New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press “STABLISHED 1870 EW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, AFRIL : BILL OPPOSED T0 ST. MARK 'S CHURCH ON WEST MAIN ST. OF FORTY MILLION DOLLARS ALREAT: THIS * Greatest Amow.Q $45,000 For In* ments in Conn. Below Hartford $95,000 For Bridge- port Harbor E - This Comes From $56,580,-I 000 Appropriated by Con- gress Over Protest of Budget Bureau. Washington, April 25, (By Asso- clated Press).—Ahbout $40,000,000 gress over the protest of the budget bureau for improvement of rivers and harbors already has been allotted by Secretary Weeks and the remalnder will be distributed among projects later, The budget director had recom- mended an appropriation of only $27,-| 000,000 and it had been intimated | that the administration might expenditures to that figure. . The allotments already made in- clude: Boston harbor, $40,000; Bev- erly, Mass, $7,500; Providence river and harbor, $275,000; Pawcatuck river, R. I, and Connecticut, $33,000. Connecticut river, below Hartford, $45,000; Duck Island harbor, Conn., $35,000; Bridgeport, Conn., $95,000; Norwallk, $20,000: Stamford, $12,000, and Gr(-mnwl(‘h. $8,700. STRIKE LEADERS SEE TiE UP OF SHIPPING Early Reports Howevér, Show Little Effect Along New York Docks New York, April ~\While police today picketed the water front, pre- serving the comparative quiet which ushered in the strike called by 1bs marine transport workers' division of the I. W. W. officials of the organi- zation which claims 90,000 members reported receiving messages from other seaport Jocals saying the strike was highly effective at Boston, San Pedro, Calif, Seattle, S8an Francisco, Portiand, Ore,, and New Orleans, In the first few hours today there was little evidence of the strike and a checkup by police, shippers and rival union leaders indicated only 300 of the transport workers union had stopped work. The I. W. W. officials asserted, however, that the strike would effectually tic up shipping when it got under way. The first ship affected was the Rooras liner Washington, where 140 members of the crew were reported to have left ship. The union chiefs sald their men on the Cosmopolitan and Bull lines hal also walked out At some piers the line offleials said they did not “know there was a strike | on."” ¢ Beside a demand for wage increase which would bring the level in all de partments of marine labor $1% ah@ve the average scale fixed by the United States shipping board, the 1. W. W. unions demand the, release of all prisoners jailed in connection with evasions of the war time draft laws. PAYNE SUBPOENAED . Member of Mexican Commission is Drawn Into Morse Trial Going on in Washington, Washington, April 25,——A subpoena for John Barton Payne, newly ap- pointed American commissioner to Mexico and former chairman of the shipping board, was issued today in the District of Columbia supreme court at the request of counsei for Charles W. Morse and other on frial (] etaoin hrdifwypbgk gokq gok gk ernment. Mr, Payne's duties would take him to Mexico City for an indefinite period. Calling attention. to this, Attorney Nash Rockwood of New York asked whether he had been summoned by the government and would be present | for the trial. Tnformed that it was on charge to defraud the federal gov- not certain, that the gov't would use him as « Witness Mr. Rockwood re- quested that a subpoena be drawn immediately and Justice Staford dl- rected that it be done. Trinity Baccaluerette : Sermon Pl'eparatlons Hartford, April 26.-—Rev, Dr. Karl Reilland, rector of 8t. George's ehurch, New York city, will deliver the baccaluerete sermon to the grad- uating class of Trinity college on the evening of June 10 during the cen- tennial celebration at Christ church cathedral. TO RAISE PRICE AGAIN San Francisco, April 25.