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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-11
Billy
F'AAAISI
--O jays
Many Trades Brewing

| Looks very much as if this might
be busy winter season i'll major
league baseball circles, the American
league in particular.
The runaway race made by the
Yankees this year has made apparent
the fact that New York must be
halted, if the American league race is
to be at all interesting.
| Recently Manager Bill Carrigan OF
the Boston Red Sox announced that
he was ready to trade any man on
his ball club, if he believed the shift
would help him.
1.-The trouble with this trade talk, y
/ says Carrigan, lis none of the other
clubs want to give you anything in
return"
The Cleveland and st. Louis clubs
must be rebuilt while Chicago must
at least be rejuvenated. Detroit has
trading material, also Washington. AS
matter of fact, all the clubs, with
the possible exception of New York
and Philadelphia, could stand bit
of tinkering.
That there will be a lot of
trade talk is certain and 1 am
inclined to think several inter
esting deals will be put over.
Some Big Deals On
If Owner Ball of the ST. Louis
Browns goes through with his inten-
ton to put George Sisler OH the mar
ket, there is sure to be lively bidding
for his services.
Sisters very serious eye trouble has
undoubtedly handicapped his play, but
he is still quite a first baseman and
, could be used to advantage by
number CT major league ball clubs.
Rumors of a deal between New
York and Chicago of the American
league also have been floating around
all summer, and it wouldn't occasion
any great surprise if the talk re-
solved itself into an actual transac-
ton.
1t is a known fact that after a
player has been in the same city a.
great many years, he very often out
lives his usefulness to that particular
club, yet, given change OF scenery,
he takes on renewed life.
There are in the American league
half dozen veterans, each with two
or three more years of valuable serv-
ices left, who would do much better
| if transferred elsewhere.
A number of clubs could make
exchanges of such players to the
mutual advantage of everybody
concerned.
CuyIer May Go
Don't take it for granted that all
the trade talk, as well as the actual
transactions, are going to be con-
fined to the American league.
John McGraW of the New York
Giants thought he had an excellent
chance. to win the National league
pennant So did l. as I watched the
team in spring training The Giants
fell short and, in SO doing, revealed
several weaknesses.
No one knows better than John
McGraw where the club must be
strengthened, if it is again to be a
serious contender. The leader of the
Giants isn't the kind of a manager
who remains silent and sits idle when
there is work to be done.
1t looks as if Pittsburgh would be
in the market with ''Kiki" Cuyle1
and he should be an even more in
teresting trade prospect than the
great Sisler, since he is much
4 younger.
New players make for increased
interest and it's cinch that
! every club that failed to come up
to expectations during the past
season will at least offer new
faces for fandoIn's consideration,
stars if possible.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-11
AGED WIDOW SLAIN

HAMILTON, Mo, Oct. 10 (P-NHrs.
Clara Austin IA, widow, was found
dead in a shed near her home today
She apparently had been slain.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-11

NEW YORK Oct. 10, CR)-Tony
Canzoneri, New York bidder for ban
tamweight championship, will en-
gage Johnny Dundee, retired feather
weight ruler, in a 15-round go at
Madison Square Garden Oct. "a,
Matchmaker Jess Mcmahon announc-
ed today. The 126-pound title vacant
in. New York since Kid Kaplan fol-
lowed Dundee's lead in quitting the
throne, will be claimed for the win
ner, Mcmahon said, as both boys
will be compelled to make the class
weight limit.
Title claims already have been es-
tablished and recognized in >Pennsyl-
vania as well as by the National
Boxing association, on behalf OF
Benny Bass Of Philadelphia, who de-
feated Red Chapman, Boston, in a
bout at Philadelphia Sept. IL.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-11
PIRATES sale
IS DENIED BY
CLUB OFFICIALS

