New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1930, Page 1

| [wam] NEW BRITAIN HERALD \ Average Daily Circulation For 15,127 Week Ending Aug. 9th — ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY , AUGUST 16, 1930.—EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS d L4 ABANDON LEAKING “BRITISH STEAMER N SOUTH PACIFC Passengers and Crew o Totalling 252 Persons, ‘fAkd °1t+5 Jreuoouuo) to Lifehoats NORWEGIAN VESSEL DUE ALONGSIDE ABOUT NOON Other Ships Hasten to Rescue of Stricken Boat But Are Believed Too Far Away to Be of Assistance = Wireless Says Tahiti's Bulkheads Expected to Give Way At Any Moment. Suva, Fiji, Aug. 17 (Sunday) (P— The master of the disabled British steamer Tahiti wirelessed at 12:30 a. m. today that passengers and crew were abandoning sh 26 de- grees 27 1 utes south latitude, 166 degrees five minutes west longitude The message said the crippled ghip's bulkheads were expected to give w ke The position given is ahout 50f miles southwest of Rarotonga Is- land of the Cook group. Tahiti The believed here to have t yout 100 passe 2. Sir Hugh Allen, di- rector of British Royal College ot Music among the pa zers Ships Speed to Rescue jdes the Norwegian vessel, the An er Ventura which left her for Pago TI'ago. samoa, Thursday, th which sailed from h were proceeding to the s the Tofua or the Ve pected to hefore tomorrow. The Tof arried 60 IFijian labor- ers who assisted the stokers in fir- ing the ship's boilers to 1 the best possible specd. Tt was hoped to in her normal speed of nine knots to 14 or 1 The Tahiti sent her first distress call at 4 a. m Zealand time, yesterday saying she had brok her starboard tai t and lost the propeller. At that time she had been in vir the me location for about a d nd a half. She was ‘On,/hr\r way to San Francisco from Wellington, N. Z Shortly before the message was received from Captain Toten of the it saying t ship being ndoned a here, indicating ¢ to get her less said the ed to get her port engines working this m E At 7 o'clock last night the Tahiti radioed all was well aboard and the crew was working 1o sto; leak. The original distress message said the crew tempting to stem the inflow of water but that the (« d on Page Two) BLACK ROCK BRIDGE OPENED TO TRAFFIC Water Will Not Drain Off Surface, Which Will Be Changed & comple and a temporary dirt approach on the west end, wiil be open for travel today, City Engincer P. A. Merian announced But that does not mean motorists are saved incidental incon- veniences in traveling out West Main street, as the street work from South Burritt to Liberty strests is still under way and a detour around it remains necessary ew Black Rock bridge, with & approach omthe cast end Motorists, however. can travel over the bridge from South Burritt street or from Black Rock avenue. Within a short time City Engineer Merian will pro; one-v traffic on the south side of West Main street alongside the street paving. then at least half the machines which use West Main street can avoid the detolir. The one-way traf- fie will be going west The recent rain has brought out a fault upon the surface of the new | bridge. A pool of water has formed | and was still there to the depth of | approximately half an inch this morning. City Engincer Merian has in formed the railroad company of the fact and it is expegied that the con- tractor o built span for the company will be required to change the concrete surface so to in- sure the drainage of water The approach to the new bridge from South Burritt street has elicited much praise from olr(v»r\f‘ruv‘ It was constructed under the city engineer's direction and provides a wide and easy approach to the| bridge. The southeast corner at| Black