New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1928, Page 1

®] News of the World . ESTABLGHED 180 an THREE NEW BRITAIN MEN | NEW BRITAIN HERALD IN BIG REDISTILLING PLANT . FOUND ON BURLINGTON FARM ¢ Facilities for Handling 1,000 Gallons Un- 2 earthed By Sleuths at Pond Place—Owners Are Under Arrest By Salvatore Battaglia, James Lamonte and Edward J. | Maietta of This City Be Given Hearing This Afternoon. Hartford, Nov. 26 (—A success- ful raid on a 1,000-gallon redistilling plant in Burlington was conducted last night by police at the so-called PPond farm. & The officers arrested five men and brought them to Hartford where they are expected to be returned to , Burlington for a preliminary hear- ing before a justice of the peace. They gave their names as Salva- tcre Battaglia, James Lemonte and Edward J. Maietta all of New Brit- ain. Later the owners of the farm, Salvatore Genovese and Sebastiano Mallia, were arrested by the of- ficers. Ky { SELECTMAN GUILTY " OF DRUNKEN DRIVING Majewicz Admits Charge and Pays Fine of $100 Second Selectman Kasimer Ma- Jewisz, aged 37, of 37 Lyman street, pleaded guilty to the charge of op- crating an automobile while under the influence of liquor and was fined $100 and costs by Judge H. P. Roche in police court today, on rec- ommendation of Prosecuting Attor- ney J. G. Woods Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz represented Majewicz, “who was arrested last Tuesday night by Sergeant T. J. Feeney. Mr. Woods said Majewicz was in- , toxicated when arrested. No other | svidence was offered and Majewicz did not take the stand. His wife Is recovering from & fracture of the skull and other in- _<uries sustained in a fall from his automobile on Beaver street shortly hefore he was arrested. They were returning from a wedding where liquor was served, according to the @ olice, and Mrs. Majewicz is be- lieved to have become alurmed at the speed and recklessness of the driving, and jumped out, . on her head. Gov. Smith Arrives N In Atlanta for Visit & Atlanta, Ga., Nov. — En route east after a v gulf coast, Governor Smith of New York arrived here today for a one day visit to Atlanta as the guest of Major John 8. Cohen, editor of the Atlanta Journal and democratic na- ‘ional committeeman for Georgia. » A motor trip during the forenoon to the Stone mountain Confederate memorial near here, an informal luncheon at Eastlake Country club and a round of golf in the afternoon with Bobby Jones comprised governor's program. He and his party will leave for New York to- , night. A Maryland’s Delay May Cause Change in Plans fantiago, Chile, No 26 (UP)— *The Maryland's.delay, caused by the xale Saturday, may cause a further change in President-Elect Hoover's plans here it was learned today. Trans-Andine trains run on alter- nate day Hoover, due to arrive Saturday afternoon, December 8, must either leave at § m. Sunday, _or wait until Tuesda train may be arrang always difficult because the railroad route is in three stages—each stage .lm\‘lng different track gauges. 14 Lost Off Algeria When Steamer Sinks Algiers, Algeria, Nov. 26 (UP)— The coasting steamer Cesa-ce sank with & loss of 14 lives during the week-end gale on the Mediterranean , The steamer wents down 1,000 "Yards off the coast opposite Cape (axine, near here, Fishermen work- ed all night but could save only four of the crew of 18. They were | ~anable to get close to the vessel in the mountainous waves. HICKEY TESTIFIES Hartford, Nov. 26 UP—County De. Mactive Edward J. Hickey was called before the Special grand jury this afternoon for further questioning regarding his investigations into the affairs of Roger W. Watkins, former Hartford broker now serving a prison sentence for illegal stock transactions. striking | the | Faselle Growing Beard As Result of Wager Street Superintendent Eugene Faselle is rapidly taking on a patriarchal appearance as each day adds new growth to a beard which is not supposed to feel the sharp edge of a razor until Christmas Day. Faselle was on the wrong end of a wager, the nature of which he has not di- vulged, but he promises to live up to his agreement and not shave. The first few days of the shaggy growth