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

‘Lrz= INEW BRITAIN HERALD . ESTABLISHED 1870. Have You Joine Red Cross For MEW BRIT:\IN, CONNECTICUT1. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES 78:000 FOOTBALL FANS ATTENDING |BROTHER-IN-LAW YALE-HARVARD GAMEATNEWHAVEN | WILSON MENTIONED CRIMSON Betting Before The Game Showed Cambridge * Players Three To One Favorities CAPTAIN CALLAHAN IS PLAYING GUARD 74,473 Paid Admissions An- < nounced, Not Including LUshers and Others in At- tendance, FOOTBALL EXTRA. At the close of the big same || at New Hav#m this afternoon I the Herald will print a foot- 1l extra, giving an account of || he game, play by play. Yale Bowl, New Haven, Nov. 20, (By Associated Press)—The Yale and Marvard univengity football teams met this afternoon in the 39th game of the inter-varsity series established fn 1875, The contest was played be- fure the largest gatherings of spec- tators that ever witnessed a football game in this counry, close to 78,000 persons being seated in the mam- moth gridiron amphitheatre of the Blis. There were 74,473 paid admis- ’.ll reported. i The Harvard squad’' came on the I fleld shortly after 1 p. m. They were quickly followed by the Yale team. Marvard’'s cheering section was lo- cated on the east side with Yale's gohorts facing them from the west Hoth sections were' reinforced with their university bands and cheers and songs were constantly flung back wnd forth across the fleld. Odds Touch 3 to 1. The Harvard team which had vest- od over night at Derby came to the Bowl with confidence; Yale took the fleld with hope. Harvard enthusiasts offered wagers at odds of 2 to 1 and 3 to 1 with some Yale takers. With Yale's hope was a spirit represented its bull dog mascot, and the under- gFaduate slogan, posted in dormitories and in dining halls was: \ “Are we downhearted answer written boldly The Lincup. The lineup at the outset was: YALE HARVARD Cutler ... Xane With the No. s 4 Left end Walker . sesesesacense Faxon Left tackle Tolhert Havemyer Callahan (eapt.) . Woods Right guard Dickens Kempton .. .. Hubbard Crocker Buell Aldrich Owen % e Fitts halfback oo (Capt.) Horween Fullback New Haven Crowded. The crowd rolled into New Haven from- all sides through the morning hours. They came from far corners of the country, as indicated by pri- wate cars that filled several tracks and bore the marks of rallroads in the mouth, northwest and other sec- tions. From nearby cities and towns streamed those who had moved on to the scene yesterday or last night wery forced to retrace their tracks for & night’s lodging with every bed here spoken for. Long trains of special trains came #n from New York, Boston, Spring- eld and other points to swell the o street throngs to greater numbers than ever before. Automo- le parties rolled into the town on ry highway. Ower all the bright sun shone from ® tloudiess sky and a breeze brought it of bite to the atmosphere that @ the fashions In furs more time- My than early morning conditions had 3 Beat Harvard—Motto. Hafvard, players, several of Ml In doubt whether the start me would find them on grid lines, took a brisk walk eye of Head Coach Bob t thelr rest camp in Derby ing, had a last word from or ‘and then, after lunch movenwent toward the Bowl (h& erowds were pouring. Calfahan's group of Yale went singly or in small ymnasium and thence ey LEADS 3-0 couragement from undergrads alumni who wore admonishing legend on a blue button “Beat Harvard.” | Harvard Wins Toss. ' Captain Horween of Harvard called the turn of a coin and chose to de- | fend the north moal which gave his | team In the initial kicking advantage of a following wind. On the kickoff Cross’ boot went to Harvard’'s 5 yard line from which Owen made a run back through the Yale forces that brought the ball to midfield. Buell, the Crimson quarter- back advanced (3 yards in a slant- ing drive. On the next play Owen was tossed back for a flve yard loss. First Down for Harvard. A forward pass attempt was grounded. The Crimson turned to Yale's right end for gain on the next play, a pass from Fitts to Buell giv- ing the Crimson first down on Yal 26 yard line. Horween jabbed