New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1920, Page 1

3 " #Street " tynch Lockett should News of the World By Associated Press. 2 NEW BE / Better Business. ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY a 1920.-—TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. “FOUR KILLED, FIFTEEN " WOUNDED WHEN MILITIA FIRES INTO Injured; Were Deter- mined To Hang Negro Sentenced To . 'Die For Murder ‘TROOPS RUSHED FROM CAMP TAYLOR #atest Reports Say Pawn Shops Are Being Looted For Firearms — Trouble Expected to Develop Lexington, Ky., Feb. 9.—Four per- sbns were killed and 15 injured today When a mob intent on lynching Wil- a negro, who confessed of 10 vear old Geneva Hardman, charged = the court-house during Lockett's trial and was fired . upop by police and state troops. frhe crowd intent upon lynching the 2 . was repulsed when the soldiers fired a vollew. The ringleaders carry & a rope, were forced to withdraw. While the excitement was going in front of the court-house a jury \the court-room convicted Lockett first degree murder and the negro was sentenced to be electrocuted March 11. Two women were reported to be Jamédng those by the state troops. The Afclash with the sbldiers held off the | uiob while the authorities managed to slip the negro away to of safet. Great excitement the shooti and ings .of further Thos ers a piace was caused by there werejmutter- trouble. reported killed by the troop- were: F. Carrier, of Lexington; John Thomas of Versailles, William Effin on of Versailles and « man named Bradfey of Lexington. Several of the wounded are expected to die. Troops Rushed to Scene. Four hundred troops from Camp Tavlor, Ky. have ordered to Texington to prevent any further trouble and are now en route here, officials announced. The additional been @ troops werc requested as it was fearcd that the 300 militiamen could handle the situation. Fearing that the mobs would loot pawnshops to obtain firearms and po- lice and military officers went ‘to ail xuch stores in the city and gathered up guns and revolve They an attack on the militiamen feared. Soldiers and policemen continue on guard mear the court-house follow- ing the shooting. Officials red an- + other attempt might be = le to the crowd dis- cover his whereabouts. % Feared Trouble. Trouble was feared by ies as soon as Lockett was captured and confessed to the assault and mur- der of the little Hard n girl last * Muesday. At first the prisoner was lodged in the state prison at Frank fort. When he was indicted late last week and it was decided to hold his trial here today, a party of 300 state troops were ordered here to him Early today hundreds of farmers from the surrounding, country came 1o Lexington to attend the trial “They thered in groups on the The ate troops closcly guirded the streets when “way taken from a special train Srushed to the court-house. The oner was brought here early morning from Frankfort on not was and pr this spe- a # cial train. Pind Body The httle Hardman 1 was found murdered by school mates distance from her home last morning just a few minutes after she had left home for a ncarby school- house. She had been dragged cornfield and her head had crushed with a stone. The body been parily covered up with stalks. Within a few minutes formed by residerts of the nei hood and a search was instituted for the murderer. bockett wa and finally was found late that night at a friend’s house about & miles from the sc2ne. He was taken into cus- tody by a Lexington physiciaun and h friend to whom hLc denied having murdered the girl. Later police an- nounced, the negro confessed to the murder adding that ““he didn’t know why he had killed the girl. Louisville, Ky.. TFeb. 9.—Repor Feceived here by telephone during the forernoon said mobs then were loot- inz pawnshops and hardware stores Lexington in an effort to obtain fArearms and hdd declared their inten- tion of cu & the negro by means. On the heels of mppeal from Governor Edwin P. row for 'troo to protect pna quiet the situation, Arrangements were made (Continued on Elev been had posses wer: any Mo ihe negro at Camp enth Page) id | the authori- | guard | the negro ; into a | bor- | uspected | the report came an | “LYNCH-MOB”’ TO WITH-HOLD OPINION Requests Democratic Cau- | cus to Take No Action On Universal Tiraining. Washington, Feb. 9.