drew lite com- ment, but when Faselle reported for duty today with the week- end’s results more pronounced he was pressed for explanation, which he gave after much reti- cence. WOULD ABANDON CENTRAL SCHOOL arents and Teachers' Associa- tion Believes Building Unfit SENDS _REPORT T0 BOARD, Children Returm to Classes With Gym Suits Under Street Clothes Because of Lack of Lockers and Shower Baths Abanionment of the present Cen- tral Junior High school plant which is declared to be unsatisfactory be- cause of its location in the center of the city whgre traffic is especially heavy is one of the several recom- mendations of the Central Junior High school Parents and Teachers association in a report which is to be sent to the school board. It is expected that in the report | the assoclation will ask that if abandonment of the school is found fmpractical, certain improvements be made especially in the gymnasium and dressing quarters. Tt will be pointed out that because of the fact that there are few lock- ers in the school the children Lave to wear their gymnasium suits to school. There are no showers and the children are obliged to go to their classrooms after a period of exercise in the gymnasium. The association, appointed a com- mittee of five to study the question and bring in a report. The report will be submitted to the school com- mittee on December 14. The committee working on the proposition consists of John E. Cur- tin, chairman; Joseph Lamb, George Taylor, Stanley Hunt, and Mrs. Jo- seph Recor, DYSON GETS ANSWER | NEW BRITAIN, WYOMING'S SKIPPER TELLY OF RESCUES Capt. Overstreet, U. 5. N., Wit- ess at Vestris Investigation (CONPANY GIVES STATEMENT Breakdown After Quizzing. New York, Nov. 26 UP—Captaip Luther Martin Overstreet, U. 8. N,, jcommander of the battleship Wyo- ming, was the first witness today at ’lhe federal inquiry into the sinking jof the Lamport and Holt liner Ves- (tris two weeks ago today, telling of his ship's part in the rescue work. 250 Miles O The Wyoming was 250 miles away when the Vestris reported by radio 1at 10 o'clock in the morning that it | was sinking off the Virginia Capes. It reached the scene early the next morning, first saving a negro fire- man on an improvised raft and then five women clinging to an overturn- ed lifcboat. Captain Overstreet criticized the lifebelts on the Vestris, saying that they were constructed in such a way that the head of the wearer was unsupported and in an exhaust- ed condition could fall forward into the water. They should be built close under the chin, he said, to | hold the head up and higher in back to support the head there. With such high built belts, he testified, a swimmer could remain alive al- though half drowned and worn out with the buffeting of the waves. 20 Hours Limit He estimated that 20 hours would be the limit of human endurance in the water in waves such as there were during the rescue work. “It is remarkable,” he said, “that any of those women stood the beat- ing of the sea all night long.” United States who is conducting the inquiry, ask- ed Capt. Overstrect if he knew of any existing lifebelts of better con- struction than those on the Vestris. “I believe our navy litebclts do support the head and shoulders more efficiently,” the captain re- plied. Harry Wheeler, superintendent of | the Lamport and Holt Line, testi- fied next, expressing the opinion that the leaks that sank the Ves- tris might have been caused by any one of four possibilities. Other witnesses have told of many leaky doors and ports and | have said that water apparently was rushing into the hull also from some other source which could not be located. Four Causes The four possible causes for this leaking suggested by Wheeler were: Rupture of the shell plate, parting of seam rivets, fracturing of & sea connection and straining of coal ports and side doors by heavy seas. (Continued on Page Two) MERCURY DIPS DOWN FROM MAYOR TODAY Declines to Reveal Reply to Demand for Retraction George H. Dyson, chairman of the general committee on the World War memorial dedication, who felt | the sting of Mayor Paonessa’s criti- |cism in the common council la | Wednesday night to the extent that | he