New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1919, Page 1

By Asseciated Press.’ N ESTABLISHEL 1870, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. TUE.SDAY, AUGUST ~T&/EL\7/E PAGES PRICE 'i;HREiE EENTS. CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT . [EAGUE OF NATIONS - AUTHORITIES ~ !3ills and Legislation &%Proposed “to Bring '+ “About Lower Prices - . for the Necessities of WAR DEPARTMENT TO SELL ARMY BLANKETS 2,000,000 Surplus Blankets, Ranging in $1.25 to $6.00 fered to Public. Price From 7ill Be Of- Washington, Aug. -Problems of * sthe high cost of living continued to- day to absorb chief attention of gress and . government autho MWhile rongress wenl ahead with con- S sideration, ofsvarious 1ills and sugs Lol dfons for legistative relief, Attorney ~ %/ foneral Palmer continued negot 3 ns with representatives of nis de- G bartment and “state, city and county Fagents throughout the country for co- peration to bring about lower prices Effor.the necessities of life. To Scll 2,006,000 with th tnent stankets. e announcement that prices of @urplus army food will be readjusted g ime to time to cenform to re g letions in the retail piarket on simi- @t commoditics, which wus taken *Fere as.an indicatinn that retail deal eps already were beginning to feel the effects of the government’s action in pléing the vast quartities of stores on, the market, it was announced la night that fhe war department also would offer to the public .009,000 surplus blankets. These include pra tically all grades and range in price from $6 the best ail vool to $1.2 For reclaimed cotton hinnkets. To Be Sold Through Post Offices. Sale and distribution of the blank ot will be conducted through post- offiz2 and municipal channels the same olan that foodst.iffs heing handle DEPUTY KILLED BY MOONSHINERS Py the w ire “Will Farley of State Prohibition De- partment Shot in Bed Following Raid on Still in West V. @harieston, W. Va., Aug. 12.—Dep- uty “Will Farley of the state prohibi- tion deparfment, was shot and killed Wy three moonshiners as he lay in bed At his home an Dart's Creek, near shiete, last night, according to repor ‘eived here this afternoon by W. hllinhan, state prohibition sioner. Farley's wife, who was asleep in bed beside him was uninjured. The shooting followed a raid by Fa ley and Deputy M. S. Johnson on Ho- ver creek vesterday afiernoon. The officers seized a still, dismantled 1t and took it to Farley's room. Accord- ing to reports received, the moon- shiners, three in number, later went {0 the Farley home, broke in and ypened fire as Farley lay asleep in his bed. Johnson, who was in another room, fired at the assassins but they aped A posse was organiz and started in pursuit of ‘the moon- shiners who are believed to have fled toward the Kentucky border. . 200 EMPLOYES STRIKE York >d early today Workers Western New and Pennsylvania T in ction Higher Demand Wages., 12,—Two hur mechanical and Bradford, Pa. Aug dred employes in the gperating departments of the Western Rew York Pennsylvania Traction company struck today for higher wages and improved working condi- tions following a conference at Olean, N. Y. with company officials. The trolley system, which is about 100 miles long, connects Bradford and #®hinglehouse (Pa.), Olean, Little Valley and Bolivar and ca (N. X.) DISCOVER BANK SHORTAGE Btate Bank Ixaminers Find $100,000 Deficiency and Assistant Cashier “"T Absconded. [8) 12 bourd issued . Aug the -State hanis examiners and of directors of the City bank a statement today that a shortage of §100,000 bas been found in the bank’s accounts pad that W. W. Treble, of Lorai nssistant cashier of the bank, has ab- ®conded. The oflicials of the bank Beclare that the depositors are amply tcoted by the resources, Loraine, benlk's commis- | Company | Salaman- TAKE UI HIGH COST OF LIVING PROBLEMS 'PROTEST AGAINST " HUNGARIAN GOV, Large Demonstration Ocours. + Against Archduke Joseph 'FEAR REACTIONARY ELEMENT Social Pemocrats Inclined to Support An Invasion of Hungary—Czecho- Sloval by Cheered Note From Peaco Conference. Prague, Aug. Press.)