New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1921, Page 1

"ESTABLISHED 1870. \/\/ ‘JE\V BRITAIN, CONNECT]CU'I MOVEMENT IS UNDER WAY [ TO SUPPLANT CITY COUNCIL # BY BOARD OF ALDERMEN MYSTERIOUS QUA QUAKE | ROCKS BIG EITIES’ { Philadelphia and Trenton Feel 'Is One Proposed UNGCLE SAM’S SAH-: IS |Earthsconvulswns During ngln ) Charter Amendment To (OWE]) WITH wmm DUE 70 SETTLING SANDS B Consldered—An- li axing District COLLECTOR MAY E_HAVE ADDED DUTIES Suggested to Have Him }Collect Water Rents—City . Purchasing Agent Also Under Consideration. ."‘ presentative Richard Covert in- juced a bill In the legislature to- or the purpose of legalizing cer- propased revisions in the city , enumerating those which are r consideration. One of the most t of those listed is a propos- reduce the numper of represpen- ves in the common council, prob- fly %0 & board of aldermen. The es- lshment fo one tax district In- of two as is now the case, is for consideration, as is = to have the city tax collect- b collect the water rents. The fllege of wselling and delivering outside the city limits, If it desiratile, is also wsought. Is sought for the appoint- of a city purchasing agent if the revision approves a recom- to that effect, proposition of reducing the of eommon council members comparatively new one, the other having como up for consld- At Intervals in the past. Other Revisfons Sought. iprivilege of making the follow- j*y is sought in the bill in- today: _‘ the amount that can be [ per front foat for sewers. when it shall be ad- wity, by reason of 'm bills may the spmptroller as pro- :~ plumbing In- -‘ Alwo an Assistant shall bo by the rathor than of health, his duties in to those defined by this act ' by ordinance and Bey to be flxed by ordinance. Want New Officer. for the appointment of t bullding inspector. his f In addition to those prescribed and his salary to Dbe the same way. eing the number of mémbers foommon council and also mak- board consisting of aldermen | . Wlectrical Control. a board of electrical con- jch ahall have authority to And regulations in re- eloctrical wiring of build- installation and mainte- electrical devices, except as ,nfldfid by ey, and which license persons elbctrical work as nee Andshall ap- dent of the elec- L d w ‘- [ [ the numbern of the city on and enlarging the work and powers. the number of bolrd ot park Iring (hc water department expenditure and the bills of ure of the board of public o be approved and paid in the nner as provided for in the of bills of other depart- mem- commis- ater Rent Collection. ng that the city tax collector o collect the water rents. ding for the regulation of the on of water closets in build- ing for a single tax district. ng power and authority to of New Britain to sell and water te surrounding towns ricts In surrounding towns rsons using water in such the mayor power to veto of any person or persons em or items In any estimate of expeenditures, as provid- or resolution passed by counell without vetoing or resolution. Extend Subways. for the extension of gub- for the afpointment of ! ; his duties in er Provides Single Check-up Shows 813,883,819- 826.36, of Whlch $97,- 410,283.02 is Cash. Washington, Jan. 27.—Acting Treas- urer Allen announced today that a total of $13,883,810,826.362-3 in cash and , securities was found in the treasury as a result of the count necessitated by the resignation of John Burke as treas- urer. $10,000,000,000 This total is about } greater than usual and is accounted for by approximately that amount of notes deposited by foreign governments for war loans. The actual cash on hand at the time of the count was $97,410,283.02. . The remainder is in paper currency held in reserve incomplete currency certifi- cates, incomplete gold certificates and bonds and other securities held in trust. The last previous count in 1013 showed a grand total of $1,426,422 - 051.482-3 of which the total cash amounted to $1,199,231,911.90. No shortage was revealed by the court, Treasurer Alien said the cash and securities being found just as they should be. A receipt for the more than $13,000,000,000 will be signed and giv- en to the former treasurér relieving him of the gesponsibility for Ris guard- lanship of the treasury’s money. SEEKS MISSING SON East Main Strect Man Acts in Behalf of Daughter-in-law and Two Chil- dren. ' A scarch has been instituted by Robert F, Frazee of 59 East Main street, to find his son Robert W. Frazee who has been missing from home for about two years, leaving his wife and family in need of support. Up to July 16, he was employed by the Third Avenue trolley line, New York ¢ity, but since that time his where- sbouts have b unknown. The ald of New''York %u have been sought in an effort to locate the tan. FIRE LOSS $460,000 Freight Car Erecting Shops of Pull- man Company at Chicago Are De- ‘ stroyed Early Today. Chicago, Jan. 27.