New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1921, Page 1

4 - News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. Herzld “Ads” Mean Better Business NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAJN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1921.—-TWELVE PACGES EXECUTIVES WILL MEETR. R. MEN AT CONFERENCE WED. Chicago Optomistic That Amicable Adjustments WillBeReachedatLabor Board Hearing International and Great Northern Employes Claim 100 Per Cent Support As They Quit 'l\oda.ly. p—— ® Cleveland, Oct. 22 (By Associated Press)—Four of the “big five” rail- road _transportation ‘chiefs, W. G. Lee, president of the brotherhood of railroad trainmen; Warren S. Stone, president of the brotherhood of loco- motive engineers; W. S. Carter, presi- dent of the brotherhood of firemen and enginemen, and L. E. Shephard, president of the order of railway con- ductors, were in conference today dis- cussing the citation for them to ap- pear before the railroad labor board at Chicago next Wednlesday, and gen- eral matters pertaining to the pro- posed strike. The executive committee of the fire- men and enginemen and the advisory board .of the engineers also attended the conference. Mr. Stone said that T. C. Cashen president of the switch- men’s union of North America will arrive here tomorrow. I & G. N, Strike On./ Cleveland, Oct 22 (By Associated Press)—Referring to the strike of approximately 600 members of the brotherhood of railroad trainmen, scheduled for noon today on the In- ternational and Great Northern rail- road of Texas, W. C. Lee, president of the trainmen this mornfng said: “The men and committees of the brotherhood of that railroad have voted to withdraw from the service and authority as vested in our con- stitution, has been given ther! and thie matter s entirely out of my hands.”. Stand of Workers Firm. San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 22.—No change has been made in strike plans and brakemen and switchmen 0 4 d - Great trainmen's for ‘the walkout drew near. % " receivéd no word from W. G. Lee.and the strike will begin on schedule t.imu. he added. b/ .. Chicago Optimistic Chicago, Oct. 22.—(By the Associat- ed . Press)—Hopes for a peaceful settlement of the national transporta- tion crisis were brighter today with the .agreement of rail executives and brotherhood strike leaders to respond to the summons of the labor board for an, open conference here next Wednes. day on the wage and working rules dispute. ‘While brotherhood chiefs in confer. ence at Cleveland stated their willing- ness to meet the executives and the board it was indicated they had made no, plans for suspending the strike plans pending the negotiations. Reports from San Antonio head- quarters of a strike of 600 trainmen on the International and Great North- ern, called for noon today., declared it would be “a 100 per cent affair.” Exocutives to Attend 8. F. Felton, president of the Chica- 8o Great Western and chairman at the meeting of western executives here yesterday declared the executives ‘would obey not only the order to ap- pear for the conference but also the board’s order that the situation remain unchanged pending the conference and the boards decision resulting from it. Measures to combat the strike will be abandoned, he said, until the hear- ing but advertisements to fill ‘he places of strikers appeared today in St. Loujs newS$papers. Labor*Board to Wait Chicago, Oct. 22.— (BY the Associat- ed Press)—The U. S. Railroad Labor Board probably will take no immediate action if the trainmen on the Inter- as mafixe MAYOR CURTIS WANTS RICHARDSON REMOVED Police Board Will Act On Suggestion When Court Record is Secured. Mayor Orson F. Curtiy has suggest- ed to Chairman P. F. King of the board of police commissioners that Detectiva Sergeant A. J. Richardson, now confined to the county jail on charges of concealing a stolen auto- mobile, be dropped from th police de- partment. The mayor has pointed- out that Richardson has entered a plea of guilty and there is, therefore, no oc- casiorf for further investigation. In lina with the mayor's suggestion, Chairman King has reguested Chie? ot Police William J. Rawlinga to secure an abstract of the court record show- ing Richardson’s plea, and the record will be introduced at the next meet- ing of tha police board. If the detective sergeant has pleaded guilty, tge police board chairman an- ticipates that he will be removed from the force, but he feels that, in justica to Richardson, a ceftified copy of the court proceedings shomld