New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1919, Page 1

News ef the Werld 3y Asseciated Press. I =) ) \ - Herald *“Ads” Mean Better Busines SE—— — e CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 191 Qe TWELVE PAGE ® S PRICE THREE CENTS. ‘CROSSES CONTINENT IN 24 HOURS, 30 MIN,; [* ¢ OTHERS ARE SPEEDING ON | § Francis i t ¥ s N, ¥ [ ” A4 STEEL STRIKERS ARE WORK; CiTY HAS SERIOUS SU FLYING PARSON MAY | START EAST TUESDAY Spatz May B; VWinner in 2,701 | * Mile Race by 81 Seconds ! | Four Western Iliers Iixpected at Mia- cola By Night and Five Easterners Should Reach West Coast in Short Time. Mineola, GOVT. ACTION IS EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON STRIKE Washingten, Oct. 13— Some * official action, either by President Wil- son or the cabinet to avert the threatened strike of soft coal miners Nevember 1 is to be ex- pected, it was said at the White House. Officials regard the matter as one requiring governmental action if other efforts to avert a tie-up of the coal mines fail. an enforced of the ¢ 10 1 the army Wair service transcontinental race lined up early today from Mineola take up the t by Lieut. Belvin 1. Maynaud Carl Spatz and Licut. " Iiel, the three race leadc i Four _fiiers who fan with Mineola nund at controls all the way to 2il co San Fraaciseo, 1o plated iay entey the < of 1 five ot within a a of San good prospc by nignt, wi fliers we. ring ac aching the w bar- den Trinciseo Expeeted to Reach Gor Those he day mith, wi ter, N. ¥ ington, who Lieut. H. I7. Q it Major J. C. & sago. \ 1 bound tiiers v i 1 the goal we EIRE and Loveloc ut ter Do Salduro Tapts Smith wies M. man at River. 2 Today. expect were o spe ol; Lie *ld over Drayton b- 1t 1 t 31 Seconds, Major Sy ded he cach bound flic within 2 a nip nent, whic unofiicially to markably onds in o 2,7 race, were work- ing on theiu ither beaten planes to- in an effort to them ready for | the return trip within the 96 mile hour maxim time allowed by the air service between arrival at termi- nus cont departure on the turn flight s said machines would requi bo overhaiuling and the fiiting of wings, th&old wings having been ro dered unsafe by the buffeting of w rain and snow which they encountered | on the flight east. Maynard to Start Tuesday. Reports Francisco Lie nard, the who finished fir: art the re- turn flight on Tuesday. Major Spatz | and Lie eld did not believe they | ¢ could be ready to start west before| ! Wednesday. i conti- aported rconds of tuck race the across h Spatz is havé won by the re- ow m pan; : gin Ii=ec it 1 milc : v a c [ v and It re- R recveived were to San that on, here frem the effect « v t d Ten Start This Morning. Cleveland, O., Oct. 13.—Ten west- bound aviators and two flying toward Mineola got away here this morning. This clears the local field except , Lieut. Gale No. 46, west-hound is delayed with a broken for | 1 who propeller. c Arrives at Mineola. Binghamton, N. Y. Oct. 13.—Cop- 1ain L. H. Smith left Binghamton at 9:0 m. after repairing a leaking radiator. t i Mineola, Get. H. Smith, third to complete the flight, arrived here ptain Lowell east-bound aviator trans-continen at 10:50. ATl Aviators on Wa Oct clear lo, 13.—Curtiss field was virtually of contestants in the trans-continental air race today when four storm-bound airplanes flying on the westerly course cleared for Cleve- land and Ideut. H. Queen and R. Worthington. flving towards Mine- ola, came in from the west and took off for Rochester after half an hour's t. Queen loft at 10 a. orthingtorf at 10:28 a, m. With the wind at their bac dhe flving conditions over this section best since last Thursday both | s and Worthington made fast 2 Ing from Cleveland. Worth- H n Tedited with covering the | 183 . Mie b ninutes, und Queen In 96 minuten W Start for San ¥rancisco, Sult Lake City, Oet, 13,—I%our west- | bound aviators in the trans-continen- tal alr raco suarted from conirol | stations In this diswrict for San Fran- | cigco early today, They were: From Salt Lake, Licut. ¥, M, Manselman; from Salduro, Lieut. L. 8, Webster, Capt. J, O, Donaldson and Lieut, Alex ' { i i { | \ Fearson, Jr, § | er next. mar situation many trade that in the be filled. of the orders received that city 3 f that pected, howeve: cient filled the amount ments. to the refineries | work, tonight for ratification or rejection of walt mands for jnereased wages, or proposal to take i referendum vote ' (horized by the union and My, O'(lon~ GAR SITUATION BECOMING AGUTE { ocal Wholesalers Have Small Amount on Hand— Orders Being Cancelled. The rapidiy becoming sugar situation in this city is acute and with bn v small quantity in