New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1921, Page 1

2 Toe > ESTABLISHED 1870. IRISH QUESTION REACHES NEW CRISIS AS DE VALERA REFUSES BRITISH OFFERS Deadlock Is Reached, Although Door To Future Negotations Has Been Left Wide Open Sinn Fein Against Dominion Rule, Insisting Upon Full . Independence, — Suggests Treaty of Association.' Lendon, Aug. 15.—England today faced a crucial period in tho negotia- tions looking to the establishment of Peace in Ireland. The action of the British government yesterday in mak- ing public letters exchanged between Premier Lloyd George and Eamon de Valera, Irish republican leader, show- ed the people that a virtual deadlock existed and .aithough the door was declared to have been left open for further parleys, it was apparent that the situation was one of considerable gravity. Are Awaited. Reports from Dublin which might indicate what the Irish republicans would de to counter the unexpected thove of the government in giving the 4 correspondents to the press were anx- lously awsited. It appeared the next step should be made in that city, as Mr. Lloyd George lterally “laid his cards on the table"” yesterday and it seemed that Mr. De Valera and his colleagues must meet the situation thus created. Whether they would issue a state- ment tnday or would wait until the opening ' of the Irish republican par- v. lament tomorrow was uncertain. The 9 EMERY PAYS GLOWING TRIBUTE T0 GEN. FOCH Predicts Marshall of France Will Be Given Great Reception in U. S. Tarbes, France, Aug. 15. (By Asso- ciated Press)-—A tablet to commemor- ate the achievements of Marshal Foch, was placed today on the house = here where Marshal Foch was born, by the 250 members of the American Legion who came to/France for the dedication of the monument to the American ex- peditionary force, presented to the United States by the inhabitants of Flirey and iiberated Lorraine. Major John G. Emery, national com- mander of the American Legion paid tribute to Marshal Foch’s accomplish- ments in the war as ‘‘worthy of intim- ate comparison with those of the great Napoleon’” and also laid stress on the post war work of the marshal. *“The world will owe him a more per- manent debt,”” Major Emery declared, ‘‘because of his understanding ‘that through progress is made in the devel- opment of friendly relations- between peoples, rather than in strife, nd mat- ter how victorious.” Major Emery prophesized that the welcome to Marshal Foch in the United States when he attends sthe ‘national convention of the American Legion in Kansas City in October next “‘will stand forth as the most signal tribute of respect and affection our country ever has given an honored guest.” “Five million who bore arms each : expecting to serve France,” Major Em- ery said, ‘‘will get a particular thrill lin the reception of the great French- $2,035,090.10 and $9 Hartford, Aug. 15.—The state treas- urer and the state comptroller have prepared for the printer their reports of the receipts and expenditures of the for the fiscal year ending June 30, The receipts amounted to $17,248,- 834.65 and the expenditures to $19,- 288,022.05. The deficit at the close of the year was_$2,039,187.40. The deficit at the close of the fiscal |year of 1920 was $4,284,688.81 but that amount include bonds to the amount of $2,500,000 for the soldiers” {relief ‘fund. The receipts include the following items: Motor vehicle department $2,035,- 090.10 and $91,682.78 from fines im- posed by courts; inheritance tax, $1,855,856.34, a falling off of a little more than $132,000 from the previous year. The income tax from corpora- Motor Vehicle Department Receipts Are Largest, Totalling 1,682.78 From Fines. tions yielded a revenue of $2,944,- 7837.19 or a little more than $1,100,100 over that of 1920, The steam rail- roads paid $1,750,000 or $234,000 | more than they paid the state in 1920. The Mutual Life Insurance companies paid $437,708.40 or about $3,000 less than they paid the previous year. The state tax @s the same as that of 1920, $1,750,000. The Mutual Fire Ins. companies added the sum of $4,961 to the receipts of the state of $82, less than last year. The stock insurance companies $352,533.13 while last year they paid $475,049.15; and the tele- phone and telepragh companies $372,- 621.45 or a trifle over $63,000 more than they paid in 1920. The bonded debt of the state was $14,291,100 exactly the same as it was in 1920. The state paid in inter- est .on the bonded debt and loans $461,804. LAWYER TO DEFEND BIG BILL EDWARDS OUT AS COLLECTOR Is Succeeded By Frank K. Bowers As Official At Port of New York. New York, Aug. 15.