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THE HARTFORD DAILY COURANT: FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1939. 6 Witnesses Defend N. Y. Accountants Waterbury Trial Defense Seeks to Prove $120,000 City Paid to Kingslcys Was Earned Strike Peace Hoped For By Mooney State Labor Official Says 'Little More Time' is Needed For Cheney Velvet Workers' Return 4-H Cluhs' Heat No Bother To Coast Guard On This Job Clifford Cheney and J. B.

Nicker- Wins Trinity College Scholarship Award son. The strikers were represented by Albert O. Clifton of Hartford, state director of the TWUA; Miss Fair To Be 2-Day Affair Plans Made For 6th Annual Event at Cherry Park in September, Rodeo to Feature Elizabeth Nord, local organizer for the union; Frank Reilly, president of the TWUA's Local No. 63, and a committee of eight workers from the velvet weaving department. 4 Alarm Blaze Guts Coal Plant In Providence -A, Providence, R.

July 6. (AP.) Manchester, July 6. (Special.) Hope that the strike of velvet weav BY WILLIAM J. CLEW. Waterbury, July 6.

Six witnesses were called to the stand before A spectacular four-alarm fire swept for two hours through abandoned ers at Cheney Brothers might be settled "after a little more time has The sixth annual fair of the 4-H Club Association will run two days and possibly one night at Cherry Park this year instead of only one day as in past years. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Association Thursday night, it was decidad that in elapsed" was voiced Thursday night by Deputy State Labor Commis sioner Morgan R. Mooney, despite the fact that "nothing conclusive1 coal pockets formerly operated by the Eastern Coal Company on the water front here early today. Flames leaped more than 100 feet into the air less than 50 feet from the Manchester Street plant of the Narragansett Electric Company, present owners of the coal plant. The power plant suffered little damage.

The monetary loss was low due to the fact; that the coal plant was being dismantled but companv officials estimated the loss at $100,000, chiefly in coal-handling equipment 1Pi Superior Court Judge Ernest A. Inglis and the conspiracy trial jury toaav to testify in defense of Georne H. Kingsley and John W. Meany, New York accountants accused of aiding Mayor Frank Hayes and 17 others in a conspiracy to defraud the City of Waterbury. Photographs of the Kingsley offices in New York and records of the company were placed in evidence bv Benjamin p.

Slade of defense counsel. The records, consisting of lime sheets of employees, were offered to show how much work was done by the firm for the city and to offset the State's claim that the $120,000 paid the Kingslcys was unearned. The State charges that the payments to the Kingsley accountants were illegal because the annual ap --WW Mslaa was achieved at an afternoon-long conference of representatives of the disputing parties and members of the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration at the State Capitol. The conference, Mr. Mooney announced, adjourned pending further negotiations to be arranged in the near future.

He said he planned to "keep In close touch with the PHILIP J. BUCKLEY. creased public interest und the larger number of attractions and exhibits available merited tho longer run. It was also voted to have a rodeo this year as one of the main attractions with young men from Hartford County farms doing the "wild west" antics. Whether or not the fair will have a night session will depend on the success or failure which a special committee of 4-H members has this week in a conference to be held with officials of the Unionvtlle division of the Connecticut Light and Power ConiDanv In reitard to supplying the wnicti was to De retained lor power Philip J.

Buckley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Buckley of 27 Oak Street, an honor graduate of Hartford Public High School, has been awarded a scholarship at Trinity piant use. Spontaneous combustion of quantities of coal dust remaining ln the bottom of one of the pockets was situation." Meanwhile, company officials were reported to be standing firm College, which he will enter as a freshman in September.

In high school he was a member of the Ath blamed for the blaze. William H. Maher and Thomas Conroy, firemen, were injured when Associated Press Wirephotos. Halifax. Nova Scotia.

July 6. AP.) It's cool enough near this huge iceberg, charted by the United States Coast Guard on international ice patrol In the northern Atlantic. The "Chelan" can be seen through the valley between the twin peaks of the berg, as it stood by waiting for crew in small boat charting out. contours of the iceberg. The berg was 110 feet high, with almost 1000 feet of ice below the surface.

