New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1921, Page 1

STABLISHED 1870. MEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ] A FRIDAY, FEBRUARY Y .LLOYD GEORGE STANDS BY PLEDGE THAT GERMANY IS TO BE COMPELLED TO PAY 'WillDemand That Teutons Give To The Limit Of Their Capacity, He Tells Commons MPKES THIS ANSWER TO CRITICISM OF GOVT. is, “Just What is Li-ltol Germnny s Capac* ity,” British Premier Ex- plains. : Lendon, Feb, 185, (By Assoclated esn).~—Prime Minister Lloyd George foclared in the house of commons y that he stood by his pledgo that Jermany must pay to the lmit of or capacity. Replies to Attack, He was answering Horatio Bottom- talgnment of the government's Moy of alleged ineptitude with re- d to foreing Germany to comply ith _the reparations demands, the rovision for the trial of war inals and other portions of tha , treaty. l ‘e was a great difference, con- Jufd the premier, between Germany g for the whole cost of the war m\n. to the Hmit of her ca- whole point is as to the lmit FAnY's capacity to pay,” he Best Advice Taken. m. Allles, continued the premier taken the best advice avallable had summoned the ablest men e found, upon whowe advice the mt demand had been made, and "Alltes s to g' utmost of their power. any, he pointed out. had de~ v bonds to the Alles but Mlue of these bonds depend on the Mue of “. German ucuruy at tht ment. - Raw - ) other worts, an coal also been delivered, added the pre- ., [br. and the question was what was The Germans argued. continued the T that. it the Allles took the the raw material at the timo deliverod the sum amounted more than the $20,000,000,000 riks named in tho peace treaty. The contended the ‘sum was less this and the matter was one that reparations commiission was ox- ining. Even according to the Al- accounting, he sald, it was a ter of hundreds of millions of unds sterling which had been de~ YOR TWO PLATDONS, BUT WITH LOWER PAY| xpayers’ Aemcintion Said to Have Own Plan . For Firemen, embers of tho New Britain Tax- $e Association were on the job ith & zest, and at & meeoting ed to be held tonight, it is ect: that considerable attention I be paid to the budget of the rd of finance and taxation. The -platoon system of the firemen i also come up for discussion. Un- t resent plan of the firemen to fewer hours and the same pay that ng pald at the present time, there no doubt be much opposition. ral of the most promineny mem- of the association have come out favor of a platoon system, but with adoption, the matter of salaries id be considered. The argument need by these men is that in thy of the industrial prosperity, the on set forth that an Increase in was needed in order to equal the paid In the factories. With the jon of the great Industrial boom many of the workers either work- short time or no time at all, it time for eity officlals who are of steady work to be looking for l such demands as they are seek- present, it is claimed by the on leaders. The members of aksociation in allowing the two- n plan, would fix the salaries firemen at a maximum of $1.- a year, with the salaries of the nants $1,350 and that of the inw, 31,600, Tt is also sald by on champlons of the two- earrying out the peace | WITNESSES PICTURE HATFIELD AS KILLER Say Matewan ' Police Chief Gloated Over Slaying Detectives. Willlamson, W. Va., Feb. l!,-sl(l Hatfleld, Matewan chief of police, told Harry Stanton, a former justicy of the peace, that he had killed three of Baldwin-Felts detectives in the pistol and rifle fight of May 19. Mr, Stanton testified to this in circuit court here today at the ftrial of 19 men, including Hatfleld, charged with killing Albert C. Felts, one of the de- tectives. Asked who the men were, Stanton sald they wero Albert Felts, Lee Felts and C. B. Cunningham. Stanton, a magistrate in Sprigg, a mining town nearby, heard of the fight late in the afternoon and heard that Sheriff Blankenship wanted him to go to Matewan. When he reached Matewan, Stan- ton sald he met Sid Hatfleld who shook hands with him and then made the remhark he testified that he, Hat- field, had kjlled three. Before Stanton was called, Miss Hessie Hamilton, a clerk in the Nor- . folk and Western testified that the fight was “one roar.” She saw three bodles lying in the street, two of which she said Sid Hat- fleld searched. kick the prostrate for ing near the bank bulk Miss Josephine Hamilton, of a man ly- the fight, but not before. Mrs. Mary Duty, who,lived .some distance from the village testified she "heard firing, and soon afterward. a 'wounded man was assisted to a chair on the porch of her house by two others. Later she learned he was J. W. Ferguson one of the Baldwin-Felts men. “The man sat down in a chair on the porch, and I went into the dining 'mm u:l later left the Iouu." Mrs. lom%xfi"en.