New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1920, Page 1

» ~stocks and bonds. News of the World 1 By Associated Press. A TR NEW BRI /\ D Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business. ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1920. —_TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS. BOTH PARTIES CHEER LOUDLY AS MISSISSIPPI CONGRESSMAN SAYS WILSON SHOULD NOT RUN AGAIN DANIELS DIRECTLY BLAMED FOR PERSONNEL SHORTAGE flumphreys Calls Upon President To Make Statement Denying! ‘Candidacy REGRETS HE HASN’T SAID “NO” BEFORE “Wiashington, March ¥5.—Both democrats and republicans cheered a statement in the house today by tepresentative Humphreys, democrat, Mississippi, that President Wilson should make an immediate an- nouncement that he was not a candi- date for a third term. Under .no circumstances Mr. Wilson ask for re-election, Humphreys said, sage of an amendment limiting presi- dential eligibility to one term. Pub- lic advocacy by the president's friends and members of his cabinet that he run a third time has ailowed the country to believe that he break an ancient precedent, speaker declared. ; "I regret therefore all the 'more that he has remained silent as to his intentions in 4 term” he continued accomplishments of his administra- tion under his great leadership will secure ‘for him a place high on roll of our sreat pre«idem g . BRITISH WANT DAMAGES May Ask United ¢ should Mr., the or tates to Make Good Losses Occasioned By Retention of lmperator and Other Ships. Washington, March :5—Great Drii- in is idering the presentation of to the United States for lo: <fiused by the retention of the rator ang other former ships “after the completion of United States services TH which Were on Consul Gen. at London reported today partment of commerce Repre tions clready have been madc 1o the American zovernment through the British ministry of shipping, the pateh said. Mr. Skinner chancellor of the they to the quoted Bonar Law, the exchequer, as hav- ing stated officially that the losses ctly due to the retention of the ships temporarily allotted to the Unit- ed States after the war for American soldiers home was “consid- erabl and tlrat he had the matter { a formal claim under '\'|\isvnlcn(, LEAYES $263 589 ESTATE .\lr.m Cephas B. Rogers, Widow of Meriden Silverware Manufacturer, Left Most of Property in Stocks. March ite of M of a local Meriden, 2 inven- fory of the e Rogers, widow [Manufacturer, which was filed probate court tod shows a total value of $263,589. mostly in Public hequests in include §5,000 to the $3.000 each to Meri- ion society and exten- £f the Methodist church; to home and foreign missionary societies of the First E. church and $1.000 each Methodist churches in Meriden, Wal- lingford 7 Boys' club, “¥ M. C. A, A. and the Salvation Arm Former Local Resident Marries Naval Officer Lathrop, for- of this cit was married Sat- March 20, in Boston, to Lieut. Charles Paul McFeaters, i The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. Geg e A. Gordon at the rectory of the Old South Con- sregational church. The couple w attended by Mrs. Walt. a sister of the bride Gen 1 H. L. Smith. in *her will den hospi den city m sion societ 00 cach to Miss 1y 1y Commander p. 8. Maud Ingram sis and urgeon . Waterbury Man Commits " the republican * guarters Suicide in Nashua, N. H. Nashua, N. H., March 2 who registered at a hotel night as Isadore Kirileck of Water- bury, Conn., committed suicide in his room today. He shot himself four times in the head with a small re- ’ yolver and cut his throat with a raz- or. He was about 30 years of age. ~—A man Local Rgpublicans; Open Up Headquarters E. Erwin, chairman of town committee an- nounced today that republican d- will be estublished within a day or two in Room 50, at 269 Main street. This is the second floor, over Damon’s shoe storey Charles IH. he: here last | A. DERBY, SHELTON YMOUR WILL SAVE TIME: TO GET UP SOONER Ansonia, March 25.