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New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Wing Slightly Damag,
ed and Trumbul Goes
to Mitchell Field in
Substitute Craft.
Lieut.. Wheatley in Nation
al Guard Machine, In
shaken by knowledge of
Accident, Lands Grace
fu1lv
Especial to the, Herald)

Plainville, Aug. ia National
Guard biplane piloted by Lieutenant
William B. Wheatley of Hartford
struck pole and broke a wing
while circling Trumbull field here
this morning as it was landing to
take Governor John H. Trumbull as
a passenger. Despite the damage
to his plane Lieutenant Wheatly re-
tanned control of the machine and
brought it safely to earth without
injury to himself.
Wheatley had been assigned to
take Governor Trumbull to Mitchell
field, Long Island, where the chief
executive OF the state was to attend
the New York National Guard
maneuvers. The aviator had been
at the New York field but returned
TO Hartford yesterday and left there
for Plainville early this morning on
his special detail.
He was unfamiliar with Trumbull
field. and as he came in from the
north about 8 o'clock he tried to
make his landing at an angle to
the field because of the wind which
was blowing. This brought him
above two houses on Linden and
Woodland streets and in line with
tall pole to which a radio aerial was
attached. He misjudged the height
of the pole and barely struck the top
with the tip of his lower right wing.
The force OF the blow pushed the
pole over at an angle. and this al
lowed the plane to pass over it and
avert a more serious mishap. Wheat
ley said he could not feel the blow
but heard it, and, his ailerons es-
Gaping damage, he was able to land
safely.
The flier telephoned to Hartford
and a mechanic was sent out tosin-
spect the plane. Although the outer
portion of the wing was torn away.
crippled and Wheatley believed he
would be able to fly the machine
back to Hartford for repair. Gov
ernor Trumbull concurred in this
belief after he had inspected the
damage. A new wing will be neces-
sary.
Another plane was despatched
from Mitchell field to take the gov
ernor, who, his flying confidence IN
shaken by the mishap. made his air
trip with only slight delay.
A large crowd of curious adults
and youngsters was attracted to the
spot by Plainville's first aerial mis-
hap.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17

San Francisco, Aug. II P-Tho
Radio Corporation received a mes.
sage from the Steamer City Of Los
Angeles as follows:
Eight fifty-nin a. m. Pacific
time. The position Of the airplane
Woolaroc is latitude 24:s5 north,
longitude 5000 west. Am receive
ing radio beacon family"
This places the Woolaroc 1914
miles from San Francisco or 4s1
miles from Honolulu.
Honolulu, Aug. II PNThe steams
ship Manulari radioed that she had
sighted two planes at a. m. today
(4::30 a. m. San Francisco time)>
She did not identify~he planes. On
the basis of radioed reports, the
Woolaroc, piloted by Arthur c. Goes
bel and navigated by Lieutenant W.
V. Davis. were estimated to be $50
miles from Honolulu at $50 a. M
local time. Goebel, within an hour,
was estimated to have flown 126
miles, making his probable arrival
at Wheeler field 11:45 a. n... it was
stated.
CONTINUED on Page 1D 7
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
ATTACKS BOARD FOR
REJECTING Low BID
Sablotsky to Oppose Let
ting Conduit Contract
to Gest

