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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
Farmer Stays Father and Son as
 They Seek Food for Hungry Family

field, ~and dug about 45 minutes. Then they shouldered their sacks and started away.
 T hollered at them to stop. They ran and l fired. 1 saw the older man still running with his sack. fired again and he fell"
 Coy ran to a neighbor's home and called the sheriff. Officers found Louis lying face down in the patch. the sack of potatoes beside him. His father lay 25 feet away, shot in the head.
 T didn't intend to kill them" said Coy. 'I only shot to hit them in the legs
 He admitted he had loaded the pump shotgun with heavy riot shot"
 Mrs Fulton told officers her hus- band had been out of work several months and the family was in des- perate need of food. He and Louis started out last night, she said, promising her and the children they would bring back something to eat.
 They didn't tell me where they were going" she sobbed. They just said: Mother, wta bring back something to eat and 1 let them go,"
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
Conferees Gather in Symbolic Drizzle and Hear Dry Spell Has Been Broken Over Large Areas With
 More Rains Forecast.
State Executives Offer Various Relief Plans Would Use Surplus Crop Holdings as Cattle Fod- der in Stricken Districts -One Asks for Money.

Washington, Aug, 14 LP-Rain and reports of rain descended on the Hoover drought conference today as governors in the dry states urged immediate relief steps.
 Rains sufficient to break the drought over large areas were re- ported in the Ohio valley, Indiana, Illinois, central Kentucky southern Ohio, all of West Virginia, which has been hard hit. and in sections of Tennessee, eastern Missouri and southeastern Iowa.
 drizzle was falling in.the capi- tai as the state executives began conferences with government off cials preparatory to meeting with the president this afternoon.
 Suggest Various Remedies
 Governor Caulfield of Missouri urged Secretary Hyde to make fed eral road aid money available on September l. instead of waiting un- til January 1, 1881. Governor Ham, mill of Iowa proposed that the farm board dispose of the surplus crops in the stricken areas as feed for cattle. He stressed the need for ar ranging credit for farmers for crops next year as did Governor Leslie of Indiana
 Further encouragement for the drought areas and the conferees was seen in the weather forecasts.
 The predictions.for tonight to to- morrow were for rain in some of the plains states, and those along the Ohio river and in sections of the southern Appalachian mountains.
 The forecast also indicated show CTS for tonight and tomorrow in ex- treme southern Kansas and in west ern parts Of that state, northern Oklahoma, southwestern Nebraska, extreme northwestern Texas, south ern Missouri, and all of Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and along the Ohio river.
 The morning was taken up with
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
Sheriff Villain In Madison Drama,
 But Show Goes On Despite Papers

Madison, Aug. 14 (UP)-With a sheriff's keeper in the box office and the bar. bottles and whiskey glasses under attachment, the Madison Re vival Players agreed today to con tinue the great moral work of pre- senting Ten Nights in a Bar Room despite financial difficulties which threatened for time to wreck the company.
 Deputy Sheriff Garrett Stack be- came the villain of the piece when he arrived on the opening night with the papers" and attached every thing of value in the theater in be- half of four disgruntled members of the cast of professional artists from New York Poughkeepsie, Chicago and Boston.
 The place is under attachment" L." declared the round sheriff as he strode onto the stage in the midst of last minute preparations.
 Who by" demanded members of the company. forgetting the niceties of grammar in the excitement of the crisis.
 The Papers" Are Served
 The officer unfonled the Nolumi- nous paper and in fine voice read
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14

Toledo. O.. Aug. 14 UP)-Elmer' Hilton, 45, father of seven children, out of work for months, took his 17-yeareld son Louis with him early today and set out to steal some potatoes from farmers po- tato patch.
 The farmer, Lester Coy, 23, was waiting with a shotgun. He shot and killed both.
 The rest of the story is told by Coy, who is held by the coroner. and Mrs. Hilton, who waited with her other six children for Louis and his father to return with food for the family.
 Coy told questioners he had lain in wait in the potato patch four nights.
 For nearly six weeks people have been stealing potatoes from my patch" he said. They have taken more than s200 worth. IThree Neeks ago L borrowed a shotgun and kept it handy.
 About 12;3O this morning I was lying between the rows of potato plants, when I saw an auto drive up and two men get out,
 Two men walked back into the
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
EXPLOSION KILLS 2, ENTOMBS 46 MINERS
Rescue Squads Work Des- perately After British
 Columbia Blast

