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New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
TORR|NGT0N MAN IS
 HELD AS B0OTLEGGER
Eight State Police Troop CTS Raid Huge DistiIlery
 in Goshen

1orrington March 70 (Fi-Iohn Peterson of Torrington charged with manufacturing liquor, who vas ar rested yesterday in q state policr raid on big dstillcry on the Frank toloneSe farm in Goshen is in Litch field jail awaiting arraignmcnt before the court of common pleas this after noon. Coioncse for whom a warrant charging violation of the liquor law has been issued, has not been found. He was not on the farm when tho state police made the raid.
 Four truck loads of dlstilling ap- paratus have been removed from tho farm 10 he state police storchnus" at Canaan to await instructions from 'he court. The distllirg plant was located in a big building formerly used as d COW barn. On thc ground floor were four 500 gallon storag" Nats. 3 steam pressure boiler equipped with an oil burner and ar electric generating plant. On the and 1000 gallon vats. all filled to capacity. On the third floor. form orly loft, were immense cooling Nats. From the distilicry 10 the farm house, some 150 yards distant ran wires over which warning could he sent to the workers in the event of the approach of officers.
 Eight state policemen led by Lieutenant Brandt of the Canaan Barracks conducted tho raid.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
MAKES PLEA NOT GUILTY
Dr. Guilfoyle Elects Trial hy Court First Under New Jaw Rcuuir- ing Three Judges.

i Hartford, March 20 R,-Dr. liar i old x. GUilfoylc, veterinarian
 charged with the murder of Mrs. Clare K. Gaudct of New Haven. 1 here last January is. this morning pleaded not guilty before Judge l.. r, Waldo Marvin in superior court He elected trial by court instead of by jury and Judge Marvin set April , as the date for the opening of the trial. Dr. Guilfoylcs case will
 be the first in the state under the Few law providing for trial by three Judges rather than by a judge and jury.
 Dr. Guiltoyle appeared in court apparently fully recovered from the injury received when he was shot through the head the night of the murder. According 10 the charge against him. the doctor after shoot ing Mrs. Gaudet in the hallway Of following a dinner party at his homo, turned the gun upon himself
 This morning is the first time he has been removed from the hospital since th" shooting two months ago. He was seemingly unpcrturbcd ill the court room and was able 10 walk about llnassistcd. Following the plea. he was rcmandc1 to jail without bail at the request of States AttOr- ncy Alcorn. His sister,. Miss Mary Guilfoyl" Of Philadelphia. and Mrs. Guilfoylr, his wife, were present in the court room.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
FARM BILL CLAUSE
 APPROVED IN HOUSE
Agricultural Committee Passes Equalization Fee
 Principle l3.S

Washington, March 70 tP-Ev vote Of , to the equalization fee principle of the McNary- Ha >een relief hil! was approved today by the house agricultural committee.
 Seven republicans and six demo- crafs voted in support of the fee. while six republicans and two demo- crats joined in opposition.
 After the vote Chairman Haugcn predicted that the bill would be faNorahly reported tomorrow with probably nineteen members voting in its support.
 Nr. Haucou said that inc equal i2ation fec provisions in tho house inll "rrc practically thc same as those in thr farm relief bill recently approved hF the senate agricultural committee.
 Under the section applying to fhc '"s he alJrI. thr proposed federal farm board would hn directed 10 seek stabilIzation of the agricultural industry by first applying ;hc loan features Of fhe bill, Tn the event that operative and other farm or caulzatIous should he unable 10 bring about stlhjllzation in thus way. hc said the board then would he empowered to resort to the equal Hdtlou fee
 The hill would authorize an arprn- priition of E30n.oao 0on of which Sa15.ooe. .oun 'ould be ayaila hle for .oans 10 co-operatiNes and S25,ono noo for the purchase of cquipmcn, and other facilities needed by ,ho cu-opVra iN,s.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
FIRE BREAKS OUT IN . SING SING FACTORY
Gates Opened to Allow Town Department
 None Escaped

