New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1921, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press Bl ISHED 1870. INEW BRITAIT HERALD Herald “Ads” Men Better Busines NEW BQITAIN CONNECTI(‘UT WEDNESDAY JUNE 'OUSE REFERS CIVIL CODE | | MEASURE T0 1923 SESSICN; ALSO REJECTS FREE T OLIS vernor Lake—Signs Bill Providing For City Man- ger Plan Charter ew Haven For bate On Plan to Do Away With Toll Charges { At dges Results in Lengthy (Debate in Lower Branch. ) artford, June 1 istrative code —The was referred legislature by the house today iIn | greement with the senate fpe code bill was taken up of the dny with Mr. t Martford making a brie ation of it and asking for on “on Its merits.” r. Russell quoted from Alug, forme Governor former Governor Holcom omy in administration or of It would cost the state to run its departm and no o could a8 what it would ®. The bill was rought economy $1 nts five perfe admi cont not into er Buckley said that had time enough to stu 4 he moved that it go t session ernor Lake has signed the ty manager plan charter fo on. No Free T he house today r | toll bridges, In the senate debate was long and ing it Mr. Hickey of East offered an amendment to e #¢ on foot from the bridge Bridges. jected the non-concu eivil and an administrative code, for hazard ad- to the an Russell of | f a ex- President Baldwin nb on in He 9,000, two a years ct but nistra- members dy the to the bill for r New bill to rrence vigorous. Hart xempt tolls. b Allyn of Waterford opposed this, dia Mr. Roge left the speaker's chair to the floor, Mr. Perry of n taking the was out s of New n London, speak New chair while Speaker | nt of Rydgefleld fought from re: chair Fast jers returned king. Mr. Bidwell of favored tolls, and Mr brook wanted action lendment delayed until a trajs Valley with re d. Mr. to table and Mr. d the sta Ithough endmaont. r. Buekley to the Bell of Sal needed the $1 he askod If Mr. Bell or salary increases if the toll mined. Mr. Bell replied tha feree on walary bills he wou judice the latter . Rogers of Litchfield an fnard jof Branford were a amendment, the latter saying tomoblles protested the © system New London, that the state will reccive ¢ September, 1922 ‘he Valley train came in withk pwex and New London county rn and soon after a vote was d Mr. Hickey's amendment ¢ Mr. She Bnt to exempt \dge over the ndon Mr ha the bin t on a rising ted 93 to reeing actio » Adjonrnment Is Near, Aslative labor te was d yoth decr o bulk has @ caler bly one ery measure 1o 'suspension medinte well as ms would be rent, but pected to cessary st fday-to-Tuesday The storm center today Juse, where the eivil de, which has passed us an order of the day The wxeneral budget hill an $26,000,000 to meet quirements was due in nator . F. Hall, chairman ppropriations committee, amendment affecting @ of passage or re offered the wood an a reconst Nickerson The e and the b 105, This ay branches towards of business which winrs with veek away. Prac In both branch had bheer rk Whether ev Mond necessary wWas n in both bra bills make adjournment was " wctior aturday and ders move " to of sta presentatives Martin withdrew his mo- was not against tolls amendment makes through possible expec the M. after Hart- Martin of on the n trom ar- isbury 75,000 the would s were t as a id not d Mr wadnst & that as a point- Is un- h Mi4 mem- taken defent- mend- ructed Thames river at New opposed 1t was re- dis- M1 irected easing Inden final adjournment ctieally by ed for ning. y ses- ot ap inches the a in the administrative the senate, more tuto the senate, of the tud to many jection ecial appropriation bills. over the expected The senate yesterday Arthur F. contest was also use resolution for years from July 1 Orango and West Haven. e senate adopted and sent 111 dividing Orange Into the Orange and ebate. The 13 salary bills ted puse and which the senate opted were in the rence tteo stage today s Interested in ne v o rejec salary in Norwich in the adopted Libby for down towns West Haven, without in the had o com- rt offi- reases de- | | May 15. \ N, N. HAVEN ) | PICKED IARDING | TO COLI | — ' June 1—Robert | Eaton of North Haven was nominated for collector of in- ternal revenue for the district of Connecticut by President Harding tod REVENUE. Washingto [ WIDOW OF MURDERER TESTIFIES AT TRIAL Mrs. Wade Relates Introduc- ing Husband ts Mrs. Nott —Letters in Evidence. | | es, on the Rridgeport, June 1.