New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1919, Page 1

' MUTIN By Asscciated Press. Better Business e NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. I\'iONDA{ AUGUST 4, 1919, -—TWELVE PAGES. OUS CONVICT SHOT f ~ AND KILLED BY GUARD AT PRISON IN WETHERSFIELD 4 out the mutin; - ) Trouble Started When Ital- ian Prisoner, Who Went on Strike of His Own, Was Knocked Down By Of- ficial. FOUR ITALIANS AND TWO NEGROES Man Killed Was Lewis Brown. 30, Colored, Who Refused to Stop in Fracas Are Badly Battered and Placed in Soli- tary Confinement. Hartford, Aug. 4.—Lewis Brown, colored, 30 years old, a convict at the Connecticut state prison in Wethers field, was shot and killed by a guard today during an attempted mutiny in the shops. TFhere were six convicts in The shooting of Brown <. Was in shop No. 6. a shirt shop. Pive Others Wounded. * Another negro and Were severely injurcd quelling of the mutiny. occurred shortly after opened this morning. Brown, was shot by a Jrummitt at the order of Warden C. L. Parker after Brown had refused to cease his attacks on the guards. One shot passed through his left leg below the knee and a econd through his abdomen. From he effects of the scond he died in [re prison hospital snortly after- ards. The others involved, . all of hom were pretty well used up, were: Leroy Robinson, colored; Antonio fungillo, = Charles Collobollo, Ca mine Battiata and Vincenzo Codis- poti. The guards immediately cor- nected with the affair besides Brum- mitt, all of whom suffered minor ir.- juries, were: W . Berry and Jamoes ¥. Dempsey Refused to Work. The trouble started in shop of the shirt manufacturing which the four Italians were em- ployed. After the men had been in the plant for about 5 minutes one of the Italians, Collobollo, walked up o Guard Berry. Armed with a long pair of shears and in a threatening he satd he did not intend to any more. The guard tried to argue Collobollo into going back to Swork and when persuasion - failed, knocked him down with the club with “which the guards are armed. At this the other Italians began attacking Bry with iron cuspidors, water pitdhers, bobbin standards and any other weapons handy. Guards from shop No. 8 next to the scene of the disturbance, hastened to the rescne of Berry and this started the trouble with the negroes, who were at work there. four Jtalians during the The affuir the shops The dead negro, guard No. plant Ordered to Fire. A5 James F. Dempsey guard over ihe negroes, went through the door into the other shop Brown and Rol inson tried to follow. Another guard simmediately closed the fire door, Yhus preventing them from carrying their purpose. Thereupon they started a mutiny of their own, the same kind of weapons that the Italians were using in the other sho In fact the trouble started by the two negroes continued after the four Italians had been subdued and sent i soltiary confinement Deputy #v Warden Parker was called to the scene and when he saw that the negroes would not cease called for re- volvers from the turnkey. At his order, after the mnegro had bcen warned, Guard Brummitt fired. inson was shut up in solitary finement No Others Involved. Warden Charles said today that were involved in P C. McClaughry no other prisoners the trouble, nor v any attempt to escape, The prisoners in both shops, he huddled together along the sides of the room, their main purpose being to keep out of the way of flying missiles and swinging cluk He said that the five involved besides Brown, @ were locked up on a bread and water diet All of the guards were on duty usual after the fracas. THREATENS WAR Local Ukrainians Determined to Sup- there sther said port Brothers Oversca and Send Out Drastic Statement. The following cablegram was sent today by the Ukrainian convention ot the state of Comnnecticut held in New Britain to the Paris peace conference, the Ukrainian peace oelegation in Paris, and to General Semen Petlura, president of Ukrainian republi “Che Ukrainians of the Connecticut at convention ain, Conn., requested Wilson, and the congre ed States to withhold peace treat penize T state of in New President of the Unit- ratification of with Poland and to rec- kraine’s independence, if olicy fail: Ukrainian sword will not. " YREV. JOSEPH PELECHOVYCH, “MICHALL SALAMANDRA.” 1 | | | | named | Deputy | i in ! ported using | Rob- - ROUVILLARD-LINTON CAMP IS OPPOSED TO AN EXTRA SESSION Hartford, Aug. 4.