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 10 tE = Offic-
ials of the Pittsburgh National league
baseball club tonight reiterated en-
phatically their denial of reports that
the team had been sold.
Rumors that Barney DreyfusS, the
Pirate owner had disposed of the club,
circulated in Pittsburgh last week.
These reports were revived today when
the New York Evening World publish
ed story reporting the sale OF the
club for 100000 to Lew Wentz, for
mer PittSburgher, and now an Okla
homa oil. operator, and James CraW-
ford, retired Western league manager.
Dreyfuss was kept busy all day deny
ing the reported sale. When he re-
ceived telegram from the Evening
World, he replied the club had not
been sold and no offer had been made
for its purchase.
There is absolutely no truth in the
report, and there never was the slight
est foundation for it," DreyfusS said.
1.-The Pittsburgh club has not been sold
to Mr. Wentz or any other persons.
Mr.. Wentz had made no offer for the
club since the occasion several years
ago when he expressed a desire to pur-
chase control but his advances were
declined No offer for the club has
been made by any other person or
persons, and there are no negotiations
or in prospect with any one
Sam Dreyfuss, treasurer Of the Pr
rates, seconded the denial, but when
asked if the. club would be sold later
he said: amy one would sell almost
he owned if he were offered
a large enough price for it."
Reports of the sale of the Pittsburgh
club have been circulated in baseball
circles for several years and in each
instance, Wentz' name had been linked
with that of Fred Clarke, former Pr
rate manager, as the purchasers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-10-11

"No Breakfast Complete Without
The Dispatch
Dispatch Telephones 81 and 81.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
MRS, SNYDER'S CONDITION
Is CAUSING some WORRY
Appears to Have Some Mental Trou-
bic and Alienists Are TO
Examine Her

Ossing. y. Y. June (UP)-The
spirit am. poise which carried MIS-
Ruth Brown Snyder through her
trial for the murder Of her husband,
Albert Snyder. have collapsed under
the deadening influence of the Sing
Sing death cell. and alienists are
seriously concerned over her condi-
ton, it was reported today.
DR.. George Smith, DR.. Joseph W.
Moore and DIR. Paul Taddiken
planned to examine Mrs. Snyder.
Penitentiary attaches said she had
talked little and refused to read In
the last few days. She sits on the
edge of her cot staring at the wall.
they said.
The alicnists also will examine
Henry Judd Gray. convicted with
Mrs. Snyder.
The Prudential Insurance com
pany has started its fight to avoid
payment of policies on the life OF
Snyder, totaling $4,000. A court
order was obtained authorizing the
company to return to Mrs. Snyder
the premiums she paid on the poll
cies. Attorneys for the woman said
she would refuse to accept the
premiums and that they would carry
to court the fight to force payment
of the policies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
FREEDOM OF AIR IN
CONN. Is CHAMBERLIN'S
State officials Say That He Never
Was Barred from Crossig
Boundary.

Hartford, Conn, June tUP)-
Since Clarence Chamberlin has
demonstrated his ability to fly over
the Atlantic without endangering
the lives of fish and other denizens
of the deep, Connecticut is willing
10 let bygones be bygones and
trust the pilot to fly over its citi-
zens.
Chamberlin has been Informally
persona non grata to Connecticut
since he frightened several thou
sand spectators at the Yale-Army
football game in 1922 by swooping
low over the gridiron, heading for
the side of the Yale bowl and then
looming up over the rim. not more
than % feet over the heads of the
top-tier spectators. Maybe the fact
that Meet 'em Army" was painted
en- the wings had something to dc
with it. Anyway, he was requested
by aviation officials of the state tc
keep his tricks away from the Nut
meg state thereafter.
Inspection of records today re.
vealed. however, that no forma,
order prohibiting him from cross.
ing the boundary had been entered
and state officials said he had the
| freedom of the air over Connect
cut from now on whenever HI
chose to take advantage Of 1t.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
L0NGMEADOW TRAGEDY
TO Be Investigated
Four Dead, Five Hurt
When Trolley Crashes
Into Loaded Sedan

Longmeadow, Mass. June Z (UP)
-Four persons were killed and five
others more or less seriously injured
here during the night when the au-
tomobile in which they were riding
was in collision with a Springfield
trolley car.
All the victims are residents of
Connecticut.
The dead:
Mrs. Nellie SHARON, IS. Hazard
vile.
Edmund Trombley, 35, Hazard
VILE.
Isabelle. year old daughter of Mrs.
Sharrow.
Infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Abra-
ham Rookey OF Thompsonville.
The injured: Mrs. Maude Rookey,
so, Thompsonville; Dorothy Shar-
row. S, Hazardville; Gerald Sharrow,
3. Hazardville: Raymond SHARON.
so, Hazardville; Bahraham Rookey.
Thompsonville.
SHARON was driving the auto
mobile, sedan, across LOngmeadow
green at Bliss street. when the acct
dent occurred. The trolley car
struck the machine squarely, turn
ing it over and over. SHARON and
Rookey were thrown clear. but the
others were caught in the wreck
age.
Police Chief John 8. Henderson
Of Lonsmeadow said today that
criminal complaints would be with
held until the district court had con-
Quoted an inquest in connection with
the accident.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Senate Committee for
Reception Appointed

