New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 24, 1929, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ENDURANCE PLANE PASSES 210 HOURS: STILL ROARING ON St. Louis Fliers Eclipse All Records and Set Hopes on 300 Hour Mark Now FINANCIAL INDUCEMENTS CONTINUE T0 PILE UP Adds 21 Hours to Old Record At 3:17 P, Staying Aloft Worth $1324 Per Day From Now,On As Offers of Money Increase. St. Louis, July (®—The “St. Touis Robin” which yesterday broke the world's record for sustained flight, began its twelfth day in the air at 7:17 a. m. (C. . T)) today. At 1:17 p. m. (C. S. T.) or 3:17 p. m. eastern daylight time the plane and pilots, Dale (Red) Jackson and Torest O’'Brine, had been up =70 hours and had added more than 24 hours to the old record. The St. Louis Robin entered the realm of high finance as well as at- mosphere yesterday at 3:01 p. m. central standard time. It is worth exactly $1324 to each flier to stay aloft for periods of 24 hours. With the establishment of the new mark, the offer of the Curtiss-Rob- ertson company, sponsors of the flight of $100 an hour went into ef- fect. Two St. Louis firms each added £100 a day and the St. Louis Muni- cipal Opera is giving each flier $1 £n hour. In addition the Chamber of Commerce is raising a jackpot +nd knick-knacks. such as radios and watches, are to be given the airmen. Receive Many Offe St. Louis, July 24 (UP)—Con- gratulatory telegrams, promises of wealth and offers of theatrical en- gagements poured in upon Dale Jackson and TForrest O'Brine in recognition of their record shatter- ing endurance flight in the St Louis-Robin this morning. But they kept right on away at the task of adding hours to the refuelling record of 247:43:32 they established at 3:00:32 p. m. vesterday. At 3:17 a. m. today they had increased their achievement to an even 260 hours. Determined to Keep On Whatever the future may hold in store for them, Jackson and O'Brine reiterated in a note dropped to cheering thousanus at Lambert St. Louls field: We can last as long as there is any run left in the motor, Which doesn’t seem to be weakening.” THe motor, a Challenger six- cylinder air-cooled affair which took them aloft at 7:17 a. m. a week ago last Saturday and carried them on the longest flight in the history of aviation, hummed reassuringly Tts roar was heard above a crowd of approximately 20,000 admirers gathered at the field last night to witness a display of touched off in the fliers’ honor. fliers responded by shooting their green signal pistols. Messages of congratulation came fn such numbers that additional telegraps operators were put on the job at the field. Among the first received was from Loren Mendell 1 isoland Reinhart, pilots of the leno, whose record of 246:43:32 St. Louis-Robin_eclipsed. Deserve Much credit “Those boys deserve a credit. We take off our (Continued ‘on Page Two.) FIRE CHIEF DELAYED BY MAIN ST. GATES Kensington Alarm Proves False and Efforts to Trace It Fail plugging The off of to lot hats Speeding to Kensington this fore- noon in response to a telephone call that there was a fire near the American Paper Goods factory, Chief W. J. Noble was slightly de- layed at the Main street railroad crossing by a freight train, and when he and Co. No. 2 reached Kensington they were unable to lo- cate a fire of any kind, nor could they learn the identity of the per- son who sent in the call Brakemen on top of the train signalled frantically to the en- gineer to stop that the chiaf could pass the crossing, but the cars continued (o move, more slow- Iy than at first, until they were over the crossing. The chief lost ahout two minutes by the delay. Operator Harry Parsons was un- able to make out the location: of the fire for which the call was sent in, the woman on the sending end speaking in a tone that indicated high excitement. He switched the call to Chief Noble's wire and the chief could make out nothing more “Paper Goods. Mrs, Dean” or a name sounding like “Dean. In Kensington a large crowd attracted by the screeching of on the chief’s car and n remarked that there was a entative on hand from every of the town. still no informa- tion could be obtained relative to the call. The Southern New Eng- land Telephone Co. made efforts to trace it but reported that the wom. an hung up so quickly it was impos- (Con‘jnued on Page Two.) so tha wus tha siver one wom, repre part M. New Britain Time— fireworks | freight | EW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation Fu Week Ending July 20th ... 