New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1924, Page 1

HOPE FOR PEACE 1IN ARBITRATION HacDanald- Stresses Need of League of Nations 1SKS (ONFERENCE: ABROAD Does Not Think Another Disarmar ment Parley Should be Held in ‘Washington—Wants Germany in Wm to Enter, 'y The Assoclated Press. Geneva, Sept. 4.—Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain, speak- ng with force, declared to the as- tembly of the league of nations today that Great Britain saw the only hope of future peace in the extension:of the policy of arbitration and the de- velopment of the league of nations, He warned the world agalnst re- garding national security as merely + military problem based on the predominance of force, and urged the convocation of a disarmament sonference in FKurope attended by representatives of all countries, in- cluding the L‘nlted States and Ger- many. Premier MacDannld pald a great compliment to what America had done ‘to help Europe and he volced the opinfon that someé day America would enter the league, not because she has been appéaled to or subject- ed to pressure, but because Europe had been wise enough to make peaceful efforts successful thereby|? causing America's “own heart” to incline her to the step. He expressed the hope that soviet Russia was now changing in such a fashion as to permit her to take her part ln cooperating with the Euro- pean syutem thus completing the au- thority and influence of the league, He emphasized the extreme dif- ficulty of defining the terms, security and aggression declaring: “Everybody knoWs that assigning the responsibility for aggression is the last thing done and it is always done by historians ‘'who write 650 years after the aggression has been made and never by politiclans who live through the beginnings of the war."” The best way of handling the problem of aggression, he sald, was to set up a court or courts of nrbi- tration. Hopes We Are Kot ‘Weary The British statesmen praised America for taking the first step 4n the reduction of naval armaments and he expressed the hope that Washington was not “Weary its well-doing.” Land armaments &on- stituted a more difficult problem, he sald and if the assembly of the league decided at this moment to call an international conference on land armaments, he was convinced that such an effort would meet: with failure becatise the preparations for it were inadequate. The atmosphere must be’prepared ond that was the supreme opportu- nity of the league from this moment :aubmmed by Captain. Paxton Hib- ben, under investigation by an army | onward, he- continued within this vear, he was convinced that national fears and criticisms could be re-| moved and real arbitration started MRS. HURD WINS HER MATCH WITH MISS BURNS Girl Who Beat Champion Yesterfiay Loses in Women's Golt Champion- ship—-Miss Collett Still in Play Nayatt, R. I, Sept. 4.—DMiss Mirlamy Burns of Kansas. City who dethroned the champion, Miss Edith ‘| Cummings | yesterday, today was eliminated from the woman's na- tional golt tournament by Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd of Phila- delphia, three and two. Miss Mary K. Browne of Santa Monlea, Cal, today defeatel Miss Bernjce Wall of Oshkosh, Wis.,, by 6 and 4 in the third round of the women’s national golf tournament. Miss Browne thus advances to the semi-finals. Miss Glenna Collett dence, defeated Mrs. Feltner of New York, 3 and 1, Mrs.C. H. Vanderbeck of Phila- delphia defeated Miss Audrey Faust of St. Louls, 3 and 2. AUTO LEAVES ROAD; SIX, ARE INJURED Accident on Bunker Hill in Cornwall Involves New. York People of Provi- Torrington, Sept. 4.—8ix persons were injured last night when an au- tomobile headed down Bunker Hill in Cornwall failed to take a curve but left the road and crashed against ¢e. A Torrington ambulance that was summoned'brought three of the occupants to the Charlotte Hunges- ford hespital and a passing touring car brought the other three. With one exception those involved were New York people who had ‘been spending the summer in Cornwall. The list includes: Mr, and Mrs, Bernard A. Zinis of Brooklyn, N. Y., each of whom sus- tained a broken arm and bruises, and their 20 month old daughter, who received a cut on the head. Mrs. Anna Rachunas of New York, who is suffering from a scalp wound and shock. Mrs. Eva Zidalls of Brooklyn, vflm recelved minor injuries. Mrs, Matilda Marcine of Cornwall Bridge, whose scalp was nearly torn off and who also sustained a broken arm and a