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ESTABLISHED 1870 SPANSH AVIATORS STLL UNREPORTEL: FIRST WORD FALSE No Olficial News of Arrival at Axores, Despite Rumor at First Accepted ANXIETY INCREASES AS MORNING DRAGS ALONG Spain Informed Plane Had Landed ~King Alfonso Told—Possibility Oraft Continued Direct to New York Considered, Since Fuel Sup- ply Might Last Long Enough for Hop. Horta, Island of Fayal, the Azores, June 22 P —The Span- ish transatlantic airplane of Major Ramon Franco and his | three companions was reported here late this afternoon to have landed on the island of San Miguel this morning. Horta, Island of Fayal, the Azores, June 22 (M—Although reports were in circulation that the Bpanish transatlantic plane of Major Ra- mon Franco passed the island of 8an Miguel this morning, no official news of the plane had been re- ceived here this afternoon. Islands on Tiptoes All Horta was on tiptoes waiting for the appearance of the Spanish airmen, who had been expected here some time this morning. Ma. jor Franco left Cartagena, Spain, with three companions yesterday afternoon and so far as known was planning to use the Azores as a stopping place for the contem- plated flight to New York. The weather conditions here were fdeal. There was a moderate north wind and a brilllant sunshine bringing out a large crowd of spec- tators eager to see the fliers. Lack of any official news of the Bpanish airmen at Horta caused con- siderable complexity today inasmuch as dispatches from Lisbon and Ma- drid stated that the fliers had reached the Azores. Rumor Heard in Libson The first report came from Lis- bon having been sent there by the Portuguese warship Vasco da Gama which picked it up presumably from Horta, while in Madrid the news was received with great enthusiasm and was sent by the authorities to King Alfonso. The isiand.ofdflan Miguel s t] oastermost ne of the Asores gro and it the plane passed it, as wi rumored in Horta, it would still have (Continued on Page 13.) ACTRESS’ STOLEN GE GOAL OF POLICE HUNT iear Boys May Have Thrown Away $3,500 in Jewelry Find the boy with red hair! That is the word which was passed down from the detective bureau to police officers today in connection with the theft of jewels valued at $3,500 from Florence Vernon at the Btrand theater Friday afternoon. Actors and attaches of the theater claim that when they chased the marauding youths who took Miss Venon's purse one of the boys had brilliant red thatch. And so the chase for the youth has narrowed dowl. to a search for a boy who has red hair and also is known to have been under custody before. Early Friday evening a gang of youthful suspects were rounded up by Bergeant P. A. McAvay and his officers. They were taken to the police station where they were ques- tioned, but denied knowledge of the diamond theft. The only information the police received relative to this round-up was a telephone call from the south side of the city from a person who claimed that there were several boys, one with red hair, loaf- ing in the neighborhood. Miss Vernon, quite broken up be- cause of the loss of her jewels, says they were the gift of her mother, now deceased. One ring was. set with four large diamonds while the other two which are missing are solitaires. Police fear that the youthful thieves, astounded by the size of their loot and not knowing what to do with it, will throw the rings in & pond. SPEEDING DRIVER TRIES 10 RUN DOWN POLICEN Refuse 0 Halt Car and Steers Toward Policeman Standing On Arch Street. Officer Lovines Johnson narrowly escaped being run down by a sedan ! on Arch street, near Wallace street, ebout 4:25 this morning, when he stepped into the road to stop the car because of the speed at which lmed from LIEUT. CARL A. DIXON REPAIRS AIRPLANE THOUSAND FEET UP Lieut, Dixon Spends Hour Fixing Damaged Landing Gear USES HIS SHOESTRING With Lives of Three Companions Hanging in Balance, New Britain Aviator Puts Ship in Condition For Landing. Baved by a shoe string, used to maked emergency repairs on the landing gear of his plane yesterday, over Brainard field, Hartford, Lieu- tenant Carl A. Dixon of this city and his three passengers escaped injury and possible death when the local pilot made a Lindbergh landing. Dixon and his three companiors; David Weingart, a mechanic; Joseph Baltrun, a pilot of Northampton, Mass., and John Anderson of Hart- ford, took off from the Hartford air- port