New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, NEW BRITAIN HER.:* Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 15’991 March 15th .. CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1930. ~TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS LOBBY COMMITTEE PROBES HUSTON BROKER'S ACCOUNT; SUMMONS MORE WITNESSES FIRE TOLL FOUR: THREE MISSING Knoxville Blaze Destroys Four Buildings—More Bodies Found SEARCH OF RUINS DELAYED Several Hundred Thousand Dollars Chairman Says Reports He Will Quit Are False —Quizzed on Muscle Shoals Blueprint Dis- posal Today — New York Witnesses Called Insists He Was Authorized to Make Deal for Ten- nessee River Association —Questions on Railroad | Union Affairs Dropped by Members. ; Damage in Firc—Dcad Man En- tered Block to Investigate—Others Bruised and Cut. Knoxville, Tenn.. March 20 (P— Recovery of three more bodies brought to four the number of per- soirs known {o have burn~d to death here early today in a fire which de- stroyed four buildings in the bus Washington, March 20 (P)—Deter. [1¢ss district, mined to inquire fully into the New York brokerage account of Claudius | IL. Huston, chairman of the nputh can national committee, lobby commitice today summoned I'red II. Haggerson, of New Yorlk, president of the Union Carbide com- pany, and W. I. Moore, personal representative of Huston. They were directed to appear he- | fore the committee tomorrow for questioning in regard to a contribu- tion of $36,100 the Union Carbide company made to Huston for the Tennessee River Improvement asso- ciation. The moncy was deposited with the brokerage firm of Blyth and Bonner. Charles A. Krickl, a member of the brokerage firm, testified yester- day that the account was carried in the name of Moore and that part of it had been used as margin for the | purchase of stoc! Huston has testified that he so- licited the funds from Haggerson six were missing. b g a K hee: 2, but that all the money had been|" goveral hours after the spread of vaid over to the Tennessee associa- | T over ko ihe Tennestce assocld. |the flames had been checked, fire- i e Imen still were unable to enter the president. He also lestified today for | It St Here Boem e 10 o e the first time that the money from | .. o Jodl the Union Carbide company was paid {S*4eR P8 oait 0 e to him for maps of the Tennessec |y ¢y gufered from bruises and DiverginpEoyen st asociation: cuts incurred in their flight from the Washington, March 20 (Pl—After| Pazing structure. he injured: denying published reports that he AN e would resign as chairman of the re-| Diiea 1"“-“-“ '(.0011\;;;. : publican national committet, Claudi-| M- and Mrs. James Llkins. us H. Huston testified today before| $1vde Davis, 3. the senate lobby committec that he| M- and Mrs. Alex Lusby. had sold maps prepared by the| G- A Wells and Hugh fireman. Fennessec River Tmprovement asso- 2 : 3 ciation to the Union Carbide com- Caused By Explosion The fire destroyed the Arcade, pany, which had contributed $36,100 to the association. Mynatt and Schriver building, two| Subjected to rapid-fire questlon-|story structure, and demolished th¢ ing, the republican chairman, who | National building, a three story formerly was president of the Ten-|structure. It was brought under| #iossee association, told the commit- | control before seriously damagin tee the Carbide campany had con-[the Arnstein building of seven stor- ies. Iliremen said the loss would tributed the amount to help defray | approximato several hundred thous- Knoxville, Tenn., March 20— — One man was burned to death, persons were injured, and six were ng in a fire carly today that destroyed four buildings in the busi- ness district and badly damaged an- other. All of thevinjured and the missing | were residents in the Arcade build- ing on Union street, a two story structure in which the fire originat- ed. Carl Merchel, 59, the man burned to death, lived across the strect from the Arcade building, but had gonec over to investigate the fire. A fire- man found him a% the top ®f the s in the building with his head badly burned and other burns about the body. Check Shows: Six At first firemen beli persons residing in the Arcade building had escaped, but a check with