New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1920, Page 1

B " Ings. News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. $1150 IN FINES IS | MMEDIATE PAYMENT TO RALROADS OF MONEY DUE, IS ADVICE OF COMMISSION 10 SUPERIOR COURT 'ASSESSED ON £IGHT \ MEW Bl\ll,ilN. CONNECTICUN. THU‘RSDAY, DECEMBER 9, WY, /3 P i 1920. —TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CE FOR WH]SKEY SALES | 1nterstate Commerce Board Sees This As Only Way Pub- lic Can Get Service—Report Also Urges Rigid Anti- i Bribery Regulations—27 Per Cent. of All Fataliciesf Were Grade Crossings Accidents. cases of All Amsted in Recent Raids Settled Except Those of Curtin and Remillet AL BOOZE SEIZED WAS OF INFERIOR QUALITY Alcoholic Content Ranged From 31.12 Per Cent to 50.88 Per “Stool-Pigeons” Testify for State— Final Two Cases to Be Tried Next Thursday Morning — Raid Was Made on Nov.27. More than a thousand dollars In fhes was exacted at this morning's police court session by Judge John H. Kirkham when the cases of seven loon-keepers and one barber shop pro- prietor, all of whom were charged -u.n selling liquor without a license, tried. The cafe men were fined | lll and costs each while the barber pald a fine of $100. The cases of Thomas Curtin and John Remillet Wwere continued until next Thursday morning at the request of Lawyer P. F. McDonough who was unable to be In court today. Those Who Pay Fines. The saloonmen fined are: Joseph Ceala, Louls Ratano, Louis Romonic, Fred Marcelll, Frank Partyka, Ignatz Gwiazda, Alysina Miscopoll. Carlo Blancl is proprietor of the barber shop in which incriminating evdence was gathered. The men were put to plea one week ago Monday morning but thelr lawyers refused to concede the alcoholic content of the “lquid welzed as evidence and asked that the ! oases be continued. An officer of | "the police department brought the samples to the state laboratories were Dr. Balley conducted an analysis, | owing the following results: B ca's, 46.20; Ceala’s, 47.88 80.40; Romonlel's, 41.4 46.20; Partyka's, 40 18; Gwiazda's, | 45.20; Miscopoll's, 60. In the of Messrs. Curtin and Remillet wtate will alloge that the former '.Id liquer with alcoholle content of 5. and the latter. 31.12 Only Two Tried. But two cuses were tried In detail this morning, that of Blanca beca: It Aiffered somewhat from the other Gases in that it was a barber shop Wwhile the other places of business MAre cafes, and that of Frank Party- ka to serve as a sort of test case. The state’s witnesses were Ignatz Bonik and Joseph Jacobs, who acted as in- formers for the police, Sergeant Theo- fdore Johnson and Chief W. J. Rawl- “Stool-Pigeon” Objects, *buring the trial of the Partyka tase, Judge Kirkham found it neces- sary to caution Jacobs, one of the tool-p'geons” that he would be charged with contempt of court If he continued to block the progress of the case by arguing with the counsels for the accused, Lawyers M. D..Saxe and Harry H Milkowitz. Jacobs strenuously objected to the applica- tion of the term “stool-pigeon” to his | work. In reply to a question of Law- | yer Saxe the witness said he had been | Cent— Ratane Marcelll's, sngaged in similar work for the local police department for a period of about three years, receiving remun- eration for whatever work he did in that connection. At the present time, he wsald, it is the only line of work he follows. Standing up in the witness stand, Jacobs shouted at Law- yor Saxe: “But I'm just as good as you ure; don’t you try to put me In wrong.” The other “stool-pigeon”, Ignatz Bonlk, was Inclined to be peevish 'un and it was only after repeated ((‘onunuad on Tenth l"lln) RAN DOWN GIRL, FLED; NOW HE GOES TO JAIL Bridgeport Autoist Gets Four Months’ Term For Evad- ' Bridgeport, Dec. 9.—Walter Lee Johnson when sentenced to jall for four months today for evading re- sponsib'lity In an automobile acci- dent probably realized that small things sometimes count. The police had patched fragments of glass from & headlight and by this means got track of Johnson. He was charged with having run down Alice Mills, of 18 Giiman street, on November 21, and getting away. The woman is at $t. Vinecent's hospital eripple for life Her left lex was fractured and the bone crushed Into at least 40 pleces She was cross- ing the street and came out from the rear of a trolley car jus. as John- son drove along. He says he swerved the machine to avoid her but did not succeed: A portion of the head- lght was shattered and it was these pleces which brought his conviction. and may be a | Washington, Dec. 9.