New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 5, 1930, Page 3

e e - AUGUSTUS BULLARD DEAD AT HOSPITAL Dridgeport Manufacturer Suc- cumbs—Ill About Month Bridgeport, April 5 P—Augustus H. Bullatd, secretary and treasurer of the Bullard company, died at Bridgeport hospital early today. He had been seriously ill for about a month. Mr. Bullard was born in Hartford in 1867 and was the son of John Dudley and Orlanda Hawley Bul- lard. Upon graduation from the public schools in 1857 he became connected with the Connecticut Gen- eral Insurance company of Hartford, and in 1886 came to Bridgeport in the employ of the Bridgeport Ma- chine Tool Works. This company in 1894 was incor- porated as the Bullard Machine Tool company, at which time Mr. Bullard W made secretary and treasurer, offices he has held con- tinuously since. Mr. Bullard was prominent in manufacturing circles of the state and also a prominent member of a number of clubs and {raternal so- cieties. In 1905 he was elected presi- dent of the Connccticut Manu- facturers’ association. serving two years, He is survived by his widow, for- merly Eilen Burnham, of Malone, . Y.; a Dbrother, Walter H. of Bridgeport, and a sister, Miss Emily Dawley Bullard of Orange, Mass. OFFICIALS SEEKING ACCIDENT’S CAUSE Two Killed as Plane Crashes Near Roosevelt Field Y., April 5 (®— Authorities sought the cause of an accident in which T. Worden Hunter, president of the Bach Air- craft corporation of Van Nuys, Cal., and his pilot, R. W. McAllister, were Killed when their airplane fell and burned. They were from Bethany, Conn., and were mancuvering for a landing at| Roosevelt field, thrce quarters of a| mile from here, witnesses said, when the left wing of their three-motored Bach monoplane appeared to come | loose and the pl dived about | 300 feet nose forcmost with 'its| motors roaring. Saw Planc Hit Ground | John T. Garvey, cashicr at the Texas company oil storage yard, | said he saw the plane hit the ground in a vacant lot and burst into flames.. He ran out with a firc ex- | tinguisher but the fire was so hot| he could not approach the plane. | When the firc had burned itself | out one body was found in the cabim} wreckage and the other pinned into | the earth by one of the motors. Both had been burned bheyond r cognition. Pilots at Toosevelt field who saw the plane just before the crash, said | they believed the impression th wing collapsed with an optical i sion on the part of witnes: theory was that the pilot made too sharp a turn with his motor: tled, stalling the plane with its wings at an oblique angle. This caused the nose to drop and before | the plane regained flying speed it | hit the ground with the left wing slill depressed. The wing was| broken striking the grounds, the pilots said. rived 1rom Coast Hunter and McAllister arrived at Roosevelt field Wednesday from the west coast. Their plane was a six passenger cabin plane with two pilot cockpits. It had a speed of 135 miles an hour. The airplane company official and his pilot had planned to fly to Detroit today to cxhibit their plane at the air show. They had invited £ix pilots from Roosevelt field to ac- company them. Hunter was 35 years old, married and the father of two children. He lived in Pasadena, Cal. He was the son of Thomas Hunter, a retired capitalist of Detroit. McAllister, about 33, lived at Los Angeles, He was unmarried. Garden Cit returning yesterday Comely‘Nurse Brains Of Holdup Gang| April 5 (UP)—A comely se, Miss Ruth Jones companion, Ldith ( , today were named by s the “brains” of a gang held responsible for two Detroit Lank robberies, the holdup of a Toledo bank last weck, and a dozen other majer Detroit robberies. Miss Jones and Leonard Kovie, whom police say is her sweetheart, | have confessed. according to Inspec- tor William Collins. The others Jicld are Ralph Benham, and Samuel, Thomas and Iarry Boroo, brothers. Police say Kovie admitted he and his four compantons staged the Toledo robbery, in which $7.000 was obtained. He also admitted taking part in the robbery of a branch of the Detroit First™ National bank Thursday afternoon when $2,200 was obtained, and the $5,000 payroll holdup at the Providence hospital, ¥ebruary Detroit student nu and her Fuies, police KINGMAN DIE Montreal, April 5 (UP) — Abner Kingman, 74, dircctor of many large financial and industrial corporations of Montreal, a native of Boston, Mass., died Friday. Kingman, a noted philanthropist, was born in Boston in 1556, the son of Abner Kingman, a well known banker and merchant of Boston, and a descendant of the Pilgrims. He re- ceived his carly training in Boston public schools, and moved to Montre- al when he was 18, TINED FOR EXTORTION T.isbon, Portugal, April 5 (#—The government today decided to impose fines ranging from-$100 to $1.000 on those convicted of extorting mon- ey from cmigrants on promises to procure visas and jobs in the United Btates | many towns and all Grangers |ately in district court, pleaded guil- | place as Italy. | 1ook up | street, this city recently received a NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1930. 