New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1920, Page 1

News"of the World BY Associated Press Herald “Ads ESTABLISHED 1870. "E\Y/ BRITAIN, CONNELTICU‘ : V(EDI\EQDAY JULY 28, 1920. -TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE MORE THAN TWO MILLION IN |BRISTOL MAN FACES " TAXES WILL BE RECEIVED BY - STATE DURING’ PRESENT WEEK | ... New Haven Road’s Check, For $1,500, 004.Is Largest Single | \'tem To Be raid 2 CONN. CO. MUST PAY NEARLY $500,690 Increase Which State Re- ceives This Year is About $200,000 Over That of Last } Year. 28 T by Hartford, July this week to the «tate » 100 corpmeativns for Lhe last fisc peve for the most part aad the result has been an *ubout 32,800,000 to the funds in the state treasury crease over the previous year I about $200,000. The largest item is that pald by the New Haven railroad company, which gave a check #1,500,000. Payments by other stean companios were as follows Aranford, $2,600; Central New England, $50,000; Central Vermont, 325,000, and South Manchester, $£1,000. The taxes of the Connecticut company, Amounting to $475,000, and of the Shore Line Street Rallroad com- pany, which is lable for $50,000, have not Leen paid Stieet Rallroaa Companies, The taxes of the following strect rallroads have been received Waterbury & Milidale compuny, 34.000; Kristol & Pluinville Tramway * company, $8,000; Danbury & Bethel sStreet allway pany, $8.000; Martford & Springfield, $10.000; Lord. ahip Park association, $3500; Canaan & Suflivld and West Thompson lines, 51,000, and the New York & Stamford company 35,000, The Rhode Ixland company pald $1,500 under protest. The Southern New ¥ngland Tele- rhone compand paid § 000 aad the Ameorican Telegenaph & “‘.!1.'" company $100,000: the XN k Telephone company $6,000 The Postal Telegraph company and -éhe Wentern Unlon 939,175, nd the ¥French Telegraph company $500 wn- der protest The gas, electric light and power companics pald $260,000 and water and waterpower companies £82,000. Car cumpanies pald $20,000, avallable The in- le1 an | for the first time in_the ci | payers and to for | the Pullman company pasing $17,000 of that amount. The American Rail. way !'(r-ro- company paid $21,000 AUTO THIEVES' TRIAL Five Men Charged With Stealing Ma- chines Plead Not Guilty to Ten Counts in New York Court To ew York, July 28 —Charged with stealing automobiles in states 1o sell them iIn this cdy, five men today pleaded not gullty in the fedoral court to ten Indictments, They wero Robert Grogan, motor inspector of the state automobile - conse burean: John K. keeper at Holl L 1 Flynn, garage keeper at Morris Einsberg, g Fast Fallsbug S & epher FEW AMERICAN SHIPS 1t I8 Necessary to Suspend Section of Mere it Marine Act Favoring Fx- ports Carried By U. 8. Vesscls. July 28.—The inter- commission today suspended until January 1, 1821 the section of the merchant marine act Which permits railroads to give pre- forentinl rates to exports moving in American vessels Chairman Benson of the Shipping board last week rtified to the com- mission that adequate shipping facil- itles in vessels registered under the Washington, Wate commerce American flag were not available for | © movement of American commerce I He stated that suspension of the dis- ceiminatory features of the Jones' bill | oo investigation | g. anked D'ndlnl an in American Kimball Wills Mansion to New Hampshire Cencord, N, M., July 2% residence here of Henjamia A. Kim- Lall, president of the Concord and Montreal raliroad, is given to the siate for an execulive mansion in his will filed for probate today. The be- quest l& to become effective upon the deuth of Mrs. Kimball PRIZE FIGHTER K ED. Detroit, July Jack Foltine of Chieago dled here today after receiv. ing » knockout Mow during a bout teat night When he fell ~ ¥ here L1 neighboring | | ~The | his | today | sixty court | $1,000,000 IN TAXES iCollector Loomis Anticipates New Record—McMillan Pays More Than Beloin. for Tax collections July wil) the month of reach the $1.000.000 mark s history, Tax Collector Bernadotte Loomis pro- dicted this afternoon. The collector’s estimato is based upon collections already received compared with those of the same adte last month and the fact that the local