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

Nehs of the World By Assncmted Press. - Herala "Ad3” M Better Business | (—— ESTABLISHED 187 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1919. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE' CEN JWILL CALL COUNCIL OF LEAGUE AFTER TREATY IS PASSED Nations' Congress to Gonvene When Versailles Pact I5 Ratified GHAIRMAN EITHER WILSON OR PREMIER CLEMENCEAU .t Open Question Still As to Who Will Call Mceting—Berlin Will Decide Datc of Treaty Adoption and Infor- mation Is Expected Tomorrow— Conditions for Surrender of Light Cruisers Also Discussed. Paris, Dec. the first 29.—Informal notice of meeting of the council of the league of nations probably will *’be given a day or iwo after the ex- change of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles. Ambassador Wallace cabled the state department in Wash- ington to this effect after this morn- ing’s meeting of the council which had the question under consideration. It is still an open question Whether the formal call for the meet- ing shall be issued by President Wil- son as originally provided for or whether, in view of the fact that the United States has not ratified the treaty, the call shall be issued by Pre- mier Clemenceau, the president of the peace conference. This question, as well as the place for the meeting of the members of the council probably will be decided tomorrow. Date Unknown. The date for the exchange of rati- “ications on which the call for the meeting of the league’s’ council de- pends, is still uncertain, nothing hav- ing been hcard from the Germans in Tesponse to the Jatest Allied note. The expectation in official circles is that some word from Berlin regarding the subject will be at hand by tomorrow " unless interrupted telegraphic mission causes further-deley According to the terms of the peace treaty Germany ‘was ie furnish by December 31 o siatement regarding | @ number of different qugsiions dealt with by the treaty. As the exchange | of ratifications is not yet definitely in sight, however, the council todiy considered the, possibility.of. exunding the time for this statement. Discusses Scapa Flaw. Conditions under which Germany %is to turn over the light cruisers de- manded as part of {he reparation for the destruction of the Scapa Flow mlso were discussed by the council. It was decided to send congratula- tons to Gen. Niessel, heading the mission to the Baltic, on' the manner in which its task in connection with the evacuation of the Baltic provinces by the German troops had been car- ried out. “NEWSIES” ANNUAL DINNER THURSDAY 200 Boys and Girls Will Be Guests of Herald at Hotel. Beloin. In accordance with the established custom, tho Herald will entertain its newsboys, both city and suburban, at its annual Ne'w Year's dinner at the Hotel Beloin on Thursday. The car- riers, 200 strong and with empty stomachs, will assemble at the Her- ald Office at 2 p. m. and form in: line for the march to the hotel where a ybountiful repast of turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin and mince pie and all the other necessary fixin's will be served. At the close of the dinner each carrier will be given a bag of ecandy and some fruit. Of the 200 carriers who distribute | the Herald to its thousands of cus- Adtomers every night. rain or shine. 10 are girls and a special table will be reserved for the little ladies at the hotel. Tt §s fully 20 years ago that the Herald established its annual custom of giving the “newsles” a turkey din- per on New Year's Day and today there are many men prominent in the various walks of business life in New Britain whko can remember when they, as youngsters in “knee pants,” met at the Herald Office on New TYear's Day for this annual event. Machinery Returns Due To Russia’s The overthrow of the All-Russian government by the Soviets has had some effect upon New Britain indus- tries as several shipments of ma- chinery will have to be returned here. The New Britain Machine company received an order from the govern- ment some time ago for the manu- facture of'grinding jacks, and of the order, 150 had been on the way to ussla. ~ The news of that govern- ment's overthrow caused the ship- L ment to be delayed at the American . were | * port and Teturned. last week the jacks trans- | Overthrow CIDER MAKE HIGHBALL Plainville, 2 local resident with a thirst enriched and cultivated by years' at- tention, ted a local store last || evening ana purchased a drink || of cider. E | | JAMAICA GINGER AND | | and left. n minutes later This time he ips twice. When T * a third time the