New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press P. U.C. POSTPONES ACTION ON CITY’S PETITION FQ¥ Matter Will be Taken up When Results of Tests Now Being Made Are Known, Commission Advises Copy of Letter Transmitted to Connecticut Co. Presi- dent Is Sent to Mayor for Perusal. 4 The Public Utalities Commission made announcement this morning of an indefinite postponement of action on this city's request for a reduction in trolley fares, explaining that two tests are now being made and until the outcome i{s known the commis- sfon's policy will be to make no changes. The P. U. C. heard New Britain's petition February 23 at the Central Junior High school auditorium. The commission’s communication to the city was accompanied by a copy of a letter transmittcd today to President L. P. Btorrs of the Connecticut Co., in which the company was appraised of the same fact. The tests in question are those be- ing' donducted at Norwalk and Bridgeport, the rates in effect being under temporary order of the com- mission directing test rates, subject to change and modification as the com- mission may deem advisable. In the letter received tthis morn- ing by Mayor A. M. Paonessa, it is explained that the P. 1. C. will retain jurisdiction over New Britain's pe- pition for such action in the future ‘as the commission may deem advis- able. Text of Letter. The communication to Storrs follows: Mr, L. 8. Storrs, President, The Connecticut Company, New Haven, Conn. Dear Sir: This letter is written for the pur- pose of informing your company and the public of the policy of the com- mission toward pending cases involv- ing trolley rates and affecting street railway fares generally. It is a fundamental principle of public service operation that a utility should supply adequate service at reasonable rates. A utility cannot be expected adequately to serve the pub- lic without that cooperation and as- sistance on the part of the public which will allow the utility, under wise and economic management, to exist in a financially sound and healthy condition. Rates should not be higher than the service is worth to the public nor lower than will af- fcrd a revenue sufficlent to cover all necessary costs and provide for a fair return on the value of the property devoted to public use. A lack of co- operation and patronage and general fndustrial and economic conditions may make it impossible to establish a rate which will be reasonable for the service rendered and at the same time produce a fair return. Your company is chartered to sup- ply street railway service, its char- tered territory comprising the major part of the State of Connecticut, di- vided into several operating divisions. With the exception of two localities, to wit, Norwalk and Bridgeport, the base fare at present is ten cents, with the option of buying three tokens for twenty-five cents—a saving of 16 2-3 per cent. Your company, like many other street railway companies of other states has operated at a loss for the past number of years, due to the fact that rates in effect, under conditions then prevailing, were uneconomic, coupled with the further fact that the modes of transportation have been undergoing " a somewhat radical change. The year 1920 resulted in an operating deficit for your company of $1,400,000, while the year 1921, which was the first period the ten cent fare was in effect throughout an entire year, showed an income, after payment of operating expenses but before payment of current taxes or any return on the value property, of substantially It is estimated that if the present rates of fare remain in effect, the in come for 1922 after payment of op erating costs but before payment of current taxes or any return on the value of the property, will he ahout $1,300,000, Owes State $1,800,000 Your company owes the state ap- proximately $1,800,000 for unpaid taxes which accrued during the years of deficite Under recent legislation payment has been deferred, but the company is required to pay each year towards liquidating this debt, at least 50 per cent. of its income after pay ment of operating expenses and be fore payment of any réeturn on the vadie of the property The higher rates instituted by au thority of the commission have result. €d in increasing’ the company's rev. enue, but not sufficiently to allow a fair return on the value of the prop- erty as determined by the commis- sion. readjust or reduce the rates of fare this time as to put the company ¢ 1%ck in Its previous condition, and at this wiiting conditions do not justify any extended experiment with rates of fare in new territory, especially as the state is now deriving benefit by reagon of the payment of hack taxes There are at