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

News of the World By Associated Press Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 15’099 Sept. 13th CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1930. —TWENTY-TWO PAGES FRENEH FLIERS, 0N Manning Discovers Bearmg Metal ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, PRICE THREE CENISW 4 FOG CAUSES POSTPONEMENT F THIRD YACHT TILT TODAY OFF NEWPORT, R. I, HARBOR Commlttee Calls (1]:3 SENATE PR“BERS Contest Because Thick Weather and Faint Breeze M a k e Return fo Main Lme of qumry Course . Unsuitable—- Alter Refusal Boon to Shamrock. NYE DENIES ESPIONAGE Pea Soup Mist and Lightvms, McCormick Charges Her Inves- Drizzle Prevail at Start- | ing Hour—Contest Goes | tigators With Collector, Called. on Tomorrow, V\‘eatherl Chicago, Sept. 16 (P—The senale i: 1 |campaign funds committee denied British |Gy &, carisirom, attorney gencr- ~ {al of Illinois, the privilege-of pre- Chances Poor. |Senting & statement in defense of / | the honor and dignity of Ruth | Hanna MecCormick” today and re- |turned forthwith to the main line of its inquiry. Senator Gerald P. , chairman$/ |opencd today's hearing with a statz | ment denying that the commit {had spied on private affairs or pil- signs of lifting settled down again |fered records from the files of Mrs. shortly after 10 o’clock and the com- | McCormick, who charged wire tap- mittee decided that a race today was |Ping by committee operatives in impossible, | statement issued last night. At 10:20 the committee ordered all | The charges and counter boats already at the starting line to |of spying were then sidet return to port and six minutes later {and Chairman Nye called Mabel &. the postponement signal was hoisted. | Reinecke, formerly collector of Neither Leaves Port |ternal revenue as a witness in ither the Enterprise, American |gard to campaign expenses defender, nor the Shamrock V had | SR left port. ‘ The fog made navigation difficult. Two large vachts, identity of which was not learned, collided in the hir bor but with little apparent damag to either. Only ‘a faint southwesterly breeze was blowing, hardly sufficient for racing and much too light to drive v the fog. -~ The light breeze hardly would have carried the two big racing sloops around the thirty mile course in the five and a half hour time | limit, under which the race must be completed to be official. The third race will be sailed to- ather permitting, spite may make it unne- ry for the Shamrock to ask a postponement o fthe fourth race, which had been considered if today's race had been sailed and the Eenter- prise again had won. Neither Yacht Damaged So far as could be scen thréugh the fog neither of the large yachts which collided was damaged to any extent. % They came of hundreds fleet, apparently be or improper, orders from the of one. It was believed the ened the decision of to call off the race. Only faint promisc o'clock this morning contest for the “class in Block Island Sound. little 0s no winf, The Newport h (Commur‘d on Page Two) MAILS $1 TO POLICE FORFIANCE'S ARREST‘ \ 1el ¥ sheriff of \\n\nl‘l».’\lo county, and a Suspicious Woman Fears et of Wi He Intends to Lead i Rival to Alter | Permitting U. S. 8. Kane, Newport Harbor, Sept. 16 (A—The third race of the | series for the America's Cup, sched- uled for today, was called off at| 10:26 a. m. A pea soup fog, which had given in- re- Charges Wires Tapped | Chicago, Sept. 16 (A—Congress- weman Ruth Hanna MecCormick, republican senatorial candidate, was prepared today to present to the nate committee investigating her 317,000 primary expenditures, dence in eupport of her c committee spies tapped phone wires. Late last night Mrs. McCormick issued a statement declaring that Senator Gerald P. Nye of Dakota, the committee chairman, ljourned the résumed hearing of the senate committee after a 10- minute session yesterday because #e feared that sensational distlosures reflecting on the committce were fm- pending. Mrs. McCormick men who by letter services because “they would tbe on her side,” were ready tify as to the wire-tapping. witné: tify the George E. she said. evi- arges that her tele- said that offered to tes. Other s and photographs will for- statement of the pair, Cole and Frank Ortlepp, Cole and Ortlepp have been kept in seclusion by her, M McCormick said, despite effor {the committee to locate them, through a search participated in by federal, state and city police forces. Wire Cut Near Farm A wire was cut in on the tele- phone line near her farm at Byron, |11, Mrs. McCormick stated, and run for a third [to a nearby vacant house where mug" today |committee stenographers took down There was \hm- conyersations. There wi together in full view | aboard the spectator cause of mistaken bric collision ha the committee | was seen at 8 rbor was en ’h!