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Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business } STABLISHED 1870 ONE KILLED WHEN POLICE USE RIOT GUNS ON CROWD: PAWTUCKET ARMED CAMP State Cavalry and Coast Artillery Ready For Emergency—Main St. Of City Closed Machine Gun Also Mobilized—(Governor Warns Public to Desist From Tumultuous Assem- blies and Riots. Companies Pawtucket, Feb, 21..- One man was killed, two were seriously wounded and six persons were hurt when the police nused riot guns foday on a crowd of 1,000 persons who gathered at the plant of the Jenckes Spinning C'o., where a strike is in progress. The guns were brought into play when several patrolmen had bheen knocked down after the arrest of three strike sympathizers. The dead man is Juan D'Assump can, of Valley Falls. Joseph Diab and Tony Regoss of this city were taken to a hospital in a critical condition. Mayor Witnesses Shooting. Mayor Robert a Kenvon witnessed the shooting. He had arrived at the gates of the plant early in the morning {o observe the crowd {haf has customarily gathered to watch working operatives enter the mill. The mayor, believing that there was danger in the crowd read the riot act. He then told the patrolinen to bhe careful and calm but to do their duty, and to “shoot if ncessary Meanwhile smaller knots of strike sympathizers had gathered in the vieinity. Women were pulling and hauling at the girls who were at- tempting to enter the mill and several of the workers were knocked to the pavement. The police put their shonlders to the crowd and were conuntered with fist and club blows. Three patrolmen were knocked down. Bombarded With Stones. A passing furniture van was com- mandeered hy the police to serve as a patrol wagon but when the patrolmen attempted to hustle their prisoners aboard it, they were met with a bom- bardment of stones. Then riot guns swept the crowd Tight persons fell, all but twe of whom got up and made away. The crowd dispersed. The eighth coast artillery company, which was mobilized in the State armory last night for possible duty in connection with the strikers' riots, (Continuted on Third Page.) Haverhill Man Leaves 21 Children, 69 Grandchildren | Haverhill, Mass, Ieb. 21.—Am- brose Gilbert, 88 years old, the father of 21 children, grandfather of 69 and great grandfather of 67 died yester- day at his home here. He was born in Richmond, Que., but had lived here for 31 years. He was married twice. NEW BRITAIN, (,()NNL(‘TICUT RAISE FUNDS FOR GURTIS CAMPAIGN Subscription Lists Circalated, Is Authentic Report H. §. HART WILL BACK MAYOR NEGROES THANK K. K. K. FOR GLEANING UP TOWN Shawnee, Okla., Secret Spying Society Makes Announcement Pirst Ward Councilman Will Con- P (ribute To Bring About Re-Election, Colored He Says—Others Will Also Fall In ” Line, He Believes, Prominent republicans, notahly husiness men and manufacturers, have heen approached in the last few Y& in the interests of Mayor Orgon Curtis' candidacy for re-election, and many assurances have heen given of financial support. Announcement Fxpected This, it is understood, has Dbeen done with the prospective candidate's knowledge and for the purpose of convineing him that he can have f nancial backing should he decide to again seek office, and it is helieved that his decision whether or not to run will he hased on reports te he made to him this week Councilman Howard 8 Hart of the first ward, who is said to have fur nished much of the financial backing tor Curtis two years ago, expressed himself today as willing to a tribufe toward a Curtis His discussion with a numher of other republicans convinces him, he has stated, that there is a strong feeling in favor of returning Mayor Curtis to office, Shawnee, Okla., Feh, The door of a newspaper office, where thisg morning's paper still was in the mak ing, was opened stealthily here last night and a six foot negro entered, “I'se looking for the editure' sald, In the editor's office the negro laid a slip of paper on a desk, said; “We culnd folks wo is on de right side wonders if you will print this in your paper. We has an organizashun which helieves in doing right, DBnf sah, I can't fell yon my name.” And as he finished speaking he rolled his big white eyes toward the door and made a hasty exit. The note which he left read: “To the Membhers of the Klan: reetings: “We wish to thank veu for vour conrtesy for helping to stop dishonest and immoral practices in this section of the town. We will appreciate any future steps that yon may take to completely wipe out these practices Signed: s “The Colored Secret Spying Society of South Town." The note is said to relate to the al leged whipping of two negro youths Saturday night. Tt was printed. 