New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1922, Page 1

Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business TERRIFIC WIND STORM TAKES HEAVY TOLL IN INDIANA AND ENTUCKY FA Cities too, Feel Effects— Streets in Jeffersonville are Blocked and Homes are Wrecked Northern New York State Is Also Recovering From Effects of Devastating Storm Which Swept Coun- tryside. Louisville, Ky., Aug. 25.—One per- son dead, three seriously injured and | a property loss variously estimated from $160,000 to $250,000 was the toll of a terrific wind storm which swept a part of Louisville and Jeffer- scnville, Ind., early today, following a rain and electrical disturbance. George Massey, 60, was buried be- neath the wreckage when his home in Louisville was struck by the steeple blown from an adjoining church. Buildings Wrecked. In Jefsersonville, where the full fcrce of the wind was felt, two build- ings of the American Car and Foun- dry Co. were wrecked, steeples and roofs were torn from two churches and scores of homes damaged. Practically every street here was blocked at some point by fallen trees and telephone and electric light poles. Telephone and electric service was paralyzed by reason of broken wires. Indianapolis, Aug. 25.—Wind and reavy rain storms which was gener- al throughout Indiana early today caused damage to crops and to prop- erty, according to reports received by the U. 5. Weather Bureau. New York State. Rochener, N. Y, Aug. 25—Western | and central New York today was| slowly recovering from the effects of the rain and electrical storm Wednes- day night and early yesterday. Ge- neva, the worst sufferer from the fioods that followed the five-inch fainfall, has begun work to clear away the wreckage. Reports from counties south here indicate damage greater than previously estimated. Telegraph and telephone service crippled by the wind and rain, now is being restored. STOLE DOZEN AUTOS, - ARE T0 STAND TRIAL Men Held for New Heven Court Admit Repainting Stolen Machines New Haven, Aug. 25.—Willlam N, Creed, alias Robert A. Dunn; Michael Logan, whose real name is William Simons, and James Steenhoff, brought here from Providence yesterday to stand trial for alleged stealing of automobiles, were held in heavy bonds today until next week when they will be given hearings. Twelve cars said to have been taken by these men have| been recovered. Just before their ar- rest they had been held in Cranston, R. 1. and had given $12,000 in bonds for their release. Two hours later the Providence police had them. The three men had a garage Ferry street, this city, it is alleged, where they altered stolen machines. In it was the car of Carleton E. Taft of Waterbury, stolen July 25. Logan under his own name has served two| prison terins, the police say. Cars so far recovered belonged to A. B. Meredith of Hartford; F. P. Blosson, Bridgeport; William Phillips, Waterbury; F. R. Monti, Bridgeport, and Frederick L. Ford, New Haven. The police say that Monday the men stole a car here, changed the number plates at Northford woods and drove it to Providence. The men have con- fessed, the police say, to numerous thefts of cars which they changed over, repaired or in other ways dis- guised before making sales. SHORTAGE OF $750,000 Honolulu’s Leading Citizen and Phil- anthropist Has Been Juggling Ac- counts by Elaborate & Honolulu, Aug. 25.—(By Associated Press) — John Gulld, philanthropist, | leading citizen of Honolulu and until a few days ago, treasurer of Alexan- der and Baldwin sugar, shipping and insurance brokers, has admitted a shortage in his accounts of §750,000 and has told how it was done accord- ing to an announcement today by the firm's directors Guild, they said, had duplicates n', all statements, accounts and station- | ery used in the firm's offices here and at S8an Francisco, New York and Seat- tle, which enabled him to manipulate the iInter-office balances so as to ex-| tract surplus cash and cover up shortages. Physicians attending Guild reported that he was recovering from the heart attack which followed publica tion of the charges against him, of in| [The women [they pleaded with |to NEW BRITAIN CONNE('TICUT FRIDAY AUGUbT 25, 1922 RAIL CONFERENCES BROKEN OFF AS RMING COUNTRY TROTTER ABSOLVED ON SERIOUS COUNT Famous Evangelist Exonerated and Is Given Divorce JUDGE SCORES HIS WIFE Declares That By Circulating Mali- clous Stories About Husband And His Secretary, She Committed Great ‘Wrong. Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 25— Judge Major L. Dunham of superior |court today awarded a decree of ab- solute divorce to Melvin E. Trotter, superintendent of the Grand City Rescue Mission, and nationally known evangelist. He dismissed the suit for separate maintenance brought by Mrs, Trotter. He held Mrs. Trot- ter's charges that her husband had been unfaithful and that he had treated her cruelly, had not been sub- stantiated by evidence. The court also held there was no evidence to substantiate the charges of Mrs. Trotter that her husband was the father of a child born in July, 1917, to Miss Florence Moody, secre- tary and bookkeeper at the rescue mission or that he had ‘‘conducted himself with other women in an un- becoming manner." Judge’s Statement’ The judge, in his opinion declared he believed Mrs. Trotter was actuated in filling her suit for separate main- tenance by the fact “that she never has been able to persuade the defend- ant to confess that he was the father of the Moody child. The court also asserted Mrs. Trotter | charged her husband with acts of al- | leged cruelty that “at the time they | were committed if they were commit- Rapids | THOMAS L CURT]\’ DIES AT HOSPITAL Well Known Resjdent and Member of Piloneer Family Succumbs to Injuries. member of one of the oldest families Trom a load of hay People ILiving Nearby, How Lol »l i " +a¥ the son of the late Jere- connected with the Apron, Towel and Car. the business when his brother, Pat- bus, while traveling on the road be- the farm on Farmlngton avenue was fence for about 30 yards, snapped off was helping his brothers in the work, cver, then righted {tself, and landed the wheels of the wagon hit a rut in water The driver, Mike Volpe, of juries to his spine, and was taken to turning to this city after discharging until yesterday all hopes of saving| campers in that locality, a Mrs. Clark, Abble Fitzgerald of Brighton, Maas,, | named “Dan” and a girl named rick Curtin and James Curtin of this sailor's blouse and cap were found in relatives of the deceased, are in completed. m 10 Fwt 0! water Thomas L. Curtin, aged 65 years, a well known resident of this city and a DRIVER ALONE HE SAYS here, died Wnornlnz at the New rl'w hospital from the ef- M am at 406 Farming- WW ' 10 days ago. They Heard Woman's Vo “fl‘s anah J. Curtin, one of the ploneer Soals | Clottins hAre A settlers of this city. He had been Supply Co. of this city up to the time of his death, having taken charge of Waterbury, Aug. 25.—A seven pas- senger touring car used as a jitney|rick, suffered a broken leg. During the hot days when work at tween the two Hitchcock lakes last night, left the road, skimmed the|being pushed 8o that the hay could be brought into the barns, Thomas a telegraph pole, crashed through the fence, rolled down the bank, turned|and had just piled one load and was proceeding to the barn with it, when in the waters of the upper lake about five feet from shore, in 10 feet of | the fleld, the wagon lurched and he fell to the ground. He sustained in- 208 Baldwin street, this city, claims he was alone and that he was re-|the local hospital about 10 days dgo. His condition steadily became worse, a passenger at the camps in the near vicinity of the lake. One of thehim were abandoned He is survived by one sister, Mrs. claims she heard shouting at 4 | o’clock this morning when a man|and three brothers, the Rev. Jere- miah J. Curtin of West Haven; Pat- | “Irene’” asked each other “Are you all right” A woman's clothing and a| city. J. M. Curtin Sons, undertakers and the car. Volpe is in a hospital here with a broken arm. charge of the body and arrangements for the funeral have not yet hbeen ] WITNESS MOTHER'S MURDER Four of St. Louis Woman’s Children JOKES OF MARRIAGE; PAPERS CARRY STORY Canfield Had Not Calculated That His Little Hoax Would Be Broadcast See Their Father Shoot Her to Death. St. Louis, Aug. 25.