possible fracture of an ankle. HOOVER APPROVED HIBBEN'S REPORT So Officer, Facing Fitness Investigation, Testifies Before Board | by the creation of the right. kind | of a commission endowed with de- termination to’carry out its work— a determination such as that which | characterized the London confer- ence, one which would not be balked by obstacles. It this were done, the leegue within a year could summon nll of the natigns to a successful conference. After repeating that the new con- ference must be held in Europe, Mr, MezcDonald recommended that the covehant be elaborated and that the authority of the council be exescised 80 as to insure the continued exist- ence and prosperity of the league. Clauses 10, 12, 13, 15 and 16 might well form themselves into a charter of peace, he said, if the nations would apply them and fill them out. Calls For Conference. Finally the British premier urged that an immediate start be made towards teh preparation for a dis- armament conference, thus advanc- Ing the lasting interests of peace. In French circles here, Mr. Mac- Donald’s address was commented upon as being too vague, as offere Ing disarmament without guaran- tees and arbifration without sanc- tions. The proposals were consid- ered jmpracticable and disappoint- ing. Before he began his speech, which was delivered before a crowded hall, he conferred with the representatives of the British dominlons, outlining to’them the main issues he would follow. Premier MacDonald, mounted the rostrum of the assembly at eleven o'clock to “begin his address amid tremendous applause, all the dele- gates standing in their places. ‘Would Widen League Prestige During his address he declared that the British empire would do everything in its power to widen the influence and prestige of the league of nations. X Declaring that Great Britain was intensely interested in the problem of security Mr. MacDonald added: | “But we do not believp that mili- tary alliances can bfln“&:cnmy." SBuch alllances like mistard seeds which finally produce a tree, would bring the world back teo the situation which existed before pacts based on military alliances would break up the league, and certainly cause great secessions, he declared. Through the league he said it'was hoped to lay surely and finally the foundations of peace. The future happiness of the world must be based on agreements reached (Continued from Page 14) | | { | | New York, Sept. 4. — A concerning Russian' relief conditions {inquiry board appointed to report {on hig fitness to continue in the of- ficers’ reserve corps, had the ap- proval of Herbert Hoover when he headed American Relief in Russia, Captain Hibben testified today in | answer to criticism of the ment by a prosecution witness. Captain Hibben denied the truth of interpretations placed upon his report by Colonel C. F. Cox. Let-| ters from Colonel Cox to the board | of inquiry, submitted yesterday, ac- | cused Captain Hibben of having ut- tered sentiments inimical to the in-| terests of the United States. The report had been submitted to Secre- tary Hoover, Captain Hibben said, and he, in his capacity as head of the American Russian Rellef forces had approved it. Colonel John J. Bradley, chief of defense counsel, indicated today that he would carry his client's case to a higher tribunal in the event the inquiry board found against him. “I am shooting for & higher mark than the president of this board,” Colonel Bradley said. Major Thomas L. Heffernan, ad- vocate general of the board, read into the record the report of Wil- liam R. Burns, formerly of the de- partment of justice, in which Cap- tain Hibben was accused of having spread communistic propaganda and with hdving advocated recognition of the soviet by the American gov- ernment. c-pufn Hibben today de- nied many of the allegations made in the Burns' report. NO “FLAPPER RASH” HERE | Close Shaving of Necks and Bobbing of Hair Said to Have Resulted in New Malady Elsewhere. New Britain, so far as several of the city's leading physicians learn is free from the “flaper rash” that has broken-out in numerous other citles. The rash is the result of close shaving and clipping of the necks that / accompanies “bobbing” and “shingling” the hair. It is said te be more common among 'Mondes than brunettes, because the skin of, a blonde is more tender than that of her darker sister. SMITH FOR SENATE Hartford, Sept. 4.