New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1921, Page 1

. News of the Word " Ry Assedizted Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRI AIN g HERAL NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1%221. —TWELVE PAGES BRITISH OPTIMISTIC, YET THINK IRISH PARLIMENT WILL AGREE TO PROFOSAL There Is Little Liklihood of Resumption of War- fare, Government Of- cials Declare. Dail Eireann Expected to Approach Ulster in Effort to Secure Cooperation— Plebiscite Possibility. Today’s Session of Irish Parliament Held in Secret London, Aug. 18 (By associated Press)—Optimism with regard ‘to the Irish situation was still being expressed today in British official circles, where it was indicated this attitude was consldered justifiable in the lack of definite rejection of the government’s terms by action of the Dail Eireann, although it was added that the reports from Dublin ‘ur- nished a scant basis for such a view. Eamon De Valera, it was stated has not yet convinced the British of the sincerity of his uncompromising statements of the last two days, the officiale being reluctant to believe an offer which to them appeared so generous would be rejected outright quarters it was indicated that the Irish leaders are :Atill playing for tigne and increased prestige at home and abroad as the result of the formal opening ‘of the Dail Eireann and its business like conduct of af- fairs, and to this there is no objec- tion from London it it proves to mean the continuance of the negotia- tions. As to the truce being broken and the warfare of .a month ago re- sumed, officials stated that in their view there was not a chance of such a thing occurring. Secret Sessions DudbMn, Aug. 18.—(By the Asso- ciated Press)—Debate on-the reply of the Irish republican parifament to the British ent’s offer of domin- status to Ireland was begun by parifament ih executive session here today. During public meetings held on Tuesday and Wednesday the members heard Eamcn De Valera de- nounce the Britsh offer and assert that Ireland would insist upon separa- tion from England, but with the ex- ¢eption of the applause which greeted his utterances, there was little by which observers could estimate the attitude of the majority of the parlia- ment toward absolute rejection of the terms submitted by Premier Liloyd George. 3 No Break Likely It was the general bellef that the Dail Eireann would not break off the negotiations with Great Britain and it was thonght that some action might be taken to approach Ulster in an ef- fort to ure her co-operaton in car- rying on the conversations with Lon- don. Mr, De Valera stated yesterday that he was ready to get in touch with the government of northern Ireland and that the Irish republicans would “make sacrifices to Ulster that they (Continued on Eleventh Page.) CONN. C0. OPPOSEY CAT-HOLE JITNEY Kensington Residents Appear in Favor of Proposed Romte P. U. COM. GIVES HEARINGS Edward French of This City Pro- Not Also poses to Operate Auto Linc Only to Hart’s Pond But Through to Meriden. A hearing on the proposed jitney route between New Britain and Meri- den over the ‘“Cat-hole road” was held before Public Utilities Commis- sioner Joseph W. Alsop, at Meriden this morning. Edward P. French, of New Britain, who has petitioned for a permit to_ operate jitneys over this road, was present and stated his plans. French Tells Plans. Mr. French said he proposed to put on three cars, two to ' operate through to Meriden and one to run between this city and XKensington during the rush hours of the day. Stevens Favors Jitney. Former Senator Claude W. Stevens was the principal speaker in favor of the jitney line. He ted that he resides two and one-half miles from a trolley line and must either motor or walk. He told of the advantages people would find in a jitney route, of the help it would be to women who were going to New Britain or Meriden shopping, to school chil- dren who do not have proper trans- portation facilities and to local peo- ple who would want to travel to Hart’s pond. Conn. Co. Objects. Representatives of the Connecticut company were present and objected to this permiit on the grounds that the company was giving adequate service between these points. To a question asking how long it took the trolley company to make the 'trip from New Britain to Meriden, a representative of the company an- swered an hour and forty minutes. “To this reply some one is said to have made the sarcastic comment, and some people want to trolley to New York.” Mr. French in reply to the same question answered that he planned to make the trip in 40 minutes. 