New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 3, 1923, Page 1

NEW BRITAIN HERALD ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1923, —FOURTREN PAGES TEMPLETON INSF“aLTRATED 65TH GOVERNOR AND IN HIS ADDRESS RECOMMENDS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CUT IN TAXATION BURDEN FRANCE IS READY T0 QUIT I8 SR O | L S Wiede Khler Ol o CONFERENCE IF HER TERMS " ASSEMBLY STARTS oo o s G ARENOTFOUND ALL RIGHT a2 0 : Alderman J.-Gugafl Johnson of! Britain, On Other Hand, Offers To Accept| . ] This iy a Duokeeper ) ) French Plan As Basis Of Negotiations In | High Spots In Governor’s Order To Get Hers Before Members. | R TS POLICYi Inaugural Address T oday | E s Speaker Warns THREY CENTS \\unle l)ull\ Week Ending Nc\u o( (ho Workl l)fll‘mhfl A0th By Associated Press PRICE Governor and Rehnng Govemor Against Too Hasty Legislation—Trumbull is President | Connecticut has turned corner, and business and in- dustry is normal and prosperous, tapid increase in taxation makes work to reduce public burden- essential. Strongly urges legislation appointing by governor of experienced state purchasing agent in interest of economy. Sees no need of further law or machinery to enforce prohibition amendment; but properly enforced it must be and co-operation of citizens is asked. Forcibly opposed to further daylight saving plans as harmful to farmers, Sees possibility of railroads using auto trucks on rails; believes legislation curbing size and weight of trucks on highways necessary. Proposes commission to study needs of farm com- munities. Recommends free radium treatment for poor afflicted with cancer. Approves plan for fuel investigation and legislation for gt At ABlitsarate chvaehh iin state to purchase fuel for citizens in case of serious sideration of all mensures, especially | emergency. o -- - Any-aid or stimulus state can give in improving rail- ||| road conditions should be given freely. Has tentative plans for development of highway dept. in economical but efficient manner, Paris, Jan. 3 (By the Associated Press)—The French caln- net today instructed Premier Poincare to move in the premiers’ conference this afternoon the adoption of the French reparations plan as the minimum acceptable to France, In the event the meeting does not accept that plan Premier Poincare was directed to ask the conference to register formally lack of agreement among the allies. Pro T of Senate—Women 'I'ulwl Seats in House, TEREEY 0 rTAns SO0 It is freely predicted about the capitol that one of the earli- Allied conference met at 3:05 ) . ‘v . 5 , . oclock this afternoon for thelr sec- (|| CRAINS MANY BIG GOV, C, A, TEMPLETON OV. E. J. LAKE st bits of legislation to be ask- s —_ | cd will be in reference to the Washington, Jan, 3.—Investl: ond session with the arriving dele- o - At Bl COTTON MILLS ARE HA”,‘ Mll”flN Mm‘[ trolleys, the prophecy being gation of the Upshaw charges gates appearing in anything Yut a made that there will be another MOVING TO SOUTH that some governors and many F"R N"RMAL SEH"“[ P ; cheer‘ul mood. Premier Bonar Law seemed particularly depressed. ‘drive against the jitneys." other high officials *“do not —— | practice the prohibition enforce- New Eariind iRdusiilh of Fiils Dob This Much to Be Asked From State to Complete The session opened with Premier ment which they preach” was Be Planning Work in This City All Seems Depressed SR lines upon house of repre- outlined by Nickerson of Hartford, which he desired ti sentatives to act were Speaker Leonard J. Cornwall in assuming the gavel at the first setting of the new body today. He sald that economy, promptness at in adjoining rooms as they were yes- terday. Believed to British Offer Plan The British delegation to the allifd conference at an informal meeting to- day decided to accept the I"rench rep- arations plans as a basis for negotia- | e - tion pro-basis for discussion, pro- vided Premier Poincare agreed to dln-'finvERNflR SMITH UT cuss the British plan. In this way Premier Bonar Law would seek to place the burden of responsibility for a breakup of the conference on the New York’s Chief Executive Begins Campaign for shoulders of Premier Poincare. The cabinet which met under the chair- Modified Dry Law Poincare in the chair and with the ambassadors and experts in waiting called for in a resolution intro- duced today by Representative Southern Sites, Hill, republican, Maryland. Boston, Jan. 3 (By Associated Press,—A movement of New Eng- land cotton miil interests to southern states is under way. At present it is confined to an extension of the branches in the south of mills that have their principal plants in this section but there are indications that it may add new manufacturing units to southern centers, financed by New Englanders, Advantages in hours of work al- lowed by law, in wage scales and in tax rates and exemptions are given as the three principal causes con- tributing to the movement which has manifested itself recently in several ways. Actual announcement of the trans- fer of part of their plants or equip- ment has been made by the Apple- ton Mills of Lowell gnd the Jenckes Spinning Co. of Pawtlicket, R. I. At (Special to The lierald) Hartford, Jan. 3.