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New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
OHIO PUBLISHERS HOME IS BOMBED R. c. Hoyles' Residence Has Windows Blown
 Out

Mansfield, Ohio, Oct. 2s R)-The home of K. C. Hoyles. Mansfield publisher. was bombed early today The front porch was torn away. the front windows blown out and the Anterior of the house badly damag- ed. but no one was injured.
 Besides the Mansfield News Hoyles is publisher of the Loran Times Herald. and the Defiance Telegraph.
 MT. Hoyles, his wife. their two small children and maid servant were sleeping when the explosion occurred. but escaped harm. No motive was advanced for the attack. police began an immediate investigation.
 Although police said the bomb evidently was a small one. it ruined the front of the beautiful Hoyles home. It had been placed in the doorway and made a :, ole almost five feet deep. Furniture in the front of the house was smashed
 Hoyles and his family escaped in- jury because they were in tho rear of the house.
 The publisher said he believed the bomb had not been planted with intent to injure him, but rather in an effort to frighten him. He as- signed no reason for the affair. The only clew police had was a repor, nf Q pairbhcr that cba c,x., ,p ,,,<~ mobile driving away from the Hoyles home about the time of the blast.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
RADIO USED TO SEEK
 SON; FATHER IS DYING
WTIC Br0adcasts This Noon in Hopes of Loca.
 ting Walter Lydon

The radio was pressed into eerv- ice this noon to aid in the search for Walter Lydon, whose father. Robert Lydon of Washington. D. C.. is dying at New Britain General hospital as result of injuries re- ceived last Tuesday evening when run over by two automobiles on Pennington avenue, Plainville When last heard from, the son was living in New York city. but efforts to locate him there brought only information that he had left and that no new address was known.
 At the request of the hospital authorities. the local police depart ment today asked the Travellers In- surance Co. broadcasting station. WTIC. to broadcast an appeal for the help of all listeners in locating the younger Lydon. The rules of the radio station require that such requests be made by the police.
 Lydon's condition has been criti- cal for several days, but today he was believed to have only a few hours of life left. He suffered a fractured skull, broken thigh and hip, and two broken ribs. The Plainville authorities have withheld action against the driver of the first machine to strike Lydon. and are awaiting word from the state police on the identity of the driver Of the second car. This car. which bore New Jersey markers. did not stop. It is believed that it did the more serious injury to the elder Lydon.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
THREE NUNS BURNED
 TO DEATH IN QUEBEC
Convent Destroyed in Ga tineau Point Was
 Built 90 Years Ago

Ottawa, Ont. Oct. c9 R,-Three nuns were burned to death in a fire which destroyed a convent at Gati- neau Point. Que.. today. Another was injured.
 The dead are:
 Sister Superior, Ste Cyrille. 64. for merly Miss Adeline Demers of St. Nicholas, Que.
 Sister Annette. 34. formerly Miss Annette Gervais, of Montebeilo, Que.
 Sister Margaret Marie. 20, former ly Miss Juliet Huneault. of Hull, Que.
 Sister Rose De La Croix, whose arm was broken, was taken to . hospital.
 An overloaded furnace is believed to have caused the fire.
 Fire Chief Charron said the three nuns who lost their lives stood at the top of a fire escape screaming for help when he arrived. They did not come down. however, presum- ably because they were in night at- tire and attempted to reenter the burning building to ind their clothing.
 Eight sisters were in the convent. Four escaped Nninjured.
 The convent. three story wooden structure. was built more than 50 gears ago.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
|uONERGAN SUPPORTS
 SMITH ON DRY LAW
Freeman Believes 18th
 Amendment Should Not Be Changed
By GEORGE H. MANNING

