New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN HERALD Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 15’296 July 5th ESTABLISHED 1870 STORM FLAILS C!TY Death Ends Monotony of Asking " For Work When 64 Year Old Man Expires At City’s Labor Bureau | Antonio Pelligrini, Willing to Take Pick and Shovel Joh, TURNING HIGHWAYS INTO SMALL RIVERY Many Streets Flooded to Several Tnches in Depth, Causing Hany Washouts TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR FILLS MANY CELLAR Trolley Cars Forced to Halt Downpour as Crews Exercise Cau- tion—Lights and Telephones Not Seriously Affected—Lightning and Deluge Affect Eastern and South- ern New England. Although but of an inch of rain fell hetween 8 and $:40 p. m. last night in New Britain, the dam- age done in that short time may amount to several thousands of dol- in store lars, principally to stock basements, washed-out driveways and clogged of the downtown streets sewer basins on many A rainfall of two inches, if spread over a period of three or four hours, would not have caused so much dam- age as the short, terrific cloudburst of last night, accompanied by nght- | tha no dam- in , fortunately, did New Britain except ew telephone lines, a cable the railroad signal repaired ning W out a f line and part of system, all of which and in service again today. The deluge proved to for the newly completed Willow Rrook storm sewer em, which was built for the purpose of carry- ing off excess storm water from tne highways in the Monroe street sec- tion of the city. The system carried off the excess water and the streets nearby were not flooded as were ets in other parts of the city. The only damage from the light- ning reported up to this noon was done to the flagpole on the Rey- wers test nolds building. which was shattered | a stroke. The building was not lamaged. No person was reported injured by the lightning, nor by the effects of the storm. Power Not Hampered Strangely enough, the Connecticut Light & Power Co. was little affect- ed by the storm. Despite the fre- frequent crackling of lightning and the torrential downpour of rain, the dynamos funciioned well and except for a few se boxes that emitted a loud “crack,” necessitating the in- sertion of new es, the power was practically continuous during the slorm. The fact that every outlet (Continued on Page Three.) POSTPONE TRIALS AS RESULT OF WEATHER Lynching Cases Go Over Until Fall Without Opposition s, Walh S. C, July 7 (P—Ex- cessive heat today caused continu- ance until next fall of the trial of men accused of lynching Allen Negro. Judge M. L, Bonham granted the continuance upon motion today of defense attorneys. The trial had been set for today. The defense argued it was unreas- onable to ask the 70 witnesses it called to remain at the courthouse throughout a long drawn trial in mid-summer, Solicitor Leon W. Brasfield did not oppose the motion-and left as soon as it was granted, for Union to make a political speech. He is a candi- date for the democratic nomination G en, to the United States senate, oppos- | ing Senator Cole Blease. Green, who was charged with at- tacking a white woman, was taken from the jail here on April 24 and shot to death. The 17 under indictment for mur- | der as the result of the lynching include Mayor Robert Lee Ballen- tine and Alvin Jones, night police- man. MRS. A. HOWARD ABBE I8 CALLED BY DEATH Widow of Hardware Merchant Passes Away At Home On Steele Street Mrs. Nellie Parker Abbe, of the late A. Howard Abbe, promi- nent in hardware circles for many years, died this morning at her Lome, 33 Steele street. She was the daughter of the late FEmery Parker, who was manager for Russell & Erwin and associated in work with C. B. Frwin, one of the founders of the plant, and later under the adminis- tration of H. E. Erwin. E Surviving are a son, A. Parker Abbe, who conducted a hardware store on Main street, sons, Edward Howard Abbe and William Parker Abbe, sons of Mrs. Harry A. Abbe of Hampton, Vir- ginia; two brothers, William A. Parker of this city and Harry S. Parker of Hartford, and two sis- ters, Miss Georgia D. Parker of this city and Mrs. F. Irvin Davis of Hartford. Funeral arrangements are incom- blete. widow | general | two grand- | Reaches End of T - et i Jobless fo wonths and barred from ' industry by reason of his advanced age, Antonic Pelli- grini, of 74 Talcott street, went to |the city storeyard on Harvard street lin search of pick-and-shovel work |early this morning and dropped nearly 300 unemployed men. | Foreman I. T. Hills of the store- vard, who handles the unemploy- ment relief program for the de- |partment of public works, was p10JHP5 AP NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1930.—TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS il of Waiting—Came Years Ago V. about to give out assignments when Pelligrini fell to the ground ani died almost instantly. Not certain whether life was ex- tinet, Foreman Hills called for the hospital ambulance and Dr. Vincent Mendillo, When the physician ar- by dead while standing ir the crowd of 'rived he pronounced the man dead. Dr. John Pruney, medical examin- er, was called and gave permission for the removal of the body to an (Continued on Page Two) ITALY WILL JOIN UNION CONFERENCE Agrees to Partcipate in “United \ States of Enrope” Plans LISTS THREE PRINCIPLES | Believes Russia and Turkey Should Take Part, Stresses State Sov- to burn | ereignty, and Error of Building on “Security” Concept Alone. Rome, July 7 (A—The reply of the Italian government to the memor- andum of the French foreign min- ister, M. Briand, on an organization | of a “United States of Europe” to- | day was handed to the French | charge d'affaires here. It declares Italy is willing to participate in dis- cussions. | The memorandum of reply ex- presses the view of Italy that special principles must be observed as a basis for the discussion leading to formation of such a union List of Principles The Italian principles are: 1 First, a system of cooperation founded on the idea of a union and | | not that of unity and wherein will | be respected the absolute sovereign- | ty and political independence of all | states, | On this principle Italy wishes to | |give further interpretation that the | rights of all minor states will be | guaranteed and that the last line of | demarcation between victor and { conquered peoples will be eliminated. | | Secondly, Russla and Turkey | should be invited to take part in the | procedure or organization of the | union. | “Not to invite these two countries {is in contradiction with the scope of European solidarity which you wish to reach,” the memorandum says. | | “The lack of an invitation at this | time will prejudice the adhesion of | these two countries later. ‘ Interprets Principle | | Under this heading,, the reply of | the Italian government interprets | the principle of solidarity in the sense that a federal union bught to include all the greater countries of | Europe because otherwise it would | provoke, not great cohesion, but the secession of Europe into hofllle‘ groups. | The reply also says that every danger tending to weaken the sense | (Continued on Page Two) GOODYEAR ZEPPELIN ~ BALLOON WINS RACE Lands at Greensburg, Ky., After Covering 850 Miles [ Houston, Tex, July 7 (# — The Goodyear Zeppelin entry from Akron, O., piloted by R. J. Blair, | with F. A. Trotter as aide, was in- dicated today as the winner of the national elimination balloon race which started here Friday. Blair and Trotter landed at Greensburg, Ky., approximately 850 | miles from Houston, yesterday eve- ning, and outdistanced the 14 other | contestants. All landed safely. | | The Detroit Times bag and the | United Van Service entry of Cleve- | | land, ran a close race for second | ‘wlace and a chance to compete in | the international event at Cleveland | | September 1, with the Detroit aero- | nauts apparently victors by a few | miles. Pilot E: J. Hill and his aide, A. C. Schlosser, landed. the Detroit | | Times near Russellville, Ky, at | 2:55 p. m., Sunday. The United Van | Service balloon was brought down at Kirks-Manville, Ky, Sunday | afternoon. | Captain Fred S. Wilbur of the race committee said that the Good year Zeppelin undoubtedly had cov- cred the most distance. He calcu- lated the distance of the Detroit Times balloon as 700 miles and that |of the United Van Service as 685 miles. Lieut. T. G. | navy entrants and | year's national race, lost out in his attempt to represent the United States again this year in the m!rrr‘ national race. He landed near Dover. Tenn., a distance of 640 miles and was in fourth place | The crews placing first and sec- | ond in the national event qualify for the international along with Ward W. Settle, one of the winner of last (Continued on Page Two) — ——— Couple Marry in Plane Over Pittshurgh Field Pittsburgh, Pa., July 7 (UP)— While their plane soared more than half a mile above the city, Miss Helen G. MacLeod of Bos- ton and John R. Bazley, opera- tions manager of Bettis airport here, were married yesterday in a ceremony that was marked with the simple dignity of a church wedding. 