—8enator Richard Covert in talking to a ‘Herald repre- sentative today said that the com- mittee on education will ask for an additional $500,000 this y to com- plete the new Normal school in the Stanley Quarter section, The school has been under construction for sev- cral months and it is not expected it will be ready for occupancy at the opening of the fall term in Septem- ber. Senator Haven, formerly committee on sduc Inaugural Address Governor Templeton, in his inaug- this afternoon | ural .uldnss, skot(hs-:l the various had occupied for '“‘0,.|,\nons his address, in ffil‘l‘,oml?::g herewith printed: Mr. President and Ladies and Gentle- men of the General Assenibly: | In former days the governor at the opening of each General Assembly customarily gave a resume of all the activities of the state government. With the present muitifarious activi-. ties of the state such a digest is no longer possible, even if it were de- sirable. Usual Ceremonies manship of President Millerand de- cided that the British reparations plans was an abandonment of the treaty of Versailles. Its action was unanimous, According to the program of the British delegation as it stood at noon today the British premier planned to speak at the allied meeting at 3 o'clock this afternoon and tell Prem- ier’ Poincare that the British were willing to discuss the I'rench plan if | ¢ resolutions urging that the legisla- the British and other plans were dis- tive machinery at Washington be set cussed at the same time. in immediate motion to bring about If Mr. Poincare should refuse {o a constitutional amendment permit- examine the British plan further Mr.|tine light wines and beer, Bonar Law according to the present He also recommended initiation by decision, will announce that the Brit- | this state of a federal constitutional ish see no need for further confer-|amendment requiring submission to JHEE: the people instead of the legislatures | Germans Like British Plan, of all future proposals to amend the Germany's representatives in Paris|federal constitution. are awaiting word from the allied The legislature, the governor said premiers before presenting the new |had ratified the 18th amendment in German proposals for a reparations|ig19 by a narrow margin after refus- settlement no reply having yet been|ing a proposal by him to sumit the received to the request that Dr. Karl question to the people in a referen- Bergmann, the German spokesman,|qum. He then recalled the 2:75 per be heard by the conference. cent beer bill passed by substantial The German officials are frankly | majority in the legislature in 1920 pleased with the British proposals but | and subsequently rendered inoperative expressed little hope that the British |y a supreme court decision, and de- plan even in its main points would be | clared that “if democratic government accepted by France. They expressed | means what we all say it means, sure- the fear that I'rance was determined ||y the history of our own state does to take independent action unless the | not indicate that a majority of the French plan were accepted by the|people are in sympathy with the exist- Hartford, Jan. 3.—Charles A. Tem- pleton of Waterbury, vacated the ! chair which he ]yrur: as liewtenant-governor and was was his apinios 4.t the apprapria- {sworn in as chief magistrate of Con- tion would go through the regular | necticut. He is the 65th governor channels of routine business and if in direct line from John Haynes, who | such is the case the $500,000 is prac- 4 secame the first colonial governor in least one other large textile corpo-|tically assured, it is pointed out. . and the second citizen of the ration in this state has voted to make| Senator Trumbull, president pro ) ity of Waterbury in all that long capital expenditures inltem. also told the many newspaper re- g the oath of Massachusetts. This action, accord-|porters not to expect him to give any the highest elective > within the ing to Secretary H. C. Meserve of the [aqvance matter on his committee ap- | gift of the pe H.» of the state. His national association of cotton manu-|n,gintment until they are given from predecessor froM that busy city on facturers carried the inference that|gq " oo go aiso fnformed the the Naugatuck was the late Governor such capital expenditures would be)gon,iorg that they are to put their George Leavens Lilley, wham death made in the. corporation’s southern|g..; ‘ceoond and third chofces of removed after he hadsserved a little mills, committees on paper and then mail -—~|more than three months. I'rom southern ctnters have €OME|yqp, to njs home in Plainville. appropriations, should actuate each vy Phus Advanded, advices that several New FEngland nber. Hasty legislation, he de.