New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1920, Page 1

News of the Worl Bywhe: ESTABLISHED 1870, ANTI- BRI%SH ACTIVITIES OF DE 7VALERA IN U. S. MAY BRING OFFICIAL PROTESTS |y yus English Liberal, In House Of Commons, Suggests Formal Representations Be Made To This Country A. BONAR LAW CALLS SITUATION DELICATE Maintains Complaint Would ~.Be-Proper, Diplomatically ’ Speaking, But Might Not Be Expedient. London, Dec. 8 (By Associated ' Pross)—The British government is considering whether 1t will request “the United States government in the interest of Anglo-American friendship to take official notice of the anti- British activities in America of Pro- fessor Eamonn De Valera, “president of the Irish republic” according to a statement made today by Andrew Bonar Law in the house of commons | in respcnse to questions. 4 . Views of the Leaders. Horatlo Bottomley, liberal later arked whether the trme had not ar- rived when Great Britain should m soerious representations to the Ameri- | can government that any further tol- eration of De Valera and the confer- ring on him of municipal honor was an unfriendly act. This was greeted by * crics of “No." Mr. Bonar Law anwywvered: “I think there Is no aoubt that we \N/ WOMAN IS KILLED BY TRAIN AT CROSSING Suffield Resident Was En Route to Mass When Wagon is Run Down. Suffield, Conn., Dec. 8.—Mrs. Anna Gebowski 48, was kliled at the South street station of the Suffield branch of the New Haven railrvad today, when a train struck the wagon in which she was riding with Charles Genevoski, 48, who was driving The latter was sent to St. Francis hospital in Hartford with a fractured skull. The woman and man were on their way tq St. Josep’h church for mass. The engineer, of the train, Charles Risley, of Windsor Locks says he whistled on seeing the vehicle ap- proaching the crossing and it is thought Genevoski made an effort to get over the tracks ahead of the NEW BRITAIN. CONNECTICU1. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920. —TWELVE PAGES CATHOLIC MEASURE winey Testilies Protes- tants Also Support Fight SINN FEIN IS SLANDERED l - I Late Lord Mayor’s Sister Attempts to Put Americans Straight Irish Problems—Tells of Lack of Educa- tion Over There. Washington, Deec. 8.—American aid for Irish independence can best be ex- érted through efforts to gain the truth about actual conditions, Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the late Lord Mayor of Cork, declared today before the commission of the Committee of 100 investigating the Irish question. Miss MacSwiney was the first wit- ness called when the commission re- sumed its hearings after an interrup- tion of several weeks. It had been the plan to first examine Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney, widow of the lord mayor, but this was changed. Mrs. Mac- Swiney, who arrived here last night with her sister-in-law, will be heard probably this afternoon. Miss MacSwiney told the commis- train. The horse was killed, the wagon « sion she had come to America to ‘‘aid demolished and the woman’'s body carried some distancs. Mrs. Gebowski was the wife of Ray- mond Gebowski of South street in this town and Genevosk} lived with the family. She was in an automobile ac- cident four years ago and an injury to her pelvic bones had made her permanently lame. She also leaves two ch'lden. The train conductor was Richard Doyle of Saybrook. SAVINGS BANK MEN ELECT of Those Who is Slated to Address Gathering in Hartford. Hartford, Dec. 8.—At the annual meeting of *the Sav'ngs Bank associa- tion of Connecticut here today of- would, from the diplomatic point of ficers elected were: view have the right to take the course suggested but it Is not a question of & right but what is expedient.” Can Trust America. "Responding to another query, Mr. Bonar Law sald: “Unddoubtedly a very severs ocam- palgn is beirg condueted in Ahmerica agamnst this country but so far we Bave found the Americans can be dent Arthur T. President, John M. Wadhams, Tor- rington Savings bank; first vice-presi- dent Georgeé H. Stoughton, Hartford; recond vice-president, Samuel M. Hawley, Bridgeport; third vice-pres- Nettleton, Newton; Wm, J. Lunn, Wall'ng- ford; trea ¢, Harvey J. Brooks, Deep River; executive committee: Leroy Harwood, New