New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1928, Page 1

News of th World By Associated Press ESTABLGSHED 190 SNOW STORNS ADD GREAT SUFFERING Flooded Ares-of Kamsas, Mis- souri and Oklaboma in Distress DOZEN DEAD AND MISSING Property Damage Due to Floods Runs ’ato Millions—Relief Opera- tions Now Well Organised—Hcrolc Rescues are Relatod, Kansas City, Nov. 19.—(M—Snow fell generally over the flooded areas of Kansas, Missouri ahd Oklahoma today, intensitying the suffering and hardship of thousands of persons driven from thelr homes by over- flows which followed an un- precedented November downpour. With the known toll of dead and| missing standing at a dozen, addi-| tional lives were endangered by pos- sible outbreaks of disease expected to follow the severe climatic change which held the temperature in the lower thirties. Loss is Millions The property damage due to the floo , runs into the milllons, the prineipal loss being to crops, live- stock and flooded homes and busl- ness buildings in widely scattered sections. Railroad companies suffer- ed neavily through damaged road- be s and bridges, Which caused & two-day annulment of trains on many roads. ‘With the crest of the flood passing from central and north eastern Kansas uplands the danger was in- creased in southeastern Kansas where much of the turbulent over- flow will leave the state in & few large streams. Biggest Toll of Life The biggest toll of life at a single point came at Ottawa, Kansas, Satur- day night when swirling waters cap- sized a motorboat in which Dr. Ralph Shiras and Dr. J. Ward 8mith had heroically carried on rescue operations, The other victims were Mrs. C. C. Jones and her two small daughters, whom the physicians had removed from their flooded home in the Marais Des Cygne lowlands. Mr. and Mrs. J. Payne, and their three-yearfold child were drowned near Hartshorne, Okla.,, last night while fording Bushy . Creek in & wagon. The family was returning to its home in Arkanses after closq of the. Ollahoma cotten-picking season. Mrs. Payne's body was the only one recovered. Mrs, Grace Tucker stepped from the porch of her inundated home at Wellington, - Mo., Saturday and (Continued on Page 4.) KENTUCKY ALSO HAS DISASTROUS FLOODS Cumberland River Over- flowing Near Pineville— Several Drowned Pineville, Ky., Nov. 19 (M—The Cumberland river, swollen by 36 hours of rain, went on a rampage in this vicjnity today, causing the deaths of three men, driving families Miving in the lowlands of four com- munities from their homes, and in- undating parts of the business dis- trict of Middlesboro, Ky. The manager of the Virginia Har- land Coal Corporation at Tejay, Ky., reported the deaths of three em- ployees of the company today. Lawrence Wiles, Melvin Catron and C. 8. 8aylor, who were killed about 16 miles from Pineville. They had moticed a large mass of wreckage being swept down the Cumberland, and walked out on a bridge to view it. The wreckage was hurled against the bridge with such force that it tore the bridge out, throwing the men into the torrent. Their bodies were not recovered: . Residents of the low-lying parts of Pineville, Harlan, Barbourville and Middlesboro, were driven from their homes by the high water. It was thought the flood would equal that of 1918, in which water to a depth of four feet stood in the business dis- trict. Nearly all roads in the vicin- ity are under water, and this morn- ing the flood still was rising. A A steady rain which started at midnight Saturday was a contribut- ing cause to the high water. Hazard, Ky, Nov. 19 (M—An all’ night rain that continued without let up this morning forced the Kentucky river out of its banks today, flooding the business part of Neon, near here, disrupting wire communication and generally causing grave alarm. Drinking in Chicago Schools Being Probed Chicago, Ill, Nov. 19 (UP)—Up- per class boys and girls of private and parochial schools in the West 33rd street district were questioned by police and coroner’s deputies to- day in an attempt to determine * whether gin and whisky is being sold to school children in that lo- cality. The investigtaion into high scheol drinking was brought sbout by the killing of 18 year old Willlam Adomaytis, public school pupil. by Anthony Juskus, alleged proprietor of an ice cream parior which sold liquor to school children. SURVIVORS