New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1929, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 ATRMAN SECRETLY WED MISS GORMAN Aviator Killed in Union, Hus- band of Former Local Girl RELATIVES ARE SURPRISED Bereaved Bride Native of New Brit- aln, Signalled Nightly to His Aflr Mall Plane As It Spod Over Their Apartment. Lieut. Edward C. Carrington, air mall pilot who was killed while making & forced landing in Union Saturday night, was secretly mar- ried some time ago to Miss Alice C. Gorman, & native of this city, ac- cording to the Boston Post. About 10 years ago the Gorman family removed to Hartford where Alice completed her education, She was graduated from Hartford Public high’achool and worked in Hartford until ¢ few months ago when she followsd her husband to Allston, Mass,, where they made thelr bome, Exchanged Greetings Nightly Jt was the custom of Mrs. Car- rington to wave to her huaband every night from the roof of the house while he blinked his lights at her from the plane. Saturday night she went to the apartment roof as usual and waved her flashlight at her husband as he passed over on his last trip and he flashed back his signal. It was his custom to call her from Hartford and tell her of his safe arrival. Instead of the telephone call which she awalted, the news came over the radio that he had been killed. Mrs. Carrington attended St Mary's school in this city. Thé fam- ily home was near Brainard fleld, Hartford, and it was while Pilot Carrington was stationed there that she met him and the romance followed. Mra. Carrington is the daughter of Mrs. Jennle H. Gorman and has three sisters, Mrs, Willlam Ryan, Mrs. William Delaney, and Mrs. Roy Coles, all of Hartford. New Britain relatives are her aunts, Mra. Michael Meehan and Mrs. Joseph Sweeney and thelr families. The New Britain relatives were still unaware of the marriage toda: and her other relatives expresse surprise when they learned of it. Lieut. Carrington was the son &¢ Campbell Carrington of StEmford. Mody Taken to Stamford Samford, Jan. 7 M—Burned and charred beyond recognition the body of Ned Carrington, 26-year-old pilot of a United States mail plane which - crashed in an attempted forced landing in Union Saturday night, was brought back here yes- terday. The young pilot was hurled from the wreckage of the plane which burst into flames and burned his body. * Carrington was born in Baltimors, Md., but lived most of his life in Btamford. He has been an aviator five years, having trained at XKelly Field, Ban Antonio, Texas, and re- ceived his lieutenant's commission in the army before taking up com- mercial flying. Only four months ago he entered the employ of the Colonial Alr Transport Company, Inc., piloting mail planes between New York city and Boston, He was the son of Campbell and Lucy Hewes Carrington. Mrs, Car- rington lives in the fashionable Am- bassador Arms Apartment House on Bouth street, Stamford, and Mr. Carrington is understood to reside in another city. Mr. Carrington was at the home of his son-in-law, John (Continued on Page Seven) MUST CHANGE PLANS FOR H. 3. ADDITION Rutherford Orders Altera- tions—Studies Blue- prints on Sick Bed Plans for an addition to the Benior High school prepared by the ‘Warren Holmes-Powers architectur- al offices in Lansing, Mich., and ap- proved by the school committee, must be altered before a permit will be issued for the job, Inspector A. N. Rutherford sald today. The inspector is ill at his home, but to expedite the work, he has had the plans brought to him and has been checking them over for several days. It is expected that the blue prints will be returned to the architect this week with instructions for changes. Mayor Paonessa will not sign the common council’s resolution passing a school bond issue of $540,000 for the addition to the senior high school. The measure was passed over his veto with two votes more than the number required. The mayor, clinging to the view that it is a mistake to carry out the pro- gram sanctioned by the school com- mittee, explains that it would be hypocritical for him to sign a resolu- tion which he considers to be so far from good judgment. His refusal 1® lend his signature will not pre- vent the resolution from being ef- fective however. To Go Over Books at New Haven's Jail New Haven, Jan, 7 M—Prepara- tory to inquiring into factory con- ditions at the New Haven county jall, at the request of the county meeting, an accounting firm has been engaged to go over the books NEW BRITAIN ITERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1929.