—Mary S. Wade, widow of Elwood B. Wade, was the fir witness today in the trial of Mrs. Ethel H. Nott, charged with the murder of her band George B. Nott, on August - t. Mrs. Wade testified that she had in- troduced her hus Nott, but found out later that Wade and Mrs. ! Nott already knew each other. She also visited Mrs. Nott ut her home at her husband’s request and on that oc- casion secured from her a promise that Wade would not call on Mrs. Nott again. Two women who were confined at the county jail while Mrs. Nott was there were callcd to identify letters written by Mrs. Nott to Wade while the latier was in Wethersfield prison. ¢ Following the testimony of €. C. Wil- | son, handwriting cxpert, letters alleged to have been written by Mrs. Nott to | Elwood B. Wade while both weré in jail were admitted as evidence by Judge Maltbie. The court then adjourned for | noon recess. H HUMORIST WINS DERBY | , was captured by | Viscount Astor’s Craig An Eran Sec- Is | ond and Watson's Lemonora Third in British Classic. Eng., June 1, (By Humorist won here today. Viscount Astor's Craig An Eran | was second and Joseph Watson's Lemonora was third. Twen()‘-th"ee| horses ran. 1 J. B. Joel's Humorist, the winner | of today ran third in the two thou- sand guineas at Newmarket, in April. | n was the winner of the | and Lemonora was| race. | The betting was 6 to 1 against Humorist to 1 against Craig An and $ to 1 against Lemonora. l G e | Stubborn Heinie Groh | Signs Up With Cincis| Cincinnati, O., June 1l.-—Henry K. Groh, holdout captain and third base- man of the Cincinnati Nationals signed his contract at the .club’s terms today He epted the Epsom Assoclated the classic Downs, Vress) derby, run second in that . salary of $10,000 but his pay will not start until he is reinstated by Judge Landis, August Herrmann, president pf the club, said President Herrmann' also said that Groh probably would be transferred to the club that makes the best offer. Supreme Court Ufiholds Injunction By Gov't. n, June 1.—The supreme refused Yhe petition of Hardwood Manufactur- a writ of super- stay against the injunction obtained by the govern-' ment to prevent the members from exchanging price information. Williams Shop Files Petition of Bankruptcv New Haven, June 1. dney Williams doing business under n,,. nar the Williams Shop Inc.. of | Hartford filed a petition in bankruptey in United urt here Liabilities were assets as $3,500. Washir court todr the Amerk ers 'n ation for s to serve as a giv today. ! various internal ing Boris of Bulgaria Planning to Visit U. Sofla, Bulgaria, June 1.—Premier mbuliwsky of Bulgaria declared here yesterday that King Boris would visit the United States during the coming autumn and that he would accompany Boris on the journcy. I am going to America with King Bo- ris,”" declared the premler, ““to visit the great American people who have | done so much for Bulgarians.” p Self Defense, Finding In Star{ord Killing Stamford, June In the case of Frank Vitalino, who shot and fatally wonded Dominick Pisano here on Coroner Phelan today issued a finding in which he holds that 1 847,889 in | ranged the ! peared. , ted his part | tionals who knocked out Vitalino acted in self defense. Pisano | stabbed Vitalino. the coroner finds, ! 'NEW HAVEN ROAD IS ' Wage Reducuons Wlll Total Be- Central New England Railroad Will “fit Financially to the Esx- tent of Approximately $367,207 to ) New Havcn, June 1.—In connection with the railroad labor board's ord for wage reductions, President Pearson of the New Haven ral lrtnd tod: l) issued the following statement: e ‘effect of the railroad labor h.mrds decision as to wages on the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad, 63 classifications of employ- basis of last year's 40,230 means a reduction of §8,- the payroll; on the basis of the present forces, 30,990 employes, it means a reduction of $5,911,683 in the payroll. For the employes, Central New England 1920 average number of employes 2, 260, it means a reduction in.the pay- roll of $572,117; for the current year, 1,768 employes, it means a tion of $367,207." HOLD-UP A FRAME-UP reduc- Newark Clerk Charged With Hiring Highwaymen to Rob Him When He Had Employer's Roll. Newark, N. with entering J., June 1.