New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1929, Page 1

[mzzw] NEW BRITAIN HERALD ESTABLISHED 1870 REPUBLICANLEADER FILES RESIGNATION . H. Judd Retires as Chairman 4! Town: Committee IN POLITICS SINCE 1088 lanker Will Not Accept Renomina- ton as Third Ward Alderman i Spriag—Atty. Ginsburg May Be- come Pllot of G. O. P. Alderman Willlam H. Judd today forwarded to State Comml(tnmnl Richard Covert his resignation as chairman of the republican town committee, and announced that he would retire from politics in April when his term as third ward alder- man expires. In so doing, the alderman fulfills an announcement he made follow- ing the presidential election of last November, when he sald that he would file his report of campalgn expenses, attend to several other minor matters and then quit the chairmanship. He had previously declined the suggestion of men prominent in the party that he be & candidate for state senator. Retirement Regretted Committeeman Covert today ex- pressed regret at the retirement of Judd from the chairmanship. He has regarded the alderman as a tow- er of party strength, an efficient or- ganizer and an excellent leader. The town committee will probably be called to meet Friday night to ac- cept the resignation and elect Attor- ney Harry M. Ginsburg, vice chair- man, to the position left vacant by Judd's resignation. Mr. Judd entered politice in 1923 when he defeated Maxwell 8. Porter for the third ward aldermanic nom- ination and was elected to the coun- cil. He was reelected in 1925 and again in 1927, and for two terms was president pro tem. of the common council. In 1927 he was elected to the house of representatives. Sever- al weeks ago he was made a mem- ber of the board of directors of the New Britain National bank, of which he is cashier. Ginsburg From First Ward Mr. Ginsburg, slated for the chair- manship, has been first ward mem- ber of the committee for several years. He has been practicing law here since his admission to the bar, following his graduation from Fordham. The likellhood of a contest be- tween Ginsburg and Councilman Donald Bartlett for the chairman- ship, was belleved to have delayed Judds' resignation for several weeks, but Mr. Bartlett recently made a public statement to the effect that he is not now interested in the po- sition. This left Ginsburg a clear field. The choice of an aldermanic can- didate will lie betweer Councilman Bartlett and Councilman W. Spauld- | ing Warner, both of whom are rec- ognized as leading members of the council. VERMONT SUSPECT NOT BRIDE SLAYER Lumber Camp Clue to Hingham Killer Is Dis- counted by Authorities | White River Junction, Vt., Jan. 30 (UP)—Although a man held here told police that he was Chris- tophere Cullen and that he killed his wife in Hingham, Mass., last Friday, authorities placed little cred- ence in his story, Police believed that the man, who as arrested here yesterday and :Id on suspicion, was Harry Bril- land, who disappeared from his home at 368 East Kighth street, New York city, several days ago. I formation substantiating this belief was recelved from New York last night from a party who declined to give his name. Authorities pointed to the fact that whereas Cullen weighed about 175 and was about 5 feet, 7 1-2 inches tall, the man held here weighed 157 and was 5 feet, 10 1-4 inches tall. They expressed the belief that the man was mentally deranged and that he had decided to pose ns Cullen after reading newspaper stories of the Hingham murder. Boston Movements Traced Boston, Jan, 30 (UP)—The wide- spread search for Christopher Cul- ten ot Jast Weymouth, alleged slay- er of his five-day bride, narrowed today, and authorities believed his rrest was imminent. Yy Mcanwhile, State Detective Alfred 1. Brouillard and Police Chief Har- old McFarlane of Hingham planned to make an investigaton in Boston in an effort to learn Cullen’s move- ments after he left his automobile at a garage in that city. They said they were not wholly convinced that Cullen had left Bos- ton. The hunt for the fugitive bride- groom was eoncentrated on the ‘ter- litory between Concord, N. H., and Montreal following the discovery in a north end garage here yesterday of his automobile and the rifle witn