New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1920, Page 1

% % News of the World. By Associated Press. NEW BRITA Ads” Mean Better Business. ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1920. —SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE THREE CENTS. HII]AEI]’S FIREMEN | QUIGLEY FAVORS DAYLIGHT SAVING THREATEN T0 QuIT, ractlcally Every Gity Employe « on Strike in Windy City PACKING HOUSES ARE IDLE Federal Mediators Called in fempt Scttiement At Stocky: Where Walkout Ias Tiea Up All Business. Chicago, March cil met today in another effori to golve the city's financial aifficuitics, proaght about by demands of muni- gipal employes for incieascd salavies and to find a basis of settlement of a strike (of more than (,060 city hall employes and other groups of work- 31.—The city coun- erl V “lerks, stencg keeper who w ed out paralyzing municipal business picket- ed the city hall today and leaders an- nounced they would remain out their demanas for a $35 monthly crease was granted. Firemen Give Warning. ity firemen who threatened ta re- sign unless granted i met to day to take.action. president o their association a seed ) th per cemt. of the firemen would sign if they refused an increus $300 a vear. Seventy-four faod inspectors, sepervise tiie handling of the food suppiy cecided to Collecticn «f g:lHu Yhe result of a s E of 200 garbage handier: . Two hundred sewer workers w called on strife today and members of the Kngincers, Draftsmen and Wachitee vnion announced they ere preparing to strike unless wage Acreases weve provide Has $130,000,000 Budget The council ‘had before ii 0,000 budget carrying pay eraging 10. per cent. for 18,050 employes when it ~ The measure lacked only "for adoption when the | vesterday. Federal day in an £ 900 union Stockyards and inction of meat King plants ing in the stock shag s plan trike continued. 0,000 worker out the oficials aphers and ves in- who city incre: the city’ convered. three vote hody rec mediators werc tempt to skttle employes of Transit in the mear livestoe to- vik nion pro- called the the 1 Co., HESSAGE FROM MARS severa Th of % French Scientist Believes Strange Signals Originated Celestial Residents—IHis Views, Paris, March —Belief strange signals picked up by &tations recently came from planet Ma expressed by Camille Flammarion, the famous astronorhe He thinks inter-stellar communics tion may yet become a realized fac but he is inclined to believe it will | accomplished by the use of som magnetic force which not as y developed. “Since the * he from great luming Zous activity the present that the wireless is gnals appear to be reg- says, “it is improbable they the sun, althouzh our ry ng p It is pos . however, clhaotiz - conditions on earth may be traced to solar which may have a reactive ef the earth and the minds of men.’ ome Receding Water of Conn. River at Bratticboro Plays Havoc With Boston and M e Tracks, ;3 rece river outs attleboro, ing water of the has caused two on the Boston'and Maine rail- road above this town. The. largest is near the junction of the West and Connecticut rivers where hole 150 feet long and 30 feet deep. The other is just north of Dummers- ton station. Train service which was resumed over the lir esterd, ernoon is again detoured vis N. H Attempts to dyr sputh of here were \v owing to the presence of solid field of thick ice extending two miles upstream from the Vernon dam of the Connecticut River Power com- pany and between the dam and the jam. River men helieve t Jessening flow of the river will Jessen the danger as to preclude of removing the jam. Vt., March 31.—The serions wash- there is a Keene, the ice abandoned a s0 Hundred Armed Men in Raid on Irish Police Skibbereen, County March 31.