New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1921, Page 3

Boston Store Men’s Fu;-ishings at Reduced Prices Shirts, neat $ made of patterns. 0 cach Men's ne madras, clal Negligee in Men's Madras Shivis, with collar tached. All faxt colors $2.00 and Men's White Oxford Shirts, ith neck band or collar atta os 14 to 17 cach Men's all white, Madrax sh pecial at $ Men's Blue C mbray Work Shirts, th collar attached M k Shirts, solal KWEAR t of Knitted $1.00 10 $3.50. "s Black W vy sateen. E MEN'S N rRe assortn ‘om Men's Silk Neckwear 75¢ to $2.00 Men's Night Shirts and Pajamas, $3.00 cach | WAVE TS SWEEPING COUNTRY, (Continued from First In Parn the hour was committed. The alleed, that thelr Tuesduy, the day 1 Funerals of the held thic afternom West Virginia tnson, W,V The prosecution in il vifle und pistol fight trial tnued Itx «ffort to cxtal lish how when J. W, Fergason, Felts detect charge on W | triea the d whao Muy m e Stone Mountain was killed where six th tin thout the men vinit murder av, it is occurred on the murder two victims were Trinl. Wil 19 today con- «was 19 men are of Albert ¢ party h ih ith led a from ™ last | evicted hy the {J 8 blocks party met Thomasx « told the jury including a dants, golnk the house where A lttle later he from that same di men camoe back him, he testified which | awned Coal Co. or three others the | n wo of h of Matewnn, he saw a party number of the in the iirection today of men defen- of | xho sing the they passed H. Atwood heard si tion ant 1 de of heavy flannclette vos : $1.50 to $2.50 | Men's Fine Muslin Night Shirts $1.50 and $1.98 eca. Men's Pujamas, made of mu-' dras, all fast colors . $2.00 to ll bD (‘l("l ARROW COLLARS ULLAR & NIVEN WEEK PLANNED . M.” GYMNASIUM | deal Direotor Has Arvranged Program tares Jur Next Week. of Interesting Fea- oseph Mergstrom, physical direc- fat the Y. M. C A, has arranged ntorestiug | rociome of activities the inatitute next week. On Wed- Ny evening Judge George |, yor of Martfurd will address the winess Men's ‘gyir” class. Fol- ing I8 the schedule for the week. onday, 7:15 p. m.—Employed % A class, athletics and aquatics D yard dash, 2 lap swim. § p. m. ng - Instructor Charles D. Orsle give u talk on boxing to senlor in gymnasium § p.m. Y. M . bowling team v Btanley Works Rogers’ alleys. $:30 p. m., senlor wowekly athletic contest 12 1b and 20 yard dash. 0 p. m., business men's ] team tryouts. 8§ p. m. department committee ots. ednesday 4:156 p. m., High school athletic contest 220 yard dash, p wwim, 7:30 p. m., monthly iness men’'s gym class supper. fige George B. Thayer of Hartford | give & short talk. ursday 5:30; business men's vol- team practige. »:! boys' divis- londers corps and Kymnastic m practice. fday 8 p. m., we, ButterfMes 0 p. m., boxing organization in t. aturday 10:15 a. m., junior athle- contest 100 yard dash. 2 p. m. ‘'Y’ bowling league, Grasshoppors vs, kots. 6 p. m. H, 'Y’ basketball practice. 6 p. m., boys' divis- basketball practice. 8§ p. m. Hart. i Y. M. C. A. bowling team vs. Britain Y. M. C. A ONYENTION HERE TODAY 30 Bug bhowling va Scorplons. ctams enrollment physical depart- oy Nepresenting Druam orps Attending Sessdon This After- oon at Y. M. T. A, & B, Rooms. fore than 50 delegates are in ses- this afternoon at the 36th annual ntlon of the Comnecticut Fifers Drummers assoclation at the Y. M . & B. mocloty rooms on Lafayette t. Vice President Jumes J of this city, who Is the for In the orgunization, in the absence of President H. A ton of New Haven. James P phy; manager of the Tubsx' drum pa, W the delegate of that organi- jon attendance More than 50 0Orps are represented in the del- jons present the close of the meeting this rnoon, a Duteh suppar will be serv. he delogates is the Tals' bullding, hich members of the local corps also be present ANUPACTURER DEAD lam Loring, Aged 37, Was Vice- de Bon- only local is prosid- of A. ¥. Way Company Been Asphyxiated. Baldwin-Felts | get some of and if they | turned to him and said sympathizers ought to the same kind of play are not carcful they will.” Dr. W Hill a Matewan dentist testited u crowd wns gather- Ing when entered Mayor Testor- man's Among them he r ognized Reece Chambars and Wil- linm Bowan, each carryving a “long kun.” Testerman, he said, told the crowd that as mayor he could not give the authority to carry pistoly but they “‘could Ket rifles or shot- guns' The crowd then dispersed, continued, and Bowman and Cham- | out for the hardware store, of which Albert Felts llnll' " that he st Dr. HiN bers wet in front C. B. Cunningham of the Baldwin- Felts purty, were standing. Mayor Testerman Jjoined them and smw Felts hand the mayor a of paper. A moment later he hecard the re- port of a shot. Dr. Hill further testified when closely questioned that if Testerman was killed by the frst shot he did | not think Felts could have fired it as he saw no movement on the part of the detective. After the fight number of the siroet. Amenz. them he’ sald, Si' Hatficld, whom he heard that he, Hatflcld, had killed Felts. Court after Dr. he plece i Dr. Hill saw cefendants In a the was say Albert adjourned until {1l's testimony. Alrplancs May Have Alded. Toledo, 0., Feb. 19.