New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1914, Page 1

fit = s :z. first station out of Mexico City. BEST OF ‘ALL '“NEWSPAPERS IN HERALD Three of the Vlctnms Taken Out of Street Cars and Fourth Kllled in &anded as Errone- ~ous Rumors That Y. 'M C. A 'Kuévo Laredo' a Mass of Smoldering Ruins—Ameri: Yau«fim ‘mewspaper today = says our. Americans have been killed .by. dob& ’lloxlco City. ' It déeclares it ived’ this intormation from &i" tednul capital. Mifee of the American kl on the streets and’ the !ouru?' iled in the Young Mgn’l Chriss iin l-ochuen bul longed, ‘according go which mude its ‘The information as jof Americans is not' ‘confifmad any other source and doubtful in many quarters. *Vera Crus was today’ isola t communication! with' uflor, buz ‘the sparse news u\:mg;t refugees ind;cdtqs at 8. {fion of. aftairs fs bdd, &na rap: . Browing woth 5 leu. are ' coficerned. The refus .mvmg her, hrlnf‘ . word . ot dnt Alfiericln feel ln‘ A el d the c!qnln‘ of all effect today.. open:for business, the case vesterdey, are’ having some @ | furnishing the ' usual Hna: quality. of for d, owing’ apossibility of obtdining sup Prices have, therefore, been % The American lines, some. ten miles " in'length, now completely encircle ths city and outposts bave been estab: . lished ' .covering all pomta from omp to five miles out Gevemment Aroused b Washington, April fifi,_..vnconflrmgd rumors of the killing of nericand by mobs in Mexico - City, the arrest’' of Anferican raflroad employes yesterday at Orizaba and information forwarded to Washington that Amefl(’mmmmn’ authorities” at Vera Cruz 'considered the ' situation at Mexico City and ulrgllthout the Mexican Republic: a ‘one for Americans there, aroused ty of the Washington gonmment 'W‘lrlh the authorities were axertlnw pn-hbu effort to get verification # Gémuietlng reports from the n eapital, Secretary of State xry;n conferred with the Brazilian ‘’ambassador here, Mr. Da Gama, over hé arrest of Americans at Orizaba and jiformed him that he had re- guested the Brazillan diplomatic rep- resentatives in Mexico to seek the re- lease of the prisoners. Ambassador Da Gama urged the Brazillan minister in Mexico City to do all he.copld for the rélease of the Americans. “.In an official report from Consul Canada at Vera Cruz the state depart- ment was informed today’ that several ‘& Americans were plaged under “arrest in Mexico City after being taken from the refugee train that carried Charge O'Shaughnessy: and’ hig party to Vera Cruz J, Starf Hunt and his family .were among those arrested. Burton AVilson was taken from the train at the Secretary Bryan said tod hat he ‘hbd notified; Afl\bllladot Spring-Rice of th tid arfest of a Bfitish sul- ct: df Orizaba. He. was “ofie [ forelgn raiiroad ln\p]ovas‘ nis, Who were 1 of them America ported arrested i{}; the report t prlsonu‘ ited _aggravate the pfesent: ve to arbuse sentiment s e that would By Cgm'pnt Reports ; nfl sty |- geliberate act on the part u! General Huerta. It is declared t/hat the government has made no change 'in its “Sitting. tight.” It i8 belleved that neutrality on ,the.part of .the ‘consti- tutionalists wifl be obsefved.: Should war be forced upon this’ govermflent, it was pointed out the base of opera- tions would be Vera Cruz, and the plan 9uld be to'conflue’the advance,/if possible to the territory controlled by Huerta, with Mexico City as the ob- Jective point of the American forces. The movement, it was generally be- lieved would.be an extensive one, Al- tholll)l it still is'the determined policy of the president tp prevent war, the army and navy are prepared for any emergency should the word come to edyance tb thé interior in. order b protect - 4n property (it is said, the war ° t. is ready to send in.an army. o{ 20,000 to 30,000 men and to increass’ the forces to a great degree dlong the Mexican border. Today' there.were appeals for mors troops from border states and the wur department officlals worked on plans for calling into the sgervice the milicla of vartous states, u‘nder the terms of the volunteér army bl just passed. Counter Move By ‘Huerta Expected ‘Washingten, April. 