Washington Correspondent. N. E. Herald) Washington, D. C., Oct. 29.- Augustine Lonergan. former member of the house of representatives and democratic candidate for the United States senate from Connecticut, stands solidly back of Governor AL fred E. Smith on the prohibition question.
 Replying to a questionnaire sent out by the association against the prohibition amendment to all candi- dates for the house and senate to ob- tain some general idea of how candi- dates throughout the country stand on the liquor question. MT. Lonergan said:
 T favor the position taken by Governor Smith. I voted against the amendment and Volstead act in con- gress."
 MT. Lonergan was member Of the house when both the amendment and prohibition act were enacted by that body.
 Congressman Richard Freeman of New London, who Is a candidate for reelection on the republican ticket. believes the 18th amendment should be retained and would approve only such changes in tho enforcement law consistent with the amendment.
 T voted against the submission of the 18th amendment because I did not consider the constitution a proper place for a law of this kind" MT. Freeman said in reply to the Questionnaire. When the 18th amendment was adopted by the states, voted in favor of the only enforcement law that came before congress. after trying in the com- mittee of the whole to change its provisions. in order that the provi- sions of the constitution might be carried out.
 "In regard to future changes in the Volstead law. will vote only for the proposed changes that in my opinion are constitutional and in conformity to the 18th amendment"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
JOHN E. M'CUE DIES
 AT R. { E. FACTORY
Veteran Employe Expires Before He Can Be
 Taken Home

Collapsing in the office of Romeo Grise, mechanical engineer of Rus sell & Erwin Co.,, when he waa about to be taken to his home be- cause of sudden illnexs, John F. McCue. 61 years old. of S5 Farming ton avenue. died before he could be given medical assistance. He had been away from duty for a week and had just returned when he suf. fered the fatal attack.
 Dr. Waterman Lyon, medical ex- aminer. was called and pronounced death as due to heart disease which was brought on by gall stone collie J. M. Curtin & Co. were given per mission to prepare the remains fol burial.
 MT. McCue was a veteran plumb CT in the employ of Russell & Er. win Co.,, having worked there fol the past 30 years. He had been foreman for nearly 20 years and wal very popular throughout the factory because of his pleasant disposition He was one of the best known em' ployes in the factory. having [ speaking acquaintanceship with the greater percentage of the workers
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
CONFLICTING ISSUES
 | IN JERSEY CAMPAIGN
Local Considerations Set State Apart From Rest
 of Union
BY BYRON PRICE

AsSOclaIeO fTe8 StAu WFlteF.
 Newark. N. J.. Oct. 2S R>-Fittins its politics to pattern distinctly its own, New Jersey has furnished . prime reminder this year that 2 presidential campaign really ia forty-eight separate state campaigns more or less loosely rolled into one.
 Much as it has in common with its wet, industrial eastern neighbors, local considerations have set this state apart in the contest between Smith and Hoover. The national is- sues have become tangled and ob- scured, and in these final days the politicians are speculating on the possible weight of certain lecal as- poets of the situation. One of these is . legislative inquiry into the opera tons of the democratic organization headed by Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City. Another H . row over registration. A third is the possible reaction of North Jerseys strange mixture of racial and religious groups to Governor Smiths personal appeal in the closing days of the battle.
 With only . week to 70. the re- publicans set the state distinctly apart in their election claims, listing it as one of the least doubtful of all the debated states in the normally republican east The republican state chairman even predicts a Hoover plurality of 25o.0o0. The delnocrats. however. are making nc concessions. holding to their predic- ton that Smith will carry the state, and placing grelt faith in what the nominee may be able to do for him. self here in his final intensive drive for the north Atlantic seaboard.
 From the beginning. the New Jer- sey campaign has followed devious pathway. Taking into account the known wet sentiment, the fact that for nearly 2 decade the state has been electing democratic governors while going republican nationally the presence of large foreign ele- mentA and the proximity to New York, the democratic national or ganization was inclined even while the Houston convention still was in session to list New Jersey as safe for Smith. The nominee himself came into the state and made . short speech just before his formal notification. It was followed by [ democratic proclamation that it wal all over except considerable amount of shouting. and by . re- quest by republican leaders that MT. Hoover show himself to the Jerseyites.
 MT. Hoover obliged them. He SC. lected Newark for delivery of his
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
CITRON CHALLENGES
 FREEMAN TO DEBATE
Says Congressman Absent From House 3S Per Cent of Time

