New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1929, Page 22

'STUDENTS RALLY T0 DR, LITTLE Praise Michigan Presideat and Declare Him “Ousted” Ann Arbor, Mich,, Jan. 22 (UP) —The resignation of Dr. Clarence Cook Little as president of the Uni- versity of Michigan was the center of heated debate among students, faculty members and citizens of Ann Arbor today. De. Little’s resignation, motivated by principles he would uphold, *“be they right or wrong,” was accepted unanimously by the boara of regents last night. The board immediately adopted a resolution expressing re- gret at Dr. Little’s resignation. “His high ideals of educational standards, his initiative, his con- structive asiprations, his frankness, courage and sincerity, have made the severing relationships a heart- felt loss to us all,” the resolution said, A legislative committee was ap- pointed by the board with Regent Walter H. wyer as chairman and RRegents J. Beal and W, L. Clem- ents and Dean of Administration A. G. Rutheven, as members. Rutheven, who was raised to promience under Dr. Little's administration has been mentioned as Dr, Little’s successor. Dr. Little refused to make any statement as to his plans. “I have- »'t & job in sight,” he said, “It is the first time 1 have been out of work since my graduation ‘rom Harvard in 1910, he said. th President Dr. Little became Michigan's sixth | president in 1925, coming from Col- by college, Maine. Student groups, which criticized him when he presented various plans to curb their liberties for the good of the university, rose to his fefense today. The Michigan Daily, student or- san, which heretofore opposed al- most every step in Dr. Little’s pro- gram, charged in an editorial that the president had been “driven from the university.” “Dr, Little has been driven from Michigan by a group of politicians possessing middle class, middle west minds,” the student editorial said. “His leaving i3 one of the most dire calamities that has ever struck the university.” 8everal instructors, unnamed by the student organ, were quoted us saying that Michigan without Little will lose materially while un- der his administration the univer- ' sity would have gone on to bigger accomplishments. Sentiment, apparently, had been that the announced resignation of the president would not be present- vd, or that it might be postponed and the breach healed. Dr. Little personally confirmed the resignation when he appeared on the campus after presenting his letter to board, The president’s letter read in part: “For some time two things have been increasingly apparent. First, that my methods of handling situ- ations dealing with interests of priv- ate donors, political interest, ‘local’ interests, and alumnae interest are not consistent with policles which the board of regents deem wise. “Second, that I shall, I hope, be more effective in sclentific research und teaching than in administra- tion, “1 therefore request that my res- | ignation be accepted, to take effect Sept, 1, 1929, and that I be given leave of absence from June 20, 1929. 10 August 31, 1929, or before that it the regents desire it. “The chief assets possessed by any executive are the ingrained princi- ples which activate his policies. These, right or wrong, necessitate the above course of action in spite ©of great personal regret on my part that such is the case.” Stage Cannon Is Means of Suicide Havana, Jan. 22 UP—A stage can- non, which for once was loaded with real shot, dramatically ended life of a negro actor known only as “Baltimore” and police today be- lieved that he had chosen the climax of his act to commit suicide. “Baltimore” stood before the can- POOR PA BY CLAUDE CALLAN “Ellen is so strong mind- ed that she don't seem at herself. It looks like bein® strong minded has sorter weakened her mind.” (Coupyright. 1928. Puolisuers Syndicate) g;fi;‘mmwulmNH s New Seven Room Jottage, Lincoln Street T Dr. | the non, as he had done hundreds of times before in the Miami Follies minstrel show. There was a flare as the gun was touched off and a dull boom and the actor dramatically fell. As the curtain deacended, the audience applauded what seemed to them to be a good bit of actin, While the shouts of approval stiil sounded from the house, “Balti- more” dragged his shot torn body to the wings and died. * Police at first suspected that the cannon had been loaded with real shot by some person other than the actor. They later learned from the owner of the show that “Baltimore" always insisted on charging the can- non himself for his act. COMMISSION REYISES PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET | Final Figures Will Not Be Adopted Tntll Full Board Re- views Estimates. A few changes fin the proposed budget of the public works depart- |ment which will total ever a half 'milllon dollars were made at special meeting of the board of public works held last evening. The final figures of the budget were not settled upon due to the fact that three members of the board were absent because of illness, The increases in | various items over those agreed up- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 19%9. State Motor Truck Association . Objects to | Would Revise Rules Affect- ing Punishment for Overloading and Urges Triennial Drivers’ Ex- amination. I Speclal licenses for truck drivers, ichanges in the motor vehicle laws to permit the use of spare motors in an | emergency, the right to use reflec- |tors in place of rear tail lights, in- | creased maximum loads on trucks with special consideration of trailer loads, and the elimination of the “double punishment” for overloading were among the objectives adopted by the Motor Truck Association of Connecticut at a regional meeting held in this city last evening. About 100 owners of motor trucking and | transportation companies through- out the state were present. The {elimination of the powers of the | motor vehicle commissioner to sus- pend drivers’ licenses without a hear- |ing advocated, also. The meeting was in charge of president. A. P. Marsh of this city Motor Vehicle Laws | | ment, carries with it a rigid ex- amination. | During the discussion Mr. Arbour !.charged that he knew three men in New Britain obtained drivers' li- censes under assumed names. The |1ssuing of a license with a photo- graph on it would make this impos- sible, he said. Examination Every Three Years Mr. Havens called attention to the fact that six wheeled trucks are be- ginning to make their appearance, making it necessary that truck own- ers be more particular than ever in their employment of drivers. He i pointed out that before a man be- comes an operator of a railway loco- motive he serves a long apprentice- ship and then must answer 144 ques- 'tions concerning air brakes, 355 on mechanical subjects and 175 ques- tions on train orders and road con- ditiona, Then he drives a machine which cannot possibly run off the track or run around the city streets. {He suggested that motorists also be igiven a test for color reading. “The time to get behind the law and pro- tect the lives of people on cars and | roads is now,” he said. He also ad- | | bull's suggestion that all operators be given an examination every three figures on the John W. Ghent of Hartford, state |years He told the truckmen they are | nder obligations to produce the lon at the meecting last week were as | is state secretary and Everett J. AT |gafest drivers possible, | tollows: care of | gincering department services, $2,- 000; semi-permanent pavement re- pairs, $5,000; store house and yards, $3,500; new tools, $1,000 and full macadam of new streets, $44,000. Figures on items which were not scttled upon at the meeting last week were announced last evening as follows: grading, $50,000; new |macadam travelled way, $100,000; snow and ice removal, $10,000 sewer maintenance, $32,000; per- manent paving, $21,000 and street widening and extensions, $25,000. The proposed budget will be re- viewed in the near future by the en- 'LOSE BATTLE FOR | LIFE OF ILL CHILD | Four Policemen and Doctor Work | For Hours With Apparatus | Over Youngster. Darlen, Jan. (UP)—Four , policemen and a doctor lost a battle | here early today to have the life of a baby girl, stricken by pneumonia. After four Darien policemen had | rushed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. | Salvatore Mazzia with an inhalator |and two flasks of oxygen and work- |ed for three hours over the tiny |form of Charlotte Mazzla, one and ® | one-half years old. the baby died. | The child had been ill for three | weeks with double pneumonia. Late |last night the tiny lungs gasped their last and stopped working. Dr. Samuel Allison Rose of Stamford telephoned for the police inhalator and it was brought to the house. For a while it seemed that the |artificially - induced respiration | would bring back life to the baby girl. Mazzit and his wife stood ihopelully by watching the big blue- | uniformed men and the physician as they battled over the tiny white cot. Shortly after midnight the oxygen begep to run low and an officer rushed to Milford by automobile for more. He returned with three flasks which he obtained from the Milford police and fire departments —but it was not needed. The baby had died. ENTERTAINS WITH SHOWER Miss Kathleen Walsh of Sexton | street _entertained seven tables of | bridge recently in honor of Miss Mary E. Welch, who will become the bride of William A. Meehan on February 6. Miss Welch was pre- sented with a kitchen set of alum- inum. The bridge prizes were awarded to Miss Welch, Miss Mary Tonahue, Mrs. Luke Welch, Mrs. John Walsh, Mrs. D. J. Donahue, Miss Katharine A. Walsh and Miss Marion Gagon. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN “If Opportunity was to knock at Amy’s door, she wouldn’t open it till she had time to pick up things an’ pull off her apron.” (Copyright. 1928, Publimers Syndica iy R INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Wil trecs, $1,000; en. | bour, also of New Britain, was gen- | |eral chairman of the committee. Mr. Arbour opened the meeting with an address of welcome to the 'visiting truckmen and expressed his i!le’\kl to the other members of the | committee for their aid. He introduc- | ed Mrs. Ernest R. Dechant, secretary to Mr. Marsh, Mrs. Dechant, the only woman present was the guest of the jassoclation. She was given a rising vote of thanks for her cooperation | with the activities of the organization and was presented with a bouquet of (two dozen carnations by Mr. Ar- bour, Mr. Arbour turned the gavel over |to Mr. Ghent who called upon Secre- tary Marsh. The secretary, who was seriously injured December 31, has not yet fully recovered and was noticeably suffering from shock as he rose to speak. He called attention to the several projects which he said would be | taken up later. Gas Tax and Registration Fees Representative John L. Havens of the Electric Transportation Co. of Hartford and chairman of the legis. lative committee of the Motor Truck association, reported that his inves- tigation of state tax on gasoline shows that within a short time every state | except one will be collecting such a (tax. These taxes range from two to five cents on the gallon. His investi- gation also showed that registrations are higher in some places and lower in others than Connecticut. He said the program of the legislative com- mittee this year will be to get the cooperation of state officials. Special Licenses for Drivers Mr. Ghent opened the discussion on the question of special licenses truck drivers. He said this will mean protection for drivers as well as em- ployers and the general public. A general discussion followed in which |1t was recommended that an official card be provided bearing the photo- graph of the truck driver showing that he is a qualified driver of | trucks. Mr. Arbour, chairman of the com- mittee to bring in a recommendation on this subject reported that the committee objected to the words ruck driver and recommended that official licenses be provided at the rate of $5 each and to be marked “Commercial Vehicle Operator.” He said that would add more prestige than merely calling the men truck drivers. Mr. Arbour pointed out that there are 45,000 operators of motor trucks in this state, which would bring the The fee of $5 for special license would be in addition to the regula- tion drivers’ license. The recom- mendation, which finally was re- ferred to the legislative committee with power to strive for its attain- TODAY - AIN'T state an added income of $225,000. | The association voted to increase |the salary of the secretary and pro- vide for the engaging of a stenog- rapher to handle motor truck corre- spondence. Object to “Double Punishment” Section 32 of the motor truck laws was discussed at some length. This secton provides that a man may be fined a maximum of $500 and sentenced to a year in jail and that in addition he must post a bond of $500 that he will not repeat the offense, It was reported that the sec- ond offense automatically caused the ,bond to revert to the state in addi- tion to any other penalty which might be imposed, making a “double punishment.” The association went on record as being opposed to any deliberate overloading or any re- peated overloading, but took the Istand that sometines a slight over- loading could not be helped. Mr. Marsh pointed out that tech- nically a man with only one pound too much on a truck might get a year in jail and $1,000 fine under this law. “ The assoclation will strive to have the law amended to read that the maximum rine shall be $100 and that there shall be no prison sentence or bond. | The legislative committee also was nstructed to do what can be done to change the powers of the motor ve- hicle commissioner which permit him to suspend a driver's license