New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 1

‘of the World Associated Press . A Buin‘ess’ - CUT. FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921.—TWENTY-TWO PAGES NEW BRITAIN, CONNE CTI PRICE THREE CE j.ISHED 1870. EXPLOSIONS RAZE | TRANSPORT WORKERS CANCE, DOZEN BUILDINGS SYMPATHETIC STRIKE WHIL ' RAILWAYMEN DO SAME THI, OBLEMS LIKELY | FINES FOR LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS DOUBLE COURT RECEIPTS IN SIX MONTHS i Clerk E. J. Danberg’s Report | /800 BUILDING MEN Shows Highest Revenue; QUIT IN WATERBURY For Half-Year Period in’ KICAN PR RECIEVE ATTENTION OF RETARY OF STATE SOON Randolph, Mass., and :Vicinity | | | | Failure to Negotiate New Wage Scale Is Expected To BANK CASHIER PROVES bw Closely That Down By Former etary Colby ust Pass As Drafted, y Declares—Ban On Munitions Is t. ngton, April 15.—Considera- he Mexican problem by Sec- Hughes was forecast today by nnouncement that Charles T. Iine, American charge at ity, had been called to Wash- or a confarence. Mr. Sum- left the Mbxican capital last d he is expected to present tion that will enable Mr. to formulate more definitely cy to be adopted in dealing xico. hnderstood that im general the of the administration will not reatly from that indicated by Secretary Colby when he in- the Mexican government that a knowledgment of its in- to/safeguard the lives and in- of Americans must be one of plnary steps to recognition. on*t Change Tarir. ergency tariff bill must pass ¢ in the form in which it was ed, Chairman Fordney of the id means committee, declared the house resumed consider- the combined tarift and anti- measure. beratic leaders had half a doz- Indments ready to offer, but re- n leaders hoped to have them own. dons of the bill were taken up by section in today's discus- der an arrangement limiting to five minutes. ot to Ship Ammunition prohibition agal the of mrms and munplons to wheré they might be used utlonary purposes has been congréss by the state depart- ly, the depariment requests ent to the Sct of 1912 prohibits such shipments to n countries. The senate relations committee consider- ¥ the department’'s request, de- primgrily, it was sald, to stop ons shipments to China. Early ent of an amendment is pro- " it the forpign powers, it was 4, have requested the United to join in the effort to pre- unitions shipments to all coun- here revolutions are in progress ws, of the foreign relations ttes, sald however that it was idicated that conditions in Ire- ere ‘a factor in the proposed n. 300 ARE REGISTERED ‘Ourtls’ Unemployment Oensus — Labor Bureau Will Monday Morning. roximately 300 persons were red in the mayor’s unemploy- census yesterday and this after- bringing the total number reg-. to about 1,300. The gork is up conwiderably, but the ree- will continue to observe office from 2 to 8 o'clock M. m. each ntil there appéars to be no more pts. king over the cards handed ‘day, the registrars were some- surprised to see the slip filled a 20 year old boy who ‘claimed ve seven children. The officials inclined to belleve that the g man became confused in filling he card and had intended that ber to show the number of months s been out of work. ta sheets have been placed in the s of the clerk of the Red Cross u upon which information econ- ng prospective jobs is to be filled Work will dbe furnished thosk have registered as far as possible, ugh the agency of this bureau. gton Factory to esume Work On Monday ington, April 15.—Weavers of American Velvet company who been on strike since January 28, & coaference with representatives he company Thursday and terms the strikers were accepted. wenvers will resume work on day. hful Bandits Kill Bartender, Steal $150 feago, April 16.—~Two youthful its today shot and killed Georze ds, & negro bartender when he nded the cash drawer of @& ret om South State street and wounded a walchman who tried them in an alley back of the | | | x | | [ } | l l | f BAD MAN WITH PISTOL Kills One Bandit, Wounds Two More and Cap- tures Others. Chicago, April 15.