New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press INFORMATION TO SENATORS | ON REPARATIONS PROBLEM Statement Will Deal With, Activities of Roland W, Boyden, Unofficial American Representa- tive STATE POLICE SEEK GUN-TOTING AUTOIST Driver for Plainville Firm Reports Nerve-Testing Experience (Kpeelal to The Herald), Plainville, Jan, 20.-—Richard Bug- bee, a driver for the W, J, Cahlll Co, of this town, had the unpleasant ex- perlence of having his life threatened on the highway near Terryville yes- terday when a Ford coupe collided with the truck which he was driving. Bughee reported the affair to the home office of the company and Dan- fel J, Donovan, receiver of the com- pany, communicated with the sta police and they are conducting an in- vestigation of the affair, According to Bugbee's story told to a “Herald” representative this morn- In Meantime Action on Au- thorizing Full Represen- tation on Commission Is Being Held Up. . Washington, Jan. 20.—Additional information on the subject of Amerl, can representation on the reparations | commission and unofficial contact |Ing he, in company with Cornellus with that body through the services Buys and Willlam Goodfield, two oth- of Roland W. Boyden is being pre. |er employes of the Cahill Co,, was vared by Secrctary Hughes for sub- |driving towards Terryville when on ety seerent R4 --= [passing over the bridge at the en- trance to the town, he noticed a Ford |coupe approaching. He turned the | Mack truck which he was driving to the side of the road, leaving plenty |of space for the other car to pass. | The driver of the Ford, in passing the truck, sent his front wheel into the rear wheel of the truck, breaking the hub cap on his car. , Immediately he began to shout at Bugbee telling him to get off the road. Bugbee re- plied that he had allowed sufficient room and then descended from the cab of the truck to investigate. Bugbee claims that when he alight- ed in the road, the driver of the Ford reached into his hip pocket and pro- duced a Colt automatic revelver and leveling it at Bugbee, shouted that he would show him whether he had enough room or not. Goodfield, who was occupying the scat with Bugbee |seeing the display of firearms and |fearing that there was going to be some shooting, made a dash for the rear of the truck, at the same time shouting to Bugbee to run. Buys was asleep in the rear of the truck at the time, Bugbee, however, held his ground and although the man with the gun attempted to shoot, Bugbee didn't move. He expected that his end had come, but keeping himseif in control, he told the ciher fellow that he didn't dare to shoot. The two, accor!- ing to the atury of the Plainville men, stoed facing each other for about 13 minutes, the pistol leveled at Bughee. Then, his anger cooling, the’ Forl pocketed the gun and told Bugbes to drive on. Bugbee told him to learn what damage was done to his car, bu! he replied that Bugbee could look for himself if he wanted to find out. lic still kept his hand on the gun. | By this time, Buys had been awak- encd and he told Bufbee to get into the truck. Bugbee did so, and as he climbed into the cab, the Ford driver came over to the side. Then, Bugbee made an attempt to seize the man arm, but he missed him, and the low, drawing the gun again, struck at Bugbee but hit the side of the cab. Bugbee then drove off. Upon arriving in Terryville, Bugbee called Mr. Donovan on the phone, giv- ing him the facts and the number of the Ford machine, which according to him was Connecticut 72-342. Upon investigation at the state capitol, the machine number was registered in the name of Francis Guninanza of 253 Worcester street, New Haven, ac- cording to Mr. Bugbee. The state po- lice have the matter in hand and an arrest is expected today. Bugbee's companions corroborated his story. COAL DELAYED EN ROUTE; APPEAL MADE T0 P. U. GOM. Gildersleeve Coal Company Says That Railroad is Unable to Handle ROLAND W. BOYDEN, mission to the senate foreign rela- tions committee. The secretary’s willingness to make a further report became known today after a conference between him and Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the committee, which decided yesterday to await additional information before taking action on the resolution of Senator Harrison, democrat, Arkansas, to authorize full American representation on the com. mission, P. §. McMAHON REPORTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION Well Known Citizen Has Pncumonia —Too 1l for Removal to Hospital This Noon, Doctor Decides. Patrick S. McMahon, one of the best known residents of the city, Is critically i1l at the Hotel Bronson, with an attack of pneumonia. Early this afternoon it was reported that his condition was serious. Stricken with a slight cold a few days ago, Mr. McMahon has failed to respond to treatment, and last even- ing his condition was such that it was deemed advisable by his attending physician to have him removed to St. I'rancis hospital, at Hartford. All details were perfected for the trip, but at noontime today Dr. D. W. O’Connell decided that Mr. McMahon’s con- dition was such as to not warrant the trip. The condition of Mr. McMahon be- came such this afternoon that it was deemed advisable to call Dr. Kings- bury of Hartford to consulta- tion. While awaitin e arrival of the specialist, the use of oxygen was resorted to. Harry Siderowfsky Falls Victim of Pneumonia Nathaniel Harry Siderowfsky, age 27 years, died at his home at 217 North street this morning after a week’s illness of pneumonia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sider- owfsky and for the past few years had been employed as a shoe sales- man at the Modern Boot Shop. He was a member of Holyoke lodge, B. P. O. Elks, and was a well known football player. He leaves two sisters, Miss Anna and Miss Dorothy Siderowfsky; three brothers, Morton, Robert and Alex, all of this city. Situation. Hartford, Jan. 20.—A telegram was ceived in the office of the public utilities commission in the capitol to- day from the Gildersleeve Coal Co. Portland, stating that for several da there had been three carloads of coal in Portland consigned to them which they could not reach to fill the orders of their customers, and that for a weck there had been a consign- ment of six hundred tons of egg and chestnut coal at Belle dock, New Hav- en which the railroad company had not delivered to them. The Gildersleve Co. asked the com- mission to help it to obtain access to the coal in both places. Secretary Billings of the commis- The funeral will be held from his|sion at once communicated with the late home Sunday afternoon and in-|railroad company and secured from terment will be in the Beth Alom |the freight officials a promise of im- cemetery, | mediate attention to the complaint. Chooses Jail Term Rather That Pay For Wife in Insane Asylum The case was teicd out last week aftér the State of Connecticut had made’ an unsuccessful attempt to con- vince Zoroski that more than 50 cents a week must be paid for the care of his wife, an inmate of the State Hos- pital for the Insane at Middletown. Evidence was introduced that Felix has steady work and earns as much “The court has absolutely no sym- pathy for any man who neglects or refuses to support his wife especially when, as in this case, she is confined to an institution,” Judge George W. Kiett remarked in police court this morning in issuing an order to Felix Zoroski to pay 85 a week for a period of one year or in lieu thereof to|as $35 a week. serve three months in jail. Felix At that time Judge Kiett reserved elected the latter course despite | decision and allowed Prosecuting At- waknings by counsel that he might be | torney J. G. Woods and Defense re-arrested upon completion of his| Counsel Henry Nowicki to file briefs sentence and again confined. which he passed on today. COURTS POWERLESS AGAINST KLANSMEN Victim of #ooded Mob Tells of Only 178 Bills Introduced With Being Ondered From Morehouse MASKED MAN BROVGHT NOTE “end Tawyer Ad- se He fays Could h . """ At Bastrop u'.*"'m Bastrop, La., Jan, 20, (l& il ated Press)—A personal experience with hooded men in Morehouse par- i5h was described today by K, C. Os- borne, 29, a witness testifying at the open hearing to determine the iden- tity of the hooded kidnappers of Watt Paniel and T, F, Richard, Osborne, now a resident of Madi- son parish, testified he had an order from the vigilante committee giving him ten days to leave Morehouse par- ish, “I tried to make an investigation,” sald Osborne, "but I was advised to leave and leave at once. “The note was delivered to me by o masked man, T asked him to be allowed to stay but he merecly flashed @ light on his hood and then rode away. I realized $160 for sixty acres of land, 1 went to the sheriff and told him I had been accused of mak- ing whiskey and for him to go to my place and make a search, Powerless To