‘v"m shewod an 1o the ’urr. and hole in | un baek ot ll uld lu |nundod tn' prove that the wounded man had {Deen shot again and Xifled aftor, he was taken to the Duty house. l’ Mrs. Duty, resuming her testimony said that when she left the house the man on the porch was alive but a ‘Mttle later she saw his body lying in the alley nearby. SLEEPING SICKNESS CLUE Michigan Doctor Thinks Discase ls' Nothing But Botulinu) Poisoning, Recently Traced to Spinach, Mich., Feb, Battla Creek, 18.—Be. llef that many if not .n the cases re- | cently diagnosed as sleeping sickness throughout the country may hava been botulinus poisoning, was ex- pressed today by Dr. J. H. Kellogg of this eity. Dr. Kellogg said he initiated re- search based on this theory rhortly !'after three deaths occurred in Grand Rapida from Dbotulinus poisoning which laboratory tests traced to pre- merved spinach. Four casear diag- nosed as sleeping, eickness occurred here, Dr. them resulted fatally. They were promptly reported to the government, ho sald Labor#tory are testa now one of the recent victims, Dr. Kellogg 70 RECOGNIZE RUSSIA? Alleged Soviet Representative Says Hara@® 1s 10 Recognize Republic on March 18, Chicago, Feb. 18.—Representatives of the soviet government of Russia are sald to bhe seeking enormous quantities of clothing from garment manufacturers here. One mnnllhw- turer sald he was told by two claiming to be soviet repnlemmlv( that they had “ingide information President-elect Harding had decided to recognize the Russian government on March 18." Contracts are said signed for 200,000 dresses, 500,000 skirts and an equal number of women's coats. Max Schallman or Sollomon, according to one manufac- turer, signed thcse contracts yoster- day as the representative of the | soviet government. ! Furiou to have been rallroad station, | Later she saw him ; her sis- | ter, testified she saw armed men after Keno‘g said, and two ot | being | made at Ann Arbor with the brain of | <a Judge McGannon Is Acquitted on Murder Charge; Jury Out 21 Hours and f‘levellnd, Feb. 18.—Judge William H. McGannon was acquitted of a sec- ond degree murder charge in con- nection with the death of Harold C. Kagy, by a jury of three women and nine men today. The jury was out 21 hours and took elght ballots, the first five standing 8 ' to 4 for acquittal, the sixth 9 to 3 for acquittal and the seventh 11 to 1 for acquittal. This was the second trial of judge | eight ballots Are Taken McGannon for the alleged slaying of Kagy on the morning of May 8. The jury in the first trial was unable to agree on ‘a verdict after 48 hours’ | deliberation. Previous to the first trial of Judge McGannon, John V. Joyce was tried and acquitted of the murder of Kagy During the three trials Judge Mc- Gannon stoutly contended he was not present when Kagy was shot, having left Kagy and Joyce in the judge's automobile several blocks from the scene of tha shooting. THREE TYPHUS CASES DEVELOP IN II(]RTLANI] | Disease Manifests Itself in New York Town—An- other Case in City. Cortland, N. Y., Feb. 18.—Three children in an Itallan family here have been found to be suffering from ' typhus fever Dr. Edward S. Godfrey, chief of the division of communicable diseases of the state board of health | announced today. Dr. Godfrey, who was here in con- | sultation with the local health au- thorities and Dr. F. W Sears of Syracuse, sanitary supervisor of the state board of health, said that every precaution was being taken and there was little Hkellhood of the disease spreading. ! The children with their mother ar- rived in New York on January 5 last from Naples and came to" Cortland yon Janvary 13 the first of the chil- idren becoming 11l three days later. The mother told the health officer that the steamer was crowdéd, sani- tary conditions poor and that a num- ber of passengers were i1} upon their arrival in New York and had to be carrie@ ashore. New York, Feb. 18.