New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1929, Page 1

News of the World Associated Press ESTARLISHED 1870 (4 ARE DASHED T0 |G DEATH WHEN PLANE FALLS N JERSEY Worst Aviation Aocklent in American History Leaves Only Two Alive VICTIMS ARE IMPALED ON PARTS OF WRECKAGE Sightseers Hurled Into Eternity as Monoplane Crashes Into Freight Car Loaded with Sand When Mo- tors Go Dead One Mile from New- Airport—Engaged Coupl Among Passengers Who Perish. Newark, N. J., March 18 UP— Delmont Parsons, the fourteenth passenger in the Ford tri-motor- ed plane which crashed late yesterday with a loss of thirteen lives, died in St. James hospital today. Lou Foote, the pilot, who lies 1n the hospital in a critical con- dition, is now the only survivor of the disaster. ark Newark, N. J., March 18 P — Fourteen sightseers were killed in- stantly yesterday in the worst air- plane wreck there ever has been in the United States. The pilot and ons passenger, the only ones to escape death, were severely injured. A huge Ford all-metal tri-motored monoplane, operated by the Colonial Airways, crashed into a frelght car Joaded with sand while attempting a forced landing after its motors had stopped a mile from the Newark airport. Lou I'oote, the pilot, and Belmont Parsons, a friend riding in the cockplt beside him, were hurled 50 feet from the plane by the impaet. ‘fhose in the cabin were flung into a fuselage. Many were pieces of torn metal. Witnesses sald the plane appeared to be in trouble from the time it took off from the alrport with its load of passengers for a trip over New York city. Foote apparently was attempting to bring the craft down on a elear space between two rallroad lines but the plane, buffeted by a high, gusty wind, lost altitude too rapidly to clear the string of cars on a siding impaled on (Continued on Page Two) LLOYD GEORGE USES UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUE Liberal Leader Promises to Bring It to Normal in Two Years Loundon, March 18, —With five | by-eleetions being decided this week. Yormer Premier David Lloyd George, liberal leader, is hurrying from constituency to constituency preaching his unemploym’:nt policy. Labor attacks it as a mere “stunt,” and the conservatives call it a policy | iy L a blare of trombones. Our pians are not for jerry bullding,™ ftamsay MacDonald, the labor le: er, ¢! ges. But he adds that unem- ployment must be the country’s chief concern in the elections. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, presi- dent of the board of trade, declares the liberal party can have little nore than a nuisance value in the coming general elections. To Lloyd George’s claim that he can reduce unemployment to normal within two vears, Walter Runciman, former liberal minister, demurs that there is no scheme under the sun which can fructify in the immediate fu- ture. . But the liberal across the country. tour of Eddisbury, the scene of one ot this week's by-elections, speaking at ten meetings in a single day. From Eddisbury he jumped to his own mountainous constituency of Carnarvon where he campaigned in Welsh. From Carnarvon he is now turning to Holland-with-Boston where he will speak on Wednesday in another by-election campalign. Sells for Six Peanies His uncmployment speech, leader sweeps in the Continued on Page 11.) Fake “A. P.” Men Work in Boston Boston, March 18 ()—Beveral recent attempts by two men posing as representatives of the Associated Press to obtain money fraudulently from local business men have been discov- ercd here and are under investi- gation by local police, The men, who have no con- nection with the Assoclated P’ress, have sought “contribu- l\m%" and have offered to sell faked press cards bearing the name of the organization. They have aitempted also to sell what they termed “memberships” in the Associated Press. geveral of the attempts were frustrated by the fact that the aseociation sells no memberships and that it authorizes for its representatives only the cus- tomary business cards and po- lice identification cards issued by the Boston police commis- sloner. heap in the forward end of the! He made a| NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929. ~EIGHTEEN PAGES Slate Made Up to Oppose C W. B. Warner, whose