New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1919, Page 1

e News of the World. By Assceiated Prc,s. ——-—.fi NEW BRITAIT HERALD | Heraln “Ads” Meal Better Bu:.mess \z——-———_—.—w ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT FRIDAY DECEMBtR 19, 1919.—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE THREE CENE END OF COAL NO SETTLEMENT, BUT MAY BE TERMED GOVT. VICTORY Attorney General Pal- mer Testifies Walk- out Was Illegal But! . Men Obeyed Order, of United States GRAND JURY PROBE TO BE CONTINUED Tells of Fight in Effort to Get Strike Order Rescind- ed and Increase Coal Pro- duction. Washington, D. C. Dec, 19.—Termi- nation of the soft coal strike was nof. a settlement but a victory for the government, Attornoy Palmer today told the senato sub-committee investi gating the strike. “The government has won its fight,” YMr. Palmer said. ‘“Therc was no set- tlement, in ity;' the men and the union officers h mplied with our demands and returnasd to R Says hn’ik(‘ \\HA e, Mr, Palms said department of Justice actiofi in the coal strike be- zan with the preparation of injunc- tion procaedin, again officials of the miners’ union under the Lever Jlaw. “We sought to prevent the strike,” he said, “by enjoining thc union of- ficeys from carryin on the strike they had already ordered” “You have never changed ' your mind that the strike wae a breach of Iaw?” Senator Townsend, republican, Micaigen, “I neve Palmer re- turned. mjuucuon was ed and is stil' in efie Heopdded. Ul ghe now were obeying lie order ¢f court “Did they always obey ii?” Sen- sked." the ator Townsend “The leiter of obeyed from the “but in so far as “ back to work, it we had expec . Probe to Be Countinucd. “You considorad that the order was violated, did you not?” Senator Town: send continued. “I did, and we instituted further proceedings becauvse we had cvidence <, that the order in good faith by some of tho union officials.” The grard Jjury inves gation, Mr. Palmer said, was still eoing on involving tho whole ques- g men act: was not so casy as tion. Mr, Palmer o=plained the injunc- tion was intended to separate the sirikers from their leaders and the union funds. “Wag there anything said to the de- fendant officers of ihe nunion which | svould make them understand that no further prosecution would be com- menced them 7" ownsend inquired. “Not cne word,” Mr. Palmer said. At the request of Senator Town- send, Mr. Palmer described the con- ditious leading up to court action. He {old of efforts of Secrotary Wilson to % mediate between tho miners and op- ecrators. Quotes Dr. Garfield. “After a deadiock ensued in Wash- gton,” he continued, “Dr. Garficld by Captain J. W. Burgess, of ! s brought in and he told botn ' She was sold recently Ly | From Heater. operators and miners that the price | R. Lawrence Smith, Ltd., to the Un batrick Welch of & S ot ulc coal could not be increased one'versal Transportation Co. of New !y :s.a;::;l.;\r,\,‘,:l:,l‘(||:'f \‘;‘t‘? F;“.;mv '\(L;“(IL vent to pay wage increases, basing ' York. Her cargo was 200,000 bushels | oral hospital shortly ;Lf(erl Sa]:'cl::l; tinding on calculations which ' of wheat. At Gibraltar she was 10 | this morning in a very feeble condition made that » wage increase of 14 per have received orders (o procced tolfrom the offects of mos. Ele. was | cent. could be given (he wen and | her destination. found in his room by another tenant | paid by the operators oI T e in the buillding who was attracted by wreasing tho present price of coal. | i) TEST WOMANS SANITY the moaning sounds emanating from “This proposal, the mine re- Weleh Jjected and all parties relurned home. I then settled down to go through the : L olice ambuls A o its inju,\mg“m(m::y ub:;yofi 1s l)m"»; s ; oner’s Jury of Murdering Her Son | tell his story. Irom what he said it | Lcould in the hope that production o e Lol dppears he lighted a gas heater is | coal would be gradually resumed.” | “hie Mentally Unbalanced. S e e e !z:)ter(elrégl}elt]lb. Mr. Palmer then told of the con- Atlantic City, Dee. 19.