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

7( News of the World. ¥ By Assceiated Press. NEW BRITAII HERALD [ Herald *“Ads” Mean * Better Business EST. BLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1919. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. KANSAS CITY RAILWAYMEN, " 2,000 STRONG, STRIKE AT 4 P. M.; RADICALS SUSPECTED j . Order Result of Local ~ Grievances and Not Caused by Any Ac- tion at Cleveland VOTE WAS TAKEN AT EARLY HOUR TODAY All Lines, With Possible Ex- ception of Chicago, Rock | Island and Pacific, Will Be | Affected By Walkout. | Kansas City,. Mo,, Nov. " 28.—~Two thousand railroad trainmen and yard- . men of Kansas City are to go on strike ' at 4 o'clock this afternoon. actording | to an anncuncement by local brother- | hood of railway trainmen officials. All the railroads entering Kansas | City will be affected, with the possible | exception of the Chicago, Rock Igland and Paélfic. The strike vote was taken at an early hour this morning. Raudical Action Hintod At. | ‘W. M. Corbett, president of the Kan- sas City terminal and the, gsovernment railrcad representative here,. said he was do evervthing he could’to keep the terminal men from striking. 1t d the strike order: resuit- | ed from grieyances and it was hinted that a radical elément among the ri ad workers was responsible for it suance. = ¥ s % Will Tic Up Coal Shipments. Union officials of the trainmen said the national isues of the rallroad: be- ing discussed at Cleveland had np part in the strike. - A strike of--trainmen here would tic up coal ghipments for | a great part.of the gouthwest. a KREISLER IS BARRED Lynn, Mass.; Concert * €ancelled Be-| causo of Protests Made by American | Legion Post, There. yhn, Mass., Nov. 29.—a4 concert by | the Austrian violinist, | ave been heid here to- | marrow, was cancelled today. Because ' of protests by the American Legion, | Mayor Creamer had refused a permit! for Kreisler's appearance but state| sanction for a ‘‘sacred econcert” was; obtained. When the mayor announced that he would have a jury of 12 musgi- clans determine whether Kreisler| played other than “'sacred mausic” and would have police present to make an | arrest in the event of ahy Viclation of the perniit for such a congert, the pro- | posed appearance- of Kreisler was cancelled and other players substitnt- | ed. { STILL GOING STRONG Lady Astor, ::s‘pim _};cr Encrgetitw;‘ Campaign for KElection, Her Public Uttcrances. i Plymouth, England, Nov. 29.—The rigorous electoral campaien conduct- ed by Lady Astor, the American-born woman who will be the first of he sex to in the heuse of commons, | has not diminished her energy. Lady Astor addressed a mass meeting government dockyard employes this afternoon advising the men to con- sent to work one day less weekly in order to prevent discharges until the government could prepare a scheme for the construction of mercantile | vessels. S. S. HARTFORD LAUNGHED | Sixth Shipping Board Vessel Built at: Groton Iron Works Takes to the| Water This Afternoon. New London, No¥. 20.—The 8,300 | ton steel steamer Hartford, the sixth vessel built for the U. S. shipping| board by the Groton Iron works, was launched at Groton at 2:45 0'¢lock this} afternoon. A delegation from present, headed by Mayor Richard I.. Kinsella. Miss Marion Kinsella | christened the vessel with champagne 4nd Miss Frances A. Rau, daughter of Mrs. George J. Rau, wife of the,late major of the 102d regiment, presented ihe ship’s bells, clock and tablet in behalf of 25,000 school children of; Hartford. E i Hartford was 1000 Realty Deal; Cherry St. Place Sold | : Benjamin Katz has sold his prop- | on the cormer of Cherry andj Whiting streets, consisting of a store and two dwelling houses, to J. Najar- | jan, George Anushigian and Peter Geranian The price of the property | js said to be in the neighborhood of ,§25,000. The deal was put through the B. Solomon real es'-iye ~age { quarters-in a stable. rival s putcame jof the contest. i Army ARMY ELEVEN LOSES 0 NAVY TEAM 6-0. Outgeneral Future Generals FIRST GANE SINGE 1916 Inclement Weather Does Not Mar | Enthusiasm of Crowds That Flockl To Polo Grounds For First Game Since 1916, New York, Nov. 29.