Act. “I then went to a lawyer and he told me I was powerless and he said the court was powerless.” The witness said he went to his brother-in-law, Budd MecCowin, and learned he too had received a warn- ing. “I stayed there for about a day and that night I was walking about three miles from Bastrop when I was surrounded by masked men. I made a break through the woods and got to Monroe,” the witness concluded. The letter addressed to McCowin was produced which Osborne said was similar to the one he had received. It acused the recipients of “utter dis- regard of the laws of our land against the manufacture and sale of liquor,” and said “constant depredations upon the cattle, hogs, sheep, etc., of your neighborhood makes you a most un- desirable citizen.” It concluded with a ten days' notice to leave or “stand the consequences,” and was _signed ‘vigilante committee.” “Bud” McCowin followed Osborne on the stand and identified the letter. He said: Tells of Masked Riders, “Parties came to the house on horses. They were dressed in white masks and robes. They told me they had a little note for me. When I was handed the note they spurred their ‘horses and rode off.” “What had you done?" “I don't know any reason why 1 should have received the note. I was working every day and had my wife to support. I broke my foot after leaving here and I appealed to vigi- lantes to allow me to come back, Mr. Lun Adams fixed it up for me and I returned.” SPEGTACULAR FIRE AT NEW HAVEN JAIL SHOP $25,000 Damage Is Done in | Saw Mill Plant—Police Put on Guard New Haven, Jan. 20.—An ecarly morning fire destroyed the, drying kiln and the saw mill which are a part of the New Haven county jail property in Whalley avenue and the loss was roughly placed by Sheriff T, L. Reilly at $25,000. Jail prisoners worked in the saw mill. There was a large stock of lumber on hand. The lumber burned briskly and the Nlames rose to a great height. The firemen prevented them from spread- ing to the jail building and the ma- chine shop. Fire Marshal Fleming said he thought a spark from an electric mo- tor got into some saw dust, which smouldered until after the place was closed and then burst into flame. The fire was discovered by a woman pris- oner from a window iff the jail and she notified the guards. A squad of police was sent to the jail to prevent any disorder or at- tempted escapes. Auto Runs Wild, Hitting Woman in Derby Street Derby, Jan, 20.—Mrs, Albert H.| Yudkin of Carolina street, wife of | Alderman Yudkin, was struck by an automobile truck running wild on Main street last night and received a fractured left arm, a dislocated shoul- | der, and possible internal injuries. The driver of the truck left it stand- ing with brakes set, according to his story, but it started to run amuek and crashed into the front of (‘nrry'n; billiard academy, throwing Mrs. Yud-, kin into an open @eorway in the| building, which sa her from in- stant death. Men Freed in Herrin Case Face New Murder Charges Marion, 111, Jan. 20, (By Associated | I'ress).—Freed of one charge of mur- der in connection with the Herrin coal mine riots the five men who un- | derwent a six weeks' trial for the alleged slaying of Howard Hoffman, one of 21 “massacre” vietil today awaited a new trial on a charge of [ Public Utilities Commission | sented when the matter comes up for | destroyed with it in a ~SIXTEEN PAGES, FLOOD OF BUSINESS NEW BRITAIN HERALD| PRICE THREY CENTS ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1923, %fi——— ', SEC. HUGHES TO GIVEMORE | ASSEMBLY EXPECTS | GERMAN COAL MAGNATES ARRESTED BY FRENCH IN DRASTIC MOVE IN EFFORT TO ENFORCE REPARATIONS Time Limit January 26 EDUCATION IN THE LIMELIGHT Hearings on Proposed Laws to B | Held Tuesday—temocrats ('u-f plon New Measures—ILoan Bill Wil Be Heard From—Review of Week, BY CLARE) WILLARD, Copyright, 1923, (Apectal 1o The Herald), | Hartford, Jan, 20.