New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1920, Page 1

S —— News of the World By Associated Press. 2 NEW-BRITAI] ERAL Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business. kS ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENT| _REDUCE GOVERNMENT COST AND HIGH COST OF LIVING WILL FALL, DR. BUTLER SAYS " 1 'G. 0. P. Presidential Possibility Gives Con- structive Address at| - Third Ward Republi-! can Club Dinner. g EXCESS PROFITS TAX SHOULD BE REPEALED Advocates and Explains That Four Billion Per Year Are Now Needed to Run Govt. Budget System McMAHON WILL NOT BE OUT FOR MAYOR Taapayers' Assn. Head Nails Rumor As Palse—Confideut 25 Mill Rate Will Be Adopted, i McMahon, of the association, is optimistically regarding the city mecting evening. When asked by about the prospecis of rate, he said: “‘Sure we will get and it will mean ihe turning point New Brftain, It will discredit extra- vagant officials in New Bi will put the stamp of approval on the remarks madc by Nicholas Murray Butler. Work and save should appiicd to New Britain.” Mr. McMahon went on that the rumor had that he was lo bc a candidate for mayor at the next election. “I'm go- ing to be too busy raising cows on my farm this summer. No political jobs a reporter mill te to explain reached his ears | for me,” explained the prominent tax- Hon. Nicholas Murr ident of prominently pres- Columbia and mentioned as a republi- the club dinner that the first the high of liv the present Then automatically, can possibility. Thitd Ward Jast speaking before RZepublican evening, declared step in reducing cost ing is to cut down high cost of government. penses would fall predicted. The distinguished speaker did not forget and subtly living ex- | he politics for rapped the he zently present ad- ministration, asserted that particu- Jarly through the South many dyed- in-the-wool democrats are deserting ¢the party in disgust. Th will_find a safe haven and a hearty welcome, likewise a pandcea for the national ailments, in the republican ranks, he said. Dr. Butler flayed the excess profits tay as vicious and advocated its repeal, at the same time explain- | ing that the next admir the arduous task of de ruising $4,000,000.000 favored the budget pressed a des tration has ways of | nunually. He | tem and ex- ¢ to have the epormous war debt paid off in 50 or 60 In conclusion, Dr. Batler as: that if everybody will consistently save a little money, and proper in- | vest it, each week, it will tend to alleviate the present economic crisis. Introduced by F. R. Gilpatric guest of honor and prinecipal aker, Dr. Butler was warmly ved, as was his addre: herewith printed: Great Year for Republicans, “This is vear for republi- cans and patriots. For republi- cans it is a summons to victory in ationwide contest over principle And policies of zovernment. For pa- triots it is a stirring invitation - to band themselves together, regardless of party, to protect America from the attacks of thos would America to izhts ment and renown. In go sense the contest of 1920 is not strictly par tisan. We know' that there in the democrat party thousands and tens of thousands of high-minded and intensely patriotic m e mayed at the resulis and the inaction”oF the present ministration. This feeling ticular] mong bu in eve and amo the mo: a and demoerats of the South. feel, not without present administration tion to doing infinit country. thrown toric pr and in from farth name G. O. P. “There ranks for the issne sing ve ih s1 re- a grent who it under- achieve new of who dis- of :he action ir- men of | rock-ribhed | b men ! . that the has, in addi- damuge to oard the demoerat holved the incss some strov state rugs reasos the b1 par them ° party ciples of the doing h allegiance to Welcomes place in all such of union oined in 1861, tens democrals be Democrats. the republican Just when or disunion was of thousands of republicans under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, %0 when the issue of American 'sus socialism, commun- bolshevism joined, tens follow in the 60 vears is ame will patriots thousands of footsteps more the o ago. Mien Needed. Practica) “The proble numerous and o quire for thei ity and the largest the country no 1S pressing solution th exper wkich comm ¥ can is <needs, and th *demand. the s and mos e Tox from s the ame eat and the cost of Hiving. Tran- quility and ion will not come again, unrest not be allaycd. and revolutionary agitation will not be until the execessive cost of and the excessive cost of