New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 ENGLAND WILL CENT OF 5 BILLION DEBT; NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, "MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1023, PAY EVERY ASKS ONLY A SQUARE DEAL Head of Debt Funding Mission Declares His Country Seeks But Fair Business ‘Settlement Intends to Ask No Favors or Impose on Generosity, Baldwin Says in His Opening Address. Washington, Jan, 8.—Great Britain wants a fair business settlement of her five billion dol- lar war debt to the United States on such terms as will produce the least possible dis- turbance in the trade relations of the two countries, Stanley Baldwin, the British chancellor of the exchequer declared today in an addresg, before the joint meeting of the British and Am- erican debt funding commis- sions. “We are not here to ask for favors or to impose on gener- osity,” said Mr. Baldwin. “We want a fair business settlement, a square deal, a settlement that will secure for America the re- payment to the last cent of those credits which the United States government established in America for us their asso- ciates in the war.” Mellon Makes Reply Mr. Baldwin's address was in re- sponse to one of welcome by Becretary Mellon, chairman of the American commission who expressed apprecia- tion of the courtesy of the British government in having designated as its delegates men so distinguished. Secretary Mellon assured the British representatives that the American commissioners were no more sensi- tive than themselves to the virtual necessity of effecting a definite settle- ment upon a basis entirely just to both. He added that prompt pay- ment by Great Britain of $100,000,000 of interest during the past three months pending a final arrangement (Continued on Ninth Page) SHOCK FROM FALL CAUSES DEATH OF MRS. THOMMEN Greenwood Street Woman, Aged 58, Succumbs Following Accident in Which Her Wrist Was Broken The death of Mrs. Alice Elizabeth Thommen, aged 58 years, wife of Henry Thommen, at her home at 169 Greenwood street this morning, was due indirectly to the shock from a fall shesustained on Arch street at the corner of Walnut on Saturday aftcr- noon, when she fractured her wrist, Dr. Frank Zwick, who attended her, stated this afternoon, Mrs. Thommen leaves besldes her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Vantine of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Christinger ' and Mrs. Anna Johnson of this city. She was born in Basle, Switzerland, but had made her home in this country for a number of years. Prayers will be offered at the home of her daughter at 66 Rockwell ave- nue on Wednesday afternoon, The funeral services will be held at the German Baptist church at 2:30 o'clock. Rev, G| H. Schneck, pastor of the church, will officiate and inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery. STANLEY BALDWIN PORTLAND BEING CUT OFF BY HEAVY FLOOD Valley Between Seattle and| Tacoma Is Inundated— River Rising Hourly Portland, Ore,, Jan, 8,—Fl6od wat- ers drew a closer cordon about Port- land today, while reports from all sec- tions of western Oregon and south- western Washington pictured vast areas under water and many towns and communities isolated. Rush of streams tributary to Willa- mette and Columbia rivers caused them to rise rapidly but a céssation of the torrential rains of the last few days gave promise that the chest of the flood was about over. A cloudburst on the east fork of the Tilton rover, four miles from Morton, Wash., Saturday, wrecked the west fork logging camp. A five foot wall of water rushing down the Tilton river overturned nearly every building in the camp. One man and his two year old son were reported missing. Seattle, Jan. 8+~—Flood waters iIn the White river valley, between Seat- tle and Tacoma were receding slowly according to reports reaching here at midnight but all highways between the two cities were impassable. The towns of Kent and Thomas, and a part of Auburn were {inundated. Farms were transformed into lakes. The Willamette was rising nearly two inches hourly here today. Trains were running in and out of the city in haphazard fashion, High- ways were blocked to a greater ex- tent than since the storm began and mails were held up. Reports from Salem were that the country round about was experiencing the most severe flood since 1890, With rallway service closed and high- ways flooded that city was virtually isolated. Dunn’s Mad Cow