New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1928, Page 4

00D MOTOR 1S | CAUSE OF CRASH ’Thmn( Sole Survivor Tells How He Escaped From Plane Chattaneoga, Tenn., Dec. 24.—(® —M. W. Rozar, sole surviver of an airplane tragedy near Marr field which caused the immediate death of four persons, today ed to gain altitude after the take off vesterda Rozar, Chi representati as sen . but succ 1f from crawled away morning. go. who is traveling Macon, € after the ed in extricating the from the burning plane after the gasoline tank had ex- ploded. Companions on the disastrous flight over the newly established Chicago-Atlanta air mail line, could not liberate themselves and perish- ed in the flames. Victims included: Charles H. Shield, of Louisville, v. pilot; Raymond D. Harris, an- other pilot who was making a study of the new air route; C. P. Mayer, Et. Elmo, Tenn., and G. L. Burnette, of Chicago. Both Mayer and Burnette were en routs to spend the Christmas holi- days with relatives in Atlanta and Macon, Ga., respectively. Rozar said Shield experienced difficulty in priming and starting the motor, and after racing the engine bout ten minutes, started down the 4000 foot runway of the new air- port. Six Feet Up The plane was about six fect above ground at the end of the field, and a rallroad embankment directly ahead caused the pilot to bank to the vight, apparently expecting to clear the obstruction and gain altitude, according to the survivor. Instead, the plane lost altitude by the maneuver, and an instant later crashed against a roof, rchounded against a trec and finally ploughed into a garage, “After the crash I was so excited Y did not realize what we had struck, but I faintly recalled that the cabin had collapsed and that there was no door near me,” Rozar declared. “I don’t know how I finally released myself, but 1 struggled somehow until I wrenched myself clear. All Goes Black “Everything went black to me until I heard an explosion and screams of agony behind me. T re- membered turning around when I heard screams and it seems to me that something was holding me fast. Nevertheless, 1 continued in my ef- fort to get away. My last recollec- tion was that the wreckage was en- veloped in flames. Then I awoke in STED IN SPRINGFIELD The Springfield police sent word to the local police yesterday that Adelbert Warner of 618 Main street was arrested in that eity for driving while under the fnuence of liquor and his bond was $500. attributed the | accident to a cold motor which fail- | wreckage and | |DUNCAN PROTES FACE DEPORTATION Eleven Charges of Lale | Dancing Teacher Under | Age Limit | | New York, Dec. 2¢ UP—Three of leleven girl proteges of the late |1sadora Duncan who arrived here aboard the liner Caronia for a danc- ing tour, today faced deportation because they are under the age limit of 16 years. The three, who were held last night on the ship pending transfer Ellis Island, are Elena, Lilia and Vera, aged 13, 14 and 15. With their cight companions who were admitted, they were brought frem a by Miss Irma Duncan, adopt- . and head of the school Isadora founded in Mos- cow. All are pupils of the scheol. The group, which has danced in the wilds of Siberia and has given a series of dance concerts in Chir | plans a six months' tour of the Unit- ed States. TEXAS OFFICIAL SHOT T0 DEATH, Allows Prisoner fo Roll Own— Gets Bullets E! Paso, Tex., Dec. 24.—(P—Tom Morris, a customs inspector on the Mexican border, was dead today be- cause he temporarily dropped his guard to oblige a liquor runner, who asked permission to roll a cigarette before being handcuffed. Morris and Imspector M. R. Rogers, stopped an automobile near Fabens, Tex., yesterday and after finding liquor in the car arrested the two occupants. One of the prisoners was handcuffed immediately, but the shackles were temporarily withheld from the other to grant his request for a smoke, Instcad of bringing tobacco and papers from his pocket, however, | the man, who had net been searched, drew a revolver and fired four times, three of the bullets striking Morris and the other slightly wounding Rogers. Both inspectors opened fire on the prisoner, but he escaped into | Mexico, Dies in Hospital Tnspector Morris died in a hos- pital here and a few hours later. The {other smuggler was placed in jail here. | A similar affair in the Texas, oil flelds east of here had the opposite ending Saturday night when Ranger John Northcutt killed a man who attempted to draw a gun on him. The ranger was search- ing for escaped prisoners and was refused permission to enter Georg: Helmer's rooming house. When he became insistent Northcutt said at- tempted to draw a gun, and the ranger beat him to the draw. And | dropped him. | Production of gold in Canada in |19 amounted to 1,852,785 fine ounces valued at $38,300,464. ‘Wink. | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1928 TRAIN S WREGKED BRUISING HANY Holiday Homecomers in Texas Severely Sbaken Up Palestine, Tex., Dec. 2¢ UP—Bruis- ed and shaken holiday homecomers |again were en royte to their varl- ous destinations today while work- men cleared the International Great Northern tracks near here of wreck- age caused by the deraiiment of 3 14-car special train yesterday after noon, which interrupted their jour- ney. The only fatality was an uniden- |tified woman. About 60 passengers were injured, but most of them cen- tinued after receiving emergency treatment. Running four hours late and loaded to capacity with Christmas travelers, many of whom were stu- dents from eastern and northern universities, the train struck a brok- en rail on a curve at Neches, Texas. The locomotive and baggage car passed over safely but a day coach, diner and 7 Pyllmans went off the |tracks to pile up at grotesque angle: in water and mud aloeng the right- |of-way. Three rear Pullmans kept [the rails, The woman, who died en royte to Jacksonville, Tex., was found em- bedded to her waist in the mud and slush. She had broken from her lof the wreck and was overlooked by the first rescue workers. | H. R. Safford, execufive vice president of the