—Immediate payment to the railroads of =ums due them under the guaranty provision of the Transportation Act but withheld under the ruling of the comptroller of the Treasury was declared by the In- terstate Commerce Commission in its annual report today to be “vital * ¢ * in order that the carriers may proper- ly serve the public.” The commission recommended that Congress amend the Railroad Act to permit the release and payment to the roads of the money thus tied up. Many of the roads are greatly handicapped because of thelr inabil- ity to collect the guaranty, the com- mission said. Although advances against the anticipaaed deficit were made in scores of instances, the re- port said some of the roads made no | application for aid prior to Septem- ber 1, and as a result they are stopped from claiming even a portion of | moneys ‘“justly due them” until lfie( mechanical work of completing their | audit for the entire guaranty period | can be accomplished. The commission said that in most cases it could now determine “amounts or parts of amounts due the carriers,” but that its certifications of these sums to the Treaty could not ! be honored by the Treasury since the ' comptroller bad ruled that such ap- plications for advances must have been granted prior to Sept. 1.The com- mission believed it should be autho ized to make ‘“reasonable estimates” (Comsnu:d on Second Page) WAGE REDUCTION OF 22.5 PER CENT.IS FORECASTF OR TEXTILE MILLEMP. OYES ’I'EX’"LE wnRKERs ARE Manufacturers of New Eng-l SILENT ON REDUCTION Union Has Nothing to Say Yet—American Woolen Co. Not to Cut Yet. New Ygrk, Deec. Textile Workers of 9.—~The America “will { cross that bridge when they get to i, John Golden, president of organization, said today when the in- formed of the forecast by New Eng- land and New York cotton and woolen ' cloth manufacturers In Boston of a land and New York, Em- ploying About 300,000 Persons, Say This Actwnl Is Necessary. Boston, Dec. 9.—a wage reduction of 22% per cent in textile mills in New England and New York state was torecast today in a statement issued ; United gtter a conference of textile manufac- turers, Approximately 75 per cent of the industry in this section was repre- sented at the conference it is undef- stood. The industry’ employes 300,000 persons, ‘Wages Are Still High. Such a reduction according to the statement, would oring the wage keneral wage reduction of 22 1-2 per gchedules back approximately to the ! cent in mills employing about 300,- 000 persons Mr. Golden said no formal notifi- figures that existed a year ago and would leave the wage standards gen- erally more than double those of cation of action to reduce wages as 1315 forecast had been rec untll such reduction had been offi- clally announced the United Textile Workers would have nothing to say. ved and that Boston, Dec. 9—The directors he American Woolen Co. have not as yet considered reducing wages of its operatives, according to a state- ment authorized by Willlam M Wood, president of the company today. The statement was made in reply to question whether the American Wool- en Co. dnd its 50 mills were repre- sented at thé conference of textile manufacturers which issued a state- of pired in the past few months The present stagnant condition of the textile industry made considera- tion of a wage reductign necessary it was declared.” The statement said: “It is evident from what has trans- that there has been an insistent and com- pelling demand on the part of the| public that the cost of living should be lessened by a readjustment of the prices of commodities entering into A the expense of daily life. Living Prices Arc Lowered. “Manutacturers have been reluctant ' to make any radical changes in wages because of its effect at a time when ment forecasting a wage reduction of there has seemed to be so little will- 23 1-2 Dper cent. SOLOMON GUILTY Clemency Is Shown Autoist Who Drove Car That Figured in Fatal Crash Last September. Morris Solomon, automobile that struck car driven by Frank J. Butler, driver of the the touring of w ringfield, Mass., near Towers © Cencdficn,e sfle in Sstagnat’ corner on the Berlin road early September, with fatal results to But- ler, was arraigned in superior