‘r frequent conversations during [the summer with her Washington, | D. C., office. This led her to request |the telephone company to investi |gate. Tt failed to find the tap until a few days ago, she said, because “every timeyl phoned for a lineman to inspect my wire, the illicit listen- would hml} out and pull down tifir (|I( in." wire aides was (C'ominu-‘d on Page Two) Destrayers Collide Off Newport’s Harbor Washington) Sept. 6 I destroyers Hatfield and Sa damaged in @ collision off Newport, R. I, last Friday night The navy disclosed the accid; v in announcing that . Vice Ad- miral Arthur L. Willard, commander er squadron of the had ordered a board to ascertain On a postal card the police today received a message from 1 Cooper of Washington, D. who | also forwarded a money order for $1 in favor of Chief Hart to pav for the arrest of Jack Dyson of 189 Hartford avenue. Miss Cooper, & negress, had an affair of the heart with Dyson, a negro, and from the |Of the destroy tone of the m. se she is determin- | Scouting fleet, ed to be near hih at the altar or to |Of investigation see him behiwd the bars. | cause. Some time ago, Miss Dyson com- | NO one was ‘“'"'“d, municated with the police relative | ¥er® sent to the New York navy to personal belongings which she | fOF repair. said Dyson had refused to turn over | to her. Having referred to him as | her brother, the police supposed it was a family quarrel, but today’s message served to correct that im- Both vessels Licutenant Commander R. D, Kirk- | patrick, Dothan, Alabama. The ; is commanded by Commander V. | Dixon, Los Angeles. ands BAR STATEMENT ! companied them at the start of their | westward flight. North | two | their | rather | of | ‘buzz- | |ing” on herline, particularly during | CLEVELANDROUTE, STOP AT SYRACUSE “ bands at New York State Gity for Brief Visit—Due in | Ohio This Afternoon (TELLS BOSTON REPORTERS OF PROMOTION TO MAJOR Coste and Bellonte Have Lunch at Municipal Afrport in Central New York—Planes Accompanying Con- | queror of Atlantic in Flight—Avi- ators Guests at Massachusetts | Wire Tapping— | ‘Woman, Former Internal Revenue | N Tercentenary Torchlight Proces- sion Last Night. Syracuse, pt. 16 (P—The Question Mark, transatlantic plane carrying Major Dieudonne Coste and Lieutenant Maurice Bellonte, drop- ped out of the sky here at 11'a. m., E. S. T. today at the municipal air- port after flying from Boston. The plane, before! going to the air- port, circled low the center of the city. After taking lunch at the rfield, French fliers were to oft for Cleveland, Ohio. N. over the take Take Off Today Boston, Sept. 16 (A—Captain Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Bel- lonte, Paris to New York non-stop fliers, took off from here this morn- ing for Cleveland on the second lap of their national goodwill tour after having heen gues® of the S night at the opening celebr Boston's tercenten \ week The aviators made a perfect take- off at 9:10 a. m. davlight time, ¢ few minutes after the plane con- taining their French and American managers had left the ground. Refore they got away Coste told newspapermen he had just received official word that he had been pro- moted to be a major”in the French army apd that Bellonte had been made a lieutenant Two national guard planes ac- Pass Over Springfield Springfield, Mass., Sept. 16 (P — Flying high in a haze, the French Question Mark raced over this city practically unobserved about 9:05 IZ. S. T. this morning on its west- | ward ly 2 Observed at Albany Albany, . 