-—More tha attac the police Durrus, miles southwest of Bantry Cork, with rifles and patrol bombs 1 night. A portion of the building blown up and 1wo policement wounded one seriously. . dreland, 100 armed men ed rracks at county wi were = ! | | hook- | erday, | untit | vear | named i"to I ments { of work Enzineer | the With | 04y the | | pos odi- aft- | the | { with the | | designated as a Y. N. H. & H. Road, He Says—May Secure Changes | On Suburban Lines. Unle; arrangements can be made Manager C. L. New Haven with General New ford railroad for tables to agree with the daylight sav- ing ordinances adopted/in New Brit- n and Hariford. Mayor Quigley will dvocate the repeal of the ordinance adopted by the common council at a sped sion last Friday evening, he said today. It has been part of the confusion the adoption of the come through the ref! road to make changes low of commuters Dl of employ morning in the evening ble nu I concerns stol, Pl of the & Hart- time. the Yor a change in st found that the greater resulting from ordinance has al of the rail- that would al- reaching their rent on time in the suitable hour. A 1her of employes of come from Hartford, inville and Berlin, making railroads in the morning at and returning to their homes : Bardo cf | and in the evening. Formerly, under standard time, the time-iables were most sa while under th daylight g plan with o char on the part of the railroad, trains in {he morning and in the rvening are, of necesssity, one hour late. The mayor has received no ance as vet that it will be poss him to make the changes he seeks. is understood that the company assur- willing to make minor changes on tho | suburban runs, but positively refu to change the main line schedulas. Whether the mayor will consider a change on the suburban lines a coai- promise sufiicient to keep the new ordinance effective or not is a ques- tion. He has admitted that with suc an arrangement much would be done away with, still be confusing. It is probable that a with the railroad head will ranged today. but it would be ar- NO CITY ENGINEER Public Works Board Will Not Name Suceessor to W. H. Hall Who Leaves Department Today. No action has been taken on the matter appointing successor City William H. Hall t is probabie that a vacaney will left for one of a Ingineer he that about at Humphrey to in department Cha said. month least, The fiscal and has today in board will board comes a close about be three weeks a new appointed or the same by the mayor. It was the commission that it advisable to allow the new board name the city engineer's succes- The chairman explains further there are no plans for improve- in the works and as the city but Jittle money for that brand litile will be undertaken be- new board is na City Hlall left the department will shortly go into busi- re- felt by bhe sor. that has ore the and WKAN'S BODY FOUND No Clue to ldentity of Body Floating in Connecticut Ri Hartford This Afternoon. Hartford, well flood March dressed the 31 woman was found in ticut a Conne 200 in river this of cut about feet south ove sast Hartford. ed in a pink silk skirt, waist, silk stockings and low shoe A wedding ring was on the third finger of the left hand. The body had been in the water about a month. The head was badly decom- but the rest of the body was preserved. There is a mark on back of the left hand and the thrust under the clothing ternoon dry brid boulevard. was dr black well the NEW MOTOR MARKERS “Convoy Marker” Will Be Substituted to | and irman Ernest | weould | | su Found | Charles F. | Searle, the Connecti- | The | For the Old S X Design That Has | Been Used in Past, Hartford, March hicle Commissioner cided on a c 31.—Motor Stoeckel ha nge in the markers cars which ure sent by manufactur- from one place to another. He adopted design for a marker which will be known as the convoy marker and it 1 be substituted for the murker known in the past a the 8 X marker and which has been special marker. ! later, i of B | positions, NEW MEN ELECTED LANDERS OFFICERS Annual Meeting holders of Local Con- cern Held. the stock- Landers, Frary & Clark the office of the corpor- fternoon at 2 o'clock. The annual meeting of holders of was held at ation this a The dircctors tlected were Tows: F. Smith, George M. Landers, R. Cooley, J. Sloper, Luciu A. Barbour, Whittemore, Frederick G Frederick A. Searle, Arthur G. ball, Edward N. Stanley, Joseph Lamb, Charles T. Treadway, Charles T. Treadway, president the Bristol National bank, is the new member of the board, taking the place af Herbert M. Lloyd, who died in De- cembar. 