New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 3, 1920, Page 1

- ., the board of News of the World By Associated Press. /N Better Business. ——ee ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1919 —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. HEALTH OFFICIAL HERE HELD BACK INFLUENZA REPORTS I i Lx. Henry T. Bray To- day Hands in List of | 127 Cases Heretofore Unrevealed VIOLATE STATE CODE IN SO DOING | But Physician Believes He Was in the Right; Failure 7 to Report Was to Avert Panic in New Britain. Because the methods health in ensing news and fig he influenza epidemic, not in keeping with his matter, Dr. Henry T. I States Public Health and for several years superintendent of the board of bkealth here, held his report on “flu cases attended during the past wec nd today startled officers of the board hy re- porting 127 cases “Can Bring Mc to That the publicity given was the cause of his action mitted this morning in a telephone conversation, employes of the health department said. His action is i direct violation of a state code dir ing physicians to report daily number of cases attended by the doctor is said to havc admitted, flut to show how lightly he regarded the matter, he is said to have re- marked this morning: “You can bring me to court for it if you want to.” employed free i rel locally, views on thut ‘ourt.” influenza wus ad- New “Flu” Aspect. His report throws an entirely new light upon the influenza situation here, inasmuch as 127 additional ses of “flu” are added to the present ‘®tal and while the public has been appraised of but 373 c is more nearly 525. Dr. Bray Explains. Dr. Bray explained this noon that it was not his desire to withhold from the newspapers any legitimate news United | presentative | th- | | i i { the fisure but he felt daily reports, with figures, | swould only assist in causing fear would do nothing to allay the demic. In speaking for publication, he said that his report period of about five days. He plained that the state board of health has passed a rule whereby physicians ' are required to report every 24 hours but expressed his belief, conditions would not warrant $icports. He continued: Threatens Resignation. “J have been in public health serv- jce for over 12 years and know as much about it as anybody else. N other doctor is going to tell me W to do. If there is somebody who can do my work better, I am ready to hand in my resignation to Mayor +Quigley.” epi- such State Reports. It is probable, from gleaned in the office of the board health this morning, that in weekly report to the state bhoard health, a spec unusually large number sufferers, will be affixed it is felt the state officer the report with con: delegates from that sent to New Britain situation in hand. Had the report of Dr. Bray made in time for the last weekly port, New Britain would have headed the list 'of Connecticut cities in the number of sufferers. As it now stands Waterbury leads, Hartford is second und New Britain is third. Hartford, Feb. 3.—There was an in- crease of new influenza cases in Con- necticut of over 1,100 in the past hou department of health today. This is the greatest number thus far reported. Hartford jumped to the front Wwith 210, with Bridgeport next with 91 Others reporting were: New Haven 70, Waterbury sonia 56, Derby 52, Enfleld 48, Danbury 47, Norwich 43, Greenwich 40, Putnam 33, New Britain Farmington scatter= ing 306, of the of of influenza Otherw! will receive rnation and | will be to take the been Baston, Feb. 3.—Reports of new in- fluenza cases made to the department of health today for the past 24 hours were almost double. that of the pre- vious 48-hour period. The total was 1721 of which 1341 were outsid Boston. FPart of the inc officials thousht, was du. returns for the ek-end alth to belated w period. New York, F from influenza reported to the 3.—More deaths and pneumonia were health department to- day than on any day since the pres- ent epidemic began. Tod deaths were 163 from influenza with 94 yesterday, and 184 from pneu- monia an increase of 55. New cases of influenza totalled 3,629 compared with 2,673 yesterday. There was 580 new cases of pneumonia, an increase in, of B6. according ta reports to the state | of | and | covered a | ex- | that present | | charge of the information | 11 notice, explaining the | re- | | compared | | bury Wilsen Threatened With-the Influenza v hingon, Feb. 3.