New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1920, Page 1

S —— ‘News of the World By Asscciated Press. VEW BRITAI HERALD Herala qs” M Better Busines A ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, ‘JANUARY [ 1920. —SIX TEEN PAGES. PRICE THREE CE{ . TAMPICO CONSUL REPORTS ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED Gabriele Porter, Employe of Penn- Mexico Co. Shot by Federal Oliicer MAKES TWENTIETH DEATH AT HANDS OF MEXIGANS State Department Orders Foll Infor- can Government te Bring Murder- mation of Details and Wirg ers of Two Other Men to Ju«tlco-—‘ Simdlar Action in Case of Porter Expccted. Washington, Jan. 7. — Gabriele Porter, an American citizen in the oi Penn-Mexico Co., was shot y a Mexican fec <pan on December 5 received by from the Amerl al state department consul at Tamr The Me: ported th ally shot by returning from a danc tion by the Penn-M o officia by the American consul wa said have developed, howevey, that he was shot Dy an my Porter home was in Fuilerton, (al. The consul immediatel was or- dered to report further information and, if the circumstances rranted to urge the authorities in the Tampico distr and punisi the guilty iGthorities had bec n first cident- party o total of 2 killed in the Tampico district Mexicans since Apri} 7, 1917. eent of them were erployes of Ame ican oil compunies. . Ask Inquiry, The Mexican gove.nment called upon by the state 10 use cvery means possible to appre- hend and punish the murderers of I J. Roncy snd Earl Bowles, Americai oil men in the Tampico f immediately uponmeewipt yesterday of the'report of the murder 3 iwo the American em City instructed nment 1o ng the murd hus been it at rEo men ico 1o Me: prompt ste to jusiice. Th an effort to g also DLy local authorities. sim structions were sen fo the American consul at anmpico. The dispatch to the ment said the two mci were dered » Port Lobos and that bodies were discovered Junuar They weve employes of the Interno- tional Petroleum Co., and were posed to have had the company roll when they were killed. DEATHS FROM *QUAKE MAY TOTAL THOUSANDS Caemplete " Information Mexican Volcanic Distur- bance Unavailable. to' b their s pay of Hundreds— ves were lost Mexico possibly as a res shook the day night. damaze donc wild are some suffered from the number boe known. Privote from Ver 1,000 p lost their Couztlan. These report said at both citics to_be re! firm information ven out last n by presidential m headyuart Thirty 1 at Teoceln, where three chur 10 were destroyed. Volcanic eruptions la at Cofre de Perite, from c to the volcano of Orizaba the seemed to center, according rumors. Flood waters pouring down the Pescados River have inundated Tshuacan, Mahauxtlan and Tlapan while many ranches a under water, Barranca Grande and '.08 are also suffer from floods reported from Vera Crn - bodics have been rccovered from Pescados at Jalcomulco and pan. There were three slight shocks terday. according to information given out vesterday afternoon at the astronomical ol ratory at Tecobaya, & suburb of Mexico City. T s0 feeble that they only by instruments. noises are still noticeable dregal, a rocky waste near this city, and great cracks have appeared in the earth. Travelers returning here from Vera Cruz say streams we dried up as a result of the shock s it 1s feared that many mills n zaba which depend upon water will be compelled to close. Several oil near Tuxapan have been spouting petroleum since the earthqualke, according -to advice from Vera C widespread by the shock and of the sections th it that it is probu asualties will was of new received here Jalapa s 1 which are the Apazi- could be Sub: in the some 2 arnmy | investiga- | Eight- | depurtment | | v he up- | e, con- | shock to | Simones | coming judge when Judge James E. | | Was 45 Years of Age’ and Had Been Asso-: ciated With Police Court Since 1907 'REGARDED AS VERY CAPABLE OFFICIAL' Mexi- | | His Death a Distinct Loss to City, is Opinion of Legal | Fraternity Here. i ; Judge Ja: 2nd poli | bed 4t iz home a | carly this morning by h Ja:ik Young, with whom he lived. stricken with an atiack rt trouble during the night. For al weeks Judge Meskill had been | suffering from pains in his side. but it was attributed to a stomach disor- {der. Medical Examiner Harry A. viewed the body and pro- d the death due to heart trou-' The news of Judge Meskill's s received with surprise and t throughout the city hose who were intimate friend of the judge were stunned at the an-! nouncemens:, i Appeared Well Last Nig ! He was at his flice yesterd | tending to busincs he rod to his home with Ju | Watson, rm - p nal frie whom he appeared to be in of health and spirit: residence Jud Meskill chatted with | Mr. Watson in his asual happy frame | of mind and spoke of sowne duties ; that were to attract his attention to- . | day. 2veral times during the st ! Judge Meskill had mentioned of the - | pains that bothered him, but the ex- | tent of hi; fterings