—Large 11, (By Associated but orderly demon- strations occurred here today, being led generally by the social democratic element, in protest against the coup | d’etat by which Archduke Joseph be- came the head of the Hungarian gov- ernment. At the invasion ser were vance beginning of the Rumanian of Hungary, the more con- itive clements of Czecho-Slovakia insistent that a Czech army ad- immediately into Hungary to protect Czecho-Slovakian interes: there. Prof. Masaryk, president of Czecho-Slovakia and members of his ministry opposed such a movement, declaring they desired to act entirely in co-ordination with the great pow- ers and did not wish to embarrass them further in the situation which had arisen because of the Rumanian invasion which was in violation of the armistice. Fear Reactionary Element. IFears are expressed that the reac- tionary element in Vienna will join forces with those hack of the ascend- ancy of Archduke Joseph and will amalgamate the Austrian and Hun- garian states into intensely au- tocrat government whi¢h will become the of autocratic propaganda in Central Europe. As Archduke Jos- eph is a Hapsburg. Czecho-Slovakian officials hope the United States will use its influence in preventing new regime from succeding. They base their hope on the fact that -a government by any Hapsburg was one of the forms of government de- nounced by President Wilson before he would agree to the conclusion of an armistice. No officials believe Archduke Joseph represents the true sentiment of the Hungarian common people any more than did Bela Kun. They say hoth governments were based on ‘“‘ter- rorism and in opposition to the aspir- ations of the c mon people through- out Central Europe.” Ministry Reticent. Up to this time the Czecho-Slovak- ian ministry has been reticent in giv- | ing expression to its views respecting | developments in Hungary, but to- [ ds demonstrations make it nec { sary for the government to make some declaration and the sentiments of a large majority of officials are epitomized here. The Czecho-Slovaks are cheered by the note from the { peace conference to the Rumanians | on August 7 inquiring whether the Rumanians had “decided to disasso- ciate themselves from the Allies.” This note was published here today. A strong feeling exists here that the close relationship between the Hohen- zollerns and the Hapsburg some way connected with the present Hoh- enzollern occupant of the Rumanian throne, King Ferdinand, and the lat- (Continued on Eleventh Page) an center is the | ‘Czecho-Slovakian | Statement Made by Sen. Lodge "WAS COMMISSION OF ALL | David Hunt Miller Testifies Before Scnate Relations Committeec Today —Questioned Cioscly by Senator Brandegec. Washington, Aug. 12.—The plan for a league of nations used as a basis of discussion at Versailles was not any of the drafts submitted by the United States, Great Britain, France or Italy but was a commission of all of them, the senate foreign relations commit- tee was told today by David Hunter Miller, legal advisor to the league of nations commission at Versailles. British Plan Not Basis, Chairman Lodge said President Wilson had told the committee at the White House in March that the Brit- ish plan drawn by Gen. Smuts was used as a basis of consideration but the witness protested that susn was not his recollection. The plan taken as a basis of discussion, said he, “ws modeled in some extent on the other plans but it was not the Smuts plan.” Submitted Memoranda. The witness said he had submitted memoranda on the American plan but did not see the finished product until it was printed in the form transmitted to the committee yvesterday by Presi- dent Wilson “Where did the plan asked Senator Lodge. “I suppose it came from the presi- dent. “What hecame of i “I think it was submitted commission on the league of I didn’t personally have anything do with it.” Questioned By Brandegee. Questioned by Senator Brandegee republican, Connecticut, Mr. Miller said he was a law partner of Gordon Auchincloss, son-in-law of Col. E. M. House, one of the American delegates to the peace conference. “Did you have any experience in in- ternational affairs, in drafting treat- ies?” asked Senator Brandegee. “Not prior to my appointment as a special assistant in the state depart- ment, shortly after the United States i entered the war.” Draft By New York Lawyers. Mr. Miller sald he had never heard of any plan of a league draft by New York lawyers and taken ta aPris by the president. Senator Brandegee asked ‘as to what date” the ‘“territorial integrity™ mentioned under article X. of the | covenant was to be guaranteed “T understand the boundaries territorial integrity of nations are be guaranteed primarily they isted at the secondarily as they may mined under the treaty for instance.” VON HINTZE IN FINLAND Rapproachment Between Finland and come from?"” et to the nations. to and to as ex be deter- by plebiscite, Germany Expected As Result of Conference. Paris, Paul von for 11.