—Cane sugar will advance to $10.45 a hun-| %LOTEDBY GOVT. ““Ts, of | the $56,380,000 appropriated by con- | various | hold | GETS $215,700 Commits Suicide On Sweetheart’s Grave Greenwich, Conn,, April 25, Miss Angelina de Vecchio, 83, fed today from polson which «ne police say she swallowed at the grave of her sweetheart, Relatives suid she had been de- spondent since the death of her sweetheart last August, EWBEZZLING BANKER SILENT ABOUT FUNDS IMilhon Missing, But Where It’s Gone Authorities Do Not Know York, ranging in up to the Pa., April 25~—Forged notes denomination from $100 thousands, constitute the | evidence of defalcation against Thomas 1. Baird, cashier and Wi- liam H. Boll assist. cashbier of the City Bank of York, according to state banking officiais who discovered a shortage estimated at nearly $1,000,- 000, ‘harged with embezzlement Baird was held in $200,000 bail and 13oll in $100,000 which neither was able to furnish. Charles H. Graff, second deputy state banking commissioner said to- day that Boll had admitted forging otes aggregating $122,000 but had declined to say what he had done with the money. No statement was forthcoming from Baird. Graff said the operations of the two apparently had extended over many years and that they had been able to conceal them by hiding pages from loose leaf ledgers when the state | ‘authorities made an examination. Baird and Boll are married and have filve children eac They live in modest homes and were not consid- ered extravagant by their friends. Baird's,salary was $5,000 a year and Boll's 33,500, State Bank Examiner [erguson !stated today that Boll in confessing Ito having used $122,000 of the miss- ing money, saild he forged notes and carrigd them along as assels of the bank in order to cover up the short- age. Most of the money Boll said was used in stock speculations and he had only $10,000 left. The closing of l]l(‘ bank has hit hard many local interests. The York city school bhoard had approsimately $260,000 on deposit and the county of York had $174,468 in the bank. STEEPLEJACK FALLS Tumbles 50 Feet, Lands on His Own Fect and Says he Won't Quit ‘calise He Wants the $50 in it. T.os Angeles, April 2 Elmer Goss, 19 year old steeplejack, has had an-{ other fall. As usual he escaped inju Also as usual his fellow workman was badly injured. Thig fall was &0 feet. Goss landed (Ill his feet and remarked: “This is getting to be an old stor: James Smeder, his companion w hurried to the receiving hospita where it was said he had suffer many cuts and bruises and the frac- ture of several hones. Goss has been in six falls in four { of which his companions were killed | while in the fifth his fellow workman | suffered a fractured skull. | “Iv's just luck," said Goss. “Oh, I suppose I'll be killed some day but I hate to give up the work as long as 1 make $50 a day.” WRECK IN BRIDGEPORT | Nine Passengers Injured When Trol- ley Runs Into Another That Splits Switch at Congress Street. Bridgeport, April Nine pas- sengers were injured, none of them seriously, when a South Main street trolley car ran into a Barnum avenue | car which had “split the switch” at Congress street early today. Tne cars were crewded with workmen bound for the factories, The forward part Main street car was and its passengers bruised by being against the seats, came together. The injured are: H. M. Day, John | Gurnen, Michael Bernard, August Doerr, Walter Bradley, W. P. Clark, Arthur Macklin, John Glynn and H. H. Peck. They are all of this city. of the South badly smashed were cut and| thrown forward | when the cars| {for adoption and for ordinances. NICKERSON NAMED JUDGE, ELLS ALSO Elevated to Superior Court Bench By Executive Appomtments WACKENZIE GETS NEW J0B Federal Prohibition Agent Named By Governor For Commissioner of 1a- bor and Factory Inspector——Judges Rooth and Simpson Retained. Hartford, April 25.-~Governor Tem-| pleton sent to the house today his nomination of Speaker Leonard J. Nickerson of Cornwall and Senator Ells of Waterbury to be judges of | the superior court. The naming of Messrs, Nickerson and Ells had been expected as the bill which increased the membership of the superior court bench was signed by the governor late last week. Their terms will be for eight vears. Ome More V The governor has yet to make an appointment of a judge to succeed Judge James Webb of Hamden when he reti: next year by reason of age limitation, Speaker Nickerson, who is known as Judge Nickerson by reason of his service as judge of the probate court | of Cornwall, will serve out only a por- tion of his term as the age limitation: will automatically remove him from the bench. His service as speaker of the present house is looked upon by himself as the apex of his political career and his duties on the bench will be the summit of long expers ience before the courts of the state, + Ells is Prosecutor Senator Ells, the majority leader in the upper branch, is at present the prosecuting attorney of the district court of Waterbury. He politically came into prominence through his management of the campaign of Lieut.