clerk w: him in the mir- ror. Stealthily he took from an inside pocket a little vial and emptied some of the contents into the glass of cider. Later, whén queried, he gave the con- fident'al information that the vial contained Jamaica ginger and mixed with cider malkes a pretty snappy drink, b'gosh.” IN HANDLING FIUME 'So General Rabllaut Charges in ' Senate Speech 'DISCONTENT 1IN says ARMY Allies Wanted Finme as Port | of Penetration Into Central Lurope and Felt Safer in Giving it to 'INCREASED BUDGET . FOR CHARITY DEPT. Superintendent Says More Money Will Be Needed For Next Year. ! ity Board does not end until March .1, 1920, Superintendent Fred A phy of that commission anticipates very little change in the number of charities and clients who will have applied by that time, with lasg as compared Owing to the ever increasing cost of living, the cost of conducting that department has been | much more than in the past and, in order to conduct it along the exten- sive lines of other years, a larger budget wil] have to be prepared this year. In November 1918 the costs for groceries, etc., used was $664 and’in the corresponding menth of 1919 an increase of $327.61 or a total of $991i.61 was noted. In November 1918 80 applicants were taken care of by this comm'ssion and in the corres- ponding month of this year 84 ap- plisd for as e. Unlike the last year, neither the war nor epidemics had much effeci upon the charities. In 1918 many secured profitable em- ployme factories and for a while charities drovped ofi. Soon afterward 1 the influenza epideinic broke out and the Denefit guined by war work was | offsei through the pusmber ueeding assistange during that period of sick- ness. Many widows and dependents | have appiled recently for aid having spent the last of insurance and other benefit fnoneys received through be- reavement, vear. Tremont St. Property Sought For New School Real estate agents have been bidding for several pieces of Tremont street property with a view of selling the land to the school board for the new intermediate High school as 1 quired by the 6-3-3 plan recently ap- proved. The board has announced that the building is to be erected in that vicinity and Tremont street seems to be the place generally favored. It for property extending from home of James Martin to John | O'Brien’s property, including | homes and one buflding lot. the T five While the fiscal year for the Char- | Mur- i is reported that bids have ben made ' Small Power. Rome, Drec. 284—Ita'g's handling of the Fiume situation has, from the st, been a succession of blunders, {sald Gen Robilant, speaking in the | senate this afternoon. Gen. Robilant, er of the fourth who was command- army during the W Ttalian representative on the inter-Allied military commission at { Versailles and a member of the com- mission which conducted an inquiry into disorders at Fiume last July was unsparing of his criticlism and closed by declaring: “Discontent is creeping into the army because of injustice which h. been committed but T trust Ttaly w triumph over all present difficulties Fiume, which the speaker cribed as an Ttalian ‘oasis” mined, he asserted, to remain Italian and not to become Croatian before the Fiume question existed and while Interest of Italians w: cen- tered on Trent and Trieste. In sup- port of his declarations he pointed out that the treaty of Londecn gave Fiume to Croatia. Could Not Recognize. Plebiscite, For this reason, the plebiscite at | Fiume could not be recognized by Italy, he said, because it was con- trary to the pact of TLondon, nor jcould Ttaly proclalm annexation of Fiume because the Allies would neither have permitted nor acknowl- edged it. “‘Anglo-American commerce,” he declared, “needed Fiume as a port of penetration into central Europe, pre- fering to have it in the hands of a | small country rather than under the control of a great power. Th's plan was backed by the peace conference which was favorable to - the Slav peoples wishing them to form a bar- rier against resurrection of Germany. Anglo-American cdpitalism selected three ports for their purpose-—Fiume, Danzig.and Constantingple—assigning the fivst to Jug. favia; the second to Poland and the last to Turkey. The last ramed country 'is under control ' of the league of nations, and all know the league of nations is in the hands of the Anglo-Saxons.” President Wilson. ‘‘President Wilson never recognized the treaty of London,” he continued, “but Ttaly could not renounce it be- cause that would haves meant the abandonment of the anly weapon she possessed.” The Italian supreme command was attacked for not occupying Fiume immediately after the armistice with Austria when Annsbruck was taken over by Italian troops. NEWSPAPER MAN DIES. Newport, R. T., Dec. 20.