New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1919, Page 1

; * Loomis today by tl merican Hi NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 191977TWEI VE PA(JI:S, PRICE m}&;E CENTS: 'I]EELARES i fimmy Officers 0r_dergd , Destriictinof Army Prjpe ' erty in France i I I GOOD AS NEW. ONES wul L. Lodiwood of ‘Stamford, Fre ¢ Aviation Officer, Relates That b Eugines Were Chopped Out and Plancs Buarned, While Armed Guards Patrolled Vicinity to Pre- vent Pjetures Belng Taken. & 'New ¥prk, July 30.—The sub-com- mittee of th Kouse headed by Royal Jolihson, South Dakota, which has " been imvestigating cruelties practiced 4 upén prisoners in American prison _‘camps dbroad, turned its attention to- day ‘to the destruction, of American arnfy property in France under the di- . rection of army office The first in- dent taken up was the disposition of 300 airplanes at Colombes-lestBelles. Tell of Destruction. The first witnc;s, Paul L. l.ovk\\'qod, af Stamford, Conn., formerly a lieu- tenant of aviation in the first pursuit group, testified that ,upon returning to America he miet a number of his cof-y leagues in Gfrden Gity who told him | the planés had been damaged and | i AR engines were chop- | Bed out, the. Witness said his infoln ers tald him, only the gas tanks and radiaitors being sa¥ed.#The planes then 4" were Bgrown into a pile and burned. ¢ - While the fire was in progress armed i cguards patrolled the vicinity to pre- . vent photos being taken, according to e witness, who estimated the sal- iged parts were worth about “15 each. Some of the machines he 1d had been flown only 20 - % FOR %150,883.95 . Amencnn Hardware Corporation Pays Its Tmcw 4 m(‘n@' eck e ceived by ‘Britain} jtaxes was “ollecto ernadotte The la; the City paid to Y Tax \vare corporatioh. *ihe check to $150,883.95. With but today and moxrow left for the payment gf taxes, und a penalty of,a 9 per cent Wcreas for delinquencysfthe tax collector’s of- tice was a very busy place today. Othef” large checks were received 5 follows: Starley Works, $5,498.4 498, 4? Landers, Frary & Clark, $57,- 720.05; Union ufacturing com- pany, $10,161,2% The®total colle to date by T Couecmr Loomi: $630,736.96. The largest individual tax to date n paid in by Fred Beloin, the st real estate owner in the city. x amounted to $5,015.74. The atben Hadley estate paid a tax of 2,698.93. Before the month closes, Tax Col- Jector Loomis expects to collect about $200,000 more. The tax collector’s of- . fice in the city hall will be open this and tomorrow evening until is taxgs this year are over $64,- 090%in cxcess of the amount comput- ed from the grand list of last year. BU L(-ABI-\V Tnl< ATY Bécnssare Taken Up by Supreme ~_ Council of Peace Conference “‘.%an , © July 30.—The Bulgarian })’peace treaty was taken up again today by ‘the supreme council of the peace conference. Excepting the delinea- tion of the boundaries of Bulgaria are virtually com- _silbé. terms now are vi & the economic E i i r\ n approved by the council yester- clauses having The Bulgarian delegation this af- ernoon sent its first note to’the con- It took the form of a document claiming rudja and Thrace as 1.\; territory and insist- be given Bulgarf )\'mguux Macedpgiia ;urelv Bt [ g that Thel g ¢ e WANE Ay KE PEALED, J Washington, iul\ 0 Aives of manufatiurers of loganberry and grape juices in Washington, Ore- f kon_and Pennsylvania renewed befors ‘e senate finance committee today tieir arguments for repeal of the ex- Sdsting tax of tem per cent. on tie pss sales of their prod z The ¢Hil reducing the —Representa- mittee is considering® ouse tax *to iwn (Pr?s REBELS TMPRISONED, Juan el Sur, Nicaragus, Bertrand of Hon- s \(’u'fl |0p0![€‘\1 today in dispatches g Tere to fiave imprisongd atl e legdors of the parties headed Vifkal’ eMdent. Membron and: Gen- Foicterres as a result of § revo- foclyimed recently. | navy early “submarineSbase THREE SAICORS DROWNED WHEN SUB SINKS WITHOUT WARNING DURING *E\XPERIMENTS NEAR NEW LONDON o Szx Others Are Rescued By U. $. Coast Guard Cutter— " Submarine G-2 Was Being Used to Determine How | Deep a Deph Bomb Myst Go Before An Explosion Will Occur. v | #RAGEDY TAKES PLACE NEAR PLEASURE BEACH Waterford, edy w when the ¥obsolete U. G- p & distance a deptq bonmib must des hefore an explosion at'New remajnder of the par: been by the U. net, *ion that navy went immediately fort ies of the