—Eleven ver- ' min-infested immigrants and a man suffering from a disease other than ' typhus, who arrived here today after having: heen admitted to this coun- .‘ry at Boston, were ordered to a ! hospital by city health authoritied for delousing and treatment. WIBERS W»- s ——e Fairicla County Master | Plughers Meet Today to Adopt “Flat Rate” Scale Which is to be Much Lower. South Norwalk Feb, 18.—A com- nilttee 6f the Fairfleld county master plumbers assoclation is meeting in Stamford today to adopt a “flat mate” | scale of wages for stcamfitters, tin- smiths and plumbers employed by members of the association in the '-‘oumy. The reduction it is said will be “a substantial one” and will affect ' plumbers in Greenwich and Stamford | the most. In these two places the wages have been $10 a day against $8.50 a day In Norwalk, Weatpofrt, and New Canaan, but under the new plan, the scale of wages will be the same in every town. The committee | is expected to finish its report late ! this afternoon. The new scale of wages will become effective March 1. | OPERATION A FAILURE | Surgeons Saved Thief From Prison b; Removing Pressure Brain— Recovers, Steals Again, Pittsburgh, Feb. 18.—Martin Hen- ! del, convicted of robbery some time ago, was saved from going’'to prison by several surgepons who appeared in court and testified that by operating on the man's head they could cure his alleged mania for stealing. They said that Hendel's trouble was caused by a section of the skull pressing against the brain. The operation was performed and Hendel was rcleased from the hos- pital as cured. Several weeks ago | he was arrested and charged with stealing an overcoat. The jury re- | turned a verdict of gulilty yesetrday and Judge John C. Haymaker sen- tenced him to serve not less than six years and not more than nine years {in the Western penitentiary. SEEK MISSING PUBLISHER M. Henry Potter Has Not Been Seen Sinoce Ineffectual Attempt to Sce Ford Sunday. Detroit, Feb. 18.—At the request of Henry Ford, Detroit police today be- gan to drag River Rouge in their search for M. Henry Potter, editor of the American Publishing Ass'n of Philadelphia, who is missing follow- | { ! on | land LEGISLATORS WANT PROBE AT COLLEGE! Opinion At Capitol That Some- thing's Ymng at Storrs SEEK RELIEF FOR MOTHER Wethersficld Woman, Now Destitute and Unable to Find Marriage Cer- tificate, Has Her 'Marriage Valid- ated. Hartford," Feb. 18.—The first Fri- day session of the general assembly saw a small attendanee in the house but a fair proportion of senators. There is still a demand for an in- ‘quiry into the conduct of the Con- necticut . Agricultural collgge jn spite of the fact that,a resolution to raise ‘a committee out of .the committee of agriculture, offered by Mr. Stod- dard and referred to that committee seemed to he of little effect. Mr. ‘Buckley, house leader,: inquired about the Stoddarg* resolution and upon learning that it was inactive he said thdt _another resolution which would fully meet the situation would -oon , be offered. The praposition to .allow towns to change théir annual meeting day from October to the first Monday in April was given a setback as such a bill ‘was unfavorably reported and reject- ed. Help for Mother, The only now ‘business in. the- sbn- u&q was adoption of un niuquu ot prifi b to. Ryder, now a widow ‘with sevepal children/* No trace marriage (llepnse oF redord of the ceremony can be found although the marriage was on May 10, 1909. With- ! out validation the widow could, not “be alded under the mothers’ pension law. She ‘and the children are in ' destitute condition. The house concurred in appointing Frank A. Sears judge and Henry A. Scofield deputy at Naugatuck, and | appointing 8. Victor Prince judge at New London to fill a vacancy. ; The bill to allow the state police to have special prosecutors, unfavor- ably reported was rejected. Controversy Settled. The judiciary committee reported favorably a substitute bil] which after July 1 next will limit to $5,000 the expense account of compensation commissioners. The bill does not Hmit the expense account at $5,000 for the fiscal vears of 1920 and 1921 it is thought that