| GOvernor Tempieton is the first delegations recently have visited the Said e, Nick. | lieutenant-governor to be immedi- ately advanced by the electopate histor Charles Bakewell of New chairman of the ‘tion, said that it Albany, N. Y., Jan. 3.—In a per- sonally delivered message to the New York legislature today Governor Al- fred E. Smith recommended passage no more span of State Finances The financial condition of the state as shown by the reports of the treas- urer and comptroller is very satisfac- tory and indicates clearly that Con. necticut has turned the corner and that our business and industries are in a normal and prosperous condi- 5 JOHNSON AGRICULTURAL BILL PAS Washington, Jan. 3.—The agricul- tural bill carrying $68,891,653, was passed today by the house after Speaker Gillett had thrown out on a point of order a motion to send it back to committee with directions to fnclude $360,000 for congressional free seed distribution vears from ernor state. oftice anced in political progress, have adopted many innovations involving rge expenditures of the public mon- qught not to serve as a precedent tor Connecticut, and wise diserimina. tion should be used in separating es. séntial projects from those which are experimental in thelr Will Protest to Washington Against General clared was dangerous. Carolinas and Georgia, looking over Mll”flN ASKE" F"R N | 1 ¢ e the ground for location of new mills. § Some people believe that there is|®ince 1907, when Rollin 8. Woodrufr]tion. i) too .:‘.“ h l,‘,\\:"w...t,h New times be. | 0f New Haven took the chair as it| Current receipts of income show a HARTF"R" PflST UFF";E get new conditions and new laws are | Was relinquished by Governor Henry |Mmodest balance over current expendi- | v Butant roVe: s [ fOr the sinking fund. With increased i I ibe deplored. Fvery measure should{however, two lieutenant-governors|!or the sii i 5 D, e T o | had become governors—Frank B. | Prosperity during the coming twa oy those aehich have to do with | Weeka to fill the place of Mr. Lilley, [Yars, revenues from many sources i el Saliiiiede ot tut this condition. favorable as it is, 4 " o ST, & tiring governor, who was elected tot h and $225,000 for Addition [be carcrul to represent his constitu. | tlring governor, who was elected “to ) ot SO obem of i i cney always having at heart the good| tue @ Eovarnbite With Govet surplus. It is not an invitation to get reliet from this situation they in This City of the whole state.” Mr, Nickerson|lieutenant-governor iith Governor : : must look to the national congre: ) ¢ L DE VALERAITES TO him and promised an impartial| Few governors in the last hundred | rather an admonition to us to hus. —— sa him ).«m pron : ‘\“ sl “; “;“ have heen directly advanced |!and our resources and to render the use of the « cis the office of lieutenant-gov- |burden of taxation more tolerable. larger federal buildings in 140 cities New Anti-Jitney Drive costing upwards of $40,000,000 was| Speaker Nickerson A spoke of ("h‘ ('_n“mm Today. @ need o ol i d gres rare’ ¥ Redem tion of WarSavmgStamps reported to congron taday by sece- 110 o o alon AN 0t ey U ki i p In moving business through the legis- ork. v . uildines {1ative hopper the new speaker provec :j;;\flx{;&d L"'('.m";[_“l‘l"”“’,"‘v The catmatc UNldIngs | o whiriwind talker and at noon the|ClVic and soclal, for many & PROBABLY A SUICIDE recommended in cities in- T TPl AGE bl Prominent Free Staters Occupying Con- costs of various house Giredsertia) ob ate to infc i as ready te . ARG Bridgeport, Conn, $1,700,000; Hart- (¢ to inform it that it was ready to| g "oocont days of war. Dame na-|natur 0 ¥ . do business, The senate committee i n it y . ford $2,000,000; aterbury $62 { : o e [ ture usually of great contrariness on Pawtucket, R. 1. $500,000. sent down an hour previously for the] it (U8 E 0 BFE . G ate. and New l‘h“w Conn. same _purpose reported to the house. LR faty 000, number o ttending (Continued on Twelfth Page) IN VERMONT AND MASS. general in the _In New Hampshire Demo- needed, Too much legislation is. to| Roberts. In the intervening time, [fure after making suitable provision 1,700,000 for Bridgeport 5 e. | Will, no doubt, be greatly $ : - appropriations. Iach member should [@nd Everett J. Lake, the present ) oubt, be greatly increased. allies, ing Volstead act. If the people are to h Coodr seek new channels of expend e but * thanked the house for the honor giv-[ Woodruff. penditure bu V Lf ] Washington, Jan, 3.