present pending be- President (Continued on Page Fourteen). It would be unfortunate so to| DOCTORS OBJECT T SCHOOL BOARD PLAN Medical Asso. Opposed to Pro- posed Health Program OBIECTIONS VOIGED TODAY Committee Will Ask Commission To Abandon Idea of Full Time Physi- cian—Say Present Plans Are “I practical and Impossible.” Beécause they feel the health and sanitation program before the school committee is “impractical and impos- sible,” the New Britain Medical asso- clation has named a committee of physicians to appear before the school board this afternoon in protest, Committee Appointed. Drs. M. W. Maloney, J. I. Kelly, G. W. Dunn and Carl J. lart are members of the committee named by the doctors to register their objec- tions to an attempt to carry through the program, the principal item of which is the doing away with the present system of school examinatioh by three doctors and the hiring of one physician for full-time to care for all examinations. At a recent meeting of the Medi- cal association, it became known to- day, a copy of the school committee's program, as drafted by the commit- tee on health and sanitation, was read. Objections were made to many probosals. The generally expressed belief was that the plans of the com- mittee were too elaborate for the school committee to handle and that they should be completely revised and turned over to the health board. Failure Elscwhere. One of the physicians present told his colleagues that the medical in- spector in Bridgeport, where the one- man system is in force, has branded the work as “impractical.” He as- serted, according to the local doctor, that it is not physically possible for a single doctor to handle all school inspections. Tt was his belief that the greatest efficiency and economy would come through the system used in this city. It is the school board’s plan to engage a full-tine physician, paying a salary of about $2,500 a vear. Under the present system, $135 a month is expended op the combined salaries of the three inspectors, who are Drs. A. J. Savard, George H. Dalton and James H. Faulkner. The school board also has received a proposal for a program of eye, ear and nose Inspections by a specialist, it being calculated to secure the serv- fces of such a p’“lcian, gratis. The doctors were a’ .ost unanimous in their opinion that they are called upon already for as much charity work as they can afford to do, and they doubted if the school committee could secure the service of a doetor without pay. Physicians’ Objection. The drafting of an extensive health schedule by a board the members of which, in:the main, are laymen with- out medical training, éame in for rounds of criticism at the medical as- soclation session. It is said they were unanimously in favor of shifting the responsibilities for school sanitation and health to the health board, of which several members are doctors, At this afternoon's meeting, the committee will submit severat pro- posed amendments to the program now before the health board, request- ing a continuance of the present tem of inspections and asking that the health board be placed in charge of such matters. JACQUES SHOP S0LD David Cohen of Willow Street Buys Bankrupt Stock for $1.800 at Auc- tion This Morning. 107 Willow street, the New England Radiator Works of 17 Bast Main street, bought at auction this morn ing, the entire stock and fixtures of the Jacques Specialty Shop of Main street. The bankrupt stock of the store was ordered sold by Referee Edward M. Yeomans of Hartford and United States Auctioneer Howard Wakelee, in charge of the sale Mr. Cohen purchased the stock for $1,800. He plans to continue the hus iness and will probably make some changes in the name of the establish ment David Cohen of former owner of 'AIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, MAY 12, DEPENDS ON U. 5. A. Teuton Charge d’Alfairs Outlines Needs of His Country WANTS HELP OF AMERICA Lang Hopes U, S, Will Aid In Ynter- national Inan—Declares Quick Re- duction Of FExaggerated Repara- tions Is Essential, Philadelphia, May 12, — Impartial experts agree that the only hope of economic reconstruction for Germany. ies in a “speedy and considerable re- duction of the exaggerated repara- tions payments” and the deferment of all such payments for “at least a number of years" Karl Tang, German KARL LANG charge d'affaires, declared in an ad- dress here today before the American academy * of political and social science. First Public Talk In his first public utterance since arriving in this country last fall as the German diplomatic representative, Charge' l.ang added that an equally important essential to Germany’s eco- nomic recovery was the negotiation of an