New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1921, Page 1

ABLISHED 1876, NEW %RI*AIN CONNECTICUT MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921.—_TWELVE PAGES PRICE THRE ORNEY F OR ¥YS PACKERS ITH RAILROA *h Claims These In- erests, With Gary And organ, Are Trying To Unions G‘. R. MEN ARE "“CALLED TO TESTIFY 'way Labor Board Agrees o This When Lawyer De- ‘lines to Proceed Under ny Other Conditions. hicago, March 14.—The ¢ board today requested four I heads to appear before it Wednes- morning to testify in the hearing 1 the national agreements. imoned were T Dewitt 1 of the association of railroad cutives, W. W. Atterbury of the nsylvania, Carl R. Gray, president he Union Pacific and R. 8. Binkerd, istunt to Mr. Atterbury. hw decision to summon the men was de in executive session after Frank \ ), attorney for the four brother- ‘nl refused Lo go on with rebuttal imony unless the witnesses were od L rafl- Walsh referved to the labor situ- bis In the packing industry, charging t U packers had “‘joined with the Phios and Grays and ruilroad hewds Wotoncerted attmpt to ruin labor s forever.' 'bis moining he made public the fol- Ing list of ofticials whom he said i Cgave llluminating information if ‘ol belore the board: - Big Men Mentiondd. “W. W. Atierbury, of the i nes; Hale Holden, of the Chica- burbugion and Quincy: C. H. ukchuni, of the ldnews Central: H. 15 vk, 0L the Ulicago, Milwaukee B gl Warl B, Geay, of the Un- uciie; Werkiy Beslor, of the Cen- Of Nuw Jerney; K. ks, of haohigh Valiey; J. B, Young, of the Flolx und Southern; J. H. Liw Doston and Maine; D, L Nostolk und Western, and W. L ol Southern Pucitic. A' were sald to constitute : W the association ail. aupoeTiaes wlso we U Cuyler, chalrman of the associa- i of rullroud executives; Robert Mheiu, ussistant to Mr, Atterbury und o folowing heads of various railroad sl bureaus W. Higgins, Lienhoh, 8., ‘ennsyl- d D. Maher | R. tie uen committee of d executives. Charles T. and Wnltm and Neill were present at the | but Mr. Walsh refused to put on the stand. He sald he wanted question Atterbuiy, Gray, Binkerd fid Cuyler, first, RITISH NAVY SEEKS NEARLY HALF BILLION Ask Maximum of 91, 869 Pounds and Min- um of 82,479,000, London, March 14 (By Associated ress) ~The RBritish naval estimates amount to 91,186,869 punds gross and $2,479,000 net, it as announced by Lord Lee of Fare- m, first lord of the admiralty, to- y. In a statement explaining the esti- ntes, Lord Lee said they were based the government's policy of main- ng a “one-power standard.”’ t i the duty of the admiralty to rry out that policy as economically | possible,” Lord Lee's statement | ontinued, ' “giving full weight to the becial geographical, infernational nd other considerations which have risen since the war.' He pointed out that the economics cluded a reduction in the number t capital ships In full commission v 20 to 16 *u e sum of 2,600,000 pounds has een included In Placement ships, the statement said. “It eannot be too strongly empha- d that if making this long delayed nning with the ment ot o ships,’" Lord LW continued, railroad | The men | Cuyler, | Hustis, 1 ¢ asked for T. De- | Neiil, | John G. | as compared with 38 | the estimates for | BROTHERHOQD ARE WORKING D EXECUTIVES ' GIRL SHOL HAMON AS HE WAS LYING DOWN Witness Says Victim Told Him That Before He Died Ardmore, Okla., March 14.—Clara Hamon, on trial charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, shot the former Oklahoma republican nation- al committeeman while he was lying on the bed in his room, Erret Dunlap today t fled Hamon had told him two days after the shooting. Dunlap was a former business associate of Hamon. “He told me he went over to his room late in the evening, threw off his coat and vest and lay down on the bed for a rest,”” Dunlap testified. Dunlap quoted Hamon as having aid: 5 '-?1 had been there only a short time when I heard Clara come in. Sha laid her left hand on my head and I felt her right on my shoulder when ghe shot me.” “Of course I have been looking for this,”" Dunlap quoted Hamon as hav- ing said. The reply was objected to | and_sustained. ““He sald he did not have a chance t6 protect himself; that she walked up to the foot of the bed and shot him,” Dunlap further quoted Hamon. Mr. Dunlap was asked if he had made any report to the county attorney or sheriff, and said he had not. Frank L. Ketch, former business manager for Hamon, went on the wit- ness stand over the objection of