the storehouses of but littie to be ot ocal wholesalers and cocived the pre out, ieved by rious han the one of ve alers ol the whoi to " s0" Morris Cchn, rominent of the rdly enough reial street siorchouse and e little hope of having o now in the hands of the refner one most iocal saiors, in his ssos b the ution ca pres ent ! o given f by refinc and manuf commodities requiring « rare to be looked af situation is equally seri- cities throughout the and the cause attributed fo: his state of aff that £ can markets have purchased all the Cuban sutput, much of which formerly found et in America. Renlizing the seriousness of 1he of the more important aleady notified their future no orders can ¥ be possible for a few several months 120 to be honored and there 18 a hope a small amount will reach this t fact. It is not ex , that an amount sufil- to relieve the shortage will be received throtigh the filling of old or- ders unless some solution to the prob- em is found soon The reissuing of government serti ates to wholesalers and ailers is 10w looked for as the best solution of he problem of equal distribution. T ler this plan a sort of questionnaire is out by the merchants, showing of sugar formerly used. These certificates are sent to the gov- >rnment offices and a ratio is dete nined upon for the filling of requir The certificates are then given and they are orde o supply only those whose names neluded on the lists and only 4o smounts as they ave gntitled. T'nde: f distri eference urers juant ous in othe country s irs i refiner: have It m | | 1 i | | | X | | | stocks run ! i reported . would not comm plan | (k= ! not DR, DERCUM SCORES | SEVATORIAL GOSSIP. i Criticizes Senator Mases for Hisi Talk Ahout Wilson’s Illness | WILL NOT DISCUSS STORY Has TFamous Specialist Says He His Opinion of Men Who Use “Back- stairs Gossip Dr. Da Costa Also Interviewed - Refuses to Be Ph Dercum of this ¢ . his adelphia, Oct ancis today assailed of New statement that i Senator (Geor Moses Hampshire Wilson that reopen for Fresident had suffered a ce bral lesion and concentration of 1ind might the lesion with 1tal results. Is Report Nonsensical, I will no-discuss that report,” said Dr. Dercum. “It is one of the silly rumars ot which there e entirely too many in ‘ulation. It is non- sensical beyvond discussion. We can- | listen to opinions, predictions and guesses of cvervone who voiunteers some expression relative to the pre dent's condition. 7 have my opinior *‘of anvone who uses or ci he continued ackstairs g porch climbing fiethods.” Di. Reticent. Dr. J. Chalmers Da Costa of this the surgeon whose sudden trip t s linked with the president's illness at the peace confe: made it plain today that he nt on the g dent’s condition or his visit to France. “I will not discuss in any v aid positivel “I know about it. Ieave me out of it.” 11,000 TEAMSTERS ALSO ON STRIKE Da Costa ence, nothing Chauffeurs and Other ilar Workers Quit and Aid in Railroad Terminal Ticup. New —New Yol latest strike—that of 11,000 members York, Oct. i1 s of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers-— tied up the pyincipal railroad ter- minals of the greater city tod: th an ap- In opposition to the efforts of leaders and notwithstanding peal from CGovernor Smith for a post- could administra- ponement until word be ceived from the Railroad tion relative to demands for higher wages, the men quit work soon after midnight. The chief organization,af- fected is the American Railway E press company with its 8,000 em- ployes her The strikers’ demands include a flat increase of $25 a month, an eighi- hour day and a week's vacation every vear. he Grand Central and Pennsyl- vania stations were piled high with undelivered express packazes earl today, while the various depots of th: American Railway BExpress company were congested. LONGSHOREMENS STRIKE DENOUNCED B AS VIOLATING A. F. OF L. PRINCIPLES Bright Today, New York, Oct. 3.—Hope for an early settlement of the strike of 40,- 000 longshoremen and marine work- ers, which ha\a tled.up trans-Atlantic, coastwise and harbor traffle here for almost a weok appeared bright today, say T, V. O'Connor, prosident of the Longshoremen's Associatlon, and John I, Rlley, chalrmuen of the strike : commlttes, As a result of a slormy last night at which delegates irom 54 locals urged ke men 1o go back to w james nicettng will bo heid the proposal to unti] Decembsor return 1 to o worl_and press de- by locals was abandoned. Samuel Gompers fndignant at Unauthorized Walkout— Hope For Early Return of 40,000 Strikers Appeared might be resumed during the day. meeting An ear)i- ; lighter service on the Hudson river