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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JULY & 1929. Mother Found Sick In Squalid Home With 5 Young Children to Care For Il amid squalid surroundings and without food for herself and five children whose ages range between 3 and 12 years, Mrs. Paluka of 142 Winter street was reported by Super- ‘numerary Officer Charles Lesevicius today as a proper subject for atten- tion by the public welfare depart- ment and Investigator Walter Koss- wig was detailed this afternoon to investigate. The woman has been unable - to leave her bed for a week, the offi- |cer reported, and the tenement, | which is on the first floor, is said to |be in an extremely dirty condition. | Her husband is said to have left her |recently after having disposed of | real estate holdings. | It was said at the office of th public welfare department this afte noon that the family was not known to the department, at least not by the name given. In the event that conditions are found as reporte immediate relief will be giv | woman and the children. AIR-RAIL SERVICE IS STARTED TODAY (Continued from First Page) bus, the new municipal airport. First Attempt of Kind The flight from here to Waynoka, Okla., of the two ships marked the first time in the history of aviation that train and plane have been link- ed in regular transcontinental serv- ice. The transfer of passengers was effected quickly. The “Airway Limit- ed” of the Pennsylvania slid into the station at Port Columbus, the pas- sengers for the west coast alighted and walked to the T. A. T. hangar where two planes awaited them T. B. Clement, general traffic manager of the T. A. T., was host at a breakfast at the company's han- gar. Among the guests were Henry and Edsel Ford; David S. Ingalls, as sistant secretary of the navy in charge of aeronautics; General Den- nis E. D. Nolan, commander of the | Fifth Corps Area, United States Army; Major Clarence D. Young, as- sistant director of aeronautics of the United States department of com- merce, and Elisha ILee, executive vice president of railroad, took part monies. in the cere- Passengers in_Plane engers in the “City of Colum- besides Miss Earhart were: Betty Brainerd, ew York newspa- per woman; V. Grant Broder, New York; Colonel Edgar S. Gorrell, In- dianapolis; Mrs. F. C. Kenny; Albert A. Gaithwaite, New York; w. Higgins, Boston: Col. Paul T. Hen- derson, T. A. T. official; Paul T. Henderson, Jr. Washington; Fritz Hinkle, Kansas City newspaper man: Daniel M. Sheaffer, Pennsylvania railroad official; and J. W. Brennan, T. A. T. official of St. Louis. Passengers in the “City of Wich- ita” were: William Chaplin, Associ- ated Press. New York; Mrs. John T. Litch, Byfield, Mass.; Miss M. A. Salamon, representatives of the Brooklyn Eagle; Mrs. G. P. Putnam, New York; E. E. Griener, Spring- field. Ohlo; James Bryant, New York, and four representatives of a talking moving picture company SPEEDING CHARGE AGAINST COUNCILMAN DROPPED Nolled by Prosecutor Woods Today —Bannan Denles Dismissing Boyle From Custody After a conference between Prose- cuting Attorney J. G. Woods, Chair- man M. W. Bannan of the board ot police commissioners, Councilman William D. Boyle of the sixth ward, and Motorcycle Officer William S Strolls, this morning, the charge of speeding on which Councilman Boyle was arrested Saturday afternoon by Officer Strolls on Stanley street was nolled in police court. Chairman Bannan, commenting on | a report that he had brought about the dismissal of the charge last e ning, said today that Councilman Boyle had spoken to him about in- tervening in his behalf and he agreed to speak to the prosecuting attorney but he had not undertaken to dismiss the charge as he had no tight to do so. At police head- quarters it was said today that the head of the department has the right | to release persons charged with drunkenness, without bringing them to court but all other cases are en- tirely in the hands of the prosecut- ing attorney and his ant they are “booked.” Boyle, according to the police, was stopped by Officer Strolls. who :ntended to cantion him about the alleged fast rate of speed at which he was driving. They had wqgds about 1t and finally the officer pre terred the charge and Sergeant King “booked” the councilman