New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1921, Page 1

WY /3 RAL MEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. MONDAY, FEBRRUARY 21, 1921. —TWELVE PAGES EstapListeD SNOW TIES UP TRAFFICALL DAY ON SUNDAY—CITY BUSY ~ CLEARING ROADS AND WALKS Trolley Leaves Tracks MEMPHIS DRUGGIST And Knocks Down Pole| IS SHOT BY WIFE On Main Street—>Some - Jitneys Run During‘ @torm who with TATE AND COUNTRY others was indicted Friday on WEATHER REPORTS charge of receiving stolen properts [in connection with the sale here of | $266,000 of Iiberty bonds, stolen in was shot and probably fatally wounded early today by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Wyckoff Nolen. The shooting took place at one of Nolen's drug stores. Mra. Nolen and a chauffeur who is sald to have been in the store at the time have been arrested. Nolen is at a hospital where physicians say that he has little chance of recovery. Witnesses told the police that Nolen, returning from ride, en- A red_the store and began quarreling with his wife. He had a pisto) in his hand, it was said, and Mrs. Nolen ing Stolen Liberty Bonds, Seriously Wounded. Memphis, Feb, drug store owner, five a [Meny Men Receive Employ: ment From Board of Pub- lic Works Today—A Few Sleighs Seen. Brooklyn, of almost complete resulting from storms After a day rafflc demoralization ne of the most mserious snow bas visited the city in New Britain is today busily IhoYelling itself free from the throes it 1ty minlature blizzard. Little dam- gagbut great Inconvenience accom- the weok-end fall of snow rted early Sunday morning | ¥ Continued throughout the entire until about midnight. Brisk Jids dritted the whito masses in ont plles and blinded the compar- tvoly few pedestrians that braved o outer world to battle with the joments; made difficult the progress trolleys early in the day and later mpletely isolated a number of cars, d in general played havoc with foot hd vehicular traflic alike. Pole Knocked Down. Arch street's one man trolley car red in perhaps the most serious dent of the day, although it was slight consequence, when the trol- left the tracks near the New Brit- Savings bank and collided with netal electrie light standard. The ‘was snapped off near the base. fell to the sidewalk with & crash, poptly beside a small girl whe hap- d to be passin The child was jured. Although the awning di- ly over the large plate glass win- of the Lazarus store, was torn s, the falling polo did no to the windows, falling in the bule of the store. Jitneys Operating. Long After the trolley system with bly ene or two exceptions had to operate over its lines, Jit- usses covered their usual routes gh in many cases on an irregu- edule. Arch street, West Main and East Main street busses d throughout the day as did two busses going in the di. of Hartford. Practically the that kept up unbroken serv- o trolley system, was the route. The .trolleys wero. . late on all runs but ble effort was made to keep open. The rallroad service P a score = shot him through the stomach. DAUGHERTY SELECTED T0 BE ATTY. GENERAL President-Elect Harding An- nounces Choice of Ohio Man at St. Augustine. St. Augustine, Fla., Feb. 21.—Defl- nite announcement that Harry M. fi‘?&‘m of Ohie had been chosen W ditornéy gerieralship under the coming administration was made here today by President-elect Hard- ing. The selection was Mr. Harding after a conference Mr. Daugherty. There w no formal announcement of acceptance, but the appointment was regarded as good as settled. The president-elect sald he was convinced that Mr. Daugherty would “make a great attorney gemeral.'’ When his attention was called to recent nowspaper attacks on Mr, Daugherty, ha replied: “The opposition to him has made me more than ever convinced that I would like to have him in the cabi- net." The selection of Mr. Daugherty who was the Harding pre-convention manager, has been generally expected by those in close touch with cabmet situation. It is the -second cabinet cholce to be definitely announced, the other being Charles E. Hughes of ord and Bristol was main- New York, as secretary of state. oughout the day with dim- Besides Mr. Daugherty the prosi- !dem-vlefl conferred today with Aver- "1l Harriman of the Harriman ship- ping interests and said afterward he was much impressed by the argument of shipping men who want the gov- ernment to “go out of the shipping businessa.” The presjdent-elect sald he regard- ed the suggestion o abolish the Ship- ping Board and dreate a new exccu- tive department to deal with shipping problems as “‘worth thinking about.” T0 REVISE TREATY Agreement of Sevres to Be Arranged to Give Turkey Additional Territory announced by with frow Plow Taken Out, in the day when the serious- the storm was realized, City r Joseph D. Willlams and S8a- dent Joseph Scheldel had a It men out with the recently d spow plow attachmen: on Rutherford & MeCarthy's The plow kept Main street ew of the centrally located # falrly well opened but could he with the situation to any tent. olley Wrecker Dusy. rollpy wrecker was buay from ornfnx until late at night, cars the tracks on practically ne. One of the first lines to of commission was the Ber- Dute. About 8:30 the southbound | ft the tracks near the corner of | Main and Whiting streeta and not be towed back until after it mecurely snowbound. On tho Stanley and Arch street, Farm- on avenus and Chestnut street trolleys weore marooned for the day. The company's snow were pressed into servica in rly morning and worked in Thrace, Says London Report. London, Feb. 21. (By the Associated Press.)