New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1923, Page 1

S e News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 FULLEST U IN NAVAL HEARINGS Public Will Get Every Fact Con- cerning Disaster HAVE NOTHING 0 HIDE No sceret Investigation, But One That Will Let Americans Know All De- tails of Wrecking of Seven stroyers; tod Press, 16.~~Naval court fuvestigation of the wreck of several destroyers at Point Honda last Sat- urday night will be conducted with the utmost thoroughness and vigor and in the full light of publicity, Ad- miral Robert E. Coontz, commander- in-chief of the United States fleet told the Associated Press, Will Tell All Facts, ery fact bearing on the disaster will be laid before the American pub- lie in the hearings commencing here Monday,” he said, “and every officer und enlisted man involved will not only .be given an opportunity ,to tell what will he his investigation ous matt he continued. = “Seven ships w destroyed, lives were lost. This is no time to withhold facts from the public. The navy has nothing to hide; on the contrary, the desirous that the with the true vequested to do s0." is a very ser navy is, above all, public be acquainted faets. Preparing Reports., Commanders of 16 naval destroyers which were en route from San I'ran- Diego when the 3l destruction today te reports of the ac naval court shed to paring separ cident to be tendered the inquiry next Monday, Members of the naval court, head ed by Rear Adimival Pratt, also were active in preparation for the hearing, particularly Lieut. Commander Leslie sratton. indze advoeate, foowin fo present evidence in- tendod to fix responsibility for the disaster and to yuestion men involved No S 't Hearing, veal wonld he completed in © the public inguiry,opens vidiented by commandant tion here stigating hoard. pointed out be presented to a were of the and & Pavid 1, I trai member of Other paval that evidenes naval couprt with the offi st inquiry presevibed regulations. One of these reqnives that each com- nander involved in the disaster shall read in the presence of the court and membhers his crew his report on cirenmstane surrounding the ident and that he shall ask the members of his crew in the presence of the conrt whether any of them has any information thinks should be incorporated in the report. ETERNAL TRIANGLE IN WESTERN MURDER CASE iny " of certain of he he knows about the wreck but | were whose duty { officers and | investigation | Captain | in accordance | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ARMSTRONG IS ELECTED LEGION COMMANDER; - TORRINGTON CHOSEN FOR 1924 CONVENTION; DELEGATES CHEER FOR MAJ. GEN. EDWARDS De- | | They are Miss 1. V. 0."Connor an Post. of Hartford and Mrs. B. D. C. Gormley Post, Waterbury. Four lady delegates to thie state American Legion With one or two exceptlons, the four pictured ahove are the only representa- tives of their sex meeting with the ex-doughboys and gohs i l(!' fiss Katherine Dalton of Jane foldsmith and Miss M. L. Wright, of Mary | 1 convention here, this city. in | Delano A. IS NEARLY WIPED QUT |Maine Summer Colony Has | Midnight Blaze that Doe | Damage of $150,000 | fiid Old Orchard, Me,, Sept. 15.—The deserted summer colony here was threatened with destruction early to- day when the IForest Pier hotel and several amusement places were de- stroyed by fire which caused damage estimated at almost §1560,000. A wind that swept the sparks from the burn- ing wooden buildings out to ably saved the colony, it wa All available fire fighting a Old Orchard, reinforced from Portland, RBiddeford aided in preventing a repetition of the | disaster of 1907 when fire caused a loss of $7560,000 in the resort. The origin of the flames was unde- termined, Tt is believed to have start- [edin the Temple of Fun, almost at the head of the pier, and to have | spread both ways. Two men asleep |in one of the buildings destroyed, es- caped with difficulty after having | been aroused by the pol The Forest Pier hotel which owned by J. W, Duffy of vrence, Mass., was closed Labor Day with the | other places of amusemént. Most of the property destroyed except the | Blue restaurant was also owned by | Duffy. The merry-go-round which | was consumed was owned by Duffy and Edward Rhoades of Reading, Pa. | A fireproof garage at the westerly | end of the burned section proved in- hy and in help OLD ORGHARD RESORT |TWICHELL TREASURER | was |’ HART & GOOLEY CO0. o GTR L% gl | W. H. Hart