New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1921, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. NEW BRITAIN HERAL o Herald “Ads™ 1 Better Busin NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT SATURDAY, MAY 28, ALLIED COUNCIL DECIDES NEUTRAL ZONE WILL BEST END POLE-GERMAN FRACAS | No Definite Action In Silesian Muddle How- ever, Until Further In- formation Is Secured, Ambassadors Say in Announces First Real ayment On Reparations Account—20 Bonds Are Issued. Paris, May 28, (By Assoclated Press).—The Allled council of am- bassadors hus virtually approved a plan to establish a neutral zone be- tween the German and the ‘Polish ‘orces In upper Silesia. It - decided Al its meeting this forenoon how- ever, to obtain further Information desired before taking: definite action. First Payment Sent. The first real payment on the Ger- man reparations account was an- mounced from Berlin yesterday. The [Payment iy in 20 bonds of about §10 000,000 ench, $80,000,000 of which is payable in New York, $60,000,000 in L.ondon and $60,000,000 in Paris. he bonds are endorsed by the Relchebank, the IMsconto GeseMfiat nd the Dresdener bank T PAY BAGK TAXES INew York Comptroliér Threatens to sen less City Dept All Surface Lines in City Un- Is Pald. New York, May 28.—A threat to oll virtually all surface lnes in Man- attan on next Tuesday unless back o on the lines are pald was voiced igday by City Controller Craig in a tter to Job Hedges, receiver for the ew York Rallways Co. The control- letter suggested that It is prob- the city will bave to buy in the . “The total amotint of taxes due | city on 1l lines for the last five R :hl of 1920 was sald to be $327.- .60, bson Scores t K. 0.’s Running Youngstown, O., lbbons, St. Paul heavyweight, cored his eighth consecutiye knock- ut. He floored Sergeant Ray Smith Camden, N. J., onnt of nine and then stopped him in cond round of their scheduled und open alr bout here last ight. Smith was carried to his cor- or after the fourth knockdown and t was several minutes before he re- ived. fear Famine, Religiouu Fanatics Store Up Food Santa Ana, Cal, May 28.-~The dis- wery of two tons of food securely d nd buried deep In a canyon near , cused an investigation by Sheriff . K. Jackwson today. The sheriff said found the cache had been made by local prencher and two members of is congregation who explained they « mcted on a biblical passage that ey believed foretold a time of mine. The wheriff declined to give heir names. nion Men Assessed to Defend Indicted Leaders Chicago, May 28.—A $100,000 de- nse fund for union labor leaders who ve been indicted for alleged extor- on Is being raised by assessment of bers of Chicago building trades a. according to Information given t today by State's attorney Gorman. BOY SCOUT KILLED. rts in Front of Automobile While Raying Ball. Greenwich, May 20.—William Beat- , Jr., aged 10, playing ball with her Boy Scouts on the sidewalk in ont of the Community house of the byterian church last night, sud- nly darted into the street, according others, and was killed by an auto- obile driven by Will'am Price. In court today Price was held in ,000 until Coroner Phelan has held inquest. Beatty's father is gar- ner for E. L. Rossiter of Belle Hav- DEAL'S NOSE BROKEN Chicago, May 28.—Charles Deal, ird baseman for the Chicago Cubs, ho was hit on the nose by a batted I In a game at New York a few ¥ys ago was told yesterday by his ysician that his nose is brokon and t he will be out of the gama for vernl days. CONGRESS 13 DJOURNFED n sesslon today, both house and ate having ajdourned untll Tuesda use of Memorial Day DIPLOMAT DIES, Paris, May 28.—Dr. Milenko R former Jugo-Slav premier and nister of forelgn affairs and lately three times for a ! Vos- | IMASS. ASSEMBLY ENDS WORK FOR THIS YEAR Bills Passed Number 150 Less Than Year Ago— One Helps Investors. Boston, May 28.