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New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Benson Will CALL
GAS PROBE Meeting
Agrees to Accept Craftsmanship
After Conference With Mayor

Ralph H. Benson, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, who yester-
day was appointed chairman of the
mayors special committee to In
vestigate gasoline prices, today held
conference with Mayor Weld rela-
tive to the objects Of the committee.
Mr.. Benson did not know of his
appointment last evening until he
read the announcement in The
Herald. This morning he received
the mayors letter, but deferred ac-
cepting the appointment until he
had consulted with chamber officials.
In the absence OF President w. c.
Hungerford. George H. Dyson, vice
president, advised Mr.. Benson's &C
ceptance. stating that he thought it
was a logical position for him.
Mr.. Benson will call a meeting of
the committee at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms some time tomor-
row forenoon.
The committee. according to the
understanding of the committee
chairman. is simply for the purpose
OF investigating prices from an in
formation standpoint. Further &C
ton has not at this time been con-
sidered.
As a coincident with his appoint
ment as chairman of this committee,
comes the information that an in
statewise investigation of
the difference in gasoline prices be-
tween this and nearby states was
started at Mr.. Benson's initiative a
short time ago. Noticing that gaso-
line sold In Massachusetts, towns for
Is to II cents, while it sold for
% to "a cents in New Britain, Mr..
Benson Investigated quietly and laid
his information before the Connect
cut State Chamber. That body
now is pursuing the investigation
the state.
The local committee will not be
tied up with the statewide or any
other movement, but will function In
an independent capacity. unless later
cause change in pol
Icy, Mr.. Benson stated today.
The committee consists of Alder
man John F. Mearz. Councilman
NJ. Cooper. P. J. Gaffney and
Walter l.. Bell, with Ralph H. Bers
son. chairman.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
SEARCH CONTINUES
Police still Unable to Find Body Of
Missing Dudley, Mass, Woman
Gone Since July 3.

Dudley. Mass, July IS LP - Po-
lice today aided by police dog
and volunteer posses, are searching
farms and roadways in the vicinity
of Quinebaug, Conn. and South
bridge road, where State Detectives
Mccarthy and Police Chief Rey-
nolds now believe Mrs. Henry G.
Willis, missing mother of nine,
wandered after disappearing from
her home here July 3.
What the police say was a posi-
tive Identification was given last
night by Louis Pruti, an employe
at the Intervale mills. Quinebaug.
who told Detective Mccarthy that
the day after Mrs. Willis disappear
ed he met at $50 a. m, near the
mill, a woman in a sport coat, with
light gray flannel dress. blue tur-
ban hat and green stockings. He
said she was headed in the direc-
ton of West Dudley on the main
highway to Southrbidge.
A few minutes before this James
Canty, night Waterman at the mill,
saw the same woman, and at 6:15
that morning Paul Renue, a bus
line driver on the Southbridge
route told of passing woman with
the same kind of clothing as de-
scribed by Pruti, He said the pas
sengers in the bus remarked that
she couldn't be going far or she
would be seeking ride.
James Carroll, also of Quinebaug,
says he saw. on Tufts hill, a mile
from the village of Quinebaug, at
1890 that morning, woman an
swering the same description head
ed toward the mill.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Merit System Proposed By Weld
For Police and Fire Dents. Here
TOBACCO MEN MEET
Fate OF Connecticut Valley Tobacco
Association Now Appears To BE
Hanging In the Balance.

Hartford, Conn.,, July P-With
the fate Of the Connecticut Valley
Tobacco association hanging in the
balance. a new organization to con-
sist only of Havana seedgrowers is
being formed, according to reports
made at a meeting of the eleventh
district of the association in Hazard
Vile last night. Members announc-
ed that agents of Joseph W. Alsop,
president Of the present association
have been quietly soliciting a new
sign-up among Havana seed growers
for some time and that several HaZ-
ardville growers have signed this
new contract. Approximately one
half of the $500 members of the
Connecticut Valley Tobacco associ-
alton are growers of Havana seed.
The eleventh district. made up of
growers in the town Of Enfield, be-
gan the instruction against the
present management of the associ-
alton and last night solicited its
opinion by voting unanimously to
put the district on record as favor
ing the movement under way for
the appointment of receiver to IL
quidate and dissolve the association.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
MAYOR ASKS LINDBERGH
TO CORNERSTONE LAYING
Transatlantic Flyer, 1t Is Hoped,
VIII Attend Ceremonies At
Walnut Hill

