New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1929, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 SI0.000 BLAZE IN BLOCK ON HAIN T. Hanme Building Threateoed by Fire Soon After Midnight SLEEPERS ROUTED OUT Occupants Have Ample Time to Fs- cape as Flames Are Confined to Attio—Stocks in Lower Stores Damaged by Deluge of Water,. Starting a small closet on the third floor of the Hanna block at 434-440 Main street, fire early to- day swept through the floor of the attic and was blazing flercely when Officer Willlam O'Day discovered it and rang box 42 at Main and East Main street at 1:38 o'cocl.. Damage estimated bv Chiet W. J. Noble of the fire department between $8,000 and $10,000 was caused, the water that poured down into a shoe storc and a jewelry store on the ground floor damaging the stock in both places to some extent, while the den- tal offices of Dr. Max B. Dunn and Dr. Morris 8. Dunn, G. Rapillo’s barber shop, and a few sleeping rooms on the second floor suffered in the same way. Officer O'Day was patrolling East Main street when he saw the reflec- tion of the flames on the side of the Regley Block, which is south of the Hanna Block, with Finnegan's drive- way between them. He called to a young man who has a room in the building and who was about to en. ter through the front door, telling him to arouse everyone who was asleep, and, hurrying to the fire alarm box, the officer sent in the call, which brought Companles 1, 2, 3 &nd ¢ and Hook and Ladder com- panies 1 and 2. Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney, Offi- cers Weare and Tierney, and Super- numerary Officer Edward Muszynski assisted in arousing sicepers in the building and the block adjoining, all who were obliged to leave having ample time because the fire was con- fined to the attic. The firemen found the southwest corner of the attic a mass of flames just as it was «bout one year ago when a stubborn fight developed, in the same place, but the advantage of having plenty ((Continued on Page 13) FIREMEN GALLED OUT FOR LIGHTED LANTERN Find Railroad Employe Peacefully Smoking His Pipe (Special to the Herald) Bristol, Jan. 19.—A lighted lan- tern in the handcar house alongside | the railroad tracks east of the pas- senger station was responsible for the calling out of two pleces of fire apparatus at 1:18 a. m. today. Fire- men attached to the Central fire station and Hose Company 1 upon responding, found the lighted lantern and a rallroad employe peacefully sinoking a pipe, The alarm was telephoned in to the Central fire station by a resi- dent of Prospect street, whose ident- ity was not determined by the fire- men, STARS AND BARS FLY OYER THE OLD SOUTH Dixictand Honors Today Generale Who Fought With Armies In Lost Cause. Riehmond, Va., Jan. 19 (M—The stars and bars of the old south flew over the new south today, $s all Dixie paused to pay homage to the memories of two immortal champ- icns of a lost cause—General Robert I3. Lee and General T. J. “Stonewall” Juckson. The occasion is the 121st birthday anniversary of Lee. Jackson's birth- day anniversary is next Monday, and for years southerners have celebrat- ed the two days tagether. A little brick chapel at Lexington, Va., designated by General Lee and housing the body of the famous sol- dier, today was the mecca of hun- dreds of visitors. At Richmond, other hundre s visited Battle Abbey, con- federate museum, to gaze on the picturad faces of the great confed- erate leader and his staff—the in- domitable “Stonewall” Jackson, the gallant Stuart, the resourceful Gor- don and other heroes of the grey. Throughout the south, from the Potomac to the Rio Grande, schools held special exercises and chapters of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy pald tribute. Sub to Be Ready for Tests in April Bridgeport, Jan. 19 (UP)—Captain Sloan Danenhower expects to have repairs on the old Simon Lake res- cue submarine defender complete by April 15, the date set for navy tell'l“ to begin, he said today. ‘Workmen have already begun the long task of changing cylinder-head gaakets on all eight cylinders of the Defender’s two Diesel engines. Two of the gaskets blew out and, forced postponement of the tests scheduled | to bezin this week. Twmnenhower sald he expected com- pensation for a special communica: JUDGE 1. P. ROGHE HONGRED iN DEATH Solemn Obssquies Conducted a 8t. Joseph's Church Today MANY PRIESTS ARE PRESENT Bar Association