21 he Ku Kilox Economical, Har( Says He called attention fo instances where C'urtis as mayor had practiced economy. This facl, he asserted, makes him the logical man to continue in office for the next two years at least. Others who have heen ap proached concur in this opinion, he states. Authentic reports have it that sev eral city officials have been approach ed in the matter of a contribution to Curtig’s campaign. Prominent among these is the chairman of one of the most important city commissions. He could not be reached today for an affirmation or denfal of the report| that he had been asked for a dona- | tion, | CONFESSED SHOPLIFTER Catherine Wilson, Professional Store Thieving Queen. Admits to Many Past Crimes, v After Factory Interests An attempt is also being made, it is| reported, (o line up the factory in terests for (‘urfis. Since those inter 5ts, together with the old line of re publicans, have divorced themselves from the Quigley camp several years ago, it is not expected that there will be much dvfflruny in bringing ahout | such support Mayor Curfis continues to maintain a strict silence as to his plans, Re. peated inquiries have elicited only the information that he is not a candi- date—as vet Curtis Is Silent Asked (his morning if he was pre pared to announce candidacy, {he mayor reached into his pocket and drawing forth a small packet, placed it on the table with the statement: “Here's same candy-—d'ye see 7" The inquisitor received a pepper- mint, but no information relative to the G. O. P. primaries which are less than five weeks off, New York, Ad known to Iebruary mitting that she was the police of Roston, Philadelphia, Worcester and other cities as “Sylvia, the shoplifting queen” Miss Catherine Wilson, 38 was arrested today as she | walked out of a large department store with a new dress she had not for. 21 held in she had admitted rested 14 times and spending five vears of her life behind the bars. She promised “never to do it again’ if freed this time, $£10,000 bhail n"l“ having been LABOR BOARD H C'hicago, Feb. 21.-~The U, & Rail- road labor Board today opened a | hearing into the dispute between the order of railway telegraphers and 68 railroads over rules. The principal rules under discussion were what em- ployes the rules were {o cover, the basic day, overtime and split tricks. M. . McClaury represented e ern lines. Thk New Haven had a special representative in E. B. Perry. The telegraphers were represented by IZ. J. Manion, had of their union. RING. Cleveland (Tounrcierotcs For Light Wine and Beer Cleveland, 1eh. 21,--A resolution | protesting against the prohibition amendment to the United States ('mh‘ DIST. ATTORNEY PELLETIER REMOVED WHEN MASS. SUPREME COURT BRINGS IN VERDICT OF GUILTY TO CHARGES Was Prosecuted for Con- spiring to Extort Money Under Threats of Prose- cution. Boston, Ieh. 21.—District Joseph (. Pelletier of Suffolk county was removed by the supreme court today. The court found him guilty in several counts under charges of mal- | )10n-lms~“ feasance, misfeasance and ance in office. Blackmailing Charged. The court's ruling was on charges brought by Attorney General J. Wes- ton Allen that Pelletier had been party to conspiracies to extort mone under threats of prosecution and to suppress indictments. His relations with Daniel H. Coakley and other lo- cal attorneys were characterized by the attorney general as a ‘“‘partnership in crime.” 17, 8 Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, as counsel for Del- letier at the trial, presented no tes- timony in defensce, argning that the evidence connected him with wrong doing and that the charges were merely the outgrowth of a con- spiracy by personal and political en- | ‘ | antined at his home in a serions con { emies. Court Is Unanimous, The decision of the court was | unanimous. Five of the seven justices of the supreme bench sat in the frial| Chief Justice Rugg and A ciated Justices Rraley, De Courcy Carroll and Jenney. In its concludion, the that “every presumption of upright ness, rectitude and innocence which commonly characterize the conduet of mer in public affairs.” had heen in- voked in favor of the respondent but that the findings made clear “beyond peradventure of doubt” fhat the re-|s spondent was unfit to hold longer Hw‘ office of district atterpey. Uf’(hlal corruption is s1 cause for the court said | n | Attorney stitution and appealing to congress to modify it to permit the manufacture | |and sale of ligbt wines and bheer was | adopted by the city council last night. Relief Board Holdmg Last Session Today is the last day for appeals ' assessments fixed by the essors, The relief hoard will be in session tonight. Recom- mendations for abatements will be made next month, Today from the board of AY DRIVEN INTO WOMAN'S HEART BY FALL OVER CLIFF. 21 | TREATY HAS LAPSED. IFeb. 21. (By Associat- ed Press).