New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1919, Page 1

Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTI CUT. TUESDAY, JUL ' FRANCO-AMERICAN TREATY IS SENT TO SENATE; FRESH RACE RIOTING BREAKS OUT IN CHICAGO, MANY KILLED, TROOPS CALLED OUT BY GOVERNOR 200,000 People Are Invoived And Offic-! ials Blame Both Sides, Although Negroes Brought in During War Because of Shortage of Labor Are Said To Have Precipitated Trouble—Fight In Jail. HOSPITALS ARE FILLED WITH WOUNDED; AMERICAN SOLDI ERS SHOT BY RIOTERS | Chicago, July 29-—Omne unidentified negro was two ne were wounded at Wabash and Adams streets, the heart of the downtown district, in rioting which was renewed shortly before” i o'clock this morni Racial disorders spread to the north side of the city today. where a number of negroes were threatened and chased. Very few negroes live in that section of the city Joseph Powers, white. a street car conductor, was shot and killed soon after daylight in the stock yards section. William Henderson, was arrested on suspicion in connection with the Killing. I'he police list of riot fatalities rose to 24 at 10:30 a. m., when Thomas Joshua. negro, was killed by a detective who fired into a crowd of rioters on tlie south side and when B. I Hardy, negro, died at a hospital. \ vicious race fight broke out in the county jail shortly after 11 o'clock The whites outnumbered the bilacks by 20 to 1 and the guards were swept aside when they tried to stop the trouble at 1ts start LODO Soldiers on Gu, Four thousand soldiers war equipment stocd 1 quell the race rioting betw and whites that during two the lives of at leas men, one voliccman and ti of c'hers, ny bly @ dozen, fataily 19 Kilied Last Night. Four of thévinfured are The police and the corone complet reports showed whites and killed and roes = TO, rd. with full {oday to A negross nights of belt cost includir s injury serious GRABS LIVE WIRE, LOCAL BOY KILLED negro hundreds + and pro n I'rank Warner Killed \lmost Instan- taucously at Middletown, Pa., oldiors. While at Work. have heen or 19 unable to make a cheek the casualties hut killed night, 1 negrocs 200,000 People Miaht. A hundred thousand negroes and an equal number of whites either fou in the streets and alle or cowered in their homes while shots were fired mounted policemen galloped along the houlevards, patrol wagons dashed through the streets with prisoners and wotnded women and children scream- ed as men fought with cudgels, knives and fists. Frank Blmer A. A. Wa killed almost instantaneously yes- I terday Warner, aged son of ner of 50 Francis street, wa afternoon while at work in the Middletown aviation Pa supply The employed at the plapt as a steamfitter and was standing in some water, depot at Middletown, local man was the | result of a broken pipe, when he dentally grabbed an electric light One hundred and ten volts of elec- tricity passed through his body and the fact that he was standing in water at the time was responsible for the itality. Physicians were summoned and were on hand soon after the ac- cident but efforts to resuscitate him were without avail Warner was an e ing s acci- cord. Troops Called Tn. When the rioting which started Sunday night with the stoning and drowning of a negro who had drifted raft into the water of a beach by whites, broke out afresh last Mayor Thompson asked Gov- Lowden for troops. The gov- who was an his way to Lincoln, Neb. turned back at Burlington, Jowa, and Acting Governor Oglesby gave Arjutant Gen. Dickson orders to mobilize v soldiers. By mid- night four regiments were in armories on the scuth side but by that time the police had cleared the streets for the night and began collecting the dead and injured and rounding up looters. Fighting Begins at Dusk. The rioting Sunday night s hundreds of persons who had long grieved at the rapid influx of negroes, who have spread over a large territo formerly constituting a fine residential quarter of the south side. Property had decreased in value and whites had migrated to other parts of the city by thousands, but many others had clung ta their homes while the streets and one of the large parks became throng- ed with negroes. Last night many whites and negroes armed themsely and went out secking enemies. As soor as darkness fell the fighting in various forms became lierce Bloody Strect soine os, a an a used night, ernor ernor, service man, hav- ved part of an enlistment in the navy. He was discharged but a short time ago and went to work with the Pennsylvania concern. He is survived by his uncle. who is an inventor at the Landers, Frary & Clark factory. and two sisters, Mis May A. and Miss Esther