New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1920, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN HERALD HEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICU1. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1920. —TWENTY PAGES. Herald “Ads”) PRICE THREE ARTHUR GRIFFITHS, | $72 827,000 IS NECESSARY | TEN YEAR OLD CHRD, PICKING UP COAL, | WILSON RECEIVES LEAG ALONG TRACKS, IS KILLED BY EXPRESS| APPEAL THAT HE HELP MEDIATOR FOR ARME. W0O0D /ALCOHOL KING { Delegates At Ge IS SENT TO PRISON, Hopeful, But pect U.S. To In The Leag SINN FEIN LEADER, HAS BEEN ARRESTEI]' Founder of Organization, Violent Anti-British Spokesman, Taken From His Home by Officers BLAMES ENGLAND FOR WHOLE IRISH TROUBLE' In Interview Last Night He Charged That Reprisals Were Planned By Administration a Year Ago—Others Arrested With Him Are John Mac- Nedl, Irish Member of Parllame and His Son. Dublin, Nov. 26, (By Associated Press).—Arthur Griffiths founder of the Sinn Fein organization, Prof John MacNell, Sinn Fein member of par- liament for Londonderry city and the National university of Ireland to- “¥sther with a number of others in- cluding Prof. MacNell's son, were ar- rested today by the auxiliary police. Mr. Griffiths was to have addressed n meeting of the Irish Self Deter- mination league at Manchester next Hunday. | No Trouble Oconsioned. | A wstatement issued from Dublin castle the seat of the government with regard to Grifiths arrest said “Arthur Griffiths was arrested at his residence in St. Lawrence road At 2 a. m. A large quantity of lit- erature was taken from his house. No arms were found. He was in bed nt the time and was taken In a potor lorry. He made no statement. His arrest was effected without trouble.” Among those arrested were Joseph MeBride and E. J. Duggan Sinn Feln members of parliament respectively for the west division of County Mayo And the south divid'em of Dublin. Wife Describes Raild. | In a vivid account of the raid on the house and her husband’'s arrest Mrs. Grifiths said: I ““The reagon both Arthur and’ Prof. MacNeil are being taken away is that ne moderpte leaders wiil be left to gulde the young men and the* Brit- \sh government may think they will rome out. It has been trying to force them o4t In order to massacre them." The arrest of Griffiths and MacNeil | caused a scnsation among the Dublin | population ! Mrs Grifiths sald sho was awakened | ot 1:30 o'clock this morning by the | crashing of a pane of glass in |h.~} front door of the Griffiths home. H 1 jumped to the window of our | upstairs bodroom and called out,” she ntinued. “The seven men compris- Ing the party pointed revolvers at me shouting, ‘Come down at once.’ Warns Her Husband. “I turned and called to Arthur ‘Here they come, jump' and then ' slipped on a dressing gown and ran downstairs. The men, all of them mbmbers of the auxiliary police, had | reached the landing already, they had | wmashed the window and cut the door | chain. They rushed into Arthur's room with revolvers pointed out and placed him under a t “When they took him away later 1 said to them, ‘Where are you going to put Him? To this one of them r plied, ‘We are going to shoot him a. he jolly well deserves.’ "4, 0ur saven year old child who had been sleeping by our b heard the remark, began to scream and became hysterical As they drove off, how- ever, another man shouted back “‘We are taking him to the woll Mrs. Grilths sair her husband had bedn sleeping at home for the first time In a week or hang Brid- ©d. The first was in the winter of 1916, when he was kept imprisoned for olght months, and the second in 1918, In connection with the alleged pr German comspiracy in Ireland when he was held for ten months. | Willow street theft of numerous articles ' North and Judd's and Landers' | ! wounded She recalled that this | was the third time he nad been arrest- | FOR MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO WATERWAYS OF COUNTRY | trsges occurs Not FACTORY THIEVES FINED IN GOURT| 000 Expenditures On ., # One Pays $100, Others $25 Each—Reckless Driver Also Assessed. Prosecutor George W. Klett morning’s police court session mended fines which had been upon between him and Lawyer P. Mc- Donough In the cases of S. Kowalcsk of 38 Willow street, Steve Kowalszk of 11 Oak street, and Simon Nazarath of the trio arrested last at this recom- week for from factories. Under their agreement the Willow stroet Kowolezk was fined $100 and costs his namesake was assessed $25 and cost