New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1920, Page 1

BLISHED 1870. \/%/ / (EW B RITAIN, CONNECTICUT. TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1920. -TWELVE PAGES. PRICE THREE CE] SMITH I LIKELY T0 BE CANDIDATE -No Opposition to Renomination of New York’s Governor DEFENDED BY F. H. MOTT Ohairman of Unofsdal York State Democratic Convention Fulogizes Work of Governor—Walker As U. 8. Scnatorial Possibility. Baratoga Springs, N. Y. Aug iDeclaring that no apologies are essary for the records in office of Governor Alfred E. 8mith and Licut. Governor Harry Walker, Frank H. Mott of Jamestown paved the way tor thelr renomination in his keynote speech here today as temporary chairman of the unofficial democratic state convention. “Governor Smith although in the practical school of politics, has hot been a partisan governor” he wald “He has been the gwernor for all the people.” Purpose of Convention. purpose of the convention sald, was to “ratify the plat- declarations and endorse the of the democratie na- ' tlonal oeonvention Prolonzed up- plause followed his mention of the names of Governor Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Profacing his argument clarntic that hitherto American problems have been largely local and provincial but now have become in- ternational and our destiny “insepar- |ably interwoven with that of all the « free notions,” Mr. Mott devoted large part of his address to discussing the proposed league of nations. Delegates from each of the 150 as- wembly districts of the state met here In unofMicial convention today to adopt n platform upon which the fall cam- paign will be waged and to discuss enndidates for various state otfices and for U. 8. senator. trained The Mott form candidutes’ by a de- Causes Trouble. Notwithstanding the decision of the party leaders that the convention would not follow the example of Inst week's meeting of republican dele- gates and recommend a tieket af state ofMicors, plans were under way to present the names of such persons as the various county represeatatives would desire 16 have nominated for Ihe positions, Mayor CGeorge R. Lunn vt Mehenectady, a candidate for the nomination for U. 8. senator declared he would not accept a designation if it should be given him and that whatever the decision of the conven- flon he would earry his campaign Into the primaries on September 14 One of the problems confronting the leaders was how Mayor Lunn and at the peserve harmony within ranks Governor Smith will not be opposed for renomination. His name will be presented to the convention tonight 'y former Governor Martin H. Glynn of Albany, at a session planned as an endorsement of the governor's ad- ministration of the state's business during the last two years. Walker For Senator After a night given over to confer- ences of party leaders it was reported today that Lleut. Governor Walker of Hinghamton probably would be the preferred cholce of the unofficial dem- ocrate state convention for the nom- ination of U, & Senator to oppose Senator James Wadsworth, the repuh- n Incumbent in the fall enmpaign, No definite was made v the leaders not want te put the position selecting of their fomal designations or ecommendations for candidacies be made by the convention Woman on Tieket The movement to put a woman on the state ticket gained impetus todu A meeoting of the women delegaty was held prior to the convention open- ing 4t which it was voted to appoint A committes to confer with the male leaders regarding woman's candi dney “THE GRANK” ARRESTED Counghlins Out of same the time party announcement ad the view meelves eandidate in declarntion that n no would a $12,000 on 'romise to Return Baby I Apprehended. ~ Fedoral that the N, J. Philadelphia, Ang thorites announced today man arrested at Fgg Harbor, vesaterday In connection with the of the Infant of (leorge H. Coughlin, is the individual who wrote letters to the Coughlins and signed himself “the crank’ detalls were refused for the present “Phie crank” not only wrote letters put he used the telephone. He suc ceoded In convineing the distracted parents that had knowledge of the whereabouts of their The tather was induced to proceed at mid night to @ lonely spot where he placed 312,000 und then went home to awalt the return of the ohild. After duys he was forced to the con- that he had been swindle the wearch began for According to postal secret sorvieo mon, they have him under ar- vest. He recently started another let- tor Wi g campaign, this time de- au Iate Kidnappins son he baby many 0,000 for the return of the nec- | to chockmate | Other | “the | from $1 and costs to Hartford, Aug. 3..