Warner, both of this city. necesss KILLED IN YlRéINIA R oused J. H. Miller, Husband of Local Girl, Mcets Death in Fall From Build- ing at Norwalk. Word day was J 1 of received in H. Miller been fall which he had Mr. Miller married a New Britain | girl, formerly Miss Irene Kolodney, and she alone survives him. The fun- eral was held and burial was in Norfolk Mrs. Miller city and made her this city to- Norfolk, Killed building that of instantly from Virginia as a result a upon been working. Brawls. negroes in biles dashed through the streets firing any whites encountered In other cases whites attacked the building oc “upied by negroes, shooting through windows and doors while the inmates fired back from barricades. Bands of both races marched through the strect meeting, fought until the pave- covered with dead and In ca automo- vesterday is well-known in this her home here previous marriage. Her mother and three brothers, Ralph, Samuel and David Kolodney reside in the city. No information concerning the death other than the bare facts that it oc- curred while he was at work have reached the relatives of Mrs. Miller as vet at and, nient wounded ) Hand-to-Hand Pights, Many individual fights, hand-to- hand struggles with knives and razors added to the casualtics. Men and women were dragged from street c until the trolley company stopped running them through 1he affected . In one instance a band of whites sing a mansion on Grand Boule- vard and resen‘ing the occupancy of the place by was tired on from the CITY BUYS PARK Bridgeport Takes Over Stecplechase Island at Price of $220,000 to Be DRCKS, Municipal Resort. house As the night terrorists were looters Several houses burned. A number of broken open and sacked Colored Men Beaten. Toward daylight, the less aggressive (Continued on Tenth Page.) the bands up by the incendiaries were fired 0 and broken and wore Bridgeport, July tormerly leased Tilyou of New York chased from McMahon city of Bridgeport as an amusement resort. A $220.000 paid for the which includes huildings, bridge Lrerry boats. 4. Steeplechase of policemen, appeared and one Islana by George was today pur- the used of property. and by be price estate will W ero and was I 4 COLOMBIA TREATY STANDS APPROVED Provisions Call for Payment of $26,000,000 Damages REDUGTION 1S OPPOSED erms By Entire Sen- ate Is Expected Within a Few Days ——Hax Been Pending e 1914— | No Apologics Are Included. Washington, July 29.—Favorable report on the treaty with Colombia was ordered today by the senate for- cign relations committee without a dissenting vote. A motion to reduce from $25,000,000 to $15,000,000 the amount pavable to Colombia for the | partition of Panama was defeated, 12 | to 2. Pending Since 19114, The treaty pending since 1914 will be taken up immediately by the sen- ate which probably will consider it in open session. Its ratification few days with as possible. No Expression of Regret. The clause suggested that the States express regret for events from which the present sit tion on the isthmus of Panama re- sulted was eliminated by the commit- tee. This section was strongly op- posed by senate republicans and was the cause of long delay in action on the treaty. This and other minor| changes in the treaty are understood to have been accepted by Columbia. CONDUCTOR STRUCK BY PASSING AUTO Nathan Painful Accident in Front of Post Office Building. is expected within a a vote today regarded Unit- ed the ac Freedman Suffers | Nathan Freedman street, a conductor cut company, had a narrow escape from death near the postoffice this noon when he was sideswiped by an automobile truck while collecting tares. Freedman suffered a two-inch laceration on his right temple which required three stitches. His wounds were dressed by Dr. Clifton M. Cooley. According to eye witnesses of the accident, Freedman was diligently collecting fares, when the auto truck, heavily laden with lumber, tried to pass the trolley. A profecting piece of lumber hit the conductor in the forehead and knocked him into the trolley. A number of women in the car, seeing the blood flowing from his temple, screamed hysterically. The driver of a jitney rushed to the conductor’s assistance. He was hus tled to the home of Dr. Coaley on Harrison street where his wounds were dressed. In the confusion which followed the name of the driver of the truck was not obtained. HOLCOMB DECLINES Governor Will Not of 135 North for the Connecti- Permit His Name to Be Used in Connection With Memorial For Actors in World War. Hartford, July 29.