—Unsettled | weather early today with prospects failed to dampen the thusiasm of .the 45,000 ticket holders | for the annual football battle between the Army and the Navy at the-Polo | Grounds this afternoon. A light rain that fell during the night made the gridiron heavy and slippery—a con- | dition_ that handicapped the lighter | eleven from Annapolis. : First Game Since 1916, The game, the first to be played | between Uncle Sam’s rival service | schools since 1916 on account of the | war, attracted the usual colorful crowd. High officials of the army and navy and.representatives of the diplomatic corps were among the rooters. Army gray and Navy blue| predominated in the great grand- stands. The mascots of the elevens at- tracted great, interest. The Navy's goat attired in a costly robe of blue, had the edge on the Army’s mule be- | cause he had spent the evening in"a room zll by himself on the 22nd floor of- one of New York's best hotels. while the braying pet of the Army had to be content with sleeping The coats of the mascots were wagered on the ! of rain; en- 4 | “Pho insistetit But vain demand for | tickets continued up to the start of the game. ent in Offictals satd that inters | had never before been so great | the history. of the series, = which dates back to 1890. Tickets brought | fancy prices from speculators, Army Team the Favorite. The Army ruled the favorite in the | betting giving odds ranging from 5 | to 4 and 2 to 1. The lineup: ARMY Kiefer NAVY * Woodruff Left end Travis Murray | Left tackle Breisder Denficld | Left guard Greene TLarson Center Vogel Moore Right Guard Daniel King Right tackle Ewen (capt.) Right end Blaike ‘Wilhide Clark | Quarterback | Lystadt Benoist Left Schabacker Right Halfback McQuarrie (capt.) Fullback Shortly after 1:30 the Army squad led by Captain McQuarrie came onto | the field and were given a terrific cheer by the cadets. Two full elevens took the field and proceeded to in- dulge \in forward passing and . goal | kicking. The gridiron was water- soaked and so slippery that the play- | ers had difficulty in keeping their feet. ! A steady east wind blew lengthwise Hailfback Roehler Cruise | of the fleld and the rain of a triflc heavier fell. The Navy players were late in reaching the fleld and it was within | a few minutes before 2 o’clock when the squad appeared and went through a drill. Navy Kicks Off. At 2 o'clock Captain Ewen of the Navy and Captain McQuarrie of the Army met Referee Langford fleld and the Army won the toss. Captain McQuarrie selected the east end of the field with a slight wind at his back. The Navy prepared to kick off. At | 2:03 Wilhide kicked off to the Army’s ard line to the accompaniment of an exploding cannon. Field Goal Try Fails. After a line plunge McQuarrie punt- ed the ball going out of bonds on the | rd line. On the second broke through wing and made it first down on the 48 yard line. Army's Two 1d a strong Army defense. 2y 40 yard lime. ¥From the rd line Clark tried a field goal but i§ fell 5 yards short. After three line t s without perceptible gains McQuarrie punted to the Navy's 45 vard line. Middies Lose the Ball Clark made 6 yards around the Army’s right end. Koehler made (Conttnued on Ninth Page) { and in the | the | The Navy | } on a similar play put the ball on the line plunges netted one yard | | GIVES HIS OWN LIFE BLOOD TO SAVE ‘ FROM DEATH WOMAN HE TRIED TO KILL After Being Arrested, Yout . That His Paramous May Recover. Washington, Nov. 29.—Mrs. Flor- ence Robinson, comely young matron, lying near death in a hospital and Grover Gordon, little more than a veuth, who yesterday shot the wom- and 12 hours later kept her alive by ! giving his blood for transfusion to her 146,000 Se¢ Future Admirals ! dents in Washington police history. veins, today were the Drincipals in one of the most remarkable crime inci- Following a jealous quarrel recently, Gordon yesterday went to the home of the young woman who some ‘time ago had separated from her husband to bid her final goodbye, as he expected 400 WORDS ePER'MIN. BY NEW APPARATUS sayville to Have Wireless Transmit- ting Machine That Will Speed Up Message Spending. Sayville, N. Y., NoV. 29.