court th's morning. Through his counsel, Lawyer P F. McDonough, the ac- cused entered a plea of nolo con- tendere to the charge of criminal neg- ligence. Judge Gardiner Greene oc- cupled the bench. Dr James F. Faulkner of this city spoke for the accused explaining to the court that in view of hs condi- tion brought on by gas polsoning |wh1|e serving with the A. E. F. in France, incarceration in jail or prison duction. uld be fatal ingness on the part of the retailer to do business o na lower basis of prices. “Now that the process of readjust- ment has operated in the wage earn- rs' favor and living costs are still turlhor to be Jessened as the present low prices of raw materials are re- flected in retail costs the manufacturer can properly take some action to les- sen the labor cost involved in produc- | tion. Markets Are Stagnant. ““The refusal of buyers to purchase goods for the past four or five months f a high basis of cost has led to a jon of the markets upon which the manufacturers depend so that at the present time many of the textile mills in New England have been obliged to shut down; many more are working on short time, and unless something is done to remedy these conditions unemployment will be in- | creased and continue. | *In order to stabilize conditions so that goods can be purchased and busi- ness be done it is indispensably neces- sary, unfortunate though it may be that there should be some wage re- The textile manufacturers have given careful consideration to ln passing sentence, Judge Greene e€very phase of this situation and have sald that the practice of autoists in taken into account all possible methods , not obsbrving the regulations relative ©of bringing about conditions whereby to machines turning to the left, must be stopped. He imposed a jail sen- tence of one year on Solomon, but this was suspended. The judge and | counsel talked over the amount of fine that will be imposed later in the afternoon. TRAFFIC TIED UP { Freight Wreck Between Philadelphia and Baltimore Holds Up All Trains |° : employment on Railroads There, Philadelphia, Dec. 9.—Trafic on the Pennsylvania railroad between Phil- | adelphia and Baltimore and Washing- ton was delayed today by a bad ‘Yrelxhl wreck at Principlo, Md., 56 miles from this city, all trains Being detoured over the Baltimore and Ohio | railroad between Wilmington Del., and Perryville, Ma Two locomotives drawing a freight train from Edgemc Del., to Harris- burg, Pa., turned over on their sides at a switch at Principlo badly damag- ing tracks and blocking all traffic, according to company officials: A Srakeman was Injured. their plants may be operated without any change in the wage scale, but they find that this is impossible. Reduction Is Necessary, !*Accordingly it has been suggested that a reduction of 221 per cent. will ald materially in stabilizing the market. *‘If this reduction is made, is hoped that merchants will feel that the factor of labor as well as raw ma- terial costs have been so adusted that they will feel secure in placing their orders for merchandise. ““If this turns out to be the result, can be provided, and it is hoped that the public will respond to this suggestion and that manufac- turers will be able to go with no further reduction in the wages of em- ployes."” TO MUSTER OUT GUARD. Hartford, Dec. 9.—Company M, Fourth Infantry, Connecticut State Guard of Danbury, will be mustered out shortly. An order to that effect was issued by the military emergency board today. Its place as a military unit in Danbury will be taken by the Eighth Co., Coast Artillery, Conn/cti- cut National Guard, federalized Nov. FLd it ' embezzlement | Through his attorney, | Hartford Bank Clerk, - Charged With $150,000 Shortage HIS FIRM WILL ‘LOSE LITTLE' Monetary Loss Will Be Well Within $100,000 Bank Officials Sa;—.\le, od Said to Have Been to Credit | Hmself With Over-Balance Slips. ; Hartford, Dec. 9.