New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1922, Page 1

the World ted Press RESSIVE BLOC OPENS WVE ON PRESIDENT AND jis SHIP SUBSIDY PLANS | B s Attempt to Force Is Challenge ‘Is Turning Over i vored Interests. igton, Dec. 15.\——-()penlng the he progressive bloc against ration shipping bill, Sen- llette, republican, Wiscon- n the senate today that re “is contrary to the ex- Cwill of the American pegple ‘the action of the president onsors in attempting to age at this time is an ge to the people and a the trust imposed by the pin their delegated representa- ticizes President. onsin senator demounced pitter terms, eriticized the ad Chairman lasker of poard in shdrp language 0 the arguments made by ive in his message to con- enactment of the legis- charged Mr. Lasker. with de a “highly iggproper pro- b a order to obtain the suppnrtl d labor. s It Worst Bill believe that a worse bill lhis ever came before the senate ¢ United States, for its consid- B asserted. “It represents st has heén repeatedly re- he people of thid country. opinion of the country is elimingly opposed to it tpday. oly means turning over the operty to favored interests cents on the dollar and a jons of dollars levied an- “order to pay a. subsidy to § take the ships practically f Tt means millions of dol- refunds to the shipping jere unanimously opposed to ,lhcuadafi'»tha attitude of i that “in: a rmanner I shall ke dccasion to: character- n Lasker sought to win of the working people” ure, - % atent. myself,” he continued, 4 statement that Chairmén ht a conference ~With mpers, president of the ederation of Labor and hly improper proposal to labor officials: that they ‘the will and the interests embership and support the Labor. erence took . place on 1 in Washington, Chair- then and there, I am in- ‘offered to withdraw certain in the pending bill dealing or 1 he “ould thereby induce ‘organizations to abate thelr to the bill, - f he kaid the everlasting {he representatives of the n of this country that ied this bare-faced pro- n Lasker found he could erican labor." - ioAposn BBED 70 DEATH R s A 4 9-Year-Old Son ' Killed, on Fire—Husband 1s Sought By Police. Dec. is.—Mrs.‘ Anna her fline-year-old son, ML to death and their Y Istand set on fire to- en discovered the bodies o sent out a genefal alarm 'Catolda; the woman's fus- y Note Offer Is , ' Deg. < 1§ ~—Over-sub- the recently announced /pf treasury notes assured today As \diempios of Vi of Vic- - of maturing ness and cer- ball captain“for 1028 the ‘men who partiol- s of BIG LIQUOR SEIZURE MADE ON OAK STREET Wine, Alcohol and Other A\ Stuff Taken—Three Arrests Made One of the biggest seizures of wine made in this city since the prohibi- tion law went into effect was engi- :ncered today by the local police, and | {as a result Louis Damon of 238 Oak' street was placed under arrest. Da- ‘mon conducts a grocery store on Ruuy Tley street, between IFranklin and ymour streets. The ralding squad consisted of Detective Sergeant Wil-; (liam P. McCuye, Plainclothes Police- Imen John C. Stadler and Patrick {McAvay, and Policeman Fdward Kie- lly, a member of the traffic squad. | Armed with a search warrant, the Ipolice searched Damon's home at 238 | {Oak street and following the discovery | of seven barrels of alleged wine, Da- mon was placed under arrest. A truck |belonging to the H. R. Walker Co. was used to haul the stuff to the police | headquarters. Damon maintains that he owns only a small amount of the wine. The re- mainder, he claims, belongs to a man |who lives nearby and whom he gave | permission to store the wine in his: cellar. Damon was released on a Ibond of $800 for appearance in po- llice court tomorrow morning. Continuing the investigation of the Damon case, the raiding squad suc- ceeded in locating 11 gallons of al- leged alcohol, seven kegs of alleged wine, a barrel of mash, a still with a gas stove arrangement and a box of raisins. The poiice claim to have se-| cured evidence of liquor having been | kept at the premises of 800 Stanley street, where Damon conducts a store. This afternoon Detective Sergeant McCue arrested J. Balagender of 245 Oak street, who it is alleged, is a part owner of some of the wine seized this morning. Plaincjothes ~ Policeman i8tadler arrested Charles Jedziniak, who it is alleged, is a part owner of | Cruisers, British Navy Is Stronger Washington, Dec, 15.