New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1924, Page 1

———— News of the World By Associated Press EST * BLISHED 1870 EPIDEMIC GLOSEY SUNDAY SCHOOLS Sessions Suspended at Thoee | (Churches in Bristol 60 SCARLET FEVER CASES Violation of Quarantine Regulaiions | To Be Met With Sovere Penaltles | _==Tactory Employes Absent ¥From ‘Work Must Give Accounting. (Spectal ¢o The Horald.) Bristol, Dec, 20.—Closing of the Funday schoolg tomorrow because of the scarlet fever situation has been decided upon by the school authori- ties of the Prospect Methodist First Congregational and Baptist churches. Church services will be held as usual, The decision to close came after announcement by the board of health that the {ncreasing number of cases was apparent among chil- dren of school age. With 11 new cases reported last night and one more case this morning, the local situation showed a total of 63 cases, emong which the childr.n o school 2ge were practically half the number afflict Violating Quarantines Health Officer Joseph I. Woisard was notified today of the alleged violation of quarantines by several famllles and immediately took ac- tion to prevent a repetition of the | offense, The health officer promises severe treatment for any infraction of the quarantine regulations and will be ably supported by the loca court authorities as the officials are exerting every effort to bring epidemic to an end. Four New Diphtheria Cases, The diseascs showed a big Increase vesterda about half of the cases are of tender age, The adults continued their showing on the afflicted with four cases of diphtheria to add to the complications ot the people. Dr. Walsard felt eatisfled today with the drive against the epidemic. The number of contacts in the stages of the epidemic is shown in the increa. the nun of qual antines. Dr. F. Knowlton of the stata board of health told Dr. Woi sard yestetday that the situation was | being well cared for. Nurses Sent Out Singly. In order that the efficlency of the two school nnurses, Miss Mary ¥, Mu and Miss E Norton, may be increased, Dr. Wolsard ais- ratched the nurses separately on the foliowup work today in the quaran- tined a . For the t few days, the nurse. and consequan marking Henry J wi the nurses, cglinski n’ fl continue to drive onec I Officer Edw has wwn sccured by partment 1o act as cha e other. This will mean that a flving squadron for followup work will he maintained Glves Up Practice, causs of the nature of the and dema u , Dr. Woisard has turs his practice er physie in.the check up work has by he ‘.w-:\'n [ feur for ac time nic the been given rd of edue et A checkup of th erw 1 n each morning a ' th N0 cases may escape Suspects are reported on and Rumors Run Down. Many w of Schools e health e Cases in Milk liu’llv s I‘nml]\ The Wolcott milk de whe milk route has I : pending observance of his fam the resuit of a ¢ affecting o aler, of the scarlet tover has suffered anot cases of the of his employ er blow as have beer 16 by the dlsease ported from his he fficer. * farm disease has Ined ) o s of the ard m ) n traced 1 the b ase starfed fre health officials are pr 1y & A e start eptdemic 1uses masy regarding 5 various c underlying placards posted estyille entered fts start o city as For- ranks with Enast Bristol. but c 4 will be removed either t or early next rase did not is two cascs, from week as the antieipated devel The Souths mimber of cases op galning | Federal Hill is ¢ The Northside the malady ports to the ide section itributing its share from as far as the official re- health board ind Tssue Cands Tn order that the health board of fice may keep in full the situation as far as possible, fon is free touch with the Wol A es of chil- was mailed out today by Dr. to parents or ether relati Aren, who were absent from school yesterday The schaols are tha most aid to the effec- health forma- nd valuable partnent in obtaining tion £0 as to assist the securing the atio r cases. “Accordingly 3 t by stat in isc n of sc fe re i 19 »m 4 on Page 15) the | among &chool children as| ldren | list | older! carly | owing request in post card form | lepartment | arlet | NEW BRITAIL:- NEW BRITAIN, |Police Catch Alleged Murderer on Tip From | His Wife in Meudcn Meriden, Dee, The Meri- den police nm on arrested Elljah Johnson, a negro from Goldshorough, N, €', where ho is wanted on a char of kliling one man and wounding another five yearg ago, A squad of vpolice made th rapture without troub at 33 Veteran street where Johnson had taken lodging preparatory to search- ing for his wife who left him T ntly in Newark, N. J, and came to this c She notified the local police that Johngon was coming to Meriden to gct her. He ved night, NO GHURGH CHOIRS " AT TREE THIS YEAR Christmas Plans Slightly Curtailed — Legion Memorial Tomorrow Decorations have been completed on the community Christmas tree ! 