—A need for|o-vo FILE COMPLAINTS| New Britain Purses Fattened By eeded i randling financial problems. tary Mellon and Postmaster | needed inthandling financlaliproble all the color ‘mpm which sulates in This Country. cluded: sent a committce to the Sen-}., ror contury by the sombreness of Taxation and stupendous inerease federal, state and loeal, has reached heights as to 1se every conscientious legislator to embarking on any used ,‘,Cash Alrveady Distributed Since December 1 Totals $200,000, With Similar Amount Due Public by Januavy 15. New York, Jan, 3.—Irish republi- can representatives immediately will carry to Washington their campaign against consulates presided over by representatives of the I'rce State gov- ernment, it was announced today by lLaurence Ginnell, local consular rep- resentaiive of the De Valera faction. Mr. Ginnell declared he would leave either tonight or tomorrow for the|R. capital to make demand on Prof.city, was found in the Ousatonic can-! Timothy A! 8middy, Free State min-[al here early today. He left his home ister there that he turn over his of-[late last night and search was made| From now until the first of Febru. ficlal papers to representatives of the [for him when he did not return. Ap- l"" the pockettiooks of Now Britain republicans, parently he had committed suicide. people will be swelled by approxi- Lindsay Crawford, Free State con-|He was said to have heen despondent, FEAPIC F (0, ST B BY 0 ABPTORE i 5 mAlntalned his wilch at the over business troubles. ceived through the redemption of The rapid in taxation such Body of 4. R. Lightfoot, spectators Derby Businessman, Found in} Torrington, ' pause hefore scheme involving of the people's axation today sixth of the entire ¢ come and it has upon enterprise taxation throu in 1914 averaged capita and the per incre Canal This Morning. slow. but discussion ridors that very carly the to take up trolley legi: prophecy was that the another “drive against ti cor- 3 presents one. 1al national ins to encroach lustry. Local nited States dollars per grown to It gratifies ride to point of John outcome asked by at the re-}be Delaney, | tion. A would be This is believed to be the of a request for $350,000 1ix-Congressman lLonergan, quest of DPostmaster W. [ for an addition in this city, Derby, Jan, 3.—The body Lightfoot, a manufacturer of this house would asked itneys.” MISTAKE SAVES LIFE ganized use Slow to Meet in getting or Deputy Dwyer house was slow 10:45 hefore Richard J. it being E our national retary of ite crats Have Governor Trish consular offices in Nassau street today. Police were on guard. Miss Vera Finnerty today led a de- tail of women republicans to city hall park carrying placards denouncing Mayor Hylan and the police. They found 10 policemen on duty there and were informed that the demonstration could not be resumed without a city permit. The delegation dispersed. De Valera Reported as At Anti-Treaty Meeting Belfast, Jan. 3. (By Assoclated Press)—A secret meeting of anti- treaty Trish leaders was heid in Dub- lin today, says a Dublin dispatch to the Belfast Telegraph. It is report- ed Eamon De Valera attended, ac- companied by several of his closest supporters. The meeting adds the dis- pateh is understood to have consid- ered the present position and the fu- ture prospects of the anti-treaty party. FLEET STARTS SOUTH. New York, Jan. 3.—The battieship Wyoming, the cruiser Rochester and seven destroyers salled from the Brooklyn navy yard today, vanguard of the Atiantic fleet to report in southern waters for the annual man. euvers, £ Mr. Lightfoot was general manager of the Shelton Tack Co. of Shelton. He leaved his wife, one son and one daughter. NUST AGCEPT OR REJECT City Meeting Board Members Cannot Now Amend Business Coming Be- fore Body Friday Night. The time for filing amendments to the business scheduled to come be- fore the city meeting board Friday night has expired and the delegates who make up the hoard are empow- ered only to accept or reject in its entirety the proposal for school bonds to the amount of $625,000, The charter amendment, by which the board was provided, required that proposed amendments be submitted in writing at least five days before the meeting. 