—Five small chil- dren, today mourned the death of their mother, Mrs. Martha J. Hembre, shot to death last night by her hus- band, Albert. A sixth child, a babe of one year, was found by policemen lying in the slain woman'’s arms. Four of the children witnessed the shoot- ing. Wesley Canfleld of Maple Hill, saxophone player with the Rexmere orchestra which, under the leader-| ship of John L. Sullivan of this eity |1s playing at Palmer's casino in '#.- GRAND CTRCUIT RACE OFF Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Due to a heavy track caused by rainfall i [ the Grand Circuit races here today (Continued on Page Seventeen) were ca_lgi off. |d1ac Neck, decided to play a joke on American Sea Captain, ‘Wrecked in South Seas, Tells of Beautiful South Sea Island—Gitls Anxious for Husbands. | Honolulu, Aug. 25 Press).—A sunny coral isle in the South Seas where lazy palms fringe the coral atolls and the women, youn and beautiful, outnumber the men more than 14 to 1 where 30 cents lasts a month; this is the story told of Tagawa, an {slet of the Ellice group by Captain J. A. T. Olsen of the American schooner Henriette wrecked July 16. Captain Olsen and members of his crew are in Honolulu with the British | steamer Kauraki which picked them ! up at Tagawa, and is taking them to San Francisco. Only 12 Men on Isle, The captain’s tale follows “Tagawa is the only habitable island of the Ellice group. Its popu- lation consists of 190 persons of whom lonly 12 are men. ‘Our schooner was swung off her course and onto Nukualili reef by heavy seas. We struck-at night and at dawn we tried for the shore. Be-| |fore we hit the coral we saw native men, clad only in loin clothes pushing an outrigger canoe into the water and with their assistance we made shore in safety. If it had not been for the natives we probably would have lost | {our lives in the heavy surf. Women Young and Pretty. “Our coming was hailed with joy by the natives who pass their existence in a state of isolation. The women outnumber the men 14 to 1 or more and some of them are beautiful. Their ages range ffom 12 to 18 vears and there are only a few older. “The chief of the tribe, a husky Samoan, turned over his grass hut palace to the mate and myself to be used as our private quarters. He also tendered me one of his daughters. a| beautiful dark-haired girl with a lovely figure, as a servant. Other pretty girls were assigned fo the mate and to members of the crew to wait on FINDS SUNNY ISLE WHERE PRETTY WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN 14 TO ONE AND 30 CENTS LASTS FOR A MONTH | (By Associated his fellow musiclans Monday by an- nouncing his ‘“marriage” to Miss Mabel Brinkham-of Naugatuck, He had just returned from a trip to Naugatuck with John Kenney of this city, drummer in the orchestra, avd when met by fellow musicians at Irdian Neck ‘admitted” that he had been to Naugatuck and was married 1o Miss Brinkham, known as “Billy". He freely accepted their congratula- tiens and as the aews spread from coitage to cottage wugs showered with the felicitations of others, all ot whick he accepted with a smile and a blush, after the most approved fachion. But, In the (in2 that approachci Canfleld as he tuned up his saxo- phone was a reporter from the Her- ald, come to extznd the hand of fel- lowship, and incidentally, to secure Cetails of the marriag: for publica- tion. The smile left Canfie.d's face fer a moment, but recovering als eguilibrium, he promised to see the reperter later in the evening. NO ACTION ON GLAYTON CROSSING REMOVAL YET Conference Today Produc- tive of No More Than Reiteration of Promise Efforts of the ew Haven" road | to furnish temporary relief from conditions at the Clayton grade cross- street, Manufacturing night at the Hartford hospital in his T1lst year. city of St years served as \\as a member of Centennial & Al H. C. Noble, One of Deans of Local Manufacturers, Dies in 71st Year Funeral Services For President of North & Judd Manu- Howai Death from which Mr. Noble had been suf- fering for a long time Mr. Ni field county, spent his boyhood on a farm. Fifty years ago last June he came to this| and entered North & Judd as a bookkeeper. advancement facturing career reaching its zenith in his election as president of the pany on July Since