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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
TWENTY PLANES TO TAKE
PART In TODAY'S MEET
Bert Acosta, Hero OF Ocean Flight
VIII Be Chief Performer at
Bethany Field.

Waterbury, Conn.,. July 80 R)-A
score Of aviators. headed by Bert
Acosta, one of the most distinguish
ed Of them all, will entertain thou
sands this afternoon at the aviation
meet at Bethany Field. Acosta, and
Bernt Balchen his co-pilot on the
Transatlantic flight Of Commander
Byrd's monoplane America, will be
present and take an active part in
the meet. With them is Lieut..
Thomas Mulroy. N. S. navy. chief
engineer Of the Byrd expeditions.
Fraulein Thea Rasche. German
aviatrix, this morning sent her re-
grets to Gustave A. Parsons, one of
the managers Of the meet. Previous
arrangements made by her business
representative. preclude her atten-
dance.
Twenty planes from various fields,
including eight or nine from Mitchell
Field, and four from Miller Field.
will attend. Lieut.. NJ. L. Elliott,
commanding officer OF Miller Field,
wiz head the delegation from there
and act os operations officer for the
meet.
A portion Of the 11Sth air squad
ron, c. N. G., from Brainard Field,
Hartford is expected. Acosta will
stunt in pursuit plane, as well as
act as an official of the meet. Para
chute drops. landing on a mark.
formation flying. bomb dropping
and aerial races will fill out the
afternoons program, which begins
at two o'clock, and lasts three hours.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
MRS. MCPHERSON SAYS
SHE Will NOT Leave
Woman Evangelist il
Church Row Declines
to Resign

Los Angeles. Calf. July 80 Up
Aimee Semple Mcpherson ostensibly
remained at the head of Angelus
Temple today in spite Of conflicting
reports regarding her future con-
nection with the big religious en-
terprise and in the face Of demand
by AZ of the Temples branch
churches for Showdown" between
her and her mother. Mrs. Minnie
Kennedy.
Addressing her followers, from the
pulpit, last night, the woman
evangelist who has been wrapped up
in a controversy between Mrs. Ken
nedy, ousted business manager of the
Temple, refused to submit to the
demand of the branch churches by
declaring the dispute would be set
tied between themselves.
At the same time she announced
that the courts would not be re-
sorted to in the move to settle the
dispute. Mrs. Kennedy. she said. had
agreed not to resort to litigation.
The bone of contention is wheth-
er Emma Schaffer, secretary. COM
panion and staunch supporter OF the
evangelist. is legally a trustee of the
Echo Park Evangelical association
which owns the church and its
holdings, valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. Mrs. Mcpherson
contends Miss Schaffer is a trustee.
Her mother holds that she and the
evangelist are the only legal trus-
tees, the third having died. In spite
of her removal as business manager
Mrs. Kennedy still is one Of the
trustees.
The membership meeting failed to
clear definitely the question Of Mrs.
McPherson's future relationship with
the Temple. The evangelist first had
declared that she intended to give
up the pastorate, perhaps within
three weeks and later said she in
tended to remain in control with an
associate pastor in charge while she
carried on her plan for worldwide
evangelist movement. Last night
she told her followers she did not
intend to desert" her church but
was keeping promise she had
made to the hundreds of Bible stu
dents trained yearly at the church
that she would provide places for
them when they were graduated as
ordained minister's
II have promised my students
that I would go into the field and
prepare a way for them" she said.
The evangelist's story of having
been kidnapped last summer re-
manned lively issue in the dispute
yesterday when Mrs. Kennedy de-
clared that "diabolical conspiracy
to Gust Mrs. Mcpherson and herself
from the Temple had been traced
back to the disappearance mystery
involving Mrs. Mcpherson"
What the Outside influence" or the
"diabolical plot were Mrs. Ken
nedy did not make clear.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
H0MESICK LEPER BACK
IN HIS NATIVE HILLS
Now Is Happy While Guaranteed
In Little Carolina Noun
tain Camp

