New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1920, Page 1

of the World By Associated Press ' YD \ W K . A IN HERAL ESTABLISHED 1870. HEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICU1. MONDAY, ,DECEMBER 6, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE GOVERNMENT IS WINNER IN ANTLTRUST SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST LEHIGH RAILROAD Sup-eme Court Su-tains PEACE LOOMING UP ON Charges Of Monopoly And Violation Of Sher- |- man Law COAL SALES CO. IS AGAINST STATUTES Redistribution of Stock of P®i"& made here. Conversations have w‘h v."ey Co. Ordered ¢ hove was expressed last night by —Justices McReynolds and tions that within another week a tan- Brandeis Take No Part. Washington, Dec. 6.—The govern- ment today won its anti-trust suit against the Lehigh Valley Co. and affliated corporations. The supreme court in a decision read by Associate Justice Clarke, su talned charges of monopoly and vio- Rallroad ment and prepare if lation of the Sherman antitrust law. | The court held that charges of vio- lation of thg commodities ciause in the formation of the Lehigh Coal Sales Co. had been proven. Must Redistribute Stock. Redistribution of stock of the le- high Valley Co., asked by the govern- ment, was ordered Ly the court upon the government's contention that com- mon stock ownership, officers and di- rectors ~onstituted restraint of trade prohibited by the Sherman act. Justices McReynoids and Brandeis took no part in consideration of the case. Justice McReynolds was attor- ney general while the case was pend- ind. Other Cases Dismissed. The court dismissed the case in S0 ment, he saidi and he was so free from far as it applied to the New York and Middle Coal Field rallroad, the G. B. Markle Co., the Girard Trust Co., of Philndelphia and the Individual om- oery and directors of the various companies, including the late George ¥. Baer, Danlel G. Reid, EI . ns, Lyman D Smith; ¥ T mmw George F Baker and others promi- nent in the fmancial and railroad world. TRAIN PLUNGES 25 FT. |- BURGLARS USE AUT9 + INTO HOLE; 3 MEN DIE seocr mroex camie svny vianier —_— Locomotive and Three Coach- es Submerged in Wreck At Greenfield. Greenfleld, Mass, Dec. Boston and Maine trainmen were killed when an engine and three cars of a freight train dropped into a hole made by a washout at Wendell Dam on Millers ri“er near Orange late last night. They were C. A. Clark, Greenfleld, engineer: ‘George N. Norris, Ayer, fireman; E. H. Hobbs, East Putney Vi, brake- man The train ran without warning into the washout the locomotive and three forward cars dropped twenty-fi feet dnd were completely submerge Four other cars were derailed. All those killed were in the enxine cab. The washout was cauased by heavy rains of yesterday swelling the Millers river and carrying away the flash boards on the dam. This released a Jarge body of water which swept down stream carrying away the filling under the Boston and Maine tracks for a dis- tance of about 100 feet. LOSING $400 A DAY Despite This Loss, Connecticut Com- pany Decides to Maintain bury Service. ‘Waterbury, Dec. 6.—Trolley service will be continued in Waterbury in spite of a $400 daily loss to the Connecticut Co. This was announced following a conference held here to- day attended by L. 8. Storrs, presi- dent of the Connecticut Co. and city officials. The daily receipts from the loeal lines during the ten day trial period agreed upon at the recent hearing before the public utilities tommission were but $4,000. Con- necticut Co. officialy maintain that at last $4,400 is required to meet the Sperating expenses of the Waterbury ivision. It is expected that an ap- Plication for further restriction of e jitney operations would be re- telved by the board of aldermen from the company in the near future Meanwhile the cars will continue run- Water- , cerned in the peace movement which | lars backed their truck up to the door §.—Three ©f the store and loading it, drove away. l | | h bers of the BrBitish labor commission | DEAD BODY OF MAN | BENEATH ELEVATOR | | Hartford Man Had Been Missing | Since Saturday—Supposedly Fell Into Pit. Hartford, Dec. 6.