—Judge In- | When the room had become sufficient. ference he had with John I. Lewis gersoll in the county court this after- | ly warm, Welch reached out and and William Green,s president and noon committed Mrs. James M. turned the gas jown. Unknown to secretary of the miners’ union on to the county insane him, it became extinguished. Later December 6, which was arranged by Servation. A board of alienists will | Weich said he reached out of bed and, John J. Kecgan, of the department observe and xcuo,L upon her sanity. thinking the heater was still burning, of labor. | A coronmer's jury last night returned | he turned it on full force and then | B ' At that time, the attorney general @ verdict that Mrs. Blake “while la- | fell asleep. He had a very close call | sald, citations charging criminal con- POTIng under a state of mental aber- | from asphyxiation. tempt had then been issued against T&tion” had thrown her five year old = = Lewis, Green and other officials of the SO0 into the sea from the Ventnor b union. | Poardwalk. ONE VOTE PER MINUTE Mr. Palmer said that when Lewis . After the verdict Mrs. Blake's hus- and Green arrived from Indianapolis he told them the government's posi- ] 5 3 : .. | Afternoon Reports From ‘Wiscons iion would be maintaincd and, that no ;L‘:“(“ ';for“‘l’f“'l“h"““*““,fi Souniolanoide = oo change in it would be permitted. [eome S FRlos lnb Bl or Show Great Tnterest in Berger's | “Was Dr. Garflel’s plan consid- | SR AT N e | erea?” interrupted Senator Townsend. “Come-back” Efforts. i Govt. Will Not Give in. i /il Be Prosecuted Milwaukee, Dec 19.—The early “At the conference with (heso Under Motor Vehicle Law | vote in the special congressional elec- B genttemen” Mr. Pumer said, “1 in-| Harcford, Dec., 19.—Motor Vehicle | tion in the fitth Wisconsin district formed them that if the men went' commissioncr Ft. B, Stoeckels has ro. | between Victor L. Berger, soclalist, pack to work the president’s assur< ported (o local prosecuting officers cir | and Henry H. Bodenstab, republican | ance of a fair settlement would be | cumstances of 85 cases of alleged neg- | fusion cundidate, was the heaviest in | \ carried out. Theyv pleaded for a 51 | lect to repart aulomobile accidents. | the history of the district, according B B oer cent. advance in wages. but I in accordance with the decision | to reporis from scattering precincts. | 5 he Brrived at some time ago to vig-| Im some city precincts ballots were (Continued on Tenth Page) was noti being obeyed ! Senator | STRIKE IS STANDARD CLOTHES AT GHEAPER RATES Is Aim of Uncle Sam in War on Gostly Garmems 43 ARE DROWNED AS SHIP SINKS AT SE A CALL GLOTHING CONFERENGE‘ Mceting to Be Held ] | | | | in Washington | | Against | British Steamer Manxman Lost— Another Boat Missing THIRD BAPELY MAKES PORT About a Dozen Next Month to ake Action Rising Pricc of Wearing Apparel— Recommend Lower Priced Goods. Washington, Dec. 19.—Steps to | check the rising price of clothing will | be discussed at a conference here carly in January of persons interested in the production of wearing appare from | the producer of raw materials to tha | consumer of the finished product. Would Check Extravagance. The calling of the conference was announced today by Assistant Attorney | General Figg, who said that in addi- | tion to alfecting economics in opera- Saved When English Boat Founders— wo of Louis | Maud’s Crew Saved—Fire on Steam- er Lancasterian. Halifax, N. Dec. 19.