New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 1

of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 THIRD PARTY NOT PLANNED BUT FAIR PLAY FOR THOSE WHO WORK Labor, Farmer-Labor, Non-Partisian League, Progressives and Social- ists Open Important Conference Johnson, in Opening Ad- dress Declares Voters Have Wielded “Big Stick” of Outraged Indignation. Cleveland, Dec. 11.—(By the As- sociated Press)—The two day confer- ence for progressive political action opened here today with representa- tives of labor, the farmer-labor ‘and national non-partisan league groups, progressives and socialists in attend- ance to map out a policy for present and future political action. Most of the opening session was devoted to the reading of reports, appointment of committees and the annual address of William H. John- ston, international president of the machinists union, and president of the conference. 200 Delegates Present Approximately 200 delegates from nearly every state in the union, main- 1y a/redited delegates of international fabt organizations and national farm groups, attended. Among the prom- inent leaders *here are Warren 8. Stone, president of the brotherhood of locomotive engincers. Sidney Hill- man, New York, president of the amalgamated clothing workers; Ed- ward Keating of Washington, editor; Morris Hillquit, New York, member national committee of the socialist party: Benjamin €. Marsh, Washing- ton, farmers’ national council; and representatives of the United Mine Workers of America, the brotherhood of boilermakers, order of railway tele- graphers and the women's trade league. Methods of Voting i Fach international organization will have three delegates. In the case of a roll call vote however, in- .of.voting by delegates, each or- ganization will be allowed gne vote for each tlen théusand members. Not Third Party Move Before the convening of the con- ference Mr, Johnston and other lead- ers sald that the formation of a third political party was not contemplated. Mr. Johnston said that ‘‘we are com- mitted to the principle that the primary is a distinct institution and that it is intended as a means where- by voters can place their candidates in nomination and wefintend to use our power in the primaries to nominate the right men, regardiess of political faith.” It was sald however that some of the rank and file were strongly in favor of a third party movement. ‘Want Direct Primary Demand for the' primary nomina- tion of candidates in states where there is no primary is made in the an- nual report of the national committee of the conference which states that “through the primary bailot progres- sive candidates can be nominated.” The committee declared that in those states where the primary law should be made on the incoming legislatures; in states where the law is defective, efforts should be made to perfect them; and that efforts of big busi- ness and politicians to abolish or de- vitalize the primary should be defeat- ed,” Industry and Farmers Summarizing the achievements of the recent election, the report states that “it has brought together the in- dustrial workers and farmers and demonstrated their common economic and political interests and that they can and will unite their forces in the political field” and “it has given dig- nity and standing to the progressive movement that it has never had be- i Political Future Safe Farmers and labor have begun their joint power through the pri- mary and “there is now hope that our political and industrial future is safer than it ever was before,” Willlam H. Johnston, international president of the machinists union, declared in (Continued on Fourteenth Page). 2,100 TRUCKS WEEKLY OVER PLAINVILLE RD. Half From New Britain and Half From Other Places, Frank Usher Reports One thousand trucks from New Britain pass over the road between this city and Plainville every weck and it is estimated an equal number of foreign truéks traverse the same section of highway, according to a re- port made by Frank Usher, chair- man of the traffic bureau and third vice-president of the* Chamber of Commerce. The report was made at the weekly lunicheon of the Chamber directors today, following a decision last week to take up the question of needed repairs to the Plainville road and ask for some improvement this 'prs'enc‘rat-ry Ray L. Makin announced that Superintendent J. R. Brennan of the American Express Co., will come vp from New Haven, December 19, (¢ nddress the Traffic ‘Bureau on ex- press problems. dccreditéd’ ) W BRITAIN HERALD IS DEMANDED NEW HAVEN DENIES IT HAS STRIKE BREAKERS Also Denies Importing Ger- mans—Willing to Co-Oper ate in Investigation New Haven, Dec, 11.