New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1920, Page 1

[} % appeared, apparently vl 291,100 an increase or $2 “ehe lndebtodness at the end of 41 ESTABLISHED 1870. STATE’S EXPENSES MORE THAN INCOME Bonded lndebtedness Increased $2,600,000 During Fiscal Year SOLDIERS' FUND IS BIG ITEM ¥or This Cause $2,500,000 Is Set Asido—Inheritance Tax Brings In! More Than in 1918—Report Made on Widows' Pension. Hartford, July 16.—Receipts and expenditures of the state for the fs r which closed June 30 were Tleceipta, $17,481,816.09; expenditures, s ,504.90, an exceas of oxpendi- tures over receipta of $1,784,688.81 Included In these is the sum of $2,500,000 which the state used in the purehase of honds to provide a fund with which to take care of soldiers, sallors and marines of the World War. Bonded Debt Increases The bonded indebtedness mtate at the close of the ye of the was $14,- 500,000 over the fsdRN yoar of 1049 The income tax yielded $1,801,661 less than in 1918, There was an preciable increase in the from the inheritance tax, the rlcelved being $1.987,766 ax $1.527,164.08 for 1918 Widows' Pension Fund, O. Eaton, pension law, fNinished today the preparation of his first annual report. During the year there Were 157 applieations for ald and 217 were approved. Forty-four applications at firat approved were afterward discon- Mhued, There wore 111 apphcations rejected The legislature made an appropria- tion of §150,000 to meet the financ'al needs of the department for two years. In one year the appropriation has heen roduced to $39,724.50, This will InsufMicient to meet the depart- requirementa for the coming on ocorporations 36 or $800,811..0 amount Robert of the widows' agent be Reimbursement from towns and | tlos wmounted to $38,890.08 and thore atill is due from these the sum i 5 917.40, expenses of the department for year amounted to $110,285.50, This sum Included widowa' benefits, $97.211.08; agent's salary, $3.066.67; yalaries of clorks, $4,199.52; Fxpence of Inveatizations, S8 office ex- penses, §2,612.00, and miscollaneoun, ' $361.06 BOLSHEVIKS ADVANCE Occupy A Advancing South and West—Fnemy Town of Smorgon amd Are \nu"‘- Reported Repulsed, 16.—The on. southeast Vilna, and are advancing south and west to occupy Osmiura, says a com- munique issued by army headquarters day. “The bolsheviki of enemy ora attack has been to pulsed at s polnts,” the com- munique adds. “The chief attacks wre being delivered lucessantly south of Dubno.™ WRECK DISCLOSES BOOZE I Cases Crashes With Before Police Arrvive, Touring Car Which e Truck, Taken Away Springfield, Mass., July Jislon between an and a large touring car at necticut state line between Conn., and Agawam, ¥amaged both machine Pght that the touring ¢ sald tang In New Haven. and toward this eity, contained cames of whiskey. Hefore field authorities could by drivers of the took the whiskey ahoard away toward this city fnjured In the callision FRENCH HOLD GITIES Maallakah and Rink Occupied By Sol. automobile truck the Con- Suffield., today, which brought to to he- bound - al the Sut ot a truck with the touring car, nd drove one was diers—Damascus in State of Fxelte. ment Over Crisis, July 16.—A dispatch framascus says that pnch have occupled the Maallakah and Jilak statlons noar Zahleh. The Syri- an tores at Majdelanger are preparing to res'st. Bedouin Pamascus, ment from troops Catro chiefs have assembled at which is In a state of fer- Price of Wheat Drops Down to New Low Mark ~Wheat break ned ind bushel the The Chicago, July 16 . der Went a_sensati day. The murket to » 1 cents lower down 10 anen for apeculative values was ot Buving presaure 10 sell, in u soon in some tributed orders than to any great | deliver revenue ! weninst | | deltveries would | Lloyd Gee | commitgee len out 16.—a Col. | | that appointment | | dress the assembly | nge, | Connecticut NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICLT FRIDAY jULY 16, 1920.—TWENTY PAGES Russian Empress and Children Were Burned At Stake, Former Court Official Testifies Paris, Jul’ 16.