—EIGHTEEN PAGES |HAGUE'S ARREST SAID YOID AND ALSO ILLEGAL Jersey City's Mayor Declared Wrongfully Held on Warrant Is- swed by Legislature. Jersey City, N. J., Jan, 7 UP—Ar- rest_ of Mayor Frank Hague on & Jouf® warrant of the legislature No- vember 22, to be held for trial be- fore a joint session of that body for refusal to testify before the legisla- ture's case investigating committee just before the last general election. today was declared to be illegal and void by Vice hancellor John J. Fal- lon in deciding & habeas corpus a tion instituted by Hague. The Case committes sought Hague's testimony in connection with charges of irregu- larities in the administration of gov- ernment in Hudson county, under the Hague organization, Vice Chancellor Fallon's decision was filed with Chancellor Edwin Robert Walker in Trenton today. Ruassell W. Watson, counsel in the case for the legislature announce§ he would ask Chancellor Walker to convoke the court of errors and ap- peals in special session as soon as possible to rule on the Fallon deci- sion. HOOVER CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT Spends Hall Hoar With Coolidge » at White Honse MAKES AN ORAL REPORT Future Chief Executive Refuses to Make Any Comment on What ‘Transpired Within Private Offices ~—Two Pose for Pictures, By JAMES L. WEST Associated Press Staff Writer ‘Washington, Jan. 7 (P—Presi-| dent-elect Hoover spent half an hour today with President Coolidge at the White House, presumably making an oral report to the chief executive on his good will mission to Latin America. ‘Won't Comment Mr. Hoover declined to make any statement about his enn(-rn Te- ferring inquirers to the dent. After their talk, which wu held m the dxecutive offices, Mr. Coolkige accompanied the next president to the front door to pose for cdmern- men and then returned to his of- fices. ‘The president-elect drove directly from the White House to the May- flower hotel, where he has estah- lished temporary headquarters for his week or ten day stay in Wash- ington. He found waiting for him there as his first caller of the day F. K. Heath of Chicago, natioral committeeman for Illinois, with whom he was closeted for half an hour, Irvine L. Lenroot, former senator from Wisconsin and one of those active for Hoover in both the pre. convention and general campaign, ‘was the second caller at headquar- ters. He remained with the presi- dent-elect for nearly an hour. Benator Edge, of New Jersey, and Senator-elect Kean, of the state, also called. Senator Edge said they simply desired to pay their re- spects. He is one of those who favor passage of the McNary farm relief bill and the deferring of an extra mession on tariff revision until the late fall. The president-elect also had an (oCntinued on Page 15) PAONESSA AND HALL GET BILLS FROM CITY Names Included in List of Assessments Never Levied Mayor Paonessa's inquiry into al- leged delinquencies on the part of the board of public works which resulted in finding accounts of about $200,000 for which persons owing money to the city were not billed, struck close to home today when the mayor signed statements calling upon himself to pay approximately $100. These accounts, together with others in the group of several hun- dred, have been standing for several years, and were not paid for the rea- | son that the amounts due were never | computed before. Senator Edward F. Hall, chairman of the board of finance and taxation, is also called | upon to pay for curbing put in front of his property about 10 years ago. The amounts due the city are be- ing ‘brought to light through a search of city records being made by Thomas F. McGrath, special clerk in the department of public works. The procedure to be followed in hearing disputes concerning overdue assemments for public improve- iments and for special work per- formed by the department of pub- lic works for contractors and others, will be determined at a meeting of the aldermen and corporation coun- sel Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. Mayor Paonessa whose speclal message to the common council last month resulted in the creating of this commission on disputable ques- tions, will be asked to atfend the meeting and outline his views. An- i ticipating disagreements over amounts due and on the question of lability, the mayor recommended that the aldermen and corporation WITCHCRAFT CASE UP BEFORE COURT True Bills Found Against Three Charging Murder TRIAL STARTS AT ONCE Only Two Witnesses ¥eard by Grand Jury Which Returns Ver- dict in Little More Than 15 Min. utes of Deliberation. York, Pa, Jan. T (P—True bills against all three of the principals in York county's witchcraft case were returned by the grand jury