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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
COAST GUARDSMEN
 FIGHT ANGRY SEAS
 ID SAVE SAILORS
Scituate, Mass, Crew Pulls Surf Boat Two Miles Through
 Storm to Stranded Ship
GLOVES FROZEN TO OARS
 ON RETURN TO STATION

70 Foot Motor Dragger Goes
 Aground at Callamorc's Ledge Of
 Minot-Gyda Breaking Up Today
 Under Heavy Pounding of Waves
 All Members of Crew and Res
 cue Party Suffer Severely.
 Scituate, Mass, Nov. 20 Beating their way through a heavy sea in the face of a penetrating wind, a crew of coast guardsmen from the Scituate station rescued Captain Filippe Stragino and his crew of five from the 7O-foot motor dragger Gyda early today. The Gyda went ashore on Callamore's ledge, two miles off Minot, during a fog and was in danger of breaking up.
 Ship Badly Pounded
 The Gyda. listing heavily. was being pounded and torn by heavy seas as her hull scraped the jagged rocks on Callamore's.
 The fishing dragger's crew and the coast guardsmen who manned the surfboat were numb with cold when pulled ashore at the coast guard station. A fine, icy spray had covered the surfmen as they plung- ed and widowed through the sea to the ledge and back 10 their sta- ton. and a bitter wind had penetrat- ed their oilskins.
 Captain Stragino was suffering SC verely from exposure. He had been thrown from the deck of the drag ger by a heavy wave and washed back aboard again. Salvatore Gull lacive. 8 member of the Gyda's crew. sprained his left ankle when he fell 20 feet from the mast of the drag ger to the deck. Other members of the Gyda's crew were: Charles Cuff fo, Mike Ramona, Mario Pinnisi and Louis Sinegra.
 John r. Barry. surfman al the
 
 Scituate station patrolling the beach, and John Rose, on duty in the tower at the station. heard the screech of the Gyda's whistle for aid. The whls- tie of the dragger was tied down by the crew shortly after she went aground.
 Surf Boat Used
 Boatswain Corbitt, in command of the coast guard station. which has no power boat, ordered the surf boat launched immediately. A strong northeast wind was blowing and the surfmen tried several times be- fore they got their boat safely launched.
 The coast guardsmen dipped their oars, once clear of the surf, and be- gan their two-mile pull for the Gyda. Sheets of spray nearly froze their fingers as they pulled through
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Waterbury Policeman
 Succumbs to Injury

Waterbury. Nov. 20 tUP)-With q score of policemen, and a motorist whose automobile had struck him. ready to give their blood, Policeman Matthew McNally died at St Mary'a hospital here today after undergoing the amputation of a leg.
 McNally was struck by an auto mobile driven by Adrian l.. Wolff, shortly before midnight while doing traffic duty at the scene of a minor automobile accident. Wolf's car crushed the policeman against f parked machine, almost severing his left leg.
 At least 20 policemen were sent from their beats to the hospital to offer blood for transfusion an1 Wolff also offered his blood to aid the dying officer. McNally died after one transfusion.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
GOVERNMENT AWARD
 CHEERS WAR MOTHER
AnsOnia Woman Gets Benefit of Veterans
 Lapsed Policy

Ansonia, Nov. 20 Pl-A ray of sunshine today came into the heart of Mrs. Theresa Ligaty. Gold Star mother and the spirit of thanksgiv- ing for what the government has done for her abides with her. Her son, Joseph grievously wounded in the World war, died in Allingtown hospital May Is, 1922, and at the time the government had declared that his soldiers insurance policy had lapsed by reason of unpaid pre- mums.
 Today Mrs. Ligaty received through the Ansonia chapter of the chairman, Captain Nels ]. Poulson, a check for $5,S3746 and she will re- ceive monthly checks of s57.23 until September IS, 1940. when the award made by the government of s9,953.50 will be fulfilled.
 It has been found that in the pol icy was a stipulation upon which the award is based. Ligaty was perma- nently disabled when discharged from the army in 1919. It became possible to reinstate him and date his insurance from the time of his discharge. the clause allowed full benefits upon declaration of total disability. He also should have re- ceived monthly benefits from the time of his discharge until his death. His mother, however, did receive de- pendency benefits during that time.
 Ligaty served in Company G. 3O7th Infantry. lost his right leg and contracted tuberculosis. while serv- ing on the western front.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
HUNGARY MARKS
 OTTO'S BIRTHDAY
Royalists Celebrate Majority Of
 PretendeT to Throne
RELIGIOUS SERVICE HELD
Budapest Garianded for Occasion- Government Takes No Official No- tice of Eyents-loung Hapsburg scion Away at school.

Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 20 'P)- Hungarian legitimists today cele- brated the 18th birthday and attain ment of his majority by Prince Otto, last of the Hapsburg direct male line and pretender to his country's s throne.
 The high Hungarian aristocracy gathered this forenoo9 in the Ba- silican church for a brilliant pom tifcal mass in honor of the day. The church square filled with Buda- pests curious, was garlanded and ornaanented at great cost for the oc casion, but entirely at the expense of the legitimists.
 Young Prince Absent
 There were two notable absentees at the ceremony, young Prince Otto, who is in school at Steenockerzeel, Belgium. and any representatives of the government. which officially, at least, took no eognizance of the go- ings-on.
 The service was celebrated by the bishop Count Mikes. The con- gregation included Count Albert Apponyi and his countess, and Counts Zichy, Ivan, Csekonics, Soms-
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Eugenia Cedarholm Case Revived
 After Mans Arrest for Forgery

New York. Nov. 20 Pl-A IT, year old former boarder in Brook lyn house of mystery, the Cedar holm residence on Schedmerhorn street. was held by police today on a minor charge and with the possi- bility he may hold the key to the disappearance three years ago of Eugenia Cedarholm.
 Arrested last night on a charge lof forgery. Albert Flaw, alias Edward Lawrence Hall. said he was married ito Miss CedarhoTffl and that she was in Florida, alive and we'll,
 He declined to tell the date and place of the wedding or where Miss Cedarholm may be found.
 The young woman disappeared in October, 1927, and until today none had been found who admitted see- ing her after she left her Brooklyn | home to visit friend on Long Is- land.
 Flaw was questioned at the time
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

but denied knowledge of her. The
 cellar of the SChemerhorn house was turned up on the possibility she
 had been killed and the body buried there, and the house and grounds on the Long Island place were care
 fully searched, but to no avail. The Schemerhorn house recently was
 torn down to make way for a city subway. The wreCkage was carefully
 searched but no clue was found. Flaw was held today on complaint
 of Manuel Sidkoff, a lawyer Of Phil
 adelphia, who alleged Flaw paid him
 for some legal work with two checks signed "Eugenia Cedarholm," which
 were returned for lack of funds. The checks were given some four months
 after Miss Cedarholm's disappear ance.
 Two detectives who recognized him from a picture in police files picked up Flaw last night. He said he had been living at a New York i hotel.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Governors Clerk Rood Anxious to
 Serve 53d, 54th Years for Cross

Hartford, Nov. 70 UP)-The dean of governors clerks, Frank D. Rood, 79. who has served as chief clerk to 22 state executives of Con- necticut, today awaited word from Governor -elect Wilbur L. Cross that he will serve his 53d and 54th years or conclude his service on the re- tirement of Governor John H. Trum- bull.
 Slender and erect. the chief clerk s appearance bellies his years. He was a young man of 27 when he first entered the capitol to serve Gov ernor Charles B. Andrews of L1tch- field. He has outlived many of the 70 governors whom he assisted.
 'I should like to serve couple of years more,' Rood said today. Then I would be ready to retire.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Two Smugglers Shot
 By Customs Officers

Fl Paso, Tex. Nov. 20 Pl-Frank Barncastle of Las Cruces, N. M. and Jesus Paz, Fl Paso. were shot and killed in a gun fight last night with United States customs officers at the outskirts of the city.
 Nine men engaged in the fight, one believed wounded, escaped.
 The customs officers said they came upon eleven men afoot who had forded the Rio Grande and were loading twenty-tyJo sacks of Mexican liquor into an automobile parked on the American side of the river.
 The officers said the alleged smugglers opened fire when ordered to surrender.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Atty. Gen. Mitchell Admits Government Taking Hand in Na- tionwide ave of Lawlessness Special Steps In Windy City.
Income Tax Laws Prove Particularly Good Weap- on When Used Against Gang Leaders - Denies Complaint From Grape Distributors Received.

