New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 8, 1930, Page 9

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1930. ASKS PATENT LAW AID FOR JOBLESS Seamen Tells Labor Convention of Plan for Protection Boston, Oct. § (A—Amendment of the federal patent laws to provide a weapon of defense for the work- ingman against the hardships of un- employment was a plan submitted to the American Federation of La- bor convention here today for its endorsement. The plan was contained in a reso- lution presented by Andrew Furuseth of the International Seamen’s Union of America, a veteran of the labor group. Fyruseth would have the user of ELKS T0 PAY TRIBUTE T0 DR. HENRY MARTIN Special Night Set Aside to Honor Recently. Elected District Deputy of B. I. 0. E. New Britain lodge, B. P. 0. Elks, will honor Dr. Henry Martin, a past exalted ruler who was recently ap- pointed district deputy, Thursday night, October 16, when a program known as “Dr. Henry Martin Night” is held. The social committee of the lodge is arranging the program, which will consist of a dinner and entertain- ment after the business meeting of the lodge. It is expected that the event will be marked by a large at- tendance. eea e e 4 Month Poker Game Played in Antarctica New York, Oct. 8 (A—What is believed to be the longest poker game on record—it lasted four months—was described in a radio talk over WABC last night by Russell Owen, correspondent for the New York Times with the Byrd Antaretic expedition. With money of no value, the stakes were cigarettes, he said, or when some particularly unpleas- ant task was to be done a game || of freeze-out was played to sece || who would do it. When this lat- ter was the case, he said, a gen- eral conspiracy always existed to make sure Rear Admiral Byrd was 80 far ahead in the game he could not lose, as the men thought it not right for the com- mander to do the'tasks they tried to evade. - ATLAS SUES TWO, CHARGING SLANDER Walnut Beach Man Makes John- son and Whitham Defendants | Milford, Oct. 8 (A—Bernand At- las, of Walnut Beach, deputy com- missioner and candidate for the re- publican nomination for representa- tive, today filed two $10,000 slander suits in the town clerk's office | against Walter J. Johnsen and Al- | bert Whitham, | Beach. both of Walnut Atlas charges that Johnson, who is said to be supporting the can- didacy of Cornelius Stowe, for the nomination. and Whitham, made statements that he received $100 for P Two Gangster Leaders Executed by Soldiers Buenos Afres, Oct. 8 (®—Two gangster lcaders, Jose Gatti and Gregorio Galeano, were executed before dawn today at Avelland Avellaneda, near here, by a firing squad after a quarrel between their rival hold-up gangs yester- day. In the fighting yesterday after- noon the two gangs exchanged several revolver shots. When po- lice arrived the gangs united to fight their common enemy. Police subdued the crowd and arrested several, who were given a mili- || tary trial immediately COUNSEL READY HORE PARALYSIS CASES REPORTED 1648 More Patients in Nation— West Passes Peak [tant U. 8. attorney general, argued that the propcsed combine constitut- eC a “potential combination in re- straint of trade.” He declared the two companies have strenuous com- petition in the east which would be |removed if they were allowed to | merger. Defense Attorneys Walter D. | Hines and Goldthwaite Door argued | that there s no competition between 'the companies because of the diver- (sity in the commodities in which they specialize. Standard of New Washington. Oct. 8 (F)—Increased | York produces and markets gaso- | infantile paralysis cases were report- led today to the public health serv- ice. Cases over the country now total | 648, as against the 661 reported in the same week of 1927. Last year the highest number wa rear before 340 cases During 1928 and 1929, the dise: in July 150 and the started its upward curve line, they said, while | known for its production | grade lubricating olls. In order to compete successfully | with international oil companies |such as Royal Dutch Shell, Hines |contended a merger is necessary which will combine the world gas- oline market of Lubricating Oil market of Vacum. of high Vacuum fis | Standard with the | | [court. Life Scout George Barbour has organized a secret soclety for first class scouts in the troop. Rus. sell Rolling, Norman Feltcorn, Ed« ward Linn, James Patomy and Neonard Granback were admitted to |the troop at its meeting MondaVv night, raising the membership to 21. The unit is under the leader- ship of Willlam Schwab and Gerald Dufty. GRAIN PRICES DROP > Chicago, Oct. 8.