with and reduced. high ana ©f necessaries over a period will topped, government dealt taxos are when pric rise steadily living are When and life numerous of of (Continued on Fifth Pa | tice seeking the man. | politizs t | to [ Mercer i the ! Locomobile, { month. | vloy 1330 New C RRegarding the mayoralty, P. S. said the troubic is that in New Britain the man seeks the offica instead of the of- Too much petty good men away from the place. Why is a man asked in his jeans for $600 or a contribution to campaign when he is secking the nom- ination? The politician gets tied up with different cliqgues and interests and the people eventually pay through the medium of high taxe: for which they have notkbing in return, he add- ed. Mr. saying. consider pa keep tne 2o down $800 as expense: finished his talk by “Let us find the man who we would conduct the city’s business ws he .would own. Let us seek him out, republican and demo- .rats together, and offer bhim the yor's job. Let him surround him- self with a business cabinet, unham- pered by petty roiiticians, and let him run the city -for two years as a busi- McMahon | ness entery |LOCOMOBILE CO. IS IN BIG AUTO MERGER Newly Organized Motors Includes Bridgeport Concern and Mercer Co. Nevw, York. Feb. 26.—Organization Hare’s Motors, an operating com- to control, jointly, the Locomo- of pany { bile company and the Mercer Motors ompany, makers of Locomobile, and Simplex cars, was an nounced here today by Emlen S. Hare, president of the controlling corpor ard Motor company of Detroit, supported by sting organiza- tions of the Locomobile, Mercer and will direct the com- ar Simplex plants, bination. The steps by which has been effected were Hare follows The Mercer Motors company quired the property of the Antomobile company last October; the consoliation announced hy ac- Locomobile the property o pany of America Mercer Motors interest in the Mercer Motors company absorb>l the Simplex Auto company in Jana- ary: Hare's Motors was then orga- nized, owned jointly by the Locomo- bile company and the Mercers Motor now takes charge of Mercer and Simplex company Locomobile Cor- last December, with company and plants.” No statement amount of money combination. The factori of the companies include those Bridgeport, Conn., and N wick and Trenton, N. J. of in made involved wa the the s combined located in Bruns- Completes 30 Year Term of Employment Loren M. Bancroft Maple Hill will round out a term of 30 years em- ployment in two branches of the American Ha wWare corporation next of the P. & hoy and corperation he became n. My ceountant and w oflice Corbin division when the Corbin was organized in affiliated with that Bancroft is now chief peymaster at the Cor- when a s 1903 con 2 Sere es of “Flu” Reported Abhout & poried to th tate rtiond ndred iniluerza urtment morc today about. 150 than cities they 70, New Sritain towns and Jerid WOMEN Hartford, el Iy ard xtending of an to m\mbership chamber\of by the b WELCOME. 26! particula Action which 1y signified invitation to in the Hari- commence has been wrd of directors of the the wonien ford tken Taxpayers' | inclined | tomorrow | (ain, and it | be | Mercer | took over | receiving a substantial | the Locomobile company; | ir. Bancroft entered the eni- | "TRAFFIC TIE-UP IS WORST OF WINTER Suburbanites Compelled to Walk When Cars Stop. ( NEW ENGLAND IS HARD HIT | | Northern New England in Grip of Storm Ring—No Service in Spring- off ficld and Winsted Still Cut From Outside World. The March winds, which began to roar late vcsterday have resuited in | another trolley and steam road trafi tie-up as serious as any that has oc- curred thus far this winter. The wind blew tha drifting snow about so t the rcils were covered, the wheels could not get traction and motion was impossible. Particularly were the Berlin, Hartford and ville iines affected, athough the lines weré compelled, in many stances, to opcrate on a most irres lar schedule. TUntil this afternoon ! any yay, there had not been an el tric car able to reach Berlin since yesterday nocn. Plainville too, w: about as badly crippled and until the morning was well advanced the Hart- ford line was in a similar predicament city in- ton and Maple Hill were compelled to walk into the city. Berlin people had to either take a train, or walk and Plainville people faced the same prob- lems. Oflicials of the trolley company promise relief as socn as possible. Storm King Supreme, Boston, Feh, 26.