| Ossinins. N. Y., March 20 P~-
 Fire broke out in the mattress fac
 tory at Sing Sing prison today and when the inmate fire department vas unable 10 check the flames the prison gates were opened to admit the entire Ossining fire department An hour after the first started it was said to be under control but was still burning and great clouds of smoke rose above the prison walls.
 So far as could be learned at that time none Of the prisoners had talk on advantage Of the confusion and the opened gates to attempt an es- cape. Sixty off-duty guards werr called back and the entire force Of l35 guards patrolled the walls and yards to prevent any outbreak among the prisoners.
 Two hundred prisoners working outside the walls when the fire was discovered were taken back inside tho prison and confined in their cells.
 The fire was discovered at noon by persons outside the prison who toicphono1 tine wardcn's office that dense smoke was rising from the factory.
 The building is 9 two story wool and brick building about c15 feet square and is inside the prison walls
 On the first floor is the prison tn shop and the second floor is devoted to tho manufacture Of mattresses great quantities of ticking, hair and folt being stored there. Most of tho 7o prisoners who work in tho build ing were out at the time. The in mate fire department Of about :' guards and trustees responded to the first alarm but if soon bccan., evident that these men with their Limited equipment could not cope with inc situation
 II was then decided to ask for aid and the Dssinng department re- spondcd. The prison gates were swung wide and engines. hook and ladders and chemical wagons streamcd onto inc grounds with sirens shrickin9. Bremen SWarmoi ! over the mattress factory and streams of water were turned on the flames.
 The fire was shortly declared un- der control but il continued 10 burn | II was believed inc | damage would he chiefly 10 supplcs !, in the factory. which it was cstimaI- | cd might have 2 Nalucs as high as s ae .hdo. The origin of ihc fir. WAS not 1ct crnlncJ hlr iuN ,Stir.,tun wa, ! mmc cdaiclt ln.tltutel
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Leviathan Thought to
 Have Made a Record

New York. March 20. 0.--'Pl-Thc pride Of inc nitc1 States merchant hlarinc. the lo,iathan. today was beloved to have hung up ncu speed record i'm her crossing Of inc English channel from ChcrhourE to Southamp'o The crossing time of four hours and nine minutes was sad by British now spapcrs to he the fastest ever lnajo by q liner. Com modorc Harold Cunningham. who recently took command of the yce
 @"' Sald h" did moi think the time unusual until he received conErat,l- 'aton cables from London when he docked the big ship here Hcstcrdsy.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
SP0SAT0 TO LOSE
 CITY F0REMANSH!P
Public Works Board Meeting to
 Be Held Tomorrow
WELD AND GROVE CONFER
City Engineer Reported to Have said lorcman'~ Work is I'uea,is- factory Ecgardir~s of His Alleged Connection With Graft.

Alter learning of the allegations mad" against Foreman James Sno- sato al last nights meeting of the pubic works iuvGsttcarjuc commit Ice, Acting Chairman Thomas W. Grove Of the board conferred today with Mayor Weld and then an nouncod a special meeting oT the board for tomorrow morning al II o'clock to consider the Sposato case and other matters.
 The investigators were told that the foreman made demands for q foe Of $50 week for keeping trucks on city work and one witness tes,i- fled that he had paid Sposato $A5. SpoNt'o IS Tn charge of the city storcNard on Harvard street.
 Commissioner Grove declines 10 take action against Sposato or any other city cmployc without action hv the fuil board and it was intimatcd that the special session is being call cd for the purpose of firing the fore man under charges. CroNc was in conference this morning with City Engineer Philip A, Merriam and it was brought out that SpoSato's work IS unsatisfactory. Ii was indicated that irrespective of what ,ranspired at last nights meeting or how much Of 'hc evidence is founded on fact. Sposato will be lschargcd.
 
 hearing and hc was not aware of inc testimony offered until he came 10 the office of tlo public works board this morning, He lost no time in getting in communication with the mayor and calling tho meeting.
 Mayor Weld had nothing to say for publication concerning his talk with Grove. other than to declare the entire matter is in the hands O, tho board for action.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
REPUBLICAN RALLIES WILL BEGIN ON APRIL 2
Party Leaders Reported Embarrassed by Smiths
 Attitude

