New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1930, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, News of the World By Associated Press Average Daily Circulation For Week Endlng 15 152 July 26th ESTABLISHFD 18170 CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1930.—TWENTY PAGES TREE-SITTING AN 'Cim o e Chicago Police Oficer dentifies R-100 PAST HALF BEING CONSIDERED | Frank Foster as Lingle Murderer; AV JjARK IN HOP ngE GETS DIRECT ASSURANGE FROM BY CITY OFFICIALS Cased Siyr Throngh Bie Crowd 355 eTNTC DR, FARNUM THAT COLLEGE HOSPITAL (Chief Hart and Dr. Dumont Plau} Good Weather Reported as Eng-|¥ ESBAPED DAMAGE iN BHANGSEA_RAID PRICE THREE CENTS ecognized By Patrolman On Dut_\" mnel—Story Comes With Dra- ss as Attorneys for Suspect Fight to Obtain His Release in Court. <sbl P g g Gonlerence On Forbidding | lish Dirigible Averages 50 : —_—— N ; JRIgIME0) Further Attempts Miles an Hour Along Route in MANY STEAMERS REPORT SIGHTING HUGE AIRSHIP Fails to Radio MAIN STREET OPPOSES “NONSENSICAL” STUNTS Men In Varlous Walks of Life Ex- press Disapproval in Strong Terms —Stanley Street Contestants, Un- diswarbed By Criticism, Pass 177th Hour At Noon and Talcott Street Rivals Remain Aloft. That authorities may take steps to stop tree sitting endurance contests among boys in this city, following a | wide spread and growing disapprov- | al of the “stunt” became known to- day when it was learned that, Chief of Police William C. Hart and Dr. L. J. Dumont. superintendent of the department of health have planned | to confer with the possibility of for- | bidding further stunts of this kind. he fecling on Main street is al- unanimously opposed the nd last evening Chief Hart requested to take steps to order the boys down from the tree The fact that Harold Morley and Michael 2uk, in a tree top in the the Morley hon 1164 had con r of bo. a similar contest in th Taleott st commer this morning Many Express Disapproval A Herald reporter izned to question a few prominent men on their opinion of tree sitting stunts, discovered the following comments. | I think it's the craziest thing I | ever heard of. They ought to stop such foolishness.—William J. Bry- an, superintendent of the ecti- cut Co, “You must be hard up for news if you have to print stuff on such a senseless - occupation.” — Ray C Young, chain store manager If a boy of mip tried it, he wouldn't stay up lanford Dart, policem “I think it's a cra/ notion like simflar stunts of that kind." Andrew Johnson, photographer. “I think it's a crazy stunt William C. Hart, chief of police “It's a foMish waste of time and | etfort.” — Leo Gaffney, lawyer. | TI've got the matter under consid- eration” — Joseph G. Woods, pros- ecuting attorney “In my opinion. it's foolishnes —Dr. L. J. Dumont, superintend.nt of the health department “It's crazy, foolish, ridiculous, hazardous nonsensical, and any other adjectives you can think of"™ Walter M. Bassford, banker. “It's bad cnough for big fellows to be such fools. They ought to be stopped.” — Dr. William R. Foley. “I don't approve of it, but I ad- just i on P; [TALIAN DEMOCRATS OF STATE ORGANIZING Paonessa to Be Toast- master at New Haven Dinner Tuesday Two) New Haven, Diana, who was epresentative from New Haven to the assembly, has called representatives of Ita democratic faith i of the state for next noon Hotel Garde here. guests of honor will be Democratic National Committeeman Archibald McNeil, State Chairman James J Walsh of Meriden David E. FitzGerald of New Haven. The toastmaster at the dinner will be formen,_ Mayor Angelo Paonessa of New Britain. Mr. Diana said toda pal object of this meeting the organization of a state group to foster local democratic clubs. He said that many who had responded to his letter thought the idea “was a wonderful one.” After local groups or clubs are formed Mr. Diana safd the effort would be to weld them into a state organization much after the pattern of the Polish organization, al- though he understood that while the latter was mainly republican in its poiitical tendencies it was actually | more an organization to interest it-| gelf in the affairs of the Polish peo- ple of the state Mr. Diana held opinion that Ital- fan democratic clubs, well organ- fzed, would be im a position to se- cure recognition politically in many ways and wowd promote solidarity among his compatriots who believed in the principles of the democratic party. w e princi- will be Former Mayor Paonessa was Con- | necticut chairman of the Italian di- vision in that last democratic na- tional campaign and had Diana his New Haven representative. An Ttalian democratic club is now in process of formation in this city. Two meetings