New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1923, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 4870 ITALIAN WARHIPS ON MOVE; NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 192 —SIXTEEN PAGES, Aug, 25th ., PRICE THREE C 'LEAGUE RECEIVES APPEAL e e ————— e ——— CITY OF YOKOHAMA ABLAZE, " MANY DEATHS, AFTER 'QUAKE Wireless Message Received At S;nn Francisco Gives First News of Conflagration — Fears Ente’rtaine'd For Safety of Thousand Americans Living in Devastated Section—Tokio Also Damaged. £ “énAI;ml:‘l;:;c'i‘;co, Septt. 1,—Practically the entire city of Yoko- hama is afire and numerous casualties have occurred as a result of a conflagration which broke cut after a severe earthquake shock according to a message from the Japanese radio station at Iwaki to the Radio Corporation of America's local station. The message follows: “Conflagration subsequent to severe earthquake at Yokohama at noon today (Saturday). Practically whole city ablaze, Numer- ous caaual_‘ties." . MANY HURT, 2 MAY D " INATEST KLAN RIOT Mob Attacks 250 Klansmen During Ceremony at New Castle, Del. Other Places Damaged. By The Assoctated Press. Osaka, Japan, Sept. 1.—An earth- quake shock lasting over six minutes was felt here gt noon today. It was accompanied by an ‘up and down movement.” s Telephonic and telegraphic com- munication with Tokio has been in- terrupted. It is feared that the shock has had a serious effect in Tokio and that great damagg has been done theer in Yokohama and Yokuska. Wiimington, Del, Sept. 1.—A mob of more than 1,000 men broke up an initiation of the Ku Klux Kian-on a |tarm ngar New Castle, Del., late last {night and as a result a man and a 17 year old youth are in hospitals here |today possibly fatally injured. More than a dozen others were hurt less seriously. ~A class of 250 candidates had been initiated into the order and at th close of the ceremony a ‘‘fiery cross' was lighted. This*was apparently a signal to the mob in an adjoining field, frpm ‘which d ecattering volley of shotd was fired. The klansmen at- tempted to disperse their assailants but were rushed off the field. The cross was destroyed. The kiansmen rallied, however, and again gave battle to their sttackers. 1,000 Americans There. Washington, Sept. 1.—Reports of a gevere earthquake and fire in Yoko- hama caused unusual anxiety here to- day because of the large number of Americans who make their homes in that city. It is estimated that more than 1,000 citizens of the United States who have business connections in Tokio live in the section -reported affected by the conflagration. More than half of all Americans in that part of Japan are said to have chosen Yokohama as thetr place of resi- dence:. It is only a half hour's ride “frem-the, capital. The Agerican navy | maintains a hospital at Yokohama but at the present time there are believed to be only one or two patients there. The hospital personnel consists of one doctor, one pharmacist, twd ‘firses and seven enlisted men of the med- ical corps. Nagasaki, Japan, Sept. 1.—A naval wireless message received from Sa- seho from Funanash says that there have been repeated earthquakes ac- companied by a severe rainstorm in Tokio today. 4 Another message reports that fire has broken out in Yokohoma and| that the inhabitants are seeking refuge in the ships in the harbor. too few were available to guell the disorders. After several hours of frec for all fighting the klansmen fi- nally retreated and left the scene in automobiles. A gang of negroes pelt- ed them with stones as they passed Hare's corner but they drove on with- out offering resistance. The most scriously injured, Wil- liam Clark, 31, of Newport, Del., and Harry Hushbeck, 17, of New Castle, | sustained gun shot wounds in the neck By The Assoclated P jand in the back respectively, an Francisco, Sept: 1.—The Radio Corp. of America announced here this morning that all connection with Japan had been lost. The last word from Japan received early today said that apparently all land lines in the northwest section of Japan were down. JOSEPH BURKE'S FALL FATAL New Britain Man Dies in Boston Hos- pital From Fractured Skull Caused 2 by Fall From Auto. "CAPTURE “WILD MAN URED Joseph Burke of this city, a truck- | man employed by the Pierson Truck- Pemented Farmer Who Has Been Ter- ‘y ing Co. of Boston, who suffered a | fractured skull last week, when he rorizing Cheshire District Sent 20| cop "o 6 taiiboard of his truck, | died last night at St. Angelles hospital | Boston. He was about 28 years of age. Burke had been working for the Insane Asylum. New Haven, Sept. 1.