New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1919, Page 1

News of the World. By Asscciated Press. of Herald A Better Business SR 1870, NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, “TWELVE PAGES KILL TREATY, AIM OF SENATE COMMITTEE, DEMOCRATIC LEADER SAYS; ULTIMATUM SENT TO RUMANIA BY PEACE CONFERENC ONLY ONE CHANGE N TERRITORY T0 BE GIVEN AUSTRIA Is Given Possession of Town in Jugo-Slavia Basin—Can’t Join With Germany RUMANIANS MAY NOT AGREE T0 TERMS Feel That Certain vileges Are Given to Certain Countries, While Their Requests Were Turned Donn at Peace Conference—Reports Only Premature and No Official Statement Has Been Given Out. Paris, Sept. 3.—Only one change from the ariginal the Austrian appears in the final drait of that document, sub mitted to the Austrian dclegates at Germain yesterday. The in the case of the town burg, in the Marburg hasin. southeast of Graz, Radkersburg remaining Aus- trian, although the basin is attuched to Jugo-Slavia, One clause of the as had been reported, of prohibiting the annex ‘tria by Germany. This Annexation Ts “The independence of alienable otherwise than sent of the council of nations, Consequently, dertakes, in the absence sent of said council, to abstain from any act which might directly or in- directly by any means whatsoeier compromise her independence, partic- ularly until her admission to the league of nation hy the participation in the affairs of another power.” territorial terms ot peace treaty alteration is of Radkers- is Austrian treaty has the ‘effect ation of Au clause Prohibited. Austria is with the con- the league of Austria uti- of the con- in- Minoritics Get Guarantees. It is understood that the treaty as handed to the Austrians, contains un- changed the clauses giving guarantees to minorities in countries: annexiy parts of the former Austrian emp Accordingly, there is much specila- tion in Paris as to whether the Ru- manians will sign the treaty. The su- preme council has asked the Ruman- jan delegation who going to for Rumania, but thus far has ceived no reply. s is sign re- Rumanians Tnsistent. The representatives of Rumania have frequently made it clear that the attitude of their government and dei- egation would be firm on this ques- tion They have pointed out that the Rumanians favored clauses in the league of nations guaran- teeing the rights and equality of all classes and races, but that these were voted down, only to be inserted afte ward in separate treaties for applica- tion to chosen countries. The Rumanians consider, accord- ingly. that they are the victims of dis- crimination The conference, they hold by insisting on these clan interferes with the internal countries, makingz legislation the people of the countries selves are unable to revise. rumors current that delegates will refuse premature covenant peace whivh ther- However, Rumanian sign are at learned at delegation been taken treaty ALBERT HERE OCTOBFR 1 the 10 it is the least the headquarters of that no final decision has regarding signature of the for With Queen of Beigians Will Go Di- rect to Washington to Visit Presi- dent and Mrs, Wilson, Washington, Sent. 3 and Queen arrive in 1 and will —King Albert Elizabeth of Belgium Washington about October e guests of the president and Mrs. Wison at the White House, probably remaining three days. The king and queen will come di- rectly to Washington to visit the presi- dent and Mrs. Wilson before beginning a tour of the country. It was learned today that the tenta- tive itinerary provides for their return to New York from Washington for a public reception. Afterwards they will leave on a journey that will carry them to the Pacific coast. The cities which will be visited en route have not been determined upon finally CARDINAL MERCIER SATL: Brest, Sept. 3, (Havas.)—Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, sailed today for the United States on board the transport Northern Pacific. re | reads: | ffairs of | will | GOVT. STEPS IN M@IRUIESTORELE) ALCOHOL HABIT Washington, Sept. 3.