—Officers in- vestigating the holdup of a mail truck at the postoMice here early Thursday are considering a theory that the five bandits carried their huge loot away from the city In an airplane. Residents of the west end report having sighted a plane a short time after the robbery and from Maumce Village, on the outskirts of Toledo, came a similar report. A dispatch from Lima said a plane not in the government mail service, alighted there for a short time. Monday In Chicago. Chicago, Feb., 19.—Chicago police today said they had in custody the man who robbed James McKensio, messenger for the Chemical National bank of New York of $149,000 1in money and securities last December. The prisoner who is known as John Tiernan and also as John Thompson, denied the charge. Threatens Suicide. New York, Feb. 19.—"Here' —take it before I kill myself,” said an Italian barber rushing up to an Italian detective on the steps of po- lice headquarters today. detective took the gun and police grabbed its owner. lLater they sald the man was Dominic Beliterni and that he had confessed to killing Samuel Paper in his barbershop at Commack, on Long Island, three months ago, thinking him a member of the “black hand.” Fear of the black hand clouded his conscience-stricken mind and lhe roamed the streets of New York for three months, police said. Beliternt was quoted as maying that he snce owned a barbershop In Connectisut, and sold it after the “black hangd" learned of several thousand dollars in his possession Police held Beliterni awaiting warrant for him from Commack. “HE DON'T” PERMISSIBLE Says Superintendent of Cook Cownty a gun Giving Opinion in His Ofcial Capacity. Chicago, Feb. 19.—The pressions it i8 me” and ‘“he don’ are per- missible for both school teachers and pupils in Cook county public schools under an opinion issued today by Ed- ward J. Tobin, superintendent of the county schools. Superintendent Tobin said the cor- rect form “it is 1" sounds stilted and cven egotistical and that it does no xood to teach children forms of ex- pression “outlawed by common usage |and a sense of good form.” He said he was not instructing his teachers to dopart from grammatically cor- | roct usages but would not repri. | mand them If they did. Public Schools When | | [ [ [ | | Matewan | The small stand where Harding will be inaugu- rated March 4 is being erefted. part of the ecast front stairway of It man C J. is shown driving will cover only the Capitol, as KENDALL SHOT AS SPY | Mother of Executed Soldier Received Informat Through Reports ' of st Red Cross Today. i Chicago, Feb. 19.—Ofliciul records and Red Cross reports today brought | to Mrs. Frank Kendall the story that ' her son, Lieut. Oliver J. Kendall was ' shot by the Germans as a spy just be- fore the first great American victory in the war at Cantigny because hc would not reveal to his German cap- tors the details 6f the American | forces. | The execution took place, the re- ports said, despite the fact that lieut. Kendall was in full uniform when captured between the lines | Two days Jlater the Americans captured the ground where he had been buried and when the body was removed to the American cemectery at Bouvillers, France, it was identi- | fled as that of Kendall Kendall crept out of the American | trenches to investigate the German lines and was never seen again, but from German prjsoners captured the same night his comrades learned that | he was taken prisoner. EXPECT T0 NAHE PRESIDENT Yale Corporation May (‘hoou- Head at Conference Today—Dr. J. R. An- | gell Suggested. New Haven, Feb. 19.—The Yale corporation today is expected to make | a final decision on the successor to | President Arthur T. Hadley who will retire after commencement in June. All Yale is expectant, and the belief ' generally held is that the office has been offered to Dr. James Rowland Angell, director of Carnegie Founda- tion, and that he has signified his acceptance in event of election. As it has been announced that the president-elect may be expected to be here Tuesday to greet alumni who will return to take part in a work- day at the university it is not known whether the action of the corpora- tion will be made public late today or withheld until that time. REFUSES TO COMMENT English Forcign Office Will Not Ex- of press Opinion On Exchange British Wes: Indies, London, Feb. 19.