New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1921, Page 1

iSTABLlSHED 1870. AN/ MEW BRIiTAIN, CONNECTICU1. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY ATN HERALRB 16, 1921. —TWELVE PAGES - JUDICIARY COMMITIEE TO KILL MEASURE INTENDED TO STOP SUNDAY MOVIES U.nofficial Opinion Heard ' At State Capitol Is That Unfavorable Report Will Be Made On Brown’s @il REAL ESTATE MEN'S .,LICENSE BILL HEARD ose Who Are Determined | to Rid Connecticut of Sum- mer’s Pest—the Mosquito —Also Appear Today. Hartford, Feb. 16.—Men who sell enl estate and well meaning citizens ‘ho wamt to eliminate the mosquito | y an act of the legislature made up he chief groups at the capitol today With #pring coming on at express poed and grass turning green on tho | pitol lawn, talk about swatting the | heen improving steadily from a | FAMOUS TENOR SHOWS SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT, | HIS DOCTORS ASSERT | 16.—The New York, Feb. | condition of Bnrico Caruso, H opera star, confined to -his apartment here with a severe heart attack, was pronounced slightly improved this after- noon after a consultation of his physicians. CARUSO BIDS GOODBYE TO HIS OLD FRIENDS Is Desperately Il and Last Rites of Church Are Administered. New York, Feb. 16.—The condition of Enrico Caruso, tenor, who suffered a great heart attack late last night, was reported to be slightly improved early today. Attending physicians admitted, however, that the famous singer was “desperately ill.”" He had | se- nosquito on its native heath did not | vere attack of pleurisy and his re- #0 much out of place as the cal- would indicate. Judiclary committee handled @ real estate question while public salth and safety got Information fout pest breeding places along the nd shore and that can be cleaned Pp. The real estate men had some in- rest in this question as it was claim- @ that If the mosquito is bounced ity values will improve. The real estate men, however, wore | ainly interested In bills which would uire them to take out licenses to uy and sell real estato and to create state real estate commission. It's Up to the Public, The legislative sossion, as yester- y- was short, although there was ore tatking in the house. The speech as by Mr. Ford of New Haven, chair- of the committee on cities and Ougbs, who expressed hls wonder- nt at the diversity of opinion held citizens on some home problems. @ sald some bills before his commi were for eonsolidation of boroughs A4 towna; others to set off a borough, yot others to merge town | | t. Mr. Ford said it was not the com- | m t’y. If hMs committee in ity p did not always seem consist. '® fault. The difference of opin- mt back to citizsena for where me favored one form of local gov- | béen a Danbury ., known here as ment others wanted another kind. any member of his committes did t llke the report as submitted by committee he hoped that that mber would get up and say so. Free ression of opinion, Mr. Ford ught made for good legislation. Judges Are Appointed. n the upper body, Senator Chal- gor presided. The senate adopted senate resolutions on courts: pointing Frank A. Seers judge, and rry H. Schofleld deputy at Nauga- k; 8. Victor Prince judge at New don. It adopted these house reso- jons In concurrence: Appointing is D. Brown judge, and George J. ith deputy at Milford; F. W. Bey- r Judge and clerk at Winchester; [M.Hickey judge and S. N.Brainerd ity at Bast Hartford; E. R. Kelsey ge and L. B. Zacher deputy at Mil- f: 8. H. Warner judge, and C. F. on deputy at Middletown; J. G. Judge and G. 8. 'Willis deputy ton;T F. Welch judgeand J. F. [Partland deputy at Southingto . Foss judge and Curtis Dean dep- at Willimantic. Judiciary Reports, e judiclary committee reporied prably on the state police commis- bill which will permit emplo: t of an attorney §o prosecute cases ked up by or bagped upon arrests @ by the state police. The bill id give the commission the right mploy an attorney if it thinks conditions warrant it. The chief of the bill, it is understood woula make it possible to proporly @ case in a town where there p prosecutor. is understood that this committee report untavorably on the bil! of jor Brown to repeal the law un- which moving picture exhibitions given on Sundays. vorable reports to ‘the senate on bills to ehange the name of Greenwich Reading and Library n to the Greenwich Library, | ging the oharter of the taln Grove cemetery at Bridge- so it will have 30 directors in- of 9 unanimous consent both hes admitted .a bill to incorpor- Congress Bamk and Trust lapse was entirely