—William H. (Big BU) Rdwards retired today as collector of internal revente for thé richest district in the wcountry hav- ing harvested almosk $5,000,000,000 for Uncle Sam during fuor years and four months in office. Céremonies were held in his office at the custom house to bid- him good bye and wal- come his repubMcan successor, Frank putpose of,the precipitate action of | man who has become one of the great|K. Bowers. the government in making public the British proposals and the demands of the IrisB 'républicans had not bee; disclosed, but it would appear th the preinier sought to lay the Irish problem before the country on the eve of the meeting of the Dail Eireann. ;" Gayernment Terms. Thelgovernment terms were, in brier,&s follows: Doptinion status for Ireland, with complete autonomy in financial mat- 5 ters,; but, witheut: or trade. ve- She e PR and police but her territorial forces / .would be kept within “reasonable e b Yreland would maintain her own .. postal system, but would grant Eng- 7 land air defense and communication facilities. TFreland woyld have con- trol of her own educational and in- dustrial affairs, but the British navy would maintain its hold of the seas around the island. A share of the United Kingdom’s debt would be as- sumed by Ireland the exact amount to be fixed by arbitration. i De -Valera’s Reply. Mr. - de Valera, in reply, demanded full independence for Ireland and sug- gested a treaty of association with the 7" British commonwealth group. Trea- ' ties regarding trade and limitation of armaments were urged by the Irish ‘republican chieftain together with mutual agreements as to air, railway and other communications. The Us- ster problem would be left to the Irish, themselves, for solution, Mr. De Vi declaring that the ‘“‘employ- Pl mfl‘.e( torce was not contemplated.” The Daily Telegraph likewise re- ed to believe Ireland would , de- i ly reject the South African premiler’s “masterly and impressive case for acceptance of the govern- ment's proposals” and said a way still remainéd open for the 'introduction at the meeting of the Dail Eireann on Tuesday of “the saving element of practical statesmanship into the ne- gotiations of the Irish side.” Not the Last Word. The Daily Express declared its be- Hef that Mr. De Valera was having trouble with the ‘extremists of his party, and ventured to predict his reply was not the last word from Dublin. It asserted that Premier ' Lloyd George's ‘“generous proposals” would have a favorable effect upon the great body of the Irish people. ‘The newspaper thought some changes in detail might still be possible, but agreed with other newspapers that the government’s proposals must be England’s last word, adding ““and they ought to satisfy every reasonable as- piration of the Irish race.” Mr, De Valera’s letter rejecting the government's offer in the opinion of the Daily Chronicle “revealed many hands and two tendencies,” one hos- tile' to peace, and the other practical and favorable and recognizing there was something to negotiate.” “The hostile tendency,” the news- paper continued ‘“seems to have won the upper hand in the ceuncil which Arafted Mr. De Valera’s letter, but it " remains to be seen whether [Irish public opinion and the opinfon of the Dail Eireann will confirm _that supremacy.” Supports Lioyd George. The Daily Mail said Premier Lloyd _4George would “have the sympathy of his country behind him in the atti- tude he had taken.” The Daily Herald, representing the socialist labor view, declared, the Britisn offer was ‘‘essentially short of the just and logical Irish demand, and ereated a deadlock which causes us to look to the future with anxiety and dgead. This newspaper will stand the Irish, whatever decision they reach, byt it hopes the Dail Eireann, in order.to save lives and bring m ‘will: be able to accept some- 5 than Ireland’s due.” moral and ethical leaders of the world.” COUNCIL ACTION [LLEGAL New london’s Vote For Added Ap- propriation For New Bridge Declar- ed Void by Oorporation Counsel. New London, Aug- 15.