London; secretary, EA- the facts"™ She feilt, were our friends in obtaining about conditions in Ireland. she said, that most Americans uninformed as to real conditions. No Sectarian Movement. Outside of Ireland, Miss Mac- Swiney said, an impression prevails that the move for Irish independence is fostered by the Catholics. This she denied, asserting that Protesfants and Catholics were equally represented in the movement. The system of education established in Ireland by the British was criticized by Miss MacSwiney, who declared that ““most of the people of Ireland do not ® Frank Vibberts of This City is One know how to express themselves. ““These conditions with respect to education’ she continued, ‘‘have made it possible for anti-Irish groups in England to say that the Irish citi- zens do not want independence. The difficulty is that long years of British domination have not permitted the Irish as a people to develop mentally.’ ! Defends Sinn Fein. Miss MacSwiney gave a account of the development historical of the Sinn Fein and of what she described | men will b Formy as attempts of the British officials 10 | 1o made b the . ee destroy the sentiment. The Sinn Fein, she said, has been wrongfully interpreted in some places outside of Ireland. It simply is “‘ourselves’’ she explained. 3 a a phrase meanlnsl is | trusted to look at the matter from a win C. Northrup, Waterbury; Fred policy just as you have your republi- | redsonable point of view." GREEK GOVT. REQUES CONSTANTINE TO QUIT Dispatch From Athens He Has Been Asked to Abdicate His Throne. Paris, Dec. 8. (Havas)—The Greek ' government has addressed a note to former King Constantine, asking that , he abdicate immediately in favor of the Crown Prince, says a dispatch from Athens today. Lucerne, Dec. 8, (By Associated Press) —Ex-King Constantine will not rel'nquish his claim to the Greek throne in favor of his son George, it was declared today by Prof. . Georglos Streit, close advisor of Con- stantine here. ‘“The Greek people want Constan- Hine so badly that his abdication probably would cause a revolution in (Greece,” Prof. Btreit added. . THOSE THIRSTY “GOBS” Naval Oficer Reports Many Com- passes Broken So Sallors Could Drink Alcohol Contained Therein. Washington, Dec. 8.—Many repairs 10 navy compasses have been made necessary during the past year be- sause the instruments have been broken open for the alcohol they con- lained, says the annual report of Rear Admiral perintendent of the naval observatory, made public today. Among the items commented upon | In the report are: Return to owners of binoculars Saned to the navy by civilians for war use; development and standardi- sation of aeronautical Instruments and development of instruments for aerial ohotography. NEW DEPARTURE WINS. New Haven, Dec. 8.—A decision filed in the U. 8. District court this af- ternoon is In favor of the New De- pArture Co. of Bristol, in the action brought by Albert F. Rockwell aguinst that company. Involved large sum represented as the val being a8 high as $1,000,000. MAN BANKRUPT. Dec. 8.—Henry ort filed a volun-' “#n bankruptcy today. ot at $24,713 and | declared elected, ew Haven; Danlel Willlam J. Wilson, G. Hotchkiss, Tvrne, Putna M- Neld. At the forenoon session matters af- fecting the administration of the as- socation were taken up and in the afternoon an address was given by Harrison H. Wheaton, executive man- | ager of the Savings bank assoriation of New York state. Guests included Everett J. Sturges, state bank com- missioner of Connecticut; Frank G. Bankers assoclation: Edward Kneen, president of the Connecticut associa- tion of state bank and trust compan- fes and John B. Brand, treasurer of the Springfield Institution for Sav- ings. PENSIONS TOTAL $218,295,314 1920 Shows $9,000,000 Decrease From 1919—243,520 Vetcrans and 200,- 100 Widows Are Still on Roll. Washington, Dec. 8.—Pension dis- bursements for the fiscal year 1920 aggregated $213,295,314, according to the annual report of Commissioner Saltzgaber of the pension bureau, made public today. The figures showed a decrease of about $9,000,- 000 from 1919 totals and the report recorded the death during the year of 27,871 Civil War pensioners, leav- Ing 243,520 soldiers of that war on the pension roll in addition to 290,- 100 Civil War widows. ELECTION RE RSED Bridgeport, Dec. 8.