—Rouillard- Linton camp, Veteran Soldiers, Sailors and Marines' association, of New Britain, has expressed its opinion, in a letter to Governor Holcomb, that the governor should not call a special session of the gencral assembly for any purpose other than to protect the state from a revolutionary or other movement against the government. 33 KILLED AND 306 INJURED IN RIOTS Grand Jury Being Selected To Try White and Negroes in Chicago Race Wa the calm- for more begun Chicago, Aug. 4.—After est night in the black belt than a week the work w: today of selecting a grand jury be- fore which will come the cases of white men and negroes accused of participation in the race riots which caused the death of 20 negroes and whites and negroes of hundreds. The coroner has fixed the number of dead at 33 and the city health commissioner has found that 306 people injured in the riots were treated in hospitals. He. expressed the opinion however, that perhaps 300 ar more who iere injured in the riots werc never received at the hospitals and consequently the total number of injured will never be known officially. The state troops I during the night in much excitement a little to do the riot zone but was caused early today by persistent reports telephoned into headquarters of the Second regiment that a crowd of 500 men was gathering at South Ashland and west 59th ‘street. When a company o troops' reached the scene the crowd had vanished and the soldiers. returned 1o quarters. TURKISH LEADERS ORDERED ARRESTED | et Conference Makes Decision— Men Carged With Organiz- Armed Bangits. _ Constantinople, Aug. 4—The Turk- ish cabinet after a conference today, ordered the arrest of Mustapha Ka. mel Pasha and Reouf Bey, charged with convoking a separatist congress and organizing armed bands in the Smyrna and Erzerum regions. Paris dispatch on July 7 indi- that Mustapha Kamel Pasha d Pasha might attempt the formation of a separate Turkish gov- ernment in Asia Minor. i Kamel Pasha at that time was re- ((‘) have 40,000 troops with some artillery and to have defied the government order to return to Con- stantinople. Ilssad Pasha was formerly com- mander-in-chief of the Turkish forces at Scutari, Albania, minister of war and provisional president of Albania. LEAVES FOR PERSIA A cated and John Sargis, cex-Soldier, Going Baclk to Old Country to Brothers to \merica. _John A. Surgis left today York and expects to sail for London the fourteenth of this month. From therz he will go to Mesoptamia whe he will join his sister, whem has not seen for many years. After meeting his sister he will go to Taber- iz, Persia. There he will join his two brothers to bring them back to Amer. ica. Mr. Sargis is an e with the 46th Balloon for New re he soldier and was company. He received his schooling at Omaha, No- | braska. His old home in Persia opan the American missionaries for 25 years, but during the war his father and mother were killed. Two brothers and one sister were rescued by the American missionaries. Sar- gis has made his home in New Britain for the past ten years. ~ has been BELA KUN IS GIVEN ASYLUM IN AUSTRIA Vienna, Aug. 4.—Bela Kun, former dictator of Hungary and bis associates have been granted asylum by Austria to avoid disturbances and unneces- sary bloodshed in Budapest, accord- ing to an official statement explaining the presence of Be Kun in this country. WANT 85 CF Montgomery, hundred TS AN HOUR. Ala., Aug. 4.—Four shopmen of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Mobile and Ohio went on strike today demanding wagae of 85 cents an hour. a Bring His Two | | L | | i RAILROAD MEN AND HINES MEET TODAY Conference to Discuss Present High Cost of Living 2,000,000 ARE REPRESENTED All Plans That Have Been Brosight Torth Are Given Consideration and Report Will Be Made Tomorrow— Hines to Explaiu Plan. Washington, union officials were asked by Director meet with him at noon today for conference on the high cost of living. 