New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1923, Page 1

— News of the World By Associated Press NEW BPITAIN CONNECTICUT. MOI\DAY DECEMBER WAR LAWS VIOLATORS 10 BE LIBERATKD I REPOR'I‘ Berger, After Talk With Pl'flildfl-\i. Expresses Belief That Amnesty “'ll.l be Granted. Washington, Dec. POSTHASTERS ARE | SUGGESTED TODAY President Names Fitzpatrick for Gity of Meriden BISSEL TO BE COLLECTOR Dette Nominated For North Haven P. ©O. and Bailey For Norwich—More ,. Than 2000 Nominations Arc Made 10.—Representa- a conference today with President Coolidge, said he had reasons to be- lieve that all of the 32 imprisoned violators of war laws would be grant- ed amnesty before Christmas by the | president. Mr. Berger called at the White House to present a personal appeal | for amnesty. President Coolidge this week will| | receive from the Department of Jus- By Executive Today. tice the report of a committee of three Washington, Dec. 10.—President Coolidge today nominated the follow- | ing to be postmasters: | William P. Dette, North Haven, | Conn., Casper K. Bailey, Norwich,| Conn., James J. Fitzpatrick, Meriden, Conn. Harvey P. Bissell today was ap- pointed collector of customs at| Bridgeport,Conn., by President Cool- idge. inquire into the general question of release of war law violators. port will be accompanied by an out- line of the views of the Department of Justice, While it has been held in for several days among those appeal- consisting of Newton D. Baker, form- er secretary of war; Major op Brent, of the Episcopal church, has reported favorably upon the question | of amnesty. COOLIDGE MAY CARRY Names Over 2000, More than 2,000 nominations, in- cluding that of Frank B. Kellogg of | Minnesota, to be ambassador to Great | Britain were sent to the senate today by President Coolidge. Ameong those nominated was Rich- ard M. Tobin of California, to be min- ister to the Netherlands; Frank Me- Manamy of “Washington, D. C., and Mark W. Potter of New York, to be members of the interstate commerce | commission; and George R. James of | Tennesss and Edward H. Cunning- ham, of Towa, to be members of the federal reserve hoard. Is Likely to Enter Primary Race in Hi Johnson’s Home State Edward P, Farley of 1llinois; Fred- | erick I. Thompson of Alabama and | Haney of Oregon were hom- inated to be members of the shipping Washington, Dec, 10.~President Coolidge not only has definitely enter- {ed the race for the republican presi- |dential nomination next year, but some of his friends are preparing to put his name on the primary ballot in California, the home state of Sen- ator Hiram Johnson, Entrance of the president into the California primary was indicated probable today after a call at the White House by Willlam H. Crocker, republican netional committeeman from California, and for years a member of the anti-Johnson republi- can faction of that state, Mr. Crocker declined to confirm or deny that he had urged Mr. Cool- fdge to give battle to Senator John- York and Iirst Illinois districts re- [son in his home state, but he declar- spectively, od that he wished his “chances of I"or appointments to membership | heaven were as good as the chances on the federal farm loan board, made |of President Coolidge to carry Cali- during the recess, were submitted, | fornla against Hiram Johnson,” the appointees being Louis J. DPotty- Mr. Crocker lnid before the nresi- wohn, Dodge City, Kansas; Elmer B [dent the plans of the leaders of 1he Landes, Wooster, Ohjo; Motor L.|anti-Johnson faction to organjze the Corey, Omaha, Neb, and Edward E. [state for the Coolidge campalign; de- Jones, Harford, Pa elared that a number of prominent B e I'-n)dvrn who had supported Senator ohnson in previous campalgns were FOUR BURGLARIES REPORTED | <virs tne movemest for e o ‘u number of California cities of “loy- United Coal and Wood Co,, \All(mnl':.:"'r:‘y:_uhllcnn Coolldge-for-I'resident Coal Of-| LOWER PRICES FOR 'I‘REES - EXPECTED THIS SEASON | Other states Quarantine New Ungland | of the nominees already are holding office under recess appoint- ments, Similar appointments in the treasury department were covered by the nominations of Garrad B. Win- ston of Chicago, to Le under-gecretary of the treasury; Henry M. Dawes of Chicugo, to be comptroller of the cur- rency; Robert J, Grant of Denver, to be director of the mint, and Frank 12, 8hepard of Denver, to be superin- tendent of the Denver Mint. Charles 'W. Anderson of New York and Mabel Reinecke of Chieago were nominated to be collectors of in- ternal revenue for the third New Paper Co, Berson Bros'. fice and Fast Strect Store Eptered. | Several week-end break” into vari- ous offices and stores have been re- ported to the police department and are being investigated by the detec-| tive bureau. A complaint received this| morning that the United Coal nn'l‘ Wood Co. office had been entered.