withdrawal trom the common council this year has been forecast with such persis- tency as to have it regarded by oth- er aspirants as a foregone conclu- | | sion, caused a surprise in third ward republican circles when he announe- | ed tiday that he would run again, with John J. Holloway of 57 Murray street as his running mate. ‘The Warner-Holloway ticket will oppose Attorneys William F. Curtin | and Leonard 8. Appell and any oth- | ers who enter the third ward nomi- i nations for counclimen before the time limit for filing petitions expires next Saturday night. | Warmer Second Term | Councilman Warner is completing | his second term, having been elect- | | ed for the firat time in 1925. He has occupled a position of wide influence 0. P. Facing Surprise Contests in Two Wards, Third and Fifth; ) Warner-l'lolloway Ready to Flght; ination for Councilmen—Golon Will Cross Swords With Pajewski in Fifth Ward Tonight at Falcon Hall Meeting. urtin and Appell for Nom- in the council since his election and | has fought successfully for or| against many of the most important issues settled by the council during the past four years. | Mr. Warner is 35 years old, and ! a native of this city. He was gradu- ated from grammar school in 1908 | and from New Britain high school in | 1912. He was a member of the Alpha | Delta Sigma in high school. During| |several summer vacations, he work-| ed in the city engineer's office un- | der Frank Oldershaw, and for two summer seasons he was physical di- rector at the Smalley playground. He | was later employed by the engineer- ing firm of Hall & Bacon, and then worked as an inspector of sewer con- | struction for Ford, Buck & Sheldon | in West Hartford. (Continued on Page Sixteen) HOWARDLEE PLATT DIES N NEW YORK Lumber Company Official Fails to Recover From Operation PONY POLO ENTHUSIAST Death Comes at Presbyterian Hospl- tal Where He Underwent Opera- tion Two Months Ago—Had Busi- ness Interests Elsewhere. Gradually sinking | operation performed following an two months | ago, Howard Lee Platt, treasurer of | the New Britaln Lumber Co., died at 2 o'clock this morning at Pres- byterian hospital, New York city. Mr. Platt was born in this city in 1880, the son of Frederick G. Platt, who is president of the lumber company and also president of Racklitfe Brothers Co., Inc,, as well as having numerous other afiiiations in industrial and financlal concerns. Family Home in Greenwich The deceased lumber man made his home at 32 Grove hill for many years, later taking up his residence in Greenwich, where the family home is now located. Two months ago he went to New York city for the operation and his gondition be- came worse steadily. For the past few days, his death has been ex- pected. Mr. Platt was born in New Britain 49 years ago. His early education was in the public schools, including New Britain High school. Later he was 4 student at Hotchkiss Prepara- tory school. Entering the lumber | business at an early age, he met success, being assoclated with con- \ cerns in this city, Naugatuck, Bristol |and Waterbury. He continued to {hola scveral of these business con- | (Continued on Page Two) (GIRL HELD IN AUTO SCREAMS FOR POLIGE {Man Covers Her Mouth With Hand to Muffle Cries “Help, Officer, help,” rang out in |a feminine voice as a roadster con- | taining three persons went through { North street in an easterly direction about 1:45 yesterday morning, and Supernumerary Officer Edward | Muszynski had a glimpse of a wom- an with a man sitting on her lap and covering her mouth with his hand, while another man was driv- ing. The officer, th his report, stated that he was walking west on North |street near Erwin place, and the | roadster was golng east, near Law- lor street. Three men were on the, sidewalk and the girl in the car shouted to them before meeing the |officer. The latter atepped into the |street but was unable to stop the |car or catch the registration num- | ber, the tall light being poor, he |stated. He commandeered another !c-.r and gave chase but was unabls !to overtake the roadster. | Lieutenant Matthias Rival, who ;ru notified by telephone by the of- | ficer, detailed Sergeant M. J. Flynn {to investigate, but no trace of the | roadster could be found. It