New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1921, Page 1

; AIN HERALD WY, y Associated Press | % PRI ESTABLISHED 1870. 1921. —TWENTY-TWO PAGES. L. F. & C. INSTRUME. ATTEMPT TO MA NEWHAVENR. R. MNEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, | Trial of Local Men, Accused of Whiskey Theft, Postponed So Police May Investigate Further Meriden, Feb. 11.—Trials were set for next Wednesday and bonds fixed at $1,000 each by the local court this > DRASTIC ACTION T0 | PASsAlc BOOTLEGGER FOUND DEAD IN AUTO, PROBABLE VICTIM OF GANG FEUD - PREVENT SPREAD OF _ afterward released on bail, and it is likely the other men will get bonds during the day. In asking for the TYPHUS IS PLANNED B Found i Wreeked) WANTS CONGRESS TO Arrival of Another Ship From Italy With Infecteed Immi- grants Causes Further Alarm STATE HEALTH OFFICERS GIVEN COMPLETE CHARGE Medionl - Men See Little Danger of Discase Spreading from Ships to Shore—Much Trouble Side Tn Inspecting Ships They Sail—Epidemic Ago. Washington, Feb. 11.—Tha arrival at New York of another ship with ty- phus Infected immigrants from Italy led today to plans for energetic ac- tion by the American government. After a conference with Surgeon Cumming of the public health service, Amsistant Secretary Laporte, In charge of the public health service division of the treas- ury department, announced that all necessary steps to prevent typhus in- leaving Bu- L feoted immigrants from . for this country would be taken. fe sald instructions already had gone forward to American consuls in Furope to refuse clean bills of health to vessels preparing to leave for this country whose medical inspection has Mot been satistactory. Trouble On Other Side. Vessels coming to America without clean bills of health issued by Amer- fean consuls are subject to heavy pen- alties, Mr. Laporte said, and the law will be rigidly enforced. He added hat American medical officers were having the most difficulty in Itdly as the government there was not In- Aiped to permit those ofcers to In- ot vessols leaving Italian perts. [ The New York state health author- ties have the situation at New York n full control, Mr. Laporte declared. nd there is little danger of the pread of tho disease from the ships the shore. a spread »f typhus. in this ity sought In a federal investi- tion openod here today with the rrival from Washington of R. H. eol, assistant surgeon general. Drastic steps to remove the plague which the city is said to be men- ed following the discovery of 37 ses of typhus among passengers on coming steamships, were urged yes- rday in a message sent to Presi- nt Wilson by health authorities ;'n epidemic of typhus visited in is city in 1893 when of 473 cases at developed 200 were fatal. on Other Before Here Yecars General Epidemic In 1893, York, Feb. 1l1.-—~Measures to NO JOBS FOR JOBLESS Work Is There, But Unjons Won't et Them Work for $5.00 a Day 11.—All eat Falls to 1ployed men Great Falls, Mont., Feh prts of the city of mte work for its unec to be abandoned bhecause of re- | of the business agent of the oral union and unskilled organi- lons afMliated with the American eration of Labor to permit its to work for $6.00 dally, g ewman announced today 'he usiness agent contended the should be paid a flat scale of 0 and men put to work at the city lor plant here were called off on rike by the union. YALE CORP. Indication Who May Be President Tomorrow. Haven, Feb. 11.—There is no mrd indieation today that the corporation at its meeting to- ow will elect a president to suc- President Arthur T. Hadley. le men the country over have expecting the choice to be made ter than tomorrow-——that the president may meet the alumni ‘ashington’s birthday. Alumni Weekly today lengthily TO MEET. Named ing the situation says that no | r and be namen are likely to appe hope the olection will now SCHOOL TEACHERS. @ Cyclone They Hold Sag- Roof While Children Escape. , Ga.., Feb. 11.—Heroic de- three women school teach- Machine Near New Bruns- wick, N. J.—$30,000 Sup- ply of Liquor Missing. New Brunswick, N. J., Feb. 11.