IN VAUDEVILLE New York, Nov. 19 UM—Three of the rescued members of the Vestris crew are to make g vaudeville tour at $65 & week, to describe their ex- periences in the disaster. " NEW BRITAIN HERALD of Former Presideat of U. S. LASIOCIATED Pacss (Ui vees) DR. GEORGE HARDING DR, HARDING DIES FOLLOWING STROKE Father of Late President Was 85 Yoars of Age OF HISTORICAL LINEAGE Was Named For Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Governor Tryom of Connecticut—Promincnt in G. A. R. and Red Cross Work. Banta Ana, Cal, Nov. 19 UP—Dr. George Harding, father of the late President Warren G. Harding, died here this morning as the result of a paralytic stroke last Friday. He was 85 years old. Dr. Harding came here two weeks ago from Marion, O., to spend the winter. Severely Paralyzed ) Dr, Harding who had looked for- ‘ward to & season among soms of his old comrades, Civil War veterans whom he sometimes treated, was un- conscious much of the time after the stroke. The paralysis affected his entire right side and his vocal or- gans. In the few conscious moments he had after the stroke, he was un- able to speak. Mrs. Harding and a daughter, Mrs. Carl Votaw, of Washington, D. C., were at the bedside, as was Mrs. E. E. Remsberg, another daughter at whose home he had been staying. It was announced that funeral services would be held here and that/the body would be sent to Ohio tomorrow for burial. ‘Was Prominent Man Dr. George Tryon Harding, father of the late President Warren G. Harding. prominent in fraternal af- fairs, activities of the Red Cross and in medical socleties, with a lineage that dated back into early American (Continued on Page 10) Parents, 6 Children, Near Death From Fames of Gas Water Heater VESTRIS INQUIRY ~ CONTINUED TODAY Owners of Lost Liner Deny Warning by Radio Kew York, Nov. 19 (F)—Denial on behalf of the owners of the British steamship Vestris that they caused the captain to delay 8 O 8. calls' had focussed attention on ra- dio messages obtained by Federal Attorney Charles H. Tuttle, who is conducting an inquiry into the dis. aster. David Cook, vice president of Sanderson and S8on, American agents for Lamiport and Holt, issued this statement: “We had no message from Cap- tain Carey until after we had asked him what was his trouble. The first we knew of any trouble on the Ves- tris was about 10:15 Monday morn- ing (Nov. 12) when somebody at station WOR called us up to ask if we had heard the 8 O 8. which the Vestris was sending out and which their station was picking up. I im- mediately rang up the Radio Ma- rine corporation and asked them for details which they gave me. I then instructed them to send a wireless to Captain Carey asking him what his trouble was and his reply was the first communication we had from him. United States Attorney Tuttle is wasting his time trying to unearth some message between Cap- tain Carey and me before the § O 8. was sent out.” Radio Files Wanted Mr. Tuttle has subpoenaed the radio files of merchant ships, in- cluding the Voitaire, of the Lam- port and Holt line, which was the nearest of its ships to the Vestris when she sank. He also has ob- tained navy records of all radio messages concerning the Vestris (Continued on Page 14) .| for commercial purposes. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDA AP HAVE RIGHT OF LEASIAG LAND May Hold Caifforaia Property Tor Use as Hospitals SUPREME GOURT RULINGS Another Decision Holds Chain Drug Stores are Entitled to Licenses Notwithstanding State Laws Re- garding Pharmacist Ownerships. ‘Washington, Nov. 19.—(M—Cali- fornia's attempt to prevent corpora- tions composed of Japanese from leasing land in that state for hos- pital purposes failed in supreme court today when the court ruled that the Japanese treaty granted that right. Ruling in a case from Los Angeles ' brought against K. Tashiro and other ' Japanese physicians, who wanted to 'open a Japanese hospital there, the court declared the treaty authorising Japanese corporations to lease land for commercial purposes permitted leasing for hospital purposes, but not | for agricultural purposes. State Not Satisfied The California state courts had held that the corporation which the Japanese physicians had formed was entitled under the treaty with Japan to incorporation for the purpose of leasing land for the hospital, but the state’ was