is pos- | sible, the police believe, that the oc- | cupants of the roadster were play- ing a prank, or they might have been “on a party.” {Foch Has Another Bad Heart Attack | Paris, March 18 (®—Marshal Foch is authoritatively reported to have suffered another serious heart sinking attack. Rumors of the marshal's death| circulated in the chamber of depu- ties this afternoon and caused al great flurry. They proved untrue but brought confirmation from at- tendant doctors that the marshal's vitality was at a very low ebb. | |the {ing a special meeting of the board |Governor’s |ditions in the code of our forefa- {all of us, the solemn events which |twenty-ninth day of March next, as BRISTOL HIGH TEAM 10 6070 CHICAGD City Ralles Behind Thres Time, Winners of State Title SCHOOL BOARD APPROYES Enters Team in National Basketball Tournament—Chamber of Com- | merce to Underwrite $2,500 Ex- penses—Contributions Pour In. (Spectal to the Herald) Bristol, March 18—The Bristol High school basketball team, win- ner of the state interscholastic crown for the third consecutive year | by virtue of its victory over Hill-| house High of New Haven in the Yale tournament Saturday evening COACH TOMMY MONAHAN by & 22 to 16 score, will enter the national basketball tournament at| University of Chicago which opens on Monday, April 1. This decision was reached follow- of education this morning. The ex- pense of the trip, estimated at $2,- | (Continued on Page 2.) SELFOISCIPLNE 1S | 600D FRIDAY ADVICE Proclamation | Sets Forth Means of Spiritual Advance Hartford, March 18 UP—Governor Trumbull’'s Good Friday proclama- tion issued from the executive of- fices at the state capitol ay sets forth “seif discipline” and*'the en- during of hardship” as “cardinal principles” and “New England tra- thers” as means of spiritual ad- vancement. Friday, March 29, is designated as & day of fasting and prayer. The proclamation reads as fol- lows: “Self-discipline as a means of spiritual advancement is in the New | Egland tradition. The enduring of | hardship for conscience’ sake, the (living of sober and simple lives for |, their souls’ good, were cardinal principles in the code of our fore- fathers. Our custom of setting aside Good Friday as a day for self-de- nial and for special devotions 1is {therefore particularly fitting in its | |emphasis on those idcals which have been landmarks on the path of our own moral development. “For many of us the day has a profound religlous significance. For it commemorates carry lessons of humility, devotion and sacrifice which cannot fail to give strength | and inspiration. \ “I therefore designate Friday, lh-:’ & day of fasting and prayer, and 1 recommend to all of the people in this state that this anniversary be generally observed as benefits its origin, in the sure hope of the spir itual refreshment to be thereby gained.” | FIRST i ward-bound dawn-to-dusk | Brownsville before nightfall. | | to do flying south. WHERE ALABAMA TOWNS ARE UNDER WATER 80 lugh Wi e flood waters at the uame of the city was almost s up to the second story. ubmer; ard Acrial unit, shows the devastat foreground, is under several feet of water and in many of the small houses in the Ala., that a sign on the roof od. This picture, taken b g efiect of the floods. evion EAKER TRIES AGAIN INNORTHWARDTRIP Flier Hopes fo Make Browns- ville Before Sunset EFFORT FAILED Captain Leaves Managua for Texas in Fresh Dawn-to-Dusk Attempt —Southward Trip Ended in Nica- { ragus. Managua, Nicaragua, March 18 &) —Captain Ira C. Eaker, who Is speeding to Brownsville, Texas, from {Panama on a northward bound dawn-to-dusk attempt, arrived at Managua at 8:22 o'clock this morn- ing and hopped off ten minutes later for Guatemala City. 4 The captain, who gave up a south attempt on his arrival here Saturday, sai he was confident of reaching sa | The flight represented an attempt by Eaker to accomplish by northerly | travel what he failed Saturday He was forced | to alight Saturday night at Managua, | Nicaragua, after taking off from | Brownsville at 4:30 a. m. He con- tinued to France Field yesterday. Flying the Pan-American, firt model of the new army P-12 pursuit | plane to be tested, he intended stop- ping first at David, Panama, and | afterwards at Manegua, Guatemala | City, Minatitlan and Tampico, Mexi- co, reaching Brownsville by Tp. m. The plane is capable of 188 miles an hour but an average speed of | near 135 miles per hour was plan- ned. 32 Barges Smash as Danube Ice Goes Out Belgrade, March 18.