remain untold. | On Monday his sister watched him as (t hic home to go to his off !and he appeared ‘hen as if his heart | wa ving him some trouble. The aii in which walked up the hil! of Linvood street to the en- !:rum,- to Walnut Hill park seemed- ‘ to indicate that the judge was suffer- { ing more {han he would tel) . Meskili, of the city wa:i found dead int 38 Linwood stree s sister, Mr the best ; Reaching hi Litclong Resident of City. e Meskil] was a lifelong of this city. Iie was the so iate Matthew and Katherine { Mahon Meskill and was born on | 10, 1874, He attended St. ) rochial school and the High sck While in iLution distingulshed tudent and also on the athletic tield. He will be remembered by many as a member of th famous | football eleven of 1894, which defeat- « ted ali the High and preparatory 1 schools in this section. With Thom- | as Maloney, Fred Jost and another | player Wheeler, he formed ¢ | quartet of pinvers that stood out | the four m the schola world in these parts. Graduated From Yale in '97. He entered Yule after graduating lfmm the High school, where he re- | muined for He then entered | the employ North & Judd Man- sreturing bLiding his time study of law in William F. De- He again en | aduated from T of Me Ju s pa-| Britain - he laiter in- himself : naine test now postmaster tered Yele and was g . Law sciool in 1897. : practice in this city, °d u partnership son in the I | 1ana nloc \e corner of Commer- | cinl street. Later he became associat- | ed with ge John Walsh and Judge James Ttoche. The firr became known as Walsh, Roche and Meskill. It was later d Meskill became . partner * Harry Watrous. At the death Roche and witn the late sh he joincd with the ne Ish, Meskill and Roch the 1 s law offices | McCabe block on Main street. Named Judge in 1907, Judge Meskill was named deputy of the police court on June 1, and served until June, 1909, be- conducted in the | | Cooper. was numed corporation coun- following the d th of F. I.. Hun- ord. Il had served continuous the capucity since. As judge of e local bunal he rendered dec sions with impartiality and in a dig and judicial manner. He was | fair to all and the sentiments ex- | pressed by locel lawyers and those of other p who have had occasion to app ore bim, in both the po- lice an ¢ court, show his capabil { ties were -appreciated. Renamed By Democrats, | During the 1013 session of Cieneral with a republican e and a democratic senate, with s Simeon Paldwin, also ., the judgeship of the city and police court was one of the mat- ters for disposition be that bod { The republican house acted favorably | ger fin 10us re it the best interests of the § for ! merchants affiliats } of i plan the on the nzames of Judge James T. Mes- kill and Judge John H. Kirkham, ‘as I ontinued on Sixth Page) JUDGE JAMES T. AKE ST. EXTENSION PROJECT IS FEASIBLE Mayor Declines to Discuss New Developments Which, He Claims, Make it So. MESKILL. Develobments within hours, the nature of the which past 24 Mayor ! Quigley declines to discuss, will make than street The ever the project through teo explained more feasible of cuttin Main Lake reet. mayor city r quired that for the present the m ter be Kkept quiet und he refused to discuss the proposition excepting from an unofficial angle. The plan, as has been in the wind several days, would require the securing of two blocks owned by Messrs. Berkowitz and Mag on Wash- ington Place. This, with the city prop- erty now held, would lea the ground open for a street connecting the two highway At a meeting of d with the Chamber Commerce, yesterday noon, the was talked over and that body went on record as favoring the plan as of benefit to both themselves and the city. Difficulty however, in getting the properties necessary for the work and it is not improbable that these obstacles may take on such ous proportions as to make con- demnation proceedings ne ary. Scmi-official tfigures show that the properties cost the original owners $85,000 and it is Tumored that a com- bine of three well known business men have made an offer of that mount to the present owners. The assessment on' the property. is. ghoat $50,000 but in spite of thin low figure the owners are said to beé:holding ont for $150,000 before they will give up the land and buildings. Officially, the committee in charge of the city property on Washington Place has not iaken up the matter as vet. Mayor Quigley said today that (Continved on T may be n teenth Page) FOR 13 DEATHS HELD Detained Wfihout Bail for Trial Next Week ALL CHARGED WITH MURDER State Belicved to Possess All Facts in Connection With Wood Alcohol Sales and Definitc Action by Expected. Hartford, Jan. 7—Despite vehement protests of their respective counsel the four men accused of murder in connection with the deaths of 13 persons in Hartord from wood al- cohol poisoning were held without bail for trial on January 14 in police court this morning. Prosecutor Alex- ander W. Creedon stated