—The foreign off- ice today refused to comment on the resolution introduced in the United States senate yesterday by Senator James Reed of Missouri concerning possible negotiations for the ex. change of the British West Indies in return for cancellation of British war United States. that the Llovd George, to a similar proposal a year ago, in which he stated there was not the slightest intention on the part of the British government to barter or sell any part of the British West Indies. represented the official attitude which | remains unchanged. debts to the It was declared the premier, Mr. reply of REVISE R. R. WAGES. Chicago, KFeb. 19. wages of unskilled Inbor on the rail- roads stood out today as the next move_of railroad executives in their contrdversy with the labor unions, was indicated by the carriers. Following meeting of rail executives hero yes- terday, the carriers committee which is representing the roads before the rallroad labor board in the rules hear- ing, conferred today on what steps would be taken to adjust the common | duce (would be | blunder, retary of the ‘Revision of the | it | representatives of | the general | labor pay scale to local eonditions, it was understood. SNOW PREDICTED BY WEATHER SHARKS and Northeast Winds Outlook for Tomorrow, Feb. 19.—Far New : Unsettled tonight; snow and slightly Doespite Smiling New Haven, Ha ‘en and vicinity Sunday probably cole_r. 19 Connecticut: Snow tonight and Sunday; slightly warmer tonight: colder Sunday afternoon; inereasing east and northeast winds. Weather conditions. A disturbance central this morning over Louisiana is causing unsettled rainy weather in the lower Mississippi valley. Pleasant weather prevails gen- erally in other sections cast of the Rocky Mouniaine. An extend: rea of high pressurc central ove: n- nesota is producing quite a severe cold wave hetween the Rocky moun-! tains and the Mississippi river. Freez- | ing temperatures extend as far south t Texas. The temperatures are below | zero along the northern border from Montana to Maine. The lowest report- ed was 36 degrees below zero at Prince Albert, Canada. Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with somewhat lower temperature followed by increasing ! cloudiness, WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED l'nldcnum.dl Viétim at St. Francis’ Hospital—Driver Makes Getaway from Sccne of Accident. Hartford, Feb. 19.—An unidenti- fled woman is in an uncenecious con- dition in St. Francis’ hospital as the result of injuries received when she was struck by an automobile this noon in East Hartford. She is in a critical condition. She was crossing the street when a large touring car, driven by a man and containing woman in the rear seat, ran her down. The car was driven rapidly away. ADDRESSES G. 0. P. OLUB Assistant Sec. of Navy Says Shlq Are “FiIrst Linc of Defense”. New York., Feb. 19.—The navy is “our first line of defense” and to “keep it weak and fechle” or to re- appropriations for armament “‘worse than crime—a means suicide”, Assist. Sec- Navy Gordon Woodbur: an address on disarn the national republican a declared in ment before club. “Unleas all probable enemies do so first, we canot safely abandon a policy of continuous preparation far war at sea,” he said. NEW &\\I\l\ll\(. mmnn Bydney, N. 8 W, Feb. 19—Ethelda Bleibtrey of New York created a new swimming record for women for the one hundred vards here today, cov- cring the distance in 1 minute 4 2.5 seconds. She clipped four-fifths of a second from the old record of one minute 5 1-5 seconds, made my her- self in Philadelphia in July, 1920, CLEARINGS. New York, Feh. 19.—The actual con- dition of clearing ,house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $11,722,370 reserve in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of $7,625,180 from last week. SICKNESS Feb. 19.—One deat sickness and six new SLEEPIN' New York, from slecping cases were reported to the department here today, making lom.l of 64 delthn and 208 M fyom shown in the left picture. McLeod ared 26 INCREASES h| hQ..llh , ERECTING INAUGURAL STAND On the right, Congress- “the baby of the house,” the first nail in the stand. SIGNS OF SPRING Singing and Matng In | i Birds Arce North Woods—Reported Flocking Roston, Feb. 19.