—~7The Russian em- | the victims were forced. press and her children were burned alive after the execution of Emperor Nicholas at Ekaterinburg according to statements attributed to Alexis Dolro- vitz, formerly courier to the empress, published here tcday. He sald | made vain attempts to save them. empress and the children, he were taken to a wood near Brushwood was gath- fire made into which The declared Ekaterinburg ered and a huge he | Every they sought to get out of the flames, Dolrovitz said, they were driven back | at the point of the bayonet. | | | Tatiana, the empress’ second daugh- ter, fled from the pyre three times and eventually fell pierced through by a bayonet. The empress and Alex- is, heir to the throne, clasped in close embrace walked almost automatically into the flames and disappeared in a whirl of smoke, according to Dolro- vitz. GERMANS WILL AGREE BUT ASK EXPLANATION! Claim They Were Not Ad- vised of Penalty For Fa ing to Make Delivery. Belgtum, July 16.—(By Asso- clated Press).—The German delegates at the conference here have agreed in principle with the terms submitted to them by the Allies as to Germany's s of al, but will ask for the explanation of certain articles in the Allled note, They made this ax nouncement before entering into ¢ ference with the Allied ministers to- day The German delegation sent word the supreme council that the re- to the Allied ultimatum on coal not be ready before this afternoon. The Ger- expected to ask modifica- tions of the terms of the protocol. Standing in the way of acceptance by the Germans of the Allied terms was u clause providing for occupation of the Ruhr valley unless the coal de- liveries reached a total of 6,000,000 tons by October 15, Dr. Walter 8imons, the German for- eign minister, told his colleagues that this subject had not been mentioned during his conversation with Premiers we and Millerand yesterday when a verbal agreement was virtually reached. The Germans, it appears, were greatly annoyed to find it in the text of the terms hand them In the note of ‘ast night CAN'T FIND LEADER Zionist able to Secure Services of Brandeis Spa, to ply 4 o'clock mans are Convention in London Un- « or Sir Alfred Mond. London, July gruphic Amgency). Zionist world 16.-~(Jewish Tele ~The work of tha conference here has heen virtually suspended because of the dificulty the leaders are exper- lencing In creating a new executive The shtuation Is agera- vated by the refusal of United Stat Supreme Court Justice Louls Brandeis, head of the American Zionist delega- tion to nccept office. Sir Alfred Mond is unable to accep office be 1se the Rritish premier will not release him from his duties with the eabinot SHOE DEALERS PROTEST Volee Their Complaint When Alleged Jobber Opens Temporary Quarters Here for Sale of Footwear, Several of the leading shoe dealers in the city—members of the Chamber of Commerce—today protested to t organization against what they unfair competition. They claim t of-town Jobbinz firm in shocs has opened temporary quarters in the city, is udvertising extensively, and us soon its stock sold will leav taking consider revenue with In another quarter it was the =ale, said to be an out-of-town firm under the sponsorship merchant ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Phoenix Temple to Observe Its v~4 in 1+ it stated ed by held local mar s being of a tith A ersary Next Month—Plans Are Now Under Way. A celebration of the sary of Phoenix Temple held at a meeting on Friday evening, hall at 0 Arch Templar David 1 cester, Mass., 44th ann ot Honor of that society August 6, in the street. Supreme Robinson, of Glou- will be present and ad- A committee will be formed at a meeting tonight to complete plans for the affair. William Buckley, now of Wind- instituted the temple in August, He now is past vears of but is very active despite this There are 75 members in th anizasion at present. Among them Chief-of-Police William J. Raw City Clerk A, L. Thompson and prominent men of the city r- will fact are lags, other IESON VS, TELLER. mecting of the ficials of the duekpin championship last night, it betwe city and AND At a tourney at Waterbury as voted to have the Edward Anderson of this Fred Teller of Nangatuck rolled at Naugatock next Tuesday evening. George ¢, Rogers of this city will be the official referee, | * match for WAGE INCREASES OF ROM 5 TO 12 CENTS Chicago Papers Say This Is What U. S. Labor Board Will Offcr Railroad Men. Chicago, July 16.