—The prorogued shortly before daybreak today, ending a session that had been continuous since yesterday afternoon. Final adjournment was delayed by a contest in the house over disposi- tion of the question of state adminis- tration of county penal Both branches ultimately deferred the' question until next year. The bills passed numbered 150 less than a year ago. They included: Shortening of the state daylight saving period to five months; a “blue sky law"” for state control of marketing of stocks and bonds to protect .the investor; state censorship of motion pictures: establishment of a state constabulary of 50 men; au- thorization of legal suits by aminst voluntary organizations in- cluding labor unions: compulsory physical education in the public schools and relief of street railways for two years from state excise taxes. The legislature defeated bills for all highwny improvements and for changes in the laws relating to state primaries. CHILD LABOR LAW Federal Administration of This lirlngsl Out Vicious Circle of Hliteracy and Bodily Feebleness. Washington, May 28 —Federal ad- ministration of the child labor law has brought into view the *‘vicious circle of child "labor, illiteracy,’’ bodily feeble- ness und poverty'' according to a report ssued toduy by the children's bureau of the department of labor. During the nine months in which the first federal law was in force in five states in whicn it was' necessary “for -the chfldren's bureau to handle directly the inspection | of certificates of age, the statement sald 25,000 children applied for certifi- | cates and 16,686 were granted to chil- | dren between 14 and 16 years of age. | About one-fourth of the children could furnish' no documentary evidence of their age, many were found under ; welght and in poor health, few had | gone to school beyond the fourth grade and many could not read or write at 1 all, the report said. Many of the par- ents to whom the physical.defects of their children weré reported were un- | able to pay for medical attention and in most cases the report ‘declared no | public clinics were available .to lend assistance. 90 GIVEN CITY JOBS l,‘\[!Dllt'll.lnlb Continue to Come I Employment Office in Large Num- bers—Mapy Arc Deserving. Into Ninety men were given assignments {to go to work for the city Tuesday morning, by the municipal employ- ment bureau officers at City hall to- day. The men will be engaged in sewer construction work, malnly. Applications continue to come _in and, in the opinion of those in charge of the bureau, they represent some of the most deserving cases in the city. Many have held back through pride, it is explained, who have now found it necessary to come out openly and seck ald. el e CARUSO SAILS TODAY as Noted to Re- Thousands Tenor Embarks for Italy Throng Pier cuperate is Health, New York, May 2% —Enrico Caruso, showing traces of his long and serious fliness, today boarded the steamer President Wilson, hound for Italy, his homelaid. = * Extra guards were thrown about the pler to prevent the thousands of the tenor's admirers from delaying the passage of the Caruso party in going aboard. friends, adorned the seven rooms that make up his suite aboard the veasel. American Envoy Talks With Mexican Leader Mexico City, May 28.—George T. Summerlin, American charge d'af- faires in this city had a conference with President Obregon last night and it s said he handed to the president a memormndum from the state de- partment in Washington. No official statement was made regarding the meeting which was descrived “as ex- tremly cordial” STOCK MARKET HOLIDAY New York, May 25.—Today holiday on the stock, cotton, produce and coffee and is a metal, sugar ex- i legistature | institutions. | the ' and | Flowers, sent by hundreds of | \*HIDDEY OFFIGERS, | IS CHARGE fiIVEN | ' Dismiss Clerk for Alleged Attack on Gen. Harris and Col. Lewis COUNTER CHARGES FILED| { R. 4. Quinn, Publisher of Little Maga- : zine, Is Man Aceused—He, in Turn, Charges Harris With Using Printing Office for His Own Benefit. Washington, May 28.—Secretary | Weeks has dismissed from the govern- ment service Robert J. Quinn, a clerk | in the adjutant general's office, on charges growing out of the publication in the Reclassificationist, a small maga- zine published here, of a serial story in | which Major Gen. Peter C. Harris, adjutant general of the army, claims that he and Col. Frederick W. Lewis, an officer in his department were sub- jected to ridicule. Quinn is editor of the ! Reclassificationist. Story Causes Trouble. According to the record in the case which'was made public today by Eliza- beth N. Barr, assistant editor of the magazine, the serial story had as its principal character ““Major Inkinpen' and ‘“Captain Rarehorse.’’ The charges against Quinn set forth that ‘‘Major i Inkinpen’’ was intended to characterize ! Peter C. Harris (now the adjutdnt gen- eral of the army) and that ‘“‘Captam Rarehorse’ was “‘intended to character- ize Frederick W. Lewis’*. Tt also charged that these officers were ‘‘de- scribed in terms intended to belittle them and subject them to ridicule and to bring discredit upon the administra- tion of the officers of the adjutant gen- eral of the army."” Quinn Denies Charges. Quinn, in replying to the charges, | denled any malicious intention to ridi- cule the officers and as a counter charge asserted that Gen. Harris had failed to organize a personnel bureau in the adjutant general’s office as directed by congress last year but that he had re- rwmd to ‘the. chjef of staff that such ! a bureau had been organized. Harris Js Accused. It also was charged by Quinn that General Harris had u: the govern- | ment printing office, fo¥ his own per- ‘ sonal work in connection ‘with the' | preparation of a publication relating to ’ his.een; Captain Charles D. Harris, l-ll'-h that there had- been other ‘use for | private purposes of public employes in | the public time’ by Gen. Harris. In transmitting the record of the case ' to Secretary Weeks, Gen. Harris ommended that Quinn be dismissed *‘in the interest of good order and dis- cipline.”” HANGED AS A SPY | Mustapha Schir, British Indian Subject, | Is Publicly Executed in Angora— Charged With Aiding English. 28. (By Associated Schir, a British formerly Angora, Press. )—Mustapha | Indian subject, who was May FORMER GOVERNOR IS OPERATED UPON Simeon E. Baldwin, Now 81 Years of Age, Resting Comfortably at New Haven Hospital. New Haven, May 28.—A surgical operation was performed upon former Governor Simeon E. Baldwin at the | New Haven hospital today. The re- port later given out was that the pa- tient was “fairly comfortable.” Dr Verdi was the surgeon in charge. It had been previously stated that the operation was to be of a minor, and not of a major character. The former governor is 81 years of age. PHONE OPERATOR SHOT BY LOVER SHE SPURNED Philadelphia Girl Is Killed While Walking: With Favored Suitor. Philadelphia, May 28. — Josephine Howard, a telephone operator, was shot and killed here early today while walk- ing with a cojlege student. The man who did the shooting jumped from a scaffold erected in front of a house and fired twice at close range, and made good his escape. The girl. who was 17 years old, died almost instantly. The police are looking for a liscarded suitor. The girl's mother and her brother said today the man sought, twice threatened to kill the girl because she' would not marry him. The college student h been detained by the police as a witnes: WHO OWNS TROUSERS? Swange Pair Gives Supposed Clue to Missing Airmen. Washington, May 28.—A revort from Admiral Rodman, commanding the Pacific fleet, of the finding of a pair of mavy blue trousers in what appeared to be an abandoned camp near the old Mexican barracks on Guadlupe Island and which it was thought might possibly have belonged to one of the men on the missing naval tug Conestoga, was received at the Navy.department today. The re- port said the trousers were marked ““H. J. Patterson” but that figet files failed to.show trace of a man by that name. P CIL\&E GETS FREEDOM. t Famous Ball Player Released gn Writ of Habeas Corpus, San Jose, Cal, May 28.—Hal Chase, former star big-league first baseman, was at liberty today on a writ of ha- beas corpus following his arrest yes- terday on a Chicago indictment charg- ing complicity in the 1919 world ser- ies baseball scandal. His bail of $3,- 000 was cancelled. Chase was granted his liberty on the ground that the proper warrant had not been sent for his arrest and no effort had been made to return him to Chicago. ()('U\IOI"LP C'l.( )\F‘I’)O\\' 1921. .| AMERIGAN TENNIS OTAR VICTORIOUS ‘Arnold Jones Deieats M. Cousin of France in First Match 'BOSTON GIRL DROPS 0UT Eleanora Sears Defaults and Will Not ; Play at All—Laurents of France, Hard Court Champ, Wins His Game from Belgian, St. Cloud, France, May 28 (By As- ' sociated Press).—Arnold Jones, the American tennis star, defeated - M. | Cousin of France in the first singles match of the world’s hard court ten- i nis championship which opened here tod The American won in three straight, sets, 6—0, 6—2, 6-—3. Boston Player Defaults. Eleanora Sears ot Boston defaulted and will not play in the tournament. William H. Laurents of France, the present world's hard court champion, defeated M. Blanchy of Belgium, 6—0pr 3—6, 6—3, 6—1. Mrs. Bjurstedt Loses. Susanne Lenglen, the French women’s single champion and Madame Golding, defeated Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the American women’s singles champion, and Edith Sigourney of Boston in the women’s doubles in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. The American; J. E. D. Jones de- feated Lammiens of Belgium in straight sets 6-1, 6-4, 6-1. MRS. STHLITAN SPEAKS Declares Her From Her Attorney Has Husband Offer Suggesting Terms of Settlement. New York, May 28.