New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1929, Page 1

By Associated Press News of the World ESTABLISHED 1870 EGAN TESTIFIES HEHADND PART | AFTER ‘DAY TRIP| B I AN OTE o e Allowad o Ghngc Statement Because He Was Tired When Quizzed Friday WATKINS DREW IT UP, ACCUSED LAWYER SAYS Defense Rests After Principal Cloars Healy, His Law Partner, and Banking Commissioner Shippee From Intimations They Knew of Note—Attorneys for Both Sides to Make Summations Today. Hartford, April 16 (®—The de- fense of Willlam E. Egan, attorney, of this city, charged with criminal conspiracy in the stock manfpula- tions of Roger W. Watkins now a etate prison convict, was closed this noon after Egan had completed dis cross examination at the hands of States’. Attorney Alcorn and former \ Attorney General Frank E. Healy had testified as a defense witness. Judge lsaac Wolfe recessed court until afternoon when the attorneys on both sides were to make their summations of the evidence which was taken on the previous eigat court days. ‘When Egan resumed the stand to- day he was given permission by Judge Wolfe to make changes ir his testimony of I'riday in relation to the $200.000 note which figurea prominently in the Egan case and which was the central point in the conviction of Watkins, Mrs. Watkins and the latter's two brothers, Egan Smiles to Friends Egan appeared greatly relieved when he stepped off the witness (Continued on Page Three.) BOYS OUTNUMBERED AS SPELLER CHAMPS But Males Are Well Rep- resented in First Schools Reporting ., Beven girls and five boys have been selected to date as scheol champions in the Herald's fourth annual spelling contest. This e dicates that the girls are going te have a harder time holding their lead than ever before and that the boys have almost an cven chance ©f being represented on that trip to Washington as the guest of the Herald. Only one boy or one girl will gn, but he or she will be accompanied by a Herald representative for one whole week of parties, banquets, theaters, excursions, sight seeing trips and general good time in Wash- ington, D. C., with the possibility of bringing home the national spelling championship. The tist of spelling champions from §t. Mary's parochial school n- cludes three boys and six girls, while the list from the Sacred Heart school, the only schools thus far re. porting shows two boys and three girls. This is slightly more boys than most average. J.ast year's record was as followe: Central junior high school—threa girls. Camp school—three girls. Nathan Hale—two girls and one boy. St. Mary's—one boy and eight girls. (One girl became city chame pion).) St. Joseph's—three girls, St. Matthew's—two girls and one boy. cred Heart—three girls and three boys. | Because of the fact that the Sacred | Heurt school last year had no grad higher than the sixth, pupils were | admitted from the two sixth grades. Since the opening of a new eighth grade at that school this year only three pupils from that grade are eligible, thus by opening a higner grade the Sacred Heart school au- tomatically loses three candidates for the prize. Human Adding Machine | Dies During “Practice” Peoria, T1l. April 16 P— William Strong. the man who could compuite figures with the speed of an' adding machine— and never knew how he did it— 1s dead. He would stand beside a rail- road track as a long freight rolled by, observing the car numbers; and when the caboose flashed past he would announce the total as correctly as the tab: ulator with paper and pad who stood beside him. Merchants employed him at inventory time, in place of using adding machines. He . would tell engineers how many bricks would be needed for a wall; compute cube root; give exact ages the Instant a birth date was given him. Always to the ques- tion “How do you do 47" he would answer: “I do not' know.” Strong. who 50 years old, died yesterday on a railroad vard Pussage BUT RETURN WILL BE “¥EP Bottled Goods With No Bar Busi- od Overboard. one of its bottles of medicinal whis: key and brandy still unopened. Return Trip Will be “Wet” The trip from New York was offi ing the 12-mile limit however. The ship's officers would not say where they were to pick up hoped to make large sales. der, however. abodrd American ships ever are, evidence. ' No Bar Allowed The officers nothing of the policy of owiner of the vessel eastward bound voyages. their orders were limited in & radiogram from Joseph Sheedy. executive vice president