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New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
SANTUCCI HEARING
STILL IN THE AIR
Police Board Undecided on What
Action to Take

Whether Officer Vincenzo San
tucci will be given a hearing before
the board of police commissioners
Tuesday night. or continued on sus-
pension until the superior court dis
poses of his case at the March term.
remained undecided today. Chair
man NJ. w. Bannan Of the board OF
police commissioners said his first
thought was that the board should
not act until the officers case was
concluded in the courts, but he did
know what the sentiment of the
other commissioners would be. He
indicated that the advice Of Corpor-
alton Counsel J. Fl. kirkham might
be sought in the interim before
Tuesdays meeting.
As the case stands, the officer has
been found guilty in police court OF
operating an automobile while un-
der the influence Of liquor but he
has exercised his right OF appeal
and unless he vacates 1t, the ques-
ton whether he was guilty as
charged will not be decided until
the superior court convenes. For this
reason. Chairman Bannon does not
know whether it would be proper or
not for the commission to act. Il
want to be fair with the officer" he
said. "Of course. II we wait until
March TO act. he must be under sus-
pension all that time, yet II we give
him a hearing and make q decision
in his case while tho court action is
pending. we might be criticized"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Agent
REPORTED MISSING
G. Il. Hall Absent From Display
Rooms Tor Week

II was learned yesterday that
Charles II. Hall, an automobile
agent. disappeared and apparently
quit his business after an attach
ment for overdue rent was placed
on his place of business at Is Nam
street, by Constable Fred Wrinkle.
His friends and business acquaint-
ances stated that for some time past
Hall was not having success in his
business here. Representatives of
the L. w. Williams. Inc, OF East
Hartford, state distributors OF the
cars, said last night that he was sue
cessful in the business, but could
not explain where he could be
reached.
The attachment was placed on De-
cembcr S through Attorney Harold
Williams for $500 for rent owed by
Hall to the New Britain Real Estate
& Title Co. According to neighbour
ing business men. the place has been
closed since last Saturday.
The constable who made the at
tachment stated that several checks
given by Hall proved to be worth
less. The police have heard OF the
alleged defaults but no action has
been taken. pending formal com
plant from some OF the persons who
were unable to collect or the checks.
Hall was not a resident OF this city
but made his home with relatives in
Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
HOUSE RECESSES
over WEEKEND
Senate Goes on With Boulder
Dam Bill

Washington. Dec. s R)-Compla
cent after having passed the billion
dollar post office treasury appropria-
ton bill, the house recessed over
the weekend. The senate however,
intended today to go ahead with bus
mess as usual. the business being
Boulder Dam.
At present. Senator johnson of
California is leading the fight for
the bill. already passed by the house,
and Senator Hayden OF Arizona, Is
making a good showing as one of its
chief senate opponents. The ques-
ton has many ramiflcations but
most of these hinge around govern
ment construction of the proposed
dam and distribution of the Colorado
rivers waters if the barrier is built.
To Cause Trouble
All concerned were certain that
Boulder Dam would cause more
trouble. but in the room where the
senate public lands committee had
arranged to consider the nomination
of Roy o. West. of Chicago, to be
secretary of the interior. there was
uncertainty. There were some who
expected West to be asked pointed
qustions. but this was largely specu-
lation.
The Kellogg Brian treaty for the
remuneration of war as an instrument
Of national policy still is sailing on
serene seas after the appearance of
Secretary Kellogg before the senate
foreign relations committee. The
secretary said the treaty would not
affect the Monroe Doctrine and after
the meeting was over Senator Borah,
chairman of the committee. pre-
dicted early and favorable commit
tee action on the pact.
The house in passing the treasury
post office bill heard spirited ex-
changes between vets and drys. but
the measure went steadily forward
and was passed without the formal
ity of roll call vote.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
WOMAN ARRESTED
IN LIQUOR raid
Fails to Appear in Court and
POrieiE $500 Bond

