New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1920, Page 1

*'ESTABLISHED 1870, A NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1920.—-TWELVE PAGES. ’ ERWIN BERGDOLL, HALF-BROTHER OF FUGITIVE DRAFT DODGER, GIVES UP T0 AUTHORITIES ON SAME CHARGES | - ‘Had Been Sought By Militiary Officials For Two Years As Army Evader AMILY LAWYER HAS /" ALSO SURRENDERD ' After Surrendering to Trial Judge Advocate Maj. Kel- ly, Accused Placed Prison Cell. iz in New York, July 21.-—Frwin Berg- doll, younger half-brother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, who disappeared from his Philadelphia home about two years s nd since then has be sought of draft evasion, \today at Governer's Isinnd With Bergdell James Romig on rurrendered surrendered of Philadelphia, o friend of the Hergdoll family, who, himself is under indictment con- nection with Grover's escape. Is Made Prisoncr. Bergdoll who surrendered to Trial Judge Advocate Maj. Wm. Kelly was Wnmediately made a prisoner in Castle Willlam Resides Judge was accompanied Charles HBran When the trio entered the judge advocate’'s office Judge Romig said “We have Erwin Bergdoll desirous to surrender Bergdoll to prison + When Lieut Judgs in Romig Bergdoll by his half brother was taken Erwin Borg | Col. John Hunt, mandant of the U. & barracks, Fort Jay, was being court- martialled in connection with tho es- cape of Grover Bergdoll Both Braun and Romig decline to ray where they had met young Berg- surrender: former com- | wham appear to be | rule bill now being considered by par- | dgll but admitted they had come from , Philadelphia with him Romis sald he was doing loente Grover Bergdoll his best to TWO APPLY FOR POST IN DEPT. OF HEALTH Both ? public Poctors Are Trained in State Service Work: To be In- terviewed Tomorrow, Two applicants for a permanent po- sition as superintendent of the local bonrd of health will be tomorrow by Acting Health Superin- tendent T. Eben Reeks, and it is pos- sible that he will recommend the ap pointment of either of the two at the 'j" meeting of the board. 1In view of the fact that there but four members on the health commis At the present time and it to have four commissioners tendance to have a quorum no degree of certainty meeting can he ealled Whilo ‘the names of w'e being withheld #Mated that either s ne in there ax to when the Dr man would make a first-cl superintendent. One of the a connected with the state department of health al present and Ju=thoroughly acquainted with public health work. ‘The other doctor I doing similar work for the state of Massachusetts and had a wealth of training INSANE MAN KILLS SELF Tiaunted by Belief That Ne Was Being applicants iteeks tors I8 Chased, Danbary Man Slashes Throat With a Razor. Houth Norwalk, July 21 By the bellef that some ing him, George lins, 25 of Brushy Hill strect mitted sulelde throat with a o'clock this morning along Cedar st t king protection from imaginary encmics and waking residents With his cries. When in the yard of Ernest hn, he slashed his throat with a razor. Holding a hand- kerchief to the wound ran along the street, dropping e fter & short distance. It is belleved the Leen drinking, and an Investigution is now way by Medical Examiner Haunted wa a hatter, Danbury by his shortly before 1 Collins ran ne “ ch com e slashing razor under Martior Member tucal unic v today yen that western #ha been wuge scule that the unlon repr Jde Ha the road new firoad employes report from New of locais of of New Haven called Alacuss (he Men here pointed ou sntatives had not returned from Chicago. Iegard the new seale they had nothing Superintendent Carl A the iceal station also had to make on the. new lie meetgs the yet ing 10 Mitehsll at ne comment acale. interviewed | has | | Ing In Einn Fein arbitration courts and ' rving munitions, says a dispatch to the , Codd | first b disciplinary | § IRISH REBELLION MAY BE SETTLED SHORTLY Sinn Fein and British Re- ported Ready to Begin Peace Negotiations. ' | London, July 21.—The British government are pre- it they are not discussing, a of af the Irish question, Sinn Fein and the ared to discuss, » basis prob- able according 1o a the Daily Mail's Dublin carrespondent, | Both Sinn Fein and labor leaders in Dublin are busy, adds the correspon:l- ent, and important statements are ¢ pected to be made at tomorrow's de- bate. The alarming increase of violence in Ireland, the correspondent says, is frightening the responsible leaders of the Irish republican party, many of inclined to listen nerous offer from Dowing But it is understood the home sottlement sta‘ement recorded by to any street snt must firei be shelved before leaders will enter negotiations. Eleven members of the Royal Irish constabulary have been shot dead 'n the last week. Three court houses have been burned in the same period in north Donegal in order to prevent the trial of Joseph O'Doherty, Sina