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News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 REBELS RALLY T0 DEFENSE OF TORREON AS ADVANCING - NEW BRITAL CHOSEN BY BOARD WITH 2 BALLOTS FEDERALS SEIZE DURANGO | pnas e e Calles Develops Encir- cling Movement Hop ing to Cut off North- ward Retreat—Four Other Armies of Gov- ernment Involved. Another Clash Impends at Naco, Just Over Border, Between 1,200 Federals and 1,000 Insurgents— General Manzo Leaves on Mission of Mystery. Mexico City, March 15 —(Noon)— (P—Colonel Ricardo Tapia, chief of the presidential staff, announced at noon today that cavalry constituting the advance guard of General Calles' army occupied Durango this morn- ing. The forces of the rebel General Juan Getalberto Amaya were stated to have fled from Durango on the approach ot the federals presumably going north. General Calles himself was ex- pected to reach the city by mid-day to establish headquarters in prepa- ration for a march on Torreon, the rebel stronghold, upon which five federal columns are now converging. Escobar is Unconcerned Rebel troops movements in this vicinity in the last few days have been merely for mancuvering pur- poses, General Escobar sald. The rebel chieftain declared that foreign intercsts ag well as those of Mexican nationals were perfectly safeguarded.by the forces under his command. General Escobar declared null and void all penat action for politi- cal crimes in the republic prior to March 3, 1929, An invitation was extended to all citizens of Mexico living in other countries, who wish to join the re- belion, to present themselves before the nearest civil or military authori- ties, Rebels Are Deflant Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico, March 14 (P—Revolutionary forces con- centrated here have no intention of evacuating Torreon in the face of the reported advance of Mexican Kovernment armies, General Jose Gonzalo Escobar, rebel commander in chief, declared today in a state- ment to the Assoclated Press. By the Assoctated Press. Battle lines between federals and revolutionists around the strategic cily of Torreon grew closer today a¥ powerful rival armies reported advancing on one another in an ef- fort to come to grips. The wide encircling movement of General Calles, federal commander- In-chief, to close in on Torreon and (Continued on Page 22. AMERIGANS FACE NO DANGER IN TORREON Consul Lane Reports People Show Little Con- cern Over Warfare Washington, March 15 (®—Ameri- can citizens in Torreon were report- el by Consul Powell to the state department today to be comparative- ly safe at present. The dispatch was sent at 6 p. m., on Wednesday ‘rom Progreso in the state of Yu- atan, Consul Lane reported there tiad been no political developments of importance in his district since the outbreak of the revolution. The people, he said, do not appear to be overly concerned. Civil authorities are apparently loyal to the federal government, with all Gulf ports under the control of the federal government, he said, there was little likelihood of a change in the political situatidn. Deny Poison Gas Report Ambassador Morrow at Mexico City reported to the department to- day that a report alleged to have ap- peared in American newspapers that American aviators were dropping poison gas bombs on rebels in the state of Sonora, was denied by the Mexican government, The Mexican authorities said avi- etors flying over Sonora have drop- ped only newspapers and other pro- paganda. Consul Franklin reported from Saltillo that he was informed by General Manuel Perez Trevino that of the 6,000 troops formerly under the comm 1 of the rebel general tiscobar, he believed 2,500 men had been lost in battle afd by desertions “within the last two days. CHILDREN DI GUP WEALTH Samara, Russia, March 15 UP— Treasure valued at several million rubles, has been excavated by chil- dren from a children’s colony bor- dering on the Sarovek desert. The valuables consisted of old diamond- studded icons, gold coins and other precious objecta. GEN. FRANCISCO MANZO HOUSE TURNS DOWN ' HAMDEN CITY BILL Measwre Compelling Marriage License Publication Passes Colleagues Honor Fairfield Solon on 88th Anniversary — Legislators Combine Observance With One for St. Patrick's Day. State Capitol, Hartford, March 15 (A—Passage in the house of the bill making publication of marriage li- cense applications compulsory, re- Jection of the bill making the town of Hamden a city, and celebration in the senate of the 58th birthday of Benator Albert E, Lavery of Fair. fleld, conatituted the chief business of the general asembly today. Judge Peck, of Bristol, reporting the favorable attitude of his commit- tee, the judiciary, on the marriage license bill, explained