—Day- light saving without setting the head will be effective in Derby, Shelton and ymour beginning April 4. ANSON AND S RANKS OF STRIKERS recommending pas- will | the ! of lavor ! ters here. + demands L INCREASED TO 4,000 American Brass ‘- Company Walkout a Private Quarrel —Agitators Barred. —Strikers of the Ansonia, March 5 who now are American Brass Cc : about 4,000 in round numbers in a mass meeting today voted to permit the firemén in the mills to return so to keep the fires alight under the boilers. The mass meeting was held under the direction of a committee of 40. Tt nse of the meeting that the in from having any di- with the federation men who ‘have opened quar- It was voted that the men an strike stay out as a body until the are recognized and the time comes be as a body. The mass meeting was quiet 11 conducted. There were hort speeches. Several and many i b P tongues are spoken among the strik ers, and the committee of 410 embraces 1 representatives of these. Im- ' German ! Skinner | {SIMS HIMSELF IS de- | enta- ! dis- | returning | Meri- ; M. { 1 | il l ! situation, | the i kenny, The strike includes all the men in the Coe branch, the copper mill and the wire mills, all of the American Brass company’s local plant BEING QUESTIONED Admiral Fletche Why Demands to Know He Was Relicved of Command. —Another out of today. It Washington, March naval investigation growing the war was started here iy being conducted by a naval court ana the purpose is to develop the circumstances surrounding the re- moval by Rear Admiral Sims of Rear Admiral William B. TFletcher from the command of the American naval base at Brest. Admiral Fletcher, who asked for the inquiry was the first witness. He presented a copy of an order from Admiral Sims in Au 1917, which placed Captain R. H kson, Amer- ican naval representative at the Frencn ministry of marine in com- mand of *“all Americ; naval and aviation bases” in France. Identifyin e general text of the letter, Admirs told the court that “cither the copy or the original” contained a typographical error; that he had intended to order Captain Jackson to command only the *‘naval ation bases.” The inclusion of the and” which made the order apply to al) bases, was declared b ms to be nk absurdity ace. The judge advocate said situation was “complicated” becaus: the original order could not be locat- ed in the navy department files. The order created an ‘“‘anomalous’ Admiral Fletcher said, and in cat delay in operations necessary to route all com- ations between his office and 1 Sims through Captain Jack- result>d as it w muni Adm son. FREE. Tageblatt of LUDENDORFF GOES Berlin, March 25.—The tod denies, on the authority chancellery that a warrant h been issued for the arrest of General Ludendorff was recently reported. SINN FEINER ARRESTED, Dublin. March 2 William grove, Sinn Fein member of parlia- ment for was arrested this his home in Dublin. morning at AUTHORIZE CAVALRY. Washington. March New Jer- sey wa athorized today to organize headquarte troop of cavalry, National Guard. ORDERED OUT OF CITY. A band of gypsy women arrived in vesterday and started plan for a permanent 1fternoon a complaint w received from Park street that two of the women were soliciting patrons for fortune telling. Officer William Hayes prought the women to the police sta- tion where they were given a warning d ordered to leave. 2 A acceded | to and that the return to work when } | ment - then and several other foreign } { men i to blame, e tup all efforts to get enlisted men. | 8.000 ! provided | tionary Cos- | the northern district of Kil- | ! ford hospital residence | Captain Palmer Says Secre- tary Did Not Appreciate | Necessity of Obtaining And Training Men in Ad-| vance. ‘Washington, March —“Procras- tination on the part of Secretary \ Daniels ‘‘was responsible for a serious shortage of personnel which proved “the initial handicap of the Navy in the war,” Captain Leigh C. Palmer, war-time chief of the Bureau of Nav- i igation, testified today before the sen- ate committee investigating the Navy's conduct of the war. The secretary, Captain Palmer de- clared, was unable to appreciate the | necessity for obtaining and training | men in advance of an actual declara- tion of war. “Even after war was declar witness said, “he used to say, have too many reserves now. Disregarded Danicls’ Order. Just before the United States joined | the Allies and when the Bureau of Navigation was striving to recruit| naval reserves, the witness continued, Becretary Daniels ordered enrollment | in the reserve stopped. “Did it stop?” Hale, No; we needed the men