yesterday afternoon about ¢ o'clock for a joy ride in the skies. Before the party had been in the air long, Dixon's intuition told him something was wrong with his ship. Leaning far out over the cockpit he discovered that the V strut, con- necting with the landing wheels, had the axle and was dangling beside the undercarriage. The plane was at ageight of 1,000 feet, Atter turning back toward Brain- ard field, Dixon sent Weingart out on the wing to pull up the strut. When it was found that the me- chanic could not swing it alone, Dixon turned over the controls to Weingart, pulled out the seats and floor boards of the forward cockpit and set himself for the repairs ‘which'took an hour to complete. Rashes Aloft With Parachutes Meanwhile Sergeant Clyde B. Kin- caid, a mechanic and pilot employed by the L. and H. Aircraft Co. and son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Kin- caid of Bassett street, this city, had noted his chief's predicament and went aloft in another plane, with a supply of parachutes which he of- fered to drop to the disabled ship. Dixon spurned the suggestion that he desert his plane and waved away the sergeant. Hanging part way through the hole in the bot- tom of the cockpit, Dixon lowered a rope, caught the end of the strut in a noose and with the help of his companions, pulled it back in position and made it fast with such materials as he had handy. A shoe string played an important part in (Continued on Page 13.) HOOVER SEES STORY IN BILL REDEMPTION President Tips Newspaper- men Some Money Will Never Return Washington, June 22 (P—Presi- dent Hoover's “nose for news” le. him to advise the newspaper corre- spondents at his regular semi-week- ly confer ‘nce that they might obtain an interesting “story” by inquiring at the treasury for an estimate as to the amount of outstanding cur- rency which will never be offered for redemption through exchange for the smaller bills soon to be is- sued. Pointing out that there now is outstanding a total of $5,065,402,493 in currency of various types, Mr. Hoover recalled that after the pa- per money was last recalled for re. demption seon after the Civil War, $13,000,000 of the $50,000.000 then outstanding never was presented for redemption. “That meant that the govern- ment’s assets were increased by just that amount.” Mr. Hoover said, ad1- ing with a smile that of course he didn’t expect the thirteen to ffty ratio to obtain at present. The paper currency now in use| it was traveling. towards him and the cfficer jumped |Pe™ money, but treasury officials back in the nick of time. said it probably will be years be- Commandeering another car a few |fore all of it has been retired. Until minutes later the officer went south |the redemption period ends, perhaps on Arch strect in an effort to over- [some fifteen years hence, no check take the sedan but it had gone out |can be made on how much the gov- of sight. He reported that there |ernment's assets will have been in- was no t.il light on it and he diq |creased because of the decision to Bot catch the registration number. |issue smalle: sized currency. The driver steered | %ill be replaced gradually with the | MAIL THEFT PROBE MYSTERY DEEPENS; SUSPECTS QUIZZED Postal Tnspectors Find No Ir- regularities in Handling of Ansonia Ponches, They Say ADMIT ONE CONTAINED NEARLY $75,000 IN CASH Reward Offered By Government for Information In Disappearance Brings Many Replies, But All of Them Are Worthless—No Arrest In Case Expected Over Week-end By Officers, 22 New Haven, June (M—Postal Inspector John J. Breslin, one of the investigators of the disappearance Thursday at Ansonia of two mail pouches, one of which contained “somewhat less” than $75,000 in currency and checks, said today that a checkup of the movements of the mail shipments in which the pouch- es were supposed to be, proved there were no irregularities in which the pouches were suposed to be, proved there were no irregularities in their handling. This, he declared, only deepened the mystery. Plenty of Suspects He added however that “plenty of consideration” is being given tv suspects, saying this in answer to a question as to whether there were any suspects. The postal inspector who has come into the New Haven district with Postal Inspector T. P. Cronan to find the missing pouches, said the reports had placed the amount of currency in one pouch “too high,” but though refusing to reveal the exact amount, he