New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 24, 1920, Page 1

- - ~ News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1920. -TWELVE PAGES. MACHINE GUNNERS PROTECTING CITY Troops Also Use Armored Cars to Quell Londonderry Riots SNIPERS PICK OFF MANY, Today Finds City More Quiet, Due to Reinforoements of Soldiers—Na- tionalist Forces Gathering for New Attack, . Londonderry, Ish troops have and their greater activity protect life and property have had a quleting effoct. Only occasional shots were heard early today. o arrested by Hy wttacking mored cars and troops did much r it was reportod Feiners w June arrived 24.-~More RPrit. in this city woldiers. Hesides saipers with ar- chine-guns tho work. When night the Sinn to attack a clus- ter of houses \ored cars were rushed to the and the troops removed terrified women to a section of town whore ists predominate. The gas have bheen protected by Machine G held sway yesterday rifle and machine-gun fire swoeping the streets in the flercest fighting to develop thus far in the eivil war which began last Friday between unionist aad nationalists forces. It Is belle of vietim cue last about scene national. works s Used, Terror Iast night, ed that there w rores Hospitale are being taxed to thelr capacity in caring for those struck down by bullets fired by the opposing factiona, Another Attack Tmpends, Nationalist forces are sald to be gathering to the northwest of the city preparatory to an attack. while unionist adherents are entering town and are being collected for a grim de- fonse of the place A British de- stroyer is lying in Lough Foyle, north of the city. The men engaged in the actual fighting are the extremists of the con- tending factions and probably number only u few hundred. They absolutely terrorized the city yesterday as they fired voMeys down th from barricades they had erectec posted on roofs ar in windows shot at almost everyone who dared to appear. alty List Grows, The number of known dead is 11. A woman named Mills was killed stunding in_her own door and Willlam tankin was shot bM»8inn Fein snipers while he his way to feed his horses There police in t Inhabitants, supply ceased today and in- in some sections were loft plight, without fuel, light a waus on 500 city, soldiers and 0 which has 40,000 were habitants In & merious hread Portions of the patrolled by Nationalist ctions Many additional hoapitals today or outlying districts Ulster volunteers volunteers guarded wounded reached Killedd by a Sniper. A barber named Mclaughlin was killod todny by the bullet of a sniper who was firing at long range, The hody of a commercial traveler which was Iving In the strect where he was killed on Tuesday. was recovered to- \MeKinney died today of wounds. and trees have been | main road to Lon- factionalists in an effort to hamper the troops and some tele- graph und telophone lines beading into the town have been cut HEALTH BOARD BID§ Special Wil e Session Tomorrow Afternoon sider Items of Business of Commisdon. Bids for the collection the city of garbage throughm will be received at & special meeting of the board of bealth commissioners tomorrow af- ternoon at 5 o'clock. he board will alro bilds for improvements at the slaughter house to consist of new concrete flooring and a drainage wystem, specific of which were cent meeting of the open announced at a board Due to the Brothers, the fArm handled the collectio he unable to take more than half the contraet this year, the hoard has r quested bids hoth on one-half collec- tlon and collection for the entire city Woman, 79, Battle-. Wlth Cow to Save Husband Couneil Blufts, Ia., June 24—Grasp- s Ing an enraged cow by the horns in an effort to save her husband from feath, Mrs. Andrew Tiddell, aged 79, was herself attacked and she suffered Injuries that resulted in her death The husband's condition was serious today = fact that Swanson that formerly n of garbage, will v yan Ex pelled l-rom The Stock Exchange New York, June Allan A ehalrman of the Motor ®ho became Involved in a controversy with officials of the New York stock sxchange over an alleged corner in Bax hae b expelled from the » Lo anno ement R)uu Stutz ar Co | “organized | toes, in efforts 1o | Two snipers | and children | armed men. | | and | Herald “A Better PRICE THR HARVARD DEGREES TO