—'I'reaty provisions for the settlement of claims of American citizens against Germany, aggregating hundreds of millions of dollars, laps- ed more than a fortnight ago, it was Gegbvn, Pik Washington, bone corset stay caused the death recently of a Zurich young woman while skiing. She was making a steep descent with a party of friends when A whale- || no | learned today, und entirely new diplo- matic negotiations with Germany may be necessary pave the way |for a settlement, she fell over a ledge, landing 20 feet below in deep snow. Her companions attached importance to the fall but no to on |serions crimes [Clara | perofrmance | presented | 'I UlubI)AY FEBRU ARY p N AIR; DEATH Norfolk, Va., Feb. 21.—The army dirigible Roma purchased by the Unjted States govern- ment from [taly and only vecent- ly commissioned was destroyed by an explosion today while operating over the Hampton Roads naval base. The big air- craft believed to be ('an\'mg a number of passengers landed in flames near the naval base. Soon after she fell four men were taken off alive. The Roma, which was semi-rigid airship in the world, ws sailing in n sontheasterly direction when according to observers sh. denly burst into flames wnid (ol A comet to the earth The occurred shortly after 2 o'clocl The Roma was I commis sion only several weeks agn after hiy ing been ussembled at Langley field She was the largest dirigihle owned hy the 1iited States government anid was purchased from Italy, Her mam moth gas bag had a capacity of more than a mil'ion eubic feet, the large sud like placed DISCLOSURES WADE IN B-38 DISASTER London Paper Says That Report Will Prove Sensational London, Keb. 21. What are char acterized as “sensational disclosures’ are made in the air ministry’s report into the R-3% aster at Hull last summer, says the Fvening Star in an article today regarding the report which has not yet been made public, The R-38, renamed the ZR-2 when it, was purchased by the United States from the British government, collaps- ed over Hull while on a test trip with the loss of more than 40 lives inclnd ing nearly a score of Americans whé were to have formed part of her crew, The corr spondent, who says no de cision has seen vet reached in re gard to making public the report, as serts that much of the air ministr: ingniry “will be found to contain find- ings to all intents and purposes dia- metrically opposed to those of the naval airship experts and he adds that “the whole system under which the ship was constructed is strongly condemned HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE Police d Hartford Court Judga Binds Four Over as Result of Fatalify Following C(riminal Operation. 21 in connection criminal operation, arraigned before today and term of the su- They were Mrs. Bessic Goff with man- having pe Mr pl Charged with with an four per- Judge Kls- Hartford, I%eh, alleged sons were ner in police court over to the March perior court for trial. Bessie Bonnell, 1S Mrs. of Park street, charged slaughter, and also with formed criminal operation; of Charter Oak Martin of Manch with manslaughter Theodore Merwin of V charged with ting in the of a criminal operation. Morris Waddell of Manchester, charg- cd with accessory to manslaughter, also involved in the same case, was in court last week and to the higher court. a Barnes Sherwood charged and hoth Mr: stre and bound over MAN DIES SUDDENLY, Joseph Soltiska, aged 26 years, 161 High street, died suddenly at his home about § o'clock last night. Med- miner Waterman Lyon view- ed the body and gave the death as due to a hemorrhage of the lungs. The deceased is survived by 26 reaching her found the bhone his parents., had pierced the heart. his is the second accident of the kind in Switzerland this winter, Openly Advoca NEW SMALLPOX OUTBREAK South Norwalk Contractor Very Hl— Dublin, e, Press.) - Famon DeValera apparently regarding a split of the Sinn Fein party inevitable, openly advocated such a division in addressing the Ard I"heis, the national Sinn Kein conven | tion, at its extraordinary session to- day, saying it won'd he hetter for Ire- land to have two armies each re the other if the country imperilled rather than one vided in itself Bli=~(By Associated Umvaccinated Pupils Are Barred I'rom Attending School. South erick J. tor and Norwalk, Ieh. 21 Smith, a well known contr builder of this city, is quar- | ady to | were | army di- | smallpox, while the | assist 00l has heen harred | to unvaccinated pupils, by orders of Health Ofticer Robert 1. Perdne, to Bhatine Boatire, | prevent the outbreak of a smallpox | epidemic in that section | Mr. e Valera's speech was the | About a week ago a 13 year old hoy | oulstanding feature of the morning was found to have smallpox, which |session of the Ard Fheis, which had | he contracted from an Ialian family [only begun the discussion of the | near whom he lived This family | parfy's future policy for against moved away and search is being made | the Anglo-lrish treaty when the for it as several of the family