—S8trikebreak- ers have not been employed since the inception of the shopmen's strike, the operating department of the N. Y. N. H. and H, rallroad claimed in & formal statement issued today bear- ing up charges made at meetings of strikers ‘that German mechanics had been imported to fill positions in the Kast Hartford shops. The com- pany also says that it “has complied with the national and state laws re- garding the employment of labor to the best of its knowledge and be- lief." The statement said that the com- pany had not been notified of the date of the investigation by Secre- tary of Labor Davis regarding the charge that the road had imported three German mechanics and had had no advice as to the hearing. The names of J. Richter, C. Zamoner and Frederick Unger, as given by Julius Miller, employment agent, appear on the payrolls as employed at East Hartford for the week ending Novem- ber 30, it is stated. The statement also says: “Its employment offices have been open without discrimination as to citizenship or non-citizenship, the tests being character and ability of the applicant. “We have always had, even before the strike in this department, and all times in some of the other depart- ments of the road, a substantial num- ber who could not speak the English language. | “Substantially all or at least a| majority of the FEuropean countries | are represented now, as hefore the strike, in the personnel of the new forces of the departments. “We will co-operate to the fullest extent in any investigation that the sccretary of labor desires to make.” “ALL LIOKS” MEETING | !\fm:ln;ilhp n(v Ofllcg:l;s F‘ur E_lnsuhu."j Year to. Take Place At Weekly Meeting Tomorrow Noon. The, first “All Tions” meeting of the New Britain Lions' club will be held at the Jr. O. U. A. M. hall on Hun- gerford court tomorrow at 12:15 o'clock. There will be no speaker as there are several important business items to be discussed, Col. A. W. Bullen, president of the organization, is endeavoring to have every member of the club in atten- dance as there will be the nomination of officers for the ensuing year and several important changes in the by- laws will probably be made. SENTENCED TO' DEATH. London, Dec. 11 (By Associated Press).—Frederick Bywaters and Mrs, FEdith Thompson were found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Thomp-| son’s husband, Perecy Thompson, by a jury in Old Bailey today and both were immédiately afterward sen- tenced to death. CREATED BY POPE Monsignor Bonzano, Apostolic Delegate at Washington, Is One THE P.ONTIFF GIVES ADYICE In His Allotution, He Refers To Genoa and Brusscls Conference, Urging Powers To Consider Rem- edies To Ald Suffering Peoples. Rome, Dec. 11, (Associated Press) —Pope Plus XI held his first secrot | consistory for the creation of new Gardinals today. The Pontiff also de- livered an allocution and preconised the appointment of several archbish- ops and bishops already nominated. Speaks In Latin. The ceremopny occurred in the hall of the consistory in the presence of all the Cardinals living in ‘Rome. They were headed by Cardinal Vin- cenzo Vannuetelll, The Pontiff de- livered an raddress in Latin, describ- ing and praising those whom he in- tended to raise to the purple and ending with *the traditional formula POPII BRE wherein the consent of the Sacred College for the appointment of new members of its body i8 requested. The eight Cardinals created today were: Eight New Cardinals. Monsignor Achille Locatelli, nuncio in Lisbon; Monsignor Giovanni Bon- zano, apostolic delegate in = Washing- ton; Mosignor Henriguez Rey y Casa- nova, archbishop of Toledo; Monsig- nor Alexis Charost, archbishop of Rennes; Monsignor KEugenio Tosl, archbishop of Milan; Monsignor Ar- thur Stanislaus Touchet, archbishop of Orleans; Monsignor Giuseppe Mor, secretary of the comgregation council of Jesuits, and the Rev. Father Franz Ehrle, formerly the Vatican librariau. At 10 o'clock the Pope, attended by his ecclesiastical court, entered the hall where the Cardinals were assem- bled and seated himself on the throne | (Continued on Third Page). Stamping Million | INJUNCTION GRANTED HOLDING UP THE LAW | Hartford, Dec. 11.—Judge Id- win 8., Thomas of the U. 8. court today signed a temporary in- junction directed 'against State Dairy and Pure Food Commis- sioner Thomas Holt restraining him from putting into effect the | snforcement of the egg stamping aw beginning December 15, [Mrs. Anna S. Abrahamson, Well Known Woman, Dead Mrs, Anna Sophla Abrahamson, aged 64 years, of 232 South Main street, died last night at her home,| following a brief illness. She was stricken with a shock last Iriday. Born in Sweden, the deceased has re- sided in this country 27 fears, the | greater part of the time in this city.