258 ARRESTS DURING MARCH Policc Report Increase of 37 Over Corresponding Period of 1929— One Liquor Law Violation. During the month of March the police made 258 arrests, 37 morc than were made in March one year ago, according to Chief W. C. Hart's report. There was only one arrest for violation of the liquor law, but 7 for theft, an unusual condition. Drunkenness was the charge in ©1 cases; 12 breach of the peace; 10 non support; 21 breach of the peace and assault; 12 truaney; 22 viola- tion of city ordinances; 46 violaticn of motor vehicle laws. 25 (?ii;:]tems Sergeant J. C. Stadler last night recovered a bunch of keys ownwd by Forest Gray of 40 Church street and taken out of his automobile by three boys. A. Nash Co. spring suits and top- coats. J. Ryan, 22 Roxbury Road. Tel. 2909.—advt, The monthly meeting of the sup- plies and printing committee of the common council will be held Monday night at the office of the city clerk. Republican rally, Acorn St. Hall, Sun., April 6, at 1:30 p. m. Can; didate George A. Quigley will speak. —adyt, J. M. Burdick of Grove Hill is at- tending the session of the New York East conference in Brooklyn as the lay delegate of the local Mcthodist church. The annual mecting of the Wel- fare association will be held Wed- nesday, April 9, at 7:30 p. m. at the association rooms, 52 Center street. Burritt Grange will hold its reg- ular meeting at Jr. 0. U. A. M. hall | on Glen street tonight at 8 o'clock. | Farmington Grange has been invited to confer the first and second de- grees. Visitors are expected from are be | welcome, Refreshments will Bandit Admits Robbing Lumber Company Office | Springficld. Mass., April 5 (UP)- | Tollowing his arrest here today, George Shelton, 31, local salesman, confessed that he was one of two masked men who held up employes in the office of J. G. Roy & Sons, lumber dealers, latc yesterday, and escaped with $200. Shelton was arraigned immedi- ty to a charge of assault and rob- bery “while armed, and was held in $15,000 for the grand jury. Though refusing” to identify his accomplice, Shelton indicated that August Bourdreau, 2§, who was ar- rested with him, was not the second man. The latter is being held as a supspect, however. . According to police, Shelton had hoped to obtain the lumber com- pany’s pay roll, but it happened that | pay-day had been changed from | iday and there was | only $200 in the office. | Italian Takes Name of [ Levy to Be “American” | Haven. April ®—To [ s cnumecerator he we his| name as Sam Levy and his birth- | “But how,” he was| You acquire the name 5 asked, “did of Sam Levy? “When 1 come to this country,” was the reply, “I want a gool| American name, so T had my friend in a dircctory and there | was a lot of Levys. So 1 took the | name."” Receives Radio Message From Son in Caribbean Mrs, abeth Hattings, 93 Arch radio message from her soh, Robert | Hattings, chief petty officer aboard the U. S. §. S. 45. The message was sent out from Thomas, Virgin Tslands and was picked up by I. H. Telgado of 17 Bellew avenue, Tuck- ahoe, N. Y., owner of amateur radio station W2FN REID HEADS GOLFERS Hartford, April 5 UP—Professonal golfers of the Connecticut association will take on women players to make up mixed foursomes in their tourna- ments this summer, the courses to be used being Hartford Golf, Weth- crsfield and Sequin. This will be an innovation. The pros last night reelected Ar- thur Reid of I'armington president well as the other officers. The New England professional champions will be at Wampanoag Augnst and 26. This will make the club host to two big cvents, the other being the 36 hole qualifying round of the Connceticut state championships, 25 MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT The police were notified today of the suspensien of the operator's li- censes of Sylvester Roszko of 1120 Stanley strect and Andrew Wenz of 153 Jubilee street, also the return of the licenses of Bennett Hibbard of 16 Forest street, John J, McLarney of 26 Newfield avenue, Samuel Levin of 284 North street and Roger Isleib of 99 Prospect street. TWO HURT IN ACCIDENT Taunton, Mass., April 5 () — An automobile containing four sailors from the Newport Naval Training Station plunged through a guard fence on Tripp's bridge over Three Mile River early today and stopped within a few feet of a steep embank- ment leading to the river. Two of the men, Harold A. Eak, the driver, and Stanley Waskiewicz, were injured and taken to Morton hospital. The othe: two were Thomas Conroy and Edward Holliday. BOYS RIFLE AUTOMOBILE Sergeant John C. Stadler rounded up three boys last night for theft of bulbs and other articles from an automobile owned by Martin French of Arch street. The car was parked in a Washington street parking place and the boys rified it, according to their admissions. One of the boys is 12, another is and another has just become 16. The latter is crippled. The matter | to was turned over o the probation de- partment. | NE0.P.OFSTATE T CORVENE HERE Convention fo Take Place af Burritt Hotel Wednesday The 42nd annual session