New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 3, 1914, Page 1

i ES l. ~, AERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS BRITAIN TERAL PRICE THREE CENTS. ACTOR 1S STRICKEN AT LOCAL THEATER - Had Just Sung “1 Want to Go Home Again.” TEAR BUILDING DOWN RUTHERFORD’S ORDER Building Inspector Commands That Broad Street Structure Be Demolished. Determined to stop any & the bullding ordinancegy Bl spector A, N. Rutherford A dered Conrad Cianci, a cok tear down‘a buildtng&e 5 on Broad street for Sam DEATH CAME EARLY THIS MORNING Aged Thesplan Dies “Game” After Suffering Stroke in Dressing Room. o The' building inspector. the ' structure, - ene inches on Mgow —Was Once Captured By. Turkish R Marauders. " Stricken down with " apoph his dressing room at Keeney's: last night after he had just o his last “turn”’ for whicl been roundly applauded. Johs * the senior member of the team which has been actin ing and dancing skit ent! River Front,” all the wee to the Hotel Bronson an o’'clock this morning: St. Mary’s church,” w: when he passed &y Wife Informed Walsh and.his oldes® touring the country for: years and, it will' be -3 were here two years ag unique act entitled, “The and the Boy.” Young W broken up over his father’s 48 this morning sent a telegran aged mother in: New York tell “of her husband’s serious illness§ this city. Immediately after he &% ancther telegram to a New Yol priest, who is a friend of the famil; ‘advisihg ‘him of his father’s deat! and asking him to break the news to the wife and mother. " Has Large Family. The dead actor was sixty years, ten months and twenty-nine days old and his home was at No. 39 Bickford street, New York. Besides his son with whom he acted, and his, wife, he Jeaves. four other children, =Harry, Katie, Lizzie and Joseph. The. body _was taken to New York today and the funeral will be from St. Joseph's .church in that city. Interment will ,* ‘also be in New York. 3 The father and son’s act was a singing and dancing novelty and the old man, who was an Irish comedian, by 4 . proved to be remarkably light on' his ‘- wasn't it Jack?” 4 1 ¥ —vo’clock * feet for a man of his years and did an Irish clog dapce to the music of . phonograph. Some Hit Tonight. Coming in from his last encore last night at 10:15 o’clock he remarked to his som, “Gee! Some hit tonight, 'The older man had o sooner reached his dressing room than he fell, and when the son rushed in he did not think that anything seri- ous’ was the matter,.so said, “Brace » Phe stricken man gamely “Oh, Tl be all right” and inds attempted to assist him “Let me alone, I'll walk all However, it was seen that not control his legs and he badly as he walked across to his hotel. One leg be almost powerless and kide grew rapidly helpless, [ man bore up bravely and Brelieve his son’s anxiety, even fxtent of asking that he leave ‘Thinking that a walk in the ght do him good he went out other actor, asking his son to in Hehind, and walked for a .’but his companion saw that he B failing rapidly, so hurried him 7back te the hotel and sent for Dr. "O’Connell. - When the stricken actor saw that he was very ill he told his T son, “Fou'll have to make the best 7, ot it for I'm very sick.” His chief concern seemed not about .- hils own condition, but as to what * would become. of his son if he should . dle, and he said repeatedly, “What WHE become of John, What will be- ‘come of John.” - Knew He Was Dying. During the night Mr. Walsh dozed times and then would awaken. He s very fond of children and at one \ms during the night he said, ‘I suess the little ‘canaries’ won't ever time he mumbled, “I gue: .graph won't play for me any more.” (He was referring to the phonograph used . in his act.) From these re- marks it is-thought that he knew he " was dying. Father Dies Game. The dying man lingered until 5:35 this morning, - - when - he breathed his last, and he died with a # smile on his face. The fact that his father bore up so bravely:-in:his last illness seems to be a source of much b, comfort to his almost broken hearted on and he says with mingled pride d sorrow, “Well, Pop died game— rtainly died game.” Captured by Turks. . Walsh had a long and inter- career. At the age of twelve he ran away from his home in nd and went to sea. He fol- d this life for some time and drifted all around the world. he time he was singing in Tur- hen 2 band of marauding Turks fed