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New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
LAKE FOLLOWS DISASTER
Relieves Chances Of Rc,,cuing Men
IN Italian Submarine Better
Than the 81,

Bridgeport, Aug. Pt-Simon
| Lake. inventor and builder of sub
marines. is closely following the re-
ports of the sinking Of an italian
, submarine in the ..driatic. and he
/ holds the opinion that the task OF
rescue OF the men may he easier. or
! at least prospect Of success ar.
brighter. than in the S-4 disaster off
ProvincctoWn
! Mr.. Lake. familiar with the Adri-
| ATTIC and acquainted with the local
ity in which the submarine went
down. said today that the seas are
| calmer, the water clearer and de-
vices to be used far more numerous
than was the case with the S-1. Th.
construction Of the boat may swing
the scale between life and death for
the trapped men. Mr.. Lake thought
The telephone with which Tho
Italian submarine is equipped viii
assist the Pescuers for if the men II
the boat live they can let those OF
the surface know what condition:
are beneath the waves
| The Adriatic does not get rough
often, Mr.. Lake said, and the water
is SO much clearer than the sea of
Provincetown, that rescuers may be
able to work to better advantage in
spite of greater depth of water
than was the case with the S-4.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
BOND MARKET IS
MORE FIRM TODAY
Shows Easing OF Tendency at
Noon-Ols Improve

New York. Aug. R-The bond
market was slightly firmcr in early
trading today. rejecting The In
creased activit, Of the stock mar
ktt, but showed easing tendencies
shortly after noon. when banks
called in loans and time money be-
came firmer.
Oils improved while rails eased
also In sympathy with stock market
trends. Barnsdall IS led the oil
group. advancing more than half a
point. Humble and Standard of New
|versey also gained.
ST. Paul IS were outstanding in
the sagging rail group. gaining
slightly in active trading. Erie %,
Katy IS 4. {. 4 Q. I iss. Frisco
1 rs and Union Pacific - were un-
der pressure. 81. Louis Southern So
| dropped more than a point.
American Telephone Is and l.i2-
gett Myers SIS were In demand at
better prices in the generally neg
'ected industrial group. Cuba Cane
{ Sugar SIS were again under pres
sure. Utilities were irregular, Public
Service of New Jersey saygtns.
! The foreign list was steady L. !.
government issues were inclined to
! heaviness
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Should BE Saved

New London. Aug. Z R@ProVld-
ed the Italian submarine FLA is up
to-date the Italian navy ought to
be able to save any survivors ac-
cording to L. Y. Spear. president OF
the New London ship and Engine
company which has built submarines
for several years.
The depth in which the Fla lies
$50 feet, should not prove too great
4 barrier for rescue according to
the New London submarine expert.
Due to the lack of information on
the equipment of the FLA Mr.. Spear
was reluctant to offer any sugges-
tons as to how the trapped Italians
might be saved. Each submarine
sinking presents different problem
said Mr.. Spear. and to know what to
do and how best to do 1t in such
4 case requires full information on
all equipment of the boat and OF
the rescue equipment available for
use on the surface of the water. Ex-
perience has proven. however, ht
said. that the depth is not too great
for the men to get out or for outside
assistance to be rendered.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