have been held and a membership drive has been launched. It is expected that the| club will be joined with others in| the state organization, as | ed | the s BOLESLAUS GENDGA BADLY BURNED BOY FAGES TRIAL HERE | No Action Against Billy Gendga Likely in Hartlord | GONDITION BETTER TDDAY‘ Police Claim Full Confession Re- garding Theft of Car and Acci- dental Causing of Hartfqrd Gar- age Fire. Boleslau < Booth ing fairly hospital today but b fficiently re ained in a fire Hartford early vest of his It police cal authorities poi at Hartford will probably not red from burns in a garage n erday, to permit | urn home for several days expected that the Hartford | will turn him over to the lo- for arraignment in juvenile court on the charge of theft of an automobile owned by Stuart W. Parsons of 204 J,\n(ryln‘ is street, although he can be chargr with burglary in view of his admis- | on that entered the garage to 1 gasoline for the stolen car. B of his youth, however, it is probable that the Hartford au- thorities will prefer ~to have th automobile theft charge pressed here ne Police Claim Confession | The youth admitted, according to’ (Continued on Page Two) | PLANNER OF CITY'S WATER SYSTEM DIES Allen Hazen Heat Victim in Montana—Burial Today in Vermont ral services were held today ford, Vt, for Allen Hazen, onally known consulting engin- d designer of this city's plan r extension of its water sheds and rvoirs. Overcome by le trav- urday, En- of heart pros- east- e s today city in water board “uller & W s senior mem- g city's and plan extensio looking to a municipality's needs at 100,000 population His plan sug; means of Fore now M ject d Hazen lich he w ber, to make water system lopment stations at stville, t It and in operation huttle 1dow dam about pro- laid over for fi ition improvement and the service from Hart's Jills and at Burlington brook: construction of a filtration plant near Shuttle Meadow reservoir, on which plans are not heing developed. The whole plan was estimated to cost $5,000,000 Before work on the Panama canal was started, Engineer Hazen caused to be published his estimate of the enfire cost and was given na- tionwide recognition when it was found that his figure was within $3.000,000 of what proved to be the cost. by extension of | Foster, July 30 (A — Chicago gunman June 9 Alfred “Jake" Lingle, Chicago Tribune re- porter, today was identified as the slayer of the newspaper man by Pz trolman Anthon sued Lingle's assailant acros igan boulevard from the pedest tunnel, scene of the assassination Lingle was slain as he was about to board a suburban train for the race track by a killer who fired a| shot into the reporter's head, then Chicago, Frank indicted for the slaying of broke court today sought to The patrolman said he was positive Foster through traffic been slain glimpse zigzag course through vehicles and | pedestrians and disappeared. pistol with which Lingle was purchased with | fled through the tunnel to Michigan | F | Boulevard. Patrolman Ruthy, duty at Michigan Boulevard Pando!nh street, ller, but he on| and gave chase to the was eluded in thel crowd Ruthy's identification of F with dramatic sudden as attorneys for }-u.«\sr ain his release on bail was the he Lingle chased had man after He said he of the was able to get a man as he ran a The was slain 11 others by ster, then a member of the Moran the s of this information (Continued on F Drought Becomes Serious Menace Washington, July 30 (P—i eather did not bring with i to break the worst drought country 3s a whole has known years. The agriculture weekly weather today said local only temporary tions, e corn, over and shriveled report said the mov in rain the in in its bulletin department and crop showers relief to a few sec- wide areas in the 1 Missouri stands field and er part of ‘"v‘! not even sick the the word injury state. brought | ed t west ery parts of Tllinois. I rain came in the Oklahoma uplands it From of stalks usual height with reported in Ohio came “irreparable most of the Indiana Gets Rain vers in parts of Indiana help- corn but the extreme south- of the state is beyond recov- Tassels are burned white in ho would be too (Continued on Paze Two) OLDTIMERS MAKE N0 BORER DANGER. COMEBACK N LA, N WARKETED CORN anary Battle ‘Murmy and Gore Score in Efltomologis t Asserts Pest Has Not Ruined Vege {ables V.3 PINE IS RENOMINATED EFFECT NOT FELT HERE Senate Leader Gets Nomination for Governor Over Former National Committeeman “Big Jim" Harris —Other Candidates Given Support. Oklahoma City, July 30 (A —Two dominant figures in state affairs of nearly a generation ago, apparently had returned today to political favor in Oklahoma Returns from y showed