—Forty- | tion it Was planned to provide for the { three members of the crew of the production of standard quality cloth | British steamer Manxman werc | and garments for sale at a reasonable drowned yesterday when their ship | Price, as an inducement to the public foundered in midocean, according to | to ¢heck extravagance in purchasing. ! a radio from the British ship British rmsx;"gifilé‘:t‘?r ;‘;e ff‘fff};e;ffp;‘;’:fi' i"t."’&;“i_ ‘ff\‘,"‘,“’ul‘fi)’: v:’:‘l:"w_em:fia'“ 1 and & committee of 17 is being chosen, Tozers, haive: Dosn'plclealitip | by, fhe | LBe) erdonnel Offriileh qullabes angy ‘B,. ' Isles’ which is due in New | nounced after the Christmasiholidays: | P e & > B The amalgamated clothing unions will | oo Mo : the Beitish Tsleg) D¢ roPresented in the confarance. | he message from the British Isles & ; A ! sald that wmong those lost were the Af" s :Ttflnflanl Goods. 1 V captain, first mate, fourth -engine Mr. Figg sald it was generally and wireless operator. The rest o7 | agreed among producers that one es- .‘-enl,hil iur l‘t‘duclng th(‘ (ofit of cloth— | W e R their piants to nocessitios, meaning the G T e skt 2| {vpe of clothing purchasable by the | men lost their llves, but it is pre-| J . io.c man. Some! clothing manu- | umed thoy went down with thelt} s, iyreps wire/said. \jto; sbpliove | that | ough there may ha to the Doats and quently cap: Last Reported on Nov. 30. is a possibi had time to take that these subse- men’s suits' now selling fon $55 could be sold at a profit ey $25 if an arrangement could be worifed out be- tween mills, manufacturers and retail- ers whereby a cortain percentagc of | | The Manxman, which was last re-| husiness could be devoted to goods of ported at Poriland, Me. on Novem- | standard quality to be turned out in ber 30, was on trans- | quantity. At from watic | “There is no_intention to design a | London, Deccmber 2, for \ew York, | ‘uniform’ for the publig,)’ Mr. Figg sighted the disiressed Wednes- | stated and the standard goads under day and stood by her for 24 hours, [ consideration would e standard in according Lo anoilier wireless ra quality, rather than in patiern. sage. The dio ~wdded that The department of justice also is ‘steameor sanl in latitude 44.53, long taking other steps to turn fhe attention tude 59.51, and onded with a request | 9f the pubii to the lower priced {hai boots and clothes be furnished | §00ds, neglected in the reaction from to tho survivors of the Masixman | War prosperity. Mr. Figg has suggest- | when they reach New York. * | ed to the national retail drygoods as- sociation that ““economy departments’” be established by the association’s members which would call the atten- tion of customers to the fact that g00ds of excellent quality but medium in price still are to be had. ©Opposes Kconomy Sales. Mr. Figg has disapproved the a tion of some merchants, hawever, who were said to have taken advantage of the suggestion and inaugurated “‘econ- | omy sales.” The government does not desire to stampede the public into pur chasigg goods not needed, simply b cause they are advertised as “bar- gains, Mr. Figg id. With the coal strike over, officials expect to give renewed attention to the cost of living. A call was sent out Another Ship Lost. ortune is also believed to have aken the coasting schoon Louisa Maud. A wireless message to- -om the tanker British General, which left lhiere yesterday for Hol- land stated that she had picked un two men of the Maud’s crew. Barciy Escapes Disaster After a four-day battle wit > and storm the British steamer Lai- casterian reached here late yesterd and veported in quarantine. Accord- ing to Captain Wood, master of the p, the fire was discovered in No. 1 hold, filled with chemicals, last Sun- day morning. (Although hampered in their efforis by a heavy storm, the crew laid steam pipes into the hold and, ignoring the danger of an explo- sion, fought to save the cargo. Yes- terday, as a last resort, Captain Wood declded to flood the hold to prevent the firo spreading. The Lancasterian safled from Antwerp, December b ! | ¢ today from Attorney Geheral Palmer's a meeting of the committee in office far with whom he has met frequently the past on the trend of prices. retaries Baker, Daniels and Wilson, Director General Hines, Chairman 2, for | Murdock of the federal trade commi New York. n and others are members of the committee. Portland, Me., Dec. 19.