Henry A. Smiths refusal 10 Ui1h- draw from inc race for the rcpuh- lican mayoral nomination is working 10 the great discomfort of the G. e.
 r. since it is not possible for the town committee 10 espouse the cam didacy Of Donald l.. Bartlett and publicly urge his election. it is said
 smiths action in declining to give Bartlett clear field forces tho organization into neutrality since all asplranls are entitled to thc same advantages and Bartlett although believed certain 10 win cannot haH Q tho benefits of regularly conducted rallies until after the primary. which takes place March 2o. mem- hcrs Of the committee have cx- plainnd.
 Chairman William II. Judd today announced tho following schedule of ward rallies: April .. sixth ward. April 3. Swedish American Etpubli- can club gathering at 'he Nordcn bungalow; April f, stcond and fourth wards. April > ff1h ward With the exception Of tll" meeting on April 2. tho place of thc rallies las not been decided but # is probable that school buildings will be utilized
 tlcssou W. Parker is circulating a petition of candidacy in tn third ward to succeed Frank < Caldwell. who nill retire after six years Of counCilmanlc service. Mr. Parker is a rcaitor with offices in tho Com iuercial Trust Co. building. Jc at tractcd attention in his high school or and several years ago was coach CT inc \. E. II. $. team.
 Miss Dorothy Latham has hc,n elected chairman of the third ward w"m"n's organization. sucrrrun. Miss Margaret Sencio who has re signed.
 Al meeting Of tho republican town committee last night, John X. Johnson vas elected as the fourt il ward member. succeeding Fred Han son. Hanson has joined ihc state police force.
 Frank A Goddard today an- nounced hr will be candidate for reelection m inc third ward. IT sue ccssful he will embark upon hIs third term
 The Italian Political club of the sixth ward will hold a meeting ncNt week, ih" evening 10 be selected later, The gathering will hc m Marchegsn hall on Acorn street 'rf flan Commissioner Prosper l'rancolino presiding,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Margaret La Belle Has Leg Amputated and Helen Cyr Loses Left Foot After Cable Snaps on Car-Carrier Filled With l6 People When Acci- dent Occurred.
Hartford, March 70 (P,

Hartford, March 70 (Pl-tn ele,a- tor filled with employees fell five stories st the plant of the Gray Tcle- phone Fay Station Company on Arbor street at 6:55 this morning iu- turing seven women, two of them, seriously and several men.
 May Not Survive
 Margaret l.. La Belle, 46, Q, o7 Orange street is the most seriously injured. Her right leg was alupu- tated above the ankle and Il is doubtful if sho will recover Helen Cyr, c4. of l9S Hluiltol street. had her left foot ampUtat"d but her con dItion is reported as fayora blc. The four other injured women who arc lecovering at St, Francis hospital from minor injuries and from th" shock of the accident arr: Alice pell"tior, l7 of t7a Park street; Ecrne Doshalos, 19 of 10 Hamilton street, Anita Gorardia, IS ot &N9 Park street. and Nina Noble. g Of Wet hcrsticld.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
SEC. WILBUR WILL
 VIEW SUBMARINE
To Arrive at Boston Navy Yard Today
EXAMINATION UNDER WAY
Navy to Go Over Graft Thorouchly- Find Instrument With Whh'I, Lieut. Fitch Mcssagcd Norld-No Written Word.

Boston March 70 H') -- Secretary 'urtls D. Wilbur Of the navy depart ment notified Rear Admiral Phllr, Andrews, cor,mandant Of ihr Ros. ion navy ward, today that he would he in Boston carly this afternoon and would inspect the submarine S-i, no" in drydock al the yard.
 Arrives at 2P M
 The secretary expected to reach the yard about D. m.
 The board Of investigation. V hjrh yesterday made preliminary sur Ney Of the submarine and super Nlsed tho. removal of the eight bod ,es not previously recovered after the sinking Of the S-4 by the coast guard destroyer Pallldlnc off rro,- incetoWn on December 17, began :; day. They started with the torpedo compartment where yesterday Iuy the bodies Of six men who alone or the crew Of 40 survived the disaster for many hours and communicated with the rescue fleet.
 The first step was removal of all munitions from the compartment These consisted of eight torpcdocs, ? rifles mine dctonators 73 four 'nch ammunition shells. i boxes Of small ammunition and one machine gun.
 Find Flasl,Ijght
 One of the first discoveries today Was lhat of a tlas],ight hanging on the bulkhoad door, with q watch tied to it. The watch had stopped at 3:i9. The clock on the wall Of thu compartment had stopped at 5:3S Members Of the board expressed the
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New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Eleuator Drops Epe Stories h Hartford Plant, Seriously
 IWuring Two Women in FaU

Three others arc known 10 have been slightly injured, Yuvone Bon th1llltte of l55S Park street, and James O'kcefe and Jaddus Leblanc. The two men were able To report for work later,
 George ". Sohy. operator of the elevator, escaped injury but suffered somewhat from shock and was sent to his home al l0e south Whitney street.
 Cause Not Determined
 The exact cause of the acrident has not yet been determined. but if lS h"ll"Nrd 3 cable on the elevator snapped as the car reached the fifth story There were ahout l6 reoplc III tho elevator most of them wom- cn, who. according to daily custom. were being carried 10 inc assembling un the fifth floor.
 When the elevator reached inc Gf,h floor instead of stopping II be- gan to slip back and desccnJed slow !> as far as tho second floor. II then gained momentum and crashed swiftly upon the bumper on tho first floor, bounded up T short distance and landed back upon tho bumper. \ heavy counter weight vas lifted ur several feet by the impact and crashed through the side of the elc- Nator, striking some of the pas S"nGors. The occupants of the clc-  Nator were trapped hCcauSe the auto Ulatlc doors remained closed.
 When the elevator stopped lis wild descent tn the first hoor inc auto C. matlc doors opcned and Mrs La Belle Nas found unconscious. Miss Cyr sui fsrlnC from severe lcc inIurN. and h" rest of the paSScng ITS frightened and bruised.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
ACCUSES POLICEMAN 0F TELLING UNTRUTH Babula Denies Showing O'kcefc Alcohol in :.
 Brothers Home