—Rovision of the treaty of Sevres, 8o as to give Turkey additional territory in Thrace, now occupled by the {‘iruku was decided upon by M Lloyd George and M. Briand today in consultations preceding the Near East conference here. This decision before becoming effective, however, requires Nolen, Indicted For Receiv- | 21.—H. Diggs Nolen, | after a struggle took it from him and | mile wind drove ughout the day and night to bave lines open this morning. In most nees they met with success. The Haven' road plows were sin)- busied with the work of keep- the lines which were ahso- lcossary for travel. Car Completely Buried. ont without exception, sleigha replacing wagons this morning percial purposes. A few au- are operating but with dim. tomobile which bad been approval of their allled colleagues. According to this agreement the frontier line in Thrace will be moved westward, taking from Greece one- fourth of the territory she now occu- ples there and add it to the Constanti- nople distriots, The Turks also under this arrange- ment are to be allowed representation on the interallied commission control- ling Constantinople. The proposals thus formulated by the two premiers will be submitted to the | GREW OF TUGKAHOE ‘ SAVED FROM WRECK Breeches Buoy Used to Rescue Men From Barge MANY SHIPS IN DISTRESS | Storm On Atlantic Coast Has Dire After-Effects—Steamer Ashore in Massachusetts — Fishing Schooner Stuck Near Gloucester. Provincetown, The Mass.,, Feb. 21.— of four men of the barge ahoe, adrift on Peaked Hill bars in last night's storm, were res:ued to- | day by coast guardsmen who brought | them to the beach by use of the | brecches buoy. Bargemen and coast guards alike | were exhausted from their night-long exposure. The rescue was accom- plished by the crews of the Race Point and Peaked Hill bars stations. They had taken off the five men of the barge Rutherford, a companion of the Tuckahoe, late yesterday, by use of the breeches buoy. But the | Tuckahoe did not drift near cnough to the beach to enable them to shoot a line over her. Surf conditions launching of a lifeboat and the crew of the barge, fearful that the vessel would go to pieces in the surf, burned signal after sixnal ap- pealing for aid. All efforts to gct a line aboard were fruitless through the night. Soon after dayvbreak, however, the force of the tide, surf and a 70- the barge. up the beach and the breeches buoy brought the benumbed men ashore. Schooner Stuck. Boston, Feb. 21.—The Gloucester fishing schooner Angie 1. Marshall struck on Lovet's Island at the har- bar entrance during the storm last night, and was pounding heavily to- day, her crew escaped and were cared for at the lighthouse on the island. The vessel George Banks with a full fish. crew prevented tho was returning from fare of Bisbee Ashore. North Scituate. Mass., Feb. 21.—- The schooner Willlam Bisbee of Rockland, Me., was driven in shore by the gale last night and today was in a dangerous position near the beach. .about two - fatles south of Minot’'s Iedge. She was riding .at anchor inside Sunken Ledge but the wind continued heavy and the sea was running high and it wag feared that she would drag on the beach. Coast guardsmen at North Scituate were unable on account of the heavy surf to go out to her and Cutter Androscoggin which was sent to her assistance was prevented by her | deep draught from approaching the ledges. The Willlam Bishee is bound from New York for Boothbay harbor. She is a three master -of 309 tons. LAST SESSION TONIGHT Board of Reliet Wil Conclude the Busiest Time of Its Existence This Evening. The board of relief will sit in its |last session from 7:30 to 9 o'clock this evening at the office of the board of assessors in City Hall, and will hear the appeals of those not satis- ! lfled with their property valuations in the grand list. It Is expected that another overflow session of the board will be held this evening since {no let up has been indlcated In the number appealing to that commis- sion In its recent hearings. The data | compiled awring the month will be collected this evening and the board will make tours next week to deter- | mine where and how reductions shall be made. TO UNVEIL TABLET. Spanish War Veterans to Honor Heroes of the Maine. A. G. Hammond, United Spanish ‘War Veterans will hold appropriate ex: ercises tomorrow evening at 30 ! o'clock at the rooms of the organiza- tion, when a bronze tablet in honor of the heroes of the battleship Maine will be unveiled. Past Commander W. J. Rice will read | the history of the sinking of the Maine, 'and taps will be sounded by R. R. Rand. An entertainment will be held | and refreshments will be served. Daylight Holdup At Memphis Nets $2,700 Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 21.