15,028 NEW BRITAIN DAILY Estate of Late Howard Lee Platt Worth $1,408,964, $426,000 Life Appraisers Find; Executors Submit Inventory of Estate Containing Val uable Property and Stocks — Bristol Securities Corporations Form Large Part of Estate— Property Is Located In Greenwich. An estate of $1,408,964 was left by the late Howard L. Platt of New Britain, according to an inventory of the estate made available for publication todiy by The New Bri ain Trust company arnd Harold k. Shepard, executors under the will of the late Mr. Platt. Following is the inventory whic has been prepared for presentation to probate court: Real estate—26 acres Round Hill road, Greenwich, Conn, $159.500.00 (The above propetry is subject to mortgages of $57.000.00). Vacant lot, Waterbury, Conn., $250. Stocks—9,600 shares Bristol curities Corp., $244,320.00. (2,000 Se- Insurance lncluded‘ | shares of the above are subject to indebtedness of $49,546.00). 2| | shares Bristol Lumber Co., $173.00 | Interest in 3,999 shares Standard Collection Agency, Inc, | bury, $112,057.61. *(The above is | subject to indebtedness of $115,000- |.00). 1,000 shares New Britain Ma- {chine Co., common, $47,000.00. (The above is subject to indebtedness of $20,000.00). 5 shares Peckham, Wolf & Co., Schenectady, N. Y., $1,- 193 10 shares National Polo | Pony Society, Inc., $100.00. 1 share Round Hill Corp., $3,000.00. Inter- est in 4,798 shares New DBritain | (Continued on Page Two.) LOGAL THEATER MEN IGNORANT OF DEAL Gontaras Denies Knowledge of Tmfending Sale of Theaters 3 PLAYHOUSES INVOLVED Well Informed Circles Say Warner Brothers May Buy Out Hoffmans, | Joint Owners of Strand, Capitol and Palac Reports that the Strand, Capitol and Palace theaters in this city may be transferred from the Hoft- man Brothers' chain to the Warnur Brothers' Pictures corporation were received as news today by John S. Contaras, a local partner of the Hoffman brothers, Mr., Contaras also opinion that Peter other local partner, ventured Perakos, who is an th2 now touring “Canada, is likewise unaware | of any impending changes in the ownership of the three playhouses here, Mr. Contaras admitted of the po: sibility that the Hoffman brothe may be negotiating a sale of their interests which, however, could not affect the holdings of the local th atre,"men uniess th proposition ad- vanced happened to be one which moved them to seil also. Hoffmans Make Denial Although one of the Hoffman brothers has denied the rumor of a deal, the New York offices of War- ner Brothers have indicated the possibility of a transfer and promis- ed a statement today. The New York office also spoke of a confer- ence planned for today. Rumors coming from quarters generally regarded as well inform- ed had it that the Strand and Capi- tol theaters were to be transferred and the Palace theater taken on a long term lcase. The transaction was being held up on a questicn o [$200,000 in price, the present own- asking $1.600,000 and the pro pective purchasers declining raise their figure of $1,400,000, cording to information being pa about in theatrical circles Included in the theaters involved in the reported deal are playhouses in Hartford, Waterbury, Manchester Ansonia, Willimantie, Rockville and to | this city, Count Tolstoy Sees Defeat for Russia Buffalo, N. Y., July 24 (UP) Russia would be hopelessly defeated if her controversy with China de- veloped into war, in the opinion of Count Ilya Tolstoy, son of the fam- ous Russian author. Tolstoy, here for an address at the University of Buffalo to , said in an interview that Russia could mob- ilize an army of millions but could not feed it, .due to the lation of Siberia, lack of supplies, money and closely knit communications. In speaking of the.Soviet govern- ment, Tolstoy said that “it is impos- sible to cram communism down the peasants’ throats” and predicted eventual disaster. e !| U. S. Rum Runners Pay Il Skipper Spurious Cash Halifax, N. §., July 24 (®—The Halifax Herald said today that several men from the United States paid $211,000 in counter- || feit money for a cargo of liquor ([ from the Nova Scotia schooner || 1dith Newhall. The buyers went [| aboara the schooner, then off the || coast, paid the money in $50 and $100 Eills and took away the li- {| auor. Captain Wentzell, of the dith Newhall, went o a bank in Mahon Bay with §15,000 of the currency, and was informed that the notes were spurious. SLATER ROAD REPORT WILL BE SET ASIDE | Protesting Residents Win Fight for New Benefit Assessment | In tge appeal of Slater road porp- ‘Al‘l,\' owners from the assessment of | damages and benefits for improve- {ments on their highway, an agree- | ment was reached with the city gov- |ernment this afternoon to set aside the report of the board of compen- 1S:Ulon and assessment and prepare | new layout. | Arfter the department of works has drafted the map: |ing will be given the proper lers and new assessments fixed. | The entire Slater road colony | came to city court