New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1929, Page 13

1 [wssw | NEW BRITAIN HERALD Police Finally Forced to! Open Fire on Rioters Who Barricade Streets and Offer Resistance, Berlin, May 2 (®—This capital to- @ay counted the cost of a night of rioting which followed a May Day demonstration yesterday. REight per- suns were dead, some of them police- men, 78 persons were seriously injur- ed, and hundreds of others were suf- fering from bruises and minor in- Juries. More than 600 communists ‘were under arrest. The principal rioting took place after dark in the working class quar- ter of Berlin, where communists, in an effort to enforce their “conquer the streets” slogan for May Day, erected barricades in the main thor- oughfare of the Pankstrasse and its side streets. Police Fire on Rioters More than 3,000 workers ranged themselves behind these barricades and held them against 500 police- men who charged with their night- sticks. The police eventually real- ized their force was too weak and opened fire on the rioters. It was not, however, until armored cars ‘were brought up that the barricades finally were forced. There was promiscuous shooting for several hours between the two groups, with snipers of both picking off opponents from behind windows of buildings in the neighborhood. Those communists who did not have guns picked up paving blocks, bottles and stones and used them. It ‘was not until after 11 p. m., that the police were able to subdue their ad- versaries and clear the surrounding houses of the disorderly elements, Fighting also was reported from the eastern and southeastern parts of the city where light systems broke down and added to the terror of the populace. The conflict did not as- sume the seriousness in either of these sections, however, it had in the northern section, Much of the communist feeling yesterday was due to special police orders denying them the right to use the streets for their international la- bor day demorstrations. After the orders were issued the communists gave loud warning that they would create disturbances and otherwise make their presence felt. Until last night, however, the demonstrations had been of minor charactel Police with the aid of nightsticks, fire hose, and occasional shots fired into the air, were able to quell every outbreak. Police “said during the day they broke up more than 70 incipient parades. Authorities were hard put to iden- tify many of the dead or injured, since the communist party had or- dered members to leave papers or other identifying marks at home. The communists, evidently anticipat- ing the sanguinary aspects of the demonstration, had their own first aid squads and ambulances working in several sections. HEANEY PURCHASES STE FOR BUSINESS Will Transform Baptist Parson- age Into Funeral Home Negotiations were closed this aft- ernoon in a deal which brought about the transfer of the Kirst Bap- tist church parsonage and surround- ing property on High street to M. J. Kenney Co. at a cost of $18,500. 1t is the plan of the new owners to trans- form the house into a funeral home which it is hoped to have ready by August 1. The plan for a new home has been in the mind of Michael J. Kenney for some time. He feels the store at 559-563 Main street is not suitable to his needs. He said the modern tendency is toward funeral homes instead of stores and he be- lieves he is taking a progressive step. He will remain in his present location until August at which time he will move to the new home. 1t is his intention to have the en- tire building devoted to business. There are approximately 10 rooms. Mr. Kenney contends that the loca- tion is central and would be adapt- able to the needs of a funeral. The cortege could assemble there without fear of traffic tie-ups. Mr. Kenney is one of the oldest undertakers, in point of service, in the city. He formerly conducted a place at the corner of Main and Commercial strect. His son, William J. Kenney is associated with him in the business, The deal was handled through the real estate office of Louie Jones who §8 now negotiating for a home on Vine street which will serve as a parsonage for Rev. William Ross, pastor of the First Baptist church. LICENSES SUSPENDED The state motor vehicle depart- ment has notified the local police of the suspension of the operator's licenses of Joseph Scamoni of 126 Oak street, Thomas C. Zeice of 117 Kensington avenue, Richard E. Hultgren of 77 Curtis street, Joseph Ravizza of 26 Rhodes street; sus- pension of the right to operate in the cases of Fred Pison of 45 Albany avenue, Frank Wojack of 43 Union street, Alfred Rogers of 30 Hartford avenue, Anthony Yankowski of 392 Park street; return of the right to operate in the case of Tony Spina of 21 Pinehurst avenue, and return ©of the licenses of Kazimierz Ma- jewicz of 37 Beymour street. Joseph & Ravizza of 312 Stanley street, and g Tank Rutkowski of 45 Horace et. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 192. Eight Killed, 8 Injured, During . Berli’s Blflody May Day Rioting| |N TURNER MURDER Ousted by President WILLIAM A. DeGROOT. HOOVER DISMISSES FEDERAL ATTORNEY Removes De Groot From Eastern New York Office ‘Washington, May 2 (#—William A. De Groot, who repeatedly had re- fused to resign as United States at- torney for the eastern New York district, has been summarily dis- missed from office by President Hoover. He is the third district attorncy forced out of office since Attorney General Mitchell undertook to com- ply with the president’s desire for increased efficiency in the govern- ment service and initiated the na- tion-wide survey of prosecuting at- torneys offices, which is still in pro- gress, De Groot's resignation was requested during administration the department of justice by former Attorney General Bargent. That re. quest was made January 28, Mitchell informed the president, and was refused. The new attorney gen- eral repeated it April 3. His let- ter, he told Mr. Hoover, was ignor- ed, and the request was renewed April 24, being refused again by De Groot in a telegram sent five days later. Acting on Mitchell’s recommenda- tion and his statement of the situ- ation, President Hoover wrote yes- terday to De Groot: first i fant daughter, EXPECT WARRANT Young Mother Vlill Be Served With Papers Today It Is Undezstood ADMITS PRESENCE ON FARM Wished fo Collect for Support of Her Child South Paris, Me., May 2—(®— Mrs. Anne Merrill Welch, 26-year- | old mother, a voluntary guest at the Oxford county jail since the death of Elihu Turner, farmer, in his home eight days ago, today awaited the serving of a war- rant charging her with murder in connection with ‘Turner's death. County Attorney William J. Flana- gan announced last night that the charge would be made “sometime” | today. The woman, held in the county jail | here as a material witness since she was found wandering around the smouldering ruins of the Turner homestead a week ago yesterday, denied any knowledge of the crime. Under repeated questioning Mrs. Welch, who alleged that the aged farmer was the father of her in- consistently asserted that she visited Turner the night of the fire to effect a money settlement, that she remained over night, was awakened by the flames and could not find the farmer. Decision of County Attorney Wil- liam J. Flanagan to charge her with murder was made after pathological findings of an autopsy on Turner's charred body disclosed yesterday that the farmer died in the fire, Pone fragments which physicians said were parts of a human arm and skull, found in the debris of the buildings, led investigators to con- clude at first that Turner’s body had been hacked and dragged to the barn which was set afire. The patho- logical report, Flanagan said, dis- posed of this theory temporarily, but he indicated the investigation would continue. Officials remained uncommunica- tive on what they considered was the motive behind Turner's slaying. Neither would they indicate whether the bone fragments, unaccounted for of |in view of the pathological report, would be the basis of further investi- gation. SCHOONER GROUNDS, CREW OF SIX RESCUED Seas Pound $40,000 Ship and Cargo to Pieces, Scattering Fish 1929, | Along Beaches Cape May, N. J., May 2 (P—Six “You are hereby removed m,m,men were rescued today from the the office of United Btates attorney, eastern district of New York, effec- tive immediately.” He thus also rejected De Groot's request for a public hearing, Mitch- ell having told him that a hearing had been held under Sargent gnd that “it would be a waste of time to eomply with Mr. De Groot's request for any further hearing.” “There seems to be no difference of opinion among judges, membersi 000. of the bar, or officlals or attorneys in the department of justice,” the attorney general wrote, “as to the existence of unsatisfactory condi- tions in Mr. De Groot's office, and as to the necessity for supplanting him by a competent and reliable man who will thoroughly reorgan- ize the office and make immedia‘te and extensive changes in the per- sonnel.” Weather Bureau “_’ams Of Storm Along Coast Washington, May 2 (®—The weather burcau today announced the following storm warning: South- west storm warning ordered 12 roon Jacksonville to Virginia Cape and at 4 p. m, north of Virgina Cape to New London, Connecticnt, disturbance of marked intensity over Ohio Valley moving northeast- ward will be attended by south and southwest winds probably becoming | strong, shifting to west and north- west and reaching gale force to- night. $147,900 FOR A VASE London, May 2 (UP)—The most priceless jar in the world, the fai- ous Portland vase, failed to draw the big sum expected when it was put up for auction at Christie’s here today, and was withdrawn after the bidding reached 29,000 guineas ($147,900). The sale attracted international at- tention and the auction rooms thronged in the expectation that the noted work would well from $250,- 000 to $500,000. 