New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1919, Page 1

w v m x;:mm mitted 1o be exhi « nounced as v ¥ given w « Prosecuted - S ey News of the World By Asseciated Press. I‘STAB[ ISHE") 1870 ' NEW BRI'T: NEW Bi?lTAlN, CONNECTICUT, \Sfltl&NIfSl)AY, OCTOBER BUT LITTLE HOPE {ADMINISTRA TION LEADERS UNABLE TO STOP PASSAGE OF TREATY RESERVATION * T0 AVERT STRIKE Govt. Practically Gives Up in Mediation Efort EAGH SIDE STANDS FIRM: Just Before Noon ‘Today Seccretary Lane Wolds Scparate Conference With Operators’ Representatives— teason Kept Secret. Oct 22 There was rting by government trike of bituminous for November 1 when of the miners and umed today their joint with Secretary of Labor Washington, little hope of av mediation the ceal miners entativ re confere: | tration Both Sides Firm. While unon leaders and operalors were frankly doubtful of the success of coalition effort they readily agreed to Mr. Wilson's request to meet again today after failure yester- day to reach an agreement. Both sides stood firm overnight. There were reporis after the meel- ing got under way that Secretary Wilson would attempt to hold repre- sentatives of the miners and oper-| tors here to appear before the sen- ate committee investigaidng the coal situation if the conference failed to settle the strike. | Miners Are Reluctant. | Some miners were reluctani abaut attending the meeting in view of the statement yesterday by President| J,ewis of the mine workers that he did | ot see the ne of adjourning' over until today in face of the stone- wall altitude of the operators. retary Wilsen insisted. however, the task was not hopelese, Just before noon Sceret was in separate conferenc operators’ representatives. commiticemen were excu p. m. when the joint 10 be resumed. No this move was made. KAISER BRINGS ACTION Sec-| Sec-| that ry Wilson with the The union od until 2 conference explanation Secks (o Prevent Germaa Actor From com- | Beglin | the actor, who prepared what Kaiser films” which | Berlin buf were per- | The | Ferdintana re known were barred “Bonn, ihe in here. ex-emper and misuse of 3 the suppre: b on of the films. The Bonn film referred in the foregoing was 1o have been >ducad | in Berlin on October 10 but was sup- pressed by government order on that day. The title of the picture was an- Wilhelm's Good Fortune Finish.” The government announcement said the suppression grew out of a desire to prevent the film being made n cause for political combats at a time when party feeling already was at a - high pitch. COURT PERMITS OPERA Injnnction Granted {0 Permit German 1o and Bad Production at New York Theater— Trouble Expected Tonight. New York. Oct. 22.—Supreme Court Justice Nathan Bijur today granted a tempo: injunction restraining the police and city authorities from inter- fering with the production of German opera in the Lexington tneat A hearing on the granting of a perma- nent injunction will be given tomor- row Attorneys for tho producers nounced t a performance will be tonight. The police prepared for trouble, in view of the rioting that marked the opening performance on Monday night and threats of violence if further performances were given. an- Congressman May Head Boston American Club Boston, Oct. 2 of the Boston American baseball club by o local syndicate which if successiul would clect Congressman Galllvan as president of the club has been proposed to President Harry Frazee the present principal owner, Congressman Gallivan announced to- day. —TPurchase League Expressmen MustVR;eturn Or Places Will Be Filled Washington Oct. 22.—Striking press employes in New York were warned today by the railroad admin- istration that unless {hey returneda to work their places would be filled immediately and that any interfer- ence with the conduct of the expross business or its employes would bo under state and ex- statutes. President Signs Several Bills Recently Passed Washington, Oct. 22, —President Wilson today sfgned several bills re- 'lated to { Article X. was identical ! number | federal | qomestic and political questions Four Revised Clauses Passed With Republicans Veting Solid, Supported By One Democrat. TZRMS EFFECTIVE IF ALLIES AGREE Washington, Oct. reservations to the peace treaty adopted today by the senate foreign relations committee with the adminis- leaders voting solidly against ~Four them. Allies M Agree. The comimittee also adopted a pre- | amble to the that the treaty effective until reservations providing should not become three of the other | principal Allied and associated powers reserva- | was opposed by the had agreed to the senate’s tions This, too, administration senators. G. O. P. Votes