did say it was “somewhat less than $75,000." (Continued on Page 13.) PLAYGROUND WORKERS ASSIGNED TO POSTS Instructions to Be Issued at Meeting Next Tuesday City playgrounds will open July 1, with a staft of 19 directors work- ing under the supervision of the municipal recreation commission and John Bmithwick, general supervisor. Of the staff, five will be in their first year of playground service. They are Willlam McCue, Peter Kar- lones, Edward Hinchey, Frank Mc- Grath and Mies 8tella Eisenberg. Miss Anna Kalmanowitz, formerly a director at the Nathan Hall grounds, has been transferred to junior achievement work, where she will be associated with Miss 8ylvia Adler, a director of this specialized work for the past two years. Misses Ad- ler and Kalmanowitz are school teachers. Assignments announced today by the recreation commission are: Elihu Burritt playground, Miss Helen Bonney and Charles Hagearty; Na- than Hale playground, Miss Madelyn Lynch and James Connelly; Para- (Continued on Page 15.) Berlin to New York. They intend to blaze a new air trail to the United S tates. Alaska and Canada that these two German aviators, tem pted. Tt's- by w Gloede (left) and Wenzel, expect to fly soon from Here they are with the little m onoplane in which the long air voyage is to be at- ay of Biberia, the Bering Straits, SINCLAIR AND DAY MUST SERVE TERMS Penalty for Jury Shadowing Up- held by Supreme Gourt OIL MAN OUT IN NOYEMBER New Nine Months' Sentence to Be- gin Now and Run Concurrently With Three Months’ Term He Is Now Serving. Washington, June 22 (P—Harry F. Sinclair and Henry Mason Day, vice president of one of Sinclair's oil companies, were ordered com mitted to jail today by the District iof Columbia supreme court for con- |tempt of court as a result of jury {shadowing activities in the Sinclair trial. ! Sinclair now is in the Washington for refusal to answer questions asked by a senate investigating committee and the sentence imposed today will start immediately and run concur- rently with his present sentence. As a result, the time the oil man must remain behind the bars will be shortened by about 35 days. Allowing -time off for good be- havior it is expected he will com- plete both sentences by about the last week in November. Asked to Pay Fine Again Through Error of Court Peter Gasperini of this city who was arrested and fined in Norfolk rccently was taken in custody yes- terday by police officers from that town and was brought there to pay a fine which he claimed he had al ready paid. After he arrived thc police found that through a mistak» |in the books Casperini had not Ibeen credited with the payment. His arrest was on charges of viola- tion of the motor vehicle law. HIGH TIDES—JUN! N. London 11:19 a.m.,11:21 p.m. | New Haven 12:30 pm. * ! | * THIS WEEK'S AFFAIRS »\3&‘1 AM/7 7OrAwh Ov CUFF Kuioir q . Fall- | jail serving three months sentence ; || “Saul” Stabs Himself | Too Well in Theater Washington, June 22 (A—Lkd- ward Sewell, negro janitor nand amateur actor, is credited with one of the most realistic inter- pretations of the King Saul sui- cide scene that an audience at the Mount Zion African Meth- odist church ever saw. Sewell was playing the part of King Saul in a play called “Mcn of the Bible.” He was equipped with a crown, regal robes, white sandals, and a three-foot faber. He reached his big moment in a scene in which “Saul” was sup- posed to stab himself. The idea, Sewell explained after a physician stopped an alarming flow of blool and took several stitches in the wound, was to iat the sword pass between his boly and arm. But his arm got in thc way. “It sure did hurt” he said, “but T dida’t Jet the people know about it. “I'm gonna do King Saul again in a couple of weeks, but ['m gonna do some practicing on :ny aim in the meantime.” HURT IN FIST FIGHT, BRINGS $3,000 SUIT r Brings Action Against Neighbor on Vanc~ Street Ambrose Uh, the loser in a fist fight which occurred in the rear of 150 Vance street on May 29 when B oung for $3,000. Ur claims that he “was struck and reduced to semi-consciousness.” He further claims that his cheek was |cut, his eyes discolored, that blood was drawn from his nose and mouth and that medical assistance w. the battle, B. J. Monkiewicz represents ths plaintiff and the writ was served on (Continued on Page 13.) he alleges he was attacked by John | Young, has brought sult against | necessary to care for the waunds of | 'STUCKA