New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1920, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press. - INEW | / / Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business. 3 ES‘TABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. PRESENTR. R. WAGES PRES. WILSON INSISTED ON WOULD CONTINUE IN| SENDING AMERICAN TROOPS FORCE UNTIL SEPT. 1 Xailroad Reorganization Bill, Presented Today, Also Provides for Stabilizing Rates for Same Period L2 PROVIDES COMPULSORY HEARING ON DISPUTES | But No Provision is Made for Enforc- Final Decisions—Also Would ing A yave Government Guarantce Roads Against Deficit for First Six Months After Returh —Little Opposition Expccted. to Private Control Washington, Feb. 18.—Wages es- ablished by the railraad administ on during the war would continue in effect until September 1 under the railroad reorganization bill. the con- ference report on which was present- ed today in the house and senate. Under the wage provision, the re- drafting of which created more sur- prise in congress than any other change made in compromising the Esch bill of the house and the Cum- r¥os bill of the senate, pay of railroad workers would be stabilized at the present levels for six months after the rail praperties are returned to private nd operation. The bill as re- also secks to stabiliz rates for the same time, providing that prior to September 1 may be reduced unless approval of the interstate commerce commission 's obtained. Expect Little Opposition. The restriction on wage increase was looked upon with- especial inter- est by members of congress, railroad officials and union leaders in view of the recent demands of the more than 2,000,000 railroad workers for an ad- vance-in pay. Despite the expected @PDPosition to the new wage. section, ported in viki Marxian Hillquit, s today at the tri no rates ! INTO SIBERIA; SOCIALIST LECTURE BY MORRIS HILLQUIT| Explains Three Kinds At Trial of Five Suspended N. Y. Assemblymen. Feb. 18.—Socialists | ates are not Bolshe- democrats of the school, declared Morris t leader, testifying 1l before the assembly judiciary committee of the five sus- pended socialist assemblymen charged | with disloyalty. In connection with the charge that | American socialists sought, by revo- lution, to impose the .soviet system upon the United States, Mr. Hillquit asserted that to say the soviet system ; would be appropriate in this country, ! so much more highly developed than Russta, would be “infantile.” Differentiating between the Soviet, “institution of government” the Bol-, vik party, “a party as the name implies,” and the Third (Moscow) In- ternational, the present time very much an idea,” Mr. Hillquit declared American socialists had expressed sympathy with Soviet Russia because “a great social experiment, neither perfect nor complete,” was being worked out there. They favored the Bolshevist party | because its members were directing ' this experiment, he said, but it was not for American socialists of a di ferent rhool to pass judgment upon the Bolshevist philosophy. As for the Moscow International, which, the prosecution claims, calls for a program of civil war and vio- lence throughout the world, and to Alban, the United but social soc . which the socialist party of America has pledged support, Mr. Hillquit ex- plained that the International was “still up in the air,”” with its program subject to modification, and that so- républican leadeirs of hoth houses ex Phessed belief that the conference re- ! port would be adopted and the bill sent to the prestdent ' with -litile change. Outstanding Features. | ing The outstanding points of thie mes ure as finally agreed upon are: Compulsory submission of labor isputes to a permanent federal board | fippointed by the president and com- posed of nine members equally divid- ed between the emplayes, employers and the public. No provision is made for enforeing the board's decision. Adjustment of rates by the inter- ftate commerce commission so as to jield to carriers a return of 51-2 per nt. on the & value of their operty with another half of one per nt. for improvements. Distribution of half of the net rail- way operating income in excess of 6 per cont. of the property value, equal- Iy between the carriers’ reserve fund mnd the federal railroad contingent fund which will_be administered by the commission for the assistance of Yweaker roads. overnment guarantee to railrcads ciallsts hoped to build out of its be- ginnings an International to