New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1919, Page 1

News of the World. By Asseciated Press. NEW BRITA A /\ j i3 | Herald “Ads” Me ‘ Better Business « ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1919. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. MISTS OF UNCERTAINTY VEIL STEEL STRIKE; BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESS AT BETHLEHEM; INDICATIONS ARE THAT DEADLOCK PREVAILS MAYOR OF OMAHA, TRYING 10 \conpr TIE-UP IMPROVED, . STOP LYNGHI Angry Mob Puts Rope Around His Neck and is About to Jerk Him Tnto .Etemity LIFE IS SAVED BUT CONDITION GRAVE ¥ Killed Negro is Brutally | | Court; and $1,500,000 » House is Burned. ' CONDITION OF MAYOR Sept. 29.—- Mayor E. P. | of a | when Omaha, Neb,, The condition of Smith, whom members mob attempted to hang he refused last night to de- liver to them William Brown, a negro, who accused of assaulting a white girl, was re- ported his ph ns to be slightly improved today. The LIRANAL, WhQusigred. fromy. cuts and fractured bones, recovered consciousness at noon. was| w Omaha, Necb., Sept. 29.—After al night of mob rule during which a negro was lynched, an attempt made % hang the mayor of Omaha, P Smith, the county court house was burned, one man shot and killed and perhaps 40 others injured, the city was quiet today under patrol of fed- eral troops from Fort Crook and Fort Omaha. The mayor is at a hospital and was still unconscious early to- day as a result of the attempt made by the mob to hang him to a trolley pole because he advised against the | Iynching of William Brown, a negro who was in the county jail charged | with attacking a white girl on the | outskirts of the city early last week. | Mayor Smith was seized by the mob | on 17th street, near the court house | about 10 o’clock and was threatened with lynching. He was hustled to Harney street and stopped at the foot Of a trolley pole on the cross-arm of which was a coil of rope Attempt to Lynch M , “Give us the key to the jail.”” “If we can’t the nigger we'll lynch you.” ‘“He's fio better than the nig- ger.” “He's a negro lover,” were shouts heard among the mob. ‘Get that rope’’ shouted someone. was pulled down by a loose end was not lengthened to reach. A man climbed the pole and cut the rope. It was brousht down and placed around the neck of the mayor. Life Barely Saved. it over the a ayor. get It bat “Throw pole and up string the mayor up,” velled a dozen voices. But then protests began to Be heard ‘We won't stand for hanging the mayor,” several men shouted. Then two officers cut the rope, car- ried the mavor to an automobile and rushed him to a hospita The mayor's law firm is at present defending two negroes charged with assaults on white women. The po- Aice assert that that fact had much to do with some of the remarks made by members of the mob, $1.500,000 Property Loss. The fire that was started in the court house left that structure a mass of ruins. The property was valued at $1,500,000. The damage to the rec- ords could not be estimated early to- day but it is believed many have been destroved beyond reclamation. Sta- 4istics vital to county affairs since the county was organized are believed to badly damaged. 100 Lives Bndangered. For several hours the lives or more than 100 prisoners in the county jalls e were endangered by the flames on the lower floors of the building. It was finally necessary ta throw open the ¥ioors while County Sheriff Clark stood off the angry raob and leaving the Drisoners themselves to take action. They at first decided among themselves to throw the negro fram the roof to the pavement below and léave him to the destruction of the (Continued on Tenth Page) NGNEAR VICTIM RACE RIOT CASUALTY REPORT SHOWS 2 DEAD AND 45-60 AS INJURED Omaha, Sept. 29.—Latest re- ports of the rioting estimate the number of injured all the way from 45 to 60. Only two persons were killed, however. These were Brown, negro, who was taken from the county jail and lynched, and a white man, believed to be Clarence Clancy, 23, of Ohama. TALIAN DEPUTIES FOR KEEPING FIUME Delegation at Paris Hears of Resolution Demanding This Action Debate Ts Interrupted by Serious Riot in Which More Than 100 Members Take Part—Premier of Chamber Gets Warm Applause Par Sept. 29.—A resolution de- manding that Fiume be made an Italian City has been passed by the | Italian chamber of deguties according o information receivll by the Italian delegation here. Riot in Chamber. Rome Sept. 28.