New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1921, Page 1

s of the World Associated Press ABLISHED 1870. | 'f —TWENTY FOUR PAGES Herald “2 Better B PRICE THREE DRESENCE OF ALLIED ARMY "IN GERMANY CAUSE OF NEW | SUBMIT PRINCIPLES ADMINISTRATION PROBLEM | THEY Wl”. flEMANfl easibility Of American | [;AMPMEN FOR FUND | Railway Labor Board Hears DOES NOT HIT GOAL Pledges Received Thus Far Total Congress Declaring "State Of War Ended Becomes Uncertain DING IN FAVOR OF GREAT CAUTION President Lik Make Known 'His Definite Stend Until £ongress Con- venes on Ap‘fl 11. —~ , Not to Whashington. March 18; (By The As- efated Press).-=Alliad occtipation of ditlonal German torritory Is under- 004 to have pHresented to President ardine a new problem arising from relation of thesa changed condi- ne to previous plans for early dec- ration by contress of the ending theatatefof war hetwoen the United Ates and @armany Opintons of Leaders, foma ghneressional leaders who all w hive been for m penece resoln- i stfll think that solution should anplied as soon as possible. Other however, who are known to elose to the president. fear wonld eanss embarrassment e nations with which the Inited teg wnn associated in the war and uid be daferred untll the situation Germany which eansed the occu- lon had clarified itself. [President Warding is represented havine anproached his study of the ention with the view that the United tes whould exercise eaution in atever steps It dotermines to take gr that there shonld he no com- jen®ions of the already difMcult wit- tion faced by the Allles | U, 8 Troons in Germany. line with this viewpoint atten- has boen ealled that American ps Are {n Germany as a war mons- and net under any treaty provi- Termination of the war. 1t 14 3 would aytomatieally ~reouire Adrawal and the pressnt adminfs- tion. - throurh Sacrotary Woeks of Ar department has stated that u ¥% not now wndar contempiation t has been contanded both abrond those In Washineton opposed |~} nction terminating the stato , T that withdrawal of the troops | s time would lend encourage- t to Germanv In resietine Ade- of the Allies as to reparations | B ent. L Prestdent’s Opinton Tater. l gnt Hardine's position mav revealod until his message fn | 4 to the 67th congress at the , (Oof the special sesslon on 11 Before the new dispute with y arose # had heen expected Amportant place in that com- tlon v.ould he given to urging Wlon of the resolution to end thay i state. Owing to the chanaed fitlons, Biwever, som¢ congrea- Al lenders were doubtful as to t the president might then have My on thisx point l KILLED BY BURGLARS | ther Graves of Buaffalo, Yale, 1916, Shot Down When He Stumbled Affoss Yeggmen at Work. 1 o, N. Y., March 18.—Luther fAves, assistant plant superin- of the Lindalr Products Co., erly today from a bullet wound lleved to have been inflicted by nl bbar. The shooting oceurred short- | &fter midnight. Mr. Graves had | e#h his nutomobile to a garage on | mmer streot and was making a' ort cut across lots to his home In th street when two shots were ed., One bullet struck Mr. Graves lhh abdomen. l he police theory is that Mr. Graves | pmbled upon thieves who were try- | to gain entrance to one of the 0 houses between which he was ssing to reach his home. Mr. Graves was 28 years of age and graduated from Yale in 1916, The ves faml), has been ident{fied the fumber business here for hy years and is prominent soclally. | 70 PROSECUTE PLAYERS et Attorney st Ohicago Begins tion of Fvidemce Against | 1 Ballplayers. | "hieago, March 18.—Robert E. pwe, state’s attorney, today asalen- eparing ; tor ! Wo $22:480 Toward $38,000 DRIVE CONTINUES TILL MON. Subscriptions to Date Total 1,282— Mrs, Howard Parsons’ Team Leads Today with $2,163 Pledged. A total of $22,450.93 has been re- ceived by the New Britain Commun- ity corporation to date, in its drive tor § 3, for the eight separate or- ganizations of the city. This sum was reported to have been solicited, at the luncheon held today when the vari- ous teams made their returns. The number of subscriptions received to- tal 1 The Woman's team, led by Mrs. Howard 8. Parsons, had the rec- ord for the largest amount of money solicited than any of the teams, hav- ing $2,463.25 to its credit. Report of Treasurer. The report of cach team submit- ted is as follows No. 1, $871; No. $785; No. 4, $1.319 No. 6, $%47; No. 7, $371; No. 9, $111; No. 10, $1,192 No. 11, $1,067.50; No. 12, $736; No. $260; No. 14, $560; No. 15, SIKG 16, $383; No. 17, $164; No. 18, $738; No. 20, $738; No. $41.50; No. 3, No. 5. $485.20 $207.98; No. ve Ends Monday. Chairman E. C. Christ said he felt that the drive should be extended over until Monday, and the final luncheon