while third member of trio was similarly fined. The Willow street Steve was charged with the theft of goods to the value of $50 from Landers and the other two were charged with having token $38.45 worth of goods from Nerth and Judd's Pleas of gullty were entered in all three cases, The men were arrested several days ago by a squad of policemen under the leadersh'p of Sergeant Will'lam Hart who were searching for contraband liquor in the homes of the accused. They noticed the unusually large amount of silverware and buckles Ilving around the home loosel: and when they found a large box of Lan- ders cutlery in the cellar of one of houses their suspicions were greatly aroused. The men were arrested and the evidence carted to the police station. During the period of adjourn- ment, the accused ferreted out several receipts showing some of the goods to have come into their possession legiti- mately and these amounts were de ducted from the sum charged in the complaint. The Willow street Steve oered an explanation of the presence I'of the articies which seemed plausible. He sald a boarder bad éarried boxes of goods into the cellar which he had not taken the trouble to investigate, and was of the opinion that he was selling the articleh to friends. The name of the boarder. who is now ont of the oity but is expected to return shortly, | has been furnished tne prosecutor. The articles takén from North and Judad's consisted chiefly of belt buckies and snaps. At Landers’ more costly (Continued on Fighth Page) REPORTS ARE -CONFLICTING Jacob Hamon, Republican National Committceman, Dead of Wounds— Accident, Secretary Says. Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 26.—Jacob L. Hamon, republican national commit- teeman from Oklahoma, who was here last Sunday night in a hotel room, died this morning at $:16 o'clock. According to Frank L Ketch, his business manager, the wound resuited from the “accidental discharge” of a revolver which Mr. Hamon was clean- Following the death of Mr. Hamon, Carter county authorities redoubled their efforts today to locate Clara Smith of Ringling, OKkla., charged with shooting Mr. Hamon in a local hotel last Sunday nigbt ssell R. Brown, county. attorney, today reiterated his belief that the | Smith woman had not left the county, but was in a nearby town. Judge Restrains 72 Saloonmen From Sales Nov Landis —Federal Judge issucd restraining orders ag loonkuvepers toda ! to prevent violating the prohibition | law. Attorney Gen. Edward J. Brund- age of lllinois who filed suit against |nm saloons Wednesday had asked Chicago, Kenesaw “We had both been expecting this | that their places be closed arrdst,” continued Mrs. Gril ths “and really it is & rellef. I think we will both sleep better topight in more than we have had for many ‘Whole House Searched. Mrs. Griffiths said the rolders had re- mained two hours and systematically pearched the entire house tapped Lthe walls, tore vp carpets, took the piaio to pleces, examined every hook in the library and also every let. tor, and carried off an lmmense quan- tity of pamphlets, letters and books, even photograph albums and single photographs of our two children. Other framed pictures on the walls 4eemed to take their fancy, one of them maying ‘These will do for our poss room.’ “Arthur ‘vas not roughly handled, but they thicatened him any number times." Blames England. In the absence In America monn D. Valera, president of the ish republic, Arthur Grfliths has n probably the most active spokes- an in Treland for the eause of Irish reedom. It was only last night in n interview cabled to this country Wt he charged the policy of re- (Coa gventh pued on < “They | ot | No Sepamie Peace to Washington, Nov. 6.—Speaker Gillett sald today that there was | little probubility of any resolution | providing for a separate peace with Germany coming to a vote in the house at the session of congress which | convenes December 6. The speaker sald republican leaders were agreed that at the coming session the party's over the president's peace resolution vote FRENCH ARREST REDS. Constantinople, Nov. 26.—The French authorities here have arrest- ed more than 100 Russian Bolsheviki who had managed to obtain passage to Constantinople among the refu- gees of Gen. Wrangel's south Rus- slan army from the Crimea SUFFS CLOSE OFFICE. Hartford, Nov. 26.