New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation Fol'v Week Ending 15,989 ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930.—TWENTY-TWO PAGES LORENZ SUDDENLY PLEADS GUILTY AT HARTFORD HEARING Decision Puts Question of De- gre of Murder Up to Three Judges for Decision COURT CONSIDERS FACTS ON PREMEDITATION ANGLE | Chec‘lng Account Evidence Intro- duced to Show Defendant Planned to Get Money for Getaway—Jus- tices Recess Twice to Consider New Legal Points Involved—Man Hopes to Escape Death. Hartford, April 23 (P—When the trial of Heinrich O. Lorenz for mur- der opened in superior criminal court | this morning, Lorenz changed his| plea to guilty, leaving to the three| judges the question of determining the degree of guilt. Lorenz, who has confessed to the| killing of Nils B, crsfield, March 31, had previously pleaded not guilty fo first degree murder. Acting Public Defender Walfrid G. Lundborg, when court opened, announced that the defend- ant wished to change his plea Orders Plea Changed Judge Newell Jennings asked if | T.orenz fully understood the meaning | being informed | directed the | change of plea. | of this actibn and, that the defendant did clerk to receive the Judges Ernest C. Simpson and Foster are sitting with Judge Jen- nings. Anderson had been a friend of TLorenz and had loaned him money, and the motive for the killing, as claimed by the state, is that Ander- son was pressing Lorenz for the payment of a $300 loan, and that Lorenz inveigled Anderson to ride with him to Wethersficld where out- side the awtomobile Lorenz shot him | to death, carried the body in the car to a point cast of the state pri on and threw it on the river bank. There the body was found and nearby in the river the gun was re- covered after Lorenz's arrest in Windsor, Ontario, and his return to| Hartford, where he re-enacted the tragedy for the. detectiv ¥ngineer Tells Stor The first witness was Ci ecr John T. Henderson, ¥ho testifie; od | to a map of the route L.orenz is al- leged to have driven over on March | 31, from Anderson's hoarding place | on Rowe avenuc to Wethe John T. Stuart from the tional bank testific® that Lorenz was a depositor in the bank from March | 24, 1990 to April 1. There had been cash of $100 and a §150 insurance check for collection. It was drawn on the State Bank of Chicago by the Mutual Trust Life Insurance company to Anderson and | was endorsed by Anderson and Lor enz. A $40 check to Mrs. Linquist April 3 closed the acceunt Mr. Alcorn asked about a check for $60 on April 1. Mr. Lundborg ob- jected and Mr. Alcorn said it was to show premeditation and preparation for flight by the accused. Mr. Lundborg contended prepara- tion for flight after the homicide| was not material to the issue; if it was preparation hefore, he could see no valid objection to it. Prematurely Offered Judge Jennings gave the opinor that the testimony was prematurely offered. In the examination of August Ben- | son of 434 Park road, West Hartford, | Mr, Alcorn asked about his calling| on Lorenz at Cobb's picture store on Church street, April 1. Mr. Lundborg promptly objected and the proceed- ings halted. Owing to objections by counsel for the accused to admission of testi- mony regarding Lorenz's actions aft? or the homicide, because the only question is one of premeditation, the | court took a recess at 10:45 to make COUNCIL BUSINESS | UNDER FALK 0. K0 Two) Acting Corporation Coun-| sel Approves Measures Adopted the com- Business transacted by st night mon council 1 ‘Wednesday under the chairmanship man Walter R. Falk is legal, Acting Corporation Counsel Mortimer H. Camp ruled today despite the fact that Falk went out of the office of president pro tem. and Alderman D. I.. Nair was elected his successor Bl‘ the outset of the meeting. In a letter to Councilman Samuel Sablotsky who raised the question at Wednesday night's meeting and who followed it up with a request for an opinion, the acting corpora- tion counsel explains that Alderman Nair's failure to demand the chair after he had been elected may be taken as acquiesconce in Falk’s con- tinued