2 Would Cat Car Fare. Thirty six cents is charged by the trolley company berween the two cities. Mr. French stated that he planned to carry people to Kensing- ton for 10 cents, and from that point to Meriden for 20 cents, or all the way from New Britain- for thirty cents. No objection was raised by the Con- necticut company te Mr. French op- erating jitneys over that corporations tracks on Arch street, New Britain, but objection was raised to his oper- ating over their tracks for the short distance he says it would be neces- sary in Meriden. A statement was offered from the Brandford trolley company that that corporation had held a franchise to operate cars on the west side of Meri- den for several years. ; Mr. French stated that his petition 8id not effect this franchise at all. (Continued on Eleventh Page.) "IRATE LABORER TRIES TO STAB CITY FOREMAN, IS FIRED AND BLACKLISTED WADERYUTHINKOTHIS? >4 Zion, INl., Woman Arrcsted Today Be- cause Her Dress Was Cut Too Low to Suit Police. Zion, I, Aug. 18.—Mrs. Elizabeth Nade of Zion, was arrested today by Policeman Isaac Parry for wearing a dress, the neck of which was cut so low, according to the complaint ‘‘as to partly show or expose the neck and shoulder of the wearer lower than the juncture of the pit of the neck with the clavicile or collar bones.’ She is the second woman to be arrest- ed since Wilbur Glenn Voliva overseer of Zion, issued his law against immod- est dress. The ordinance declares such clothing, *‘if worn in public or in places within public view shall be deemed im- modest, vulgar, indecent and sugges- tive of low and vicious morals and tending to debauch innocence and pur- ity and degrade the best interests of society.”” Temperance Advocates Meet At San Francisco 8San Francisco, Aug. 18.—More than 1,500 temperance workers from all parts of- the United States, Hawall, Torto Rico Alaska and the Philippine ITslands are expected for the opening of the National, Women's Christian Temperance Union forty-eighth an- nual convention here today. Detective Burns Heads Govt. Sleuth Department ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—Appointment of Wm. J. Burns of New York, as dir- ector ofi the bureau of investigation of the dej tment of justice, was announc- e oA g £ Y Being Handy With Axe- handle Saves - George Vater From Possible In- juries On Burritt Street. Dissatisfled with his job and his fore- man and with the ill feeling resulting from a quarrel last week with the fore- man still rankling with him, ‘‘Number 295, an Italian laborer employed on street works, attempted to knife Fore- man George Vater and was promptly discharged from the city's service yes- terday afternoon. The trouble took place on Burritt street where Vater is in charge of a gang ‘of laborers of which the would- be slasher is a member. A warning cry was sounded in time to prevent any damage being done and as soon as Va- ter realized the situation that confront- ed him, he picked up an axe-handle and made ready to give his would-be- assail- ant a battle. This was not necessary, however, as the belligerent one evident- ly had a change of mind and headed in the other direction. Foreman Vater gave City Chauffeur Daniel Fitzpatrick the undesirable la- borer’s card with orders that it be re- turned to the municipal employment bureau and the man considered out of the city’s employ. . This was done and a black cross placed after the former employe’s name, indicative of the fact that he is never again to be .given a Jjob in the city’s gang. Officials say that the employe in ques- tion has been a grumbler ever since he was- put to work. He frequently in- timated unfairness and pas lity on the part of the foreman and of one other occasion had figured in a wordy wrangle with one of the men unde) was working. whom helwould ensue as : Washington, Aug. 18.—Senator Ash- urst, democrat, Arizona, announced to- day that he had refused to participate in further conferences on the anti-beer bill “‘because of am evident intention on the part of the conferees to weaken and destroy the effect of the Stanley amendment, adopted unanimously by the senate.’” As a member of the judiciary com- mittee, Senator Ashurst was named one of the senate managers, but it de- veloped that he withdrew from the meeting Tuesday night. He declared that he would ‘‘not return to take part in the conferences if the conferees pro- posed to agree to any amendment which will directly or indirectly permit the manufacture of veineous, malt or spir- itous liquors in the home or elsewhere for beverage purposes.’” Senator Ashurst declined to comment on published reports that Wayne B. ‘Wheeler, general counsel of the anti- saloon league sat with the conferees yesterday and assisted in the work of MAN IS