Middletown, Oct. 29 PICon- gressman Richard P. Freeman was challenged to public debate today by his democratic opponent in the second Connecticut district, William Citron. of this city, and the latter offered to meet the former in any city of the district. The congress- man is asked to debate on his own "absentee-ism on roll calls" in the last 10 years, prohibition and water power.
 The letter of Citron follows: "Congressman R. F. Freeman, New
 London, Conn.
 "As democratic candidate for con- gress in the second congressional district l believe that the voters of the district are entitled to know where the candidates stand on the issues of the day. Insphction of the congressional record shows that you are listed as absent or not voting on G76 out of 1776 roll call in the last 10 years. or about 3S per cent of the time. l believe that in seeking re. election you should be willing to ex- plain to the people your record, and believe that this question of your numerous absences is of vital con- cern to the voters. l particularly re- fer to this because as minority leader of the general assembly of 1927 l attended every session of the legislature. l suggest a joint debate on the issue of your record in con- gress and the issues that are fore most in the public mind: To wit. prohibition and water power I am willing to meet you in any city in the district that you suggest and will cancel my speaking engage ments to do SO.
 "Signed)
 "W. M, CITRON,"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
Bromberg Wins Letter
 With Dartmouth Team

Gabriel Bromberg. former New Britain High school football play CT. won his ID" Saturday in the Dartmouth Harvard football game in Cambridge when he played the necessary IS minutes in the game which was won by the Crimson 1s-7.
 Bromberg went in at guard shortly after the game started and played through until practi- cally exhausted. The New Brit ainite gave . good account of himself several times breaking through tho Harvard forward wall to smear Captain French in his tracks.
 It is probable that Bromberg will see much service in the game with Yale this week though he was considerably spent after the encounter Saturday. Az he ts only . sophomore the Big Green' coaches are placing much reliance on him for the next two sea&onA
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
HARTFORD STORE L0OTED OF Sli,7S1 EARLY TODAY
Stackpole, Moore and Tryon Victim of Biggest Robber In
 YeArA

Hartford. Oct. 29 R-Obtainine access to the building by forcing a door in an adjoining store. going up to the fourth floor. and then climb ing over to the roof and scrambling down through a skylight, burglars whom the police think are profess sionals from out of town. broke into the Stackpole. Moore and Tryon store, 116 Asylum street between 1 and o'clock this morning and se- cured $11.7S1 in cash, cheeks and merchandise. The robbery was said by the police to be the biggest com mitted in Hartford in over . year.
 A safe on the fourth floor of the store was forced open with . jimmy.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
The Graf Zeppelin Leaves Lakehur,t at l:AA. M.-Later Re- ports l7 Year 0h American Boy Stow- away Discovered.
Varying Weather Con- ditions Likely to Be Encountered But Ship Has Advantage of Strong Tail Wind.

Great Point, Nantucket Island. Mass.. Oct 2S R-The Graf Zep. pelln. greatest ship that ever rode the air, bade farewell to the United states which for 14 days has been It's host. and headed it's nose into the breaking dawn and toward tts dis- tant hangar at Fricdrichshafen, Ger many at SOS o'clock this morning.
 Alter . speedy trip up the coast from the naval air station 1t Lake. hurst, N. J.. the dirigible left land behind as it flew swiftly out over Nantucket Sound nearly midway be- tween Great Point light on this ts. land and Monomoy light on the nns spur which juts out from the southeastern tip of Cape Cod.
 It was just four hours and sleysn minutes from the time 1t cleared the naval air station. Aboard were three score men including three ofricers of the United States navay. one woman and a variegated cargo of freirht
 After having hugged the coast me nnce 1t quit the air station. the zeppelin struck boldly out to sea. heading southeast. A group of early hunters. who with the lighthouse keepers slimpsed the biz shlp, es- timated it was making close to 60 miles an hour and that it was dyins at an altitude Of about 1900 feet.
 The groups on either side of Nan. tucket Sound were not the last to ses the giant craft That honor went 10 Eugene Larsen. keeper Of the lonely santaky light, the first beacon sighted by incoming transat tlantfe liners.
 Larsen reported that from his position on tho tower of his li~ht.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
HAGUE CITED FOR CONTEMPT IN JERSEY
Refuses to Appear Before Legislative Investigating
 Committee