—Charged into a conspiracy with three highwaymen to.rob his em- ployers, the Pure Oil Co. of this city, Harry C. Phelps was held by the police last night after three men had held him up in the company’s office, tuken more than $500 and at- tempted to escape in an automobile belonging to Phelps. The trip came to grief, however when the car turned over a short distance from the scene of the rob- bery and one of the occupants, who gave his name as Morris Franks a motorcycle police- sligntly injured, to man and takén, | a hospital in Klizabeth. Franks told the police Phelps ar- robbery, and agreed to $1,000 of his employver's ready when the robbers ap- Confronted with this state- ment, Phelps, the police scy admit- in the affair, saying he was deeply in debt and could not live on his salary. have money Kills Cat That Ate His Chicks; Fined and Jailed New Haven, June 1.—Joseph Robin- son, who killed a cat with an axe yes- terday after the feline had eaten sev- eral of his chickens, was sentenced to jail ‘for 30 days and fined $350 by Judge Caplan in city ecourt today. ‘The charge was cruelty to animals. ! Anglo-Jap Alliance May Go On One Year Tokio, June 1. (By Associated Press.) ~GGreat Britain, the Nichi Nichi, de- clares today, has suggested that Japan permit the Anglo-Japanese alliance to continue another year. The two nations are definitely negotiating for a revision of the alliance, the newspaper says. Police Across Street, Robbers Steal $16,000 Minneapolis, Minn., June 1.—Five men in an automobile held up two messengers of the Millers and Trad- ers’ bank here today and escaped with $16,000 in currency. The bank is located just across the street from police headquarters. 4 GETS NINTH HOMER. New Nork, June 1.--George Kelly of the New York Nationals today made his ninth home run of the scason, tying with Meusel of the Philadelphia Na- his ninth cir- clout yesterday. Kelly's homer made in the fifth inning of to- day’'s game with Philadelphia, with one cuit ! man on buse. NALTIES ARE ANNULLED. Washington, June 1.—Passage of the prohibition amendment served to annul revenue laws covering the liquor traffic, the supreme held today. Congress did not intend to preserve the old penalties, the court said. MILK PRICES DROP Bridgeport, June 1.—Milk prices here dropped an average of one cent a quart to consumers today. Grade B pasteurized is now selling at 14 cents a quart. TILDEN WINS MATCH St. Cloud. June 1l.—william Tilden of Philadelphia, the world's grass court champion, defeated Rodzi- anko of Russia In straight sets 6-3, -0 6-1. Tilden thus advanced to the semi- | finale. SENATE FOR BIG NAVY. Wa 88 to 24 the senate today reaffirmed s action on the navy appropriation bill 1o 20 000 gen dnciead or 10 court | shington, June 1.—By the vote of | LOWER REVISION Harding Dlscusses This With = tween $5,911,683 and $8,81l’l,889i Interstate Gommerce Members PEARSON ISSUES éTATEMENTf | Indications Are That Satisfactory Ad- Jjustments Are Near at Hand—Govt. Considering Funding Railroad Debt of $750.000,000. Washington, June 1.—Downward revision of railroad rates particularly of those on necessities, was discussed by President Harding today with members of the interstute commerce commission at an informal conference at the commission’s headquarters. The president was understood to have been assured that the whole subject now was under review by the commission. Fruit Rates Questioned Mr. Harding about the prospect or modification of rates on fruits. The commission offi- cils are understood to have told them they were making considerable pro- gress on a plan for obtaining velun- tary reductions in some rates through concerted action by the carriers. It was said that the movement and the general work of ironing out in- equalities hd gone much further tha information hitherto given to the pu lic had indicated. Details as to this however, were not made public. May Fund Debt Although there was no outward in- dication that the president and the commissioners discussed the proposal to provide for the funding of the $750,000,000 owed to the government for permanent improvements made whilé the roads were under federal control that subject is known to be under active consideration by adminis- tration officials. A recommendation that the govern- ment take that step was made yester- day before the senate interstate com- merce committee by Presiédent Rea of the Pcnlls)’l\‘zu\ifl lines. FORMER ' TENANT SUED Dwight Strect Tenement Damaged to the Amount of $500 Landlord Aljeges in Writ. Suit has been brought by Joseph G. Lawyer Woods, acting for Bernard Berson, against Abraham and Celia Zevin and property to the amount of $1,000 has been