that most of the sentiment was for passage of the measure, but intimated opposition came from one source. Mr. Deane of Hamden insisted on knowing the source, and Judge Peck said it was Town Clerk Schiller of Naugatuck. who has publicly stated he will re- fuse, even {f the measure becomes an act, to do more than place the mar- riage intentions records at the dis- posal of those who want to see them. ‘The Hamden bill fell through without comment, and the vote was unanimous, The senate spent half an hour in congratulating Senator Lavery on his birthday, ending by passing a resolution, presented with a speech by Scnator Durant of Guilford, of- fering the upper body's felicitations. Homor St. Patrick’s’ Day Congratulatory speeches were hu- morous and serious, the humorous portions centering on the coincidence of Senator Lavery's birth on 8t. Patrick's Day, his Scotch ancestry and his English given name. It was explained the senate was cele- brating his birthday two days ahead of time because St. Patrick’s day falls on a non-session day. A large cake, a huge shamrock leaf and green crepe P orated Senator Lavery's | Speeches were made by Majority Leader Peasley of Cheshire, Minority Leader Bergin of New Haven, Sen- ator Smith of Hartford, Senator Hull of Bridgeport, 8enator Hart of Bridgeport, Senator Connor of Hart. |ford and Senator Fox of New Lon- |don. Senator Hart ended his speech in his usual manner by demanding a roll call. Lieut, Governor Rogers in nouncing the unanmous results of the vbte pointed out that it was the first time a roll call had so ended. Poison Measure Passes EAYERY HAS BIRTHDAY| Made at Special Moeting of Gommission This Alternoon WAR VETERAN OPERATED ON 34 TIMES SELECTED Jones, Litke, Savio, D'Avanso, Kupec and Barrett Promoted From Substitute Idst — Strong Oontenders For Berths Lose After Many Contests—New Men to Be Added to Hose Companies. Eugene W. Jones of 72 Concord street, whose World War injuries required him to submit to 3¢ opera- tions after returning to civil life, was given recognition by the board of fire commissioners when he was promoted from the substitute to the permanent ranks of the department, being the first of six new regulars selected at a special meeting this afternoon. Jones, who lost his nose in one of the decisive battles of the war, spent many months in army hos- pitals, having an artificial nose grafted onto his face. He ia 32 years old, is married and has been & ‘wybstitute fireman since January 10, 1928. Five Others Named ballots taken today are: Edward Litke, James R. Savio, Constantine T. Kupec and Appointments ID'Avanzo. George Dennis J. Barrett. take effect April 1. Firemap Litke lives at 16 Ellis o (Continued on Page 22.) TAXPAYERS SWAMP REVENUE COLLECTORS Last Minute Rush to File Returns Ends at Midnight Washington, March 15 (P—The weary forces of internal revenue of- fices throughout the country todsy faced the annual last miaute rush of thousands of the 4,000,000 per- {sons who must file incums tax 1e- |turns before midnight tonight. At the same time, they w; called upon to receive the Inst returns of nearly 500,000 corporations, whose taxes are expected to surpass those of last year despite a rcduction of 1% per cent in the vate they riust ray. Of the corporations filing returns timated to have received sufficient income last year to put them in the taxable group. Of more than ¢,200,000 individuals making returns, 1,700,709 will not have to pay anything because the'r incomes were below the taxabla lim- its. Treasury Surplus Certain Becretary Mellon expects the re- turns to show that the treasury will | Ainish the fiscal year next Juns with |a comfortable surplus on hand despite a deficit has been throg'enad. ‘To provide such a surplus, tress- ury officials are looking to the re- lturns from the reduced corporation |tax to swell the total above the . |amount received last year. They ex- pect that the individual returns will about equal or total a little -8 thun the amount received last |that the corporations, because of an unusually prosperous business ycar, | will pay more taxes at the reduced | rate than at the higher rate in pre- vious years, | The first quarter’s payments o: in- {come taxes last year totalled $5.7,- an- {137,752 with a total retarn for :ne| | calendar year of $2.169,417,231, but taxes this year, Secretary Mellon {says, were exceeding the estimates |set by the tax experts. Others appointed as a result of 26 | a little more than one-thirj are es-| The senate then resumed its busi- | Thus far, for the first nine months { ness, passing the exposure of poison |of the figcal year, ordinary receipts bill, which has occasioned much | have been $423,807,100 less than ex- comment. This prohibits