New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 7, 1929, Page 3

¥ Indian Villages Prepare Mourning Feasts For Four Members of Tribe M|R] Pawhuska, Okla., Nov. 7 (UP)— c smoke of Indian funeral pyres curled upward into the haze man- tling the Osage hills today as two tribes mourned the loss of four prominent members this past moon. | Tke Osages lamented the pa Henry Red Eagle, known em as Che-Sho-Shin- stories,” who could look back from the eminence of his 80 years to the s when he fought with his father nst General Custer. Cook Funeral Feasts sing of to Across the hills in“Kay county, the | kettles of food | s cooked h or the funeral feasts celebrating the tgy into the happy hunting ground of the spirits of (razy Dear and Frank Smith. Other tribesmen ar- | past and yet he was a proud and nged the prized possessions of | successtul Indian of modern tir Deer, tribal counsellor, for | so his brothers respected his the traditional “give away” party. |dom. White Decr, who as a warrior | Henry Red Eagle always wore the fought the dreaded Sioux in Ne- | buckskins, feathers and beads of his braska, and the other two Ponca | fathers and painted his face for| sub chiefs dled recently and the | ceremonials. His only white friends range final rites of the red men |were doctors. were arranged to honor them| “White man's medicine stronger ointly. than Indian’s,” he explained. “teller of | | When Henry Red Eagle died last week at his Bransdall ranch, the grief of the Osages was boundless or he was one of the best beloved d most honored patriarchs of the led how he loved to gather them about him and tell how he took the warpath with Ne- | Ko-Kun-Tsa, his father, when ( ter was embattled near where Okla- homa City now stands, how he would be sent to the squaws for safekeep- ing if the fighting was too hot, as he was but a la Usad Bow and Arrow He toid of shooting five deer with i bow and arrow on the site of the oil village of Barnsdall. His stories linked the tribe with its legendary LIFE MAY DEPEND ON DATE OF BIRTH Lawyers Would Prove Extreme Youth of Texas Slayer Eastland, Te of Clyde Nov. 7T hompson, (A—The youth ac- ying two oil field work- e them kick.” appear- the paramount issue trial ‘on a charge of degree murder., for Thompson, who once ' d to death for the kill- 5 Lucien “and Teon Shook, hers, but won a new trial o 1. have indi A they wi t to show the youth was old when the crime w s com- tted and should be déealt with niently Yesterday aftarnoon’s session was voted slmost entirely to a wr: or the date of the boy finaliy entered in the records t by Thompson's fathe m echool records, t he 1< born in 19 The exact vas not specified. If accurate, s hirth. A stateme that Been 1 or 18 when the Shook brothers were shot and beaten to lrath in September of last year. Mutters to Himself ompson gazed stolidly courtroom during the ¢ terday, occasionally muttering to imself. His sanity, by a court rul- also is an issue in the tHal. Prior testimony. given chiefly by Woodrow Davis, 13-year-old com- panion of Thompson at the time the Shook brothers were killed, has been t the older youth and Thoma Davis, brother of Woodrow. m‘ ately shot Lucien and Leon froh be- nd and then clubbed them to death a thrill. Thomas Davis has been ntenced to death and is awaiting action on an appeal. around guments PROCESS SERVERS ARE SCARED AWAY Three Thugs Defeat Effort to Attach Beer Baron's Castle Chicago. Nov. 7.- ort to colicet claims is due P)—A new 10,000 which from Terry of- it Druggan, ormer beer baron, for back income taxes and penaltics, was defeated csterday by three of Druggan's husky cmployes The attempt to collect was made by Mrs. Myrtle mer Blackridge, collector of internal revenue. and her chief deputy, Robert E. Necly. The collector went along personally she explained, because of the im- ance of the Druggan case, The £500,000 claim is the largest her of- fice ever has had against a gangster, she said. Mrs. Blackridge and Neely went to the Druggan county estate with ltens inst Druggan's blooded herd of iuernseys. They were. stopped at the gates by tirce burly men who demanded to know their husiness Neely showed his credentials and the liens Are Ordered Away othing doing,” the men told government representatives. “You can't come in her, Neely remonstrated, one of the men said: “Get out. If you don’t, it'll be un- healthy for you.” Mrs. Blackridge