—The = steamer Manxman,. which met with NEARLY ASPHYXIATED | disaster while bound to Gibraltar | trom this port, had a crew of 49 men, ccording to rvecords here. Thirty- shipped Diere, having been | Patrick Weleh Has Narrow Fsc j sent from New York. Most of them bR The steamer was From Death When Gas Fumes Flow coni- room. Officer, Michael Mas- notified and he summoned the se wa band said his wife had been sound mind for some years. of un- He added orously enforce the law. cast at the rate of one per minute. MURDERER FREED FROM PRISON, WEDS GIRL WHO WAITED FOR HIM 21 YEARS Romance of Two Decades E nds Happily and Couple Are Now Starting On The ir Belated Honeymoon. CRISIS IN IRISH TROUBLE WHEN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO MURDER VISCOUNT FRENC. Glens Falls N. Y.. Dec. 19.—After | Lord at Nassau and had been con- B “ I d d 21 years in prison for murder, | fined in Sing Sing, Dannemora “"‘l" u etS nten e Archie Mull was released from Great | Great Meadow since that tu:;('. - Meadow prison yesterday on commu- Mull and his bride started imme- L d L' tation of sentcr 1d within an hour | diately after the ceremony, which wa Tl] RAlSE ‘DRY) EI]H;T Or leutenant was married to Mi Stella Grace I pertormed at the Baptist "h"".""‘,":" Howe of Marlborough, Mass, who | spend their honeymoon and th I l d M'* had waited for him for years, it was | groom’s first free Chri mwsl m_n}off reian iSS d learned today Mull was convicted | than two de , with relatives a B in 1893 of (he murder of Melvillo B. | Nassau. Rep. Olney Contends Su-| YOUTHFUL STOWAWAYS ARRIVE FROM SWEDEN LONG TERM LEASE IS i | Brother and Sister, 13 and 15, ! J q to Be Sent to Relatives i tract With Conn. Co. Not Binding. in Rhode Island. ANNULLED BY COURT Shore Line Electric Co. Con- ! Mark and Kill other preme Court Has Invited Such a Proclamation, Washington, Dec. 19.—Reprosenta | P! "EMAN iS ALS tive Richard Olney of Massachusetts OLICEMAN 1S ALSQ jcalled at the White House today to 'J /S urge President Wilson to proclaim WOUNDED BY SHO! demobilization immediately with =« | | view to lifting the war-time prohibi- | tion ban. Sbat Mr. Olney said his request was based One Would-Be Assassin on completion of demobilization, t the supreme court in upholding the validity of the war-time law virtual had invited the president to proclaim | led;Excitement at H Pitch—Armored Tanks WEATHER. amount of liquors in their play of busi will be remembered a Hartiord, Dec. 1‘9.—]-‘01-(-(':15( PO tehful waiting was adopt- for New Britain and vicinity g rsally in that line here Probably snow tfonight and 56 weeks before prohibition Saturday: slightly warmer. went into effect. During that period | only small quantities were purchased at a tme- by dealers and they .had New York, Dec. 19.—John Benson, | Norwich, Dec. 19.—A 99 year lease demobilization, and that congress in- | 13, and h ter Bertha, 15, stow-! by the Shore Line Electric Railway l}mled to give the liquor interests one Scene. aways de luxe, who arrived here ¥es- gro;y the Connecticut Co. of certain ?:““;h‘;ffim"s :{?