of United States Lines, Inc., ham, master of the vessel. ‘The radiogram said: “Instructions are that we sumption of overboard before reaching mile limit. (Continued on Page Two) WY”RAGI(ETEEIS or th whe wag nominated by ‘Alderman Role in Chicago Prose- cutions Bentences ot from nine cago candy racketeers C. Lindley. mer New England general's department. Judge Lindley imposed lowing sentences on the leaders in the alleged campaign of violent n- timidations which the jobbers were charged with conducting candy stores: association, nine moriths and $3,000; 060; and $1,000; Henry Meisterling, months and $2,000: John D. Hand, secretary, six months and $1.000; James Benda, William Briley, Wil liam Friedman, Leslie Kerksic: William Lawler. John Monahan, ILo- roy Parman and Roy Ralston, $1.000 each; Max Goldsmith and $2,000: Owners Will Permit Only Sale of ness—Surplus Stock to be Dump- Cherbourg, France, April 16 (®— The giant liner Leviathan reached Cherbourg this morning with every cially dry, but ship's officers said the return trip would be wet, with a quantity of liquor taken along suffi- clent' to meet the needs of passen- gers. What was left over, above the usual medicinal supply, was to be dumped overboard just before reach- the stock for return trip. They were met here by a large number of French wine salesmen who had read of the policy of the ship's new owners and They were all turned away without an or- Passengers said the trip over had been “dry”"—that is as dry as trips with no unusual amount of liquor in professed to know the new for its other They said to the westbound trip and were contained the the new owners, to Captain H. A. Cunning- may purchase liquor for estimated con- weatbound passengers and that any surplus must be thrown the 12 Also that liquor be sold only on individual orders, that no New Engllnd Girl Hu Chicago, April 16 (UP))—Prison | to three months and finest of from $3,000 to $500 were imposed upon 16 Chi- today by United 8tates District Judge Walter The defendants, former members of the Chicago Candy Jobbers as- sociaiion, were convicted last week on charges of violating the Sherman anti-trust act in a prosecution cor- ducted by Mary G. Connor, the for- rl who became an anti-trust expert in the attorney the fol- against Albert Hoffman, president of the Richard Jepwen, six months and $2.- Chris Lauritzen, three months | Fix six months James Boyle and Sam | | Chas, $500 each. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929.—TWENTY-TWO PAGES y Hartford's Plant Alone Although none of the present or contemplated sources of ®water sup- ply for this city are affected by the huge extension plan advanced by the City of Hartford, officials of the ‘o- cal government will oppose legisla- tive grants to allow the Capital City to proceed, this stand being in sup- port of a policy that no municipal- ity should be allowed to take water - | rights over and above those whici need. The Stanley Works, owner of a hydro-electric plant at Rainbow, on the east branch of the Farmington river, is the only local interest threatened, as explained in the Her- ald several weeks ago. Judge James E. Cooper, vice president and coun- sel for the concern, will present its objections to the legislative commit- tee on cities on borough on the ground that riparian rights granted at a preceding session of the leg- islature are threatened if Hartford is allowed to proceed. Drinking Supply The drinking water supply nf New Britain is not even remotely | threatened by the Hartford plan. nor would a favorable vote by the 7 Menaced it might reasonably be expected to! LEVIATHAN DOCKS Clty s Water Supply Not Menaced |FARM BLOC COLD Expansion Program Brought Before General Assemblys New Britain’s Interest in Capital City’s Policy Remote, Engineer Holden Explains, But Technical Protest " Will Be Entered — Stanley Works Power Threatened. |legislature interfere in any manner with any of the installments in the program prepared for the water de- partment by the engineering offices of Allan Hazen, The Hazemr plan contemplates a water producing and storage sys- tem which would provide for a city of 180,000 residents on a normal per !capita basis, Engineer Joseph H. Holden, in charge of the local plant, said today. This is considerabiy more than twice the highest estimate of the city's present population, As explained by Engineer Holden today, this city is falling in line with the policy of municipalities and |state