at 10:45 a. m., after little more than a quarter hour's deliberation. The jury went into consultation at 10:28 and only two witnesses were heard, Coroner L., U. Zech and Dr. R. L. Ellis, coroner's physician. Two Counts Two counts were included in each {indictment, murder and manslaugh- ter, Immediately after the Indictment all three defendants, John H. Bly- | mer, Wilbert G. Hess and John Curry, were arraigned to hear the bills read to them. The bills charged them with killing Nelson D. Reh- meyer, 60 year old recluse farmer. with “malice aforethought.” Blymer then pleaded not guilty to the charges. Attorneys for Hess and Curry ‘l:uked that their trials be held after the Blymer case is disposed of, to {which the prosecutor sald he would agree. First Trial in 200 Years Newspaper men gathered here from many cities today to cover for their papers what is sald to be the first “witchcraft” trial in 200 years. The charge against the trio is not one of practicing sorcery but the beating to death of the old farmer When he resisted an attempt to shear off a lock of his hair to be “buried six feet underground to break a spell on the Hess family.” Since Rehmeyer's death, county (Continued on Page Seven) KING GEORGE STILL HOLDING 8TRENGTH British Nation Confl&ent of Ultimate Recovery of Monarch London, Jan. 7 UM—King George's physicians reported this morning that His Majesty had a fair night's rest and indicated that he was hold- ing the ground which they an- nounced he had gained In their last bulletin. London was blanketed with fog today, but the dense atmosphere no | longer caused anxiety at Bucking- him palace for the king's condition was 80 improved, it was believed the oppressive conditions without would | have little if any adverse affect upon o [the royal patient within the palace | walls. In the palace there was no diminu- |tion of optimism induced by recent |developments in the king's case and members of the royal family are now moving about in pursuit of their | avocations very much as in normal times. The Duke of Gloucester, who lunched at the palace left shortly afterward and was joined at the ra{lway station by the Duke of York. The two brothers then left for Sandringham where they plan to have some pheasant shooting in' the coverts of the king's Norfolk coun- try home. It was expected that the | Prince of Wales would join them there tomorrow. The British nation was confident today that King George was well on | the road to recovery. The enjoyment of a quiet day by |the monarch was noted in the only bulletin issued Sunday, and it was added that there was som. improve- ment in his condition. 8ince the bul- letin said some instead of “slight improvement,” which was the most that had been previously announced, it was regarded today as the best re- port from the king's bedside since his f{llness began. Another significant happening in | regard to the king's condition was his removal from his bedroom into an adjoining audience chamber, . This was the first time that he had {left his sick room during the whole seven wecks of his illness. While there was no official statement as to | the effect of the removal on the pa- tient, it was understood in palace circles today that the result had been entirely favorable. Presumable the king was only wheeled on his bed into the audience chamber. The mere fact of such a briet change of scene from the wearisome appearance of the sick room to which he was chained so long was calculated to have a bene- ficial moral effect in reviving inter- est in life around him. ‘The Duke of York told one of the ' officials at Burlington House, where the royal party visited an exhibition of Dutch art, that everybody at the palace was happler than they had |been for a long time. It was noted that Queen Mary and all the other members of the party were smiling as if the load of anxie- ty which they had borne so long had been greatly lightened. The party jof the |Newington was identified today at en route to Meriden at about 3 a. where he remained for one hour. {M. FACE WITCHCRAFT 18, and John Curry, 14 (right), are to have been cast over Hess. CHICAGO HEIGHTS SCENE OF RAIDS Suburb Taken Over by County Authorities POLICE POT IN JALL 25 Men Arrested, Liquor Scized, Slot Machines Smashed by Hundreds as Augmented Forces Clean Up City by Wholesale. Chicago, Jan. T (M—The law has begun to blot the blood and beer from crime-chased Chicago Heights. The stormy suburb, where 30 slaylngs have taken place in the last three years, was overspread by fed- eral, state and Chicago police offi- cers just before dawn yesterday. Ralding on such a wholesale scale, and with the federal