Shots from "Chelan's" gurus hardly made an impression on the sides of the berg. a flaming boom collapsed and fell. Conroy has a broken leg and Maher a back Injury. Another fireman has letic Association, t.ie Boys Club, the Hopkins Debating Club, Le Cercle Francai.s. Academia Latina and the i ational Honor Society.

He was awarded the 1877 second scholarship prize, the 1918 scholarship prize for French and the Edith M. Sawtelle Prize for excellence in college French. on their contention that an work load for each weaver from two to four looms is imperative if the velvet industry is to continue at Cheney Brothers. The company Is apparently determined to shut down the department permanently, it was understood, unless a settlement can be reached permitting continuation of the four-loom minor injuries. Narragansott Electric employees fair grounds with electric lights for at least one night.

Edmund Penny, Unlonvllle. and Willard Bristol, Canton, are on the special committee. The date of the fair was set for the first few days in September, probably Friday and Saturday, September 1 and 2 or Saturday and Surtday, September 2 and 3. Department Heads. The following persons were named heads of the fair's departments: foods, Clara Belle Barnts.

Bristol; de-energized a 66.000 volt transmis Glawackus Now Dead And Gone sion line close to the burning building, but were able to maintain service without interruption through other lines. Romeri, James Carlone, Jennie Rogers and O. Hennessey. Friday night in the Hotel Burritt there will be meetings of the various committees which will function at the convention, the resolutions, credentials, constitution, rules, reception and permanent organization Democratic Row Flares At Session (Continued from Page 1.) elected to conform with the spirit plan, which officials say Ls essential If competition Is to be met. On the other hand union officials have claimed that only one propriation tor accounting services was only $2500.

It is alleged that members of the Hayes administration used the firm to issue false and misleading audit reports to cover up the claimed misuse of city funds. Ail the witnesses called today on behalf of Kingsley and Meany were dismissed from the stand without cross-examination bv State's Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn, with the exception of Albert L. Strang, a certified public accountant. Alcorn was prevented from questioning him about the ethics and proper standards of accountants on the ground he had not been offered as an expert witness.

The sixth witness, Miss Kathleen Barbour, bookkeeper for the Kingsley firm, was still on direct examination at adjournment. Identifying office records. Boignaes Sick Leave. To bolster the claim of the defense that Enrch Corgnacs. fugitive accountant-omp'oyre of the Kinesley firm, who fled to Europe 12 Firemen Overcome In Maze at Hoston Thousands of persons were attracted to the blaze, which could be seen from communities on all sides (Continued from Tage 1.) of Narragansett Bay.

committees. firm in the Industry, located at Hazelton, is operating under the four-loom plan and that three Connecticut mhl.s are idle because employees refused to run four looms each. The only other Connecticut 'Go Ahead' Word Given By McNutt (Continued from Tage 1.) mill, it was contended, has a two-loom-uer-weaver contract in effect of the party and moved the previous vote be rescinded. Whereupon Stanley Prybyson said he saw no reason to change the vote. President Odium remarked he didn't care whether he appointed the delegates or not and told Mr.

Tapogna that "Mr. Bailey thought the fame delegates should to the county convention is went to President's Mother Sails. New York. July 6. (AP.) Mrs.

James Roosevelt, mother of the Presidfnt, sailed today for her annuel visit with her sister, Mrs. Dora Delano Forbes, who lives ln Pans. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, the President's wife, was at the pier to see her sail. Another nas-nger on the "He de lies in an unmarked grave In an unknown spot.

From all indications the Glawackus did the deeds attributed to him, well, some of them at least. He fought dogs and killed some of them and destroyed stray animals. First sighted in Buckingham, the animal roamed the woods of Glastonbury and by devious route went clothing and room improvements, Gertrude Anderson, Forestville; home nursing and health, Phyllis Wollenberg. Farmington: canning, Janice Neelans, Hazardville. Booths.

