New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1919, Page 1

News o e World. By Asseceiated Press. © — A Herald “Ads” Mea Better Business 'ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THU;(SDAY, SEPTEMBE R 25, 1919.—TWELVE PAGES MURDEROUS GUNMENHIREDBY STEE TO SCARE MEN AND BREAK UP UNION, SAYS STRIKE LEADER IN OUTLINING NOTHER MAN DEAD | IN FARRELL FIGHT, Trooper Shoots Serbian While Searching House for Snipers AUTHORITIES ARE BLAMED Youngstown, O., Strike Leaders Com- ’ plain That Riots Were Caused By Pennsylvania State Police—Several | Workmen Complain of Threats. Farrell, Pa., gan, a Serbian, Sept. Luke Gro- was shot and killed | by a state trooper here shortly after| 511 o'clock, when the police searched a house under suspicion of being a| sniping post from which shots have! been fired at a steel plant. | More Arrests Made, | ank Youitch, of Sharon, was rested today charged with firing a| pistol into the north Carnegie plant| in Sharon. About 50 shots were fired | into the plant last night, and two men were arrested. Information fur- « nished by them, the police said, led fto the third arrest today ‘a{ Mrs. Frank Ward, of Sharon, * ported to the police that men ap- peared at her home last aight and| to burn the house unless| husband quit work at the Nation-| al Malleable Co. | The home of a psliceman employed _In the north Carnegie wcrks was *stoned last night for the second time and threats were made of a third| visitation, the police raported. { The south Carnegie plant in Far vell was in operation today. Officials said more men are returning every, day. a re- State Police Blamed. I Youngstown, O, Sept. 25-—Charges that the Pennsylvania state constabu- s responsible for the riots at| Castle and Farrell were made| in a _elegram seat today to John Fitzpatrick, chairman of the strike| committee, who is to appear before| the senaie committee investigating the stael sirike by 8. T. Hammer: mark, secretary in charge of strike headquarters in the Youngstown dis- s triet. The telegram fcllows “The same speakers and organ 8 who addressed all meetirgs of {hc game class of people in peaceful Youngstown were used in organizing in New Castle and Farrell. Constabu- Jary are absolutely responsible for murders and reign of terror in pol- Juted Peunsylvania v The fact that there has not been no disorder in the Youngstown distriet, Hammersinark deciared, is because of the attitude of the state and local officials toward labor, Almost $1,000,000 was paid wages to 11,500 employes of ths Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co., yes- terday. Not a single incident of dis- turhance accompanied the gathering of %0 many men at the company's gates, NOTABLES COMING HERE of in Ohamber Commerce May Invito Delegation of French, Italian, Eng- lish and Belgi Business Men, The first fall meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce directors will be held thig afternoon nt 4:30, the meeting be- ing nlwo the last of the fiseal year, A nominating committea will he appoint- ed to submit s list of candidates for directorship in the chamber, Plansg for a membership meeting will be discusged, Among other topies of interest to ba discussed is the invitation to New Britain of the industrinl delegation from Great Hritain, Franee, Italy and Belgium which is attending the buysi- nesg interest’s conference at Atlantie City in October, If the delegation is ynvited to New Britain and the invita- tlon i& mecepted it is probable that plans for g hig reception will be put in the works at oncs, The ehamber i planning u big din- ner in October and President Pelton will nams his eommittea today fer that event, Tha New England plan of day- light saving will come up for diseus- slon, IRISH QUESTION AGAIN Fvening News Announces Besults of Consultation—Viscount French to Rematn in Oftice, Rept, e announces that as (he eonculfation by the enhine: with Visegunt French, the Jord lieutepant of [reland, aneother pttempt il he madse by ihe gevern- ment 16 sattle the Irish questien and Lenden, News today result of R Evening { Cardinal CARDINAL MERCIER IN HARTFORD OCT. 1 Clergyman Who Dared Germans to Be Entertained at Trinity IN NEW HAVEN ON OCT. 2 Yale University Will Confer Degree of Doctor of Laws on Distinguished Visitor—Plans Made for His KEn- tertainment, Hartford, Sept. 25.