New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press LY NEW BRITAIN H ESTABLISHED 1870 AGED MAN BEA INTO CLOSET ROBBED ON Pohce Hunt for Big Ne- gro, Accused By Isaac Katz, 65, of Attacking | Him and Taking His Watch and - Chain—| Victim Badly Bruised. Furniture Dealer Called by Roland Blo\m to Nearly | Empty "Home on Pre- tense Occupant \\'anted: to Dispose of Stove Re- | ports Brutal Assault. Attacked without warning icording to his the Isaac Katz, proprietor of a store at B9 Hartford avenue, choked into insensibility and thrown into a clothes closet by Roland Brown, foot Negro, in the lat ter's tenement at 197 Hartford ave- nue this forenoon. Upon regaining his senses fully 15 minutes later, Katz missed his watch and chain, the only articles of value on h person. Brown Sought by Police Accompdnied by his dat XKatz, who is about 65 years of age, related his experience to Captain George J. Kelly at police headquar- ters shortly before 11 o'clock, which was about an hour after he had gone to Brown's teMement to buy a stove. Detective Sergeant seorge C. Ellinger, ciiief of the de- tective bureau, wenf to the scene bnd had Katz re-enact the alleged hssault and robbery. Search was tarted at once but up to this aft- rnoon Brown had notsbeen cap- ured Katz was badly affected by the eating he sustained and showed riises and scratches about the face | hnd neck. He was at\a loss to a ac- story to police, was beaten and 5 ‘"‘3@“ Qoo _‘_LD G o a8 \W‘(\ e Average Baily Circulation Fot Week E ndmg Aug. 16th 15,011 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1930.—TWL.«iY-SIX PAGES = PRICE THREE CENTS TEN, THROWN UNCONSCIOUS, HARTFORD AVE. (0SS OF YALE WAY RUNFOR GOVERNOR 3Belle\m Dean of Graduate School Will Be Democratic Choice \GUMMINGS T0 KEYNOTE S County Delegates From New Haven and Fairfield Backing Candidacy —Democratic Chairman Speaks At Testimonial Dinner. New Haven, Aug. 22 () — Politi- cal forecasting in democratic circles | | here today was that Professor Wil- | { bur L. Cross, who retired as dean of | Yale Graduate School onJuly 1, will | be the leading candidate for the gu- bernatorial nomination at the demo- | cratic state convention in New Lon- | don next month. Intimate | said it looked to them as it he would win the nomination. Professor Cross would say nothing i today except that he would not deny | he was in a receptive mood should the nomination come to him. The professor then was leaving for a va- cation elsewhere and will not return | | to New Haven until after Labor Day. His political futare, instore for him, close friends who began today the work of building up a <Lollowing | which will increase ¥he streogth of delegate vote for him Bridgeport for Him National Committeeman Archibald NecNeil, Jr., last night informed the Associated Press that after ady with John Cornell, democratic town chairman of Bridgeport, it w agreed Bridgeport's vote of 55 would { g0 for Mr. Cross. Today it was fore cast by several prominent democrats that New Haven's vote in the con- vention would be cast for Mr. Cro: in view of the Bridgeport announce- | ment. and the 62 added votes fo | the first ballot would be more than ny other. candidate might be abla 0 muster. It was also forecast on | basis of communications received from democrats in New Haven and | ount for the attack, but the pouwa,mp,d countles that these c@ my the Negrospihuwoed. uspect that ob him, probably expecting e would come prepared to pay for stove hefore taking it to his tore. Assaulted Suddenly The tenement is on the oor of the McGuire block and ere was hardly any furniture in when Katz examined the stove. frown said his wife pad gone to ew York and he wanted ose of the household effects. Katz gred to buy the stove and as he irned to leave, saying he would pmmon an express v away, Brown sprung for him, rottling him with a powerfifl grip. atz, although no match for him, ruggled and fought but he realized was a losing resistance and in a ort while darkness overcame him d when he awoke he was on the bor of the closet XPLOSION IN SUBWAY