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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Breath Tester Said to
Gauge Mans Drunkenness

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. (UP)
When the town drunkard stun bles
into city court on Monday morning
just recovering from his Saturday
night spree. and protests that he
had "only few drops. Your Hon
or" science can determine how
truthful he is.
A breath tester. which is said to
determine the amount of alcohol
actually present in the tissue of hu-
man beings, has been offered 10
Indiana authorities by Dr. Rolla n
larger. professor of analytical
chemistry at the Indiana university
school of medicine.
By having the subject breathe
into a device which looks like a
football bladder or toy balloon, DR..
Harger said he could determine with
reasonable accuracy the degree OF
drunkenness of the subject.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Bristol Man Pays Fine
For "Drunk" Driving

Hartford. Conn. Aug up -
James T. Bird. IS. of 81 Gridley
street, Bristol. was fined $500 by
Judge Nathan A. Schatz in the po-
lice court this morning on a charge
of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of liquor. Bird
was arrested yesterday afternoon
on Pennington avenue. DR.. John
D. Greenherg, assistant police sur
geon. testified that he examined the
man at the police station and that
in his opinion he was unfit to drive
motor vehicle. Bird claimed that
he had taken few drinks of cider
brandy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
GERMAN Av|AT0RS EXCEED
AMERICAN FLIGHT RECORD
BY MORE Than TWO HOURS
Daddy, You Go Up
And Get My Balloon"
Edzard's Baby Asks

Bremen, Germany. Aug. 5 Up
Cornelius Edzard rode to a
world endurance airplane fight
record with Johann Risticz at
Dessau today but he is not
much Of a f1ier in the opinion Of
his four-year-old daughter
Marie.
Marie went up with her par
ents recently. expecting to sec
herself become smaller and
smaller as the plane rose, as she
often had seen her father ap-
pear to do as she watched him
from the ground.
AS the plane went up, Marie's
father related with much zest,
she paid no attention to the
scenery. but watched anxiously
ito see herself become smaller.
To her disappointment no
such thing happened, and when
her father later asked her:
How did you like it," she an
swered: Il don't think you know
how to fly"
But a few days later she had
recovered enough faith in her
father not to cry when a naugh-
ty boy cut the string OF her toy
balloon. She watched it soar
skyward and then said: Daddy.
you go up In your plane and get
my balloon"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
'NAIR TO INVESTIGATE
COMPLAINT 0NPOL|CE
Business Men Forced to
Ride in Patrol After
Traffic Violation

Alderman David L. Nair will pre-
sent a resolution at the next COM
mon council meeting asking that the
police board be requested to investi-
gate alleged lack OF discretion on
the part of patrolmen who have
compelled business men and real es-
tate owners to ride In the police pa
troll to headquarters after their ar
rest for minor violations OF the mo-
tor vehicle laws. and into the COM
plant that desk officers have re
fused to release such persons on
their own recognizance.
The alderman has been furnished
with informa ton which convinces
him that some of the patrolmen are
very much IN need of instructions as
to motor vehicle law arrests. he de-
clared this afternoon. Three men.
two of them long established in BUSH
ness on Main street. we're required to
get into the patrol wagon and go to
the police station within the past
month, when the violation was but
a minor one. the alderman's investi-
cation dscloses.
The exercises of discretion Is con-
templated In the wording of the law.
with the release on ones own recog.
nizance mentioned specifically. AL
derman Nair pointed out.
The statute cited by Alderman
Nair is Section 55a of the motor
vehicle laws. reading as follows
ANY person who shall have been
arrested by an officer for a violation
OF any provision OF any act relating
to motor vehicles may be released,
on his own recognizance, by such
officer in such officers discretion:
provided If such violation shall be of
provision relating to driving while
intoxicated or under the influence Of
drugs or using motor vehicle with
out the permission of the owner or
evading responsibility for personal
injury or property damage. or shall
involve the death or serious injury
of another. such person shall not be
released on his own recognizance.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
LIEUT.. HARRIS body
SUNK IN beach SAND
Army Filler Left on Flight
in February, But Never
Returned