Charlotte, N. c., July 80 R-A
longing to return to the mountains
Of North Carolina. his boyhood
home near Tyron, N. c., has i'm
PEELED John Early, a leper for the
past 10 years. to escape five times
from the Government Leprosarium
at Carville, La. his aged parents
have told the Charlotte Observer.
In the lonely fastness of the hills
he has now taken refuge after his
fifth escape and Is guarded by his
brothers, armed with official per-
mission by federal and state author
tiles. they claim. to GUST any one
trying to see him in the little camp
where he is quarantined, according
to the newspaper.
"Now he Is back among his own
people," said his mother. Mrs. P. G.
Early to the newspaper, THE only
people he wants to see and we stand
ready to take care of him at the
peril Of all our lives II necessary"
Mrs. Early blames the newspapers
for the publicity given to her sons
escapes, claiming the government
would not modest him IL 1.-The news
papers ould let him alone"
Early's disease dates back to the
Spanish American war.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
OLD VESUYIUS ROARING
Famous Volcano Now in Throes Of
Most Violent Eruption That Has
Occurred In Dozen Years.

Naples. Italy, July 80 P(-1n the
throes OF its most violent eruption
in twelve years, Mount Vesuvius this
morning hurled hundreds of tons of
incandescent fragments far into the
air, while a huge column OF lava,
after nearly filling the inner crater,
began to creep over the edge into
THE Valley of HELP towards the
Bay of Naples.
Although Prof. Alessandro NAL
ladra, head of the observatory re-
newed assurances that there was no
imminent danger.
The low point at which the lava
is finding exits from the crater al
ready is covered by the hardened
flow Of Nov. 3, 1926. but the extent
and force Of the present flow Of
flaming material has not been equal
led since Jan. 2, 1915.
All night long there were violent
explosions. accompanied by the
hurting Of fragments which contin-
ued at q rate Of several every min.
ute.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
U.S.. TO PROTECT STANDING
AMONG WORLDS SEA POWERS
If LIMITATION TRY FAILS
Speed, RECkLESSNESS
RESULT In IS ARRESTS
During July Drivers Paid
$685. Fines in Police
Court

Motorists who had not known the
danger of driving fast or recklessly
through the streets Of New Britain,
from the standpoint Of the police
activity, have learned to be careful
since arrests have become common.
No longer are the West Main and
Stanley street entrances to the city
the speedways they formerly were,
and about the other sections of the
city also. more care Is demanded
and a consideration for the rights
and safety of other drivers Is re-
sulting from the insistence Of the
police that the laws be respected.
Since July /. 81 arrests have been
made for reckless driving and II
for speeding. 1t is significant that
in all but one case convictions have
been obtained in police court despite
the fact that comparatively few of
the drivers pleaded guilty. Many of
them have made the charge that the
speedometers on police motorcycles
were inaccurate. Nevertheless the
court has demonstrated its DISPOSE
ton to accept the testimony of the
police as to speed.
Reckless drivers have paid fines
totalling $40, exclusive of costs, in
the past month, and speeders have
paid s195. Fines for speeding aver
aged $40 or SIS. while $25 has been
the average fine for reckless driving.
In few cases, however, the fine has
Been $50
The police department now has
two motorcycle officers on duty at
night, besides two sergeants in auto
mobiles. SO that the city is well
covered. These men devote their
time to general police work, but are
always on the alert for speeders and
reckless drivers. Cutting in and out
of traffic is frowned upon except
when circumstances permit Of this
style of driving without endanger-
ing the safety Of the drivers or oc-
cupants of cars on the road. Ar
rests have been made on the charge
of speeding in cases where the
speed attained was thirty miles an
hour. and there are also cases on
record where drivers pushed their
cars faster than fifty miles an hour.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
Movies Of Exclusive "Speak Easy
and Prominent Guests to Be Shown
Tampa Court Promises
Some Sensational Ex-
posures Following Raid
on Fashionable "Key
Club" There.

