New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1916, Page 1

. | HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916. —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 187 ARREST MACK FOR TAMPERING WITH MISSING WITNESS g McMahon’s Chanffeur Taken Into Custody in Court When Em- ployer Faces Assault Charge COMPLAINANT ALLEGED T0 HAVE DISAPPEARED Theatrical Magnate's Driver Said to Have Seen Victim of Beating in TLat- ter’'s Room in Kilby Prosecutor Gibney picious When He Fails to Present House and Becomes Sus- Himself at Trial. A sensation was sprung in Berlin town court this morning during the trial of P. S. McMahon, the New Britain theatrical magnate, who was * charged with assaulting Francis Smith, when Prosecutor William H. Gibney ordered Constable John Hackett to place Harry Mack, Mc- Mahon’s chauffeur, under arrest or the charge of preventing the app ance of Smith, the complainant against McMahon. McMahon was also charged with breach of the peace <.and after he entered a plea of not guilty, Prosecutor Gibney asked the court to adjourn his trial until a later date, so Smith could be found. Judge Griswold continued the case until Tuesday, July 25 at 9 o’clock in the morning. Prosecutor Gibney then read the warrant charging Mack with having prevented the appearance of Smith _and the chauffeur also entered a plea “of not guilty. The prosecutor asked for an adjournment in this case, too, in order to consult with State's At- torney Hugh M. Alcorn. Judge Gris- wold placed McMahon’s bonds at $100 and Mack’s at $500, both of which were furnished by the New Britain man. Smith Badly Beaten. As stated in the Herald yesterday, McMahon is alleged to have adminis- tered a severe beating to Smith, an employe on his farm in Kensington Tuesday evening. The man was later found by First Selectman Gibney and given lodging at the Kilby House. The services of a physician were re- _quired and Mr. Gibney secured Dr. *R. M. Griswold. Smith was found to have been badly bruised. Because of his condition, Mr. Gibney decided to let him stay at the hotel until court this morning. Last evening about 0 o’clock, Mr. Gibney was told that Smith had left the hostelry. He im- mediately went there and found Smith gone. Constable Hackett was notified and he, with Mr. Gibney scoured the surrqunding neighborhood all night, but failed to secure any trace of the missing man. Mack Said to Have Visited Smith. Later Prosecutor Gibney was In- formed that Mack had visited Smith In his room and that both had left at the same time. This morning the prosecutor dwelt at length on the seriousness of the case, saying that not only the town but the state stat- utes were involved. Tampering with a witness, is a serlous charge he -aid, and he asked that Mack’s case be ad- journed until after the McMahon trial. Judge Griswold set Thursday morning, July 27, as the date for Mack’s trial capias was then ls- » A sued for Smith. 200 FISHERMEN LOST Large Fleet Caught In Teeth of Mon- soon Off Island of Ceylon and Over 100 Boats Are Missing. London, July 20, 9:30 a. m.—Two hundreds fishermen are believed to have lost their lives in a monsoon off the coast of Colombo, Ceylon, ac- cording to a dispatch received by the Exchange Telegraph company. A large fishing fleet was caught by the storm and more than one hundred boats have failed to return. ALD MAIL SEIZED. Berlin, July 20, by Wireless to Say- wlle—A despatch from Amsterdam #ys the British authorities canfiscat- ed the entire first class mail of the Holland America steamship Noordam, on her last trip from New York to Rotterdam. JEPPELIN WRECKED Airship That Attacked Riga Hit Dy Russian Gung and Brought Down Near Tukum, Says Hague Dispatch. London, July 20, 10:20 a. m.—The Zeppelin which recently raided Riga was hit several times by Russian anti- ircraft guns and wrecked near Tu- um, according to a Central News dispatch from The Hague quoting re- ports received at Cologne. The ma- Jority of the crew of the airship was raved and German engineers rescued the engine and other parts of the machinery. 1. POLICE PROBE LAST ACTS OF DR. ADAMS Trying to Learn Whether Woman Osteopath Was Alone in Office DR. HARRIS NAY REGOVER Physicians at Hospital Say He Has Pighting Chance—Dr, Atwood, Held in Jail, Visiteq By His Father and Attorney. Boston, July 20.