—Mrs. Ann Stillman, defendant in the div suit krought by James A. former banker, today made public a letter from her counsel, John B, | Stanchfteld, in which he declared a ! proposition had been made to him | looking to a settlement of the case. i terms . rce { The lawyer’s letter. said the ! of settlement proposed, included leav- |ing the legitimacy of Guy Stillman lunquestioned., Counsel for Mz, Still- man vesterday denied that they had taken any part In negotiations for a settlement and declared was a time when Mr. Stillman was willing to acknowledge the parentage of Guy. The proposals, Mr. Stanchfield said had been made also included discon- tinuance of the divorce action; pay- { ment of a substantial income for life | iand provision that Mrs. Stillman should take up her residence abroad for five years. {she had refused the latter provision jeven after the period of time had : been reduced to one year. ter from Mr. Stanchfield May 25. WILD RUNAYIAY The let- a member of the Turkish delegation in l About 1,000 Employes of Company Reporter Attempts to Stop Mad Dash in parliament square here today, after conviction at a trial which had lasted | 18 days. He was the first individual | of allied nationality to have been so: condemned in Turkey for many years. Mustgpha Schir came to Constanti- nople from London and then, in Janu- ary, proceeded to Angora, where he was | discovered, it was alleged, to be send- | ing letters written in invisible ink to the British. | | |deon. was publicly hanged as a spy K. OF C. TAKES ACTION Plans to Have Women Committees to Provide Comforts for Ex-Service Men at Govt. Institutions. Chicago, May 28.—Organization of committees of women in every town where there are public health service and government conducted hospitals to provide comforts for disabled for- mer service men was decided upon at a meeting here of Knights of Colum- bus supreme officers, department di- rectors and supervisors from every | state, it was announced today. The meeting was called to plan the ex- penditure of $5,000,000 patance of the K. C. war fund. Workman Killed When i Well Walls Cave in | West Orange, N J.. May 28—The | body ¢ Michael Kovzowosko, a labor- er who yesterday was burled in a 50 foot well when the walls which he was repairing caved in, was removed early today. Mayor Walter G. Van Riper and scores of residents worked heroically through the night in an effort to save the man’s life, for his cries were heard coming up from the well until late yesterday afternoon. Then the cries stopped and the workers feared he had died, but they refused to stop dig- ging until they recovered the body. Rickenbacker Reaches Dayton, Is Off Again Dayton, ©., May 28.—Eddie Rick- enbacker, Columbus aviator on a | eross continent flight from the Pacific coast tb Washington landed at Me- Cook field, Dayton. at 10:10' o'clock this morning, coming (rom Chi Come Under Order. Bridgeport, May 28.—A clos down of the Locomobile company plant yesterday, after only two hours' notice to about 1,000 employes, is complete until further notice, it was stated today. No reason for the ac- tion is given out here. Reports that the plant of the Amer- | ican Tubing and Stamping company would reopen on Tuesday were denied today. The plant will not resume un- til late in July from present indica- tions, JOHNNY MACK ELEOCTED. Boston, May 28.—John Mack of Yale was elected president of the as- sociation of professional college track coaches at its meeting here Jast night. ‘Walter Christie of California was elected vice-president and Harry Hill- man of Dartmouth secretary. WEST POINT ATHLETICS, West Point, N. Y., May 28.—Two events of importance were on the West Point cadet's sporting calendar today. First and most important was the annual diamond contest with the Annapolis midshipmen nine and the | second was an intercollegiate match with Yale. polo GUARD AGAINST FIRES Washington, May 28.—To thou- sands of outdoor Americans who will begin today their first three day holi- day of the season, forestry association issued an appeal to guard against starting fires in the woods of the countryside and “to leave the woods as you find them.” — | L No wa‘n MONDAY. g There will be no publication of The Herald Memgrial Day. on Monday, THE WEATHER, RS May 28.