New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1930, Page 5

_— ONLY 9 CONFINED ON DEVIL'S ISLE Three Aviators Among Lifers at French Penal Colony Washington, D. C,, Oct. 7 — How Devil's Island, famous penal station in French Guiana, looks from the air is told in a report to the Na- tional Geographic Society by 1°red- Simpich, recently in charge of the society’s aerial survey party which made a study ot air traffic lanes between Washington — and Buenos Aires. “With M. Siadous, Governor Geri- ach Guiana,” writes Mr. “we flew from Cayennc (o Devil's Island. Here Captain Drey- fus languished through long, lonely years till fregd by Emile Zola's aid. /His dramatic trial, uncovering the amazing Cou Esterhazy plot,, stirred the civilized world. “Three tiny green dots rise from the sea 27 miles south of Cayenna. They form the penal group, ‘Isles du Salut,’” which include'St. Joseph —with its prison hospital— Isle loyale, with tiers of tiny stone cells for incorrigibles, and Devil's I[s- land, so famed in tales of fact and fiction. “Men without women gazed up from behind high walls as we idled overhead. For women are no longer sent to this 'great penitentiary of I’rance.” Here, and in Cayenne are about 7,000 Krench prisoners —in cluding such colonials as Arabs, Af- ricans nd even French Indo- Chinese. Island of Spies “But on Devil's Island today, de- spite its world-wide notoriety only nine men are confined—mostly spies. But they are lifers. Three aviators are there. They were among the little group gazing up at at us. I wondered what their thoughts must be, as they saw our big ship flying free in their own once familiar element—able to carry them so quickly to freedom were they only up in it. . . Hard by, on Isle Royale, are prison graves row on row, where now men of high and low degree sleep sid: by side, their earthly penalties paid. “A dismal land is Cayenne, or French Guiana, as you fly from Paramaribo along its lonely coast. Mud flats far out to sea, brightened enly by flgcks of two thousand or more pink ibis, and low, jungle- grown swamps broken by gra savannas stretching inland to di; tant low hills. Once past the planta- tions below Paramaribo, so many long abandomed, the only signs of white man’s work we saw were about the mouth of the River Ma- roni. Up it steamers go, some to un- load prisoners for the penal colo- nies. The last ship brought about 8§00 from France. “Returning from Devil's Tsland, we took Governor Siadous for a rid over the delta of the Kouron. 1t was up this river that a French colonizing company once sent 10,- 000 immigrants from Alsace. Badly equipped, unwisely chosen—for the party included jewelers, dancing masters and even dressmakers—but few experienced farmers or miners —mnearly all perished. That disaster 1s historic. Only about 2,000 surviv- ed, and returned to France. Rich Soil But No Farmers “Miles inland we could see low, tree-painted ridges, with round-top | hills enjoying such local names us Monkey Hill and Devil Mountain. Into that hard land gold-seekers go. Gold now, in ever dwindling vol- ume, is the chief export. Incredibly rich as the soil is, agriculture 1is limited by lack of labor. Most of the ‘Condamnees,’ though farmed out by the government to work for private masters, are too weak in mind or body—or both—to till the sofl in this trying climate. Efforts to colonize free men, ona big scale, have brought no good results. The average potential immigrant shuns French Guiana, because so many convicts are here. But one is amaz- ed at the good order. By scven o'clock the small town of Cayenne is dark. “Dilapidated Cayenne, with weed- Erown plazas, weather-beaten houses, and its rough streets cleaned only by buzzards, is a blot of gloom depressings its normal mouls. Weeping women and despond- ent men sit idly about its cheap cafes—or wander under the small grove of strange conspicuous royal palms which lift their graceful trunks above the squalor of its prin- cipal plaza. ‘Liberes,’ such half-free prisoners are called. Though then days of actual confinement are end- ed, they are at liberty only within the borders of Cayenne. A convict. sent here for a term longer than § Yvears, must remain for life; he 1s known as a ‘prisoner in perpetuity.’ But a man sent for a lesser period. say for five years, must remain an additional five in the colony— or one year on the ‘island’ for each year spent in its jails—before he can return to France. Then he must pay his own way home. Tor the Government dobs not repatriate the exiles, Often such a man's relatives or friends send him money to come home on; occasionally, he can earn enough in the colony. French Arabs, industrious and thrifty, support a sort of community chest which buys home-bound tickets for each Arah, as his day of complete liberty ar- rives. Gentlemen and Hoodlums Brothers in Misery “Lawyers, doctors, engineers, art- ists, skilled artisans—as well as criminals from the peasant class and the slums of Paris—these you see in the streets. Mamy seek earn a few francs, at &ny kind or work, in a lost city wnere even peity tasks are few.' “That tall. ragged, bare-footed man driving that milk-goat from house fo house is a French gentleman of a fine old said my guide. ‘My chauf- feur is a convict,’ said the Governor as we took a short ride around the dispiriting place. ‘Practically every- body you see in the streets is a convict. The ‘liberes’ are free to work for wages, and some of them are in partnership with natives in various kinds of business.’ Figur- ines of jaguars, women and birds, beautifully carved from hardwond —and even cleverly fashioned little to} Douthit’s Homer Starts Card Barrage Taylor Douthit’s home run in the fourth inning enough to down the A’s NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1930. Here the Red Bird outfielder of the third game of the World Series was but the Cards went ah ead to score four more, while Hallahan held the American leaguers scoreless. is scoring the home run. guillotines, are the work of one who thus gains money for , pagne. He was a successful sculptor. “The dry Guillotine’ is convicts' grim nickname for penal colony—officially designated as such by Napoleon III in 1851. - ANATOLIAN GROUP |FILES LARGE SUIT LEAVES TURKEY “I killed a centipede in the room | where I slept the night I passed in | the penal colony—and was glad| when we took the air and flew over vapor-draped jungles in the cariy morning down towards the great River -Oyapock, bevond which lics Brazil.” FILEY $1.200 CLAIH IN COLLISION SUIT! Plainville Motorist Blames Local Driver for Crash Damage to his automobile in a collision with a car owned by Sophie Chudzik and driven by Zofia Chudzik of this city is claimed in a $1,200 suit Edward J. Lawrence of Plain- ville brought today. The Chudzik | automobile has been garnisheed and property at $25 Broad street was attached today by Constable ¥red Winkle. The accident occurred on June 21 last. The plaintiff claims he was driving at a moderate rate of speed in a westerly direction on New Britain avenue in Plainville when the defendant's car came in the op- posite direction. at a high rate of speed and struck the plaintiff's au- tomobile. It {s alleged the New Britain car swung over the left side of the highway before the accident occurred. Attorney Harold N. William New Britain represents the plaintiff. Centi-Rapelye Suit Settled A suit over an accident at the corner of Allen and Oak streets on May 19 last in which four members of one family was involved has been settled. The action was brought against Mrs. Katherine Rapelye by Angelo Centi of 211 Chestnut street, driver and owner of the other car, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bicion Agnes, Nelda and Alphonse Bucion- is, all of New Britain, who were passengers in Centi’s machine. The agreement was reached at a conference between Attorney Charles W. Tamulonis and officers of the American Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of Boston. The accident occurred when the wheels of the two automobiles be- came locked and the plaintiff's car was thrown on its side. sengers had to be taken from windows of the City Items Rev. William A. Harty branch, A 0. H,, will meet in Judd's hall to- night at 7:30 o'clock. A whist card party will folow the reguar meeting. Have you played the Indoor L tle Meadow Golf Course at 147 