—Hospital physi- cians attending Dr. Wilfred E. Har- ris, president of the Massachusetts College of Osteopathy, said today that he had a fighting chance” to recover from the three bullet wounds inflict- ed Tuesday by Dr. Eldridge D. At- wood, also an osteopath. The phy- siclans reported that Dr. Harrl passed a “fairly comfortable night’ and that he probably would live un- less peritonitis or other complica- tions developed. | ‘While the physicians were exerting | every effort to save the life of the pa- tient, the police were endeavoring to clear up the mystery surrounding the | death by poisoning of Dr. Celia Adams, Dr. Atwood’s flancee, which occurred a few hours before the shooting of Dr. Harris. The autopsy failed to re- veal ‘““when, whkere and under what | circumstances this poison was re- ceived.” Tracing Miss Adam: Dr. Atwood told the police he left Miss Adams about 11 o’clock Monday night at the Park street subway sta- tion and that he first learned the next morning that she had been found unconscious in her office. It was said today by the police that she regained coasciousness for a mom- ent and made several attempts to speak to a physician who asked her if she had taken poison. She did not reply, but nodded her head and point- ed a finger across the room. Offi- cials in charge of the investigation do not believe, however, that Miss Adams realized what she was doing. The police also have made further ef- forts to ascertain if she was alone in her office on Monday night. An analy- sis of the young woman's Organs was being made today by a chemist to de- termine the nature of the poison that caused her death. Dr. Atwood is in jail on a charge of intent to kill, although the police announced that in the event of Dr. Harris' death the charge would be changed to first degree murder Attorney Edward W. Kenney ‘Woburn, who has been retained Atwood, in company with the prison- er’s father, Zoeth W. Atwood, visited his client this morning. Before enter- ing the jall he said that he had mo personal knowledge of what Atwood had said of the shooting but had read the newspaper reports. He added that he would make a statement aft- er he had talked with the young man. May Plead Insanity. Temporary insanity will be the de- fense of Dr. Atwood unless present plans are changed, it was intimated today. After the conference the lawyer said: “There is no doubt that the young man was deranged for the time being when he shot Harris. T am not prepared to say at this time what the defence will be. It seems clear that there has been insanity in the family. An uncle of my client is said to have been under restraint at one time and Jater to have been found dead, ap- ntly a suleide.” m,'ifimrymy Kinney denled some state- ments attributed to Atwood. ‘“As T understand it.”” he sald, “my client has said only that Dr. Harris had an in- fluence over Miss Adams that pre- vented her marriage to Atwood. So far as T know he has made no claim that the young woman was in a state of health that was a bar to thelr union.” Medical Examiner Magrath said to- day that no significance other than appeared on its face was to be at- tached to his statement of last night, that it was not apparent from any facts then in his possession “when, Jhere and under what circumstances” of recetved. “T was looking for the cause of death,” said he, “and found it to be poison. When the examination of the stomach is completed we will know the particular poison used.” TORPEDO BLAMED Dutch Shipping Council Fails to At- tach Responsibility to Any Belliger- ent for Loss of Vessel. less to Say- council Berlin, July 20. by W ville—The Dutch shipping has completed its investigation of the explosion which damaged the Holland America freighter Eemdijk Jast April. It was decided, the Over- scas News Agency says, that the ex- plosion was caused by a torpedo of unknown origin. The British admiralty on April 18 that the Eemdijk, while on passage from Baltimore to Rot- t{erdam, with the Dutch colors painted on her sides, had been torpedoed by “an enemy submarine.” Fragments of the torpedo, the admiralty said, were similar in appearance to those found in other cases in which ships were torpedoed by German submar- \ines, by | the poison that killed Dr. Adams was ; announced ANTI-CATHOLICS OFFER PLANK T0 DRYS" PLATFORM Committee to Go Into Executive HANLY CONFIDENT OF VICTORY IN BALLOTING Indiana Candidate Expected to Re- celve Presidential Nomination on First Vote — Lively Discussion ‘Whether Sulzer’s Personal Appear- ance Will Have Any Effect—727 Delegates and 36 Alternates There. Willlam Sulzer of New York, by a last hour appearance before the national prohibition convention today could rally enough delegates to his support to defeat J. Frank Hanly of Indiana, for the presidential nomination the question that predominated tually every discus as vir- on before the con- vention w! ing. An effort to inject an anti-Catholic declaration into the prohibition plat- form caused the resolutions commit- tee to go into executive session while a bitter debate waged. When the convention opened at 9:45 a. m., Hanly managers predicted his nomination on the first ballot. The report of the committee credentials was adopted without ob- jection. This