—An un- identiflcd man held up a messenger employcd by the Memphis branch of the Federal Rescrve bank as he was passing throuzh Court Square, in the center of the business district shortly before noon today and robbed him of a satchel said to have contained about $2,700 in currency. l SOLDIER'S FUNERAL | HELD DURING STORM More Than 100 Ex-Servicemen Brave Blizzard’s Blasts to Pay Tribute \ to Emery Peterson. Despite the fact that early morning snows had made the highways prac- tically impassable, more than 100 “buddies” of the late Private Emery Peterson turned out yesterday after- noon to march behind the bier of the departed soldier, and paid last tribute to his merory at the grave in Fairview ; cemetery. The cortege left the State | Armory on Arch street at 2 o'clock. following a brief service directed by Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the | Trinity Metholist church. A squad of police led the procession down Arch to Main to East Main to Smalley street and into the cemetery. Many of ' the soldiers were in uniform and about a score marched behind the hearse in civilian clothes. Included in the procession were large representations of Eddy-Glover post of the crican Legion, Rouil- | lard-Linton cgmp of the Soldiers’, Sail- ors’ and MArines' association, Xos. ciuszko post of the Worlds War Vet- erans, and Private Walter J. Smith post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The last named organization was in charge of the funeral. A guard of| foreign war veterans was at the ar- mory throughout the day while mem- bers of the post acted as pall bearers, | firing squad and buglers. At the! grave in Fairview cemetery, taps was sounded and a volley of shots fired Company M. of the home guards| also turned out. DRIVER GOMMITTED; THREE OTHERS HELD ° Serious Charges Arise Out of Saturday Night Es- capade with Stolen Car. John Kramer, aged 17, was com- | mitted to the State Reformatory at Cheshire when arraigned this morning before Judge George W, Klett in| police court on a charge of taking a car owned by A. D. Berg of this city, without the permission of the owner. Adam Sapotsk: who rode in the car with glramer and John Ky, who was later arrested, were charged with har- boring a femalce for immoral purposes, and their case was cou-, tinued until tomorrow morning in, bonds of $300. Miss Silna Winslow, the young woman in question, pleadcd guilty to being immorally inclined, and her case was also adjourned until tomorrow morning, The quartet was (Continued on Second Page.) TWO MORE SUSPECTS HELD Cleveland Police Arrest Two Men Connection With Probe on Death of Two School Teachers. Cleveland, Feb. 21.—A new suspect, a man police say was in Parma village last Wednesday in the vicinity where Louise Wolf and Mabel Foote, Parma High school teachers were beaten to death was being held for questioning by police today. The suspect was ar- rested when he reported for work in a factory after police had failed to find him at home. « Another suspedt, arrested near Marion, O., probably will be brought here for questioning. Sheriff Washburn of Marion said the man bears many scratches on the face and arms. He is unsound mentally according to the sheriff. SEEK TYPHUS SUSPECTS Offiy in Immigration ls Believe Two More Immigrants Have Taken Resi- dence in Waterbury. ‘Waterbury, Feb. 21.—Th health de- partment of this city was informed to- day that two more passengers from the | steamship President Wilson had come to this city. Health Ofiicer Dr. B. Roberts at once started his sanitary inspectors and welfare nurses on a hunt for the unaccounted for immigrants. Seven other passengers of the same ship recently arrived in this city and are now under the surveillance of the | health department. No symptoms of | typhus have thus far appeared in lhe! cases of these immigrants. MEMPHIS BANK ROBBED. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 21.—Reports | received at police headquarters at , 11:30 o'clock this morning said that | several unidentified men robbed the Memphis branch of the Federal Re- serve bank ot several thouund dol- lars_an > i for an injunction as the | credits or th | decided Ludliow was a FRIERSON DENIES HOUSTON GHARGES Solicitor General Files Brief in Regard to Kerensky Loan, SUIT BROUGHT BY HEARST Plainif ¥s Rcbuked — Brief Also States That No Moncy Is Placed In Bank at Disposal of Russian Gov- ernment. Washington, Feb. 21.