New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1929, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD AMERICA CALLS FOR NAVAL DISARMAMENT ON BASIS OF ... FRIENDSHIP AMONG POWERS Gibson Outlmu Policy of United States at Geneva as Favoring French Proposal of Limitation of Tonnage by Ship Categories. Conference Looks Upon ‘Address as Move by Hoover to Put Relations of United States and Great Britain on Firm Foundation. Geneva, April 22 (P—Hugh 8. Gibson, American ambassador to Belgium, presenting an eagerly awaited American thesis before the préparatory disarmament commis. sion today, appealed for a fresh ex- amination of the entire problem based on the idea that all nations are going to be friends and settle their difficulties by peaceful means. Through Mr. Gibson's address, President Hoover is generally deem- ed in Geneva to have launched an important move to place the rela- tions between the United States and Great Britain on a firm foundation of collaboration and friendliness. Mr. Gibson's declaration of Amer- fcan policy, in brief, was a statement to the world that the United States was ready to have substantial reduce tions in naval strength 2nd sought a common sense naval agreement, based on the idea that mations are going to be friends. No Modification of Views The United States, Mr. Gibson ex- plained, had found no reason for modifying its view that the simplest, fairest and most practical method is that of limitation by tonnage of cgtegories. At the same time he an- nounced that in the hope of facili- tating a general agreement as to naval armament, the American government was disposed to accept the French proposal whereby a total tonnage would be assigned to each nation and this total divided among categories of ships by specified ton- mages as a basis of discussior® By today's appeal, President Hoov- er was felt here to have assured Great Britain, through Mr. Gibson, that the United States attaches more importance to friendships with Brit- ain than to any possible American naval supremacy, and that it was no exaggeration to say that the Ameri. can declaration profoundly affected fnternational li’e as reflected in the preparatory disarmament confer- ence. lord Cushendun of Great Britain and Representatives of the three re- (Conlinged on Page Two) TWO LOGAL MEN HURT AS AUTO I DITCHED Didsbury and Larson Pa- tients at Hospital in New Haven a———— (Special to the Herald) New Haven, April 22—George Didsbury, 37, of Glen street and Ellis Larson, 22, of 18 Lyons street, both of New Britain, are patients at Grace hospital following an auto- mobile accident in Clintonville, North Haven, early last evening. Didsbury is suffering from a con- cussion of the brain, a possible frac- ture of the skull and lacerations of the scalp and shoulder. Larson has a possible fracture of the skull, con- cussion of the brain and muitiple bruises and cuts. Details of the accident were lack- ing but it is undesstood that the New Britain car was sideswiped by a machine traveling south, was forc- ed off the road, crashed through a fence and smashed a telephone pole. The car was demolished and the pair had to be extricated from tha wreckage by passing motorists. They were sent to Grace hospital where they were kept on the critical list last night. The towa officials had no knowledge of the accident and they do not know whether the ma- chine that sideswiped the car in which the two men were injured, stopped or not. At Grace hospital today it was said that both men were in a fair condition. Stove Polish Cocktail Kills Worcester Man ‘Worcester, Mass., April 22— Stove polish and kerosene mix- ed in the alcohol he drank caused the death last night in a hospital of Thomas Shylo, 42, who was found late yesterday afternoon lying unconscious on the sidewalk. The remaining contents of a bottle in his pocket and the smudge on his lips showed that Be had been drinking, Gives Naval Views HUGH 8. GIBSON FINAL REPARATIONS SHOWDOWN DELAYED Plenary Session Tomorrow to Write Conference’s Death Certificate ) — The final showdown of the reparations confer- ence was dnce more delayed this forenoon when the experts met in plenary session at the hotel George V, but almost immediately adjourn- ed until 11 a. m., tomorrow. Opening of the plenary session was delayed somewhat while the experts attended the memorial service at the English church for Lord Revelstoke, who died riday morning after Thursday’'s tempestuous session with Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, German spokesman. Postponement of the formal ses- sion of the conference until tomor- row was made necessary by the late Paris, April (Continued on Page Two) FLASH BOARDS G0 AT TURNERS FALLS Connecticut Rising a Rain Continues to Fall Along Valley Springfield, Mass., April 22 (P— Fifty feet of flash boards were swept from the Connecticut river dam at Turners Falls early toda and a seven foot head of water pouring over that section of dam, while