—Presi- dent Wilson contracted a cold several days ago and had a narrow escape from influenza, his physician Rear Admiral Grayson said oday. Every precaution is being taken to protect the president Dr. Gray- son said and no person with even the suspicion of a cold is permitted to enter his room. Dr. Grayson said the presi- dent wa. eadily thougn slow- y improving and is allowed 10w walk about the second floor of the White House un- | sesisted. i CROWDED CONDITIONS to FACING HIGH SCHOOL | four counts , not fraud in the election, { in the election or anything of 130 Pupils Begins Work Today — New leachers Engaged. Wit pupil an for incoming class of 130 whom plad ind with conditions such that larger class rooms, as “double-rooms E classes now converted into two rooms, the High school is rapidly becoming overcrowded. It has been found necessary 1o remodel the Voight house, a dwe South Main street recenly purchased the school board. and Monda: morning four rooms in that buildin will be placed into service as High school rooms to alleviate conditions. Discussing the matter today, one of the school officials said it would be necessary to remodel! ling when the ted. In June a class of approximate- Iy 200 will graduate. In September the regular classes coming in will be larger than before and the places of will be more than filled, it 1. Just how the mid-vear the and used for si lling frontng on | 4., "% anvbody connected with this i senatorial NEWBERRY DEFENSE Ousted Senator Paid Nothing to Become Elected, Is Statement - WAS “PATRIOTIC” or Wrong,” Was Not Popular Be cause of Peace Endeavors—Other Candidate Was, Grana Rapids, Mich. Feb. 3.—Tru- | the 1918 man H, Newberry entered campaign in Michigan at the solicitation of others and not in furtaerace of a scheme to get a seat in the senate, said James O. { of Detroit in outlining to the jury in | charges of conspiracy and fraud | Murfin explained the defens | i | fense to wit: formerly known | o, B. derense will assume toward men are on trial. Judge 's view of the specific details of the offenses charged in the six counts of the in- dictment emphasizing that conspiracy is the essence of the charges. It was pointed out that on the first | he gist of the charge i of that description but that these ents are charged with conspiring aid, abet, assist man H. Newberry to commit an of- The offcnse of expend- ing more of his money than the law allows.” to No Limit to Amount. It was further argued that *under i e Michiga ongz as expe < must be found | the Michigan law as long as expenses come within the 11 enumerated class. es in the statute there to th> amount of money a comittee ! of candidates’ friends can spend in his | derstand it i respondents did the atmosphere un- | | der wh a second dwel- next classes are.admit- | ., hpaign began to liven up we had is to be accommodated | { will. be determinea later, but it is ad- mitted by officers of the faculty that a new school iy provided in the matter will take on serious proportions. The class admitted vesterday is to be known as I-1, to distinguish from the freshman class entering the school in September, 1919. Provided they | san | relatives pass the subjects and obtain the nec- | cssary number of credits, they will be zraduated in February, 1924, the first mid-year /cl of the High school. One of the advantages of the mid-year class is that a pupil, | having failed in half a vear's studie may graduate by remaining an extr: six months. instead of a vear. Of the 130 pupils enrolled in school, 20 are taking commercial academic industrial work. Si teachers have been sccured to growing classes. B. Codding, Mis ra L. Hinckley, Miss Catherine M. mer, Mrs. topher, Mrs. Fran- ces D. Hatch and Mrs. Dempsey. the or new take Miss Sarah | cus; | feeling that Mr. Ford did | that | sent his state They | The } last named instructor will teach until | Miss A. Poland, in the city. Hugh Rorty ‘\‘lamtams Sammy Waltz is No Fakir The boxing commission of Water- held a meeting last evening and d a communication from Hugh Rorty, manager of Sammy Waltz of Hartford, requesting that he be a hearing In regard to the in this city two weeks ago. letter Rorty claimed to have no invitation to attend the hearing before the local commission on Jan- uary 26. Rorty claims that Waltz was not guilty of faking in the bout with Lakn. The Waterbury peard decided to wait until some official notice of the action of the New Britain board was received before proceeding in the formerly bookkeeping local school, returns the received | Waltz-Lahn matter. Broken Rail Causes Wreck in New Haven Vernon, Feb, 3.