unexpected. The sacrament of extreme unctio, was administered to him at 1 o'clock this morning by Rev. E. Molinelli of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Caruso, at intervals throughout the night and early morn- ing hours lapsed into semi-conscious- ! ness but rallied slightly after minis- trations of oxygen and heart stimu- | lants. Fully aware of his condition Caru- 80 directed the sending of a telegram to his son, Enrico Jr.. who a student at Culver Military Acad- emy, Culver, Ind. He then ex- pressed to his wife a desire to sec (Continued on Fifth Page). YICTIM DANBURY MAN George Bodnar, Reported Murdered by Robbers in Budapest, Identified From Descriptions. Danbury, Fef. 16.—George Bodnar, a Connecticut man reported in Associ- ated Press dispatches from Budapest as having been robbed and murdered near that city, his body having been found in the Danube is believed to have Frank Bodnar. Bodnar, who was about B0 years old, left here in December to visit his former home near Budapest. He carried about $3,000 with him, which is the amount the man slain at Budapest is said to have had. He was employed here by James 8 a farmer, and prior to coming to Dan- bury, lived in New Milford about 11 years. He was to have returned here this spring. FIND HOOCH STILL Police Make Raid On Hartford Avenue House After Complaint is Registered to Them. Acting on information received last night Patrolman Anthony Walenczus and Supernumerary Officer William McCarthy paid a visit to the home of Joseph Hemlewski of Hartford avenue, where a copper hooch still was seized. Hemlewski was taken into custody, and was today turned over to the Federal officers. Hem- lewski attributes his predicament to | supposed ‘“friend” who came to his home last night in an intoxicated condition, and after creating a dis- turbance, as ejected from the police and then went to the officers and re- | ported the still, DYNAMITE NEWSPAPER | Rock Island News, Sensational Paper, Slightly Damu‘d—flm‘lr Escapes Any Injuries. Rock Island, Tll., Feb. 16.—The plant of the Rock Island News, a sen- | sational weekly, was dynamited early | today but only slight damage was done. | The office is located in the residen- tial quarters and windows in many nearby homes were broken. Dan Drost, editor, was asleep on the second floor of the bullding but was uninjured. | Twelve years ago the plant of the News, then a daily, was wrecked by CITY T0 DO HONOR Military Funeral Sunday for Private Emory Peterson I | ! Pallbearers, Firing Squad, Color Bear- ers and Guards Are Named—Body to Lie in State at Armory Sunday Morning. Military funeral honors will be ac- corded the body of Emory Peterson Sunday afternoon when city otficials |and representatives of the various service men’s organizations will turn out for the obsequies. The body will lie in state at the Armory on Arch Street Sunday morning. Services will | be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in charge of Private Walter J. i Smith post of the Veterans of For- | eign Wars. A squad of police, head- ed by Chief of Police W. J. Rawlings will head the procession, followed by city officials, after which will come the Vetcrans of Foreign Wars, Kos- clusko post of World War Veterans, Rouillard-Linton camp of the Sol- i diers, Sallors and Marines’ associa- 'tion, Eddy-Glover post of the Amer- ican Legion and Company M of the Home Guard. The body will be borne on a military caisson drawn 'by horses. The H. R. Walker com- 'pany has donated the use of horses. Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, will offi- ! ciate. Pallbearcrs Volunteer. | The pallbearers will be Comrades ' Cooke. Kenney, Thompson, Bloom- 'quist, Schoolcraft and Richi. Those ‘who will compose the firing squad are Comrades Pikoskey, Kelly, Ryan, C. J. Smith, H. W. Smith, Unwin, Schroeder, James Carroll and Joseph Carroll. The last named member of ‘the squad will be in charge. At the farmory, C. J. Smith and Frank !Schroeder will compose a guard. Henry Gregory and Adam Litke will act as buglers. For color bearers, the ' post has secured a representative of each arm of the service. Sergeant John Curtin will represent the army, | Joseph Feingold the marines, and | Walter Simonson, the navy. The procession will move from the Armory at 1:30 to the Fairview cem- etery. At the grave, Rev. Davis will conduct services, taps will be sound- ed and a volley of shots willl be fired. Houston Agrees He Will Take Counsel On Loans Washington, = Feb. 16.