demanded retraction in a letter : sent to the mayor, today received a reply, but declined to divulge the | contents of the letter from Paonessa. Mr. Dyson said he would consult his attorney and have an answer | ready for public print tomorrow. He did not say whether the letter was satisfactory to him or whether 1 would result in dropping the con- troversy. Mayor Paonessa was ask- {ed for a copy, but he refused to give out the letter for publication or al- low of its perusal. The memorial committee chalr- man and its secretary, Councilma Rodger W. Whitman, were criticlzee and charged with partiality in selecting committee members, the claims being made by the mayor that the committee recommended by Mr. Dyson was not of cosmopoli-- tan make-up. Rumania to Erect Statue In Memory of Wilson Bucharest, Rumania, Nov. 26 (P —Rumania’s gratitude to the United States for helping her unite the Transylvanians and other Ru- manians with the fatherland will be expressed in enduring form by the erection of a monument to Woodrow Wilson at Alba Julia, Transylvania, the historic seat of . Rumania’s independence. | It is hoped that it will be possible to lay the corner stone of this monu- ment during the great national celebrations of Rumania's unity next May. Rumanians living in States already have given gencrous- {1y to a fund for the memorial to which the Rumanian government alsn will probably contribute a large share. The movement in the United States has been led by Ille Voyvod, | ia wealthy Rumanian whose home is in Warren, O. the United | Thermometers Record 20 Above Zero at Day- break Today New Britain experienced its cold- est weather of the season today, thermometers at daybreak register- ing 20 degree above zero. The 108 degrees over a period of five months. The shivering householder, wrap- ped in an old sweater salvaged from the attic or the cellar maybe, ru- nnn.\tod as he poked the recalcitrant furnace, on the fact that last July, thermom:ters which registered no pigher than 120 were useless on the hottest duy, while those whose maxi- | mum figures reached 130, recorded a temperature of 128. Today the same thermometer showed a tem- perature at least than they have been at any since last spring. time Prior to this morning, the tem- | perature has not been below freez- | ing this fall, although it has reached that point one or twice. Yesterday, despite a sunshine which looked warm but wasn’t, a cold wind came up, which gathered momentum as it increased in chilli- ness. In the evening, a cold grey sky, minus the welcome red, but tinged | with an aquamarine shade of green, showed promise of a real wintry day. Threats of a storm had abated to a considerable degree this morning, although the cold wind continued, and sent motorists scurrying to fill- ing stations where the demand for' alcohol is reported to exceed the @ cams of the most visionary boot- legger. Predictions of a New England Thanksgiving of the kind famous in story and tradition. with the water frozen in .he brooks - snow blocking the driveways and the wintry winds howling and wail- ing through the eaves, were not un- | common, Hoover to Get Priceless Golden Inca Shield Lima, Peru, Nov. 26 (UP)—A priceless goldenishield of the Inca Era will be among the gifts typical of the country which will be given to President-Elect Hoover while he CONNECTICUT, WHERE HOOVER WILL LAND Attorney Tuttle, | TOFALL'S LOW MARK had been a drop of at le'ls(] 10 degrees lower | d streams, | | Herbert Hoover is scheduled | rece! Punta Arenos, Costa Rica, tomorrow. proceed to Dan Jose, the capital. ! governor’s office at Punta Arenos where Hoover will De|be able to do much to accomplish & Ny, iIII( D, "“rtr ‘Maryland Ol Honduras Town b | people who live at this port, the first MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1928. —TWENTY PAGES AMAPALA STGHTS HOOVER'S PARTY Early This Morning 4000 PEOPLE ON HAND i g 2,98 Resktents ot Toguc- C, © Ligy, a,,,L T i S00d-Will Vo _ 2 Amapala, Honduras, Nov. 26 (#— The U. 8. § Maryland, bearing Pres- ident-elect Hoover on a good will voyage to Lati*America, was sight- ed off Amapala at §:15 o'clock this morning. ySeaport o Greet First Stop of | 4,000 