New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1920, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. T0 LEARN, DESsc “World War Vetewss Steadlast Editoy orStars and Stripes Only One to vavor Land Settlement Feature of House Bill—Action Scheduled for Tomorrow. ' Washington, Dec. 17.—Former serv- iee men prefer direct cash pay- ments from the government rather than educational, home or farm buy- ing assistance the senate finance com- mittee was informed today by repre- sentatives of several organizations of world war veterans. All Seem to Want Cash. . E. H. Gates, representing the Vet- W BRITAIN HERALD Herald “Ads” Better Busine MEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICU1. FRIDAY, DECEMBER | A PEEVISH GENTLEMAN "Threatens to Shoot News- paper Publisher if He is Attacked in Columns. Tallahassee, Fla., Dec. 17.—In an open letter given out today the Rev. Sidney J. Catts, governor of Florida, threatened to go to West Palm Beach, Fla., with a double barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot and have a “final settlement” with Joe L. Ear- man, president of the state board of health and publisher of the Palm érans of Foreign Wars, whose mem- | Beach Post. bersh'p he sald was between 600,000 ! and 1,000,000 declared that “the very great majority” desired cash and would be willing to take payments r a period of two or three years. Marvin G. Sperry, president of the Private Soldlers and Sailors’ Legion, declared the house bonus bill was “a land speculator’s bill.” He said his jon proposed ‘‘an easy, quick and equ'table method of raising the two billlon dollars necessary by a resolution which would convey into the treasury the surplus war profits of corporations for the past six years." . Expect Action Tomorrow. Chalrman MecCumber sald the sen- ate finance committee will meet to- | morrow to determine what actipn should be taken on the measure. With one exception the witnesses today dedlared for a cash bonus plan. | Richard 8 Jones, editor of the Sgars and Stripes, declared the land settlement feature of the house bill was the most valuable, particularly in a period of general unemployment. GTY DEPTS. RAVE ~*$100,000 DEFICIT To Come Before Special Ses- .sion of Common Council January 5, 1921. Mayor Orson F. Curtis estimated this atternoon that at least $100,000 wiil be nocessary to carry the various city departments over the fiscal year, it be- ing his bellef that the combined de- partment. deficits will ashow that amount nexy June. The mayor has requested each department to furnish bim with figures on the amount of | money already expended and the amounts remaining in their treasuries #0 that he may make a detailed re- part to the council at its meeting Jan- uary 5. The council will undoubtedly request the board of finance and tax- ation to suggest ways and means of ralsing the funds, makimg necessary the carryng over to next year of a 2 mll tax. The money will be borrowed on next year's grand list. There will be a deficit in the esti- mated income this year due to the im- possibility of collecting all back taxes, uch as has been figured In the in- ecome estimate. The collection from this source last year was unusually Inrge, narrowing the number of bad bills down comparatively low. In fig- uring the income for this year the collection of all remaining taxes was anticipated. This, those familiur with the department say, is out of the aMstion and unprecedented. HELD FOR BAD CHECKS West Haven Man Is Wanted In Many Citles Throghout New kngland for - This Offcnse. Dee. 17.—Alexander Tully, of West Haven, arrested in Pittaticld, Mass. charged with passing bad checks was brought herd today to be tried on like charge eferred by several local banks. Ho Is said to have passed worthless checks in Bridgeport, Waterbury, Hartfore, New DBritain, Middletown, Norwich, New London, Suffield, Plainville, Danbury, South Norwalk, East Hartiord and Green- wich, Conn., and in Worcester, Spring- fleld, Holyoke, Westfield, Northampton Boston, Great Barrington and Pitts. fleld, Mass. but New Haven haa first claim on him. His case today was con- New Haven, The chief executive wrote that he was tired of Earman’'s “tyranny, ar- rogance and big stick bossing” and that “this is the last warning”. The letter followed publication in Earman's paper of an article attack- ing the gavernor in connection with reinstatement of Edgar Thompson as state’'s attorney at West Beach. “I am not going to let you rule and boss me at your whim and