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ISTABLISHED 1870. /\ X N A oo MEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUL. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 19, 1921. —_TWELVE PAGES PRICE { PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING SELECTS CHARLES E. HUGHES TO BESECRETARY OF STATE | ccepts Appointment CRUDE OIL IS USED | After Conference at T0 DISINFECT 1,503 St. Am‘tme TOday That Number of Passengers —Refuses to Com- Forced to Use Stuff Found rnt on Selection. On Atlantic Waters. O OTHER MEMBERS ARE ANNOUNCED nghes Plainly Pleased Over -_the Honor Accorded Him —Expresses Appreciation in Short Interview. | | Philadelphia, Feb. 19.—Unusual re- sourcefulness in disinfecting the 1.- '693 passengers of the Itallan steam- ship Ferdinando Palasciano, which | WMocked here yesterday from Genoa was described today by Dr. Yaja Do- nato, ship’s surgeon. Three days off the coast of the United States the vessel encountered a heavy coating of crude oil on the waters of the Atlantic. Dr. Donato ordered the ofl scooped up in buck- ets. Then each man and boy, under the direction of the doctor was forced |to bathe in oll. Under the direction | of the stewardess the women were accorded the same treatment. The hair of the men and boys was clipped close, while the women and girls were forced to take an oil shampoo. The performance, except for the hair-cutting was repeated each day | until the ship reached port. . Augustine, Fla., anpouncement made ¢ by dent-elegt Harding today that L lep Evans Hughes. of New York Pblican nominee for the presis four years ago had been of- the position of secretary of e in the next administration and M accepted. apfouncement was the first firmation of Mr. Hughes' although it has been under- “fhat he would be given the He was in conference with the t«elect here when the selec- was made known officlally but ‘Would make no comment beyond L expresslon of appreciation at his | on by the president-elect. Feb. 19.—Defi- NURSES JOIN LEGION Five Enrolled at Meeting of Eddy- Glover Post—State Fund Committee Increased to Seven. The state fund committee of Eddy- Glover post was increased from three to seven members at a meeting of the legion last evening, and five army nurses, the first women to apply for membership in the post, were accepted. A report was received from James Rogers, chairman of the ball commit- tee, showing $317 profit from the event. The money will be donated toward a rervice department which the post has agreed to support in conjumction with other servicemen's associations about the ciiy. Clifford Hellberg was author- ized to oall a meeting next Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing an auxilinry to the post. GAINST IRISH TREATMENT lan { Archbishop De nces nglish Methods Used in “Emerald 0" —=Agrees With De Valera. pndon, Feb., 19.-—Great Britain's ign against the Irish republi< ement was dénounced yester- the Right Rev. Patrick Joseph archbishop of Perth, Australia, A his return to that eity from Eu- _says a dispatch to the London state fund committee are Curtis Sheldon, James V., Onorato, John A. Johnson and Albin’ Backiel, They will serve the chairmam, Willlam W. T.. Bquire, Robert .C. Vange and Dr. Jameés Faulkner, who compose the present committee. The meeting was enlivened by a de- bate on the charge of a member that the policles of the Legion here were being dictated by an organization hav- ing rooms near the Legion quarters and that the state fund was being mis- managed in this city. The bachelors selected for the ball committee were all members of the club in question, a speaker asserted, whereupon its chair- man, Edward Ogren, proclaimed him- self as not a member of that organiza- tion. of mismanagement against the fubhd committee were also denied by its members, DIVORCE ACTIONS I with nth and reluctance,” bishop In quoted saying, st every Infamy perpetrated by any during her occupation of glum has been renowed and re- ed and In some cases excecded, Foland, I subscribe ty every word d by Bamonn De Valera in his re- ht charges against English forces Ireland.” | FORGERS ARRESTED and Wife Taken hy Authoritics Arrival in New York—8$40,000 of Bad Ohecks Involved. verpool, Feb, 19.