will be held on that day. Reports will be given and the drive will come to an end. Mr. Christ was pleased at the large representation of the members of the teams today and expressed his belief that the re- | maining sum would be subscribed by Monday He urged the wsolicitors to do their utgiost in finishing their lists. ‘Mr, Christ felt that the task was not an impossible one, as rnsn) had ex- pressed their belief. Rev. George W. C. Hill gave a short talk in which he said he was sure the eity would do what it set out to do for the organizations who need funds. He outlined the work of the organiza- tions who were making an appeal and was certain that the campaign would end successfully. GOMMUNITY ORGANIZATION Citizens of Wooster Street and Vicin- ity Get Together—George Gearhart Elected President—Other Officers. The residents of Wooster street and vicinity met last evening at the Quar- tet club bungalow and organized The Wooster Street Community society. The objects of the society are to work for the bettering of the streets and to secure other needed improvements. The social side of the community is also to be developed by entertain- ments and socials which will be held every two months. The officers elected were President, George Gearhart; vice-president, Mrs. Patrick Ringrose; secretary, Emil H. ‘R. Vogel; treasurer, Mrs. Grace Vogel. The committee on improvements is Patrick Ringrose, chairman; F. A. oster, Wyman Johnson, Emil Ha- gist and Louis Lehr. The entertain- ment committee for the next meet- ing Is Mrs. G. F. Brown, Mrs. E. Do- lan, Mrs. M. Anderson and Miss Es- telle James. TROLLEY CAR WRECKED Albany Strikers Put Bunch of Rail- | road Torpedocs on Track—Several | | Slightly Injured. Albany, N. Y., Traction Co. street car, manned by strike-breakers In Broadway, last night, was caused by placing several railroad torpedoes, tled together on the track, Albany police today said a preliminary investigatipn revealed. Two persons were slightly Injured. A state trooper suffered brulses and contusions to his right leg when thrown against the curbstone and an elderly invalid, lylng in bed at his home was cut in the head by flying Klnss. PLUMBERS COT WAGES | Under New Schedule Adopted, Jour- | neymen Will Receive 80 Cents An | said, had submitted | ! March 18.—The ex- | plosion that partly wrecked a United RAILR[]AI] UNI[INS Gan Be Negotiated | RIGHT T0 ORGANIZE 15 l Terms on Which Agreements ONE OF THE PROYISIONS' Eight Hour Day and Proper | For Overtime Work Are Also fm- portant Factors As Well As Rea- sonable Working Shifts to Im Suitable Living Arrangements For Workers’ Families. 18.—Eleven basic | principles satisfactory to labor and on which labor would be willing to negotiate agreements, were laid down before the U. S. Railroad Labor Board today by B. M. Jewell, presi- dent of the Railway Employes' de- partment of the American Federation of Labor. “These fundamentals, the national agreements are based consist only of those elementary principles and safeguards which en- lightened public opinion has sanc- tioned and officially declared neces- sary to the well-being of the man and women employed not only in the transportation industry but in all basic industries,” Mr. Jewell said. Arguments upon the proposal of the railroad executives to abrogate Chicago, March upon which the national agreements has occupied | the attention the since January 21. The fundamentals which are the basis of the as follows, Mr. Jewell said: Fundamentals Outlined The eight hour day; proper over- time rates for work in excess of 8 hours; arrangement of working shifts for reasonable living arrangements by employes and their families; reason- able rules for the protection of health and safety of employes; definition of the work of each craft to be per- formed by mechanics and helpers formulation of apprenticeship ‘rule: fonr years apprenticeship re- quirement mechanics; right of board for (Continued on Eleventh Page). HIGH R. R. OFFICERS CROSS QUESTIONED | Labor Unions Attempting to Prove Insincerity on the Part of Their Employers. Chicago, March 18.