2,007 SHIPS USE CANAL. Panama, Jan. 3.—The passage of 2,997 ships through the Panama can- al in the calendar year 1022 estab- lished a new high record.gThe '('”! collected in 1922 aggregated $12,- [573.402 | | | War Savings stamps, figures submitted s Irish tby the local post office and banks | show. Previous to December 1, 1922, $400,000 in stamp had been redeemed | ¢ at the post office and the people were given their money at the time of re- {demption. This, with the $400,000 to N Ibe received this month, brings the P total up to $800,000 which was the amount of stamps purchased by New Britain residents during the war per- iod. M Margaret Sheehan, in charge of the War Savings stamp department |, at the post office told a “Herald" rep-|; . resentative this morning that during the five years previous to December 1, ahout $400,000 in stamps had |, been cashed which feft a sum of |, $400,000 to be redecfed before Jan-| uary 15, 1923, Of this latter $400,000, 4, about $100,000 worth was redeemed |¢p, at the post office during the month of December and the first few days of this month and at the same time about $100,000 worth of stamps was redeemed by the New Britain Savings hank, the Commercial Trust, the New Britain Trust, the People's Savings bank and the New Britain Natienal bank Many Leave Money in Banks Officials at the varioug banks stated wh 1929 (Continued on-Lleventh Page.) industry, lieved to owe his life to ror the They pointed revo sembling the >— Assassins Abonut To Shoot “Me- srath” When They Find They Have the Wrong Man. Associnted minister o is he- ublin, Jan (By s)-—Joseph McGrath, commerce and labor, a strange cr- in identification made last night en two youths gained entrance to ministry on the pretext of having message from a prominent® lahor der. vers at a man re minister who was fhere invaders sharp McGrath.” youths a conference, th ejaculating “You're A second glance showed the mistaken in the identity of covering and they v were man they werc turned and fled THE Hartford, Jan. 3.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Snow tonight and probably the ro called to ord and read ahsent | About 25 members-el dne to late trai Dwyer's t were connections, This last official act as he after a was Mr retires on forthwith a pension sorvice . members of the |, ves on the Teft; long term of house seated wing in the Mrs. Hookr members sat last tion o next week themese same tier other women session however will be ikely that the four 1 1t is en will be grouped Can't Find Chaplain Afger t members present the sena as before prayer was offered by » chaplain. There had been around to find a clargy A seurry henthal, was asked if he were prohibitic a licensed preaches was not and Rev. Evan E Washington, member-clect had ot qualified, the senate chaplain called in Speaker Huxford of the last Tousc presided until 1. J. Nickerson was c chosen speaker. Mr. Woodruff of Milford and Mr. Schatz of were named temporary clerks As 1 ans, of and Thursday: clearing by Thursday night; increasing casterly winds Messrs Hill of Shelton, Darbie of Killingly (Continued on Twelfth Page) |€ | republicans control botl holding the presiding sman to offer praye 1 E. L. G. Ho 'W is w ¥ i eadoer ‘ t second term, wi were ir Hartford [ resontatives logislature met Brackett of Willington a th and Lower House Montpelier, Vt,, Jan. 3 The \ legislature convened today work of organi mont ook up the ts biennial session to clear inangural or Dedfield Procter te atior address Jan. ‘3.—The majorities in he Roston hotse were in a position to officers of ¢ when the Massachusetts I today onvens or its annual sessio this state to begin two year Governor ( beginni deliver his inaugur o8 in erms. g his address tomorr Concord, N . Jan The demo- |1y or the f control time in many of the house of New Hampshire ization today rats as’ the W orgar maintained co senate ymorrow Fred H will be inaugurated a The repu femocrat, s gov- rnor. ought 1 creation yreful seruting, (Continued on Hardim.; Vetoes Measure For Mexican War Pensions Washington, Jan pensions of cterans was vetoed today leclared the expenditures ected to the bi |stons for pen to our er 1 voirs of capital toil and r capacity to es: hut all ated by hie imposts serions condition ities of new enterprises and ces of those al o the average tal economic probe ing burdey of taxa- mind of any should ha hearing rds of every new expense the stews Third Page) The Bursum increase in the Mesican war by Presi- veto message increase in involved heedlessness” and 1I's loose provie and his ning widows.”