On Hand At least 4,000 of the 5,000 or so stopping place on Mr. Hoover's trip were on hand ready to welcome the president-elect. Hundreds of prom- inent residents of Tegucigalpa, the capital, also were on hand. Craft Decorated Hundred of small craft in Fonseca Bay formed a lane through which' the launches from the Maryland carrying the Hoover party were to| pass. The boats were brilliantly to land at the above wharf in From this port he will The picture below shows the ived, ENTIRE BYRD PARTY FINALLY ASSEMBLED Units Gather in New Zea- land for South Polar Dash Wellington, N. Z, Nov. 26 (®) — All the units of Commander Rich- ard E. Byrd's antarctic expedition were assembled at Dunedin for the first time since the first con- tingent left the United States. Commander Byrd will leave for the barque City of New other supply ship will leave soon afterwards. It was announced that Richard Brophy of New York, the expedi- tian’s business manager, had been appointed second in command. Part of the expedition, which to- tals 80 persons, came to Dunedin aboard the supply ship Eleanor Bolling last week. The others ar- York. One of the most important phases of the great adventure, namcly the voyage from New Zealand to the rrier and the disembarkation of a huge quantity of equip- and supplies, will be started the Eleanor Bolling leaves later than the City of New . The City of New York will Commander Byrd and other leading members of the expedition. Since the Eleanor Bolling arrived at Dunedin she has visited Welling- ton and taken aboard a tri-motored airplane in which flights to the south pole will be made. MARKET ROARS ALONG ON Nop; But a Short Time to Absorb lling—Gains $5 o 220, New York, Nov. 26 “bull’ market roared along at a brisk pace today, stopping only temporarily to absorb a large vol- ume of selling which followed the marking up of the call money rate from 6% to 7 per cent. Extreme gaix.s in the active high priced issues ran from $5 to nearly $20 a share. | The ticker kept fairly well abreast of the market. Early gains ranged fiom a few cents to $15 a share, with several blocks of 5,000 to $15.- 000 shares changing hands in the first half hour. were: Listed with shares, name of stock, priccs and net gain respecti Associated Dry Good 5,000 Consolidated ( 10,000 Pathe A, 137, 10,000, Andes Copper, ,000, Standard Oft of Calif., 1%: 8,000, Sinclair Of 7,500, Standard Oil of gnifics new high record. International Nickel was $219 a shares bid at the opening with no nearby offers. The initial price final Iy being fixed at $214.50, up 11.50, anl a ‘ew high record. Wright Aeronautical opened $15 higher at $270. Victor Talking Ma- chine quickly soared nearly $10 a share, National Tea $9 and Curtis Aecroplane, Allied Chemical and Commercial solvents recorded early gains of $3.50 to $4.60. Battalion Wlthdnw:n m Nicaragua Toda ‘Washington, Nov. 26 (UP)—The bluejacket battalion numbering 326 men has been withdrawn from Nica- ragua and is now returning to the west coast ahoard the navy vessels Vega and Kanawha, the navy de- is in Peru it was announced today. | partment announced today. today | the Ross Sea on Saturday aboard | ork. The' rived yesterday on the City of New UPWARD SWING TODAY (P) — The | Some of the large opening sales ' a share | LEADER AT JUTLAND - DIES IN GERMANY {Admlral Rheinhard Scheer, Who Commanded Teuton Fleet, Succumbs at 65 Berlin, Nov. 26 ® — i Reinhard Scheer, who directed the German fleet at the battle of Jut- land on May 31, 1916, against & su- perior English ficet, died today at the age of 65. His dcath occurred as he was traveling from Dresden to Mannheim. Promoted to the chief command of the imperial German fleet in February, 1916, Admiral Scheer |conducted the historic battle ro creditably that in July, 1916, he succeeded Admiral von Holtzendorf as chief of the admiralty fleet. Scheer was born on September | | | i | , 1863, at Oberkirchen, Hessenaus- | san. He joined the navy and in the | eighties distinguished himself as a licutenant in skirmishes against the natves of Cameroon. After servce in arious departments of the imperial avy he became chief of the high seas fleet in 1910 with the rank of rear admiral. In 1915 Admiral | Scheer was placed in command of the third squadron of the .mperm fleet ter the war the admiral wrote | book on “Germany’s High Sea t in the World War.” He will | n.