governments throughout the country, which is one favoring use of streams to meet their needs, but avoiding the unlimited seizure of rights which might interfere in la- ter years with the less farsighted and less fortunate communities which have not purchased in ad- vance or who have not secured leg- islative grants. Wealthy communities, of which Hartford is cited as an example, are (Continued on Page 10.) Kirkham Is Surprise Develops at Cau- cus of Republican Mem- bers of Council—Demo- crats Criticize Paonessa. Alderman J. Gustave Johnson made an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Prosecuting Attorney Jo- seph G. Woods for renomination at the caucus of the republican mem- bers of the common council last night, two ballots being necessary feat of Assictant Prosecut- Johnaon for Mr. Woods' place. On the firat ballot there were ter: number for Mr. Greenstcin, and on the second ballot the former held his support while Mr. Greenstein had but nine, with one blank. That many of the council members werc taken completely by surprise was |apparent, and there was consider- able speculation as to the probable |outcome of the Johnson drive |against Mr. Woods had Councilmen Clesson W. Parker, Charles O. Hol! and Loger W. Whitman been present. At the outset of the caucus, which was held in the hearing room at {City Hall, Alderman David L. Nair arked the members to stand up and | introduced themselves, after which the business of nominating a presi dent pro tempore was taken up. | Alderman Johnson at once moved that the voting be by Informal bal- lot but Alderman Nair and others cbjected, saying that was not the |customary procedure. Finally, Al- derman Johnson did not insist on kis motion and Councilman John E. Holmberg of the second ward nom- | inated Alderman Walter R. Falk of | Ithe second ward for the office. The | |nomination was seconded by Alder- man Donald L. Bartlett of the third ward, and on motion of Councilman ~dam Ziegler of the second ward, seconded by Councilman George A. Molander of the fourth ward, nom- inations were closed. Falk Unanimously Accepted | | Alderman Johnson moved that the {nomination of Alderman “alk be {made formal and unanimous, and it |was voted. Alderman Falk thankcd | l (Continued on Page 20) | ‘Washington., April 16 (P—Action from both sides came late yesterday in the suit Connecticut has insti- | tuted to restrain Massachusetts from diverting water now flowing into the Connecticut’ river for use as a metropolitan district water supply. Soon after it was announced that Attorney General Alling of Connec- ticut intended to file in supreme court a motion asking that the sec- retary of war and the chief army {engineers be made parties with the state of Massachusetts to the suit Attorney General Warner of Massa- chusetts filed a brief opposing such a move. Massachusetts asserted that the action of the secretary of war and the chief of engineers in approving the proposed diversions from the Ware and Swift rivers constituted proper exercise of authority insist- ing that congress had clothed them with the duty of determining whether any diversions would af- fect navigation of the Comnecticut river, and challenging the right of Connecticut to erjoin action of the viadact in Bartonville. a sub- urb, where he was in the habit of going daily to perform the feat of box car numbers. “just o keep in practice,” he said. war department officials in dis- charging duties imposed on them by congress. Whatever right Connecticut has in “he controversy would be preserved, Massachusetts Opposes Alling i In New River Diversion Movef votes for Mr. Woods and the same | 'TWO VESSELS SINK {50 Mile Wind Lashes New | Johnson Leads Drive on Woods For City Prosecuting Attorney; Chosen as Counsel (GOLON LINKED WITH CAMPAIGN ON W00DS Republicans Hear of Re- ported Pre-Election | Agreement Republican members of the eom- mon council who were surprised at last night's caucus when Assistant Prosecutor -William M. Greenstein was given an equal number of bal- lots for prosecutor as was recefved by the incumbent, Joseph G. Woods, [today told of reports which reached their ears prior to the meeting which had to do with a ticket car- rying the names of Attorney Green stein and Attorney L. J. Golon as proseauting attorney: Attorney Golon was a candida‘e for the fifth ward aldermanic nomi- nation, but withdrew in favor of Peter J. Pajewski, who took the nomination and then won at th~ polls. It is the understanding