New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 20, 1921, Page 1

PABLISHED 1870. S FYAN DEGREES | MERIDEN PRIEST ‘SCORES MILITARY RE GIVEN T0 130 ty College 42 Men Are Given Lambsking RAL HONORARY AWARDS n University Gives 10 Hon- Degress and So Does Hart- Institution — Graduation At ms and Vermont. ddletown, June 20.—Degrees in to 120 men and homorary de- to ten were conferred at the egeement exercises in Memorial sleyan university today. Lake received the honor- ree of doctor of laws. academic procession had Prof. R. Hoover as marshal and nor Lake was accompanied by nt. W. A. Shanklin. Honorary Degrees. reciplent of honory degrees W8 follows: Doctor of laws t J. Lake, goverpor; Albert B. fth, State ommission of educa- President Remsen B. Ogilby of ¢ollege; Clinton De Witt of Brooklyn, University r; Willlam Ingraham Haven, York. ° Englishman Honored. or of civil law: Robert Newton § England, (in absentl of divinity: David Brewer vof Boston; Frank Sumner nd of Kingwood, West Va., Lacid Mills of Portland, Ore. r. of humane letters: Henry @ Taylor, of New York city. A14 A. B. Degrees. Ay degrees in course 114 were } ghbuchelor of arts and six arts. Herbert E. Arnold kooRiyn, N. Y. received the high- more. President Shanklin an- the, winners of nonors and partmental awards. Hope to Raise Fund. the ¢close of the exercises the & ent to Fayweather gym- where the alumni luncheon o In the after-dinner speak- [President Shanklin etated that hoped to raise by October the n hundred and' fifty thou- ollars of the three million uni- sendowment. Many had had the amount would be entire- dged by July 1. Prof. Morris 'hrd, rotiring head of the of physics, spoke on the n apirit, and addresses were Judge . W. T. Dunmore, of N. Y., and Dr. Sherwood Eddy President Shanklin Speaks. Présenting the degrees and in- cing: Governor Lake, President lkiin said: ernor of the state of Connecti- mimn of vision and fine purpose your task a standard of con- an jdea of service that places lon in practical politics on plane, accumulating a treas- n The consclousness of the love admiration of ysur fellow citi- B . Meredith he said: \0f Wesleyan, Commissioner of flan of the state of Connecticut, # of the teachers of the common- glorious task in silence per- it because of the power vest- your but because of your learn- high inspiration and ideals j81y admit you to the degree of v offlawn.” l.?rflfllll‘l‘l Pres. Ogilby. sident Ogilby of Trinity college roduced by the following: loquent preacher of the gospel r Lord Jesus Christ, teacher of in the homeland and in the lppines, chaplain in the World $resident of the Trinity college these relations, you throw your into the forward, giving your- n inspiring service.'” Trinity’s Exercises June 20.—Commence- t Trinity college saw a fn Alumnl hall much fan that In many years. It first commencement under gept Remsen B. Ogilby. The academic procession pre- the exercises Degrees in twere conferred upon 32 men, 30 received the bachelor of yeo and two masters of art B® honorary degrees conferred An follows: jor of arts. jord, and ord. er of sclence: Alexander ric Co or of music: ot Harttord. ptor of sclence: y of New York. tor of Laws: Vittorio Rolandl ambassador from Italy to the d States. ptor of divinity: bishop of Delaware; Js of Shanghai, China; Mvan, Lynn, Mass. Edward Charles E. Milligan, Chase, Magnus Wash- of the General John Spencer Col. Willlam Rt. Rev. Philip Rev. J. W. Rev. E. Willlams Graduation. pstown, Mass.,, June 20.— college at its 127th annual ment today recognized onorary degrees men who have distinction in flelds of peace hers whose undergraduate life TRAINING IN HIGH SCHOOL COURSE Deplores Militaristic Tendency—Says H. S. is Poor Boys’ College and Should Not Become Plaything of Faddists. Meriden, June 20.—Speaking at the graduation exercises of St. Rose's Parochial school, the Rev. Dr. John ale, rector, yesterday, expressed re- gret that the local school authorities had decided to add R. O. T. C. work to the High school curriculum next year. He said: “Every child that was able to walk Germany was a soldier, all the in the schools were of mili- in games tary character, and the world knows MILITARY HONORS ARE ACCORDED REMAINS OF PRIVATE J. R. LINTON FINE OF-$200 METED OUT TO MAIN ST. MAN John Laurence Pays Penalty For Violation of Liquor Laws. Acting Judge Willlam F. Mangan found John Laurence, owner of a Main street place of business, guilty of keeping liquor with intent to sell, when Laurence was