Helen CarLson, East Hartford; fashion parade, Helen Reed, Bristol; poultry, John Frink, Un-ionville; ox drawing contest, Ralph Viets. East Granby; swine, David Collins. Hazardville; sheep. Orrin Mills, Canton Center; baby beef, Merrill Pratt. Melrose; dairy, Gordon Flood.

Suffield; vegetables, Sterling Bristol. Canton; flowers, William Steele. Manche ter; handi The work increase plan at Che Boston, July 6 (AP.) A dozen firemen were overcome late today fighting a bl.aze in the basement of a Washington street dress shop and shoe store in the heart of the downtown shopping district. Smoke poured through the five-story brick building for nearly a half hour before firemen, wearing gas masks, located the blaze in a stork room. Damage to Wilson's Shoe Store, the Hudson Dress Shop and adjoining stores was estimated unofficially at $25000.

Approximately 100 shoppers and store empioyess fled and a traffic 1am resulted in the narrow business ney Brothers previously was found to be "reasonable" by tne Ameri can Arbitration Association of New would be eliminated gradually, be ginning in 1940. York. About 200 weavers and aux during the grand Jury lnvestica Friends of McNutt have been ticn last vrar. had been granted the state convention. He added that i.iary help Monday refused to accept the four-loom a.ss:gnment and booming him for presidential nom sick leave by his employers, Slade Mr.

Bailey picked "mast or ine had several of the witnesses testify state convention delegates." He doubled back walked out. The contract under ination as a to Marlborough France" was Dr. Alexis Carrel, the French scientist who worked with Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh on an "artificial heart." He said Colonel Lindbergh had not been working with htm recently, for he had en busy with "different work, military work," craft. Otto Neumann.

Br.stol; gate which the loom dispute formerly Bristol, Canton Center: xfrxt annarattis from nil narts Willard was arbitrated expired Friday night. New Dealer." Asked about "this to South Glastonbury and here his middle-of-the-road business at his I trail ended, for all time, pnvs confrrence, he said: When big paw tracks, the kind "That's usually the safest place which experienced hunters said were 'Dors that change the situation at he inquired shortly of Mr. Tapogna. The latter reph'd that he had meant nothing personal In his of the city responded to three- concessions, Leon Simpson. Bristol; Representing the company at tne that It was customary to pay employees during their absences because of Illness.

In addition to Strang and Miss P.artvmr nthrr errmiovees nf the sr- State Board conference were Presi- alarms. tickets. Albin Lindqutst, oreatvuie. to drive when the road Is clear it made by th? Glawackus, were found countmj firm who tfs'lficd as to I motion, work they dH on Waterbury audits 1 is." in Sou'h Glastonbury a bear trap Bailey Ahent. A.kcd whether he thought the wa.s baited and set.

In a few days Mr. Bailev wa3 absent from the wre Jonn B. Curnock. Jonn p. Kearr.s.

Pllin F. Faust and Henry F. MeCulloush. Most of them worked here only a short time. All taid thai no Irregularries had ben called to their attention.

Faust and MrCnUminh tcvifird ther re road was clear.now, he declined beast as caught and bullets express an opinion. I ended its suffering. A few persons said reports received by Ih-ve wrnessed the incident and thev de-whr had been working in hla be-'nfjed bury tne animal and say half were "quit pleasing." I no more about it. In what localities were thy most i Xhe Glawackus was a huge brown pleasing?" a reported a5ed. mrxrA m- hnyr it.

meeting. Friends said he wzs par- ticipating In a golf tournament at Norwich. After the voti refunded, ithrre was further contention aj to ceived their Instructions from Borg r.aes. their work bemz confined to Of (Proud Cciicvc))ic)il "You might be surprised." laughed drath- torn by McNu.t. I wa.s.

lu mgtcnfd the prtna meriting vouchers and delinquent i whether 2 or more ehuld go as t3x l'-s- I delegates. Hartford ha 12 vot at TJl0.r. la CL the onvent.on. Some members felt which had Nvn identified as tricks of a large wildcat, a small mountain everyone Interested should go. each IJcrlin Acts to Speed Emigration of Jews i Vl term's III U11IIU.I lion and a pan'her.