temporarily abandoned. The S-4 was
not raised until several months later.
Sinking of the Fla adds one more
tragedy to the list of those in which
the submersible craft of the worlds
navies have figured in the past
decade.
In 1925 the American S-5l MAS
lost with "a men off Block Island. r.
L., after collision with the steamer
City of Rome.
Other submarine accidents. as
shown by the Associated Press rec
ords include:
! The American submarine P-5,
sunk in collision with a steamer at
the Atlantic entrance to the Panama
Canal in 1928 with the loss OF three
! lives.
! Loss of the IA with 30 officers
and men at Honolulu in 1913.
Sinking Of the S-4s off Bridgeport,
Conn. in 1922. Forty-two men were
trapped and lost as the boat went
down with an open hatch.
y Japanese submarine on Its frSt
trial run went down off Kobe In
August 1928 with IS men--ihe larg-
est recorded loss in submarine his
tory.
Forty -nine lives were lost when
another japanese -undersea craft
sank in collision with the battleship
Tatsuta off Sastero in 1924.
IS Trapped
/ In January. 1924. As officers and
men of the British submarine LA-ol
were lost off Portland, England in
collision with the dreadnaught Reso-
luton.
The Italian boat Sehastiano Neni.
gro Was lost with 30 men in la:;
during naneuvers off Sicily.
! In March. 1922. during the wal
games off Gibraltar. British sub.
marine with % men aboard wa.
rammed and sunk by a British de
stroyer.
An explosion aboard the e. N
the Brooklyn navy yard in 1871,
killed four men and injured man,
others. and in 1926 an explosion jr
the $40 at New London. Conn.
killed three men and injured min,
others.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
WANTS FUNDS FROM TAXES
George r. kimball Objects to
"Passing the Hat" 10 Pay for
Dedication Program.

Funds for the dedication Of the
World war memorial should be paid
out OF taxes and not by voluntary
contributions or solicitations. ac-
cording to George T. kimball, pres
ident of the American Hardware
corporation, who objects to pass.
ing the hat"
Mr.. Kimball today issued the fol-
lowing statement:
THE press report Of the meeting
last night Of the finance committee
for the soldiers memorial ceremony
shows that they have taken the
very proper position that the pro-
ceedings are a dedication and not a
celebration. That being true, it
would seam to be more betting the
dignity OF our community that the
cost should be paid by the city and
the funds raised by taxation in &C.
cordance with the usual and lawful
procedure and not by passing the
hat"
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Mysterious Woman
Sent to Norwich

woman. who appears to be be-
tween So and 40 years OF age and
whose identity the police are unable
to learn was picked up on Broad
street this morning acting strangely
and has been sent to the state hos
pital at Norwich. The woman was
we'll dressed. has blue eyes and black
hair. She talks English and Swed-
ish f1uently but her conversation 10
incoherent and her identity could
not be learned. She raves over re-
iigious subjects and says she is 4
member OF a Hartford church. Nari-
GUS names and addresses given to
the police have been checked up and
found incorrect The woman says
she has two daughters. one married.
but does not know her married
name.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
new HAVEN MAN BARELY
ESCAPES IN ACCIDENT
John +. Haggcrty, Formerly Of Wa
tcrbury. Nearly Killed In
Automobile,

Waterbury, Aug P1John r.
Hasgerty. formerly of this city but
HOW resident Of New Haven. mar
rawly escaped death when the car
he was driving down lower South
Main street at $3.50 o'clock this
morning skiddeJ while rounding a
curve at high speed. crashed into
and demolished a telephone pole, and
plunged over thirty foot embank-
ment into the Nausatuck river. Hag-
serty was pulled out by nearby res
idents and taken to st. Mary's hos
pital where he was found TO be suf-
lering from cuts. bruises and shock.
Hospital authorities said pneumonia
may develop from exposure to the
water. The car WAS completely
rocked.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Deaths
Mrs. Walter Goruicki

Mrs Josephine Gornicki. 40 years
old. of 1903 Franklin street. died at
her home late yesterday afternoon
after long illness. She had lived in
this city for II years.
She is survived by her husband.
Walter Gornicki; three daughters.
Stella, Mary and Jennie Gornicki
and two sons. John and Joseph. The
oldest Of the children is 10 years
and the youngest eight years old.
The funeral will be held at her
home tomorrow morning at 1:43
o'clock and at Holy Cross church
at s o'clock. Burial will be in Sacred
Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
High School Councils
Upheld in u. S. Survey