have | luncheon adjonrnment was taken at gmallpox, which at first was believed | 1:40 p until 8 o'clock to he chickenpox. Grand-children of | #peaking of his resolution urging Smith's plaved with children of the the Sinn Fein party fo continue the Ttallan family and, it 1 said, carried | fight for a repubiic, Mr. De Valera the disease to their home. This makes hearty applavse at numerous 11:e third case of sinallpox fo be re- | points he made in his address. | rorted in Norwalk during the present | I would rather see the country dition from Rroad River s or m | 1 i a won Second (Continued on Pssz) epidemtn, flooded with tish troops than give Split in Ranks of Sinn Fein Is ted by De Valera the irrevocable was one of his manne them here," in dramatic loud cheers Position U nchanged. “Treland,” he declared later entitled to the dignity of country, and 1 will never sent to make her the daughter England.” said: My was made ition when 1ed to the right to be sertions, made | a which won | on, mother | again con illegitimate | Again, he "is | ) of as when this organi colors are 1 said 1 same of four What position & (he president 1 said, mas ne | meant.” *- THE WIS o Hartford, Veb, 20— for New Rritain and vicinity: Becoming unsettled tonight fol- lowed by snow rain with higher temperature on Wednes day. THER [l H | | ? | —% * explosion | LEGION PLANS TO TRENCH IN BUTTERWORTH'S DEFENSE bound | ester, | isworth | ol of | cause of | | | | | | To the | Mr 21, 1922, ARMY DIRIGIBLE ROMA EXPLODES TOLL NOT KNOWN the Nlames near “'éor to L 18, The heat tense tha' {1 oxe fell were 1 four men res wero Author oy home statinn of the K | point which she was |after beéing brought here from Ialy, sald that fully 40 men were abonrd the big airship but whether ther loss of life had not heen ascertained half an hour after she wis seen burst into flames Reports from near the naval |after a slanting of feet struck one of the ln buildings at the base and then ox ed, with a ripping crash. A sheet (.H ftame leaped from the rent in (he gas| bag and the passenger compartments| slung underneath dropped 20 feet (o the ground helow, Other officials at Langley field safd there were 21 men in the official crew of the airship and 30 or 40 passengers and enlisted men aboard. One ! was seen by observers at the Stand lard Oil Co. plant at Sewell's Point to jump from the ship while she still was several hundred feet in the air FIGHT TO LAST of was s the o't | il le e at assembled With o Portsmouth which Ih‘ base said the Roma phinge of hnu:lunl.i plm | man $5,000 Fund—Move Made to Have (iovernor and Others Brought in as (Co-Defendant Raising Hartford, Feh, 21 At a meeting of the executive committee of the Am erican lLegion in this city Monday afternoon it was decided to carry the litigation regarding the payment of administration expenses in connection with the state fund for soldier relief to the supreme conrt if necessary and to hegin at campaign among legion members and their triends to | raisc a.snm of 5,000 to pay for the administration of the fund until the legal controversy is- gettled, once g Governor Brought In. | In the superior court today a | tion was filed hy Shipman and Good- win, attorneys for the American lo- glon in its injunction controversy with James 1. McKenna, of New Britain; Charles 15, Lockhart of New Haven, and State Comptroller Havvey 1. Bus #cll, {0 have Governor Evereft J. Lake Attorney Gen. Frank State Treasurer Gi. Harold Gilpatric and the Connecticut department of the Ameri- can Legion made co-defendants in the limpending litigation now hefore fthe court. The motion gives as the reason for sking that the foregoing state offi sfals he brought into the litigation that they are all ex-officio members of the state board of control and un- {der the act authorizing the distribu- tion of the state fund the hoard of control is named as the trustee of the fund. The reason for asking that the Con- necticut department of the Legion he made a co-defendant is that the sta- tute governing the distribution of the state fund, as amended by the past| session of the general assembly, spe- cifically mentions the American l.o- gion as the agency through which the fund shall be distributed Close Hartford Office. In the interests of executive committee yesterday decided to close the office which been maintained in this city and trans. | fer the work to New Haven. Hart-| ford cases will be turned over to the | Hartford post commander Legion Treasurer Irank worth and state adjutant | Guinan of New Haven were | pointed as a committee to confer with Mayor Fitzgerald ofi New Have in relation to obtaining a room in the| City hall there to be used as a tre: urer's office. This move do-| cided on in the interests strict | ceconomy. | It is unde ood that the Chamber of Commerc New Haven ready offered to aid the Legion efforts to raise cnough | minister