New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1920, Page 1

EW BRITAIN HERALD ABLISHED 1870. NGHT TQREGAIN ASSEMBLY SEATS S ed' Smlzfl;ls_m New York | Reappear SESSION TONIGHT | occupled on Not Yot Decided Upon—Legis- lature Considering Housing Prob- Iehus, Advised Limitation of Taxes Is Most Acceptable Plan for Relief. Albany, N. Y. Sépt. 20 the housing shortage e state, which the called to consider tonight was subordinated at pliol today to a general what action, ¥ any, the wssem d take regarding the five soclallsts, re-elected lons last week to Il thir cles. The soctnlists man and August Cla k: Samuel Dewitt and § the Bronx, and Cbarles Solomon go—wore expellod on charges oyalty last April through at 1l out in spocial ses- diccussion bly ex special own | u's na of Now amuel Orr | of of mker Sweet, generally l!l’tll’\l('(ll the prime mover in the vuster g last January, will h' logislative leaders today and | ly that a decision will be rea 0 What course to pursue Opinions Unchanged bme membors of the d to unseat the socialists, be known that they nged thelr view and offor resolutiona tonight y the socialists their seats. ttorney Gereral Newton sald that the seating unseating soclalists was a matter enur the assembly to decide. In ref P have have prepa ag are to tos the stand of some assembly- b that the soclalists are as gu “ ttorney genorul said: ese men were expelled assembly because they be disloyal a of governme was found to med to our form co their trial 1 understand the so- amended ists. have eliminated or un-Amorican clauses tution.” Attorney General V) attorney general m of the socialist natian: j8¢ which amended its so that only American 4 be eligible for membership governing committees of t y. r. ewton sald he also d that the socialist constituti f been amended by eliminating t use ithat provided for the subm of th af the resignations of members sted to public office to become tve by vote bers when the conduct of t lee holders was unsatifuctory ho assemblymen who wish to thd socialists hold that the le ture is & continuing body through- the legislative year and the te the present assembly which ed the socialists does not exp il January 1. They insist that n hatAnding the special socialists are not entitled @ thelr seats now or any more than were different the after they be o out other the day It would fon they point party electod cancies Housing Problem. on and sale of houses teanible desirat wbers of the legislnture were ped today In letters from jam J. Wallin of Yonkers f the state conference of mayors he proposal to exempt for a Mm umber of years the goneral pr tax for state and local purpo ingle houses and tenements ve of the land, is in the opin committee the most accepta y'that has been put forth were ballad posit limt the v ) onstruct s not had men cha ‘NICKEY” GOES 70 JAIL the day they wero expelled, trom were rs of a party, which during the constitu- citizens under- of the dues-paying ox- elections ro- ’ confer t s hed | let not | red | ain to- of | ely | or- lity nd nt on he on he 8- ef- he to rm ire ot- to | ta | by le, n- | Mayor | Ir nit op aes ex ion ble | was in a tank ¢ Mind in 85,000,000 Bond Theft st Stay in Cell Until He Answer Questions. York, Sept Manton today issu an ord ting that Jules W. (Nickey) A tative “master mind’ k's 35,000,000 bond theft” o Ludlow street jall until d a eourt order to answer qu ‘i bankruptey proceedis » —Fedes against him 3 Willlam J dy Arnstein was r hed had refused rt, this moging cllent to a U. ¥ Fallon, 1ICE AGREED. 20.—Poland and Li Jagreed to suspend nding an inquiry b ues at stake by ue of nations, s morning Decides ral ler rn- n be h s | in | placed | ship L to r- | marshal. | | ium | th- | | and 4 | today | of the MEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICUT. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1920. —TEN PAGES PRICE THREE BRIDGEPORT TROLLEYS Electric Cars Reappear After Eight Weeks' Absence—Jitneys Are Re- stricted By Ordinance. Bridgeport, Sept. 20.