report shows 727 dele- gates and 36 alternates on the of the convention. and the District of Columbia were represented. There were ten com- plete state delegations. Efforts to adopt the committee’s draft of a platform out first printing and copies to delegates precipitated con- tention among delegates. The advocates of immediate adop- tion of the proposed platform receded from their position under the pres- sure of opposition from the floor. William Shaw of Boston withdrew his resolutions with- the convention Tecessed until 2 p. m. Convention in Uproar : For ten minutes the convention was in an uproar, delegates chairs and outing wildly, while restore order. The majority of the the up liberate discussion of the planks in proposed platform before taking the question of adoption. The much-heralded appearance former Governor Sulzer of New York, before the convention as an aspirant for the prohibitian presidential nomi- nation did not materialize. Mr. Sul- zer arrived in St. Paul and went to a hotel, where he consulted with friends. “I am willing to lead if they want to follow me,” he said. The proposed platform leads with strong declarations - for wide prohibition and woman suffrag These planks are followed by ant preparedness and peace planks. ciprocal trade treaties with foreign nations and a federal trade commis- slon of specialists were recommend- ed. Taking up the Mexican the platform declared the ‘“‘democrat- ic party has blundered and the r publican party evaded responsibility. off a Good Samaritan,” the platform de- clared. The plank on free institutions declared for absolute separation of church and state with an absolute guarantee of full religious liberty. Government owned and oper- ated terminal elevators and ware- houses were urged, together with the abolishment of all boards of options and futures. ASK WILSON TO INTERVENE Strike of Garment Workers in New York Said to ‘Women's Clothing for \Whole Natlon 20.—President request from Washington, Wilson today July received a Henry Morgenthau, ambassa- H, former dor to Turkey: Cleveland Dodge, A. New York men, asking that intervene in the been eral government has City strike which New cloak makers’ in progress in York twelve weeks, The petition the the was made on | zround that the strike threatened | supply of women’s clothing for whole nation, Mayor Mitchel of New York is expected to write to President Wilson today endorsing the action of the business men. The President referred the petition to the departments of labor and com- merce with the requests that immed- iate action he taken. The burean of conciliation probably will undertake negotiatians for settlement of the | strike. situation | trade | and chambers of commerce dealing i Threaten Supply of | Barton lepburn, and several other | the fed- | for | the | Declaration Causes Resolutions | Session As Debate Is Waged | ENGLISH FIRMS IN U.5. WERE WARNED Notitied Not to Trade With Ameri- can Houses on Blacklist NEW ASPECT IS UNCOVERED Many Concerns Under Ban of British Government Place Cases in Hands of Merchants Association Whose Secretary Goes to Washington. | New York, July 20.—Business and banking firms here have not yet de- cided just what they will do regard- ing the action of the British govern- | ington St. Paul, Minn., July 20.—Whether | called to order this morn- | | He said he had on | floor | Thirty-nine states | | that distributing | | States, he was told that the name of the | motion ta debate without printing, and . standing on ; Chairman Patton vainly at#®mpted to | delegates evidently desired to have 'de- | of | nation- Re- | | | | { blicar | new Mexico needs not a conqueror, but | | repairs. and civil | ment in placing them upon its trade blacklist. ~Many of them have put their cases in the hands of the Mer- | chants Association, and the secretary of that organization is now in Wash- conferring with government officials. Big Concern Warned. A new aspect of the situation was | disclosed by R. I. Dunn, head of the | Pan-American Association, which in- cludes several hundred concerns do- ing business in South America. He said that an attempt had been made to keep American firms with British affiliations from having business reli- tions with the blacklisted houses. “In | our association,” said Mr. Dunn, “there are about twenty-five British firms that have come here since the opening of the war. Many of tiese have American capital invested. They employ British labor, but to all in- tents and purposes they are Amor- ican firms. The head of one of the biggest of these concerns told me of this blacklist more than a month ago.” heen warned not to do business with any of the firms on the list. Refuses to Obey Mandate. William Schall, Jr., of the banking and shipping house of Muller, Schall & Company said that last winter the firm was told by some of its customers they would have to stop doing business with certain German firms. Mr. Schall said that after assuring the British embassy in Washington that members of his firm, with but one exception, are citizens of the United secret blacklist If a guarantee were glven that no business would be done | with Germany. Mr. Schall refused | to make such an agreement and ves- terday he the name of his Arm | among those on the official public | blacklist. saw Netherlands Aroused. ‘Washington, July 20.