the proprictreSs showed that the senate Mi sing d that anl Morris, ed | on Summer street, cight | | again after he i #iding Canine Connoisseur Devours $25 Rooster George Calmbach of 343 Farm-| ington enu compldained to Officer | | Thomas Blanchette last night that | a dog owned by Joseph Carpenter of 418 FFarmington avenue devour- | cd g blue ribbon rooster valued by Calmbach at $25. Carpenter, when questioned by the officer, refused | to make a scttlement with Calm- | bach, cxpenses of preparing maps of the | Tennes: River above Muscle |and dollars. Shoals ang that he had sold the maps| All of the injured are residents of for the contributions. Knoxville. Hospital attaches said Asked About Action Linate infurics weco not sevions, What right did vou have to scll Y 7y A the association’s property a A z man Caraway asked. Miss Mayer Married “I was president,” Huston replied. Fo Motion Picture Man | Later Senator Blaine, republican. | | "0 <20 G L A0 ain Wisconsin, asked him if the maps| . g ; fayer, daughter of Mr. and Mis had ot been paid for by (humbmallo“is L Sauehtor ol M anizations| * AT a8 ! of Commerce and other organizatlons |y, william Goetz, motion pic which had contributed to the associ- A laihbn by X : O % oreanized @ num- | ture executive. The ceremony was 'l')‘r'f“fi R performed by Rabbi Ldgar Magnin “That is correct,” Huston replicd. unde canopy of roped flowers in i 2 > 7. the ballroom of the Biltmore hotel. He explained that J. W. Worth- e Bridesmaids were Marion Davies, fngton, chairman of the executive | Bridesmaits wero Marion Davie committec of the association was ill | SeTinne Guftith, Fay Meavoy, Bes- and might die at any time and added | 8¢ 0% FATTE FIE A0 4 N he wanted the maps to serve some || s L ash iR S sISior, ke = Mayer, was maid of honor, and Beu- useful purpose and felt they would e Do Bs of henefit to| the! Union Carbidaijd2rmin Goeiz Ebrothier ot theibilds Co. groom, acted as best man. The maps. he said, were still in the possession of the Tennes ssocia- tion. He promised to provide the commiittee with record of them. Denies He Will Resign Before e went on the stand, Hus- ton, in an informal statement denic i{hat he intended to resign as re- publican chairman. Reports that he would relinquish | (Um\nnuml on Page Two) | submit drawing SCHMALL SETS 0UT ON LI SEVTENCE IN STATE PRISON Displays No Emotion as Judge Jennings Sends Him to Wetherstield ALCORN PLACES BLAME ON GIRL HE MURDERED Alicnists Declare Him Mentally Dec- ranged and No Fit Subject for Hanging—Prosecutor Tells Court Prisoner’'s Mind Went Blank Be- fore He Shot Mary Velicka—Bids Wife and Mother Good-Bye. George F. hmalz, Armistice street, toda ing a life sentence in Wethersfiel state prisoh for killing Mary Velicka. 17, of 1 Ann streét in this city cu Sunday, February 23 Standing crect. with eyes aight te the front, and apparently unmov- by the events transpiring about Schmalz who shot Miss Velicka. while she was or from church, heard Hugh M. Alcorn n late yesterday place Schmalz's “morbid state of mind" the time of the murder, squarcly upon the dead gicl. Sentenced to Prison for Life After pleading guilty to the charge of murder in the second d:- gree, chmalz was sentenced toy state's prison at Wethersfield for life, State's Attorney Alcorn inform ing the court that in his judgment, a court or jury would make such a finding should the casc go to triil. Schmalz's wifz and aged mother were in the courtroom when the casc was disposed of, and they were allowed to visit him for a brief pc iod before he was put to plea and had been sentence i. His son and daughter were not pres ent. e Judge Newell Jennings was pre- t civil case when State Alcorn notified him of his re to present Schmalz, and at 5:25 o'clock the confessed murderer was brought to the \oum\ building nom Hartford county jail, where he vas being hell without bonds. At- lm'n(‘_\' Thomas . McDonough, who was retained io represent him after he had been bound over in New Britain police court, ftalked wiih him for a few minutes and at 3 o'clock a deputv sheriff brought him beforc the bar. Schmalz Composed Raymond Calunen sta charge and had v place where mentiod was of the criminal court beir in sion when Judge Jennings inte mm. ed