--The action of New London’'s common col | st the special meeting voting by six o five &ial appropriation of $12,600 addi- tional for'an appropriation to erect a new bridge in Crystal -&venue over which the new trolley line from Gro- ton over the state highway bridge must pass, has been declared void by the corporation counsel as a two thirds vote on special appropriations is required. Protests of two or three fishermen, upheld by the war depart- ment, prevented the closing of the upper end of Winthrop Cove aboue this bridge, which would have en- abled tne- city to make needful im- provements at about $12,000 less ex- pense. Opposition to the special ap- propriation in the council was based on grounds of economy as it would have 19 be charged against next year's taxes. 2 INCENDIARISH SUSPECTED Home of Police Chief at Groton Destroyod—Alarm Broken and Well Ropes Are Found Cut. New London, Aug. 15.—The de- struction by fire of the home of Po- lice Captain George O. Vincent of Groton borough early Sunday morn- ing was apparently the work of an incendiary. Efforts to sound an alarm failed to get any response from the alarm system. The well rope on the premises was cut. There had been no fire in the stove for several days and no one had, been smoking on the premises for many hours. When the fire apparatus arrived a half hour after the blaze started, after being called by a messenger, the house was nearly destroyed as well as all its contents, even to the captain’s uni- form. Mrs. Vincent and two children were taken out of a second story win- dow by a neighbor who found a lad- der. Mr. Vincent was not at home. $2,500,000 Worth of ' Cars Stolen in 6 Mos. New York, Aug. 15.—Automobile thefts, 'in New York - have almost doubled in the last six months, accord- 'z to police figures for the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, made public today. Since February 20, 2,491 cars valued at $2,500,000 have been ctolen. Falls Under Express Train, His Leg Cut Off New London, Aug. 15.—Antone Di Bragga of Stonington is at Lawrence hospital here as a result of having his left leg cut off when he fell under an-express train while alighting at his home town Saturday night before the train stopped. TO TRY TO “COME-BACK”. St. Paul, Aug. 15.—Johnny (Kew- pie) Ertle, St. Psaul Bantamweight boxer who retired several years ago, will launch. his ‘“come-back” in Sioux Oity, Ia., on Labor Day it was announced today. His opponent will be either Johnny Ritchie of Chicago or Frankie Mason o NOVELIST DIES TODAY. Newburyport, Mass.,, Aug. 15.— Mrs. Harriet Presscott | Spofford, novelist and poet, died at her home on Deer Island early today. “I hops you make a much better collector than I ‘have - been,” the former Prinoton football star told Mr. Bowers. Then casting a glance in the direction of feet hidden from his eyes by a waist line of great circum- ference Mr. Edwards added: “But’ you will never make a big: igor collector.” ut.ummmsx" ter from Woodrow Wilson c ‘o ask - ment as collector. You.have entire- ly tulfilled my" expéctations and my most corddal friendship will always follow you.” FIRE BREAKS OUT AGAIN Further Damage is Done to Plant of Atlantic Refining Company at Point Breeze Near Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Aug. 15.—Fire which yesterday caused the death of five persons and the injury of nearly a score of others at Point Breeze plant of the Atlantic Rfg. Co. broke out again shortly before noon today. Three alarms summoned X Wweary firemen back from the fire houses 1o which they had returned only a few hours previously to combat a roar- ing pillar' of flame shooting 100 feet into the air from a sewer fed by 20,- 000 gallons of oil by-products. All of this it was feared, would be des- troyed, adding several thousand dol- lars to the estimated loss of $1,000.- 000., The Second blaze was extinguished. after it had burned about two hours, It was confined to the sewer contain- ing the oil by-products. NEW REPUBLIC FORMED Magyar and Jugo-Slavs. in .South- western Hungary Said to Have Formed New Govt. of Their Own. Belgrade, Aug. 15 (By Alssociated Press).