New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1919, Page 1

ESTABLISHEL 1870. \EW BRITAIN, 1 CONNECTICU UNCOLLECTED TAXES AN IMPORTANT ITEM gflax Collector Bernadotte Loomis Explains Situation Carefully TELLS OF FORECLOSURES Mias Alvcady Secured Settlement in 23 Cases Where Taxes Had Not Been Paid in Many Ycars—Adds $50,000 in Five Ycd Since the last buc of the association has appeured budget payers has been learned that the sction To collection for the cc of who has of back taxes. those seemed an impossibility ment from Tax Loomis which appears would bear this Mr. Loomis in a ery clear and interesting manner the A and @ Collector Bernadotte below, out tells entire matter of tax collections in thi city. He admits that the collection of back taxes is a hard and difficult task which time and cannot be Sone . This statement, if ake it appear 21 mill budget 5,000 which has 101 licenses That requires in one ect, will under the Ve b that 1 and figure may be unfruitful make a total of §98,000 might have borrow before it on fiscal One of the the T ' Associa- tion it will he very easy to call another city meeting to appropriate more money if the 21 mill budget Dot suffice. One of the backers of the mills rate asked him what it would do to call another meeting and probably in the have more than the mill rate the year. The *¥axpayers’ man that he should think money be from taxes further said that a should be into office ‘ho could the His idea was that so careful to he was fr very the city < h 265,000 possib which would which the on from also city to tarts members of year pave does good end for said could and he put taxes. the back man if the collector was the taxes from all him there would uncollected taxes in the city. Explains Back Taxes. tatement from Mr. tax as be few The Loomis follows: The uncollected April, 1814, when 1918, which stood nd they took office, the last com- were follows: April, 760.19; sewer, $44, $16 T4 taxe street street $168,- 1 is in plete 1914 2.31 il repor as improvement, prinkling, $2.9 28, April. 191 sewer., $30,049.49: improvement, $12,7 sprinkli $1,886.13; 176.91. During the year 1917 the com- about $70,000 in uncollectuble 389.19: street $ $1235,508.79 total, council abated military poll which accounts for of the reduction on the city's tax count. Although T have collected ihe past five yvears $50,000 more than the rate hooks called for, it does not reduce the uncoliected taxes §50,000, as about $8,000 a year of the collec- tions is interest which does not af- fect the principal. Two Foreclosures Brought. “Of the back taxes due it should be noted that $98,957.98 are for 1917, 1916 and 1915, and only 1,550.91 for all vears back of those dates. The which is not clear of back {hat of the vear 1897. When T office they ran back to 1890, therefore during my term seven years were cleared up for good. The books from 1897 to 1905 have but little taxes unpaid on them, but they are not vet quite clear and I have one case now in the city court in my effort to all the back taxes. Dur in as collector 1 have fore- losed sold to the highest bidder b of property, one on Chap- the other on Ruthe mon old and a large part ac- in oldest book taxes is took clear up my term and two reet and ford avenue Where ther operty I hav gee owed man are mortgages on notified the mort- f the faxes are o vears. Some tives come to to find out how their stand. 1 have vear loast eve i preser for at and rc yearly banks office my eces property lways been willing to give this kind of information those interested. T 1 that I had crowded the delinquent cpayers rather hard, but T know. pushed still further thin it wize to do so. made it practice not to ad- the delinquents and have even deputy sheriff the than myself, a felt experience zain to the T vertise T collector s have a serve I would possibly could Gets 23 Settlements. “In 1915 law v passed that tax liens would outlaw after 15 year and at that time I started about foreclosure suits to protect the intdrests where t1 lier d rurhing more than that od time. These were all care the exc of fa o 2d a et her that a man of more than 1 h pe taken ption the hefore be up to would he to fore property beca three ve. on ahead been mentioned o can't and I T 1 which There will always be some wl their taxes date think