—State suffrage headquarters at 66 Pratt street will be closed permanently on December 1. They have been in that location seven years. With the acquisition of full suffrage for women their mission is agreed ! ] | Be Made Next Month majority would be too small to pass a | Estimates Call For $93, Connecticut River Be- low Hartford ELM CITY HARBOR IS $35,000 MORE | i | Other Items Are $165,000 At Bridgeport, $132,000 At Stamford, $14,000 Each At Greenwich and Milford and $16,000 on Housatonic River. P Washington, Nov. 26.—Harbor and waterways improvement and mainte- nance wil require $72,827,000 for the fiscal year of 1921 according to esti- mates of Major Gen. Lansing H. Beach, chief of army engineers, in his annual report nfide public today. He recommended a rivers and harbors bill total of $57,206,715 supplemented by sundry civil items gating $10,982,950 for continuing contracts and other items in other money bills. The recommendations will be in- corporated in the annual estimates submitted to congress at its session December 6. | $5.800,000 at New York ' The Mississippl river, from its mouth to Minneapolis, will require $16,190,000, the report said. Muscle Shoals nitrate plant $10,000,000,; New York harbor and its adjacent waters $5,800,000; the Ohio river $5,585,000. Philadelphia and Delaware river will require $3,857,000 and the Delaware and Chesapeake inland waterway $2,500,000. Recommendations for appropria- tions in the various districts include: Oonnecticnt Budget Providence district—Pawecatuck riv- er $18,000; Connecticut river below Hartford $93,000: New Haven $35,- 000; Milford $14,000; Housatonic ri er $15,000; Bridgeport $165,000; Stamford $132,000; Greenwich $14.- 000. Second New York district—Newark bay 20 foot channel $20,000; Wood- bridge Creek, N. J. $9,000; Raritan !bny $40,000; Raritan river $100,000; Keyport $20,000; Shoal harbor and Compton Creek $15,000; Shrewsbury river $100,000. Philadelphia District Philadelphia district—Delaware riv- er, Philadelphia to Trenton $25,000; Philadelphia to sea, Listen Range $450,000; Mameluck Rock $750,000; Dredging Philadelphia harbor $300,- 000; Maintenance $2,300,000; Harbor of refuge, Delaware bay $32,340. Wilmington, Del, district—Cooper river $10,000; Woodbury Creek $26, 000; Mantu Creek $5,000; Racoon Creek $5,000; Salem river $10,000; Cohansey river $5,000; Maurice river $25,000; Cold Spring Inlet $80,000; Absecon Inlet $105,000; Absecon Creek $3,200: Tuckerton Creek $19,- 000; Toms river $198,200; Wilmington harbor $105,000; Inland waterway, Delaware river to Chesapeake Bay $2,600,000; Appoquinimink river $5,- 000; Smyrna river $25,000; Leipsic river $5,000. Other Figures Little river $5,000; St. Johns river $30,000;: Murderkill river $15,000; Mispillion river $26,000; Broadkill river $25,000; Inland waterway, Reho- both Bay to Delaware Bay $50,000. Buffalo district—EBrie Pa. harbor $68,000. Pittsburgh district—Allegheny river channel works $10,000; Locks and dams $500,000; Pittsburgh harbor $6.000. ACCUSED OF MURDER Springfield Young Man Charged With Shooting ‘His Wife and Scrlouilyl Wounding Girl Friend. Springfield. Mass, Nov. 26.— Charles Miller, aged 30, of 40 Ellis! | street, Worcester. who last night shot and killed his wife and seriously wounded Miss Grace Dickinson of this j city, in the home of Miss Dickinson, | where the Millers had come to spend ! the holiday, was arraigned in polico | court today charged with murder. A plea of not guilty was entered and his case was continued. The police say that Miller admitted the shooting aft- er his arrest, charging his wife with unfaithfulness. Miller was prevented from an apparent attempt to take his own life by & police officer who knocked the revolver from his hands The police say Miller was under the capes Same Fate. Sophie Letitia, aged 10 years, of Franklin street, was instantly killed shortly after 12 o'clock this noon, by the east bound Boston ex- press. The tragic affair happened several hundred feet east of the East Main street railroad crossing, and close to the P. & F. Corbin Annex plant. The unfortunate child was picking up coal along the tracks and was accompanied by her younger sister at the time. In stooping over to pick up the pieces of coal that had fallen from passing dars and locomotives it is thought that the children did not notice how near to the main line tracks they rcally were. | Just before the tragedy, the younger sister stepped to one side to pick up a piece of coal, while the older child remained where she w close to the FINGER PRINTS POINT TOWARD GUILTY PARTY Fate of Couple Arrested For Phila. Murder Rests On This Clue. Philadelphia, Nov. 26.