and went | right ahead.” “I talked to Mr. Daniels the other day and he doesn’t remember any- thing about that,” said the witness, | “but he did order me to stop enroll- | times.” ! Navy Was 67,000 Men Short. Captain Palmer told the committee that when war was declared the Navy was short 67,000 regular and reserve | enlisted men and about 2,500 afficers | from its peace-time requirements and that at Jeast 20,000 additional enlistad and many more officers were needed for destrovers as soon as wai was declared. The witness said d,” the | ‘We asked Chairman | congress was mot | s it gave evervthing the | department asked for. Replying to a question by Chairman Hale, Captain Palmer declared the secretary did all he could to help get men “in the critical days of the spring ““The secretary,” he said, “backed He was anxious to get them.” PERSEVERING THIEVES tobbers Tunnel Through Brick Wall and Steal $11,000 Worth of Furs— In Fashionable Roxbury District. Boston, March —Fur thieves tunneled through a brick wall in the Roxbury district and stole $11,000 worth of learned at police headquarters This break, in which the stare of M. Kauf- man on Blue Hill avenue was loote: s one of several which the authori- s now believe to be the work of a single gang. Another of these rab- beries was that of $30.000 in bonds and jewelry from the loan office of H. | Van Dam in the business district last Sunday. FAIL T0 LEAVE 400 of Them Wom- Americans, n Remain in Germany Avlwveags | Given Chance to Go. Washington, March 25.—An official | estimate by the state department today placed the number of Ameri cans in Germany at about 3,000 of whom approximately 400 are women. All American travelers in Berlin, | it was said, were given ample op- portunity to Jeave on special cars after the recent revol outhreaks but many failed to leave they felt they were safe. Wethersfield Huntsman L Is Seriously Wounded | Hartford, March —Arthur Adams of Wethersfield is in the Hart- in a serious condition ! wound accidentally self-inflicted. He has a deep an ugly hole in his right side. Whiie hunting muskrats in Wethersfield cove Wednesday afternoon his gun, muzz! toward him in the boat. was di charged in some manner unaccounted for. as from a gunshat Nine Persons Hurt In Penna. Railroad Wreck Altoona, March 25.—Ke: 0, on the this mornin sleepers and coach derailed. sons injured, one seriausly. at Huntington hospital, Nine pe Injured | ister | net ! Herr Silberschmidt, whc | city | the passage | throughout the city | Britain | said | worla’s greate; NOW REORGANIZED WITH BAUER HEAD GERMAN CABINET ‘ ! Present Premier Retains Posmon —Dr. Hermann Mueller Is | Minister of Foreign Affairs NEWSPAPERS PROTESTING Reports From Interior of Germany Arc Conflicting, Fighting Has Ceased, While Anoth- er Bombardment By Reds. Berlin, March 25.—The new man cabinet reconstructed as the re- sult of yesterday’s negotiations will be headed by Gustave Bauer, the present premier, according to tho Morning Post toda of the remodelled ministry follow Premier, Gustave Bauer; vice chancellor and minister of justice, Dr. Schiffer; foreign affairs, Dr. Her- man Mueller; interior, Herr Koc defense, Herr Gessler: finance, Cap- tain TFisher Cuno: treasury, Herr transport, Dr. Bell; labor, Herr reconstruction, Herr Silber- schmidt; economy, Dr. Schmidt; posts and telegraphs, Herr Giesberts; min- without portfolio. Dr. Iduard David. New Appointees. The ministers not in the old cabi- are Herr Gessler, who is mayor of Nuremburg; Captain Cuno, who the director of the Hamburg-Amer can Steamship Co.: Herr Boltz and is the lead- er of the builders’ trade union, The newspapers generally do not fppear to be satisfied with the make- up of the cabinet, especially the so- ialist organs, which consider that the course of events has entitled them to expect a strong leaning to the Left in the sovernment’s policy. The ap- pointment of Captain Cuno is partic- | ularly displeasing to them as he is re- garded as a member of the Right. (Continued on Tenth Page.) 