which Mrs, Cullen is believed to have been slain, No definite trace of Cullen has been uncovered since the bullet- riddled body of his wife, Mrs, Cora Retiring From Politics WILLIAM H. JUDD THOUSANDS ATTEND PRIESTS FUNERAL Bishop Late Rev. J. A. Doberty More Than 100 Priests Gather for Obsequies — Eulogy By Former School Matc — Deceased Clergy- man Buried Beside Parents. More than 100 priests from every part of Connecticut gathered. this morning at 8t. Mary's church to pay a last tribute to a deceased associate, Rev. John A. Doherty, pastor of Bt. Mary Magdalene’s church in Oak- ville and a former resident of this city whose funeral was held here. Nearly every seat in the church was occupled. Among those who took part ‘n the service were Rt. Rev. John J. Nilan. bishop o! Hartford, and Rt. Rev. Maurice T. McAuliffe, auxiliary bishop of Hartford, and Monsignor William H. Flynn. K. of C. Guard of Honor At 10 o'clock the priests filed in double row from the vestry and took scats reserved for them near the front of the church. As they walked in and passed the casket which stood in the middle aisle, members of Bishop Tierney Assembly, Fourth Degree, Knights of Columbus, stood as A guard of honor beside the casket. ‘Then the officers of the mass filed out of the sanctuary. Included among them were fellow classmates at §t. Thomas' seminary. Four of the officcrs, Rev. Willlam P, O'Dell {of Elmwood, Rev. J. Clement Mar- tin of Hartford, Rev. Jeremialt Broderick of Tariffville and Rev. Daniel Manning of Canaan were chaplains in the war as was aFther Doherty. Officers of the Mass Bishop Nilan was the celebrant of the pontifical mass of requiem. Rev. Father O'Dell was high priest with Rev. Father Martin and Rev. Father Broderick as deacons of honor. Rev. Joscph Degnan of South Norwalk was deacon and R~v. Father Man- ning was sub-deacon. Rev. Joseph McCuen of Water- bury was thurifier and the acolytes were Rev. Charles Kane of Walling- ford and Rev. John Foley of Tor- rington. Monsignor Flynn was mas- ter of ceremonies and Rev. Francis P. Keough was assistant master of ceremontes. Eulogy By Former School Mate A eulogy was delivered by Rev. Cornelius Teulings of Watertown, & former school mate of Father Doh- erty. Father Teulings expressed the sorrow of the priests of the diocese at the passing of a nature 8o sweet as that possessed by Father Doherty. He recalled his days in the seminary while preparing for the reception of holy orders in the Catholic church and traced his priestly career briefly. He touched on the unselfish sac- rifice of the young priest when the World War broke out and when the United States entered as a partici- pant, leaving his home and duties to give a glorious account of his stewardship on the battle fields of France. Reloved Everywhere He traced his rcturn to the dio- cese and the resumption of his work among the people of the par- ishes in which he served. Father Doherty left nothing but love be- |hind him wherever he visited and more people than ever will be known are mourning his passing, the speaker sald. ; “God's will be done,” was the ex- pression of .the culogist. It was God's will to call him from the earth to a higher reward in heaven. Be- cause of the many Imperfections every mortal has, he asked that Father Doherty be not forgotten but that the prayers of the people of the diocese be sent after him that (Continued on Page 11) Frederick Chivers Dies at Age of 75 Bath, FEngland, Jan. 30 ®» — Frederick Chivers, aged 75. who is reputed to have revolutionized the art of bookmaking. died today. He had factories here and in Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Chivers startcd operations in America in response to requests from librarians there and made 120 trips across the Atlantic. He is re- ported to have visited more public libraries in the United States than .. (Jacques) Cullen, was found in (Continued on Page 18) any other man. Mr. Chivers was mayor of this city six times. Pontificates Mass for, ST MARY'S CHURCH FILLED NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1920.