New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1930, Page 17

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1930. Bl BANK DEFICIT REPORTED IN PARIS $1,000,000 Missing and Employe Has Disappeared ‘ Paris, July 17 (UP)—A deficit of $1,000,000 in the books of the Paris branch of the National City bank, and the disapeparance of an execu- tive of the bank were reported by police today. Seine police asked the foreign of- fice for a ruling on whether diplo- matle procedure would permit them to prosecute Loreano Villanueva, financial and commercial counselor of the Venebuelan legation, who was employed as an executive in the bank. Villaneuva's books were examined after he disappeared and showed the | deficit, police said. He was director of the bank’s South American serv- lce. Because of his position in the | Venezuelan legation, police were un- certain whether diplomatic immuni- ty would prevent them from pro- | ceeding against him. ADVERTISING BILL N COURT DISPUTE: Contract and Duplicate Differ When Shown fo Jndge Three angles were presented in an | unusual case, heard some time ago | | | | ransom. ST. LOUIS GROCER TELLS TALE OF BEING KIDNAPED | Wealthy Italian Merchants Escapes From His Abductors After Being Held For Ransom. St. Louis, July 17 (®—Sam Scor- fina, 43, reputed wealthy St. Louis grocer and alleged bootlegger who disappeared Saturday and was be- licved kidnaped and possibly slain, escaped from his captors carly today near St. Genevieve, Mo. Police were advised. Police of St. Genevieve said Scor- fina, badly beaten, appeared therc about 2 a. m., and asked for protec- tion. The grover said he escaped from his captors at midnight after one of the guards fell asleep, ran to “HER UNBORN CHILD” AT THE PALACE TWO DAYS a farm house, appealed for aid and | was taken to St. farm boys. Scorfina told police ducted Saturday night by four or five men in a car. He was held for He could not tell where he had been taken. LEGION POST CORPS T0 PARADE IN LEE Genevieve by two he was ab- {Invited to March Because of Showing in Pittstield As a direct result of its excellent showing in the ary celebration on July 4, Eddy | Glover post, American Legion, Bu and Drum Corps of this city h i been engaged to lead the parade at | in the city court and argued today before Judge Stanley Traceski, but | while intimations were made of two | angles, but one angle was argued, | Yet this may not be the nub of the case at all. Early in September, 1926, an agent representing Byren & Weil of Philadelphia, purveyors of advertis- ing hook-ups with local firms for | presentation on screens in local the- | aters, induced Ben Baggish, then president of the Baggish Baking Co., | now the United Bakery Co., of this | city, to contract for use of an ad- | vertising slide in the Strand theater tor a period of one year. | The slide was shown for more | than a year and then Mr. Baggish | discovered that the copy of his con- tract called for a period of three vears for the slide to be shown in | the theater. He crdered the slide| stopped and refused to pay any fur- | ther money, the rate of the contract | being $10 weekly. Baggish paid | $536.17, this for a period of one year| and one week, plus the service charge on painting the slide When Baggish stopped payment | the slide was discontinued by the Philadelphia firm and then, a few months later, the firm engaged Kirkham, Cooper, Hungerford & Camp to bring suit for the unfilled | contract coverage. Baggish employed the firm of Hungerford & Saxe, and a rather unusual legal battle was begun. | In the arguments today, Attorney | Harold N. Williams, representing the Philadelphia firm, tried to show | Judge Traceski that the original and duplicate contracts, the latter a| earbon copy, were identical. The duplicate copy showed that a line had been crossed out by pencil, this line, which appeared on the original copy being two more years for the contract to run over the number of years appearing in the duplicate copy. In other words, the duplicate copy, which was the con- tract returned to Baggish after be- ing entered on the company's hoaki in Philadelphia, ghowed that an al- teration had been made, and it was Mr. Williams' claim that an effort | had been made to change the dupli-| cate, but that his client had no knowledge of this and therefore had | a right to demapd that the original | contract for the three years be ad- hered to and payments made by Baggish for that contract specifica-| tions. Attorney Frederick B. Hunger- ford, representing Baggish, suggest- ed that perhaps the agent who sold the contract to Baggish might have | been working on commission, receiv ing his pay upon cach contract de- | livered to his office, and the bigger the contract, the bigger the commis- | sion, and therefore might have made | a slight change in the copy to be re- ceived by Baggish, and try to get a bigger commission. This did not en- | ter into evidence, but was a thought