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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
LINDBERGH AND ANNE IN
HARTFORD THIS AFTERNOON
Famous Colonel Pays Short Visit to
Field to Have Plane Serviced
Wife stays In Ship.

Hartford, June - LP-Colonel and
Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh paid a
hurried and surprise visit to Brain
ard field this noon to have their
Lockheed Sirius plane serviced at
the Pratt & Whitney aircraft ham
gar. Although the flier himself talk
ed with Lieutenant A. Lewis Mac
Claim, test pilot of the aircraft COM
pany. for several minutes, he did
not divulge his future plans other
than to say he expected to be back
in New York later this afternoon.
The plane was here 25 minutes. dur
ing which time Mrs. Lindbergh did
not step from the rear cockpit.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
OFFICIAL TESTIF|ES
IN FA|RFAX PROBE
Mcneil Denies He Ruled On
Radio Messages
UPH0LDS SHIPS SKIPPER
Vice President Did Not Suppress
News of Disaster, He Says - Two
Passengers Praise Conduct OF
Officers.

Boston, June ~ (0 - David W.
Mcneil, of Baltimore, vice president
of the Merchants & Miners Line,
testified today that he had nothing
to do with any radio messages from
the steamer Fairfax after its COL
lision with the Fall River tanker
Pinthis on June 10.
Mcneil was called to the stand
when the federal investigation into
the disaster. which caused the loss
of Al lives, was resumed this morn
ing. The vice president was a pas
senger aboard the Fairfax on the
night of the crash.
Suppressed No Message
Did YOU cause the suppression of
any radio messages" he was asked.
Absolutely not. l had nothing to
do with any radio messages" Mcneil
replied.
He said he talked to Captain
Archibald Brooks between 20 and
- minutes after the accident, and
+. that the captain said nothing about
an o S. Much Of the previous
testimony has been devoted to an
effort TO determine if any S Q S was
sent out.
OF his own actions from the time
of the collision Mcneil gave a con-
else story. In the music room when
he felt the ship suddenly reverse,
the vice president said 80 seconds
later he felt the collision and rushed
out on deck. An explosion followed
Immediately from the Plnthis. He
could see the Falrfax's bow still
wedged into the tanker's side at that
time.
Mcneil then tried to reassure the
. passengers, went aft and helped the
crew personally 10 get life preserv-
ers and put them on the passengers,
he testified Then, his story contln-
ued, he aided the crew 10 place
passengers in the life boats. After
that he went to the lower deck lob
by to make those who had been
burned in the fire comfortable. Lat
er he was requested by Captain
Brooks TO help in checking over the
! passenger list.
Believes % Lost
When Mcneil was questioned con
/ corning the number Of lives lost in
/ the disaster, he gave a total Of 20
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
Admiral Greets Family
and Thanks Welcom-
ing Committee-Ticker
Tape Falls in Cloud
burst as Cars Swing
up Broadway.
No Future Plans Made Yet,
He Says-Speaks Feel
ingly of Relief at Getting
All of His Men Home
Safely-Receives Official
Welcome.

New York, June g P}-Aerial
/ conQueror Of both ends Of the earth
/ Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd set
foot again today at 11:40 a. m. (E.
D. t. on the turf of lower Manhat-
tan, from which he sailed 20 months
ago on a pilgrimage Of exploration
into the white wastes Of Antarctica.
( Surrounded in sea and sky and on
the land by a roaring welcome IN
which planes and harbor craft and
/ cheering thousands joined, he de-
+ harked @~1m the city welcoming tug
Macon 10 receive from the city OF
/ New York the third and by far the
most boisterous greetings IT has ten
dered to him for his achievements OF
/ exploration by air
Boards Boat at Quarantine
Admiral Byrd had boarded the
Macon half an hour before from his
harque the City Of New York. at
Quarantine.
The first person he greeted was
his mother. whom he held in a warm
( embrace for moment. then turned
10 other relatives and friends,
It's good TO get back again" he
said smiling, as he greeted the city
from the radio telephone aboard the
Macon. It's good TO have this re-
ception."
Then. turning TO the reporters. be
spoke of the serious business which
took him 10 the Antarctic and OF
what his expedition had accomplish
ed there.
First he said, they had discovered
and explored $4,000 square miles
of land, existence of which had only
been surmised before they found
rock formations indicating great
+ coal deposits. OF commercial sig
nifCance. They photographed miles
on miles Of ice covered terrain and
they definitely esta bhshed the need
in Antarctica Of permanent Tea-
Their station.
Glad Crew All Safe
The thing for which he was most
thankful, he said. was that he had
brought his expedition all safely
home
All my men have come back
/ safe he said feelingly. for which
We must thank Providence"
The admiral said he had no flu
ture plans and would not undertake
further explorations until 100000
I debt remaining from this expedition
was cleared away
There's not much left to explore
is there he was asked
oh, yes" he answered quickly
/ There are thousands of miles OF
unexplored lands in South America
and Antarctica and as long as there
is land no one has seen, man will
continue TO seek it,
Mrs Byrd, who was prevented by
high seas from boarding the city o.
New York last night from a spe-
cially chartered tug. was not down
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
DETROIT OFFICIAL
NAMED KIDNAPER
Police Head and Attorney AC-
CuSed in Lamar Confession
WHOLE RING IS EXPOSED
Man Under Arrest Bares Details of
Gang Operating for Years - Hun
dreds of Thousands of Dollars In
Ransom Collected

