New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 19, 1921, Page 9

pTRATFORD H. 3. IS [CARUSO IS THOUGHT ! (J'STROYED BY FIRE rly Morning Blaze Will Cost Town About $150,000 Stratford. Conn., Feb. 19. ord’s High achool, a three story brick butlding containing 15 rooms, was partially burned early today. The H- ancial loss to the town will be pos- ibly 3160,000, but itsa seriousness I nore evident in the fact that the ichool authorities will be hard put to are for the pupils in the higher pub- ic school grades. The fire was first seen in the boller oom in the basement. It burned for long time and was not completely ut until well towards noon. The roof aved In about § a. m. The !ow tem- berature handicapped the firemen for hours, but whilo some nearby property * n dangor for a time, the fire loss ’uuruly in the High school bulla- An inquiry was begun as soon as' he pullding could be entered. It was houkht the fire might have been u(.‘. but there seomed little to support this heory although in a hallway on the cond floor a quantity of matches was ound and & bhox of matches in an- pther room. Why matches should lave been in the bullding in this fash- on was not clear. The fire chief ithheld opinion as to the start of the re. There was u fire left under the boilers a8 usual and it is not thought he blaze started from that source. Five. Stratford fremen were hurt hurimy tHeir labors. Oscar Swanson as standing on a fire escape when he roof fell in. He was thrown down he length of the stairs and struck on is head. He was unconscious a while. larry Flood was overcome by smoke, nd Willam Hanford suffered frem moke and cold. Firemen Anderson nd Smith had cuts and bruises. iridgéport sent out some apparatus. rolley traflic was interrupted for a ime a# lnes of hosc were across the ’ 1884 and in recent years. owing o limited accommodations, it was sed in part for the upper grammar ades, the High school pupils’ term ing on half time. The board of education met at noon 0 arrange to house the pupils, and it likely classes will be opened in hurches and other places temporar- 1 High school building was erect- ly. i The 600 pupils will be distributed, eginning on Wednesday, among the blic halls. church parish houses, own hall and Masonic hall that there nay be mo interruption in instruction. b nwhile decision will be reached as 0 whether the old High school will be ebullt or a new one contracted for. | To Buy Cotton Stores London, Feb. 19.—The prime min- er, Mr. Lloyd George has been pproached by representatives of the | -operative syndicate formed in in January to hold great quan- of cotton in an effort to raise he price of the commodity. They irged Mr. Lloyd George to recom- nend that the government buy the 000,000 cantars the syndicato holds. A cantar ranges from 100 to 130 pounds). The syndicate’'s representa- ives assert that such action by the evernment would force up the price pf cotton. Lloyd George’s Protege Elected to Parliament Cardigan, Wales, Feb. 19.—Captain iriest Kvans, cealition Mberal. who 'ns supported by the prime minis- | + Mr. Lloyd Geoge has been elect- d to the house of commons over Jdewellyn Williams, independent lib- ral in the bye-election held to Il ho seat vacated by Matthew Vaughan- oavies. The vote as announced today as: Kvans 14,111; Williams 10,321, ALDER 1S INFORMED @N LUMBER PRICES Southern Pine Asso. Relused Federal Board o Reduce Charges | ‘Washington, Feb, 19.—Further in- formation regarding alleged activities of the Southern Pine association in maintaining high prices for yellow pine tumber was transmitted toduy by the federal trade commission to Chalrman Calder, of the senate com- mittes on housing and reconstruction. The commimion charges that in 1919 the association refused to omply with requests of the federal Industrial board to reduce prices, say- ing concerted action would be a viola- tion of the law, During the same périod, the commission alleges, the fir manufacturers of the Pacific coast A ly ralsed their prices in 1919, after the Southern pine urers had conducted a campaign to Induce them to do mo. was given,"” “for BSouthern pine to make further advances. This was followed by rapid advances in the ) of fir and all other competitive -Strat- [ ‘a matisfactory ~0UT OF DANGER Singer Has Good Rest and Death Is Put Ol Feb. for night New York, struggle Tuesday 19. Caru- life which began when he suffered has been —~Enrico so'n last heart won, Dr. Antonio Stella, his personal an said today. e still is danger of another relapse, Dr. Stella, added, but he asscrted he satisfied with the singer’s and was confident he would get well. Throughout the night well Dr. Francis J. Murray said this morning that Caruso had “spent a comfortaBle night and he had a goed sleep,” adding “it was the best night since his relapse At 11 o'clock the following bulletin was issued: “Mr. Caruso has continued to im- prove, Although the fever has not subsided, his course is progressing in manner.” No bulletin will be issued (onight, the physicians announced. The next consultation will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Caruso