‘;f(;::“";":’;‘ i"""‘h‘hfl“"" Sl : whici spose of their stoc e }f’.:,‘,',;"\(:fj‘tlhc‘:f“I.!:r.rs““;(;(‘f,‘_ bt ‘11 lines was ordered annulled by Judge " Officials at the White Housc prom- the surprise of their lives for instead Donald T. Warmer in the superior ised to bring his views before the | London, Dec of being clapped into irons in the good court today on the petition of R. W. m'(kafimi L ] ;:(;“II;'\:b;:y “- \x‘nm"\ y old merltime mbhner they were - prligng veceiveriof the Shore Line ; corer femalor James Hamilton | 0", TE8 CoRTIREE O vited by agents of the line to remain 00 jgjsoric’ Railway Co. The lease pro- jrov > © Bols who Wa= @ 0 W HLe | et Dbl wia vt board as guests of the company until (19 0"+ ‘he Connecticut Co. should }(f)lx:we aller today, said he intended s Al MDA sald Viscous 2 they could be restored to their re be paid $262,000 vearly rental but the placing similar views before the pres- ity tives in Rhode Island. In addition gp PG SERS00 0 HE 0 o ing bare ldent in a written memorandum. ST s R ¢ they were given the equivalent of their T ino" Boncos has never been Mr. Lewis sald that he thought the yneTe iy 5 S "i" .{"‘ passage money as a Christmas present. Jpr® B0 Rt oy guostiont of ovhat) s f aniintoxiednt (i ECERE CRE QSIS0 HILS 20 Wiién the young adventurers were 'SU.5 ° T0F B SRR the legal 'hollllrtl be left fo the individual states | ;m“m‘f:;::‘w_ ‘I““ "'“d French, the ) iscover s skipper Captain O. M. BHOLS 4512 586 (5 determine. teutens . gxm;‘,(.eé :1(”\: his :‘:u’xr‘lr‘r‘:éll)nli(t 11\11;L work of ending the lease h:;s) )‘F‘.ll“ | Ome Killed, Another Wounded, and deslgnated John us 4 full fledgeq ComDPleted, will hold only the fol- | DENIES MURDER HE Lord French was driving betw] mess. boy, after hearing his story, lowing Mnes: New London to East| T ORY the Ashtown gate of Phoenix park 4 According to John, he :’md his sister Lyme; Norwich to ‘Westerly; (frmun;‘ SN | the Vice Regal lodge when a shot ey They left Worcester, And Stonington: Pawcatuck Valley; | i fived. A civilian nearby was insta Mass., for Gothenburg wiih their -\'hflWz}r u{:d lW({_st_vr.l 3 ::;_-;1 |lh'i Mother of Maud Tabor Says Asthma | t;!(”lv:lh.\; thlt ‘llmue A policeman 2N X sathoof their father. original Saybrook division. The res ounded at the same time. | ;:l‘f’:llh,’,,fif\[:'A;,hfi d,fa,\,l:‘:l‘ "IL’:\:L;};,”];‘:;. of fh(- present Shore Line system will | Caused Death—Explains Keeping | Lord French, however, cscaped existence ‘faced them In Sweden de. be taken back and operated by the b Bk in el | fate evidently intended for him. cided to come back to the states, | Connecticut Co. O Y S | One Conspirator Killed. where they have relatives. R TSR f.awton, AMich Dde. 19.—Maud| Several shots are seid to have b TAFT CANNOT ATTEND Tahor, the teacher whose body re-| fired by Lord I'rench’s assailants., cently was found in a trunk at her | Mmilitary present promptly returned ARRESTED IN GOURT sister’s home here, died from asthm el fl[l’*‘élh”};llv) A'l', -‘1!\* ubl;-iu unts was ; . was declared at a coroner’s inguest | 4¢td. His body lay by the roadsid R — Ex-President Unable to be Present ay ::"s‘“;‘g?nm; o o s paest | Ambulances, were trinpdisbet YRl New Sersation Avises’ in “Famous| Bje Exhibit in State Armory in | her aged mother. She maintained | ¢d to the spol. Information gathel ; i g that in keeping the body from brrial | iml.lt.ntraf that ihe ussassing fired fiy Welssman Bankruptey Cuse When| gebruary. she was carrying out a jdeath pact % “:‘;L“H(’)‘A‘; s Lawyers and Sleuths Are Atcused. Hartford, Dec. 19.—Secretary Leon-| " ‘f\]{"_;‘e‘ Z}:E,‘.‘_“‘i;‘,‘m_ e ] L e s ntense eXcitement New~ Haven, Dec. 18.—Archibald ord H. Healey of the state board Of | v, jio. was brought here from Call-|-inp strects ut dbodt o180 b 0 Palmer, an attorney for creditors in | 4griculture has received a letter from | 4, iy on o warrant charging mur- Aokt don o il L i the bankrupicy praceedings against)former President Willlam H. Taft inj ;.. "togsifled that her daughter died ! field beside the rond . whon® Ld Joseph Weissman and James P. Tien- | Which Mr, Taft expresses his regret! ;.o 4 1916, and that she had laid| French motored past. The first o ken, 'of a private detective agency In[at being unable to attend the farm ., "y 4y out'on.a sofa for a week.] struck in front of the vice regal the employ of creditors, were arrested | and ’“f“‘i ARl e x DT i 1"‘0 ;‘“.