the placing (Continued on Page 23) penditures. The receipts have to- (Continued on Page 32) Defend Victims New York, March 15 P—A group of lawyers has organized to aid Jones law defendants. Frederick R. Coudert, Jr., chair- man, one of four former assistant United States attorneys on the com- mittee, explained its purpose and aims as follows: “It was felt that such a committee of lawyers might be helpful in aid- ing our juries to perform their in- valuable functions in preserving civil liberties. “Since the sale of a glass of beer has been raised to the dignity of & felony, carryihg penalties similar to those provided in this state for as- sault and manslaughter, it was thought wise to form a committee to assist those who have done nothing)| condemned by civilized soclety and who might be subject to such severe penalties. : “Aside from the law, the sale of intoxicants is not wrong. While it Eminent Lawyers Organize Group to of Jones Dry Law (may be {illegal, it cannot be made wrong by statute, as it is neither condemned by moral sentiment nor inherently dangerous to others. To endeavor to penalize such an act by the infliction of penalties hereto only applicable to the serious morai infractions brings the whole crim- inal law into contempt and hanai- caps its administration. “We propose to fight this meas- ure with the same vigor as the New York bar displayed in the case of the enforcement act known as the fugitive slave law.” In addition to Coudert the former assistant federal attorneys on the committee are Frederick C. Bellin- ger, Harold A. Content, and Edward Lunbard. The other attorneys on the committee are former State Senator Courtlandt Nicoll, Adrian Larkin, Gordon Knox Bell, William De F. Manice, George W. Martin, Frank C. Fisher and Kenneth O'Brien. After It Zooms Machine Lands Upside in Field Of West -Main Street — Driver Placed Under Arrest. After a light sedan had left the highway in front of 886 West Main street, at 5:30 o'clock this morning, had looped in the air and landed upside down in a lot, three men stepped out of the car, surveyed the wreckage for a moment, and then calmly walked up West Main strect in the direction of the city's center. | Robert Young of 250 Elm strect, driver of the machine, went direct- ly to the offices of the Parker- Buckey Baking Co., on Winter one of the company's trucks had forced him off the roadway. Jack 8haw, who lives at the same ad- dress, went to the New Britain Gen- eral hospital for X-ray pictures to determine the dxtent of his injury, which, it is expected, will be minor. James Young, of Hartford, return- ed to his home. The men in the wrecked sedan were negroes. Auto Completely Wrecked It is doubtful if there is enough left of the automobile to attempt repair. windows were shattered, thgleft side of the car was torn away,’one of the front wheels left the machine whole the other was flattened against the body, and the axles and chasis were twisted. Sergeant John C. Stadler was de- tailed to investigate after the bak- ing company had requested that Young’s complain be checked up. The sergeant's measurements brought out the following The highway is 36 feet wide, 20 feet of this being pavement: the automo- dicated the application of brakes; the wrecked car was traveling five feet to the left of the center of the highway. Sergeant Stadler talked with Shaw at the hospital. tempted to pass the bakery car a point nearly opposite the Wast { Main street entrance to the Hart & | Hutchinson plant, encountered wet pavement, lost control of his ma- chine, and plunged into the lot. Just off the soft dirt shoulder, the front of the sedan struc an up- rooted tree trunk. This caused the machine to turn a complete loop and repose upside down in the lot. | The crash of the metal and breaking glass attracted persons living near- {by, and when they looked out of |their wiadows they were astonished to see thrce men leaving the wreek- 2ge, apparently unhurt. Driver Under Arrest Young, driver of the wrecked ma- chine, was interviewed by Sergeant Stadler some time after the accident and was placed under arrest on a charge of violating the rules of the rcad. He will be presented in p ] court tomorrow morning, Shaw left the hosprtal after the X-ray pictures had becn taken. is not yet known whether {suffered serious injury, but his eral condition indicates that h | not, CO-EDS GAN'T TALK T0 MALE STUDENTS {President Tells 50 Girls They Will Be Expelled if They Do Detroit, March 15 # — Th» campus of the University of Detroit was stirred today by an announce ment by the president, Rev. Dr John P. McNichols, that the &0 co-eds enrolled in the university would be expelled if they were de tected conversing with any of th 2,600 ma |ity grounds. The