—By a recount of ballots in the Reddinw probate judgeship contest, J. B. Sanford is 284 to 283. The original count gave Frederick A Judd 284 and Judge Sanford 283. In court correction of an error. can’ or derocratic policies.’* Miss MacSwiney told of the activi- ties of her brother, the lord mayor, in aiding the development of Irish in- dustries. She said he founded the original industrial development league and was responsible for sending out consul generals to many lands. Says U. S. Helps England. Miss Mado>winey declared that America “has not made the world safe for democracy” but “has made it safe | Vibberts, president of the Connecticut only for a short time and egpecially there will be other troubles.” “You have shc ¢ hed the sword when England got whay she wanfed,” Mis? MacSwiney declared. “The world has been made safe for a little while, but when England gets ‘control of all oil, all coal and all else that she wants there wiil be other troubles.” A FAMILY AFFAIR Frank Hodson of U. S. Embassy at London Dead—Succeeded His Fa- ther, Brother Succeeds Him. London, Dec. 8.—Frank Hodson, | auto chief clerk ‘at the American embassy | in this city for 34 years and known to Americans throughout the world, died today following an illness of several weeks. During his incum- bency he delivered every communication from the embassy to the British foreign office. Mr. Hodson succeeded his father, who served under six ambassadors, and will be succeeded by his brother, Theodore Hodson. He was 53 years of age and was a British subject. EARLY MORNING FIRE The fire department was called out at 2:13 this morning from Box 24, for a fire in a sobbling shop in the Coetello block at 315 Park street. J. A. Hoogewerfl, su- | today the figures were reversed by | Considerable damage was done the stock in the place. Net Cost of War to American Government Totals $24,010,000,000, According to Adjusted Figures' Washington, Dec. 8.—~The net cost of the war to the American govera- ment was fixed by Secretary Houston | today at $24,010,000,000. This, sald, represented the ‘“adjusted” penditures of the treasury, excluding This action @ll other outlay which had no relation to the actual prosecution of the war of certain patents, the figure | auring the period from April 6, 1917, to June 30 last, which he said covered the extremes of the government's war- | time fiscal operations. Total cepting only postal he ex- expenditures by the govern- ment during the period covered, ex- disbursements from postal revenues, were $38%,830,- 812,895, treasury figures showed. Of this amount $16,078,844,097 was ob- tained in taxes and revenue from sources other than borrowed money. Mr. Houston said a deduction of $9,523,000,000, the amount loaned to forelen governments, should be made from the grand total since these loans will be repaid and consequently can. not be charged as an actual expendi- ture. The secretary made other de. ductions aggregating approximately $4.500,000,000 which he said repre- sented the excess cost of actual gov- ernment operations for the three years and three months over what would bave been in normal times. important ' | they | FREEDOM DRIVE NOT | ™°Gi2223 ek Hotel Bond, Inc., of Hartford, Indct- ed on Charge of Violation of Lever Act. Hartford, Dec. 8—A true bill wasre- turned by the federal grand jury in session in Hartford Tuesday afternoon against the Bond Hotel Co., Inc.. which was charged with violation of the Lever act. in cha.\ ng what is al- leged to have been excessive prices for a special dinner served at the hotel on Saturday, November 20, the day of the Yale-Harvard football game at New Haven, when thousands of patrons of the game stopped off in Hartford for dinner. An official of the corporation will be present in court to plead to the indictment on the next court day here. Dec. 14. Formal complaint was made to the federal authorities ana an investiga- uon was made with the result that the srand jury was asked to return a true rill aga.nst the hotel vorporation. It was alleged by patrons of the hotel that on November 20 a meal served u dinner for two persons cost $10, while at unother Hartford eating place s dinner more satisfying both as to quality and quantity, was served six persons for $11. The charge riled azainst the corpor- ation alleges that $5 a plate was charged for a table d'hote dinner which, according the special mes cards issued by the hotel was as fol- lows: Consomme Juiien, fillet of English sole hotere, potatoes duchesse, halt ‘broiled spring chicken, mashed pota- toes, boiled onions, hearts of lettuce with Russidn dressing, Neapolitan ice cream, petit fours, demitasse. ONE-MAN CARS ORDERED All Lines of Connecticat Company in New London Will Be Thus Equipped Beginning Sunday. New London, Dec. 8.