16 (P—The French transatlan fliers, Coste and Bellonte, in their plane Question Mark, passed over the Albany air- port. bound west, about 11 a. m. E. D. T., to¥ay. No landing was made here . Cleveland's Program Cleveland, Sept. 16 (®—Cleveland planned an claborate tribute today to Major Dieudonne Coste and Lieu- 1t Maurice Bellonte, France' conquerors of the Atlantic. The public was urged to turn out b ythe thousands to greet the French aviators at a reception at the public hall .Then the fliers were to be escorted to Lakeview ceme- tery to place a wreath on the grave | —_— (Continued on Pa ge Two) MICHIGAN MAN ROUTS went to the vacant | FRE ROBBERS IN BANK Smith's Creck Resident Battles Safe Breakers, Forces Them to Flee in Disorder. Port Huron, Migh., Sept. 16 (A— A Smith’s Creek business man armed Pwith a shot-gun faced five robbers | I | before they its | safety deposit ard | west of here, | The Hatfield is in eommand of | from a G 2s they attempted to open the safe in a private bank here this morning tand drove them off in a gun battle were able t set off a charge of explosive. Raymond Matecki, the business man, discovered the robbers attempt- ing to open the safe after they had rifled a number of safety deposit boxes in the private bank of C. C. Peck & Company. The amount of loot taken from the boxes has not been determined. | Smith's Creck, which is 15 miles is noted as the place where Thomas Edison was thrown | rand Trunk passenger train ago when one of his experiments set which he was many years amateur chemical fire to the train on = news vendor. pression. The postal which rides were cov with contained the following: “Washington D. C. 401 Sept. boti st St. N. W. | 1930. \ Some time ago I grote ning -J. Dyson un? my He not a natural brother he is only a brother of the church. Now he and I are engage to be married so I lefrn he turn aside to marry another. Now I en- close §1.00 for the arrest of him and talk to him for me and if he failes to keep his promas with me then let me no at once and I will come to New Britain at once. But if he says he will hold his promas to mar me why let him go. But if he reject to hold his promas 1 will come and have witness aginst him for he has disgrace me and put me to a shame if he marries another. Yours. L. Cooper. I am here at ur services.” 5, “Chief “Dear Si you cons things. to me, A new record for the Connecticut Women's Golf association one-day state tournaments was set today at Shuttle Meadow club when 126 women from all parts of the state assembled. The mark sets a record not only for the season but for all time in the history of the state asso- ciation. The players teed off this morning at 7:45 o'clock but they were far trom finished at 2 o'clock this after- noon. Two 8§48 were chalked being the hest low gross those turning in their cardstin the early hours this afternoon. These were made by Mrs. Charles Sher- wood of Sequin and Mrs. F. W. White of the Hartford Golf club, \ | women's golf committee, Mrs. W. E. up, | scores for | | | Ralph Howe and Mrs. | Flooa. ol New Hig h Mark for Entries Set At Women s Golf Tourney Here | | The following committees were in | charge of the event: Shuttle Meadow | Bentley, Miss Katherine Swift, Mrs, | George Rogers, Mrs. Robert Frishie, | Mrs. Max Porter and Mrs. W. S. Howland. Registration: Mrs. Russell G Canpter aand Mr: TLuncheon, Mi Starting, M Carter and Mrs. Approaching and Mrs. Robert Irisbie, rmond, M Robert Harold Parsons. 1 I"lorence Bentley. ‘W. 8. Rowland. Harold Parsons. | putting, Mes. | Louis Young. | Driving, Miss Katherine Swift, | Miss Bertha Chamberlain and Val | their financial | possible | tric ichanges; | Boston October 6, L* Which Ends Friction “Worm Holes’ Causing Breakdown of Machmery GUVERNUR AFIL Former New Britain Man s Creation of New Alloy Is | Regarded by Metallurgists as Important in Indus- trial World—Mixes Rare Earths With Lead and Copper to Eliminate Globules. L] One cause of “worm holes 'in metal bearings, an expensive source of friction in machinery, Manning, U. 8. N. retired, who left his home in this city nearly 40 years ago for the life of a seafarer, accord- ing to an Associated Press dispatch. Commander Manning, who retir- ed from the navy in 1925, is the nephew of Constable James 'W. Manning of this