—S. B. Witowski, cashier of the State Bank of Cicero, a suburb, successfully defended the bank against six automobile bandits today, kllling one robber, wounding two and capturing two others. Only the driver of the car, who remained outside the bank, escaped. The bandits forced Witowskli and ten other persons to enter the bank vault and while two of the bandits stood guard, the other three scooped up the money in the cashier's cage into 'a bag. As they turned to es- cape Witowski pushed the door of the vault ajar and fired through the aperture. One bandid fell with through his head and were seriously wounded. Meanwhile the Cicero police had responded to the bank's burglar alarm, arriving just in time to fire upon the fleeing bandit < who had waited outside in the automobile. The other two robbers were cap- tured after a running pistol fight of twe blocks and the money recovered. In the exchange of shots Steve Fieht, a policeman was wounded slightly in the leg. a bullet two others BLACKSMITH INJURED WHEN TUBE EXPLODES | l W. A. Ingraham Victim of Accident—School Children Respond to Fire Alarm. While heating & hollow propeller shaftl; in the forge in his blacke smith D on. Elm street -this after- noon,; W. A. Imgraham received severe burns on his face, neck and arms, when the shaft exploded. It is be- lieved that the gas from the coke in the forge crept into the crevices of the shaft and as the shaft became red hot the explosion followed. The fire was blown all over the place and practically every window in the shop was smashed by the force of the ex- plosion. Mr. Ingraham was standing by the side of the forgé waiting to take the tube ofit and straighten it when the accident happened. He was thrown back several feet by the force of the concussion. He was rushed to Dr. Henry T. Bray's office where his Injuries were treated. Dr. Bray found him to be suffering from serious burns on his face, down the neck and on his left arm. His right | eye was also burned but not serious enough to affect his sight. The school children in the Gram- mar school building which adjoins the rear of the shop, answered the fire alarm which was sounded and filed out in orderly manner. thought a fire would result. This was' put out, however, by the firemen in Engine Company No. 2, who rushed into the place after the explosion. A horse was standing in the shop when the tube blew up and the frightened animal ran away. MAKES STRONG CHARGE —_— Gompers Declares Railroad Labor Board is Influenced in Decision by Big Business. New York, April 15\ Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared today that the railroad labor board evi- dently had been influenced by big business” in ordering abrogation of existing national working agreements between the carriers and their em- ployes “The whole raiway act” he said in a tone of regret, “once pronounced a perfect peace of legislation, now is denounced as an. utter fallure. The board evidently was influenced by big business. 8 Year Old Youngster Shoots and Kills Mother Three Rivers, Que., April 15.—The eight year old son of Mrs. Aml Belodeau picked up a revolver he saw today in an Abilibi store where he went shopping with his mother. Unaware that it was loaded he pointe ed at her and pulled the trigger. She was instantly killed. 4 HOUSE IS ROBBED. Meriden, April 15.—~When Lewis E. Frost, assistant treasurer of Rdward Miller and Co., and Mrs. Frost returned to their home after making a call last night, they saw a man leave through the back door. Mr. Frost gave chase but he escaped. He had robbed the house of money and jewelry to the yall of $300 niog entrance LY | Clerk of the It was at firstf i History of City. | i Clerk of Court Emil J. report for the first six months of the | fiscal year shows the receipts, both from police and city courts, to be | double that of the preceding six | months and the largest in the history 1of the courts. The police court re- | cepits were $17,902.28, and those of the city court $782.55. In the pre- ceding six month period the total amount received from the former |source was $8,583.25 and from | latter, $377. ] "Bhe unusually large revenue brought about by the heavy liquor fines imposed in police court, assess- ments from liquor violations having | brought the receipts of the court to {an average of $700 a week during the entire six months. During the month of December, the moneys taken in at police court averaged $150 a day. |1, 1920, to March 31, 1921, is: Police Court. Receipts. | For October {For November .... For December . For January ... { For February .. For March cae . From Probation Officer .. From Judge John H..Kirk- ham Total . .