—Frank M. Wheeler, for 20 years correspondent for The Associated Press here and known as one of the best news- | gatherers In New England, died to- day. 'He had been in ill-health for several months. Than 70,000 Was Fair People Live Here is Qu New Britain people will anxiously repori of the coming na- tiona: census to be taken here, to find authoritatively { await the and exactly what the population of the city really Ac- cording to the tory issued is. 1919-1920 city today dircc- Ly Price, lLec & company, but the estimated population is This vet 57,895, low, figure seems ab- is obtained by multiplying in the surdly the the directory, formula of | number of | which is 25,731, by two and a quar- | ter. In an effort to get another angle on the estimated population, the post- al authorities were asked for their opinion and it was learned that the department estimates it at 60,000, When it is taken into consideration that the city has grown much during usual vames the past few years, and also the fact | that for the army draft the govern- ment estimated the cly’'s population at more than 70,000, it might be | reasonable to assume that there are ! really more than 57,000 or 60,000 | souls living here, | In the 1918-1¢19 directory there | were 24,882 names, including 627 re- | movals. directory 3,047 nrames were erased and 3,923 names were added, making a total pumber ¢t names, 25,731 which, | In making up the present| NE W DIRECT ORY ESTIMA TES CITY’S PRESENT POPULATION AT ABOUT 57,895 Postal Authorities- Put Approximate Figure at 60,000, Yet For the Draft the G overnment ' Decided More Basis, So Just How Many ite a Mysterious Mystery. including 563 removals, makes an in- crease of §49 names. Since thes added names represent in almost every instance only the male head of the family and adults, it is evident that there are between 1,500 and 2,000 new residents in the city. In compil- ing this year's directory it was neces- sary to make 10.006 2,446 changes or addres item may tend to throw some light on the tenement situation and the number of people compelled to see new tenements owing to the high cost i of living, their tenements being sold, cte. Another intdresting comparative item in (he directory is that which | shows that fewer people left New Britain during the p: vear than dur- ing the preceding one. Last year only 563 removals were listed, while the year previous saw 627 removals. This but refiects the satisfactory conditions existing here. The 1919-1920 directory contains an alphabetical list of strects and also | one of advertisers. Likewise it con- | tains dn alphabetical list of residents and and this the families living thereon.” In list is included the nmes of fam- | flies having telephon The remain- der >f the director izations, civic bodies, al rules, information ete., in the city. [ victim of { Wood and D | as he i also an alphabetical list of streets | | is given over to ! | concerning the, number of churches, fraternal organ- izatios, ci bodies, etc, in the city. ‘ M sNeRE [FIGHT TO PREVENT SALE O BOOTLEG WHISKEY BEGIN AS LOCAL SALOONS CLOS]| EXPLAINS SHOOTING AFFRAY IN IRELAND| Inquest Held Over Bsdy of Lieutenant Boast Killed Near Dublin. Dublin, Dec. day’s shooting Regal lodge in 29.—Details of Sun- affray near the Vice Phoenix park were given today at the inquest over the body of Lieut. Boast, an officer of the guard who was killed at the same time that a civilian found in the park was shot. The firing led to the be- liet in an attack was being made the lodge, the residence of French, the viceroy, whose life attempted last week. Evidence given at the inquest today by that at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning they, with Lieut. Boast left the Vice Regal lodge and went on patrol down the road, where they saw a man er . When they chal- lenged the man he refused to repl to them and they rushed him. Shots were fired and the - lieutenant lapsed. against Lord was Fire at Civilians. The corporal of the guard, testified, fired at the civilian fell. 'The soldiers swo. they it was who saw some quarters last night that | i | Detroit manufactyre: | BORROWED two soldiers of the guard showed | 93¥ INVOLVE GIRL IN MT. GLEMENS DEATH Was in Brown’s Company Just | | “FOR GOD’S SAKE DON'T SEND ME TO CONN CRIES THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR DEA’ Prior to His Death A Returned to Battle Creek After Mur- der Wearing New Clothes and Pos- sessing Supply of Money—Said She Would ict Ring or Kill Him.” Mount Clemens, Macomb county Mich., author: investigating a new slaying of J. Dee. 29.