No reports of it.ivon irrnui'mt i 'o nave a iracuon ci a w-icja Alderman. Nf the Glawackus were heard after th; felt differently. accused of aiding in the destrur Berhn. July 6 AP.) A new or death of the big brown dog. of re orris late in 1337 a' the At ier.g-n iTyoyson jur'icu embraclns a Jews in The 6,000,000 Cahforniar.s who live 'vithin a ten hours' ride of the Golden Gate International Exposition, may well take pride in having; created Treasure Island itself as well as the magic Exposition city.

Just so, Hampden takes pride in a Good Measure formula which this year requires the use of 6,000,000 pounds of rich barley-malt in brewing its ale and beer. request of former Controller Daniel J. Lean-, was by that thOAe members be chosen as Germany wa.s formed by law today deleeate who are tnterev.ed to hasten their emigration. Fouled Lines Set Hack A date's Goldstein, who fought the ln t-. organization: the dues- Called "the Re sen 'a Uniw of Jews Attorney's all T.

in Oermanv" the srouo. 3 Salvaging of 'Squalus i i promoting emigration, is obliged to H. July 6 (AP.) mdi f- here tonight." he said, tha take care of for Jews and Salvage opera t.or-s on the sub- nin fmpifwee. Jarr.es p. Cror.m v.aua are r.ere 10 iae up Uupport of Its indigent that atat! uppnn vi l-s ir.u.Beni.

r.n manr. "squa.ai were set back chanties will not have to take care i today when the experu TT.m tr.at j. cucge ox meir lactwru. The room rocked with laughter ox j-s. rncagea raLsir.g tr.e di.s30.ea un- jes may attend only acnao.8 der.va craft were compei.ed to rewrite the union is required to es- move t-o pontoon already attached Dir.n.

forme- controller, had prrpsr-d a li'-t of unnumbered ch-cks before Alderman and his men bogsn their audit. Hut th ha.1 not been prepared in advance but that Dunn tat fl-n and rr1 it up as 'he Ub.i:-n. Tne miruster cf the in in rr rmii neanra oi lou.ea when John Mahon auggested that ever' one go as dclegas. -After all are r.o Jobs down there," he explained. Prybyson 8in that Wire roo-s had become caught terior is put tn cr.arge of the union and la to diviolve other he ween a massive main sling and Jewt'h orcaniaa'lina or to command i th hull and the vpm1.

Naval offi wa ronrning it.l the meeting was foneermng u.x au.i'cr cegsn their work. their infrporatn in the union cers Ktid the mhap might result that th' check. ie rather than She Aftr Hq'Jidatioti of tro-i, ctis- tn a char ge in method tr.at Issued fraud and that Leary r-rnber of d8'e ExeepM'm "'vet 'hetr projyrty fals to the1 tnrre chains nf.v.ary to attach irz-rced 1 J'j, hi, mark bv Pa- In oti.er case the union! fi'-e pn'M to th flooded after like mM hav "'if. "i h.1U if 1 equirra s-ction cf tne -Squalua" tnisht be AH-rman hat 1 FID- xm lrca Indemnifiratton for damages under stern U'ge-her the re-vrd he worked cn were re-1 sn Ict member OI mittna from er.frrment of th i ta.ead of separately. Or.lv two club, was informed that Ierarai mea-ure i.l not be cratvd.

