New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1919, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMB ER 1916 DISLOYAL CAPTIAN FREED FROM PRISON: Because of German Parentage He Wouldn’t Fight Huns The well dressed chap knows : i Kansas Cily, Dec. 24—Legai red where he gets off—at the co of Approval Street Popularity has David of fignt tape brought liberty to \ ner amt Henkes, an American son a Avenue, % erman father, America, officer in the had been since refused to although he was an United States army and 1901. Henkes was or- dered released from the disciplinar bariacks at Fort Leavenworth, yester- day, after Judge John C. Pollock, of the federal court on the Kansas side, stained application for a writ of habeas corpus. Henke's bond was fixed at §1,000. That is to insure his appearance should the government, now reviewing the case, decide on in appeal to the United State ircuit court of appeals. This is very likely, ed Robertson. district federal at- on the Kansas side, said yes- who *Kerchiefs, fon that . sh cravats, gloves, sox are w 'ts th their color, guaranteed won't let go of garters that won't let go of your hose—a line of happy that de- mands and receives recognition. Everything in Xmas Gifts for wes haberdashery his men, The Farrell Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST. torney terday. Henke's appeal for a writ of habe- as corpus was based on the claim that his trial by court martial was illegal hecanse the officers constituting the court had been retired. His release automatically restores him to the rank of captain in the ir case is sustained in the court of ap- probahle new court mar- tial proceedings will brought against him. Henlkes was oviginally sentenced serve twenty-five years. but that reduced by the presi- { dent to five vea He has been in { the disciplinary barracks since I7eb. 1 ruary 27, 1918, Henkes is service i war and in sion in the sioned a captain the Mexican army and his GIRL IS KIDNAPPED BY REJECTED SUITOR | peals it is to wis Mother Asks Police to Find Sixteen- Year-Old Daughter. Missing Four . native of lowa. He in the Spanish-American 1901 was given a commis army. He was commis in 1907 and sent border with the 16th in- fantry. He was there when war with Germany was declared In May, following the declaration of War, Henkes, then stationed at El Paso, Tex., wrote the secretary of war that his resignation be accept- I his letter he stated: “My fath- came from Germany. My moth.r was born' here shortly after the ar- rival of her parents. I cannot force myself to the conviction that.I am capable of making war on my kin- Days. saw New Delk York, Dec of No. 10 24.—DMrs. Stebbin the Bronx, vesterday requested the Missing - Persons’ bureau, at police heddquarters, to search for her daugh- ter, Irene Wiener, sixteen years old who disappeared last Friday. She told the police she was convinced that the givl had been kidnapped by young man awhose attentions Miss Wiener had rejected. M Delk said that was an ope tor in a manufacturing establishment.at No. 100 Prince street, Madhattan. She has another daughter, Mary Weiner. eighteen years old. Two young men. according to Mrs. Delk, | dred in a manner that would become have been calling. on the gi Re- [ my station. I earnestly request that cently she says that she and her hus- | T may not be required to undergo this band, Gus Delk, captain of a lighter, [ ordeal.” had forbidden the young men to call | Henkes again. i sent to rance and Last Uriday, it is said, the two young the adjutant ilen met Miss Irene Wiener a ort repeating that Mary avenue, o asking ed. her daughter | €1 was with the first troops from there he general ab Wash- his request to re- his wife came from vrote | ington sign, adding Austria. S my services pensed with,” he distance from her place of husiness. That was the last seen or heard of her by Lier family, hccording to Mrs. § Delk. She believes the girl is heing | detained against her will i Soth of thé young men mentioned live in Jersey City. Mrs. Delk ' said that when she went to the home of the young