—(By Associ- aied Press)—A tabulation obtained today in naval citcles showing the relatives positions of the British, Am- erican and Japanese navies in cruls- er and submarine strength apparently shed light on the situation which led the house appropriations committee to. propose that President Harding negotiate an international agreement to check competitive building . in these types. | The figures credit Great Brita's with 45 light cruisers of the first line built, building or projected, and ag- gregating 206,480 tons; that United States with 10 ships building, 75,000 tons; and Japan with 11 ships built and, 21 building and projected, ag- gregating 191,450 tons. - In addition the list shows Great Britain to have 13 light cruisers of the secon® line 69,230 tons, neither the United States nor Japan being credited with any ships in this classification. . In fleet submarines, Great Britain Is credited with six of the first line, 11,850 tons; six of the second line, 7,200 tons; and two building or pr Jected, 3,800 tons; the United States with three of the first line buflt 8,318 tons, none of the second line, three buliding, 6,375 tons, and six ddditional duthorized but not under contract; Japan with no fleet submarines built but three under construction, 4,600 tons. |o'clock this afternoon iminutes later, when it was seen that the fire was of serious proportions, a | {all city fire fighting apparatus to the BY UNSCRUPULOUS | would be taken immediately to bring In first line submarines other than fleet submarines Great Britain s credited with 42 built, 33,740 ton and six building, 5,660 tons; the Unit- ed States, with 59 bullt, 37,120 tons, 34 bnlldlnz‘ 29,6756 tons: Japan with 27 built, 23,688 tons: and one pro- gram of 16 building, 13,480 tons: and a second building program of 28 ves- sels “tonnage unknown. ‘While the tables showed decided Amerfcan inferiority in light cruisers the United States has a distinct ad- vantage In full line destroyers with 205 built against 178 for Great Brit- ain and 64 for Japan. Six new de- stroyers are given on the British bullding program none on the Ameri- tan and 38 on the Japanese, MRS, KENNRY DIES. Hartford, Dec. 15—Mrs, Bara Thompson Kenney, widow of Major John C. Kenney and president of the nnecticut ~ Indian association 380 years o former’ state regent -of the Connectiont society, Daughters of the American Revolution, a former vice- regent of the national soclety . of ughters of the American Revolu- tion, & member of the Connecticut so- of Colonial Dames and of the necticut society of Mayflower De- goenclants, died at her home, No, 30 TFarmington avenue yesterday affer noon. She had been 4l) ten weeks, RILLFD BY BANDITS IN BOSTON Postan, Dee, 16—George A. Willls, dént of message boys for ‘Boston News bureau; was shot and Killed todsy by two bindits 6 #obbed him of the boys' payroll. holdup oceurred Adn.the basement ) At Noon Cau._ses Damage Of $8000 Blaze Starts in Cellar of Block At Corner of Lincoln reet, Works Up Quickly One of the most stubborn fires that the local fire department has had to contend with, was discovered at 12:26 in a Dblock owned by I. Kolodney at 4256 West Main street. An alarm was turned in from Box 113 at the corner of West Main and Lincoln streets and three second alarm was rung in, bringing scene, with the exception of Engine Company No. b. The fire was discovered in the cel- lar of the block, which, on the first floor, is occupled by the FEconomy Grocery store and a tailorshop con- ducted by Costenza & Garliardl, The blaze is believed to have originated' POOR ARE GOUGED DEALERS IN COAL Russell Is So Advised and Today Plans to Bring Criminal Action Where Charges Are Proved STATEWIDE PROBE OF CONDITIONS DNDER WAY First Step in Drive for Mfl!‘ of Public Is to Insist That Law Rela- tive to Weight Be Lived Up to, in Order to Protect Buyers Against Fraud—Fuel Administrator Advises How te Get Fuel. ‘ Hartford, Dec. 16.