2,000,000 Workers Represented. Besides the chicfs of the cogineers and railway trainmen whno already have made demands for increased wages to meet high living costs, it was expected that the heads of the other two brotherhoods and the or- ganizations of the shopmen and clerks would attend the meeting. Thus a majority of the 2,000,000 rail- road workers would be represented. Mr. Hines expected to explain his plan to have congress create a com- mission to go into all phases of rail- road wages. This plan was proposed to congre last weel by the pres dent. Aug. 4 now in Al railroad Washington Gen, Report Ready Tomorrow. As chairman of the ccmmittee ap- pointad by Attorrey Ge Palmer to confer on means to reduce the cost of living, Mr. Hines is in touch with plans under consideration to bring about a norma;i level of prices and relieve the distress of the average citizen. It was said today that he devoted the whole of Sunday to con- sidering the cost of living problem, going over many suggestions made by Assistant Secretary Leffingwell and Commissioner Colver, tne other two members cf the committee. A re- port to the co1ference will made tomorrow at the sccond meeting of cabinet members and ofher officials called together by Mr. Palmer and recommendations are expected to be transmitted soon to President Wilson. MAKES APPOINTMENTS be Governor Names W. H. Case of Dan- oo Prosccuting Officer of Con- necticut Humane Society. Hartford, Aug. 4.—Governor Hol- comb today appointed William H. Cable of Danbury prosecuting officer. of the Connecticut Humane society for two years from July 1. He also appointed Mary E. J. Lally, secretary of the society in Hartford: E. Ernest Preston and Percival H. White, gen- cral agents in Hartford, and A Gardiner, general agent in New Ha en, special police officers of the so- ciety, under a law passed at the last session of the general assembly. He also appointed E. M. Bailey of New Haven to be a state chemist for two years from toda: BIG REALTY TRANSFER Property on Pearl Street and Pearl Court Sold—Amount Involved Esti- mated at $22,000. A big real estate corded in the city day when Otto and two picces of property on 49 Pearl street and 12 Pearl Court to Herman K. Kalmanowitz. The sale involved an amount estimated at 22,000, Other realty transfers were record- ed today as follows: Timothy Woods o Ora L. Baker, property at Bevi- dere; John W. Fox to John A. and May Meskill, property on Greenwood street. transfer was clerk’s office to- Imilic Hintz sold re- Country Invaded By Huns and Torn Wa Thanks to God for Victory and Peac Paris, Aug. 4, (Havas.)- of national gratitude” was terday throughout Anc recovered provinces of Alsace Lorraine. In the presence of great crowds messages from President Poin- care, Premier Clemenceau and Mar- shal Foch were read. The exercises were of a religious character. In numerous cities school children visited the cemeteries to place wreaths on the graves of the soldiers of France and her allies who had lost their lives in the war and everywhere homage was paid to the men who had fought to save the nation. MRUNKS OWNED BY ALLIED COMMISSIONERS ARE STOLIS Berne, Aug. 3 Havas.)—Advices received here from Berlin report that trunks belonging to two members of the allied armistice commisgion in Germany were stolen recently. The trunks contained important documen concerning agreements for the res tution to Belgium and France of ma- chinery removed by the Germans, A “feast held and in the SAVERS STRIKE. Paterson, N. J. Aug. 4.—Between 15,000 and 17,000 silk weavers estimated to have struek today in sponse to a strike call involving the silk weavers of Paterson Hines to | ves- | and | CONGRESS RECE FOR PEACE - THREE CENTS. PRICE IVES PLANS ARMY OF 510,000 AND WAR ARMY OF 1,250,000 RATLWAY ORDERED TO RI NOT REPATRMEN URN: RUIKES LEGAL = who are number of cities* ordered to Frank Mo repairmen Kansas Railway strike of country return worl O’Flynn, general manager of the Brotherhood of Railway men, who declared that, legal vote had never been by the brotherhood, the was unauthorized ca on nia ihe were to sday by as a takea strike HOLCOMB OPPOSED TO NATIONAL GUARD Thinks Government Planncd Organi- zation Would Not Be \dequate— Favors S, . Hartford, Aug. 4.—lixecutive Secre- tary John B. Buckely today in confirming reports from Boston that Governor Holcomb was apposed to ve- establishment of the National Guard, said that the governor of the opinion that the provision for ane bat- taiion of infantry, two troops of cav- alry, one battalion of field artillery one ambulance company and six com- panies of coast artillery, which said was | association that { the this | state was to organize under the na- tional defense act, was inadequate. “Until some plan put forward by the federal authorities tnat has some semblance of adequacy.” said the executive secretary, “the governor in favor of continuing state force.” Governor Holcomb's letter ad- dressed to Col. W. . Martin, officer charge of National Guard atters Northeastern department headq ters in Boston. The governor stated in his letter that Connecticut did not wish to participate in. the formation of a National Guard division, a state guard, armed, equipped maintained at state expense, W ple as a safeguard to the state’s TROOPS QUELL RIOT Soldiers With Drawn Bayonets CF was in it ar- its and s am- inte Rebellious Crowds in Liverpool— Warships Guarding Docks, 4.