—Finger- prints found on the handle of the Pipe wrench with which Henry T. Peirce, manufacturer's agent the identification of his slayer, ac- cording to detectives working on the case’ More than 100 finger l‘arks found on the wrench and on the"fur- niture in Peirce’s apartment in the rear of his office where his body was discovered, have been photographed. All of them are distinct but the plainest of the group, Captain of Detectives Souder said today, were those on the wrench handle. The officials today planned to com- pare these finger prints with those of Peter E. Treadway and Marie Phillips, alias Willlams, who were brought bere dast-night from Wheeling, W. Va., where they were arrested Wed- nesday. The prisoners are alleged to have admitted they were present when Peirce received the blow that resulted in his death but claimed the wrench was wielded by Al Smith and a man named “Jack” who earme to the apartment for the purpese. of robbery. They are said to ha?e told the detectives they were fdre®d to flee in Peirce's motor car by the two men who disappeared after tRey ar- | rived in Wheeling. Investigation in the immedsate vi- cinity the detectives said had estab- | lished that two men accompanied Treadway and the girl from Philadel- plila. These men the officials said have been traced to Steubenville, O and their arrest is expected shortly. EDDIE 0’'DONNELL DIES Famous Auto Racing Driver, Injured Yesteeday When Chevrolet Was illed, Passes Away This Morning. Los Angeles, Nov. 26.—Eddie O'- Donnell, racing driver injured yester- day at Beverly Hills speedway, died this morning without regainimg con- sciousness. O'Donnell was reported to be in a very critical condition early today. Because of his condition no attempt has been made to operate on his frac- tured skull or even to use the X-ray for a definite study of the fracture. Two Killed in Wreck On Hill in Branford Bran“ord, Nov. 26.—Two men were killed today in a collision of an aute- mobile with a truck on Long Hill in this town. The collision was between a furn ture van from New York, moving east and a touring car headed towards w Haven, on Branford hill dead and the man hurt belonged in New Haven. No ohe on the van was hurt. Dr. McQueen, medical examiner, viewed the bodies and the injured man was taken in an ambulance to the New Haven hospital. The names were not at once obtainable. Prohibition Agents Get Man After Chase Stamford, Nov. 26.—Samuel Bogun 14 Vine street and Bartholomew v, No. 392 Hyland avenue, both of Waterbury were chased from Stam- ford almost to Norwalk by prohibi- tion enforcement agents this after- noon and captured and their auto and 45 gallons of alcohol seized. Both men were held in $500 bonds for & hearing. of WEATHER influence of liquor at the time of the shooting. | The Millers went from this city to | Worcester a few months ago. The dead woman has been sentenced here for illegal liquor selling and keepi —0— i Hartford, Connm, Nov. | Vorecast New | vicinity: Generally fair, ate temperature Saturday. Far From East Main Street Cros- | sing—Younger Sister of LLittle Victim Barely Es- was | killed, will play a prominent part in The | line tracks. At that very in- | stant the Boston express thundered around the curve and before the startled engineer could act, the big cow catcher on the engine had struck the child, hurling the frail little body to one side. The train crew immediately com- municated with the police and the ambulance was hurried to the scene. | Medical Examiner Waterman Lyon‘ was also notified. Examination | showed that the child had sustained | a crushed skuli. While the head was badly crushed, only a few scratches appeared on the face. The dead girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Letitia. After viewing the wemains, Medical Ex- aminer Lyon gave permission ftor the removal to T. W. Mitchell and company’s undertaking rooms. main l BIG STEEL GOMPANY REDUGES ITS PRIGES Jones and Laughlin Returns to 1919 Base Figures— Columbia Mills Rates Cut. Pittsburgh, Nov. 26.—Return of steel prices to the base established by the U. S. Industrial board in March, 1919, developed here today when the | |Jonea and Laughlin Steel Co. the largest of the independent interests adopted new selling rates on certain finished steel products. ' This reduction, the first to_be made by independents in the Pittsbhrgh dis- | trict will not affect the wages, it is understood of the pproximately 25,000 ! persons in the company's employ. i The Jones and Laughlin Co. has not at any time during the last year been asking the top prices which ‘many other independents have been receiv- ing. New York, Nov. 26 —Price reduc- tions approximating 33 1-3 per cet on ! window shades were announced by the | Columbia Mills Inc { The reductions which bring prices ! to near the pre-war level, were made | possible by slumps in the prices in cot- ; ton and other materiais the announce- | ment ‘said. Fuil River,, Nov. 26.