arraigned before him in police court this morning. A fine of $200 and costs was imposed. Bonds In case of an appeal were fixed at $300. Laurence was arrested June 6 following a raid on his place. He was originally charged on three separate counts, namely, selling a half pint of liquor to Anna Romanchik for $2; keeping liquor with intent to sell and having been previously fined on a liquor charge, this being his second offense. He was represented by Lawyer Stanley J. Traceskl. Mrs. Romanchik, whose home is in Beckley, came to this city on the afternoon of June 6, she testified, and went to Laurence's place where she claimed to have purchased liquor -at other times. Her husband and a brother-in-law were with her. Her husband had previously purchased a half pint bottle, empty, and had given it to Sergeant A. J. Richardson. Ser- geant Richardson placed somé dis- tinguishing marks on the flask and re- turned it to Romanchik, giving him $3 with which to purchase whiskey. The sergeant waited at the corner of Main and Commercial streets while Romanchik went into the Laurence place, which is in the Stanley build- Ing. He returned in 10 minutes with the bottle filled. Sergeant Richardson then took Sergeant W. C. Hart and Patrolman Patrick O'Mara into the pice. Police- man O'Mara vaulted the bar but found ne traces of liquor. Going down the cellar steps he met Adolph Lozik coming up with a large glass of what appeared to the policeman to be whis- key. He made a grab for it and a tus- sle ensued during which the contents of the glass were spoiled. The glass smelled strongly of liquor and a taste (Continued on /Eleventh Page.) EXERCISES AT YALE Today's Program Is Given Over to Those Who Will Receive Their Di- plomas on Wednesday. New Haven, June given over to the Yale men who will be graduated at the commencement exercises in Woolsey hall on Wednes- day. The class exercises of the Shef- fleld Scientific school were held in Hillhouse avenue this forepoon, and those of the academic class on the old campus this afternoon. The alumni luncheon of the Yale law school waa held iIn commons. Judge Henry Wade Rogers of the U. 8. Court of Appeals, a speaker, made his last appearance as a member of the school faculty as his resignation becomes effective with the close of this university year. Edward G. Buck- land, '89. president of the Law School Alumni association, presided, and Dean Swift briefly reviewed the work of the year. The other speaker was Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo of the court of appeals of New York. 20.—Today was 2,250,000 IN New York, Juna 20.—British gold valued at two million, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars arrived to- day on the Celtic, consigned to local bankers. GOLD. FRESH AIR FUND 1S SWELLED TO for the “Kiddies the fresh air institu- at Burlington, today to- talled $82.80, bringing the grand total received thus far up to $215.80. Lest the pub- lic forget the purpose of this camp, $5 is enough to keep one child at the camp for one week. The idea is to build up the children who have frail Donationa Kamp," tion short by service in war. Sev- B the latter were posthumous inecluded : bodies, and the same time give them an outing in the fresh alr. The acknowledgment of receipts to date: Brevio 1 the result. The high school is the poor boy's college and it should not be made the plaything of the wealthy faddist. It is nothing less than crim- inal to look upon school children as fit subjects for experimentatign and to force them to spend preciouifghours in pursuits that would be o avail to them in after life.” Dr. Neale quoted ex-Presiffent Taft in advising schools to get back to the essentials of education. Office Associates and Com- rades in Arms Attegd in Uniform — Maple Street Neighbors Hang Flags At Half Mast. Military funeral honors were ac- corded the remains of Private James Russell Linton this affernoon fol- lowing services at the State Armory where the body had been lying in state since this morning. A large del- egation of comrades of the deceased soldier turned out in uniform, includ- ing members of the Stanley Works office force who were in the service. Mr. Linton was the first employe of that concern to pay the supreme sac- rifice. Residents of Maple street, the street upon which the deceased lived, flew flags at half mast today and emblems on City Hall, Central park and the Stanley Works were similarly draped out of respect to the dead goldier. Services at Armory. Rouillard-Linton post of the Sol- diers, Sailors and Marines’ associa- tion, in whose honor the post was named, was in charge of the military service. Church rites were presided over by Rev. Lyman S. Johnson and Rev. A. B. Taylor, at the State Armory. During the service Mrs. Mer- win Tuttle sang “Abide With Me.” The casket, drapped in a flag was (Continued on Eleventh Page.) EXPRESS IS DERAILED AND LOCAL MAN HURT Boston-New York Train is Wrecked At Water- ville Station. Waterbury, June 20.