unwilling to accept that view, insisting that in line with its alien land and other laws it had the right to prohibit Japanese from leas- ing land for hospital purposes. The state courts took the position that the proposed lease was in the nature of a commercial enterprise, distinct from the right of the state to prohi- bit Japanese from acquiring land for farming purposes, and that it was provided for in the treaty which permitted Japanese to acquire land Chain Drug Stores Corporation operating chain drug stores’ were declared by the court to be entitled to licenses notwithstand- ing state laws providing that the owners of sucl' stores must be regis- tered pharmacists. The court de- clared a Pennsylvania law of that pature Jdnvalid and unconstitutjonal. Justices Holmes and Brandels dis- sented, asscrting that corporations should not be granted the exception they insisted upon, asserting that in the sale of poisons and drugs, states had the police power to confine li- i censes for drug stores to registered.) pharmacists, The controversy reached the su- preme court in a case brought by the Louls K. Liggett company, which was denied a license for a drug store in ‘Hanover, Penn,- because' of the state law providing that such Ili- censes could only be granted to re- gistered pharmacists. Other corporations conducting chain drug stores were permitted by the sipreme court to file briefs sup- porting the contention that such a law was unconstitutional and invalid. The chain drug stores declared that the public was fully protected in the compounding of prescriptions by their employment of registered phar- macists to have charge of the pre- scription counters. K. K. K. Is Criticised In an opinion delivered 'by Jus- (Continued on Page 14) Rockwell Avenue Family Found Under Influence of Carbon Monoxide— All Expected to Recover. Strewn about the rooms of their tenement at 104 ‘Rockwell avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herpst and their six children, whose ages range from 3 to 11 years, were found about 11 o'clock Saturday night by Loufs Fanfon just in time to preclude as- phyxiation. Some of the family were unconscious and others were rapidly becoming so, the fumes from a wa- ter heater operated by gas having formed gases of the kind which have claimed many lives in various places. Fanion, who lives in the tenement above that occupied by the Herpst tamily, had occasion to call before | retiring, and he was amazed at the sight that greeted him. On the floor, in bed, in various positions and under varying degrees of near suffocation, were the eight persons. There was not an open window in the tenement and the gas fumes were so thick that Fanion was af- fected before he had been inside more than a few minutes. Redlizing that the quickest of ac- tion must be taken, Fanion sum- moned Dr. Vincent Mendillo, who treateéd all the victims, including Fanion. Herpst told him he had lighted the gas hed'ter to prepare water ! for the children’s bath and the fumes filled the tenement so quickly nebody knew what had hap- pened. Officer John O’'Keefe learn- ed of the case at 11:20 o'clock and made an immediate investigation. He communicated with police head- quarters and remained about the house until the victims recovered. Legislation is under consideration to correct the condition caused by escaping gas fumes, on account of the numerous cases of asphyxiation reported of late. It is proposed to | $150; George LeWitt, $100; Michael | Relief After Accident (Spectal to the Horald) Platnville, Nov. 19—Despite se- rious purnts inflicted by the explo- sion of a gasoline lantern in his hands, Leslle M. Atwater, 23, last evening drove a small coupe con- taining himself, two small children, also badly burned, and their moth- er, over nearly four miles of nar- row, rut-lined, dirt roads to secure medical attention for the three sut- ferers. Leroy Tuttle, 3, is in a criti- cal condition at the New Britain General hospital, where Atwater is also confined, while Bertha Tuttle, 4, was permitted to go home last night after her burns had been treated at that institution. The accident occurred about 6| o'clock in the cottage of Dwight H. Tuttle near the Plainville reservoir on Bradiey mountain. Atwater, who is Mrs. Tuttle's brother and lives with the Tuttles, had just lighted DEMOCRATS REPORT , NOVEMBER 19, 