close on a his taxes had behind. We our liens property and taxes come of the mortgages, and thus the city i shfe on the estate end of it. Pe property watched closel the tion term keep don't it fair € man's se run two or have the real - has w ona to he pro- I , A8 haven't that Daring 1o keen the within 1e people of the city shoul deeply in mind that the 21 mill budg- on my 1 one year period (Continued on Third Page) Tax- | it | certain been | collected | if levies city's of of | ond floor were badly burned. two cases | rs | the | personal pron- bear [ JERSEY CAR LINES ex car ey TARY STRENGTH - DF GERMANY IS CUT Men Demand Unior Nine 10 Hour Day Peace Treaty Terms Provide Army A strike | e tov-4 - Smaller Than Switzerland's Hours' Pay. ity of March lin Newark, all the Servicc northern today to morrow by the the Amalgamated | Stre Blectr NAT traction Railway New hegin state on s []]r operat to ' TOTAL SET AT 100,000 MEN | i Eni- | ployes. i | | was o0 2 eadquasters Association Railway in | dered 5 and The action was announced by Wil- am Wepner, of the joint onferend of of street car men after the ballot by {he workers whick “aver- sentiment, in fa- by work Was irman board ot For Period of 12 Years—Can Make the taking of indicated he said, the 4.500 to continue ‘, No Surplus Munitions During Thi i \ ! n i H . Perio whelming e walkout voting The m Paris, 8:10 M., Ma 10.—Mili- tary Germany will out of exist- ence as the result of the adoption by the supreme council Nt of the military terms of German disarma- ment as they will go into the peace treaty. These terms provide for a sweeping reduction of the German military establishment down to 100 000 men, with four thousand officer: the un- h p today. B The Pater will be Newark, | and Elizabeth, | ceording in addition to | smaller tow ceunties 1 he men demand union recognition | {and a nine hour day with pay for 10 | ! hours. The company offered a plan for a co-operative league providing for ! | collective bargaining, equal represen- | tation on committees of workers and | | company officials, and sick and other benefi The praposal declined on the ground it was aimed at W ‘ning the influence of the union. « S toni « army to be recruited by the \‘(v]—. untary system for the period of 12 ve The effect of this is to limit 's military strength for the 12 yvears to 100,000 men, which is fewer men than Switzerland has in her army Munitions Also Limited. Other provisions in the military terms limit the arms and munitions Germany may possess to a quantity sufficient for 100,000 men, and all the remainder must be delivered over or destroyed. The German forts along the Rhine also must be destroyed. The imperial general staff is abolished, as the result of reducing the force. German next was RELIEVED OF COMMAND | Major Gen. W. I. Kenly. Director of Military Acronautics., Returns to Ficld Artillery Service. Washington, March 11.—Major Gen. William 1. Kenly, director of military aeronautics, v relieved of that post today and in his permanent | grade of calonel. was ordered to re- port to the chief of field artill for duty. Brig. Gen. William Mitchell will be detailed to command the army aviation service. The change in the command of the burcau of military aeronautics, it was said at the war de- tment today was a natural develop- ment ai the reduction in that branch of the service. Large cuts already have been made in the personnel and it was considered an officer in the grade of major general was no longer | needed Foch Favors Reduction. Discussion of the sub was sumed by the supreme council today the basis for the debate being Mar- hal Foch's report on Premier Lloyd George’s proposal to reduce Ger- many armed force from 200,000 as has Dbeen suggested, to 140,000 men, and to substitute voluntary for com- pulsory service. Marshal Foch fa ored the change, as the conseription plan providing for 200,000 men serv- ing onz year terms would have given Germany a trained army of 2,600,000 men in ten ye s Bt re- { | rs. Figures Reduced 100,000, this, Mr. Lloyd George proposed to fix the enlistment term at 12 years. Marshal Foeh embodied N in his report, which proposed an adny of 140,000 men, but the council ndjly adopted an ameudment fur- thér reducing this figure to 100,000, One of Premier ILloyd George's main purposes in