Washington. Aug. Z R-Student
councils in high schools better the
relations between pupils and teach
ers and are valuable aids in pro-
noting student activities investi-
gators have found.
A study of the student councils
by the Federal Bureau of Education
also disclosed that they are valua-
bile in interpreting and molding STU
dent opinion and that they train
pupils in leadership and RESPONSE
bility.
OF 179 schools studied 123 had
student councils.
Powers granted the councils va
ried. Twenty-six regulated extra
curricular activities. II controlled
traffic in corridors and lunchrooms,
seven made rules of conduct, five
controlled study halls. four passed
ordinances. three gave athletic and
scholastic awards. four regulated
social affairs. five controlled discip-
line. five controlled finances. two
prepared the budget for athletics
two took car. of the building and
property and one gave merits and
| dcmeritA
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Real Estate News
Warranty

warranty
T. J. and Sara Quinlisan TO Ed
ward and Gertrude Dunn. North
Wellington road.
John SAM to Peter Dannl2o.
Giadiola street
John Slni to Peter Dcnuzzc, Al.
len street.
Anna Petuskis to Andrew Potus-
lii3. Hartford avenue.
Anna Petuskis to Andrew Pc;ua-
ks Chestnut street. two parcels.
Mary Miller to Abe J. kolodney.
Stanley street.
Eva NJ. burlington TO Willis H.
Norton, Stanley street.
Carl J. and Amanda Bergsren TO
Harold +. Swanton. Russwin road
Mortgage
Edward Dunn. ct ux, to r. J.
Quinlivan. ct ux, $500. North Wei
lington road
Peter Denuzze to Rose Squillaca.
$50. Gladiola street.
Peter Denuzze to Rose Squillace.
$3.50 Allen street.
W. II. Norton to Fl. V. Camp and
NJ. Zinman. $4,000. Stanley street.
} Harold f Swanton TO the Savings
Bank Of New Britain. $1,000, Russ.
win road.
Releases
Savings Bank OF New Britain t.
L. j. Berggren ct Tx. Russwin road
William Dobrowolski to Leon
Griniewicz Allen street.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
w. w. Leland Closes His
Business in Hartford

Walter W. Leland who entered
business in Hartford several months
ago after leaving the Besse-Leland
store on Main street. has closed his
Hartford establishment and has gone
out Of business. His Hartford store
was In the Steiger building on Pratt
street. Before leaving New Britain,
Mr.. LELAND sold his residence at III
Hart street. and he has been living
in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
lNElE,N Is OlSTID

mster!am. Aug. : R>--Ou the
motion of Murray Hubert. president
of the Amateur Athletic Union Of
America Joseph NcCabe Of Boston,
was elected chairman Of the Inter
national Amateur Athletic Fedora
ton rules and record committee al
the closing session of w" !. \. A. +.
today. The action ma rk"d the close
Of y. W. Rnbien's long service ~
that post and was decided victory
for Hubert in a quarre, between thu
head Of amateur athletics in Amer
can Olympic committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
STEAL CHEAP RINGS
TO GET MOVIE MONEY

Three Youngsters Rounded up Try
ing to sci Them to Railroad Pa
irons.
Three boys started out yesterday
afternoon TO see THE Cop" They
did, but 1t wasn't the cop they want
THE COP is being shown at d local
theater and three boys OF ages rang
ing from min, to A years entered a
Main street business place. where
they stole a number of five and 10
cent rings. They proposed TO sell
cr to tie Railroad Arcade and Of
lered them to passengers.
The cop" they expected to see is
a well known movie actor. Tho
cop" they did see was Patrolman
Clarence Lanphirr. who took them
to the police sta,,ou and turned them
over - detective Sergeant Patricl,
Marc Sergeant O'Mara placed
thr}u in care of Miss Ruth Bristol
Ju' emile prohation officer.
Sergeant O'Mara also turned ovcl
to Miss Bristol three boys tho ar
accused OF entering the store Of
I Thomas Barpau of ~ Lafayette
, street and stealing an American lie,
sion hutton, keys and other thing,
from a coat pocket. The button an,
KEYS were recovered.
Another gang of three boys VA
rounded up 10y Sergeant u'Mara up
on complaint of John Huber. e,n
( lloymcnt manager of LanderS. Frar.
& clark. Mr.. Huber complained tina
bo!S had broken INFO the old factor.
ON thu. north side Of East Main sire"
and had stolen a quantity of casien
II material used in making handle
Tor electrical appliances, A quaniit.
OF the ma crial W"s recovered am
the boys we're turhed over 10 Mi"
Bristol.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
WALL Street HAS
right ABOUT face
Rallies During Morning But
Reacts in Afternoon