— President | Wilson opposes the plan to have the | democratic members of the hou thetr caucus tonight make an of universal military training. issue | The president’s views are set forth } in a letter to mitted in the Secretary Baker tran today to democratic hou Mr. Wilson would be “unfortunate to make a party issue on this subject, particu- Jarly since that within a few months leaders | | says and declare the principles upon which it decms it wise to commit itself in a national election.” Text of Letter. The president’s letter follows: “I am told that a causus of democratic members of the house has been called | legisiation and the suggestion been made that a 1csolution be adopt- ed committing the democratic bership of the house against the pol- icy of zenera]l military training. In the present circumstances it would seem to me unfortunate to make a issue upon this subject partic- that within a few months the will assemble in convention and declare the principles upon which it decms 1t will commit itsef in. a na- tional election. The present disturb- ed state of the world does not permit such sureness with regard to Ameri- obligations as to allow us lightly to decide upon this great question up- on purely military grounds when the condition which service in the w that in the national interest, quite apart from military consderations, the moderate and carefully conduct- ed course of military training may have the highest possible advantage. “In our discussion of the subject will recall I gave my approval in principle to the various very mod- came from military plainly you the general staff and 1 would be very glad to have you convey to appro- priate menibers of the house who will attend the caucus my strong feeling against action by the caucus which tend to an interpretation of an ary party determination to the con- sideration which this subject should receive from the)best thought of the ! mémbers of the house considering alike the national emergencies which | may confront us and the advantages of the disciplinary and other advan- ages which such a ystem plainly promises for the young men of the countr; {“FLU” CASES HERE TODAY TOTAL 1,042 Health Board Explains ber of Cases is Less Than Four Hundred. Over the week-end, ninety new cases of influenza were noted and re- that number were made to board of health, bringing the city’ total to 1,042. From the daily report of the board of health it seen that the number of “flu” pa- tients actnally under treatment at the present time is about 400, the other cases having recovered. health board's statement is: le mnany cases of influenza are reported at the office of the hoard of health each day, stll it is very gr these a gr total covers ports on the W being s are of mild form and that at many have recovered. number reported ix 1,042 which period from Januar. to ent date. rder to ascertain just what the ! condition w in the cityp the board communicated today with a number of physicians and received very fav- orable replies. One physician who reported many cases has new only three under his care. Another physi- cian who has probably reported the ‘most of any in this city, stated that a | two-thirds of hi ses have recovered. Another phy! ) cian said that 97 per cent. of cases reported by him had recovered. vom informa many of the phvsicians in town would scem safe to say that more than two-thirds of the cases reported by the doctors have already recovered. “The public is urged to observe the | precautions advocated the state department of health, { which the health department ways ready to give information little better than HUSB Hampton, imming, former legislature died toda Mrs. ming, his wife, ]vl.. shooting, wi \ business section —S. Gordo of the Vi t here Saturday, Mittie Jester Cum- is in jail charged with rich occurred in the of the city. aWomen Among Those PRESIDENT ASKS PARTY it | the party wil assemble in convention | the | to consider pending | has | mem- | demonstrated advantage to us of the | suggést | erate 'training projects suggested by | arbi- | Actual Num- | is | tifving to learn that most of | The | the n received from | it | concerning al- FOR LOWERING TAX Association Spokesman Would i Cut Down Police Force Makes Claim That Burden of Assess- ment Should Be Upon Industrics, Rather Than Real Estate—Meceting of Relief Board. In an effort to ascertain just how much cfiect the 21 mill tax rate had upon rents in the eity, particularly those owned by Si- mons and prominent members of the Taxpayers' association made v, the Herald met with nothing but rebufl: No tenants would state that vents had not gone up, although one of the un- derstandings at the time of the 21 mill discusslon a year ago was that lowered taxes would ketp down the ¢ s of rents. Neither would they say that rents