—Con- tinued reports of numerous fa- talities- resuiting from the use of denatured alcohol for beve age purposes and as an external application led the internal rev- enue bureau to take further steps today to stop such use. Besides instructing collectors to use every means to make Known to the public the danger, Commi; oner Roper issued an order requiring that labels hereafter must contain a state- ment setting farth the exact ef- fects of alcohol upon the hu- man system, i COL. THAW, FAMOUS ACE, MAY COME American Legion Trying to Ar Visit of Noted Flier This Month. The plans for the American Legion mass meeting to be held about the | middle of September are rapidly | | rounding into shape, due to the efforts | i of the various committees in charge. | An effort is being made to secure | j William Thaw of Pittsburgh to speak | to the soldiers of New Britain. Col. | Thaw went to Europe in 1914 and | joined the French Foreign Legion | {and fought as a private for five cents | {2 day for seven months, until he was ! wounded. At that time, he was dis- { charged, but succeeded in organizing the Lafayette Escadrille and was re- {instated as a second lieutenant. When | | the United States declared war Thaw { transferred from the French to the | Ame army and rapidly pro- moted the rank lieutenant colonel. He should Connecticut, ican to wa of he a drawing card for because he has a home in Bridgeport and went to school at Watertown and New Haven In view of the fact that all soldiers, sailors and marines in the city will | be the guests of the American Le- { zion at the mass meeting, the cham- ber of commerce has been invited to help entertain the distinguished visi- tor. Judge Malone of Bristol and lo- cal men will also speak on this oc- casion. New Departure Co. Buys Meriden Plant Meriden, Sept. 3.—Purchase of mill property in Pratt street of the Meriden Woolen Co. by the New Departure Co. of Bristol was being completed taday. Adjoining railroad property has been bought and the New Departure’s total investment through development will be about $3,000,000. Alabama Senate Has Turned Down Women Montgomery, Ala., Sept ~For a second time the state senate yesterday refused ta ratify the federal woman suffrage constitutional amendment. A motion to ratify was defeated, 18 to 13, after a debate of two hours, L COUNCILMAN RESIGNS Alpheus AL Tuttle to Give Up Mem- bership in the Common Council Because of Change of Residence. Alpheus councilman Councilman resignation it will he council at evening. Councilman Tuttle April succeeding Stanley who died during the His resignation of residence, the second A. Tuttle, for the Tuttle forwarded This to the mayor today and considered by the common its special meeting this has r fourth gned as ward. n was elected last Horvitz influenza epi- is due to his as he is now ward. COLUMBUS HAS STRIKE Motormen demic. change living in and Conductors Demand Back Pay and Increase As Well As Other Concessions. Columbus, street cai who went | pletely ice 0., Sept. 3 motormen and on strike early —Columbus conductors today, shutting down street car announced they had following demands on the Railway, Power and Light Back pay granted them by labor board more thun a ye reinstutement John Ryan reader the war fused closed shop; eight hour day: 55 cents an hour for first | three months and 60 and 65 cents for com- sery the Columbus made the ar war ago; meter board re- of whose case to consider; company. | | repast, | tion | top” i ous | the next two months. The men now | receive from 41 to 45 cents an hour. { luncheon DRIVE FOR §19, 000 [5 OPENED TODAY Money Will Be Used for Welcome Home Celehration SITUATION CLEARING UP Mayor Predicts That Event Will Be Greatest in History of City—DList of Soldiers Declared to Be Incom- plete. for the the The drive the fund for ebration to this noon at Britain lodge, ,000 to complete Welcome Home cel- service men opened the grill room of New B. P. O. E., when the captains and members of 26 teams assembled for luncheon and to re- ceive instructions relative to the man- ner of conducting the week campaign. Mayor George A. Quigley presided at the meeting. Following a bountiful short talks = given by Quigley, B Pelton and I Dvson Predicts Big e Mayvor George Afrair, Quigley outlined the plan for the celebration, and called atten- to the fact that the discontent that has been in the atmosphere is clearing up and that the event will be one of the greatest affairs ever held in this city. He spoke of the orig- inal plans that were later modified on account of the effect it would pro- duce on