Chicago, June Z. - up - Vice
President Charles G. Dawes today
named a committee OF twelve to
represent the United States senate
at the national reception for Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh at Washington
next Saturday.
The committee as designated by
the vice. president consists Of Sena-
tor Curtis Of Kansas, republican
leader In the senate: Robinson of
Arkansas. democratic leader of the
senate Schall and Shipstead Of
Minnesota, the state in which Lind
bergh was born: Senators Reed and
Halves of Missouri, the state from
which the flyer received his backing
for his transatlantic flight and
Senators Warren Of Wyoming,
Swanson of Virginia, Hale of Maine,
Copeland OF New York. Harrison of
Mississippi and Reed of Pennsyl-
vania.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
ANALYSIS OF FLIGHTS
over ATLANTIC OCEAN
Lindbergh and Chamberlin
in Remarkably Close
Race for H0nors

New York. June 7 (UP)-
Analysis of the transatlantic flights
OF the Spirit of st. Louis and the
Columbia--the nearest thing to a
box score that can be drawn I'D or
the unprecedented sporting events
shows a remarkably close race for
honors.
Charles Lindbergh did it first. But
Clarence Chamherlin and Charles
Levine went farther by some 295
miles.
Lindbergh, flying alone, had nc
chance to rest: Levine relieved
Chamberlin at the controls for brief
periods. But Lindbergh, being alone
could carry a proportionately larger
quantity of gasoline.
Lindbergh flew faster hut the Co
lumbia was in air nearly IL hours
longer.
Lindbergh started out for Paris
and got to Paris on schedule. Cham
berlin failed to reach his destination
because he ran out of gasoline.
i-'hNo'i 3 II was iiSHl Oli HIS IOul st
all the way: Chamberlin twice lost
direction in fogs over Germany.
Lindbergh had better weather, al
though both struck sleet in mid
Atlantic.
Iindbergh FLEW blind" two peri
scopes being his only means of look
ing ahead. Chamberlin had clear
forward vision.
Lindbergh's plane was special.
built for speed; Chamberlin's for
distance and solidity. Lindbergh's
required more skillful handling.
1.indbergh's takeotf was rough
and almost wrecked his plane
Chamberlin's was perfect. Lind.
bergh's landing at lie Bourget fielt
was perfect as was Chamberlain,
near Eisleben, but Chamberlin II
his second landing struck sof
ground and broke propeller.
Both planes had proved thei
worth in earlier flights. Lindbergh'
by his two-flight trip from Sal
Diego to New York. Chamberlin's b!
its 51-hour record breaking endur
ance flight
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Doctor Wants Divorce
From Convicted Wife

New Haven. Conn.,, June 7.-R-
DIR. Charles A. Ruickoldt of this city
today entered suit for divorce in
/ Superior court against Ruth Cham
Spion RIickoldt who on February
II last year was sentenced to We'll
fa%e Island in New York upon COM
pleint Of passing worthless checks.
The physician whose practice is
largely that of administering
anesthetics in surgical operations.
charged his wife with desertion and
intolerable cruelty. Mr.. Ruickoldt,
who was a trained nurse at the
time Of her marriage had at various
times been In difficulties due to her
liking for fine raiment
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
SPECIAL SESSION
NOW Being TALKED
Coolidge Might Favor Calling
Congress in November
FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES
Tomorrow tho President Will Con-
fer with Senator Reed Smoot on
ACCESSIBILITY of Converting Earlier
than Usual.
FLOOD RELIEF MEASURES

Washington. June I R-Presi-
dent Coolidge will confer with Sem
ator Smoot, republican, Utah. to-
morrow on the ACCESSIBILITY of call
ing congress in session little be-
fore the regular converting in De-
cember to take up flood relief and
flood control legislation.
While the president sees no neces-
,sity for a special session on the basis
Of Investigations made so far into
the flood situation he understands
that some senate leaders believe that
an early session would give them a
better opportunity to dispose OF the
large amount Of business facing
congress. 1t was recalled at the
White House also that congression-
al leaders usually like to quit early
on election years.
So far as legislation is concerned
Mr.. Coolidge believes it will take
years to carry out the flood preven-
ton program. If called it is believed
the special session would be proba-
bly, for the middle of October or the
first Of November.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
WORLD WAR memorial
DEDICATED JULY 20
Mayor Weld to Lay Cor.
nerstOne at Park
Exercises