—In the opening days of the legislature, it was de- clded that January 26 would be the last day for introduction of business. During the three session days of this woek, exactly 176 bills were intro- duced In the senate or house, & sur- prisingly low number, In the 1921 session, about 2,000 bLills were fntro- duced, and If this assembly is to de- | liberate over as much business as is usually the case, it means that about 1,800 bills will be introduced during the coming week. At the offices of the legislative clerks ,extensive preparations are being made to handle the expected avalanche. Gen- erally the former clerks and other lawyers at the capitol who are fa- miliar with the work, pitch in and| asslst in journalizing bills, stamping and in the countless other matters of detail that go with the arduous duties of the clerks during this particular time. 4 Educational Matters, In eyery legislature there are many educational bills introduced, and these are of decided interest in every cor- ner of the state. Among the bills in- troduced during the week were most of the educational measures which are desired by the state board of ed- Can coal ke mined with machine guns? Here is shown a Average Daily Cireulation 863 Week Ending January 13th French Machine Gunners Guard Ruhr Mines |Dyeqseldorf Bankers De- fiant—Refuse to Open Banking Houses Until Troops Are Withdrawn Gen. Degoutte Refuses— Marshal Foch Reported on His Way to Ruhr Val- ley—Strike Talk Con- tinues, (By The Associated Press) Further drastic steps were taken by the French today in their efforts to enforce reparation payments by | their occupation of the Ruhr valley. | Fritz Thyssen, son of August Thys- | #en, leader among the Ruhr coal | magnates resisting the Irench coer- cive measures, was arrested with five {other leading mine directors, | The Krench have announced they {would try Herr Thyssen and his as- |sociates by courtmartial for refusing to obey the orders of the occupational authorities, Refuse o Open German bankers in the Ruhr con- |tinued resistance to the French | measures. The directors of the Dues- seldorf{ branch of the Reichsbank re- | fused to reopen that institution while | French soldiers were on the premises, ucation ,together with a gouple that, |French machine gun squad stationed in occupied German territory |Gen. Degoutte declined to withdraw (OO on BiEliein Pacs) in the Ruhr district opposite one 8 Burned to Death in Fire That Razes Lawrence Tenement Block “BROWN DERBY” IS PASSE Now It's a Low. Flat Derby With a Red or Gray Feather Coyly Stick- ing Up On the Left Side. Patrolman a;\d Doctor Sound Alarm and Save| Several Lives—Coal Gas Cineinndtl, Jaf. 20.-—A low l\.m [ E'xp ian.ar In 'nsm; derby hat with & small red or grhy{ feather neatly tucked on the lefr| side, just above the ear was recom. | —Eight | mended to the international associm- Persons were burned to death in al tion of clothing designers by the style | fire which bur(\ed out the interior of | committee today as the correct top-|2 five-story brick tenement house in ping off effect of a tailor made man! Elm street early today. Another was of 1023. | seriously injured in jumping from a Coats will be of medium form ft! Window on the third floor. The dead: while the sleeves will he tight. An| Mrs. Lucia De Gioria, her daugh- inch will be added to the length mak- | ters, Rose 10, and Mary 3, and her ing the coats 31 inches long. Lapels| S0nS, Joseph 7 and Angelo 5; Mrs. | will be soft roll and medium in width, | Mary S. Kelid, Joseph Reysha and | Trousers 17% inches around the Romanis Reysha. knees with the bottoms between 14% Back Probably Broken. and 15 inches will give a “peg top™ The man injused by jumping was| effect. Cuffs on the bottoms of Angelo De Gloria, father of the four trousers will be left to the alscretion| children burned. He was taken to of the wearer. | the Lawrence general hospital in a critical condition and it was believed | his back was broken. CLAYTON CROSSING HEARING |, ratroiman sienry aurray Is POSTPONED To FEB' the building discovered that ablaze. Rushing in, they arou Wants | Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 20 and Dr. T it w ed | many of the members of the five fam- ilies occupying the tenements as they | could reach. Many of these were able to make their way out of the| | burning building but - suffered se- | | verely from cold and exposure. Escape Is Cut Off. Flames cut off the escape upper floo More Time to Consider Plan For New Road From East Street Mayor A. M. Paonessa was notified ! this morning that the hearing on Clayton crossing, scheduled for Janu-| families on the ary 26, has been postponed until Fri-| Gloria, unable to save his w day morning, February at 11:30| children and driven to a w! o'clock in Room 41 of the state capi- | the fire, finally leaped rather than tol at Hartford. The postponement| perish in the flames. was due to a dosire of the commission| All the fire fighting apparatus to investigate further a plan submit- | the city was called to the