—Low tzmperature throughout northern\New England to- day delayed many communities in | recovering from the transportation | tie-up caused by yesterday’s storm. 1 Service on the costern division of the Boston & Maine, the Main Central railroad and on the Doston, Revere Beach and Lynn line was only partly maintained. Street car lines were crippled everywhere, frozen switches n the residential districts and snow- drifts in the open causing most of the trouble. All Aroostook division trains on the Canadian Pacific railroad were can- celled for the first time in several vears. In Pangor o general holiday was called by Mavor Woodman to as- ist the street ning department in cleafing away the ice and snow arifts. Off. 26.——Trolley springficld Servic Springficld, Mass.. Feb, transportation conditions that practically the worst of the ter exist today in western sachusetts as a result of last high wind. which +has filled that had been laboriously excavated after heavier storms The few inches 1 of light snow that fell Tuesday night has ifted heavily. Intercity lines are worse affected. Halyoke vir- | tually isolated from its suburbs wi five outlying lines both covercd b | arifts and riils buried in ice formed in last night's near zero weather Lines to Northampton, Chicopee and South Hadley were out of use. Be- tween Ware and Palmer, east of this city, an nd plow frozen in and the line is closed by snow. Lines between this city and Hartford on the west side of the Con- ncticut river are closed. Between Westfield and Huntin rvice | suspended. are win- Mas- night's in lines express car are is Ice Halts ' ceb. rafic. 26.—Ice and drifted again interrupted trafiic 1) New England railroad. here and the Winsted, snow taday on the Cent Ice on the rai Norfalk stopped noon The train from the west due here | at 4:48 p. m. yesterday was in a drift {at Antrim Lead Mines, N. Y. | night. The 7:35 p. m. from Hartford { tor Winsted was stopped by a d | Bloomtficld and returned to Hartford. ! The Tarifiville-Springfield branch ! was not operated today. Willimantic Hard Iit, Willimantie, Feb. Z6 —Tratlic the Central Vermont railroad here and the state line ceased when the morning passenger tr ’ from New London to Brattleboro, V't between trains all over between hecame stalled in a snow drift near | Lebanon station. A mow plow called | down from Vermont was deruiled ac { the state line, was replaced and at { noon was at Lebanon trying to extri- cate the train, > RECURN SACF & Heart of ven Back to 26.—The That Containi G ol cmbalmed cinszko is Geneva, 1%eh. heart of Tha Polisl patriot and Washington in 1 on. whi urn in Raphe [ he . aide of American reposed in chapel VA i revolu the little wil, near retu ments have Lem rich is ned to cr the relic to i war / to advices. Wh Kosciuszko dicd Znzwil {in the Swiss canton of Sololhurn, in 1817, his heart was removed and ry | tained therc when the patriot's hody ! was taken to Cracow for Lurial. The | heart remained Zugwil until 1587 when it was taken to Ruapherswil, where il was given a special place of honor in the Polish museum. It has been the shripe of countless Polish pilgrims since thut time. at fore- | alt | ftat | i il NOTE Plain- | and many of those living in Newing- | i Neithe | I | l e ON BIE MADE SEVEN ADRIATIC TO PUBLIC TODAY: HAVE 12,000 WORDS. | —0— | Washington., Feb. | decision to publish changes between the American government and the Entente premiers on the Adriatic (ues- tion ed today. Seven notes in all will he made public late today the state depart- ment. Offic estimated that the toial text would run close to 12,000 words. was reac e ANOTHER BROADSIDE IS FIRED AT TREATY Senator Reed Calls Pact “Serpent of Treason” in | s Condemning Terms. Washington. Feb. 26.—-Another braadside of denunciation was loosed by irreconcilable opponcuts of the peace treaiy today when the senate took up the subject under an agree- ment to keep it constantly under con- sideration itil disposed Senator France, republican, Mary- land, and Reed, democrat, Missouri, | led off for the irreconcilables, the for- mer characterizing the treaty an instrument of “hate and destruction” and the Iatter calling it'a “serpent ¢ treasen. The debate had voted with only a few scattering “noes” to pass over article X. until action had been taken on all the other praposed reservations. The motion was made by Senator Lodge, repub- lican leader, and although Senato: Knox, republican, Pennsylvania, one ! of the irreconcilable group. said he could not e the wisdom of delayving a discussion no roll call was demand- ed u af. as begun after