New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1921, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIT HERALD | NEW BRITAIN, CONVECTI(;UT MONDAY MAY 9, 1921. -TWELVE PAGES ITNEUR FINED FOR |7 RECKLESS DRIVING junetz Assessed $00 as Result of Serions Crash STAURANT MAN JAILED baro Gullty of Maintaining House 6t T Repute—Waitress Has Case tinued—Nolle for Hams. Fntered lsenne Dunetz was fined $50 and ts on a charge of reckless driving ge Henry P. Roche in police his morning as a result of a ‘-u(omobuc accident at the Falrview and Chestnut loots, April 20. Judgment was sus- ded on an additional charge of rating a car with defective brakes. netz's jitney bus struck an Over- d touring car driven by John J. rais. Gerdis was seriously injured has been under treatment at the pital for two weeks. Lawyer nley J. Traceski represented the heyman in court. y Car Is Overturned ordis, according to his testimony, going in a northerly direction on rview street when Dunetz came erly on Chestnut street. Gerdis Il just passed the point of intersec- when the jitney struck him in srear, causing the car to overturn dnst o tree The driver was gwn out on the ground His nose legs were Injured stimony was offered by F. therg calculated to show that dis had crossed the point of inter« and that the jitney followed ks to the extreme right curb, the accident. Investigntion Made. Bliceman Mathias Rival investi- d the accident He found Gerdis' ine agninst a tree with two fels and the gas tank broken. He ribed marks on the road to iIn- ner of C. i l te how the accident occurred and | the reckless driving charge was wht. netz testified that he was going fles an hour when Gerdls’ ma- came across the street about r 50 miles an hour, crashing into Jitney-bus. His brakes, he said, tested two days before the acel- and were In good condit AGED RESIDENT DIES Zllen Eunice Morey, wife of « Morey of 58 Lincoln street, morning at her home. She rosident of the city for 65 years ad lived In the same house, at ncoln street, 45 years. The de- was one of the oldest members First Baptist church. Mr. and Morey observed their golden ng anniversary December 22, ¥ Morey was a member of the of the Fastern Star and the Baptist church She 1= sur- by her husband; a daughter, Oliver E. Babb of Southwick, ; four sons, Councilman Burton win L., Garfleld J., and Rupert prey, the first three residents of ty and the latter a resident of fington. eral services will be held to- pw afternoon at 3 o'clock from ome. Rev. Willlam A. Ross, of the First Haptist church, Melate, and burial will be In lew cemeter Discuss Plans For H@sh Air Camp Opening ing of the New Britain Fresh mp committee will be held this joon at 5 o'clock at the offices health board in City Hall will be made for the reopening recreation flelds at Burlington mummer to which the children rsons under the care of the dopartment will be ment for ooks vacations. The camp will bly be opened in the latter part .. nthal Issues Call r Temperance Meeting ford, May 9.—The | for the nnual session of the National pn Sons of Temperance of America, at Ocean Grove, N. inning July 2 at 10 a m. rd time, was issued today by . G. Hohenthal of South Man- . Conn., most worthy patron, joss Slack, most worthy scribe. wslons will be in St. Paul's M, reh $105,000 Given Seven Years in Prison L May 9.-—John Doughty, of aling $106,000 In Vies nds from Ambrose Small, miss- atricnl man, today was sen- to six years in the provincial lary. Crown suthorities in- they might drop for the pres- charge that Doughty, Small's ry. had conspired to kidn | LIGHTED CIGARETTE IGNITES DYNAMITE, BOY BLOWN TO BITS. —o0— Portsmouth, O., May 9.— When Carl Newman, 15, at- tempted to toss a lighted ciga- rettte away it lodged in his pocket with a number of dyna- mite caps, exploding them. The lad was virtually blown to pleces and six companions were more or less seriously injured. Thurold M. Carmichael. 13, lost a leg. MASTER BUILDERS MAKE THEIR OFFER New Haven Also Adopts 80 Cents an Hour Scale LOCAL MEN TO MEET WED. At that Time Union Workmen Will Take Up Matter of Proposed Cut From $1 and Hour—Some on Con- tract Under Old Scale. New Haven, May 9.