—Charged with the ' of $150,000 of the funds of the Hartford-Connecticut Trust Co. Raymond J. Porter, 26 yvears old head of the proof depart- ment in the bank, was bound over to the superior court by Judge Francis A. Pallotti in the Hartford police court this morning under a bond of $50,000. Edward W. he filed a plea of not guilty. alleged another Broder, ( Am account of Porter’s confession is printed in column of this issue.) Auditors Find Shortages. The shortage in the bank funds be- came apparent through the annual audit of the bank by Public Account- ants who had been at work on the books since last Saturday, and the discrepancies were noted Tuesday. Porter’s defalcations came as a thunderbolt to the officials of the bank for his conduct had been such as to make h'm appear more than unlikely to misappropriate funds. The fact that he handled absolutely nb funds in the bank made it all the more surprising. Bank’s Loss is Small. The actual loss to the bank will be comparatively smal\ accordifg to Meigs H. Whapes, chairman of the board of trustees who said that the protection of a blanket bond. held jointly by the Harttord Accident and Indemnity Co. and the Aetna Casual- ty and Surety Co., would reduce the shortage $100,000. In addition, se- curities held by Porter in a (Continued on Eleventh Pnge) GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN UNEMPLOYMENT PROBE ‘U. g Eiltployment-Service Takes Action—Records In This State. Washington Dec. 9.—An immediate nation-wide inquiry as to the extent of unemployment was annouced today by the U. S. Employment Service. Inves- tigators will report berore January 15. A conference on the unemployment situation will be held late today at the employment services headquarters here. Hartford, Dec. 9.—With increase in unemployment in industry by reason of curtailment of working schedules and closing of depaftments in fac- tories and shops more than ordinary interest attaches to the November re- port of the operation of the five free employment bureaus of the state bureau of labor which was issued to- day. The applications for employment in the five bureaus last month were | 2,898 males, 1827 temales, a total of 4725. In November of last year the applications were 3566 males, 1714 females, a total of 5280, a difference of 555. n applications for help last month 2060 were for males, 1713 for females, a total of 3773; in November 1919 males 3679, females 1931, a total of 5610 or a more actlive demand for help a year ago, the increase being 1837. The number of situations available lessened last month as compared with a year ago. Last month 1898 places were secured by male applicants, 1478 by females, a total of 3376 while a year ago 2714 males found employ- ment, 1588 females, a total of 4302. TELLS ABOOUT MACSWINEY Widow of Late Lord Mayor of Cork Relates Life History of Famous Hunger Striker. ‘Washington, Dec. 9.—The life story of the late Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, who died as a result of the hunger strike while in . Brixton jail London, was told today by his widow to the commussion of the Tom- mittee of 100 investigating the Irish question. Mrs MacSwiney's accounts of the numerous ar:ests of her hus- band, his efforts on behalf of a free Irish nation and the actions of the British government in attempting “to throttle Irish development” were punc tuated alternately by applause and sobs, JEATHER s Conn., Dec. 9.— New Britain and vicinity: Snow or rain tonight, Friday clear. —_—— S——————— e ] | situation? | PORTER BOUND OVER (QUESTIONS TENANTS RIGHT TO COMPLAIN Speaker Declares Letting of Prop- erty Is Not a Public Utility HOUSING MEN'S CONFERENCE Harold G. Aron. of New York Also Maintains That Landlord Has Right to Fix Own Rents and to Get What He Thinks, not What Anybody Else He Thinks Right. Bridgeport, Dec. $8.—Housing, de- clared to be a qucstion of the hour, was the subject of a national confer- ence which began here today. The question has a vital Interest to every city and the delegates arriving come from all sections. The conference is the eighth under the direction of the Nationa Housing Association The sub-divisions of the topic, prepared for the program for as the i three days’ session were: What is the way out of the present How to reduce the cost of moneyy Will control of ‘luxury’ building;, produce more houses? Will government housing solve the prob- lem? And the rent situation. The conference consideration of the problem started on this basis, that there are three facrors before con- struction of houses will be resurhed— money, materials, labor. Topics for Discussion. The various speakers were to discuss angles of the question as: Will ex- emption from taxation of new build- ings offer sufficient Income to the private builder to resume operations? And Lawson Purdy, former chairman of the board of taxes and assessments in New York city was expected to make answer explaining the advan- tages of exemption from local taxa- tion for a term of years and to say whether any form ot government sub- sidy is advisable; is America ready to follow England's exdmple and have government huild all the houses the country needs? What is a fair rent? What is rent profiteering? Ought tenants be allowed to hold (Continued on Tenth Page) SAVES LIFE OF GIRL, SUFFERS BROKEN LEG Bridgeport Fireman Injured Carrying Phone Opera- tor to Safety. Bridgeport, Dec- 9.