international loan. Tn this he said, Germany hoped the United States would “take part” for "it seems that a collapse of Germany and conse- quently of other FKuropean nations is inevitable if the United States con- tinues to stand aside.” Foreigners Misunderstood Recause the factories are running, there is little unemployment at pres- ent and certain signs of luxury are observabje in the larger cities of Ger- many, M# lLang said, foreigners trav- elling there are ‘easily led into a misconception of the true sit- uation The real truth about “this much talked of pros- perity Germany,” he said, is on Second 80 in (Continued Page) (GOVT, TO PROSEGUTE WAR CONTRAGT FRAUD Daugherty Seeks Aid in Pressing Charge§ in “Important Case” New York, May 12.—Attorney Gen Daugherty stated today that he hoped to engage Henry M. Stimson, former ly U. S. attorney in this district, special counsel to prosecute “a par- ticular and very important case’ al- leged to involve fraud growing out of a war contract Mr. Daugherty came here primar- in connection with ‘the decree be Federal Judge Mayer involving Y., N. H. and H. railroad. ily fore the N PERSHINC S DEGRFEE, Montreal, May Gen. John J Pershing was today madeé a doctor of laws in McGill university. STATE TROOPS GUARD HAVERSTRAW TO PUT DOWN REVOLT OF NEGROES 1,000 Employes At 35 Bri ckyavds Threaten Violence During Strike For $1.50 Per Day Wag Haverstraw, N. Y., May Twen- ty state troopers were ordered into Haverstraw today to guard the fown against threatencd outk=caks of 1,000 negroes who are on strike in the 35 brick plants he It s expected more troepers will arrive from Al- bany and Troy this afternoon. 'regence among the strikers of New York of sonthern men who have been in the town only two weeks, but who are charged with having foment- ed the strike, was feared by the lo cal I police and aid was asked y from the state The men went on sttike yesterday asking $4.50 a day wages against the | $3.80 they now receive, The troopers, all mounted, led the streets in the morning, keep ing the striking negroes moving, Tn business section of the town a line for all except those on was drawn and special were placed the brick carly patrol- guards at yards. as |ing a AIRCRAFT SUPPLY FOR U. 5. WARSHIPS Plans Submitted Provide for 243 Planes of All Kinds p— NEW ENGINES PERFECTED Naval Report Tells of Improved Me- chanics—New Launching Devices for Battleships—Eighty-six Com- bat Planes Included. Washington, May 12.—Plans for complete equipment of the fighting fleet with aireraft during the coming fiscal year have been laid before the senate naval committee by Rear Ad miral Moffatt chief of the Nav: bureau of. aeronautics. The project contemplates placing 213 alrships of various essential types on battleships, cruisers, scouts and other vessels and is designed to furnish the fleet with its own aerial defense against encmy aircraft attacks. Fighty-six Fighting Planes Under the plan, eighty-six small, swift fighting planes will be included in the aircraft to become a perma- nent part of the fleet aircraft defense. The machines to be used for this pur- pose are believed by Navy officials to be the best yet developed for fighting in air having been completely de- veloped under navy control since the olose of the war. They are designed to meet in air and repel raids against the ships of the fleet by enemy bomb- ers. § Flock of Other Planes. In addition, the active ships carry forty-three observation and spotting planes twenty-seven small spotters, thirty-six torpedo or bomb- ing planes, eighteen scouts and four kite balloons for obscrvation pur- poses, Each battleship of the eight- een comprising the fleet under the naval limitation treaty will carry four planes, two V-F or single fighters, one big spotter and one torpedo or bombing plane. The torpedo plane will permit attack on enemy surface craft with 15600 pound torpedoes or with an equal weight in bombs. New Launching Devices. Catapult launching devices recent- ly developed and tried out success- fully are to be installed on all ships enabling them to send away their aerial defense squadrons even in a heavy sea. The ten new scout cruisers will carry two catapults cach and fighting and scouting planes to adu will movements. the navy as an immediate answer, it was explained at the department to assertions that surface craft were de- fenseless against enemy air bomb at- tacks, is regarded as essentially de- fensive. The aerial offensive power of the fleet is to be grouped aboard the airplane carriers into which it has been recommended that the battle cruisers Lexington and Saratoga be converted. ‘Work Summarized. In presenting the naval aircraft program to the senate committee