first be se- cured. Chfet Rawlings 'said this morning that he had received instructions to secure a copy of tho record but haa not dona so a3 yet. REPORTING SLOWLY Truck Owners Not Co-operating With Chamber of Commerce—Meeting Probably* Next Week. No action has been taken by the lo- cal chamber of commerce in connec- tion with the threatened railway strike. A meeting will be held some- time pext week at which the impend- ing crisis probably will-be discussed and steps taken to take care of local merchants and industriés if necessary. Secretary Ray L. Makin, on his own vesponsibility, has issued an appeal for truck owners and drivers to re- port to the chamber the number and size of trucks.available so they can be maobilized in, case of an emergency. Tp to dats there hayve been very few nterest shown by local n the gvent of & strike and necessary for the chamber of commerce to call upon trucks for,| Parents, cssistance, those which are listed at|2re his Wwife and baby. the Main street hudq,uarf.ers.wfll be ihe first to be called. LAMONT WILL RETURN Negotiations for, Refunding of Mexi- can Debt and Establishment Credit Fall Through, Ys Belief. of looking to refunding of Mexico’s for- eign debt and establishment of the nation’s credit which have been going on between Thomas W. Lamont and Adolfo de la Huerta, secretary of the treasury for two weeks have ap- parently failed of practical result. Mr. Lamont is returning to New York. He left no representatives here. It was learned by The Asso- ciated Press that Mr. Lamont's report 'would be made to a group of Am- erican and European bankers about October 30. President Obregon de- clined to comment last night on Mr. Lamont's departure, saying that all statements would be made by Secre- tary Huerta. Horthy Reported to - Have Fled From Vienna Vienna, Oct. 22, (By Associated Press).—Admiral Horthy, the Hun- garian regent is rumored hére to have fled from Budapest, this morning, fol- lowing news of the arrival of ex- Emperor Charles in his former do- main. Budapest advices state that a legitimist government has been formed there. - I Mexico City, Oct. 22.—Negotiations FOCH LEAVES PARIS TWO ARMY FLYERS INJURED IN FALL Major Lyon and Lieut. Nichols Were on Way fo Game PLANE BADLY DAMAGED Names of Aviators Not Sure, How- ever—One Man Had Badly Broken Nose While Other Had Cuts on Face Providence, R. I, Oct. 22.—Two United States army fliers beMeved to be Major Lyon and Lieut. Nichols, flying ig a swift pursuit plane from Boston to New ‘Haven on official bus- iness were painfully injured when their machine tipped over and plunged into a fleld in- Fiskville in the Pawtuxet valley. The plane was badly damaged and was left in the field while the offi- cers were rushed by automobile to a hospital in this city. One had a bad- ly brokén mose while the other, had multiple cuts about the face. Score of Yale-Army Game Is 0 to 0 First Quarter New Haven, Oct. 22.—End first pe- riod: Yale 0. Armwv 0/ TRIAL DATE IS SET Motion for New Trial for Sacco and Vanzetti Will Be Taken Up Oct. 29, Judge Announces Today. Boston, Oct. 22.—Judge Webster Thayer of the superior-court, before whom Nigcola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of a paymaster and his guard during a holdup, 18 months ago, today set Saturday, October 29, as the date for hearing arguments on motions for a new trial. Judge Thayer will pass on the bill of exceptions filed by counsel for the defense on Decem- ber 1. he said.. national and Great Northern carry out their announced intention ot striking at noon today, members of the board stated this morning. Paris, Oct. 22.—Marshal Foch left Parls at 7:45 o'clock this morning for Havre, where he will board the liner - Paris for the United States. Attaches P s gt ‘t‘;c"‘l’,;atgff:yo:;‘g ;;;e’r'f at allied embassies here were at the S o D er. amber ot |station to bid him fareweil. 'CAPT. MITCHELL HOME Local Man, Former Governor-General of Island of Guam, Wins Wing -of Marine Flying Corps. . Capt, - R 3 Mitchelloof the United Mrs T. 'W. Mitchell ‘of Vine street; is spending a few days at the home of his ‘With the former local man Capt. Mitchell was recently commissioned in the Mar- ine Flying corps, having won his wing after a year of study at Quantico, where he is now stationeg. * During hostilities with the Central powers, Cdpt. Mitchell was governor- general of the Island of Guam, an island possession of the United States. BEQUESTS T0 CHARITY Former Vice-President of Aétna In- surance Leaves Vast Sum of Moncy to Various Relief Organizations. Hartford, Oct. 22.