replace the second, which failed them. While the socialist party of America | has decided to be a party to rebuild- of the Third International, the said. this 'stand is not a aration in favor of Bolshevism or the Moscow proclamation. In connection with the war pro-| gram of the socialist party which he | helped to draw up, Mr. Hillquit tes tified he had bought no Liberty Bonds, as he would not voluntaril support war. He denied, howe \er{ that he had ever advised others not. to purchase bonds. He added that| while opposing declaration of war and | seeking its speedy termination, American socialists had not tried il- | Jegally to obstruct it. MUSICIANS ASK BOOST a witn dec Members - of Boston Symphony Or- chestra Scek Increases Which Will | against a “months after back Permissive consolidation of rail- roads in accordance with a general consolidation plan to be prepared by the interstate commerce commission. Appropriation of $300.000,000 ta be used as revolving funds from which to Make loans to carriers and pay claimy growing out of federal control. TUn- expended funds now in the railroad ‘administration’s hands are so re- appropriated for that purpose and an appropriation of $30,000 for the fed- eral labor board is provided. Would Prevent Strikes. As finally agreed upon, the labor ¥e.ction provides that “it shall he the duty of all carriers and their office employes’ and agents to exert every reasanable effort and adopt eve available means to avoid any inter ruption to the operation of any carrie deficit during the first six the roads are turned (Continued on Eleventh Iage.) Amount to About $100.000 Feb. vmphony joint request of the ra have for increased and hav tuken steps toward the musicians’ union. -The request, involving an annual of approximately $100,000 | refused. Frederick Boston, Boston made wage joining wage advance has by Juds | man of orchestra tion of n | P. Cabot, chair- | the board of trustees of the | said today that the ques- | union membership was not an issue between players and man- agen t, although recognition of =« union had been refused because union 1 ders said they would claim the ght to say who should play with the orchestra and under what condi- tions. The request submitted in for more wages was letter and was based on the plea that the players' present compensation is inadeguate because of increased living costs. CHICAGO GUNMAN, FACING DEATH ON GALLOWS, SWEARS HE CONFESSED TO CRIMES TO SHIELD REAL MURDERERS 50, Feb. 18.—The sta board today had before it submitted in Jack 21 year olad sentenced nged Friday for ¥iceman. Final Lieutenant Governor Oglesby. O'Brien was a victim of Chicago gangsters’ law, the afidavits set forth: suffered arrest, imprisonment and sentence for a crime he id not com- mit to shield his leades brother-in- Jaw, the actual murderer. Promises of virtwal immunity, a light sentence and a quick pardon sealed his lips un- til the approaching day of his exec tion found his sponsor, Maurice (Mos®) Enright, labor leader and gun- man, also shot to death. It was to save Enright’s brother-in- > pardon aflidavits O’Brien, to behalf o youth be the wmurder of a action rested with law, “Sonny” Dunn, that O Brien went through the trial and conviction, cven admitting he fived the fatal shots, id the affidavits. A stoicism _so marked that newspapers commented upon it, was bolstered up by the faith in his leader’s alleged “stand in” with first the jury, the judge and finally the governar, none of which material- ized when the crucial moment came. “Big Tim” Murphy. formerly tary to a congressman, later member of the Illinois general assembly and more ntly business agent of the gas work s’ inion, charged with planning the murder of Knright was ponsible far the new mate i vich shows (’Brien was made the t for “Sonny” Dunn, said the affi- davits. \With Murphy, three other men in juil indicted for the Enright rec res are - (¢ MARCH SAYS Chief Executive Would Not! Heed Advice of General Bliss On Supreme War Council. AMENDMENT TO DEFINE DISABILITY | day Washington, Feb. 18.