pleasure,” the governor's letter said. “I am a man and stand in a man's place and I do not run away from any West Palm Beachers when they hang me |in efMgy as you did when they hung |yng. you.” “If you publish one more page in your paper like this last one or bother me or my business or my children any more, I will go to West Palm Beach, Fla., with my double barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot and have a final settlement with you.” MAY DEPORT CALLERI Alleged Perjurer Is Now in Hartford Jail Awaiting Trial—Undesirable Js Specific Charge. Paola Calleri, who was bound over to the superior court from the local court last week, may be shortly through an act of the State's Attorney. The accused is in Hartford Jail awaiting the opening of the March term of the superior coust, at which time he is to face a charge of perjury arising out of alleged falsify- ing statements in his trial on a bad check charge. Deportation was sug- gested in the jocal court. The ac- cused is considered -an undesifable and those will be the grounds, if any, upon which his deportation will be asked. It is expected that a bench warrant will be.lssued within a few days. McCORMICK IN VIENNA American Senator Visits President Hainisch—Is Investigating Misery in Central Europe. /lenna, Dec. 17.—Senator Medill MecCormick of Illinois arrived here to- day and paid a visit to President Mi- chael Hainisch. The senator sald he came in an unofficial capacity to learn the extent of the misery in central Europe in order to be able to 0o-op- erate with Herbert Hoover in relief measures. It is learned he Austrian govern- ment will draw Senator McCormick's attention to certain alleged anomalies and injustices in the treaty of St, Ger- main In an endeavor to obtain the backing of the United States in a re- quest for boundary corrections and plebiscites in certain purely German- Austrian districts lost to Czecho-Slo- vaka nd Jugo-Slavia under the treaty ATTORNEY LEVY DEAD Lawyer Took Part Famous New Y in Famous “Na as Well as Harry Thaw's Trial. York, Patterson Case, W 17.—Abraham LA one of the best known commer- cial lawyers in New York, died at his home here last night, it was learned taday. He had been {ll for three months, was operated on for gall stones apd underwent an operation on his throat two weeks ago. He figured in the “Nan" Patterson case, the Harry Thaw trial, the Miles McDonald case and many others. Search Island Cottages Dec. tinued until next Tuesday. Population Figures To Be Issued Today Washington, Dec. 17.—Final popu- lation figures of the 1920 census of the United States as a whole and-for each state will be announced by the census bureau at 4 p. m. today On these figures, which will be certified to con- gross immediately the new apportion- ment of the membership of the house of representatives will be bused. Pre- liminary figures were announced October 6. ALBANIA IN LEAGUE. Geneva, Dec. 17 (By Assoclated \Pross).—Albania was elected a mem- fber of the league of nations by the jssembly of the league here this oraing. For Missing Young Woman Detroit, Dec. 17 —A search of de- serted summer cottages and lodges on islands in the lower Detroit river was begun by police today in an effort to find Miss Mary E. Caldwell, who dis- appeared Wednesday sight. Search of the islands was decided upon aflter one of the girl's gloves, containing a note from her was picked up In a street near the river. The note said she wag about to be “taken away by four men in a boat.” BOY BREAKS ARM. «Clifton Dantel, aged 10 years 422 Main street, fell while playing at the Elihu Burritt school this mornihg and broke his right fore- arm. He was attended by Dr. Nathan B. Jaffe who had him taken to the New Britain General hospital. Palm | of | BREAKWATER AT CLINTON; BOTH LOST Clinton, Conn., Dec. 17.—Two duck hunters, Willlam H. Howland and Ernest Schwabe of this town, were drowned at Duck Island breakwater off Grove Beach, late yesterday. This was established by the safe return this afternoon of Walter D. Cook, a | well known guide for duck hunters, i who himself was missing until noon today. Cook got ashore and reported that the men were washed off the rocks during the gale about dusk last | night. Brings in Fatal News. Part of the night boats were out in the Sound and other parties searched the shore for traces of Cook's motor boat and the boats used by the gun- ners. Cook himself made shore in his boat, He reported having been bléwn off shore while going out to tend his