—In a will filed today in the probate court bequests of more than $275,000 to relatives, friends and charitable instutions are made by the late John C. Webster, one time vice-president of the Aetna Life Insurance Co. The largest public bequest is for $100,000 to the charity organization society of this city for the erection of a building suited to the purposes of _the society and to be known as ebster Memorial Home. The sum of $10,000 is left to the Hartford Retreat and /$10,000 to the town of Kingfield, Maine, his birth- place to erect a ‘“suitable building for the use of town officials and tenants.” ‘The residue of Mr. Webster’s estate after the named bequests have been made is to be divided in equal parts among six persons named in the will. U. S. Force in Germany Will Be Cut in Half ‘Washington, Oct. 22.—The grad- ual withdrawal of American troops from Germany expected to start with- in two weeks, will involve a reduc- tion of the American forces there to about one-half of the present strength of 13,500 officers and men. The re- duction will be accomplished by the middle of next March. It is probable, however, that the board will defer action until after the hearing here next Wednesday, when the big four brotherhoods the switch- men’s union and class A roads have been cited to appear. The statement issued by W. G. Lee president of the brotherhood of rail- road trainmen at Cleveland today, fol- lows the pame line ot argument pre- sented by the Union here last Wed- nesday, it was learned today. Cisim Law Violation Regarding Lees statement of the 3 causes for the proposed strike, it was unofficially pointed out that a strike over the first—The July 1 wage reduc- tion—would constitute a violation of| Recommendations for the issuance the boards decision but that a strike|.f school bonds to the amount of over the latter two would be a viola-| §400,000, for the transfer of $20,000 tion of the law iself. Neither the ques-| ;rom the permanent pavement tion of proposed further wage reduc-| count to the charity board and for ons or changes in working rules has| BesnBklitten o and deqided! by the | (1o, lasvuanice of sirest honda o the board, and the transportation act specifically provides that both sides “shall” refer their disflutes to the board for arbitration before taking i $400,000 Issue of School Normal School—Meeting ac- amouny of $50,000, were rejected at last night's session of the City Meet- ing board, while favorable action was taken on a proposal for the payment any other action. to the State of $116,102 for the Nor- The Tremont and Gulf rallroad of|mal school plant, and similar action Louisana will obey the board’s order |on & mction for the refund of $10,000 ‘ %o call off its announced return to|lc the board of charities on moneys expended for deportations. {Continued on Eleventh Page). The meeting waxed warmly at Bonds, Transfer of $20,000 to Charity Board and $50,000 Issue Of Street Bonds Are Rejected by City Body Favorable Action is Taken On Paying State $116,102 For Develops Hot Discussion. times with Thomas H. Kehoe leading the discussion on the several items considered. Corporation Counsel Jokn H. Kirkham was called upon for numerous opinions. Mayor Orson F. Curtis was in the chair. The call of meeting was read by City Clerk Alfred L. Thompson. Following the reading of the call, Senator Edward F. Hall introduced a resolution for the adoption of a ree- cmmendation for school bonds to the amountg of $400,000 “to complete the WNathan Hale school; for the erection (Continued on Tenth Page.) Capt. Greene, Who Leads Army Attack on Yale More Than 75,000 New Haven, Oct. 22.—The Army came from the banks of the Hudson to the playground of the Yale bulldog to- day for a football battle, resuming rela- tions in that sport after a lapse of eight years. When the Army came into the city 1,400 strong it was the first time the West Pointers had ever invaded a college stronghold in force or in a football attack and the occasion stood out both as a spectacle and a game. \ Record Aftendance; The settings of the Bowl ih which at least 75,000 persons were herded, a rec- ord for atténdance here, were guch like those at other big games of Yale at home except that in contrast to the of waves of blue banners there was on ‘the east side a great block of eadet . The.whole eolor:acheme, ‘which dashes of Hatvard crimson, and Priffgeton orange and black was lib- erally splashed with soft gray of detach- ed groups of local rooters for the army lads ° Distinguished Visitors. Several hundred officers