and Neely re- turned to Chicago to decide upon their future coursc of action. “He can’t buffalo the government like that,” Neely said, but he was not sure what the next step would be. During the day Neely served liens on three Chicago properties reputed- Iy owned by Druggan and his former partner, Frankie Lake, who also is alleged to have been remiss in pay- ing income taxe: por whereupon Mexican General Gets Command of Frontier Mexico City, Nov. 7 (P—General Juan Andreu Almazan, who drove the obar rebels out of northern Mexico last spring, has been given command of the entire border from Chihuahua boundary line to Mata- moras under a revision of militar; commands which became cffective Nov. 1. " The revision gives General Alma- | »an. who is expected to return from Vrance sometime this month, one of e strongest and most strategi ommands in Mexico. Resides controlling a vast expanse 3 the Uhited States border line ieneral Almazan will have ch bf Monterrey, Saiillo and Torreon hree of the most important citie: in northern Mexlco, date | ment would prove Thompson to | “is the law of California that a jur) PANTAGES JURORS ~ ALLEGE COERCION Three Women Involve Radio Preacher—AHiidavits on File Los Angeles, Nov. 7 (A —Affida- vits by three women jurors that ar of radio utterances by Rev. R Shuler and alleged coercion by a | fellow juror had influenced them to return a verdict of guilty against Alexander Pantages were on file with District Attorney Buron Fitts today. The affidavits {day in connection ville magnate’s pl to be heard next S filed the vaude- A new trial were with a for Pantages was convicted of attack- ing upice Prir 17, a dance ‘and is liable to.sentence of from one to 30 years in San Quentin pen- itentiary. he women jurors ments were included among affidavits produced by counsel Pantages, are Mrs. Christina D I vich, Mrs. William Ingles and | Lotta C. 8teiner. They influenced also i their early votes for acquittal by the inclusion of the words ith clem- peney™ in the verdict, under the im- pression that such a notation would whose for Ul- Mrs said they in switching were make it r ndatory at Superior Judge Charles Fricke pronounce a sentence of only one year in the Los Angeles county jail The women also stated they knew |that Garland Biffle. a defense wit- ness. had been arrested for alleged before deliberation began, | perjury ind that a discussion of the incident nong members of the panel fluenced their decisior I Feared Radio “Expose™ Mrs. Ingles’ vit said Juror William Vella threatened to tell Bob Shuler how this affiant acted and 1 unless she joined with him in a verdict of guilty, and fur- ther stated that he would scc that Shuler made a statement over the radio in reference to it." Mrs. Ulrich suported Mrs. Ingles in another affidavit. asserting that Vellage not only had threatened fo | tell Shuler but alse to inform the and jury and the board of super- The women aszerted that had they known that incl n in the verdict of the words “with clemeney” would not make lighter the sentence of from one to 50 years in prison pre- seribed by law. they would not have voted guilty. Biftles File Affidavitse | Affidavits also were filed by Riffle and his wife, both of whom testi- for Pantages, and by Attorncys J. Gilbert and Joseph Ford of defense counsel. Biffle said his arrest on perjury charges as he left the witness stand so unnerved him and Mrs. Biffle that they could not W, the give further straightforward testi- mony. i District Attorney Titts said he had previous knowledge of t statements of the women jurors. and that. Vellage had denied that he ihad made threat as outlined in the affidavits. | "It seems rather strange to me.” Fitts s#d. “that since the verdict was returned three jurors have had a sudden change of heart. The jury returned its verdict in open court, each member was polled and stated that this was their verdict It cannot impeach its verdict.” Influenced by Radio Talk Gilbert and Ford. in their affida- | vits, said the. trial was affected ad- versely for their client by radio comments made by Dr. Shuler ¢ nst the juror in the Mrs. Lois Pantages case who Shuler claimed was in favor of acquittal.” Dr. Shuler subsequently was ad- judged in contempt of court and fined 875 for the alleged statement. Mrs. Pantages. the theater man's wife. was found guilty of man- slaughter in conncetion with death of a Japanese dener after a motor accident involving her au- tomobile, and is av British Shipbuilders Lock Out 15,000 Men T.ondon, Nov. 7 (A—The British shipbuilding employers’ has declared a national lockout for November 21 affecting between 000 and 15,000 joiners in federated shipyards and ship repairing estab- lishments in the British Isles, The lockout call follows a confer- ence at Edinburgh with the exe tive of the amalgamated society of woodworkers, after which it was an- 'nounced union members had refus ed to accept wage proposals. If the lockout is continued it may involve other trad ting sentence. 