substituting volun- tary service for the conscription sys- tem was to pave the way for the dis- appearance of the conseription termn throughout Europe as it was be- lieved the effect of the abolition of the system in Germany would be that the other Furopean countries would generally follow it, thus ending the menace of large standing armies and their provocation to warfare. The council has already adopted the naval terms of the treaty, except for a few reserved provisions, which will be discussed tomorrow. Treaty Ready By March 20. The progress in the work of fram- ing the peace treaty ensures comple- tion of the task by March 20. The first rought draft will be ready when President Wilson arrives in France on Thursday and the revision will be concluded before the 20th. It is the present purpose of the peace confer- ence to cull the Germans to Ver- sailles probably from March 22 to March 25. The document then will be delivered to the German delegates | and in case they are not prepared to y | sign it at once they will be given op- to return to Germany to o by officer and him to the particula HINES IS SEEKING HELP Holds Col. Kenly artille is. ining, dc . As against new for his will he take work is Pirst of Series of Conferences to Try and Get Aid in Running | Railroads. T Washington, March 11.—The finan- cial predicament faced by railroads | result of the depletion the railroad administration’ with- out further appropr con- gress was discussed ference between Hines, leading bankers, and officials nance corporation. The conference was the first series of informal discussions which Mr. Hines hopes will result in a co- | operative plan for financing railroads privately as a substitute for the gov- ernment financing which had planned in connection with the $750, 000,000 funds sought, but not autho- rized by congres: of funds ation by today at a con- Director General railway executives, of the war fi- as a of a heen J Several Members Housc Will Take Trip With Sceretary Bake of Milita, X | portunity European | consider it and return for the formal | signing at Versailles. | This plan obviate | holding for sail Committec the necessity of debate at Ver- the functions be conducted with the Germans to the delivery of the document and their I return for its signature or such other action as they desir Washingten, March 11.——Several members of the house military com- mittee will accompany Secretar, Ba- ker to Burope at his invitation {o in- spect the American Army of Occupa- tion and American camps. They ex pect to sail from New York on the George Washington soon after April 1. Among those who have accepted | the invitation is Representative Olney, ! Massahusetts; Representative Vermont, and Morin and Crage Pennsylvania, who absent Washington will be make the trip, sessions es and restricts to take Deleg that Count former German am- United States, will German delegates Von Bernstorff Not a It is known von Bernstorff, bassador to the not be one of the at Versailles. The of Premier TLlovd George in_Bavig,is permitting of daily | conferer ghes graiiers, of the | powers ad¥ERSOTE of sfering commit- | tee to direct the course | work of the conference | this moining was miers Clemenceau and Bl President Wilson. of Ttaly will join | tomorrow, and arrives it conferences of ate. definitely Green, of wre from | also to Presence asked STEVENS HOUSE BURNED. Elack Rock Place Catches Fire From | Grass Flames. Engine Companies No. 1 Chief Dame, were summon tele- phone at 12:25 o'clock this noon. by | fire in the Charles Stevens house on the Plainville road The house which is unoccupied caught fire from a blaze in grass A woman in the vicinity no- tified the fire department. Two rooms on the lower floor and one on the sec- of = the The attended 1 and Llovd G House, representing Premier Orlando the other premiers when President Wil- is expected that these the government heads will gradually take the place of the council of the great powers, which | experience has shown to give too | much time to specches. The confer- | ences of the premiers, on the other | hand, are providing an effective ex- ecutive organization for the rapid discharge of busin This rapidity insures drafting of the peace within the limit fixed, a weel from next | Thursday. Beaten to Deathi—One Man Held By | [ BUPIPALO main ssion Pre and 4 and d Col by | son | MURDER IN NEW LONDON | 3 i Colored Woman Found Strangled and TAK MAY SELL AT $1 PFR POLND. 