to remark that the court actuaily had not been convened, and he call- cd on the sheriff to open court, after which the reading of the charge was resumed. It mentioned the finding of a true bill on the charge of mur- him her way home S| Altorney superior court the hlame for Attorne) de Clerk read the the 1ch (Continued on Page Two) (OFFICIALS WILL STUDY PLAN FOR GOLF COURSE Park Board and C. of C. Committee to Have Special Meeting Tomorrow A special meeting of the board of park commissioners, the second meeting to be held this week, h been called by Chairman William 1. Mangan for tomorrow cvening at 7:30 o'clock. The members of the municipal golf committee will meet with the commissione Engineer R. J. Ross, who has been preparing a new set of plans for the g0lf course will be present and will In the event they are approved, it is expected the hoard will award the contract for the construction of the course, Nothing definite has been by the park commissioners on desired change in the route of the proposed new highway across the golf site, although the commissioners arc confident Highway Commission- or John A. of the change. tion will come sion tomorrow heard 1he The Tighwa up for some cvening. situa- discus- ESTATE GETS $6,300 IN SUIT FOR §10,000 Fatal Automobile Accident Court Action Com- promised - Lawyer Will Offer Free legal service to those who not the funds to engage a lawyer to represent them in litiga- tion or defend them in court, will be made available by Attorney Mon- roe S. Gordon when he leaves the general practice of law May 1, to join his brother, Myron L. Gordon in the brokerage field. This announcement was made to- day by Lawyer Gordon who also stated that he will continue his as- ociation with Attorneys Charles W. Tamulonis and Bernard L. Alpert, who have shared his offices in the Leonard building, but only for the Yo : The settle. |PUrPOse of maintaining the frec le- ment was approved by Judge Edwin |84l afd burcau. 8. Dickenson of superior court. | This is the first instance of a vol- Micalone was a passenger in Pan-|untary public defender and legal ’s automobile when it figured in [2dviser, acting without compen: 2 collision with the Dalton car on [tion from any source, men long in the night of December 21, 1929, at|the practice of law here could re- Franklin avenue and Benton street, |call today. Hartford, and sustained injuries re- | Gordon is the son of Mr. and Mrs. have The $10,000 action brought re- cently by Paul Leardi of this city, ministrator of the estate of John Micalone of Hartford, against Cath- erinc Dalton and Frank Panazza, both of Hartford, was settled yes- terday for $6,300. Attorney Cyril 1. Gaffney of this city and Attorney Richard Deming of Hartford repre- sented Leardi, Attorney D. S. Pel- ift of Hartford represented Mrs. ton and D4 Berry & Reynolds | sulting in his death, George Gordon of 1473 Stanley | Free Advice To Those Who Cannot Pay for It received his early edu- cation in this city and was gradu- ated from the New Britain Senior High school. At his graduation in 1922 from Syracuse University he received a B. A. degree. He then entered Boston Univer- sity law school from which he was graduated in 1926. Shortly after he completed his education he was ad- mitted to the bar and for a time practiced with his brother-in-law, Judge Samuel J. Rosenthal. He then opened law offices in the Stan- ley building. He Yed until the gpening of the Leonard building where he opened law offices on the top floor. Contrary to information public vesterus Attorne:s lonis and Albert have a partnership. Attorney Albert sked that this rumor be contra- dicted today. They are occupying the same offices with Mr. Gordon and Constable John Recor but there is not partnership, he sail. street. He made Tamu- not formed rted to | 1 Macdonald will approve | | " Confesses Slaying confessed att murdered his Jehn ¥r . above, Columbus, O., he 19-year-old daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Frances Edgington, to clear the wa for a reconciliation with his e ed wife, police announced daughter was found m,\m-nuqu slain in her apartment scveral weeis ago. REV. JORN E. FAY TOGET TR/ TRANSFER‘ i Plainville Pnesl’s Appoinment | {0 Bndgvpm t Church