New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1929, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD Week Endlng July 6th Average Daily Circulation Kor 15,033 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1920, —TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS ENDURANGE FLIERS - STUBBORNLY STICK 10 FURTHER GRIND “Tough Hombres” Still Up Alt- er 247 Hours-Even Motor Second Hand Machine REPORT ENGINE IS GETTING TRIFLE NOISY BUT NOT BAD Estimating Distance at 80 Miles an Hour Shows Plane Has Flown 17,000 Miles in Present Attempt, or Two-Thirds Distance Around Earth—Aviators' spirits Report- ed High. Culver City, Cal., July 11 (P—En- tering the tenth day of their endur- ance fiight, L. W. Mepdell and R. B Reinhart today took' another 100 gallons supply of gasoline aboard their sturdy biplane and ‘continued their game effort to prove that man can outlast a motor. Hot coffee and rolls were handed down to the fliers during the refu ing contact which was accomplish- ed as smoothly as in the early stages of the flight Pass 217 Hour Mark At 7:29:30 o'clock this morning the ninth day in the air was com- pleted. The world's sustained flight record had been boosted to 217 hours an hour later. The single 220 horsepower motor of the plane appeared to be good for many more hours of duty al- though “a trifle noisy” and the fiiers gave no indication of nearing the point of exhaustion. The refueling performance pre- sented a pleasing spectacle, the two planes banking and turning in uni- son as they circled the air port. The epochal endurance flight seemingly has developed into a con- test to down first—man or machine, All previous endurance have been left far behind, thing which motor to fight, aside from the conquerable factors of time gravity, was each other. Motor Second Hand On the one side were two hombres” who have inured selves to a routine of four sleep and four hours of flying: the other was a second hand. horsepower airplane motor which had done 450 hours of duty before it began the record-breaking flight. Up to the 214th hour neither man noy machine had faltered so far as could be ascertained from below. The “fough homk as they elect- the only and “tough them- hours of On | (Continued on Pag MISSING WITNESSES PRESENTED IN COURT ellow Mill Bridge Case Delayed By Refusal to Talk Three) Bridgeport, July 11 (P—George T. McCarthy, Sr., George T. McCar- thy, Jr., of this city and Ray G. Rei- geluth of New Haven. a member of the firm of (. W. Blakeslee and Son found yesterday in this city after search of a month and a half by a sheriff, were brought into a special justice court to be cross-examined on alleged irregularities in the con- struction of the Yellow Mill bridge. Preliminary investigation is said to have shown that the three men had formed a sub-contracting company called the Blakeslee-Bridgeport Cor- poration which furnished supplies for the construction of the bridge. Seeks Facts in Case State’'s Attorney Comley has been endeavoring to bring the three men before some judicial tribunal in which will explain all about earnings and alleged large profit When the three men were arr ed they were represented by counsel and their appearance was, unofficial- Iy, a surrender. IFormer State's At- torney Homer Cummings and Raymond Hackett of Stamford rep- resented Mr. Reigeluth and W. E. Thoms and Attorney McEvoy of Waterbury in the interest of the thys. they wel two MecCar- Out on Habeas Corpus The three men when brought be- fore the justice court refused to swer any questions put to them by State's Attorney Comley, on advice of their counsel, claiming that the court procecdings was unconstitu- tional They timus for leased ssued per The will be supe an- were arrested under a mit- contempt. but were re- on a writ of habeas corpus by Carl of the su- court issue he rior co to the Ioster or on the rd later by a judge of the rt and is expected to go supreme court on nn appeal Aviators Fall Out of Airplane in Mid-Air Spain, July 11 (UP)—Two aviators fell unnoticed from irplane en route here from Morocco, according to the the pilot, Captain upon his arrival here to- He reported that while passing Tarifa. on the southern coast noticed that his companions, n Castro and liecut niv had disappeared. Another plane has been