1nConsr1 al the statement Of
 Policeman John O'keefe concerning 4 trip early Sunday morning to the
 home Of John Babula at 9S Boot, street, Joseph Eabula of i5 Main
 street called on Chief W. C. Hart oi
 Inc police department and declare Il ! that he had not taken the police
 man into the house 10 show him b5 gallons of alcohol which were seized later in the day by a raidjng squad "''aiird by the chief. After hear ing l;abula $ denial, Chief Hart com- muncated by telephone with Detoc- tive sergeant W. |, McCue who was off duty, and tho sergeant repeated that Policeman O'kccfc had told hin sunday of the visit to the Booth street house with Joseph lia bu!a It IS expected that the latter will he called as q witness when Policeman O'kecfe's case comes before the discipline commit tee
 According to l;a bula's story 10 Chief Hart he asked Policeman c ckc@fc to drive 8 car from d lunch cart on Chestnut street and bring several men to their homes. which was done, The policeman and Bab- bula live at A. Main street and when they arrived there. the former asked permission to take the car to drive to church later l'a abula did not own the car but had permission to use it and he told the policeman he could take il at church time, accord lns to his story. Whether or not the policeman used it Babula said he does not know. but someone had the ear between the time he left it and the next time he saw it, for it was not in the place he had left it.
 IT . hcetc was at my brOtpnr'S house and saw the alcohol. he was alone or with someone besides me" Habula told Chief Hart today. I'd look fine bringing a policeman up there and showing him the alcohol. wouldn't "'' Questioned by Chief Hart. babula said he spoke 10 Po- iiccnan O'kc"fo about the latter-s statement relative 10 the reported trip 10 the Booth street house and To policeman denied having told Sergeant McCue or anyone else that fabula had taken him there. Mean while inc police have not located John Eabllla for whom warrant charging violation of tho liquor law has been issued.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Aviator Killed When
 Plane Crashes Post

san An'onIo. TcN.. March IO F First Lieutenant William C. Vii liamS. ar corps reserve and Iudg6 iE Atlantic. Iowa. was instantly killed here today when his plane crashed into a t"lcphon. post near thc second division air field at Fort Sam Houston
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
ST. FRANCIS DAM MAY HAVE BEEN DYNAM|7ED
Los Angeles Express Says Reyes Has Information
 to That Effect

Los Angeles. March 20 P,--Thc E> ening Express today says that Los Angeles city authorities are carrying
 on their investigation Of the St. Francis dam disaster on the theory that the collapse of the big buttress was caused by dynamite.
 Evidence pointing to the alleged act is declared to be in the hands Of District Attorney Asa Reyes. The following statements are list d in support of the claim that the death dealing deluse in the Santa
 lara river valley. was the work of homb scttcrs:
 1-1nvcstigators arc said 10 have | in their possession q sheet Of note paper found at the dam site and kept secret until today on which Imas drawn 2 rough chart of St Francis dam
 "--Thc notations on tho chart 'wcrc said 10 be written in the sanlc Handwriting that sketched charts Found al the scene of recent dyna- tnitinss along the city aqunduct.
 "A short length of newly fraycd )opc, Of the same strand, hemp and Nizo as that used by aqucduct dyna- 3Hlt"rs in Owens valley to lower their hdrGes into several sections of th" Waterway. vas found at 8 spot {vbore the dynamite could haNc been
 lowered into tho st. Francis dam
 reservoir.
 Concidcnt with the discovery Of
 h" alleged evidence. it was learned
 nat guards had been ordered placed I { every vulnerable spot in the city's Domestic "ate' supply artery. < h"aNily armed patrol uas dispatched
 Q guard that section of the ao,,c.
 uct traNnrsing Owens valley. par .icularly th" big reservoirs
 The alleged evidence. the Express . avs it lcarus. will be put before d
 oroncr's jury when the city city's Official inquest is held over some Of he bodies Of the nearly 300 known cad in the district
 In connection with the theory tha;
 Nnamiting may have caused the reat concrete structure to give way
 both ends. if was recalled today
 nat several persons reported having cen great flashes of light on tha 1ty over San Irancisquito canyon
 bout th" time ,ho dam collapsed, fhcsc flashes had been accounted cr by tho assumption that tho flood
 ster- broke down high power lines au0lng hort ,lrGults,
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
'CAUCUSES HELD IN . ROUTINE FASHION
 Republicans Elect State CODVen. ton Delegates Quickly MADISON VOTERS QUIET
Those stricken From List Do Not Attempt To Go To pools- Brain. ard Has No Opposition, Winning Easily by Two ,o Our.