—The freight car erecting shops of the Pullman Car Co., sevem freight cars and 12 coaches were destroyed by fire today. J. B. Weaver, one of the vice-presidents of the com- pany estimated the loss at $450,000. The shops covered an area nearly two blocks square. Mr. Weaver's statement advanced the theory that spontaneous combustion in the tool rooms caused the fire, FUGITIVE IS CAPTURED Chicago Authoritics Finally Arrést James Schupp, Suspected of Being Implicated in Mail Robbery. . Chicago, Jan. 27.—James Schuup, was held by the police today on sus- picion of being the leader of four men wanted for stealing 12 bags of registered mail from a government truck at the Union station January 18. His capture followed a spectacu- lar escape last Friday night when he eluded the police after a running gun battle over roofs and down fire es- capes. The police said two pistols were found in Schuup's pockets. ACCEPT WAGE CUT Rossic Velvet Co. of Mystic Agrees to Accept 15 and 20 Per Cent Loss— Resume Operations at :Olet Mystic, Jan.. 27.—~Acceptance by the employes of the Rossie Velvet Co. of a cut in wages of 16 to 20 per ocont will enable the plant to re- sume operations at once. The lfi per cent reduction is ¥ar the weavers who operate three wide looms and the 20 per cent for thoss who are en two wide looms. Ower 200 emplqyes are affected by the change in wage sched- ale. ~ + SPINACH THREE Grand Raplds, Mich,, Jan. 27— Physicians at Blodgett hospital where three persons have d!od and 19 others were il of Georgetown University Expert Doubts 'nut"l‘remont Were From Earth- quake—Explosion Theory is Also Doubted by Scientific Men. i Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—The public was still mystified early today con- cerning the shock that may have been caused by an earthquake which was felt last night in central and southern New Jersey and in eastern Pennsylvania. While reports continued to be received of foundations of houses loosened and pictures knocked from walls, no loss of life or injury to person had been heard of this morning. Shock Over Wide Area. The shock was distinctly felt in! Philadelphia though it appeared not| to have been noticed at any point| south of Walnut street. Guards de-‘ clared that the City hall bu!ldint' shook and tremors were distinctly felt in other buildings. The earthquake, if such it was, ex- tended as far north in New Jersey as Trenton and as far east as Mount Holly. Foundations of houses were | damaged in Haddon Heights, N. J,, and many other New Jersey towns reported having felt the shock. Along the main line of the Penn- sylvania road the occurrence caused much excitement, particularly i Merion where pictures were knocked from the walls of the Merion com- munity house. Doubt Big Explosion. Thq theory that the disturbamce had been caused by an explosion of great force was abandoned in most quarters last night after newspaper- meh had searched in every direction in vain. It was pointed out that its effect had been so widespread that it was impossible to attribute it to an explosion. Nevertheless scientists at Swarth- more college maintained that it could not have been caused by a tremor as three delicately adjusted instru- ments could not have failed to regis- ter such a disturbance. They insisted that an explosion wnich the seismo- graph would not register no maTior how great its force, must have been the cause. Blames Settling Sands. Washington, Jan. 27.—Earth fre- mors in the Philadelpnia region prob- ably were due to settling of the sands and not to a seismic disturbance in the opinion of Father Francis A. Tondorf, in charge of the seismic laboratory at Georgetown university here. The region was not in a seismic bel), Father Tondorf said today ,adding that he saw no cause for alarm in the reported tremors. Similar movements had been felt there previously due to settling of the sands. he said, a purely local condition not indicating further ex- tensive disturbance. RAILROADS GENEROUS Offer Engine and Train Crews to Move 50,000,000 Bushels of Wheat to Be Donated by Western Farmers. Cleveland, Jan. 27.