—Secretary Houston agreed today with the sen- ate judiclary committee not to make any financial loans to foreign govern- | ments, no matter how pressing the demand might be, until he- had con- sulted the committee and given it full time for deliberation. 'WANTS AGCOUNTING BY AIDED INSTITUTIONS Senator Hall Favors This Bill in Senate—Maguire Case Hearing. ! (Special to the Herald.) Hartford, Feb. 16.—Senator Edward F. Hall of New Britain appeared be- fore the senate this afternoon and spoke in favor of a bill for a uniform system of accounting by state-aided institutions. The bill has already been favorably acted upon by the appropria- tions committee and is sanctioned Fky the finance committee. Coupled with provision for uniform accounting by in- stitutions is a resolution for a $3,000 appropriation to allow the comptrolier | to investigate uniform systems of ac- | counting for state departments. ! A motion was iniroduced and acted favorably upon for u suspension of | rules to allow the bil! to go to the house | at once, theceby saving one day. Attorncy Wallace Stevens, represent- ing the Hartford Accident and [adem- nity company arrived at the capitol «t 2 o’clock to testify in the Maguire case. John P. Maguire, the local contractor, is the plaintiff in the case. He alleges damages to the amount of $40.000 as a result of a change in grade by the high- way department after he had under- taken the building of a state road. DISLIKE KING'S SPEECH Strong Opposition to Monarch’s Ad- dress From Throne Heard in Brit- ish House of Commons. London, Feb. 16.—Opposition leaders in the house of commons were prepared at today's session to REED SGORES THOSE Declares Some Democratic Sena- tors Belong to G. 0. P. Missouri Democrat Insists His Party Members Have Switched So They Can Get Some of the “Swag"—Tax on Condensed Milk Is Adopted. Washington, Feb. 16.—Democratic senators supporting the house emer- lxenc.\' tariff bill were invited today by Senator Reed, democrat, {t> take seats on the republican side { of the senate “in the rear where you belong."” The Missourj senator bitterly as- sailed the tariff measure as “the bu caneering expedition which this con- gress is about to undertake,” chara teriing the measure as a ‘‘robbery’ he charged that democrcatic mem- bers were supporting it ‘‘because they can get part of the swag.” Amendment Passed The senate after an hour’s debate | amendment | adopted the committee fixing a tariff on preserved or con- densed milk and sugar of milk. The vote was 46 to 29. A duty of two cents a pound on preserved or condensed milk and five cents a pound on sugar of milk was provided in the amendment. ' DEMAND $10,000 BOND IN GASE OF VERELLI i Meriden Police Ask More Time to Get Evidence j On Local Man. Meriden, Conn., Feb. 16.—The bond of Salvatore Virelli, of New Britain was raised from $1,000 to $10,000 at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Henry Dryhurst when his case was called with those of four men from Southington and “Plainville "in the local court this marning in conmection with theft of $6,000 worth of from C, J. Idl&y?n this city om Jan- uary 29. The prosecutor asked for more time for the police to investigate and the trials were continued to Feb- ruary 24. Bonds in four cases remain at $1,000 each. Virelli had not got bail this afternoon. LIQUOR LAWS YOID? South Norwalk Attorncy Makes Such a COlaitm on Behalf of Cafe Owners This Morning. South Norwalk, Feb. 16.—Claiming that all state laws relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors are void since the adoption of the eighteenth amend- ment, Attorney Paul R. Connery filed a demurrer in the city court this morning to complaints against James Flynn, James Plunkett, Fred Gebo and Philip Gugludino, arrested Mon- day night by the local police for al- leged violations of the state laws, for selling liquor without a license and also with- having liquar with intent to sell. Evidence according to the.police this morning were obtained against the four men by means of two ‘“de- tectives” employed by the local police. The state was not ready to proceed with argument on the demurrer and a continuance was given until Satur- day. Attorney Connery claims that “the state laws in farce at the time of the adoption of the 18th amendment and of the congressional enactment which are inconsistent therewith have been abrogated and nullificd and are no longer of any legal force and effect, 3 { ROGERS REPORTS. Chairman James Rogers of the |Efldy-(}lover Post, American Legion ] ball committee, made a tentative. re- port to the executive committee of the same post last night in which he Armory cleared between $300 and $400. The regular post meeting will be held on Friday night of this week.