'and it will shine in Central park tonight in all its glory. The Phil- armonic band will furnish Christ- mas music and wiil carols Tuesday and Wednesday evening of | next week, Contrary to the | Chirstmas tree commi Chamber of Commierce at a meeting yesterday afternoon decided not to | ask church choirs to liold services |at the tree during t ’ committee has services i | desires to vol in “tions to these organization but feels that interest by the public last r do t rrant an official re- ve quest fromn the cor | There wiil be bugle calls at the [three by buglers from drum corps {from 11:30 p. m. to m two nights precedl | Contributions are flowi fly at the chamber offic \ the expense of the tree, but Miss Helen M. Hurley, acting seccretary; reports that more moncy is necded. Tomorrow afte [of the World wa | annual Christmas memorfal exer olses at the Court of Honor in W nut Hill park. The excrci participated in by all men, who will mect at fean Legion rooms at 4 | will march to Main street, t Main, to the park entr | by the Roy Scout drum corps 5 will | {Fa ey, - the Ame o'clock k wrea in taps will be < | I]EMI]BRATS INSTATE EXPENDED ONLY 54, 759 November 4 Balloting Ex- penses Paid and Balance | 2 Is Left . Holt, tate with tral 1y « gecretary o cturn of his recs al Mr. of 1922 ipts and expe and state Holt's tota! of 32 nation- his ex balanice of $319 clowe of the ¢ Witlian nan A comy 2 tor of f ny Tre od to t11 nients to of § 1l tot to unpaid s ame Mr. Palmer and Christmas David E, was $100 Ha Fit2Ger D contrihuted surance Commis field added $1 Harry 1. Brook governor, ADVISE ACCEPTANCE P T ‘Orlgmal Docu ment, Re-| voked by Labor Leader,‘ Bulk of | Estate, Which Now Goes Had Left Her to His Sons, Washinton, Dee. 20, Samuel Gompers, filed today for pro- bate, left the bulk of his estate to tis sons and his granddaughters, and directed that only “the amount allowed by law" should be pald the widow, Dated November 8, was accompanied by mutliated copy of another, made previously, S across the face and on which was written: \ “I cancel and revoke this will.” Was Married In 1921 l\\llr the canc The will of 1324, the will led will, which een excctued September 21, 11 ‘1, 'the 1ab leader, after provid- ing for a number of specific bequests, {t the bLulk of the estate to his idow, Gertrude A. Gompers, to whom he was married April 16, 1921, The last will declared the pa ments allowed under the law should be made providing Mrs. Gompers “ls my lawful wedded wife at time of my demise.” Should she not be, it directed “she shall not re- celve any part of my estate, wheth- er real, personal or mixed.” Mrs. Gompers was Mrs, Gertrude Neuschler, of New York, and at the time of the marrlage her age was given 35, She was his second wife, the laws of the Dis- trict of € bia, dower rights of a widow may not be taken aw by a will, Bequests of $100 each were made by Mr. Gompers to six organizations for the purchase of an American flag for cach. The or; ations are the American Federation of Labor, the Cigarmakers TInternational CUnlon, Clgarmakers’ Local No, 144, New York; Dawson lodge of Masons, | Washington, the Washington lodge of t1 s of the ¥ The Hnl‘]'vrl‘r of the estate, alue of which was not given was he- queathed to his granddaughte Henrletta and Lthel Mitchell and his Samuel J, Henry J., and Ale J. Gompers, in equal shares. | amuel J. Gompers was named as executor, Theodore Cogawe Is, found Mr. Gompers' office, DR. SMITH T0 TAKE BRIDE . deputy regis. documents in Trardiman, Supt. of Nurses at Hartford Retreat to Marry Ar [ Hardiman huv liman, Mnouncement has been made of £ Miss Marion , daughter of Walter W. of Philadelphia, to Dr. ent J. Smith, son of Mr. and P. W. Smith. Hardiman nt ning She phia is super Nurses' T Hartford Retres ot the Phi nurses chool g at the aduate her ards taking up at St. hospital in 1 she her nurses’ Christopher’s Philadelphia was graduated and whi he sy me as super- 1perintendent Philad . s Disense at the chiet Children's 1delphia he mental 1 hospital for mental ons diseases schools having ved in this work s. He is elementary which he is now doing a preventive and After leaving hign red Catholic university on graduating reity of Pennsyl- received his medical He was a member Upsilon Phi medical there and was or the Ph phia ntagious diseases He 1is also Dritain Lions itain for the a graduate and high New LIQUOR KILLS 3 in New York Al- Beoze ready Has Claimed This Number of Lives, Medical Fxaminer Says. o Pofonh minimum | 2| The action of the 2 she taught for a time, fore tak- | ecases at | {New Haven Road and Eleomc Lines Bring Action | MOVE MADE IN R. ISLAND Fifteen Jitney Routes Affected— Move is First Planned By Public Service Corporation Against Routes Affecting Their Revenue. Providence, R, I, Dec. 20.