Cit)’. and the cousin Frank and Grace. He lived on Bea. ver street and attended gSt. Mar; school, leaving at the age of 13| when, despite his tender age, h" has been ' |overcome by Comamnder James J. gained admission to the navy. Rapid advancements brought him to the rank of lieutenant commander be- fore the war, and in the wartime reorganization he was advanced to | commander, the rank at which he | was retired. His last visit to this eity |was on the occasion of Welcome ' Home day when he marched with © New Britain men who had serv- ed in the navy. | Observed Effect of “Worm Holes’ | “Worm holes” are pits in alloys |caused by globules of one metal ‘mvltlng while the other does not | + (Continued on Page Two) ITY TO OPEN ARMS T0 NEW INDUSTRIES Chamber of Commerce Commit- fee Nam@d f0 Further Work 10 STUDY APPLIGATIONS Recommendation By Steve Robb, Former President, Bears Fruift in Appointment of Group to_Promote Wew Manufacturing. . The formation of a representing the Chamber merce industr d by today nt of Com- to aid in the bringing of new s to this city, was announc- Secretary Ralph H. Benson ter a conference with Pre Pardon C. Rickey. he authorization of such a com- mittee was voted by the director at 1 previous meeting. The committee will investigate all industries which are interested in locating in New Britain, become acquainted batking, markets, labor ments and other details, Whether financial aid will be of- fered small factories wishing to tablish here and grow up with the city, is a matter which the commit- tee has not decided Suggested By Robh The offering of Chamber of Com- merce encouragenfent to new indus- ts one which was advocated several years ago by Steve Robb, president of the John Boyle Co., when chairman of the mer- canti nd first vice presi- dent of the Chamber. It had the support of the bureau at that time but no action was taken by the Chamber directors, who constitute t parent body. Mr._Jtobb is a commiittec Pardon members products require wember appointed by Rickey to include Maurice dent of the Fafnir Hatch, president Hatch Co.; Josephy . past president of the of the President Other s, Bearing of the Ward, cil and for years Commerce secretary; Loomis, president of the cial Trust Co., and past pre the Chamber of Commerce; Judge William C. Hungerford, past pre: dent of the Chamber of Commerce ond national councillor; and B. H. McElhone, manager the New Britain district of the Connecticut Light and Power Co Fire Prevention Work The authorization of other com- mittees was voted at a meeting of the directors this afternoon. Presi- dent Rickey was given authority to appoint a committee on fire preven- tion to work with the firc depart- ment in connection with Fire Pre- vention Week, October 5 to 11; & a Chamber of John C. Commer- dent of of committee | with | Stan- | Kiwanis club, | member of the New England coun- | | FADERS STIR UP DEMOGRACY'S IRE Change in Congressional Con-. yention Dat e Gauses Resentmem PUT OFF T0 OGTOBER i New Britain Delegate Not Informed of Meeting Called to Make Switch —TLonergan still Stlent on Possible Candidacy. Local delegates to the democratic congressional convention who plan- ned to go to the arde hotel at Hartford tomorrow morning to urge | the nomination of former Mayor A. M. Paonessa today received notifica- tion that the convention has been postponed until October 2 Inquiry eclicited the information that the change fromi the original | date, September 17, meeting to which Dagius Benjamin, local member of the congressional | | committee, had not been called and that it was against his wishes. Paonessa Avowed Candidate Paonessa is still the only avowed candidate for the nomination. At the state convention in New London 1 week it gustine Lone zan of Hartford is"fi- vored in the Capital City, but ef- forts to get a definite statement from the former member of the house of representatives were un- availing. Sponsors of the Paone boom who have been in communi- cation with delegates throughout the county report no outward move- ment to win delegates for any can- didate other than the former local mayor County Meeting Thursday The change in convention dates will bring the county convention here before the congressional