faciories, which are the heaviest pavers. will have roid by the end of ihe we ¢ is expect- ed . ' in property " 1 The figure is «ly $500,000 less than that entire month lasy year. The three jast days of the month, past ex- perience has proved, are the heaviest days for the pryment of taxes in the entire year, and It is upon that fact that the collector bases his belief that the million dollar mark will be reached For the of the accommodatian of tax- relieve the heavy bus- iness on Saturday, the tax office will remain open Friday evening until § o'clock While it has been generally sup- posed that Fred Beloin, for many years the heaviest taxpayer and whosa name led the grand list as an individ- ual property holder this year. wauid be the year's heaviest payer, records at the office of the collector show Dugald McMillan to have contributed nearly $600 more than Beloin to the “ity treasury. McMillan's payment was 38,626.52 while Beloin paid $8,049.32. Because of the fact that MeMillan recently acquired posses- sion of properties the title of which was not in his name at the time uf the compiling of the grand list, his Assessment appeared to be less than Beloin's The third heaviest payment made this weck to the tax collector was that of the Malleabls TIron Warks, which was $2,029.15, 70 INVESTIGATE STRIKE Federal Grand Jury Starts Ingniry Into Chicago Yardmen's Associa- tim's Walk Ount. Chicago, July 28.—Investigation of . the recent strike of the Chicago yard- men’s association was begun today before a federal grand jury. About witnesses reported. John Grun- au, president of the yardmen's as- sociation appeared with books and other records. Because he was ar- rested with 27 others of his associa- tion he will not testify PLEA FOR KANSAS LAW Organized l.nhn'r Asked to Give In- dustrial Rel Before Condemning It. Topeka, Kas., July 28—A asked th organized labor give the | Knnsas court of industrial relations | Jaw a easc trial before condemning it was made in an open letter sent today by A. L. Flemming of Atchison. Kas, an organizer of the American Feders tion of labor to all men in plea union “Flemming said decisions al- handed down by the industrial [ the employes an in wages “Therefore laboring men of Kansas Join in the clamor of some other laborers against the condemning of the law they desire to understand better.” the letter read. WANTS DEBS RELEASED Christensen, ready ve Farmer-Labor Leader, Telegraphs Cox That He Wants So- clalist Candidate Out of Prison. Salt Lake Chty, July looking to the release of Debs, imprisoned at held 28.—Plans Eugene V. Atlanta, are be- In abeyvance pending word | from Governor Cox as to whether he will co-operate, Parley P. Christen- farmer-labor nominee for presi- informed the governor in a telegram today “I Intend to make every possible effort to the end that Debs, a man with whom I disagree politically, be nccorded the his beliefs that you and Senator Hard- ing and I enjoy,” said the telegram. Christensen added that Senator Harding had replied unfavorably LD IES BODY. New York, July 25 —Mrs. Leo Trumbull, wife of a Detroit police man, today identified the body of the young woman found in a trunk here as that of Mrs, Eugene lLeroy WESTERLY SHOWS INCREASE. y The popula- tion of Westerly, R. 1., was announced 9,952, an increase of 1,256 or 14.4 per cent " \ | | { | CHARGE OF MURDER| erdict of Suicide Is Changed After Autopsy FOR MONTH OF JULY ‘ TENN. MURDERER CONFESSES Young Farmer Admits That He Sent Poiconed Candy to His Wife, Tt Was Eaten By Another and Caused Her Death. Bristol, (Vvnn., July 28.—Letterio Piccolo was bound over to the su- perior court today on the charge of murder which was originated out of the death from bullet _wounds of Salvatore Tricli an Sundas. July 11 The medical examiner first gase a verdict of suicide but an autopsy by Dr. Costello of Hartford at direction of Coroner Calhoun brought a report that there were four bullets in the i two having gone through each ear. It was deemed impossible that ! Trioli could have killed himself in this way. At the hearing witnesses told of an explosion in Troli's house and a fireman said he heard reports of a weapon at minute intervals. Piccolo pleaded not guilty. | 142zie Brooks anpther tions Law a Fair Trial | There is a posgsibility will Sent Poisoned Candy. Nashville, Tenn., July 28.