victims. which “w with the G-2 wve Been department. will take place, ank without’'warnyng, resulting in the drowning gf two men stationed at the .London. v ot Who had :nt from the base was:rescued S. coastguard cuttet operating in conjuné- in the experiments undertaken Captain Oliver, commandant at submarine base, ) to the scene. An ef- s being made to recover the bod- It Was fmpossible by Acush- July 30,—Another trag- added*to tie amnals of the day near Pleasure Beach S. submdrine while ehgiged in conducting cx- iments to determie just to what nd The the 1 At 1 o’clock one of the bodies was recovered and it was reported at the submarine that three of the boaxding party probably had met death instead of two. The names of the victims cannot be:given out until the return of Captain Frederick W. Oliver, who is now at the spot where the G-2 went down, in charge of the attempts to re- cover the bodies of the dead. Gunner B. W. Mossrow was in charge of the men who were on the submarine when she sank. The N-3 and the R-1 with are at the scene of the accident. The names of the dead are Arnold G. Henderson, electrician, third class, home in Chester, Ill.; Sydney D. Uh- lik, gunner’s mate, third class, home, H Iton, TIl.: Leo Kerbin, electri- cian;” second class home in Minne- apolis Minn. Kerbin's body was re- covercd. ¢ divers, ess Hias Only ‘Official Text and F*1s BeinggKept Behind Steel Gratings. - Washington, step: Frenck defensive July Wilson pending final taken, it became 30 treaty yesterday to the senate by action the convention by that body are being known tod: — Unusual to guard the official text of the submitted President upon ay these prgeautions will continue, cording .to: Secreta With the receipt which is the only copy States and bear: mier of the French republic as was grdered closed and all persons entering the office except those were known were closely made but had a the whose YOUNG MAN HELD FQR GIRL’S DEATH He Persists They Fell Canog and Went Over Dam—: Asleep Was Dwowned. Paterson, N. search of nearl Miss Mabel Hgry turn from a 'cangein; with Lester Detker; 3 morning in the mile below the J., July offic Decker, % t 30.—After a 43 hours the body of who failed to ré- Sunday Was found this Amgpoe river half a m At Pompton lake, it was announced*at:the prosecutor’s rip anderson of the nate BRtil It has been finally depos- ited in the state department vaults. of tr in the, United the signature of Pre- Clemenceau and the grand seal well President Wilson’s signature the iron grating separating the executive clerk froms the rést of the secretary's locked and secretary's identity scrutinized. Senate officials also declined to send the treaty to the government printing office so that printed copies could be typewritten made inside the barred enclosute. who is being detained the police as a material witnes asserted the young woman was drown- when their canoe was swept over ed the dam. The body Decker Mis persisted in self struggling” COURT MARTIAL RULING Soldiers Convicted Or Acquitted Can- not: Be Re-tried for hody -was found by one of the searchers about 10 feet from shore at spot Where the water s deep | where theré is not much current. his story Harris ang he fell asleep in the canoe and that hé awoke to find hin- in the water. Or Can Penalty Be Increased. Boston, July ted by again for higher authority increa declared by a court, partment order says announced 3#—Soldiers court-martial cannot be triéd the same offense T office and ac- eaty as copy in he but, that Same Offense, acquit- nor can the sentefice a by war de- the northeastern department headquarters today. forms will officers with court-martial make it authority findings to ible This step in court-martial re- impo: for review to order new trials after a man has been found not Kuilty or to i P . by the®cp l% is less thé te fixed by law for been had. NAVY BOAT LOST. hington, “July 30.~ The n rease the sentence im- t unless such e mandatory sen- the offense or 1 offenses upon which a conviction has sen- aval a converted yacht. scked off Cape Demingo A dela mfl at the Navy de 2id the crew.of 77 men tender 125 ponded to-distress signals from Lhe cued by the lighthous andPt#e submaring chz Ma, i ed et Fngs dispateh, ent T w Hage no, ¥ to- was res- silae hici _ #8held out' fox the'boy's recovery. CHICAG@ CARMEN y ASK REFERENDUM Union Numbers 15,000 But Only 6,- 000 Attended Strike Meeting— All Traffic Tied Up. Chicago, July 30.