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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
Epoch Making Docu- ment Signed By Dele- qations In St. James, Palace Leaders of Groups All Speak of Pleasure in Accord.
Flushed Throng Watches as Stimson Affixes First Signature - France and Italy Pledge Efforts to Reach Better Under standing on Pact.

London, April 22 RHRepresent- powers of the world, America, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy, this afternoon affixed their sigma lures to an epoch-making treaty, limiting and reducing the navies of three of them, and restricting the navieS of the other two.
 Colonel Henry l.. Stimson, Ameri- can secretary of state, and his col leagues on the American delegation, were the first to sign the historic document. NJ. Briand, French for eign minister, J. Ramsay MacDon- ald, British prime minister and Ad- miral Giuseppe Sirianni with their delegations followed.
 Japanese Sign Last
 Reijiro Wakatsuki, former prime minister of Japan, aand those of the Tokyo delegation who have worked with him through the threo months and one day of long and difficult negotiations, were the last of the five power representatives to affiN their signatures.
 The unpretentious but dramatic ceremony which marked the cul- < imitation of the greatest disarma- ment conference of all time took place shortly after midday in the ancient and royal palace of St James. The setting was one for an artist, the final plenary session of the barley being held in Queen Annc's drawing room, with it's Nich red tapestries from the miast of which looked down the portraits of a long line of English kings
 Starts In Dense Fog
 Fourteen weeks ago the confer ence was ushered into being in the midst of a dense fog which pcrvaded the House of Lords in a gSostlike blanket. There was that sanie fog carly today, but shortly after the plenary session convened the April sunshine burst through the mists and glinted from the golden trap pings of Queen Anne's fayorite room.
 The treaty signed definitely limits the nayies, in all categories, ot America, Great Britain and Japan and provides reduction in ships al ready under construction in at least one category, capital ships. France and Italy could not compose their differences and so today adhered only to other sections of the pact which, important enough in them selves. prescribe a capital ship holi, day, limitation on sizes of sub. marines, humanization of their use and record agreement on other tech. nical phases Of the conference work
 Formal signing of the treaty oc. cupied 12 minutes. Adjournment was taken at 1:1S D. m., after a less thar three-hour meeting in which tho chief delegates in formal addresses had expressed their qualification ir their handiworll. deplorcd that they had not been able to go as far as they wished, but expressed hope that further negotiations in the future would remove obstacles to complete five power agreement on limitation and reduction.
 Macdonald Opens Session
 In an opening address, Mr. Mac. Donald who as chairman piloted the conference past the dangerous
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
ECONOMY LIGHT RATE
 BOOSTS SCHOOL BILLS
C. L. & P. Co. Expected to Make Rebate to Edu-
 cation Dept.

Because new rate on which light charges were based increased rather than decreased costs of electric lighting to the school department the increase, totalling almost s100 per school for three schools on which an accurate check has been made, will have to be refunded by the Con- necticut Light and Power Co.,, ac- cording to r. F. King, chairman of the board of education, today.
 The situation developed as a result of dissatisfaction which has been felt by tho board of education for some time School officials have long been dissatisfied with the rate the schools have been paying. The rate has been based, according to explanations said to have been made by Connecticut Light and Power Co. officials, on the carrying and replacement charges of equipment and other overhead costs.
 lC'oniipueI on re TN.pl
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
PARKER COMMANDS
 NATIONAL SOCIETY
Elected Commander Of Uni formed Rank, P. 0. 5. of A.
CONVENTION IN SESSION
New Britain Man Chosen to Supreme Office Although III in Bed-Patri- otic Exercises At War Memorial Auxiliary Meets.

Although confined to his bed with illness, Edward H. Parker of this city, commander Of George w. Cor bin commandery, Uniformed Rank, Patriotic Order Sons of America, was elected commandcr-in- chief at the national encampment which opened in Red Mems hall, PIT Main street, city, today.
 The election took place late this afternoon.
 The general session opened at 9:30 o'clock with State President c. l.. Wilcox of New Britain presiding. At torney David l.. Nair, acting mayor, gave a brief address of welcome and presented a key which he said was the key to the city.
 Reports of National Commander in-chief LeRoy T. Ports of Hanover, Pa, and other officers were read. Mir. Ports reported a membership of the uniformed rank of approximately 1000 in 32 states.
 The Ladies' auxiliary of the com mandery, which is the commandery general of the P. o. of A., Patriotic Order of Americans, is holding its meeting at the Erwin hotel, with Mrs. Rachael Forsythe of Newburgh, N. T., commanderin- -chief presiding. Large Delegation From Philadelphia
 One of the largest delegations at the convention is the one from Philadelphia and vicinity represent ing the Allied Commentaries of Philadelphia and vicinity. Harry A. Wagner of Philadelphia, chair man of the allied body, is attending
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22