aviation officials summarized the work of the last year in developing modern airships and air engines which has been done by the navy it- self or under navy funds and en- couragement. A very optimistic pic- ture of the situation was drawn it was learned navy officers being confi- dent that the United States has kept fully abreast thus far in the aviation material developments in other coun- trics. : New Engines., Half a dozen or more engines of improved power and reduced weight have been produced. It was explain ed the endurance of new engines has been tested up to 300 hours continu- ous operation as compared to a 50 hour test standard prevailing and ex- petlmental work with a Diesel type fuel oil engine for aircraft purposes have given great promise the senators were told. CLERGYMAN FAYORS BOXING Tiplains Difference Between Taking Part in Match and Having Seat at Ringside. Y. May Taking match and oceupy two different Bernard ', syracuse, N part in a hoxing ringside seat ave things, according to. Itey Clausen of the rst ptist church He told fhe Y. club here last night that hie boxes ten rounds every Monday morning advises ofher ministers to do the “Roxing gives 4 man confidence and is a most exhilarating sport, said Mr. Clausen “RBut watching others bhox is brutalizing And instinets which culminate only in mathematical calculations as to what odds the men are entitled when next they meef. One of the perils of America is the delega tion of our sports io athers. We watch others play while get a reputation of being an athictic nation.” a Roys and same aronses we BAD BLIZZARD IN WEST Mal 12 Rocky Storms mountain Denver, ‘ol which swept 1he states Wednesday night and virtnaly all day Thursday subsided today. Wyoming and Colorado points report it the worst spring blizzard in years. SRR T e— WEATHER g Hartford. May —Norecast ’ for New Britain and vicinity: Fair weather tonight and prob- little change ‘in THL ably Saturday; | temperaturc. | *. to the range of observation of enemy This airplane equipment sought by —TWENTY-FOUR PAGES - SHUT AND Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business DOOR TO EUROPEAN PEACE RUSSIA IS NOT DENIED CONSIDERATION, ASSERTS ENGLAND DAUGHERTY APPRO 'w York, May 12-—F Buck- land, vice-president and general counsel of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad testified today in federal court that Attorney Gen. Daugherty has approved the road's petition for modification of the olution decree granted several years ago by the United States su- preme court. If this petition were granted, the New Haven, which has a $27,000,000 investment in the Boston and Maine, would be permitted to have a direc- tor on the B, and M. bhoard. This, Mr. Buckland contended, was neces sary in order to protect this invest- ment as he had heard that the New York Central w planning to take over the management of the Boston and Maine. Mr. Buckland testified that in 1921 the attorney general had promised investigation to determine whether there ever had been a real violation of the anti-trust laws by the New Haven, Mr. HALF GASH FAYMENT BY NEW BONUS PLAN Another Provision Permits J. Buckland said he had heard Vocational Training for Ex-Soldiers Washington, May 12.—A substitute oldier bill under which veterans would receive 50 per cent cash pay- ments was introduced today by Sen- |ator Rorsum, republican, New Mex- ico, and referred to the senate finance committee. The balance due the vet- | erans would be covered by certificates of indebtedness payable September 30, 102 and drawing interest at the rate of 3% per cent from next Oc- | tober 1. Aside from the cash and certificate option veterans would be permitted | to select vocational teaining, farm or | home aid or land purchase aid. Under | the land purchase plan veterans could muake homestead entries upon any public lands, paying $1.25 per acre by means of the certificates of in- debtedness. If the land cost less than the face value of the certificate the difference would be paid in sh. Veterans entitled to only $50 would be paid in full. Payment would be at the rate of one dollar a day for do- mestic service and $1.25 for foreign service with the r imums $500 and respectively as in the house bill. SOVEREIGNS (O. TO SELL BUSINESS Store Fstablished in This City for Over Forty Years, Changes James Spinetta, of v Corbin who conduets a fruit ery A bought Sover Co. store 160 Main final papers will he signed, pected, either Monday next week The d¢ by the N. B Loan Association of Mr. Spinetta and confectionery her of vears in this eity time conducted the road arcade e throughout the cily hecause of dition of his business The | been estahlishe | |40 years and its ;\\m—.] in many