Councilman Samuel ssblotsky will
lead an attack ON the board of pub
lie works at tonight's meeting of the
common council, criticizing the COM
missioners for failing to award con-
duit contracts to Peter Suzio and
Staff, the only local bidder and the
party offering the lowest figure.
An effort will be made to have the
boards recommendation rejected
and the contract awarded to the
suzio company. Suzio's bid was s22,-
44o.50 White the G. NJ. Gest Co. of
New York, which was the selection
of the board, offers to do the work
for s24,s00. c. W. Blakelee & Sons
of New Haven submitted figure of
s49,0155o.
II fail to follow the line of rea-
soning used by the commissioners
who declare that Suzio could not do
the work properly and they do not
favor giving him the contract for
his own good" Sablotsky said to-
day THE board of public works has
Suzio's bond and if he doesn't do the
work properly. the bond money
will complete it. Besides, the city has
inspectors to see that the contract
is lived up to and the inspectors
must be capable of doing so. because
they must be considered experts
when the board hired them to fill
the jobs of other men who were do
ing a pretty good job of it at that.
"Of what business of the COM
missioners is the fact that Suzio
might not make money on the job?
Are they there to run private bus
mess or handle city business and get
the most work for the least money:
Why didn't the board refuse to give
Suzio that Linwood street bridge job
when his bid was low, If they have
such an interest in him?
The Chamber of Commerce and
local business men are always adj
vising us to trade at home. The
board of public works should fall in
line and trade at home. particularly
when this can be done with a money
saving. Even il a local bidder was
somewhat higher, I would favor CIV
ing him the job because he Is a New
Britain man. I have been told that
Me school board recently had a
chance to buy hardware made in an
other city at greatly lower price
than New Britain made goods, but
refused to do so on the ground that
local trade should be encoura ged
Even the school board does that,
and you know how much think Of
the school board. so it isn't a case
Of selecting that particular conf
mission for examples"
Reports that Mayor Weld is dis
pleased with the action of the public
works board could not be verified
this afternoon, but the mayor made
a significant statement: We'll see
that the right thing is done to-
night"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Loser Claims Game in Fal-
con Hall Was Crooked.
and He Imposed Swift.
Fisted Justice.

Brutally assaulted following a card
Beaver streets about II o'clock last
night, Joseph Stone. aged about so
of Springfield. Mass. testified in po-
lice court this morning agains,
Bruno Korzaka, aged rs of 1888
Broad street and John Dombrowski,
aged 81 Of 179 Broad street, both
of whom were found guilty of the
assault and fined S5O>and costs each,
in addition to receiving suspended
Jail sentences of 80 days each.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney W,
NJ. Greenstein asked that Stones as
sailants be sentenced to Jail This
is brutal and vicious assault" Mr.
Greenstein declared. II do not be-
lieve the story told by the accused
and I do not believe it possible for
man of Korzaka's size to infict
such punishment on one of Stones
size and physique. They had no right
to gamble and when they lost their
money they had no right to beat
Stone. They will not tell the-name
VI lllt tIlIl wiz 10 III
believe, Your Honor, that Jail SEN
fences should be imposed" Judge
SAKE. passing sentence, remarked
that the assault was certainly brutal
and he wished it was possible to OBJ
tain more information relative to it.
Stone, a powerful. well proportion
ed man, claiming to have been a
wrestling instructor in the Polish
army, had his head bandaged and his
right eye was entirely closed. His
face was bruised and swollen where
he was kicked. according to his tes-
timony. by the two men who are ar
rested and a third man said to be
an uncle of koAaka.
He has many friends in New Brit
ain, he said, and he came here to
visit them. He and number OF
others played cards for money last
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
No Hint to Decision

Boston, Aug. II OP - Judges Of
the Massachusetts supreme court,
with whom rests the decision as to
whether the state courts shall be
opened again to further moves IN
the -Nanzetti case, today be-
gan their study of the briefs and
arguments presented yesterday In
the eleventh hour effort to save the
condemned men from execution
next week.
Because of the absence Of three
members of the court four judges
constituted the full bench in hear
ing the case yesterday. They went
into conference today to consider
the case with no indication Of
when their decision would be forth
coming.
Under the customary procedure
the deciscion will be made public
through the Office of the official re-
porter of supreme court decisions.
Unlike the United States supreme
court it will not be given out YER
bally from the bench but after 1t
is drafted by the judges will be
sent to the official reporters office
to be recorded and there will be-
come available to the press.
Ordinarily the decisions of the
court are in two parts, the deci-
sion proper and the judges reasons
for their findings. In the present
case the court has before it bills of
exceptions by defense counsel to
decisions of Judge Webster Thayer
of the superior court refusing q
new trial, revocation of sentence
and stay of execution and of Jus
tice George A. Sanderson Of the
supreme court refusing a writ of
error. These were argued yesterday.
The court also has under consid-
Grafton new petition for writ
Of error directed to the full bench
This was filed by defense counsel
at the conclusion of yesterdays ar
guments.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Dole Flight Log
By the Associated Press.
Tuesday, August l6;