Mayor Weld will lay the corner.
stone of the World War memoria
at Walnut Hill park. Wednesday
July 20, the exercises following {
street parade in which all war vet
Grams will be expected to take part
1t is planned to have a parad.
from the center of thf city ant
through the court of honor, at 6:3(
o'clock. The ceremony of laying the
cornerstone will be at Z o'clock anG
q band concert will begin at S:1s
o'clock. The orator Of the day has
not been selected.
The gold star mothers and fathers
will be guests of honor. Among the
other special guests to be invited will
be the city and state officials of the
various organizations participating
in the war. local and state govern
mental officials and the clergy.
The following committees will be
in charge:
Arrangements and program COM
mitee-Mayor Gardner C. Weld
chairman; A. G. kimball, George Fl
Dyson, J. C. Andrews.
Decoration and building commit
tee-Donald L. Bartlett, chairman:
W. W. Green, j. F. Callahan. w. B.
Beam.
Parade committee. c. An
drews, chairman: E. w. johnson
Dewey Selander.
Records committee-Georse H
Dyson, chairman; W. T. Brooks
Maxwell s. Porter.
Invitation committee-B. r. Calf
ney, chairman: George T. kimball
Charles F. Smith.
Reception committee-A. r. Cor
bin. chairman; w. J.. Hungerford
r. H. Benson. o. +. Parker, Joseph
Ward, H. c. Brown, e. H. Christ
Edward Mag. f ]. Porter. Harry
Ginsburg, S. II. Wood. Theodore
Johnson, F. S. Chamberlain, Curtiss
Sheldon. W. H. Judd, Ladislaus
samorajczyk, 7. B. Fay, Samuel
Sablotsky.
The contract for flood lights for
illuminating the World War memoir
ial was awarded today to the Bill
ings Electric Co. The contract is
said to call for an expenditure OF
about S2.400.
There will be four banks Of pro-
iectors. each protector containing
two 500 watt lights, making a total
OF 1000 watts which will light up
the entire monument. They will be
placed in a depression near the foot
Of the shaft.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Winner Offered Post as
Assistant States ATTY,

New Haven, June Z R)-The place
of assistant states attorney for New
Haven county has been offered by
the newly appointed states attorney
Samuel f. Hoyt. to Benjamin d.
Winner. who had been acting as
states attorney since the resignation
of Arnon A. Alling. Mr.. Winner has
not yet indicated his attitude but in
all events. Mr.. Winner will assist
in the duties of the office until the
end of the present court term. and
he holds in allegiance a decision as
to acceptance Of the appointment.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Plan AIR PARADE
EIGHT MILES LONG
This Is But One Feature Of New
York's Welcome to Lindy
JUNE 1S is DATE FIXED

Flies From Washington Next Mon
day-Due In st. Louis June IL
Lindbcrgh Really Enjoying His
Ocean Voyage Home.
New York. June I Rt-New York
plans to greet Colonel Charles A..
Lindbergh in his own element, the
air, with an array of military and
naval and civil planes when he flies
here from Washington June 10.
Upwards of 200 planes will take
the air to escort the young hero
from the narrows up the Hudson to
the north tip of Manhattan and then
down the Harlem and East rivers
and the bay to Miller Field. Staten
Island. New York's six million peo-
pie will have chance to see him at
the head Of an aerial parade seven
or eight miles long.
This latest addition to the recep-
tain William G. Rector. adjutant of
the 9th division air service. who
will fly 10 Washington Sunday to
discuss them with Lindbergh. Major
General William N. Haskell, COM
mander Of the New York National
Guard, who is to be grand marshal
of the land parade of 10000 troops
from the Battery to Central Park,
has designated Major George A.
Vaughn to manage the air demon
stration.
Great Air Spectacle.
No such air spectacle as this has
ever been staged in this vicinity.
Army and navy planes will fly in
battle formation and commercial
and civilian planes in file. There
will be giant air transport with &c
foot wing spread and small craft
with % foot spans.
Commander Richard r. Byrd
tri-motored monoplane America"
also may be among the planes it was
announced.
Lindbergh Is scheduled to leave
Washington at Z a. NJ. Monday in an
-Amphibian plane, land at Miller
Field and be conveyed in the NUM-
cipal tug Macon to the Battery.
His triumphal journey uptown will
be interrupted by an official recep-
ton at city hall by Mayor Walker
and the laying of wreath at the foot
of the Eternal Light war memorial
pole in Madison Square.
The parade which he will review
in Central Park after receiving from
Governor Alfred E. Smith the state
medal for valor, will include the re-
serve officers of the Metropolitan
district parading as a division for
the first time.
Weather permitting, Lindbergh
will arrive at Lambert. st. Loyuis
flying field in st. Louis late on Fri
day. June II.
The major celebration will be held
Continued on Page 1S)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Asks Jail as Relief
From Wife's COMPANY