Trenton, N. J.. Oct. es R-Frank Hague, mayor of Jersey City and 2 vice chairman of the national dem- ocratic committee. today was cited for contempt in refusing to appear before the Case legislative investi- gating committee.
 The citation was doubled when Assemblyman Barrett. member of the committee. moved that Hague'a action be placed before the bar ot the legislature which reconvenes on November 19. The motions were car ried by . vote of { to ?. . strictly party vote.
 In . letter read to tho committee by Thomas J. Brogan. corporation counsel of Jersey City. the mayor held himself answerable to the com mittee's subpoena ''aS well as any other individual" The letter quot ed an item published in 2 Newark newspaper in which Senator Clar. ence E. Case. chairman of the com. mittee. said it would be unfair" to call the mayor on the eve of the election.
 Y do not want tho impression created" the letter concluded. "that I am trying to evade tho answering of any questions because. after all they can just e we'll be answered after election as they can befors election"
 Tho letter opened with the staSe' ment that the committee was creat' ed last April. and that when Hague was subpoenaed on July IS he wal obliged to walt until thirty minutei before adjournment before being called. And then. the letter point ed out. tho mayor was called onll upon the insistence of one of tht committees democratic members.
 "since that time," the mayor wrote. -four and . half months hal elapsed. It is now evident that yor delayed calling me until the eve ol an important election. The dela, until this later date cannot be con- strued for any other than politica reasons"
 Russell F. Watson. counsel to tht commission. after the letter wa, read. asserted that the time had come to decide who was bigger Hague or New Jersey"
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29

Wilmington. Del, Oct. as N- With four speeches ahead of him in the last week before election, Gov. e1nor Smith today reached that stage of the presidential race which he predicted soon after his notifica. ton would be the turning point oi the campaign.
 Strong Finishes
 The democratic presidential nom- inee is a firm believer in strong campaign finishes, having practiced 1t in his gubernatorial battles on the theory that thousands wait until the final week to make up their minds as to how they will vote.
 So tonight in Baltimore Smith will start down the home stretch of hia Atlantic seaboard offensive confident that his last four efforts to presen, the issues in plain, everyday" Ian. guage will swing to the democratic party the voters necessary to place him in the White House.
 Rests With Raskob
 Rested after 8 weekend stay ., Claymont, the nearby home of John J. Raskob. chairman of the demo. cratic national committee. the gov. ernor planned to motor to Whining. ton to board his special train at l:sC p. m. His arrival at the Mt. Royal station in Baltimore was set for . o'clock and 8 parade of an houI through the industrial and business centers and terminating at the Hote Belevedere was to follow.
 A more strenuous program wal understood to have been mapped out by Baltimore committee fol the nominees reception. but thi, was curtailed by him in order tha, he might have more for dinner and last minute preparations for hii speech.
 The speech tonight, to be deliver ed in the Fifth Regiment armor, where Woodrow Wilson was nomi. mated in 1912, will be broadcast ovel
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
TRUNK PROVES TO BE
 FAKE WHISKEY "FACTORY''
Alcohol, Bogus Government Seals and ColOring Material Un-
 earthed in Raid,

Sergeant P. J. O'Mara and Off cers E. B. Kiely and J. M. Liebler arrested Joseph Todzia. aged 30, of 241 Broad street on the charge of violation of the liquor law today and he was released in $500 bonds for his arraignment in police court tomorrow.
 According to the police. Todzia had three flve-gallon cans of alec. hol in a trunk. besides a quantity Of bogus government seals and a pint bottle of colored liquor. He has charge of . store at 245 Broad street. where he was employed when Adam Okula was proprietor, Okula having recently served Is days in jail for violating the liquor law.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
D|RIG|bLE WELL OUT OVER
 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN ON
 RETURN FLIGHT TO GERMANY
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 ..-Left Lakchurst, ". J., pound for Friedrichshafen, Ger many.
 3:15 a. m.-Passes over New York City.
 $40 a. m.-Is sighted over Curtis Field. bucking a strong headwind. 5 a. m.-Sighted over Block Island. off Rhode Island coast.
 5:30 a. m.-Passed over coast guard station on Cuttyhunk Island in Vineyard Sound.
 6:35 a. m.-Passed over Chatham. Mass. headed out to sea.
 7:l5 a. m.-Reported IS miles northeast of Chatham, Mass. by Trawler Widgeon.
 10:15 a. m.-Reported about 90 miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, by steamer Laconia-
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
HOOVER WILL MAKE 5 MORE ADDRESSES
Four Will Be Crowded Into
 4S Hours
TO TALK IN COLORADO
Will Speak in Front of
 Station in Pueblo Fron ,,p,S Talk VIII Be BrOadc t tu NIoun