the sonate formal- several peace, ion and enator Fr 1y the resolution he offered days ago for a declaration of clared the reservation discu d descende to “sophistry” ner quibbl langu - the rept Aemocrat- ic servations he said, would materially madify the league of nations. The nce, presenting Stican proposed, 5 fo conside \ides than international confe fo s apiherzadsn shial if president pledzed for with without reserva- be el next fall. T this method, the Maryland senator ar- gued, the presidentinl campaign could made a referendum the e ARRESTED IN FAGTORY rance resolution also provides conzert peace, but nro ineffective the league tions shall ou he of on aceceptanc: present Zue covenant. Flint, Mich., for Pol Man Tak of ' 1 1 Into Custody hat ¢ Wanted ty—I~ to Answer Serious Charse. zed with criminal assault 10, aged 55, was arrested while at work in the P. & F. C factory by Ser Iticha rdson He is wr Michizan, cal station that department necessary paper state. John today bin as on. ) nts A, Johr Detective Theodore police orf Flint, held at the lo- representative of h the to that and a by and will nntil the be arrives v s to bring him been living at 145 Washing- to this ecity, Little 1s e police, his - or fellow em- From informa- since month him by t keepe coming known of hoarding-house ployes in the factory. tion received at the police station it is thought that the charze is a more one than ordinary BANK CITED IN GASE. Trustees serious of New Bankr Joseph Weissman Have Want Bankers (o Testify About Debts, Haven, Feb. 26.—Trusiees of Weissman. bankrupt, whose arc in litigation. today asked Touadley summon into Merchants' Nutional bank of that it may prave the infdehte « of Weissman the collateral e, New court the W Haven amount of 10 it, the nature loans, to have (his collater: and liquidated by the have the referce decide of the proceeds should quiditte the claims of the s been tiled ing to chants and The allesation credit of for valued ourt, dnd to what portion be used it to bank claims have Weissman, each he- g00ds sold 1o the Mor- weld by the trustees. zoods were sold rom a - allo- Pohis luimer against recover now is Liat on hascd on a ency. The Weissman report furthe ntile o sation s that NEW HAVENER BANKRUPT, Haven, Feb, petition On an invol- nto TR IupLey today named roceiver. VUL bon © Biidgeror He quals ified in WEATHER. Harctord. Feh. New Bt continuc and Friday. recase vicinity: tonizhe i make | of intoxicating liquor | moved 'BREWERS ARE 0UT 'RAILROADERS IN PERSONAL OF ALL POLITICS PETITION TO HAVE WILSO. EXERCISE VETO ON MEASUi - Admit Being Forced_in Once, But “Never Again.” QUESTION 18TH AMENDMENT This is Statement Tssued By 100 Del- egates At Atlantic City Convention —Hope For Decision in vor of Rhode Island. Atlantic City, dred delegates attendin ence of the U. 8. Brewe speaking for $0 per cent. of the capi- tal and 95 per cent. of the output of beer in the nation, declared today in were ou of politics., “We are oul of politics entirely ained the statement. “‘Once we were forced Info the political field but we have concluded to avoid entering it again.” This announcement lorg discussion over sented by William couns: Elihu wtion, Feb. our hun- the confer- association a statem they we came after a the report pre- Guthrie, assoeiate Root of New York for the assoc Hope For Rhode Iskand. He was of New the convinced the pleas Rhode Island supplemented by Jersey in which they attacked 15th amendment on several principaliy cn the score of an wbridge- ment of states powers as guaranteed under the federal constitution when it framed and adopted, wonid an impression on the supreme court, and he was hopeful they would decide in favor of the contentions raised by the two states. Resol The folleviing resolution w after which the conference adjourned: “Whercas the 18th amendment. callad. applies to ‘intoxicating hquors® and provides that the congress and the several states shall have ‘concurrent power’ of enforcement by appropriate lezislation: and “Wher we are advised by coun- sel that under the ‘concurrent power’ provision each state has the right to set up its own rizchinery of enforce- ment and to adept its own definition accordance ion is Passed. s passed so in with actual fact as demonsirated and scientific of enforcement within the limi applicable to established finding machin operative state ithg tratfic Wi seien by such being or nz b intrastate na s upon and and the most exhaustive tic and the testimony of recoznized scientific experts have es- tabiished