this morning fo Go legal battle with the board compensation and assessment public a hear- own- on the ground that payments demand- | ed and damages allowed {way betterments on that | inequitable. | The hearing room in city hall was “(ro“dul with proferty owners, for high- strect are whose case was presented to the court by Attorney Donald Gaffney. The city's defense handled b Corporation Counsel John H. Kirk- nham, and the hearing was conducied by William H. Leete of Thompson- ville, a committee of the court of ommon pleas, the tribunal before which the appeal was taken. A report of the board of compen- sation and asscsshent on the fixing of street and grade lines was adopt- |ed by the common council at its meeting last November. Propert owners were called vpon o pay | total of $6,459.64, and allowances were made them in the amount of | $1,412.85. It was estimated that the cost to the city government would be $5,067. Appeal followed publication | of these fact The appellants who are their day in court today are s10 Ansclmo, ssed for and allowed $36.60; R. D. | allowed $9.20 and billed for $40. was a having I fYi- $602.77 |Harry 8. Bamforth, whose property, | | the city claims will be benefited in the amovnt of $238.42, and damag- |ed to the extend | W. H. and C. B. Cadwell, a | for $233.50, with no mage~ al- | lowed; I'rank and Louise Hughes, who object to a $100 grant, $74.50 | of which is demanded for benefits: | C. B. Cadwell, owner of five plots of | o | (Continued on Page Two.) Men Claim Boat Upset, Drowning Tweo Companions—Police Skeptical Westmore, Vt., July 24.—(UP)— An invesiigation into the possibilities of foul play was under way here to- day following a midnight boating party which sent two Massachusetts women to their death in the waters of Lake Willoughby. The victims were Mrs. Yvonne Corriveau, 30, wife of a Lawrence grocer, and, Miss Cecile E. Corneil- lier, 29, of Haverhill, a church o ganist. Their bodies and an over- turned flat-bottom rowboat were found near the eastern shore of the lake yesterday. Two Men Held Pending the outcome autopsy today, Michael J 44, and William 1. Leigcher. 30, both giving the address of 22 Wes street, New York, were held the companions of the women on the ill-fated boat ride. The two men, dis- abl night of Tierney an in Newport jail. women had heen v at the cottage of Joseph F ationing orest, Mrs. Corriveau's uncle, on the west shore | d World war veterans, spent the of the lake. According Tierncy and Leigeher | women to go for a row on the lake about 9 o'clock Monday night. The party crossed the lake, a distance of about a mile and a half, and sat among the pines on the opposite shore for an hour, according to the | story which the men told investiga- IKOI’Q | to police, invited the Water became rough | On the way back, the men said | the water became rough and they | started for the nearest point of the | shore. They had proceened only a | short distance, when their boat was swamped and all were tumbled into the water, they said Tierney and lLeigcher claimed they tried without success to rescue their women companions and then struck out for shore. They that after reaching shore they dered through the darkness hours until they came to the ‘nf Wesley Hildreth wan- for 3 cottage (Continued on Page Two.) Water- | of | Norton. | aid | HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1929. —TWENTY PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS Own Clothing Store Stanton Ashley, president of the Ashley-Babcock company, Main street, thought he would gp into his store at 9:25 o'clock last night. He inserted the key into the lock, and entered. But he did not count on the burglar alarm. Before he got fairly inside the door it started to ring Motorcycle Officers Harper and O'Day dashed madly down the street. hey cante to the store and to the disgusted president of the firm, who told them all about it. } Ashley “Burglarizes” i | STATE TAKES OVER " BANKS IN JERSEY (Three Fail to Open Doors— | Women Weep at Closing {KIDNAPING CASE RECALLED o Warning Or Explanation Given i Depositors—Official Says Capital | Endangered. Affairs to Be Wound Up At Once. N three Jersey Passaic, doors of J.. July 24 (P—The | banks controlled by | the New Bankers' Securit | compuny, a holding concern, w closed today by the New Jersey | partment of banking and insurance. | They the Hobart Trust pany, the Service ust and the Merchants’ Bank a de- were com- compuiy No announcement the state department. Employes #r- riving for work at the three banks this morning were sent home with out explanation, and notices were | posted on the doors of the instih | tions announcing merely that the | “property and affairs” of the banks | were taken over by the