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New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
PARENT-TEACHERS
 IN STATE SESSION
Congress Opens in New London
 This Morning

New London, April A P)-The State Congress of Parents and Teachers opened here this morning with approximately 200 in attend ance.
 The assemblage convened at Il o'clock and after choral prayer the revised bylaws were presented.
 After luncheon the afternoon ses- sion opened with hymn singing and the invocation by Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth, pastor of the First Church of Christ Rev. MT. Danforth spoke briefly. The reports of the state officers were read.
 The features of the late afternoon program will be an address entitled the enrichment of adult life by Dr. Robert c. Deming and round table discussions.
 Suggestions for study groups will be given by Mrs. Shaw. Miss Hester B. Crutchcr will lead the discussion on mental hygiene and social hy- gienc.
 Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock and at 7:30 there will be an in- formal reception to the state off, ficerc.
 The Moodus Parent Teachers as sociation will present an opcrctta in tho evening.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

ion that his student crew might be discomforted by the Arctic cold.
 Why, the northern part of the United States is as cold as summer in Iceland. even if the thermometer does differ" he declared. "Inhabi- tants of the far north do not mind the cold because the climate is dry.
 "An Eskimo would die in New Ha- ven from the moisture on a cold day." he laughed. Tt certainly will be lots better than sweltering here all summer"
 Purpose Scientific
 ''The purpose of our cruise is en- tirely scientific" said Rawson. We will carry several scientists with us to make observations and the Cad fly will be equipped with as much scientific apparatus as we can easily carry. The ship will have a high powered short wave radio station, enabling us to keep in constant touch with radio stations in this country
 We hope to sail in Jupe," he said.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
ENFIELD TEACHER DIES

Thompsonville. April A P-Miss Inez l.. Gay for 22 years head of the latin department of Enfield high school died today after several months illness. In October she was retired as vice principal and dean of girls in the school. The school committee gave her the title of vice principal emeritus. ...
 Miss Gay was born in Milford. Mass, 63 years ago, and 12 of her teaching years were in the schools there. She served here in two periods, from 1892 to 1906 anl from 1921 to her etirement, teach ing in the intervening time at Mil ford.
 The funeral will be Friday aft ernoon from the Presbyterian church and burial will be in Milford.
 The funeral will be Friday after noon from the Presbyterian church and burial will be in Milford.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

and listened Eecnly to the argument for his life by his attorney, MT. Lundborg.
 Stresses Good Feelings
 The lawyer laid stress on the ab sence of i'll feeling or ill will be- tween Lorenz and Anderson and argued that the circumstances of the homicide do not show express malice. There was a depth of feel ing in Mr. Lundborg's plea for the man whom he has known for two weeks and who he said is of the same race as his own, who was brought up in Sweden, but who has no family life-having lived with an aunt.
 Dealing with the reason for the killing, Lundborg said Anderson knew something about Lorenz; that if he told it would have torn LOT eng away from q family life that was ideal.
 There has been tragedy in the Benson family. Mrs. Benson has lost her brother. And now the accused has been member of their family for two years, the lover of their daughter. Another tragedy imponds. Mrs. Benson, who has lost her brother. cannot understand why this thing happened"
 Mr. Lunborg argued that the case had shown no malignant spirit. no clement Of prcmcditation If there was, Lorenz would never have pick got himself all blood. 1 Acorn Says Case pitilcsS
 "A pitilcss murder, q cruel, heart i less murder. not another in the an nals of Connecticut to match it, was States Attoricy Hugh Nj. AL 1 corn $ description of the crime in
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
Submarine Arrives at
 New London Base Today

New London. April 24 lP) - Sub marine S-S of the navy control force, based on this city, arrived here to- day following winter maneuvers in southern waters and proceeded to the submarine base.
 The main group of vessels of the control force which arc based here will arrive in this port May 1, the SS preceding them here so that she could be ready for further maneuv- CTS.
 These maneuycrs will be partici- pated in next month in Chesapeake Bay with mine layers and mine Sweepcrs of the control force.
 The vessels to arrive here May arc the submarine tenders Camden and Bushnell, the salvage vessel Fal- con, and various submarines of di- visions four and 12.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
Outh Tells of Plans