—George Littrual, a young farmer of Summer county, has confessed, according to the police here, that he sent poisoned candy to his wife, Mrs. Susie Littrual, an inmate of the Middle Tennessee hospital for the insane which result- ed in the death last week of Mrs. inmate and the serious illness of Mrs. Littrual and two hospital attendants. The confession as made public by the police quotes Littrual as say- ing that he had communicated his intentions to poison his wife to a young woman neighbor whom he had | planned to marry. ' HARDING YIIRES COOLIDGE Ohio Senator Congratulates Nominee for Vice-President Upon of Acceptance Made Y. Marion, O., July 28.—The following message was sent by Senator Harding today to, Governor Calvin Coolidges | | | i SURRENDERS. Tex., July 28.— bandit. surren- VILL. \ Eagle Pass, Francisco Villa, dered unconditionally after &n all night conference with Gen. Martinez, commanding the Tor- reon military zone, according to advices received by the Mex- ican consul here today. The report also added that Carl Haczlin the American who was kidnapped at Sabines a few days ¢ nus been released. | | | | * U. S. TAKES ACTION IN MEXICAN CASE State Department Sends Note of rgent Natwre” sicgarding Kid- napping of Amecr Washington, July 2% — itepresenta- tions desceribed today at the state do- partment as of an “‘urgeni natur have Leen made to the Mexican gov- ernment as a result of the kidnapping | of Carl Haeglin, an American citizen, ' by Francisco Villa several days ago. The Mexican authorities have been asked through the American em- bassy at Mexico City to tuke all steps possible to effect the relcase of the prisoner, who was taken from Sa- binas, Coahuila, and who is reported to 'be held for ransom. ' Officials appear not to be particu- | larly worried over Haeglin's safety as several other Americans taken by the bandit chief have been held for only brief periods, Villa explaining that his only motive was to obtain at first hand information of outside uffairs and sometimes to force them to act as the bearers of his messages. In no case has he exacted a ransom. LINCOLN'S STATUE IS " PRESENTED TO ENGLISH: Root and Lloyd George Are; Present at Ceremonies In London. London, July 28.—Elihu Root to- day Saint Gaudens statue of Lincoln in Canning square as a gift from America. Premier Lloyd George delivered the speech of acceptance. In his address Mr. Root said: * is the identical fundamental comcep- tions in both tries which make it | formally presented to the British ! is Speech . people the 15 NATIONAL ISSUE : New York Republicans Decline to Inject 2.75 in Platiorm MILLER GAINING STRENGTH His Chances for Governorship \omi- Better Today—Barnes Re- With i nation ported Ready to Line Up Miller Faction in Contest. Saratoga Sprngs, N. Y., July 28.— A plank stating that prohibition was | not a state issue and that a bill for ' 2.75 beer passed by the last legislature | was of no effect was included in the | platform of the republican state con- vention today. “We believe' in the honest enforce- ment of the law,” the plank added. ! The platform favored “the league of nations plank contained in the national platform.” | Miller Is Gaining. The candidacy of Nathan L. Miller for endorsement for the nomination for governor gained strength today. Speaker Sweet, who was repre- sented at an anti-Miller conference yvesterday withdrew from the announcing that his strength would be thrown to Judge Miller. It was also reported that William Barnes was ready to line up with the Miller forces. | GOLF EXHIBITION TOMORROW British Champions, Vardon and Ray, | ! fact that motor vehicles {1s Will Play at Shuttle Meadow Club, —Match Open to Public. The tournament committee of the Shuttle Meadow club under the direc- tion of which Harry Vardon and Ed- ward Ray, the noted British cham- pions, are given a 36 hole golf ex- hibition here tomorrow, has made ar- rangements for jitney-busses to' leave the center in the morning and after- noon to convey those who desire to see the games to the links. The morninggames will be played at 10 o’clock. As there are many golf enthusiasts in this