New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 2, 1930, Page 1

News of the World y Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 2 1930.—TWENTY PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS M'DONOUGH SEES DANGER IN CHOICE OF RIVAL AS QUIGLE! Democrat Warns MAYOR; { HARD MANMUST PAY §12% Against Election of%“l: HUNM]-[]N BILL Opponent, Citing His Record on Municipal Husband Who Eloped With Girl Ice House and Potato Venture. Republican Suffering From Hoarseness, Says “Don’t Believe All the Things McDonough Is Trying to Tell You” in Rally at Stanley Works. Waving a warning finger at a gathering of Landers, Frary & Clark workers this noon, Attorncy P. F. McDonough, for candidate cautioned: “Don’t let Quigley's crowd get control of that water hoard! Don't let them get at the sewer contracts! Quigley plung- cd us into the ice business and he nlunged us into the potato busin What will be plunge us into next, it you eclect him next Tuesday?” Lepeating his promise to say nothing about Quigley personally, but promising to unmask his record as a public official, Attorney M. Donough said: “This talk of ‘talk ing through the hat' doesn't solve your problems. What you should demand is the records. Continui, he traced the cipal ice project step by step to prove his claim that Quigley had plunged the city into the ice busi- ness. On this subject, he said: Traces City Ice Venture democratic mayor “When 1 spoke to a gathering of | workers at the Corbin plant ye: day, I said: ‘Quigley plunged us in- {0 the ice business with an ice house at Shuttle Mcadow dam that finally fell to picces and proved to pe money wasted.' Mr. Quigley took cxception to that statement last night in his specch. Let me pro- duce the record. “Let me read from Quigley message (0 the common council on y 1914: “The municipal i committee is now working upon th problem of ice distribution, a prob- lem in which all citizens are inter- sted. The ¢ entrance into the business was a protest against zreed and while the venture not be as profitable as anticipated ihe object will have been attained, cheaper ice for the people.’ “On December 16, - 1914 tha comptroller reported to the com mon council that it was bad busi- ness for the council to endeavor to conduct a merchantile business through a committee. At the same nmecting, the fce committee submit- ted a report in which it recom- mended that the hoard of water commissioners harvest the ice. “The board of water commis- sioners took up the work of hac- vesting the ice and on February 10, 1915, they reported to the common council that the cngine broke down and other troubles which cau delay, and also, that the funds propriated were cxhausted. common council voted to appro- priate $400 to continuc the ice. “On August 18, 1915, Mayor Quig- ley in a special message to the council said: ‘In spite of all th. trouble and expense the city has been put to, 1 do not believe the wunicipal ice project should be abandoned. I am confident that i the ice hous d in condition (Continued on Page Two) . SLADE ADMITS GUILT T0 GASOLINE THEFT| Held for Trial $1,000 Bonds in South- ington Court Southington, Slade, 18, of 1 to the Ilerald) April 2 — William 2 Beaver street, New Lritain, was bound over to the June term of the superior court by Judge J. Lambert Degnan in the Southing- ton police court this morning on a charge of being an accessory before the fact in a holdup and assault on William Conway, proprietor of the Oak Hill gasoline station a months ago. He was represented by Attorney 8. Gerard Casale of New Lritain and pleaded guilty. Bonds were set at $1,000. Slade was arrested in connection with the slaying of Policeman James McNamee of Bristol in Forestville as Leing one of those suspected of ha ing had dealings in securing a pistol for John Brophy of Waterbury who is serving a life sentence in state’s prison for the murder. At that time, Mr. Conway identi- fied Slade as one of a pair of youths who had stopped an automobile his station some time ago o get some gas. When he had put 10 sallons in the tank, one of the two hit him behind the ear with an ia- strument and they got away. muni- | may to harvest | Under | few | Placed on Probation JAIL TERM SUSPENDED scorge H. Johnson and Miss Anna Zotter Hear Judge Deliver Lecture On Their Error in Running Away to Washington. George H. Johnson, 25, of 646 Arch street. who deserted his wife and three babies to go to Washing- ton, D. C., with Miss Anna Zotter, 20, of 248 Chapman street on March 2, remaining until they were arrest- ed and brought back to this city last week for trial, was given a suspend- cd jail sentence of six montlts and placed on probation for one year, by Judge Stanley J. Traceski in po- lice court today. Miss Zotter was committed to the state farm for