New York, Aug. R,-The stock
market displayed u complete rever-
sal of form today. rallying briskly
during the morning and turning re
dictionary in the afternoon. Ear,
gains Of to s points were GU
down. or wiped out, and in som,
cases replaced by losses of l TO
points.
Marking up of the call money
rate from 6 10 s IL per cent, fol-
lowing the calling Of about $40
100000 In bank loans. stimulated
the selling movement. Wall street
apparently had not anticipated any
stihening in the call money market
at this time las it was thought that
sufficient funds would be availa BILE
al least until the September de-
mands made their appearance.
Heavy selling Of General Motors
which dropped from an early high
Of 1873 is, where it was up IL
points, to ISIS L.. started wave of
i liquidation throughout the general
list. Wright Aeronautical. Houston.
International Harvester. Radio. AL
lied Chemical and international
Telephone all dropped to 5 points
below their early high levels.
Rails. which had taken little part
in the recent upswing. were in brisk
demand around midday on reports
of expanding freight traffic. par,icu-
larly on western carriers. Delaware
& Hudson ran up l.. points. ST.
Louis Southw esterr 3s4. Western
Maryland 3 and Canadian Pacific,
New York Central, Wabash, Missouri
Pacific common and preferred. Texas
x Pacific and Katy" common
climbed two points or more. They
dropped with the industrials in the
late selling movement
Sears Roebuck received stron :
independent support setting now
high record at lcS IL and holding
around that level when the rest Of
the list turned downward. Johns
Manville ran off IA points below
yesterdays final quotation, AMI
Paramount Famous l.asky. South
Porto E!can Sugar. General Cabi,
\ ami several others sold down .
points or more.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
City Items

There will be an important meet
ing of Valiant Review this evening at
.77 Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Obermier of
579 North Burritt street are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth OF
i daughter.
Births at the hospital yesterday
included: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Doyle OF 81 Black Rock avenue, a
daughter: to MIR. and Mrs. George
Talbot OF IS Trinity street. a son:
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Dickinson
of ISL Wooster street, son; to MIR.
and Mrs. Claude NORM of 81 Haw
thorne street, Hartford. son.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Helen Morgan Pleads
Not Guilty in Court

New York, Aug. P-Thirty per-
sons. including Helen Morgan. musi-
cal comedy actress and night club
hostess" for whom warrants were
issued yesterday when they failed to
appear to plead to indictments
charging them with conspiracy to
violate the Volstead act. pleaded not
guilty today.
Bail was fixed at $1,000 each. the
same as that imposed on the large
group, including Texas Guinan, an
other night club hostess" who
pleaded not guilty yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Charles G.. Root, u,
OF Devon. Dies Today

Milford, Aug. LP-Charles G.
Root. -. OF 1903 Bridgeport avenue,
Devon. former city court and United
States district court Judge at Water.
bury. died at 1880 o'clock today at
his home from pneumonia He Is
survived by his wife and four chill
dren.
Funeral services will be held on
Thursday. burial to be In Milford.
Judge Root resided in Devon for
SO years. He was well known
practicing attorney in Waterbury for
many years.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
S-4 Recalled