—Engine and train crews to move 50,000,00 bushels of wheat to be donated by western farmers were offered today by the chief executives of the railroad brotherhoods, without charge for the men’s labor, to Herbert Hoover, in charge of relievinz starvation amwng the hungry miilions of Europe and China. The offer the railroadmen’s serv- jce was contained in a telegram to Hoover and said it was believed ar- rangements could be made with the rallroads to furnish solid trains to tranéport this wheat to coast cities free of charge. ‘Warren 8. Stone, grand chief of the engineers took up the matter with the railroad executives after he returned from a farmers’ convention last week, and Dantel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio road has wired Mr. ‘Stone pledging his assistance and co- operation. BRAKEMAN WINS PRIZE B. & 0. Employe Gets Taft Red Cross Award of $100—Saved Life of Fellow Employe Injured in Wreck. Boston, Jan. 27.—The first prize award from the Willlam Howard Taft fund of the American Red Cross for | the best first ald work rendered byl raiload men during 1920, amounting | 1o $100 was presented today to Edward J. Gagnon, a brakeman on the Boston & Albany railroad. converted AIN HERALD THURSDAY, JAN UARY - 27, MICHIGAN ROADS IN BAD WAY THEMSELVES Insist That They Cannot Make Con- cessions For Benefit of New England Carriers Washington, Jan. 27.—Michigan railroads cannot afford to give up any Dlr! of their revenue to aid the New ! England carriers, F. H, Alfred, pres- ident of the Pere Marquette lines told the interstate commerce commission today at the hearings of division of ' freight rates between carriers east and west of the Hudson river. He held increased coal rates largely responsi- ble for the plight of the New England carriers, adding that the Perec Mar- quette was in the same position. Mr. Alfred attacked the rallway wage policy under federal control which left the carriers with contracts with 16 classes of labor which he said made scales on branch lines as high as on congested main track. Mr. Alfred claimed that during the six months following federal control the Pere Marquette lost money and could ill afford to give the New Eng- land roads any portion of itg earn- ings. 'HALL WANTS $180,000 T0 AID LEGION WORK Introduces Bill in Senate— Kleit’s Appointment Held Up Temporarily. Hartford, Jan.. 27.—Senator Ed- ward F. Hall of New Britain today introduced a measure in the upper house, under a suspension of rules, giving the American Legion approx- imately $180,000 to carry on its work for ex-service men until next May. Senator Hall also introduced a bill amending the charter of the Stanley Works and authorizing it to increase its capital stock from time to time. It will be managed by a board of not less than five directors. The majority: of the directors will con- stitute the quorum board and the board of directors will choose the officers. 1 Representative Francis Deming of Berlin introduced four measures. Two are for establishing water dis- tricts in Kensington and Worthing- ton. The other two are to issue bonds for the water districts. Resolutions 34, appointing George W. Klett judge of police court in New Britain ‘and” resolution number 35 appointing = Benjamin W. Alling associate judge of the police court in New Britain, were referred to the Jjudiciary commit¥ye. The appoint- ments were voted by Governor Lake because of a technicality. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMS Patrol Driver Matthias-Rival Leads for Appointment as Sergeant—Fire- Matthias Rival, one of the drivers of the police patrol, had an average of 96 in the civil service examina- tions for appointment as sergeant in the department last night. The rules of the civil service state that no pa- trolman is eligible for a sergeancy un- til he is a member of the department for three years. In this respect Officer John C. Stadler was not eligible though he took the examinations just the same. He will not in all proba- bility be considered when the selec- tion is made. Others who passed last night are William P. McCue, 93; Wil- liam S. Strolls, 93; George C. Elling- | er, 93; Michael Massey, 92%; William P. Hayes, 85 %. Thomas