felt so improved after good night's rest and a breakfast of egss, toast and coffee, that he plead- ed with physicians to allow him to sit up in bed. This they refused, ad- vising him to rest quietly in order that he might more rapidly recuper- ate. SEARCHING FOR TYPHUS ——— a attack, apparently condition Caruso rest- ed official More Immigrants Are Examined at Port Today—Outbreak Island Feared. at Elis New York, Feb, 19-—Immigration authorities and state and municipal officials who are wrestling with the problem of keeping typhus out of the United States, faced the task of examining four more shiploads of immigrants here today. The four passenger steamers due to arrive before night are the F. Pal- asciano from Genoa, Themistocles from Piraeus, Caroline from Bor- deaux, and the Calabria from Trieste Health Commissioner Copeland of New York plans to have his men in- spect even those immigrants passed by the immigration authorities as he declares he is “more afraid of Ellis Island than of any ship that might come into port.” Warned by the Philadelphia that health officer at a trainload of im- | migrants was on its way to Hoboken, New York health authorities with the 1id of the Hoboken police, corralled the newcomers and brought them here, where a scorg were found to be vermin-infested Health Commissioner Copeland said that a health inspector had been as- signed to inspect foreign mail to be sure it was free from vermin. Passenger Airplane On Flight to Bahama Is. Keyport, N. J., Feb. 19.—The 11 passenger flying boat, Ponce de Leon, left here today for a flight to Nassau, | Bahama Islands. This is the first at- | tempt to make a direct flight from | New York to Nassau. Stops will be made at Satello Island, N. C,, A’:Iml | and Key West; #in., and Havana Laid Off Employes Called Back to Work Springfleld, Mass.,, Feb. 19 -—An- nouncement s made today by the Gilbert and Barker Mfg. Co., mak- ers of gasoline pumps and tanks, that owing to an increased seasonal de- mand the 250 employes that have been laid off will be re-employed at { once and that beginning Monday a ' night shift would be put into opera- tion. | | i MONUMENT—Work has started Stone Mountain, Ga., on the most ¢ lossal piece of sculpture ever under- BULLET PIERGED CHAIR IS EVIDENCE Was Occupied by Man Killed in Rille Duel Williamson, Va., Feb. 19.—A wicker chair, with builet (hrough the back, played an important ! part in the Matewan battle trial here yesterday. J. W. Ferguson, one of the Baldwin-Felts detectives who were Kkilled in the fight, rested in the chair on the back porch of Mrs. Mary Duty’s home before he was killed, sev- eral witnesses testified. A John Akers told the jury that he as- ;| sisted Ferguson to the Duty home after * the detective had been wounded. He said that he ran from the porch when several men armed with rifles came through the house from the front. He said he had not gone far when heard shots. He turned into an alley on which the Duty home faced, and he saw Ferguson lying dead in the road- way with several men near the body, the witness said. Captain Avis, of counsel for the state, ! introduced the wicker chair as an ex- ' hibit. Pointing to the hole in the back, he said he intended to prove that the wounded man had been shot again and killed after he was taken to the Duty home. Harry Staton, a justice of the peace, was one of nine witnesses heard today. He sald that he went to Matewan after the fight, where he met Sid Hatfield, defendant. He testified that Hatfield shook hands with him and told him that he had Kkilled three of the Baldwin men. Asked who the men were, Staton said they were Albert Felts, lLee Felis and C. B. Cunniagham. | Another witness, Miss Bessie Hum\Ll ton, told the jury that after the fight she saw three bodies lying In the street. 8id Hatfleld searched two of the bodies, she said, adding that later she saw him kick the prostrate form of a man. an alleged hole seven | | WALL ST. EXPLOSION he self. vears. famous the taken. American Borglum, will carve on Gutzom sculptor, great granite side of the mountain a 50 feet tall—a Confeder- 1 to cost $2,000,000. and horse: ' ate memor thousand Confederate figures-—men | models. JAMES U MAHER LEAVES IT TO James D. HARDING—TIu is Maher's job to secure the Bible used in swearing in President- elect Harding. That's because he clerk of the supreme cour But Maher has left it up to Harding him- , have | Several historic "Bibles been offered for the service. Maher is the oldest employe, in point of rvice, around the Capitol, having served in the supreme court for 56 He started as a page. HOCKEY TROUBLE IN BOSTON IS SERIOUS Reaches International Proportions About Duffresné Playing in Hub e Boston, Feb. 19. —I nternational hockey complications are developing ‘around George Duffresne, a Canadian player who recently joined the Bos- ton shoe trades club team of the United States amateur hockey league. The Ontario heckey association in a telegram to the Boston arena ! threatened to place the arena on the CAUSED BY A BOMB' | ted to play. After Five Months of Investigation, Grand Jury Decides