New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1924, Page 1

H | d vews of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 RAILROADS WILL BE PROSPEROUS AGAIN A. E. Newcombe Makes Predic- tion at Plumbers’ Convention INSURANCE RATES ARE HIGH Delegates Believe They Pay Too Much For ‘ompensation Protection— Mayor Paonessa Welcomes Visitors To Hardware City—230 Present, The 34th annual convention of the \faster Plumbers Association of Con- 1ecticut was held today at the Eiks' The convention was opened t 10:20 o'clock with about 230 dele- rates present with A. A. Mills, presi- lent of the local association presiding. Mr. Mills turned the meeting over to President Howard F. Byrant, presi- Tent of the State Association, who in- Rev. J. Leo Sullivan who save the invecation. Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa was in- troduced and in a short speech wel comed the men to the city. He said that they could not have picked a wtter plase to hold their convention as New Britain is the Hardware City of the world and for this reason one of the most important cities in the milding industry, In closing the Mayor said “T welcome in vour stay and hope it will be a most pleas ant ene, and urge you te return to our eity whenever p. Neweombe Tatks A. B weombe, of the Public Relation Fastern Rallroads, spraker on the program and took for topie “Transportation Mr, New- cambe said that although many pen ple seem to think that railroad in nssociated with publie ehariti this it not the case and that railrond ie an industry The product which the railread has to soll iz sor and In selling its it net st A much comwetition a club, trodueed you on Nailroad, of Malden, Mass Commiittee of was the neat the i product it is un has the have ame number of prohlams as o eng: 15 of Wisinees, The speal act heen vear iz one of he rexplained the recantly pa Axperimente tion a8 ot o the raiiroa < tha jdea of ma b uarantees the y hia in n misty 1. as their is no elation eayi they to it a valnation allawad nr » opllow tal nerally ma The 1o 1 more han a Lain set vrofit hich 1 ased on the t ty is of their wct at a sum in b rope and is ot to tol valu eyveeed six eont of the he spealier gave the main problem e are f the railroads today as fi hid that most i Aually reducing their de Auring the While the railr dehts ing over t! re fighting Lo hut ta are avercome anee ronds which fora acon 1916.19 ire heotie s hn em vears e e over o handica A% soon AT thes k coun cra such as railroads of the have king mbe snid, that the re that it ix here to stay s now making plans otor traek, steamshin and the p will combined. into one A4 the transportation facilities of the miry greatly hettered. 1o closing the speaker urged the re of the convention 1tn *o in selecting their publie officials A take an active interest in the rail ad situation and he assured them at the railroad industry of the coun- * 18 once again climbing back te = high pinnacle of a sound financial never seen." # of the truck, Mr, Iroad men and thes chy the motor PRE rail. be nit mb use The seeretary. Joseph Berger ad the the directors eting held in the Burritt hotel lnst in which the matter of the o8 compensation in ance was discussed mafter hrought before 4 the consensus of opinion seemed be that the pay excessive rates for their com nsation insurance. Tt was hrought that although the plumbers must v on ¥ minutes of ening | e of The s the convention plumbers were foreed basis of their payroll the 1an is Paid by the insurance on A sct basis and may no more than $18 a week, to this to comny and take matter remedied commitiee ke mpany re " the steps The & voted refer will ¥ in ted to immneds s found thes te mction in stand iation atter as urance rates noa the members of the a year .00 mere than by INE N. Y. RESORTS CLOSED Royal. Moulin Rouge Wher Broadway Palaces Come Un- for Padlock Taw. Wew Tork, May 14 —Bight eaba including pminent resorts in the trict, today were ordared 1ais and Broad- mos “white clowed ear under the pad prohibition Freenwich Village 2180 was ordered ked up for a year. he resorts ordered closed w ais Moyal, the Pla Rouge Montin ale, the mo b and the mw. A ninth rese ¥ 400 ¢ and in Greenwich Village EMAND YOTE ON SHOAL May 14— Demand a= ashington the by Senators ki Heflin e on Anor aot &, 16 & YOte OF 2 W p Mouscie Sheals at Ongress thi _— Autoist Is Jailed as | Warning to Others New London, May 14.