New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1929, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 2 ANDERSON & (0. OFFICERS HELD IN TIPSTER CHECKUP Carter and Von Kessler Ar- raigned in New York—Three More Men Are Sought WATKINS WILL TESTIFY FOR FEDERAL ATTORNEY Man Whose Name Concern Bears Formerly Lived in New Britain— Hunted Now in Investigation, He is Said to Be on Vacation at Short Resort Somewhere in Connecticut, Authorities Think. New York, Aug. 15 (P—Two of the members of the firm of Ander- son & Company, alleged Wall Street tipsters, were arraigned today on charges to using the mails to de- fraud and held in $10,000 and §7.- 500 ball. The larger bail was required of A. Arthur Carter, alleged actual head of the company which took its name from John V. Anderson, for- mer Connecticut state assemblyman, who is being sought with two other members of the firm. Samuel Von Kessler, was the other man arrest- ed and arraigned today. Part of Tuttle Drive The arrests are part of the drive of United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle against alleged bucket shops and circulators of tipster sheets, who, he charges, have mulet- ed market speculators of millions of dollars during the past few years. Carter issued a statement after his arraignment in which he said that the business conducted by the | company was “strictly honest and legitimate” and that he had volun- tarily appeared before the federal attorney to giveh him what as ance he could in the drive, of which, he said, he thorougly approved. Watkins to Testify Mr. Tuttle's office said that Roger W. Watkins, who is serving a prison sentence in Connecticut for stock frauds, had volunteered to come to New York and testify “or just give information,” concerning Anderson and Carter, with whom he was for- merly associated in business. The men for whom the warrants were issued were John V..Anderson, former Conrecticut state assembly- Tian, A. Arthur Carter, Samuel von Kessler, Benjamin Grober and Ben- jamin Cohen. Assistant Federal Attorney Mint zer, who had been conducting the campaign, said Carter asserted An- derson’'s rame was used as the “front” of Andcrson & Co., although he had dispensed with Anderson’s services about two months ago and employed Benjamin Grober in his place. Anderson, Mintzer said, had been used by Watkins ani Carter in the enterprise, just as he was uséd in the promotion of Anderson & Co." Carter Has Prison Record Complaints against Carter had as- serted that he had a prison record and had realized 31,000,000 from tip- ster activities. During a three-hous conference with Chief Assistant Fed- eral Attorney George J. Mintzer, Car- ter himself said that he had oper- sted in 15 classes of securities in the last few years, conducting his busi- ness tnrough Andersen & Co., and everal other houses. He also told | | (Continued on Page Two) 17 THEATERS FIGURE IN'WARNER PURCHASE Rumor Persists Producers Have Bought Three Local Playhouses New London, Aug. 15.——Final papers were being drawn today for the sale of the 17 theaters of the Alfred Gottesman theatrical enter- prise to Warner Brothers. The trans- action is one of the largest theatrical transfers that has ever been recorded | in the east and it was said today that between $10,000,000 and $15.000,- 000 is involved. Among the theaters which will be | taken over by Warner Brothers are the Garde in this city; Roger Sher- | man, New Haven: Majestic, Hart- ford; Peekman. Peekskill, N. Y.;| Capitol and Grand, Middletown, Conn.; Cameo, American and Bergen, Newark, N. J.; Roseland, Roseland. L. 1. and the Commodore Hull, Derby. Theatrical property in Wor- cester is also involved. Variety, a theater magazine pub- lished in New York, stated in the current issue, distributed yesterday, that Warner brothers have taken over three theaters in this city in which the Hoffmans have an in- terest. The theaters are the Strand, Capitol and Palace. Newspapers have been unable to verify the statement concerning the sale. Tt is known that one of the Hoffman brothers was in consulta- tion with the Warners in New York over the week-end but efforts by the Herald to obtain information of a pending transaction were ineffectual, the assertion