ban on conversation was fended vigorously by John £ Mal associate editor of the Varsity New student paper. Malley's statement sald: “The president’'s dictum greatest thing to come to 1 in years. The co-eds way! and harass the male students. They destroy the studious and scholarly atmosphere of the college with their blandishments. It is the greatest single step forward in the history of education.” A co-ed reply was: “One reason Malley hates girls is because he can't dance. He's asked me to teach him how. He can’t dance and the girls can’t be annoyed with him.” de- By the of I y Three Step Uninjured From Sedan street, and entered a complain that | The roof was sheared off, | figures, | bile stopped 63 feet from the point at which marks of burnt tires in-| He said Young at- | at | o T T 0 T e g —Herald Photo From Road to Lot BULL MOVE SENDS STOCKS MOUNTING | Profit-Taking Checks Wild Drive in Today’s Stock Market | | | | New York, March 15 (P—Heavy | profit taking checked a wild bullish demonstration on the New York |stock exchange today, which lifted | nearly a score of issues to new high | levels in a turnover of about 2,600.- 000 shares in the first two hours of | trading. i | The “bull” movement was in re- !sponse to the retention of a five per cent rediscount rate by the New | | York Federal Reserve bank, and a {drop of $20 000,000 in brokers' loans, | but as traders decided the market | was by no means yet out of the| | woods so far as the credit situation | | Was concerned, they were quick to | |take profits at the higher levels, Call | money again renewed at 7 per cent, | |but time money was conspicuously | | scarcer, with little available under 8 | per cent. | The Radio shares were again spectacular performers. The old | Radio stock rose to a new peak at | $513, and the new stock at $103. | Heavy profit taking in the new stock, however, depressed it to near $100, (Continued on Page 18.) STOWAWAY'S ROMANCE BROUGHT TO AN END| Man Who Entered U. ? Illegally and Wed, { Must Leave Torn from the girl for the love of | vhom he crossed the Atlantic as a| waway, Lucien Osiakawski of 8 Bronson street must return to Ger- many and await his turn with the regular quota of immigrants, which will mean a delay of at least one| r and possibly longer, according 0 notice served on him yesterday a federal agent who located him h the assistance of Sergeant T. Feeney. Osiakawski was living in Hamburg when he became acquainted with /| Olga Zander and when she left for he United States his love and af- ion went with her. She went]| about her departure in a manner | permitted and encouraged by law, but he, loncsome for her company, could not wait for the time when he might do likewise and join her| without fear of being deported, so he boarded a ship later and with the of a friendly crew, made his way across the ocean and has- v the companionship ¢ had so sorely misse Oslakawski came to Britain 1928, according to the au- and a short time later ne Zander were married. He cn employed at the P. & Corbin factory and looking forward! to the birth of an heir, which will | | | J. New , CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1929.—THIRTY-TWO PAGES SIX NEW FIREMEN | Junked by Plainville Road Accident i T A AT L B NEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending March 9th .. 15,526 PRICE THREE CENTS FIVE ALABAMA TOWNS UNDER WATER - WITH FATE OF RESIDENTS IN DOUBT: FLOOD REPORTED RECEDING AT ELBA WIDELY SCATTERED SECTIONS : MENACED BY FLOODED RIVERS| . (By Associated Press) ! Tlooded rivers menaced a large section of the United i today, particularly in Alabama and other southern [ 3 1e situation in Elba, Alabama, was acute, with the its 4,000 residents uncertain. National guardsmen \ route to the ravaged city to aid in rescue work, ! ‘wton, Alabama, was under water and telephone on was cut off. 1 'y communities in Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minne- ~_a and lllinois felt the effects of spring freshets, = 3 rains set in, no further trouble was expected. = Mississippi was rising rapidly. At Memphis, tle Relief Leader Advises Governor Deluge Has | Fallen 10 Inches—92 Persons Rescued From ' Rooftops By National Guardsmen. No Check on Number of Dead or Injured Is Pos- river was more than two feet above flood level. It was indicated that the crest of the swollen waters would be reached there by the middle of next week. In.Iy'ew England, the Connecticut and other rivers were rising. The Mohawk, in New York state was above RUM RING FOUND | DRIVER MAY DIE FROM G45 BURNS| [N OLD CONVENT Aleged Leaders Canght in Raid Man Examines Carburetor of on Long Island Estate Auto With Lighted Match | PATIENT AT HOSPITALII)WNED THREE OCEAN SHIPS | Dronislaw Iaraszewicz, 23, of 383 Sald to Be Director—Thousands | Broad Street, Princip.l in Acdcl. | dent, Details of Which Are Not| of Cases Loaded Weckly and 1 Stored on Large Grounds. | Clear to Authorities, Lighting & match while examing| New York, March 15 (UP)—A | the carburetor of his automoblleliquor smuggling syndicate charac- terized by federal officers the larg- late last night, Bronlslaw Karasze-| .0 "y.