the local industrial life. e told of the contribution promised by the manufacturers and also that the city may appropriate $10,000 toward the celebration. He next introduced E. W. Pelton, president of the New Britaln chamber of commerce. Mr. Pelton said that he had been out of the city for several days, and was sur- prised to learn of much of the events that transpired during the past few weeks. He was, however, pleased that conditions have shaped themselves as they have, and he urged that the coming celebration be sent “‘over the fitting close to the numcs sful war work campaigns been conducted here. Mayor as a 2 suce have Ex that plains Court seorge H of Homor. Dyson, chairman of the committee on decorations, explained very thoroughly the plans of the com- mittee relative to their work, and also the Court of Honor that is to be eret- ed at the entrance to Walnut Hill park. He said that the .flag decorations would extend from Park and Elm street to North Main street and out West Main street to Lexington stree The estimated cost of this worlk will be $2,500. The electrical display will extend from.the railroad depot to Central Park on both sides «nd thence through West Main et fo the Court of Honor. Mr. Dyson said 1 some unjust criticism has been heard regarding the expenditure of s0 much money for the decorations. He said that all that can be done for the boys should be done, as the peo- ple owe it to the boys who have given so much during {he past two veurs. Mr. Dyson also said that some of the service men have shown some ¢ tent, and in most instances the, not know why. He urged vorkers to go about and tell that the coming affair is in their honor, and the Court of IHonor is being erected as a memorial to their “huddies” that paid the supreme sac- rifice in the conquest of the Hun. scon- do the team the boys Says Data Is Tncomplete, One Dyson’s tention oldiers which he He said that company deceased of the salient talk was when to the list of by the locs stated was that would or branch belonged in called points he the war M. at- deceased burean, incomplet nothing in the what division, the service the and when spoke to Secretary Kisselbrack garding this. the Jatter told him it would be necessary for Mr. Dyson to secure the information from the fam- ily of the deccased service man else solicit the co-operation local newspapers. In order that the Court of Honor plan may be carried out according to the plans of the com- mittee, Mr. Dyson said it would he necessary to secure the data, regard- ing whether the soldier died in France, and where, or else in this country or other training camps. Won't Ask Men. Chairman John C. Loomis of the campaign drive, outlined the plan for the work. He announced that solicitors refrain from uring scriptions during the factory hou and thus avoid rviction. stat that noonday luncheons every day with the and Sunday the closing will evening there is indicate of he re- or of the Service ctory se sub- rs, e a will exception and be he of next Wed- when 10 o'clock that nrday on day, held 6 He urged Eleventh nesday, the be at in the e (Continued on Page.) 40 Or 45 Delegates Will At- tend Conference Arranged By President Wilson— Meeting This Month. Washington, Sept. 3 and ~The capital interests called confer- ence between labor and agricultural by Presi- dent Wilson for discussion of the pres- ent economic situation will be held in Washington between October 5 and 10, it was earned today at the White House. The president wrote chamber of commerce States, representatives agricultural bankers and president af the of Labor, asking nominations for today to the of the United of the leading associations, investment to Samuel Gompers, American Federation that they submit delegates represent- ing each group. After receiving this st en route to the Pacific coast, the sident will then select a list of his own and combine the two. Forty or 45 delegates will be chasen Preliminary arrangements for the conference were discussed at vester- day’s cabinet meeting and it was said at the White House that the full list of delegates prohably would be ready within a week. FIREWORK@ PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER 19 Brilliant Display at Walnut Hill Park Will Be Feature of the Big Celebratios On the evening of Fri ber 19, ay. Septem- the