11.—Ruffalo sale soon at public It will pound, to be offered market in the world l by the Mutual Livestock com- wission in South Qmahde Coroner. Wt a street, 11— Lizzie found mur Bradley London, Negress, March 30 Omaha, will be March stealk rs, was in carly been on mar her tenement this ed wom- | kets here probably scll fot head mort I'he beaten the with @ blunt instrument and strangled with a towel ph Waters, 31, { who reported finding the body to the police, held by Coroner Brown, { pending an investigation of the case. ng. iaround What buffalo L open ] ~eived over # sockmen the first herd for sale on an a said ever hadd is of Ranc any was re- 16 Volunteers Up to This Number Enlist | the | to | | POPE IS AGAIN HUMILIATI Wants Early Peace—Fears May set Up State in G With Russia. Rome, March 10.—During locution at the consistory toda Benedict, in alluding to the fu Ottoman empire, said: “Tt | be great grief to the Holy in Palestine the preponderating i tion were given to infidels, and a4 | greater grief if the Holy places W to a non-christian power.” % It is understood that the Poi states that the Vatican possesses able information that the situatig in Germany, socially and economi Iy is very grave and that he fears tifg spread of Bolshevism with such ra pidity that it might result ir tublishment of a Bolshevik in ‘turn might become allied Bolshevik Russia Pope he feels the only way to aveid] an eventuality is a speedy_peace _a. peace, he says, which will~ot humiliate the German people. given which with The that such SENATE REFUSES T0 " PERMIT CITY PROBE As- sociation Defeated in At- Bridgeport Taxpayers tempted Expose. Hartford, March 11.-An effort to bring about an inquiry into municipal conditions by a legislative committee, sought. by the Taxpayvers’ association of Bridgeport, failed today when senate, after accepting a favorable re- port of the committee should be ac- baroughs on such a bill, rejected the | bill itself. Only two senators, Leon- ard and Clark, voted for it. Senator Dillon, opposing the bill, claimed it would establish a precedent, and Sen- ator House said if it we passed, it | might be expected that towns or! cities at the next session would apply for similar inquiries. No other legis- lature, so far as known, has ever heen asked to go into a city and hold inquiry. ks bill would had two senators and three represen- tatives inqui into the financial dition of Bridgeport, its tax ments and bonded indebtedness ators Bartlett and Delaney that as a matter courtesy port of the commitice shoulr cepted and also thought that Clark had a right to offer but neither believed that an in- tolerable conditions existed in Rridg port as was claimed in the bill. The praised the administration of Mayor Wilson, who presides over the senat The vote against the inguiry was quick order. WILL EMPLOY 200,000 HANDS 50 an have | con- assess- | Sen- believed of the re- Senator the such in Yord Jlas All Plans Ready for His New, JTow-Priced, Automobile— Will Have Big Factg Detroit, March 11.-—Plans of Henry Ford for a new company to produce a lower priced automobile than any at present extensively marketed con- template employment of possibly 200,000 workers when in full opera- tion the motor manufacturer said to- day on his return from Los Angeles. Mr. Iord stated the new corporation would not interfere with the present Ford Motor Co.; that he had no in- tention of relinquishing control of the majority stock of the old com- pany, and that he was not in the market for a single owned by other stockholder Mr. Ford indic required to perfect and production plans, location of the several planis projected and other de- tails of the new company MANY LINERS TIED UP a share ted a year may be the organization Longshoremen's Streike In Support of Harbor Workers, Cripples Trans- atlan Lines. New York. Murch [1.--With of the great transatlantic lines here tied longshoremen terdas many steamship up whicl strike of cailed striking har- m today affiliation 1 the railroa based on the alleged some terms of the recent The independent hoat owners again have rejected the terms under which settilement between the railroads and their harbor employves was reached. yes- in support of t vorkers, threats were by the Marine Workers' | renew the ke ¢ administration, bor de tr rainst WAR DEPT. APPROVES NEW TRAINING Washington, March 11.