—{t.was reported | from Boston to that Federal Pro- hibition enforcement Director for New | gland William J. McCarthy of this had refuscd the position of assist- revenue deputy collector rather satisfy certain political inter- ests and former liquor dealers of new England who have attempted, thraugh Washington, it is said, to have him removed from the office he now holds. The director of the “dry" forces in this section returned from Wash- ington Monnda “New England is credited with be- | Ing the cleanest district in the coun- | try, according to Chief mer at Washington,” MeCarthy “and versonnally I intend to it so; and with the allowance of 30 more operators next week I'll he in a posi- | tion to increase my work here and [ | epposition, we are now receiving this | department will cover every nook and corner of New England.” I« Back to Stay “T am back here, and here to stay All the rumors about my resigning | have no foundation whatever. T am | not going ta resign because’ certain | political Interests are constantly en- gaged In spreading rumors as to my | being detained in sanatoriums and In- | sane hospitals and other rumors of an | analogous nature. Jahn F. Kramer, prohibition enforcement chief | Washington recently suggested that T | take the position of assistant deputy collector. This I refused, not intending ta satisfy certain politiclans and for- ty i ant | than at AT K. OF C. CONVENTION, | Gives Opening Sermon—Or- der Has Secured Work For 350,000 Men. New York, Aug —Far-reaching activities of the Knights of Columbus | in reconstruction, educational and | patriotic work were detailed to |hc' delegates attending the 38th supreme conventlon of the or here today by Supreme Knight James A. Flaher- | ty. “We have placed more than 350,- 000 men in employment without cost to them.,” he said. *“And each man at a lving wage. Throughout the pe- riod of demobilization the Knights were close to the men helping them with their problems, scrving them in every useful way we could devise. “Tens of thousands of former serv- ice men and women were benefited by the er's educational campaign he said Five hundred veterans are receiving college educations in repre- sentative universities. The K. of C school has grown from 1 to 72 schools within 12 menths and will grow to 200 schools before the end of the year. Teachers are pald 25 per cent more than the public school rate and this policy will be continued. The ultimate aim to inaugurate a system of 500 self-sustaining night #chools to be open to civilians for nominal fees lLecturers in their campeign against bolshevism have ad- ,000,000 persons in 700 system i dressed eities.” Mr. Flaherty sald the Knights had experienced an unusual growth in membership. the most distinguished acquisitions in the past year being King Albert and Cardinal Mercier of Belginm, Previous the a solemn rick's eathedral. Archbishop Honzano, delegate from the Holy to the I'nited States, pontificated. The sermon was by Right Rev. John G Murray, auxiliary hishop of Hartford. Ve praised the Knighte' stewardship of the funds entrusted them by the American public the formal of convention the dalegates attend pontifical St. Pat- John Ree to opening mass at to | New Haven Beaches Visited By Sharks, Aug. 3 —Shark stc came in from neighborhood beaches | today indicating that lust night's tide brought a large school of them into Long Island Sound. One of two | eanught at Short Reach. Branford ‘o- | day. was over six feet long, and Fire Marshal Perkins who is at Leete's tsland, got one which was lon than that. Small ones have been seen or | caught at various places on both the eam and west shores 27 Meridenites Fined For Violating Rules por- New Haven Following a tour of streets by Donovan to find city’s new law re- to meparate gar- waste for Meriden, Aug sonully conducted | Mayor Daniel violators of the quiring residents bage and indestructible the collector, 27 residents were sum- moned before the police court today and fnes were imposed ranging $5 and costs. BASEBALL AT PARK The grocery clerks will play a hasbeall nine from the Natiopal Biscuit company at Walnut Hill park $omogrow, afternoon at3:30 o'clock, | due \NEW ENGLAND CLEANEST DISTRICT IN COUNTRY, FEDERAL REVENUE MAN ASSERTS, SUPPORTING W. J. McCARTHY Refuses Job As Assistant Revenue