—TWENTY PAGES British Court Grants Injunction Restraining Salvation Army From Removing General Booth as Chief Justice Eve Holds Commander Must Have Chance to State His Case — Action Stuns High Council, Which Insists He Is Physically Unfitted to Remain at Helm. JENNINGS JURY FALS T0 AGREE Comt Stands 11 10 1 for Ae- | quifa Ater 0 Ballots COURT FREES DEFENDANT Coastguard Trhd for Manslaughter for Killing Elks fecretary Freod After Socond Fallure to Reach Verdict—Jurors Out All Night. Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 30.—UP—Fail- ing to agree on a verdict for the sec- jond time after an over-night session, the Hanson manslaughter jury was | R. Hazel at 9 a. m. today. . The court also discharged the sole remaining defendant, Burfman Glen Jennings, who was tried on the charge of firing the shot last May 6th which resulted in the death of Jacob D. Hanson, secretary of Niagara Falls lodge of Elks. After Judge Hazel had thanked the jury for their efforts and dis- charged them, District Attorney Ray- mond A. Knowles announced he would make application to Jadge Hazel for a new trial at Buffalo. It was unofficially reported that ten ballots had been taken by the jury, both the first and the last standing | nine to three for conviction. It was sald two ballots' showed the jurors |were 11 to one for a guilty verdict and one ballot eight to four. ‘Widespread interest was manifest. ed in the case. Two United States coastguardsmen, Boatswain Frank L. Beck and Surfman Jennings, were accused of the death of Hanson, who was shot on Lewiston Hill as he was returning to his home in Niagara Falls after escorting a party com- panion to her home in Lewiston. | Beck was discharged early in the trial and reinstated as a defendant, when Judge Hazel reconsidered his ruling. After District Attorney Knowles and United States Attorney , Templeton had completed their sum- | mations yesterday, Beck was dis- charged again on renewal of Temple- ton's motion. The jury was locked up at 12:50 o'clock this morning after deliberat- ing since 2 o'clock yestcrday after- noon. It was instructed by Judge Hazel to return a verdict at 9:00 o’'clock this morning. ‘The jury returned three times for | Instructions, once to inform the court it could not agree. Judge Urges Vendict “This case is costing the govern- ment so much that it must be com- | pleted with dispatch,” sald Judge | Hazel at 12:50 a. m. “Go back in {the jury room. I expect you to bring in a verdict when court opens.” The trend of the questions asked |by the jury on their call for in- structions indicated to observers that a verdict of acquittal was un- der consideration. *“We would like to have one ques- tion cleared up,” the foreman asked (Continued on Page 11) JENSON HOPS OFF O ENDURANGE FLIGHT | Dole Derby Flier Hopes to Establish Mark for Solo Trip Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Jan. 30 (A—Unable to gain altitude in an attempt to establish a new solo endurance flight in which he was using automobile gaso- line, Martin Jensen, Hawail filer, made a forced landing on the beach of the north shore of Long Island today. Roosevelt Field, N. Y., Jan. 30 (P)—Martin Jensen, Hawali air racer and aerial escort to Lions, took off |at 10:14:29 o'clock this morning in an effort to beat the solo endurance flight of 35 hours and 25 minutes established by the late Royal V. Thomas. He barely got up from the end of the long transatlantic runway and missed the telephone wires at the edge of Curtis field by inches. Soar- ing safely then he disappeared over the sound to begin shuttling back and forth between Boston and Wash- ington. Jensen, barnstormer and flying in. structor, first won general fame when he came in second to Arthur Gobel in the tragic Dole air race to Hawaii. Later he started to taxi a movie Hon from California to the cast coast in a plane, was forced down in the desert and was missing for three days. The plane he went up in today was the one which Emil (Hard Luck) Burgin used last fall in a fu- tile attempt to win the non-stop transcontinental air race of the na- tional air derby. Jensen's flight, besides being an attempt to set a new endurance record was also a laboratory test of Lis theory that planes can be op- erated on ordinary high test auto- mobile gasoline. The flight was sponsored by an oil company. Miss Elimore 8mith was to have gone aloft this morning in an at- tempt to