ILLS THREE WORKMEN hree Others in Serious Condition—Distrfct At- torney Starts Probe third New York, Aug. 22 (P — With ree workmen dead and three more a serious condition from injuries an explosion 640 feet underground the Yonkers-Long Island aque- ct, the district attorney of Bronx unty hegan an inquiry today in the cident. The official said he would ask a and jury to look into a series of cidents which have occurred struction of the aqueduct, and buld seek to determine whether re was criminal or other liability the expoision early today—the brst of the series. The three men killed were Earl Willis Chse and Dennl¥ ¢, 44, all of New York. Fordham hospital today Thomas Timoney fara of New York, all with in- ies which physicians said might fatal. Hackman'’s skull was frac- ed and his scalp and abdomen (Co hst Hampton Bank Sued By Accused e> bast Hampton, 2 (P—The t Hampton Bank & Trust Co.; ton L. Carpenter, its secretary, ntinued on Page Two) i Hubert Hodge, a director, today | e named defendants in a $30,000 by Clark W. Burham, former cutive vice president of the insti- on. he suit returnable in September of superior court arises from recent arrest on a charge of em- zlement of Burnham, s vice president of the bawk after ials had revealed a shortage in institution’s accounts. Burnham later acquitted of the charge. 7 the suit the plaintiff Charges : testimony was maliciously given ie defendants in the case. to dis- | on to cart | in | lay | ckman Handsman, 28, of Yonkers | and George | -Employe | 'Semi-Annual Payment of Tax Bills who resign- | slegations would be I ProfeRs Cummings to Be Keynoter he announcement as to Professor Cross was made after the Associated 2 Press had been informed that Homer | S. Cummings, former-national com- friends | should such be | s in the hands of ng | GLADYS O'DONNELL WINS TODAY’S LAP INWOMEN'S DERBY Tncreases Lead in Amarillo-Enid Hop—Danbury Girl Again Second 'HARTFORD-TO-CHICAGO Verne Roberts First in From Syra- cuse — TwoyMan Derby Leaves Tulsa—Killips Preserves Iead in Miami - Chicago Contest — Rear Bingham at Assn. Banquet. the Associated Press. he progress today of the severai | air derbies converging upon Chicago | for the mational air races which start their 10-day program lomor- row, follow Washingt C.—Eastern wom- en's derby begins, with six xxllo% seeking $4,000 prize money. is the sixth of the seven dfy'r\ms | start, the seventh heing the | Angeles-Chicago non-stop next Wed- nesday. Mrs. Phoebe Omlie of New York and Memphis led the fliers in- to Richmond, Va. the first control point. Augusta, Ga.—The Miami-Chicage derby was held up here by disturb- g weather reports. Art Killips, La Grange, Ill., holding a lead of six minutes a 1 29 seconds over the other two Enid, Okla —\ne Gladys O'Don- nell of Long Beach, Calif. leads Long Beach-Chicago women d ists into Enid from Amarillo, | maintaining her advantage over the {other five contestants. The derbyists took off from Amarillo this morn- ing. Wichita, Kas., is toni, 's con- trol point. Tulsa, Okla.—Jack Livi ton, Aurora, Ill, and W. G. Moora Kan- as City, resume two-man derby, Brownsville, Tex., to Chicago with St. Louis the day's objective. Spokane, Wash.—Bert Rouff, Se- Atle, leads Seattle-Chicago derby- ists eastward on second lap of jour- ney through Idaho, Montana, the Dakot Minnesota and Wisconsin | This derby is to finish in Chicago m Buffalo, N. Y.—Six (Continued on ‘WALEB'T TO DELIVER KEYNOTE 70 G. 0. P. planes ar- Page 11) mitteeman, had accepted the invita- | tion to give the Kkeynote address. Prof. Cross after considering the urging of friends representing vari- ous sections of the state, on Wednes- | day “afternoon consented to allow use of his na Nhe governorship Simultaneously as to time the | committee to select a keynote speak- ler met and with knowledge that Professor Cross was willing to stand | for nomination, the invitation to Mr. Cummings was made, the com- \m\l({‘a being confident that he | would accept, which he did Jt was also arr ed that | convention address should broadcast | When Professor