chairmanship. Councilman Sablotsky" the discussion, he said this after- noom, being satistied to accept the opinion of Attorney Camp, which reads as follows Attorney Camp's lows:— “The question ion is whether or will drop statement for nieet- presented not the ing of the common council held on | April 16th was legal, because the (Continued on Page Two) Anderson in Weth-| | vil Engin- | fol- | | an | Uniform Rank, P. 0. S. of A., Convention Delegates Assemble Before War Memorlal at Walnut Hill Park | RIOTOUS EI]NVII]TS | | Spirit of Unrest at Ohio Prisoui Ends With Dawn ; SRR | 'SERIOUS TROUBLE FEARED Death Toll in Fire Mounts to 318— ‘Weeping Relatives Arrive to Claim Bodies — Negro Prisoners Not | Locked in During Night. Columbus, April (P— of unrest among the thousands of | convicts early today in Ohio state | penitentiary, scene of the tragic fire Monday night when 318 prisoners | were burned to death or suffocated, disappeared at dawn and the fears | of guards that there would be trou- ble was dissipated. | The fact that 600 negro ccm\r(sj |housed in wooden barracks in the rds, were not locked in and that | several men in house cell blocks | were restless and at times almost de- fiant, caused guards to fear a break | for liberty between 4 a. m. and 6 a. | m. tod: Feared T The negro convicts were not lock- ‘cfi in because prison officials fear ¢ in the wooden buildings. The | men in the “idle house.” which is | known as the “whifc city” were lock- a0 in Dehind steel cages, but not in their cells., At four a. m. when cell guards reported the unrest a | defiant attitude of some of the men, | | Acting Captain H. 1. Lockhardt, in |charge in place of Captain John Hall, | | who was off duty, called National | tuard officers into conference. He | cared a break for liberty over the ade and over the idle hardt reported that much to I his surprisc the prisoners quieted down at dawn and retired to their | cells. Coffee is proving a “life sav- |er” to the guards. Time and again | when the prisoners hecame restless. pots of hot coffee were served and | Imost immediately the men be-| | came quiet. Hall Mentioned in Probe | Captain Hall, mentioned prom- | inently in Governor Cooper's inves- | spirit | re in Shacks were | block d the | (Continued on Page Two) (GOVERNOR TRIED ON OUSTER PR[]EEEI]INES‘ |Kohler Expenses Violated Wisconsin Law, Attor- ‘ | ney Asserts Courtroom, Sheboy; (UP)—Argument in the ouster against Governor Walter K | Kohler of Wisconsin started here in | his home town tod with Walter D. Corrigan, special state's attorney, | | presenting the state's case. | At the outset, Cor n that he i grinding oliti for anyone,” in the ca | “This is not a criminal [tion designed to punish | Corrigan said. "It is to dec clection of Gov. Kohler ille; | cause of violation of the law. | Gov. Kohler has heen brought to trial on charges of violating .+ Wis,, \'mn denied ax proseci- | anyone.” | ¢ the | 1 be- | excessive expenditures in his cam- | | paign. The accusations were pressed | by the LaFollette progressive fac- | |tion, led by Philip ¥. LaFollette, | who js expected to be the governor's | opponent in the republican pr [ | mary Lalollette has not appeared at the | |trial, nor have other progressive | | leaders. Gov. Kohler_sat at a table with his counsel, listening attentive- ly as Corrigan made his opening statement. Corrigan declared the prosecution would prove the governor spent far in excess of the $4,000 limit imposed by law for campaign expenditur state asserted it would prov Governor Kohler's huge indus- | in this county served |a politica} headquarters, furnishing ssistants paid by the company, in- cluding the Kohler band which ac- | companied the company’s exccutive on different speaking cngagements {of his campaign. These expenses | borne by the company were repaid later by political groups or members | |of ‘the governor's family, Corrigan | “ aid. \ T | that trial plant b | republi | filea | 705, which house. | | witz, § L. | to Prisoner Paid $500 for Broadcast About Blaze ew York, April P —A check for §500 has been for warded by William S. Paley president of the Columbia Broad- casting system, to prisoner X46,- 812 at the Ohio state penitentiary in recognition of the graphic ac- count of the prison fire he broad- cast. During the height of the fire on Monday night the Columbia sys- tem hastily assembled a coast- to hookup and the prisoner gave impromptu description of th (. 