Solid. The four reservations approved re- Artcle X, the Monroe Doc- trine, withdrawal, and domestic ques- tions. This, too, was opposed by the dvision w 11 to 6, all republicans, and Senator Shields, democrat, Ten- nesses, voting in the afirmative. The reservation adopted relating to except for the transposition of one phrase, with the one wheh President Wilson an- nounced on his western trip that he would be obliged to “regard as a re- ! Jection of the treaty McCumber Leaves Fold. 1t was the time that Senator McCumber, of North first republican, | Dakota, had stood with the other re- committeo for an leaders de- publicans of the reservations. Republic clared the program, of which the four reservations were a part, had been agreed to by all of the 19 repub- lican cnators and six democrats. of other reservations rema the program will be taken another meeting later today. The s'x democratic members of the commitiee who opposed the reserva- offered resolutions of a different bui they were rejected. Wants No Mandajgr AL AR 15 "the Article X. rosorvi- tion dopted was a specitic declara- tion that the United States would no mandaiory without authori- by congre Later it was to make this a scparate ing on up at x copt zation agreed reservation. In all, the committce took about 50 roil calls during it ion of two hours and a half. The only case in which Senator McCumber did not vote with the other republicans was on the preamble requirement for acceptance of the crvations by the other powers. Preamble as Passed. The preamble and the r ations approved by the committee follow: Preamble: —The commitiee also re- port the following reservations and understandings {o be made a part nd a of the resolution of ification, which ratification is not take effect or bind the United Siates until the following reserva- tions and understandings have been accepted as a part and said instrument of rafification least three of the four principal allicd and associated powers, to wit: Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan. 1—The United States understands and construes Article I. that in of notice of withdrawal from League of tions as provided in article, the United States shall be the sole judge as to whether all its ternational obligations and all its ob- ligations under the said covenant have been fulfilled and notice of withdraw- al by the United States may be given by a concurrent resolution of the Congress of the United States. Takes No Obligation ——The United States assumes no obligation to reserve the territorial in- tegrity or protect independence of any othér country or to interfere in con- troversies between nations whether members of the league or not. under the provisions of article 1, or to em- play the military or naval forces of the United States under any article of the treaty for any purpose unless in any particular case the congress which under the constitution, has the sole power to declare war or authorize the amployment of military or naval farces of the United States, shall Dby act or joint resolution so provide. 3—No mandate shall be accepted by the United States under article 22, part 1, or any other provision of the treaty of peace with Germany except by actlion cf the congress of the United States. U. 8. Reserves Rights, 4—The United Btates reserves to (t- self exclusively the right to decide what questions are within its domes- tic jurisdiction and declares that all Te- as condition to by a in- lating wholly or in part to its inter affairs including immigration, labor, coastwise traflic, the tariff, commerce and all other domestic questions aro wolely within tho jurisdiction of tho United States and are not under thiy treaty to be submitted in any way cently passed by congress, Secretary Tumulty announced. (Continued on Fifteenth Page) revised | were | 'VETERANS ORGANIZE HALL ASSOCIATION G. A. R. Unite With World War Fighters and Have Clubrooms. i‘or the purpose of the work of the Grand Republic and its social institutions a new organization to be known as the G. A. R. Hall association has been formed and will meet one week from tonight to perfect its organization and elect officers. The association not only includes the living members of the war of the rebellion but also a num- ber of the young soldiers, sailo hd keeping alive Army of the condition of | marines who served in the World War. The new idea was brought | Tuesday afternoon at a meeting the G. A. R. post and the Women Reliof corps together with a number | of men and women who have taken {an active interest in the work of the Grand Army. They discussed ways {and means of keeping the local post intact and finally decided that the or- ganization of an association would be the hest method. 