sent in search of them. habeas Sevill Spanish an Larache, report of Guerrero, day over, he determine which will break { records | remained for man and | un- | al corpus Ricardo | 'Champion’s Wife Says He Trains On Rum, Uses Her For Sparring Partner In Divorce Case Hearing Mickey Walker Used \‘\ ord “Dallmg Often, But to Other Women—Spouse Claims He Squandered $60,000 On Wild Tour of Paris—Wrecked Furniture Once Also. Trenton. N. J. July 11 (UP) “Mickey” Walker, a terror in the ring as middleweight boxing cham- pion, proved equally ferocious about the house and could be controlled only by his mother-in-law, his wife | charged today in suing for separate | maintenance and custody of their| 5 year old son, Michael. Mrs. Margaret Kelley, the wife, | accused her husband, born Edward |1 Patrick Walker, of training on drink, | “many friends and sweethearts.” He with her as an unwilling cparring | was out nearly every night, she said, | partner. She said he once threat-|and on the telephone she heard him | ened to kill her, but instead wrecked [say to another, “Why haven't you furniture. | been to New York, darling Says He Liked Ladies | Says Husband Attacked Her There were plenty of “darlings”| For the last 10 days things have | and “sweethearts” from him, but | — i they were addreseed to others, said | Mrs made Walker, a pretty blonde. He $200,000 a year under the shrewd guidance of his manag |Jack Kearns, she said, and once squandered $60,000 on a trip to Paris. Mrs. Walker technically cruelty,” the result of an rned temper. “Mickey” started his drinking in she said, and paid attention to charged ill-gov- (Continued on Page Thrno) | ENGLISH HALT PLAN CHINA AND RUSSIA | T0 SALVAGE CRAFT| AT ODDS IN EAST Task So Dangerous It Might Not-Soviet Railroad Officials Dis- Fven Be Possible | missed, Replaced By Chinese CONYINCED_ GREW DEAD JAPAN FEARS TROUBLE Link Admiralty Submarine Would | Sudden in Raised— | as | Says Coup Destroys Be Worthless Even if Trans-Siberian Railroad — Em- Casualty List Revised to 20 ployes Are Accused of Political Man is Found. Activities, July 11 (A—The admir- | 11 (P— has decided to abandon all fur- ther operations for salvaging the sunken submarine H- | ager, assistant general manager, and The announcement of this was j«u Russian heads of various depart supplemented by the statement that |ments of important Chinese st~ {this decision had been reached after | €T railway, have been “dismissed.” {full consideration of the location of | The Chinese, Shan Chi-Khan, Aft and the difficulties | member of the board of director: 1 assistant general manager, has |been appointed to take charge. Japanese Anxiety Grows |facts which guided in reaching this | okyo, July 11 (A—Japanese nm. \dulflnn were the certainty that all | cial circles watched events in Man- | the missing men perished almost im- | churia today with growing anxiety. mediately after the vessel sank, and | seeing in the Chinese coup which has |that the great depth of water, risk | destroyed the Russian control of the Ifrom tides and weather would ren- [Chinese Fastern railway a situation (der salvage—even if an ultimate | cangerous to the Chinese Southers possibility—a task involving the |railway, in which Japan has a vital divers and others in great and con- | interest . tinual danger. | Rengo News Agency ven if the H-47 were salvaged, [from Harbin, Manchuria, the statement adds. the damage General Chang Ching Hui, through pressure and flooding would | of the Harbin district, ye render her unfit for service, and |rested 174 Soviet officia salvage operations of such difficulty [ ployes of the Chinese would not ified Thirty-seven of the prisoners will l‘n\ Last Respects already have been started unrlnri The battleship Rodney, flying the | guard for the Siberian border for de- flag of the rear admirals command- | portation. ing the submarines and other ves- | Think Brcach Unhealable sels, before leaving the vicinity, will | The dispatches interpreted the coup as having made a virtually un- lable breach between China and [the Soviet. It said Chinese direc- tors had been appointed to replace | the stcd Russians, the Chinese wmzml every opening to undermine \m Hurbin, Manchuria, July An official announcement w: today that the Russian general man Tondon, lalty