—Master builld- ers here today offered work to car- penters at 80 cents an hour instead of $1 which has been paid, As build- ing operations are not brisk it was not possible to tell the extent, if any, of the respopse to the offer. Agent Mordecal of the carpenters’ union, said that some union carpentérs had been hired on one contract at the' old rate. State President F. A. Fitzgerald of the building trades alliance, said that he was expecting a reply to the offer to submit the wage question to arbitration. The strike of compositors in some of the commercial job printing offices here for the 44 hour week, continued today, the strikers also claiming that | every union pressman in the offices had also struck. % | @ group of local baseball enthusiasts, I | sell, counsel for Philadelphia draft evader, { house investigating that the war department attempt |case and pass the buck to when advised that May Ask Special Meeting to vided For Under Approval of the common council to the playing of Sunday basebal games in this city will shortly be sought by either a special -meeting of that body or at the regular May session, provided the mayor disapproves the idea of bringing the council members together for a special sitting. The action of the local fans follow- ed forecasts at the State Capitol that Govcrnur E. T. Lake would sign the Sunday baseball statute which would leave the matter of approval or dis- approval to the several cities concern- ed. The governor has been quoted as in favor of the local option idea, hence the feeling of assurance that he will approve the measure. Action either in the form of ap- proval or veto will be taken on or be- fore Wednesday since the 10 days al- lowed by law for the governor to con- sider the measure, will expire at that time. Should the governor fail to sign the measure and not return it to at DRAFT DODGER’S CASE STILL BEING PROBED War Deparhneni Absolved From “Passing the Buck.” Washington, Bailey, May 9.—Edward 8. law partner of Samuel T. An- Grover Bergdoll, told the committee today made no its hands of Ansell,” o wash Bergdoll the | caped.. Corroborating the testimony of his.partner, Mr. Bailey said Sec- retary .Baker refused to see the law- yers, but.sent-word .to. Ansell that o special meeting to be held Wed- the department expected him to see that Bergdoll was returned to prison nesday evening of this week, at which | 1 accordance with the promises made time action will be taken on the pro- | when he was released under guard posed wage schedule. The New Brit- | te recover a pot of gold. The witness ain Bullders’ Exchange, which is a1 said, however, that he did not con- branch of the state organization re- [strue this to be putting the matter cently organized, announced a reduc- | “entirely up to Ansell” but assumed tion of wages from 51 to 80 cents that military machinery would be an hour, for carpenters, effective May | ysed to pursue the fugitive. 1. Last week a conference was held Mr. Bailey reiterated that between representatives of thé ex- | Judge John W. Wescott of New Jer- change and the Carpenters’ union at sey was associate counsel in the which time the wage scale was dis- | Bergdoll case, notwithlmnding (he cused with the result that the report | juage's denial that e of the committee will be heard at the | been mentioged in ], meeting Wednesday. It is not Known | General Harwis, whehtre or not the new wage 8cale | yhat it was ag will be accepted. Meeting Here Wednesday The Carpenters’ union has called again’ mentioned in a former m‘ Major | adjutant géneyal, and | statement given to the press by An- | sell and Bailey a4 few days after the FATAL GUN FIGHT Two Dead Men and Another Badly L(he pot of gold story or the escape, . Wounded in Battle Between Train Detectives and Robbers, Jamestown, N. D. May 9.—Two men are dead and another is uncon- scious with bullet wounds following a fight between the three and two Northern Pacific rallroad detectives lato yesterday. Acting on a tip that robbery of a car was contemplated, the detectives went to the rallroad yards, and ac- | cording to their story, were fired on by three men loitering near the tracks. They returned the fire, kill- Ing two and seriously wounding the third. DOG COMMITS SUICIDE S0 Declares Auto Man ing Owner's Claim That Animal Exercised Oare In Orossing Street. Boston, damages, that his dog was using due care when he was killed on the street by an automobile driven by Peter J. Donahue, the latter answered in the superior court today that the | animal was a suicide. Mr. Donahue, who is an attorn.y, in his answer, said that ‘“the dog was crossing the street In front of the defendant’'s automoblile. He suddenly turned and revolved in a cirele, snapping and biting at other animals. Becoming despondent at his inability to dislodge sald animals he hurled himself under the de- fendant's automobile, and thereby committed suicide. CLERGYMEN TO MEET Springfield, Iis, May 9.