beat the woman's endur- ance record, but failed to arrive 1t the field. Miss Viola Gentry an- nounced today that she would make a try for this record tomorrow aft- ernoon. and Jenmen promiised that he would return here to meet her in the air and esort her through the clouds. discharged by Federal Jedge John || London, Jan. 30 (UP)—8ir Harry Trelawney Eve, presiding justice in the chancellery court, ruled today that the resolution of the Salvation Army's high council declaring Gen- eral W. Bramwell Booth unfit to con- tinue as commander was void. The court granted an injunction restraining the high council from acting on its resolution and proceed- ing with the naming of a successor to Booth. ’ Mr, Justice Eve, in ruling that the high council's resolution could not stand, said it was a mistake and that General Booth had not been given ; an _opportunity to state his case. The court said it would be neces- sary for Booth to be given an oppor- tunity to be heard on the question of his fitness before the council could relieve him of duty. Booth thus won the first victory. in his fight to prevent the *“reform". element of the Army, in which h sister, Commander Evangeline Booth, is & leader, from removing him and changing the Army rule under which each general names his own BOY'S LEG BROKEN, FATHER FOUND DRUNK Circumstances of Case Unknown—Lad Dis- covered in Pain John Sedor, 4 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfonse Sedor of 137 Win- ter street, was taken to New Britain General hospital for treatment for a fracture of the left leg sustained last night in a fall at his home, and his father, who has a long police court record, was arrested for drunkenness. The exact circum- stances wurrounding the boy's in- Jury are not known, the police find- ing him in pain when they went to the home about 8:30 o'clock. Sedor was before Judge Saxe in pulice court today and was given a suspended jall sentence of three months. Probation Officer Connally was instructed to report the slight- est infraction of the terms of proba- tion, Judge Saxe promising to en- force the jail sentence if necessary.' “How many children have you?" Prosecuting Attorney Woods asked Sedor. “‘8even,” was the reply. “One of them is in the hospital and another is sick at home, f{sn't that so?” Mr. Woods pursued. “I don't know,” Sedor answered. *No, you don’t know or care much about your family,” Mr. Woods con- cluded. Judge Baxe remarked that Sedor served three months and ten days in jail vesy recently and it did not scem to have had any effect on him. MILLER & OLSON, INC., FIRM 15 DISSOLVED Partners End Business Re- lations After 23 Years Announcement was made today of the dissolution of the partnership of Miller & Olson, Inc., which has con- ducted & meat and grocery business in New Britain for the past 23 ycars, | with stores at 61 Arch street and 452 West Main street. The change in the firm becomes effective Friday, February 1, and is made necessary by the retirement of Alexander J. Olson, who has been in poor health since an automobile ac- cident last year. Mr. Olson will devote his time to his real estate activities. Charles J. Miller, the senior mem- bers of the firm, will continue to conduct the business at 61 Arch street along the same lines as for- merly, while the store at 452 West Main street has been sold to Ernest ¥. Olson. The firm of Miller & Olson, Inc.. was formed in 1905 by A. J. Olson and C. J. Miller making it one of the oldest in its line in"New Britain. Its first store was at 75 Arch street. Three years later the company moved to 61 Arch street. The store at 452 West Main street and a store on Dwight street were opened later. Coolidge Gets Bill On Austrian Debt Washington, Jan. 30, P — The house bill ratifying the ustrian debt settlement of $34,630,968, pay- able after 1943, was passed today by the scnate. It now goes to Presi- dent Coolidge. * THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight. Tharsday in- creasing clondiness, probably followed by smow; continued SKATING SCHEDULE Skating at all parks. succeasor, The terms of the court's ru*" parently sent the fight courts, to which Booth iit, back to the inner ci. Army fitself. It seemed less the high council capAg\} . to Booth, that another meetif\ of the ! council must be held at which Booth jwould battle to prove himself still (it to handle affairs of the organiza. tion, . Jigh Council Amased ‘decision caused a profound in the crowded court room. of the high council were & the turn of events and were un their next move. l‘ "I fhe argwment which preceded | Me.