Rock avenne and West Main street has been set back. This is also heing done at Burritt and West Main on the west side of the bridge. A similar corner widening will take place at Lincoln street “The bridge, strect approaches and incidental paving constitute one of the two outstanding accomplish- ments of the city this year,” de- | clared Mr. Merian “The bridge itself (Continued on Page Two0), — the as entailed work | 116 —_— ‘| Wants Murder Pisto So She Can Buy Stone Knoxville, Tenn., Aug. 16 (UP) —Rebe Hightower asked police today to return to her the pistol with which she killed her hus- band so she could sell it and use the money toward buying a “hetone ‘uuo) ‘pacyi )y “ydaq yapy '~in in a quar- rand jury 1ough she a pistol cannot be returned to the person from whom police have taken it. MILITIAMEN” GLAD 70 LEAVE DEVENS Depart From Ayer Encampmem‘ With No Heart Break REPORT PLACE UNPOPULAR Three New Britain Units of Con- necticut National Guard Due Home Early This Afternoon—Pay- roll Amounts to $8,181. (Special t Camp Devens, Aye One hundred and Britain National Guardsmen o Her T, Aug. are on fter having Camp Devens training. The heavy rain of yester- combined with many discom- Yforts of the camp makes this year home coming joyful than any ran n the New Brit- companies have ¢xperienced. fifty their way spent 15 home today days at e more nbhers of lay the Loys were given a thorough unk inspection and when the staf officrs completed the work the militiamen began the task of packing the equipment for th trip ¢ pply sergeants had the hardest work of the encamp- ment. It was under their super- hat ghe boys worked vision t vere filled with equipment and this | E Plans to Wait Until State Com- mittees Are Formed, Then Discuss Finances William Finneran, a Engine Co. No. 3, who spent five weeks in the New Britain General 'RAINS AND COOL, SPELL | 1 AFFORD SLIGHT RELIER rosoven perin teom biond potson. |while shoveling coal, a part of his Forecasts for Showers in Many Sec- |[8Ular dutics at the fire station. | !made a request for aid to the Con- tions of Country— Storms Hit [necticut State Firemen's association sterday, and member of 4 {in annual convention 1 Northwest and Do Heavy Damage | s request was denied. Friends of Firemen sprang to his defense | ] ! Figperan | and for a time —Cooler Weather, Even Without | « Rain, Expected to Stop Further the convention got beyond the con- trol of President W. J. Corbett of | Orop Deterioration. South Manchester. Treasurer Mi- | Washington, Aug. 16 P—A con. |Chael J. Souney, of this city. read ference between President Jhoover PAT'S © B cuve and bankers from the drought rid.|that they were indefinite as regards den states stood out today ancial assistance from the asso- e et ciation when an injury similar to relief campaign. Beneficial |that suffered by Finneran occurs meanwhile alleviated conditions in | e T°Auest of Fireman Joln J |several of the sun.parehed areas. | COForan of Waterbury for compen- s soon a8 state relier coras. | sation from the association for in- tees—agreed on at the White House (1013 received while on duty was e also turned down hecause it had not governors—have . President Hoover expect in their banking member a discussion of the financial betn to . 