Members Form Guard of Homor at Church En- tranco—Police and School Depart- ments Represented. Representatives of New Britain's legal fraternity, and of the ity government, were part of the large gathering which occupled practical- 1y every seat at 8t. Joseph's church where funeral services were con- ducted this morning at 10 o'clock for Henry P. Roche, judge of police and clly courts who died at his home on Bassett street, Wednesday night. His brother, Rev. J. Warren Roche of Derby, was celebrant of a solemn high mass of requiem. He was as- sisted by Rev. John J. Keane of 8t. Joseph's church as deaco! Rev. Daniel Bullivan, & former dent of this city, sub-deacon; and Rev. John F. Kenney, a former New Britain man, master of ceremonies. Many Priests Attend Priests from every part of the state were present. Several of the New Britain parishes were repre- sented as follows:—Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, pastor; Rev, Walter A. Mc- Crann, Rev. Walter J. Lyddy, and Rev. Thomas F. Lawlor of 8t Mary's church; Rev. Thomas J. La- den, pastor of the Church of 8t. John the Evangelist; Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pastor of St. Andrew's church; Rev. Carl Fuchs of St Peter's church; Rev. John F. I'ono- hue of 8t. Joseph's church; Rev. John C. Brennan, pastor of St Paul's church in Kensington; Rev. John Fay, pastor of the church of Our Lady of Mercy, Plainville. Other priests present were: Rev. Michael Barry of S8t. Augustine'a church, Hartford; Rev. Robert Fitz- gerald, Rev. Joseph McKeon, Rev, Charles Relly, Rev. Edward Gaffney, Rev, John Dillon, Rev. Joseph Ryan, Rev. Joseph Barry, a former curate at 8t. Mary's church, and Rev. Jos- eph Kenney. Present also were nuns of 8t. Jo- seph’s convent and several public school teachers who either served while Judge Roche was a member of the school board or with his sister, Katharine F, Roche, princl- pal of the Northend school. Men who have been associated with him outside of his profession such as former Mayor George A. Quigley and School Buperintendent 8tanley H. Holmes were among the gathering. Representatives of the police de- partment including Chief W. C. Hart ((Continued on Page 13) FOCH APPEARS T0 BE GAINING GROUND Wife of Noted Soldier Leaves House for First Time Today Paris, Jan. 19 (M—Marshal Ferdi- nand Foch gained further ground on both his heart and kidneys. The marshal has not yet reached the first objective of his. doctors which is to get him out of danger and definitely on the road to recov- ery. He was, however, making steady progress toward that goal. The morale of Foch was de- scribed by his physicians this morn- ing as marvelous. They sald they hoped by tomorrow to permit him to read newspapers again. Thelir bulletin said: “The perceptible improvement noted yesterday persists today.” For the first time since her dis- tinguished husband became fll, Madame Foch came out of the house for a few minutes this morn- ing. 8he said the marshal had en- joyed a refreshing sleep during the night and was “getting on better” at breakfast time. Her remarks were made before the doctors came for their morning consultation, so it was evident that to laymen Foch had made some improvement. General Weygand, who is regard- ed almost as a son by Marshal and Madame Foch, was at the house a little after 8 . m. He remained, as has been his custom, until the doc- (Continued on Page Five) FAMILY WITHOUT WATER IN HURLBURT ST. HOUSE Owner of Property Neglects to Remedy Condition and. Health Department is Notified For two days the family of Stan- ley Uzgavinis, who occupy the sec- ond floor tenement in a house at 31 Hurlburt street, have been without water in the bath tub, kitchen sink and tollet, according to complaint made by Uzgavinis last night to Su- pernumerary Officer Tata. The ewn- er of the property has had his at- tention called to the condition, Uz- gavinis told the officer, but hs ncg- lected to remedy it although he promised to do so. Officer Tata examined the prem- ises and found the complaint well tion and towing hawser that was mysteriously cut by a sharp instru- | ment while the Defender was tied | ilengside the navy salvage vessel | tiord tn Bridgeport early this| founded, and today it was turned over to the department of health. It was indicated that conditions must be remedied immediately or the owner of the property will be prose- cuted. today in his fight against attacks up- | NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1929.