—@—TFive ships and barges lay at the bottom of the Danube today after an ex- perience yesterday which frighten- ed many of the oldest river-front | residents in Belgrade. Thirty-two huge barges and other ships, suddenly released by the spring thaw from their ice-bound mooring, crashed pell mell down the river colliding with other boats and catapulting themselves against stone piers and bridges with such force that five of them sank. i The crews jumped to safety on | huge blocks of floating ice. ROSA PONSELLE San Francisco, March 18 (®#—Rosa Ponselle, opera singer, was confinad {to her room here today by an at-! tack of grippe. Physicians said her | condition wus not serious, WARDEN IN ATLANTA WAS TOLD TO RESIGN Snook “Fired” by Mabel Willebrandt, Attorney General Says Washington, day that the request for the resig- ration of John Snook, warden of the | Atlanta penitentiary was made after L review of conditions there extend- ing over two years, and not because of his objection to the use of “un- dercover agents.” action taken by Mrs. Mabel r Willebrandt, assistant attor- ney general in chary of federal prisons, in asking Snook to resiga wis approved by Attorney General Mitchell, the statement said. Mrs, Willebrandt announced Sa‘- Walk (Continucd on Page 2.) “Witchcraft” Cry Is Ralsed Again as Pennsylvania Girl Is Poisoned Allentown, Pa., March 18 (P— Believing that a powerful poison on Friday caused the almost instant death of Miss Verna Octavia Delp, 22, county authorities today ordered a complete examination of her vital organ. Coroner F. R. Baush, after a post mortem exapunation expressed the opinion that the young womfn had been murdered and that the investi- gation thus far indicated she had been poisoned. | Miss Delp was the adopted daugh- ter ot August Derhammer, well-to- do farmer of Green Point. Investi- gators have established that her body was carried a quarter of a mile from the Catasauqua pike to llu“ | | spot where it was found in a field | Saturday near the emergency land- | ing fleld of the transcontinental air mail. The girl had been dead about 24 hours. Again the cry of witchcraft has been raised in connection with a] Pennsylvania slaying, and in some msections of Lehigh and Monroe counties persons are trying to trans- 'late the cryptic missives found in the bosom of the dead girl's dress, Her foster-father has said that she left home Friday morning to visit a pow wow doctor in Allentown. Sent Her to Pow Wow Previously, had had several treatments from the row wow practitioner. He sent his daughter to him, he said. when doctors of medicine had failed to help her. “Verna always was an obedient, fine girl,” Dehammer declared. “For two years she had not been well and we sent her to medical doctors. When they did not help her I had (Continued on Page 2.) el 1 THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Mostly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday. | * rgt. T. C. Bagley of the Alabama Na- March 18 (#—The department of justice announced to-| Derhammer said he | o of an industrial plant selling aviators Brewton's largest industrial plant, distance - WITH REPRIMAND ' Bannan Gonmders Stadler and| Grabeck Case Not Serins 1 | | “WHISPERING” SUSPECTED Transcript of Testimony at Gardiner | ‘ Trial Will Not Be Available for Meeting of Commission Scheduled for Tomorrow. “I don't belleve there's anything in it; were what was testified to in court, for that reason, in justice to all, are investigating,” Chairman chael W. Bannan of the police board said today in commenting on the probe into the connections Sergeant | John C. Stadler and Patrolman Wil- | liam Grabeck are claimed to have| had with Henry E. Gardiner, now | serving a jail term for criminal li- | bel against Police Chiet William C.