—The co- operative church movement among Protestant denominations will be the principal theme discussed tonight at the opening of a four day congress of the Disciples of Christ (Christian chureh) Mor than 200 preachers from all parts of the country are ‘here for the hearin, NEW RECRUITING OFFICER. Hartford, May 9.—Ir orders from the office of the adjutant general to- day Lieutenant W. B. Winfleld is ap- in Refut- | May 9.—To the contention | of John Chaisson, in a suit for $1,000! ‘ prisoner had escaped. Reverting to Judge Wescott's tes- timony that he knew nothing about John H. Sherburne, commitee asked: “Was the gold mentioned at the conference with Judge Wescott at which plans were discussed for the release to hunt it?” counsel for the Bailey re- “There was no question about Judge Wescott was there all the | time we were talking about it.” WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS Russian Bolsheviki However, That They Slaughtered People Im- plicated in Kronstadt Revolt. Stockholm, May 9.—Reports wholesale executions by the Bolshe- viki of participants in .the recent Kronstadt uprising are ontained in a private message from- Helsingfors to ! the Tidningen today. These met with immediate denial, however, from the Bolshevik agency here. The message asserted that several thousand of the Kronstadt rebels, among them hundreds of women and chiidren, had been executed, but the soviet agency says that only 13 per- sons, leaderg of the revolt, were shot. O’Daly Pleads Innocence His Bonds Put At $20,000 | Boston, May 9.—Thomas G. O'Daly, former cashier in the city treasurer’'s office. pleaded not guilty today to in- | dictments charging larceny and for- gery in connection with a shortage of $40,000 found in his accounts re- cently. for a hearing. Three Fatalities When Airplane Crashes in Texas Abilene, Tex., May 9.—With the death of E. A. Locking, a civilian aviator, the third fatality from an airplane crash at a local aviation field yesterday was recorded. Miss Mar- garet Pearson and Mechanic Carson ' were killed when the plane fell ALBERT TO VISIT EN Londgn, May 9.—It announced today that of Belgium would pay iLAND. officially Albert was King Deny ! of ! He was held in $20,000 bail | a visit of state ! " [| BASEBALL FANS TO REQUEST CITY COUNCIL TO o. K. SABBATH GAMES Take Action, Which is Pro- New Sunday Law. the senate, the law will automatically go into effect, it is explained, The effect of approval by the coun- cil to the playing of Sunday games in this city would be to allow the man- agement of a club to stipulate what admission would be charged at games. Under the present system, donations only, may be accepted but no charge stipulated. The fans are of the opin- ifon that a far better brand of baseball can be guaranteed those interested in the game through the new system. Mayor O. F. Curtis has been inter- viewed concerninz the and is quoted as in favor new of passage measure | | | | | izing Sunday ball. will require that the matter lay over until the next session of the council, ‘Wednesday, May 18, is the only ques- tion in the minds of those los!erinl | the proposed ordinance. Since | plans being made will require nmme-, diate action, those interested are urg- ing that no delays be necessitated. S — ENGLAND REPORTED AS . RECOGNIZING RUSSIA. e Copenhagen, May 9, (By The Associated Press).