Barnegat City. N. j., Aug. Up
The body of Lieut.. Willard Q. Har-
ris, army aviator, who with Lieut.
William A. Gray was lost in coast
storm in February. was found near
Barnegat City yesterday. it was an
rounced by coast guard headquarters
today,
The body was dashed to his para
chute and had become entangled
with an iron graphing hook which
was partly buried in the sand.
Fishermen reported to coast
guards yesterday that they had seen
a body floating on a sand bar just
below the surface Of the water.
Harris and Gray left Mitchell field
en- February II for Langley field.
Va. Their plane was last seen as it
passed low over coast guard station
near Forked River that afternoon.
A wing Of the plane and other
wreckage was later found in the
surf
A search by army planes, the
naval dirigible Los Angeles and boats
was unsuccessful. Gray's body was
never found.
Fishermen reported seeing the
body, Boatswain's Mate William Gill
ligan and his crew went to the
scene. They were unable to lift the
body out OF the water because of
the graphing hook and sand. A
member of the crew dived and re-
leased the body from its entangle-
ments.
Although the body had been in the
water over five months, it was fully
uniformed. 1t was identified as that
of the flyer by the serial number
on the identification disc hung
about his neck.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
swimmer
|C0NQUERS Channel
Beats Gertrude Ederle'S Record
by Four Minutes
MRS. C0RSON is WITNESS
Captain femme OF Cornhin Club
Strokes Way From Cape Girls Nez
To Dover Escorted By Tug Alsace
Time ii Hours, - Minutes.
MRS, CORSON IS WITNESS

Dover, England, Aug. 5 P,-E. H
femme, English swimmer, succeeded
today in the first attempt of the sea
son to swim the English Channel.
Taking off from Cape Girls Nez at
12:42 o'clock this morning. femme
landed two miles west of Dover.
femme is captain of the Cornhill
Swimming club and has thrice won
the Essex long distance champion
ship. He is % years old, stands six
feet two and half inches, and
weighs about 205 pounds.
He used the trudgeon stroke for
his successful channel swim and was
escorted by the Boulogne tug AL
SAGE. The water was warm and the
sea calm when he entered the chan
mel from Cape Girls Nez in the dark
ness.
Mrs. Corson Present
Mrs. Clemington (Mlle. Gade)
Corson, of New York, who last year
became the second woman to swim
the channel, and who now is train
ing for another crossing. witnessed
the last stage Of Temme's swim Mrs.
Corson, who is accompanied by her
husband, Is preparing to attempt to
swim from England to France, the
reverse direction of her first swim.
Temme's time, as computed by
representatives OF Lloyd's, was IA
hours Of minutes. This is four min
utes faster than Gertrude Ederle's
time last year, but has been beaten
by three men, Ernst Vierkotter,
Georges Michel, and Norman Leslie
Durham.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
World Resounds With Protests
Against Fate OF Sacco- Vanzetti
Sympathy Expressed for
Condemned Laborites
Strikes Threatened
Thousands at Mass Meet
ings-Property Heavily
Guarded.

How Gov. Alvan T. Fuller's de-
cision in the Sacco-vanzetti case
echoed around the world.
Berlin: Thousands gather at Lust
garten for communist demonstra-
ton; another large meeting sched-
uled for Friday: American embas-
sy under special guard.
Moscow: Resolutions decrying de-
cision and rendering sympathy to
Sacco and Nanzetti reported passed
by workers organizations.
Buenos Aires: General strike be-
lieved emminent; reports from Ro-
sario say cab drivers and masons on
strike and that workers had at
tackled two business blishments:
mounted police guard American le-
cation and consulates, and Ameri-
can business Establishments also
guarded: thousands waiting outside
! newspaper offices for announce
ment of decision.
London: Demonstration seed l.
uled for Sunday at Trafalgar
Square after which deputation is to
visit American embassy.
Tokyo: Embassy guarded while
police watch neighborhood at Hay
ANA where Ambassador MacVegh
is spending his vacation.
Rio de Janeiro: Municipal council
adopts resolution protesting against
the execution In the name of Amer
lean culture and civilization" en-
bassy and consulates under guard.
Montevideo. Preparations made
for general strike on August 10 in
protest against decision: legation
and consulates and American COM
mercial and industrial establishments
guarded.
Mexico City: American embassy
and consulates closely watched by
police.
Rome: Decision given great prom
inence in Italian papers, but few
comment editorially; Tribuna calls
decision a Tragic jest after seven
years of torture"
Paris; American embassy guard
tripled, but no demonstrations at
tempted.
Oslo: Labor party paper charac-
terizes American court proceedings
as scandalous and decision a viola
ton of justice.
Copenhagen: Decision prominently
published in all papers.
While in this country:
Washington: Special guards patrol
state and justice department build
ings; state department notifies all
American embassies. legations and
consulates that final decision has
been rendered so that they may take
precautions against anti-American
acts
Boston: Special picked guard
placed about Governor Fuller's home
here and his summer residence at
Rye Beach, New Hampshire; body
guard of one or more men to &C
company governor at all times: II
sticks of dynamite with caps and
fuses found near Taunton New Bed
ford highway.
Chicago: General strike Of labor
organizations advocated by interna-
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Ex-Legislator Dies
At VOluntOWn TODAY