—Cardinal Mer- cier will be entertained at Trinity col- lege at 9:30 on the morning of Octo- ber 1, according to word received b Acting President Perkins from Wash- ington. He will be received in alumni hall by the faculty, resident trustees and student body with perhaps the Hartford alumni. On account of the ze of the hall it will be impossible fo thraw the meeting open to the gen- eral public. To Have Military Guard. Captain Anson T. McCook, secretary of the governor's committee of recep- tion for Cardinal Mercier has received word fram the cardinal's secretary that the tentative program arranged in this city for the official reception on October 1, is agreeable to his emi- nence. Col. Charles W. Burpee has offered to have four or more compa- nies of the state guard at the disposal of the committee for any purposes the committee may elect, both at noon and in the evening. 10,000 Tickets Distributed. The meeting at the armory in this city in the evening will be a municipal affair, the noon reception being a state function. It is expected that the pro- gram will not be over half an hour long and will include a brief address by the cardinal, who will be introduc- ed by Mayor Kinsella. The seating capacity of the armory is limited to 1,500 seats, which will be reserved. About 10,000 tickets will be distribut- ed to members of war organizations. Degree to Be Conferred. NMew Haven, Sept. 25.—The gram of arrangements for the to Yale university on October 2 Mercier was completed by the university secretary’s office and snnounced today. The distinguished visitor will receive the degree of doc- tor of laws. This will be at special convocation, the second to be held in a quarter of a century, the other ; ‘ecipient being TLord Kelvin, scfen- 15 years ago. The commemoration odc written by Brizn Hooker and set to music by Dean Horatio Parker of the music school, sung last June will be re- produced. President Hadley and Car- di Mercier will speak. A proces- sion of faculty and students will be formed as at commencement, prior to conferring the degree upon the car- dinal. 2 pro- visit 2 of Will Address Students. There will be a university luncheon at noon and afterwards the cardinal will speak to the students from the balcony overlooking the university gudrangle, During the rest of his stay and until a dinner given by President Hadley in the evening the guest will be shown the university and city, TIME FALLS HEAVILY Lands on James O'Brien Who Is Un- conscious in Unnsual Accldent at Fafnlr's—Stitches Taken, Bear- James was the While working in ing factory this morning O'Brien of Myrtle strest vietim of an unusual nceldent which | cauped three ntliches to be talken in | his head, A large clock, used (o regis- tering the time of entranece and quit- ting of the employes of one of the departments fell from the wall and landed squarely en O’'Brien’'s head and he was Knocked unconscieus, He was given first mid in the fastory hos- pital and A surgeon was called to take the stitehes ©'Brien is employed at the plant as an electrieian and was repairving the wiring leading to the eleek just prior te the aceident, Because of his aoc- cident it is prebable that ha will he unahble to take part in the hig game at Walnut Hill Baturday when the Maehine shop and All-Stars clash, the Fafnir SAVED FROM DOOM, BUT THINKS THAT HII IS DEAD 85.—Pierre Leneir, whose exeeution was pestpened last Friday merning hy the autherities, ¢ will, it is expected, he eenfrented hy Joseph COniflaux, former premier, en tviday or Baturday., Aeeording ta the Hoha de Paris he is extremely weak And unahle te stand, heing Paris, Bept fhat Visesunt Irench will retain his office, eohsesred with the idea that he has heen executed, WAR CLOUDS LOOM UP IN EUROPEAN SKY AS GENERAL GARIBALDI HINTS AT USE OF ARMS TO PROTECT FIUME Other Italian Leaders Emu- late D’Annunzio, Reported: Taking Forcible Possession | of Adriatic Coast Towns. PEACE CONFERENCE VISIBLY WORRIED Paris, Sept. 25, crisis through which is imputed to the (Havas.)