26.—With the complete toration of order. in Vera | Cruz, the gafé exodus of , Charge ‘O‘Ehsushnmy and hig -staff from Mexico City and a transport carrying nforcemefits of troops ploughing WittsA through soythern” seus, Presi- dent’ Wilson and his advisers today «v\ ere ofnt thé alk Hudrtg nn Wiiting the “develop- RoHey of } t ifor & oounteér move | ‘rn nt of any vo-iflve attitude by Car- | connunmmm chief, The outbreak’ In Nuyevo Laredo, evacuating In Grande ana :ngyl a pelting iuum from the Amerlcan_border vy l id the reported arrést of sev- ‘a &“’9" At Orizaba. s, m-ll‘l;*r' ; i searcely gerved — to absorbing !lfiuiflnn‘ fddertils fired actoss ¢ ricans hy Huertista author- | awaited news,ot’ the‘ Bunldmg CASTLE -2 ©19% 6T AMERICAR PRESS u&:umow nbeption by Carranza, of a telegram gént by, constitutionalist representa- tives in Washington advising him to remain neutral, and declaring the Unit- | ed States intefided to withdraw its forces from Vera Cruz as soon as reparation for Huerta’s offenses had been: obtained. .Hope that ‘the con- stitutionalists would remain neutral was contajned in reported utterances by Villa, the military chief under Car- Tanza. ; Despite that, however, of- ficials declined to .rest assured, and the strengthening of the border patrol ,¢ontinued today. + Rep: Kent of California took to the "White House today. a telegram from a friend in El Paso whom he de- scribed as well informed, stating that i hig opinion the constitutionalists would remain quiet if “‘properly treat- ed.” Huerta, in the anti-American at- mosphere of Mexico City that was marked, last night by desegration of a statue of (George Washlmon, might make @a definite move today, it was thought. Since he had given . the American charge his passpeérts, a positive declaration of war would not be surprising to officidls here. ‘While officials of the war and navy departments worked under stress in preparsdtion for any eventualities, Col. Goéthals in Panama had ordered the canal zone placed on a specific war footing and. Texas troops Were: or- dered toward the border to help fed- eral troops patrol districts where there was any danger of outbreaks or raiding by marauders from south of the Rio Grande. Congress had its share in the crisis by enacting the volunteer army bill which the presi- dent was expected to sign today. ‘It provides means for raising a volun-! teer army in emergencies. Meanwhile Rear Admiral Badger Wwith his marines and bluejackets were restoring order in Vera Cruz, The .slnfster cost of the first move in the ' WaD. ama was shown by official fig- uregithak seventeen 'Amerieans; per- uhvdmtd‘ venty-five were wgunded In. thg' w& than the itiag.of theof th§m' Span- war, Amoericans \A(mvd and pixty- ‘ftf“ of the Mexwu: Lport, EON EXlCl ‘wounded. today reported that the wounded on the hospital ship in Vera Cruz har- bor were progressing satisfactorily. Inquiries over the’ disposition of the bodies of the marines and bluejackets who perished in the seigure'of Vera Cruz reached the war department to- day. Reps. Moore and Vare of Penn« sylvania were informed that the vic- tims of the housetop snipers would be returned to their home towns by the government on northbound ships. Admiral Howard reports ‘from the west coast of Mexico that'the German consul at Mazatlan.is eéxtending his friendly offices to secure the steamer City of Sydney.to take uway all for- eigners at Mazatlan. He reports a demonstration in front of the Ameri- can consulate at that place last night; that the governor has made all pos- i sible reparation, and .that a guard of | federal soldiers is now protecting the : consulate. Officials Hold/ Lengthy Conference April 25,—A lengthy the early morning hours today between Secretary of ‘War Garrison, General Wotherspoon, chief of staff, Major-General Wood and other officers was the ‘cul- mination of a night.of bustling ac- tivity at the ‘war department. Strict secrecy was maintained as to the con- ference, but conditions on the Texas border, and the movement of the troops to Vera Cruz were said to have been considered. The- military forces, it was report- ed, discussed conditions generally with particular reference to the situation on the Texas border. Word was reo- cived that troops ordered from the ‘Washington, conference in Page.) (Continued' on Ninth i WEATHER. Tartford, ' April 25.