—Ap- plications for injunctlons against 15 bus lines operating out of Ithode Is- land were filed in superlor court here today on behalf of the N, Y N, H. and H. raflrond and the United Electric Raflway Co. Counsel for the petitioners said the action was “the first step to be taken by the New Haven and strect rallways in their efforts to protect thelr revenues and service from irresponsible com- petition.” It was alleged that none of the bus lines named as respondents have recelved certificates of conveniences |and necessity from the public utili- ties commission, and that several of them “appear to be operating with- out compiying with other featur {of the Rhode Isiand lav Y. N. H. ana H. followed closely upon proceedings brought by the Boston and Maine |railroad Thursday at Greenfleld, Mass,, when it caused the DeLuxe Transportafion Co. operating a bus line betwoen Greenfleld and North- ampton to be arraigned on the charge of transporting passengers | for hire by motor vehicle without a | | eense. | The eourt set the applications down for hearing December 29 and | in the meantime a temporary in- | Junction was issued against the line |operating between Phoenix and ‘rompton on the application of the | | United Electric ]’.nll\\'a\' Co. On ap- | plication of the N. Y. N. H. and H. |company a temporary h unctlon also | was fssued against bus lines operat- ing between Providenee and New | London, Conn. to restrain them from | doing astate business, R. R. To Fight Boston, Dec. 20.—The N. ‘n. & H. railroad "proposes to pro- | I'tect the public and its property by | nggressive action rather than pas- | slve submission,” A. P, Russell, vice. | | president of the raiiroad comuany, | |sald in 3 statement todas in connec tion with the proceedings begun at | Providence, against 15 bus lines | cperating out of Rliode Tsland. Declaring that the New Haven had decided to act “after mature deliberation, dealing with all fea- tures of unfair bus competition,” Vice President Russell added: A8 a citizen of New England the Haven recognizes that the in- !terest of the traveling public proper solution of the present prob- lem {s paramount. ['nless public rights are protected, present regu- ated and controlled service is hound to be curtafled, possibly to be re- stored only after a dangerous ex- periment has overloaded the high- | and proved that anything short of well organized, regulated transportation in England 1s destined to utter failure “The Neov en cannot stand by a its property t of comps 1 etreet rail authorized to provide for the peonle of New ler th the | b e ways longer fon. ways een Al tran hird anspor England but no d by raliroads street railnaya he New Ha y new be oxist- that room for a ngency fn N the field and ven 1 eovan the adapt fair and un- petition nd pres- a8 ng ser aposed to exte e New Haven fin rodity exist 11 be confir declding to fight aga Ruth 1‘7h;atr(crx ton, Actress, To Marry E nnlhh \c{nr New \p»’ Chatterton is star -— THE WEATHER Hartford, Dec. 20—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity Generally fair and Sanday much colder tomight P E— LONNELT]LUT SATURDAY DE (,F'\IB] R "0 19"4 —EIGHILEN PA(J 28 Gompers’ Will Cuts Off His Wife ASKS INJUNE“[]N With Minimum 77tat Law Permtts AGAINST BUS COS. |GETS REPRIEVE FOUR HOURS| BEFORE HIS EXEGUTION ! oungstown, Ohio Youth Saved from Electrocution by Last Minute Order of Governor Colusbus, O., Dee, 20,—Joseph C Kane, Youngstown youth, sentenced be electrocuted at one o'clock this morning escaped death at Jwist temporarily! when approximately four hours before he was to go to the chalr, it was found that a stay ¢ execution had been jssued by (‘hief Justice C. T. Marshall, of the state supreme court. No notification of the court's action had reached Warden Thomas at the penitentiary. The stay according to Justice Marshall, was {ssued hy him just be- fore noon but the official papers were not delivered to the warden, whd at 10 p. m, was preparing to electrocute Kane who was sentenced to death for the murder of Paul Proglo, 8 of Youngstown, At that time Justice Marshall, falllng to see notice of the issuance of the stay in the papers, called a local morning paper to inquire about it. Nothing was known of it there. were questioned knew nothing of the say. Falllng to find trace of the lost document, Justl Marshall {im mediately busied himself another way out. He got into touch with Governor Donahey on a tele- phone advised him of the situation and the chlef executive immediat@ly granded a reprieve until January 8. The word was passed on to Warden | Thomas and Kane, as a result, will live at least until the expiration of | the repne\e (OLD WAVE TOLL to REAEHES SCORE Deaths Directly or Indirectly Result of Weather NO RELIEF FOR 36 HOURS In This Section of the Country the | Weather Bureau Predicts Snappy Temperature for Several Days