New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1923, Page 21

- SALARY DISPUTE IN ELM GITY SCHOOLS Board o Education Unmoved by Gorqorafion Counsel's Opinion New Haven, Aug. 24.—In spite of the fact that Corporation Counsel William L. Bennett has rendered the opinion that the city should follow the ‘decision of the supreme court of errors, and pay the school teachers of the oity the. increases in salary they had sued for, and won, accord- ihg to the resalt of the suit, - it. is now very obvious that the-board of education will disregard Judge Ben-| nett's ‘opinion, and decline to amend | its estimate, which ‘is equivalent tol refusing to pay the teachers the ex- tra. money due“them. This fact was made very clear last| night, when at a conference between the board of finance, and a commit- tee representing the bhoard of educa- tion, consisting of President Stephen Whitney, Col. Arnon A. Alling, Secre- tary R. B. Hall, Bernard Iittlinger and the board's newly appointed at- torney, Walter M. Pickett, who is as- sistant to Col. Alling, the state at- torney. Col. Alling stated that "in justice to the taxpayers and citizens of New Haven, the board of educa- tion. would not be doing its duty if it regarded.the suit brought by bm- nard J. McDonnell as a case The inference here is very obvious. It the hoard of education refuses to regard the McDonnell case as being @ test case, it naturally will not pay the teachers the money which the result of the McDonnell suit a d('ll’ them, and means that if the teachers want to collect their back salaries, an- other suit will have to be ingtitufed. Col. Alling acted as the sppkesman for the committee, and lost no time .in warming up to the subjegt before the conference. He did notf at once go into the teachers' question, but touched on the powers that the su- preme court's opinion had conferred on the board of education. 'Of course,” he said, “there has al- been a great deal of discussion as to who had the most power over school affairs, the Board of Iducation | or the Board of Iinance. Up untilf now the buck has been passed, but now we know just how we stand. Let, me tell. you gentlemen,.that the su- preme court surprised us as much as it did any ong¢, but we should be thankful that all questions of power Lave been at last settled. “As I view the decision, it left the city school district to determine “dts own financial affairs. In years past, « the Board of Lducation passed along, the responsibility, but now we all know just where we stand. Let us say that the court's opinion that the | city school district “still lives is also | a surprise, and reminds me of the ng that ‘he is not dead, but he sleepeth.’ “In regard to the estimates of the department for the coming year, we have already sent them to you, and what we want to know now i how muech the city finangues can stand. -~ We realize that it Would not do for the Board of Education to say that we will spend $§5,000,000| this coming year. What we have to do is to consider the condition of the city treasury, and aet accord- ingly. If a_ large appropriation for the school department would mean an iner ¢ in the "tax® rate for the coming year, then the appropriation must be reduced to such a figure| that it will not impose an extra | burden on the taxpayers. In the teachers’ question, the Board of Iid- ucation has two obligations. One is to the teac and the other is to the city. He obligation to the| teachers consists of ‘granting them an increase of $100 a year, as the| salary schedule says, but there is even a greater obligation than this, and that is to the city. The city’s finances must be protected, | and before any expenditures are made its income must be faken into consideration.” GHINESE BOYGOTT OF ‘ JAPAN RUINS TRADE! Japanese Merchants Up in Arms De- | mand Action From Their Govern- | men But Government is Helpless Tokio, Aug. —Japan’s oxport trade to China has suffered enormous- ly during the last few months owing to the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods. Steamship cdompanies also have been hard hit. Japanese merchants are up in drms and resolution after resolution is be- | by thd police; | girls did | given out | matter to the polic 'NO MARKERS NEEDED ON ing passed demanding that the gov- ernment take some firm action to| bring about a change. The foreign of- | fice, however, has found it impossible to do more than send ships to plnluh Japanese_subjects and property and , bring the matter before the Chinese | government with a request that local | officials take steps to put an end to this unfriendly attitude. From the beginning of the year to the end of May Japan's export trade fell off by more than 20,000,000 Yen. Since then there has been no diminu- tion of the boycott. MILITARY CHANGES, Hartford, Aug. 24.