New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1919, Page 1

News of the World, | By Asscciated Press. | 2 NEW BRITAT] ESTABLISHEL 1876. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1919. —TWELVE PAGES. PR{CE THR EE CENTS. § HALF HUNDRED AMERICANS MURDERED IN MEXICO WITHOU "3 SINGLE ARREST BY CARRANZA GOVT.,, AMBASSADOR STATES; SENATOR MOSES TERMS VERSAILLES TREATY WORLD MENAC] Henry P. Fletcher Relates His Observations During Three Years Spent in Neighbor- Thinks Withdrawal of U. S. Recognition Would Tend Oaly to Increase ing Republic- Turmoil ~FAILS TO NOTICE ANTI-AMERICAN FEELING | Declares Presence of More Americans Accounts For! Great Number of Outrages | Affecting Them. Washington, July 22 —Henry Fletcher, American ambassa- Mexico, told the P dor to house rules committee today that since | his appointment three years ago about 50 Americans had been killed in Mexico without a single | prosecution being made by the | Mexican authoritie Replying _to questions by Chairman Camp- bell, Ambassador Fletcher said withdrawal of recognition of the Carranza government by the United States government would only increase the turmoil in the southern republic. Ile an- nounced he did not know of any revolutionary leader capable of setting up a permanent govern- ment. Americanism. Ambassadop fletcher said he had not noticed any special anti-American feeling in Mexico and explained that the presence of more American citi- zens there than any other foreigne had accounted for the greater num- ber of outrages affecting Americans. The ambassador was summoned before the committee in connection with a resolution proposing appoint- ment of a joint congressional commit- tee to investigate relations between this country and Mexico i Situation Has Improved, ! Mr. Fletcher repeatedly declined express upon conditions in | the republic, insisting he . furnish only facts. | “Do you regard the situation in Mexico as improved in the past three 2" asked Chairman Campbell. to opinions southern years? “Yesm In what respect?” ‘Columbus has not been the ambassador answered When hairman Campbell attention to the recent murder American citizen and the ment of his wife in Mexico, the bassador said this did not involve re- lations between the United States and | Mexico ! 'BEFORE 1917 FORD OPPOSED MUNITIONS | | raided,” | called | of an maltreat- am- Admits That He Did Not Think For- eign Missions Should Come Here for Aid Either. Mount, Clemens, Mich., July ““You were opposed to the manufac- ture of war munitions prior to 1917" reminded Attorney Elliott Stevenson, when Henry Tord began his seventh day on the witness stand today. 1 “Yes sir,” responded the manufac- turer, who is suing the Chicago Daily Tribune for $1,000,000 on charge of libel “Prior to that there was much tation as to furnishing foéd and mu- nitions to the Entente allies and float- ing loans wasn't there?" “1 believe ‘You opposed the loans and the missions which came over to arrange them 2" “1 said they ought to be carried out the country.” ‘You were also opposed to making over the submarine out- 29 a s0.” of rage “I don’t “Did you over sinking o litical bunk?” “I don’t think “Didn’t you say friends that the business to be on “1 don’t think them.” that the excitement the Lusitania was po- recall 50." in the presence of Americans had no the ship?” 50." TUATION IN NORWICH UNCHANGED, Norwich, July 22.—No change in the trolley strike was reported today The board of mediation will not meet again until some proposition, if is put forward by one side or other. STRIKE any, the I under | carry out its provisions. | of | or otherwise.” | | | WILSON'S REQUEST IS FLATLY REFUSED| No Reparations Commission- er Until Treaty is Rati- fied, Senate Decrees. Washington, Ju to President Wilson's request that it | approve provisional appointment of an American representative on the reparations commission to be created the peace treaty, the scnate foreign relations adopted committee today until the exists to a declaration that treaty is ratified, “no power The declaration, in the form of a resolution by Senator Knox, republi- can, Pennsylvania, was adopted with- out a record vote, though they pre- viously had divided eight to seven in favor of substituting the Knox pro- posal for one which would have' left open the question of the president’ authority. In this vote Senator Mec- Cumber, republican, North Dakota, joined the democrats in the negative. A motion by Senator Hitchcoclk, democrat, Nebraska, to add later a declaration of the president’s power to aet was lost 9 to 6, Senator McCum- ber voting with the republicans. Sen- ator Knox's resolution follows: “That is the judgment of the com- mittee that until the proposed treaty is ratified, in accordance with its terms no power exists to execute any its provisions either provisionally Under the tres the reparations commission would have wide power in fixing the reparation to be demand- ed of Germany and the president had written the committee that he con- sidered it important to American bus. iness interests that the United States be represented. After it had adopted Senator Knox's resolution the committee re- sumed its preliminary reading of the treaty text. E GLAND APPROVES WORLD PEACE PACT ty of Versaiiles and Anglo-EFrench Agreement Accepted by Commons. London, July 22.