New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1919, Page 1

News of the World, By Asscciated Press. e == NEW BRITAT} HERALDTU Herald “Ads” Me Better Business ESTABLISHED 1870. NE\V BRITAIN, CONNEC"Il( uUT, MON DAY DECFMBER 8, 1919.—TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS SUPREME COURT IS SILENT ON PROHIBITIO] WILSON OPPOSED TO BREAK WITH MEXICO; ALLIES ARE TO MODIFY TERMS FOR GERMAN PROTOCOL CHANGED; GERMANY HAY SIGN Sinking of Fleet to Be Left to Hague for Settlement MILITARY MEASURE HODIFIED' Final Note of Allies Is Expected to Be Handed to German En-‘_ ————. 300,000 MEN FOR PEACE TIME ARMY IS DECISION Washington, Dec. 8.—A peace time regular army of of 800,000 men and 18,000 offi- cers was decided on today by the house military sub-com- mittee headed by Representa- tive Anthony, republican, Kan- sas, framing the army reorgani- zation bill. The number of combat troops was fixed at 250,0000. MAlN STREET'S OLDEST BUSINESS MAN IS DEAD voys This Afternoon—Termys | Are Probably Much Agreeable. More Paris, Dec. 8.—The Allies have consented to modify some of the terms of the protocol putting the peace treaty into effect to which Germany has made. objections. The clause providing for in- nemnity for the destruction of the German fleet at Scapa Flow has been modified so as to refer to the Hague tribunal the ques- tion whether the delivery of the tonnage demanded will cripple Germany, it is understood. Expeeted to Sign Now. The understanding alsq is that the other features of .the nrotocol most objectionable to the Germans hava been eliminated and the expectation here is that the ‘German plenipoten- tiaries will sign the protocol without much further delay. Military Measures Eliminated. The final paragraph of the protocol providing that even after the peace treaty has gone into effect the Allies might use military measures of coe cion to insure the execution of the treaty’s terms has been eliminated en- tirely, as also hus the clause relating to the evacuation of the Baltic prov- inces by German troops. No Decision on Fleet. i The imputation of responsibility (o} Germany for the sinking of the Scapa | Flow fleet is left in the protocol. According to the best information obtainable, the note to the German, plenipotentiaries regarding the signa- ture of the protocol, setting forth the allied position as indicated, will handed to Baron von Lersner, head of the German mission, this afternoon. SQUIRE CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY JO B| Tocal Man, Lieutenant in World War, Seeks Appointment By Chamber of Commerce. Willlam W. T. Squire, an ex-service man who returned from about a vear ago, has filed application with Abram Buol, Loard of directors of Commerce, retary of the Chamber to Leon A. Sprague, resigned. Mr. Squire is the only New Britain man who has made application. Mr. Squire is a graduate of the Britain High chool class of 1910 was prominent in all athletics. cluding football and basketball, being captain of the championship team. in 1910. He attended Colgate college is a member of the D. K. E. fra- that college. For - returning from school, he s a newspaper reporter on tle Record, Herald and the Courant. At the outbreak of the World Wa Mr. Squire took the examinations: for the officer: burg and in 1918 he concluded training and went overse: as a sec- ond liev‘cnant in the aviation. corps. At the present time he is state agent for War Savings Stamps, under treasury department. INDICTED AS RADIGAL John J. Ballam, Held in New Orleans, of the Chamber and ¥s Wanted By Boston Officials Be- cause of Speech There. Boston, Dec. 8.—The indictment ‘of John J. Ballam, a radical leader now under arrest at New Orleans, for vio- Jation of the state anti-anarchy because of alleged speeches here, was announced by Dis- trict Attorney Pellitier today. session but when efforts were made to find Ballam he had left the state.