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New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
q DIE; 30 HURT
 ON TOURIST TRAIN
Sightseers Hurled From Moun-
 tain Into RaYine Below
AMERICANS ARE VICTIMS
Two Chicago Women Killed; Mother and Daughter Injured-Quick Ac- tion of Passenger Saves Second Cars from Disaster.

Chamonix, France, Aug. 26 @- The death list of the Montenvers rail wreck last night in which a crowded car of the cog railway train tumbled into deep ravine. today stood at 21 dead and 30 injured.
 Twelve of the dead had been iden- tified this afternoon, but the mutt lated condition of the other bodies made identification extremely diff cult.
 An Exchange telegraph dispatch from Geneva says that among those killed in the Chamonix railway ac- cident yesterday was Mrs. Vida of Chicago.
 Party Dashed to Death
 The mountain tourist party. after gazing upon the vast sea of ice fill- ing the highest basins of the Mont Blanc chain. was suddenly changed into a party of death and suffering when the cog railway train in which the descent was being made was wrecked near Montenvers last night. Fifteen persons. 10 women and men. were knowns today to have been killed outright and three died of injuries.
 Seemingly none of the 60 occu- pants of the wrecked coach escaped unscathed. Twenty-Five injured were taken to the Chamonix hospitals and others to clinics at Montenvers, Annecy and other places in the re- zion.
 Among the injured were Mrs. Newton Perry of Chicago and her daughter, who suffered broken legs. Their maid was among those killed. The identity of all the victims was still unknown this morning, but so far as could be learned the two Chicago women and their maid were the only Americans. There were tourists of all nations.
 It is supposed cog slipped ow- ing to the sinking of the track through recent heavy rains. The train ran away from the engine and the first coach. going off the rails, dashed over a viaduct to the ravine below, just in front of the Montenvers hotel. Through the presence of mind of a passenger who applied the emergency brake, the second car was kept from fol- lowing the first.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
MOTHER RECONCILED
Mrs. Joy Leaves for Home, Hop. ing Lost Dole Flier, Her Son,
 May Be Still Alive

Johnstown, Pa, Aug. 26 P-Rec- onciled to whatever fate has be- fallen her son, John "Auggy" Ped lar, one of the missing Honolulu fliers, Mrs Frank Pedlar Joy. with her husband, left today for Long Beach, Calf, to make their future home. They carried with them Ped lars pet dog, "Bonzo."
 The Joys were en route to the west from Miami, Fla, by automo- bile when Pedlar, with Miss Mildred Doran and Villas Knope, hopped of from Oakland. Calif., for Honolulu They had stopped over with rela. tives here awaiting news of the flight.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
COURT PUTS MUFFLER ON
 PUTNAM ST. JUNK YARD
Rutherford Orders Operations Stop ped When Injunction Is
 Issued

Building Inspector Arthur N. Rutherford today ordered Morris Kotkin to discontinue operations at his junk yard on Putnam street to comply with the injunction placed on it by Louis Neubauer yesterday. Mr. Neubauer and others failed in an attempt to discontinue perman- ently operation of the junk yard when the board of adjustment turn cd down their appeal, but an appeal is now being made through Attor- ney William M. Greenstein to su- perior court.
 In his claim MT. Neubauer asserts that his apartment house at 91 Put nam street has been made uninhabi- table because of noises and odors from a shearing machine and elec- tric trip-hammer.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
ANees Third Ward C. O. ?. Chub
 .Elects' Him 10 Three Offices
Holds Snappy One-Man Meeting, While Card Players
 Sitting Nearby, Are Convulsed With Laughter

Conducting a one-man meeting in which he made all the speeches and motions and elected" all the of- ficers, J. B. Alice set himself up as the head of the Third Ward Re- publican club at meeting" in re- publican headquarters last evening. A card game which had been in progress prior to the opening of the meeting" continued uninterrupted except for temporary delays brought about by the laughter of~the players at the unusual methods and remarks of the self-elected third ward club head.
 When MT. Alice made his ap- pearance at exactly one minute after 8 o'clock. he was confronted by a sight quite usual in the nightly ac- tivity at the club. Richard Covert,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
TAX CUT PROBABLE; NO TARIFF CHANCE
Chairman Green Says No Extra Session of Con-
 gress Needed

