New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1930, Page 25

BOTH MRS. PACKARDS WATCH PROBE TODAY (Continued From First page) the grandparents. In addition there were state attorney Lawrence C. Edgerton, Sherift E. H, 8choenfeld, and a Red Cross worker, After the greeting between the worian, long thought dead, and her | husband, Mrs. Packard suddenly eaw thd children. When she dis- ‘tovered the tiny girl, less than two years old, showed no signs of re- Cognizing her, she'was deeply up- £et and wept unrestrainedly. 9 It was evident ,during the discus- sion that Packard wished to con- tinue with his second wife and that his first wife was willing to help this arrangement. The woman who returned, as from the grave, also offered to do what she could to aid | in the care of her children. While \it was indicated she might také them no definite arrangement was made &nd it was considered probably that her assistance would be in the form ‘ot financial aid for the grand- parents Determination of the identity - of the woman buried as Mrs. Packard | was the principle problem facing in- vestigators. The body, detective saidstoday, Was found two miles from a railroad sattion in an isolated section. It ‘Wwas beneath the overhanging limbs of a spruce tree and wound about the head were some articles of cloth- ing. Nearby was a partially emp. tied bottle that had contained an @naesthetic. The body was dis- covered in August, 1929, and was buried shortly afterward when no one appeared to identify it. About two months ago Packard #ppeared and talked with the detec ive about the body found a year ago. the description he identified it as his wife. The Vermont ciety and an Children's Aid So- insurance company which had a small policy on Mrs. Packard’s life, refused to accept the identification. About a month after the identification by Packard he married the second wife, who came here with him toda Well-dressed, in a light brown suit, the 22-year-old candy maker ap peared ‘a little worried when he ar- rived t@ay although his second wife & year his senior, scemed more dis- turbed as newspapermen and photog- raphers surrounded the family group. Questioned about ments, the second Mrs. newspapermen I was ed.” Before she could say more her husband ordered her not to talk. For his own part, he said: “I don't know nothing.” There's no use ask- ing me.” Later, he commented that “We were never so important in our the develop Packard told dumbfound- King Detained rd, N. H., Aug. 15 (P— Romeo King, walked into the Concord police station and told them that about two weeks ago he had | been with Mrs. Catherine Rockwell Packard, now involved in a mysteri- ous puzzle involving an apparent sui- cfde and case of mistaken identity in Vermont, and asked if he was want- ed for questioning. He was detained by the police here who advised the Vermont autherities. | Sherift E. H. Schoenfeld started at once from Springfield, Vt., go Con- cord to bring King there for ques- tioning. King was not questioned at length | by the Concord police but he told them he had last seen Mrs. Packard in Manchester about two weeks ago. Then he came to Concord, he con- tinued, to obtain work in the State hospital. nervous during his stay in Concord, for a reason not clear to the police, | end that when he read newspaper stories showing that Mrs. had been found and was being ques- tioned in connection witn the burial of the other woman under her name, | more | he said he Barvous, Iinally, he said, he decided to see the police and find out if they had been looking for him. He was in Such an obvious state of agitation, the police eaid, that they communi- ®ated at once with the Vermont au- thorities and detained him. Water Tunnel at Holden Claims Its 16th Victim Holden, Mass., Aug. 15 (UP) 4 Roger Varnob, 21, of White's Valley, today became the 16th laborer killed in thesconstruction of the new metro- politan district water tunnel. Varnob, motorman of a small motor train used for hauling sup- plies in and dirt out of the tunnel, was found dead by Foreman J. Rauf- fier. He had a deep gash over the eve, and both legs fractured. No one witnessed the accident but it is bacame still believed that he was struck and run | by his own| over in some manner train. Coroner