—Apparatus for sending:300 t6 400 wordsia’ minute by wircless Is.to’ be' installed the naval radio Station here) i nounced today. R e The present.speed of W Sayville station is ten;wgrdsia minute. Ordinary. conversation seldom exceeds 200 words per minute.. Some- cable sending machines/do 100, The new.system at Sayyille is ex- pected to’ do ‘miyeh toward'relieying the- congestion of {cables iin', transmis- sion of news'and ‘commereial pidbsages 1t has been jused ‘sccessfilly = at the naval trans-ocegnjc iireléss station at Annapolis! ¥ g g The apparatus cost about . $50,000. | An automotic sending machine, either of ‘the disc.or tape. variety,coperates a master break key controlling:38 small break keys. In receiving messages, air waves are photographed and from thé developed film is printed a strip of paper with letters forming™the words indicated by the waves, it was explain- ed. An operator translites from the tape for transcription of the message on a typewriter.. The.photographing and .developing process: takes 20 sec- onds. “ ANOTHER NEGRO LYNCHED School | Girl Tdentifies Wim as Her Assailant and MisSissippi Mob Gets Into Action. Ioxworth, Miss., Nov. 29, —Imme- diately .after he had Deen identified | by a white girl as the man who had attempted to attack:her, Neville Fox- worth, a negro, was taken from offi- | cers by a mob and shot to death here late yesterday. The girl said that she was on her way from school and that the negro followed her in'the woods. She ran he ' gave chase, but she outran him. She had recoghized the negro, however, and his arrest followed. A mob formed and immediately ove powered the officer JURY VERDICT EXPECTED Report of Investigators of Alleged Newberry Election Scandal in Michigan Awaited. Grand Rapids, ‘Mich., Nov. 29.—No | report came this morning from the federal grand jury which is.invest gating the Newberry senatorial cam- paign of 1918. The only indication that a return might be imminent was the fact that when the jury adjourned for luncheon it annoucned - that it would reconvene a half hour earlier than has been’ accustomed. $200,000 IN CHECKS National - Bank to I’a; Out $103,000 $95,000. Frederick §. Chamberlain, treasurer of the National Bank reports that | more than $105,000 will be paid out on the Christmas club: cards this ! year, while John C. Loomis, treasurer of the Commercial Trust ® company, reports that the Christmas club de- partment in the Trust company will pay out $95,000. RECEIVERSHIP ENDED Federal Judge Signs Formal Decree Termnating That Condition for the Boston and Maine Railroad. Boston, Nov. —A formal decree terminating the receivership of the Boston and Maine railroad was signed by Federal Judge Morton today. The property of the road, which has been in the custody of the court since August, 1916, will revert to the r road company next Monday. The de- cree provides that all claims against ihe road must be filed by February 20, 1920. h Eagerly Makes Sacrifice to leave that day for his old home in Wheeling, W. V. As she stood in his embrace Gordon fired a revolver bul- | let through her body. After his arrest last night Gordon | was told that Mrs. Robinson would | die unless someone speedily volunteer- | | ed to submit to blood transfusion. He cagerly offered himself and requosted only that if the patient still were con- scious, she be told of*his action. Physicians today were uncertain as to whether the operation would save | | Mrs. Robinson’s life. In the mean- time the police were wondering what the effect would be if the woman whom Gordon had tried to kill should | be saved from death through his own | | cacrifice of blood. FORTIFICATIONS ON COAST ARE NEEDED | Major General Black Says Need Is As Great As During Recent ‘ War. ‘Washington, Nov. 29.—Necessity for the maintenance- of defensive works ;at important and strategic .points along the coasts of the United States is no less patent today than before the war. with Germany, in the opin- ion of Major General Black, chief of | engineers.. In his annual report pub- lished today Gen. Black declared that “sea coast defenses' had lost nothing in importance from the lessons of the war” adding: & “Rather was the extreme value of | such works demonstrated. The Turk- ish forts.ar the Dardanelles served to prevent the taking of Constantinople and the opening-of a line: of supply for Russia: This instance alone, in tits far-reaching consequences, proved ;| {the worth of sea coast defenses.” Gen. Black expressed the opinion that heavy ordnance on ‘railway mounts “must be: considered simiply as auxiliary defenses” to the fixed and permanent works. He recommended the emplacement of heavier. guns. to -offset the greatly increased range of naval guns, some of which now can throw a projectile !2& 1-2 miles. The work of moderniz- ing the coast defenses is béing con- | | tinued, the vepert showed, many re- ! cent .inno¥ations.