New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1924, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press || ] o | ESTABLISHED 1870 TOK @, Daily Circulation 10,251 Average Week Ending Jan 12th .. PRICE THREE CENTS AND YOKOHAMA HIT NEW QUAKE, MANY DEAD | CUVILLIER AGAIN CHARGES COMMISSIONER ENRIGHT IS | .CHAMPION OF BOOTLEGGERS New York Assemblyman Renews Startling Ac- cusations Against Head of Gotham Police De- | partment His Outburst Made in Reply To Attack on Him in Newspaper—Assembly in an Uproar. Albany, N, Y,, Jan, 15.—Speaking on a question of high personal privi- lege in the assembly today, Louis A, Cuvillier, democrat, of New York, reiterated charges made nearly a year ago against Police Commissioner Bichard E. Enright of New York city. It was only with difficulty and over repeated attempts to stop him made by minority leader Maurice Bloch and Assemblyman Frederick L. Hacken- burg, democrat, of New York, that Mpr. Cuvilller succeeded in repeating his charges that Commisioner Enright was “In league with bootleggers” and lad “demoralized the police depart- ment." In rising to the quéstion of personal privilege, Mr, Cuvillier stated that he had been attacked by Commissioner Enright in the morning news- papers and he wished to reply. Under the rul of the house u question of high personal privilege Is in order at any time, Accuses Commissioner “It has come to a prelty pass,” de- clared Mr, Cuvillier, “when a member of this house is to be dragged into court and sued for statements made us a member of the legislature, as 1 have been, But Enright can’t intimdate me or sllence me by stating that no one pays any attention to the ravings of Cuvilliar. 1 charge Commissioner Richard Enright with being a hootlcgge . Bloch Protests Assemblyman Bloch was on his feet instantly in an attempt to interrupt, declaring he rose to a question of personal privilege, “You can't rise to anything,” said Mr.. Cuvillier, Speaker H. Edmund MacHold ruled Mr. Bloch out of or- der, but when Mr. Cuvilller attempted to resume, Assemblyman Hackenburg took up the effort to cut him off with a question of information. Speaker MacHold restored order only by re- peated use of his gavel, “The chair rules in support of the right of a member to reply at any time on a question of high personal privilege to any attack made upon him,” the speaker said. “The gentle- man from New York states that he has been attacked in the newspgpers and has the floor, No one else is recognized.” Mr. Bloch tried to appeal from the ruling of the chair, but was not recog- nized. “We might as well throw away the rule book,” he sald, as Mr. Cuvillier resumed his attack. “I don't know why my friend Bloch should hold a brief for Mr. Enright,” sald Cuvilller. “He is a republican, not a democrat, and you know it.” Only the expiration of the fifteen minutes allowed a member to speak on a question of high personal privi- lege, brought Mr. Cuvillier's remarks to an end, after Mr. Hackenburg had denied him upanimous consent to con- tinue for “just two seconds.” To Drive Car Into Newly Patented Highway Fence Bridgeport, Jan. 15.—To test a newly patented highway fence, an of- ficial of a local manufacturing com pany wiil drive an automobile into a section of the fence that has been cted on the state highway fn Guil- ford tomorrow. Officials of the state highway and motor vehicle depart wents will watch the test. 1t is plan- ued to demonstrate the comparative re sults when an automobile, trave ing at 20 miles an hour, strikes a wooder feree and when it strikes the patented Laborites to Demand (‘abinet Confidence Vote T Associated Press. Jan. 15.-—The parliamen- tar jabor party today decided to bring up the question of confidence in the Baidwin government for decision dur- ng ¢ jebate on the reply to the speech from the throne. At a meet- ing prior to the assemby of the house of mmons an amendment to the repls ramed, reading as fol- fows 10 awever, our duty spectfully to submit to your majesty that your majesty’s present officers have not the confidence of this house.” ere By London re- FOUR BROTHERS ARE . SENTENGED BY JUDGE, One Gets Year for Jail Breaking, One to Reform- { atory, Two to Prison | New Haven, Jan, ~—Four Bou- tilier brothers—Curtis, Edison, Gor- don and Vernon—were sentenced to | | penal institutions today by Judge | Nickerson. The first two escaped {from the county jail here Friday and | were caught on a downtown street yesterday, They were sentenced for | jadl breaking, Curtis, 24, to an addi- | {tional year in jail with seven months | of an unexpired sentence, and Edison, | |18, to the reformatory. The other | brothers pleaded guilty to theft of a | motor car and were each given 13 | | months to two years in state prison. ;l'm'lln d Edison were taken from | city court to the higher court on | a bench warrant and in that court GERMAN CURRENGY | OFFIGUAL CALLED | | Dawes Invites Dr. Schacht g Come to Paris Immediately | WANT T0 GETAHIS VIEWS Reparations Experts' Committee Anxi- ous to Get Some Solution For the Stabilization of the Mark—Young | Begins Duties, By The Associated Press, Paris, Jan, 15.