$17,902.28 432.50 422.00 | Witness fees -3 Interpreters’ fees . R. B. 8toeckel, commis- sioner, fines for violation om Motor Vehicle Law Traveling expenses, com- mittments W. J. Rawlings, pense Miscellaneous Curtis L. Sheldon, er | 1 | ! 1,193.00 138.50 police ' ex- ; 856.36 .o 1,928.74 treasur- cctessnsvacaen 13,031.18 Total . cose ....$17,902.28 ity Receipts Clerk’s fees .8 Disbursements. Stoclkewell, 782.55 M. D. services ....... Curtis L. Sheldon, urer ... 5.00 Total $ 78255 J D NBERG, SUED FOR DIVORCE BY HIS TWO WIVES Both In New Jersey for Several Months. New York, April 15.—Counsel for Herbert Thornton Andrews, New York stock broker, who is alleged to | have lived in Jersey City with two | wives for several months, today an- nounced receipt of information that | both spouses have initiated action to separate themselves from their com- mon husband. Jacob H. Lazaroe, Andfews’ coun- | sel, sald that Mrs. Maud Andrews, to ! { whom his client was married several his two boys, had employed counsel to file divorce action in the New Jer- ' | sey courts. Mrs. Bsther Andrews, with whom Andrews recently went ! through the marriage ceremony in | Greenwich, Conn., also has employed counsel to start annulment proceed- ings, Mr. Lazaroe said. ' “I am also mformed that Mrs. Maud Andrews, acting on the advice of counsel, ousted Mrs. Esther Andrews from the Jersey City apartment, and later ouster Mr. Herbert Andrews, the lawyer continued. Mr. Andrews does Mrs. Esther Andrews; 'and neither do I, no do I care.” The attorney denied reports that alimony had been proyided by An- drews for Mrs. Maud Andrews. He/also denied the report that his client had left the apartments with the Mrs. Esther, the youngest. He said he know of no warrant having been issued by Greenwich, Conn., authorities tor the arrest of Andrews on charges of bigamy and perjury. If any such warrant is is- sued, he added, his client would glad- ly surrender himself and answer any charges that may be filed against him. French Cabinet Talks Of German Problems Paris, April 15.—~The cabinet met today with President Millerand in the chair ‘'and with Marshal Foch and General Welgand present. The min- isters discussed with the generals the question of eventual extension of mili- tary penalties to be to Germany in case she failed to give by May 1 sat- isfactory assurances of the payment of reparations. SOLD DRINKS, FINED $100. Torrington, April 15.—John Par- | tyka was fined $100 with costs in bor- ' ! ough court today for keeping, offering for sale and selling intoxicating liquor. | He was arrested last night with two gallons of grappa in a suitcase in his | possession. He pitted that he man- Danberg’'s ' the was | Clerk Danberg’s report from Oct. | City and Police Courts. : New York Broker Lived With Them | yvears ago and who is the mother of not know the present whereabouts of ; | Results In Strike of Trades- men Today. Waterbury, April 15.—Failure ot the master builders and the building tradesmen here to reach an agree- ment on the new wage scale resulted in a strike here today of at least .1,- 800 tradesmen. ‘The union represen- tatives claim that they were not giv- en ample time to arbitrate the wage question which was flatly denied by master builders who said the trades- ! men had had since last December to do so. Master builders today said they were not eager for .a fight but were not running away from it and that | while they are not anxious to declare an open shop, yet they would do so if necessary. The allied crafts on strike here are the carpenters, electricians, plumbers, steamfitters, painters and sheet met- | al workers. The bricklayers have postponed action until May 1 in the hope-that the allied crafts will come to an agreement with the master builders before that time. The brick- ! layers are not associated with the ‘Waterbury Building Trades council. New Haven, April 15.—As working agreements of the carpenters and masons her do not expire until about May 1, there was no material change in building trades conditions today. The plumbers and steam fitters went ; out earlier in the week, the painters have been out for some time and the tinners quit in sympathy with the | plumbers. The total number of union members who are idle because of their own action is considerable buta general cessation of the work will not come if at all, for a fortnight. On all sides there is a hope held for an ad- | justment sometime next week. PRIGE OF SHEET STEEL | TAKES SIZEABLE DROP American Sheet and Tin Plate Co. A Announces Reductions. New York, April 15.