| A small clock and $12 from the cash | register are reported missing. | The National Paper Co., with of- fices in the vicinity of the above coal | company, also reported this morning | that its place of business had been entered. It had not been dvurmmm]‘ what was stolen. The safe in Berson Brothers' coal office on Harvard street was tam- pered with Saturday night but noth- ing was stolen. A cash register was taken from the sotre of George Satalino at 618 East street Saturday night, and about $9 and some stamps taken, Other arti.| cles were also reported missing from the store. An investigation by the police revealed that entrance had bheen made by ralsing a window. The cash register was carrled to Wood- land street, where it was rifled and left was Greens Which Will Bring Down Cost Here will be folt in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and other Kastern states this Christmas will resuit prob- ably in a larger number of trees at | possibly tower price in New England, | according to the fecling at the state forestry department in Hartford There is a federal quarantine against shipping evergreens and evergreen e, because of the prevalence of the gypsy moth and this will affect the market because in the other castern states, Heretofore New England has supplied Christmas trees and yuletide | greens to the eastern states almost ex- clusively. This year the states men- tioned will have to get what trees are used from the lake states which will mean more expense and fewer trees. CONFESSES T0 MURDER North Barrington, N. H.. Government Rum Chasers Make Rich Haul Today ! New York, Dee. 10.—First blood in | the prohibition navy's active war against rum runners with bootleg | holiday cheer was drawn by the de- fense forces today when a epeedy | shore smuggling craft, the K-11101, was forced 1o pile up on a Staten is- land beach and 94 cases of whiskey seized Members of the crew caped The police boat Manhattan gaw the K-11101 heading for the Jer- sey before dawn., The cutter guve chase and the smuggler turned seaward, but was being rapidly out- distanced when the crew pointed her toward the shore, piled her on eaving their contraband Man Signs Writken Confession That He Shot and Killed Aged Farmer, North Barrington, N umner Clow was under formal ar rest today on a charge of murder as a result of his written confession to the authorities that he shot and kill- «d Samuel Houston, an aged farmer who was found dead in the doorway of his home here last Saturday. Ar- rangements were made to give him a hearing today ecither Dover or Rochéster behind Clow, who had employed by " Houston as a farmhand, said in his s . confession that he killed his employ Demwlorl in Bank That er in order to get a sum of mrv‘mr'v Is Closed May Get Checks 'which ne betieved to be between $200 Providence 10— Depositors in | and $400 which he knew Houston had the Christen of the Cosmopoli- |On his person. After the finding of tan Trust ¢ was recently |the body he told o g Soned by the commissioner | heard on automeobils of the Bad sussive smbney i 8 house late Friday night and express- Christmas John 1. Sittery (o8 She beétier that Houston had beer told presiding Jusice Willard B, Tan- [called to the door and shot down. Un ner in superior conrt this morning. | der lengthy questioning by 1) Judge Tanner then granted a further (authorities he finally broke dows extension of time for reorganik Wide Mo Confension Mr. Siattery said that the $15¢ tond might be paid by Saturday | H., Dee. 10 es- | coast nose the beack beer und which state bank their Attorney told 2 story in front SENATE DEADLOCKED. The senate flock today by gents Scnator Cummins o UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS 10 New York, Dee. 1 Unfilled orders | of the United States Steel Corporation on