Detroit. June 19 Up - Detroit po-
lice today announced they had OBJ
tanned confessions involving a high
police official and a prominent at
torney from Joseph Legs) Lamar,
convicted kidnaper. and other mem
bers of Laman's gang of kidnapers
and murderers.
Lamar told a detailed story of the
kidnapping racket in Detroit covering
an almost ten years reign of terror
which eliminated last year in the
KIDNAPPING and murder of David Cass,
son of Gerson Cass, wealthy retired
real estate man.
I Hundreds of thousands of dollars
/ ransom money was collected by tbs
gang.
| Claims Double Crossed
Lamar said he decided to tell all
he knew after he found he was
double crossed" by the police Off
cial in the KIDNAPPING OF Harry Cohn
retired furniture dealer. Lamar said
100000 ransom money was left in
! an automobile and taken by the po-
lice official. Cohn was freed, but
| Lamar received none of the money
Confessions were obtained from
Stanley De Long and his wife Flor
ence, after they were threatened
with execution in the electric chair
! in Ohio for murder Of an unnamed
man in or near Toledo
! Lamar and Harry Andrews, who
also made a confession, are serving
so TO 40 year terms IN Michigan
state prison for kidnapping Fred
( Begeman, retired Wyandotte boot
/ logger
( Police SAID the confessions OF La
| man, Andrews and the De Longs
| agreed even TO minute details and
involved Mrs. Doris O'Reardon. ar
rested early this week and held in
| $50, 900 baIl on a KIDNAPPING war
rant, her husband Joseph O Reardon
/ alias Red Reardon, whom police
are seeking. Ben Rubenstein, Harry
Halltsey and Howard Barley, who
are held here, and several others.
Rented Headquarters
Four or five years ago, Lamar
said, he. together with Lake Hart
man, Andrews, the De Longs
! Dude" Manuel and Joe Mariana
rented a house in Dearborn, Detroit
suburb. to establish base for kid.
naping operations. Begeman ant
Cohn were kidnapped and taken tt
this house. There were many other
kidnapings, one of which involved
the murder in or near Toledo.
Lamar said Hartman was the
finger man" or one who identified
the victims for the pickup men
Who did the actual kidnapping, La
man said he was leader OF the lat
ter group. Mariana, he said, was the
keeper and torturer. and De Long
the voice 81 whose duty it was to ne
gotiate for ransom OF victims,
Shortly after he was double
crossed" in the Cohn kidnapping, La
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19

for that ofense Of Imprisonment for
20 years to life
Upon her discharge from the hos
pltal she was brought into court for
formal sentence, but appeared with
two new attorneys, John S Meow
ern Of Buffalo, and Thomas F Rog-
ers Of Corning Her attorneys re-
fused to withdraw formally the plea
of guilty TO the reduced charge Pro
ceeding on the assumption that i
had been withdrawn, however, Dis
trict Attorney Guy 3. Moore of Erie
county moved for a new trial on the
original charge OF murder, frs de-
gree.
Mrs. Marchand vas killed March
S, the body being found by her son
who notified his father.
The artists wife, herself an arus
Of Widespread reputation, had beer
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
6CHMELING IS VOTED
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
Muldoon Overruled-Com-
mission Urges Return
Match Soon

New York, June 10 LP-The New
York state commission recognized
kfax shcmeling as heavyweight
champion of the world by virtue Of
bis victory of Jack Sharkey on a
foul in their bout here last week.
Over the protest of William Null
doom, veteran member of the COM
mission, a motion proposed by Com
missioner James A. Farley was
adopted resolving that Schmeling
b. hereby recognized as heavy
weight champion of the world, mas
much as the match was made with
THAT understanding,
Commissioner John ] Phelan,
third member Of the body, sided
with Farley to make possible the
|passa ge of the motion.
Commissioner Farley pointed out
that the public and the commission
both were disappointed at the I'M
Satisfactory ending of the bout and
That the public probably never
would recognize Schmeling as cham
| ion until he had defeated the le~
kFitimate contender and suggested
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
DEHN IS CHAMPION
Of FIRE FIGHTERS
Commissioner Opposes Reduo-
ton Of Vacations to One Week
JOINS COLLINS IN STAND
Claims Made Men in Ranks Could
Not Dissent From Compact Made
by Captains but Believe They
Were Not Fairly Treated.