Princeton, B. C.. Aug, II (UP)- Rescue crews succeeded today in pumping fresh air to 46 miners trapped by. an explosion in No. mine of the Coalflont Golfers at Blackburn co B. c.
 Directors of the rescue efforts be- lieved they would be able to remove the men alive.
 Forty-nine were trapped when the explosion wrecked the mine. One miner was rescued alive and bodies of two others have been re- covered.
 Princeton, B. C.. Aug, 14 P)- Rescue squads toiled frantically to- day to reach 46 miners entombed in the Blackburn coal mine, fifty miles east of Vancouver. Two workers are known to have been killed in an explosion last evening which blew out one portal of the main tunnel. One miner was released alive when rescuers dug through debris and found the bodies of Albert Cole and Reid Smith.
 Three hundred feet from the mouth of the tunnel a cave-la blocked the passage of the rescue workers, and all available workers were attempting to force a passage to the trapped men, who virtually the entire after noon shift of the mine.
 Cause of the explosion is un- known, but the blast was attributed
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14

Naples, Itah, Aug, 14 LP>-On the eve of celebration of escape from serious damage in last month S earthquake, the section of Naples occupied by the agricultural market today was swept by tornado which took at least four lives and injured between TO and so persons.
 The city was panic stricken and police and carabineers had trouble in keeping back the crowds from the hospitals where the injured were taken. The storm broke at 6:30 a. m., the early hour, it was believed, keeping the casualty list as low as 1t was. since the market was not yet crowded.
 The four known dead were found beneath the debris of the wall of the Romeo Aeronautical Works, a sec tion of which, 10 feet high and 150 feet long, was knocked down. Those identified were:
 Mauro Bortlli, 12-year-old boy
 Concetta Caiazzo, 50, market ven- dor.
 Antonio Biancale Caizzo, 1T. her son.
 Policemen and firemen engaged quickly in removing remainder of the debris in the fear other bodies would be found. Many took shelter from the storm in it's shadow and baI ely escaped when it fell.
 From 3:45 a. m. to 4:S0 a. m., nearby Rome experienced a terrific electric storm which knocked off tiles from roofs and carried chairs and tables left on open air bal comics great distances. Sleep was im- possible.
 Occurs on Eve of Feast Day
 The Naples calamity occurred on the eve of Assumption Day feast of the Virgin Mary, traditional protec- tress of Naples. By order of the Car dinal Archbishop Ascalesi Te Deums of thanksgiving for comparative es-
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
New Outbreak of Gang Slayings
 Takes , Lives In Middle West;
 Three Shot Down Near St. Paul
Triple Murder Linked With Slot Machine Racket = Notorious Gunman, Believed Involved in St. Val ertine's Day Massacres, Killed in Chicago
 Detroit Has 18th Recent Gang Staying.

St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 14 lP)- Three men were slain last night, victims of gangland warfare in what police believed was the out growth of a quarrel over slot ma chine concessions.
 One man, still unidentified, and Frank Coleman. Kansas City, who was wounded fatally, were found last night by W. F. Rhinow, head of the state bureau of criminal ap- prehension, while touring lonely road near Wildwood, an amuse- ment resort on White Bear Lake. northwest of here.
 The third victim, also unidenti- fled. was found early today after authorities searched the vicinity following the discovery of three hats.
 One victim later was identified as
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
DOCTORS IN ATTENDANCE :
 UPON DUCHESS OF YORK
Four Physicians Constantly on Duty As Birth of Possible Heir to
 British Throne Expected