1t was Pittsburgh's first aerial wedding. Twenty-three attend ants and guests in the plane cabin witnessed the ceremony, while 3,000 peered upward from Bettis field. It was the first air- plane ride of Rev, James S. Jew- ell, who officiated. S — LASSHAN DROWNS AT LAKE RESORT All-America Star Meets Death While a¢ Camp WAS PROFICIENT SWIMMER Unoocupled Canoe Leads to Search For Body at Long Lake, Me.—New Britain People Met Star at Indian Neck. Harrison, Me., July 7 (A—Al L man, former star tackle on the New York University football team, was | drowned in Long Lake yesterday. The body was recovered early this morning after several hours of grap- pling. Lassman, who was 24 was a guest at a boys’ camr he had served as counsellor, years ago. In mid-afternoon -| terday he went out on the lake in a | canoe alone, which is forbidden by camp rule A few hours later the canoe was brought to the camp by persons who had found it unoccupied about a mile and one halt below the camp. A large group started grappling for the body and it was brought to the surface at 2 a. m. Was Expert Swimmer Lassman was an expert swimmer and a good boatman and friends at the camp expressed the belief that years old, where | two | | he probably died of shock when he fell or was thrown into the water during the wind and rain storm which swept the lake yesterdav. An autopsy will be performed today. His friends at the camp pointed to his rescue of a girl from the ocean at Miami last winter and to his row- ing on the Rindge Technical High school, Cambridge, Mass, cight-oar crew in support of their contention that his death was not due to inabil- ity to swim or handling of the canoe. The giant tackle ran in hard luck in hjs football career at New York University. In 1927 he received a fractured | ankle which took him out for a part | of the season and in 132§ he (Continued on Page Two) { AVIATORS BELIEVED WRECKED IN JUNGLE British Fliers Lost Tiger--Infested Wilds of Burma in Rangoon, Burma, July 7 (® — Belief that the British airmen, Hook and Matthews, crashed in a wild, tiger-infested jungle a few miles northeast of Taungup, today was heightened by reports of villagers who stated that they saw airmen flying very low, in difficulties, to- ward the jungle. The district is one of the wildest in Burma, uninhabited and without roads. The government today organized a searching party from Taungup, but progress will be slow because of floods. Small hopes were entertain- ed for discovery of the airmen alive. Hook and Matthews disappeared on an attempted flight from Eng- land to Australia. after they took off Thursday from Akyvab. THE WEATHER New Briiain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday not much change in temper- ature, * | main at $500, At § — Noted Author Dies -] Sir Arthur of Sherlock | world’'s most Conan Doyle, creajor Holmes, probably the | renowned fiction de- tective, and oxperimenter in spirit- valism, died. in England today after a long illness with heart disease. HUSTON T0 RESIGN, RUMORS INDICATE Hoover Has Long Conference With G. 0. P. Chairman SOURCE SEEMS RELIABLE National Official Refuses to Com- ment—Group to Meet in Washing- ton Thursday—Effort to Displace Man On For Weeks. Washington, July 7 (UP)—Cland- ius Huston will resign as chairman of the republican national commit- th the 1 ted Pre learned from a responsible source ke 3 s information was disclosed following a conference last night between President Hoover and Hu ton, the first they have had since disclosures before the senate lobhy committee revealed Huston had tem- porarily diverted Muscle Shoals lob- bying funds to his personal X market margin account. Huston Has No Comment Chairman Huston, when told by the United Press of this information, said he could her confirm or deny a report of that nature,” and had no statement to make. Officers of the national com will meet here Thursday, t} ing having been postponed from day