—Minister Van Rappard of the Netherlands, dis- cussed with Acting Secretary Polk to- | day Great Britain’s so-called black- list under the “trading with enemy act.” come to no definite conclusion as to the form of action to be taken. The Netherlands considers that its | interests as a neutral In' this situation virtually are identical with those of | the United States. IS PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL SINKING ? | Cracks Noticeable on Southern Face | | —Might Be Expensive Job to Repair Foundation. It is commonly reported about the city that the construction of the Prevocational Grammar school may be faulty and such that it may be necessary for the school board to lay out several thousand dollars in The site on which the new school house was built is filled-in ground that years ago was swampy land. Tt is said that the swampy bottom was not substantial enough to hold the weight of the big building and it is beginning to settle, endangering the structure. An inspection of the ! building dkscloses several bad crack in the brick side on the southern face of the building, and it is said that | these are caused by the building t- tling. One crack is between the base ment and the first floor and other cracks are seen higher up on the walls. Although the school board has not made any public mention of the fact, it is said that the members are fa- miliar with conditions and in an o the | It is understood he was | KOENIG ABOARD FOR TEST WITH BRITISH Captain of Deutschland Prepared to Leave at Any Moment WILL NOT LAND AGAIN Spends Several Hours Studying Maps of River and Bay With Captain Hinsch of Interned Liner-—Mum on His Plans. 20.—Prepared to leave port at any moment, Captain Paul Koenig, commander of the Ger- man merchant submarine Deutsch- land, put on his uniform today first time since he landed here eleven days ago and for several hours this morn- ing studied the charts of the Patap- sco river and Chesapeake Bay with Captain Fredericg Hinsch, com- mander of the North German Lloyd Liner Neckar. When Captain Koenig went back aboard the undersea liner he took.with him a duplicate mani- fest of the ship’s cargo. Another copy was ready to be taken to the custom house. Captain Koenig said he would not leave his ship again and indicated an early departure, but sald nothing that would give an idea just when the submersible would leave. It was understood the Deutsch- land’s engines and submerging ma- "chinery had been given a final test and were found to be in perfect con- dition. Baltimore, July Hidden by Screen. At dawn today the screen of tugs and barges was drawn about the sub- marine merchantman Deutschland. To all appearances she was ready to start on her return voyage to Germany last night. This morning just before she was hidden from view, it was ob- served that she was submerged to about the same depth as when she came into this port with a full cargo. All through the night the tug Tim- mins played its searchlight over land and water, practically covering all approaches to the pier where the Deutschland is berthed. Toward midnight the vigilance the German guards about the tightened. Several launches of pier were | found hovering about the waters near submarine, and while the Tim- mins threw its searchlight beams upon the strange craft the night su- perintendent of the Eastern Forward- ing Co., local agents of the submar- ine owners, made a long tour in a motor bdat of the waters about the pler to inspect the mysteriqus visi tors. the OPPOSE ANNEXATION informed that the United States had | Address Calling for Support of Beth- mann-Hollweg to Be Published by Committee for Securing Peace. Berlin, July 19, via London, July 20, 5 a. m.—The “German national committee for securing an honorable peace,” has drafted an address to this country which will be published with- in a few days calling for the sup- port of Chancellor Von Bethmann- Hollweg and the influencing of public opinion in the direction of moderate peace aims. The signatures attached to the ad- dress indicate the importance of the movement. The address outlines the aims of the committee, steering a course be- tween the pacifists and the insatiable plans of the pan-Germans, which it characterizes as “annexation lupacy. It emphasizes the fact that the con- troversy of the last few weeks be- tween the peace advocates and the an- nexationists has had a harmful ef- | fect and thagytherefore it is now nec- essary for the moderates to organize and create uniform views concerning a basis of peace. WRECK AT NEW HAVEN Passenger Train Runs Into String of Freight Cars on Trestle Over River And Throws Two Overboard. New Hawen, July 20.