-in the -sclence -.of warfare having been adopted. One of these was a disappearing searchlight tower, the fixed type having proven of great value to the enemy as “ranging point” for their |NO RIGHT TO BOOST PRICES FOR SUGAR a fire. Hartford and New Haven Grocers { Named in Complaint—Want to i Increase Rates. Hartford, The cut fair price committee has received complaints from the public that tail grocers this eity Haven charging more than 11 cents a pound for granulated sugar. The committee investigated and said it found that Certain wholesalers and jobbers had charged the retailers | more than the fixed price of 9.60 to | 9.75. . 8. District' Attorney John T. Crosby reiterated today that no au- thority had been given any Connecti- cut wholesaler to increase the margin of profit on sugar and that such a request , from a New Haven whole- saler had not been acted upon. The fourteen members of: the fair price committee are now voting on a proposal to increase the price and about half have mailed their votes to | the chairman. Mr. Crosby says he purposes to warn wholesalers that the government fixed price stands until official announcement to the contrary. DYNASTY IS TOTTERING Move to Establish Republic Nov. 29. Connece re- in and = New | were in Ru- mania is Spreading Rapidly land Situation is Alarming to King. Paris, Nov. 29, (Havas.)—A move- ment looking to establishment of a republic in Rumania which is wnder the direction of Gen. Fofoza Averesco, former minister of war, and Take Jonescu, former minister without port- folio, has spread to Bessarabia, Transylvania and Bukowina, accord- ing to a Bucharest dispatch to the Oeuvre. The situation is said to be alarming for the dynasty. BURGLARS MAKE $60 HAUL. Burglars effected an entrance by forcing a rear door at ‘the store of Adam Zyyulowzzulo, 22 Crown street, last evening and rifled the cash drawer of $60 in small change. ‘; | WEATHER. i EoRE i Hartford, for New Britain Rain and warmer tonight; Sun- i cialist party has decided | from Austria-Hungary after the defea | the same. day, rain. around $50,000. ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND CHILE MAY BE MEDIATOR IN DIFFICULTIES OF UNITED STATES [TALIAN SOCIALISTS | BEFRIEND RUSSIANS | Demand Release of War Pris. : | oners, Charging They Are Being Ill-Treated. Rome, Nov. , (By the Associat- ed Press.)—The directorate of the so. to .protest against the treatment being given th Russian prisoners taken over by Italy of the dual monarchy. These prison- | ers are under internment on the island of Asinara, off the northwest coast of Sardinia. . The socialists claim that the Russians are being unjustly treated, Ttaly not being at war with Russia. It is pointed out besides, that these Rus- sians fought with the entente against the central powers. The directorate of | the socialists today wrote a letter to’ Premier Nitto on th bject. ‘““Phe Italian socialist party,” said the communication “cannot further re- main_ jndifferent to the sufferings be- | TEXTILE WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE | 5,1 35,000 to Quit in Fall River Monday | —40,000 in New Bedford Voting on Quc&tloxl Boston, Mass., Nov. 29.—Several England cities today faced tened strikes of textile workers all River union leaders were ; a strike of 35,000 Monday morning, while 40,000 mill workers in New Bedford were notified to vote today and tomor- | row on the question of taking similar { action. More than 2,500 operatives are out jat' the Assabet mills at Maynard be- | cause of the 'strike 12 days ago of 700, weavers who refused to work with 40 operaitves of a rival union. Agitation | for immediate action by workers if mill operators refused proposed wage demands, was reported in Lawrence | and other textile centers. Delegates of six Fall River unions affiliated with the National Amalga- mation of Textile Operatives, ordered a strke Monday morning after receiv- | ing th erefusal of the Fall River cot- ton manufacturers’ association to grant a 25 per cent. wage increase to | become effective December 1. ing infilcted upon men who are only guilty of being Russian citizens, freed from the tyranny of the czar.” The letter noted that these Russian citi- zens were Austrian prisoners who took refuge in Ttaly after the Austro-Hun- garian debacle. Tt accused the gov- ernment of co-operating with the t‘czarist