had been reduced. t It is safe to assume that there | has been an increase in rents, | even though the association was able to keep down the tax rate, one of the Jargest ““costs of busi- | ness” for the property owner and landlord. The lowered rate, combined with an increased rent- al, is money in the pocket of the landiord. Louis Raphael, who is a tenant of Simons and also a landlord | owning property on Main strect, H refused to discuss increases in | Main street store rentals. One | Main street tenant was asked { how increases had come from his | landlord but he merely shook his head and replied: “The story is by far too long to tefl just now.” He .told of increases from one of the city’s most prominent landlords amounting to 175 per cent. within two years, but could | mnot substantiate the claims. An- { other prominent landlord, he | claims,. partitioned a store and i after taking a considerable por- tion from the tenant continued the rent at the same high figure. Adhering to his statement that a tax rate of 19 mills would comfort- ably carry the city in spite of the fact that the “pruning” committee of the finance and taxation board could see nathing I than 28 mills when they discussed the matter at u special se: { sion yesterday, Treasurer Isadore Si- { mons of the New Britain Taxpayers’ association, today showed another ard which his association proposes to | play in its fight for economy. He an- force must be cut least, and probably dropped.. he said. Prahibition, with the closing of saloons and greatly reduced ! number of arrests, is responsible for the proposition to reduce the number of policemen on the city's payroll, the association's spokesman explained. This motion of the Taxpayers' will un- Twelve men fifteerr could be attendant police cammissioners as the members filed, in their estimates to the finance and taxation board, their intention of appointing six new patrolmen next one additional motorcycle policeman. Due to the high tabor and materials, the common council’'s meas- ure relative to the establishment of a new fire hause in the northeastern section of the city will meet with op- position. The assoclation, according { to Simons, is not oppesed ta erecting a station in the Belvidere section of the city within a few years, but until the reconstruction period is fairly well passed, labpor will be toa high to even think of such a project, he claims. Hearing Asked. This afternoon the board of relief cost of will be asked to grant a hearing to | the executive committee of the New { Britain Taxpavers' association during the course of that hearing a request will be made for a reassess- 1 factory properties about Instead of the assessment, now standing, recommend $13,000,000. This assess- ment, Simons is not an mal one and will be more than 30 per cent. lower than the proportion- ate assessment of cach | real estate holder in the city. instead of paying anything from 10 to 20 per cent. on investment, the fac- tories will be forced to cut down, but still will be giving a reasonable re- turn, the association believes, and paving proportionately for the city’s expenses. Cites Specific Case. Simons cited the case of the Brady Electric company. assessed for $10.- 000 last vear and $20.000 this vear, an increase of 100 per cent why Landers, Frary and Clark. di- rectly opposite was not increased 100 per cent. instead of about 5. Regarding the 28 mill tax rate and its effect upon rentals should it be adopted, the tuxpayer replied that he was so certain it would be crushed at a city meeting that he would waste time enough to explain what its { effect would be. He said, however, that rants could not possibly go high- er than they stood at present without | forcing tenants to ‘the street. it it was not promised that, event of the 21 mill rate } cepted in lic the would not be increased. it was. He cxplained the; will in the als mons said property (Conatinued on Elev. ' TAKES CRACK AT FACTORIES nounced that the New Britain police | doubtedly be fought by the board of | vear and adding to the department by | and | $6,000,000 } aboor- | individual | Then, | He asked | not | Asked | SINONS’ NEW PLAN | KOREANS INREVOLT;| TREATY OF VERSAILLES UP AGAIN ~ JAPANESE RETREAT FOR OPEN CONSIDERATION; SENATOR LODGE’S MOTION CARRIED BY 63- FARMERS REFUSE TO TAKEUnanimous Conse Excavating Korea Alter Deleal by Revolutionists | 300 KILLED IN ATTACK Bolsheviki Furnished Arms for Ko- | reans—Active Rebellion and “the Begimming of a Tremendous AfTail is Feared in Consequence. Washington, 9.