an assistant county attorney who an- nounced that in the developments Sat- urday indicated that Ketch would be charged with being an accessory aft- er the fact. Judge Thomas Champion ruled Ketch should testify, however, and after he left the stand, P. Freeling, tate attorney general, said that the itness under law had been rendered fmmuno by the fact he had testified from the stand. Ketch now administrator of the Hamon estate testified that under Hamon's insti jons he had drawn $5,000 from his personal acco giv- én it o Clara Hamon on the day fol- lowing Hamon's shooting in the hotel suite he occupled with the young woman and had told her to leave Ardmora and remain away. “Jake, where is she?” Ketch said ! wero his first\ words to Hamon when ! he arrived the hospital to which ., Hamon had walked after he waa shot. { “I 414 it myself,” Ketch said Ham- { on replied. (Continued on Tenth Page.) IRISHMEN EXECUTED WHILE CROWD PRAYS 20,000 Persons Assemble Outside Trap Rock Co. Stockholder ClalmS{GOIII‘l Refuses to Agree to Post- Gates of Mount Joy Prison REPRISALS ARE ANTIGIPATED Learning of | | People Disperse After Executions, But Dublin is Rife With Anxiety and Ex- | Atmosphere of pectations of Fearful Developments. | 14.—Six prisoners convicted of complicity in the killing of British intelligence and members of the crown forces in Ire- land were executed in Mount Joy prison this morning. The men were hanged in pairs at intervals of an hour. Dublin, March officers 20,000 Peoplc Gather. Twenty thousand people gathered outside the prison during the hours that the executions were going on and all work in the city stopped until 11 o’clock. Even the postoffice was closed and telegraph service was suspended. The crowd began assembling at | dawn and by 6 o'clock the prison | yard was packed. An hour later the crowd had filled all the abutting gtrects. An altar had been impro- vised ncar the prison doors and on the walls and trees in the prison yard sacred images and pictures had been | placed. Candles Burn Everywhere. were burned, Everywhere candles in the heart scores of persons of the dense throng hold- ing them aloft throughout the long vigil. Here and there priests or women led in prayers or hymns in which everyone joined earnestly. | Hundreds kneeling in the roadway were forced to rise when an armored car forced its way through the crowd. From 5 o’clock this morning it had paraded up and down in front of the prison. On the roof of the jail, over- looking the entrance. a cast iron sen- try box had been erected over night from which a soldier kept careful watch on the crowd. Accused of Assassination. Two of the men executed, Patrick Moran and Thomas Whelan, were charged with complicity in the killing of intelligence officers in Dublin on November 21 last. Whelan's two brothers are in the United States, one of them in she American arimy “he other four, Frank Flood, Berhard Ryan, Thomas Bryan and Patrick Doyle, were accused of participating in an ambush near here in January, in which one member of the attacking party was killed. Notice Is' Posted. Although six o'clock had been fixed | for the execution for the first pair it was not until 8:20 that the crowd (Continued on Tenth Page.) | ARMOUR & CO. URGES ITS EMPLOYES Have Equal Problems. Chicago, March 14.—Armour and Co. today called an election in all of its plants for tomorrow for the employes to choose representatives to form an industrial democracy in which workers and employers would | have equal representation and which would settle all questions of work- ing conditions, wages and hours in the Armour plants. The representatives elected tomor- row will form a temporary board which will work out permanent plans. The announcement of the packing ‘company said it was planned eventu- ally to have a plant conference board of five members in each plant and a [ general conference board of three members, selected from all plants. .‘ | | ployer and employe could not agree on any matter, the question could be referred to an arbitrator. Fisk Rubber Resumes, But Reduces Its Pay Chicopee, Mass.,, March 14.—The Fisk Rubber Co. which has been oper- ’ntlng on a three-day schedule since ! December 1 today resumed full time and a wage reduction on both day and plece work was put into effect which amounts to an average of ten per cent. About 1,800 employes are affected. Clara Barton’s Home_ Is to Be Preserved Worcester, March 14.