man who had been calling on Trene she learned that on Friday lie shad left his home, saying that he mtended to go out of the city to . work. will not be . dis- continued in that letter, “I request duty in another field, or suci duty will not require me to particivate actively against my own blood or personally direct other to do so. T am willing to do trans- port duty in the submarine zone or qther duty of a similar nature, all of which I wili perform to the best of my abilil Shortly afterwards Henkes was or- derved to America for trial before a court martial. He wag charged with failing to keep his oath “to support and defcund the constitution of the United States against all enemies, for- cign or domestic” and “with attempt- 1g to avoid service under said oath, and demonstrating disloyalty to, the government and sympathy with its enemies.” He picaded not guilty to all of the charges but was found guil- ty and senter ced to {wenty-five years' confincment, At his trial eviGence was introduced against Henkes showing he was in touch with German agents, contribut- ing to Von Bernstorif’s propaganda funds and working for peace at any price, Both Henles and his wife were said to be strongly pro-German, and he apparently had no hesitancy .in Ynaiking his personal feelings known. His wife was said to be even more outspoken Afier nis inpriscnment it developed that Hlenkes had used a portion of his irny pey to purehase German war bonds, MASONS T0 IVE PLAY A% Lyceum Theater March 1 and 3 1 —200 Players in the Cast. Masoni¢ for funds proposed amusi- One of the features of th Building corporation drive to be used in erecting the new Masonic Temple, is to b cal comedy, “Oh, Oh, Cindy.” The corgedy will be produced in the Ly- ceuth- theater March 1 and 2 under the supervision of Maurice A. Baker of the John B. Rogers Producing C'o and elaborate plans are in the works for the event. Tncluded in the are 200 ‘promincnt thespians, The play numbers, Tuns two acts and has six cen. Rehearsals are to start soon. The Masonic Temple corporation ex- peets to be in a position to break ground for the new building about the time the play is produced. l of 1l SL26, cast To. it the show amateur musical ADOPTS INSURANCE PLAN. Schenectady, Y. Dee. 24.—The | General Blectric company, announced the ‘gdoption of a group insurance Jan for all emploves who have been with the company vear at the plant here or in any of the several branches. The plan will affect 70,- @00 workers of both sexes. The total | Hability which will be assumed by the o pany will be $50,000,000, it is es- tnrated. The plan will zo into effect Panuary 1. a S HURLED TO DEATH, N. J., Dec, 24.—John twenty-nine yve old, month, was.hurled | at work in the Manufacturing near here. in some belt- dead when BAN SHAKISPEARE ¥ Merchant of Venice Dropped From Newark School Studics. | Newark, N. 1., | peare’s “Merchant of Venice” is to be dropped from the literature studied in | Newark public schools, “because of its effect the minds of non-Jewish children In approving anti-defamation league of Chicago | that the play be banned, the board of education’s instruction committee as- serted that action was based | neither upon “the embarrassment vhich may be caused Jewish stu- dents in the cla upon thin- skinned sensitiveness,” but because non-Jewish children *“subconsciousl: will associate in their minds the Jew Shakespeare portrayed him with the Jew of today.’ “Children are not analysts,”” added atement issued by the committee. he Jew of Shakespeare lives in the mind of the child as the Jew of New York or the Jew of Chicago or the | Jew of Newark Local Nest of Owls Nominates Officers Owls, No. following offiers President, D. I J. Walsh: recording financial for a Ded of Shakes- on a request from the its Phillipsburg J. Schumacher, A bridegroom of to his death while plant the Warren ompany. at Simesville, Schumacher was canght ing at the plant and pick® up. nor o was PROTESTING AGAILN, Jugo-Slavs Send Loud W encean About d’Annu 1 to Clent:? i0°s Plans. Dec. 2 Members of the parliament from Adriatic | occupied by Italy—Goriza | riesge, Istria, Carniola, Fiume and IPaimatin—have protested to Premeir lemenceau against the reported pl'u-l ots of Gabriele d"Annunzio to occupy Begions of Jugo-Slavia, and against| What they term the abusc Italy ;f bwer confided to it by the Allies .um‘ erica e members of the Jugo-Slay ment also have demanded in Bme of the rights of humanity Italians release Jugo-Slav prison- of war and send them home, as;| already has done, {hey declare, it the Germans and Magyars. l Par| ugo-Slay regions New itain Nest of have nominated the for the ensuing vear: Driscoll; in- sec- secre- | i senti- vice president A, D. Waters C. Cayer; Moore: treasurer, b warden, W. Talmadge: that | nel, W. Hurlburt; picket, Alfred Mid- | dleton; physician, Dr. Thomas Mulli- wan; trustees, Dr. A. Pinkus, for three years; J/AWalsh, for one year; W./Tal- madge, for twa yeafs. by vocator, retary par- the | gerald £ MAY RESIGN SOON CITY ITEMS Olcott’s Orch. Bardeck's hall, Xmas night, 8 to 12.—ady Miss Catherine Fgan of street homs frem MU for the holiday A regular meeting of the directors the Union Works was held afternoon in the dirctors that concern. Matters of were discussed Mrs, Harry 1 18 Union street | end with friends in AMass, | Oleott's Oreh. Bardeck's hall, Nmig | night, 8 to 12.—advt i | Washington St Joseph' or day of yesten. business | Burdick and family the of is spending week- Adams, Christmas service will be held at the Swedish BElim Baptist 10 tomorrow morning. At in the Sunday school will Christmas entertain church at 5 5 o'clock the afternoon hold ment McEnelly's Oveh NXmas afternoon, to Samuel Schulman, Edward berg: Saul Waskowitz Sanl with nd David Waskowitz from school for Christmas The regular Christmas masses will | sung in Catholic churches ! row morning. Al St mass will be sung as McEnelly’s Orch, NXmas afternoon. 2 its usual hall advt Itosen- P horne Bardeck's be tom i Mary's a 5:30 al ardeck’s hall 0 to 5:30—adyt | COAL SITUATION IS | Ottawa—Canada looking abunt for another man to succeed Sir Robert Borden as its premier. Bovden has an- nounced- his inténtion to resign on the first of the year. He is 65 TELLS OF THREATS TO “GET” DETZER rlow, Chief Aid of Accused ptain Overseas, Testifies at Court-Martial. New York, Dec. 24.—Testimany sup- porting the allegation that Capt. Karl W. Detzer, on trial on chavges of bru- tality to A. K. F. prisoners at Le Mans, was “framed” by men whose enmity he had incurred in France, was given by Fred Marlow former lieuteriant in the department of criminal investiga- tion and Detzer's chief aid in his aver- seas police work. Marlow testified that Frank Flgyt, now said to be : in Ifrance, threatened to Capt. Detzer unless he tried to obtain his release from prison. When informed by Marlow that it was Detzer who had him put under arrest’ and he was doing nothing to_help him. oyt ve- plied, according ta Mirlow: “If Detzer doesn’'t get me 1 am going to get him. Yates, and these other men her prisoners with me, will all go togeth- er and et him, Tell Capt. Detzer s0." Marlow also testified:that Sergeant b Madden, accused by A, Murray Phillips, a crippled soldicr, of having robbed him of 5000 francs in the Le Mans police office July 16, could not have committed the theft. He said Madden was under arrest with Ser- geant Hayt at the time, having been locked up several days previously. Sergeant sserter out of he FIVE-POUND BABY HIPPO. Youngster Born at Bronx (N. Y.) Zoo Threatens Hunger Strike. New York, Dec. 24—A five-pound | pigmy hippopotamus—“a nonrumi- | nating artiodactyle ungulate mammal, | much less aquatic than its giant rela- tive and having, in fact, the habits of a pigl’—was born yesterday al the Bronx zoo, the sixth baby hippopota- mus ever in captivity and the first to rompt into the world behind burs. Everyone was a-flutter at the zoo yesterday morning when Dr. W. Recd Blair, vterinarian, presented w healthy youngster to $15,000 Liberian pavents. “Baby'—it hasn’t been shristened ye: | -—declined nourishment and Dr. 1 ill- fam Hornaday, dircstor of the zoo, b coueidj .merrn W a0 es 1 nounced that a milk bottle would be rigged today if the voungster (hreai- ened o 50 on a hunger strike. A NCESS WOUNDI Berlin, Dec. 24.