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Occasi day al showers tonight; Sun- ner: i Hartford, | | the American . of Horses Tearing Down Arch 1 and Main Streets. A pair of heavy trucking horses, {attached to a truck, made a dash for liberty near the foot of Arch street shortly before 1 o'clock this after- noon and headed for Main street. Coming at a terrific pace up Arch street, a menacing danger to any pedestrian who happened to be on the roadway, the pair sped on. A Her- ald reporter, seeing the runaway and realizing the imminent danger, rushed out on the street and grasped the horse nearest him. There was no bridle to hold on to so he attempted The horses dragged -him from West Pearl street, the shafting, coming in close quar- iters to striking poles on the side- walk. Turning suddenly into street near the South church, Traf- fic Officer Atwater attempted to stop them but without avail. The team came close to the blinker traffic post jat the corner and smashed the re- porter against it, breaking his hold. Left alone, the horses kept up on Main street and suddenly turned into |an alleyway where they came to a hait. The reporter sustained a good jerack on his legs against the con- crete .hm of the traffic post. Teachers’ Council to The Teachers' council of the Junior | | High school will hold its last meeting Tuesday afternoon, May 31, at 4 o’clock. The committee on the school calendar will make a report. All teachers and parents who are inter- ested are cordially invited to attend. | HONORED AT YALE. Miss Ada Gilbert Shea of this city is on the honor role of the Yale Uni- versity Art school and her name will be read at graduation for especially good weork in sculpture. Miss Shea is, at present, in the third year class. GEN. PORTER DYING. New York, May 28.—Gen. Horace Porter, Civil war veteran and former ambassador to France, who is serious- —~TWELVE PAGES Stillman, | there never | Mrs. Stillman declared | was dated | to grab the heavy horse by the nose. | dangling at the end of ' Main | Meet Tuesday, May 31 | | PRICE THREE S TEAMSHIP OWNERS STANI PAT, DECLINING T0 AL DEMAND FOR CUTS I ONE KILLED, SEVERAL h.m,t On 15 Per 0 HURT IN AUTO ERASH duction And W No Agreement Sea-Going Unio! Statement. Given O Secretary of Na Announces Marin eers Reach ,Tourmg Car and Motor ,1 Truck Collide At Stam- | ford This Morning. ! Stamford, Conn., May 28.—Mrs. Carrie E. Beyer, 56, widow, of Strat- !ford, was killed and several others {who were with her in a touring car i were hurt carly today when this car {and a motor car were in collision. The place was the Main street bridge. The ! truck belonged to the M. and S. ! Trucking Co. of 1765 Gleason avenue,, | the Bronx, driven by James Burcher {of 903 Jackson avenue, Bronx. The persons with Mrs. Beyer who ! were hurt were Mrs. Lapan. Mrs. | Glaste, Mrs. Willlam Meany, the driv- ‘er, Harry B. Hill, and William Meany who sat beside him. All” belong in Stratford and the party had left that place carly to zo to Jersey City. All were taken to the Stamford hospital | ping Board and representaf suffering from (internal injuries, | Marine Engineers had although mone is expected to die. Mrs, | agreement over a reductiof ! Bever and all the women were in the | and that Secretary Davis rear seat of the touring car.'Burcher {to get the owners to pa and his assistant, Laura I. Pezza, of | the agreement. 464 Jackson avenue, Bronx, were un- Situation Unchang ! hurt. Winthrop L. Marvin, ge: Near the bridge is a sharp turn in | a8er of the association /the road. The driver of the truck 'Wjll be no change in the lis said to have claimed that as he 'the association as to the f 7approached this turn the driving Of tho strike.” ,chum slipped and his machine went; A general meeting of th { out of control ana hit the touring car _ship has been called for Ty which was just at the turn. The car ernoon. was at the front guards and: At the office of the Af { pushed against the bridge abutment. ' Gulf coast conference of { Mrs. Beyer was crushed against the 'Engineers’ Beneficial asso abutment, her head taking the brunt Was said the committee | of the blow. Mrs. Meany had a dis- ferred with Admiral Ben ' located hip and Hill's face was cut. ; authority to effect a final { Burcher was held until Coronér _ “This committee can i Phelan came here. The truck was back to the unions at a m laden with groceries for a group of for Sunday afternoon,” on| { chain stores. Mrs. Lapan owned the leaders said. touring car. Mrs. Beyer lived eon Davis Reports, Prog: ,Washington, May = 28. New York, May 28.