—Strike' bound Chicago found hope of relief in the announcement today that chiefs of the surface and elevated men’s union planned a Teferendum vote of the entire union membership to determine whether the strike vote taken at last Monday’'s m: meeting should be sustained. The union membership is 15,000; the attendance at the meet- ing where the strike vote passed over protest of the leaders was 6,000. Meanwhile the tie-up on this, the second day of the strike was as com- plete as on yesterday. Officials of the companies said nq effort will be made to run cars with the aid of strike breakers; that they would wait until the situation had -cleared some- what before taking any action. Working Chicago found its way to business today by the various methods brought unfo service yesterday, but the "congestion. fo trafiic was greatly réduced. Four hindred business men organized fgr the purpose and pro- vided with'the authority of a star did duty as traffic officers, every available policeman being on riot duty. Notices were issued calling on auto- mobile drivers to observe speed reg- ulations wholly disregarded yesterday and also urging automobile owners to aid pedestrians by conveying them in the direction in which the driver was bound. This “Help Chicago” notice brought a gratifying response, the of- ficials said ORDERS PROSECUTIONS U. S. District Attorney Asks Local Po- lice to Keep Close Tabs On All Sa- loon Men in Th Chief William J. Rawlings has re- ceived a letter from United States Attorney John F. Crosby, asking that the war-time prohibition act be en- forced in this city, and that the co- operation of the police will be appr ciated. The letter points out that any sa-; loon or cafe dealing in sales of a | beverage containing one-half of one per cent. or more alcohol, is violating the law, and that immediate reports shall be made to .the office of the United States attorne, e SILVER STAR AWARD Plainville city. Man Among Those Entitled to Decoration For Exceptional Brav- ery—Owner of D. S. C. (Special to the Herald) Plainville, July 30,—Corporal John Guiden of this tow® is one of the men whose names appear among the enlistd men who.are alifwed to wear a siltér star on tHe Villory Medal ribbon awarded hy the Jgovernment because of exceptional brawry shown fn action. Corporal Guiden was awarded #he Distinguished Service Crogs by ke war department for his iction of October 14, 1918 when by his gallant action in+ the’' Argonnc Forest in thé vicinity, of Cierges he re- paired important telephone wires while in great personal dénger wider a terrific euemy fire. NGLE GROWING WEAKER ; NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVEIL e condition of George Stingle, of Seymour street, who is a Ppatient the New Britain General hospitai | D sus sufféring from a bwoken vert the result of a divin, s tained while swimmingTast Sunday a pond in Kensingson. © reporte:l at in 'POLK OPTIMISTIC as wealker this agfernoon. little hope 1 | ON GERMAN TREATY Quoted in Paris Papers as Thinking Senate Will Ratify WILSON HAS CONFERENGE | Senator Dillingham of Vermont First \ on Calling List Today—Will Vote for Treaty With Reservations, He | | Paris, July 30 (Havas) | Polk, American assistant state, who arrived here yesterday to become head of the American peace delegation, was quoted today . hy several newspapers as optimistic garding the ratification of the man peace treaty by the United S senate. Considers Bulgarian Terms The terms to be presented to the Bulgarian delegation which is here | awaiting the completion of the treaty | were said to be the principal object of Mr Polk’s attention but, it was added. | he was understood not to have brought with him President W on's decision on the disposition of Thrace. The pri decisions on other problems, especially the mandates for Turkey or Armenia, the Hungartan situation and the Russian question, the papers said, probably will be made known by Mr. Polk. Don’t Want Any Mandates It is the impression in peace ference circles, the papers said connection with Interviews with Mr. Polk, that the United States will not ! accept any mandaes and that Great Britain probably wiil assume a man- date for Constantinople and Turkey. Mr. Pork was quoted as expressing pleasure at being in a position to | strengthen further the bonds of friendship beetween the United S es