New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1919, Page 1

EW BRITAII HERA] i HERALD BETTER no. ESTABLISHED 1876. NEW éRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, MONBAY, MAY 5, 1919.--TWELVE PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS, ITALY IS AGAIN TAKING ACTIVE PART IN WORK AT ALLIED PEACE SESSION Premier Orlando and|MILLER WILL BENEFICIARIES TO PURCHASE STORE IN WHICH THEY HAVE LABORED FOR MANY YEARS Foreign Minister Son- | ~ nino are to Return to Paris Tonight LONDON AMBASSADOK S PRESENT TODAY Japan’s Policy is to Retuin Shantung Peninsula to China, Relaining Only Certain Priveleges. Paris, May 5.—Vittorio Orlando, the Italian premier, and Baron Sonnino, the foreign minister, are to return to Paris it is officially announced this afternoon. They will take a train from Rome for this capital tonight. Participate At Today's Meeting. In the meantime it had been (Continued on Page Eleven.) v an. Alfred E. Smith, Charles E. Ains- worth and Mrs. Grace Perhune, em- ployes at the Darius Miller dry goods store at 727 Main street, are to pur- chase the store in which they have worked for years, to - A this con- according Mr. Smith "I'he store will be statement made by morning. ducted by the Miller estate, he said, | & their for at least one year, and then will be bought by the three employes. Rumors to the effect that the Miller estate on Main street has been purchased by Mr. Smith was denied by him this morning. The Miller | 810,000 | Main street, said Mxnf Smith, will not be sold for at least five years. Under the provisions of | the will the executors are given three | vears to settle the estate. | Mr. Smith, Mr. Ainsworth and Mrs. Perhune are well known to the shop- pers in New Britain, all three having been employed in the Miller store for years. Mr. Smith and Mr. Ainsworth were handsomely remembered for | honest and faithful service by the late Mr. Miller. The former re- | ceived a bequest of $20,000 and the latter was remembered with a gift of Another employve, Henry W. | left $20,000, but as he died | the testator, the bequest | property on Felt was before lapsed. GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS TODAY TO SPEED UP WORK; SESSION ENDS TOMORROW HOLMES RECOMMENDS THAT TWO TEACHERS BE DROPPED Gives No Reason, But Their Lawyer Will Demand Ex- planation From Schosl Board. Miss Julia T. Dunn and Miss Irene Byrne, two teachers at thé new Elihu Burritt school, letters from Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes that it is not his intention to recommend them for K reappointment an aftermath of the school board’s quarters it is said that this action is & naftermath of the school board's determination to dismiss certain teachers for alleged lack of co-op- iration, but no reasorn is given by Su perintendent Holmes for his recom- mendation. The matter will come up for consideration at the regular monthly meeting of the school board on Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in city hall Has Nothing to Say. Attorney Michael A, Sexton, who has been retained by ' the teachers, called at Superintendent Holmes' of- fice this morning and asked him for his reason for not recommending the renewal of the instructors’ contract have received Mr. Holmes, said Mr. Sexton, replied | that he had nething to say, and that be secured mittee. Sexton Arraigns Board. from the Teachers' com- jand are the sons of { windows and piers, any further information desired could | LOCAL BOY WINS SEAPLANE RACE Saul Beckwith Captures First Place and $250 at Intercollegiate Com- petition at Atlantic City. Sa,ul Beckwith, of this city, cap- tured first place and $250 in the in- tercollegiate seaplane race at the Pan- American Aeronautic convention at Atlantic City on Saturday. Beckwith, who is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania, represented that col- lege in the competition. Ensign Al- fred A. Beckwith, his brother, who also entered the race, representing Yale university, won third place. Both young men are well known in this city Mr. and Mrs. A. Berkowitz, of 181 Bassett street. The race was over a 30-mile course. Beckwith, the winner, flew in a Curtis flying boat. His time was 23 minutes 26 seconds. Other boats were entered by Columbia and Amherst. Columbia finished .second, Yale third and Am- herst last. Thousands boardwalk of people, lining the and watching from hotel were thrilled by the jockeyving of the college aviators. Young Beckwith in the annual intercollegiate air “Mr. McMahon and myself will ap- pear before the school board on Fr day and demand a hearing,” said Mr. Sexton. ““The action of Superintend- ent Holmes is d ers in New Britain are being treatcd worse than criminals. Criminals are at least gven a chance ‘to defend themselves at a hearing. mand that