Washington, August 26 R-Ex- pressing the belief that there is no necessity for a special session of congress and forecasting substan- tial tax reduction, Chairman Green of the house ways and means con- mittee has called q meeting on Octo- Der 31 of his committee, which has original Jurisdiction over the formu- lation of a new revenue bill.
 The lowering of taxes, however, will be controlled to a large extent, the Iowa representative declared, by the extraordinary appropriations which are to be met by the next ses- sion. But he characterized the esti- mates of treasury officials of $150,- 100000 surplus available for this purpose as too low. He indicated that corporation levies and certain brackets of the income tax would receive primary consideration in the decreases.
 MT. Green, in his analysis of the pending tax legislation, pointed out that the Mississippi flood and naval cruiser appropriations, together with the deficiency appropriations, which failed in the last congress, and the public building program. will largely increase expenditures by the coming session.
 He saw no probability of tariff re- vision in the session. Adding that 'it Is evident only reductions which are most pressing should be considered" MT. Green expressed agreement with the administration viewpoint that if substantial tax reduction is to be obtained congress must be careful about the expenditures.
 The Iowan declared that he ex- pected the bill to be enacted with cut a special session" in time to be effective in next years returns.
 No allowance was made for the fact that the business of the country was steadily growing, Mir. Green said in his criticism of the treasury sur plus estimate. He added that the budget bureau had erred in the esti- mate by failure to anticipate large payments from the sale of railroad securities. federal farm loan bonds, custom receipts increases and foreign debt payments.
 In a statement issued today. the democratic national committee criti- cized the treasury officials reports as Ignoring" the debt reductions ef- fected by the Wilson administration.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26

4S miles southeast of Highland Light at the tip of Cape Cod.
 The Henley after some difficulty made fast towing line and offered to take Mrs. Norris off She refused. saying she would stay with her hus- band. The destroyer gave the refu- gees a jug of water. AS the waves had subsided the destroyer had no difficulty in towing the Minas Prin- cess into Vineyard Haven.
 Captain Taylor and members of the crew praised Mrs. Morris for her courage. They said she made no complaint of the hardships. AL though weary from their long stay in cramped positions and exposure to wind and water. Mrs. Morris and the members of the crew were in good condition when they were landed here.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
Youthful Fier Believed To Have Passed Close To Porto Rico About Dawn Today Ships Fail To Sight Him.
People of Brunswick Doubt if He Will Reach Rio De Janeir0 and Think He May Turn His Course to
 Para, 1,6O0 Miles Away. ,

Brunswick, Ga., Aug 26 R-The wireless report from steamer at Nassau, through St. Petersburg, Fla. that Paul Redtern's plane, the Port or Brunswick, was seen 300 miles east of the Bahamas yesterday. in- dlcated that the Georgia aviator was holding to the course which he ex- pected to follow when he hoped
 from here yesterday at 12:46 east. ern standard time.
 Miami. Fla, Aug. 26 R-The Hialeah station of the Tropical Radio and Telegraph company re- ported today that ships east of the Bahamas and south of Porto Rico had so far failed to sight the monc- plane Port of Brunswick, piloted by Paul Redfern.
 Radio officials said they had com- municated with several vessels whose positions were reported either directly On or near the course as charted by Redfern prior to his 'hopoff' yesterday from Brunswick, Ga. All ships have been requested to continue their lookout. Boston, Aug. 26 R-The Tropical
 Radio company. listening for some
 word from Paul Redfern as he winged his way between Brunswick, Ga.. and Porto Rico. heard nothing
 during the night and the early hours
 today. The chances of any message coming through on this water pas
 sage, they said. were meagre as few vessels were believed to be in the
 region over which his plane was ex- pected to pass.
 If he carried out his schedule and
 reached Porto Rico at midnight
 either his plane escaped notice in the (Continued on Page 14)
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
Lcomis Boy Drops Note Into Sea; Finder Writes
 To Mother of Lad Here