0. P. PAID §3,034 an 'FOR ELECTION BILLS Gontributions From Supporters in Campaign Total $1,705 \OUIGLEY ~ SPENT §1,138 Treasurer Judd Files Report Party With Town Clerk—Old Bal- ance and Gifts Pyt Over Drive With 1 Left For Future Use. Treasurer William H. Judd of the an town committee today statement of campaign showing expenditures of a together with a balance of $1.351.40 on hand at the openir of the campaign met cxpenses and {left a balance of £21.7 Contributors Listed Contributors to the town commit tee fund were: B. C. Morey. $40; A. W. undie Finkelstein, $1 Jolinson, . Ttobb, 8. Gordon i A. A. Greenberg, $ "homas Quinlivan, $3: T. E. Reeks, M. H. Ho senberg, $3; 3 Legston, R. Beatman, $10; lv'ml | Winkle, $10; J. 8. Recor, $15 | Honeyman, $5; 0. Bennett, $5; ry Brown, $10; 1% H. John D. L. Nair, $10; George Be M.“Dunn, I. Rachlin, Monkiewicz, $10; M. Papciak, $1( r. Martin Stempien, $5; H. H. Milko- George B. I a nacs 34.69, fin; fax n, on Sl v Rogers, Alpert, i'\u tin, $10; 1. A. Mag, $5: M. A. Sexton, § W. I $10; Thomas Cabelus, $1 C. Hungerford, $20; Louis ¥odt 0. Holt, /. Huber, $5: H. Hagist, $10; ne Tasclle V. Hamlin B. Loomis, /w,:lor $5; J. W. Marsland, K. Spring, $5; M. C. LeWitt, M. Greenstein, §25; Miller & Han- g $10; ntinued on Page Two) BOSTON PATROLWAN WOUNDED BY BANDIT ; Dwyer Finds Burglar Store—Drug Addict Suspected Boston, April 23 (P Patrolman Franklin Dwyer of the Fields Corner | station was shot and probably fatal- the | 1y wounded ecarly this morning when | Vincent said, of Alder- | state’s corrupt practices law through { he surprised a burglar at work in a | Dorchester drug store. Dwyer was | shot once in the right hand and on in the chest. He was taken to the city hospital, where his namc was placed on the danger list. Dwyer found the back door, of Spaulkv's pharmacy in Dorchester open when he made his round about 4 o'clock. As he cnfered the store investigate, his assailant fired three shots at him, two of which took effect. The burglar made his getaway as Dwyer fell to the floor and the pa- trolman was picked up by a truck driver, who heard the revolver shots while delivering bread at a‘nearby chain grocery store. At the hospital Dwyer regained consciousness long enough to brother officers a descriptiod of the man who shot ‘him. The burglar was ahout old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, felt hat and leather a Blood transfusions to in an attempt to (Continucd on Pago Two) vears » wort puttees, Dwyer were ave the life of Yor | contributions of §1,-| Stipek, | Theo- | | chief W in| give | a dark | resorted | PARKER INSTALLED TEACHERS IN STATE LAGKING TRAINING | DR. MYERS CLAIMS: \Educator Predicts Four- Year Course in Comnecticut ormal Schools INDICTS INSTRUCTORS IN SPECIAL SUBJECTS “Requirements Distressingly Low," Superintendents Are Told At Con- clusion of Conference in This City —Not pression As to Type of Teacher Re- quirements. That Connecticut school are not adequately trained for work was the contention of Dr. | zo Myer director, teacher training of the State Depart- ment of Education, in an address he delivered at the closing session of the teachers their Alon- Takes Oath- as Gommander oi; " WHLE 1L IN BED Uniform Rank P.0.5. ol A GEREMONY AT H]S HOME Committee Goes to Sick Room of New Leader to Confer Highest Honor — National Convention Brought to Closc Today. “By the vested 5 - Harry Barton of Reading, Pa. past commander-in-chief of the Uniformed Renk of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, holding in his hands a ritual of the order, standing by the side of a brass bed upon which lay Captain Pdward H. outh Main street this zan the declaration talled the sick man into hizhest office in the gift of the America. bed with an at- *arker, one of authority in me