the school board give thesa teachers a fair trial, and that charges be presented. Both teachers are very competent as instructors. ,Miss Dunn has taught in our schools for seven vears and Miss Byrne for three years. Both are highly regarded in schools not only by the teachers but by the pupils and parents.” Letter of Dismissal. A copy of the letter forwarded to the teachers by Superintendent Stan- ley H. Holmes follows: “School Department, “City of New Britain, “Office of Superintendent of the Schools, " May 2, 1919. ; Dear Miss “The notice of your candidacy for your re-election as a teacher in public schools of New Britain for the school vear beginning in September, 1919, has been received. “After due consideration, T desire to advise you that it is not my present intention to recommend a renewal of your contract for the next school year. “Sincerely, The teach- | We will de- | their | trophy. Beckwith graduated from the local { High school in 1916 and is well known in this city as an athlete. He is a member of the ’varsity swimming team at Penn and while in New Brit- n participated in a number of aquatic events at the local Y. M. C. A. WORKED 12 YEARS, SUES FOR HIS PAY Ferdinand DeMajo Brings Action Tor $3,000 Against His Brother, Rafacl, of East Berlin. After laboring continually for twelve years on his brother’s farm in East Berlin, Ferdinand DeMajo has brought $3,000 damages from DeMajo for Sheriff A. F. property belong- defendant. suit to Rafael recover back wage: Deputy has attached ling to the Mortimer H. Lawyer Camp represents Ferd- inand and Kirkham and the attorneys for the Cooper are defendant. he and in New to Ferainand, lived together York city when Rafacl purchased a farm in Bast Berlin. Upon hig | According his brother STANLEY H. HOLME “Superintendent. of Schools,” May Form League, Much indignation Was expressea by teachers throughout the city {ogay when it was learned that Miss Dynp nd Miss Byrne were not to he r. ged next fall. Tt is said t league is being form schools by the instructors for the pur. (Continued on Page Eleven.) en- at a| in the various ! brother’s suggestion Ferdinand movea ! to East Berlin and assisted him in i running the farm. He believed that {he was in partnership with his | brother and therefore never asked for | wages. ! A few days ago Ferdinand decided to learn his status and when he wos informed that he was not a partner to the farm, he at once instituted suit to recover his wages for the past twelve years. also obtained a leg | | Baton of the { Eaton Low Figure of State Finan- ces Will Prevent Soldiers and Sailors From Receiv- ing Bonus. Hartford, May 5.—To bring about | final adjournment tomorrow the General Assembly met today and the leaders in both branches were ready | to hold the members for an evening sesslon if necessary. The number of measures to be disposed of was ot large, but controversies were early seen on several bills. Senator Hemin- way objected to rushing legislation | through and preparing to close "ip late in the week. He made no motion however and he wus alone in criticism of the plan to expedite business. Americanization Bill. The bill to create a department of Americanization under the state board of education, with $25,000 a vear for its work, which bill created a fiery debate Friday, was the senate | order of the day on the question of reconsideration of the adoption of the bill. Senator Mead offered an amendment which totally changed its character by proposing ‘the creation of a board to conduct Americaniza- tion work, to consist of the Lient.- governor; the chief justice of the supreme court of errors and tne secretary of the state board of educa- tion. %is would mean at the outset Lieut.-Governor Wilson, Chief Ju tice Wheeler and Secretary Hine. Senator Hazen of the educa- tion committee opposed the new ‘draft because of his committee’s contention that the state board of education will committee opposed the new draft be- cause of his committee’s contention that the state board of education will have all it can do to re-organize it- self. This committec has favored a | separate department of Americanizi- tion with an appropriation of $100.