| Hart. A transcript of the evidence has already been asked. This will not | reach the commissioners in time to have study given it at tomorrow | | night's meeting. From the statements of tfe chair- ; .nan today, it was gathered that lit- told to us do not gibe with and we Continued on I’age 10) (IHAI]S IN SHANTUNG ~ CREATED BY CHANG r Lord’s Efforts to Get Money From Villagers Instigate Revolt Chefoo, China. Mar. 18 (P—Con- | ditions bordering on chaos are re- ported developing in that part of | North Shantung held by the return- led war lord, Chang Tsung-Chang. The situation is said to be an out- | growth of merciless attempts by his | soldiery to extort ~money from villagers. Teng Chow has reported condi- tions growing worse daily with vil- lages refusing to pay futher military | levies and opposing its lawlessness. | There has been an attempt to in- | stigate & revolt within the military | and this has resulted in terrible re- prisals by the soldiers who have | robbed, murdered, and assaulted the | | country foiks. Refugces continue to pour mtm Teng Chow while outward bound | [stosmes regardless of their dosti- | | ation, are leaving with thousands | | unable to get aboard. These unable | to ieave the villages siccp on the| hill sides, returning to their homes| in daylight, fully prepared however to retreat to the hills in the event| | of soldier bandit attacks. Three Sons in Navy Hear of Father’s Death | Three sons in the Unrited States navy are today being wired the news of the death of their father, John Kaziauskas, aged 60, of 22 Star strect, who passed away at his home this morning following a short ill- ness. The boys are lgnatz, Paul and John Kazlauskas, serving in widely separated divisions of the fleet. Mr. Kazlauskas is survived by his widow, his sailor sons, and a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Wil kelis; also two stepdaughters, Mrs. Anna Mieczleinkis, Mre. Victor Abec stepson, William eral arrangements are plete. incom- but some of the things that| Mi- | ! Mexican revolutions and | PRICE THR 20 PERSONS KNOWN Ill STATES; 10 GEN. FAUSTO TOPETE BEFORE TORREON ] P []”[;E MAY ESBAPE (Tnsurgent Chiel Awaits Atfack l Opera Singer Il o™, o by Loyal Mexican Army GALLES ASSEMBLES FORCE | Commander of Federal Troops Tells Gil He Will Occupy City Beforc Dark—Rebels Victorious in At- | tacks At San Pedro. Mexico City, March 18 ®P— 1 The government announced that | the rebels are panic-stricken and | have evacuated Torreon in full | nignt. 1 The rebels-were ficeing ap- parently toward Chihuahua City, it waa said at Chapultepec castle. Federal cavalry under General Benigno Serrato ex- pected to occupy Torreon at § this afternoon. By the Assoclated Press. Stiff rebel opposition and heavy | fighting was in prospect today as powerful federal armies converged from four directions on the insur- gent stronghold of Torreon. General Calles, federal command- er in chief, notified the government that he was moving to attack Tor- reon in force and expected to occu- !py the city by Tuesday night. General Escobar, insurgent leader was showing no disposition to re- treat, however, and instead reported |a victory in the first skirmish with the advancing federals. Taking the initiative, the rebels attacked two federal columns at San Pedro on Sunday and claimed to have inflicted heavy casualties and taken numerous prisoners. Several thousand men took part in the en- gagement in which more than 209 men were reported killed. The reb- els claimed the capture of 1,200 federals. Baturday and Sunday in Torreon were marked by federal air ralds which left four known dead and many wounded in their wake. The first aerial combat in the history of followed the raids, an insurgent plane taking the | air against the invaders, but finally (Continued on Page 10) 'DRIVES HOME, FINDS OWN HOUSE AFLAME Councilman Conlon Fol- lows Engines to His Own Domicile When Councilman Frank L. Com- lon was driving toward his home at 7 today, he heard the shriek of the sirens on fire department apparatus and immediately pulled in toward the curb to give the trucks all pos- | | sible roadway. When he came with- in sight of his home, a minute later he was greeted with the spectacle of | hose lines playing on the cottage and firemen’s axes chopping holes in the roof. fighting a blaze which resul in £1,000 damages. The fire started in a stairway lead- 'ing to the attic and is believed to | have been burning for many minutes before it was discovered. Mrs. Con lon narrowly escaped serious burns when she opened the door and the fire shot out in a puff. She exercised | good Judgment in slamming the door shut, confini intil En- gine Companies 1. 