—Railroad la- bor unions today presented what they termed their “bill of rights” to the railroad labor board and then began an attempt to prove insincerity of the roads in their dealings with the unions by cross-examining high rail road officials who had been summon- | | ea by the board at the request of the unions. Frank P. Walsh, conducted the cross-examination. He read correspondence between rail- road leaders which was furnished by R. S. Binkerd, secretary of the labor committee of the association of rail- road executives and which he said would prove his case. The letter from Binkerd to T. De- witt Cuyler, chairman of the associa- tion, reported that the committee had voted in favor of one or more na- tional boards of adjustment, only W. W. Atterbury, vice-president, of the . Pennsylvania, voiing against the res- olution. Mr. Atterbury, the letter a minority re- port against the plan and this re- port later was adopted 60 to 41 by the railroads in an individual ballot. WILL RESIST WAGE CUTS Coal Miners’ Union Announces Defl- labor attorney, | nite Stand to Be Taken In Case of Reductionsa. Indianapolis, March 18-—Any at. tempts to reduce wages of coal min- ers in the United States will be re- sisted by the miners’ union, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declared today in announcing such a policy had been approved by the union’s executive | board now in session here. The union miners, it was said, have contracts at present wage scales that continue un- til March 31, 1922. 393 Out of 561 Cafes isited Selling ou-ze national agreement are | 'Brooklyn Dlstnct Attorney to Prosecute Those' W/ RD DELEGATES TO WO} i Who, in Trying to Obtain Divorce, Admit Offenses l New York, March 18.—Apserting that “the public press is filled with sickening of domestic fidelity claiming pn,\vlinns Dist. Attorney of today gave warning he will stitute criminal lings again-t party to a diverce action who ad- mits a guilty act committed in Kings —ounty. In a letter bill which would prevent prosccution of guilty divorce |\l‘nn-1u(lnn:~x Mr. accounts in- of persons high in socicty. Kings county that hereacter Lewis to Albany opposing a eriminal parties in Lewis de- | clared, that altltough there have been ! few convictions under this section of the law, the section has real value at this time. | “One or two convigiions, with penitentiary sentences, would have a salutary effect upon these people,” he said, “It is really of no conse- quence to the public what they do ! in their private lives but because of their prominence their private af- fairs have a news value and on that account the public is burdened and very seriously damaged by the prominence given by the press to their offenses.” EX- SOLDIERS TO SUBMIT TC BLOOD TRANSFUSION TO SAVE WAR VETERAN - RETAINS LAWYER TO | RECOVER LOST CHEESE :Truck-ers Explain Product ! Was Taken By Hold-up Men Near Milford. A suit cheese involving $1,000 worth brought against ' Brown truckmen, of this city, L. Nair, behalf of Tony Ruggiero, and prop- erty owned by the defendant was at- tached this afternoon Sherifft M. D. Stockwell. It is alleged by the plaintiff that he advanced §$1,000 to the Drown Brothers with which to purchase and bring him a load of cheese to this city. The transaction took place last ! month. When the truckmen returned {to the city, they explained that their car had been held up between Mil- ford and Bridgeport and the con- signment of cheese was taken by highway robbers. Ruggiero demanded settlement which was not forthcom- ing, hence the suit. JAMES C. EGAN DIES énl Senior Passes Away This | of has been Brothers, by Lawyer David on | by Figh Sch Morning -at New Britain General Hospital. James Claffey Egan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Egan of 697 East street, died at 2:53 o’'clock this morn- ing at the New Britain General hos- pital. He has been at the institution for several weeks, and his death has been expected for the past few days. ‘He was born in this city in 1904. He !attended St. Mary's parochial school, graduating in 1917, and was awarded !a gold prize for excellency in studies. | He entered the New Britain High !school and was a member of the | class which will graduate next June. He was a nephew of the late P. J. Egan, for many years clerk of the ! water board, who died a few months ! ago. Besides his parents, a brother, | Matthew J. Egan, survives him. The * funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Mon- day morning at the church of St. John | the Evangelist. The burlal will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. " NAVY BALLOONIST KILLED Jumps to His Death When Big Gas Bag Breaks Loose From Battleship Florida at Guantanamo. On board the U. S S. Pennsy off Guantanamo, Cuba, March 18 (By Wireless to 4 iated Press).— Walter Johns, a chief mate, was killed when he jumped from an ob- | servation balloon whieh broke drift from the battlcship Florida off Guan- tanamo yesterday during mancuvers | by the United States fleet. The body ' was recovered and taken aboard the, hospital ship Relief. A. R. McNeil, attached to the sea-, plane division of the fleet, also wus™ killed Thursday by the propelr of a seaplane shortly after the seaplane had rescued the members df the crew of another observation Balloon which. broke loose from the battleship Ne- vada. ‘The body has not yet been re- covered. CHILDREN SUFFOCATED. . Four Youngsters Die When Smoke Fills Room at Sault St. Marie Home. | Sault St. Marie, Mich.. March 18.