—Princess Hans von tatibor, while motoring terday at Breslau, was shot in the arm by an as- sailant who ped according to word received here¢ LIVE VENUS COMING ve EVE BALFOUR 12va the Ve nus of England, who has heen a madel for painters and sculptors coming to America to appear on the stage Her beauty and form have been much the subjects of art that even poets have paid homage to Miss Bal- | faur, London— Miss lour, 50 | orr. STILL CRITICAL HERE | Connecticut Manufacturers Are Urg to Use Anthracite Coal at Present. 1. Kent Hubba Manufacturers’ nectieny of the ing the shortage 1 president of 1he | association of all the members the circular regard of in New iEngland. sent out Fuel Adminis- trator Thomas W. A1, of Hartford | few days ago. | The circular regards thegsubstitn- | tion of steam sizes of anthracite in place of bituminous coal. The bhasis for the substitution is the fact that though the coal strike has been called | noi w pound started for New England cite mines are neare: ihan the soft coul mindg and therefore an advantage lies in the use of steam sizes of anthracile wher it is possible. The fact that soft coal has not heen started in the divection of New England may cause the uation of January and February to be acute. President bers of the tion to consider use th: minimum ing the next two of Con- | has sent to association soft coal by Russ of of been | The anthra- | New, England | coal s ver sit- Hubbard urges the Manufacturers’ associa- the situation and to of bituminous dur- months. men- Moonshiner and Sheriff i Both Killed in l)uelJ Charleston, W, Va Dec. 24. Pre: ton Mullens an alleged moonshiner and John P. Kennedy a deputy sheriff, were killed in a fight at the head of Panther Creek in the mountains ncar Welch, W. Va., today, according to reports which reached the state pro- hibition department. PERSHING VISITING WITH HIS FAMILY | Leader of American Expeditionary Forces Celebrating Christmas Hol- iday at Lincoln. Nebrask Nel Dec. —Gen, ame here today with members John for, of Lincoln, J. Pershing c holiday visit family More than a quarter century azo he made this city his home. Then | he was a law student at the Univer of Nebraska and commandant of University cadets and known “Young Lieut. Pershing.” He turned today international figure some of whose griends here declare they are bent “drafting” him as a republican presidential candidate. | Gen Pershing with his ten year old son Warren and the Jatter's aunt, Miss May Pershing, arrived shortly aft ten o'clock this morning from lac- lede. Mo, the general’s birthplac They were accompanicd from by Governor Mayor Miller, state toin jutant Gien HOSPITAL SHIP LAUNCHED Huge Craft Costing $3. W his of the wi as re an on Omaha T op recep- MeKelvie, Lincoln, and headed J. Paul committec " by state’s ad- Leaves lelphia Navy Yard— For Month Dec. 24.-—The | Lelief., Kind Philadelphia States hospital to be the first structed for launched yesterday phia navy yvard Mrs. Braisted miral William of the Reliefr nited ship helieved of that its ever con- purpose. was at the IPhiladel- wife of Braisted the tons Bear-Ad- surgeon- general The ment and speed of priated ; ship. which Work on he the war, owing tighting last 200 navy, was < 10,000 183 feet knots 0.000 was staried sponso displace- long. She Congress the early has a appro- 5 for hospit: 1917 during demand in abandoned the resumed was to wis for again carry operating and The with field hospital ¢ divided into various diseases can be scgregated and Wil carry complete medical of officers, and hospital men craft spring heds vessel was (o complete rooms She and ipment is wards whe a tarm nurses corps besides 1he crew MILLIONS SPENT CN G T, Dec 24 which sold for ol other gifts $100,000, and and other picces of jewelrs for from $3,000 to $5.000. to Chicago jewelers, are Christmas presents 1o be wealthy ‘here, Chicago, necklace 000, numbers $50,000 10 costing many from