New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 11, 1925, Page 1

S —— | of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 W. A. JARDINE FOR CABINET AS AGRICULTURAL SEC. IS WASHINGTON PREDICTION Kan. Delegation Swings Support To Him And Officials Expect Cool- idge Will Make This Selection. Meanwhile Candidate Is Cross-Questioned by Sen- ate Committee—Accused of Trying to “Pass the Buck.” B W. A. JARDINE. Washington, Feb. 11.—~ATthough the White House withheld comment, administration officlals elsewhere in- dicated a bellef today that Willlam A. Jardine of Kansas had virtually been decided on by President Cool- idge for secretary of agriculture. The Kansas delegation in con- gress which once endorsed J. J. Mohler, also of Kansas Clty, for the post met and changed {ts support to Mr. Jardine. Members of the dele- gation heve been in constant con- sultation with Mr. Coolidge, but they declined to say whether they had definite Information as to his de-; cision, NOW MAKING DENIALS Robert Reidt, Hiding in Newark, Says He Didn’t Predict World’s End . Newark, N. J.,, Feb. 11.—Robert Cross Questioned. Reidt, Patchogue, L. I, “Apostle of While the house agriculture com-| Doom,” who disappeared from his mittee today was beginning the study { home two days after an all night of & bill to carry out the recom-| vigil for his prophesied end of the niendations of President Coolidge's| world last week, has taken refuge agricultural conference, W. M. Ja in this city, where he declared today dine, a member of the conference: that he “never said the world would prominently mentioned for secretary| come to an end February 6. Others of agriculture, underwent a etiff-ex-| said so, not L” amination at the hands of the senate The world will come to an end committee, sometime this year, probably in Sep- After the witness had undertaken ! tember,” Reidt continued, proceed- an analysis of the conference’s rec-| ing to a discuesion of the Biblical ommendations, describing especlally | Lasis of his prophecy. those dealing with “orderly market- He said many death threats had ing,” Chalrman Norris insisted that| heen sent him in telegrams and let- an ‘‘emergeney program’ was nced-| ters and that he did not want his ed, while Senator Kendrick, demo-|staying place in Newark made known $10,000 ASSAULT ACTION and Senator Norbeck, fepublican, South Dakota, complained of the Meltzer HE Him With Kiddie-Kar “absence of any reference to causes.” Passing the Buck? “You bring this program to con- gress in the last days of the eeasion,” Senator Norrls said, “and the White House announces there is ample time for us to act. Was that just an effort to pass the buck?” “There certainly was no intention to embarrass congress,” Mr. Jardine replied. Chairman Carey of the conference, and Louls J. Taber, a member of the body, testified before the house com- mittee, taking up in detail the bill covering co-operatives, which v drawn by Chairman Haugen. Mr. Carey said the conference later hoped to go more thoroughly into the wheat problem. He was told by Representaltve Tincher, republi- can, Kansas, that the chief objec-} tions he had heard among house; membere to the conference pro-; posals waa the possibility of regulat- ing crop planting. BAD AUTO CRASH New Haven Dealer in Critical Con- Among Other Things, Wynne Says The suit of Michael Wymne a t Abe Meltzer for $10,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sus- tained last June in a strect fight, is scheduled to be heard by Judge Hinman and the jury in superior court to . Attorneys 8. Gerald Casale, Bene- dict M. Holden and Donald C. Mc- Carthy are counsel for Wynne, and Klett & Alling and Pierce & Pierce are representing Meltzer. Wynne alleged that on 1924, Meltzer struck him with fists and feet, with a rock and kiddie-kar, and as a result he sus- tained a fracture of the skull, con- cussion of the brain, injuries to ¥ neck, face and head and has been permanently infured. He asks re- imbursement for money experded on medical bills, TAXICAB IN CRASH June his dition Following Collision, Alleged Due to Fog, As Result of Accident in Waterbury, \ New Haven, Feb. 11.—Arthur A.| Three Men Are in Hospital Suffer- +Gouin, 26, president of a local auto- mobile concern is on the danger list at St. Raphael's hospital here today with a punctured lung and other injuries resulting from a collision of his machine last night with a car., Tt A teuek enlidad on driven by John Morris, Miss Chrls-ig o Pyt B 0 00 the Smith tina Morrls, who was riding in her, o 3 ; 3 brother's car was injured, but not;®"d Priges plant today. 'The injured serlously, The colllsion was due to!orc. Loule Christy, 18 Dover street, the) provalence: [of:a heavy fog]. AljOrirer o the taxi: LaVincent Corre third car, driven by Leonard J. Pa. 106, 324 South Main strect, a com- “hristy; and Wil Stin- il et W_{panh;nfipfp( 1} .‘m,\. and r\\ !