|tors of the Commercial Trust com- | A request for his extradition from New Orleans was prepared by the dis- trict attorney today for presentation to Governor Collidge. Ballam and two other men were taken from a ship at New Orleans several days ago by fed- eral officers. They were said to be /bound for Mexico. ing company be | overseas | president of the | for the position as sec- | succeed in- some | training camp at Plaits- | the | law | inflammatory The | Suffolk county grand jury returned the | indictment secretly at a recent special | . O. Scripture Was With Sovereigns Trading Co. Since 1879. | F, Britain's oldest Main business man, Frank Otis Scripture, died this morning after an illness of three months' duration during which [ he gradually became weaker untll a few days ago It was seen that he could not survive another week. He was 71 years of age. For two Sscore year he was identified with the grocery de in New DBritain, his face heing ar one in the Sovereigns Trad- ore on Main street, where he was cmployed for that length of time. Mr. Seripture was born in Hartford, April 26, 1852. He came to New Brit- ain when about seven yvears of age, attended the local scheols and later me identified with a small grocery s he His parents, Francis bonp!un and Johanna Lincoln re and a brother Charles I. also meved to New Britain. All three have been dead many years, the brother having passedjaway in Chicopee, Masgs., about 10 years ago. S ing are his wife and two soms, M.. a salesman, and Albert N., ¥ilo ts connected with the sules force of Rackliffe Brothers. In 1879, Mr. Scripture entered the cmpley of {(he Sovereigns. Trading mmmn; as a store clerk working his y up, until in 1882 his fafthful e for- him a promotion to the position of store manager. He re- {mained in that capacity until a few | months ago. when illness caused him | to retire from business. Scores of friends, made through his_connections i with the grocery business and his fra- | ternal affiliations, mourn his loss. Fra- { ternally he was connected with ‘the i New Britain Business Men’s associa- } tion, Harmony lodge, A. F. and A. M., St. Elmo lodge, K. of P., and the First { Baptist church. When the New Brit- {ain Grocers and Butchers' associa- {tion was organized he was named its | first treasurer and continued in office { for two terms ! Funeral services will be held Wed- i nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from { his home at 15 Lenox Place. Rev. | William Ross will be in charge and burial will be in the Fairview ceme- tery. YOTE ON BERGER TODAY Pri- Serip Fifth Wisconsin District Holds maries to Nominate Candidate For ew ! Congress, | Milwaukee. | congre: are tod Dec. n the fifth Wisconsin distri. v being voted for at a special primar election. On December 19 the vaca caused Dby congress re- fusal to seat Victor Berger, socialist, who was elected at the November election in 1918 will be filled. Berger again is a candidate of his party, while Henry H. Bodenstadt, republi- can, has been agreed upon as fusion candidate of the two old parties, | i Lean Association Buys Land On Hunter Road ! The Hardware City Loan associa- tion acquired a large tract of land today from the Stanley Works, the ! sale price of which is believed to be about $5,000. The land is situated on Hunter road and Clinton street, running 635 feet on the former high- way and 275 feet on the latter street. Works in the transaction and Secre- ciation. The land has already been { mapped out into 11 building lots and huilding permits will soon be sought for dwellings to be erected on the premises. DIVIDEND INCREASED, { At a meeting of the board of direc- pany, of this city, held this morning | it was voted to pay dividends on the capital stock at the rate of five per cent per annum. Heretofore the rate has been four per cent. Dividends are payable quarterly and the first one at | the new rate will be due January 1, 1920, street | settlement on ! supplement 1 8.—Candidates for L. W. Young represented the Stanley { tary Henry J. Foiren, the loan asso- | STRIKE SETTLEMENT EXPECTED TUESDAY. | White House Contident Long Drawn Out Conflict Will End SECRECY SHROUDS PLANS | Proposal Made | i by President is m% Form of Mcmorandum Written by Himself. But Its Contents Has Not { Been Divulged to Public, Washington, Dec. 8.