'•, ■*,’ A‘.^-'<'i-. '-,'’-7 MANCHESTER’S STORES AND ^’ 7 NG OCT; 27 NfGHTJ conn, state Library AET PRESS BVNi THE WllATHER AVERAGE DAILY CTROULATIOX k^ncMt ky O. S. WMthM Barma. OP THE EVENING HERALD Jlaw Haraa for the month of September, 1927 5,040 Fair tonli^t imd Friday; co<der VOL. XLIL, NO. 11. Claaslfl^ AdTMtlsinc on Page 10. MANCHESTER, CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927. (TWELVE PAGES) PRICE THREE CENTS RU TH ELD ER BARNARD MAY JUST BEFORE RUTH STARTED ON HER TRIP SUCCEED m AS B J . HEAD 4 NEAR BAY OF BISCAY President of the American Hope Had Been Virtually Abandoned When Message League to Resign Formal­ BOTLEGKING’ Reaches Le Bourget Aerodrome From Girl Flyer Stat­ ly on Monday— His Spec­ NOT TO DEFEND ing That She and Capt Haldeman Were Safe--Says tacular Career. SELFAT TRIAL Plane Suffered Broken Oil Line; Had Completed About Chicago, Oct 13.— Ban B. John­ Two-Thhrds of Her Attempted Flight to Paris When son, president of the American League, will officially close his long I Holds Two Hours Confer­ career as baseball executive at a Forced Down. meeting here next Monday of the ence With Famous Crimi­ four directors of the junior circuit. Johnson's resignation, after thir­ nal lawyer— Finds ‘l i b ­ Le Bourget'Aerodrome, France, Oct. 13.— Ruth Elder, dar­ I? ty-four years of service, was to have ing aviatrix, and Captain George Haldeman, have failed in their become effective November first, but erty Boxes.” effort to fly the Atlantic but they are safe aboard the Dutch the veteran prexy affirmed today steamer Barendrecht. .hat he had called a meeting for A la^nic and garbled message to Le .Bourget from Miss October 17, at which time, he said, Cincinnati, Ohio., Dct'. 13.—‘Indi­ he would surrender his office. cations are that George L. Remus, Elder stating ^^Haldeman and I Okay,’^ "was later supplemented ■ E. S. Barnard, president of the confessed wife slayer and former by radio advices from the S. S. Barendrecht stating that both Cleveland club, is said to be slated s Johnson’s successor. It is be- king of the bootleggers, will not flyers were aboard that ship on the “high seas.” ■''vcd the league’s headquarters defend himself during the, coming The Barendrecht’s position is believed to be somewhere in .^ill he maintained at Chicago. fight to save his life frpm the elec­ the Bay of Biscay. League Directors tric chair for the murder of' Imo- The league directors are Frank J. Miss Elder’s message stated that^j Navin of the Detroit club, Clark her plane,'plane, “ “ The- American Girl,” WHERE ’rite STEAMEIl Griffith of. Washington, Phil. Ball has been brought down beside the PICKED UP FLYERS of St. Louis and Sen Sbibe of Phila­ Dutch steamer with a broken dll delphia. pipe and both were safe. The mes­ London, Oct. 13.— Ruth Elder Johnson's spectacular career ft 4 sage failed to state the position of completed less than two-thirds started in 1S93, when he organized ’ N. the Barendrecht but marine ad­ of her fllglit from New the Western League. Six years later New York to Paris,’ If estimates the circuit changed its name to the The photo in the upper center shows the plane “ American Girl,” with Miss Elder and George Haldeman aboard taking off from Roosevelt vices were that' the vessel was sev­ Field. New York, for Paris, At the left. Miss Elder is putting provisions aboard: at the right, the costume she wore S o w ? Rutrkisses M?s! made here are correct. American League, and Johnson’s Haldeman goodbye. eral days out from Rotterdam On the bPsis of reports to crowd challenged the brand of base­ bound for Baytown, Texas, on Gal­ Lloyd’s registry the S. §. Bar­ ball played by the National League. veston Bay. endrecht which , picked up the Became Popular It is still Unknown whether Miss flyers should be about nine hun­ As the new century dawned, Elder and Haldeman remain dred miles southwest of Lands Johnson’s circuit gained in public aboard the Barendrecht until she End. If this position is correctly esteem and was soon rated on a par AMERICA UNSELFISH arrives in the t United States or estimated, it is figured that with the formerly unchallenged Na­ whether they jHrUl ,be transferred Miss Elder had flown approxi- tional League. Johnson’s dominant at sea to another vessel. The Dutch niately 2,000 mile? before a personality piloted the junior major Mrs, Grayson *s Hop veMbl will take mote than three broken oil pipe forced her to to a place in the sun undreamed of PRESIDENT ASSERTS weeks to complete her voyage to land in the sea. by its early sponsors. Texas and If is expected that the The veteran Czar was on the flyers will strive for a transfsir to Old Orchard Beach, Me., Oct. 13.