New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1930, Page 6

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1930. Jails In Southwest Overcrowded With Several Having Fire Perils, Survey In That Region Indicates Matiny Ovr Packed - SPEF]) BOATS IN | ous tsite. MARATHONBATTLE dens in Various Institu- G Armada of High Powered Cralt Lelt Albany This Morning Following is the second of thre stories concerning conditions some of the major prisons of country. in {he by DON A. HIGGINS Kansas City, Mo., April —In five big prisons of th west, holding more men, officials of two admit hazards exist, thres of them been marked by riots in the pa vear, and all harbor more men than the number for which they built. These conditions were yesterday in a’survey by Press covering I penitentiary a oi Missour:, Tex Most of the of mutiny over-crowded qua scme instances plac cots in corridors— minimized chances h as that at Columbus. The two prisons apprehe tire, penitentiaries at Jefferson City, Mo and at Huntsville, Tex Indicates Hazards By coincidenc xist in three factory buildings at n City out 5. Thomas, warden lumbus, O., penitentiary, assisted a state survey commission which defined the Missouri situatoin as “the worst in the country.” Jef- ferson City cell blocks, howev were reported fire proof in most i stances. After the than by a1 motor v oand ot wer revealed the United enworth federal the pris Kansas, Oklahoma as 3 which i s in of them d prisonc three for tragic the Ohio prison iu but atop th “Captain Lewis Yancey to Bermud rds sail were pointed by | Co- when he of t Basketball Crew Takes Mecker Pio- neer Club Quintet Into Camp By the Score of 26 to 21, Columbus fire, Warden Jefferson City, host of inflamed by recent riotin precaution would be ¢ “prevent any such plots diarism, He proposed closely and possibly prisoners scrving terms for arson At Huntsville, Tex., Warden E. I, Harrell singled out a cell block holding 750 men in triple deck rows the n of cells under a wooden was bebind old-fashioned locks, and an- | =pij» nounced “there is plenty of d . Governor Dan Moody said a fire at Huntsville would turning all prisoners loosc ting them burn alive. Leavenworth federal penitentiary, together with Lansing Kansas state | fore the two prison and Oklahoma state peniten- | that he can hold on -tiary at McAlester minimized fire — dangers. BRAZIL prison mounc- reised to of incen- to obsery » did mos I ers of At wvard had gone home but tic It could not pla George h a pair to ti SEEKS April statc LOAN 26 (@) of Sao volted M o Presents Problem All of these penal color opinion of prison experts alarming problem of hat to do with prison populations. Lach cceds the approved population fi ure of 1,500 inmates per prison a “laid down in an exhaustive sury of the Missouri penitentiary. The situations in a nutshell Jefferson City — 4,122 inm largest in history; built for « Riots over food and working condi- tions occurred March 26 and 1930, Commission repor nes, immorality and in th resent an I meet ox- Lo it stocks durin cumula and e coffec o1 sale o are cars, is calculated at He been 6 going ins; Ir., Pring WEDDING CHASE ENDY FATALLY Pursuing Car Hit by Train—| Newlyweds Uninformed J., April 26 (CP)— en Ulric Dahlgren, on graduate, was in- and 1 Cather- was s injured obile by ade crossing. were T A we in tragedy s nig killed wife, riousl was struck officials moving wreckage Jr and Miss Susannc lody from e Thompson fornier Dahlgren's her automobile said ilroad cro: lgren, ing party time ito- at- air He de th prof the Croix (REATE NEW RECORD Henry Edwards, Statistician — of American League, Credits Indians With Pinch Hitting Ma 7. nd Henry istician ican League, credits the with a w all- cord in pinch 120 ds, Amer Iy or e 1dians used by De- sinch hitters Indians in troit and Chicag W the i Zan o drove in seven scored by a won n to one Two games + pinch hittin Ipmate opposition No Protest Likely in Bennett Case by V. F. W. tf 1 2 - Veterans of as organization, not protest ainst the Captain Arthur prominent of Noro- probably wili rvecent dismissal of Bennet one of its embers, as offices h's Hom for Ve 1s the sen: by John der of the at a post rans at made commz meeting in last 1 TONIGHT ITED HALL 308 Main Strect Music by United Syncopato difficult to control.” ~build intermediate re 7 other building: Leavenworth—3.416 inmates, built for 1,640. Still crowded despité tak- ing over adjacent military disciplin- ary barracks. Riots over food oc- cured last August 1. Huntsville—3,500 inmates, hu for 3,000. Warden refused to acce Zany more except in emergency Lansing—Holds 1 convict Situation not critical but experienc- ed severe riot Jast summer mates demanded Dbetter Thours in coal mine, a possible fira trap. © McAlester . for 2,800. Not ed. Fire proof. SAILS FOR EUROPE Horton Smith of Joplin. Mo.. Will ate seeks to matory and seriously overer Compete in British and French Open Golf Tourncys. New York. April 2 « ton Smith of Joplin sensation of ailed today steamer Europa, in the British and ¥ * naments and play 1929 professonal a series of cxhibition 1 continent Smith's 1u ropean championshi French Open trophy rounds of 66, an British plan to is returnin care. "/ oPE Op HARRY GREEN, LEHIGH HAS NEW SYSTEN Introduction of numberi: - prevents = tion f “ numbers such - make it possibl - be in us cation. e all tir seme lucky patron on One Each Evening at