of Grand Lodge of Connecticut, England Order of Protection, be held at the Burritt hotel, Wednesday, April 9, The session will open at’10 a. m. with Grand Warden Torace Cook presiding. | On Tuesday cvening the evening | preceding the Grand lodge session, | Linne lodge will give an entertain- ment and reception to the supreme warden and guests, and also to the | grand lodge oificers who will be in the city for the grand lodge session. The reception will be held in the lodge room of Linne lodge at 59 Arch street. Invitations have been extended to all lodges in the state and all members of the order are invited to attend the rcception and extend a welcome to the supreme warden. The meeting of Linne lodge will be called at § p. m. The entertainment will begin at §:30 and the reception will follow. The program follows: Address of welcome, Warden Frank Rybeck of Linne lodge, introducing Supreme Vice Warden John E. Lyddy, who will be master of ceremonies; greet- ings to Connecticut, Grand Warden Horace Cook: vocal solo, Rlmer Johnson of New Rritain; remark Supreme Secretary Treasurer Walter B. Power; recitation, Astred John- son, New Brilain; vocal solo, Elmer Johnson; address, Supreme Warden John J. A'Hearn of Boston on the Merits of the Order.” An opportunity will be given the | members to meet the supreme war- den. SECOND MAN WILL BE HELD IN PROBE State's Inquiry in Insurance Case Involves Johnson the New will on Bentonville, Ark., April 5 (P)—The state’s investigation into the fatal shooting of Willlam R. Pearman of olumbia, Mo., in what it termed was an insurance swindle plot, to- day had brought the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of S. K. John- | son, Kansas City real cstate man. Officers announced late yesterday that Johnson was wanted on a felony charge in connection with the death of Pearman, who was found shot to death on a roadside near Gravette, Ark,, last week. Onc man, Dr. A. J. Bass, wealthy retired dentist of Co- lumbia, was in jail here, named three indictments, one of them charging murder of Pearman two others accusing him of being an accessory before and after the fact | the murder. Pearman carried under an assumed name $200,000 in | life insurance assigned to Bas: The warrant for Johnson's arrest | was issued after the final report of | the grand jury was returned. The jury adjourned ‘after returning five | indictments, three of them against Bass. The nature of the other in- dictment was not announced be- cause of an Arkansas law makin, publication of indictments unprivi- leged unless persons named in them have been arrested. Tolice heard from Kansas City |last night that Johnson has said he would_come here voluntarily for questioning but later Kan: City police advised that they could not find him. Officers here said Johnson had been involved in a sale of Arkansas land by Bass to Pearman. Pearman was alleged to have bought the land under the name of William Folta, a Missourian who has been missing for 17 years. It was under Folta's name that Pearman took out the in- | surance. PLUNGES DOWN STAIRS AND FRACTURES SKULL Visitor at Crown Street House Mis- takes Door to Cellar for Entrance to Room: Opening a door leading to the| cellar of a housc at 14 Crown stre.t | when he mistook it for one opening | into a room, John Prills, 42, of 4] Clinton street, plunged head fore- most down 16 stairs carly last ov:- g and fractured his skull | against a brick wall about 18 inch- ©s away from the bottom step. He was taken to New Britain cral hospital by Officer Stephen | Coffey and was in a critical condi- | tion today. Sergeant J. C. Stadler conducte an investigation imo the matt with Officer Coffey and learned that Prills was given $1 by his wife yes- terday to take their 4 year old son Raymond to a theater. On the way heme he met a man who boards at 14 Crown street, and took the boy there for a visit. Walter Kulas and Peter Karznski, boarders, told the police that Prills fell accidental and there was evidence that he hal been drinking. Newington Judge Fines Hartford Man in Crash (Bpeclal to the Terald) Newington, April 5—Following an accident which occurred Wed- nesday at 12:15 p. m. on the Berlin turnpike near Blinn's filling station in which a sedan following a trucic going towards Hartford collided with and tore off the rear left mul guard of the truck and practically tore off the entire body of t sedan, Theodore Hamilton of Ha ford was summoned to court Thurs- day night by State Policeman Fllert and charged with reckless driving. After hearing the cvidence, Ju tice of the Peace I Stanley Welles had the charge changed to one of violation of the rules of the road; and fincd him $5.00 and costs. in | and {100k for employment | he left him and he a | sons gave him fitty cents. —_— King Boris Reprimanded By Railroad Man Today Sofia, Bulgaria, April 5 ®— The Plevna express arrived at that city several minutes late to- day, and the engineer was sub- jected to a severe reprimand from the station chief. When the station chief concluded he recognized in the engineer King Boris, who had gone to the station