❖ Mass., showed the approach of the verge of tears today as he discuss­ another vessel. "The Dawn,” the Copenhagen- storm that batted the New England Communication with the Baren­ wept for Joy. Through her tears, she ed leaving the job that has been his “ We Are Moving Majestical­ bound airplane, today was threat­ said: passion for a third of a century. FIREMAN SAVES 7 coast early this morning and which drecht will be difficult as It is a ened by the highest tide in years continued this forenoon, with pros­ small steamer and the messages re­ “ I just knew they’d come out “ I am turning over the office in here— a tide kicked up by a 45- pects however of a diminishing ceived today were relayed to the alive, even If they didn’t make their such shape that a child could read ly Forward With the mlle-an-hour ■wind that swept the wind at low tide between five and ; French steamer “ Bayonne” which goal. Pm the happiest woman in its history,” he said. “ My successor, ON SINKING SHIP coast. seven p. m. relayed It' to a land station near the world.” whoever he is, will have no World In Arts and Let­ "Water was rising under the nose The gale which held Mrs. Gray­ George Remus Bordeaux and then sent overland to trouble.” Qf “ The Dawn” and sand wtis sift­ son back follo'wed in the wake of Paris. ALL PRANCE ANXIOUS. “ I hope he will be a strong man ing from beneath sandbags pl&ced a blow late yesterday. It was feared gene Remus in Eden Park last Le Bourget Field, Paris, Oct. 13. for the good of the league. A rub­ Swims Out to Barge With ters” He Says in Address. about the plane when Harry Jones, at that time that “ The Dawn” Thursday. r ’"’.' ‘r NEAR BAY OP BISCAY. — While all France was today ber-stamp president will be a mis­ in charge of the local hangar, noti­ might crack in ' making the turn It was learned today that Remus New York, Oct. 13.— The Dutch awaiting news of the plane Ameri­ take. He must rule with an iron fied representatives of Mrs. Pran­ after the runyiray along the beach. had held a two hour conference steamer Barendrecht sailed from can Girl, which was expected hour­ hand without regard for friendship Long Ladder and Makes a ces Wilson Grayson of the possibil­ Rotterdam on October nine, accord­ ly from out of the Atlantic fogs, of­ Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 13.— In Mrs. Grayson today carried in with Charles H. Elston, noted Cin­ or fractions.” ity that “ The Dawn" might start her pocket a lucky oharm— a rab­ cinnati criminal attorpey, in. the ing to reports to the Maritime Re­ ficials of the flying field here •were 'calm and philosophic vein. Presi­ off alone toward Denmark, although bit’s foot. It was presented to her Hamilton Coupty jail where Remus gister, should have been in the Bay making preparations to receive the Bridge. fliers. dent Coolidge today took cogniz­ not in immadiate danger. by Mrs. Wendell H. Boyd of Port­ is awaiting trial. of Biscay last night. NO CHURCH SERVICES ance of those detractors of the Railroad ties were brought, to land, Maine. For five years, or since “ It is true that I had a confer­ A crowd of about 200 persons, the beach and a barricade thrown POSITION OP STEAMER most of them newspapermen, kept United States who can see in our she carried the good luck token, ence with Retous,” said Attorney Rye, N. Y., Oct. 13.— A fire­ up around “ The Dawn.” Mrs. Boyd has had all kinds of Elston, “ however, I cannot at this London, Oct* 13.— ^The S. S. a vigil since early morning. Mem­ every move naught but a greed for bers of the Paris branch of the FOR VANZEni’S FUNERAL man’s heroism early today saved At noon prospects for the hop-off luck. The rabbit’s foot Is the left time divulge the •; nature, of _ our Barbndrecht, which has picked up gold, laughed at their own vain­ at low tide this evening, were far Ruth'EWpr and George Haldeman Ameritan Aeronautic Federation the lives of seven persons aboard hind foot of a Maipe rabbit. meeting.” ' ............................. gloriousness and painted a picture from good aB'..the wind and rain Mrs. Grayson and her flying Since the fatal shooting last on their unsuccessful trans-Atlantic were ready •with a powerful lim­ Bishop in Italy Says Radical a lighter in Long Island Sound'off ousine to rush Miss Elder and Cap­ of an America moving majestically beat down op the bench.. partners as well as the wives of t ^ week, Remus has contended that flight, is probably about 900 miles Renounced Religion Before here> when the vessel was swept Weather UhfaTorable latter expressed confidence of the southwest of Lands End, according tain Haldeman to the Hotel Lotti.