toward Petrograd, according to a d | commay | ing | came he | 'WESTERN AVIATOR IS | ola | verified | flowed from his Meanwhile the food situation con- cerning products coming into the city from New Jersey still was serlous, | Not an ounce of food was removed from ghips. The milk shortage was somewhat reileved when the milk traing were switchod hero by way of Poughkeepale, The longehoremen's striko was de- nounced as & violation of “the funda- mental principles of the American Federation of Lahor," Samuel Gompers, presdent of the Amerlcan Federation of Labor, {n o letier 1 cefved todny by T, V, O'Connor, pr tdent of the lnlernational Longshor mon union. Tho strike was unau- by | nor has consistently endeavored o in Union lesders said ferry, tug and | duce the men.to return to work, | Ga., here URNING TQO AR SHORTAGH RUSSIAN SOLDIERS BEGIN MARCH ON PETROGRAD; MAY FOIL TEUTONS’ PLANS onian troops are coming to the aid of the Letts. Germangs-Russian Offensive Came Teo Late and Pres- | Move Was Checlimated. The statement attributed to Gen. { Vladmroff in the dispatch to the .\Lull implies the belief in Reval that Co! { Avaloff-Bermondt's attack on | was a part of a scheme to advance on Petrograd, which is regarded to ha been checkmated by Gen. Yudenitck push northward. * res- ent Drive of Loyal Forces Has Stopped Invasion. GERMANY HAS BEEN PLANNING ADVANCE | | | Russo-German Intrigue. | Mancheste reports th to the Berlin A dispateh Guardian, from the Russo-German intrigue is of ve long standing, an eastern adventure | having been in the minds of military | reactionaries in Berlin since the be- | ginning of the year. Tt will be re- }'membered, the dispaich states, that | the far reaching possibility of such a | measure almost tempted independent | action on the part of German armies in the east at the critical moment of the ratification of the peace treaty in the national assembly at Weimar. Recruiting Iron Division. months, the correspondent < intense recruiting from the { army in the Baltic has been going on | in Germany, not only for the so- | called “iron division,” and other Ger- man detachments but also for nomi- in forces. Russian offi often Russian only in uniform, are a familiar sight in Berlin and else- where throughout the country. Re- cruits largely from Germany, are con- tinually passing through by railway. Many of these wear Russian uniforms but most of them are in the German field gray with Russian shbulder straps and cockades. Militia Organized, Too. there has been an or- anization of a militia or landwehr from among the residents of the Baltic provinces. Youths have been induced { to enlist partly by the romance of military adventure and partly by oifers of citizenship in the proposed state and land upon ‘hich they may form agricultural colonies, but the main of the Oct. Yambura niarks the beginning London, 13.—The capture of Russian norih- v push by troops of the western army under Gen deniteh, Mail Gen. patch to the Daily filed on Sa Libau. the captc orted to have . Bolshevik resiment Soviel troops and the entire staff of the Tenth Rolshevik division Gen. Glazenapp's lose are reported to have been 27 killed and 150 wounded. Offensive Late. Gen. Viadmiroff, was mainly instrumental in organizing the offen- sive, is quoted by the dispatch as - that the Germano-Russian offen- under Col. Avaloff-Bermondt too late to stop the advance of Russian northwestern z y Have But Little News. reports disciose the situation Lettish troops still hold the castern part of Ri on the right bank of the Duma, but there is no ! news later than Saturday and the po- sition is obscure. All reports concur | in stating that Col. Avaloff-Ber mondt’s troops have occupied Thor enberg, the western part of the cify, and are bombarding vositions east of the riv Nothing further has been | learned here regarding the reinforce- | argument has been the fear of distress ments which it was said were landed | and anxiety awaiting them in Germany from British ships or whether Esth-{if they were demobilized. GERMANY DENIES SHE MADE WAR ON LETTS Protests That Lettish Forces Have Hampered Teutonic Withdrawal. Glazenapp of the place | taken urday and is compl other fa )10 For ates, Came Too who | | | | | sive fhe As far as latest In addition SPEEDIEST IN RACE Completes First Lap Almest Half Hour Faster Than Lieut. Maynard. Berlin, Oct. 11, (By Associated Press.)