at Sofia un- announced and requested and ob- tained permission to drive the train, which is his favorite hobby, GACEK CONVICTED ONTHEFT CHARGE Found Guity of “Rolling”, Friend During Drinking Bout | Michacl Gacek, 22, of 23 Farming- ton avenue, was convicted of theft by Judge Stanley J. Traceski in po- lice court today principally on the evidence of two boys aged and 9 years, and his own inability to make of the had a convincing explanation maanner by which he came into pos- session of a $10 bill which was found in his poclket after his arrest. Gacek admitted he was intoxicat- cd and Judge Traceski fined him $5 on that charge., The finc on the | theft charge was $20, and in the | case of Lester Parsons, &0, of 680 West Main street, victim of the theft, a fine of $5 was imposed on the charge of drunkenness. The costs of the court were added in cach case. Deteetive Sergeant I, J. O'Mar testified that Parsons claimed to have had about $15 yesterday and accused Gacelk of stealing it. Gacek denied it and claimed to Thave | found $10 on Beaver street. Par- sons said yesterday that he belicved he had three §5 bills but today he told the sergeant he thought he had at t one $10 bill. Boys See Theft The boys testified that they were in the rear of the T theater on | Main street yesterday forenoon and saw Gacek put his hand in Parsons' pocket and take out a bill. They went to the police station with a third boy who was not called to testify, ond complained, giving a description of Gacek, who was later arrested by Officer David Doty. Parsons testified that he cashed a government check for $25 yester- dey morning and spent some. of it for liquor. He was with Gacek and | he recalled that the small boys were in sight when he felt a hand in his pocket. Later he missed the money but he did not go out looking for a policcman to make a complaint. Judge Traceski brought out these facts through questioning Parsons and before dismissing him from the | witness stand, told him he did not | believe he knew anything about what happened on account of his condition. Collation is Served Gacek testified that he came do'vn | town in the morning intending to and Parsons | d him to “have a ball,” which he did, There were other men in the group, including Patrick Walsh of Bridgeport, who was fined $5 and s for drunkenness, and “Jerry” Lyncih'and *a fellow named Ga pipe.” There was morc than onc Parsons bought some tomatocs and | bottle passed around and finally sait and ate them. Gacek told of Advising Parsons to hire a room when the latter told him of feeling sleepy but Parsons | | | | pointed out that the expense would be too great so he prepared to slecp | on the ground behind the theater | building. Gacck was sure Parsons was not helplessly intoxicated when so was sure he was not asleep. He had already spent about $10, including the price of a haircut and shave for Gacek and Dbefore the latter left him Par- Aud There Was a $10 Bill On his way home Gacek spent 15 cents for cigarettes, leaving 35 cents of the half dollar, and when he was | near Lasalle street he saw a $10 bill on the sidewalk so hq picked it up and put it in his pocket. After hav- ing dinner he started out again, de- spite his father's admonition to stay at home until he became sober. It was while he was returning towards Main street that he was arrested by Officer Doty, and he was wearing a sweat shirt which the small boys had mentioned to the police as part of the clothing of the man they | had scen “roliing” Parsons. Kelly Plans Ralli;s‘ ! To Wind Up Campaign | Martin J. Kelly, independent nominee for mayor, announced th: schedule of rallies at which he wiil speak before clection day. Tonight at 8 o'clock at corner Main and East Main street, tomorrow night at | ‘clock at the 1alcon hall on | ver street and a noon rally on | ionday at the factory gates of cither North & Judd or Mart & Coole: His lieutenants, wolski, president of the Citizens Property Owners' association and John Smolak, secretary, will a pany the candidate to the rallies. A general rally, which will include all wards in this city, will be held on the night before the election. Vincent Dobr TOLAR EXPLORER DIES Hamburg, Germany, April 5 (P— Commodore Hans Ruser, formr*ri skipper of the south polar explor tion ship Gaus, and the liners Im- perator and Vaterland, died today, aged 68. It was while commander of the Vaterland that Commodore Ruser was interned in New York during the war. . NOBLI Today Chief W ment as is the 35th anniversary Noble's appoir substitute callman in the fire department. He became a for man July 1. 