road, in an officlal statement declared that “the de- {rallment was caused by a broken |rail of Standard section on full bal- |lasted track and giving no outward |indication of any defect. BRIDE 66, BRIDEGROOM 68 Mrs. Leila A. Jones of 140 Bas- sett street and Frank P. Wright of 12 Lincoln street were married No- | vember 10, in Bouthington by Rev. { Horace C. Greensmith, a certificate filed at the office of the town clerk disclosed. Mr. Wright, a widower, ‘h. 68 years of age and is a cabinet- | maker. His bride, a widow, is 66 years old and has been working as a nurse, Pullman and fought her way clear| FASETTE SHAYES AGAIN Superintendent of Strects Gets Busy With Razor and Zip, Away Goes the Embryo Vaa Dyke. Street Superintendent Eugene Fa- selle has shaved the Van Dyke beard he wore for nearly a month, and will not collect the bet he made, which required him to wear the facial adornment until after Christ- he would not shave. But he had the dinner anyway, playing host to yard Satyrday night. Trotzky Goes to Health Resort Berlin, Dec. 24 M—The extreme {communist organ Volkswille today said that it had been learned from | Moscow that Joseph Stalin had al- lowed Leon Trotzky to go to & health resort in BSouth Russia to recover from malaris from which he had been suffering for some time. ! Stalins’ action was Interpreted in [ Ryssian communist circles as an at. |tempt at reconciliation with Trotzky who hitherto had rejected all over- tyres. Trotzky has been in exile in B8i- beria and Volkeswille late in No- vember printed a letter which it stated was written by Karl Radek lpleldlnl that Trotzky be allowed to g0 to a milder climate. ON POLICE BLOTTER Mollie Sedor, aged 9, lost $20 on Hartford avenue Saturday, according to repert to the police. The child phonse Sedor of 133 Winter street and was given the money by her mother, who feared Sedor would take it. He returned recently from Hartferd county jail. Willlam McCue of Lincoln street, son of Detective Sergeant McCue, reported the theft of his overcoat in a Main street restaurant Saturday night. M. Francis of 27 Dwight street complained of the theft of 11 hom- ing pigeons from his coop last night. Robert Hackett of 28 McClintock street reported at 8:15 Saturday | night that his automobile was stolen on Park street, near John street. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS *Creat "Mul- mas. Faselle wagered a dinner that | fellow employes at the city store- | is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al- | | HENNEY 15 AGAIN “TABS’ PRESIDENT Gommittees Appointed lor Year —Fight fo Receive Medals Michael J. Kenney of Stanley street, was re-elected president of the Y. M. T. A. & B. society at the annual meeting held in the meeting hall yesterday. Practically the entire staff of officers who served with him during his first term were returned to office. There were no contests. The other officers are: Philip Scheyd, vice president; James MICHAEL J. KENNEY Crowe, recording secretary; William Forsyth, financial secretary; Joseph |Volz, treasurer; William Cronin, marshal; Frank Bass, sergcant-at- farms; James Gilbert, librarian; Rev. | Matthew J. Traynor, pastor of St. | Mary’s church, chaplain. The county director will install the officers in January. John Fagan, chairman of the turkey committee reported that he had no definite report at this time ibut that he was certain the socitey {received a successful financldl re- turn, President Kenney appointed sev- eral committees as follows: Twenty- five year membership; John J. Riley, chairman; William Forsyth amd Luke Weleh. Old time minstrel show: John F. Callahan, chairman; James W. Manning, Martin Walsh, Jr., John Daley, and John McLean, | Athletic committee: James Naugh- |ton, chairman; James Luby, James Murphy, Frank McConn, Michael Butler, Lawrence Mangan, and Michael Patterson. Pool and bowling committee:™ Henry McEnroe, chair- man; Frank Bass and James Luby. 25 Year Membership - Eight members are eligible for the pins which are given in token of 25 years of membership in the society. | Chairman Riley has called a meeting |of the committee to be held Sunday {morning, December 30, to preparations for the event. ‘Those to receive the pins are D. J. Donohue, L. Drinkwine, Philip Duffy, James Griffin, James Keegan, aloney, W. B. Manning, and F. O’Brien. Ten new members were elected and 15 new members proposed at the meeting. FEUD TAKES ONE; THO BADLY HORT (Attempts to Settle Diferences With Gan in Charch Fayetteville, Tenn., Dec. 24 (M— Floyd Steclman, 22, was dead and | A. J. Simmons and Neal Golden lay | desperately wounded today, victims of bullets fired into a congregation !of the Cumberland Presbyterian |church of Kelso, near here, last | night by Joe Pigg. prosperous farm- |er, in an effort to “settle differences™ | with Simmons, Pigg and Simmons had been neighbors for years, but the only explandtion for the tragedy by Pigg was that “differences” between the Pigg and Simmons families had prompted the attack. Pigg sur- rendered. Steclman, the first to be struck, died within a few moments. Sim- mons was wounded in the face and lungs and Golden was shot in the abdomen. Paul Gattlin, an eleven year old suffered a minor wound of the scalp, Pigg is said to have fired at Sim- mons from a positien in the rear the church, the first shot throwi the congregation into & panic. The dollowing shots were fired in rapid order. Services were immediately | Sat discontinued after the shooting. Pigg, following the attack, asked & friend to summon an officer and walted in the churchyard for the latter. Pigg is the father of seven children. TO TAKE ACTION New Haven, Dec. 24 (UP)—The police board is expected to take ac- . make| at Christmas than any other time of the year because they are so busy bringing happiness to others . . . why isn’t thata %émd program for all of happy Christmas healthy new year —the Union Laundry folks. Starts Wednesday Morning ‘at 10 o’Clock Drastic Price Reductions Throughout the Store Make This One of Qur Most Important Yearly Events. 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