rings purchased weeording ‘ some of the | i | ziven by the i [ e S S T FINANCIAL | intselarat PR Wall 10:30 a shippings, cquipments and dustrials, at the dull \nieric Baldwir Led ted stronsg Street m I stocks were firm 1o today International American Crucible and Leather and nsual a trad- Man almost opening. of s session locomotives. Republic steels, and Central were the tors showing tivity ing in hatian chier features, oils mo- little was their - of There considerable local utilities Blevated, especially which gained points harden sl with the Wall dled Investment rails seneral list Noon atter the denoting light aftendance of and traders the financial A\dditions to early advances such diverse Woolen, late e first Street ings dwin- steadily half hour, brokers in district. included American securities issues as American Mexican Pelroleum. lndicott-Johnson femingteon veewriter California facking and other food shares at gains of 110 5 poinis. Little attention was paid to the usual market develop- ments, interest centering in the money ituation hecaise of recent fuctuation. Call loans cpened at 10 per cent.. r peating yvesterday’s initial rate. Wall Street.” 1:30 p hecame active at m.—Trading more mid-day. dor- man ies 5 specis developing sudden Columbia and Am strength Graphaphone led whiie ad Standard steels and cquipments also became firmer. arrett « ns points, Endicott extended vanee 1o seven points. 10% ican Linseed at Johnson its LOCAL STOCK MARKET QUOTED (Furnished oy Stanley 1t nchier Eddy, Co.) Hariford Southern American American American American Billings & Rights Br Arms Lock lec N Bra Hosiery Hardwar Silver Spencet Light Co Bristol Colt's Co IZagle Co danders, Krary Rights National Mar 1 N 13 Machine e Niles-Bement-Pond com North & Judd Mfg Co Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mfg C SeovillATE RO imdard Serew com Stanley Rule & ey Works wit & Mine Union Mfg C “ex-div. & Clark oy ol Level { DETZER DEFENSE PUTS ON ITS CASE Today's Testimony Indicates That Cer ng Was After the Captain, New York. Capt. Karl W. military police court martial at charges of cruelty Mans asserted the been preferred by the captain today produced a who testitied that Private Yates, a-general prisoner and for the prosecution had threatened to kill the accused as soon as he was re- leased from military service. The witness was Louis B of Butler, Pa member of sylvania state huliry tioned at De 24.-—Counsel for D¢ er, of the 308th company, who at his Governor's Island on to priseuers in Le complaints had a “ring’’ ‘to “get” IFred M the Penn- once stu- Lo where he met oldberg declared that in vow- nee Yates had explained he term Detzer had L gun® prison adde Iill Frank who cox Mans Yates. ing venge was doing « he Lecause “drawn he left Goldberg to had charged him and that ates also had threatened aints . 8. Madden and Detue subordinates mentioned the the captain WILSON WILL NOT CELEBRATE XMAS when he would betzer I Hoyt in specitications facing His Iness Prevents Fyen His € children From Visi White House Tomorrow. 24 Nia ilnes come ¢ Washimgton Day ! White rr andehildren md N s however s placii " Hotise Owing 10 sident Wilson's his g will not o iher Whit orated Washington will House consequently The fin today e no trec wil . Wilson P evergreen o nsettais, holly letoe and The) dinner N served president will eat his in his room il b e Mrs. Wilson Admiral Gray- shyvsician, will | with | virtually | Bh pres son, the president’s spend most of the day at ome his family and there wi no restrictions ed Moy will spend in the menu 1o Wilson. The sdme time dent vheel chai M doors in his Tomorrow morning Mrs. Wilson will istribut family and country-side country club the president since he has been in thc ¢ presents to friends children along in 1o live route Virginit played golf White Hous vho the nearby 1he the where has witness | witness | Goldberg | on Ser- 1 of RICHTER & CO. Members New York Stock Exchange 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONXN, 'ANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. Telephone 2640 50 Landers, Frary & Clark. 