and France. He sai@ he was giad to be at the head of the American dele- gation where he could serve not only the interests of his own country but those of France. ) Ger- con- in Consults With Washington, July lingham of Vermont, publican senators to see President Wilson today when he resumed dis- cussion of the treaty with members of the senate majority announced on leaving the White House that he ex- pectad to vote for the treaiy witl ervations. Senator Dillingham very “satisfactory talk,” with the president, who an- swered frankly many questions con- cerning the negotiations at Paris in- cluding the Shantung settlement. President Wilson did not indicate to the senalor that he would make a public statement céheerning Shantung and Mr. Dillingham * did not get the impression that such a state- ment would be forthcoming. President. 30.—Senator Dil- | first of the r he had a and ‘ delightful said TRACK WALKERS TO BE ARRESTED Beginning August 1, Officials Will Insist That Railroad Tracks Be Kept Clear of Pedestrians. Beginning August ecution will York, New road com 1, vigorous pros- be brought by the New Haven and Hartford Rail ny against all who per in walking the company tracks. Freight Agent E. L. Beach has noti- fied all of the factories and warnings | have been posted in the depariments of several local concerns where this practice has been carried on-—tie principal ones being the Union Man facturing company, Land Fraryf and Clark’s and the Russell and: B win factory. Mr. Beach stated this morning thad one t will be made as a sort "of “test e and if a conviction. is, gained in police court, all offenderd in the future will bgubrought in. °,* The rule, which is to o into effegt on the first of .August, is for the piir pose of protecting life and limb, stds+ tistics having shown that a able number of thé railroad in this city were caused tice of walking track cers of the company will city, beginning tomorrow, commence their duties at SECURE LOAN OF $300,000,000 T Brussels, July 30.—The Soire an- nounces. that. the hundred million dollar loan concluded by the Belgian government ' with Amecrican banks will be made¥ through the American government the latter having been asked that the loan be reserved for purchases made under its sgntrol. ar by the will be in and onge. BELGIA BELGIUM PREPARING TO RATIEY TREATY Brugsels, July 29.2The forei fairs committee of the Belg,idngjnp ber of deputies today passed ,fav bly upon the question of the mummou of the peace treaty with G WEATHUR., Hartford. for New Fair cast nitye Thursdas | MORE SENSATIONS Jepublican Fthey are ‘ground .l‘t-\~>hiv|;: and Marsh Favored for P(‘r~I Ahuild CHICAGO’S RACE WAR iS STILL RAGING; POLICEMAN SHOT, ARMY OFFICER WHO DESERTED MEN IN FACE OF ENEMY FIRE IS SENT TO LEAVENWORTH FOR TEN YEARS | Second Lieut. Stone of 101st Infantry Found Guilty of Leading His Men Into No ing Them To Their Own Began to Shoot. SO FLED AT BATTLE OF CHATEAU-THIERRY Convicted of whom he had led enemy, Samuel H. Stone, farmerly a second lieutenant of the 101st infantry regiment, has been sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kas., to begin a 10 year sentence. sram from France notified officials of Camp Devens of the finding of a court martial at Eccomoy which convicted him in January. Testimony by platoon in Company H, that he headed night patrols to the edge of No Man’s Land four times when, having drawn the fire of the en- Aver, Mass., 30.- deserting his men into the fire of th July members of Stone's 101st, showed Man’s Land and Then Leav- Resources When Germans own re- when at wave, ar. A halted ed for | the men to their withdrew. Again, his company was going into action Chateau Thierry in the first Stone was scen to run to the r guard in the supporting line him, but Stone was allowed to proc when he said he was returning maps. His platoon suffered losses | which the court martial held included needless loss of life due to Stone’s de- fection. Stone, an officer in the it was federalized and the ment formed emy he left sources and whose home is in Boston, was Jational Guard before 101st regi- | l IN FORD TESTIMON unc’s Attorney Says Henry Ford Can't Read. General Hubub Fol- lows, Everyone in Argument. 30.