—John Iiydel of this city driver of an automobile that turned over in Preston March 23 last, kill- ing two occupants, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in super- ior *court here and was fined $400 and sentenced to six months in jail. Rydel was al- leged to have been intoxicated and a plea for leniency was op- posed by Acting State Attorney Thomas E. Troland who asked for a penalty severe enough to warn motorists, P NEW BRITAI on NEWINGTON CONSTABLE GETTING RICH QUICK “Jack” Walsh Waging Cam- paign on After-Dark Parking Parties g i Wals! ing his “du it van Cupid out of busi- nim off the staty Walsh—eyery- saturday nignt Constabl is to p or at least ru ay Consiable wno attends ihe Knows he is a constable he wears 4 badge on the out is coa e Wi lark spooning within the Newington, and bardly a n does not round up no have gone out oy av the side o, and nge those litti which you will ex iile th among ngton HLeK, i s, Vg e on con- 1t uances ans ot 1 has coupies countr, road contiucices Change bree wurn spring s Eing a no the blossom-laden appl think th st aken, th i re with on 1ible Walsh, I shop sith at 4 tact ¢ his s 1at inter en the a un goe wn 1o a ny oo rysid the cm in up a i demon o em oand can't hampion siap put 0 He must they i, is v the law and 1t be ymobils paing him to sce Violated a whort dis gumn-soled adge and fashion, vautiously up and in a o dignity of the stitution of the United States, de young people: “In the nawe of #ate of ¢ ticut, ¥'r pinched the y court where a stiif is imposcd. No gallant young man would th Appealing to a higher he wishes to avold pub- falr companion, f Newington are Walsh's what he's going wroused, It fla s nis menine puts up 8 Antly 80 B e away, in whoes, polishes true proache that rings ¥ \oice Con- . 3 quarey lar o th onne 1o rot art becau ™ tesid over his up 1 came aa o an Cons paign. They ask him o do with his money vio preceded him in offic iropped and his Was taken his aetiy g parties,. 1 able an was in- bright, vway from in round- is said that s on foot to take Con- badge away from him the next oppor- glortoasly badg: beca shiny him 18 Up park a_movement Ll & Walsh's when the voters have tunity. ADJOURNMENT JUNE 7 Agree Republicans and Democrats With Coolidge to Work For End of Seasion at That Date, May 14 Agreemer republican and demo- a conference volid, to wor congress on June Washington, was reached by cratic house leaders at today with President ¢ or adjournment Legislation before th ouse w discussed in yresident by Tepr worth and Garrett, the r democratic leaders. house rules committer tive Garner way with the atives Long- publican and Snell of and Reps Consid bills which ed political Chairma sent demorrat on w auld b urnment s given to those dieposed of in time for for the national entions ARRESTED FOR ARSON Accusnd As One of n Hartford Man 1s Three Who Started Fire in Capil City March 31, May 14 No. 120 Hartford afi, of Governor street 2 arrested here todas a rge of rson. 1t is alleged that he aided Tony Morgille and Florence Zannini in starting an incendiary in Mor- £ ome on Tlussell street March 31 when considerable a8 4 for t fire o n on furniture Aestroved Margillo 1 the arrested last month and under court Both Morgi superior yonds of 85,000 ea Fazzo are jets, The was sentenced to Connecti- in 1913 for attempted d and ex-con tter t stat der § 1in 1919 prieos Meriden and was discharg- POLICE RESCUE KLANSMEN N Y May 14 Po. T were ealled omt Raliston rmen protect 25 and whe soma ged K n their meet eprople members of a new of the Ku Kiux & was stormed verin A free-for- meet who the kiansmen from M. E. CHURGH UNABLE 10 NUZILE EDITOR Gonference However, Disclaims Upholding Communism CHARGES CREATE UPROA Claim Made Today That Church Has Been Brought Nl Repute As Supporter of Third Interna- tionale, Into Springfield, Mass, May 14. A charge that the Methodist church had beeii brought into ill repute a supporter of communism and the internationale threw the Meth- odist FEpiscopal general conference in- It voted that Harry F. Ward, chairman- as third ta an uproar today. was finally of the civil liberties union and editor of Methodist clal was heyond the ths federation for so. service wrisdie- tion of the conferenc Circulation by the eivil union of bulleting of the federation in regard to the arrest of a group of communists In Berrien county, Michi- gan, about two years ago was the basis of a report by a standing com- mittee which was adopted as the con- ference's final action, Demands Action “The church ought to take action,’ said John Willits of the Michigan dglegation. “The church has been brought inte great reproach In I rien count We delirerance whereby the peo that county will know that church does not stand for communism and the com munists that sedc the overthrow of | the United tes government, “Ward's chair ship of the enil libertios has been used as @ smoke the delegate con- tinued “( N union screen,” Bromley ! California ed the matter of free speech was at is=uo Michigan and that the sending out of the bhullatine was in defense of the Oxnam, o ovation when he said 1 in federal ition Is Keynote, was the keynota at the 12th business