—Debate in the chamber of deputies w interrupted today by a free fight which lasted ten minutes participated. in and in which about 100 depu- The opinion is ex- quarters that the result of the riotous in- decide to resign rather the country into a the general election. in the cham- occur in ties pressed abinet 5 a ident may than plunge struggle during It is asserted the fight ber indicates what would the country Gets Vote of Confidence. The correct figures for the vote of confidence given the cabinet were 208 some ONS IN BRITISH RAILROAD NVI. DECLARES; HOPE TO RUN OR_ /APORTANT LINES TWO MEN KILLED IN FREIGHT WRECK Anxiety is Expressed Lest Miners and Unions Also Decide to Quit in Sympathy. MOTOR CARS BRING FOOD TO LONDONERS sept. 29.—Improvement in the situation created the strike on the British railways was an- nounced in official quarters this morn- ing. The distribution of food was be- ing carried out without friction and volunteer help was being freely offer- ed, it W ated. The official communique from Down ing street read: “The general strike situation is im- proving. The government measures are working satisfactorily. Food dis- London, by general tribution is proceeding smoothly and IS IMPROVED TODAY: NITTI GETS GONFIDENGE YOTE | 323: 1Zf1;23unmly assistance are still M 2SB AD BN U IR ] Premier Lloyd George, Sir Auckland Geddes, minister of national service and reconstruction, and Sir Robert Stevenson Horn, minister of labor, were in conference throughout the forenoon today while the strike com- mittees were in constant session. James Henry Thomas, secretary of the union of railway men, declared it { noon there were no new features in the situation. Run on Skeleton Schedules. ailroads running out of London will attempt to operate trains on skele- ton schedules today, according to an- nouncement. It is hoped thus to cope with the strike situation which brought about an almost total suspen- sion of traffic vesterday in this city (Continued | nth Page) ESSEX POSTMASTER | COMMITS SUICIDE Found in Basement—Postal In- spectors Arrive in Town Today. to 148 instead of 208 to 140 as at first reported. Ten members refrained sex, Sept. 29.—The body of Chas. from voting. All the others, except| [ ington, postmaster of this town, the official socialists voted confidence | found today in the basement of in Premier Nitti a store adjoining the postoffice. There The chamber adjourned tonight | Was a bullet wound in his head. Dr. until Wednesday when it will decide | I. B. Braden, medical miner, ex- whetheh a vote shall be taken on the | pressed the opinion that Mr. Harring question of discussing the peace | ton had committed suicide. Coroner treaties. Davis at Middletown, has been noti- In consequence of the fight in the | fied. chamber several duels were an- Mr. Harrington, who was 60 years nounced between deputies and be- | old, disappeared last Thursday. He tween deputies and journalists was last seen walking along the trol- Nitti Precipitates Trouble ley tracks toward Saybrook. He had | 7 5 served as postmaster 15 years ago, A prolonged heated discussion pre- | .;q was appointed again a year ago. ceded the riotous sceme. The mem- | o jeaves a wife and sister here and bers of the parliamentary league in- ) . p jiper i Hartford. sted upon asking the government Bootoriceli oeciorMar yealine e whether it intended to discuss the | (. treaties before adjournment. Premier| - ti answered he would first have a vote of confidence and whatever Wilson’s Conditl-on IS cabinet should be in power would de- cide what would be done. Thereupon members of the parliamentary league invaded the ministers’ bench shouting and gesticulating. Fist Fight A party of rushed from th their adversari in fisticufs Premier Nitti who had left the government benches returned to his place when the disturbance had some- what subsided. He was greeted with warm applause. The adjournment taken after the vote was amidst the greatest excite- ment. Many of the deputies expressed doubt as they dispersed as to whether the government intends to bring up on Wednesday the matter of the dis- cussion of the treaties. The belief seemed rather to be the chamber would be dissolved for the holding of general elections. nsu socialists thereupon seats and faced s, the group engaged The vicinity of the chamber was occupied by police carbineers and troops whle the body was in session to prevent disorders and groups that gathered to attempt demonstrations for or ugainst the government were easily dispersed Catholic Supports Plan Count Soderini, a Catholic deputy, supported the plan of proclaiming Fiume Italian. At the same time he considered what he characterized as (Continued on Eleventh Page) Washington, Sept. 2 President Wilson spent a restles night last night, but is sleeping this morning, | Rear-Admiral G son, his personal H ysician, announced today. Dr. on’s bulletin said: “The president passed a restles night, but sleeping this morning.” Belgian Guests To . Visit Boston First Washington, Sept. 29.