Yale's line for a two yard gpin Then the play turned. A Crimsor forward pass tossed by Buell was intercepted by Aldrich and it was Yale’s ball on her own 25 yard line. The Yale backfield fumbled on the next play but Sturm recovered it. Al- drich punted. Owen recovered for Harvard and was downed by three Blue tacklers on Harvard's 40 yard line. The rimson forward passing combination, Buell and Fitts operat- ed for a nine yard gain on Cutler's end of the Ya's line Owen added a v the ball one foot into Yale territory. Owen kicked outside on Yale's 20 yard line. After an unsucessful tilt against the Harvard line by Sturm, Aldrich kicked. Buell fumbled on Harvard's 10 yard line where Dickens recovered it and the Blue set out for a goal assault, but it was short llved. Crimson Gets Ball, Aldrich’'s forward pass was inter- cepted by Fitts and the tide of play again had turned to Harvard. Five yards were gained on a line drive and the Crimson had the ball on Yale's 45 yard line. Buell's forward pass grounded and on the next play Owen kicked. Kemp- ton got the ball on Yale's 20 yard line and ran it back 13 yarde. Aldrich lost two yards on a simu- lated kick formation, running into his own interference. This play was called back and the serimmage resumed without gain or loss because of offsetting penalties. Aldrich kicked a falr catch to Buell on Harvard's 40 yard line. Fits at- tempted an end run but was nipped by Cutler. Then Fitts kicked to Yale's 35 yard line where Walker fumbled and It was recovered by two Harvard players. Bucll Kicks Goal. A forward pass. Buell to Owen sent the ball to Yale's 24 yard line. A rush by Owen against the Yale line was repulsed and the forward pass was tried aga'n unsuccessfully, the ball being grounded. Buell then scored a fleld goal from the 35 yard line. Score: Harvard 3; Yale 0 Cross kicked to Buell in Harvard's 3 yard line. The run back brought the ball to Harvard's 31 yard line where Yale's tackling was so hard that Buell lost it but Fitts recovered. The Crimson lined up on the 31 yard line. Owen struck in agdinst Acosta and went back again, a burley guard throwing off his attack. Horween Gains 5 Yards. Horween dove over the Yale prim- ary defense for a five yard gain. Owen kicked. Kempton recovered and circled Harvard's right end for a 25 yard run back which gave Yale the ball on i own 45 yard line. For tactical ad- vantage Kempton ran the ball out- side and the succeeding lineup was 15 yards in. Aldrich gained three yards before Hubbard downed him Aldrich kicked and Cutler tessed Buell for a five yard loss on an attempted run ba~k It was Harvard's ball on its own 15 yard line. Owen skinned be- tween Acosta and Dickens for a 13 yard advance. The ball changed hands through the medium of the forward pass, Buell's heave being caught by Aldrich who was downed on Har- vard's 33 yard line. The Crimson cheering section volced applause for Hubbard who was down for treatment. Yale went into the side lines again for tactical ad- vantage and threw the ball out nearer the center of the field Aldrich was tossed back for loss by Tolbert and Yale lined up with the ball on its 39 yard line. AlMdrich Fails in Try. Aldrich tried to pass to ‘Kempton but Crocker had the Blue quarterback covered Aldrich attempted a drop kick for goal standing almost at mid- | ! fleld but the Harvard ried him and the ball grounded on Harvard’s 20 yard line and rolled beyond the goal. It was brought out In Harvard's possession on her own 20 yard line. Humphrey replaced the fragile Fitts in the Crimson backfield at this time. A line rush with nominal gain and a forward pass Buell to Owen drove the ball to Harvard's 38 yard line where the period ended Score: Harvard 3, Yale 0 forwards hur- or ra which brought ' again ! IN FIRST HALF| SSTA (R. W. Bolling Charged As One ‘HARTFORD LEADING IN'1ST PERIOD, 14-0 Hartford, Trinity field, Nov. 20.— At the close of the first half of the an- nual game between the Hartford and New Britain High schools here this afternoon, the Harfford team leading by a score of 14 to 0. Although the New Britain boys were playing a plucky game, they were battling against hard odds and seemed | to be outclassed in almost every de- partment of the gamse. PAYS $25 FINE AND LOSES HIS TICKETS| | New Haven Judge Has No Mercy For Pasteboard Speculators. New Haven, Nov. 20.