without a hearing. It was voted to increase member- ship dues from $10 a member to $15 ifor the first truck and $5 for each |additional truck. this to include the membership fee. The legislative com- mittee will take steps to have the laws permit the use of a reflector when a tail light accidentally be- comes extinguished, | The use of a spare motor to re- place a motor which becomes use- |less in an emergency {s another project the association will strive for. ‘The recommendation is truck owner be permitted to own and use for emergency purposes a spare motor upon payment of a $10 \fee and proper notice to the motor ivehicle commissioner. It was voted to attempt to have ,the legislature change the maximum |limit on loads from 26,000 pounds on all classes of trucks to the fol- lowing schedule: 28,000 pounds on solid tires and two axles; 32,000 pounds on pneumatic tires and two axles; 35,000 pounds on solid tires and three axles and 40,000 pounds on pneumatic tires and three axles. The total value of crops grown in 1927 on irrigated land furnished with water from the works of the bureau of reclamation was $133,207,- 210, an increase of $23,087,650 com- pared with 1926, 'S A NICE DAV T, vocated adopting Governor Trum- | that the | ECHOES OF HANSEN DEATH ARE HEARD Court Jury to Decide Agains Coast Guardsmea Elmira, N. Y, Jan, 28 (UP)— Echoes of the lingering death of Jacob D. Hansen, prominent Elk of Niagara Falls, were heard today a8 a federal court jury was being drawn to decide if Frank L. Beck and Glenn Jennings, U, 8. coast guardsmen are guilty of manslaugh- ter. Hansen received a fatal bullet wound early last summer when the guardsmen fired at him after he re- |fused to halt his automobile. He said he thought they were bandits. One of the bullets entered his brain, causing blindness some weeks later, insanity still later, and subsequent death, Protest arose from many sources at the time of the shooting and has _been the cause for two controversies. {One parley was between state and jfederal authorities for custody and prosecution, the federals winning out. Another was to have the guardsmen put into uniform, This |they have resisted. Shooting Orders One of the questions to be brought out is whether the officers had or- ders to shoot in such cases, Beck and Jennings are boatswains in the coast guard service. They are charged with manslaughter in the second degree. : Hansen was secretary of the lodge of Elks at Niagara Falls. He was driving home a young woman with whom he had attended a social af- falr at Lewiston Hill. The guards- men commanded Hansen to halt, mistaking him for a bootlegger. Hansen stepped on the accelerator and bullets whizzed. One broke through the windshield, striking {Hansen in the right temple, destroy- ing the sight cZ his right eye. The guardsmen were arrested and bond after investigation, District Attorney Raymond A. torney Edmund D, O"Brien are in icharge of the prosecution. Federal Judge John R. Harel is presiding. Under a-new interpretation of the |law regarding the rights of govern- Iment employes to be defended by 2 of offenses committed in line of duty. U. 8. Attorney Richard A. Temple- ton, of Buffalo, and Assictant U, 8. fend the case. Truman Searle, Rochester attor- [ney, was to appear as personal at- ‘torney for Jennings. The prosecu- 'tion has subpoenaed 13 witnesses from Niagara Falls, THINKS BOYS WILL RETURN YOLUNTARILY Training in Citizenship is Reason Advanced By Litchficld Superintendent. Litchfield, Jan. (UP)—The training in responsible citizenship which the Connecticut junior re- ! public gives, probably will cause most of the 11 hoys who escaped from the institution here yesterday to return voluntarily, Superinten- dent George Aylesworth said today. One boy already has returned. Another, who I8 believed incorri. gible, is not expected back. Ayles- worth expects the other nine to re- 22 turn to face the republic’s court and | |boy judge. The junior republic s an institu- tion for training of boys who are considered a problem by parents, social agencles or juvenile courts. The boys are given school training, with emphasis on civic responsibil- ity, and trade instruction. Their affairs are largely administered by their own elective governments. with officers, courts and a fail. “Jail Deputy” Buel Nelson Hartford released the 11 boys who lcunpcd from the republic's jail. TODAY 6 TUESDAY AN' I DON'Y UKE YO TUESDAYS~ held for trial but were liberated on | Knowles and Assistant District At-| government attorney when accusel | Attorney Justin C. Morgan, will de-( of | They had been sentenced by “Judge" Basil Kusheba of Hartford for de- sertion. / No efforts were made by adult republic officials to recapture the fugitives. “If our efforts to instill social re- sponsibility into their minds has been a success, they will return of their own free will,” Aylesworth said. IPSWICH BLAZE 1055 1S $75000 {Towr's Biggest Business Block Burns in Mysterions Fire | Ipswich, Mass.,, Jan. 22.