—Denial that any portion o! the money advanced to the Kerensky government of Rus- sla is still under the control of Sec- retary Houston was made by Solicitor General William L. Frierson. in a brief filed today with the district su. preme court, in response, to the suit { brought by William R’mdolph Hearst of New York as a taxpaver, to enfoin the secretary of the tres sury from further financial transactions with foreign governments. Contents of Brief. The Drief also denied there was any intention on the part of the secretary of permitting funds under his con- trol to be paid to the Kerensky or any other Russian government. Mr. ¥rier- son declared there was no occasion defendant has no intention of estahlishing fur- ther credits to any forelzn govern- ments “as must have been known to the plaintiff when he filed his bill."" With regard to the payment of tho unexpended balances now existing in favor of Czecho-Slovakia, [“rance, Greece, Italy and Liberia, the solicitor general contended sovernment was pledged” because these credits were estahblished uunder . authority o! congress, Transactions Described. Describing the transactions between this country and the Kerensky gov- ernmer the solicitor general de- clared the credits were established and advances made ‘‘just as they were made to any other foreign govern- ment and when made wera ontirely exempt from the contro} of the sec- retary of the treasury.” It is not true, Mr. Frierson said, that there is any existing credit in favor of the Kerensky or other Rus- slan government, nor that any funds belonging to the United States have been placed in the National & City Bank or aLy other bank subject to the check of the Kerensky or other Rus- sian government with the approval of the secretary. At the time of the overthrow of the Kerensky government Mr. .Frierson explained the balance of credit in its favor was withdrawn and there re- mained in the hands of the Kerensky representative in this country about $56,000,000. “While this money had been paid over just as advances to other gov- ernments were paid,”” the solicitor general asserted, “and the secretary | of the treasury had no control over it, he was anxious to see that it was ! applied to the satisfaction of obliga- ticns which the Kerensky government had incurred in this country, and succeeded in securing an agreement by which it was deposited in the Na- tional City bank to the credit of the Kerensky government or its represen- tatives with an understanding the scc- retary should be notified before with- drawals were made from the deposit. Not U. S. Moncy. “This money did not belong to the United States, since it had been pre- viously paid to the representative of the Kerensky government and the ar- . rangement referred to was made by that representative who was willing to have the funds then in his hunds applied to the satisfaction of Ameri- can debts.” In submitting that mno injunction should be issued Mr. Friorson assert- ed that the secretary did not admit {hat the plaintifft had a status entitl- ing him ta call in question the various the court has any iur- isdiction to determine the controver- 70 SELL JAIL “Alimony Club” of New Famous York to Go Under Auctioneer’s Block—No More Use. New York, Feb. 21.—Ludlow street jail, famed for years as headquarters of the “Alimony Club’ ia to be sola at auction if its host, Sheriff David H. Knott, has his way. until alimony was paid up. They began to pay and the sheriff Within its conflnes many a delin- quent payer of alimony has lan- guished for a period, thereby escap- ing forever the payment of indem- nities to his former wife. A law recently enacted made it possible for defaulting alimoners to be jailed, re-jailed and kept in jail “white ele- )t expense. phant” “the faith of the j 1 l ! ? MAYOR VETOES TWO PLATOON SYSTEM Returns Document to City Today \ot Approved—Council to Take Action Wednesday Night. Mayor Orson F. Curtis today vetoed the amendment to the report of the board of finance and taxation which has for its purpose the including of an appropriation for a two-platoon system in the fire department, and he has called a meeting of the common council for next Wednesday evening | at which time action will be taken on the veto. Notice of the veto was con- tained in a copy of the board’s report which was returned today to City Clerk A. L. Thompson for record. The amendment was introduced by Councilman Henry Rice and a num- ber of others, providing for the levy- ing of taxes to the amount of $24,000 in the first and $12,000 in the second | taxing district. The mayor in returning the report to the city clerk makes no iwritten statement as to his objection, merely marking the document “Returned Not Approved.” Tt will be necessary for the council to act in the