—(P—Influenced by reports of copious rains in Aus- tralia and improved crop prospects in Argentina, grain prices here aver-. aged lower ealy today. However, Chicago offerings of wheat future deliveries lacked volume, and the market showed rallying power, re- sponsive to advices that large amounts of Canadian wheat remainy ed unthreshed and were damaged badly: Opening unchanged to 3-4 off, | wheat values here sagged all around, Assistant Fire Warden Issues Public Warning | Hartford, Oct. § (/) — C. H. La- throp, assistant state fire warden, | today warned against the menace of | forest fires. He zaid that unless rain |falls in Connecticut by Sunday the| Washington, Oct. 8 (UP)—Re- situation will be serious. A fire near quest of western railroad presidents the Fred Stone ranch in East Lyme, | for an opportunity to confer with | first reported September 7, is s?i”"the interstate commerce commis- smouldering. Another blaze in New |sion regarding the recently ordered Hartford was reported under con-|reduction in rates on grain and grain |trol after a two-day fight. A num-|products and western trunk line ber other fires have been reported (but in some cases recovered after~ ward to above yesterday's finish, Corn started 1-4-7-8 down, subsequently swayed with wheat. This year, however, the diseasc |began mounting in June and has Gerard One of Lawyers n Chris- "t “Rerhn e st ting Cromwell Fight ever since. During the past |three weeks it has tallied in succes- Providence, Oct. 8 (P—A for- midable array of counsel, including | ‘sleh 503, 595 and 64S cases. James W. Gerard, former ambas- | The peak is now believed to have been passed in California, where the sador to Germany, was in superjor | court here today for a legal battle disease was earliest in its incidence. to determine the custody of an (Continued From Page 7) the © patented machine which re- placed human labor reimburse the displaced employes for at leust a portion of their loss. He believed the patent laws could be amended to provide for such a procedure. Contained in his resolution was the statement that the “patent laws of a passed individualistic age are not applicable in*an age of corpora- tions who fail to accept new social outlook, duties and responsibilities.” With preliminary convention or- allowing certain boxing matches to bo put on and had accepted money for protecting gambling at Walnut | Beach. Whitham is proprietor of the Walnut Beach Pleasure Park and manages the boxing arena there. Mrs. Mercy Stowe, mother of Cor- nellus Stowe, owns the park prop- lerty. Besides being deputy boxing com- missioner, Atlas is president of the Third District Republican club. The and RECONSIDERS ONE QUART REGULATION Prohibition Burean Will Allow Doctors to Buy Six COMMISSION DENIES REQUEST the system operating. Unless rain falls within a week the situation will call for rellef measures. It is necessary that everyone be sparing in the use of water, particularly where several familles are using from the same supply. East Berlin Items In Nebraska, however, the number jumped from 26 last week to 60 this week. In Kansas, which last re- ported a decrease. the number had | ganization details cared for, the convention got its machinery in mo- tion today. Committees to consider the multitude of resolutions sub- mitted held hearings and prepared reports for the convention at large. Confronting the delegates were resolutions asking the convention to take a definite stand on and help solve such problems as prohibition, unemployment, injunction laws, old age pensions and a shortened work day and week. Change in the federation's atti- tude toward prohibition was asked in resolutions favoring repeal of the 18th amendment and the Volstead act. It now favors modification of the Volstead act so as to permit the use of beer of 2.75i per cent alco- holic content by welight. The U. S. senate would be asked by the federation to order the building of the full amount of cruisers, aircraft carriers and sub- marines permitted under the Lon- don naval treaty if a resolution sub. mitted by John Barry of the New Hampshire state federation was adopted. The American Federation of Mu- sicians and the Assoclated Actors and Artists of America asked for the federation's support in its en- deavors to halt the trend toward the mechanizing of the musical art. The two organizations declared in a reso- lution that they ‘“‘deplored the pure- ly eommercial motives that were undermining the foundations of our cultural structure.” g Support of the movement to bring about the eight-hour day for firemen throughout the country was asked by the International Association of Fire Fighters. The metal trades department call- ed on the convention to join with it in acceptance of the five-hour work day plan. The metal trades delegates voted for such a plan in their pre-convention meeting. The convention also had before it the problem of devising a legislative program designed to deprive the federal courts of the right to Issue Injunctions in labor disputes. ANDERSON TRIAL CHARGES AIRED Former New Britain Man In- dicted Once More New York, Oct. 8 (UP)—Super- ceding indictments charging con- spiracy and mail frauds were re- turned today