—The experts of which Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes is chairman began this morning its task of examing the re- sources of Germany. The members committee of | | met promptly at 10 o'ciock at the un- head- official American reparation quarters, Dr. Schacht Invited Dr., cht, president of the Reichsbank and Germany currency ! commissioncr, has been invited by the expert | stigating commitiee head- | ed by Charles G. Dawes to come to| Parls iImmediately, it was a,nnoum:(‘d’: this afternoon. The committee desires to avail ite | selt of Dr. Schacht's Kknowledge of | the present currency situation in | Germany and receive his suggestions | | nam SANDERSON T0 INQUIRE Hushand of Nina Wilcox Putnam Wants to Know if He Should Sue for Divorce New York, Jan. 15.—Robert J. San- | derson, husband of Nina Wilecox Put- Sanderson, novelist, whose de- cree of divorce obtained in a Rhode Island court was recently vacated, in a formal statement today said he had instructed his attorneys to begin an investigation to *“determinte whether Chica; go Offers But $125,000 and .\l.v | Tanzawa mountain, in Sagami provincee, according to officials of grounds exist on which I should bring | an action for divorce against my| wife," ! The brief statement concluded as| follows: “In fairness to her the public should {‘ | suspend its judgment until the facts| | are known.” ] ALL FRENCH TAXES T0 BE INGREASED AT ONGE 20 Per Cent Boost Ordered —Other Drastic Steps to Offset Fall of Franc Paris, Jan, ~Drastic measures to meet the financial crisis caused by they were arraigned with the other |as to measures which could be quick- the abrupt plunge of the franc were | brothers, | | The Boutilier boys lived at Morrls | Cove and it is said they have been in | A fifth brother re- | | various troubles, ;c(-nxcly died. | - DEATH TOLL IS NNE | | | desire to meet the experts personal- called recoverable budget—that part| offer was $125,000 and Iy upplied to improve the status of | the mark and stabilize it. ¢ Young begis work Arthur N. Young, economic adviser to the state department, arrived her today to act as the second unofficial observer for the United States with the reparation commission, Premier Poincare has expressed a | | power, taken by the cabinet today-—the most | momentous measures affecting inter- nal affairs decided upon by the Poin- care government since it assumed The steps announced were: | A twenty per cent increase in all The practical elimination of the so| | Miss ) | The sub-committee N. Y[]RK[]R H“S[;fl -‘Reports Tell of Serious Damage at Several of Nations Leading Cities—No Casualties Among Foreigners Mentioned—Later Dispatches Say -~~_ At Capital Conn He DEMOGRATS'CHOICE Late This Aiternoon OTHER BIDS ARE LOWER Louis Omly $100.000 — National Treasurer to Retire From Office— minutes. To Visit Wilson, York took 102 Washington, Jan, 15.—New and San Francisco apparently the lead in the contest for the democratic convention as the party select the city and fix the time. There was a showdown from New York, San Irancisco, Chi- cago and St, vening of the committee, tatives of the four contenders ap- pealed before a sub-committee con- sisting of Clark Howell of Georgla; aries A, Greathouse of Indiana, and M Archer of Pennsylvania. received definite financial proposals from each of the contestants and prepared a report for the full committee, The Varfous Bids Party leaders said the bids New York and San Franclsco peared to meet with the greatest fav- or and the race was said to be nar- rowing to those two cities unless Chi- cago and St, Louls made better offers, San Francisco offered ,000 . cash and free use of the auditorium while Represen- from vse of Madison Square Garden, dec- orated and equipped. The Chica St. Louls Explosion of Gasoline Stll at Port|)y gng he is arranging a dinner for |of the budget balanced by funds re-|‘ralled with an offer of $100,000 and Arthur, Texas, Costs Lives of Em- | ployes—=Onc More Cannot Live. ‘ { Port Arthur, Tex; Jun. 15.~The death toll of the expiosion of a gaso- line still here late yesterday was in- {creased to nine today when three of the iInjured died in hospitals. An- | other man is not expected to recover. | Six others were killed outright or ! Barry of Norwalk, by Judge Mead to- | o¢ died last night following the explo-| sion which occurred at the Texas Co. | oll refinery, . RATES INCREASED, Providence, Jan. 15—The publie utilities commission today handed | down a decision granting the prayer of the N. Y., N. H, and H. rallroad company for a 20 per ceny increase [in the commutation and school ticket |rates within this state, this purpose to be held Jan, 21 at the |coverable from Germany and hereto- ministry of forelgn affairs, Jailed for 120 Days for Taking Auto for Joy Ride Greenwich, Jan, 15.