Voluntown, Aug. 5 Pl-John w.
Lewis. who represented this town in
the state legislature for three ses-
sions. died of heart disease at his
home early today. He was so years
old and for nearly half century
had been town clerk.
Mr.. Lewis was prominent in re-
publican circles throughout the
state. He was delegate to many
republican conventions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
GAS Committee
FINISHES REPORT
Findings on Prices Of Motive
Fluid Made Public
PRICE A LITTLE LOWER
Committee Claims That Some Re-
duction Has Been Made Since
Investigation Started-P rofit
Seven Cents To a Few.

A survey OF conditions surround
ing high gasoline prices IN New
Britain indicates to the Investigating
committee that state wide probe
is necessary to bring about a fair
err price. and this recommendation is
made in a report submitted this
afternoon by Ralph H. Benson,
chairman OF the investigators.
1t was found. that more than 90
per cent OF the gasoline dealers are
making a profit Of three cents or
more on a gallon. and a study of
the business indicated to the COM
mittee that a profit of more than
three cents a gallon is excessive,
the report declares. The charge here
is now lower than In any cities in
the state although 1t was among the
highest at the outset Of the inves-
tigation, which was instituted by
Mayor Weld.
The report follows:
Text OF Report
Immediately following your ap-
pointment OF this committee. it met
and discussed possible methods OF
procedure As it Is one with pow
ers Of investigation only, It appeared
that our work was to determine the
facts relating to gasoline distribu-
ton in New Britain and report such
findings to you. The committee de-
cided to secure facts through the
cooperation of the gasoline retailers
and distributors in the city and ter
ritory so far as they were willing to
cooperate with it. We hereby ac-
knowledge with thanks such coop
Grafton as they gave to the COM
nlittee.
For the purposes Of this report
we are treating the matter under the
following headings:
From retail standpoint.
From distributors standpoint.
From a state standpoint.
From a comparative standpoint
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
RECORD TROUT CAUGHT
3S1a Inch Beauty Taken From
Waters Of Lake Wcnonskopomuc
At LakeviIlc Today.

Lakeville. Aug. 3 (NU) - The
largest trout ever caught in Con-
nccticut was landed today by Will
liam c. Hall of Rye, n. V, after a
40-minute struggle. The fish was
caught in Lake Wononskopomuc
From head to tail the trout meas
ured ISL inches, while it measured
80 inches in circumference. 1t
weighed 291a pounds.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
CROSSING TRAGEDY
Norwich Man Killed When Train
Hits His Car On Tracks. Hurting
Machine so Feet.

Norwich. Aug. F--George F.
Blatherwizk, So, of this city, was
killed here today when his automo-
bilc was struck and hurled so feet
y. n. H. and II. railroad which
runs from Putnam to New London.
Blatherwizll had just driven his au-
tomobile away from the shop where
he worked when he was caught on
the railroad crossing. He is sur
vived by his widow, four daughters
and two sons
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
WOULD TAKE UNFIT
DRIVERS OFF ROAD
Former Insane Asylum or Jail
Inmates Barred
ST0ECKEL SUGGESTS LAW
Connecticut Has Too Many Acct
, dents, Commissioner Says-Seeks
to Take Wheel From weak"