Noble had been active in the affairs the police pending an Mark's parish, and for several into the death of four-vear-old Ed-|epces. president of North & Jude News of the World By Associated Press —TWENTY PAGES EXECUTIVES AND UNIONS FIND IT IMPOSSIBLE T0 REACH AGREEWENTS Willard and Other Rail- road Heads Prepare to Leave New York When Parley is Absolutely Deadlocked Leader of Eastern Strike Committee Says “We'll Beat Those Fellows” if They Stop Fussing. facturing Company Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon and Will Be Private. FINAL STATEMENT HOLDS OUT HOPES New York, Aug. 25. (By Associ- ated Press)—Attempts to end the rail shopmen's strike by separate settle- ments with individual roads failed to- day and conferences were broken off. Daniel Willard of the Baltimore and Ohfo rallroad, head of the committes of executives who Wednesday decid- ed to continue negotiations with the mediating brotherhood chiefs to see if separate settlements were possible, and other rail heads prepared to leave the city. In announcing the breaking off of negotiations, David Willlams, head ot the eastern strike committee, said nothing else could have happened. He added: Predicts Victory. “If they’ll quit fussing around we’ll beat these fellows.” The break came after the brother- hood leaders, who right along have maintained that the strike must end because the public demanded it, had spent two hours this morning with | executives representing about 30 per cent of the country’'s mileage. These negotiations looking taward individual | settlement began Wednesday night af- ter the association of rallway execu- tives as a whole had rejected any | proposal involving a surrender on the seniority question, ‘Word of Hope. At 2 o'clock executives representing 52 main and subsidiary lines with 85,000 miles of trackage who had at- tended the latest conferences in a statement disclaimed any desire to take advantage of the strike situation to curtail “the pension or other prive ileges” which had been earned by the strikers before quitting and expressed a willingness to restore all strikers with pension privileges unimpaired. The executives said they felt at |liberty to do so as it 4id not impair the rights or privileges of the other roads not participating in the confer HOWARD C. NOBLE. S 5 BOLICE HOD DRIVER. | FOLLOWING FATALTY |Four Year Old Boy Killed in Auto Mishap at Lafayette ! and Washington Streets company, died last! was due to heart trouble, oble was born in Kent, Litch- | on Ogtober 13, 1851, and of | His | his manu- the employe was steady, com- | | Raymond Neidzwiecki of 215 Farm- Mr. |ington avenue, is being detained hy investigation 30, coming to 1918, New Britam, in- | He ward Kraigiel, who was fatally A.ljured last night at the corner Aziz Grotto, and | Washington and Lafayette senior warden | The railway executives said they re- Of | gretted that the representatives of the streets, strikers “although definitely aasured lodge, M, and of |as a menace to the public, |To Spend $5,500,000 for ing in the shape of removal of build- ings which now obstruct a clear view of trains having failed, Superintendent J. J. Snavely of the Highland division told the mayor and railroad commit- tee today that he could give the city no more encouraging promises than that the company will eventually eliminate the crossing. As a result of today's conference, the city will petition the Public Utilities commission to order crossing eliminated before any work is done Miss Josephine Murray, represent- ing the Murray Brick company, at-| tended the conference. Mr. Snavely proposed that she allow the removal of several brick sheds that run par- allel to the railroad tracks and ob- struck a view of traffic. This was in- t as temporary relief. Miss Murray declined to allow this to be done. Although he felt that the road could have the bulldings condemned | the rail- road man assured that no law suit rould be started to require the Mur- ray build s torn down ion will be presented to . C. in the early part of next month with a request for speedy ac- tion. W al other | b & it. st P w Eighty New Lecomotives | Omaha, Neb.,, Aug. 25.