'DAYLIGHT SAVING IS NOW UP TO GOUNGIL, Corporation Counsel Ap- poves Plan As Legal—Spe- cial Meeting Tomorrow. At a special meeting of the common ! council to be held tomorrow evening, action will be taken an the proposed | daylight saving ordinance offered at ; the last meeting of that body. At that time it was thought advisablé to refer the matter to the ordinance commit- tee and corporation counsel, jointly, so that the legality of the measure might be determined. Today Corporation Counsel J. E. Cooper returned his opinion in favor of the ordinance. Practically all the factories in the have gone on record as favoring of such rule by the common counc Tt w ated today at the central office of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad that if several more Connecticut cities adopted daylight saving ordinances, the time schedules might be changed to conform with the new hours. The ordinance to be acted upon is: “Be it ordained by the common cil of the city of New Britain: [he standard time of the city of New Britain is that of the 76th de- gree of longitude west from the meri- dian, except that of 2 o’clock ante- meridian from the last Sunday in April each standard time of New Britain shall be advanced one hour and at 2 a’clock ante-meridian of the last Sun- | day in September of each year such standard time shall, by the retarding of one hour, be returned to the mean astronomical time of the of longitude west from Greenwich, and all courts, public offices, legal and official proceedings shall be regulated thereby. *“The resolution as presented at the last meeting of the council was signed \n Aldermen Curtis, Dehm, Spencer sichstaedt and Councilmen il i, Peterson, Weld, and Steiner. Wells World’s _Greatest "Cello Player to Come to City Through the activities of the New Musi lo by mu to at Fox! ~Fore- Friday, rain. / . { Little, his 7 MOST ALL APPOINTMENTS' ! was stated that the kidnapper , manded $25,000 ransom. One says That | Tells of Wesel Being Under | Ger- | It gives the list | 5th degree | Gill, | , the Shvedish j 4 points. ST SO | SUFFRAGE LEADERS CONDEMN G. O.P. FOR RETAINING SUCH LEADERS AS J. H. RORABACK, CLARK AND OTHERS KIDNAPS YOUNG SON TO GET EVEN Are Not Appeased B WITH HIS FATHER; $25,000 DEMANDED | Convention’s Actic K Little, March 25.—Al- Todington capi- the de- Lexington, though E. R. talist, had announced that I manded ransom would be paid, Paul | vear old son, was still a | captive today of a kidnapper who | lured him away late yesterday. nl de- Little an- | nounced all demands would be met | declaring: “I do not care about the $25,000 if I can get my son back safely.” The boy disappeared with an uni- dentified ‘white man. The lad's play- mates said he had told them the man - had promised him a dollar to deliver a box of candy. Later a note was delivered to the Little home by a messenger boy, but the father refused to divulge the ex- act contents of the message. He did admit, however, that it contained threats to kill his son if the ransom was not paid. It was reported today that the note to Little contained a statement to the effect that ' Little had apparently wronged the man at some time and said: “You have torn my heart out. I have had a pistol in your face twice but my heart failed me. I am tak- ing this way of getting even.” Little said he had never harmed anyone and never had an enemy so far as he knew. The note was print- ed on six pages of paper, believed to be hotel stationery from which the heading had been cut. It is believed the writer printed his words for fear Little would recognize the writing. N. Y., N. H &H. WON'T CHANGE TIME YET Hartford, March 25—The New Ha- ven railroad law will not conform | to any local daylight “saving ordi- | nance or law, at least not so .long| as there is not more uniformity of | time among cities and towns which it serves, especially in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. This was the an- nouncement made today by Carl A. Mitchell, superintendent of the Hart- ford division of the road. It was the result of a conference of railroad officials at New Haven ANOTHER IRISH PLOT Conspiracy to Smuggle Arms Into Ire- land is Nipped in the Bud, London Paper Says. London, March 25—A plot to smug- gle arms into Ireland was uneartlied vesterday says the Evening Standerd. A foreign vessel, whose cargo con- tained beer barrels in which were faund rifies and machine guns of Ger- man make and also ammunitien was dctained at a northern port yesterday | afternoon the newspaper asserts. The captain of the ship failed to