New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1924, Page 1

By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN, BOK NOW OFFERS 70 GIVE _ WAGHONID s ANOTHER $100,000 FOR ANY 3 '5;”%,}‘{"353{; PLAN SUITING COMMITTEE Two Important Offices—New Prii For International Peace and Op- posed England Going 1o Wai By The Associated Press, Logdon, Jan. ime Minister Baldwin shortly before noon today |tendered the resignation of his min- | istry to King George and advised the sovereign to send for Jaumes Ramsay MacDonald, Accepts Resignation. The king accepted Mr. Baldwin's advice and summoned Mr, Maenon- tor . How ldea ls Recelved Commission to Arrange Labor Leader Announces His First| Hundreds of local commuters will Minister Always H; Been Strong | . sion for a hearing on proposed in- Moses ° Following | . s i known today. pany's plan to change commutation Washington, Jan., 22.—An ofter to|ers wi ho feel the new rates are exor- |ald, the labor leader, for an audience with- |application is to be renewed, locai inet. He remained in Buckingnam | Muses, republican, New Hampshire, nominal charge, and books good for |the parliamentary labor party, and » “to defray the expenses of a nation- | three months books aneg nation of Prime Hinisler | . Also Offers To Pay Entire| COMMUTERS RENEW . Expense of a National FIGHT ON NEW RATEcousings PREMERstp WITH FOREIGN OFFIC . 3 5 24 B P bli Hearmgs Change in Policy by Uniting These y Public 5 join with other patrons of the “New Haven” lines in renewing their peti- |creases in commutation rates which % 24 the railroad company plans to make Senator’s Criticism of - His Recent Peace Plan| Several weeks ago, following an-| the rates, a protest was raised and the utilities commission was asked to duplicate his $100,000 prize to the au- [bitant. No action was taken by the |at noon. e any peace plan, selected by commission and mow tmat the time-| Mr. Baldwin's audience with tne ¥ r«»nuénmm as the best to come 11 iis notlee, was ma ‘e today by Ed-|users of commutation books say. | palace for 40 minutes, Under the old plan ticket books! Mr. MacDonald, accompanied by | chalrman of the comnmitter, Will Pay for Reterendum, |three months could be purchased fos twice the price of the one month wid vivm if desired, and fn all [tion of the respe the plan which your an increase of 25 per cent on the | month rates, : k) Referendum to Find . A I Will Ask Public Utilities —_ ‘ oy k: % na- Makes Proposition to Sena- |t ues b e e o effective February 10, it became | nouncement of railroad com- Award, hear representatives of the commut- t committee investigating | for the new charges is nearing, the lcinl: came after a meeting of the cab- ward W, Bok in a ietter to Senator| good for one month were sold at ;.Y.lohn Robert Clynes, deputy leader of | “I will also agree,” Mr. Dok wrote, books. The new rates call for aboli- comtnitie. lects the same financial | present one refer e give suppoti accorded by me to the pres-| The commuters offer little objees- ent piar {tion to the proposed 25 per cent in- Eaplalning that ) offer had been |crease in the one month books, but | fufluenced by the intimation at yes- [the discontinuing of three months terd meeting the committee | books coffects an Increase in charges cag predisposed in favor of athat amounts to very nearly 100 ar kind of plan,” Mr. Bok de-|per cent. that this was the case or that the The average book of award was selected “with the fmonth was sold at sred] for three months at Dows new schedule the one month book reg will cost $12,60, three months trave; | amouating to $37.50, as against $20 under the old plan, It is the commuters’ plan to argus before the utilitics commission, »» given an opportunity, that the sfare and railroads should be interested » promoting the practice of commuta« tion, rather than discouraging it by demanding and ali ing high fares Commutation, they s.y, cuuses parts of the state to be opencd up for haty- ation that might not otherwise de- velop In mauy times vhe numver of years now required. Tt also rellev congestion in the citics and is bene- ficlal