New Director, | R. W. Blanchard Elected | Treasurer oy i ’ } AL a meeting of the directors of | The Hart & Cooley Co., Ine., heldf yesterday afternoon( Friday) resolu- | tions were adopted upon the death of | Mr. C. Goodwin. I Twichell was elected treasurer | of the company, succeeding Mr, Good- | win, Wm. H, Hart was elected a mem- ber of the Board of directors, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Mr, Goodwin. , | R. W. Blanchard was elected sec- retary in place of Mr, Twithell. Mr, Bldnchard is manager of the Chicago | office of the Hart & Cooley Co. The directors also voted the regular | quarterly dividend of three per cent | payable on October 2 ACQUITTED OF MURDER ‘ahmy Found Not | | hand, Ali | Marie Marguerite Guilty of Murder of H Kamel Fahmy Beh, i London, Soft. 15.—Marie Marguer- | ite I"ahmy, on trial on the charge Df} having murdered her husband, Ali Kamel Bey a wealthy Egyptian was acquitted by a jury in Old Balley to- day. Six Other Occupants of Machine three ATURDAY, SEPTEMBER U 1023, =FOUPTEEN Idol of Yankee Division MAJ. GEN, CLARENCE R. EDWARDS New Commander of State chion]\ ARMSTRONG TVH0 BABIES ARE KILLED AS TROLLEY HITS AUTO A Injured in Derby Col- lision Derby, Conn., Sept. 15.—Two babies | | were killed; three other children adults were injured here la nd | G GUNS OF G0, P, GATHERING AT SHORE ffll 'Woman Party Workers In cluded in West Haven Assemblage New Heven, septs 16.-—Républicans who ate deseribed as “big guns” and wcpublicans who kept the party ma- chinery in metion, and republicans who simply turn out ou election day to vote, gathered in West Haven this afternoon for a shore dinner. Many women who are republicans on clec- tion day were on hand to what is in a political outing. The . "W Haven organization which its ders declare is now a part and parcel of the dominant fac- tion in the state central committee managed the dinner and the open air gathering which preceded it. men in charge said there were no ‘hooms” to be promoted no candi- dates for any office to be trotted out, no strategic plans to be laid, no grievances to be aired and no “windy specches” to be endured, simply an | outing for good fellowship, and a chance to shake hands and say “how- dye, The early indications were that the crowd would be very large. One of the restaurants kept open to accom- modate the West Haven committee instead of the latter being compelled to have the clams, fish and lobsters erved in uncertain degrees of ! warmth from a bake on the shore. Sevi of the guests, a list of which was headed by Henry Roraback, state chairman, were expected to say la few words of greeting after every- there The affair The | PAGE age Daily Circulation 9,291 PRICE THREE CENTS Ay Week Ending Sept, Sth Leader of Yankee Division Greeted With Applause by Former Buddies—Ap- peals For New England Solidarity at National Convention—Rev. John L.* Davis Elected Chaplain 5. P. Armstrong of Waterbury was elected commander of the Connecticut department, American Legion, at the session of the legion here today Among other officers elected is Rev, John L. Davis, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, chosen chaplain, The delegates voted to hold the convention in 1924 in Tor- | rington, Maj. Gen. Clarence R, Edwards, former commander of the Yankee Division in France, was given a rousing reception when he stepped out on the stage. In a brief talk, he appealed for har- { mony among New England delegates at the national convention, THOUSANDS ON HAND ' TOSEE A, L PARADE :(‘,ul'ls' Lined With Jostling Crowds Out to Cheer Doughboys With bands playing and flags wav- ing, the big military parade which marks the closihg of the state con- jvention of the American Legion is today's attraction for thousands of people from all over the state. Since noon, the highw leading to this city have been crowded with automobiles bringing spectators from | other places, . New Britain home folks vie with the visitors for clbow room along the curbs, Windows along the line of | march are jammed. very point |above the sidewalk which affords a | 1 | | | lis occupied. | he city haa been captured by the {spirit of the * American Leglon, Thoughts of evg ything else except the parade have been driven to the Packground. An hour before the signal to start sounded at 3 o’clock points of vantage along the route were occupied. Every policeman who can possibly be spared |is on duty on str |the parade is scheduled to go. American