Main St., next to Strand Theater? Daily prizes—advt. A meeting of St. Tl theatrical circle will be held tonignt at 8 o'clock at the clubrooms in the rectory on Orange street. RIDGEFIELD MAN HELD Norwalk, Oct. 7 () — William E. Holmes of Ridgeficld was arrested here today on a charge of drunken driving, following an accident in which Walter Domowski of 348 Stillman avenue, Bridgeport, was slightly Injured. Holmes, driving an automobile owned by Francis Har- graves of Norwalk, crashed into the rear of a car operdted by William Stodolik of Stamford, in which Do- mowski was a passenger. Holmes will be tried in city court Saturday. Al 7> 3 Beef-Loaf 'Spicy! Different, :g;-:ead before GI.II.DEN g ‘Mustard . of | The pas- | the | {Expedition Completes Successt ul Summer of Study § | | | | Tstanbul, Turkey, Oct. 7 (A—The Ififth Anatolian expedition of the | Oriental Institute of the University | of Chicago left for home today after | |a successtul archacological {despite the burning heat of Anatolia | and the menace of malaria. The expedition, led by Dr. Hans| | Henning Van Der Osten and Rich- | ard Martin of Chicago, reached the | | deepest level of Asia Minor's buried | | history yet disclosed by archaeolo- | | gists. | The greatest achievement was the | discovery of a Neolithic level at| Aleshar, about 80 feet below the top | of an ancient citadel wall, where | {was bared a fragment of a wooden | roof dating at least to 10,000 B. . The Chicagoans thus proved th: existence of stone age man in Asia | Minor where, through digging in | |the same mound at Aleshar, they |already had bared 10 distinct set-| | tlements, including the first and | second Hittite empire periods. | As the expedition left for Amer-| ica it carried the Turkish govern ment's first archaeological loan to| lany foreigners, including a human | | skeleton 3.500 years old and valuable | |tablets which American scientists | will study in seeking to solve the | Hittite mystery. | The Turkish government gave every assistance to the expedition, |1argely because of the interest of Mustapha Kemel, the ghazi, in Hit- tite research. CLINTON HOUSE BURNS Clinton, Oct. 7 (ZP—Tire early yes- terday swept the Clinton House, an- cient hostelry which has been a landmark here since revolutionary | days, causing damage estimated at 1$4,000. A young couple stopping at the | hotel discovered the fire and awak- | ened other occupants. All cscaped | safely. 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J.E.SEIBERT & SON AGAINST TRUCKERS ‘Bridgport Man Asks 825,000 Damageg or His Injuries ved by Julins Wan- port in an automo- August 22, 1930 are 000 suit Wank iinst the Con- Inc., of this Tnjuric Kovits of | vits brought today olidated Motor Lines, city The T il claims he was oper- ating his automobile in a northerly direction at the interscction of Bish- op and Barnum avenues, Bridgeport, when the defendant’s employe, pro- ceeding in a westerly direction on | Bishop street, struck the plaintiff’s lcar and besides doing damage to the aytomobile injured the driv In addition to receiving injuries to the head, body, arms and legs, the plaintiff claims internal injuries and cxpense of hospital treatment. Attorney Charles Brody of Bridgeport represents the plaintiff and Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Hor- witz served the paper: R FOUND DEAD Oct. RAC New York, notorious gunman nd racketeer who escaped in 1928 from the Virginia state prison, was found dead early today on the seat of an abandoned automobile in a residential section of the Bronx. Po- lice said he had been taken for a “pyde-t KRUPP MAY C Essen, Germany, Oct. 7 (P—The | Krupp firm announced today that owing to the unfavorable business | outlook it will be necessary to dis- miss 0 employes in November "‘ORCE :D DIVORCE Bridgeport, Oct. T () — David R. Walsh of Poughkeonsm, N. Y., today was granted a divorce from Alma cian. Judge cross They The decree was allowed by Frederick M. Peasley on a complaint charging dowulon were married in 1 ] [ oo frone]| 7 (A — Herbert | P oo e e oo o e o e o oo E T ]| o] ] [ o] i J | P e P s o o o oo e oo oo e o mflm"’! 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