locality and the two champs : who are to exhibit here tomorrow lhn\e been attracting much attention throughout the east, it is, expected ]umt there will be large attendance “It is heartening to all America 10 Pympossible that in any gzreat world at tomorrow's games. read your sterling speech of aecept- ance. People with their government and it emphasizes my conviction that as It adds to confidence in the|ca can be on oppo: republican purpose to repossess the land friendship between Great Britain | emergency Great Britain and Ameri- ing sides. Peace and America will prove to be as Lin- coln desired to make them—per- vice-president you will be asked to | petual.” make your official services comport. Lloyd George, afier referring to ! with the second highest place in the | the affection with which Lincoln was government AWAITING TURKS Treaty to Be Signed On Arrival— Grecce May Withhold Signature Because of Trouble With Tealy. Paris, July 28.—71r the Turkish delegates arrive /n time it is probable that the peace treaty with Turkey | wiil pe signed at Sevres tomorrow. that Greece withhold her signature because of a controversy with Italy over the islands of the Dodocanese, in the of the republic. | Aegean. ithe 1 Minor. | | H increase | I The islands were given to Italy by Versailles treaty. A vyear ago Italy consented to give them to Greece in return for concessions in AsNy The new Italian government, it is reported has represeted that the concessions were not such as it ex- pected to receive. POLES RETREATING Bolshevik Army Wishes to Occupy | he conferred concerning a project to | employed by the Chase Met; Better Positions Before Armistice | state of Coahuila. Time, Scheduled for Friday. Warsaw, July 27 (By The Associ- ated Press).—The Polish retreat con- tinues along the entire front. from bolshevik sources indicate that the Bolsheviki intend to Suwalki, 50 miles northwest of Grodno, and Bialystok. 43 miles southwest of Grodno. before the he- ®inning of the armistice negotiations set for Friday. The bolsheviki now are within 10 miles of Bialystok. | Girl Sentenced to 21 | Reports | Years in Prison Flees | Knoxville, was started Tenn., today’ Jly for Miss 28.—Search Maud | Moore, a stenographer, who was con- same treedom to voice | victed of slaying Leroy D. Harth, wealthy automobile dealer and sen- tenced to 21 years’ imprisonment. Granted new trial, she failed to eppear court yesterday. a in SPECT IN TRUNK MURDER ARRESTED OUT IN KANSAS lawrence, Kas., July 23.—A tele- gram reccived today by Sheriff Wood ward from the Detroit chief of de- tectives requested the sheriff to hold for further investigation the man wl was arrested here yesterday answer- ing the description of Fugene Leroy. sought In connection with the Detroic trunk murder mystery. i regarded here, said: “May 1 be permitted to say that this torn and bleeding earth is calling today for the help of the America of . SETTLE IN MEXICO General Oritchley Takes Three Bat- talions of ex-Soldiers Into Repub- e to Live—Financed by England. Alberta, July 28.—General Critchley., well known in Canadian military circles, has recruited and taken into Mexico three battalions of British and Canadian war veterans to settle them on a million acre estate, according to news reccived here to- day. The settlers are organized on a thorough military base including four fully equipped air squadrons. Gen. Critchley and his brother Ma- jor H. C. Critchley, both of Calgary, are in command of the expedition the expenses of which are provided by the British government with an ap- popriation of 300.000 pounds. Mexico City, July 27.—President de la Huerta today received a Canadian agricultural commission with which Calgary. ! bring 10,000 Canadian farmers to the The commission received from the president all kinds of guarantees and encouragement. | BOLSHEYIKI ABVANGING occupy | Army Going Through Armenia Has Captured, Coucha, Unopposed—To, Train Dissatisfied Peoples. Constantinople, July 27 (By The Associated Press).