the contro- versy over house rcnt paid by Com- missioner Williams at Waterbury is met and disposed of by this means. Former Senator H. H. Hunt, coun- el for C. Irving Hale who contested Portland seat, was allowed $124.78 as fees. Cities and Boroughs. The cities and boroughs commit- tee reported favorably bills to con- solidate the borough of New Canaan with the town; to permit the select- men of East Lyme to sell a school- house in Flanders; to increase the powers of the selectmen in Hamden; to amend the Norwich charter re- garding publication of ordinances under the charter, and fixing the hours for voting at special city meet- ings in Norwich from 5:30 a. m, to 6 p. m. An unfavorable report was on a bill to set off Niantic as the first voting dl-lrlct of East Lymo WOMEN TO0 TOTE GUNS Fair Sex in Pittsburgh Suburbs Or- ganize “Pistol Clubs” to Protect Themselvgs from Holdups. Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 18.—Th: women of four Pittsburgh suburbs have organized a “pistol club’ for the purpose of protecting themselves and their homes against robbers. For sev- eral months robbers have been active in Ardmore, Bryvn Mawr, Edgewood, Acres and Rockwood, and several women have been attacked. ‘Thomas Wiechart, former major of the United States army, attended the first .g-lon und nve uu women wg-u 1921. HRALD 18, —TWENTY-TWO PAGES. A PRlC ELM ST. MAN HANGS HIMSELF IN ROOM; BODY FOUND TODAY Abraban Horenten, Aged 8, COMMISSIONER CLOSES : Victim of Own Rash Act— ANOTHER BflSTflN BANK Had Nervous Disorder NEIGHBOR SEES CORPSE ; Tremont Trust Co. Hnd De-| posits of $17,000,000— | No Run Takes Place. to Make i Boston, * Feb. 18.—The Tremont ake Rope, With Which He Hung | Trust Co., which has aggregated de- fpn."‘ of $17,000,000 in savings and commercial acounts from many parts | of New England, kept its doors closed i HANGING BEFORE YIINMW- | Young Man Had Used Bed Clothing Himself From Steam Pipe—Father in New York and Funeral Arrange- : ments Held Up Awaiting His Re | Commissionér Joseph C. Allen in tak- turn. ing over its affairs. Although it was ! the fifth institution of'its kind in this | city to be closed by the commission- er in the past flve months, the sus- pension had no notNeable effect among other banks of We city by which it was regarded as an Inde- pendent. The posting of a notice after bank- ing hours yesterday had discounted the closing of today and only a few depositors and others passed through the police lines-in front of the bank offices in Scollay Square to scan the ‘rief statement. Bank Commissioner Allen said he had nothing to add to his supplemented statement of yesterday that violation of the banking laws and impairment of the capital lu.d made his action necessary. Simon Swif, vice-president of the bank and its most active spirit, an- nounced that depositors in 'both the savings and commercial departments Wwere certain to get 100 cents on the not impaired and that the closing was not impaired and, that he closing was due to a conspiracy. RAIDS. IN DUBLIN - Extensive Operations By 1,000 Gov- Abraham Horenstein, aged 21 years, 348 Elm street, committed suicide at his home this morning. His life- iless body was suspended from a . steam pipe over his bed and the young man had used a bed cover twisted |into a rope with which to commit “his rash act. the medical examiner { reports. The discovery of the deed was made by Joseph Martin who re- sides in a tenement above the Ho- renstein family. Body Is Discovered. Shortly after noon time, as Mar- tin was passing on a veranda, bhis attention was attracted to the body of Horenstein hanging in front of a window. Going inside the house, he notified members of the family and ' with Harry Horenstein, a brother| of the suicide entered\the room and-aid- 'ed in taking down the body. Medical Examiner Dr. Waterman Lyon was ‘called and after viewing the body he | pronounced it a case of suicide. | i Victim Haa Been Il The young man has been under { medical treatment for the past few | weeks on account of a nervous dis- 'urder Pending the arrival of his ‘father who was in New York at the time of the suicide, the funeral ar- 1angements were not made. CAN'T HAVE INDEPENDENCE Washington, Feb. 18.