Still Enjoying Her Freedom Two days of search on the part of an armed squad has failed to bring Meyer Dunn's mad cow into captivity, it was reported today at the town farm, the place from which the ani- mal made its break to freedom nearly | a week ago, and since that time has| been running wild, blocking the pass- | ing of freight trains and chasing men, women and children. For the first| few days the cow remained mear the town farm and in the town of Ber-| lin, just across the town line, but | efforts to capture the animal with- out suffering bodily harm were fruit-| less. Saturday, Dunn and a group of friends armed with rifles set out to shoot the animal, but could not locate it. A search yesterday and today were also without avail and the ani- mal is still at large. 1 | Tlenn;ngs ;md Elli ason Fined $200 BRITAIN PEACEFUL INLATEST CRISIS) Premier Making Every Ellort to| Minimize Gravity of Situation TAKE UP NEAR EAST ISSUE Lausanne Conference Occupying More Attention in Official Circles Than is German Reparations P'rob. “Adon, Jan, 8 = (By Associated ~ress)—In the face of one of the most serlous European situations since the capitulation of Germany the Eritish government s exemplifying that tranquility for which Mr. Bonar | Law declared upon his advent to the premiership, He has made no move to call to- gether Nis cabinet ministers to con- sider either the results of the Paris reparations meeting or the unem- ployment situation which came to the fore again yesterday with the great demonstration staged by the labor party and the trades unions, Minimizing Difficulties Every effort is being made to mini- mize the Anglo-French differences. Official circles here, as well as in France continue to repeat the seem- ingly paradoxical' statement that the cntente has been strengthened rather than weakened by the Paris break- down. The situation at the Near East con- ference in Lausanne which today is recelving more attention from the British foreign office officials than the reparations question is cited as evi- dence of this allled unity. Well informed quarters in London are pessimistic-vegarding the Turkish attitude but it is hoped the moderate leaders will prevail and that the coun- try will re-establish peaceful relations with westdfn Europe. FAULT FOUND WITH TELEPHONE SERVICE Chamber of Commerce in| Receipt of Numerous Complaints i declde upon. Complaints of unsatisfactory serv- jce by the Southern New England Telephone company were referred to the directors of the Chamber of Com- merce at the weekly luncheon today. These complaints are some which have been coming in to the Chamber of Commerce rooms from time to time. Prior to this time little atten- tion has been paid to the reports, the Chamber of Commerce officlals feel- ing that they were being made by chronic kickers, but they have been coming so frequently of late that it has been felt recently that something should be done. Among the charges that are made 1s the one accusing the operators of being impudent, delay in getting calls through, frequent mistakes in getting the right numbers, snapping off by | cperators before the person calling has time to finish what he or she has started to say, reports of people not having telephones in their home, when their numbers have been chang- ed, ete. . | Most of the trouble, according to | the complaint, is based on the lack of | an up to date book. Instead of a state book issued every few months, New Britain gets but one small book with nearby cities in it twice a year. This makes for inconvenience in call-| ing toll calls unless the person call-| ing knows, the number of the other ne. m‘(‘;no of the complaints states that it a person calling wants to put in a second call at once, he or she very| often is unable to get the operator V'm" considerable time. 1 Another complaint which the Cham- i ber of Commerce reports having re-| ceived frequently of late is that a person will call a number, and will| hear the operator ring somewhere | | (Continued on Tenth Page) | | approved of women serving on the! | vestry. LEGISLATIVE FIGHT ON * ATTENDANCE GRANT SURE senator Bakewell Does Not Expoct Law to Be Revived—Mrs. Vinton Will Ask ¥or It, New Haven, Jan, 8§, ~Benator C, M Bakewell of this city who may be chairman of the legislative commit- tee on education said today that he did net beMeve the average atten- dance grant system for the town sohools would be revived, He thought | it merely a matter of taking