—Dr. Gurdon S. Allyn, of Waterford, on recommenda- tion of the senior medical officer, is appointed a captain, medical corps, from August 22, vice Morrison, pro- moted In Adjutant General's orders today. The resignation of Iirst Lieut. Harold E. Whitten, Troop A, Iirst squadron cavalry, is accepted. Leave| of absence from August 26 to Sep- tember 10 is given Iirst Lieut. John C. Taylor, service company, 163th in- fantry. Mafor Freeman O, Talbot, Captain G. H. Kimber and Captain Albert A. Drieu, of the air observation service, are ordered to report to the examining board $2,500 FOR OLD VAS London, Aug. 24.—Twenty-five thousand deollars was the price paid at auction in London recently for a Chinese vase of the Kanghe period, shaped as'a beaker and standing 28 inches high., Several specimens of porcelain sold for more than each. Michael Dagata, Michael Dagata, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Antoni Dagata, died at his home, 4756 Myrtle street yesterday afternoon, The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Burial was in 8t. Mary's cemetery. Agnes Chalmers Haub Agnes Chalmers Haub, aged 54, died yestorday in Norwich, Funeral sefvices were held this aftepnoon at 8 o'clock at the B. C. Porter Sons un- dertaking parlors. Rev. Henry W, Maier, pastor of the First Congrega- tional church, officiated and burial was in I"airview cemetery. l flnncrals ” Card of Thanks Ve desire to express our sincere thanks to our many kind friends and neighbors for the love and sympathy extended to us during our bereave- ment, the death of our beloved son, and brother, Robert T. Dolan, and all donors the beautiful floral tributes. (Signed' Mr. and Mrs, Thomas C. Dolan, Willard Dolan. of Card of Thanks 1 wish to express my sincere thanks to (. Barrows, W, Norton, the young men of the plating room at P, & I, Corbin's, Centennial lodge, Miss Dow-' dle and M Abrams for the beautiful flowers sent me during my illness at Lhe hospital. Mrs. Lillia MASHED MAN TAKES GIRLS' POCKETBOOKS Points Revolver at Heads and Re- lieves Them of Money Waterbury, Aug, 24.—Pointing gun at three girls, a masked man, d seribed as being about 25 years old, robbed them of a pockethook and threatened to shoot them if they mov- ed or made an outery until he had escaped, in the brush at I"airmount, Waterville, late yesterday afternoon. The girls are Marion I'rench, 22, of Colonial a&venue, Bertha Clinch, 18, of Colonial avenue and Leona Hall, 18, of West Cornwall. Miss Hall is visit- ing at the Clinch home. The girls were taking a short cut through Fairmount to the trolley line on_ their way to a theater in this city avpen they noticed a man fol- lowi them. They paid no atten- tion g8/’ him until he circied around behi a bush and came in front of them, panting after his run and wearing a mask over his face. Acgording to information received the robber pointed the gun directly at Miss Irench’'s head and said, “Give me that bag and don't say a word or I'll shoot the three of you dead.” M ¥rench accordingly handed Parkville. Miss 'Brien was one of a over the bag containing a httle more than §$5. Noticing thal the other not carry bags the man did not demand money from them. He then stepped baclk still holding the pistol and commanded the thréee girls to stand still until he had made his getaway and ordering them to make no outery. Iollowing the disappearance of footpad, the girls became hysterical and after a time made their way to the home of a family named Taylor in that vicinity. Afterward they walked to Cooksen's grocery store on Thomaston avenue and notified the police. Detective Henry Johnson and Lieut. Joseph Stevens were sent to the scene and investigated the affair. The three girls described the man as being of medium height, wearing a da suit and a gray cap. The police have a man under suspicion and an arrest will be made in the case today, according to information night. Harold inch, brother of the girls who were held up, reported at police headquarters last night that some time ago while going through the same section his sister and her companions w as held up by a man who answers the same de- scription of the person who held up thef girls. He did not report the at that time, Sanderson. “LITTLE WALDO'S” VEHICLE stoeckel Rules on Question of Baby Carriages—But Toy Autos— | That's Different Hartford, Aug. 24.