\_HJT ; in lision. All three ca son, 153 Rubber avenue, Naugatuc were damaged | ’ ! s and fthe other occupants badly driver of the truck. = Non T Rt rious condition. |thought to be in a s chine: ere damaged hu Coroner Mix was to begin an in-|BOth machines were damaged, but quiry today into the collision, ing From Injurics. Waterbury, Feb. are in St. Mary's hospital, all suffer- njuries sustained when a Yellow the,cab was almost totally demolish- ed, $£350,000 TRUST MOR' TO QUIZ MITCHELL | Washington, Feb. 11.—The house | Waterbury, Feb. 11— atrcraft committee will question |trust mortgage by the Connecticut Brigadier ‘General Mitchell, assistant | Quarries Co. of New Haven to the army alr chlef, tomorrow, regarding | Mechanics bank of New Haven was charges that he disobeyed orders in |filed in the town clerk's office the 1951 bombing tests off the Vir-[today. It was 50 pages long. The ginla Capes. He previously had been | purpose of it is to take care of a summoned for Friday. new stock issue. Republicans Plan To l;—ar Those Insurgents Who Wish To Return were indications W here Washington, Feb. 11.—Prepariss| to carry out their announced inten-| tlon of barring a dozen LaFollette n- | surgents from future party councils, | repubican house leaders today map- ped out & plan to expel the irrigu- lars from the February 27 caucus if any attempt to participate ts mad Representative Treadway of Mas achusetts announced he would offer | intention a resolution as eoon as the eaucus| gees under way to restrict partici- pants to supporters of the republi- can national ticket during the 1924 campaign and there that the mea would have spread support. Mr. Treadway made his announce- ment after Representative Sinclair of | North Dakota, one of Yhe 12 not in- vited to the caucus, had declared.he would attend and would stay there 1 out.” He reiterated this today and the prediction was made that ene or more members Wisconsin delegation s0 attempt to take part in the cau- =3 ure until “bot of the might 9| 11.—Three men | | are | POLICE INSTRUCTED TORESPECT PUBLIC Ordered Not to Use Profanity and Curb Tempers WAY TAKE AWAY CLUBS Commissioners, at Inspection of | Départment, Outline Responsibill- ties and Dutles of Men in Uniform —Not to Mete Out Justice, | Whatever doubt has exlsted in the minds of policemen as to the proper |manner for performing their duty |while on the streets was dispelled |last night when they wero/raked |over the coals as they appeared be- | fore the board of police commission- |ers for inspection. The duties of | policemen, the rights of policemen, and the rights of the people with Iwwhom the policemen deal with were impressed clearly upon the members of the department with a warning |that if any of them are proven in the future to have abused these rights, they could not expect to recelve any consideration from the commission. The upbraiding by the commis- sloners was the result of the in- crease in the number of complaints received ahout the conduct of seve- ral policemen, a few of whom have been censured by the commission for Jack of judgement and tact in deal- ing with pedestrians and prisoners. Members of the regular force of the department were inspected at 7 o'clock, and the supernumerary force of the department appeared before the commission at 8 o'clock. Use of Profanity Scored Use of ‘profanity by members of the department, a number of alleged instances of which have been re- ported to the officials, was especial- ly scored by the commissioners, and the policemen were told that once it was established that any member of the department had used profanity, he need mot expect that the board will listen to any excuses, Chalrman David L. Dunn told the men that profanity would not be tolerated at all as there was no excuse for any member of the department using 1t. In opening the program, Chair- man Dunn said that policemen should at all times take pride in their appearance, for, more than any other class of men, the appear- ance and carriage of the police are | regarded by visitors and strangers to reflect the character of a city. He sald that he felt there was need for | tContinuea en Page 14) | | Prisoner However, Says!{ He Had Just Paid $1,500| for “Soft Jobh” So Could) Not Afford the $2,500 | | | Asked. | | lfl)‘ ‘The Assoclated Proses. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 11.—Allcged of- | forts of Laurance Riehl, Columbus, hio, to eell him a parole from the Atlanta federal penitentiary | described today by Graham Baughn, | “rum were | convicted in the Savannah ring” exposure, in the trial of A. E. Sartain and L. J. Fletcher, former| prison officials, and Riehl on charges of conspiracy and bribery. Baughn sald Riehl attempted to sell him the parole for §2,5600 early in 1924, when he came to Savannah | with IFather Thomas P. Hayden, then a chaplain at the prison, to collect| 310,500 for special privileges‘to be| granted eeveral men convicted in the | “rum ring” exposure when they en- | tered the penitentiary. Baughn testified he already had “put up $1,500" for a “soft job" and | added that he did not feol like giv- | | ing Riehl any more money at the time. | | “I told Riehl I would think over| tter and send him the money | Baughn stated, “but I never| formerly a lawyer, also nl had attempted to eell paroles