Columbus, Ohio, April 22.-dP- Tales of heroism and of costly hcstitancy were told today within the grey grim walls of the Ohio penitentiary where S17 convicts. locked in their cells, were burned to death and suffocated last night in one of the most life destroying fires in history.
 And as the guards and inmates Of Of the prison recounted the vivid details of the disaster. an official state commission appointed by Gov ernor Cooper sought to learn what caused the blaze and why the lock cd in prisoners were not liberated i'll time to escape.
 276 Men Identified
 In the horticultural building at the state fair grounds, scores of under takers worked untiringly to prepare the victims for burial, The identity. of 276 of the dead convicts had been established. The others, trapped in their fire bound cells, were so badly
  most impossible.
 Convict heroes and prison guard heroes were told of time and again today by the hundreds of inmates who escaped death. These men.' loosed in the big prison yard when the flames broke out iii the northl' west cell blocks, told of fellow con- victs and of guards who, mindless of their own safety, dashed into the hot smoke filled tiers in valiant ef- forts to free the trapped men.
 Murmurings last night against | Thomas Watkinson, a guard who was charged with refusing to give up the keys to prisoners who wished to invade the inferno. brought his sus- pension today by Warden Preston E. Thomas. Watkinson, one. of two guards on duty in the section where death took tis greatest toll, was sus- pended pending investigation.
 20 More May Die More than 130 other prisoners were in the penitentiary hospital and score of these were in a critical condition from burns and from smoke they inhaled while fire ragged in parts of four cell blocks.
 The penitentiary housed <,300 convicts, some 2,50O above the ca-
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
HOOVER WILL SUBMIT
 TREATY TO SENATORS
Plans to Transmit DOcu- ment at Once on Receipt
 in Capital

Washington, April 9 LPl-Prcsi- dent Hoover announced today that the London naval agreement would be sent to the senate for ratification immediately upon it's arrival in Washington.
 Undeterred by indications of pos sible delay in senate consideration of the pact, the president is determined to put the results of the London conference before the treaty ratify- ing branch of the government at the earliest possible moment.
 It is assumed that the American delegates themselves will bring back the official copy of the treaty.
 They arc sailing tonight from Southampton.
 If for any reason the treaty can- not be brought by the principal del- cgates themselves, some attache of the delegation probably will remain behind for q few days.
 In any case the presidents trans
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
ACCUSE MOTHER IF
 GETTING SON DRUNK
15 Year Old Boy Intoxicated in
 Clark Street Home
HOUSE RAIDED AT NIGHT
Mrs. Rose Plskowski, 34, Sentenced to State Farm and Frank Murzyn, 3f, of New York Jailed for 30 Days.

A reyolting story of the actions of Mrs. Rose Piskowski, 34, of Is Clark street, who was found at her home with Frank Murzyn, 31, of St. Nich- olas Place, N. Y, at an carly hour today, was unfolded in police court and after hearing if, Judge NJ. D.. Sake committed the woman to the state farm and sentenced Murzyn to jail for 30 days.
 Officer Ernest P. Bloomquist testi- fled that it has been Mrs. Piskowski's s habit to encourage her 15 year old son to drink himself into a state of intoNication so that she might mis- |. conduct herself with various men, and Sergeant John C. Stadler classi- fled the tenement as the dirtiest house l have ever seen.' After dis posing of the cases of the man and woman, Judge SaXe heard the case of the boy in chambers and commit ted him to the State School for Boys at Meriden. Two other children arc Sat lllC ION II IIOlllC ltIllpOl al fly.
 Murzyn, who formerly lived in New Britain, has been arrested sev- eral times in Mrs. Piskowski's com pany, and after Officer Bloomquist had seen the couple in the house he notified Sergeant Stadler, who went to the front door at 1 ;45 o'clock and knocked for admittance. Officers Bloomquist and Lesiavicius stayed at the window watching the couple and Mrs. Piskowski presently answered the door after inQuirng who was outside and being told it was the po- lice.
 Boy Found "Dead Drunk "The conditions in the house are terrible" Sergeant Stadler testified
 Empty bottles of all sorts and broh- en glasses are around everywhere 1 and there is nothing to eat except crusts of bread. It is a filthy place. In another room we found & 15 year Continued on Page Two)
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
CITY ID HONOR MEN
 WHO DIED FOR FLAG
Program for Memorial Day Ob- seryance Here Being Arranged
VETERANS TO HAVE CHARGE
Exercises Will Be Held at Me morials Dedicated to Soldiers and
 Sailors Who Fell in Defense of
 Their Country.