—A broken rail on the sharp curve between Bolton and Vernon on the Hartford-Willimantic division of the New Iaven railroad, derailed two coaches in' the bound train from Hartford this morn- ing. No one was hurt. Traffic was impeded until -rains could be de- toured via)Middletown and a special train made up at Willimantic could come here to take off passengers, most of whom vere bound for Boston RAID MERID! HOUSE. Meriden, Feb. 3.—Internal revenue agents raidec¢ the Byxbee House cafo on Railroad avenue, conducted by John Konarske this forenoon and he said afterward that they got two bot- tles of whiskey from an inner com- partment of his safe. Konarske was arrested by federal agents this after- noon and lecked up pending a hear- before the U. S. commissioner in New Haven. | ord | of , mandant | sure | | but by west | | peated behalf.” “It is my purpose,” told the jurors, in exact detail everything that was campaign in order that vou may un- in its infiite detail. The campaing was unusvally hot and in analyzing and considerig what these h they did it should be con- sidered. “Our country was at war; when the just passed our first year of partici- pation and the situation was critieat in the extreme. The fate of the civ- ilized world was hanging in the bal- ance with!the last German drive at its height, the channel por and the, German advance within 30, miles of Paris. Recalls Michigan's Quota. “The records will show that Michi- nt to this war in the .army, navy and marine they left behind them fathers, and fi Americani and patriotic excitement were 3 very cre ‘While there had been rumors in Michigan that Henry Ford would be a candidate for the senate his candid- acy was actually announced on June 14, 1918 “Rightly or wrongly—and this neither the time nor the place to dis. it—there was a very general not repre- the type of Amer n who, at critical juncture, shculd repre- in the United States armies men corps; sent _senate. Ford Unpopular, “Rightly or wrongly many people remembered his well meant. misguid- military preparedness. Many people remembered his well meant, isguid- ed efforts to bring about what appears would have been | pcace. Mary people were bitter over the fact that he was not active in the war and that none of his family had become active in the war. “On the other hand Commander Newberry had had an honorable rec- in the Spanish-American war in the navy, he was under fire cipated in overcom- force. He had been navy in the cabinet Americ: when, and actively part ing a superior secretary of the that militant Roosevelt. “Within 48 hours after our country threatened to enter the World war he volunteered and, in the spring of 1917 comr oned a lieutenant com- nder and made zide to the com- of the third naval distric Yor! His brother and 1lso we in naval s Popular. s combination of ciicumstances aroused many a man in Michigan to the firm belief that it was his patriot- ic duty to do all in his power to as the selection of Commander Newberry and we expect to show con- clusively that they were not prompt- ed by politics but by patriotism—that they were actuated not by a avarice Americanism. “Getting into this campaign was not of the choosinz of Commander Newberry and he entered with the ut- most reluctance and only after re ufging. As early as Ausust when it was generally under- ood that the senator from i Alden Smith, would not be te to succeed himself a group representative citizens had a con- 1 situation. In the a banker, busine sons Became of forence on the senator additoa to the governor of there attended a publisher, a lawyer, a soldier and = man. “Afer canva: of other republicans it was their com- posite judgment that they should or- ganize 2 movement to elect Truman (Continued on Ninth Page) CHOICE TOTAL NUMBER ABUUT 800 Ran Against Henry Ford Who, «Righ¢ | T° Be Transmitted This Afternoon & Murfin | district court the attitude the ; the | for | respond- | nd encourage Tru- | | Great Britain, is no limit as | Judge Murfin | “to point out to you | ! to Holland regar: | terms of the proposed allied respo threatened | | decided, 150,000 young | | FINE HARTFORD now | a German | | Creedon | rully n, Theodore | 1 Manilia his | ! bett | each { The v te | sing the qualifications | 'LIST OF GERMANS Former