—Magyar and Jugo-Slav ele- ments in southwestern Hungary held a_ monster meeting at Funfkirchen (Pecs) a hundred miles south of Budapest last night and it is report- ed that the republic of Baranya (the name of the province of which Pecs is the capital) has been proclaimed, with the presidency offered to Count Karolyl. Floating Bar Reality, Customs Officials Say Boston, Aug. 15.—Three customs in- spectors returned today from Mar- thas Vineyard and New Bedford where they went to investigate the alleged rym running activities of the former fishing schooner Arethusa. They said they found positive evi- dence the vessel had been moored off No Man’s Land. “TWO BITS”” RETURNS. Idaho Falls, Idaho, Aug. 15.—The “two bit'’ piece came back into its own here when the largest restaurant in the city announced ‘“ham and eggs” back at the old pre-war price. Other price cuts that attracted the hungry ones at the ‘“‘two bit’’ price were *‘beef and gravy'’ and pork chobs; prices for all these had been 50 cents. KING PETER VERY ILL. aWshington, Aug| 15.—The condi- tion of King Peter of Serbia con- tinues to be very serious and he is still anconscious according to a mes- sage today from Belgrade to the Ser. bian legation here. / FORMER WIFE WHO ONCE SPURNED HIM FOR MAN MURDERED Rev. W. A. Burch Also Goes to His Son, Accused in Los Angeles Murdper Mys- tery._r_ 1 Los Angeles, Aug. 15.—When Mrs. : Heral‘d “Ads” Meln Better Busines ALTER RELIEF PLAN CONSULT MAYOR OR, ZOWIEY Aumericans Will”Distribute Food OFF WIIL GO MEIR HEADS or Russia Will Get None NEGOTIATIONS ARE HELD UP United Stdtes Gives Prompt and Defi- nite Reply to Quibbling of Soviets Over Method of Handing Out Food for Starving. & Washington, Aug. 15.—Conditions laid down at Riga by the American Relief Administration for famine, re- lief work in Russia will not be varied from the principle of Am#€rican con- trol of distribution in Russia, Sec- retary HoovVer said today. Deadlock Is Reached. Riga, Aug. 15, (By Associated Press).—A deadlock was reached to- day in the negotiations' relative to American relief for Russia’s ‘famine sufferers between the American reliet administration and Maxim Litvinor, acting on behalf of soviet famine re. lief committee. Action by Washing- ton and Moscow Wwill be necessary to decide the issue. ‘Whether the American relief ad- administration and Maxim Litvinoff, of its.usual methods and permit the soviets greater control of the per- sonnel and distribution of American food than has been granted any oth- er country which has been aided has been put up to' Herbert Hoover, head of thc relief administration by Wal- ter Lyman Brown, European director of the administration.” Pending a re- ply from :Mr. -Hoover the -conferees Madelynne Obenchdin is taken into court today to answer to a murder charge .invelving the ‘death heré Aug- ust 5 of J. Belton Kennedy, broker, Ralph 8. Obenchain, her former hus- band willi be sitting at the counsél’s ta- ble as her attorney. Mr, . Obenchain arrived here yester- day and after a conference in private with the prisoner emphatically declared Himself sure of his former wife's in- nocence. On. the same train from the east was the Rev. William A. Burch of Evans- ton, 1., who came to be at the side of his' son, Arthur C. Burch, friend of Mrs. Obenchain and the dead man, also facing arraignment on the same charge. The two principals in the cass will meet in court for the first time since eir who became involved in gradually ac- cumulating evidence ' supplied by in- vestigators, was arrested in LasVegas, Nevada, on his way east the day: fol- lowing the shooting. Mr. Obenchain had little to say con- cerning his talk with his former wife. He said he tried to cheer her up and assured her of his determination to fight for her despite the fact, he said, that she had once turned from him to receivé the love of the young broker who was slain and for whose death Dis- trict Attorney Thomas Lee Woolwine expects hér to account at the trial Ask Extension of Time. ! Burch and Mrs. Obenchain asked for an extension of time in which to plead. They were granted until August 22. Miss' Thelma Smith, cousin of Mrs. Obenchain, told newspapermen today she was prepared to testify for the de- fense at the trial. She said she kmew that Kennedy wished to miarry Mrs. Obenchain and that she knew of her own knowledge recent occasions when he had pressed his suit. The district attorney’s office has announced as its theory in the case that it was . Mrs. Obenchain who was urging the mar- WIRELESS MAN DIES Vance H. Nelson of Whtneyville One of First to Catch S O S Calls From Titanic Away Back in 1912, New Haven, Aug. 15.