Leglon officers anticipat- | ed that this would be the biggest mili- tary spectacle in the history of New Britain. Legion posts throughout the state have pledged their support, say- ing they would have representatives in line, New Britain has taken on a holi- day air. The sight of Old Glory and the national colors has aroused the people to high pitch of enthusiasm Homes are temporarily abandoned while their tenants crowd their way to central points to watch the boys go marching by. Souvenir sellers add to the general tumult while they dispose of helmets, flags, badges, hat bands and other ar- | ticles to remind the spéctators of the big day. ) “There’'s Bdwards,” 70,000 people |are prepared to shout when the man who commanded the Yankee Division in France passes. It is a big day for the idol of the doughbo ‘When they needed a champion in the mud- holes of France, he stood by them and Now he is having | | better view of the marching columus | ets through which | | | | ganizations unless the FEdwurd L, Kelly pre« sided at the business session of the American Logion convention whigh opened this morning at 9:30 o'clock at Odd Fellows hi#ll on Arch street, Delfgate Fennell introduced a reso- lutfon which read in part us follows: “Whereas, the sale of popples is & tribute to the comrades who died in service and it is the desire to perpet uate memory of these men, be 1t resolved: That the American Legion of Connecticut look with favor on the sale of popples insofar as the net pro- ceeds are to go for welfare and relief among ex-servicemen and families, Be it further resolved, that the methe od of purchase, manufacture and dise tribution be left te the discretion of the individual posts, “Be it further resolved, that no part of the net proceeds of the sale-shall Commander the MAJ. W. F. LENT be made to the state or national or- poppies are purchased from these organizations.” This resnlution was adopted. Colonel Dorsey of New London in- troduced a resolution that the Con- necticut department of the Legion now in convention extend its sincere sympathy to Rev. Francis A, Kelly, first national chaplain of the Legion who is now seriously ill, and earnest wishes for his speedy recovery. Another resolution was introduced by Colonel Dorsey and adopted by the convention which will give the de- partment commanders the right to at- tend executive committee meetings and take part in the discussions but not the privilege of voting. | strumental in stopping the spread of 8 s in that direction. ’”w i fought for them. night when the automobile in which |y o4 TR 0 i e they weré riding was struck by a Wa- [ /¥ (00t 70" he well under way terbury tralley car on the road to Der-{y % " by near the Race Brook Country Club.| ! All the injured arve in Griffin hospital, Mme. Fahmy, sometimes erroneous- alluded to “princess? testified hmy Bey had treated her brutal, that she had attempted to frighten him with a pistol she be- “Another Woman™ Is Seen as Prob- | Report by Scarborough, Clarence Scarborough, treasurer ot the state fund, presented a general report of the operations of the fund, his reward in the heart-felt plaudit: of his tormer *“buddies” and thei wives, fathers and mothers, sisters |and sweethearts. Major General Ed- ly able Reason for Killing at | that Texas VFair, Childress, Tex., Sept .15.—~The eter- nal triangie was hinted at as behind th al shooting of Mrs. 8. A, Max- well by M Albert Whiteside of Hol- lis, Oklahoma, by officers here today Two women met here the other day for the firs time since the county rair a year ago. One tossed her head, mad remark and started to reach into handbag, but Mrs. Whiteside was first in the With five rapid shots from an matic pistol she sent five steel jac eted bullets into Mrs. Maxwell, an attractive widow, Mrs. Whiteside handed ing pisto! to Rheriff Crane standing within 15 feet of her, Mrs, Whiteside had entered the fair ground with her two daughters, lLa- vetta and Willie T.ee, 15 and 17 yea cld She had come over from her home in Hollis. The fair grounds were full of people. Mrs. Maxwell smiled to those about her as men rushed to her and prevented her from falling to the ground, Her first request was to send for Albert Whiteside, husband of the woman who had fired the shots. | Mrs. Max- well died in a few hours. The White- #ide family is prominent in Okla- homa. Her father-in-law was in the fair grounds and with many friends accompanied Mrs. Whiteside to the sheriff's office where bond was set and made at $5,000 After bond was made Mrs, side returned to her home in with her father-in-law. murder will be filed against her. a her auto- K- her smok- who was White- Hollis Slight lmprovement_Seen In Mayor Hylan’s Condition Saratoga. Springs, Sept. 15.