November 30, made public today, aled 4,368,554 10 deere of 1.241 toms from those Oclober. Washington, Dec & thrown into a fight the i reclection of - to prevent b lowa man of mitte s ehair com at the W pro state commerc or he tot i which he designated a month ago to | The re-| closest secrecy the feeling has existed | ing for amnesty that the committee, | General | James G. Harbord, retired, and Bish- | FIGHT T0 CALIFORNIA' us | A scarcity of Christmas trees, which | trees from New England to any other | MAKINGUPTIMELS |~ CAUSE OF TRAGEDY (Nine Lives Lost in Wreck ol' | 20th Century Limited tive Berger, socialist, Wisconsin, after | WILD BILL DONOVAN DIES | i'l‘lIlll Crash at Forsyth, N. Y. When | Engineer Fails to See Warning Sig- Manager to His Death. | Forsyth, N. Y, | “Twentieth Century | lives ana | player, {other baseball Dec, notables, nals—Change in Plans Sent Ball 10.—Speeding on past caution signals in an attempt to gain 15 minutes lost time the last | section of New York Central's crack Limited” crashed through a sleeping car at the end of a preceding section snuffing out nine injuring scores of others, near here early Sunday morning. Among the dead was Willlam E. (Wild Bill) Donovan, veteran baseball manager of the | baseball club, who with a number of including New Haven President John A. Heydler of the Na- | tional league, were en route to Chi- |cago to attend the baseball jences opening there today. The The dead Ralph Parnell, man porter. William E. (Wila 2031 Arch strect ager of the Mr. and Mrs, Springfield, 111 | Mr. and | gele | Mr. and Mrs, Springfield, 111, New R. George 1 severe injuries, John Zanft, and Thirteenth broken arm, Carl D. Kinsey, A. H. Z, Bailey, | hotel, Chicago, rel * treatment, [ . hawrence, rhurm George Weiss, 30 New Haven, Conn., { trouble and the sald, Near Forsyth, the now leading, tomobile which | grade crossing. The Pittsburgh men, W H. Harney und B, M | to safoty, As the [past the scene | erew had | Wnile | third section came fog. The red brakeman | oo late son of onrushing cngine by Engineer I Philadelphia New Haven baseball club. Richard Mrs. Otto Sweet, 601 West One street, Lake 94 Chapel president of the New Haven baseball club, AL Albany the first of the tions of the train experienced engine second was ordered | to go on, The first and the third pull. ed out 15 minutes late, occupants, Jist of Dead York Donoy M v Mrs, Carl D. Kinsey, Chic The kuown seriously ir Van Hagen, ur W confer- ma cago Music College, Chicago, dying. Shore Drive sed trom hospital | Sullivan, | Los An- Stureman, , Chicago, Hundred | York, " manager of the Chi- Chicago, minor train Auto is Demolished ond section, plowed through an au- B stalled on 8. Stratford, of the smashup noticed the flaming automobile | | and brought the train to a stop to son | [1f help could be rendered the train was t street, three sec. | crews he three stopped the | thundering on | as his lan- through the blinding rain and heavy | other influence in present day Ame warning flares frantically waved | tern a train length away were noticed a Charles Patter. Tmpact Was Terrific Thogbrakes were track “sanded but mentum carried | through the r train with such turned two other Their th car | the lives of their occupants, ficials said Jolted out of their berths by the | &' passengers of both trains bent | extricating the forces were near coun- impact, to the and injured, ed by tryeide who for terns supplied was work of Soon the applicd the of the standing | over- sleepers. | saved ratiroad force pullman steel construction alone these farmers from the a time only and terrifie limited that it Buftalo who was piloting the mo- on dead with their lan light Chop Through Debris Crossbars and chop th ed car i en. A t !l'u‘ | wreck Befor erfously west, i all the more moved it the top of Bill” Donovan taken was axes ugh the debris of the effort to reach the ain sped on from Erfe followed dead or injured was pecessary to hack e telescoped among from the ¢ar. His body was dis- were by some could be car t covered by Mrs. Heydler. The more winued on seriously Second injured v Page) Veteran Gate Tcnder at Main St. C ross nz Dead Charles J tender road crossing died last night 66 years. He and a son, William Mr but voung a gate loan came t man Previous York, New an sinee to Ne ra molder time w ond was at loca was head of nera Ker ' ney & O working Haver age of ved by New used wreck- strick- | there to of the away Wild last re about wife ¥ jed for i employe factorie mplete here One Family Houses to Be Sold Without Any Profit Concord, N. H., Dee family po object th ing he and ase s Arsigned selling the 10 persons having not According to t hildre ter the officers of the |0 work without pay. iation which s here today al purpose 16 fited in has fo of by came ascociation 1 Hartfor he The Chase ~or i v 4 family without iIN. Y. Legal had jumped uext section pulled | it | HIRE INMATE. KEEPER AT CHE MURDERED BY Meriden, Dec. 10.