New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1919, Page 1

A eSTABLISHEL 1876, NEW RRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. TUESDAY, JULY 1 CENTS. PRICE THREE 1919. —TWELVE PAGES GOVERNMENT WINS FIRST FIGHT AGAINST SALE OF BEER WITH Each of 19 Defendants | "Heldin $1,000 Baili for November Term of Court JUDGE THOMPSON GIVES DECISION Counsel For Breweries Asks Dismissal Claiming Suits; Are Based on Insufficient‘ Law. Pittsburgh, ment won its f July 15.—The govern- case today in its fight against the sale of beer contain- 75 per cent. alcohol when Judge H. S. Thompson in the U dis court overruled demurrers of of- ficers and directors of the Pittsburgh and Independent Brewing companies charges of violation the war time prohibition law. Iach of the de- fendants, 19 in all was held in $1,000 bail for the November term of court trict to of Charge Viol. Judge Thomp ed arguments | the 1i officials of the Brewing Co. in support murrers tb charges in a test suit brofight by U. §. Attorney R. L. Craw- ford, chargina violation of the dry by sale of beer containing more than one-half of ene per cent. of alcohol to a local salaon keeper. Judge Thomp- son said his ruling applied also to de- murrers filed this morning by eight directors of the Independent Brewing company to a similar suit started on Saturday Ak Counsel tion of on's Dry decision representing Pittsburgh of their de- counsel Suit. brewers, in filing that the suits because it was charged, suits were based law as nowhere in the informations was it said the beer | alleged to have been was intoxi- cating. Attorneys for the government maintained, however, that the sale of beer containing more than one-half of | ane per cent. alcohol constituted a vio- lation of the war time prohibition law. Dismissal of the asked for demurrers, had be dismissed the government's ypon insufficient sold $200,000,000 LOSS | | Terrific Hurricanc Sweeps Port of Chile—87 Persons Drowned and 14 | Vessels Sunk. Valparaiso, Chile, July 15.—FEighty- seven persons are known to have been drowned and the loss of life may have been much greater in a hurri- cane which swept this port Saturday and Sunday. Fourteen vessels of various sizes were sunk and about 100 lighters and other small craft were destroyed. The property loss is estimated at $200,- 000,000 Among the steamers lost were the Doncarlos, 1,104 ton net tonnage, the tug Cordillera of 107 tons, the old hulls Lima of 2,390 tons, the Lontuc and the Likata. The German steamer Sais was washed ashore and pounded pieces, lost ten of its crew. which to Seven other vessels including the stcamship Tanis, of 6,000 tons, were reported lost in dispatches received NAVAL MEN KILLED One Officer and Six Sa lay ors Lost When Mine Sweeper Is Blown Up in North Sea. Washington, July 15.—One officer and six enlisted men were killed in the destruction of the American mine sweeper Richard H. Buckley by the explosion of a mine in the North sea July 12 #- The dead were: Commander Frank {. King; Flovd Harmen, engineman, Roan, Ind.: John V. Mallon; seaman, and Antimo Persido, cook, hoth of Brooklyn; Homer Purdue, seaman, re- gerve force, Washington Court House, ©.; George Paul Rezab, fireman, re- fserve force, Warman, Minn.; George My Sowers, fireman, reserve force, Knobs Lick, Ky DIRIGIBLE T0 INDIA British R-33 W L "Next Switterlgnd, Italy and Egypt. shondon, July 14.—The R-33, sister phip to the British dirigible R-34, which has Just completed a round | i t1ip across the/Atlantic will start on | p trip to Indiaswithin the next week Fhe ~ dirigible “will visit France, Bwitzerland, Ital¥ and Eaypt, and it = expected. the voyage will take from Start on Long Trip Weck—To Visit France, | causes of | nations | arbitration 15 #to 20 days. 2.75 PER CENT LEAGUE OF NATIONS I3 STEP TO PEACE Senator From Alabama Urges Acceptance of League Covenant. Democratic Washington, July 15.