in- | which l]\. lonfin-rl to his tack of grip Captain the most active membe | ganization and prior to noon today, commander of the org was elected national yesterday and senior vice Fanization, | commander-in-chief | fic by solemn ceremony | formed at his bedside, With a golden cloth altar upon which American flag, itself forming | background for an open Bible, the [rew commander-ifi-chief took his | oath, much the same as Mayor icorge A. Quigley took his oath of office in the New Britain hospital a hort time ago. rast Commanders Officiate The installing committee included three past commanders-in-chief and |the national chaplain. Past Com- mandcr-in-chief Barto administered | the obligation. Past Commander-in- L. Kyle - of Philadelphia Mr. Kyle is chairman of the commanderies of Philadel- of Harry A. Wagner of as announced by Mr. sterday. Past Comman- Gilbert Hamilton of pinned the badge of newly installed official. lain George W. Jewell ed prayer. Con- a the posed \\l\ol\ lied phia inst | Philadelphis ‘ Wagner der-in-#his Philadelphia office on the | National Cha jor Philadelphia of =l (Continued on Page Tour) 'GOMMUNISTS THREATEN DEMONSTRATION MAY | Leader Says Street Mecting Will Be | Hold Regardless of Police Attitade. John Vincent, a communist leader today that regardless of con- 41140'-\ lin this city on May 1 by his organ- ‘\/‘\nun | Vincent said that for the | week the communists had lineffectual cffort to obtain a police permit for a public meeting at Main and Last Main streets on He added that he talked | Acting Mayor David | Vincent said, promised {the issuance of a permit | police authoritics. Even if the permit is not granted, past atr, who, to discuss with the take place. s of the or-| noon today was inducted into of- | General | made an | the demonstration will | state superintendents conference in | the New Britain Normal school this morning. Teachers in all fields were included |in the indictment but special empha- | ers and those in special subjects such !as music, iction that the required Nor- mal school course will soon be four vears instead of ¢he proposed three which will become effective in New Haven this vear, was also made by the cducator. Taking as his subj | intendents’ Respon ! Teacher Training” Dr. “There are two opposite type: tate cducation departments; those in which the personnel owes its posi- tions to political preferment where education becomes a sccond- ary matter and those in which the | state departments assumes an auto- cratic attitude. We are fortunate, that neither of these types prevaik in Connecticut. The best leadership in cducation must come through a cooperative enterprise. In the matter of teacher certification, for example if you supcrintendents want h quircments you will get them and if you want mediocre Tequirements then that is what you deserve what you will get. State Requirements Low “Requirements for teachers hroughout the state are distressing- |1y low. We have some have no Normal school training but this does not indicate that they are not good teacher | that years of expericnc the cquivalent or what may pass for | the cquivalent of a Normal school | course, only Normal summer course or ot, “The Super- bilty * Toward Myer: school training 1s a uate. But two years of Normal school worlk is hardly the best training for a teacher. We have already decided on a three year course starting with the Normal school in New Haven u"ommund on Page 10) EDWARDS HAY PRESENT WAR MARTYR'S D. §. C. Probablc Choice For Ceremony In This City Although not officially announced. it is probable that the posthumoss award of distinguished service cross to Corporal George J. Gaudett: may be made by Major General |Clarence R. Edwards, retired, |time commander of the 26th | sion. General Edwards presented [iar awards to most of the other| members of the 26th division, who | | won service crosses for valor on the | fictd of battle. The incident won for Corporal Gaudette this hon- or, but which took his life, happen- divi- sim a demonstration will be held |cd near Verdun in the final offensive | war, while 1l Edwards' |on the