—Fire this after- noon did considerable damage to a building at Middle an Congress streets in which were Lozan Brothers' store on the first floor and on thesecond and third floors the offices of the Connec- ticut Co. ' Miss Mary McCarthy, a telephone operator for the Connecticut Co., was taken out of the second story on a lad- led by Fireman Edward Thompson. Just as she reached the ground the ladder broke and Thompson was thrown to the ground ‘and received a broken leg. Miss McCarthy was un- hurt. Three other firemen were slightly hurt when a hose on the water tow- er split and almost threw them off. Chief Daniel Johnson had cuts on the head and face. Logan Brothers have the fourth and fifth floors for their busineéss. IS AMNESIA VICTIM Man Found Wandering About Streets of Providence Is Unable to Tell Who He Is. Providence, Dec. 9.—A man who said he did not know his name or his home was under treatment at the Rhode Island hosp'tal today as a vic- tim of amnésia. In his pocket were a checkbook of the State Bank, Wil- liamsburg branch, Brooklyn, a sou-; venir box marked “slpreme council. ! Order of the Amaranth,” and an en- velope addressed to F. W. Woodward, 515 North Vermont avenue, Los An- geles His hat bore the initial *“S. A. J.” and a match safe was marked - B H. C- The man first accosted a pollcemnn on the street with the queston, “Where am I?" He is apparently 35 vears of age, is about 5 feet 10 inches in height, weizhs 170 pounds, has blue eyes, fair complexion and is smooth shaven. His overcoat was bought on PBroadway, New York. Princeton’s Football Schedule is Arranged Philacdelphia, Dec. 9.—The 1921 schedule of the Princeton football team virtually has been arranged, ac- ' cording to William Roper, head coach ! of the Tiger eleven. Tentatively, it ! provides ‘or games with Swarthmore, | Colgate, Navy, University of Chicago, Virginia, Harvard and Yale in the or- ‘ der named. All of the contesis, with the exception of the Navy and Yale will be played at Princeton. | their WAR WITH JAPAN UNLIKEL, KAHN SAYS, BUT URGES U. TO INSIST ON ITS RI California Congressman Declares Internation Gives Every Nation Right To Regulate Im tion- Says World Now Knows America Afraid To Fight And' Advocates Prepare Warns Of Jap Ambitions / SEICHEPREY VETERANG |Fes No Fear Tha PLAN MEMORIAL GIFT| two Nusions 1 Two Nations Duri Or Coming Gene Move Under Way to Present Foundation to Famous French Village. Hartford, memorial in the prey, France, to commemorate great fight against German shock troops made by Connecticut’s 102d U. S. infantry regiment is the plan of members of that command and other citizens of the state. Recent letters from the village that saw the first test of Yankee guardsmen say . that the tiny community is without a water system, its wells having been poisoned during the war. Because of this fact those interested in the plan for a memorial in Seicheprey have suggested that Confiecticut pay for pipes to bring water into the that a universal miiit streets of the little town and erect a policy would best s u memorial fountain in the center of \ try and added: the village. Sees No Chance of Major Michael A. Connbr, who was' “I have no fear that tI with the 102d from the time it left war between Japan and the state until its return estimated Statesin my lifetime nor today that the cost of project would time of my sons. And f am; not be more than $6,000. The ma- satisfied that if my count] Jor said .the men of the regiment measurably prepared th ‘would probably ask the incoming gen- difficulty between the eral association to vote such an ap- any time.” . propriation in recognition ‘of ' the ' Mr. Kahn said student sacrifice of the 150 Connecticut men tional law who lost their lives in tihat first fight nized the “absolute of the Nutmeg command. | tion to regulate- i The battle’of Seichcprey, April 20, deemed best. 1918, was