5 2 (Continued on Page Two) D mea campaign to HOBVER WILL CALL ~ State Firemen’s Convention In Row ENDURANCE FLIERS BANKERS INMOVE Over Claim Filed By Local Member; - N(T\{F[| REPAID, FOR DROUGHT AlD Meeting Almost Gets Out of Control yj4NA Petition of Finneran for Financial Relief as Result of Injuries Rejected and Uproar Follows—Deputy Chief Souney Re-elected Treasurer of Association, R-100 COMPLETES VOYAGE FROM CANADA T0 ENGLAND, RIDING OUT HEAVY STORM oty LIPTON ARRIVES ovurssao s, FOR YACHT RACE AS REWARD FOR FLIGHT i1 Thomas Here on Filth Quest for America’s Cup GER ASSERTS Pickens Complains of Slowness of World to Appreciate Feat — Financially - Makes Second Ocean Crossing in 57 Hours —Is Moored Safely to Mast at Cardington Just After Noon, London Time. Four Contracts Obtained, While Oil Company Furnishes $7,000—Jack- 622 Hours Early Today and Hay ) s Rough Weather Makes No ldea When They Will Come Popular Sportsman of Over Do Comes to This Country—Wwhalen Slight Tears in Fabric’ 0 Aug er Leads Reeeption Committee—Sir of British Dirigible— Accident to Stove Makes Hot Meals Impossible. Thomas Confident. Louis, ¢ t O'Brine proved her se R-100 to- ge to Canada oored safely to EPUTY CHIEF M. J. SOUNEY iRy Bt A e e | T " ‘7 3 5 ¥ i 2 p. m. (6:02 S CORRUPTION PROBE OFFIALS LISED el camndlen”ortchin 15 Governor Rooseelt - Demands Records of Supposed - Lingle ‘ i remasiabe The program adopted receivel AT s v the unqualified approval vesterday MANY REQUEST INQUIRY her designer : FINDINGS ARE SENSATIONAL passengers on : of the heads e important g morning the personal equipment %as | farm . oreas pRoradk " in tle packs ready when the meén |gr.n FRRR 5 S Ship Under Perfect Control B R tnel e STl e en o iine "Z’""‘;’_q RS rs’ L ’l‘d and A”_‘]"" Failure of Grand Jury to Indict Chicazo Prosecutors Withhold Many Che d t Montreal at 8:28 Ik (ritas o Lt Iiain o muanios|Acads ofiths thres lgTolinii{old Jurist Arouses Criticism—Republi- Secrets Discovered In Papers of L ey o ee New Rrhail 1PANIES | prosident considered the plan < : o fntr: mf}\rl ‘!\:‘ hint this mdflrr;‘ms: ;! the best able Td MNTK, } cans Loud in Demands for Acti»n Alleged Lingle Slayer—statement - } ety &,p,”\d :p&?},:; 2 o'clock and it iz expreied that the | b s n hour wa attaine n nd reete the | their arted cooperation ocrats o train will arrive a+ 1 o'clock this Weather Outlook "Hopeful Democrats Discount Howls, Shows Big Racket Profits, v ted her. the lR-l'”r ifternoon. They :\m‘ rnarch -n\j\w Rains were looked to meanwhile, v st 16 (A—The Shicago, fln;’\-lfio:m::xda»r; mory on Arch street. NoW (o rejuvenate pasture land and to of a state investigation into | preserved ‘ : where the task of unload- | aiq in raising the morale of farm- ; : = o, trigks, chhckine of the|| s i have heer Miven sal b ‘ udicial corruption | jeade me of crossing was approxi- cquipment and paying of the weeks | destieution by the dry Aveather and |1a¥ over New York today, fol- £ ey 5 rs. according to an of- wages will 'he moude ey r“'“ "'l parching sun, Prevalence of cooler |lowing Governor Roosevelt's demand | They mous el A 1 they all Gavdinsion [hela financially responsible for ail | weather, even without rain, Was S€n |1ast night o Distrlet Attormes omlllor esahlina s " A \ rned out equipment missing ana the cost will - e 1oy e e : ihs 5 al D bios o adventurers. B taken out of Cir camp pay. | (Continued on Page Two) of New York for'a “full record terests.on one:side of the ledg n Dubles homers mooting E $8.181 Payroll L v Rl the Ewald case ibetanlal i SIS, after circling According to the csiinates of th MISS SCOPET Mr. Roosevelt referred to proceed- | politicians and polic AR e and was fastened fo commanding officors #pproximately T e e ’ S & oL minutes later, and 18 23,181 will be the pay for th % s (iR canc : ol fter she had slipped her cables three companies. Coinpany H will RELIGIOUS ORDER HAB]T City Magistrate G ¥ sheets ; for ) ould : voyage : have the largest amount because of | Ewald had paid money to sec : =% - t took an 22 minutes d S “spoilec | eh ich convoyed igiber of men who qualified | / appoin to the benck s v,,m_xl‘,‘] ‘I,-‘\ ',""',’,’Qffi',',.