—(UP)— Loss estimated by police at $75.000 |resulted here early today from a mysterious fire which destroyed one of the town's biggest business blocks | housing four store and a retaurant. Local firemen, with help from { Rowley, three miles away, battled for nearly six hours to prevent a gen- eral conflagration. The fire started in the basement of the Chilok block on Market street, a large two-story wooden structure with business establish- | ments on the ground floor and tene- ments on the sccond floor, | Two families fled lightly-clad from apartments on the upper floor. and so rapidly did the flames spread that some members of the families | had to be assisted to safety by police. Business establishments ruined by the flames included: Greenwood Sales Company, a general stor Frederick Chapman's radio store; Sullivan’s drug store; a chain grocery store; and the Checker | ! restaurant. / Soar 100 Feet ! Flames, blown by a fresh breeze, soared 100 feet in the air, making it one of the most spectacular blazes in the recent history of the town. For a time it was feared the near- by furnishing store of William Gar- | rette was doomed, but this was sav- ed with only minor damage from | water. | | Besides the tenements, the second | floor housed the office of Dr. Fred- | erick Wilder, dentist, and Gorge H. Demore’s pool room, which also were destroyed. Lives of fircmen were imperilled when the roof collapsed after they had been battling the blaze for hours. | The Chilok block was purchased only recently by Joseph Chilok, [ ‘Rumors Abound About Afghan Situation | London, Jan. 22 (UP)—The un- | dy crown of the King of Af-| anistan appcared to be slipping | | ugain today. Persistent, but entirely uncon- firmed, reports from the Indian bor- | der city, Peshawar, said the third king within a week, Bacha Sakoa, the water carrier's son, had been Killed. Other rumoys were that he| had fled after ruling four days as NOTICE ‘ To the legal voters of the Maple | Hill Fire District. You are hereby ! notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Maple Hill Fire Dis- trict will be held on Monday the twenty-eighth day of January, 1929, at 8 o'clock p. m. at the Elm Hill School, to consider and take action on the following matters: (1) To elect threc Commissioners to serve for a term of three years | each, the Polls being open for this | purpose from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. at said place of meeting. (2) To hear and ‘act upon the reports of the Officers of the Dis- trict. (3) To fix the tax rate for the' year 1929. (4) To transact any other busi- ness proper to come before said meeting. Dated at Newington, Connecticut, | this 19th day of January, 1929 | HARRY'H. HOWARD, President. |Can’t Locate Ship Which | dredths (52.54) feet, south by por- ARTHUR O. AMES, Clerk. Board of Commissioners. YOU ARE = MUSH STEBBINS—| ANVYBODY KNOWS Habibullah Khan. A maid servant in the palace at Kabul was the bandit king's slayer, according to some of the rumors, but they were varied by some which said Ajam Khan, who was respon- sible for the murder of a European. Mrs. Ellis, in 1923, was the murder- er. Meanwhile, Amanullah, who was king a week ago, was reported tak- ing steps to regain his throne and had considerable support among the tribes of Afghanistan. Amanullah’s reign collapsed after a revolution brought about by his westernization policies. Sent Out S O S, Call 8t. Johns, Nfd., Jan. 22 (UP)— Rescue ships reported today that they had been unable to find the British freighter Teesbridge, in dis- tress about 400 miles southeast of Cape Race. The steamer Maine, which re- sponded to an 8 O 8. sent yesterday by the Teesbridge, reported she had lost communication with the ship® when her radio went out of com- mission, The last the Maine heard from the Teesbridge was tlat che was badly battered, her hatches torn off and water in her stokehold. A terrific gale battered the New- foundland Saturday and Sunday. FORECLOSURE SALE By order of the Superior Court for Hartford County, I will sell at| public auction on the premises, on January 26, 1929 at 2:00 p. m., the | following property: | All those certain tracts or parcels of land, situated in the Town of New