New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1920, Page 1

| News “of the World. By Assecciated Press. 1S m——— Herald “Ads” Better Busine] ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920.—TEN PAGES PRICE THREE CE TREATY OF PEACE WITH GERMANY TOBE RATIFIED SATURDAY Ceremony of Sealing Versailles! Pact to Take Place in French Foreign Office LLOYD GEORGE AND NITTI WILL VISIT CLEMENCEAU Situation in Russia From Anti-Bol- shevik Viewpoint Grows More Alarming—Rceds May Invade Porsin and Es‘ablish Rule There—City of Baku, With Oil Supplies May Doore Paris, Jan. $—The fications of the exchange of rati- peace treaty with Germany will take place on the com- 10 it now seems The supreme council today fixed this date for the ceremony and decided that it should be held in the French foreign office. ing Jan, certain. Premiers Lloyd Georgs and Nitti Jeft this morning for this city, where they will confer with Premier Clemen- ceau. . London, Jan. 8.—The situation in Russia about as -bad as could be, from an anti-Bolshevik point of view, uccording to British war office reports, und there are few signs indicating any likely improvements There are two especially menacing developments. TFirst, General Deni- kine's army has been cut in two through the Bolshevik push to the sea of "Azov at Takanrog and its flanks have been thrust back. leaving a large gap. In addition-comes a claim from the Bolshev of the capture further t of the town of Krasnovodsk, on the Caspian seu. and while this is not confirmed it is gencrally accepted as true. AMay Overvun Persia, The capture of this importeat port of Krasnovodsk creates the grave Dos- sibility that the Redg may overrun northern Persia and occupy Teheran, which would probably mean the es- tablishment of Bolshevik rule in Persia. The taking of Krasnovoedsk permits the Reds not only to control a large part of the important Krasno- vodsk-Mery railroad, but gives them free access to the Caspian. There ems little then to prevent them from gaining control of the Casplan from the more or less ineffective voluntecr feet. Onee in po: on of this sea there remains only a small Briti force and the poorly organized Persian forces between the Reds and the oc- cupation of Teheran and northern Persia. through which would exist the poszibility of their obtaining control of the whole country. Baku Scems Dooméd. Baku, with its important oil supplies on the western coast of the Casplan, seems likely also to fall into Bolshe- vik hands, and its occupation would provide a basc for further operations against the of Denkine's hard- pressed right win, If the Bolshevik reports are true, General Denikine has suffered a con- siaerably disaster for not only have the Reds secured all land cemmunication between his left and right wings but they have captured large quantities of war material including much sent him by the Allies. Little hope is held out here deprived of these supplies the Den kine forces can hope to make a re- sistance that would prove effective against the ovorwhelming Red armies. te th UNITED STATES WILL AID REPATRIATION Shipping Board to Furnish Vessels Tor Huge Task | DISCHARGE WAR DEBT Will Iepay Czecho-Slo- This Count| vak, Polish. Jugoslayv and Ruman- ian Troops in Siberia by Bringing Them Home Again, | Washinglon, Jan. S.—American | ships furnished by the shipping board used to repatriate Czecho- Polish, Jugo-Slav and Ruman- it was an- depart- the will be Sloval {fan troops now in Siberia, {nounced today at the state | ment. The tirst of the vessels President Grant and the America, soon will leave New York for Vladivostok where they will be duc about February 10. These vessels will move about 10,000 of the troops and it is expected the movement then will continue at the vate of 10,000 monthly until it is com- pleted. oot of America’s partici- pation in tion will be wken care of out of loans made by the United States to the foreign gov- ernments whose soldiers-are involved. Hines in Charge. tepatriation of these troops will be under tne direction of Brig. Gen. Hines, chief of the army transport service, and will be one of the last big military operatons of the w ofti- cials said 1t would discharge an obli-| gation to these troops on the part of the United States and the Allies for the part they played in the struggle against Germany. The Czecho-Slovaks originally were part of the Austrian army but, being unfriendly to the Ger- man idea of world domination, desert- ed in a mass to the Russian army early in the war In Ru: n they were re- formed into special Czecho-Slovak! units and bore an important part’ of the fighting on the eastern front until the disintegration of the Russian ar- mies. Failed to Withdraw, The Cxecho-Slovaks then Dbegan a withdrawal eastward through Russm and Siberia, with the purpose of reach- Viadivostok, whence it was pro- posed to s2nd them to France ta fight against Germany. They had great dif- ficulty in effecting their withdrawal because of the disorganization of the country and frequent interference by the Bolsheviki and armed German and Austrian prisoners of ws It was (o help extricate these forces frem their precarious position that) American and other Allied troops were dispatched to Siber 28t summer. 1 Attend Fimeral | Of Railroad Man erbury, Jan. 8.—WFederai Mana-| J. iPerson and many of the su- intendents of the New Haven road were in this city today attending the funeral of the late Mahlon D. Miller, superintendent of the New Haven divi- sion. All work in local division of- fices and yards was suspended, as far as possible, during the hour of the fu- neral. The bell in the railway station tower was tolled as a tribute to the late superintendent. A special train carried the funeral party to New Lon- don, where burial tcok place in the Jordan “cemet. She’s 115 Years Old And Still Going Strong Los ‘Angeles. Jan. 8.—Anna Prater, a negress, today officially was listed as 115 vears old by federal census enumerdtor: She was born in South Carolina, she sald: was sold 15 times slave; acted as “mammy” tc 32 children, and ran away (rot rce masters only to be recaptured | each time. as a white NOT GIVE ONE CENT TO SON’S DEFENSE; So Declares Gesrge Beckett, Father of Luman C. Beck ett, Self Confessed Murderer c¢f “Charlie” Taft, Hartford Althouzh thing over he hus received $12,000 located of Kensington, some- of his Hills not omne cent will go to the of his Luman e Beckett, self-confessed murderer of “Charlie” Taft the"™ Hawk”™ of Hartford, the statement made to that offect this afternoon George C. father of the accused man. The father, upon being the the sule Bluc by large farm n district defense son, taxi driver by further questioned, said that he can fight his own fights and he thinks his son Luman can do the same. ‘1 have been contemplating selling my farm for the past two years and the money which I received for the sale is going to benefit myself and my wife,”” he explained. The rumors about this city that Mr. Beckett had retained a counsel for and had sold his farm in order to re proper de- fense for the trial, solutely un- his son ght | was ; Beckett, | Taxicab Driver. founded and have no base. was stutement made by Mr. Beckett. When asked whether or not he felt it to be his duty to defend Nir. ket refused anyvthing Previously Mr. Beckett has said that he would not help his son under any circumstances. The Beckett farm, which 1s located aboul three miles from the has been sold to Manuel Moskovo Mike Chr and George Kirgeoz The price is in the neighborhood of $12,000. Already indicted Grand dury on ; degree murder. At the Vermont state prison. but State's Attornn liugh M. Al.ori: has p pared extradition papers and it is ex- pected that all formalities will be oncluded by the time the criminial upcrior court convencs on the first Tucsday of Muarch. the his son, to car Luman by the Beckett Hartford ch pr been Colunty rge of fi sent he is in * | Members of the line | ‘ci.fl election will be held February * He Dosen’t Like Votes For Women Washington, Jan. 8.—Opposi- tion to woman suffrage was ex- pressed by James R. Nugent, democratic leader of New Jer- sey in a letter to Chairman Cummings of the democrati national committee made public here today. Mr. Nugent, in answering a request from Mr. Cummings that he work for ratification without referendum of the suffrage amendment by the New Jersey legislature, which meets this month, wrote that woman suffrage was the “mother of all ‘isms’, the great- est menace now threatening the stability of the Ameican government and American in- and, with prohibi- was “forced through an effeminate, absentee congress of cowards by coercion and in- timidation.” FUNERAL TOMORROW OF LATE JUDGE MESKILL Bar Association Meets Today —Lawyers to Be Pall Bearers. New Britain lawyers, members the bar association, met in the polic court room. this morning to take tion on the death of Judge Jame: Meskill, who died suddenly yesterds A committee on resolutions was ap- pointed, arrangements were made for the legal fraternity to attend the funeral tomorrow in a body, and, at the request of the family of the de- ceased, pallbearers were named. Prosecuting Attorney George W. Klett called the meeting to order and Deputy Judge John H. Kirkham pre- sided. Lawyer B. W. Alling, appoint- ed by Judge Meskill 10 years ago as a committee of one to arrange for floral tributes at the funerals of mem- bers of the lezal fraternity, reporied on flowers and the la s decided to send a floral piece of roses. Judge John H. Kirkham. Judge Bernard F. Gaffn Judge William F. Mangan, Lawyers H. P. Roche and B. W. Al- ling and Prosecutor G. W. Klett will act as palibeafers at the funeral serv- ices to be held tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock from St Joseph’s church. bar association will meet at the court room tomorrow at 8:45‘a. m. and march in a body to the home of Judge Meskill on Linwood street, nd from there go to the church. Judge Kirkham has named Judge Gafiney, Prosecutor Klett and Judge J. Cooper as a committee on resolutions. Tt hus been the custom in cal court to place on the wall Toom pictures of those who served as judge, and Judge and Lawyer Roche have been named as & commitiee to cure an appro- priate picture of Judge Meskill. This will be hung in the court room, draped in mourning for the proper period. Other former police court judges who have died since the court was insti- tuted and whose pictures are already there are, Judge Valentine B. Cham- berlain, Judge James H. Beach, Judge ¥. L. Hungerford, Judge Charles H. Mitchell and Judge James Roche. It was with the last named judge that Judge Meskill was formerly in part- nership. HELD FOR THEFT Bookkecper for Greenwich Selectmen the lo- of the have Mangan Charged With Appropriacung for lis Own Use City IPunds, Greenwich, Jan. who has been book lectinen with the keeper, arrested today and for a hearing in court later, on charge of stealing town funds. The books are under examination by ac: countants and the charge against Lanz was based on their preliminary report. A shortage of some thousands of dol- lars is said to have been disclosed. Lanz from his position was very well known in the town. He also is district deputy for the Connecticut and Rhode Island district of the oWodmen of the Worid. He has other ternal order connections. His age is 40 and he was born in Germany. Bail has not yet been tixed for Lanz. 1t is expected that shortly a statecment will be ued explanatory of Lanz's d cs, or some time he was confi- dential agent for Amos W. Avery, the town t surer, who has been in ill health, and it is understood that Lanz transacted the business of the treas- urer during most of the past year. Treasurer Avery is alsa agent of the new. town deposit fund. John E. Frost Chosen To Succeed J. W. Alexander Mo., Jan. John E. Frost has n unanimous selected republican nomince T | unexpired term of Joshua W der, former representative from third Missouri congressional now secretary of commerce. Selec tion was made Ly the district cong sional committee. Frost was Alexs opponent at the poll. 8.—Louis ceper for title of own Lanz, the boo held the Excelsior Springs, nde in s republican 1918\ 14. | i i IDEMOCRATS ENDORSE TREATY ( VERSAILLES; FLAY REPUBLICAN R. I. WETS FIGHT PROHIBITIC DELANEY RENOMINATED | WANT INJUNCTION | DEMOGRATS CH FOR CITY POSTMASTER | FOR FEDERAL AGENTS FIGHT BEGINS TO GET NEW YORKERS FOR TRIAL | Massachusetts and Connecti- cut to Arrange For Ex- tradition of Vendors, 8.—Massachusetts fight out the get the New wood alcohol cases for trial at a conference in New York Fric afternoon. District Attorney Charles H. Wright, of Western Massachusetts, will Bay Hartford, and issue as York Jan. Connecticut will to who shall present the arguments for the State, and Police Court Prose- Alexander W. <Creedon, Hartford. present Connecticut side. sistant District Attorney Joseph F. Mulqueen, Jr., of New| York, and Federal Prosecutor Leroy W. Ross will take care of the federal end of the conference. Because of | the fact that a grand jury is now in session in Springfield an impressio has arisen that Romanelli, Saleeb) Ware and the other New Yorkers held in connection with the crime would be taken there. If this should happen, Hartford county authoritics would undoubtedly consent to the e tradition to Massachusetts of Nathan Salsbers, Saul Joseph, Jacob Broner- wine and Frank Rose. regarded here | as the middlemen in the poison whiskey transactions. Twelve men are at present under | federal indictment in New York for traffic in the wood alcohol whiskey, and four them—John Romanell, undertaker; Samuel K. Saleeby, dru gist; Edward Ware, clerk, and Wi liam H. Woller, truckman—are held in bonds. In addition to these, Panl Nassotta, barbershop proprietor, and Frank Soricelli, saloonkeeper, unde; arrest in the Bronx cha with DLeing accessories in the crime. Bonds Reduced. Jan. on 19 cutor of. will s of gist; New $100,000 cac Woller, Samuel C Ware and charged with the d alcohol which caused 100 deaths in New England, New York and New Jersey were held. was reduced today to $50,000 each by order of Federal Judge Ward. Romanelli, the only de- fendant who has furnished the nec sary amount, is being held pendins an investigation of his bondsmen. It is considered likely that the men will be turned over to the Massachus authorities to be tried on homi charges. Two arrests were made Iyn today in connection with distri- bution of colored grain alcohol as whiskey. They were Jacob Steinberg, a former liquor dealer, and Frederic Grazini, a barber. Technical charges of violating the war-time prohibition act have been made against them. York. which Saleeby, John £ stribution of wood in Brool WITHDRAW PERMIT g FOR LEONARD FIGHT Chief of Police in New Haven Declares Proposed Match Would Be a “Prize right. New Haven. Jan. $.—A permit for .lf 20-round boxing match between Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee, Junuary 16 here was revoked by Chief of Police | nith today on the ground that the; angements made outside Connecti- | cut indicated that it was intended to be a decision or “prize fight” which would ! be in violation of state luw. Chief Smith stated that when he gave the permit he understood that the event was be purely a boxing exhibition The chief added that since the pe mit was issued a new condition arose’ in the of Mr. Garguilo. the local representutive of the promoter: and with this added circumstaneces he could not but feel but the good name and order of the community would not be' served by allowing the fight to go on.; Garguila was arrested in rnnnm(ivvnl with the recent raids on saloons by in ternal revenue anl federal officer: He s been manager for Sabatino’s res- urant, so-called, in which there was a mysterious fire on New Year's mornin The proposed bout waus entirely ar- ranged by New Yark men. Telegram for tickets and reserva-| tions for it have been coming in in the pa . s from various parts of, the count ar to WEANTHER. Hartrord, Jal for New Britain Cloudy to probably lac " handlin, | recess appointment on May | works and exploding Congressman Lonergan Rec- ommends Reappointment— Senate to Receive Name. Postmaster William F. Delaney, whose commission expired on Decem- ber 16, will. undoubtedly, again serve the City of New Britain as post- master for the next four yea as Congressman Augustine M. Lonergan today recommended that he be reap- pointed. His name will be sent to the senate soon. Although the re- POSTMASTER W. F. DELANEY. publicans' are in control of congress, all democratic nominations are being passed, even as the democratic con- gress, during the final days of ex-Pres- ident Taft’s term, passed the nomina- tions made by the republicans. The four ye that Mr. Delaney has spent in the post office have seen the local branch grow from an office a volumn of business set at $145,000 per year, to $267,000 for the past year. During the past four vears six new clerks have been added to the office force, making 26 em- ployed. There are now 24 carriers and two supernumeraries employed regularly, an addition of four. The service have been added to materially ind today there are two motor driven parcel post delivery vehicles, where there used to be one horse-drawn wagon. There is also a motorcycle collection service at night. Further- more, there is an all-night service at the office and mail is received at 2 and 4 a. m. from Berlin. Mail is dispatched at 1 a. m. FEach of the two rural carriers cover 27 1-2 miles of territory each day. Where there were but four sub-stations four years ago there are now six. Postmaster Delaney was given a 7, 1915, and took over the office on May 17 of the same year. His regular appoint- ment came on December 16, 1915. He is the eleventh man to serve the city as postmaster, and the seventh demo- cratic incumbent. SHIP OF DEATH French Steamer Lands in Buenos Aires With Passenger List Depleted By Influenza, —The French Havre and Vigo Rio port arrived here yes- with five passengers dead, seven ill and a large number of g from an attack of in broke out in violent Buenos Airese, Jan. Malte en, steamer om with 1 Janeiro and thi: and cargo for others s fluenza which form a few go. The ship’s doctor reported he had daily attended 50 patients since the diseave was first reported and that the epidemic continued to spread to other passengers. The ship has been dered into quarantine. The « reported to be the most form of influenza-—cerebral nic and intestinal. pneumo- 5 $100,000 Fire Damages Laundry $.—The plant of the Harrisburg Pattern and Model Works and that of the Eureka Laun- dry destroyed by fire las night with a loss of about $100,000 and hundreds of Harrisburg families lost part of their clothing which was in the laundry at the time. The fire started in the gara of the model gasoline caused For a time the Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. Co.. were it to spread quickly State Printery. a privately owned building in which the state printing is done, was in danzer and the entire tment was called out to save high wind added the di of the firemien. fir it. A ticulties to Say Malt Beverages Sold Are Not Intoxicating | | | WEST FOR MEE National Party Conventig ably in San Franci “{8TH AMENDMENT VOID”;FRAME CAMPAIGN Bills Attack Volstead Law Saying it Classifies Intoxicating Liquors Not Really Intoxicating; Bring Up “Rights of Individual.” Providence, Jan. 8.—An injunction to restrain federal officials in Rhode Island from interfering under the na- tional prohibition amendment with the “sale and manufacture of non-in- toxicating malt beverages” was asked in three bills of complaint filed in the U. S. district court here today. The actions were brought by Mi- chael J, Lynch, in behalf of the James Hanley Brewing Co. Narra- gansett Brewing Co., and Providence Brewing Co. United States Attorney Harvey A. Baker, and Collector of In- ternal Revenue George F. O’Shaunes- sy were named as defendants. The 18th amendment, the hill as- serts, is “wholly nul] and void,” and title II. of the Volstead act, for the enforcement of constitutional prohibi- tion is declared to be “unconstitution- al and void and beyond the power of the federal government to enforce.” The bills attack the Volstead act saying that it arbitrarily and oppres- sively defines and classifies as intoxi- cants liquors which are not in fact intoxicating and because in so doing it is not appropriate legislatio to en- force the prohibition amendment, the provisions of which ‘“are expressly confined and limited to intoxicatipg liquors. The plaintiffs ask for# restrainiff® order and temporary injunction to be effective during the hearing and pend- ing a final decision of the case, and then, for a perpetual injunction. The 18th amendment is declared to be null and void in that two-thirds of the membeis of congress did no: deem any such amendment neces- sary and did not by resolution or otherwise deciare that they deemed the same necessary as required by Ar- ticle 5 of the constitution; that the amendment is not an amendment to the constitution within the true in- tent of Article 5: that the power o amend the constitution did not e: tend to the exercise of ordinary legis- lative powers regulating conduct of life by private individuals; and that the amendment 1s upon a subject not within any powar granted to congress or prohibited to the states, Denies Authorizing 5 Per Cent. Jersey City, Jan. 8.—Denial of pub- lished reports that he had given his approval to a plan to have the New Jersey legislature legalize the manu facture and sale of 5 per cent beer within the State of New Jersey was made today by Governor-Elect Ed- wards. “I have not decided to recommend the legalizing of 5 per cent beer,” he said. 1 have not decided what per- centage I shall favor. We are con- sidering 3 per cent and 5 per cent beer. I do not think I shall recom- mend as high a percentage as 5 per cent. I believe the legislature has the power to determine what is an intox icating beverage.” MRS. MINER’S DEATH QUITE UNEXPECTED Park Place Woma 111 Long Time, Passes Away Suddenly—Funeral Afternoon. Mrs. Lau erick W. M unexpectedly 1 age of 54 vears. had been ill for A. Miner, wife of of 17 Park Plac te last night Although N Miner a long time. her death d and at the in New York was apprised . died at the was entirely time her h s on a busin trip and of the sud news by telephoune. The funeral will be held from the resi- dence Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. L. Lord, pastor of the First regational church in Meriden and long a personal friend of the family, and interment will cemetery. » husband, Mrs. two daughters, the Ruth and Helen Miner. Al- she was native of Meriden, had lived in this city many enjoyed a wide circle of unexpec and W be iew Besides h survived by Miner a s and friends. In addition to being a mcmber the South Congregational church, she member of the D. A. R. and w 1t one time an active member of the Woman's club, but had been compelled to cease activities in that orzunization el heaith of was a her owinz to Greatest Gathering in P Now Under Way in Wi William J. Bryan to nently in Confab. ‘Washington, Jan. S.—R; endorsing the treaty of Vers denouncing as unpatriotic th| of senators who would defy rectly or by nullifying were unanimously adopted the democratic national con session here. The *“arrogant” ship of the senate was dend having earned the *“‘contem: world” by throttling the t seven months, and the se caled upon to “quit playing with the questios of ratifical “We affirm our approval treaty of Versaiiles and we as unwise and unpatriotie tude of those senators who ' feat its ratification, either by overwhelming it with that are intended to and wil effect of nullifying it. “The failure of the senatd can leaders to offer or per sideration of interpretativg tions that would preserve tl a] purpose of the treaty and mit its ratification condem criticism of the nation and contempt of the world.” The resolutions said that democrats came into powei they found *the nation in a of comparative industriai and sial depression and with th tem in the hands of a fe republica) I I i ! Fred- | whose will panics periodi curr ed.” It was addéd that other ills had existed for 1§ der republican rule without lief. : “To remed: this conditig resolutions continued, “the ic administration entered vigorous constructive progra ing that establishment of t reserve banking system “en) party to the everlasting zra the country, while the faj banking system gave to our tural interests the relief | manded b Reviewl the two Wils the manner in which the won, the resolutions also gratification that the presid| regaining health after a b “due largely to his efforts f peace.” Only San Francisco, Kansas City were in ti next national democratic e when the national commif] here to choose the time and the 1920 meeting. On the rg ates, Dhio and Indiana did nify their intentions to cos the convention city. althoug land, Cincinnati and Ind previously had been in the Clark Howell of Georgia poited chairman of the rd committee, with A. R. Titlo ington; John Gary Evans, Sg olina; Senator Saulsbury, 1 and Patrick H. Quinn, Rhod as committee mombers, Some Absent. There were a number of both in the ranks of the co men and of the women’s committee when the gather called together by Chairmal S. Cummin A committee W appointed a request regarding the hol primaries in the District of ¢ It was composed of John W lin, Massachusetts: B. F. Go ouri and R ilder, Tdaho. A request from the natio ciation of federal employes statement of the attitud= of on the governu ent workers® for increased wages was re Chigf ra . the committee on resolutiox Wilson Letter Toni, The committee meeting expected to last most of th to be followed tonight by a declared by leaders to be t est of its kind in the party'g A dozeh kers, rep ous wings of the party most of those promine: for the presidency, will views on current issues from President Wilson, whid pected to contain an import: 1ge regarding party affairs, read. The treaty prominent nquet speci address of wili party in the sp 1 interes Wm. J tormally th in the peura turn 1o 1 = nee i council of 1o