—American tropps were sent into Russia and Si- beria by President. Wilson against the advice of Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, while the general was a member of the Al- lied supreme war council, Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff, testified toda before a house committee investigat- ing medal awards. “1 don't suppose, however, that the president would disregard a strictly military proposal from General Bliss,” General March added. Would Regulato Promotions. Promotion of officers by lection | wass urged by the chief of staff, who said the system of promotion by sen- | iority usually placed ineflicient officer in high positionss Asked concerning the award Major General Biddle of the D. S. Medal, General March said it was “in recognition of his tact and ability n handling American troops in Eng- land,” and not for his services as acting chief of staff. “He was called General Piddle in England,” remarked Representative Bland, republican, Inuiana Has Disability Amendment. Representative Fess of Ohio, chair- man of the republican _ congressional committee announced today he was preparing to introduc a resolution creating a constitutional amendment | which would provide that the disabil- ity of a president to administer his office would be determined by the su- preme court and declared by a con- current resolution of congre: Under the amendment the vice | president would assume the' duties of | president in the event he was declar- | ed disabled. In the event congres: would not be in session when the d ability occurred the ’ vice' president would be authorized to call a special ! to ! session. Mr. Fess said his measure would not | { be designed to cause the present re moval of Preident Wilson; that it merely had been suzgested by the sit- uation resulting from the president’s illness, FLIM-FLAMMER SENTENCED New York Crook Arrested in Water- bury, Must Scrve One to ‘Threc Years in Prison. Waterbury, Feb. 18.—Marianno Pi- warski of New York, confessed ‘“‘flim- flammer,” was sentenced today. in the superior court by Judge Haines to states prison, to serve from one to three vears on the charge of obtainins money under false pretenses. He h: already served time at Wetherstield and in Sing Sing, having been con- victed on similar charge: He bun- coed Frank Matou of Thomaston out of $1,230 in a “confidence game.” He obtained the $1.230 from the Thomastan man in exchange for a va- lise supposed to contain .000. which as a matter of fact contained nothing but old newspapers. LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL Judge Rules That Milk i Waterbury State | upc Cannot Compel Dealers to | Take Out Licenses by Statute, Walter | >t court passed | ture, have b, 18.—Judge D. Makepeace in the distr here today ruled that the law by the last sion of the legi requiring milk dealers to censes, is uncy titutignal. Porter, a local milk dealer, court for not taking out a license. law required bonds of an amount be fixed in ever by the dairy commissianer. If the milk men faile to pay—dairymen or produce could be brought on the bond, accord- ing to the provisions of the act. At- torney C. G. Root, attacking the va- lidity of the act, claimed that the law would make a collection agency out of the attorney gefe office. The state will appeal the case o the supremc court. Waterbury, 10 case 1it e ALLIED IEPLY RECEIVED. Made Public However, Will Not Be for Scveral Days, 18 ¢ count el reply of il at London on’'s note on was received to nt from Amb :oded as fasi Washingato: the allicd supr to President W Adriatic situation at the state departm sador Davis and was d¢ as it came in. It was announced ofticially that reply would not he made publie this time and it was indicated that not even a summary of it would be given aut. Publication of the reply had been left by the council to President Wilson according to London dis- patches but the council expected to give the prese a summary of its con- tents. the | oftic | follawed and the numbe | ace ! chamber the c i cabinet and the offi {at ! sion DESCHANEL ASSUMES?EEJECTION OF ALL BIDS ON |NWADOO REFUSES FRENCH PRESIDENCY | FORMER GERMAN LINERS NOW. | HAVE HIS NAME Inauguration Exercises Take Place in Sister Republic Today | CABINET OFFERS T0. QUIT And According to Custom, the New That Member Official Requests Retain Positions—Poincare For Reparations Board. Feb. 18.