It b- i 'Mns will be uvtt at the for jace.T jn tne cr.tro.lrr a vault. wj.1 and sal diwn. com cRectsse iipin seetwn. which haa considerable club e'rrted Oxllum. Julius tho Off trial Journal, except in Aus-: t'i ancy and Is not remia in me tik MmmiMM a Uia whete the effective re- South Windsor Sees i i rifiirera aa-A tht f- IJikr Parade Saturday 5 ih the drga'es.

whl.e pryoy- again tnls t.me tnst younger members of the Artoif ne- Vo kch-: bv two or thrr er ii.ar:'er the nifa-ure pu'J' '-s rtvr of the SquaSa." whtrh "the Rrirh's un. hoids the of of her Smi ii h.izt has ne here a he held ore were never picked for invi'ni rn a rr if.d ftr who in a xau.ty fl.ve May had ft t) de- nrk. wl.Ull Irsv-x no doubt about hl i'jv" no doubt about th In1' ur.rhai.ard na'i'nal soiillt fa' l'rcfm Bullet in Back i r. i on 3J. Tiif rataoe Ii at 31 m.

I)rlrte t'horn. fT.lowjna deVgates were ehovij: Frank J. Odhim. John It.v.'.ev. Frank A rhllhna.

Juliu P. hiiere io Jonftrr to a :r.g:e Jew ar.1 rr.sr'-n r.m" to Cnn- uermanv. i Church and riun'T- Tl.e!t:o--;to Abraham A R.blcoff. ras- pi To Capture By Police Nw (I iAP( Henri a 32-ycar-oid aoijsht by the police as a thtoc-ttn-, roobry eu'j'w-t. was today in nearov Vor.kera and Ifered to 'e a in the baric 1 re hv Cii.r; f'or h-srer an1 th tr i'ir I ltry i Antnony tapunn.

ihano. Frances Catnmar-: ano. Jor.i ter. John Mshon. Christian Endeavor Klects New Heads Cleveland.

Jxv 6 AP i-The lnrr.a'!mal Society nf ChrtAtiSP rnefsnr rrfWi ff, r.T.:. f-llvscd Hertford t. Ju'ian ea. jainea frin cantor to wipe tr.e C.esn IirterUsf T5t'invs Tuniiev aatd A ro.ifg ni r.M air i'J Pt'i dent. hi fci-art'd the organtra i that aftr he pad hived a revolver ln ftroiua rib the aa'tied had lion nnne CSi'i-n f.

'v A it rr.ru ftti.pi.rj 31 t.fMf i and 1 bsnd v.r. ta r-h In ti; parade bfittj I li f.rti' rr.ir of a JO'Hjtd fl'i h. -i r'-rr be on T- l''r I-', tun or M'C'vut Julia itainev, ivranr, Mr M. Zawaro fitanv Pagan, Vincent IJrnmv Franrhi John Neil. Irvtn? KaufT.an and William Ivern- ricfre adjTirr.tn? th club r-f to vo'e to Va dele-t'r to pro'fjt tne toll road suth Attorney Nathan M.lltnan movri tits', a-Kh action be taken, but r.i or.e arond his jus:" tM tff f-i-Ur 4, -1 r.o me a hra' and let me nm for Whst'a the replied Tmrv end tip nn a anywav.

Tia' the wav I want It." He rk.s re'nrtnd. He wsn'M. head Midwest Temperature ft'isr'ers a.d. fr o'ca'tonina Klin Infri lliinf rnl-i rsmred in a I tor) ooo jrnl robbery nf a Fifth ,1 a AP Mi. i jvcijcient Charlf K.

Ft it's of Ch'rajo. tir hnd lr WW 1'JMI i.r. Jr Hrry Nrw th nv, P'sti'ry, rairpnrt and Mr Keen Iaot W.lmmstnn. lit', th.e wotr.an fr to no njVt-sfr off.ee. Catroi; M.

Wr.Kh'. It. kww. was 1 ty, u'ne nrtr'arv. Other rff.eet iprlU'trd RrtjrJ WoU fnrd.