from a health standpoint, th declare in support of their claim that the utilities commission should act in their lnu-rum. IS AWARDED ALIONY Mrs. Faydt of Bridgeport a $10,000 a Year good for one about $10 and Jary $20. Under tn. 0 ) positic 't Know Cost, rd to the cost of the can peace award campaign, its leclared he aid not the nformation required by the sted that Cor- reasurer of the shon'd bo gummoned, Bok's Letter, 0 toxt of Mr, Bok's letter to Ben- s tter of the 21st of me that you have | whbandoned the hearifg set for today “You say that your course is based wpon my refusal to state the amount of moncy provided, or to be provided ¢ e, ln connection with the Ameri- Ax I stated to your ay morning, I do| » amount spent | e conduet of the sward, You must ize that, as a yeattor ordinary good taste, I ought not be placed in the position of | dizcussing the amount of money I am spending in a service T have under- taken on behalf of the American peo- e | RAMSAY MacDONALD H. Thomas arrived at the palaes shortly before Mr. Baldwin's aui- ence was concluded, Machonald Accepts, Mr. MacDonald's audience with the Kking lasted an hour. The king in- Ivited him to form a government, and | Mr. MacDonald' aceepted, Mr. MacDonald, it was stated this afternoon, will combine the forclgn office with the premiership. According to press reports, Mr MacDonald stated his intention f combining the foreign owice and the | premiership to the labor members of {parfament at a meeting this after- | noon addind that one of his first steps Bridgeport, Jan. 22.-<Mrs. John C.|would be to ‘bring the league of na- | Faydt was given a divorce by Judge |tions within the purview of the for. Isaac Wolfe in superior court today. |eign scerctaryship and alimony of $4,000 with §18 weekly The New Cabinet | additional, TIntolerable cruclty was| 7The new labor cabinet was officially | alleged. The husband is former | announced this afternoon as follows: superintendent of the American Tube | Ramsay MacDonald, premier and and Stamping company, and before | gecrotary for foreign affairs. this action according to evidence of-| John Robert Clynes, lord privy seal | fered recelved a salary of $10,000 afand deputy leader in the house of | year but of late has been working as| commons. a laborer at the General Eleetrie Lord Parmore, lord president of the | company’s plant here. council. Tn commenting on the employment | Visgount Haldane, phase of the case Judge Wolfe sald | Philip Snowden, chancellor temper. | Faydt had deliberately neglected 10| exchequer. o her Diieaw | Obtain more remuncrative employ-| Arthur Gegreen atove | pero| MeNt In order to embarrass Mrs. | home affairs e Gl I | s L R o aa] e M. G, - doubt” said Judge Wolfe “as soon as | colonies | when it began to rise. Temperatures |y, o g fy finally disposed of that he | Stephen Walsh, secretary for war. nearer the zero polnt were reported |y yaye no difficulty in securing em- | Sir Sydney Oliver, head of the In- | -+ outiaying """'jl“id;':l A ":"r"’,':_ :" ployment (hat will bring greatly in- | dia office. the winter, The cold wave is expected 'r’l‘hul s ot M Brigadier-Gen. to continue in force for another 24 O Tt T e | TToy S N h . hurcas oficials stated. during the trial to be worth $4,000 Viscount Chelmsford Iourn, ¥ with a claim of $4,000 against his | the admiraity. cheer \‘.hh'h( wife's brother. | Sidney Webb, president of the board ather in Liteh- a0 e Sou— . John Wheatiey, minister of healtn BESSONNE Wiy wee St On e Three Suits Against Noel Buston, minister of agricul- g & o ke g { Ex-Owner of Hospital e apent in t Gets Vere | atet—Husbang, belief Man, Working as a Laborer, strongthened in my am ANOTHER 24 HOURS OF (0L WENTHER LIHEL Winsted Has 8 to 10 Below ~-Ice Men See Visions of (Good Harvest age Fifteen) | lord chancellor. of the N« e Ja 22 The w Haven, Jan ™ Henderson, secretary for Wt the five hefol ature | yearhed shortly secretary for the arrival of the Christopher Thomp- ! first lord of weather Jan, 22.