attached. Dam- ages to a tenement owned Ber- son, and which for a time was oc- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Zevin, has been claimed to the amount of $500. It is- alleged that the Zevins pur- posely dgmaged the house prior to moving out. The house in question is at 124 Dwight street™and is a three family dwelling, the second floor of which was leased to the Zevins. They re- mained in the tenement from last October untjl May 17. On May 16, the complaint alleges, the tenants tore the wall paper, broke the ceil- ings, painted the walls with a black substance, smashed the windows and sills, broke lights and put the plumbing out of order. The damages will amount $500, Mr. Berson alleges. HELD IN $10,000 BONDS by to Two Waterbury Youths Are Accused of Burglary and Theft of An Auto- ‘mobile—Caught After Chase. Waterbury, June 1.—Samuel Rus- so, 26, and Carlo Sepiovone, 24 both of this city, were held for su- perior court under bonds of $10,000 when arraigned in city court today on charges of burglary and theft of an automobile. The two accused were captured after a spectacular chase early Tuesday morning. Loot taken from a local store and valued at $400 was found in their posses- | sion. The police discovered other stolen ~ property when searching rooms occupied by the two men Dutch Govt. Concerned With Latest U. S. Note The Hague, June 1.—The new note from the United States government regarding the Netherlands oil policy in the Dutch East Indies has evident- ly caused much concern in the for. eign office, where the arrival of the note was confirmed today. Furthe: information regarding it, however, | was refused. | Last American Woman Golfer is Eliminated Turnberry.. June 1, (By Associated Press).—Sara Fownes of Pittsburgh, the last of the four American golf- ers who reached the third round of fthe British ladies’ open golf cham- pionship was eliminated this after- noon by Miss Cautley of Thanet, for- | mer champion of Kent, by ¢ up and |5 to play. i * x | ‘ THE WEATHER. e | Hartford, June { for New Brita Fair, fair. and vicinity: Thursday cooler tomight; | i 1.—~Forecast { REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED inquired particularly ! 1, 1921. -—TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CE | T ULSA OKLA., IN FLAMES TROOPS /) - SAVING 3 MILLIONS' OF RAILWAY RAT ES DUTY, FOLLOWING NIGHT OF RIOTI, RAILROAD WAGES LEFT TOTES GIFT PISTOL | ABOVE PRE-WAR RATES AND IS FINED §2 $600,000,000 Increase of Last Gold Street Resident Had | Year Reduced Approxi- mately $400,000,000. Chicago, June 1. — Approximately ! two-thirds of the wage increase granted ! railroad employes last July by the rail- | road labor board was ordered deducted | beginning July 1 in the board's deci- sion announced today. From the In- | crease last year of $600,000,000 a year | in salaries of railroad labor, nearly | $400.000,000 will be cut, it is estimated, | by the reductions directed by the board. In the case of the general class of maintenance of way laborers, the entire increase of 81 cents an hour was with- drawn while in others of the classes having the larger number of employ the cuts ranged from 13 to 8 and from 10 to 6 cents an hour, as compared with the award of last July. Although the cuts are to apply only on the (Conlinu(»d on Tenth Page.) s Gun Fully Loaded— | Other Cases. ‘ Investigation of complaints that Stan- ley Rustick was toting a gun and en- | dangering the lives of Gold street r dents, night by Sergeant George Eliinger, and jthe payment of a fine of $25 and costs in police court this morning Stanley was found standing In front of his home and the gun was found on the ground nearby. He denied having | carried the weapon until after it was produced by the police sergeant. He | then explained that a friend whom he ! met in Hartford, had made him a pres- | ent of the revolver. The Capitol City friend, he told Judge B. W. Alling, had | two revolvers, hence the presentation. | Policeman William Doherty brought resulted in his arrest last (Conlhmed on Tenth Pagc) PUBLIC UTILITIES (B COMMISSION l HEARS ABOUT HARTFORD JITNEYS Connecticut Company Op- poses Granting of Fran- chise As Does Andrew J. Sloper. “We want a jitney line between New Britain 'and Hartford,” was the con- sensus of opinion among bout a score of people brought to the Public Utili- ties Commission hearing by Lawyer | Stanley Traceski to testify that the | community would be served better by the jitney than the