—This city will go on a one-man car schedule beginning next Sunday, when all local lines of the Connecticut Co. will operate the so-called safety cars. The only double truck cars requiring two men crews will be the New London- Norwich and the New London-ilast Lyme lines. There are 45 men «m- ployed to operate local cars now but under the new arrangement but 30 The change company. to make more frequent service at a less cost | per operating mile. WOMAN BADLY HUR Mrs. Charles Peabody Is Struck by Automobile Truck This Afternoon— Chest Is Probably Crushed. Mrs. Charles Peabody whose dd- dress in the ty directory is given as 16 Prospect® street, but who it is claimed does not reside at that ad- dress, was badly injured th's after- noon, when she was struck by a heavy truck The accident occurred near the corner of Walnut and Main streets. Dr. James F. Faulkner was summoned, and he had the woman removed to the New Britain General hospital. It was found that her chest was badly injured, and her condition is considered as serious. Was Too Frightened to Shout, Loses His Cash Stamford, Dec. 8.—Three men with guns which they poked in his face and ribs so fr'ghtened Joshua Nemor- tin, just as he was closing his clothing store last night that he could not re- fuse to open his cash drawer. The men took $38 and left. Upstairs there was a dance and many persons were on the street in front of the Rippowan building but Memortin did not recover his presence of mind in time to make an outcry before the gunmen got away. Fifth Avenue Bus Tivs Over, Driver is Killed New York, Dec. 8.—The driver of a Fifth avenue bus was killed and 20 persons injured today when the vehicle overturned at 79th street. The accident occurred when the bus swerved sharply attempting to dodge a truck. D. A. R. Will Entertain in Head of National Body ' PRICE THREE C INCREASE OF 2 PER CENT. IN TAXES ON INCOMES UP TO $ 5000 ADVISE IN REPORT OF TREASURY SECRET. NANGY GILL, AGED 66, Eight Years is Judgment Pronounced—Local Wom- .an Was Her Victim. .Hartford, Dec. S.—Nancy Gill, 66 years old, who a quarter century ago figured in a notor'ous murder caso in Bridgeport and was scntenced to state prison then for eight years on a charge of manslaughter, stood, gray- haired and broken, before Judze Graen in the superior crim'nal court today and pleaded guilty to an illegal operation upon Carfielo Darin, an Italian woman in New Britain. Judge Green, after hearng assistant At- torney Newell Jennings and Noble E. Pierce, who appeared for Mrs. Gill, sentenced the woman to state prison from one to two yeal " HIGHWAY ROBBERS HELD Colored Men Held For Trial in Hart- | fora Saturday Confcss to At Least Three Hold-Ups. Hartford, Dec. 8.—Held on charges of highway robbery. Harry McNeal, 18 and Willlam Williams, 24, both colored, were arraigned in police court today and their cases continued to Saturday under bonds of $5,000 ! each. They were not put to plea. The ra’» have confessed to at least three hold-ups. = | MeNeal was arrested while skulking on the, K Edwards street bridge and was apparently on the point of hold- ing up Detective Sergeant Edward Langrish when the latter got the drop on him. McNeal had a revolver, knife and butt end of a billiard cue on his person. 2 SHUT-DOWN FOR MONTH Production Departments of Bosch ' Magncto Corp. at Springfield, Suf- . i fers for Lack of Businecss. Springfield, Mass, Dec. 8.—The production departments of the Bosch | Magneto Corp., it was announced to- {day will close tonight for a month | though the tool room force will re- 'ma’n at work for a few days longer. Five hundred employes are affected. The office force will remain on duty. { Lack of orders, due to quietness in ‘ automobile motor manufacture is the ; reason given. Tl s ROBBERS, TAKE NOTICE Steubenville, Ohio Highwayman Offers Present of $10 to Victim He Found ‘Was Penniless. Steubenville, O. Dec. 8.