being made at the Warner office that “Mr. Warner has no statement to make.” Mr. Hoffman could not be reached. Variety printed a story last week that the Warners had appropriated money for the purchase of the . NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, Board Halts Inquiry In Niantic Accident New London, Aug. 15 (P—The board of inquiry which is inves- tigating the fatal accident al Camp Trumbull, Niantic, in which one soldier was killed and two badly injured, postponed further inquiry until tomorrow after vis- iting the two injured soldiers at the Lawrence and Memorial As sociated hospital here this morn- ing. ' The board, of which Lieut. Col. Thomas E. Trotand of tuis city 1s president, found that the two at the hospital, Corporal Peter K. De Leonardo and Private Anthony F. Donadio of Branford were not in a fit condition to talk about the accident today. After talking with them briefly today the board decided not to question them at any length until they are im- proved. If their condition does not warrant a lengthy question- ing, the board will probably post- pene further attempts several days. Both men in the hospital are baily upset over the accident besides suffering from their phys- ical injuries. MALONE YACHT HITS ST. LANRENCE REEF Party From Bristol Escapes In- jury When Boat Grounds SHAFT, RUDDER DAMAGED Cruise to Labrador Halted As Oraft Strikes Bottom—Towed to Lac Simion From Point Near Saguenay River. Montreal, Aug. 15 (UP)—With the arrival of the steamer Richelicu here today it was learned that the Malone of Bristol, Conn., had run aground shortly after noon yesterday at Lac Reef, near the mouth of the Saguenay Her shaft was bent and her rudder broken by the impact, but nobody was injured. She was picked up by the Riche- {lieu and towed to Lac Simion. Left New Haven 2 Weeks Ago The yacht Nista, II, owned by Judge Malone, left New Haven about two weeks ago for a trip to La- brador. Accompanying the host are Edmond J. Cafferty of Forest- ville, Rev. John D. McCarthy, a Jesuit missionary, yof New York, and Dillon Wallace, and explorer. The route followed was via the Hudson river, Lake George and Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence river. It was intended to cruise about the Gulf of St. Lawrence and to pene- trate to the interior of Labrador. dor twice previously. trip he reached interior points never before visited by white men and re- turned home with an interesting collection of motion picture films. He is well known in the state 4s a |spprtsman, explorer and lecturer. PREFERS ENDING LIFE T0 COURT APPEARANCE Adolph Olson of Newing- ton Hangs Himself at Home Hartford, Aug. 15 (#—Scheduled 1o appear in police court here this morning to answer charge drunken driving, second offense, Adolph Olsen, 48 of Newington, was found to have committed suicide at his home. The body was found hanging fram & rafter in the attic. Olsen, an em- ploye of the Connecticut company for more than 20 years, is said to have been despondent since the Geath of his wife several months ago. a of (Special to the Herald) Newington, Aug. 15 — Adolph Ol- son, aged 47, of Cedar Ridge road, home this morning by hanging him- self. Mr, Olson’s two children, Ruth age 16 and William age 15, were vis- iting in Hartford. Constable John ‘Walsh was called in and summoned Medical Examiner Howe of Hart- ford and Selectman James C. Gil- bert. Mr. Olson leaves no relatives be- des his two children. His wife died last | American yacht Nista, II, belonging | ito William J. river. | noted author | Judge Malone has been to Labra-| On his last | Newington, committed suicide at his | payments from G resembles a deadlock has existed at s Average Daily Circulation For Week Endmg Aug. 10th 15,092 THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 19 20 ' TWENTY PAGES REPARATIONS CONFERENCE AT THE HAGUE ‘nal deman ds, that England the conference. T his nicture shows SUSPECT ARRESTED Palice thhod Name FOUND NEAR SPOT TODAY Prisoner in Minncapolis Unable to Give Account of Actions Yeste: day—Tells Vague Story to Ofi- Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 15 (P— | Police today arrested a suspect in connection with the slaying of 12| year old Dorothy Aune, when