New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1921, Page 9

JOESN'T WANT GOVT. | BURNS 0BS D TAKE CONTROL| AT TRI NITY CHURCH SenatopBernald Opposes Regu-| Rev. John L. Davis to Speak on lating Meat Industry Washington, Jan. 21—Enactment of e bill proposing government regula- on of the packing Fould be a step “fllled with danger 0 our Institutions and our systems of overnment,” Senator Fernald of faine declared in an address today in he senate. The senator added he ould not believe that the senate, joted for ity conservatism’™ would go o record as favoring the legislation. Believe this bill ts merely the ning wedge for similar regulation all private business engaging iIn commerce,” he sald,” “and will be a long step in the di- h of the nationalization or so- tion of all private Industry.” timony Riven before the senate Mimitteo, he added, “discredited” made ‘‘unworthy of belief” the al trade commission’'s report on Investigation of the packing in- ty. The commission's statement small packers “existed at the ance” of the bilg packing con. # was denied, the msenator said, representatives of more than 20 1 packing firms and the assertion , stock growers were ‘at the of the big five packers” was adicted by practically all of the than 80 growery who testified. NO MONOPOLY THERE. moat industry h o ” Coal Men Deny They Are Con* trolled by Any One Group. ‘ashington, Jan. 3l1.—Biltuminous production ts “‘free from anything foaching control or postential cone by any group,” Ralph Crewe, at- fley for the Consolidation Coal Co., fled before a senaté committes In the Calder bill to regulate ry. kroe largest producers of whieh Consolidation is one, Mr. Crewse B, control together “leas than tem ent of yearly output.” h prices for coal last year, he Were due almost entirely to trans* ton difMculties. RIDGEWORK ANATOMICOAL Boployer Must Pay for Worker's Dentistry artford, Jan. 21.—Dental bridge- jc is deemed a part of ths anatomy olmmissioner George Ii. Chandler r the workmen's compensation his decision just made was upon nploye's claimy that his amployer d pay dentistry bills or damage dges sustained through physical o (. course of employment, }oully, another commissiongr ded hat an artificial legx was hot a Bt & man’s anatomy, but Com- jonor Chandler, citing this opinhe d that bridgework is more t. INSTITUTE CEREMONIAL embers of “Eastern Star” Eligi- for “Vasht” to Be Introduced Monday Evening. “White Shrine of Jerusalem™ e instituted tn Masonic hall on Bhy evening, Jan. 24 at 1:30 b1 M. K. Caren. past supreme y high priestess of the “White of Jerusalem"” will be the in- ng ofcer. will be the second “White of Jerusalem” to be instituted nnecticut, as Mera Caren is to te one in Bridgeport this eve- name of ashti™ has been se- for the one In New Britain, and mbers of the “Eastern Star” gible to membership and any ave not already signed up, a Invitation is extended to them nt at Masonic hall on ning, Jan. 24th, at 7:30 n the opportunity will be hem to join. “White Shrine of Jerusalem'™ most beautiful and elaborate of the lady organizations on the ceremonial plan. b w of Notice of Mearing. 't of Berlin, Probate 20th, A. D of Abble A. New Dritain, Court, 1 Tpuon, late ‘of the in sald distriot, de- he application of Arthur W. Upson, tha administrator he may bs and empowered to mell certain situated in the Town of Wash- application o hea in New Britain, in on the 7th day of January, t § o'eloek In the fore ® be given of the pen d the time an n, publishing thi tot newspaper having a circulation in fot, and by posting a copy of this the public sign post In the town ritaln, in said district, and return this eourt of th r Judge, . Jourt of Probate holden at New and for the Distriet of Ber- inty of Martford and State of the 20th day of January, | Life of Famous Poet Sunday Night Sunday night, at the Trinity Meth- odist church, special services in cel- ebration of the anniversary of Robert Burns has beecn arranged for by Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the church. These services will begin at 7:30 o'clock. The Burns ctub will attend and seats will be reserved for them. There will be six ushers, members of the Clan Douglas, who will be garbed in Scotch attire. Sco«ch songs will be sung and the closing nymn will be “Auld Lang Syne.” Rev. J. L. Davis will speak on "The Life and Land of Robert Burns.