the village and took him . He was held a prisoner for time but finally got away. For ffhe past forty-two years he has fol- " lowed the profession of an actor. It (Continued on Tenth Page.) has called Eng- lish experts. Seven Minutes Flat. The race between Harvard and ‘Winnipeg, which came first was a hara one and was rowed in the best time recorded at this year's regatta—seven minutes flat. This has been beaten on three occasions in the grand chal- lenge cup since official time records have ‘been kept. In 1891 Leander rowed the final-in ‘sfx minutes fifty~ New College, ‘Oxford, in the final in 1897. Leander in 1905 did the course in six minutes 58 seconds. Winnipeg went away at 21 strokes to the first half minute and 42 to the first minute, while Harvard struck 20 to the half minute and 38 to the minute. The Canadians gained a slight lead at the start and at the quarter mile were a quarter of a length in front. Harvard then came up and got the nose of their shell in front but Winnipeg caught them again, Harvard Pushes Ahead. At the half mile the boats were level, -but before the half way mark was reached Harvard had pushed a little ahead again. The time was three minutes 24 seconds. The Canadians then spurted and Harvard _replied. Harvard then went in front and at the mile were leading by three-quarters of a length. They /were rowing 36 to the min- ute and retained their advantage to the end. Seemed PCrfectly Fresh. On crossing the line- Harvard seemed perfectly fresh. On the other hand Winnipeg showed _signs of faltering after passing the half mile post and were rowed out at the finish when they were just able to raise a feeble reply to - Harvard's cheer. Checred Bostonians Excitedly. When the second semi-final started the American spectators, stirred to enthusiasm by Harvard's victory, cheered the Bostonians excitedly. The shells got off to a good start. The Germans began with 41 strokes to the.first minute against Boston’s i 40. Boston took the lead at once at the quarter mile. At the half mile Boston was lead- ing by half a length, but lost a lit- tle of this advantage before the half way mark was reached. The time was three minutes 24 seconds, and Boston was just leading. Spurt Proved Futile. Boston was still a quarter length in front at the mile. A magnificent effort by the Ger- mans in passing the grandstand brought them closer together. The Bostonians passed the line less than a yard ahead in seven minutes flat. American Sculler Defeated. Giuseppe Sinigaglia of Como, Italy, beat Robert Dibble of Toronto, Can- ada, American amateur sculling champion, in the second semi-final of the diamond sculls. The Italian won by five lengths in cight minutes 33 seconds. Dibble collapsed at the winning post and fell out of the boat but was promptly rescued by the umpire's launch. Stuart Defeats Willlams. C. M: Stuart of Trinity Hall, Cam- bridge, beat E. G. Willlams of the Vikings Rowing club by a length and a half in the first semi-final of the diamond sculls. His time was 8 fm!nutes 45 seconds. one seconds and this was equalled by: and led by a good quarter of a length | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1914—TWELVE PAGES. Why We Celebratef--Liberty British Crown, Providence, of the world for the rectitude of -our int declare, Thét these United Colonies are, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and independent States, they have full power -to levy War, Things which independent States may of right do. We mutally pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor."—July 4, 1776. “WE, THEREFORE, the Representatives of the United States of America, in And for the support of this Declaration, Stars and Stripes Forever! General Congress Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge tentions, do, in the Name and by authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and and of Right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all ‘Allegiance to- the and ought to be, totally dissolved; and that as free conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine COUPLE KL ROBBER IN DESPERATE FIGHT Club and Pick Used in Furi- ous Struggle at York- ville, Ilinois. Yorkville, 111, July 3.