—Robert J. Smith of Manchester was today nam- &d republican nomfnee for the state senate from the fourth senatorial district at the district convention held at the republican club in this city. He was unopposed. Quentin ¥, report | decu- | can | EAPECT T0 LA INL. S TOHORROY Fliers Forced fo Delay Repairs on Planes by Rough Weather BOSTON PLANS RECEPTION — Round World Aviators Made Trip From Hawkes Bay in o Hours and 26 Minutes—Nova Scotians Give Great Welcome—To Change Pon- toons For Wheels, By The Assooiated Pross, Pictou, Navo Scotia, Sept. 4,—A rainstorm from the northeast, driv- ing 20 knots in squalls, ruffied the waters of Plctou harbor this morn- ing and forced the American army round-the-world fliers to postpone until this afternoon the task of pre- paring their planes for the hop off for 8t. John, N. B., which they ex- pect to make tomorrow morning if the weather permits, At noon the weather gave evi- dence of clearing and Lieut. Lowell N. Smith, flight commander, hoped that he and Lieut. Erik K. Nelson and their assistants, Lieuts. Leslle P. Anold and John Harding, Jr.,, would be able to devote the afternoon to work on the planes. The airmen declared that it would not be a difficult task to repair the spreader bar on Lieutenant Smith's plane, which broke during the flight yesterday from Hawkes Bay, New- foundland and that the refueling and oiling of the planes would take little additional time, A patrol boat stood by the planes throughout the night. The unfavorable weather ' condi- tions this morning prevented Lieu- tenant Jeigh and Lieutenant N, H. Ogden from fitting the new propel- lor; brought in by the United States cruiser Milwaukee, on their new plane, the Boston IT in which they will rejoin their comrades on the trip to American territory. Their original plane was wrecked off the FaYoe Islandy. With more than 22,000 miles of their flight completed the aviators are eager to get back on the soil of the United States and begin the transcontinental tour which will make their triumphal homecoming. Lieutenants Leigh Wade and H. H. Ogden, with a new plane to re- place the one they lost on the hop to Iceland, have rejoined their com- rades and will leave with them to complete the flight back to the Pa- elfic_coast. Spreader Bar Breaks, TAeutenants Lowell H. Smith and Brick Nelson, and their assistants, Lieutenants Leslie Arnold and John Harding, Jr., decided before begin- ning thelr hop-here from Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland, yesterday that they would continue on to Boston after a night's rest, but this pro- gram was overturned by a combina- tion of circumstances, including the | breaking of a spreader bar on Lieu- | tenant Smith’s plane and the late- | nes of their arrival, which precluded |the possibility of refueling, ofling | and repairing the planes before dark The 420-mile trip from Hawkes Bay, which required 6 hours, 26 minutes, was made under generally favorable conditions for this region, although the airmen were somewhat |delayed by occasional rain squalls |and head winds. There was no fog and the visibility was exceptionally good. The men received a great popular and official welcome from the Nova | Scotians, and were taken in a trium- phal procession through the streets. By The Associated Press. To Journey Overland Aboard U. 8. 8. Richmond, Sept. 4.—Immediately after the passage of the American world fliers over the | Richmond on their way to Pictou yesterday, the bow of the cruiser | was turned toward the Strait of Canso and she passed out to sea at |a spead of 25 knots to take up her position off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. the slight accident to Lieut. Smith's plane, entailing a probable delay, the speed of the Richmond was reduced to 15 knots. The long and tedious work of the naval patrol in connection with the flight will end when the planes pass over the Richmond as the last vessel along the line of flight from Pictou to Boston. The aviators will change their landing gear from pontoons to wheels at Boston, making the re- mainder of their journey overland. Reception In Boston Boston, Sept. 4 —~While Lieutenant |Lowell H. Smith and his comrade world-fliers -were making ready at Pictou, for their jump to Boston, plans for the reception of the airmen went forward here at the East Bos- ton air port, In answer to a great popular de- mand for a close view of the globe girdlers, airport officlals were work- ing out arrangements whereby the fiyers might appear and speak brief- ly from a stand after their arrival, Present plans limit