lights, as keeper of the Harbor of Refuge limit, and had anchored un- der lee of Duck Island well off shore until the sea flattened out today. He |came by the breakwater coming in, and saw nothing of the hunters. The men motored over from Clinton to Beach Park, leaving the machine | there. It was still there this morn- They went out to the break- | water before the northwest gale broke. The waves later dashed over the breakwater, on which Howland and Schwabe had taken position. The de- coys and live ducks were floating about the breakwater this morning. No Trace Is Found. No trace of the men had been found up till noon and nearly every- one along the shore accepted the opinion that all had been drowned. Search for the men was begun last night and this morning a number of boats went cruising up ard down the shore for clues. Even the boat which Howland and Schwabe had with them at the breakwater could not be found. Howland was 47 and Schwabe about 30. i ANOTHER WAGE REDUCTION Spartan Mills in South Carolina Down 20 Per Cent More, Making 30 Ter Cent in 90'Days. Spartanburg, 8. C., Dec. 17.—Spar- tan ills, one of the largest in the sec- tion ,employing about 1,000 operatives announced today an additional cut of 20 per cent in wages, effextive next Monday making a cotal cut of 30 per cent in the last 950 days. Other milla in thi city are making similar wage cuts, Spartan Co. officialy said their opjeratives understtood the sit- uation and had agreed to accept the wage cut rather than be thrown out ot employment. HARVARD TEAM ELECTS R. Keith Kane, End and Tackle, Will Lead Crimson Warriors on Gridiron Next Year. Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 17.—R. Keith Kane of Newport, R. 1, was elected captain of the Harvard foot- ball team today. The vote was an- nounced as unanimous although John Crocker of Fitrhburg and W. D. Hub- bard of Boston were said to have supporters. Kane, who is also a varsity oarsman has played varsity ‘ football two seasons, the past fall at end and last yera as tackle. ANARCHISTS ACTIVE ‘Worcester is Flooded With Circulars Calling Upon Workers to Over- throw Present Form of Govt. Woeyester, Dec. 17.—Anarchistic circulars purporting to have been is- sued by the central executive com- mittee of the communist party of America and calling for the workers to overthrow the present form of government and to establish in its place a workers council or soviet gov- ernment were found today scattered throughout the factory district of this KNEW LIQUOR WAS POISON Evidence Submitted Today Shows That Brooklyn Druggist Mixed Wood Alcohol With Criminal Intent, New York, Dec. 17.—Testimony that Samuel K. Saleeby, former Brooklyn druggist, knew that the wood alcohol mixture sold last Christ- mas in Massachusetts and Connecticut was poisonous, was given at his trial on a charge of manslaughter today Carmine Lizenziata, who already has been convicted of manslaughter in connectio with the case which it is alleged more than 100 deaths resalted. Lizenziata declared he and Saleeby stole some of the alcohol, but later he went to Saleeby and protested that the mixture was poisonous. He said Salee- by had replie it's poisonous: I've had it MONEY, NOT CHANG? . DUCK HUNTERS ARE WASHED OFF g1 NTRODUCED ! iFmeA GOVERNOR IS |Story of Tragedy Brought in By Walter Cook, Who (0ng. Treadway Himself Narrowly Escaped Goyt, Gollect {-4 of One Per Cent. Death—Victims Are W. H. Howland and E. Schwabe. ALL BANKS ARE INCLUDED | ALL BOAT T0 TAX DEPOSITS Would Have | 'Thls Method Would Bring in About One Billion Dollars Yearly, is Es- timate — Co-operative Societies Alone Would Be Exempted. Washington, Dec. 17.—A tax of one- Muarter of one per cent on all bank deposits is proposed on a bill intro- duced today by Representative Tread- way of Massachusetts, a republic n member of the house ways and nc ®¢ committee. Mr. Treadway estima.. i | that such a tax would net a revenue of approxstely $1,000,000,000 an- nually. Method of Oollection. Collection of the tax would be made +at the time deposits were made and | institutions affecte® would include | all national, state and private banks, trust companies, brokers, offices and other institutions, firms or corpora- tions receiving any money ¢n depos- it subject to withdrawals by check, | cash or otherwise. Mutual savings banks, m-opemtlve! bwnlding and loan associations and similar institutions orgahized and operated exclusively ror the benefit of their members would be exempted. The bill was referred to