-Governor Templeton for the »rnorship last year and the chief incident in that campalgn was behalf before the convention, Under suspension of the rules the| appointment of Senator Klls to judge of the superior court was re-| republican ferred to the judiciary committee as| (Continued on Fourteenth Page). DR. LEE WOULD LIMIT KIND OF MILK SOLD IN CITY Supply to Tu- berculin Tested Herds or Product Suggests Restricting of Pasteurizing Process . Lee, superintendent of the | health department, 1s working oh & rlan to require that ail milk sold and distributed in the city come from tu- berculin tested herds, or that it be pasteurized. If Dr, Lee's plan meets with the ap- groval of the health board, it will then be sent to the common council A movement has already been started in the council among a group of the new members to require purer milk, and they will urge passage of the or- dinance when the plan comes up for adoption. Dr. BUT FEW OLD VETS LEFT Only Handful of G. A, R, Men Today | at Opening of State Encampment| Being Held at Norwich, Norwich, April 25.—A mere hand- ful of men as compared with the host which met here years ago for the| annual encampment of the Connecti- cut department, G. A. R gulhercd at Community house today. it Just a quarter of a century ago ll\ux the veterans were here before. They| come this time because Comrade Or- rin M. Price of this city is the de- partment commander. Most of the time today over to a reunion. The vcity had flags flying, and citizens took the veterans and their friends on auto- raobile sightseelng tours. Tonight in the community house there will be a campfire with Rev. J. sraham of the Trinity Episcopul church as the Most ~f the departmental will be done tomorrow. was given Methodist speaker. business British Press Believes Germans Will Make Offer London, April 25 Press).—The prospect of Germany making a definite reparations offer is widely The view is generally taken that an important pronouncement will be forthcoming from Berlin in the near future. It has been hinted that Lord Curzon has suggested to Germany a sum which would be acceptable to the allies but the Times today professes the ability to deny this report em- phatically. North Brooktield, Mass., April 25.— The life of little lorence Coderic was credited today to her shepherd dog “King." Secking Mayflowers in the woods north of here yesterday the child was caught in a quagmire, She began to sink and grasped the dog. As Florence went deeper into the swamp “King" stood firm to his task. Holding All Night to Faithful Dog, Child is Saved by Pet From Death in Treacherous Mire Today a brother of the 12 year old girl, searching after a iarge posse had gone to rest from a night-long hunt, discovered little Florence holding “King.” The child was in the swamp up to her arm pits, The dog's legs were deep In the mire. Florence was exhausted and speech-| less for several hours, but it is be | his | nominating speech in Mr. Templeton's | state | boi Hartow | (By Associated | discussed in the press here. ' Prison Written Into Measure D. S, FIGHT NOW DROPPED, Dis- | Conference Committee Reports agreement—First Part of Budget | Bill Passes—More State Cops Are Provided for in Another Bill, Hartford, April ~~An “anti-sab- otage' bill providing punishment for | any person who advocates, justifies| or praises unlawful burning or de-| struction of property or who in any| jway attacks the army the National| | Guard or the police force yuaedi |in the house today. The bili came | from the judiclary committee and has| been declared as representing legis- | lation resulting from the trial of Ern-| est Schieifer, in New Haven, recently | freed after being charged with in- citing striking shopmen to unlawful| acts. At the time it was declared new legislation was needed in answer | to his case which was discharged. This bill differs from a general “anti-radical” bill which was op-| posed by members of the Yale law faculty. | Punishment under the bill may Ix a fine of $5,000 or ten years in prison More State Policemen The bill providing for the addition | of 30 men to the state police force was reported favorably in the senate this morning. The bill provides for a force of 80 men instead of the pres- | ent 50 and makes other changes in| the number of sergeants and other (Continued on TFourteenth Page) WIFE OF LIQUOR MAN ASSAILS JUDGE WEBB Husband Had Just Been Jailed for Year and Fined $55 i | New Haven, April 25.