New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1922, Page 1

~—— of |hL \\/mld Il sociated Press Ji b[‘»\Bl,IbH}uD 1910 EW BRITAIN HERALD | LOSS TOTALS MILLIONS IN FIRE WHICH RAZES FAMOUS HOTEL IN BAHAMA ISLANDS Entire City of Nossau For Time Is Threatened With Total Destruc-| tion—Radio Calls For| Help Sent Out Navy Department Prepares | to Dispatch Two Naval | Vessels From Key West to Bring Aid. Miami, Ila, March 31.-—The 300 room Colonial hotel at Nassau in the Bahama islands was destroyed today in a fire which for a time threatened the destruction of most of the city, according to radio mesages received here. The conflagration was con- trolled however after it had caused damage running into millions of dol- lars. Wircless Calls Received Key West, I7la, March 381.—The naval station here received at 10 a. m. a wireless call for help from Nas- sau, in the Bahama islands, where it was reported a fire of great propor- tions was raging. No details were available. Preparations were two naval ve: is between Key West and about made to sels immediately 300 miles J 200 miles from start The call for help from @ point this far away was {aken by oflicials here to indicate that the situation was one of great gravit Is Big Hotel March 31.- ed here this 1t the Colonial house in in flames. The Colonial the chain of large hotels by the Magler interests IPlorida east coast. age said there had been 5. The fire started in the Miami, I messuge rec reported t Nassau w was one of onstrusted along the The mes no casualt laundr morning Loss Totals Millions A wireless message from Nassau, Bahama Islands received here at 10:15 a. m. reported that the entire city of Nassau was threatened by de- struction as result of a fire which started in the Colonial hotel. The damage at the time the message was sent already had run into millions it was said. LOCAL GIRL ELOPES? Believed That Miss Corbett Has Mar- ried a Mr. Pierce in Washing- ton. Tt is believed that bett, daughter of Mr. Corbett, of this city, Washington, D. €., the Rev. Jason N named Alexander A his address as New cense application. ly establish the Ileanor A, Cor- and Mrs. . H. was married in Jast evening by Pierce to a man Pierce, who gave Vritain in the li- forts to definite- fact have 5o far failed. Both of the young folks gave their age as 21 in the application, uc- cording to the records in the Wash- ington archives, although Miss Cor bett !s but 16. In an effort the report today, into tonch with Mr. and Mrs. both of whom are greatly surprised by the message. They know of no man named Pierce. Their daughter, it was thought, was visiting relatives in New York city and had been there about a week, according to their best belief. The next effort was directed toward Washington, where the Rev. pierce was found to be not at home. His secretary, however, stated that he married a young couple last evening and the girl, al least, was thought to have been from New RBritain. She could not state what the names ef ng parties were, and had ing the names on the jssued to A, W A. Corbett, both of to trace the ftruth of the Herald first got Corbett, s Carboett g her o thoo!, Y was of very rance 2ad seemed to be 14 nidicate. was extremely pop itain Kigh 3 app bider Ehan her nge wo Flood of (onncchwl River Js Now Receding § rel 31—-The crest of the sp oot water 1% the Connesticm viver apparcatly 1as been sched, at least o far as the latest rise is cancerned, anid today the r lere and darther five Inches to corded here, Vi, the water yesterday. Springind, is dropp nert'n. uneven Ne at teet A rece 1S, than Bridgeport ! Protest Hunger Strike jdgeport, March 31.—-Albert Ser r an allen nt o the Hiliside Hlome for observation, refused to ant or drink, since Wedrosday, taking 1his metiood, it 18 el 1 by depart- of chari deportation Kerro. b 115rd amalinay Gise g Ler ol Wi annous %4 psdent 1s @ wan 30 seais old. A wireless | FORMER BIG COAL TRIKES Number of coal miners strik- ing at various times in former years-and days of work lost hy average striker are as follows, uccording to the government's geologica!l survey: Year 1900 1002 1906 1908 1910 1912 1913 1014 1015 1916 . 