government di- recting, has not taken place in Illi- nois within the memory of present officlals. A 25 Arrested Twenty-tive men were arrested; Mquor was seizéd; slot machines smashed by the hundreds; and even the municipal government itself was superseded as the government men, alded by Chicago detectives took possession of the city hall and police station. Records of liquor and slot ma- chine profits were taken, showing what police called a giant ring that made money by the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The names of at lealt three members of the Cook county government were said to have becn excluded in the records showing, according to police, a liai- son between crime and politics. Sawcd-off shotguns, revolvers and | other weapons were found. In a gar- 'age the officers discovered what !hey believed to be the headquar- | ters for the alcohol ring, regarded as a prime source of supply for Chi- | cago's liquor trade. Solve Killings Assistant United States district at- torneys, as well as county and city ofticers, said the arrests yesterday and the evidence obtained meant virtual solution of three of the most | recent killings in the suburban area, (Continued on :‘zge 6) MAN KILLED BY TRAIN LIVED IN SOUTHINGTON |Victim of Newington Ac- cident Was Leon Albrycht The man whose body was found Sunday morning beside the main line “New Haven” railroad in! Leon Albrycht, about 50 years of age, of West Center street, Southing- ton. He was believed to have been Istruck by “The Owl” which passes through Newington from Hartford Residents who live In the neigh- borhood of Clayton bridge heard | loud train shrieks which were pro- | longed for some time and it was be- | lieved to have been the train's signal to the man to get off the track. Ap- parently the engineer believed him out of danger for it was reported that the train did not stop. Later a freight train came by and stopped. Although there was no| definite information at hand it is | believed that the engineer caught a | |fecting glance of the body but it | could not be found. This train also sounded its whistle for a long period | of time. It was at this time that many of the people in the vicinity decided to dress and investigate. Later it became apparent that there | was nothing which would warrant their leaving their home 80 no one | investigated. | (Continued on Page 16.) included all the other children of the queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Gloucester, Prince George and Princess Mary. It was believed of the chair making firm which has (counsel be comstituted a board to |this was the first time the queen had the jail contract. The report will go |hear and compremise accounts, and |becn seen at a public function with 49 the county meeting. . it was s0 voted. all her children. THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Fair and colder tonight and Tuesday: cold wave tonight. John Blymer (left), professed witch doctor, and two youths, Wilber Heas, D. Rehmeyer, aged recluse farmer near York, Pa. according to statements by the defendants, during a struggle when they attempted to cut a lock of hair from his head to break a spell alleged {the peculiar little submersible |year ago, are unnecessary. | wi { New Britain. MURDER CHARGE charged with the murder of Nelson Hehmeyer was killed, ‘DEFENDER’ READY FOR SAFETY TESTS Lake's Submarine Ofered as Solution to Problem NEGLECTED FOR YEARS Ship Lies Rusting Away in Bridge- port Yard for Almost Quarter Century—Has Compartment From Which Divers May Operate. Bridgeport, Jan. 7 (UP)— The one-month trial of the res- cue and salvage submarine De. fender was set today to begin Wednesday. Captain Sloan Danenhower, who shares ownership of the re- built * 25-year-old submersible with Simon Lake, its inventor, made the announcement after a telephone conference with Lieut. Commander Palmer H. Dunbar, navy test chief. Dunbar said the salyage vessel Mallard would sail for Bridge- port from New London Wednes- day and tow the Defender to Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I, where the 8-¢ was recent. ly tested. The Defender will endeavor to submerge and send a diver out through a trap door in the bot. tom of its hull to raise a sunken pontoon. | BY BOYD LEWIS (United Press Staff Correspondent) Bridgeport, Jan. 7 (UP)—A de- vice that lay rusted and neglected in a Dridgeport shipyard for 31 years has been offered as the answer to this country's recent great sub. marine disasters, Icaves Retirement Simon Lake, inventor of the mod- ern submarine, has emerged, from retirement here to urge this country | to examine his 25-year-old sub- marine “Defender” as a rescue and salvage craft, Lake, with Captain Sloan Danen hower, undersea salvage expert, has been busy for weeks reconditioning for navy tests. The boat now is ready, Lake says, to prove that the delays forced by bad diving weather which resulted in death of at least six of the S-4 crew a little more than & Diving operations, he claims, may be con- ducted without regard for the weather and with greater comfort | to the diver, from the diving com- partment of the Defender. Tiny Chamber The diving compartment is & tiny chamber in the nose of the subl'| marine. After the air pressure with- | in the chamber has been raised to cqual that of the sea, a trap door may be opened in the bottom of the hull and divers may come and go at will. The writer was a Wwitness to the first test of the diving" chamber when Lake and Danenhower tried | (Continued on Page Seven) ARTHUR L. DION, YETERAN OF WORLD WAR, BURIED Military Honors Aocorded Former New Britain Man At Funcral in Worcester, Mass, (Special to the Herald) Worcester, Mass., Jan. 7.—The military funeral of Arthur L. Dion, 34, of New PEritain, Conn., World ar veteran, was held today from ithe home of his father, Napoleon Dion of 433 Park avenue, Worces- ter, with a high mass of requiem in the Holy Name of Jesus church. Burial was at Millbury, Mass. Dion, also known as Young, died Thursday in the United States Vet- erans’ hospital in the Bronx, N. Y, following a long fliness. He was & member of Headquarters Company 103, Machine Gun Battalion, and served in France for 22 months. He lived in Worcester before moving to He leaves his wife, Josephine (S™ith) Dien of New Britain: his father and stepmother, Anna (Jacques) Dion of Worcester: four .geles, Jan. 7 UM—Man and machine |selt-government, {quarrelsome political 'Alexander was lauded for his cour- (help him: we ha {rupt parilaments. QUESTION MARK I STIL IN THE AI Monoplane Soars Onward Wifh No End in Slght ‘ COMPLETES {MTH HOUR pp Plane to All Appearances Is in Per- | fect Condition with Crew the Same Except for Deafness from Motors' Drone. Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles, Jan. 7 (P—Through a blue sky flanked with clouds, the Question Mark sped at 9:26:46 o'clock this morning, passing its 146th hour aloft. The three motors propelling the huge army endurance craft to new records hummed an even song as the seventh day of the flight was two hours old. Metropolitan Airport, Los An- still were pitted against time and gravity today as the army mono- plane Question Mark continued on its seventh day of flight. There were no more records left to break and it flew to the watchword, “'Sail on and on.” 144th Hour Apparently in perfect condition, the plane ended its 144th hour in the alr at 7:26 a. m. Observers re- ported it had consumed a minimum of gasoline during the night, indi- cating that the motors were per- !forming at their best. This was sald to mean that the time when the great mechanical bird gives way un- der the atrain is “remote.” Condition Good Reports on the condition of the ,five men were that they were as fit as the plane, except that they had been deafened by the constant roar of the motors. They previously had declared that the longer they re- ! mained up, the better they liked ft. All memories of the trying week end, during which they had to con- tend against missing spark plugs, ' (Continued on Page 11) ALEXANDER VIRTUALLY' DICTATOR OF SLAVS King Sulpends Constitu- tion and Names Non- Party Cabinet Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Jan. 7 (P— | King Alexander was virtually dicta- tor of Jugoslavia today, having sus- | pended the constitution and named & non-party cabinet. The ruler fell back upon a non-parliamentary gov- ernment of military stamp after & futile attempt to reconcile strong party and racial antagonisms with | which the parliamentary regime has been split since last June, The king announced that all laws would remain in force until suspend- ed by decree and that new laws would be made by decree. The roy- al order did away with the constitu- tion which the turbulent kingdom of the Berbs, Croats and Slovenes has adhered to since June 28, 1921. General Peter Zivkovitch was named premier and took the inter- for portfolio as being the minister responsible for the administration of law and order under the extraor- dinary regime. The drastic action of the king created a sensation throughout the country but no disturbances occur- red. The Croatians seemed heartily to welcome the g king's move, Al- though denied thelr demands for | they were jubllant | jat the step which threw down the parliament where three of members were