—S8light improvement in the condition of Mayor John F. Hylan of New York ill with double pneumonia was noted in a bulletin jssued at 8:45 o'clock today following a censultation three attending physicians. draw. | A charge of| FROST ON THE PUMPKIN Northern Connecticut Stung by Frosts | | ‘ and Parmers Have to Light up the Old Fireplaces, There wa “frost on the pumpkin” in all the towns of the Litchfield hill district last night. The fire places were lighted ast night and hill folks had extra blankets on the beds. It was 34 to 36 by the mercury at daybreak today and the sun with a promise of warmth blackened much of the tobacco in the open and’ the tender garden crops. Hartland Hollow and Barkhamsted Hollow reported very ‘“shivery"” early morning. Winsted, Sept. 1 Boston, Sept. 15.—The frost of the season caused considerdble damage to farms and market gardens in Middlesex county early today. |First Hard Frost Kills Many New England Crops Springfield, Mass., Sept. 15.—Severe damage to late crops resulted from the first hard frost of the season early today. The heavy tomato crop was perhaps the hardest hit, but other garden produce also felt the touch {of winter. The mercury dropped to 33 degrees in several places in this part of the Connecticut v ey while an official 37 was recorded at the U. 8. Armory weatlher station. first killing Poincare Will Give His Pross. Premier at The Associated Paris, Sept. 15 will speak tomorrow By Poincare Brieulles and giving his views as regards se- ‘suurant‘:es offered for such security. dealing with the reparation question Views Again Tomorrow | isiand ot |curity for France and the pacts and with s lieved unloaded and, which was dis- charged while he held her by the throat crying that he would Kill her. AVIATOR IS KILLED ¥Flight Surgeon at McCook Field Plunges To Death When Plane Wing Breaks in Flight, Dayton, O, Sept. 15.—Major E. L. | Napier, flight surgeon at McCook field was instantly killed today when | a IFokker plane he was driving fell to earth. The right wing broke, the plane, a Fokke turned over in a barrel roll. Major Napier attempted | to use his parachute, but the fast turning of the ship precluded a jump. single seated All Japanese Naval Ships Have Been Accounted for Washington, Sept. 15.—The safety of all Japanese naval vessels and of the navy artment personnel was confirmed today in a cablegram re. ceived here $aptain Nagano, naval | attache of Japan from the Japanese admiralty office. \ Earthqfiék& Exrperienced Today in Azore Islands y The Associated Press. Ponta Delgada, Azores, Sept Earthquakes were experienced y day at Villafranca on the south side of the island of Saint Michael and tof the north of Caldeiras, on the same | By T RED CROSS $8.000,000. Sept. 15.—The Japa- American Red today | reported | * Washingto.n nese relief fund of the approached £8,000,000 becriptions already $7,454,590. Crose totalling son of Mr. of Ansonia. Two weeks' old son of Mr, and Mrs. William Riordan of Hill House Ros Bridgeport. . Clifford, land half mobile driver the highway the |eral amounts, Dr. city on September offered for probate { onial Trust Co. | document | The value of the about | today 180 to 90 per Derby. Dead: Robert Martinez, and three Injured: Mr, and Mrs. James, five and one half four and one half Marjorie Martinez, two and ears old. Mrs. William Riordan. The trolley crashed into the as Mr. Martinez, owner of the machine, turned into the tace Brook Country Charles Martinez. 11 club, |Several Public Bequests In Waterbury Man’s Will in the will of Waterbury, Sept. 1 Soveral public beque are contained 1. Castle, who died in th 4th today by the Co all of Frank of the estat is estimated as executor estate $400,000 DISCOUNT RATE 90 P, C, Berlin, Sept. 15 The raised its discount rate WEATHER 0 Hartford, Sept for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday, con- tinued cool,, probably, frost to- night: northerly winds, THE —Forecast . months old, Mrs, Charles Martinez ears old, ears old, one auto- and from ad leading to The will was which is named in the Reichsbank | from | | ! | * BIG JEWELRY ROBBERY Gems Worth $20,000 and $500 in Cash | Stolen by Robbers Who Loot Cleve- land Store Today. Cleveland, Sept. 15.