Cross returns | home, it is expected he will meet a | committee of friends which is be- ing formed and discuss with them pre-convention plans. nomination he will take the plat- form and make addresses, he hav- ing stated he would be an active nd not a passive nominee. Wet Speech Draws Notice Professor Cross's name probably (Continued on Page Two) ASK LANGE T0 RUN AGAIN FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICE Members of Turner Society Vote to | [ Urge Representative to Seek Reelection to Seat. last on re- New Britain Turner society Inight &t Wahrenberger's hall Arch street, a vote wag passed Jpuesting William F. Lange to be & andidate for representative in the | general assembly at the republican primaries, and pledging the support of the society to him. Representative Lange, who has |served in the common council, the board of police commissioners and the board of fire commissioners be- | sides the general assembly, is secre ‘(nr)’ of the Turner society the members that although he has {not made formal announcement of | his candidacy he is considering it. in connection with | the | be radio | In event of | and told | Junior Senator Accepts Im- portant Dutw at State Convention | | Hartford. Aug. | States Sgnator Frederic C. Walcott, junior senator from Connecticut, to- day accepted the invitation extended {to him by State Chairman J. Henry | Roraback to serve as temporars | chairman of the republican state convention next month. The republican state | will be in Foot Guard armory he {on September 15 and 16. At that (A—Tnited | At a well attended meeting of the N. FREDERIC C. WALCOTT time the democratic convention will have been held and the keyngte of the democratic campaign sounded by Homer S. Cummings. Senator Walcott will officiate for the first time as temporary chair- man of a party state conventio His own personal relations with President Hoover, present and past | Will probably draw attention to his | keynote speech. In World War (Continued on Page Two) Urged by Mayor Payment ,of city taxes in semi- |annual installments is favored by | Mayor Quigley and he will ask this year's charter revision committee to to bring about he said today Taxes now become due July 1 and the full amount must be paid within one month. On August 1, a de-| linquency tax of nine per cent goes | on the amount unpaid, increasing to a maximum of 12 per cent. It is the mayor's view that pay- the change recommend the legislation necessary | as Charter Change ', |ment of one-half the amount cach six months would lighten burden of property owners by not only making the principal payment easier but also cutting down interest charges. In explanation, the mayor pointed out that a taxpayer who is billed for $100 under the present plan must pay that ‘anfount before August 1 or be billed for nine per cent on the full amount. If semi-annual pay- ments are approved his delinquency itax on August 1 is based on only §50. due FLIERS REACH BUFFALD,| Admiral Byrd to Present Senator | Los | the | %Cousin'of Local Men Certifies Glamis, Scotland, Aug. P J. R. Clynes, home sccretary, fin- |ished his important state duties in connection with the birth of a daughter to th® duke and duchess | of York and made ready today to | depart for London. | “Tis a fine, chubby-faced little | girl,” he declared to interviewers at the Airlie castile, who this fore- noon crowded around him anxious | to know something about his duties st night and what he thought of | the new princess. The home secretary said be was warned several hours hefore the |event. When the final warning |came he went, with H. R. Boyd, | ceremoniel secretary of the home office, to mis castle. There he Finds King George’s New Glanddaughter Wide Awake—Has Risgn From Lahorer—Related to New Britain Residents waited until Henry Simson told him a daughter had been born and asked him to go and see the baby. Secretary Clynes went to as sitting room adjoining the bedroom of the duch Finds Baby Wide Awake “There I found the family group,” said the secretary. ‘“Including the Duke of York, the