Glamis, Scotland, Aug. IA P-- Four physicians today were in at tendance upon the Duchess of York, whose second baby has been expect ed for several days. Among them was Sir Henry Simson, noted obstetrl- elan ~nd expert in the Caesarean section.
 For many hours one of the physi- clans has remained constantly on duty.
 Today was the ninth day Home Secretary J. R. Clynes had been waiting at Glamis to attest to ths birth of the royal child.
 Sir Henry Simson Is the chief surgeon of the group. It was he who was in charge of the conf1ne~ ments of Princess Mary and also W ho ushered into the world the llt- tie Princess Elizabeth, first child of the Duke and Duchess of York, in April 1926.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14

the names of Sam Wren of New York, Isabel Carson Of New York, Doris Whitehouse of Boston, and Stuart Woodbury of Boston.
 Disclosure of the names precipi- lated heated controversy. The bat tie between the attackers, who de manded s100 a week for their serv- ices in lieu of the s2 they said they received, and those who maintained that duty to morals and art de- manded they carry on without thought of sordid personal gain, waged up and down the authentical- ly reproduced bar.
 In the meantime the sheriff In stalled Jacob Rickett of Madison as keeper of the box office.
 The business manager of the en- terprise, the Misses Antoinette Swan of Poughkeepsie and Ruth R. Bundy Of Madison. were summoned and the players and managers went into a huddle.
 The Show Must Go On"
 Some of the cooler heads gointed out the duty of thespian to see that the show must go on" and re-
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
W0LFER APPOINTED PRO
 AT PUBLIC GOLF COURSE.
Former Champion Caddy at Shuttle Meadow Club Gets Post
 at City Links.

Eddie Wolfer of 163 Fremont street has been chosen as profess sional at the municipal golf course and will enter upon his duties on August 23, the opening day.
 Wolfer is native of New Britain who has a statewide reputation as a golfer and instructor. He is leav- ing his post at the Pequabuck Coun- try club to take over the job as pro- fessional here. In conjunction with his duties as pro. he will give in- structions and take charge of the caddies.
 Six years ago, when he was IS years of age, he won the first Cad- dies tournament at the Shuttle Meadow club with a gross of S3. Yesterday he played the same course in "A. For time he was assistant to Chet Irwin at the Pequabuck course and later succeeded Irwin.
 Eddie's brother is assistant to Arthur Reid at the Pennington Country club. His father is Simon. Wolfer, a fireman stationed at head quarters on Commercial street,
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
REV.FR. b0JN0WSK|
 PREPARES FOR TRIP
Will Leave for Europe and
 Africa Early in September
HAS CROWDED CALENDAR
Administrator of Sacred Heart Par ish to be Appointed-Publica of History of Poles in Connecti- cut Delayed by Journey.

After he completes his ecclesias- tical duties on September and the administrator is appointed to sue ceed him, Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski, pastor of the Sacred Heart church, will leave this city on his first Naca- ton, lasting from six months to two years, to Africa and Europe, lnclud- ing many Of the leading cities of those continents in his itinerary
 With the completion of the addi- ton to St. Lucian's Home for the Aged on Burritt street, the latest in his extensive building program here, delayed, Rev. Father Bojnowski has postponed the journey with the ulti- mate idea of witnessing the erection of the exterior of the edifice, to which roof is being constructed.
 Stating today that he had made no definite arrangements for the trip, Rev. Father Bojnowski could not disclose his exact itinerary. al- though he intimated he would visit communities of many nationalities and creeds. The trip is being made for both a rest and an educational purpose.
 Before his departure he must complete his church duties, outline courses for the parochial school and make plans for the continuance of the publication of the Catholic Leader, of which he is managing ed itor, The appointment of the admin istrator will be made by Bishop Milan.
 History of Poles Delayed
 The journey has also interfered with the completion and publication of the History Of the Poles in Con-
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
Wireless Message Tells Of Aban-
 doning Expected Course Over Newfoundland
R-1O0 MAKING GOOD TIME l DESPITE ONE IDLE MOTOR
Strong Following Winds Aid Return l Voyage-Ham and Eggs Served for { Breakfast-Passenge Toast Que
 bee as Dfrigible Passes Over City
 Sails Above Greenley Island, { Where German Pliers Landed.