-Justios Wve's ruling, Gavin Bi. . attorney for the councll, told i 09urt It was preposterous to say thet Booth had been condemned un- The high council's decision, iBimends sald, was b -ed on facts which General Booth himselt had presented, showing that his physical (Centinucd on Page 11) GIRL, EYE INJURED, BRINGS $15,000 SUIT Fears Sight May Be Im- paired—Car Owner Asks $1,000 N Two suits aggregating $16,000 were brought today by Miss Yvonne Hunt, 19 years of age, and Frank Bushio, both of this city, against David and Carl D. Wunderlich of Terryville, claiming damages through negligence on the part of the defendant, Carl D., driver of an automobile owned by his father, David. ‘The complaints issued by Attorney L. J. Golon allege reckless and neg- ligent manner of operating & ma- chine which caused an aoccidegt at the intersection of Booth and ‘Broxd streets on January 33 at about 6 o'clock in the evening. Miss Hunt claims 00 by rea- son of receiving an injury to the right eye as a result of the accident, which may impair her sight, it is claimed. Bushino claims $1,000 dam- ages for damage caused to his auto- mobile, necessitating repairs. Bushino claims that he had al- ready passed the intersection and was on the right side of the high- way at the time of the impact, and alleges that the defendant failed to slow down when he saw his car ap- proaching. « 20 MARINES LOST LIVES IN NICARAGUA Report Shows Eight Suc- cumb to Wounds and 51 Wounded ‘Washington, Jan. 30 (P—Twenty marines have been killed in action in Nicaragua, eight have dled of wounds received in action, and 51 have been wounded. Major General John A. Lejeune, commandant of the marine corps, revealed these figures before a hear- ing of the house appropriations sub- committee on the navy department appropriation bill. BARS RELATIVES FROM SHARING IN HIS ESTATE Carl Stockert Makes Unusual Point in Will, Leaving Property to Wife The entire estate of the late Carl Stockert is bequeathed to his wife Lena Stockert according to a will arate paragraph stresses the point that nothing be given to any of his relatives. Mrs. Stockert is named executrix of the will, which is dated March 27, 1922. * Elimination of $1 Fee For Hospital Corporators (Bpecial to the Herald) Hartford, Jan. 30.—Corporators of the New Britain General hospital will no longer be called upon to pay $1 annually to the hospital funds, if a bill proposed today by Senator Er- nest W. Christ is adopted. This pro- vision is contained in many hospital charters, but since it serves no prac- tical purpose it is being eliminated, the proposer explains. Fried Stays Behind When America Sails New York, Jan. 30 UP—Back to work today went the United States liner America, leaving her captain, George Fried, behind to make a tour of several large American cities. The ship that steamed to the res- cue of the Florida's men last week salled from Hoboken at noon for Plymouth,’ Cherbourg and Bremen with her chief officer, Harry Man- ning, ene of the rescue herces, as acting skipper. o o> filed today in probate court. A sep- | SAVED FROM DEATH IN BURNING HOUSE Three Carried Down Fire Escape by Southington Firemen TRAPPFD, * SECOND FLOOR| @{k‘{ ;aiu Virtual- .‘;:f'?\,\‘»“) o0 by Flames—High | 3y ‘Threatens Nolghborhoud" @9‘4‘ | With Fiying Sparks. | (Special to the Herald) | Southington, Jan. 30.