New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1921, Page 1

— News of the World By Associated Press EW BRITAIN HERALD l/\BLISHI D 1870. NEW BRITAIN, CONVECT! UT TUESDA\ MAY SENA TOR SEYMOUR DRAF TS /OKER MEASURE OPPOSING DAYLIGHT SAVING “CRIME” Bill Making It Misdemea- no: To Tamper With Clocks And Watches To Be Contested In Upper Heuse @vernor Lake Calls Atten- " tion to State Finances— Not Enough Available to Pay Current Expenses, He Shows. (pecinl to The Merald.) Finrtford, Moy 10.-—Opposition Is Growing hourly in the Senate at Hart- ford to’ the bill Introduced In the house of representatives whereby it would be a crime to tamper with a wateh to make the so-called daylight wiving. The house bill would severe- hinder the people of the cities in In state If a law was enacted to flue o person for moving the hands of his clock ahead. Senator “Cy" Seymour of the First #onatorial district of Hartford, one of the leaders of the opposition, has framed a joker amendment for action he bill when it gets to the senate. he amendment Iy adopted, the action on the house bill will die an Automatic death The following nendment will be introduced In the senate and will act as a straw vote in order to get the consensus of opinion \mong the members of the upper hovwe: ction 8. A commission Wwatch supervisors is hereby created Bd constituted, who shall hold ofMce [iring good behavior and whose duty Fahall be to make monthly inspec- dons of all watches and clocks oughout the state. BEach member af the commission shall draw a sal- Ary of $9,000 per annum and may also draw his order on the comptrolier for travaling sxpe not teo rxaeed $25,000 per annum. Any mem- | hor of the board is heroby granted ull authority to call on the State (Jhard or either company of the Gov- arnor's Foot Guard to enforce this Wateh law The Honorable George fox ot New Haven Is hereby designat- | ! as wupervisor of “Old Fashioned | Fime.” Colonel Luclus B. Barbour | hereby designated as Supervisor of | ‘Procrastination Tim Colonel | Jenedict M. Holden is hereby appoint- | vlu member of this board and placed wmmand of the Department of '] t Time.' Colonel Charles W. [Burpee shall be in command of “no | ime at all.” Representative “-do-i orth Is appointed “Ragtime Mar- hal'* and Overseer of the several de- artments. Vacancies as fast as they peour shall be filled by the goverhor. Section 4. All clocks and watches ot found to be in absolute accord ith Standard Time shall be confiscat- | apd escheat ta the state. Section 5. The sum of $500,000 is ereby ropriated for a watch and lock museum. Mection 6. This act shall not take | 'ect untll Friday, the 23rd day of Puly, 19 of five Lake on Finances. Harbford, May 10.—Governor Lake | nt te gemeral assegbly today a | ommunieation calling ttention to he presemt situation of the state réasury o far as it concerns funds able. for the payment of current ixponses of the state and its Institu. fons. ere s avallable ury to meet in the state current expenses sum of $112,356.15. There Is due br the absolutely necessary and or- Inary expenses of state departments nd Instifutions and particularly the “ges o; employes of the Connectl- ut indusgtrial school for girls at Mid- letown, /the Mansfield state training A hospitaly for the Connecti- s at Meriden, a sum These expenses must be made to meet them or ac- m on senate bill 636 now in The governor sald the sit- jation nmeded Immediate attention. In the) house the bHl to prohibit the ollution of Inland waters was reject- 4 after]| Leader Buckley said the ju- lclary dommittee had been unable to raw & bill which was equally fair to o manufacturers and the municipal- fes. The bill rejected. Mr. Buckley id, provided penalty for dumping | ctory wastes by manufacturers into reams [After a period of six years. treama are now polluted by muniel- | Individuals. Institutions and d the committee had strug- it this situation. gry Successor is Chair At Harvard . Mass, May 10~~The of Maurice de Wulf, Car- ‘s successor in the chair at Louvain university, HARDING IS NOT NOW IN SUCH HASTE FOR PEACE BILL PASSAGE. —— Washington, May 10.