—A demented | man who had been living in the hca\'~| furniture moving company for about {ly wooded hills of Cheshire, giving|two months, having been employed Jise to stories of a “wild man” in the rtrP\"0|lxly in the plant of the P. ahd section, was capturéd by three con-|I. Corbin compuny of, this city. He etables last night and was committed | lived in St. Mary’s parish and it is %o the state insane asylum at Middle- | understood that the body will be {own today. The man John Orio, was | brought to this city for burial. without clothing and his hair had — grown long until it fell over his. shoulders. He was a farmer in Ches- hire and was known to be inclined to dementia on religious matters. He disappeared months ago. A few days #go a woman was frightened by the uppearance of a human being in the DRUGS CAUS Santa Monica., Sept of Herbert Jones, motion picture writer and directos was due to. an overdose of a narcotic, attending phy- sicians said today. D DEATH Police and firemen were called, but| 1.—The death | ENGLAND TOAGT IF LEAGUE S IGNORED Otherwise Does Not Plan to Inter- vene in Italy KILLING OF 15 CONFIRMED i American Embassy at mmoq\(;fls Ofticial Notification of Corfu Kill- tions, By The Ascociated P «London, flept. 1.-—Great Britain will intervene actively in the Greco- Italian imboglio only if Italy refuses to accept arbitration by the league of rations, the council of which meets at Geneva today. No Interference Yet.: | It 15 announced that the govern- ment thus far has not instructed the Pritish ambassador at Reme or the diplomatic representative at Athens to use their good offices toward set- | tiement of the dispute, it being felt that the controversy for the moment is one for the leagué to settle. English Fleet Ready. Meanwhile, however, the govern- | ment is taking all prudent precau- ;nons and measures to prevent Italy | making her occupation of Corfu per- | mament in violation of the existing neutrality agreement Varions unita | of the powerful British Mediterranean ! fleet, now reclased from service in the Corfu and in a position to block fur- | ther moves by Ttaly if the Rome gov- ernment refuses to listen to the lcague. “ ~ Vacations Cancelled. | The principal officials of the admir- | alty, foreign office and 'war iave cancelled their week-end trips to the country in order to keep a vig- ilant eye upen Ttaly's movements, 1t is probable that Foreign Minister Curzon and Premijer Bafdwin wiil cur- tail their vacations in France. Confirms Fatalties | By The Associated Pr London, Sept. 1.—The American embassy has received confirmation of reports that 15 persons were Kkiiled during the firing by the Italians upon Corfu, | There are a number of Americans on the island and in casze of need Rear Admiral Bristol at Constan- tinople could divert one of the numer- ous American destroy#s fTrom the Bosphorus or Piraeus, | It is believed all the patients in the American Near Bast hospital which is the old palace ®f former Ermmeror Willlam of Germany are distance inland, Army Air ‘Tramps’ Hop Of IOn Circuit of U. S. Trip Mitche Field, N. Y, Sept, 1.— Lieuts. Victor E. Bertrandis of San I'rancisco and Kenneth Garrett of Memphis, “tramps” of the army air service, today hopped off on a six thousand mile circgit of the country, Bolling field, near Washington, was to make Dayton, O., this afternoon. Two Rul:n liunners;nd Si Prisoners Taken Off N. Y. New - York, Sept. 1—Two alleged {rum runners and six prisoners were | captured today by federal agents in | battles in Sheepshead Bay and off Coney Island in, which aproximately 100 shots were fired. BRITISH YACH By The Associated Presw, Dunoon, Scotland, Sept. 1.—The British six meter yachts made a clean |sweep of the second of the series of races for the Evelyn Parker cup to- day in St. Hunter's Bay. The four British entrics all finished ahead of the quartet of American boats. The first race yesterday was a draw. WIN, woods who was described as being of somewhat hideous demeanor. A gearch was made as thefts of small auantities of vegetables were being reported from different places. Three armed constables were in the woods last night when they heard a hymn being sung. They made their wdy to a hill top and throwing a flash- light on a figure there saw that the nian they wanted had heen found. The man rfan but was overtaken. When brought back to town his rela- tives did not recognize him so un- kempt was hig condition. Detective Sergeant William P. Mc- Cue, Sergeant Michael J. ¥iynn, Po- licemen Patriges O'Mara and John C. Stadler’ were obliged to “piteh” three tons of hay In brder to secure a five gallon can of alleged alcohol in an early morning raid which was staged at 7:30 o'clock at the lgme of John Marinchok on McClintock road. The raiders arrived at the house shortly after 7 o'clock and showed Marinchok the warrant which give them permission to search hs prop- erty. He refused to divulge the hid- ing place of his liquqr to the officers and it was necessary for them to be- gin making the rounds of several theds and barns jn the rear of the houce after a search revealed that ROBT. EDESON VERY ILL Los Angeles, Sept. 1.