New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1930, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press EW BRITAIN HEK AL Average Daily Circulation For Week Ending 15’302 Nov. 15th ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1930. —1 TWENTY PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS POST ROAD'S “LONE WOLF SHOT DOWN BY BANDIT ATTEMPT TO ARREST VICTORY HERE £OST Famous for Work In! Sergt. Amos Anderson, Darien, Seriously Hurt —Suspect, Held By Police, Identified By Officer in Hespital. erome Melville, Charge, Believed to Be Frederick Burks, Want- ed in St. Louis for Mur- der of Policeman—Re- fuses to Talk. Facing Norwalk, Nov. 17 (A—Quick work »n the part of the Norwzlk police t early resulted Mel th street, New yartme today in ture of it 1 West 1 suspected of Jeron: York shooti Darien, after Mel- of Anderson of ase on the Boston Po: ¢ has been identified men who fled from riddled with “lone road- st road 1 as one hree the scent the shoot inac fired by the as | 1t t famous Condition Gr: on's condit the report- hos- Stamford d by the to op- loss s refuse Anderson ling machine to road and when the d to heed his signal. he red r driven by Clif- der, It on the Iriver refus 1andes post omr L C Anderson ¢ . believed from the with gun nanded ohile. v York machine n his car 2 im Melville, 1er machine. wn, faced him and registration of the With lightning rapid Yorker pulled a gun 4 fired point blank at tk The man jumped into the auto- Anderson collapsed. The who has won national Sloits the post tied his gun ¢ fleeing Anderson, from his hip officer. obile as tame for road, ¢ machine Ofticer Tdentifies Man ander identific Ik police station in Norwalk, is registered in the name of William Dolan, of Brooklyn and is thought to have been stol Detectiv Lieutenar Lengyel of the Norwalk dep in comparing finger prints tures, de-l bat Melville bears a elr semblance Frederick Bur Youis for the murder of a nd one of e most notorious b: its of the iddle west. He pointed out that t questioned he said that he was married i t his wife's in The car, Martin rtment, and pic- king wanted in St policeman Bob ( n Norwalk Garage The Norwalk Hour today de learned that the automol trio of New Yorkers was in 1 local gar from 6 to 8 o'clock last night. When the police this car, a big sedan, to the inite- Iy usea brought d on Page (Conti Two) WANT MAYOR 70 NAME CORPORATION GOUNSEL Lawyers Preparing Peti- tion for Radical City Charter Change radic to be a to 1 following dersigned, the bar of city al changes cmpted today all this of most residents opinion that | sts of that the ended s0 counsel he power it would 1 est intere charter the city of Sritain of this « 1 vt appoint corporation the judges of the city to appoint the prosecutors Attorney Samuel S. Googel, rescntative-elect, is the sponsor the movement and those who petition to date or mayo of have signed the spon W. Rosenberz. Max Irving I Rachlin, T F. T. Ringrose, Andrew . Aha Harold Koplowit Golon and Char mulonis. It was reported today that other law- years will affix their signatures this veek before petition goes hefore the charter revision committes At present the common appoints the corporation and the prosecuting attorneys. The mayor has no power in the matter a member of the council, ar Appell, awrence J. the counsel except as (Continued on Page Two) 131989.68 | rubbish rep- | DEMOCRATS §1,980 Financial Report on Election Ex- penses File] Filed With City Contributions of $400 From State Central Committce and §200 Each From Judge Gaffncy and Judge Mangan Lead List. mber 4 cost town committee $1669.85 contributions “The election on Nove the democratic of which was raised through from local of the state central committee, candidates members the party re was a balance on hand of $445.74 when the campaign opened and the present balance Is| $125.91, according to the report of Dr. A. L. Avitable, treasurer of the town committee, filed with the city and other central committee and W, finey will re- office in Ja ceded by Judge defeated Attorney llinz for the place. Judge n each tOnerv\Hr d the port shows. Judge ( tire from the prob: ary and will be who W. A Contributions ed revort is as follows: State central com- an, al B The de Contributions mitte ith Henry LeWitt, Dr. W. W. Fox, 3] George Martin, $2 Lee, Keov Lee, $25; I'. M. Zimmer Donahuc ) ald Donlon Mangan, $ Rev. M. J Jr., $10; P. *aul Nurezyk, $3: Abraham G perina, $10; J. os. $10; Ralph Bure McCrann, $7 J. Kec L. Dunn, $25; John