the exercises to a formal reception aboard the barge which will receive the airmen from their planfs. Instead of thelr proposed gift to the world flyers of a stand of the national colors, city officlals an- nounced today that they would present each of the man with a golf watch, suitably inscribed, as a me- mento of the virtual completion of the first round-the-world flight by air. There will be bestowed at a re- ception iIn city hall the day after the fiiers’ arrival. Escort Planes Arrive Major General Mason M. Patrick, chief of the army air service, who Later, when news was received of | DETOUR SPOILS PLAN OF AUTOMOBILE THIER Takes New Brigain Man's Car But Runs Into sr'uel"dmcam on Road in Brookfield, A detour oft the main highway near Brookfleld, Mass, prdved the *| undolng of the man who stole an automoblle belonging to Henry F. Blank of New Britalw last niht, Mr, Blank had been attending a theater in Hartford and left his car in front of the Hartford' Times bullding, After the theater when he went for the car he found it gone. He notified the Hartford police and the state police, stopped it. W s are dense in this section a ~v driver jumped from the car and ran into the woods making his escape. Captain Parker was on another mission and notified the Brookfleld police, who brought in the car and made a search for the man. This afternoon Mr. Blank went to Brook- field and recovered the stolen car. BAKER FOUND GUILTY, GIVEN LIFE IN PRISON State 'Accepts Plea of Guilty of Second Degree Murder Norwich, Conn,, Sept. 4.—Mal- cobm Thomas Baker, 19, of Asbury Pafk, N. J., indicted for murder in the first degree by a grand jury pleaded gullty today to the “charge of second degree murder of Fred- erick E, Plerce and George Wilken- son, Jr.,, of ‘North Stonington, Conn. on May 31 last in Pawcatuck and ‘was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Christopher L. Avery in the superior court. The plea of Baker was by agree- ment with the state’s attorney and permission of the court, it was stated. State's Attorney Arthur M. Brown, stated to the court that a true bill had heen found agalnst Baker but that the state lacked evi- dence for conviction on this charge. Therefore he sald the state was agreeable to the acceptance of a plea of gullty of murder in the sec- ond degree, {7 Stating that Baker\ was the solc the state's altorney recommended the discharge of James Duffy, 28, of Westerly, R. I, and Clarence Sebastian, 20, of Danielson, :Conn. which was granted by the court. When first arrested Baker in a par- fal confession of the erime impli- cated the two other aceused. Later he slgned a confession admitting that he committed the crime alone. Plerce and Wilkenson were, beat- en to death with a club in a livery stable in Pawcatuck for purposes of robbery. GAS STATION BANDIT STAGES FIFTH HOLDUP Two | New Haven Police Believe Men Are Working Together In Series of Crimes New Haven, Sept. 4.—Police to- day expressed the opinifon that the | “gas station bandit” who staged his fifth holdup in this city during last | night, had a confederate, who was [in a car which was taking gasoline | outside of the station at the cor- |ner of South Orange street and Columbus avenue while the holdup | | was belng carried out. One of the employes was filling the tank of the automobile while |the holdup man compelled #he other two inside to hold up their hands while he rified the cash reg- ister of $60. The police feel sure that the holde the robbery. No definite clues to the identity of the bandit have been uncovered. EVENING HIGH SCHOOL UNDER CONSIDERATION Instruction in Upper Class Subjects May Be Provided By City This Winter. Establishment of an evening high school will be one of the topics to be brought before the evening schools committee of the school board at a meeting this afternoon. For several years the city has offered evening classes of grammar grade and more recently has opened trade classes which were well at. tended,. If the advanée grades are offered, an opportunity will be given pupils who have completed thefr grammar school education to receive & high school diploma., — i THE WEATHER g Hartford, Sept, 4—Forecast for New Britain and vichity: Partly cloudy tonight and Fri. day; not much change in tem- perature, (Continued on Page 13.) * murderer of Pierce and Wilkenson | up man escaped in a car soon after | GITY IN NEED OF NEW SEWAGE PLANT LW Pelton Explains \flly [m- provements Must Be Made CAPACITY NOW 100 LOW A short