Crown Pnnce and Voo, Hmdenburg Included German Authorities in Paris—Note - to Holland to be Drafted Immedi ately. Pari list of Ger- | SECRETARY DANIELS MAKES GRAVE TELLS OF CAMPAIGN FOR TRIAL ISREADY| CHARGES AGAINST ADMIRAL SIMS; SHOWS PERSONAL FEELING MOTIV 'HURLBURT ST. HOUSE DAMAGED IN $5,000 FIRE Broken Hydrant Hampers Firemen in Extinguish- mans ac - the allies of war crimes whose extradition is to be de- manded, is headed by former Crown | Prince Frederick William and several other sons of the former German eni- peror. The list will be handed tof Baran Kurt von Lersner, the German representative here, this afternoon. Included in the list are Dr. Theo- bald von Bethman-Hollweg, former German imperial chancellor, Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Gen. h Ludendorfl, formerly first quarterma ter general, Field Marshal von Mack ensen, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Ba- varia, the Duke of Wurttemburg and a4 number of other princes and titled | > IS4 ommcers. corruption | Total 800. total number of list is about 800 and eight sections. The fi common list of all the accused. follows s en other lis giving nam nk and accusations of per sons whose names were supplied by | France, Italy, Belgium, | Rumania, Jugo-Slavia and Poland. | The draft of the note ta be sent to | Germany with the list of persons whose extradition is to be demanded by the allies was approved by the | council of ambassadors at its meeting | this morning. Not Public. H The council decided that neither the note or list should be made public | here. The council alsa discus umes an the | divided into The is d the reply | ng surrender of for- | mer Emperor William to the allies| which Holland refused in her recent| answer to the allies’ demand. The e were considered at length and will be | | further taken up at the next meetin { of the council on Fri It is not ex a decision will ¢ as the different must be con- pected, however, that be reached on that governments intere suited. (‘ontldet Poland’s Request. The request of Poland for arms and | supplies was under consideration some time by the council. It was not | however, whether help of this kind would be supplied to the Polish government. L The entente rejoinder ta the refusal | of Holland to accede to the allied de mand for the extradition of forme Emperor William is imminent accord- ing to the Petit Parisien. The nev paper says that, while the note will be generally conci ing toward Ger- many, it will consider in ¢ refusal by Holland measures going as war as the breaking of diplomatic lations or a naval blockade af Dutch ports. H LIQUOR DEALERS Jacob Blum Pays $200 and His As- | sistant $100 for Evading Liquor Law. Hartford, Feb. 3.—Jacob Blum w fined $200 and his bartender, ¥ Manilia $100 by Judge Alexande . in ice court today on a charge of sold liquor unlaw «t the Blum ex-saloon, No. Front street, Saturday night. Forty- three other men who were taken in the raid on the Blum place Satur- day evening were let o by the po- lice and were not taken by the fed- eral authorities, The police codrt trial of Blum and proceeded under protest of | their counsel, Samuel Rosenthal, who contended that the trial of his clinets by both state and federal tribunals | for the same offense was unconstitu- tional, and ued that the Volstead | act not only wiped out the right of the State of Connecticut to grant li- censes but did away with the pen- v provided by state statutes for selling without such license. On appeal the bond for each man was placed at $500. Blum and Manilia. were before U wr later taken S. Commissioner F. J. Cor- and held by him in $1,000 bond for trial in the U. S. district | court on February 24 in New Haven. SCHOONER WRECKED ON ROCKS. Rockland, Me., Feb. 3.