—Baby carriages may continue to be pushed by proud daddy and happy mamma on the streets of the cities and towns of Connecticut without adornment of a vehicle license plate, under a ruling by State Commissioner Stoeckel ot the motor vehicle department today but when the parents provide the youngsters with a gasoline propelled machine, although it may be only a toy, it must bear a marker and the operator must be duly licensed. The law, however, restricts the issuance of licenses to persons over 18, The commissioner says that he had found that many Conmecticut parents had provided their children with gas- oline propelied vehicles and he had to get an interpretation of the law although the vehicles were more a toy than a carriage of utility. A car- riage propelled by muscular power is clearly exempted under the law. T BIRD London, England.—At Kew Gardens there is a heron that must be the vainest bird alive. It asks to be photographed. If it sees a camera it poses as if to make itself an at- tractive ubject.” It has been known to Stare at a camera and fol- low the owner of it until the camera has been duly “snapped.” Then it contentedly toddies away. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, POLICE GET BATHER AT WAMGUMBAUG Secretary of Cottagers’ Associa- /tion Is Taken Into Custody . Willimantic, Aug. 24.—The first ar- rest at T.ake Wamgumbaug at South Coventry, six miles from here, since the posting of a notice onc week ago today by the state board of health prohibiting bathing, was made latoe yesterday when Henry F. Mathicu of this city was taken into custody by State Policeman Russell Herman. Mathieu is secretary of the Cot- tagers Mutual Protective Association, an organization formed last week aft- er the residents at the lake had been advised by Atty. John Buckley of Hartford that the state has no su- pervision over the lake and that the bhody of water was not a public water supply for drinkipg purposes. At the same time he told the cottagers they had the privilege of bathing in the lake “to their hearts' content.” Lake Wamgumbaug is the source of water supply for the village. of South Coventry. Mathieu was arraigned before Jus- tice of the Peace William D. Haw- Kins in North Coventry on the charge of “bathing in Lake Wamgumbaug, a public water supply furnishing drinking water to the inhabitants of South Coventry, a violation of sec- tion No. 2544 of the general stat- utes.” By request of Maj. Buckl resenting the cottagers, hearing was continued to in South Coventry town hall. of $200 was furnished by Gillman. Mathieu it was learned went to the lake today and told Policeman Her- man that after he had had his din- ner he was going bathing in the lake and that when he carried out his promised act he was arrested. His arrest, it was said, will be made a test case of the order prohibiting bathing in the lake. DEMOGRATS FORM CLUBS FOR VICTORY Organize Campaign to Be Carried On Throughout State New Haven, Aug. 24.—Organization of Vietory clubs, the newest campaign move in democratie circles, in this state, was given official impetus at a meeting of the town chairmen and reg- istrars of the democratic party from the fourth and fifth congressional districts and members of the demo- cratic state central committee, held at Wilcox's, Savin Rock, yesterday afternoon. Just as the Victory club movement swept across the country, particularly in the south, over 2,000 clubs being formed in a few weeks, so the democratic leaders of the state hope to sweep the state and organize a Victory club in every town and hamlet before the active fall campaign begins. C. C. Lyon, an Ohio newspaper man, who is spending his vacation on duty at democratic nationa! hcadquarters at Washington, was the chief speaker at the mgeting which followed a luncheon at 2 o'clock. Miss Sarah H. I"ahey, a teacher of civies in a New York city high school, who is' now summering at Woodmont; Thomas J. Spellacy, former assistant United States attorney, and democratic can- didate for United States senator last year; 5. 8. Yeomans, chairman of the democratic state central committec and Alexander 8. Lynch, of West Haven, sccretary of the state central committee were also speakers. With the exception of Mr. Lyon, all the speakers dwelt chiefly on organization Tuesday A bond Albert matters affecting the democratic party. in this state. First of Series in State Yesterday's meeting was the first of a series planned in this state, the next being scheduled within two weeks in ‘Waterbury, to be followed by another in Hartford and later a meeting in New London. The object of these meetings will be to further the Vic- tory club movements and to impress upon the town chairmen and regis- trars the necessity of keeping active 365 days a year rather than just on election day. APPROVE STREET CHANGE American Hardware Corp. Agrees to Cutting Away of Comer of its Prop- erty—Preparc Figures on Cost, City Engineer J. D. Willlams and First Vice-President G. P. Kimball of the