—Three peo- | ple, & mother, son and daughter, | trapped by fire and smoke in their | home early this morning were car- | ried to safety and damage estimated | to be more than $25,000 was caused when the Donovan building at Nos. 112-114 Bristol street was gutted. Arriving at the scene in answer to an alarm turned in at 1:20 o’clock. the firemen saw Mrs. Anna Cikacz, owner of the property, her son, Peter, age about 20 years, and her | daughter, Wanda, age 10, at the win- dows on the second story screaming and shouting for help. Escape by the main entrance in the front of the bullding was cut off and each at-| tempt to get out of the apartment | ‘was prevented by a wall of smoke that beiched into the rooms every time the door was opened. Carried Down Fire Escape Quickly placing ladders to the side of the building and drawing a line of hose with them, the firemen scrambled to the upper story and |blasting their way through the smoke and flames, they carried the fainting trio down a fire escape in the rear to safety below. The building is a three story. frame structure of large proportions. | On the ground floor was a meat market and grocery store with apart- ments on the second and third floors. Mrs. Catherine Walsh. occupant of | the third floor was not at home. She | is spending the winter in Florida. Awakened shortly after 1 o'clock by a sixth sense that warned him | that something was amiss. Daniel | Carroll who lives next door, saw the reflection of the flames in his bed- { i bullding on fire, he summoned his wife to send in an alarm and dash- ed out to alarm the people in the bullding of their danger, Pive Alarms Sounded Tire Companies No. 1, 2 and 8 were called out by five alartfis which called every avallable man to the scene and a battle that lasted until after 8 o'clock this morning ensued The blaze started in the cellar, presumably from an overheated furnace, and quickly roared through the bullding to the upper stories. Tt was & holocaust that met the fire- men upon their arrival. Under the di- rection of Fire Chief John W. Cronin and Assistant Chiefs Thomas Mur- phy and Charles W. Camp. lines of hose were lald and the attack be- gan. Other Rulldings Menaced Fanned by the high wind of the early morning. the flames mounted (Continued on Page 18) LANDRYS MUST GO TO TRIAL IN NORWALK Escaped Bay State Prison- ers to Face Connecticut Court Norwalk, Jan. 30 (UP)—Leo and Arthur Landry, escaped Massachu- setts convicts, must stand trial here Saturday as a result of a series of robberies by which they attempted to aid their passage to New York. It was decided not to surrender the men to Massachusetts officers after local police conferred —with State's Attorney William Comely of Fairfleld county. The brothers were said to have stolen two automobiles, one near Boston and another at West Haven, after escaping from the Norfolk prison camp of Charlestown state prison Sunday. They had been denied parole re- | cently after serving four years of 16 years terms for safe cracking in | Chelsea, Mass. Major Segrave Gets Big Sendoff for U. S. London, Jan. 30 (P—Major H. O. Segrave, British racing driver, had | a big sendoft today when he took the boat train en route to Daytona, Florida, where he will attempt to recapture the automobile speed rec- ord with his racing car, the Golden Arrow. He will board the liner Majestic at Southampton for New York. A farewell luncheon will be given | aboard the vessel which is also car- rying the Golden Arrow and his mo- tor boat, Miss England. Osborne Funeral in New Haven Tomorrow New Haven, Jan. 30 (UP)— Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for Dr. Thomas Burr Os- borne, eminent authority on nutri- tion, who died at his Huntington street home here yesterday after a short illness. He was in his 70th year. Dr. Osborne graduated from Shef- room window. Seeing the Donovan | between the firemen and the flames. | | registrars of | from $2 registration fee all medical | MELLON AGAIN ASSAILS $24,000,000 DRY FUND Secretary Holds Proposed Additional Appropriation Would Not Accom- plish Its Intended Purpose Washington, Jan. 30 (—S8ecre- tary Mellon in a letter to Chairman Anthony of the houses appropria- tions committee today reiterated his opinion that the proposal to appro- priate an additional $24,000,000 to enforce prohibition would not ac- complish the purpose intended. The secretary said that under the terms of the amendment the fund would not be available for any pur. pose except that of increasing the personnel of the bureau of prohibi. tion and the department of justice. It could not be used for an educa- tional compaign, he declared, and even such essential incidental ex- penses as rent, office equipment, sup- plies and traveling expenses could not be paid from it. UNIFORM TRAFFIG BILL IN