PERSHING AND LAN Are Made Doctors of Law: Local Boys Are in Graduating Clo=s Today, Cambridge, vard university its fellowship neral Franklin K. Lane, of the interlor, Presiden! Lowell gree of doctor of degree was given Washington university Pound of Harvard. Of General Pershing Lowell said that he had in France troops and supplies on a scale no American general had ever known; boldly hurled an uhtried army agamnst the wost formidable of behind defenses they haa thought impregnable, and broke through all their liaes to Sedan.” Other honorary degrecs awarded were: Doctor of Science—Dr. Keen of Philudeiphia as the dean of Amer surgeon iIn the Civil, Sp and | World wars, and Dr. Herman M. Biggs of New York, a patholog has made advances in combating ti- culosis, Doctor De June 24.—Har- brought within Pershing and former secretary upon cach of whom conferred the de- laws. The same R. 8. Brookings of and Roscoe ay President Willlam W characterized | an surgery and | rofessor K- University ot Rufus AL of Divinity— Witt Burton, nd Professor erford college Arts—vrigadier General mpbell King, 92, and gene H. Sinith, dean of the Har- vard Dental school Jones or ¥ Master dney Mon- are in the graduat- Richard White tague of this city ing eclass. 'RAILROAD WAGE BOARD | cigarettes PROMISES TO HASTEN' Will Expedite Award—Strike Now Spreads Into West- ern Maryland Districts. Washington June 24.-—President Wilson has received a reply from the railroad labor bhoard in Chicago, promising to expedite the award in the rallroad wage controversy. The message was in reply to one sent hy the president. Chicago June 24.—A report in cir- culation in labor circles today said the railway labor board was divided threo ways on the wage controversy, the labor group holding out for an award which both the com and puble representatives thou exorbitant, and the company group refusing to concede an award that the public group hold reasonahle. Baltimore, June 24.—The Western Maryland was drawn into the railroad strike today when the entire yard force, including engineers, brakemen and road men at Hagerstown went out In the Baltimore district both the Baltimore & Ohio and the Penn- sylvania reported a marked improve- ment today. June 24.-—Surveys of other necessities held as a result of the rail- road strike s ordered today by Howard Figg. special assistant to the attorney general. Every effort would be made, he said, to move necessities of life if it is found tha: any great quantities are held up and the public's food supplies threatened 200 GALLONS OF RYE Bridgeport Man 1s Arrested on Charge Washington, foodstuffs and up in transit w of Being Owner of This Quantity of Booze. Stamford, June 24.-—Michael J. Ryan, of 664 State street. Bridgeport, has lost the opportynity of selling 200 gallons of rye whiskey if the arges | made that he owned the spirits are | borne out in a hearing before the federa! ~ommissioner, for that quan- tity wa seized on a truck by federal | officers last nigh: and the driver in- dicated that Ryan was the owner. truck was stopped and The men on it said they in Astoria, L. 1. and New York city and that a man in a machine ahead was guiding their des- A motorcycle officer went on | arrested Ryan and the three men were taken to Bridgeport for arraign- ment. Use of Cigarettes By Women Condemned By Sex | Des Moines, Ia., June 24.—Use of | Ly women has been con- demned by the convention of the gen- eral federation of women's clubs. Resolutions adopted recite that the cigarette habit is increasing among women and is harmful to them FUND REANCHE $6. Huftalo, June 24.—Dr. John Y. \itchison, director of the =zencral board of promotion, announced at the Northern Baptist convention today that the Northern Baptists’ new world movement fund now stands at $65,12 0 29.950. PEACE TREATY SIGNED. Paris. June 24.Georgla and Azer- baijan have signed a treaty of peace, ! Greek army CLAIMS MISSOURI VOTES WERE S0LD Former Governor Says Gonvention Delegates Were “Fixed.” WOULD BANISH THE GUILTY Poli- Statement Made That in 1908, 1916 the Samc ticians Arrange@ Ciooked Deals (o and Also in Give Votes to Capdidates. Assertions MissouLri support Sedalia, June 24— that alleged efforts of certin Republican leaders to threw of the state’s delegation te a p tial candidate from whose cam fund they had received