women, execution of the penalty sus- | pended, and she was placed on pro- bation for one year. Judge Traceski ordered Johnson to pay $126, which was the cost of bringing the couple from Washing- ton, payment to be made before the period of probation starts, He lec- tured the erring husband from the beneh, telling him in no uncertain terms that there was no excuse for his conduct and warned him that it would be to his advantage to show appreciation of his wife's attitude in forgiving him, and welcoming him back to his fireside. “You better show her you do not intend to indulge in any more fool- ishness, and get a job and support her and your children,” the court advised him. Johnson and his wife sat side by side in the court room and dircetly behind them Miss Zot- ter sat with relatives. Feency Tells of Arrest Sergeant T. J. Feency was called to testify in the Zotter case, a plea of not guilty having been entered for her when the cases were called last week. He told briefly o fthe cir- cumstances of the arrest by the Washington police on information given by the local authorities and aid Miss Zotter admitted that she nd Johnson lived in two rooming houses as husband and wife. The young woman was called to the wit- | ness stand and asked what she wish- |ed to say about the’ escapade. Nothing,” she replied. Assistant Prosecuting Attornes W. M. Greenstein, presenting the John- son case, told the court of the meet- ing between the principals while Johnson was a grocer’s clerk and the young woman a domestic in a local household, and said they soon be- came.very, very friendly” with the result that the trip to Washington was made. Johnson had no money and Miss Zotter drew $200 out of the bank to finance the trip, later send- ing home fer §100 more and thercby disclosing her whereabouts. Reconciliation Complete Mr. Greenstein said the situation presented a problem, because John- son’s wife and babies must be pro- or state’s prison they would be thrown upon relatives or become public charges. Complete reconcilia- | tion between the husband and wife has been ecffected, Mr. Greenstein said, and after considering the mat- ter in all its phases it was felt ad- sable to allow Johnson an oppor- | tunity of remaining with his family and supporting them. Attorney Thomas 17, McDonough, defense counsel, said the case was not typical of the class for which the statute on seduction was made, and he felt that the recommenda- tion of Mr. Greenstein for a sus- {pended jail sentence of six months would probably reflect the attitude of the state’s attorney should the |case go to superior court. Johnson was out of employment when he | went away with the young woman (Continued on Page Two) Hawks Completes Next Lap in Glider Journey Wichita Jalls, Tax., April 2 (B— Captain Frank Hawks, en route from {San Diego to New York in a glider {towed by an airplane, landed at | Staley Iield here at 9:10 a. m. today after a flight from Sweetwater, Tex. e soared over the field for 2 minutes after cutting loose from the tow plane. vided for and if he was sent to jail ; LOBBY COMMITTEE TOLD HOOVER MAY VETO SHOALS BILL Worthington Memorandum Says President Against Federal Operation of Public Utiities 'BELIRVES GOV, ROOSEVELT MAY RUN FOR PRESIDENT New York State Governor Possible Democratic Candidate on Govern- ment Ownership Platform, Ten- nessco River Assoclation Officer Says—Comittec Adjourned Friday —Claim Tlness Fake. Washington, April 2 (P—Specula- tion on the attitudes of President Hoover and Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York on power was heard today before the senate lobby committee, the opinion being advanced that the president would veto a bill calling for goycrnment operation of Muscle Shoals and that the New York governor might be urged as a democratic candidate for president on a platform calling for government ownership of pow A memorandum prepared by J. W. Worthington, sccretary of the Tennessec River Improvement asso- ciation, was placed in the record which predicted that the chief ex- ccutive would veto a bill calling for operation by the government of the power project in Alabama, Waldo “Takes Stand W. G. Waldo, engineer of the Tennessee River association, was on the stand today. Me testified he used the memorandum in specches in the south. Governor Roosevelt's name was brought into the hearing by a telegram that Waldo sent to Worthington last September. 