—At what was vir- tually an all night session, the hous of commons completed its considera- tion of both the German peace treat and the Anglo-French convention. The bill carrving approval of the German treaty was considered in com- mittee of the whole, exciting lengthy debate, in which Premier Lloyd eorge took an active part. The bill was then placed hefore the house and passed its third reading, after a mo- tion by John Devlin to reject it as a profest against the premier's attitude towards ITreland had been defeated by 163 to 4 At 3 p. m. the Anglo-French pact s taken up and the bill approving it was unanimously passed after a short but sharp debate, in which the argu- ment that the treaty was not consist- ent with the spirit of the league of nations, failed to find any substantial echo. The German treaty passed through all its stages without amendment. In concluding his speech on the treaty Premier Lloyd George, while making no claim of perfection for it, expressed confidence that any defects would be remedied by the league of nations. ~Despite its imperfections, the premier declared the treaty would stand as a “lighthouse in the deep and a warning to nations and rulers of nations against the peril which the German empire shattered itself against.” HOYT ASSIGNED TO TRY ICE KING JUDGE CASE —Judge Samuel E. will occupy the court here today to try the case of J. H. Bartholomew, president of the Ansonia and Derb Jce corporation, it was stated in court this morning when the trial was set Ansonia, July 22 Hoyt of New bench of the aven city | for Friday at 11 o’clock. AT HOME DRINKERS MAY TREAT GUESTS Drastic Enforcement Bill Admits | Sanctity of Owner's House HINT AT USE OF VETO, Opponents to Mcasure Say it is Dras- tic Enough to Invite President's Ban—Beer and Wines Are Appar- ently Doomed. W3 bition shington, July ®2.—The prohi- enforcement bill described by mmbers opposing it as drastic enough to invite a presidential veto, finally passed today by the house. Mondell Changes Vote. The vote was taken after by Representative Igoe, Missouri, to recommit the bill been defeated 225 to 136. Nearly every member of the house was attendance and there was so noise during the roll call that republi- can leader Mondell was recorded as supporting the Igoe motion. He was permilmgl to change his vote. The vote on the passage of the bill was 287 to 100 with three members vot- ing present. Cellars Are Now Safe. After refusing by an overwhelming vote 1o prohibit the storing of liquor in private homes the completed consideration of the na- tional prohibition act providing for the enforcement of both war time and constitutional prohibition. The final vote was delayed until today by par- liamentary tactics after all amend- ments had heen settled. The house decided to be even a lit- tle more liberal. It made possible some of the “old time parties’ by de- fining the persons who can drink the liquor thus stored as “the possessor, the immediate family and bona fide guests.”” Home manufacture of liquor is prohibited. The closing hours of the two weeks discussion of the bill was marked by a few futile protests against the tic provisions of the bill, but the drys quickly called into play their steam roller tactics, and frequently shut off debate on proposed amendments. These finally grew fewer, nearly all members seeming to be anxious to complete the bill. Beer and W The measure as hy the house is as it came mittec. All and light wines ways were toxicating a motion democrat, house yesterday e Doomed. finally ‘agreed practically the from the judiciary efforts to save thmitted speedily voted liquor under time and_ constitutional clearly defined any that contained one-half of or more of alcohol. Amendments adopted just hefore the reading of the bill was completed made it clear that the provisions of the bill do not affect sacramental wine. This was submitted by Repre- sentative Igoe (Mo.) To prevent wealthy violators from obtaining ad- -vantages over the poor the house, on motion of Representative Gard, struck from the bill the provision that the court could require bonds of from £500 to $5,000 to prevent further in- fringements of the law by the person tried. This was carried by 215 to 152. “This would enable the rich man to be released on bond while the poor man would have to go to jail,” said Mr. Gard. “Let's send them all there.” On a roll call the house by 274 to 74 defeated the amendment of Rep- resentative McKenzie (I11.) preciously agreed to, which would have allowed state officers to search private homes for liauor under the federal laws. The -provision, however, authorizing the issuance of federal search warrants where there is reason to believe li- quor is illegally held was approved i perfectly clear that under the amendment congress has power to prevent the sale, manufacture, trans- portation, importation and exporta- tion of intoxicants and it is quite possible that in construing the law the courts may pay some attention to the opinion of congress,” Mr. Mann