—The Brit- ish zovernment, it is asserted in information obtained here from a Russian source, has gziven de facto recognition to the Russian soviet government. (No confirmation of this re- port has been received from any other source). b SPENCER TAKES SLAP AT FORMER PRESIDENT had es- | Seeks to Prove Correct in Previous Controversy. X wa_uhuwton. :!lay ! Spencer, republican, Missouri, revived today in an address to the senate the controversy he had with Presi- dent Wilson last October during the presidential campaign over what Mr. Wilson said at the plenary session of the peace conference on May 31, 1919 The controversy reverting around an alleged declaration by Mr. Wilson that if the territorial integrity of Rumania and Serbia should be threatened American forces would be sent over- seas to assist them . Calling that Mr. Wilson had denied having made such a statement and also had said he did have a | transcript of his remarks, Senator Spencer presented the full text of »Mr. Wilson’s address which he ob- ! tained last month from the state de- partment and which Secretary ' Hughes write him had béen received at the department from Paris in July, 11919, From this text Senator read the following quotation. “We must not close our eyes to the ; fact that in the analysis the military and naval strength of the great pow- ers will be the final guarantee of the peace of the world. x x x There un- derlies all expectation on the part, for example, of Rumania and of Czecho-Slovakia and" of Serbia, that if any covenants of this settlement are not observed the United States will send her armies and her navies to see that they are observed.” Senator Spencer said he would make no comment on what this rec- ord showed, adding that it spoke for itself with convincing force. WILL VISIT AT YALE Madame Marie Curie of France to Ate 9.—Senator not Spencer tend Commencemeng and Inaugur- ation of President Angell. New Have, May 9.—Madame Marie Curie of France, who is to be.in this country at the time, will be one of the | notable guests to attend the Yale com- mencement and inauguration of Pres- dent James Rowland Angell in June. | As it has been the custom at Yale to | withhold official announcemeny of the list of those who will receive honorary degrees until commencement day, there is no official confirmation from | the office of the university secreiary of | the report that Madame Curie will re- ceive a degree. f—_— s | | 1 | | | ! WEATHER i Hartford, May 9.—TForecast for New Britain and vicinity Fair tonight d Tuesday: no change in tem) ure. . by the council of an ordinance legal- | Whether or not he Himself | of these transactions the | I o { GERMANS LIKELY TO AGREE TO DEMANDS ISSUED BY ALLIES. o Berlin, May 9, (By The As- sociated Press).—Sentiment in German political circles was showing a drift at noon today in favor of agreeing to the al- lied reparation terms. It now is believed a parliamentary coalition which will accept the allied ultimatum will be con- stituted within the next 24 hours. | | BONUS SYSTEM NOW ' OFFERED MARINERS Secretary Davis Makes Renewed Effort to Settle Strike UNIONS ARE NOT HOPEFUL ' Statements Issued Today Show but Lit- tle Prospects of Early Adjustment— York Docks This \ Fight on New Morning. Washington, May 9.—Renewed ef- forts to settle the strike of marine workers were made today by Secretary | Davis. He conferred with a commit- tee representing the marine engineers’ beneficial association, which was ex- pected to give him the result of the referendum taken by local unions on proposals evolved in conferences here last week. Thomas B. Healy, one of the en- gineers’ committee, said an agreement could be reached quickly if Chairman Benson, of the shipping board, would recede from his declaration that he would discuss no reduction in wages | less than 15 per cent. Whether Chair- man Benson would be called into the conference would depend upon devel- opments, it was said at the labor de- partment. Hoover Makes Suggestion. Secretary Hoover said today that he Ih:ld suggested to both parties to the controversy the adoption of the bonus system for the men aboard ship un- der which savings resulting from in- creased efficiency, quicker turn around and fuel economy would go to the men. He added thay Chairman Benson had offered to appoint.a committee to confer with the men on the question. No Settlement Likely New York. May 9.