5 should be n, woman and [T known by over: child in New Br icphone number o m n. all | the ' ¢, federation | 10.- | WILL MISSING IN~ | ER CHECKUP By Repudiats Gonfession| While Relative Seeks Money Details of two extraordinarily important improvements in the Connecticut highway em were announced today by Highway Com- ioner John A. Maddonald. Con- ts together a total of mi cts for these proje caling for 19 1-2 miles of with others, new pavement and | one huge railroad overpass construc- will tion be awarded shortly upong nt s’ bids to be received on | svember 12 and 15. ! The N two major imprevements in- cluded are the construction of one of the statc’s largest overpasses on the Boston Post road at Fairfield | { which will carry the highway above, | instead of below the railroad tracks | as at present; and the paving nfl‘ North and South Broad streets Meriden which will shunt Hartford | New Haven traffic on R&ute No. 2 | over a direct route through the c avoiding central congestion and s ing conslderable time for throu travel. | Although both pieces of w lire on a par as far as conve ¢ to traffig is concerned, the Fairfiel project i the larger and more dif ult. So large is the project that it s been decided to award the work der two separate contracts, one | covering the construction of the big | bridge over the tracks and the other | covering the paving of approaches. At the present time, the Boston Post road. traveling in the direction of South Norwalk. Sta Green- | | wich and New York, tak i ht turn o a narrow | pavement at Southport. It swings be- | neath the narrow railroad under- and t W cn sharply left 1 the t is completed, these will be e inated and the 1 will travel in a straight | ine. crossing diagonally ove the | acks, huge span modate f 38 wide enongh to of trar is of struc- | 00 pounds of and will approximately rete in the Vil require turnl steel ieformed s e the recessi- po 140 cubic yards of con ing of substructure and foundati=hs. The wearing surface wil consist of 2,020 quare yards of concrete and there will be §18 lincar fect of concrete bridge rail Approaches for the bridge will re- ire a large amount of earth, gravel q and rock fill in order to carry the road to the required height above the railroad. The pavement on approaches will be of waterb. macadam and will be about 4.734 | feet o ‘he sides of the ap- proaches, on the portions imme Iy 1t to the Dbridge lined with stone wall fence the other scctions with wire rope suide rail During the tion, ond way sary at only one point although detour may he used when opera tions reach their height Meriden Project The Meriden Broad street project 1l for two sections of reinforced concrete totaling about 21,890 fect. The project will start at the present Yalesville underpass on the Walling- | ford side and travel in practically a | ight line across the city, joining Berlin turnpike again ncar Sil- er lake, The paving will take place | at both ends of the road, while the present city pavement will remain as the center section. Although the new road will he only a little more than half a miic shorter than the present route through the city, it will avoid central traffic underpass with its the Colony street railroad crossing. Tt is cstimated that the new highway wil cut fror ten minutes from time between New } ford. In this work large amou excavation and fill will also nec sary in order to rectify the line and grade of what is now a typically rural dirt road The projects as advertised for bid | are as follows: Town of Bethel: About 1, of reinforced concrete pavement on Route No, 124 at the Silk Mill cor- ner. b Town of Burlington: About feet of waterbound macadam on the Lurlington-HaHrwinton road. Towns of Cornwall and Warren About 27,351 feet of waterbound macadam on Route No. Warren