— s were to- angle of the Stanley Brown, son of a whose body was found in his automobile on the road i from Detroit last Wednesday morning. col- | six civilians who fired the shots that | lieutenant. The but the t brought down the fired at the civilians, disappeared. The dead civilian was identified as a baker's laborer, Laurence Kennedy by name, who lived in Lucan. Before the inquest it was said tha Kenned w a discharged soldie who on Saturday night had left Steev- ans’ hospital where he had received treatment for imjuries which he de- clared he had sustained from some soldiers in the Dublin- barraclks. Accidentally Killed. Lieut. Boast, the officer of the guard who mef death in Sunday shooting affray near the Viece Regal lodge 0 ‘Phodilix 'k, “Was “ace dentally killed by a bullet from his own patrol party,” it was found by the fury at the inquest into the lieu- tenant’s death held today. The verdict of the jury in the cases of Laurence Kennedy, the civilian the shooting, was as fol- “The deceased was killed on home through Phoenix park We find that most heart- a lows: his way by a military patrol. the military acted in less manne: a RECAPTURE THREE OF FOUR RUNAWAYS | Meriden Policemen Take Men - Who Escaped From State Prison— One Still at Large. Wethersfield, Dec. 29.—Three of the four prisoners who escaped from the ate prison were in their cells today after an early morning trip from Meri- den where they were captured by three Meriden policemen John Ricklefeis, the fourth convict, was still at large. Eight armed guards brought the three men back from Meriden. It is expect- ed that Warden McClaughry will or- der an investigation of the escape of the four prisoners, one of whom, Charles Dewey, has gained a reputa- tion as a difficult man to keep in pris- on. He escaped from the prison in 1913 in a packing case and was brought back in 1915 after he was lo- cated in prison at Columbus, O. Fd- ward Slattery, a life prisoner from Bridgeport, and Frank Land, a New London burglar, are the others of the quartet that DR. WOOD GANDIDATE Rhode Island Physician Secks Ap- pointment to Board of Health Office to Succeed Dr. Stockwell. Dr, H. B. Wood, a Rhode Island practicing physician, has made appli- wtion to the board of health for ap- pointment to the ent af health here, tivo candidates for There are the oflice. Samucl Cherni local man. A inceting of the bourd has been cal for tomorrow afternaon at 5 o'ciock at which time the matter of appointin a new superintendent Wwill come ). A discussion relative to the purc! of an automobile as appraved by the common council, iz also an business for the session. The will be the last for the present super- intendent, Dr. William M. Stockwell, to leave on January 1 for a new position. now s Dr. latter being e | i | | Hartford, Dec. for New Britain and Increasing clondiness, v followeq by snow latc tonight and Tuesday; warmer. 1 1 | | | '1r;|\ i post of superintend- | item or | meeting | | gave to the officers, le The new information met by Miss Gladys Summitt who came here last night from Battle Creci and gave the officers a story in- volying a young woman, who until last Saturday, lived in Battle Creek, and who, Miss Summitt declared had been much in Brown's company just prior to his death. Borrowed Uniform. The girl, was a state- whose name Miss Summitt Battle Creek for Mount Clemens early last week, the siatement says, after borrowing a uniform from a soldier stationed at Camp Custer. She returned to Battle Creek Wednesday afternoon, Miss Summitt declares, with a large sum of money and attued in new and expen- sive clothing. Later when informed of Brown’s death by Miss Summitt, the statement says, the girl displayed unusual interest and inquired if her { name was mentioned by the newspa- night’s | per reports. Discussing the latest development of the investigation Allan Straight, chief of police, who returned here last night with Miss Summitt, recall- ed the stotement of a farmer that the latter had passed Brown's automobile late Tuesday night and some distance down the road had passed a figure dressed in man’s clothing but who, he said, did not walk or look like a man. Soldier Not Implicated. Miss Summitt's statement that a uniform had been borrowed from a Camp Custer soldier Chief Straight de- clared, was corroborated by the fact that the soldier called at the young womun's rocming house - during the officer’s investigation there to ask the return of the uniform. Straight