—Characteriz- ing the League of Nations as a practi- cal step toward world peace involving no sacrifice of national sovercignty, Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala- bama, urged in the senate today ac- ceptance of the league covenant without amendment or reservation. “The great causes of war,” he said, “may be paraphrased in two word itional selfishnes Until the civil- ization of the world is prepared to de- throne its own selfish ideals and to recognize the rights of other pcople the inherent causes of war must con- tinue to exist. ‘T am not prepared to say adoption of the present treaty within itself the elimination of war, or that in the end there will be no wars, but I do say that within the folds of this treaty, we find agreement between the great of the world that probably will in the future carry the questions of national dispute to a court of final and in many, if not most instances, avoid the horrors and in- Jjustices of war.” that the carries these ACROSS ATLANTIC American, British and German Capital to Finance the Project Bookings After Sept. 18. New freight service, between New with Boston Dusseldorf nounced York, July and pass to start 15.—A Zeppelin ger trans-Atlantic “about October 18 York and Hamburg, Chicago, Berlin and ports of call, is an- in advertisements in German language newspapers and one Amer- ican trade paper published here. Hans Khars, an importer, who in- serted the advertisements, said .that he had been designated by an Ameri- can banker to act as agent for an overseas dirigible freight and pas- senger service to be financed by American, British and German cap- ital. Bookings for freight shipments and passengers would be received after September 18, Mr. Khars said, adding that a tentative plan of $91 per ton had been set as the trans- Atlantic freight rate, about $30 more than the per-ton rate by iwater. He said he had no idea as vet to how many passengers could be carried. as SECURE $20,000,000 OPTION Commonwealth Petroleum Co. of New York to Purchase Capital Stock of California Concern. Los Angeles, July 15.—Options on more than $20,000,000 of the capjtal stock of the Union 0il Co., of Califor- nia, have been secured for the Com- monwealth Petroleum Co., a New York syndicate, it was announced to- day. The syndicate w to clude Henry Lockhs banker and oil man; Charl president of the Guaranty Trust Co., of New York, and Percy Rockefeller. The company has $43,000,000 stock outstanding. The arrangement was devised, Mr. Lockhart said, to providc the ion Oil Co., with financial backing needed to ex:>nd its business to Europe, South America and the Orient. in- York s S. Sabin, STRIKE IN ITALY Eight Persons Killed and Thirty Wounded—High Cost of Leads to Confi ‘s, Rome, July 14, (By Press.)—Strike disorders various places in cera eight wounded chists were Carabineri. The engagement with the anar chists, which occurred at Sestri Po- nente, four miles west of Genoa, also resulted in the arrest of four anar chists. A general strike began at Caltanis- setta, Sicily. The people marched through the streets crying Vive Soviet forcing dealers in foodstuffs and oth- er necessities to reduce their prices 50 per cent Associate] occurred at Haly today. At Lu- persons were killed and 30 Near Genoa, two anare killed in a fight with AGGREGATE 337,339 Washington, July 15.—American overseas forces aggregated 337,339 of- ficers and men on July 8, according to an official announcement today. On the same date 100,000 troops were at sea en route to the United States and 389,000 were in this country. MEN. | asked to 1#OREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE TO EXPLAIN VERSAILLES TREATY Members Do Vote However,] to Ask For All Documents | Considered By American? Peace Commissioners. ‘ Washington, July 15.—Indications that President Wilson would not be asked to appear before the senate for- | eign relations committee for discus- sion of the peacce teaty were day to have been received in adminis- tration quarte said to- | Hostile to President. administration official mated they had been ipformed by some members of the coriinittee that | a majority of that body seemed hostile to suggestions that the president be | appear or that the commit- tec confer in a body with him at the White House, High inti- | May Hasten His Trip. Should the committee decide not to invite the president to appear before it, Mr. Wilson might begin his tour of the country earlier than he had plan- ned. The general unde ding bas been that the president was withhold- ing decision regarding his