- 000, but the appropriations com- mittee side-tracked this for the bi!l which was .under discussion in both | branches last week. and which again was amended today. A vigorous de- bate was opened on the amendment. Soldievs. opened, Mr. No Bonus for ‘When the house Rogers, of Manchester, asked Mr. | appropriations commit- tee where the promised bill to provide for a bonus of two months’ pay for Connecticut soldiers and sailors who served in the war, had gone to. explained that the resources of the state are $19,000,000 that the appropriations recommended are $27.000,000 leaving a deficit of $8, 000,000. This he believed explained why the bonus was not to be given, | much to his regret. The bonus would amount to about $5,000,000, Mr. Rogers later offered a bill to appropriate $4,800,000 in order that | each man who was in service may re- | celve $60, the money to be raised by 2 bond issue. Mr. Rogers said that approximately 80,000 had been in service and the total loss in wages was at least $19,000,000. Such a bond issue would mean only the ad- dition of one mill to the state tax Mr. Shirk, of Washington, said the men were in the federal service and the federal government ought to care for them. Mr. Rogers asked for a roll call on the bill, but this was denied him by vote of the house Several members Spoke against the bill and it was defeated 124 to 31. State Police Get Raise. When a bill to increase the pay of officers of the state police was taken ‘quist | street: { Smalley | up, Mr. Rogers tried to amend it, 1 (Continued on Page Eleven.) PREMIER CLEMENCEAU WIL L PRESENT TREATY TERMS TO GERMAN ENVOYS THURSDAY —_— OREGON AND OTHER STATES IN ARGUMENT AS TO WHICH EXCEEDED ITS QUOTA FIRST GLASS APPEALS TO AMERICAN HONOR TO PUT LOAN THROUGH “Washington, D. C. “Herald, New Britain, Conn.: “I would be lacking in frankness if I did not tell you that the Treasury Department is apprehensive concerning the tory Liberty Loan. In view of this serious situation, as Sceretary of the Treasury and as a fellow-newspaper publish- er, I appeal to you to help im- press upon your readers the urgency of subscribing to this Loan by publishing in your edi- tion of Monday, the following message: “The Victory Liberty Loan campaign is two-thirds over, but subscriptions have been re- ported for little more than one- third of the Loan. “Is it . conceivable that the American people, who with heart and soul waged the fight for freedom, will permit this Loan of victory and thanksgiv- ing to fail? “Our sons gave of their health, of their strength and of their lives that freedom might not perish. There are one and a half million American boys in France and Germany. Now that the war is ended it would be as reasonable fer them to dishonor the nation by desert- ing the flag as for the nation to dishonor itself by deserting them. Is it a larze thing that we are now asked to lend our money to pay the cost of vic- tory? Is American money less willng than American man- hood? “Let everyone of the millions who have bought Liberty Bonds buy Victory Notes, and success is sure. “CARTER GLASS, “‘Secretary of the Treasury.” 700 GARDENERS TO RAISE OWN PRODUCE Already 520 Lots Have Been Ready for Planting: More Will Be Given Out at Once. The Chamber of Commerce g‘m‘(}cnsl are very nearly ready for planting. Seven hundred gardeners will have lots this year. will have all of the plots ploughed and harrowed and ready for the end of this week. lots are ploughed and ing will be done by Thursday planting by Already 0 the sta the latest. The chamber has over 200 applica- tions from people who wanted gar- dens that have not been given out vet. Those making applications should come in at once and secure their as- signments. The office will evenings for this week from 7 o'clock. The land to be used cated as follows: Corner Stanley and Allen St. Mary’s Playground; Farmington avenue; Allen street, near Farmington avenue; West Main street. near Wooster street; West and Talcott streets; Fast and streets; Bond and Clinton East street, opposite Smalley South End Park, near South Main street; north of Lyman street; Town Farm land on Rocky Hill av nue; Ellis street; below Mill street; Walnut Hill Park; corner Hart street and Cérbin avenue. at streets, Monroe CORN PRICES DROP, Chicago, May A ten' cent drop in corn prices on the board of trade today followed a statement hy Julius H. Barnes Minneapolis that the grain corporafion of which he g president, has arranged for a mod. erate importation of wheat from — WEATHER. Hartford, May 5.—Forecast tur New Britain and vicinity: Fair and cooler tonigit anq Tuesday. | subscribed, Made | | to be obtained Superintendent Holm- | o' be open | to 81 is lo- ) Oregon, Iowa, Michigan and Vermont Each Claim to Have Oversubscribed Vie- tory Loan. NEW ENGLAND IS STILL FAR BEHIND Less Than Fifty Per Cent. Has Been Subscribed Here—In New Britain No Additional Figures Are Given Out Today, Leaving City’s Quota Thus Far Reported Figures Elsewhere. Washington, May 5.