17 NEW TENEMENTS Seventeen additional _tenemenis will be made available when build- ing operations begun in the month of April are completed, Chief iIn- spector Arthur N. Rutherford re- ported today. The monthly stats- ment shows 93 permits issued for work estimated to cost $142,150. In- cluded are 45 frame buildings to cost $114,125, two brick structures, estimated to cost $10,500, and 46 alteration jobs, the aggregate of which is $17,525, DIRTY CURTAINS Never try to wash dirty curtains without soaking overnight. Put them in water to which a good handful of salt has been added. Then wash out first in cold suds be- fore putting them into warm water. | schooner Bigco of Gloucester, Mass., which grounded on Hereford Inlet bar off Anglesea last night. The schooner is being pounded to pieces ' by heavy seas, and her cargo of fitteen thousand pounds of fish wes scattered along the beach and was being gathered in by residents of Five Mile beach. The loss, including the ship, cargo and 300 mets, is estimated at $40.- Salvage efforts today were di- rected by Mayor George Redding, of North Wildwood, and Captain Charles Wright, of the Hereford lizhthouse and coast guard station. The Bigco, a two masted auxiliary schooner, and member of the Gloi- cester mackerel fleet was fighting its way through a thick fog when it ran aground. Almost immedisately the fog lifted and the schooner’s plight was noi=d by Captain Wright, at the station, about a mile away. Coast guards put out in a surf boat and later took off Captain John Norris and his crew, James Gould, Edward Davis, Tom Oliver, John 8mith and Ed- ward Evans. Efforts to pull the schooner coff the bar almost succeeded, but tie hawser broke and the heavy sea he- gon breaking up the ship. This is the second loss this season of a Gloucester fishing boat, the Gover- nor Foss having been wrecked n Cold Spring harbor several weeks ago. Railroad Plans Erection Of Hudson River Bridge Washington, May 2 P—Army en- gineers are considering plans of the North River Bridge company for a structure across the Hudson river between New York city and New Jersey in which the company has in- nounced the Baltimore and Ohio ! railroad will be associated. The plans contemplate a highway and railway bridge which would cross the river at 57th street in New York city. War department officials said todcy a decision on what re- quirements would be necessary was expected to be made shortly by Ma- jor General Jadwin, chief of arniy engineers, Crusberg Again Heads Parents, Teachers Assn. Arthur G. Crusberg of 347 Stanley street was re-elected president of the Parents and Teachers associa- tion of the 8mith school at the an- nual meeting held there last night. Matthew M. Meskill, was chosen vice president, and Miss Helen I. Forsythe was elected secretary treasurer. During the evening Miss Edla 8ims entertained with vocal and in- strumental presentations. An address was given by Rev. Raymond N. Gil- man, pasior of the Stanley Memorial church, elderly Hartford | Young Thaw a Pilot A medical carcer had been planned for him, but Russell Thaw, 19-ycar- old son of Harry K. Thaw and !Evelyn Nesbit, took up flying in- stead. He i8 shown here in his togs as a commercial aviator at the At- lantic City, N. J., municipal airpori. A licensed pilot since last December, he already has 120 flying hours to his credit. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LIBERALS GAINING Mrs. Gatling, in Jerusalem, Gets New Recruit in Person of Lewis WILL WORK ON NEWSPAPER Plans Are to Make Holy City Church Center New York, May 2.—The strange project of Mrs. Winifred Waters Gatling, who dreamed of moving the Christian Bcience center of the world 1 drew from the mother church in {1922 and from her husband, son of the Gatling gun inventor. as a first step toward that drcam, has gained an added impetus through the en- listment of Lewis J. Lewis, leader of the so-called Christian Science Lib- erals. Mr. Lewis, who will leave his New York movement leaderless for the time being, will sail on the Homeric at midnight, will arrive in London May 10, and will at once set out for Mizpah, Jaffa Road, Palestine, where he will work with Mrs. Gatling in editing the New Jerusalem, first English newspaper established in that part of Palestine. The paper was established by the late Willlam D. MacCracken, who had been Mrs. Gatling's teacher in Christian Science. After MacCrock- en’s venture failed and he died Mrs. Gatling sold her New York home, took her half million dollar inherit- ance from her father, “bowed her husband right out of her life,” in his own words, and went to Jerusalem, to continue the news- paper and more extensive projects. At that time Mrs. Gatling be- sought Mr. Lewis to join her paper but he demurred. Last January Mr. Gatling was granted a divorce in Bridgeport, Conn., on grounds of desertion. and next day married Miss Ann M. Janes. |31, of Baltimore. From Palestine reports continued to come that the first Mrs. Gatling had disbursed her funds at a rapid rate, had acquired vast rcalty hold- ings in Palestine, which is under British mandate, and while publish- ing Jewish and Arabic editions of her newspaper had conceived a new- er dream of establishing “an inter- national