New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1920, Page 1

News of the \?rfi By Associated Press. R S S—— NEW BRI ‘ e i Herald “Ads” Mean /X : ‘Better Business. & — ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW SALE OF 30 SHIPS District Court Issues Temporary | - Decree Against Shipping Board BIDS RECEIVED ALL LOW NJUNCTION STOPS | WHEN IS PRESIDENT NOT THE PRESIDENT Representative Madden of Illinois Has | Bill Which would Settle This Question. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—Another bill l to deal with a situation arising from | the inability of a president to perform his duties was introduced today in the house. Representative Madden, re- publican, Illinois, offered a measure empowering the cabinet to determine } whether a president is disabled. Commissioner Stevens Says Value Far | Exceeds That Offered—Chairman Payne to Appeal from Injunction ' physical | the country to perform his. duties the Writ—Hearst Wins First Clash, Washington, Feb. 19.—A temporary | injunction to prevent the sale of the 30 former German passenger line recently offered by the Shipping board, was granted today by Asso- ciate Justice Bailey, of the district ssupreme court. Justice ‘Bailey said careful examination s, that after a | of the statutes he was of the opinion they did not: show an intention on the part of con- gress to place in the president or the | Shipping board the power to sell the ships. > Application for the injunction was made last Saturday by William R. Hearst and hearings on it were held last Monday while the ships were be- ing. offered at public auction. The board announced yesterday it had de- | cided to reject all of the bids received. | At the same time it asked congress | for authority to offer the ships d‘,dnu At public auction. i Will Appeal at Once. | Chairman Payne, of the Shipping| board, announced that an appeal | from the temporary injunction would be filed immediately. Meantime, he said, it was cxpected that Mr. Hearst would be required to furnish bond to protect the board against loss by reason of the ships lying idle. Justice Bailey’s decision sustained contentions of counsel for Mr. Hearst that the German ships were seized | under distinct legislation and that the board’s power of disposition did not apply to them. Assistant Attorne General Ames, representing the goév- ernment, contended that the law of | »1917 was broad enough to cover the | ships in' question in that it author. ized sale of wvessels acquired previ- ously or therealter. Bids Totallal $6,810,000. Bids amounting to $6,810,000 were | received by the shipping board for seven former German passenger ships over 20 years old that the board had listed as valueless, Commis- “sioner Raymond B. Stevens, former vice-chairman of the board testified {oday before the senate committee investigating the proposed sale of the once German liners. Mr. Stevens ex- | plained that the board’s policy was to charge off five per cent. a year for depreciation and that the - board, therefore had held that ships 20 years old or more were worthless. As @ matter of fact, he sald the seven | ships referred to were easily worth $10,000,000. The bids received for them were: Amphion $512,000; $600,000; Nansemond $900.000; $1,048,000; Princess Matoika ,000; Antigone $1,200,000, and Rocahontas $1,425,000. Says Values Are Low. The value of the 30 German ships offered for sale was two or three ! times the amount of the bids re- ceived, Mr. Stevens said, their real lue being between $68,000,000 and 0,000,000, Although. he asked that the ships | be appraised by experts outside the | 'shipping board and that he be allowed to sit with them, Mr. Stevens said he was not notified when the ex-| rts met and knew nothing of the al until it appeared in the committed record. The appraisal was made by . Martin and J. Howland Gardne ew York both merchant experts he said | ‘but it did not represent the ‘“real value” of the vessels, The fundamental question involved | in thg sale of the ships, Mr. Stevens said, was whether they could be oper- | ated as cheaply under the American flag as are foreizn ships, Would Make Test. “The only way we can find that out | is for the shipping board to r ships and operate them for u while. : said. “To sell the ships to Ame Ican concerns for the amounts offered would be to ive idy ©: millions of dc same policy were the Susquehanna | marine followed with suld cargo subsidy v Il req . Stevens suid s €d from foreign con ships for reached double United States ¢ and $500.000 merican bid he bids were in eonformity transfer the