that Judge Traceski could not fail to understand. This was one angle, hinted at by the defense. | The angle intimated by the plain- tift was that perhaps Baggish, to get out from under a contract that he did not desire to continue, simply scratched off two years from the| contract and then awaited develop- | ments. The third angle was on the evi- dence. The advertising firm held an original contract showing that Bag- gish, then in the baking busine: wanted to use an advertising service for three years. Baggish held a duplicate copy of the contract, show- ing that two years were scratched out. The whole outcome of the case depends upon which contract Judge Traceski will recognize. Decision was reserved. HOLD MITCHELL RESPONSIBLE Bridgeport, July 17 (®—Coroner | John J. Phelan today held Edward P. Michel of Brooklyn, N. Y., crim- inally responsible for the death last Sunday of Edward A. Say, Wat bury stock salesman, who was fatul- ly injured in automobile accident at Ridgetield. ‘Witnesses at the inquest testifizd that Michel was under the influencze o2 liquor when the machine crashed | through a fence at the foot of Grace hill and overturned. BILLIARD EXPERT KILLED Norwood, Mass., July 17 (®—The | man killed by a freight train be- tween here and Walpole last night was identified early today as Harold Richardson, 33, holder of sev billiard and pool titles. His death was discovered by the engineer after | the train had pulled into Framing- ham and search of the track reveal- | ed the body near Winslow station. | He was unmarried and lived her Wwith his sister, Mrs. Frank Grady. | vealed the government's progi {and spinsters, | com | decided the tercentenary celebration at Lee, | Mass., on Saturday, August 2 Besides being featured in the pa- rade, the corps will give an exhibi- tion drill on the afternoon of the same day. There will be no com- petition between organizations thera, this feature having been eliminated The corps has accepted the invita- tion and the trip will be made by automobile bus. Plans for the participation of the corps in te convention pa- rade in Bridgeport on Saturda July 26, have been made. Th: regular drill held Tuesday night at Willow Brook park was largely at- tended and several hundred specta- tors were present The following members of the corps were named in connection with the plans for financing the trip to the national convention in Bos- ton: James Greene, Everet Turner, Carl Bengston, Elliott Burr, John Holmberg, William Scott, Otto Mil- ler, Cleon Bell and John J. Crean. Mason P. Andrews was ed chairman of the trust committee and Kenneth Kron was named sec- retary. An important at Willow Brook park tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. All mem- bers of the corps will be expected to turn out because of the length of time between now the state convention. Griswold will be asked charge of the drills, starting the drill will short and take Fri- | day and he will be given full power to enact any military discipline that he thinks necessary in order to rid the corps members of individual perfection ideas and to make corps the best possible. FINANCIAL REFORM PROGRAM DRASTIC Germany Changes Plans to Mest Tmpending Deficit Berlin, July 17 (UP) nancial reform program 3 caused the present governmental crisis in Germany involves a drastic readjustment of the budget to an estimated deficit in the ordinary 1930 budget of 485,000,000 marks ($115,527,000) and in the 1 d- get of 300,000,000 marks 000.) The reform has long been de- | manded, to stabilize industrial con- | ditions in the country and balance the heavy annual reparations pay- ments Germany must meet. S. Par- ker Gilbert, in retiring as agent gen- eral of reparations, warned ~— The i~ Pittsfield Tercenten-|> be held| Captain Alfred | Scene From “HER UNBORN CHILD” Now Playing at the Palace Theater GRACE WITNESS IN' BANK OPEN TODAY STEEL GASE SUIT DESPITE SHORTAGE - Bethlehem Official Not Allowed $150,000 Withdrawn in Mill- to Tell of Salary bury Case—Treasurer Fired Millbury, Ma 0., July 17 (P—FEu- president of Bethl n. mounted th in to the Youngstown ¢ with h firm, and touched off a legal battle that promised to wage far into the session. | Almost the fi question ask | Grace attorneys for the Cyrus S. Eaton interests, foes of the mer- ger. was: “How much do you receive in salary, bonuses and other emolu- ments from the Bethlehem Steel corporation?" | Attorneys Object | F. H. Wood of counsel - on his feet | | | gene G. Grace, hem Steel corpor | witness stand toda |enjoin merger of T(R—The opened for the suit s we was with- in admitted by er a meeting ing Commis: They said they ials last nig -4 by Stat Hovey office of Treasurer Ernest who refused to resign, was d vacant and a commi as appointed to select a successor. The run assumed large prop» tions quic after rumors of ti shortage became known, and state and local police in keeping objection crowds During the Ve day large sums