last night of the | he was serving in Geners | division. Major General Walker. ling officer of the first |corps at Boston, ed to designate the | sent"the cross to Mrs. Fanny Gaud- ctte, mother of the deceased corpor- al. Becaust of his past connections | with the 26th division and the t {that he is living in Boston, Major |General Edwards is looked upon as the probable sclection of General | Walker. comman a uthoriz- person to pr ar been Suspect Confesses Tos Angeles, April 25 (#) — TRe- newed investigation into the eight- year-old mystery slaying of William Desmond 77 rector, found slain in his bungalow apartment, today resulted in the ar- rest of Russo Rinaldo, 41, an ac- countant, alleged confessor to the | crime. | Rinaldo, lor during a vel the latter | pic actroess, who said he slew Tay- argument over a quar- had with a moving was held on a suspicion of murdor.y ] Tolice Still Skeptical | In spite of the investigation | alleged confession the polide skeptical to an and plete solution of the famous Phey said there were several crepanciecs Rinaldo’s charge of and were as com- dis- vlor, motidn picture di- | purported | # In Film Colony Murder Committed Elght Years qu{ confession. According to Police, Rinaldo said he was a friend of a motion picture actress who visited the Taylor bun- galow early on the evening of Ieb- ruary 1, 19 He said he followed in a taxicab when the actress ‘went to the Taylor home, and later over- | hea a violent quarrel between the (Continued on | | | THE WEATHER vicinity: cold to- New Britain and Fair and continued night and Thursday. | Enough Independent 1 i | division of | sis was placed on commercial teach- | shop and other non-aca- and | and | teachers who | gives them | We also have teachers whosc | two and then we | have the regular Normal school grad- this year and then putting the plan | Former Commander of 26th Division | war- | which | army | WETS ATTAL = 1eut atate ¥ ectith" Qm\ o ot LU T\ April 19th .. PRICE THREE CENTS UNOMIC CLAIMS IN DENUNGIATION OF PROHIBITION LAW: TEST CASEON VOLSTEAD ACT PLANNED —m—m Will Be 80 Tomorrow Letters to Supreme L Court Members From Wet Leader Called‘ “Direct. Lobbying” to Influence Jurists’ De- cisions By Robinson. Members of Opposition‘ Society Plan to Wait forj Change in Bench Before| Starting Test — Curran | Resumes Testimony Stand. on | 23 P)— supreme Washington, April to members of the and advisability of a t cffort to ove | introduced today at cour prohibition another disc he st case in an riurn the dry Jaws were the senate lobby | committee’s hear ! | Along by Senator Robinson, , thal the Association Against |the Prohibition Amendment had [ “lobbied directly” with members of the highest court. Robinson made his assertion after | |the introduction of the letters, two [to Justice Stone and one to the late | Justice Sanford, written by Thomas |W. Phillips, Jr. whose candidacy | for the governorship of Pennsyl-| vania has been endorsed by the as- | sociation | Commented on Tn a communication stone. Phillips said an attorney had | recently told him that many que tions in connection with the dry law: had never been passed on, and that the lawyer remarked that he won- | dered “if the supreme court as now | constituted would have the moral | courage to go into this question | thoroughly 2" The let sailed the Joi exee fine ments.' Another letter written by William H. Staylon, chairman of the hoard of the anti-prohibition organization, fo A. P Williams of New York, ex- pressed the opinion that the time [® would come when it would be wise to bring a suit and take it to the| preme court “in the hope of get- ting the 18th amendment out of the | constitution.” The letter charge In- with these went a republican, Courage” | to Justice | | for we th ni sanford as- |1 mmulln,. | punish- Justice s law and as cruel of Ve re o 1< added that o such suit “now would be almost [suicide” and advised waiting until | there was a change in the personnel lof the court. Henry H. Curran, president of the association, who was on the witness stand today, said his organization | |had no policy with regard to