—Corneliu Crowley, a saloonkesper who was de- | seribed by State’s Attorney Alling as | specialized on school struction, to examine plans of schools erected here and to explain new types else- ~SIXTEEN 25, St. Mark’s Epi | Survey Committee Planned Secret I:\- amination By New York Archi- tect, But Secret Is Out. Arrangements are being made city a New York architect who building con- of school constructien in use where, it became known today. That the survey committee had investigation in secrecy was evident by the refusal of Chairman George A. Quigley of the general committee and Chairms sub-commitiee on construction, to LE “persistent violator of the liquor laws,” was flned $500 and costs and todny, Ten minutes later [rowle;” wife attempted to attack sudge Febb in his private office. She was forcibly ejected by several deputies and Sheriff Reilly was ordered by the court to properly guard the office from *‘man- facal intruders.” Crowley had previously been con- i victed of llquor law violations and | given sentences, Today his counsel | pleaded for clemency and Judge Webh | | said that Crowley must be “half witt- ed” to think he could play with the law when a penalty of §2,000 and two years in jail stared him in the face. After being sentenced Crowley walked to the courtroom door but was halted when Mr. Alling yelled to of- ficers to mop him. 1. 0. 0. F. ELECTIONS | | Henry Brenton of Bridgeport Chosen | | glven a year in jall by Judge Wedd | cuss plans or to say when the |special session of the committee wil be hed. Jt i understood [miceting will be neli ‘onigut. Coufercnce committees of the schoo committee and the school board met in city hall, and discnssed s particularly with regard to iums and classroom shortages have been reported. The survey hoard modeling of the athan ing on Tremont street to least 10 additional rooms. be brought about by grading the yard so that more rooms on the floor might be used, and by the auditorium one stor of two stories as at present. It is understood that none of proposals of the survey board with favor on the part of the commit!on which a re- build- proposcd Hale front 1 1 instead | he mn( school Provincial Grand Master at 20th Annual Mecting in Waterbury. Waterbury, April 25.—Henry G.| Brenton of Bridgeport, was elected ! provincial grand master, succeeding | Past Provincial Grand Master William ’(JH\'N'. of Hartford at the 29th an- nual m(-rliug of the Connecticut dis. ‘tlk‘t L 0. 0. Manchester unity, a the annual n\oohng held here today ITl\e other officers clected were: Dep. (uu Grand Master, George Robinson, | {of Stamford; treasurer, H. C. Steven- {son, of Hartford; secretary, Joseph Coleman, New Haven, re-elected;| 'auditor, George Robinson, of Stam- ford; trustee, A. Addison, of Baitic; book examiner, past provineial grand | master, Thomas Turner, of Water-| | bury., | |Heir s to Quarter of a Million Is Arreste New York, April 25.—Miss Harrfet Russell, 20, teacher in a prua(u school and =aid to be heiress to a| 18250,000 estate today pleaded :\mn‘ to obtaining several thousand dollars| worth of goods from xlt-parlm-nt stores by using the charge accounts| of her pupils’ parents. She was re- | manded to the Tombs to await sen-| | | tence. BLAME | Albany, N. Y., April 25.—R mm, to {a question of personal privilege to- | {day, Senator John A. Hastings, dem- |ocrat, of - Brooklyn, declared that Philip Francis and Samuel Woodrow, formerly editorial writers on a New York newspaper, were responsible for | placing a package of narcotic drugs| {in his name in the parcel room of jan Albany hotel several weeks ago. At the same time, he said allegations against his personal moral conduct {had been made to the chiefs of po- | lice of Albany and Troy and prharn ,delocthea had slandered him to ac-| | quaintances in the capitol. | P THE WEATHER I} ‘ — Hartford, April 25.