—Admiral former Aug. Hintze affairs of Germany, i secretary foreign at Helsingfors with M foreign and interview of had Finnish has an Holste, minister here. attention in Paris as indicating a rap- proachment between Finland Germany. That Railways Are Now feller, Morgan an Washington, Aug. 12.—Charges that 1S representative railroads oper- | ating in all parts of the United States gave away stock bonuses aggregating $450,414,000 from 1900 to 1910 and have paid millions in dividends on these bonuses, were made before the house interstate commerce committee by Glenn Plumb, of Chicago, au- thor of the Plumb plan for tri partite control of the railroads. Mr. Plumb | charged further “that these railroads which have so increased their prop- ety investment account at the ex- pense of public are now controlled in whole or in part by the Morgan in- terests, the Rockefeller interests and the Gould interests. Demands Investigation. behalf of all of the employes tems of transportation and the public,” said Mr. Plumb, “we de- mand that congr: shall make a thorough investigation of the charges herein set forth, so the American people may know to what extent it is souzht to subject them to exploita- tion under the plans proposed to this committee of congress, plans which would make lawful the fixing of rates “om of these s CHARGES THAT RAILROADS GAVE AWAY BIG BONUSES Plumb Testifies Before Interstate Commerce Committee Controlled By Rock- d Gould Interests. based on the now lawful property investments these systems. aggregate accounts of Gave Away Specifically, Mo, that the Chicago, Quincy, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Chicago Northwestern, the Great Northern, the Illinois Cen- tral and the Southern Pacific rail- roads gave away in bonuses to their stockholders more than $250,000,000 during the ten year period mentioned and the actual dividend disbursements on this excess capital for the year 1913 alone amounted to more than $11,000,000." Stock Tess Than Value. He alleged that the Pennsy vania, Baltimore und Ohio, New F ven, New York Central and Hudson River, Boston and Maine and the Del- aware and Hudson companies “issued new stock for $101.000.000 less than its market value or gave away this enormous amount in honuses to stock- holders’™ and that “the dividends paid on this fictitious stock issue in 1813 alone amounted to over $4,370,000, 50,000.000. Plumb charged Burlington and also ' NOT ENGLISH DRAFT, American Legal Advisor Refutes KILLS MONROE DOCTRINE i experiment | Senator signing of the treaty, and | affairs, according to advices received This has attracted considerable | and | | of noble ideals in SAYS LEAGUE WOULD' PLUNGE U S. INWARS Senator Lodge Describes Pact | as “Deformed Experiment” Republican Leader Asserts Covenant in Present Form Would Impair Sovereign Power of Deciding Do- mestic Questions. Washington, the Aug. 12, leagie of nations as a upon Lodge Describing “deformed | a4 noble purpose,’ of Massachusetts, | chairman of the foreign relations committee and vepublican leader of | the senate, declared in a senate speech today that therc were features of the | league covenant which an Amer- ican” he never could accept Would Kill Monroe Doc Creating, not 4 “as ne. league of peace but an alliance embracing many “provi- sions for war,” the covenant in its present form, h rted, would kill the Monroe Doctrine, nullify any pos- sibility of withdrawal from member- ship, impair the sovereign power of deciding domestic questions, and “plunge the United States into every controversy and conflict the face of the glohe “Let us heware,” palter with our independence. We have not reached the great position, from which we were able to come down into the field of battle and help to save the world from tyranny, by being guided by others. Our vast pow- er has all been built up and gathered together by ourselves alone. Owes Debt to “We forced our way upward from the days of the revolution, through a world often hostile and always indif- ferent. We owe no debt to anyone except to France in our revolution and those policies and those rights on which our power has been founded should never be lessened or weak- ened. It