—E. H. Fitzgerald, grand president of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, arrived here today for a’ conference with executives of the sixteen recognized railroad organ- izations. On Monday he will confer with 200 general chairmen of the clerks’ brotherhood. At a mass meet- ing Monday night, plans will be per- fected for an im ediate strike if the awards of the U. 8. Labor Board now in session here¢ are not satisfactory, it is said. / Wage increases affecting 1.850,000 workers to be granted by the railway labor board, according to the Chicago Herald and Examiner today will range from 5 to 12-cents an hour, This statement gives the increases as fol- lows Clerks, 1 cents: locomotive en- gineers, 5 to 10 cents; engineers and conductors, 5 cents: trainmen, 5 to 10 cents: enginemen, 5 to 10 cents; switchmen, 5 to 10 cents: railroad sig- . 5 to 10 cents: shopmen, 5 to maintenance of way and la- to 10 cents. borers, An announcement of the awards published in Chicago today is incor- rect, according to G. W. Hanger, a member of the board. NEW JERSEY STILL WET So Declares Anti-Saloon Head. Who Charges Tacit Agreement Between Authorities and Liquor Men Exists. Newark, N. J.. July 16.—Samuel Wilson, assstant superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League af New Jer- ey, in a statement forwarded today fo State Attorney General McCran, State Supreme Court justice Swayze, ounty judges and prosecutors, charged that “a tacit agreement ex- ists between county authoriies and saloon and race track men to keep New Jersey wet. “There is no canscious effort being made to enforce the Volstead art.,” he ndded, “due to the desire of poli- ticlans to obtain big campaign funds from liquor and gambling interests.” AMERICAN PLAYER WINS Johnston and Tikden Defeat Parke and Kingscote, Respectively, in Contests Played Today. Wimbledon, England, July 16 (By The Associated Press.)—William M Johnston, of California, won the first the American Davis Cup team today in its contest with the British team for the right to chal- lenge Australasia for the He defeated J. C. Parke, 2—6, 2—6, 6— Willlam T Tilden, of Philadelphia, iost his first set o A. R. F. Kingscote, of the British team, 4. Tilden the second. Tildea took third Tilden won the —1 took the | mateh, 4 JITNEY STILL RUNNING Bridgeport Bus Drivers Protected by Temporary Injunction—Will Secek Permanent Injunction Tomorrow, 16. usual —Ji buses under v injunc- issued last night bv Judge John W. Banks in the superior court here. he police were taday officially noti- fied of the injunction A hearing on the ing the injunction held tomorrow Bridgep: ney the 1ion ion of nent mak- will be IS ROBBED OF $500 Hartford Avenue Storckeeper Leaves Place for Few Minutes—Returns to Find Moncy Has Disappeared. of a store at reported to the o'cluck this register hud 1. Alpert, proprietor 158 Hartford avenue police shortly after morning that hisx o Leen rifled of $500 Alpert to!d the police that the store for a few Iminutes his return he missed the money matter was re ed to Sergeant dore Juhnsan investigation RAILROADS WARNED. Washington, July 16.—Railroads were warned today by the interstate commerce commission to refrain from confireating coal consigned to gavern- ment departments and to common carriers and to other public utilities. sh he left and on The heo- for Better B: PRICE THREE ( Hardmg Declares He Has Not and Will Not PRH"ET fi. fl‘ P. w“l Endeavor to Get Conn. Assembly to Convene | REGAIN LOST VOTES Harding's Managers Say 1912 . ngresswes Are meg Up Solid | | | | ! | | I, . EX- CANDIDATES ARE INVITED' All Whose Names Were Presented A\t Chicago Urged to Attend Notifica- tion Meeting—Sure Platform Will Please Farmer-Labor People. Marion, O,, July 1 ing kept hard at accey nce speech completing it by tomorrow night. As an interpretation of the Chicazo platform, the speech is expected to be the real kevnote of the republican campaign. It will be delivered nex: Thursday at the notification cer- emonies here. Some of the senator's friends saw an indication that the republican atti- tude toward the farmer and the la borer might come in for particular at- tention in the speech. He expressed onfidence yesterday that the republi- can platform would be found progres- sive enough to command the support n,f both the farming and laboring class H 6.