——All questions régarding a8 change in the form ot government for Porto. Rico will' be left for the next congress, Chairman ! Fall of the senate committee on the | Pacific Islands, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, declared today after receiving coples of resolutions of the Porto Rican legislature asking for the | development of the present Porto Rican government system ‘‘under democratic principles.”, “We will not give them their inde- pendence if that is what the resolu- tion means,” he added. of | | 1 | { Distriots around Mount on Square and the approaches to that section of the &ity” were barricaded and ma- chine gun posts were established. A close search for arms was instituted and the extent of the preparations made for the raid indicated there was no expectation on -the part of so authorities of \ finishing it quick- LOCAL UNIT ACCEPTED ’.Mzninmchlv ne Gun Outfit to Be Part! of National Guard—Slater is Lieutenant. Hartford, Feb, 18.—The First Ma- chine Gun Co. infantry, Connecticut National Guard, recruited in Meriden and New Britain, has been organized and accepted as a part of: the miltary forces of the state. according to an order issued by Adjt. Gen. George M. Cole. Meriden has 36 men and New Brit- ain 26 men in its ranks. The officers appointed are: Captain, Samuel A. Butler. Meriden; first lieutenant, Jo- seph H. Slater, New Britain; second lieutenant. Henry P. Feegal, Meriden. The platoons in each city will have headquarters, in their respective ar- mories. PLANS FOR MARCH 4 Harding Asks That Lunch Be P!o-o parcd on Inauguration Day—Wilson Men to Return to White House. ‘Washington, Feb. 18.—President- elect Harding in a letter received to- day by President Wilson, requests that a luncheon be prepared at the White House on March 4 for him ana his immediate family. The president and Mrs. Wilson will not be present as Mr. Wilson plans to go direct from the capitol after the inauguration' té his new home on S street. ‘Whether the president the capitol with the remains to be son will go to t ing of M in the con | AUTO LADEN WITH BOOZE Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Juden Fined in Willimantic Court This Morning for ‘Willimantic, Feb. 18.—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Juden of the Bronx, New York, were fined $100 and costs each in po- lice court here today for illegally ltrunmortln‘ liquor. One hundred | gallons of alcohol was found in their automobile by the police last night. Benjamin Apter and Joseph Wolf, both of Hartford, also were fined $100 and costs each. Thye had 50 gallons of whiskey in their automobile when it was stopped last night. POLICE GET STILL Pntrnlnnn‘ Feeney and Anderson Stage a Raid on Washington Street House, Getting the Goods. Wadislaw Zulada was arrested last night at his home on Washington street for operating a ‘“‘moonshine still.”” The arrest was made by Patroi- men Thomas Feeney and Charles Anderson, A quantity of mash and some liquor was seized. The Federal authorities were notified. STOREHOUSE ENTERED Q&AIN Thieves Visit H. R. Walker Oomp‘ny's Place on Bigelow Street Last Night for the Third Time. James .J. Dorsey of the H. R. Walker company reported to the police this morning that the oom- pany’s storehouse on Bj ! vill ride to } t-el ot SENATORS KILL AT TO NAIL HUNDRED Ml DOLLAR RIDER ONP. Appropr Have Be Road Cons ; It Not Be¢ CONGRESS E WORK Cl fri. , today as a result of the action of Bank | Washington, 1 attach as a rids bill an appropriatio for road const: in the senate. A appropriation ws 41 to 33 or nine Quired two thirds Rejection of thé was regarded as ' feat for the road aj seasion. The ho | whlc& tatus would. h thn line. His several amend Formal com Judge Landis o | marks in the bank clerk ment, is made in department of tor Dail, de IRISH PLACY 5. Commodore ' win Buy B American F Members of Co ry council, A. R. last evening in Ji wear no more and authorized a oo% a list of local stores | by Britjsh manutacy #s0)4 therein, plained, folloy Mrs, Warren G. B president-eleot, shopping tours gowns made by ‘n ‘lcan houses, En panie§, also, will .ot the f wre by the 1o bera.. ‘It was brough meeting that the p controlled compani year totalled $102,12% of English made insurance companiés : at the next meeting' accordance with The council reec night on the at'New Haven to aln delegates were presented by. the N S free