said “There is no rcason why ping board should not aperate the ships,” Mr. Stevens con tinued. ““The board has the money #nd we now have a chance to prove or disprove this claim that the United States cannot compete on the with foreign countries. “Ships are at .2 premium in the world’s markets today and 1 think this would be tlic.worst possibie time 2o selh™ aled bids v nies for transfer other 5 the highest bid by a ncern tn three niore than the on the fourth rejected by the with its policy ships to other to o not ags, to he the shi go ahcad ay | tending that | nature have signified | Rev. | gram ary ! Mrs. | “France ko | posed of. Maurice Pease, It would not become effective until next March 4. tepresentative Madden’s measure proposes that after a president had been unable for six weeks through disability or absence from cabinet could declare the disability and call upon the vice president to act. The vice president would re- main in the office until the cabinet should declare the president’s dis- ability ended. ‘Mr. Madden said he was-moved to in- troduce his bill because Mr. Wilson had established a precedent in con- the cabinet meetings could not be held without his order and that definite laws on the subject were desirable. Snew Storm Warnings Are Issued In East York, Feb., 19,—The weather issued the following New bureau today storm warning: Northwest storm warning, 9:30 a. m.: Atlantic coast, Delaware break- water to Boston: storm over Atlantic, southeast of Long Island, moving northeast; strong northerly win with snow indicated next 24 hours. BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENT WE’RE WILLING TO TAKH A CHANCE ON OUR $10 AND $20 BILLS BEING “PHONEXY" - New Haven, Feb. 19.—Secret service men have informed U. S. Marshal Palmer that the menace of raised $10 and $20 bills is a serious one becayse so many are in circulation in Connecticut. . Bills of small denominati¢n are raised by pasting numbers of the higher denominations on the corners. While a crude expedient the altered bill¢ easily pass detec- tlon unless each is examined, Merchants are warned to look carefully at all $10 and $20 bills offered. HE OWED 'EM ALL Goshen Man Bankrupt Has Liabilities of $140,000—Owes Six Employes $2,000. New Haven, Feb. 19.—Aaron Jaafe, a cattle buyer of Goshen, flled a bankruptey petition today, and Sheriff Frank Turkington of Litchfield county was named trustee by Referee Hoad- ley. 'The liabilities, as yet incom- pletely listed, reach $140,000. Credi- tors are all over the state. Jaafe has $30,000 worth of property including seven farms in Goshen and Cornwall He had 100 head of cattle but six men employed by Jaafe refused to look after the cattle as he owed them $2,000. Sheriff Turkington will ar-| range to feed and water the cattle. | MEMORIAL TRIBUTE FOR SOLDIERS WHO DIED IN RECENT WORLD WAR | Services At Fox’s Theater Sunday Aftemobn Under Auspices of American Legion. } Eleven organizations of a patriotic their .intention to attend in a body tlte memorial ob- | servance under the auspices of Eddy- Glover post of the American Legion, Sunday afternoon 4 o'clock in Fox’s theuter. Plans have been made ; for setting off sections of the house ! for each of these groups and the committee in charge of the event have mailed cards to the families of local bovs killed in the service, en- titling them to seats in the loges. Herbert Judson White, a Hart- ford Baptist minister whose ability as an orator has gained him state- wide repute, will give the memorial | address. Mayor and Clergymen. Mayor George A. Quigley will open the meeting with remarks and Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill will read pray- er. Others to take part in the pro- Revs. Samuel Sutcliffe, J. Leo Sullivan and Lucyan Bojnowskl. Howard Horton will sing. The program is: Orchestra Selections— Fo: Theater Orchestra. | Organ—\larche Militaire in E Flat Gounod ’l"hm‘(m ‘Wolcott Hart. | Opening Remarks— Mayor George A. Quigley. Prayver— Dr. George W. C. Hill. Selection—*“These Are They Which Came,” from “The Holy City” .. .. . Gaul Howard Horton. in Battle Flames,” win Markham. ev. Samuel llaise-— All Standing. by Ed- Suteli The Mar Address— Herbert Judson White D. There Is no Death” O'Hara, D. The Honor % v T.eo Sullivan zled Banner— ANl Standing. The Star & | Benedictign—- Rev. L Bojnowski ional ~van March Orchestra and Organ ‘\L,ulh of the Priests” from *“Athi- = Mendelssohn Organizations Represented. Ed 1.c8 units to 1 gion: Stanley Ty W n's Hammond present of the G. are: America . Reiief A amp. S of V.: Ladies’ Auxiliary to