KILLED WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE 70 Year Old Visitor From Kansas City Meets Death Near Danbury. Danbury, Aug. 18—Benjamin Seeley, of Waterbury, was killed in an automo- bile accident on the state road between Newtown and this city this morning. Mr. Seeley, a retired business man, seventy years .old, left Waterbury about 7 o'clock this ‘morning in company with his wife and Mrs. Seeley’s sister, Mrs. Benjamin R. Kelsey, to drive to New York city. While descending a hill in Stony Hill district, about four miles east of this city, the car skidded and overtyrned. The chauffeur, Cari- ton E. Ydung, of Waterbury, said tne car was traveling about 15 miles an hour at the time. Mr. Seeley received internal injuries. An automobile was summoned from Danbury and Mr. Seeley, Mrs. Seeley and Mrs. Kelsey were brought to the hospital in this city. When they reach- ed the hospital it was found that Mr. Seeley, who apparently had been un- conscious was dead. Mrs. Beeley and Mrs. Kelsey have minor injuries. The chauffeur was uninjured. Coraner John J. Phelan will; come here this afternoon:to investigate the accident, which occurred within the limits of the t?wn of Bethel. ‘Waterbury, Aug. 18.—The victim of the fatal accident near Danbury, Ben- jamin Seeley, was a resident of Kansas City, Mo., who had been visiting in this ELKS GIVE $100 Local Fraternal Organization Boosts Fresh Air Fund By 100—Total Now Over $3,000. New Britain Lodge of Elks, in line with its policy of working for the wel- fare of the coming generation, has con- tributed the sum of $100 for use at the Fresh Ain camp, or ‘‘preventorium’’ in Burlingtoa. This amount will keep twenty children for one week apiece in the clean atmosphere and sunlight on the big farm located on what will some day be a reservoir for the city of New Britain, The donation was voted some weeks before the solicitation of funds was closed for the season and the check was received today by the Fresh Air Editor of The Herald. It is very welcome to the authorities of the camp, however, as it insures that the maximum num- ber of youngsters will receive the ne- cessary two weeks in the open, ami there may be a little left over to form a nucleus for next year’s fund from the total of over $3,000 that has been given to the camp through The Herald and through direct contributions to the treasurer, Louis W. Young. ENGLAND WITH JAPAN Premier Lloyd George, in Speech To- day Leaves No Doubt As to Where His Sympathies Are. London, Aug. 18, (By Associated Press).—Premier Lloyd George in a statement in the house of commons today concerning the recent confer- ence of imperial premiers said the confercnce had recognized unani- mously that Japan had loyally ob- served the alllance with Great Brit- ain during the war. He asked was it right that Great Britain should now turn about and say to Japan: “Thank you for the trouble you have taken, but we don’t want you any longer.” There were cries of “No” from the commoners. Mr. Lloyd eGorge declared the Brit- ish empire must behave in a gentle- manrly 1aanner but asserted he did not se¢ why it should be impossible to fulfill Great Britain’s obligation to Japan and at the same timie observe a spirit of fraternity to the |United States. It the United Statee and Japan could combine on the problems of the Pacific, the premier declared, that would be n srcat event and a guar- antee for the peace of the world. The surest way to success in the forth- coming cisarmament conference, he sald, would be thicugh an understand- iug on the Facific and he ,was still hopeful that svch an understanding result of the Wash- ington conference, Ashurst Quits Anti-Beer Bill Parley Claiming Senate SeeksToWeakenTerms| A CCUSED AS GRAFTER 1S REPORT OF trying to ge the house and senate to- gether on provisions of the bill, ““I was not present,” he said. The Stanley amendment adopted by the senate provided that prohibition agents myst have search warrants be- fore attempting to enter residences, au- tomobiles or baggage for contraband li- quor. The hbuse adopted a substitute which provided that no sear¢h of a home shall be made without a search warrant, based on an affidavit setting forth that there was reasonable cause to suspect that liquor was being manu- factured on the premises ‘‘for sale or sold.”” It was this latter provision that led advocates of prohibition to assert that! its effect would legalize home brew. In the absence of an official state- ment from the conferees, it was said they had prepared a substitute for both amendments requiring a search warrant for search of a residence and penalizing other searches made without warrant, where ‘‘good cause’’ was not shown. DEMOCRATS OPPOSE FORDNEY TAX BILL 80, of 132 Members of Congress, Adopt This Attitnde SAY IT HELPS PROFITEERS Another Claim is that is Puts Unfair Burden of Taxation on Pcople of Moderate Means—General Debate Ends Tonight. Washington, Aug. 18.