—The threc master schooner Methebesec owned by P. L. Snow and Co. of this port | is a total loss near Barbuda, one of the Windward Islands according to a cablegram received here today. The | crew of six are believed to be safe el was bound from Baltimore to Martinque with fertilizer. v WEATHER. Martford, ceast for New Britain and vicinity Fair, colder tonight: Wednes- day, snow or rain, colder, | about 300.feet to connect the | a hvdrant. The burned house is in the rear of | | riage | were disappointed, | St. | wife L Monroe pa ing Blaze, A destructive fire badly gutted the e owned by Dr. Samuel Cherniak > 1-2 Hurlburt street this morning and befor the firemen had extin- guished the flames, damage amount- ing to about $5,000 was done. An alarm from b 67, at 7:55 o’cloc! brought out engine companies Nos. 1, 38 and pan On arrival fire fighters found building ablaze. on the scene the the top Lines of hose were and the city service com- | of the immediately laid and on reaching the | anly hydrant on which is in front of the burned prop- E her(-n. This rendered hydrant usel Valuable vas lost while the firemen were to rush to Smalley street, a dist ‘i e of e hose to other property and is surrounded by several frame dwellings. It three story structure. vored the firemen with an absenc wind which would have proven disas- traus to other hous: The inmates of these tenements were thrown i a state of fear, and sought refuze in is a | neighbors’ apartments. The origin of the blaze is believed to have been due to a'pan of hot ashes left on a veranda on the third flaor. It is presumed that the wood crept to the attie, destroying it, the roof was also badly damaged. The flames also worked downard through the partition of the building into the cellar. ~ Considerable damage was done the furniture in the house by water. According to town clerk’s office the chased yesterd by trom Charles Gedraitis. QUIGLEY IN NEW ROLE Mayor the records erniak Is Sought By Widow and Widower to Tie Knot for Second Matrimonial Venture. Santo Carino and Eva Malikoviczas having both had previous experience in the marriage market w imbued with the idea that something novel should attend their cond emburka- tion upon the sea of matrimony and accordingly. after receiving a mar- certificate from Deputy City Clerk Harry A. Hargreaves josterd ought out Mayor Quigley ftor t { purpose of having the city's chief ex- ecutive tie the knot that binds. The; however, and were obliged to have another justice of the peace perform the ceremony. Carino 34, a factory hand, and a native of Italy. He is a widowe Eva also 34, a factory hand, and native of Russian Po'nnd. She is a widow. Both live at 73 Wells street. HOSPITAL OYERCROWDEN Prevalence of Sickness About the City Taxes Institution Above Capacity— Corridors Used for Patients. The need of a new hospital or ficient addition to make the adequate at the New B: hospital, stand out intendent John E. afternoon that conditions, it is possible pital authorities to on gency S0 erowd stitution that it has been found nec to utilize the corridors for pa- The numher of patients at th 1 today was 105. S intenc y said that a shor more than this for, but the maternity within t1 suf- facilitie ain General at present. Super- Fay, stated this for the take emer ded is the hos- cases, in- was numbe cared number of in S shown a de days. JOHYN E. MORAN Bridgeport, Feb. an, who had just been notified of h appointment to a position with ti department of justice, died this morn- ing after a short illness. The d« ceased who was an active worker the democratic party in this well known throughout the state, received his collegiate education Thomas' seminary, Hartford. and one child survive him DIES. 17 MIS Shreveport La., seng on the railed at oach, into passen McCallum, bot reported miss Hurlburt street, | time | forced | Fortune fa- e of | { run for the General | politics. | work bemace ignited and the flames| \N'® SBoTt time that and | CHARLES GILLIN DIES | AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Was Member of Common | Council and a Leading Fig-. ure in Business Affairs. The death of Charles H. Gillin, of Dr. A. Gillin, of Cedar street, who was a prominent local real and ! son Charles estate insurance man and hadl been a member of the common coun- cil from the Third ward, occurred | late this afternoon after the council- man had been ill but a few davs. The decedsed originally was a resident of | the offices here. H Berlin and was the only son of practitioner, who keeps After his removal to this city he took | | an interest bec active in business affairs | and shortly in local | He ame a figure | was clected to the com- ! { mon council during the war to fill the | | Weld, | that time | unexpired term of Gardner C. who went overseas. Sinc \he had been re-elected. The councilman had irations to | Assembly, but | these plans have been cut short, He had rapidly failed in health for | he was ck at his home and it was yesterday that it was decided to call a conference | of specialists who appeared unable to in the i . Tennessee, for his life