the house ways and means committee. Y. M. C. A. COMMITTEES ARE CHOSEN FOR YEAR Bengston Heads House Board and Kilpatrick is Dormitory Chairman. The committees of the Y. M. C. A. bheld a meeting at the rooms Jast eve- ning for the annual &lection and ap- pointment of new committees. A supper was served at the banquet hall. There were about 100 mem- bers who attended. Mrs. Kronholm catered. During the evening, Fred D. Fagg, secretary of the state Y. M. C. A. committee, gave an inter- esting talk on the “Y" activities. Mr. Fagg will be remembered as being general secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. some 15 years ago. The com- mittees elected are as follows: \ House committee: Thure Bengston,/ chairman; Fred Brady, Arthur Camp- bell, Glen Jones, Harry Hatsing, William Mardon, Walter Nelson, Ed- ward J. Stack. Dormitory committee: Andrew Kil- patrick, chairman; Harvey Doolittle, Frederick Stanley, Leon Salley, John McGraw, George Wells, J. M. Car- penter. Physical Dept. committes: John Luebeck, chairman; Alfred Bottom- ley, Harry Bamforth, Harry Wessels. Educational committee: F. R. Gil- patric, chairman; John Luebeck, E. O. Shjerden, John Caufield, F. G. Hausmann, H. A, Travers, F. R. ‘Woods. Membership committee—A. Tyson Hancock, chairman: Roy Alderman, Clarence Aqiderson, Fred Bacon, El- liott Burr, George Cardell, Howard Hancock, Fred Ensworth, George Holmgquist, Charles Miller, Roy Noren, Arvid Peterson, Vernon Read, Eman- uel Silomon, Alford Wilson. Boys’ Dept. Committee—W. E. Fay, chairman; Louis P. Slade, Rec. John L. Davis, Arthur Hancock, Gustave ‘Winger, Sherrod Skinner, Sidney Mon- tague, C. C. Palmer, Wm. S. Warner. Social Committee—Chairman, How- ard Timbrell, Clarence Banner, An- drew Abrahamson, Russell Barrett, iJohn A. Brink, Daniel Cook, Henry Dressel, Donald Edwards, ‘Harry Gins- berg, Luther Hancock, H Lelanf | Hoar, Warner Johnson, George Kiese- wetter, Robert Middlemas, Harry ' Robertson, Alford Schade, Charles ’ Vibberts- Religious Committee — Chairman, Rev. John L. Davis; Howard Stearns, Rev. E. E. Adams, George Anderson, Richard Anderson, Donald Bell, Chas. Cook, John E. Dehm, David Ellison, { Harry Hancock, Stanley Howe, Rich- ard Hultgren, Albert Kallgren, Philip Kallgren, A P. Mardon, J. B. Par- sons, Walter Plude, Willlam Walters, Frank W. Schade, Fred Schmidt. Membership Council—Rev. John L. Davis, Howard Timbrell, F. R. Gil- patrick, John Luebeck, Andrew Kil- patrick, W. E. Fay, A. Tyson Han- cock and Thure Bengston. This coun- cil will méet once a month at the 4 | rooms to make a report on the gen- eral activities of the committees and the association | WEATHER —— Hartford, Dec. 17. Fore- cast for New Britain and vicin- | ity: Generally cloudy tonight | and Saturday. Il i — s | f E ! | i slowest. The tests proved satisfactory 17, 1920. —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE THREE CEj FLECTRIC BOAT C0. |CRIME WAVE ENVELOPS MURDERS AND HOLDUPS IN NEW YOF ISSUES STATEMENT Declares Daniels Rejected Engines GIRL HEROINE That Were Better Than Demandedi THREE ARRESTED FOR ' s ARE SPEEDY ONES; MURDERS IN NEW YORK Naval Board Satisfied With Perform- ; ance of Vessels, Officials Declare— 24 of These Submarines Have Been Completed Already. Groton, Conn., Dec. 17.—Vice-Pres- ident and General Manager Captain | Frank Cable of the Electric Boat Co. | which made the engihes and engine | fast action by a carnival of crime equipment for the 31 S type submar- | in this city within the last 24 hours, ines that were rejected .by Secretary the police today arrested two men >a h vy department yes- | DNERiN At ts Wy and a woman in, connection with the terday issued a statement today, in ) the absence of President L. Y. Spear, | killing of Police Lieut. Floyd Hor- ton in a running fight with auto who is in Washington in conference | with naval offfcials,to the effect that in { bandits last night. The arrests followed discovery dn every test of the engines betor?i betl‘ng i i after ;;“:‘y‘“"::h‘e“ i;‘;;fi‘;g"‘:;g“’;e;“g given | The Bronx of a bullet riddled auto- the deep sea tests off Provincetown, | mobile in which the bandits are be- Mass., durniz the gtast three years, the | lieved to have fled after holding up an elevator man and on the running board of which Horton met his death engines and engine equipment had gone far beyond the requirements as in a grim revolver duel while trying to arrest the gang. called for in the contracts between the government and the New London Ship Michael Loresch