1t described Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, N. C., publisher, as favor- ing government ownership of the Muscle Shoals. “Making progress here but not with ex-sccretary,” the telegram said. “He is irrevocably committed to orris policy and may advocate Roosevelt for next democratic can- didate for president on a govern- ment ownership and operation of power platform.” The Tennessee River Improvement association has advocated acceptance of the bid of the American Cyana- mid company for Muscle Shoals and has opposcd proposals for govern- ment operation. Senator Norris of Nebraska has urged government operation. Says Tllness Paked Worthington, who is in a Detroit | hospital, has been accused by Chair- | man Caraway of the committee of | feigning illness in an effort to es- | cape questioning by the committec »out h organization's Muscle Shoals activities. The committee after questioning Waldo bricfly adjowned until Fri- day when John J. Raskob, chairman (Continucd On Page 16) BROWN ATHLETE KILLED | IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Samsan, Now Owner of Old Orchard | Hotel, Dies in Rhode Island Hospital Today. Providence, R. I, April 2 (@ Scneca, G. Samson, of White Plain N. Y. former Brown university football star and recently manager | of the Old Orchard Beach hotel, Old | Orchard Beach, Me., died at the South Coventry hospital, Wakefield, R. T, carly today as the result of injuries received when the car in which he was riding killed a pe- destrian and crashed into a tree on the Boston post road south of East Greenwich late Monday night. William Harney of North Kings- town, riding with Samson in the car at the time of the accident, is at the hospital with minor injurf Born in New York city November | 10, 1899, Mr. Samson graduated from Brown university in 1921, and was cngaged in the real estate and | insurance business in New York be- fore becoming part owner and man- ager of the Old Orchard Beach hotel. With his brother, Henry T. ampson of Providence, on August 0 last he saved from drowning at the Maine resort Miss Harriet Mail- man of New York city, who had sought to rescue another swimmer and herself narrowly escaped froni | drowning. Besides Henry T. Samson, who is | a resident of Providence, Seneca is survived by two other brothers, { Charles L. and Robert W. Samson | of White Plains, N. Y. G. 0.P. Expects to was made today that the republigan party will have be- tween 400 ‘ent 500 automobiles to [take voters to the polls next Tues- day, April 8, when the city election will take place. Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz who handled the automobiles for Donald L. Bartlett, unsuccessful candidate for the mayoralty nomi- nation, and Dr. Joseph H. Potts who supervised the transportation of for- mer Mayor Ceorge A. Quigley's vot- on primary day last Friday will combine their efforts and will be in Prediction To Carry Voters to Polls April 8 Have 400 Autos supervision over the republican au- | tomobiles. According to an estimate of Dep- uty Sheriff Horwitz 175 cars have been offered already and there are | more letters and telephone calls | coming in to his officc. Those who wish to contribute cars for all or part of clection day may get in | touch with Mr. Horwitz at his of- | fice in the Commerclal Trust build- | ing, Dr. Potts at his office in the Ithing would he developeq sufficient. | 'BRICKLAYERS' WEEK l LANDS SAFELY AT BERMUDA Associated Press Photo Lewis Yancey and two cOmpanions landed safely at Bermuda this morning after 5 flight from New York and an overnight | stop about §0 miles off the islands last night. The map in the upper right shows the route taken, with an inset of Yancey on the left, while his plane is shown below just before it took of! | vesterday for the trip. 200,000,000 AUTO | YANCEY SARE AT HIGHVAY PROPOSED " BERSIUDA HARBOR Trumbull FroWis oo Sl comples Trp Tuday At Session of General Assembly Night on Sea’s Surlace _— sovering Constryg, of Ex- X h | Bill Covering Construction | Plier ang Two Companions Lang On 5 | press Motorwd¥s presented (o Placia Water to Avoid Overflying Legislature at Albqpy—Probosal Mark — Takes Air Again This Once Defeated in Connecticut. Morning, . Governor Jonn M. Trymbull When | questioncd today TeBarding the bos- | sibility of a special sossion Of the Connecticut legislature to take ac tion on a proposed 200,000,000 ex- Dross Apll moforways. hatwoen New York city and New Igaven, Stated hat there was little ligelihood that a special Session Woulg pe called o | take up the matter. i Sponsof® of the Plan have con- férred with him, the goyernor st Hamilton, Bermuda, April The American “Pilot’ which left New York yesterday for the Dermudas, reach safely shortly hefore monaplane Tamilton 10 o'clock thi moring after having spent the night sea o scant 60 miles from her goal. The plane completed the journcy under her own power. She flew to | point off St. George's rlier in the morning, landed there and then ed, but he informed them that only | oo frg St. George's to Hamilton. in case of the UMOS emerBENCY | 'Sho was accompanicd down would a special sesSion of the Con-| Ui shore for a time