Fein member of parliament,. who is charged with soliciting subscriptions {or the Irish parliament. Canstables Carey and rhot dead at Tumm, county yesterday by a party of 40 to armed men who blocked the road | with felled trees and waited in am- bush until the constables’ automobile eppeared The police and military became ac- tive shortly aflerward and it 1s al- leged they sacked the town, shooting nto heases and shops. Buildings were wot afire and the town hall was wrecked The nationalist nowspapers of Dub- lin announce tha! the Right Rev. Wil- liam Codd. Catholic bishop of Ferns. county Wexford has prohibited the clergy of his diocese from participat- Burke were Galway, has refused to allow them to an- nounce collections in ald of the rafl- waymen who are striking against car- London Times. The newspapers add that RBishop is the first prelate, indeed the priest, to take such agtion. MAKES SECOND ESCAPE Who Broke Out of Bridgeport Jail About Three Wecks Olney Shermaru, Vgo, Is Again Among the Missing. South Sherman, port jail three night the local police 21.—Olney the Bridge- escape Norwalk, “trusty” July a at made in ks from Bridgeport last ording to information given by Bridgeport autho: herman was sentenced last year in jail for theft in Nor- walk and on June 28 made his first escape from Bridgeport Arrested in- Newton, Mass, he was brought to Eridgeport on Tuesday. when he was given three months additional sen- tence of breaking ja i. Sherman now has a reward of $50 placed on his d. The jail anthorities refuse in- mation as to how he effected his pe last night BERNSTORFF WANTS BETTER RELATIONS his second we Anxious That Germany and United States Should Be Good Bus. iness Friends, Rerlin 21 (By the Associated should be toward making our business July Press.)—"All our efforts directed rolations with the United Siates the é declared Count von ff, former German ambas- L o the United States in a new periodical called Getreue Eckart'. He declarcs that Germany must ex- pect nothing from America politically “as the Americans are tired from humanitarian standpoint.” This, he says is explainable by the fact “that the war proved a disappointment for the United States.” He suys the Hanseaitis, who always were able ta get on with the Ameri- have succeeded in securing American assistunce to rebuild G ntile e« he be Hieves this, develop into som rangement 1o obtain raw materials. After cmphasizing rcessity for ‘he Goermans 1o work « at n- ruction, ax they could only pay their labor he foreshadows the “hat Ameriean capital and labor may work together in As the Americans bave but little experiente in Russian condi flons. he savs ihey might be induced to ealist German co-operatioa there. possible,’ cans Wany’s merc wnd he 1 rec, debis by possibility German Russia, | oMce and have no er Princess Matoika trom JUDGE WARNER NOT SEEKING GOVERNORSHIP, HE NOTIFIES | Says He Is Not Cand- idate And Has No Illusions On Subject Of Nomination | Women Get Replies From Five Possible Candidates,} Expressing Their Views on Special Session. 1.—Five more re- plies to the query of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association as to where gubernatorial candidates stand with regard to a special session of the Connecticut legislature to ratify suf- frage have been received at suffrage headquarters, They come from four republicans and one democrat, the democrat and two of the republicans favoring a special session, while two republicans assert that they favor woman suffrage, vet approve Gover- nor Holcomb's course in refusing to call a special sessison. Those Sending Replies. David E. Fitzeerald, mayor of New Haven and chairman of the demo- cratic state central committee, Judge of Probate John Lee Gilson of New Haven and Senator John B. Dillon of Shelton, the latter two republicans, favor an emergency session. John M. Wadhams of Torrington and Judge Donald T, Warner of Salisbury ex- press themselves as opposed to a spe- clal session of legislature for the pur- pose of ratification. The letters ars the second batch to be received at suffrage headquarters in reply to the queries sent out in June. Lieut. Gov. Clifford B. Wilson of Bridgeport. Rep. Schuyler Merritt of Stamford. Robert Scoville of Salisbury, republicans, and E. Kent Hubbard of Middletown and Judge Charles D. Lockwood of Stam- ford democrats, sent favorable replies in June. Warnor Not a Candidate. Judge Warner says in regard to the suppasition that he is seeking the governorship: “‘As 1 am not ‘a candidate for that illus’ons on the «ubject of such nomination and do not consider it possible. my views from Hartford, Ju | such standpeaint are of no consequence whatever. While I have for a lonz time been in faver of female suf- frage and favor the ratification of tha federal amendment, T must frankly say that I do not think the existing sit tion constitutes the special emergency contemplated