3 and the aerial ladder company arrived. She was at a loss to account for the ire, but in the opinion J. Noble and | Deputy Chiet E. J. Barnes, cleaning fluids may have ignited. The stairway and roof raiters were | The firc was confined to the building appreciable | burned out. !the upper section of without causing any water damage. Appears in Public ’ ‘ Tremont street just before noon | ~ AS RESULT OF FLOOD lw & IN ELBA, ALA. More Loss of Life is Ex- pected When Waters Recede-16 Fatalities Reported From Ah- | bama-Florida Added to Stricken Area. Red Cross Guardsmen | and Private Citizens Unite to Fight Disease and Provide Relief— Military Law Declared in Some Towns. Atlanta, Ga., March 18 (P - Known deaths from floods that bave overrun portions of Alabama. Georgia and Florida reached 20 to- |day and fears were expressed that |additional fatalities would be dis- Llole\l by receding waters. The deluge that submerged wvil- \lnges in southeastern Alabama, est hit of all the flooded areas. Vh“ receding today, and the waters {were moving down on northwestern |Florida. | Sixteen of the known deaths were |in Alabama, three were dead in |Georgia and one in Florida. Elba ihad the greatest tcll with 10 deaths lulod Two were dead in Geneva, itwo at Flomation and two at Pol- Hard. All three of those drowned in IGeorgia were swept from a highway :brid[e while the Florida casualty |was an aged man who died of ex- | posure. Meanwhile, an army of relief | workers, made up of the Red Cross, |Alabama national guard, and many |private citizens, concentrated their |efforts on holding down disease in the refugee camps established when |resident of Elba, Geneva and other |Alabama communities fled from: |their homes. | Stixteen cases of pneumonia wer {reported at the Eiba refdgee n..,J |Measles and smallpox were noted |and physiclans were carrying on a |relentless campaign of inoculation against smallpox. | The flood situation also was acute. |Army airmen from Maxwell field at \\(omzomery, have dropped tons of (uod clothing and other supplies to thousands of marooned persons still |awaiting rescue. | Reports of looting at Fiba and Geneva brought a declaration of military law by Colonel W. E. Per- (Continued on Page 10) BUILDING WRECKED IN TERRIFIC EXPLOSION |Fire Follows Blast Caused by Bomb Hurled at Bank | Pittsburgh, March 15.—UP—On | bullding was destroyed and several | others were damaged early today |when a terrific explosion occurred in the business district of Clairton. a mill town near McKeesport. | Occupants of houses in the distriet ‘escnped and police reported that no {one was killed or injured. The rulns |of the building next door to the | Clairton bank caught fire, but the |flames were extinguished quickly. ndows in a wide area were shat- | tered. | When nearby residents reported ithat shortly before the explosion an {automobile carrying about half a dozen men paused before the bank, ,ponce expressed the belief that the |blast was caused by a dynamit: | bomb, thrown in an effort to wheck the bank. Fire department officials however said the explosion might have been | caused by leaking gas. | Wife to Mush 200 ! Miles to Aid Hubby North Bay, Ont., March 1§.— (P—A missionary wife who cared for her injured husband weeks ai a Hudson Bay trading post until a plane took Mm to a hospital, today wus preparing to h 200 miles to his bedside. After Rev. George Morrow se hip was broken in a to ggan accident, had been re- ed at Cochrane, Mrs. Mor- row listened in on her radio af Moose Factory and was told of his safe arrival. She immediate- made plans to join a dog team party going south. The injured missionary mad: the journey from the northern Ontario post in three stages, by uirplane, sleigh and train. Capt. Roy Maxwell ¢f the provincial air force, who piloted the res- cue plane, suffered a frosen nose and chin. The airman sald, on his ar- | rival here, that at the post there | was very little medicine and mo | skilled medical attendant to iy check the ravages of tubes- culosis among the Indians.