Mayor Weld today telegraphed
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh inviting
him to be the guest OF the city of
New Britain at the exercises attend
ing laying OF cornerstone in the
World War mem orial next Wednes-
day.
The intrepid air mail flier who
won the distinction of being the first
man to complete transatlantic air.
plane trip is soon to begin an air
tour of the country in the interests
of commercial aviation and since his
itinerary is believed to be incomplete
Mayor Weld is hopeful that he may
be in a position to come here for
the cornerstone program, particu-
larry as he will be in Hartford, it is
expected, on the same day.
If it is possible for Lindbergh to
accept the mayors invitation. a
place will be provided for him on
the program; if not the original
plans will be carried out. 1t is eX-
pected that an answer may be re-
ceived before the end of this week.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Sailor Wants Divorce
After Year of Marriage

Charging intidelity, suit for d.
rorce has been brought by Earl f.
Skene, IS, of the United States
navy, against Drusella P. Skene.
Skene is acting through his father,
William Skene of this city, and At
torney Thomas f. McDonough is
handling the case for the plaintiff
The writ is returnable in the SUI
nerior court the first Tuesday of
September
Mr.. and Mrs Skene were married
in this city June is. 1926. and it is
claimed by the plaintiff that they
lived together as man and wife for
only three days. Mrs. Skene. be-
for her marriage, was Miss Drusella
Finard of Maine.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
GIRL AVIATOR IS
CENTER OF stage
Attracting Much Attention on
Incoming LeYiathan

S. S. Leviathan. July 10 P1The
five American air heroes who have
flown the Atlantic and are now
homeward bound aboard the Levia-
than seemed content today TO take
the background in the life aboard
ship and with due gallantry permit
the limelight to play exclusively
upon an ambitious Fraulein, Thea
Rasche, the German aviatrix, who
is also aboard. She Is going to the
United States. determined to re-
cross the Atlantic by air and thus
be the first woman to make that
flight.
Commander Byrd and his COM
panions remained in their state
rooms last night, much to the dis
appointment of many passengers,
including Fraulein Rasche, who
says she hopes to get inspiration
from them.
The fog which enveloped the
channel yesterday lifted before the
Leviathan sailed from Cherbourg.
giving Byrd an opportunity to re-
cross his airplane route with clear
vision, and also giving him an op-
portunity for an expression of re-
greet at what might have been
when the America was eastward
bound over this part of the ocean.
He and his companions slept the
sleep of exhaustion last night, but
were expected to enter today upon
the ships gaieties.
Clarence Chamberlin was up and
about. saying that he was trying to
forget the role he played as trans
atlantic f1ier, and was willing that
attention should rest upon Com
mander Byrd or Fraulein Rasche
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
EAST IN GRIP OF
BAD HOT SPELL
derstorms were forecast by the
weather bureau.
Knife ThrOWer Crazed,