—Statements | issued today by union leaders, ship fowners and shipping board officials | failed to indicate an early adjust- ment of the nation-wide marine | strike, which today entered its second week. According to Gus Brown, local head of the seamen’s union, 95 per cent. of American shipping was tied up, while for the Ameri- | can Steamship Owners’ assoclation, and Captain 1. L. Evans for the ship- ping board, said sailings were prac- tically normal, considering the gen- eral tie-up on tonnage due to economic conditions. Fight This Morning. A fight between alleged strikers and ‘men gathered at a private labor em- | ployment bureau was reported to the | police today. One man, who jumped “from a window was taken to a hos- |'pital, and others reported minor bruises. Union headquarters dis- { claimed any knowledge of the affair and no arrests were made. According to Brown, his pickets re- ported several instances last week in which trucks bearing the insignia of the American Red Cross were used to carry strike breakers from New York to Brooklyn. At Red Cross national headquar- ters it was said that none of its trucks had been used for such purpose, but it was added a dozen trucks recently had been sold here. It was possible an official said, that the Red Cross insignia had not been removed. Motorcyclist Runs Into Bridge; Operator Killed Derby, May 9.—Alexander Minu- tillo, 25, of 102 Olivia street, was in- stantly killed yesterday when a mo- torcycle he was operating crashed into | a stone wall near the bridge_and rail- road station at Southbury.” In trying to avoid an ap;roaching automobile and a team he Icst control of his ma- chine. I Winthrop L. Marvin, 104 ‘Are Given Jobs By City This Morning The municipal employment bureau placed 104 laborers this morning all of whom will work on a three day shift, being replaced Thursday morn- ing. Ninety-four had been notified to report for jobs this morning but a second call for 10 more workmen made necessary the hiring of addi- tional hands. | PRINTERS RETURN TO WORK. | An agreement, satisfactory to both sides, has been reached between the | New Eastern Weekly Publishing Co. and their employes, who are affiliated with the local branch of the Interna- tional Typographical Union. Because of rnmgreemem over working hours { of Bridgeport, Herald “Ads” Better Busin PRICE THREE ALLIES TELL GERMANY Mt OUTSIDE HELP IS NEED TO END SILESIAN RE STATE POLICEMAN IS DISMISSED FROM DEPT. Thomas A. Mitchell Been Under Suspension Since Thanksgiving. Had | Hartford, May 9.—The state police | commission in session today retusedv to accept the resignation of State Po- | liceman Thomas A. Mitchell of this ; city and voted to dismiss him from the force. Supeflntendent of State Police Egan gave out the following official statement concerning the ac- tion of the commission: “‘Mitcheil has been under suspen- sion since the accident on Farming- ton avenue last Thanksgiving Day. With the knqwledge that the com-! mission would hear what he had to say with reference to it, he has failed to appear before the commission, giving various reasons therefor and now tenders his resignation. The com- mission has voted not to receive the resignation and to dismiss him from the force.” Mitchell and another state pelice- man,. Antonio Tonanio, with a young woman, were in an automobile when | it collided with a trolley car on Farmington avenue. Mitchell was seriously injured but the other officer less seriously. Both men received | | hospital treatment. The young woman escaped with slight injuries. The com- ' mission, after an'investigation, exon- erated Tonanio and reinstated him on the force. STATESMAN A SUICIDE Ttalian Minister of Finance, Jumps From Window—TIll Health the Cause. Rome, May 9 (By the Associated Press.—Francesco Tedesco, gormer minister of finance and the treasury and vice-president of the chamber of deputies, committed suicide today by jumping from a window. Signor Tedesco was suffering from nephritis. The body was found early this; morning in front of the former fi- nance minister's residence by two policemen on patrol. The identity of the dead man was not established until the police had taken the -body to a hospital, where the physicians recognized it as that of Signor ‘ledesco. News of the ex-minister’s death brought out numerous expressions of deep regret throughout the city, where he :was credited with having been one of the most competent of the political leaders in financial and administrative questions. He maflgnedl from ‘the ministry last August be- cause of ill health. WADE MAKES NEW APPEAL Governor Lake Will Call Board of Pardons to Mcet on May 16.—Exe- cution Is Set for May 20. Hartford, May 9.