—The old homestead of Clara Barton in North The outline of the proposed plan | as given out by Armeur and Co. said | | that when the representatives of em- | TO ORGANIZE INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY 27TH DIVISION OFFICER Workers and Employers to Represenu-! tion on Board to Settle Al | ASST. SEC. OF WAR J. Mayhew Wainwright Is | Selected By Presi- dent Harding. Washington, March 14.—J. Mayhew Wainwright, a New York lawyep was nominated today by President Hard- ing to be assistant secretary of war. The senate later confirmed Mr. Wain- wright’'s nomination. Mr. Wainwright formerly was a National Guard officer and served through the war on the staff of Major Gen, John F. O'Ryan commander of the 27th (New York) National Guard division. Eliot Wadsworth of Boston was nominated today by President Hard- | ing to be assistant secretary of the treasury. He will be in charge of i(oreln loans. Bugene M. Myer, Jr., of New York ho was managing director of the Q‘u finance corporation under Presi- ‘At Wilson was nominated by Presi- dént Hardng to be a director of the corporation for a term of four years. TWO BROTHERS KILLED. Willimantic, March 14.—The bod- ies of Dr. J. L. Sulllvan of this city and of his brother, Dr. T. E. Sullivan of Wallingford, who were killed by the overturning of an automobile at | Wallingford last night, were brought here today. The funeral services will be held here. OR UELD , meeting | their claims and elect | there would be nothing for 'SUFFIELD-BERLIN MUDDLE IS AIRED “We' ve Been Robbed” CALLS PROMOTEBS ‘THIEVES’ Seth Viets of Suffield Demands That Something Be Done to Punish Men He Claims Have Stolen From In- vestors. March 14.—“We've been robbed. Something ought to be done to these thieve said Seth Viets of Sut- field today at the first meeting of cred- itors of the Suffield-Berlin T Co. in the office of Referee ruptey Ikdward M. Youmans Viets the stocks and referee was to stockholders. Stockholders Losers. Referee Youmans told him it was a of the creditors to preset a trustee in bankruptcy; that the creditors wo hage to be paid 100 cents on the dollar of their claims before the stockholders got anything and it was pretty sure the stock- Hartford, in Bank- Mr. Viets asked if the the claims of the Mr. Lear holders. H. M. Steele to Be Called. Monday, March 28 at 10 a. m. has been assigned for an examination of the otficers of the bankrupt concern and counsel for about 50 creditors has also asked that former officers, includ- ing James E. Hastings of Suffield and Howard M. Steele, former president, be subpoenaed to attend the hearing. John T. Henderson of this city, who was receiver of the Sutfield-Berlin Trap Rock Co. in the superior court was elected trustee of the bankrupt estate. Claims Total $50,000. The aggregate of the claims filed to- (Continued on Tenth Page) CASEY TO SPEAK AT COMMERCE SMOKER Field Secretary of Penn. State Orgpnization to Be Here ‘March 29. Ome of the youngest and best in- formed civic experts of the country, Daniel N. Casey, fleld secretary of the Pennsylvanta states Chamber of Com- merce, will be the principal speaker at the “Citizens’ Smoker” to be held under the auspices of the local Cham- ber of Commerce Tuesday evening, March 29 in Turner Hall. At the meeting there will be every effort made to study the City of New Brit- ain and its needs, all under the guid- ance of the out of town man who is familiar with governing machinery. ‘The meeting will be open to business and professional men of the city, all of whom will be personally urged to attend by some member of the cham- ber. They will not necessarily belong themselves and President A. Buol and Secretary Makin are very desirous that all attend, It is expected that there will be in the neighborhood of 1,000 people present. Mr. Casey was the most effective speaker at the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce meeting in New Haven recently. He has addressed nearly 160 organizations similar to the one in New Britain during the past 18 months. He has very recently been refusing request for addresses outside of his home state but was finally pre- vailed upon to appear here. S —— e ] ap Rock | three daughters bought $£1,000 of | ]BASEBALL PLAYERS | TAXPAYERS® ASSN. Wil MUST GO 70 TRIAL; LONGER RECOGNIZE Cll FINAL DEGISION THURSDAY‘ Defense Asks That Actual Trial Be- gin at Once and Judge Will Give | Answer at Next Session—Prosecu- | tion Wanted More Time. l | Chicago, March 14.