of Brooklyn today took to a hospital the body of his and Engine Co. of which the Electric Boat Co. is a subsidiary concern. Speed Trial Records. broth = er Joseph, which he said he had In speed trials, especially which 18} 0,53 4 his home with a fatal bul- let wound. On the body of Joseph was found a watch tallying with. the one of the points upon which Secretary Daniels based his rejection, the sub- description of that taken from the elevator man. marines went from 10 to 20 per cent above the contract requirement, which Those under arrest are Michael Loresch, Joseph Cavanaugh 4 and was 15 knots an hour unsubmerged. On the succeeding tests the boats went Emma Brooks. The woman had a bullet wound in the elbow and the even better than 10 per cent on the police are working on the theory that after the Horton shooting the prisoners drove to Brooklyn “and de- posited in Michael's home the body of Joseph. OFFER T0 DEMPSEY Pittsburgh Olub Will Give Him $50,~ ..000 to Meet Winner of Greb-Smith Bout. ; Pittsburgh, Dec. 17.—The Woman, One of Accused,| Has Bullet Wound in Her Arm. New York, Dec. 17.—Spurred to to the naval board of engineers which ‘was present on the trial trips. , 24 Boats ‘Completed. Twenty-four of the S type of sub- marines have been completed and awhaited acceptance by the naval de- partment. Of these, the bonus of .$25,000 offered for each knot above pany. Armed with a writ issued by Lawyer Stanley J. Traceski, acting for the Polish Investment company, Con- stable George A. Stark closed the Great Western Market company Om Main Street last cvening. Theplaintiff seeks to recover $500 due on a note. | Kearns, managed of Jack Dempsey, The market was formerly conducted | world’s heavyweight pugilistic cham- by Frank Maietta, wro recently turned | pion, an offer of $50,000 to megtsthe the place over to rrank Cianflione. [ winner of the Harry Gre) e The note in question was held bY | burgh, and Jeff Smith, I‘ 5 Maietta, and was contained in the bill {J i of sale. The writ is returnable in the city court first Tuesday in January. 15 that each boat could make was collected on each boat. and had this bonus not been limited to the above amount, the Electric Boat Co. would have cleared $75,000 each on sdonus ! on each boat according to Vice- president Cable. FATHER KILLED BY TURKS | —_— Local Man Hears From Friend That His Family Has Been Victim to Ba: bout which will be held Christmas day. The bout would be for 10 rounds it was announced. EARTHOUAKE IN PEKING Earth Tremd® RD‘.“ 'k Buildings and Create Much Excitement in Hotels and Various Clubs. Peking, Dec. 16 (By Associated Press)—An earthquake was felt here at 8:20 o'clock tonight. The earth tremor rocked buildings and created much excitement in the hotels and clubs. Outrages of Sultan’s Armies. Through a friend who only recent- ly arrived in the country, Michael Garbin, a fireman employed at the | Stanley Rule and Level plant, has learned that his wife and daughter, together with his aged father have | fallen victims to the Turk atrocities { in the home land. The recent arrival personally witnessed the death of Mr. Garbin’s father and saw the 17 year old daughter and her mother being chased trom the house. The incident occured in 1915. Since that g¢ime nothing bas been heard of either. $200,000 EMBEZZLEMENT | STOLEN PEARLS SPURIOUS Treasurer of Wilmington, Del.,, Sav- ings Fund Society Arrested for Al- leged Peculations—$100,000 Bonds. e Peking time is approaximately 13 hours ahead of New York time. Thus when the earth shock was felt in Peking at 8:20 o’clock Thursday night, it was about 7:20 o’clock a. m. in the eastern time belt of the United .States. It was during a period beginning several hours previous to this time and extending several hours after it, that the seismographs at various in- stitutions in this country were regis- tering earth shocks of exceptional severity. String Taken by Burglar in Enfield Found to Be Nothing But Cheap ) Tmitation. ‘Wilmington, Del., Dec. 17.—William Bush, secretary and treasurer of the Wilmington Savings Fund society was arrested today on a warrant charging him with embezzlement of securities owned by the society valued at $200,- 000. At a hearing before a magis- trate he was held in $100,000 bail for general sessions court. Springfield, Mass., Dec. 17.