— slain leader of the automobile bandits, who stole a truck load of whiskey at Monmouth Junction last night after shooting one guard to death and blackjacking three others, today was identified by the police as Frank | Walsh, of Passaic, wanted by New- lnrk authorities for alleged bootleg- | King. Found in Wrecked Car. Walsh, who was found dead in a wrecked automobile near this city with a bullet wound in his head, is ! belleved by the police to have been ! | killed by his associates or lost his | life in an encounter with another gang | | of lquor bandits. | Pedro Salamandra. member of the | liquor convoy in his account of the { holdup to police, said his brother Leo, the bandits who spurned his offer of $500 and his whiskey to let him go. Samuel Perkins, negro driver of the truck, is reported missing and may have been slain the police say. $30,000 Load Removed. The stolen truck was found in Newark this morning, police said, but its $20,000 load of liguor had been removed. Several men were seen hur- rying from the truck to an automo- bile in which they made their es- cape when the police appeared. As the truck was marked with many bullets the police believe that Walsh and his party had been held up and the bandit chief killed by a second gang of liquor thieves. Salamandra declared his brother, a former wholesale liquor dealer at Trenton had a permit to transport the whiskey from Trenton to Newark. None of the victims was armed, he said. Perkins, missing driver of the truck reported today to his employer in Newark the police say. . RED CROSS WILL NOT LOSE THROUGH HEALEY Audit of Books Shows That Shortage of $8,075.38 Has Been Made Good. An audit of the .books of the New Britain chapter, American Red Cross, which were held by Raymond R. Healey In the capacity of treasurer of the organization prior to his go- ing to Hartford, has been completed, by the firm of Redfield and Rothwell, expert accountants of Hartford. At the time of the discovery of Mr. Healey's peculation at the United States bank which he was connected ! with until a short time ago, it was discovered that the shortage of $8,- 075.38 was due to money which was used to balance up the accounts of | jhe Red ‘Cross organization. Following Healey's exposure and dismissal from the bank, and his sub- sequent arraignment in the Hartford (Continued on Fourth Page.) PAYS DEATH PENALTY Settino De Santis Executed for Death of Two Boys Which Precipitated Race Riots in Illinois. Marion, IlL, Feb. 11.—Settino De Santis was hanged at the county jail | here today for the murders of Amiel Calcaterra, 14, and Tony Hemphill, 17, of West Frankfort. The murders precipitated the anti-Italian riots at West Frankfort last August. De Santis showed no evidence of fear as he was led to the gallows. He was accompanied by a priest. TWO AVIATORS KILLED. | Naval Fliers Meet Death When Plane | Collapses at Guantanamo. Washington, Feb. 11.—Lleuts. John Henry Heitz Menkeu and John Fred- erick Wolfer, U. 8 N. were killed near Guantanamo, Cuba, yesterday by the wrecking of their seaplane while on a practice flight for radio in- struction. A dispatch received today by the navy department gave no de- tails. Lieut. Menken's home was at Gar- den City, Kan., and that of Wolfer was at Lancaster, Pa. WRESTLER DROPS DEAD. Waterboro, Me., Feb. 11.—Dominic Merchant of Lakeport, N. H., dropped dead while wrestling with Guy Bagley of this town before a crowd in a hall here last night. Heart trouble was given as the caust - alleged owner of the liquor was killed | after he had pleaded for his life with | Lieut. | REWARD NAVAL HERO Representative Eagle of Texas Makes Appeal For Lieut. Edward Isaacs. Washington, Feb. 11.—A dramatic appeal to the house to heroic reward the Edward Isaacs, U. S..N., who stepped forward in another’s place to hecome a pris- | oner aboard a German submarine aft- | war exploit of Lieut. er his ship, the President Lincoln, had been torpedoed, was made today Representative Eagle, democrat, Texas. The speaker said Isaac’s rec- ord would stand out as one of the ; daring feats of the world war. H “When the submarine captain de- manded an officer prisoner,” said Mr. | Eagle, "Isaacs walked forth and an- nounced that his commander, Percy W. Foote, now aide to the secretary of the navy, probably and he was ready to go. For 11 days while a captive of the U-boat he learned facts about the German navy's plan of operations which were of the utmost importance to the Allied | fleet.” . With this in mind he escaped at the risk of his life, Mr. Eagle con- tinued, and was so badly wounded and beaten that now at the age of 29 he is physically unable to stay in the navy. ‘Congress should retire him with | the rank of captain, not as lieuten- | ant,” Mr. Eagle added. “so that when he goes out of service it will be ow sufficient pay to buy bread and meat for his wife and children.” GATETENDER INJURED iJdohn O'Leary, Aged Flagman, As Safety Gates Are Demolished by had perished Hurt By Passing Autoist. (Special to The Herald). East Berlin, Feb. 11.