Britain, and known and described as | Lots No. ¢ and 5, Block 6 on a map of land known as “Hunter Terrace,” | Section B, New Britain, Conn., prop- | erty of the Equitable Realty Co.. dated March 4, 1916, drawn by Hail & Bacon, Engineers, on file in the Town Clerk's office of said Town of New Dritain, Book of Maps, Vol. 2, Page 89. Sald land is bounded north, by lot S in said block, one hundred thirty- | cight (138) feet, cast by Jerome Street, fifty-two and fifty-four hun- tion of lot 24 in said block, one hun- | dred twenty-one and seven-tenths| (121.7) feet, west by portion of lot 6 in said block, fitty (50) feet. | Sald premises are to be sold sub- | ject to the following encumbrances. | .One mortgage to Cyrus Scapellati in the amount of Five Thousand, one hundred seventeen dollars and | ninety cents ($5,117.90) and taxes | due to the City of New Britain, | Said premises will be sold in one parcel, terms 10, at time of sale, balance on approval of sale by Court. For particulars apply to the un- dersigned. JOHN McDERMOTT, Committee. o . i City Advertisement| Sewer in Wellington Street Clerk’s office, City of New Britain, | Conn., Jan. 21, 1929 | To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Compensation and Assess- ment of the City of New Britain, | has made the fotlowing assessments of special benefits or betterments, caused by the construction of a sewer in Wellington Street, from near Roxbury Road to Hampton | Street, viz: Wellington Street i East Bid Benefits . $88.45 . 152.25 72,50 72.50 $1.00 Albert Sullivan Ronald Loomis | Katherine G. Rutherford Wm. J. Bosquet .. John M. Schroeder .. Martin and Antoinette Mary M. Ready .... 86.35 78.50 86.35 | 94.20 81.00 Total $593.10 Accepted, adopted, certified from record and published twice by order of the Common Council: Attest, ALFRED L. THOMPSON, fin City Clerk. Another strong gale blew all yuster. day and last night but was moderat. ing today. \ The Téesbridge is & steamer of 2,646 net tonnage, listed as ewned by the North of England Steamshiy Co., Ltd. She was bulit in 905 Her home port is West Martlespoo:. The Teesbridge sailed from Fowe,, {Cornwall, England, on Jan. § fo¢ Philadelphia. FAFNIR M. B. A. MEETING Members of the Fafnir Mutual Benefit association will hold their amnual meeting and election of offi- cers of February § in Odd Fellows' hall on Arch street. The meeting is scheduled for 8 o'clock, and after the election of new officers and re- ports of standyng committees, & pro- gram of varied entertainment will | follow. A Classified Ad in the Herald covers the field very well, City Advertisement Sewer in North W Street Clerk's office, City of New Britatn, Conn,, Jan. 21, 1929. To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the | Board of Compensation and Assess- ment of the City of New Britain, has made the following asseasments of special benefits or betterments, caused by the construction of & sewer in North Wellington Street, from Stratford Road to near Rox- bury Road, viz: North Wellington S8treet East Side: Benefits I 8. and Sarah Koplowits $33.99 Jos. Menousek 83.40 Michael Anderson 69.50 Maud Cross Whitmore . 69.50 Wm. H. O'Day . 83.40 ‘Wm. and Sophie Glabau . 90.38 Edward Jacobi .. 113.8% Englebert B. and Chris- tina Miller ‘West 8id Bernard B. Boyle Ernest Weiant ... Edwin and Gertrude Dunn Annie E. Kelly .. Michael Maloney . Harry J. and Eva Hauck . Lena Anderson .......... John and Mary Reilly . vaee 78.84 28.60 87.00 116.00 145.00 79.76 M. .a 72.50 §7.00 28.50 Total $1.267.08 Accepted. adopted, certified from record and published twice by order of the Common Council. Attest, ALFRED L. THOMPSON, City Clerie. City Advertisement Sewer in Brighton Street Clerk’s office, City of New Britain, (Conn,, Jan. 21, 1929. To whom it may concern: Notice is hereby given that the Board of Compensation and Assess- ment of the City of New Britain | has made the following assessments of special benefits or betterments, caused by the construction of sewer PBrighton Strect from Roxbury Road to near Stratford Road, viz: Brighton Street East Side: John E. Peterson .... Martha Zielke Lecrinier . Paul P. Zink : Geo. D. and Elizabeth H. Kinkade Linus L. Demming . Michael J. Kundra Helen M. Johnson West Side: Henrietts and Stanley Thos. F. Little Ferdinando Paci .. Andrew F. Rengtson Michael T. and Arna G. Murphy Kathryn B. Ferguson . Hattie Littman .. Benefits $57.00 Tverson and Mary $1196.50 Accented, adonted, certified from record and publiched twice by order of the Common Council. Attest, ALFRED L. THOMPSON. City Clerk. 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