—The Italy is passing | great powers by, Gen. Giuseppe (Peppino) ' Garibaldi| in an interview printed in the Petit Parisien this morning. He reproaches | them for not having riven Italy all that was promised in the treaty of London and declares it to be the in-| tention of the Italiar people to keep Fiume “even at the price of another war.” “It depends land,” he says, ‘‘whose are with Italy in the Whatever should be son’s answer to Ita proposals, we | will say to him that this dispute is between Furopeans and must be set-| tled between Europear know the American, French British | peoples are with us in thi Peace Conference Worried. Apparently in emulation of Captain | Gabriele d*Annunzio, whose dramatic | seizure of Fiume centered the atten- tion of the world on the eastern Lit- toral of the Adriatic, other Italian | leaders are reported to be advancing on Spalato, Sebenico and Trait fm- portant towis along the coast which have been under the control of Jugo- Slay fore Peace conference circles are plainly concerned over the situa- | tion, which seems to have become quite grave. Belzade advices dcclare Italian | soldiers have overpowered a smalll Jugo-Slay force at Torguire and have! entered the town. The place men-! tioned probably is Trogier, the Croa- tian section of the city of Trau, about | 15 miles northwest of Spalato. Fur- ther south, there appears also to be disorders, reports from Rome on France and Eng- | populations Fiume affair. President Wil- | indi- ating tnere s a virtual reign of ter-| ror at Ragusa, a Dalmatian town close to the frontiac of Montenegro. May Restore King Nicholas. In addition, there are rumors that the Italians plan to restore King, Nicholas to the Montenegrin throne from which he was ousted by action | of the national assembly I This action of the national has never been recognized royal Montenegrin government which | has maintained its headquarters near ! Paris for several months. King| Nicholas is the father of Queen He-! lena of Italy. So far as known definitely no an- swer to proposals mede by Ttaly rel- ative to Fiume has been received from Prestdent Wilson although it is intimated in unofficial Itallan cir-| cles that it has arrived. The Italians| are disposed to reject any proposition looking to a compromise, the claim being made that the storm through- out the country can be calmed only by giving Fiume to Italy. There are hints ¢oo that a governmental crisis may develop as a result of the situ- ation, Supplies Are Given Fiume, Gen. Giuseppe (Peppino) baldi, who arrived here yesterday, de- clared ‘serous results would follow if Tallans were not placed in a posi- tlon to settle the Iume question ac- cording to the will of tho people,” He said the ity was not closely bloskad- ed and the Itallan government was sending supplies into the eity, Situntion 18 Grave, Reme, Sept, 25-—Cabinet ministers do not seaek to coneeal the enormous sravity of the situation and the seri- ous diffieulty, not te say (he Imposs bility of finding a satisfactory solu- tlon to the Fiume problem, They do not want to uss forca against Captain d’Annunzio, wishing to awveld tratvioidal eonfliat, and it is sadd that this hesitation may be partly due to the faet that troops ordered against the pest's forces might refuse te obey orders, D'Annunzie Wen't Give in, Persuasion it is said here, ig useless without agreeing to d'"Annunzie’s con- ditiops—the annexation of the pert of Fiinme and the hinterlend to Italy proper. It iy psserted that if the| Ttalian gevernment sheuld aceept such eenditigns she would have against her net eniy har allies but her erstwhila enemies headed py Jugo- Blavia whieh perhaps weuld airead: have aeted but for interaal (roubles (’entinued en Penth Page) | letters. | tagli, ! next door w: RED CROSS LINER 1S AGROUND AT STAMFORD Was Bound For New York From Halifax—140 Pas- sengers Are Landed. Stamford, Conn., Sept. 25.