—Vance H. Nelson, 31, who died at his home in ‘Whitneyville today from the effects of an operation was one of the earliest amateur radio operators in this sec- tion. When the Titanic hit an ice- berg, in 1912 and sent out distress calls Nelson caught the messages and notified local newspapers. He was also considered an expert in operation of gas engnes and was so rated by the government durnz Nelson’s war serv- ice. Final Vote On Tolls .To Be Taken October 10 ‘Waskington, Aug. 15. — Agreement for a final vote October 10 on Sena- tor Borah’s bill, providing free tolls for American ships passing through the Panama canal was reached today by the senate. . GOOD ROADS BILL PASSED. Washington, Aug. 15.—The federal good roads bill was favorably report- ed to the senate today and effort will be made to pass it before recess. GREEKS OPEN G™JENSIVE. Smyrna, Aug. 15 (By Associated Press).—The Greeks have begun a second offensive against the Turkish Nationalists who are retiring rapidly ftowards the Sakaria niver without offering resistance. e * THE WEATHER —o Hartford, Aug. 15.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Tuesday. will discuss minor points, but Litvin- off, it is understood, will stand firm in his refusal to sign someof = the American conditions unless ordered to do so by the Moscow government. * FREIGHT RATES 700 HIGH L. C. C. Recommends, However, Reduc- tion on Livestock—Grain Prices Also Said To Be High. Washington, .Aug. 15.—Freight rates on livestock in. western and mountain Pacific territory were found by the in- han 50 cents a hundred- pounds, ‘Washington, Aug. 15.-—Rate experts statisticians and economists were on hand today to testify before the inter- state commerce commission as to the necessity for reductions in freight rates on grain products and hay in the west- ern states. Twenty states, :through their railroad commissions have join- ed with organizations and bankers in urging the reductions on the grounds that present rates are so high as to make it impossible for the producers to realize a reasonable profit from theiri products. - YOUTHFUL ROBBERS HELD 16 Year Old Boys, Arrested For Try- ing to Rob New London Store,. to Face Superior Court. New London, Aug. 15.—Herbert Hanson and Frank Codowski, 16 years old youths of Montville, were bound over to the criminal superior court this morning on charge of at- tempting to rob - Smith’s grocery Friday night, when it was left in charge of Smith's young daughter. One of the boys seized her about the waist while the other pointed what she thought was a revolver at her. She recognized one youth and when she called his name both fled. They told Justice Smyddy they attempted the robbery because they lagked food. ‘LITLE GIRL IS e Crushed to Death When Wagon in ‘Which She Is Riding in Columbia Is Struck By An Autgmobile. \ Columbia, Aug. 15.—Dorothy May Taylor, aged 4, riding in a wagon with an uncle, Elliott Stiles of Andover, was fatally hurt today after an auto- mobile hit the vehicle. The child was thrown from her seat and in fronmt of the machine. P. M. Davey .of Simsbury, owner, was driving the car which crushed the child. Mr. Stiles was only slightly hurt. James A. Cav- anaugh of Hartford, whc was passine through took the girl into Williman- tic but death came before the hos- pital was reached. DARING BURGLARY Thieves Rob Waterbury Fur . Store Located Within 300 Yards of Police Station. ‘Waterbury, Aug. 15.