19310, X stockholders adopt an an cndment vhich was « vizinally g siantially extending ing ils powers. Following stockholders the director lowing officers clected: Chairman of board of Smith. dent—Arthur Charles ¥Fran Harris Platt, F. ta rer also voued to anted and the o in broaden- the the mecting of the annval preeting wius held and the foi- airvectors— Pr. G. Viea Kimball, Herbert A. rdon C. Jolhinson. Rickey. H’\H Wachter, Treasurer— Secvetary Assistant s nlev, Oliver N. Judd, \lhc\t G. An- sceretaries—William . Harry A. Traver, D. Clark T, Burr. ~—John Auditor— Henry asing agen Miles Sheppard. Of the foregoing on, vice-president: W. Bell, D. Hal, as- - dward F. lbert G. Anderson, D. Clark Smith, are new appoint- ments. Col. Herbert A. Johunson elected vice-president, was 29, 1876 and has lived tically all his life in New Britain. hegan his work in the office of the Stanley Works in 1891 and five year in 1896, entered the employ North & Judd Mfg. their order department. He re- ned with North & Judd for 20 ars, advaneing through wvariou until he resizned as vice- and general 1917, to department. the new- 1y July pric- He of president in June, the ordnance enter the army in He went Eleventh (Continued on Page) House Judiciary Committee 'CONGRESSMANLONERGAN,ACTINGFOR Connecticut | CONN. AUOTOISTS, STARTS “GAS” PROBE | Takes Favorable Action— May Look Into Profits of Retail Dealers, (Special to The Herald) March 31.—Connectt lists nt to know w gasoline has gone up and zives promise ot steady 1 Wa cut shington. avtomobi the price since the present o wa continuir They do not under: why, more than a vear after t of the wa thousands of galions of the fluic d from the usc of the Army or commer needs. tl of e nd : close ini associat on on and plea pre action tion t hission put a sen he hat the will undertake short time a thorough investigation of the price of gasoline. not only in nnecticut hut throughout the entirc TUnited States. ndiez ders Trade within a | l ConTressman onnecticut, was one of those who me particularly interested in soline situation. e made of recommendations to the diciary committee bility of federal prices in the house judiciary measure ing Augustin’e the probe of Tnited Stat committee reported favorably the house, or- complete investigat the Fedcral 1o o -ice: 16 a nves Wil 1S no of gasolinc that not only study the cost the market would look vouid would of by into the puiting the the zasoline on producer, percenta lprofit reaped by retail dealers. of Stock-| { times superintendent | o 2 { Shortly | O'Keefe, a | alty, confusion ; ! seek the office conference | ' DEMOCRATS ARE YET REPEAL UNLESS RAILROAD AGREES| New System Too Confusing Without Cooperation of N.| WITHOUT CANDIDATE Paonessa Seems Out of Race and Halloran Is Rencent In Mcantime Repueblicans Their Campaign With Quigley-Cur- tis Battle to Be Scttled at Primarics Tomorrow. It wa authority Paonessa, ported on exceller:t that Alderman Angelo M. prominently mentioned s re today as nominee for the mayor- will be a candidate for alder- man to succeed himself. It was fur- ther stated that his ballots are now being printed for the minor office, which is an indication that he will not of chief executiv democratic Not Secking Office. Ex-Mayor Joseph M. Halloran, upon whom the members of the dem- ocratic town committee have admitted the party pins its hope, is reticent about announcing his candidacy. He has in fact refused to become a can- didate unless the vote at the ward caucuses this evening show that it is the wish of the democrats that he take up the standard of their ty. The ex-mayor is known to be in a re ceptive mood for the position and he has been approached a number of in an offort to draw from him forma] announcement of his candi- dacy. rl« was visited this afternoon by members of the town committee | ana the matter was broached. His only to the effect that he ticket in the vor at the statements wer will head the democratic :ven of a decision in his ucuses this evening In the democratic ranks the matter | of picking a candidate has been a dif- as fol- | “*possibilities™ ane by ona ficult have Numerous forward and one come { have been eliminated until the names Andrew | Kim- | of ! ! eral week { h sen +.of { the Knigh { Third !of Herbert A. John- ! | very | than born ! Co. as head | i purse | the Lonergan, | | new inspee: um- | ouse ! upon the advisa- | now seem the te- of Paonessa and Halloran to stand out alome. With ment that Paonessa will k a berth this evening as alderman from the Sixth ward, it is assumed that he has dropped aut of the mayoralty race. Callahan 2 Candidate. One new candidate in the cratic ranks has come forward today in the person of Clarence Callahan, whose friends have urged him to op- pose Col. N, L. Whesipser for oty clerk. Mre, Ciodcoan is an ex-soldier who served overseas with the YP. He s injured several times and for sev- was blinded as a resultgol sas burns. He is now employed at freight office. . He is one of the young- est candidates for office 5S¢ names mentioned. 5 the son Calla Crown a prominent member of s of Columbus and the Y. A. & B. saciety. He is a mem- the Fifth Ward Democratic demo- street M. T. ber of club. Curtis Ts Active. Literature by managers of the Curtis campaign found its wayv into the rvegistered repub- licans record of the ward alderman was extolled surance given that in the event selection as the republi nominee for mayor, the city tain of a sound busiess tion for the next two v tleman from the Third ward h quiet this spring, so far as pub- lic speaking is ed, but there are many who that wor i his interes more effective many think Quigley Plunges Onward, Mayor George A. Quigley is con- ducting his campaign along the lines on which he started. It con factory talks and appearing lican smokers. The mayor gave his final noond: rally hefore a fairly large gatherins at the Stanley Works gates today. his talk he outlined briefly the suc- cess of his administration and asked the support of the Fifth after opening his talk, well- terrupted the mayor talk to the mhblage in which i scored the Quisiey opponent ed that the mayor be supported at primaries tomorrow. sent out homes of today nd ars. believe be at repub- or James nown YD soldier, in- and gave a fiery iy the Quinlivan Given Purse Retiring Plumbi Quinlivan was of $20 in health hoard Johm H. Curtis, he: made the speech expressei the upon Mr. Quinliv tor, P. of t Inspector presented old this 1th of pr regrets Thom- ith by employes of nworning. perintendent, sentation the board aving The will take as of up the charse mornin:z. HITS SHOE March Shoe Muchinery Co. of was enjoned by Judge United Statc rict St United Massachuse Tricher in the court here 1w of the to- lease w Dartfoe, cast for New Bir iy: Fair tonigbt waemer Thursday, | T 1 1 | | | i | i - CALAAN FOR GITY CLERK . E. CORBIN DEAD, Continue | | political circle { He wa i g was cor- | { United ts of | n | ward. | and | Sl Dr. | and | ! his § | this iin 2 commions MOSLEMS REPORTED IN WIDE REVOLT AGAT e ALL ALLIES IN TCRKEY e Paris, March 31.—The hreak- ng out of a revolution all over | Turkey except in Constantino- | ple, directed azainst the Alli is reported by the Pester Lloyd of Budapest, according to a dispatch from Basle to the Fournier Agency here. WAS 70 YEARS OLD Member of Family That Has Grown Up With City Died This Noon. Frank tor years a resident of New Britain and prominent Kugene Corbin, many in local business made this to years of age The deceased his wife, of Hartford, New IFobes Geor; home . who has lately Maple Hill, died illness his home noon after old age. December at a due He 13th by Powell, lingering wa ast, survived 3T N three siste M is Mrs R. Moister of Summit, Mr . city a sonm, in family sey. and New York who resides Maple Hill. Mr. Corbin was the son of Hezekiah H. Corbin, who w the eldest. of three brothers, of whom Philip and Andrew were the other two. The family is an old one in these parts. s born in Hartford and when vouth he lived for a time in Ohio, coming back to New Britain early in life. Here he became a manufacturer, being with H. H. Cor- bin and son from 1872 to 1890, their plant then combined with John B. Minor to form. the Minor & Corbin In 1900 he retired hecause health. fnlly Mr. Corbin was a mem- ber of Centennial lodge, A. F. and A. M., other local Masonic bodies, also Washington Commande: el o Sphinx Temple A. O. N. M. S. and was a thirty-second degree Mason. He belonged to the Roval Arcanum, N. E. O. P. ahd was a member of the First Baptist church. He also served as a member, of the common council in this city. Funcral arrangememnts vet been completed. AGREEMENT NE! NEAR of e, at Joseph and the but a ill Frate have not Soft Coal Mincrs’ Committce Approves Tentative Contract to Be in Effect for Two Years, w York, contract March 31.