| She was a member of the Swedish Lutheran church, and the Kronen soclety of that church. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Clara Keeney land Mrs. Dewey Selander, of this city, and Mrs. A. Willoughby of Portland, and a son, Andrew A. Abrahamson. She also leaves a sister who, resides in Michigan; two brothers in Minne- sota and a brother in Sweden. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock to- morrow afternoon. Rev. Dr. Abel Ahlquist will officiate, and the burial will be in Fairview cemétery. TAFT WILLING TO TESTIFY. Washington, Dec:. 11,-—Chief Jus- tice Taft informed Chairman Vol stead of the house judiciary commit- tee today that he would appear be- fore it at the hearing of the Keller impeachment charges against At- torney General Daugherty if the com- mittee should see fit to call him. Conn. T 00 Costly, Dealers Assertt Eggs-a Day in Therefore Seek Injunction to Prevent Enforcement of Law They Claim Will, Raise Prices. [ | 11.—The state but- organiza- Hartford, Dec. ter and egg wholesalers’ tion has retained Day and Berry,| Hartford attorneys to seek an in-| junction today against Dairy Com- missioner Thomas Holt, restraining him from enforeing the egg stamp- ing law which he plans to enforce| beginning December 15. b H The hope is that through an in- junction, enforcement of the law may be held up until the legislature con-| venes and then it is hoped the law| will be repealed or amended. Industrial Conditions Here Sound, OVERTIME IN SOME PLANTS |adequate | employed. Would Jump Prices. Wholesale dealers in cggs are, greatly opposed to Commissioner | Holt's recently issued ultimatum re- garding the egg stamping law end forcement, and declare they will fight to the last ditch to have it repealed or modified. They claim this law!| will cause eggs to increase in price three and four cents a dozen because of the ‘expense connected with the, work of stamping every egg that is sold. When it comes to stamping a million eggs a day for sale in Con- necticut the cost of doing this mounts into high figures, the dealers said. There is also a loss resuiting from breakage, The law requires that all cold storage eggs have stamped on them the date they were taken from storage. Enforcement of the law wag delayed for about three years as a resull of a request from federal officials who feared an {ipcrease in prices would result. Mr. Holt has stated he is doubtful concerning the desirability of the leg- | islation but he feels that it is his duty to enforce {he law. ND December 9th PRICE THRE® CEN WORKING FULLTINE - FRENCH DEBT, OFFERING, IN TURN, Department of Labor Reports Business Throughout Country Shows Greatest Expansion in - November Than For Any Month Since First of Year—No Housing Shortage. By GEORGE H, (Washington Correspondent Britain Herald) Washington, D. €, Dec, 11,—~The increase = in industrial employment was remarkable in November in Con- necticut and throughout the country. generally, with almost every line of | weos chowing the greatest expan- | slon of any month since last Janna .o upward movement got real- ly under way. The greatest gains were made in the iron and steel industry, usually a reliable barometer of general busi ness, with large but slightly less ad- | vances made in tobacco, textiles and | metals, according to the monthly in- | dustrial analysis of business employ- ment for November made by the em- pin nent service, U labor depart- ment announced today. In New Britain all the plants are working full time, with some operating overtime with night shifts, the Bureau reports, The labor demand is keeping pace with the supply. The building of a hospital and a $750,000 hotel will keep all the local labor em- ployed, according to the report. There is no shortage of houses for the workers. Rail Situation Prevents Expansion, An even greater expansion in gen- eral business was prevented by in- rail transportation. To- . bacco employment displayed a re- markable recovery from the depres- sion of the previous month. Rail- road repair shops made further em- ployment increases, but labor difficul- ties still prevail on some lines. There was also greatly increased employ- ment in the oil industry, particularly in the southwest. Fifty-three out of the 65 leading industrial cities of the country re- ported increased employment during November over October, with -two others remaining practically unchang- ed. In the remaining eleven there | were slight decreases in the number MANNING of New Inprovement in Connecticut. Among the cities ilgfonnecticut, in which increaged emplassient was do- ported in November / over October were ~ Bridgeport, New Britain, P iy (Continued on Thirteenth Page). HENTUCKY MOONSHINE GANG ROUTS OFFICERS Two Reyenue Officers Killed —3$500 Reward Ordered y by Governor Mount Sterling, Ky., Dec 11.