by Huston. It was learned Hus- ton's resignation will occur before or at this meeting. Republican leaders have heen try- ing for weeks to displace Huston. Disclosures of the senate lobby com- mittee concerning Huston's ties in connection with th sec River Improvement Associat which was interested in Muscle Shoals legislation, created an unfav- orable reaction among party leaders. They reported it was difficult to raise party funds for the congros- | sional campaign so long as Huston retained control and democrats were prepared to make what political capital they could out of the situa- tion. However, Huston rejected a'l hints from party leaders and insist- £d he would n his post President Hoover himself req his resignation Has Conference at Camp The president had several leaders including senate I der Watson, Assistant McNary and Senator Fess, republi can, O, at s week-end Rapidan camp. Fess had been mentioned as a possible suscessor to Huston. He denied the Huston affair was di- part ajor Leader (Continued on Page Two) “Dear Old Lad_\':’ Seek Some of Roth’s Cash Middletown, July 7 (/) — John § Roth, the man who resigned as tax commissioner because he thought the salary too high for the work i volved and thereby startled the country, today discovered what pub- licity usually means. A Cincinnati, Ohio, as follo “I am wondering if any gentle- men have any money they do not want. I am a fine old lady doing a little charity. T have a worthy ones T am helping, and if you have no use for a few pennies, I will promise I will give them to a dear old man and woman.' Roth intimated that his pen are pretty well tied up. woman wrote it fow os | | 3IR CONAN DOVLE, NOTED AS AUTHOR, DEAD IN' ENGLAND Greator of Sherlock Holmes Succumbs to Heart Attack After Six Months of Tliness FIRM BELIEVER IN TRUTH | | | | OF SPIRITUALISM TEACHING Famous Novelist Devoted Last Years of Life to Studies in Spirit World —Began Career as Physiclan and Was Forced Into Writing By Fager Demand for Mystery Stor- ies—Lectured Recently On Dead. London, July 7 (P—Sir Arthur creator of erlock idely known spiritual- 1t his home here today of rs old. With re Lady Doyle, two sons, Den- and his d exponent was stricken ser nths ago Jecome more although his death een anticipated tment Six Months ad been under a p uring the last six weakened condition been brought iously his a months. was tho on by h itualism 1 Until improving. re cold o'clock this mor amily 1. n- of Sir rkable He a n Doyle, son paid a rem s celebrated sire great man and he was lov cause he kn Showed Rare Courage t words were to my mother y show how much he thoug He simply smiled up at said, ‘You are wonderful.’ s in too m pain to say hing was very bad and what he said was during a brief flash of consciousness. I never have seen anyone take anything more gamely in all my life. Even when we all he was suffering gr pail managed, durir es cious, to keep a “His He a lot, his brea > was con smile on his fac! r Arthur, Zngland's fore- most publi 1 been reported ill with heart disease on January 4 of th r was one of noted exponents of s lief, cooperati iments with most itualistic be- tly in exper- Lodge He re Society T gn- ed in Ma the for Psychical Rese Sir Arthur's death residence, “Windlesham ily said he had beer months. Lady Doyle one daughter were hen death came Was Famous Novelist Arthur C Doyle Arthur, played many life and most of them was a physician in v sensationally brilliant the 80's. So notable w tributions to popular fic lay any feels his fam- at His for two and kin at his b latterly rols famously e 80's. H nove Sir s in his detective flattered (Continued on Page Two) FARMER FIRES AT AUTO; “BURGLARS” INFORM POLICE Three Men FEnvision Gang Murder Attempt — Wallingford Man Pays $10 and Costs in Court. Wallingford, July 7 (#) — Th men who journeyed from New York here to visit a brother of two of them had put on the spot” by lade of shot early t Harry W. Farms distr morning, parked nea his shot gun I oth barrels loc “burglars' car Albert and He tave and Emil E Valentine avenue New York, reported the inc to th police . Later this morning Anthony was fined $10 and costs for promi: cuous discharge of a firearm and breach of the peare. ed their car ¢ of the North 2 o'clock t utomobil Taking down ts of o supposed , Gus- of 2054 Bronx the Fire Board Clerk Agrees-to Give Statement