on the remainder of the dam the head is about three and a half feet. Rubbish brought down by the ris- ing water caused the break and it was predicted that the same cause would carry out the flash boards on the remainder of the dam. At the Vernon, Vt, dam, it was reported that 100 feet of flash boarding had been carried away. Rain was falling early today in the upper reaches of the valley and the river was rising, though slowly. The rise had been but a little more than a foot overnight. One of the latest snow falls In many years was experienced today {in this vicinity and in northern Connecticut. Snow fell for several hours and accumulated enough to whiten lawns and roofs. The mer- cury was not much above freezing point, The Connecticut at Hartford reached a height of 16.6 feet at 10 a. m. and was expected to go as high as 17.2 feet before a break in the rise would come during the night, United States meteorologist. Traffic and trolley service to Unionville from Farmington which had been halted over the main road late Sunday because of the rise of the Farmington river to overflow the highway and roadbed was resumed this morning. ‘Washington, April 22 (—Discov- ery of a “fatty” acid which may have far-reaching effect in science’s search for a tuberculosis cure was reported today to the National Acad- emy of Sciences. The acid, a chemical substance which is almost a solid at certain temperatures, induces the growth of tubercles when injected into normal nimals. It may be the root of tu- berculosis and a study of its forma- tion in human cells and its activity may provide in a new angle of at- | tack against the disease. The finding is the result of re- search in Rockefeller Institute by Dr. Florence R. Babin, only woman member of the academy, Dr. C. A. the | according to John Bunderwood, the | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1929.—-EIGHTEEN PAGES St. Peter’s Church Charles Coppens, Prominent in Religious and Civic Life, Succumbs to Iliness—Funeral Wed- nesday. Rev. Charles Coppens, old, pastor of §t. Peter's church for the past 28 years, died at the parish a long illness, cosmopolitan in npature and yet, {through his efforts, so peaceful | while their mother countries were at war. A native of Belgium, Father Coppens admtnistered to a flock composed of French and German people. Never during the war was it said of the beloved pastor that he {favored either side (Continued on Page Two) 55 years | Pastor Dies afternoon at 1:17 o'clock following | i house on Franklin square yesterday | He gained fame during the World war for having a congregation so | in the confllct[ REV. CHARLES COPPENS ONE GIRL DEAD IN Branford Miss Hurled fo Death as Auto Hits Fence Slight Despite Stormy Weather— Ansonia Man Shoots Roommate and Eads His Own Life. The wet weather over the week- end failed to have much damaging effect with Connecticut motorists. The number of collisions was sur- prisingly small. One fatality occurred ¥n Branford. Lillian Gustafson, 16, the victim of a machine out of control. William H. Thompson, sales manager, and oper- and drunken driving. Miss Gustafson was killed almost instantly, the machine bolting through a fence upon which she and Margaret McKeon were sitting, and dragging both a cousiderable dis- tance. Miss McKeon was seriously injured and taken to a hospital. Frank C. Edgerton, 67, a former official of the Kelsey Press company of Meriden, was believed to lla\e been a victim of a hit and run driv er. He was suffering from a possible fractured skull when picked up in front of the city hall. His condi- tion is fair. The only act of violence reported | (Continued on Page Two) GIRL BADLY INJURED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION ' Fracture of Skull From Crash Miss Agnes Rakowski, 20, Nash street, is under treatment st possible fracture of the skull, |result of & head-on collision in Cheshire late last night. She was riding in an automobile driven bLy Paul Bartus of 34 Silver street when it was struck by a machiac driven by Roger 8. Makepeace of 736 Yale station, New Haven, a short distance from the center of Cheshire. Bartus was arrested for driving without an operator's li- cense and will be in Cheshire tow: Pourt tomorrow evening. Miss Ra- telephone operator. Miss Rakowski went to Bridge- port yesterday with Bartus ani Joseph Polasky of 156 Gold street, to visit Miss Helen Drank and the quartet spent the evening at an inn, where they danced, after which they took Miss Drank to her home. were in the front seat on the return trip to New Britain and Bartus no- ticed that Polasky was sleepy, 50 he (Continued on Page Three) Woman Helps Find “Fatty” Acid Which May Banish Tuberculosis Doan, and Dr. C. F. Forkner. It was described as one of the most signi- ficant results of the extensive study of the disease undertaken by the National Tuberculosis association. The work centers around the hope that a means of curing the disease may be found by studying