ST Mary for 2 3 [BIG DANCE TONIGHT Brian 1 FRED KOHLER, chest and pictured above, will be given away Monday, Warney RA I'heater Mary Brian FREE Lane Cedar Chests | MARY BRIAN : ’szl;mlm! Qucture \ I 5 THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS' STARRING Richard Arlen REGINS TOOMEY 3 Lane Cedar Chests, all exactly like Miss Brian's personal FREE to Wednesday — D Tuesday. Bros. sts Are Now On Display Windows of at NordenBungalow Music by THE CHARLESTONIANS From Hartford Admission 50 cents Fifl JOHN AL Exclusive AND IN THE ane Dealers for STRAND “The Light of Western Stars™ ANDREWS New 0. Britain LOBDY Begins Sunday.at the Strand nett episode | through .20 per pound sugar levy only briefly in an address on topics | against ¢ of interest to veterans. He said the ew Yor! official stand of the state organiza- | fined to home | tion probably would be decided at | overwork. | the quarterly meeting of the state | Washinglon — Republicans ur | He referred to the — Mayor Walker con- by department to be held tomorrow in [ withdrawal of Judge Parker to avoid Waterbury | doubtrul battle. Bennett was dismissed as execu-| Laguna Beach, tive officer of the home after|jury decides M charges were brought that had | killed Mrs. Dori clubbed an inmat and hersell { — C | New York — Christian 1 | {annual religious census sho | B {000 increase in members of U. l N ’ isrhnmm churches in 192 | ! Overmght EWS |~ Washington—President Hoover re- TR e T 3 fceives first dozen books donated for Domestic | White Hoyse by American booksel- | ters. Miami, ¥la. — Colonel Lindbergh | | 1ands to prepare for Latin-American | air mail flight Washington 11,000,000 — Coroner's Bates Post Palmer C Gu he Murray Forcign T.ondon — Lahore dispatches re- port fresh disorders at Peshawar, In- | dia. Geneva of Nations health department says group of | Amazon parrots exported from Bra- zil started parrot fever epidemic. ,JLondon — Duchess of Bedford lands at Khartoum, upper Bgypt, in course of flight'from Capetown. Belgrade, Jugo Slavia — Prisoners | on trial for high treason accuse po- | lice of torturing them to extort con- | fessions. # f — House approves river and harbor im- provement program New York —— Iederal prohibition | agents in raid on Hollywood restau- nt, noted night club, arrest nine patrols for possessing liquor. | . Chicago Al Capone’s brother alph found guilty of violating fed- cral income tax law. MWashington — Chairman Hawley of house ways and means committee announces he will attempt to put Teagy noted | Dennis King and Jeanette MacDonald A PARAMOUNT SON breakdown from | renew contracts for 15 teache Sports Bridgeport—Captain Robert Sher- 3abe Ruth hits first|Man of Ireighter Thames which burned in Sound with loss of 16 live: wins |tells story of sinking of his life boat containing 13 men, four of whom meet rec- | drowned. L carni-| Hartford—Hearing on question of ; | continuing temporary, permit under White Sulphur . Va. —|which the New Haven road is op- | Van Ryn defeats Allison to take Ma- | erating the New England Steamship son and Dixon singles tennis cham-|company will be held in Boston, May (5 tonmn | 26. according to_information here. Louisville, 's de rh.\: Hartfdd—Miss Irene J. Chasey fight cancelled. {and John B. Betterly of New York Connecticut |announce plans for a transatlantic senjamin Parcells, 64,|8lider flight from the rear of a killed when struck by au-|steamship. driven by Silvo’ Celadon m§ i v York - homer of s on. Philadelphia — Berlinger thlon in Penn relays, Moines, la. — Five broken in Drake re dec D ord | val | Ky. — Carner Bantan instantly tomobile Torrington bro: New Haven—Harrison Hewitt of [in Connecticut valley this year in- New Haven eclected president of the|dicated by survey. \ association; resolutions | lopted for investigating more judges New Haver Mentillo, with fatal shooting ¢ illo, 25, and he Hartford—Increased acreage of State need o ' State Sends Delegates To Women’s Convention Hartford, April 26 — Connecticut will be represented by 20 delegates { at the 10th anniVersary convention in Hamden woods. lof the League of Women Voters, No disciplinary action|which will open Monday in . Louis- planned for 30 high school students|ville, Ky. In addition two Connec- who went on a “strike” in protest|ticut members of the National of hoard of ecducations failure to|league hoard will attend. The local delegates'will present a Fhird man, Andrew | ed in connection | Michael Per-| gun hidden Meriden Warner Oland as the i I N v(zrund farshal D X as Louis XT swwmcnt w pro- no 1y stupendous? nis o stars D::“ all mc\odics sc’” an ;¢ storics scnsaho“ cre King” DY L “ W . From “IE 1V . Production. \Ru&(‘“ Janne Feature Shown at 2:00, 0, 7:00, 9:30 Sunday Show Starts at 4 P. M. — Doors Open at 3:30 P. CapriToL d leaf and Havama seed tobacco | dramatic skit and a naturalization demonstrtion. FRESH AIR TAXI WINS The I'resh Air Taxi Cab Co. team defeated the White Eagles at North End park last evening in a baseball gamo that brought out -rivalry of members of the Y. M. T. A. society. The score was 9 to 7. The feature of the contest was four home runs by “Amos” Herdelein. “King- fish” McInerney was captain of the winning team and Joe Clynes led the losing aggregation. DANCE “The Colonial” Plainville TONIGHT . Music by EARL LAMBERT’S NUTMEG ORCH. 8 to 12 ~ i 54 S s Now Playing! 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