lueSQdEs august To-
1891 p. n. Monoplane Golden
Eagle takes off at Oakland air
port.
1884 p. m, Monoplane Aloha
takes off.
1886 p. m. Monoplane Woola-
roc takes off.
los p. m. Aloha passes over
Farallones.
2:03 p. m. Biplane Miss Doran
takes off on second attempt.
2:35 p. m. Motorship Silver
Fir, 1S5 miles out, reports Aloha
overhead, north of direct course.
2:43 p. m. Miss Doran reported
passing Farallones.
ESQ p. m. S. S. Wilhelmina re-
ports Aloha putting south toward
direct course.
2:55 p. m. Destroyer Meyer
reports Aloha 200 miles out, still
95 miles north of course.
p. m. Destroyer Hardwood
reports Woolaroc 270 miles out.
ABS p. m. S. s. Wiihelmina re-
ports message from Woolaroc 800
miles out.
S p. m. Destroyer McDonough
reports Woolaroc 500 miles out.
$50 p. m. Destroyer Cory re-
ports message from Woolaroc SIT
miles out.
1880 p. m. Destroyer Cory
reports message from Woolaroc
$50 miles out.
Wednesday. August II:
a. NJ. s. S. Manulani re-
ports through the army signal
corps, two planes believed the
Woolaroc and Miss Doran on
northern edge of course. to be ap-
proximately midway.
2 a. m. S. S. City of Los
Angeles reports in messages re-
ceived by the army signal corps.
Honolulu, two planes, believed
the Golden Eagle and Aloha. CD
the southern edge Of the course,
approximately midway.
a, m. S, S. Manukai reports
Woolaroc 1.4S5 miles on her
course. CAN times are Pacific
standard.)
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
CUBS GET HAL CARLSON

New York, Aug. II P-Joe Nc
Carthy, manager of the Chicago
Cubs, expressed satisfaction today
with the decision OF Commissioner
Lands upholding the deal whereby
the Cubs got Hal Carlson, veteran
pitching star. from the Phillies, in
exchange for Pitcher Tony kauf-
mann and Shortstop Jimmy Cooney.
Carlson has been one of the chief
factors in the Cubs rise to the
league-leading position.
There was never any question
about Kaufmann's arm being sore at
the time of the trade" said McCar-
thy. He finished twelfth in the
pitching standings last year and
vas taking his regular turn in the
box. Just before the deal was made
he turned in a fine performance In
a ten inning game"
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
FLAWS IN TAX Law
PICKED BY Under
.gewelry and Furniture AS
sessment UnenfOrceable
He Says

Elimination of taxes on furniture
and iewelry and incorporation Of the
levy for oiling streets in the gener-
al mill rate, were suggestions ad-
vanced by Chairman Thomas Under
Of the board of assessors In talk
before the Exchange club last night.
Under declared the furniture
and jewelry tax to be unenforceable
and for that reason. he argued, 1t
should be stricken from the books.
In his discussion of the general
condition of taxation in New Britain,
Chairman Under pointed to the fact
that this city had per capita levy
81 lower than any other city In the
state last year
To acquaint his listeners with the
sources Of tax revenue. the speaker
presented a table showing what per-
centage of each 500 received comes
from each type of taxable property.
His figures are:
Dwelling houses and apartments,
exclusive of ground occupied, 25
10 per cent; barns and garages.
per cent: lots, 20 $40 per cent, sub
divided into store lots. II 6-10 per
cent and house lots. 10 per cent;
stores AID Office buildings, s 40
per cent; mills and machinery, -
Ia per cent; outlying acreage, IL of
! per cent; cattle and horses, 40 of
! per cent; automobiles. 1 2-10 per
cent; furniture and jewelry, 6-10 of
l per cent; goods of merchandise.
90 per cent; cables, mains and other
public property excepting acreage.
] IL per cent: excess of credit over
debts 30 Of 1 per cent, miscel-
laneous, 4S-100 of per cent.
The speaker pointed out the fact
that the above table showed that ap-
prorAanately 35 per cent of the to-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
LLOYD BERTAUD