1017 1018 1919 Strikers 181,973 ) 372, l 145,145 218,403 311,056 135,395 161,720 67,190 170,633 160,240 79,395 446,436 | T} MRS. KIMBALL POINTS TO THE CITY BUDGET Despite Curtis’ Well Wishes No Appropriations for Dental Clinic Mrs. A. G. Kimball, member of the school board and leader in local civie movements stands by her guns in a letter to the Herald today prompted by publication in the Hartford Cour- ant of an interview with Dr. IFrank Zwick, chairman of the board of health who ‘“came out” voluntarily with a statement which the Courant | says would refute the assertions made {in an open letter from Mrs, Kimball as published in the Herald yesterday. | The Courant, under the hecading | “Kimball letter proves B3oomerang"— Dr. Zwick refutes statement regdrd- ing fresh air fund—Curtis gains more supporters”—ote., quotes Dr. Zwick | us saying that the dental elinic had the hearty support of the mayor and that no intention to retar: the Hre: Alr camp work hud heen geen Ma, or Curtis, also through the Courant, “expressed surprise’” that Mrs. Kim- | ball should think that he was oppos- ed to Americanization and welfare work. ‘“‘He pointed out that while he has criticised the method of arriving at the ends toward which these move- ments were directed, he was, never- theless, hearti in favor of them.” A naive touch of Curtisism in the same paragraph, although irrelevant to the point at hand, should be quot- cd. It is so reassuring—so comfort- ing. Here it is, “He said that he had spoken to several men with whom he had worked during his administration and they were unanimous in assuring him that the statement of Mrs. Kim- hall will not have the effect it is in- tended to have."” Mrs. Kimball's letter, in answer to the ‘“refutation” of charges as she made them last evening is as follows: To the Editor of The Herald: The women of New Rritain who elected me to the school hoard did so with the hope that T might aid in the progr hetter< schools and welfare work in the city. T am en- deavoring to fulfill their wishes. The cold fact remains that, spite of the “good wish of the mayor the appropriations for the ental clinic and Americanization work have been thrown out enti and that for the schools cut until it is impossible to maintain them even at their present status. EFFIE G. FAST EXPRESS WRECKED Near Har- in KIMBALL. Dominion Flier Derailed risburg, Pa.—Dozen Persons Slight- ly Injured. March 3 he d's Dominion ex- Harrisburg, Pa Pennsylvania rail | press which left Buffalo at 7:45 p. m. last night and in Washington at 9:10 a. m. was derailed near Halifax, 1S miles north of here early today, and about a dozon persons were slightly injured. A coach and were derailed and went over bankment but remained upright. Three other coaches, a sleeper and the locomotive remained on the i tracks, five following sleepers an em- W mkle Loscs in Kalkowski Suit Case Hartford, Maich Judge Malt hie of the superior court ||F|\hvl Fhursday @ motion to set aside the Judgment of non-suit in the action of Ada Winkle, "administratrix, a nst Kiement Kalkowski of New Britain for $25,000 damages for the death of her iwushand, Louis Winkle, who was tound dead necar Kaikowsk September 17, 1921 2,000 Liens Agamst Bridgeport Taxpayers fiidgeport, March® 81.—Approxi- 2,000 liens were to be filed against property of tuxpayers here for unpald 1020 tax bllls, today, by the town clerk under orders of Tax Col- lector I3dgar A, Drew, The amount {involved ls wbout 8500,000, The taxe pange frem a fow dollars Lo over $14,- ‘fhe expianation is that the in lustelal depressicn made it difficult for many persons to meet thelr taxes. 31. oo, saloon | LEWIS GERTAIN ALL UNION MINERS WILL STOP WORK TONIGHT Predicts That 600,000 Operatives Will Be Idle-Blames Owners of Mines for Trouble HARD COAL MEN ALREADY ARE LEAVING THEIR JOBS |° Officials of Larger Eastern Railroads Not Worrled by Walkout, Claiming p They Have Enough Coal on llaml to Last For From Two to l-‘mu- Months—Mines Being Protected. Indianapolis, March 31— (By the; Associated Press)—The last day of | work under present wage contracts was completed today by the country's half million union coal miners, Officially their suspension of work was sct to begin tonight at midnight but virtually it was to start six hours ahead of schedule for most miners and their shift in the mines at that hour, The extent of the suspension however will not be an exact certainty until tomorrow the first day eof the shutdown. A complete ticup of union flelds in states was predicted today by offi- | ci of the United Mines Workers of | America at the union headquarters here and they also asserted that 100,- 000 non-union workers would lay down their picks. President John L. Lewis said at least 600,000 men would join the walkout, his mate includ- ing the non-union participants. No final instructions to district leaders were planned to be issued today from union headquarters and officials de- clared any move averting the suspen- sion was now impossible. “We are ready for a fight, forced on us by the operators’” declared Mr. lewis, "we have sought in every honorable way to get new contracts but the opera- tors have persistently refused to deal with us. Then, too, the powerful non- union interests have tried in every possible way to persuade the union operators to fight the United Mine ‘Worke! n order that the non-union interests may reap a financial harvest ! by operating during the strike.” Twenty states will be uffected by the shutdown, and the only unioi. men expectod to cobiihue producing coal are 5,000 workers in southwest- ern Kentuck whose contract with the operators docs not expire until April 1, 1923. 