Earl and Count- es3 of Strathmore and Lady Rosc Leveson Gower, sister of the duch- | ess, standing around a little cot. They made way for me and I went forward and peered into the cot. I saw the bahy. She wa l\mx wide awake. The Duke of highly delighted that all had gom (Continued on Page Two) STATE SNUBS CITY ON BOULEVARD JoB Insists on Dictating Terme on | Building New Highway MAYOR GIVES P HOPE Money Which Was to Have B«en Spent on New Link to West Hflfl-‘ ford Road Will be Expended on Local Improvements. | The from Hillcrest avenue to Gil- corner has practically been andoned and the $60.000 which it was proposed to spend for the city's share 6f the work will probably be laid out on other highways, Mayor ey announced tod Negotiations Fizzle Out Negotiations have been going on everal between Mayor ey, Chairman E. N. Humphrey of the hoard of public works and State Highway Commussioner A. Macdonald and for several days lit has been evident that no agree- ment would come It was ‘origir projected to build a connecting highway between the two points mentioned, the work to be nx»flm'-f) and financed by the state, added to the trunk line (Continued on Page - Two) P. C. RCKEY CANDIDATE let weeks Banker Announces He Will eek Nomination in Berlin | convention A bombshell was exploded in Ber- lin political ¢ today by the an- nouncement that Pardon C. Rickey executive vice president and trust officer of the, Commercial Trust Company of this city, | republican nomination for represent | ative of Berlin in the state legisla ure this fall. Mr. Rickey was strongly | by his many friends to seek the post two years ago, it is said, but with- held his name in favor of Robert O. pressed — e — — PARDON C. RICKEY of Fast Berlin Mr. Rickey is a native of Chicago |and nas lived in Berlin his iron 1g east to accept a position | it Landers Frary sad Clarkc April Clark flm ated in the public schools of Evanstown, Il was graduated from Northwestern University in 1900 and immediately set out in the (Continued on Page Two) THE W New Britain and Cloudy, continued cool, lowed” by rain tonight Saturday, vicinity: fol- #hd plan for a boulevard high- | John | out of the confer- | | he wa FOR STATE ASSEMBLY | an authentic would seek the | LAST OF KENTUCKY FEUDISTS 1S DEAD JOHN R. CLYNES BRITISH REJOICING OVER ROYAL BIRTH Daughter Bom fo Duke ang i Duchess oi York in Scotland BY CREATION Ccowema)$100,000 FOR UNEMPLOYED . Birth of Princess, Pronounces Her "Finefi, Chubby-Faced Girl” |J. R. Clynes, Present as Witness to, Facts of Event,| OF NEW FUND ~ 10 BE PROPOSED BY MAYOR 3-YEAR-OLD POLAR RIDDLE 15 SOLVED Body of Long Lost Bailoonist Found on White Island TRIED FLIGHT N Swedish 1897 August Andree, Explorer, Not Heard from After Starting Luckless Venture—Relief Expedi- tions Failures, ) A the Arctic of Oslo, Norway, Aug. ear-old mystery has been solved by t finding on and, Fritjof ansenland, | of the Swedish balloon-{ explo , A ust Andree, by a Norwegian scientific bxn‘d‘ ion ee took off in a baloon from Islan Spitzbergen. in July m‘fnfér‘x: to fly“to the North “Gap” Hatfield Sole Survivor of CYNES ATTESTS RN e e e Family War With McCoys WAS SHOT AT 300 TIMES Picturesque Figure, Wounded Only Once in Bitter Strife. Dies in Bal- timore of Brain Ailment—Pos- sessed Remarkable Memory. Baltimore, August 22 (B —William Anderson “Cap” Hatfield, known as the last of the Hatfield-McCoy feud- ists of West Virginia and Kentucky, died today in a hospital here at the age of He was brou here a few da ago from Logan, W, Va., home suffering form a bra ailment had no connection with a wo d sustained in the long feud war of a half century ago,which took sev- eral score lives— His father Ander son Hatfleld, known as “Devil Anse” died in , past 80. With th young Hatfield when he died were his wife, a son and a daughter. Shot at 300 Times “Cap” Hatfield was a large. erful man of a picturesque type. He once confided to friends that many of his old time foes believed he had ac med life, saying he “guessed shot at about 300 times dur- ing the mountain warfare and was