—Walter B.' Lister of Cambridge, Mass., arrested after he had offered to sell Captain | {Owen Walsh of the police force, who | was in mufti at the time, three foot- | ball tickets, was fined $25 and costs and surrendered the tickets in court today, for violation of the city ordi- nance against ticket speculating. Captain Walsh said the tickets were offered at $75. The city attorney took the tickets. Instantly he was be- sieged with requests for them and someone, name not given, was the lucky beneficiary. BANANA WHARF BURNS Two Boats Are Towed to Safety But | Third Explodes During Disastrous Blaze at New Orleans Today. New Orleans, Nov. 20.—~Fire which started on a new banana warf early today destroyed that pler and quicly spread along the river front until the docks for a length of four blocks were aflame. The Truxillo and the Boncelot, two vessels tied up at the bfrning whart were owed to safety but later an oil exploded. Several million feet of lum- | ber belonging to the government | tanker in the stern of the Poncelot caught fire and much was destroyed. Authorities believe the fire started from sparks from a switching engine. CORNELL WINS CROSS | | COUNTRY AT ELM CITY Princeton is Second and Mas- sachusetts Tech Gets Third Place. New Haven, Nov. 20.—Cornell won the inter-collegiate cross-country run here today with 55 points. Princeton was second with 56 points and Massachusetts Tech. was third with 90 points. Romig of Penna. State was the individual winner. His time for the six mile course was 33 minutes, 1 REFINERIES CLOSED Have Been Closed Because of Slight Demand for Sugar. New' York, Nov. 20 —All six re-’ fineries of the American Refining Co. have been closed as a result of slight demand f-r the commodity it was announced here today. An official of the company explain- | ing the shutdows said: “We have stocks on hand and lre! prepared to make prompt delivery to all grades of refined sugar. Refiner- ies have been closed temporarily ow- ing to lack of demand from the trade.” HIT BY AUT0—DIES 12 Year Old Waterbury Down by Party Headed for Girl Run | Big Game at New Haven. Waterbury, Nbv. 20.—Annie Rud- ries, aged 12, was struck by an auto- mobile containing a party of students of Salisbury school at Lakeville, on their w: to the Yale-Harvard game today and died at tne hospits machine was driven by James Mag-ow, an employe of the school nd he claimed the girl ran in front of the automobile as he was driving through a city street. He was released was | : Who Participated in $40,000 Bribe in Ship Board Scandal SANDS SAYS $1,800 NOTE WAS THIS MAN'S SHARE Former Vice-President of Commercial National Bank at Washington Testi- Brother *Benefited by Graft Paid in Order fies that Mrs. Wilson's to Procure Unusual Favors from Board. New York, Nov. 20.—R. W. Bolling, brother-in-law of President Wilson and treasurer of the Shipping Board was named in connection with a $40,000 bribe alleged to have been paid by a Staten Island shipbuilding company to procure unusual favors from the board, in testimony before the congressional committee investi- gating shipping board affairs here today. $18,000 Was His Share. Tucker E. Sands, former vice-pres- ident of the Commercial National Bank, \vashlnglon‘ testified it was his “‘understanding” that $1,800 he “loaned Bolling against his note” and of which Bollig already has paid back $300 was Bolling’s share of the '$40,000 bribe” of tne Wallace Dow- ney Shipbuilding Corp. for unusual shipping board favors. Sands said, that the $40,000 he “understopd,” was to be split four ways between himself, Bolling. Lester Sisler, former shipping Poard secre- tary, and a man ramed Kranor. Sands admitted that he had an in- terview with Alfred W. McCann, re- porter for the New York Globe, made allegations of the alleged bribe which were incorporated in an affi- davit, a photostatic copy of which was submitted to the board today, pre- pared for his (Sands) signature. $300 ¥s Pald Back. The transaction involved the loan of $1,800 to Bolling against his note, of which Bolling has paid back $300 Sands made plain. 