of the Army from posts and forts in the eastern sec- tion of the country were*a ‘part of the great “throng. Gen. McArthur, com- mandant at West Point, was the guest of President James Rowland Angell of the university and Mrs. Angell sitting with them in the Yale section. But the Army support included Secretary ‘of War Weeks, Major Gen. Edwards of the first corps area and members of his staff, while Colonels, Majors and Captains flanked the high officers. On the Yale side were Governor Lake, Lieut. Governor Templeton, U, S. Sen- “Better Teeth”’ Fund Only $27 was received at the head; quarters of the “Better Teeth” cam= paign committee yesterday afternoon and but $700 additional up until noon today, making still $170.23 to be raised to complete the desired amount of $1500. A number of solicitors had not reported this morning when the list was made up. Treasurer Will ‘. Howe stated this afternoon that he had not the slightest doubt but that the required amount would be reached or exceeded by the time the campaign is concluded next Tuesday. The list to date is as follows: Previously reported $1295.77 R. A. Catlin 1.00 The Citizens Coal Co. 5.00 W. L. Damon 5.00 D. T. Holmes S 2.00 Rogers Sash and Door 2.00 Afriend ...... 2.00 A friend S 1.00 Axelrod Drub Store . 3.00 Shurberg Coal Co. 5 Stanley Svea Coal Co. .. Naughton Bakery T. L. Weed A. N. Abbe L. P. Slade Julia W. Hatch 1.00 1.00 cee 2.00 .s . . 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 Total .. ... $1329.77 Yale President to Open Hartford Suffrage School Hartford, Oct. 22.—President James R. Angell, of Yale university today wired the headquarters of the Con- necticut League of Women Voters in this city that he would be pleased to open tke citizenship school which the league is holding with the co- operation of Yale next week. Presi- dent Angell will speak at the first session of the school Monday evening at 8 o'clock. He will extend the greetings of the university and will be followed by Senator Charles M. Bakewell, a professor at Yale, who will speak on “the responsibilities of citizenship.” I l * THE WEATHER L Hartford, Oct. —Forecast for New E Britain and vicinity: Fair, warmer tonight; Sunday fair. 22 | People Witness Yale-West Point Battle In Bowi ator Wadsworth, Jr., of New York, and a cluster of figures well known in political and college life. : Diaz Coming Via Auto. Gen.' Armando Diaz, commander of army, was expected to mot- and Lieut. Nichols, aide to Gen. Bdwards, expect- the If or up m New York, ed~to drop in on the game via the ai line from Boston, v “ How They Lined Up. born battle. YALE Blair The lineup followst ARMY Into eececinncnn. left tackle left ‘guard Landis .;....,....... Gfeen (captain] center Guernsey cedeees right guard Diller .... right tackle Deaver PSRN right end quarterback Aldrich (captain) left halfback Mallory ...... right halfback Jordan Officials: Referee, G. W. Cromwell, Swarthmore; umpire, L. O. Kerberger, ‘Washington and Jefferson; head lines- (Continued on Ninth Page.) Cases of Battaglia and Albanese Today. A signed confession made to the police by Gus Battaglia was presented in court this morning when a second hearing was held in the cases of Bat- taglia, Tony Albanese and George Salle, three of the five men arrested in conhection with the burglary at the October 14. spoke in their behalf, urging a dis- small. Albanese and Battaglia were continued until November 21. others implicated, E. H. Burns and R. H. Naples, were bound over yester- day. The story told by the accused, in the presence of one another, to Ser- (Ccntinued on Seventh Page.) BLUE NOSE WINS Line Thirteen Minutes Before Rival Ship, Elsie. Halifax, N. §., Oct, 22 ternational away the foretop mast of her rival course had been covered. rival_ The next race was Monday. scheduled when the two boats crossed the'line. The game gave promise of a stub- “eseecesees Mulligan <-s».. Breidster -+ Garbish <+.... s, Davidson ..veee.. White teveieen.s. Wilhide ‘Wood McLaren TWO MORE BOUND OVER FOR STORE BURGLARY Probable Cause Found in Federal Electric store on Main street PRICE THREE CENTS FORMER AUSTRIAN EMPEROR GOES TO BURGENLAND; HAS BEGUN MARCH ON BUDAPEST NO FUNDS AVAILABLE; CITY DISCHARGES MEN Street Gangs Complete Work Tonight and Will Not Be Replaced. Reports From ~Vienna State That Charles Has Escoit Of Seldiers— Leaves Switzerland By Airship Pr_ovisional Government, Ad- vices State, Has Been Es- tablished in Ex-Ruler’s Interests. As a result of the action of the City meeting at last night’s session when the issuance of street bonds to the amount of $50,000 was turned down, a notice was posted today at'the Municipal Em- ployment bureau, announcing that no further work can be given out. The notice reads as follows: “No Work Cards Given Out Today. This action is due to the city meeting last night refusing to vote furtherj Derbe, Switzerland, Oct. 22.