—Riotous crowds the streets of this ity this morning by troops charging with fixed bayonets. The rioters filled the streets during the night and it was not till daybreak that the sol- diers were ordered to charge. The cruiser Valiant and two destrovers have moved into the Mersey river to protect the docks. The employes of bus lines failed to report morning. No notice of a been given but it is not believed movement was undertaken pathy with the policemen's strike. SCHEDULE RESUHED Run Liverpool, Aug. were driven from and for tramway work this strike had the sym- is in shore Line Trolieys to Norwich for PFirst Time in 20 Days—Men Being Trained for Work. trolley Shore this it all 20 lo- Norwich, Aug. 4.—The first car from New London over the Line Electric railway arrived morning. The company announced would maintain an hour schedule day This the first time ir days that has run on the cal tracks. The company statement said it 50 men in New being trained to they efficient given here THREE TEACHERS RESIGN is a car in an additional has between 40 and who are When | will be London cars. men operate these are cars Miss Denfeld. Miss Johnson and Miss Collins Are Not to Teach Here Next Year. Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes has received resignations from three instructors, Miss Helena Denfeld, Miss Avis Collins and Miss Ella John- son. Miss Denfeld, who taught book- keeping at the Academic High school, is to accept a position at the Com- mercial High school at Passaic, N. J. Miss Collins resigned because of ill health and Miss Johnson is to be con- nected with the Y. W. C. A. as county supervisor. New Britad vicinity: Partly cloudy: and thunderstorims Forecast for and <howers probably the present | 1| the late tonight r J } \ | YouTHS oF 1o wouwn HAVE 10 BE TRAINEI ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE INSISTS ACT IS CONSTITUTIONAL; WILL NOT DECLARE WAR ON TOBACCO | :In Case of War Old ¢ | tive Service Act Would ‘1 Be Enforced Again. eleg O preme power to enact weil settled by the that if congress law, it has also power to enact additional legislation to make the original act effective and enforceable define the term in- toxicating liquor is necessary the act enforceable, especially where i courts have defeated its purpose by ISERVE STRENGTH construction.” | FOR INFANTRYMEN Referring charges of the . ciation opposed to mnational prohibi- | tion that the anti-saioon league was actively aiding in a campaign of the S W e O Mr. | i Wheeler said: | “The anti-tobacco anti-prohibition association follow anyone. The anti-saloon forces have no intention to start crusade. The liquor traflic lic nuisance. The tobacco be a private or personal but it is not in the toxicating liquor.” is now su court New Wheel League with the liam D. bury, counsel York, Aug. 4.—Wayne B. counsel for the Anti-Saloon | America took issue today | by klihu Root, Wil- Guthrie and William L. M for the U Brewers’ | the proposed wac en- unconstitutional, Mr. denied that the league to start an anti-tobacco has | of a the opinion re To — to make forcement act is Wheeler intend campaign The war rests also forces to asso- Washington, Aug. 4.—Main- tenance of one field army with a ngth of 1,250,000 men bill establish- military policy congress to- would men months! to enact Wheeler in the congress and navy extends courts authority of prohibition the congress law Mr. on provisions constitution which gives to support the army power and ion demobilization. The Congress evidently in- all beer and wine in the original act Some of the courts hold the act does this. Others hold differently. Congress is simply try- ing make clear the intention of the original act. CITY NEGOTIATING FOR PUR7CHASE OF THREE CARLOADS OF SUGAR TO BE SOLD AT 11 CENTS PER POUND FATAL EXPLOSIO AT ARMY ARSE said, stre against tobacco proposed lin a ing a which by power permanent of the | not | scarecrow obligs was sent to Secretary E. force of