Tampa, Fla, July 80 R}--An ex-
pose revealing the operations of
Tampa's most fashionable and ex-
elusive speak easy with prominent
business and civic leaders as its Sc
lect habitues. has been forecast here
next week by Municipal Judge Leo
Stalnaker, following a raid on 1.-The
Key Club"
Judge Stalnaker yesterday an
nounced the premier showing in his
court some time next week" of a
series of moving picture films de-
picting scenes at the entrance to this
club in which a number of repre-
sentatives citizens enact the leading
roles.
The raids were said to have cul-
minated repeated attempts of au-
thorities to obtain evidence on the
activities of THE Key Club" which
flourshed for months almost within
the heart of the city. Elaborate
furnished quarters were maintained
for the use of it's patrons.
Participation was by membership
granted only on the highest recon-
mendation and admittance to the
club was by an unmarked key,
which likewise was the emblem of
the so-called organization.
After repeated failure to gain ad-
mittance to the club, police last Sat-
urday in an anonymous letter re-
ceived one of the coveted keys from
the wife of club member who de-
clared she wanted the place raided
because her husband neglected the
family to pay for booze at the club.
Detectives swooped down on the
club and arrested a bartender and
three negro helpers and confiscated
a quantity Of bonded liquor. They
described finding of real bar, with
brass foot rails, sawdust on the
floor and an atmosphere remini-
scent Of pre-Volstead days. The de-
tectives posted themselves at the
entrance and secretly photographed
patrons who used the key.
No charges have been filed
against the members and none of
them knows who will be the actors
in Judge Stalnaker's pictures.
The movies were taken on in
structions of chief D. B. York by
city detectives Myers and Ponder
who will have charge of the show
and wfp ,rsy give their testimony
in the frl1l " an illustrated lecture.
Judge Stalnaker has locked the
celluloid strips in bank vault for
safe keeping and declared they will
not be removed until the scheduled
matinee.
The picture should be more pop
ular than any feature movie ever
exhibited in Tampa. ITO see our
selves as other see us is not always
pleasant but in case like this, !
believe Tampa will be taught great
moral lesson" the judge avowed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
FALSE PRETENSES CHARGED
IN ARREST OF OPERATORS
OF MOTOR SALES COMPANY
QUEBEC EXTENDS Big
welcome TO PRINCES
Sons of British Sovereign
and Baldwins Arrive
Today

! Quebec, Ont. July 80 9th
Prince Of Wales, his brother. Primo
George, and Premier Stanley Bald
win were guests Of Quebec today.
Tho Empress of Australia, whicl
bore the distinguished visitors from
England. anchored off the King
wharf shortly after midnight t.
await the arrival Of the official wei
coming committee.
| Meanwhile. an unofficial welcom
ing committee. composed of score.
! OF enthusiastic residents of the city
! from other parts Of the Dominion
and even from the United States
gathered in Dufferin Terrace. Many
were armed with field glasses and
when the ship was still in midstream
in the st. Lawrence they swept the
vessel with their glasses in hope OF
catching an early glimpse OF the
visitors.
There were some speculation as
to the possibility Of the Prince OF
Wales dancing while he is in Que
bee. He has long leen well known
as a great dancer but to dance is a
mortal sin in the archdiocese of
Quebec, an order against dancing
having been issued by the late Car
dinal Begin and reiterated by the
present archbishop, Monsignor Rou-
leau.
The day marks the first time that
two princes of the ruling house had
visited Canada together and the first
time that premier in office had
dropped in on the country. The
mayor had two speeches in French
and two in English. The Prince of
Wales was seeing the city Of Cham
plain for the third time. He was
here in 1919 and again in 1924.
Prince George passed through Cam
ada last year. returning to England
from his naval station in China. but
did not touch Quebec.
The princes aboard the Empress
OF Australia attended their final
dance OF the voyage last night and
did not retire until an early hour.
Wales met a number of Canadians
and inquired Of them for many of
the friends he made on previous
visits.
The days schedule called for the
princes to go to SpencerWood, the
official residence of the lieutenant
governor, while Premier Baldwin
stops at the Chateau Frontenac,
where the visitors assemble for a
formal luncheon. A dinner at Span
cerwood concludes the days activi-
ties.
Only one engagement has been
made for the Prince of Wales on
Sunday. his attendance at the
vathedral Of the Holy Trinity. the
chief anglican edifice in the city.
Immediately thereafter. Wales.
Prince George and Premier Bald
win will leave on the st. Lawrence,
a river steamer. for Montreal.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
Kossick, Lang and
Lawrence Taken Into
Custody on Complaint
Preferred By Buyer Of
Car.
Three Said to Have Sold
Machine Without Telling
Purchaser of Debt Due
on It.