—Police here were notified that Alexander Hoag, Nova Scotia, keeper at Cheshire reformatory, was slain this forenoon with an axe and a search being made for Philip Rousch, an inmate from New Haven as his murdered. Telegram to Ogren Hints Haller May Come to This City GEN, JOSEPH HALLER No one can be found who knows definite whether Gen- eral Joseph Haller, commander of the Polish army, will visit New Britain tomorrow. It was originally planned to tender reception to the Polish leader, but plans went awry when word was received that he could not come to this eity and the re. ception was abandoned Commander Ogren of Fddy- Glover American Legion, r ived a telegram today in dicating that Gen. Haller might to this eity. Whether his visit would be of an official na- ture or for the purpose of pay ing his respects to Rev. Lucyan Bojnowskl is not know. The telegram was rather vague come | | SAY MI]THERS NLAW BREAR UP MANY HOMES Blames Them for Much Trouble New York, | 1law break up 10, hom ~Mothers-in« 5 than any i- of the Legal Ad T traditions they said, was years of service to can life, offic clety, today asserted mother-in-law jok organization's 47 [New York's poor. | “Mothers-in<law are | most of the thousands | dimicuity cames which has | the Aid society fn reeent yoars,” | Leonarda McGee, ‘a the |etety, said. “There three ns for this mother-in-law acording to our statistics mother think is good enough [a mother frequently her child own plans and third, where the boy or girl has been a wage-carner, the dislikes | sharing her accustomed income with | another responsible for domestie to come Legal orney for 80 rea complex, First any other woman's child u in for her ek in the mar the thwarting ambitions own; of of mother mother cases’ re first wife sympathy gets both ys the girl is not always in-law domes after nd, a for pre tic ations the young dominate in work Naturs | with her to her our Iy, hush mothe Usua and The and, as 1y mother as the helpful there sequence A re b it comes to the L3 L different story. Fathe not the equat | They usually mors | the tude cony advice given intellige many broken homes in con- ot nt as it interferes but when s it is quite mother-in-law seldorr W r %on is involved rs-in much. i vindict not sym and t along a ar wit? young people of ‘Let ‘em onut right LOVEJOY IS CAPTAIN Brilliant Yale Center 1= Flected Foot- ball Leader FPor the 1921 Seasom— Team To Be Dined Tuesday Night Winslow 1 of Mon ain of the New M "3 H Love clair WEATHER ° Pec. 10 —~Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Tncreasing low tonight followed by rain on Tudsday ™ Hartford, Aid Society | it might be, | D0 20, —SIXTEEN PAGES TRI0 WHO STOLE JUDGE'S AUTO SEEKING FREEDOM ida A=k Board 10, 192 INSURGENTS START MARCH ON CAPITAL Chillicki. Saltis and Gy 10,000 Troops Reported Advanc- IS THREATENED prison at Wethersfield for of State of Parvdons for Release From Pr Saltis vouths and who the the were state theft w. appeal today and wrecking of Judge George Klett's automobile in 1920, will before the board pardons and petition that the given their freedom, setting that the terms were exces that they have been sufficiently ished for their deeds. The boys were arraigned court here August 23, 1 ), Klett automobile had been from Washington street, White's crossing near smashed up and put on the tracks to be struck by the Waterbury train In police court the three yvoung men, with others who have since been given their freedom, said the car was taken to “get square with Kiett The case of George Evanoff who killed hs wife and placed the body in a trunk on West Main street, two yvears ago, will not com before the board of pardons at this time, it was stated by prison authorities today. JUAREZ Capture of Jalapa, Capital h Rebel Forces of Vera Cruz, by pun Formally Announced by the Obre- in police after the stolen to Plainville, gon Administration. By The Assoclated Press Vera Cruz, Mexico, Dec. 10.