1903 and two years later was promoted to the position tant chief, succeeding the Robert M. Dame as chicf on 20, 1920, | President | voting | corporation | partially | point |at a cost of approximately | 000,000, for the purpose of provid- 'SING SING CONYICT SHOT | Alphonse Tarrello Scales Two Walls = {and the prisoners were falling in to e |across the intervening | Ballard, | dock, {levelled a machine WHITEMAN NOT | fusea {ment in time to stop them | stages, but not at danc SHOALS MEASURE FATE UNCERTAIN House Believed Against Govern- ment Operation Resolution Washington, April 5 (®—The fu- ture of Senator Norris' Mu Shoals resolution, proposing govern- ment operation, was cloaked in un- certainty today, as the senate pa: ed the measure along to the house. Although the latter branch of congress approved the resolution two years ago, republican leaders there are understood to be of th same mind as the administration group in the scnate which voted linst it late yesterda was | passcd. however, 45 to Doubt on Hoover Stand Beyond the attitude of the housa, there lay, too, doubt as to what Hoover's reaction would be i the measure should be sent to the White House for his approval. When the Norris resolution was assed two years ago, President Coolidge submitted it to a pocket seto. Norris' It determined stand for his resolution, which staved off all ef- forts at scrious modification, was rewarded by a roll-call which found the democrats and the republicans almost solidly for the meas- ure. wo democrats, Steck of Towa, and Tydings of Haryland, opposed it. Under the terms of the resolution, a government corporation would be created to operate the power and nitrate plants for the production of . The corporation would| be dirceted by a bi-partisan board | of three members appointed by thc president. Sell Surplus Power sure would authorize the to sell any surplus of the stipulation that municipalities be given The proceeds would be distributed among the states nearb: To assure an even flow of water, $34,000,000 dam would be built at ‘ove Creek on the Clinch river in to serve as a reservoir, power manufactured at that also. Muscle Shoals was hought by the government and power and nitrate plants constructed during the w §$150 The me power with states and preferenc ennessee with ing nitrates for in explosive Since the close of the war, the dis- position of the project has been a subject of intermittent dispute ia congres: use IN ATTEMPT T0 ESCAPE and Starts to Swim River When Halted By Bullet ‘ Ossining, N. Y. April 6§ (P—A n of machine gun bullets cut hort the attempted cscape of af Sing Sing convict after he had scaled two walls and plunged into the Hud- on river last night. His body was recovered 15 minutes later with 4a | bullet wound in the neclk. The recreation period had ended marched to their cells for the ight, when Alphone Tarrello, 24| erving a term for robbery, dashed across tho yard. noring the shouts of guards, he scrambled over a 16 foot barrier, ran space and climbed a foot wire fence sur- mounted by sharp spikes. As he ran toward the river, Ernost a guard stationed on the alled to him to halt and gun. Tarrello kept on toward the water and the guard opened fire. With Lullets spattering all about him Tarrello plunged into the river and swam a short distance befofe he sank. ALLOWED TO PLAY Orchestra Not Permitted fo Ap-‘ pear at Vancouver Dances iy | i1 5 (P —Te- Canadian im- to keep two! here, Paul L leader, ment, the ! Vancouver, B. (.. Ap permission by migration authoritics dance engagements Whiteman. famous orchest also cancelled a theater en; “I have travelled all world and this is the first time I} have had any trouble,” Mr. White- man said. He said two bagsage cars of paraphernalia and 33 members of his orcliestra were en route to Van- couver and he had not received no- tice from the immigration depart- over We are a versatile orchestra and T feel that we should not fill one cngagement unless we mect all three,” he said. A. K. Skinner, commissioner of immigration in Vancouver, said that orchestras could be admitted to this country only as ‘“entertainers” and as such could play from theater | matic pistols, TROOP 4 PRODUGTION NETS PROFIT OF $160 More Than 600 Tickets for Circus Sold—Plans Made for Annual Good Friday. Hike. Doy Scout Troop 4 took proximately $164, of which $160 was profit, as scventh annual circus, it was re- ported at last night's troop meeting by Patrol Leader Gordon Ely was business manager of the pro- duction. Scolt Ely sold 105 tickets himself, while Penn T. Kimball dis- posed of 70 and J. Noxon Howard of 64. More than 600 were sold. In appreciation of his assistance in drilling the tap dancers and help- ing in minor~ways, the troop pre- in ap- nearly sented Artemas Stockman, sexton of | the First Congregational church, with a sem of money. The troop will use the proceeds of the show in | cquipping its trumpet band. The troop decided to have its an- | nual Good Friday hike again this year, and at a patrol leaders’ meet- ing it was agreed to make the trip over to the Burlington district. The | troop will meet at 6: a. m. and will be on the road all day. It is expected that Assistant Scoutmaster Euclid Hartung will be in charge. The monthly inspection last night | scemed to have been forgotten by the scouts, for dirty hands were the rule and the patrol totals were be- low average. nosaurus patrol was first with 29 points out of a possible 40, with the Panthers and Silver Foxes pressing it hard with 28 apiece. The Gems- | boks had 22 and the Eagles were a poor last with only 10. Commissioner