—Offic patches today Febh. received here aid o | { force of 2,000 Koreans armed princi- pally with equipment furnished by i the Bolsheviki crossed inta northern Korea from Kirin, Manchuria, and at- ! tacked a Japanese post of T00 men at night, killed 300 of them the remainder. According to thesc dispatches, the attack was the initiation of an active rebellion in Korea. It was described | he beginning or a tremendous af- | fair." Several other clashes have occurred ;benwen the insurgents, greatly rein- | { forced by recruits from the natives of | the district and troops foraging near { Jupanese frontier posts, the dispatch- {es id. In nearly every case the i Japanese were outnumbered heavily and were forced to withdraw after suffering heavy losses. According to official information, Bolsheviki authorities are in close touch with the Korean leaders and | are making every effort to provide thei troops = with adequate equip- ment. i Reports received here recently said | ! the entire lengih of the branch of the ! Siberian railroad running from a and routed ern Manchuria had come under Bol- | shevik influence and that a move- ment was on fgot to organize the local }Rolshe\'i]; organizations with the numerous bands of Chinese brizands to invade Kore; It was calculated that vading force would find forcements from the people o ern Korea who have been in of revolt against the Japanese. such an in- large rein- north- state London, Feb —Northern Korea bas been e ated by p it is claimed in a wireless from cow today, quoting an Omslk The population rose to aid Korean forces from Chinesc territory, it is de- clared The Omsk mes Bolshevik wireless 6 that the bands of Koreans raised in Chinese territory crossed the border { and attacked the Japanese. Masses of the population are joining the insur- Zents, it added. the Japanese are retreating and evacuating northern Korea, Several reports of renewed anti- Japanese movements in Korea hav been received ntly. On January 9 a Bolsheviki wireless communica- tion fram Moscow carried the report of an outbreak of which no details were given but on January 12 a cable- ram from Shanghai to the Korean national ¢ embly in Hawaii claimed the crossing of a Korean national army from Siberia into Korea with the capture of Enchin from the Jap- anese forces, Korea has been in a disturbed ate | nce last spring when the movement for independence from Japan flamed into open revolt in many of the popu- lous centers. The Japanese put down the rising but the agitation has per- sisted in Korea and among Koreans in Siberia. The activity of these Si- berian Koreans was one of the rea- sons given by a Japanese official re- cently against the immédiate with- drawal of Japanese troops from Si- ber Last September an attempt was made to assassinate. Admiral Baron Saito when he came to take his | post as the new Japanese governor of Korea and other evidences of pro- naunced Koarean unrest have made their appearance from time to time since. | W. H. Perry, Financier, airtield, Conn., Feb H. Pe president of the Trust Co. since its incorpora in Baltimore, Md.. vesterday 9. —Winthrop authport. n, dicd accord- | Viadivostok westerly through north- | { cently Dies At Fairfield Tcday | ing to word received hero today. | had been ill for several months Mr. Perry was graduater from Yalc in 1876 and from the law scheol 1882. He s admitted to the bar but went into finance instead of the law. | His brother is John H. Perry Southport. [ He REMOVED TO HARTFORD. Leon Dailey, who has been kept at the local courthouse since last S: { urday. was removed to the Hartford county jail today to await trial on the | charge of intent to abandon his infant child. The case is to be heard Saturday morning at the local court. vet no one furnished bonds v or his wife. WEATHER. Hartiord, jor New B ¥ tonight warmer. ¥ 9.— tain and and vicinity Tuesday in | of | ! short time. £ | act other next | E Yl FEDERATION’S Will Not Stand By A. F. of Swing Election in Coming Campaign—Their Differ in Many Respects. "T.CATHESON SPEAKS | FOR NATIONAL BODY - URGED TO COMBINE Industrial Members Should Be Allowed Personal Right in Voting REPRESENTS 700,000 MEN , Diametrically - Opposed on Many Questions, He States, Labor Wants | Shorter Hours, While Farmers Wish to Increase Production. Washington, Feb. 9.