— of the Wil- Mount Clemens, Mich,, July There are two leading schools anarchy, the individualistic and communistic, aceording to Prof. liam A. Dunning of Columbia uni- versity, testifying in Henry Ford’s $1,- 000,000 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune. Prof. Dunning, who appeared yesterday as a witness for the plaintiff was cross-examined to- day by Elliott Stevenson, senior coun- sel for the defendant. In the course of his testimony Prof. Dunning remarked that there were many anarchists who could not read. “Neither can Mr. Ford,” asked At- torney ¥tevenson. ) no Mr. Stevenson, that 15 said Alfred Lucking, counsel for Mr. Ford. At the same monvent fred J. Murphy. also was on his feet and talking at once “You're in error, phy. “Mr. Ford hay fever. “Mr. For didn’t he?” rose above is un- senior Attorney Al- for Mr. Ford, everybody was Mur- from said Mr. suffering read voice i said he could not Mr. . Stevenson's the others. “We insist that it be s ted Mr. Murphy. Judge Tucker ended the confusion by instructing the Tribune lawyer to reserve his comment for final argu- WIIL RETAIN HAYS ‘Want cken out,” pe: Republicans Don't National Committee Man to Leave National . % Interests for Governorship of Ind. * 4 Washington, July 30.—Some of the leaders in. congress say apprehensive of the pressure by Indiana republicans Hays of the national sommittee. to accept the nomination governor of his home state. They bringing a counter-pressure to ()l\ Chairman Hay: on the that his serv ould not be given to one state exclusively but that_he should continie his work for the perly ionally. flEMRALS HONORED- eipg brought m\, Chadirman are bear manent Rank of Full General By Fouse Military Committee. ge il Wu-:l[nwmn July 30.--Favorable reportson ' bills authorizing dDDO!II(- ments-of Generals John J. Pe and Peyton C. March, chief of s to the pérmanent rank of general were ordered today by the house mil- jtary committee. The vote on Gen. Pershing was unanimous but the | committee ‘divided 8 to 3 on Gen. March. e committee previously voted down a motion for the perma- nent rank of licutenant geners Gen. March. HAMM NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE » N York, July 30.—Physicians at- andh\g, jxuu— Hammerstein, theater nd grand opera producer, de- red today that his concition is so itical they fear he can live only a few ho! Ammerctein is now in e compa an ntire right side is paralyreds OSCAL Kkilled. PROHIBITION COSTLY TO SALOONKEEPERS | penses of Conducti Cafe Contin- ucs While Stores Are Brin, g in No Revenue. local by The cost of prohibition to one cafe proprietor has figt him s $2.33 an hour, representing. the cost of store rental, liquor license and other revenue pay- ments ‘exacted from him while - hi store is closéd awaiting developmentts | on the liduor situation. This amount is the samc has been paid during the days preceding the bone-dry pe- | riod, but as no provision in the y of refunding license money or other expenditures necessitated by the clos- ing have been made the owners out that amount each day It is quite probable ths measures will be adopted in loon-kecpers favor and many of them are opposed to the lifting of the ban in November as is proposed, inasmuch lifting may remove the only ssibility of eiving a license re- bate money hey are willing, how- ever, to open their places for the sale of a satisfactory beer’ and at the opening of the period in which the constitutional law is effective they an- nounce they will be ready to their doors. The present closing an injustice to them, they argue, grocers and other merchants are now selling near-beer and other forms of drink while a license fee is not de- manded of them WRECK AT COMPOUNCE been t ired amount as v are no, relief the sa- Trolley Car, Loaded With Children, Gets Out of Control and Crashes Into Another—No One Injured. Bristol, July 80.—A number of chil- dren going picnicking- at Lake Com- pounce this afternoon had the experi- ences of a trolley car ck without serious injury to themselves. A Lazy Lane car of the Connecticut {'c. after toiling up the steep grade tq the ele- vatian outside of Compounce, got out of control of the motorm reason of Rrake trouble on the ade to fhe lake'and crashed into an empty stand- ing car which was thrown off the rail The runaway car went into a fence and a pele. Children on the runaway car and the motorman jumped after ront end had been telescoped, and all had abrasions, bruises or a g up, none was badly hurt 53 PEOPLE MURDERED Meagre Reports From Mexico Tell of Fatal Railroad Hold-Up Betwe Mexico City and Vera Cruz. Bl Paso, July 30.