—With demo- cratic opposition pledged as a result of the party caucus last night, general debate on the republican revision bill was continued in the house today. The caucus, which was the fourth held in an effort to determine a pro- gram - for the minority, was attended e A S by 80 of the 132 democrats in the huose and the vote for opposition was said to be unanimous. No. indication was given of the probable attitude »f those members of the party who did not attend. Call Measure Euitable General debate, which was opened yesterday by Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee for the republicans was scheduled to end to- night and tomorrow amendments will be taken up under five minutes speech limitation with a final vote due late Saturday. Mr. Fordney in outlining the republican position on the bill said it was as “euitable a measure” as was possible to draw ‘“under the circum- stances.” Democrats Opposed The democratic line of attack was indicated in a resolution adopted ac the party caucus which declared the measure to be ‘“subversive of the principle that should govern taxation for the support of this government” and charged hit it “relieves profiteers and taxpayers of large incomes from their just share of the load of taxa- tion and leaves an unfair portion of the burden to be borne by the people of moderate means. Kitchin’s Attack Repreesntative Claud Kitchin, democratic leader, in a telegram sent from his home at Scotland Neck, N. C. yesterday to Representative Garrett of Tennessee acting minority leader urging house democrats to oppose the tax bill declared its repeal of the ex- cess profits tax and increase of the in- corporation tax to 12 1-2 per cent meant’ that the big “profiteering corporations” would escape payment of a half billion dollars in taxes which would fall upon the smaller corpora- tions of less income. The democratic leader said it would be a ‘“fatal mis- take” for any member of his party to vote for the bill. T e 7 P ROCHESTER JUDGE DEAD ‘Watertown, N. Y., Aug 18.—Judge John H. Chadsey, 76, for 12 years municipal court judge in Rochester, died last night at the Thousand Islands summer home of a daughter near Alex- endria Bay. *. THE WEATHER FES Hartford, Aug. 18—F for New Britain and vicinity: Fair and’ cooler tonight; Friday fair. — % Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE CENTS FORMER JUDGE ADVOCATE ANSELL IS COMMITTEE PROBING BERGDOLL CASE MAYOR WILL ASK NEW FIRE BOARD TO CONSIDER CUTTING PAY OF FIREMEN Thinks Possibly First Year Men in Dept. Should Re- ceive Lower Salary Than At Present. When the two existing vacancies in the board of fire commissioners are filled and the commission called together for the consideration of the two-platoon system for the de- partment Mayor O. F. Curtis will recommend that earnes considera- tion be given the advisability of Te- ducing the wage paid during the first year of service. In announcing his plan this morn- ing the mayor stated that it is not his intention to. recommend that the. pay of men now serving in the de- partment be reduced; neither does he intend to urge that favorable action be taken, but he feels that the importance of the present finan- cial problem warrants consideration with a view to economizing. The present salary during the first year of service is $5 per day, it being increased to $6.25 in the sec- ond and $5.50 and in the third year. The plan which Wwill be proposed by the mayor, it is expected, will make the first year's salary $4 a day, the second $4.25 and the third $1.50. In view of previous statements by Mayor Curtis it is probable that he will ask the fire commission to rec- ommend to the common council that the two-platoon plan be, inauguarted with the modification that about six men less than was originally planned for be added to the pay roll. This will effect a saving of about $10,000 it is pointed out. Mayor Curtis has been in touch with a number of prospective com- missioners and it is expected that successors to Chairman F. W. Ma- comber and Commissioner W. J. Ponahue will be selected before the end of the week. MOB THREATENS VIOLENGE ‘Warcham, Mass., Police Spirit Away Two Cape Verde Negroes Accused of Assault Upon White Woman. ‘Warcham, Mass.,, Aug. 18. — John Dies and Benjamin Comez, Cape Ver- de Islands negroes, one of whom was threatened with violence by a crowd which stormed the local lockup last night, today were. held at Barnstable on charges