——Jewelry worth $20,000 and $500 in cash was stolen by two bandits in a holdup at the The ban- IPraiberg Jewelry Co. today. dits covered Frank Iraiberg, presi- dent, his brother Henry, and a hook- keeper with revolvers, compelled the president to open the safe scooped up the jewelry in the strong box, bound the brothers and the bookkeeper hand and foot and carried them to a rear room and escaped. Blaine Objects to Public Paying More for Its Coal By The Associa Press, Madison; Wis.,, Sept. 15, J. J. Blaine it a letter today to Gov- ernor Gifford Pennsylvania, | declared that cent of the in- crease In wages granted miners should be placed on to the consumer and un- til the government effectively | deals wifh the 1 mines and their | operations statc will effect small relief, if any cgnsumer."” Dr. O’Mara Is Appointed ; As State Dental Adviser Waterbury, Sept. 15.—Dr. M. A, O'Mara of this city who was captain in the dental corps, U. & A, during the World war, has accepted appoint- ment adviser for the state |of Connccticut. He er to the corps ares first corps area, who has headquarters in Boston and will assist that official in the matter of appointments to places as officers in the dental reserve ~Governor Pinchot, “not one federal co. efforts | to the as dental surgeon of corps. ) will act 4s advis- | lhfi‘ wards isithe outstanding personage in the Legion show. LOCAL PRIEST T0 HEAD Icick, Editor of Catholic Rev. S. A, Leader, Leaves City Next Month | Iciek, curate in the par- |ish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and | editor of the Catholic Leader, the weekly paper issued by the Polish News Co., will leave New Britain next | month to assume charge of the parisk of Our Lady of Perpetual Help In New London. At the present time, her Iciek is attending to the serv- lices in the parish on each Sunday {but he will take up residence in the !\\'ha,llng City next month. The pastor | of the church has been forced to give |up his work because of ill health and |the local priest will take charge of the parish until he recovers. | ather Icick has oeen stationed in New Britain for over two vears, He has become one of the most popular of New Britain’s clergy since his ad- vent here, He has been instrumental in building up the Catholic Leader to |its present size and i1s a strong and forceful editorial writer. He has not yet decided what date ha will 1save New Britain, but stated this morning that he will continue to write for the Polish paper as he has done in the | past. Rev. 8. A PRE T FOR SIR THOMAS New York, Sept. 15.—Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for home on the Hom- erle accompanied by a snow white dove in.a wicker cage. “The gift of a young lady,” he explained. NEW LONDON PARISH| i of |ance of § as asked for at yesterday's session of the convention. Mr. Scarborough stated that within, the past year 684 cases have been taken care of by the fund. Of this number most of them are within Connecticut, although some are, from other states into which Connecticut residents have moved. The majority of s treated were for disability and sickness and a few for being out work., The state fund received $96,995.90 ! from the board of control within the year. Of this amount $25,000 was re- ceived as a special appropriation from the 1921 legislature, while the re- mainder is inters U. 8. govern- ment bonds, he There is a bal- 000 on hand to carry on the work to the close of the fiscal year, November 15. The amount is ufficient to carry on the work, the treasurer reported. Major W. F. Lent, manager of dis- trict No, U. 8. Veterans' bureau, delivered a brief address in which he said: "l have been manager the New York district for 13 months. e work done the result the first €ight months’ work. Things are in a good condition, but not in the best as yet. We have all got to remember that the veterans' bureau is dealing with a human proposition—~the hu- man being. We cannot make a law fix each human ng and there- fore our work is difficult “I can't be right all the time be- cause I am human and by the same token I can't be wrong. Please re- member that we are trying to satisty vou in the various posts. The Con- necticut legion has given me wonder- ful cooperation and thelr sympa- to | thetic understanding of my complex the pro- At this the debt (Continued on Third Page) problems hds made possible gress shown in this district. time 1 acknowledge publicly