detec- | tives picked up a man recently re- leased from the insane asylum at St. Peter, Minn. His identity was not disclosed, police said he was wearing apparently stained with blood was unable to give a satisfactory ex. planation of his movements Wednes- day, when the bound in gunny sacks, was found by two icemen in a vacant lot in the vicinity of the Milwaukee railroad yards in South Minneapolis. Saw Man Near Scene but Harold Carlson, an employe of a nearby lumber company, said he espied the man wandering about near where the girl's body w found: Carlson summoned police | who said he admitted the stains on his shoes were blood stains, but that they" resulted from broken blisters on his feet. He claimed to have purchased the shoes in a pawnshop Tuesday. Harry Lindholm, superintendent of police, ordered all detectives of the department, and all av patrolmen to concentrate on case. Dorothy had left the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Aune, for a grocery store. She did not reach there and police believed some ‘one enticed her into an automobile. Girl Shy With Strangers The Aunes said Dorothy was very reserved and would not have aceept- led a ride from a stranger. Dorothy had had nothing to eat Tuesday afternoon, yet when her stomach was examined, it contained recently eat- en food. may, have had lunch | quaintance. Police today telephone calls from parents whose with an ac- clderly man in an automobile dur- ing the past several months. A red tam o' shanter, that worn by Dorothy when she dis |appeared, was found today in th |basement of a theater. Detectives took the tam to the Aune home in an attempt to identify it as the one worn by the child. Struck by a car driven by Walter Johnson shortly after 2 o'clock . to- day near the entrance of the Wil- low Brook park, Robert Skinner, age 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Skinner, of Berlin, and Don- ald 1don, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sheldon of Berlin, were taken to the New Britain General hospital. The accident occurred when Johnson, according to his story, swerved his car in an attempt to avoid hitting a third hoy, Ambrose Vanasse, age 12, of 96 Whiting street, who was riding on the op- posite side of the road. Gottesman and HOffman circuits. Both boys are badly cut and bruised, and each has a fractured 2 Boys’ Legs Fractured When Auto Hits Bicycles On Berlin Highway leg. ‘The Shelton boy received a fracture of the left ankle, cuts and bruises about his body and a possi- bility of fractured ribs. Robert Skinner received tured right leg, cuts and about the body and leg: | condition is not critical it is regard- ed as being serious. The third boy was from his wheel, ously injured. He was discharged from the hospital after being treated ‘fnr cuts and-lacerations about the face and body. New Britain police are investigat- ing the case and it is unknown whether they will place a charge against the driver of the car. - a frac- bruises also knocked IN GIRLS SLAYING (Blood Found on Man's Shoe‘s—? shoes | and | body of the girl, | ilable | the | This led to the belief she | received numerous | daughters had been accosted by an |22 Acorn street, similar to | | lives with |ing his car reckl While their | but was less seri- | King George to Go To Country Estates London, Aug. 15 () — It was officially stated at Buckingham palace today there was no trutk in published reports King George would not go to Sandringham. It was said he expected to proceed there in due course, although no date had yet been fixed for his departure. King George held a privy coun- cil in Buckingham palace today. as the first he had held since ond operation of severa ago. STUMBLE ONTG LIQUOR | INSTUMBLE INN RAIG New Britain Man Fined 8250 After Pocotopaug Arrest | (s Lake fal to the Herald) Pocotopaug, ast 15—Whife from all parts of the state vecticut were listening to |oratory at the Ivy Inne | Pocotopaug last evening, te licemen Roy B. Pettingill George Sylvia visited Stumble {directly in the rear of Ivy Inn, | seized a quantity of liquor and | proprictor, Herry Minowski, a mer resident of New Britain. raid was made at 10 o'clock. nowski was charged with sale keeping with intent to sell and