—The cotton manutseturers’ assoclation at a meet- ing today soted to stand by its decision. to keep preseat wages without redyc- | tion for another six months. The meet- ing followed a conference in Boston | several days ago of mill heads at ; which the condition of the market for cotton goods was considered and the question of reducing wages to meet lowered market prices was discussed. Lawrence Mass., Nov. 26 —The Uswoco mills of United States Wor- sted Co. were closed indefinitely to- Ida,\- because of a lack of orders. The | plant has been running only two days ‘a week Fifteen hundred persons are affected. The Pemberto mills which em [ploy 1,000 operatives in the making ; of cotton goods closed today until December 13 for similar reasons. Youngstown, O., Nov. 26.—Indepen- dent steel companies of the Youngs- | town district employing about 30,000 workers announced today that they will meet the reduction of prices an- nounced today by Jones ond Laugh- lin Co., of Pittsburgh the cut to be/ef- fective at once. . BAKER EXPLAINS WHY Says Govt. Promised That Such Bodies As Could Not Be Brought ‘Would Remain Overseas. Home | Washington, Nov. 26.—Decision of | Secretary Baker not to authorize the removal of the body of an uniden- tified American soldier from France for interment in Victory hall, Persh- ' ing Square, New York was announced today by the war department. “The fact is,” said Mr. Baker, “that the war department from our en- ‘trance Into the war entered into a | that Romanelli Sentenced to From Three and One-Half to Seven Years. | IF THIS New York. Nov. 26 —John Roman- elli, Brooklyn undertaker, who was convicted of the larceny of 1,000 gal- lons of wood alcohol which was al- leged to have caused the deaths of Nations and was thr hard 100 persons in Connecticut Massachusetts last Christmas, today sentenced to serve from and a half to seven vears at labor in states prison. Sentence was imposed by Supreme Court Justice Kapper after Herbert Warbasse, assistant district attorney of Kings county, had told the court that Romanelli had made a complete confession of his part in mixing and distributing the “liguor” which caused the deaths. Justice Kapper said that of the reported confession, not impose the extreme which would be from five years. Romanelli, who is 50 years old and the father of 13 children, stood silently while his counsel, Isaac Shav- rin, mede a plea for clemency. He displayed little emotion. Romanelli is under indictment in Connecticut for first degree murder as result of the wood alcohol deaths. Trial of Carmine Lizenzata charged with murder in connection with the poisoning case, was continued today. SEARCHING 'FOR BODIES in view he would sentence to ten Grand Trunk Passenger Traln Mis- bap Near Toronto. Toronto, Nov- 25.—Rcscuer9 tinued early today their quest Grand Trunk passenger wrecked ‘near herc last night with a known loss of four lives. It was be- lleved several bodies were buried in the wreckage. . More than a scére of persons in- jured lision gvith a freight train—are reported in a critical condition. None of the bodies recovered had been identified early today. An official statement received here from the Grand Trunk Railway Co. sajd that three persons were killed,! including an unidentified man and woman, and Brown, the porter, SAVES MOTHER’S LIFE Five Year Old Youngster Throws Out Rope Which Saves His From Drowning. Providencd, Nov. 26.—Five year old Charles Roberts saved his mother's life today. Mrs. Roberts, who is the wife of Captain Perry Roberts of McKink Me, master of the barge Electra had jumped into the harbor from the barge in an effort to rescuc an infant daughter who had fallen overboard. The child was drowned and the mother was sinking when young Charles threw her a rope. The boy was too weak to help his mother get aboard and Mrs. Roberts clung to the rope until the captain of a tug yho had seen her plight from the other =ide of the harbor stcamed to her assistance. Soviets Send Threat Constantinople, Nov. 25 (By Asso- \ciated Press)—The Moscow govern- ment has notified Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of Turkish Nationalists, it would regard@ a further Turkish advance into Armenia cause for war. The message, it says, was sent as a consequence of the ckange in the government of Armenia. fi Isolatioml For I Many Diphtheria Cases Because of the rapid increasing number of diphtheria cases, especial- pledge with the parents and friends of the soldiers that in the event of their death abroad, their bodies would be returned to their families for such final interment as they desired and that in all cases in which return was not practicable or where the parents preferred their dead to rest in the | flelds of honor in France, they would | be retained overseas Under these cir- cumstances I do not feel free to cause | the disinterment of an unidentified dead body and its return to this country for such interment as is sug- gested by any of the applications I have had to consider.” BOMB KILLS TWO Cork, Nov. 26.—Two persons were | killed and a third jnju in ar ly among children, Dr. J R. Harris, superintendent of health, today gezan active steps toward securing the town farm hospital building as an emer- gency isolation hospital. It is well | heated and is so cquipped that it can | asily care for patients, and pos- ' sily a few more. Dr. Harris Is also making an effort to secure the serv- ices of several capable nurses to take charge con- | in the wreck—caused by col- | Washington, Wi the Leag mediator Th las del to but there Wh COUN FAILS, THEN Will Dis Se Far As Safe mit—Britain O Plan to Gov tory Colonies. Nov. Ison received today th ne of Nations th| in the Armen ge reached the t night from G(‘-?e ivered to the presiden e mes; Wilson fix tha has alre boundary. line was no info! hite House as tn his subject of mediation. Geneva, Dclegates Are Ho Nov. 26, i Pross)—The attitude am to Rescuers Still Looking for Wictims of ' ator in the Armenian pears to he one of hope; pectation that the United rel President Wilson to " ieve Eurdpe and the | embafrassing question, Behind for | doing something for Arm additional bodies in the debris of the ;@ conflict of European inf train ' Volved. the admitted Great Britala, stood would look with on intervention by any. pof rival interests. Action by States in Armenia, it is | involve no such compiical | ap In default of action by in ; Wilson,' general opinion h | hospitals here, several of them it is, France is the country mo offer favorable reply to thi peal. 3 Disarmamcent Plan Committee number six © ! sembly has finally settled] principle of its report o ment, the French viewpoin ing. The recommendation disarmament be du imposed e regard for the securit different states. 1 The morning Jec council of the let overruled the tions to the provision Mother | countries not holding mandi the league, for the admin the colonial possessions of f em; administered lea per council at ¥y powers of other territ under manda zue are to have a major rmanent mandate ccmmi confirmed the decisl the Rrussels mecting pros }a commission of nine, fivi ma Thi Station and Loot Safe. New York, Nov. Of War to the Turks o ealy nig! ce ing offi $51 T tom be of Paolo Gablamonte, all he ndatory THUGS STEAL $61, ned M Blackja the represcntativesy nations. b rec Ar Watchman in —Thi& today blacky: ht watchman of a motar on st 64th street and al and blindfolding him ce safe and made their escs ,000 in cash and promissol Tnder the guise of prospect ners the bandits entered, shown n automobile in the arage. As the w led the, § was threatencd with drawn/m and ordered Gat to throw up blamonte resisted and was | a blow on the head. When hé # ed ope In , wat consciousness he found n and the money gone, Brooklyn, James Blyni chman of a towel supply was similarly attacked by fou men who knocked him uncoi with a crowbar, forced open a! iron safe and escaped with STEAM MISTAKEN The fire department $1, —_— FOR ¥ was call shortly after one o'clock today tinguish a supposed old fire in Crg drug store on the corner of} | Man and Main streets. It was d ed that a steam pipe had burst cellar. Steam was mistaken for, EXPORTS INCREASE. Washingtoff, Nov. 26.—Exports dur- ing October increased by nearly $150,- 000,000 while imports decreased ap- proximately $1.000,000 foreign trade figures made public today by the de- | partment of commerce show. ports were valued at Ex- £752,000,000 and the ment went W the aiarmegves sent in. As sd discovery was made, the d4 bac! SWEDISH MINISTER DI