without reservation, when attorneys for the defense demurred at further con- tinuance of the cas that when the men. Nathan Salsburg, aul Joseph, Jacob Bronerwine and Frank Ros were finally tried in the lower court the charges would still be murder. Following this statement and pro- tests by Judge Joseph P. Tuttle, Josah Peck and Milton Bacharach, counsel respectively for Salsburg, Joseph, Bronerwine and Rose, Judge Pallotti virtually ordered the pros cutor to be prepared to try the cas when they come up again a week from today. “Some attempt ought to be made next week,” asserted the court in its final statement. *All the facts are in the possession of the state. We have been told by the newspapers that it is so and all the men have been ar- rested in New York. So that if pos- sible we ought to be able to give these men a hearing a week from today. Then if there is not sufficient evidence io hold them for murder a lesser charge can be brought.” Truck Driver’s Case. The case of Irving Botuck, driver of the truck on which the poison liguor was being transported Chr mas night when detectives seized it and who was charged with violating the federal liquor law, was nolled at the opening of the proceedings. He had been out on $300 bonds since the night of his arrest. Discuss Extradition Later. Frosecutor Creedon d this ternoon that reports in New concerning extradition to Ma of men who held in New York were a bit premature, a: the nnecticut and Massachusetts authorities would hold another conference to decide which should go ahead with the cases. District Attorney Wright of western Massachusetts and State’s At- torney Hugh M. Alcorn and Mr. Creedon were in conference here Monday on this phase of the matter. Another meeti is to be held but Mr. Creedon would not say when. May Be Tried in Hartford. Although Mr. Creedon would not falk much about whether Massachu- setts or Connectcut would finally try the “‘poison ring” those who have been following the case closely are inclined to believe that all of those held in three states would be brought to trial in one jurisdiction so that the links in the chain of evidence might be kept intact. here have been more deaths in Massachusetts but Connecticut and New York are be- lieved to have in custody the men who are held to be responsible for Ithe deaths. The adjournment of the four case this morning is believed t obe for the purpose of having the state make no binding move against the men here until the question of jurisdiction is finally woked out. af- York NEW YORK’S GOVERNOR ASKS LAW TO REVERSE STATE’S RATIFICATION OF - PROHIBITION AMENDMENT IN 1919 Says That the Members of the Legislature Were Influ- enced By Party Lines And Not By Person- al Beliefs of Those of Constituents. N. the Y., Jan. 1919 ratifying 7.—Lesislation legislature's ac- the prohibition amendment to the United States Con- stitution Smith in 1920 leg Albuny to tion reverse in was his urged by annual m ure at its Governor ge to the initial session | toda The governor said there doubt as to the power of a numbe of state legislatures ta{yhave ratified the 1Sth amendment tgydé’ so, in view of the referendum of the provis in their respective constitutions v ing legislative power in the elector Referring to the passage of the r lution of ratification in New Yo State, he added: “The members of that legislature were not elected in view of any pro- posed amendment to the United States Constitution; that question had not been d upon by the peop of the n their election. The resolution passcd the legislature by o very narrow margin. ‘The question is not party one. but in enforce its passage it was made the subject of a party caucus, and mem- bers of the legisluture whose personal was grave a order {o | i and and, in some instances, well-known views of their stituents, were opposed to such ac- tion were forced by the party iash to surrender their own convictions an:| vote for the resolution. i advised that members of the 1 personal sentiments were opposed to the local con- am there ature and convictions ratifying the 1S8th amendment to the Constitution sufii- cient in number of have prevented the passage by the legislature of the resolutio of ratification if it had not been for the action of the party enucus. “In vie wof all these circumstances in order that the true opinion (Continued on Fifteenth Page) WEATHER. Hartford. Jan. r 7.~Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Snow o1 rain (onight and Thursday: warmer tomight, Court { performed bride, JUDGE MESKILL FOUND DEAD |MEN RESPONSIBLE | AMBASSADOR IN BED; HEART FAILURE IS GIVEN AS CAUSE OF DEATH Hearings in Cases of 1,000 Aliens.Held on DeportationWarrants at Ellis Island Begin Today. Space Made For More WILL BE REQUIRED TO STATE BELIEFS New York, Jan. 7.