New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 1

l STRIKERS NEARLY BEVELOPS ACTUAL RIOTING Crowd in Elizabethion Court Room Hoots at Oficer's De- mand for Sileace TROOPS USE BAYONETS 10 OPEN PASSAGEWAY “Who the Hell Are You?” Shouts Striker, and Deputy Arresis Him —Dynamiting Continues and is Ac- companied By Gunfire—Six Car- loads of Guards Pour Into Town of Carter, Elizabethton, Tenn., May 18 (P—A disturbance that for a few minutes threatened to convert itself into & riot marked the trial of 86 striking union textile workers on charges of *conspiracy to commit murder,” shortly before the state complete its rebuttal testimony, prepunor)_' to argument. Thl’ucrowd that jammed the littie court room had become increasingly noisy and on being ordered to quict down and move back from National Guardsmen stationed about the room became more noisy. Scorcs moved toward the exits, causing & Jjam., Hoots and cat-calls greeted the plea of Licutenant H. M. Farris, in charge of the courthouse detail, for quiet and order. As the noise in- creased Willlam F. Kelly, vice presi- dent of the United Textile Workers of America, vaulted the rail to the space in front of the judges and made a short impassioned talk, urg- ing the union members to be quiet and observe court regulations. The disturbance subsided and tne trial was resumed. ‘While the trial progressed yester- day, a warrant charging Adjutaut General W. C. Boyd with “alding and abetting an attempt to commit murder,” was sworn out by Evelyn Heaton, strike picket, who was in- jured seriously when Rit by a bus that charged a group of strikers blocking the highway. The adju- * ‘tant general was released on a $1,- 000 bond. The pickets had held up the bus loaded with workers returning to the American Glanzstorff and Ameri- cun Bemberg textile plants. Charges A Murder The girl also swore out a warrant against Joe Cathoun, driver of the machine charging him with an “at- tempt to commit murder.” Calhoun was taken in custody after the girl and three other strikers, less seri- ously hurt, had been run down. He was removed to Jonesboro for safe (Continued on Page 13) LINDY WILL BLAZE TRAIL TO ARGENTINE Plans to Open New Air Mail Route, Bridging 6,300 Miles New York, May 18 (P—Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, air trail blazer, is contemplating a survey of an $0-hour mail and passenger route from Miami, Fla.,, 1o Buenos Aires. Plans for the proposed service were announced yesterday by Col- onel Lindberg and J. T. Trippe, president and general manager of the Pan-American Airways, Inc. Col- onel Lindbergh is technical adviser for the company. The route proposed is down the west coast of South America to Val- paraiso, Chile, thence across the An- des to Bucos Aires. The distance is 6,300 miles. The service will be begun with mail only about November 1, but later will be made to include pass- enger service, with muilt-motored planes, Colonel Lindbergh said he wasunable to set a definite date for his proposed survey of the route. His wedding to Miss Anne Morrow, daughter of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow is expected to take place nearthe middle of June. Four Miles High In the jump across the Andes, planes will be obliged to fly at 20, 000 feet where it will be necessary to use motors equipped with super- chargers and to supply oxygen for pilots and passengers in the rarified atmosphere. - “Eighty hours to Bu Aires,” Colonel Lindbergh said, figuring conservatively, with planes flying at less than 100 miles an hour. I be- lieve that eventually our transports will cruise at 150 miles an hour, Orders for 53 multimotored trans- port planes including Sikorsky am- phibeans for water jumps and Ford and Fokker planes for land hops, have been placed for the proposed route. Night flying with the air of radio beacons was included in the propos- ed achedules, Colonel Lindbergh said. Truant Officer Saves Boys Playing Hookey Madison, Conn., May 18 (UP) ~—The last person in the world three eighth grade truants wish- #d to see was a “cop” when they started out on a fishing trip. They became stranded on an island, however. and Police Chief Burton Page came to their NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929.