Hammond Camp; Rouillard-Linton Camp. Soldiers, Sail- ors and Marines' asociation; Kosciusz- st, World' War Veterans; Com- pan, Stat 3; Jr. O. U. A. M. Tiizh sehool, T ic The comun in charge is com- chairman; secretary; Curtis Timbrell, James ‘urtin and Albin Backiel. James Cur- tin in charge of the ushers and will select a corps of helper: Members of the American ve been requested to meet at 3 ‘elock in the rooms on Muain street, fternoon. rtificates from the I'rench government to the nearest of kin of all men who died in the war will be that they will be received RO ttee Harry C. Jackson, Sheldon, Howard Leszion mailed Saturday. SIX MILLION GIVEN JOBS IN PAST YEAR Report of U. S. Employment Service Shows That it Cost About $1.31 to Place Each Individual. ‘Washington. Feb. 19.—-Empl.)yment.| has been found for more than 6,000- 000 men and women by the U. S. Employment Service since its organi- zation in January, 1918, Director Gen, Densmcre announced today in a sum- mary of the work of the bureau. Since October, 1919 when the ac- tivity of the service was curtailed considerably on account of lack of federal funds, the work has been car- ried on largely by state and munici- pal employment of agents working in co-ordination with the federal em- ployment bureau and supplemented by outside contribution During the two year: service has been operating it stated more than 9,000,000 appli tions for jobs from individuals have been received, while requests from employers for labor were in excess of 13,000,000. The cost of the service was estimated by Director Densmore at $1.34 per placement and it was sajd that state and federal agencies were continuing to place approximate- ly 31,000 persons in jobs each week. PROBE PROVIDENGE FIRE 25 Guests Not Yet Located But Be- in which the | lieved Safe—Warning to People in ; Building Said to Have Been Delayed Providence, Feb. 19.—Unable defi- nitely to locate 25 guests of the Ho- | tel Lorraine, which was burned yes- | terday with a loss of three lives, po- lice and fire officials today made fur- ther search of the ruins. It was their opinion, however, that the miss- ing ones had escaped but had not yvet found it convenient to send word of their safety. In several instances other guests have said they saw on the streets after the fire persons who are listed as missing. Official investigation was directed also toward determining whether the condition of the building and the fact thut warning to guests was i were fighting the fire grand j inquir; “TAXPAYERS” ATE QUEET City's warranted a But Future Action TUpon Tax | Rate 1s Promised by L \il|\<|n~.! Who Wants 19-Mill Tax. Indication that the group of prop-| erty owners and taxpayers which last!| successful in lowering !hcl is again to take up the fi for a cut from the proposed 30 mil as decided by the common council, ppeared this morning when Isadore Simons, one of the leading figures in last vear's fight, said there s noth- ing to say. “at present.” He assured| the inquisitor, however, that signs of activity will be seen shortly. Simons | and the group he represents are Jn‘ favor of a 19-mill rate. whercas the council's propositi alls ror a mill tax. a prominent and men of what, was kno\vn as the New Brit-| | ain Taxpayers' assoclation, has comec forward as favoring a 25-mill rate. | fected in a barn on the notorious Riv- i Pierc { the boys have been making their ren- | trips to this city whenever in need of | ols out of $10.000 in connection with ! IRISH HOME RULE BILL | heme i delivery letter, was held by the fed- A third faction, headed Ly, | MARTENS TESTIFIES ABOUT SOVIET RULE Tells Senate Committee Original Methods Have Been Changed ; - |\ VIGIOUS ASSAULT 18 MAKES IT APPEAR AS IDEAL Asserts That Clergymen Can Now Vote and Opponents to Regime Are Tolerated and Press Censorship Has Been Abolished. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—Many chang- es have been made in the original methods and laws of the Russian so- viet government, Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, its agent in the United States testifled today before the senate com- mittee investigating Bolshevik propa- ganda in the United States. Tolerates Opposing Factions. Among other things he said, priests and clergymen now can vote and press censorship has been abolished. Groups which criticize the soviet are tolerated and allowed to maintain newspapers, he added. Wade ElI counsel for the com- mittee questioned Martens on the ba- sis of many documents and printed articles of soviet leaders. Martens said objections against religion ex- pressed