itinerary and the date for beginning his ** around the circle” until the relations committee should whether it desired ta treaty with him. swing foreign decide discuss the Asks for The foreign Documents. relations committee later adopted a resolution requesting the president. if not incompatible with the public interest, to furnish the | committee virtually all documents considered by the American commissioners in their wor treaty with German | Tt was said that the resolution of | which Senator Johnson, republican, California, was author, was adopted by virtually unanimous vate and that action by the senate not consid- ered. It requests the president to submit drafts of all proposals for a' league of nations as well as steno- graphic transcripts of formal proceed- ings at the peace conference. j peace | on the! was CORSET WORKER; TO GO ON STRIKE Demand 11 Hour Week, a Closed Shop and 50 Per Cent. Increase in Pay and No Charges For Matcrials., Bridgeport, July strike ol the corset United States was decided on a meet- ing of the executive committee of the International Corset Workers' Union this morning and Miss Fannie Cohen, vice president of the International Garment Workers' union left imme- | diately for New York obtain the authorization of that body for the strike. Ira Ornburn, secretary of the Con- necticut State Federation of Labor an- nounced this morning that workers and afliliated organizations will expend $250,000 to win the strike. There are 10,000 corset Connecticut. A strike the interests of over 2 is said. The workers demand a 44 hour week, a closed shop, fifty per cent. in- crease in pay, and no charges for ma- terials used in the work The workers met at 11 o’clock morning and were addressed Nellie Chase, president of union of corset workers, NAVAL OFFICERS PROMOTED | 15.—A general workers of the to the corset workers in would affect ),000 persons, it this Miss local by the President Wilson Approves Recom- | mendations of Naval Selection | Board—Ten Advanced Permanently naval the and | rank naval Presi- Washington, officers have permanent rank of admiral seven others to the tempora upon recommendations of selection board, approved dent Wilson July been 15.—Ten promoted to vear the by ceed | played a | bition Benjamin son, Gustave Halstead, Shoemaker C. Bryan, Bdward Simp- Kaemmerling, Alexander | oger Welles, and Wm. | bhecome admirals as | of July 1 and E W. Eberle, | Robert B. Coontz, W. G. H. Bullard | and Philip Andrews will become pe manent rear admirals as soon as va- cancies occur and Captains Clarence A. Carr, Harry A. Field, Casey 1. Morgan, Lloyd . Chandler, Herman C. Stickney, Nathan C. Twining and Thomas P. Magruder become tem- poraries as vacancies occur. DIES OF FRACTURED SKULL Crashes rear ward as Motore Into Telegraph | Pole — Wife in Hospital and Daughter Escapes Injury. Bridgeport, July der, 28, Nichols, Bridgeport hospital skull sustained night motoreyele in avoiding the Huntington road telegraph pole. Mrs. Snyder is under- going treatment at the hospital for lacerations. She was a passenger in | the sidecar with her vear old | daughter’ who escaped injury. Frank Sny- | today at fractured when | a vehicle ““l crashed into a of died Of W) lasi his two JOHN W. ALLEN NAMED BUILDING INSPEGTOR NOT ANXIOUS TO INVITE WILSON i Veteran Contractor Will As- ume New Duties Early in September. John W. Allen has Mayor George A Arthur Rutherford uilding his when been appointed by Quigley to as term to M1 position Mr. Allen inasmuch begin Ruth- inspector, about September 15 erford will leave the The appointment rded vise of is as a as one, JOHN W. ALLEN, oldest and the with all contracting 31 years identitied under larges he is one of perienced thoroughly the building For the prominent the builders familiar and most and phases ex- in city is busi- he the direc- in of nes past he been building tion the AL busines: in trade and his the been some ¢ buildings city have constructed Mr. Allen but since the present time is n city or himself. ordinance relative to the building inspector demands that bent devote his entire duties of the office, it i he will close out his p For the same reason, it that Mr. Allen as chairman of the sation and assessment, a held