the | [supreme court | Clash Between Men | Just hefore adjournment an ex- | took 1 between Senator | sinson and Senator Blaine, H‘puhvl lican, Wisconsin, over a letter writ- ten to Curran by W. P. Smith of | Boston. i to | change Ttol - said ( | identi spublican leader in | | Boston, 1 suggested a plan of so- liciting contributions. Blaine protested, saying Innes had | (Continued on Page 10) . JERSEY POLITICIAN ALTERS DRY VIEW - to of ot hidden Former Sen. Frelinghuy-! en, Who Voted for Law, Now Favors Change at ports t ro ta | tra | | Newark. N. 7., April mer Senator Joseph who voted for passage of the law, and who again is ¢ for the republican nomir tion for the senate, issued a state- ment today declaring he favored modification of the,prohibition laws. “I voted for the Volstead act,” he said, “because it seemed to me the difty of congress to enact legislation | | to make the amendment effective. | fu *n years of expericnce and study | ou lave modified my views. While the | law has destroved the open saloon, it has developed new and grave ovils | with which the public is familiar. | Declaring the present law *“is diffi- | | cult, if not impossible to enforce,” he added “I have, therefore. the policy modified. | “Those who desire to use alcoholic | beverages should be allowed to do| s0 under conditions of national con- trol that would ciminate the element of private profit and prevent the re- turn of saloon.” The former senator said. however would support all *reasonable | wsures” for the enforcement of the as long as they continue in EINT..) Io! Frelir huysen, Volstead candi | De is th concluded that | or of prohibition must be e tr: he St me dry laws effect. Ambassador who will oppose him for ation, has not yet made icws on the subject. M: by Dwight W. Morrow the nomin- | known his w lish 1 an holm spending native | country | About 35 conceived 1 Possibility announced Shaple SiX Yo no magnitude has been given by inother Planet X, Towell ob observatory were haple stz la NELS PEARSON sembeled T'amons John Ericsson, Designer itor—In Th 16 Pearson of 428 Lin under of the Order of 1-known figure among t sidents in this city a e state, will apserve the versary of his birthday t ¢ is enjoying good he active interest in the the city and nation Mr. Pearson weden, dai was born i on April ars of his N He {6 years ag resident o1 came and this city of oy vea Mr. idea organization a He worked hard most enthu Order of of swedish sidents i1 e of otors 1 Va he fame of dually sprea and now coast to (Continued on Page 1 loc througl it is coast, Its Investigated Cambridge. Mass., of the Nep today direc rvatory, ram ry suc April existenc i pla by Prof. tor of the following rec rom the Ottawa. The L a planet’s existence away on photograp ken at the Canadian ob: ars ago. “A tele her tr gram received fr Ottawa,” Said Prof. Shay discovered teau and Miss Ken in 1924 ans-Neptunian plant he following data were communicatior 1924, M. T ember 1875.0 bruary 7 2.4 24,556 “20.560; is suspected 6h 5 40: plus his is apparently a tr nian obpect, or at leas tin the planctary system or form of t sible to say trar impo: Neptunian 1 recently discover rvatory, or whe us of near Athelion, “The position is not the ctr Professor phic p! o nuc in Shapley made at the aces of the object repor Ottawa observers. ed to nounced Planet X, refc was arch as havir the Lowell observatory Aff, sol4 and . the ninth of the hevond Neptunc Ane 18 (Continued on Pag Dominion t possib] said of Mon- | he nd “ NELS PEARSON, 80, FOUNDED 0. OF V. Swedish Fraternity Now Has 90,000 Members On Its Rolls |° {FORMED 83 YEARS AGO| ‘_\'r‘\\' Britian Organizer Closcly 1 Countryman, Years, oln street, Vasa and 1th and takes ly affa fe i to has hee or 1 ic 1 n urson | Stock- forming ong ind was pro- | sa at out success two) ANOTHER PLANET IS BELIEVED ON RECORD ttes 1. Tnnes,| Harvard Astronomer Says Recently Noted Picture o of net le has ply serv om Prof. Stewart of the Dominion Observatory ey, by ncluded ans ver but sincc he ¥ rody ed ther 1924 show Lowell observi Ha d 1t by by at ar w0), 1tory z y Prof. him been discovered | ¥ al order represented an- wa, Harlow rvard ob- eipt of a. tel- Ybserva- proof | late Hen- RBurland on plates | City’s request for a tempora; to he object| 1 the observers, whether this is like at the it is| ome great comet 2 photo- being examined for Ariz. His opinion was that the tem probably airs ob-| ]‘Savmgs Increase Since | Dry Era Below That of 10 Years Before Statute-Du Pont Says People In Open Revolt Against Measure. Woman Exposes Fact That Many Clubs Claimed in Enforcement Column Have Maintained Neu- tral Attitude — Letter From Fisher Presented. Washington, April 23 (P)—Tha dry's sweeping claims of the social and cconomic benefits of prohibition were given a sweeping denial today by spokesmen of the wets, appearing in rebuttal in the hearings of the house judiciary committee. Centering their testimony particu- larly on the often repeated statement that 15th amendment has meant increased prosperity, a capitalist and a member of congress told the com- w:m that the assertions of the drys were founded on a myth, Pierre 8. uPont, of the DuPont. interests of Delaware, said that | claims of increased wealth and sav- ings because of the dry law rested “upon nothing but the coincidence of ese incry s with the existence of tc. | the prohibition law.” 4 Says People In “Revolt” asserted also that many cifi- including ev the most up- nd respected, were “in open He Representative Tinkham, n, republi« Massachusetts, presented statis- he said, showed that per capita savings in the nine years prior to prohibition excceded by 14 per cent those in the nine years follow- ing enactment of the law. The witnesses marshalled before the committee by the wets, as they | began a two-day rebuttal winding up | the hearings, included also two fam- foothall coaches, Tad Jones of Wde and Bill Roper of Princeton: his | Major General Clarence Edwards, | who commanded the Yankee division |in Irance; and Miss Elizabeth Har- ris, of the women's organization for prohibition reform. Tor the first time in the hearin which were begun on February cre were many empty seats in the | committee room. | Tinkham Offers Letter Tinkham presented a letter from | Prof, Irving Fisher of Yale univer- |sity, dated July 9, 1929, in_which the economist said that he found | “evidence that prohibition has ma- |terially helped the United States, but {1 do not think it as important a factor as several others.” Tinkham had written Fisher asi- |ing to what he attributed prosperity, in countries where there was no pro- hibition, particularly Canada and New Zealand. The Bay Stater also presented a table of statistics prepared by the American Bankers' association, tics which, ts (Contjnued on Page Two) DUNONT N QUANDARY Perplexed by Situation 'Caused by Hartford Hospital Ban Dr. Louis J. of health, Hartford no action Dumont, superintend- informed today- that board of health will until May on thi lifting a|of its ban against local patients be- ing admitted to the Hartford isola- tion hospital, said he is at a com- plete loss to know what may be done if a case requiring isolation ar his is without an isolation hospital. The Rocky Hill sanitarium has not been in use for several years |and has fallen into a state of disre- pair which would require at lcast a month to correct and put it in con- dition for use. st weel ent the lake far the Hartford health decidedt to convert one-third Hartford isolation hospital to the treatment of tubercu- paticnts, a decision which has made it necessary to close the doors Wiof the institution to patients not re- siding in the Hartford metropolitan district. When this information reached Dr. Dumont he conferred with Acting Mayor D. L. Nair, who wrote the officials of Hartford ask- ing that the ban be lifted temporar- ily, allowing emergency cases to go to the hospital until Mayor Quigley recovers from his illness and is in position to suggest another solu- tion. The acting may sured that a be called problem, it| board of the space lo: hat rd the sald he was as- 1 meeting would to consider New Britain'a but announcement has now (Continued on Page Two), spec ON ISOLATION NEEDS L AR