—EIGHTEEN PAGES Stands High at Yale JOSEPH 8. AZARO AZARO CANDIDATE FOR ‘PRIX DE RONE' New Britain Student at Yale Second in Class of 200 Sons of old Eli met at the Shut- tle Meadow club last evening and conducted the annual meeting of the New Britain Yale club, -After the banquet, the members elected Herbert H. Pease, president; ®, F. McDonough, vice president: Maurice Stanley, vice president, and Harold W. Hatch, secretary and treasurer. After the business meeting Mr. Pease took charge of the speaking and called on Valentine Hart who spoke at length about Joseph 8. Azaro, who is in his third year at Yale as the recipient of the New Britain Yale club’s acholarship to the New Haven university. When it was announced that Azaro stood second in a class ot 200, it brought @ hearty round of applause, Azaro is trying for the “Prix de Rome" which carries a scholarship to Rome and from latest reports he stands & good chance of securing it. Other remarks were made by Mr. McDonough, Judge J. H. Kirkham, Charles H. Mitchell, James 8. North, Maurice Stanley, Willlam Coholan, Cliford Merwin and Harold W. Hatehs all of whom distingnished themselves at Yale in athletics or scholastically. The topics selected by the impromptu speakers were about Yale of their day and proved interesting. The golf match in the afternoon looked more like a father and son meeting than a gathering of the Yale club for Max Hart won the low net and Ted Hart, his son, won the low groas. Valentine Hart again heads the scholarship committee for the New Britain Yale club and, as yet, has not announced his co-workers for the coming year, NO ATTENTION IS PAID - LETTER SENT 70 HICKEY }'llflnfll Message Said, “This 1s Going to Be Perfect Crime and That's That.” Hartford, May 18 (UP) — The death of Walter Treadway Hunting- ton, Harvard student, was as deep a mystery today as it was when his body was found in a Windsor swamp 11 days ago. County Detective Hickey was satisfied today that Huntington shot himself. He has tracked down every shred of a clue that has come to him, the detective said, and found nothing to indicate murder, no motive for murder and no “woman in the case.” Opposed to the county detective’s belief is the wealthy student’s death certificate on file in Windsor, stat- ing he was a victim of homicide and signed by two medical examiners. Little importance was attached today to a letter sent to Hickey through a Hartford newspaper. The letter, unsigned, said, “This is go- ing to be a perfect crime and that's that.” It ed the detective mot to waste his “valuable time” trying to discover “the one who killed him.” Reject 25 P. C. Offer Of Bankrupt Jeweler In the matter of B. Georges, bankrupt, an offer of 25 per cent has been rejected by the creditors and the trustec has made a motion to sell his real estute free and clear of liens subjcct to a first mortgag-. A hearing will be held on the mo- tion on June 3 at 12 o‘clock noon. All persons holding mortgages, at- tachments or liens on the property of Bebastiano Gozzo of this city, bankrypt, have received notices that the trustee has made a motion to sell free and clear, the property of the bankrupt. A hearing will be held on the motion on May 22. There are five attachments, nine mechanics liens, one mortgage and one judgment lien on the property at the present time. Edward J. IRVING BERLIN SAILS New York, May 18 (®—Mr. and Mrs, Irving Berlin sailed on thc Olympic today for a three months’ vacation in Europe. They said they would visit London and Paris and motor across France and Italy. Their young daughter was left behind in care of a nurse, WRECK ENDS CHASE |Stern Mother Tells Court Judge Son Is No Good W'en Youth . Is Tried for f AFTER JOY RIDERS New Britain Mén Pursued by Police in Bristol USED BORROWED MAGHINE Garage Employes Trapped By Ditch ‘While Speeding Away From Pa- trolmen—Will Be Prosecuted in Court Here. (Special to the Herald) Bristol, May 18—Following a «chase of a mile through the eastern section of the city which finally end- ed when the automobile used by the pursued left the road and was bad- ly damaged, Charlea Neurath, 39, of Walnut street, New Britain and The- odore Sandberg, 26, of 812 Stanley street, New Britain, were arrested shortly after midnight this morning by Policeman James McNamee. Both men, according to the police, were