* Rev. J. L. Davis will speak on his personal knowledge of the land of Robert Burns and the places of in- terest which he visited while in Scot- land. In 1912, Rev. J. L. Davis re- ceived a fellowship award in this country, which enabled him to enter the United Free Church College at Glasgow, Scotland. Here he studied under the famous professors, Denny and Orr. While attending this col- lege, Rev. Davis spent a great deal of his spare time visiting places where Robert Burns had been. He also met the granddaughter and great-grand- daughter of Robert Burns. He visit- ed the house where Burns was born. Rev. J. L. Davis met Dr. Tainsh while at Glasgow. He was the pastor of the church attended by Dugald MoMillan's mother years ago. It will be mainly of these visits and his study of the life of Robert Burns that Rev.. Davis will speak. BStereopticon pictures of Burns and his house will ba shown. CLERGYMAN ARRESTED Is Omne of Four Suspects in Chicago Mail Robbery—All of $185,000 Is Recovered. > Mount Vernon, Ill, Jan. 21.—Virtu- aly all of the $185,000 obtained in the theft of 31 packages of registered mail here last Friday was recovered today by postoffice inspectors in several ralds in Mount Vernon. One of four per- sons arrested on suspicton of compiic- ity In the robbery is the Rev. Guy Kyle, former rector of the Free Meth- odist church here Postal inspectors said approximatel- ly $100,000 was found in an egg crate at the home of the Rev. Mr. Kyle, the majority of which was in $20 and $50 bills. Im addition about $75,000 was confiscated in one garage and about $1,600 in another. Both garages are sald to be owned by Loren William- son and the Rev. Mr. Kyle. Willlamson also is being held but postoffice thspectors announced jt was information furnished by him that led to the raids. PLAYERS ENTERTAINED Thesplans of Corbin Cabinct Lock Company Are Given Supper and Soctal at Forcmen's Club, The Corbin Cabinet Lock club con- gisting of the men and women em- ployed in the office at that taoctory held supper and soclal in the Fore- men's club rooms on Pear] street last evening. Supper was served at 6:30 o'clock with Mrs. Kronholm serving. Following the supper games were played Anna Clancy, E. B. Stone, Wil- was in vogue the rest of the eve- ning. In the games which were playe Anna Clancy, E. B. Btone, Wil- llam McKirdy, Vincent Kerwin. Philip @Gorman, Allen MaKenzie and Robert Loomis won the prizes. During the evening were reandered by Mr. Loomis and Dsm Dunnworth. 8pecialty dances were also given by Charies DBradley, Elisabeth Coogan and Miss Moran. Mr. and Mrs. B. Btone, Mr. and Mrs. . R. Woods chaperoned the party The affair was held in honor of those who participated in the en- tertainment which was recehtly given by the shop for the benefit of the New Britain General hospital fund. SENTENCED TO DEATH Mudford and S1over Will Be Electro- vocal solos cuted During Week of March Former Wed Hartford Girl. Buffalo, Jan. 21.—Raymond F. Mul- ford and Floyd E. Blover were today sentenced to death for the murder ot Abraham Yellen, Seneca street mer- chant on Thanksgiving Day. Harold Webber, third member of the gang, who was allowed to plead guilty to murder, second degree, was given a mentence of 20 years to life imprison- ment. Mulford and BSlover are to be electrocuted in the week of March 7th. Mulord is the man Who married a Hartford girl several years ago and thén deserted her. THREE ARE ARRESTED. ERVANCE | s NEW . BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, , FRIDAY, I | GALlLl cunrcy U. 8. CITIZEN NOW—GQalli Curci, the opera star, is shown here in her wedding dress. She became an Amer- jcan citizen by her marriage at Minneapalis to her pianist, Homer Samuels. SCHWAB DECLARES HE PAID OWN EXPENSES (Continued from First Page.) pany would have to be handled by Mr. Charles Piez, who was then handling that part of the business and then ap- proved by the board. Feels CQriticism Keenly “No man can honestly say that they ever saw any action on my part which was ever made in any manner for my own benefits or interests,” said Mr. Schwab. “I gayve my very life to this work and it is with a_source of re- gret so deep as to De inexpressible that any form of criticism should arise.” CATCH AELEGED “FIREBUG” Worcester Watchman, Believed sanc, Found to Have Started Big Fires, Police Claim. Worcester, Mass.,, Jan. 21.—State police officers who have been investi- gating the big fires in Worcester since Wednesday, reported today that they are to ask tomorrow for the committ- ment to the state hospital as an in- sane patient William N. Taylor, night watchman in the Merrifield building, which they claim he set on fire while the Knowles buildng was blazing. MINES REDUCE WAGES. Minnesota— Cuts in Montana and Sadalia Railroad sShops Close. Hibdbing, Minn,, Jan. 2L.