of highway robbery and crimiral assault on a young white woman. Dies, the man sought by the crowd, was spirited to Barnstable early this morning. In the Barnstable court, Miss Gertrude Butler, identified Dies and Comez as two of three men who held up her escort, William Eldridge and herself at Buzzards Bay FORTY DOCTORS APPLY Position As Superintendent of Local Health Dcpartment Sought by Two Scorc of Physicians. Forty applications, all practicing physicians with experience in public health work, have applied for the position of superintendent of the local health department. The office is now being filled temporarily by Dr.. R. M. Griswold, pending the appointment of a successor to Dr. Jesse R. Harris, who resigned after a rather animated term of office. Advertisements were inserted last month in several of the leading medi- cal journals and the flood of appli- cants is the direct result of that ac- toin. A special committee of the health board has been named to take up the matter of hiring a superin- tendent and has already interviewed several applicants. HONESTY BEST POLICY Four Men Who Conceived Idea of Helping Neighbors Find Themselves Out of Work. Evidence that work cards had been duplicated to provide places for nine |men whereas only four had received assignments was uncovered today by Agents James J. Cochrane and Frank Rogers of the municipal employment bureau and all implicated were black- listed. The men who figured in the effort to put one over on the bureau all live in a Beaver street tenement house and a few of their number having been given cards entitling them to places in city gangs, they conceived the idea of duplicating the cards. League of Nations to Discuss Silesia Aug. 29 Paris, Aug. 18.—The special meet- ing of the council of the league of nations to take up the question of Upper Silesia referred to it by the al- lied supreme council will be held in Geneva beginning August 29. Vis- count Ishii, president of the league councii sent out an official call’ for maating todav, i CLEVELAND POLIGE IN RAID ON'RUM RUNNERS Steam Yacht and Cargo of Wines and Liquer Cap- tured This Morning. Cleveland, Aug. 18.—Police early today took seven men and four wom- en into custody in a seizure of the steam yatch Venice, said to be in the service of a whiskey ring oper- ating in Canada and the United States. The seizure made at Whiskey Island, west' of the Cuyahoga river, netted 95 cases of imported wines and liquors. All are charged with violating the prohibition law. The police seized the Venice on a telephone tip from Captain Hansen of the U. S. Coast Guard that the yacht after steaming past the harbor en- trance several times had switched off all lights and docked. When the police arrived at the dock a large automo- bile truck was being loaded from the yacht. A warning ery went up and lines were cast off. Police leaped aboard. smashed in the cabin windows and at the point of revolvers or- dered the crew to surrender. The captain, W. L. Curry of Tor- onto, according to Police Captain Costello admitted he had also been captain of the yacht Tranquillo seized by the police here last June but denied owning the yacht when it was seized. Curry said the lquor eeized today was valued at $15,000 and the yacht at $50,000. MAY ARREST RICKARD Department of Justice Officials Idke- 1y to Take Action Becauss of Showing of Fight Films. Chicago, Aug. 18.—A department of justice agent today was sent‘to a downtown hotel to -question Tex Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey- Carpentier fight about bringing of the fight films from New York to Chicago. “An arrest may follow,” Col. John V. Clinnin, assistant U. 8. district at- torney said. Rickard showed the films to wound- ed soldiers at a government hospital here last night. MACE T0 TRAIN TEAM Well Known Trainer of Yale Teams to Have Charge of Davis Tcnnis Stars, New Haven, Conn., Aug. 18.—Wal- ter Mace, widely Known among col- lege men as conditioner and assistant trainer for years of Yale athletic teams, especially football and base- ball men has been appointed trainer of the American Davis cup tennis team, it was announced today. Mr. Mace trained the team which captured the world’s champicnship in tennis for the United States in 1914. Giant Pre-Historic ; Monster Found in Mo. Joplin, Mo., Aug, 18.—The petrified remains of what is believed to be a pre- historic reptile or deep sea monster of gigantic proportions, has been uncov- ered on a farm near Racine, Mo., 15 miles south of here. The general con- tour of the fossil is in a good state of preservation and resembles a giant Tliz- ard. The petrified object is 24 feet long from head to tail, the tail measuring 12 feet. LYNCHERS GO FREE. Richmond, Va., Aug. 18.