state money out of the towns and paying it k to them again, or in other word# a system of bookkeeping, Mrs, Annle E. Vinton of Manafield, mem- ber from that town, has announced her intention of introducing a bill to revive the grant, Iour years ago such & bill was adopted but no money appropriated to meet it. Two ago the grant was not revived, ye (WOMEN MAY SERVE ON VESTRY AT 3T. MARKS Are Eligible to Election for First Time in Church History | As the resuit of an action taken at the annual convention of the Con- necticut dlocese of the Episcopal church at Christ church Cathedral in Hartford in May of last year, it is| probable that women will be elected | to serve on the vestry at St. Mark's Episcopal church in this city at the annual meeting of the legal voters of the parish on Tuesday evening, Feb- ruary 6. It has been learned that there are several members of the church who are agreeable to having women serve | in that capacity and if any elections are made at the annual meeting St. Mark's church may be the first Epis- copal church in Connecticut to have vestrywomen. The question of allowing women to serve on the vestry in Episcopal churches was brought up at the con- vention last May and was passed upon favorably. As far as is known therel are no women serving in that -fa-| pacity in a Connecticut Episcopal church at the present time. Rev. Samuel Suteliffe, rector of the church, would not say this morning whether or not he approved or dis- He sald that it was a matter for the legal voters if the parish to Charles F. Chase, senior warden at the church, sald that if the women were elected they could serve and he thought that it might be possible that some women will nominate members of their own sex. MILLIONAIRE PREFERS HIS COOK T0 HIS OWN PAMILY Michigan Man Also Flies to Her De- fense When She Is Threatened ‘With Being Deported. Muskegon, Mich.,, Jan. 8.—Eugene Meurer, millionaire paper manufac-| turer, .was planning today to fight threatened deportation proceedings which would deprive him again of his cook, Miss Margaret Wasserman, 42 years old. Miss Wasserman, whose culinary talents, Meurer declared, are essen- tial to his health, was arrested here last night on instructions of immi- gration authorities who allege she! entered the United States last year| in violation of the tfederal statutes. She was taken to the county jail and released on bond of $1,000 furnished by Meurer. She then returned to the Meurer home. The presence of Miss Wasserman ingthe Meurer home was the contro- versy between Meurer and his fam- ily culminating finally in a divorce. |In a property settlement at the time $50,000 and awarded Miss as a reward for Meurer gave his wife announced he had ‘Wasserman $40,000 her services, Miss Wasserman's arrest last night is said to have been based on an | affidavit made in New York Decem- | ber 6 by Mrs. Walter Voith, a daugh- ter of Meurer, in which she alleged | Miss Wasserman's position in the| [ household was not strictly that of a on Intent to Sell Liquor Charge 10 CLOSE UP HOTELS Days—Four Others “Padlock Law"” to be Invoked in Et- | Court for Selling Hootch. rtort to Clean Up Liquor Tramic in| | | New York, Yellowly Says. | | Woman Sent to Jail for 15| mn| Through Attorney Leo J. Noonan of Hartford, Jacob Jennings and Fred Elllason pleaded guilty to violation of the liquor law in police court this morning, and Judge George W. Kiett imposed fines of $200 and costs in each case. Jennings and Elllason were arrested Thursday night after Ser- geant George C, Ellinger and Patrol- man Patrick McAvay had seized 35 gallons of alleged whiskey in Ellia- son's garag> at 5 South Main street, and 45 quarts of whiskey then in ¢ tody of a local fraternal order, which had been furnished by Jennings and Elliason, according to the police. Friday morning they entered pleag of not gulity. This morning Lawyer Noonan changed the plea to guilty, cach being charged on one count, that | of keeping liquor with intent to -sell. | Elliason had previously been charged with reputation. Seized Liguor at Club Rooms Washington, Jan. 8.—8tringent ap- | plication of the “padlock” privisions | of the prohibition laws are to be in- i voked in an effort to further clean up the liquor situation in New York, It was said today that a number of na- tionally known public houses were in- cluded in the list prepared by Acting | State Director Yellowly for observa- tion. The ‘padlock” clause permits ! the government to close up hotels and restaurants violating the Volistead act | after they have been served with an { injunction. 