—Paul Deschanel to- became tenth president of the Irench republic, succeeding Poincare, who laid aside the robes of after one or the most periods in the history of the countr he formal transfer from the old to the new regime occurr of the Iy this afternoon. Is Formal Ceremony. The inauguration of e president is a formal ceremony rangements for which are made in advance of the cvent. P having historic approval are c permitied to transfer authority 1is presidents of the Sen- chamber, committee Paris, French ar iong closely witness the’ limited to the ate and the from euch house cabinet Among the ear of arrivals at the p in preparation for the ceremonies were President aaul Peret of the of deputies d his col- leagues from the lower house who were closely followed by l.on Bour- gois, president of the senate, and. of tic of that delegated to tend the inau on. Inauguration at the Palace. In carrying out other preliminary details of the ram Premier Mil- lerand, shortly ore the hour set for the ceremony, drove (o the Pala Bourbon wh s president of the M. Deschanel h ed his residc nd called for president-c Entering a s carriage and escorted by a regiment of curissaeur and preceded by @ bearer, they drove ta the palace where emony was to take plac While the crowds massed route on both banks of the Secine were cheering M. Deschanel he passed with escort, the members of the Is of the senate aund M. s at- the assembled ace to and the chamber Poincare in the | new presiden Am the arrival Jlysee the tools ple night the automatica to his of the nel and the \irs Played. of M. Des formal transfer ilthough at of a ed T formality President ware reets the the the il. th sutive n hanel of With at the power night ity had M. Poincare the conclusion President Desct Poincare, with their driven through the to the City hall ‘W received by the unicipal i department ¢ sident uthor- from oOn 1t reins escort crowded s they v of ct of and coun president the perf of the etings were president and the and a forme which Paris resented. 1t was this function £ a American air For Rep extended 1o retiring exe tion followed as liberally that the number band of ions Committea. Raymond Poincare. who today tires from the presidency of French republic, may Jonnart president c delegation on the reparations c Newspapers, however, the opinion that Paul Dut tary of the peace conference appointed to ofti from M, Jannart ha ned. mmis- expre asta, se w Wy ba this e whic s resi Cabinet Is Millerand today offe schanel the v as is custon a new president to accept the the premi Retained. Prenier President-elect [ nation of the cabinet n the accession of Deschanel refused nation ar remain in o M res to ked skec AFTER MEXICAN BANDITS Federal Troops In Parsuit of Rebels Who Are Holdi A\merican Citizen For $25.000 R New York., T ernm tr ba who Welsh Adams, uperintendent has but ecs Mexico ved to Metal Co., L from its telegram assured e, where t no ha niot 5> outlaws Za offices others Ada wou 00 wa captur 1d be her b * | WEATRER. 18.—T7% and Vicinity: tonigh Thur=d Hartiord, teh. ccast for New Britain Cloudy aud colder erate cold wave | and continued cold. | * critical | d at the palace | ecedents | and members of the | s maintain- | flag | long the | mid- | in | rep- | h l ADVISED, NEW Chairman Payne of Ship- ping Board Would Have Them Sold to American Firms. | | | | 'FOR USE ONLY UNDER STARS AND STRIPES Raymond | Washington, Feb. 18.—Rejéction of bids received for the 30 former 1 passenger ships offered for the shipping board was rec ommended to the senate commerce committee today by Chairman Payne of the board, who asked authority to renew negotiations for sale of the v sels for operation under the American flag. Recommendations Presented. The board's recommendation was contained in the following resolution | submitted 1o the comsmittee: ‘Resolved, that with the report sub- mitting the bids to the senate and housd committees the board states | that it propcses to take the following action: The board believes that in view of { the uncertainty as to whether the sales of the ex-German ships would actually be made, the bids received are mu than can be obtained by fur Re the the those held | and | that the checks of the | turned. “Resolved further, that the sales di- be and it hereby instructed btiate further for the sale of ex-German passenger ships ius heretofore announced in the original advertisement: That i Only Under American Flag. —That they be sold to American firms, corporaiions or persons for use under the American flag. “b—And offered with reference to the routes or services established by the board and that each negotiation | when the highest price possible is i hed be reported to the board for | its action.” 