Charles 1. Morgan was present. Acting as chairman of the church committee on boys' work, he invited all members of the troop to attend the church father and son banquet on Tucsday cve- ning, and to bring their fathers. The troop trumpet band will offer a brief program before the supper | the troop orchestra will play | and during the meal. K405 WANTS GITY 10 PAY FOR FIRE |Will Ask Reimbursement for Damage to His House house on partially Edward Xjos whose South Main street was | destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon is planning to enter a claim again the city for the damage. He al- leges that blazing waste from the chimney of a Senior High school Luilding caused the roof of his housc to be burned oft. Damage of $4,500 was caused, ac- cording to an cstimate of Fire Chicf William J. Noble. Attorney Harry Ginsburg has been engaged as coun- sel by Mr. Kjos. It is probable that the city will be made defendant in a law suit if the claim is not allowed. RACKETEER KILLED NEAR DRUG STORE James Clark Shot by Passerby in New York Today New York, April 5 (A—A bullet fired into his head in front of a drug store at Sth avenue and 30th street a few hours carlier, caused the death today of James Clark lins, a reputed racketeer. A few minutes before the shoot- ing Clark had ecntered the store and bought a package of cig- arettes. He told the clerk that he had a “bet with a sap outside on the number of e's on the package.” Then he strolled out and as he was tossing the cigarettes up and catching them a man walked up, pressed a revolver to Clark's left temple and fired a single shot. Clark fell back through the window of the drug store. He was taken to French | hospital where he died a few hours later. The gunman escaped. Clark was arrested with scvaral others a few Years ago and convict- ed of stealing $32.000 worth of as- pirin from a Hudson street ware- house, but all of the defendants ob- tained new trials. Later he was a witness for James Russell, when the latter was tried for the slaying of Patrick “Link” Mitchell, member of the old Hudson duster gang. Mitchell was killed in a Greenwich Village speakeasy. Police believe the shooting was |the result of a gangland belief that Clark had “squealed.” STEALS ARMORY GUNS Lynn, Mass., April (UP)—- Toting two loaded .3S caliber auta William 8. Riley of Revere was arrested by Patrolman Thomas Ryan in the rear of a rooming house carly today. Acording to authoritics, admitted when questioned at police headquarters that he had broken into a Broad strcet filling station Tuesday, and also had broken into the local state armory, arming him- self there. He was charged with while armed and carrying robbery loaded TS GO ON ROAD Elizabeth's theatrical Sacred Heart ('l\urrh' will give the performance “Fab- jol at the St. Peter's and Paul's church hall in New Haven, tomor- row night at 7 The of play- ers, together with the istants, will form a group of about 35 who will leave in the afternoon for the enter- tainment. The play was given at the Sacred Heart school hall several weeks ago and was a great success. DRAMA’ The St circle of the DEAD MAN Lowville, N. April 5 (P—Al- mert P. David, 41, restaurant pro-| prietor here, took nearly a halt hour to answer questions of a federal cen- sus enumerator, then walked into bedroom, and committed suicide by slashing his throat. He will be listed in the census as alive. pistols without a permit. JOBLESS MAN TURNS BANDIT Lynn, Mass., April 5 (P—William F. unemployment had driven him to banditry, was arrested at revolver point today by Patrolman Thomas Ryan. Ryan disarmed Reilly of two rovolvers. The young man told the officer he had his finger on the trigger of onc of the weapons, be- neath his coat, but couldn’t make up his mind to fire. When arraigned in district court, Reilly was held in $15,000 bonds for the grand jury. He readily admittcd two recent gasolinc station robberies and said he was waiting to rob a lunch cart when arrested. Circulation is the major sclling point for Herald Classified Ads. a result of its| Ray Mainer's Tyran-| 30, alias Col- | drug | immy the Gin” | Rilay | Reilly, 20, of Revere, who said| COURT PERPLEXED BY TRAFFIC CASE Man Arvested Says He Was Sober When Car Zigzagged Insisting that he was not only sober when arrested last evening, but that he had not taken a drink of liquor in three months, John Monko, 22, of 19 Hayes strect, pre- sented a puzzle in police court today but Judge Stanley J. Traceski solved it by making a finding of guilty on the charge of operating an automo- bile while under the influence of hquor. Monko pleaded not guilty, but Secrgeant . McAvay an Officers Kugene Kieffer and Daniel J. Cosgrove were positive in their testimony tha in fit con- dition to drive. was $100 and costs, and Judge Traceski also imposed a fine of $5 on the charg of driving without a license, to which Monko pleaded guilty. The latter Ehnr, however, was suspended. Ofticer Cosgrove testified iha | saw a truck going south on Ha | avenue shortly after 5 o'clock and | Monko, at the wheel, did not look “just right.” Watching