—Show- omght . and < Sunday. | | |FLING BORSE PROFRETORS FNED J BRYANT DISCHARGES THEATRICAL MEN West Haven Judge Decides Moving Fisteres arc Legal on Sunday.. Savin Rock Cases Looked Upon As a | Test of the “Blue Laws” Concern- | ing the Observance of the Sabbath | at the Summer Resort. New Haven, April’ 26.~—Because in his opinion moving picture theaters conducted on Sunday did not disturb the peace of the community, Judge | Bryant in the West Haven court to- | day discharged Samuel DeWaltoft, | a moving picture theater owner, and | five other .theagrical men, on the ' charge of violating the Sunday observ- ! ance'law. Three spectators who were in theaters were also discharged. Eleven other defendants _who had | | been runming fiying 'horses, shooting | galleries. and other amusements at Savin Rock, were each fined, the man- agers §6 and costs each and employves | $1 and -costs: each. These defendants | will enter appeals. Opposes Flying Horses, Judge Bryant said that flying horses and shooting galleries disturbeéd the peace of the community and their | conduct on Sunday was in violation of the Sunday laws. At the hearing last week counsel | for ‘the moving picture men put in | evidence notices which they had | served oy the prosecuting attorney to | the effect that as they were Hebrews and observed Saturday as their Sab- bath they were not violating the law in keeping open their places on. Sun- day. Judge Bryant, however, pays no i attention in his memoranda to this | phase of the case, basing his decision on the question of relation of Sun- | day amusements to the peace and | quietness of the community as . set | forth in the law, ¥ Official - messages esrly |Common Pleas = Committee Test of “Blue Laws.” Much jnterest has been taken 'in these 'cades which were looked uponl as @ test 'of the “Blue. Laws” in re- | 'lrfl‘ to the keeping of Savin Rock ‘wide open’ on Sundays this summer. It hnp been, stated thet in event of | 'any ‘convictions appeuls would be take en, s0.that sueh--action would:act as @ stay andjenable amusements £o, con- tinue as \umnl The moving pletire men had based their defense on the ground that their belief enabled them | to keep open on Sunday, although in no instance was it stated that thelr theaters would be closed on Saturday because they remained open on Sun- day. The attitude of the 'authorities towards all amusemerits at Savin Rock on Bundays in view of the cases just trud is yet unknown. SEBERT LOSES APPEAL ON PARK ST. EXTENSION Finding Does Not Change City Award. Judge Walter H. Clark of Hartford, acting as a committee appointed by the court of common pleas, has filed a finding in favor of the city of New Britain in the appeal of John E. Sei- bert from the award of damages and assessment of benefits by the board of compensation and assessment on the proposed taking of Seibert’'s land for the extension of Park street. While the figures of the board differ from those of Judge- Clark the net result is unchanged. . The common council voted to take Seibert’s land in 1909 and on March 16, 1910, approved the finding of the board of compensation, which awarded Seibert $7,000 damages and assessed him $1,300 for benefits. He appealed and Judge Clark was appointed by the court of common pleas to give a hearing on the matter. Hearings were held on March 20 and 31 of this year. Judge Willlam ¥. Henney ap- peared for Seibert. and Corporation Counsel James E. Cooper for the city. Judge Clark examined the property on the day of the first hearing. In his finding, a copy of which was filed with Corporation Counsel Cooper today, Judge Clark awards damages of $7,660 and assesses benefits of $1,- 850. He does not allow $530 for the construction of a wall, which, Sefbert claimed, it would be necessary to build after the street had been cut through his property. The