—Price reduc- tions for sheet steel were announced | today by the American Sheet and Tin Plate company, a subsidiary of the U. 8. Steel corporation. The reductions varied, from $7 to $14 a ton on various produects. Earlier this week the U. S. Steel corporation announced price cuts af- | fecting other lines. Reductions announced today were No. 10 blue annealed from $3.55 per 100 pounds to $3.10; No. 28 black from $4.35 to $4, and No. 28 galvan- ized from $5.70 to $5. Some “independent” companies re- | cently quoted prices $2 to $12 a ton | below these figures, but within® the past few days many of them advanced their quotations to level practically identical with those announced today. | Simultaneously with the price cut | came reports that the company con- templated immediate expansion of operations and the rehiring of several From Sharon, Pa., was word that the corporation had an- nounced early resumption of opera- tions in 16 of the 30 hot mills of its plant there. _ FALLS T0 HIS DEATH Gardner Leonard, New York Whole- saler, Killed in Five-Story Drop— Lands In Pile of Rubbish. Albany, N. Y., April 15.—Gardner C. Leonard, 53, member of the whole- sale and retail firm of Cotrell and Leonard, was instantly killed today when his body landed in wreckage of the former Keeler hotel property ad- joining the Cotrell and Leonard store ! after a fall trom the roof of the five- | story retail establishment. Mr. Leon- ard went tp the roof alone. He was a | graduate ©f Williams college and leaves a widow and two children. | BRIDGEPORT TO CHANGE Mayor Wilson to Do Will of People and City Wil Go Onto Daylight Saving Plan, Probably Next Week. Bridgeport, April 15.—A canvass of the factories and mechanical places here having shown an estimated 70 per cent. of the people in favor of daylight saving time, Mayor Clifford B. Wilson will probably issue Monday night at the meeting of the aldermen, a proclamation for the use of sun , time over standard time. i - l 1 WEATHER R Hartford, April 15.—Forecast for New Britain and wvicinity: Unsettled weather and occasional showers tonight and Saturday; colder Saturday. hundred men laid off some time ago. | received | Shaken Early Today “FIREWORKS SHOP BLOWS UP Fire, Following Blast, Demolishes Ruins—Pcople of Town Flee to Woods for Safety and Many Have Narrow Escapes Death. Randolph, Mass., April 15.—A ser- ies of explosions wrecked 12 buildings of the U. S. Fireworks company's plant here early today and caused other heavy property damage. Twen- ty persons were slightly injured. The force of the blast was felt six miles {away. Windows and doors were { blown out of scores of houses and stores, while several families were hurled from their beds. Sagging walls and cracked rafters in three occupancy. Fire Follows Explosion. demolished the ruins. This was the third fifeworks factory in the vicinity to be destroyed since February 24. Refugees Leave Town. Families living’ nearby fled to the places, mothers and fathers carrying or leading their young, all in night clothing. With many gathered in the weods for refuge, flames broke out in the debris of the fireworks plant and the fire quickly over-ran the ruins and gained headway in wood lots ! nearby, bringing fresh cause for alarm to the refugees. It was several hours before the firemen could control the excited ones could be induced to re- turn to their homes. Have’ Narrow Escapes. Three houses on Mills street, direct- ly opposite the fireworks plant, which were partially wrecked, were occu- pied by Morris Tucker, William Hur- ‘ley, Samuel Hart and their families. ‘When the first shock came, a window and bureau fell on Tucker and his ‘wife who were sleeping in a front Iroom. They fled to the woods with ! their children and were hurled to the ground by a second blast on the {way. All received bruises and cuts 'from flying glass, which were givén hasty first aid treatment in the open. Hurley and Hart, with their families, . ‘had somewhat similar experiences. Inquiry to determine the cause of | the explosion was still under way to- | day. 2 _COUNTEREITERS CAUGHT Six Young Negroes Arrested by Secret Service Men in New York—Raised §1 Bills to Twenties. New York, April 15.