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 Talk VIII Be Broadc t iu Moun.
 tain States.
 Washington. Oct. 2s R-Herbert Hoover is to make five more set ad- dresses before his cause i submit ted to the voters of the country one week from tomorrow.
 Four of them will be crowded into a space of forty-eight hours, during his flying trip back to his California home to vote. The fourth of these is to be delivered at Pueblo, Cobra : do. This city was added last night to his itinerary. necessitating a com plete shift of schedule between St. Louis and Palo Alto.
 Cross Missouri
 Instead of striking northwest from St. Louis Friday night for Nebraska and Wyoming. the republican presi- dential candidate will cross Missouri overnight, then pass through Kan sas from east to west, and then across Colorado and go diagonally across Utah to Ogden.
 The Pueblo speech will be deliv. cred at z p. m.. Saturday night from platform in the public Scuaro irct outuido tho r,il~ool st, tion and will be broadcast to the mountain states, as 1t will be the only address Hoover has delivered in those states since the opening ol the campaign.
 While the special train will make a fifteen minutes stop at Salt Lake City, there will be no speech therf as the nominee will adhere to his rule against political talks on the Sabbath day. Senator Reed Smoo, and other republican leaders ol Utah will join him there and con. fer with him during the run te Ogden.
 IS Minute Talk
 The first address in t..e fna drive of the campaign will be made in the public square at Cumberland Maryland. at s:25 p. m. Thursda, night three and half hours aftel the republican standard bearer leaves Washington. It will be linn ited to 2 quarter of an hour ant will be the only one made in Mary land during the campaign.
 The next will be made at Louis vile. where the nominee will spent an hour and a half Friday, iron 10:10 a. m.. until 11:4O a. m., ant will participate in an extensive street procession before speaking il front of the Jefferson county cour house.
 Thursday night his special trair will stop at Keyser. West Virginia Walter s. Hallahan, national com mitteeman. and other leaders of tha state, greeting the nominee durial i've minutes stop.
 Stops En Route After leaving Louisville, the nom inee will cross over into Indiana, hi! special stopping for five minutes a North Vernon. at 1905 p. m.. Wash ington at SOY p. m.. and Vincenne. at S:35 p. m. The next halt will b. at b:30 p. m.. at Salem, H., tn, birthplace of William Jenning. Bryan.
 The train will reach St. Loui about 7:30 p. m. and remain unti Il p. m.. with Hoover speaking fol one hour. from S:30 D. m. to 9:St p. m. This will be the major ad (Continued on Page Seven)
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
Says 90 Per Cent of
 Poles to Back Smith

New Haven. Oct. p (UP)-At least 90 per cent of the Polish voters in the United States will vote for Governor Alfred E. Smith. according to J. Wachtl. editor of the Polish National Currier. Wachtl made the statement at . rally attended by 400 Polish-A American democrats here Sunday.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-29
LODGES DAUGHTER
 SUPPORTING SMITH
Writes DlTn Walsh She Will Also Vote for Him
GRANDSON BACKS YOUNG
Cah1cs from Nicaragua to c. 0. P. Headquarters tn Boston Endorae- nseut q Republican Senatorial -Family's stand Split.

Boston. Oct. % (UP)-Members of the family of the late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. distinguished republican statesman. are political ly divided in connection with the forthcoming election.
 Mrs. Constance Williama his daughter, has addressed . letter to the headquarters of Senator David I. Walsh. democrat. endorsing his candidacy for reelection and an- nouncing her intention of voting for Governor Smith.
 Referring to B. Loring Young. Walsh's republican opponent MrA Williams wrote:
 When Mr. Young speaks of him. self as the logical successor to Henry Cabot Lodge he il stating something which s not true. My father was not . coward and l be- AAOtV ulLu AlWdyS U uoSV POI I0C0I8 above expediency. MT. Young pre- sents 2 nice appearance and makes good speech. but there is nothing in back of it."
 Referring to the presidential race. the letter said:
 T consider Mr. Hoover is hon. est, but Governor Smith is both honest and brave."
 At the same time, republican headquarters made public the fol- lowing cablegram received from Henry Cabot Lodge. grandson of the late senator. now in Managua. Nica- ragua:
 Welcome opportunity to give hearty endorsement to candidacy of Benjamin Loring Young. AEde from his splendid qualifications. his un- usual intelligence and energies ad- mirably it him for the senate of the United StateA'