Affair Was a Crime New York, Feb, 19 —After months of investigation of the Wall street explosion, the September Grand Jury made a presentment Yesterday, finding that the explosion Was not an aecident. but “a dastardly crim The presentment confesses mystifi- cation, howevcer, as to the identity of of the criminals, as to the mative of the crime, as to most of the details of its execution and even as to the kind of explosive of which the bemb was made. The Grand Jury especially deplores the lack of observation' and inaccur- acy of observation on the part of both of citizen and police Witnesses. The presentment, which was signed by Willlam Harris Douglass, foreman of the Grand Jury, was handed up to Judge Mulqueen in the court of gen- eral sessions. The city is urged to offer a stand- ing reward of $50.000 to bring about the apprehension and punishment of the guilty. A number of regulations are advocated for the purpose of shutting off supplies of explosives from such criminails. CITY ITEMS. Vietor Record, No. 18,721, “Rosic™ and “Honolulu Eyes. Special. On sale now. C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. The Order of Amaranth will hold a military whist in onic narlon-{ Tuesday evening Fuary o2, at 8| tive !the Boston arena, !that the threat to outlaw ! barred 'tween the shoe trades and Boston A. outlaw list if Duffresne were permit- It was asserted that he was a professional. Charles Francis Adams, skipper of the America’s fense sleop Resolute last summer, and @George V. Brown, manager of joined in a reply the arena who was Cup de- appeared ill advised. The reply said that Duffresne was from the league game he- A. Thursday night. Subsequently Thomas F. Kanaly local representa- tive of the leaguo said he had learned that Duffresne held a card as an amateur last yvear in the eastern hockey association. Thig might be de- cided as entitling him to a card from the United States league and if so he would be eligible to play here. NOTED BANDIT IS 'WOUNDED IN HOLDUP {Henry Starr Shot by ORicial of Bank From Vault Ha Starr, Ark notorious < riison, FFeb. 19.—Henry kinhoma band:it, yesterday two companions, he o rch the People’s Bank was scriously wounded vhen, with tempted Lo Harrison. When the robbers tacked emplayes of the bank into the vault, a bank of- ficer seized a rifle that had heea nidden there and shot Starr down. i 1e ihen opened firc the other {two hut they escaped. Starr underwent an operation the county jail, perfcimed in an fort to save his life. He was shot through the bhody, below the heart, they thought of b | ! | | H i | | on at st wite Stacr, to his Tulsa P Henry at Cklahoma City. I alwa expected to die with my boots on,” Starr told oflicers. He later was said to have given the pames of his companions as luch Davis and Tom Jones. The three bandits entered the bank shortly before noon. and drawing pistols ordered officials und employes into the vault. W. 1. former president and one of the prin- cipal stockholders of the bank, en- tered at the time and also ordered | into the vault, Mr., Meyers had concealed a rifle in the vault, and in the darkness was (able to obtain it and open fire before | his intention became known. The | two bandits who escaped fied an i automobile, but after driving mile ! south of the town they set the ma- chine on fire and cscaped into the hills. They got no loot. Starr’s Carcer of Crime. Following the releasse of Henry Starr from the Oklahoma State prison, to which he had been sen- tenced to serve twenty-five yvears for robbing two banks at Stroud, Okla. he uannounced that he had forsaken the path of crime and intended to devote the balance or his life to up- | Jift work. One of his plans was the ! filming of a motion picture repro- ducting crimes of the Starr band of outlaws and their punishment as a warning lesson to young boys. Starr 1t Jr. in was pardoned by Governor Robertson | of Oklahoema after serving four vy of his term. Starr’'s career of crime one rivading those of the lpopular “Dime Novel” desperados. A few vears ago the mewspapers were full of thecrimes of the Starr gang, of which Henry was the leader. The reign of the gang came to a climax following the daring robbery of the Stroud, Okla., banks, in which Starr was wound- ed, captlired and later sent to prison. Henry Starr was born in Fort Gibson, OKla.. Dec. 2, 1873. His father, George Starr, was a full- blood Cherokee Indian. H mother. Mary Scott, was a quarter-blood Cherokee. Of the three Henry was the youngest. After his pardon in 1902 for the killing of Deputy Marshal Wilson in the Pryor Creek train robbery, Starr married, went to Tulsa and engaged in real estate husiness. in 1907 he moved to Skiatook, Okla. With his wife and son he attended” the in- auguration of C. N. Haskell as first governor of Oklahoma. Starr be- lieved at that time he had success- fully “beaten back.” Oklahoma | thought the same. Conn. V;’omen’s Clubs Annual Session Tod Danbury, Conn., Feb. 19.