households in the city Ave,, I confection- street, has Tradir The 5 ot g6 e the store out ns street it Tresday at or 1 was put throng! Co-operative Savings & this city in the fruit business for a num He at one the rail- known the ad has been | | it well store is Soverei Trading Co this city for wame lias been a by [ The association was formed years ago and later a block was built which ha | been called I | here the stor I Mr. Spinetta inte store yeereigns bhlack i located s to conduet that it ha and at the his Arch of his same plan the | been conducted 1 past | {same time he | street store cream b |Chase Bank Robbers Are | Reported as Confessing | \ay 12 Tohn | Cardeman W i Bertha Fern Vardeman have the robbery the hank in New Yeek accord will continue the bulk dane vhere ice siness is dhvannan, Ga Vias S Hollis, and made a hreas National city $ ing to detectives an of in securities heen work They added that bonds still recovered | hours | ho have ing here on the case the $30,000 |sing probahly [within a few worth of mis- | would be {Union Pacific Report | Shows 1.3 P. C. Increase | New York, May Net income of | Union Pacific vilrond Co. from | durir amounted to| a e 73,156 | 18 the year renues xpenses were $49,844,164, a de 266,411 or 4.3 per cent. from ove crease of $2, previous F NEW HAVEN DISSOLUTION DECREE Vice-President of Road Makes Statement Today in Opposing New York Central Plan to Control Boston and Maine. | jce cream manufacturing | [ pendent has | over | S| iustice | combination the | I'the British However, Term Soviet Reply “Very Stupid’’—Think It Will Delay Giving of Aid VES MODIF!CATION Confiscation of Russ Note Will Not Be Taken Up Until Tomorrow—France Stubbor rumers that the management of the B. and M. was to pass to the New York Central and that President Smith of the N. Y. C, Jater had told him he was considering taking over the management. Mr. Buckland said that he wished to protect the New Haven's invest- ment as the road did not wish the N. Y. C, already allied with the Bos- ton and Albany, to become any stronger in New England. British view on the Russian reply to Therefore, he said, he had con- |the allicd memorandum issued this sulted with Mr. Daugherty regarding |4fternoon terms the document *very protection of the $27,000.000 invest- |Stupid from the viewpoint of Russian ment and with the sanction of the |interests” but says Great Britain is attorney general had petitioned for | 1ot prepared to adopt the view that modification of the dissolution decree. [ F'urope is to be denied peace or ithe A Ltussian people further consideration in their misery simply because of a stupid argument. Help Will Be Delayed is concerned,” dds the statement, “help will un- dqubtedly be delayed and rendered more difficult, but that is an affair of the Russian government. We are quite prepared to go into the sugges- tion that the questions of credits, debts and private property be referr- ed to a mixed commission which will study them in detail and report al- though this means that Russia will have to wait seme time longer for credits.” Action Is Delayed The economic conference sub-come mission on Itussian affairs this after- noon postponed consideration of the Russian reply to the allied memoran- dum until 11 o'clock tomorrow mrn- ing. IPoreign Minister Benes of Czecho- Slovakia, speaking in the name of the little entente, expressed the opinion today that the conference must be ad- ourned within a few days accepting the French proposal to appoint an in- ternational committee of experts on which Itussia would not he represented to consider financ probiems, This must be done, he said, in such a way as to adoid resentment in order not |to embitter the Furopean situation. A spokesman for the Ttalian delega- tion said Jtaly was favorable to the appointment of a mixed commission of experts but considered it would be useless to name such a commission unless the Russians were represented on it. Meanwhile, according to the [talian viewpoint the conference should continue its discussion on clause II, of the allied memorandum (regarding the Russian claims for damages) and also on the non-ag- gression pact Tru Is P'roposed Great Dritain has proposed a truce in castern Iiurope on the basis of the de facto frontiers, pending the con- clusions of a commission of inquiry to be appointed, it was announced this afternoon. Genoa, @ . = (By Associated I'ress) )—May A statement of the Decree Granted. New York, May 12.