—Stanley Marcuss of 363 Main street, was found dead today in the elevator pit of the plant of the Cudahy Pkg. Co. at 18 Hurl- but street, after being missed since | Saturday noon. He was employed in the smoking room on the second floor of the packing house. It is assumed that in some manner as yet unex- plained he fell into the elevator pit ; shortly after the close of working hours Saturday noon and met his death in the fall. A broken wrist was the only injury discovered on his. body The discovery of the body by a workman this morning was the first intimation as to his whereabouts since Saturday noon. His wife had been worried over his absence and had searched for him all Saturday night and Sunday. They had three chil- dren. NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH Joseph Fischl of Whiting Street Clears Tracks Only in Time to Let Berlin HORIZON IN IRELAND Monsignor Clune of Austra- lia Has Full Powers of Mediation. Dublin, Dec. 6.-—(By Associated Press)—Determined efforts to bring about an early peace in Ireland are been in progress more than a week some of those engaged in the negotia- gible basis of settlement be reached. The chief intermediary at work is the Rev. Patrick Joseph Clue bishop of Perth, Australia, who it is understood has been asked by Premier Lloyd George to sound out Sinn Fein senti- possible, the ground on which a foundation for the peace cdifice can be reared. Monsignor Clune i1s a wmative of County Claire and went to Australia 24 years ago. He arrtved in Ireland last/ August. He stated to the Assoclated Press vesterday that negotiations still were progressing but that it was too soon to make any positive prediction rel- ative to their success. He expressed confidence, however, that a truce could be arranged before Chiristmas. He is exeycising full powers of mediation and arbitration to achieve that end Monsignor Clune pianned to have a final interview today with Sir Hamar Greewood, chief secretary for freland, who made a special week end trip to this island # connecticn with the peace movement.” The ‘Australian pre- latg expects o go to London tonight omorrow to report on the result of his work o Premier Loyd George. Every facility to carry out his mission had been given him by the govern- might Dinky Pass Without Being Struck. Joseph Fischl and family narrow- ly averted death last evening as they were crossing the Whiting street rail- road tracks. Mr. Fischl was driving | his touring car from Stanley street to the corner of Whiting and Cherry streets where he conducts a meat market. As he approached the cross- ing he did not hear the oncoming en- gigpe nor were the gates down, cording to his story. When he was on the tracks Mr. Fischl saw train, which was the 11 J'clock “dinky"” from New Britain to Ber- lin, and crossed the tracks when the engine passed him. Evidently the en- gineer saw that the gates were not down and stopped his train. He was at the crossing several moments blowing his whistle before he drew the attention of the gateman who was said to be sleeping in his little shanty. Aroused by the whistle he came out and Jowered his gates after it was too late. MUST CHANGE LAWS Mass, Statutes Are in Conflict With 18th Amendment of Constitution, Gov. Coolidge Asserts. Boston, Mass., Dec. 6.—The laws of Massachusetts are in conflict with 18th amendment to the federal con- stitution and the Volstead act in the opinion of Governor Coolidge. His view was communicated to legislative leaders today with the result that the chairman of the recess committee on revision of the state laws met this afternoon to consider recommenda- tions to the legislature to remove the causes of the conflict. The legislature will meet in special session tomorrow. REPEAL WAR STATUTES Volstead esplonage that he has talked not only with Arthur Grifith and other repub- lican and natioralist leaders but with men in the activi ent of the Sinn Feln movement o) hom the govern- ment is trying its utmost to lay its Rl 3 can be ascertained mem- visiting Ireland are not directly con- Monsignor Clune is engineering. Store at Hawleyvilleo— Loot Valued at $700. Hawleyville, Conn., Dec. 6.—Bur- glars who used a motor truck in their operations plundered the general store of W. 8. Honan, near the railroad station in this place last night. Marks found today indicated that the burg- Represc-tative Proposes Measure Looking’ to Resumption of Peace Time Relations. Washington, Dec. 6.