—Following re- ceipt of information from various local ‘fuel ‘mdministratory of Connesti- P between Thomas: W. Rus Fuel Adniinistrator; Charles nes, deputy administrator, Thomas J*. Fagan, deputy superintén- dent of staté police in charge of the department of ‘weights and meastres, announcement was made that steps eriminal action against coal dealers in ‘certain localities agal Whom gom- plaints have aiready been made. In Ordered. ¥ Following the conférence Mr. Bagan said an investigation would be atarted immediately in évery locality of the state with the co-operation. of local sealers welghts and ' measures whenever! possible, whereby the poor would be protected against fraud. “I believe," said Mr. Russell, “that those who because of their « financial condition are forced to buy coal in small quantities are those who have suffered the most as a result of the present embarrassing, fuel situation, and I intend that the poor shall be protected, no matter at what expen- diture of time, ands will ask for the 1imit $n the way of fines for fraudu- lent coal dealers, Mr. Russell today called attention to the provisions of Chapter 248 of the Public acts of 1011 whereby it is required that the weight be stamped on all bags of coal when sold in small lots and that a welght slip issued by (Continued on Page 33) Rye Whiskey Served in Nursing Bottles, Report Boston, Dee. 15.-—Investigation by a federal grand jury of a report pub- lished today that nye whiskey was served In nursing bottles at the an- nual dinper of the New Englind roadbuilders’ association In the Hotel Somerset last night Wwill be asked by under g stairway leading to the tailor- shop, and it spread so quickly to the grocery store and the partitions lead- ing to the upper floor, that when the firemen arrived, the lower part of the buflding was in flames. The firemen did excellent work and managed to keep the damage confined to the low- er part of the bullding although there is conslderable smoke damage done to the upper part of thé structure. The estimated damage is $8,000, During the course of the fire, Hose- man Richard Forsythe was injured when falling glass struck him on the back of the hand, inflicting a rmnrul wound. He was attended by 4 J. Mann. The accident happened when one of his fellow firc fighters broke out a window to allow the smoke to escape. 3 CARS OF AUTOS DERAILED, BURNED Three Trainmen Also Injured in Freight Wreck and Fire Near Derby Early Today Derby, Dec. 16.—Three raliroad employes were injured and three load- ed freight cars and a caboose were destroyed by a fire in a derallment one mile south of Derby Junction ear- ly today on the Danbury division of the N, Y, N. H. and H. raliroad. The fire was caused by the stove in the caboose which was being dead- headed from Danbury to New Haven with five railroad men aboard. The men scrambled .to safety when -the caboose was deralled but the flames spread quickly to the freight cars which were loaded with automobiles and general merchandize,. The three injured were taken to St, Vincent's hospital, Bridgeport. They are W, J. Delaney, c¢onductor, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., possible fractured leg; W, H. Perry, trainman, of Maybrook, N. Y., dislocated shoulder; T, Milier, train- man, of Middletown, N, ¥, lacerated hands. Both tracks at the junction were blocked by the burning cars for some time: but wrecking erews we) to the scene and had cleared the [ine at 4 a. m, The fi h',twdn\whmh ed i s flo $10,000 Payroll—14 'Docked in Vault, $10,000 Stolen. Philadelphia, De¢. 15.—Seven men in ‘an automobile, robbed. the book- keeper of the First National Bank of Darby of $10,000 today while he was ‘taking the weekly payroll to Fels and Co., soap manufacturers. Harry Mc- Kee, the bgokkeeper, was shot in the cheek and” was tdken to a hospital, The bandits escaped in a motor car. McKee was being driven in an auto- niobile to the Kels plant. The ban- dits blocked the street with their car, Caddo, Okm., Dec. 16.—Rive men held-up the Caddo State bank here shortly’ before noon, locked 14 per- sons in the vault jand escaped in a large motor car with approximately $10,000 in Liberty bonds. MOONSHINER KILLED Prohibition Officers Report Shooting of Famous Ballard in Kefitucky— Brother Is Wounded. Lexington, Ky, Dec. 15.—~Prohibi- tion Director Sam Collins has re- cétved word today that Bob Ballard, leader of the Menifee county moon- shirie ‘gang sought for the slaying of two federal officers last week was killed in an early morning battle with 20 prohibition agents today. Guy Cole, prohibition. agent, was slain in the Profiibition = Enforcement Director Elmer Potter. olash, the report said. Charles Bal- lard, also sought, was wounded. City Refuses to Pay Armistice Day Bills; No Agreement, Mayor Says Finance Committee Holds Up Alderman J. G. Johnson’s Charge As Voting Machine Mechanic *Bills to the amount of about $900, contracted by the committee ar- ranging for the ohservanée of Armis- tice day, this year, which have been turned over for paymient by the city, wiil not be paid by the city, Mayor A. M. Paonessa nsserted this morning. In the first piace, the mayor stated, there is no money with which to pay these accounts, and in the - second iplace the dity would not pay even if there was money enough, he added. the expenseh so far as possible out of the public amusements commis- slon's funds, but the mayor also ob- Jects to this procedire. The finance committee had held up payment of this bill. It has also held up a bill of Alderman J. G. Johnson, who fs voting machine mechanic, seéking 70 cents an hour for his time and $10 for the ysé of his auto- mabile. ——— e called | ¥ t'.