scene and ted for o new road that will avoid the|a further spread of the fire was pre- necessity of bridging the tracks at|vented. Five bodies were rccovered Clayton crossing, and also to allow|soon after the firemen had sufficient time for notifying interested | their work and the other threc were parties of the hearing. | found later. The commission originally plunnvd[ Police and fire ofiiciais immediately | the elimination of the grade crossing|began an investigation into the cause | by the construction of an overhead|of the fire. Iire ChiefsMorris sail bridge. At the last meeting a pro-| he believed that it resulted either posal was made for a new highway| from an explosion of coal S running parallel with the tracks on| from incendiarism. The the east side from the northern ex-|estimated at $12,000, tremity of liast strect, to the main | prisv:;;:)':";’ca;;sing The present rross-‘GlRL AND HER LOYER ARE FOUND MYSTER]OUSLY DEAD' ing would then be fenced off. At of the De and by 2, 1dow | in begu s or damage was | Much opposition to this proposal has been voiced on the part of pro- perty owners in the section to be af- fected and on the part of Mayor Pao- nessa who is planning a protest meet- ing before the hearing, and will en- deavor to have the city well repre Woman New | Brother of Young Glasgow is Discovered in an action, Unconscious Condition. Cor- New Glasgow, N. &, Jan |oner Kennedy today faced a mystery as deep as that which confronted him | HARTFORD HOUSE BURNED. Hartford, Jan. 20.—A house on the estate of John H. Davis on South Main street, Farmington, was burned {o the ground and the contents were yesterday whén he was called (o the |home of Margaret MacDonald fire at 11)found her dead on the floor of Mr. Davis lived| . om «Chippie” Reid, her admirer, in the house alone. The loss is said | oy gi0q jater, was huddled ncarby to be several thousands of dollars,| ., y.. yrother, Duncan MacDonald however. The blaze started from an|(n¢ 1ot DO overheated furnace. Duncan apparently | keéy to the mystery. He regained con- sciousness today, but refused to talk The coroner empanelled a jury to- day, but promptly adjourned it until ext week The contents of the [$tomachs of Miss MacDonald and | Radd have been sent to Halifax for and her o'clock this morning. alone holds the r THE WEATHER | s | SPWM NOS 01 1589 Ay pue aanyeaading) Jusa ynm fep killing Antonio Mukovich of Erie, Pa. Prosecutors announced they would op- pose releasc of the five on bonds, and they were returned to jall after yes- terday’'s acquittals, analy 3 Chief of Police Osborne reported that he was unable to discover the cause of death. No trace of poiso. # | was found in the home. “ung pus IGHUO) WL 30 Wous KuMA puR WENAE] MON a0) WeRIO[—0F ‘Uef ‘Projuey | * | to John (‘(;;of Sa;'m'l"!ock of the mines. TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER “HOGGING THE ROAD” West Hartford Man Faces Additional Charges of Evading Responsibility, Improper Lights and Recklessness. Charged with four violations of the motor vehicle law, reckless driving, driving at night with improper lights, with failure to give the right of wa fod Wil gvading responsibilily, soph Rago, a West Hartford driver, wa rested by State Police- man Arthur N. Rutherford wood last night and ordered to ap- pear before the West Hartford police court next Wednesd According to several witnesse Rago's alleged action were not only aggravating, but also dangerous. It is reported that at the junction of Hart- ford avenue and Stanley street, he drove his truck into the middle of the road and from there to Corbin's Corner refused to move to one side to give any car in the rear an oppor- tunity to pass. By the time Corbin’s Corner was reached there was a string of seven cars, each tooting a medley of honks for the right of wi At this point, Carl Barshay, a Hart- ford salesman, driving a Ford sedan, is said’to have sounded his horn and made an attempt to spurt past the truck. It is claimed that as Barshay essayed to pass, Rago turned into tiie middle of the road again, striking the front of the Ferd and turning it over. Barshay was imprisoned in the over- turned car, but was not badly injured. Traffic from the rear was entirely blocked, but the state policeman, who was further back in the line, stopped an in-bound machine and had the driver take him in pursuit of the truck, which he had not stopped. The made in Elmwood Center. to have denied knowl- cident or the fact