Tentative plans for the observance of Memorial Day this year were made a meeting of the joint Me morial Day committee at the head quarters of Eddy Glover post, Amer ican Legion, last night. The com mittec is composed of members rep rescnting the G. A. R., American Lc- zion, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Dis able Aperican Veterans of the World War, Polish Veterans of the World War, United Spanish War Veterans and Sons of Union Veterans.
 Spencer H. Wood, commander of Stanley Post, G. A. R.. was named honorary chairman with Gen. Will liam F. Sternberg, adjutant of Stanley Post, as honorary secretary.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
MAYOR IS IMPROVING

The condition of Mayor George A. Quiglcy, who is ill at the New Brit ain General hospital with bronchial pneumonia, is slowly improving, it was reported this afternoon by hos pital authorities. The mayor has spent a comfortable day, it was re- ported,
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
FIVE POWERS SIGN HISTORIC TREATY
 LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENT 6 YEARS:
 LONDON CONFERENCE DRAWS TO END
Text of Naval Treaty Is Released;
 Five Year Capital Ship Holiday Set

| 800 tons, and Japan 10S,400 tons: ir small cruisers the United States may have 14S,500 tons, Great Britain 192,200 tons, and Japan 100,450 tons; destroyer tonnages are set al the United States, 150,OOo tons Great Britain, 150,000 tons, and Japan, 105,500 tons. Each of the three powers agrees to keep it's sub- marine tonnage within 52,70O.
 Neither Franco nor Italy is sigma tory to that section of the treaty limiting cruisers and auxiliary craft and a safeguarding clause has therefore been inserted which will allow either of the three powers tc increase it's program, tho others in creasing theirs approximately should a continental naval race dc. vclop.
New Britain herald., 1930-04-22

Poseph Feingold. commander of Walter J. Smith post. Veterans Of Foreign Wars, was chosen general chairman and Edward E. Ogren of the American Legion. was named general secretary.
 The advisory committee consists of Harry c. Jackson of the American Legion. Mason r. Andrews of the D. A. V, Ike Hills of the United Spanish War Veterans, Fred Woods
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
CONVICT DESCRIBES SCENES 0F HORROR
Intense Heat Scorched Inmates
 Lock- r.o1 Cell Tiers
MEN S~u1AMED FOR AID
Charles Oliver Tells of Rolling in
 Water From Wash stand to Keep From Smothcring - Heroes of Blaze Listed.
BY CHARLES OLIVER (Ohio State Pcnitentiary Convict
 From Toledo

BI CHAELES OLlN Elt (Ohio State Pcnitentiary Convict
 From Toledo
 As Told to tho United Press
 Ohio State Pcnitentiary, Columbus, April 22 (UP)-You can't imagine the horror of it.
 l was on the fourth tier of sec ton H, directly beneath the place where the fire broke out.
 The fire swept up like some charg- ing monster. It was upon us before we scarcely realized what was hap pening. The flames were sweeping in great sheets along the cell block and it began to get blistering hot.
 Scared Half to Death
 There were four of us in our cell and it got hot as hell. We were scared, I'll admit it, scared half 10 death. We started screaming to be turned loosc-to be let out of that cell.
 We yelled and yelled al the guards to come and let us out. Some of the boys who were yelling didn't use nice language, but we wanted to get out. It seemed as if we were going 10 be roasted alive. It got hotter and hotter. I hope I never go to hell if it's that hot.
 We finally hit on the idea of turn ing on the water tap in our cell. We
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
PrcsCribeS Limitations