—Senator Hard- | work today on his in the hope of Lining Up With G. 0. P. More pledges of support from for- | mer leaders of the Progressive party were made public today at Senator Harding’s headquarters in Marion, O. | His managers declared that those who | left the republican party in 1912 were | lining up solidly for Harding and Coolidge. “Also Ra Are Invited. New York, July 16—All republicans whose names were placed in nomina- tion for the presidency at the Chica- g0 convention have been invited to at- tend the Harding notification cere- monies at Marion, O., next Thursday it was announced today at republican | national headquarters. ! Six former national chairmen will | constitute a committee to assist in re- ceiving distinguished visitors at the ceremonies H. L. Fidler arrived today from Chicago to open a New York office of the republican labor bureau. Y. M.C. A. WORKER IS KILLED IN BATTLE Another American Missing After Fighting With Russians Warsaw, July 15, (By the Associat- ed Press)—Cne American has been killed and another is missing a re- sult of the battle between the Poles and Dbolsheviki in the region of Minsk. Alexander Ucziwek of Chi- cago, a Y. M. C. A. worker with the Polish arm was shot and killed by a bolsheviki attired in a Polish uni- form, while Captain Merion Cooper of Jacksonville, FI, been missing for four arting an r- came to Poland France with Gen. Haller's forces. He was loading Amcrican supplies to be aken to the rear when be was killed. Captain Cooper is a member of the Kes=ciusko squadron. Members of the squadren believe he 1s safe as his flights over the southern Polish front have been alove open ccuntry and he 1v have been forced to land. Miss Alphea Patterson of Cincin- pati has been with wcmen soldiers in the region of Vilna. having charge of the distribution of Y. M. C. A. sup- plies. She came to Poland last fall | with her brother, driving an automo- bile ncross Germany from France. About 1,000 women soldiers have | been d the town on an cight- from s | personnel { place and | cation. mile under the command of Madame Goercz, 26 vears old, who | fought with G Pilsudski against the Russians and who aiso operated last | vear daring *he sicge of TLemberg. | Polish authcrities h: greed with | Lithuania to evacuate Vilna. The holsheviki have agreed to let Lithua- nia have the town (London advices say are already in Vil » the holsheviki Five Railroad Men Are Each Given Fine of $1,000 ' Los Angeles, July 16.—Five rail- road men convicted of violating the Lever act partictpatirg in the switchmen's strike last April have been fined $1.000 each by Federal Judge Bledsoe. A stay of execution | tor ninety < was granted by NO ARMISTICE July 16.—British officials here denied to that a reply had beén received from the soviet government relative to the British proposal for an armistice b ‘en Russia and Poland Spa WEATHER i — | Hartford, July 16.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinity: | Fair tonight and Saturday. ——— e | today | hospital. ! the riford, July 16.—Senator Warren G. ledmg, republican candidate for president, Joes not cxpect to ask or advise Governor Holcomb to call a special session of the Connecticut leg- islature to raiify the federal suffrage Amen(lmen!. “1 answer came today \nr's home in no,” was the reply that by wire from the sena- Marion, O. A ‘elegram was sent by the Times to the repub- lican nominee. “Have you requested or advised Governor Holcomb of Connecticut to call a special session of the legislature for action on the suffrage amend- ment; is it your intention do so; have you asked for, or do you expect to have a conference with him on suffrage situation?" The reply was: “Replying to yvour telegram of July 13, 1 answer no.” MEMPHIS WITHOUT FIRE DEPARTMENT Union Firemen Walk Out; Volunteers Are Standing Guard; Militia Is Called Out. Memphis, July 16.