Washington, Nov. 21 (UP) = A drive for law enforcement, aimed al racketeers in Chicago. and else where, has been made for several months by number Of federal gov ernment agencies, Attorney General Mitchell announced today.
 The justice department, Mitchell said had assigned a special agent from Washington to assist the U. S. district attorney in Chicago in CO., ordinating the efforts against gang sters.
 Chicago Gets Special Aid
 Mitchell said the government is endeavoring to aid local authorities in expressing racketeering wher- ever possible, but that Chicago has received special attention because of the acute situation there. The attorney generals announce ment followed a formal statement in which he stated he knew nothing of any complaint made to Assistant At torney General O'Brien by grape growers, charging interference with their business by racketeers.
 The agencies cooperating in the present campaign, Mitchell said. in- clude the justice department, mar Cotic bureau. immigration service and internal revenue and prohibition bureaus The forces of each of these 1 have been increased in Chicago re- gently, he added. and there is close cooperation between them. Mitchell said the conviction Of Jack Guzick, Chicago gangster OH an income tax charge, was a direct result of this effort
 Using Federal Agencies
 We are doing our best every where by utilizing federal agencies in cooperation with local authorities to suppress racketeering and en- force the law" Mitchell said.
 He explained the present effort was begun last summer when the administration became convinced the spread Of racketeering constituted a threat to the nations welfare. r. -sident Hoover announced at that time the government planned to do all possible to end gangster domin-. ation in some cities.
 On the specific question Of pro- tecting California grape growers from racketeers' interference, Mitch ell said no specific complaint was be- fore him personally, but that he would consider such a complaint if he received it.
 Federal Law Issue
 The question Of how far the federal law can be used in prosecut- ing local cases has been seriously considered the attorney general added. We are doing our best to aid local authorities in enforcing the law either by prosecuting under federal law or by helping them ob- tain evidence"
 The federal weapon most fre- quently used against gangster is the income tax which carries heavy penalties for failure to report all in- come. This Is particularly effective since the defendant is required to prove his innocence. whereas with other laws the burden Of proof ie on the prosecution.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
MYSTERIOUS GIFTS
 LEFT IN MAIL BOX
Pennsylvania Family Finds
 Jewels From BeneiaCtOr
GEMS BELIEVED VALUABLE
First Donation Made in 192S-Sev- eral BatCheS of Presents Found Since Then-Note Says Wife Once Did Donor Favor.

Clarion. Pa, Nov 20 Pt--Into the prosaic lives of respectable Clar- ion county farmer and his wife has come mystery for which they find no solution-a mystery of valuable gifts left in the family mail box by q person whose identity is not dis closed.
 First Gift in 1928
 On Halloween of 1928. Mir. and Mrs. John Nicely returned to their farm home late and found in the mail box a cigar box containing a. valuable watch and a mesh bag of excellent quality. They feared trouble would result if they disclos- ed the articles were in their posses sion. they said, and put the gifts away and said nothing.
 The farmer and his wife again were away from home on Christmas Day of 1928. When they returned another box was in the mail box. In it were a mans ring set with ruby and diamond ring for a woman. Also there was a note saying that the Neelys need not be afraid to wear the gifts, because they came from an unknown friend whom Mrs. Neely had befriended when she was very young. It added that some day everyone would know from whom the gifts came.
 Third Visit Last Night
 The third visitation of the un-
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1 would be S1."
 If Rood is reappointed. Governor Cross will be the fourth democrat under whom he has worked. The first democrat was Thomas Waller of New London. Just Is years sep arated the terms of the next, Gov ernor Luzon B. Morris Of New Ha- ven and Simeon l.. Baldwin, also of New Haven. A similar period will separate the terms of Baldwin and Cross.
 Governors have found Rood's S knowledge of state affairs invaluable on taking office for the first time. He has 10 be somewhat Of dlplo- mat on occasion and act as a buffer between ne governor and persons seeking 10 take his time for unlm- portant matters.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

neither a substantial secondary ed ucation nor a substantial vocational training.
 Dr. Flexner says there have been unworthy efforts to sell education at profit, if possible citing as fragrant offenders Columbia and the Univer- sity of Chicago.
 CritiCising the Harvard school of business administration, he declares f is an irrevelant and unworthy thing for modern university to un- dertakc to short circuit" exper- fence.
 English universities, F'leXner holds, are seats of higher learning inomparably superior to anything in America. He asserts there is not q college in America that has the courage 10 place athletics where cv- eryone knows they properly belong. "
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
OBTAIN TWO BOATS FOR COAST GUARDS Ships Held On Charge of Not Having
 Lights