for court, releasing him on his own recogniz- ance as 1s frequently done in such cases when the alleged speeder is known to the police. Councilman Boyle is 36 years of age and lives on Commonwealth avenue. He is a democrat and on= of the leading members of the council It was learned today that Officer Strolls and Councilman Boyle were talking to each other less than an hour before the arrest the coupncilman remarking on the fine appearance of the new uniforms worn by the motorcycle and automo- bile detail. The officer did not know Councilman Boyle then or at the time of the arrest, Motorcycle Officer W. P. Hayes telling him who he was after the councilman was in the po- | lice station Officer Strolls councilman was d proximate rate of 30 miles an hour on Stanley street when he stopped him and cautioned him. The council- man was bringing home a cake of ice and is said to have told the of- ficer that he was “sick” of him. as were others in the Belvidere district When ordered to turn around and drive to the police station under ar- rest, the councilman is said to have vefused to obey and finally the of- ficer took him from behind the wheel, with force, after having given him his choice of going to the sta- tion in his own car or in the police patrol The councilman agreed to go with officer, the latter allowed him to take the ice home and then to headquarters reported that the ing at the ap- the and ive former football Georgia Tech, is barnstorming ~ountry with a baseball team Indians. Joa fGuyon star At the of fellow the Pennsylvania | s | once | was made, | COAST GUARD BOAT TEARS LINER OPEN (Continued from First Page) her port bow by the coas guard‘ boat. The impact ripped a jagged | hole in the liner's ste:! side, six feet | wide and extending below the water | line. The stem of the Agassiz was | crumpled but she did not take much | water. | The liner, on the other hand, suf- fered a flooding of her No. 1 hold and limped into port down by the head and with a slight list. The Prince George's ten boats were lowered within 15 min- | utes after the alarm was sounded {and the ship put about and came | |alongside the Agassiz. Gangplanks | | were rigged and most of the pas | sengers, many of them with all their | baggage, made their way aboard the | patrol boat. The Agassiz was under command of Boatswain G. P. Hammond, who was making his first trip as com- | |mander. Captain Adelbert Mac- | Kinnon, a veteran of the Boston and | |Yarmouth Steamship Company's |service, was on the bridge.of the | Prince George and had a crew of §1 | |under him. ! Of the entire passenger list the Prince George, only four per- sons were known to have elected to stay aboard. Misses Alena Conrad and Nellie Roode of Brockton, who were returning from a visit with | their parents in Nova Scotia, wantad to remain but a steward advised them to quit the ship. Two male passengers refused and remained aboard. | Even Bables Remembered | The nine hours the Prince |George's passengers spent on the | | Agassiz were crowded ones for all | | concerned but the crew did its best |to ease the plight of the unexpect- ed guests. Overcoats, bedding and blankets were spread on deck and large quantities of coffee and sar wiches passed among the shivering | | passengers. | Even women with babies were not |neglected. Condensed milk was {heated and diluted with water for |the youngsters. ‘ Passengers Re-Transferred | About 15 miles off Boston the pas- sengers were transferred again, whe {the cutter Mohave came alongside | |and relieved the Agassiz in order | | that that vessel might proceed to the | Fast Boston coast guard base for in- | | spection and repairs. | The Prince George, a twin screw (ship of 2194 tons, which has plied {between Boston and Yarmouth for |many years, put in at the Eastern Steamship Company's dock. Later she was taken to a drydock and em- ergency crews set to work in an en- deavor to have her back in service within a week. | A coast guard court of inquiry was to convene here later today to | investigate the cause of the accic |Former Local Resident | | Drowns in Connecticut A. Swanson, 20, of 7 Con- | | gress street, Hartford, was drowned Sunday afternoon ~in the Connec |cut river when a canoe in which he land a companion were paddling [tipped over abcut a half