a {the lost warc in attempts to salvage it. All Men Dead The admiralty statement says the dispatches said that governor terday ar- and em- Eastern rail- (Continued on AHRENBERG ARRIVES AT GREENLAND PORT Completes Hop From Ice- land in Motor Boat, Advices Say Page 19) those ar vice-directos Among Russian ted of were the railways (Continued on Page l—;ught) ESTATE 0F MRS, HART | VALUED AT $137,542 Greater Part Represented By Investments in Stocks Copenhagen, Denmark, —Advances received here from | Ivigtut, Greenland, state that Cap- tain Albin Ahrenberg and the crew | {of the airplane Sverige, reached | Ivigtut at 6 o'clock this morning in | a motorboat after landing at Kung- nait Bay from Reykjavik, Iceland. July 11 (A left Reykjavik, p. m. yesterday ja. m. B T.) intending to maks | Ivigtut, Greenland, and continue the transoceanic flight they began a month ago at Stockholm, Sweden. The aviators remained at Reyk- javik several weary weeks replacing their plane and a new engine in [ testing it out hefore continuing to the United near there, ago when | troubte. Their ment to see An inventory of the late Martha filed in the probate follows shares Chesape Rallway Co 50 shares Bag 180 shares Eier the Peck court The property Hart w today, Sver land, at 1:45 Tee- (9:45 a. ke and Ohio m Bond & s 5.00 shares Elihu Burritt Corparation, pfd share Elihu Corp., com. hares General originally severa S ; the motor developer 1 Burritt Elect: es William W Ity 10 shares International T Corp. o 160 shares Landers, Kk shares National Cash common A ostal Telegraph Corp. departure excited no com- nd there was hardly anyone ‘hem off. Nevertheless the aviators were in down- hearted, The E 05.00 Frary and 10,920.00 | no wise 013.00 21 th and n fliecrs belizv fueling at lvigtut, sibly at Belle Isle, they would able to make the trip to New without difficulty 1.cw. with re- pos- he Yo Ol & Tel. Ci 00 Stevenson Refuses to Resign In Letter Sent to Hartford Mayor 11 Hartford, Stevenson Walter resign His | this letter July (P—George S.|statement as to his conduct at the . | notified M r raid and the mayor did not voice atterson that he refused io | disapproval of his conduct or from the police letter. delivered srnoon, was in from the mayor ye which the resignation of missioner by next Monday manded Tho today say | commission. | that it merited his quitting the po- the mayor lice board. The mayor's letter answer to a terday was to the effect that erday in |resignation should be submitted the com-|Mr. Stevenson had refused to giye was de- | the mayor a statement. Mr. Stev- {enson accompanied R. Cleveland 7, when the atter to yos the | as | commissioner in his letter of [} 'of Kilbou s made | Russian influence l 50,00 | 50.00 | 680.00 | 40.00 | 0 | those reinstated il oted | Passengers Rescued KILBOURNE WINNER INSUPREME COURT OVER GAS STATION] Gase Goes Back to Superior Gourt With Decision Or- dered, Against City LONG BELVIDERE ROW BELIEVED AT AN END Highest Authority Says Construc- | tion Was Begun on Property— Belkin Loses Suit Over Grapes— | Action for Probate Fees and Nar- row Strip of Land in West End Decided for Attorney Gaffney. Edward O. of 1600 into Kilhourne anley street, who carried three courts his fight for permi gasoline street | entrance Quarter has been granted that right under a de of t filling sta- the | park, {sion to erect a |tion on Stanley opposite to Stanley sion of the supreme court state of Connecticut. matter ha been manded the superior court with enter judgment in favor e Judge Frederick B.| d of the law firm «of Hun- counsel for Kilbourne. expects the court (0‘ 93 days in which | WOl he started stopped when he | r of days remain- | ‘ng in the one year period that his | permit was to be in effect | Case Hinsed on Single Word | | As was the case when the mat- ter was before the city court here and in the superior court of Hart- | jford county the entire question {hinged on the legal meaning of the The back orders to to Hungerf gerford-Saxe, said today he allow the plaintif fo complete the but which was had that numb |word construction. Kilhourne re- | | ceived his permit conditional upon | |the beginning of construction with- | {in three months and completion | within one year. He constructed a | |culvert and filled in the low