-The 710 today Winsted eame out we was secretary Adameson, for | of the | of president tral inbor. m dom below Vernon Wedgwood, chancel the Duchy of Lancaster. Baldwin, on the smbling of commons announce® ni's resignation and 1 of it. There we Colone! Josiah lor for Mr of the the go king's « Epringfleld, Mass, Jar That P erest of the cold wave has passed was indieated by slightly higher tempera tnres at some western New England points this morming than at midnight White River Junetion, Vi, reported 20 below zero at 10 last night, 12 be jow at midnight and zero at 6 this morning. Drattleboro, Vi, had zero p m. The official record for this ity 4 abeve, with figures rang ing down to zero unofficially. T condition of Distriet Chief| Chg des 8. Taylor of the fire depart- o fell 30 feet from an ice- while directinug the fight of several fires last might d serions today hor o e plance of last night locked the lakes, ponds . Willlam and courses solidly. 1t was 14 below The Dickinson Drug O has | o otiand in the southern part Norfolk at|brought suit through Attorney A. W.|Seotiand. - m. and 8 to 10 below in the cen- | Upson against Miss Laura Wadsworth, { C. P Trevelyan, part of that town; zero at 7 a.|formerly Mrs. laura Dem one | board of "";"""""‘ - ; at Bureville, zero at Satan's King- | Ume proprietor of the Court street L g at § p. m. and from zero to 9 hospital, for #1560, the case being re- INRTNGRN, P—— In various parts Winsted, | ttrnable in ecity court. The Hospital = importing Co., of New York, through Attorney Joseph G. Woods, has Lronght suit for $400, and Mrs. Rose | Smith has brought suit. for §100, through Attorney Donald Constable Pred Winkle sers re pers, which are returnable in court the first Monday in February Mayor [’aonesn to Talk i To P. & T. Association or A. M. Paonessa is scheduled to give the address of the evening at the meeting of the Parents and Tenchers' association of the Smalley school, which will be held this eve ning at ) o'clock. The teachers will follow, ¢ ch will come the address by Lhe lefreshments bes erved. (Continued on Seventh I'age) British Dominions Favor qulmr Treaty With U. wotuted Press was © 2—The British do- un.-mmnuu‘ approved | the Anglo-American submitted to them by government. The draft had been agreed u | Washington got 1rondon minions has |the arart of Hquor treaty British spproved Londen crnments met w Adited 1adde against o was considere the thus by the Boston shivered wil first severe eold wave of the winter. From a masimum of 26 degrees carly sterday morning there was a steady drop through the day and night to a minimum of four early today. It sceompanied by | Georgia presidential primary a strong northwest wind. Eisewhere to be held March 19, it was announc- | rounds and died in chair. Heart in New England the mercury fell far|ed here late yesterday after a meet- | disease caused death, the medeal ex- | below zero. ling of supporters of the Missourian. | aminer sald. ‘ S WHILE ON DUTY New Haven, Jan. 22.—Martin Glea- son, 67, inspector for the New Haven Gas Co. sought shelter from the cold the ot the city supply house on Water lection | stret late yesterday while on his Bouston today in t REED TO ENTER RACH A rcll"ll be ’ Allanta, Ga Jan. 22 States Senator James A. Reed wiil a democratic candid«te was a | obtained $100,000 in | poenaed by the senate | further examination, Albert B. CONNECTICUT TUESDAY JANUARY 22, FALL SUBPOENAED FOR NEW BRITAIN HERALD &0 [ LENINE'S DEATH IS FURTHER QUESTIONWG\ Form Ordered In Washingeon—Says He's Glad of er Cabinet Officer Chance to Explain. Washington, Jan. 22. lclal) Albert B. Fall has been sub-| | poenaed by the senate public lands| committee, investigating the Tmpnu l)ome Oil lease, to appead bhefore It lor further examination. | The committee will ask him aga 'nl 1921 to enlarge! regarding the sources from whic his ranch holdings in New Mexi Former Sec- The former secretary is now on record before the committee as asserting | that he obtained money from Edward | B. McLean, the Washington newspa- per publisher, but the latter has testi- fied that the check he gave Mr. Yall| | were returned uncashed. New Orleans, Jan. ‘'ormed today that he h 22 22.