time later, just sont midnight, Captain Georee ~ v . ssary, PN, mAG o l‘“o!u“é w sewage disposal plant with driving alon AP in Brookfleld nfli’”‘“‘“) ity of from six to 10 million car he thou flb..l wuau | gallons per day was recommended by E. W. Pelton of eon of the Rotary club today, Pelton spoke as an engineer. in the past 20 years and said, part: “In spite of the efforts of* to keep pace with this large amount of sewage handled. city, History of Sewage System city was sewered on the combined plan, The combined sewage at that time was discharged into brook and numerous arose from the stream. fouling of the to report upon conditions of stream pollution and methodd of remedying the same. As a result, the sewerage was changed from wastes from the factories and sur- face drainage continued | charge into the old system, factory connections, however, sewers, sanitary. sewers 81 inches in diameter. age disposal plant, and On March 31, 1923, there 78.4 miles of sanitary sewers and ditional miles were added. “The present sewage plant is located in the town It originally consisted of beds, dratns. the start and it was generally at- tributed to the {ndustrial wastes, particularly those containing iron, which clogged the beds and under- drains, An addition of about five acres of beds did not help any, “In spite of the efforts made the conditions at the disposal plant sett river, where the unconsume | sewage was deposited. Some law | suits follpwed and damages were awarded against the city, and many other cases were settled out of court., Conditions are no better now. From 1914 on, several en- gineers were called in to investi- gate, and make recommendations. They found the beds inadequate for the volume handled, and also that the beds were inefficient and inade- quate, due to clogging with factory wastes. On Sept. 13, 1919, the city board to help solve the problem. “Their engineer found conditions as above, and recommended that the industrial wastes board co-oper- ate with the city in, building and operating a sewage experimental station, to try out different methods of sewage disposal. Also that a survey be made to eliminate all waste that clogged and destroyed board, and an experimental station was started. This was first operat- ed on May 24, 1920, and operated 6, 1921, Many measurements were taken to determine the gallons per day in different seasons of the year, and in dry spells and wet spells. The flow varies from two and ‘one- half to three million gallons per day minimum, to 10, 12 or 16 mil- llon gallons per day maximum, dur- ing prolonged storms. Must Increase Capacity. “A disposal plant should be built with a capacity of six million gal- lons per day, and peak load of 10 million galions per day. “Because the choice of the prop- er disposal system, and the proper (Continuad en Pasza 11) System Should Be Able to Care For o ‘ 6,000,000 Gallons Dafly and 10,- 000,000 Gallons Maximum When the Stanley ‘Works at the usual weekly lunch- Mr. He pointed out that the city has prac- tically doubled its population with- in the olty officlals it has been impossible increase. THere are about 125 miles of streets. The water consumption per capita is very large, due to the large fac- tory wuse and this means a very to be This will run from three and one-half to five milllon gallons per day, about three times the gal- lons per capita of a non industrial + “The construction of sewers was begun in 1876, and up to 1902 the Piper complaints In 1898 Samuel M. Gray was retained as consulting engineer a combined to a separate system, and between 1902 and 1904 the present to dis- Some were not disconnected from the sanitary sewers and at the present time*in- dustrial wastes, in addition to the domestlo sewage, reach the sanitary “In 1920 there were 72.5 miles ot from 6 0 24 inches in diameter and 36,2 miles of storm sewers ranging from 6 to The sani- tary sewers lead to the present sew- the storm sewera discharge into Piper brook. were 36.6 miles of storm water sewers | and in the following year three ad- disposat | of | Berlin about one-ha)]f mile east of the main line of thé New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. of one acre each, the filter media being natural soil provided with under- The plant was built in 1902-03 and put into operation some time in 1804, the effluent discharg- fenced in operating the plant from grew worse, and there were many | complaints about the disposal plant, | and the condition of the