—"Hope for the settlement tomorrow afternoon ot the controv between the miners, the and the government,” was ed in a formal statement issued atl the White Hou tement fallow lioped that the Tuesday afternoon the controversy between the mine the operatars and government through | acceptance by the miners of a plan for a definite settlement proposed by the president which proposal was submit- ted to Acting President Lewis of the miners by Attorney General Palmer Saturday night.”” Sccrecy Ts Mainttined. The utmost s still surrounded the president's proposal and Secretary Tumulty and other officials refused to the White House s e- ment. It was learned, however, that | the proposal made to the miners w&sl from the president himself and was in the farm of a memorandum writ- ten by him. * Lewis Willing to Aid. In agreeing Saturday to urge upon the miners’ representatives acceptance of the president’s propesal, John L. Lewis, acting . president of the mine workers, was said to havae frankly in- formed Attorney-General Palmer of the difficulties he was having in view of the feeling created among the min- ers by the injunction proceedings and the general attitude of the govern- ment, Lewis was said to have expressed ! willingness to attempt to change this feeling if given assistance from re- sponsible government officials in deal- ing with the men. Mr. Palmer, Assistant Attorney Gen. eral Ames, who instituted proceedings against the union officials at Indian- apolis and Lewis and William Green, secretary of the miners’ union are to arrive at Indianapolis today where to- morrow the union officers will lay the ! president’s proposals before the execu- tive and scale committee of the United Mine workers. HANSEN FEARED U. S. WOULD DECLARE WAR | | 3 will be a i So On His Own Responsibility He | Went on Jenkins' Bail, He tells Assoclated Press. Mexico City, Dec. sen, who furnished the bail upon which W. O. Jenkins, the American | consular agent at Puebla was released last Thursday night, declared in a statement tonight that he had acted on | his own initiative. Mr. Hansen said: “f wish to say the following: On Tuesday morning last on account of certain facts that came to my atten- tion, which I am in no position to d close, I suddenly realized that war hetween the United States and Mexico was inevitable unless one of the two gavernments was ready to sacrifice its honor, prestige and dignity by reced- ing from the dangerous position into which it was forced. “I therefore took all the steps neces sary to effect the immediate release on bail of W. O. Jerikins and relieve the tension. I did so spontaneously and of my own initiative and I am ready and willing to take upon myself the full responsibility, or credit, according to the point of view. “It was a source of infinite pleasure to me to hear that the news of the re- lease of Jenkins cheered our president and T ardently hope that his complete recovery is near. MURDERER IS INSANE James Dunnigan of Southington Will | ~—J. Salter Han- | Not Stand Trial But Wil Go to | i ¥ { { Asylum. Hartford, Dec. 8. —James Dunnigan | of Southington, indicted by a grand | jury in the superior criminal court | last week of first degree murder, is not to be put on trial. He will be committed to the Connecticut Hospital | | for Insane when court resumes Tues {day, a trio of expert physiclans hav- | ing reported that Dunnigan is insane. i ! i i Dunnigan is accused of the murder of Patrick Horslck, an aged ck- | smith, in Southington, Septe 25, 'pai, { returned from hunting and leaning the | 11th street New {a search to be made EXPECTED DECISION IS NOT MADE TODAY Washingn, Dec. 8.— No decision on the consti- wationality of the war- "time prohibition and the Volst:ad enforcement act | | was rendered today by the | supreme court, and there | was no indication when a | decision would be handed | down. L.F. & C. RECOMMENDS | MILLION STOCK BOOST = | i 1 | | \ i 1 Also Declares Extra Divi- dent of 2 Per Cent. Reg- of 2 Per Cent. ular i | | | . | At a meeting rectors of 1 was voted this afternoon of the Frary & Clark. mend to stock the authorized capitalization of the corporation from $5.000,000 to §6,000,000 crease the number of shares of cap- ital stock proportionately from 200,- 000 to 249,000. The increase will be offered to the stockholders at the par value o er share, in proportion to their holdings. It will be Febr: 16, 1920. The directors also declared regular quarterly dividend of 2 per | cent., payable December 31 and ELY\[ extra dividend of 2 per cent. pxyxble; on the same date. There will be a meeting of stockholders of the corporation January 6, 1920, to ict upon the recommendation of the directors in regard to the increase of capitaliza- tion. The increase, according to a statement made today by A. G. Kim- is to handle the rapidly expand- ing general business of the corpora- tion and to provide the mnecessary buildings and equipment for new lines of Universal home needs. Buildings having a floor space of 250,000 sq feet are now in process of construc- tion. BOY 8, KILLS BROTHER, 6 di it nders, to reco holders an increase of and to in- pres they| the on Tragedy in Chicopee Home When | Youngsters Play With Loaded Shot- | gun, Left in Room by Father. Chicopee, Mas: D 8.