give a satisfactory explanation of the discrepancy between his manifest and cargo and ideclined to reveal the identity of the persons for whom the munitions were intended, the Stand- ard says. He has been detained ashore and will be brought to London for examination. The captain of another ship, whose cargo is under suspicion, has been questioned and is hoiding himself at the disposal of the authorities, accord- ing to the Standard. LOCKW00D HONORED Is Given Membership in Honorary Fraternity at the Connecticut Agricultural College. Maurice H. Lockwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Lockwood, of 793 East street, was amongz the members of the junior class at the Connecticut Agri- cultural college to be honored by election to Gamma Chi Epsilom, the honorary fraternity. To be eligible for the election, the student must be among the upper third of the class in scholastic standing and must be prom- inent in student activities. Mr. Lockwood was graduated from New Britain High school in 1917. He is a member of the junior class and College Shakespearean club. He also is a captain in the R. O. T. C. bat- talion, a member of the Agricultural club, a member of the committee on arrangements for Junior Week and a member of the Press club, He is sec- retary of the Connecticut . Swine Breeders’ association and expects to raise live stock after graduation from college. PIHL LEADS ANNAPOLIS Mark in Efficiency Graduating Local Man's is Highest Recorded in Class at U. S. Naval Academy. Paul Pihl of this city has been named regimental commander of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, thereby receiving the highest honor accorded a student officer at = institution and placing him in charge of the other student officers. Il is | the son of Rev. G. E. Pihl, pastor of | Bethany church here. In addition to the appointment ht“ h; been notified that his mar in efficiency was the highest recorded, having been 3:92 out of a possible | He will be graduated thiqv FRACTURED LEC Howard Gilbert, aged 5 years, of €5 | Brook street, sustained a fractured Jext this morning when he fell from the of » milk wagon near his home. He was taken to New eat a W the | nouncea | and High schools, Wednesday afternoon and informa- tion was given out that train sched- ules would not be changed. It was pointed out that if changes were made great confusion would result. Hartford’s daylight saving ordi- nance goes into effect next Monday. ‘Without a change in time of arrival of trains in the morning on which thousands of commuters travel bus- iness is likely to be seriously dis- turbed. What effect the railroad company’s decision will have is to- day problematical. $200,000 FIRE IN BOSTON Five Story Building at Corner of At- lantic Avenue and Oliver Street Destroyed. Boston, March 25.—Fire caused damage aggregating $200,000 to buildings at Atlantic avenue and Oliver street early today. Traffic on Atlantic avenue, the principal artery of communication between the north and south termina] stations was held up several hours with consequent disturbance to commuters. ‘A five story building owned by the | Massachusetts General hospital cor- poration was destroyed, with con- siderable damage to the Bay State Bindery, Joseph Beal and Co., ma- chinists, and the National Machine [Co. An adjoining building on Oliver street was damaged on two floors, the occupants of which were the A. B. See Elevator Co. and the Ault and Wibong Co., ink dealers. ENFIELD GAINS 20.5 PER CENT Census Report Shows Present Po}il- Iation of 11,708, An Increase of 1989 Over Last Records. ‘Washington, March 25.—Popula- tion statistics for, 1920 announced to- day by the census bureau included: Davenport, Ia., 56,727, an increase of 13,699 or 31.8 per cent. over 1910; Steubenville, O., 28,508, increase 6,117 or 27.3 per cent.; Gloversville, N. Y., 22,026 increase 1,063 or 6.7 per cent.; Sheboygan, Wis., 80,955, increase 4,- 557 or 17.3 per cent.; Johnston, N. Y. 10,0905, increase 458 or 4.4 per cent.; Bloomfield, N. J., 22,011, increase 6,- 941 or 46.1 per cent.; Shamokin, Pa., 10,905, intrease 4568 or 4.4 per cent.; Enfield, Conn., 11,708, increase, 1,- 989 or 20.5 per cent.; Asheville, N. C., 28,504, an increase of 9,742 or 51.9 per cent. Scarlet Fever Gains At Brown University Providence, March 25.