—One passen- ger was seriously hurt and two others slightly injured today when the Bos- ton-New York express due here at noon was derailed at Waterville sta- tion, north of here. Four of the five steel cars jumped the rails and tore up the roadbed for some distance. There is an em- bankment on the west which slopes down 60 or 70 feet but the train in leaving the irons went toward the east. The coaches remained upright on the roadbed. . The passenger who was reported hurt badly is Harvey Voreonian of New Britain, who is thought to have a broken leg. He was brought to the Waterbury hospital. The train, No. 45, consists of two day coaches, parlor car, a malil car and a combination coach. The cause of the accident has not been deter- mined. The train was cverdue here about 15 minutes before the mishap oc- curred. Néew Haven, June 20.—No detailed report on the accident to Train No. 45 from Boston to New York via Wa- terbury had been magle to the gen- eral offices of the New Haven railroad here up till 3 p. m. It was stated that a number of passengers were reported to have been shaken up. The mate- rial damage to the train was not con- sidered of consequence. RETIRED POLICEMAN DIES Bernard Cahey, One Time Captain of Police Force in Waterbury, Dies Suddenly. Waterbury, June 20.—Bernard Cahey, a retired captain of the Wa- terbury police department, died sud- denly at his home this morning. He was about as usual yesterday but was stricken with a shock early this morn- ing. He had spent the winter # Cal- ifornia returning a few weeks ago. His active police service was contin- uous from February 9, 1894 to Feb- ruary 6, 1918. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in the navy, ————e 3 YR. OLD CHILD KILLED. Danbury, June 20.—John Quinn. 3 years old toddled onto the New Haven railroad tracks near his home here today and was struck by an express train from New York, dying in the Danbury hospital soon after- BASEBALL PLAYERS |NEW HAVENMANIS |ZABOR PUT ON TRIAL MON. 18 Indicted Athletes and Gamb- lers to Have Hearing REPORT BURNS “SQUEALING” Rumor is That Former Big Leaguer Has Made Complete Statement to State Prosecution—Does Not Ap- pear Today. Chicago, June 20.—Chief Justice Charles A. McDonald today assigned the trial of 18 former baseball players and gamblers, charged with conspiracy to “throw’ the 1919 world series, to Judge Hugo Friend who an- nounced he would set the case for next Monday. Benjamin Franklin of St. Louis who,swith Chrl Zork, a St. Louis jqmanufacturer is accused of conc ng the scheme may be given a se| te trial, as he is reported con- fined ® his bed by illness. In addition to Zork and Franklin the defendants are: Eddie Cicottee, Claud Williams, Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg, Oscar Felsch, Fred McMullin, Chick Gandil, Hal Chase and Bill Burns, all former baseball players; Joseph J. Sullivan, Rachael Brown, Abe Attell, Louis and Ben Levi and David Zeiser. Chase May Escape Hal Chase also may escape trial for the present as he has never been ar- raigned here. He was arrested in Cali- ifornia. but released on a writ of habeas corpuus. The state is not cer- tain that Abe Attell, former prize- fighter, who has been fighting extradi- tion from New York will be here for the trial. Rumors have been current for several days that Bill Burns has made a complete statement to the state, and when his name was called today and he failed to respond Judge George F. Barrett, special prosecutor remarked: “That's all right.” REGOVER STOLEN GOODS Meriden Man Finds Tin Box With Cohen’s Property in It—Were Taken Last Thursday. The Meriden police last night notified the local police, that a Mr. McMahon residing at 25 Butler avenue, that city, had found a tin box In his yard with' 5 shares of stock of the Workingmen's Investment association, 18 postal sav- ings notes, 8 bank books, and 4 re- ceipts for Liberty Bonds, with the names of Samuel, Tillie and Rose Cohen of 26 Willow street, this city. The above articles were stolen from the Cohen home last Thursday by a sneak thief. Hyman Gitlivitz, who conducts a garage at the corner of Elm and Sey- mour streets, reported to the police to- day that the place had been entered during the night. He did not know as to whether or not anything was miss- ing. DE VALERA RE-ELECTED His Secretary, Harry Boland, An- nounces That He Is Once More People’s Choice in Ireland. New York, June 20.