of re- publicans who spoke today that Pa- jewski favored rewarding Golon with the assistant prosecuting &t- torneyship, and in this move he had the support of his fifth ward col- | leagues. Alderman J. Gustave John- son of the fourth ward led th movement, nominating Greenstein for prosecutor. It is believed tha the entire fourth ward delegation | supported the alderman. and two, others joined with the fifth ward to| give Greenstein 10 votes. | An undertone conversation hn-\ tween Alderman David L. Nair, who was chairman of the meeting. and | Alderman Walter R. Falk. who *ad been nominated for president pro | tem., preceded the mecond hallot. Mr. Woods held his 10 votes, Green. stein had nine and one ballot was a blank. Mr. Greenstein was not op- posed for assistant prosecutor. IN ATLANTIC GALE| York and Jersey Massachusetts stated. without hrmx-‘ |ing the war department officials in- Io the case. Emphasizing the importance of speedinly increasing the water sup- | ply of the motropolitan district the |briet urged that should the request {of Connecticut be entertained to the extent of giving war department of- ficials an opportunity to answer, that {this be done before the expiration of the present term. Tt was said that Attorney General Alling’s motion would assert that the present flow of the Connecticut river is necessary for sanitary agricul- tural and navigation purposes. Con- necticut desires to restrain Massa- chusetts from diverting the waters of the Bwift, Ware and Miller rivers, now tributaries of the Connecticut. The state charges that Massachu- setts, unless restrained. would almo divert water from the Deerfield, | Westfield and Queboag rivers. Connecticut believes that the pro- posed diversion would result in the | Connecticut river being substantial- ly dry from S8prirgfield, Mass., to Saybrook, Conn. Alling’s peition will ask the court | to restrain the war department | from doing anvthing that will inter- fere in any way with the natural flow of the Connecticut river. | today | Perth Amboy, and the other a whale Coast v York, 16 (UP)—The ntic coast line in the vicinity of the metropolitan area was buffeted | by a 50-mile gale driving a | siashing rain before it. Two vessels, one of the largest ocean-going tugs of the harhor, the April oil barge, loaded with several tons of antarctic whale oil, sank as a re- sult of the storm. Four persons are known to have been severely injur- ed ashore, one body was washed up by the sea and widespread property damage was done. I The Perth Amboy was swept on to the jagged rocks of Robbins Recf. Jjust off Staten Island. as it was tow- | ing two barges. Capt. Kelly blew a | call for help on the vessel's siren, | and a tug. as yet unidentified. rushed | trom nearby to- his assistance, sav- | ing Kelly and his crew of 14 before | the big tug plunged to the bottom. The tug likewise saved the barges | which the Perth Amboy was towing. The bpdy of a man, apparently a sailor. was washed up by the sea as it-cut its way through the sca wall and across the new state highway at Point Pleasant Beach to mingle with the waters of Lake Louise. sev- eral hundred feet from the shore line. Nothing on the body served to identify it. Reports from the New Jersey (Continued on Page 10.) 1 1 T0 HOOVER STAND urprised at Mildness of His Reliel Recommendations EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT \ Senator Brookbart Finds Inconsist- encies—McNary Hunts in Vain for Mention of Debenture Plan—Cag- per Not Enthuslastic, ‘Washington, April 16 (UP)—The farm bloc which generally has sup- ported the president appearcd sur- prised today that his farm relicf tariff message to congress did not go further in the matter of relief. The, message, opposing the fee or tax system of handling farm sui- pluses, and strongly opposing gen- eral tariff revision, was heard y farm senators solemnly. After li tening, with rather serlous manner, some issued public comment indicat- ing mild dissatisfaction, Benator Smith W. publican, Towa, who campaigned for Mr. Hoover, and Senator Capper, r and nominal head of the bloc, voic- ed the first bloc sentiment, Brookhart said the message was inconsistent in certain particula and failed to five up to his expectu- tions. Capper said it was all right | “a# far as it goes.” Chairman McNary of the senate agriculture committee, pointed out is planning to tack on the bill unless it recelves more agement from: the = department agriculture than