—When in-| 1 been sub- | public lands committee investigating the Teapot Dome oil lease to appear before it for former Secretary Fall said that upon receipt | of official information he would re- turn to Washington. “I shall welcome the opportunity to tell the committee all I know about the lease,” he said. Mr. Fall was served with the poena at 11 o'clock by United State Deputy Marshal Moseley, He imme- diately called Washington on long dis- tance telephone. Mr, Fall said he de- sired to take his wife, who is #i, to | EI Paso before going to Washington. | The subpoena is returnable January sub- ,\l«.-nnnme it was revealed that the | Department of Justice, acting upon the personal direction of President | Coolidge, is “observing” the course of | the senate investigation, | premier | the | 1922, OFFICIALLY TOLD INRUSHAN CABLE Premier of Soviet Russia Died at §:50 'Clock on Monday An -nan — Advt. Dept., Hartford, Conn, IMPORTANT ruwtiivnt EFFECT IS EXPECTED Although No General Disqueit in a Political Russia is Expected, will Which Now ists L Tangle Require te Handling—Re- moval of His Influence Likely to Increase Chaotic Conditions, Associated Press Jan. 22.—-Nicolai Soviet Russia, is The end came o'clock Monday afternoon, death was not announced time afterward. News Is Surprise News of his death, while not un- expected to these who had heen closest to him in the soviet councils, came unexpectedly at this time to the great majority, as the most re- cent reports had been that the premier was considerably improved in health, ‘While there bas been continuous anxiety for Lenine's con- dition since he was stricken in June, public attention huh lately been By The Moscow, Lenine, dead, at but for of uged 54 b:50 years, ome 1924. —EIGHTEEN PAGES. Connecticut State \verage Daily Circulation Week Endmg 10 2 l 2 Jan. 19th . P RI("' THREE (_P NTS FLAMES WIPE 0UT VILLAGE IN VERMONT AND ANOTHER AT GREENVILLE, RHODE 1S. w"N DOWN SOURCE One Woman Killed and F BOOTLEG LIQUOR MonetaryLoss$500,000 at Lyndonville, Vt.— Providence Sends Aid to Nearby Town County Ofl'lcnalb Are After Men “Higher Up” Doolittle Case of proprietor 236 Harvey Doolittle, the top shop at the rear of Main stroet, arrested yesterday by the police charged with violation of the liquor laws and reputation, was fined $100 on one count and $150 on the other in police court this morning, by Jml,,l B. W. Alling. Doolittle, who w; rested yester upon information r ceived by the detective bureau, plead- ed nolo contendere through his uttor- ney Alfred LeWitt, who promised that his client would not re t the offense. Judge Alling later suspended sentence | on the first count Doolittle’s auto top factory on Main street was raided yesterday afternoon by Detective Sergeants William C, Me- nd Patrick McAvay and Detec- homus Feeney and Patrick | Four quarts of liquor were Athletes Rescpe Seven From Burning Boston Building —Town of North Sydney, . 8., Gutted; Damage Is $175,000. Lyndonville, Vt, Jan. 22,—One woman was killed and a number of persons were injured in a fire which { virtually wiped out the business sec- tion of this village early today. The loss is estimated at about $500,000. Mrs, Vietoria Stone, an aged wom- an who lived in an apartment on the third floor of one of the burned build- when she jumped tiv O'Mara, tound there, Taken to police headguarters he |alleged to have confessed. Sergeant is | life , | action, however, as long as the com- The president intends to take no testified in court this morning | information re- bureau, Doo- booze to ~———| McCue that according to the celved by the detective mittee’s inquiry is continued, The purpose of the department's observation §s to take note of any evi- | iittle had been supplying | dence of frregularitics or illegal ac- | 2 : | dances. tion on the part of anyone which may | : Following develop in the course of the inquiry, | from Doolittle, receipt of information the county and federal J. Hickey, py, acting tate's Attorne |tective Edwar | Sheriff Glenn I | officials were notified and County De- | Deputy | as a spe- | ings, lost here from a window. | apartments dri i