association of Christian 8cience,” which she believed would one day replace the mother church in Boston. Greenwich Man Loses Verdict in $50,000 Suit New York, May 2 (#—A supreme court jury today awarded to Harry 8. Benjamin a verdict of $50,000, plus $13,000 interest, in his suit cgainst Archibald M. Andrews of Greenwich, Conn, Benjamin claimed he sold An- drews an option to purchase the business of Rhodes & Hochrein, a concern which made parts for the Peerless Scale corporation, of De- troit, which Andrews bought in 1925. Andrews had contended that Ben- jamin was manager of the Detroit branch of the Pecrless Scalc cor- porztion and that Benjamin ob- tained the option as part of his duties as Andrews’ employe. CHURCH INCORPORA The Holy Trinity Greek Catholi church on Beaver street, was for- mally incorporated according to a certificate of organization filed in the city clerk's office yesterday. The vote to incorporate was taken about three months ago, and since then papers have been prepared and ap- proved and signed by the following leaders of the church and the local parish: Andz Andros, clerk; Bishop Basil Takach, Rev. John Romza, pastor of the church; Rev. Theodore A. Zatkovich, chancellor and vicar- general; Andrew Lichwar and Theo- dore A. Dudjak. IRISH PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED Belfast, Ireland. May 2 (UP)—Tie northern Ireland parliament was dissolved today. The new parlia- ment will meet May 29, from Doston to Jerusalem, and with- | COUPLE TO UNITE AFTER SEPARATION Mrs. Groman Agrees o Go to Live With Her Husband in New Haveu 'SON SOURS ON FATHER ‘Tells Court He Supported Family |, a Age of 12 Mr. and M k Groman, who have been living apart for more than three years, agreed in police court today to bury the past and live to-| gether in New Haven. Groman, who | lis 59 years of age, conducts a shm'] repairing shop at 850 1-2 State| street, New Haven, and was brought to this city last evening by Sergeant T. J. Feeney on the charge of non support, to which he pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Judge M. D. Saxe. Probation Officer 1. C. Connolly testified that the case was in court more than two years ago, and Gro- man was placed on probation, event- ually being discharged from proba- | tion. Mrs. Groman complained this | week that she was not receiving support from her husband, and| Prosecuting Attorney Woods hsucd[ the warrant. Mrs. Groman testified that she | lives on Kast street in this city and vithin the past year she went to New Haven and asked her husband to take her in. Two weeks ago she | went again and asked him to come to New Britain to discuss their cir- cumstances, but he made no reply to her, and did not carry out her suggestion. Son Bitter Toward Father Michael Groman, 32 year old son | of the couple, testified that he was with his mother on one trip to New Haven, and his father did not say | anything except when he was spoken to, and then he talked only about automobiles, business and similar things. *JFor 30 years he was not a father to me,” the witness declared heatedly when Judge W. I*. Mangan, who represented Groman, cross ex- amined him. *“I am 32 ycars old now and when I was 12 1 only worked on a farm for 50 cent a day, |12 hours a days to support the fami- Claims New Haven Is Restdence Judge angan moved for a dis- {charge, asserting that the law re- Guired the husband to home and obliged the wife to sn.nc | it, otherwise she could mnot claim support. Furthcrmore, he asserted, Groman has lived in New. Haven fer three years and thereby f‘fitahhflhml, a residence. If there was a case, against him it should be brought in New Haven county, mnot Hartford county. A husband has some rights, Judge Mangan asserted, and in this case Mrs. Groman had not cared about living with her husband as long as the children were at home and supporting her. Now that they are married she wants her husband to support her after having dis- carded him. Prosecuting Attorney Woods de- clared that men have been brousht} to New Britain from Nevada, Mis- souri, Pittsburgh and other distant points where they had fled for the purpose of avoiding their obligations to sgupport their dependents. Gro- man, by going to New Haven, cou'd not escape his duty, Mr. Woods de- clared. As a matter of fact, he said, Groman simply roomed in New Ha- ven and took his meals in a restau- rant, to which Judge Mangan replied that his residence was established nevertheless, as the law does not spe- cify that a person shall have a tene- ment. Likes to Live In Xew Haven Judge Saxe denicd the motion for discharge and Croman took the tand. He said he preferrcd to live m New Haven because it was better for his business, and if his wife wanted to live there with him he would provide a home. Judge Saxe asked Mrs. Groman if she would be willing to live in New Haven and she said she would, whercupon a contin- vance for two weeks was ordered, with the understanding that Proba- n Officer Connolly will keep in touch with the situation and if the couple lives together, the non-sup- port