released last evening under bonds of $250. He was presented in court before Justice of the Peace Clinton | of East Hampton this morning and was fined $100 and costs on charge of selling liquor and § and costs on the charge of keeping with intent to sell. Hamp- ton, Aug. 250 democrats of Con- partisai at Po and the for- The Mi- HONEYHOON MAY PROVE COSTLY T0 YOUNG MATES Orphan Child Struck by Auto Brings Snit for $1,500 Through Aunt. Felix Nadeau and his young wife of Jewett City, who se impressed Sergeant McAvay and Officer Harper the night of August 2, when they re- ported that thei r struck four year old Louise Pellegrino who lives wunt, E! »eth Pingcerver, now face a suit for $1,500 damages, brought by the tot's aunt through Atforney S. Gerard Casale, which will be ber 9 in city court Little Louise her | with her is an orphan and aunt. Tuesday eve- ning, August-2, she was crossing the street in front of h Acorn street home. Felix, driving the car, struc the She was taken to the New Britain General hospital and Kelix and his wife came to the police sta- tion to report the accident. Now little Louise has a big scar over her left eye which will always remind her of a wound which took six stitches to close. She also suf- fered a severe scalp wound, bruises, abrasion and laceration on the right ankle and both her knees, the writ claims. Felix is charged with operat- sl At police headquarters they Ik of Felix and his young wifa, bride and bridegroom of a few {months, and tell how they clung to. gether while Felix was being que tioned by the officers. The trip to New Britain was part of a belated | honeymoon, Mrs. Nadeau told the | officers. New London 7:45 a.m.8:00 p.m. Ned Haven 9:20 a.m.9:44 p.m. | | | | * * or will not accept it at ail. and | Inn, | and | was | the | ard Septem- | still | ] English deiecates to the reparations conference at The Hague, led by Chancellor Snowden, today cm- will insist on their or rmany under the Young pl receive an increased share of war For a week a situation that the delegates at the present confer- | ence at the opening of their negotiations, with a gallety of other officials, newspapermen, and spectators SNOWDEN REPEATS STAND OF ENGLAND Reassures Nation He Wlll Not| Back Down at Hague DEMANDS LARGER SHARE Dispels | | Reports He Is Willing to Capitulate and Crucial Meeting Set for Saturday Morning. The Hague, Aug. 15 (F—The Brit- ish delegation, by letter and other- past 24 hours has wise, within, tI made known to other nations par- ticipating in the conference to make | the Young plan eftective, that its ul- | timatum still stands, and it will not |accept the Ydung plan without an |increased share of German repara- |tions. | 1t was made known also that | Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the. exchequer, intended to de- | mand action on his resolution for re- vision of the Young plan, and would brook little further delay. Intimate personal conversations between the | delegates continued anyway with the hope of finding some out of the | deadlock. Denies Compromise Near Mr. Snowden was understood to | have given this warning to the other | delegations because the talk of and concessions had created gland the impression a com- promise was being considered. The chancellor, while willing to consider | reasonable proposals, wanted to forestall any impression which might have taken root in conséquence of |the talk of offers which might, or { might not prove acceptable. | The progress of negotiations in the political committee of the conference | with reference to e Rhineland had given rise | mans could agree on this graver question it would not be possible for |ment in the financial committee on |the matter of a comparatively small | Dispels False Reports l The chancellor, it was said, felt he {tion and exposed to criticisms from home for backing down after hav- support. He thus took means to pre- vent things from going 100 far be- The situation arising as a result of this development was all the more creditor nations, France, Italy | gium and Japan, yesterday to stamd lor Snowden. If the Snowden resolution comes ling of the financial committee un- amended it undoubtedly will be re- ced with the necessiay of going home or