1928, —EIGHTEEN PAGES Man Burned By Lantern Explosion |DR, C. R, WITTE ENDS Drives With Two Litt Four Miles to Off - Leslie M. Atwater, 'Suffering Intense Pain, Takes Nephew and Niece Over Rutty Country Road for ‘LU0 ‘projpanyy g Jpy 1010Uw0) on Plainville Farm— Leroy Tuttle, 3, In Critical Condition. the gasoline “lantern preparatory to going out to the barn. It did not #seem to give as much light as usual, 80 he paused, bent over the lan- tern, and attempted to adjust it. As he did so0, the lantern exploded al- most in his face and sent the burn- ing gasoline directly into the face of Leroy Tuttle, who was standing near. The flaming liquid set the kitchen afire but the blaze was quickly extinguished. The Tuttle boy was terribly burned about the face and on both hands and arms as far as the el- bows. Atwater received burns also on the face and right forearm, of only comparatively less severity, while Bertha Tuttle was slightly burned on the left side of the fore- head. Mrs. Tuttle was not injured. Heedless of his blistered hand and (Continued on Page 14) RIGKEY PRESIDENT 55973 EXPENSES List of Bills Paid Filed in City Clerk's Olfice | PARTY 'HAS $1,51 BALANCE National Committec Given Donation of $1,000, But Gerard Returns ,000—300 Names On List of . Contributors to Cause. Campaign expenditures of - §5,- 973.50 and a balance on hand of $1,151.88 are shown in the report on the last election, filed today at the office of the town clerk by Chairman John E. R. Keevers of the demo- cratic town committes. Contribu. tiona totaled to which was added a balance of $28.83, left over from the last city election. A donation of $1,600 was made to the national committes for appor- tionnient through the state and in the division of this amount, Treas. urer James W. Gerard sent back to the locq committee $1,000. About' 200 names appear on the list ot contributors, the amounts ranging from $1 to $250, the latter amount being given by several of the prominent ‘party men’ and office holders. More than a score of women who sponsored cand parties sent the committee amounts averag- ing about $25 for each party. The donors of larger amounts and their contributions are: B. F. Gaffney, $260; W. J. Farley, $250; P. F. McDonough, $250; J. P. Bullivan, $250; W. T. Morrissey, Bannan, $100; Johnstone Vance,| $100; J M. Curtin, $100; Dr. George W. Dunn, $100; Dr. P. W. Fox, §100; Robert Lee, $100; = M. C. LeWitt, $100; George Dobson, $100; F. M. Zimmerman, $100; Thomas F. Mc-| Doriough, $100; state central com- mittee, $1,000; Helen K. McCabe, | $50; J.° T. O'Connor, $50; Joseph Wratschke, $50; Mary E. Byrne, $50; Sgmuel Sablotsky, $50; Dr. Avitable, (Continued on Page 14) DU PONT COMPANY TO SPLIT UP ITS STOCK Also Gives Extra Dividend of $4.75—Kennecott Cop- per Raises Payments ‘Wilmington, Del., Nov. 19 (#—The E. L Du Pont De Nemours & Co., today declared the regular dividend of $2.50 per cent on the common stock, an extra dividend of $4.75, and called a meeting of stockholders to split up the stock on the basis of 3% to one. The board of directors was in- creased from 31 to 33 members and one of the new places was filled by the election of T. 8. Grasselli, of the Graselll Chemical Company of Cleveland. Of the extra dividend $3.75 repre- sents the proceeds of the General | Motors dividend received by the company, the other dollar coming from the Du Pont Company's earnings. Both dividends are payable to stockholders of record December 1. The regular dividend of $2.50 a share is payable December 15 and the extra dividend of $4.75 on Jan- uary §. ‘The special meeting of stockhold- ers was calied for December 14 when | they will be asked to authorize a new issue of 15,000,000 shares of stock with a par value of $20 a share in place of 5,000,000 shares. It was stated the dividend rate of the new stock probably would be $4 a share. Directors of Kennecolp Copper Company declared a quarterly divi- dend of $2 today, placing the com- mon stock on an §8 annual basis. Only three months ago the dividend rate was raised from §5 to §6 an- nually by a quarterly payment of require heaters 10 be connected with OF BUSINESS BODY Banker Elected Leader of Cham- ber of Commerce Today SEC. BENSON RETAINED Steve Robb, Who Has Been Tempor- ary President, Declines to Accept Permanent Appointment to Office —Hawkins Again Treasurer. Pardon C. Rickey, ‘executive