a distinctively Connecticut Denies affair so far as the troops engaged on'; *“‘Many public officinis in| the Allied side were concerned, as' added, !'as well as pol the 102d was the only infantry com- had tried to fnake the mand engaged by the Germans. that opposition ‘to the Japanese laborers into, FIVE T0 DIE TONIGHT |5t == ™eea woon dice.” Quintet of Murderers at Sing Sing to 1 “We of the Pacific coa this is ‘the case,” he dec be Electrocuted Unless They Get | Reprieve., objection has ever been admission into this counts nese professional men | Japanese merchants, The tion is to the laboring el Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 9.—Five men Publicists and others convicted of murder, after having | Kahn said that Japan been granted several respites pending | every effort to unite the legal attempts for retrials will be Hints at Jap electrocuted in Sing Sing prison here “Are the Japancse try, tonight, unless another order of re- | about the world-old coni prieve, unforseen early today should | the white races and the yél stay their execution. The men to be . brown races?” asked Mr| executed are James Cassidy, Joseph ! sincerely hope not. But Milano, Charles McLaughlin and | tion which the statesmen Joseph Usefof, all convicted of killing | ty loving, democratic n Otto Fiala, a Bronx subway ticket | peoples will do well to st agent, and Howard Baker, convicted | constantly in mind.” of the murder of William Dagreff near Rochester. Governor Smith telegraphed from Albany last night that he saw no rea- son for reprieves. An opinion by PATROL DRIVER ¥ alienists of the prison commission that , Waterbury Policeman Wh Cassidy had the mentality of a boy of nine years, was placed before ing When Plaintifi’s Justice Tierney but he refused a new trial because, he said, such evidence Killed Loses $4,000 Suit. was in the hands of the jury at the W i aterbury, Dec. 9.—A e s A superior court today retu dict against Patrol o trosky of the local police DOG GUARDS MASTER'S BODY ' troeks o tre locai potice “John E. Kelly. The p} Have to Shoot Faithful Animal Be- old daughter was struck b patrol while on her way fore They Can Remove, Remains of snd died while being rem hospital. = Petrosky was. di A e patrol and suit was brou 000 damages. The case K trial several days before ‘Washihgton, Dec. Japanese question f; in a carefully prepared @ ered today in the hou tatives, Representative fornia chairman of the mittee, declared that always to avoid war statesmen, the public cians, the agitators and: gogues of Japan really with the United State the ones to bring it on Americans.” Not Too Proud to “But the world,” h recently learned we are ne to fight; nor are we, - when we are forced hw % The military m’ took occasion to ¥ Dec. 9.— A fountain village of Seiche- the Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 9.—Not un- til a dog standing guard over h's master was shot were policemen able W. Banks. @A verdict for to remove the body of Thomas Ma- ant was found in the case her, an aged recluse, from his home City of Waterbury, growin last night. Neighbors had not seen same accident. Maher for several days and the con- —- Graft Monkey Glang tinual barking of the dog aroused suspicions. Officers, look'ng o To Make Child Chicago, Dec. 9.—Surg) through a window saw the body on the floor and attempted to crawl through but the dog resisted their grafted the thyroid gland @ attempts. into the neck of:. Mary Maher had lived alone for 20 years. years old, ‘“‘dungeon STORflm OUT ay to pred.ct success toda; deavor to alleviate her a) U. S. Weather Bureau Reports North- velopment but sa’'d they w4 hopeful. The girl was hid caster Headed This Way With/ Winds and Snow. parents at Joliet, Ill,, in a babyhood until a few mont| High had the body and mentali of four years, physcian: | ‘Wwhen she was found. New York, Dec. 9 —The weather bureau here today issued the follow- ing storm warning: Advisory northeast storm warning 10 a. m. Boston to Eastport, Me. Storm moving northeastward off the middie Atlantic coast. Will cause in- creasing northeast winds, probably reaching gale force this afternoon and 3 tonight wi* gnow MISS SMITH IN EL El Paso, Texas, Dec. Barton Smith, wanted Okla., in connection with ing of Jake Hamon, mi operator, is in El Paso, Sheriff Seth Orndorff. ‘She the home of her parents d tonio street here Tuesd cording to the sheriff.