At Kni-ru-'Sve Cfmsnifce- Wurten 11 )lwp, Wrtt f'osp. pa; J-s Jone, W.l-r.'.r.svtn. tl Ham W. D.it:h Norman Kiamer. itarrv Ku-h.

and Dsn A fr.htety at ih lma l'-ird F'a'e nf g.tf,v the dr'at and th of a during a I'iiooo nsy a free country" ny i a ride our hteh-. added that it was i to go A tit rvil." Tlie ao voted to flt'n t'y It meevini and hesrd a report fre-m Ita cut.r.j commivee atut plan for an Avitjtf en Sep. at the Marconi Cluu in r.v. ri.l hi.1-.!;i tn Conn re briar 18. Strinz Bean Flood iws tsr.n.;a from the' fvisv.

-a '1 up f'j at r.i'f but ci- rl" wea'h'r fxryftl to f. in I'T'sMl l-rr tet, Mi in $rf i tr.e Mo-iri Vj'v. r.or h. cf ar.1 M. rt tn-v-i wsertj in and 1 J'ut am h.inirct rt a -t's r-t vi crn the "I -izv wsrn p.a;-.e1 1 New Haven Market THETHER you're warm and weary, or fresh and rarin' to go, no beverage satisfies like a delicious, cool glass of Hampden Ale or Beer.

Every day more folks are asking for Hampden, for in these finer brews they enjoy their favorite beverage at Its best in flavor, healthful richness and purity. You, too, will enjoy Hampden more. Order a case sent homo today. And, wherever you arc, give yourself a treat be sure to ask for Hampden Ale, or Hampden Light Beer, by name. Good Measure is the aymbol of a finer brew the hall mark of Hampden quality.

It signifies an honest a and beer generously brewed of mora plump malted barley for richness and body; more fragrant hops for a tempting flavor; morff sugar from succulent corn for mellow nesa; more wholeaome rice added to give Hampdn Mild Alt and Beer their winey quality. New Haven. June 'AP A t'-d of bean foreed pry AVL i.uiidinjTfradc Head 111 in New York to the 'an a ken rf New July fSreelaH ArrreiT.a'.v vour, men and sr'n no are ac'lve Party affir the ro-jtrv will eather her isa'urday afterr.mn fcr rt Hartford County cm-en rf the Yo ir, Cluba t.f 1 her. J-layr CeorEe tn Neat Haven. Abiut 8T I of bear ere narte-ed svi'h abo-i Sea i twn nff 4ro i nhipned to Nw tn a i AP i MiL nid land ri'l'-t Pri'-'" tansM SO to p--r hiuhrj sti'rt mnt trarLr.g rf tM el'y will aotind Xi AwrUn nf aHr 5 in to at 50 to fn'A yr I Arlres tlhorre, V.

mav i heard at "fn t'verbet at ins of a A "u'" .1 itv fi Ja- nut oir.8 i't' as 11" 1t to ff Ie )rtn Ksperteit Itrre. J-ily AP) fartifj-i I Vis i-r r'if f'f tt'-Istid. I ir t'l. i rrl A' ni. f.

Sin I Ci'-. I' in. trwiav af 'r her heband i -v, II I'-ii: as ft Orti'''itl. Vo hij rvntn fiini-'s'l'-n. At'wva John flat.

iry I ts-, CJ I tiTI of Hsftlnrd, i fi.tn-.'ol bv lo'l nt i '-lb Oi um nr.r Et; r.r-ir. -'vdrn Mt'cl-f1 ntt a prnpor j' ti, pnrrs nf the Yount loty l-v nisi Attic: j. an ii-i Avf ia'ion and rtiHu-'T to tie and. i tf j'r at a HAMPDEN BREWING WILLIMANSETT, MASS. Doctor Treat Injured Boy at Scene of Fall l'adr CHi.im'a foiiowra re- 7T-ri p' to dej-rrt nr i iii'r'si '1 'II nm Mailev nf as Car a 1 a 'o YOU GET MORE OUT OF A i rn prei'tnt ill cr.p'1-Kt 0 1 fi-c' tn Fat da af'rtnwiti In I tote a pief I i 1 s'aj'wl t.t-jt (t 2 i I in t' i rd be! (7 1 a i I 4 J--t int 9 1 'A 1st otttoon in 1 nf t1" 19 in ti i-'v and a tiuo bT nf Inter.

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