by soviet writers were person- al and that the only abject of the so- viet government was ‘‘to make re- ligion free.” Admits Lenine’s Attacks. The witness admitted that after the | soviet government had offered to stop revolutionary =~ propaganda in the United States and other countries, Lenine had written open letters urg- ing revolt of the “proletariat” and that the third international at Mos- cow had urged destruction of all gov- ernments recognizing capital. “We have played for an interna- tional revolution,” Lenine said in a re- cent speech on foreign policies which Mr. Ellis read. Martens said this reference tions.” BURGLAR SUSPECTS CAUGHT Police Nab Two Youngsters and Re- was merely in “to existing social condi- cover Some. Plunder Taken in Local Jobs—Loot Worth $800. The police today arrested two boys, aged 15 and 13 vears, for complicity in three burglaries in this eity, within the past week. The capture was ef- ers property om the Plainville road. The boys are accused of entering J. Bienkowski store at 33 Lafayette street, C. L. Pierce’s store at 246 Main street, and the steam shovel of the Hart & Hutchinson company. At Bienkowski’s place, watches, flash- fountain pens and other ar valued at about $800 was taken. art of this plunder has been reco ed. The fountain pens were some- what damaged. A coat and blanket stolen- at the store and a pair of rubber boots taken at the Hart & Hutchinson facto have also been recovered by the police. According to information dezvous in an old shack near lake. They have provided themselves with provisions bought by money stolen at Pierce’s store. They made T.oon food, and it was a case of the pitcher that went to the well once too often, that resulted in their apprehension today. LAWYERS ARE ACCUSED Four Bridgeport Barristers Charged With fraud Man Out of $10,000. Are Conspiracy to De- idgeport, Feb. 19.—When rancis J. Breen, Greenstein. Solomon Badesch Mesard, members of the called today, the Henry and bar H. Light of No inquiry into had appointed John walk to make an case. The lawyers ave charged with con- spiracy to defraud Andrew P. Nich- patent rights on a water heater. hearing is continued two weels. The COMING UP TOMORROW. London, Feb. 19.—Andrew Bonar Law, government spokesman, stated in the house of commons today that it was hoped to introduce the Irish rule bill tomorrow. The sec- ond reading of the bill would be taken | s soon as the house had time 1o di- t the bill, he stated. NEW HAVEN l’()&l\L\\ HELD IN $3,000 BONDS: TOOK LETTER | New Have: Feb. 19.—William | Hickman, a postal employe, arrested today charged with stealing a special i the Chamber eral commissioner in $3,000 for trial. " Rartford, 19.—Forec for New and vicinit Fair, much colder tonight; ¥ri- day, fair, colder, PRESIDENT CABLES REPLY TO NOTE FROM ALLIES, SETTING FORTH HI. POSITION ON ADRIATIC QUESTIO MADE ON THE FLIVVER Senator Sherman, Rapping Ford, Terms His Auto International Pest. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—Henry Ford and all his works were attacked in the | senate again today by Senator Sher- man, republican, Illinois. Setting himselt up as *one of the Dpersons who knew everything from birth,” Senator Sherman said, Mr. Ford had become a financial Moloch, “bad secured congressional aid in ac- quiring and improving land for pri- vate purposes and had enlisted the services of the federa] government in promoting his political interests in Michigan, while his son, Edsel, was making good his escape from the mil- itary draft. “And I may say,” added the sena- tor, “that I regard the Ford automo- bile as an international pest. It de- stroys more usefu] material than any other sink hole in the world. It is a waste of time and substance.” Senator Sherman declared Ford had acquired 2,000 acres of land along the Rouge river in Michigan in 1917 for a new plant and then had induced con- gress to appropriate $490,000 for the river’s improvement in order to give right of eminent domain by which adjoining land might be condemned. He said the courts had made “this great philanthropist” double the price he had purposed paying to the estate of a minor child for one tract of land. “The government,” he continued, has become a philantrophy institution for the benefit of Mr. Ford. It con- tinually engaged in promoting his in- terests financially and politically.” The senator declared ‘Ford had found the federal government ma- chinery inadequate, however, in pros- ecuting the Michigan senatorial case, and that “literally hundreds of Ford's private agents” were swarming about the Grand Rapids trial “scrutinizing every nook and corner within 100 miles of the courtroom.