the chem- istry of the bacillus which acts as a parasite of one of the cells of the body. One part of the study is to tear apart the component elements of the cell, another is to produce " these | tractions in large quantities; and the influencing the growth of the tuber- (Continuedon Page Three. WEEK-END CRASHES FEW OTHER ACCIDENTS Motor Mishaps in State Relatively | ator of the car was placed under | $5.000 bonds charged with reckless | Agnes Rakowski May Have | of 37| | New Britain General hospital for a | the | kowski is a Southern New England | Bartus, Polasky and Miss Rakowski | third is to show the effect of each in | FAVORS THRASHING FOR WIFE BEATERS Heary A. Smith Candidate for Maor Next Spring “1 Now Choose to Throw My Hat in the Rin Earliest Entrant in Race for Republican Nomination Announces, Advocating. among other things, a public whipping post for hus- bands found guilty of beating their wives, and for persons convicted of carrying concealed weapons, Henry A. Smith of 44 South High school, {today announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for mayor 0, and made public the plat- form on which b will ask the sup- port of his par Smith, a former member Rrooklyn board of aldermen, the me of beed | 1 to police occurred in Ansonia “here' | HENRY A. SMITH | a candidate for the republican may- oral nomination last year, several wecks before he became a voter in this city, but withdrew in favor of Alderman Donald 1. Bartlett, ex- { plaining that his action was prompt- led by a ire to preserve party | Sy Page Two) FAMOUS STAMFORD PEDESTRIAN DEAD John Ennis, Once Skating| Champion, Succumbs at Age of 87 | (Continued on | Stamford. April 22 (P)—John En- nis, 87, who in 1910 walked from New York to San Francisco in 80 days and five hours. breaking the record of Edward Payson Weston, whose time was 105 days, died today nnis was an all around ath- As late as February 14 he, | went skating on Cove pond here on | which, in 1833, he lost the world'y, 100 mile championship at skating which he had held for 20 years. At| {that time he wa | conqueror was Joe Donahue, n aged Born on June 4, 1842 in Ireland, Ennis came to this country when he | | was six years old. settling in Chica- |go. During life time Mr. Ennis saved 18 persons from drowning in various sections of the United States. ‘He was decorated by the United .\la((l life ving corps several years !ago for his many rescues of drown- nis came to Stamford in 11880 and engaged in the contractin business. One of his larger building operations was the erection of t. |John's Roman Catholic church. | While he resided in Chicago he had |also followed the building trades 'and drew plans and erected several large buildings there. As a crack rifie shot Mr. Ennis was a member |of the Audobon Rifie club of Chi- (Continuedon Page Three. SPONSORS WHIPPING POST| I the cause of the years old and his | P YOUNG DEMOCRATS After Stewardslnp of 28 Years PLANNING T0 FORM OWN ORGANIZATION C.J. Curtin Calls Meeting for Wednesday at Which Town Committee Will Be Welcome NO SPLIT WITH LEADERS INTENDED, HE EXPLAINS Reorganization of Old Smith-Robin- son Club in Prospect by Men Who Were Active at National Election and During Paonessa Campaign in Spring of 1928 — Hope to Unite Factions, A step generally, interpreted as a move by the so-called “younger dem- ocrats” to win contiol of their party was taken today when Cyril J. Cur- tin, president of the Smith-Robinson club announced that a reorganization meeting would be held Wednesday night at party headquarters. Mr. Curtin explained that there is 1.0 controversy between the organiza- tion he heads and the democratic town committee, lately in open break with Mayor Paonessa over party pol- icy, but that it 1s planned to form a strong organization in preparation for future party activities. The democratic committee mem- Lers will be weicomed at the mee ing, as individuals, it was made plain but the group, as such, is not being condlulted with reference to the gath- ng. The “younger democrats” group includes in its organization almost cvery younger man active in ‘the pariy, but also has among its lead- ing members many who have been active in political affairs for the past few decades. It is expected that the clection of officers will result in in- | stallation of many of the older men in office, although present plans cali for retaining of some of the younger | men who have been credited with | democratic successes in the past. Mayor Paonessa will probably be in- vited to meet with and advise the organization, sponsors of the meet- | ing said today. (Continued on Page 16) CITY PLACES LIENS - ON 153 PROPERTIES Owners Have Failed to Respond to Tax Bills In line with the policy established by the department of public works | n liening properties for sewer as-| sments immediately upon the ex- | piration of the days of grace for pa: ment, encumbrances were placed by | | the city today against 153 parcels of