day Eniscopal general legates constit Unity start of the Unity of this, the Methodist ence, The commit terdenominational better negro ed and endorsing zrams for “making power in land The committee's confer. adopted reports recommending in co-operation for fon in south, inter-chureh pro the a s50 a o the church The report proposed that a provision be inserted in the Methodist discipline for co-operation of the hoard of education for negroes denomina- independent with schools of other tions control, The committee report ith trend ity and other churehes. Kndorsing work of the federal churches, provided that and autonomy of individual inations be preserved An amendment paksed by the eon ference called for the appointment of A Apecis the or those under fode its gratification the in the Mecthodist the of on tion in noted toward u counef! freedom denom. committee two of the bers to b 1o suggsst ods of co-operation, particularly er communities. mem- meth. in hishops the sma B Stamford o REAKS HIS PROMISE, CAN REPENT IN JAIL Clergyman Has Prisoner Arrested For Parole Violation M3 convicted Stamford, ¢ Darien, yvesterday ITAIN Paroled ¢ 14.—Irving Anthony of WHITE HOUSE STILL OPPOSES EXCLUSION Administration Continues Elfort fo Obtain Postponement forgery and passing worthless checks, superior court at Bridgeport, and given a the st tor of the Universalist church, as his sponsor. He did not keep word with jail, is now his opportunity A E year in bars despite art anew with Rev, the pastor. The court placed Anthony in care of Mr. Lewis as a special probation offi cer and the h n T was charged check | Co. on February got N w th T h latter brought ere and found a plaze for ve and a job. Anthony was brough ombs, New York, on March 25, with passing a drawn on the Anthony's him that This morning word from he ew ould b hony W ewis got late for work word of the fact him im arrested. UNDERWOOD RETIRES d 0 A W q n th 1 manegers, secretary f vention u FOR UNITY OF PARTY Qut of Kentucky Race, Thus Assuring McAdoo of 26 More Votes Lexington, Ky, May 14 rawa! of the presidential candid f- Senator Oscar W. Underwood labama, from the prospective st with William G entucky delegation in emocratie convention today was ounced by Underwood manager of party succes reason given, decision Rave the he he The interest the former tres 26 votes in the national and forecast adoption resolution by the state icky's 26 nit rule vention, (Boy Movie Star to Demand §10,000 u A ' o tising p L] mother, A b » JAGKIE COOGAN 10 SUE From Firms Using His Name Vor Advertising Purposes, New York, May 14 motion picture actor uits in the local courts against damsbach Handkerchief ring Co.. and Charles E both of New ges for the f his name and rposes, pletures 10,000 The pe yay when attorneys for the ngeles, e MeCook for purposes ipreme Court Jus ov's guardian of uits, Memorial Day Proclamation by ' Commander Wood of Grand Army tanley Post Ap- peals to Public for Gen- eral Observance of Deco- ration Day, May 30. Army als the isucd H. Wo of the nd Repub ] e ap r-operate in His message to all resid servance of follons No, Grand Headguar 1" Department A Repul of the Vet ny of the Comradis Grand Spanish War Veterans ns of Army World War & and Aux Orders and Friends department Vetera iliaries, ¥ A message commander Memor riotic from our al day ie Let its proper obs ted As o nu er and abiiits pas eterans of the that the and lessons of again approach- not gron to observe the day us unite and the World coremonies not discon- ing. negle ama . sere in the h the rans Spanish and rars beaytiful h this request and nd aleo in umi- Ar posts, 1 ander of you to observe memorial gave e In acen our custom of dance =i with all G H. Wood post, re May 36, 1924 dead union son rand Spencer as comy the local Friday their pre- our soldier all that this might served 1 reques flags on our public parks be at hen at full rildings and P ntil noon and Aas it puub kind and Army gathering the mast on Memor pupils in o always been et he je schools have helpful and in with 16 Arcorate des. We greatly to do £n 2id ) may Nomere «hict graves of our con apprecis - what <itheot and adain 10 in gathering floners that we P s, use of the basement of the Grammar the f Py o a roperly decorate dead. Througi t H. Holmes we Kindness of I* again are g hool to rec and owers arrang the flo T ANy clock Thursday eve clock Frid 1 We are deeply ) E nd tuty ma A o e ing and arzist nhis Memoria Uy orial Pay parade hie instructio Th owing e o been appointed Desnrating ara chairmar art n Vetsrans Fairisw C. Roat comets $holic som chairman; Mi McMaho Sons of Vetera 1 o * Newington atham v Aut and ymobites, G. H t of Sons of Vetera THE WEATHER —— . Hartford. May 1L —<Vorecast for New Britaln and vicinity: Unsettied with poscibly <“owers