—The railroad crossing at Beckeley's was the scene of another accident this morning Iwhen an automobile owned and driven by Dr. J. H. Bell, formerly a local pastor, of New Haven crashed through both loweréd gates only a few seconds before the Berlin branch train thundered by. John O'Leary, the aged gatetender, sustained injur- ies when the- huge iron casting to which the gate is attached,” broke at the base falling on Mr. O'Leary throwing him to the ground, cutting his hand and bruising him about the | body. The train crew were on the scene ja few minutes later and carried him {to the train which took him to New Britain to the hospital where his in- juries were given immediate atten- ,tion. Mr. Bell in commenting on the accident said that he \was driving | along about 25 miles an hour, but owing to the mist on his windshield | was unable to distinguish the gates {until close onto them. He applied the {brakes but not having chains on, | ploughed through the slush to the | other side of the crossing where the machine came to a stop. A flagman was stationed at the crossing the remainder of the day as the gates were demolished as the re- sult of the impact. The authorities were notified and an investigation is under way to place the responsibility. 0GILBY T0 SPEAK President of Trinity College Will Ad- dress Commonwealth Club Febru- ary 16 at Y. M. C. A, The Commonwealth club announces its next meeting on Wednesday even- ing, February 16th, at the Y. M. C. A. Supper will be served as usual at 6:30 P. m. The new president of Trinity col- lege, Dr. Remsen Brinckerhoff Ogilby, will be the speaker and he will dis- cuss the subject: ‘“The Achievements of America’s Altruistic Adventure in the Philippines.” President Ogilby was inaugurated the twelfth president of Trinity col- lege last November. The club heard his predecessor, Dr. Flavel 8. Luther, speak before it some years ago. Dr. Ogilby is a graduate of Harvard Uni- | versity, following which he spent sev- en years in the Philippines under the leadership of Bishop Brent, who has made a great reputation as a mission- ary statesman in that part of the world. Among other things, he was | a commanding figure in the success- | ful campaign against the sale of opium in the Philippines, this finally’ proving to be a winning flank move- ¢ ment in the successful campaign | against opium in China. -4 today. | ing change morning in the cases of Donato Dal- ena, of Southington; his son, Peter, of Southington; another son, Frank, of Plainville; Salvatore Virelli and Mike Mero, both of New Britain, when they ‘were arraigned in connection with the burglary of C. J. Malloy’s barn in this city on January 29,when bonded whis- key in barrels and kegs to the value of $6.000 was stolen. Virelli was soon TWELVE RESCUED FROM BLAZE IN NEW HAVEN Firemen in Life Saving Roles —Fire Does Much Damage. New Haven, Feb. 11.—Twelve per- sons had the experience of being res- cued from a fire which was burning in the lower story of the four story building in which they Each got out by aid of fire- men and police without injury. fire loss was considerable. The blaze was discovered in the store room of Miss C. E. O'Brien, milliner in Orange street between Chapel and Court. Just around the corner is fire headquarters and across from the latter building in Court street is the central police station. Two officers saw the fire, which spread into the shop of S. A. Scherer, ladies’ tailor. and thc Puritan Cloth- ing Store, all on the street floor. Up- | stairs five families had apartments. Exit for the 12 persons was cut off. The firemen ran up ladders front and back and all were taken down by these, or placed on fire escapes, either to the street or to a one story building in the rear. Robert T. Gray. chauffeur for Fire Marshal Perkins found five persons bewildered by smoke and he guided them to a fire escape and finally to fire headquar- ters. The fire probably started from de- fective electric wiring. The fire losses in the city so far this year have excecded the total for all last year. T0 ELEVATE ARCHBIISHOP Philadelphia = Prelate . Will. - Leave: Shortly "For Rome to Receive Hou- ors to the Cardinalate. Philadelphia, Feb. 11.