first vice president of the Commercial Trust Co.,, was elected by unanimous vote to be president of the Cham- ber of Commerce, at the first meet- 18 "of. the newly elected beard of directors at ness.today. Nr. Rickey was nominated by Steve Robb, who has Been acting . PARDON C. RICKEY president since July 30, when W. E. Attwood resigned because of a dis- agreement with Chamber policies. Mr. Robb was first choice for the presidency by the directors because of the fact that he was acting presi- dent and it was felt that he should be continued in cffice. He declinea to accept the nomination, stating that the position should go to a man who had a wider circle of con- tacts among the city's diversified in- dustrial and mercantile interests. he said he did not know of anyone as fitted for the position as Mr. Rickey. (Continued on Page 5) HOOVER GOES ABOARD BATTLESHIP MARYLAND All Ready for Good-Will Trip— Greets School Children at ‘Wilmington, Calif. San Pedro, Cal, Nov. 19 (P—Her- o'clock this morning from Palo Alto, and went immediately aboard the battleship Maryland for his good-will trip to South America. A few minutes before the arrival, the president-elect's train paused for two minutes at Wilmington, Cal., while a throng of school children cheered %ildly at their first glimpse of ‘the nation’s next chief executive. Hoover appeared on the platform of his car, smiled broadly and ad- dressed a few words to the eager crowd of youngsters. ‘The train almost immediately got under way again and steamed into 8an Pedro near the harbor dock where the president-elect’s good will voyage to South America begins at sea. s1.80. ey JFE WITH BULLET wny Meat Tnspector Shoots Sell at Slanghter House EXPIRES IN AMBULANCE Wams Visitors Away, Saying “You Might Wouldn't Like"—Recognized as Specialist in His Field. Dr..Charles R. Witte, for a num- ber of years inspector at the mu- nicipal abattoir, shot himself through the head shortly after 2! o'clock this afternoon at his desk | in the abattoir near the Town Farm | on Rocky Hill avenue and died én the way to New Britain General hospital in the police ambulance. Captain George J. Kelly was noti- | fled by telephone by Sanitary In-| spector Thomas Crowley and Ser- geant P. A. McAvay and Officer Mc- Cabe were detailed to investigate, at | Hear Something You bert Hoover arrived here at 9:40 | 20 o'clock. About 10 minutes later, the patrol backed up to the hos: pital and Dr. David P. Waskowitz, who had been summoned to the; abattolr, arrived at about the same | time. Before having Dr. Witte taken out of the patrol, Dr. Waskowitz as- | certained that he was dead. Former Policeman Thomas Rous- kie, who assists Dog Warden Thomas Riley, was near the abattoir when the shooting occurred, the dog pound being on the same property. He was on the patrol wagon on the trip to the hospital and noticed that life appeared extinct & few minutes before the hospital was reached. Waras Visitors Away Dr. Waskowitz communicated by telephcne with Dr. John Purney, as- sistant medical examiner, and th2 latter ordered the body takea to the undertaking parlors of B. C. Porter N by Ao ov. 17th ... PRICE THREE CENTS BOY DIES IN BURNING BARN BEHIND HOME 0 PAL ESCAPES Retires as Local Chief Of Democratic Forces JOUN E. R. KEEVERS DEMOCRATIC LEADER - TORESIGN HIS POST Keevers Retires Tonight as Chairman of Town Sons. Word of the shooting was sent to Mrs. Willlam Flagg of Monroe street, daughter of Dr. White. Sergeant McAvay left the hospital at once and returned to the abattoir to ascertain the identity of a man and woman who were reported to have been in an automobile when Dr. Witte told them to drive off, saying, according to report: “You better not stay here. You might hear something you wouldn't like.” ized as Expert Dr. Witte peceived his training for the profemsion of a veferinarian at New York university. With the rais. ing of standards for milk, meat and food inspectork in recent years, of- ficials qualified for such work be- come more and more scarce in this state and he was recognized as one of the outstanding members of the certified group, both from a stand- point of training and experience. Word of Dr. Witte's tragic end stunned his assoclates in the health department at city hall and had the effect, of halting work in all other joffices as the shocking news spread about the municipal