L 5; Samuel Sablotsky, $10 Avitabile, Robert P. K. »onough. onlon, $20; $16 Jose I.n Bian Fagan, Dr. Kerr M it Total, Campaign Lxpenditures Kre suppli¢ ars and services omy Co., 1 Coi el Smith supplic line and oil, 24 nley R lics, 1dic (Continued on Page Two) ' FARM HAND ELEGTROCUTED FOR MURDER OF CHILD Coon Pays Death Penalty In Pennsylvania Slaying—Stabbed Girl to Death, Bellefonte, Pa.. Nov. 17 (P—Har- ry Coon, 23-year-old farm hand, died in the electric chair at Rock- view penitentiary today for the mur- | der of six-year-old Mildred Cass. Coon was arrested Scptembe of this year, the_day after the ing of the little’ girl, the daught.r of his employer, H. D. ( on the m in Dotter county. Coon beat and stabbed the child o death and threw her body on a heap. He told authorities Cass had reprimanded him and he up his mind to get even if he had to kill one of the farmer's chil- dren ass, S made l Legion Attack Probed The Ohio department of can Legion hs tigation of the & the St. Clairsville, O, post, led by 1son McQuill e, in hurling gas bombs into a grocery store that failed to close on Armistice McQuillan remarked after- that he was sorry it was to impose patriotism on American concern.” nounced wards cessary “ne- An WBRIDE FLAYS TALK OF REP EAI Says Suggestion On Mohhca tion Not Wickersham Affair NEW DRY LEADERS LOOM Methodist Temperance Board — Sees “Deplorable Lack of Local Organ- ization on Part of Drys in Many States"—Urges Unity. Nov ient Hoover's law enforcemen Washington recommends modifica- Vol d Act or in the proh will exceed its fu McBride head of zue, declared irc commission of the r chan bitio! une Dr. the tions, here with the Unitéd “urther, MeBride organization, the influential of t ill stand firmly to modify th peal the 18th ame the commission The com E until Nov. 24 has discarded cuggestion for repeal umendment, wed seriously, th no favor systems proposec Quebee and tion of modif Act to permit the commission Dr. said that his most powerful 2 mission It any of the Wias never ente and lik on variot such as those eden. On the que ation of the Volstead and light w divided, but wise looks control mn Sw beer is of (Continued on Pu EIGHT BAKERS VICTIMS OF CARBON HONOXIDE GAS Boston Workmen Overcome in Plant Three) —Taken to Hospital, All Will Recover. Nov (UP) monoxide poisoning daken to Haym hospital early today after be- by fellow worl at Charlestown plant of the Gen- | Baking company victims, all expected Lester Varner, George Branch, ssell Pratt both of ~Victims cight ket Boston 17 ot carbon rs were ing rescued ors the or to cove che bury Kowell, Samuel Arthur Pu Jacobs, 6 seph Ead At the they were Charlestow Bainbridge, 40, Stoneham; hes, 49, Everett; Joseph Jamaica Plain: 5, West Som they were overcome working with a score of in a room the windows n closed because of ation showed that ition in the room zod other men Thlrd Av1ator ln New Bntam Dies; Flew In Own Plane n 1911 ; th has halted hn Thompson, aged 41, of irview street, one of the pioncers in aviation of this city, who is said been the third man in New n airplane. He died at his home yesterday morn- ing after a short iliness. Mr. Thompson, when a youth, voted much of his time to the stud of aviation, then in its infancy, and made it his ambition to become an aviator, Before the World War he con- ducted an airplane shop with Georg Pranaitis, who is state aviation in- spector, and flew his machines in this city fairs in Berlin. When Nels Nelson, noted aviator built his plane in 1911 and brought it to Tyler's field, Plainville, to learn to fly he met Thompson, also with + hon e machine, ready to be- gin his aeronautic carcer Dering the several weeks that fol- of the career lowed Thompson and Nelson made | § | known their “Tractor” and both cxperienced min- Thousands watched the ke off, circle the field a and then safely make about biplanes 100 flights or mishaps aviators t few times, landing. When the Thompson to arms was issued iion to join the Unit navy and on his discharge devoted his time to build- ing airplanes king parts such 1s propellers, and bodies in his shop in the of his home as the Britain Aero and rear New Works urviving tha Thompson na Thompson Christine. Weave Mrs. Mary Tuman Ohio, and brother, Thompson of California will hg Mrs. Mrs isters, M this city and Cleveland, Alexander Mar- An- are his wi his mot r of of 5 al service held to- morrow merning at Andrew's church. Burial will St. Mary's cemetery. be in Ameri- an inves- | tion of members of 9 o'clock at