—The spe- cial grand jury of Brunswick county which has been investigating the lynching August 3 of Lem Johnson, negro, reporteq today that no evi- dence had been found on which an indictment would be found. Policeman Uses Force to Col. John F. Hunt and Col. C. C. Cresson Also Charged With Con- spiracy in Escape of In« Report Recommends Ansell Be Barred From Practice .of Law — Major Campbell . is Exonerated of All Blame ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—Samuel Tile den Ansell, former acting judge ad- vocate general of the army and of the prisoners’ legal counsel; Col. John F. Hunt and Col. C! C. Cresson, wers charged with conspiracy in connec- tion with the escape of Grover Cleve= land Bergdoll, the draft evader, ina report signed by three of the five members of a'’ special investigating committee, filed today with the houses Anscll “Master Mind.” Characterizing Ansell as “the raas« ter mind,” in the plan by which Bérg« doll was released from a military pris= on under guard to dig up a pot of 2old the majority report commended that he be disbarred from practicing in .the courts of the -nation, ‘“above whose safety and integrity ' .he has placed gold.” Minority Favors Ansell A minority report filed at the same time held however, that there was no testimony to support the charge that Ansell, through whose efforts as counsel the prisoner was released “conspired to effectuate his escape™ or that his motive was improper. One republican — Representative Luhring of Indiana and two demo- crats, Johnson of Kentucky and Fiood of Virginia, signed the majority re- port. The minority views were pre< sented by Chairman Peters, Maine, and Representative McArthur, . gon, republicans, the majority fin ing ia the first of the many im - gating reports submited to the since tha close of the war, where & republican member joined with demo- crats and enabled them to file ma- Jority views. (Continued on Third Page.) 3 BILLION DROP IN U.S. FOREIGN TRAJE World-Wide Business Des pression Blamed For Big Decrease. ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—The decreasé of over $3,000,000,000 in the valus of the country's foreign trade durs ing the past fiscal year was ascribed by the commerce department today to the world-wide trade * depressibn coming as an aftermath the war. Lower prices rather than dimins ished quantities were tc a greéat ex- tent responsible for the decrease in exports, tkhe -department asserted in a statement reviewing the year's for- eign. commerce. i The total value of the foreign trade of the country dropped from $13,- 347,000,000 in the fiscal year 1920 to $10,171,000,000 in 1921, a decrease of 23.8 per cent, the statement showed. Imports-dropped from $5,258,000,000 in 1920 to $3,654,000,009 in 1914, loss of $1,584,000,000 or 32 per cent while exports amounting to $8,109,000,000 in 1920, against $6,516.000,000 in 1921 decreased $1,593,000,000 or -19.6 per cent. Aside from lower prices, other causes contributed to the small for- eign trade totals in the department declared, asserting that the advantage enjoyed’ by this countfy during and after the war of being the only coun- iry able to supply thé needs of the (Continued on Twelfth Page.) Halt Threatening Move Made by Witness, Angered at Lawyer’s Statement James Doyle, Liveryman, At- tempts to Pass Verbal Barriage Laid Down By Judge W. F. Mangan. The proverb anent two wrongs not making a-right was cited this morn- ing by Judge B. W. Alling in police court when he imposed fines of $5 and costs each upon Frank and James Flood, held on charges .of breach of the.peace. The two men caused a disturbance yesterday aft- eroon at James Doyle’s livery stable on Main street after Doyle had seized a carriage which he claimed was his property.” but which the’ Flood brothers' allege’ was purchased by — Judgm: was suspended in both cases. The Flood brothers were rep- resented by Judge William F. Man- gan. Doyle was extremely excited on the witness stand this morning and when he repeated the names which he al- leges were applied to him by the ac- cused he wept bitterly and sobbed. When the defense counsel' charged that on numerous other oOccasions Doyle had informed the court that other parties had called him the same names, the witness jumped to his feet and with a quickened step headed to- ward Judge Mangan shouting that no man could call him those names again. Policeman Matthias Rival pre- vented what gave indication of de- veloping into a scene by returning Doyle to the witness stand. The wit ness said he fretted =0 much the incident that he could mot all’ night, to which ge Manga: 0, but you)m Iriok &