mile north |of the Willimantic railroad bridge | Neither Swanson nor his com- | [ panion, George Stiles . resident at the Hartford Y. M. C. A.. knew Low | to swim. Nevertheless they hired a | {canoe at Dunbar’s, Hartford |and despite rough water they star |to paddle up river. The boat sized at the second sand bar. Swanson and Stiles hoth seized th canoe, but nson lost his hold when the canoe turned over and sank. Stiles retained his grip until the canoe drifted into shallow wator. He then waded to shore and notified | the police of East Hartford | Swanson was a former resident of [this city. He left this city four | | vears ago to work with his father, | | Andrew Swanson, a painter. He has | | been in the employ of the Reacon Oil | Co. as a painter. Besides his father. | | he leaves two brothers, Roland W. Swanson of Crystal Lake, and Ernest | B. Swanson of Hartford. Funeral | arrangements are incomplete. Voltaire’s “Candide” Held | Not Obscene Literature Jul 8 (UP)—Vol s “Candide’ "is ot obscene and | will be admitted into this country from France, the Civil Liberties | | Union announced today it had been |advised by J. D. Nevius, deputy cus- toms commissioner at Washington. | Copies of the book, consirned to Joston hooksellers, were held up by the customs collector in Boston as obscene last May. Roger N. Baldwin, director of C. I. U, wrote to the ¢ department Washington that the book had heen read for 150 without a question being d against it Nevius, in was quoted |admissable toms collector lift his ban | Ivan cap- to the union hook letter aving the nd Hm‘ the Boston « had’ been advised was to Corn Borer Found In Fields At Bethlehem Waterbury July § (P—Farmers this vicinity fear government quarantine following reports Bethlehem that borers heen found Agent Investiga o that the caterpillars are undoubtedly that ment will corn the county. of a from corn have in large quantitics N. . Norcross of I'arm Bureau cial confirmation borers will the traflic field is ing mean prohibit govern- in iwhere the jcontrol of the p. larrived to find | of the | conciliation | stgrtea. Cleveland Plane Sets Endurance Record of 174 hours, no minut life- | Trijumphant Cleveland fliers are shown after they had set a new refueling endurance record and 59 seconds, about 30 minutes better than the previous mark. From left to right are Roy L. Mitchell and Byron K. Newecomb, record holders, with their wives, Eddie Stinson, builder of the endurance plane, and Ernest Sashan, refueling pilot. Riots Mark New Orleans Trolley Strike 15 public util 1 to resume street car service dur- rike of union trolley car workers. The photo shows the cars, manned by out-of-town: Street battles followed efforts of police to round up riote inset shows a policeman ar ng a man in a street fight. ing a s crews, being greeted with brickbats The ing union trolley men. lease 1 urday forenoo! wicz admitted made and us room. | Node and the the witness sf | said the $1 | Juchniewicz was held 1 too } now that th ’. Associated Press Photo | | | | i | | SLASHES CLERK AS THOUSANDS WATCH The Assol 1 of at they dow and saw om First Page) standing quietly the ambulance. PRIEST SICK HERE, (Continued from First =) ion declining to take part gious exercises. Police we at all entr s ces had been concl ate troopers ak back to Gr Lekston ha en for 13 years. He take over h duties at West Warren yesterday, but he suffered a nervous shock and left South De field irday night, coming to brother's home here. Another priest celebrated 1t West Warren, hioners have eircu- of in re 1d pastor scheduled to paris petition Rev lated transfer of tor since Since Fa notice of rumblin all over reached might part of the the follow Fatl town police any attempt Nowak sume sh. Sunday mo of state police Deerfield at police chief nd that violenc on the to ing a detach sent to anest of town Shortly the afte morni pa rive. The just before S o rist o crowd 9 o'clock e Fhither until Nowak an angr admission to police attempted through the crowe sible for deny chu force a make enter, h The path but they w opposition. At about fire department of hose w drant deliv of 150 pounds and the stre turned on. The forcs was so great that broken in the chur within were destroy ing about At 9:30 opened services with of worshippers pr the police and firems possible recurr ble, traffic was der toured and parishioner groups protesti intervention and the Dr. Lekston has fak rectory while his broth city. Father Le dered to remain her condition is impro I Leks Apostol .