land. The writs were delivered by fax Collector Bernadotte Loomis to Fown Clerk Alfred L. Thompson for cntry upen the land records, Failure to exccute the liens when due was the cause of the recent up- jicaval in the department of public | works, following the discovery that | | «pproximately $200,000 in overdue | sewer assessments had never been bilied against the property owners. This disclosure resuited in a change | in the department clerkship and leg- | islative action to set up a board to hear disputed questions on city bills. | The plots hened today are distril uted as follows: Stanley street, Dudley street, Wellington street, | 20; Richmond street, 8§; Hampton | street, 20; Eton Plac Roxbury | road, 16; Governor street, 16; Ouk- land avenue, 10; Overlook avenue, 10; Osgood avenue, Common- | wealth avenue, 21. | Liens range in amounts from $20 ri 08, to $235. DEAT OF MAN CAUSED | BY SLIVER IN FINfiEH Blood Poisoning Fatal to| Lucius A. Merrill, Hos- | pital Janitor | Blood poisoning which set in in his left hand after a sliver had be- come imbedded in his forefinger was death of Lucius A. years old. janitor at th: w Britain General hospital for the past fie years. I Less than a month ago the sliver entered his finger but for some time after he paid slight attention to it. The finger became infected and he received medical attention at that time. The poison then further de- veloped but Mr. Merrill was not in good health and lacked the resis-| tance to overcome the ailment. He| dicd yesterday. | He was a deeply religious man and was active in the affairs of | Trinily Methodist church. He and Merrill, 62 1 (Continued on Page 16) { THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy tonight; Tuesday fair { lof the | caromed | Lieut. and warmer. * HOOVER, HOE:ay.: Avel Daily Circulation For w.‘k".l'e April Zmll o 1 5,469 PRICE THREE CENTS e JERICAN LIFE AND PRUPERTY l]NanFE CALLS ON PRESS T0 AID LAW ENFORCEMENT PLEADS FOR SANCTITY OF LAW PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER. SOUTHWEST STORM DEATH LIST IS & lion as Elements Rage Tornadoes, Hail and Rain Storms Spread Weck-End Havoe Over Wide Area—Colorado and Wyom- ing Buricd Under Snow. By the Associated Press, Outbursts of the elements—floods, tornadoes, and wind, hail and rain storms—took 32 lives in the midwest, southwest and south over the week- end; injured two score persons more, and did damage of approxi- mately half a miilion dollars, Arkansas tornadocs killed 13 per- sons, 11 of them negroes working on a plantation at Tillar. FProperty | damage was reported other ctions of that s sas also was fighting against the waters M ippi work- men reenforcing the ton’s Landing n¢ many hour lieved a break been averted. and at New Albany, Ind Ohio rive prope a quarter of | and hail she .mnmu or river, levee at Knowl- After ers he- point had Louisville across tie and did roximate Win 4 million dollars. ttered wir At Walton hen lightning um on \wu y they had perched to watch a ball game dows two boys uck a Ky, lled and d when another tornadocs that about the south and south- k Dahomey, Miss. A cended upon Wharr, life was reported Five r\v’rq)nfl were u of the of NeRroes Wi series west stru twister La., but no there. Two persons were | Ridge, La, when a there aday afte al o0ss of Killed at Oai tornado struck ¥e noon. Two ne- (Continued on Page 16) LAUNDRY OWNERS END SUNDAY WORK VScors i, Damage Helt Mi- Agre to Discontioe Runsing| | Plants and Collecting Bundles ARKANSAS FIGHTS FLOOD MEET WITH POLICE CHIEF Trucks Will Discontinuc Sabbath Schedules at Suggestion of Hart Who Calls Proprietors to His Oftice for Conference, called | *. Hart at po- headquarters yesterday forenoon to discuss the matier of Sunday op- ations, voted unanimously to do no work whatever in their business from Saturday to Monday, from May I to Nov. 1, Their trucks rms will be sent out at Monday morning and the laundries pened for business at 6 o'clock. It v be necessary to make a different ngement, however, in the fall, and for that reason the agreemeni covers only the six months’ period. Chief Hart told his office that he against the practice of running laun- dry delivery trucks about the city Sunday and he also understood that two laundries * in full operation | on the Sabb: owners readily | admitted that such was the case but | they were ready to agree to any ar- ! rangement which would meet with the satisfaction of all concerned. 5 o'clock the gathering in had complaints S It was brought out during the nference that carly delivery of their which makes it neces from houses to house late afternoon and night. The new ule will cause deliveries to be about three hours later than they have bundles, se present were A, W, New Method Laundry, Bennett of the Union Laundr t and Milton atimer Laundry, ¢ the National 1 Harts of the re Piper of 0. 