will be no service to the world to do so and it will be of in- tolerable injury to the United States. We will do our share. We are ready and anxious to help in all ways preserve the world’s peace. But we can do it best by not crippling our- selves. “I am as anxious as any human be- ing can be to have the United States render every possible service to the civilization and the peace of mankind but I am certain we can do it best by not putting ourselves in leading string our sovereignty to other will go as far as anyone orvice, but the first step to world service is the maintenance of the United State. You may call me selfish, if you will, conservative or reaction- but an American 1 was born, American I have remained all life. on he said, “how we Prance. nations. I in world an my Always an American. “I can never be anything else but | an American, and I must think of the | United States first, and when I think of the United States first in an ar- rangement like this I am thinking of what is best for the world, for if the United States fails the best hopes of mankind fail with it. I have never had but one allegiance—1I can not di- vide it now. U. S. World's Hope. “The United States the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the i osts and quarrels of other na- if you tangle her in the in- | trigues of Kurope, yvou will destroy her power for good and endanger her very existence. | “We are told that we shall ‘break the heart of the world’ if we do not take this league just as it stands. & fear that the hearts of the vast ma- jority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether. If it should be ef- fectively and beneficiently —changed the people who would lie awake in sorrow for a single night could be easily gathered in one not very large room but those who would draw a long breath of relief would reach to millions. Tdeals Used As Arguments. “Ideals have been thrust upon us as an argument for the league until the healthy mind which rejects theory | revolts from them. Are ideals con- fined to this deformed experiment up- on a noble purpose tainted it is with bargains and tied to a peace treaty which might have heen dis- posed of long ago to the great hene- fit of the world if it had not been compelled to carry this rider on its back “No doubt many excellent and pa- triotic people see a coming fulfiliment | the words ‘League for Peace.’ We all respect and share thse aspirations and desires, but some of us see no hope, but rather defeat, for them in this murky covenant. For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism. Our first ideal is our country. We would as (Continued on Third Page) WEATHIR. \ Hartford, Aug. 12—Fore- to | s or subjecting our policies and i that AS SENGER SE - RVICE REMAINS UNCHANGED INR.R. STRIKE ACQUIRE INTEREST IN NEW HAVEN CONCERN Co-Operate With W, & E. T. Fitch Co. of Elm City. In order to be better prepared to meet and o the foreign competition, the cost Judd Mfg its executive minimize & through of production, North Co., of this city, has ac- & B. T The officers, quired in the W. Fitch ¢ interest New an Yool Haven ob- ject of wcquiring this interest enlarge the scope and increase the fu- cilitNs for manufacturing the lines of both concerns which are kindred, and at the same time secure the benefits of tide-water connections. The Fitch Co. is an old established concern of high standing, and its af- filiation and closer co-operation with the local concern is expected to prove beneficial to the enterprising New Britain industry At a recent meceting of {he directors of the W. & B. T. E. I". Nettleton, formerly tary, was advanced to the office of president and general manager, and the management of the New Haven plant will be under his direction. It is planned to make enlargements in this plant for mutual benefit to both concerns. is 1o board ifiteh secre- of Co., | SMALL STRIKE AT R. & E. CO. TODAY 10 Employes in Dic-Making Depart- 25 ment Demand Per Cent. In- ¢rease and Eight Hour Day. the die Russell & left their they had demands an eight per cent. in- half for over- were tool- die sinkers. that their when they were About 40 employes making department of Erwin Manufacturing work this morning threatened to ' do presented yesterday hour day, with a | crease and time and time met. The men | makers, diemakers ana Their committee stated foreman met them leaving work and said that he had not received the demands