—The bolshevik army, advancing from Baku through Armenia, has captured Coucha., 264, miles southwest of Baku, virtually un- opposed, as well as Gerousy, 24 miles southwest of Coucha. In Baku the bolsheviki are training a large Ar- menian communist army to assist in the overthrow of the Armenian republic. British warships have seized al Russian ship at Trebizond <carrying Lolshevik arms and ammunition for the Turkish nationalists. Fair tonizht and Thursday; in- creasing cloudiness. 1 1 % | FINISHES HIS SPEECH 7, As He Wants It To til August Be “Live Copy.” Dayton, O., July stretch dictating to | address for August 7 accepting the democratic presidential nomination | was the exclusive affair today before Governor Cox. It was the first day since his nomination that his engage- ment list was blank, A statement of the address went to { the governor’s print shop.tod; arrangements for strict secrecy. desires to have his address ‘live copy” on August 7 without being discounted. His friends express the belief that é he will not mention prohibition in the speech of acceptance, but will have no hesitation in discussing the subject in his campaign speeches. DEAD BODY IDENTIFIED Man Found in Woods the Remains of Wevrus Kalo—Death Due to Shoot- ing—May Be Murder. ‘Waterbury, July 28.—The dead body of a man found last night in the woods near the Chestnut Hill road was today identified as that of | Wevrus Kalo, an Albanian laborer al Works. | Death was evidently due to shooting, | i there being a bullet hole in the chest. Detectives are trying to determine if | the case is one of suicide or murder. No revolver was found near where | the body was located. AMUNDSEN ARRIVES Intrepid Norwcgian Explorer Alaska, Arctic Regions. Nome, Alaska, July 27.—Ronald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer, ar- | rived in Nome tonight from the Arc- ) tic region. Amundsen arrived here on a tug and said he left his ship, the Maude, at Sledge Island, 1ot far from here, where for the last ten days he has been stormbound. He reported all | was well with his expedition. ] his secretary his Arrives | at Nome, After Trip Inte ! Camp Zachary Taylor Will Soon Be Vacated Washington, July 28.—Abandon ment of Camp Zachary Tayvlor at Louisville, Ky., was announced tod. by the war department with the no- tice that the First division, now tioaed there, would be transfe: Camp Dix. N. J. The property on which the camp is located is in Louisville and will re- vert to the private cwners. sta- | d to | 1 ‘_ ' Further Than That President ! conditions in the state race, | , dermanic committee which is examin- Gov, Cox Will Not Give Out Text Un- lndminlst,ered dose of poison. ! 28.—Ann all-day | { man | explosions small 120 Flremen Overcome ; were overcome today while fighting a | nied new THINK PROHIBITION | MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. . | BRIDGEPORT JITNEYMEN ' 70 OVERCROWD THEIR BU | CONN. (0. TO GIVE DUE Head of Bus WARNING OF CHANGES| Asso. Prote Makes it Im to Handle C Storrs Has No Com- ment to Make. WILL NOT RESY TROLLEY S( New Haven, July 28.—President Storrs of the Connecticut Co., today declined to comment on the trolley following a conference of five division managers, which, it was reported, had con- sidered the matter of cessation of Trolleymen Will Opportunity to Haven to Wa Runs. ! service in New Haven, and Waterbury. When asked if such a suspension of car service was in view Mr. Storrs said that none would be made without due notice to the community which would be affected. Mayor Fitzgerald called upon Storrs for a discussion of the local trolley-jitney conditions, and it is understood that the trolley company is ready to make available to the al- Bridgeport, July today shed light on the notice given out by cut company last night to report Saturday mo! ceive re-assignments August 2 They say that this tension of service froy to Walnut Beach, in: ver Sands as at prese between Silver Sands Beach being in the Bi sion, will be offered to Mr. ing conditions, the financial accounts of the company. It is further con- tended by the trolley management, it understood, that whatever success the jitneys may be having in handling the Bridgeport traffic is due to the have been that in Testimony was given Guilow kissed Pettibone saying: “Byron, INJUNCTION GRANTED Holmes Manufacturing Company of Shelton Restrained dear, why did you do it?” From Using diawn from other places, and a| TMeD it was sad S cessation of trolley service in other: " to consider the matter, places would leave the latter without | stated. No staveleh ndequme means of transportation. i notice has besn il ; Connecticut company. The transportation | MURDER TRIAL NEAR END | mainca unchansed { about the same numb i the streets as on Final Arguments Are Presented ln. covering of the si Which May Go to i further systematized. Pettibone Case, Yy will E ‘ Jury Before Tonight. Notified at noon = vehicle department Manchester, Vt, July 28.