was contained the president’s message. Comments of Leaders Statements follow: Hoover o1 in (Continued om: Page 10.) DANBURY FIRE L0SS MAY REACH $200,000 Parochial Scbol and Prmt- ing Plant fDestroyed by Flames Fi Fire which started about 3:30 this ed and occupled by the Danbury Printing Co.. a job printing concern and the parochial school building German Lutheran church, adja- | cent. A gale was blowing at the time and the blaze assumed so serious an |aspect that Chiet Beckerle ordered {a general alarm calling ali first ap- | paratus in the city. For more than IFoster street were menaced. The loss is estimated at $150,000 to $200,000, Philadelphia. April 16 (P\—Two | five story brick buildings in the heart of the wholesale clothing dis- trict at Third and Market strects ere swept by fire during a driving rain and wind storm early today. Damage was estimated at $100,000, The buildings were occupied the Gen Clothing Co. and Goodman Brothers. Another building, occu- | pied by the Turpentine Manufactur- ing Co.. and containing highly in- | lammable materials was threatened. It was the scene of a spectacular fire last year. NIGHT CLUB CURFEW RUNG IN NEW YORK Police Tell Proprietors to End Festivities at 3am New York, April 16 (P—I: ment of the municipal law that makes 3 o'clock in the morning the close of the day for night clubs was started today by Folice Commission- er Whalen, Patrolmen on posts throughout the | | midtown theatrical district gave clubs a 15-minute warning that the | all almost defunct law was to be r: vived and that summonses would he issued to owners of places open aft | be learned no summonses were is- be learned nosummonses were s- sued. As a prelude to the curfew en- forcement detectives shortly after midnight toured a number of clubs in search of prohibition law viola- tions, arresting employes of fonr clubs where they said liquor wus found. Among the raided clubs were the Bon Ton in Wi the Totto club in West 56th street, ani the Swing club in West 55th strec: Merrymaking was in progress at all the places, but the guests were not disturbed. Commissioner Whalen forcement of the curfew said law en- was (Continued on Page Seven.) * * l THE WEATHER ’ New Britain and vicinity: 1 | Rain tonight; Wednesday | fair, not much change in tem- | perature; mortheast gales, | | % * | Brookhart, re- publican, Kansas, Hoover supporter | the document di¢ mot mention the | debenture plan whieh his committee | discour- | Danbury, Conna April 16 (B — | morning destroyed the three story | brick bullding on Foster street, own- | and the gymnasium building of the | an hour many frame dwellings on | by | ‘Washington, April 16 (P—He in the first message submitted to not only to further | tariff, Every penny of eliminate, whether it ari hazard or speculation, will be a ertain vital may not undermine a whole by bureau ence. We must not undermine principles the f i There should be no fee No governmental s | and price rixing of produci cracy ani domination. st 1 ney should en for such courses can lead only to bureau- | HOOVER WANTS FARM BOARD CREATED, LIMITED REVISION OF TARIFF LAWS, IMMIGRATIAN RESTRICTION CHANGED ‘Salient Paragrapns - From President Read to Lungress re are some of the terse seniences congress by President Hoover: The government has a special mandate from the recent election develop our waterway: but also 1o extend systematic relief in other directions. and revise the agricultural waste between farmer and consumer that we can s from methods of d stribution or from ain to both farmer and consumer. adhered to in order that we | edom of our farms and of our people as | ic and governmentai domination and interfer- [ initiative. or tax imposed upon the farmer. ge in the buying and selling The difficulties of cannot all be cured hy legislation government alone. But furmers | ©d to overcome these inequalities. iculture cannot be eured in a day: they they cannot be cured by the federal and their organizations can be assist- No discrimination against any foreign industry is involved in equalizing the difference in costs of production at home and ahroad and thus taking from forcign producers the advantages they derive | ! from paying lower wages to labo | | L Tn a large sense we have learned that the cheapening of the toiler decreases rather than promotes permanent prosperity because | it re uces the consuming power of the people. S(WIETS SEE HOPE - INKELLOGG PACT \Lmnnofl Makes Lengthy Appeal for Pamal