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair, continued cool tonight and Thursday: fresh northwest winds diminishing tonight. i | 1 | emptied a hod | this city | Horace, and three | ritory took 30,1 AGED MAN DROPS DEAD AT HOME ON BROAD 3T. Body of William Charland, 76, Found on Back Veranda 76 years, Britain for the past Henry Charland, age resident of New 20 years, died suddenly this ing at about §:30 o'clock on the back veranda of his home as he was returning from the yard after having of ashes. He was found by one of his children. Mr. Charland had been retired from business as long fie had lived in s formerly conducted a |large farm in Canada where he was born. On October 24 of last year Mr., and Mrs. Charland their 50th wedding annive Besides his wife he leay sons, Oscar, I‘reaerick, Stephen, Hector, Kmil, Frnest daughters, Agnes Charland, Mrs, Leo and Mrs. Alfred Odett, leaves 12 grandchildren. lan is proprietor of garage on Main street Iuneral arrangements, in charge of J. Kenny & Co., are incomplete, 2,000 Per Cent Increase In Shipments of Whiskey Washington, April Since pro- hibition became effective in the Unit- ed States, exports of Scotch and Irish whiskey from Great Britain to Mexico and various West Indian islands off {the American coast has increased 2,000 per cent. Iigures compiled by the commerce department show that lin 1918 Mexican and West Indian ter- 56 galions of beverage spirits from Great Britain while in 1922 they took 609,500 gfl”on! a and Miss He also Emil Char- Charland's M. TAKE SATE AND $4,000, Winamae, Ind,, April 25.— last night removed a safe 500 pounds and containing the Tirst State Dank Robbers weighing $4,000 of Star from PAGER SEXPERT” WILL BE ENGAGED | T0 ISPECT SCHODL HOUSES, CHARLES . PRITGARD by | me school survey committee of the | city meeting board to bring to this| has planned to carry out this phase of its Shipps of the t however, that thg survey behind closed doors last night in the office of Supt. H. Holmes veral mat- ters pertaining to the school system, auditor- de at uld first, making &1 morn- | celebrated | Forsyth | Average Daily Cireulation Week l‘,ndinz 9 ,299 \p il 21st PRICE THREE CENTS N SABOTAGE PASSED CONSECRA TED; IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY vty o sto00wr T Yos 0| Y ARKED BY ATTENDANCE OF BISHOPS Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, Rt. Rev. Charles E. Woodcock and Rt. Rev. Edward C. Acheson Present Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, Rev. Harry 1. Bodley, Parish- oners and Many Visiting Clergymen Help Write Bright New: Britain History. iscopal Church Page in St. Mark's new Protestant Bpisco« church was consecrated and: memorials in the dedicated at a solemn service held this morne ing at 10:30 o'clock. The ofiiclatingy lmhuprs. Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brew= Rt. Charles E. Woodcocki m C. Achesom received at the entrance of thes rhurvh and followed by the clergy« 'unn present proceeded up the aisley the church to the communion tabley in the chancel, repeating the zdth.i {psalm aiternately, the bishops onen | verse and the clergy the others, The | procession was most impressive withy the many clergy in their robes {in« cluding Oriental clergy, vested ing capes, preceded by a crucifer. | Charles I. Case read the instru< ment of donation. Rev. George To Lins ol Hartford read the sentences cars, died this morning at|of consecration after which the church the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wil-|was conscerated by Bishop Brewster liam ‘. Mangan, at 41 F L street of the Connecticut diocese. Morning ! He suffered a shock Sunday and never | prayer was offered by Rev. Harry 1. fully recovered. Bodley, rector emeritus of St. Mark's He was born in Waterbury and at-|{church. Rev. Henry Wayne, former tended school at the old Cheshire rector of this chnrch, but now of Academy which was then located in| Waterbury, read the epistle while the | Southington. U'pon finishing school he|gospel was read by Bishop Achesoi. entered the employ of the Waterbury {The lesson was read by Rev. George “Democrat” as a reporter and ed . Toop of Philadelphia. Rev. Sam- torial writer. He left this paper Sutclitfe also officiuted. went to Naugatuck to work he various memorials in the } Whittemere Uoundry.2 Later he gave chunce) were then dedleated by Bishop up this position and come to New Brewster after which Bishop Wood- Britain to enter the employ of Lhejcock of the Kentueky diocese, Vulcan Iron Works. A few years ago|preached. Bishop Woedeock was bon; he entered the concrete chimney cap|in New Britain 60 years ago and re- business and recently retired from ac- ceived his education in Connecticut | tive work. schools. He was ordained deacon in Besides his | 1882 and a priest in 1883 by Bishop | daughter, with whom he made his|Williams of this state. His first two home, a son, Frederick ‘Pritchard ot years in the ministry were spent in New York and two brothers, Iden-|Grace church, Baltimore. Later