backing down. Tt was rumored last night Mr. Snowden had asked the financial morrow night for action on his reso- lution. If he had such an intention meeting remained slated for 10 a. m. Saturday. the fact that his position was un- changed in a letter to Premier Jas- | the message to the other chief ele- |gument that if the French and Ger- anybody to stand out against agree- sum of money. | was being pushed into a false posi- |ing aroused the entire nation to h fore he declared himself. serious by the resolution of the other together in opposition to up for action Saturda the meet- jected and the chancellor will be Crucial Meeting Saturday committee to be called together to- he has abandoned it and the crucial Chancellor Snowden made known | par of Belgium who communicated ‘ (Continued on Page Two) New Britain and vicinit Fair and cooler tonight; Fri- day fair. Compromise— uation of the | to the ar- | Bel- | Chancel- | DORAN SAYS STATE ENFORCE DRY LAW Urges Assistance for Federal Bureau—Sees Vast Expansion |xrremran Only Other Remedy | CO-OPERATION WILL INBROOK CULVERT SMUGGLING BAN CALLED Prohibition Commissioner, Address ing Virginia Institute, Cites {r- rests and Seizures—] Has Halted Diversion of I(‘g‘lll- gers to Make Their Own Product, 5 (R — authorities Charlottesville, Cooperation with the federal government in en- forcing the Va., of Aug. state prohibition law urged today by Prohibition missioner Doran in an address b fore the institute at the University of Virginia. Federal agents and inv he said, last year made 67,200 rests, seized 7,367 automobiles trucks and recommended tion of 65,567 persons courts. 7 ar- and prosecu- in federal Must Have State Aid “While this is a very substanti accomplishment,” he declared, ‘it still remains obvious that there must be a large supplementary po- of state courts to bring about that degree of criminal enforcement that we all desire.” He held it was unfortunate th unsatisfactory conditions ari from violations of the prohibition Mw “are almost invariably made the basis of complaint of non-ac- tion by the federal government.” “In much of the public discus- sion,” he added. “it seems to be a sumed as a premise that the en- forcement of liquor laws is solely up to the federal government. “If we examine the prevalent | jopinion we cannot fail to come to | the conclusion. assuming that the policy of prohibitory legislation a means of lessening alecholism is a fived national pol- | icy, that one of two courses n\\h( be pursued Must Solve Question “We must either hend our efforts to the clarification of the state and federal function as it relates to po- lice activities necessarily arising in connection with enforcement of li- quor laws, and bring about a clear- er conception of those two func- tions in the public mind, with a necessary ~ corollary of developing more fully the state police powers and bringing about a discharge 0( the constitutional obligations those states not now mlnqu.nvl\ discharging them, or else embark as (Continued on Page Two) LIFT GAR FROM DITCH AS TRAIN APPROACHES - Volunteers berg’s Auto at Stanley Street Crossing While Officer Clarence Kumm stood on the railroad crossing at South street last night and signalled to a train that had no need to stop after all, 10 huskies pushed and pulled a coupe owned by Samuel Greenberg, 63 Hartford avenue, out of a ditch at the Stanley street crossing, in the path of the train. By the time that the ed the crossing, however, was out of danger. Officer Krumm Stanley street at the coupe was about patrolling 10 o'clock end he noticed a large crowd of men around the car which was stuck in a ditch near the tracks. The car removed from danger before train arrived. When Greenberg w Officer Kumm he said that s driving north on Stanley and on the railroad crossing he met another car driving south on Stan- ley street. Blinded by the lights of the other car, Greenberg swung his car too far to his ri entangled in the it in the ditch with him, The car | where it was axle was bent was the he reet, His wife was riding was fowed to a garage found that the front Com- | of public affairs | tigators, | lice activity and a full functioning | ing | the evils- of | * The seheme approved by