—Birda are sing- 7%, mating and breeding in the north | woods, Edward Howe Forbush, state ornithologist, said today that the un- usual warmth and openness of wiator | | had stirred the birds much earlicr ! than usual. Crossbills have been singing for several days in the White Mountains and elsewhere in the north | country, he safd.” Mating has begun and several nests of young have been found. Mr. Forbush said there had been n fairly general movement of birds to- { ward the north. RBluebirds were re- ported in flocks from Connecticut val- ley ‘and nllmr points and the tree sparrows’ are’ beginning to appear in numbera. Deaths and Funerals Peter Suzio. Jr. The funeral of Peter Suzio. Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter 8uzio, of 24 | Wallace street, was held at 2 o'clock | this afternoon. The funeral was largely attended, friends of the fam- ily being in attendance from Spring- | field, Mass.,, Waterbury, Bridgeport. | New Haven, Meriden Hartford and this city. The floral bequests were numerous, those tendering tributes be . ing as follows: Mrs. A. Blanchi, A. D, ! Avello, Frank Candicclo, Mr. and Mrs. | Nighola Larai: Mr. and Mrs. Felix | Sagarino, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bat- : taglla, Mrs. Descola, Mr. and Mrs. . Thomas J. Boyle, Clementino Tauro, “atherine Hannon, Dr. A. L. Avitable, Mrs. A, G. Gorman, Mrs. Donato Maijella. Mrs. Artini, Miss McCormack, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bradley, the Vit torilo Emmanuel Society, the Petru- celll family, Mr. and Mrs. Teonard | Suzio, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Altolello, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Riccl, Mr. ana Mre. J. E. Marcettl, Charles Colli, Dr. | and Mrs, F. L. McGuire. Mr. and Mrs. George Hull, Mrs. Martha Popplana, Mr. and Mrs. John Sirica, Peter Yac- | covani, Joseph Rocco and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hill and family. The bur. | ial was in S8t. Mary's new cemetery. | | | from Connecticut Valley. ! H | Abraham Horenstein. The funcral of Abraham Horenstein, who committed suicide at his home at 248 Elm street yesterday, will be held from that address at 1 o'clock tomor- row afternoon. Rabbi Rosenberg will | conduct the service, and the burial will ! be in Beth Alom cemetery Fred Kostenbader. The funeral of Fred Kostenbader will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning at St. Joseph's church. The ‘burial will be in St. Mary's new cem- ctery. Alcide Charland. ' The funeral of Alcide Charland will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morn- ing at St. Peter’s church. The burial | will be in St. Mary's new cemetery 5 $200,000 REQUEST. Congress Asked for That Amount for New York Quarantine. | Washington, Feb. 19.—Informally . asking congress for $200,000 today for ! enlarging the facilities of the New York state quarantine station at New York City soon to be taken over by the gov- ernment Surgeon Gen. Cummin, of the publlc health service, said the station was ‘“‘sadly lacking in facilities to meet the. present emergency caused by the | spread of typhus in Europe and the at- ! tendent danger of its introduction' into the United States.” | To Be Reopened Wedn | charge | A dispute arose over { had elapsed. ! sturred for the locals. | night at 10:60 o’'clock for a fire in CITY ITEMS. ictrola style 80, latest design, $100. C. L. Plerce & Co.—advt. James E. Austin, chauffeur for Chief Noble of the tire department, married Miss Margardt McCarroll at the par- sonage of the Berlin Congregational church by Rev. 8. A. Fiske. Polo Sunday afternoon, al Hall.—advt. Come in and examine latest sty Victrola, style 80, only $100 C. L. | Picrce & Co-—advt. Polo Sunday aftetnoon, Hall.—advr. Miss Elizabeth McGuahe will gpend | the next fow days in New York at- tending tho opening in hair styles. 70 ABANDON MISSION | Profession- ' Profession- al | water Catholic Leper Workers at Island of Molokal May Leave s There Arc Few Paticnts. Honolulu, T. H. Feb. 19.—Thp Catholic leper mission on the I!lahd of Molokai, where Father Damien spent the greater part of his life and eventually dfed of the “disesse, and where Brother Dutton and others of his faith now are.at work. probably will be abandoned in the course, of u few years, owing to the great success of the chaulmoogra’ oil treatment of the lepers, ageording to a statement by Brother Louis Leison, who for 22 years has been stationed at the leper mission. Five years ago the mission- Kalaupa, Island of Molokai, had iromn 125 to 180 inmates, while teday it has but 63, Brother Louis said. “ Vir- tually no new cases have been re- ceived during the past few vears, The mission, which Wwas estatb- lished in the '60's and in which the Catholic priests shortly after took up their work, s supported by appro- priations from both the territorial and federal governments. All leper work on the island, including that of at ' | the mission, is directly under the si- pervision of the tervitorial board o health. SMUGGLERS APPREHENDED Stewards on Snsqlu-luumu Held for Hearing—Drugs Valucd at $40,000, | Are Uncovered. l New York, Feb. 19.