—Insur- | gent troops have left Vera Cruz under orders for an advance toward Mexico City. At various points along tht In- | ter-Oceanic Railway they will be joined by other contingents, and the united forces will then proceed to- ward the capital, advancing in two directior It is estimated that about 10,000 troops a ailable for this movement, General Be | er, Obregon office {ed to have been taken rlanga and Colonel May- s, who were report- executed after the capture of Julapa, were spared. Col- Mayer was one of 200 prisoners in the fight who were brought DROVE AUTF ™™ RANK onel tuken cre last A is ‘latanero Alegria Orle No Mystery About len&" man’s Death, Police Authorities Declare f Obregon troops is have been de ted in a skirmish that took place in Nayarit territory. Generals Ortega and Maya, loyalists, were killed in the engage- | ment. G | vancing Guadalaja ent chieftains by al I | reinforcement t Mar reported to Indications of mysterious circum- toward Mexico City from |stances in connection with the death has informed the insurg- |of Frederick W. Zimmerman, of 46 here that an attempt | Wainut street, who was killed by a rreira land federal | passenger train near the Cremo brew- rom Sinaloa and Son- [ery Suturday night, are not taken unillo was frustrated by |seriously by the police, who believe | {the dead man was drunk. Zimmer- | Dee. 10.—~{man who was In his automobile wus ave ordered pa-|killed almost instantly shortly before northern end of |11 o'clock when train No. 85, bound | te the report that | for New York, struck him about 300 | Gene Nicolus Rodriguez has cross- | feet north of the brewery. |ed the Rio Grande with body of Zimmerman drove his car to the men and was threatening Juarez, end of Belden street and then appar- todriguez headed an uprising one |ently became bewildered and turned g0 betwoen Juarez and Chihua- | off into the empty lot or swamp to the { and successful in prevent-fore, Wheel marks in the vicinity in- | ing rall traffic between the two eities | gjoute that several time he ran into a | {for several hours, Ile was last hoara | four foot bank, and backed off, final. from in ¥I Puso, being arrested on a1y climbing the bank and driving one |eharge of violating the neutrality | wheel over the car trucks. When the laws. {train camo along he was on a south bound trwck, with the whee) over a rall which stands full 10 inches from the road bed and was unable to extricate himself from | his position ! The crash completely demolished | the car and carriced portions of it al | most 1,000 feet away before the | |train could be stopped. Zimmerman was thrown about b0 feet, The only eye witness to the dent, Henry ¥. Baker, of 115 | ford road, immediately notified [ police department and the police am- | bulance was sent to the seene, Life | was still existent in the injured man |© was picked up by the train |crew but he died on the stretcher before the ambulance arrived, Belden street comes to a bind end ’ lat the Cremo brewery but there is| nothing to prevent a car from being | |driven onto the track, execept the height of the rails, At the | whe the accident oceurred tracks are on top of a four foot b Zimmerman drove to the the street, stopping just befo reached the railroad and turned to the left driving about through the swampy ground and the cinder bank to the railroad tra 1t shortly after 1 o'clock when drove the brewery to Henry Carlson street, night watchman, t time until the arriva was floundering about trouble with hie ard voices but Zimmermar some eral Estrada, who also is ad-| %5 M ¥ | chinuahua city, Mexieo, Military authorites trols throughout the | the to investi 1 A was Jalapa € al Ase ¥ City, Dee. Via lLaredo, 10, ~Capture of Jalapa, [ pn.v. of the state of Vera Cruz this (Saturday) morning, by rebel forces, | was officlally confirmed here tonight. | With this single it was de- | clared in officlal quarters that the re Ivolt headed by General Guadalupe Sanchez, who favors the presidential | candidacy Adolfo de la Huerta had | reached the maximum development with the nueleus of the out. centered the city of Ve s of Guadalajara “aptured By s fco fex., Dee 5 success accl- strat- | the | possible, break it | Cruz and in the state |ana Jaliscoft The defenders of the oin the il as he Jalapa, a portior which rushed retired 1o the Orie together olunteer who quipped. At Oriental rganized foree will officers and tated | | of to nearby with | were pe | this badiy m ntal garrison, ' spot | the ank.