in federal court against eight defendants and three corporations in connection with a sugar stock selling scheme through which investors lost millions. J. Verner Anderson, former Con- necticut state senator of Hartford, is among those involved. He was held in $7,500 bail for trial. The other defendants are A. Arthur Car- ter, Samuel Vonkesslar, Jack Stam- land, John Retzlaff, Manuel H. Gomez and his son Manuel H. Jr, and J. H. Post Vanderburg. The elder Gomez is alleged to have sent his son from their home in Monteria, Colombia to New York to organize sugar mills which would sell cane grown on, 8,000 acres of their land in South America. with the aid of the other defendants, young Gomez organized the Sinu Sugar Mills, Colombla Sugar corpor- ation and the Consolidated Mills, Inc. They furnished elaborate of- fices and printed impressive letter heads and literature. Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Steven- son were tendered a surprise fare- well party at their home on Cot- tage street last evening by the Wes- levans of which organization they are members. Mr. and Mrs. Steven- son will leave the latter part of this month for Tarriftville where thev will make their future home. A most enjoyable evening was spent, the program consisting of games and entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Stev- enson were presented with a beauti- ful bridge lamp, the presentation being made by Royal Morse. A buf- fet luncheon was served. The total of votes cast in East Berlin at Monday's election wus 135, or 52 per cent of the voting population, according to Victor Bel- den, who handled the ballots at th> {polls. This percentage is better than the average from the other districts. The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. The mid-week service at the Methodist church will be held to- | morrow evening at 7:30 o'clock in the church social rooms. The Boy Scouts will mect on Fri- day cvening at 7 o'clock in the Methodist church basement. Mrs. W. H. Payne and Miss Wini- fred Barnes were visitors at the Plainville camp ground yesterday. Insofar as is possible, transporta- tion will be furnished for the local residents for the republican caucus tomorrow evening. The interest in the race for representative is at fev- er heat and the largest turnout in years is expected tomorrow night. Mrs. Jean Hooker and Pardon C. Rickey are the contestants for the assembly nomination. THREE MEN HELD | INNARCOTIC RAID Al Refuse to Answer Questions | —25 Guns Also Found New York, Oct. § (P)—Three men, | held as members of a narcotic ring | alleged to have operated all over | iNew York state, were interrogated ‘by police and federal agents today about activities from a tenement house in Henry street where raiders last night discovered narcotics, 25 loaded pistols and three machine guns. The prisoners are Al Wagner, Jo- seph Glick and Morris Duckerman, all of whom refused to answer questions. They are charged with possession of weapons and narcotics, Police disclosed they were secking the help of Connecticut authorities in uncovering the source of the guns found in the tenement. Machine guns and pistols, they said, were part of the loot in the robbery of a Connecticut sporting good:- shop last month, but they did not know the name of the store nor of the town where the robbery was committed. | . New Haven Police Unable To Check Boy’s Stories New Haven, Oct. 8 (UP)—Police were puzzled today by the story of a boy found wandering in Wood- bridge last night, who said he had bean kidnapped from Norwalk. The boy said he was Kenneth Leach, 11, of Norwalk, but Nor- walk police were quoted as saying no boy by that name had been re- ported missing ther Kenneth said he was taken into an automobile and put to work on | his injury and hospital ‘Washington, Oct. 8 (#) — Physi- cians needing whiskey for office or surgical use will be permitted to | continue purchasing six quarts an- nually—all at one time. A plan of the prohibition bureau to limit withdrawals to one quart at a time has been, dropped. | Notification that the proposal | had been abandoned was given by s Young- | as Assistant Attorney General quist, in charge of prohibition, yes- | terday, in a letter to Representative | Britten, republican, Ilinois. The | letter had complained on behalf of | physicians that the filing of a sep- arate application for a single quart each two months would be a source of annoyance to reputable men. | Plan Only “Suggested” | Youngquist told him the single | quart plan was a “suggestion” con- tained in a tentative draft to pro- posed legislation. It had been sub- | mitted for comnent, he said, to | rious interested groups, including | the American Medical Association. More recent discussions with offi- cers of this association, e added, re- | sulted in decision to continue the | present system. | Commenting, Representative Brit- | ten said he was glad “the