—The steamer Rosalind of the Red Cross line went aground on Cow’s Reef in Long Island Sound today. She was bound from St. John's and Halifax to New York and carries 110 passengers and a crew of 90. The vessel was apparently colirse and grounded in a fog. Her whistles of distress were heard by Thomas Robins of the naval consult- ing board, at his home Point. Mr. Robins went tender and brought in an officer the ship.. The latter said there was no excitement on hoard and no danger at present. Permission immigration off its on out in a was received from authorities in New to land the passengers here. rangements were made to examine them at the Hotel Davenport. The ses was choppy, but it was thought the passengers could be landed with- out difficulty. Captain Mitchell is in command of the Rosalind. The Rosalind is a 3,000 ton craft and under charter by Bowering and Co., New York. She left St. John's tember 20 and Halitax September BOMB KILLS THREE Four Others Tnjured When Dynamite York Ar- Sep- Wrecks Two-Story Dwelling in Batavia, N. Y.—Vengeance Motive. Batav N. killed three persons, injured four, and wrecked the two-story dwelling of Carlo Trimarchi here ear! today. Trimarchi, a aurant keeper, had recently received three threatening The dead are Joseph Bat- his wife and two-year-old son. his wife and two small injured. The Battagli upstair and the Tri- downstairs Iad w literally blown to rear end. of the house s wrecked and in the vicinity were shattered. The neighbors claim they heard two re- volver shots. A man was seen run- ning away from the scene shortly after the shots were heard. X Al Trimarchi, sons were famil lived marchi family The house pieces. The ISSUE CLEARLY DRAWN So Asserts President Wilson in Ad- dress at Denver, Colo., on Behalf of League. Denver, Colo., Sept. 25.—Declaring the issue in the peace treaty discus- sion at last had been ‘‘clearly drawn” President Wilson said in an address here today that the “question square- Garl- 1y facing the nation was whether the United States would keep its pledges to help guarantee the peace of the world.” Of all the subject matter treaty, aslde from the league coven- ant, Mr. Wilson sald, the Shantung provision was the only one criticized. That objection now had heen cleared away, he cotinued as have the lesser ones Insured against the covenant itself. in the NO-4 OFF ON 'TRIP. New York, Sept, 25-—Carrying Al- bert ¢, Read, seven members of the orew, one passenger and a dog, the naval hydroplane NC-4 left Rockaway Paint at 11:06 a. m, today for Port- land, Me,, on a navy recruiting expe- ditlon, About five hours were expect- ed to he consumed by the trip which, Commander Read pald, would be n straight flight with no maneuvers in the air, 'The plane will remain in Portland two days and then start on its return veyage dewn the coast, WEATHUR. Hartford, Sept, 25.—Fore- cast for New Britain and vi Cloudy tonight; Fri- and cooler, O Shippan of | the | bomb | windows ' BOLSHEVIK REPORTED PREMIER AS KILLED BY AS! N’'S HAND Sept. 25.—A rumer circulation on the that Nicolai sian Bolshevik ssinated. Paris, was in Bourse here tpda Lenine, the Rus premier, had been assa DAYLIGHT SAVING ARGUMENT IN CITY Officials of New Britain Gas Light Company Announce That Rates Are Going Up. New Britain now has an argument in defense of daylight saving. Of- ficials of the New Britain Gas Light | company announced today that it has | become necessary to increase the ates for illuminating gas, and as the price of lights go up, it is likely that the consumer will try more economy and keep the lights turned down. After the reading of the meters | this month the price of gas will be $1.50 per thousand cubic feet, less 10 | cents per thousand feet if bill is paid | on or before Pre-payment meters will be adjusted to the rate of $1.40 per thousand feet. The company glves as its reason for the increase that the cost of produc- tion has increased from 60 to 200 per cent. ASSESSOR RESIGNS J0B James J. Watson Will Devote intire Time to His Business—Successor Not Yet Named. sor James Watson has resigned. His resignation was re- A. at | ceived this morning by Mayor G. Quigley, | . who sed regret decision. e declared been a faithful official had served on the draft board during the war at a great sac- rifice to busine Mr. Watson gives as his reason for resigning that he hes to devote his time to his real estate business. He was appoint- [ ed August 1, 911, and had a little | less than a year more to serve. Mayor { Quigley said this morning that he has a successor in mind, but would not { say who he was. FIND $42,500 BURIED Young Watson's that he had and that he his w Wisconsin Farmer's Share of Loot From Mail Robbery is Found Tied in Rag Underground. Chicago, Sept. 25.