report says: ‘“While the evi- dence indicated the propriety of ndopt- ing a somewhat ‘higher valuation in/ reaching the theasure ofidamages than that apparently employed by the boasd) (board of compensation) the -appliea tion of a corresponding valuation«to| the land remlning after the taking increaged the' benefits to be. recefved by the npvfl\ te, leaving the net dam- 4age the as under the former award,” *( i | tary | the LOCAL MEN GOING ON TRIP TO PARIS I';. H. Johnston and W. A. House, To- gether With C. E. House of Man- chester, Wil Attend Congress. When thejinternational congress of the Chambers éf Commerce is held in Paris, beginning on Monday, June 8, the old Nutmeg state, the city of New britain and the State Business Men's oesoclation, of which a local man is at the head, will be well represented, for at least three members will at- tend, two of .themy from this city. Although but three Connecticut men have as yet stated positively that they { Will make the Paris trip it is almost certain that several others, who have the matter ynder consideration, will attend. Delegates from ‘this state to this | sreat gathering of business. men from all corners of the globe will be Presi- ! dent Frank H. Johnston, of the state cssociation, and 'W. A, House, secre- and treasurer of the Adkins Printing company, and C. E. House, of Manchester. Mr, House was for- merly president of the Manchester Husiness Men's association. The itinerary of this foreign trip ling been previously published through the ¢olumns of the Herald and was {1ead with interest. The congress | upens in Paris on June 8 and con- | cludes on June 18 when the president of the republic will address a ban- quet of members of the con- gress. In addliton to attending congress and visiting Paris und nearby places the delegates | from this country, at a very moderate fee, will be enabled to tour through many of the most interesting places of France and Switzerland. The cost uf the entire trip will amount to but about $300. WOULD PLANT FOREST OF WHITE PINE AT WHIGYILLE Mayor Qulgley I-lns Plan for Conservation of City’s Resources A plan to take advantage of the natural resources of the city has been broached by Mayor George A. Quig- ley, who is considering planting a for- est of white pine trees on the water- shed of Whigville reservoir, . According to the mayor, who has built a numbper of houses, white ‘pine is becoming scarcer and more costly every year. e belleves that, hun- dréds-otr young white pine seedlings could be procured and planted on the watetshed’ . and in ‘thirty years or So the city would' own a_ valusble for- est. Mayor Quigley beligves the seed- lings could be purchased at small cost and that the investment would prove a big dlfldeng‘fir. In addition to b returnp to the city through the sale of whilte pie, the planting of a forest would tend to preserve the watershed. All experts on forestry agree that the presence of trees is a big ald to the preservation of a natural watershed. The attention of congress called to deforestation in various parts of the country, manufacturers who are dependeént on watem power com- plaining that the destruction of so much ‘valuable timber promises to spoil the watersheds that provide the river with water during the summer months and ‘which retain moisture in the soil all the year round. Thut deforestation does-tend to spoll a wa- tershed is an accepted fact. The biggest financial return fromn the planting of white pine at Whig: viJle in the mayor's opinion, will be from the sale of lumber, No money will be mneeded for the care of the pine after the first outlay. At pres- ent ‘the watershed is covered with a growth of shrubs, which are worth- less. Mayor Quigley intends to con- gult Corporation Counsel Cooper re- garding a law which he understands is on the books stating that land plant- ed for forest purposes {s non-taxable. If this is so the city would be the gainer as the town of Burlington would then be unable to collect taxes’ for the land. The idea of renting out the land for agricultural purposes was also thought of by Mayor Quigley, but