—Governor Hol- comb has written a letter to Daniel IFrohman of New York, chairman of the general committee of arrange- ments for a Memorial Day Decem- ber 5th for actors tive part in war governor declines to be used an of the committee. makes it clear that his declination is not based on an objection to the ganization of which Mr. Frohman is an official but he declines for the reason that he has made a rule not to allow his name to be used on hon- orary committees on took an which the his name member The governor who work, in to allow honorary ac- b or- our 17 Knot Transports Will Be Re- turned (o Shipping Board: and Used in South Amcrican Service, Washington, July ships among the veing use 9.—Four 17 knot larger vessels now transports, will be as {tirned back to the shipping board im- mediately and ican passenger of New York hauled. placed in South and freight after they Amer. service arc over- bor, SHORE LINE WILL |ACCUSE BARTENDER OPERATE TOMORROW OF SELLING BOOZE Men Who Arrer 1,0, Reéume Places Waterbury Man Is Held in $1,000 | to Hand in Names Tonight Bonds—Proprietor Discharged {0000 U IN BRIDGEPORT SLEUTH BUYS A HIGHBALL | B aa \ | Another { In Southington the Employes of the Government Detective Peck. Stow and Wilcox Company clares His Right to Question Saloon Are Waiting Further Offers I Man Was Disputed By Man Who Company. Said He Was City Clerk. New cured by agen justice led Van Bomel a bruy, U. S today, 1 Rocco July 29.—Evidence of the department the holding of Frank bartender of Wat Commissioner Wright charged with selling whiskey oprictor Is Discharged. Diorio, the saloon-keeper it was shown that do with the sale Haven, by Norwich, July Announcement | se by the officers of the Shore Line Eilcc- tric railway that cars would be oper- ated tomorrow brought no change here today The men wha desire to resume their places will not hand in their names until 6 p. m. today. On| the street strikers discussed the an- nouncement of President Perkins. | was discharged a Many of them said they did not expect | he had nothing “enough men" as required would be|in question An agent went to the willing to go to work at the old rate| saloon on July 17, bought a “high- of wages President Perkins said he! ball” and straight whiskey as if there had nothing more to add to the state- | was no prohibitory law ments previously made Held in $1.000 Bonds. ager had or of sales of liquor. One of stifying, said that his the saloon-keeper man who threw he the 9 6 to 10,000 Out In Bridgeport. Bridgeport, July 29.—Employes of the Wolvernine Motor Co., Bolton Ma- chine Co., Holmes & Bdwards Silver- | was ware Co., Columbia Nut & Bolt Co., | down Bridgeport Hardware Co.. and the| city clerk, Challenge Cutlery Co., were added to| wished to those on strike here during the past 24 | drisking he hours. Those out now number 10,000. | the bar and se There were no disturbances of an¥|of $1,000 was kind, according to Secretary Ira N.!appearance at tween the manufacturers and | emploves was looked for tomorrow. the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. today awaited further offers from the com- ! pany in view of rejection by them last night of the offer of a 10 per cent. in- in wages and the 9 hour day for all emploves. 15,000 CARMEN QUIT Employes Want 853 — Othe evidence the right seen found agents t to question disputed by a his card and said adding that if the agent | know what he had been could take the glass from e for himself. A bond fixed for Van Bomel's the September term. was Waiting In_Southington. Ensign Striped of Rank and | crease Sent to Prison For Twelve Years. Washington, July 29.—Four officers and petty officers of the Navy have been convicted by courts-martial on charges in connection with the en- roliment, promotion and assignment duty of reservists in the Third | Naval district at New York, the Navy | department announced today Besides Lieutenant Benjamin Davis, whose conviction previously | ad been announced, the men Ensigns Paul Beck, Oscar I Robert H. Spahn, all Chicago Railway : three | Cents An Hour, Eight Hour Day i and Extra For Overtime. | 29.