Budapest, Hungary. June Z
R@Jail promised such q relief
from his wife's company that
Andreas kurdi passed himself
off as his son, served three
months in prison and asked to
stay longer.
When the authorities discov-
cred that kurdi had fooled
them. the Judge who sentenced
him for his sons offense called
him to account before releasing
him.
"The penalty I paid was
heavy one" the father explained
in court. but it was worth
while. For years l have been
puzzling my head to determine
how / might escape for a little
while from the terrible place my
wife has made my home for Is
years. In prison I had fine rskt
and 1 would gladly spend J.
other three months there rae!ler
than return home"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
shot ENDS LIFE Of
NOTORIOUS RUSSIAN
Assassin Kills Man Who
Signed Death Warrant
of Car Nicholas

Warsaw. Poland, June Z tR>-The
Soviet Minister to Poland, NJ. VOL
koff, was assassinated at the War
saw central railway station today by
Borys Kowarda, q young Russian
student.
(M. Wojkoff is declared by the
London Evening News to have been
Pierre Voykoff' who, the paper
says, signed the death warrant Of
Car Nicholas and the Russian i'm
perial family.)
The minister had gone to the sta
ton to meet A. P. Rosengolz. former
charge d'affaires in London. en-
route to Moscow after leaving Lon
don because Of the recent breaking
of diplomatic relations between
England and Soviet.
During the train stop of an hour
here Wojkoff and Rosengolz had
coffee and then walked up and
down the platform, At about 1910
a. m. few minutes before the train
was scheduled to leave, young Ko-
warda approached and, drawing a
revolver, fired six shots.
Although MORALLY wounded in the
breast, Wojkoff had the strength to
draw his own pistol, but collapsed
before he could use it. The minister
was caught by a policeman as he
swayed to the platform.
The assassin, 19-year-old student
in Villain High school. surrendered
his revolver. saying: II killed VOL
koff."
The stricken minister was hurried
to d hospital where he died.
Although much mystery surrounds
the last days of Nicholas II, and his
family, circumstantial accounts
show that he. the czarina. their
young son and four daughters were
shot by a firing squad and then
hayonetted in their prison cellar in
inburg.
On the night OF July 16. 1918, the
jailers led the car and his family
to the cellar of the house in which
they were confined. The prisoners
were placed at the end Of the cellar
and the sentence was hurriedly read
by torchlight. The czar is said to
have stepped forward to say some-
thing, but was shot through the
head with revolver. A moment
later a general fusillade followed,
and the executioners then pierced
the bodies Of the victims with bay
onets and beat them with their rifle
butts.
The Grand Duchess Tatania Is
said TO have recovered conscious
ness. but to have been struck down
finally. In the course Of the next
few days the bodies were taken 10
an isolated spot in the city, soaked
in oil and burned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Alleged Bank Bandit on
Way Back to PENNSYLVANIA

New Haven, June Z R|Charles
Williams, alias Red Schwartz"
started for Pennsylvania today in
custody Of state policemen from that
state, to face charges in connection
with q $1,000 bank robbery in which
he is alleged to have participated
there. He waived extradition on his
appearance in city court. Charges of
idleness against Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Di Orio and Mrs. Anna G.
Williams, sister-in-law OF Williams,
arrested with him. were nolled to-
day
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Transatlantic Phone
. Is Held for Chamberlin

Tempelhofer Field. June Z R>-
One of the first messages conveyed
to Clarence ID. Chamberln on his
arrival here in the Columbia was
that a telephone connection was
being held open from Tempelhofer
Field by way Of London so that he
might talk with his mother In Iowa.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-07
Here's a Rooster That
Has Maternal Instinct

Montgomery. NO., June (UP)
IT. W. Allen. farmer of High
land Church. near here, claims a
IaGhorn rooster with a mater
nal instinct.
The rooster has been sitting
two weeks on nest of u eggs
and promises to hatch out a fine
family.
HE is as faithful on the job
as any hen would be-" Allen said.
The farmer plans to enter the
Leghorn and his family in the
state poultry show.