14run?ummu: the representatives of the “Above named organizations, the Sons of Veterans, World War Veterans and other aux- iliaries of the G. A. R. a corps of officers and committees to act as gov- erning bodies will be chosen The idea has the approval of the | Women’s corps and the veterans. {the local post is weakened, cally, and has had difficulty taining the newly es in Sovereign's building G. A. R. men thought unite with younger the previous war—both for fenance of the building ter social hours. At the meeting one week from night supper will be served twelve of those in attendance Tues- day have promised to bring two vet- crans of the World War with them making a total of 24 to be invited to become members of the pos PEOPIESTARVING IN MOSCOW STREETS out As numeri- in main- it best to the main- and for bet- to- and Men, Women and Children Dying of unger—Situation is Ter- rible. \ssociated hun- ger are given in the I a AN prine ng from Russin. ‘I will not speak of the terrible, volling and odious thing, in tho streets of Moscow, “but only of the hunger incidents I saw with my own eyes and were repeated day after day. 1 a woman and a child, ragged thin as skeletons, the child crying iitly with an unchanging pres on of terror. The mother that the child was hungry and for a picce of bread, as they eaten for 24 hours. 1 purse, but the w an saying, ‘No, not money, “Another time I saw Rus- re- that passed she said, con ox- isked opened my turned away but bread.” a blond hair- { ed young girl with arms outstretched, { leaning like a living crucifix against a wall and murmuring: T am hungry.” Next d died. T have seen in the middle a side strect a great, yellow, sided dog, c bone little m ttached, while a old boy, a few steps away, with tho pallor of long misery on his face, watched the dog with hate and fe- rocity. “I have seen children, hardly clothed, hollow-cheeked and with forms like shadows, on their knees in the street trying to pick from be- tween the paving stones, grains of wheat that had fallen from a torn sack. 1 bave seen before bakeries, men, women and children stretched on the cold days and nights thelr turn to get their meager ration of bread, and often falling exhausted and dying the doorsteps before they received she of with ten-year at ffeer Senate Passes Bill To Keep Out Radicals Washington, Oct. 22.—A bill ex- tending war-time restrictions on pass- ports for one year so as to exclude from the country radicals and other undesirable aliens, was passed today by the senate, without a record voto and sent to conference. GUARD AGAINST DISEASE, Tho state department of the Loard of health's monthly report shows that there is a great increase in tho number of cases of scarlet fover and diphtheria. Dr., Stockwell su- porintondent of the board of health here, said thore is n slight of these cases in New Britain, 1Ie sald this condition was something that tho ly and that the moment a sore thront or rash showed up that looked sus- picious a physiclan should be called at onco, men—veterans of | hollow- | stones awaiting through | decreaso | people of the eity should taka serlous- | 'TRADE COMMISSION ablished quarters | the some 40 | | | | | | 'AGAINST DEPT. OF JUSTICE |REE | ment Yoday | the federal t | of Senator | packe | & Co i was quickle ASSAILS SENATI]RS Says Watson and Sherman Are Lined Up With Meat Packers Trade Commission Statement Issued Today Declares Good Faith of Wat- son’s Statements Is Open to Ques- tions, As He Used to Be Lobbyist. Oct. 22—The federal | formal state- that the char; made against the commission by Sen- or Watson, republican, Indiana, Senator Sherman, republican, 111inois were “part and parcel of the war fare of the Chicago meat packers | 1gainst the depaftment of justice and ! 1e commission with the purpose of subverting justice. Attacks Watson's Good The commission said the good faith Watson's charges was open to question when it was remembered that the senator was a “lobby in 1909 and it charged that the sen- ator's ‘‘re ions with the Chicago were shown by certain cor- which the commission from the files of Wilson Washington de commission in a asserted and respondence had taken il Investigate that the commission and < had long been subject “that the public has about,” the commission’s that while it was in- meat packers the gov- entatives were trailed nd that commission’s ente “surreptitiously.'” uths ring its to an never known statement suid vestigating the ernment’s repr Ly detective offices were Challeng Reciting that mission’s agents had been ed witne in the the packers which the dep: justice is to present to a fed- eral grand at Chicago, the com- | mission asked if it wa coincidence that these men were the ailed in Senator Watson that the commission Bolshevism, sedition Declaring that the cl Nenators Watson and been made in detail, declared it “challe and with the proof their the means by which they lated.” 