New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 2

preys eSS PP e du e s A e R e “Policeman Under Fire Spars With - Zocco Acts as Own Lawyer, Puttihx ‘Commissioners Through Long, Search- ing Cross Examination. of the commission- ers through a stiff cross examination, and sparring them on every point raised, Super- numerary Officer Thomas Zocco of 114 Putnam ' street disputed the charge of unbecoming conduct at a meeting of the committee on rules and discipline last night, but was dismissed from the department on recommendation of the committee when the board met a little later. Zocco appeared before the com- mittee alene, although he had con- sulted counsel relative to the case since his suspension by Chief Hart a week ago. The committee had a sworn statement by Mrs. Marie Har- rigan, who is serving a 60 days jail sentence for keeping a house of ill fame and receiving a female for immoral purposes at 561 Main street, and it is understood she accused Zocco of having been in the house 4 number of times, Said He Was There on Duty Zocco, it is understood, admitied that he had been in the house but claimed to have been making obser- vations of conditions preparatory to taking action as a police officer. Ac- cording to Chief Hart, Zocco never made a report relative to the place, although Mrs. Harrigan was oper- ating there for several weeks, her arrest coming about through a com- plaint by Anthony Schultz of East Main street that he had been “roll- ed.” Commtssioner E. A. Parker, re- porting to the board for the discip- line committee, said Zocco had not completed the probationary period of one year and as he had not shown the qualifications the committee felt he should have, it was'recommended that his appointment be revoked. The recommendation was adopted without further comment. members police Putting board of His first suspension followed his discovery in a -Stanley street pool room in uniform while a card game for money was being played. With & dagger in his neck, Andr Cgden, California millionaire, tound mysteriously murdered in h home. Shortly before he was stabbed, he cried out the startling words, “gold bullets.” This is the baffling murder in “Gold Bullets,” which begins in the Herald, Monday. May 20. Can you solve the mystery? is Beard But Is Dropped From Force with | The committee on rules and discipline also reported that a hear- ing was given on the claim of John Fritz for $150, who alleged that his | dog was unnecessarily Killed by Of- ficer Anthony Ustach and Super- numerary Officer Charles Lesevicius. The committee’s finding was that | the officers acted as their best judg- | ment dictated . Bannan Recommends Traffic Burcau Installation of a traffic bureau in the police department was urged by Chairman M. W. Bannan, his idea being to have a record kept by card !gystem of the manner in which | motorists obey the traffic laws, so | that thos= who are careful and cap- |able might be known by that repu- | tation to the police, and others who |are prone to have accidents and | drive carelessly and recklessly might be classified and dealt with accord- | ingly. | Chairman Bannan also spoke of | the desirability of courteous treat- | ment of motorists from out of the city. It is one of the best advertise- | ments a city can obtain, he said, to | be known as the home of courteous police officers. The dangerous condition on Lake | street, especially on 8aturday nights, when cars are parked between High street and the driveway to Landers, Frary & Clark’s unused factory, was | spoken of by the chairman, and fe | also mentioned the need for checking the signal light at East Main and Elm streets, which is said to hold up vehicular traffic longer than the lights at other points. It may be ad- | visable to continue this condition, | however, because of the width of the crosswalk over EIm street. As a general proposition, Chair- | man Bannan said, he did not favor { elimination of parking entirely, especially in business districts be- | cause the arrangement is not good | for business, in his opinion, New Traflic Signals | Tt was voted to enter into a con- tract with the Harrington-Seaberg | corporation of Moline, 111 to install four-way traflic signals at the inter- section of Grove and Broad streets; South Main and Eilis streets; Ellis {and South Main streets; West Main | street and Corbin avenue. The ap- proximate cost will be $1,800. | Purchase of $300 worth of metal | discs for marking crosswalks was | voted. It is expected that. approxi- mately 1,000 discs will be needed this year, The cost is approximately 50 | cents apiece. Favors Permanent Detective Work Commissioner Leon Tomikowski expressed the hope that eventually it will be possible to give policemen |in the ranks an opportunity to work | in the detective bureau in order that | they may have a chance to display | their adaptability for this sort of | service. He spoke in this vein after | Chiet Hart had reported that he as- signed Sergeants T. J. Feeney. and | P. A. McAvay to the detective bureau and Sergeants M. J. Flynn and J. C. | Stadler to night street duty. | Chairman Bannan said he felt | there should be sergeants on per- | manent assignments in the bureau | rather than on periodical detail as | has been the practice for some time. | | A man who has only a short time re- | | maining to serve in the bureau might | be tempted