Begins Inquest Into Slayings in Mystic New London, Aug. 15 — The cor- oner's inquest into the double slay- ing at Mystic last Saturday of Mrs. | Eva Roberts and Ole Ostberg by Stanley S. Bogue, jealous admirer of the woman, was being canducted to- day at Groton, with indications that | the entire day would be consumed with the taking of testimony. Coroner Edward G. McKay had 16 persons under summons for question- ng, including Bogue and David Ro- berts, estranged husband of tMe «#lain woman, and James Collins, who had lodgings with the woman’'s husband. Both Roberts and Collins have been in jail since the murder as material witnesses. The nature of the testimony of the | early witnesses was not made pub- lic. Schneider Leaves Altoona On Cross-Country Klight | Antoona, Pa., Aug. 15 (P—Eddie | Echneider, 18-year-old Westfleld, N. J., pilot took off from Stultz fleld | near here at 11:40 a. m, today to continue his attempt to set & new junfor record for transconti- nental east-to-west flying. FOR BEST RESULTS USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS ¥From articles of clothing, and | He said that he had been | Packard } BRITISH DIRIGIBLE WELL BEYOND HALF DISTANCE T0 PORT (®ontinued From First Page) | hours after departure from Mon- {treal, or about 7 a. m. G. M. T.,| | saturday (2 a .m. E. E T.) Such a crossing over a distance of | 13,257 miles, air line, would com- | pare with the Graf Zeppelin's rec- ord of 4,200 miles from Lakehurst | to Friedrichshafen in 55 hours 24| minutes an average speed of about 75 miles per hour. Radio messages from the dirigible both to stations in Canada and to | the air ministry at London, said that all was well aboard. A newspaper | man stressed the beauty of the scene | | as the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the | | Belle Isle Straits were passed. Passage Very Smooth He commented that the ship trav- leled so smoothly that as they sat down for dinner they were hardly aware of the movement. With | printed menu cards and the excel- |lent cuisine the atmosphere, he |said, was much more like that of a | Pigeadilly circus, or Fifth avenue, |than “of a lighter- lhan air cra!l miles out over the Atla: s A radio message rrmmho S Empress of Australia said the R- Jnfl | passed above that ship at 5 on G. M. T. (1:30 p. m. E. )’vs-\ terday when the ship was wv miles | east of Belle Isle The dirigible re- | I mained in sight for two hours, | The ship's master radioed: |ibility was perfect. There was a| | cloudless sky with brilliant sun- hine. There was a light westerly wind. No message was receivd from | | the airship.” | Aided by Light Wind | The air ministry, reporting the | ship's position as of midnight G. M. | T. (1 p. m. E. S. T.) last night said the dirigible was cruising on three | engines in longitude 44:10 west latitude 52:30 north, a position 1,- | 385 miles east and north of Mon- treal The distance represented an average speed of 61:3 miles per | hour. At midnight there was a wester- | ly wind of about 12 miles per hour helping the craft along; it was fiy- | ing at a height of about 1,700 feet, | with the temperature 51 degree the weather overcast and the skys rapidly clouding with cirrostrata. | The R-100 left St. Hubert air- port, Montreal, at §:28 p. m. E. 8. T Wednesday. It had remained in Canada 13 days after a crossing ot 78 hours and 51 minutes from Card- ington. “Vis- Reaches Half-Way Mark London, Aug. 15 (P)—The air min- stry this morning reported the posi- tion of the R-100, British dirigible en route to England from Montreal, at 6 a. m. G. M. T. (1 a. m.'E. 8. T.) as 53:05 north 30:20 west, which is about 1,555 miles trom Montreal and 1 miles from Cardington, the ship’s home In the six hours since the last preceding report the dirigible's speed | has been cut by a cross-head wind from in excess of 60 miles per hour to about 32 miles per jhour, and its | average for the trip lowered to |about 55 miles per hour. | Should the dirigible not gain in speed over the remaining part of the journey her arrival at Cardington, | | which had been expected at dawn Saturday, probably will be greatly | délayed. | | The dirigible was proceeding east- |ward at an angle of 66 degrees east | of north, tacing a wind from an angle of 18 degrees east