—A jall sentence of 120 days for taking the automobile | of, George Delage without permission | for a Sunday ride, was given Edward | day. He will also have to pay thel costs of the case, The Norwalk police | caught Barry Sunday night after an| alarm had been sent out, | S| S SEAT ON New York, Jan, of the New York Cotton Exchange scat of Atwood Vioulett to W. R. Craig for| $32,000 today duplicated the previous | record high price, and marked an ad- | vance of $500 over the last sale. 'COURT ST. HOSPITAL CLOSED; PROPRIETRESS ON HIGH SEAS |slon and a vote. Liabilities Said to Be $15,000| With Assets Amounting| To Only Few Hundred| Dollars. ‘ The closing chapter in “The Passing | of the Court Street Hospital,” drew | near this morning when it was learn- ed that the former proprictress was on the high seas headed for the Mediterranean, most of the equipment | has been removed or is in the process | lof belng removed by creditors and | the ¥. M. C. A. is taking steps to take possession of the building. Miss Laura Wadsworth, who was until recently, Mrs. Laura Demos, the | | former proprietrese left the Hartford | hospital & few days ago, where she | had been taken following her attempt at suicide and now is out of the coun- try, or according to her attorney, 8. G. Casale, is “beyond the jurisdiction of the courts.” | After a long perfod of difficulties with her former husband, George e mos, a Church strect restaurant own lor, Miss Wadsworth obtained a di vorce and a few days afterwards se cured passage for a trip through the Mediterranean Upon her statement that she posed to leave the ecountry, Miss Wadsworth brought down upon her institution a flock of creditors, deputy sheriffs, constables, etc., armed with attachment papers and a body writ whereby they planned to take posses sion of the proprivtor as well as her farnishings AL the time of the serving of the body writ Miss Wadsworth went into an upstairs and swallowsd a quantity of merphine, strychnine and tincture of digitalis. She later recoy ered in the Hartford hospital TAabilities are said to have run be tween $13, and $15,000, while her |assets were said to be only a few hundred. Most of the furnishings have been removed by a Hartford fur niture company and the operating | room equipment still remaining is said 16 be owned by a New York hospital. | The bullding is owned by the Y. M. C. A and will be converted into a| jdormltory In the near future. | pro ronm SKATING CARNIVAL AT | SHUTTLE NEADOW CLUB House Committee Announces that Af. fair for Members and Their Guests Will Be Held This Evening The house committee of the Shuttle Meadow club announces through the | “Herald” that it has been planned to hold a skating carnival at the club thi evening for members and guests of members only. The Phitharmonic band will furnish music for the skat. ing and coffe and sandwiches will h served at the pond. The affair will| start at 8 o'clock It is necessary because of the uncer- tainty of the weather, to give short notice on these affairs and the club cannot send out announcements far in advance. The iee is now said to be perfect, and the condition of the moon lends a great deal of enjoyment to outside affairs. The pond at the fifth tee has been fitted out for skating parties this year and the upper pond abandoncd. Lights have been strung and there is a place for shelter and a fire. Guests may ap- proach the pond by antomobile, turn- ing off the road to the clubata point near Maleolm Farmer's residence and continuing across the golf course It is expected that there will be at skaters at the affair, though will accommodate many more. ARMS GO TO “REDS" Antonio, Jan. 15.—American and ammunition heing de tivered into the hands Mexican troc ing the red and black colors of holshevism according to reports of eye witnesses who have arrived in San Antonio from the Light says today s arms are who are Pledras Negras PROTEST WINS CENSORSHIP. Washington, Jan. 15 -George T. Summeriin, American charge at Mex- feo City. has been instructed to open negotiations with the Obregon gov-' ernment with reference to the order preventing the sending of any but diplomatic communications to the United States via Vera Cruz-Galves- ton cable. fore met solely by loans—a device| 1916 d | which has been weighing down most heavily upor. French finances since {the armistice—and the funding of the extraordinary budget Into the regular| one; Severe measures against tax cvasions. Rigid retrenchment in the expenses the public services; Postponement of* all bills before Parliament the voting of which would necessitate additional expenditures; | The ruthless prosecution of specu- lation on the Bourse, These measures represent termined effort of the gow ment to improve the financlal situation of France, which has reached a point where something akin to panic has been, caused among the small inves- tors, representing the bulk ot France's Invested savings, Premier Poincare, it is declared, has made up his mind to stand or fall upon the adoption of the measures