the vehicle, the officer noticed that it zigzagged s0 he commandeered a car and gave chase, overtaking the truck when it stopped in traffic at East Main and | Main streets. He found Monko in- toxicated and arrested him, also a | resting his companion, John Nichisti, 32, of 189 Hartford avenue, on the charge of drunkenne: According | to Officer Cosgrove, therc was an al- coholic odor on Monko's breath, Visited at Jail After Sergeant McAvay and cer Kieffer had testified, Monko tock the witness stand and said he sper the afternoon visiting a friend Hartford county jail and was on his way home when the truck, driven hy Nichisti, stopped at the curb and the driver stepped out. Monko noticed that he was intoxicated and although he had no license he acceded to | Nichisti’s request to take the wheel Explaining the alcoholic odor |mentioned by Officer Cosgrove, Monko said it must have come from | Nighisti. He further claimed that| he had been ill for the past few | days and left the house for the first time yesterday. He was trembling | on the witness stand. Judge Trace- | ski asked him if he stopped on the | way from Hartford and he replicd negative Hartford Driver Fined A fine of $25 and costs was im- |posed in the casc of George . Phelps, 41, of 483 Blue Hills ave- |nue, who pleaded guilty to ti charge of rcckless driving on Ias street. Attorney Irving I Rachlin represented him and assured the| court that Phelps regretted the ac- |cident he caused last cvening and was prepared to settle for the dam-| age to a car driven by Edward Toczko of 122 Miller street, which he struck with great force and practically ruined, according to Of- ficer Louis . Harper. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney W. M. Greenstein told the court that | Phelps was driving north on Kast | |street near the Hayes Construction | | Co. officc about 5:15 o'clock last ;M'«"nl!\;.' and two cars were going in | the opposite direction. Daniel Sul- [livan of 113 Greenwood street was| | driving the first car and Toczko the | second. Sullivan, to avoid being | struck by Phelps’ car. swerved out [of the way, but Toczko could not follow him and was hit. Toczko and Phelps were driven [from the scene of the accident by |an employe of Karl Hoffman, ac- |cording to the police report, and | went to Attorney Tachlin’s home }uncm an agreement was made for settling the damage to Toczko's car. but Toczko balked at signing it and went to the police station with the result that DPhelps was arrested about two hours after the accident. Attorney Greenstein said there was a suspicion that Phelps had been drinking but the state was un- able to produce witnesses to sub- stantiate such an allegation and so the reckless driving charge was pre- ferred. Toczko was thrown out of his car through the door by the force of the impact and sustaincd minor injuries. Ignores Police Signal In the case of David G. Olander, 30, of High Road, Kensington, a fine of §$10 and costs was imposed on the charge of refusing to obey a policeman’s signal, and the charge of reckless diving was nolled by At- torney Greenstein. Olander was driving on Franklin® Squarc the night of March 22 and went over a curbstone, continuing towards Ken- sington despite Officer Edward Muszynski's command that he stop. and Attorney. Greenstein pointed out that the officer the only wit- ness, which made the charge a diffi- cult one to prove. Olander, how- ever, was willing to plead guilty to |the other charge and Attorney | Greenstein recommended that the fine imposed. | Attorney Harry M. Ginsburg, de- fense counscl. told the court -that Olander was in a closed car probably did not hear the officer's sign At any rate, the circum- stances did not indicate that he de- |liberately disobeyed the signal. Ryan Case Continued The case of Matthew Ryan, 66, of | Avon, charged with driving while |under the influence of liquor on | March 15, was again continued. At- torney Greenstein said Licutenant Rival was attending a funcral and could not be in court, and Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz, defense counsel, had no objection to continuing the! matter until Thursday. Henry «Morrison, 24, of 117 mont strcet and John Kolosky, of 54 Union strect, pleaded not guilt to charges of drunkenness and breach of the peace, but were found guilty and fined $5 and costs each. Officer William Grabeck testified that he saw them with three others arguing in loud tones at the Main street railroad crossing at 5 o'clock this morning and ordered them to disperse. Kolosky and Mor- rison went up Main street reluctant- |1y and at Main and East Main streets | they called the officer names, and {he chased them and placed them | under arrest. He said they wera | intoxicated, as did Officer Sponer, | who was present. | | | 1 be Tre- ang | 8 3 been drinking while riding around the city in an automobile. He had lunch and was talking to Morrison when Officer Grabeck came over and pushed him. He questioned the of- ficer's right to lay hands on him and was finally arrested. Morrison testified that he stayed home all evening but came