Commissioner Charles F. Dehm
the only member Of the fire board
retained when Mayor QuigleY reor-
ganized the municipal family, has
Joined Commissioner Fred A. Collins
IN protest against reducing the Va
cation period Of fire department
members from Two weeks 20 one,
Although the record OF the de-
partment action shows thu entire 50
men as volunteering TO give up half
their annual rest period 70 save So
600 in the payroll and make this
amount available for unemployment
relief. tha commissioners who OPP
pose take the stand that il was en-
barra sslng if not impossible for the
fire fighters to dissent
Captains Agreed to Reduction
The proposal to cut the vacation
period was made TO the mine com.
pany captains by Chief William J
Noble and Chairman Emil Hjerpe IT
a conference held at the office OF tht
chief Tuesday morning. Il was then
brought to the companies indivld,
ually and, a vote taken, The fact that
the captains had already agreed In
the presence OF the chief and
chairman made i difficult for their
subordlnates TO take an opposing
stand. members of the department
have stated since. but many OF them
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
GRADUATION At H. s..
TOMORROW EVENING.
Diplomas to Be Given to 1875 by
Secretary Burr
LIST OF HONOR STUDENTS
Special Recognition For General En-
cellence and High Standing In Sep
arate Studies Announced By Prin-
Cipal Slade.

Diplomas will be presented 10 1876
members Of the Senior high school
graduation class tomorrow evening
At the high school auditorium. The
class has been successful in both
scholastic and athletic lines and the
loss OF many OF the Outstanding stu
dents and athletes is sure to be felt.
The officers of the class are Will
liam Ross, president; Bernice Boil
man, vice president; Dorothy Potts,
secretary and Oscar Steege, treasur-
er.
Diplomas will be presented by
Henry T. Burr, secretary OF the
school committee, as Chairman Pa
trick F. King who was originally
scheduled 10 distribute the diplomas,
will be unable TO do so.
The program Of the graduation
exercises will be opened with the
professional, the March OF the
( Priests" by the Senior high school
orchestra under the direction of
/ George B. Mathews This viii be
followed by the invocation by Rev.
/ Thomas J. Laden. Two selections by
the Senior high school orchestra will
be played. Alteration" will be play
I ed as OF A violin solo by Oscar steege.
The Senior high school orchestra
will play The Four Ages Of Man
which Will he followed by Friend o
Mine a baritone solo, by Frank
+ O'Brien OF the graduating class. The
. presentation Of diplomas will then
take place. The program will be
brought to a close with the Star
/ Spangled Banner with the orches.
ira. class and audience Joining ant
the occasional
Honor Students
A large numb Of the student,
who VIII graduate have reached
honor rank while at the school
Principal L. P Slade announced to.
day. The following have received
general honor rank. signifylng that
they have attained honors in four
major subjects for three years: Os-
car Samuel Anderson, Felix A. CT
choWski, Clarence Derrick. Edward
Q. Earl. Sidney Edwin Elsenberg
Dorothy Louise Hitchcock, Virginia
Afurson Hunt, Elsie Harriet Kadu
Patricia Florence Murray, Grace
. Paskus. Roland T. selden and Oscar
Alfred Steege
Honors in single branches were re.
ceived by the following
English: Clarence Derrick, Sidney
Edwin EIsenberg. Virginia Munsor
Hunt, Elsie Harriet kadu, Lilliar
Martha Mcdaniel, Patricia Florence
Murray, William Oliver Nichols
Francis Hoefer O'Brien. Grace Pas
kus. Oscar Alfred Steege.
French; Oscar Samuel Anderson
Sidney Edwin Eisenberg. Rober
Henry Hausman, Virginia Munsor
Hunt. Oscar Alfred Steege.
German: Elsie Harriet Kadu anc
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New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
WILKINS TO VISIT
POLE UNDER SEAS
Ellsworth TO Assist in Trip
Aboard Submarine
EFFORT SET NEXT YEAR
British Explorer Outlines Plans for
Journey Under Ice - American
Millionaire May Even Make Jour
ney With Him.