‘“ " Later, she testifled, she wrapped it up | bilk'the second intered the side several days -A|L the federal building. | committee of arra ts hoped to ' her daughter’s “hope chest.” She cyelist policeman acting as escort W 5 Vs 2 ederal building. | ¢ traritgl e e SR S then put the trunk in the basement | hit in the foot. | The warrants were served hy city de- ke able to secure the attendance of | 1O PH “18 FHOF S0 o8 DESArCr 3 tecti and Deputy Sheriff Mallory | Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts. | S0t B MRS 07 OF BHE 8S 556 9816, Woman Calls for Help of Milford, and, charge unlawful en-|{ Many manufacturers throughout the | INSHCE LI8L & SiANS be KERL Ehere ) . o which ;;(\\Il'(:fimtfi sngyt:g::'epl:er‘t_tm)‘:;'v fll: state have rented floor ey jed with the daughter, as they had | Lord Fre\m-]\_ at the Ashton stati tanged that cash bail wauld be fur- promised each other. She denied that| W28 some distance behind when U St | JAY RBOPENBANK | B S e el i S e to apbear in the Milford court. It is the body. romats - whe wie ' ahimic R o claimed that Palmér and Tienken went e o i e, to the hotels in search of g0ods which | Eorts Being Made to Have Okl South PRESIDENT NAMES TW0 She turned back immedigfel Weissman is thought to have secreted hearing the firing. Tho attack before he failed for $1,000,000 or| Trust Co, of Boston Resume Busi- Lord Nrene P made MRS more. A woman caretaker of a hotel " made. N i claimed that the accused represented| mess at Early Date. White and Peale Are: to Serve on m’llf“,l,?}" ’\,Th"(’:’,,":,‘;»‘,,"" il S S e soughli s talki :xg;“i‘;t\e:eg‘“f‘c";fil CHc When o goston, Dec. 19.—Negotiations look- | Commission to Investigate Wages | with a civilian as Lard repel pass ing to re-opening of the Old South Loughlin was killed during'ihe shoq Trust Co., the doors of which were| and Prices in Soft Coal Industry.|ing The civilian with whom he I e, the same time Bank Commissioner | White, former president of the United |, \o pine party fied across the fof . Augustus L. Thorndike, who has taken | Mine Workers of Amerlea, and I towards Dublin. None fia Connecticut Mutual Company Declines | over the institution said he was en- b\.mdt Peale, ‘;m mldcl):x’indm?:m { French sailants was captured. deavoring to make arrangements so' operator, of Pennsylvania, w The ' civilinii’ wite. was dstticAviNEs tolfAssume Linbilitys forl Stoclk on [aceion R0 AR T ARSRERR Rl ES Lttt Terd 101 ihe ! commsaion Lo o Ve i ol WES lilied ) o Hand in Kentucky. ors of the bank would be able to ob- | of three which is to invostigate wigos Ryl ptnachpiatis : {ain their money in season for holiday and prices in the soft coal industry, | were found on him. 1o was Killed Louisville, Ky., Dec. 19.—Still with-| shapping should the plans for reopen- | according to unofficial reports t0day. | . shot in the head out a plan so far as learnc to dispo ing fall through. President Wilson is expected to name | One bomb exploded and dug a L profitably of 35,000000 gallons of A group of business men have offer- | the commissioners durinz the day.| hole in the road near the Ashton oc liquor before January 16 when i must| ed, according to the commissioner, to | Both Mr. Peale and Mr. White as-| ner, Portions of an r homb we be out of the country Kentucky distil- | advance $750,000 to assist the com-| sisted Fuel Administrator Garfield | found. lers today heurd w pronouncement by | pany to meet the demands expected to | ducing the war. The atiacking: party is bpileii the Connec ut Mutual Insurance Co.