road. Town of Fairfield: Substructure and supersiructure complete for bridge over R. R. at the Southport cut-off. About 4.734 feet of water- |'bound macadam in connection with the approaches to the bridge over [ the R. . on the Southport cut-off City of Meriden: About 21,800 feet of reinforced concrete on North and South Broad streets. Towns of Wakertown and Wood- bury: About 16,990 fect of reinforced concrete on the Watertown-Minor- town road. , Town of Westport: About 1.400 fect of 2 1-2 inch bituminous maca- dar on 5 inch stone base on Sauga- tuck avenue. Town of Woodstock: About 19,759 cet of waterbound macadam on the Eastford-West Woodstock road. wn of Haddam: About 2,070 foet crbound .macadam on the Itock Landing road. i e = | FROSH OUTRUSH VARSITY | Middletown, Nov. 7 (UP)—Wes- leyan's freshman squad outrushed the varsity during two periods of practice football yesterday Neither | side was able to score. Most of | Coach Bill Wood's injured veterans | are expected to face Williams Satur- | day. | process of construc- traffic will be neces- a many curves, the Yalesville | sharp turn and grade a | ENGINEERS CLOSE SESSIONS | Tokye. Nov. T (®—The World Iingineering congress closed its ses- sions today, voting. as a final act |to prepare for another congress in | 1952, probably in Chicago. A prep- |aratory committce for permanent organization also was authorized. Most of the delegates left Tokyo tonight for trfps throughout the Japanese cmpire. EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY Mechanical Pilot Device Keeps Gyroscopes Bring Craft a wind arive Plane On Course During Tests; Aviators Enthusiastic In _?raise‘ sary for its operation is derived from | Back on Level Keel Re- haustive test yesterd ina tri| Z = 1 motored Tord plane flying from| Washington, Nov gardless of Flying Con- to this city. Once in the Pt | roscopes put into | diplomatic missions ditions—Keep .to Course oreration and the manipulation of | South and Central i the pla s given no more atten- |tries is Unerringly. R s s N and Lieutenant Arr neri aviators were en today over the demonstra v of w1y developed Robot pilot which [/ " Kecps a_plane flyine tehieand Docs Not Replace Pilot true to its co with tention 1 t pointed out from the tlier at t! Keeps Plane on Course nsists of two gyroscopes, on al and one horizontal, which to control level straigl merlin, and that when |as, has already he | ister to Ve t flight bee or lundings must be maintain a constant position and by | Duman pilot n repla me- | former minister automatic electrical con bring | © one. | been appointed n the airship back to ¢l flights anc Robot is ion of |and heldon Whi point it again on its cour enter in | York, minister to NOVEMBER 7, 1929. HOOVER NEAR END INPICKING ENVOYS - Four Latin-American Diblomats former mini 1 Am s ever since b Latin- | children from starvation American tour of last year and has Through an attorney whose funds been particularly interested in the have helped the family, she peti- question of the promotion of carcer tioned in district court yesterday diplomats of the American foreign writ of mandamus to force to responsible positions ision of food by the board of N appointment of Sumr the city charitable or- Harrisc t on the children ow actually suffering for nec- essary food to keep them properly ished or properly fed.” Positions er quarantine as doctor’s diagnosis of 1ess as whooping cough. se of the r work to father earns a dishwasher in ads o positions only Hoover wit ni 158 S o DECIDE AGAINST CRUISER San Salvador, and Cost 5 e o e ik : = 5 ¢ of pre- ided o Venizelos I oday dec 1 ot to rchase the eruiser mis, or- red G a before the world B | to gradual ngthening of light —_——— s and ion. Larger ships rde elimin : as antiquated, and ed from the Grecian Quarantined Family Starving, f?p‘y- ¢/ She Says in Action tehouse of atemala. | disturbed by the wind, ps tenant [ Guggenheim has been named am- | COMMUNISTS ARRESTED or downward air currents. of the | bassador to Cuba Athens, G Nov. T (P—Seve The whole device fits into a box | TPresident Hoover is kncwn to b Nov. T (@ 5N ioarim today were arrest- | emall enough to be placed under the | cenly interested in the develop- mo of tributing ma pilot's seat, and weighs about 50 | C Ads stand atop [ment of the American diplomatic by law ¢ workmen to ¢ pounds. 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