—One of the first steps by the republican majority | in the house to place the country on a | peace time hasis was taken today by Representative Volstead of Minnesota, chairman of the judiciary committee, who introduced a bill repealing all war-time stalutes, except the trading with the enemy, foed control, District of Columbia rent, Liberty bond and | espilonabe acts. Food Cost Up 60 P. C. In Month In Austria Washington, Dec. 6.—Revision of | Vienna, Dec. 5.—A huge demonstra- | the compensation of fourth class post- | tion in protest against a 60 per cent masters Is to be proposed by Senator | increase in the cost of food and cloth- | Moses, republican, New Hampshire. | ing within the past month was held He announced today that he would in- | hera today. Government action to troduce a bill to put these postmasters amelijorate conditions was demanded. on a salary basis ranging from $125 to Government employes to the number $009 annually, as a substitute for their of 25,000 have announced that they ; payment according to the volume of will strike tomorrow becausa their their postage stamp collections. About wage and other demands have been 41,600 such postmasters would be resumed and it is possible the police affected. | also will walk out. CHAIRMAN BENNETT PROPHESIES SUCCESS IN HOSPITAL DRIVE THAT ENDS TONIGHT Does Not Doubt That $600,000 Has Been Raised—Semi- | Official Estimates As High As $625,000—Campaign Committee Thanks Those Who Have Assisted. The booty included clothing, shoes and groceries valued at about $700. PAY OF POSTMASTERS Senator Moses Has Measure Which Would Revise Salary Paid to 41,600 Fourth Class Postmasters. Directors of the drive are highly pleased with the response to the hos- pital's appeal both on the part of those who were asked to solicit and | those asked for contributions to the fund.' Not even in the war driv Chairman Bennett stated, has such a spirit of peration been shown. Team captains and workers were busy | all day today raking every dollar they could secure to boost the fund.f Gifts have bBeen pouring steadily (Continued on Ninth Page) var- that Expressions of thanks to the ious Individuals and agencies have contributed funds and efforts toward the success of the New Bri- tain hospital's drive for a $600.0000 fund were given out today from drive headquarters in connection with a statement on the part of Director C. F. Bennett and Assistant Director F. R. Gilpatric that the quota would un- doubtedly be exceeded. Authorita- tive sources predict that the final figures which will be announced at a luncheon this evening at the Elks' | club will be in excess of $625,000. co 5 BILLION DOLLARS, | HARDING, SPEAKING FROM FLOOR ( ESTIMATED EXPENSE . SENA TE, PROMISES CLOSE RELATH BETWEEN CONGRESS AND PRESID. Money Needed by Govt, Tor 1993 One Billion Over Current Year (WAR GOSTS CONTINUING This is Reflected Throughout Entire EstimatesA\rmy and Navy De- partments Ask Greatest Amounts— Interests on Debt $992,650,000. Washington, Dec. 6.—(By the As- sociated Press)—Ancther pcace time estimate of nearly $5,000,000,000 for the government’s expenses during the fiscal year 1922 faced congress when it reassembied today, The exact figures as transmitted by Secretary Houston were $4,653,856,759, an increase of nearly $1,000,000,000 over the appro- | priations for the current year, but $211,000,000 less than the estimates submitted a year ago. , Continuing war costs were directly reflected throughout the estimates in- dicating that the government might be on a $4.000,000,000 basis for some years to come as compared with the $1,000,000,000 maximum preceding the war. The s'ngle item of interest on the public debt was almost the pre- war maximum of all appropriations, this total being $922,650,000. In ad- dition there was an estimate of $265 754,864 for the war debt sinking fund. Of the individual departments, the army and navy, as usual, asked for the greatest amounts, the estimate for the military establishment being $699,275,502 and for the naval estab- lishment $658,522,231. List of Total Estimates, The total estimates as given by Mr. ouston follow: Legislative (congress), $9,324,040. Execative (White House and gov- ernment departments) $125,448,379. g .;udlclal (supreme court) $1,680,- 215. ;)epanment of agriculture $41,989,- H 37 Foreign ingercourse $11,983,848. Indian