1n addition, forces of union men will be left in the mines to protect the property from damage. Pennsylvania will turn out the larg- est number of men, and other states to be affected are West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Tllinois, Towa, Missouri, Kan- sas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Ala- bama, Tennessce, Kentucky, Mary- land, Michigan, Montana, Wyoming, (‘olorado and Washington. Western 1so is expected to join the 20 Hard Coal Situation. New York, March 31.—Presidents of the three anthracite district unions left New York today to administer the pension of work fn the mines !n the Scranton, Hazelton and Shamokin regions of Pennsylvania in conjunc- tion with the nation-wide strike of the coal industry. Although the st 1spension order will not hecome officially effective until midnight tonight, reports from dis- trict headquarters indicated e ation of production already was under way. Actual suspension of the Industry probably will be completed at sun- down, it was said, when all prepara- tions for the protection of property will have heen completed. Three thonsand two hundred men will be left in the collicries to prevent fleoding of the mines and maintenance of property while the strike is in progress, according to estimates of union officials. Officials of the larger eastern rail- roads with terminals at New York are well prepared tocks on and are the various roads to be from two to four for the strike estimated by sufficient for months, STORM BENEFICIAL TO PEACH GROWERS | Contrary To Expectations No Damage | Has Been Done To the Crops, They Say Contrary to the expectations of many people, the storm of yesterday and today will prove beneficial to the peach growers, instead of damaging, {according to statements made this morning by prominent men in that line of business in Berlin and South- nu:'nn. John T. Molumphy, president of the Connecticut Valley Orchard com- pany in Berlin, said that the storm will do no harm, and in fact will do much to make the crop this year one of the best in many. “The orchard owners aiting for a cool spell days in order to prevent the huds from coming out too early,” Mr. Mol- umphy said. When asked in regards to the crop expected this year, the informant stated that everything to date looks favorable towards the Connecticut Valley orchard company having onc of the best crops in years. At the office of the Elisha Rogers peach orchards at Shuttle Meadow it was stated that the storm will do thie peach trees good if anything, and no | harm is expected to be done. Other people connected with the peach busi- ness claim the storm to he very bene- ficial and record crops are looked for- ward to. have been for several | mayor, Messages of confidence and success in the republican primaries, being| conducted today between the hours of 4 and § o'clock, emanated this morn- Ing from the headquarters of hoth Mayor Orson I. Curtis and ex-Mayor George A. Quigl CURTIS {and express thelr preference the two c:ll\(ll&l:llt'r«l Both Brimming Over With Confidence—Each Candidate to Have Motor Squadron Rounding Up Prospective Voters. for candidate, I believe the clectors will be out in numbers and accordingly, I expect to win, It I did not, T would not be in the race.” Hours 4 to 8 * d votl ]’)l-lU"4 \\|H The open G. A, QUIGLLEY for the republican nomination mayor. for ‘What Curtis Say Mayor O. I¥. Curtis, whose first term in that office will be concluded next month, had the following to say: “I feel certain that I will receive the republican nomination. 