the state fund cision from the courts may be reached land that $125 has been raised through | the efforts of that organization. Special Commiittee, Bulkeley Jr., J. Malone mo. the also | economy, Butt Areng J Iso ap- a wis of of E in its | money to ad-| until & de | of this city, of Bristol Butterworth | Morgan G. Judge William and Treasurer [Frank S, of New Haven, who constitute the| special commitiee the Connecticut | Legion for the handling of the state fund have preparcd a statement rela- tive to the presgnt situation and giv- ing a description of the work of the Legion TERRIBLE MOONSHINE ! of Arrest of Man Probably Saved His Life—Had Not Tasted Stuff Said to| Be “Awful”, I"rom what | rley said t ftoday New Haven, Feb prosecuting Attorney John Donnelly city was assumed those present that | the man's arrest had him hig| life, However, e will have to pay a| tine 2150 Dannelly had been rested for violation . of the liquor laws, | He was asked what defense he had. | the man said the liguor| “for medicinal purposes.” | replied that if that was so ‘you are lucky to have heen arrested hefore von had a chance to taste the stuff. That you had not tasted it probably saved vour life. I have emelt some terrible liquor in this court but this is the worst.” in con it hy “aved ol conrt he had wa Farley n | States shall {or moral n Ithe | New News of the World y Associated Press 'STANLEY MEMORIAL FIRE DOES $8,000 DAMAGES TO INTERIOR OF STRUCTURE TR TN 104 POWER TREATY ’Wl. Senator Brandeges of Connecticut Introduces Such a Resolution {Blaze Evidently Started in SENATORS ARE FAVORKBLE o Room, They Say-— | May Have Been Burning Several Hours. Neither Pastor Nor Chief Of Fire Dept. Places Any Credence in Rumors O: Fire Bug's Activities Provisions Would Make No Adjust- ments Binding Without the Consent of American Congress—No Vote e e The Stanley Memorial church om Fast street was badly gutted early this morning by a fire that did a dam- |age estimated by Chief William Noble of the fire department as about $8,000 The fire was rnidentified person at h:15 o'clock this morning, and an alarm from Box 236 hrought Kngine companies Nos 1, 2 and &, and the chemical fruck of the No. 2 company to the scene. A stiff brecze blowing at that hour caused the dense smoke to blow to the eastward. and when the fire. men of Engine company No. 5 came out from their house, which is only a few hundred feet away from the church, the impression was that the hlaze was either on Newington Road) or Rhodes street, and the company, hastened to that locality, only to dis- cover the mistake. The person who alarm did not wait rect the firemen. In the meantime, Engine company No. 2 had reached the scene, and had water playing into the edifice before the Fngine com- any No. laid its hose. A Mass of Flames The interior of the building was & seething ma of flame when the fire- men arrived, particularly at the south part of the structure. The fire evi- dently started in the boiler room, and burned its way to the pillars, finally reaching the blind attic. The roof, which is of a shingle construction, quickly ignited. The firemen were forced to break through a heavy door on the southeastern corner of the building. Four streams of water were turned into the building, and at 6:45% o'clock the recall was sounded. Interior Is Ruined Reached Today, Washingfon, Ieh, 21, A tion fo the four power treaty, ing that no “admstment standings reached under its provisions ghall he hinding without the consent of congress’ was debated for two hours by the senafe foreign relations committee today without action but with @ majority of the members indi cating their general approval Brandegee’s Motion Senator Brandegee of Connectiont offered the reservation and committee members said the discussion develop ed that even Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts, the committee chairman and one of the American delegates to the arms was favorably dis- posed towards its adoption. Senator Pomerene democrat, Ohio, presented a substitute, covering some what the same ground but the com mittee ched no vote on either| proposition. | By some committee members it was predicted after the meeting that the Bandegee reservation would be adopt ed by a virtual unanimous vote affer some further discussion and that| other reservations which have heen | tentatively drafted by various sena-| tors would he withheld until the treaty comes into the senate. xpect Favorable Report It was said a favorable report, with the reservation attached, might ho voted tomorrow. Consideration of gan in the committee aftet there had | been a short discussion of President Harding's message declaring he conld not give the senate any of the records asked for in connection with negotia- tion of the treaty. Senator Hitehcock, democrat, Nebraska who was author| of the resolution of inquiry was ab-|fire damage was