! On Board the Airship R-100, Aug. 14 P>-Homeward bound. with a strong following wind. clear skies and smiling sunshine. the British dirgible today struck a pace of 75 miles per hour,
 The big airship's officers expressed the belief that they would reach Darlington, Eng, home port of the dirigible, 55 hours after the start.
 If this is done the airship. which left it's mooring mast at Montreal at S:26 p. m.. Eastern Standard time yesterday. would arrive in Carding- ton at 3:25 a. M (E. s. T.) Satur- day.
 The time set hy the R-100's of fcers would establish a new record for lighter than air craft over that course.
 The R-10o is following a northern course approximately the same as on her westbound trip.
 Under clear, starlit skies, the night passed pleasantly for ahe dozen passengers, officials and press representatives, nearly all of whom spent most/of the night enjoying >the novelty of the voyage.
 Today all were comfortable and finding the Leviathan of the air ex- tremely steady, Some of the news paper men turned in and helped the crew at various duties including the pumping of petrol for the hungry motors.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
Jackson and 0'BTine Grinding Of Hours Hike Nobody's
 Business" They Report
IRENE HUNTER SENDS
 HER CONGRATULATIONS
Sister of Former Holders Shows Sportsmanship-Ne Radio Bat tery Ordered Yesterday but For Gotten in Excitement Is Sent Up Pair Keep Near Field So that
 Record May Not Be Endangered.

St. Louis, Aug, 14 P-Whirling into the tWenty-fifth day of their recordlbreahing refueling endurance flight, Dale Jackson and Forest O'Brine had reeled off 5S1 hours at l2:11 p. m., {csD today. At that time they had passed the previous record set by the Hunter brothers by more than 27 hours.
 Recrowned refueling endurance champions, they were coasting down hill' today in their record breaking flight with each hour they remained aloft bringing them ad- ditional fame and fortune.
 AS they left the former record of the Hunter brothers A hours be- hind them this morning, Jackson and OBrine sent down a message that I've are still going strong-just grinding off the hours like nobody's business"
 They had piled A hours onto the previous record at 9:52 (cst when they had been up approximately 0i3 hours. IHey were nedulllS lnelE endurance ship, the Greater St. Louis.' toward a 1000 hour goal.
 The morning communication in cIuded a request for new batteries for the radio transmitter ordered yesterday but forgotten in the ex- citement attendant the breaking of the record.
 The refueler made the 130th contact in delivering a new gaso- line pump at q. m. gasoline, oil and breakfast had been delivered previously along with Congratula- ton from Jacksons parents and many others, including Miss Irene Hunter. sister of the Hunter broth
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
George kimball to Attend
 Conference on Pollution

Hartford, Aug. 14 Pl-Connecti- cut will be represented at the con ference in New York tomorrow for consideration ofJremedies for the pollution of waterways in Long Island Sound and the general New York area, it was announced today. Upon request Of Governor TrumbuIl. three officials of the state water commission will attend the confer once which will take place in Hotel Astor. They are George T. kimball of New Britain, president of the commission; General Sanford H. Wadhams. commissioner and direc- tor and William R. Copeland, chief engineer.
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
GOVERNORS REVIEW
 TROOPS AT DFVFNS
TrunbulI Of Conn. and Case Of
 R. 1. Watch ManeuYerS
5000 SOLDIERS DRILL
National Guard Officers Asked to Express Preference on Annual Camp Site-New Britain Enlist ed Men in Favor of Mantle.
Special to the Herald)


 Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, Aug. combined their special days today and this afternoon approximately 5000 guardsmen marched in review before Governor John H. Trum- bull and Governor Norman Case.
 Governor Trumbull arrived this morning at about II o'clock after reaching Fitchburg by air plane and shortly afterward, Gov ernor Case arrived. Governor Trum- bull was met by g. guard of honor from the 102nd regiment and a salute of IS guns, one of the great est tributes that can be given a visitor, was accorded him,
 Governor Case was met by a guard of honor from the 11Sth reg iment. He is the guest of General Morris Payne. Col. Harry Bissell Adjutant Gen. William F. Ladd and Brig. Gen. Albert Greenlaw.
 The parade was held on the main parade grounds where the division review was held last Sunday and where Maine and Vermont da6s have been held that time. It was the next largest review to the one held Sunday, it being termed a composite divional review. In the lineup were two infantry regiments and one medical regiment from and one engineer regi- ment from Rhode Island.
 Crowds were making their ap- pearances early today. One factor which 1t was believed would cause
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14