While Albert Loomis, son of Str. and Mrs. George l.. Loomis of 65 Lincoln street, was aboard transatlantic liner bound from New York city to Copenhagen, Denmark, last month. he wrote his name and address on @ slip of paper. enclosed this in a tin can, and threw the can over board into the ocean. A Swed- ish young swimming at one of the beaches on the coast of Sweden picked up the container as it Noated past him. and Mrs. I."oris yesterday received a la.ler from him to that effect. The nisa.ve was written in Swe,i.h and had to be translat- cd Ly an interpreter before tNs s'nry c. the oceans free mail delivery was discovered.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
UNRULY M0URNERS
 AT SACC0'S BIER Not Very Sympathetic, They
 Push, Crowd and Shout TOURISTS JOIN RANKS
Scene Within the Dingy Parlor, Quiet, Almost Noiseless, Contrasts
 Strangely With the Din Outside
 in Street and Alley.

Boston, Aug. 26 (UP) = AL though they went to the electric chair early this week as convicted murderers, Nicola Sacco and Bar. tolomeo Vanzetti were honored ir death today as conquering heroes might have been.
 A motley crowd of many hun. dreds stood for half an hour in z long, wavering line in front of Jot Langones north end undertaking parlors for a glimpse of the bodies
 Police were stationed along the roped off sidewalks. In the tiny re ception room stood Thomas Abruz zio and William Daily. ushers, wh: directed the fast moving stream O mourners through a short, darl corridor to the little chapel in tht rear.
 There, in the center of the room were the plain mahogany coftins banked with roses and gladioli. Or white plates atop the caskets were lettered in silver the names of tho dead anarchists.
 Julius Frischimoni, Frank Cola belli and Morris Tilbor stood as z guard of honor over the piers.
 A pale light shone through the stained glass windows of the dark. ened chapel upon the faces of the dead. It was strangely still in there where the humble shoemaker an: fish peddler lay in state under { guard of honor.
 Crowd Unruly
 It was an unruly crowd that gath cred today at Joe Langone's' place Shouted orders of police rang dowI the wavering line as anxious waiter. pushed their way along.
 Take your time. You've got two days to see 'em," yelled an officer at the door as the excited crowG milled about him. nearly sweeping him from his feet.
 No stranger crowd was ever at. tracted to the piers of two executed men. There were negroes and Chi nese in the ever-growing line. There were thousands of countrymen o, the dead. There were a few wealthy sympathizers in the throng. but nc favors were shown and they had tt await their turn.
 Get back there! Keep in line" bawled the police as the crowt jockeyed for choice positions in th. almost endless line.
 The scenes outside were in strange contrast to the deathly quiet of tho chapel in the rear. Tourist agencie! had added Langone's place to theil itineraries and two sightseeing busses were parked out front. The busses remained there while those who desired to do so went in to set the bodies.
 There was the almost constan grinding of movie cameras. but thi. was drowned by the raucous noise. from the crowded thoroughfare.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26

republican state central committee man, and Judge B. w. filling, at- torney general of Connecticut were playing cards; c. J. Dehm, chairman of the fire board, and Arthur N. Rutherford. building inspector. were nearby looking on. Others in the gathering were Yale Sable. former Electrical Inspector c. J. Curtin, School Committeeman James J. Butler, Frank c. Riley, pr. Frank Zwick and Attorney Alfred Levitt. Calls Meeting to Order
 'The meeting will now be in or der. We've waited long enough for the delinquents." Alice said as he rapped for order, barely a minute after he entered the room.
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
New Superpower Station
 To Go on Air Sunday

New York. Aug. 26 (UP)-The new superpower transmitter of Radio Station WEAF will go on the air with test programs early Sunday morning, the National Broadcasting company announced today. The first of the tests will be broadcast on 50,000 watts early Sunday morn ing, a few minutes after WEAF has signed off Saturday midnight. The test will continue for two hours from the New York studios and after that from the transmitter building at Bellmore.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
WOMAN AND SEVEN MEN IN WRECKED
 BOAT LOST 38 HOURS ON WILD SEA