by the Parliament. He will present them | personally to the chamber on Thurs. day and ask for an immediate discus-| of repression the de- The government , expects creased revenue amounting to 000,000 francs and reductions in ex- penses aggregating 8,000,000,000 francs as results of the measures, The program was presented full et at u mecting called to |order President Millerand at ten o'clock this morning, an hour carlier an in- announced to the ca by EVIDENCE SUPPORTING LINCOLN'S CONPESSION Aurora Police Find Watch, Belonging | Sug o Victim, Where Accused Said it Was Thrown The supp Aurora, 1Il., Jan. 1 of evidenee 1 il confession of Warrer yer and horticulturist t his wife and cremated the gether with that of her Ehoup ago, of Chicf of Police Wirzstoday. 1t was a g from th by two sch oln he Otto brott year was in the Detectives 1 wateh take ox Fiver here last summer boys swimming near 1 Main street bridge from which coln 1 in his confession he Shonp's watch ter bodies Henry J timepies held John ngles, 15, who securcd the from a schoolmate, was for questioning. Lan released today The rning father's actior the time the Ja 16 and the date of his disapearance some three months to add to the ot's confession incoln after a briet informal vonuth was questioning his interrogated betwe of slaying uary ater, but wa story & - —p— Aartford, Jan. 15 —Forecast for New PBritain and vicinity: Fair, <lightly warmer tonicht and Weodnesday, followed by snow or rain Wednesday night. i1 T Tt | | organization of its stafy. | mitteeman, was free use of the auditorium where the Reorganization Necessary national ‘committee also was with a. partial re Wilbur W, March of ITowa, national treasurer, announced that he would resign be- cause of his Inability to be in Wash- ington during the campaign. Mr, The confronted today Louis, prior to the con- | 2 | Tokio cabled today that Tokio and Yokohama suffered a severe _‘Site of Convention to Be Decided Le |earthquake, while many persons were By Th Taves Tokio, Jan. killed in Tokio, Are Not Extensive. I ectivnt uy w2 Lonn rsons are believed to have been Yokohama and the outside districts in today's injured. No casualties ‘among foreigners have been reported. The center of the earthquake is believed to have been near the Central Observatory, where its duration was recorded as 12 tember. Except for Its intensity was estimated as half that of last Sep- windows smashed by the shocly, plaster shaken |from the walls and tiles from the roof, no serious damage to the of offers | Imperial hotel r esulted. All the serious casualties in the affected district are said to | national committee convened today to | have been confined to Japanese. i Washington Notified Washington, Jan. 15.—JefTerson Caffey, American charge at {earthquake shock causing temporary suspension of railway serv- |ice, the water supply, the electric lighting system, and telegraphic {and telephonic communication. He said Tokio newspapers es- |timated that 50 persons were killed. No Americans were report- |ed among the dead. Frederic De Leclercq, second secretary of {the American embas; FOR YEAR IS FORECAST the French tax rolls, to take effect| New York offered $150,000 and free Chairman Ha" of l,‘in.nce which oceu | immediately, | 0 1 emocratic convention was held. | Greathouse, who is the Indlana com- | d to be slated for election either treasurer or as na- tlonal secretary to succeed Ed Hoff- man of Indiana, who resigned some time ago. After the committee’s business ses- sion today it will visit the home of tormer President Wilsorl, who is said to be anxlous to recelve the commit tee members informally Reasonable Hotel Rates All of the bidders for the conven- tion gave assurances of reasonable hotel rates. New York's representa- tives sald thers would be no increase n current rates, while 8t. Louis prom- 1 an average of $4 a day for rooms, San Francisco and Chicago made blanket promises against exeessive rates. St Louls waived any rights to motion picture other privileges which would produce revenue, After a briel open session, the ommittee closed its doors to receive and reports of various sub-committees but | 1 n arrangement for postponing the convention city with today Deficit Among the that of the national tre ing a deflcit of $180,000. tor uidating the debt stion that members committee and the conventio rrangement committe pay their ytel bills and other expenses at the vention. This would afford a s¢ of $40,000 to $50.0¢ Bids Are Explained. When the repe the sub-committee was submitted ed that in addition to th ate of $180.000 ceived W asurer, Pyoposals ineluded of the na reports r as show ing convention had guaranteed a cisco fund of Chicago's bid plained backed by republicat 1is offer pledges of 0 was see The cqua guar the Chie convention satd to b offer of § induceme r rates o $150,6 with Garden and expense nt was said to me ately Square ter (“hicago " a was heard firs fuil commitie 1 Mayor William E. Dever. § Hurley, and