2 Sands admitted that he is under indictment for allowing a shipping company in which he was interested to overdraw its account at the Commer- cial National Bank. Further Testimony. Sands identified the name of “a man named Kranor’” as John Cranor who. he said, Is a promoter living in Richmond, Va., and ‘“representa- tive” of the Downey Shipbuilding Co. He said that he introduced Cranor to Bolling and Sisler. He said he knew, however, that Bolling and Sis- ler “did not have anything to do with the awarding of contracts of the ship- ping board ™ Sands said he still owes Bolling $900 on a real estate lot Bolling sold him and admitted asking him, “ow- ing to his connection with the pres- ident” to use his influence in his be- half in connection with Sands’ in- dictment. He said he did not doubt that he had received a letter from Bolling, dated October 18, 1918, ex- hibited to him by the committee chairman in which Bolling said that because of his ‘“relations with the president” any attempt on Bolling's part to interfere with the processes of the department of justice would not only be open to serious miscon- struction but improper.’ HOSPITAL APPEAD. The women's board of the New Britain General hospital today makes its annual appeal to the people of New Britain to give: of their plenty in or- der that the paticnts at the hospital may properly cele- brate Thanksgiving. Gifts of fruits, preserves, jellies, etc., will be greatly appreciated by the convalescing individuals at the institution. In addition, the Children’s Home will be given of the supplies which the board hopes will be donated by housewives and people of the city. Those who are willing to make donations are asked to send them to the nearest school from where they will be col- lected by automobile trucks Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. George Traut is in charge of the do- nations and any further infor- mation desired may be obtained from her. WEATHER ey Hartford, Conn., Nov. 20— Torecast for New Britain and vicinity Unsettled tonight and Sunday. PRICE THREE CENTS. OF| BELGIAN LEAGUE DELEGATE OPPOSE DISARMING; CHANGES IN COVENA KER OF GRAFT) COME UP; FRENCH-BRITISH BRE/ BOOTLEGGERS FORGING lNlNE LOSE LIVES IN | No Quarrel, Just PERMITS FOR I.ll]U[lRi Charges Made By Stremlau —Govt. Clamps Lid On All Breweries. Bridgeport, Nov. 20—Liquor valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars has been withdrawn from bonded warehouses on permits bearing the forged signature of State Prohibition Enforcement Director Julius Strem- lau, according to a statement made to the Bridgeport Post today by Mr. | Stremlau. Stremlau says he learned | of the forgeries on October 6, when some of the fraudulent permits were returned to his office. Since then he says, warchouses have been required to verify permits before releasing liquors. Mr. Stremlau lays the fors- eries to a “bootleg rin and says he has placed the matter in the hands of the United States District Attorney at Hartford ‘Washington, Nov. 20.—All brewer- jes manufacturing beer contalning more than one half of one per cent. alcohol will be seized by the federal goverment it was indicated today at the bureau of internal revenue. Officials of the .bureau said an analysis of beer brewed in a number of places now was being made and that where the product was found to cxceed the legal limit in alcoholic content the government would act to enforce the law Cincinnati, Nov. 20.—The Jackson and Herancourt brewerles of this city were “sealed” today by the gov-| ernment as a result of seizure Thurs- day of samples of beer manufactured by the two concerns. GOING ON SHORT TIME Union Manufacturing Company Has New Schedule of Working Hours Which Becomes Effective Next Week Cuts in the working schedule at the plant of the Union Manufacturing company will be put into effect next i week in the various departments of the factory. The foundry will operate five days a week, with no Saturday work, while the other departments will change from'a 10 to a nine hour working day, suspending operations at | 5 o'clock each