—Two Ilib- bing mining companies, the Pickards- Mathers company and the Hanna Ore company, today announced wage de- creases of 15 per cent effective Feb. 1. All other independent ore companies announced that the present wage scala would not be changed. Butte, Mdn., Jan. 21.—Under a new wage scale \vhich went into effect in the copper mines today all workers receiving $5.75 or more a day were re- duced 75 cents. Bonus fayments t employees on a salary basis also wer reduced. Sedalia, Mo., Jan. Z2l.—Announces ment fas made today {hat effective next Tuesday the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad shops here would be closed until Feb. 1. More than 400 employes are affected. NO VAGRANTS WANTED. , Acts to Bar Northern Criminals. Columbia, 8. C., Jan. 21.—Persons of dubious livelihoods must seek else- where for warmer climates this win- ter under a resolution adopted by Columbia minute men, military au- thorities of Camp Jackson and the sheriff. It contended that Columbia was no dumping ground for criminals routed from chilly Northern centers by anti- crime wave crusaders and that grants would find the “‘welcome’ sign only on the jall door mat. Columbia, e e SPECTAL SESSION MONDAY. A special meeting of the common council has been called for Monday JANUARY 21, 19z1. DEMPSEY’S CHECK Mystery of Missing Forleit Seems Cleared Up New York, Jan, 21.—Th. mystery af the missing bond drawn by Jack Dempsey as a forfeit disposit for his with Georges Carpentier next summer was solved hére today when the document was found in the safe match of Dempsey's manager, Jack Kearns. According to the explanation of Dan McKettrick local representative for Kearns the bond was filed with other papers pertaining to the match. in a private compartment of the safe under the impression that the paper was a copy of the original bond and that the original bond had been de- posited with the Central Union Trust Co. of this city. The band, which called for a sure- ty of $50,000 immediately was placed in the hands of Tex Rickard for de- posit and the promoter accepted it with the statement that the good faith and legal obligations of Dempsey had been fulfilled. It was dated November 20, 1920. BAPTISTS HERE JANUARY 31 Missionary Conferences Arc Being Held All Over State to Awaken In- terest on This Religious Work. Hartford, Jan. 21.—The Rev. Hor- ace B. Sloan, director of promotions of the Connecticut Baptist convention, the headquarters of which are in this city, has made plans for a series of missionary conferences which are to be held the last of this month in places accessible to the churches in the various Baptist associations in the state. The purpose of these con- ferences will be the quickening of missionary spirit and knowledge throughout the denomination. Similar conferences will be held in various cities in each of the 35 states and the district of Columbia in which the Northern Baptists are represented. This will mean that practically every- one of the 10,666 Baptist churches in the Northern Baptist convention will have a part in these missionary con- ferences. ., The meetings arranged for Con- necticut will be held as follows: Angonia., January 2 New Britain, January ; South Willington, Feb- ruary 1; Jewett City, February 2; Mystic, February 3: New London, February 4: Bri February 7. HINDU T0 TALK HERE Taraknath Dhas Will Join With Irish geport, Speakers in Pleading Cause of Self Determination at Lyccum Sunday. Taraknath Dhas, an East Indian,one of the eminent workers for.the free- dom of India, will be one of the speakers at a mass meeting to be held at the Lyceum theater at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the James Connolly Branch of the American Association for the Recog- nition of the Irish Republic. Other speakers will be Major Kelly, former- 1y of the “Fighting 69th,” and Maur- ice MeCarthy of New York. This lecture is free and the cause of Ireland will be thoroughly ex- pounfied. An effort Is being made to link the cause of India with that of Ireland in freeing themselces from British dominion, and this explains the Indian leader’s presence here. RETURN MUCH PROPERTY $117.000,000 Worth is Given Back to Amcrican Born Wives of Ger- mans, Austrians and Others, Washington, Jan. 21.—Approxi- mately $117,000,000 worth of proper- ty taken over by the Alien Property Custodian during the war has been returned to American born wives of Germans, Austrians and others, it was faid today at the custodians of- fice. The returns ader under a recent act of congress which per- mitted women who before the war married subjects of enemy countries and citizens of countries since sc- perated from Austria-Hungary, such as Czecho-Slovakia, to file claims for their property in this country seized by the government under the trading with the enemy act. 0'CALLAGHAN GIVES UP Leatves This Afternoon for Norfolk to were m. Surrender to Immigration Authori- ties As Ordered New York, Jan. —Donal O'Cal- laghan, lord mavor of Cork, left here this afternoon for Norfolk, Va., where he will surrender himself to the im- migration authorities, who announced he would be permitted to reship as a sailor, | | | | f s f i 1 J 1 RS. GEORGE OYSTER 26 WEDS 72—-)“55_ Cecil C. Ready, 26, Syracuse society ‘girl, is now the wife of George O3 Washing- ton millionaire horseman. The wed- ding took place at Washington Z Miss Ready and Oyster met at a New Y, State fair. MEAT PACKING NOW IN IRELAND’S ROW This Matter Comes Up in Discus- sion on Conditions Washingtan, Jan. 21.-—The packing industry got into hearings of the committee investigating condi- ditions in Ireland today Louie Bennett, secretary of the Irish women’s international league, read w statement from Sir Horace Plunkett's co-aperative movement declaring that England had destroyed the Irish co- operative meat, Itd., organized to pre- vent the control by the American beef trust of the industry in Ireland.” “There is the same fear in England of American meat control that there is in America of English oil control,” the statment asserted. Miss Bennett declared there was both “armed conflict and the confiict in industries” in Ireland. She submit- ted a report of an inquiry made un- der Danreall Figgir, Irish author, of Irish industry and industrial re- sources. The inquiry, she sald, was entirely ‘“non-political, and - many witnesses who furnished information were unionists.” In spite of This, Miss Bennet said, hearings were constantly interfered with by British military and police. Fizgis once was about ta be hanged by the soldiers, she said, but he was rescued and the industry completed “on the run.” ' OUTLAW GIRLS DISBAND Basketball Tcam Breaks Up For Sca- meat when Miss son Out of Courtesy to Miss Francis Kopf. injury to |Miss Francis Kopf, star forward oé the Outlaws basketball five, the Outlaws have voted to cancel the remaining games on their schedule and stop playing for the rest of the season. The Outlaws have been turning out a fine brand of basketball this sea- son and the backers of the team be- lieve they would have made a strong bid for the state championship honors. Seven out of eight games have been won, the defeated teams being the South Windsor girls, Wind- son Independents, Aetna Ins. Co. girls, New Departure girls, American Schol for the Deaf, Terryville Blue Middies, P. & F. Corbin girls. The only defeated was sustained in Sims- bury. Mgr. Chas. Vibberts has canceled the Middletown game for J}riday of this week, and also games with Travelers and the Conn. Gen! Ins. Co., both of Hartford. The other games have also been canceled. In all probability the Outlaws will resume their work on the court next season. ROLLER POLO HERE Game Following the First Home Connecticut League to Be Played at Turner Hall Monday Night. Roller polo will open in this city next Monday night, when the first home game of the Connecticut league will be played at Turner hall. The ar- rangements are ail complete for the season opening, the locals opposing the Meriden team, hesded by Frai Warner and Schiffer, i . i can i l | Woman Juror Helps Fix Heartba for Twenty Ycars of No-Result . Courtship. Phiadelphia, Jan. 21.—Miss Iaura Heller of Quakertown was allowed $ for each of the twenty years that Er- win Hillegas had ‘‘wasted her time, by a jury in the Ducks county court at| Doylestown this afternoon. The cigar worker ” Quakertown had | brought suit for $10,000 against Hille- gas, well to do cigar salesman of the same town, charging breach of prom- ise to marry. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for three hours and twenty minutes. One woman, Miss Winifred Callahan of Bristol, with the eleven male jurors. Miss Heller was not in court, nor wa Hillegas's voung wife, whom he mar- ried, according to the bill of the suit, after jilting the plaintift. Hillegas was there, however. He did not seem especially elated at the verdict, which also assessed costs of the action against him. In her suit, Miss Heller alleged that Hillegas had called upon her constant- ly for twenty ars and had kept other men aw Judge Ryan, in summing up, reminded the jury that Miss Heller had testified Hilleges had proposed to her May 9. 1919, but that Hillegas had denied this, and testified that when he asked her to marry him she replied se would some time but not then. ‘‘If the defendant is to be believed in this statement,” said the Judge, “‘this is not an aceeptance that | would make the contract binding.” ] Counsel for Miss Heller said it was unlikely that she would appeal, as it was not money she. wished, but vin- dication. ATTACKS PLANE PURCHASE Bill Hits German Machines Involved | in Three Deaths Washington, Jan. ~—Investigation of the purchase by the war, navy and post office departments of fourteen German airplanes at a total cost of £300,000 was asked in a resolution in- troduced by Representative Madden, republican, Illinois. Three of the planes used by the post office depart- ment, Mr. Madden charged, were de- stroyed by fire, due to faulty construc- tion, and three flyers Kkilled. The deal was closed, he when there was a surplus of built planes on the market. charged, American EXPECT 15,976,000 IN 1916. New York City's Future Population Estimated in Jerscy Sewer Fight. ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—Greater New York expects to have nearly 16,000,000 inhabitants—15,976,000 to be exact— by 1960. Attorney General Charles D. Newton of New York so informed the Supreme Court today in a brief, as- serting that the metropolis had prior rights to sewage disposal facilities of the lower bay. The state is seeking to enjoin the Passaic Valley (New Jersev) Sewerage Commission from completing its big trunk sewed down the valley to the Lower Bay. Its waters, the brief said, were already so polluted as to menace public health and a $40,000,000 emer- gency relief project was under discus- sion, involving an island disposal plant in the Lower Bay. EXPORTS INCREASING Valued at $8,228,000,000 During 1920, Compatred to $7,820,000,000 in 1919 —Imports Also Show Gain Washington, Jan. 21.—Bxports from the United States in 1920 were valued at $8,228,000,000 as compared with $7,920,000,000 in 1919; imports totalled $5,279,000,000 against $8,- 904,0000,000 the vear before. This left a trade balance for 1920 of approximately $3,000,000,000 in favor of the United States a® against a bal- ance the year before of approximate- 1y $4,000,000,000. DAY NURSERY REPORT Mrs. O’Brien Tells of Work Done During November and December The latest repoft of the Day Nurs- ery on Winter street which has been submitted by Mrs. Frank J. O’Brien who is in charge, shows that 1,520 children were cared for during the months of November and December and 12 mothers were furnished with emplpyment during this same time. Medical aid was also rendered to six children. Mrs. O’Brien wishes to thank all of the friends who have donated clothing apparel for use at the institute as well as all other arti- cles. At the present time there are several mothers awaiting work and hope to see the factories resume oper- ations very shortly. N SHOWER. Friends of Anna Roy Gather in Honor of Approaching Marringe. A linen shower was givenglast cva- ning at the home .0 James Skene,, e por of servedd, i A the sped Natid tion. “We leagues an Which worl ed™ said cffective elimination - practices. It of internati® becoming mal conflict ‘betw Pleading fo tween the go business, Mpr. champion g control of buy vital that thes rking undéy “American support of thi “During the hand and no for the busine voluntary co- better results not exc ting i possible in ti time of peace LEGION Representat! duetion Befy Washington to hasty red priations wa representative gion before tH mittee. ‘The; “renchment security of th the developm Wade H. man of the committee, en reducing estin war departiAél tions and pa] tied topethe should be effl that the prei military stré the war is & culable ' value STRIKE IN Springficld Springfield, tices have be members of Polishers and begun in sup: Drop Forging) to enjoin men interference iness. A strike of men has been ¢ember 9 in pany's eftortal dividual con shop. SILK INDI Middlctown L p Middletowny vinced that reached in thi dustry, and throughout tis one large fae creasing its o over any prey North Ad Overtime worl the Windser increase in th orders Is give MOTORN Trenton / = Attey Trenton, N, teur highw: in an attemp trolley car o Pennsylvania at the Mores ware river'b Russell H car, stapped # steppea from appeared frg girder, flahed commanded money. The f tracted the and the mot which went from the ro appeared ing CELER Uhio Kirby annivy given