¢ giscovered was revealed to- | wicz, 23, of 385 Broad street, set |day when sealed indictments against fire to his clothing and was painfully |13 men alleged to be involved was burned about the face, left leg and | OPened before Federal Judge Frank right hand. He is at New Britain|J- Coleman. General hospital and the probable, The syndicate operated ocean- outcome of his burns was impossible | going veasels to bring liquor to the to predict, coast from Europe and Canada, Information concerning the occur-|small boats to smuggle, the rum rence is meagre, but Karaszewics|ashore, and trucks to transport the sald today that it occurred in Wal-|liquor to warehouses, the indict- lingford on the state highway. ment charged. According to the hospital records,| The principal figure in the syndi- Frank Kovel of New Britain brought | cate, according to the flndlclment,i the burned man in for treatment at was Rudolph Wylk, who was one | 12:30 this morning. Kovel could not | of five men arrested last night in be located today and Karaszewicz | a spectacular raid on a large ocean was in such pain it was almost im- | front estate near Hempstead, L. I. possible to obtain a coherent state-| Wylk, according to Assistant U. § | ment from him. He mumbled “Wal- | Attorney Robert B. Watts, was head | lingford” and “state road” and when of the organization and its financial | asked whether or not anyone was|backed. The indictment was return. | with him, he said “yes.” ed by last month's grand jury, but | One report concerning the acci- | was left sealed pending Wylk's ar- | dent was that Karaszewicz was rest. ° | looking for a key or semething sim!-| The syndicate owned at least three | lar in the darkness and struck the ocean-going ships, “'a'lt! charged. match without realizing the danger | Watch Place for Weeks ! from the gasoline fumes. The raid near Hempstead followed | DRIVER SENT TO JAIL 55 o v ke FOR FATAL ACCIDENT | estate. T“he place was formerly a con- | vent. The watchman, Elias Gardickl, | Andrew Rostacki, Who Killed J. V. Skomars, Gets Six Months understood to have been engaged by | the St. Joseph sisterhood, was one | of those arrested last night as an | alleged member of the smuggling gang. Thousands of cases of whiskey | were landed weekly on the expen- sive beach front of the estate, and stored on the large grounds until the syndicate trucks could haul it away, the federal agents charged. Arrested last night, in addition to | Wylk and Gardicki, were Fred | | Winkler, Jamaica; Andrew Olsen 1150 West 64 Manhattan; and Peter Arthur, Mineola. The place where the gang worked |is the old Dietz estate. The St. Jo- seph sisterhood deserted it a year | ago. The rum-runners, when they | took it over, placed a sign, “St. Jo- | seph’s Villa,” to convey the im- pression that it was stil! a convent, | it was charged. | | | Andrew Rostacki, 22 years old, of Newington, driver of the automobile which fatally injured John U. Sko- mars of Church street, Newington, when the latter was walking on New Britain road with his sister Tuesday evening, March 5, was sen- tenced to jail for six months by Judge Isaac Wolf in superior court yesterday. He was defended by Public De- fender John F. Forward and when the charge of criminal negligence was placed against him he pleaded sible Until Abatement of Swirling Waters Makes It Possible for Rescuers to Enter Community. Montgomery, Ala. March 1 P—National Guard Lieut. Kel- 8o0e, in charge of a rescue de- tachment, report to Gov. Graves today that the tide has turned and that the water is beginning to fall in the vicinity of Elba, Ala., where 4,000 resi- dents have been marooned since yesterday. The officer reported he was in a position from which he could see Elba citizens on the housetops and that the water. after rising for a time, had fallen about ten inches. His de- tachment, he said, picked up 13 persons. Taken with earlier reports, this makes a total of 92 reported rescued. By the Assoclated Press. At least five towns in southern Alabama were under water today with the fate of the residents in doubt as numerous creeks and riv- ers which traverse that section of the state continued to rise. Regular channeis of communica tion were cut off and reports of con- ditions were received mainly froin |refugees and from outposts of th. national guard, which was in