Deputy Collector | Merchants Can No Longer Over- Rather Than Satisfy Liquor Interests—Will Wage Energetic “Dry” Campaign From Now On. mer liquor men of New England. The appointment would ha siderable more money ment.” ve meant con- and advance- 40.000 Raids in N. J. Mr. McCarthy declar request of Washinston department ke Jersey last week arrests and the $40,000 worth sey. he declaregd titude taken on ernor Edwards seizure becat prohil the pr made a where he of liquor. ed that at the officials of his visit to New directed of more than In New Jer- ise of the at- ition by Gov- ohibition laws are openly violated and the cities are in worse condition throughout the country “The state of Rhode compiled tion laws “The only this job is cluded any too wel man who w the Making Whiskey New York, Aug. be one of the hardest than with government undertaker,” —Whiskey any others Island has not prohibi- 1" he said. ill take me off he con- Scarce. will things in the world before another month elapses, according to John F. commissioner of prohib rived here ioday from Kramer, U. S vition who ar- Washington to discover if liquor can be bought here us easily as reported. Mr. Kramer said he based his pre- diction chiefly on orders issued to the local office to refuse . wholesale dealers in lig source from which the trafic is being carried 'BISHOP MURRAY TALKS | CHURGH GETS INIUNGTION Bridgeport Catholic Ch Opening of Undertak 1 permits to uor, “the chiet illegal liquor, on urch Prevents * ing Place and Public Morgue in Same Block. Bridgepori. Aug. 3.—St Augustine’s Ioman Catholic church secured from Judge Keeler today a vent of temporary inju Rourke and public morgue in the block as that occupled edifice. the superior Boucher opening an undertaking The petition stated that court to pre- from place and same street by the church the nction block in question, in a residential sec- tion is not used in any mercial purposes and commercialization by means of art for com- it obfects to the morgue which would end its quietude and character. The fourth that it has a sc tory in the block and the parcel of land on which the firm is about to open a place. church sets hool and rec- owns all but i I WINDOW CLEANERS STRIKE Those Employed 0 in Raise, Wage $15 Hartford, increase in jump from $45, Aug. wages of getting $36 and a ha Saturday. Only a short wages were raised $2 a To Meet Paris. Aug. 3.—The finance has virtually c ing sufficient meet obligations falling United States October 1 Fr 5,000,0 the French share is § at date. It ncial circles t gress in ent rise high try’s pr for the dollar. of National Debt is Hartford Making Their $36. now being paid. several window cleaners went on strike here today. The men have been American exchange is explained Want Weekly Demanding an $9 a week, a to If holiday time ago their week. on | France Gets Eno_u;IT Obligations | ministry of ompleted buy- to due in the . (The Anglo- 00, of which 250,000,000, is in | the minis- hat the matter accounts the American Cut $76,404,453 in Month Washington tional debt 3 Aug was reduced ~The gross na- a total of $76,404.453 during July, according to the treasury leaves the 013. The reduction plished through the reti amount of treasury « indebtedness 50 PER CENT. D) New York, Aug. Retail Stores Corp., tol day declared a dividen cent. payable August statement mon stock of record on August REPUBLICAN Bridgcport, this city madc large \ug. 3. prepara numbers te the Merrit Wilson who as is a candidate for advar Eovernor's ch, wil Bridgcport delegation. 1GU Aug. CENSUS Washington, public debt at 3.—The LOV today This $2 917~ was accom- rement of that ert ficates — of IVIDEND. " the Schulte bacconists, to- i of a0 per 4 on all com- ! a FEAST. Republicans of tions today to Danbury to- day affair ut. governor rcement 1o the 1 head the o 1 "RES. 3.—Wyandotte | county Kansas, Including Kansas City | 122,21 cent.; increase 27, 42,728, ceat. per | " Ind., 19,457, in- | 3 per cent. Mount increase 11, l 1 { i 1 double system ,Chant was ad | ago. { at yesterda SHORE FORBIDDEN charge Summer Colonists IS VIOLATION OF L Custom of Charging En Summer to Make Up der of Year Must Stop. Commissioner Rules, Harftord, Aug. 3.