dele- gates meet, the former meeting hav- ing been scheduled for Thursday. An effort™has been made to prevail up- on Paonessa to accept nomination for sheriff at the county convention but the suggestion has beenf rejected. In view of the fact that the New Britain delegates received notice of | more | convention date |than a week ago, they say they are not impressed by the that the change was made to allow | more ample notice to the 28 delega- the original LJtions. NOAH BEERY'S WIFE REPORTED MISSING On September 8, Star committees to bring in a report on | the U. 56, Chamber referendum No. relating to commodity ex a committee list of nominees for dircctors; a committee to arrange for the nual mecting, which possibly come on October 29. A discussion on the and an- will di nature of the {annual meeting was concluded by a decision to leave the matter committee. to the POLIGE AND FIREMEN FREE 10 G0 T0 HUB'. _____|Will Not Lose Pay While at Legion Convention, Mayor Says New Britain policemen and men who are members of the ican Legion, may attendythe tional convention of the legion in loss of pay, Mayor George A tated todas. When asked if he had considered the subject the mayor replied: "I have no objection, they can go if they want to. They won't lost their pay.” HIGH TIDE—SEPTEMBER 17 | (Standard Time) | New London 4:09 a.m. New Haven 5:14 am. to bring in a| 7, 8 and 9 without Quig- 16 (A—Noah actor - Angeles, Sept motion picture ed today that his wife, Mar has ‘been missing from the nch near North Hollywood week. He said he would appeal | police to help locate her. The actor said Mrs. Beery left the | family home September 8, with her |automobile, leaving no explanation. iShe has been il for several months |and Beery said he attributed the ! disappearance to her illness. Beery declared he hoped she would return as she did after leav- ng home several mon go during a smnm illness, but said his soh, Nbdah, Jr., requested him to seek po- lice ;\\d The actor canvassed Mrs. {Beery’s friends but nome of them could give him any information The Beerys were married at ton in 1910. Two years ago Beery started a divorce action they later were reconciled. Miss Bennett Qualifies lerite Becr fo 0 Ros- Mrs. but was voted at a | was rumored that Au- | explanation | {Left Ranch in Automobile , REPUBLICANS N : r n /\TE ROGERS FOR "JEFEAT OF LEVITT; NO DEBATE ON WET PLATFORM PLANK | Prohibition Repeal Suggestion In Original Form Arouses Oppo- sition — Issue Finally, Covered By Cautious- ! ly Worded Pledge. ‘Bmaback Understood to: | Have Threatened to! Withdraw Guidance Un ) less Text Read as He’ Advised — Other Prom- ises Outlined. Foot Guard Armory, Hartford, | Sept. 16 (A—The m; ng of a plat- form for the republicans proved the ! high light of the convention gather- | ing, and in its task the delegates had* keen interest. The resolutions com- mittee met after adjournment and proposed planks were submitted. | Later, a closed session began which | lasted’ until 1 & m. and then the| matter of a plank on prohibition wa's sent to a sub-committee, with Mayor Batterson of Hartford as chairman. On it were Joseph Ullman, New Ha- ven, E. Johnson, Plymouth of Salem, Rejects Levitt Plank The main committee had rejected | the planks offered by Professor Le- | vitt. and had accepted the general | | structure of a platform which cz uu | for enforcement of the national administrations, a liberal pol. | providing for humane institution; |and increased appropriations o welfare work, and improvement of | | dirt roads. The old age pension | | resolution had been rejected he prohibition plank called for repeal of the 1Sth amendment and the Volstead act. There had been protest_againsk,the party. going so far as to mention the question. It Mancheste; with Alfred secretary red Scott M !»mwh‘lm 3 in was pointed out that 13 states could | stop repeal of the amendment and it would be fan better for the party to ‘.1d\'nvau- congressional action to remedy existing conditions as sug- gested by Senhtor Walcott in his keynote spee he plank went to the sub-com- mittee as the quicker way to put it H\lO shape. The last words were | can be best attained by re- peal of the 1§th amendment and the Volstead a v T'he