ha Jjamin of Bristol and William of Wat-|was at the Church of the Ascension erbury. in New Haven and from there went The funeral to Ansonia, morning at St. s ole o'clock and interment Mary's new cemete pal in chancel ster, ev, and Rev, Edward IS DEAD AT AGE OF 72.: ‘:Succumbs to Shock at Home of His Daughter, Mrs. W. F. Mangan ( hd.ll('~ I, aml a ri Pritchard, age 72 years, ent of New Dritain for the i 1 his wife he leaves I'riday will be held Joseph's church at ed bish f K i will be op of Kentucky ted on January 25, 'SENATE VOTES FOR 100 P. C. BOOST IN BILLBOARD TAX| al Programs of Minor Tmportance In his sermon Bishop Woodcock stated that the first work of the church was in the worship of God and in saving souls, not in arranging ‘\m lal programs. He said that he considered it honor to preach at the consecration of St. Mark's bea tiful new church in the city where he was born and extend his congratulations rector, the | bishops 1 m the congres | | an | Trombull's Measure, Adopted Today, Increases Ievy to One Cent wanted | Per Square Foot. to the a bers of He gation Senator John he bishop stated that the chairman of | yrohlom of today , was upheld | not vice, nor any of in his endeavor |personal indifference. He said that it of 100 per t habit of the people to signs along Con- |ghjrk from doing anything that is not sbsolutely necessary. He expressed the helief that a reconciliation of re- ligion and morality will solve the problem Bishop Woodcock stated world today is more it is wicked but generation are not better than those generations, He (8p Hartford, Trumbu the co | by the | to have in the April Pla on fina nate 1y an increase taxation on necticut highways The state was forme revenue of $12,000 a year | but with the proposed ir amount be boosted The fee was formerly per square foot, while under t bill it 1s to be one nt. Thi ator Trumbull feels, is not exce greatest is not morality, ia these, but it is of ville, nittee is becoming a getting a from signs, ‘rease, this to one-l that the bewildered than the peopls of this any worse \ the preceding d that no generae cent new n- sive. or i of PROG Deputy little RS son of and ON Fonr Evereit Sounecy, Chief M. T. Souney Adeline Hulbert of Ples sisted in the anniversary wment of the Foresters at ight. Their progr ot du a solo by Ma and dancing by Miss Hu children made a big hit M Fire Miss | (Continued FIRE IN GHURCH ST BLOCK lames Crackle in Walls But Damage Page) \ entertain Middletown m last congisted Is Kept Down to $500—Cigarette ENGLAND WON'T INTERFERE, London, April 25 (Ay Press).—The British governme taken no action to riere American comm te Ronald MceNeill, sentative, to | today. He | garding the Near East Butt I Blamed for Scare. Associated . has| Yire with | @amount srises, | 2djoining street at ropre- commons | Morning d 1id $500 Booth's Who still which to the a block damage threatened block on Church 30 o'clock this No. 1 respond- received at fire at o'clock, The a brisk blaze confront- rooming house on the alarm from Box engine companies of int ¥ ial foreig d the hous ar ed Chester conce: to a lquarters 'men {ing them in the third floor and 14 brought other to the scene The fire was between rooms we a ound an OUT OF JAIL, EX-GOV, EELS PURGED WHITE AS SNOW, HE ASSERTS wwered in the walle and it is believed that by a cigarctte butt. dea, smoke and second in the Miss G. Bilbo, Mississippi was releas- jail ter serve tence days for Oxford, T'heodore April former gov- cat of rticles on the did slight damage the main floor. ed today ing cantempt 1 purged contempt ter the jai him Mr. Bilbo's stay in for his failure to appear witness in Miss Franee head's suit against th gover- nor, 1. M. Russell. Trial in he suit resulted in a verdict for tie defendant, rom | store I i on L osen o court, ten o Revolvers to Be Issued To Irishmen of Standing 2 A Dubiin dis. kS s the Free Btate has decided (o lssue red and ammunition to well dis- citizens for the protection of lives and property in view of the of robbery which in many has been accompanied by feel a8 Snowe— g uggestion of Mr. Bilbo said af- doors closed behind Londos patch to the government volvers posed the prevalence instances April jail was s Birk lleved she sustained no permanent inil All night child and dog remained effects. Il—-————————-————i City. dred pounds tomorrow, two refineries there too exhausted to make a sound. announced today. The bank had no vauit. violence,