wounded but once Credited with a remarkable mem- ory, Hatfiell was an entertaini conversationalist but later years when most notorious of Lecame obscured by account made a colorful American history. One account of partici credited the feud with having ed with a quarrel over the ow pow- refused in the facts of the American feuds time to o of the ev that page ((‘nmmwad on Page Two) FIREWflRKS BLOW LP, §7,000 SUIT FILED ational Paper Co. of This City Brings Damage Action of 117 whole- The National Paper Co Commercial street, this city Jler of fireworks during or six weeks prior to July cach year, lost about $3 of fireworks, stored in 140 the etorehouse owned by t celled Fireworks Co. of Row, New York, and Long Island, during an and serious fire there last iuring which several li\ The local firm has stored left-over, fireworks, and wuch new fireworks to be ¢ tocally about June 15 each ye more than a half-score of years, and+ lias never carried insurance on the tored fireworks as the storage was i mutual arrangement Nationat Paper Co. and the Unex- lled Fireworks Co.. prote ng the fireworks from deterioration and loss, thus protecting s ot both concerns Attorney Lawrence J resenting the National Paper wrote to the Une led Fireworks Co. in March, asking that financial redress be actorded the local concern for its loss during the fire in the Long Island fireworks plant and a reply was received this week in which the fireworks company disclaimed any financial responsibili- | ty. Learning that the fireworks com- pany had received insurance for it losses, Attorney Golon today pre- pared to bring suit against fire- works company, asking for $7.,500 damages. the mont fourth wor o lost also ered ar for ctween the inter Golon Co to » s HIGH TIDE—AUGUST 23 & New London 8:18 a.m.8:38 p.m. New Havea 9:55 a.m.,10:15 p.m. Takes Babe in Arms, Telegraphs to London and Orders Artillery Sa- lute—Scotch Want Child Named Margaret—Sister Delighted. Gla mis, Scotland, a day A G for the good people of Glamis and of great rejoicin Brit honoring the n Duke and Duch in line of born last night A bedside tssued forenoon by the attending physiciz Sir He Simson, 'F. Neon Re) nolds and David Miles, said mother and child were “doing fine,” which the Scots know as the best WS, This was of royal this pos- Mary planning to see grandc heir fourth. from the highest in the em- ire to the lowliest villager atten- tion centered upon the great gray heap of ancient stone which is the of the Strathm wherei British l h not curred in vears. Princess Betty Delighted Tiny Princess Elizabeth ing from the surprise of was taken this forenoon into duchess' quarters in stle and allowed to sge her haby sister. E: who hat a b canary and new seat r a had oc- over- her life, abeth, chow, Jessie w a birthday definitely out of this new mite which had come to be new playmate. Elizabeth is past four There will celebra esent, put mind i in the While the (Continuned a doubl roy new e birth family daughter to hereatter. e Two) HER MAI[&RUER’SWAIN GAVE ROSALIE A PAIN So Maid Who Would Wed Goes Back Home Instead Chicago, Aug (P— from n Dixie way with a view to a n she cried and cried who had lied. Then home carriage. Miss Rosa- ar- of she carriage a e 10 wec man who John Sm to blam the &'s not to equ good rhyme might marry. But I think I will get back home, and not tarry He wrote odes of from above. He for a zany. I thot ro, but he's a kind of Lon Chan left my dear ma Alabammy love took me, I t him my zero—a sort ¥ like 1 just a in Phil got into nmy and (Continued on Page had been seen or heard of agai The expedition which found An- dree's hod por 1so the find- ing of the hody of one of his com- panions. Both w ¢ dressed and well preserved. Grenna, to have short time the north. His nd N d with in comp: Strindberg, doubtless peris him bt day's dispatches, coming from the expedition aboard the steamer Brattvaag did not say which as found w him For years there odic rumors that his beer found in Siberia or sages purporting to be washed ashore have been peri- balloon had from him has