PrcsCribes Limitations
 London, April 22 R}-The naval treaty signed at St. James palace, carrying forward the work of the Washington naval conference, pre- scribes limitation and reduction of naval armament for three signatory nations and agreement on some phases of the naval disarmament problem for the five nations partici-
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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22

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New Britain herald., 1930-04-22
GUARDS COSTLY HES|TANCY BLAMED
 FOR BY DEATHS IN OHIO PRISON FIRE:
 HER0|SM MARKS SCENES OF HORROR
Investigations Begun In Disaster Which Claimed Greatest ToR in History of Peniten- tiary System Under- takers Care for Dead;

276 Bodies Identified Guard Who Refused to
 Give Up Keys Suspended County Prosecutor
 Tries to Dust Warden, But Governor Interferes.
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The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
NEGRO GROUNDS
PLAN PAGEANT
Safety Flag for Last Week
Goes to Lenz.

All Negro Fairgrounds OF the city
are practicing for the joint pageant
to be held at Douglas park, Aug. 20.
Miss Theresa Gems, of Lentz play
ground, is directing the music and
Miss Louise Terry, Attucks play
ground, has charge of dances.
Prizes awarded the past week in
cluded the weekly safety flag to
Lentz and first prize in the Lantern
contest, given to group from
Douglas park.
Miss Anna Johnsonne, director Of
Negro recreation activities, is train
ing groups for the annual music
contest at Douglas park, Aug. 13.
Special winners for the week are
Margaret Wilson, l3. Douglas, and
Victoria Knox, IA, Camp Sullivan.
The Boys weekly special will be run
of at Douglas at 2:30 p. m. Friday
under supervision of Plummer
Jacobs.
Sectionals in the city-wide Negro
children's dancing contest are
scheduled to be held at Camp Sulli-
van at 2:30 p. m. today and at j.
T. V. Hill playground at 4:30 p. m.
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
BUILD BIRD HOUSES
Hundreds of Boys Enter
City-Wide Contest.

Construction of bird houses is
holding attention of hundreds of
boys in handicraft classes on city
Fairgrounds this week.
All the houses will be brought to
the recreation offices at the city
hall where they will be judged on
basis of originality and workman
ship.
Hermon Phillips, director of
handicraft, has announced that Ell
lenberger park is leading in the
work. Brightwood and Ringgold
stand second and third, respectively
in number of houses constructed.
Parties of boys have made trips
to the country to secure bark for
covering the houses. One house built
on model of an English castle is at
tracing considerable attention at
Brookside where the boys united in
a single project.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
FAIR SEX FEAR OF
SWIMMING WAVES

pools, attendance figures decidedly
favor the women.
More than three thousand per-
sons are estimated to have bene-
flied by the Learn to Swim" move
ment stressed by life guards and
swimming directors of the city rec
reation department.
Beginners who approach deep
water timidly at first soon strike
forth across the blue, waving sur
face like confident champions. This
especially is true of timid girls who
attend the morning swimming
classes from $50 to 10.
This hour has been set side so
that swimming aspirants will not be
bothered with other bathers and TO
give life guards a chance for indi-
vidual instruction.
AS time nears for the annual city
swimming meet at Garfield pool,
Aug. 81, many girls are training
daily with hopes of humbling the
city's males at a game which the
effeminate young lady of grand
mothers day. would never have
countenanced.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
ELLENBERGER LEADS
WATER POLO LEAGUE
Close Scores Reported in Games
During Past Week.

Ellenberger pool contestants con-
tinue at the top in the city-wide
water polo league conducted by the
city recreation department and
American Red Cross.
Close Scores were evident in polo
games at Garfield and Willard this
past week. Warfieigh defeated Gar
field ? 70 and won from Willard
by forfeiting a game.
Other scores we're: Ellenberger 6.
Mcclure beach 2; Mcclure beach Z.
Garfield 1; Ellenberger ?. Rhodius
1: Ellenberger 5. Garfield o.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
CLUBS TO HELP
Give EPAGEANTS
Civic and Women'S Bands
Aid Playground Work.