money, we not new, nd that similar atiempis rad been made in 1908, 1912 and 1916 were made by Herbert 8. Hadl former governor, read at a meeting of Missauri RRepublicans today. Letter Is Received. The meeting was called to consider testimony given in Washington re- cently before the senate committee in- vestigating presidential expenditurce that Jacob Babler, St. Louis, national committeeman from Missouri;: W. L. Cale, chairman of the state commit- tee, and E. L. Morse, Excelsior Springs, a well-known panty worker, recelved money received from the campaign funds of those seeking the presidential nomination at Chicago. Mr. Hadley's letter said in part: ed that anyone should d at the disclosure of the fact that money was secured by the leaders of the Morse-Babier crowd for which they were to deliver the Missouri delegation at the na- tional convention. Many of these men i have been engaged in these same | practices for years, In 1908 they received money (I was told that the amount was $15,000) to deliver the delegation to Senator Fairbanks and then when they found the sentiment was strong for Taft they laid down on Fairbanks, but they kept the money. The 1912 Scandal. “In 1912 they made the fight for the Taft delegates against Colonel Roose- velt and I understand that at the time they securcd from the Taft or- ganization $50,000 for this purpose. In 1916 they tried to organize and sell the Missouri delegation to Senator Weeks, as this vear they tried to sell the delegation to Governor Lowden. It was common knewladge in political circles that they were handling Weeks money. My friends opposed and de- feated this crowd In the state conven- tion and afterward I publicly de- nounced their purpose to huckster the delegation to Senator Weeks. Through the publicity thus inaugurated a num- ber of delegates who had received and been elected through Weeks money, refused to vote for him and he re- ceived only slight support from the have been very evident to anv- one at all familiar with Missouri pol- itics that from 1914, when J. L. Bab- ler was elected chairman of the staie committee that he and E. I. Morse have worked together on all party matters and that they have endeav- ored to insure their control of the party organization by use of moner.” Would Force Them Out. The letter concludes: “I am thercfore much in hopes that you can force the resignation of such men from your party organization and secure for vour leaders as well as your candidates men of proven ability and integrity who will regard politi- cal service as public service and the sale of a vote in a convention as the acceptance of a bribe by a public of- ficial.” Mr. Hadley now is professor of law t the University of Colorado. GREEK OFFENSIVE BEGINS a Army Ordered Against Armed Forces of Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist Leader. Smyrna. Asia Minor, June 23.—The has begun an offensive amainst the forces of Mustapha Kem=l Pasha. the Turkish Nationalist Jead according to an offic statement i sued by Greek army headquarters to- day DRAGGED OUT WITHOUT CLOTITE FEELS ABUSFD. Par June 24.—Fmir Ahmed Mukhtar, son of Mahmoud Mukhtar Pasha. former Turkish ambassador to Germany, has been dragzed from domicile without clothing, insulted and arrested. at Aleppo, Syria, ac- cording to informatio. received by the foreign office today. Gen. Gou- raud, French high commissioner to | Syria, has protested. SFEK $10 WA REFU Worcester, June were refused a r in their pay from hundred and fifty track repairers on the New MHaven railrcad struck at Webster The demand was made Just before the irain pulled out of Webster and when it was refused the men jumped off 24.- se of Because they $10 a week $£24 10 $34 one today O'CONNELL TTURNS Boston, June 24.—Cardinal ’Con- nell returned howe today from Rome where he attended flu‘ Papal g - tory for the sanctifiqat] CARDINAL his | | BRYAN WILL NOT BE THIRD PARTY LEADER But Does Insist on Precipitating Fight for Dry Plank in Platform. 