L. examination for appointment permanent fire department. He at- tained an average of 873%. Three members of the supernumerary police department took the examinations for appointment as regulars, as follows: James Noonan, 95; Alfred Tanguay, 93; Charles McGrath, 90. B. H. GARDNER RESIGNS Sales Manager of Connecticut Light & Power Company Takes Position With Indiana Concern. Stanton was given an to the B. H. Gardner, sales manager for, the Connecticut Light & Power com- pany, has tendered his resignation to be effective February 1, at which time he will become connected with the Northern Gas & Electric company at Lafayette, Indiana, as district mana- ger. Mr. Gardner has been connected with the C. L. & P. for nine years, serv- ing in various capacities, including that of power engineer, manager of the company’'s interests at Norwalk, late. at New Britain and finally as sales manager with headquarters in Water- A. V. S. Lindsley, industrial : Drewes, 1921. .| NORTH AND SOUTH JOIN IN APPEALS Cotton Manufacturers Ask Pro- tection From Flood of Imports URGE TARIFF SCHEDULES Payne-Aldrich Rates Suggested—Em- ployers See Danger of Alneflmn Industry Being DLeft Without Work. Washington, Jan. 27.—Cotton man- ufacturers, north and south, appealed to the house ways and means com- mittee today for immediate relief from a ‘““flood” of importations. They urged the restoration of the Payne- Aldrich tariff schedules modified on! to provide for American valuation at the port of entry instead of basing the tariff on foreign quotations. During the discussion the investi- gation of the Arkwright club, an as- sociation of ‘‘New England cotton manufacturers,” made 13 years ago, was brought in by Representative H. T. Rainey, democrat, Illinois, who at- tempted to read findings of the de- partment of justice. Chairman Ford- ney objected. Industry Hampered. “We do not believe it wise,”” he said, ‘“to stop our machinery, throw our labor out of work and turn over our market to the foreigmers even if they do owe us upwards of $12,000,- 000,000.” A. H. Lowe, of Fitchburg, Mass., added that had the war not practically shut off imports, the cot- ton manufacturing industry would have been bankrupt by the Under- wood tariff. NEW CLUE IN MYSTERY Defense in Brines Murder Case May Be That Stranger Named “AP’ Fived Shot. Philadelphia, ' Jan. 27.—Possibility that the defense might contend that a man known only as “Al” may have been the one who killed BEimer C. Dartmouthr college senjor found shot dead here! last October, was hinted at during the trial today of William P. Brines, University of : ania sophomore © with 3.‘3 egree mirder m with the déath bf Drewe This loomed up whl!e Major Sam- uel O. Wynne, chief of cotihty detec- tives, was on the stand under cross- examination 1 for Brines. ray asked Wynne if he had not been searching for a man named “Al” charged with the commis- sion of the offense, to which Wynne ®ave a negative reply. PRISONER ESCAPES Flees from Guard After Being Permit- ted to Go Home to Visit His Son Seriously T New York, Jan. 7.—Police and’ prison officers today were searching for Thomas Burke, member of the once notorious ‘“‘Red” Hope gang, who escaped from a Sing Sing prison guard here last night after paying a visit to his year old son, who is seriously il. Burke was permitted to visit his home when his son was reported near death. The guard in whose custody he came here, phoned p¥ison authori- ties of the escape but gave no details. In 1919 Burke was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment in connection with a series of park and hotel robberies. CHANCE FOR ENPLOYES Standard Oil Co. of New Jerscy Of- fers Stock at $155 Per Share— Value Is $160.05. New York, Jan. 27.—BEmployes of the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey will be privileged to purchase com- mon stock in the company at $156 per share during 1921, it was an- nounced today by the trustees for em- ployes’ stock purchase plans. This is the first price fixed under the recent plan for stock ownership by emploves with assistance of the company. The price on the stock ex- change today was $160.50. MUST CLEAN CROSSINGS Wmmmmcmynue- mxeqflhew Ik pan of 6 0 g | | Wm- A. Gray, counsel —TWELVE PAGES BILL BEFORE LE WOULD STOP AL FEATS IN AIR O WANT LAWS T0 CURB RENT PROFITEERING Appointment of Commission- er Sought By Rutherford in Bill Today. At the suggestion of