™ AMERICAN SOLDIER DEAD More Than 19,000 Bodies Will Remain in French Graves at Express Wish of Relatives. i New York, Feb. 19.—Ralph A. Hayes sailed from New York today to investigate conditions on the battl fields of Europe in connection with the work of bringing back the bodies of American soldiers. Mr. Hayes, who was commissioned for the work by the War department, said that of the 77,000 American soldiers buried abroad more than 25 per cent. will not be brought bagk because relatives have expressed a desire that they be not disinterred. SENTENCED, BUT RELEASED Man Who Turned State’s Poaching Case Has Already Served His Term. Hartford, Danielson, \game poacher and dealer game out of season, recently con- victed in violation of the migratory bird law, was re-sentenced today by Judge Thomas. Greely promised when sentenced to three months that he would tell the government how he evaded the law in shipping game and how many in New York were able to dispose of the zame. There have been many convictions in New York lately. Greely’s new sentence was made 71 days and as he had served 71 days he was at once released. in i C. Of C. New Members to Be Given Smoker At Elks H. B. Chamberlain, secretary of Commerce, said this morning that on February 24th, the chamber will give a smoker at the Elks' club which will be open to all members of the organization. All new members which have been se- cured by the campaign committee been extended an invitation . The smoker will follow a short pplmn at $ o'clock, after which there will be a luncheon, singing and | nusic. Willing to Co-Operate On R. R. Wage Question | Washington, of railroad executives toda ration to Dir Feb. 19.—A committee v tendered ctor General proy 1 of ceation of « sather their co-op ving out the on for the sperts 1 committee on the wage problem. They expressed thomselves as “fully appreciating the dition” in hand Evidence in | Feb. 19.—John Greely of | of | to dati | VAGE INCREASES RAISED FROM 25 TO 150 PEROCENT. MORE THAN A YEAR AGO —0— Washington, Feb. 18.—In- creases from 25 to 150 jper cent. in wages paid by 11 of the 13 leading manufacturing indus- tries of the country in Jan- uvary as compared with a year ago were shown in reports is- sued today by the burean of labor statistics. The woolen industry showed the highest advance. The volume of em- ployment increased from four to 10 per cent. in ten of the 13 industries. 5 DRIVE AGAINST SLACKERS Nearly 2,000 Alleged Offenders in This State May Be Called to According to Report. Acocount, = | Contents Hartford, Feb. 19.—{Possibility that United States District Attorney Ed- ward L. Smith might have to proceed against some thousand or more al- leged draft slackers in Connecticut loomed up today in view of the news from Washington that Secretary of [FWar Baker had given orders through the adjutant-general for disposition of 325,260 cases of delinquents whose names remain upon the books. Technically Connecticut had about 2,000 draft slackers and deserters, but | just how many of them fvere willful cases has never been determined. District Attorney $Smith had re- ceived no communications on the sub- ject fTrom Washington today. New York Doctor Sues Estate Of Mrs. Wilcox New Haven, Feb. 19.—Dr. Emmott Page of New York city in the U. S. court today sued the mechanics bank of New Haven, trustee of the es- tate of the late Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The allegation is that while homes ward bound on the steamer Aquitania last July Mrs. Wilcox sent Dr. Page a wireless message that she was ill and desired him to meet her. Dr. Page says he met her, brought her to Short Beach, and gave treatment for which he has not been compensated. JOINS “LUCKY 13” OLUB. President Deschanel of France Shares This Distinétion With Wilson. Paris, Feb. 12.—Another famous statesman has come forward to keep President Wilson company in claim- ing that 13 is a lucky number. This new follower of what is ordinarily called an ill-starred number is, by coincidence, also the president of a great republic. He is M. Deschanel, newly-elected chief executive of France. Just after the election, M. | Deschanel remarked: “My life is simplicity itself. I was born on the 13th: I was marriéd on the 13th., and it was on the 13th that the chamber declared me a candidate for the presidency.” i ! HARTFORD SECURITIES CORP. Is Given Permission to Do Business as a Foreign Corporation. Hartford, Feb. 19.