—Approval has been given by the war depart- ment of the completion of Camp Ben- ning, at Columbus, Ga. for as a small arms training center. It was announced foday that about $6,000,- 000 would spent the project. CENTER. use be on WEATHER. Hartiord, March (4. —Fore cast tor New Britain and vi- cinity: Fair tonight and Wed- nesday. 4 s reported to have said iy The anl previous § when this move homew the ships to be tablishes for embar time that will be requd entire division to Boston. W anticipated a ‘great reception accorded the troops and a divi parade be arranged. The process similar to that followed inthe case g¢ the 27th (New York National Guarq) on a large portion of which nag already reached the camps around We Yor 42nd To Be The only division these two which it i paraded as a unit on its 42nd (Rainbow division) tentativeely scheduled to in Washngton. Reviewed in addition expected will be return is the which be reviewed, MANY PUBLIC BEQUESTS Will of Late Senator H. H. Peck Gives 30,000 to Waterbury Church and $25.000 to Masonic Temple. Waterbury, March 11. e will of the late ex-Senator Henry FL. Peck, filed for probate today, makes many large bequests to relatives and institutions, including 20,000 John's Episcopal church ety ,000 to Trinity church, $25,000 to the Waterbury Ma- sonic Temple $10,000 each to St. Margaret's School for Girls, West- over School for Girls, Waterbury Visiting Nurses' sciation, Boys' | club of Waterbury d Waterbury Day Nursery; $5,000 the Connecti- | cut Aid and $5,000 { to the Jnic Foundation | of Connecticut To his sisters, Luey A. Peck and | Harriet E. Bradley, he leaves $100,- 000 each: and to his nephew, Clarence P. Bradley of Meriden, $50,000. The will provides that the residue of the | shall held in trust and the | income paid in four equal shares to | the Waterbury hospital, the ters of the testator and the the this of Corp.. o | ar to society, Charity estate he two nephew. PANIC IN CHICAGO | Women Faint and Some Are Over- | come When Xotel Annex Burns— lLoss Is Fixed at $50.000. 1go, March women fainted. Half a ny others were overcome smoke and these with nearly > men and women employes of the Marrison hotel were assisted down fire escapes early today fire broke out in a five story annex used as a dormitory for emploves. Those overcome by smoke were carried inta the hotel and were soon revived The 1,500 of cated at the southeast Madison streets, leave the measure. hatel to Chicz dozen as n when brick the drug store the hotel, lo corner of Clark 1roused and I uests and wer told to structure e cautionar reach the confined street floors brought as a The fire did proper, however, the annex on The fourth burned before the under control. The estimated at $30,000 not be- the | and ng Clark fifth damage side were to | is public | Episcopal | | If the small ant | now in Wions | en for 11 An exemption Chicagoy | extension ! | of the incoh ruling By = Commissioner made' public here today. Tt the exemption for wife or children | ably not later than vear 1918 even if the wife| Im both were wed or the child born on the | was largel | day of the year. The | In making poniedia Julius Smietanka, collector of internal | Pital at | revenue for the Chicago district, plained that while the ruling works a saving for men earning $2,000 | year who have married during 191s it works against men who have lost | Place the theii wives in the course of the year, | CONtrol of for in the latter case, he =aid, even if | WOUld place the wife died De 31 plhingelts | widower would have his e Dicui whecn e communication entire year. This [i3a that 1 whera o dies, | ta fourtes | hands of 2 a guide the a be Roper today, could within five week covers ast routine Bri New citie the announcement report ex- The tee was adverse to charter amendme board the the hool senate rec on ember s to make single man is equally said the re- the trie asking he reaus maintained | ploym WRS.HINEDIES | Wife of Harry C. Hine of New York throug A1 nche indicated a h br wit that for hea or of t signed ported mitied score in Office of Russell & Frwin Mfg. Co., Passes Away With wil