l New Haven March c0 P,- rc | publican Caucuscs in towns here
 abouts for state convention dclcca. tlons last night passed off with ittl, incident. In Anson,a Clifford A
 Fond was chosen town chairman 1T place Of Milton (. lshell who has been m that office twelve wears the Inter declining to again stand
 Tor election.
 Mar>dcn speaks In Madison the independent vol CTS whose names were recently stricken off the republican caucus list did not attempt to vote. Gcore boNd, speaking for some of ,hou. questioned the moderator as 10 thp rlEht of the independents to vote bu, Arthur N.Marsdcn, long the figure m Inc political storms, on being al lowed to speak. told the independents 'nal U voters who's" names had been removed from inc list attempted |" vote Il would he possible under lh" law tn "alIsc their arrest. Mod orator Thlticndon formally ruled 'naf the 1nd"prndrnts could have no part Tn tho CaucuS The town com ln1i'0"s ballot for state convention delegates went through without ob- lcction
 In Erandford where if had been forecast that I.t. Governor Eraiuar,. would have some opposition from :: 'Act'on tho contest did not assume any Sti"ablc proportion. Mir. Brain ard oufnumhrrcd the others to
 Results Harmonious
 IF Now Haven inc results vrrc r 2ar0cd as "harmcnious" ,hrrr h"'nG no contests for delegates to the city convention hich will name the J"lrGation to th" state conycn. ton. Representatives of the New Haven enforcement league were in each caucus and in some instances an effort was made 10 qucst,on the doIc- gates as to their attitude toward strict enforcement Of the lSth Each delegate will ro- celNc card over the signature of league members who were al ,hc caucilscs urging that the republican party declare ,tSHlr definitely m favor Of strict enforcement of inc 18th amendment.
 Several wards endorsed the SUE gt sted candidacy of John @. Tilson. representative in congress in this dis trlc', for the vice presidency. Most Of the wards also adopted resolutions on the death of Major Louis NJ. Tll- man.
 Clarence C. Willard. secretary of he state central committee was made delegate to the city conycu- lion from the same ward as Mayor lohn B. Tower indicative of ward harmony.
 In Shelton Speaker John IT. Hill was reelected chairman of inc town committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Object to War Trophy
 In Willow Brook Park

Appeal Was made To Mayor Weld today by representatives of the American Legion to forestalI the park commission plan to place the German hoHitzer which arrived in the city today in Will low Brook park. The veterans feel the war relic should be more prominently displayed, pretcrring that II he put on the green in Central park.
 After hearing the protest conE- mltteo, the mayor made plans lo have the Legion representatives heard on thor objections al the next meeting Of the board Of park commissioners
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Gets 30 Days in Jail
 For Whipping His Son

Dallas, Tex, March 70 Ip)- A. B. Staggs. a former constable. was sentenced to 80 days in jail because he whipped his 9-year-o old son for 50 minutes with a razor strap.
 Witnesses testified Staegs ad- minlstered the whipping after the boy had failed to cook som e beans ordered by his father.
 The night after Staeg whipped hls son, four men carried the father to the river bottoms here, bound him, placed sack over his head, and tlogged him with a bull whip.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Botal Dies Attempting
 Lean From EiTcI Tower

Paris, March "N---0Pt-Tho' bal loon jumper Eotal in testing 3 pew parachute jumped 5So feet 10 his death today from the second plat form of the Eiffcl Tower.
 Tests had been made successfully previously with sandbaGs but when Botal jumped the parachute failed 10 open. He was the second person 10 die in attempting q parachute jump from the tower
New Britain herald., 1928-03-20
Mrs. Longworth Chips
 S1O0 to BOrah's Fund

Washington. March 20 P>-An- other member of the Roosevelt fam ily-Altce Roosevelt Longwort h-has contributed Sluh 10 the fund being iaised by Senator Rorah. of Idaho. to reimburse Harry F. Sinclair for the Sld",""o in contributions he made to 'hc republican party in 1923.
 The wifi" of tho speaker Of the house SCui m hor check. Her brother. Thcodnr" Roosevelt. IT. -en' Senator Eofah his check for Inn Nrat,rdaN.