dictators,” Kelchak and Deni- kine, allowing the Russian military mission in Italy to conduct propagan- da among the prisoners for the object of inducing them to enlist in the Kol- chak and Denikine armies. The prop- agandists were charged with using in- humane means to coerce the prisoners, “‘even arresting those who dared . re- sist bribery. \ The demand of the socialists is that these interned Russians be. released unconditionally. The socialists say they will undertake to provide work by which the Russians may support themselves if they desire to remainin Italy.. They also demand that the gav- ‘evpndent. negotiate with * the existing Tussian governments for the repatria- tion of the prisoners. MADE DEPOSITS IN NAME OF 76 PEOPLE Executors of Wealthy, New Yorker’s istate Find She Did Some Peculiar Stunts During Her Life. New York, Nov. 29.—Eccentricities of Mrs. Harriet Kingsland, of ! Elberon, N. J., who died here several | months ago leaving an estate totalling approximately $150,000, have devel- oped unusual incidents which are pos- | sessed by her executors, it w learned today- when they made their | report to the surrozate’s court. i First, it was found she had rented | a safe deposit box here in the name | of “Annie E. Randolph,” and her ex- ecutors had to convince officials of t safe deposit company that Annie E.| Randolph and Mrs. Kingsland were ! This was done by photo- graphs and affidavits of Mrs. Kings- land’s chauffeur and maid that they were accustomed to accompanying her to the safe deposit company. When the box finally was opened, it 'was found to contain 76 bank books | of 14 New York savings banks with ' deposits of nearly $80,000 to the' credit of 76 individuals. The execu- tors are now trying to determine whether these individuals existed - in the flesh or only in the imagination of Mrs. Kingsland. MURDER TRIAL ENDS | | % i Binghamton Man, Charged With Killing His Sweetheart and Her | Mother, May Learn Fate Today. [ | Binghamton, N. Nov. - 29.—!} The trial of Newell Y. Evans, indicted for murder in the first degree in shootirg to death ,Vera Rickard, his sweetheart, and her mother, Mrs. Tsabel Rickard, at their home in this v August 4 during a fit of jealous; which has been in progress for three weeks came to an end shortly after noon today and was given to the jury. A verdict was expected late today. Arch Street Business Block Is Sold For $50,000 Ralph Kolodney of Hartford sold today through the Camp Real Estate company and the Charles H. Gillin | agency his block and a lot on Arch| street to Morris Raphael. The block cantains an auto sales agency, two shirt waist factories, society hall and club rooms and tenements. Mr. Ra- phael proposes to develop the prop- | erty. It is considered the most valu-| able business property on Arch street. | The purchase price is reported to bck | Bates, New Bedford labor leaders in con- ference last night called for a strike vote of the 13 textile unions in city and instructed delegates of the textile council to report the . results!| of the vote not later than 4 p. m. to- morrow. New Bedford operatives ask- ed for a 25 per cent. wage increase on November 25 SCHOOLS AS BARRACKS | ]_imuas Takes Over Manual Training that | Normal to House Soldiers \Who Are Guarding Mines, Pittsburgh, Kas, state has taken over the buildings and grounds of the state manual training normal for the accommeda- tion of.soldiers ordered to Pittsburgh in connection with the operation of the coal mines. Col. M. P. Hoisington of the Kan- sas National Guard, reached here to- day and took charge of arrangemerits for the troops. Nov. 29.—The Coroner Establishes Fact That Victim | Found 'on New Britain Avenue Was | Hit by Truck. Hartford, Nov. 29.—Coroner J. Gil- | bert Calhoun today discounted the theory that Tony Alfonzo, found un- conscious on New Britain avenue Wed- nesday night and dying later at the Hartford hospital, was the victim of an assault. The coroner has estab- lished the fact that the man ‘was struck by a heavy truck. His skull fractured. . The driver of the truck ! says he had nce knowledge that his machine had hit anybody. MINES CLOSED TODAY Those in Kanawha District Do Not Re- | | ernment sume Operations Today, Owing to Lack of Workers, Charleston, W. Va., Nov. —A number of coal mines in the Kanawha fields which worked yesterday were closed this morning when miners failed to report for work, according to a statement from the Kanawha coal operators’ assoclation here today. Eighty per cent of the mines in that field were not operating today the an- nouncement said. Esthonians And Soviets Will Open Peace Parley London, Nov. 29.