subterranean gasses developed by the putrefaction of vegetable matter in the subsoil which is rich in water. Many Arrests Small bands of ne'er-do-wells seemed to have concentrated on the stricken zone from all over this city and Calbria. There were many ar- |rests of these pillagers. Numerous persons succeeded in Eetting through police lines and were {rifling the threatened area of the }branche- of lemon trees laden with kfnflt or pulling up plants by the |roots. Small boys armed with long poles got within ten feet of the flow. They obtained pleces of incandescent lava, which they were selling as souvenirs. Witnesses indignantly described the tactics of farmers and landed pro- prietors in regions that had been | spared. They said that these persons, knowing that many small farmers and old retired couples had been living on their little gardens and {were now penniless, were invading {the country and offering jobs in the tields and homes at very low wages. (Continued on Page 11) HOLD SERVIGES FoR EXPLOSION VIGTINS {Theory of Lynn Blast Is Dropping of Cigar Butt Lynn, Mass, Nov. 10 (UP)— Funeral services for seven of the 18 victims of Thursday's explosion and fire at the Preble Box Toe fac- tory were held here today. More funerals will be held tomor- row, including, services for Mrs. Harry Blaney and five of her nine children, who perished when the blast set fire to their nearby home. Four victims remained in a serious condition at Lynn hospital today. They were Mrs. Blaney's husband, David McCoy and John Coleman, employes of the Preble company, and Mrs. Anna Gallagher. It was feported that all might recover. Meanwhile various investigations of the tragedy were continued. Sev- eral workmen who were injured at first told authorities that Foreman Louis Puffer, one of those killed, caused the blast when he droppad a lighted cigar butt into a barrel of inflammable chemical. Subsequent inquiry indicated, however, that the blame might be attached to another employe who also lost his life. Newburyport to Give “Bossy” Gillis Welcome Newburyport, Mass, Nov. 10 (UP) —Although Mayor “Bossy” Gillis is 't scheduled to be released from Salem jail for more than three weeks, Newburyport aiready is mak- ing plans to welcome him ltke a homecoming conquering hero. Across the main street, under present plans, will be stretched a huge banner inscribed, “Welcome Home, Bossy.” The mayor will pass beneath this at the head of a big parade. There will be a brass band and red fire. “Bossy” is serving the second month of a two-month sentence im- posed for selling gasoline without a permit. Smith’s Popular Vote Reaches 14,575,808 By _the United Press With tabulations from onmly five states complete In Tuesday's na- tional election, the popular vote for president totalled 35.499.390 today, according te United Press figures. Of that number Herbert Hoover had 20.923,582 and Alfred E. Smith 14.575.808. Hoover's plurality was 6341,774