building. In connection with his work at the slaughter house, Dr. Witte made idally trips to the municipal build- {ing, spending a few minutes in the office of the health department and ‘ncca-\onally stopping off at other ©Offices to exchange pleasantries. Dr. Witte became connected with the health department in 1916 and had served continuously since that time. | Asks For Forgiveness Inspector Crowley discovered Dr, Witte seated at his desk when he went to drive him away from the jabattoir. He was still breathing. He had placed a clean towel on his desk and a mirror on it, indicating that he had watched himself firing the shot. In his cap on top of the 'desk was found a note reading, in (Continued on Page 15) WILD BULL MARKET 1§ CHECKED BY SELLING Losses of $1 to $10 a Share Interspersed With Gains New York, Nov. 19 (P—Waves of sclling, representing profit taking by large and small speculators, swept through the stock market today, checking the wild “bull” movement which broke all trading records in last week's market. Losses of $1 to nearly $10 a share were distributed | jover a wide list but they were in- terspersed with a sprinkling of size- able gains, Anaconda Copper was brought forward as a “bull” leader in the| early afternoon and marked up more than $8 a share to a new high rec- ord at $108. New -Haven railroad stock crossed $70 a share for the first time since 1916. American Ra- diator, Johns Manville, Liquid Car- bonic, May Department Stores, Shell Union, Phillips Petroleum, Virginia Carolina Chemical and Paramount Famous Lasky also were pushed into new high ground. Montgomery - Ward, probably the greatest indiviQual market sensation of the year, advanced $4 a share to a new high record at $428 and then broke to $419. Packard Motors ad- Committee John E. R. Keevers, chairman of the democratic town committee since 1922, will ask his colleague at a special meeting tonight to relieve bim of his duties. Following as it does the announce- ment by Alderman William H. Judd that he will quit the chairmanship of the republican town committee, it will make it necessary for both po- litical groups to meek about for new leaders. Alderman Judd, declining offers of support for the senatorial nomin- atton last summer, made public his intention of retiring from the town committee after the presidential election, and reiterated his statement last week, saying the filing of elec- tion expenses and contributions would probably be his last official act. Chairman Keevers said today he believes that it is time for him to step out and make room for other democrats to carry on. His chair- manship of the committee has been marked by progress in the Jefferson- jan party. He was elected to the po- sition in 1922 shortly after his ap- pointment by Mayor Paonessa to the chairmanship of the fire board. He (Continued on Page 14) PAINTER FALLS DOING HUMAN FLY’ STUNT Fails to Make Second Window to Window Journey In an attempt to climb from the outside of one window to the sill of another five feet away, John J. O'Toole, age 43 years of 46 Whit- ing street, fell from the second story of the Ashley building on Main street about 8:30 o'clock this morn- ing and ‘sustained injuries that ne- cessitated his removal to the New Britain General hospital. He is a painter and was employ- ed by the M. A. Manning Co. of Middletown. The. concern is paint- ing the interior of the Ashley build- ing on the second floor. O'Toole wanted to get into a room towards the front of the building but the door was locked. He climbed out onto the window sill in the room on the south side of the building in which he and the other workmen were working and using two small hooks in the brigk wall which serve to fasten back blinds when they are open, as foot rests, he made the trip. He successfully got over but on the way back. the hook nearest to the window which was his return| destination, bent under his weight, | his foot slipped and he dropped. In the descent, his body struck a wooden horse in the alleyway. He was taken to the hospital reg- istering at 8:55 o'clock. An exami- nation disclosed that he was suf- fering from abrasions about the body and an injury to his left #houlder. His condition is not se- rious. vanced fractionally to a mew high and then fell $4 under Saturday's close. Wright Aeronautical dropped $9.50 a share, Radio $6.50, Mexican Beaboard §5 and at least two score others fell §3 to $¢ a share. ndency to Orders 100 to $00 shares, with the result that the tieker again fell nearly an hour be- w College Athletes Paid For Summer Ball, Charges New York, Nov. 19 M—Charges that college NLAWLOR ST, SIMILAR FATE Frank Calvo, Aged 5, Caught in Flames Thought Set With Matches — Firemen Force Way Into Fire With Hose. Mother of Little Victim Frantic With Grief as Efforts Are Made to Save Her Child—Father Could Not Be Located. Frank Calvo, aged five years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Calvo of 124 Lawlor street, was burned to death this noon in a fire in & load of hay stored in a barn owned by his father in the rear of their home. He and a little playmate, Edward 8mith, who lives next door, were last seen playing together in the yard. One of the boys had taken some matches from his home and it is believed that this was the cause of the fire. ‘The mother of the child was doing her housework when she looked. out the window and saw the barn, a low rambling structure with a stable and garage adjoining it, in flames. : Hurrying out,” she met young 8mith who told her that Frank was still inside. The Smith boy had barely gotten out of the place. The barn was a seething mass of flames by this time and it was impossible for anyone to get inside. A neighbor turned in an alarm from Box 434 half way down Clark street towards North. This brought the fire apparatus to the scene. In the meantime, someone else had scen the blaze and had turped in an alarm from ‘Box 421 at Lasalle street. Fight Way in With Hoee ‘When the firemen arrived, the fire had become a holocaust. As they hurriedly laid their lines of hose, the frantic mother ran to them screech- ing that her boy was inside. This caused the firemen to rip the doors off and with spurting hose, they blasted thelr way inside. The hay was piled from the floor to the ceiling and was a veritable furnace. With three lines of hose playing on it, the firemen were soon able to start pitching it out into the yard. Half a dozen or more of the members of the various companies with pitchforks, flung he hay out of this structure. As they went deeper and deeper into the pile, they began to disbelieve that the boy was inside. They tried to reassure the mother but the would not be comforted. Boy's Body Feund Finally, in the far corner of the building, down near the floor to Wwhich a tunnel had been bored, little blackened arm was seen. The firemen reached down and gave & tug and the body came from under the smoking embers. A hushed call to Fire Chiefs Wil- liam J. Noble and Michael Souney “We've found him,” caused Chief Noble to call immediately for the ambulance and for the medical ex- aminer. The word quickly spread that the boy had been found and neighbors crowded about the grief-stricken and frenzied mother trying to com- fort and quiet her. Dr. John Purney. medical examiner, arrived and viewed the body which had been (Continued on Page 14) BOY SUFFOCATED AS HE HIDES IN TRUNK Body of 10 Year Old Hunt- ington Child Is Found in Attic Shelton, Nov. 19 (M—Following a tsearch that was started yesterday |afternoon and concluded this morn- ing the body of Edward W. Parkins, 10 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Parkins of Huntington, was found at 10 o'clock in a trunk in the attic of the Parkins home where the boy had evidently gone to hide after he had refused to go riding with his parents yesterday after- noon. Mrs. Parkins called Edward yesterday afternoon to join the rest of the family on a ride but he re- sponded that he did not care to go. Shortly after he could not be found but no alarm was felt then by his parents who thought he would return as he had donme on previous occasions when he jeft home. When he failed to appear this morning the parents became alarmed and instigated a search which finally led to the attic. Im tions of the country were receiving as much as $150 a month for play- ing baseball during vacation times were made on the floor of the §0th annual convention of the Amatesr Athletic Union today by L. DI Beme- detto, of New Orieans. moving a trunk it was moticed that it seemed unusually heavy and upon opening it the bey’'s bedy was feund. Dr. F. 1. Nettieton, the mesicl on- amiser, who was summened. s sounced Gesth Gus to tocats There arc seven