trolley. A H. Harris and Joseph Farr ap- plied for a franchise to run the bus which was used last year over the New Britain to Hartford route, and today’'s affair was the public hearing. Strong for Jitneys Mrs. Frank Foster of Corbin’s corner testified that she had a daughter who went to school in New Britain, and that a jitney would be a great convenience for the girl. As it is now, the girl is forced to depend on the kindness of the neighbors to furnish transportation. Mrs. Foster said that the jitney used to carry her daughter to school for five cents, and she thought that the chance should {again be given the people of that neighborhood to. get transportation facilities. Is Cross Questioned ] The attorney for the Connecticut Co. | asked Mrs. Foster how ‘her daughter got to school now. Mrs. Foster answer- ed that she walked to the car linc on Francis street, but that this was very unsatisfactory, and besides it costs 10 | cents for very little ride. asked if the child had a book of tickets, and if not why not. Mrs. Fos- ter said she never got around to it. A. J. Sloper Called Upon. The Connecticut compan lawy and representatives admitted there is a territory around Stanley and Newington that is not taken cara of but they maintained that a jitney line between the junction of the car The attorney | CREW OF ESPERANTO SAFE Are Landed at Halifax by Vessel Which Picked Them Up From Small Boats at Sea. Halifax, N. S., June 1.—The crew of the Glouce:ter schooner Esperanto | was brought to port here today by the Gloucesterman Elsie, which had taken | them off the wreck of their craft at Sable Island. The Esperanto, winner of the International Fishing Vessel Championship races here 'last fall foundered after striking a submerged wreck, they said. The accident oecurrea,fl mlpck Monday inorning. * The is! took to their dorries” and Were : three hours later by ‘the Elsie. Mem- Dbers of the woc,w said -they krew of the s! erged wreck and had just changed their course to avoid it when the crash came. Captain Geel, * skipper of the Elsie, planned to land the crew at Sable Island but the surf was too heavy and he decided to bring . them here. | DEADLOGK IS BROKEN Cleveland Unions, Where From lfl.mml to 25,0000 Mechanics Are Affected, Agree to Arbitrate Strike. Cleveland, June 1.—The deadlock which has existed in the building trades industry here since May 1 when between 10,000 and 25,000 mechanics went on strike was broken early today, an agree- ment to arbitrate being reached by the ! joint conciliation board of the Building ! Trades Employers’ association and the ! building trades council after 15 hours of Quarter | lines at Francis street over to Elm- | wood would cover the case. Andrew J. Sloper of New Britain was called on by the attorney for the Connecti- cut company to testify against the measure. Sloper if he had ever been in a jit- ney, and if he had cars of his own, and did everything possible to neu- Lawyer Traceski asked Mr. | tralize the testimony of the New Brit- | ain banker. Curtis On Stand. Mayor Orson F. Curtis when ciWNed on by the attorney for the Connecti- cut company, acted nervous, saying that he was not appearing for or against the jitneys. He said he be- lieved in jitneys if they were well regulated. “Well regulated,” sug- gested the idea of local option, so the mayor gave his ideas on that matter sayving he believed that the cities | should have a lot to say in the jitney | matter, instead of the public utilities commission Among those at the hearing were: Edward O. Kilbourne, A. H. Harris | Joseph Farr, James F. Ryan. Lawyer | Stanley Traceski, Andrew J. Sloper, { Mavor Orson F. Curtis, Mrs. Frank Foster, James C. Moody. Superintend- { ent ¥. L. Beardsley of the Connecti- cut company. and 1. J. Newton. Tt is expected that the Public TUtilities commission will give a decision in the near future. Hartford Sufferer Ends Hartford, June 1.—Mrs. Henry G. | Grohmann of 54 Edgewood street took her life today by means of il- luminating gas. She had been an in- valld for several years, suffering ex- cruciating pain. Last night she was worse than usual. About 3 o’clock this morning she left her bed, went to the hroom and turned on the Life By Inhaling Gas:.New Haven Officer is practically continuous negotiations. Building operations amounting to $40,000,000, employers and union offi- cials agreed, would be in full swing within the next few days under the con- tinuous shop agreement of May 1, 1918. The settlement provides for an arbi- tration board of seven representatives of the public to assist a like number of - employers and employes now constitut- ing the conciliation board. Peace Resolution to Be Reported Friday Washington, June 1.