—Robert Ede- son, veleran actor of stage and screen, is seriously ill~.with blood poisoning and influenza. KS NEWS OF AMERICANS New York, Sept. 1.—Fearing for the safety of American and Canadian refugees officials of the Near East Re- lief today hastened to get in touch SE] TO CL 7 ANSONIA SALOONS. Ansonia, Sept. 1.—Acting under in- structions of Prosecuting Attorney A. R. McOrmond, Chief O'Donnell of the Ansonia police department jssued an order directing all saloons in An- ponia to dismantle, on or before Mon- i’_ofle Raiders Pitch Three of Hay to Uncover Alcohol Cache Squad Puts in Hour of Hard Labor At Farm of John| Marinchok On McClintock Road. Tons there was nothing in the house. Entering a “smoke shed” where hacon and othér meats were hanging the officers found several gallans of alleged whiskey and $art <y a still The whiskey was put up in si®:le and |two gallon jugs of which there was a total of five gallons. The policemen then entered a large barn searching every nook and corner but finding no additional ecvidence, Policemag “.adler the hay be pitcned aside | might be liquor beneath it. For fhe next hour the policemen “pitched™ hay and as a reward for their labor they secured a five gallon cah of al- cohol at the bottom of the hay pile, | Marinchok was arrested and will be larraigned in court Monday. suggested that as ®there ing-British Officials Cancel Vaca- | Dardanelles are within easy access of | office | |safe as the bullding is a considerable | their first objective, and they hoped | " LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE The Italian bombardment of Corfu has caused a prafound impression throughout the world, particularly at the allied capi- tals and at Geneva where the league of nations is in session, Italy continues to hold ‘the island of Corfu which lies off the Greek coast. The bombardment, in which 15 persons were killed and many wounded is now officially confirme Gre announces that if her appeal to the league of na- | tions slief she will defend herself against Italian in- vasior . o ek, L Niale B VE 1. oceupation, oy @4, Italy has ~ of foreign affairs declares that Italy's v be regarded as “an hostile act.” s 4, hat Corfu will be evacuated if the Athens governnie. % mier Mussolini's demands for sat- isfaction for the assi. t of Gen, Tellini’s boundary mission. The council of the lea,we of nations meets today to hear rep- resentatives of the two countries after receiving formal appeal from Greece for intervention, | Grgece protests to the powers over Italy’s alleged violation of international law in the hombardment of unprotected forts, the killing of refugees and the seizure of an island recognized |by treaty as neutral territory. Italian reservists in Fngland are notified to be in readiness for service. Great Britain indicates she may intervene actively in the sit- uation if Italy vefuses to accept arbitration by the league of na- tions and part of the British Mediterranean fleet is held within easy access of Corful. TWO OPPOSING PREMIERS MUSSOLINT, OF ITALY GONATAS, OF GRELCE DEALERS INCREASE PRICE OF MILK CENT A QUART by Quickly Followed by Expansion (GIRI. TO CROSS SEA TO MARRY BORDIERE g Jump Producers' Association {“Jimmy the Barber” Will Claim Bride as She Lands From Ship | S Britain dealer; | to increase th trom 15 cen In Cost to Consumers Owing to the increase in the price of milk made by the Connecticut Milk Producers' association, the New say they are obliged price to the consumes 1 quart to 16 cents This increase comes because of the dry summer and so t the dealers can make up the difference between the wholesale and retail prices, it is claimed. There will also be an in- crease in the price of cream Allister Mc(‘offili(‘k Sets Date for Coming Wedding London, Sept. 1.