this would not be advisable, He considers, be- cause of the need of putting fertilizer on the ground. He fears that the fertilizer might contaminate the wa- ter,flowing into the reservoir. O’CONNOR'’S NAME MENTIONED. Local Merchant Would Accept Position As Member of Safety Board. Concerning the question of political appointments by the new mayor, the name of T- W. O'Connor is being men- tloned favorably by a number pf prom- inent busines men for 4. position es the new democratic member of the safety board. The Herald has Mr. O’Connor’s assurance.tnat he is a can- didate for the appointment on ‘the board. Mr. O'Connor states thint many .of his friends have approached him and requested permission to use ‘their in. fluence in his behalf with the new mayor, to all of whom Mr, O'Connor replied, “Leave -the ‘mayor alone or he’ll need a dozen secretaries.” M, O’Connor is known to-be a man who' takes a great interest in' municipal affairs and s likewise known to .be quite independent 1n . his' political views. His friends think that with Messrs. Andrews, Healey, Meehan and O’Connor as commissioncrs the public would be assured of a goéod; impartial board. ‘make their seal has been | Tax told & HERALD “ADS" M! BETTER BUSINE ESTABLISHED 18764 “DOPE FIEND” G LONG JAIL SEN THo Mouts for Thft. and B fifty-ive Graius of Cogai HAS BEEN SLAYE FOR Stfl Takes $7 and Botde of Powder ¥rom - Eugle While Proprietor I Hides Mowr in His Shoe. How he had been u slave “dope” habit for seven yeurs and he had thrown off the shackieh: to return to the “voke” i to the police last night by I*redi Trude of Hartford, who Was for the theft of $7 from Carl blad's Eagle pharmacy at Main street and also booked ing more than five graing of in his possession, i Judge' James: T, Meskill, in 4 court tod: sent Trude to thirty days for theft and thi for_having more than the amount of cocaine in his P The, police ' produced o “shootihg gallery” wnm. [l Jp- they found on Trude. of a spoon in which me > mixed, a phial in which it i and the “gun” with' which | sought solace, from: the ol tribulations of life. b Trude entéred the Eagle ro last night at 9 o'clock and Proprietor Youngblad to fill o' scription. John Burns, the pharmacist, had gone home minute before and asking wait a moment, Youngblad his clerk. Both returned the ‘store empty. The d L cash _register. was open -‘ up his money Youn 4l about'$7 missing, He foun to a closet i which pi “dopes’’ are kept also open. . fied the police. Officer A. €. Malone and. Nealon were given, the Eagle pharmdey’s customer: They in an alleyway - hfllflu street . and n | 7» e e him x Il. under d t’horouch. the e clothink In ode of found $4 . bills. lh they found a potuv cont: Al ou which Trude mmm cocalne, which . it also found the in a pocket in Truds and 31,75 in a trousers When brought into 60 ing Trude not '-hm <l and w than | the ' Amrr the -flnu-l ‘Yor tion told their story witness stand. ' He Waid. he'w native of Hartford and hnq in hotels In that ¢ity. H a month ago’ whd 'for thves worked in a restaurant, ' He Bridgeport Wednesday, and a. stranger who Int another stranger who bottle of cocaine found on M He did not steal the goca senfous #eld from the macy, he said. He also denled 7 from the cash dra! hug have beeén »nq. both strangers, ‘the store as he leaving it nncd as soon ns Yo blad went out for his clerk. ULSTER*VOLU: RECEIVE AM) Belfast, Ireland, April 25.—A signment of about 49,000 half a million rounds of amn from Germany was landed at points on the coast of Ulster last night and distributed by of 200 automobiles to the ! headquarters of the Ulster teers.” The Ulster men, who declare selves determined to offer & armed resistance to the of home rule, were mobilized last night and ed, the * places and the until the tributipn ‘ot had pleted. The police m 3 terfere and all. communfens interrupted. ' \ Amflw DELING! tor Bernadotte L momr clu “ e :nlt%linb-ru o the city: £ unpleasantness and e avolded If the d gothe “in and ' pay , Liens will be plags on which taxes are du lector Loomis and. | ing up the -Mr for by lawl T propertyiaat of b y;,