with certainty the fact that a bevera, containing not to' exceed per cent. of alcohol by weight, intoxicatin, and Fact Not Denied. “Where. this fact has not nied the legal representat the ral government, and i s obviously desirable tion enacted by the several rent power svision of the 1Sth amendnient, so-called, shall be as uni- form as may be particularly in re- spect to the definition in such legisla- tion of intoxicating liquors. therefore be it. Resolved, tests not B fede that if the any state be consulted with regard to enforcement legislation, they be urged to advise that .the standard of 2. per cent, of alcohol hy weignt, be ad- | hered to, for the reason that bever- ages which contain not exceeding that proportion of alcohol are non-intoxi catimz which fact can be maintained legally and scientifically. RETIRES FROM BUSINESS New Britain's Pioneer Book Binder to Close Office After Years of Ac- tive Work. Alfred street, L. Klunker of bhia the first man th binding and manufacturing business in New Brit- retire March 15. Ho office 303 Main street, site the New 125 Colum- to engage in book blank book ain, will opened on at the pre or book binde: vears He mained there three yea and his office and business to his on Columbia stre He has work for the Herald various luring the vears in and has bound for of Connecticut past re- re- home done at he books for the times was business, the State 22 vears Mr. Klunker'said isfied with his bt thut he has made a s received an offer, from the to bind books and is serious- considering accepting today siness that and he feels it. He State ccess of WMASS, TARK \CTION. il r Protest Court Probably Hear March 8. Supreme Th Wishing conrt Island stituted by decrees in proceedings th ents on > C. Demps 0 suprenie rnment to the Rhode appeals in- N ch waun Georz Massachusetts brought tl aet missing revent en- Valstead prohibition the was 10 forcement of enforecment Dempisey ition In bringing suit. ileged the act unconst sol had ¢ King said sitor ¢ concurred in steps cpedite ario the Massach cuse. { committee the | brewers of | i bury I he Britain | vicinity the position. | counsel | 7 PAONESSA OR LANDERS AY BE PARTY LEADER Alderman and Councilman From Sixth Ward Arve Mentioned \s Pos- sibilities in Coming City Elections In the absence of u democratic town to zive birth to and di- rect activities of the party, that branch of politics. locally, is in a state of stagnation brought on to a certai extent by the resignation of the mittee Jast year Aecision of of the members return and to remain off the committee, recent resignation of Thom Smiih, who h: the supcrvision zovern taki In making ticket for the next clections, the both tayor | George M. Landers and Alderman An- zelo M. Paonesse have been mier tioned prominently to head the of candidate As there 1 been no | town committee meeting this yvear nothing official in the way of « lisbinz a ticket has been done. McDonough and the only membe original comrz who the up Alderman democratic council ceptive wh that council com- th 10 ome | sthers taken census | over of up 2 names of Taw- David L. rs of the a vers I, F Dunn are ce are now on | Paonessa, member of is understood mood 1. Councilman senior common to in a the nomination Landers aid | this will be his lust term in the That statement was made | t the Jast meeting of the body and or may not imply that he is to | candidate for the mavoralty. He not bhe reached today. who is be has may could BINKOWITZ MURDER CASE IS UP AGAIN ! Man Held for Liberty Bond Thol‘tl Confesses to Knowiled and One Man Is Arrested, 96— New York, Feb. arrest today of Robert charge of stealing $3.500 in Liber Bonds {1 Hen L. Doheriy and Co. Wall street, the police declare they have obtained confession throwing more light upon the murd. of Benjamin Binkowitz. the Wall street mesgsenger whose body was found in Connecticut last fall after| he 1 disappeared with $178,000 in: Liberty Bond Bradley, who vears old, wa ested upon his a = rvival from Detroit, where he said he had spent the past two months. Im- portunities of a girl friend led him to return, it was said. Bradley’s alleged confession ready has led to the arrest of Tony | cordinz to the police. declared that Candelora had made his acquaintanee, took him for automobile rides and in- troduced him to various woman friends. At the same time, the al- dezed confession adds. Candelora im- pressed upon Bradley the ease iwith which he could obtain wealth through his position as a clerk with the Doherty firm. - Candelora