—The house foreign affairs committee will meet ¥Fri- day to report a peace resolution which is not expected, however. to reach the house in time for consideration this week. Republican members of the committee already have agreed, it is said, to report the Porter resolution, which merely provides for a termina- tion of war in place of the Knox resolu- tion passed by the senate, repealing the declaration of war. Bill to Protect Machine Owners From Bootleggers ‘Washington, June 1.—Garage owners and others renting automobiles would be protected in event their property was used by ' ‘‘bootleggers’” without the renter’s knowledge under a bill report- ed by the senate judiciary committee. The measure is designed to relieve a sit- uation created by the recent decision of the supreme court holding that an auto- mobile used in illegal liguor traffic may be confiscated regardless of the owner's innocence. | shacks Now Expected to Live. ‘Washington, June 1.-—Official re-. ! ports on the explosion yesterday of a. ‘bomb at the Aberdeen, Md., proving. prohablv would recover. grounds, were still incompléte today, . although it was stated that Captain Joseph Hall of New Haven, Conn., ! previously reported fatally hurt, His injuries * 4 toda avere up -’ G | ports of sporadic shoot Houses In Negro Se Fired And Blaze Th ens To Spread Intg trict Which Is Oc By Whites ' DEATH LIST IS NO PUT AT 75 PER Warfare Starts Whel ored Men Attempt erate Comrade A For Alleged Assa White Girl. - MARTIAL LAW Oklahoma City, Okla., 1.—Martial law in Tul ordered by Governor Ri son at 11:15 a. m. toda; Adjutant General® Barret placed in command of th The order was given b phone and a proclamatio: being prepared for imm| suance. ORD) Tulsa, Okla., June 1.—Ma: blocks of the negro section where race conflict has: bee: gress since early last night, flames today. The fire was spreading and threatening out a white residence sectio Stand Pipe and Sunset Hi tions. Clashes between armed negroes had resulted in a death list of at least six w! 50 negroes, and a rapidly i number of. wounded. Machine Guns Moun Detachmients pf guardsm scattered Chroughout the, machine . guns ready fo uards ‘surrbunded ' the while' others “assisted in roul Mmegroes and segyegating 1! Jail, convention hall, basel and other places which h; turned into prison camps. State troops under com: Adjut. Gen. Barrett arri o'clock ‘to take charge of i} tion, augmenting Yocar guardsmen who were called night. At this time there g seemed to be eas White Girl Attacked The trouble is reported been the result of arrest la day of Dick Rowland, negr| alleged assault on an orphan] *2ro was spirited away county jail eacly today by from the office of Sheriff Md who refused to divulge hil abouts. The first attempts to fire quarter were made about 1: this morning. Two house: more than 50 negroes as a were set afire at that time an alarm ‘was turned in. the fire department to lay H stopped by a,crowd of arnf men and the department r its station. Torch Is Applied. The attempt to destroy quarter by fire was resu hours later when almost eously fire began to burst f the doors and windows along Archer strg dense clouds of black smo oped the location. Under co smoke screen armed men cars and dfoot threw a co: the place where the negroes) tioned and occasional sh warning that conflict still Many Taken Prisol As the fire enveloped tH negroes were seen to dart flaming doorways with hands, shouting *‘Don't sh they dashed through the s were ordered to surrender g ly were removed to the pris| ] situation Death List at 75. Oklahoma City, . Okla Seventy-five persons, white groes, have been killed in| outbreak in Tulsa, accordin ephone message to Governd son here today from the c lica at Tulsa. Troops Called Ou Muskogee, Okla.. June ing of the fire siren here to| the city into a pitch of ¢ It was some minutes bef could be restored through | nouncement that the call purpose of calling out { Guards for duty at Tulsa. was mistaken for a riot call Firemen Hampe “We can’t use the equi have. For that reason we asked for more apparatus citles,” R. C. Alder, fire ¢ “It would mean a fireman turn a stream of water o those negro buildings. T us all morning when we: