New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1929, Page 3

BUSH YIELDS CLLE 70 MISSING PLANE Australian - Mission Reports Trace of Southern Cross —_— Sydney, w South Wales, April 8 (A—Oune clue came out of the wild Australian bush today to guide s for the airplane “Southern Cross,” vanished since March with Captain Charles Kingsford- Smith and three companions who werc on the first lap of a flight to England. The Drysdale river mission station this morning siguulled Captain Cha- teau, Australian royal air force avi ator, out ou a searching expeditio: that an airplane Lad pas station on March 31 west. This was the day on the Southern Cross should passcd that way It is the slenderest of thre: the vast labryinth of the Australia bush. one of the most s age stretches of country left on ti habitable part of the earth, but it is the first definite trace of the four tliers since they literally vanisl into the air after sending a radio message that Lhe motors of the plan were failing and that they were com- ing down through a blinding rain storm into the bush “about 100 miles east of Wyndham.” Captain Chateau telegraphed Syd- ney this afternoon trom Wyndham that he a flight over th: inaccessible ale station ani dropped messages explaining that search was being made for an air- plane which should have passed over the mission on Sunday, gnal Says The mission staff was requested to signal whether or not such a plane Jiad been sighted by waving a white shect for “yes” and spreading a white sheet on the ground for *no.” In reply. a sheet was waved in the air, and tl ignaller then walk- «d in a direct southwesterly line ap- parently to indicate that the plane had dizappeared in that direction. Chateau’'s message conciuded: “Accepting these answers as being well considered we dropped mail and an explanatory letter and then d to Wyndham.” was the conclusion of st radio message from Kings ford-Smith and his ¢ rades, but pects for their rescue were any. thing but cheerful as torrential rains in New South Wales, Queens- land and northern territory today flooded acrodromes and prevented searche departure of airplanes to search the | bush, Not even in his famous 8,600 mile flight from California to Sydnc first spanning the Pacific ocean, di Captain Kingsford-Smith face grav- er peril than in landing in the hos- ile, trackless wilderness of hills, yivers, deserts and jungles which titute the northern district of ern Australia, he aviators had little fool when they landed and they were likely to mect with short shrift from th hostile inhabit uncivilized bush. men and even cannibalistic pigm ture of Judge Roche For City Court Room An enlargzed photograph of Judge fienry P. Roche has been hung on the wall behind the judge’s bench in the police court, between photo- graphs of Judge James T. Meskill and Judge George W. Klett, and be low that of Judge Jamés Roche, { er of the magistrate whose death stunned the community eeve- vral weeks ago. on w | frames of the photographs of ased judges have been var- iished and the entire interior of the court room, including furniture, has wen painted, as have other roc throughout the building. Pajewski to Address G. 0. P. Rally Tonight The fsh-American Political Club No. will be held tonight at the Falcon Lall on Broad street. Peter J. Pa- jewski, republican candidate for terman in the fitth ward, will dress the gathering, and pected that Joseph Miynarski, can didate for councilman from that ward on the same ticket, will also speak. John Gacek, president of the organization, will preside. 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BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1929, City Items Thomas Coyle of 170 North street is critically ill at his home. Edward Hinchey and S8amuel Ve- WIN BI[i VIUI‘"“Y trano, students at Notre Dame uni- T Tation with trionde 1n Chicaso.— Seafiment I§ Overwhelming for The common council committee Repeal of Enlorcement Act fon claims will meet Friday night at 8 o'clock. Miss Anna Sullivan of $3 Maple &s(re;t will spend the month of April | Mjlwaukee, April 8 (M—Anti-pro- at Mount Clemens, Michigan. H Worthy Temple, Pythian Sisters, Libitionists scored a victory in the will meet Friday evening at referendum election yeaterday when o'clock at Judd's hall. A class of (an overwhelming sentiment in favor candidates will be initiated and of repealing the Beverson state pro- plans for a bazaar to be held April hibition enforcement act was regis- |tered. Returns from 1,494 of the state's 12,759 precincts, representing every tion of the state, showed 212,201 19, completed. in favor of repealing the enforce- DORAN PLANS O i :1.1;“ shom?r‘bre'w pgnn}zy‘_ the 1‘;71'5”'3 {Dry Gommissioner Will Expose i Those Where Enforcemeat Fails No. 96,710. As returns continued to adq to the Washington, April 3 ®—Com- missioner of Prohibition Doran an- majority in favor of eliminating the iprohibition enforcement act from the statute books through legislative |nounced today that preparations for utilizing additional funds for fhe enforcement of prohibition law |were nearing a point Where icould make public a complete out- line of the dry situation. he s u_-‘x_rfa"_) ‘f‘“,:?x.‘:”gr.“;';: Yesterday’s vote will have no ef- e In tates [Ct upON the state enforcement lawa oran said. 45 until the leglslature acts; and the where there is no local cooperation, (o0 4o not binding upon the law- where officials are lukewarm, or | Sy 0 il 0K RN e Ay | where public sentiment is adverse | ,p, a5 to obtain by a “Yes" and [to enforcement, the facts Wil be)|.xo» yote the sentiment of voters shown. There appear;d no doubt, r;ow cer, o o1 earty erati ey | “If there is hearty eooperation pyut that the legislature would shape between local and federal authori ity action by the result of the voc. Ities and if convictions are frequent ing & in the state courts and by jurles in| peturns compiled by the Associ- all_courts, that will be described.” |ateq Press indicated the majority in | Congress in granting $2,500,009 favor of repeal would be consider- |additional funds for enforcement |aply less than was recorded in 1926 when the referendum memoralizing |work included $50,000 for an edu- !congress to modify the Volstead act {cational campalgn. The commis. ll.onor indicated he had about de-|to permit the manufacture and sal |~lded that this fund should not be of 2.25 beer carrled by a margin of 172,000, |used entirely to disseminate propa- Most counties ran true to form, |ganda, but rather to bring to the| attention of the public all phasee | but five which favered meaification of the prohibition problem. It may |two years ago switched to oppose decided, however .the commis- repeal of the state enforcement act. sfoner said, to use a few posters 10| These were: Bayfield, Eau Claire, how the danger in drinking illcit|Juneau, Monroe and Trempealeeu. liguor. I Milwaukee Five to One ’ Milwaukee county vindicated the { Appointment Ends Impasse o am:";y“}“fo"f,“ it was their v A . St il | In Canadian Legislature 5" o, iicn far S | Quevee, April 3 UP—Henry G. CaT- | jority in support of the prohibition roil, vies' chairman of the QUEbeC [lux rolled up in dry rural ferritors; [ti9z0s commission and former Do |The margin was so large for repea [minion cabinet miplate R Mt I Milwaukee and other large citica | succeed the late Sir Lowmer Gouin. 2;‘,.'.‘.&3'",;” thgt jpeetaone The appointment cleared the way | (XPECE0 10O 3';";’;’”"’:{":: 5"01 | for the prorogatian of the fgiglatitell PRCEES AR SLCRto e met malors (and assent 1o numerous im- Z % e s el o sted during the | The wet majority used thefr “Tes® {last few days of the session, Sir ‘b"’;;“ to assurc a large majority for | Lomer's death, which occurred as he | 20th queations on prohtbition—re- | was about to prorogue the sessiom, | P& of the state prohibition enforce- | brought about a political impasse, Nt act and removal of penalties | although the administration was not in the act against manufacture, sale | greatly inconvenienced because suf- | 20d possession of 2.75 beer. jent funds were available to pay; The vote in favor of remoring the | sataries and session grants withonut action, wets ‘claimed that the mar- | {gin of victory would exceed 128.000. { This clalm was made by State jSenator Thomas M. Duncan, socal- ist author of the referendum, the iresult of which he malntained would be regarded as a mandate to the legislature, at its present ses- sion, to carry out the expression of penaltles against making “home | drawing upon the resources to beDrew" was almost as large as for re- ,authorized in bills awalting royal Peal of the entire law. In the inten- assen’ isive campalgn that preceded the Mr. Carroll was selected at a meet- | ©lection, both sides in the contro- ing of the Dominion cabinet yester- |Versy concentrated on the question | . He was to be sworn into office | 0f repeal. | today and the legislature will be| “The way to national repeal fs prorogued tomorrow at the latest, | through state repeal,”” was the bat- The new lieutenant governor, who itle cry of the wets and represented | will be the third incumbent of that Ly the assoclation against the pro- office within a year, is 63 years old. 