for many During the recent prominent history the incum- o the that time expected ate inter expected his position of compen- will resign hoard position he has years war part i since he of the Second district board he filled capable manner. The appointment building inspector is and O. F. Curtis builder, stated the Mr, the was Allen city's chair- exemption in most military man a position a of Mr. Allen proving popular, himself a veteran that, in opinion, made a wise selection. CONGRESSMEN éTORE AWAY MUCH WH his mayor Rep. Gallivan Declares Members Have | ao { court Enongh Wet Stuff On Hand to ast Two Decades, Washington, July 15 prohibition enforcement en up in the house lett ruled that van, democrat, an address Before bill Spealer Representative Galli- Mass., in declaring in yesterday that he had heard members of congress had stored away enough whiskey to last them vears, had not transgressed rules the house. Representative Texas attacked the speech and on question of personal privilege was proceeding with the defense of prohi- niembers against the charge of liquor hoarding when the speaker cut him short by announcing that M Gallivan’s speech in order Mr. Blanton then tried to motion to have the speech from the but there tion. TROOPS COMING HOME Tifth and Sixth Regiment of Marines the was tak- Gil- today 20 of Blanton, democrat of a was offer a stricken record was objec- Scheduled to Sail for U. S. Soon— Released From Duty. Washington, July division of regula units” have been a return home. This the Fifth and Sixth rines. Its release seas leaves only the divisions assigned to 5} and —The second “all attached igned to early division includes regiment of ma- from duty over- | First and Third active duty in I'rance WEATHLUR. Hartford, July 15.—Fore- cast for New Britain and vi- cinity: Showers tonight: Wed- nesday fai s temper- ature, modera the | KEY | | auent JAPAN ACCUSED OF HAVING QUIETLY BRIBED THE ALLIED POWERS IN PEACE PLEDGES FORD DECLARES THAT ALL SOLDIERS ARE MURDERERS O HEARING GIVE WORKERS WHO QUIT Vacancies in Fafmir Bearing Factory \re Filled and Matter. Forces Considered Closed. morning regarding the packing and Klisha Coop- the Kafnir is the departments, the officials stated. concerned, matter is Our produc- been stopped in any way, have not come back helpers have been vacancies. Asked i quitting inspection of er, one of of company we Bearing whole tion has not the old employes to work, and new fill the 13 It announced yesterday hearing to given lat day to the employes of these depart- ments, 13-in number and they were confident that their demand that a portion of a bonus now paid to fore- men only, would be them result of the rence. When they went to the to collect their pay they were by the officials, but were told that workers had been hired in their Most of the vacancies have been filled by men recently returned from the service. The employes left the factory Fri- day noon when informed by their foreman, Julius Marson, that Head Inspector Nor had turned down their request for a part of a premium for speeding up work be given as are over hired to that a in the was was be given as a confe factory met other places. not paid them. STRIKE IN HARTFORD 175 Employes of Underwood Type- writer Company Quit, Demanding Kight Hour Day and Increase. Hartford, July 15.—About 175 em- in the polishing department Underwood Typewriter Co. went demanding an eight increase of 15 cents The company ployes of the strike today, day and an an hour in wages employs about 4,000 persons. Charles D. Rice, manager, said the .mands would not be granted. The day at the shop nine The present wages of the men not on hour works working is hours, were WAR ON TAX DODGERS Personal Tax Collector J. Willic Mills stated Has Names of 1500 Men Who May Be Arrested. on August | Personal J. WiJie Mills is to wage campMgn against delin- he annaunced this who should pay de called into Beginning Tax Collector energetic taxpayer: morning and if those not do so they wil and compelled to pay not only the $2 assessment, but alsa the cour fecs, amounting to $5.72 in_additi Tax Commissioner Mills says date there arve approxima men who have failed ‘o pay, sonal tax for last year and ject prosecution DISCUSS KAISERY Inte an to Allied Committe, sponsibility Mee Made For Formern Paris, July 15.