prohibi- tion unit as now constructed is working with the American Medical Association instead of against it, as its predecessors did.” He added that the change would have been expensive, requiring is- suance of millions of applications and employment of additional office forces, and ‘‘would not have pre- vented the legal issuance of a single quart of whiskey.” | Man in Critical State After Fall Down Stairs Buel Alderman, aged 44, is in a | critical condition at the New Britain General hospital, following an in- jury to his back sustained at noon yesterday when he fell down a flight | of stairs at his Barnesdale home. X-ray pictures have been taken of authorities are unable to say that the back is broken as was feared. This is the sccond injury of the | kind suffered by Mr. Alderman in the past year and a half. POSTPONE BUSINESS MEETING The Polish Business Men's mecting. scheduled fo take place tonight at the Falcon hall on Beaver straet, was postponed until next Wednesday be- cause of its interference with the bazaar for the Musiness and profes- sional men at the Sacred Heart school hall given for the benefit of | the Polish disabled veterans. The bazaar will start at 7:30 in accordance with the schedule of the series of events held during the week, which will conclude the vet- erans drive for $10,000. | the | At the conclusion vepublican caucus will be held Thursday night. The suits are returnable in the superior court at New Haven the first Tuesday in November. Order Maintained While Strikers Call for Food Danville, Va., Oct. 8 (UP)—Or- der was maintained among 4,000 rikiug cotton mill workers today a sccond commissary was opened to supply needy families with food and clothing. “There is not the slightest sem- blance of violence,” said R. M. Mos- le; executive board member of the Unf§ted Textile Workers of America. “Oilr major purpose for the present i{s to maintain strict order.” More than 2,000 strikers availed themselves of the first commissary, which was opened last week, and n increasing line of needy men and | women stood before both free food dispensaries today. Trust Swamped Under Pleas for Assistance Tondon, Oct. § (UP)—Headquar- ters of the Pilgrim Trust, which is administering the $10,000,000 fund contributed to British charity by Edward S. Harkness, the American millionaire, are being swamped by requ: from “every part of the| country for aid. “The appeals are being classified and will be handed to the trustees of the fund when they meet in the next fortnight,” the secretary, Thomas Jones, told the press today. he administrators of the fund are fettered and may spend either the apital or interest. It impossible or me to say what kind of charity will receive the most consideration.” The Harkness fund was created out of recognition for Britain's sac- rifices in the common cause of humanity during and after the war, the donor explained in his deed of trust. TO PRF ' PLAY OCT. 26 St. Elizabeth’s theatrical circle of sacred Heart made plans for an extensive program, including & play on October 26 and a series of so- cials this month at the meeting held last night. Paul Nurczyk, presi- dent, was in charge. The play is based on Polish-American incidents. of the meeting members attended the bazaar at the Sacred Heart school hall for the benefit of the war veterans. Soft corns, cracks between toes, etc,, relieved at once and healed by elght year old child. The child is Christine Cromwell, daughter of James H. R. Cromwell, New York broker and his divorced wife Mrs. Delphine Dodge (Crom- well) Baker, and granddiughter of Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, wife of a senior partner of the J. P. Mor- gan company. Under a separation agreement en- tered into between Mr. and Mrs. Cromwell April 24, 1928 and which later was incorporated in the di- vorce awarded in Nevada, Mrs. Cromwell was to have custody of the child for nine months and Mr. Cromwell “was to have the child three months June 13 to September 15 each year. Last August Mr. Cromwell moti- fled his divorced wife that he would not surrender the child on Septem- ber 15 and informed her that he was qot satisfied with the care that the child had received while in (e miother's custody. The mocner in- | stituted habeas corpus proceedings and the father retaliated by filing a motion to have the habeas cor- pus petition ‘dismissed. He also sought to dissolve a restraining or- der preventing the child’s removal from this state. NORDEN STREET GRADING Councilmen H. S. Hanes and F. . Huber of the first ward will pre- sent a petition at the meeting of the common council next week for the grading of Norden sireet be- tween Arch and Linwood streets, also to have penetration macadam applied. Curbs were recently put in and the roadway is badly in need of repairs, according to the petition- ers. | mounted from 48 to §7. | Where Massachusetts had 115 cases In the corresponding week of 