‘ ~en. |her vovage acro: from _the chine gor experfs. Company | Former New Britain Girl Enters Or- | jury refused to act in the case f Ao 40 Pickens |Teady to take him r lhe fleld. will pay $£.281 Company I rnor would not comment on Eelor o AT S e and der of Nuns at Pennsylvania S the fop Headquarters «ompe has fter they | His A only 26 men, will pay $1.4 | SiotnerBHOv S e the customs Annual Cooks' Banquet | Miss Ma Sectetakiia ore : ng fashion More than 30 cooks of the s e e a speech members of the New willitalke the ofk olty it B 5 ey broadcasting anies and mess sergeants | pogo 00 Tonccly g 2 sensetional L Johnson Resigns as a < were on the Mt e T T 2 R al e 1 - % 3 w ous desc! 3 e Crucified at 1 ng judges or city of o rlss Be vbut they Nathan Hale Teacher SR SRl Angyat e Fislihs Mary's Villa in v g ¢ ) 2 member o 5 E in Rritair ss hall. A M el L 3 wasioooked BREhel 1 v niere i ¢ those mos Shed pectator Dropsiliend ! New Bri chefs, Sayad, Unwin, | yoooo 0 0 & Ao 1 = o rred the Srosbyiend Hipelof andientenisnl Vet they alleged was a breakdsvn in the ks and < ; irodeand L R R L of the Parker Shirt Co., left t city administration. Degocratic com- & ng on o sl Eliss o5 aune be Tindelst T |88t Decimbier 7. and today iR e \ tis o el Olo% N ere sl R e S DR e Ol mony marketthe first were trving to r ture political en ahing: he 88 presenta- k Prims and Wordell. A by N Erney was a solo by Mess rgeant | i of Company H | dance in many year Every present furnished tertainment Three More Horsemen | Helge Berg. Sergeant James | some type Corp (Continued on Page Two) JUDD FINDS FLAW IN RELIEF FUND SWITCH | Finance Board Chairman Says Transfer Cannot Be Made Legally In the opinion of Chairman Wil- | liam H. Judd of the board of finance and taxation, expressed today. the transfer of $10.000 from the street improvement fund to the street| fund, voted at the last meeting of the common council, cannot legally be made The council voted unanimo v to make the transfer means of aiding the unemployed and no con- sideration was given the legal phase of the question, nor was Chairman Judd. who attended the meeting, | asked for his viewpoint | Under the charter, transfer can be made only within two months of the end of the fiscal year. An addi- tional objection mentioned by Chair- was the fact that | man Judd today this fund is established for a spe- cific purpose and payments are made into it for definite projects. therefore it cannot he used for gen- highway work eral . i‘ll E WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy, possibly showers to- | a Partly cloudy Sunday. |~ Not much change in temper- the vows of the order. assumption of (Continued on Page Two) dispense flat on FTH]S WEEK'S A + BEFRIENDED BY THE MAYORR— SAY F S CARLS Aw:\.wme ‘ QELIE_F‘ S:venm,ruw;en A S AZE BEING 2&5&;5@1»“&,._, RECALLS ADVENTIRES = :Y()uth Who Was With 2ot | Admiral Byrd Tells of ship rode smooth- ' Experiences : e | ! zo Two) 2 Touuobi Revieum s > e . DEMENTED NN FIRES vovag Gavronsk 1S when Hoboken New York, s expeditio HOME, HANGS HIMSELF Wife and Three Children Escape Intended Trag- anchog « 1 presente R usnydo D edy at Manchester / ) N walk » JouN! Youre p the gansplank was Bl Y oty et reehi Mancte NOT AN ENTRY Sloxaneyiniio b Ul kol s morning : (N ANV SUTTING| = S S e s i CONTEST—YOU /EDDIE GLoved DrUM : Y v . COME AND 84O BUGLE WINS dren oc- MOW THAT/jk STATE CHAMPION SAE ment hou LAWN 4 V¢ pted [ Speacing oF G e THOSE TREE ool RN B S iR R ol €N CONTEST ) he expe s wife wou HIGH TIDE—AUGUST 11 be ligh in morning. This norning's fire set below the | | New London 218 a.m.2:55 pm. | | cellar stairs pers and rub- | | New Haven 3:37am.4:14pm. | bish had been under ths -~ [* — & stairs and then ignite