—A man giving name of Leo Borovitch, 34 years and his wife, wore arrested here ay on their arrival ahoard the mer Empress of Hritain from York in connection with the al- lod passing of a fraudulent check $40,000 in New York just before ing. police statod that the woman ring a bolt containing $30,000 G Boroviteh, according to the ice ndmitted passing the check. Two Local Men and a Local Woman Scek Sever Tie That Binds. Several local people will figure in the March term of the superior court. Charles H. Johnsan has brought ac- tion for divorce trom Hilda E. John- son, on grounds of intolerable cruel- ty. The couple were murried on May %, 1915. The defendant's name was Miss Hilda E. Schulstead. The pa- pers are returnable on the first Tues- day Im March. Paul Palmese has instituted divorce proceedings against his wife, Mary Palmese The couple were married on June 8, 1913 The plaintift al- leges improper conduct with unknown persons as the basis of the action. Anna M. Barrows seeks a divor: from Albert M. Barrows of West Main street on grounds of intolerable eruel- ty. Two children have been born to the couple, and besides the dec-ec, | the plaintiff seeks the custody of a daughter, Helen Elizabeth Barrows. The write is returnable in the su- perior court on the first Tuesday in March. -— TO HOLD THEATER PARTY. M, State Guard, Arranges Social Event and Other Activities, 0. M. State Guard, hold ter party and banquet Wed- lay night. The theater party will old at Pursons’ theater, at the of the performance the banquet be at the Far East urdnt. Thg committee in charge the affalr consists of Lieutenant ey, Sergeant Lipke and Sergeant d. aptain Willlams will announce the leup of the team to take part in state shoot to be held soon. Viizes be awarded for the best scures. Tid rd will participate at tho military eral of Private Emory C. Peteison, hody reached 1t city from n‘, rly In the weck, and which eld tomorrow ullernoon from state armory at 1:30 o'clock will a next and werved AGED RESIDENT DIES Mrs. Flina Peterson Passes Away at Home of Son, In Her Eighty-sixth Year., HELD FOR THEFT. tie Scolin, a middle aged woman, wied this morning by Traffic Mrs. Elina Peterson, widow of the Inte P. Peterson, died last night at the home of her son. August Peter- son, of 117 Commonwealth avenue, | [ The ‘newly elécted members of the . |SCHOOLS HERE WILL CLOSE FOR 10 DAYS Suspension of Sessions Is to Be Annual Mid-Winter Recess for Entire Educational System. The public schools of the city will close next Friday with the afternoon session and will remain closed for a 10 day period, reopening March 7. The suspension of classes is the annual mid- | winter vacation A 10 day shut down will also be observed at Easter time. Mid-winter vacations are comparative- ly new in the Jlocal school system although they have been observed in several other cities for years. Primary, grammar and high schools are to bhe affected by the order of the board. YOUNG WOMAN FORGER COMMITTED TO FARM Miss Katherine Albee Ap- peals in $500 Bonds— Juvenile Session. Judge George W. Klett rendered a decision this morning in the ad- journed case of Katherine Albee, aged 19, who was charged on two separate counts of forgery, commit- ting the young woman to the State Farm for an indefinite period. Through her attorney, Lawyer M. D. | Saxe, an appeal was filed and a bond | of $500 in cash was posted by a brother of the accused. The case will come up for trial at the March term of the superior court at Hartford. Miss Albee was taken into custody Thursday afternoon by a Pinkerton operative within 24 hours after he had been called in on an investigation in- stituted by the Commercial Trust Co. Miss Albee admitted having cashed (Continued on Fifth Page.) PETERSON MILITARY FUNERAL TOMORROW Servicemen's Organizations and City Officials Form at State Armory to Pay Last Tribnite Impressive services with military honors will mark the ot Private Emery Peterson tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 from the State Armory on.Arch St when members of the ¢ity govérnment anll service- men’s arganizations will pay tribute to the decensed soldier. The body will. be borne from the armory to its final resting place in Fairview cemetery on a caisson, guarded by representa- tives of Private Walter Smith post of the American Legion, which is to be in charge of the obsequies. Rev. John L. Davis will officiate at- the services. The body will lie in state at the armory tomorrow morning. Clarence J. Smith