188 Ships Are Sold. The resolution was embodied in prepared statement which l\[r Pay read to the committee. iiat tho noexal imAl soiaies ships in accord with its policy to dispose of i the fleet to American citizens for operation under the American flag and that 18 former German cargo vessels werc included in this number. The price received was $93,545,947. man Payne said if the con- gress desired to change this policy to public ownership ships the pas- senger liners should not be sold and should direct the board to spend the $75,000.000 estimated as sary to convert them from troop nger v should be the ships, vernment or received on 20th of January in response to advertisement for sealed bids and received at the public auction the 16th and 17th inst. be he same are hereby rejected and bidders be re- | vision is to n the said on th2 te re a of congre ne to'1 Ay understood,” he said, whether owned by the by private capital, st in eitier ca e operated by the companies which are bid- the shi The government anization for di- tains Vessels. continues to be ist pay the operators a commission upon re- profit T must shipping for adequate o ration of s It Govt. It “If the nmen | the owner, a fixed fee 1na or bear all the he man accord with the congress under whic taken over a naval hoard had ap- praised the craft and that the prices which the board could sell now substantially in excess of the lue said 7 now and that these conc the value of lessencd sed to them ha no rect or Zove it and take I whatever if no profit remains losses.™ went on to say that joint resolution of ch the ships were | were appraised v ssenger ships building prices tions might the ships be h. but ange and recondition the fit for chairmah 2 months passer will to put conviction is able tinued the from six to them into Our o - e of reco sell them Possibility of Sale. to the possibility ultimately | z sold to terest Chairman Payne nittee the ships could not ransferred from the American without permission from board =old to in Tt of for- told ioned the lines no ner: the -eantile wred 100 that annot oy i ing | ning in all of the churches and ashes| | Friday nights. i | Lithuanian be | for | inves- | 1 PLAN OF SALE CATHOLIC CHURCHES’ LENTEN SCHEDULES Wednesday And Friday Eve- ning Services And Morn- ing Masses to Be Held. The Lenten season opened today— | Ash Wednesday—in the Catholic} churches of the city with the distri- bution of blessed ashes at the mor masses. The priests explamed‘ the purpose of the ashes—to remind | man of his humble beginning and his destined end. Opening of the paroch- ial schools was delayed to allow the children to attend 8 o’clock mass. milar services will be held this eve- | will be distributed. | At St. Joseph’s church this eve- ning the rosary, a sermon and bene- ! diction will precede the distribution | of ashes. Stations of the Cross and benediction will be sung Friday eve- ning. A two weeks mission under the auspices of the La Sallette priests | of Hartford will open Sunday and| special services will be held during! those weeks. Rev. John T. Winters, pastor of St. Mary's church, has announced his| schedule for Lent. Morning mass| will be celebrated at 7 o'clack. On | Wednesday and Friday evenings reg. ular services will be conducted Priests from the La Sallette Mission will talk on Wednesday evenings and | on Friday nights the Stations of the| Cross will be read. Sunday afternoon services will be | helda at 3 o'clock in St Peter's| church, Rev. Charles Coppens has an- | nounced.’ Morning mass will be cele- | brated at 8 o'clock and evening serv- | ices will be held on Wednesday a.nd; Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pastor of! St. Andrew's Lithuanian church, will | hold Wednesday and Friday evening | services. Benediction will be sung on | Wednesday nights and the Stations. of the Cross on Fridays. Morning mass | will be celebrated at 7 o'clock. Other Catholic congregations of the | city will observe a similar schedule. | DEATH PREVENTED WEDDING Investigation of Greenwich Burglar, Killed in Pisto] Duel, Shows He Was 1 i About To Be Married. | { Greenwich, Feb, 18.—Evidence ob- tained by Coroner John J. Phelan to- | day at the inquest over the bodies Ofl John Moccia and Anthony Forlenzo, burglars who were killed in a pistol duel in the Morris residence at Sound Beach on Sunday, confirmed the be- lief of the police that these men had been responsible for numerous bur- glaries in town. The accumulation of articles stolen from different places found in'a room occupied by the men in Hazel street, Stamford, was brought here and claimants began to pick out their belongings. Forlenzo took out a marriage li- | cense at Stamford, February 9 and his bride was to have been Marie Co- pallo. The coroner went to the hospital and took a statement of Addison Ba- con