— | Four children of John Argrews, of this city, were suffocated in tucir beds late last night during a fire that broke oat during the absence of their parents. The children, ranging in age from two to cight years are said to have been put to bed and the doors of the home locked. Neighbors broke in the doors and carried out the bodies. . weeks. 1 a condition to transfuse blood to the .on the election, | own pleasure in Mr. Harding’s elec- Man, naemic Cnndltlon,‘ Found Alone in Boarding " House—Taken to Hospital Overseas Suffering ' om Lying in & serious condition, due to lack of hicod, an ex-service man, without any relatives, was recently found by a brother ex-so¥vice man in a rooming house on Main streqt. He was taken to the local hospital where | an effort is being made to save his life, despite his serious condition. To- night, a dozen or more ex-service men will be examined at the institution to ascertain whether or not they are in ex-soldier's body in ‘order that his life may be saved. Gladly offering their blood as they did across the water, these men will give what they have should their condition permit it. A pint of blood is needed to save the life of this man who faced the guns across that we might have freedom. Should’ an acceptable man be found among those who are to be examined, the operation will be made within a few days when the condition of the soldier permits such a procedure. He stands to lose his life if there can be no transfusion. A canvass of all ex-service men of the town has been made by one who served. in the Wnited States hrmy and he will keep on doing so until one who is fit to undergo the operation can be found. The ex-soldier is young as reported, being about 29 years of age. He served across for more than a year and saw active service in the front line trenches. Tonight will be seen whether or not his life can be saved by the blood offered him by his fellow service men. SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS* Three Young Schoolboys York Held for Slaying Goldfish Owned by Teacher They Dislike. New York, March 18.—Charged with the slaying of 14 goldfish, the property of a public school teacher who had disciplined them, 13-year- old Mike Botto and two of hia chums were called into children's court to- aay. Entering their school room through | a window, the boys are alleged to have wrought general havoc, destroy- ing reports, spilling vari-colored ink on the floor and carving weird de- signs on the desks. In finishing their joh it is alleged they stabbed the fish to death wlth‘ pocket knivesyand hid the bodies in | the teache esk. GLAD HARDING WON of Election, in New As Result California | Man’s Wife Kceps Him Supplied With Mince Pies. * . ‘Washington, " March 18.—When D. E. Ciphers,. Civil wary veteran, and - very fond -of home-made mince ple, wrote to congratulate Mrs. Harding he was also elated : over the fact that it had insured a regular flow of pies all winter at his home in Haywards, Cal. Mrs. Ciph- ers, her husband said; cast her first vote when she marked her ballot for President, Harfling, and promised in case of nclory to keep the home fires burning in celebration with pies as the fruits of victory. “She had kept her promise, he added, doubling his tion. DPR. PLATNER DEAD. Dean and Andover Professor Ecclesiastical History Il Several Weeks, Cambridge, Mass., March 18.—Dr. John Winthrop Platner, dean, and Andover professor of _ecclesiastical | history at Harvard university, died today after an fllness of several He was born at Lee, in 1865 of . . firing continued briskly, WITH CITY OFFICIALS 0O FIXING RATE OF TAXA MEXICAN SMUGGLERS FIRE ON AMERICANS Three Wounded in Border Skirmish Near El Paso. El Paso, Tex., March 18.—United States soldiers and immigration ofhi- cers early today were patrolling the Mexican border near here, where ! from 10 o’clock last night until 1 a. m. they had exchanged shots with a ; party believed to be Mexican smug- | glers in which three Americans were wounded. The Mexicans opened fire on three American immigration officers who discovered them fording the Rio Grande which is about 50 yards wide at that point. The return fire of the immigration officers apparently wounded one of the three Mexicans wading the river and it was immedi- ately answered by riflemen concealed in bushes on the Mexican side. Five more inspectors and 100 sol- diers of the 48th infantry from EIl Paso responded to a call for assist- ance and for more than an hour the the Ameri- cans firing at the flashes of the Mexi- can guns. An occasional scream of pain from the Mexican side indicated that the American fire was not with- out result. = At 1 a. m. the Mexicans' fire died down and a dim light was visible, mov- ing about on the Mexican side. C. A. Perkins, inspector in charge of the immigration men, said he be- lieved the Mexicans were attempting to smuggle over liquor or drugs. The three Americans wounded were: Private M. J. Koller, Co. D, 48th in- fantry, shot'in left arm and scalp wound; Private Petroski, shot through hip, believed serious; Joseph Thomas, immigration inspector, scalp: wound. . PROFESSOR AS LIFE SAVER | Two Ohildren from Houso Threat- ened by Flames. ' New Haven, March 18.