—Boston will be the first city to be visited by King Albert and Queen Elizabeth when they leave New York this week on a tour of the United States. They will { e In Boston next Sunday it was said | here today. Serbian Frontier Is Closed For 15 Days Rome, Sept. 29, via London.—The Serbian frontier has been ordered closed for a period of 15 days, accord- ing to a dispatch to the Tempo from l'l‘ricst. CARNEGIE STEEL OPERATIONS Transport| NEAR DANBURY; SEVEN OTHERS HURT Crash Occurs at Holmes, N. Y., and Special Train Carry- ing Physicians is Dispatched to Scene—Wrecking Crews Sent From collision Danbur —In between Sept. a eastbound freight trains on ! Danbury the Central New England railroad at Holmes, N. Y. 20 miles west of this, cit. early this morning, two men| were killed and seven others injured. Five of the injured men were brought: The to the hospital in this city. The dead are: John Peaslee, of Danbury, con- ductor. Edward Hollyoke, of East Hart- ford, engineer. The injured ar: J. C. Higgins, 65 Lounsbury Waterbury; cut on head and burned on back, hand and leg; taken home. M. Cease, 53 Field street, Water- bruised; taken home. Daniel Singley, Maybrook, N. Y., fireman; sprained shoulder and hand injured; in Danbury hospital. Thomas Doyle, Waterbu pune ture wound in left thigh, scalp lacera- tions and sprained back; in Danbury hospital. J. L. Katz, Winsted: both hands burned and lacerations; in Danbury hospital. J. J. Clune, Waterbury; lacerations, ! 1 ew Haven and Maybrook. bruises and hoth hospital. Joseph Nivilo, fireman, Waterbury; fracture of skull; in Danbury hospi- tal, unconscious. The trains in collision were extra freight 338 bound for Waterbury, and extra, 5114, bound for Danbury. first extra, which was standing at the station at Holmes, consisted of two locomotives and a caboose. All of those killed or injured were in the caboose of the extra. The engineer of extra 5114—Albert Francis, of Maybrook—said that when he caught sight of the block signal set against his train, he attempted to stop, but the airbrakes would not hold, and his locomotive, with the weight of 59 loaded cars behind it, plowed into the hoose of the.extra, crushing it into and hurling its ogcupants wreckage.. The locomotive wrists sprained; in o splinters into the . of extra 5114 and four cars were viled. A special train ecarrying physicians was dispatched from this ecity upon receipt of the news of the accident at the offices of the Central New Eng- land road here. Wrecking crews were dispatched from New Haven and Maybrook, N. Y. SALOONKEEPER FINED, AND BARTENDER ALSD One Pay§ “$250 and Other $100 For Violating Prohibi- tion Law in Hartford. Hartford Sept. After a hearing in the U. S. District court in this city today, which Judge Garvin desig- nated an inquiry to aid the court’s conscience in imposing sentence, the Judge imposed a fine of $250 on Bar- ney Haydasz and $100 on Stanley Chikla, saloonkeepers both of this city for violation of the war-time prohibition law. The men ad pleaded guilty to an indictment but Federal Investigator Edward J Hickey believed sales had been made since their arrest on August 23 and for that reason U. S. District Attorney John F. Crosby had witnesses present for the court to interrogate and these testified to the fact. Haydasz is the saloon and Chikla ws there. In manager of a bartender passing sentence said the accused must understand that the law they had pleaded guilty t obreaking was not a law to be light- ly regarded and must be obeyved by all law abiding citizens. He said he refused to believe, unless appalling evidence was presented to him that the public sentiment of the citizens of Connecticut was in favor of disre- garding United States laws. L. F. & C. T0 BUILD Judge Garvin Ground Is Broken for New Six Story Brick Building on Fast Main Street. Landers, Frary & Clark have brok- en ground for a new six story brick building on East Main street betweea the power house and the administra- tion building, and similar to the latter. It is expected ta be ready by spring and will be utilized for the expansion of the business of the company as well as a new line of work as yet un- announced. The building will hold probabl al hundred additional employe: WEATHUR. ! Hareford, Sept. 28.