George E. Pre nois added 1o 1} wing o $40,000 1 wan Pred national committeen PETITION 1S DENTED Hartford, Jan. 15 —T1 ) commission has of the Hartford an order ‘o ni Fleo fties tition Co Mscriminating executed by it trie Light and vilie. There was a he tition at the capitol Judge William ¥ for the Ha and Attorn the Union Electric position to the petition prices Elec Union and the 1om Power Co. o | pared down more closely than usual. until | full | the GRAND LIST Board Expects Total fe to Be The amendment to passed by the this year. grand list will be 1, instead of February 1 assessors one more month to complete their tasks, Although it is n for a certain list this year will than last. Hall of the the matters because grand list appropriations must the mind probability of This cond affect the work of mittee” of the meets next month, departmental appropriations will be | corded on th The business of will necessaril new charter relfef board will go this part jef February, earings days of in its be to the Whiskey and Other Liquor Seized in Roma Restaurant Rakl De- stroyed Today ed Woods in more iskey and yrning th Judge was IDENTIFIED Driven From Philadeiphia, New York- or Who Shot Messenger in $15.000 Theft is Trost October sald he fe and daughter be- Iy ae one of the me e hold up and the one who fired the shots at him grand list for the next year will be published this year one month later than in other the calling for such a change having been legislature, Because of this ¥ until all have been made, it Is said Chairman board of finance and taxa- tion has advised his commission that, likelihood of a finance board when it amendment year instead March 2 stigation closed and recommenc hoard of finance POLICE POUR 500 GALLONS OF RED WINE INTO SEWER " Arrested at 7, suffered a fractured wrist. Extensive Damage Reported, Th Associated Press, - — | REDUCTION . Shanghai, Jan. 156—Extensive dame |age. including destruction of houses at Numadzu and interruption of all communication in the vicinity of To- kio and Yokohama has followed in the wake of a heavy earthquake d this morning, accords to advices received from the afe d distriet by the Nihon Dempo, & Japanese press association here, The reports state that the emperop and the e¢mpress are safe at Nue madzu, despite widespread destrucs tion in that city, in which many houses are sald to have been shaken down. The imperial villa, located al Numadzu, was damaged, hows ever, the reports state, When Damage Is Greatest. area greatest damage is en between the towns ng Lower fiscal ears, an charter not elty's effective t the The announced March said to have allowing the of Gotemba which is about §0 miles in which southwest of Tokio, and Koozu, and southward in the vicinity of Hakone, according to reports received over & single rallway line kept in operation by the Kobe railway burecau between Tokio and Honshu Slight damage was sufiered by distriet between Tokio and Kooz vices from this ted. quake was felt at about 200 miles southwest of Tokio, in the provinece of Owari, and in Shizuoka, in Surs provinee, along Buruga bay. Shocks Last 14 Minutes The meteorological observatory at Osaka announced after the quake and it 1s said that |that the width of the osclllations re- seismograph by the {earth shock was 38 5-10 millimeters, The quake lasted for 14 minutes. The seismological center apparently was The off the Kishu coast, it was stated The Eastern News Agency has ree ceived reports that the damage to Tokio xtensive, but that it was severe in the Kwanto distriet and Hakone iruga province, telephor raph and train s stopped as a result of wrought by the earth shoeks, No Fire In Tokio s recelved by Nihon it 6 o'clock this morning from that the s ho sign of Tokio. A re- ear Tokio, cphone serve uspended, ines put out of of be ot possible to state assessments that the slightly lower Edward 1% be the , ade The lower of eity finances and be handled with a lower list in ition will probably the “pruning com- board of affected the y be re into session March of in the and will conciude . After five the books tions made and taxation. carly A8 not ¢ east of in & where jamage will Advic Dempe howe iee at tne and the comm The ough eripe at that time, condemur by Pro U S EXTENSIVE DAMAGE w Houses Are Demolished in Namadrm, Somthwest of Tokio, According To Farly Dispatches Houses wers on Suruga where the 4 extensive f the terrd carthauaka reports burean AS ROBBER and railway com- belt extending thwestward along the to N at least nearly 200 is reported. Tokio and 1 to have been 180« hort time after the earths Homs kohama are ik » hoia oy et Great Britain Recognizes 24 when $18 was takern at his home e & New Grecian Government to say ™ Great Britain hs Gresk governgent, the harge here w ficially ad- London foreign of- they ex- pect American recognition to folleow | Great Britain's action Ia recognized the Taken | British ifed by Ko in the west s o s ider vised today fic Offie by the n who parti es declare