—EIGHTEEN PAGES LAWRENCEVILLE DORM DESTROYED BY FIRE Boys Form Human Chain in Getting Out to Safety Lawrenceville, N. J., Jan. 19 (®— Dawes House the largest dormitory at Lawrenceville achool, was de- stroyed 3:30 o'clock this morning by , a spectacular fire that sent students | fleeing for their lives. The loss ex- ceeded $75,000. The dormitory, a rambling frame structure, donated to the famous preparatory school by Vice Presi- dent Dawes, housed 43 students, three masters and three servants, Boys sleeping in the second story dormitories were roused just in time to escape. Among them was Dana Dawes, a son of the vice presi- dent. Sylvan Schlopp, whose address is the New York Atlantic club, oc- cupying quarters on the first floor, prevented the disaster from becom- ing a tragedy. Schlopp awakened by the roar of flames, ran about the build- ing an alarm. His cries reached boys on the second floor. Already the flames were menac- ingly close when the boys on the second floor were awakened. The stairways were spouting flames. The windows offered the only way of es- cape, with a long jump to ground. 8Some of the boys formed human chains by holding onto each others hands and feet, and many escaped | by climbing down the backs of their companions. Others leaped to the ground. Barefoot and clad only in pajamas, the boys left behind all their cloth- 1ing and valuables. A few snatched up | overcoats before they leaped. Everett Noble, assistant master of Dawes House, who recently returned from a hazardous adventure in Flor- ida directed the escape from the i blazing house. He led some of the boys down a {fire escape. Noble only two weeks |ago narrowly escaped death when a fishing yacht was tossed against a| |rock off the coast of Miami, Florida. |Noble and three companions swam | through heavy seas to a lighthouse, j_whl‘re they were marooned for 27 | hours before they were rescude by Coast guards. The fire started in the basement ((Continued on Page 13) s GRAND LIST OF TA¥aBLL P £016353 INCREASE 82154 JusT A LTy TRUCK AND TRAIN REACH CROSSING AT SAME TIME Truck Carried 100 Feet—Driver Crawls Out Uninjured Only to Get Trafic Summons. Minneapolis, Jan. 19.—(M—Harry Jacobs, the truck he was driving, and & fast train reached a grade crossing last night at exactly the same time. The truck was carried 100 feet ‘down the tracks and wrecked. Jacobs finally crawled out of the wreckage with only a few bruises, A traffic cop ran up and gave him a court summons for failing to observe the “stop” signal. GAS STATION APPEAL T0 COURT OF ERRORS Kilbourne to Take Case Up to Supreme Bench The supreme court of errors will be asked to determine the question of whether Edward O. Kilbourne is entitled to proceed with the erection of a gasoline filling station on his to matter | property opposite the entrance Stanley Quarter park, & which has already been negatively by two courts. Kilbourne recelved a permit for the station and immediately under- took the task of constructing a cul- decided vert and filling in low land on the | plot. Before he reached the build- ing proper, the zoning ordinance was enacted, and the building de- partment required him to stop work. He took an appeal from the action of the city court in restraining him, and a few months ago the superior court, Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin presiding, ruled against him. Judge ¥. B. Hungerford, counsel for Kil- bourne, is preparing the case for a new appeal. The city will be rep- resented by Corporation Counsel John H. Kirkham, who defended in the city and superior courts. * THE WEATH New DBritain and vicinity: erally fair and much colder tonight. Sunday in- creasing cloudiness, probably followed by snow or rain in the afternoon or at night, | i | | | | ! * THIS WEEKS AFFAIRS e Aritdmeric / 12 Ao Commissioner Edward Higgins (left,) Evangeline Booth and Commissioner David Lamb (right) are candidates for the post of chief of the Salvation Army following the action of the high council deposing Gen. Bramwell Booth. Commissioner Higgins is acting head of the organization pending selection of a new leader. FIVE HURT IN AUTO IN BRIDGEPORT CRASH Machine Smashes Into Side of Boston-New York Bus Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 19.