—Fore- ecast for New Britain and vi- || cinity: Unsettled, probably rafn tonight and Tuesday: warmer tonight. | 1$33,350 1S TOTAL OF ENGLAND TIGHT! ON COAL; ALLE NOT OBTAIN ANY MORE London, Sept. 29.—The gov- ernment has notified all the Allied governments which are largely dependent on Great Britain for coal that it will be impossible because of the strike of the railwaymen to permit any coal exportations. HAIRCUT AND SHAVE \Demands, Effective Today, Cause But One Shop to Close OTHERS WILL PAY INCREASE Frank Del Mastro Refuses to Agree to Demands As He Thinks Men Are Receiving Pretty Good Wages Under Existing Schedule. New Britain can get a shave after all. There was a cloud in the sky this morning that the bers would go on a strike because they wanted at least $22 a week as wages and 50 per haircut and bar- cent. as a com- mission per week for took in over $28. whatever they The present scale IS STILL POSSIBLE sc vounsstown Groups o (0. RESUMES AT FARRELL, PA This Gain Is Offset i Cleveland Where Docks of Penna Rail Road are Tied Up-b Strike RANKS OF STRIKERS ° ARE NOT DESERTEI Workers Return, But Pla Will Not Be Operattd Fo the Present. STRIKE HEADQUARTERS DECLARES WADKOUT AT BETHLEHEM COMPLETE Pittsburgh, Sept. 29.—(Steel strike headquarters today gave out the following telegram from David Williams, in charge of the strike at the Bethlehem plant at Bethle- hem, Pa.: “Bethlehem plant complete- ly crippled by strike. Power plant shut down.” Today proclaimed by both sides { one of crucial test strike, opened with obscure because of in the great ste the situation st conflicting claim has been $18 a week as a minimum, | 5 The oppasing leaders issued flat WALSH EST INVENT“RY with one-half for over taken in. contradictory statements in regard . No Strike is Expected. the scheduled strike of the 40,04 The barbers’ union has authorized | WOrkers in the plants of the Bethl Estate of Mrs. Theresa Rey- | nas been declared as yet and it is | by a comparatively insignificant nu 5 s doubtful that there will be one in | ber and operations in all their mi nolds is Appraised at $25,- ‘| view of the fact that canvass of the | Were continuing. The union chid shops this morning by a Herald | replied with a claim that the hu 828 in Probate C()lll't. representative seemed to show that | Plant at Bethlehem was completd TS e R crippled and the power house h Del Mastro Refuses Demands. LI RN 1) I An inventory of the estate of the | One shop however lost five men SRS BTt e late John Walsh amounting to $3 who upon being refused the increase Reported conditions in the ot 350.89 has been filed at the probate | walked out. This was Del Mastro's | Sreat steel centers indicated that # court. The executor is Everett G.|on Church street. Mr. Del Mastro | jogence Was being held fairly equita Hoffman. The appraisers are James | said that the union was unfair in its | (oo een The tWo opposing sid T. Meskill and James J. Watson. The | demands and falled to consider the | (oo fond there was inventory follows: Ten acres of land | heavy expenses that his shop Was | eomsanc mnimeoiotion | 1:[[?(:":““v“9mz”:‘""“‘"‘;1’(;:’0"“)1“_““ South- | under in its upkeep. He claimed that | gee st i, e e \‘o;l“]]‘l;)('f;u![;-m01»“ he had to go to more expense than | or the strikers and on the oM S e '“;d pin ;d” (““"I other shops. He said that he aimed | there was a definite increasd taurinores andivalioa at $404/05, and | 2 5iic) Bl customesstho ibest: VELS |loperation $40 respoctively: Iomd 1 Honitos and | sald that he paid his men lust week Steel Co. Makes Gains, mountain conntaining 20 ac Ta0: “,d““‘""l 5“]“”“"" 5”“: which he con-| At Farrell, Pa., one of the mosts other lands e e .. | sidered a pretty gooc ary for five | ]y contested sectors on the fy I}_:‘:J}a"‘{;:\’: ”l';‘ ':"n_”' ot ‘tz"‘]“‘;::f men. He sald that at his shop his | front, the Carnegle Steel Co. ,,.::‘2 half acres, valued at §$ Ahctie men