—One of the most daring burglaries perpetrated in the history of this city was sucessfully engineered some time Sunday night when burglars entered the fur estab- lishment of Charles B. Roodman, lo- cated directly in the heart of the city and within 300 yards of police head- quarters. The loot carred off by the MEADOW STREET RAZOR WIELDER IS FINED $25 Boarding-House Brawl Has Sequel in Police Court. A free-for-all fight in a boarding house at 15 Meadow street, tenanted by Portuguese negroes, ‘resulted in the appearance of James Mannes before Judge B. W. Alling in police court this morning on a charge of weilding a raz- or and breach of the peace, and Frank Silva and James Lopez on charges of breach of the peace. During the melee Raymond Silva was stabbed in the back and was . taken to the hospital where Dr. Fleming found two wounds, four and five inches respectively, behind the left shoulder. Mannes was fined $25 and costs for his part in the affair while Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. ‘Woods entered nolles in the other two chses. The "trouble occurred shortly before midnight last night. Police Sergeant George C. Ellinger and Patrolman Day- id Moore received a report of a free- for-all braw] and both policemen rushed to the Meadow street home. They found the injured man at the house and arranged for his t rtation to the hospital. ' Shortly afterward Mannes ‘was captured in the back yard of a Li- lac street home. He admitted having taken part in the fracas and implicateq | the -other two men who were then ar- tested. In explanation of the trouble .Silva sald he had requested that Mannes go 'to bBed' since he was intoxicated and (Continued on Sixth i’m.) BREAKS RECORD; ALSO NECK Toledo Motorcyele Racer Sets New Mark for Mile—Half Hour Later Loses His Life. . Toledo, O., Aug. 15.~Less than PEladsr h o T 5 car record for oné mile, covering the distance in 51 1-5 seconds, Albert W. Burns, 27, of Oakiand, Cal., was fa- tally injured, when in the first lap of a 25 mile race at.the fair grounds here yesterday, a fellow rider crowded him, forcing his machine to skid and crash through a fence. “Burns’ neck was broken and he died en route to a hos- pital. . ON HUNGER STRIKE Man Under Arrest in Canada for Mur- der in United States Now Too Weak To Walk by Himself. Calgary, Alberta, Aug, 15.—Dr, R. M. Brumfield, in jail her¢ awaiting transportation to Roseburg, Ore., on a charge of murder in connection with the alleged slaying of Dennis Russell, July 14, declined food today and is so weak that he may have to be taken back to Oregon on a stretcher. Brumfield has eaten nothing since Saturday noon. He refuses to say a word about the crime of which he is charged. Roseburg officers were expect- ed here today to take him back. He is being closely guarded. AMMONIA FUMES FATAL ! Ansonia and Derby Brewery Company Employe, Pinned 'Under Broken Pipe, is Rescued But Dics Later. Derby, Aug. 16.—Charles P. Evank an employe of the Ansonia and Derby brewery pinned under a broken am monia pipe at the brewery Saturday night, when one of the pipes exploded was rescued by employes of the brewery and members of a fire com- pany after half an hour’s work in the strangling fumes. He was rushed to Griffin hospital but died there Sunday noon. Death was due to inhalation of ammonia. fumes. -LORENZ AUTO VICTIM Local Garage Proprietor in New Haven Hospital Following Acci- dent in Elm City Last Night. Richard Lorenz, whose home is in Elmwood, and- who is proprietor of the §tandard Garage on Corbin Place, is in the New Haven hospital today suffering from injuries received in' the Elm city last night. His son Charles, and Richard Dixon of Arch street, are also in New Haven where they went this morning to see the elder Lorenz. The three men are re- ported td have been in Lorenz' Chalmers car when the accident,oc- curred. Charles Lorenz and Dixon were reported as shaken up and shocked but not injured. The extent of the injuries to the parent is not known nor are any -details of the ac- cident itself. T - DELAY TAX BILL. Washington,, Aug. §5.-—Republi- intruders is conservatively estimated at $20,000 and included 65 fur coats and other articles of value. The theory is advanced that the burglars used a motor truck to carry off the loof W cans of the house and ways means committee have decided not to for- mally introduce ¢he adminigiration tax &maon bill until after five o'clock this af oon. %% Chairman Macomber Al- ready Dropped and Premier of City Hall Threatens to “‘Fire” " Others Deposed Commissioner Says Curtis is- Against Instalia« tion of Two-Platoon Sys- tem at Present. Discussing the discharge of Chairs man F. 