14 Men Badly Burned In Explesion On a °s the Proof. the com- summon- some of case against rtment of soon jury men charges | hotbed of | wnd anarchy. s of hoth | herman had commission | the proof, | source and were formu- | as- | was es the | Ship | Fourteen otherwise explosion of gas the Standard Oil tanker W H. Tilford at the yvards of the Balti more Dry Docks and Shipbuilding o, today wo men are missing and four of the victims may die. | Some of the injured men declared that o carelessly thrawn match had caused the explosion Fire, which followed the explosion, xtinguished and the vessel apparently was Itimore, Oct men badly hurned injured by an were or ori- ously on hoard damage to the which | met | and | | Capt. said | had not | | Knapp has found i his not great ADMIRAL: KNAPP RELIEVED Walter Sexton Is Naval Attache | | at London. i —Captain | appointed | Oct ha Washington, Walter Sexton Amercian naval attache relieving from this duty Rear Adminr Harry S. Knapp who now will be able to devote all his time to his work as | commander in chief of the American | naval forces in Iuropean wate Jorom the entry of the United into the war the commander of American naval forces overseas ‘ted as attache at London so bring about closer contact and unity | between the American and British | navies. Of late, however, Admiral | it necessary to | absent from London frequently | and it was said at the navy depavt- ment today that he had asked to be | relieved as attache. He will maintain | headquarters afloat most of the | time in the future, it was sald at the | department. i Rome is Shaken By Heavy Earth Tremors | was shaken at 7:05 o'clock this waking the md lasting o to tho heen re- heen 1t London, be Rome, Oct. Rome by an earthquake morning, the tremor popula still in bed fow seconc No damage done have coived. This was experienced within two d ing felt vesterd Today of considerable strength. AMERIOAN LEGION MEITIN The American Legion will old mass meeting at Elks’ hall Friday night at 8 o'clock. The local post will be formed at this meeting, the by-laws and constitution —drawn up and the officers elected. All ex-serv- jce men interested are asked to tend. up tion reports as vel ccond shoclk ono shock was the VS, b Qs "HER. Tlartford, Oct, 22.—Iorecast for New Britain and vicinity: Generally fair tonight d Thursday; cooler tonight. | Saturday | sterdam | ceaun, | city Hemld “Ads” Mean Better Busmess ALD! 1919.—SIXTEEN PAGES. 22 as, WILSON APPEALS TO INDUST, RIAL CONFERENCE NOT TO GIVE UP BUT TO WORK HARDER FOR SETTLEMEN FIERCE BATTLE IS RAGING WITHIN 7 MILES OF PETROGRAD; ATIOTHER BOLSHEVIK STRONGHOLD CAPTURED Organized Labor Re presentatives Compg Reading of His Me sage to Prevent‘ B INDIGNATION SHOWN AT ONE RESOLUTIO Wanted Pledg] Given to Leave Nothi Undone to Solve Proble; Confronting Session. Germans Fire On Off Riga — Two Destroyers Are Sunk British Soviet C. OF C. ENDORSE MAYOR'S REMARK in Thinks That New Britain - Shouls Gulf of Finland. Have Public Auditorium of Ample Proportions. Hel —The capture Gulf of Finland nearly opposite Kron- adt army is announced headquarters today. effected on Monday after severe fight- ing. The battle for Petrograd is still continuing, with a heavy cngagement and one-half miles south of the Bolshevilk regiments from Mos- are taking part in the defense of the headquarters report Oct Gorka ngfors, Itinland, Spargo That the endorses the Mayor Quigley Phythias the city Chamber of suggestion the convention, some day have where public gatherings held, was cvident this noon from interview with Secretary Leon Sprague of the Chambe Secretary Sprague announced that the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce would be Tuesday night Noveniber 4 at the Iilks' club., There will be the election of directors fol- lowing which there will be a report made by a committec public im- provements which will | plans | for * the erection of new hotel, | railroad station, Improvement of traffic conditions and probably the new auditorium. One of these pro- ects will be selected and steps will then be taken to carry the project through. The chief speaker and guest of the | banquet following the husiness | meeting will be Wallace Downey, president of the Downey Ship Yards, Staten Island, N. Y. His visit hero oy (it I h e is a reciprocation of the time when'| ““'I"l" London, Oct. 22.