Mattabes- | officials asked the industrial wastes | the proper working of the sewer | beds. Some harmful factory wast: were found coming into:the sewer: “The city voted to accept the sug- | gestion of the industrial wastes without much interruption tiil June | NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1924, —SIXTEEN PAGES. MINISTER SENT FOR T0 BARE EVIDENCE Canon Chase Summoned to Appcfl’ Before Immigration Oficer in Firpo Case. New York, Sept. 4—Canon Wil- lam 8. Chasc, leader in the move- ment to have Luls Angel Firpo de- ported on the ground that ¥irpo made false statements in entering this country, was summoned to Ellis Island today by Immigration Com- missioner Henry H. Curran, who is investigating the case. Mr. Curran asserted that he dis- tovered yesterday that Canon Chase, who was then in Washington, had new evidence which he had not glven to him, “I eent word to Washington that he must give me whatever he has,” Curran said, confirming the news that Canon Chase's appearance at the iMand today was in response to Curran’s summons. POSTAL EMPLOYE ORITICIZES GOOLIDGE Says That Labor Day Ad- dress Contradicts Mes- sage on Pay Veto Washington, Sept. 3. — President Coolidge's Labor Day address was attacked today by Thomas F. Flah- erty, secretary of the national feder- atlon of post office clerks, as con- tradicting the president's own pre- vious declarations in his veto mes- sage on the postal salary increase bill, In a statement issued through the publicity department of the Ameri- can Federation ofsLabor, Mr. Flaher- ty sald: “The president sald that living costs are now only 69 per cent above the level of 1913. Apply his figures to postal pay standards and the in- Jjustice of his veto is apparent. The major portions of the clerical and i’:":“‘;‘;e’";li‘:e“’e;" e°‘:“;"“°'&g letter carrier lor{:’es were receiving se connected * wi annual wage ‘of $1,200 in 1913 them. Most of the industrial|qy, o \ 5 They are now receiving $1,800 a year —or a money increase of 50 per cent. “The president now approves a policy in private industry of adjust- ing wages to living costs that he condemned in his veto message when applied to the lower paid postal em- ployes.” Declaring the president had signed a bill on April 4, granting salary in- creases of fifty per cent to the high- er pald pestal officlals, the state- ment continued: “The four assistants of his post- mastee general, all political ap- pointees, were raised from $5,000 to $7,600. These increases are paid from postal revenues. Apparently the urgent necessity of stopping gov- | arnmental extravagance or making the postal service self-sustaining did not occur to the president until con- gress endeavored to raise the pay of | the nem-political workers in the pos- ‘lal service.” —_— STATE LABOR FEDERATION 0. K.'S BOB LA FOLLETTE Convention Votes in Favor of En- Ing into Willow brook leading to dorsement, 48 to 33, With the Sebethe or Mattabessett river. e T Considerable difficulty was exper- a0 Voilng Hartford, Conn., Sept. 4.—En- | dorsement of the candidacy of Sen- | ators La Follette and Wheeler for | president and vice-president respec- \vl\tl) was voted here today at a state convention of the Connecticut | Federation of Labor by a vote of 48 | to 33, with 17 delegates not voting. Three women delegates voted in favor of the endorsement. The: Eighteenth amendment has | had an unfavorable effect upon |the cigar making industry, ac- {cording to cigar makers’ union delegates to the State Feder- ation of Labor convention in session here, and the union cigarmakers are asking the federation to go on rec- ord in favor of a modification of existing prohibition legislation. Standardization of machine made | and hand made cigars is also sought, proposed state labor bank. Anothér resolution introduced this to the state federation convention be required to have at least five union labels on his clothing. The labels would be counted at the ‘morning session of the second convention day. Endorsement of an old age pension | bill was also asked ‘ A two hours debate on the La| | Follette endorsement question was | assured when the convention at the opening of the afternoon session, | granted one hour to each side after . | Secretary Ornburn had attempted to make the allotment one half hour ’("Nmno. $34,616; Hugh & Hart, $13,- | 886; |lowest received. Secretary Ira N. Ornburn reported (the American Woolen this morning on subscriptions to the |omitted the quarterly dividend The regular