—Final| crowding law would arguments were madc today .in the | forced, John B. Schwar trial of Byron M. Pettibone for the | the Bridgeport Bus O murder of his wife at Bennington on | tion, said: April 6. It was expected that the “That makes the case would go to the, jury before night. | possible. The dep The prosecution has attempted to| a crimip in us and our prove that Pettibone, an undertaker’s | dle this emergency se assistant. poisoned his wife because of “It is not the jitne ! his affection for Miss Helen 1. Guilow, | to crowd the busses, a nurse. people who insist upon The defense maintained that Mrs. | There will be greater | Pettibone was the victim of a self-} rush hours at 5 o'clock the public to bear with Miss | carried the people up jail, | and hpve had little with all the stores and ing at 5 o’clock this blow to the service.” A jitney representati pointed to the traffic commission, it was anna No Resumption Rumors of resumpti car service on the lines port division August 2 . cally denied today by D Frank Kibling of the Ci Bridgeport, July 28.—A temporary | Who said that there injunc#ion restraining the Holmes | nothing new in the gend Mfg. Co. of Shelton from using un-|He acknowledged the patented motor inventions of the | bulletin announcing a Cameron Motors Corp. of New York |of runs effective that was granted today by Judge Frank [that it had absolutely D. Haines in the superior court. |the situation in this ci The case is unique in that it is the |letin”” he said, to first of known record where a Con- [ OPerating between Sily necticut court has restrained the use | New Haven. Wesport 14 of unpatented inventions ‘The in- |®ervice between Westp junction proceedings formed one of | Walk. Tn no way does the first steps in the $1,100,000 suit | Fesumption of service N brought against the Holmes Mfg. Co. by the Cameron Motors Corp. over an alleged breach of contract. YETERAN sHoo EXPLOSION IN BRIDGEPORT |winiam nrown carvies Kill Better Half, and a Laborer Sw A City Fireman Are Acute Alcoholic M Injured in Explosion at Mctalic Westerly, R. William Brown, a b months, was in a ser in a New London hospit ing been shot at her H her husband, who theif self. Late parents’ I, + J Cartridge Company Today. 28.—A city fire- and workman were injured to- in an explosion at the plant of Union Metallic Cartridge Co. workman, who was carrying a of scrap primers to dump into | b o} oil, was badly burned about the body I:’,‘]‘d ':‘;;" 5 when they exploded. The fireman | Bridgeport, July day the The pail vesterday Brow home here, and showed hi fire. ] & ; b ! ‘Il am going to shoo! was hit by splinters from the later | oy oo she has boen when called to put out a | g parents notified i by the time officers read Ehk had done the shooti Brown served in Frag { ry C. 1034 ficld artil In Big Chicago Fire' S e e 5 S | ite cutter. Chicago, July 28.—Twenty firemen o fdteor o ! shooting was coholic mani, fire that destroyed the beef house of tndeing Armour and Company, a five-story structure covering a block at the stockyards. The flames menaced a Soldier Kl“ed million dollars’ worth of beef in ad- joining storage plants. Wounded Cork, July 28.—Omne | two constables wourded house burned were tie. turbanees in various section in the Yast 24 soldier, a lance corporal a regimeat al Bandon, mysteriously. The con ambushed and seriously. bullets at Lixnaw, North the Borrisokane court hi i Stroyed by fire, Non Partisan Leaguers Must Serve Their Derms Minu., July —A. C. dent of the Non-Parti- and Joseph Gilbert, for- league orgunizer, today were de- trials on a charge of con- spiracy to encourage disloyvalty during the war. They are under 90-day jail sentences. Fairmont, 2 Townley, pr san League, mer