said he believed the soldier was not in any other way connected with the case. Miss Summitt's statement says the young woman asked her to join her on a visit to Mount Clemens where she said she had an engage- ment with the slain man. “I'll get Brown’s money and ring if I have to kill him the statement quotes the girl as saying: Miss Summitt says she declined the invitation whereupon the girl replied: “Than T'll get someone else to help me.” A warrant charging Beatrice Work- man, alias Cecile Vester, with the murder of J. Stanley Brown, shot to death in his automobile near here, last Tuesday night was issued toda: A mation-wide search is being made for Miss Workman. She left Battle Creel last Saturda after writing o nole to a sollier, saying: “I'm on my Don't nx)\ me where. T don't The warrant was based on the story tald Chief of Police Straight by Miss Gladys Summitt brought herel from Battle Creek last night. Miss Sum- wmitt, accarding to Chief Straight, de- clared Miss Workman told her she in- tended to ‘“get” Brown's money and ring if she had to kill him. Following this conversation with her Miss Sum- mitt said Miss Workman left for Mount Clemens to keep an appaint- ment with Brown. She returned fo Baltle Creek Wednesday and summitt said seemed well supplied with money. Miss Molly Bennett, who was brought here from Sandusky for auestioning released by the au- thorities to Will Demdnd Fxtradlt1011 Of Kaiser From Hglland Dec. 29 (Havas.)—Bxtrad former Emperor Willlam Germany will be demanded from Holland as soon as the treaty peace becomes cffective, according to Paris, tion of of a decision reached by the British and | ¥French governments, says the Echo | de Paris. | wrecked i of STEAMER SINKS. Halifax, Dec. 29.—The steamer Anton van Driell has west of Cape Race and all her crew perished, according to wireless dispatches received here to- day. The Anton van Drlell, a vessel of 1,500 tons, sailed from Rotterdam November 14 and arrived at Syd- Cape Breton, on December 17, Belgian ney UNIFORM | | of Hartford, Conn., a friend of his, to " Miss | of | been | History Will Start as Sales. Acting under orders from an hour after the decision of the ceived here, every local saloon questioned. which has resulted in the death The alcohol continued to grow. His of the “whiskey circle” has been with the arrest of the vendors of order &1osmg is a saloons preven Britain saloons. New York, Dec. est raund-ups of manufacturers of illicit liquor ever | made In this country is impending as a result of the wave of deaths and blind- { ness which has followed the sale of | ¢ poisoned liquor, Daniel L. Porter, su-| pervising revenue agent for the New York district, announced todéy. Threc men—an undertaker, a drug- | gist and a liquor dealer—faced charges before a United States commissioner here this morning in connection with | the spreading of wood alcoliol as| whiskey through five states in the last | ten days, death and blindness follow. | ing in its wake. The men arrested late last night; and early today by Daniel 1. Porter, supervising revenue agent here, and H. B. Dobbs, a federal agent, are: Adolph Panarelli, a Manhattan wine | and liquor dealer; John Romanelli, a Brooklyn undertaker; Samuel K.| Saleeby, a Brooklyn druggist. tomanelli, according to Dohbbs, is the “king pin” in the wood alcohol traffic. Panarelli who, according to the federal agents, made a clean breast of his part in handling the beverage, said, when arrested: Fears Lynching. “I am glad you got me. I will tell all T know, but for Gad’s sake don't send me to Connecticut. 1 don't want to be lynched. My name has been | published in all the papers and it would mean certhin death.’ According to Dobbs, Panarelli, in | explanation, said that he had been ap- | proached by a man named Solsbsig ~—One of the big- bootleggers and procure some Christmas “booze.” | Panarelli then got into communication | with Romanelli, Dobbs said, and final- ly Saleeby the druggist. When interviewed by newspapermen | at police headquarters, Panarelii soid | he believed that 20 barrels of the “whiskey” had been shipped to Hart- ford, each barrel containing between 40 and 50 gallons. The price pald was from $1,000 to $1,500 a barrel. Held for 48 Hou The men are being leld incommuni- do during the 48 hours which will pse before they are arraigned he-i tore a (. S commissioner. Bail of $50,000 for immediate release of Pan- avelli has been refused Mr. Porte said. When the men are arraigned, Mr. Porter declared, hé would ask the commissioner to set the bail at $50,000 for each defendant. Evidence already in hand cient, Mr. Porter