—In a des- perate fight in the dark early todayl with a robber who had invaded their home, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grim- wood, an aged couple, killed the -in- truder. The man died as Mrs. Grim- [ wobd was throttling him. The robber, apparently fifty years old, wore a new suit of clothes. In the pocket was & receipt from a Chicago department store for a suit and it bore the name Willlam Davis. Slips showing apparent profits of $5,000 or $6,000 on the board of trade of Chicago, also were found. The police believe the clothing was stolen and that the papers belonged to an- other man. IThe noise made by the invader awoke the Grimwoods and the hus- band seized a club kept beside the bed. The robber had picked up an ice pick. Neither could see the other and they lunged about the room striking furiously. Now and. then Grimwood got home a blow with the club while the thief occasionally reached the other with the pick. At length one of Gfimwood's swings crashed upon the robber’'s hcad and he feN. Mrs. Grimwood, who had been awakened by rushing of feet, leaped upon the robber, catching him by the throat. She choked him while her husband struck a light and went after a rope to bind the man. The robber died as her husband came back. TWO CLAIM BODY. Two undertakers for one corpse is more than the usual mortal can ex- pect but that is the good fortune that one who has passed into the next world experienced today. M. J. Ken- ney and William J. Dunlay, both funeral directors with places of busi- ness on Main street but a few doors arart, were notified today by relatives of a dead man to prepare the body for burial. Neither of the relatives was aware that the other had made any arrangements and as a result both of the undertakers arrived at the house about the same time. Explanations were in order and one, who had come equipped with a coffin, retired from the scene. LIEN FOR $240.79. The New Britain Machine company has placed a lien for $240.79 on property of Louis and Frank Nair on Main street near Winter street. The company claims that amount for ma- terial furnished for the building. ATTEMPT TO WRECK | FEDERAL EXPRESS Locomotive of Extra Freight Train Strikes Tie Wedged in Frog of Switch at Danbury. Danbury, Conn., July 3.—An at- tempt to wreck a train on the Central New England railroad in the yards in thig city, the third within a few weeks, occurred early this morning, shortly before the east bound federal express from Washington to Boston, was due at the local station. In this case, as in the previous ones, it is said that the train wreckers designed to derail the express. The locomotive of an extra freight train that preceded the express, struck the obstruction, a tie we@ged into the frog of a switch near the Maplg avenue crossing, a few hundred feet west of the station. The engine, on which were Bngineman Campbell and Conductor Meyers, both of New Haven, had dropped its train outside the city and was proceeding into the yard to take on water and receive orders when it struck the tie, Although it was moving slowly, the pilot was twisted and broken and ties were splintered for a distance of several hundred feet. A tie wedged into a frog in a similar manner was vsed by the would-be wreckers in one of the previous attempts and in the other a piece of steel was wedged into a frog. Rallroad detectives who had been investigating the previous at- tempts at train wrecking left here yesterday and that fact leads to the belief that the persons who placed the obstruction on the track were fa- r with their movements. IS GUEST OF HONOR. Commander Streeter to Take Part in Meriden Celebration Tomorrow. Frederick V. Streeter, department commander of the G. A. R, will be a guest of honor at a reception ana dinner to be given General George B. Loud, chairman of the New York Memorlal committee at the Hotel ‘Winthrop in Meriden tomorrow. Tomorrow morning there will be a parade and in the afternoon General Loud will deliver an address. Com- mander Streeter, Adjutant May, Past Department Commander Sloan ana General Loud will ride in a carnage in the parade. The “Herald,” according to custom, will not be published tomorrow, July 4. P e U S LU WEATHER. Hartford, Comnn., Cloudy tonight. fair. Warmer, July 3. Saturday | | JAPANESE LECAL ADY VICTIH OF PARALYSIS Henry Willard Denison Was Born at Guildhall, Vermont. Tokio, July —Henry Willard Denison, legal adviser of the Japdn- ese department of foreign -affairs since 1880, died today in St, Luke's American hospital. Mr. Denison was stricken with paralysis a week ago. The announcement of Mr. Denison’s