—An official statement is pub- lished denying the allegation in tho Lettish appeal to the Entente that German troops in the Baltic provices have done everything possible to sup- port Bolshevism and have attacked the Letts from the rear. The German rejoinder declares that this statement is contrary to the truth and is an ab- horrent measure of agitation against Germany Germany has not broken the pea it is declared, but on the contrar done everything to enforce tha terms of peace in the case of misled troops in a portian of the tic provine 1t is a matter of record, it is declared, that the Baltic troops (Germans) have not been attackers but that their return to Germany has been delayved and hindered by hostile acts of the Letts and Esthonians. The statement Letts who every poss to prevent the front Alteona R;ilroad Strike Will End at 3 P. M. Toda Washington, Oct. 13.—The railroac | administration was notified toda that the striking railroad shopmen at Altoona, Pa., would return to work | at 3 p. m. today. cal and 1nauthorized Mineo Tis L arrived 1 tain Smith and cording to hook, he has beaten the today the record in his log- Lieut. Maynard | trans-continenta 1 Smith" from in hour; gainst 1inute to to be in race. Cap- that ho to Mineola flying time as figures show ncisco tain flew )L Smith be of is 1 but for a he broke imachine in land- beaten Major 1 here. ve to decision said th h L a Captain Smith aceident ut Cleveland s several parts of hi i he would h Spatz and Lieut. Kie A e diator ich he tried patch up with corn meal failed and when he ived here w diator. He said expected to be off on his return trip and was confident of winning the race he to avers that it is the isting Bolsherism in , including measures an treoy reaching against the Bolsheviki. Army Cantonments Will Be Sold By War Dept. | Washington, Oct. 13.-——Camps Mill Mineola. L. I., and Shelby, Hatties: burg, Miss., cantonmenta in Chickamauga and Chattanooga national parks, Forts Oglethorpe, and government improvements at Newport News, Va., are to be sold Ly the war department. Jt was an- nounced today that sealed proposals for Camp Mills and Shelby and the | Georgia cantonments would be cpened November 6, and for the New improvements November / the by the union. Commander' of Ai‘my Dept. of The East Retires Today | New York, Oct. 13.—Major GenAi Thomas H. Barry, commander of the | army of the east was today at noon | automatically retired from the serv- ice by reason of having reached the age limit, He will retire to private life. WEATHER. Hartford, Oct, 15—Fore. casi for Now Britain and vi- clnity: Fale, warmer tonight and Tucsday, FANY'S UNEMPLOYED COSTLY TO THE COUNTRY | Barlin, Oct. 12 (By The Associated | Press.)—Cermany has paid 4,500,000~ 000 marks {n unemployed benefits slnce tho outbreak of the revolutionm, according to estimates here. 7| Riga | The strike was lo- | MUST SERVE 3 YRS. FOR' ESPIONAGE IS COURTS DECISION Washington, Oct. 13. —The supreme court to- || day refused io review the convictien under the espicnage act ¢f Jeseph M. Coldwell, previgusly sentenced to three years imprissnment as the re- sult of statements ke | made'during the war. I REV. MR. COBK MAY NOT LEAVE LOGAL CHURCH If Methodi Decide Upon Bigger Program Here, He Will Probably Remain. I S Not until the official board of the Methodist church meets tomorrow evening will it be definitely deciled whether or not the pastor. Rev. War- ren F. Cook, is to leave the city and take up his ministerial work in the larger fleld that is offered him in Montclair, New Jersey At the meeting of the offic vesterday morning Rev. Mr vised the members that he up his mind to accept the call to Moantclair as it offered him a wider field for religious work. The board, however, steadfastly refused to accept the pastor's resignation and made every effort to prevail upon him to | reconsider and continue the wark in this city that he began four year: $:40} Following this conference the minister said he would hold his decision in abeyance until tomorrow evening. The Methodist church is consider- ing some very definite plans of re- organizing its work and branching out with a much bigger church program, carried out on a broader scale. This | tentative program, which is to bpe passed upon by the official board at tomorrow evening's meeting, calls for some decided changes and improve- ments, both in the church work and in the church building itself. Asked this morning if he had re- considered, Rev. Mr. Cook said he thaught likely, if the church board de- cides to continue its work according to the proposed bigger program, he will remain here. Otherwise, he will ac- cept the New Jersey pastorate BRITISH STEAMER IS NOT AFIRE AT SEA Confusion of Radio Messages board Cook ad- ad made Gives: Rise to Erroneous Report—Wooden Ship Sinking. Boston, Oct. 13.