—Daniel ' Cable, a pottery worker reported to the police here last nignt that a robber who held him up while he was en route to his home in a suburb, of- | fered to give him $10 after the high- ' wayman discovered that he was pen- niless, Cable said that the robber leaped upon him, empowered him and then | went through his pockets. Finding no * money, Cable said, the highwayman reached in his own pocket, pulled out a roll of bills and offered to give him $10, saying “Here, brother, you need it worse than I do Cable said he was too surprised to accept the money. New Haven Burglars Are Discriminating ! New Haven, Dec. 8.—Burglars who 'made breaks in stores here last night showed discriminating choice in se- lection of articles. In a tailoring es- tablishment, 40 pairs of trousers made '\xp for customers went with several | rolls of cloth, In another store two ! barrels of herring disappeared, and in still another two barrels of motar oil. Mrs. Charles H. Parsons and Mrs. | Howard S. Parsons will entertain the members of Esther Stanley chapter, D. A. R, tomorrow at 3:30 p. m. at the home of the former, 310 West Main street. Mrs. George Maynard Minor, president general of the na- tional society, will be the guest and will speak. Mrs. Howard E. Horton will sing. DIES OF SCALDS. Torrington, Dec. 8.—The infant daughter of Felix Signorelli died during the night of burns received yesterday when she fell into a pail of scalding water. WEATHER —o— Hartford, Conmn., Dec. Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thurs. | daay. 1 = Colored Population Gains in Bridgeport Washington, Dec. 8.—The negro population of Bridgeport, Conn., is 2,256 an increase of 924 or 69.4 per cent the census bureau announced today. The white population is 141,- 195 an increase of 40.545 or 40.3 per cent. All others number 104. ‘New York. i recommende Hou:ton Also Recommends Repeal Of Ex , SENTENCED TO PRISON| fits And Certain Luxury Taxes, Includi On Soda Founta’n Drinks-Suggests Tax Cents A Gallon On Gasoline And Federa Cn All Automobiles Us ed In Country. WOULD ASSES CORP. PROFITS 20PEi Washington, Dec. 8. —Immed iate revision of the na laws on the basis of an annual levy of four billions of a period of four years, and includ: ing an increase of twj in the taxes on incomes up to $5,000, is urged by Secr; ton in his annual report sent today to Congress. Repeal of the excess profits the so-called luxury taxes, including the le similar beverages, and a readjusr taxes, elimination y on soda ment of the rates in groups of income taxes, is proposed by the treasury ¢ meet the losses brought about by ised and Houston recommends re $2,000,000,000 as follows: 'YOUNG BURGLARS ARE. SENT TO REFORMATORY Judge Greene Imposes Sen- tence On Tallman, Lee and Boyd in Superior Court. ¢ 1 Several local cases have been dis- “posed of in the superior court where Judge Gardiner Greene is presiding. W lliam Tallman, Alexander Lee and William Boyd, the Roxbury, Mass, colored. boys held for burglary at the Jewelry store of Himberg and Horn in the railroad arcade early in No- { vember, were committed to the State Reformatory at Cheshire. John Gau- dauskas, charged, with carnal abuse of minor female, was sentenced to | jail' for two months. The case aga'nst Vincenzio Chiar- mbonta, the Lawlor street baker, who was held for the superior court on a charge of mansiaughter in connection with the death of Albert Fresen, in this v October 22 was nolled. Felix Ciemnieski, kyown a§ “Cab- bage,” was sentenced to the State Re- formatory for theft of an automobile in this city. He was apprehended in Lawyer David L. Dunn appeared in his behalf Salvator Vrli, i who was sentenced to jail for three months and fined $25 for assault and carrying concealed weapons in the local police court, was fined $100 and costs. Judge B. F. Gaffney was his counsel. ] " The decision of the local court \was upheld in the cases of James O'Keefe, sentenced to 90 days in jail for drunkenness, breach of peace and as- ‘sault, and Mary Fratina, who was sen- | tenced to the state farm. $100,000,000 CORPORATION | Formation of Export Trade Organi- zation Will be Considered at Chica- Zo Mecting on Friday. Indianapolis, Dec, S$.