New Haven, April 24 (UP) Ken ncth Rawson, 19-year- old Yale freshman anNiously awaited tho con- sent of his father, a wealthy Chica- goan, today before completing plans for scientific expedition to the far north.
 The slightly-built youths eyes sparklcd with excitement as he told of his plan to carry a group of scien- lists and fellow students into the Arctic this summer in his specially equipped schooner Gadfly.
 Rawson said he hoped Donald MacMiilian, noted Arctic explorer under whom he sailed as cabin boy on a recent voyage, would accom- pany his ship.
 The student laughed at suggest
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
Probe Continued

Columbus, O., April 24 P>-Whilc additional bodies were being re- leased to sorrowing relatives of prisoners who died in the Ohio pcni- tentiary fire, state officials joined to- day in determination to leave nothing undone to prevent a recur- renee of the catastrophe which claimed SIS lives.
 Without waiting 10 find the cause of the tirc-and thus fix blame, if any-statc officials. led by Governor Myers '. Cooper, started considera- ton of plans to relieve crowded con- ditlons at the old prison. One step toward this end, the governor in dicated after conference with members of his cabinet and Warden Preston E. Thomas, will be the transfer of short term convicts to the London prison farm.
 The program also calls for speedy completion of two new cell blocks at the penitentiary as well as re- building of the fire-swept G and H houses in which last Mondays fire had it's origin.
 Despite several manifestations of unrest it was believed that extra guards would be withdrawn within a few days. A group of prisoners working on a coal house caused a stir carly today when they deserted their post and roamcd about the prison court. They were quieted without difficulty, however, and re- turned to their jobs.
 Feared Burning of Building
 Guards at first feared the men were in possession of some gasoline
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
JUSTICES
 CONVICT LORENZ
 IN MURDER CASE
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him over the telephone there was something he was going to tell Mir. Benson (father of LorcnZ's sweethearD and it was this threat of Anderson's, Lorenz said, that pre- cipitated the quarrel.
 Lorenz described his early life and his entrance into this country, by way of Mexico. He said he bought the gun which he used, on March 4, because he intended to return to Mexico and a gun cost less here than there. He did not borrow mon- ey from Anderson until after he had bought the gun.
 Believed Facts Important
 Anderson called him up by tclc- phone and said he was going to tell Mir. Benson something" Lorenz said, adding that he felt that that something might have an impor-
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
2,0OO MUT|N0US
 CONNECTS DEFIANT
 IN PRISON WRECK
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nothing in particular. Most of the cell door locks had been stuffed with paper and chewing gum, and the doors could not be locked. The men walked about in the cages outside the cells. When the It obed" signal was flashed last night, more than 9,G0U convicts in the idle house paid no attention to it. At midnigh. they Ge- handed something to eat. Seven hun. dred gallons of piping hot coffee was served, and many of the men uLictcd down after the treat.
 Compile List of Dead
 Finger print experts today contin- ued to compile their list of the dead. It was expected that this list would be complete later in the day. A triplc cnecll was being made to insure pro Ter identficatious.
 The bulletin boa",! 'A the prison otiIce, giving tEe ro:.'Iation, has not hecn changed since Monday w;'rn it listed 3.45l waite; and 1 i6 negroes and three Chi lcs?. The latter cscap cd the fire, tie only race not r''prc- s,,.;cu Iu ttc 1at,l list.
 Early today the convicts caused great disturbance when they sent up a mighty shout to be released from the cages. The conyicts demanded that Company K, the badmen of the penitentiary, be turned loose. The men in the k outfit shouted back they did not want to be loose. War den Preston Thomas said that guard lines were being frightened about the white city and that if necessary sol ders would be called in to quiet the men.
 About ten guards were on duty in the block
 Death Cells in Section
 In the white city in addition to the Idle House and Company K, are the death cells, where eight con- demned men are now confined. They are in the extreme southeast wing of the block.
 The general spirit of unrest in the penitentiary caused state officials to move immediately to remedy the sit uation by reducing the population. It was said by State Welfare Director Hal Griswold that as soon as possible 100 convicts would be sent to the London prison farm and from 150 to 200 to the Mansfield reformatory. In order to make room at the farm and reformatory the parole board will advance the date for release of 250 men already recommended for parole. Griswold was to confer with Superintendent w. F. Armine, of the London farm, and officials of other state institutions in an effort to get
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