murdered. Thre» members of the Croatian party. which had withdrawn from the na- tional parliament after the shoot- ing of several of its leaders, were appointed to the new cabinet. This action by the king flattered the Croations and was regarded as a concession to their party, It was promised that the new regime would safeguard the unity of the state by guaranteeing equal treatment and equitable rights to all citizens besides permitting harmoni- ous and sincere collaboraticn of all sections of the people. It was stat- | ed that it would prepare the xroun'l for new institutions and 2 new min isterial organization to pave the way | for a truly constitutional and healthy | parliamentary government. \ The dcclaration of the king that he would in the future listen to the | volce of the people and not to, groups was hafled with satisfaction. Great pub- lic demonstrations were held in Zag- | thetr |reb, stronghold of the Croats, and | | contest. age and independence. It was semi-officlally stated that the patience of the king had been | exhausted by long years of bickering I and the seeming utter impossibility after the most persevering attempt: on his part to reconcile the antagon. isms and free the country from what | he considered the evil influence of |party and racial politics. The attitude of the people of Bel- grade toward the king and the h\nk’ he has set himself was “May God ve had enough cor- | Under the newly proclaimed law | Ithe king is Inverted with full le=is- | courses. lative and executive powers. This jlaw lays down that the kingdom is a hereditary monarchy in which the king 1s the holder of all authority. brothers, Louis N. of Omaha, Charles H. of Bouthhridge, Alfred F. and that he is empowered to appoint of- ficials and to confer rank in the PRH"A./J {Cleaning House for Start of | Chiet Executive Has Completed Ad- | which are now coming to the gover- | the | Bil, DURANT COMMENDS lcently awarded $25,000 to | most effective way to enforce prohi- Ju.iti.... I\ FRANKLIN ~CKLIFFE v FOR L oRE <., Sessmn Wednesdly GOVERNOR'S THIRD TERM dress Which Will Be Longer Than That of Two Years Ago—Coolidge Bill Up. State Capltol, Hartford, Jan. § (®—Like house cleaning on a small scale, work began today to get the capitol ready fcr the second cere- monial inauguration of Gov. John H. Trumbull who on Wednesday will begin his third term as chief execu- tive of Connecticut. The executive officcs are usnally cleaned out of furniture to make room for the public reception and the governor's luncheon to his friends, and the heautiful oriental rugs covered over ith canvasses or else removed. fiiccs of the secretary of state, | surer and comptroller also are rearranged because it has been |customary for each of these officers to entertain his immediate friends the t |and the office staff after the inau- | gural cercmonies. Gov. Trumbull completed his message to the general assembly on Saturday and the manuscript went to the printers today. It promises to be a little longer document than the message of two years ago, and much of the text is expected to deal with matters which have been dis- cussed in departmental reports, and nor, more especially the recommen- dations of Commissioner of Finance Zdward F. Hall. fhe arrangements for the legisla- tive caucuscs tomorrow night will} he completed tomorrow mornirg Many forecasts as to the outcome of the caucuses have been made ani they run about in a like groove, in- dicative of the- smooth working of republican organization in its control of the legislature. It i ac- cepted as a correct prediction that Scnate Clerk J. Frederic Baker of New Haven will be chosen once again in that body. and Arthur 8. who was assistant clerk last session will be chosen house clers and Stanley J. Traceski of Ne Dritain, assistant house clerk. This will eliminate Danlel F, B. (Continued on Page 11) KENSINGTON PASTOR Rev. Vernon L. Phillips Submits Prohibition Enforcement Plan Rev. sington has reccived a telegram from the Durant committee, which re- Major Chester P. Mills for his plan for the bition, asking permission to publish a plan submitted by the minister. Rev. Mr. Phillips was among the many who submitted plans in the Vernon L. Phillips of Ken. | Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 15,061 PRICE THREE CENTS SAFE CRACKERS GET $725 SQUARE J0B; OIL CO. LOSER Yeggs Smasl: Open Stronz Box With Tools Found on Spot and Rob Cash Register— Get Week-End Re- ceipts of 3 Stations. Police Believe Burglars Are Men Who Opened Safes at Other Places Within Last Month— Gain Entrance to Office With “Jimmy” Using tools which were on the premises, safe crackers last