Expected |2 CURATE HERE —_— | Had Charge of Altar at st. | Boys Mary's Church—Has Been Pastor Yor 18 of Church of Our Saviour Years, ) Tera Rev. John | (Special to tie Plainville, March E. Fay, pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Morey for the past 11 years, | has been transferred to the pastorate of St. Peter's church, Bridgeport, to | succeed the late Rev. Charles Leddy. | Official announcement of his ap- | pointment s cxpected fo made | | tomorrow by Rt. Itev. Bishop John | | J. Nilan, bishop of Hartford. | Father Tay was born in Rockvilic and received his early education in | the public schools there. He recetve: cducation at St. Michael" . He studied philoso- | v iinary at Montreal and theology at St. Mary's s | Baltimore | Carate Here For {5 Ycars | ordained to the | 14, at rdinal € prelate ordination, Father ately appointed a cp | ch, New Britain. |in New Britain for | which he devoted much time and | energy in improving the parish. Ic = 5 i nued on Page Two) priesthood Baltimort bbons, famous ! Following his| y was immedi- | ite at St Mary's | He remained | 15 years, on Deceml by the late ( | Catholic during | (l'on | CANNOT BE OCCUPIED| Builder Has Not Complied With Law Rutherford Says Samuel Kaplan, was given perm work on the storc Stanley strect and move the south wall, has failed to carry out the latter agreement and | when he applicd today to Inspector A: N. Rutherford for a certificate of | occupancy to allow use of the store, his request was denicd. | o hear Kaplan, the building com- | missioners will-meet this afternog at 5 o'clock at their office hall. This is the second specil meeting convened to consider the problems arising out of construction of this storc. The first gathering, held a few weeks ago, resulted in sharp clashes between principals |and attorneys and was followed by | the order for remov of the wall. | The store is being erected for the Iirst National Stores Co., whos lcase on a nearby building expires April 1. A representative called at the a contractor, who sion to continu building at 1519 ordered to re- to in of that company office of Mayor Paon- essa today and offered to post a bond in any reasonable amount to insure removal of the wall He ex- plaihed that his company had the impression that no time limit was fixed and the contractor’s attention’ was directed to completion of ths approved store before expiration of | the current lease, the wall to be re- | moved later. One-V\ ay Tnafflc Rule On Church Street Ends The police department replac- ed the limited parking signs on the north side of Church street; Detween Main and Corbin Plac with “no_parking” signs today. Under the one-way traffic rog ulation which was in effect for the past several months on trial, parking was permitted on 1ath sides of fhe street but with {he “no parking” signs in place | ain, cars found on the north side will be ged.” Traffic will be permitied to move cast and west as before, the police commissioners having voted to do away with the one- way arrangement, convi G | jury 15 YEARS ; | thre | of | Hannon, |G STORE IN BELVIDERE - | einet e ALCORN WILL SEEK CONVICTS' RETURN 10 WETHERSFIELD State's Attorney Hopes to Have Lalone, Moulthrope and Lan- dry Removed to State |LONG PRISON TERMS WILL FACE ALL THREE MEN | Men Imvolved in Killing of ¥lorida Detective, After Lscape on Janu- | | Wanted in Connecticut— ary 4, Iyen Defendant Who Turned | State’s Evidence Would Face 31| Year Term, Prosecutor Says. | March (P—state's | M. Alcorn will scek n to this state of Roland | and Watson Moulthrope, 1 of murder by a Florida terday, and of Le artford, Attorney Hugh he 1 Lalo: a o Landry, against whom a similar charge may in @ move that prom in the three ropped, ises unusual complications careers the was leafned tos Connecticut law its full cour: cial activitie criminal vouths, the to permit- inst Lalone ml llv ir at Weth- a lmm cticut state prison | ersficld, Moulthrope face entence of about years habitual criminal and Landr nain behind the prison w same institution for at least years. These complics 1 out of the escape of the from the Connecticut prison on January 4 and the subsequent murder by Lalone and Moulthropc Detective Willie D. Smith in Jacksonville, I'la., who