1 the voters will come out to the prim- ary in large numbers and I antizipate that a majority vote will be cas my favor. elected.” Quigley’s Statement Mr. Quigley's statement was like- wise brief and in an optimistic mood. He said: : “There is no question but that I will be nominated voters come out to the polling places in my mind SIXTH WARD GIVES PAONESSA VICTORY Halloran, Victorious in Four Wards, Loses in Total MIX-UP IN BALLOT COUNTS In Fourth Ward There Were 10 Bal- lots Unaccounted for and Third Ward had Surplus of 25—C(Conlon Wins Alderma Nomination. Had the democrats in mayoralty candidate voted under the old caucus instead of the primary plan, which resulted in a victory by a 254 ma- jority for Alderman A. M. Paonessa over ex-Mayor J. M. Halloran, the odds would have heen overwhelming- ly in favor of the latter, assuming that the same vote was polled, an analysis of figures shows. Takes Four Wards, Paonessa, the winner, the second and sixth wards, the heavy vote polled in the Jatter district being sufficiently heavy to put him across easily. The un- successful candidate, Mr. Halloran, €took the first, third, fourth and fifth wards by fair majorities. Had the vote heen for the city convention, instead of di- rectly for candidates, Mr. Halloran, with last night's vote, would have had 34 delegates as against Mr. Paonessa's 17, making the odds two to one in favor of Halloran. This, however is purely speculative as there is no way to prove that identically the same vote wonld have been cast. The wards carried by Mr. Halloran, and the number of delegates each would have given him under the old plan are: Kirst, 8; third, 8; fourth, 8; fifth, 10, Total, 34. Mr. Paonessa would delegates of the second wards, a total of 17, Concession Granted. At the time that Alderman Pao- nessa suggested the ward primary to supplant the caucus, Mr. Halloran agreed, although he said he realized that he was granting a concession. It was reasoned by the supporters of the former mayor that, he having drawn sufficiently upon the popular to secure eclection twice as he would probably have strength enough to carry the first five wards Alderman Paonessa, prior to last night, being the selec- tion of sixth ward voters, was con- ceded solid backing in that ward. (Continued ou selecting a cvening system Loser Alderman carried only delegates to had the sixth have and vote Page 21). THE WEATHER —_—0— Hartford, March 31.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Rain or snow tonight and Sat- urday without any dectded thermal change; strong cast- erly winds becoming northwest on Saturday. | *———————e————————— think | 1 think I am going to bn, if the| | lowing this afternoon at 4 o'clock and remain open until 8§ o’clock this evening. I7ol- are the places which the | registered republicans may express their choice of candidates. Where to Vote, Iirst ward, Honeyman's garage, 139 Arch street; second ward, 211 P street, near the corner of Mea- dow and Park streets; third ward, Wilson's store, City Hall; fourth ward, Rogers Recreation building, Church rd, Skritulski's hall, d street; sixth ward, 94 Hartford avenue, Each of the candidates will have motor corps at registered | lieved a work bringing in the republicans who are be- to be lined up with the re- |spective factions, and headquarters will be maintained by the candidates in close proxmity to the polling places. “Anybody’s Fight.” Those who have been keeping their finger tips close to the pulse of re- publican politics for the past month assert that the past week has seen somewhat of a change in the outlook for the candidates. Up to Sunday, the odds scemed visibly in favor of the present incumbent of the office Mayor Curtis. Gradually the odds have dropped and yesterday and to- day even ardent supporters of Mr. Curtis have agreed that the primaries are now “anybody's fight.” To Announce Results. The Herald will have a representa- tive in each of the sixth wards, and as soon as the hallots are counted the office will be notified. The results in all offices on the city ticket ,including council positions, will he bulletined and given out by telephone, ISSOE M MORTGAGE BONDS New York Central Railroad Will Dis- pose OF $60,000,000 Worth Under Permit Issued Today. Washington, sion 5 given the railroad today by merce commission to e and $60,000,000 in five per cent. rerund ing mortgage bonds, at not less than 40 per cent, of par. Irom the funds expected by the the road will pay off maturing indebtedness to a to tal of $11,945,000, while the halance will he returned to its treasu 5T imbursement for cxpenditures for hot terments made in recent year March 31 Iermis New York Central the interstate com Falls Asleep Near Fire, And Is Seriously Burned Stamford, March 31 Mrs. Albert 1.. Hube 1, being wakeful during lagt night, left her bed and sat hefore a stove in her parlor, reading a news paper until she doz The paper against the stove and fgnited, flames communicating 1o her She is at the hospital in a servious state from burns. Mrs. Huber heen visiting her parer I muel Cook, hes er alifornia, Landers’ Officers A the Fown had wnid lome The annual meeting of holdc the Landers, Clark company was held this aft noon It was voted to amend the present zy-laws regarding the direc torate and not to inerease the hoard of directors. Two new directors were elected John B, on Water- | hury was one and Pardon C. Rickey, treasurer of the factory, was the other. All present officers of the factory were re-clected. the stock s of I'rary & of CHARLLS VERY ILI Funchal, Madeira, March (By Associated Press)—Although his fever diminished during the night former Emperor Charles of Austrin-Hun- gary who is {ll of pneumonia re- mained today in a serious condition. The ex-ruler is in a weakencd state and 1s delirious from time to time, R. R. MAN DIES, New Haven, March 81.