temperatu | ea severe | a1 sustained bad burns, | hurt when they jumped dows, The fir a three story frame build main street of the village, Occupan en out in nd a high w y from exposure ts of other below zero wind suffer= and sever- Others were from win- started in the Stern block, ding on the It was not Prosecutor of Former Anti-Saloon {ont of the | 0. Bertsall Phillips, fund collector. | mission, |court was not | were ANDERSON MADE HIS ASSISTANT DIVIDE League Supt. Makes Open Charges \PALSE BNTRIES CLAIMED | Distriet Attormey Pecora Asserts That Superintendent Refused To Let Any One of His Employes Fam More Than He Did a Year, New York, « In order to “fool the Rockefellers,” who contrib- uted largely to the league funds, Wil- lam H. Anderson, state superintend Anti-SBaloon league placed ou a salary instead of a commission basis, lamong the communist [seemed to be NICOLAL LENINY more the differences | parly leaders to the status ot Leon recently an- | health and had | directed to and particularly Trotzky, who it was nounced was in poor gone away for a rest Little has been waid soviet official quarters lately of nine's condition, but that of hoperful not that aetive publicly little i ture, long ago of his it was the associates and of Assistant District Attorney Pecora de- clared today ‘n his opening address at Mr. Anderson’s trial on a third de- gree forgery charg Anderson, the p | secutor sald, had made an oral agreement with the Rockefellors to pay Phillips a com- but on one occaslon said to the collector: ™ here! 1 am not going to permit any man in this or- gunization to make more than I do. 1 get 810,000 a year. If your com- missions run above $10,000 a year | | you have got to split with me.” | Whitman Objects Governor Charles 8. man, chief counsel for the Baloon league head, interrupted prosecutor's address to declare that he thought such talk should not be permitted. He said he thought the going to permit such submitted, as t had no forgery charge, He was, however, overruled and the prosecutor continued ‘When a contribution had been ob tained Phillips, Anderson would Whit- Anti- the Former | evidence to b bearing on the (Continued on Second Page | COOLIDGE ON TAXES Plan Set- | dome Would Veto Any Erobably ting Any Surtax Rate About 25 Per Cent, White House Announces, Jar it the 21 —1ndic White He Coolidg rat " Melto 1tions today Washing give President surtax that gard cent principle as a b wuch bill Ta was discussed today as | 1t was made | a th any me Mr th fundamental only ot it the ting plair be Mo princip amendmer ¢ I square. its would a le: 1 an in and ts design to PLANE TAKLS FiRE A passenger air Paris this after- Croydon aviation plane | s and | mdon, Jar plafie arriving ning crashed terminal from at th i took but 1 £ pilot -— THE WEATHER Hartford. Jan. 22 —Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday WArmer. | were | meeting of | Moscow early that he would soon with the council of predicting be able to advise | | ministers Stroke Causes Death, Lenine's eath oceurred country village near Moscow, had been living in retirement. It came after a sudden turn for the worse culminating in a stroke which paralyzed his respiratory organism Official announcement his death was made by the All-Russian Soviet this morning. No Outbreak Likely Representatives of foreign diplo- matic missions and others with whom the correspondent talked after the announcement agreed in expressing the opinfon that Lenine's death would probably produce no general disquiet in Russia, but nevertheless [ an important political effect long as he alive, although not at his where of ave was | tively participating in the governme and | its titular head, opens the position he was his death other t least now leaders, to Affairs Tangled Prey Lenine mier rs Death s et elations o Following of political Ru as it of foreign ed state en the Trotzky mmunist and Leon party Hy . Minist mj Unite Secretary Foreig posals for res with tt probable ce wil state the litt tions influen chaotic Despite n the and g and cils his fe po ori Approaches The munist pe ily withis 1 the