thi disposed for given by Pnenmonia, weelk Radiker of New York Britain, died Mrs. Margaret Harry C. Hine, recently of New home on Riverside Drive at 4 this morning after from pneumonia. will be received many friends in Mr. and Mrs. about three year Hine, wife city, her o'clock set consideratio of was Senat that the on and probably at shellfis a short News of with illness death her the w her regret New Britain Hine were ago and for a time lived in this city. Harry Hine is the son of H. C. Hine of Hillside Place and was in the employ of the Russell & Erwin Corp. He is at present in the export department in the New York office of the local concern. Mrs. Hine w the of Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Radiker of New York Funeral arrangements have not been completed. CENSORSHIP RELAXED : Other e The fish and gan married it to be of tre stead the da 30 trout The bill schools hereaf so only from only daughter | °f W leg to req mon yond rejec 5 bon report Own Cannot The cit imong n o1 right to street 1 batch of purcha ilway roughly drawr tion 1 mission the Double System Between England and ing nc America Abolished—U. 8. Would | nothir Cease Censoring Entirely. it tad rimed Washington, March censorship of cablegrams i under the of tween the United Britain public Zovernments il zetting bette fe would have terms an agreement by the ind Gre the Jine New neral appor Th Bill made toda cables throuzgh ountry w A =c the labe ensorsh sage sounty the me originates Two maids were reported missing but | CROWD INTO “WET” COLUMN | & 1 disclosed no bodies Fight Out of 11 \ln‘fllt'lm\n-((\'l'4n\n~] Change to License—Two Were Dry e 25 Years. from the March 11.—Returns that voted yesterday on of issuing liquor licer how that eight have changed from dry to wet. Weymouth and Hingham which have been no license places for more than a quarter of a century, and cituate with a dry record of 11 years, shifted to license. Faston, Rackland and Abington also went wet, following the example by a number of other towns in the Old Colony district which voted week Other changing wet Hudson Ipswich Boston, 11 towns question set towns and ago were to ined that the inst ocates maint protest prohibition anti-saloon leade wag mainly due to apathy voters, Ameshur: voted Lo remain dive Liquor ult wis the nu- while it part re a mendment that the tioy asserted on of Needham and Amherst | 4 The United | promised said, censor | par th desire hip e moment ment e rossible Allies tinue the nti consider it neces tor Jlockade it will he necessa drawn on to continue the censorst However, every modication blockade will be GIVES HOME T0 STATE cons 1e ha The { Hartford and amendment to include by senate offe Daughter of James G. Blaine Wants New His Residence Used as Memorial for e " printed cop Her Dead Soldicr Son. e R time, it was sel 11 James of member The Blaine, of the | Augusta resi- dence of formerly United State Me., March the late secretary G GIVES PINT OF and a of con- | has been deeded to the for daughter, T March blood Hart { pint r, | Heler e gift | the Lieutenant the 3 In the Ha who was killed | and the attendir Mihiel drive state for an executive mansion or of other Hiurriet Blaind Deale \ is in Wa fant purpose by his memc £ he Blaine Deale, 7511 Division action the St nouncement of the gift Milliken in a the legislature Loday, day . | k of 10th e tford o in in = An- | fusion v made 1 was & proving Governor ughter message - engston, of NO. tax law is contained in | according to reports from finall The May 1 essions today incorporations by ymmittee " a junket when the ported a bill to make caught Another y Trolley mak adoption Hartford 1t of fina b Adjournment By May 1. volume of busir committees be Assen hairr adjour pr neral date is the busiy committee e Galen H Haven Is Dumped chs com Ha w u which tion hoard ward enti educ th district the govern to the house n be mad employment eral und committee about most The of the re oder who was g weather is Ma < before Reports Presented committee the legal le s inche: will instea ven bill to 20 that Hay obtained in buk en sha by d on @ ad Line hs comm rey Hartford operate the bill trolley s special t it coul mmend ¢ \ who 1, sayiy mean ser eneral bill juire Women. nent e draw: This acq bill eral Hem xing adopted BLOOD; SAVES SISTE