IDENTIFIED ~ DYING IN HOSPITAL New Britain Man Principal in Wild Auto Escapade ACKERMAN UNDER ARREST Oak Street Man to be Charged With Three Thefts i He Survives In- juries—Companion Admits Steal- ing Car. Positively identified by Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney of the local po- lice department, the man who 1\\1’&(']\0\1 a stolen automobile in North Haven and stole another car {which he wrecked in Hamden, sus- taining injuries which are expected to result in his death, is Michael Stuka, 25, of 11 Oak street, this city, and if he recovers at New Haven hospital he will be charged with {theft of an automobile in this city and another in North Haven, be- sides whatever charges of violation of the motor vehicle laws the au- thorities choose to prefer in view of the manner in which he is alleged to have driven. He may also be charged with breaking and entering, for the car he stole in North Haven was in a garage. Gunnard Ackerman, 23, of 49 Cherry street, who is at New Britain General hospital with a compound fracture of the arm and other in- juries, was interviewed today by Ser- |geant P. J. O'Mara, who is working |on the theory that Stuka was with Ackerman in a stolen car when it crashed against a parked car on East street early yesterday morning, but he would not give the sergeant definite information on which to (Continued on Page 13.) ———% THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: | dershowers this | noon and tonight; mostly fair, not much change in temperature. — | ! New Haven; Domenic Perrotti, New Al Week Junme 15th ... Dally Circulstion 15.287] PRICE THREE CENTS _ POLICE SEEK NONSTOP HOP PILOT FOR BAD CHECKS AS PLANE LEAVES LOS ANGELES SNODK MAY ENTER PLEA OF INSANITY Confessed Murderer's Attorneys Gonsidering Self Defense NOT T0 PLEAD GUILTY special Term of Court May Be Called to Try Former Professor for Slaying of Co-Ed Paramour— Mrs. Snook Will Aid Husband. Columbus, Ohio, June 22 (A—A first degree murder indictment to- day stood against Dr. James H. Snook, dismissed Ohio State Uni- versity professor as he awaited trial for the confessed slaying of his co-ed paramour, Theora Hix, 25 year old student of medicine. Snodk's attorneys’ announced they would not permit him to plead guilty to the indictment, as he had indicated he would, forcing the state to prepare a trial by jury. County Prosecutor John J. Chester Jr., considered requesting a special term of court for the trial, since county courts now are in the sum- | mer recess. Despite his written confession that he slew the girl in a jealous quarrel, Mrs. Snook today declared she believed her 49 year old hus- (Continued on Page 15) THINK BIG RUM RING HAS BEEN SMASHED UP Police Take 12 in Toils, | Including Four Local Men New Haven, June 22 (UP)—State police believed today that the dis: united remnants of the once-power- ful liquor ring of Domenic Perrotti, known as “king of the bootleggers,” had been virtually cleaned up by 12 arrests in various parts of the state. Perrotti, now said to be a mem- ber of a gang headed by Antonid Esposito of New Haven, brother of Dr. Joseph Esposito, former state senator, was arraigned with six others in superior court yester- day on a charge of illegally manu- facturing liquor and released un- der $2,000 bonds. ¥ive others, allegedly members of a gang headed by Harry T. Lut- terman of Woodbridge, reputed former Ku Kiux Klan kleagle, will be tried with the Esposito gang| before the June term of court. According to police, the men ar- rested are divided as follows: Esposito gang—Antonio Esposito, Michael Riverso, New Ha- ven; Salvatore Dallaglia, New Britain; Elliott Burgess, New Brit- ain; Carmelo Cocacoma, New Bri ain; Domenic La Monte, New Bri ain. Lutterman gang—Harry T. Lut- terman, Weodbridge; Anthony Per- rotti, New Haven (brother of| Domenic); Ernest Porter, Wood- bridge; Anthony De Falla, New Haven: Anthony ,Spagone, New Haven. According to police the two| “mobs” united and conducted li- quor manufacturing and distribut- ing activities on a large scale, us- ing the Woodbridge farm of Lut- terman as headquarters. Lutterman and his followers were arrested about two weeks ago after a raid on the former Klansman's chicken farm was alleged to have disclosed a huge still. The June term of criminal su- perior court will open here Tues- day. YALE SWEEPS FIELD IN THAMES REGATTA Takes Third Race by Win- ning Varsity by Four Lengths Haven; New London, June