the two | Save Green- ‘ train reach- | and when he approached the outh |3 questioned | t and hw'um»»j tracks which threw - Might 0001 Abou $100 000 <; ting ‘ | Danzig and Crosses Into late Petition Against Investigat Committee's Report for tion to Common Council. Costs of relieving the storm water | conditions in the Brook will be if the department of public works is locality of Willow pproximately trebled | required to carry out the program outlined in a petition circulated in | the district, City Engineer Philip A Merian estimated today. The plan approved by a special | committee of the common council land the board of public works contemplates deepening the channel | between incoln and Linwood street to give greater capacity and to give greater capacity and to re- ceive the flow of storm water sewage | from tributaries. Property owne ¢ retained At- torney John J. Casale and have de- manded that the brook be placed in a culvert between these points | claiming this is the proper method eyesore damage. gineer Merian explained today | the largest pipe that can be used is five feet in diameter and that three of these would be required to carry |off the water. Engineering difficul- |ties would be invited and bridge construction made more complicated, | he pointed out in further explanation |of the increase in costs under the | proposed new n. and - preventing property | groups of city offici | ed for about $30,000, I plan would involve Merian said. Signers of Petition ers of the petition include: Britain Real Esate & Title [Co., H. W. Hatch tr ‘red Be- [loin, 373 Main street; Gans, 95 Lyons derson, 54 Brooklawn stre Segal, 38 Brooklawn street; Rose Bleau, 288 Monroe street; Mrs. M. LaMay, 285 Monroe street; Mau- | rice J. Johnson. 8 Lyons street; N | than Schooler, 4 Lyons street; Mrs | W. Swetchnick, 21 Lyor reet; Isi- | dore Berkowitz, yons street; Wm. Pankonin, 106 Shuttle Mead- |ow avenue; Wm. Hiltbrand, H yons street; | Lyons strcet Acne strect can be execut- while the new about $100,000, New Albert Otto H. B. Carac l Moosh Polline Inll\ Mrs. Mrs. W. \nl\h Alec Rulevitch, Mattig, 16 Carlson, 12 63 Mon- roe sn. u Brooklawn ‘xlrm\r reet; \<trm\t' street; street; avenuc stree | street, | street. Strangled Baby Found In Hartford Station | Hartford, Aug. 15 (A—The body Am‘ a baby apparently strangled birth, was discovered this morning in a suitcase which had been check- ed in the baggage room of the rail- road station here. Medical Examiner Glover Howe pronounced death due iflr'\ngu\-xlmn at birth about a wee! ago. | Police have been unable to obtain ny clue to the identity of the per- n who checked the bag. Buffalo Fliers Will Seek Endurance Mari | Buffalo, . Y. Aug. 15 (A—Two Buffalo fliers will make an attempt |to break the record of more than [ 400 hours, set in St. Louis by Dale “Red" Jackson and Korrest O'Brien, within two weeks, it was learned to- day Jack Little, chief flight instructor of Colonial Western Airways, and Merle Moltrup, air mail pilot in the Buffalo-Cleveland service, will 3 Brooklawn Broolkawn August Ande; Victor Joh Lyons | 1 |off from the municipal airport here | in a Stinson-Detroiter plans {time to be announced soon. at a Lieut. Thomas Hinchey of the fire department this arternoon filed his resignation from the service, to gether with a request that he be | retired on pensio A veteran of partment work, Lieut. one of the oldest men in the de ment in point of service. For vast 22 weeks he has been off duty liecause of illne He had request- ed reinstatement in the ranks, the fire board insisted that he be examined by a ecialist, in addi- tion to examinations by the depart- ment doctor and his family physi- cian. Lieut. Hinchey explained to- day that he preferred to accept re- ars of fire de- Hinchey w but | Lieut. Hinchey Ends Long Service By Resigning From Fire Department‘ reserve ranks on permits him to re- hould he recover his and sati the wisdom of such a tirement {o the [ half pay. This turn to duty health suificiently Loard as to the nove. Licut. Hinchey had long been con- nected with Station 4. He entered tie department as outh and saw serv- ice for many years in the days of the horse-drawn apparatus when firehouses were fewer and more