affairs $11,989,703. Pensions $265,190,000. Panama Canal $16,187,255. Public works $250,928,194. Postal service $585,406,902. Miscellaneous $675,154,741. Permanent . annual appropriations $1,300,776,361. These estimates, prepared by the democratic administration are for the operation of the government-during the, first fiscal year of the new re- publican administration. Republican Jonders: in ‘the senate®mnd house al- ready have forecast a sharp cut in the total and within the week the house committees will beg'n the work of shaping the bills which will carry the sums for the various departments. Air Service Developmet. ‘The cstimate for the postal service will not actually figure in governmental expenditures snce the postal revenues practically cover the cost of operation. Included in the estimates for the army and navy is a cotal of $95,000,- 000 for development and maintenance of the air service in the two defensive branches of the government, the navy asks for $35,000,000 and the army seeki $60,000,000. Chief among the estimates for the navy is one of the $184,000,000 to con- tinue the 1916 three year building program. Pay for the navy personnel exceeda it by $922,510. : The army’s greatest single item is $215,659,830 for the pay and mileage of officers and men. Subsistence costs for the force is estimated at $64,490- 895. An approgriation of $74,808,000 is proposed for the National Guard. Expenditures on public works sug- gested under the War Department total $185,134,928 of which $68,097,- 865 goes to river and harbor develop- ment For improviment and main- tenance of military posts, fortifications and other works of defense the army lists $117,153.614. Included in the m'scellaneous items is an estimate of $147,898,520 for the Shipping Board and one of $160,000,- 000 for the Bureau of War Risk In- surance. To Care for ex-Soldiers. - In its program to take care of dis- abled soldiers, sailors and marines under the War Risk act, the treasury department seek appropriation of $35,000.000 for additional - hospital and dispensary facilities and $50,000,- 000 for medical and hospital services. The Federal Board for Vocational Education asks $78,000,000 to carry on its works. The treasury also seeks $57,038,000 for the internal revenue decpartment which compares with $43,038,000 spent in the current fiscal year. For prohibition enforcement $7,500,000 is asked. Included in the miscellaneous ex- penditures are estimates by the vari- ous departments for the conduct of strictly departmental affairs some of | Interstate Commerce $5,574,000; F 1leral sion, $1,055,000; Unit- ployes Compensation ssion and Compensation fund, 10 and Railroad Labor Board which follow: Commission, WEATHER —_—— | Hartford, Conn.. Dec. 6.— | Forecast for New Britain and | vicinity: Generally fair and cold- er tonight; Tuesday fair. | [ S ——————— | CHRISTMAS TREES T0 COST MORE THIS YEAR Will Average $1 and $2 Each, Million and Half Cut in New England. Intimation Of Whether ‘Washington, Dec. 6—President Wil- son did not indicaté today to the con- gressional committee whether he would address congress tomorrow in person. He simply told the commit- tee that came to inform him congress was in sesSion that he would “com- municate with” congress The president received the con- gressional committee standing in the blue room. Former Speaker Champ Clark said the president walked into - the room *“briskly” but with a cane. 1 Think He Will Send It Senator Underwood of Alabama, the democratic leader in the senate de- | scribed the president as being “in very good spirits” and as - looking “very well.” ] The impression taken away .from | the White House by the five members ! of the committee—Senators Lodge and Underwood, and Repnnnwuves' Mondell, Fordney and Clark, was that the president would not address | congress in person but would send | Boston, Dec. 6 (By. Associated Press.)