to relax ’in his attention | | to matters assigned to him, while the | same man, given a permanent as- | signment, would feel an incentive to | do his best at all times, the chairman | said. He quoted Chief Hart as hav- | Ing said he was not altogether satis- fied with the system of three month | assignments in the bureau, and the ‘(-mer, who was present, agreed that | permanent assignments were better, ’jallhou:h. he pointed out, it was e “‘Safest Ride in Town” I —_— | operators are careful any emergency in Just as You Would Drive You will enjoy using a Yellow Cab. ligent, gentlemanly and capable of meeting The lly picked men, intel- traffic. Skilful, sane Future Citizens First row: Touis Reale, Charles Stévens, Bruna Galla, Edna Knapp, Elivabeth Ragevic e Yudysky, Grace Howe, Judith Swanson, Second row: John Popovich, Ray- {mond Toczko, Otis Pusco, John Hu- das, Harold Dagnull, Dorothy Po- lance, Lydia Flemke, Veronica Abul- ska, Lorraine Peterson. Third row: Leo Starryk, William Magnoli, Harry Anderson, John Tracy, Margarct Depinto and Mabel NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNi?:SD'AY, MAY § Stanley School, Fifth Grade In Our Schools QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer (0 any | question of fact or information by | writing to the Question Editor, New | ritain Herald, Washington Rureaw, {1322 New York avenue, Washington, | 1. C., enclosing twa centa in stamps {for reply. Medical, legal ard v arital |advice cannot be given, nor can ex- —Piote by Collomb |ie;,ded research be undertaken. All | nther questions will receive a par-: sonal reply. ['nsigned requests :an- not be answered. All letters ere confidential.—Editor, Q. Is there any way to tell the sex of a sea gull by the color of the plumage? A. The differences in plumage, according to age, season and sex, are considerable and have led to many errors as to species. There is no simple method by which the sex {can be ascertained by the color of Greenstein | ¥ourth row: Arthur Berson, Mat- thew Hayes, dward MeMahon, Philmore Johrson and William | Berry. | Miss Anne €. Murnane is prin-| pal and Miss Mildred Barrows is the | teacher of this class. This is the last of a series of | school photographs which have been in the Herald twice a week for sev- eral months. ment as entirely permanent. Chairman Bannan agreed on this adding that the present board nnel might be changed at any nd new commissioners could they wished in the manage- ment of the de tment. Commis- sioner Tomikowski said he preferred |to consider the matter from all langles before committing himself as to its merits. The proposed licutenancy of de- tectives was brought up hy Chair- man Bannan in this connection. He said he hoped the common council would see fit this year to create the office, as it was certainly advisable of the bureau. The recommendation of the com- mon council that the police depart- ment advertise the detention of dogs before they are destroyed was re- ferred to the corporation counsel for an opinion. Thre is a possibility that it conflicts with the state law, and the question has also arlsen as to the source of the funds with which to pay for advertisements. €City Avenue Asks Protection A petition from residents of City ferred to C‘hief Hart, on motion of Commissioner Parker., difficult to classify any police ussign- | to have a ranking officer in charge | avenue for police protection was re- | {the plumage. “acre-foot” of Q. What is an water? A. The amount of water required | to cover one acre to the depth of | one foot. . | possible to paint a 8ign on the curb- | Could President Wilson have com- | ‘;slom‘ on West Main street facing jmuled the sentence of Tom Mooney, Grove hill, he said. the labor leader, who was convicted On recommendation of Commis- |in California? | | sioner Tomikowski, the traffic com- | A. President Wilson had no au- | mittee of the board will make an |thority to commute the sentence of | outline of all matters coming be- |Tom Mooney. He was convicted | fore the board pertaining to traffic, |under the laws of California, and 50 that all details may be on hand |only the governor of California has | when the recommendations come up | 2uthority to commute or pardon in | for action. such cases. The president's powers are limited to those who are con- Chairman Bannan reported that a | Itrial will be made shortly of the | system. Reflector | signs will be installed, and it may be | | boulevard traffic Organization of the hoard for the | coming year was deferred because of the absence of Commissioner Har- | !ry L. Norton. | | . |Stove Repairs || Complete line of stove repai [| oarts carried in stock. | NEW BRITAIN STOVE } REPAIR €0, 66 Lafayette St, Tel. 772 1929, : ( victed in the federsl courts of offenses against the laws of the United States. Q. What is the difference be- tween the two forms of the interro- gation, “do you know"”, and “don’t you know"? A, The difference is best ex- plained by filustration, If you wish to ask & straight question to test the knowledge of someone, you say: “Do you know it John has come ome?” But it you wish to indi- cate susprise that a person does not know something, you use the other expression: “Don’'t you know that you should not pick your teeth at the table Q. Where are the largest air- ports in the world located? A. 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