land | which was to serve as the gasoline tation site and when an effort was | (Continued on Page 20) EQUITY DISCIPLINES !Two Others Reinstated—| Talkie Contracts Be- lieved Cause Hollywood, Cal, July 11 (A— Suspension of five actors from the Actors’ Equity Association and the reinstatement of two others was an- nounced by Frank Gillmore, presi- dent, early today. While no state ment was made as to the cause of the suspensions, it was understood they resulted from making contract with talking motion picture produc- | ers without sanction of the organ | tion. Those suspended were Tull shall, Anders Randolph, I Hatton, Louise I (\((fl, | { Mar- ymond Believed Initial Move The action, taken at a meeting of | | the association here last night, was interpreted to be the first move of Equity in its demand that producers here cept only contracts from | paid-up members Eauity. The leading members of the industry here made a flat refusal of the de- mand, insisting that open shop would | continue. Rumors, the course not be located, | day that the Equity association plan- I ned a preliminary by setting today as the last in which its mem- extras with non- picture produc- maintained ut 1d | fficient to of of which could | were current yester- | strike bers may appear members in talking tion work. Produce that the not include cause embarrassment No Comment on Strike Equity officials refused to com ment on the strike Several prominent tresse members of protested vinst the | potiey r ng the tition recently signed hy some outstanding members of the | colony, and members of Equity. before fused ind Jules Cowles were Reinstatement w when contracts previously | auestioned were found to conform to | Equity requirements (Continued on i . proposed w a numl ports. tors a ity, have | association's A pe of th movi I a talkies. ask- ed a hearing the president [ which was r Gloria Gre: From Burning Boat | Jacksonville, Fla., July 11 (UP) Timely action of pilots of other boats in the St. Johns river resulted in the rescue of 20 passengers here from a burning ferry boat, crossing the river from South sonville. Several of the passengers jumped overboard but were picked up by small hoat Another ferry rescued the majority of them A short circuit in the ferry hoat caused cngineer id the engines of the fire, the HIGH TIDES—JULY astings June 7, refusal that on June 9, two |[found his wife in a hotel room with days after the Broder-Hastings raid | Edward W. Broder, ex-state sena- at the Highland Court hotel, he|tor and former democratic candi- gave the mayor a full, coufldenualidme for mayor, New London New Haven 4 FIVE SCREEN STARS, ! wei from | trom | had nd Henry | of Napolcon's is EDSEL FORD WANTS | Testifies Before Commit- {of | sharp | the motor Alfred | era | ai | said the elder Ford had not received | the invitation Eemeees pee e R e FIELD WHERE PATHFINDER LANDED AT ROME ) picture shows tl L1 R Q. Williams and 31 min the field This with R in 10 hour ds throng A del nd ALY s from Santander. and Littorio, ne co-pil ot n, where liter al roport r Lewis cey, Spa d shown here almost Uy eir enthusi FLIERS TELL TALE OF TRIP T0 ROM Bucked Head Winds During Flight Over Southern Europe FABRIC TORN FROM PLANE Fhrough I —— Janitor Runs Lift While Blaze Rages July 11 (UP)- hfe o 5 thr roism, 1 Sulhy Into year-old Bost n; n ston, 1ru or 1 opportunity 1y we 1 and s me fire r e bil n elevator holked lown a smoke-¢ es to carry s trapped o ind fifth floors Sullivan finally ke, but not 1 ilding had bee SOLDIERS ARE FIT AFTER LONG HIKE Yancey P'ut Toot Itlage Saw Ocean at Rare Intervals— sorry They Needed Two Hops and Wish Storm Had Aided Them. July 11 () told the of Rorae Two tired and Associated Press ight ry me the story old this morning before their Ore they went to bed in a hotel her “'Ge Lewis hut we need sleep,” ¢ A of the “Do you d Santander Yancey, one said. know time [ and March Back Again went to this morning o'clock may be but tain As Yancey o ive, Williams would time to time, correcting or calling ention to Yancey's ictivities when the navi red prone fo forget them he filght against h inds v from Santander to Rome hardest part of their trip, it sure knows how to iinued his interr Blanket Sergeant Wakes Licutenants At 2 A, M—Lntire 169th Regi- tail own H ment At Camp Trumbull Goes On was they ( Camp Parade Tomorrow. terd the said. Hera July 11 Put oot Through Plane A “Over Yancey related seenied actually to stand still foot strip of was torn the fusela and funny experience through the rt storm rday Toul nly bad weather T d its encampment five d briefiy was practically th 16 since its sta ‘we A five off underne ater 1 had the puiting my foot plane. “Upon leaving out across the sea intended just fabric the Ith nent experienced The shower luste air ¢ while it was underway the hit the A storn wa steadily e squad ter Toulon struck toward Corsica. 