department. Weeping Women At Doors Small crowds of depositors, among, the many weeping women, gathered at the doors of the institutions, but no word was offered them as to rea- sons for the closing. The New. Jersey ties compar the subject last vear of a searching inquiry by the Davis legislative committee, created originally to investigate the depart- ment of banking and insurance, but which later turned attention 10 holding companies owning bank stock. The results of the investiga- tion including the forced resignation of Marry Weinberger, president of the firm, and reorganization of the Hoard of directors 1 Senator Edward 1. Edwards, of the board, was named ihe new president, after John J. Stamlor of Elizabeth. as temporary president, set the affairs of the company to rights. was made hy Bankers' Seenri- was st its Former man Elliott Hobart Officer Weinberger f dent of the Trust whose Willard H merly company and treasur was Hobart president Elliott, was mysteriously presi- vice | | | (Continued on Page Two.) | | BRITISH T0 GURTAIL NAVAL ARMAMENTS MacDonald Announces Much Work Will Be Halted July 24 (®—Prime Min- MacDonald announced in the house of commons today the British government had decided to suspend work on the cruisers Surrey and Northumberland, to. cancel building of the submarine depot ship Maidstone, to cancel two contracts for submarin and to down dockyard work and other naval construction The prime now in a position to make a ment as to the immediate int of the government regarding naval building program Two Points Considered “The government’s gene | tion is that the defense of the coun- | try must be devised with two main | considerations in view. | “First, the chances of | having to be used. and then the ficiency and cconomy shown in their magnitude and character. The government has kept in view the changes in policy and in the prob- lem national security as affected by the peace pact, and if that pact |is to be made an effective influence in international relations.” “To make it so is the controlling purpose of the government and systematic pohcy is being developed which will take a little time to com- Jlete to carry out that intention “It is well known that in the midst of multifarious concernsiwhich he formation of a government London ister Rams slow I am state- minister said ntions the posi- defenses new (Continued on Page Two.) HIGH TIDES—JULY N. Lendon 12 New Haven 54 pom. 09 pom. THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Partly cloudy and somewhat cooler tonight and Thursday. #— ® | seat the | TERRIFIC BLAST IN GERMAN FACTORIES HEARD FOR MILES ‘United Oxygen Plant Explodes—[ | 50 Fire Companies Battle | Spreading Flames 'MANY FEARED KILLED; { PANIC SEIZES FAMILIES Scores Rushed, to Hospitals in Worst | Disaster of Kind of in History Berlin—Blaze Sheots 300 Feet in Air as Oxygen Catches—Detona- tions Continue Over Hour Berlin, July 24 (P— men fatally injured any many imore fatalities were feared to have |occurred in one of the biggest ex- {plosions in the history of Berlin at the United Oxygen Works today Four workers, two of them gravely burned, cued by firemen, | A big steel container at the oxygen iworks fell over while it being refilled and the contents came into [contact with a fire. A flame 300 feet high shot out from the container and was followed by a series of ey plosions from othge steel bottle Firemen had mrrn-um- getting at the of the explosion. The United Oxygen Works is located in the sub- urb of Borsigwalde. Plants Evacuated The American General Motors Iplant was among the nearby fac- (tories which were immediately clear- 1 of workers hecause of the danger of collapse of walls from the detona- jtions. The explosions could be heard 'in the very heart of Berlin. Flying (fragments of steel oxygen containers did damage thousands of feet awa |from the United Oxygen Works. The {entire industrial section of Borsia- walde was enveloped in clouds of smoke. Police district gan streaming Telephone connection with Berlin was cut off, panic broke out among workers in the factorfes and anxious wives and mothers hurried from their homes to the police lines Fifty fire companies were gathered to fight the fire which followed the explosion. Their work unavail- ing except to prevent spread of the flames to nearby buildings. Many Rushed to Hospitals A large number of injured work- ers were rushed to Berlin ho: Ii the confusion which followed the disaster, no check could be made of asualties. wo work were were res was around the people by view the dis- drew a cordon as thousands of in to wa The great gas tanks of the Tegel works were thought to be endang, ed as they are only about 2,000 feet from the center of the fir Further disaster was feared firemen