were brought from the pro- | 5 Worce ) reputed 000 into evid : 3 3 attornevs . contena-d Firefighters Continue il Vigilance in Forests is important to for they have charged in the : 3 ) R Francisco, July 17 (P—Sev firafighters, weary that stockholders of tho Youngstown company should have been, but were not, informed of 1t i Eracsaond size before they ratified the merge YRttt el iptalsR ol Sl st, today stood watch L e won control should be gal clash of the day. Just before Grace was called to the stand, the attorneys argued over an audit now being made of Bethlehem's books under court order. Claim Accounts Involved Plaintiffs' attorneys claimed impossible to determine profi of Bethlehem last vear without knowledge of costs, while defense attorneys contended an investi |of specific costs would be ince that is guarded by for the immediate- San brush s the second le- e least life, Hugh 2 died last when he aze bur Mou home of rt DS firefighters in the m ern San Diego county, rz ~/\rr’|l small brush blazes ire menace at least tem refighter lost Air: burns recei apped figh brush tow the S an item rly §00 men were holding ba fires in the Deschutes sect central Oregon r mme d counsel they cannot limit each others' rights and assured the def, he intended to | protect Bethlehem insofar as leg. crets were conce ru'" offered to fur costs and Corset Salesman Kills Self, W ounds_ W omaq Defense a court deferred attorneys h. A was dead today, {after he had shot and wo wife twice in their ap late last night. Mrs. Anthony. the door and fi was at the Peter Ben ital. Her condition was good anil e was expected to recover. 0 reasons for the affray we own. Neighbors, who heard shots, summoned polic was gained through a win were in their might clothing. GEORGE A. WHITING DEAD Neenah, Wis.. July 17 (P—George A. Whiting, $1, president of the Whiting-Plover Paper Company of Stevenspoint and Georgia Whit- ing Paper Company of Menas | died at his home here today after |an iliness of two weeks from bron- | | chial pneumonia Mr. Whiting is sury! widow and one sor funeral have not b One of the 1 leaders in the paper industry, also a anthrop Much of the fortune ed during the la years, was turned over to various Wiscon- civic, religious and educational institutions who announced A. MASON DEAD York, July 17 (UP)—John A. Mason, leader in the state d. cratic party for n 3 vesterday after a long illness. Besides his widow, Mason leaves |a son, J. W. T. Mason, New Y correspondent for the *'London D Express.” sin any 1t i3 estimated that more than 16,000,000 thunderstorms hit the world annually. Ger- | many it must cease juggling its fi- | | nances it it expected to continue its economic recovery. The cabinet proposes to meet the deficit, first, by rigid economies and secondly, by heavy new taxation. Chancellor Heinrich Bruening m in | an address to the federal council on June 25, as follows 1. An extensive tax on bachelors bringing in an esti- mated net revenue of 11,000,000 marks. 2. A 5 per cent increase in the tax on all incomes exceeding 5,000 marks annually, netting an estimat- ed revenue of 58,000,000 ma 3. A reduction in miscellaneous expenditures totalling 100,000,000 | marks. 4. A “sacrifice levy” the in- s of civil servants, government 135,000,000 marks. The above program would in a total of 403,000,000 marks. In addition, a poll tax of from 3 to 6 marks per head annually has been suggested. on 0il Company Ab:l:d}ms Search for Panama Fuel Panama City, July 17.—(@—After | many years of fruitless exploration on the isthmus, the Gulf Oil Co. has to abandon the isthmian field and cancellation of the contract awarding the concession to search for oil. The only other oil concern retain- ing concession rights for exploration within the republic is the Sinclair 0Oil Co., which, however, has also been slowing down its activities grad- ually. It is estimated that the Sinclair and Gulf oil companies have already spent about $1,000,000 in a fruitless hunt for oil in Panama. USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS re- | netting the | bring | has formally asked for a | Warner Bros. STRAN 4 Days Beginning Sunday Better Than “Light of Western Stars” the | Ns‘ ||p|| .l.l "' AT Unless otherwise indicated, ey B> llim“ |"|‘Il theatrical notices and reviews in this column are writien by press agenciew for the respective amusement company. Ill!ll h AT THE PALACE Dealing in frank and amazingly | dramatic fashion with a much talked | of subject, a tremendously gripping | ' picture, opened today at th Paldce theater for a two day Titled “Her Unborn Child,” it is faithful and vivid talking picturiza- n of the v successful ich the length and of this country for several comment boy and girl in love, forgettir thin " has been woven into dramatic talkie. The vari- actions of the principa this talking pic of the most diverting ous r acters dialog, sit ntensity is ely ure and will arouse again much t on the part of