of north with a| velocity of ten miles per hour. The | ship's altitude was 2,000 feet, mm\ rain ever since midnight It was calculated here that the | dirigible, maintaining its last re- ported speed of about 32 miles per hour, crossed the halfway mark of its trip at about 8:45 a. m., G. M. T. (3:45 a. m,, E. S. T.) capes Terrific Storm | Aboard R-100, Aug. 15 () — This | | dirigible, bound for England, during | | the night escaped what it appeared | was a territic storm. | Thursday evening's sunset was ac- companied by dark clouds which shortly after filled the sky. The { temperature dropped and there was | every indication of the setting in of a furious atmospheric disturbance, The dirigible descended almost | precipitately 1,000 feet, and just in| time managed to clear the storm zone. A heavy rain followed, but the airship maintained good speed and all is well | Passengers were loud in praise of | the officers' skill in navigation of | | the ship. During the early hours 6t the | morning the dirigible passed the halt | way mark of its 8,287 mile voyage. | The crossing thus far has been ex- traordinarily tranqull with not a| single untoward circumstance of in- | Rcon\'f‘mencfl occurring. | Trumbull Disapproves | |+ Old Age Pension Doles | Hartford, Aug. 15 (A—Governor | Trumbull today expressed dieap- | proval of an old age pension meas- ure that would call for doles or out- | recession very gradual | York Federal Reserve bank has heen buying governments the past 10 days | of the prominen | year for financing | week has jamong bond hous {Clarence right cash donations as a solution | |to the problem of caring for aged | men unable to support themselves by working. | The governor, however, said he | was not able to offer a definite opinion on the old age pension bill | proposed by the Copnecticut Fed- eration of Labor and 10 other or- | ganizations because he has not read | the bill. At the same time he ad- | mitted that the old age problem | created a situation “we've got to face some time. | | | |Start to Recross Country ; In Auto in Reverse Gear Tos Angeles, Aug. 15 (UP) — | Two St. Louls youths, James B. Har- Kl! and Charles Creighton, left here -today for New York to complete | their reverse gear round trip auto- mobile tour across the country. Riding backward, the same man- ner in which they traveled here from New York in 18 days, Hargls and Creighten “speeded” out of Los | Angeles for San Francisco at five| Amues an hour. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1930. L_ Log of the R-100 By the Associated Press, Wednesday, Aug. 13 8:26 p. m. (EST) Left st airport, Montreal for England 9:50 p. m. (EST) Passed over and Three Rivers, Quebec. | Hubert | 10:45 p.m. (EST) Passed over Quebec. Thursday, Aug. 14 Island. 7:00 a. m. (EST) Notified air min- istry headed for Belle Isle. 8:00a.m. (EST) §. S. Montclare, at northern end of Gulf of St. Law- rence, sighted dirigible almost over- head. 10:20 2. m. (EST) Passed over liner Laurentic in Straits of” Belle Isle. 12:30 p. m. (ESTY R-100 sighted 142 miles east of Belle Isle by liner Empress of Australia. 6;00 p. m. (EST) Reported tion' 700 miles southeast of Isle. 7:00 p. m. (EST) Reported tion 1,387 posi- Belle posi- miles east of Montreal Friday, Aug. 15 1:00 8. m. (EST) Reported posi- tion 1,555 miles east of Montreal, 1 732 miles from Cardington. 8:45 2. m. (EST) Estimated cross- | ed halfway mark of trip. 10:11 a. m. (EST) Sighted by 8. Camerania two thirds of the distance across the over-water Atlantic span. BOND LIST DULL, PRICEY IRREGULAR U, 8. Governmems Gontinue On Their Downward Trend New York, Aug. 15 (P)—The list- ed bond market was dull and nar- rowly irregular today. Some realiz- ing at the high prices recently es- tablished by railroad and utility bonds tended to offsct gains by others in the group. United States governments con- tinued on the downward trend which developed several days ago, with the The New to offset the gold exports. The in- crease in holding for the whole sys- | tem was $30,113,000 One of the lightest weeks of the closed with an $8,000,000 5 per cent bond “offering the Tndianapolm Power and Light Dearth of new offerings this confirmed expectations s that August would be an unusually light month Co. | for new