John Kossick, aged Is, of 81 Ce.
dar street; Joseph Lang, aged 80, Of
80 Maple street, and Ralph Law
renee, aged 81, Of SO Walnut street,
Of the Burritt Motor Sales and serv-
ice corporation, were arrested this
forenoon on warrants charging them
with obtaining money under false
pretences, revealing, according to
the police, an illegal scheme for the
financing Of automobile purchases
which may require further investiga-
ton. The three were released in
$500 bonds cash for their appear
ance in police court, Monday morn
Ing.
The arrests, which were made on
warrants issued by Assistant Prose-
cutting Attorney w. M. Greenstein,
came about as the result Of an in
vestigation into complaint made by
William Ziel of 442 South street,
who purchased an automobile from
the Burritt Motor Sales Corp, pay
ing $3.50 cash and $21 as the first
monthly payment, only to have the
car taken from him by Deputy Sher-
If NJ. H. Horwitz, for the New Brit
ain National bank. Ziel has no car
and is out $171 ip addition to be-
ing liable for payments to the L. A..
w. Financing Co. of Hartford on a
conditional bill of sale, the police
say.
According to the police, Joseph
Opejlanuk. Connecticut Co. en-
ploye, bought car from the Bur-
rift Motor Sales and Service Corp.
and 1t was financed by the New
Britain National bank. A short time
later, Opelanuk turned back the
car and bought another car from
the corporation, and the latter sold
the first car to Ziel without first
satisfying the conditional bill of
sale held by the bank. Ziel paid
$3.50 and agreed to pay $21 a
month to the Hartford financing
company. not knowing there was
already a conditional bill Of sale to
be met, according to his complaint.
lila 4No" olltoli ANdtlOldI Jain
took the car from him through legal
process leaving him without car or
money, and turned 1t over to Ope-
lanuk. who thereby found himself
with two cars. The police called in
Lawrence, Kossick and Lang and in
terviewed them with relation to the
deal. and this morning Detective
Sergeant McCue and Sergeant Nc
Away served the warrants on Lang
and Lawrence. A short time later,
Kossick was sent for and submitted
to arrest at the police station.
Several weeks ago. stockholders of
the Burritt Motor Sales and Service
brought an action for appointment
of q receiver to protect the assets.
Attorney David L. Nair was appoint
ed receiver and Attorney Harry NJ.
Ginsburg is attorney for the receiver.
Lang is president, Kossick secre-
tary and Lawrence treasurer Of the
Burritt Motor Sales and Service
Corp.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
WILL REWED HUSBAND
DIVORCED AS Cruel
Frances NJ. Wells to Be-
come F. J. Becker's
Wife Again

Married eight years ago and d.
vorced two years ago, Frederick J.
Becker of EOS East Main street and
Frances Margaret Wells of 1877
Pennington avenue. today notified
Town Clerk Alfred L. Thompson of
their intention to marry again. FL
ing the legal five days notice at
his Office. They have three chill
dren.
The former and future Mrs,
Becker brought the divorce action
on grounds Of intolerable cruelty,
claiming Becker struck her on
several occasions. An alienation of
affections suit brought against the
wife's mother was dropped after
she was granted a divorce.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
Repairing DAMAGE
WROUGHT BY STORM
New London District Is ESpe.
cialy Hard Hit
WILLIMANTIC MAN KILLED
Was Standing Under Tree When
Lightning Strikes-Afedford, Mass,
Man, Walking Home From Work,
Also Is Victim of Bolt.

New London. Conn, July 80 UP
This city and vicinity was engaged
today in repairing the damage
caused by the terrific electrical
storm last night. More than $50
telephones were out OF order, power
lines were down in many sections of
the city, and several were still with
out power today. and fallen trees
and limbs dotted many Of the city's
streets. Automobile and trolley
traffic was paralyzed during the
storm last night, and many Of the
lower sections of the city were
flooded. Large hailstones fell at
the height of the storm, breaking
the windows of several houses, ard
at least one house was struck by
lightning.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
One Man Killed