by otor necticut legislatur® he conVened, fy,yneh, which brought out sasoline. Those interested in the yenture stat- | " Ajihoygn it was first believed she ed that if the proiecl met With the 1,9 heen towed for a short distance approval of the NEW york State legislature now in $¢Ssion in Albany, | 114t she simply had anchored to it, a request would DC made 10 the|fora tim Connecticut governor (o call @ Sbe- | goon after reaching the cial session, "Captain Yancey took her Governor Trumbull geels that the | ymphant flight over the passage of a bill endorgin Pro- | Hamilton, ject by the New York giate lia- The ship, for the first time ir ture would not creatt gy emerseney | history of occan flying, had e in this state and theregore, there | cended at sca, spent the night the would be no need 0f a gpecial I | and then was able to continue lative session, *I don'g peliev voyage under her own power. Descends at Darkn monoplane, which was | equipped with pontoons, | to descend on the sea carkness last night. Sl in the air cight hour ing the sturdy craft appeared off North Rock, about 5 miles from St George's and anchored ther the the ly to warrant g sumgpg for & Spe. | The i BR was for because of had been This morr (Continyed on Py 16.) Dreparing for the final st of her 750 miles perilous fl New York and then toward Hamilton No Effort to Be Made lOJ - Enforce Wage Increase 1 (Continued on Pag D COURT WAITS UNTIL SQUAW IS RECOVERED Lila Jimerson Reported Still “Very Sick” at | Hospital Today s seen After taking unemploypent condi- tions into consjderation, yyembers of the Bricklayers’ union gi a mecting in Painters' hail last Nignt d 1o | work only five days & yeek 0 that, more of their number could be & en employment, Although they work at the pregent iy wa they will ask for 31 4 day when conditions iniProve, At present | they receive §11 a day¥ for a five and half day a weck. Thig scale Pays | them $60.50 a week: Unger the new | plan they will work five gays at 311 and will receive $59 A yeck. When | the contractors arc Conyinced t conditions warrant Wage increasc the bricklayers will Do given $61 a week without having to work Sat- urday mornings, it 1S sajq The hod carriers Wil follow the bricklayers ang will Work five days| a week at the wage Sale of §7 Any Wil continue m( . scale | more | Buffalo, N. Y., Apr (U1 —The | state 0f New York waited hopefully | today for Lila Jimerson to rise from | her sickbed and return to the court- | room Where the district attorney is| | trying to send her to the electric | | chair. | | The triag of the 35 vear old Indian | [ which was interrupted yesterday by | | , was adjourned until 2 p, when court convened this | Miss Jimerson, a Vietim | ‘of tuberculosis, is charged with the | murder of Mrs. Clothilde Marchand. [ The Bricklayers' Unjon meeting last night lasted fOr Seyeral hours, President Anthony "lonessa presid- ed. Action was taken on the death of Michael Lynch, & Charter Mmem- ber of the union. After granting the adjour Judge . Bret Thorne revealed he was considering a definite form o procedure for continuing the trial. He did not disclose what it was, It Iso was pointed out that a mistrial could be declared if it shown defendant was too ill to con- tinue. In that event, the jury Would ve 10 he taken to the arged in Lila's presenc Defense counsel denied to | they woula consider a wer THE WEATRER Sl New Britain a0 jcinity: Colder tonight: Partly cloudy that “compromise | New Britain Nattonal Bank buil ing, or at republican headquarters lat 269 Main street. tonight ana Thursday, —that is, to have Lila plead — —— / (Continued on Page I'wo) NEW YORK 10 NEW HAVEN wELcowED BY HAMILTON| (Pr— | | by the launch, it was later learned | ner | m\m.‘ hospital and | GRAHAM REFUSES TO PERMIT WETS T0 CROSS-EXAMINE DRY AS PROHIBITIONISTS END TESTIMONY | Political Spleen Linked With Vandalism Resulting in Damage to Majewicz’s Auto An outhreak of political bitterness is seen by the police and otliers in touch with the campaign in the fifth ward, in the slashing of the upholstery of the front seat || of an automobile owned by Selectman Kasimierz Majewicz || of 37 Lyman street, the cutting of the wires leading from || the coil to the spark plugs and the destroying of the rear || curtains in the car while it was parked last night on North || The selectman, a democrat, was at a republican rally in Falcon hall, and when he came out at 10:15 o'clock he found his car damaged and reported the matter to Officer Cornelius Keough. Vestigation. street near Falcon hall. ‘ | The police were conducting an in- b e e Tl DR ] NEW BUSINESS UNIT COMMITS SUCIDE T0 OPPOSE CHAINS BY TAKING POISON' ..