—Nine more Brown university students were taken from the campus to hospitals today suffering from scarlet fever. This makes a total of 21. The city superintendent of health decided quarantine of the college to be un- necessary because the disease is of a mild type and traceable to a “food” source. Boston Exchange to Agree With New York Boston, March 5.—The Boston stock exchange will conform te the daylight saving hours of operation of the New York exchange, it was an- today. The market will open at 9 a. m., closing at 2 p, m., except on Saturda) when the clos- ing hour will be 11 a. m. Hartford White Wings Ask 50 Per Cent. Boost Hartford, March The street ‘leaners of Hartford have put in a demand for 65 cents an hour for an eight hour day, an increase of about 50 per cent.. and a weekly half holi- SCHOOLS CLOSE TOMORROW. § The szraded schools, the Grammar s weil as the New Rritain State Normal school and the parochial schools will close tomor- rdw for the Easter rece Sessions Britain General hospital. will resume April 5. In Endorsing Equ Franchise ‘'WOMEN TO DEMAND PLEDGES BE Hartford, March 25.—The re tion passed by the republican convention yesterday caling Governor Holcomb to call a session of the legislature to o the federal suffrage amendment be presented to the movernor Tuesday by Col. I. M. Ullman, mnotthecami&eeonruo at the convention. ~n i At suffrage headquarters hm Iday members of the ‘Woman Suffrage association si that they refused to consider governor’s statement as made p I this morning as a definite re call a special session as the tion has not yet reached him. Miss Katherine Luddington, dent of the association today the following statement: . Hits Roraback & Co. “The republican party in con tion assembled passed a resolu placing itself on record in favo. granting the right of suffrage women and requesting the go | to call a special session for the | pose of passing upon the ‘ suffrage amendment but the lican party also endorsed and tained in power the men who bitterly opposed woman suffra Henry Roraback, Charles Hoj Clark, John Buckley and oth Insists on Ratification. “The suffragists of Connec will hold the republican Y squarely responsible for its reco: the federal suffrage amendment that record is not cleared by vote of the conventicn yes ‘When Connecticut has ratified suffrage amendment in a specia sion of the legislature the of the republican party of Coni cut’ will be clear and not befo! Attacks Newspaper Article. “The Hartford Courant this ing said that the convention p the suffrage resolution ‘in the w standing that it @id not amoun anything.” Will the delegates to. convention? We wait with muci their action and allow the wom understand that they put throu solemn farce with the idea of ing the wool over the women' or will they follow up by serio tion the promises made at the convention? W wait with mug terest to see them give the onf answerable proof of sincerity. OPPOSE COAL PROBE New England Coal Dealers’ tion at Springfield Conven On Record Thusly. Springfield, Mass., March Resolutions protesting againsg passage by congress of the huysen bills for investigation angd ulation of the caal business as legislation harmful both to the ¢ and consumer were adopted by New England Coal Dealers’ tion today. It was held that the additiona would fall upon the consumer. Ij cussing the resolutions officials association said that while d| have no objection to inves their business methods they do to regulations that would res prohibitive rates and increased g business. They believe a n ground can be found wherein interests can be safeguarded avoiding additional costs for vision. TIE-UP AT SAYBROOK reight Train Derailed at Ji and Passenger Service Ts rupted This Morning. Junction, March the Shore Line d of the New Haven railroad w3 rupted early today through ment of two cars in an east. freight train here. Some passenger routed by the way of Will The railroad officials state tl lone was hurt in the mishap. aybrook . - flic over trains wer| | America Sends Viiews | On Turkish Qug \Washington, March 25.-—The) | to the allied supreme council oul Vthe American government’s v | the Turkish settlement was d | today by the state department, { the first diplomatic to | signature of Colby per ainbi new se of state