hee upon north- At least two of the v grim nor got down s y to earth from the Andree balloon, for t Dodies which the expedition is bring- ing back were found in the remains of a camp which the acronauts had made on White Island, discovered an exped tims of the by tion hodies wer Horn's Nor 6. The s Aug tuated e w p of th from the sho evidences tha ved f There were ma the explorers h aft d there some time wh contain had been a h A diary, an al personal articles Andree’s pockets. There evidences had visited the camp but been disturbed The boc aboard i were found that little es and *a reach next montt Search Expeditions F: Salomon August r dish en in 1% plan for crossing the north polar re- gion with a balloon which should be n some degree a dirigible, equipped with sails and trailing ropes. After an unsuccessful effort in 1896, when he was driven back by contrary winds, Andree and his two companions took off from Danes Is- land zbergen, July and were swallowed north equipm Norwegian Norway put sealer the he ineer, S country of search of t Nove received of cries of shipwrecked In 189S and he north Asiatic island several expeditions sent In sailors 189 berian (Continued on Page ARNO KERBER CANDIDATE FOR PLAGE IN COUNCIL Business Man Wants to Succeed Late Adam Ziegler as Second Ward Councilman. Mayor Wallops Supt. e In Jaw in Cambridge, Mass., Row Cambridge. Mass, 2 perint Me today s W Tasket Au nt of Stree! lliam R jaw of a nde was nurs being the stiff punch delivered by ard M. Russell Political diffe helieved B A ) A e e mayor's off d a max when the city's'chief executi punchqd his subordinate McMenim Yid blow, fort y for t haps, since the superi has quite a loc s were ce which he cli eturn the tendent of reputation ot 2 (UP)—|as an Mayor Rich- | @ amat heavvwe boxer much hall ight than Russell ed to the ity hu mploye s attra voices of two offici d been struck ssell nor on the af- eved migh of the super- fair, which it tion tion. it was re- supported Ed s mayoral op ponent. Transfer of Street Ap- propriation and Bend Issue of $160,000 to Take Care of High- way Work Will Be Advocated. Conference of City Offi- cials and Welfare Agents This Afternoon Will Focus Efforts on Rem- edying Labor Situation and Outlining Relief. Mayor sigley for a $10 today 0,000 cha disclosed ity Tund tor work to be made levy of an extra yor ill go before the common council and ask that street ds in the amount of $160,000 be ued, this fund to be placed at the disposal of the department of pub- lic works, the present street fund, slightly in excess of $100,000, to be transferred to the public welfare de- partment Believes Emergency Exists “I am very much opposed to the of street bonds, but we n emergency today and we face it,” the mayor declared are now paying out about $1,000 a month to save families from being >d from their homes and wWe no way of knowing how much this $100,000 we will be called pon to spend, but we must make the whole amount available and use is needed.” of the bo: issuance evic Ve of whatev Isst nstaliment of street bonds will exhaust the amount for which leglslative authorization has been had. Repayment over a period of five years is required un- der the @ssexgbly act by which this type of hon#¥was created, and an t covering one-fifth of the to- the next five nee Opposes Special Tax Levy In his program of unemployment relief, Mayor Quigley considered two projects, one the issuance of street bonds and the alt bor- rowing of money on cial tax. collectible next year. T! ond plan would increase the mater- imrg t er cost of ief program ext “while the first will annual payment suffic the board of fir to offset it in he believes, Conference on Relief When the mayor clock today with represe pal departm aborers and he will out He has vea make the tion S he savings meets nts whict ploy work with line welfare plan in alled o his n J. W. Marsland and Doyle of the welfare Judge William F. Man- detail Chairma John 1 epartment, Continued on Pa RECEIVERSHIP ASKED FOR WARNER BROS. 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