tried to Clp- ture them. | the ore Velope ity Detectis Edy said this afternoon um flu | Hickey three conviets Will b jail breaking, and this complaint will be the basis of the motion for | their return to Connecticnt. DEMOCRATIC WOMEN (N TOWN COMMITTEE charged with | |Placed On Official Board | for First Time in History on the as an lems democ committec first time has be- with the election in that capa- | atic town auxiliary for the come ay actuality of 16 women Lo serve ty. i Michael unon, M Mang: chosen are: Mr: Mrs. I2dward Ha Ralph, Mrs. L. I *John I5. M. Keevers, Mrs. Mi- chael I Valentine, Mrs. Thoms Smith., Miss Iilizaheth Weber, ac Curtin, M John O'M: M Frank McMahon, M J. Halloran, N A. J. savard, Lucian Maciora, Mrs. A. Cackowski and Mrs. Frank Zapatka. Mrs. Nellie McCrann, member of the democratic state central com- mittec for this district, will mect with the women's committe Donald L. Bartlett, candida the republican nomination yor, today announced the ment of the following women ward Those 1cc Mrs. M. te for for | chairmen: irst—Mr: Mrs. R. Hawthorne, cond—Mrs. John hird—Mrs N precinet 1; Mrs. Olive preeinet Fourth—>Mrs, ifth—Mrs. cinet 1; Mrs cinet 2, sixth 13 cinet 2. The foliowing chairmen: First—Stuart son. cond—-John Wilford, 1 Besco, LErnic Eppler Third—C. Larker, tin. . Fourth—Geor; reph Landwehr, Lifth—Marty 8 ClaraysDichl, precinct precinet 2. Wilford. Chamberlain, B. Ingriham 13 I Norman H. 1 Mileski zyhowski pre- B. A, pre- Scoft, Bu Charles T Henry T. Irs. Mrs. pre- arc the mgn ward Ia John- rank Willian Mola empicn, Luther (Continued on Ps Two) N ) 9 o1 = Express Truck Stolen Youngstown, O., —A “money truck” the Railway Jixpress Agency was stolen todajy from in front of the company's load- ing station here. The amount contained w estimated by officials as less than §$500 in money merchandisc worth the amount. The March (UP) driver had parked the ca there for a few minutes while he went in the office. When he came out the truck was gone. Bystanders ¢ saw one man ret into the truck and drive hastily away. THE WEATHLR New Britain and vicinity: Tair and warmer tonigh Priday mostly cloudy, colde in afternoon, much colder I'riday night. | she | rest of his life in the | alls of | 34| tions de- | Mrs. | appoint- | /ith All of Contents it and | same | (v 1 JONES BITTERLY ATTACKS ‘PREJUDICED’ NEWSPAPERS FOR DRY LAW BREAKDOWN - WLLIOVRE VATV e sad Tr” v OF PLANVILLE DIES Auor P ‘James H. Cooke Collapses in| thing That May Be | Shower at Swampscott Home | | Unfavorably Constru- DEYELOPED ROCK QUARR]ES ed” Against Statute. t“Flve and Ten” Law’s ‘mm» sold Holdings in Neighboring Foothall Coach and Former Official Praise Prohibi- tion and Insist Condi- tions Are Better Under It—Fear Return of. Old Saloon. Town and Bought Hartford and Lynn Companics—Stricken on Woest Indian Trip. # Swampscott, Mas Mdrch V-2 sht her husband dead—a Cooke, millionaire head uneml” services for him what Winifred Sackviile | above, once famed as testified in a seekin divo Phillipe Clinton Bruche, whose death was reported in the newspapers. She said she | had been informed he had a cr inal record in Germany., the 1{—James H. [ nela of the Ha That Stoner, child prodigy York court ir from Count Sand the died | herc Connecticut and Stone company of | Lynn Sand and Stone company, f\wmm at his summer home | this morning while taking a show- |er vath. Mr. Cooke had herc from a trip to the West In- |dies, during which Lie had suffered a severe attack of stomach trouble. Was Native of ¥ Herald) 0 ford and A March 20 (P—Hold- press lacked sym- prohibition laws, Jones of Washing- |<on, a republican dry, leader and author of the Jones enforcement act, today issued a compendfum of opititons of citizens in the United States and Canada, which he called he voice of the multitude.” Jones asserted that “the last and | greatest factor” in enforcement dif- ficulties w the “attitude of many cwspapers which, so it seems, pub- lish everything which may be un- | tav orably construed.’ Charging that this “apparent lack mpathy,” was causing “the en- agement of crime,” Jones said | that “the general public is no longer | dependent upon newspapers for cor- | rect information, as there are now | many sources available,” adding: 1¢| wThe newspapers arc to a great extent considered to be expressive idea of ordinary people, W ing the | pathy with the Senator Wesley shington, recently arrive public ainville Plai March |Henry Cooke was born in Plainvillce | 3 TENEMENT H[IUSE | | quarrying as a young man and de - { veloped tl White Qak trap | S“uc e Damaged by Firg rock avar: the New Britain | rock quarrics in other parts of the | state. | | \-_\- James road. He also developed many trap ‘ Ganno Be Rebuilt by Ovwner | ———— Later he s£old the White Oak ufls in the state were also purchas this con n. He left Plainy Building Inspector Rutherford Takes | about 20 years ago but continued h {interests in the quarry business by | aking over the controlling interests | {5 “\Ciieiier o not the news. in the Hartford Connccticut Sand | yoictls L oxprossive of the ideas of nd Stone company and the Lyn 'Ithe American people at this period |sand and Stone company. He di- | o pistory of our country, is prob- vided his time between Hartforl ; | lematicy A three tenement the!and Swampscott, establishing his| 7he statement quoted many ex- {rear of 28 Gold street, gutted in an | Fesidence at the achusetts cily. | pressions from people which Jones where he built utiful sUMM:r | gaid he had received in response to | home. radio addres: He did not make Leaves Wife, public their name Mr. Cooke leaves his wife, rter) Cooke, of Swampscott: ‘ - : - ‘ daughters, Mrs. Norris L. Bull of | This is the first instance of & cON- |y ot Hartford and Miss Constan under the Cooke of Hartford, a son, Theodo sives the Cooke of Swampscott; a brother, John Cooke of Florida: a mephev, 5 William L. Cooke, of Plainvill | tion when a structure has been dam- |, o0 ith the John Cooke Co.: two d 50 per cent or more. Inspector pjeces, Mrs. Howard Usher of Plai A, N. [ ville and Mrs. Dwight Clark of Ala; loss at bama; and four grandchildren. | the house. The funeral will be held at his The fire broke out summer home, 53 Ocean View road, morning. Two tenen Swampscott on Saturday afternoo: cant and the occupants of the third o'clock. Burial will | were out of the city. This fact, to- | Swampsco | gether with the - location, allow- |ed the fire to gain headway before | being detected by a policeman who | the alarm | | FOUR COTTAGES BURNED oo | AT HIGHLAND LAKE TODAY [ the owners follo | | riremen | “Michacl and T. Jeiziski | Gold Street, | “City. | “Dear ir | “In accordance with Section 43 o !the building ordinances of the City of New Brit and in accordance | with Section 2-H of the zoning ordi- | nees, you are hereby notified that ling owned by you, the nement house situated in th of 28 Gold street, recentl he cottages. damaged by fire is unsafe in my |gide of Second opinion, and is damaged more than |jrrank Whalen, 5 t of and cannot buildings, rence, owner of the The other threc cottages were 3 ant. | The three unoceupied buildings ablaze when the fire was d covered by Whalen. Winsted f n summoned, but u their pumper in opera- to the building Whalen Action For First Time Under Zon ing Law Authority—Property on Gold Street Affected. house in M a be; | carly morning fire last week, was \evm-‘umul by the nd building commis- for ils re- | ( Three Children 1 two mon today orders | Yost Gives Evidence Washington, March 20 (®—TField- ing H. Yost, the veteran footbail co at the University of Michigan, and Danicl C. Roper, who as inter- al revenue officer in 1920 was the first to direct enforcement of na- tional prohibition, today were re- corded as supporters of the eigi- teenth amendment at the house ju- | diciary committee’s dry law hearin: Yost, known to the gridiron fol- lowers of the “Maize and Blue” elev- ens as “Hurry Up,” wired his sister- in-law, Mrs. Lenna Lowe Yost, that {in his opinion the decade of prohibi- tion had resulted in less drinking among the youth of the nation. Mre. Yost has been in charge of presenting the dry witnesses and she had the telegram read to the committee Roper took the stand as soon as the communication was read. As |« sponsor of the liquor dispensary {law, once tried in his native state of | South Carolina, he testified concern- ing the unsuccessful cfforts to en- force the statute and its subsequent repeal. Several wet witnesses had | suggested a plan along this line as . possible solution for national pro- hibition moval were issued. demnation zoning ordi- i nance which building com- | missioners authority to take this ac con- timated the firc the value of Rutherford es 70 per cent of Saturday nts were va- Unable to Save Any of Structures—Cause of ¥lames Undetermined. Winsted. March 20.