quarterly morning provided that a delegation |1% per cent on the preferred stock NEITHER SIDE GAINS IN CHINESE BATTLE DECLARE SPECTATORS WADOO'S BROTHER IN LAFOLLETTE RANKS Is Not Bolting, He Says— Has Voted Both Tickets w York, Sept. 4—Willlam G McAdoo's brother, Malcolm, has be come an official member of the La- Follette-Wheeler forces, His appointment as today by the LaFollette-Wheeler headquarters. He was chosen for the position last night by unani- mous vote of the committee. “I am heartily glad to align my- self with a genuine progressive movement in American poltics and to do my part in carrying it over, Mr. McAdoo said. “Some of the enemies ®f thia movement try frighten timid supporters by calling it ‘radical’ The leaders and candi- dates of this movement are no more radical than the signers of the Dec- laration of Independence, two of whom became presidents of the United States, and one of whom was Benjamin Franklin and others of whom were men fevered today as distinguished figures in the his- tory of our country. “Senators LaFollette and Wheeler are no more radical than were Washington and Lincoln and the armies behind them.” Mr. McAdoo denied that he was “polting” the democratic party be- cause of his brother's defeat for the democratic presidential nomination, adding: “Since attaining my mmor\ty I have voted nine times for presiden- tial nominees, three of whom were democrats and six republicans. If T am a bolter, I am a bolter of both parties. I would have no self re- spect if I voted for either of the old parties this year.” COUNCIL MEETING FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Mayor Paonessa Special Session for Monday Night Mayor A. noon issued a call for a speclal meeting of the common council to be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock | to receive and act upon recemmend- ations of the board of public works and of the park board for new work to be carried out under the direction | of the respective departments. The public works board will rec- ommend that contracts for paving Commercial street, between Main and Eim streets, to be awarded to Bernardino & Manocchio for $12,- 664. In addition to the paving, it is planned to widen the street by ‘put- ting back the north curb a distance of two feet. The bide received on the job are: Antonio Di Marco, $14,- 035; Immick Co., $13,218; C. Battaglia & Leardi, $13,417; Bernardino & Manocchio, $12,664. The park board will recommend the award of contracts for work in | stanley Quarter park to the William | H. Hall Construction Co., for $47,- 000, that company’s bid being the DIVIDEND PASSED American Woolen Co., Fails To Pay Common Stock Holders Because nf Industrial Depression. New York, 4.—Directors of Co., toc Sept. on |the common stock due at this time. dividend of was declared rate since October 15, The company has paid 7 per cent 1919 previous {to which the regular rate had been 5 per cent. Common dividends the 5 per cent rate were inaugurated April 15, 1916 A sharp break in American Wool- en stock followed the announcement of the omission of the dividend. The shares, which had been selling around 72, declined within a few minutes to 631 | A statement issued by the direct- each. Delegate Lang of Bridgeport |org said 1t was deemed advisable to opened the debate for the La Fol-|omit the common dividend in view lette forces. {of the severe depression in the tex- | The fight in the convention on the |tile industry, when conditions qugstion of endorsing the La Fol- |warranted, it would be resumed. lette-Wheeler national ticket was set for this afternoon. The resolutions | committee recommended reference of this resolution to the convention and this was done, the debate and vote to precede the election of offi- cers. p WHITNE New Haven, Sept. d.—Inv of the estate of the late Ef W former state semator and pr of the New Haven Water Co. filed in the probate court today shows a total of $1,204,425.23, consisting of real estate valued at $405,500 and | stocks and bonds and mortgage notes tatalling $708.925.23, Police Get Automobile enforcement agents and Police MacArthur of this city by avenue Loaded With Liquor Willlmantic, Sept. 4.