—Judge William E. Dever today refused to comply with | a motion by the state that the trial of Chicago White Sox players and others indicted for the alleged throw- ' ing of the 1919 world's Serfes be taken off the court call. He ordered another hearing for next Thursday when it is believed a date for trial will be set. Want Immediate Trial. Attorneys for the defense moved that an immediate trial be held Thursday and Judge Dever said that | he would announce his decision later. | Claude Williams, Buck Weaver, Os- icar Felsch and Swede Risberg were in court. Eddic Cicotte, Bill Burns,, : Joseph J. Sullivan. Rachel Brown, Chick Gandil and Abe Attell were represented by counsel. Hal Chase was the only defendant not present ; or represented by counsel. i Judge Barrett, American league at- ! torney in pleading for a postpone- | ment said the prosecution had learned that “Eddie Cicotte, Claude Williams and Joe Jackson who confessed to the grand jury would not be avail- able as witnesses.” Consequently, he said. the state could not obtain con- victions on the evidence it now, had | and would have to have more time to seek additional data. History of Investigation. The investigation into alleged gambling, bribery and game throwing in major league baseball was opened officially in September, 1920, when Judge Charles A. MacDonald, chief Jjustice of the criminal court, charged the Cook county grand jury with in- vestigating reports which had come to his attention concerning ‘“fixed” games. The grand jury investigation which | followed, brought league presidents, | club owners and star athletes to.the witness stand. It finally resulted in } the iudictment -of eight members of {the world champion Chicago White | Sox team, two former major len.guai players, two alleged gamblens, fand a former world champion pugilist on charges that they had conspired for the White Sox team to deliberately lose games in the | 1919 world series with the Cincinnati Reds. It also was charged that (Continued on Tenth Page.) ‘according to the teachings _church last evéning. " his church. " Shepard’s talk. ! mercial lines, citing instances of CHRIST POLYGAMIST| Speaker At the Methodist Church Denounces Sect As Menace to Nation. That Jesus Christ was a polygamist of the Mormons, was the statement of Mrs. L. L. Shepard in her lecture on “The Mormon Menace” at the her authority- a passage in the Mor- ! mon “Key to Theology” from which she read. In introducing Mrs. Shepard Rev. J. L. Davis said that he had heard her speak some time ago and being impressed had invited her to come to New Britain He stated that he could not say of her, as he had once heard 'said of a speaker on prohibition, that she was “full of her subject,” but rather he could assert that she was | full of antagonism to her subject. Music and prayer preceded Mrs. She stirred her hear- ers by her description of the power of the Mormon church along com- its holdings in many places beyond the ! boundaries of Utah, which state, she asserted, was completely Mormonized. Never Was a Mormon. Mrs. Shepard said that she had lived in Utah a quarter of a century. She asserted that it had been said of her that she had been a Mormon. She denounced this as untrue and as being due to the fact that she had spoken often in the Mormon Temple when she was fighting for prohibition. The speaker asserted that Mormons are taught that it is right to lie.to a Christian, if the interests of their church may be conserved thereby, but it is a sin to lie to another Mor- mon. She said the Mormon church had grown 20 per cent in the last year, and expected to show a greater srowth this year. Mrs. Shepard asserted that one who calls himself a “Latter Day Saint” is a Mormon and nothing else.™ She de- clared that they appealed to the women because, according to their teaching, Jesus Christ came into the world to save men only; that women would lie in their graves after death until called forth by their Mormon husband. No women, not having a (Continued on Eleventh Page.) WEST POINT CADET, DESPONDENT OVER MARKS, KILLS HIMSELF AS PALS WATCH WOMAN'S ASSAILANT SENTENCED TO JAIL Two Months and $50 Fine is Judgment in Case of Sternberg. Jacob Sternberg was sentenced to two months in jail and was fined $50 and costs by Judge George W. Klett this morning in court for assaulting Mrs. Clara Gallin’ S8aturday afternoon with a stove lid liftcr. The assault took place at Mrs. Gallin’s home on Laurel street when the woman re- fused to return to live with him after an abser.'e of three months. It was | explaineu that the two had been fliv- ing together for about a year follo ing a promise by Sternberg to provide a home for her and her two children. ‘When she refused to accept his invi- tation Saturday afternoon and turned to resume her work of sweeping the floor, she told the court, Sternberg struck her on the head with the lift- er, knocking her to the floor. Surgi- cal attention was necessitated. Mrs. Gallin explained that she could see nothing wrong in accepting his offer more than a year ago to provide a home for her and the chil- dren since she had no other means of (Continued on Sixth Page.) Heavy Earth Shock is Felt in Danville, Il Danville, Tll, March 14.