to Come—No Xmas Predictions. Chicego, Dec. Upwards of a score of persons were dead today, dlotims, directly and indirectly of | the cold wave, which has affected ndtion, with little re ght for at least 36 hours -zero temperatures continued northwest and in the central , while the crest of the wave as approaching the Atlantic sea- with temperatures dropping ¢ southern and southeastern 6 Below Zero. cury had dropped to six- in The mer below zero ow In Neb., in In- 16 below at in red at two alove zero Oklahoma , St. Louis and dianapolis. r reports fndicated a con- the cold for 36 hours Michigan and Indlana rd to the northern T but with promise that the t ature in the lat e ould to rise Sunday. ects of the h o of north- los from westw sld wave were of the south, weath drops to 12 degrees and 20 at Shres at Louisville, Ky In the Southwest Aegrees N. M and eizht Tn t! reported 2 e, spot with improven sne was repy states and t ansmit news In the East on, Dec. vening news- | Court clerks who | to find | CONGRESS ADOPTS PLAGUE MEASURE! Passes Bill for $100,000 to Fight Poultry Epldemu FOUR CARLOADS HELD UP Stamford Health Authorities Fear That Big Shipment May Be In- fected=—State of New Hampshire Bars Importation of Live Fowl Washington, Dec gency mnq'r priate $100 the poultry pla rushed throug sent to Presid signature. emer- 20.—An i appro- i fig ise today and olidge for his arantines the in- depart- ried in federal p out manner foot now are ef tention of the ment to use t the resolutior | regulations designe the plague much of the campalg! and mouth dise Chairman Madden of the appro- priations committes called up the resolution, approved yestorday by the senate. Representative Blan- ton, democrat, of T at first blocked its consideration but later withdrew his ob. {lution was pass | debate. to star Mr. Blanton's obfection was based on a contention th quarantine agalnst poultry ship- ments would greatly increase the price of cold storage po at any exten Four Carloads Held. Stamford, Dec. 20.—Four carloads ot chickens, belleved to be ed with the malady which is prevalent in the state, were held to. | 1ocal railroad y Fear, | | | infect officer, notified the stats commission domestic animals of his action |Three of the cars were cons here from Iowa and one from nols. Two of the cars arrived three days ngo and the others yesterday. | All are consigned to local dea The health officer sald he four several o lickens dead and others dying. Thera were several dred of the fowls in each car. They had been on the road for two weeks, who has of Ban Op In N, AL N. H,, Dec. 20.—Ar, or- ng the shipmnent of fow! of all kinds into New Hamp- shire from any point outside th state and forbldding the return owners of any crates whic ped out of the state ¢ > fow], was issucd today because Coneor to of prev- uropean fowl plaguc markets. The embargo to effect Sunday at mid- BOOTLEG WARFARE Two Bridgeporters Placed Under Vrdrr goes in nigh Arrest For Threanting Death To Witness for the State, 50,000 10 SEE GAME to Stamford-Notre ANl Seats Dame Game Taken — Rockne's Team Teaves in Zero Weather Today ave r— | Average Daily Circulation For Week hndml; 11 591 Dec, 13th .. 1 PRICE THREE CENTS | LIQUOR WORTH $800,000 AND BRITISH SCHOONER WITH 8 SAILORS TAKEN OFF COAST GAWBLING MACHINE Haul, Mde Two Miles South of Cornfield IPERTED I (QURT Jout ol Comfld a.m., Largest Made In Conn. Waters Since Prohibition. Judge Sees It Work and i Fines Restaurateur j §10 and Costs Cargo on Seized Vessel In- cludes Champagne, Gin, Wine and Rye Whiskey in Copious Amounts. gain, ed Roy, t at 420 w Main & b gambling game . Expert testi- , design- ir was but who Roy ing a slot mack was prod o ¥ 1 the nony W Briti with liquor va fnasted n, > mack gami Hungerford, eaid that s a gamb- a crew of eig iam C the benc captured uth of e const and o'clock this The sefz V| den with w he towed Y. te 4! been sent hy Chief Wi Hart to bring i mx‘nu a largest comp S, sald over a dol themselves Jouett a pending he afternoon t D Matheivson etal tokens w n trade at the &tore is located. y testified chine was sup- advance the celved, {t used it. ol The Duffy in at anchor in M'fl\ contraba although t to register in r of tokens to do 60 when Moore of ed by sald that must be due t : S oling after a fo 2 was spring. | Downes sight Atiorney have a irt per. t Judg that, posed numbe 100 whis 1,025 ¢ of gi of rye ske ich y was ca Foreigner Is Sighted. o S 16 mac Hung " and ad- leasing had bec claimed temporarily ned again ed warning to uck H‘"\ er merel : 1 that i promptly @ T It did not t ked Mo how m ‘1' there was d with the even BLAMES JINGOISTS FOR JAP WAR TALK Judge Gary Savs Only Tr- responsihle Persons Envision Strife ONE DYING Near TWO DEAD; Overlicated Stove Canses Fire Detroit That Takes Lives of Con ple of Little Children Thl\”\ |\Tl NSION PLANS