1927, it has but 48 now. New York now has 50 cases. JUDGES CONSIDER PETROLEUM PLEA (Standard Oil-acuum Merger Kction Under Consideration Omaha, Neb., Oct. 8 (UP)—Three federal judges pondered toda whether to allow a merger which would give the United States anoth- er billion dollar corporation and the second largest oil corporation in the world. With arguments concluded in thz government's suit to prevent the proposed merger of Standard Oil of New York and Vacum Oil company, the controversy centered around the |supreme court decress of 1911 which disintegrated the 37 com- panies comprising the so-callgd | “Standard Oil Monarchy.” | Arguing that the supreme court {had no intention of preventing any further merger between the forme: |1y associated companies, attorneys for Standard and Vacuum contended yesterday that the proposed merger would not violate the Sherman Anti- Trust laws. | In attempting to prevent the “What’s the matter with me?” Just a little dragged-out. A little nervous, jumpy. Throat dry . . . coughing too much. Perhaps it’s your brand of cigarettes. Too harsh, maybe. Or too heavy. Why don’t you play during the last week. The state park and forest com mission has prohibited the use of all fire places in state parks until th dry spell is broken, and Lathrop ap-| pacific rail pealed to all those entering or riding | pim of ¢ |through forests greatest caution. ‘ CALABRE AK | Torrington, Oct. § Nicholas Calabrese of the Torring ton police department, teok stand again today at the reconven ing of the superior court at Litch field for the trial of Chiarello Torrington, to exercise th STAND charged with the mur: der of Antonio Russo here last May. the Domenico | 115 ¥ . £ tha ¥ and Theodore Adamo of Cronin caught one of the boys and class rates was denied today by th2 commission. Chairman Frank McManamy of the commission wrote President Charles Donnelly of the Northern v company informing commission’s denial. . e | | POP CORN VENDOR ROBBED' | Eli Jacobs, a pop corn vendor who ) — Capt, | does business at the corner of Main and Lafayette streets, complained to Officer James Cronin that several | boys succeeded in stealing some | chewing gum and 13 pennies from | his wagon last evening. Officer after questioning him obtained the | names of the other youths implicat- Captain Calabrese was on the stand |9 when adjournment was Thursday. Other witnesses s to be called by the state toda Seth Benton, undertaker's who removed the body from woods near Spring street: Dr. Don. ald Herman, Winsted medical exam ner, who gave permission for its re moval: Dr. H. B. Hanchett, Tor rington medical cxaminer, who per. taken 5 heduled | were | ant, | Otto Oldenburg, the | sics in the U OLDENBURG ACCEPTS CALL Goettingen, Germany, Oct. 8 (P professor of phy- iversity of Goettingen,. - ‘ has accepted a call to the faculty ef -{Harvard University, ~Cambridge,. - | Mass. formed the autopsy; and Coroner H. | A. Herman. [ e e | TROOP 11 ENTERTAINMENT | Boy Scout Troop 11, located a |the Stanley Memorial school is plan |ning an entertainment for the ear! |future and will increase the troo; funds with the proceeds. sting program is being arrange |to be announced soon. | The troop is also making plans | for a basketball team to play other {local troop teams, and a picke merger, John Lord O'Brian, assis- isroup is already working out on the nd the date of the entertainment .:i | t An inter. | a | 'WHY SUFFER when thecream- white REM-OLA salve has healed l and helped Pile Sufferers for 17 years. | Easy to apply —does not soil clothing, i | Guaranteed by Druggists — or write | Henry Thayer & Co.,Cambridge, Mass. | FOR FREE SAMPLE IN PLAIN WRAPPER e fair with yourself, and see Foderal Prossouter Thomas E.|® farm in a secluded section. Yes- Cook investigated complaints and evidence gathered by Cook resulted in the indictments. Retzlaff and the elder Gomez are in South America. J. Verner Anderson is a former resident of New Britain and is well known here. REV. BACON DEAD New Haven, Oct. 8.—{P—Rev. Theodore Davenport Bacon, son of late Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, died yesterday at his home in Ham- den. He was 67 years old. He was born in Stamford, Conn. Two broth- ers, a half brother and four Sisters survive. USE HERALD CLASSIVIED ADS Phone 683 Crosson Private Nursing Home 25 GRISWOLD STREET The aged, infirm and convalescing cared for under home-like conditions. Quiet d restful surroundings. Efficient staff in attendance. CLAYTON & CROSSON, Prop. terday, he said, he was brought to New Haven and released. CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Duffy of 169 Clark street observed the sixth anniversary of their marriage yes- teday with a number of their friends attending a reception at their home. They were married at the Church of St. John the Evangelist by Rev. Themas J. Laden, pastor. 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