charge will be dropped. Father Has Incorrigible Son Nicholas Zacede, 46, of 71 Grove street, charged with contributing to the delinquency of his son, Domenic Zacede, 14, said he works 11 hours a day in the factory and cannot sce | to it personally that the boy attends school. He said he asks him fre- quently about it and the boy claims that he attends, but Miss Anne O'Brien of the attendance bureau of the public schools, said he has attended but 10 sessions since Feb- | ruary 11. Zacede, according to Miss O'Brien, appeared to have made an effort to ! compel the boy to attend school, but | she felt the parent should have morc control over n than he ceems to have. Judge Traceski impressed upon the father that the state law provides a fine of $500 and a jail fense and advised him to take steps to compel the boy's attendance. “What can 1 do, take him to the shop with me,” Zacede asked. Domenic, according to the authori- ties, has been uncontrollable for City Items Burritt Grange will hold its regu- lar mecting Saturday evening at Jr, 0. U. A. M. hall at 8 o'clos There will be recitations and music and a short talk on “Gasoline” by W. C. Stoddard. Councilman Samucl Sablots chairman of the committee investi- gating the possibility of locating new dumping grounds, f residential districts, has invited Street Superintendent Eugene selle to accompany the commi on its tour of inspection Sunda: | Supt, Fasclle supervises the care {taking of municipal dumping grounds, Harry Alpert and Benjamin Brill have been given judgment in the court of common pleas at Hartfor to collect $129.70 for goods sold and delivered to Morris and ttie o stein, Max and lda Berkowitz. elius Heslin of {934 Corbin avenue against the Stan- jley Rule & Level Co., wus dismissed by Compensatirn Comm r Leo J. Noonan yesterday. slin claim- ed compensation beca a cer- tain condition to his which proved to be due to neurasthenia | and not because of the work he was performing. The commissioner, however, stated ,that the ideal solu- tion of the problem would be the employer to give Heslin a job suitable to his capacity, Complete Electrified $2.00 WEEKLY some time, and last night he left home and has not return. His father said he did not know where he went. The boy's mother is dead. | and his father does not live with his second wife, so there is nobody at home to supervise the household. A daughter. slightly older than Domenic, attends one of the schools and does what she can to look after Domenic. A continuance for one month was ordered and in the meantime the authorities will make an effort to correct the conditions. removed from | for | WOULD PAY SALARY 525, FOR COUNCIL WORK. Ald. Johnson Proposes Compen- | | sation for Public Service | Alderman J. Gustave Johnson has under consideration & suggestion {that aldermen and councilmen be | paid for their and if it is found that legislative a tion is necessary, it is possibly that the present session will receive such bill The alderman today explained | that every council member is re- {quired to devote considerable time to |his public dutics in attendance at | meetings of the council, committee Imectings and appearances before commissions to explain projects sug gested at common council sessions. Many men, he continued, feel they unable to enter into public life |because they cannot spare the time Ifrom husiness or because they re- gard it unfair to their own interests |to give time without compensation, | particularly when the work is not at all times of pleasant nature. The action of the citi {horoughs committee in rej | Mayor Paonessa’s proposal | services to the cily Jar and | cting for a ATWATER KENT 37 ~DESK MODEL $119:00 Complete ATWATER KENT Pages 13 to 20 rcferendum on special nyvana{ tions of $50.000 or more, remov the possibility of sharing with th electorate the responsibility for large appropriatjons. an arrangeme: ;\\hl(‘h lhe fourth ward aldermal Since the council is vToy ‘ered t,o take all of the responswe bility, it should be compensated u§ ms work, the alderman believes. ‘Former_ State Treasurer ' Dies at Norwich Home Norwiche May 2.—M—Henry H. Gallup, who was treasurer of Cor- necticut from 1901 to 1905, dieq bout last midnight after a forts ight’s illness from heart troubie xg his 82nd year. X Mr. Gallup long had been a trusy tee of the Norwich state hospit: !for the insane and was president of the board. | He also was president of the Nor$ wich Belt Mfg. company. His wid® ow. a son, a daughter and a brothef survive, - - | e 4 1 Rioting in Warsaw (S | Warsaw, Pcland, May 2 UP=% Twenty-four persons, including si% | policemen, were wounded in M |Day clashes in Vilna yesterday, t lonly place in Poland where seriol disturbances were reported. - During demonstrations in th | strcets socialists and communis| [clashed with the police and shot# were exchanged between both sidesy ° | READ HERALD CUASSTFTED Avl FRI. and SAT. SPECIALS DOWN BRUNSWICK RADIOLA “The Leading Music Store” Blair and B Opp. Strand Theater WATERBURY 170 MAIN STREET NEW HAV) MERIDEN PHONE 6200 - NEW . BRIT/