—A Christmas tree of morre than a million and a half of | evergreen trees, sgruce, fir and hem- lock, has been cut in the forests and pastures of New England for the ap- proaching holiday observance. The crop is the largest ever cut. The movement to market of the Christmas trees, some still spangled with the snow of northern country- sides, is underway and figures on the cut are fairly complete. From the forests of Maine 600,000 trees have been taken. In Vermont it is esti- mated about 300,000 were felled and the reports of the state forester of New Hampshire show a shipment of approximately 500,000. The southern section of New England cuts much loss, the crop frém the Berkshives | M mesmaze fp bo reng. in Massachusetts being probably about 75,000 and in Rhode Island and ConAi necticut combined about 2§,000. PRES. HOPKINS T0 SPEAK On the stump these trees have been } s0ld by the farmer or woodland owner ' Head of Dartmouth College to Ad- for a few cents each, large 1owi selling, at $25 to $30 a thousand. dress Alumni at New Britain Club Friday Evening, December 10. Smaller numbers, usually taken from pastures where the trees \ President Ernest Martin Hopkins (Continued on Ninth Page). of Dartmouth college will speak here | Friday evening at a dinner of 'the | Connecticut Alumni Association of | STUDENTS AS FIREFIGHTERS, Dartmouth college at the New Britain ' club. A banquet will take place at 6:45, and after that, President Hop- kins will tell the Dartmouth alumni Pupils At Suffield School Do Excel- lent Wosk This Morning—Blaze Does Damage of About $5,000, of the progress of the college for the Suffield, Conn,, Dec. 6.—Students past few years. The local Dartmouth club is re- at Suffield school, a preparatory in- stitution, had an extra short course | sponsible for securing such a rehouned | speaker, and for securing the re- ' union in this city. Although the club in this town numbers but 24, every man has been boosting for New Brit- | ain, and-at a recent state meeting; in fire fighting early today, and in Curtis L. Sheldon of the National the opinion of the Suffield fire depart- Bank was chosen as president of the ment each deserved a good mark. Fire broke out in the kitchen on the first floor of the North building, and worked its way upwards in the four story brick structure. For a time the blaze had to be fought from the state association of Alumni. It is expécted that about two hun- dred alumni will be in this city Fri- day, December 10 to hear President . Hopkins. ‘ rear fire escapes and it was here that “FREE PANTS”—.READS SIG“ the students, about 200 of whom are 8 ' boarders, did good work passing up B lines of hose and saving room fur- Sign, nishings. After a three hours exper- e e e e T i ience the students were mustered for They Steal $2,000 Worth of Cloth ! breakfast which ‘was served i B serv in the F' Tailors. Sunday school rooms of the Second Baptist church across the street. New Haven, Dec. 6.—Burglars who | The actual fire Gamage was about took $2,000 worth of cloth in bolts, ' $5,000 although the entire building from the:counters of the United Tailors store last night may have will need repairing as holes had to chuckled to themselves at the adver- crop f Boston College Capt. To Coach Western Team ' Boston, Dec. 6.—Captain Luke Urban of the Boston college eleven has been asKed to coach the Creigh- ton university football team at Oma- ha, Neb., next fall, and probably will accept, is was learned today. Urban has been named by several experts as an all-American end this year. He is “a crack basketball and baseball player ELECTION EXPENSE $7,700 MORE IN 1920 THAN IN 1916, WOMEN DOUBLE COSTS The election expenses for the city of New Britain for presidential electors - this year were $8,5865.42, as compared to $1,120.27 in the year 1916, according : to a financial statement compiled by City Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis. It was thought that the expenses would be doubled for the 1920 election, due to the women receiving equal suffrage, but the expenses jumped up to ap- proximately eight times as much. The difference in the costs of supplies Letween 1916 and 1920 was the largest item, notwithstanding the fact that five times as much was paid this year to demonstrate how the voting machines were worked. High cost of supplies shows a four hundred per cent. jump in four yeZis, assuming that the electorate was doubled at the last election. The figures compiled by Comptroller H. L. Curtis are as follows: e 0 be chopped in ors and walls to reach the fire. Three firemen had to be re- tising on the store windows., It was moved from the building bvercome “free pants.” The police say a ma-- by smoke. Temporary arrangements chine was backed up to the rear and . for a kitchen service will obviate the door jimmied. This door adjoins closinig | the School. a bank and the street is constantly | patrolled by officers. | Queenstown Town Clerk ] Arrested By Raiders London, Dec. 6.