—Pres- ident Harding Is not asking for delay in the adoption by the house of a peace resolution, it was said today in high adminis- tration quarters. but because of the situation in Europe growing out of the reparations settle- ment he is not insisting that there should be any haste in putting the measure through. THREE NEW CHAPTERS OFR. A M. REQUESTED DEAD; BULLET IN HEAII; 123rd Annual Convention Held Today—Ellis Elect- ed New High Priest. Hartford, May 10.—Petitions for new chapters in East Harttord, Man- chester, Milford and Greenwich and the report of the grand secretary showing a net gain of -1,363 Royal Arch Masons in the state were out. standing features of the business be- fore the grand chapter of Connecti- cut, Royal Arch Masons, assembled in its one hundred and twenty-third an- nual convention at Masonic Temple today. No new chapters have been insti- tuted since October 26, 1906, and much interest was taken in the re- ports of work done under dispensa- tion by Gideon Welles chapter of East Hartford, Delta chapter of Manches- ter and Milford chapter ot Milford, all now, Grand High Priest Henry R. Tisdale ot New lLondon presided and gave a summary of his official statistics to several chapters. On March 8 he at. tended the annual conversation of the grand chapter of Rhode Island. An appropriation for the Wallace 8. Moyle memorial fund was urged by hm and Uberal individual comtribu. tions for the Masonic Rome at Wall- ingtord. Reports of official visits Wers made by Deputy Grand High Ptiest Edgar B. Ellis of Bridgeport, Grand King Arthur 'N. Nash of Westerly and Grand Scribe* F. Ward de Kilyn ot Danbury. Grand Secretary (Continued on Second Page.) DOGS EXPOSE FUGITIVES Bedford Reformatory Girls, Who Es- caped Last Night, Are Driven From Hiding Places By Watchdogs. Hedford, N.- Y., May 10.—S8ix of the 10 girls who escaped from the Bed- ford reformatory for women last night were captured in the woods early to- day. All were weary and mudstained but they shouted and sang boisterous- ly ds they were returned to the insti- tution. Capture of four of the girls by Miss Ella Skeahan, marshal of the re- formatory, barking do Miss Skeahan, who searching a wooded road in an auto- mobile, came upon the girls as they | ran screaming from the dogs. They made no resistance to the marshal. After recovering from their fright, however, they assumed a militant at- titude and shouted noisily as they approached the reformatory build- ings. Two other girls were found wan- dering on the outskirts of the town by Keeper Towery. ITALIAN SOCIETY ELECTS Clvie Association Names James Spos- ato as resident—Organization Has 200 Members and Expects 1,000, The Italfan Civic Association met last night in St. Joseph's hall. After , discussing several educational mat- ters, the first election of officers took ! place, and the following were unani- mously elected: James Sposato, pres- Jdent; Joseph Gaeta, vice-president; Dr. A. L. Avitabile, treasurer; Patsy Calo, financial secretary; 8. Lombar- da, assistant financial secretary; James Cecere, corresponding secre- tary; A. Cefaratti, assistant corre- sponding secretary; Angelo Casa, ser- geant. rms. Five trustees were also elected as follows: Gerald Cas- ale, Harry Pettinati, Corrado Cianci, Sebastiano D'Orfo, Achille Torelii. The above-mentioned officers will hold office until January, 1922. The following were appointed members of the by-laws committes: Eugene Faselll, chairman; J. Geeta, P. Ba- rone, J. Bisaccia, S. Lombardo. The | whole body elected as honorary mem- bers Leon A. Sprague, Lawyer N. Rago, M. Russo. The MHtallan Civie association was organized about two weeks ago. It counts over two hundred members was due to their fear of | FOUR BROTHERS ASLEEP IN AT TIC 10, 1921. —SIXTEEN PAGES. DIE IN FIRE IN CAMBRIDGE HOME WAS PROMINENT IN Oldest Victim of Early Morning Tragedy in Massachus- etts, Was 21, Youngest 12—Flames Cut Off Exit. Cambridge, Mass. May 10.—Four brothers were burned to death in a fire here early today which, partly destroyed their home. Starting near the front entrance of the house the flames spread rapidly and blocked the only exit from the attic rooms occupied by the youths, who were found dead when reached by fire- men. They were Ledger, 21; Ernest, 19; Warren, 14, and Lester Trem- bley, 12. Other membem of the family and occupants of the house were rescued. The fire was discovered by two street car employes who had made unsuccessful efforts to reach the at- tic before the firemen rrived. These men aroused MT. an Mrs. Justin Trembley, parents of the brothers, their two daughters and another son who pccupied rooms on the second floor, Occupants of the first floor were awakened by ing milkman. The cause of the fire was undetermined. AS FORESTERS’ HEAD AMERICAN AGE FOUND iWESKILL TO RETIRE [Captan McGilvary of Boston is Believed to Be Suicide. Boston, May 10.