death was withheld for several hours in accordance with Japanese custom, in’ order to permit the emperor to confer the decoration of the Grand Cordon of the Order of Paulownia on him. A eulogistic statement in regard to the services of Mr. Denison was later issued by the Japanese foreign office. In it he was hailed as one of the greatest benefactors of Japan. It concluded: “The whole Japanese na- tion joins in the sentiment of thank- fulness and indebtedness for the dis- tinguished services of Mr. Denison and| in the expression of sorrow at his 'departure.” Henry Willard Denison, who was born at Guildhall, Vt., May 11, 1846, studied law at the Columbian (now the George Washington) university. His first connection with Japan was when he went there as American vice consul at Yokohama. Later he was appointed by the Japanese govern- ment legal adviser to the ministry of foreign affairs but the title was a purely formal one, as his advice was nearly always asked for by the Jap- anese government in connection with every phase of its diplomatic relations with foreign countries. He was high- ly regarded by all the foreign imin- isters under whom he served and by the Japanese nation in general. He was appointed to represent Japan in drafting the treaty of peace with Russla at Portsmouth, N. H, in 1905, and he was also the technical delegate of Japan to the second peace conference at The Hague, Mr. Denison received several decor- ations from the Japanese govern- ment. He married in 1873, Helen Wildercross of New York. CRONA FOR SENATOR According to well informed circles, there is some talk in the republican party of running Representative Peter Crona for senator. It has already been published that friends of Rep- resentative Charles Mueller are con-- sidering him as a probable nominee. Both served in the last legislature. Tt is said also that Councilman Theodore Wagner is being groomed to step into the shoes of either rep- resentative in case one is nominated fer senator, TAILOR MISSING, CREDITORS MOURN He Is Said to Have Oontracted Numer- ous Bills Before Flitting With His Wife and Family. Salvatore DePalma, until early this week a member of the firm known as the ““Square Tailors,” of Main street, has left the city and, it is sald, sev- | eral merchants would be pleased to | i interrogate him concerning when they l tracted by »'m, It is said also that Charles 7° Beuttner, who !s now in full possession of the “Square Teli- ors,” would not feel at all angry if DePalma explained the whereabouts of $108, which is sald to have been | the joint property of the firm before it was dissolved. the affairs of the firm, DePalma did | not pay any too strict attention to the i business last week and decided to get out when spoken to about his remiss- ness. He made plans to leave the city and to take his wife and two | children with him, He js said to have | purchased a trunk from Sam Harrl:, | a baby carrlage from Harry Alex and ial!o to have secured various articles from other merchants, all of which | are “charged.” Tuesday morning ha !nnd his family shook the dust of New Britain from their feet. The business of the “Square Tail- ors” will be conducted by Mr. Beutt- ner, who is said to be financially able to weather any storm caused by his partner’s leavetaking. The firm w. dissolved last Monday night when De- Palma signed away his partpership. Mr. Beuttner is well know to Main | street merchants and expects to make | improvements in his store and in his headquarters. He was the original “Square Tailor” and took DePalma into partnership to give him a chancc to better himself. MYSTERY CLEARED UP. Stanley Wisk Dies at Hospital of Fractured Skull. At last the mystery surrounding the accident by which Stanley Wisk suffered a fractured skull when he fell off a porch at No. 73 Grove street about nine days ago, has been cleared up. He died at 1:30 o’clock this morning. According to the in- formation given the hospital author- ities it appears that Wisk was sick in bed with pneumonia at that time and it was while delirious that he walked out on the porch and fell off, receiving his fatal injuries. He was thirty-five years of and Mrs, Frank Brodjik, wife of a well known Polish business man, is his sister. The man had not been in this city for ten years until a couple of weeks ago when he came back and celebrated the event by getting drunk. His sickness and injury fol- age lowed. 