financing. Legal railroad and utility issues were dull and unimportant changes Nitrate broke t were the rule. Among the domestic | issues, the /best demand developed for American Smelting and Refining 58 which reaghed a new high for the vear, Humble Oil and Refining 5%s and several railroad obligations. Rock Island, Arkansas and Louisi- ana 4%s St. Paul and Duluth 4 | and Grand Rapids and Indiana 4 inactive issues reached new peaks. A mild rally developed in Trans- continental Oil warrant 61s which advanced more than a point 1o a new year's high, apparently influenc- ed by reports that 70 per cent of the shareholders of the company had approved the merger with Ohio Oil company. Warner Brothers con- vertible 6s continued to regain lost ground and rose more than two points on the movement, PLAN C0-OPERATION T0 SUBDUE KURDS ™ {Turkey and Persia Negotiate— reaves Home to o swinming ana Rebels Being Besieged ) Angora, Turkey, Aug Negotiations designed to bring about cooperation b and | Persia in repressing rebellious Kur- dish tribesmen on the Persian-Turk ish frontier, are proceeding at An- gora and Teheran Thus far the Persian governmer has declined to permit the passage of Turkish troops across the border into Persia or to cooperate in the use of troops against the tribesmen The rebellious Kurds who have taken refuge in inacessible parts of Mount Ararat still are encircled by Turkish troops and have made sev- eral attempts to escape through the Turkish lines but without succe Several attacks by the beleaguered | Kurds were driven back Partisans of the tribesmen also have tried to pierce the Turkish lines to bring ald to the beseiged forces, but these were driven off by the troops. City Items Clarence Peterson, who was ar- rested recently at Lake Poctop: for causing a disturbance, Peterson of 328 street, this city. The state convention of the Ger- man order of Harugari will be held in Torrington on Sunday, August 17. Hertha lodge and Vater Jahn lodge will be represented. A bus will leave Odd Fellows hall, Arch street, Maple |at 8:15 2. m. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bilak of 63 Willow street died resterday at the New Britain Gen- eral hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete $250 ATTACHMENT MADE 4:15a. m. (EST) Passed Anticosti "Hodge, of Birth Record A son, Sanford Ballard Chandler, | 2nd, was born on August 6, to Mr. | Mrs. Sanford Chandler of| Hartford. Mrs, Chandler was Miss Maxine Hart of this city before her | marriage. Bhe is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hirt of Lincoln road. A daughter was born to Mr Mrs. Kenneth McKnight of New Haven, in Milford, August 2. Maus McKnight, form y Miss Frances Williams, is the daughter of A. W. Williams of Corbin avenue. A daughter was born yesterday at St. Francis’ hospital, Hartford, to Mr, and Mrs. Edward Brett of Hartford. Mrs. Brett was formerly Miss Winifred Conrad of this city. A daughter was born last night at the hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Wal- lace Kelsey of 28 Wellington street. Twin Daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Bourey of 10 ustin_ street, August 8, according to certificates filed for Tecord today by Dr. L. B. Slys and | Personals Attorney Joseph Kinig and Mrs Kinig of New York city are the guests of former Commissioner Sa uel Greenberg of Hartford avenue. Mr. Greenberg is the attorney's uncle. TRADING ON CURB SOMEWHAT DREARY Admission of Warner Bros. Rights Enlivens Tape York, Aug. 15 (A—Trading on the curb was dreary today and prices shifted irregularly. Admis- sion of Warner Bros. Pictures Rights enlivened the tape somewhat, but transactions in tk 1éaders were exceedingly lig Utilities displayed particular apathy and moved unevenly in a narrow range. Oils werc heavy and some ies, as well e more active investment com- shares, inclined toward easi- several new lows for the year slted from moderate offering: iding in Electric Bond & Share, g over briskly ed although efforts steck higher met with iring the rallies as this week, to mark th other Anglo Chilean e a couple of was true of dipped to a P the same new cased Mead Johnsor sorbed. Dow vesterday's new Cosde were was readily ab- emical firmed from low Ohio spots in the petroleum group, Thoth