—A passenger train from Brookfield Junction due here at 10 this forenoon, ran into a string of freight which were being backed onto a siding on the trestle over the West river and the t hand manner have asked at least one contractor what it would cost to make | repairs and put in a more substantial foundation of concrete d o steel beams. This contractor a to have stated that the alone would cost in the neighborhood of $10,000 and the entire job might cost $12.000 or $15,000. The cracks In the side of the huild- ing, supposedly resalting from the foundation settling, are plainly seen. They are on the southern side. concrete R N Ce T T WEATIHER, Hartford, July 20. — Hlartford and vicinity: Unset- tled, probat tonight and Friday. Increasing winds. | crew surrounding flats, derailing several of the ca Of the passengers one wo- man recefved the attention of a doc- tor. The express engine smashed up a box car which it struck, and of the derailed cars a couple went down the bank. It was did stated not send warn the passenger lar accident at this some months ago. witching agman to A simi- occurred train. spot MORE RECRUI New Haven, July 20— The local army recruiting station received orders from Washington today to enlist men for the Connecticut National Guard in addition to those for the regular army. Recruits secured will be trained at Fort Wright and then sent for- ward to the Connecticut regiments on S WANTED. S U the border. DEATHS FROM PLAGUE | NOW PLAGED AT 467 Paralysis Fatal in Thirty-one | Cases in Last Twenty- four Hours. New York, July 20.—On only one day since the inception of the epidem- ic of infantile paralysis on June 26 have more fatalities from the disease occurred than in the last twenty- four hours. During this period the plague killed thirty-one children and there ‘were 118 new cases reported in the five boroughs of New York city. The latest figures show that the mortality rate still is slightly less than twenty per cent. Since the be- ginning of the epidemic there have been 487 deaths and 2,445 cases. Reports today from citi and towns surrounding New York show that local health authorities are not inclined to accept health certificates given to children who leave this city | as adequate protection against the spread of infantile paralysis. The state health department has taken this ground and has recommended that all children from New York city under fifteen years of age arriving in up-state communities be kept under observation for two weeks. The to- tal number of cases of the disease in New York state outside of this city was officlally reported last night as 161. Many communities in the states ad- joining New York already have adopt- ed a similar quarantine against chil- dren from this city, while some have absolutely excluded them. Physicians are watching with = in- terest the trial of a new serum which is being administered to patients at two hospitals here. No official report has been made regarding this treat- ment. The serum is developed from blood of patients who have recovered from infantile paral Albany, N. Y., July 20.—Ten new cases of infantile paralysis, bringing the total since the start of the epi- demic, up to 171 outside Greater New York, were reported to the state health department today. McKENNA EXPLAINS Chancellor of Exchequer Says 6,000,- n tk o o o b T t e o a o e ei cl t 1 s E a t! t t 000 Pounds Daily Expense Covers AN Government Cost, Including War 20, 3:55 p. m.—Ex- in the govern- London, July plaining the increase ment rate of expenditure to 6,000,000 pounds daily, Reginald McKenna, |4 chancellor of the exchequer, said in | the house of commons today that the figure related to the total outgoings and not only to war expenditures. The unforseen and unforseeable causes that had raised the rate of expenditure, added the chancellor, were mainly the rate at which Amer- ican securities had been sold to the government for the purpose of regu- lating American exchange. Asked whether the purchase of American securities and logns to al- lies could rightly be called exvendi- tures, Mr. McKenna answered that he was explaining why his borrowing powers had heen exhausted earlier than he anticipated. He had cxer- cised those powers to meet the issucs. He sincerely hoped that the expen- diture would revert to what he pr ferred to regard as the normal 9 t 1 B D P D. o G t o CHILD LABOR BILL. Kern Confident It Would Pass Senate. #cnator p. Washington, July 20.