'Publishers Can Make Agencies Exclusive Washington, Jan. -~ Publisher: are not prohibited by the Clayton s from entering into contracts with news dealers as agents to act exclu- | 5. | when the latter invaded his house and | SHOOTING NOT SOLVED Snow-blocked Roads Prevent Full In- | cook; that she was a German citizen | | derogatory | to the United States. vestigation of Confessed Slaying at | o New Britain Musical Club | Norwich, Jan. 8. — Snow-blocked | Folk Song Concert Jan. 15| roads in Salem prevented the author-| The concert of folk songs which ities from making any headway this | was to have been given "Ius evening morning in investigating the shooting At the auditorium of the Camp school of Frank Barly in the shack of {by the New Britain Musical club has| Charles Wilbur, an aged woodchop- | been postponed on account of the| per, in the woods in a remote part storm. The program will be given in of that town Saturday night. | the auditorium on January 15, Wilbur told Grand Juror Ernest l\ sttt he had killed Early ARRESTED AS FUGITIVES New York, Jan. $.—Two men were arrested here today charged with be- The police | Salem, Conn. | gpencer that ocenpied his bed. Coroner J. J. Des- mond of this city went to Salem but |ing fugitives from justice. up till noon no werd had come from | claim they are wanted in Cambridge, him and telephone communication | Mass., in connection with the murder with Salem was intermittent. Few of [of Brano Montcgna of Providence the residents of the town h#d heard [last October. The prisoners are of the homicide. Giuseppe Marrazza and Anthony Prot- N to, both of Brookly DI TOMORROW. » § By Associated || Press).—The secretary for homg ar-] fairs, William C. Bridgeman, ""“""l this afternoon that he could not de- part from his decision denying the appeals in both the cases of Mrs. Hdith Thompson and Frederick By-|| slightly warmer tonight. Ty Mt London, n WEATHER AN Hartford, Jan. S—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Snow this afternoon, clondy and THE |and that she had made statements |c. | to finish up the Prosecutor Joseph (i. Woods told |sively as their wholesale distributing the court that Chief W. C. Havi had |agents, the supreme court held today received numerous reporis concer®ing | in a case brought by the federal trade | commission against the Curtis Pub- lishing Co. (Centinucd on Tenth Pagaj; waters, convicted of the murder of || day unsettled with rain or snow the woman's husband, Percy Thomp-| by afternoon or evening; strong son. Consequently the t-xm-nflon.'] northwest gales. which will be by hanging, will be car- ried out tomorrow. * —-»i ————e—n Average Daily Cireulation Kin-s 8,649 January 6th === ~TWELVE PAGES PRICE THREE CENT> |OCCUPATION OF ESSEN WITH SMALL + FRENCH UNIT THURSDAY, REPORTED; POINCARE PLANS NO SHOW OF ARMS Policy Calls For no Mobil- ization of Soldiers or Railroad Workers For Transportation —— FRANCE HAS NOT REJECTED HUGHE SCHEME FOR SETTLING REPARATIONS Washington Admits that Plan Has Been Formally Presented to French Government, through diplomatie channe e Mr, Hughes delivered his address rw Haven It was said transmittal was churacter and | it revolved about the inernational financiers be formulate reparations plan Washington, Jan, 8,—~The plan for settiment of the reparations contro- versy between France and England | outlined by Becretary Hughes in his New Haven addross has been com- municated to the Irench government through official channels, No Final Reply No final reply has been made by Paris, although it was learned today that a preliminary answer had been received here from the French for- elgn office, Tt was sald at the state department that the proposal was re- garded as still before the French government for decision, Sent Prior to Delivery It was not stated when the Ameri- can communication was sent, but in- dications were that it was transmitted THOUSANDS TO ATTEND INAUGURAL FESTIVITY Governor-elect of Oklahoma ! Arranges [ i 70,000 Troops at Most Is Be« lieved to Be Enough—En-« gineers and Customs Ex- perts Ready Work. wuthoritatively that the perfectly definite™ iy waus indicated that suggestion that called in o payment a to Begin | Not Unqualified Rejection Official comment as to the nature of the reply already received from Paris was withheld, The statement that the