- VISITING PADEREWSKI. Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski of the Sa- cred Heart of Jesus church is in New York today attending a conference with Ignace Paderewski, president of the Republic of Poland, who has Just arrived in this country. DIVIDEND REDUCED. New York, Feb. 16.—Reduction in the quarterly common dividend of the | South Porto Rico Sugar company to- : day, from 3 per cent. to 1% per cent. . caused a drop in the stock of 7 points o 80 Missouri, said that the recent dance at the State | | VERMIN-INFESTED IMMIGRANTS' T0 LOCAL SOLDIER! SUPPORTING TARIFF\ BEING HELD UP BY OFFICIALS FEAR THEY MAY HA WILSON WILL SHOW JUST HOW HE USED $150,000,000 FUND Washington, Feb, 16.— White House officials an- nounced today that President Wilson before his retirement March 4 would make a final itemized report showing . the disbursements and allotments made by him out of the $150,- 000,000 war fund voted him by congress. | 'FIND BODY BURIED IN GARDEN IN BACK YARD {Too Poor to Buy Coffin, Chicago Woman Eyplains to Authorities. Chicago, Feb. 16.—The body of Mrs. Nancy M. Chamberlain, 91 years old, whose mysterious disappearance from home of her daughter and granddaughter in an artists’ colony has been under investigation by the police, was found early today buried in the back yard of the apartment on 57th street where the family lived. Two days of questioning by police hrought from Mrs. Ruth Townsend, ; the aged woman’'s daughter and Miss Marion Townsend, her granddangh- ter, only cryptic answers, such as “‘Mother is happy in love.” Early today Miss Townsend con- fessed that the aged woman died of natural caused last June and had been buried by the two women in a flower bed in their back yard in vhich the aged woman had carefully tend- ed geranium plants. Every part of their former hone was searched vesterday by the police and even some parts of the rear yard were dug up, but nothing was found except bones which doctors said were those of a dog. Dire poverty caused the two wom- en to. buny the body secretly, Miss Townsend confessed to Police Matron Mary Dolan. One by one the prized possessions of the family were sold until only the grand plano on which Marjon developed an unusual musical ‘aibility ‘remained. “We had neither a coffin nor purial permit,” said Miss Townsend. “We covered up the body and placed the geraniums over the improvised grave. To us she is not dead, just buried. Mother and I swore never to say any- thing about it because we were happy in love.” ROTARIANS, DOCTORS T0 HEAR TYPHUS TALK Dr. S. H. Osborne Will Ad- dress Rotary Club and Guests Tomorrow. The New Britain Rotary club will listen to a talk on the present typhus situation in New York, from State Deputy Commissioner of Health Dr. Stanley H. Osborne at their regular weekly luncheon tomorrow at the Elks’ clyb grill. President I.. A. Sprague was able to secure Dr. Osborne, who was to speak at a later date, fog to- morrow's meeting, in place of H. C. Knight of New Haven, general mana- ger of the Southern New England Tel- ephone company. Dr. Osborne as assistant to Dr. Black, of the state health department, is in close touch with the newly devel- oped typhus conditions and will tell the members of the absolute need in Con- necticut cities of guarding against the advance of this new disease. Owing to the fact that this is a ques- tion of general interest, President Sprague has issued the invitation to the medical profession of the city. It is hoped that as many as possible will make arrangements to attend. The meeting will begin promptly at 12:15 o’clock. An evening meeting is planned for next week in place of the regular luncheon and will probably be held on February 25, at 6:30 o'clock. Presi- dent Benjamin Marshall of the Connec- ticut College at New London will be the speaker. SUICIDE, IS VERDICT. Middietown, Feb. 16.—Coroner Stephen B. Davis handed (down a finding today on the death o George | i 'wur of tongs coincident CALIFORNIA CHINESE IN BLOODY TONG WAR Several Killed and Wounded As Oriental Gunmen Cele- brate New Year’s. San Francisco, Feb. 16.—Guns of Chinese tong men ushered in a new with the Chinese New Year today leaving three dead and five wounded in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Stockton. Two Chinese merchants were killed in Los Angeles. Another was wounded there. In San Francisco one man was killed and ‘three injured. At Stock- ton one man was shot three times in the head, but it was said he will live. In San Francisco the feud broke loose in a room at 924 Grant ave- nue.’ According to stories told po- lice six men in the room taking ad- vantage of the crackle of firecrack- ers and roar of the celebration, drew revolvers and began firing at each other. Go Foin staggered from the building with a smoking revolver in his hand and fell dead. Four bullet wounds were found in his body. Po- lice hurried to the scene and found three wounded men on the floor of the room. Police departments of the three cities 'sent many additional armed men into Chinese districts to guard against new attacks. The shootings occurred within the space of a very few minutes, so close that theory .was advanced by the police that all had been pre-ar- ranged. War among the tongs has threat- ened for months, but recently it was believed averted by a truce entered into by the tongs through police activity. Several arrests have be(h made but the police are nanditapped be- cause the Chinese fear to give in- formation lést they too ‘will be marKed by the gunmen. MASONS AT CONVENTION Grand Master Cramer and Grand Secretary Kies to Attend George ‘Washington Mcmorial Assembly. Hartford, Feb. 16.—Charles W. Cramer of Hartford, grand master of Masons in Conmecficut and Grand Secretary George A. Kies of Hart- ford will attend the eleventh annual convention of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial associa- tion at Alexandria, Va., Monday and Tuesday. They will be accompanied by their wives. At the annual session of the grand lodge of Connecticut, February :2-3, an assessment of $1 per man on the 34,000 Masons in the state was laid. The greater part of the fund thus raised will be devoted to paying Con- necticut’'s quota for the George Wash- ington national memorial temple. Local Realty Dealers At Judiciary Session T. W. O'Connor and Messrs. Wilson and Deming of the firm of Parker & Deming, appeared before the ju- diciary committee at Hartford today to urge the passage of a Dbill pro- viding for the licensing fo real estate brokers. The purpose of the law is to guard against profiteering in the many froms developing out of dealing in real estate by unscrupulous per- sons, the local realty men explain. | . Council to Have Busy Session This Evening ‘Tonight’s common council session will be one of the most important meetings of the year for that Lody since among other things the budget of the finance and taxation board will be taken up for consideration, a re- port of the special committee on the soldiers’ club-house proposition, rec- ommending an $11,000 appropriation will be rcad, and the two-platoon sy=- tem in the fire department will again be discussed. Prof. Angell Mentioned As Possible Yale Head! New Haven, Feb. 16.—While no specific announcement: has been made as to action of the Yale@dfporation on choice of a 2Ccessn ident Hadley, the > Courier says corporatian Prof. Jami the Ca atiog VE TYPHU. Heath Col Copeland A Places Res; Directly ( Governmer 7 SUSPECTS'| ON NEW LO Many Foreign Recently I ton and Hes Seek to Rou New York, Feb,' infested immig typhus suspect, wep city public health they arrived here by coastwise steam Learning that hui grants had been steamship companis their ships from sioner Copeland had inspectors on duty a tions ana at the incoming trains England pointsg On New Several hundred | rounded up and ins boat from New Y men and four wom have vermin. Thi a suspicious rash typhus, were take boat. Immigrants . train from ing the health oM the station too late Health' Comm: clared he was “very by this situation as’ health inspection are “no more eff port.”™ Expressing hope typhus case was nof the health officer “If it is, we are springing up in the # quarters.” 4 “Responsibility situation,” he adde@ tederal government. that every citizen his wrath and de I taken to keep out of & infested persons. Official’s 8 New London, Feb.: grants went to New ¥ boat on the New night, according tao' agent for the New K tion company, and C@ can have been takenj New York this morni It is understood H grants bound from York yesterday ient Fall River line. A/ 150 immigrants last night but word § 6 o'clock that they from Boston. 1 YALE SECRETAR tire July 1 After ice ai University. 2 New Haven, Feb. 16; tion of Rev. Anson secretary of Yale uni nounced by President ley today. The formal announ: prior to the consideratl corporation ‘on Saturg presidency Mr. Stol was formally accepted the university. It wil the close of the pre vear. . The corporation mittee consisting of | Otto T. Bannerd to draft suitabled S be