by our state constit tién.” K. OF C. PLANS NEW $100,000 BUILDING Structure Will Be Erected On Prop- erties Acquired Yesterday— Other Plans of Kaceys. Papers were passed yesterday. for the sale to Daly Council, K. of C., of the Churchill properties on the two corners of Franklin Square and Pearl street, at a cost of about $60,- 000 and announcement was made by the building association of plans for the erection of a $100,000 building directly in the rear of the Churchill residence, to be used as an assembly hall, council chamber and grmna sium. The plans of the building. as sociation received the society last night and will be gone ahead with. The properties will occupied late in the fall, announced. The main lot upon which the Churchill residence stands is 154x258. On the opposite corner is a lot 90x97 which is included in the deal. The residence will be used as a club-house and for dormiitory purposes. New furnishings to the amount of $15,000 will be purchased and installed s00n as the premises are which will be in about two months. In the new building plants, pro- vision is to be made for a spacious swimming tank, basketball and in- door ba 1 floors and bowling al- leys on the basement and first floors. On the second floor the assembly hall and council chamber will be laid out 881 BODIES ARRIVE Steamer Princess Matoika Arrives From Danzig and Antwerp With American Soldicr-Martyrs. New ss1 York, July 21 The bodies of American soldiers who diel over Seas arvived here (oduy on the stea Danzig and of were Antwerp, ench imong the T'wenty-five and rman pussengers NEW HAVEN PASTOR RESIGNS. New Haven, July 21.—The resigna- tion of Rev. Robert . Denison, pastor of the United church (on the Green) recentl offered. epted last night. He going io edieational work. war bride; nativity was to ar i Cahfornia it has been | i particularly militant in as | vacated, | SUFFS WHO ASK HIS VIEWS SIR THOMAS LIPTON —_— PRICE THREE | RESOLUTE OUTSAILS OPPONENT AT STA TAKES LEAD WHICH IS SLIGHTLY INCR AFTER EACH TACK—WIN EXPECTED FO HIS SKIPPER, THE SHAMROCK AND THE TROPHY HE WILL GET IF HE WINS TODAY SIR: THOMAS® LIPTON _ WANTS SOME LEAGUE BUT NOT PRESIDENT'S Harding Is Expected to Dwell Upon U. S. Forcign Policy in Tomorrow’s Speech. Marion, O. July 21.—Senator Harding’s speech of acceptance, to be delivered tomorrow, is expected by his associates to give prominence to the foreign policy of President Wil- son and the League of Nations Those who know the senator's mind | expressed confidence that he would the sanction of ! bridge the republican difference of opinion which threatened a split at Chicago. It was said the speech would he its opposition to the Wilson policies. to which the republican nominee rcgards the dem- ocratic candidates as pledged unre- servedly. In addition to declaring unthink- | able the acceptance of the leazue as the president fashioned it, the senator is expected 1o express in direct terms his belief that America should not remain isolated and to take the posi- tion that the war sacrifices will prove in vaia unless there is estab- lished a new order. with added se- curity to pe: and civilization WORKING HARD FOR DEBS Asks FParmer-Labor Candidate Cox and Harding to Join in Appeal to Get Socialist Nomince Liberated. P. Chris- candidate welegraphed to Governor Cox in a demand Denver, July 21.—Parley tensen, farmer-labor party for president today and all Senator 1 suggesting i join | on President Wilson (0 release Eugeue sociulist nominee from V. Debs, prison at once. WEATHER | —_—— Hartford, July 21.—Forceast for New Britain and vicinity: Falr tonight and Thursday. | | I | about THREE DIE IN WRECK Four Others Injured When Automo- bile Hits Tree at Groton, Early To- day—Driver Is Arrested. New London, July 21.—Gustave Evans, driver of the seven passenger car that crashed into a tree in Groton at 1:30 this morning, killing three persons and injuring four, has been placed under arrest pending an inves- tigation of the accident by Caroner Franklin Brown of Norwich. Tha three persons who were brought (o the hospital in this city were reported this morning as not being seriously injured. According to the Groton po- lice the car was travelling at nearly 60 miles an hour when it skidded on a curve and struck the tree. AFRAID OF THE JITNEYS New Haven Trolleymen Appeal to Mayor for Help in Curbing the Motor Busses—Aldermen May Act. New Haven, July 21.—Conductors motormen of the Connecticut 'ny have appealed throush a committee t«. Mavor Fitzgerald for as- sistance in curbing the competition of the jitneys in ihis city. It is ex- pected that the mayer will recognize the visit of men in a communica- tion covering the entire trolley-jitney situation to _~he aldermen tonight EXPRESS HITS AUTO Two Noroton Heights Men Have Nar- row Escape From Death When Ma- chine Is Demolished. Norwalk, July Seileck and Charles Pete roton Heights narrowly 1t Jdeath v hen a touring car driven Ly Se bound ex South No- in- on of escaped s (rain mid the at ht last drove into a toppling on to the trac Both men from the overturned car a seconds before the train ally demolishing it. badly intoxicated. according fo witnesses, has disappeared from his home and officers from Darien are now looking for him. night. Selleck ditch, the car , wio was 1.