charg- of rescue work. No check of th. number of dead or injured was pos sible. Screams Plainly Heard At Elba, Ala., where 4,000 persous were marooned by the high water, an observer who communicated with the national guard base from a tree a mile away reported that only the tops of taller buildings could be Sseen above the water. He could hear the screams of the marooned citizens. Brewton, Ala., was under water and communication was cut off when the telephone exchange on the second floor of a building was flood- ed. Other towns flooded included Flomaton, Castle Berry and Big Creek. ¥ Thirty-five persons were rescued at Big Creek and 37 were taken to (Continued on Page 32.) FREE STATE WINS IN CLOSE DUBLIN FIGHT De Valera Candidate Is Beaten by 124 Votes in Vital Election Dublin, March 15 (®—The Frex tate party captured the North Dub- in city bi-election to the Dail today by a majority of 124 for Dr. gins, government candid car Traynor, the De V date, in a total poll of 56,676. Today's election was regarded as the most important contest between the government party and the D« Valera group and was sirenuously fought. students on the univers- take place shortly, but the sudden turn of events took him by surprise and today he was face to face with L government order to the country, When the federal agent led Osiakawski yesterday, the latter | guilty. Attorney Forward asked the court to take into consideration the fact that Roatacki was never in trouble before and that his family is leave Aisailng (Continued on Page 15.) LINDBERGH FLIES AGAIN Dr O HIgEIng late Vice Pre Brownsville, Tex.,, March 15 ®— | 1o was assassi Col. Charles A. Lindbergh left here nor has been ¢ at 10:16 o'clock this morning in his fighters in the Curtiss Falcon plane. It was be-| “ppcion i |lieved he intended to fiy north i foremost in n |1s said to have hesitated, realizing that his illegal entry to the count had been reported, but Mrs. Osi awski urged him not to hedge but to®e truthful. She born up bra | ly, the authorities say, her demean- or indicating that she must have steeled herself against such an oc-| {currence as though appreciating! that it was inevitable, Boston, March 15 Mrs. Osiakawski's father posted a'scores of guards and 00 Liberty Bond and her husband |, 03 with shotguns and tear-gas was not arrested. Because of his o | willingness to return to Germany it |bombs, surrounded the institution, | will not necessary to deport him, |firemen battled a threatening blaze and while of the date on which he can start|Prison early today. back again under a passport, hig| Clouds of smoke issued from the | wife will remain here to keep the |burning prison laundry seeped into home and prepare a welcome. the main building, causing f-ight Eemn e ‘nmonx the approximately £30 con- | victs hous:1 there. | The fie was controlled aftor an :’hour'a battle and no one was injur- ed. Starting from an overheated drfer, the fire was spread throuzaout the ! warmer tonight; colder by two-story laundry buildinz by a het Saturday night. air explosion. That structare was | | | virtually destroyed and scvoral 8d- |+ joining sheds were damuged. (UP)—While policemen, ——— “ THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Rain tonight and Saturday; he is awaiting the arrival |inside the walls of Charlestown state | “Lifers” in Panic as Flames Wreck Charlestown State Prison Laundry Mustard Plasters Better Than Rays London, March 15 (®--A official report of a committee o the British Medical Researc council deny possible artificial light treatme rise to considerable di English medical circl The investigators sai was no reason to believe that artificial light could do more than a mustard pl whict is “infinitely cheape They declared their confidence in the efficacy of the ray treat- ment in certain special cases, but said they wished to combat what in effect they intimated was & popular craze for the ar tificlal light treatments upon which great sums of private and public money were being use- lessly expended. Prisoners closest 0 tnz |the blaze were those houscd in the lifer section known us Cherry Hill. Among these was 1> Pomsroy famous lifer who spent miore than half a century ” Cherry Hill cells w:c» mad~ as | bright as day by the >'inding giare from the fire. As the prison buildiazs filled With |smoke, many prisoners became pan- icky, but they were reassured by |guards and trustees. The convicts, |caged in the great griy structure 5 |close to the blazing tauniry. caused | no serious trouble, and the extraor- | dinary precautions taken to guard| |against a possible out'reak pro.cd |needless. | | Fire-fighters were handicapped by | | ‘ o, Je has hundreds of spectators attracted to the scene by the high soaring fawmes. 1