sub-committee worked u 4. m., to put the plank into de torm. It was submitted to' party leaders. There was objection to it and the sub-committee was told that it was not acceptable, that a better an was to follow the suggestion of Senator Walcott in his discussion of prohibition. Roraback Ultimatum One report was that State Chair- | man Roraback said that the adop- tion of the plank might mean that | someone else might have to run the til 3 nite (Continued on Page Two) HISS BELHAN T0 WED ATTORNEY GREENSTEIN Southington Young Woman Betroth- ed to Assistant Prosecutor in New Britain Court. Mr. and Mrs, Isaac Belman of Meriden avenue, Southington, today announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Fannie B. Belman, o Attorney William M. Greenstein of this city. In honor of the couple, here will be a reception at the bride-to-be Sunday. 1. froM 4 to 8 p. m Miss Belman is a native of South- on and a graduate of Southington h school. She also attended George Washington University, at Washington, D. C. Attorne stein is the son of Mr. and Mrs uel Greenstein of 69 Willow street, a graduate of New Britain high school and the University of Maryland with the class of 1917. For several years he has been assistant prosecuting attorney of the police court. The date for the wedding not heen Clark, Hamden, 1:uymond> | into a hotel Lieut. Gov. st E. Rogers nominated by the republican vention in Hartford today to | for governor as Dean Cro | the democratic ct CONVENTION OPENS LACKING INLUSTRE \Traditional Color Missing il “Night Before” Gathering was con- 'PROCEEDINGS ARE TAME Anticipated Selection of Togers' as | G. 0. P, Excite Enthusiasm—Contest Pop- ular Subject for Discussion. 16.—In contrast conventions of the the gatheri Hartford, with former state republican party, night was colorless and lacking in the spirit which usmally marks oc- casions of this nature. Hotel lobbics were suffocation point early ning and the old handshaki was carried on extensively tes from far off points g nds and of holders J. Henry Roraback, chs thg state central committee, dining room dinner lled to in the the eve- ame as dele- 10ld ice n o bustled and sat down for with a group of fricuds. or the nomination for congre Willard B rs, the ed directo campaign, also en |of friends at dinner. Celebrities were noted through the crowd of with many members legislature and ent, oge Seymonr a7 les of s officia Roge Attitude Discussed Conjecture on the party's stand on the 1Sth amendment was on every ton Many privately admitted that the party would be open to tack through the nomination o Lieutenant Governor Ernest E. Rogers for governor because of hi dry tendencies, coupled with his willingness to stand behind plank in defended a wet Othe Rogers an - shoy 1to the bacl mandate 1 opposit Averill Not As is usual at 1 if he re- his party to tack. Mentioned such gatherir the ftank and file were in the dark con- rning the party slate, It wa ally thought that there no outspoken oppositon to for head of the ticket but appeared certain arding the trney gencralship from which J Benjamin W. Alling is retiring. T two names most frequ: men- would be at- (Continued on Page Two) Milton Sills Dies Suddenly While For Canada Tournament | daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bennett, is playing in the Canag ! dlan women’s open golf tournament |in Montreal. She qualified in the tournament yesterday with a mark of 85. The first round of medal play | is being stagzed today. THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Local thunder showers to- night and Wednesday; cooler ‘Wednesday. Miss Marion Bennett of this city, | Los Angeles, Sept. 16 (®—Milton Sills, who deserted a career as an educator for the stage and reached his zepith of fame as a motion pic- ture actor, is dead The player of “two was stricken last night ing tennis with his wife, the former Doris Kenyon, film actress, at their suburban home, and 15 minutes later died of what was diagnosed as heart's disease without regaining consciousness. He was 45 years old. Secorid Within Month passing takes from fisted” roes while play- | sils the |screen the second of its noted actors | % | within a month. Lon Chaney, noted' Playing Tennis