- Connecticut shore resor |1onger Le permitted to « i bers of the various sum ! higher prices than are manent residents of was anrounced today Whitmore, fair price for Connecticut. garded discriminatory an tion of the act, designed to prevent prices in sale these by commissioner The practice provisions of of necessaries EVER ACT ough For Remain- During Fair Price Merchants at ts will no ‘harge mem- mer colonies paid by per- places, it William F. is re- d is in viola- the lLever unreasonable of life. Complaints Are Received. Complaints had Commissioner Whitmore tice of some merchants villages where the bulk mer trading is done chants had been in th charging a fair profit to when the summer seaso been that made to the prac- towns oy the sum- the mer- habit of residents and n was at its of in of - prices were chdrged that pro- vided profits that we fair if not absolutely teering. Warning Commissioner communicated with one chants at a popular su reminding him that it brought to his attention t chant in question is m ised that ce is in viol maintaining of prices. anifestly un- classed as profi- is Issued. Whitmore today of the mer- mmer resort had been hat the mer- a The mer- such a prac- tion of the Lever act. It is reported that this system has been in mering merchants claiming the making sufficient profits mer trade to last vogue at the | through months of the winter. places for many 1y necessity of on the sum- the lean A SAD MOTHER’S PRIDE Mrs. H. K. Anderson Street Belicves She Wa: Bride Mother” in Thi: Mrs. H. K. view street, two tiny tery this afternoon, visit ald office to explain that tion of being first international Eritain does not seph Feingold, July 3, twin daughters, the age of 17 days, Mrs. Anderson at Mrs. Anderson, who is lassie, wooed and land of heather and Anderson, who was then the U. fleet in Euro They were married come to this country abo Mr. Anderson wa the navy last Anderson puts it: * bride too, and my first born to any Eritain.” Anderson after placin child belong first as from Mrs. war the New ACCUSED OF T) Youthful Visitor at Homs M. Steel Norman L. of Ia ford, today ant Andrew d theft of tween $£500 and the family of Stanley street occurred on ter offense, Jast Sund a valuable was tak n R 2 4 3 jewelry £1,000 Howard The a two beinz claim About tw stickpin was day it is claimed that and another boy who ited with a young son Later in the evening of the missing Steele reported the lice, and Detective detailed to inve ness of the arrest of young Phill others had been qu o 1 e o eral mounds in Fairview the mother believed. were born the .local hospital. thistles by in Scotland September. war Believed to Have occasions, of Fairview s First « s City. War of 530 Fair- = flowers on ceme- ed the Her- the distinc- of the born in New to Mrs. Jo- On who died at to a real Scotch won in the Mr. serving with pean waters. and ut 15 months s discharged As ‘T am a real babies were bride in HEFT Stolen Phillips. aged into cu 1 hix home by Detective Ser- ! for at be- belonginz to M. Steel of lleged thefts the lat- ned, occurred » weeks ago, missed. Sun- dson, alued voung Phillips are chums vis- f Mr. Steele. he discovery rticles was made matter Richardson to the he thorough- sulted in ips estioned. Price of Wheat Goes Up As War Talk Grows Chicago, Aug. steep advance in price tc sult of increased specul stimulated ropean a little than an treme upward swing of Lushel had taken pl livery touching $2 as ‘s el by more WEATHER —_— Hartford, Aung. for New Britain and Fair tonight and Wi 3 —Wheat made a re- | sday ativ as buying talk. In hour an ex- 15 March de- against $2.15 3.—Forecast vicinity : ¥ cents a ! IPROFITEERING AT | CRISIS IN POLAND AS REDS SECURE BREST-LITOVSK AND ATIVES ORGANIZE SOVI, PAYS 0UT $3,500,000 | AND STILL THEY GOME “Run” on Ponzi’s Bafik Con- tinues—No Evidence of Criminality Found. Boston. Aug 3.—Anxious note hold- ers in the “50 per cent in 90 days” investment proposition of Charles Ponzi began to form in line outside his offices long before daflight today clamoring for return of their money. The first claimant appeared at the rear entrance at 3 a. m. He had no chance to get lonesome for soon after other note holders began to arrive. A score was on hand by 5 o'clock and as the usual opening hour of 9 o'clock approached the line grew rapidly, giv- ing indication of the biggest crowd of creditors since Panzi began paying back money more than a week ago. Many of those in line were from other New England cities where Ponzi as maintained branch offices. Mana- gers of several branches had an- nounced that 48 hours notice was re- quired before money could be with- drawn, explaining that the delay was necessary in order that funds might be ordered from the head offices in Boston, and many