8 . Louis Bromberg Charles Wit- undry an New Britain (Continued on Page 13) Blame for Fatal Mid-Air Crash Placed Upon Dead Army Aviator San Diego, Cal., Howard Keefer, army pilot was blamed today by the San Diego board of air control for the mid-air collision of his army pursuit plane and an air liner yesterday that cost six lives, including his own. A statement by J. Allison Moore, president of the board, issued after an investigation, declared that Keef- ed had been stunting and otherwise violating air traffic rules. The tragedy, the second of its kind in San Diego in three days and the most disastrous in the history of the city, occurred shortly after the air liner. owned by the Maddux Air Lines, Inc.. and carrving five pas- sengers, took off for Phoenix, Ari: | Ground observers said Licut. Keef- April 22 (P —ler, who was following the liner in his swift pursuit plane, r‘\!dfnll" misjundged the distance and crashed into a wing of the big plane. The two planes were seen to lurch | simultaneously. rolled over a few fell into a canyon its course for a minute loose parts began to break away and it fell in a heap. Besides Lieut. Keefer were: Maurice Murphy. Hills, Cal.. Cecelia Kelley, newspaper re- porter of Kansas City. Denver and Phoenix: Arturo Guajardo. prom- inent lawyer of Baja. Cal: The army times The liner ship held Uhe ddud | of Beverly 21 (Continued on Page Three) and | housewives demand | ¥ to collect | of | Clar- | and then | or two but | pilot of the air liner: Miss Miss | 'President in Address at | Annual Associated Press Luncheon Says 18th Amendment Does Not Constitute Whole: Cause of Crime. |Promises Commission to Study Entire Subject of Laxity of Respect for. Law and Declares for Absolute Freedom of American Press. | | | New York, April (#)—Presi- dent Hoover, in an earnest appeal {to his fellow citizens to observe the {law, declared here today that life and property in the United States “are relatively more unsafe than in |any other civilized country in the world.” In his first address since his in- auguration, delivered at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press, the chief executive said he was wonder- ing whether the time had not come “to realize that we are confronted with a national necessity of the first degree, that we are not suffering from an ephemeral crime wave but from 2 subsidence of our founda- tions, The president arrived at the Pennsylvania station at 12:45 p. m.. and was immediately driven to the Waldorf Astoria hotel. | Cheered By Crowds | The public was barred from the platform where the president’s train pulled in, but a crowd of 1,000 per- |sons was waiting in the upper sta- | tion and gave Mr. Hoover a prolong- ‘od cheer when he and his party ap- ‘peared Others waited outside in a drizzle of rain to cheer him as he |started for the hotel, where another crowd of approximately 500 wait. ed. One of the first to greet the presi- dent as -he entered the old hetel. soon to be demolished, was Oscar Tschirsky, “‘Oscar of the Waldorf.” Asked afterward how many presi- dents he had greeted, Oscar said: “From the time ot Cleveland, at the Hoffman Hou Following is the text of President Hoover's address: Hoover's Address “Members and friends of the As- sociated Press: “I have accepted this occasion for a frank statement of what I con- (Continued on Page Four) SENECA FIRES UPON COLLIER OFF JERSEY |Skipper Holds Sea Is No Longer Safe for Honest Ships New Haven, April 22 (®—When the steam collier “T. A. D. Jones” docked here today its master, Cap- |tain W, J. Keating of Beacon, N. Y., | reported to his owners, the T. A. D. | Jones Coal company, that the coast: | guard cutter Seneca on Saturday !night fired across the bows and or- dered the craft to heave to. The collier then was about 50 miles off the New Jersey coast. A boarding party in command of a lieutenant inspected the collier's register and ship's papers. Captain Keating said three shots were fired and one shell narrowly missed the bridge on which was | Third Mate Clark. Captain Keating said he ha1 requested his owners to make formal complaint against the | Seneca. | Captain Keating said, as his bride of six months stood beside him om the vessel: “I cannot be too severe in my criticism of the crew of the Seneca and the reasons they gave for board- {ing me. I am beginning to believe |that it is no longer safe to sail & | ship on the high scas on a legitimate | errand without heing suspected of | being engaged in an unlawful mis-. sion, | “I had loaded irou\ for New Haven | ] (Continued on Page Four) | National Building Contracts Increase Washington, April 22 P — Secretary Lamont announced today that building contracts for the week ending April 13 showed an increase over last vear for the tirst time in 1929, the first sign of upward change in building contracts this year. Department of Commerce fig- ures showed a daily average for the week ending April 13 of $35.495,000, compared with $26,- 494,000 for the week ending April 6, and $24.919,000 for the weck ending April 4, 1928, Norfolk with We had made at