—Youls Bau- | man and Joseph Feldman, stowards of the stedmship Susquehanna, which arrived here Wednasday from Danhzg, were arralgned today before U. 8. Commissioner Hitchcock on the of engaging in a conspiracy to defraud the government out of | duty on arngs valued at $25,900. | The two stewards, government | agents ‘sald, furnisheéd the inférma. tion which led ‘to a police raid early today on an East 12th strect residence in which drugs valued at $60,000 were weized and Ernest Araco was arrestedy Tabs’ Athletes Play League Games Tonight In the Tabs' basketball league to- night, Directar Harry D. Kerin has arranged the following games: Irish ve All-Stars; Grays vs Pets: Vaga- bonds vs, Celtics. The games will be played is the Burritt school gym- nasium. The Vagabonds and the All- Stars have each chalked up a win as result of last Saturday night's games. Tonight's games will be the first for the Grays and the Pets, HIGH SCHOOL FIVE WIN. The New Britain High school basket- ball quintet defeated the Roxbury five last night, 28 to 27 in a speedy battle. ; the playing time, the local timekeeper claiming the game was over at a time when the score was 28 to 20 in favor of the locals. The Roxbury timekeeper claimed otherwise ! and the play was continued until this official was satisfied that the time limit | Captain James Reynolds FIRE LAST NIGHT. Engine Company No. 2 and service truck attached to the pany responded to a still alarm the com- | last the Corbin grocery store at the cor- | ner of Park and Elm streets. The fire was in the rear pur{ of the store, and the good work of ‘the firemen Kkept the blaze confined to this section. Two large plate windows in the front of the séore were badly damaged. The loss will amount to I.holl( $1,000. FEARS LABOR PARTY l)uka of Nnrtllumlmrlund Certain ’ Wealthy Would Suffer If Labor- ers Obtained Power. London, Feb. 19.—The Duke of Northumberland, who owns many thousands of acres of land and several ! mansions, predicts hard times ahead ' for landlords if ever the labory party | gets a chance to govern the. country, Addressing the other day a meeting to inaugurate a branch of the Central Land Owners' [association, he said: “In order to deal with the present fiaancial emergency, the Yey of the icuders of the labor pariy is to.impa very much hgh 1t ‘LeWitt-Cormican Feud | | shipments, . ers and yachting i OPPOSE M \ Plans for ;Lawrenc‘e Ronte i New England Ass Tonnage of Amel ments Would Not Re-handling Frel Boston, Feb. 19.—~0 Great Lakes-St. La project by trafiic league was ul of a speclal commissi ton Chamber of Com: lic today. The commnj opinion that the pro ment of the internat] “would more likely a efit of the Dominion @ than to the sectiom which is so ener More than one-hi which would be le States for ‘the cost which is estimated ath 000 to $600,000,000, would fall upon Na York and Pennsylva return would be slighf “The tonnhge of which " it continued, shipmonts {or of Doston, and Balth u route, Fined the ports New York be sufticicnt to war cven if the cost of | those points be consd 90,000,000 Teo Of the 100,000, carried in one scason on the Great Lake consisted of stael &n Lake ports, whichy water. On the the St. Lawrence | would be but a wagon of transport The remaining 104 le;.ht consisted of & h er, pig iron, ete. | mittee says it “M. having an expert port, less than § ‘per # was sent to foreign § greater part of this adian shipments, Canaca Mg i *“This clearly probably would efited by the posed waterway,’ ‘than would the thig country who 1y/ interested.” Tnability of Gi make an ocean Eit | peculiar construc accrulng from liners would be . through the 1 river, was offered" ment against the BOYS WIND “The Rhine,” a Will Be In At Alberg Cup. Boston, Feb. 19,—} rigged ship Rhine, per that now flles in the trans-Atlant Albert cup next ject of negotiations | learned today. ¢ them Boston men, h the ship and a &y men identified with New York Yacht formed to flnance th The Rhine, a. 2,60 mer, has a record f for the coolie trade made many fast p thy run between N Buenos Aires in 39 show notations of § speed frequently. DENIES STA Pres. of Kansas No: Ord Pittsburgh, Kan..| der Howat, presid Miners’ union, to had requested the to work on account Howat, however, receipt for a ruling industrial relations strike at the Mack! off. “I have had no industrial courts now.'" he said. WAGES 15 Per Oent. Olip Pittsburgh, Pa., tion averaging 18 nounced today In field and office men Ofl company, one ant producing the high d i, Western. g o 3 t