were averaging $30 per week | operation of two blast furnaces, plece of land in Southington - as a l'l.:Nlllt of the business the shop Youngstown, where the strikers hi acres, $20; land in Town of Canten. | ¥aS doing. He felt that he was being | so far been successful in complet $3 land in Towns of Berlin and | M2de the goat and that his shop was | Daralvzing the steel industry, grouf Meriden, forty acres, $250: land in { P€iNE used as the means of raising | Of workers entered a Carnegle Middletown, 30 acres, $600: twenty. [(N¢ minimum from $18 to $22 per | Plant but the superintendent stay two acres in Berlin, $220; an undi- | VeeK. As an-example of the expense | aboration would not be resumed f vided one-half interest in two pieces |11¢ Was going to show that he was | (he present . of Iand with buildings located thereon | ('Vin& to give his customers the best, OfscL Dy ANew | Stcikes in Town of New Britain, $1,500, the |he said that while he had his own | To offset these minor gains, 8 entire property being valued at $3,- [ towels, he oclaimed that other shops | Strikers at Cleveland succeeded in 000 with a mortgage of $1,600 held | used ones that were sent to laundries | in& Up the docks of the Pennsylvas by the Farmington Savings bank; | €very week and then used by the | #ilroad and the Otis Steel d Jand in New Britain, $2,500; land , various barber shops. He said it cost | {NTOUgh a sympathetic walkout of with buildings in the Town of Mast|him $9 a week to run & chair ex. | aPd coal handlers. As usual, aiien Haven, $4,000; deposits Savings Bank | clusive of wages. Nine years ago it | QUarters of bath armies the most col of New Britain, interest to January | cost him $6.50. fidence in the final issue of the stri 1, 1919, 8713.07; cash w Britain Various Shops Visited. gle was expressed ]";;‘\‘]:‘ [:]“"‘i:‘r"\f"l-‘mnf’l; “0““: ))2‘:7“‘|" i‘::\‘ A'mn)[u.'] n\T» barber shops visited Report From Bethlehem, Britain Turner society $100: one | “°" ‘el Mastro’s, Christian's, Bos- Bethlechem, Pa., Sept. 2 hundred and one shares New Britain | €°®'%: Wildman's, McEnroe's and | Bethlehem plant of the ,,e(l:',:}?: Gas Light company $3,030; twenty- | | AMico’s. There appears to he a good { Stecl Corp. was little affected i six shares Stanley Rule and Level| 9921 n_f ympathy for the barbers and | morning by the strike whioh had be| company $10,400; one hundred shares | # feeling that the men are not un- | called from Pittsburgh and there in Midvale Steel and Ordnance. eom. | Teasonable in their demands no semblance of disorder at the pany $5,000; eight shares American There will be a special meeting of | trances to the various plants when Stlver company $200; six shares Don- | 1€ barber’s union tonight. shifts changed at 6 and 7:30 o'clog Lills Briok Comnary BiEG ate ihare ST n:?‘ lu\l‘.-: of the company stated, vir New York, New Haven and Hartford T M Fl ally the same number of emplo ivond compans 330; toursnares | 4 W0 MMore Flu Cases | wvesren i'he Vihious Gepurtome Russwin Lyceum corporation $40; | (as cid last week save that a numl four shares Farmington Valley Tele. M k T l 0[ S- | of machinists left with their tod phone company $100; household fur- akres OIa (24 | The latter were mostly of the float niture and library $1,945; total $33,- L { order who had been employed durf 9. Two more cases of influenza were | o, [t cauld not be learned h — reported to the board of health {his 3,’\\{“"\‘ 0o cRup UL A ke A0 e An inventory of the estate of tho | afternoon, making six cases within | emmperr by 5 Cipected to come this & late Theresa Il. Reynolds amounting | the past (wo weeks. There were also | op sppe 5 With the chax to 325 83850 has alsobeeniiMadlat!l two' "naw canes of mearlet feve|of onitts ! the probate court. The executors are | reported today. Mayor Appeals for Peace, Marguerite Reynolds, Mary E. Reyn- i . Mayor Johnston, who ted a pi gidsiand R 000 itevaolds SNEL (S nEOWNEHONORS GARDINAT | leaatian (il L g, upprajsers are, es atson and : se law abiding and to assist sl o e ;:I} Providence, Sept. 29.—Brown uni- | meantenance of peace, was o lows: An undivided one-third interest [ YerSity will confer upon Cardinal | scene early. He will not permit gaf 5 Mercier the honorary degree of dog. | erings of any ki The police depd (Continued on Eleventh Page) tor of laws when the Belgian prelate visits the university -tomorrow, i g (Continued on Eleveath Page)