—(M— Five persons were injured at 3 o'clock this morning when an auto- moblile crashed into the side of & Boston-New York bus at Main and | John streeta. The side of the bus wa: stove in. Those injured were pa | sengers in the bus. They were: Willlam Webster, 23, of 96 College | street, Jersey City, N. J., lacerations {of the right hand. | Edward Bollette, 30, of 10 Shep- |ston street, Dorchester, Mass, |abrasion of the right hand. l Frank Arvino, 32, of 3 Mohan street, Everett, Mass., cuts on both | | hands. Arthur Mollo, 24, of 132 1.2 Noble street, Brooklyn, N. Y., abrasion of both hands. Clifford Huff, 25, of South Irving Place, New York, lacerations on the chin and upper lip. | The city ambulance was called and Dr. Alexander Soliday removed the injured to the emergency hos- pital for first aid. Il Luck Continues . On Lindy’s Trail Cleveland, Jan. 19 (UP)—INl luck continues on the trail of Col. Lind- bergh who prepared to leave here to- | day for a flight to Bellefonte, Pa. He took off for Bellefonte from the Cleveland airport yesterday aft- ernoon and returned at 4:30 p. m. because of poor visibility. On Sun- day he was forced down at Cumber- land, Md., on a westward flight ap1 later in the week he was forced to land in Tllinols while on a flight to St. Louls. | Television Is Now Tabooed by Commission Washington, Jan. 19 UP—The ra- dio commission issued a general or- | der today forbidding picture and tel- | evision broadcasting in the band be- tween 550 tnd 1,500 kilocycles ex- cept on formal authority from the | commission, and then only between | the hours of one a. m. and six a. m. The commission set February 14 for a hearing to determine other | regulations for television broadcast- i ing. NOW AND (CE € VERY NICE or SO THE KIDS 'WiNK) oL OARD Wisdes FTCEN CANDIDATES FOR SALVATION ARMY LEADERSHIP |ARMY REFORMISTS STILL HAVE HOPE Think Court May l_)ecige Against wpny . 20 “pa e EVANG...’ American Commander Denles Re- ports She Called Councll Meeting to Usarp the Power of Her Broth- er as Leader, London, Jan. 19 UM—Hope that the courts would find that General Bramwell Booth has no legal grounds to prevent his being ousted from command of the Salvation Army was held today in army re- form circles, Nothing to Fear Lawyers of the army were under- stood to have assured the reform party in the high council that they had nothing to fear from the sur- prise injunction sprung by the gen- eral as the council met to choose his successor. They were confident the chancery court would set aside the injunction when the case is called on Monday and that the council will be left free to proceed with the elec- tion of & new general on Tuesday. Salvation Army circles were grief stricken over the death of Commis- sloner Haines, vice president of the council, feeling that it was directly caused by word of the injunction. He had just finished a speech on the oppression of the present system of the army during which he had been frequently annoyed by inter- ruptions from Catherine and Mary Booth, daughters of the general. Drops “How did he do it,” he said when told of the injunction. He shudder- ed and dropped dead. A spokesman for the American delegation said General Booth had lost three of his eight supporters by his legal action. Commissioners Cun- ningham, Laurie and Smith, on hearing of the court action, dis- avowed any responsibility for it (Continued on Page Five) YOUTH CRAWLS FROM BED T0 SAYE TRAIN Flags Engincer In Time to Prevent Wreck. youth, ill with influenza, crawled from his bed and saved a New York Central railroad train from an al- here last night. The youth, Glen Cline, living at Dyesville, heard a roar along the railroad tracks as he lay in his bed. Convinced that the sound he heard was the crush of stone and dirt in the railroad “cut” a short distance from his home, he got out of bed, seizc 1 a lantern and made a hurried spection, The investigation proved his fears correct. Tons of earth and rocks had filled the cut. Knowing the passenger train number six was due in a few minutes, the lad ran to a bend a short distance from the land- slide and waved his lantern the locomotive bore down on him. Engineer Tom Riley saw the faint light swinging to and fro in the darkness and applied the brakes The train was brought to a stop jus as it entered the cut, Passengers on the train have al- ready started a move to obtain a Carnegie hero medal for the boy. ffi‘{’%' VISITTO " “"E”fiwl H:]’(A'MI HAVE DINNER — TUEN INSPECT— wsnrunfiu—_ Finds Cut Filled In With Earth— Pomeroy, Ohio, Jan. 19 P — A most certain wreck at Dyesville, near (LIGHTER WON'T WORK AND SUIT IS RESULT Worked All Right In Siore But Failed to Flicker Outsido— Maney Refunded. Minneapolis, Jan. 19 UM—It had ) come, and as well now as later: lawsuit over a cigarette lighter hat wouldn't light. Per Opsahl sued in conciliation court yesterday, seeking to learn what the law had to sy about his paying $3.50 for a .mnon-lighting lighter. The mechanism worked fine in the store, Opsahl testified, but when, before friends, he gave it a confident man-about-town fip, it wouldn’t flicker, “Refund plaintiff his money,” the court ordered, HOOVER IS TRYING NOVEL EXPERIMENT Nation Watching Result of New York State Control HARMONY IS EXPECTED — Placing of G. O, P. Affairs In Hands of Three Men Thought to Presage Action of Similar Nature In Other States. Washington, Jan. 19 (PM—Political Washington and the nation as a whole sat back today to observe the working out of the rather novel ex- periment President-elect Hoover is undertaking in New York state by placing direction of affairs of the re- publican party there in the hands of three men. Presages Action Most political observers seemed agreed that it presages action along similar lines in other states where friction has developed and in some of the southern states where strength- ening of the organizations of his party is especially desired by the president-elect, Friends and associates of Mr. Hoover confidently asserted that greater harmony among individual leaders in New York would result from the naming of H. Edmond Machold, state chairman; Charles D. Hilles, national committeeman, und former Representative Willlam H. Hill as a sort of triumvirate in control of party machinery and es- pecially of federal patronage. Others were equally as confident in their belicf that the experiment would prove unsuccessful if for no other reason than that the recently elected state chairman was given a place in the triumvirate which on the face of things appeared to be su- perior to that accorded the veteran national committeeman. Hilles Important Mr. Hilles long has been a com- manding figure in New York repub- lican affairs and has many wealthy and influential friends over that state. For this reason some con- versant with Empire State politics predicted that he could not be put {aside casily unless he himself con- sented to the sharing of the power he 80 long has wielded, ‘While ostensibly the creation of the committee was in the interest of harmony, the practically minded among the politicians here professed (Continued on Page 16.) LEGISLATURE DOES BUT LITTLE BUSINESS Change in Motor Vehicle Laws Holds Public Interest Statc Capltol, Hartford, Jan. 19.— | (A—Wheels of the state's legislative machinery began to turn in earnest on Thursday when the general as- sembly had its second session and members received their committee assignments. Business offered was of small volume as is usually the way ~—the rush coming later—and it in- iclud(‘d half a dozen bills in line with | recommendations of the judicial ! council for changes in procedure and place in the courts. | The council's report has been is- | sued in pamphlet for distribution to members and the legal prbfession and is public document number 79 | |in a green cover, the prevailing color choice for all pamphlets this ses- sion. In the report are drafts of bills for changes in laws covered by the | {council’s inquiry, and the bills ad- ( here to the text of those suggestions. | Popular interest is expected to be in | | the bill which proposes taking out of (the criminal code the trial of cases {of minor infractions of motor ve- !Mcll‘, laws. The change would be in- tended to take the stigma of a criminal action away from the penalizing of a motorist who had made a slip in his conduct of a motor vehicle. Consideration of this bill, it is already pointed out by legislators, may bring up again the matter of establishing traffic courts and relieving town justices and city | and police courts from handling this type of complaint. Thomas Hewes of Farmington. who made a study of practice in the English courts in a report to the council mentioned that “the method of swearing a witness” was “much more dignified than ours.” The witness holds a small Bible in hand while uttering the words of the oath, Possibly & bill will be offered to alter the manner of giving the oath Ty Jan, 12th ... i family, Cirealation Por 15,195 PRICE THREE CENTS TERRIFIC VIND N WEST TAKES LIVES Storm, Diminishing in Force, Sweeping Across Lake Erie TEN KNOWN T0 BE DEAD Children Killed When Schoolbouse is Destroyed in Tllinols — Grain Elevator and Resdeace Leveled By Whipping Blasts, Chicago, Jan. 18 (UP)—A terrifia windstorm, rapidly diminishing in force, swept northeastwurl across Lake Erie today after leaving a trall of death and heavy property dame age in its path across four middies Wwestern states. 