done in the center of sent from the committee meeting and | the building. A large hole is burned no one brought forward the suggested [through the floor and the contents of project of summoning Secretary | the basement, consisting of chairs and Hughes to tell what he knows of the# piano and some other thinps, suf- negotiations A piano and some other things, suf- Want More Details places in the building, less damage A Dbelief that the senate is entitled | Was done. The kitchen and minis« to more information was expressed to|ter's study were wot materially dam- the committee however, by Senator|@ged other than hy water, Johnson, republican, California and it| Memorial Window Saved was indicated by other senators that| Towards the north of the building the subject might be debated later on| N the main floor, is the organ which the senate floor. was erected ahout three years ago, at The text of Sonator an estimated cost of $3,000, The or- reservation which is the gan motor and hellows were damaged proposed to any of the to the extent of about $1,000. One of erGastraatied Tollowa: the particularly gratifying acts of the “The senate advises and consents| ITeMen was the saving of a large subject to the following reservation | Memorial stained glass window which which is {o be made a part of {he |15 Just back of the altar and pulpit, instrument of ratification to wit: [ uigReartediInEBo e R ount “The United States understands that | After the fire had been extinguish- it assumes no obligation cither legal | €1 Chief Noble examined the build- or moral to maintain the rights in [N &nd it'is his opinion that it start- relation fo the insular possessions or| C1 1N the boiler room. The janitor insular dominions af any of the other|°f the church, owing to the warm high contracting partics and that the| Veather, did not attend to his usual consent of the congress of the United about the furnace, having | duties banked the fires on 8 ; be necessary to any ad- |, 1"the fires on unday. There AndE nding under| 'S Some electrical wiring in the boller ! £ UnAer L oom, and it was th ticle 1 or 11 by which the United | the impression of States is to be bound in any way and | that the no obligation either legal | 3 give such consent.’' reserva provid or under digcovered by some conference turned in the at the box to di- rea reservations be- a 1 aged hy fire and water. The greatest Brandegee's first to be arms confer- justment of (Continued on Third Page) ew Haven Man Dlns as | SEEK T0 AVOID STRIKE Result of Rialto Fire Haven, FPeb. 21.-~The sccond Lewis Asks Coal Operators To Confee vietim of the to theat- Officials In Effort To of November 27 Jast Noble 8. Avert April Walkout. New indire ter fire Blatchley, following t 1 07 With Un 71, died here night, complication of discases. Mr. Blatchley was knocked down in exit rush from the Rialto fire, sustaining a broken arm and had bheen a Chicago, Feb. 21.—John 1. Lewis, president of the Unité§ Mine Work- ers of America today asked coal op- health since that date. He was | erators of the central competitive real estate business here for|field, comprising the states of 1linois, He leaves one son Burton [ Indiana, Ohio and al of western of this city. [ Pennsylvania to mect with union of- ficials at Cleveland on March 2 for a wage conference which he said might avert the impending strike. Similar requests have been rejected in poor in the 25 yea Blatchley ALSO WANT B Wis., I7eb, 21, Kenosha's | city council joined in the movement for the returi of heer and light wine |by some operators who said that they last night when a resolution to this ef- | wished to discontinue collective bars gaining with the miners. Kenosha, fect was adopted by a vote of 14 to 1. NEW HAVEN AUTOMOBILE CLUB VOTES AGAINST PASSAGE OF SOLDIER BONUS [Elm City ('hamber of Commerce (‘ommitiee Also Op- posed, But Final Action is Withheld. as its chairman, dis- proposed payment service men, The board of Arthur T Automobile club of |approving of Haven, last night by unanimous|of a bonus vote ordered the secretary to record | The commiftec | in support of its rece on his minutes its action in opposing ommendation, pointed out that in its a soldiers honns at this time The [ opinion disabled service men are not secretary was also instructed to send | being fittingly financed. After Major a felegram (o each member of the George H. Geay had presented the Connectient delegation in congress in-|viewpoint of those who believe in forming him of the action taken some form of compensation for serve The New Haven Chamber of Com-|ice men, the committee's report was merce at a meeting received a report [tabled to afford opportunity for fue- from its committee on national legis- |ther general discussion on the mat- lation with President Emeritus | ter, Hadley the former N Haven, Feb governors of the w The entire interfor was badly dame. was