American Hardware Corporation were in consultation yesterday relative to the proposed cutting away of a cor- ner of the corporation's property on Park strect to allow for through traf- fic from Elm street to South Main stret. The factory official told the en- gineer that his corporation fs willing to allow the city to proceed, provided the city will erect a fence and recon- struct sldmmlks in front of the prop- erty affected.” The city engineer will preparn fig- ures on the cost of the work and sub- mit them to the common council, probably at the September meeting. OPERATION ON H. W. EDDY Well Known Banker at New Britain Reported to Be Critical This Afternoon. Hospital-——Condition Horace W. Eddy of the New Britain National bank is in the general hos- pital and, it is said, his condition is unfavorable. Mr. Iiddy was operated upon this noon for gangremous gall bladder by Dr. George H. Bodley and Dr. Lampson of Hartford. He has been ill for the past few days and an operation was decided upon today. PERSONALS Migs Catherine Reilly of Olive street and Miss Helen Harkins of Connerton etreet are spending a week at Grove Beach, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Peter McAvoy and children of Washington strect and Mrs, James Reilly and son, James, of Olive street have returned from an auto trip to Boston and Providence. Miss Alice Gaffney of Hillcrest ave- nue has returned from Old Orchard, Me., where she spent her vacation. Mrs., E. W, Schultz and daughter, Mary, and Mrs, M. W. Davenport have returned from a vaeation spent at Deer Isle, Me. James \\'opdu assistant superinten- dent of the \Knights of Columbus clubhouse, is on a week’s vacation. Mrs. D. M. Doty, with her daughter, of Wilson street, have returned home after a vacation spent with the for- mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B, Martin of Toreington. Mr. and Mrs. George McLaren will leave this evening for Niagara Kalls, Detroit, Trenton and Blenheim, Ont, John A. Wright, manager of the Hotel Beloin, has returned from a vacation spent in Maine. Mr, and Mrs. M. H. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Croop and son, Paul, of Leonardsville, N. Y., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Crandall, of 63 Camp street. CITY ITEMS. Smith Business School opens Sept. 4 —adv, A regular meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, A. 0. H,, will be held at Judd’'s hall this evening at 8 o'clock. The excursion committee will meet at 7:30. Smith Bu.liness School opens Sept. 4 —adv. George J Zilenskas and Josie Kat- auskenc, both of 70 Sexton street, Lave taken out a marriage license. Radio sets and supplies at Morans', —advt, Bonislaw Kordik reported to the police today that two wheels were stolen off his bicycle in his cellar at 127 Broad street last night. Noon-Day Lunches at Crowell’s.— adv. The police have been notified that the operators’ licenses of William Wazness of 414 Ilast street and Llewlyn Isan have been suspended. New Art Model Victrola at Morans', —advt. Ask for “Annabelle,” new fox trot record. C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. Have The Herald follow you on your vacation, 18c a week, cash with order.—advt. Lunch at Hallinan's.—advt. Smith Business School opens Sept. 4 —adv. Morans' —advt JEPKO ADMITS HE STOLE FOUR AUTOS Jail Breaker Confesses on His Return to Bridgeport Gulbransen Player Pianos. Bridgeport, Aug. 24.—Alexander Zepko of Fairfield, 26 year old jail- breaker who was brought back from Montreal last night by state police, confessed today that he was responsi- ble for the theft of four automobiles in Fairfield and Southport since he broke jail last November, according to announcement made by Sheriff Simeon Pease this morning. Zepko, according to the story given out by Sheriff Pease, was in Fairfield as recently as a month ago. At that time he said he stole an automobile belonging to Allison Hull and drove it to Montreal. The car was found in his possession when he was arrested in Montreal Tuesday. The first car which Zepko is alleged to have admitted stealing was one be- longing to Erwin Jennings of this city, which he and Eugene Ledoux, his companion in the jail break, took from the Jennings garage the same night they madc their escape from the jail. Besides these two cars Zepko's statement shows that he stole a ma- chine from Mrs. ¥. Mills of I"airfield dnd one from Leonidas Dennis, for- mer assistant district attorney of New York. YACHT WITH 600 GASES OF LIQUOR ABOARD CAPTURED Off Montauk Point—Ownership Unknown to Authorities, New London, Aug. board, was captured by the coast guard cutter Gresham off Montauk Point Thursday night and brought to this city today and turned over to the collector of customs. She is tied up at the, wharf of the Coast Guard port is New York, but no papers could be found on board to determ- ine her ownership. Dan Gunshaw of New York was in oonimand. The capfain and crew of four offered no resistance when she was taken into custody. JEWS APPEAL TO COOLIDGE. Vienna, Aug. 24.