—With the re- covery of $42,500 fcund buried 'on the Wisconsin farm of Onuery (John) Wejda, father of Jchn S. Wejda, clerk in the Chicago postoffice, who is said to have planned the robbery, the amount recovered from the §$234 000 stolen from a registered ship- ment ‘rom the Chiicego Federal Re- serve bark to the Standard Oil Co., of Indfana, at Whiting, Ind., Thurs- day, today was brovght to $181,500. The money wes found wrapped In old rags and buried in & milk can, It was t younger Wejda's share of the loot, according to cfffcers. The missing money is believed, the police say, to be in the possession of a man who disappeared with the arrest Tuesday night of the younger Wejda and I.eo and Walter Fllipkow- ski, Ths Fillphowski brothers, with the message man are said to have done the actual robbing, Much of the money recoverec was placed in safety deponit hoxes bty the members of their family, ROBBERS GET $70,000 Lansing, Mich, Sept. 26.—The five | men who yesterday broke Into the | bank of Mulliken, near here, secured | at least $10,000 in eash and botween | §560,000 and $60,000 in Liberty bonds, | officials of the bank announced today after checking over the records, No trace of the bandits has found been ANNTHILATED ttierce fighting RED R London, Bept the 15th of the month. was in progress througheut the day | yesterday in the region of Pskoy, | southwest of Ietrograd where the | sthonians annihilated two Bolshevik regiments, according to Ksthonian dispatches received hers today, J 00,000 STRIKE GRIEVANCES RS DEMAND DECENT JUSTICE FRON GOV Even Though Steel Corpora tion Should Consent to M Representatives, Strike Could Not Be Called Of Fitzpatrick Tells Senate Investigating Committee Opening of Hearing Today. STEEL WORKER ALWAYS HAS LONGER HO AND LOWER WAGES THAN Washington, Sept. 25.—Eve Corporation consent to meet rep nation-wide strike of steel worke the opinion of John Fitzpatrick, tee, as expressed today at the op mittee’s investigation of the stri “The 350,000 men on strike,” to demand from the United Stat justice.” NG GREAT CHANGE SEEN IN STRIKE SITUATION Ohio Valley Plants Paralyzed But in Pittsburgh District Result is Uncertain. (By Associated Press.) With no radical change reported i the actual strike centers, interest in the great struggle in the steel try shifted today to Washington where the labor committee of the senate opened an investigation with the avowed intention af discovering “if the situation in any way can be relieved | by federal action As far as actwal battle line were concerned the most important definite news came from the Chicago district where both sides claimed specific advantages. Steel cor- | poration officials announced that the steel and slab mills of the carporation at Gary would resume partial opera- tions today. Offsetting this 1 steam engineers employed in the Illmois Steel company’s plant in the same town were called out by their local raising again the possibility of a gen- eral strike by this most important branch of the workers. In the Mahoning valley Ohio the complet dustry achieved b tinued and the succ was emphasized by plant of the Bar Mill Co. with the exception mill department, which 500 men. mill now operating in Cleveland But the issue in the great burgh area, where both sides concede the battle must be lost or won, re- mains uncertain. Corporation offi- clals again asserted that strikers were returning to work, admitting that the number was not large, but terming it | steady. These claims were, usual, disputed by the strike leaders. Secre tary Foster called the situation better than ever and predicted interesting developments within a few days. He declined to he more specific ISSUES BAD CHECK Stranger Tenders indus- conditions on the district of paralysis of the in- the strikers con ss of this sector closing of the | Empire of the employs only as Bad Paper to Far- rell Clothing Company in for Merchandise Purchased. The palice of this