fonight and Thursday: moder. ate temperatare behind to Lewis, pas- Anthony | him to ere from the and bad Stamford Trust employer was York getting mome clothes and After An- seen on the street here Mr, and on finding that his charge had not stayed in the room provided for night and as Anthony was seemingly evasive in answers, the clergyman had in last With of con- McAdoo for the statc an . *Tn was aceording to McAdoo surer unchallenged claim to Ken. Jackie Coogan, is 1o bring the Manufac- Weyand & York, asking dam- alleged unauthorized use for adver Each suit will be for ling actions became known boy's Mrs. Vivian 1. Coogan, of 1os had Nat Lewis appointed by s the the 10 re- after & at Wom Penfie Bo am F. Stew CONFERS ~ WITH ~ LEAD Coolidge Calls In Hughes And Party Chiefs Today — Secretary Outlines Basic of The Government's Anaiety Over Mcasure, Washington, May 14.-—Furiher steps were taken by the administration to lay to obtain postponement of Japan- se exclusion, bill embodying the clusion provision pending for final action in the house, President Coolidge called into confer. ence at the White House, Secretary Hughes and the ranking house lead- ers of both parties, ‘The president is understood to have presented again the administration’s view that Japanese exclusion should Le postponcd until diplomatic negotia tions can be conducted with Japan |The basis fof the administration's anxiety also over the mattar was set torth to the house members by Sec retary Hughes. Reported Rejected Last Week The house rejected last week a con ference report adopted at the hehest of the president to delay the effective date of exclusion until March 1, 1925, The conferences sines then have re ported to the hou an agreement Lased on the ariginal house provision making effective next July {1, but action on the report been tdeferrad until timorrow, The house lcaders called into con ference by the president were, Rep resentatives Longworth of Ohio, re | tublican floor leader, and Garrett of lennessee, democratic floor leader; Chairman Johnson of the immigration committes; Representative Garner of {Texas, a ranking democrat member of the house rules committoe, and Chair man 8nell of the same committee By £ in Representatives Gar rett and Garner the prosident initiated an effort to gain hi-partisan support for the plea for time in which to ne gotiate with Tokio. STATE GOP GETS SIX ision has ¥ a con- Motor Truck With 60 Barrcls of Beer red Early Today On Steatfprd Road. Stratford, Conn., May ‘14,—8ix men arrested and @ motor truck con talning 60 er was seized here carly Policeman Hanford Bigelow the Bridgeport barracks. The men are charged with transporting liquor and are being held under heavy Three of those Arrested bound over from the W court hers Monday the me charges on which they ar rested today and one was arrested in Greenwich less than two weeks ago on the same charg The men arrested are: Wi Turner, 24, of 20 Ialmer street Haven: Abraham Gersten Hallock street, New Haven, and Jacl Green, 29, of the address, all of shom were arrested in Stratford a ew days gow hen their truck and 10 barvels of beet was seized; Joseph Taylor, of 179 Meadow street, New Haven, arrested in Greenwich, two weeks ago, and David Fishman, 28, of Winchester avenue, New Ha eenberg, of 90 Haven of the tr ere barrels of today by e of bond were on on wore jam New of 69 ame Ay atter the 320 and Morris um street, N alleged owner MAY STAY IN JAIL Accusing Wile of Vorgery w the graves of our Harrie says He Wil Not Provide Ball for Her Liberty. New York, May 14 Klaine Lee Harris SrEETY nd, Bever husl her fix ing was adjo Harria' ithout Mrs, atior 1a Harris bond Harris 2 Mrs. Harr 1924, she s supreme « riage with on April 36 trial vasis o Harris ws el t other woman whil was a annuiment suit which Harris was suppo admitted that his charges wife ner wholly v yst An Harrin alleges that this Estate of Horace Dodge Now Exceeds 39 Millions May The estate of vn’l?" millionaire i 1ret De- Hora manufacturer who showed a ba .806.43, according to ed for probate today stocks, bo contracts and prop- 1 persona car ance N. W ROAD TRAINS DELAYED New May 14.—Some delay yeed 1o trains on the Hartford nof the N NH.