told the house. “But we should not forget that under the constitutional amendment we are only to do ‘with the manufacture, etc., of intoxi- cating liquor. That in itself is a wonderful thing and in the end may stop, to a large extent at least, the use of that character of beverage. Pleads for Home Sanctity. upon same com- 75 beer in various down. In- both war prohibition was 1 per cent away “But here is a proposal undertaking | man shall do about bottle of beer which he may have in his home. He went a long way dur- ing the war in saying that government inspectors might enter a man’s home on the suspicion that he was pro- German. “If we prevent the sale and manu- to say what a a (Continued on Eleventh Page) had ' in | much | beverage ! | | { largest | white women by negroes in and ASK WILSON TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW B Washington, July gress was asked to take of the race riots and wave in the national capital to- day and President Wilson was asked to declare martial law and police the city with troops, in resolutions introduced in the house by Representatives Clark democrat, and Vaile, republi- can, respectively. 22, Con- notice crime CAPITAL IN GRIP OF BLOODY RIOTS Negroes Raifiusia[ies of Bullets Into Crowds of Whites WHITE WOMAN ASSAULTED Four Arc Known to Have Killed and Two Others Been Mortally Wounded in Last Night's Fighting— Military Men Assist Pol 22.—Anot} found the 1 counting 1 list it has had sir rilors, marines and civiliz began retaliating on the negro poy lation for the long list of davlie hold-ups and attacks on which have alarmed the city. Dead. two more number Washington, of capital casualty July rioting oday night tional race soldiers, Four Known dead, or known cight Four wounded, hurt, an unknown wounded or injured in the fighti and police stations and hospit packed with others, are the results the most disorderly al capital experienced ince the War. Were Helpless. morta seriou sligh has proba Civil Police Although reinforced with prov guards of troops and squadrons cavalry patrolling Pennsylvania a nue, the police apparently were unable to cope with the situation they were during the celebrated de: onstration of March crowd completely overran all hut mobbed the suffragists inz on Pennsylvania The score of casualties night's fighting largely in of the negroes, who, when the ex strong cordon of police and quieted Pennsylvania avenue and downtown section, transferred th activities to the lesser guarded tricts. para avenue. in 1 was Whites, cars and swiftiy s, negro desperadoes parties, singly and in pairs rained shots into groups of whi whenever they found them, and night there was scattered fir fr houses in which negroe stricken, but not quelled, caded themselves. Today the local confering with war department ficials on measures to stop the rioti Suggestions are being made troops be brought into guard the city, which the police ma tain they are unable to do because insufficient numbers. Another Assault Today. The first police report of the ¢ told of another white woman assaul and injured by a negro at Cap Heights, suburb to the northe of the city. The negro, loitered about the woman's vesterday, was first scared Negroes Shoot at From trolley ing automobil volver had bar a house away, Forec her na- he nce ans pu- white women 1y sl tly ns, als ot times the nation- bly ost of ve- as m- 1913, when the them and ad- ast favor tra eir dis- mov- in re- tes all om or- rri- authorities are of- ng. that thoroughly in- of day ted itol ast who had all and then hiding behing a hedge seized her as she had passed The woman was practically in her struggle with her assailant escaped after she had scratched bitten him badl This was the seventh attack n the District of within t week In a statement today, the board commissioners the governing auth ity of the District of that at no time last night was situation beyond the control of authorities and that with the aid the military and the co-operation citizens, the police would control. Columbia remain by late last night. disrobed who and on ear wo of or- Columbia said» the the of of in f WEATHLUR. Martford. July 22.—Fore- cast for New Britain and vi- cinity: Showers tonight and probably Wednesday. OFFICIAL PROBE [ | owners of the airship | plunging to death troops | the | | the 17 BEING HELD FOR | New Hampshire Re BALLOON FATALITIES 11 Dead, Others Mortally Injured, When Dirigible Falls Five Persons Were in Airship Cruis- ing Over Chicago When Explosion Occurred—Crashes Through Bank Building Skylight. Chicago, July 22.—Official inquiry was started today by State’s Attorney MacLay Hoine to fix responsibility for the explosion and collapse of the diri- gible which crashed through the roof of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank vesterday afternoon, killing 11 per- sons and injuring 26 others. U. S. Dist. Attorney Charles F. Clyne also assigned an assitant to attend the coroner’ inquest set for today. 