—George W, Sommers, formerly southern New England freight manager for the Pennsylvania and Reading rallroads for 30 years, retiring in 1917, dled at his West Haven home today, aged C8. | | | | W BI\I’I‘AN CONNECTICUT FRIDAY MARCH 31, 1922. —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES Indications Point To Close Fight Between Curtis and Quigley Today | DEATH PENAL WSS STONE PLEADS Threalening Nature Prosccutor Dictates Exact Wording Threatening Note and Her Compare W in New York, testimony frequently to weep, Olivia M. I’. Stone admitted tod her trial for the murder of Kl Kinkead, former corporation of <_|u< innati, authorship of ening letter to Kinkead which denied sterday she had written Apparently lapse which halted the N Stone took the March 81 trial stand at faced Assistant District basse for further cr Takes Dic Handing her paper and Warbasse asked her to writc dictation The letter he read, 4, 1918, at Mount vised Kinkead that tended to file a suit promise and that she lawyer “all about that real cause of your not marry me." “After the suit is over,” Mr, sse read, and Miss Stone wrote, am going to telegraph my Guy to come to me at once, Know he Attorn pencil, at Olivet, AMiss of had Ky, Stone breach Told wanting sees me and hears the story. “You will be mortified to of promise.” Handing her the letter Mr. ha writing with what she had w and say whether the comparis not refresh lier memory of written the original. Tdentifies Wi She sald it was her but that she had no having written it, adding thar, was “something back of these he letter, with several © hers, introduced by Mr. Warbuese days as a surprise, after had testified she considerel already married to Kinkead ting, hane recoliection money on thrrs. him breach of promise. Mr, War announced secution had retained a expert to testify in rebuttal and Miss “tone identify frow, her m.:t and Mayor Hylan. riained, were of importanc their contents but because handwriting. of sning 1580 not ol DIES FROM POISON Hartford Man Found scious in Y. M. €. A, Passes Away At Hospital. Hartford, bed in his dormitory, Harold Ma Mareh room at the shall, 81.-Lying on the. Y. M. C. unconscious form 34 years old, All Re-elected Today | maid was this morning. summoned and man was removed to the hospital in the police Marshall dicd shortly after 12 i death was a result of poison. Marshall who was out of work i been despondent be of th His mother lives at | High street, Germantown, la. 15 at one time employed at the U Typewriter but had it w since at the Y. ) i s | Tound by | physician a have at fact. wi derwood Co. been working, | came to room January, T0 PRESENT PRIZES aay Writers in Community Contest To Receive Awards day Noon. children who ays in the will be uneh and gril The nine sehoo the prize winning « munity Drive their awards at e team captains i mittee leads at { day The [ yet been [ the Chamber hold their weekly the dinner contest noon il workers the KIKs' at day has he directors “ommerce will dinner on at the for t secared. speaker of « of Decans cards for the drive will to ali the Plcdge tributed by | | cino. | | morrow be solicited Sunday. ing them to Treasurer Charies Law, T—FIRST MOORE DENIES, ald, F he was elected ehalrman of the chine company yesterday, FAULTY MEMORY Denies She Wrote Him Letters of | DENTIFIES HER PENMANSHIP Then Makes | Court- recovered from her col- esterday the | opening of this morning’s session and War- Mr, his | dated October | ad- | in her woman—the War- brother and you what will happen to vou after Jeath when the suit is brought for breach War- e asked her to compare the hand- ritten, on did having itin the storie: Was ester- Miss Stone herself and had .h!