—What is believed to have been a heavy earth | shock occurred in this vicinity early today. Telephone calls from a radius of at least 50 miles reported the same shock. Houses rocked on their foundations but no serious damage was reported. Fires Bullet Into His Head While Walking Along With His Comrades—Note Gives ! Reasons. West Point, N. Y., March 14.— Despondent because of his low scholastic standing at the United States Military Academy James L. Baum, Jr., of At- lantic City, a second classman, shot himself through the head in the pres- ence of his comrades last Saturday, it became known today. Baum was walking with several com- rades to a recitation hall when he denly halted, drew an army pistol fired a shot througzh his temple. Sev- eral cadets tried to knock the weapon from his hands, but they were too late. | He was taken to the hospital and died a few hours later. An inquest disclosed ; that Baum was suffering from dementia praecox, it was announced at the | academy. In a letter addressed to a classmate, | Baum said he was taking his life be- cause he feared he would not make a good officer. His mother came here and took charge of the body. The funeral was held privately this afternoon, and inter- ment was made in the national ceme- tery here overlooking the Hudson. Erie Road Cuts Down Pay of Working Force ' Hornell, N. Y.. March 14.—A re- duction of approximately 20 per cent. in all working forces, with the excep- tion of train and engine crews, waa. ordered by the Erie railroad today. Officials said the cut was made tor the purpose of balancing payrolls to offset the higher wages restored to unskilled laborers. About 800 em- ployes in the Hornell region were suspended. ;AS CITY GOVERNMENT pouement Asked by State ESAYS MORMONS CALL ’Tlns Assertionlt Simons, Who! Constitution Grossly Violat ALSO WANTS P( DEPT. . { | Movement Under | Methodist | She quoted as | Courts to Preve Change Elimi Mesztings. to make an address at | nd ! Declaring that Mayo Curtis has violated the the United States, the = State of Connecticut a of the city of New .Bi { course of the past two ularly in refusing a rep | the ayers’ assoc of the floor at the ing, President Isado the association stated that O. F. Curtis will | recognized by his o mayor. Numerous o made concerning the; duct of the mayor in & | the city meeting of M Taxpayers’ association incensed at the mayo Mr. Simons thé right d which they explain is] cardinal principles of ¢} Chief of Police W. &. comes in for a round his refusal to allow ° exercise the right of an automobile on day night. Threatens New Until a new mayo! office, Mr. Simons furf charter revision' <cond not take it upon ifs amendments pertai meeting. If tonight's: do away with the fo a tax budget, he will § tion drawn to rest: ernment from makig operative. Mr. Simg Judge John H. Kirk] ing, and/ made kno of taking the matter an rmendment is which would do away session. Dehm Now “I During the per while Mayor Curtis # under protest of sociation and until duly| sworn into offic tion will recognize' { Cornelius Dehm, all | first ward, as mayor, There seems to be the part of the Dehm’s occupancy off yl\ew Britain's chief & Also After The breach betwe Chief Rawlings whig {on when the latter l‘fnm)er off the platfy (Continued on TWENTY TEA - COMB CITY| i Drive For $38, l. For Local tions S ( Plans were made the New Britain ! poration, at its | luncheon held at the Teams were organ committees were ap cards were distrib workers with the an needed for each o upon it General Cl rector of the Drive gave a short talk the drive and the for eight organizal | solicited under one ' mentioned the fact | be ‘appropriated. to ganization would n at the close of the but instead, it is P them certain amo payments. These | by the committee | balance of the bu expenses during year, ag it sees Mr, Christ