-—Alister McCor- mick of Chicago announced that Oc- tober 1 has been selected as the date of his marriage to Miss Joan Tyndall Stevens, which will be solemnized at the British embassy church in Par Mr. McCormick said that he wants lo forget Mary Langdon Baker, who seven times shrank from going to the altar with him Preolo, New When Rosina Grasso of Italy, lands on the docks York from an ocean liner just arrived from Naples, she will envision before |her not only the great America of :whi(‘h she has dreamed, but also |she will embark on the longer and Imore important journey on tk a of matrimony, before she is admitted to Ithe privileges of 8. citizenship. Rosina is the girlhood sweetheart of |James Bordiere, of 4 Queen street, |better known to his New Britain |friends as “Jimmie the Barber.” He {and Rosina were schoolnfates in their | native land But Jimmie sailed for |the golden land of opportunity nearly i!hrrc years ago, promising to send for {her when he could make a home in! | America. 3 Now he is prosperous &#nd he has |sent her passage monecy. She will sail |this month. According to the inter- [prnmflon of the immigration laws she lcannot get in uniess.she #s married |80 she and Jimmie will be married at |’) lis Island when she leaves the boat, {after which Jimmie will show her the isights of New Yorfk for a few days and then bring her home to New Britain. at MANY TO BE DEPORTED Washington, Sept. 1—Thousands of immigrants on ships which rushed to quarantine in New York a few min- utes before last midnight in the monthly race to take advantage of the new quota under the immigration law, Commissioner General Husband said today, will be counted under the August and not the September allot- ments for their respective countries This means deportation for many. R MINE SHU OWN l'(l\II‘I.IZTI') Wilkes-Barre, Sept. 1-~Not a shovel in the anthracite industry in this dis- trict moved after midnight to pro- duce coal for winter's needs. With the exception of the maintenance men no mine workers reported to work today. | « HIGH TIDES i -0 September 2 (Standard Time) At New Haven— 3:01 & m.: At New London— 1:49 a m.; 3:20 p. m. 2:13 p. m, 000 IDLE IN SCRANTON Seventy- nton, Pa., Sept 1 in the thbusand mine worgers anfon district v today. . | T coal companie v laid [ e [ gcores of office | —_— H > SH BA b N\, spain, Sey THE WEATH made | o a robb | Hartford, Sept. of & || for New WBritain a l‘. Fair tonight. Sor I ing clon ‘1 varial, September 3 (Standard Time) At New Haven— 3 a. m.; At New London— 2:45 a. m.; 112 poom. 3:43 p.om. | the island. | prolonged sessions. Greece Announces Willingness To Abide By Nations Advised That Killed In Corfu Bomb. To Fleet Movements, Italian Warships Will Leave Only When Demands Are Met — Grecian Officials Prisoners. By The Associated Press, Athens, Sept. 1.—The Greek govern- ment has been informed by Italy that the Italian fleet will Jeave Corfu as soon as Greece complies with the Ital- fon demands. The police station and school on the island of Corfu were bombarded by the Ttalian fleet yesterday and a con- tingent of occupying troops was land- ed. The station was destroyed by flames. / 15 Reputed Killed (A direct dispatch from Corfu last evening said that 15 Greek civilians were killed and many wounded in the bombardment. The war vessels fired upon thé old fort, as well, and it was in this building that many of the cas- ualties occurred the message assert- ed.) News of the occupation caused gen. eral consternation in Athens and when the special editions of the newspapers were read there was evidence of ex- treme indignation on the part of the population. Officials Held Captives The goyernor of Corfu and 10 offi- cérs are being detained aboard an Italian warship while the garrison of 150 men has retired to the interior of the island. . Iremier Gounatas in a'statement declared that despite Signor Montag- na's assurances the attitude of Ttaly Was purely hostile, The government was officlally in- formed of the operations in a note ad- dressed to Foreign Minister Alexan- dris by Signor Montagna the Italian minister yesterday. This communication said that the situation had heen effected by Greece which had not acecepted the Ttalian demands. It added that the landing of a contingent of naval forces should not be regarded as a hostile act and that therefore Greece should not adopt a belligerent attitude, The worst had been expected here since Thursday, for fl# conviction prevailed that Italy s planning a fait accompli before the intervention of the inter-allicd council of ambas- sadors, Communications Cut Telegraphic communication hetween Avhr‘ns_ and Corfu was cut off at 7:15 o'clock’ last evening. It is reported here that the Italfans bombarded the Corfu forts which in accordance with the Florence conven tion had been denuded of their guns, despite the fact that Italy had beon informed that the fortifications were inhabited by refugee orphans. (Tt ortu dispatch above referred to, said that orphans under the care F\f [ Ncar East Relief were in ser. fous dinger from the shell fire.) Notified by Wireless, The Greek government first be- came aware of the occupation of Cor. fu through a wireless message receiv- ed by the way of Berlin followed latter by a telegram from the Greek governor of Corfu containing the Italian admiral's order to surrender The news caused a sensation and has made the government's position most difficult. The cabinet is holding The general fecling in official and private quarters is that Italy would not have dared to assume such a high handed attitude unless Greece impotent to move against her. with the State department was Act of War, Says Grecee London, Sept. 1.