—Trolley cars re-appeared In this city today fol- lowing an elght weeks' absence. Their return was coincident with the re- striction of jitney busses to allotted routes, very few of which in part are occupled by the rails of the Connecticut It was due the competition of the jitneys on streets by the trolleys that the cars were withdrawn on July Co . to ctric Practically all of employes reported old jobs, It was said at the car barns. The seven cent fare was in force for the first time here SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MONTREAL DYNAMITING Attempt Made to Blow Up the crews and today for Hotel—Prisoner Has Ex- | plosives and Fuses. Montreal, Sept 20.—With one sus- pect under arrest, police today sought to establish the motive for an ap- parent attempt Saturday it to dynamit local hotel owned by Wil- fred Cormier The walls the hotel and | side ot gsembly who | those of the Royal Broom company's bullding dam to adjoining were badly while a large wooden- gate area way separating the structures wus obliterated by the blast Walter E. West, 20, who mid he here from the United States, had in his possession when arrested the police say, a stick and a half of dynamite and three lengths of fuse with detonating caps attached aged un came — | CITY WORKERS STRIKE i Water, Sewir and Street Department Employes in Willimantic Quit for More Money. Willimantie. Sept. 20.—All employes water, sewer and street depart- ments went on strike today after de- manding $26 a week wages, an in- crease from $20, with a ffty hour week. The request went to the com- mon eouncil last Monday but.a _com- mittee which has the matter in hand has not reported ROBBERY IN MERIDEN, $2,000 Worth of Clothing Taken From Gallup Store, Meriden, Sept. 20.—When the A. T. Gallup Co. store on Colony street was opened this morning it was discovered that men's clothing to the value of $2,000 had been stolen since closing time Saturday evening. The burglars apparently drove an automobile into an alley way in the rear of the store, gnined - entrance through a window 20 teet from the ground and then lei- surely packed their booty in crates and took it away. The only clue left for the police is m Ilight green cap that one of the men apparently ex- changed for a better one TTALIAN TROUBLES, Sept. 20.—Delegates of cmployers informed Premier Glolotti todgy they were unable to for reaching a | settlement of their controversy with | their workmen but would submit to it. ‘The prenger answered he would assume full responsibility for o Rome Ttalian legislative committee of | posing his plan and later jssued a des making formal announcement of action eree his R. . MAN BU Stamford. Sept. 20 Surrell, of 102 Barnum Aw por is at the hospital burned in an unusual accident. is a railroad watchmun and it was duty to ascertain how much road car sidetracked in vard. He was using a lantern wi the ofl ignited and took fire. The fla scorched him The fire was quickly put out DRIVER EXONERATED. nn.. Sept. 20.—Peter : motor cab hit a ma- chine driven by Thomas McCarthy of Rldgefield last week, is exonerat- | ed from any criminal responsibility for MeCarthy's death in an opinion filed Coroner J. Phelan today reenwich, « erup, whose by RETURNING 20.—The KACEYS York, Sept afuy day from of Columbus, James A pilgrimag ' The XV New steam- Havre brought 101 Knights led by Supreme Knight aherty, returning from a France, Italy and Bel- brought gifts from Pope HBenedict the French ernment and N Warsaw, Sept. 19.—Bolshevik fore have been driven out of eastern ( icia by a general Polish advance along tho wouthern front TILSON RENOMINATED Maven, Sept. 20.