Old Home Week and Welcome Home cele- bration, there will liant dis ewarks at Walnut Hill park, the program for Grand aerial in connection with be a br play of fir which is as follows? opening salute of seven guns; triple transformation of the park; flight of Kifty Pain’s “Al- lies' " rockets; the aurora borealis or northern lights; discharge of Five “Foch” bombettes; t of 12 Pain's mammoth prismatic whirlwinds; salvo of six Pain’s 24-inch Manhattan Beach shells; battery of 100 Yankee Doodle aerial camets; set piece, “Welcome Home to Our Boys;"” bouquet of eight floral rockets: exhibit of ten Gatling gun batteries: discharge of five mam- moth quadruple bombs: volley of ten crackerjacks: exhibit of ten aerial sleigh bells: fire portrait of Gen. Clar- ence E. Edwards; battery of 100 whirling, whizzing meteors: flight of cight Pain’s eagle scream bombs; dis- charge of six two-break combination shells; Pain's grand sequence bomh display; quartet of musical rockets: discharge of 20 “Allies’ " shells; flight of nine magnesium light rock- ets; salva of four cardinal flash bomb- shels: display of ten whistling sirens; second magical illumination of the nelghborhood: grove of jeweled palms, exhibit of ~American batteries; dis- charge of twenty chromatic shell of shells; flight of eight weeping willow rockets; the canopy of glory: *In Flanders Field the Poppies Grow;" flight of nine combination rockets; batteries of hundred pyrotechnic gyroscopes: exhibit of hundred elec- tric sunbursts; fiight of ten celebrated rocket bombs; grand display of war signals; battery of a hundred monster glow worms: Niagara Falls by moon- light; discharge of eight 18-inch rain- bow shells: discharge of twelve TL- inch victory ls: discharge of 10 12-inch repeating bombs: flight of ten 1.-5-inch flowering pampus shells: charge of six L-8-inch trench fare shells: Aztec fountain the triotic cannonade dischar of ten L-6-inch fiery spider shells: an epi- sode of the great world war: exhibit of “Vietory™ batteries; fire portrait of “American Red Nurse:" final i ht of 100 celebrated rocket “Good | Night.” s¢ a pa- e Cross war- | 1 'LABOR, CAPITAL AND FARM DEFINITE TIME IS INTERESTS MEET IN OCTOBER FOR ECONOMIC DISCUSSIONS! 1T Rumanians Refuse to Agree, O’CONNELL BLAMED FOR FATAL CRASH | 19 Year Old Local Boy Held Crimi- nally Responsible for Fatal Auto- mobile Tragedy at Shore. New Thamas J. O'Connell, criminally mobile ac machine, upset on Bernard Haven, Sept. - 19, of New Britain, is held responsible the auto- cident August when his containing 13 people, was Snake Hill, Branford, and| Maguire, clerk of the New Haven police department, killed and most of the others hurt, by Deputy Coroner Wynne today. The finding| states that O'Connell should have pro- tested the overcrowding of his ma- chine which took a house party at Casey Beach for a run over to Short Beach. The evidence showed that on Snake Hill two of the party called O'Connell’s attention to the tail lights of a machine ahead. He speeded up to pass this car: at a curve he met the machine of William Gritzback coming up; the abruptness of the turn, the steep grade, and heavy weight of the load, made it impossible to avoid collision. BECOME AMERICAN OR GO BACK HOME fo 20 President of American Bar Associa- tion Would Compel Foreigner to Put United States First need of popu- Boston, Sept. —The Americanization of the foreign lation of this country, better educa- tion of the native born residents in the meaning of government, and har- monizing of the interests of capital and labor, was emphasized by George T. Page of Peoria, Ills., president of the American Bar association in his address at the opening session of the association’s annual convention here today. | Mr. Page declared that the immi- grants should be taught that they have no right “to place America and American institutions second to any other nation or proposed nation on earth,” and that an immigrant in- capable or refusing to become an American should be “driven back to the country from which he came.” In conclusion he expressed con- fidence that ‘“the American people will keep their heads cool and their feet on the ground, and that wise counsels will prevail not only through present difficulties, but through every year yet to come.” Nine People Injured In Worcester