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Aug. 2G R - One woman and seven men perched on the top of the after house of a dismasted and water logged schooner for 3S hours un- til they were landed here today by coast guard destroyer. The wom an, wife of the second mate, had refused to leave her companions when the destroyer took the vessel in tow yesterday afternoon.
 The stricken schooner was the Minas Princess of Parrsboro, N. s.. Captain John J. Taylor, with a crew of six men and Mrs. Lorway Nor ris. the second mates wife. She was bound from Apple River, N. S., for New York with cargo of tiling.
 On Wednesday when 25 miles north of Cape Cod she ran into a terrific gale. The great seas swept over the vessel and her seams were strained. The crew worked persist ently at the pumps but it was use- less. Late in the afternoon the schooner filled.
 As she settled in the water the deckload of tiling was swept off, The shrouds on both sides were carried away and main and mig zenmasts were broken off at the deck. The sails were torn to shreds.
 The aft and forward houses were washed clean of their contents and the partitions smashed to bits. All the spare clothing. drinking water and most of the food aboard was lost.
 Rescuing a few canned goods from the cabin, all took to the top of the after house. Tossed by the seas, the vessel widowed and drift ed helplessly until she was sighted at three o'clock yesterday afternoon by the coast guard destroyer Henley
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
LINERS CAUGHT IN
 WILD SEA STORM Many Vessels in Danger as
 Winds Churn Ocean HUGE DAMAGE ON COAST
No Fatalities Aboard Ships, AL though Property Damage May Ex- ceed Million Along Shore Schooner Overturned.

New York, Aug. 26 R-Ocean liners arriving today reported winds of from 80 to 100 miles an hour which churned the sea into 40 and 50 foot waves during the big blow which swept the Atlantic Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Captain Kruze of the Hamburg American liner Resolute said his vessel passed through the center of the storm, but was only forced to heave to once, and then for only 20 miles, Only one of the S03 passen- gers was reported injured. he having wrenched a leg when thrown to the deck.
 The coastwise liner Yoro arrived from Jamaica 40 hours overdue. The captain said the decks were awash for 4S hours, and at times 40 and 50 foot waves swept over the navigating bridge.
 The Santa Marta, arriving 20 hours overdue from Kingston and Havana, reported that 1t was able to make but six knots an hour, al- though by veering from her course she kept out of the storm area.
 The Martha Washington arrived from Mediterranean ports with 617 passengers, having experienced near ly five hours of violent tossing dur ing the height of the hurricane. Several passengers were thrown to the decks, suffering minor injuries Windows were broken. even on the bridge. and canvas about the decks was torn to shreads.
 Light Vessels Wrecked
 Gloucester, Mass, Aug. 26 Rl- Gloucester fishing vessels off the Nova Scotia coast felt the full brunt of Wednesdays storm and word was received today that two of them had been wrecked. No lives were re-
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
Auburn, Mass, Worker Digging When CaVein 0CCurTed-IS
 Almost Crushed by Earth
BREATHING THROUGH
 AN OLD GARDEN HOSE
Bremen Sink New Shaft Parallel to We'll and Penetrat Slowly to Am Growing Weaker; for Gods Sake, Hurry"-Fear Rescue May Be Too Late.

Auburn, Mass, Aug. 26 (UP)- Trapped for more than 20 hours at the bottom of a 40-foot well near his home on Alpine Trail, Fred Lem eau. 37. was fighting for life with the aid of g. garden hose today while firemen and volunteers sought frantic3lly to save him.
 II am growing weaker: for Gods sake, hurry" was the latest message from the bottom of the pit in which he had become imprisoned at 7:30 last night by the caving in of a ton of rocks and earth.
 Leneau was digging the we'll when the accident occurred.
 Additional firemen were rushed here from Worcester today follow ing second cave-in which irn- perilled the lives of rescuers.
 This cave-in undid most of the work accomplished by rescuers dur ing an all-night struggle and it was necessary to begin sinking a new shaft parallel with the well.
 It was planned to sink the second shaft to a depth of about 40 feet and then dig a tunnel to the little pocket that held Leneau prisoner.
 Though indications were that the second collapse of earth and stones had not affected Leneau. doctors at the scene predicted that unless he were reached before noon he would not leave the well alive.
 As the sixteenth hour of his im- prisonment passed. Leneau's voice grew weaker and doctors on the scene said that chances were against his living more than few hours longer.
 An oxygen tube had been forced through the cluttered mass of debris that clogged the we'll and threaten ed smothering had been averted.
 Efforts to remove the Instructions had been baked this morning by a cave-in which would have crushed Leneau but for a plank that had fallen across the well, leaving him a
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
SHOT IN OWN HOME

Pittsburgh, Pa, Aug. 26 (UP)- Firing through an open window, an unknown gupman early today shot and killed Rocco Femi, 22, as he stood in front of the window in his home in the Hill district The kill CT fled. with two companions, in a waiting automobile.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
CONVICT FATHER FAILS
 TO SAVE LITTLE CHILD
Leaves Jail to Give Blood on Two Occasions, But Attempts to Save
 Sons Life Are Unavailing.