intoxicated. Driver Refuses to Stop Last evening the police depart- ment was notified that an automo- bile owned by George Berson of 762 Arch street, Ntw Britain had been stolen from a garage where it had been left by the owner to be washed. The information was passed along to the street patrolmen and shortly after midnight Policeman McNamee observed the car aproaching the center of Forestville. He ordered the men to stgp, but instead the driver increased %he speed of the car. The officer commandeered a second car and the chase led toward Plainville, over Lincoln Avenue and finally in- to Pine street where the car con- taining the New Britain men left the road. Sandberg, upon seeing the officer, jumped from the car and disap- peared in the darkness. Neurath wa#® arrested and taken to Bristol in the police car where he gave the name of Charles Kline, After fur- ther questioning by Officer John Mc- Laughlin, he gave the Charles Neurath. Asks Policeman For Ride Sandberg was arrested about an hour later by Officer McNamee when he hailed the policeman’s car and asked for a ride. McNamee. after taking Neurath to the police station, took his own car and drove toward Plainville thinking that he might locate the second man. He had pro- ceeded only a short distance along East Main street when his quarry appeared. In police court this morning Sand- berg was fined $1¢0 and costs by Judge Joseph Donovan. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving but en- tered pleas of not guilty to -ounts of driving while under the influence of liquor and of .failure to have his operator’s license with him, He maintained that while running away from the car he fell down in the woods and said his license must have fallen from his pocket at that time. Neurath was fined $15 and costs on a charge of drunkenness, to which he pleaded guilty. Both men are employed at the Central Auto Co. in New Britain. Judge Joseph M. Donovan presided in court this morning. At 1:45 o'clock this morning Licu- tenant Matthias Rival received a message by teletype from Bristol to arrest George Berson of 762 Arch street for reckless driving. The message also stated that Charles Klines oY 15 Walnut street, who was with Berson, was under arrest for drunkenness, but when Scrgeant J. C. 8Stadler went to Berson's home he (Continued on Page 15) +. . DSPARTMEAT HELD yp BY 2 S AT MW STREET €2 name of | Her —_— “I Don't Want Him in t¥ o Says, Instead of M+ ¢S’ —Boy Sent ¢t o> Robbers Rec. "\mspmded Sentences. - Contrary to the customary demon- stration of motherly love and affec- tion, pictured in motion picture scenes of court trials and very often witnessed in actuality, was the ac- tion in police court today of Mra. Annie Villa of 77 Fairview street. Her 19 year old son, Fred, who had pleaded guilty to the charge of theft of a 50 gallon-drum of gaso- line owned by the city, last Novem- ber, stood in the shadow of the state reformatqry at Cheshire on ac- count of his bad record, but she might have saved him, temporarily at least, had she made the plea that was expected when she took the witness stand. “He's no good. I don’t want him the house. He never works. He brings bad men to the house, al- ways plays cards and make the house dirty. T don’t want him any more,” she declared in broken Eng- lish, to the amazement of Judge Qétv .al Plea for Leniency Satory — Gas Meter & Gasoline Mrs. Annie Villa \'\L o Saxe and other court offichils, who had prepared themselves for some- thing entirely different. | The son had nothing to say and | Judge Saxe committed him to the reformatory. His companion, Gustave | Johnson, 20, of 144 Pleasant street. was represented by Attorney David L. Nair and was fined $15 and costs. | He had not been arrested before and his attorney said he was convinced that the theft of the gasoline was more of a prank than a viciously ig- tended offense, although under the law it was serious. Villa and Johnson were arrested by Sergeants P. A. McAvay and P: J. O'Mara Thursday and admitted that they took the drum of gasoline from Lyle road and rolled it down the embankment, where it was load- ed into an automobile and taken to Johnson's vard, where the gasoline (Continued on Page 13) THO ARMY PLANES | CRASH IN HID-AIR Army Maneuvers at Columbus, Ohio, Have First