—Two Bolshevik :’"’_.’“‘"%““ S Eronnforpiiewg Briain gLl s tormedo bont (cAtroyers aere sunic in | Pusiness men to his shipyards to at- Koporia bay, Gult af Finland, when |tond the launching of the ship New they attempted to attac thonian/| BrltainBiastisummer vessels and British destrovers on Tues- day, the admiralty announced today Six survivors from the Bolshevik ves- sels were picked up. The British and honians sustained no casualties. Four Balshevik destrovers in all took part in the attempted attack Commerce made by Knights of | yesterday that an auditorium could of Krasn on the at stern Rus: from that The capture was by the northw an of Commerce. Washington, Oct. 22.—Organid labor's representatives in the natio industrial conference today forced t reading of the letter to the conferemn which President Wilson yesterday di tated from his sick bed and in wh he declared the public expected conference to stay together until ery possible means had been exhau ed to establish a surer and heartier ¢ operation between all the elements ¢ gaged in industry city. cow Petrograd, adds. Germans Fire on British., Oct. on Capenhagen, —German ar- tillery at Riga fired on British war- i t the mouth of the harbor on Sunday, according to a report of the Lettish general staff, and on Monday the British ships returned the fire, shelling German positions near the city. Riga being hombarded by heavy German artillery which is using gas shells. Great damage has been done in the city and many civilians have been killed or wounded. Conference In Immediately after read, the canference labor group went determine its members plainly of the seemed Recoess, the letter recessed and into private sessi future course. were impatient public and capital doubtful representatives conference, President’s Message., The president’s message follaws “To the ladies and gentlemen of 4 i s industrial conference “I am by your READY T0 TRY WILHELM | oot S Dot which appears to threaten the life: your conference, and hecause of t Asked | 1 am presuming ta address a word very solemn appeal to you Am cans. It is not for for the present speak in a spirit individual or of any ing called this some gates de whether { would contir advised chalr: situatf But tradition Will Not Be as of Holland Till Al Allies Sign AIRPLANE COMING HERE | " ™~ Have me to assess the bla condition. I do of criticism of & group. But hg conference, I feel t my temporary indisposition should bar the way to a frank expression the seriousness of the position which this country will be plag should vou adjourn without havi convinced the American people t had exhausted your resourcef] and your patience in an effort come to some \greement. London, Oct. preparations for the trial Idmperor William are it was announced in the mons today Dy Mr. government leader. The request to the Netherlands government the surrender of the ex-emperor he ex- could not be made until all had ned the peace 22.—All nece of being house ry former New Britainites to Chance to made, of com- Go Up With Licut. Bonar Law, the Lucas Saturday and Sunday. for Licut jutant DG Philip D Bolling Lucas, formerly ad- Iield, Washington, will pay w Britain a visit in his airplane, the “Bluec- will remain over the wee up local parties who taking a trip in claimed the powers treaty. you ness at common bira” and end taking desirous Pleads for Harmony. a time when the nations of cndeavoring to find a international war, are that there is no method carrying on industry spirit and with the war? Must suspicion us in civil lif4 leaders and d live toget} oth q advantage naught . but PAS ANDED. 5 warld are of avoiding to confe; Thirty-one i'm‘ found for T cept in the La Tou its arrval | Mcthod of e hatred and force pule Are our industrial individual to | without faith | stantly strug cach other is ‘compelled ? “My 1olerable e of the Held Up of 31 Had Beel Lack New York, ngers on held on from ince they lacked papers, Senor Two Days Credential clouds, for The record over 1 lieutenant as a fe ,600 passen mer without even minor mishaps will leave Windsor Saturday and arrive here about noon. not picked his field as vet but ble plots little one. has flie, or an enviable having made trips this sum- He mornin He has as there about the difficulty in Among the flown are Albany, Am- Oct 22 tha steamer board since days ago, use immigration land today. wife of the ster to Peru detained for reason permitted night on special orders department. pa F raine, two complete wer lowed to Teresa de Tanco, former Colombian min |and her three daught the same W Jand last the state worker desir