—As unique counterfeiting scheme was alleged | have been brought to light today in the arrest here of six negroes, the oldest 21 and the others ranging from 17 to 14 { years. They are charged with having used the corners of $20 and $10 notes turned into the treasury to be destroyed for raising one dollar bills to the former | denominations. The process, it was charged consisted of sticking the cor- ners on the smaller bills. Secret service agents who said the al- leged counterfeiters had sugceeded passing several hundred ‘dollars | spurious notes, now are on the trail of the man who they declare has been furnishing the - necessary condemned bank note corners after they were turned into the treasury. \ Peter A. Jay Selected \ Minister to Rumania Washington, April 15.—Peter A. Jay, of Rhode Island, has been select- ed by President Harding to be minis- ter to Roumania. He has been in the ! aiplomatic service since 1902 and was | counseller of embassy at Reme in 1916 after having serves previously as secretary of embassy at Paris, Con- stantinople and Tokio and as agent and consul general at Cairo. . Former Bates Athlete To Coach At Trinity Hartford,” April 15.—Harold D. Drew, formerly captain of the Bates College football team has accepted an offer of the Trinity athletic advisory council tobe head coach of Trinity teams. In doing this Drew declines an offer from Hamilton college. He came here last fall to be assistant physical director. | dwellings rendered them unsafe for : Fire which followed the explosion waoods, seeking the safety of the open | flames and it was daylight before the | to | in | in | ‘TWO HUSBANDS LIVING, . RUNS AWAY WITH THIRD —_—rt :l‘hus Nebraska Girl Solves Y/ Dilemma When No. 1 Turns Up Alive. Grand Island, Neb., April 15.—The wife of Roy Yates, an overseas sol dier, who married again when she was notified that her first husband had been killed, solved a dilemma when her soldier husband returned unex- pectedly yesterday, by eloping with a third man. Yates, who lost an arm in France and recently was released from an eastern hospital, came to Grand Is- land in search of his wife, only to find she. had remarried. ' Her second husband, Guy McCrack- en, who with his wife has been living with a relative on a farm in this coun- try, said yesterday he had first claim to the twice married woman. The three with Edward Smith, the farm owner, sat down to supper to discuss the complications. The young wife excused herself and left the house. Later a noté was received from her addressed jointly to Yates and Mec- Cracken saying she had decided- to cast her lot with another man, nam- ing George McDonald and that they were going east. Yates, McCracken and Smith left for Chicago to search for the wife. 3 "PRINCIPAL TOWNE RESIGNS Was for the Past 33 Years at Head of ‘Well Known Bulkeley High School In New London. New London, April 15.—Walter A. Towne for the past 23 years principal of Bulkeley High school of this city, has resigned, to take effect in June, | { but requests to be retained as a sub- | ordinate teacher for an - indefinite I'period dnd as long as his health per- mits. ed by the trustées, with. a resolution ‘of regret and he is requested to re- main as head of the school until a capable successor is secured. He will be placed in charge of the school’s Latin department. Desire to be re- lieved of the responsibility of the prin- cipalship is the sole reason for the resignation. He .is a graduate of ‘Am- herst and hag been given an honorary M. A. degree by that institution. | NO DEGISION ON BASEBALL Fate of Legalized Sunday Professional Ball Hangs Balance—Eastern League Holding Off. Hartford, April 15.—Legalized pro- fessional baseball on Sunday after- noons hangs in the balance in the in schedule makers have held off in hope that games may be regularly placed for Sundays. The bill is on the senate table as those who object to its word- | ing desire to see it amended that { worship or disturb the reasonable { comfort, gquiet and peace of any per- SCHOOLBOY DIES, Irving Warner of Beaver Street Fol- Succumbs to Heart Trouble lowing An Injury. Irving Warx’xer, aged 13 years, son jof Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Warner of ' 24 Beaver street, died this morning. About a year ago, the boy while playing baseball, was struck over the heart producing an ailment that re- sulted in his death teday. He was a pupil in the sixth grade at St. Mary's parochial school. He leaves besides his parents, four brothers, Norman, Howard, Delbert and Donald Warner. Cancelled Checks For $638,000 Robbers Loot Chicago, April 15.