~ Independent Merchants Vote to G, F. Schulz, 24, of 193 Main Form United Grocery Stoves ~ Street, Dies by Own Hand 'DECIDE T0 INCORPORATE EXPIRES Meeting Attended By About 50 Removed to Police Headquarters Neighborhood Grocers — Corpora-| When Thought Drunk But s tic to Be Lormed for Joint Purchasing and’ Advertising. identified Tor Several Hours, | After a two hour discussion last stumbling along arles Main 69 gering and | night, Church strect this Ximately 50 orenoon, Schultz, 24, of 19 was left in a hallway at h street by a man who was unable to hold him up, and a short | unit to compete with the chain stores | time later he died at New in this city | General hospital of poisoning. It was consensus that inde-| John T'urney, deputy medical pendent merchants in this city are in| aminer, pronounced it a need of organization because of the wtivities of the chain grocery stores It was said that the cha acquiring valuable and adually neighbor- form the | M'rancis street Stores, a corporation | hood | United Grocer voted to 1at will buy, sell and advertise as a | Dr. the s suicide. Super Tat busine re ecliminating * h erary Officer Ttosario taurant $:45 o'clock. He 1 a cup of coffee before going little. fellow." out, and the officer obscrved | After the discussion Attorney Irv-| 34 'appeared to be under the | ing I. Rachlin, who has heen eng: s T o ed as legal adviser, was delc Officer: Tatn (c take steps to incorporate the or, i ion and to procure a char the office of secretary of decision to form corpo; | unanimous and the ed upon almost nously. 1f this name allowed by the state it The Un Stores of New Britain.” The five names on the req a cha selected or the Martin | chairman of the meeting | first named. O man, paul Montville, and Irying Fishman Attorney Rachlin Sneaks Attorney Rachlin spoke at the in- vitation of Chairman Hollfelder. He said the chain stores have created a new cconomic situation. Iivery good is Deing taken by the large orations. according to Mr. Rach- | W who said the “little fellow™ is| T radually losing his grip | He recalled the d when a small | merchant could open a store and see | o0 a large business. He said have reached the point individual will not survive. | alternative is for the indi-| Iqentity of the all business and take a|plot to collect $200,000 life insur- corporations that are | ance was sought today by officers who charged Dr. A. J. Bass, wealthy retired dentist of Columbia, Mo, with man's death. The body ar Gravette, Ark. who came here Sunday identified it as that of William ail charged with first ce murder. The dentist said he 1olta weres of land deal | county, Arkansas, last fall. of newspaper advertising. “Pick up orney J. £ Combs Friday night's paper and you will| and § iff r Fields said t he number of advertisements,” | learned Iolta, who they helieve not to be the man slain, paid 1 5 to undersell 00 in « and notes for they purchase tl 1 6 t insura £00ds cheaply,” he added policics of $30,000 each He said if the big corporations are | taken out and the policies assigned extensively, the small| by Iolta to Bass as additional col- — ateral. The notes are to mature (Continued on Page Two) | April 10, they said. »out in- time and The him on Church helple him left telephoned to - Kelly, who detailed O'Mara and Her- the patrol. officers thought it a nness but they s vote of him into the polic felder, | they observed that he was dying and ‘aptain Ielly ordered | hasten to the hospital. pump was uscd but barber saw Schul man who was nd in Geerage J. Officers Willia bert C. Tyon w The street most with the officer name was decid- | s not | Will he changed to cery ed Gro- | est for el sta Hol was o them A stor the Oh- Roth hers were D, § Joscph (Continued on Page Two) PLOT VICTIAPS IDENTITY corner Authorities Believe Dead Man Sub- stitute for Real Estate Man ow ions the The only il job with “lar run hy inancial ce Attorney cannot bu small, survey foundation, the f the actual structure, was his @ Mr. Rachlin asked why big porations do business. He answ by saying that they do a great After Insurance, cond where (P— of a ionville, Avk., April 2 zed vietim lin warned the gro- d castles in the the ground, ame and Ivice cor- | red it S they Start 1d the and was in 31,000 ey he said, They hecause are able vou can land, and tour, was advertising 120,000 Census Tal;rs B;agiranask; Hoover Answers Questionnaire April 2 (P—An army census tors modern accounting machinery will make it a speedy upon the|job. Ior months the burcau has Amer- | been making its preparations and is rked | ready to tabulate the results of the 1pON \what is intended to be the|questioning with greater rapidity most complete tabulation of the | than ever before. Amcrican people and their ccono-| At the head of the va mic condition cver accomplished. | tion is William M. Stewart Lach worker carricd a big port-|rector of the census. He folio containing dozens