sgnabbles ast soviet at 1a pmber of acrid vote of the deciaring that mistake in '-nh q the unanim committes 1 had made appearing h ortly reafte OrroscLn KAMENER Acting Premier policies of the red that the p to the dema for mer ar Kan t of 1 the rehi quis credit balance importa- (Continued on Page Fifteen) some | days | would | clal investigator for Hugh M. Alcorn, and John J. Kelehe la federal prohibition enforcement agent arrivgd In the city yesterday afternoon. The mapn who supplied l)uulmh- with lliquor is said to reside | outside of the jurisdiction of the local {pou department according to infor- | mation Doolittle is alleged to have given the police, The arrest of Doolittle has use ll. more or less of a mild sensation | . fames swopt in both dircotions mr""gh""l the clty, Prior to his ah | g (ne building where they started {rest he has borne a good reputation, | q, . gleaned out most of the buildings and is the son of a man who has been | o\ In street of the village, The a conststent prohibitionist for " | Butor Masonle block, 1de He forinerly condueted the Hart stro ), and Lincoln block |top shop at 58 Hart street, rnnm\ln““',. addition 1o the sntly to his present location, At ‘% rn block. Among the stores burned mw time )w conducted a Jitney line, Shrhing and SHos FATHER AND SON FINED operated by Co. and the Squires Jail ¥or discovered until a hot air explosion blew out the windows of the Stern Clothing store, The flames spread quickly in both directions and before they were controlled with the ald of apparatus sent here from St. Johnse seven miles distant, they had i six buildings and the Hotel Lyndon, h\u!'p in Both Directions and Squires destroyed in werr | Eaton Hardware {and Lincoln Fruit store The Boston and Maine railroad stae tion at one end of the burned section on the north side of the street was | saved, together with the post office | butlding at the other end. On the op- posite side of the street the fire was checked before it reached the publie library. The garage stable | burned. The destroyed and outside points was cut off until an emergency line could be set up. Two Other Fires Providence, Jan, centers of Greenville, Latter Also Term in Violation of the Liquor Taw in Torringt 22~~David Whalen, Torrington hotel, in| at Litchfield today pleaded’ guilty to six counts charging Hquor law violations, He was fined | 8300 and costs by Judge Willlam M Maltbie, The state attorney, Walter Holecomb, recommended that no jail sentence be imposed on account of the age of the defendant who, in his 70th year. A physician testified that | Whalen was in poor health also. Leo Whalen, a son of the proprie- (Continned tor pleaded guilty to two counts of the same nature as thos ainst his RESIDENCE DESTROYED with costs, TWO LIQUOR RAIDS Frozen Hydrants Prevent Active in Putting Booze Joints Saving of Beautiful Farmingion Home Torington, Jan. proprictor of | superior court the F.conomy Stafford livery the buildings exchange was jcation with theater, w. J. among telephone Star and the were comnu 22.—Business in Smithfield 16) on Page of Police Out of Business—Notify Three o] Face Judge Tomorrow Moring re conducted by department both of ey an I'a- pat- ol at 140 obtained a ids we police Two liquor New Drit ghortly the Han« frozen fire- noon, i gton ore n, Thomas Fet 1 Motor: Strolls partic at the i wife polic liquor Kopec 1 ot orrow Farmi dicapped by hydrant today which Patrick trolman « ' Ma wit raid w 5 room, ox Bmith t 1 o'clock s was in 1 at §40,- wer horr lar str h 8, me frame on Ce this ed e a8 hom vislaw K ar Gro five g yaville, were ad 1 up a case rd hearing spee was notified 1o be insw Mrs 1 sta K char arri t y came Con ti Yab and 1 This is arrest urt tomorro EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED Mab=l Judge Hearing Facts in Nor- mand Case Says There is Evidental- Iy & Conspiracy of Silenoe y be Sailor Falls Overboard \nd Is \halk Victim 2.—With Norwegian « n mber of 11, Ole carried r slipped attempt to was almost killed by actress, charge Dine m irtiand 8 epiracs who y from the court many things rmn should know about this ¢