afternoon. The office will continue under the present sched- ule- BOYCOTT BRINGS RESULTS Toledo Women Who “Make Their TENEMENT HOUSE FIRE! i Blaze, Starting in Baby Car-| riage, Sweeps Through | New York Building. m* T s Lo New York, constituting every member, but one of two entire families lost their lives in a fire which destroyed a five story apartment house here early today. | Fourteen other families escaped or. were rescued by firemen. £ Originating, fire authorities say, in | a baby carriage on the first floor of the brick structure, the fire swept ; upward through open stairways, cut- ting off escape through the halls. | Nearly a hundred men, women and children clad in night clothes swamed to the fire escapes, some making their way to the ground while others huddled terror tricken on platforms in mid-air until carried to safety. The dead were all found on the fifth and top floor after the flames had bheen controlled. Other residents of jthe doomed building escaped over adjoining roofs. The cause of the fire was nct learned. HEADS COMMITTEE | ence Of Opinig clares Lloyd Geo Stand With Fre; INSISTS ON FIXE GERMAN INDE Teutons Serve Noti Do Not Feel Boun render Colonies Under Treaty. Geneva, Nov. 20. (By Press)—An, internation force with an internation proposed to the assembly of} of nations today by $enats Fontaine of the Belgian. Senator La Fontaine haj startled the assembly by | that the world was not ¥4 disarmament. Afraid of Disurmans “It is necessary to say the people” he said, “that §i : disarmament has not yet Before the world co! added, “entirely different those that prevailed befo: | must be inculcated and Dr. T. Eben Recks Selected to Position | of Executive Chairman by Commit- He proposed that the and armies be comprised national force with Intern ; ready to be used in the tee Members Last Night. The Executive Committee of the New Britain General hospital met last svening and re-elected Dr. B. Eben Reeks chairman and R. S. Brown sec- retary ex-officio. The following mem- bers were chosen as the executive committee for the coming year: E. H. Cooper, F. G. Platt, Clarence Bennett, * A. W. Stanley, G. P. Hart, E. J. Coop- er, H. ©C. M. Thompson and A. G. Kimball. The committee listenéd to the re- port of Superiniendent Fay, and to a general discussion of the ways and means of conducting the drive for funds which will take place in the city. <Clarence ‘Bennett has charge of the drive. TRAIN IS DERAILED Accident gat Holyoke This Morning— Crowds Headed for New Haven Aml Transferred to Another Train. Holyoke, Mass.,, Nov. 20.—One woman was injured when a south- bound Boston and Maine passenger train of six coaches running between ! Brattleboro, Vt., and Springfield, car- Own Bread” Force Bakers to Lower | Their Prices. ' Toledo, O.. Nov. 20.—A campaign begun a week ago in which members of the housewives league pledged themselves to bake their own bread is said to have been wesponsible for an announced reduction of from one | to two cents a loaf today. i For several months past the price | has been eleven cents for the small | loaf and 17 for the large. The new prices are 10 and 15 cents. It was announced that many bak- eries are taking Inventories prepar- ing for still further reductions. CHILD, 10, KILLED. Bridgeport, Nov. 20.—Alex Bonl- tate, aged 10, was today run down and killed by an automobile truck driven by Joseph D. Skidmore. Pascal, Confessed Kidnapper and Coughlin Baby, Sente Norristown, Pa., Nov. 20.—August Pascal, alias Pasquale “the crank” in the Coughlin kidnapping case, was sentehced to life imprisonment today by Judge Swartz, in Norristown court Pascal pleaded gullty at his trial to second degree murder and kidnap- ping for extortion. He stole Blakely Cougzhlin, the 13 months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Coughlin from their home near Norristown on June 2 last and smothered the infant under his coat. He was sentenced on the kidnapping charge ad sentence was suspended on the degree murder - chanze. Pascal will be confined in the east ern state penitentiary in Philadelphia- Judge Swarfz told Pascal he was sorry he could not sentence him to death. The second degree murder sentence will be considered if Pascal | is ever released. Under Pennslyvania law the maxi- i nell, Connecticut. rying many pegsons bound for the Yale-Harvard football game at New Haven, was derailed today north of | the station. Four cars left the rails. sengers included two carloads of Smith college students bound for New Haven. The cause of the derail- ment is not yet known. A special train from Springfield took the pas- sengers there in time to make their New Haven connection. Bannigan Named On Legion Commission Indianapolis, Nov. 20.