that the road 1 arrest w Rago is said edge of the a he was “hoggin GOAL DEALERS WILL MEET ! Administrator Brown Calls First Con- ference—Receipts of Household rs Low This Week, Administrator Harry C. Brown meeting of coal dealers ening Cham- ree rooms. This will be as administrator IFuel has called a ay ¢ ber of Comn his first conference with the dealers. Mr. Brown said today that the fuel situation in is city not im- proved. Receints of household si of coal during the present week were lower thar several weeks past, One of the subjects te discussed it the tesday night will be the retail Most of the dealers are 820 a for household sizes, Administr Brown 1 today that they are tified in asking that price under pres- ent conditions. They are paying $14 or $14.50 a ton at the mines, plus the freight charge $4 bringing the delivered to their vards up or $10.02 per te has mecting T of coa chargin price now ton tor of cost $18.5 Fame, Dies of Pneumonia New Cox r Savin at Haven, J owner of the Surf House to that resort during the kept the hostelry, died tod monia after a day's iliness 40 re pneu- 10000 NEGROES COMING. Jan. 20.—The national and ex-slaves con- it was announced today, wiil Apri te advice planning migrate negroes are ex- g the year, Washingtor ne e ventior meet he re 16 1o prepare north Three million pect move north duri confercnce officers said. to truck | in Elm- | known to thousands of visitors | {the troops. | While there has been no general walkout of the Ruhr miners, or rail- waymen, considerable unrest is re- ported among them and miners in e of the seized coal pits have quit ork. The German railroad workers in |the Elberfeld district, south of the oc- | cupied zone of the Ruhr decided to |refuse to transport coal away from the valley. Paris is Satisfied Paris indicates satisfaction ‘with the progress made in carrying out the Ruhr occupation scheme. Confidence |18 expresse that the vast industrial machine in the Ruhr which still is functioning can be kent going despite rtite Geranan resistance. A hoycott movement against French and Belgian nationals is reported from Germany. It is expected the exam- ple set by the Berlin hotel keepers in | declaring a boycott will be followed |all over the country, W Bankers Refuse | Duesseldorf 20. — (Ry Asso- ciated Press) — Point blank refusal from the directors of the Reichsbank branch here to reopen the bank's doors was delivered today to Gen. Degoutte, the French commander-in- chief in the Ruhr. In declining to obey Gen. Degoutte’'s orders that the bank resume its activities immediate- ly the directors declared: “The bank will remain closed so long as there is a single French sel- dier in or around the premises.” Gen. Degoutte in replying held the directors personally responsible and jinformed them that the military {guard would he removed only after the bank had reopened for business. I Coal Men Arrested | Essen, Jan. 20. — (By Associated | Press)—I'ritz Thyssen and five other leading mine operators were arrested here this morning. The prisoners lwere transferred to Due The ope ides Herr | Thyssen, were Herren Spindler of the Querry mines, Tenzelmann of the Es- sen anthracite coal company, Wuest- enhoeffer of the Jissen mine associa- tion and Herr Kesten and Herroff, When these five were brought be- fore the French authorities last Thursday, and reiterated their rofus- |al to aid in the delivery of coal, they | (Continued on Fourteenth Page). ELEVEN EXECUTIONS ~IN IRELAND TODAY 14 at Tralee, 5 at Athlone and | 2 at Limerick—Makes 45 Since November 17 | i | Associated exccutions were cars Iried out in Ireland today. Four per- put to death at Tralee, five 1 two at Limerick. These bring the tota executions November 17 to 45. mes Daly of Killarney, Cahirsiveen, Michael Ballymacelligiott and of ay County possessing Dublin, Jan. 2 (By Press) Elever sons wer t Athlone, a {since last | At {John Clifford o | Brosnan of |James Hantor | Kerry, were executed vmmu Tratee J Canse for larms and At Ath! Thomas Hughes, Mi- chael Walsh, Herbert Collins, Steven Martin Birke were execute Jones and ed for the At Limerick, and Henngssy put to part in the wrecking between Limerick and En- nuary 14 and for the posses ammunition BANK BANDIT KILLED. Paul, One bandit was I two patrons of the Paine bank seriously wounded exchange of shots that bandits attempte same Cornelius McMahon Patrick wer Vv for their tr air J {today in an resulted when three ed to rob the bank.