—A sup- posed pearl necklace recovered on {the arrest here Tuesday of George | Goyette for a long series of burglar- | ies in Longmeadow, this city, and En- { field, Conn., proved today on exam- ination by an expert to be glass and worth but a few dollars. Goyette said he believed he took it from the s AL e home of C. P. Whittal a business man Chief Witness is Now who is now in the South. State De- 2 5 | tective D. J. Manning is in New York Acevs~d in Murder Case | today trying to recover a diamond and R { amethyst bracelet said to be worth o e e ont & manth - aue | $500 which Goyette said he d’sposed William H. McGannon, chief justice of | ©f in a leather goods store in 42nd i : 0¥ I street. The total value of the loot the municipal court testified as prin- e oLt b oo cipal witness for the prosecution in |taken by Goyette and his confederate the second degree murder case of John | iS saild to be $10,000. W. Joyce for the slaying of Harold E. , Kagy, Joyce this morning took the stand as one of the state’s star wit- nesses against Judge McGannon, now on trial for the crime of which Joyce was acquitted. ago 3uilding Depression Affects New Britain Statistics compiled by the “Ameri- can Contractor” to snow tha depres- sion in building trades throughout the country gives an interesting corapari- son for this city during the month of November 191% and November 1920. During November 1919, 93 permits were issued for a tottai cost of $1,000,- 679. In November 1920, 79 permita ‘were taken for building amounting to $64,649. WALL STREET CRASH. New York, Dec. 17.—Failure of the Wall street firm of Hollister, Lyon and Walton was announced today from the rostrum of the New York Stock Exchange, of which the concern was a member. No statement regarding the liabilities and assets of the brokerage house was issued, Motor Square Boxing club today wired Jack £ CHTIES; IN CKICAGO RO Gotham Criminals, ing Police, C:a In Municipal Building, Stealing] Shot Him—One 1 dered, Others Wo $100,000 Robbery York Jewelry Dist New York, Dec. 17. ‘criminals who have been police by raids into tne the city's shopping and ho have extended their p municipal courts, This became known found cracksmen had blo old fashioned safe in the street court and looted it of Chicago, Dec. 17.—The attempted to hald up the Co., store last midnight and. by police after a chase theatre crowds in the identified early today Heavey Qf St. Louils, Anoth away on an hour Some of this loot Heavey’s pockets. Dying Man Shoots An eyewitness said He panions escaped in an au Heavey was unable to jol cause of the-crowd at the of the drug store blacking) Policeman Charles Conlon] Heavey half a block, d wounds, and as he col Policeman John Dowd shot | twice. 4 B ‘Woman Is Miss Maud Linthal, o Home ug Co., was the! the holdup. When the | tered waving a revolver at | ‘and a dozen customers, the cash register and refu up the keys, although struck her in the face This momentary delay lon to come up in time the robbers ny flight, Threé More Mys New York, Dec. 17. unsolved murder myste volving the theft of § Jewelry and one the police lieutenant—were today against a police 4 already smarting under attacks. Most spectacular of the ‘was the robbery and murdes afternoon in the heart of avenue shopping district of Andrews, wholesale jewels robbers shot and clubbed death, gagged and bound who entered the store were collecting their loot, tered leisurely out into the Policeman Mortally Wo A few hours later Polic ant Floyd Horton was wounded by taxicab drive: street and Broadway when on the running board of thi an effort to capture them. Almost at the same hous of a well dressed man, years of age, was found bul in 107th street. His sent five bullets into him their escape without I tangible clue. Even the vic remained unknown early ing. Other Crime M Besides these cases the were grappling today with ing daylight holdup on Wed! four guests at the Astor Broadway. One of the th; men was captured by gues other two made their escap The Andrews murder § daylight in a section which { had posted as “unsafe” for during the holiday season, pressions of alarm from th Silver Manufacturers’ assoe| which Andrews belonged. Hints were given out by 8o bers that a “vigilance might be formed unless greaf] could be assured them. Secretary Baketr Givd Red Cross Clea ‘Washington, Deec. 17. Baker issued a statement claring that the American was in no way responsible fof pearance for sale in this articles bearing Red O which were contributed by women for American troop) the war. The articles to whis ferred, Mr. Baker said, had cluded by oversizht in the n toried contents of army wj sold to the French governn] the armistice. i t] 2