this 510,000 regulars vould be three This through have so held tended to prohibit does league this pub- | rmy day active be remainder who had military course whieh would be compulsory for all 18 year old youths This reserve strength would used to fill out the divisions and one into divide is a habit bad may habit, in- taken a | training to me class as | be 20 infantry cavalry division, which it is proposed the regular arm The plan for youths of 19 year with slight applied during war._ under the select act; The bill provides for appointment of com- is to registering the same was is modifications as the ve service local and appeal boards, pensation at the rate of $10 for every dy of actual service by board officials being prescribeds Special Meeting of Common Council Friday Evening to Take Up High Cost of | Living, ' Washington, Aug. 4 Plans for izht Persons Reported Killed and | | permanent ime 510,000 office universal peace-t Army 25 Injured at Ravitan, Necar New rs and men and a mil training to today transmitted Se Baker. = Brunswick, N. J. s congress retary 4 many At least injured several of t Raritan, N. J., Aug 12 men were killed & by the explosion of magazines of the U arsenal at 1 o'clock this afternoon The wrecked buildings caught fire and the arsenal fire department striving to the flames from spreading to main structure. In order to help alleviate the scar- city of sugar in this city, Mayor George A. Quigley today began ne- gotiatior with the government for the purchase of three carloads of sugar to be distributed to the people at a small profit to the dealers. The sugar, upon its arrival in this city, | snid Mayor Quigley, will be equally distributed to the merchants. The sugar is to be purchased at nine and ; one-half cents a pound and is to be sold for 11 cents pound Special Council Meeting. Taking notice of the petition sent too him by the democratic members of the common council Mayor Quigley today called a special meet- [ oo W5 B0, P e Blown ing of the common council for Fri- |3 " " (i fire to three day evening to consider the advisabil- | sines which exploded. ity of obtaining army food through Residents of the vicinity are fleeing the war department. Mayor Quigley [ from their homes fearing that other said that he is undecided as to how | magazines will be destroyed the provisions will be handled should Eight soldiers are said the city decide to contract with the!heen removing French and war department shells from the box car and The government has at its disposal | them in a magazine when over $120,000,000 worth of Army food | blew up. supplies. Through order. - the food is to be sold to municipalities throughout the country at cost price, thus helping to temporarily reduce the high cost of living. The plan to have the city of Britain buy some of the Army plies is being favored by the cratic members of the council Alderman iAngelo M. Br The plans were embodied in a b which represents.the policy of the d | partment wit the peac military establishment. Undi serviges bu be ma &\u except ] which w. Engineers’ Corg nd Plan Separate nches, h respect to time the ) pegcial up during the war klm branches, is keep ' the measure as separale chemical warfarc se be merged with the Three Three months’ youths of 19 would and promotion seniority would be abandoned. Secr Baker the had shoy promotion ‘would H New Brunswick, Aug. 4 Eight persons are rcported to have been killed and 25 injured today in four explosions of ammunition in the Raritan arsenal of the United States army five miles from here. A box car on a siding near 3 Months' Training. military training f be made comp: sory of officers the up at maga- said of tary war this is system defective Plans in Case of W War be subjected a Under the department’s pla youths would to milita service for two years after completi: military training and event of war the selective service a in force during the great wou become operative to have German | storing the car the course of war a recent Unchanged. existing law wif nization of ¢l its relation to ¢l suggested. M| said vas t it act federalizing th retained foree hing Not Balker ng t National ard N change regatl to t Natiohal Guard Regular Arm New York, authorities at day said the one of the lar; was used pot and for plosive shells ufacturing was the place was on the Raritan Aug. 4.