1 ." | I ‘are to receive payment for bills con- | According to a person in touch with | varieti { | | mense ' HERALD “ADS” MEA StTTER BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1878. FIN. FIREWORKS T0 FEATURE FOURT Buscss Mer's Gomits Nollnces Program of Display. SAFE AND SANE CELEBRATIG OChief, Rawlings W Suppress Rowdyism—Ooncerts Philharmonic Band—Oflicers Endeavor Will Be on Duty Tonight. Hopefully looking forward ' te pleasant day tomorrow everything in readiness for the annual celab tion of the “glorious Fourth of July. The committee from the Bush Men's assoclation which has preparing the fireworks display completed Its program and playgrounds commission is re run off the schedule of fleld which has been printed before. . Of operating with the Business n’ association and others who are :ln:l to have a ‘“safe and sane'" . ration tomorrow is Chief Rawlings, of the’ police <“" and he has made out a detafl of bast for the regulars and specials so tha both tonight and tomorrow there Wi be no unwarranted disturbances. . Fireworks Program. The program of fireworks whi will be carried out at Walnut park tomorrow night, weather ool tions permitting, will consist of teen pleces and an expert has hired to arrange and fire off the under the direction of the comm! The following is the program: Opening of the evening’s dlsplay | the ascension of balloons, set “Welcome,” “1914,” “Two Amer Flags.” Grand illumination pf red green fires, followed by a salute bombs. ‘ 12 nine inch bomb-shells disp! variegated colors ending in loud ports. Two prysmatic whirlwinds, fol an immense revolving column brilliant fires, ascending high in ti air, emitting showers of golden s terminating in a crown of variegal gems of every hue, 6 bomb-shells, 9-inch-—shower ruby jewels, 12 bomb-shells, 9-inch-—special of: fects. ; 3% American wonder composed of Bav: en great wheels, changing into n wonderful interesting effects, fil the atmosphere with showers of g den rain, studded with scarlet and emerald jets, exhibiting many dagslin effects. 6 Bomb-shells, tree effect. G Bomb-shells, | stars, filling the air with a nipss vellow streamers, changing glant star fish. 12 Bomb-shells, 9 inch-—8hower of) rubies and emeranids. 12 Bomb-shells, 12 stas s, yartegated bouquets, three and four break. 2 whirlwind wheels, floral centers, ruby and zold AN radiating beautiful effects in the ascending aud descending flights. 6 Bo 12 inch—Elgetric ] wiilow tree, sorpents, whistling re- porting salutes 12 Bombe-shells, s of ecolored In loud reports. 2 set pleces 26 Bomb-ghells of different kinds. 3 acrolite shells, carrying up & bomb exhibiting a trail of fire of im- 2o, displaying electric ef- ch, three breaks, ¥Fught -of bomb-shells, arranged to fly ac onee, fifteen shells showing clusters of red and green jets. 1 French- sflver ring, ocsconding with the filght of a bird, whirl through the air showing urililent lights ascending and descending. 2 bomb-shells. 1% Inch—Thunder and lightning, ending in golden 6 bomb-ghelig, 12 Inch—Show electric jewels, willow trec, giant/ fish and peacock plumes, Niagara Falls.'—An A wonder, beginning with a cole lumination, changing to a heavy fountain, termineting with three sep- arate discharges into the air, - senting a beautiful electric fall, a fac. simile of Niagara Falls. 6 bomb-shells, 12 inch—Klondtke nuggets, rainbow, floating water falls and shooting star effects, Tiery whirlwind, resembling in its sudden spiral flight a flock of Birds, surrounded by rings of silver wreaths and floral houquets, ' 3 bomb-shells, 24 inch—Twentieth century marvel, the grandest produc- tion of the pyrotechnic art, showing every combination of color and tint, 6 bomb-shells, 18 Inch—Three breaks, Japanese spreader, drooping willow and triple bouquete. 3 bomb-shells, 24 inch—Shooting stars, peacock plumes and national colors. ¢ bomb-shells, 18 inch—RBlectrie jewels, repeating willow tree, shower of pearls, dragon nest and chrysan- themum effects. Flight of bomb-shells arranged to fire simultaneously, producing one of the most beautiful and extravagant ef- fects known. A series of brilllant bouquets bursting In mid-air, reveal- ing all of the latest novelties and ool- ored combinations possible to ®one bR " - 12 inch—Willo 12 inch—Meteoric) of] Int, inch—Colored two, Adisplaying inch - Assorted ending 9 houquets fects, o (Continued Feventd Prge.)