—Six armed ban- dits, who held up two bank messen- gersi on an Illinois Central trgin early today captured two satchels contain- ,ing $638,000 worth of i l checks, a Aged Man, Gagged and Bound to Bed by Robbers, 'Starves to Death Before His Neighbors Miss Him South Haven, Mich., April 15.—Of- ficers investigating the death of Henry C. Gerling, 70 years old, found in his cabin 20 miles north of here, gagged and bound to his bed, expressed belief today he had been starved to death. The little cabin had been ransacked. o bo: the. home of & . D neighbor half a mile away, officers found a note rading: “Go untie Henry Gerling.” The body was discovered last night by a neighbor who missed Gerling for more than a week, oéem expressed the belief Gerling was attacked April 7, that being the last day mail was removed from & | box at his cabin. - Both requests havé been grant-: neral assembly. The Eastern league | games may not “interfere with public | cancelled | ,Strength Of ““Triple A " ance’’ In B:itih Circles Seems Shatte By This Action Miners However, Will tinue Their Lay-Off-} ing Tomorrow to A Congerence. London, April 15.—The call a conference of representat: the miners from all the coal fig a dsie to be fixed tomorrow cided upon| by the executive miwers’ federaticn this eveni took this action after hearing cision c¢J the railwaymen ané port workers to cancel their thetic strike. Frank Hodges, the miners’ tary when questioned regardii decision, said it meant thg miners’ strike would continug “If I had resigned (as he ported to have done) I sho be ziving you this report,” he Aliance Breaks Down. A sensational split ir the the powerful triple allianee this afternoon comryletely the complexion of the black] dustrial crisis Great Britain h faced and averted the p strike cf the railwaymen and port workers in sympathy striking miners, set for ten tenight. Simultaneously with the an mert in the house of commg Premier Llpyd Georze that the had declined to accept his in te reopen negotiations with owners on the terms adva { evening by Frank Hodg:s, the | secretary, came the annous | that the railroadmen and part workers had “‘~ancelle¢ strike called for tonight. 4 HE;PHDDISTSIEE Working Out Plans to Have) Recreational and Well as Center of Community. 15 ‘Washington, Ampril whereby it is hoped to church recreational center community as well as the center were announced toda committee on conservation vance of the Methodist church. The plans contemplj tion of playgrounds, organig athletic teams and classes in ics, housekeeping and kind Jects. I x A committee was appointe all conventions of rural minig ing the next six months to struction in the direction and calisthenics. Gymnasi phernalia, it was said, would plied to all churches of the nation. Thé work will be conduete announced, from the $22,000 tenary fund of the church. GIRL SGOUTS ME More Than 100 Girls A Held at Y. W. C. A.—Vacat] Are Thoroughly | The largest Girl Scout ' year was held at'the Y. W. evening. This was the Apri rally and more than 100 tended. The gymnasium wa ed and games were in order opening talk given by the G commissioner for this distrig A. Sprague. Her subject Girl Scout’s Camp, It's Worl Benefit to the Young Girls| City.” The scout executive, Mis Bell, spoke at length of t t camp life last summer at I near Unionville. Plans wer for the camp to be held th! ’the location of which will b within the next few week hoped to have over a hunj attending the scout camp tl Miss Mildred - Barrows, formed squads during the of the evening and put tH through their regular work ! ments were served. | l AVIATOR KILLEN ‘Washington, April 15—Li {1 J. Langin, army air service, today at Bolling fleld in the plane. He was descending landing and was within the ground when the mach STEAMER ARRIV/ New York, April 15.—AM lielmo Peirce, Naples. polis, Pieraeus. Lot Rotterdam, April 1 dam, New York. sterdam, New |