1 to touch the tip but instead we at about 4 o'clock I day morning was the only ot k though some to a wec perfect weather (Continued on Page Eight) of the days are always a breezc 1. T well burned hot there ng across the fic pretiy from they near the end of in camp but the N tingent tinction he NO MOTOR TARIFF of guards of keepi physical condition of a few blist tee in Favor of Free in Company I ranks Trade ing durir uve (LP) inc ikl automobile IFord, Washington, de in the by L Free tr sel son is favored the Roberge. try: billionaire manufacturer, sales manager I of the Ford Mo Co., told the senate finance comm today ted apportunity re Compay Roberz testimony revealed a to difference s in opinion con- leade! Preceding Roberge Alvan Macauley Packard Motor Co the present cerning the tariff amor s of wor on the stand president af the had recommended that tariff of t be reduced no lower tha cent, with reten- tion of the countervailing tariff provision Macauley’s stand was supported by P. Sloan, president of Gen- Motors, who insisted that at least 10 per cent tariff be retained “Mr. IFord favors free trade as far as the Ford Motor Co. is concerned,” Roberg: He explained he Company 5 per 10 per present said was | referring to Idsel Ford and not to | Henry Ford When the committee expressed ppointment that the billion manufacturer had been unable tend the meeting in person. MANNIN Brit Juo today 1l hours of re at- lain's Roberge | (“Threc whiled his stay in throu away tl W by taking a nting He said he did not know Henry Ford's views in regard to the tariff. ind engraving “Thre d Star” I What nting fire that would Washington how in New they -alarm to THE WEATHER he ve him a chance ey do such Britair New Britain and icinity: Pair tonight and Frida little change in temperature, show things bette “Unless three-alarm af- 1 don’t respond.” Mr. Hen- y airly told & newspaperman Guardsmen March Over Hills I 600D PHYSICAL FORH \ RECEPTION RUUNHS BEGUN BY FLIERS Social Engagements Pile Up On Williams and Yancey PUBLIG KF?M? TONIGHT nder Crew, Accompanied By © Afttaches, First Head For "ailor—Press Lauds Achievements f Two Men. R ome, July 11 “aptain ir long f and L series of official social nts in honor of the comple- tion of their trip from Old Orchard Maine, to the Eternal City. Accompanied by the American air ttaches, they first visited a tailor | and had nts taken tor cral b then they had inch at of Alexander Kirk Ameri- N eml ns for st discussed the charge home aires at th : which p ¥ Rome wer Reception More Orderly After the wild reception on ittorio air field last oke through authorities have 1d the greetin en more orderly airmen this morning went out Littorio air field they 1 their planc was in excellent condition fuseloge will long torn off by the wind, re m.‘ a torn on the ftr temporarily fi ot | 1t ntander, zain wa: torn during the 10 hour flight to Rome. Public Reception Tonight The 1 olony will be ing th lic ening d 3 sy, d the the gendarn:es, close fliers wd ken to the > b where The but the strip of inspecte need a ic his strip wlantic hop. was but hand at this its first s clo: Ao tinued on I PUBLIC WORKS BOARD T0 INVITE FALK AfiAlN and Merian Pre- Second Letter to Alderman Dobson pare § vitation to Uk to am vag in t utomobile truck 1o so. electing to expl throu Atem His explanat was to public worl an voted last furthe factory X v to ask ormation Hennessy Disappointed Because Washington Has No Large Fires today been he | here He any thot real fi visit, would have lend a hand, but they fires, he emphasized Mr. Hennessy will report a f William J. Noble cpartment v morning. he said “I'll tell the chief what 1 had in Washington," although there we