American suggestion still was definitely before the French govern- ment however was interpreted t mean that the French answer was not Paris, Jan, 8 (By Associated Press)—The occupation of Es- ! en by a small French force ac- companying engineers and cus- toms officers is now slated for Thursday morning, it was stat- ed on good authority today. Belgian and Italian engineers and technical experts will ac- company the French but only the Belgians, it is understood | will contribute to the force of ! occupation. In connection with the deec- laration that no additional forces were to be called out for the Ruhr operation, it was pointed | out in military circles that such a step was not necessary because not more than 60,000 of the 250,- 000 or more French and Belgian troops on the Rhine are being actually utilized in service of an imperative nature, The remainder are available fof any use Marshal Foch may have for them under the French-Ttalian-Beigian ac- tion. (Continued On Ninth Page), H, C. BROWN WILL BE NAMED FUEL ADMINISTRATOR HERE Appointment 'Will Be Made, E, W. Christ Says, When State Admin istrator Has Opportunity, Barbecue— | Dancing in Capitol Harry C. Brown, pur ng agent of Traut & Hine Mfg. C will be appointed fuel commissioner for New Britain and vicinity. This positive statement was made this afternoon by FErnest W. Chri retiring administrator. “I have talked Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan. 8.—(By | the Assoclated Préss)—With fire | burning steadily in the mile of barbe- cue pits at the state fair grounds here | today, Oklahoma was slipping into a | garment of festiveness reminiscent of | Plains days for the inaugural celebra- tion of Governor-elect J. W. Walton. The new executive is to take his | oath of office today in the chamber of | the house of representatives, Twenty four hours later he wil again take the same oath. The second will be out of doors on a platform construct- ed of roughly hewn logs, Only officials of the state will wit- ness the first cerémony. They will also be preseint at the second but back of the group of the platform will be all the color of life in Oklahoma. Indians, cowboys, farm hands, herd- ers, city men and country men, old timers and the newest comers, will stand shoulder and shoulder, 200,000 in number, it is predicted, to witness the ceremony. The celebration will last until mid- night Wednesday, acording to the programs. Tons of barbed mcat will be served Tuesday noon after .the open air Inauguration. Nearly 200 freight car loads of wood will have been burned in the pits by tomorrow | morning, accerding to the plan, les ing great beds of coals and hot stoves on which the meat will be roasted. Beef, mutton, bear, antelope, sjuirrel and rabbit will make up the list of meats on the menu. One hundred thousand loaves of bread and 100,000 | to dispose of the matter.” buns will be used in sandwiches for| Mr. Brown resides at 334 Maple the multitude. | street, He is a past exalted ruler of Two ten thousand gallon coffee urn New DBritain lodge, - $ =) have been erected at the fair grounds, | O Elks, and was for many y em- heated by a steam engine. ployed at the New Britain post office: Every tor has been invited to dance at the capitol Wednesday njght. couples will find room to dance 1,000 couples will find room to dance | on each floor of the building and the | announcement has gone out that vare | jous kinds of dances will be guaged to the ages of the dancers on the differ- ent floors. After the barbecue has been served tomorrow Governor and Mrs. Walton | will receive at the fair grounds. MIDDLETOWN'S POSTHASTER | PROBABLY WILL BE WARD. With Democratic Encumbent, He is 70.000 Men At Most The occupation of Duesseldorf, Duisberg and Ruhrort was affected by a force equivalent to two divisions, or about 35,000 men, and in the epinion of the military experts it wfilirequire certainly no more than twige that number to occupy the points in view in the Ruhr. The enginecrs, coal mining experts and ‘other men the mechanical branches required for the control of the mines and customs services that Premier Poincare has planned have already been in consultation at the headquarters of the French forces oc- cupying the outlet from the Ruhr valley and are ready to go in and be- gin application tite scheme when- ever they are furnished the protection thought to be necessary at the begin- ning until the Germans get accus- tomed to their presence. Cabinet 