increasing leads (Alfalfa Bill) Murray. picturesque PoMvian colonizer in the democratic gubernatorial nomination contest and | for P. Gore. seeking to regain his seat in the senate lost in the Harding landsli Wi more the s the for W. H. than one-third Murray more than field of n ts reported, of the 3,338 in votes, rival But- in Frank ficiently abu (Contin! on Page Two) sterday’s primary | g «ntomologist nfest libility New Britain Dealers Report House- wives Are Not Afraid of Their Produce—Hartford Stores Suffer- ing From Fear of Infested Corn. New Haven, July 30 (A—House- assured there is no rea- they should be afraid of an corn bhorer when they corn, in ment is- cd today by Dr Britton, of ut ves are hy rop! ¢ sweet ent station in Hartford re- t loss in sweet the corn rieultural exp: Vegetable dealers of sv ad that the ear Britton said ion gets so | If ruined,” Dr cannot poison the horer ndan the ears verely HEAT MAY HAVE CAUSED FIRE ON GRAND STREET Absence of Other Possibilities Leads be more on t Connecticut i th to Suspicion Spontancous Combustion Caused Blaze. The possibility extreme of the past several days beat- down on the roof of two- house at 64 Gr street heat g mily 1 Wl spontaneous combustion in an accumulation of old papers in an ttic room was mentioned t fire department circles in the of any ohvious ca wh h did dama gh from Box $1500 An n o'clock brought several compani firemeny and at that time flames were bursting through the roof. The room was like a giant oven ind in a few minutes the fi spread to an adjoining room broken out later in the nig would have resulted in heavy age, in the opinion of the fire partment officials. Samuel W. Menus and Jacob Birnbaum perty and the former of the tenements. s of lives in one Second Smanthropus Skull Said To Be About July 20 B — seco d sinanthropus wdun.. | by Dr. David- son Black of the Rockefeller founda- tion at a meeting of the Chinese geological survey today The new specimen which was piec- together from uncrushed frag- ments was stated to have yielded luable information concerning certain parts not represented in the first skull found last December. Dr. Black said that he believed ond skull was that of a young adult male whereas the previous find probably was that of a girl. Peip Discovery of skull was a Reports last December of the dis- covery of a new “Peking man” skull by a Chinese geologist working in the quarries near Peiping aroused | che | irgs including the garage. started in a discov ficer Cyril Connol alarm from Box John catin hundred dollars Million Years Old interest in scientific circles. This first skull at the time of its finding was described as the most complete discovery of its kind in history. The entire brain case was intact which is not the case in the Piltdown man and other near dawn discoveries. Dr. Black, much formerly of Toronto, describing the overy of this first skull, recounted the excavations 1921 when the first tooth was found of sinanthropus pekinensis by Dr. J. G. Anderson, British tist Dr. Black also called attention to the vault of the skull form and the massive brow ridges. This skull was estimated to be more than 1,000,000 since scien- (Continued on Page Txo), wd A st | injury own the pro- (v it of a garage at ea th Know, one has it in for me." Finding of Borer Unlikely “Occasionally horers ms e cars of corn grown in would soutt condition e G of appar, ven stern corner e infestat < ing this spring holders in consid clear s done will come ich damaged would « than the corn ear everyhody hs wr corn corn horer hope it use no more ex- em worm hich every ber. summer since ren corn hore «1ks of corn the pest next goes into t in no part of Conn rerous that to the ears may this time be exp At of vear (Continued on Page Two) Ice Cream (‘(;TSuEel's Second Fire in 2 Days An automobile truck owned by the own lce Cream Co. was pu Cherry s in time to save it destroyed one wooden three other b The fi pile of lumber and v by Supernumerary who sent in an 1 w2 5 Riccio owns the property ed the damage at rly today which d and dam re red or Yesterday morning the Crown Ice cam Co. storeroom ross the from Riccio's property maged fire. Notified today of e fire the company’s k, Nick Kounaris, general mar er, remarked to firemen: “I d but it looks as though some- by £0 near New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday: not much change in tempera- ture, (% | cor To Farm Crops Throughout Nation " tasseling at half | Craft Home Base Early Today, But No Anxiety Re- sults—American Commander of Los Angeles to go to Montreal to Watch Ground Crew Handle Ship and See New Mooring Mast. Ottawa, July ment of 9a m (E R-100 was approximately ~00 Belle