no big here. the heat > last few lays has been a gentle reminder of what it means fo combat smoke and Tc had a good only rry 1 to put out a ht that s during been glad must be 1in to of the Sat A gre he said. re of fum 1inly have nd I'm chance et didn’t | blaze, today began | night when tie | motor | 5 1 me if there | FIVE BURNED ALIVE AS TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR CORNING,N.Y. Four Members of Crew and Tramp Dead-Passenger, Fa- tally Hurt, Battles for Life LOCOMOTIVE GOALS SET WRECKED COACHES AFIRE Four Cars of Lastbound Cleveland- New York Express Derailed 1In Crash With Tark Car on Passing Freight—spilled Fluid From Re- finery Container Spreads Blaze Over Wide Area. Iy 11 P—Trap- ng wreckage of four stbound Cleveland- York exjress of the Erle rail- persons were burned to d a sixth was probably fatal- ed as the passenger locomotive ploughed into a tank car stbound freight that had left he today | im a we {the track as two trains passed |about three miles east of hers Coals Start Blaze 1 the Coals passenger locomo- tive set the contents of the tank car | abid fire rapidly spreading to e car, two mail cars and er coach which had with the locomotive, dead were identified as Fred of Hornell, of Susequehanna, railway mail clerk ot assen ierailed The been engineer; Pa., . Henry Arkport and P. A. \lamanca; and a tramp Swan Berger, 3§, of remen 1lbut, 17 n identifie Mo | Vau Rose. of Twenty- Sixth New York city, tenta- ively identified as a passenger in the ailed coach, was extricated from | the wreckage and taken to Corning | hospital, so seriously burned that he ably will die, authorities said. T °r train left Corning at 12 and passed the west- hound about three miles east the city. Tank Car Leaves Rails Railroad officials said the locomo- tives of the two trains were ncarly breast when the first tank car in he freight apparently buckled and |lett the rails. The passenger loco- | motive, traveling at a high speed, lyzmshrvl into it and spread the tank [car's inflammable contents over a wi street, lo | | | None of the freight car crew was | injured. After the collision nearly half of the ars in the freight | train buckled and covered both "n.n ks with blazing wreckage. Erie officials said the passenger | coach was of wooden construction jand was destroyed. Both tracks were blocked and all trains were re-routed over the | Lackawanna to Jrwin Junction, a 20 | mile detour, THINK CLOAK STRIKE IS NEARING ITS END New York Employers Giv ing Way—Lieut. Gov. Lehman Hopeful w July the York 11 strike (UP)—Con- of 30,000 akmalkers soon will be ended was d today by Licutenant Governor Herbert H. Lehman after an extend- cd conference with strike leaders i employe | While Lehman's [satisfactory progres: [towara an’ “early” settlement, many quarters were even more optimistic, {expr belief that a full agree- nt would be reached at a further scheduled for tomorrow fidence that \wn statement said had been mada si nference is understood the employers ed to drop their demand 2-hour week instead of the present 40 hours and to end their {insistence on a piece-work system. | Modification of the discharge clause asked by strikers also is be- lieved to have been agreed to. Un- der the new plan. discharge of union workers would be subject to review by an impartial body. Lehman's Statement statement issued by Lieuten- ant Governor Lehman follows: | “After adjournment of the gener- 1l conterence in which the,for fac- tors in the cloak and suit industry |1articipated yeste: afterncon, 1 [1act representatives of the Interna- [tional " Ladies' Garment Workers t i and the industrial council of, cleak, suit. and skirt manufacturers Hm 1 Pennsylvania. s “At this meeting there were pres- ent a nuiber of officers and other tive of both organiza- as well as Raymond Ingersoll, tial chairman of the cloalk #nd suit industr p The : ssion lasted from 6 last | night to the early hours of toda | Many points at issue were discussed | at length and I teel that very satis- | tact progress was made looking toward early settlement of the strik “Subcommittees representing all faztors in the industry will continue to meet today and tomorrow. To- morrow cvening here will Ly a further conference in which all the f in the industry will partici- | he rTule”