Hartford, Aug. Rl-A broad
policy enabling him to suspend the
license of or to refuse a license to
persons who have been treated for
mental troubles or who have been
inmates of state institutions, hos
pitfalls, prisons or who have been at
tended by physicians and have been
adjudged by him as mentally unfit
to drive a motor vehicle is being
adopted by Robbins B. Stocked.
Connecticut motor vehicles COM
missioner.
Asks For Decision
Mr.. Stocked announced today that
he has asked Attorney General Ben
jamin w. Alling to rule on this
proposed policy
The time has now arrived when
it is necessary to weed out every
driver who may be considered q
danger and at the same time to have
a list of names on file which will
guide the commissioner In the issu-
ance of licenses" Mr.. Stocked said.
He asserted that the accident stu
alton in Connecticut has now
reached serious proportions and he
is prepared to launch a broader pol
icy of accident prevention which he
has been considering for some time.
The commissioner said he does
not intend to adopt drastic meas
Nth oh WI u
necessary to improve the accident
situation in the state. These affeffct-
ed will have recourse to a public
hearing at which they can protest
such action by the commissioner.
Mr.. Stocked believes the new plan
will enable him to have on file at all
times list OF epilepics. drug ad-
diets, habitual drunkards, bootleg
gers. ex-convicts, youths who have
served in reformatory and others
who might make undesirable opera
tors of motor vehicles.
Some Doctors Report
He has not been able to get this
information because OF the unwil-
lingness of people totyeport cases of
this kind. There have ben some
doctors, however, he said, who have
felt it their civic duty to give him
the names of some OF the people
they treated for mental troubles and
in these instances he has considered
it his duty to refuse license and to
take a license away wherever nee
essary. But he is now aiming at a
more elaborate program along
these lines.
If he is unable to get this cooper
alton from the sources mentioned,
the commissioner said he probably
would ask the state legislature at its
next session to extend his duties so
that this cooperation can be effected.
Mr.. Stoeckel's letter to the attorney
general follows:
There seems to be ample author
ity in the statutes for me to refuse a
motor vehicle operators license to
any person, or to suspend the OPP
orators license of any person who
has a mental defect. The ground for
doing this is that anyone of that
type is an improper person to have
a license and therefore license
should be refused. or suspended. If
by any means he already has it.
THE actual exercise of this au-
thority has included such types as
epileplics. drug addicts, cases Of
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05

Woman, los, Still
Doing the Housew0rk

West Berkshire, Vt. Aug. S
R-Mrs. Lucy S. Chaffee. who
still lends hand with the
lighter homework on the farm
where she lives with her daugh-
ter, today observed her 105th
birthday.
All Of her years have been
spent in two places. the farm In
Berkshire, where she was born
and her present home here.
She has survived two husbands
and has two grandchildren, IL
great-grandchildren and three
Observation-Disclosures.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
BIG LIQUOR HAUL.

Fall River, Mass, Aug. P-Im-
ported liquor worth $4,000 was
seized in a cottage at Brayton
Point, Somerset, this morning by
state patrol OFFICERS of the Middle
boro barracks and Somerset police.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Defense Plans

Boston, Aug. 5 R-A petition for
a new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti
on the ground OF new evidence will
be made to the state courts. Michael
Angelo Muzmanno, local attorney
who has been associated with the
defense committee. declared this
afternoon.
He said that Attorney Hill. the
new defense counsel was preparing
the petition which will be based on
the testimony of witnesses who
were heard by Governor Fuller dur
ing his investigation but who had
never been heard In court. Muzman-
no said that no action was likely to-
day.
It was said that If the Massachu-
sets supreme court wishes a full
hearing on the petition for a new
trial it can stay the execution. which
is now set for early on Aug. IL.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Refused PASSAGE

Boulogne, France, Aug. LT -
Luigia Nanzetti. sister of Bartolomeo
Vanzetti, was not permitted by offi-
Gals of Holland American line to
so on board the steamer Volendam.
although her passport had valid
visa, the Associated Press was in
formed at the United States con-
sulate today.
In explaining the refusal of the
steamship officials to permit her to
sail for the United States to visit her
brother in prison. it was pointed out
that the steamship companies often
refuse passage, even to those pos
sessing visas for their passport.
when they have reason to believe
that the passengers will be refused
admittance to the United States by
the immigration authorities. In such
a case the steamship company may
be subjected to the expense Of car
rying the passenger back to Europe.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Visa is Given