“' m;‘dcm'“ 1ssions n“ ol ot r' i firkain exceeding i wh nhmum, sum, to be. fxed | b TAKE BUYING POWER FROM SCHOOL BOARD Sweeping Amendment fo Charter Draited by Corporation Counsel INCLUDES PURCHASE OF SITES Radical Departure From Present Practices Proposed — Police Tose Plea for Right to Appeal ¥rom De- cisions of Commission. Disputing any claim that the dele- gating of purchasing power of the school district to a purchasing agent would be optional with the school committee, Judge John H. Kirkham at a meeting of the charter revision com- mittee last night, submitted a pro- posed amendment to the charter which would require the school board, as well as all other*boards and com- missions, to buy through a purchas- ing agent provided the city sees fit to name such an official. At the last meeting of the charter revision committee, Judge B. F. Gaff- ney, chairman of the school commit- tee, asserted that the state instructs the local committees to provide for the education of children, this to in- clude the securing of such materials as are necessary for their education. He felt that the delegating of pur- chasing power was on¢ that the school decide. In addition to the purchase of sup-~ plies, which if the amendment is adopted will be required of the agent, the school committee may delegate to him the right to purchase or contract for the purchase of land for school purposes and to contract for the erec- tion and equipment of school build- ings and to pui:‘lhm:tg material for building and equipment. Wording of Proposed Amendment. The proposed amendment to the charter follows: “Section II. of an act amendt charter of the B i’ “Beotion) M. LA the o dopart- ments and’ {he district of New amount & mi CHRISTINAS TREE FUND REACHES TOTAL OF $274 vited to D:npntb Court. of Honor Up. to press time this afternoon, $274 had been contributed toward the expense of ying, setting up and decorating thé municipal Christmas tree. ‘The Chamber of Commerce réports receiving $146 and the public amuse- ment commission reports a fund of $100 on hand, Readers of the “Herald” have contributed §28. At least $400 1s necessary to defray the | cost of the project. Money may be sent either to the '“Herald,” the “Record,” Chambeb .of Commerce, Mrs. Hlise Traut, 240 Arch street, or Albert H.4Jourdan, 92 West Main street, The Christmas Tree committee of the Chamber of Commerce has sent a 1etter to Walter J. Smith and Bddy- Glover posts inviting the members of those organizations to participate in the observance by placing Christmas wreaths at the Court of Honor. . The fetter follows; American Legion, Kddy-Glover Post, Mr. Clittord Hellberg, Secretary, 130 TAncoln Street, New Britais, Conn. Dear Sir: | v At'a méeting ‘of the Christmas Treé¢ committee held last evening, it -was decided that this committee should again decorate the - Court ‘of Honor with Christmas wreaths, It also seems to our committee that it would be most fitting and appro- priate to have the veterans of | the Walter J. Smith and Bddy-Glover Posts march from some given place in the center of the city, to be headed by the PhilArmonic band, to the Court of Honor ahd place the wreaths; this procession to take plate about 4:30 o'clock on Bunday afternoon, Decem« ber 24th. We will need at least on¢ hundred and twenty-five veterans to place these wreaths. A ‘ Will your post assist in this honor, ‘and’ how many veterans Imny we ex« pect from your o ,‘t on. We will “!_fl‘ibyrdhptllr:- y a8 3 mssure you & ghsflhzmm and Christmas Tree committée will be very grate for your courtesy. i Yours vel% iaz. CH! TREE COM., New DBritain Chamber of Commerce, Toledo, 0), Dec. lm% #hauftel, property of the il of the American assoctation, has been sold {0 the We club the E Shuuftel played with Teague. t%’tfi* 1ast season under’ L “op i committee would be called upon to of World War Ine| o "Tmy ministers’ ’mfl'_“t‘ifi" NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1922. —THIRTY-SIX PAGES | Two-Alarm Fire On West Main St. American “, Ambassador Average Daily Circulation” eamber o 8y 147 | PRICE THRER "RETURN OF HARVEY MAY MEANU.S. * PLANS T0 ACT ON GERMANPROB to England to Washington for Conference—DBritish § men Coming Too—Wiedfeldt Visits Washington, Dee, 1 Associated Press)—The Euro- &eun reparations tang'¢, which threatening a break between Great Britain and Frahce is un- o derstood to have been| ¢ iscussed | bybih!;ddfi Har{lin and his & cabine y - af neeting which lasted more ours, i It was indicated ' :‘h.d been no final deci e I it sy e sible on the sul with a view %6 d t; “& GEORGE KVEY HING GEORGE URGES GET-TOGETHER MOVE Says Co-operation ' of Na tions'Alone Can Stabilize European Chaos ARG London, Dec. 15 (By the Assoclat- for the prorogation of parlizment to- day stressed the need for the ceon: omic rehabilitation of Burope, assurt- ing that the task of restoring tions’ that would 'be. fa “party \ble to 8ol problems” peace m;m;h”"" M” X he King' in his speech said: affocting | 18 pro- "5 A discussion of prob the peace in the Near ceeding at 3 fiust that a shortly he- i g || "o _ éxecution. ot t with ¥ subject. the allied powers. ' gonvorsas tions will be resumed at Parly at early dage. ‘0 { “The task. of ‘restoring condl fuvorable to economic stabifiy iturope ao;tlh_\l:; ”;u“;n;;tvl‘e'ga. de concern. The es are ' jrear d complex, l‘n?):m~ \m‘!‘y% ‘aver and sineere c6-opera- | t g fa m"'fiq' primarily affected.” R ) Cpra George Lansbury, as the lewder of the Jabor “die-hards’” atteripted to block the proceedings but the proved a wenk one. It resulted ‘nero- ly in the opponents to the prorpga- tion being so completely bowled over by o learned and humorously-deliv- ered ruling by the speaker that Mr. Lansbury speedily submitted ‘and| even thanked the gpeaker for ° the manner in which the latter had dealt with the point. < bt ‘ “I bhave glven my assont to fhel measures for the final eénactment of| the constitution’ of ' the = Irish’ Iree State and for the consequent necessary provisions. ' It is. my earhest prayur that the passing of the measures may mark the inauguration of a perioi} of prosperity and concord both for Ire- land and Groat Britain, i “Act has heen pasked to continue and extend thé measures alrsady taken to improving trade and my min- isters will continue to examine with great care gll possible meastres for dealing with unemployment. “The gondition of the agricultural industry, which unfortunately is pass- ing ‘through ‘a period “of werious de- pression, s receiving - careful econ- od Press)~<King George {n his speech| I whether it could be of setvice any pmtlu%lo way ih b!iu about an adjustment. One of the questiohs on in the cabinet discifs said to have been the for an international ] ;nit' Germany to vices to the An ment as on the. lapse. It was de that no conerete ' m such a loan had come tention of the Wi rge oan, for dl- tof it tons i cently s bt States will sail for the December 27, only four' days Ambassador Harvey's safling 5o th his visit will coincida with: the. pre ence in Amerioa of ‘the British ml ston, 1 ° N 2 . Washington, Diee. 15, (By. clated Press).<~Although partment officlals confirmed Tondon announcement that dor Harvey: had ‘begn: called: “for consultation,” they deali make any. explanation ag to the fie questions Secretary Hmd‘w ation the impression that, Mr. Harvey had been oalied Washington 1in.connédtion with .4 ‘sideration. from my ministers and 1 hope means may be found to alleviate gome of the difficulties confronting both farmers and laorors.” NURSE BURNED 10 DEAT Nine Familfes Barned Ont and Prop: vty Loss 1s $150,000 in. Bad Fire in Montreal Apartment House, Montreal, Dec. 15-—Miss Eva Mo- Ginnia” & trained nurse, ‘lost her Iife in a fire which destroyed the Corinfth« fan apartments early ~today: Nine families in the -bloek' had nartow es: capes from the ies which ~ orig- fnated in a ‘basem: explosion of A blinding s ‘weather ' The flled 18 $11.88 766,631 1 Ellen P. situation a8 to Germal now threatening a. rupture, Great Britain and France, Confers 4 Dr. Otto Wiedfeld bassador, oon! at with Seeretary ¥ ‘Dbt mation . was e their conversation totehe: tons o, ous economio sl An flected by Topotts “reotived officlal American trade ohi The call of the Giermas inis fust, before the [ et o to have abla in! s v