—The Esthonian government has announced that peace negotiations ‘with Soviet Russia will be begun at Dorpat next Tuesday, ac- cording to a wireless dispatch from Moscow today. The Soviet delegates. it is stated, will cross the front near Pskov. Little Brothers Die Of Burns Received At Play Stamford, Nov. 29.—Chauncey Jr., 6, and his brother, Ber- nard, 8, died at the hospital today from burns. The lads lived at Long Ridge. Yesterday they built a fire in an old stove in a storeroom near the house. To keep it going they put gasoline on the fire. A burst of flame ignited their clothing. British And isrencl{ Money Drops Very Low New York, Nov. 29.—British and French .exchange went to new low levels here today demand sterling touching '$3.99 38-16 while francs were quoted at 9.84 francs per dollar. Sterly exchange later rallied to $3.9975-8 on short covering. | | ment to strpng | American AND MEXICAN GOV. Chilean Press Has Re¢ liable Informatic that A B C Grouf May Try to Adju Jenkins Case NOTHING NEW FROM WASHINGTON TODA State Department Has Ni Changed Its Plans a Will Call For Final Sho! down Scon. ] * Santiago, Chile, Nov. 29.—The N cion today says it has learned fi well-informed diplomatic circles t} | there is a possibility of mediation the governments in the A B C &rd (Argentina, Brazil and Chile), | the object of composing the diff ties that have arisen between i Uniteq Sta and Mexico over ase of Consul Jenkins. Washington, Nov. denial from Mexico ported fighting there between lowers of President Carranza Gen Alvaro, Obregon, presiden candidate, served to ease the ten ness of the relations between Mes and the United States, the state partment . today- had not altered determination to enforce demand prompt release of American Con Agent Jenkins, imprpisoned on, charge of conniving with his b captors, Another American Killed, . On top of the already debic] Mexican situation ‘was the repor the murder of another Americaa, AM. Wallace, oil man who was $ down by a Carranzista soldier, T combined with the Jenkins case, expected to spur i thie state depd diplomatic, act} against the Carranza governm which has been warned repeai against mistreatment of Amerid zens. Will Call For Showdown. Mexico probably will be called for a final showdown if the Kil and molestation of American ot continue 'and the American cons agents remains confined in pion what American officials bellev: trumped up charges. The state partment has indicated plainly argumentative diplomacy m divert the government course of dealing with o serious ternational question. Y Lansing Demands Action. Secretary Lansing, in confer with Mexican Ambassador vesterday, put the issue flatly befy him and explained pointedly that government had Jdemand action and not words in the Jen affair. He is said to baye further plained that uniess the Mexican g accedes promptly to country’s demands the relations tween the two nations necessa would be seriously affected, Message is Delayed. The state department’s formal to the Carranza message may be layed several| days pending the cumulatign of verified facts d with the Jenkins case and other fronts. When the reply is forwanrd it is expected to contain maore thi mere request and the governm will be prepared to support its mands to the limit. Eight Americans have been kil in Mexico within the last few mond and government officials and md bers of congress have expressed dignation over the apparent lad of the American government in de ing with the outlaw: PAYS HIGH FOR INSULT Or to Be More Correct, Florida Ne 29.—Althoy City of the Hangs High After Alleged Impro Actions Toward White Wom *Lake City, Fla., Nov. 29.—Waw coming to this place today fopud body of a negro hanging to s tree| the roadside. An investigation closed that the man, Sam Mosely, | been Iynched last night by a part white men. It was claimed that insulted a young white woman fin lumbia coun Want To Pay Women For Time Lost At Childbin Washington, Nov. 9.—Women earners including those engaged commercial as well as industrial will be indemnified for time X a ing childbirth under a con adopted today by international lal conference for submission to the va ous governments for approval.