—Re- pulsed in their sortie of ' yesterday with the death of an additional mem- ber of their band, federal ofticers and | sherift’s forces waging war on|Meni- fee county moonshiners to avenge the death of Agent R. E. Duff slain Satur- day, have temporarily suspended the | siege of the mountain stronghold of | the Ballard gang. ! ‘With the death of David Treadw: in yesterday's attack the score is e tirely in favor of the mountaineers. Treadway was shot from ambush but | a few, yards from the depot where Duff was slain. Bob and Charles Ballard brothers, leaders of the Ballard gang, are the two specifically sought. Somewhere among the mountain paths and byways unknown to au- thorities, but familiar to the outlaws, the pair are hiding, probably sur- rounded by kinsmen and friends,' officers assert. Their willingness to fight is attested by yesterday's clash, | authorities point out. Only a glimpse of the moonshiners | was obtained yesterday. Two ap- peared on a neighboring hilitop just after Treadway was shot. They had heavy calibre rifles equipped with | silencers, members of the posse said. Circuit Judge Prewitt of Menifee county has requested Governor \Mor- raw td post rewards of $500 each for| the Ballard brothers. | Lexington, Ky., Dec. 11.—Ixpress- ing a determination to capture dead | or alive the moonshiners wio hu\'o‘ killed two officers in clashes near | Mount Sterling, the past two days Captain U. G, McFarland, general ad- | jutant, today declared he had aban- | doned the idea of a mass attack and lay siege to the Ballard gang. Governor Morrow today offered re- | wards of $500 each for the capture of | Charles and Robert Ballard, leaders of the gang. CPOTATOES" WERE WHISKEY Cincinnati, Dee. 11.—Four thousand quarts of bottled in bond whiskey in 170 barrels were seized in tht Big Tour railroad yards here. The bar- rels were labelled “sweet potatoes.” * * THE WEATHER i ’ Hartford, Dec. 11.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness and not quite so cold tonight; Tuesday snow or rain with rising tem- perature. Innuil\st alleged violators of the liquor |Patrick McAvay and John C. Stadler| Ithe premises, With no result. 'ble runner crashed into an automo- | ¢|bile in front of the historic home of ! John Adams and John Quincy | Miss | provement in the: trolley | ley, to have T0 DO SAME THING ON HER PAR ENFORCEMENT § QUAD GETS EVIDENCE IN WISK BLOCK | Murs. Frances Wiesboski Ar-f rested After Raid-—Statei Policeman Helps Search Farm ar Mountain | Grove. The vigorous campaign heing wagdd w continues in this city. Patrolmen this morning visited the tenement oc- | cupied by Mrs., Frances Wiesboski at 143 Grove street, and after searching the place, found several bottles con taining ‘“hooch.” The woman wa placed under arrest, and she will be| arraigned in police court tomorrow morning. % The tenement where the raid was staged this morning is in a house | m.vned by Mary Wisk, who has figured in police court on several occasions, | charged with violation of the liquor law. According to the policemen in charge of the raid today, evidence of a sale having been made this morn-| ing at the Wiesboski home has been secured. State Policeman Visits Farm, State Policeman Kred Hanson, ac- companied by Policemen McAvay and | Stadler, paid a visit to the farm/ owned by Frank Schardl near Moun- tain Grove early this afternoon. Com- plaints were received al the Hartford | office of the state police regarding| Schardl, but after an exhaustive | search, the raiders today were unable | to find any evidence that the law law being violated. This is the sec-| ond time in about three months that| a search has been instituted at Schardl’s farm. Agent Kelliher of the | prohibition enforcement department | and Chief Willlam C. Hart of the local department, haying looked over 11 NEW MEASLES CASES Health Superintendent Iee Explains That Situation'Is Not Alarming and Better Than in Other Cities. There is nothing alarming in the measles situation locally although the disease is prevalent, Dr. Frederick P. .ee, superintendent of the board of health, asserted this afternoon. Elev- en new cases were reported to the de- | partment over the week-end. For several weeks past the depart- ment has been receiving measles re- | ports 1in increasing numbers. The| cases are not confined to any one lo-| cality and are not in epidemic form. A comparison with conditions in other cities will show that New Brit- ain is in excellent condition as re- gards measles and every year dur-| ing the month of December there is| a prevalency of this disease, Dr. Lee explains. Quincy,fiass., Girl Dies ! In Coasting Accident Quincy, Mass,, Dec. 11.