SENATE Numerons Public Welfare Meas- es Also Presented ROAD ZONE BOARD URGED Other Proposed Legislation Includes Creation of Auction Commissioner and Later Closing For Bowling Alleys and Pool Rooms. State Capitol, Hartford, Jan. 30 UP) —Numerous bills relating in ramified ways to public welfare made their appearance in the asenate today. along with bills creating & highway zoning commission, & state commis- sioner of auctions and sale, clarify- ing the work of the sttae police com- missioner and his department and one authorizing the state motor vehi- cle commissioner to adopt a uniform system of traffic and highway signs. The last bill, not specitying the work to be done under it, was offered by Senator Hart in accordance with Governor Trumbull's recommenda- tion in the last inaugural addreas. A bill which attracted much at- tention was that of Senator Smith prohibiting and making punishable by fine and imprisonment, the mak- |ing by a New York insurance com- | pany, its brokers or agents of oral {or written statements about, or in- |complete comparisons with, any |other fnsurance company or its poli- cies. Still another senate bill was one permitting municipalities'on petition {of 20 electors, to authorize bowling alleys or billiard or pool rooms to remain open after 2 p. m. Sundays. Maude A. Baker of Norwalk will become the first woman commission- er in Fairficld county if the house concurs with the senate in her ap- pointment. She would serve an un. expired term and a four year term additional. A basket of roses on the | desk of Mrs. Helen E. Lewis of Strat- ford, president of the Fairfield coun- ty republican women's association, testified to the pleasure of the body at her efforts to obtain a woman's appointment to the post. Miss Bak- er was nominated yesterday. Municipalities desiring authoriza- tion for issuance of bonds for any purpose must send to the tax com- nissioner, 30 days before petitions go to the assembly, information {about their indebtedness and other financial conditions, under a senate bill, State Aid For Poor A prominent bill among the pub- lic welfare measures was that which would create a commission to inves- tigate the condition of the aged poor, which would consider the es- tablishment of a system of state aid for them, Three members would be appointed by the governor, with the senate's approval. Any. recommen- dations by the commission would have to be accompanied by drafts | of legislation on these recommenda- |tions. An appropriation of $10,000 for the work is made. The commis- sion would report to the 1931 legis- | 1ature. Senator Robert J. §mith of Man- | chester presided today, in the ab- | sence of Senator Wilcox of Meriden, | president pro tempore. | The welfare bills included: By Senator Bergin—Prohibiting publicity to names of widows and children recciving state aid, Mcdical Measures Senator Manning—Making | datory probate courts’ notifying | tace of birth of adopt- ed children born in Connecticut and state health department of chil- dren born outside the state ! By md By Senator Manning—Exemptirg | persons—doctors, chiropractors, na- tureopaths, chiropodists, mid-wives, nurses and others, if retired or liv- ing outside the state. | By Senator Manning—Allowing | 1d-wives to use ergot in teaspoon doses in obstetrical emergencies and | allowing them to have one bottle of | ergot in equipment. By Senator Pierson—Including in act on dependent adults the listing of names with state department of public welfare of all committed to private homes by towns as well as to public institutions. By Senator Lavery—Allowing PRICE THREE CENTS POLICE ROUSED BI JACKSON KILLING: CANT FIND CLUES Slaying of Windbam Comnty Detective in Willimantic Brings Hickey From Hartord ALL POSSIBLE LEADS BEING INVESTIGATED Questioned Plied at Neighbors In Hope Shot Was Heard, Futilo-e Officer Killed In Kitchen of Home With Bullet Through Brain—Ne Trace of Murderer Found bg Authorities. i Willimantic, Jan. 29 (M — Every possible lead which might develogy something tangible was- being fole lowed today to solve the motive for the killing of County Detective Wile liam E. Jackson in his home lasg night. County Detective Edward J. Hicke €y, nemesis of Gerald Chapman whe killed & New Britain policeman, came into the case and he with Officer Arthur Hurley of the Willle mantic police spent the forencom questioning neighbors of the Jacke sons to find out if any one heard the report of a gun last evenings None was found, they said. Rilled In Kitchea Jackson was shot down in the kitchen of his home. Mrs. Jackson iound the body on her return from a walk downtown, where she meg her deughter. Police reconstruc the scene as one in which the mure derer walked into the Kkitchem through the unclosed door,. pushed the door partly closed behind him and drove Jackson backward as he came forward to meet the intruder, Apparently only a single bullet wag fired and that went through Jacke son’s right cheek into the bralng Death was immediate, An autopsy was set for this morne ing but it was not held as Dr. Louis L Mason, medical examiner here, had been located In New York city and said he would return at once, When he comes back the autopsy will be held at the undertaker's rooms where the body lics. Sec. Higgins Called Dr. W, L. Higgins, who is medical examiner of South Coventry as well as secretary of state, was called in last night by Detective Hickey ag soon as the latter made up his mind that it was a murder. Dr. Higgins would have held an autopsy had not Dr. Mason been found. Until the autopsy is held Coroner Bill of Danielson will not begin his inquest. State's Attorney Howard Brade ford, however, has set the wheels of his legal machinery in motion in (Continued on Page 11) NAVYNEEDS NENIN HOGHES' OPINION Admiral Says Decrease in Personnel Handicaps ' ) Fleet’s Efficiency ‘Washington, Jan. 30 UP—The eme listed personnel of the navy, outside of its aviation branch, has been ree | duced to a point where it is seriously, affecting the efficiency of the United States fleet, in the opinion of Admire al Charles F. Hughes, chief of nas val operations, Testifying before a house sube committee on the naval appropriae tion bill, Admiral Hughes describe® the present situation as acute and declared an increase to 88,500 from the existing authorized strength of 84,000 men would be n o meet requirements during the nexf fiscal year, He said the nor-aviation enlisted personnel had been reduced by 7,000 men since 1923 through a curtaile ment of 2,000 of the total strength and an increase of 5,000 men ase signed to aviation, 'As new ships have been come pleted or old ones recommissioned,® he added, “crews have been provide ed for them by decommissioni older vessels and by reducing the crews of vessels already in commise sion.” ow, however,” he continued, ‘the number of ships to be maine tained in commission cannot. cone | sistently with the purposes and re- quirements of the navy, be furthee reduced. Therefore, as it becomes necessary to provide crews for new construction there is but one meth- od remainidg under the limitations of §4.000 men—that of reducing ene listed personnel allowances of vese sels in active operation. “This is & fairly unsound procss dure, as a ship should add to the fleets strength from the moment it joins up without lessening the ef- fectiveness of the other ships by draining them of men required to man their guns and run their ene gines. Crews of spec:al classes of vessels already have been reduced below that essential for econemical Connecticut Children’s Ald Society to act not only as guardians of the persons of minor children, but also of their estates, by probate court appointment. By Senator Lillibridge—Exempt- ing licensed chiropractors and n: tureopaths from necessity of obtain- fleld Scientific school. He was a member of the National Academy of Science and the London Chemfeal soclety. For many years he was con- | all portions of medical practices act | county, Andrew nected with the state agricultural experimeat station here. ¥ Tt ing certificates from state board of healing arts. By Senator Lillibridge—Repealing (Continusd oa PFage 17) operations. This process has Bew run on until it is seriowsly the efficiency of the operation of the United States fieet.” LABOR WINS SEAT Edinburg, Scotland, Jan. 30 P Labor wrested a seat from the gove. ernment in yesterday's by-election for the house of e:‘-n- 18 the northern division Midlethien Clarka, lnberite,