night broke into a large safe in the office of the Racklifte Oil Co. at 114 Franklin Square and took all the |money it contained, besides robbing the cash register nearby. The first estimate given the police placed the amount at between $900 and $1000, but this afternoon it was ascertained that the exact total was $725.66, of which all but $38.44 was cash, Bergeant Michael J, Flynn, ‘was assigned to the Inv igation, learned that Frank Rackliffe, Jr., closed the office at 9:30 last night and William Jackson of 32 Hart street opcned it about 7:10 this morning. Jackson found the safe open and sent for the police after trying unsuccessfully to communi- cate with Mr. Rackliffe, Bergeant Flynn said he felt cers « tain that the burglary was commit- ted by the band which has Rpen operating about Connecticut dufing the past several wecks, this being {the fourth local job of its kind com- {mitted in New Britain within a {month or so, the others being at the State Normal school, the Harde ware City Lumber Co. office on East street extension, aad Grotto Hall on West Main street. Force Open Window Bergeant Flynn found that a “jimmy"” was used to force open a small window in the front of the office, the building facing the street directly across from the southern end of Franklin Square Park. Suf« ficlent pressure was applied to force the window catch and open the wine dow, and once inside the burglars found on a rack all the tools they needed. They knocked off the dial and knob on the safe door and then drove in the spindle, after which they pushed back the tumblers and opened the heavy door. Scattered about the floor were the tools, some of them broken, while in the me- chanism of the combination Sere geant Flynn picked out part of ane |other tool which had broken off un«+ |der the pressure used to force the worka. Bome of the drawers in the safe were locked, while others had the keys in the locks. The former were pried open, while the latter were not damaged, and everything in all of them was examined, as were papers in the drawers of a desk. Several checks made payable to the Rack- liffe Oil Co. were not taken, the burglars apaprertly realizing that | payment would be stopped on them before they had time to cash them. Get Receipts c? Three Stations Included in the loot were two fac- tory checks, one for $23.26 and the other for $15.18, and two envelopes containing a total of $50. The checks had been cashed for factory em- ployes and the money in the en- | velopes was to be paid to two em- | ployes of the company for their serv- ices. The burglars apparently knew (oCntinued on Page 18) GIVIL WAR VETERAN ANSWERS LAST GALL REV. VERNON L. PHILLIPS Although there were 28,000 or more submitted, the local man's plan, while not having won the prize, was considered among the most outstanding and effective. The |award committee proposes to pub- ilish & few of the best plans sub- |mitted in the near future, among them being the plan submitted by Mr. Phillips. Rev. Mr. Phillips, who is pastor of | the Kensington Congregational church, is well known in this and D(her nearby cities for his activities. |For several years he taught public spt‘akmg classes in the New Britain and Meriden Y. M. C. A. education He also is keenly inter- "ested in athletics, being a prominent figure in basketball and baseball cir- cles. He is one of the founders and leader of the Kensington Boys' club, and is deputy commissiener of the Thendere. and two sisters, Emma |rrmy of which he is commander in |Hartford county Y. M. G, A. Athletic chief, M. and Eva M., of Worcester. association. 3 E. A. Latimer, Aged 84, Member of Georgia Post, G. A. R. Edward Augustus Latimer, 34 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home, 220 Maple street, this morning following an illness of two weeks. He was a native of Bloomflield and had lived in that place practically all his life. He came to this city eight years ago. Mr. Latimer was one of the few surviving members of the G. A. R, who annuaily hold exercises on Me- morial Day. Despite his advanced | age he was fairly active. He was a member of G. A. R. post of Talla- poosa, Ga., and of Harmony lodge of Masons in Bloomfield. Surviving him are his sister, Mrs, Alice E. Topliff of this city; two nieces, Miss 1da M. Topliff and Mra R. W. Redden, also of this city; and two nephews, George D. Roes ef Bloomfield and Edward L. Whiton .! Tennessee. Funeral services will be held lo~ morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the funeral parlors of B. C. Porter Bons. Rev. Willlam H. Alderson, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, will officlate. Burial will be Bart