—Fifteen thou- | ' sand street railway employes went on strike for higher wages at 4 o'clock this morning, completely tieing up the surface and elevated service of the city. The companies made no attempt to run cars and workers dcpended upon steam railways, automobiles and oth- | servists, and Chief Boatswain er vehicles to reach ther places of | C. Casey, Chief Boatswain's business. Barly last night heads of | Frederick Jones and Chief unions and officials of the railway | Henry S. Jacobs companies reachel an agreement by The department’s statemer-t said the which the employes were to receive |sevea men pleaded guilty on charges 66 cents an hour and grant an eight | of having accepted money and val- hour day with time and a half for | uable oresents from rescrvists for de- overtime. It was thought this action | sired assignments or for relief from would avert a walkout but at a mass | active duty #fter the armistice. Ber- meeting shortly before midnight the | ger and Spahn were convicted of men repudiated the agreement and |fraud in connecticn with examination employes voted io strike at 4 m. | of applicants for promotion todas Ensign Beck sentenced to The men demanded 85 cents, an in- | stripped publicly of insignia of his crease of 77 per cent. over present |rank ,dismissed from the service and [ wages, an 8 hour day and time and a | 12 years imprisonment; Berger was half for overtime. sentenced to dismissal and 3 years' S emhl = imprisonment; Spahn to dismissal and TH BLAMES OFFICERS 1 .year's imprisonment; Casey, to be SMI stripped of his insiguia, dismissed and o s ik 12 years’ imprisonment; Jones. be | reduced of seaman, five years’ -mprisonment and Jishonor- | able discharg acobs, to reduced to landsman, imprisonment and The tence inipose 1 not nounced. On review the on Jc the Chicago. July are Berger and naval re- Lloyd Mate Yeoman el a. was be to to the grade “Hardboiled” Smith Accused Superiors of Responsibility for TII Treatment e be dishonorable discharge. Davis vears of American Prisoners in Paris, sens on was an- New for cruel diers at Paris, was shoulders of and Col York, July 29.—Responsibility treatment of American sol- prison farm No. 2, near placed squarcly upon the Major Gen. I. 5. Strong P. Grimstead by Lieu Frank H. (Hardboiled) Smith in t timony given by him taday before sub-committee of the house of repre- | sentatives at Governor's Island Smith placed all responsibility with the officers higher up. “What were your orders when were placed in command?” he asked. Smith replied that by Colonel of were five vear ird Jacobs departmnt sentences imposed | reduced vear The that Licut to have X were | by navy 1o one | department’s statement added | Benoit Eller, who appears been the principal offender, for August 1, and that it that new facts will be « which would result other a was set cxpected veloped trials. BUT FEW U. $. TROOPS By September 1 Germany With Will Be French was in vou was he had been tolid Grimstead that the orders General Strong were that prisoners to be “treated with the most vuthless severity. Most Ar of Those of Occ in 1y ation and Belgians, 9. -Afier my of occupa Germany! will be composed of Frenchiand Belgian troops, | military committee by Scdretary Baker would {he Americ Washington, & Sep n tember 1 the \1’!“1 an tion in largely the house told WEATHUR. was He n he at Hartford, July cast for New Br and cinity: Pair and cooler night: Wednesday fair. today said there troops in | Igave the committes _J his request. ain vi- to- fow The was this army figure withheld & President Wilson Explains Terms of Agred ment Under Which United States Wi Rush To Aid of France and Expresse Hope That It Will Receive An Earl Ratification. AMERICA WOULD F MAKE ANY LY TO ARMS IF HUNS ATTACK ON SISTER REPUBLI( Wilson today I'rance Washington, July 29.—President to the senate the special treaty with States pledges itself to come immediatel public in event of an unprovoked attack by Germany an for its early ratification along with the treaty with German mission of the treaty came after sharp cri by publicans who for several days had openly senate floor that in failing to present the draft of the with the treaty of Versailles, the president had violated one o the articles of the document The ollow his usual custom of presenting the treaty in person He t it te the capitol by special messenger along with a message explaining its object The FFranco-American treaty is almost identical signed between Great Britain and France One be tween the text as made public by the I‘rench foreign tc which attention has been called is that the United States pledge: itself “to go immediately” to the assistance France, whil Great Britain consents “"to assist that country He the aid of icism senate charged on th i pact alon president did not with ond difference office of n to te he purpose pr \ssistan of unprovoked ag Germany without waitin| of the league of naj council that such action shoul taken, and explained it would to ¥ 1t independent under it. tre was for France in case ELM CITY MAN I HELD FOR MURDER gression | advic il for the tions be Mix Blames Hin rangem of Coroner for Brutal | an not the league nations, but Woman—Is 1 Would Not Wait For Leagu The covenant of the 1| tions,” the aid for military action for the its members only the council of the league given, it