New York. Aug. GP-Sinking of
the Italian submarine Fla and the
efforts of its trapped crew to COM
municate with their rescuers VEidiy
recall the tragic days that followed
the sinking Of the American sub
mersible S-4 with loss of ~ lives
of Cape Cod last December.
The Italian rescuers are faced
with the same task as confronted
the American navy. The FLA went
down in collision with an Italian
destroyer: the S-4 was struck by the
coast guard destroyer Paulding.
The slowly suffocating crew of the
S-4 raped messages to divers by
banging on the hull with a wrench
dispatches from Rome indicate that
the men in the FLA are trying to
communicate with rescue craft.
Weather Hampers Work
Weather conditions hampered the
work of salvaging the 81: condi-
tions in the Adriatic were reported
unfavorable for rescuing the FLA.
When the 81 went down, the hulk
lay on the bottom for days while
divers worked feyerishly to lift 1t
Inside its steel walls men were
slowly suffocating. rapping out mes
sages to their rescuers.
On December -. two days after
the collision. there came the family
tapped message: is there any
hope" A day later the tapping be
came uninteiligible and there we.f
no more signals.
Then the weather became tes
rough TO work and the task Wal
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Mrs. Catherine Mcmahon

Mrs. Catherine tReynold) McMa-
hon. resident of this city for about
50 years. died this morning at thu
home of Mrs. James Rourke Of 6Gk
Stanley street where she had been
making her home for the pas. nine
months. Death. which followed a
two months illness. was Que 10 COM
pliCations incident TO ner advanced
age.
She was born in Ireland and was
one of the oldest resident of this
city. Until she went to live with thl
Rourke family she was numbered
among the Oldest members Of st.
Mary's parish. She spent the last
few months in st. Joseph's parish.
Her husband was the late Patrick
Nc Mahon.
Her only surviving relatives were
a niece and two nephews in Spring
field. Mass.
The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning at $40 o'clock at the
| funeral parlors of J. NJ. Curtin 4
Co. and at 3 o'clock at st. Joseph's
church. Burial will be In st. Mary's
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
ANNUAL OUTING

Plumbers and steamfitters Of this
city will hold their annual outing
next Saturday at Lake Pocotopaug,
where a program of field events will
be followed by dinner. The Connec-
ticut Master Plumbers association,
which has about a score of loca
members, will have their outing
August is at Double Beach.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
RARNESDALE MEETING

general meeting of residents Of
the Barnesdale section will be held at
the Quartet club rooms this evening
at 1880 o'clock to discuss the pro-
posed change in the name of the
Wooster Street Community club.
The proposal is to change it to the
Barnesdale Community club.
The proposed gift of plot Of
ground to the organization for a
community meeting house by Rev.
DIR. J. f. klingberg will be taken up.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Personals

Miss Betty Remington Of Is Carl
son street is spending the month Of
August at Hoosck Falls, n. Y.
Mrs. James Maher and daughter.
Frances. and Mr.. and Mrs John IT,.
McAloon spent the weekend in
Nutley. y. j.. as the guests Of
Thomas McAloon. jr.. formerly Of
New Britain.
Miss Anna Mae McAloon ia spend
ing two weeks in Nutley. n. j., with
relatives.
Mrs. Harold Bradstreet OF STRAIT
ford Is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. D..
Williams OF Liberty street.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
Brennan Has Relapse;
Doctors Give In Hone

Chicago, Aug. Z N-George f.
Brennan. democratic national COM
mitteeman for Illinois who has been
suffering from septic poisoning for
a week, has suffered 4 relapse. his
physicians announced Today, giving
up hope for his recovery.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
MARY WEIGH

Mary WEIGH. s month old daugh
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Welch OF
81 Magnolia street died at her home
last night at 1890 o'clock.
The funeral was held at tn" homr
this afternoon at $50 O'Clock and
burial WAS in st. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
HORTON DROPS DEAD

Greenwich. Avg. P-Fred Hor-
ton. 10. dropped dead on the e:tata
Of William F.. Finch ea.ly today
while moving lawn. Medical E.
aniner John A. Clarke pronounced
death due to heart trouble.
\ wife and brother survive.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