tant effect upon his future life. When he went to meet Anderson he took the gun with him. His idea was to threaten Anderson if he per sisted in saying he was going to tell of that something"
 T didn't have any idea of killing Anderson" said Lorenz. T took the gun and extra cartridges, but l do not know why l took the extra , cartridges except it was my habit to do so when I carried a gum
 Lorenz said he had no intention of shooting until after they were both out of the car and in scuf- tle. He said he pleaded with Ander- son not to tell but I got sore when Anderson said he felt it was his duty to tell.'
 Court Room Crowded
 T told Anderson that he would have 8 fight on his hands if he did tell. Anderson did not believe me We both lost our tempcrs and grabbed each other and we strug- gled back and forth. l thought it was none of Ander3on's business (thc "something') but Anderson thought | it was. Anderson did not know I | had a gun with me until l pulled l it out and shot him."
 The court room was crowded with spectators today, line forming out side at 9:30.
 Mrs. Benson. half sister of Ander- son, testified this morning that An | dcrson and Lorenz were the best ot ! friends; there was no evidence of ill feeling between them.
 In his testimony today brought out by Attorney W. G. Lundborg for the defense, Lorenz said his loan of $l5O months.
 There was another $1j0 loan which Anderson got from Nelson | for Lorcnz. On the Friday night be- fore the murder. Anderson surpris- i ed him by asking for part paymen. of the loan and said he didn't need more than $15.
 Didn't Want Cash Then
 Lorenz said he offered to pay An derson Saturday - he had $21o in the bank-but Anderson did not want it that day.
 Monday morning he called UT about it again and Monday night ! Anderson told him on the phono that if he didn't pay back the money he would tell Mir. Bcnsor something he knew about him. Lorcnz said he called up Eliza beth for the purpose of trying tC find out if Anderson had told her father what he threatened to. IT his confession Lorcnz has said ht loved Elizabeth, the IS year ole daughter, but he could not keep uI to her standards of living.
 In an early part of his cXamina ton Lorcnz said that after shooting Anderson and putting him back il the automobile, he did not know ht was dead until he saw the blooC coming out of his forehead.
 Lorenz was calm and unpcrturbct through the trying ordeal of toda,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
Youth of l9 Who Sailed As Cabin
 Boy In Arctic, to Become Explorer

Boston, April 24.-CUP)-A youth still in his teens, who first went into the Arctic as Commander Donald B.. MacMillan's cabin boy in 1925, may return to the frozen north this year in command of ship which dWarfs McMillan's veteran schooner Bowdoin.
 The young man who has set him. self this goal is Kennett Rawson, 19-year-old Yale freshman and son of Frederick Holbrook Rawson, mill lionaire Chicago bank president He has requested and been promised MacMillan's cooperation, and awaits only parental approval to carry out his ambitious project
 Father Buys Him Ship
 The vessel which young Rawsop would use is the handsome two- masted schooner Gadfly, purchased for him by his wealthy father last year at 8 price of s150,o0o. At pres ent the Gadfly is moored at Glouces- ter but is to be taken shortly to Lawley's shipyard in Neponset for an overhauling so it will be prepared for the rigors of the far north in the event that its youthful owner does indeed become an explorer in his own right.
 Double timbered. and double planked, with a belt of iron wood around. it's hull, the Gadfly was built for Arctic exploration work and &C., cording to Commander MacMillan, would be an ideal craft for Rawson to use in fulfilling his ambition.
 Commander MacMillan told the United Press today that he talked with Rawson q few days ago and ap- proved the youths tentative plan 10 have the Gadfly accompany the Bowdoin when that veteran of six Arctic expeditions sails from its home port of Wiscasset, Me, on June 27.
 "RaWson was a spindle legged boy of 14 when he shipped as my cabin boy on the expedition of 1925" Mac
 