—The Union Pacific railroad today announced the purchase of 80 locomotives at a cost of 85,500,000, Fifty five are to be the | most powerful locomotives ever con- structed according to Union officlals. Twenty five of the new ‘en-|d gines will be for freight hauling. |E them “We certainly did not lack for en-| tertainment. I had a great time and| would not have missed the experience | for any money. | Enjoyed Hula Dances. but money was no objelt. Many din- ners were given in cur honor ;md{‘ native maidens in grass skirts per- formed Hula dances for our amuse- ment “All inhabitants of the island Christians and all lead upright Wild Women Wanted Hubbies. “We had a hard time getting away. | wanted hushands and| us and coaxed us stay. Owing to the isoiation 0(‘ Tagawa, most of the men of mar- riageable age have left it; some have| gone to sea as sailors and others are | scrattered throughout the southern | ocean and as far west as Austialia.” | are | lives. | 12 "I had only 30 cents in my pocket |, | deputy F5 o | New Haven Registrars’ |1 Cases Again Contin New Haven, Aug. 25.—The cases of iomas I£. Cahill, democratic general gistrar and Eugene J. Harrigan, registrar in the each charged with failir primary lists continued until August agreement counsel | E: today of were 30 by Rotarians Charter Stcamer To Provide Headquarters New [.ondon, Aug. 25.—To provide dormitory accommodations for Ro- tarians when they come here on Sep- tember 11 for the conclave of the New England Rotary clubs, the committee on arrangements has chartered the| steamer Providence at $1,500 a 4 It will be af chored off Eastern Point closed to the scrib: Kenney both admitted that the whole aftoir te clans--but they their plans that it igeveral ried and then set this sz Rritainites handed story appeared in this tuck today, false. Mrs. Marie C. Stenway Becomes \urnfh" Gleus he &l |C. | Steinway turer W Pacific | Santa Barbara | been ued | dena that neither of "I\Ienfam and sentlr same age.' It was then that the facts were dis- SErRLin A Britain Na-'when struck by a car driven by Neid | zwiecki. \\_\’ his wife,| The Farmington avenue man operating his car west street, and had turned north on W a_shmg'or street, when, according to to the police, the boy ran ght curb and against the f his car. The victim was knocked to the road, but the car did not pass over the body. Neidzwie rushed the boy to the hospital whe he died at 11:15 e'clock Following the death, the driver was brought to police headquarters and booked on a charge of manslaughter but he was not put to plea in court this morning. He was re! d, with- out bo! in the custody of at- of torney, Lawyer P. F. McDi Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Wo detective bureau of the police partment are investigating today iet whether or not the sla will be pressed. a director of the New tional Bank. Mr. Noble is survived Mrs. Harriet Stan! Colton D. and two 'mnlnrr Frederick M. Holmes and Miss Louise H. Noble, The funeral will a‘ternoon at | ing conduete Samuel church was AR a a big joke, heing staged laugh on the oilicr musi- ad not caleulated in weu.d become so| They had planned to on to spread fo: Canfield was mar the hoy: right, they get idely known liow the impr ve that be o'clock at held Saturday rvices be- by Rev. Mark's in Fair- view g will be strictly private It is requested that flowers be omitted The North & Judd Manufacturing company will sed all day morrow to its late ident. Mr. Noble leading and it is larg individual efforts | machine that plant that it is toda In oth S be | the tiersman, Cody Bill) and Mr | were and wheneve | falo this 1 the home or of St 11 be vices Sutel Interm cemetery id In however, returnei the ringing with them the “news” enfleld was marviel. The “tip” was| a local @vening paper and on| page last mr]‘.