—Fors RS I et st mer Emperor Charles of Austria has In anticipation of favorable action by [ 2~-Ved at Oedenburg, Burgenland, in the meeting, the public works board |23 2irship from Swilgerland, says a had requisitioned 40 laborers from the| Yienna dispatch received here. The employment bureau and that number of | {0TMer emperor since his attempt to men were notified to call this morning | 82TTY out a coup d’etat in Hungary last for their cards. An additional 100 men | Marth, has been at Hertenstein, near making a total of 140, were given con- | L/icerne, . ditional promises, it being felt that| It IS learned here that four tickets further requisitions were probable, | Were, purchased Wednesday at the of« When the men called this morning| fic® Of the Aerial Transport Co. for & copies of the notice in English, Italian, | J0Urney to Geneva and return. Air- ish and Polish greeted their eyes.|Plane CH-50 was prepared for the trip ayor O. F. Curtis expressed himseif | 274 started Thursday, shortly after mid« as of the opinion that the resuit of the|daY With four passengers. As the pas- city meeting’s action will be the dis- | SCNSCrS Were well wrapped up it was continuance of city work for the re-) mPossible to recognize their faces. mainder of the ‘year, It will not be Disputed Territory. = possible, he feels, to get the suggested| The district of Burgenland is disputed tax before a meeting for about a month, | territory between Austria and Hungary, and at that time the séason will have\dt was awarded to Austria but was oo expired and nothing can be done. *[®upied some months ago by Hungariam Explaining the course through whicn | irregular troops. At a conference in the tax must pass,'the mayor pointed| Venice last week, it was decided that out that,a meeting’of the board of fi-| Burgenland should be turned over te nance and taxation would be called for | Austria, but that Oedenburg and its next week. A special common council | surrounding distriet should hold a pleb+ session would be necessitated, with a|iscite which would decide the future five days notice. After that meeting a | status of that immediate territory. Hune 15 day notice for City Meeting board | garian leaders, particularly former Pre- members would be required and then|mier Friedrich, declared they would not an additional five days for amendments. | withdraw the Hungarian troops in the The mayor .was undecided this | district. morning as to whether or not the of-| Behind the attempt of the Hungar- fice of the employment bureau will be | ians to regain possession of Burgenland ¢losed. He intimated that, &ince Nnere|there has been the threat of a. return appears no further need for the service, fto west Hungary of former Emperor there is nothing to do but suspend op- {Charles . erzons. \ g - )| ~ LEGION MAKES $700 ir U. S. Marine Band Concerts in This | ship from Switzgerland, according to an Oedenburg message today and is re- City Nets That Amount for Fumeral | orted to be proceeding towards Buda- Fund—Pease Thanks Public. perh it Aqaiel by Ubdet 3 = Provisional Government. The U. S. Marine Band concerts in Approximately $5,500 has been paid into the city treasury through the office of tax collector by persons work- ing out their tax bills in the city em- ploy. A goodly portion of this is money which the city would not re- ceive for several months at least, had it not been possible for the taxpayers to work for the city. The books in Collector Bernadotte Loomis’ office indicate that 30 ac- counts were cleaned up entirely in this manner. At one time there were The confession was the only evi- dence introduced. Judge W. F. Man- gan, Tepresenting Albanese and Salle charge in the case of, the latter since his part in the affair had been so held for hearing at the next term of the superior court and Salle’s case was Two Lunenberg Boat Crosses the Finish the 22 —Blue Nose of Linenberg today won the first in- fishermen’s race in a rip roaring wind of 27 knots that carried Elsie out of Gloucester after half the Elsie crossed the finish line 13 minutes behind her for ‘Whether Elsie would be able to refit in time or would have to re- quest a postponement was a question were paying taxes. ing, but because of the discontinuance of street work they have been notified not to report. Washington, Oct. 22.