New York, Aug. 26 R - Two blood transfusons submitted to by his father, a prisoner in the Tombs, failed to save the life of seven months old Peter Millinothe. The child died early today. Suffering from intestinal trouble, the infant was brought to Bellevue hospital eight days ago. A blood transfusion was declared necessary. but the mother, Mrs. Mary Millinothe. said she was unable to pay for the serv- ices of a professional blood giver. She appealed to the court and per- mission was given the father, George Millinothe. who is awaiting trial on a forgery charge, to make two trips to the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
Buechners Guilty of Criminal Negligence, Coroner Finds, for
 Fatality at Salem Aug. 7
WOMAN WAS AT WHEEL
 LEARNING TO OPERATE,
Clerk of Police Department in This City Held Equally Responsible Case to Be Reported to Grand Juror-Couple Now at Liberty Under $2,OOO Bonds Each.

Norwich. Conn, Aug. 26 P- Finding criminal negligence in the death of Isadore Novack, 3S, of Springfield, Mass, who was struck and killed by an automobile on August z in Salem, Coroner J. J. Desmond, in a finding handed down today. not only holds the operator. Mrs. Amanda Buechner of New Britain. responsible, but also her husband, William Buechner, Jr. un- der whose instructions Mrs. Buech- ner was operating the car at the time of the accident.
 From the evidence he obtained the coroner concluded that the fail ure of the operator and her instruc- tor to exercise ordinary care in making a turn resulted in the auto mobile striking Novack. who was crossing the highway from his own automobile to a roadside stand when the Buechner car approached. The coroner's finding will be re- ported to a Salem grand juror for further action, MT. Desmond said today. Both Mrs. Buechner and her husband have been under bonds of $2,O00 each since the accident pending the outcome of the cor oner'e investigation.
 Mir. and Mrs. Buechner are well known residents of New Britain and live at ' Wallace street. MT. Buech- ner Is clerk in the police depart ment.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
TO HONOR DEAD RULER

Cairo. Aug. 26 (UP)-The gov ernment planned today to erect monuments of the late Zaghlul Pasha. nationalist leader. in Cairo and Alexandria
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26
JONES IS FIVE
 UP OVER QUINTET FOR FIRST NINE Chick Evans and Mackenzie All Even as They Go to the
 Tenth Hole Of Match
BOBBY SCORES TWO
 STROKES UNDER PAR

Georgian Scores B Against Boston Golfers 39-Four stars are Play ing in Semi Finals Of National
 Amateur Tournament at Minikah-
 da-"Chick," the Veteran. and
 Washington Youngster in Battle.
 Minneapolis, Aug. 26 R1Bobby Jones was up on Francis Ouimet at the end of the first nine holes of their semi-final watch in the Ma tional amateur golf tournament to- day.
 Jones went out in 33. two under par, while his opponent needed 39. Jones had two birdies-the first and others.
 Chick Evans, Chicago, was all square with Roland Mackenzie, Washington. D. C.. as they went to the tenth hole in their semi-final match of the national amateur golf championship today.
 Evans squared the match on the ninth when Mackenzie needed an extra stroke on the par hole and conceded the hole.
 Jones started the match by plac- ing his tee shot on the first hole in a sand trap guarding the 326 yard first green. Ouimet was on in two. Jones pitched on with his second. Ouimet got his par four and Jones dropped a six footer for a birdie three.
 On the second Jones drove into the adjoining 14th fairway but sent a long iron to the green, while ! Ouimet was short. Ouimet then had long putt and took five to Jones (Continued on Page 21)
New Britain herald., 1927-08-26

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