—The Hariford Securities corporation, with $1,000,000 [ in preferred stock and 7,500 shares of common stock of no par value, or- ganized under the laws of the State of Delaware, has been given permis- sion to do business as a foreign cor- poration, according to papers on file in the office of the secretary of state. George Ulrich, American Industrial Bank and Trust company of this city, is president, and all of the officers and directors are residents of Hartford. BANKRUPT COMPANY IS TO SUE FOR $25,000 DAMAGES. New Haven, Feb. 19—An order was | eranted the trustee of the bankrupt International Mineral Co. by Referee Bankruptcy Hoadley today to sue Talcum Co. to recover about $ 000. It is claimed that the lat | hought certain property paving 1125 in cash and zave notes, du { months for the halance which paid in 15 BOAT REACHES PORT. Provid Fep. 19.—The board steamer. Python. from Havre | for Philadelphia. in ballast, put in here today for coal. Head winds so delayed the ship that for the past few : days boards and other dunnage were used to keep up steam. | days out from Havre. ence. | i PHILLIPS I | New York, Feb. 19.—William Phil- who was named minister to Hol- President Wiison Febru- ived here today Lapland from Mr. Phillips, whose home ton, was formerly third secretary cf state. ips, ( tand by on Star liner is assistant vice-president of the ! ] 1 l { 1 i | $5.- | 2 a 1 | ’cp@ned to negotiation. Secret, But lieved to Have Follg Text of That Of Fd ary 10. WILSON IN FAVOR OF ALL PUBLI( Washington, Feb. 18.—Pra Wilson today completed his re) the Allied supreme council’s n the. Adriatic question and sent] Acting Secretary Polk, who is p it in form for transmission’ counzil. It is expected to be <cables before night. No Indication of O There was no indication as note's contents or its leng president began drafting it morning and completed it hours. The council’'s commun was received yesterday and th with which the reply was p here -vas said to constitute som ©of a record. The president went to his st 9:30 a. m. and summoning his rapher, immediately began di the reply. He was understood answered the council’'s cont point for point and to have to the position taken in his n February 10. The Note of Feb. 10, It is now pretty well estabish in that communication the p informed, the Allied countries they proceeded to a settlement Adriatic question without the sent and participation of the can government the United might have to decide whetH should become a party to the of Versailles and the Anglo-F American pact. The note received from thel cil yesterday was sent to the House immediately after it wj coded and the president very carefully during the aft] and evening. When he was re begin work today he was und to have had his reply well o in his mind and consequent able to dictate it in a short Wilson Favors Publicity. Comment on the reply w: held and it will not be made without the approval of France] Britain and Italy but it was authoritatively that this gove looks with favor on publicay the exchanges and has taken s ascertain the wishes of those § ments. One reason the publication sired here is to prevent furthes diced interpretations of Wilson’s note such as have ap in the foreign press. May Be Conciliatory. Cable dispatches indicated reply was conciliatory and whole question of Fiume n Dalmatian littoral was at I_ There| suggestion also that the Alls miers had asked the United 8 indicate the practical steps th be taken to carry out the agreement as to the Adriati which Fiume was to be ere free state under the leagne: tions and the principie of ] mination followed in disposiag] Dalmatian coast. It was s the European view that the Fiume by d’Annunzio and his troops had brought about such icate sitvation that any atte restore the status! quo migh about more war. President’s Attitnde. President Wilson's it was 1 has taken the position that thi try is interested -in the Ad tlement as a co-belligerent in ¢ despite the fact that the Versailles has not been ratifie On similar instances such as tH fecting Armenia and Turkel country likewise is prepared in close touch with decisions by the premiers at their Lond ferences at which the United is not represented. All such d | have 10 be approved by the council in Paris, meetings of] probably will be attended in ful an American representative H this government in quick to what is goin: HOLDS OFF 20 POLICE Chicazo Janitor, Mentaily Un! Thinks He Owns Apartuen aml Shuts OF Heat—1 Chi janitor aay ment flat in which he barricad self last night and, with @ held off 20 policemen to arrest hi Ofto a sserted he had owne: ) the building since owned fered December,