the c theater where On account o s that tr we do not recor Added attr i undou comn edly now on vi of the del ture holds, for dren Spring is Here HELEN KANE AT STRAND Helen Kane *boop-boopa- oop” girl, will be seen and heard ir “Dangerous N and theater to- Saturday. some pic- d it 7 tomor Ka person day, 1 ormed from a stage to a stage personali bout two years ago when Paul Ash, presario of j t the Paramount on ga her a T stage shows. ice songs so broke all at- for a singer and r return 1t she was cast in musica comedy Her voice became a Richard Dix - forward as an g comedienne hich she starred Sdits ned with Skeets Gallagher in Heels” and_with Sweetie."” ere Stuart Erwin is again d be dled playma “Dangerous: Nan Me- Grew."” For the feature act on the vaude- ville bill for today, Th villas,” world's renown nish the The Bi. sion of d dancing; then comes The Emperors of Ha mony, a symphony in color. Jacks NOW PLAYING «A DRAMATIC THUNDERBOLT OF RECRLESS LOVE AND ITS TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES o A Boy and Girl in Love— Forgetting Eversthing Else! Co-Feature “SPRING IS HERE" Cozy, Cool, Comfortablc TODAY TOMORROW 1:30 to 11:00 DOUBLE ALICE WHITE “SWEET MAMMA?” A Scintillating Story of the Un- derworld That Will Tickle Your Thrill Palate. run. a| Em FEATURE PROGRAM bill in a Phil Seed assisted by atior.” tand Queens also on the | nautical musical comedy. an"l Dave London Co., school, EMBASSY eet Mama,” atest First E picture, is to heac Embassy theat An especi: the blonde star part-dancing a of part whic ing so popul ducers are contin David Mann Broadway stage film hit in “Jo signed a long First National, White in * THEATER Alice White's es as a smooth, and other favorites dita Flynn and Lee Mora Tt story presents on cafe life and on and proves hi dancing and singing is cidental, but so enjoyabie leaves a taste for more. Cline directed the picture. A recent articles on tropical fish- ing by Gifford Pinchot, appearing in an issue of national magazine, has been of great comfort to offi- o fayer, pro- a marine at the Em- such as slant goings- The purely in- that it Edward revolves around a under water between Nils As- sponge diver, and giant FOUND ¢ Y.. Jul victim of a rob- Peace C as found beaten to death Charleston, Montgomery county. ccording to reports reaching JUSTICE “henectady, Apparently of the CLARENCE ROWE DEAD New (anaan. July 17 (A—Clarence Rowe, etcher and illustrator, died in a Norwalk hospital today after a long illne: He was born in Phila- delphia where he won a scholarship for study in Paris. He exhibit. both in this country and abroad Rowe a member of the Sal- | gundi club, Society of Tllustrators | d t ch Treat club. A widow | | | The Legion of The Damned Were They — ‘Numbered Men’ WETHERSFIELD . . . seeth- ing caldron of emotion . . . bitter . . . loving . . . hating . NUMBERED MEN surain against their bonds . . . With- out understanding . . . they become a dangerous horde ... ready to burst through prison walls . + + to swoop down on YOU . . . A million NUMBERED MEN curse the words, “The Big House.” A million women outside thosc stark walls . . . mourn their living dead within Mothers . . . Sweethearts . . . Wives . . . Daughters . . . praying for the redemption of the NUMBERED MEX made into dangerous creatures whose life patterns are woven .. in the night. Piercing the weird shadows of “The Big House.” . . . and blazing into the soul of a man for- gotten . . . comes the love of a beautiful woman . . . hope is born anew . . . a flower of romance blooms in lomely darkness . . . reaching for the light of understanding . . . ‘Numbered Men’ with CONRAD NAGEL BERNICE CLAIRE RAYMOND HACKETT TULLY MARSHALL Starting \'ext Saturday E Y | ‘Warner Bros. MBASS ‘Warner Bros. BASSY CHARLES BICKFORD —f— “THE SEA BAT” with RAQUEL TORRES She Maddened Men With Her Beauty—And Promised Hersclf to the One Who Would Kill the Monster of the Deep. i( pondered on the Shipwreck Kelleys. o | sa{%gmSflgg{,g{ygwgm Negro Held lor Murder in Schoharie Killing Out For L: Who Wanted to Rival Fete of Shipwreck Kelly Conn Jose July h Stamford Disgruntled tree aitting endurance ftoday “‘unreasonabl which barred him Hunters and of the law ot the fame of the the s office Cheered by ing at the fellow sophom Joe a tree yesterday, b tree sitting record those establ youngsters wl latest of national dive Well into h zoing well a miring persons—mos red at the foot of t appeared on rsons of Patrolman William Come down outta th But listen officer. several ores of Stan nded comy third hour, with all the scene Ry 1 t makes no odds efore T go up after yo Joe descended. “At least.” } soled himself, “I hold the rec rous losing streak of hist Warner Bros. < STRAND Making ‘‘Boopee” HELEN KANE Red Hot “Boop-Boopa-Doo” Girl —in— “‘Dangerous Nan McGrew” ON THE STAGE VAUDEVILLE FEATURING THE 6—DAVILLAS—6 & World's Renowed Artists of Thrills! 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