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

Herald A vieam .. Better Business \SS = - . ESTABLISHEDL 1876. BEER UNTIL 'ON GENUINE WARRANT ISSUED ST OF CAFE MAN LD BOOZE AT ROCK| n evidenfce n police a Commis- seph Ash- in Rock, havei:sold rohibition an to be will be arrests ation de- jhood that ppen to- morrow to dispense soft drinks, they claiming the same right to sell soda and fee cream over a bar in a saloon on day as have the drug stores. 4 = 0 Hartf@rd, July 5.—Thomas I. Fitz- simmons}of New Haven, secretary of the Connectfcut Liguor - Dealers’ as- sociation said this afternoon that aa arrest for violation of the war time prohibition act would be made in 'some Connecticut city later in the ddy! He ‘'would not say in what city. but admitted it would not be New Haven. OVES COME y After- z0es 4 resident ram for fuesday. t 2:30 o Man- jobile to prelgom- a brief pme by Hylan, White } juch on gue of ht Car- hshing - g late t been | after ral ex- | nt the nesday ts tirelet the to haine, | 1 the and | night his ! em- i s in hntry that ates rved zond and Lime -nch hent ears red. [ printers. CITY OF FLORENCE SCENE OF RIOTING Disorders Are Increasing and Pillaging of Shops is Widespread. Florence, July 4, Press).—Caribineers (By the Associat- fired on Disorders are in- creasing and the |'ansa(‘king' of shops is widespread. ed crowds here today. One dead and twenty injured was the total of the rioting to- { day. $ Strengthened by rowdies, the crowd is sacking all shops without distinc- tion, destroying wkat it is unable to carry away. One entire street is flooded with petroleun:, gasolineg, wine, beec and olive oil. Wherever the chariber able to exercise authori being transported f{o houses under the red flag, even tram- cars being pressed into this service. l.arge quantities of supplies are being turn=d over to the municipality in the Piazza Signoria, the chief square of 1he city. also being placed in the care of the municipality or the chamber of labor. Thousands of boxes of matches are be- ing distributed free to the crowds. The only shops respected by rioters were those bearing the scription: “This shop is at the disposal of the chamber of labor.” labor apparently has become the only authority to which the people pay any attention. while. The automobiles and cabs per- mitted to use the streets must bear sign reading: . “Circulation allowed by chamber of labor.” of labor is goods are sbecial ware- the in- made no effort to oppose the chamber. All the newspapers have suspended publication becouse of a strike of The sale of newspapers of all other cities is prohibited. A manifesto issued by the chamber announced that all goods which had been sold at prices fixed by the govern- ment would hereafter be hold at half that price. All other goods, including medicine, it was ordered should sold at a reduction of 70 per from the previous price. cent. ned fvas | i hat to he he 1y ce pd e e i s 0 r s IN FAYOR OF MONARCHY German Conservative Party Reported to Be Bending Every Effort Toward Overthrow of Present Government. London, July 5.—The German con- servative party has issued a proclama- tion, signed by Ernst von Heyde- brand, the party's leader in the Rechstag, stating that the party “de- clares war on the government intends to use its whole strength to re-establish the monarchy.” accord- ing to a Copenhagen despatch to the FExchange Telegraph Co. ROME OPPOSES RIOTS. Rome, July 4.-—The press today urges the mayvor of Rome not to wait for the repetition here of riots of the character of those in Romagna and Florence, but to ‘“‘prevent action by the people’” by imposing a re- duction of 60 per cent upon all prices of foodstuffs and clothing. If the producers and shop-keepers resist, their licenses must be withdrawn and their goods confiscated, it is urged. BAN STILL EFFECTIVE. London, July 5.—In it review of commercial and economic conditions in Great. Britain during June the American chamber of commerce here gays that with the disbhandment of the imports consultative cauncil little change may be expected in import re- strictions on American goods before September, 4 Money taken from shops is | The chamber of | It issues orders every little | 5| The local authorities seemingly have | be | and | | FATHER OF FOUR 13 HELD AS MURDERER Killing Aged Woman CORONER MAKES CHARGES William Jones, 34, Held Criminaily Murders Ever Committed in Elm City—Body Found in Barn, New M. | Jones, 34, widower and father of two | ekildren, will be held by Coroner Mix i i i | Haven, July 56.