A quantity Of coloring matter. 4
gallon jug partly filled with alleged
liquor and q five-sallon can also
partly full we're seized in a tene-
ment at 116 Winter street, occupied
by Mrs. Jennie Chivalek. aged so.
and her family. in q raid last night
about 1890 o'clock. and milk bot
tie partly full Of alleged liquor was
taken in her store on the ground
floor. Sergeant P. J. O'Mara and
Officers J. NJ. Liehler and f. b.
Kelly made the raid and prevented
Mrs. Chivalek from splitting the con-
tents of the milk bottle, according
to their report.
Mrs. Chivalek did not present her
self in police court today and a $500
bond was ordered forfeited, on rec
ommendation of Prosecuting Attor-
ney ]. G. Woods, who said the for
fixture would be erased ii Mrs. Chi
valek appeared in court Monday.
Attorney l.. ]. Colon told Jud re
SAKE he was certain there was a
misunderstanding. for Mrs. Chivalek
had summoned him and she would
not have done 80 had she not in
tended to be on hand.
Raymond Button. aged rs. of 149
Greenwood street. who has been on
probation for the past several weeks,
was discharged from probation on
recommendation Of Probation Off
Ger Connolly. Button was arrested
for assa ulting his wife.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Is Year Old Girl
Saves Two Lives

Mcdford, Mass, Dec. s (uP)-
Three persons. representing as many
generations of a family. were recov-
ering in a hospital here today fol-
lowing a midnight automobile acct
dent In which the youngest, Rebecca
Nichols, Is. was the heroine.
She rescude her father. Melville
Nichols. and grandfather. william
B. Lawrence. II. after Che automo-
bile in which all were riding had
swerved off the road and plunged
into the Mystic river.
Scarcely had the big sedan settled
in the water when Miss Nichols. able
swimmer. forced open door Of the
cab. seized her father. and assisted
him TO the nearby river bank.
Returning to the nearly submerg-
ed machine, the girl rescued her
grandfather. who was unconscious
as result of head injuries
All were taken to the hospital but
this morning one was in a serious
condition.
Lawrence. whose ancestors found
ed the famous Medford rum indus
try, is one of the city's wealthiest
residents.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
WIDOW GIVES MITE
TO CHRISTMAS FUND
Makes Annual Contribution to
Salvation Army Kettles

"The widows mite" was the hrst
contribution to the Salvation Army
kettle. which appeared on the street
today for the hrst time this season.
according to Adjutant Carl Fred
rickson. A widow who lives In Bris.
toll but who works In New Britain
has made 1t an annual practice to
donate 50 cents to the Salvation
Army fund for Christmas gifts and
dinners to needy families. About Is
years old. the motherly type with an
instructive love for little children.
she takes this 50 cents and puts It
aside each year for the 6allies. This
year she was 10 anxious to make her
contribution she could not wait until
the kettles were out 20 stepped Ad-
jutant Fredrickson on the street and
gave him the money.
The first large sum to b received
toward the fund was Z check for us
from Canonicus branch Of the In.
tcrnational Sunshine society, which
was received today.
Adiutant Fredrickson has been no
titled that Santa Claus Or his agent
will arrive In New Britain next sat-
urday. possibly BY airplane, and will
take up q station on the street cor.
ner where he expects to receive
messages from the children. There 10
a possibility OF arranging for Santa
to accept letters from his young
friends while aiding the Salvation
army.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Law enforcement
ATTEMPT DEPICTED
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sales to domestic sources for the IL
months amounted to 433.90O ounces.
Illicit traffic in narcotic drugs.
Commissioner Doran said has not
decreased and could not be curbed
with the present forces.
Not Abated
illicit traffic in narcotic struggled
into the United States seems not to
have abated in any degree" he said.
With these drugs comparatively
readily obtainable in Europe and
Asia and a strong demand therefor
in the United States, represented by
non.medical addicts who find 1t Inn
possible to obtain g. supply from the
quantity domestically manufactured,
it Is obvious that large supplies IF
drugs SO readily obtainable are un-
lawfully introduced into the United
States. particularly when there are
considered the resourcefulness OF
those engaged in the traffic and the
large volume Of legitimate trade Of
our country which offers facilities
for concealment Of this Illicit traffic.
To stop the Illicit influx Of narcotics
at ports and borders is admittedly
difficult. If not impossible. with the
present facilities available for the
purpose. and the progress OF efforts
TO secure international cooperation
looking toward an efficient measure
Of control over such shipments by
manufacturing countries. is seeming
ly quite slow"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
City Items