—Congressman any | their | tre, arriving here early to- | gov- | 8 | /84 ARE SEEKING T0 | BE MADE CITIZENS| | Naturalization Court Will Hear | | Petitions on September 26 'MANY ARE FROM OLD ITALY | | Russia and Poland Also Contributed | Gencrously to the Melting Pot As Do Other European Countries— ~Judge Kirkham to Proside. The next session of the United ates court for the purpose of mak- & citizens will be held September at 9:30 o'clock in the common council chamber in City hall. Judge John H. Kirkham will pre de, 1 the government will be represénted | by Allen F. Church, United ates naturalization examiner. The 84 who desire to zenship are Great Britain and Ircland. John Joseph Nolan, Peter Kelly, | yiumph orge Cooper Charles | Hartshorn, John Forrester Scott, Jo- | scph Albert Crepeau, John Grant, | Peter Wilson, John Leo Doyle. Doyle. assume citi- | | Leo Sweden, Carlson. Carl Oscar Robert Josep Gustafson. Hjalmar Ttaly. Stefano Bosco, Joseph Scricea, vatore Felice Puilano, Francesco Pa- olo DiMonte, Benjamin Angelo For- nonzini, Louls Veccia, Paul Rubera, Rocco D'Addario. Angelo Lodi, An- tonio Ciccone, John Rapanotti, Gui- seppe Garuti, Guiseppe Petrozello, | Angelo Casa, Joe Peak, Carlo Ber- | toli, Domenicantonia Marino, Salva- tore Rosari Lanza, John Piersanti, Joseph Totire, Salvatore Coppola, Se- condo Brochetti, Giovanni Genovese, Sebastiano Urso, Michael Spartaro, John Battista Vaninetty. Persia. Peter Bagdasaria, John Simon, Ra- shat Avis, Peter Bagdasarian, Philip Paul Tamras. Mehemmed VI, Emperor of the Ottoman Empire. Rappal Hawgimian, Harry Parpari- an, George Valakes. Poland and Russia, Joseph Taradejna, Joseph Murah, Moshie Dzedzitz, Nathan Noveck, Leopold Laskowski, Stanley Wiecek, Max Glaser, John Spczynski, Wiadis- law Zelinski, Joseph Wagkinski, Alexanfter Wrzywickl, Stanléy Kule- =ik, Julius Berendt, Louis Miller, Joe Caslowitz, Joseph Golon. Poland and Austria. Louis Brown. Russia. Elca Adelman, Bernard An- Emil Maximilian Elert, Stanislawas Krikztanawice, Jack Rudman, Frank ZapatKa, John Gra- bowski, Isidor Novick, Bernard Adel- man Jurist, Joseph Cohen, John Koroty, Martin Grigutis. Austria-Hungary. Karl Dornfield, Alols Schreiner Frank Hemelik, Frank Joseph Sesa- nek . | Claus Jultus Hjelm | Alot Felix Leah thony Nimro, Czecho-Slovak. Mike Joha Motulko. Germany. Thoma, Otto Anton Heinrich Breither. CAREY—RECOR WEDDING Philip Carey of Bristol to Take Mi a extl Mich., and their home WILL OF MRS. §. Document Offered For Probate This Morning Bequeaths Properties Children of Deceased. to The will of the late .\(r‘ Selinda Hackney was offered today for pro- bate. Bequests to her son and’ daugh- ter comp » the items of the docu- ment. Maude E.and Harvey Walrath are named executors. Willlam C. and Ernest S.. Hackney are left $2,000 each: property at 215 Washington street s left to her daughter, Miss | Maude Walrath; Mrs. Earl Hackney, a wife of her son is left $5,000. The | remainder of the estate is to divided among her children, William and Ernest Hackney Maude E. Walrath, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. The seventh case of typhoid fever to be reported to the health department was placed under tine this morning. Cases of theria or h MOTORCYCLIST INJURED Plainville Men Bruised When Cycle Overtwrns Passing Auto on West Main Street Near Holmes Avenue. Codanzo Di Rosa and Angelo Wen- dofa, both of Plainville, sustained is- juries about the face, head and bac! shortly after mianight last when a motorcycle and sidecar, they were riding in, overturned at the corner of West Main street and Holmes avenue. Di Rosa was taken in the police ambulance to the New Britain General hospital, and Wen- dofa was removed to the home of a local friend The men were proceeding toward their homes, when at the corner of West Main street and Holmes ave- nue, an automobile driven by Roland Schneiler of 63 Trinity street, ap- proached in the opposite direction. Di Rosa turned his motorcycle to the left and the vehicle overturned throwing the occupants to the ground. NATIONAL BANK T0 INCREASE CAPITAL Meeting of Shareholders Called to Act on Recom- mendation of Directors, A special meeting of the share- holders of the New Britain National bank for the purpose of voting on a proposed increase of the capital stock from $310,000 to $500,000 will be held at the bank Ovtober 26 from 10 to 11 o’clock. F, 8. Chamberlain, sent the following holders: - “Your cashier, has notice to share- attention is called to the following resolutions this day adopt- | ed by the Board of Directors. Resolved—That we recommend to the Shareholders of this bank that the authorized capital stock of this Bank