—Captain | McGilvary. hero of several notable bombing raids as an American flier | with Italian forces in the world war, | was found dead in the rear of a gar- |age in the Back Bay district today. He had been shot over the left eye. An automatic pistol lay nearby. Med- ical Examiner Leary said the circum- stances indicated suicide, bug that in- vestigation would be lhomu‘h Captain McGilvary, who had been decorated with the Italian war cross for bravery, had entered the com- mercial aviation field in New England after the war. His venture, however, wag sald to have resulted in financial losses. His health was impaired and he went to the woods for a rest. The body bore only the forehead wound, although at least two shots were fired. This fact, the ground with a disturbed .candition. of the | ground nearby, ough investigation than .usual. Paton Only one of the night garage. employes in ! the vicinity where the body was found | remembered having: heard . anything | resembling pistol shots. ~ It was his recollection that he heard two re- ports early -titis - morning, but at the | time thought they were due to the back fire 6f an ‘automobile. - McGllvary ‘also ‘wbre the Golden | Cross and Wings, ah’ Ttalian ‘decora- tion conferred on the members of the first group of American aviators to reach the Italian front. He was born in Berkeley, Cal. 34 years ago, and was graduated from University of Wisconsin in 1916. He was a mem- ber of a flying circus that gave exhi- bitions at Cleveland and other cities after the war. STEEL CORP. DECREASE Monthly Tonnage Report Shows But | 5,845,224 Tons of Unfilled Orders— This Is Big Drop. New York, May 10.—The monthly tonnage report of the United States Steel corporation, made public today, showed 5,845,224 tons of unfilled or- ders on hand April 30. This is a {decrease from unfilled orders on ! March 31, which were 6,284,765 tons. This reduces bookings to the small- est total since March, 1919, when un- filled orders amounted to 5,430,672 tons. The highest peak of all record of steel bookings was made in April, {1917, when the corporation reported unfilled orders amounting to 12,183,- 083 tons. P. & T. ASS0. TO ELECT East Street School Branch Will Hold | Annual Meeting Thursday Evening at School Building. Reports will be read and officers elected at the annual meeting of the East street school Parents and Teach- ers’ association Thursday evening. ]Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, will be the | speaker. The Parents and Teachers’ ln-odltlon orchestra will play and a | pleasing entertainment will be pre- | sented. The Misses Helen Brown and ( Dorothy Hallett will sing; Herton R. | Hallett will play saxophone solos; Frederick Alderman will recite “What the Trees Teach Us" and the pupils will present folk dancing numbers. SINSKIE LEASES STORE. Morris Cohn has leased a stgre at 1 ! Main street, to Luke Sinskie for a period of one year from June 1. The rental is to be $1,200 per annum, pay- able in monthly Instaliments of $100 ach. Mr. Sinskie plans to conduct = ! store for the sale of fruits, vegetables, | candy, ice cream, soda water, cigars, cigarettes, etc. ——e— e l BAKER GETS APPOINTMENT. Arthur A. Baker has received an appointment on the U. S. Geological Survey and leaves today for Innis- kin Bay, Alaska, where he Dart .led .to .a_ more thor- Local Man. Has Had Successful Two Year Term—Delegates to Elm l City Convention. Matthew M. Meskill of this eity, grand chief ranger of the Connecti- cut Courts of Foresters of America, will retire from office at the bi-ennial state convention which opens in New Haven tomorrow. Mr. Meskill has | .completed a most successful two year term, during which the organization has flourished throughoup the state. With the exception of William F. De- | laney, the present chief ranger is the only local man to have ever been ele- | vated to the high position in the For- | esters. | An effort is to be made at the