—Mexico City pa- pers received here give meagre details of the hold-up of a passenger train on the railroad between Mexico City and Vera Cruz last wéek in which 53 pas- sengers were reported killed. The train was held up and robbed by ban- dits, who fired into the senger coaches, accarding to the newspaper reports. No Americans nor foreigners were known to have been among those SPAIN APPROVES OF LEAGUE OF July NATIONS, Madrid ister introduced today empowering adhere to the 1, Nation the international inporport 28.—The foreign bill the men: the government e of min- te o and a in | ous than list | dead ASSAILANT KILLEL Death Listreaches 27 8000 Soldiers sta: Ready for Immediat Action if Called Upo RAZORS AND GUNS USE In One Section Rioters Bui Body of Corpse—Hospi Housing Negroes is tacked By Mob, Chica between last nig 30.—Bitter and negroes parts of es being 30, July whites to all sual fight! spr Chicago 4 more num t any similar period in racial war. The city 1thori made no call for troops and in the 4 sence of such call Governor Low could not order the soldiers to charge although with the arrival day of two more regiments, 8,000 rmed men were resting on rms ht serious c th Deaths Total 27. the state soldiers complef] two days' work of polishing bayon and filling cartridge t de mounted to incorrect lice report last n had sent higher but investigation showed & no one had been killed in a spectad lar automoble 1 and race fight 35th and State streets. The auth@ cated deaths in last night's figh were two, negroes. One killed in an trict of west side 40, was sh one of M sought to search hi 50th and State stred K Razors and Guns U In in whites blacks slashed each other with k shot from ampush .or mn“m: lated members of the otheMWice aj bheat them insensibility Th was some »andoned el in the south si number sm endiarism, from and rush| th pote] While clips, An cras both the Ita and Ir he vho t Henry wounded wher policemen for weapons ves, )the 1068 in looting dences and (black belt) fires were The Ninth southern part Tenth from C toward Chicago rifies and machine tial alre her ters Burn Corpse. The police strove to clear the rid ers from the south side negro quard and early last night apparently & ceeded, only to find that the spirit had spread to other regiol On the west side whites attacked groes and in one case partly burni the corpse of a victim with gasoli On the north side fighting proceed| for several hours, and in the reside] tial districts known as Woodlawn ai Englewood on the far south si flerce fighting took place. Whites Attack Hospital. As the overworked police for} dashed to quarters several mi from the of the war the smol ering fla anarchy burst for] anew in the belt. A pat wagon crashed into an automobl filled men and a fight follow that the probable fatal Inju of three men and the wounding several others. The wounded wel ken to Provident hospital, a neg| institution and a crowd of whites a 'ked the infirmary causing consi erable damage. During the rest of breaks occurred and one fatality was reported negro orgy of hatred the hurt was greater night probably fatal hurts Negroes Get “Enough.” The whites again seemed to be i more aggressive, the negroes havii been conver to peace by sam members of their or cowed the beatins sustained by scores. Slee ing accepted an offgr them _rathi jazz baf og pier was calld musicians 3 of tores and a scribed R of tral today ne ment state Illinois to add ns to the g army ad those center of black wil caused the night although from nunber than dozen ot o t k¢ El severely Monday fering te race, porters company to house r go home and the at the municipal because the negro to perform Car Strike Aids Police. Owing to the street car strike, comparatively few white rioters in total population 1d not so k.‘“ get together la t and A mobs invaded the black be Tt mostly guerilla warfare, ¥ e; ingly bitter. In some cases meng lie hidden along a boulevard on passing cars occupled by this bers of the opposite race. I a few whites would assault aghyig st G occupied by negroes in the. rgg car he t cert off fused n white neighborheod d victim to a be \mg The car strike he groe a favorite fnv‘n\ the fi night ‘of the dis enter a street ear and#q from vehiele the he was maimed or kills Quantitics of A3 W t the to The poice ¢ cd in the treaty of Versailles.