of copies of [a radio address last night calling the long questionnaire that is being | upon the people to cooperate with | put to evervone in the country. | the census takers and pictured | The questions asked are intended | Unele Sam solicitous personal to Produce a valuable store of sta-|visitor in their homes, | tistical information including not | Hoover Counted Today | only the extent of population but| Like his fellow-citizens, President the extent of uncmployment, illit-| Hoover, too, was faced with the racy, and home ownership. There [ prospect of answering the Questions, too, which are ex-!taker's questions. But unlike them pected to produce important data on | he had a definite engagement with the American farm problem cnumerator. This was for one | Call On Modern Equipment o'clock today, when it was arrang | Althoug 1930 census chore is 2 "Hv biggest ever altempted by the! (Continued on Page shi 0,000 enumc cnergetically today ntic task of counting the ican population. They em census bureau, st organiza- the di- delivered as a | are | the the wo) AT HOSPITAL|seiemerss Found, Dying—Body Remains Un- | Britain | noticed Schultz in a Main street | that | me out of 2|, arted | the poison had | SOUGHT IN DEATH PROBE census d | dem WITNESSES ELaGuar(iira P;tests He Has Waited 10 Years to Quiz Some of Those Who Appeared— Chairman Rules It Would Take Too Long Repeal ‘Advocates to Be Given Chance for Reput- tal Two Weeks Fropy To- day—Statementsof pDry Leaders Are Read [nto Record. ) _The the drv cluded togay bY tham of the Jygjciaty after one Withegg had stand and SeVergy diy jers cre permitted to pl into the record subjected o prohibition hearings of forces were col Chairman the out being amination. Graham also announced tha¢ th® wets would be given an gppor- | tunity to offer rebuttal tesgjmony two weeks from today. The testimony of the Wetg js & be confined to rebuttal eXclygjyel Waiting for 10 Years Interrupting the chairman Rep- | resent. LaGuardia, Tebyplicar, | New York, a wet, and one g¢ ths committee members who hay parti- cipated freely in the questionjng of the dry witnesses, said: “And IT've been waiting gor an | opportunity to question those Anti- | Saloon Leaguers for ten Yeapg' Besides the statement 0f ¥ geotts | superintendent of the Anti_gzloon | League, McBride, prepared gtate- ments incorporated in the ¢om- mittee’s record were from the fole {lowing friends of the dry¥ Stapute: Dr. Ldwin C. Dinwiddie, syperin- tendent of the National Temparance | Burcau; Deets Pickett, reseavep, gec- of the Methodist Bogrd 0f nce, Prohibition ang pub- Rev. Willlam gpeaf® rintendent of the ppter- form Federation; gnd . Crawford, general gecre- of the Board of TeMmpergnce nd Social Service of the Meypodist Spiscopal Chugeh, South. LaGuardia Protests iuardia inquired of Grapgm if the unexpected closing 0f the éry side of the prohibition argyment meant that there would 3, 1m0 chance whatever to question pepre- sentatives of the league. “That's just what it meang» an- red the chairman, remarking in rence 1o LaGuardia's gate- about waiting for an gppor- for crossiexamination; Vell, there's a lot of bottjeq up ngth in that ten years,s Gra- ham smilingly added. | The commiftee also DPepmitted | Brnest H. Cherrington, geNerg) sec- | retary of the World Leagie ggainst Alcoholism, to file a statement, Graham said the chief Teagon for ending the dry testimonyY Wgag b2« cause of the important tarifg jegi ive (Continued on Page Two) BRISTOL TALKIE SUIT HITS FEDERAL COURT ‘(iolham Pictures Claims | Waterbury Made Films Unsaleable New York, April 2 suit for $250,000 damages bropght by the Gotham Photoplays Corpor- ation against William H. Bristg) and the talking picture conceT™ bearing | his name has been transferpeq to foc court from the Supreme court of New York county, The Bristol Corporation has its yead- | quarters at Waterbury, Conn_ The action arose from & Coptract hetween the Gotham and grigtol companies in which were inygpved several aspects of “talkie” produc- |tion and projection throush «pris- | tolphone” apparatus. In its complaint the Gothay, cor- poration alleges that it Proguced two pictures at the Waterbury stu- | dios of the defendants and thag the recording apparatus was in sych an mbryonic state” that neithep Fim, imes Square” or “River Woman' was commercially saleable. Furthermore, the complaing gdd- er, the Bristol corporation fajjeq to abide /by its contractual Obligation to install at Gothams Hollygood studio the necessary recording ap- paratus. Damages thus are sgied for “injury to reputation” anq «joss of carnings.” In their answer the defopgants |not only deny all allegationg and | seek dismissal of the complaing put d $15,000 for use of the wa- | terbury studios in making the w0 | unsuccessful pictures.