~—\William criminally responsible for the murder of Mrs. Esther Hopcraft, 61, whose It is expected that a grand jury will be | called at once. Jones has been undc conditions surrounding the murder have bheen almost completely hidden since the body was found, although it Hopcraft’'s body was horrible. ‘Woman Was Strangled. The body of the elderly wuman who lived by choice in a barn and who was known as having been eccentric self-supporting, was found possibly 24 hours after she had been strangled. | The theory the coroner and - polic ! worked upan was that the crime was degenerate. til today Coroner Mix has said noth- ing. Today he announced that he would hold Jones, being the first time it is understood, that he has annoufic- ed his intention s inadvance of the for mal finding of a report of his inguest. Jones has been a foreman at the Acme Wire company, is well spoken of, lived in the house in the yard of which was the barn in guestion and kept his automobile in the barn.. He has been held in jail five days as a material wit- ness and several times was questioned. FEW JULY FOURTH ACCIDENTS HERE Lasalle Street Man Seriously Injured By Exploding Cannon—Boys Shot in Hand. Fourth of July accidents thi were comparatively few, only fthree victims of fireworks having been tak- en to the hospital as a result of explo- sions and only one of these, George Gerginski of Lasalle street, who lost | the thumb and first finger of his leit hand when a cannon which he was pounding exploded, is considered now as serious. The other two victims | were Douglas Kaskin of West Mai street and Thomas Zelliga of Frank- lin street, both shot in the hand. the former with a bullet and the latter | with a blank pistol. Gerginski was loading the cannon preparatory to setting it off and had Jjust finished the process of placing the | filling the | powder in place and was opening in the cannon mouth with wads when it exploded. His thumb and finger were ripped off and a bad gash was inflicted on his lip. A little girl who was standing directly over the cannon at the time escaped with- | out injury. Dr. D. W. O’Connell was | called and ordered the injured man removed to the hospital and today amputation of small parts of the fing ers remaining was found necessar, Several stitches were taken to close other injuries in Gerginski's left arm. Both Zelliga and Karskin are rest- ing comfortably today and no serious results from their mishap are antici- { pated. The bullet was removed from Kaskin's hand this morning. LICENSES FOR GASOLINE All Dealexs Who Sell Auto Fuel Must Have State License—10,000 Are Af- fected. Hartford, July 5.—Chief Inspector Gidman of the automobile department, who has charge of the issuing of li- censes for the sale of gasoline, said to- day that dealers were tardy in secur- ing licenses. The law requiring the sale of gasoline fo be under a license was passed at the last session of the General Assembly and up to today there have been only 550 licenses is- sued. The number of dealers has been estimated at 10,000. A force of 15 men from the department will begin a cen- sus of the state next week to ascertain how many persons are engaged in sell- ing gasoline. GERM TROOPS TO EVACUATE LETVIA NOW Topenhagen, mediation of July Allied 4.—Through the reprtsentatives j an armistice between the Esthonians and Germans has been signed at Riga It provides that all German troops shall leave Riga and that the Germans evacuate Letvia at the earliest possible moment. Hartford, July 5.—Farecast for New Britain and vicinity: Thunder showers probably to- night or Sunday: not quitc so New Haven Man Accused of Responsible tor One of Most Brutal body was found in a barn on June 21.| detention by the coroner's orders. The | became known that mutilation of Mrs. | committed by a religious maniac or a | From the outset and un- | vear | | | DESTROYERS GO 'NO SPECIAL MEETING OF conference vith Building N. Rutherford this morn- Mayor G. A. Quigley that he will not call a special meeting of the common council on next Wednes- day evening to take some action rela- {ive to the opposition to the erection of a new garage on lLincoln street, unless the school board makes such a request of him. The building inspector } that as yet no permit has | sued to Leavitt and Hayes, After i Inspector A. a said ing, said today been is- who de- | sire to build the garage. The building COMMON COUNCIL UNLESS SCHOOL BROARD REQUESTS the corporation coun- sel have been considering the matter for several days and, it is said, the action of the inspector will depend upon the advice the city's attor- ney. The inspector and of corporation counsel left today for 2 month's vacation and during his | absence Judge John H. Kirkham will be acting city counsel. As yet no permit has for the construction of Eagle factory on Washington concerning which there is also strong opposition. been issued the street, SALARIES T00 SMALL, CITY EMPLOYES QUIT | Resignations of = Assistant Engineer McCarthy and ] Aide Are Third in Week. Assistant City Engitieer Edward A. McCarthy, and Rodmaln David 180, Eliason, of the enginéering depart- ment of the board of ,public works, have