—The Asso- ciated Press dispatches from Rome stating that Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia would be raised to the cardinalate were con- firmed today. The arbishop will leave for Rome within ten days, the exact date depending upon stcamer accom- modations. The ceremony by which the office is bestowed takes place at the Vatican and is a very elahorate one, making it necessary for the recipient of the dignity to be present, and also to re- cejve the red hat from the hands of His Holiness, the Pope. Archbishop Dougherty, while re- ceiving the congratulations of close friends and churchmen who knew of the distinguished honor about to be conferred upon the metropolitan of Pennsylvania, excused himself from public comment at this time on his elevation. E French Steamship Is Abandoned By Crew At Sea Montreal, Feb. 11.—The French steamship Victorieux, which left New York February 2 for Cadiz and Tan- giers with cargo, has been abandoned at sea and her crew rescued by the steamer Cranford, according to a radio message picked up at Cape Race today. The message did not give the position of the ship when abandoned, HEARST ASKS INJUNCTION TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT FROM Weather Bureau Sends Out Warnings of Storm New York, Feb. 11.—The weather bureau here today issued the follow- in storm warning from Delaware Breakwater: in tho New Jersey east northeastward Boston to Storm centered coast will move today, attended by winds and gales. American Catholic: Make $5,000,000 Offer Mexico City, Feb. 1l.—American Catholics have offered co-religionists in this country $5,000,000 with which to combat radicalism in Mexico, de- clares El Nociona] of this city. The newspaper asserts Cardinal Gibbons is a leader in the movement to as. lived, early ; The | continuance of the cases, Prosecutor Dryhurst said that the local, state and New Britain police wanted to make further investigations. It is believed they have track of four kegs of whis- key that have not vet been accounted | for. P. F. Curtin of New Britain, who bought some of the stolen whiskey for $2,050, was in court as a witness for the state. STATE’S STAR WITNESS EXONERATES AGCUSED i Says McGannon is Innocent | —Won't Tel How She Knows. Cleveland, Feb. 11.—Miss Mary E. Neely, star witness for the state in the second trial of Judge Wm. H. McGannon, charged with second de- gree murder for the alleged killing of Harold C. Kagy, on the witness stand for the state this morning said Judge McGannon did not kill Kagy and refused to answer any questions. “Judge McGannon is not guilty of the murder of Harold C. Kagy,” she | said. “I refuse to answer any ques- tions because in so doing I might dis- grace or incriminate myself.” Efforts on the part of County Prosecutor Stanton to pin Miss Neely down to her testimony in the first McGannon trial was blocked by ob- jections from defense attorneys which were sustained by the court. At the first trial of the judge Miss ! Neely testified that she followed the judge’'s automobile to the scene of the slaying on the night Kagy was shot. She said she saw Judge Mc- Gannon, Kagy and John W. Joyce— ! the last named previously acquitted of the shooting of Kagy—leave Mec- Gannon's automobile and that a few minutes later she ‘saw McGannon take something from his pocket. Si- multaneously there was the flash of a shot and Kagy fell forward.” Miss Neely also d;clared Judge McGannon offered her a bribe to “keep her mouth shut’ and swore she had made an offer to the judge to { take the blame for the murder her- GERIANS NAME LIMIT Ministry of Finance Places 150,000,- 000,000 Marks As Utmost Nation Can Pay in Reparation. Berlin,” Feb. 11. (By Associated Press.) —The ministry of finance has reached the conclusion that the ut- most sum Germany can pay in repara- tions is 150,000,000,000 marks, | this including all she has so far paid in cash and goods, according to in- formation which the Deutsch Zeitung says it has received from a “‘special’” source. This 150,000,000,000 marks would be paid off in 30 years under the plan outlined by the newspaper’'s inform- ant who also is quoted as declaring that the proposal to pay it would be submitted to the authorities at Paris for the purpose of learning whether the coming London conference on reparations will permit of its consid- eration. Wisuld Make Stockings Shaped Like a Mitten Boston, Feb. 11.—Every stocking should be shaped like a mitten with a place for the big toe, to prevent de- formities of the feet, according to the advice given to the Girls’ City club by Dr. Kendrick Smith of this city. “Stockings made in the modern way like bags are the sources of many woes,” he said. MAKING MORE LOANS Secretary Houston Must | Show Cause Why It ! Should Not Be Granted— Hearing Set For Feb. 21. strong northwest ! Washington, Feb. 11.