to other members of the Sa- vannah “rir Although he did| | not “put up” money, Baughn | | sald he late ar was recommended for | a parole by the parole board. aughn said he paid $5,000 to| | Sartain, who appointed C. C. Tuten, | convicted in Savannah, as his chauf feur. Tuten 1 the money In S vannah, the witness stated. The witness said he conduc “negotiatic after artain quently had expressed need of mo: and stated he soon would have * easy jobs open.” A check for $5,000 alleged to have | been given Fletcher by Mannie Kess- | wealthy New York bootlegger and ap risoner, was cashed through an Atlanta man by Baughn, the wit- ness testified. “Fletcher needed money immediately,” Baughn tinued, “to use in establishing an fce ces in Miami, I z | d the fri =aid he the con- g served as| chauffeur the Warden, Baughp testified, he had privileges which al- lowed. him to vieit theaters in At- lanta. He also stated that once he took warden and Fred Haar, 8r., | for a long ride In the country. While | t on the trip, Baughn said, b a gun and went hunt- d by Sartian and to the ey were he borrowed Harr. accompar land discovered him dead | The ca | the Jefferson WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1925, —SIXTEEN PAGES. SOUTHINGTON PRYSICIAN FOUND DEAD ON FLOOR, Dr, Paul Plummer Was Reading in Living Room When Fatal Attack Came Bouthington, Teb, 11.—Dr, l"null Plummer, prominent physician whoi has practiced here for 16 years and | prior to that in Collinsville and | Hartford, dled suddenly at his home here early today, apparently of heart failure, He had returned | from a visit to patlents apd informed his wife that he would read awhile before retiring. As he did not come to bed within a reasonable time, Mrs, Plummer went downstairs on the floor of the living room, Dr. Plummer was & native of Boston, 57 years of age and after graduation from two medical schools in this country studied extensively abroad. DBesides his wife he leaves two sons, Charles of New York city and Paul of this town and two daughters, who are away at school, The funera| has been set for Friday, with burfal In Hibernla, N. Y. ONIDENTIFIED MANTS HILLED IN NEWINGTON Victim Run Down by New Britain-Hartford Trolley Hartford, Feb. fled man, about 45 years old, was killed by a Hartford-bound New Britain-Hartford trolley car early this morning half way hetween New- ington and the Balf quarries. This stretch is known as the “flats, A letter, addressed to James Pitkin was found in a pocket of the man's clothing. FIGHT FOR AMENDNENT American Federation of Labor to | 11.—An unidenti- | Campaign in States That Refused | Miaml, Fla., Feb. 11.—The Amerl- | can Federation of Labor will carry | on a campaign for the national| child labor amendment until such time as legislatures favorable tq rati- fication are elected, the federation's executive concli decided tod: to Ratify Measure. Atlanta Convict Tells Of Offer To Se_ll_ Him ParoleA From !’risonr 300 CASES AGAINST MINERS ARE DROPPED Famous Armed March in ‘West Virginia Labor Troubles Ended Charlestown, W, Va., Fel hundred cases growing out of the armed march of men from the union flelds of southern West Virginia against non-union Logan region in 1921, were dismiss- ed today by Judge J. M. Woo es include charges ranging from treason to common assault. They were sent to Jefferson county on a charge of venue from Logan, 11— coal where the indictments were return- Four of the cases were tried here, while some involving dist offi clals of the United Mine Workers of America were transferred on changes of venue to other cou A majority of the cases rema 1 on docket since they were sent here in 19 At the outset of the of court H. W. Houston the union, requested t the trials be set or tl Local pr asked that action b ing word from C. leading figure s0C prosccutior from Osenton the term J dismissal order. term counsel for t dates cases d for missed coun ferred await- Osenton, a a 1 with the o word was received A be 1journing Woot rd the w 1 ' 1s en Bloomfield Woman Makes Denial of Charges Feb. 11.—Mrs. Archie | Bloomfield 1 e put poison 1 her hu. Hartford Maston of nied that s! pot at brec at ast got i coverir acute poisoning and living at the h Mr Mrs. 63 Bushnel street this ¢ two younger children release in the Rloomfie! terday afternoon in for reappearance in cc morning at 9 o cla o the pot om par. ents eman of | with her | 1 conrt yes Saturday | rt * e THE WEATHER —o0— For New Britain and vicinl- ty: Rain changing to snow to- night and probably Thursday morning: colder tonight; much colder Thursday. | i | be made by the mayor. Explaining | | tal for |1t HAYOR ASKS LIGHT ONCHARTER VIEWS Writes Letter of Inquiry to Alling and Rackliffe ZONING ACT DISPLEASES HIM | Paonessa Fxpresses Belief Chief Executlye Should Not Have Arbi- trary Authority (o Dismiss Mem- hers of Board of Adjustment, Tn a letter recelved today by Rep- | ntatives B. W. Alling and ¥ k O. Rackliffe, Mayor / onessa inquires whether they con- templato suggesting changes to the | city charter at the session of the legislature and asks them to fnform | him regarding the date and place of | any hearing on charter amendments | scheduled to be held before the committee on citfes and boroughs of the general assembly, Mayor Paonessa also makes his stand plain on the question of re- moving members of the board of ad- | justment, who will be appointed in connection with the adoption of the zoning enabling act. He expresses | the opinfon that removal should not this belief, he says: “If the present amendment pre-| vails, the whole system of zoning is placed virtually under the control of the city's chief executive and T seri- ously doubt if it will be conductive | to a spirit of willingness to serve on the part of men whose services on the board of adjustment would be invaluable to the city."