ecach have itable which he has Springticld, Scheneetady, and Danbury. The machine is an American Curtis 4 driven by an O X b motor. e several city he will finding 8 it in in ling for o a wl TS, re to of this outlook, a worthy of the large this people in the continent—indeed, nvitation such away, friends would be prospect things done mastering of it be tional Frd tu abid leary judgm the pu very he an uj POST OFFICE Examinations were held at the post offie this afternoon for the position of postmaster at Berlin. Several can didates appeared and took the exam- | qj. inatlon which lasted three hours. An- | 4. of | drew Dallberg has returned from | Stockholm, Maine, where he spent a two weeks' vacation hunting decr. He NOTES. % GIVEN b would dis: my to n ister mind confidence have 1l VERDUY CROSS possibility Is Awarded Added D tinetion by Clemenceau Paris, Oct. 21.—When the city Verdun was awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1916 the decora- tion was not accompanted by (he | FPOTts a fine trip but not many deer. French war cross, Premier Clemen- | /1€ siid that the hullets didn’t travel however, sompleted the reeom. | 1ASt enough to hit u deer although he nition of the glorious role played by | “hol at a dozen the fortress by the following mention today in general army orders, which carries with it the award of the war cross. “Verdun, a by the cnemy, powerful and repeated and supported ruin caused by a ment unprecedented in inviolate rampart is the the resistance of Irance for this accept Famous City my is in to land the that affe this the democracy. One Bad Rupture. understanding that portion which sveloped. Bef affected, u difference 1 believe ether the full p tion we ne upon | w and matters And soul of Only is my divided w=ible large tully severance is al, is “It have De not n upon prog: been ¢ one of] X am OF MARY BOY of the estate amounting the 1IST A The inventory | late Mary Boy irea | #94.73 was filed at sisted. today. The items 2505 depo New Biritain the Burritt The the Aaron based of to prebate the s $1.-4 shoula SO ment. land Kelsc the in Savings ST 10/ 54 - Naa- [I£COBS bank, present stand to of that for devel touch the br investigations. hen oenf] vou would cf the discovery which a meas hin indus| ured and if r to be designed of conflict hetw: employes may that effort secure adoption. It cannot be expected at every step all parties will upon proposition | sugg It is to that whole, a fortress keenly de victoriously efforts as inntly the bombard history. Her symbol o am Ny, e e many que. vithin Rank Dosits by as- | | | | $287.19 | i of yow sailants was in my mind was ¢ a1 yours with methods by co-oper e Saving this nistrator Thomas in loss and - 1co Thomas | ¢! Buckley | ¢ern | these i able Bovle, clves and appraiser hom is ition v have been sec CHILDREN'S The supreme coun- | J. T dren shows May support building HOME ANNUAL, xteenth aunual report of Klingberg® head the has been prepared the year was and | miay | | machinery needs Rev. | Chil and 1,7 Paris, cil this from the of Americ tuted for the former pression of the tr was TERANS MAKE REQUENI The received Lutheran asking that it boe the Profestant missions in German colonies, the sup- which is provided for by Vi No decision by the council as to the which a employers minimum and hoped Oct. 22 0 norning National Home, that during $235,164.95 the orphans fund. request Council substi sonably be for, ending received for o | Should make an to the < cach FDITORS THREATEN STRIKE. Bested Oct 2 -A strike by edi- | however, of the Barcelona new pers | DEQstam Soan ed upon wk tened. proprietors of some | Wil advance the product] of the newspapers h used the | aPacily through the editors’ demands and writers af- | tablishment surer and heanr tected walkout | co-operation Jl the d | ments engaged in industry ] | public expects less than that all have that one end view s together until the fot ding to that end or it revealed that the men w aty of wched 1S a be further Amrica of a Barcelona, requ e ave 1 of the LIY Attorney UMES DAW PRACTIC Daniel . O'Keefe resumed the practice of law in in which ho was engaged the United States entered into World War Attorney O'Keefe among {he first of the local young men to enlist. e has opened his of- fice in with Lawyer P. . McDonough and Lawyer Joseph G. Woods. has this when the was are threatening a between TRIAL TONIGHT. trial of Albert Huck, Louis L. Rose and George Wearne, charged with assaulting John Hines, a. conduc tor on the “New Haven' raad, will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Berlin town court, not Che in way is until who (Continued on Fifteenth Page)