—Farmers' or- ganization had decided not to sup- Federation of Labor in its non-parti- san campaign to elect this vear only friends of the trades union move- ment, according to T. C. Atkeson, rep- resentative of the Natianal Grange, which ha 0,000 members. Mr. Atkeson said today that his or- ganization had decided ont to sup- port organized labor's political activi- ties and pointed out that representa- tives af the grange, national farmers union, international farm congress, American farm bureau federation, farmer’s national congress, tional milk producers’ federation re- met here and formulated a platiorm of principles but decided that individual members should be a lawed to exercise their right of per- sonal preference in voting. * The program has been sent to every member of congress, Mr. Atkeson said and it may be expected that farmers will observe the attitude of legislator: on bills affecting their interes Not Identical. “We decided,” Mr. Atkeson that the interests of the farmers and of organized labor were not identical; in fact were diametrically opposed on some questions. The union man wants | shorter hours and higher pay, which means higher prices to the consumers. A similar attitude on the part of the farmers would mean curtailment of production of food until the people were so hung they would pay ex arbitant prices rather than starve. Tn- stead, it is our policy to encourage as much work as pc¢ ble to stimulate production, so that normal conditions may be restared.” Mr. Atkeson said the opposing in- terests of farmers and organized labor had illustration at the time congress fixed a price for wheat, the govern- ment suggesting a low price. LANDERS TO HAVE SERVICE STATIONS Local Corporation Will Have Three Repair Depots in Every Large City in Country—Three in Cal. A copy of the incorporation certifi- cate of the “Universal Service Sta- tious, Inc..”” has been received at the office of the city clerk. The purpose of the corporation is to deal in elec trical appliances, buy and sell all ar ticles of commerce, to handle real tate, buy and sell formulaes, patents. stocks, personal praperties. (o do con- | conduct ware- or factories and in wor to stores. tracting Jouses, general to er of Connecticut < $5.000, per share and A. G. Kimball, tion laws of the stat The capital stock into 200 shares at § the incorporators a 61 xington street, ¥. J chte rrison street, F. A 4 reet, Edward F. Hall, 2 Parkman street. The stations are to be branches of Landers factory and it is proposed to open three of them in California in a Branches will be opened in all the principal cities of the coun- try for the purpose of repairing pro- ducts of the local concérn and trans- business in the interests of the factory. Sea GARAGES RAIDED. Dublin, Feb. —1It became known today that during the week-end one of the government's & was raided at night and seven motor tor e and a 'se quantity cessories stolen. How the raid complished remains a mystery. was ac EXPORTS STAR!Y 9 (By cports from R unday. They ini y .the arrival here of carloads of flaX, outward bound. RUSSTAN Reval, l3s socinted wi two re and na- | said, | in any business not | prohibited under the general corpora- divided | 831 PART IN F.GHT L. in Its Determination to Aims “LOVERS OF FREEDON " A. F. of L. Issues Official Declara- . tion of Policy in Politics C“WILL APPLY ALL MEANS” ! Labor Organization Starts Warfare in Appointing Non-Partisan Commit- tee Which will Unionist Movement. Conduct Trade ‘Washington, Feb, 9.—Organized la- bor’s pronounciation of its entry into politics a call to “all lovers of free- dom to marshal their forces in de- fense of their rights and ideals,” and to all trade wunionists and their friends to unite in defeating those seeking office who are hostile or in- different to the rights of labor, today was, being sent broadcast over the country. The declaration issued officially by the American Federation of Labor after reciting what it termed vain ef- forts to secure remedial and econ- structive legislation for the interest and welfare of the toilers denounced congress for its “failure to do its duty and its repression of labor.” Scorned By Congress. “Scorned by congress. ridiculed and misrepresented by many mem- bers of both houses,’ 'the announce- ment said, ‘“the American labor . movement finds it necessary to vigor- ously apply its long and well estab- i ished non-partisan political policy. The American Federation of Labor announces its determination to apply every legitimate means and all of the power at its command to accom- plish the defeat of labor's enemies | they be candidates for president, for congress, for state legislatures or any other offices.” The appointment of a national non- partisan political will conduct the trade unionist movs ment was announced and the cam- paign will be started immediately. The work will begin in the primar- ies and be carried through to the gen- eral elections. Each aspirant for of- fice, the announcement said, will have his record “analyzed” garded as favorable to labor will be supported regardless of party affilia- tions whie those antagonistic to the labor movement will be opposed. The labor organization’s declaration was adopted at the conference of trade union.representatives here in December. The conference Was au- thorized at the convention of the American Federation of Labor. RAILROAD MEN TO STRIKE $00,000 Employes Will Probably Lay Down Working Implements on Feb. 17. at Detorit. Mich. Detroit, Mich.. { 800,000 Feb. 9.