'W. Macomber from the b of fire commissioners following a diss agreement over the installation of the. two-platoon system in-the fire depart: ment and the persistent report that Commissionrs - "Johh Tomazewski and Wildam J. Donahue were.contems p'ating resigning 'from . the board; Mayor O. F. Curtis attagked the mems bers of commission this morning for alleged discourtesy and - poor city business 'policy. Q Entitled To Know, Mayor Says. “As mayor and i member of thes fire board,” ‘the mayor ssid, “T um titled to know what i going on and' to have a-voics ifi tlie business of thati or any ‘other commiésion. To meet i} secret -session and to -discuss- matters’ of such gredt importafice as thosé taken " up. Saturday afterneon is anys (hing but courteousto me. ~~ - Changes Are Coming. “But théré’s going to bs 'a chang® in the organization of the fire come mission. If the remaining members of the board make an effort to introe duce any two-platoon plan ts the common council, whether it is & plan. which meets with my approval or not, without first consulting me, T'll drop the whole bunch from the doard. 1nside of 24 hours, if necessary, I ca ignations of n and Tomazewski were ed - this morning, such acti ¢ taken .up to noon, .the mayor stated. . A conference had been heid with ths' latter commisgioner, but nothing said or done which would that the board members was desirous. of surremdering his commissionership Meyor Ourtis explained.” Chairman . Madomber's ~dismisssl. from the board came late Saturday afternoon after the mayorhad. been ih- formed that members of the board were in secret séssion ‘and discussing installation of tife two-platoon. sy in the fire ent. The chairman. and the mayor had a telephone con-- versation shortly-afterward in which the latter informed the former that he was not in favor of deferring the. ‘nauguration of the plan after October 1, the ‘date set by the city meeting. The possibilities of starting with .& modified plan was discussed but 't proposals“of the fire chairman were not in accord with the ideas entertained on.; the subject by the mayor. When Mrei Macomber informed the mayor tha: he could not. conscientiously change his views, the chief executive notified; him that his services as fire board chairman were no longer d L Written notification to that effect was) promptly forwarded to the now exe- chairman. Donahue’s Statement ? Shortly after Commissioner Dona~ | hue, who was present when Mr. Ma- | . comber received his discharge, issued ; a statement that he_could not change .| his stand in the matier and would teel | it necessary to resign. Mr. Tomazewski arranged for a conference with the mayor which was held this murnm;.’ Special Likely The modified two-platoon ~plan | which is in the hands of the commis- | sion will fever go to the oommonl council for ratification since the Mayor has announced his intention of dis-. charging the commissioners as npidly'-g as is necessary to prevent any such step. The regular session of the coun- «cil will be held Wednesday cven(ntl of this week. In view of the apparent impossibility of drafting recommenda~ | tions in the matter for action by that | body, the mayor intimates that a | special session be called before Octo- | ber 1 for final disposition of the mat- | ter. Just what plan’ would meet with his approval, the mayor was unsble to state today. He did not fel that some Macomber's ides for the appointment * of part of the extra force with the retention of the call force was feasible since he was of the belfef that some of the companies would not be proper- ' ly manned, he said: Expensive With the proposed system, the ; mayor pointed-out, a new fixed charge of "$100,000 would be added to the city’s expenses and an-increase of 75 | cents on every thousand dollars’ worth of property would be worked. The, mayor remarked that he could see no Jjustification in such action when the members of the department are re- celvin 10 per cent more money than: most departments in the state and as much or more than any department in Connecticut while other:taxpayers- are earning in a week what the fire- men receive in a day. <