who was shot. His story of the fight with the burglars was the same as that related by State Officer Alden L. McMurtry. Both the burglars lived and were employed in Stamford. It was first thought they were transients. i { | { Lithuanians Subscribe To Over $20,000 In Bonds $20.000 worth of bonds have already been suscribed in New Britain according to the committee in charge of the drive for the financing of Lithuania which | rted about a week ago. Lithu ians active in the campa expre the opinion that approximately $30,- 000 worth of bonds will he sold in this city. The bhonds are in denom- ination of from 350 up. Several local interested in the free- dom of their native land, have sub- scribed heavily to the isst 1t is expected that over half a million dol- lars will be raised in Connecticut alone. Over Lithuanian for a DISCOVER MURDER Rochester Men Find Mutilated Corpse Burning in Barrei Behind | Meat Market. Rochest the meat up CINUIY (Feb: market of lay two men s shed behind the they discovered ining the body evidently h ough t ne before consumed. or has shooting shop. 1 burning in a back con ing wrrel an who ust been m red fla ne ie- clothing The victim tified were been not yet { received. | them | every | the utmost ONPRIMARY BALL Former Secretary of Treas Says He Is Not Seekmg Democratic Nomination For President CONVENTION DELEGATES SHOULD BE OPEN M ‘Wants Those Attending National vention to Go TUninstruct Not Want to Appear As Candidate—It Is Man’s to A If It Comes to Him Unsolicite Declares. New York, Feb. 18.—William MdAdoo announced today th would not permit his name 4 used on presidential primary b in the various states and that hi vocated the sending of wnins delegates to the democratic naf conventiof! The former secreta the Treasury said he believ highest constructive leadership) best be obtained if ihe nations terest “is not submerged in a cg of individual candidacies.” “Personally,” Mr. McAdoo tinued, *“1 would be delighted next national convention migh tually be a great democratic ence where the utmost freedo action should prevail and whe: motive of high service alome control.” The obligations of citizenship democracy are supreme, he said therefore, he should “regard imperative duty of any man cept a nomination if it should } to him unsolicited.” “I am not seeking the nomin the letter read, “and am relucts do anything that would create tH pearance of a candidacy.” < Mr, McAdoo's views were expi in a letter sent to Miller S. mayor of Milledgeville, Ga., 1 sponse to a telegram saying thd zens of his boyhood home had his name on the presidential pi ence ticket. Appreciates Honor. The letter follows: “Your telegram informing mg ) the citizens of Milledgeville ha tered my name in the demo primary of the State of Geors président of the United States 1 am deeply moved b manifestation of the confideng my friends who live in the eff my boyhood and in the state @ nativity. It is indeed an he be considered by them worthy of high estimation. T feel, howe | I should candidly state my pe T am not seeking the nominatio am reluctant to do anything would create the appearance of didacy. I cannot help feeling] this is peculiarly a time wh should fight for principles ang for individuals. “The momentous years thi which we have just gone have b to the fore great human pre { which go to the very roots of} social and economic life and insi ly demand settlement. ‘The d of the human race will be profg affected by the things we do the wisdom we show during t four years. Patriotism and con | tive leadership of the highest are necessary and I am cony that we are most likely to the supreme considerati the national interest is not subm in a contest of individual candi for the presidential office. The I should like to see the next cratic' national convention com of untrammelled men and bound to no particular candidat] allowed to express their prefy frdely through the abolition of unit rule. Uninstructed Delegates. ““While I realize that under mary laws instructed delegates some states are mandatory, he less 1 think it highly. desirabig eifort should be made td uninstructed delegates from state wherc possible. Person: should be delighted if the mn tional convention might actus a greal democratic conference freedom of action prevail and where the motive o service alone should control. If in such a convention a pla is adopted and a candidate is ed tive already ov laimin th efers nptuous ovember Name Cut Ou views you can denc His ood frien cannot imary nest