—Hearings in the cases of more than 1,000 reds held at Ellis Island on deportation proceed- inspectors. They were taken singly from the detention quarters to small- er hearing rooms where a steno- grapher recorded their testimony. They are asked whether they ere members of the communist party and whether they believed in overthrow of the government of the United States by violence. Byron Uhl, acting commissioner at the island, estimated that the force of 40 hearings daily unless the extrem- ists proved recalcitrant_and interpose technical objections.. With a hastile witness before an inspector he said it might take a whole day to complete one hearing. Speedy completion of deportation preliminaries has not been expected. At least three local lawyers who have made a specialty of defending reds sinc raids began in November are ready to conduct protracted proceed- ings. Counsel for an alien is permit- ted to attend the hearings and file briefs. The finding of the inspector is subject to approval by the comm sioner at the island and by authoritie: “ashington. When deportation is ordered an alien can try to bring ase before the courts habeas corpus proceedings. Many arvested in recent raids are likely to be cleased on bail soon. Secretary .Wilson has decided upon $1,000 each as the amount. ixteen persons sent to Ellis Island as the result of recent raids have been released by the authorities. In some by cases they were found to be citizens ! Green. and in others it developed there had been improper ing the arres identification in mak- Washington, Jan. 7.—To place of concentration for the radical aliens' taken in the recent raids open Ellis Island to its full capacity. Anthony Caminetti, commissioner general of imimigration, said a report V. in had been called for of the wark nec- essary to put the station in shape to ; 1 receive the expected flood of aliens who will be ordered deported. Assurances have been received that' sufficient funds will be forthcoming from congress to enable the bureau to handle the deportations without diffi-| culty, it was said. ’ RAID SINN FEIN MEETING PLACE Big Force of Police and Soldiers En- ter Offices of Irish Parliament— One Arrested. l | Dublin, Jan. Sinn Fein head- qguarters in th ty were raided this marning by a big force of police and soldiers. The raiders also entered the offices of the Irish parliament and | those of the New Ireland assurance society. Eighty soldiers armed with rifles with fixed bayonets carried out the raid on the assurance society’s office: It is reparted one arrest was made. Michael Stanies, Sinn Fein member | of parliament, is the chairman of the company. Large crowds assembled and watch- ed the proceedings in front of the so- ciety offices. There was a similar gath- ering before the Sinn Fein headquar- ters, where 30 soldiers accompanied Ly police, conducted the search. HOSPITAL SUPT. WEDS John E. Fay Takes Miss Lucy Quinlan ' i i | i of West Hartford as His Bride in Elmwood Church Today. John E. Fay, superintendent of the New Britain hospital, and Miss Lucy Quinlan of West Hartford were mar- ried this morning in the Elmwaod ! Catholic church by Rev. William O'Dell, pastor. The ceremony was | 30 and followin Mr. and Mrs. Y in Florida. a sister of the as bridesmaid and Dr. James i, Ifaulkner of this city was best man. Fhe bride wore a traveling suit af brown and the bridesmaid a velir suit of blue. weadir for A left Miss ings began today before immigration | inspectors could complete from 30 to , of those pravide al by the department of justice, the depart. | ment of labor today took steps to re- | . DS 10 Te- { ight thing in accepting the proposal,” 1Green declared. | made and U. S. Communists Are Active Abroad London, 1, T.—Soviet cen- ters, backed by American com- munists have been established in Glasgow, with sub-commit- tees in various town in the Clyde district, according to the G >spondent of the Daily Mail, | MINERS’ CONVENTION STANDS BY LEADERS President Wilson’s Plan ts End Strike. Jan. The United of America in conven- tion here today ratified the the international officers in accepting President Wilson's proposal to end the coal strike on a 14 per cent incre: ' basis and a comm on, to draw a new wage agreement. 1 Columbu Mine Worke: (o) up The vote was taken just before noon ‘after Acting Pre: ent Lewis had ‘made a plea for ratification. The vote was taken on the motion by President ‘Murray of the Pennsylvania Miners’ { organization that the report of the in- ! ternational officers be @ ccepted. Ac— “cording to Acting President Lewis the ratification carried with it acceptance of any award to be made by the pres- ident’s commission. The Vote was 1,- ‘639 for ratification to 221 against. ! Secretary Wm. Green told the 2,100 ! delegates late Tuesday that there was 'nothing else thev could do but “ac- ! cept or face disaster and defeat” after ‘the federal goyernment had dete: “mined to use all the forces at its com- mand to compel resumption of work 'in the mines. ! “We could whip the operators but could not, if we had wanted to, 'have whipped the strongest govern- {ent on the face of the earth, our zov- i ernment