Disarmament ‘wms OF FUTURE WARS, l!ussiln M | Certain Statesmen to Minimize ‘ Importance of U. S. Plan for Re | nouncing Armed Conflict. | Geneva, April 16 (B —Maxim Lit- vineff, Soviet vice commissar for for- eign affairs, renewed his appeal for extensive world-wide partia] disarm- ament in a dramatic speech before | the preparatory commission on d armament of the League of Nations today. T Russian spoke in English, an- other of his delegation sitting b him and handing him sheets of his manuscript as he needed them. He held evervone's rapt @ ttention , argued that rejection of the Soviet scheme meant a dashing of peoples hope for reduction of armament bur- dens. | He expressed his disapproval of “refeated attempts of certain siates- {men to minimize the importance of the Kellogg pact renouncing war and said he even feared that the at- |tempts to minimize the pact were made with a view to creating exten- nating circumstances for possible in- | im- for a fringements or to weaken its portance as a starting point demand for disarmament “ommission’s Method “Blind Alley™ M. Litvinoff cha erized the commission’s method of vestigation of the armament problem as a blind alley and will o' the wisp with the gloom thicker than ever. d his hearers that there an increased number of threats of war during the past year and he declared the recent pro- nouncement of responsible states- men and members of parliament all testified to the growth of the alarm Happily, he said, along came the Kellogg pact which, as a re of the initi e of the oviet govern- ment, already had come into force in cight states of that part of Europe considered under the greatest men- ace of war. Yet, if peace was to be really assured, le said the nations must abandon their reluctance to re- es Veiled Criticism of ‘ I'ropou-d Annuities Expected to Be technical in- | (GERMANY CANNOT - PAY ALLIES' BILL ‘Dr. Schacht Tells Commission i Demands Are Too High BEYOND BERLIN'S CAPACITY | | | Whittled Down as Result of Bar- | | saining—Delcgates Believe Agree- ment is Probable. | | Paris, April 16 (P—Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, German reparations expert, /told the reparations commission to- | {day that the allied reparations an- | | nuities proposel on Saturday ex- | |ceeded Germany's capacity to pay. 1 “ Today's session opened with the | distribution of a table of showing how the creditor had figures nations | arrived at the proposed an- | {nuities proposal on Saturday ex- quested yesterday by Dr. acht who, | without discussing asked for more light vidual items. After the arose the total, on the indi- | tables were distributed there a general discussion in which Dr. Schacht took the lead as to the ability of Germany to meet the proposed payments. | Thus hegan the period of real bargaining which will probably re- sult in more or less whittling down of the proposed annuitics. As the discussion went on, the atmosphere around the lobbies of the Hotel George V was more optimistic There was a general feeling in ex- pert circles that some sort of an agreement was now certain. There was also less expectation in German circles as to the failure of the conference in view that unless the experts reach an agreement the allies will certainly fall back on the Dawes plan which requires greater effort from the Reich than any new arrangement likely to be adopted. of the fact Berlin Pessimistic Berlin, April 16 (P—The status of the reparations negotiations now go- ing on in Paris is viewed as critical in German official circles. At the present time the possibility of reach- in lement is frankly not fore- seen. ‘ ng a sett April 13th Average Daily Circulation Week Eudlng 16,172 PRICE THREE CENTS Brief and Direct State- mentto Congress Takes up lssues for Which He Stood— ' Would Reorganize ' Tariff Board. ‘President Declares Govern- ment Has Mandate From Recent Election to De- velop Waterways, Aid Farmer and Extend Re- lief in Other Directions. The full text of President Hoover's message 10 congvess will be found on page 12 of this issue of the Herald. Washington, April 16 (CP) — A comprehensive legislative program designed to “lay the foundations for a new day in agriculture,” was recommended by President Hoover today in his first message to con- gress. Other recommendations of the chief executive were: Limited tariff revision. Reorganization and revitalization of the federal tarif commission, to bring about quicker decisions. Elimination of the administrative red tape in customs regulations un- der the existing tariff law. Repeal of the national origins jm- | migration formula. Reapportionment of the heuse of | representatives, Provision for the decennial census in 1930, “I have called this special session of congress to redeem two pledges given in the last election—farm re- lief and limited changes in the tariff,” Hoover's opening sentence £aid. The 2,000 word message was one 1 of the briefest ever sent to Songrass (Continued on Page 10.) 