\n‘d writing hi*2 letters derianding for the pro- handwriting had letters she wrote jail cell to the volice depart- These he ex- for the| 1 Lying Uncon- Dormitory— was the Hartrord ambulance. o'clock aus 257 | He not last Drive Mon- ote Com- given com- Mon- not not Monday | Elks' churches to- Boy Scouts and it is ex- peeted every church member who T not been reached any other way will Persons wlio have not been solleit- ed and who want to turn in a pledge card may do so at any time, deliver- at the New Dritain Trust Co. In o letter to The New Britaln Her- Moore usks us to deny that board of directors of the New Britaln Ma- | Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business TY FOR BOTH CIANFLONE AND RUGGERIO IS ASKED BY STATE'S ATTY. All Evidence Is In And Case Will Probably Go To Jury For De- cision Later In The Day. [Argument of Defense Is That No Positive Case Has Made Out Against the Accused. of Been Halting hoer Miss v oat s Guy counsel | a threat- she March 31.—When courf opened today, the last day of the trial of Joseph Cianflone and Mike Rug= gerio charged with murder in the first degree in having i1sed the death of Inio Renaldino at Farmington on October , 1920, State's Attorney .| Hugh M. Alcorn announced that a witness for the state, cxpected to be put on this morning, had failed to are rive, and rather than delay the trial, the state would proceed immediately | to argument. The case has taken two full court weeks to be heard before Judge Isaac Wolfe and a jury. snnings For State t. State’'s Attorney Newell Jen< nings opened the arguments for the state and told the jury the crime | would probably go down in New Brit« | ain history as “the bootleggers' murs der.” He characterized the death o2 | Renaldino a foul, cruel, premedis “.mtwl murder and asked the jury for a verdict of first degree. Touches on Moonshining Mr. Jennings called atteztion ¢o the fact that seldom does the state have an eyewitness to & crizae of this sort, but in this case thore 12 an eye witness and he askes the jury to believe the story of Crojancse. He said it had | been estwblished that in the spring of 1920 thewe were well organized gangs in New Hritain doing an extensive and sus.sessful business in the transporta- tion of liguor from New York to New | Britain. 8o sugeesstul was {t that an sociation or corporation was formed and the profits were so large that out- siders wanted to get in. Renaldino was one of these and according to. Mr.,- Jennings his death determined and planned for some time before it happened. Lawyer Calnen Heard Lawyer Calnen, representing Rugs gerio, followed the assistant state’s attorney. He admitted there was evls dence of a murder, but claimed that the state had not introduced sufficient evidence that the accused were guilty of the crime. He summed up the tes- timony of the various defense witnes« ses and told of Ruggerio's alibi, in an cffort to sustantiate his statements “Cowbo; Counsel Speaks awyer I'reedman, counsel ‘owhoy” Joe Cianflone, addressed the court and jury after Mr. Calnen had conciunded his argument. He also claimed that a se has not been made out against the accused. The attorney that the story of Cropancse be disregarded, charging that it was but a succession of alsa ements. Calling attention to the ement of Sergeant W. C. Hart of New Britain police department, he would not change his mind A.|even if shown something reasonable, of | the attorney likened the sergeant to a dead man, that heing the only other A |instance he could recall where a mind | could not anged, The case probably Jury late | Hartford, of to | of | asked the a | that be o will today. NURSES RESIGN go to the n-| New Britain General Hospital Loses Y4 Two Officials And Two Others From Stal Tomorrow. IPour nurses at the general hospital have esignation to take |""he nurses are the and the {wo floor Miss Harriet Dec principal of nurs and Miss Luey Aller, assist- ant principal, Miss Ruth Snowden and Miss Hattie Cole are the four who resigned. No reasons are announced by the | hospital authorities for the resigna- tions heing tendered at this time, al- of | though D, T. Recks, when asked |1l there was any friction, denied the rumor by saying that it was nonsen- sical. Miss Cole, he said, has been with the hospital for several years and wanted to sign last October, At that time she was prevailed upon |by the hospital management tc re- | main until April 1. | The other three nurses, according to Dr. Reeks, came here from the |same hospital, and simply decided to ‘rf‘t\un together. | There have been rumors of friction | Letween the management and the staff at the hospital since last fall, | when Willlam E. IFay, at that time | superintendent of the hospital, tens dered his resignation. New Britain tendered their effect tomorrow. two head nurses nurs of | ve J. WOULD RETIRE OFFICERS Washington, March 31.—The presi- dent would have discretionary authe: ity to place on the retired list, naval officers who have been in active serv- ice forty years or are sixty ycars of day by Secretary Denby to Speaker. Glliett for introduction in the house. for S age under a draft of a bill sent to. ‘|