resigned their piositions, ac- | cording to City Enginesxr Hall. Mr. | Eliason severed his conmecticns with | the board today and Enlgiieer Mc- Carthy will leave the city’s employ jnrmxt week Saturday. '-vl"ho resigna- | tions of Eliason and McCarthy, mark the third received by the "L»onr:l within the past few days. Har:{ A. Emmett, for the past nine ye<rs clerk of the board, resigned his Dosition last week: { The resignations ni,j McCarthy and | Eliason will be consi,’rlm"ml at a special | meeting of the boarm‘ of public works , next week. § } It is that gl feeling of dis- | content over salaries has been in | evidence in the department since the | salary adjustmen s were made by the | common councill The employes of ! the engineering jdepartment it is said vha\'e complaingd t(hat their salaries | were small. Tke common council, | they complain fdid not give the de- ipnrlment 'he/proper attention when | the salaries (for the city emwployes were raised. | Mr. McCartthy has been corgected with the eng%neerin;; department of | the city for tthe past 14 years. His services are hijhly regarded. Mr. Mc- Carthy plans t, g0 into business for | himself as an \,enginm'x- and sewer contractor. M{r. Eliason has been | connected with! the board for six | vears, as a tragisit man. was in | ! i said He the navy for two years. Hall stated this morning that ¢he resignations in the department aye due to the small salaries ;utu:"hml to the poxitions. Mr. McCarthy$ received $2,000 per vear and Mr. 'Eliason’s salary was $900 per year.y The of Mr. Emmeltt is $1,580. City Enginekr salary GERMANY z 2eH | Indicates Desirg 1S OBEDIENT i | Comply with' Peace Terms Imposed ] by Allied N:.tions. >aris, 5.—Germany has indi- | cated her de her compliaince { the peace ireaty | tions. Her request for oral confer- | ences of (German economic experts with Allied experts has been gzranted. The confierences will be begun early with the terms of regarding repara- cations. S RECOVERED PLEHASURE BOAT SINKS N Madison, & D.. July 5.—Nine bodies were recover&d today from the wreck of the p]eflstfi‘e boat Reliance, which sunk in Lake Madison last night after striking a stumhp. It was estimated | that 32 persong were aboard the boat when the accidept occurred. Reports say seven bodies™gre still in the wa- ter. —The compitrol- isued a call for Washington, July 5 ler of currency today { 1 | the close June 30. of DEATH DUE '1‘“) HEAT. Bridgeport, July —Mrs. Fra M. Wilder, mother of der of the city ! from heart trouble intense heat ncis " | am responsible for to Begin at Once to | ire to begin immediately next week,‘haccov'dins to present indi- | BOMBING PLANE IS RUINED IN LANDING | Admiral Kerr Obliged to Newfoundland-Atlantic Flight—No Other Plans. Halifax, N. S, July 5.—The giant Handley-Page biplane Atlantic under command of Vice Admiral Kerr which left Harbor Grace, N. F., at 4:15 p. m. vesterday en route to New York and Atlantic City, landed in the streets at Parisboro at 5:30 o’clock this morning. The big airplane was forced to de- scend owing to engine trouble and in landing was damaged beyond imme- diate repair. No member of the crew was injured. Vice Admiral Kerr telephoned to Halifax that everything went well with the biplane until an oil tube burst shortly after 3 o’clock this morning, necessitating a descent. The airplane was flown on three engines low altitude in an endeavor to a suitable point to descend. a select What finally decided upon for landing, but in coming down a wire was encoun- tered and the under carriage of the machine was wrecked. Admiral Kerr stated that he had no immediate plans, f the reason that it would be impossible to repair the machine at Parisboro. He said the navigating instruments worked well at all times during the flight. HINDENBURG WOULD BE ANOTHER MARTYR Wants to take Responsibility for WRy's Conduct and Save ex-Kaiser Withelm, London, July 5.—Field Marshal von Hindenburg, former chief of the Ger-| man staff, declares that he is responsi- ble for German main headquarters since August, 1916, and also the proc-« short. (Signed) Commanding Officer Jaumations of former Emperor Wiiliam concerning the waging of warfare. He | to ac- asks President Ebert of Germany inform the Allies to this effect, cording to a Copenhagen the Exchange Telegraph company. The field marshal arrived in Han- over on Friday, the dispatch states, and telegraphed the following sage to President Ebert: ‘“The signing of the peace treaty gives me occasion for declaring that L the decisions and acts of main headquearters since Aug- ust 29, 1916, and also that all procla- mations and orders of his majesty, the emperor and king, concerning the weging of warfare were issued upon my advice and upon my responsibility. | I beg you, therefore, ta inform the German people and the allied govern- ments of this declaration.” The declaration by Field Marshal von Hindenburg that he was responsi- bie for acts committed by the Ger- mans and for proclamations of the former emperor is the second to be made by a German leader since it was officially announced that the Allies purposed to place on trial political and military leaders of Germany for caus- ing the war and for violations of the rules of warfare. The other leader who assumed responsibility for the acts of the former Emperor William was Dr. Theobald van Bethmann- Hollweg, former German chancellor, who held office at the beginning of the war, BOMBS ARE REPORTED. New York, July 5.