—Suit for an { injunction restraining Secretary Hous- .ton of the treasury department, from making any further loans to foreign governments was filed in the district supreme court today by counsel for William Randolph Hearst, who acted in his capacity as a citizen. Feb. 21 Is Date Set. re H LANDIS IS UPHELD IN | Local Cané Factory.} TAKING BASEBALL JOB Attorney General Palmet, Rules He Had Right to Accept Pusition. ‘Washington, Feb. 11. — Federal Judge Landis, of Chicago, was within ! the law- when he accepted the office of! supreme baseball arbitrator while still | serving on the bench, Attorney Gen. Palmer declared today in a letter to Representative Welty, democrat, Ohio, who had questioned the judge's right to hold both positions. Mr. Welty introduced a bill today making it unlawful for any judge to re- ceive compensation for exercising the duties of an arbitrator, commissioner or officer of any corporation. He said that if he could not persuade the house rules committee to give the bill a privileged status he would call it up on the floor. After examining the question raised by Mr. Welty, who insisted that Judge Landis could not properly accept $42,- 000 a year as baseball arbitrator, the attorney general said such acceptance was ‘‘not a crime, either misdemeanor or felony.’” ““While it might be true,”” Mr, Palmer said, ‘‘that the judge's duty as arbitrator would take so much of his time as to interfere substantially with the performance of his official duties, this of course, would be a mat- ter to be disposed of when such inter- ference has actually occurred and would probably be an objection on the ground of incompetency, and consid- ered upon that ground alone.’’ TORNADO DEVASTATES TOWN; 30 ARE KILLED Georgia Swept g By Terrific Cyclone, Leaving Trail o;' I}ealfll and Ruin. Ooonee, Ga., Feb. 11.—The death toll in yesterday's tornado that swept On Pro, WOULD CHANGE: | At Present} No Offici | of Plans ‘Winsted, Feb. are to be unde Haven railroad Winsted the nor New, Haven-Ni stead of New mean the cl passenger station' and a transfer mean the clNi being used alme service. Traveles | New Haven wo! Farmington and. instead of golng Naugatuck 11 and changing f would mean for paspengers and Derby.Junc are merely to mal General through the Gardner settlement near | here remained today. at about -30. Many of the-dead had been sent to nearby points and scores of the in- jured were in hospitals at Tennille and Sandersville and there was no way of obtaining accurate inrormn-‘ tion as to the exact number. The; list of fatalities stood at two whites and more than a score of negroes but S Clark to Be Go ing Important @ JLeroy L. Reddod i Connecticut st: a number of the injured, chiefly ne--| extended tripito & groes were expected to die. Relieg | Africa in thi has been sent from Atlanta and ) Frary & Calrk nearby towns and the injured anq | The first legs of homeless the Red ganizations. the bodies Cross <and Identification continued (Continued on Third Page.) ‘ HART & COOLEY ANNUAL All Officers and Directors Re-elected of | he will go to. A slow | land. The maje were being cared for by |ney is San Franci civic or- | he will go to Ha away from New in South Africa Cape Towns After leaving go to India and to San Francisco. report back to Mr. Reddock ? representative for Coming Year at Meceting This ; Clark for the g Morning—H. S. Hart, Chairman. The Hart and Cooley manufactur- ing company held its annual meeting at the factory offices this morning. The present board of directors and officers were elected for the ensu- ing year. H. S. Hart is chairman board of directors, N. P. Cooley 18 president, R. C. Twitchell is vice- president and secretary, J. H. Robin- son is a vice-president, and the treas- urer is E. C. Goodwin. The following were re-elected directors: H. S. Hart, N. P. Cooley, E. N. Stanley, G. P.| Hart, M. S. Hart, J. H. Robinson, R. C. Twitchell, E. H. Cooper and E. C. Goodwin. of the STARTS FOR SOUTH POLE 1 when he has finisl have visited every: portance in the a full line of NEW AMBASSA 3 Senator Rolandi sent Italy in matic Cf e New York, Feb.: !landi Ricci, bassador from . States, arrived steamship Dueca The ambassador his son, a cap and Guido general of Italy British Explorer, With Airplancs for | be counsellor Use, Leaves Faulkland Islands Valparaiso, Chile, Feb. 11.—Com- mander John Cope of the British im- perial expedition which hopes unti- mately to reach the 8o . by airplane sailed froniy 2 Faulkland Island cording to a Wwithy fo to_spgfng The new 1860 and jof laws in 1880. ‘mer: - L