—Members of the Connecticut Federation of Wom- en’s clubs held their mid-wintel lungheon here today with Mrs, rs has been He | is shown here at work on one of the} Mevers, ! recognized | bandit children, | JESSE JAMES NO INIT WITH HOTELS Traveling Men Asked to Put| Boycott on Hostelries Omaha, Neb., Feb. 17.—ILetters have been sent to the 600.000 commercial them to institute 30 day strike against hotels that charge what the organization terms exorbitant prices for room and food. “Jesse James was a piker in his palmiest days when compared with the prices some hotels are asking,” ¥s the letter. The letters have been sent out by the Hotel Committee of the Interna- tional Iederation of Commercial Travelers organizations and say: in part Traveling men try have reached the prices travelers urging a E s all over the the conclusion that charged by hotels for rooms and meals have reached the peak. The traveling fraternity has the same weapon with which to wage warfarc upon the hotel proprietors and hotel corporations. that the gen- public used in refusing to pur- ch wearing apparel and shoes at prices which they thought unreason- able and out of proportion. There- fore, the hotel committee of the In- ternational Federation of Commercial | Travelers’ organizations urges the recipient of this letter to refuse to patronize such hoteis as are charg- ing or asking exorbitant prices for rooms and food. This letter is being sent to six hundred thousand (600,000) traveling men and each { and every man must do his part for only in unison is there strength, and only by the concentrated efforts of the army of six hundred thousand of Your craft can it be expected to get | results. “A thirty day strike along the line herein suggested will cause the hotels to soon offer more °tfavorable terms and inducements. When you step up to a hotel register and you are told the price of a room, believe it is exorbjtant after taking into consideration the service offered and the investment of the hotel, do not hesitate to say so and walk out. This must also be done in restaur- ants. “Traveling men from different parts of the country have sent the hotel | committee copies of meru cards of leading hotels and by scanning the prices published thereon it makes one think that Jesse James was a piker iff his palmiest days when compared with the prices some hotels are ask- ing for accommodations. You can- not bring down these prices by sub- mitting to them and then go out and | kick. Your complaint must be made | to the hotel proprietor and he must { be given to understand that you and | the members of your craft intend to refuse to pay them.” Will Hear Impeachment Charges Next Monday Washington, Feb. 19.—Impeach- ment charges presented in the house against Federal Judge Landis by Rep- resentative Welty, democrat, Ohio, | will be heard by the judiciary com- mittee Monday. Mr. Welty had been asked to appear Tuesday but the change was made so as not to in- terfere with Washington’s birthday ceremonies. ’ coun- TCQ BH CUT $4.25. Chicago, Feb. 19.—Notice has been served on union- printers by the Chi- cago - Typothetae, — associated Job printing houses, that on February 25 their week’s-pay will be eut $4.25, it was announced today. The employers contend that living costs here have shrunk that much. Members of the typographical union have called a meeting for tomorrow te discuss the proposed cut. 1 J | it you | RIGH § NS i Marked out, the evening Hartford by Locals Lose and | DIRECT PRIMA close triangular between t and Ne schools resulted in New Haven teams. Co “Resolved, T adopt the direct pri ination of party can offices.” New Haven's affi 2 unanimous decisio: negative team, in Ne: team wag decision ain’s affirmative tea Britain William €4 Hancock, of the High school negative two-to-one both coaches, Arthur S. New pleased with hat th e Considering that ever participated in of this kind, they the have made a and that the experi fully compensated i forts. N. In tive team B. Hartford, offered In New fense of the conveg ing that Conmecticut] of it and appeared pecially in the ligh cers who had been team set firmative ates its method further. ocratic and vepre The Hartford built up their case and rel the hosses win-Lake controves stressed in great attendance at the cuses that Connecticut | change to the DI pointed in detail that would be in' ments in the maih the case pre: sent negative team in New Bfitain’s | here W tain; s: Harold Harold Lip son, and Truman nate. New consisted of Hel Koletzky, Ja cob than Goldberg, tain’s negative was in this state New Haven's The New Haven 4 il Sydney M. Hyman I. Judin, and Jacob IL. Hartford’s affi prised Isidore Aaron Nassau, Joseph L. Rivkin, Mortimer L. poration counsely the meeting hall. in S, C The judges ton, H. T. Burr ai Gerrish of Wesie) M. Burton Yaw ford in the Hartford publie judges were P liamson of Wesle; ter 'S. Schultz, of . Hartford—and The Hartford The debate Was under the auspi Tnterscholastis c New Have New Have! New team n, here ‘fast night possession scholastic team Haven_ Higl won again of thi cup. which deb got a two to one bate: angular series. NEWTON Attorney-Ge were in th Says Permit Is Norwich, N, stitutionality merce comm permitting New Yol within the questipned & o of