- buried at Welmar on Thursday | for Frida 'HARYARD COACHING | a SITUATION UNCHANGED Bingham Announces That Horween's Successor, If Any, Will Be Known In January. } Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 26 (Pi— | The footbal lcoaching situation at | Harvard was unsettled today and probably will remain so until Janu- William J. Bingham, «thletics at Harvard, announced to- day that “in all probability it will : January before I have an ncement to make on the - bject.” | In the meantime Arnold Horween, present coach of the Crimson, was bound for Chicago to be married and to resume his business activities. Horween announced to members of the Harvard team on Saturday night at he would be married on Thurs- iy to Miss Marion Eisendrath of 0. director of e €0 he ham'’s statement tod: onld not be coach of the 0! cloven next year. Before the Ya were numerous stories Horween would be suce ddie Casey, 1 at Harvard. at 1 spent a good deal of time talk- | ing with Arnold Horween in York city on Sunday,” Bingha L | “No definite conclusion on the coach ing situation has yet been reach !and probably none will be until Mr Horween has studied his business af- falrs at first hand and had returned trom his wedding tri LEAPS TO HER DEATH Bridgeport, Nov. 26 () — Mrs Nellie Daley, 48, leaped to her death here today from the 21st floor of the Hotel McAlpin. Her body was fourd on the roof of a three story {extension in the rear of the hotel | Mrs. Daley had been in poor health, b(r‘k‘l’ld! say. * THE WEATHER i New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; slowly rising tem- perature, *. Admiral | ere was no intimation in Bing- v that Horween president freshman | 9 decorated with flags and bunting. The week at sea had improved Mr. Hoover much in health and he was entering upon his unique mission with zest and the hope that he would | better understanding among Punpl!‘l of the Americas. . Save for a storm on Saturday morning in the Gulf of Tehauntepec, the Maryland’'s seven-day run from San Pedro had been uneventful. | Although Mr. Hoover did not stand the storm so well, he has not been | seasick. Mr. Hoover expected to reach | Amapala before noon after a six mile run in a small boat from the { Maryland anchorage. At Amapala | plans called for him being met by members of the cabinet of President | Miguel Paz Barahona, Herschel V. | Johnson, United States charge d'affaires at Tegucigalpa, and possib- |1y by the president himself. Mr. | Hoover was to be entertained at luncheon at Amapala. At this lunch- eon it was expected Mr. Hoover would deliver his first speech. Whether he would make an extend- lod talk there or at La Union, Salva- | dor, depended on whether the pres- idents of the two republics greeted { him, LOW REQUIEM MASS FOR THOMAS F. RYAN ' Simple Services for Man Worth Hundreds of Millions the | i W York, Nov. 26 P—A low re- 1 mass—the simplest funeral ce of the Catholic church—to- day marked the burfal of Thomas IFortune Ryan, financier. At the mass in the Church of St. Jean Baptiste, built through gifts of $1,000,000 from the Ryan fortune, were 1,000 persons, many of them leaders of finance. “Ihere were no honorary pailbear- ers. The bronze casket containing the body was carried into the church by professional pall-bearers and a | little more than half an hour later | |it was borne out again, to be taken | t0 a receiving vault in Calvary ceme- | tery. The Rev. J. A. Pauzo, pastor of the chureh, uh Urated the mass, and | in the chancel sat priests of sur- rounding _parishes. Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle, rector of St. Pat- rick’s cathedral, and the Right Rev. | Andrew Brennan, bishop of Rick: mond, Va., were present. Others who attended the service included J. P. Morgan, Thomas W. amont, Otto H. Kahn, Charles M Schwab, Bernard Baruch, Charles H. Sabin, and members of the Gug- genheim family. Mr. Ryan's widow, an invalid, who is at the Ryan estate at Oak Ridge |in the Virginia mountains, was un- | able to attend the service 'THREE THOUGHT 10 BE LIQUOR YICTIHS Found Dead on S. | | | | | | | | Sailor S. Lucken- ! bach In Boston—Die Tn Bunks. Boston, Nov. 28 (UF)—Believed by police to be victims of poisonous liquor, three members of the crew of the steamship F. J. Luckenbach were found dead in their bunks aboard the vessel at Commonwealth | Pier today. The dead: Walter §. Demarcus, 38, 4th class engineer, 15 Whitehall street, New York Angel Bas, ship's carpenter, Water street, New York. A Montediazo, 42, boatswain, same address. The bodies of Bas and Montedlazo, Spaniards, were found In an aft cabin. while Demarcus’ body was discovered in his bunk in another | part of the ship. |" A police physician who examined the bodies expressed ths opinfon that the victims had been dead at least 24 hours, and indicated that death had 347 Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending Nov. 2 2o 15,298 PRICE THREE CENTS “SATISFACTORY PROGRESS” NVADE BY KIN SPITE OF RE | prevent the spread of consumption | minumum cost at $5 |lieved that the operating expe the state department \naulted from polsonous liquor. The Luckenbach, operated by the F. J. Luckenbach Steamship Com- | pany, has been tied up at Common- wealth Pler for 15 days, King’s Physician ' | l 1 Lord Bertrand Dawson, court physi- cian, is caring for King George of England during His Majesty's pres- ent illness. CITY SINITARIOM MAY BE REOPEND Paonessa Considering Move for, Taberculosis Relief | GREENBERG SPONSORS PLAN | Rocky Hill Avenue Building Has Served As Emergency Hospital in the Past and Can Again be Used | at Low Cost, Commissioner Says. | To answer a pressing need for | hospitalization facilities for local tu- berculosis suiferers who have been unable to gain admission to state| or Paon today had under cousideration a recomumnenda- tion that the town farm annex be opened as an emergency hospital. This suggestion was brought to the mayor by Commissioner Samuel Greenberg of the public welfare board who told of cases which have come to his attention indicating that something must be done to check the spread of tuberculosis. He suggested as a solution that the annex used during the smallpox epidemic as an isolation hospital and | later as a receiving station for tu- berculosis patients while awaiting beds in state institutions, again be opened to fulfil the latter need. Many of the sufferers, by reason | of their ailment, are public «harges and come under the supervision ot | {Crowds | gress” | about G GEORGE (N STLESS NIGHT Britich Nation Fails to F'md Much Relief in Physicians’ Bulletins | Telling of Spread of Pleurisy — Tempera- ture Higher. Swarm Around Royal Palace Eager for Bits of Information Re- garding Condition of Be- loved Monarch — York Visitor, London, Nov. 26 (M—The Press association announced late this aft- ernoon that it understood that King George had “made satisfactory pro- during the day. Anxiously Waiting London, Nov. 26 (P—A nation that had awaited in anxiety over their sovereign's health the first of- ficial bulletin on his condition, to- day, failed to find much relief when physicians announced that King George had passed a restless night. Plearisy Spreads The medical bulletin, signed by the king's physicians, Sir Stanley | Hewett and Lord Dawson of Penn, | read: he king has passed a restless night. A variability in the fever and the spread of the pleurisy must be expected at this state of the illness.” Anxiety continued since the state- ment did not reveal anything detinite the Kking's condition this morning, the statement, however, that at this stage of the {llness spread of pleurisy must be expected, and likewise a variability in tem- perature, led to the conclusion Wy members of the king’s household that the medical advisers were not perturbed over hig condition. Their phraseology gave the impression that the malady in their opinion was taking a natural course. Temperature Rises It was gathereed that the king's restless night was due to a rise in temperature that occurred yesterday and was reflected in last night's an- nouncement that fever had in- creased. The physicians arrived at the palace this morning earlier than usual, but remained with the