con- | vention to have Patrick Donlon | this city named a member of the e | ecutive counecil and Joseph J. Benn uelected ag delegate to the National | convéhtion at Baltimore. The local delegates are:— Court Friendly—Lawyer Henry P. Roche, J. J. Bennis, G. Glossup, J. F. ! Burns, A, T. Bonefany and Fred An- derson. Court Charter Oak—Stuart Hellberg. Court Prosperity—Mark Cashmore and Patrick Donlon. Court Pride—Eugéne Kieffer. Court Bee- thoven—Rudolph Zimmerman and Lewis Sabbatta. Court Henry Morans. Degree teams will .compete prizes. Wed | team of t‘owr‘!flmg'm on those entered. They will be in charze of Capt. Jack Kiley. FOREIGN MARKET STRONG ! Reports From Abroad That Germany Is to Capitulate Strengthens Ex- change This Morning. H for New York, May 10.—Cables re- ceived today by international bank- ers from London and Paris indicat- ling that Germany would accept the reparations ultimatum of the Allies lumhned the 'local foreign exchange | ] market perceptibly. Active trading was reported in British bills, demand sterling selling | as high as $3.98 3-4 for small amounts, but reacting slightly be- fore noon. The maximum quotation | established a recora since April of ylast year when demand bills on Lon- don sold at $4.07. There wus a moderate inquiry for demand bills on Paris at 8.41, a new high level since the close of the war. The German mark was. quoted at 1.56, a gain of 11 1-2 points over yes- terday’s final price. AFFECTING POSTMASTERS Harding Modifies Wilson’s Order for Selecting First, Second and Third- Class Office Heads. Washington, May 10.—President Wilson's order for selection of first, second and third-class postmasters under civil service requirements was modified today by President Harding to give a wider field from which post- masters may be chosen. Instead of being required to select the candidate standing highest in a civil service examination for any spe- cific postmastership, the administra- tion may under today's order give the place to any one of the three at the head of the qualified list. APPROPRIATION DELAYED. Action in the Senate today on the §750,000 appropriation for a new nor- mal school was heid up until Wed- nesday or Thursday of this week. The measure was not starred on the cal- endar for action, but it was printed , in order to give the members of the | legislature time to discuss it. ! U. S. MEXICAN POLICY. ‘Washington, May 10.—The adminis- tration’s policy toward Mexico has been *‘very well determined,”’” it was stated today authoritatively, but officials are not yet ready to enunciate it. > —— Hartford, May 10.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinit Fair umlght and probably wfd. a passe | of . Spinoza— | BUSINESS GIRCLES Yice President o Staney Works{ Passes Away at Roosevelt Hospital 'DEATH COMES AS SHOCK | 10 HIS MANY ASSOCIATES Had Been Il But Few Days angd But | Few Had Known of Serious Nature { of His Ailment—Had Long Been I Identified with Manufacturing In- terests in This City. ] ! Robert Nelson Peck, vice-president of the Stanley Works, died at 11 o’clock this morning at the Roosevelt hospital, New York, following a brief illness. The news of his death was received with surprise and profound regret in this city this afternoon by his friends. > He was born iin 1866 in Bridgeport, his family moving soon after to New- i town. His early business life was spent in New York city, where he rep- resented the Stanley Rule and Level company. He later moved to New Britain, and for the past 15 years has been a director and vice-president of the Stanley Rule and Level company. With the merger of the Stanley Rule and Level company with the Stanley Works, Mr. Peck .was elect- ed a director and vice-president of the latter company, and has been respon- | sible for the direction of its sales. He was a member and warden of St. Mark’s Episcopal church and recent- v had devoted much time and thought to the plans for the erection of the new church. Mr. Peck is survived by his wifé; a son, Dr. Eugene Peck, of New Or- leans, La.: two daughters, Misses Louise and Margaret Peck, and two brothers, Dr. Charles Peck and A. W Peck, both of New York; and a sister, Mrs. James Minor, of Portchester, {N. Y. The arrangements for the funeral arg incomplete. | KNIGHTS IN GflNYEN’l‘IOR | Catnolic Organization Holding Meet- { ing In Meriden—Three New Coun- cils Reported About State. Meriden, May 10.