widely distributed. His service record over 2 period of nearly two score of years and his work as a fire fighter has merited the approval of several boards under which he gerved of meeting the problem, removing an | 19 | Herman Dittman, 15 | Brooklawn | Brooklawn | H. Snigg, 101 Shuttle Meadow | s Lyons | and Moses Sargis, 41 Lyons | take | and | PRICE THREE CENTS LEPPELIN LEAVES GERMAN SOIL AND ROARS ON INTO RUSSIAN TERRITORY TODAY | MERIAN SEES FLA Average Speed of 60 Miles an Hour Main- | tained in Early Stages “DIST]NCTLY SUGCESSFUL" Clty Engineer Declares Project| of Flight Toward Tokyo—Weather Good s FAVORS 50000 PROGRAN | Thuss Far. mate Liquor and Forced Bootleg- ‘l’l"p"lh Owners Continue to Circu- ghlp Passes Berlin and Preseata- | | Latvia—Drops German ‘ Flag Over City—Squad- “ ron of Planes Escorts | Craft Natianal Capitol. Over By the A Bound for the dirigible Graf was speed- ing ac north central Europe to- |day at a 60 mile clip on the second lap of her flight around the world. "he huge airliner, carrying 20 pas- | sengers, including one woman, left Ieriedrichshafen at 10:34 p. m. Wed- nesday night, eastern standard time, nd seven and a half hours later [had reached Stettin, Pomerania, near the Baltic coast. In that time she had covered about 460 miles at an average speed lof 60 miles an hour, well up to her |normal speed. The total to Tokyo is about 6,600 miles. She - passed Dansig at § E. S. T., and cross- ed the Latvia frontier. From Stettin, Dr. Eckener swung castward toward Danzig and then |headed into East Prussia over Koe- nigsberg. Thence he headed across Latvia and planned to fly into Rus- sia toward Moscow. In her northward flight Friedrichshafen the Graf crossed over its first world capital, | Berlin, 4:30 m, E. 8 T, | where it was greeted enthusiastical- |1y. Good weather was experienced fover Germany, but rather unfavors able winds were forecast further along the route. far away Tokyo, Zeppelin os: from Zeppelin Passes Over Danzig Aug. 15 (®—The round. dirigible Graf Zeppelip the free city of Danzig 5 p. m. (8:55 a.*m., E. 8 I.) and after dropping the German flag, proceeded to Koenigsberg, East Prussia. s the Graf Zeppelin flew over the former German city of Danzig, she temporarily left German terri- | tory for the first time on her long | journey to Tokyo. After crossing | the narrow strip of corridor in which Danzig lies, the Graf was again to strike German soil in East | Prussia. | the-world | flew over | Seen in Pomerania Pomerania, Aug. 15 (B — Graf Zeppelin was sighted Stolp, | The | (Continued on Page Two) DRIVER NOT T0 BLAME FOR DEATH OF WOMAN George W. Dixon Freed of Manslaughter Charge The charge against George ol' Hartford but of manslaughter W. Dixon, fornrerly now of 53 Plasant t(r(w:. whose automobile fatally in- jured Mrs. Elizabeth Spurvey when she was crossing m street near the Iast Main street intersection Wed- v night, August 7, was nolled in police court this morning upon the request of Prosecuting Attorney Jo- seph G. Woods. Dixon was driving north on Elm reet when Mrs. Spurvey suddenly ppeared in the path of his car from between two machines parked on the | cast side of the street i front of | 239 Elm street. He was driving, dis- interested witnesses attested. at a speed’ not exceeding 15 miles an hour. He struck the aged woman at the same time he applied the brakes jof his car, throwing her forward |about 15 feet. Immediately after the accident {Dixon and John Quilty of 243 Elm street picked the woman up, placed her in Dixon's car and took her to the police station. From the station house they took her to the hospital, where she died about five minutes after they arrived. A post mortem jexamination showed that her death |was probably caused by a small frac- ture at the base of her brain pan One of her legs was lacerated where she had been struck by the car. “The evidence of the state in this |case shows that Dixon was driving |along Elm street at a low rate of speed, not exceeding 15 miles an {hour when Mrs. Spurvey appeared {immediately in front of the car. The accident was unavoidable. I recom- mend that the case be nolled.” de- clared Prosecuting Attorney Woods. Judge Stanley J. Traceskl granted the request. x| |