She Took Job for $300 At a conference this afternoon with Mayor Quigley. Clerk Helen R. Keogh of the fire board agreed to furnish the mayor with a written statement to the effect that she cepted reappointment lay $200 less than she been ceiving Chairman Emil Hjerpe tended the conférence which about half an hour. ‘When the mayor attended a ing of the salary committee he fcrmed the members that the was engaged at a salary of $3 Despite this statement, the com- mittee refused to reconsider its ac- tion of a previous meeting at which it was voted to allow the pay to re- ac- 0 r, has re- also at- lasted in- clerk The clerk’s statement will be pre- sented to the common 1 July 16, when the salary committee's re- port is read. At that tim vor will ask that the comn ing | be reversed, using Mrs. s let- ter to substantiate his claim that the question of a $500 salary has not en- tered into her present contract ot cmployment * HIGH TIDE—JULY § (Standard Time) New London 7:40 a.m..7:48 p.m. New Haven 9:41a.m..9:49 p.m. e uninjureds | S A | Schmeling Injured Max weight Schmeling, world's boxing champion, ported today by his physician in Germany to be too badly injured as a result of the foul blow struck in the Sharl part in any bout per- haps not until or months to come 193 SCHMELING TOLD T0 HALT TRAINING Doctors Say Injury From Foul Must Be Favored MEANS MONTH'S DELAY Observers Believe Boxer May Not Fight Again Until 1931 — Vari- cocele Discovered By Physicians— Return Bout Postponed. hmel lin from Jack today to rest world's ch key on th physicians months t Schmeling aricoce of result of the foul To Consider Report L: will be n on tomor taken to m no return mission suffering fron ht side a at was the cor ile it there would be the immedia According mel W ean bout physician h a na- hor who interpreted it to 4 be no participa- an fighter possibly WIFE JOINS HUSBAND IN NEW LONDON JAL Sentenced in U. S. Court On Liquor Charge by Burrows to July 7 (#—Mrs. Mary Provi- band New ILondon 1 to th Warr T district ¢ ilty to sportation of ind is now sery Korpa she was of alco- to come to ist her to Con- to as: Many (‘holeraiDeat.hs On Philippine Islands July 7 (A—Dr. Robert ief of the United States pub- alth service in the Philippines, closed today ere had been 455 and 8§86 cases of illness from olera since the disease appeared in Dr. would \ated Hart two months did not be epidemic r cent of cholera carrie “cholera wi 120 there He popul and an WO T arned tha n T people do not change vage svstems. He said the spread on Masbate and lands. indicating a spr Mani In the featt cont as ippines disease was Rili d an toward [ outhre s numbered cholera in 1919 ESCAPES BURNING enwich, July Jr narrow from dea ly today when automobile skidded on the Bos- Post road in d Beach turned over and burned. Gola was Joseph of Cos Cot i ton So HOOVER'S MESSAGE URGES - SENATE TO RATIFY PACT; ~ (QUORUM EASILY OBTAINED Upper House Convenes VAN RYN-ALLISON CAPTURE DOUBLES 2t Noon and Noties = resident it is Ready Beat Doeg am} tht in English for Work -— Text of T‘f{lflls Finals Recommendation Pre- DEFEAT IS OVERWHELUNG Sented Soon. Folly to Think America Can Outbuild Other Na- tions Last Year's Champs Amaze Gallery By Sweeping Victory on Wimble- don Courts—Doeg's Serve Only in Naval Arma- Threat of Vanquished Team. 3 ment, Executive Says— Failure to Pass Treaty Backward Step. iy T (P—Meeting e the London naval 1 it advocat- from Presi- who had cor American s expect ooy ially necessary,” strong he isinformation who in limitation aval arm ews commanded a vote had ne more than present. Word that 1d been taken v Senator Wat- leader, and what v t itoa b tour ¢ were Doeg Mr. will from pre overy Hoover again be its present ogram toward peace.” Most of Opponents Present 0 heard were Sen- hounced the treaty i States. All opponents except rmer-labor, of ould they quorum at any be in their includés Califort Hale, ew Hampshire; and Oddie, Ne- ell. . arry Hop Jim Wi ldled a v mach lard, t would almo: 4 opposition kK from close Crowd Watches Servil kept the ecrowd i rested is as ia; he was weak and against d and s I s Lo alled to order at republican minute recess f a message Vice Pre ors Watson the assist- a commit- ver the sen- - special sess Jot e Crockett, rocl: President Hoover ordering t} al session. 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