17 People Are Held. Seventeen employes of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of .Akron, O. have been de- tained pending a decision as to wheth- er charges of criminal carelessness should be filed against them. Among those detained are Jack Boettner, pilot of the dirigible who escaped by jump- ing with a parachute and W. C. Young in charge of the aeronautic department of the Goodyear Co. Of the 11 dead, nine were em- ployes of the bank and two were pas- sengers in the airship. Five persons were in the airship at the time of the accident and three escaped. When the balloon crashed through the sky- light of the bank at 5 o'clock more than 200 empioycs, mostly girls, were worlk Balloon Cruising Over City. The balloon with its five passengers was making its maiden trip above the city in the interest of an amusement par According to witnesses, a spurt of flame appeared at the stern, above the engine. In a moment there puff of smoke and the flames tacked the big egg-shaped gas Almost at the safe time four para- chutes leaped from the airship. Three got clea of the burning craft, but the fourth was caught in the falling bal- loon and burned, its passengcr, Carl Weaver, mechanic, of Akron, O, Earl Davenport, publicity man for the amusement park and one time a sporting writer, did not jump from the machine. His body was hurled through the bank roof and burned One Man's Back Broken. Harry Wacker, Akron, chief me- ¢hanic of the dirigible, was one of those who came down alive. His back was broken, however, and he is not expected to live. Milton G. Norton, photographer employed on a morn- ing newspaper, also landed, but in do- ing so his legs were broken and his condition is critical. J. A. Boettner, civilian pilot, was the only member of the ill-fated airship to land with- out injury. Five of the nine killed In the bank were women employes, three were men and the other a boy. Will Take Legal Steps. John J. Mitchell, president of the bank said he would have legal repre- sentatives at the investigation today to take steps to prevent any accident of this kind in the future. “It is for the safety of the people,” he said. will place this matter before the bankers' committee and other inter- ests to see if some step cannot be taken to prevent such accidents. I do not think any flying should be done over a large city unless really neces- sary.” The corporation counsel tolay bew gan the work of drafting an ordinance regulating the operation of aircraft above the city. Major Clarence Mar- anville, chief of the army aircraft di- vision at Akron field, who witnessed the accident has sent a report to the war department at Washington. Several New Devices, Charges that severa! devices used on the giant blimp were virtually un- tried and used for the first time on this type of aircraft will be made the subject of a rigid inquiry by offi- cials. One of these devices was a motor which 5 loaned for the pur- pose by Major Marnville, who de- clared that whi§ there was danger of fire in its use, he believed every neces- sary precaution had been taken to prevent an accident. May Amrest Officials. Another devig® said to have used for the fi‘-g‘flhn‘ on a blimp was number of sk balloonettes at- tached to the main body and Major Maranville says the friction of these balloonettes against the silk structure mayhave been respon- sible for the accideRt. Coroner Hoffman, and State’ Attor- ney Hoine declared’that it was prob- able officials of the Chicago office of the Goodvear Tire and Rubber Co. would be taken into custody before the end of the day, was at- bag. rotary a STARTED | | been sides of | | | 'MARRIES 26TH DIVISION MAN Covenant Is Ba Peace Pact Are W publican Declares Leag d Enough But Terms orse As They Thru United States Into Endless Snare of Europes Intrigue LOOKS VAIN FOR UNDERWOOD PLANT CLOSES ITS DOORS Will Not Reopen Until July 31 Because of Strike Troubles. IN 22.—With 100 Underwood Hartford, July between 800 900 of out on strike the and its 4 employes Type- writer Co., closed its factory at noon today until 7 a. m. on July posted in the f: Works In a statement tory today by Manager Charles D. Rice announcing the shut that all the down it was stated hourly rated employes of company who returned to work July 31 and con- tinued their connection with the would be given half for A factory company the shut pay down of- the due the adjusters period shut to strike, assemblers are difficult the turn- machines. strike eight ar down embarrassment ficial said was un- doubtedly caused by Polishers, platers, out, thus rendering ing out of finished men and women on increased wages and day. The working nine. In this nounces the cent. bonus also an increase wages for those and an hour hours now Mr. of as connection payment weekly, of tice ten an- per the past; ten per cent. who go to work on July 31. It is stated specifically that there will be no change in working hours. The company’'s profit shar- ing plan is to be continued. Strike leaders at noon declined make any statement concerning changed situation, saying that the executive committee would meet at 4 o’clock to talk it over. One paragraph in Mr. Rice's statement to the effect that on July 31 all employes who have left and desire to return to work must apply as individuals, is taken to indicate that the union wiil not be recognized. two s in to the 