—Federal Judge Mayer today granted the petition of the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Railroad Co. modifying the di solution decree granted by the U. Supreme Court. The New Haven will have five directors on the Boston and Maine railroad. “As far as Russia CANAAN COUPLE ARE MARRIED 65 YEARS Mr. and Mri. Ezra Huntley to Cele- brate—He Was Too Sickly to Go to Civil War, Canaan, May 12—Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Huntley will observe thelr 65th wedding anniversary at their home here tomorrow. Mr. Huntley is 85 years old and his wife is 87. Both are unusually active for their years, The celebration is to be simple only few friends and relatives being vited, Mr. and Mrs. Huntley were both born in New Marlboro, Mass., and say that they were sickly when children Mr. Huntley failed to pas physical examination for the Civil war enlistment. He and his wife who was iza Rhodes were married on May 13, 1857, and have spent the greater part of their lives in Berkshire county, Massachusetts. They had three chil- dren, one dying in infancy. The others are George E. of Boston and William E. of Bristol. Mr, Huntley was a farmer for years and has heen a member of Housatonic agricultural its, organization. Mrs. Huntley still does her own house work and also | makes quilts. She broke her hip ten years ago but fully recovered from | the injury. Mr. Huntley is able to| read without spectacles and takes sev- | eral newspapers and magazines. He | has smoked since a young man, attri- | butes his long life to “good behavior”| Irance will never agree to the pro. and still devotes some time to fishing |ject for a mixed commission, sitting and gardening. | indefinitely while the conference is When the couple celebrated —thesr |g0ing on, to study Russian affairs, ac- 60th anniversary in Massachusetts, |cording to o statement issued by the Mr. Huntley invited their callers to|!'rench delegation this noon. their 70th anniversary which present | vigor and health of the pair to make possible in- 28 the | socicty since | BERLIN TROLLEYS RUN TO NORTH END OF BIG STEEL MERGER ™~ Senator LaFollette Lead |1 Reardsley tion of Sherman Law ;' i e | pany made official to 1 Beardsley sat appe; Being Are vanged for Patrons of Stanley Street Line, trolley cars will North Stanley according to this morning by % perintendent of the Connecticut come probably ba althongh has been again and ane The Berlin Irancis stree an f, made (laiming Viola- will - some time this month, | no announcement Washington, Bt oy auiry Pederal i | made a merg-| o aApy schedule | give th | 20 minnte into reported plans for that largest concerns including 1 that a new tima I which will north end line through« na cha number of steel Bethlehem and panies, was ordered today ate, in adopti tor la Follette, sin, calling and steps WL ¥ inde is heing arra the patrons of the Lackawanna com- |, trolley cchedule by the sen- [ oyt the day There will he resolution of Sena o operating @ Wiscon- g A sohedule | B3ertin At the pres North Staniey le in tha mornin republican, the trade ned 1o pre the street line t time trolleys on on A ind in The has been to give people ot the town better trole nupon federal | the run ha | at ! the commission to take vent tt honr scl night and a 15 minute schedule chan, Senator La Follette d that afternoon charge aid i of merger was proposed to place the [ made, it is hands o ind to increase entire steel industry in the i|the north er {1y ser The white signa 1800 when the 13 rough to place i Hig Rurritt change making two great monopolies viee which wera former« have poles trolleys steel prices behind La Follette decl man anti-trust Those Sevator rlin Sher. [ Iy r lead letter an b ey put in street, ront of the near the Main a heor tral | old treet Junior school and Filihn A school made Rerlin weparate turning at on SURREADED 1Y BONDSMAN May 1 held Haven orgery tsmany wa the fie Joseph | years Nort] nard street New with here ey the alias Dar San varrant from Conn., with trolley cars him was the triangle by his bo to ha name sur He two checks in rendered today is said forged the Annie whom he had been living in New Hay en. The Ifirst National bank city is the complainant. Caron's bonds were §5,000 ‘Powder on Teacher’s No Breaks Up ychool Board May A cone Mrs Thorne [berry-Close, principal of Rincon | Valley should resign be ‘\m powders her nose and weari James 1 |skirts eight inches from the floor has commit- |resulted in the resignation of two of {three members ti e school hoard, Mrs. Thornberry-Close was asked to resign but refused until a pool of the chool parents was taken, The poll ustained her 27 to 3. of Mrs Barnard with of that { Santa Rosa,‘Cal |troversy over whether the school JAMES P, CAMPBELL DIES, New Haven, May 12 Campbell who served on a tee which considered removal of that state Haven Green when the died at his the question of of from New had two here to house state apitals, home day.