New York, July IS (UP)-A pro.
fessional knife thrower, skilled ir
just missing targets, became crazed
early today and hurled an array OF
kitchen cutlery at cooks in a Coney
Island hotel kitchen, patrons of an
adjacent combined motion picture
theater and restaurant, and police
men.
All of the knives just missed their
targets.
Six bullets from policeman s
gun hit theirs.
Andrew Driestra. AZ. was killed.
Chester Sherman, 81. bystander.
was wounded by stray bullet.
A score of women and children
were trampled in the panic in the
theater- when the scream
ing mailman rushed from the kitch-
en- into the cafe, but none was seri-
ously injured. 1t required an hour
for 100 police reserves to disperse
the crowd which gathered outside
the place.
Driestra had been a knife throw
er and hanger-on of concessions at
Coney Island for years, but recent
ly he had found difficulty in obtain
ing employment. He worked for a
while as dish washer at the Bos-
ton hotel.
Yesterday he was discharged.
About l p. m. today be entered the
kitchen of the place and was greet
ed by employees. He appeared surly.
Fifteen walters and chefs were in
the kitchen.
Driestra walked to the chopping
block where cleavers and a variety
of knives were lying. He started
throwing them and screaming. The
walters and chefs ran for doors
and windows. Several dropped Is
feet to the ground. Others ran into
the theater. restaurant. Driestra
followed. Six hundred patrons DASH
ed for doors.
Policeman Gilbert Holmes made
his way through the crowd with pis-
IL.
source of ammunition. AS Holmes
followed him through the kitchen
door meat cleaver whizzed past
his head and stuck In the door.
Holmes fired. Driestra, hit in the
shoulder, threw another knife and
missed. Holmes was firing as fast
as his gun would shoot. Two more
bullets hit Driestra, one struck
Sherman. wounding him slightly.
and several went wild.
Driestra rushed Holmes, lifting a
long knife above his head. Holmes
fired again, and Driestra dropped
dead with a bullet square between
the eyes and the knife still In his
hands.
Holmes and Patrolman George M.
Egan, who assisted him In the bat
tie, were commended by their ST.
periors today for shooting Driestra,
They saved not only their own lives,
but probably the lives of bystanders
as well, police officers said.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Judge BACKS Police
IN War ON Speeding
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McDonough said the case is Of great
the need he has for his license. He
was not violating the law. despite the
officers testimony. and he was not
endangering his safety, the lawyer
said. 1t would be well to have the
speedometers on police motorcycles
tested daily as done in New York.
the attorney said. and Mr.. Woods
replied that had a tire blown out
while Zehrer was going So miles an
hour, a fatality might have resulted.
There was no question OF the guilt
in this case, he said.
- Thomas Curcio, aged %, Of % Lo-
Gust street, pleaded not guilty to the
charge Of speeding but Judge SAKE
imposed fine of $40 and costs with
the observation that "a miles an
hour on Franklin square at $50
p, M, is too fast for safety. Motor
cycle Officer David Doty testified
that Curcio passed three cars be-
tween Whiting and Pearl streets on
South Mali street and Franklin
Square and was clicked at "a miles
an hour. Curcio said that he was not
driving faster than $ miles an hour.
The officer said, in reply to Judge
SAKE, that the traffic was quite heavy
at the time.
Edward Murtha, aged 81, of 40
Talcott street, was fined $40 and
costs for speeding on Stanley street.
He pleaded guilty and said he had
repaired a car and was trying 1t out
when Motorcycle Officer Harper
overlook him. The officer testified
that he saw Murtha driving at the
rate OF ~ miles an hour about 1910
last night.
In the case of Henry ]. D'Aversa,
aged IS, of 65 Lorraine street,
charged with operating an automo-
bile without registration, judgment
was suspended. Judge SAKE warned
him to be, certain that he carries
the necessary papers while driving.
On recommendation Of Mr.. Woods
a bond OF $4,000 was ordered in the
case of Henry O'Neil Of 71S Arch
street, and the case was continued
until August /. O'Neil jumped
through a third story window at his
home the morning of July and is
at New Britain General hospital.
When he Is able to leave the hos
pital 1t will be impossible to con-
fine him at once to an institution be-
cause Of his injuries, Mr.. Woods
said. He is charged with operating
an automobile while under influence
Of liquor, while his license was IN
der suspension, and taking an auto
mobile without permission OF the
owner
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Charing Cross Murder
Suspect Is Convicted

London, July 10 (UP) - John
Robinson, who has been on trial IN
Old Bailey charged with the mur<
der of Mrs. Minnie Bonati, today
was convicted by jury and sens
fenced by the presiding Judge I'd
be hanged.
Mrs. Bonati was the victim OF
the "Charing Cross trunk mystery.~
Her body was found in a trunk Id
that station.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
A. i. SIOPER Is.

President Andrew 7. Sloper of
New Britain National bank. former
state senator, and one Of the most
prominent residents of Connecticut
III banking circles. will observe his
18th birthday anniversary tomor-
row. He was born in Southington,
July IA, 1S49. but has spent prac-
tically his lifetime in New Britain.
Despite his years, Mr.. Sloper is about
his duties daily. A few years ago he
was seriously i'll for several weeks
and made a remarkable recovery.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Lively Baseball Seems
Likely to Be Continued

New York, July IS fP-Sentiment
apparently was opposed to making
any change in the so-called lively
ball as National league club owners
met today at the Office Of President
John A. Heydler in their regulaa
midsummer session.
1t was felt generally that inferiot
pitching rather than the balls res
siliency was responsible for the mode
ern prevalence OF extra-base hitting
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
100000 BOND ISSUE