'hibflon amendment, they asked the { He played a prominent part in the state to join Montana, New York | organization of tin Quebec liquor land Nevada In repealing the stat cominission. - enforcement law, placing the en e | forcement entirely in the hands of Ainee’s Mother Silent i On Kidnaping Phase the féderal government. Drys Plead in Vain Dry forces, composed of the Antl-| Saloon League, W. C. T. U. and Na- | tional Prohibition party, as well as independent committee, urged the state to uphold federal enforcement, while republicans pleaded for voters to “stand by President Hoover."” The state was carried by the republican nominee in the November election. Referendums also held the atten- |tion of voters in yesterday's election ‘in which a suprisingly large vote |was registered. The) legislature |sought approval of constitutiona! amendment to permit the salaries {of members, dow $500, to be in |creased and another constitutional |amendment *was before the voters |to permit county sheriff to serve, two consecutive terms. The outcome LOWMAN DEFENDS early today. SEARCH OF YACHT Treasury Olicial Denies Abuse, 1 in Fish Boat Incident Washington, April 3 UP—The {toms patrol which boarded the yacit ' of Btuyvesant Fish in New York har. | (bor Saturday night was entirely within its rights in boarding the |vessel, Assistant Secretary Lowman | of the treasury said today in an-| |nouncing that he was investigating |charges that the customs ofticers were abusive. | Lowman sald that Investigation| |thus far hcd shown that the yacht ignored the signal to haul to for boarding and that shots were fired !in the air to attract .he attention of the navigator of the vessel. No' shots were fired at the yacht. A |report of the incident was submitted to Lowman today by Customs Com- missioner Camp. | “Therc has been a susplclon that {smuggling of liquor and other coimn- | modities has been going on in New | York harbor by so-called private| achts,” Lowman said. “The cus- toms authorities are entirely withta {thetr power in boarding .uch cratt. | These private yachts have been do- | |ing about as they please, Apparer |1y Navigator Fish neglected to ob- eerve the slgnal to haul to for | boarding. | “According to his story he was| |navigating the boat when it was| pursued by the customs vessel and |atd not respond to the signal. He |turned the boat over to another !na\-lnmr and then the boat was {boarded and examined. No chargws | {were made against Mr. Fish of | {smuggling. Smuggling, however, 13 a great-'problem in New York har-, bor, | “The customs officers were bound !to treat all concerned with courtesy. They say they did this but Mr, Fish !thinks he was roughly used. That| | phase of the matter is being further | investigated. The private yacht of |a millionaire 18 subject to boarding | |just the same as any other ship.| {No contraband was found on the| boat. There was no ordnance on| |the customs boat except the side jarms of the crew.” | Three Perish in Fire | 20 Miles Above Soo | | ulte Ste Marle, Ont., April 3 @) Two men and one woman are be- {lleved to have lost their lives when | fire of unknown origin destroyed the home of Robert Robertson at !Goulais Bay, 20 miles from here, | late last ni o | tobertson, his wife and the| \former's father were in the build-| ling when the blaze broke out and |have not been seen since. Portland, Ore., April 3 (B—W ter Little and William Hornblower, California assemblymen, were on| their way back to Sacramento to-! day with a deposition by Mrs. Min- nie Kennedy, mother of Almee Sem- ple McPherson, which 18 to be used in the forthcoming impeachment | trial of Buperior Judge Carlos 8. 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Probation Officer Connolly he court that C; and his tenement is a rendezyvous for heavy drinkers who fnbibe un- til they are unable to take care of themselves. Calvin was in polic court a few months ugo and was convicted on the charg of the liquor law. sald the condition of thc defied description. the in told ten Norwalk Illustrator Ends Life in Omaha Norwalk, April 8 #—Will Perrin, who shot himself, probably fatally. at Omala, Nebraska, yesterday, has been a nationally known magazine illustrator who lLas lived here for about four years. He had a nervous breakdown recently and three weeks Perrin took him west for rest and treatment, Mrs. Perrin and thelr child left today for Omaha. She had received word that her husband’s condition was critical. Prior to dence here Mr. and Mrs. Perrin lived in West- port. Movie Star’s Divorced Wife Sues His Estate T.o3 Angeles, April 3 UP—Mrs. Lucy C. 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