24— Wil- candi- presi- Falls, Mont., van will June not he a ie of a third party for the dency, he declared here in menting on a dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., telling of his indorsement for the presiiency by Nebraska members of the committee of 48. Referring to a wet plank, he said in an address from the rear platform of the train on which he was bound for San Francisco: “If the democr I would rather November than Great Ham J. ¥ com- ts are going to die see them die in commit suicide in June. I am going to ask for a dry | plank. There may be a fight on a ! dry plank but there is not a chance - a wet plank to be adopted at San '319 ARE GRADUATED Patriotic Program Precedes Presentation of Diplomas By Supt. S. H. Holmes. Commencement exercises for class af 158 boys and 161 girls of t1 Prevocational Grammar heol, were held this morning at the Lyceum the- ater. Superintendent of Schools Stan- ley H. Holmes presented the certifi- cates and extended his congratulations to the class. Principal William French also spoke briefly. In the early part of the progr the exercises were temporarily pended because of a shutoff of the electric current, and in the interim a civic meeting was held by the class. Moving pictures of the school's act ities were thrown on the screen. The opening number on the pro- gram was “Fifth Nocturne”, which was rendered by the ['revocation Grammar school orchestra. The vocation was given by Rev. John Davis of the Methodist church. . girls’ chorus rendered “The Nightin- gale and The Rose.” Different types of school activity were then shown the first being ex- plained by the class president Charles Richard Tovert. Harold Everett Lip- man présided at a civic league meer- ing and Helga Elvira Johnson acted as secretary. Lyman I. Judin ex- plained the school activities as they appeared upon the screen. The “Sailors’ Hornpipe' joved as given by Messrs. Makowski, Kania, Denison, Bacon and Weinstein. Constance Kornowicz was clever in her imitation of the violin. Casimer Kolpak likewise received applause for his imitations of familiar ounds. Theofani Allend and Sylvia Adler re- cited ariginal verses. Bernice Weiant., assisted by Rose Himberg, ileen Tomas: Lillian Ashworth, Clarice Wallin, and Mildred Hoglund pleased with fancy dancing. Charles Richard Covert and Hilda Marholin completed pr | ach spoke on Americanism, Covert from the Yankec standpoint and Miss Marholin from that of the child of foreign-born parents who is now real American. CAMP IS FINANCED Fieclds m SuS- n- ut. Rvers, a Recreation at Burlington, Ready Is Assured Sufficient Funds. for Occupan The executive committee of the New RBritain Fresh | ceived contributions sufficient to pay for recreation camp through the entire summer period and while further tions will be accepted it able that they will be the work this vear. It is planned to open next Saturday under the direction of Miss Caroline Bartlett. who will be in charge during the month of July. Assisting will be a trained nurse, a { helper and two play supervisors. A tea party and inspection of the grounds will be held Wednesday aft- ernoen, July 17, 1o which the gen- eral public is invited. to an amount at Burlington contribu- expended on the camp Machine Guns Turned Ju kiiled London, have been Milan 24.—Three persons in anarchist riots ltaly. according to dis- patches. Machine guns were used on the rioters. Shops and restaurants were pillaged and burned. a bomb was thrown into a | parade wounding seven persons. strike WILSON WILL NOT GIVE LONG-DISTANCE June 24.—Repor that Presider the democratic on the long-d denied today Washington, from San Wilson would add national convention tance telephone were at the White House WEATHER. ST Hartford. June 2i.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: ir tonight and Friday. { of public wor! | improvements, AT GRAMMAR SGHOOL! Air Camp has re- | conducting the | vacatino | is not prob- | ! lin | Jeanette Rankin, On Italian Rioters At Naples | ADDRESS | ( publican campaign CITY HAS NO CASH TOREPAIR STREETS, Board of Public Works May Sub- mit Statement Tonight MAY HAVE TO CLOSE ROADS | | ] Response to i | Report Made Out in Mayor's Query, Shows Municipality Without Money for Costly Im- provements, Clerk George Johnson of the board | is preparing a finan- | statement relative to the ability deartment to finance street as has been requested by Mayor Orsom F. Curtis, and may | submit the document this evening. May Have to Close Some Statements made by the clerk in- dicate that the public works board is | in no way fixed to make any improve- ments of a costly nature, the only funds in the coffers