—The police were notified today that a boat, filled with supposed bombs, was tied to a dock at 140th street and the North river. The sbector Egan, explosives expert of the fire department, and a detail of river police took possession of the craft. AMERICAN OREW L,OSE Henley, July 5.—The Leander Row- ing club defeated the American first ‘t’udf:(\ F. L. Wil- court-¥died here today | here today. o b H aEnga\aled y thel cerew in the final for the Leander cup Leander was one and one half lengths ahead at the finish. The time was 7 minuies 45 seconds, White | ap- | peéared to be a large open field was | report ta H mes- | - OUT TO LEND AD TO R-34, | REPORTED AS IN DISTRESS British Dirigible sends . 0. S. Call when Lack of Fuel and high Winds Threaten Suc- cess of Flight. HIP IS NOW OVER NOVA SCOTIA ' Big Craft Had Been in the Air 86 Hours When Message For Help Was Sent. AIR Approximately Poston, July 5.—The R-34 is in dis- { tress and has asked for an American ;des‘-m:,w‘ to take her in The R-34 proximatel { sage having taken tune, Scotiand. 9:48 p. ern time) | The na \ sailed this Bay. Me., R-24 & : come. up o’clock. The cruisers Kalk and Bellard are { being made ready at the Boston navy i vard and will proceed to the Bay of \V-‘Und;, if they can get under way in | time to be assistance. tow. the when ssistance the air from FEast had been in 86 a air the rceeived, For- (east- ap- hours mes- arkng was at m. Tuesday converted yacht afternoon from Machias the assistance of the thought that she wiik the dirigible about Satilla to is with 5 of Two Ships Ordered Out. 'g\\'as hington, July 3 Two American | destrovers were ordered today to pro- ! ceed toward the Bay of Fundy, to lend ny required ance to the British dirigible R-24, which reported that she was fighting head wind over Nova Scotia with her fuel supply get- ting low. The destroyers will { Boston with orders to communication a from radio dirigible quickly as possible and also to keep in touch with the Otter Cliff, Me., wire- less station. The R-34 asked the ment if an American meet her at the ke her in tow ! The message was received at the ! navy at 11 a. m., five minutes after one addressed to the British admiralty reporfing that the R-34's fuel suppl gettink low hTe ship was then flying across Nova Scotia against strong hcad wind = Sends Out The tc which intercepted CIiff naval station said | “Flying across Nova Scotia. head wind. Petrol beginning put out establish the with as navy depart- destroyer could of Fundy and if required. Baa was a S O S Call. the sir minigtry at the #Otter message was Strong to get i The message | ment signed Commander Lansdowne, Notfor mander of the dirigible foilows “To navy department \Washington t and commandant second naval district | Boston: Could proceed, if ! required, to southern Bay of Fundy and take His Majesty's airship, | R-34, in tow? ! Admiral William S. Benson, chief of naval operations, and acting secre tary, sent orders to the commandant of the first naval district at PBoston after receipt of the message from Commander Lansdowne. Commander Lansdowne's message, 11 as the previous one from the airship, report ing she over Nova Scotia, was | lashed from Washington to the ministry at L.ondon assurances that the American render all possible assistance any be required. RXPRESS HITS FORD navy depart Zacha com- to the by [ the destroyer end of as w was air with navy would should Two Killed and Two Badly Injured Near Burlington, Vt., Wrecked Ma- chine Destroyed by Fire. Train No. 64 leaving Al- Burlington, Vt.. Julvh on the Rutland Railway, berg at 10.24, hit Ford at 11.10 on South Hero crossing. The machine contained two men and two women. One man one woman are dead (unidentified) and the car burned. Theodore Fleury, United States cus- toms officer at Noyon Junction, Cana- da, seriously hurt and unknown wom- an, also badly injured, are at a Bur- lington hospital. a and l PROPAGANDA WORK STOPPED, Rio Janeirp, July 4.—Anti-American l propaganda advertisements which have been printed in a local newspaper for some time past and have been di=- continued during the last six days as a result of a conference hetween North fAmerican business men and the Pro« prietor of the paper,