Co. No. 7 of the fire department
was called to a grass fire in = va
cant lot on Allen street at 9:46 this
forenoon. The property is owned
10y Ralph II. Merigold of 5S4 Allen
street.
Mrs. Amanda Kallgren returned
this week from Detroit Mich. where
she spent the past four months with
her son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry r. Kallgren
and sons OF Detroit. Mich. are
spending the month with Mrs.
Amanda kallgren.
Plans have been completed for a
Fiji Sigma sorority bridge to be given
at the home of Miss Veronica Luhrs
of 81 Forest street on December II
at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. NJ. Siderowfsky and her
daughter, Anna, of Stanley street
spent several days in New York city
recently.
The common council committee
on supplies and printing will hold
the monthly meeting Monday eve-
ming at the Office of the city clerk.
James l.. Doyle, president of the
New Britain Record Co, suffered an
attack this morning and his condi-
ton was reported as serious. He
has been ill for several month at his
home, 20 Washington street.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
"a Persons Killed
In Colombian Riots

Bogota. Colombia, Dec. S (UP)-
Twcnty-four persons have been kill
Cd and more than 100 injured In
the riots during the last few days
ON banana plantations in the de-
partment of Magdalena. il was an
hounced officially last night. This
number includes IS banana ,planta-
ton strikers killed in clash be-
tween 1000 strikers and 200 federal
soldiers in Sevilia Thursday night.
and nine killed In other clashes.
The riots followed a strike OF the
plantation workers after negotiations
for settlement OF a dispute between
employers and workers over the
question of accident insurance had
failed.
Unconfirmed reports said the wife
of an American eInployc of the
United Fruit Co.'S plantations had
been killed during the Thursday
night attack in Scvilla.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
1S YEAR OLD auto THIEF
Boy Detained By Police Believed to
Have Taken Many Machines from
Streets of City.

Although he admitted only one Of
tense in New Britain and one in
Plainville. of taking automobiles
without permission OF the owners, a
IL year old boy who was In juvenile
court today is believed by the police
to have taken three or four other
machines off the streets Of this city,
driving them to PlainvlIe or to vari-
GUS parts OF New Britain.
Yesterday afternoon. Sergeant p.
]. O'Mara questioned him in q local
school and the boy admitted that he
took a car owned by Benny Was
cewicz from Winter street near
Spring street, several weeks ago. He
abandoned it in Plainville, he said,
where it was recovered by the state
police. and to return to New Britain
he took another machine and drove
it to Clinton street. where it was
later recovered.
The boy, with companion, was
seen by Charles T. Merwin of -
Lexington street, taking car out of
the Stanley Works yard off West
Main street a few days ago and Ser
geant O'Mara has been obtaining
admissions from him little by little
Although he Is known to be exceed
ingly careless with the truth. the
police believe his admission about
the automobiles, because it tallics
with their reports In many details.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Say Joe Dugan Will
Be PrincetOn's Coach

New Haven, Conn. Dec. 5 (UP)-
The New Haven Times Union said
today that Joe Dugan. New Haven
boy and veteran third baseman OF
the New York Yankees. will be Of
fered the position OF baseball coach
at Princeton University and probably
will accept It.
The offer probably will be made
after the meeting of the board Of
control Of the Princeton A. A. this
afternoon. the newspaper said
Dugan first played baseball on the
New Haven sandlots Later he cap
tanned his team at Hillhouse High
school. He starred at Holy Cross.
After playing with the Philadelphia
Athletics. he went to the Yanks.
Knee injuries have slowed him down
recently.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
HAS 4 BnlHAC10R
william T.. NiCkersOn Announces He
Will OUTFIT School With Athletic
Plant and Field.

Boston. Dec. s (UPl-Willian 3.
Nickerson. elderly bensfactor Of
Boston University. who never cav .
football game until this season. now
believes he has q plan for imprev.
ing this sport.
The university announced today
that Nickerson. who recently donated
4 500. OOU athletic field to the school.
had agreed to furnish funds for the
erection of an athletic center which.
it is believed. will be unique among
American colleges.
In many respects the new club
house will be similar to those main.
tanned by other universities, but into
his plan Nickerson has injected
new idea designed to improve foot
bali.
When visiting elevens come here
to play Boston University they will
be housed. with members of the
home team, In the athletic center.
The popular practice 10 to house op-
posing teams in different buildings.
1T seemed to me-" said Eickerson
in discussing his plan. that young
men who had recently fraternized
and broken bread together would
play the games in . friendly spirit Of
emulation and not to be likely to try
questionable tricks upon each other
and be less likely to merit justifiable
critism for brutality or unfair
tactics"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
WOMAN May HAVE
ESTABLISHED MARK
California Filler Hopes for
$4,000 Foot Level