said, to hold relli, John Romanelli and Samuel aleeby, the alleged principals in ribution of poisonous liguor in ngland on charges of first de- gree murder. Twenty revenue agents today made a careful search of the premises on Bleecker street occupied by Panarelli and took away with them everything that would have the slightest bearing, on the case. Two more cases of wood alcohol | poisoning was reported today by the! palice. James Besman, 43, was found unconsclous on West 14th street last night and take to the hospital where his condition is reported as serious. Sarah Hart, 32, also was taken to a| hospital but she will recover. ORDER HARTFORD SALOONS TO CLOSE Hartford, Dec. 29.—Saloons in Hart- ford closed today following a request from Chief of Police Garrett, Jr., and that they stop sales of every sort for an indefinite period because of wood alcohol poisoning ln the Connecticut is suffi- Adolph State’s corn, Chiei of Police William J. Rawlings this morning orde every saloon in New Britain closed until further orders. Biggest Round-up of Hllicit Drink Sellers Result of the Capti this Morning of Ringleaders in‘‘Undergroun Attorney Hugh M. Wit State’s Attorney had been was visited by a policeman, the proprietors notified to lock their doors. In no instance was any antagonism exhibited or the q All of the dealers appeared anxious in every to co-operate with the city officials in stamping out the ‘dan of hundreds of persons throy out the United States since Christmas. action of the State’s Attorney is decided upon today' when the death ]mt of victims from s the outcome of a pol action, it is believed, will followed by state officials elsewhere. Coincident with the order closing word was received from New York that the supposed ring | New Britain salod arrested. the illicit It is believed 4 mixture, and closing all saloons temporarily, the loss of life which wonld sult from a continued use of poisoned whigkey will be aves Thus far not a single instance of the sale of whiskey ¢ taining wood alcohol has come to light in Britain. is stated, New tive measure, it does not reflect upon the reputation of the proprietors of Nej valley which up to this mornin resulted in nearly $0 deaths. Prosecuting Attorney Alexande Creedon’ went (o New York tod see Adolph’ Panarelli and othy “whiskey ring,’ arrested in He will seek to extradite to Hartford on charges of mupdi “The arrests in New luven, {4 pee, Holyoke and New York mean) gang has been rounded up, so far as getting ihe parties res sible is conce ned the cage is cleaned up, d. Mr. Creedon. Over Sunday developments i case mclude deaths in Greenfield| Hadley, Mass., Thompsonville Meriden, additional deaths in Hol Springfield and Chicopee with thi rest of Panarelli and two othed] New York and the sensatiopal ra New Haven which brought five into the toils and showed that city was used 'as a distributing ter for the southern part of the by the “whiskey ring.” MASS. OFFENDERS IN NEW HAVEN JA New Haven, 29 the wood alcohol whiske this state centered toda activities in connection Dec. ' of poisonous liquor. are under arrest in Connecticut result of charges growing out o distribution and sale of & to contain wood alcohol. Marshal A. T. Caron of Mass.,, was here last night rants charging murder of the men arrested yes of Police Smith told the office that the men must Jail Haven until are for their ext Massachusetts This stacles as the police declare no the men held here has heen fr Bay state, although they are l to have shipped four ba af | from New Haven to ('n'u,puf’itv Dominick Perrotti of "th held here, is sald policd have manufactured liquor ia in Westville nd =old it aloon-keepers. The polic ;i to connect the sale of this liguor death of Mrs. William G in Meriden Four men charged with m three charged with transpor onous liguor in motor trucks are in Harttord, and a saloon-keep: Thompsonville is under arrest, Analysis of some of the fluid in barrcls and containers on Pcd ti's farm showed it to be compo; wood alcohol, ectened glyel and a coloring used for dyclug § articles of w ture in full kill within drunk. U. S. Commissioner Lyneh e ined both of the Bermans in an to find out if any of this stuff] been sold over the bar. Their sa centrally located, has n open business day. Two of the men accused af agents for Perrotti and Lucibelld said to have offered to assist th lloe in tracing all the sales mad them here and elsewhere. CONTINUE SEARCH FOR LAW VIOLAT(Q Chicopee, Mass, Dec. 20.—§d was continued in this vicinity (Continued on Eleventh with against re legal one by the liams, yester a short time afte