city, Hartford would like to stranger who has been this section of the state with forged checks. On last Monday this fellow, who is described as being about 3 vears of age and tall, dressed in a blue suit with a light green soft hat, and | carrying a raincoat and traveling bag, entered the Farrell Clothing company on Main street and purchased mer- chandise to the amount of $20. He gave a check in payment for the ar- ticles, and later the check was found to be a forgery. Bristol and cateh operati INVITED TO SEE MERCIER. The membors of the local Catholic clergy have recelved invitations to the reception to be tendered Cardinal Mer- oler, the famous Belglan prelat which will be tendered him on the oc- caslon of his visit at Hartford next Wednesday, The reception will be held at the stato capltol, followed by o luncheon at the Hartford club. At 8:80 o'clock at the eplscopal residence of Rt, Rev, Bishop John J. Nilan, ¢ | e belw Rolling { sheet | This department is the only | Pitts- | | wiitiam | o1 OTHERS, HE SAY n should the United States Sf] resentatives of the meny rs could niot now be called chairman of the strikers’ comni ening of the senate labor c¢d ke. Fitzpatrick declared, “are go es government justice, dee Wants; Gary to Attend. Fitzpatrick was late in arrid from Pittsburgh. He was aco panied by Willlam H. Rubin, co for the steel strikers, who, at the set of the hearing, asked what as ance had been given by Judge Bl H. Gary, ghairman of the boand the United States Steel corporad] that he would appear hbefore committee next Wednesday. enator Kenyon replied that Gary had telephoned to him thad would be present Wednesday, and added that “until that time wra not question his being here.” Wants Correspondence Public Rubin 1aquested that the ecom pla D Uhe reeded. . cdug Joskh © P. Tuin the president; Sai Chairman Fitzpad to postpone Kenyon asked R telegrams and let already been publis his state said was a brief his in the tec secre to Gompers and regarding efforts strike. Senator to r 1 the which have Fitzpatrick with what he of labor industry. “With the corporation, with the workers ou A know whether $20,000,000 recent ize the ry opened conditions of the § was bl ng organ mills,” he sai money—TI d| 2,000,000 appropriated. has begun to r} tremendous importance of steel industry influence other industries. Steel Worlke “While labor was eight-hour day and elsewhere, the steel ated with very long wages below the proper inderstood then the of creation campaign of the fum of it was obje pust of reat as vears labor and its s Had Tt Harder| getting better condit] mills still o hours ard level. Ld necessity of industry for its effects| last two d American Federal was authorized representatives affiliated 9 ation of year ago committee to Sandg chairman retary 3 witness said, w so lim eff alumet and the ganizing steel controlling and the purpose the others, wventions of Labor the step Fitzpatrick said international the American F met in Chica effected a ganize Gompers the at of 24 union de o about a Amaign workers. the steel was elected Z. Foster, members, the assembled, but funds that the initial we confined trict, including Indiana and were organ to the Chicago ion G Men men Relief. mills,” ¥ looking They and it had a Sought in the inued had he steel patrick relief. sponded only successf “Up unionism man Kenyon “No,"” TFitzpatrick that time—October corporation effort of the or tion to spread cont They no hope. numbe until in hor ul o that a time we organization.” time there had been| in the steel mills?” asl eplied, ‘AN 1918—the & resorting to @ action upon the of the labor organ their influence. T announced establishment of eight-hour day, know was an effort our o1 nization.” Senator Mexico, asked had made labor, for organization or ‘movement had American The American Fe Initiated the m replied “Was there men inviting the Senator Jones *“No, only as the loonlities and e was to force men and prevent we to of empld reduction whether ted by o Jones, democrat, whether the plan for been initi of 1 eration nt arganization men maet pressed in dif ent their slres dinal Mercier will meet in canference with the priests, 1 (Continued on Eleventh Page)