o'clock in the afternoon when it was
made. They said that they would set
no definite date until shortly before
the hop, to avoid the possibility of
having to retract because of weather
changes.
Mechanics at the hangar, however.
leaned to the belief that the jump
would be made today, provided that
the two o'clock Atlantic weather re-
port was propitious. James H. Kim
ball Of the weather bureau said that
be had no reports from ships at sea
this morning but that last nights
map showed two distinct storm
areas.
Storm OF Ireland
"a low pressure area off Ireland
was developing last night he said,
and there was another off the
Grand Banks. If Bertaud and Hill
should take off today they would
have to pass through these areas,
but it cannot be told until later how
serious they are"
Shortly after noon trucks began
transporting the fuel held in readi-
ness for the flight from Curtiss field
to the hangar at Roosevelt field.
Food and clothing were also brought
from the Garden City hotel
Pressed to make a definite state
ment concerning present plans Ber-
taud at last said that he would make
a definite radio test. Even as he
spoke mechanics began tuning Old
Glory up for the test
Bertaud and Hill are both on re-
cord as caring not SO much about
weather conditions over the Atlantic
as about local conditions for the
takeoff. The weather here today was
ideal for a hop off under full load.
The sun was shining brightly and a
20 mile breeze was blowing directly
up the runway, an ideal wind.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
!: = s@" IIzE FL|ERS BUT few MILES FROM GOAL:
WOOLAR0C PLANE seen 491 MILES OFF HONOLULU
FLIGHT mad THOUSANDS READY TO CHEER winner
D0RAN FAMILY KEEPS
LONG Vigil At RADIO
Brothers and Little Sister
Are Throbbing With
Excitement

Flint, Mich, Aug. II (UP) -
While their father worked stolidly
in the oat fields of his farm at
Otisville, % miles from here. the
two brothers and little sister of
Mildred Doran, %, flying with
Auggie Peddlar in the Honolulu
derby, throbbed with excitement
today.
Up at daybreak despite a radio
vigil which lasted until a. M,
they waited anxiously and optimis-
tically for word from their daring
sister.
At the home OF their aunt.
Mrs. Elmer Gonsler, they huddled
around the loud speaker until the
sign-off. After a few hours broken
sleep they besieged the newspaper
offices, listening to the unintelligi-
Bile Ito them) clicking of the tele-
graphs.
William Doran, the father, was
imperturbable. He kept right on
with his oats, merely expressing con-
fldence that Mildred would win
through. He asked not to be told
anything further of the flight. until
there was definite word of whether
his daughter reached Honolulu or
failed.
I'll be glad when it's all over
and Mildred is home" he said.
MiIIroI'e
liam. jr., "a, student at the Uni
versity of Cincinnati. and Floyd, IS,
Flint high school.
When Peddlar returned yesterday
after his first take-off the little
group was almost heart-broken.
at was terrible" William said.
II could not believe that all the
preparat! n had gone for nothing.
But when we heard that Auggy had
got off finally the sun seemed to
break through the clouds again"
The sister. Helen. II. had only
vague idea of what it was all about.
She apparently only realized that
Mildred has gone on a long trip ard
treated the whole matter as a great
joke.
Mildred has made up her mind
that her share, if any. of the race
prize, will be used to take her 70
the University of Michigan for
three years to complete her educa-
tional course. She is at present
fifth grade teacher In a Caromich
school.
Mrs. Doran died when Mildred
was a small girl.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
|HAWANANS WAIT LONG
IN DARKNESS and RAIN
Army Prepares to Feed
Multitude Increasing as
Fliers Approach