—(@—Iour summer cottages and a small garage it the Highland lake resort were destroyed today by fire of unknown origin. The loss, partly covered by insurance was cstimated at about | The South Carolinian, who retired A |as internal revenue commissioner even before prohibition enforcement was placed under a separate com- missionerp urged a building up of cIf respect among the people to ob- serve the dry 1 testifying that the present system had a destructive mml on 11g~ Two) PLUMBING INSPECTOR ary of tho death of Marshal Peterson Reports Sanitary Toch was commeiiorated soleminly b in the chapel of the Invalides today Conditions Are Above Cabinet diplomats and | ais Criticism numerous high officials attended the | services. d on the west Lay, owned by who occupied one of while R. G. Toc its v ue Law- was the sarage. (Continucd on Pa 1“0) Record \\ ill Construct Bl dge Within 40 Days | A ord, low bidder on t Wes mm strect bridge reconstruc- tion contract, h reed to take the job with a clause that work shall be | completed within 40 days. He fied 70 days in his bid, making pro- vision for delays in the rececipt of stecl. Assured that materials will be hed here, he agreed {o the time limitation. Mayor Paonessa held up the contract pending an agrecment | that would tic up the highway for | + shorter period of time. were T were un- abl t tion occupied in time by speci- | n ministers, | | | A complaint against plumbing con- | ditions at the Camp school, lodged | with Dr. Louis J. Dumont, superin- | tendent of heaith, is not justitied, ac- cording to @ report today by Plumb- ing Inspector Olaf A. Peterson to the health department head. | Inspector Peterson huilding yesterday Las- | request of Dr. 'Laskowski Gets 2 Years In Prison, \ Velicka Goes to Jail for Burglary visited the afternoon at the Dumont and both of- s made a second inspection to- | he & 20 (P— Disposition of the cases of New Britain was|kowski and Mason marks the end | fici L ““'\YI'“;‘K“‘I"E']"’;:“”“"u:‘ the March eriminal term of su- |day. - this 'morning for |Perior court, as far as New Britain | _ T¢¢ o A G breaking into a basement chicken |cases are concerned, with the ex-|ings soveral ‘.mfa‘“o“,‘m‘;"m‘;e ) house at 237 Booth street, New ccption of the Brophy and Schrager | formal report 0(’]‘,sgf\n‘ding., to u\‘: Britain, on December and |cases, in which other New Britain | school committec, On his recommens | stealing a goosc and two chickens. | young men are involved. | dation, the board has made improve- | Laskowski was to have been sen- | Despite the fact that the New |ments which, in the opinion of the |tenced on March 4, but on that|Britain policc court sent a leavy | inspector, removes ground for objec- morning in New Britain, he shot |docket fo superior court for the | ion. himself in the abdomen because of [term, they were disposed of in less| The inspection by Dr. Dumont time than is ordinarily required, ‘lw:‘hrr\nwlrnv\'.v o . 3 3 1 | which covered general conditions of William Velic! 21, who is the |principally because the majority of | sanitation also resulted in a clean brother of Mary Velicka, the the accused persons pleaded guilty | bill of health for the building. The |who was murdered by Geor, and did not go to trial. doctor reported having found noth- imalz on February was a Laskowski and Mason have police | ing to warrant any complaint. [rested with Laskowski when they [records, having been arrested The inquiry conducted by Dr. Du- | were plucking the poultry. e was [cral times in this city. Laskowski|mont and Inspector Peterson was sentenced to jail for four months|lives at 435 Burritt street and Ma- | suggested by the mother of a pupil nd costs were remitted. |son at 1 Ann street. at the school. tford, owski, | sentenced | vears by | superior March 21, of to state Judge court. “lorian girl sev-