—A tentative approved today ut of soft appointed was a of a sub-committee coal pperators and workers meeting to negotiute a new wage agre and it zeneral Jobn considered scale committee, Lewis, president of Mine Workers, id the committee might alter some sions of the tcntative contract. alterations are made, it will be signed today and be in for for two years. In general, its terms follow the award of President Wilson's coal sion, it is said. later L. DROWNED IN BROOK Ansonia Child Wanders from Home— Missing Since Yesterday—Body s Found Today. March J1l.—Louis De ars old, Anson Marco, De drownad son of Antonia Hill, w near of a Marco, Great s found in brook He terd him was his body his home afternoen. wandered away ufternoon and found until to- s tuken from from home no trace of day when the brook. w By Health Commission | Bridgeport Man Given 6,000 Damages By Jury Dr. Arthur was award- Aridzeport, FI. Baldwin, of Norwalk, ed $16 10 damages by u jury in the civil superior court herc tods in 0,000 suit against the City of Norwalk, for injuries suffered on February 20, 1918, when he was thrown his automobile in Nor- walk. March 31. from Boy Seriously - Burned Playing With Bonfire! Zisk, son of of 64 O condition of burns on He w: nd his clothing burned tended him M an nd Mrs. street, i Joseph Joseph critical rosult Zisk ves- bon near e fire ody and severe (A% Dunn BILL N\ passed home 348 to PASSES, —The second rule bill 94. AGAIN Ton, ven honse readi today he the Irish vote v of The 1 and Jer- | ] | | { | l ! home | TIME LIMIT EXPIRES WHILE | REBELS REFUSE TO GIVE UP, GERMANS FEAR BLOODY WA, | NO GERMAN TROOPS IN NEUTRAL ZONES France Re ission 10 i“?es Perm,lSS‘_O“ w‘SEVERAL TOWNS ARH Advance in Rubr District REPORTED PILLAG: IS USELESS AND DANGEROUS If Government Forces She down in Ruhr Distril Workers Threaten to D troy Mines. sen, | ciated Pr Berlin March 31. (By ).—The time government's ‘lhc workmen’s lley to i recognize i cials e ! most Jssen The fixed in| uitimatum forces in Ruhr surrender their arms’ local and government ired at noon today and immediately the populatio which had been about treets -during the morning so shelter in their homes. Commuuist army leaders say government troops have begu march but information received other sources indicates they hav: started threatened in ultimatum. Will Not Surrender. A state of ferment prevails i workers’ army and a number o tingents from conservative fown withdrawn fro majority of the troop payment’ of their immediately and a paymaster, { money, was rushed in an autor {to the front. It is believed, ho fa large element of the wo TO BRING BAGK DEAD {army will not lay down its arn | The leaders arc determired i surrender and in the opinion of; of the workingmen have decidd make an effort to have the blown up if the governm Dic in France Exhumed—100 Start | advance. as the bettef in e:?:e |is that the government wil | 2rant amnesty to the leaders. Commnunication between Ess the onutside world was inte: for many hours beginning wit; night on Monday the telegrap! telephone offices being desert cept for szuards stationed at tinents from conservative tow] Break for Runover. Premier Millerand However, Assures utons That His Country Will Do All Possible to Facilitate Task of Their Government. Paris, March 31.—The request of the government that it be permitted to send troops to the Ruhr district, in the neutral zone near the German border, has been denied by the zovernment of France. Conversations over the German re- quest have been in progress between Premier Millerand «nd Dr. von Ma; the German charge d’affairves in Paris M. Millerand yesterday indicated he would give the German charge an early reply and it was handed to Dr. | von Mayer tod (Continued on F German A demanding eventh Page). Body of American Soldiers to Home April 5th. Brest, March 31, (By The ciated Press).