New Haven. July 10 P-The g.
100000 bond issue of the New Haven
Water company soon to be released
will yiel' Az per cent and will be
available through brokers offices it
was announced today by Goudin Y.
Cailland. president of the company.
The returns from the issue will be
used to defray current expenses,
now under way in North Branford.
presumably the construction work
now under way in North Branford.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
HO\EYNJA\ SIZED

NJ. -. Honeyman Of this city has
been sued by Howard S. Graves of
Springfield, Mass, for alleged breach
OF contract and damages of $4,000
are asked In a complaint fled in su-
pcrior court at Springfield. Attorney
the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
EXCHANGE CLUB MEETS

Edward j. Donnelly of Whitman
tic, president of the Affiliated Ex-
change clubs of Connecticut. was the
speaker at the meeting of the Ex-
change club last evening. Members
of the Meriden club were present.
number OF gifts We're made to
Harold Tayntor, who recently was
married A bouquet of roses was
sent to Mrs. Tayntor with the COM
plilnents of the club
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
MultimilliOnaire Twelve
Years Ago: Now Broke

Uhiontown, Pa. July 13.-(P-
His wealth appraised at some s70,-
100000 II years ago. Josiah v.
Thompson, former Uniontown bank
er and coal operator, now is penni-
less, according to statement he fill
ed in court here today.
Called upon to account for s145,-
600 in an estate of which he was
trustee, Thompson. who went bank
rupt in 1915, claimed he was with
out funds.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
BLACK LEAVES ALLAHABAD

A Allahabad, British India, July
13.-(UP)-Van Lear Black, pubs
Usher Of the Baltimore Sun, left at
6:15 a. m. today in his Fokker air
yacht for Karachi, British India. Ha
is returning to Amsterdam after .
flight from there to the Dutch East
Indies.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
o. d. II. S. INSTALLS

Eintracht lodge. o. d. H. s.. in
stalled the following officers at the
meeting last night: President, Al
fred Hejne; vice president, Carl
Ramm; secretary. Louis Lehr: fl
nancial secretary. George Hagist;
treasurer, Otto Leopold
The exercises were in charge of
Deputy Max Graesser, w. Ramm
and John Thoma.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
NINE LYNCHINGS IN 1927

Tuskegee, Ala, July 13.-tP>-
Nine lynchings were recorded the
first half of 1927 by Tuskegee Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute. All of
the persons lynchcd were Negroes,
the statement said, and were dis
tributed among the states as fol-
lows: Arkansas, 2; Louisiana, 1;
Mississippi, 4; Missouri, 1. and
Texas, 1.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
1000 ARE ARRESTED

London, July IS UP)-Twd
thousand opponents of the Soviet
regime In Minsk have been arrested
during the past two weeks, an ex&
change telegraph Dispatch FROM
Prague said.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
khan SUPPORTED
negro NEWSPAPER
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NNOHllu ueu IIOlu flTSI rage
were made out to w. H. (Big jack
Jackson, owner of the Ledger, and
were for 1920; 5000: 5000 and 5000.
The notations by Stephenson
were made while he was awaiting
sentence to life imprisonment for
the murder of Madge Oberholtzer.
He busted himself in the Mobiles
vile Gndiana) Jail with asserting
and identifying various document.
Floyd Christian, an attorney, said
Stephenson told him of hopes of
using the checks to force men in
volved to procure his release.
The rotations We're of the same
general purport-that the money
represented by checks was paid to
the Ledger or to its owner for Gov.
Jackson's publicity.
Big Jack" Jackson said today
that he remembered the $500 check,
but could not recall the others.
1T was paid for papers or pub
llcity or something to help Gov.
Jackson, but l am quite sure that
did nothing to incriminate myself"
the Times quoted him as saying.
Importance of Checks
The importance of these checks"
BOYD Gurley, editor of the Times.
wrote in his story, lies in their
revelations Of the activities of
Stephenson in behalf of jackson and
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Extensive development plans have
been laid out by the Vienna city gov
eminent.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13
Hot In New York