—The annual state convention of the Knights of Colum- bus with 117 delegates in attend- ance, as guests of Silver City council, No. 2, was held today in St. Joseph's hall. The visitors attended a solemn high mass at St. Joseph's church at 9:30 ‘standard time. The celebrant was the Rev. John J. McGivney of ‘Westville, brother ,of. the late Rev. Michael McGivney of Thomaston, tounder of the order, and the deacon and sub-deacon were the Rev. Ed- ward Flannery of Waterbury and the Rev. Charles Kelly of Willimantic. The master of ceremonies was the Rev. Thomas B. McGarry of this city. Reports were made of a. member- ship in the state of 22,000 with a gain of 5,000 in the year. were reported in Plainfield, New Ca- naan and Deep River and new homes in Stonington, Danbury and New Brit- ain with land purchased in New Hav- en for a state office building. TRAFFIC BUREAU LUNCHEON G. C .Woodruff of New York Central Railroad to Speak Tomorrow Noon at Shuttle Meadow Club. G. C. Woodruff, general freight agent of the New York Central rail- road at New York city, will address the members of the traffic bureau of the Chamber of Commerce at Shuttle Meadow club tomorrow noon. The traffic bureau has extended an invi- tatign to all local manufacturers and traffic men to attend. Mr. Woodruff will speak on the proposed new ar- rangements of the N, Y. Central road and the service to be rendered. The luncheon will be held at 12 o’clock. The traffic bureau will meet at the commerce rooms at 1 o'clock. TEL. STOCK AT PAR. Boston, May 10.—The board of di- rectors of the American Telephone & Telegraph company at a meeting here today voted to offer about $90,000,000 new stock at par to the company’'s 151,000 stockholders. The issue will be in the proportion of one share of new stock for each five shares of stock now outstanding. The stock now outstanding amounts to approxi- mately $445,000.000. FORGED MONEY ORDERS. New York, May 10.—Three men were under arrest here and 11 more were held in other cities today by fed- ; eral officers who accuse them of com- plicity in stealing 444 money nrfld blanks from New York postoffice sta- tions and cashing some of them in various parts of the country, Cleve- New councils | ! Choate school. Herald “Ads” } Better Busin PRICE THREE 'ROBT. N. PECK DIES; | WIRTH, FORMER GERMAI MINISTER OF FINANCE, AT HEAD OF NEW CAB QUADRUPLETS BORN TO COUPLE IN NEW HAV SEVEN OTHER CHILDRE! e New Haven, May 10.—Quad- ruplets—three sons and one daughter—were bhorn yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sal- zo of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Salzo have seven other chil- dren. The gradruplets are said to be healthy and weigh between four and one-half and five pounds each. | BOYS SENT AWAY FOR ROBBING GAS METERS. Youth Who Stole From St. Joseph’s Church Dealt With Similarly. The epidemic of gas meter rob- beries will be cleared up, authorities feel, by the conviction in police court this morning of William J. Ralph, aged 18, Henry Johnson, aged 17, Fred Swann, aged 18, and Ray- mond Maisonville, aged 17, the latter two of whom faced specific charges of robbing meters, whi{> the first two were suspected in connectior with other charges, Ralph and Johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the basement of St. Joseph’s church on April 1, and taking merchandise to the amount of $200, and on April 27 en- tering Joseph Feingold’'s refreshment booth at Walnut Hill park and tak- ing goods to the value of $20. Swann and Maisonville. entered similar pleas’| to the charge of burglarizing Fein- gold's place and. also robling gas' meters to the amount of $10. The arrests were made by De- tective Sergeant A. J. Richardsor after an exhaustive investigation covering a period of several weeks. he original charge concerned the Joseph’s church robbery, counts being preferred - after youths were closeted with the detec- tive sergeant at' police headquarters. (Contnued on Seventh Page.) POLES CAPTURE TOWN Insurgents Take Kosel in Upper Si- lesin—Italians Incensed and Ger- man Patrols Also Take Hand. Oppeln, Upper Silesia, May 10 (By the Associated Press).—Insurgent Polish forces have crossed the Oder and captured the town of Kosel after hard fighting. The population is flee- ing in panic. Ratibor, Upper Silesia. May 10.