—Members of the city commission were making plans foday to reorganize the Mem- ! phis fire department without a union agreement as a result of the resigna- tion of members of the Fire Fighters' union composing virtually the entire of the department. Meantime, 600 volunteers, includ- ing business and professional men, were standing watch at the fire sta- tions in eight-hour shifts. Two companies of state militia, due to leave vesterday for the state en- campment, were held here to assist the police in event of 'an emergency. Union firemen resigned because of the refusal of the city commission to increase their wages. MOTHER ANDATWINS WED All Three Change Their Names at Triple Wedding Ceremony in Val- paraiso, Ind., Today. Valpairaiso, Ind., July 16.—A mother and her twin daughters were brides here today. Mrs. Lillian Zane was married to John Hively, while her children, Cora and Nora, became | Mrs. William Baker and Mrs. Harry Erler, respectively, all in one cere- { mony. MAKES BIG PROFITS Torrington Man Buys Whiskey At $15 a Gallon and sclls It At 40 Cents an Ounce. Torrington, July 16.—Guiseppe Fa- cini, proprietor of a restaurant, plead- ed guilty in borough court this morn- inz to a charge of selling moonshine whiskey, grajpa and wine in his es- tablishment. He was fined $50 with costs. Facini, it is said, bought the whiskey for $15 a gallon and sold it at 40 cents an ounce, realizing a pro- fit of over $36 a gallon. BODY IS IDENTIFIED —_— Stamford Woman Finds Her Sister Who Disappeared in 1916 Was New Canaan Murder Victim. New Canaan, Conn. July 16.—The body of the yYoung Wwoman found murdered in the woods here April 14, 1919, was today identified as that of Mrs. Ernest Farnum of Stamford, who dls.npu("\.r(‘d from her home there e [:1‘: 3 nn was made by Mrs. Er- nest Wood of 150 State street, Stam- ford, who arrived at Lakeview cem- etery just before exhumation took ‘e was accompanied by her husband., who confirmed the identifi- The dead girl was a sister of Mrs. Wood. Several other persons viewed the body, but failed to recognize missing friends or relatives in features pre- sented. . ANOTHER SHOO'I‘ING MYSTERY From: Bullet Unknown Man, Dying Wounds, F d in Gutter in New York—Shotguns Belicved Used. New York, July 16.--An unidenti- fied, well dressed man with five gun <hot wounds in his body, died early as he was being rushed to o Mise Loretta Leroy, who took him to the hospital in her lim- ine, said she had found him dyinc and had him placed in her car by her chauffeur. A 38-calibre revolver was found n the automobile. Mies Leroy. her chauffeur and a man she said helpad the chauffeur to put the man in- the car, were detained by the police. Belief was expressed by the police that the victim was shot with a shot- gun, because of the e of the wounds, Two shotguns were found in the basement of the house in fron® of which ¢he man was picked ap. Five large holes ulso were. found in the n an’s s w hat. The man Was ater idenufied Alfred Graziano Wireless From Chicago To Catelina Island Chicugo. July 16.—\Wireless tele phone communication betweens Chiea- and ( ina Isiand, 30 miles off coast of Califorma, was estab- tished today when Wm Wrigley, J owner of the island. talked to his representatives here. o FAIR SEX BEG COX T0 GET THEM THE BALLOT | Suffrage Leaders Urge Him to Use His Influence In Tennessee. Columbus, O., July 16.=—Governor Cox today met a delegation from the National Woman's Party headed by Miss Alice Paul which urged him to use his influence to have Tennessee ratify the federal suffrage amendment in time to permit women to vote in November. The governor will leave at 10:20 tonight for a conference with Presi- dent Wilson in Washington. Members of the democratic nation- al committee who will meet here next Tuesday will be entertained with their families by Mrs. Cox at the governor's mansion. Messages commending the govern- or upon his stand taken in the matter of replving to statements issued by Senator Harding continued to arrive today. N0 HELP FOR LARKIN Irish People Refuse to Intercede for Man Who Was Convicted in New York and Sentenced to Prison. Belfast, July 16.