—Anxiety about the British steamer Port Chalmers which was reported on fire at sea Saturday uight. was dispelled today when a | radio message from the coast guard cutter Acushnet said that the Port “halmers wa not in any trouble proceeding with two other els to the assistance of the wooden steamer Ammonoosic. The Ammon- | cosic, the message said, was leaking fore and aft and would be in danger of sinking if her pumps gave out. The naval communications offco here as- cribed the report the Port Chal- mers was burnir confusion messages one which said she sending up rodkets It s believed here Acu keep on to assist the the exact location vessel was in doubt, positions having inessages that have The 1 repo was in latitude 60.23 that to a of was Wi shnet would the ind endeavor alt di differ in re the navy the Am- 19,11 north e Ammonoos of the rec abled nt dio been =ziven reached vard tid nonoosic Jongitude west Samue! ;\'Ie!{us Files Slzit For Recovery of $1,100 el Menus ha broug Charles Goldshein for of $1,100. Goldshein property Hart street was attached for the amount of $2,000 by Constable Fred Winkle this morning. B. F. Gaffney is counsel for the plaintiff. The writ is returnable before the city court the irst Mond. of November. 1t suit the re- on J. Davenport Cheney of South Manchester Dead Manchester, 13.—J port Cheney, of the Frank W died today in his 48th year. He was a member of | Cheney Broe, silk manufacturers, a | selectman in 1915-16, and tormerl_vl captain of Co. G, of the First regi-l Oct, Cheney, Daven- late Col. ment, C. G. His widow and two cdaughters survive, and PERATIONS AGAIN RESUMED AT MIL Breaks in Ranks of Strikers § ported in Steel Districts Wil e MANY BACK IN CANTON, At Youngstown Strikebreakers Attacked—At Cleveland 300 \re Back on Jobs—Other Plants. Re-open. Canton, 0., Oct traking i steel workers began to peturn work in the mills here this Morning| About 2,000 in all w said. president of the Cant that bl while and Steel Co. was about 80 per cent anager being, made the Timkin no attempt ate. A few to have returned departments in the thousand work C. A, Steel ( to company officials Irwin, Sor, announced his was running 100 per cent American ported runnin, A. Harris, n Repair mill at Co. and to ope: Iron re on Roller Bei has - bg men are to work the ty steel ing made ported vario mill. \ 300 Strikers Retuin, Cleveland, Oct. 13 dred steel workers said employes Lakeside the Otis returned this mornir ording to officials. ¥ this morni were no indicatior any local steel esumin tions today, Thrée h to be for plant wd compjg th of ope of eel Co., ac rly to of plants Warren, bull Steel sumed The Tr today mills, 0., Oct. 1 Co. of this operations at 16 city hot First Test Youngstown, O., Oct attempt of operations at a hearth furnaces here this morni feeling was more optimistic than any time during/the last three wee| It was generally believed that f break in the strike was the first.r test between the two Today. 13 companies With to resul of op the > number sides Attacked. Hill Ste open Sheet Strike Breakers Officials of the Brier were ready to start two furnaces, the Youngstown Pube Co. three, and the Repul] Iron and Steel Co one or more. T Carnegie Steel Co. announced it wor make no attempt to operate an larger scale than during the | week. Considerable turbulence reported throughout the valley # morning as the mills resumed opes tions D volume. * Crowds strikers about each plant stoned strike breakers and many arrests wi made. At East, Youngstown an e struck a hand car fllled with men their way to work, killing one seriously injuring two others. Sheriff Target for Stomes. A the crowd of wutomobile strike pickets stom occupied by Shed Ben Morris nd a number of depuf late Sunday night in Poland gvent ristaking the sheriff’s automobile a car conveying strike breakers M the Hazelton plant of the Repub Iron and Steel Co. A call was iss Ly the sheriff this morning for men to East Youngstown wh¢ pickets surging about t Youngstown and Tube ates threatening returning work Spos go to men dic oper: were repor strike leade however, said t vement failed the strike ad stood fi and only a few had reported for wor N0 MILITARY CENSORSHIP Major General Wood Denic; Repq at all the mills t rs That Press ( orship Has Be Established in Gary, Ind. Washington, Oct Denial t¥ a military censorship had at Gary, Ind., on been ez lished where fede: troops are duty, because steel strike, was made in a received at the w department tod| from Major Giemeral Wood, comma ing the central department wi press orship established at eage. “Your misunderstanding of a request made representatives of the press not publish ain information whi would tend to complicate the milita situation at-Gary.”