1s Informed M. Poincare told his colleagues of | the cabinet today j¥t what he in- tended to do: The cabinet members contended themselves with taking note of the plan considering it no more necessary to express approval of the det of the operation than to ap- prove formally the premier's action in the allied conference. M. Poincare explained to his leagues that he would inform the chamber of deputies and the senate on reday of the French program. The premier will ask for the adjourn- ment of any interpellations on the subject of the e of guarantees in Germany until some future dat when he will be able to give a bet- ter idea of the result of the action unde of HARRY C. BROWN with State Fuel Administrator Rus sell about* the appointment and M Brown will be named,” Mr. Chris said. “The appointment has not come through perhaps because Mr. Russell has not had an opportunity | col- NEW PENN. ATTY. GEN. corge W. Woodruff, Former Coach of University of Pennsylvania Team, Is Selected Today. Definite Statement Thursday. Premier Poincare will inform parliament on Thursday regarding his policy toward the Ruhr district. This was decided upon today's council of ministers. There was every d IFFrance, it was sary show of force French Philadelphia, Jan 8.—Governor- elect Gifford Pinchot today announced that he had selected George W, Woodruff of Philadelphia as attorney general of Pen ia Mr. Wood- ruff was chief law officer in the United States forestry service when Mr. Pinchot was at the head of that service. Before taking up service in the government he coach of the University of Pennsylvania football team, | Police Scoff at D;uggist’s Story, Holding Him as Possible Firebug at on the part to avoid any any indi- government e of unnece cation that the . (Continued On Ninth Page) Only Man Eligible For Place in River City MANNING BY GEORGE W in Horald) gton Bureati of New Washington, D. C., Jan. §.—Alfred Ward will probably be appointed | in a day or two as postmaster at|.— Middletown. la LR With Postmaster D. J. McCarthy,|Shame for Son’s Ar democrat, he is the only eligible for Death of the place, according to the report o Jan made to the post office department by 60 the Civil Service Commission on the | oy, examination of candidates held on | July 25th, [ The others who took the examina- tion—Dr. David L. Maitland and Geo. J. Visher—did not pass, Mr. I : papers were rejected on the ground that they were not filed in time, The Civil Service Commission held this examination July 25th, expecting rating of the papers iziblek 5o that a re- |, : yoard awar bpoint- McCarthy | o . Bt | P soon . o Fathe A New Haven Man Claimed He - Was Bound and Gagged in Cellar by Men Who Fired Building— This Is Seventh Blaze. I Carmar atl nk B. Carman, who is | died His deat | said mediately follc [ his son’s ¢ Storm Holding Up Harvestir wher After irugste et this the 1 up in the place, nt at the point He the being re New rescued by Jan firemen fr Chapel and York He E. Drier 1t he had been he Haven, ng of Ice! and certify the " publican postmaster could be ed to succeed Postmaster when his term expired on Sept considerable more time was required | and the eligibles were not certified un- til last Saturday afternoon man Ffeeman who advisc aid he would get people contract for $ A ot police ttle Meadow, i ced wit g ice ared to as weather conditio ill ¢ t the offic commissioners lake marked st snow th Y 2 tied and gagged berated himself hich bound his hands and bout in the fragments and t istairs gun it has been announced of the 4| City hat board of water Carbo had the when the 1 1 .. |interrupted the in ¥ had grop- the Higibles for cutting ‘ touch at once with some Middletown and hoped to make a rec- ommendation early this week. With | Alfred C. Ward, the only republican eiigible, it is expected he will recom-|i mend Ward's appointment at once to| when take the place of Postmaster McCar-|stroyed a thy, democrat, who has already been | pied by the in too long to please the Middletown the republicans. estima o through irther a rtion was that d him up had set the progress of " His men who he £250.000 FIRE IN 8.—F CHICAGO Chicago, Jar nen were by 1 fire unknow &in four story building Superior Perf ithing ted at $250,000 1d t the story nds to an- preferred did not the night police fe- occn jured ing debris last of is und ay be The whict Co. and fire loss was 1me The gair 1o v ‘sc\ullh in the building. w K Co. € damage, but it was