—Numbers of arrests on charges of bribery and conspiracy to violate the prohibition laws are expccted to be made within the next.few days in New York, Phil- adelphia and Baltimore it was an- nounced today at prohibition head- Qquarters. Formal State Funeral For Premier Granjo Lisbon, Oct. 22, (By Associated Press). — Former Premier Granjo, who was killed during the revolu- day will be given a formal funeral, it was announced today. state A ment. Everyone must be off the streets by 9 o'clock in the evening. FOUL PLAY IN NEW YORK. New York, Oct. 22.—The body of old, with the legs cut off was found today in a sewer excavation in Long Island City lying in a foot and a half of water. A man's necktie was around the woman’s neck, 30 persons working for the city who Sixteen more were slated to go to work Monday morn- New Britain Not Mentioned] In Washington Dispatch tionary movement here last Wednes- state of siege for a period of 15 days has been declared by the new govern- a woman, apparently about 30 years A provisionzi goyernment, the advices this city last Sunday netted the funeral | state, has been formed in Burgenland in fund of the Eddy-Glover Post a little | the ex-emperor’s interest under Count over $700, accerding to the report of | Fules Andrassy, former Austro-Hungar- Treasurer Curtis Sheldon of the general | ian foreign minister. committee. Chairman Maurice Pease A message which reached the Entents gave a report of the committee doings|mission here 'this forenoon confirmed and lauded the spirit of the public in|the advices that former Emperor , | supporting the Legion and he also’stat- | Charles had arrived at Oedenburg in an ,| ed that the worthy cause was support- | airplane. This message places the time' ed beyond his expectation. The meet- | of his arrival at Thursday afternoon. ing adopted, with thanks, the report of it Chairman Pease. - -Will Qust Charles James Rogers of the ticket commit- Paris, Oct, 22.—The Hungarian gov« tee, spoke in glowfng terms of the lo-| ernment wil lact as it did on the occas cal societies and of individual mem-|sion of the previous attempt of former ' bers of the Legion who sold a large|Emperor Charles to resume the throne number of tickets. Mr. Roger’s reportlin Hungary, according to informatiom was also accepted with thanks, obtained here today, and will take meas= 3 ures to expel the former monarch frony. Hungarian territory, it is declared, TAXES WORKED 0UT Hitwavs and telehobe and teiegraph 2 lines have beén cut at the Hungariam frontier. v Collector Has Received $5,500 From | The situation in Vienna is tense. If = is rumored here that the Czechs are Taxpayers Who Turned Over Pay |, . oisine ¢ g Give - The Austrian government announcs S e e e ed this forenoon that all precautions had been taken to deal with the situ- ation. The entire police force and the city guards, including the reserves, were called out, and extra ammunition was dispatched to the frontier forees. Political - observers (believe that the Austrian supporters of the ex-emperor will suspend any action in his behalf on Austrian territory pending a decisive outcome of his venture into Hungary, The Oestenburg forces immediately went over to Charles upon his arrival at Oedenburg and he was -proclaimed king according to the message. While it was generally believed that Charles, accompanied by troops, was on his way to Budapest this was not actually known to be a fact, Later it was learned that in addition to Count Andrassy the provisional government includes Stephan Rak- ovsky, former vice-president of the lower house of the Hungaria parlia- ment; Count Albert Apponyi, former Hungarian premier, and Gustave Gratz, former Hungarian foreign minister. All telegraphic and telephonic com- munications with west Hungary have been interrupted since ten o’clock last evening. British Minister Lind- ley received late yesterday evening the first news of Charles’ arrival in West Hungary. He immediately notified Chancellor Schober who summoned a midnight conference of political leaders. Seek Building Permit For $79,155 Home For Nurses An application was filed at the office of the building inspector this morning for a permit for the new home for nurses to be constructed in connection with the extension pro- ject for the hospital. The building is to be of fireproof construction throughout, to be of brick with a tar and slag roof. It will cost $79,- 159. The H. Wales Lines company of Meriden will be in charge of. its construction.