Sammy Stein, also known as Sam my Hackle, of Minneapolis All three were found within a radius of 200 yards of the spot where a small car was parked along the roadside.
 Shot from Close Range
 Identification of Coleman, whom Sheriff Maher Of Washington county termed a member of a Missouri mob, tended to strengthen his theory the trio were slain by rival gang. The automobile bore Missouri li- cense plates and papers in Cole mans pockets indicated he had lived in the Missouri city.
 Coleman was shot three times from close range, officers said.
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
POLICE DOUBT STORY
 OF GIRLS KIDNAPPING
Carolina Youth Says Three Negroes Abducted His
 Companion

Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 14 LPJ-Al- though a thorough investigation was under way, the sheriff's office here seemed inclined to doubt the kidnapping story of Milton Rod gers, Of Johnston county.
 Rodgers was being held in jail here while officers checked his story that his automobile was held up near Garner. N C., early today by three negroes who forcibly removed his girl companions and took her away.
 The girls name was given as Vii ola Edwards, of Elizabethtown, but no person Of that name is known to the sheriff's office there or to other town and county officials.
 While the woods near Garner were being searched by deputies, county officers here pointed out that al though Rodgers told them he was on his way to Angler, he was on the Garner road, a different route en- tirely.
 Raleigh. N. C.. August fl tp}- Milton Rodgers, 22. who said he lives
New Britain herald., 1930-08-14

New York. Aug. 14 UP)-Former Magistrate George F. Ewald, by his own request, today went before the county grand jury with an absolute denial of the charges that SIP 900 was paid for his appointment as city magistrate in 1927.
 With his testimony the grand jury neared the end of it's investigation and was expected to reach it's deci- sion regarding the indictments late today.
 Ewald said before he went into the jury room that he was prepared to explain fully the sl0,0o0 "loan" his wife, Mrs. Bertha Ewald, made to Martin J. Hedly, Tammany district leader, few days before Ewald was appointed and every other matter connected with the charges.
 Emmerick Boczor, Ewald's for mcr sec1stary and self styled "con- hdentialH gent" yesterday told the grand jury that "the loan' in reali- ty, by Ewald's own admission to him, was bribe for Healy's endorsement or EWald TOT the mdglStfacy. lie al- so charged that it was accompanied by a payment of s2,000 to Dr. Fran cis M. Shirp. of the Steuben society for his services in obtaining the en- dorsement of that organization.
 Dr. Shirp under subpoena appear ed before the grand jury today He emerged after five minutes question: ing, expressing wonder why he had been called. He said he had been asked nothing about the alleged passing of money in connection with Ewald's appointment, and it was learned he had been questioned only regarding his acquaintance with
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New Britain herald., 1930-08-14
POLICEMAN CUT UP IN HEAD.0N CRASH Motorcycle Officer Hayes Run
 Into by Auto Driver ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY
Car Parked On Wrong Side of
 Pennington Avenue Smashes Into
 Mounted Patrofman TOT His Se.-
 ond Accident in Past Week,

Motorcycle Officer William P. Hayes was painfully injured when he was badly cut about the head and face at 12:15 this noon after being tossed from his machine by being struck head-on by an automobile owned by Julian M Burhans of 442 Stanley street and operated by Paul L. Thompson of 2O2 Buel street
 Officer Hayes was on his way home to lunch and was going north on Pennington avenue. He had all most reached his home when the automobile, which had been parked i'll the wrong direction on the east side of the avenue, was swung out into the street from the curb and headed over to the right side.
 MT. Thompson, @ salesman, had started the car out into the middle of the street and then glanced into q book to see where his next stop was to be, and it is said for a moment allowed his car to run along without watching where he was driving. When he looked up he saw the motorcycle directly in front of him. and then giving his steering wheel quick turn, tried to avoid striking the officer, but was too late. The motorcycle was struck squarely and with considerable force.
 Thrown to Road
 Officer Hayes was tossed several feet and landed on his left side. His head and face were badly cut by the pavement and he was knocked out by the impact of the fall
 The police station was notified of the accident and Detective Sergeant T. J. Feeney, who is one of Officer Hayes best pals in the police sta tion, hurried to Pennington avenue 10 assist his brother officer. Dr. stephen ?. Donnelly was called and he gave first aid and then took Of hcer Hayes to his home few doors away. He was resting comfortably this afternoon and will probably be able to report for duty tomorrow morning.
 Second Accident In Week
 Officer Hayes was the victim of another accident last week, when he
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