fought to protect the gas tanks. The series of explosions from the United Oxygen works lasted more than an hour and more explosions were feared. The Lindes Artificial Tee later caught fire despite the of the firc companies. According to one workman's story, Jthe first explosion occurred when tank filled with acetylene zas explod ed while being carried from the orkshop. No coherent could ecured Plant work story be COMPANY H KITCHEN WINS FIRST HONORS Local Militia Group De- feats Bristol Unit Despite Handicaps ording to ed toc ‘rom Partridge, Jr Gordon Hunter of the 169th Infan- try. C. N. G.. Company H of New Britain has been declared the win- ner of the contest for cleanliness of company Kitchens at Camp bull, Niantic, and in September it will be awarded a silver loving cup The winner was decided on the last day of camp after Company L of Bristol and Company H of this city the first week of camp, but the bet- ter kitchen of the Hardware City company on the last day of camp brought home the victory. Company H was in charge of Mess Sergeant Frank Flis and First Cook “Big Sam” d during the greater part of the final week, but. previous to receiving an acute appendicitis attack, Second Cook l.eo Croshy as- sisted them. The last named cook is now at Lawrence & Memorial hos- pital in New London. Julius Marge- lot and ward Thompson permanent members of the police an1 aided greatly after the second cook was taken fo the hos- pital To First Cook Sayad goes a great deal of credit for the manner in which he carried on after his first assistant had left managed to continue cooking class meals and fo hold first or second place in th standing. On four occasions the | daily shield was won hy the New Britain company. and on every oc- casion but one at least second place honors were won by “Big Sam" and his kitchen stafi. Company E of Hartford was third. Company H, according to unoffi- cial figures finished in third place in the street contests. Company H won the street shield on three occasions. (Continued on Page information receiv- Trving ay % to Col. D. aptain adjutant B He to Two.) Trum- | close finish. | were in a race from | were | Kkitchen | HOOVER PROCLAIMS KELLOGG TREATY OPERATIVE IN WASHINGTON EXERCISES AS Upon George Charles Poul M. Dutko (right) American mterests Hanson and viee tecting in tha PEACE MOVE SEEN INCHINESE STRIFE Russian Consul General Gonfers With Harbin Official RUMOR Conference Regarded as Significdnt and Probable Method of Ap- | proaching Peace Negotiations Be- tween Two Nations. 24 (P—Advi today R Tokyo, July Manchuria indicated Chinese and ian officials endeavoring get together Changehun in an effort to arrange a peaceful settlement the Chines eastern railway controversy. wer of Dispatches from Changehun to th News Agency Rengo that M. Meinikoy, Russian general, had arrived th une edly from Harbin this mornin ompanied by the ioner for forcign panesc said 1l xpec He commi Harbin With Oficials general head of Kirin government and chief Chang Hsueh-Liang, Manchuria. The confer- was regarded significant to direct Russo-Chines which a settle- be ar ] also | Meets he consul o-Hsiung. Provincial | lieutenant governor of met Chang 1S A pproach antact by ment might other incidents same direction peaceful inted ing. v office The Japanese war in- structed the commander of the Jap- anese garrison in Manchuria mit the transport Chinese troops and military supplics along the South Manchurian railway, 0 long as no actual acts ¢ have occurred between China Soviet Russia. of unarmed in Londc Japanes Chinese the South o with (Advices received terday indicated the refuse to transport and munitions over churian railway where it joins castern.) Rumors still Harbin, Manchuri Chinese authorities Russian troops yes would troops Man- Changchun e Chin Heard (Contin Memphis Dr. boat 1 "enn o Louis Leroy “Bogic tl in an 59-year-ol« E. Lee” between St. Louis, stoppe carly changed resumed at | Memphis at 1 up Mississippi th Robert river attempt to lower cord New Orleans and or 45 min Ark He Osceol and was left today near propellers. The 5:15 a. m last Continues Luck filled upper Mississippi rc 3 night hazardous chan- nel of {and the hours conspired today Leroy and companions they drove the sting off Memphis the weariness of long sleepless Dr. m oppo- against his two speed hoat upstre bank minutes from the site at midnight and the trip “Bogie” was two behind in 1 and lLeroy time made minutes of whicl he minutes—a tried three wood and engine stopped him hefore. Hopes to Better Time Leroy believed that with, propeller today he could increase his speed from 18 to about 20 miles an/hour {On that two mile an hour margin he hoped to dodge driftwood, stray packet, in record times 90 14 has Drif have