&H feratiment of on Haven. Damage Has wae ¢ - v tadas “h was med about §:3° CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1924. —TWENTY PAGES. CITY * heen With the immigration . Wil Offciate at WILL NOT PAY BIELS FOR SMALLPOX VICTIMS | Funeral Expenses and Rent Fall on Survivors, Is Health Depart- ment’s Attitude, Funeral expenscs of pox tims and bills for rent during periods of quarantine must be t families involved, the he = decfded and sho ' to the depart- ey will be re- s for been | n by heen made Ax »een no hil nquiries As ye these itens. made of Dr. Richard W. Pu families concerned and it has intimated that an effort will he to require the department to pay a result, Dr. Pullen has conf with the corporation counsel and informed that is legally liable. During the period the department paid food bills. These were taken that there might he privation, Dr. Pullen FIRE BOARD FAVORS MANY IMPROVEMENTS Completes .Annual Report to Mayor and Common Council have has the city not of ntine, coal of so nunnecessary qua and care no explains. The annual of the board of fire commissioners to the mayor and common council of city of New Aritain, containe much interesting de- tail regarding the conduct of the de- yartment and contains recommenda- tions for extensive additions to the department by the buflding of a new fire station in the north end of the city and the stutioning of a new city service ladder company to he station- ed at Engine Co, No. 3 station at the top of Main street Among the most importunt items contained in the report the fol. lowing:-—"The outstanding feature of the New Britain fire department dur- ing the past year was the successful installation of the fwo.platoen system which went into effect on April 2, 1923, This system installed by ppointment of 25 additional men permanent consisting of n. our two-platoon system cided benefit to the eity by creased efficiency in the which has heen demonstrated eral fires during the “This system has give better living conditions proved the morale of the to a considerable extent given the city an auxiliary fire orce, can adily upon more serious fires,” The Is the chase report are was the o 34 m the force commission helieves that the has prove the depariment past ye n the and epartment fircmer has im hus fighting called also hich be 1 at the report of a new chief englneer # priation therefore One of the I mendations contained in the anent the station in the northeastern sect city, 1t reads: “A is badly needed in the scction of our city. In fact board was instructed two 3 up a suitable sit and after giving this matter able time and study, this commission came prop recomme: pur automobile the fent appro- most ANt recom report is that location of a new fire the new fiee station astern fire A8 ago 10 in north your Yok \iE purpose consid to the conelusion that My (Continued on Page FORD T0 BE REFEREE Seventeen) dianapolic Races— He Himself Was One of Fir Track Drivers Indianap. Ar FOLLOWS MOTHER T0 GRAVE Infant Child Age of Few Weeks — ¥ One of Tw At Danghter's Birth VILLAGES DESTROYED REPORTIED KILLAD IN QUAKE IN T the region of Ereer ages have and about —_—— Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 10’502 May 10th ... —_—-s— - PRICE THREE CENTS J. F. MEEHAN DIES IN HIS 55TH YEAR Wallace Street Resident Was in Business Here 26 Years ALSO ACTIVE FRATERNALLY Was Widely Known As Monument Designer and Through Affiliation With Solcetics—Served Apprentice. ship in Hanna Yards, John F street, for century Mechan of 96 Wallace than a quarter of a the business life of this city and one of the leading monu- ment designers in the state, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at his home, Although had been in poor health October his death S and was a distinet his wide circle of frineds, been attending to his busie his monument yards and of« more active in last unexpected shock to He had ness in since JOHN ¥, MEEHAN on Clark #reet up 1o a few days Last evening his chndition took and during the apparent that death matter of hours, Members family at his bedside this ng died emi fice Ago, on a serious night it was but a of the morr aspect cam when he Vs are incom. vie probably ducted Friday morning at 8, nurch with interment in 8t 8 cemeatory Meah and in hi plet s en will loseph's ¢ Mary Mr, ax born in Ireland in time of his death He came to this wi th of 1§ this city n years, He in Inte Main street, The of the old vas razed some for additions & Clark plant, proved apt won Ivancement Mr. Hanna trans- Guilford quarries ort time he was promoted post . yeated In Pore ship monument as a st designer by sop Itic cutter sloney the rd Hanna on ! conducted the 1 na which time ago to make 10 the Lande I'rary The young apprentice pupll and After a fow terred him inas to the important perfntends In 1888 New Rrit rd o 1niness Mar yards were ar Ha in rmory room an years to his of quarry " Mr, Meel returned to tablished a stone His ot opposite 8t this he re site at 1 ['nion strests space his grow- 1 was available, on this plot, 1 quars been and Main AR trect dfrectly He remained p2 place on 1t to A additiona mande tim as Gui ting r M g active was & mem- nies of rd and of his re- inters compi National G the time TIES IN 101TH YEAR 1 “w 14— John f Miteour Duffy, former v prominent ed here last of hie 108t an enthusiastie attributed his Mevon davs ~as 4 wad walking.