Crash Nine persons five of them trolley cars on the Worcester a head-on col- line. vt., suf- the Worcester, were injured today seriously when two the Holden line of Consolidated met n lision near the Worcester Holden Harry M. Hulbert of Moncton, motorman of one of the cars fered the loss of both legs at ankle and will probably die. A mix up in signals which sent the | cars intg other in dense woods is blamed the accident Sept. each for TREATY IS RATIFIED, Wellington, N. Z —The peace treaty with Germany was unan- imously ratified today parliament, after members of the party had | criticized the pact Sept by labor TOO HEAVY. Heaviness of the track from vesterday’'s rain made a resumption today of Grand Cireuit | I Tacing at the Charter Oak park track rl(»nhrf\ll TRACK Hartford, Sept. 3 KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEER, 131 YEARS OF AGE, ADMITS HE IS GROWING OLD —John living man Lexington, Ky., Shell, said to be the Sept oldest WEATHIR. artford, Sept cast for New Bri cinity: air tonight a day: slightly cooler, —Fuore- nd vi- A Thurs- = the United States, today celebrated 131st anniversary of his birth here aged mountaineer celebrated | his birthday Ly taking his first auto- | maobile ride tle told friends that this first birthday on which he did work suid he was anxlous to | buck to | on which there | | in the he is the not is tarm s a mortgage Shell told expect hirthday 1 his Leslic news that he another now from permen does not to live to see tting old oxplanation. He came county to attend a fair am was FIXED FOR ACTION | | | Relations Will Be Cut \DEALS WITH REPARATIONS Evacuation of Hungary By Rumanian \rmy is Also Given Attention in Today's Warning Sent By Envoy of the Council, Paris, Sept. 3.—The coun- cil today decided tum to the Rumanian garding her course in Ultimatum is Drastic ultimatum, couched with a time an envoy of nia refuse within will supreme nd an ultima government re- Hunga ! to dras- limit will the coun- to com- The tic terms and be delivered by cil. Should Ruma ply with the terms time diplomatic relations and the Allied envoy will bring with him from Bucharest the diplomatic representatives there. The text of the ultimatum will be given out until it delivered Rumania. It is understood however that it will deal mainly with the Ject of reparations and the evacuation of Hungary by the Rumanian army Must Surrender Goods. With regard to reparation, the Al- lies, it is indicated, will insist that Ru mania recognize that all goods, rolling stock, etc., requisitioned by the Ru- manian army in Hungary must be handed over to the Allies to be distrib- uted amang the states having claims against Hungary in a proportion to be assigned by the peace conference. Rumania must undertake to pay the Allies for such requisitioned material, | foodstuffs, etc., as she is unable to re- | turn. | The envoy has not yet been selected, | but it is believed he will be a French- man. The name of Charles Jonnart, former governor general of Algeria, is mentioned for the mission Simultaneously the Rumanian dip- lomatic representatives in the various allied capitals will be summoned by the foreign ministers, who will ex- plain to them the very drastic char- acter of the ultimatum and the ex- treme gravity of the situation that will arise if Rumania refuses to comply Jews to Start Drive For $20,000 in City at 8 o'clock local Jew- in a given cease away Allied not is to sub- | Tomarrow evening there will be a meeting of ish people in Talmud Torah hall to make plans for a drive for $20,000, which is the relief fund to be raised In this city during the month of Septem- ber. New Britain's amount toward the general relief fund is as stated above, and at tamorrow night's meét- ing a campaign committee will be named. Samuel Menus and Miss Freda Ginsburg will make financial reports and officers will be elected i GOMES ACROSS LeWitt Insists That Hotel Man Put Up Cash Bond, George Which He Does. LeWit James who brought ac- Cormican last $500, claiming damages alleged done to scenery at the Ly ceum theater, appeared before Judge James T. Meskill of the city court this morning, to that P. S. Mec- bondsman Mr. Cormican, tender $1,500 in before the tachment secured LeWitt raised. This the ordered siderable repartee engaged Mr. LeWitt Attorney M. A, Sexton and P. S, McMahon, during the hear- ing. While Mr. LeWitt talking with a friend, was overheard Mr. McMahon that P. S. would be bondsman, un- the P. S Georgie retort LeWitt quickly “You have spent more money than I did for my legal “Why vou haven't zot was P. S’s rejoinder. George tion against Saturday for ask for cash by Mahon, be Con- in by court was was he by to say accepted as court ordered. some a gave sharp and shot hack, in courts education.’ any education,” Russian Bolsheviki Ready To Surrender 3.—The proposed the were official Russian Bol- peace negotia- rout of their surrounded,» Berne sheviki tions, pt have follow which forces, cording ac- an announcement received here o foregoing daes not T o any particular trict in Russia, probably has to the Lithuanian front where the Bol- sheviki on Tuesday to surrounded to be offering make peace dispatch, while it er dis- eference be to said and, real | | day | relations SUICIDAL FOR U. NOT T0 AGREE T§ TERMS--HITCHCA Unless Pact Is Ratified, Amf Will Be Leit Out in Col He Predicts 'ASSERTS SENATE WILL NOT ACCEPT CHAR Senator Iitchcock Protests Th n Would Not Submit to H tion of Shantung Amendmeng France and England Would Sanction Proposed Changes, Leaving U, S, Washington, Sept. 3—Declari; the foreign rel majority in amendi) treaty was kill the and that such a course be suicidal to the United States ator Hitcheock, Nebraska, demd leader asserted in a senate speel that the majority of the se| never would accept of thel mittee changes Scoffs At Knox's The trealy opponents, “crawl on the ground scope searching for league of nations stantial benefits would bring the posal of Senator Knox, repul Penn., that the treaty be rejectd a'separate peace made with Ge was characterized by the speal a “mixture of poltroonery and “By a vote of 9 to 8, sal senator, ‘‘the committee on is to bring squarely the senate the question of def] the pending treaty. Suppose t ate should vote in favor of the tung amendment or any other? would happen? Nations Would Obje “Either the president would to go further with the treaty (| would submit the amendment nations associated with the States. Does any one believel would accept it? Does any @ lieve that Great Britain who ready ratified the treaty and’ under a pledze to Japan with to Shantung, would accept the tung amendment? Does am think that France, also under a to Japan, would ratify this cH Does any one suppose that herself would submit to this h tion before the eyes of the wory “I cannot conceive of any gent and candid man who wo sume such a thing as a possibil would be met by an instant ref accept the amendment and then would the United States find i this international settlement would find ourselves out in t isolated from the rest of the The work of ratifying the treaty proceed without us, World Ratification Is Assw “The treaty itself provid when three nations in addit] Germany have signed it shall effect It is easy to see the el benefits which Great Brita France will derive from this They will nat take any chance preposterous to suppose thaty will delay ratification. T is beyond all question “What then will the United do? Some say that congress ¢! a joint resolution declaring a peace with Germany. Others I'nited States can negotiate a s treaty all acts of the United Staf dently have no conception of th mous benefits which the United derives from this treaty. How America Benefits, ‘In article 231 Germany is ¢ ed to accept full responsibility damages caused by the war, anyone think if we undertook tiate a separate treaty with Gi Germany would make any 8y ces ons to the United States many might say she had nd clared war on the United Statel it was the United States whic war upon her “Take the matter of Germ erty in the United States. UY treaty all acts of the United St of the alien property custodii] regard to that property v unless Germany can show fraud. Is anyone insane suppose that Germany make that purpose of committee peace entirely any Suggestios he with a pitfalls’ and overloo} which . the nation ™ its are enl will vohy oncession to us if the hold her which this gives? Suppose Germany points 99 and 1828 unden spect the priva nationals in ¢ upon treaties of 17 we erty ed sed to T greed 1o re German of U. S. Needs Representa “This treaty creates a o (Continued on Eleventh