of that branch of the city government being necessary for street maintenance. If the roa. are not repaired and their deterio tion continues, it will be necessary to close several highways to traffic, he said. cial of 1t Result of C¢ The mayor's request cial statement from the board was tho result of action taken at the last meeting of tha comumon council when the matter of ‘street re- pairs was referred to the executive and the finance committee of the council. The finance committee se: sion will probably be held tomorrow evenimg and the statemant of the public works board will serve as a base upon which @ work. Authority to accept contracts to the amount of $2,000, ples 15 per cent. for the contractor is being sought while there are several streets upon which the guarantee still holds good. A list of streets, repairs need- ed and the kind of materials to be used has been submitted by City En- gineer Jowph Williams. FIND MUGH 1. N. T. Make Sensational Action. for a finan- public works uncil New York Police Discovery at Plumb Beach, NenrA Sheepshcad Bay. = New York, June 24.—After receiv- ing an anonymous letter stating that a German submarine base was located h in Sheepshead Bay, detectives of owners before the Neighbors by a man ¢ 1ascent, had worked in an ammunition plant in Bridgeport during the war. He was seen to move the boxes which were apparently those containing T. N. T. on to the boat from another craft, one night about wot vears ago. INJURED WOMAN MAY DIE Shelton Truck Driver Is Held Await- ing Outcome of Injuries She Re- ceived in Auto Crash. Stamford, June 24.—Mrs. Alexan- der Beck, of 641 Leonard street, Brooklyn, N. Y, s in the hospital here with a fractured skull and may | die, the victim of an automobile ac- | cident on the Post Road last night. Frank J. Devlin of Shelton, driver for Oates Brothers, of Derby, is held in Darien to await the result of the | woman’s injuries. The charge is that Devlin's truck struck the touring car in which Mr. and Mrs. Beck and their chauffeur, | Walter Haufman, were riding. Dev- claims he was exercising care in operating the truck. Miss Rankin Refuses State Ticket Nomination | Falls, Mont., June 4.—Miss Montana's forme congresswomen, has refufsed to be a candidate for lieutenant-governor of Montana. although nominated by the on-partisan convetion. She is 1o leave the state Great CALL SPECTAL SESSIO; Raleigh, { o June 2 “The North Carolin legislature will ba called in special session between July 20 and August 10 and the question of ratification of the federal suffrage amendment will come up, it was s ed today at the office of Governor Bickett. HARDING Pittsburgh. of women’s WELCOMES WOMEN. June 24.—Endorsement participation in the re- was conveved to- day in a message from Senator Hard & to a luncheon of the women's re- publican committee of Allegheny county here. AMERICAN WINS. Wimbledon, England, June feated J. . Parke, the British tennis feated J. C. Darke, the ¥ tennis star, in their match today in the Brit- ish tennis championship tournament e | zine, mail and baggage cars werc | companied { They ! the {and New July. ENGINEER IS DEAD; FOUR OTHERS HURT Driver of Iocomotive Which Hit Freight Car in Hartford Succumbs to Burns. Hartford, June 24.—Three passen- gers were slightly hurt and two rail- road employes were sent to the hospi- tal early today after an express train, No. 70, from New York to Boston, by way of the Boston and Albany road, was in collision with a freight car in the yards of (he New Haven rail- road here. Engineer Ralph Gray was seriously burned and died thi: u\wmm-n. and Fireman Daniel a compound fracture lez. The names of the hurt were not available here. understood they proceeded. The express was running into yards at the Broad street crossing near the State armory when a lone freight car, which s standing on the track, wad hit. The express en- de- over, which of tipped and’ 2, trains number railed and the engine blocking tracks Nos. 1 compelled a detour of and to Waterbury for a hours. Gray’s home was at 27 Rittenhouse Terrace, and Bailey's is at. Dwight street extension, both in Springfield, Mass. CHILDREN’S HOME HAS of $789 AS GROTTO GIFT Ceremonial Audience Makes General Contribution— Big Celebration, During the Aziz Grotto ceremcnial in Fox's theater last evening a voi- untary