 native ability as a seaman and ex- plorer and he developed rapidly. l made him my second mate on the 1926 expedition. For the sake of ex- perience he served as a deck hand during the expeditions of 1927 and 1929"
 Youth Thoroughly Capable
 The noted explorer said he thought that Eawson, despite his youth, was thoroughly capable of commanding the Gadfly on an Arctic adventure.
 Thirty feet longer than the SS-foot Bowdoin, the Gadfly is equipped with Winton-Diesel engine capable of developing 250 horsepower, and has q 9.000-mile cruising radius Ii has two masts and is sort of big edition of the Bowdoin.
 Whether or not young Rawsor takes his Gadfly into the far north this year, Commander MacMillar will make his annual journey be- yond the Arctic circle It will be his 18th expedition. with Labrador Greenland and Iceland on the 1886 i itinerary.
 Aboard the hardy little schooner when it moves down the Sheepscott river to the sea will be 40 schoo desks, miscellaneous schoolroon equipment. and complete electric lighting plant.
 The desks are to be installed ir the schoolhouse which the explorer erected last year about 25 miles from his scientific station at Main Labrador.
 The lighting plant will eliminate kerosene lamps from the school, the village church. and the homes ot Moravian missionaries, and also vii make possible the operation of ( motion picture machine which vii give some Eskimo children their frs glimpse of the movies.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
JOHNSON BILL ADOPTED

Washington, April A R - The Johnson resolution for survey of all existing veterans legislation by a joint congressional committee was adopted today by the house and sent to the senate.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
more space for men confined here.
 CIerpymen Enter Corridor

more space for men confined here.
 Clergymen Enter Corridor
 Two clergymen, well known to the prisoners. went into the white city when the bedlam continued. They were Father Goswin Menge of Gin cinnati, Catholic priest, and Rev. T. A. Reed of Columbus. former prison chaplain. Some of the prison CTS quieted as they entered, and i'm mediately the ministers started to talk to them, stressing the horrors of prison riot and appealing to them to go to their cells and quiet down.
 Before the disorder began some of the soldiers at the penitentiary were demobolized. When the prisoners be- came unruly, however, a hurry call was sent out for headquarters com- pany of the 166th infantry, Ohio Ma tional Guard, which arrived in double quick time.
 As the din continued, Colonel R. $. Haubrich, commanding officer Of the Ohio National Guard and his staff went into hurried conference with the warden.
 Despite appeals from ministers to be quiet, the men in the idle house continued the disturbance. None ot these were locked in cells because the locks had been stuffed with chewing gum and paper. The only lock between them and the yard was a steel door leading out of the cage behind which are the cells.
 The 100 men from the chapel fin. ally came out into the prison yard and milled about, shouting and screaming. They attacked George Richmond, a convict editor of the ponitentiary paper. He was rescued by guards before he was injured ser iously.
 1000 Guard Walls
 Prison officials and guards were doing all in their power to quiet the unruly men. Only regular prison guards were being used inside the walls, but on the outside more than 1000 fully armed Ohio Nationa Guardsmen, regular army soldiers from Fort Hays and naval reservists were prepared for any emergency.
 As the disorders in the idle house and the yard continued, investigators of the disastrous fire of Monday night reopened their hearing in the prison record office, within 100 feet of the gate leading into the prisor proper.
 Edward NJ. Sass. Lucas County ono of the prisoners who aided in rescue work, was the first witness called before the Investigating board today He told the board it was abou twenty minutes from the time ht first learned of the fire until he wa: released from his cell by convicts.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24
'REDS' INC|T|NG
 STATE DISC0N7ENT
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Bridgeport young men were given circulars condemning the Citizens Military Training Camps and in large industrial plants in New Haven and Bridgeport Communist shop, news papers, usually mimeograp phcd, are sold to the workers at q cent a copy"
 Classes in English and history con- ducted by radicals for the working men were described by the speaker as being mere channels for the in stilling of soviet propaganda. Pas saGes from the various text books were then discussed In many of these profanity was used in adding emphasis to the arguments. The speaker also showed q catalogue of workers books containing 34 pages. All the publications listed were five. ten and l 3 cents copy so as 10 be In easy reach of the workers, Ramp said.
 RapS QuestionnaircS
 Specimens of sex queStionnaireS distributed to college girls were also thrown on the screen and attributed to communist sources. Yale Uni Versity came in for attention when the declaration was made that the report of the unofficial labor dele sation to Soviet Russia was prepar- ed by one of the faculty of the uni Tersity.
 Frank O'Brien, student in the New Britain high school. asked the Eotarians to support the concert which will be given by the school Sunday afternoon in the school au- citorium. Thirty members of the Boston Symphony will play.
 In the absence of the president, Henry Washburn, vice president, was in the chair.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-24