—The Greek Jega- tion here issucd the following state- ment this morning. ‘The Greek legation has received news that the Itallan fleet hombarded Corfu which by treaty is neutral ter. ritory under international guarantee | and that Ttalian shells killed several refugees from Asia Minor whe were lodged in the school of police. “This school is situated in the so- called fortess of Corfu, which, how- ever by virtue of the treaty is un- armed, they being unfortified and enly some barracks existing there.” The Greek government after re- | jection of its note in which it offered ftally full and due satisfaction in- | cluding indemnity for the families of the victims of the erime killed on | Greek territory made urgent appeal | to the league of natlons for interven- | tion on the basis of the express terms | \of the league pact. “The Greeks cannot but consider ' Continued on Twelfth Page). and Venice now are Any Decision Made At Geneva — League Of Some Orphans Were ardment — In Addition Italy Also Holds Eight Transports In Readiness. No Further Occupation Is Planned at Present—Mus- solini’s Course Popular at Home. ANOTHER ATTACK, Athens, Sept. 1.— An Itallan submarine stationed in the Guif of Coumenitza has fired on the Greek steamer Georglos slightly damaging the latter, The commander of the sub- marine told the Greek captain that the Italian admiral had or- dered the closing of the Corfu channel to Greek vessels gnd that no Greek steamers wotld be allowed to proceed from Piraeus to Corfu. By The Associated Press. "Rome, Sept. 1.—Italian naval units. which had been stationed at Spezia steaming for southern Adriatic waters in full war status and eight transports are held in readiness in case there are further eventualitiés. ) The Italian government has offielal- ly announced that “the occupation of Corfu probably will be the limitation of Italian advances for enforcement, of sanctions’” and that ‘there conse- quently will be a short breathing spell. There is an air of satisfaction in Rome that the government has been firm and prompt in its action. Telegrams pour in upon Mussolini from all kinds of patriotic clubs and associations, praising the government for its decisive course. In some quarters it is urged that Greece -make a quick settlement to avoid an increase in the amount of Italian reparations which would be caused if armad ocoupation were néc- Will Abide By Decision By The Assoclated Press, Athens, Sept. 1.—Greece will abide by the decision of the league of na- tions in the dispute with Italy, Pre- mier Gonatas announced to the press after the cabinet meeting today. The premier said that the forts the Ttalian squadron had bombarded , at Corfu had been placed at the disposal of the Near Iast Relief by the Green government for the housing of refu- gee orphans, The premier announced officially that” some of the orphans were kiltéd and said that although he did - Hot know the t number, he understood it was MINE FACTIONS EN WEETINGS L WED. ands in Mean- time—Gov. Pinchot Re- mains Hopeful of Peace Suspension The Associated Press, Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 1.—The econ- ference of anthracite operators and miners representatives which recon« vened at 10 o'clock today to resume consideration ot Governor Pinchot's peace settlement plans adjourned: at 11:07 until 2 p. m. next Wednesday. Governor Pinchot at the close of today's session, expregsed himself as much encouraged he suspension, however, will continue, he said, dur- ing the recess which was agreed to, the governor explained, at the sugges- tion of both sides. Spokesmen for both sides of the controversy left town immediately after, declaring their positions une changed. Differences over the governor's proe posal for a 10 per cent wage Increase to all anthracite mine workers and over arbitration were as strongly By marked as ever when the governor re-- assembled his conference. Today's meeting lasted scarcely half an hour, but both employers and union leaders were in one room ail of the period. Until Wednesday when they come back there will % wp & tempt on either **° ings that m sion. <