Wheeler Field, Island OF Oahu
Hawaii, Aug. II P-Through rain
squalls descending intermittentlX
along the Is mile road between here
and Honolulu scores of automobiles
loaded with aviation enthusiasts be.
gan a hegira soon after midnight to
witness the arrival of the planes In
the James D. Dole $4,000 air race
from Oakland, Cal
The army made preparations
for feding the multitude expected at
the field. To provide provender for
the thousands, field kitchens had
been placed in strategic positions
and were doing a land office bus
mess.
Although hundreds OF cars were
parked by midnight in the field east
Of the hangers few civilians were In
evidence about the landing field.
Most of those who had arrived early
slept in their automobiles. The night
was cool for Oahu and the sleepers
made good use of their blankets.
Maps prepared by Major henry
J. Miller. commander of the field.
and kept posted with the position
of the aircraft through the cooper
alton of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
and the Associated Press were cens
ters of interest for the crowds that
began to gather soon after daybreak
at the sixth pursuit squadron hangar
at the edge of the field.
Just seven weeks ago this morns
ing similar crowds awaited here the
arrival OF Lieuts. Lester J. Maits
land and Albert Hegenberger make
ing their pioneering flight betweea
the mainland and Hawaii. The giant
Fokker plane in which they mAds
their air voyage today rested "a ~
hangar near the landing field.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Walker Family VIII
Get Searles Millions

New York. Aug. II CUP)-The
will of Arthur T. Walker. former
s50-a-week clerk and inheritor of
between 100000 and S50,000.O00
from his employer, Edward F.
Searles, was filed for probate today
in Surrogates court, Brooklyn. Five
sisters and two brothers will share
most of the fortune. They are:
Susane McRachren, Of Detroit;
Martha McBrine, of Kitchener, On
tario: Frances Smith, Of Toronto:
Mary Ann Smith, of Dover Town
ship. Kent county. Ontario; Eliza
Irving, of Blenheim, Ontario; David
Walker, of Charing Cross, Ontario;
and William Walker Of Royal Oak,
Michigan.
Walker, formerly a resident of
Brooklyn, began life as an i'm
pecunious private secretary. 1t was
his association with Searles, by
whom he was employed as secretary,
that raised him to affluence.
Searles had inherited the fortune
Of the widow of Mark Hopkins,
multi millionaire railroad builder
and California pioneer.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Sen. Frank Norris Is
Possible Candidate

Stoughton, Wis. Aug. 17tP-Sen-
ator Frank Norris, Nebraska, was
suggested as the logical republican
candidate for president by Senator
Brookhardt, of Iowa. in an address
before a harvest festival yesterday.
Senator Brookhardt is a close
friend OF Senator Norris and visited
with him last weekend at the Nor
ris summer home in Waupaca. Wis.
According ia Brookhardt, Norris is
the only logical man available to
take the place Of the late Robert
NJ. LaFollette as leader of the lib
eral movement in this country.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Franco-Germans Sign
Much Discussed Treaty

Berlin, Aug. II Pl-With sigma
ture of a Franco-German CONNER
cial treaty in Paris today. one of the
thorniest pieces Of negotiations ever
conducted between the two countries
has been brought to a conclusion.
The negotiations began in Octo-
Der. 1924. when Germany was re-
covering from her currency crisis
and while France was being shaken
by the severe depression of the
franc.
The chief point OF the new treaty.
in the German view, is that France
has agreed to the most-favored ma
tons principle which she at first re-
iected.
Great revival Of trade between the
two countries to their mutual bene-
fit is hoped for here.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
All Four Planes Beiev.
ed Approaching Mar
row Island Target
Arrival at Wheeler
Field Probably at
ll:45 A. M. (Honolu-
lu Time.) ]
Great Beacons Pierce
Darkness - Many Stand
in Rain All Nighttime
Killed Under Wheels Of
Ambulance.
Air Marathon Facts