Various civic and women's CLUBS
of the city have been organized to
aid the city recreation department
in providing suitable playground op-
portunities for the children.
Several clubs are being enlisted TO
help in staging a number of pa
geants at city parks within the next
three weeks.
Miss Julia Landers, assistant di-
rector of recreation, started the COM
munity clubs in a recreation pro-
gram early in the spring. A booklet
of information on recreational ia
cilities for benefit of working girls
was the outgrowth of meeting OF
club representatives.
The central committee of the
South Side civic club is arranging
to select a king. queen and princess
for the Garfield park pageant to be
held soon. j. Edward Burk is head
of the committee.
Other organizations cooperating
in pageants are: Brookside Woman's
Club. Mrs. Walter Baxter, 1i3S
North Healing avenue, president
Municipal Garden Woman's Club
Mrs. w. H. Hodgson, 4945 West Fiji
teenth street. recreational chairman
and the Garfield Park Woman's
club. Mrs. H. A. Bell. 728 South
Randolph street, president.
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
SWIM MEET is SET
City-Wide Contest Will Be
Held Sunday.

A city-wide swimming meet will
be conducted at Garfield park pool
at 3 p. m. Sunday under auspices
of the city recreation department.
Twelve events will be run of by
instructors assisted by the Indian
apolis chapter. American Red Cross
represented by Francis Hodges, life
saving and swimming director.
Results of the meet held at War
fieigh beach Sunday follow:
Tveuty-nve-yard Free style for Boys II
ana Under-David Maurer, Jules Maurer
Twenty-five-yard free style for Girls
Mary Jane Harrison, Margaret NanMeter
Fifty-yard Free style for Bows. u to II
Years OF Age-Gene oehiltree, Don Roberts
ane J. Roathbore-
Fifty-yard Free Style for Girls-Jean
Fifty-yard Free Style for Men-Wayne
Hirshav. Bill Woodruff and Robert Scott.
Twenty-Five Yard BackStroke for Boys.
u to 17-Don Roberts, Joe RothdaTy ana
John Ochiitree.
TTenty-five-yard back Stroke for Boys
Under l2-Dsvid Msurer and julius
one-half-mile river svim-David Flet-
cher. Jack Msurer and John Myer.
One Hundred Yard Free style for Men
Ike Muse, David Fletcher and Robert
Scott.
Senior Divins-Ike Muse and Bill Wood
rut
The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
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The Indianapolis times., 1930-08-06
LARGE CROWD
DRAWN TO CITY
TRACK CONTEST
One Hundred Boys and Girls
Take Part in First
Radio Meet.

Competition between playground
athletics in the first annual city
wide radio track and field meet
drew large crowd to Willard park
Saturday afternoon.
| Nearly one hundred boys ano girls
took part in the various events held
in. conjunction with the city recea-
ton department and the National
Recreation Association of America
Results of the meet, plans for
which we're arranged by j. r
Bachelor, district representative Of
the association, were broadcast over
radio station WFBM Saturday eve
ming.
Official standing of Indianapolis
with other cities participating in
like enterprises on the same day is
expected to be announced this week
Only cities conducting playground
activities under jurisdiction of mu-
nicipal or state government took
part in the enterprise, tried as an
experiment toward an enlarged pro-
gram of nter-city playground rela-
tionShip.
Winners of the Indianapolis meet
at Willard follows:
INTERMEDIATE GIRLS
Fifty-Yard Dash-Anna Lascu. first;
Helen Porter. second; Lucille Holt. third
Time. Z 3-5 seconds.
Shuttle Relay-.Camp Sullivan play
ground. first: willard park, second. and
Kingans playground. third.
| Basketball Distance Throw-Helen Dody
first; Helen George. second: Helen Papai
and Jessie Clark. tied for third. Distance
seventy feet.
INTERMEDIATE BOYS
Seventy -Five-Yard Dash-Tony George
day. third. Time. as seconds.
Running Broad Jump-George Such
first: Robert Green. second. Distance, II
| feet 524 inches.
Running High Jump-Robert Leman
first. Height, feet, in.
JUNIOR BOYS
sixty-Yard Dash-John Wright. first
banks, third Time. 10 seconds.
Running Broad Jump-Sevanovich first
G. Carter. second; C. Yateman. third. Dis
tance. 16 feet 324 inches.
Running High Jump-Robert Quinn
first; Thomas Carroll, second. Height,
feet ga inches.
Basketball Distance Throw. logan
first: j. Walker. secnod. Distance. II fee
! 6 inches.
Shuttle Relay-Attucks playground. first
Fail Creek. second. and Willard park
third Winning team: Anthony. Walker
Wright. EubanEs. Carter and Brown.