down town to buy cigarcttes and met Kolosky, who asked about a relative who was in the army. While they were talking, Officer Grabeck order. ed them to move along, and then followed them through Main street striking him on the legs with his nightstick and knocking him dowa three times, he said. Kolosky's mother appealed to Judge Traceski for leniency. She was advised to confer with the pro bation officer after court relative 1o the disposition of the case, DOG QUARANTINE BEING OBSERVED Veterinarians Report Rush {0 Have Canines Treated The quarantine on dogs, placed by the commissioner of domestic ani- mals to prevent the spread of rabies in this and surrounding cities, is be- ing properly observed here, Dr. Louis J. Dumont, superintendent of health, reported today. With a few exceptions, including canines which have been inoculated, engaged in hunting, farming, etc., all dogs must be kept on leash until the quaran- tine is lifted. Dr. Dumont has sug- |gested that owners of animals com- municate with his office when there is doubt concerning the regulations. Owners of dogs are flocking to the offices and hospitals of local vater- inary doctors to have their dogs vac- cinated and immunized against a possible infection of rabies. Inqpiries directed at the veterinaries revealed that nearly 250 dogs have been vac- cinated already. while owners of others have appointments for. the treatment. A vaccinated dog. under the rules of the quarantine placed on this city and ncarby points, is the only excep- tion to the rule which réquires all dogs to be kept cither tied up or on leash. After vaccination. a dog must be quarantined for 21 days, after which it may be allowed to run loose. Dr. B. D. Radcliffe, veteran veters inary, stated that at his dispensary | at Franklin square more than 100 dogs have been vaccinated since the quarantine went into effect - last Thursday. Dog owners haye so many appointments for the next few days that both he and his assistant, Dr. John P. McIntosh, will be busily en- gaged in filling them. Both doctors have rounding towns cases of rabies. Ten persons in this city are being treated under the direction of Dr. L, J. Dumont, health superintendent, because of contacts with rabid dogs. Four of these are members of one family. Four possible cases of rabies have been discovered here but they are all being treated. visited - sur< to inspect possible | Archimede Club Split On Reef of Politics The republicans in the Archimede Athletic and Political club claint that they did not endorse the dem- ocratic party in a recent meeting held in their clubrooms but that only the democratic members of the club voted in favor of the endorse ment. Philip Papa, former press ‘come« mittee secretary, and several other leaders of the republican party of the club, issued the following com- munication: “The communication appeared in last night's Herald, with reference to the alleged endorsement of the democratic party by the Archimede Athletic and Political club, lacks one of the most important facts, which was purposely omitted thus making the interpretation of the communi- cation of various signification. “The omission consists of the fact that the members of Archimede club belonging in the republican party abstained in voting for the endorsement and that an exiguous number of democratic members took part in the secret ballof President Joseph Bianca of tha club was authority for the state« ment printed vesterday that two- thirds of the members of the cluby who attended the meeting voted to endorse the democratic ticket. Tha other third refrained from vdting, he said. . WANTS CANALS Washington, April 5 (UP)—Army erngineers have recommended ‘o congress that the sccretary of war be authorized to acquire from thu state of New York the Erie anl Oswego canals for federal mainten- ance and operation, it was announ« ed today. In making this recommendation, en. Lytel Brown, chief of ei« said he belteved adoption a definite project for improving canals, which link the Gre.t ot the | Lakes and the Hudson river, shoul.L await the transfer which probably will not be effected for several years. J BRUINS TO MEET LIONS Vancouver, B. C., April § (®—Tha Boston Bruins, runners-up to the Montreal Canadiens for worlds® pro- fessional hockey honors, will mect the Vancouver Lions, Pacific coast champions, in a three game exhibi- tion series starting here next Friday night. The Lions will be strength- ened for the series by the addition of Heck Kilrea, left wing, and King Clancy, defense man, both of tha Ottawa Senators. ENDS LIFE OVER AGE Allentown, Pa., April 5 (UP)—A middle aged spinster committed s cide today because she feared census enumerators would discover that sha falsified her age on naturalization papers 20 years ago. The body of Erma Schank, 48, was found on the sidewalk in front of her home apparently crushed in a fall from an upper story. She told friends recently that she feared de- portation because she gave her age Kolosky denied that he was in- toxicated but admitted that he had as 24 when she came from Czechoe slovakia in 1209,