( appeared a the 234 A simil er"md morr‘hvi titn in this city the meantime, to- s first cry of pres- his was regarded as one aper having morning. At the Brinkinan the story cas manufacturers the a result of hi i organi to the the and had grown me in Nauga of the youns| branded he veman's marriag? w as | 1 has big & ghter charge JAILED FOR CRULLTY Who \\H um‘ Noble r Rut-| with | | Bayonne WIDOW WEDS VETERAN famous fr (Ruffalo fir Rin to vicinity a day off for ocal manufacturer. S e o) Blacksmith Child Prison for |a visit with the is Sent to | of Captain F. L. Lefevre, | | Year by Juage. War Veteran. | % Bayonne ] guilty of hol t the bone, Wi was & Aug 2 1an 2 Irs. Marie . HUNICIPAL COAL YARD piano manufac- | City Coal and Wood Headquarters to . L. Lefevre, were married at a week ago to- Los his six bur Moore 1 to tentiary. for you t of stove fam H Aug. Los Angeles Steinway, 0 ia mi lay se Aid People Is Under Consideration NE. dotte one year in The would orld war veteran alif the By Bridecport Magyor. only fit be th yo Angeles | , according to xaminer. The bride came to California for her | ealth several ago and h living at Altedaine, near Bridgeport coa! 1 wood small means buying " Atwat the mi at $11 or 1 months aho ¢ of Wounds Inflv(ted by Shotgun Edward Bailey night by Hugh had befriended Pasa- | in re d by th r Captain lLefe was quote xaminer as declaring “The disparity in our ere possibly | 1ges is a thing Stamfor thought of tally are th ~~1n whom he Me we years by at Pound Ridge in New York died early today in the Stamford hospital Moun is in jall at White Plains, N. Y., and will be taken urt to be charged with for Bailey's death THREE DIE Haskell, Okla., Aug cons were reported dead and a score |tion in Hartford or 20 and | jp ired in a fire which burned half 21 The ded by |the business district here today. The Chairman FitzGerald after the recent|fire was believed to have been caused meeting of the committee. lm the ignition of gas fumes. Cummings Agrees te Act As Demecratic Chairman place WEATHER o Hartford, Aug. 23.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Showers this afternoon and to- night. Saturday fair and cool- er. Strong southerly winds be- coming northwest with squalls. int THE A tional Secretary ratic state |accepted the | {temporary chairma sponsibility Lynch of 5 Lk IN FIRE 25 —Three per- sentral te as conven- invitation of the September invitation was i man- | | der the on Lafayette | the substance of all they ased for” were unwilling to agree to settle un- conditions proposed. The roads’ statement added that the lines | were willing to pledge themselves to find jobs for all etrikers in the same | places of employment at the rate of pay, fixed by the railroad labor board. The roads set forth that if any uns settled dieputes remained which could not besettled by direct confer- ence they were w g to submit these points to a com: n of ten come. prising the heads of the “big five’and executives. The lines moreover sald they were willing to enter upon such a plan in a spirit of conciliation. The executives' statement issued by Ave | Daniel Willard head of the Baltimore ough.|and Ohio, de-| to|at labor headquarters said that while | an«"d-’nw:‘css of the strike and that One | — Found | | |the next few weeks added that the rights of employes would be protected 2:30 o'clock a statement issued val At not questioning the integrity of the executives in making their latest pro= posa! the unions could not accept it. The shop craft leaders in their re- ply to the executives said that to ac- cept the proposition of the minority of railroads would destroy the effece they would consider it a desertion of the other men In making public the shop crafts’ reply to the executives Bert M. Jew- ell, spokesman for the strikers, is- sued a short statement in which he said We do not blame the more rea- sonable executives who have evident- ly yielded to pressure We believe will enable them | to bring home to their hard-shell col- id | leagues n J. Cain in imposing | grim reality.” employing him on his re- | the railroad situation in its Mr. Jewell added that the strikers could and would fight for their minie mum ters nd for a nation-wide sete tlement g as could the road managemer Now that we are compelled to fight 4 Mr. Jewell our victory will bring with it victory on all the issues for which the strike was colled.” Around the World Fliers In Hospital From Exposure Calcutta, Aug. 25.—Captain Nor- man MacMillan and Captain Maillins upon arriving at Chillagong on their around-the-world flight recently abandoned by Major W. Blake were taken to a hospital suffering severely from exposure, according to a message received here today. T.