—The congress of Orthodox Jews has adopted a resolu- tion requesting the new President of the United States "upon the assump- tion of his office” to relax the con- ditions imposed upon Jewish immigra- tion, by the United States. The finance commission of the con- gress has allocated a budget of £184,- 600 sterling to be distributed as fol- lows: Organization £5,000, education £84,000, press £10,000, Palestine £63,- 000, social provisions £10,000, the “fund for strengthening the faith™ £12,000. f{nion Pacific .. | North and Judd AN(‘m'ill Mfg Co ... | Stanley Works pfd Coast Guard Outter Bags Big Haul| 24.—The yacht | Alanna, with 600 cases of liquor on| gt Hart Teumbull, Her home| o7 & charge of felonious assault was FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1923, WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Speculative interest concerning the reason for the ecager buying of Erie shares continued keen this morning with the common stock climbing a point to 15 7.5, a new top for the year, Prices of the preferred issues also were better, The rest of the list crept steadily upward, with Paul pfd., Am'n and Baldwin loc Mack Truck, Gulf States Steel, Am'n. and Bosch Magneto gaining 1 to 1% points, Noon. — Speculative apprehension over the maintenance of current divi- dends by some of the oil companies, coupled with publication of a pessi- mistic .interview on the oil situation was utilized by bear traders to sell | this group freely. Marland- dropped 2 points, Producers and Refiners 2% to 24 3-8, a new low, and Cosden pfd. In the first sale in six weeks, fell off 121 points to 85, the lowest of the year, Mack Truck, Davison Chemical points. Bosch Magneto and advanced 2 to I Clost 297% 9854 Low 2885, High Bt Sug 30% Can ,......1003% Cr & KFdy. .lhd" Cot Oil . Loco . Sm & e Sg Rf cm, ., Tel & Tel, Am Tob .... Am Wool . Ana Cop . Ate Tp & S I, At Gulf & W I . Bald Loc ..... Baltimore & O . Beth Stetl B ..., Con Textile ..... 7% Can Pacific 1459 Chi Mil & 8t P . 16 Chi R Isl & P . 228 Chile Cop 27% Chino Cop 1% Con Gas 6214 Corn Pro Re 1289, Crucibue Steel .. 671 Cuba Cane Sug. 11 Erie . Erie 1st p{(l Gen Electric Gen oMtors Gt Northern pf. Inspir Copper Int Mer Mar p{ Allis-Chal Pacific Oil .... Int Nickel ... Int Paper Kelly Spring T'r Kennecott Cop. . Lehigh Val Mid States Midcale Steel Mis Pac N Y Cen ,. NY NH:& H., Norf & West Aln:;% North Pac 57 1% Pure Oil . 169 Pan Am P & Penn R R Pierce Arrow Pittsburgh Coal Ray Con Cop .. Reading RepI & S .... Royal D N Y .. Sinclair Oifg Ref South Pacl South Rail ... Studebaker Co Texas Co Texas & Pacific Tobacco Prod .. Transcon Oil Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am 963 14% 128 487 52% % 34% 311 341 60% nited Fruit U S Indus Alco U S Rubber Co U § Steel U S Steel pfd .. Willys Overand Westinghouse National Lead Gulf States Steel (Pul"dl’fl & Co.) Bid Actna Life Ins Co .793 Am Hardware . .. B8 Am Hosiery .. .. 40 Bige-Hfd Cpt com 147 Bills & Spencer com . Bills & Spencer pfd Bristol Brass Colt's Arms Conn Lt & Pow pfd . Lagle Lock I"afnir Bearing .. Hart and Cooley Hfd Elec Lt Landers, ¥ J R Montgomery com .. J R Montgomery pfd ..108 N B Gas N B Machine .,.. N B Machine pfd Niles-Be-Pond com .... 123 83% Asked 800 b9 Peck, Stow ..... Russell Mfg Co S N E Tel . Standard Screw Stanley Works Torrington Co com .... Traut and Hine . Travelers Ins Co Union Mfg Co ... TODAY'S TREASURY REPORT. U. 8. Treasury—Balance, $268,433,5964 I'REEDMAN HELD IN NEW YORK Chief William C. Hart received word late this afternoon that Abraham I'reedman of New York, wanted here arraigned in the New York court this morning as a fugitive from justice and had his case continued until next Wednesday with bonds fixed at $5,- 000. Freedman will not be brought how tomotrow as planned, Chief Hart , and word has been sent him| that Freedman will fight extradition from New York to Connecticut. KLAN THREATENS JOHNSON. Wheeling, W. Va., Aug. 24.—The Ku Kiux Klan at a meeting held at Bril- liant a few days ago decided to “run Jack Johnson into the river” if he came to Mingo to box on Labor Day. Mingo is a short distance from Steu- benville, Ohio, where the recent ant Klan riots occurred. John Byers declares the negro will be in Mingo on Labor Day to fulfill his contract. The authorities have been making preparations to protect him, PUTNAM & CO. 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