and Frank Schroeder will act as a wuard at the armory. Joseph Carroll will be in charge of the firing squad which will consist of Comrades Pikoskey, Ryan Kelly, C. J. Smith, H. W, Smith, Unwin, Schroeder and James Carroll. Henry Gregory and Adam Litke will act as buglers. The pall bearers will be Comrades Cooke, Kenny, Thompson, Bloomgquist, Schaolcraft and Richi. Members of the Kosciuszko post, World war veterans, will assemble at the club room at 11:30 in uniform to attend the funeral. Lieut. Albin Backel will be in charge of the divi- sion and Sergeant Matthew Kokoszka will act as aide, The American Legion division will form at 1:30 at the armory, as many members as find it possible to da ®o, in uniform. The Veterans of Forelgn wars and Soldlers’, Sailors’ and Marines' asso- ciation will also be represented in line. 8 DIES IN ALBANY, N. Y. Mrs. Joseph Lutz Was Widow of Former East Main Street Druggist— Funeral Here Tuesday Morning. Mrs H. Anna H. Lutz, widow of Joseph Lutz, who for many years w: connected with a drug business on East Main street, opposite Hartford avenue, died suddenly this morning at 2:30 at the home of her son, William B. Lutz of Albany, N. Y. The deceased was G2 years of age. Besides the son with whom she made her home, Mrs. Lutz leaves a daughter, Mrs. George E. Christ of this city. The deceased was a member of the Women's Relief corps, Order of Eastern Star and the South Congregational church. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the chapel of the South church, Rev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill officiating., Interment will be Mountain Groye cemetery, Bridgeport. oI PH1 BETA KAPPA APPOINTEES, school |SHIP BOARD REPORT IN BEFORE MARCH 4 Secretaryv Payne Criticises Ap- | pointment of Seven Members WANTS SINGLE EXECUTIVE Last Day of Investigation—Bolling, President’s Brother-in-law, Again Denies Irregularities on His Part. - Washington, Feb. 19.—The house commiftee investigating | shipping board operations is- sued a formal statement today exonerating W. R. Bolling, | brother-in-law of President Wil- | son from any wrongdoing as trcasurer of the shipping board. ! | made by Tucker K. Sands, formerly Washington, Payne of the told a house tee today that of Interior department when he became the shipping - board war the accounts generally were in bad shape and that none had been kept of the 15.000 made by government owned ships up | to that time. He decided a general shakesup was due and in its process, he said, the general comptroller and trasurer lost their jobs. “I couldn’t find out what burean employing 180 persons was doing so I abolished it,”” he con- tinued. ‘“Another division was dealt with in the same manner.” Mr. Payne said there was no basis for the charge of Col. E. H. Abadie, former gencral comptroller, that heo had been railroaded out of his posi- tion. Col. Abadie’ was incompetent and had too many men in his depart- ment, the secretary said. Congressional investigation of the shipping board ended with the exami- | nation of Secretary Payne, by the special house committee. A report on the inquiry will be submitted to the house before March %. Secretary Payne criticised the pro- vision of the merchant marine act appointing a board of seven members. A single executive, he argued, should be ‘placed in control The pro- vision directing c ident to abolish capunerciall treaties also was al $ s N chairman after the one Feb. 19.—Segretary | SIXTY YEARS’ OLD FALLS BEFORE CUPID |Jofl(‘ph Sarafino, City Employe, Aftcr i \ Three Score of Years, is Ready to Take a Wife. | Joseph Sarafino of 45 West street i evaded the darts of Dan Cupid's ar- | rows for three score of years, but has | finally fallen before the great con- queror. This morning Joseph, who is now 60 years of age. brought Miss : ! Rozalla Kowalczyk to the office of the | town clerk and announced his inten- | ! tion of taking out a marriage license. ! Deputy City Clerk Harry A Har- 1 greaves filled out the necesary papers { and Joseph and Rozalia were on their way. The bride is 40 vears of age and | makes her home at 45 West street. The groom is a city employe in the | sewer department. A marriage license has been taken out by Gabrielo Violante and Elvia Darmi, both of 136 Tremont street. The groom is 27 years of age, and the bride 19. ADM, FULLAM PROTESTS DIVIDING OF FLEET Says That Policy of Naval Administration is “Reprehensible.” investigating commit- | voyages ! ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—The present | American fleet is ‘‘unorganized and un- prepared for war even as a one-plane fleet,”” Rear Admiral Fullam, retired, former superintendent of the mnaval academy, said today before the senate naval committee. ‘It was reprehensible to divide a strong force, but to divide a weak force is worse,'’ the admiral said. “‘It is not an exaggeration of state that if there is danger of war, the division of the fleet is a peril to the nation. ““If we are to have war in the Pacific in five years, we ought to pre- pare for it now. The new base at Alameda will not be completed then.’” Reading from a prepared statement Admiral Fullam said the first thing to do was to ‘‘consider a three-plane navy and above the surface.”’ “*A one-plane navy will not do," said he. - ¢ § ““The . vy department utterly neg- locts the future.- It does not have & My. Payne,sald he was convinced the goverament could not successfully operate merchant vessels in com- petition ‘with' private shipping in- terests and also said American pas- senger lines could not compete with foreign liners unless permitted to sell intoxicants during voyages. Too Many Jobs Asked why the actounting of the| board had been allowed to get into a | tangle, Mr. Payne said “no executive could devote his time to building up enthusiasm and constructing a work- able organization at the same time.” “Mr. Hurley (E. N. Hurley of Chicago, former chairman of the board) was the greatest man that conld have been picked for the job,” said Mr. Payne, “it was his task to create an enthusiasm to ‘sell’ ship- building to the country as a war measure, aond he did it.”” ‘While the country was being solidi- fied behind the war shipping pro- gram, actual building and operation of ships overwhelmed those in charge, Mr. Payne said. Bowling Dcnies R. W. Bolling, brother-in-law President Wilson and treasurer the shipping board, was before the committee again today to deny charges of irregularities on his part | of of n bank cashier. A M. Fisher, an investigator of the com- mittee also testified. He exonerated Mr. Bolling. declaring that a search-| ing inquiry had convinced him there was nothing irregular about private | business transactions hetween Mr. ! Bolling and Mr. Sands. CONEY CHANGES PLANS Army Flier Who Will Washington Auempt to San Cross Continent on 24 Hours Will Land at Jacksonville, Fla. San Diego, Cal, Feb. 19.—Several changes were announced today in the plans of Lieut. W. B. Coney of the 91st acro squadron who will start at 6 o'clock Monday evening in an at- tempt to fly across the continent to Jacksonville, Fla., within 24 hours. Instead of alighting at Fort Worth will attempt to fly direct from Dicgo to Dallas. The other change ILieut. Coney said, was to make Jacksonville his goal instead of Pablo Beach. He hopes to alight there between 6 and 6:30 p. m. The he De Haviland machine which | he intends to pilot has been recon- structed for the flight. It will carry 294 llons of gasoline i to have | tute and pass the house bill with an single long range submarine fit to oper- ate with the fleet. Without an air | force our mavy eannot exist against a { navy with ome.’” ' Senator Lodge of Massachusetts said’ the committee was entirely agreed that —surface ships, beneath the surface |’ | CRIME WAVE SWEEPIN COUNTRY—MAIL CLERK BY BANDIT WHO GET. BIG OVATION TODAY ' Holdup Took. FOR GARDINAL ELECT | | Archbishop Dougherty Sails ' On Nieuw Amsterdam ‘to Receive Pontifical Honor. Philadelphia, Feb. 19.—Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty left here today for Romec where he will receive the red hat of a cardinal from Pope Benedict XV. | Thousands of Roman Catholics ot . the archdiocese marched from the | archepiscopal residente with the Card- | inal designate this morning to the sta- ! tion where he boarded a special car for | Minneapol Robbery Fry ‘Harrisonville ] i i $10,000 is Offér " of Miss Cleveland —Culprits S v | OTHER DIS IN DIFFERE ! { ! Minneapolis, Minn. bandit who held up the mail car of Train { Northcoast Limited | Pacific railroad, shet ! tally wounded one’ with. registered m. | mated at several | ) dollars last night. ;€. E. Strons, 5. ; vetéran in the railW . was shot thyee tim tempted .to frustra throwing an irom Barly today he tle chance of recow The bandit boarde Cloud, Minn., reaching Mfnn He presented a been forged tnd He conversed sistants until Baileys, 35 milf pulled a’ gun. s 77 The men the air and submarine forces should be developed. ““The question is what sl with the 1916 program?’’ th{_ senator said. ‘‘We don’'t want to leave the country ungdefcnded. Meanwhile there is nothing /ut the fleet."” “*1 want, the fleet made ready for war quick,” the admiral said. l HOUSE DEBATES ON | TARIFF EMERGENCY 1 we do ! Special Rule to Give Precedence to Bill in Question—Immigration K Restriction. ‘Washington, Feb. 19.—The house to- day launched into a long debate on a special rule to give the emergency tariff bill privileged status and hasten it to conference on the senate amendments. | Opponents of the measure made a de- termined fight against th¢ rule, but supporters believed the bill would be ordered to conference instead of being referred to the ways and means com- mittee for reconsideration. Passage of immigration restriction legislation before adjournment today was predicted by leaders when the sen- ate committee substitute for the house bill was taken up after the senate con- vened. Senator Harrison, democrat; Missis- sippi, gave notice that he would move the senate reject the substi- amendment eliminating the latter's provisions permitting immigration of dependents of aliens now in the United States. Senator Dillingham, in charge of the senate measure and Senator Smoot vigorously opposed this plan. T00L COMPANY ELECTS One of City’s Smaller Industries Names Officers at Annual Meeting Held Last Evening. 3 At the annual meeting of the Ni Britain fool Manufactu . cogis ! Allen and Bob ¥ from Minneapolls. Hub Freisinger hand and Ford in i+ seriously hurt. Sherift Felix’ of was notified that a speed was headed intercepted tho, and when they opened fire, which i S ARCHBISHOP D(?UGHERTY | New York. Hundreds of clergymen and laymen accompanied him to New York to bid him farewell when he salls from Hoboken on the Holland-American liner Nieuw Amsterdam later in the | day. A hundred and fifty fourth de- gree members of the Knights of Colum- bus, in street regalia, acted as a special escort. The clerical escore to Rome includes Monsignor Michael J. Carne, vicar- general of the archdiocese, the Very Rev. Joseph A. Whitaker, chancellor and eight rectors of the archdiocese. Three laymen, Dr. Willlam Long, John J. Coyle and Joseph F. Gallagher will also accompany the archbishop to Rome. All Roman Catholic schools of the city and nine surrounding counties were clgsed today in honor of the urch- bishop. Starr, Oklahoma's who turned bank terday because he a cot in the jail for life with death sl upper hand, physici Mecantime post search for traces off whom Starr tried tos State bank of escaped after | down by W. J. the bank. Mrs, Starr came their home in Okl | husband’s bedside. | Starr talked freél which impelled ‘him # tention to go st 1 debt, he said, and call upon his frie “1 didn't know,” could have kept hin She denied any $2,000 debt Starr ass cause of his attempte “He left me Wed Claremore and said coming to Arkansas,’. “February 22 is the § of our wedding and to celebrate it. A No over. If he does not to the penitentiary a to be an old man.” —_— New York, Feb. 19.—Archbishop Dennis J. Dougherty of Philadelphia sailed from here today on the Nieuw Amsterdam on his way to Rome Lo receive the Cardinal’s hat of red that is to be bestowed on him by the Popt. When a switching engine decorated with American flags and the Papal colors drew the special on its ar- rival from Philadelphia directly on to the pier, the archbishop found a great crowd assembled to greet him. To reach the teamship he had to pass through a long human lat. Men and women knelt before him. Aboard the steamship a long column of men and women filed past the prelage, kneeling and kissing his ring, Recéiving from each expressions of joy at the honor that had come to him, the archbishop treated all as if he was, indeed, a humble priest re- ceiving his flock. He had a kind word for all and many he called by their first names. Now and then he would lay his hand on n woman's shouldgr and in- quire after her hi pd.ho their baby w L Before th the s the Cleveland, boards and a Parma township am dignation meetings ed t6 urge the J missioners to ward- T