investors preferred ta come to Boston for their money rather than wait. Ponzi, in a statement again asserted that his business was solvent and that he was prepared to meet all de- mands, He estimated that up to last night he had paid out about $3,500,- 000 since the run began. He asserted that he would “have millions left” after meeting all obligations and that he was “still considering the offer of a new York banker” whom he did not name to buy his business. ““The bank- - and his French partners” Ponzi “will have a conference with me L. Pride federal auditor said it would require several days more to complete his work. He an- nounced he had found no indication of criminality thus far. MISS LEGHORN DIE Claims Lincoln Streect Pncumonia Woman This Morning After a Short Niness, Miss Annie J. Leghorn, of 90 Lin- coln street, died about 5 o'clock this morning at her home of pneumonia. She was stricken with the fatal ill- ness about a week ago, following her return from Pleasant View, R. 1., where she spent a short vacation. A native of Ireland, born in County Monoghan, Miss Leghorn had been a resident of this city for 40 years. She enjoved a wide circle of friends. Surviving gre three sisters, Misses Flizabeth and Mary TLeghorn, and Sister Mary Irenaeus, mother super- jor in St Augustine’s convent, Bridgeport: and two brothers, Michael P. Leghorn, of this city and Joseph | l.eghorn of New Rochelle, N. Y. The ! funeral will be held at 9 o'clock | Thursday morning at St. Mai | church. Friends are requested by { the family to omit flowers. | | GOVERNMENT IN IRELAND Courts-martial Will Supplant Civil Courts in Scttling Disputes—Provi- | | ' ston to Exclude Ulster. London, Aug. 3.—Duties of tribunals in Treland be over by couris-martial even to extent of settling ecivil disputes, crown will taken mn- fliction of fines and the binding of persons over to Kkecp under the terms of the Irish bill. made public today. Milit courts will also take over the of coroners and will have the decide cases without jury. s for crimes punishable by death, howeve who need not be an officer s one of the judges. The bill kes provision for ex- cluding Ulster from the working of the law by stipulating that it shall ! be effective in the whole or any part of Treland. i new 1 person shall sit ¢ ‘Lieut. Locklear, Darede Killed While Trying lLos Angeles, Aug Locklear, noted “stunt” Lieut. Milton Elliott, Killed last nizht when crashed from a distance | Locklear Elliott in performin motion picture con N ‘ At distance of 10,000 feet in the air he was given a signal by the mo- tien picture director and started into a nose dive. A Dbattery of search- lights were playing on the machine .and fireworks being set off from the his aide, were their plane of 1.000 feet with Lieut. feat for a the | the DOUG AND MARY ARE NOT IN FARMINGTON Famous Screen Stars Were Expected to Visit Winchell Smith But Plans Miscarried. (Special to The Herald). Farmington, Aug. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, that is Douglas and Mary Pickford, may not be able to visit Winchell Smith, the play- write, and Mrs. Smith at their home in this town. The Fairbanks people are very intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the Farmington au- thor met them while recently in Cal- ifornia. They promised to visit in this town on their return from their honeymoon trip to Europe. Conditions arose which made an early visit impossible. It was , ex- pected that the movie favorites would be here today but they did not ar- rive. Mrs. Smith stated this morning that the celebrities were planning to return to California sooner than they had planned to and she was not sure whether they would be able to come to Connecticut. She expected a tele- phone call from Mrs. Fairbanks this evening telling definitely whether or not they can come. New Britain people expected to get a glimpse of the favorite film stars if they decided to visit Farmington. “Dougy” used to work for Russell & Erwin’s in this city and it was report- ed he would try and stop a short while on his way to the neighboring town. JAPS DENY CHARGES Declare They Have Never Aided in Smuggling Others Into This Coun- try From Mexico Or Elsewhere. San Francisco, Aug. 3.