—Eamonn de Valera has been re-elected president of the “Irish republic,” it was an- nounced today by his secretary, Harry Boland. Mr. Boland also stated that Sean O’Ceallaigh, former Irish “envoy’’ to Paris, had been elected speaker of Dail Eireann, legislative body of the Sinn Fein government. O’Ceallaigh is president of the Gaelic league and belongs to the mod- erate wing of the Sinn Fein. ON TRIAL FOR MURDER Michigan-Man Is Accused of Having ) Given Poison to His Sweetheart— Denies Accusation. Corunna, Mich., June 20.—Selection of a jury to try Forest Higgins, 22, on a charge of killing Lucy Wittum, 19, whs begun in circuit court here today. He is accused of having given her poison on learning that she was in deli- cate condition. The body was found by a train crew along the railroad tracks near the ad- Jjoining farms of the Higgins and Wit- tum families April 1. It lay in a ditch, face downward, with mud and gra: clutched in both hands. Higgins ad- mitted having met her at the place the night before and asserted she took the poison after learning thei marriage would have to be postponed. He saw her fall into the ditch, he added, but fled from the scene and made no report to the authorities for fear he would be blamed for her death. He disclaimed knowledge of how she obtained the poison. TO HELP THE PHILIPPINES Washington, June 20.—The house passed today a bill authorizing the Philippine government to increase the limit of indebtedness from fifteen million dollars to thirty million dol- lars. Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CEN FEDERATION RANKS | ARRESTED IN GITY| SPLIT ON CHOICE OF NEW LEADER—LEWIS SEEKS JO Had Been Sought by Authorities Since 1914 HE FACES SERIOUS CHARGE Assault With Intent to Kill, is Com- plaint Against Tim—Trouble Oc- cured in Saloon Seven Years Ago— In Vicinity All the Time. After successfully eluding the Newl Haven police for nearly seven years, Vincenzo De Lucia, alias “Jimmy’ De Lucia, was arrested here today by Detective Sergeant A. J. Richardson,! on a warrant issued in 1914 by the Elm city police. De Lucia is chargeds with assault with intent to kill. The New Haven police were notified this afternoon of the capture of De Lucia, and an officer will arrive here late today to take the prisoner back. According to De Lucia’s story, he and some companions were in a New Haven saloon on the night of the alleged trouble, and were en- gaged in a game of cards when in came Vincenzo Buccini who had the reputation of being somewhat of a gambler. As De Lucia told Sergeant Richardson this afternoomn, Buccini had been a loser at cards on the day previous to the affair, and he was in a troublesome mood. Guns Are Drawn. Some words passed between the men, and guns were drawn and firad with the result that Buccini fell to the floor with a wound. He later recovered in a New Haven hospital. De Lucia left New Haven at once, going to Bridgeport. He later lived at Southington, Plainville and Wal- lingford, and four years ago he took up his residence in this city. It was while investigating another case that Sergeant Richardson found that De Lucia was living at the home of Mrs. Rose Naples at 66 Cherry street. He communicated with the New Haven police, and the arrest of De Lucia resulted. AGREE ON 44-HOUR WEEK. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June 20.+— The 44-hour week became effective today in all the union printing plants in Saratoga county. The agreement was reached by arbitration. JUR MASKED BANDITS ROB BANK MESSENGER Make Good Their Escape in Center of Phila.