—S8oldiers conduct- ing a raid in Queenstown have ar- | rested Hugh O'Reilly, the town clerk, it being alleged that seditious docu- ments were found in his possession, The residence of the Most Rev. M. ' Fogarty, bishop of Killaloe, at Ennis, | also was raided on Sunday during the absence of the bishop, and some papers were gonfiscated. i 1916 | Helpers at the polls ........... Demonstrating voting machines Rent of polling places Use of telephone s for voting machines . Selectman-—expenses rics for voting machines places Carting voting machines to polling Rent of stove Coal for stove { Printing and supplie: New voting machine: Typewriting voting 1 Labor ; Extra compense Regristration heipers X Chairs and tables for voting pluces ! this body. Respands To Ovation Accorded Him At Re- Of 66th Congress-- President Wilson G He Will Address In Person--Walks With Aid Of Cane Washington, Deec. 6. cooperation aud friendly tween the White House was forecast by Presiden ing today in a short add floor of the senate. Though disclaiming criticize the present di Mr. Harding declared it ambitions of his four executive to insure better between the two branche; ernment. Replies to O The speech which did detailed questions of livered by the presid: sponse to an ovation when he went to the in his capacity as a na swered to the opening roll] new session. 9 Senator Harding rose t Senatod Lodge of Mas publican leader, had’ call formally to his presence that he be recognized by e fellow members of the Mr. Harding. 273 Delicate About 8 ““There is still g 21 in having this opportu formally some of the thi heart which I could utter', way. I recoguze that I under, somewhat unu stances, and there is n @ it that one in my posi escape except through self-effacement which doel quite possible. “No member of this more reluctant to leave it., to this senate that T very high respect for: I am leaving. it with . | then that with ‘which | one could always djrect itical fortunes to his liking have preferred my memhsi to any office a citiden n this republic or else world. . ‘Will Not Ignére “I like the freedom, tion, the patriotic sense bility which abides here. scious of the great place ¥ gress holds under our and particularly sensible gations of the senate. sponsibilities begin in th capacity I shall be as min sendte’s responsibilities as been zealous of them as but I mean, at the same ti just as insistent about the bilities of the executive. ernment good fortune .does any surrender at either avenue, but in the coordin: operation which becomes great and truly represen lar government. “This brings me to the particularly in' my mind. has been said about the oligarchy.’ Of course every knows that to be a bit @ imaginative and harmless fig I do recognize how essen helpfulness of the senate making of a successful adj tion. Appeals For Co-ope: “I want to express today of a colleague for the confid the co-operation of the mej this body in the four years gin March 4. I do not i sincere request to this side aisle. One cannot promise ment in all things with an party which is sometimes wrongbut we may find commeo in the spirit of service, and that agreeable and courteous times helpful relationship opposite side which has adde delight of fellow service du; past six years, “We are facing no. easy have our full part in the read, of human affairs, after th tumult. We have our tasks we have our part in the in work of the civilized world sure that the necessity of tion will insp‘re us to werk- | to take common counsel, to beif of one another and give H which is in al! of us to attain which become our respsct af and will ma'ntain its highes , among the nations of the earf Makes No Suggestions “With propriety I cannot upon any suggestions now, though I am speaking as a me Three months present administration remain| would have house and sen cordially in making them rather than wasted months. | so much to be done and we ready had so much of delay,, should lke unanimous recognitf there are no party ends to se precious days are calling for to our common country. (Continued oa Ninth P