200 CHICKENS BURNED Fire in Coop on Fast Main Street Re- sults Destruction of Fowls— Fire Alarm Mixup. burned in Nearly 20¢ this morning a the rear William Fast Main street. were in chicken coop of Boyle's home on The chickens were mostly young ones and were the property of Mr. Boyle. The coop it- self brick building and slight damages to the structure resulted from the fire, but because of the fact that the doors were closed at the time, the fowls were caged in and unable to escape. Suffocation from smoke was responsible for the death of many of them. An alarm was rung. in through Box 43 but difficulties in the mechan- ism of the alarm caused the alarm to resister as 44 in the central fire quarters and Engine company No. 1 went to the corner of Park and Bige- low streets. The other companies went to East Main street and extin- guished the fire in quick order was a Gladys Melntyre, Famous Salvation Army Lassie, Is Bride of Licut, Russell A. Harmon. New York, July 22.—Miss Gladys MclIntyre, who with her sister Irene, gained fame making doughnuts for doughboys at the Salvation Army huts in France, was married last night to Russell A. Harmon of Floyd, Va., foi- merly a lieutenant 104th regiment, 26th New England ional Guard dlvision, it was announced day. The wedding was the culmina- tion of a romance begun in the Toul sector of France where Mr. Har- mon's regiment was stationed and where the McIntyre sisters began their Salvation Army work. Mrs. Harmon's in Co. « to- The | demand | | the | the 14 WILSON’S POINTY Provisions Divide World Two Groups Composed the Victors and the Va quished. Washington, July 22.—Dlecl ing it is not the League of 1 tions but the big five to whi the peace treaty gives respon bility for effecting the terms peace, Senator Moses, N Hampshire, republican, of foreign relations committee, td the senate today that by acce ing the role of a principal po {as defined in the treaty United States would embroil self for many years to come | European troubles The s@ tor said that while the leag | covenant was bad enough, of | provisions of the tre we | worse. | | Treaty A1l Emb “In this treaty “are considerations of of shoes of cabbage plains, earth said Senator Mos] many things and sealing w kings. It roam# # delves into | sky; Hu alike col boundar and ships nd the and oars horses and within its purview and bullets guarantg and governments; warships, * wat ways, woman suffrage Wilhe! 11.—in shore the alphabet and creation alike are agonized in an tempt to deal adequately with me topical index to this instrument whi| we are asked to ratify in haste we break the heart of the world Can’t Find 11 Points, “These constitute a victor's and with them I have we look in for the eclusive 14 Open covenants long since hiding; the freedom of the seas W] treated with scant courtesy at Pard the establisNment of equality of tra conditions among nations consentiy to the peace is nowhere to be fou in this instrumet; the earlier doetri of no annexations and no indemniti long since tragic joke; ai there remains alon 1S presel negotiations have reduced w ten form assoclatiq of nations by specif covenan National Jealousy Evident. “Neither can we find here any coi firmation of the prediction that thl treaty was to written in disrega of the old order of the balance -{ power and with no element of natiol al commercial greed. All the eld ments of greed, national suspicion, a jealousy are only too evident in almo every article of the treaty In short the of commercid expansion in which Germany sous’ a place passes into total eclipse hind this treaty; and the shackld with which she is to be manacled i her obscurity been forged wit metioulous care the forward-loo with whom the prggider was privileged to co-operate at Pari but strictl limited to looking themselvd while not omitting to it thd United States be made full partner of th| enterprise benefit d other members the big five. League to Enforce Terms. naturally follows that a treat be self-operative sured that, if w find that every manifold proj felt obliged Nations sails sez into the huntsmen book guns, g and pead B pag pead took no quarrel. 267 of vain through its points became a so far been general established be sun is have by ing men whose co-operation was out for to see hould phase dc thre n every signed for of i such and examine as this cannot have been a it, shall throughout it we we vhere visions to turn the indispe maintenance this instrument ‘I wish manner in the instrument selves two first British empire pan and treaty described a lied and associated second, all the the exception absence not ber framers ha the able instrumentality the ier purposes set call at which 1ts Ve to League of a fo whicl up. to th ignatories td separated them thd United States, # Italy, and Ja thrgughout thi the “principal al powers"; and tha belligerents wi Costa Rica, whossl table & hay to the num- of new o to to ntion the have distinet into comprising r France, everywhere other 557 the peace explained from vet heen of 22 Not League Not the five principal But Allies, nations but t associa league allied and father is a colonel in the Salvation Army. 1 (Continued on E‘\wum