—Miss Jean Murdock died at a hospital early to- day from injuries received in a coast- ing accident last night when a dou- Adams. Murdock's skull w crushed when the automobile, operated by] William Lamb, passed over her head Other young people thrown from the, [ mobilizing |areas of the northwest today for an GOOD BUSINESS FOR U. 3, TO MIX ABROAD i | So Declares Clemenceau in Address to Farmers of America Chicago, clated Pre: speaking a "dirt farmer of France” to the farmers of the United States oday urged them to support the re- ntry of America into European af- fairs not only as a conscientious duty but as a good business stroke. “Isolation,” he exclaimed. “What does isolation mean for your? You know what it meant with your last wheat crop—more wheat than Amer- ica could eat, with low prices so that you didn’t know what to do. “At the time your prices were down, Russia and Austria, Germany and France were hungry and couldn't eat, because they couldn't pay.” They couldn’t pay, Clemenceau de- clared, because of the unsettled condi- tions in Europe directly traceable, he Dec. 11.—(By the Asso- —Georges Clemenceau asserted, to the fact that the United | States left Europe after the war with- | out helping entorce the peace treaty. | Duluth Woman, Claimed By Two Men As Their Wife, Tries To Take Her Own Life. Duluth, Minn,, Dee. 11.—While two men, ecach claiming to be her husband, were disputing as to which had the right to her as a wife, Mrs. A. M. Johnson, 28, left her home and made her way to a boat pier and shot herself. Physicians hold little hope for recovery. A. M. Johnson of Duluth, and Charles Panghier of Chisholm, were the two men engaged in the contro- versy over the woman. Panghier claimed he married her three years ago. Mrs. Johnson is said to have divided her time between the two men since last June, when she mar- ried Johnson. Panghier said he had discovered some letters and a photo- graph of Johnson and followed him to Duluth. COLD WAVE COMING By Tomorrow Night Or Wednesday Frigid Temperatures Are Due All Over Country. Washington, Dec. 11.—Winter was its forces in the frozen advance expected to reach over prac- tically the entire nation by tomorrow night or Wednesday morning. Ac- companied by temperatures lower than recorded so far this season the {cold wave now centered in Montana and western Canada is expected by the weather bureau to spread eastward and southward over the plains states and great central valleys during the next 86 hours. A barrage of snow will precede Jack Irost's advance. Snow is falling now in the Rocky sled escaped serious injury. Mountain region. No Hopé for Better Car Service, Supt. Beardsley | Autos Cut Down Receipts—D! T ells the Herald iscusses North End Line and Farmington Avenue Bus Project There are no immediate prospects of any changes being made for im- ice given to the city of New Britain by the Connecticut company, I 1. Beards- superintendent of the local di- vision, told a representative of the “Herald” in an interview this morn- ing. Mr. Beard the city wi sley said that he believed jequately served by the company considering ‘the amount of traffic there is on the various city and suburban lines. Although Mayor A. M. Paon it several times, spoken to Mr. Beardsley in an effort a + continuation of the 156 minute trolley service on the Stanley to Francis street line after 7:07 o'clock in the, evening, the superintendent said today that at present with the cars operating on the half hour sched- ule a number of trips are made with- out any passengers or with a very few and a minute service would not pay. “ Mr. Beardsley did state, however, | that with the completion of the m‘w‘ Normal school in that section of the} city and with the increased building which is going on in Belvidere it is} probable that improved service will be given within another year. Autos Cut Down Trolley Fares “The great increase in privately owned automobiles has had a whole Jot to do with decreased riding in the 15 trolley cars,” Mr. Beardsley said, “as hundreds of people are given “lifts” by their friends and in that way do not have to ride on the trolleys.” This is true in New Britain where people have been known to stand on the curb waiting for a trolley when a friend pa by in his car and gives the waiting trolley passenger a ride into town. Instead of families going to the movies or theaters in trolley 's they most often ric utomobiles. No