and were planning to burn one of the buildings. It was learned, how ever, that a tank about which they had been milling contained nothing.
 While the states Investigation has brought forth various individual opinions, it has failed thus far to reveal how the fire started. Most of the witnesses before the board of inquiry devoted their testimony to suggestions as to how more of the prisoners might have been rescued from their locked cells. These in cluded statement by A. E. Nice, chief of the Columbus fire depart ment, that none would have per ished had the prisoners been re- leased as soon as the fire was dis covered. He charged that rescue eff forts were delayed by guards inside the walls, declaring this was shown by the fact that the alarm was turn ed in from outside the prison.
 Following testimony by Warden Thomas that no fire protection was provided at the cell blocks, State Welfare Director H. II. Griswold an nounced that eXtinguishers had been ordered placed in the cell houses, As an extra precaution. he said. guards would be placed in the top tiers.
 Opinions Differ
 i Opinions as to the fires cause con | tinued to be contradictory, some wit nosses laying it to defective wiring | and others saying the blaze started in room bare of wires. Among | those to discount the short-circuit | theory were Guard C. NJ. Donaldson i and Superintendent Jenkins. Donald son, in charge of convict Workmen on the new cell block where the fire started, said that convict electricians repaired temporary electric lights which had given trouble Monday aft ernoon. Jenkins said a prisoner told 1 him the fire started in a room where | there was no wiring.
 Governor Cooper let it be known | that he was satisfied with Warden Thomas handling of the situation during and after the fire and indi- | CatCu that no CndnSc III lllc pGlSoll administrative personnel is planned. Hall Defends Self
 Columbus O., April A PS-John H. Hall, 72-year-old captain of guards at Ohio pententiary, issued a statement today denying the charge made by a guard that he had re- fused 10 issue keys so that prisoners might be released from their cells in the fire which took SIS lives at the prison Monday night.
 q did not have any keys the vet eran guard said T am an old man 72 years old, and have long been in this prison business. 1 think my ac- cusers arc just passing the buck.
 q saw smoke and the next thing knew a brand of fire was falling Then l told the guards to release the | men.
 "I have been called hard boiled, but I don't think any person will say I haven't been fair man.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-21
FLOOD VICTIMS
GIVEN help
Evidence Showing Levees
Dynamited Reported
At Texarkana

DALLAS. Tex, May 21.-F1-
Crest Of flood waters was expect
ed some time today at many points
along the swollen Red River
between Texas and Arkansas and
near jefferson and Caddo Lake.
Rescue workers. under the direc-
ton OF the Red Cross at Texarkana,
were busy plying In boats about
sloughs and inundated farmlands.
taking supplies and clothing to
refugees driven from their homes
by the high waters.
Evidence was gathered yesterday
that the north levee in the McKin-
ney Bayou drainage District near
Texsrkana had been dynamited in
three or more places, flooding about
$4,000 acres Of farm land. A Red
Cross relief expedition took aid TO
more than 300 refugees In that area.
Rivermen told OF hearing reports
Of blasting early yesterday and
Monday.
LeveeS along the river we're be-
ing watched closely, and an aerial
survey was made to determine more
accurately where breaks were like
~ to occur.
Near Marshall. owners OF club
houses OIL the shores of Caddo Like
were removing contents OF the
buildings. the flood waters having
reached lands not known to have
been inundated In twenty years.
The little city Of jefferson was
practically marooned by high
waters from big cypress creek.
yesterday. with its streets under
water and many OF its 2,5O0 in
habitants driven from their homes.
The crest of the flood was expect
ed today. II was estimated that
half Of Marion county was under
water. Most Of the flood was ex-
pected today. II was estimated that
half Of Marion county was under
water and motor traffic had prac-
tically ceased. The last mail re-
ceived there was Sunday morning.