—Immediate formation of a $100,000,000 export trade corporation will be considered Friday at a meeting in Chicago of bankers, public officials, monufactur- ers and agr.cultural leaders, President +J. R. Howard of the American farm burcau federation announced today at the annual convention here. Mr. Howard added that the Ameri- can bankers’ ass’'n at its recent con- vention indorsed the plan after a com- mittee of bankers had given two Vears' study to export trade and had the organization of the $100,000,000 corporation under the Edge act. BEER IN COURTHOUSE W. Virginia Prohibition Violator Tries Novel Stunt of Storing His Bever- ages in Courthouse Storeroom. Martinsbug, W. Va., Dec. 8.—A bold violator of the prohibition laws—one who stored his “home brew” in the county courthouse here—is being sought today by tederal and state au- | thorities. Yale to Have Radium For Its Medical Schoel New Haven, Dec. 8.—A portion of radium to cost $15,000 will be bought by Yale university and made available for use by the medical school in hos- pital practice, it was announced today. COX TO AID HARDING. Columbus, O, Dec. S.—Governor Cox today wired President-elect Harding, proffering- his co-operation in appointing Senator-clect Frank B. Willis to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Hapding in the senate. The otficers received a *“tip” yester- day to the cffect that an inspection of an unused room at the courthouse would afford them much interest. The room in question was unlocked and when the officers entercd they found various containers brimful of an ‘amber fluid.” A test showed that the fluid was beer of the home brew variety. SUGAR AWAY DOWN. , ' York, Dec. 8.—The sugar continued its downward trend today with centrifugal quoted at 5.32 per pound, the lowest prlceJ New market . corporati these « propose: new taxes to ¥ A tax of 20 per cent ofits, distributed or & addition to application} surtax rate to yield $681 An additional tax of on incomes to | pr. in Readjustment of sul inccmes to vield an ©00,000. b Abclishment of the tion of corporation to 000 - 8 P. C on I An increase from the'g cent to six per cent, in tl comes of $5,000 or less per cent to- 12 per ¢ on incomes between $5,0] 000, the whole = estimal $150,949,000 annually. A tax of two cents 2 & oline for motor cars purposes, to yield $90,0 A federal lcense tax. per horsepower on cars to yield $100.0 Tax on Autos, Thes An additional sales tax biles (other thart.trucks and motorcycles and meo ies to yield $100,000 A ten per cent ad@l thentrical admissions 000,000. An additional tax of sand on cigarcttes to 000 ; An additional tax of 2§ thousand on cigars ito 000. An additional tax of pound on tobacco and $8,000,000. ’ 4 An additional tax of & candy to yield $20,000,00 An additional tax of chewing gum to yield $3 An additional tax of 7§ toilet soap and toilet soa vield $4,000,000. A 10 per cent tax on manufacturers, producers of perfumes, cosmetics ‘¥ articles in lieu of the p the consumer to yield $1 An additional five per jewelry and precious me! $25,000,00 An additional tax of 5 musical instruments to 000. . An additional tax of & motion picture films to ¥ 000, Adjnstment of Sung In the readjustment Mr. Houston proposes th incomes into ‘*‘saved” or and “spent.” On the fo! would limit the highest 8 cent while the income sp subjected to a tax ranging 50 per cent. Under the posed by the secretary, | tween ,000 and $6.00 taxed per cent on the and the same on the part same ratio with a gradua would apply to incomes where the maximum of on saved income is reac] $30,000 to $40,000. the rat 20 per cent on saved and on spent; $10,000 to $50, cent and 30 per cent; $504 000, 20 per cent and 3§ $75,000 to $100,000, 20 40 per cent and oqver per cent and 50 per ce tax of 70 per cent. The present maximun per cent om incomes of $1, Mr. Houston declares it passed the point « its mj ductivity” since it encou vestment in tax-exempt s says the “‘only effective the rich is to adopt rates force investment in tax: curities.” May Get More The new rates while nt high a levy against the will, the secretary expect: greater return to .the- since the wealthy class it profitable to invest in (Continued on Niath