of the workmen as they were presented They carried out their threat quit unless the necessary promises were forthcoming at 11 this forenoon. There seemingly being made to settle met in further conefrence noon. None of the men day for the B. H. tor, who ar ecavating | George Rogers block on Church street, have returned to work. The | manager of the gang reports that new laborers in the Coi) as unless for a was vesterday. to o’clock no efforts The strikers this after- are who quit vester- Hibbard Contrac- cellar in the to fill strikers. secured the the been by have vacancy caused GAPTURED BY MEXICANS U. S. Military Authoritics Demand Re- lease of Private Held As a Felix Diaz Conspirator. Aug. 12.—United authorities here had demanded the release of Private Cel- ectino Flores 37th infantry, arrested Sunday in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, charged with being a Felix Diaz con- spirator. He went to Nuevo Laredo in civilian attire to witness a prize Laredo, Te: States military | fight and is alleged to have made anti- Carranza utterances. Flores, an American citizen born in Laredo, enlisted some time ago in the American army. The Mexican author- ities told the military officers here Flores would be held pending instructions from Mexico City. A re- port has been sent to Washington | MAYOR, TAKE NOTICE! Hartford Receives 16 Tons of Sugar and Sells 12 Tons of Army Bacon at 36 Cents a Pound. Hartford, August 12.—The 12 tons of army bacon which the City of Hartford put on sale at seven stores this morning at 36 cents a pound was sold out at noon. One large store which handled a ton disposed of the lot between 7 and 11 m. There was n crush of anxious purchasers in some of the stores. The city paid the war department 34 cents a pound, the two cents additional paying for froight and distribution. cast for New Rritain and vi- cinity Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; light variabie winds. The sugar situation in this section is brightening somewhat. Today the New York steamer landed 46 tons at the wharf here, making about 100 { tons or more received in about a \veek.$c(‘nt.s a pound. | North & Judd Mfg. Co. to;:Managers 1 managers who HALF MILLION DOLLAR | SUIT AGAINST ACTORS Bring Action Against Strikers, Includ- ing Well Known Stars. New York, Aug. 1 have Actors, nNow be not appeared fore the footlights in y forced hy the strike called tors’ Iauity association to appear William plays they are A George | presenting the lead of | drady, following M. Cchan announced that he would play the ler in his production when the play reopens Charles Hopkins, vill appear with Mr. Brady One attraction reopened ten houses still dark. « ard and Harry L. Cort, and Robert Marks, peared in the cast The actors forced theater and the Cort pon=2 their premieres. Suits tiled half a million tors, accorcing managers, today but e week ole of At this a of a also o manager, last rge B the co-authors, producer, night e Stod a ap- | | the Amsterdam | theater to post- | vesterday wggregating | dollars against the to counsel for the parallel brought ago in of the hatters, on the member of a authority to personally ihese the ¢ and theory some years ase Danbury brought dividual egating becomes are being | that each society by n- del leaders for | certain responsible ihe acts of those leaders. Francis | \Wilson is sued both individually and as head of the association and actors such as Douglas Fairbanks, Wm Hart, Elsie Ferguson, Laurette Taylor and others who have had no connec- tion with the strike are named in the suits. PAY FITTING TRIBUTE TO GALLANT MARINES National Capital Hon 000 Heroes of Chateau-Thicrry and Belleau Wood. Aug. war Washington 2.—First heroes of the world to be reviewed in | Wilson, the the Second America by President marine brigade of marched avenue from House. Thousands thoroughfa to greet won undying fame by the German thrust toward Paris in the | darkest hours of the great conflict Congress paid tribute by adjourning for two hours while the veterans of Chateau Thierry Belleau Wood Mont Blane, St. Mihiel and the Argonne 1 moving Senator division | Pennsylvania | White today the over capitol to the | | lined the historic | the helping stop | men who | marched that the Lodge, republican sed the marines st and bravest troops in The Fourth brigade yesterday ficially reverted to the jurisdiction the navy department from that of war department In a