—Loot $5,000 to $10,000. Philadelphia, June 20. — Four masked auto bandits held up Fred- erick Myers, a runner for the Mutual Trust Co, here today and seized a bag contained between five thousand and ten thousand dollars. Myeds fired after the fleeing bandits who es- caped with the money Bank officials said thé bag also contained securities, but the amount was not stated. As is his custom, Myers left the uptown branch of the company with the Saturday night deposits_to take them to the company’s smain offce in the downtown section. As he reached the corner of Somerset street and Germantown avenue a busy spot, he was approached by three men. The tallest of the three pointed a pistol in his face and exclaimed: “I want that” Myers backed off and seeing all three men armed re- leased his grip on the leather bag. Nearby stood a large green car with one man at the steering wheel. The three men ran to the car with the bag and drove off rapidly before any of the startled witnesses to the robbery could interfere. Myers drew a pistol and fired” shots after the men and at leds of the bullets hit the machine. The bandits disappeared in direction of the center of the and an hour later the machine found abandoned at 19th and Market streets. It had been stolen form a resident in the northern part of the city. British Exporation Party Sends Message Vancouver, B. C., June 20.—The British Imperial Antarctic expedition, which sailed from England last Sep- tember, landed on Graham Island at latitude 64.50 souhern longtitude 62.4% west on January 12th, said a dispatch today to the Vancouver Sun from the Sydney -(Australia) Herald. The ex- pedition found rich seal and penguin colonies at Enrood Bay. 10,000 Hard Coal Men Go Out On Strike Today ‘Wilkes-Barre, Pa., June 20.—Neas- 1y 10,000 anthracite mine workers em- ployed by the Pennsylvania Coal com- pany went on strike today, claiming the company is not paying wages in accordance with the agreement signed last year. Company officials declare the strike is illegal and will fight it to the end. HERE LOW FOR 1920 But More Than One Out of Every Ten Babies Born In This City Die. New Britain was a good place for adults to live during the year 1920, from the viewpoint of health, and a bad place for babies, according to the vital statistics arranged for compari- son with other cities by Miss Sarah J. Baker, of the Visiting Nurse associa- tion, for The Herald. Tuberculosis caused fewer deaths here than in the cities of Stamford and Waterbury which are taken for the purposes of comparison. There was one baby born here for every 34 persons living in this cit: one for every 36 persons in Water- bury and one for every 39 in Stam- ford. Out of every thousand inhabitants of this city 10.9 die, whereas the gen- eral average in the state is 136 persons, in Stamford 13.3 and in Wa- terbury 13.4 persons. Figuring the deaths from tubercu- losis per 100,000, 118.5 die in the state, 88.1 in Stamford, 87.4 in Wa- terbury and only 73.2 in New Brit- ain. In this city, figuring the population as 60,109, 659 persons died in 1920, while there were 1,763 births. Of the deaths 178 were of babies under the age of one year, 33 were from pulmonary tuberculosis and five from other tuberculosis. There were 83 deaths of children between the ages of 1 and 5 years. The number of deaths of babies in the state, per 1,000 in 1920 was 92.9; in Stamford 93.5, in Waterbury 102.8 and in New Britain 100.9. There were 34,097 births in the state of which. Stamford, with a pop- ulation of 40,635 had 1,048 and Wa- terbury 2,5676. Of the total number of deaths in the state, 18,928, Stam- ford had 540 and Waterbury 1,239. ' The 3,145 deaths of babies under 1 year.in the state include Stamford’'s 98 and Waterbury's 265. Stamford's 28 deaths from plumonary tubercu- losis and Waterbury’s 66 are includ- ed in-the 1,440 who died from this disease in the state. In New Britain there are ten Pub- lic Health nurses, 7 being under the Visiting Nurse association, 2 under the Health Department and one being the school nurse. WAR CAUSE OF INSANITY Dr. J. M. Lee Says That Mental Dis- orders Are Increasing and Blames It on Great Strife. ‘Washington, June 20.—Insanity is on the increase due to the world war and its aftermath, Dr. J. M. Lee, of Rochester, N. Y., declared today before the annual convention here of the American Institute of Homeopathy. “‘Our methods of living, our methods of eating and the general hustle and tendency to worry and brood make for throwing the mental machinery out of gear,”’_he said. He declared that farmers were more susceptible to insanity than any other ‘class because they work hard, worry much and have little recreation. CITY MEETING BOARD Recently Elected Body Will Meet Fri- day Evening, July 1, to Act On Raising Money. Mayor Orson F. Curtis today issued a call for the first meeting of the re- cently elected city meeting board which will be held in the Grammar school auditorium at 8 o'clock on Fri- day evening, July 1. The matters which ‘§ill come up for action will be consideratidn of a $30 000 issue of city notes for the pro- posed comfort station; $175,000 in sewer bonds, and $100,000 in street bonds, “Dry” Norway Has 23,705 Drunkenness Arrests Christiana, June 20.