Mayor Orson F. Curtis, a bill was introduced in the leg- islature today by Representative Arthur N. Rautherford to serve as a basis for future legislation in curbing rent profiteering. The bill provides for the appoint- ment of a rent commissioner by the mayor of any city or the board of se- lectmen of any town, whose duty it shall be to hear and investigate com- plaints of alleged rent profiteering. If, after hearing interested parties on both sides, the commissioner decides that the rent is excessive, he shall have the power to reduce the payment to what- ever figure he feels is just. After such action has been taken, property own- ers are prohibited to again increase the rent for a period of one year unless it can be proven that they have made ex- traordinary repairs to the building. | Redress may be obtained by the land- lords by appeal to the proper courts, the bill explains. Representative Rutherford also in- troduced a bill authorizing charity in- vestigators to look into the bank stand- ing of applicants for relief and privileg- ing bank officials to divulge any in- formation of that nature which is called for. Later this afternoon a question arose as to whether or not Representative Rutherford’s anti-rent profiteering bill | is legal and there is some doubt as to whether it will ever get than the committee. IMPORTANT MURDER CLUE Witness in Ientucky Trial Tells of ! Finding Tracks of Myle With But Three Feet Shod. , * Harlan, Ky. Jan. 27.—When the‘ murder trial of Dr. H. C. Winnes oOpehed today the state announced any further | Major Draws | Reg craft / State SOLONS| MANY N One Fro vides Fg State F¢ poses—T Hurtford, regulate the by Major W tol, aviation state, who and is recog thorities on was offered '} by Represe would repls adopted - in been the pion velopment Major Malon existing law | year of its require up commissiones secretary of him under [ ¢ motor veh! acrobatic over thickly over an licenses to inspection ! proper control by leading -pl he promis anlcle ments- ~and pilots 8P by machin “rules of its intention of concluding its case "passing. of . before adjournment tonight. < It regarded as highly important the evidence introduced late yesterday relating to imprints of a mule’s shoes | poriation Titere ‘is lation of licensed in I leading from the mountain trail over ang 12 appl which Miss Parsons journeyed from Dillon, Ky., to the Pine Mountain school where she was a teacher. W. W. Fielding testified that he traced ‘the path taken by a mule with one shoe. missing, from the trail 100 | 'yards into the woods to the spot where Miss Parsons’ body was found. It previously had been testified that Dr. Winnes rode a mule over the mountain and that the animal had but three shoes. TRADING IS SUSPENDED New York Stock Exchange Stops All Business Dealing in Securities of Imperial Russian Government. ) New York, Jan. 27—Trading in the 4.per cent sccurities of the Imperial Russian government having 2 value of 2,310,000,000 rubles was | suspended today by the New York | stock exchange. It was explained that interest charges on the bonds had not been paid since the soviet government Zained control and that underwriter of the bonds had no information al to when interest payments would be | received. 10 fizficm.ons Paris’ Non-Married Men Will Have | to Pay for Babies—Mothers Given Graded Awards. Paris, Jan. 27.—Bachelors of Paris are to be taxed to pay bonuses to babjes. The general council of the | Seine has decided that mothers giving | birth ‘to a third child shall receive 350 francs, 400 francs for the fourth child and 450 for all children be-' yond the fourth. This system will apply to illegiti- mate as well as to legitimate children. 'WANT T0 DELAY PAYING ——— V A tax b sioner Blodg on uninco partnerships The Amerii Meriden ask Residents have its name By request, a bill to inco Stonington keting bill .on f the state boal supervise sucl courage star spection, and Bills H A number leys went in; abandonment Under anoth paying taxes 1 its annual my The State | asked for $26, Senator E: partment of present boa: having to do ing and cattle. Senator Dre grading work Henry P. was appoin missioner, by adopted by & Mr. Pergy proposed co; provide for purposes on with no less districts. O member are Haven Psycho provide for a $600,000 for Among ho For By Mr. Fy not over $50,0 of forest In.na for state fo under the mit the not over | ame toy