at Western Home roles, |for his grotesque character Jied here in August. Tall and strapping, of the films’ best athletes. Although he had been ill in 1929 and last spring, he was thought to have been in perfect health th mer. A party of friends gathered at the Sills home yesterday. During |afternoon the actor complained “eling ill, but said it jous. At 6:30 p. m and was carried into the house. se Mrs. Sills, shocked, (Continued on Page Two) Standard Bearer Tails to last | s gen- | Rogers | no one ! — tnothin Sills was one | the o] was nou,ml he collapsed He |was dead when physicians arrived. was placed un- - l Named for Governor ] ——— Spencer for Lieutenant, Governor, Wilcox State Treasurer and Warren B. Burrows for Attorney General Also Decided Upon. Hull and Pond, Newington Man, Only Who Favor Pape for Control- Ones ler—Governor Trumbull Makes Rogers Nomina- tion Speech. Guard Armory, Hartford, (P\—Lieutenant Governor Rogers was nominated for governor by the republican state convention toda¥. A rising vote on the name of Prof Albert Levitt of Redding showed only four delegates for him. of the delegates rose for Mr. Rogers, and George W. Hull, who had offered Levitt's name, mov- ed that Mr. Rogers’ nomination be made unanimous. This was done. Other Candidates Samuel R. Spencer of Suffield, the present state treasurer, was nominated for lieutenant governor acclamation. William L. Higgins, was renominated for by acclamation. Frederick M. Salmon, of Westport, nominated for comptroller by e vote after W. J. Pape, of Waterbury, had had two delegates | vote for him by rising. Roy C. Wilcox, of Meriden, chosen for st treasurer by clamatian Warren B. Burrows, of Groton, was unanimously selected for attor- ney general After the reports of the commit- tees on rules, permanent organiza- tion and credentials had been re- ceived and adopted, Governor Trum- bull proc¢eded with his nominating speech fpr Lieutenant Governor Ernest E. Rogers as the party’s ean- didate for governor. He was follow- |ad by Mr. Hull who presented the name off Prof Levitt. Trumbull Is Brief Governor Trumbull spoke only He called Mr. Rogers a keenness, of integrity, of and a leader who ‘“ean forward the sound funda- mental principles which have char- acterized the republican administra- tion in this state Mr. Hull gave a political revolution | was not far away. “any political unwilling its house work done side. If th Connecticut more more ssor rest By of Coventry, secretary of was r ‘was ac- warning that a in Connecticut He said that organization unabie to reform itself and in order will find the by force from the out- republican party of is unwilling to become liberal, unwilling to allow political freedom in its own ranks, then nothing can save it from its own folly.’ Hull one elected by the tion. onded ington Hull also placed the name of Wil- liam J. Pape, Waterbury publisher, in nomination as state comptroller. | Mr. Pape was sitting on the plat- form with the newspapermen. Levitt was pictured as a leader of the “John the Baptist type, who is or as of three delegates Levitt-Pape organiza- of Levitt, was sec- Pond ‘of New by name £TOY ¥ (Continued on P T'wo) LEVITT WILL ABIDE BY PARTY SELECTION Promises to I\eep Hands Off G. 0. P. Until After Election Foot iard Armory, Hartforl, Sept. 16 (P—Albert Levitt, defeated candidate for the republican nomin- ation for governor, announced after the convention that he would *“do & to embarrass the republican between and the elec ticket tions. His new tement follows: “It is part of our principle that | decisions made by the party in con- | vention assembled, after presenta- [tion of all sides of any problem which is to be settled by the con- | vention, should be accepted. This convention went on record in un- mistakable fashion in support of the Roraback machine. 1 shall do nothing between now and the elec- |tion to embarr the republican {ticket in any way. After the elec- tion we shall start once more to see if we can bring back constitu- tional government in accordance with our Connecticut tradition.” After the convention Mr. Pape |said the business was smoothly |done, but he was a bit surprised that there was no debate on ths Ifloor on the prohibition plank.