— German patrols crossed the Oder riv- er into Upper Silesia just before day- light vesterday morning and captured six Poles, one of whom was suspected of killing a number of Germans. Italian troops here declare they have lost severely in recent fighting against the Poles and appear to be greatly incensed. HARDING PICKS BROWN Toledo Man Selected as His Represen- tative on Board to Reorganize Ex- ecutive Branch. ‘Washington, May 10.—Walter F. Brown of Toledo, O., has been ap- pointed by President Harding as his personal representative on the com- mission which is reorganizing ‘the ex- ecutive branch of the government. Mr. Brown, long a personal friend of the president and who acted as his floor manager at the Chicago con- vention last year probably will be chosen as ctairman of the reorganiza- tion commission, the other members of which are senators and representa- tives. A supporter of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, Mr. Brown has taken an ac- tive part in republican politics in Ohio. Last year he was a candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator and was defeat- ed by Senator Frank B. Willis. Choate School Program Ta Re Given On May 29 Wallingford, May 10.—In connec- tion with the Choate school com- mencement exercises, a memorial service will be held in St. Paul's Epis- copal church on Sunday afternoon, May 29, for Judge and Mrs. Willlam G. Choate, who died here last Octo- ber. He was one of the founders of The speakers at the servico will be Judge Harrington Put- nam of New York and the Rev. Joha B. Parry of Springfield, Mass. 5 B'RIBERY IS FELONY. Sacramento, Cal, May 10.—A hul making bribery of baseball players i Agrees To Atter mation Of New ‘French Official Germany Will Oltimatum Te:r Berlin Reports S ponents to Allied Resigning The What They Co Inevitable. Berlin, May 10, (By Th Press).—Dr. Wirth, form ter of finance in the cabin cellor Fehrenbach. today | attempt to form a new Paris, May 10, (By ‘Press).—News received this morning led Fre circles to expect that Ge accept all the ultimatun Acceptance Expec] Berlin, May 10, (By Thq Press).—Acceptance of th timatum relative to rep expected in the reichstag) when that body convened] trists and the majority a result of their confere day were believed to aligned themselves in fa ing to the entente demand the democratic and Gern parties held a long sessio; debating the matter, it opposition to the allied rapidly dwindling. Resigned to Inevi The peoples party head tav Stresemann, was reg night to have become inevitable and it was join the majority so L siring to antagonize the p ing up the government The majority socialists resolution pledging their “‘every sincere effort to the terms presented at view of the military co violence with which G threatent Bavaria Must D The resolution declared of the ultimatum would real purpose if Bavaria d an unequivocal declaratid ‘was prepared to disarm her civilian guards by JY center party ylelded to presented by Dr. Wilhelm man ambassador to Paris it was believed today, giv support to a resolution Germany’s acceptance of demands. French Note Effec The French note info many that the sending of troops into Upper Silesia considered by France as of the Versailles treaty, several deputies to join ready to accept thc allied| The communication va viewed here.as betrayin zealous desire to stim reichstag parties oppositi ing the entente terms. 'MAYOR TO INVEST Will Conduct Inquiry on Mexican Young Wom at Town Home. Mayor O. F. Curtis nounced his intention of an inquiry into the deteny Cora Ramirez, to bring by the state authorities possible. He feels th charges should be bro the woman might have tunity to obtain her o in” this city or through h tion to Mexico. He has cated with the authorities as’ yet given no satisfactg They explain that there ritory to cover and del avoidable. Baltimore Strikers Attack On Govt. Baltimore, Md., May hundred strike sympath the doors of the customs today in their efforts to of negro strikebreakers fled into the federal b protection. Several of were severely beaten befd ‘rival of the police, who, drove off the rioters. Prohl'i‘bifion Agent 'H ‘or Violating D Milwaukee, l%..hflm 1 Herzog, in charge of tk mient of prohibition in and’ the eastern district