735 Miles An Hour The storm, which at itres reached & velocity of 76 miles .an hour, ore iginated in southern Missouri yese terday afternoon, whipped wucroes southern Illinois, Indiana and Kene tucky and after striking lightly in several Ohio cities was believed te be passing out over the lake. The toll of known dead stond ag 10 today. Restoration of communie cation in the stricken areas, hewe ever, was expected to bring reports increasing the number of victims. Red Cross w Ald Red Cross aid was being dise patched to the town of Maunie, i, which was directly in the path of the storm. An emergency call for 24 doses of anti-tetanus serum was received at 8t. Louis headquarters. The request said Maunie medical authorities were unabla to care: for the large number of injured. Three persons were killed. Children Dead Children were among the storm victims, the known dead from which are: Dorothy Hanley, 12, Maunie, 1l Bernice Tucker, 10, Maunie, IIl Mrs. Amos Herman, Maunie, T, Marjorie Hargraves, 4, Cape Gire ardeau, Mo. Buddy Hargraves, 3, Cape Girar- deau, Mrs. Mary Nolan, 65, Ind. Willlam Thrasher, 43, Leulsville, Roy Little, 21, Milton, Ky. Clinton Mahoney, 24, Miiton. Mrs. Bara Thompson, Benton, Mo, Three persons were killed at Maunie where two schoolhouses, a grain elevator and several resideaces were destroyed. A three-story frame schoolhouse for white children was leveled. The " bodles of Berul ‘Tucker, 10, ahd Dorothy Hanley, 12, were removed from the wreckage, The principal, Charles Moore, and @ teacher, Mrs. Ray Roser, and 13 students were injured. About 30 pupils were absent with influenza. At Blackboard Authorities said the fact that the majority of the pupils were at the blackboard when the storm struck prevented a heavier death toll. The vacant seats were crused under the falling timbers, Near the blackboard the wall supported the timbers and saved the children. The other school wag vacant. Glen Ervin, 10, and Myrtis Rose, 10, were the most seri- ously injured of the students. The Rose girl's left hand was torn off by a flying timber. Members of the family of Wyatt Doneghue had just left the dinner table in their home at Maunie when the roof of a grain elevator crashed in the roof of their dwelling. The occupants escaped injury. Two wo- wen were reported injured at Texas City. Farmers reported a second storm followed shortly after the first twister struck. Roads were (Continued on Page Five) TEN ARE SAVED AS WATERS RISE IN OHIO Cuyahoga and Chagrin Rivers Swirl About Waiting for Victims Cleveland, 0., Jan. 19 (P—Ten persons were rescued early today as rising waters on the Cuyahoga and Chagrin rivers swirled about their homes. Three men braved the swollen wa- ters of the Chagrin river, which had overflowed into a ravine, to rescus Mr. and Mrs. Grant Downing, their 3 year old daughter, Dorothy, and & 20 months old baby, from their home. Two men were taken. from the jroof of a shack after the Cuyahogn river had risen three feet in an hour and awakened them in their bunks Coast guardsmen saved another marooned at the mouth of the Chagrin river. Two children and their mother and father were carried to safety in a collapsible boat. Their names were not learned. Attracted by Downing's gun fire, Lionel Heath, Ray Cattell and Win- fleld Bcott, dragged a rowboat some distance up the diver to near the Downing home and attached a rope to the stern. Scott sat in the boat and guided t near Downing's house as the two pald out the line. Downing tomsed Scott a rope and drew him to his door s he passed. The children were taken off first and their parents were rescued on the second trip.- Steve Lavandoski and Zura Jansuri were taken from the roof of their shack by police. Water was three feet deep on the floor when they were removed and the shack was threatening to collapse at any min- ute. as the council’s suggestion was that (Continued on Page Five) A rainfall record of two inches in 24 hours was established here last § 3