collection was taken for the benem of the Children’s home in this and contributions amounting to 9.30 were received, which will be turned over to the trustees?of ‘the home. The ceremonial, which was the first one held in this eity by the racently instituted Aziz Grotto, began early in the afternoon and continued through- out the evening and it was not until the parting toot-toots of ihe three speeial tral ring Bela Grotto of e Grotto of New Ha- ven and Syria Grotto of Hartford were heard $ometime after midnight that the affxir was oficially ended. It was the higgest Masonic affair ever held in ihis city ana one of the big. gest and liveliest fraternal organiza- tion sessions thnl. the city has exg as Worcester, 3 Norwalk, Detroity Il There W@ lace and it was to them, it is be- lleved, that the record goes for being the furthest away from their home Grotto. The Springfield defegation, Bela by name, arrived about the middle of the afternoon on a special train and with a special band of their own—and a corking good band it was. The Hart- ford Grotto guests arrived at 7 o'clock and they, too, were ac- by their own band. followed a few minutes train from New were later by a special (Continued on Ninth Page) K. OF P. INITIATION | Hugh Miller Uniformed Camp Will Also Choose Officers Next Tuesday Eveling. Hugh W. Miller company, uniform rank, Knights of Pythias will formally mustered in next Tuesday night at Vega hall immediately after { the meeting of Washington L. Morgan lodge, which has been called for 7 o’clock in order that business may tiation of the military company. Brigadier General Bunnell and staff, together with the Stokes com- pany from Meriden will exemplify work and visitors are expected Hartford, Meriden, Haven. Refreshments will after the institution. from be served The rather short notice of the for-| J of this that the company annual organization is fact mal due to the campment of the uniform rank takes | place in Cleveland in the first week of A short meeting for the purpose of the election of officers for the com- pany will be held in the banquet room at Vega hall next Monday evening at 7 o’clock and all prospective members | are requested to be present. DENIES BEING ILL. Columbus, O., June 24.—Captain Danie! M. Hall, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., who was reported critically ill in Syracuse, N. Y, .yes- terday returned to his. home here today. He denied he had been seri- ously ill. HERRERA GOVT. RECOGNIZED. Washington, June 24.—The Her- rera government in Guatemala which succeeded that of Dr. Estrada Ca- brera, has been recognized by the United States. it was announced to- the ! south | be | be | cleared up to make way for the ini- | Middletown | en- | GIGANTIC OF ALLEG Four 0il Gompa ages and me | CLAIM HISU Investors Said to Out of Millions 0Oil Company F Many Local In New York, Jung { panie ten brok !about 50 indivig i dicted by the fedg charge of using ti investors out of it was learned tq the indictment wi Federal agents out the country rounding up the are charged with! misrepresentation: properties and _out of money ob: of stock. Compan The companies| Ranger Oil comp; Oil company, | troleum corporat] | | | company. Brokerage cond { Stickney Rawlini Boston: Curtis, United Securities Holmes & comp lock & company, company, Crossml pany, George A, M. Fuller & con baum, Bigelow all of them with city. The roundup is said to be th: tion-wide campaj within the ! indictments long inv spectors. | I3 clock: oy belonging West in* taken o6n thi Mark’s churel attention of ftl his weight whie 24 pounds. M “Dick” started and one of the opinion that drinking elepi few years with one of the bigs living in this cannot exercise ordinary catnip enough to swall meantime “Di¢ and fatter. Boosts E. Boston, June ten per cent. in ployes, effective ed by the Bost announced tod ers will be the same iime make a reductig { the price of" el to its retail cu tion will affect consumers. Campaign A By Ga Galveston, Te paign of rat ex| i bubo) fight the One set been ordered. ANTY ARE N ancaster, OJ born to M te of Ma named Harding| The father is a HARDING At an inform| at the horhe o horn on Lincol ment of Miss teacher at the past seven year i connected with tual Life [nsur: ford, was anno AT ROY! Madrid, Jur Ratibor, Ratibor, 1o Spain, forme was