—The homo‘ of Protessor Edward S. Thurston of the Yale Law school faculty, in St. Ronan street, was partly burned ear- ly today. The fire probably was due to a defective flue from the heater. The flames came from the cellar and worked upward through partitions. Professor Thurston was awakened by the cook and he took out Mrs. Thurs- ton and their 12-year-old daughter and a two-month-old infant and then called the firemen. Neighbors assist- ed the professor in saving some books, furniture and other things. The loss was about $15,000. POLICE KILL BANDIT But Chicago Gunman Holds Off 50 of Them Until His Ammaunition ‘Was Exhausted. Chicago, March 18.—Facing more‘ than 50 policemen, a bandit with a pistol in each hand today was shot to death after he had kept up a steady fight with them until his am- munition was exhausted. Several policemen were wounded and one, Detective Mix, is in a critical condition. Mix, noticing the bandit loitering at a street corner early today started to question him. The man opened fire and ran. Reinforcements came to Mix’'s rescue and the bandit finally was cornered. BLONDES T00 FICKLE? Judge Who Makes This Ruling, An- nounces That He Is One and So Is His Wife. New York, March 18.—Municipal ! Court Justice Wm. Morris, who ruled that blonde women were “too fickle” ' for jury service, let it become known diplomatically today that he himself is a former blonde—and that he has been married to a blonde for 40 years. “But what male is so callous as not to engage in tactful flattery wher} three pretty brunettes save the day?” he demanded, when interviewed in the presence of Mrs. Morris. “That case might have been post- poned again had not three youns brunettes responded to the call for volunteer taleswomen to fill the panel. “Blondes fickle? why my 6 boy ‘they’re an excellent race—blondes.” Y Who Proposed Charter} ment Provides F stitution Of Con InPlace Of City 24 REPRESENTA IN EACH otice of Objectic get Items Must. q With Town Ci Days Before . At a public hearin ing of the c committee last nig] common council cham was given a plan to su meeting board for u.u of city meeting. A for the adoption of th made to the common ‘Wednesday evening, wi expected, will pass jt i legislature for ratificat! is the one approved- ing’s meeting of the tee. Under the plan corporation counsel, a tion will be held delegates from each of finance and members of the coun The ward delegates ¥ terms of three vears, each year. ‘Thé the_ final word on, members will be ‘e resolutions to change | estimates submtted finance and;taxat required that noti items be filed huflnc last night '8 slightly modified,. will the council, is as follo} There shall be in s known as the “City Mi which shall consisf torty-four electors of # ty-four of whom shall } each ward, as herein the mayor and men mon council and the board of finance and’ board shall be the =W be invested with all'f or ‘hereafter vested ing by the charter @ the laws of this stag shall be called and’ Di the same manner as { ! meeting and shall be 8 rules and regulations city meeting. All estin and expenditures of & appropriation therefo be brought before board and all taxes hereafter be laid by board and all mati now proper to come meeting shall here before said city meetil same manner as if b present city meeting. Council May ¢ In case the commo make any changes or additions to the esti penditures of said city propriations therefor it by the board of fin tion and shall lay a ts appropriations as port shall be advertl referred to said city n If any person wishi change or modificatio estimates submitted council to said city mt said change or modifi made in writing and clerk at least five dal meeting of said city and the same shall b the city clerk. ¢ But no petition tion for any object cluded in the report board by the commt received by the city 4 tised or presented to} meeting board may fy any estimate © penditure and therefor as made by the common & out entirely any change or modific strike out has ‘city clerk ‘at said city meeting by-said ety wise m‘fl