Accident ONE PILOT LANDS ALIVE Other Perished in Flaming Craft— Both Planes Land in Sparsely Settled Section of City. Columbus, O., May 18 () — One man was killed and another slightly injured today when two planes they were piloling in the national army air maneuvérs crashed over a north side residential district and fell in flames. The dead man was Lieut. E. L. Meadows of the 95th Pursuit S8quad- ron, from 8an Diego, Cal. He died when his blazing ship crashed in the back yard of a residence. The second man is Lieut. Fred Salter, San Diego, Cal., attaghed to the 95th Pursuit Squadron. He jumped with a parachute and landed in a ravine, suffering only burns zbout the face. He was taken to a doctor's office where his injuries were pronounced minor, The crash occurred during the biggest single sham battle staged thus far in mimic warfare between the Red and Blue armies. There were 104 airplanes partici- pating in the maneuvers. 42 pur- suit planes from the Red air head- quarters at Norton™ field here, went out to engage in mock combat with (Continued on Page 13) THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy with probable showers tonight and Sunday; some- what warmer tonight; cooler Sunday night, NQUEST REVEALS ALLEGED LAXITY Cigarettes Smoked Near Film Storage in Cleveland Clinic FIRE DOOR ALWAYS OPEN Testimony of Chairwoman Reveals Alleged Dangerous Puctlm—ln-l spection Burcau Had Warned | Clinic Coroner is Told. Cleveland, May 18 (®—Investiga- tion into the Cleveland Clinic fire which caused the deaths of 122 per- sons from gas generated by blazing X-ray films went forward today with information that cigarettes were smoked near the film storage room and that the Clinic had been warned of the danger. These facts had been uncovered in testimony before an inquest con- ducted by Coroner A. J. Pearse and County Prosccutor Ray T. Mttler, newspapermen were told. The in- quiry was held behind closed doors. Mrs. Rose Reber, chairwoman at the Clinic, testified that men fre- quently smoked cigarettes in the basement near the room where the film was stored, and that she nevcr had seen the steel fire door closed. A report of the Ohio inspection bureau warning the Clinic to safe- guard the building by removing the film was read into the record, Pearse admitted after the hearing was closed. Pearse, with Miller, declared their inquiry was “not a blame fixing af- fair” but an attempt to determine “exactly what happened.” The inspection report was filed with clinic officials some time ago, Pearse said, together with recom- mendations that the film be stored in a separate building. Pearse said he “helieved” the report mentioned the desirability of sprinklers and UEN r.'fnls A (D, T COuLD| D L ERNESTY 1$ YNOE| OSSNG ———> (Continued on Page 13) DR. HUGO ECKENER FINAL REPARATIONS ACTION ON TUESDAY Success or Failure of Long Deliberations Will Be Known Paris, May 18 (# — Tuesday of next week has been designated as the time when the experts on repar- ations will reach the crisis in their deliberations—when they will find agreement on the one hand and definite failure in their task on the other. One of the experts, who preferred to remain anonymous, said today: “We shall know about Tuesday evening if there is to be a rupture or an agreement. If an agreement is possible our work will continue another ten days.” Meanwhile the German reserva- tions to acceptance of annuity fig- ures proposed by Owen D. Young, American president of the repara- tion conference, loomed as increas- gly likely to prove the rock upon which the conference may break up. The situation represented a dis tinct change from that of two da: ago, when it was not believed Dr. Schacht's stipulations to acceptance would prove overly difficult of hand- ling. Today, however, as the experts |delved deeper into them, they were seen to involve all manner of com- | plications, unforeseen consequences and implications which had to be followed up and studied in detail. In the background there still lurked the problem of repartitjon of the repafations payment and setting aside of the allotment percentages for each nation agreed upon at Spa, Belgium, after the war. This sub- Ject, despite the possibility it may be left for subsequent diplomatic nego- tiations between the creditor nations, has