—Tadeusz Los, aged 6, was almost instantly killed today when his brother, Edwin, aged 8, discharged a shotgun at him.: The father of the beys, John Los, had gun against the wall, started to get dinner for the boys, the mother being away from home. Edwin picked up the gun and, pointing it at his brother pulled the trigger. DIES OF INJURIES. Man Run Over By Train at Nei London is Belicved to Be New Yorker. New 8.—A lieved to be Louis Blum, London, Dec. man, be- 100 East | was picked up | of York, beside the railroad track at Sound- view Sunday afternoon and brought | to the hospital in this city. He died | today. The finding of Blum's | and coat on the train when it | arrived at Boston Sunday night caused | for him and he was located in the hospital heve. The man s seen to leave the car after acting in a peculiar manner and it is not known whether he was sick and fell to the ground or jumped from the train. Smallpox On Ship, So No | Passengers Can Land | Providence, Dec. 8.—The Fabre line steamer Brittany, which arrived | tions i here today with 901 passengers from | Marseilles, Lisbon and the Azores, was not allowed to dock because one the passengers had small-pox. Tt u aid the ship would probably be sent | to New York to be quarantined and that meantime the 748 passengers for this port would be kept on board. of WEATHER. Hartford. Dec. 8.-——Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy weather with snow or rain late tonight or Tuesday. Colder. % | | need of | President Higgins | ney free | pany LONE SYSTEM BEING BITTERLY ASSAILED Public Opposes Plan, But Conn. Co. Says It's Necessary PRES. STORRS TESTIFIES i Nearly 100 People Attend First Ilml!'— { ing of Protest, Being Held At Stw Capitol Today—Shore Line Hearing Wednesday. Hartford. Dec, 8.—Nearly 100 per- sons were in attendance in the hall | of the house of representatives at the capitol today when the fight of Con- necticut n\uni(ip(\lilie and towns trolley zone system of the Co, was opened by the utilities commission. Joseph for the company was given ty of showing how badly in venue the company is. of the board an- that Wednesday would be given over to hearing on the Shore Line tric company’s demurrer to an order of the ecommission that trol- ley service between Saybrook and New Haven be resumed at once. Storrs is First Witness. Lucius Storrs, - president of the Connecticut Co., W its first witness. Mr. Storrs said t income of the company has been eaten up by taxes, salaries, wages and items during the past year. sary to secure for 1920 slightly in ex- cess of $14,000,000 more than the road took in in the past year. Flat Rate Not Practical. At the time the increase in fare}! from 5 to 6 cents in 1917, Mr. Storrs said, the company promised that an exhaustive study would be made of the situation before any further in- crease was forthcoming. The survey showed that another flat rate would merely make matter worse. He said the zone system finally adopted was exactly what opponents of the six cent fare had suggested in 1917. The first year of the six cent plan brought Very little monetary increase, he sald, but he was sure that the 5 cent rate would have shown even worse re- suls. He told of the difficulty of operation of the lines during the war and the decrease of efficiency due to frequent labor turnover. High wages during the war days gave many Deo- ple the chance to buy cheap automo- biles thus cutting down the number of car riders. He spoke of Connecti- cut and one other state as being the only commonwealths to allow the ji rein in competing with the trolley lines. Fare System Explained. President Storrs said a rate of two cents a mile had seemed necessary to the company - the con- gested aret make the company a going concern. He said that two and a half cents was the rate per mile fixed for the rural lines. He said there was no line in the; country which did not have the two and a half cent rate or more for rural commuters. o 28,000 More Per Month. i indicated by reports submit- the hearing that the com- approximately 28,000 system in November. public . Berry opportur r nounced It wi ted during gained by the zone fare OUNDED SOLDIERS BEING ILL-TREATED | Congressman Johnson Says Improper He said it would be neces- § arrested ! questioned ! minutes REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NOT IN SAN FRANCISCO Washington, Dec. S8.