—A strike of members of the brotherhood of maintenance of way employes and shop s called for 2y, February at a meeting of 4l chairman of the brother- hood here today. Decision to order a work was onnounced by { dent Allan Barker, Washington ation of rand Presi- following advices that the negotia- | tions with the railroad administration for wages increase offered no hope of { a favor: settlement. “I am to call a strike,” Mr. Barker said, “‘but there is nothing else we can do. Our hands have been forced. I am tired of the treatment we have received from government of- ficials.” i Alleged Framer of Hold-up Held Under $5,000 Bonds Hartford, Feb. 9.—Joseph Serun of Waterbury, wa. held in $5,000 | bonds for superior court by Judge ‘[‘r(-(‘rim\ in police court today on a 1(‘!1\ rge of having arranged the holdup | of George Beer a week ago in this 1 city. Herry Adams, Henry Peleconis :'lml Donato Ferino, the men who are j#ccused of actually taki Dice away from him, are in county jail awaiting trial for the fense, and it was the tement Adams, made in the presence of runis today, that was ¢ by the po | lice to get him into the higher court. money who aspire for public offices whether | committee which | and these re- ! | Prevented by Irrecg cilables’ Oppositi Parliamentary ‘Ser: Develops as Ru | Are Lifted { VICE PRESIDENT WINS OVER PRO | Marshall Decides Motion i Reconsideration B ) Back With it Cloture, | posed Before : Noven ! ————— Washington, Feb. .—Con: of the Treaty of Versaill, sumed in the open sen republican and democratic Joining forces to bring it debate. The decision w ! debate, the senate adopting whelmingly a motion by S Lodge, the republican leader, consider the vote by which the was laid aside last November. Unanimous consent for the eration had been refused by Norris, republican, of Nebrasgki of the irreconcilables opposing fication, and on the roll cail reconcilable group lined up negative. The vote on Senator Lodge's to suspend the rules so the again could he considered was § Those ‘voting against it—all cans—were: Borah, Idah gee, Connecticut: [Francis,. Ma | Gronna, North Dakota; Knox, ! svlvania; McCormick and Sh | Ilinois; Norris, Nebraska, and | dexter, Washington. As soon as the rules had be pended a parliamentary scrap oped, Senator Norris making of order against Senator Lodg tion to reconsider the vote by ratification failed in Novembe; objection was overruled by| President Marshall, whose was uphgld by the senate by of 62 to 10. On this roll call the irrecon | agdin voted' in the nesative strength being augmented by | of Senator Sutherland, repuybll West Virginia. The senate, by ‘adopted Senator reconsideration 2nd, with the formally before the senate President Marshall ruled thad brought back with it the cle posed before the November vo To get rid of the cloture tion, Senator Lodge moved to mit the treaty to the foreign committee, but incorporated tions that it be reported ba the republican reservations last session. After half an ho cussion the motion was cari viva voce vote. | BRITISH STEAMER bay reached acclamatio Lodge's m Persian Prince Has Been Pluj Weavy Seas for Number of tescues Several From Mo New York, Feb. —The steamer Persian Prince, from Liverpoal. ar | with six membe new three-master rescued January ing crafl in mid-oc abandoned. It wa { maiden trip. The Persian Prince had b ging into head winds and ten seas during the warst of th which swept her when she o the Monchy flving signals off The little schooner, which only 109 tons, was on the St. John's N. F., to Gibralf fish when she sprang a leak rific buffeting she received became water-logged. Her ! given up hope, when the Prince hove into sight. A liteboat was smashed d rescue of Monchy's lives were s of the-cre schoober 8 from fh an where New York, Feb. $.—a life} taining 19 men from the bark Fiore has been picked steamer Mariners Harbor, goss tons and built in 189