continued with the experts and has been the subject of frequent private and confidential deliberations between them. Few Are Optimistic There still remained some few to- day who professed belief that the delegates in the end would reach an agreement, but their number was diminishing. The general impression was that the experts had done as much as reasonably could be expect- ed of them. That being the case unless some way leading to a rapid agreement should be found in the first days of next week, the expectation was that the wisest course would be found to be to wind up their report, leaving (Continued on Page 13) wAqOLE CONTEST L WAY — /(% \|IS 0= TNy ONe 08 N Can TAKSS ESTATS VEAR OLD Oyck Pavate LONGING TO LIFUTENANT COLONEL. SUFFERED (LOSEST T0 DEATH SAYS 1.5 BSERVER Lt. Comdr. Clark Tells Vivid Story of Zep's Flight HIGH PRAISE FOR CREW Sir Hubert Wilkins Also Says Exper- jence Was Worst In His Varied Career—Prefers Airplane Trip to Pole. Toulon, France, May 18 (UP)— Most of the passengers of the luck- less Graf Zeppelin described their ride through yesterday's storm as the most harrowing experiente they had ever had. For the most part, all of them admitted that when the storm was at its height and when the ship was wobbling they didn’t expect ever o be able to tell the tale. Sir Hubert Wilkins, Arctic explorer a man who has traveled under all sorts of conditions, sald it was the worst experience of his career. He faid: 5 Sir Hubert's Story “I would rather fly to the north pole than start such a flight again. There are things you can do with airplanes that you cannot do with dirigibles. “I would have given anything to have been able to bring the ship down when we passed near Mar- seilles the first time. “I have ridden many a storm in airplanes in my life, but I never have seen anything comparable with yes- terday's storm. We swung, twisted; spun, rocked and bucked like a bronco. It was quite the best test of a man's stomach and nerves.” Closest to Death Lleutenant Commander Vincent Clark, United States navy, who travelled on the Graf Zeppelin as Dr. Eckener's guest and as an un- official American observer, described the experience as the ‘closest any of us ever have been to death.” He said: “But in spite of everything, much | has been proved by the Graf Zeppe- lin's ability to ride out the storm.” Clark sati the flight was a suc- cession of dramatic episodes, more thrilithg than any novel. Things be- gan going badly from the st explained, when the ship was held up for a few minutes at its hangar while police hunted for a stowaway. After that everything went well until one of the motors developed trouble. That became noticeable in the steering difficulties. When the motors grew more troublesome as the ship entered the storm zone, Eckener tacked the dirigible like a sailboat, making it use the wind for all it was worth in order to make it overcome the power shortage. Like Melodrama “It was like the pages of a good. old fashioned melodrama,” Clark he - MOTORS OF GRAF ZEPPELIN FROM SABOTAGE Ship Is Safely Moored In Southern Framce | Under Guard of Ma- Into Cause of Break- down Will Be Made. Mrs. Pierce Emerges Ap- plying Lipstick to Smil- ing Lips—Dirigible Must Remain at Cuers for Week and Then Return Home. Friedrichshafen, Germany, May 18 UP—Thorough tests and examina- tions of the motors of the Graf Zeppelin which failed so soon after her departure for the United States on her second transatlantic voyage, will be made by German motor ex- perts 10 determine just what went wrong. The suspicion openly voiced in many quarters that sabotage was re- sponsible, was strongly doubted to- day by engineers and other high officials. While the man in the street still could not conceive of any other theory for the failure of the May- bach motors to function, inquiry among engineers of the company in- dicated they staunchly held te the belief that sabotage was out of the question. Sabotage “Imposaible” “The idea of sabotage cannot be entertained,” said First Engineer Hans Stiefel of the Maybach worki For the present, he said, nothin could be said about the failurs the motors. *“First the moters must be examined and thoroughly tested out. A fast express is taking (Continued on Page 14.) CHEAPER LUNGH GART FOR FRANKLIN SQUARE Building