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ploEer' ano Lincoln Lincoln f-Li .s'' 81 III
AIliFi .Ian' VIM mas SpsIL' III ''t.' "
MS me- III '"e AI'llc SUNS 'o1o y
announcer cola poFa'loil III an a.
leA'pt neat year ~ i7aIiI 'i-7 u III
FoIe oy means OF d suoilarln7'
At Lenzburg, Switzerland. Captain
wilkins issued a statement saying
that Mr. Ellsworth, VINO was JONI
leader with Road Amundsen on
the flight of the Norge across the
North Pole, will be associated with
him as joint leader in the projected
exploration trip to be known as the
marine expedition.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
Would Change Chief

I'VE are strongly of the opinion
that the substitution of a capable
end impartial executive as head of
he police department would be for
the general good of the city and
khat so long is Chief Farrell re-
mains in his present position any
zeal or interested enforcement Of the
prohibition laws cannot be expected
n the city Of Hartford.
While We question whether on
the evidence before US the chief has
been guilty OF any offense of which
the states attorneys office can take
Fogaizance, we recommend that the
evidence be submitted to the states
attorney for his consideration
Regarding the use Of the automo-
bile Of Policeman Robert E. Daley
by an alleged bootlegger and the
Eact that Daley is still a, member of
the force. the report says; This is
the most striking evidence of favor
&.isrn on the part OF Chief Farrell
which has been brought to our at
kention.'
The present grand jury had
blamed TO make report this morn
Ing, but disagreement among mem
hers OF the investigating body re-
Earding the text of the report pre-
Vented an immediate appearance in
he criminal court room.
The grand Jury met in its special
boom at 10 o'clock and It was eX-
racted that Foreman Ralph o.
Wells would be reading the report
before Judge John Rufus Booth
about 1880. But the jury did not
appear during the forenoon and It
became known that agreement as to
HE text had not been speedily ef-
kected II was assumed at the court
house that some portions of the re-
port were being rewritten.
The grand jury began its investi-
cations early in January and has
questioned a large number Of wit
cesses including Hartford police Of
beers and patrolmen. Mayor Batter
eon. former State Senator Edward
b. Allen and several persons who
attended a horse show party at the
hartford Golf club.
The Jury was unsuccessful In its
ettempt to force Mayor Patterson to
tel through whom he had made
liquor purchases.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
THE WEATHER

New Britain and vicinity.
Showers this afternoon or to-
night: Friday generally fair,
not much change in temper
ature.
New Britain herald., 1930-06-19
GRANDJURY TAKES
fling ATFARRELL
And POLICE FORCE
Hartford County Group Recon-
mendS "lmpartiar' and
Efficient Executive
|ALS0 FLAYS DETECTIVE
ON ALAMO TRIAL FACTS

Report to Court Admits That There
Nav Be No Basis for Court Ac-
tion Against Capital City Execu-
tive, But Finds He Is "Unsym
pathetic" to Enforcement Of Pro-
hibition Law.
Hartford. June 19 LP'-A scorch-
fmg denunciation of the Hartford po-
lice department for alleged neglect in
enforcing the prohibition laws, with
specific mention of Chief Garrett J.
Farrell and Detective Sergeant Mich
iolas r. Gallicchio as failing In their
duties, was made by the special
grand jury in its final report TO the
court today.
Completes Inquiry
The report, made TO Judge John
Richards Booth in superior criminal
court at . o'clock this afternoon,
com pletes the grand jury lnvestiga-
liOil 4LtO llluoI 4dIL4C anu ni4t s ~
police corruption that began in jan
harry following the death Of Alphonse
Ninnitti, for which Sebastiano Ali
eno. rival speakeasy operator, is
eerving a prison sentence from 10
to / 5 years
Chief Farrell was referred to in
the report as 'unsympathetic to-
yards enforcement OF the prohibition
law and withheld information from
the police commission concerning an
alleged liquor, law violation. Ser
Eeant GalliccAio was cited by the
grand jury as AN outstanding and
conspicuous example OF police lax
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10
PLOT TO KILL
 CHILEAN PRES.
 IS FRUSTRATED
Dynam ite Discovered in lime to Prevent De-
 struction of Train

SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 10.-An attempt on the lives of President Carlos Ibanez and members of his party was thwarted last night by Government agents who discovered dynamite set to blow up the Presi- dential train as it neared the sapi- tai from the south.
 The police and Government de- tectives have been watching the development of an anarchist plot against the President and his Gov ernment for several days. They saw conspirators set large quantity of dynamite under railroad bridge. The officers removed the explosive before the train reached the spot.
 Four men have been arrested. Their names are withheld from the public but three are said to be former generals in the Chilean army and the fourth is a medical student.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10
TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y, Dec. 10.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 61a, American Can 1115s, An c o n d a Copper 33, Bethlehem Steel 58, Fox Films 30, General Motors 33ss, Granby Corporation 16 Interna- tional Harvester 55is, Kennecott Copper 25, Montgomery Ward 1918, National Acme IFS, Packard Mo- tors 9iS, Simmons Beds 16,, Stan- dard Brands 165s, Standard Oil of California ATS, Standard Oil Of New Jersey SIS, United Aircraft 25A, U. S. Steel Al, Curtiss- Wright 2s4, Pennsylvania Railroad 56, Pa cific Gas and Electric 26ls, General Electric 46, Westinghouse Electric and Mechanical 94.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10
SMUGGLING
 OF LIQUOR
 IS REVIVED
Attorney General Relates Progress on High
 Seas for Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Just a little series of numbers, but At torney General Mitchell relied on it to tell Congress the story of a recent revival of liquor smuggling on the high seas and our territorial waters.
 The table, in his annual report, showed 35 foreign ships had been seized in 1925, B the next year, 31 the next, then 22 and F and finally 29 in the year gone.
 While the new Canadian law against liquor clearances to this country knifed into border traffic, it also resulted in driving some additional smugglers to the high seas. The report went on:
 "The French possession of St. Pierre -Miquelon, which for a num- Der of years has been the chief rendezvous and supply point for the liquor smuggling fraternity off our eastern coast, has experienced a substantial increase in this form of business.
 Tt is also noteworthy that B of the 29 foreign liquor ships seiz- ed during the year were British, Vessels of this nationality still pre- dominate in the trade even though the chief smuggling base is French Increased activity in Nova-Scotia ports has been observed because most of the vessels which operate in the smuggling trade out of St Pierre are documented in Nova Scotia ports and are owned, at least ostensibly. by Canadian citi- gems"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10
REPORT ORGIES
 OF KILLING AND
 LOOPING, CHINA
Party Leader Boiled Pulp licly in Pot of Oil-
 Communism Spreads

HANKOW, China, Dec. 10.- China's latest scourge Communism, appears to be gaining momentum despite efforts of the Government.
 Dispatches from Northeast Hupeh Province where 2,000 Reds are said to have massacred a like num- Der of Government troops last Sum- day, said Communist activities have increased greatly.
 Dispatches said Communism is spreading rapidly in Southeast Ho- nan Province where bandits are re- ported holding regular reign of terror.
 Dispatches described orgies of killing, footing and burning espec- ially against the Muomintang Peo- pies Party. One party leader is reported to have been boiled pub licly in a pot of oil. Many tax officials in Honan Province are re- ported to have been executed.
 Some reports said Red leaders had members of their own famil- ies executed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10

 RUM RUNNERS
 ARE PUNISHED
Arm of Law Reaches Out in All Dire C tions-
 Heavy Sentences

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 10.-- Federal punishment fell more heav- fly on the bootlegger and the rum runner in the last fiscal year.
 Congress received the t!dings through the annual report of At torney General Mitchell, which said enforcement as reflected in prose- cutions improved over 1929.
 Evidently the commercial vio- Iator was having more of his day in court it continued. Jail and prison sentences were imposed Tn 27,7O9 cases in 1930-5,l07 more than in 1929. The average length of sentences increased in greater proportion than did the number. "
 Moreover, 29 vessels were seized for participating in a revival of "The liquor smuggling business as conducted on the high seas and in cur territorial waters" All but four were British.
 The report did not embrace the prohibition units activities, since these remained under Treasury jurisdiction until the close of the fiscal year on June 30.
 Pleas of Guilty
 Of the 2.437 prohibition eases terminated, nearly 78 per cent brought guilty pleas, about l3 per cent were dismissed and the re- mainder had jury trials. The ratio of convictions by jury remained constant, 73 per cent.
 Assistant Attorney Gen eral Youngquist, in charge of enforce ment. said the work had been em-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-12-10
AT WHITEHORSE

WHITEHORSE, Y. T., Dec. 10.-Pilot Everett WassOn re- turned at neon today. He found Burke's party about B miles north of the stranded plane.
 Wasson brought back Bob Marten, the passenger on Burke's plane, and Emil Kad- ing, mechanic.
 They both are feeling fine and look well.
 Pilot Burke died on No vember 20.
 Marten said the party had been 23 days without food ex- cept for a caribou which they had killed sometime ago. This was just exhausted W h e n Wasson picked them up.
 Marten has two frozen toes but otherwise both men are in good health, according to reports they made to Agent