matter before it comes beforc the voters at the city meeting. In explanation of his action, Mayor Curtis has explained that he feels the adoption of,the system. Ho also be- lieves that the council should more fully acquaint itself with the proposi- tion before acting upon it and ia in favor of having it submitted to the city meeting as a separate item. GARAGE DESTROYED WHILE STORM RAGES Heavy Aerial Truck Paves Way For Apparatus to Reach Scene. The value of the aerial truck in the fire department was praven in a conclusive manner last night, when the apparatus made it possible for the lighter auto machines in the depart- ment to reach the Luke Sinskie place on Farmington avenue ,thereby sav- ing the home of the Sinskie's from de- struction. A larga parp. on''the. site, used as & gariige, was totdHy. destroy- ed, trucks, chickens, and a large number of Considerable amount of farming implements were also de- stroved. The firemen succeeded in getting a touring car and (wo cars out of the structure. . At 10:45 last night a telephone message was sent in for a company and No. 3 was ordered to the scene. Just outside the door of the engine house, the truck got stuck in the snow and word was sent to the cen- tral station. Chief Noble ordered No. 1 company to praceed, and the break- ing of a chain put this company of of commission temporarily. Engine Company No. 4 was ordered to go to the Farmington street place, and only reached a few feet away from the house on Curtis street when it got stuck. The big aerial truck was then put in commission and it ploughed its way through the heavy drifts in an easy manner. Over the North Main street hill, the truck proceeded and the path made it possible for Engine Company No. 3 to get started and reach the fire. Two lines of hose were used in fighting the blaze, and much attention was paid to saving the house. which was accomplished. The loss will amount to $7,000 according to Chief Noble, Chief Noble was loud in his praise of the merits of the aerial truck, particularly in such storms as that of yesterday. He echaracterized the truck as a 12 months piece of fire fighting apparatus, Xiz.,, that it is serviceable in all kinds of weather and under any condition. The head of the department today had hose and chemicals placed on the truck, and until the, roads become more passable, the truck will respond to all alarms. Chief Noble - yesterday afternoon and early last evening, used the truck to open up some of the streets about the center of the clity, and those near the factory buildings. STORM COSTS CITY $2.500 Public Works Board Clerk That That Amount Will Be Necessary to Clear Roads. Clerk George H. board of public works estimated this afternoon that the stom wlu cost the City of New B amount . huge fore for -the, Estimates Johnson of the thedr and with several autdmobile: PRIC WELTY i | | LANDIS Wi Democratic Gon Before House WALSH WANTS | Chairman Volstead ! cha | of orsanizes present time is inopportune for tho | pjo nlft;:(rxln‘]m';luflos to Make So Mln, Judge Did Not Duties, Washington, Fel stormy scenes occu house Judiciary ‘cop the presentation | against Fegd by esentative Ohio. Mr. Welty outlined before the and was subjected question: ative T sachusctts, wanl Mr. Welty had any Landis in ng as baseb: said he would “When you rabbit °ks,"" question u are: Chairgaar, Telegram The Ohio memb telegram from Clyne of Chicago and 209 other ca Judge Landis’ coutt “How many were Chairman Vnhtond “If you want 10‘ out,” Welty replieds I'nn not going vou,” announced want a civil answi Housted Suj Declaring it "’, Judge Landis sHou 500 from organized sentative Husted, York, insisted th facts: on which and be .drawn. “In other wol impeach ‘him it, Represéntative . Fowa. AFReS 3 “I am’ going to /baseball playérs Judge Landis,™ Mi This statement nection with indict the games but the 1y shifted to other§ Representative ' & Ohlo, wanted Mr. ¥ to brass tacks on Judge Landis hml cial duty. Welty Te Mr. Welty. said Ju ed the job of arbite baseball players we o for throwing the If Referring to the 000 assessed on supreme court of thed bia under the anti Welty said: ““While baseball' oty ed a bath Judge L in open court and Mr. Walsh said lw argument. Welty “Judge Landis wou the baseball contraet: the verdict was Ji plied. “Why did they D\ Mr. Husted asked. 4§ In this connection A Jetter from Chicago, writer withheld, quo magnate as ying as a lawyer meant i ized baseball but thal a federal judge ‘‘was he might wish to asl “‘If that was the B declared, ‘‘does thi within the law of bril nates who were flne employ Judge Landis, vent the indicted p him?"’" ‘‘Judge Landis has & the fleshpots of ille said Mr. Welt;, ‘*bui bring all our judiciaryj If the country appro¥ of Judge Landis then § called upon to prc:¢. val for our judiciai others 0 woul some judge ‘for he might wish to ““But I do not soul is so dead to