Isle airship cation from Two-Thirds London, Jul along n hour e r h Across (P—Speeding 70 miles dir two-th c ocean today she would tomorrow, meridian time, (about han an ble re it s expec at sight S wich R ) So much & ed up bec of conditions down ey and 1o reach the foundland a i At noon ( (7 a. m. E. 3a m| 1 had the ship pick- favorable wind ed likely to argin of tin t New- than cut en thi coast of earlier time zave from wing a the coast of Labrado; acros the Gulf of St. Lawrence into the mouth of the St. Lawrence river and then southwards to Montreal, Follows Steamer Course The positions given by the d that s was mak ided by or- fol icat usuall ds speed able and that she owing the steamship veen Fastnet and Belle northern tip of Nev If the dirigib ul on this course she would first land about Belle Isle then skirt tf passing ove rence and then t. Lawrence river to Montreal Between rs of 7 noon, .the R-1 ots which was much dir elve noon Green latitude 54.4 0 west. Courss good from 7:15 2 knots, winds hour r ten clo was course nu her would sight in exc “At t time hing 0. k Passes Over Tuscania her mes: the post office the dirigible amship ing wind a ground spe to ma tomorrow ) (Continued on Pag: ALLIED VETERANS MAY BE MADE TAX EXEMPT Proposal Would Save $2 Yearly for Several Hun- dred Local Men Two) ral hundred New who served in the ountries during the World wa saved their tax contribution tion to be offered mon council session The proposition which discussed wit Mayor Q : \wu his approval, will probably be for- warded to the board of alderme and the corporation S e G eration The personal tax stat empts those who have s or militia of ted but does not include the men fought with allies in ar. In New Britain 1 hundred men who were Polish L of the French army and m ers who Italian coldiers the several branches of the British army, or who connected with other allied armies. Bri s of n e lied r may rsonal solu- com- force now ex- rved he Ur there are sever with the gion 1y ot were wit were HIGH TIDE—JULY 31 (Standard Time) New London 1:22 a.m.1:58 p.m New Haven 2:46a.m.3:42 p.m. * e | L Cit will be called together rounding the extension of Willow street t‘uw'm in the name of Fred Bendza, but heavily mortge Green- of the nml;.uu:m\ were not considered, they highway to be encumbered in their consider city ha flu right the no deed to the strip of land. of the exte nded h | Conference Soon on Mortgaged Street | officials in whose charge is the work of street extensi shortly to shed light on conditions ghway, ms sur- d standing ged. The righ claim, and favor. Bendza’s house stands pictured herev W1 AWYER WINS SUIT RADID GIVES NEWS 10 COLLECT FEES « (lient aod Hushand Settle for Tells Father Advice on Marital Woes OF GIRL'S DEATH at Sea of Infantile | Paralysis Victim DIVORCE SOUGHT ~TWICE QUARANTINED AUTO USED Attorney Aharonian Says Mrs. hamian Changed Mind Both Times —Second Lawyer, Qualified as Ex- pert, Call, Says Fees s Fees Are Reasonable Reasonable Family Travels to Boston for Burial and Meets Father of Six-Year-Old Frances Ferrigno—Dis nosed Shortly Before Death. ath Follows Short Tllness Shark Takes Flsherman On Three Mile Ride After Being Lassoed ship Na going cow crew of h the 1 they away crew a reason b ch Have Tunis Bo who n, N v Lee boys hing great didn't h st big J. Ju hen fish stor ave 10 exag lecided on the lasso Skipper Bohen heaved and a human shoe Fate of Other Institu- tion Buildings Still Un- known as Result of Communist Raid on Chinese City - Inform- ant Safe Aboard Boat. Haven Yale-in-China Heads Confident Middle School Will Be Able to Resume Work in Fall— Property Involved Is Valued at $500,000. July (A—Th Yale-In-China today had been inform- Louise Farnam that the 1a had rioting of es- of Prof W. Farnam of member of Changsha, in- that she member of in Changeha entered the merican li-in-China staff comm is on in the home office an- the American Siang river ed home office no information r property of th: ich is valued at ion dollars. in charge of Dr. incipal of the Yali 4 Dr. C! C. Lao, Farnam no a1 had erning the o she ty is ring the control. At property was comm the mission ome office today expressed at Middle school its activities opens. of Edward of Dr. K Report City Aflame 30 P — today ngsha was July eived of Ck here gs and for- ere burn- the post - city exception of American oil to have been 30 (P — The foreign mis- cablegram NEW AUTO INSURANCE PLAN T0 SAVE $1,800 Horwitz Pmpme: City Car Fleet Be Treated as Unit the cost of tomobiles rough a fleet out by in co- depar t: actually 1 to await calls reckoned rogram will allow the b six less cars Mayor Quigley re- oposition favorably, he v are has been Doy L N \