Permit Sought for Structure to Cost $6,000 Contrary to beliefs expressed by imembers of the common council, & ilunch-cart is to be installed on the Standard Oil company's plet at | Franklin square and Rearl street, ibut the structure now contemplated ! will cost less than half the ameunt iwhich was to be expended for the said. “The passengers were obliged;diNing car originally planned, to sit or lie down to avoid falling or being thrown against the walls with every violent lurch of the ship. Oft- en movement was impossible for the passengers and difficult for the crew.” Clark said there was no danger of food shortage, with 3,000 pounds of it aboard, but it was impossible to cook it. And most of the passen- gers were too sick even to think of eating. Praises Crew He praised the cfew's handling of the ship, especially in preventing de- struction when the Zeppelin started to nose dive over Valence. All grew more hLopeful when Dr. Eckener wirelessed the French government for assistance. The most dramatic moment of the trip, Clark said, was when the ship listed 45 degrees over Montelimar, with the wind blowing at an almost cyclonic velocity. BUILDING BEING RAZED ON RUTHERFORD'S ORDER Carpenters Making Progress i Demolishing Clinton Street Struc- ture Affected By Gale. After a full day's work, a force of 12 carpenters last night had razed the condemned building at 321 Clin- ton street, to the first floor, and to- day resumed operations to clear to the foundation. The building, a three tenement frame structure erected by Nicholas Scappelatti, was tilted by the strong winds of Thurs- day night, and was immediately con- demned by Inspector Arthur Rutherford. Removal of braces placed at the east wall on order of the building department is believed to have weakened the building to a point Where resistance to the gale was impossible. Three orders were given to strengthen the house and the supports had been removed without the knowledge of the city department. YOUTH NOT McCANN Albany, N. Y., May 18 (UP)—Po- lice decided definitely today that the youth found here yesterday and thought to be Frederick MtCann, Jr., 20, missing Amherst college student, was not McCann. not revealed. The identity of the boy picked up was i The oil company made several un- jsuccessful attempts to obtain per- mission to conduct a gasoline filling station, but was held up by commen council objection, based on the pro- test of church members and prop- erty owners. A few months agoe, John J. Dillon of Waterbury mads application for a permit to conduct a dining car, the cost of which was placed at $1,000. This type of busi- ness being permitted in the some, the permit was issued. Dillon aban- doned his plans and has asked for rebatement of the $28 fes pald by him, At Wednesday night's meeting of the common council vigorous protest was made against a change in the zoning act which would permit con- £truction of a gasoline filling station. Today, Anthony Zaizero of 265 ‘Washington street, Hartford, applied for a permit to conduct a lunch-cart businers, intending to install & steel structure as a cost of $6,000. The building will be 40 feet long and 12 feet deep. Inspector A. N. Ruth. erford finds no legal objection to the plan. Plans are also being made for an- other puilding to be used for an automobile service and accessery business. If this plan is carried through, all the functions of & gas- oline filling station, excepting the actual sale of gasoline, will be car- ried on. At Wednesday night's meeting, Councilman Waliter J. Nelson of the fourth ward, one of the leaders in the drive against the gasoline meve- ment, expressed a belief that the talk of a lunch cart was camoufiage te encourage favorable action eon the oil company's application. Other members concurred in the belief. Migliarez, 50, of Franklin street, Saugatutk, a blind man, was ar- rested for the third time om & charge of keeping liquor with intent to sell when a party of, state police from the local bar- racks under Lieutenant Hesry J. Albright raided his hemse in Saugatuck. Police confiscated a quantity of alleged wine and whiskey and also arrested Mrs. Fletense Migliarezs, 25, his daughtor-in. Iaw, on a charge of 2 liquor. Beth 3 - leased in bonds : 1, will be arraigwed in town court Godillet