special sent to all naval ships and stations, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt welcomed the marines back into the naval branch T0 NOMINATE PALMER No Opposition senate adjourn, leader, “some the the world of - of the order Expected in Scnate Concerning Appointment of A, Mitchell Palmer As Attorney Gen. Washington, Aug. tion by the senate of the nomination of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney general was recommended in an unanimous report today by the senate Judiciary sub-committee which heen holding Tiearings on the ment C Difiingham believed committee approve ion. I able action i pected. Opposition principally as alien property several weeks ago linghuysen, New statements to the sub-committee bear- | ing on the alien property | activities. Several sition to Mr. Palmer were the sub-committee and the general personally defended ord. 12.—Confirma- ha appoint airman the full the recommenda aid he would the by senate to Mr. upon 1 Palnic administration ased i | custodian, developed when Senator I're- | Jersey, presented custodian’s witnesses in oppo- heard by his rec- | attorney | | 12 CENTS A POUND I8 FAIR PRICE FOR SUGAR. 12, Henry of the federal bureau today set fair price of consumer. e | Rol- food Chicago, Aug opp, in charge administration sugar 12 cents a pound the commodity to declared that of this profiteering. grocers have the any retail figure For charged price in several weeks | as high as 1»1 cess was gec EMBARGO ONFOODIS LIFTED Non-Perishable Food stuffs and Feed fo Livestock May No be Shipped Over a Lines. |{RESULT OF VOTING TO _BE KNOWN FRIDA Railroad Officials ‘E)‘(Fé Belief That Resumption ¢ Service 3 About Normal Brought Days. York A Haven W service into the New unchanged railroad toaAN I vid th arent inm\fge Cor ontine othd nd beal the ygoi has baey, rd public was to conditions all it to crowd loc but travelers So wherever is the gestion on railro lieved The vice on rancn of the line >d the shutting Sunday having he H has been cff of been rlem s Rivi pantly theseyt due fo vhich cticable. sun on enormous holiday rush over-burdening inip The embargo on non-perishabi foodstuffs for cor sumptio and fead for lifted: da night and the shippe over the lines The human livestock was of 5 the company carry ““livd when8ug by pepu uperintendent Haven, Conn:, and th nilk, ice, perish consighed 1 continue railroad ili also stock and newsprint paper shipments are authorized of J. C. Hallid trains, New transvortation ible foodstuffs branches of the and coal road will heretofore At the Grard Ce that all other f only subject offices of the company in-th tral terr na to dela Strikers Balloting. tha an \ue. 1 nee Bostor Confic the end chini trike of norme railroad] fe railroad off woul Letion @ and Nad to. cclan] n N ht thin a service or would he broug w days was expresse cials here today. St Aders make the comment E hester no shopmen in M1 N. H to worl will in hua turn the men tha cot Saiurday there 1o cals took Unde the 1 not be ng join 1tivy when land meetir xe board G condition emaing v furthel ner: on th unchang curtailme schedul 1ssenger 1. Of th; conl es New H ven 1o# cials of & Maine and & operations Boston Faas »n the schedulil slisLed yesterday Twenty-one other striking reported statement machinists, blacksmithi shopmen Wor ac) and cester work t for cording to a vom ton & Alba arilvoad officials ed no previous men planned to r The forceof re¢ tors and car ¢ on strike at N hoilermal ! railroad office turn pairmen, car inspees bee H., sing work 1o 1 machin who have N day. The ists there A new er v ar ipersedin he New Ha The arg nd that ocal stationt on th road except tha live milk. Other exer the embarge all rail consignments from and w York destined originatin on thi Hay al New Englan and cc freights ocarried by the New England Steamboat 1 ot W ven roailroad w affects freigl the lines Central New Englan it is not applicablc stock and feed, i freight include for N to or New roads pa e \tions to foodstuffs, ind pted from ind Brooklyn at stations n and Cent rtain tly Little in New Haver Activity s t the Haven, There was headquarters off hopmen of the Nesw Hi here toda A few meén ommittee we e will have izain if they haw f returning o) ecxpected to rodd until Thursday's N little the ven 1 bers w acti st ity king ilroad the but asion on the que of strike y cal there, men no « vote on m: vin ir (Continued on Seventh Page)