Washington. Aug. 5 LP-A temp
orary visa to permit Luigia Vanzetti
to visit her brother in this country
was issued to her by the American
CONSUL at Boulogne with the APP
prevail of tie state department, 1t
was said here today.
The department knew Of no pass
port barriers to prevent her sailing
from France and officials expressed
belief that the steamship company
was holding the woman to a strict
Interpretation of immigration laws
concerning third class passengers.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Appeal Is Imminent

Boston, Aug. R-Indication that
an appeal to the United States su-
preme court in behalf OF Nicola
Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetu will
be made within a. short time was
given at the headquarters Of the
Sacco-N anzetti defense committee
today. although no definite announce
ment as to the course to be taken
was Forthcoming.
Members of the committee con-
ferred with Arthur D. Hill who en-
tered the case as counsel for the
condemned men yesterday rs VIII.
liam G. Thompson and Herbert Ehf-
man announced their retirement
fronttnnAA m NaAa 4f1
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Sister of Condemned Man
Gets Visa But Steamship
Company Holds Her
Back on Proposed Trip
From France to U. S.
NEW LAWYERS TAKE
UP FINAL BATTLE

New York, avg. CF-Plans by
the I. w W. for an attempted tie-up
OF New York's waterfront next Tues
day as part OF nationwide protest
against the execution OF Nicola Sac
co and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. were
announced by Roger Francezon to-
day.
Franezon. chairman OF the ssner-
al executive board OF the Industrial
Workers of the World. arrived here
from Chicago yesterday to direct
the activities of his organization
here
The first demonstration planned
was mass meeting this afternoon
at the lower end of Manhattan. Of
fcials of the Marine Transport
Workers and other units of tn I.
W. w. are scheduled as speakers.
Other waterfront trades were asked
TO participate, Francezon said.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
Appeal May Be Too Late

Boston. Aug. Up - The Boston
American today says that through
an act of congress in 1916 closing
the door to the United States su-
preme court unless an appeal IL
taken within three months OF the
entry OF the decree OF which COM
plant is made. Sacco and Vanzetti
are without recourse in the federal
courts. Four months have elapsed
since the supreme court denied the
Sacco exceptions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05
HOLLYWOOD Love IN
MURDER and SUICIDE
Girl With Pistol in Hand
Found Dying Beside
Mans Corpse

Hollywood. Cal, Aug Pl-Cn-
requited love wah held by the police
today to have caused Betty NJ. Colt
lieb, %. to slay Hamilton W. Man.
| non. %, movie studio official. and
then fire a fatal bullet into her own
head while they sat In an automo-
bile about midnight.
Mannon was dead with a bullet In
the brain when the police were call
ed by persons who heard the shoot
ing. Miss Gottlieb was slumped in
her seat beside Mannon, a bullet
wound in the head and a pistol in
her right hand. She died later in
an emergency hospital
The police reported that Albert
D'Agostino. an associate OF Mannon' S
in the Technical Arts studio OF
which the slain man was vice presi-
dent told them the couple had been
much In each others company for
over a year. but that recently Man
ron had endeavored to end their in
tiEacieS.
D'Agnostino said. recently Miss
Gottlieb had been making telephone
calls to Mannon at the studio at all
hours OF the day. He declared she
had used every moons she could to
retain Mannon's friendship.
The police said Miss Gottlieb ap-
parently had an independent income
but worked frequently as re-touch
artist in a commercial studio.
A letter written in New York city
January last. and signed Min
was found in Mannon's pocket. 1t
referred to photograph of himself
he had sent the writer and said In
part: Ham dear. how do you like
the new life? l hope you haven't
forgotten entirely. If you have been
foolish and gotten married please
tell the little lady of my existence.
Some day l may decide to see you
and she would have to know any,
way. I might pass as an aunt"
AL Mannon. brother OF. the slain
man. told the police his brother was
not married.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-08-05

New York. Aug, 8 R-Hamilton
W. Mannon had been an art director
with Tec-Art Films for six years. IT
was said at the company's studio
here today. Mannon was sent to the
coast about two years ago, beyond
this, officials Of the company said.
they had no knowledge Of Mannon.
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