Oakland. Cal. Dec. s R,-Wheth-
er Mrs. Louis McPhetridse Thaden,
aviatrix and wife of an Oakland air.
plane manager. has established q
new airplane altitude record for wo-
men-25, 400 feet-Seemed today to
depend on which of her three height
measuring Instruments is adjudged
to be correct
Mrs. Thaden harnessed herself to
an oxygen tank. stepped into BIZ
plane owned by d. o. Warne of Oak
land and climbed heavenward for
about an hour yesterday afternoon.
When she descended one of her al
timeters registered at 25,400 feet. the
other said 23,1O0 feet. and a baro-
graph, read through the sealed open
ing. showed 22.10O feet.
Both Mrs. Thaden and Leo s. Ma
gle, president of the Oakland chap
ter of the National Aeronautical AS
ISOLATION, were confident that a cali
bration OF the Paragraph would show
that q new record had been set. The
present record. 24,9OO feet. is held
by Lady Heath OF England.
1T really wasn't very difficult
flight" said Mrs. Thaden. 1T was
awfully cold, though. l first used the
oxygen when my head began to feel
light at $4,000 feet. The apparatus
didn't work properly. but by the
time l was 1900 feet up I got the
hang of 1t and the oxygen refreshed
me considerably.
Felt Bad
AT 10000 feet ! felt awfully bad.
My head was roaring and / couldn't
seem to move the controls. thought
l would have to come down, but at
$4,000 feet took another draught
of oxygen and felt fine. From then
on everything was wonderful.
my watch stopped at $4,000 feet
| believe it was SO cold it just froze
up"
The plane was off the ground
slightly more than an hour and a
half.
Mrs. Thaden. then unmarried left
q job with a coal company in Wich.
ita, Kansas about year ago to be-
come the first saleswoman of air.
planes. She was married to Herbert
Thaden. an air pilot last July.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
EUREKA STUDENTS win
FIGHT With TRUSTEES
Quit Rebellion When Board Finally
Accepts Presidents Resignation
After Disagreement.

Eureka, ILL.,. Dec. S pa hectic
but victorious week OF rebellion had
ended today for 500 students of Eu-
reka college.
Bert Wilson had resigned as presi-
dent in response 10 student clamor
against his faculty changes: the
board of trustees. faced by a student
strike. finally had accepted Wilson's
resignation.
A crisis in the schools affairs
came when students rebelled at the
trustees refusal to accept Wilson's
resignation. Less than a dozen at
tended classes this week after the
Thanksgiving recess; professors lee
tured to empty classrooms. The
trustees last night ended the impasse
by voting to allow Wilson to quit.
Student leaders yesterday told the
trustees they would withdraw their
demands. but the board. needing
Wilson's protest that he could not
remain with student feeling SO an
tagonistic, accepted his withdrawal.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
J. Floyd Johnston
SuccumbS in Essex

Essex. Dec. s Pl-J. Floyd john
ston. vice president OF the United
States Merchants and Shippers in
surance company. died yesterday at
his home here. He was regarded as
a foremost expert in marine insur-
ance in the country.
He began his insurance career
when a youth being employed as q
clerk of Lloyd's American 1nsur-
ance company In New York city.
The company later became the
United States Merchants and Ship.
rers Insurance company. He
worked his way through the various
departments Of the firm until named
vice president. MIR. Johnston was
also chairman of the board of un-
derwriters of New York. He gave
his services during the war as a
"dollar-a-year- man" in Washington
where he was member Of a special
commission engaged In war work.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
RECE|VERSHIP HELD
UP BY ONE CLAIM
Shore Line Electric Railway
Proceedings Delayed

Norwich. Dec. : W,-The final
termination Of the receivership pro.
ceedings OF the Shore Line Electric
Railway Company is being held ~
in the superior court today by one
claim. Judge John n. Booth yes
terday reserved decision on the
claim and the fnal account OF Rob-
ert w. Perkins. of Norwich. the re-
ceiver.
The total cash on hand. according
to the receivers figures. 10 12O1,.
1896.
Practically all Of the money in
the hands Of the receiver. after.
being paid over to the Old Colony.
Trust Company Of Boston a. trustee
for the bondholders, will ultimately
so to the estate Of the late Morton
r. Plant of Eastern Point. The
Plant estate, It 10 said. holds the
bulk Of the bonds Of the defunct
railway.
The receivership was taken over
by Mr.. Perkins In October 1919.
The total expense Of the receiver.
ship a. shown In the accounts totals
s5s7.2S1.24. The operating loss be-
tween October 1919 UP until Sep.
TENDER 80. 1924 was S54,3to.91.
During the nine.year period since
Mr.. Perkins has been receiver be
has received as payment $4,000. His
counsel. Charles b. Whittlesey Of
New London and Attorney Herbert
w. Rathburn Of Westerly have re.
ceived the total Of $4,000. The
bonds outstanding amount to oves
81. 100000.
The railway operated between
Norwich and Westerly: Westerly.
Groton. Saybrook. Chester and New
London: and Westerly to Atlantic
Beach and Watch Hill.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Second HAND CAR
FOR Police DEPT.
Board to Buy Machine Which
Has Been Run 5000 Miles