hours Dr to lower trouble Dr his | second new average a consul, stormy vissELs seizgp VETERINA Associated Press Ploto ft) 1 rbin M section BEGIN SNOOK CASE: DEFENDANT UNEASY Hi v A Girl's Father in Courf— Jury Being Setected RIAN DEPRESSED Parents of Dead Girl Take served Seats Inside Rail—V to Ste Ju They Tell Press, Court Room July 1 Snook (UP)—Pro Howard ormerly State uni- versity, we common court charged the 1 Hix university. pleas wit Theoru ctators, two-thirds of Many were women 1 summer of col Father in T. Hix, fat were 1 Court Melvin and his a. m., and reserved school teacher v \ t. white t and stff b former I7lushing sombre ie, in contrast with snow-whit blue and B stiff hat and bamboo with red over hosom was f tely. 16 women on the the twiddle n he eyes on his Speedhoat Gets Second Propeller In Race Up Mississippi For Record mp tonigh him the met in the hours up be- in tl the beyor Any 100 floating stick e remainin miles might do thing. ¥ sam Last was 11, ar he when @ snag ripped e flooring. Undecided on Stops Dr. 1 Brown decided all they aruthe Mo., t Girardeau Mo. 1. would b points passe at the in sight had not heard Martha Jane, the cabin cruiser which started from New Orleans with him Sun- day afternoon and dropped out be- cause of motor trouble. eroy and his Hary Boh vides. Hunter their next v un- i pass ind were well should morning. Cairo and next st goes sville is Cape Chester Those Louis landing street would be and a wharf Dr from Goeorge Olive said he M Leroy Cox's NOTABLE GATHERING HEARS SPEECH Receipt of Japanese In- strument Completes List of Official Gov- ernment Verifications ~Coolidge and Kellogg Guests at Ceremony. iden Pre: for t Thanks Nations Co-operation in Great Constructive Move International Briand Toward Peace—Praises for Part in Work. W logz July 24 (A binding nounce The Kel- nations an policy for- was proclaimed in effect to- nt Hoover at a brief remony in the his- White House wal and speared He clot while 1 white uniforms their decorations and gold braid \rp contrast to the som- chief. stood facing a blinding Kleig v President Coolidge skly of the Green he and Mr. Hoover shook h smiling broadly. Hoover Greets Borah Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the senate foreign relations com- ittee, was the nest to be greeted Mr. Hoover, and he was followed cretary Stimson and former ary Kellogg 1o president then received the 7 members of the diplomatic corps v one. All the diplomats and offic ited around ree sides of a table which was d with the customary green The sigent, the " former jident former secretary for photographs speech. was n- shingtc Briand of the world to re war instrument of national the his Hoove o'clock by wore his morning es les were in of their sident Imost out ¥ other \ls were sea the then stood Mr. Hoover began hi som the speech roadcast, but was read by rs for two national broadea reason (A —Calvin Coolic returned to the capital to- day for the first time since the loomy rainy day in March when ha urned over the burden of the pres- idency to Herbert Hoover. He was here to witness the cere- monies tion with the put- Mo cffect of the Kellogg pact— pact Mr. Coolidge supported heartedly regards as one outstanding ements of aton. July 24 conn and ach linistration. alone as any other pri- te citizen the man who was presi- jent loss than five months ago was iced persons in the did not arrive unwel- Traveling most unn by ceted By Secretary former reta Everett awaiting him as was Akerson, secretary to Pres Hoover; Colonel Campbell Ho. e White House military ide, and Colonel 1. W. Starling. of the White House sceret service who had been to him for the was George assigned In the him we gathered about whose group that re newspapermen familiar during his Mr. Coolidge s with them and he t Francis Robinson, House chauffeur, who become Dt vears as sident shook hanc 1 White I 16.) age 4 PRISONFRS ESCAPE; TWO ARE CAPTURED Men Caught in Jail Break Hurt Jumping High Wall Pottsville, Pa., IFour prisoners the Schuylkill but two of recaptured other July 24—(UP)— aped over the wall county prison to- them, injured, were shortly afterward. The at large, were sought by posses of officers. The posses sought John Homa and Russell Helfenstinc Clark and Fred Hammill, injured when they dropped over the wall, recaptured by guards, who found Hammill's leg was brok- en Prison how the cells About trusty throu back Last when ay pair were ofticials declined to veveal prisoners got out of their \ week ago, Fred Holtzer, a walked out of the jail h an unlocked door. He came voluntarily a few days later. March, a furore was created Alvar Miquel, condemned murderer, escaped with the con- nivance of a school teacher. He later was recaptured and executed. |