—The district council of Moira in the Ulster county of Down today rejected the appeal of the Larkin release committee that it join in efforts to obtain the release of James Larkin, head of the Transport ‘Workers’ union, who recently was convioted in New York of criminal anarchy and sentenced to from five to ten years' imprisonment. The council passed a resolution de- claring that Larkin’s oonviction was righteous and the sentence no more severe than his conduct earned him. A copy of the resolution will be sent to the United States government. "0UAKE AT LOS ANGELES Quick Survey Shows No Damage But Shock is More Severe Than Any Felt Recently. Tos Angeles, July 16.—A sharp earthquake shock was felt here at 10:15 this morning. A quick survey showed no damage but the survey was hampered by ap- parent demoralization of the tele- phone service through frightened tel- ephone operators deserting their switchboards. The shock was more severe than any felt here recently except that of the night of June 21 when consider- able damage was done at Inglewood and in the southwestern part of Los W“ngeles. 6,000 MINERS STRIKE "flm District Quit 1o Enforce Demand of Abolishment of in Scranton Contract Miner System. Scranton, Pa., July 16.—All of the mines of the Pennsylvania Coal Co. between Ol Forge and Plainsville, south of Pittston, were closed today by a strike. The 6,000 men employed demand the abolitian of the contract miner system. They held a meeting in Pittston today and declared they could not return to work until the company granted their demands. EVANS MEETS JONES Famwous Golfers Get Together in Bril- lant Contest A\t Memphis, Tenn., Today. Memphis, Tenn., July match between Chick Evans of Chica- go and Bobby Jones of Atlanta was the feature today in the amateur championship tournament of the Western Goll asscciation. Henry Wenzler of Memphis and Clarence Wolff of St. Louis met in the other scmi-final mateh ATION ¥FIG July 16.—The popula- Blutrs, lowa, was an- an increase of 6,- nt. POPUL Washington tien of Council aounced 36,162, NTO or per < ANTOI'S HORSE WINS, Sundownpark, Eng. July 16.—Lord Astor's Buchan today won the Eclipse takes, a race of one and one-quarter miles, for 5,000 sovereigns ! i | ! z I ! i ! Geissleor, MISSING HU MAY BE M Brooklyn Woman Knows Mrs. De Cord SAYS HE LOVED New London Chief of ter Inquiring About Description Compare: Dead Chauffeur. New London, July 14 chauffeur, wj killed Mrs. Arthur De then shot himself, m: married at least once the present Mrs. Geigsl married in 1917. ‘Woman Writes Several ‘affairs with RQeen credited to him, Y ing letter received tod of Police Charles A. strong suspicion to “Dear Sir: “Can yonu please scription of Mr. Ge tragedy of the De hisband has been the past five ve Edward Geisslier—an quently used the n nard. He is about fi inches, sandy haired’ blonde. His age is he is a jack of all t ““The description compare with this, great fancier of won was the reason for me with my little “Hoping you will ¢4 est in my letter, I “Respectfully “MRS. ‘““Care of Mrs. “99 Gerry St., Description The description of h en by the writer of th closely resembles that feur. The dead man, er than she described,| might be accounted fo that she states that she regarding his height, an his hair was more of 4 1 MEXICANS ON All Personnel on R Cruz to Mexico Order. Vera Cruz, July 16, declared today by all th the line and in the sho ican railway which ru Cruz to Mexico City. manded a one hundre crease in wages and the union. All the dock workers] strike against the te HEADS ARMY Miss Julia Stimson, of | Appointed Superinte Nursc Corps With Rag ‘Washington, July 16. Stimson, of New York, today by Secretary Bakl tendent of the Army N the relative renk of ceived the D. S, M. R. R. C. for services Corps during the war. BOTH “BEASTLY North Carolina Farmer”, toxicated From Ei in Hidden Moonsh Durkam, N. C,, July a farmer lhlng near night found two of his the ground of their pa: por apparently sufferl strange malady. A ve! called and after a len tion pronounced both 1y “beastly” drunk. A cause led to ithe disco moonshine still in a sg of the pasture. The a quantity of the mas illicit whiskey manufacy HORSE ON Holyoke Animal, Crowd—sScveral Are Holyoke Mass.,, July or more persons were seriously, whén au horse the steam calicpe of parade here today, ch crowd of spectitors on ner. One child suffe while another more se; removed to a hospital. J. White forced his crowd and caught the hi jured were nearly all wo drea,