—Any possibility that San Francisco would be selected for the 1920 republican national convention apparently disappeared today when William H, Crocker, national committeeman faor Cal- ifornia announced that his state would throw its influence for the selection of Chicago. the | | | \ l MENTGAN (]UEST![] DROPPED BY LD ‘Forelgn Relanons Committee Take no Further Action I | M { KNIFE WIELDERS MAY FAGE SERIOUS CHARG One Victim of Church Fight in Critical Condi- tion at Hospital. Thomas Cacace, aged Theld under bonds of charge of assault with dangerous ‘weapon and, from the present outlook, the charge may be more serious when the case is taken up for trial Monday. H;acace’s predicament follows a fierce fight which occurred at street early last evening after which 1]njf‘(' men were removed to the New Britain General hospital with wounds in their bodies. The seriously injured of the trio l?u‘Cco of 56 Church street who was knifed four times. Bucco has two ,‘wounded men are Gerona Bellantiona {left lung and one in the abdomen 27 is years, $3,500 a on a most is Paul dition is extremely critical, G. W. Dunn, the hospital, his recovery this afternoon. The other woynded men are Gerona Bellaniona of 27 Franklin street, who has stab w’wounds in the back, face and arm, and ' Angelo Pastreet of 95 Arch street, who sustained a slight cut on the arm. The cutting was done at the home of Raphael Digrabbi, which is in the rear of George Rogers' new block. At | 9:15 o’clock Josephine Cdco and Jo- sephine Tonnoski told the officer in charge at the police station that a fight had taken place there. Doorman Hellberg wa sent to the scene, and on arrival he found Officers O'Mara and William P. McCue Pastreet, Digrabbi and Cacace custody. Anthony Diferra Church street, was also talken into cus- tody a little later. Bucco who w found bleeding on the ground, w hastened to the hospital. The men were later taken to the in- itution where Cacace was identified by him. In the meantime, word was received at the police station that a man had been badly cut in a fight, and was at Franklin street. Sergeants Rich- and Dr. who is attending him at wih in Bucco as the man who stabbed i ardson and Hart and Officer McAv: were sent there and they found Ger- ona Bellantiona. He was also taken | to the hospital. After the ca court this morning, by the police in Cacace was relative to the fight. He said that together with a friend, he went to Digrabbi’s home, to play cards. On his entrance into the game, Bucco became angered and in a few a free-for-all-fight w; in progre: starting in the house and terminating in the vard. Cacace ad- mits being in the battle, but denies that he used a knife. He is 27 vears old, resides at 129 Glen street, and is employed as a laborer by the . T. Ley company in Bristol. The police are for another member of the party, who is alleged to have been a participant T'ood is Given Heroes At Fort in the fight, and who made his es- | cape. Sheridan Hospital, | Chicago, Dec. 8.—Charges that | wounded soldiers in the army hospital | at Fort Sheridan are heing imprope made in a telegrani sent : ) sman Royal C. Johnson of South Dalkota to Secretary of War Baker, made public today, demanding an immediate investigation. Con- gressman Johnson visited the hospi- tal yesterday, he said, and asserted that patients were fed under condi- | “worse than any in Fl‘&l‘k(‘e"' Mr. Johnson’s telegram follows: “I visited the general hospital u) Fort Sheridan, IIl, today, and saw at | least 60 men compeiled to go without dinner. I ask that the inspector gen- | cral be directed to investigate this | condition at once and that whatever persons are responsible be punished. Men at Fort Sheridan will give testi- mony to bear out my charge | Two I&llled 28 In]ured When Scaffolding Falls ! N —Two men | tlled and injured abet b at the Bay ) 0oil Co. ere L’!ll'pm(l and fell feer. were engaged in construct. ing an ofl still, Deferra, Digrabbi and Pastreet are being held under bonds of $500 on charges of assault and breach of the peace. Pastrect was liberated this \fternoon on bonds furnished rela- tives. Bellantioni is being guarded at the hospital by a policeman and as soon as his condition warrants he will be charged with assault and breach of the peace. GASHIER'S ACCOUNTS SHORT Wilfred Bodwell of So. Norwalk City National Bank Reported in Financial Difficultics—Is in Sanatorium. South Norwalk, Dec. 8.