Extension for Years Mr. Beardsley repeated the statement made by L. P. Storrs, pres- ident of the company when he attend- cd the last conference of the trans- portation committee held in mayor's office sometime ago that be- cause of the financial condition of the Connecticut company there can- not be any possible extension of any lines in New Britain for some years to come. Although at the conference the pos- sibility of replacing the Farmington avenue trolley cars with busses was digcussed nothing has been done in the matter. Mr. Beardsley said as there are many people residing along that line who do not want the trolley cars removed as they claim that the bus service is not as satisfactory as that of the trolley. There are no immediate prospects of service being resumed on the Arch street line with jitney competition, Mr. Beardsley said. also the | ; At Same Time, Britalo & That She America Franco-British Break Seems Certain Unless Speedy Settlement of German Problem Is Reached. L LONDON CONFERENCE | BREAKS DOWN TODAY | —_—0— | London, Dec. 11, (By Asso- clated Press).—The conference | of allied premiers called to ar- range the basis for an allied financial and reparations confer- ence in Brussels has broken down. It was announced at 6 | o'clock this evening that the premiers had adjourned until January 2. | After the conference ad- | journed Premier Poincare said: | “It is finished.” The conference to open Jane uary 2 will be held in Paris, London, Dec. 11 (By Associabed. Press)—Adjournment of the premiers” conference tonight for eight days {in order to avert an open rupture be= tween England and France over the question of German reparations has been virtually decided upon, it was learned today. Reject French Policy. The British cabinet, it was authori~ tatively stated, rejected the measures of force for the Ruhr district upon which Premier Poincare ; insisted. Premier Bonar Law informed Premier Poincare that British. public opinion military measures against Germany. Open Break Near It was stated in French gircles that the adjournment was merely a meneus ver to prevent an open break among the allles, particularly between France and England, and that there was little likelihood of finding a com- mon basis of agreemnt., It was furs ther pointed out that in spite of Pre- | mier Poincare’'s desire to co-operate with the new British government he had been forced largely by the po- litical situation at home to demand - the Ruhr as the price of any conces- sions to Germany. The meeting of the premiers scheduled for this noon was postponed | until 4 o'click. It was expected that lin the meantime private interviews | would take plage among the premiers in an 11th hour effort to save the conversations from what scemed this morning to be inevitable postpone- | ment. | Fate Lies With U. S, It was stated in an authoritative American quarter that the chief hope of bringing the British and French together, during the period of ad-| journment to which the conference! now seerhs doomed, lies with the; United States. It was sald by this| authority that England will probably (Continued on Page Fourteen) KILLED BEING KODAKED Gary Man, Standing on Top of Trol= ley Car For Freak Picture, Comes in Contact With Live Wire. Gary, Ind, Dec. 11.—Daniel Me- Intyre was killed and Frederick Paul . injured, while having their phote- graphs taken on the top of an elec- tric suburban car by two young wom- en companions. At the command { McIntyre stood up, ing the heavily charged trolley. | was killed instantly. Paul tried to recover his compan- ion's body and also sustained a shock, | falling from the top of the car to the pavement. He sustained a fractured | skull. " 70 BUILD BATTLESHIPS “look pleasant™ his head touch- He | Britain Intends' To Start Work On in their own | Two War Vessels At Once,, Under Terms of Treaty. | London, Deec. 11. (By Assoclated | Press)—Premier Bonar Law ans< nounced in the house of commons to- day that the government had decid- ed to begin the construction of two new battleships allowed under th Washington naval treaty. 3 ‘Still no Trace Found Of Missing Aviators Phoenix, Ariz, Dee, 11—The search Charles 1. Webber, army aviators who have been missing since Thurs- |day when they disappeared enroute |from San Diego, Cal., to Tueson, Arlz., shifted farther south into the Arizons border strip today as the result two reports indicating the p n of the missing plane and aviators i that region, Five additional are expected to arrive from Kelly today to join in the search. > Expected to Again Pledge Payment of Allu}; Owes to | tor Col. Krances Marshall and Lieut i & was overwhelmingly opposed to any ) b b