—The per- , sonnel of standing committees of the American Legion was announced here today by the organization’s national headquarters. Committees appointed included: War risks and compensa- | tion: T. J Bannigan, Connecticut, Ceremonies: by-laws: Justus J. Fen- ! i The pas- SlayerA of nced to Life in l’rison1 the kidnapping and killing of the child. As the body of the baby could not be produced and legal proof aside from Pascal's own confession being lacking, first degree murder could not be pressed against the abductor. i Pascal, according to his’ own con- fession, took the baby from its crib late at night, entering the nursery through a second story window by means of a ladder. He placed ,the child under his coat, jntendinz to demand a ransom, and after he had walked a half mile from the house he discovered he had accidentally smothered the Daby. He then threw it in the Schpylkill river. The iron rail to which he said he tied the body | was located by divers but no trace of ' the child was found. Pascal obtained $12,000 from the parents and failed to deliver Blakely. | When he again communicated with | Coughlin family remanding $10,000, | more, he was captured near Egg Ha i Parisien. | say this? right in such a case as the present situation of Al ‘Would Change The first formal toward the revision of of the league of nations the assembly of the league session. The Dutch min eign affairs, H. A. Van Kal troduced a resolution for re tion of Article 18, having the registration of treatie The resolution provides reconsideration be conducts the assembly itelf or by tee, to make the meaning of clearer. Jonker Van Karnabeek attention to this article of| nant at yesterday’'s session there were several interp: the article which in brief that treaties between natio; be binding until they are" with the league, and propo be studied carefully with its clarification. (The text of Article XVIW “Tvery treaty or interna gagement entered into he; any member of league shall with registered with the and shall as soon as posible lished by it. No such treaty national engagements shall b until so registered.” Franco-British Situati Paris, Nov. 20.—Differe tween Great Britain and not amount to a quarrel, views of these two nations prejudiced the alliance whis them together during the Premier Lloyd George of Grea in an interview at London with the corespondent of t He declared that reparations, England would “elbow to elbow” with Franc ' insisted that the amount g will be called upon to pay sl fixed. “There always are some pe pick quagrels” he said in remark DV the interviewe French public opinio: was b pressed by what France hel be the Dritish attitude on q vital to this country. .No Quarrel Whatever. “There is no quarrel howe you have just told me there interests in the world on ef ¥rench or RBritish side th slacken the Franco-Rritish hood. T never thought othe; ‘Told that the question of tions took precedence over all in France and that in certain circies there was an impression opposed the IPrench viewpoint | ing the amount Germany sho Mr. Lloyd George said: “I would say that this im is wrongly hcld. You say rep: constitute - an essential pof France, and I would say it ald paramount importance to 1 is evident that the more Fra the more England will rece:l Make Germany Pa “T will tell you exactly think, Tt is very simple—ma many pay all she can. Yes, bl much? Have you a figure? I amount should be fixed. Wh; Is it {0 please Ge Oh, who could think so? “I was a lawver before e politics. and when T confron| debtor 1 had two conrses to either to enforce strictly the of my client nd sell the R