which has just finished whip- | ping Germany,” said Green. ! Dr. Garfield the former fuel admin- listrator was severely criticized by After refusing the miners an increase in wages a vear ago Green [said, Garfield, “when backed into a corner” had admitted the operators could pay a 14 per cent advance with- out increasing the price of coal. Gar- i1fleld was so displeased with the presi- sdent’s proposal, Green said, that he “got mad and quit.” ““After that I knew Twe we had done the An unsucces: 1 attempt was made the convention last night to post- pone approval of the president’s pro- posal until after the commission has its finding. The officers pointed out there could be no arbitration unless both sides agreed to ablde by the decision of the arbitra- tors. WEEKLY WAGES $92 SOON Increases As Demanded by Carpenters | Will Bring Wages to That Figure on April 1, Computation Shows. Carpenters about the city have framed new demands and boss con- tractors have been notified that the new rates will be effective on April 1. According to the new minimum wage will which is an increase af 25 per cent. With $1 as a minimum it will be al-! most impossible to secure a carpenter who is worth his hire gfor less than Su * even more, at least ane con- tractor has said. Due to the building rush several contractors are their men on for 10 hours a day and ail day Sunday. Figuring double tim for all over eight hours a day and fc the 10 hours on Sunday, th~ carpenter receiving $1 an hour would have a weekly wage of § Fire Dis?loses . Counterfeiting Plant Complete 1- for the half dollars Lic Wil Bridgeport, Jan cour terfeiting equipmen facture of quarte kels was found b iser of thc fire department home aof Nicho amarra. venue, vesterday afternoon while ir vestigating the cause of a siall fire it became known today. Camarra ;was held in the police court tod of $1,000 for tho tederal The equipmer metal, which sgave eviden having been used within 24 hours, been turned over to federal Believe Nitti Can Settle Fiume Discussion Paris. Jan. 7. (Ha ils at London being held by Premiers Llovd George and Nitti, and it is believed {7 ere will he 2 preliminary agreement by which Fiume and may 1biished as free and independ cities says the Petit Parisien o at 1t s« "OF RUSSIAN SOVIET GOVERNMENT WIL BE ARRESTED IN CAPIT/ Ratifies Action in Accepting | ion of ! international | schedule the | be $1 an hour, | ping | manu- | (} Ludwig C. A. K. tens, Self-Styled resentative of to be Held on rant; Real Lead U. S. Communis 4 | i EVIDENCE WILL BE SENSATI Washington, Jan. A for the arrest and deportatio Wwig C. A. K. Martens, bassador of the Russ ment, has been ordered e: the department of justice. Martens, who is regarded said as the real leader of munist party in the United St said to be in Washington. Was expected soon. Determination of the gove: take Martens into custody nitely made after all evidend ad a bearing on activities of sian soviet bureau in w ¥ been assembled by Assistant | General Garvin. While offid nat disclose the nature of the they said some of it promi sensational. Martens came here nearls| ago from New York and with| retary and other assistants pied a suite at a local hatel three blocks from the depart Justice. The signatures on register are those of S. Nuo said he was Marten's secrel who last night made public ment attacking the departmen tice. AWitch New Fork Ofi New Yor Jan. Lud i K. Martens, Russian Soviet dor,” whom the department g is seeking to arrest on a de; warrefit is in Washington, hi here announced today. DesH statement every haunt and of Martens is being “covere cret service agents and polic Tearned. New Jersew officials have b ed to watch radical mecting p) traces of Marter wa railroad terminals being rri at o counsel for xtremi last interests of and” his office 4 ‘Whether he was cal to confer with Martens and Nuortev, his confidential s s neither admitted nor den FIND HUMAN BON and other went to Washington connection with ents at Ellis i ed today. Fiftecen Pounds of Women's Located by French Poliee of Alleged *Blucheard Paris, Jan vestigating Landru, the accused of | women and destroyin ! claim to have found about 1§ of human bones in 2 hous Landru lived ne a skull in a tion. me o { eut with av left particular easily 1ecognizzble. It is said, with which the work was been found and that marks its teeth coincide with those f} the bone fragments. Inquiry as to the alieged ojf of Landru’'s wife, the Iclal shows she wa a “devoted ac of her husband and.*“knew thing he did.” 1t i also { their children aided in dispo) {}-rupcr!y secured by Landr —Police offi is marks whiel af course of his alleged crimes. Meehan Breaks Wrist Cranking Ford & Power Co., sustained vesterday ufternoon w the compan Ford dent oceu nue and because of ¢ t roint the necessary { an ed on Sh irgical aid RBATIFIIS SUFFRA Providence, Jan. 7.—( Beeckma ned the rg | adoptad b; gencral assen: terday the woman amendrn the federal BANK O\l T.—-Thg