1. WARSHIP TARGET FOR CHINESE GUNS Rebels and Loyalists at Grips on Upper Yangtse | River Shanghai, April 16 (# — Chaos reigned today along a stretch of the upper Yangtze river hundreds of miles Iung as Wuhan rebels fought with loval Nankingese who attacked them at both front and rear. hipping plowing the river was raked with machine gun fire, and heavy field guns were trained on the stream at points where if they were brought into commission such boats as still were left would have to seek cover. Commercial boats failed to g0 above Hankow today The U. S. S, gunboat Oehu was cubjected 1o heavy fire above Chang, Hupeh province, but was not dam- aged. Previously the British gun- boat Terne had been fired on and three British sailors wounded. A se commercial boat was at- tacked about the same time and two Chinese killed. The danger area, it appeared, was the way from Shesi and Ichang, Hupeh province, to Chungking, in Szechwan province. The exact sit- uation was not clear, but it appear- = ed troops of the Wuhan factions re- treating up the Yangtze after the fall of Hankow had met with a large contingent of Szechwanese troops coming down the river to air the nationalists. Terrific fighting with the Wuhan troops heset at both tront and rear ensued. At least 20,000 soldiers were con- gregated on the north bank of the Yangtze between Shasi and Wuh- | sen, while large numbers of Wuhan troops were attempting to cross the river at Shasi and enter Hunan. Heiressto Guggenhelm Millions { | | New York. April 16 ( York World said today that > Guggenheim, 18, and only daug of Edmond A. Guggenheim, w copper magnate, was married Friday to Thomas M. Gorman vear old real estate broker and son of a railroad freight agent The ceremony took place at All Suints Protestant Episcopal church :at Neck, Long Island, and was verformed by the Rev. Mr. Kirklend Huske. The couple was attended by Joseph O'Connell. a real estate and | insurance broker of Great Neck, and an unidentificd girl friend of the bride. Mrs. Guggenheim re fused to con- firm or deny the report 1 Mr. Guggenheim at White Iphur Springs. Va.. said he knew nothing bout it. At the Gorman home, a modest dwelling in Port Washing- ton, Long Island. where the Guggen- heims maintain palatial home, Mrs. Gorman said she knew & li- Weds Young Real Estate Broker lcense had been faken out hut pro- ed to know nothing of the mar- il a few years ago when yonng entered the real estate he helped his father, Pat- rick Gorman, in handling freight at the Port Washington station of the Long Island railroad. The World said Gorman met Miss Guggenheim about a year ago when she had accompanied her mother to his office on some real estate busi- ness. He later became a caller at the Guggenheim home and the news. paper quoted Mrs. Guggenheim that | on his last visit he had been ordered out of the house by Mr. Guggen- heim. | mond Guggenheim is a member of the copper firm of Guggenheim Brothers, He is a son of Murry Gng-i zenheim and nephew of Daniel. Isaac, and former United States| Senator Simoa Guggenheim of Co]o-l business, Jrade. | Nanking government gunboats along e siver were aiding _their land forces. 1t was not determined which action was responsible for the fir- ing at other shir Conn. Fishing License For Citizen Coolidge State Capitol, Hartford, April (P—By rising vote in honor former President Coolidge, General Assembly enacted a the bill today empowering the gov- ernor to issue complimentary fishing and hunting licenses one of which will go to the former president when he comes to visit the ate during the “fishing season.” As Mr. Coolidge has told Governor Trumbull he would visit the state during the fishing season. which opened yesterday egislators wished honor him by allowing the gov- ernor to issue a complimentary license. The bill. hastily drawn up was passed under_suspension of rules. It provides such li- censes may be issued on ap- proval of the fish and game commissios p; 1