New Haven, July 80 [R - One
man was killed, boy narrowly es-
capped cremation and much damag
was done by series of electrical
storms in Connecticut yesterday
afternoon and early evening. Dosithe
Couchon. IS, of Willimantic, took
refuge under tree near where he
had been catching dobsons for bait
and was killed when a bolt OF light
ming struck the tree and him.
Pinned beneath the body of
COW killed by lightning when ne was
Nilking her, Jesse Oliver. IL, OF
Stonington, was rescued by his
father after the hay in the barn had
been ignited by the bolt. The boy
was not seriously injured. The barn
was destroyed.
When Walter Bush entered the
South Manchester office of the Con-
necticut company to relieve James
Duffy for the night, bolt entered
at about the same time and Knocked
both men down, injuring neither.
Duffy returned later In the evening
to talk over the escape. Another
bolt entered, causing five separate
fires in the building almost stimuli
taneously. Bush remained at his
post. directing trolley traffic in this
section, while Duffy summoned fire
men who saved the building.
A barn in the town of Manches-
ter was struck and burned In Ham
den, a suburb of New Haven, a bolt
pursued an erratic course through a
residence, causing about 1000 dam
age to building and furnishings.
Hail stones of unusual size fell
continuously for 20 minutes at Will
limantic, breaking windows and do
ing some damage. Hail and wind
did considerable damage to tobacco
in the vicinity Of New Milford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
FIREMAN IS INJURED
Brockton Department Member Falls
Is Feet from Rafter While Fight
ing Fire in Station Roof.

Brockton, Mass, July 80 (UP)-
Fireman Richard Il. Leonard was
critically hurt here today when he
fell about Is feet from rafter
while fighting a fire under the roof
of the Brockton station of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road.
The fire, which started from sold
ering apparatus being used by re-
pairmen, caused considerable dam
age.
Leonard was taken to a hospital,
where his condition was reported
serious.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
Payroll Bandits Shoot
But Fail to Get Money

New York, July 80 @ - Walter
Wall, 80. a payroll messenger. was
shot and seriously wounded yester-
day by two bandits who attempted
to obtain the $4,000 payroll which
Wall and Charles Zebransky. an
other messenger. were about to de-
liver to an Office on West 57th
street.
The bandits escaped through
crowds d home-going Office work
ers.
Zebransky, who was carrying
the money at the time. rushed
ahead to the Office Of G.. Refs and
company. delivered the payroll, and
gave the alarm.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-30
RUTHERFORD HITS
AT Underwriters
Ridieds Attempt to Discuss
Construction Here
UNIFORMED, HE CLAIMS
Building Inspector Asks How
Stranger Could Obtain knowledge
Of Zoning and Ordinances In Less
Than An Hour-Points Out
Flaws.

Building Inspector A. N. Ruther-
ford struck out today at the criti-
cisms directed by the National
Board Of Fire Underwriters at the
City Of New Britain. whose fire de-
partment. 1t was declared, is retro
grading. low in morale and efficien-
cy, and whose building laws were
termed inadequate. and enforcement
only fair.
The building inspector called at
tention to the fact that greater wall
thicknesses are recommended to
! support his claim that. the under
writer's engineer was not fully in
formed on his subject. Wall thick
ness requirements here are greater
than many Glass A cities, including
Hartford. the inspector asserted.
Continuing. he said.
1T seems strange to me that the
building and coming laws which were
more than 10 years in preparation
by men who understood both the
technical side of construction and
the local elements which enter into
the subject could be SO thoroughly
understood and interpreted by a
stranger as to make possible find
ing of inadequacy, discovery Of poor
structural conditions and recon-
mendations for changes-and all In
less than an hour.
The engineer of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters was in
my office only on two occasions. He
sat down with me and discussed in
general way the laws and their
enforcement. It was farthest from
my thoughts that any individual
would presume to have knowledge
of the operation of this department
in so brief time and with such a
cursory discussion of the subject.
Our board of adjustment, the Of
fee of the corporation counsel and
even the courts have yet to make
definite interpretations of many
phases Of zoning-yet the under
writer engineer calls the enforce
ment Of this law fair" How does
he know whether II is''fafrY-eopd or
bad, when even the courts. In whom
is vested the power of Interpreting
the law have not yet said what can
and cannot be enforced? This is
true. not only Of coming but also
OF the building code. many of the
provisions of which have not yet
been interpreted"
Judd Criticizes Report
Acting Mayor William H. Judd to-
day added his criticism to that of
other city officials who took UNI
bragg at the survey report of the
National Board of Fire Underwrit-
ers, the acting chief executive of
the city declaring the report to be
a great exaggeration.
II have always considered that
we have very good fire department
here" the acting mayor declared.
THE way the men handle them
selves at fires and the very low fire
losses in New Britain, I feel, justi-
fles this belief"