—Officials of the City to atlonal bank issued the a state- that has been discovered in the ment newspapers today a shorta accounts of the fred Bodwe held that position for i treasurer of the City He is now at a Stamford ceivin treatment for akdown e statement did not include the amount of the shortage involved. Depositors and the bank are fully protected by a bonding com- pany, the officials stated. ban Cashie St. | 56 Church ! knife | which severed the intestines. His con- | expressed little hope for | William of 56 | > had been continued ! at work searching | :FOLLOWING WILSGN’S LETR Chxef Exec-utxve Wntes Se: 1 That he Would Dislik See His Resolution Passe Wants Handle Himself. to Situal | Washington, Dec. dent Wilion would be £ concerned to see any st e tion pass the congress,” he w Senator Fall toc in referg to the Fall resolution reques! the president to sever diplom| relations with the Carranza d ernment. “It would constitute a reve 1of our constitutional prad i which might lead to very confusion in regard to guidance of our foreign affaijf he wrote. Wants Sole | The president. (that he had competent c: o : Power Himself. expressed confid support of el itutionality in, statement that the direction of. Mexican foreign affairs was assig y the Constitution to thes chief i ecutive and to him alone. i Commiittee Drops Subject. When the president ceived, Semator Lodge, chairman the foreign relations eonymi called Senator Fall and Senator B degee, republican, of Connecticuf] { the committee, into conference an { a few minutes announced that no | ther action on the an situal would be' taken by the committeg| Tt's Up to President. “We wanted to help,” Sen Lodge said, “but now the entire A can situation goes to the presig| | The responsibility is upon his sh | ders. Let is rast the It was expected Senator Fall wd make public during the day the dence upon which lje based his r { lution requesting the severamcs diplomatic relations. President’s Letter. The president's letter to Fall follows: “Thank you very much fop | kind promptness in complying my request that you send meres of the memorandum report of sub-committee on Mexican affaips i the committee on zn affairs. i shall examine it ast | terest and care. of the investigation on prepares me to in the greatest importance “You ask an indication sire with regard to the lution to which Hitcheock called Friday, and T am a ! the utmost frankness {1 ! gravely conc I resolution pas constitute reversal of our [ tional practice which m { very arave confusion in r guidance of our foreign affairs. confident that I am supported every competent constitutional av | ority in the statement that the ini tive in dir the refations af government with foreizgn governmg is assigned by the Constitution to executive and to the executive o Only one of the two houses of ¢l gress is ated with the presid| by the an advisory pacity and the e of the senat provided for only w sought executive in rvezard to explicit a ments with foreign governments ithe appointment of the diploms t representatives who are spea, this government st foreizn c?‘. The only safe course, I am confid is to adhere to the prescribed met! of the Con i far afield if v “I am { for having i to express this { “Very y_yours i “WOODROW B. Fall, ! = i | Sen What y find it matter| of my pending ri ind - Sens tention 1 | my at to reply v at T should a cting ution. epa much given n | “Hon. Albert Lieut. Colonel Cronan To Succeed Cal. C. B. Wilsd Hartford, Dec. §.—In sued by the military eme in the state armory announgemént| made of the appointment of Li tephen Cronan of colonel of the Fourth infantry, State Guard, to su B. Wilson who resigne ago. | |