—The charge of Representative Albert Johnson, chairman of the House committee on immigration and naturalization at Ta- coma. Wash., yesterday that Japanese associations in Pacific coast states have assisted in the smuggling of 4Japanese into the United States was characterized in a statement issued | here today by K. Kanzaki, secretary of the Japanese association of Amer- ica as being “as astounding as it is groundless.” Not only have the Japanese asso- ciations hot given assistance to Japa- mese attempting to enter the United States “from Mexico or any other country,” but they have co-operated with immigration authorities in pre- venting smuggling and in locating and identifying those who have entered the country unlawfully, the statement declared. 50,000 WITNESS TRAGEDY Two British Aviators Killed As Thou- sands Look on in Exhibition Flight at Tokio. Tokio, Aug. 2, (By Associated Press).—Frank Kilby, pilot, and ‘A. | Sunman, his mechanic, both British | subjects were Kkilled today in the fall of their airplane which crushed to death three Japanesc spectators. The accident occurred before 50,000 spec- tators during a flying exhibition ar- Janged by the Imperial Aviation so- ciety. Endeavoring to avoid hitting group of persons when landing. pilot lost contral of the plane crashed on a bridge. killing an cream vender and twe children. Kilby and Sunman were dead when lifted from the shattered plane. ! sk A TR Party Without a the and ice . Wedding Bride; Groomsman There rompany M, C. S. G., was enter- red at the home of Private Michael B. Mozziat, of 82 Glen street on Sunday afternoon after returning from Niantic Saturday. Michael was to be married on Sunday but the date f the wedding was postponed because = fiance had rrived Vera Cruz, Me i had decided upon her wedding day. She was a student at the University of Vera Cruz The local military com- ! pany was invited to the wedding and when that important cvent did not materialize Michael decided to he host anyway, so the celebration went on not y AvilAA-vi_;tt;r:anrdrArid; Are he of plane by Lieut. Elliott. When ] had dropped to within 200 fect the carth Lockiear attempted 1o straighten out plane. -He was 100 low. however, and ¢ red to th earth. Both aviators wer Killed Locklenr was credited with being the iirst aviator to leap from one air- plane to another while in flight. An investigation was started today by the coroner's office of deaths of Lieut Milton Elliott, his later the Locklear and Lieui. from | { lana | of Aerial Stunts for Movies, instantly | Russians Tik | Defensive tion and Are Miles From CITIZENS RISE AGAINST PUJL Provisional Sovie in Parts of Pg pied By En cans Warned {q Warsaw, Aug. 3 (By Press) —Brest-Litovsk, fortress guarding Wi east apparently has fi tremendous assault b, Bolsheviki. North of th forces smashed their their drive westward 60 miles east of this ci On 120 Mile Over a ront of 120 | mies are being pounde fore the rush of Bal hurled iifo battle in tempt' to capture Wi conclusion of the ence at Kobryn. Rein{ everywhere peing hu by the Russians to feat of the Poles be are halted. % An official stateme] night showed the reached a line runnin ki to Ciectanowics, miles from this city, connected by an highway. Poles . are Great masses of | been flung against works defending the Litovsk east of the ri tives who arrived from that city forces were in control half of the town. It mitted the Russiai Mielnika, norhwest Drive on s Far to southeast Bolsheviki have rushe into the line and it | rific attack will be | capture Lemberg is declared. On the northern havé advanced and region of Ostrolensk. miles from Warsw,_ form the extreme wing of the advang and here ‘toa fresh brought up. Appai to carry the drivey city before Wedne date set by the soviet for reaching a decisig armistice dith Poland Fortifyi Meanwhile at vai the north, northeast] Vistula in a great of building trench barbed wire defenses| on with great haste.. It is estimated 120 American wom have left Warsaw, m ceeding to Danzig. fare workers howeve! ing to their customa London Gef London, Aug. 8.—T cupied Brest-Lito announced in Mo ment from Moscow| Further progress of toward Warsaw .o Bialystok is reported Poles London, Aug. 3 soviet has been for of Poland that ha by soviet troops act less message receive cow today Julian Maakievsk the newly formed ¥ The new soviet h festo (o the laboren horting them to sudsky’'s bourgeoisi ernment.” The manifesto ble peace betweel is possible onl the workers. Armistice London. Aus. 3. an’ armistice bet soviet Russia, have cording to a' wirel ceived here from. N the Polish deleg vichi for Warsa; to its government. that the Pole deleg dates for ning stice agreement bi settinz forth fundi of peace. “Without this,” (Continued on