be increased from $310,000 to $500.000 and that the number of shares be proportionately increased from 3,100 shares to 5,000 shares— said increase to be offered to the shareholders at par, $100 per share, in proportion to their several hold- ings, and that the directors be author- ized and empowered to issue said in- creased stock at such time and in such manner as they may determine. ROCKEFELLER GUARDED 12 Armed Men Patrol Roads Leading to His Estate is Tarrytown—Threat Reputed. Tarrytown, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Twelve extra guards, armed with rifles, pa- trolled the roads adjoining the estate of John D. Rockefeller here during the night, it became known today. No statement could bgee btained at the Rockefeller home ekding vil- lage gossip that a thre had been received by th: Two boys reporteds met two strange where Mr. Rock: ing spectacles. f and m: peal left fi '. asked ckets they, £l L at Millerand Run For Paris, Sept. 20.—(By thc As Press)—Premier Alexandre Mille today agreed to be a candidate for presidency of the republic to President Deschanel, who h ed his resignation. \ TREAT FOR SENA' New Haven, Sept. 20.—Chs Treat, a member of the ho session from Orange, was nd for senator in the l4th distrid republican convention today. WEATHER night, | | was arraigned in police | of $1,000. DRIVER BOUND OVER FOR MANSLAUGHTER ;,Soloman’s Case Goes to Higher Court for Jurisdiction {81,000 BOND FURNISHED Local Truckman Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Criminal Responsibility Tor Dcath of Frank E. Butier— Other Cases in Court. Maurice Soloman, driver of the au- tomobile truck that struck a touring car driven by Frank Butler of West Springfield, Mass., September 9, caus- ing injuries of so serious a nature that Butler died several days ago, court this morning on a charge of manslaugh- ter. Judge John H. Kirkham found probable cause and bound the ac- cused over to superior court in bonds Lawyér P.. F. McDonough represented the accused. Dr. Hodgson Testifies. Dr. T. C. Hodgson of Berlin who was on the scene shortly after the crash told of injuries sustained by Mr. Butler. The victim had serious fractures about the lower limbs. He was also suffering internal injuries. The physician also described the po- sition of the truck and the Butler car. He stamped photographs taken showing the ears to have crashed head-on, as bona-fide. Dr. Hodgson took the injured man to the hospital where he died. Questioned by Lawyer Donough, the physician P. F. Mec- said there | was apparently room enough for Mr. Butler to pass at either side of Mr. Soloman's car. , Sergeant Sergeant A. J. on Stand. Richardson was at the scene shortly aftegrward. He had photographs taken which were offered and accepted as evidence. The pic- tures showed Butler's Mercer tour- ing car headed northerly and Solo- man’s truck headed in a southerly direction to have crashed on the left hand side of the road a short distance below South Main and Stan- Rting letter | femagnate. | ey had | d, tak- | ley streets. Marks on the road indi- cated that the brakes on the car were applied 44 feet from the spot of impact. In a statement to the sergeant, Mr. Soloman said he was going from Stan- ley .street into the Swamp Road when he saw Butler coming up. He was not aware as to whether Butler's { was going into Stanley or South Main street, but, concluding that the former was true, he remained in a position that would allow Butler the free use of the road to the hill. Butler made several swings, he testified. and final- ly crashed into the truck. Measurements taken indicated that ! a view of traffic at the intersection is ible from the Swamp Road. Ante-Mortem Statement. ] Prosecutor J. G. Woods called Ser- geant Theodore Johnson to the stand to tell of the relative position of the two cars. He corroborated the testi. mony of Sergeant Richardson. The speedometers showed no indication speed. The sergeant read an ante- jortem statement secured from the the hospital in which he said driven 300,000 miles without phit; also-that the was on th 288 feet south on G. A R. VETS ASSEMBLE ! Old Soldiers From All Over Country Gather At Indianapolis For 34th Annual Encampment. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 20.—Weary with traveiling but looking forward with eager anticipation to another meeting with their comrades of 61, thousands of Civil war veterans ar- rived herg today to augment the thousands already in the city for the 54th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Spe- | cial trains brought large delegations from surrounding states while many individuals arrived from more dis- | tant points. Today was given over to commit- | tee meetings of allied organizations. Tonight the veterans will be given an official welcome by Governor James Goodrich. MURDERS WIFE, THEN TURNS GUN ON SELF| Double Killing"Ends Worces- | ter, Mass., Romance of | Two Months. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 20.—Clar- ence A. Shays, 23, shot and killed his wife in front of the High school of Commeerce here today and then turned the revolver upon himself and fired another shot through his head. The couple were rushed to City hospital where Shays died at 11 o'clock and his wife died ten minutes later. The police say the shooting was the culmination of a series of domes- tic quarrels. Mrs. Shays had been ordered by her husband a short time previous to leave the house and not return and after packing several bags was on her way down town with her sister when met by Shays. He pleaded with her to return home and when she refused he whipped out a revolver and fired a shot through her left eye. The couple were married last July, according to the police. - LESS LIQUOR CONSUMED Quantity Used in Umited States in 1919 Less Than Puring Any Year Since 1870. Washington, Sept. 20.—Coisumption of wines and liquors in the United States in 1919 was less per capita than during any year since 1870, ac- cording ‘o estimates today of the de- partment of commerce. In 1870 the amount was 7.70 gallons per capita, rising to 22.79 gallons in both 1907 and 1911 and falling to 9.17 gallons last year. The total consumption of wines and liquors in 1919 totalled 992,394,- 720 gallons compared with a total of 1,701,827,271 gallons or 15.95 gal- lons per capita in 1918. FATAL AUTO CRASH WARNING IS G OF A SECO | Customs House. to Be Tomorrow “Citizen” OFFICIALS BELIEVE Crary Fischer Also Premonition of —Russian Suspect leased By Police. New York, Sept. 20. ! warning that an attempt made tomorrow to blo’ toms house, after the plosion last Thursday in the mail today by Will wards, collector of inter:n for this district. This post card, signed wags turned over to, the ¢ the building by Mr. Ba also notified Postmaster Patten. The department| alsc was informed of rec post card. Regarde Warning As| The warning said that house already under he would be blown up at 2 Edwardsgaid that a prelis vestigation had shown no a plot and he was incline the warning as a hoax. A few minutes before t! post card had been Bill” Edwards, the forme; football star, Edwin P. tennis player who sent the first explosion on the an alleged mental telep had detlared at police h on his arrival here from ¢ “more will happen in tH “Unseen powers had cated that to me,” he said ‘Work of a Orenk] Officials of the departm tice regarded the warning of a crank. They said t| intending to cause such ai would hardly warn the about it hours in advance. The post card received wards of the commercial larly sold by post offices the country, was plaiply “@rand Central station 5 tember 18.” The message on the card ten in blue ink, evidently in a handwriting appa guised. It said: “Warning. There is a D troy the custom house o September 21, 2 o'clock. “Have building well gu watch all persons carryl Do not admit anyvone with a parcel unless 1 ‘The card was addre Edwards, colector inten custom house, Bowlin; York city.” g Will Be P Byron D. Newton, © toms and custodian @ house said: “While this prob of some joker, n a policy of prudenc al I immediately called | with representatives ment of justice, se police and have mad whereby it will be v very unsafe for anyon this building tom