| end of he y « await re nts it refr proper equipn fore was Mexico s fa Lare Tex., Pre bregon, pecompanie hi Mexi- or Trap few diviel of troops whict Amaro i g 18 | ( eft yato under co City tor to re was past 8 preparis cording 2 i« arisor and of | trom 1) 1 trai retary of par 1 at P r rast! Mr be sure ap car General tly having Carlson he it [ nounce Texas Man Kills Wife and l)dughtel. sShoots Himself |.‘ Avwvw*]! was to himse vicinity This sectior popular rendez At night and es rding to Mr or one is said 1o g co the ous for motori fer i there W \tlsot there or | his 1 probabl family Offic girl he or| Pleasant Valley Man Hit By Train, Instantly Killed Thompsonville Has Blaze That Does $15,000 Damage ITALIAN PARLIAMENT ENDs Harlen Garage Robbed by Lone Holdnp \hn o{ QZ )00 HUSSIAN RYE SHORTAGH i right front | " \eCue | sented —_— & Daily Circulation 10,059 Average Week Pndmg Dec. 8th PRICE THREE CENTS POLICEMAN VICTIM OF HOAX. HE SAYS Peterson Hints Fellow Ofiicers Planted “Drunk” on His Beat THEN SPIRITED HIM AWAY mission to Considers Hints of Suspicion Tomorrow Night—New Licutenant of Detectives May Be Created—Wage Raise Discussion. that Supernumer= iward Peterson is was the vietim of other members whe man whom he under arrest was spirited he was telephoning for the patrol. A report on the Peterson will be made at a meeting of the police commission tomorrow night by the discipline committee, which gave Peterson a hearing last week. Peterson arrested a man whom he supposed to be drunk and left him in charge of a stranger while he went to the office of the Corbin Screw Corpor- ation to notify police headquarters to rol. When he irned to i arrcsted had terson it understood ary is Policeman d that convinee he hoax by of the had placed perpetrated force n a away while case lis- believed he ap” by brother offi- Qhat “drunk” was not u the influence of liguor but was simply playing a role to get Peterson in trouble, Whether the discipline committoe was impressed by his story is not known but all the facts in the case will be reported to the commis- sion. Peterson was mittee to explui umed the 150 before the come his failure to arrest a man who had a revolver in his pose session with Peterson's knowledge. y Name Licutenant of Detectives It was learned good authority today that the matter of creating & lieutenant’s position in the detective bureau of the police department will come up for discussion at the ergular meeting of the commissioners tomor- row night. It is understood thalt mems bers of the board have seriously con- sidered the advisability of creating such a berth in the department and now feel that some definite action should be taken New Britain is one of the few cities in the state which does not have a leutenant or captain at the head its detective bureanu, Scergeant William acting as chief of the de. tectives but has no official titie, He was placed Ju charge of this depurte ment by Chief William C. Hart, who formerly held that position MeCue in L for Promotion The creation of the berth would place one man officially in charge of the detectives with sergeants and pas trolmen working under him. Although Sergeant MceCue shoulders all respons sibilities of the detective bureau he does not receive pay then other sergeants in the Becanso of the work whic been accom plished by McCue it s thought that in lne for the new position Should the board ercating the leutenant's berth it 18 it will drog up a recommendation to be the meting neil, consider on nore department has Sergeant he would be on favorably act expected t reso. lution or at common cou that body Approval of quest for a ten wages is also exy tomorrow has made in and is 1 the ect Witk believed that t favor granti to $9 that pre next of to e n neeting ief Hart Ny sut 1 1 o the Scotland, Conn., Man Found 1ncons 1= Near Auto. Dies Without Regair Semscs Postmaster W. F. Delaney In Serious Condition e of Postmas- the cffect of re- heart Aalists reassuring.