—The first body of an American soldier who died in France was exhumed from French soil here vesterday at the Pontanesen camp cemetery. The graves officials will have 100 bodies ready for shipment to America by April.5, the date on which a transport has been request- ed from the navy department. Tt is expected that the transport Antigone which sailed from Danziz yesterday bearing homeward happy. healthy Polish-American. veterans of the army of Gen. Haller, will call at Brest to take the bodies aboard. GET CLUE IN MURDER Bridgeport Police Find That Victim Agree- (Continued on Eleventh Pal NO SPEGIAL SESSIO Holcomb is ‘Not M Governor Slightest By Pleas of Wom frage Advocates, Hartford, Ma: 31. ‘Holcomub will not call a specia of the genera] assembly to tal] on the woman suffrage amen; the federal constitution, standing the request made by egation of republicans whic! on him at the executive offi capitol Tuesday with a reques calling of the session. The di led by Col. Issac Ullman of Haven preseated to the gove resolution adopted by the re stage convention reguesting sedfion. Major John Buckley, 1 secretary, today on the aut] ! Governor Holecombh gave ouff lowing statement. “There will be no form) made to the commitiee’s T a special session. But the position continues that no s sion will be called.” PREPARES NEW Repuhbiican Member oi New, Had Entered Into Unusual ment With Woman Partner. Bridgeport, March 31.—An incident connected with the murder of Vito lamonica at his home on Monday nigat by three men, brought to the attention of the police today was the filing in the town clerks olice of a mutual quit claim deed to the prop- erty occupicd by Lamonica, signed by hoth Lamonica and the vioman in the house, Annic Cuomo. The deed was | drawn up sore time ago and hy ifs terms the man and the woman agrec that in case of the death of onc tk property skould go to the other. Thi deed was filed by an attorncy for tae | Cuomo woman. i A married caughtcr of Lamonica came from New York and was a wit- ness at Coroner Phelan’s inquest to- day. She said- that her father and | mother had been estranged for four- | teen vears. She said her mether had | attempted reconciliation but her fath- | would not give any encourage- ment. General Strike Called Throughout Denmark | Copenhagen, March 31.—A general strike will go into effect througho Denmark on Tuesday next following froan oo the rejection by King Christian and | ounced his intention to s¢ the new ministry of an offer by tie [ "4 one-hall per cent beg trades union to compromise the poli- A T tical crisis if the Rigsdag was cor it H e 2 g 3 “I¢ T had not s vened immediate b s 3 vinced the vast Z people of thi Youngster Steals $20 {and beer To Attend the Movies | have won me over, Officer Willlam P. McCue brought | And it i beeause of the terday at which the plain two small bovs to the police station | . fe. urgod” enadstil this A”l"l:\‘m )\‘n w hn;'.',‘,4 lf( r"l:n:”'l\l(\ . } beverage bill that T will fo secure change for i $20-bill In | gharze' the i "a;" strect swore. ““”,0‘ the DOVS | further eonsideraiion of nf a 12-vear-old Mill street lad, admitted | ;"7 5 D00 (470 stealing the money from his mother in order to attend the movies. He will be in chambers temorrow | morning. sembly Would Have Thre| Half Per Ceut. Beer. any. March —Col. republican membes wembly from Columbia, read. majorit) anted| hea excise Three F‘;mily Houé On Arch St w. Schnf wily hous; strect. th Jersey Republicans Are Out For General W ood | Yo. Trenton. N. J., March 31 Camp enator William Runyan, f ovk of New Jer nominating petition at larvse ational conver Major The Henry a threc Arc State | i purcha seen rmer | cported n sey today candi- he 51 amp 1 del public: decla Gen) Wood for for the i yomination. GET CON NG sme. March 31 (Mg discussion of th of the, zovetnment 1l of ‘Weputies iast cabinet a vote of cof sult being 259 <o 19§, LAWSON oston, M ~Thom: was =Y evicted at the declarcd Lawson. ck promoter irom a legislative hear state house today after that a witness lied. he