— the future fate of emperor was disci inter-Allied com sibility. It was 4 concerning Willig vet been made td ment. GOVERNMENT Elm City's Old § Haven Rea New Haven, Ji office building w will completely with the opening] building opposite nearly two years tion to a syndica private sale, it The purchaser of urer of a local re# price is though n dol ARRIVE July 15 commission appointed conditions at Fiume, that city it was learne dispatch received today General Summerall, representative the ¥ of the commission will president the commig) AT Paris finishing | the | | | | | | | | Does Not Even Exempt Gen- eral Grant or General Pershing From This Classi- fication. NEW WAR OR NTS LEAGUE OF Mich many July 15 frank course his $1,000,000 libel Daily Tri- by Attorney the Tribune. admitted ignorance of history and said that more than ever he considered it “bunk’ growing out of tradition; nor had he personal use for music or other art Boosts League of Mount Henry Iord missions in today in ainst the Examination Clemens, made ad- the of testi- mony his suit a Chicago bune was Stevenson, Mr. Ford representing any forms of Nations. belief that murderers, would he exempt Gen. Pershing or Gen. Grant from this category. He said his present view is for the fullest preparedness until there is a league of nations, and that if the war just concluded in Burope does not result in such a league, he favors another great war without delay in order to clean up the situation so thoroughly that universal peace would be had. It developed t Theodore De- lavigne, a publicity agent for M. Ford wrote virtually all of Mr. Ford's literature and that much circulated broadcast without Mr. Ford having read it “I accept full responsibility for however,” Mr. Ford testified repeated- ly. He reaflirmed his fessional pro- soldiers are nor a a pacifist of it was it, SUPERIOR COURT NEEDS THE MONEY State Board of Control Votes 143.16 to Defray Expenses of Trials, Hartford, July 15.—At a meeting of the state board of control in the cap- itol today an appropriation of $1 143.86 was made to meet expenses of the superior court of Hartford county in the prosecution of criminal cases. This covers a deficit incurred in the trial of Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gilli gan, who is now in prison for life. The board authorized the trustees of the Norwich hospital for the insane to contract dr a new brick reception building at \aggost of $168,850. An- other appr b the board made Wil ost. It relates gt 1919, W make fieier { a NATIONS Senator Norris Makes Startling Statement Concerning Negotia tions HANTUNG PROMISED TOKIO GOVERNMENTY De« clares Ratification of Ver« Would Bq Republican sailles Treaty Blotch in Nation’s Historyy W that from Russia ¢ shington Japa Great rly harg pledge Italy an in the peacd la should, be turnedy ernment, w ‘i today by Senato of Nebraska, whol declared to be cop+ correspondence secre cured 3ritain, 1917 ntung France, 1t penins ir th settlemer for | over made Norris, produced what certain considerations to the Tokio in the republican he diplomatic | bodying the promises of Great and France. These braska ies of em—+ Britaing pledges, the Ne< fully ex- ulted ind undery ratific would the senator plained the Shantung's the declared, pressure which re transfer to Japan Versailles whose { tion by the senate he | write “the page tion's T treat 1~ asserted blackest in na« England Britain Implicated. influence in the mat« was secured by J f British claims to Pa outh of the equatq while France's aid was purchased iy promise of the Tokio governme help draw China into the German Great | ter, he ct A+ | pan’s support | cific o island war s ships in Chinesc would be available for carryix ion 27th Nor and provi to France “On the Senator of hed the Ma “the ir British am with day of | said minister foreig approac at the cated place bringing about ag British government. The cabled ister London after tions from hi Japanese government o 1917, as follows England to Sup) ““With referenc our conversation his Britannic m accede with plea Japanese goverk ance that they 3 clainds in re Germany posses equate: conferef “the Jg evq