New London, Nov. 70 CP) - Faced by charges of running without lights, the speedboat Choctows and the dragger Cinderella, were held in custody of the Coast Guard today at the state pier here. They were seized last night in the Atlantic, a considerable distance south of Mon tauk Point by the destroyer Cum- mings from the locally based di- vision and were sent here under guard
 The ChoCtoWs q comparatively new 75 footer, is said at Coast Guard headquarters to be from Bridgeport and is classed as a sister ship of the speedboat Pueblos, which was re- gently seized, liquor laden, by the Coast Guard. She is said to be cap- able of attaining high speed.
 The Cinderella is a slower boat with a boom forward and is listed as one of the scallop dragging fleet which operates from various harbors on the north shore of Long Island.
 Both craft are suspected rum run ners There was nothing amiss, how
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
PAY LAST TRIBUTE
 ID CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor and Other Members Of Government at Two Funerals
EMPL0YES LAID TO REST
Obsequies Conducted This Morning For Isaac T. Hills and This Aft ernoOn for James TowerS-Militia HOnors Former.

Mayor George A. Quigley and oth- CT city officials attended the funerals of two prominent persons in muni-
 cipal activities, Isaac T. Hills, of 4S 1 Wilson street, city employment bureau manager and James H. i Towers, Of 53 Seymour street, su-
 perintendent of the water depart
 ment, today.
 i Funeral services for Mr. Towers
 were held this afternoon at o'clock
 at the home. Rev. Theodore A.
 Greene, pastor of the First Congre-
 gational church, officiated, Burial
 was in Fairview cemetery. The pail bearers were John Maher, 1 James Lynch, Charles Googel and 1 Thomas Luddy, representing the wa 1 ter department, and Harry C. Brown | and William Wall, representatives of ] the New Britain lodge of B. F. o. l.. 1 Military honors were accorded
 Mr, Hills, Spanish war veteran, by members of the United Spanish War veterans and members of Company n, 169th Infantry, C. N. G., who
 formed the firing squad at the grave Funeral services were held thls morning at o'clock at the Church | of St. John the Evangelist Rev
 Thomas J. Laden, pastor, celebral- ed the solemn high mass Of requiem 1 More than 100 automobiles which i bore members of New Britain lodge
 of Elks, New Britain Aerie F. 0. E., and city officials, formed the cor 1 tege.
 | The casket was borne into the i church to the strains of America" sung by a quartet composed of Mrs. ! Mary T. Crean Mrs. Margaret Rem ! ington, Organist JJohn J. Crean and John L. Sullivan. Pie Jesu" was
 sung at the offertory by Mrs. Crean
 and later La Hache's "Sanctus" was
 rendered by the quartet, AS an ! Elks' tribute, Organist Crean played
 Aud Lang Syne." At the con- Clusion of the mass Taps" was played on the organ by Organist
 Crean and sung by Mrs. Crean. Or %anist Crean played Flee as blTu- as the CaSheL was borne rom
 the church.
 The pail bearers were Frank Boh- :ner, C. G, Carlson and Harry Nor ion. representing the United Spanish War Veterans, M. T. kerwin. repre- senting the Eagles and George Hoff- man and Peter Welsh, representing
 the Elks.
 The firing squad consisted of Ser
 geant J. Hippo, Corporals $. Violin ski. James Mason and K. Grey and
 Privates F. Maya. r. Costanzo, l.. Bordenoro. L. Maya, H. Schweitzer. The buglers were c. Embry of Co, l and George Bigge of Eddy-Glover
 post, American Legion.
 Rev. Father Laden conducted the committal services at the grave.
 Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
 A delegation of members of A. G, Hammond camp visited MT. Hills home after the meeting last night and exempified the |. s. W. V. funeral ritual.
 Several offices In city hall were closed this afternoon during the funeral of Mir. Towers.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20

years, waded or fell into the Amer ican Paper Goods pond and was drowned. The brother toddled into the house and told his mother that Claire was in the water and, rush. ing out immediately, Mrs. Anderson saw the body of her young daughter
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
BANKER PRAISES
 STATES RECORDS Says New England Shows Very
 Low Suspension Average UNEMPLOYMENT DISCUSSED
Clayton Declares Bank Executives "Canny Lot,-Sccond Speaker Would Have Council act as Liaison Body In Speeding Up Work