—Elwood B. Wade now at state prison and sentenced to hang on May 20, has appealed through counsel, Frederick E. Morgan of Bridgeport, to Governor Lake to call a special session of the board of pardons to hear the con- demned man’'s plea of commutation to life imprisonment. { Governor Lake will issue a call to the board to meet May 16. Judge Howard W. Curtis of Strat- ford will sit with the board in suc- cession to the late Justice William 8 _Case. Wade stands convicted of the mur- der of George B. Nott in Bridgeport. His appeal to the supreme court was denied several days ago. FRENCH UNDER ARMS Even Though Germany Capitulates, Army Contingent of 1919 Will Not Francesco Tedesco, Former Be Demob’llzcd Before July. contin- in Paris, May 9.—The army gent of 1919, called to the colors connection with the preparations for the possible occupation of the Ruhr valley, will in no case be sent home before July, it was said today in official circles. Even if the Germans accept the allied ultimatum, the troops mobilized for the occupation will be held in readiness for action in case Bavaria does not disarm before June 30, the time limit fixed by the Allies for completion of the disarm- ing process, it was stated. Policeman Murdered On His First Day of Duty Ogden, Utah, May 9.—Charles Man- sell, a patrolman, was shot to death by bandits early today when he camgq ! American Amba Wallace Takes Deliberations Of] Council Consi Matter German Guards Concentrating Fo of Driving Out Pe Have Taken Over Paris, May 9.—A Berlin t8 the Matin says that the F bassador in that city has the German foreign office cursions of German troops into Upper Silesia considered by Franceias a v the Versailles treaty. Aa: Beuthen state that an against the Poles, who hav taken over most of Upper being planned by . Germa guards, which are being ¢ ed along the Oder river. The inter-allied commi: peln is reported to have peal to the people of that| horting them to be calm ai ing that Oppeln will be against all attacks. France Sends France today replied to which Germany last week to the Allies in which at called to the Polish insurg ment in Upper Silesia. The| sures Germany that the alll in the district have no side help. It points out troubles were due at least il false rumors that the mini had been awarded to Gern it states that the Allies are d full duty under the circumst already are re-establishing Wallace at Meeting: ‘The allied council of with Ambassador Wall sents 8s a representative United States decided ¢ an effort to quiet the unrest Silesia, to ask the inter-allied sion in the district to inform ulation of the exact state explaining that no decision taken as to division of the The , council also decided Poland to control the Poles ix tion with the existing condit] Mr. Wallace received his tions last night from Secrd State Hughes to represent tl States government at the dorial conferences. Allies Are Pleased. The American amb: pearance at the foreign offig the council happened to be this morning, was the occa warm expressions of appre: the part of Jules Cambon off the president of the council, other members of that body., The problem of Upper Sil the subject of the delibe: the council this forenoon. Roland W. Boyden, who sat with the allied reparatio mission at its sessions, ceived his instructions from department to resume his PIGKPOGKETS GOMP Protest to Genoa Pol Victims Lie About Money Taken From Them. Genoa, May 9.—The chief ¢ of this city has received gigned ““The Tramways Pick] Association,” complaining tH persons from whom they pocketbooks have “the d habit” of invariably declaring police a much larger financi than they have really suffered. cite specific cases where o claiming to have been rob 2,500 lire, only lost 50; and one reporting a loss of 1,800 his pocketbook contained le 200. The letter argues that su gerations are likely to cause) tunate consequences and stra lations among the pickpock ternity, as when a member of sociation turns in a few hund, when the loser claims to ha thousands, the pickpocket pected by his colleagues of hay tained the difference. “Alleged honest people sho more delicate,” the letter ends. Detroit Robbers Get ! $20,000 From Cai Detroit, May 9.—Twel armed with sawed off shoty | this afternoon held up a D ‘ed railway collector and 320, 000 in cash. rmm BI'OBE! 9.—,