P—By sweeping the entire field of events at the annual regatta on the Thames river with her ancient rivals, Yale has closed the athletic year of 1928- 29 with an impressive record of conquest over Harvard. As the climax to the big Blue parade, the Eli oarsmen rowed to three victorics yesterday, capturing the classic four-mile varsity race by a good four and a half lengths, 1o make their contribution to previous Yale triumphs in hockey, basebali. track and basketball. Hold Football Victory Out of the dual rivalry, Harvard's football victory last fall loomed as the brightest achievement, to stand with lesser conquests in tennis and polo. | Lee {on a proposed non-stop flight fromé. | Los Angeles to New York in an at. | Monkiewicz Fresno, Calif., Officers Miss Lee Schoenhair By Few Minutes At Los Angeles Field- Aviator Hopes to Break Present Mark. Takeoff Delayed Two Hours by Slight Crash With Another Craft— Authorities to Await: Ace's Return to Serve. Warrant on Charge. Los Angeles, Cal, June 22 UP—A request from W. G. Walker, chiet of police at Fresno, Cal, for the arrest, on a bad check charge of Schoenhair, transcontinental non-stop flight record seeker, was 1eceived here this morning a few minutes after the aviator had taken | off for New York. Sought 30 Days A telegram from Chief Walker to the police here said Schoenhair had been sought for 30 days. Informed that Schoenhair was on his way to- New York, the police said they would forward the message to au- thorities there. In & telephone communication. Walker later said he did not know the exact amount of the checks in- volved, but that it was “fairly larg He sajd he would not ask for extradition of the flier from New York, but would await his return to" Los Angeles. Leaves at 3:41 A. M. Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles, Cal., June 22 (PM—Lee Bhcosnhair took oft here at 3:41 a. m., today o templ to break the transcontinental vecord of 18 hours, 21 minutes and 59 seconds. Loaded with ¢85 gallons of gase- line, the Lockheed-Vega monoplans ieft the ground after almost - plcte run across the kirport- disappeared in the dukn:. Delayed In Schoenhair, who hopes to eclipss the mark held by Captain Frank Havwks, was delayed in his takeoff by more than two hours when the plane was slightly damaged in a collision with another craft as it was being taxied to the field. The pilot planned to drop mes- sages at the cities he passed en route so his progress would be made known. Huge signs on the landing . fields at Scott fleld, Belleville, IIL, Lincoln field, Cincinnati, O., and at the airport at Harrisburg, Pa., were to notify the flier of weather condi- tions ahead. o Message to Mayor Carried A letter from Mayor George Cryer. of Los Angeles to Mayor James (Continued on Page 13.) (THEY DID GET CHARLEY- DESPITE BILL'S BOAST Second Grabowski Under Arrest on Rum Run- ning Charge Charles Grabowski, 27, of 30 High street, who was driving a se. dan on Clark street Thursday evee ning and escaped while his brother William was being arrested by Offie cer Daniel Cosgrave after a flerce fight lasting 20 minutes, was arrest. ed yesterday afternoon at the home of his sister in Middletown by the police of that place and was brought to this city by Officers Kiely and Liebler. He made no resistance. In police court today he pleaded rot guilty to the charge of trans. porting liquor by means of a motor vehicle and had the case continued until Monday in $3000 bonds. At torney Martin F. Stemplen apeared for him and said Attorney B. J. will represent him~ Monday but could not be in court today. 5 “He is a fourth offender,” Prese- cuting Attorney Woods said te Judge Saxe, asking for a $3800 bond. His brother “vent to jall yes~ terday in default of bonds, haviag been bound over to the September term of superior court. Officer Liebler had informatien yesterday that Charles would be in Middletown and the “tip” proved ac- curate. On the way to jail early in the afternoon William expremsed regret at his decision to fight rather thaa. . flee when he was trapped in the rear of 24 Clark street by Officer Cosgrove. He told Officer Liebler the police would “never get not knowing that the net in “Charley” was caught a fe later had aiready been wo William, according t Out of the 21 races on the Thames since Ed Leader in 1923 took com- (Continued on Page 15) the liquor business ne many times he might be “Let the dumbbells shop if they want te,”