New York, July 10 tP-Although
the weather man said that the citys
so year old heat record Of 81 degrees
for July 10 was in no danger. New
Workers. were satisfied today that the
heat they had was plenty. record
breakink of not,
Starting at "A degrees at four
o'clock in the morning the mercury
had climbed to so at 10 o'clock The
humidity at that time was - and a
hazy mist hung over the city like a
hot blanket. The weather bureau
predicted continued rise in tempera
ture until mid-afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Boston, July 10 tP,-This city pre-
pared itself today to endure another
period of sitting heat with suffering
increased by excessive humity. The
temperature. which reached SO de-
grees yesterday, was ~ at seven
o'clock this morning and began a
steady climb of four degrees an
hour The humidity was 81. The
weather bureau saw little relief in
prospect before tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR BEST RESULTS
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

Washington. July 13 UP) - A
great heat wave covered the entire
region east of the Mississippi river
today. Another night of swelter and
humidity was indicated.
The L. S. weather bureau prom
Used relief for the Great Lakes and
Ohio Valley regions by tomorrow,
but middle and north Atlantic states
are not due for cooler weather I'M
til tomorrow night.
Thunderstorms are expected to-
night in many Of the areas under
going tropical temperatures.
New Britain herald., 1927-07-13

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-01
The Interview with Leon IT0tsky

very much doubt that that can be said The
Soviet Government does not need the support of a
church; on the contrary it is trying to lberate the
workers from every religious influence. AS far as
the so-called living church, is concerned the ma
ture of my occupation and of my intellectual inter
ests deprlves me of the opportunity of observing it.
The eighteenth question:
What is the most important task in mat
tiers of economy"
The Americanzation of our technics bv rein
forcing the foundation of socialism and promoting
the welfare of the masses. We should however
raise no objection to the sovietizaton of technics
in America If American technics were conioined
to the social system of the Soviets the result would
be colossal growth of the cultural power of hui
mainly in general.
Nineteenth question:
What is the most important achievement
of Communism in the Soviet Union since
1927"
During the period since 1921 we have recon-
structed our industry and in production as a whole
we nave about reached pre-war level Socialism has
thereby proved for the first time in the history of
mankind its capacity to increase the productive
forces OF country. This question is dealt with in
book of mine which has also been published in
America, namely, Towards Socialism or towards
Capitalism ?"
In conjunction with the question of danger of
war would revert to the question of the differences
OF opinion within our Party The fact of these diff
1erences OF opinion naturally effects public opinion
differently in the various classes and various conn
tries. The press makes sensation out of it. The
American press is of the most prominent in
TINS regard, If not quite the most prominent You
know this better than l. We can only advise Won
to take the reports of your press with a grain of
SAT- In the first place. would ask YOU to con-
vince yourselves during your stay with us that it is
matter OF differences of opinion within the same
Party as was welded together by the prelude to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-01

illegal fight by the fights of the October Revolu-
tion by the civil war, by socialistic constructive
work and by iron internal discipline 1t is not likely
that such results will emerge from these differences
of opinion enemies hope for might hope
for. What separates US is ncomparably smaller
than that which untes Several of the newspa-
pers abroad, which most opposed to US, or most
calumnious or most misled in regard to us, have
even tried in way another to link up the per-
spectIve of war with the struggle within Party
Such reflections hopes fundamentally false;
they are a mixture of deceit and stupidity. Our
Party, as have already said is united in its en-
deavor to maintain peace. If, however, we are at
tackled for the purpose of preventing the carrying
out OF socalstic construction and cultural de-
velopment, Party will fight with the same
unanimous enthusiasm characterized it at the
barrcades in 1917 and during the civil war of the
succeeding in order to preserve the achieve
ments of the October Revolution. We are still the
same revolutionares who raised the standard of re-
volt against absolutsm, against the bourgeosie,
against war. And if our enemies believe that in
the government offices we have since that time he
come du-witted and lazy, they will soon discover
that they are greatly mistaken.
supplementary question:
quite apart from any question of internal
party policy, we are so greatly interested in
the securing of better relations with Russia
that we should like to know whether the dav
has not arrived on which Soviet Russia may
allow freedom of opinion not only to workers
but also to those who not in agreement with
the policy of the government"
We would sign such undertaking today, if
those here present would sign parallel undertake
ing to the effect that throughout the world our
enemies, who have at their disposal immense ma
terial means would not interfere in our internal
life for the purpose of helping the exploiting classes
to overthrow the Soviet system and bring the coun-
try back into the path of capitalism.
When; about the middle of the last century, the
American radicals fighting against the slave
owners in the southern states for the abolition of
slavery, there were, not only in the south but also