king {only an hour as they had done previously. After they left the sick- room they remained for some time Commissioner Greenberg's depart- ment. The welfare board wishes to | to other members of the patien families, and regards the hospital | plan as the only logical step. It has been estimated by | Lealth department that about | 000 will be needed to recondition the building. Commissioner Greenbe has made a personal survey and| feels, he said, much can be cut from this amount, if it is found necessary to do so, and he has placed th 000, It i3 be- th including professional services, y\n~ itors, heat, light, food, etc, would be approximately $15,000 a year. It is is decided to proce along of health to and onc-half the expense of main- ing the institution. Mayor Paon- essa regards this a fair proposition | since the cases are those which will ultimately fall upon the state, and | he points out that checking the ! spread of contagion will eventually lessen the tuberculosis costs. Sev- eral years ago, the mavor anl Chairman E. F. Hall of the boarl of finance and taxation brought such a proposal to the state treasurer who declined the request, but the mayor is not discouraged and cou- sidered that the more ious con- tion which now prevails may re- sult in a changed attitude. ed in Total Immersion in Syracuse acuse, N. Y., Nov. 26 (A—M Eddy of & e, a membe Holiness Mission congrega- tion here, was baptized by total im- mersio) 1 Hiawatha Lake, Onon- go Park, yesterday in a blind'ng ow storm and with the tempera- ture near the freezing point. The Rev. Charles A. Bartlett, pastor, ac- companied Mrs. Eddy into the frigid water and pronounced the scriptual words while a small group of the congregation looked on. Bap! B. of the {70 Children Saved in Detroit Conflagration Detroit, Nov. 26 (P—Seventy chil- dren were rescued and none was in- jured today whan fire destroyed the summer home of the St. Vincent De Paul Sisters of Charity, maintained for orphans and abandoned children. Most of the children were asleep when the flames broke out. Rescue work was carried on almost entirely by a small group of sisters who wrapped the children in blankets and carried them out. ‘The cause of the fire was not de- termined. |1ert, ,-“th» wae | the plan now under consideration, | efforts will be made to prevail upon in the palace talking to members of the royal household. Tt is understood that before they Sir Stanley and Lord Dawson saw Sir Willlam Joynson-Hicks, | home secretary, who was one of the | carly visitors at the palace. Day is Pleasant Contrasted with stormy weather of this morning was a bright (Continved on Plge 11) FIRST ARRESTS MADE IN ROTHSTEIN CASE | Police Hold Former Secre- tary on Slain Gambler and Four Others w York, Nov. 268 (P—ERidney ar, a former secretary of Arnold Rothstein, has been arrested as = material witness in the shooting of the gambler on November 4, the po- lice announced today. Stajar, who gave his occupation as a clerk, was arrested late last night | by four detectives, at Seventh avenue (and 56th street. Polic2 declined to | divulge further details. The arrest—the first made in the | slaying—came on the eve of the as- sembling of the grand jury to inquire into the case. Sixty witnesses werc under subpoena to appear today. Stajar was questioned by District Attorney Banton previous to the con- vening of the grand jury. Banton would not discuss the result. Meanwhile, extra police squards were stationed within and about the | criminal courts building where the grand jury was called. Later four others were held in bail as material witnesses in the killing. Those hesides Stajar, held on the request of District Attorney Banton, are Nathan Raymond, Jimmy Mee- han and E. C. Thomas. Each is teld in $100,000 bail, while Martin Bowe was held in $10,000. Judge Taylor in Grave see” e oy Condition in New Haven New Haven, Nov. 26 (UP)—For- mer Probate Judge Frederick W. Taylor of Stamford was reported in a “very grave” condition &t New Haven hospital today after being stricken by cerebral hemorrhage at Yale Bowl Saturday. The selisure occurred just as Taylor was abeut to see the Yale-Harvard football game. He had been in good health.