is said to have promised to sell whatever bonds RBradley brought him. On an automobile ride to Water- Conr the allezed confession Candelora told Bradley t “squared things” for Bink witz after the bond theft and that Through the Bradley on =2 in a is. al- recites, had o= Are Joined By Fa er’s National Cou Representatives Send Written At ments ISAY IT VIOLATES GOVT. PRINCIP Claim is Made That Abrogate Right and dom of Collective Bar ing. Washington. I of the viresd e R o present a memorial to Presiden ring that the cd railroa:d were presentatives of the farmel supplemel veto with tives led to veto They bill son mise tional previ ten agreement. The visitors not see dent but we eived by Tumulty who promised to lay tH morial and cther documents the executive. Claim 2,000,000 Opponents The brotherhood memor framed by the union represen meeting here to consider the dent’s proposal for settlement o wage demands and it set fort reasons why the more than 2.4 ilrond emploves believe the dent should veto the railrdad B return it to conzress.” The memorial said the bilk ¥ the fundamental principles = © American government by guay ing to the owners of railroad ties a right to charge rates that produce a minimum net ret 1-2 per cent. on ‘that uncerta intangible thing,” azzregate vall This is a grant of a “particul clusive and special privilege”, o joved by stors in other ki ccurities, the memorial said, Vigorous opposition was exy to the provision off the bill e ing a tribunal for setilement o disputes. the memorial saying t! an attempt to deprive the employes of their inherent righ termine their wages by negotiat tween employe and employer. * car Too Long a Delay, Operation of the me said, would ecause an delay mands, because the unions woul to present their demands anéw of the 2,000 privately owned ta The memorial also set forf] “inequities. uncertainties, dely amblguities,” of the bIN wou maote unrest und intensify causes of disagreement and the orderly adjustment of grie Finally it was charged that abrogated the right and £ zaining and sub: and uncertain ot adjustment or o) tien of disputes.” : council, who us request for dia e r the iny collective ba ) indefinite ompulsory Binkowitz was slain because he tried to cheat those who helped him. “WWE WANT SWIMMING POOL” Boys Will Agitate For Appropriations To That End—Will Place wich” Boys on Main Stre have con- of several A number of local boy: tracted for the painting igns which they propose to make use of in pdwich boy Main street with the placards attached to their bodies for the purpose of bringing to the attentiono f the voters tomorrow evening the t that New Dritain is without swimming pools They will have similar signs in the of the Grammar school, it is <aid, so (hat voters going into the city mecting will see to it that the boys are provided with a means of amusement during the warm summer davs. The wording of the sizns is Voters. We Want Swimming Pools. Itemember yvon were boys once you SUFFIELD FIRE COSTLY Duelling, Tobacco Barns and Stock Barns \re Destroyed—Occupants of | Farm House Are Reached. Sutiield irn Feb. 26.—A i Hanchett dwelling. k Larn on the Cry- were burned ighhors saved the sic md family, the o Springticld. Willizm is the owner. to- hae tom piace to- day ward J. Carney pAants. werc Nicholson No ind in trains ran suburban connection ut off the result of duy’s storm and the freezing weather through here by 1 Troley BRIBERY CASE DROPP Six Men. Held in Charges of 4 ing to Defraud Governmer Released on One Count. Detroit, Feb. —Charges o ery against the six men being federal court here on indictme! leging a conspiracy to def) government of milliong of 4 worth of army ordnange were dismissed by U. 8. Jydge taday. The di of coun olson. The trial on the conspiracy began last December and pr evidence was completed yes Summing up argsunients were ed to be completed today. Nicholson, with Grant Browne, millionaire sportsma four others are accused of con through pre-arranzed bids td chase at their own price ordnan terial which the government p to dispose of. MAY TRANSFER LIQU( Liberal Construction of Volsted nissal was made on for Captain Soteriol i= Made by Commissions Tuternal Revenue Bureaw. Hartford. Feb. Internal nue <Collcctor Ja Walsh rd today from Commissioner Da Roper of the internal revenue information to the effect that p having two or more domiciles B lowed to transport Wi wines or other intoxicants from withe trunsgressi Ay t 1 ibition act. Co Wil ionsly made ing Commissioner Roper. h had pre