| develop after reapening. The com- ———— ave numbered five or six persons. branch office here that liability for| missioner said he believed this sum P GONY An autemobile which tollo whiskey could not further be provided | would be sufficient but added it PLAN G. 0. . ENTION ing that containi L Krenc by the company. essential the Old South establish satis- { bearing other mec of the pat This action was taken by the com- | factory clearing house connections be- i tcei ir ki pany it w nnounced because of the| fore he would authorize reopening. It Meeting Called in Chicago for Jan- | jriver was injured fact that no valuation can be placed | was the failure of its former clearance ; on liguor now that it cannot be sold.| arrangements which led directly to the | uary 3 Will Make Arrangements for | COvisis 1s At Hand While no other insurance company | run and the subsequent closing. L e i SRS has taken similar action whiskey men ik Yoy W Session Next Junc. The attempl he Tif Vi were said to forecast further amn- 4 Chicago, Dec. 19.—Members of the | coUnt Krench n comes in t Dofincements | of s kind fehorily| Maniis i Suffocated T e e e 0% e i S i as sa d cndang s i el . Elhcony oo olitics reiaj| other damage. Danbury, Dec. 19.—Joseph Flem- | man A. T. lert to meet here January | CoYClopmer e SRR 2 e iques, 18 vears old, emploved at the | 5, it was announced today. The wom- | meRt in Ireland has beon rupid wil First Aviator to Fly $(‘w;.1 pockets of the New Haven road | en's division of the party i‘\‘["P]"‘;)&“‘:“:m“” B ‘A‘u'r'éu‘;\‘; Cabee s T)iec | Nere, was buried beneath 50 tons of | been called to meet at that O O T ‘ Across A_fla“‘tuflD‘l_es i coal while at worlk last night and was | it was said nearly all members of the | 47 8t fhe last gencral clectians af Rouen, France, Dec. 19.—Captaii gead when fellow workmen succeeded | national committee would meet | $6VeIOPINg the crsanization - of Sir John Alcock, the first aviator fo i, T Chuirman Will H. Ha; |-separatist government headed iy M T £ e ARG ST e mon De Valera, with an Irish repub the Atlantic, died here this afternoo: | can parliament claiming authority as a result of injuries he received LOCAL SALOON MEN ‘(PLAYED IT SAFE.’) | legislate for Ireland but put under t when his plane crashed yesterday | ] ctest of bans by the British autho! near Cottevard department of Seine- | Infereiure, Normandy. Alcock, who | NOT MUCH CAP]TAL TIED UP IN STOCK while, throughout large sa was flying in a water plane, was fol- | tons o the there have bel lowing the Seine at the time of the | s ita on Eonstabig :i(;(ldenl mtondx}m (‘t:u;flu,r)‘\:“:u tho to local liquor dealers will | little trouble in disposing of their Qidnay, “togathan within i i , opposite the G alace, for! heavy as in most cities the | goods to those who wanted a bottle by the authorities in the way of an aviation exhibition. size of New Britain, either in the line | for a “rainy day.” Several of the pres sch a9 Thivi of stock on hand or praperty. losses. | more expensive saloon it were pression of uw Sinn ¥ein and kindrd As concerns the former, Very few lo- | transformed into stores for other Trish organizations by proclamatio cal saloonkeepers have a very great | purposes shortly after liquor sale w. s a ts of numerous Sinn Feiners a prohibited and only a few stores with many raids for the seizure of doc high rent held out in hope of the ban ments and suspects and searches f being lifted. The sale of near-beer, | hidden \ dealing with ¢ cing reer, en arm: In deal cider, buttermi d soda water on | it hae Deds e lxatign the government has been em ploying large military those premises bas proven upsatisfac- n forces, an of tory and it is probable that further | ficial statement in Oectober anneun dropping of leases will come. ing that 55,000 troops were in Ine NQ 3 First—Prasiis lans : : |