« set 9 o'cloc called ected was A with a 2 pressure am wa the wat o'clock 10! and de- 1ddled in the police aver the in this kston 1 Until aside notified as appeal the pastor will and will ret recto ston Temporary Peace In Trolley Strike Riots Orleans, La., July § (P— reigned temporarily least today in the New Orle reet car strike as union I public service officials each o a separate branch of ithority to aid their cause Union pinned for a ter tion of rtment W its f New ace as wders turned heads th pes tistactory the deg for public hinged on applica- tion for a federal injunction to pre- vent riotous against attempts to operate with non-union labor Meanwhile, both had to be content to wait until ton the governmental wheels could be Federal Ju Wayne G. Bdrah set the hearing on the injunc- tion plea at 11 a. m. tomorrow he will ask the union to show canse why it should not be restrained from interfering with operation of strec ed labor. s on a of labor the service acts sides when efforts 1 t cars with I)iamofid Mcrchant. Robbed of Jewelry Mich., July § (UP)- followed Robert Ru York city diamond from a train to tr hotel re i mornir Ru v and bell and e iped with $45.00( 10k Detroit n who New chant, of boun. hoy in room tutzky th wa the tor with when being taken 1lso to Nl their vie room. The robber hot Rutzky knocking a stand, rmmoned telephone rrow until | THREE BOUND OVER FLOCK IS INROW ON BURGLARY GBUNTS s to ernoon with storekeeper was held Datectiv niewicz rior in Ed men reason for the continua lex d.” Attorney Mo e bond in Ka r counsel Ju tioned as tg his had killed a 925, but, po- immediately give out lon regarding the nding communica- in the Michigan electri and Sum zynski's obje 10 mo 000 which not y's case, that Riv rday Avay testified by Lieutenant 2 a my Lehrer's s ing & was being Officer panis crot and Juchnie ste Detective latter to local vicz cases Hickey police who lives in Hyland was walking on She said her back friend was no imme- d from First Pagz ay, n attacked. gt thought fred V was ente iewic Sheriff Hotchkiss y Hugh M. A ely after co terrograted ard J. Hicl reference to in Windso a as felt way Delaet said he York for thres had worked intermittently v en followed at he pool room floor, v the purported con- had shot and killed in Detroit He did not r name. A arch of his ilde a toothbrush, comb, ; outfit, a rubber ball and & He had no money. 1 outside 15 divi two compa and robbed o Hickey said tod he event t arthed to of s ur s rin 1 her farther North who brot TRUCKS IN COLLISION 1t obile truck owned by Platt of Bristol and driven Blair of 30 Cottage street, as going south on Center noon today and in On stres lsor court through had a drin nt,to Hartford last Main He could r h he hap the his posse & ar e we nue RERLIN GREETS BERLIN July S I pla have Examinir wicz turned and left the or Tuesday or the for- T oom v ered and the it was the halance Vanasse knew d th worked or why ed to fu Attorney as it tu st into Commercial street it struck a truck owned by Morris Jotkowitz of 90 West street, Eea amnae : ch was being loaded with water- i Dolan, who investi- that the left front 1 bumper of the parked were damaged. He no cause for police action. tools in (7.8 A window in th t t Berlin to its s founc Hampshir been tamper gl ilar testimony Dr. Moses Kupelian testified to the police € and examined b0 11 ned drunken when Vanasse hected Juchniew to the Attorney | fied that that it |=ate {he police sta chniewicz e howey Samuel hy- | Now! Rent Your Summer Place! Vacation time is here and every day hundreds of New Britain people are getting away from the hot, dusty city for the summer months—they all need a summer home, cottage, or camp and it's a sure bet that they will look first in the Herald for their listing. They know where they will get the selection of summer places from which to choose. Will your Rental ad be there to greet their eye? Clip out the coupon below —uwrite your ad on it and mail to the Herald. Don't let that summer place stand idle all summer. 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