50 Landers, Frary & Clark Rights. 50 Billings & Spencer. 50 Billings & Spencer Rights. Rights adjusted in our office. GOODWIN BEACH & CO. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL BUILDING, HARTFORD . FRANK LEE, Locai Mgr.--Room 410, Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tel. 2120 National Surety Rights, Billings & Spencer Rights Bought and Sold JUDD & CO. s 309-310 National Bank Blig. Tel. 1815 W. T. SLOVEl The thrifty French sure to ‘“come back.” Rou: Mgr. nation is French “Exchange” is sure to return to normal conditions in a surprisingly short time. We own and offer for sale Republic of France 4 per cent Bonds due 1945, at a price to net 11 1-2 per cent in denomi- § nations of 1,000 Franc YLEL/C 5orINFANTS and INVALIDS ASK FOR Horlick's The Original Avoid’ Imitations aud Substitute: R 7 Horlicks ) A Forlnfants, Invalidsand Growing Children | Rich milk, malted grain e.xx'.uun> PowAd:r The Original Food-Drink for All Ages|No Cooking — Nourishing — Digestible s that he for Heaven's sake about wont don’t go high cost money ; to spend | ut | way, STYLES ARE WHAT MAKE HIGH PRICES o o complaining the living, ALLEGED MUTINEERS ARE GIVEN FREEDOM| of One Dealer Gives His V Cost of Tootwear. on high liv- | General Shanks Orders Relcase dealer one sidelight from a shoe as follows concerning Here ing is i cosls who written experiences: pri hegan Dozen Men Who Were Said to his Be busines: ! When Mutineers, es goin N the « America Hoboken Do Twelvey £ then iny ay bought much stock as 1 2 A R members of ivilian crew o Do styles Patford ‘and ansport the mutin of M who were pul after veleased David to be prepared ou know The somewhat, happencd in shocs S Yl il 3 ! ihe toe must be a G OVRNELS changer tritle i the old styles. der Gen jo Shafikse arrower—and nobody wanted nALL commander of port of embarka tion {wo shoes cus 1 style, show Lo my the in gation official Washingt rrivaly they com- " Gen. Shanks, on would i 0 the before Phis one B i here, ordered of lutes: a paiy one the very tiny. T he mutiny ol let This other exactly Sieten notified can you have ought quality, 1 place aluy fing off Dt by cere » ) takew taken been 1 that no had because | it up. think 1 ik had srices went though there ship's stores an Atte of against an you could sell the wembers the cv shod I conld not shore order 1t Col ks and ho directed thes d three weels® in brig sufficient the part the dozen had, stealing A whose nama held nited of nEn came said ¢ Gen. Shar This motning a johher's s " 10 nie and showed me a gray kid cov- I ered heel welt ladies’ shoe at $5 a paic, | in gation consider mprisonment the for disorder and man, however withheld, war restric hizn. for in under ht made only e le Having becn fions, it w inches punishment "T'he lndies’ height. in all the taken i thi n raignment present st calls shoes mine inches or more tecuth s been was a 1 for ars States larceny, o o hefore other respects the Did 1 buy. {he $6 | comm charge SN same. ssioner on shoe? 1 did not. | can’t afford to - SIN MINES ARE IDLE IN IANSAS COAL what I can’t sellt” This not store is the suburbs FIELDS Not all walkerl protest against the Howat 1o jail to work today. It was eadquarters of the 1ssociation that six minem man's in by stock the i 1t tashionable is paironized rvich Pitts Dec. 24 Kans csterda urgh, Kas (s sold i 5 i i coal who in 1he s miners working people and unilies. ; and the is only willing but reduce living costs But what If you and wite, propricto help h sending of Alexander anxious to stomers (o anxiou were returning annotnced i can tors vour wite, your son John i | had heen reported Universal Parber Shop 1 First Class Artists to Serve You % 213 Main St. Tel. 1648 : le his vour neighbor and his son's wife the atest style of shortage in lahor and raw materials manufacturing - facilities, what | can this dealer do? | Nothing of cour: 1 pay from $5 to $7.30 more a pair for $hoes in order to be certain that { you've up to date, and if you have the and and daughters musi have in shoes during a tim and you want to