—A dispute be- tween Oregon and other states which claim to have passed their Victory loan quota developed today. Edward Cookingham, state chairman of Oregon campaign telegraphed Sec tary Glass that Oregon had overs scribed by popular subscription and he and other state managers said they understood Towa and Michigan had made their records of oversub- seription previously only because banks in those states guaranteed the quotas. Should this prove to be the case, Orggon will claim the honor of being the first state to raise its quota solely from small popular subscrip- tions. ub- Vermont Puts in Claim. Vermont also claims to have over- but substantiating proof has not yet reached the treasury. In- vestigation will be ordered by the treasury to ascertain the facts under which Towa and Michigan reached their goals, Additional reports of subscriptions today raised the about $1,700,000,000 with only one week remaining to push the total to the $4,500,000,000 desired. New England Lags Badly. Boston, May New England opened the last week of the Victory Loan drive with less than 50 per cent. of its quota subscribed. The district total as officially tabulated today was $182,046,000, a gain from Saturday of $11,226,000. This leaves $192,954,000 during the final days of the campaign. Subscription by states was: Massa~ chusetts, $6,229,000; Connecticut, $2.~ 012,000; Rhode Island, $1,042,000; New Hampshire, $836,000; Vermont, $645,000; Maine, $462,000. Vermont still maintains the lead among the England states, its official total of $7,523,000, representing 79 per cent. of the quota. Connecticut with $107,062,000 had 75.6 per cent. No New Figures Today. As no additional figures were given out locally today, New Britain's sub- iptions remain at $1,581,700 on the official statement. Fully 25,000 people visited the relic train on the Commercial street siding vesterday and throughout the day sev- eral soldier guides and civilian speak- ers explained the many war trophies which made up the exhibit. The sol- diers aboard the train were all mem- bers of the Sunset Division and saw service in. France, while the civilian speakers were headed by Dr. M. M. Graham, who is in charge of this ex hibit. The train consists of three flat cars, one closed car and a sleeping car. A speaker’s platform is on one side of the flat cars, and from this car several speakers, many of them war veterans | the | wounded in action spoke during day and urged the support of the Vic- tory Loan. Rev. Henry W. ) the only local man who saw in France who spoke at the Among the many interesting objects were bayonets of every army in the war, uniforms, gas masks, eating and cooking uten machine guns, rifles, floating mines, pill-boxes, 220 and 76 millimetre guns and shells and trench mortars. A llving stream mov- ed through the car examining the rel- ics from the time of its arrival in this city at 7 a. m. until it departed at 9 p. m. and during the day aerial bombs Were sent up to announce its presence . Campaign is Dragging. The campaign here is dragging and increased cffort must be exerted if the loan is to o over. Voluntary sub- scriptions are wanted as It is impos- reach every individual in the ervice exhibit. sible to (Continued on Page Eleven.) $1,581,700— | total of the loan to | s | den, [Belgian Crown Council Expresses Opinion that Peace Pact, as it Now Stands, Offers ; Satisfactory and Honorable Provisions and ° Govt. Has Decided to Sign Document certain, will be (German -1t of 5, (By the Associated Press. NOw according to the French press, that the treaty solemnly handed to Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau e i[nrr';n “minister by Premier Clemenceau at \ ersailles- on Thurs- i peace the day afternoon. Outline of Terms of Treaty. | The contents of the first of the chapters of the tre | already been outlined, dealing with the preamble, Ger tie territory changes, German colonies and the military, naval and aerial features of the pact. The sixth chapter will define the status of prisoners of war and the seventh will concern the re- | sponsibilities of the former emperor and other Germans f the | war : | The eighth and ninth chapters will be devoted to phases of the ;‘rcpznratiuns problem and financial clauses. The tenth will deal | i have tron- aty mnan with economic clauses, the 11th with ports, railroads and ater communications, the 12th will concern international labor le é tion, the 13th will embrace guarantees and the 14th will contain general clauses dealing with ratification. France Will Get Saar Valley. Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris learns that France will | get absolute control of the mines in the Saar Valley and a guar- antee for their exploitation He says that the president of the admnistrative council will a Frenchman and will probably have executive powers. ciated Press) | of peace which was discussed at a it is announced. The council et at the palace at o’clock and continued in ses« until midnight. Pau! Hymans, Nude Beody of Young Won: ] an, Strangled to Death, Found in Garden. be Is isfied. (By The Asso- The Belgian govern- Belgiom Brussels, May | min of foreign affairs and head | of the Belgain delegation at the peace | conterence, speaking for himself and his colleagues, Emile Vandervelde, who remained in Paris, completely outlined the situation and gave a re- |H~-,\v of the peace terms. He ex- | pressed the opinion that the treaty it now stands gave honorable and atisfactory terms to Belgium and recommended that it should be ned. Council Endorses Minister's Views. The council unanimot endorsed Hymans' view, but w equally unanimous in expressing the opiniow that the attention of the power should be drawn to the ceonomya land financial situation in Belgiym and that of the necessity ta insure | Belgium of complete support looks ing to her economic restoration. Tha | council was of the opinion that tha Allies should be asked to suppert the | initiative negotintions regarding the | settlement of the question of the | freedom of the Scheldt and the | waterways of E Belgium. MACHINE GUNNERS DISPERSE CROWDS Lawrence Police Do Not € Barre, Vt., May a i C. F. Archibald of | rived here this morni with States Attorney investigating the murder of Mrs. Har- ry E. Broadwell, whose naked body was found in a garden 300 feet off North Main street yesterday morn- ing, the woman having been strangled. State’s Attorney Dav had already begun the investigation following the development of a clue the nature of which he refused to divulge; but it was asserted that the clue necessitat- ed an inquiry in another part of the state and might not be immediately traced. Report of the analysis of parts of the woman's body is expected to be received tomorrow or Wednes- , followlng the autopsy which was performed yesterday afternoon by Drs. B. H. Stone and C. F. Whitney of the state laboratory of hygiene. The woman’s husband was again in- terrogated last night by the officials, he having been subjected to close questioning for several hours earlier | in the day. Nothing developed from the second questioning other than an | attempt to disclose the names of some men who Mrs. Broadwell was said to | be acquainted with. No arrests have | Lawrence, Mass., been made and it is not considered | Chine gun crew was added to the po- probable that any will be made for a | lice force today and assisted in dis- few days. persing crowds of textile strike sym- ually 1t into Reports —Attorney Gen. | Bennington ar ng to co-operate E. R. Davis in M. Ast > Weapon, But Its Moral Effcct is Just As Good. May -A ma- that a big demosstration had been ar- | 1anged to signalize the opening of the 14th week of the strike had led the { police to precautions to | prevent outbreak of violence. It proved to be the ~ most | peaceful Monday mornix since the | e began. The only call for help: | came from the corner of White and ! Oaks streets in the tenement district | where a crowd was annoying miil | operatives on their way to work. The ma ne gun squad went along with the police details sent there but the crowd dispersed with little diffi- culty. All the men the former soldiers. They uniform and commanded b Joseph Cas the First who was decorated for brayery in France. It announced that héye- after dur all police duty there will be a special: com- | wij] he performe rence officérs when the master mason | and the p hired from degree will be conferred. At 7:3 other « by former o'clock same evening the master mason degree will also be conferred { The fellowcraft dezree will ferred at the regular meeting COentennial Lodge, A. Will Confer the Entered Apprentice Degree on Wednesday Evening. Centennial lodge, A. F. and A will observe District Deputy Night on Wednesday evening of this week and the working of the entered apprentice degree will be exemplified at 7:30 o'clock, following a supper at 7 o'clock. District Deputy William J. Rawlings will be the guest of the eve- ning, and the degree work will be in charge of George H. Dyson, P. M., chaplain; F. B. Flower, junlor war- and William H. Day, junior deacon. At 5 May 16 munication was gun squad are were in palice Hergeant Regiment of of is o’clock on the evening of aken soldiers who have been adde the local force A ers car one be con- May 21. car containing mill work- he no 1id The was stor were broken was injured ) police | WAR DIPARTMENT TO ABANDON 10 FTELDS, Washington, May 5.—Name Iten flying flelds which will [ abandoned soon as the equipment can be stored elsewhere was an- nounced today by the war depart- ment. They are Barron, Call, Car- CONSUL, HELD BY REDS, IS RELEASED, Washington, May b.—Roger Tredwell, American consul, who v arrested by the Russian Bolshev authorities last October has arrived in ruthers, Love, Rich and Taliferro | Stockholm. He advised the state de- fields, Texas; Eberts fleld, Ark.; | partment today that he was taken Payne fleld, Miss.; Taylor field, Ala. |from Moscow to Finland several and Gerstner field, La. weeks ago and there releaged, Moy AMERTCAN as