—T Governor’s Island Raritan enal est in the country a general ordnance the storage of high and shrapnel o0 man- done it was said and in an isolated section river. S. army to- in the ars was n A and de- ex- was New sup- demo- headed Paonessa. as Balic: assumed wtional defense would r Secretary ympany had not vet Pershi guard he in i Consulted. a lettd the plal to Gener his retw used as § the senaf > befo ablishing said, in bill. that referred pending BODIES NOT FOUND ac e w| IS APHASIA VICTIM flors f been of Unfo Ren London the huil tunate Sub of § Search Reveal Fails that could hearings but ins be 4.~ diver of the sunken G off Pleasure and learned that Mate Sydney Arnold lives when 30, are not Y OF MEXICO IS FURTHER OUTLINED | om France it New basis for which plored marine Sunday Gunner Electrician lost their sank, July Aug ex- military to hav drafting permanent tion in Grand Central Station. S R who retary, “provi submarine New York, Aug. 4.—An unidentifieq | versal training the craft. oung woman, upparently about vears old, was taken from Grand Cen- iral station to Bellevue hospital to- day, supposedly a vietim of aphasia She was a pzssenger on a New York, “It New Haven and Hartford train, which |, she boarded at Bridgeport, Conn collapsed The young wore a wedding ring with inscription “Herman Leito to K. Vie sub- | Young Woman Who Boarded Train at committee is Beuch the bodi Uhlick Henderson the in islation es Bridgeport, Tound in Dazed Condi- =8 itary d poli atd the sed system of un brief citizes exemp s s drawn, for a fo very riod to male with tions pplicable — suitable provisions DUPLIC and deferments a Period pro singe it of un emergency. T brief, but ng to secure the health ai »f the young ma the institutioe measures as may B brief to militate ti] co-ordinatig proved so vah training of me military’ gervig to be ta advantage to th future emergend] service.” Brief Training = does ide /fd is i ‘ers not, 1 Washington, the § that Mexican gove Sturgiss, of the latter's prisoncr Mavor, Zapata promised Aug. 4.—Inquiry at ate department today developed | representations were made to the nment after Dr. Charles | Washington, his wife and | mother had been taken ago by General | friend of the rebel leader | The Mexican authoriti investigate, but far as learned here, none of the heen punished. reserve obligation and | hacessary with a system here woman ce in time of it stock the nation and Ainir is period is i too careful WATERBURY MAN IS MADE INVESTIGATOR. Hartford, Aug. 4—The United § shipping board has appointed yagh De Lancey, of Waterbury, direc tor of the marine and dock industrial relations division, according to vices at Governor Holcomb’s office to- dred and fifty thousand members of | day. He succeeds Herbert B. Ehr- Brotherhood of railway and ! mann. Mr. De Lancey was formerly clerks, freight handlers, | chairman of district draft board No. station employes today { He also organized in Washington the other railway workers in | Pureau of industrial furloughs, that something be | to reduce the cost of living their | to immed- have nearly a year v physi on 100d of | of such remedial to be has so practical, nor too habits of it could bandits h orderl v hi recent and self-care ad- | able in the JOIN IN PROT T, Washington, Aug. 4.—Four hun- | e preparing Nor is this brief to entail should it period believed wa great country any for steamship require it to call Pr Regarding Mr vork express and with demanding ises Chemical Branch. the chemical . warfa wrote joined unless serviee Baker The the ¢ Aone STED: RICOVERED TWO DROWN AT WI BODIES ARE 4 be raised The demands to the railroad was announced wiges must give \ppropriate to emical be don warfare service 4 ht my judgment ried on in the engineers' d@ wnd should consist of suel | and preparation as wol enable our Army always to defend i self against ite relief by transmitted it been A today Winst ter hours o wrch A\ug police found the Hunker, Jr., 20, and same age, Lake 15 feet apart in d, imes the Robert of in adminis- | peace ou in tration, today s to he ca IRS WITH WILSON. Washington, Aug. 4.—The executiva | council of the railway employes partment of the American Federation of 1 went into econference with P're Wilson late today. partment research rodies of Gremo Rosati were drowned sterday. They and were in a the Highland were in 10 feet canoe and who late CONF de- | the water men ing to change positions upset it aggressive and use overmadt: attempt? about chemical weapons o ident (Continued on Eleventh Page)