is be presumed deliberation and ted the governments of only Killing of Aged of na “providel protectio Termed Degenerate Type. gue president ew Haven, July Jones, who has been weeks by the coroner witness, was held today Coroner Mix to be criminally responsible for | the killing of Mrs. Esther FHoperoft 61, a widow, on June 19, in a barn in Dickerman street. A speciai grand jury is now sitting to hear evidence. The coroner says Mrs. Hoperoft killed by manual strangulation, the body subjected to ‘‘unspeak indignities.” The evidence that Jones had one of three the barn in which he kept mobile. On the night of June he remained some time in the place after putting up the machine. He left it in the driveway the next night showed no surprise on the 21st wher told of the murder. Burnt matche found near the body were similar to | those bought and used by Jones. Mrs Hoperoft had used another In a clothing pocket of Jones was a handkerchief which had been in session of Mrs. Hoperoft. The oner says he finds Jones “to degenerate type Mrs. Hoperoft had been deeply tained herself by minor household who owned the barn, and Jones as a roomer, had given the woman use of a furnished room in the barn at the rear of the house. The barn keys were held by Mrs. Hop croft, Mrs. Ells and Jones. 4480 YANKS TAKEN —William M detained four material ipon the advig of 1dvic] only up upon b the mem| judgmen as a by to on a each of a a ber states if its own such i out that the of justifies Letion to Pointing eaty “sha council of said i until up of th the leagu majority vob of th sufli; the the nt “only receive the would the ipprova the pre n force league id and remair able was | on keys wpplicat the cot on of one to | parties to it 1cil of “ting all covenant his auto if nece by a 19th | sary that \fford b Fr Lgree e provisions nce) cient protcction Moved By Wilson sai Friendship. he was moved td ties of friend countries ang America. in it§ Withou i he M n binding two ship assistance France gl kind stru for this independence the president aid pos- s ser bted whet cor- be of America could 1 won its ence and added Nothing Is Put unanimous was iaid before the independ: & U L debt.” ate. the French senate i of Chaird relations Sen- a tof with- can pay such though religiou needle duties. eccentric, and main- work and Mrs. Ells who had Before Se consent the By treat open session & man Lod committee Lodge foreign objction or request of foreign At 1hie the elations he suggestion of refer ommittee sion ator treat the } out discu Text of Message. W thel Fran- ident the Pre Ison’ to senat co-Ainer me ym ying in follow the Senate laying republic Gentlemen 1 vou a treat the Of This Number 316 Were Officers— Betord of 26th Division Second Heaviest Loscr e 1 of which to mmediate in of Irance, tha the United States of novement he part of at the Ul ap- rati- in War I cu aid of re « risoners. rep America July A 1 war department show Wazhington 29 n N ing by the up to June of Americans in France were 1se of \Prove of figures | uggression against her on the 180 total number | Germany. | earnestly hope capt by the enemy ! treaty will meet with your cord was 4 of whom 316 rl The 28th Div. w loser with 1 oflicers 714 men, and the 26th officers and 43S men sion reported one m Of the divisions earliest Division lost no ofiicers and and the Second five officers men. $26,000 REWARD th prov officers. heaviest icatiol long 8 and W Germany ppor it 1 Now tunity reaty o next with mine a od to you two lay meant Sth Divi- | ex great documec ed line the 127 and n captu veel seems op- in poriunc to befor u this which it treaty First part men 152 is be in effect a v on Terms of ment. the same day peace and is in- mporary supplement { it. It is belicved that the treaty peaca vith many itself adequate F aggression the est ed “Tt was sigr with the tended treaty t < nst on diately \lable the mill- its the given, upon delib each of the i Ger provid Governor of Chihuahua Offers This | otecticn fro but contain man to nce a he scent enemy for Capture of Villa, Be He m her recent enem he vears imm poNeibilituc leugue of of Chihua- | (ar of $2 incal of Dead Or Alive covenant 29 July Governor the State reward 131 Paso, Tex - Andres Ortez of hua has offeved a gold for the capture, Francisco Villa Mexico merchant from Chihuahua City ion for the protection of member nly advice council it is to be cration d alive, according to a was herc He said the gover tisement in City de or of e lea advice of presumed iments of the on who to- and act pon by Aay member ates offer appeared in an adve only if is own one of the Chihuahua papers. judgment justfies news- (Continucd on Tenth Page)