Boston, Nov. 20 P-Ernest Clay ton, treasurer of the Industrial Trust company of Providence. R. l., point ed with pride to the infrequency of bank suspensions in New England and characterized New England bankers as "a canny lot" in an ad- dress before the First Bank session of the sixth New England confer ence here today,
 The conference marking the fifth anniversary of the founding of the New England council opened this morning with an executive meeting of the council and the governors of the six New England states. The first bank session preceded a luncheon session of the conference.
 No Suspensions Last Year
 Hast year. Clayton said. there were no bank suspensions in New England. During Il e nine year per iod, 192t-1929, when the middle west was having so many bank sus- pensions, there were but , suspen- sions in the six New England states"
 Frank C. Partridge, president of the Vermont Marble company of Proctor. Vt. who followed Clayton. spoke of the responsibility of bank directors 10 the communities served by their institutions. He said during want to involve himself fin the re- motest degree. even by indirection" of discussion of prohibition, Tit is one of the highest moral duties of bank directors to obey the letter
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
WOMAN ASKS S3,500
 FOR FALL IN STORE
Brings Suit Against Chain and Blames Slippery
 Floor

Miss Elizabeth Coffey of Hartford. a former resident Of this city, has brought suit for s3,5oO against the First National Stores, 1nc for iD- juries alleged to have been received in a fail on an oily floor in New Britain store of the company at AZ West Main street.
 The complaint alleges that the First National Stores, Inc, is for eien corporation which conducts 2 chain of grocery and meat stores On May =, 1880, Miss Coffey claim cd she entered the West Main street store and when she fell sustained a broken left hip, injuries to the knee and spine and a nervous shock.
 Attorney r. r. McDonough of this city and Attorney s. Polk Wasko- witz Of Hartford represent the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
ALABAMA BANK ROBBED
 OF S100,0O0 IN BONDS
S1o,000 In Cash Taken Also-Rob- bers Cut Way Into Vault By
 Use of ACetylene Torch.
Special to the Herald)

Berry, Ala. No;. 20 LP>-Berry authorities announced today that Phelan Shepherd, cashier Of the Bank of Berry, had reported to them the bank was robbed oS approxi- matcly s10o,0oO in negotiable bonds and S15,00O in cash last night.
 shepherd said the robbers gained entrance to the building through 6 window and used an acetylene torch to open safe deposit boxes from which the bonds belonging to cus- toners, were taken, He said they overlooked other negotiable securi- ties held by the bank itself,
 The robbers also used the torch to cut through the bank vault, talk ing all contents, including small coins. the cashier said.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-20
Joseph Kohl Of Pleasant Street Expires at Hospital Follow
 ing Midnight Crash
M0T0RIST CAUGHT HERE
 AFTER FLEEING SCENE

Dlnty ty-1dTl fOBlltSCn heCe1Nes
 Minor Hurts in Accident At Up.
 sons Corncr-Auto Demolished.
 Special to the Herald)
 Berlin, Nov. 20 - Joseph Kohl, 33, of S4 Pleasant street, New Brit ain, died at New Britain General hospital this morning shortly before 3 o'clock as result of injuries sus- tained last night shortly before mid. night when the automobile in which he was riding. with two other New Britain men took too wide a turn al Upson's corner, Kensington, and crashed into a nearby tree. Car Poglitsch of SS Pleasant street. an. other passenger. was cut above and below one eye, and the driver, An. drew Petanowitch of 152 Kelsey street, New Britain, uninjured, hast. ily left the scene of the accident and telephoned to a nearby garage in- forming the owner Of the mishap.
 Kohl was removed from the wreckage and laid out on the side of the road to wait for an ambulance from the New Britain General hos pital. Poglitsch was taken into the home of Henry McCarroll and there his cuts and bruises were attended to. Both were removed to the hospi- tai. Bystanders could easily tell that Kohl was seriously injured.
 Driver Arrested Here
 Petanowitch could not be appre- hended last night after he had called the garage owner but was arrested in New Britain this morning by Ser geant Patrick McAvay and Patrol man Edward Kiely of the New Brit ain police after Constable Frank Brown had notified Sergeant Thom- responsibility. Petanowitch was re- leased on a bond of $1,00O and will appear Tuesday night at the weekly session of the Berlin town court.
 The automobile was lowed into Mack's garage in badly damaged
 
 hit the tree. and wood and bark were embedded in all the points ot contact. Blades of grass appeared as if they were sprouting from between the tire and the rim The windshield was completely gone. After the smash last night the wiper contin- ued to make its rotations, vainly reaching for the glass that had once been before it.
 Member of Local Lodges
 Mir. Kohl who was employed at the Union Manufacturing company, was a member of the Austrian Sing ing society, Society of Toman, St stephen society, and Ferdinand council. l, o. R. M.
 He made his home with his uncle, Louis Roller of S4 Pleasant street.
 Funeral arrangements, in charge of J, NJ. Curtin S Co, are incom- plcte.