—Howard | Darien station | N CELEBRATING FALL OF OLD KING BOOZE Prohibition Party Opens Convention —Want Bryan to Head Ticket He Declines. Lincoln, Neb., July 21.—The pro- hibition party opened its 13th an- nual convention here today prepared to give over much of three days and night sessions to jubilation over the downfall of John 'Barleycorn. Indications were that such matters as nominees and - platform planks would wait two days on the jubila- tion. The opening session found the del- egates almost unanimously in favor of William J. Bryan as their presi- dential nominees and yet divided as to whether the convention should nominate him. Bryan’s friends here who be speaking for him firmly previous statements that he accept the nomination, wiil not run on any ticket and feels that the party should not name any candi- dates, confining its activities instead to local campaigns. Groups of delegates planned to try to have Bryan nominated unanimous- regardless of his own views. There also was a. movement to prevent his nomination on the ground thai he should not be placed in an embarras- sinz position. Nominations are not scheduled until Friday. claim to reiterate will not Ty GLOUGESTER SHOWS DECLINE Loses 5.9 Per Cent of Its Population —Middlesex County, Mass., Shows Gain of 108.127 Persons. 21.—~The follow- were announced Washington, July ing census results j today: 22,947, decrease Amesbury, or 0.1 Mass., per cent increase 142 X county, Mass., dge and Lowell : 108,427 or 16.2 per cent. (revised) nnounced Mass. (revised) announced as 11,108, increase 1,701 Glouceste 1,45 Mase. 10,306 cent. Mic cluding ¢ 352 incre lem, Previously buryport, Previously Danvers, Mass.. of 18.8 per cent. or in- per | | the Jersey shore. .l and stood out to sea, | leading quite a bit. { Shamrock, Increasing W Push Boats Limit if it Hg Sandy Hook, N. J., two victories to her cre IV. led across the t} day’s race for the fended by Resolute. needs but one more cup. After sounding of mal at 1 p. m., Shmmrg 1:00:22 and Resolute ai €ial time, and breesed) first 15-mile leg-of ward and leeward coO Just before the start shifted head sails = ‘When the warning. sigy were working back & windward of the line. over toward the I came about and fo toward the committee-J Shamrock crossed onds after the starts Resolute followed 41 signal. Captain made no effort to berth and:let Shan first. Both yachts crd each other. Both tae utes after the start am heading away for the At 1:26 Shamrock h eighth of a mile and gaining rapidfly in a fou Resolute, although to peared loggy. At 1:30 were stil holding the, the Jersey shore with quarter of a mile to Shamrock’s wake. 8 creased her lead to thj a mile. At 1:40 Shamrock of Resolute and it could cross the defe went about on the looked as if she would of several hundred with her aboard, was evideatly | shore for a better b Shamrock was-.gho surprising fashion with in her teeth as she hi to catch the breeze. ‘along the weather rails Burton held her close the wind. Far to weat olute, but the defender been forcreached on hoard in shore. At 1:50 Shamrock miles of the highlands be coming right into spectators who lined th seemed to be getting a than Resolute and to he ing. On the tack in sl seecmed to have trouble windward. At 1:52 Shamrock a. Resolute held on to and the two vachts bega Then Resolute manag Shamrock’s bow at 1: tacked to starboard, Shamrock tacked to Jater. but Resolute can established herself on weather quarter. Resolute Resolute was leading As the two sloops s Shamrock again endeas ing to foretreach her tain Adams kept Resolj the wind and ate furt] weather. Both yachts 8 speed as they got under shore. At 1:58 Resolute was I vards and the wind had 6 knots. ‘Working down for gas buoy Skipper Burton tiny baby jib topsail h than a woman's hand! 2:01 Shamrock went ove board tack and approad which was working in port board. Resolute went about both yachts stood in Monmouth Beach makil thrash to windward alo shadows of the Jersey] Both yachts tacked to 2:06 with Resolute still Skipper Burton laid the a bit and tried to force 4 The yachts heeled d strengthening wind. 1 sea, Resolute negotiate better than her rival flat bow pounded not a 1 With more than half to the outer mark covel was estimated that Resol ing by a quarter of a the yachis were still toward Long Branch a possible that when they the mark could be fetnh ek Resolute gained slig piteh as the sloops tazkl When the were thrown on The to 8 knots and there peet that the yvachts wo (Continued on Elaveni