—T!I steamship Owners’ associal pat on its proposition th: wages must be cut 15 that it will sign no agree sea-going unions. This statement was mad officials of the associatior] had been announced in | that Chairman Benson of} | Windsor avenue, Stratford. LURED TO DEATH BY GIRL " Providence Police Believe Woman In- i ,je(-uona of the American wveigled Alleged Gangster to Go to | association to pnruclpatln Place Where He Was Killed. agvesiipnt: Chairman, Benson, reced; Providence, Majy 28.—That Tony de | Prévious stand and agreed body | R at a conference last ni | Rosa. alleged gangster, whose body ', new schedule of wages aj ; Was found in some woods in Warwick ' conditions to, remain in ef] Tuesday morning .with bullet wounds 'year. The agreement was in his head, was lured to his death by ,aftcr the chairman had dis Ty he mistiat & Biavils’ vakh situation for several hours a gir otR hs S "¢ dent Harding. track here Monday night, is now the Terms of the agreement ¥ belief of local authorities. Efforts | be submitted for ratificatid are now being made to learn the 1o the various locals of th| girl’s identity. { Engineers’ Beneficial De Rosa it is said had recently had Were not made public, but i a disagreement with other members Stood that with a few' cl | of his alleged gang. Through the 'overume rules and working girl's influence, however, he was in- [ they follow .the general duced to spend part of the night at a | previously laid down for a 1 road house and later was inveigled to l wage. cut. the spot where he was killed by men the spot | RUKS wan WITH 'Bensan of the Shipping i representatives of the ma | ners, Secretary Davis prep. his efforts today to overth: i NEW IRISH POLIGY |nmmn Pol.k’q Reserve K | - | Four Others Wounded W] s 8 Plannis w | England Reported lanning | Rum Amuck with Pistol. SArengsiitn |y . .| Buffalo, N. Y., May 28. A. Wilson, a sergeant of { reserve, was killed and f persons were shot at mid night when a negro ran anf a pistol in a house occupid groes. The police are looking Fdwards, an occupant of t| | press Criminal Element. London, May 28—The government's policy for ‘‘the sterner repression of the criminal element in Ireland” as it is phrased in authoritative quarters, involves the strengthening of the ! crown forces in Ireland with military reinforcements which will be drawn | who is said to have done th from units now in foreign service. No | and who escaped. from the iincrease of the auxiliary police or ! while the police were at thi { “black and tans” or of the constabu- Wileon . veas Shot: /in thers {lary is contemplated, it is declared. through the mouth while i There is some likelihood of the ! or Edqwards. All of the woi { extension of martial law to the whole | negroee. of Ireland with the exception of Ul- ster, it is indicated but the initiative | rests with Gen. Sir Nevil Macready, ' the military commander of Treland. It was officially stated today that the rejnforcements to he sent will be considerably less than 50.000 as not {that many troops.are available. JAPS SEEE SETTLEMENT | Report From Tokio Says Government Satisfactory Ad- SGOUTS 10 A ASSIS ! mo- Hclp Out Memorial Day- !Parade Because of Lack cient Number of Unifos In view of the fact tha Scouts here in New Britain ¢ scout uniforms it has been advisable by the local counci inate the parade from the scd gram for Memorial Day an the day to service. The scouts have offcred t ices to assist in carrying flo| wreaths to the cemeteries fo ganizations engaged in tha Scouts have been asked to the Grammar school between o’clock Memorial Day mo] perform this service. Organizations other than 4 R. desiring their services mu them at that time and place, V. F. W. MEMORIAL 1 Final plans for the.obse Memorial Day were made I ning at a meeting of Privat J. Smith post of the Veterahs | Wants to Have | justment of Yap Problem. ! Tokio. May 27, (By Associated | Press).—Japan, according to the best -available information here, has not |sent a formal communication to Washington as an answer to Secre- tary of State Hughes' note on the mandate question but will inaugurate i an exchange of memoranda in an ef- fort to find a way to a direct settle- . ment of the question of the Island of Yap between Japan and the United States. This is described as in keep- ing with Japan’s policy frankly to discuss with the new administration in Washington all problems that arise.