—After a con- | cl ference with President Wilson today on the child labor bill, Senator Kern, the democratic leader, said he was unable to predict whether an attempt be made to pass the measure session of congress. “If the bill gots before the senate I have no | doubt it would by a two-thirds vote,” he said. Senator Gallinger, floor leader, declared senate today that the vored passage of the bill ent session. & would at this vi m. th co pass the republican again in the minority fa- at the pres- st tir | Bc | wi an —— ON VILLA'S HEELS Carranza Cavalry Expected to Run | g ¢h en Down Bandit. Momentarily-—Mes- S¢ teveals His Whereabouts, | Ju fir Galveston, Tex., July 20.—The cap- ture of Francisco Villa by cavalry of the de facto government nmomen- tarily expected, according to a cable- e is th TTe g received today by Juan A. Ma- | tu teos, Mexican consul here. The mes- | hy sage said a Villa messenger, captured | inc vesterday by Carranza troops, told of Villa’s whereabouts and that a force | has been sent to capture him. 1 the east left bank of the Meuse, French progressed aumont earthwork, while to the 8o | ied German post, brought war office announced British had ville Wood and Longueval. po: bombing parties advance last night. German commanding that in the fighting from Jnly‘l July 6 a Bavarlan reserve regimy which was opposed to us at M mentieres, today. tinuing their pressure Aus announcemen tach | especially TEUTON AND TURK SWEPT ASIDE WHILK ALLIES CHARGE O French Take Trenche English Gain Gro and Russians Repo Successes in Carps thians and in Caucas Paris, July 20.—French attacks the Somme region were delivered I ight on both sides of the river. he north bank trenches in the Hard court sector were taken while south’ the trenches between Barloux and S0 river all the German front 1j ourt fell into French hands. Announcement of the French esses is made in this afternoon’s flice bulletin. The trenches captured on the no: ank run from Halecourt-Mamelon of Hardecourt, along ailway from Combles to Clery. g hungdred prisoners were captured his operation. In the Verdun region there w ontinuous bombardment of the A ourt and Chattancourt sectors on with a g northeast de engagement to the Hill 304. On the east bank of the Meuse, west of the f Fleury they took a strongly fo together with yrisoners. A German aeroplane down in the Somme reg ast of Peronne. British Gain Ground. London, July 20.—Heavy figh ontinues on the Somme front. 1 today that ground in D gained North of the Longueval-Bazen positions the British pushed fo! heir line. East of the Leipsics doubt bombing parties made a stantial advance during the nighf The statement follows: “At 2:50 o'clock n the afternd n Delville Wood and Longueval regained a little more ground. truggle in these areas still contin North of our Longueval-Baze) tion we this morning pushed ward our line, capturing some pi yners and a gun.” “East of the Lelpsic redoubt made a substan “Elsewhere in the main battle here has been only artillery fire si he last report and no alterations he positions already reported. “A captured diary belonging to offier &hd auban suffered 3,000 casualties f a total strength of 8,500 men. “Another document shows that battalion of the 190th Regiment 80 men out of 1,100, while the of wo battalions of that regiment ost more than half their effe trength. “Yesterday evening, south of we carried out some ortant raids on a front of two mi in which Australian troops took About 140 German prisoners aptured.” Artillery Fire Heavy. Berlin, July 20, Via London, . m.—Repeated French attacks 80 f the Somme were repulsed by ermans the war office announ The French and British llery fire developed to a piteh! reatest intensity on bath sides of omme. Rome Reports Progress. Rome, July 20, via London, m.—Despite the handicap of ement, weather the Italians are @ against in the Trentino and nces in some sectars. tr ored adv Ttalians Repulsed With Stones. Berlin, July 20, by lle.—Hurling stones ountain sides the strong Italian Pass, the wireles: down Austrians repul attacks near B official statement at Vier follow wrtillers force s to ree la ed “After heay rong Ttalian nes our reola Pass th hand & d avolanches of position enades stone were was heavy artillery fightd a Raibler we captured a ine gun. Tarvis was shelled by emy." The Austrian “oflicial Iy 18 reported i e between Borcola : valley and in various sectors Dolomites artillery duels in and Raibler sectors, and a nd 11 bombardment of Marlborgé an artillery which also show tivity on the Isonzo frg the a Br machine @i statement a artiilg and the Te SIE) rr Tte cased a at (Continued On Lloventh Page):