BY the Associated Press
Starting post: Municipal Air
port, Oakland. Calf.
Finish: Wheeler Field. 25 miles
outside Honolulu.
Length of course: o.400 land
miles.
Starting flag fell: Noon Tues
day, Pacific coast time.
Expected finish time: 10 a. M.
to noon, Pacific time, or 1880 to
$50 a. m. Honolulu time, We'd
nesday. :
Four aircraft started. three
monoplanes and one biplane.
Stakes: $4,000 first prize and
$4,000 second money. 70.
Donor of prizes: James D. Dole,
Hawaiian Pineapple King"
In the race: The Hearst plane.
Golden Eagle" Martin Jensen's
aloha" Art Goebel's "Woolaroc"
and the Miss Doran."
Out of the race: Oklahoma"
forced to return; Eel Encanto."
wrecked; "Pabco Flyer" wreck
ed; City Of Peoria" disqualified:
Dallas Spirit" forced to return.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
Milwaukee Goal of
Next German Flight

Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. II P}-The
German Junkers aviators have been
asked to make Milwaukee the des-
tination of their next attempt to
span the Atlantic. The Milwaukee
chapter of the National Aeronautical
Association in a message forwarded
to Dessau, Germany, points out that
Milwaukee is widely known as a
German city and that German avia-
tors would be particularly welcome
here.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
NAII,II MAJ Ccruectcst State Library !
Co,nw or,1 Adyt Dtpt,
JIlI|kI iii Hartford, Conn.
Counsel Indicates Appeal to US.
Supreme Bench
NO REPORT FROM STATE
Lawyer Appears In Federal Court
and Makes Arrangements for
Writ of Certiorari-May Go Be-
fore Judge Holmes.

Boston, Aug. II Up - Indications
that counsel for Nicola sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti will make an
other move to bring the case be-
fore the United States supreme
court, should the massachusetts, SUI
preme court refuse petitions for
writ Of error, were seen today
when Arthur D. Hill, chief coun-
sci for the two men. appeared In
the federal court offices and in
quired as to the procedure of filing
a petition for a writ OF certiorari.
Hill was furnished with forms
for the petition and indicated that,
should he proceed with them the
first move would be to go before
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes at
his home in Beverly. Mass, Justice
Holmes declined last week to en-
tcrtain a petition for a writ of
habeas corpus.
The effect of writ Of certiorari.
should 1t be granted. would be to
bring the entire record Of the Sac
co-Vanzetti case before the United
States supreme court. The court
then would decide whether or not
it should hear the case.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
OLD GLORY STARTS
FOR rome At five.
Lloyd Bertaud and James Hill
Would Make New Record
EDITOR MAY Be PASSENGER

Preparations Made For Flight From
New York to Rome - Rumor
Spreads That Editor of Daily Mir
ror May Ride In Plane.
Roosevelt Field, N. Y, Aug. 17P,
Indications were strong at the
hangers this morning that II no
storm areas in the North Atlantic
should clear up during the day the
monoplane Old Glory would take off
for Rome at o'clock this after
noon.
Mechanics worked all night on the
giant single motored Fokker and
early today its two pilots, Lloyd Ber-
taud and James De Witt Hill. an
nounced that all preparations for the
ocean hop were completed.
Withhold Details
They declined to set a definite
date for the takeoff, however, mere
ly saying that it would be at five
New Britain herald., 1927-08-17
continued on Page Ten)
yOSEPH PHIL RESIGNS

Mit.dletown, Aug. II (CP)-Jo-
seph Phil, for two years superintend-
ent of the Swedish Christian orphan
age OF Cromwell. has resigned. eff
fective September /. Phil. formerly
of Boston. succeeded former State
Represen NATIVE Clemens Mortenson
as head Of the institution.