St. | THIRTY ARKANSAS BANKS CLOSED § DAYS BY ORDERS jHalI May Reopen, Remainder Face Financial Troubles of ~ Serious Nature WITHDRAWALS EXCESSIVE, OFRIIALS TELL PURIC | American Exchange Trust Co., Little Rock First to Lock | well & Co., positors Make Situation Difficul | | | | | | by Depleting Deposits. Little Rock, Ark Is of the A. B Arkansas financial in announced today t the state with whicl affiliated to deposito days Nov. 17 (# Banks & Com titution inks pany The | had he {others in xl‘ action they we not lullmu cision ayments and clo sulted ir the nounced the ter others, th 1erici is in banks. Ark bank m positor he end of 1 th ‘November \\ulnl:.nmL Excessive statement by dir of finarfeial & Company hville, aldw DO-X MAY POSTPONE FIGHT UNTIL SPRING Growing Rumors of Motor Trouble Circulated in France Toda aplane, to fly across » New York will not next spr motors of t mctioned as well heen hoped and the wre 100 well a of the grow nsatisfactory weather conditior from this season on to risk such \azardous trip when the short fl of from Calshot to not accomplished with pointed out that ship was designed to r hour, it has not mishap Claude Dorr New York 1doned. He on would be om whers Azores. fir As ,mnf er cabled to Hort i tan Nov. 23, prepared t 16,000 iiters of liters of oil “We Co not wish thing his gasoline sonabl shot flight postponed wil only we and not bec lack of confidence in the until to Ause mo ors | (Continued on Page Two) THE WEATHER New Britain and vicinity: Occasional rain tonight and Tuesday: slightly warmer to- night. . x| of Doors as Result of Run Started by Cald- Collapse—Nervous De- t n ments ship’s crew Bordeaux was 1t or e Lifeboat Cruisers Take To Tanker for Refuge New York, Nov. 17 (P—Cap n Harry W ¢ and two companions who s sday bandoned refuge 1in a specially constru for Bermuda their craft aboard a tanker The er | News that h weather short harbor and 1 nd William 1. od up Saturd Tank Mus ker Houston and taken s ca for their ¢ taken off Coas NORTHEND SCHOOL REPAIRS OPPGSED Parents and Teachers Head Dis- likes Mayor ng ey s Plan ASKS POINTFD QUEbTIONS trancis A, Clark ment, Declares More Room Needed and Modern Facilitic quired for Education Purposes. ”Ith‘ Seribts SICK BOY GIVES §19 FOR RELIEF OF NEEDY Arthur Berson Expresses Joy at Ability to In- crease Fund om g how the boy more of s old » to while read so happy g for now he and papers, to sce people rking So 1 tho Ever since 1 was (Continyed on 1 in Lengthy State- Is | BOBBY JONES T0 WITHORAW FROM GOLF COMPETITION e | T | King of Players, With No Hore! Worlds to Conquer, Retires | From Tournamen: Play HOLDS ALL FOUR MAJOR LINKS CROWNS AT ONCE Atlanta Lawyer, Sensation Since He Was Eaght, Took Laurels Modest- Iy—Shy of Publicity, Always Re- fused to Jeopardize Amateur Standing — Only Recently Began Writing of Game for Newspapers, You 7P Jones, Jr Noy c Herbert H hrou f a seri- of in- s coun- NITRATE HAGNATE SHOT IN PARIS BY WOMAN ‘Madame Joron” Said to Be Assis- tant—dJose Maria D'Astorcga in Serious Condition. ) n shot Npv. 17 ¢ bee won Joron have i onl iis ma them taking The ¢ been Joron have ma effect I f the shooti Ithough shots wit t out M.R.&T.0UO BOUND OVER T0 SUPERIOR COURT TRIAL N FREIGHT NURSE T0 ASSUME FRESH AIR DUTIES Miss Logan Becomes Full Time Worker for Camp O0THER CHANGES PLANNED Miss Labadie and Mrs. Ander-on to Handle Tuberculosis Relief Work —Dr. Dumont anid Other Officizls Approve Plan i ok, okl B, 3 8 MISS VENTLIE LOGAN prov vell volve Part of R. & E. Plant Goes on 45 Hour Week Methedist Drys Discount Wet Gains ln November Flections o thousar board said that £ Mundreds of menbersh e Strength of Drys editorial said the dry t honse would be o CAR BURGLARY ’robable Cau se Found Against King and Merin - DiPinto Gro- cer, Discharged on Nolle — Gutauakas Fined $25 for Theft. Miner, Read & Tullock Em- Held Under Heavy Bond After Police Testify to Their Raids On Employer’s Stock— ployes Lawyers Fight Hard. I»ox‘.al‘* on avenue, to the next Hart- J the 1 Miner grocers rges whil on three » in- Prosecu- a high of the A part in d out to complicated tiention in Winter th receiv- and by the ods had W 19 at- illock Co he had of not his Nair sold plea of theft ynch and $36.0 Harry urt th ears o ed On P THO YAUTHS SHOULDER RLABE FOR VANDALISH Accept Responsihility for Defacing High School Action Delayed oys arrested Bolim no prose- vho were H. 8.” in d take n in on hool on the Hart of the New t said today would wait authorities had to a decision before the police