The Fiske Garter Construction Co.
OF Worcester, Mass. has d contract
to build a plant at Covington Nir-
Ginia. for the Industrial Fibre co.
to cost $l.c50.oo0. Annual capacity
of the plant will exceed five million
pounds of rayon.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

water tight compartments.
The first great object of the res
cuers was reached early this morn
Ing when divers finally succeeded in
attaching u steel cable to the Grip
pied vessel and III fixing q tube
through which it was possible to
pump air into the ship. Efforts to
lift the submarine will be started
Is soon as possible but the work is
being greatly hindered by heavy
seas.
Latest reports received from the
Gulf of Pola where the submarine
sank indicate that the wind is fresh
ening and waves are sweeping over
the pontoon from which the rescue
efforts are being made. 1t Isl only
with the greatest difficulty that the
divers can continue their work.
40 Feet Long
The FLA is $40 feet in length
and 10 feet wide. She has two tor
pedo tubes and one IS millimeter
gun Her speed on the surfac" fas
13 knots and submerged knots.
The two officers aboard her are
Captain We'll and Commander Fasu-
10.
sunk by Destroyer
Thu submarine. one o tthe coastal
typ" which carry normally a COM
pement Of % officers and men. was
engaged in an attack maneuver
seven miles west of Brioni, near the
northeast coast Of the Adriatic
when the collision occurred.
The Fla emerged suddenly under
the prov of the destroyer which
struck tn" undersca craft. The
suhma rinc sank at once in 81
fathoms fNater. At Sac a. NJ
t2:45 q. m. eastern standard timel
yesterday.
Plane Goes In
A h>droa irplane was sent up a
once. Observers peering into tho
clear blue waters OF the Adriatit
located the T-l4 not far from thf
tcnce the Austrian warship Helgo
1ardl was anchored.
Ad niral Foschini. who was o,
beard the Brindisi. took charge o
the rescue work. Four sets Of div
ing apparatus were assembled a
once although the weather was no
4! orable for their immediate use
Apparatus for pumping fresh al
into 'he sunken craft was mad
raady and it was hoped that thi
could be put into use II rescu'
operations were delayed. Mean
for attempting the raising of Thu
submarine to the surface was a
hand.
The weather of the upper AIriati'
was very stormy. with strong winds
and high seas running. Despit
these adverse conditions. however
the ministry of marine stated thi
morning that rescue work was pro
cceding REGULARLY"
Rapid Concentration
Concentration of the various re
lief apparatus was so rapid and cf
d. f.ctive, it was stated, that rescu
work began soon after the sub
marine had sunk.
-Four divers were rushed to tn
spot and began attempts at rescue
These were proceeding rapidly today
Within half an hour, divers wer
making their first descents despit
terrible weather conditions Tn
work continued all day yesterday
As soon as night fell men of va
stood by with searchlights concen
trated on the spot. The diver
worked without interruption in re
lays during the night.
Depends On Weather
The success of the rescue work,
was stated. depended entirely on tn
weather. there being reason to hop
that the crew might be saved If con
ditions did not grow worse.
The Fla il q coastal submarine o
the Fiat Sangiorgio type. 1t wa
launched In 1917 and was due to b
scrapped within . year. 1T is of 70
tons displacement and therefore on
Of the smallest in the Italian navy.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07
TRI..ASl nv BALANCE
Treasury Balance. s364.5G4. o9
READY FOR Ri, CANE,

Hungary's crack water polo team
defeated France goals to 3 today
and Won the right TO oppose Ger
many for the Olympic title.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

New York, Aug. : R-lnterna-
tional Nickel Co. earned &eS7 a
share on the common stock in the
first half of 1928. against sl.5l in
the same period Of 1927.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc. earn
ed &l.73 a share on the common in
the half year, with net profit OF ST.
309,3SS. Net sales were 39,1S4.esc.
New Britain herald., 1928-08-07

There are co.Slt miles OF railway
In Great Britain.