—Prohibition Chief of tod driven Albany North day held up an automobile Robert Butler of Hartford on 382 the Windham road, arrested Butler on a charge whiskey found in the machine and of transporting five cases of and 40 galions of alcohol confis- cated the machine and liquor. But- come from the direction of Provi- | | dence. er was bound for Hartford having treasurer of | the state committee was announced | to | Calls | ML Paonessa this after- | Averago Week En Aug. 30th ae 10, PRICE THREE CENI One Report Is That Two Miles Were Won By Defenders —Front 18 Miles From Shang- hai —Powers To De- “fend Foreign Settle- ments. HEAVY ATTACK ON TOWN IS FAILURE By The Kssociated Pres s Shanghai, Sept. 4—(6 P, M) == Though troops estimated to numbes 40,000 battied throughout this sum | shiny day, eye witnesses declared to+ night that netther side had made any” | material gain in the fighting. The battle front, today exun«d I | from the line of Shanghal Nanking = | railway to the Yangtse river, about |18 miles from Shanghal @t #te near- est point and about 25 yles at the | most distant spot. Lungwha headquarters ©f $he Cheklang troops, defending hai, claimed gains in the Hi sector. On the rafiway, and In Liuho sector, on the coast. Both sides reported that they had added reinforcements to their fighting forces during the day. % Firing was continuous today, the second day of the fighting from 6 a. m, on, When the.Kiangsu troops opened their attack, only about & thousand defenders were holding the Chekiang lines. Trucks were press« ed into service to rush troops and ammunition to the front, and the moving forward of reinforcements continued all day. At several points the opposing fighters were hidden from each other by fields of growing graim, through which the rifle and machine gun bullets cut their way. Eye wits nesses said that undoubtedly the & fighters were wasting large amounts . = of ammunition in the manner of Chinese troops, firing widly. 7 The Kiangsu troops used artillery in their attack on Liuho, which ors dinarily is a town of 8,000 populas tion. There was no evidence that they had any co-operation from any naval force in the Yangtze river. Indications were that the Chekiang troops would be able to hold that sector ‘unless the attacking forces were heavily reinforced. Two American women remained in Liuho during the bombardment, | They were Miss Grace 1. Crandall, & woman physician and Miss Susie M. Burdick, who were in charge of & mission hdspital there, When the firlng began the Hed Cross unit from Shanghai retreated twelve miles, to the village of Lutl, but Miss Crandall and Miss Buri refused to abandon the patients in the hospital who were not war case | vaities, ¥ All day long the shells whistled overhead. Several of them passed through the hospital building. Late |in the day the Associated Press correspondent obtained an automes bile truck and by using the truck and his own automobile managed to remove patients, together with the American women to safety in Shanghai. The rain of bullets con- tinued, however, while the escape! from the hospital was being efs | fected. | Conscription of both men and women workers for war work was | reported continuing today in many | sections of the Chinese territory adjacent to Shanghai. This drafts ing was started a week ago when | hostilities became probable It i id it has the effect of bringing thousands of Chinese into the French and international settle , seeking foreign protection > conscripting officlals. 1gsu troops of General Chi Sheier-Yuan launched a heavy ate tack on Hwantu, near Shanghal, to and were repulsed, according to imunique issued by General Lu the Chekiang com- sther attack was de- » communique added, wo airplanes piloted by Russians conducted bombing attacks without eft . | Chang Tso-Lin of Manchuria, military governor s issued an ultls matum to the Peking governemnt, | declaring that ss it “stops its at- {tack” on General Lu Yung-Hsiang, Chang himself will mediate by foree, says a Jay © news agency tele- gram from Peking s To Protect Forcigners ngton pt. 4. —A protee- don, composed of Shanghal inteer corps and American, Brite ish, Japanese and ¥rench sailors, will be thrown about the foreign set- tlement in Shanghai to prevent the entry of armed nese forces there, Con scneral Cunningham, ot Shanghai, advised the state departe ment today that arrangements for such a step had been completed. The dispatch indicatei that American sallors had been landed from mnaval craft in anghal waters, although it contained no direct statement of that action. Pross advices ml have reported thh landing of B and French forces. A telegram from ¥dward Bell, charge at the Peking delegation, safd 8 that on the afternoon of Sept. Kiangsu troops had advanced ' &k (Continued on Page 13.)