touchin new minimums for the year Service sagged The Warner Bros to the prospective stock on a one for actively, 1 3-8 Short selling company list down' to its Founders Call mone: at 3 per cent THER FEARS MISSING SON HAS BEEN DROWNED itie picture rights issue of common four basis traded ruling around 1 1-4 to in sent the investment Golden Sachs vear's low. United also pressure. renewed on the curb Has Not Returned, Elm Street Woman Reports. Mystery surrounds the dis ance of a son, 10 years old, Sophic Bazylewicz of I nd the mother listraction ring that her boy has drawned he has asked tha police to seck son, and all officers were ordered to look out for the b boy left according : arted a clad in a bathing suit av bicycle. - Two boys who her son have returned refuse to tell the her son is. ‘The bicye ing. appear- of Mr: street, or hom to for nd rid went home and ofher wherd also miss- FANCHER HEADS FIRE CHIEFS Bridgeport, Aug. 15 (P—Former Chief Rufus R. Fancher of New Haven today was elected president of the Chiefs’ Club of Connecticut State Firemen's assoclation. Other offi cers elected were: D. W. Harford Norwalk, first vice president; D. F Johnson, retired, Bridgeport, second vice president; D. E. Mercer, West- ville, secretary-treasurer a Michael J. Thompson, Wi chaplain [Funerals Mrs. Frances G. Hodze uneral services for Mrs., Fr G. Hodge d 88, widow of H B. Hodge, who died Wednesday were held this afternoon at 2 o at the home of her son, Harris F. 5 Vance street. Rev. Wil- liam Ross, pastor of the First Ba tist church, officiated. Burial v a ry Edgar Rhodes of Plainville today Maple Hill cemetery, Berlin. caused an attachment to be placed on property owned by the late C. L. Barnes of this city, action being on Mrs. Lucla B. Barnes, administratrix ®t the estate. The amount of dam- uges mamed is $250. A promissory note for $142.44 was ecuted against Angela and Morino Pogola in favor of Mr. Rhodes, ard on April 5, 1927, the Pogolas paid the note to the administratrix of the | Goss & Delcu and societies Barnes estate. The complaint speci- fies that this money really belongs {o Rhodes, and he is bringing action to recover it. Attorney Irving H Rachlin represents the plaintiff. ) CARD O We wish to thank all our relatives friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown during the,death of our beloved hus- band and father, Benedict Sc zer. We especially wish to the Russell & Erwins, L. Frary & Clark vacuum divisi us thank and o for the beautiful floral offerings. Signed, Mrs. Benedict Schweitzer Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bottomley Mr. and Mrs. John Schweitzer. | Contin'tal Can 'Stocks Sent Moderately Higher When Bears’ Faction Withdraws Short Stand On Today’s Market Corn Products cible Stel Borrowing Demand Is So| Great That Loan Seekers | Del & Hmhox Forego Interest On Their | Easmn Kodak Securities. Elec Autolite Elec Pw & Lt Erie R R |Fox Fil ma Fresport Tex Gen Am Tanl Genl Asphalt Genl Electric Genl York, Aug. again trod today’s ird disorga er 15 (P—The bear on each other's stock market, and successive day be- | ized and sent stocks they hastily with- positions. stocks lending t the borrqw- reat that borrow. forego interest on with lenders, the to forc toes for the Foods Motors jenl Pub Genl Rwy Gold Dust Goadrich R Graham Paige Gr'ndy. Con C have at. |Hudson Mtrs unprece. | Inepiratn Cos okers os. | It Barvester terast amumrs‘“‘” N Intl Tol & Tel Johns-Manville Kroger Liguid e as Lort Ser Sig that <el short ir cen 4,0 Groc'y Cab'n'c -R'kwell th Alkali M K & TR Mont Ward Nash Motors at Biscuit Cash Reg N Y Central N Haven R R 1 North Am Co Owens Glass many observers insist th are too high feeling unexpected piece of good t create a sudden demand 4 00 shares to cover Some pro > begun to es the R 3 n to orgar Rally Grows Stronger ng deserted the bea late afternoon, : Phi closa to a Put PuMhan Co Radio Cory Rad-Kei m Rand tep Irn Roy Dutc America Case, Colu & apparently ¢ some ot ed areas, ove affec he most bullish develop- Such develop- | U't'd Gas & I'p ed Corp 1 Alco vidends Rubber pretty well although g the coppers sagged some- reports that da may onse to LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) 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