Determined to equip the detective
bureau with an automobile despite
the adverse action of the board OF
finance and taxation on two success
sive occasions when an appropria-
ton for a car was sought, the
board of police commission
ers has sanctioned the pur-
chase Of a second hand touring
car which has travelled 5000 miles
and which is said 10 be in good con-
dition. The car has already been in
stalled in the department for use
by the detectives who have hereto
fore depended on trolley cars, buses
and their own private cars when
the department machines were busy.
Whenever possible the Investigators
so about their work on foot. but
Chairman M. W. Bannan OF the
board of police commissioners point
ed out today. that the car will enable
them to do several times the amount
Of work they could possibly attend
to under the old arrangement.
The commissioners did not meet
on the matter. the chairman said.
but all of them inspected the gar
and were satisfied that it was an Nd
visable purchase. 1t will be formal
ty acted on at the meeting of the
board Tuesday night.
A coupe owned by Officer Louis r..
Harper was put into use last night
in a plan to have the officer on night
duty. since the weather has become
too cold for the use of motorcycles
at night Chairman Bannan said the
plan is to register the car as a po-
lice department machine and pay for
its operation. repairs. etc, from the
police department funds. There is
night, it is felt.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Senate Committee Asks
West to Appear Wed.

Washington, Dec. s R0Ihe SEN
ate public lands committee today
asked Secretary West to appear be-
fore 1t in open meeting next We'd
nesday to be questioned in connec-
ton with his nomination as head OF
the interior department.
An Inquiry into the Salt Creek
royalty oil lease renewal to Harry
+. Sinclair. which recently was de-
clared void by the department Of
Justice. also WAS decided upon In
connection with the hearing of Mr..
West. The committee has asked
Hubert Work. chairman of the re-
publican national committee and
MIR. Vests predecessor in the Cool
idge cabinet, to appear before it on
Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
DESIRE UNIFORM
LABOR STATUTES
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ng or discriminating against women
would be unconstitutional. The bill
was introduced In both houses last
session lin the senate by Vice Pres
jdent ELECT Curtis) and is now in the
judiciary committees OF both houses
awaiting hearings.
The national woman's party.
which has for its purpose-now that
woman suffrage has been secured
the passage of the equal rights
amendment will fight Dallinger's
amendment. though it would give its
hearty support to the proposal if
the amendment were changed 10
read uniform hours and conditions
of labor" with reference to women
Dallinger's proposal is the out
growth OF a conference of all rep
resentatives from Massachusetts a
few weeks ago.
"Our state has been hard hit
economically by the stringent Ia
bor laws VIC have" said Dallinger.
Textile mills have been moving out
of Massa chusetts In great numbers
TO open up In southern states where
the restrictive labor laws are not
so strict.
Inequality Results
Besides the economic inequality
that results from different state
laws. there is the humanitarian as
pect. States with low standards
that are inimical to the health OF
the working women should be fore
ed by federal legislation to make
proper provisions.
Representative Dallinger has in
timated he would gladly change the
wording of his proposed amendment,
if he thought he could secure its
passage more easily without the
discrimination in favor of women.
Expect Hearing
The woman's party Is expecting
to have a hearing before the house
judiciary committee sometime be-
fore the holidays. and hopes 10
place its case before the senate
committee in January.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-08
Two Bandits Killed
By indianapolis Police

Indiana polls. Dec. s UP)-Two
bandits were killed here today in
gun battle with six policemen who
thwarted the attempted robbery Of
a drygoods and hardware store.
Two policemen were wounded
slightly in the battle.
The dead We're identified as Carl
kittrell. IS. and Otto Price. IS. A
third man. believed to have been an
accomplice. was captured.
The police squad had been ad-
,ised Of the robbery plan and was
waiting with riot guns when the
bandits appeared.