—Norway is supposed to be a *“dry” country but no fewer than 23,705 persons were arrested last year for being drunk and 34,588 other arrests were made for sundry misdemeanors traceable to the effects of intoxicants it is shown in official statistics. New Haven Woman With Dr. Grenfell’s Party Boston, June 20—A volunteer group of nine women was on the way today to the wilds of Labrador to join the forces of Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, med- ical missionary. They left here last night. The party -includes Miss Mary Wheeler, New Haven, Conn. r SEVERAL HUNDRED IRISH COLLEENS ARRIVE IN TU. 8. WANT TO BE MOVIE STARS, | GENERAL DEATH RATE _|President OF United Workers Will Oppc Samuel Gompers, Announces Early T Afternoon - — Convention is in Throes Disruption Over Varig Conflicting Opinions Important Matters.. _ . Denver, Colo., June 20.—John Lewis, president of the United ‘Workers today announced his c: dacy for president of the Ame: Federation of Labor in oppositio Samuel Gompers. “I have decided to permit my n to be submitted to the conven as a candidate for the presidencs the American Federation of b was the brief announcement mads Mr. Lewis. He declined to make further statement. 3 7 Gompers’. Statement. ', President Gompers announcsd he would be a candidate for the election in the following stater “The delegates to the com will determine who shall be“th ficers and if they see fit to re-¢ their president ‘they will have’ opportunity. My name will go bej the convention and ‘it will not withdrawn." Second Week’s Session. Denver, Colo., June 20.—Faced one of the most strenuous pro in its history, the American tion of Labor today opened the ond week of its annual convention| The Irish question; the 1 problem, determination of ‘future lation\\gith the European trade u: movement, jusisdictional disputes many other matters were sched for acion. ‘Whether President Samuel G pers would be opposed for. ci by John L. Lewis, president of United Mine Workers, had not Y definitely léarned when the me opened, While “President Gompers and ministration forces have not Dublic recognition of the opp si they have made plans to meet & test and are awaiting the next m of the mine workers’ leader,. *Split' Over Ireland. .The complicated situation 0 over the split between the two ions of Irish sympathizers. is ed to be disposed of today or tol row when the resolutions com brings in its report. ‘The ' comm! is said to have decided fo reject resolution urging boycott . of B made goods and report favorably iess drastic resolution of symp the Irish cause and calling for re nition, of the “Irish republic.” / Supporters of the boyocott' re tion who declare it the “official lution of the Irish republic,”” they will carry the fight to the fi the convention, in an eqort to o hrow the committee’s report if unfavorable. Machinists® Plans, The international association of chinists has announced its dete tion to seek to have the committee pudiate the action of the execu; council in severing relations with international federation of unions. The association has sub ted a resolution declaring the couj to re-affiiate the federation wi European labor movemen. 3 The request of the Un Brotherhood of Maintenance of W Employes and Railway Shop La} ers for reinstatement in the Fed tion has the full support of the road organizations. Carpenters Have Kick. The carpenters union has annou ed its intention of co-operating the building trades unions in figh against the reinstatement. The question of putting into eff the federation’s railroad program ¢j ing for ‘government control democratic operation” is expecte be one of the major issues. Fire in Portsmouth Does $150,000 Dams Portsmouth, N. H., June 20.: locomotives were destroyed and 4 others badly damaged in a fire at Boston and Maine railroad rou house today. Officials placed loss on the building and rolling std at about one hundred and fifty thq sand dollars. Trains on the line of the Portland division and the southern division were de for a time. Wesleyan’s. B: all Captain to Be Middletown, June 20.—Ap] of Charles T. Bateman of Somes N. J. ' as Wesleyan baseball cos for next year, was approved by Fauver of the physical ing department today. He ‘will ‘s be an assistant in the depart RUN