time. He leaves | [ nounced later. | check the progress of his illness. Councilman Gillin was a graduate | of the Ne Britain High school, had lived in this section, exception of a few years and the in { with spent both parents. Funeral arrangéments will be an- He was born February Berlin. SOLD FAKE TICKETS 21, 1885, in Woman Pretended That Money Would | Go to Service Men—No Entertain- ment Tonight. The operations of an unknown woman. who has evidently succeeded in swindling a number of New Brit- ain residents, in selling tickets for an | “entertainment for the benefit of blind soldiers and sailors “to be held at the Y. W. C .A. this evening has recently come to the attention of the authorities at the “Y. W." It seems that the woman worked the city about a month ago representing that the benefits of the entertainment which she claimed to be furthering would go to the ex-service men. Her appeal was strong and a number of | tickets were bought by the generous ones who wished to be of assistance. @ i b c owing to the crowded i daily ! employe was stationed on the 3.—John E. Mor- | in | was | His The matter was rot known at the lo- | t cal association until too late to ap- prehend the swindler. However, this evening was set the alleged entertainment and the sociation wishes to warn the publ that there will be no such an affair, thereby saving them a useless trip to the building. for ic CITY WATER WASTED. Stgtistics Compiled Today Relative to City Hall Elevatc Consumption. hatt | i it 61, in | The antiquated elevator in ¢ an enormous amc estimates r ning from llons upward. One versed the has said that half t water le ing huttiec Mcadow ecac day is consumed and wasted through this channel. The tor has an | eight inch plunge with a depth of approximately 60 f To determine the amount of consumed. a city consumes of wat 000 water ed to cou At o'clock 105 recorded. 10 Taken By Revnlutlomst w ngton, Feb. 3.—Revol tered Viadivostok. and of the town, the w artment was sed today t ives, commanding ditionary forces in Siberi i ated cit m- | n |} were x prevent by of the count ference: miral Wm. { Henty Wilson, American naval fc coast, of list | medals | committee tions i D i mand for Daniels “he omitied that distingu { admiral can When the history ten stand as high as that of ¢ Berson or Admiral ! of the sali protest. plated mistakle indeed” retary voluminous r deta of committee Admiral medal compared with differences on the enemy about at said the admiral's work waters, | story of one of th | atioat | who { miral Sims in ¢ Vladivostok Reported 15 tant | surrot Before Senate Inves gating Committee Reviews His Poli With Regard to De orations { CITIES WAR RECORD OF ADMIRAL SIj | Says That Commander’ Naval Forces Has More Time Ashore At Sea. B 3.—Personal en Rea Ad former commandi ces off the Fr by the omi. name fron recommended Admiral Sims the investigating naval d told today by Secr Washington, Feb. evelopin were follow Admiral Wilso: of d officers by was niels. Admiral Sims recomm who served wel S. medals r under his the same honor,” said who commanded all A off the F 1 Wilson now of the Atlantle of the son’s naval force Rear Admi n-chief e Admiral Rod it w Wilson commander-in: tlantic fleet Secretary D ral Sim ote a letd Ch: appointm When Ad the lett Daniels’ attention - to ‘trouble Admiral Wilson save he discharge of my duties. 1 attempted fo correct it l(‘[»kr\ * Admiral al Wilson b; criticizel xnu~I de: st impugning o including 1 critic the entions of] . Sims in the's] awards point by poin in his appearance todd foro the senate investization committee took direct and ém sue with the admiraul. Flani ords f the ihe daniels department 1 in ex n conferring decorations mended by the commandi f the navy and by the Knight medal award The naval secretary outlined the two chief diffg viédws and those Ny ms in th These were at Vi importance « service h hetween o the on sho! question of W .. S. medals should be awarded ircumstance ma, ip sunk or dapme submarines o 3 Rendered Valued Sery g that Admiral Sins dut the Sy da war “d high ord “the position o Sims in ple sho duty in the danger 2 influenced by his oW re presented thot during S! had and As: shore of a said, aa ubt 16 vears on shore o rarely did he take a secretary, referring commander forces in E in his took he e few times with the British been placed by Re mma an destrovers sed Shore Duty Not So Naval “that goir ad en mporq que r