% The Mayor's Letter Mayor Paonessa's letter, was not given out by his follows: “As you are aware, the report of the committee on charter revision has been ratified by the common council and will soon go to the legis- lative committee on cities and bor- oughs for approval. “The charter revision committee has devoted much time to a study | of the need for changes in the basic | | which | offic: law of our city and has made im- portant recommendations, It may be that you, as a member of the sembly, are considering changes in the committee's report, and it so I | would be interested to know what form your amendments will take, I trust it will be possible for you to advise the city at least one week | before the hearing before the legi lative, committe; & %o the time and | place of hearing and also furnish us HOUSE, BY OVER ON RECORD AS REFUSING TO PASS PROPOSED CHILD LABOR AMENDMENT MAY REACH €O MINUTE, RESCUE CHIEF SAYS Mark and Expect to Strike Underground day Fail to Record So- Called “Breathing,” But Hope Is Still Held Out. LATE TONIGHT, POSSIBLY The Assoclated Press, Cave City, Ky., Feb. 11.—Bar- ring uniooked for developments, indications at 12:30 o'clock this afternoon were that Floyd Col- ins would not be extricated be- fore late tonight from Sand Cave, in which he has been trapped 12 days. H. T. Carmichael, in charge of sinking the shaft, said that a sudden striking of the cavern in which Collins Is imprisoned would be the only unexpected development which might pos- sibly lead to an earlier rescue, The twelfth section of timber- ing in the wall of the shaft completed at noon, Fach sec- tion covers about three feet; By By The Assoclated Press, Cave City, Ky., Feb. 11.—A defin- ite connection between the rescue shaft and the tunnel In which Floyd Collins had been imprisoned for twelve days, is expected to be reach- ed very soon, it was declared today by H. T. Carmichael. “I am prepared at almost any time to find a definite connection be- tween the shaft and the cavern,” Carmichacl said. “More crevices are being found, rocks are getting larg- | er, sand has given | more cave crikets are reported.” No “Breathing” Sounds For the first time'the amplifier with a copy of'the changes you pro- | pose to oiter. “I might say at this in my opinion one change be made in that rt of the amend- ments which pertain to a zoning enabling act, governing removal of members of the board of adjust- ment. I regret to say that I was not in a position to att®nd a meet- | |ing of the charter revision commi Itec which took action on the en«| abling act and made a change in |the commission's recommendations | | which T believe should be changed. | “As recommended by the zoning commission, removals from the | board would be governed by a char- | tef revision reading as follows: | *“‘Removals from the bo be made only after proper i ment proceedings inaugu the appointing authority and only upon due cau 10wn and upon written charges and a public hear- | ing. time that should | | d shall peach- ited by Che mayor s authoriz move for cause any me board or commission appoi the mayor or any other offic pointed by the mayor, and mayor shall be the sole such cau ren of ren shall therefor.” abling act sett nd the powers justment show t an ordinary city | comt sion, but a quasi-judicial body, T believe it should he Intenference in judicial judiclal bodies is contrary best interest of concerned should be caref “I believe ¢ rosy d to re- of of er al nis- and so regard or quasi- to i of a boa st avle to on view of its | the review -partisan hearing “It the no body (Continued op 1 SHRINERS' HOSPITAL Institation For Treatment of Crip- pled Children At Springficld Will Be Opened About February 24 Capitol, Hart has be Shrine Temple nd that the rippled childr wiil ption of pat that each diction of the in readiness to Pyramid Ter 10 at Bridg ) patients Infors Mystic New Il field. for 24, the Mass prot and its be | allov re will be allow he hospital at pected to for than any st ) other rine is so situated that larg of cases will be the out-y class we dedication of in [ —— P R e ] sts across the electric ljght wire leading down to Collins failed this morning to record anything fn the head phone, The last succ il te at mjdnight repeated the *‘bre 1g” sounds at the regular rate of 18 per minute, by H. G. Lane, mana- ger of the electric apparatus at the cave, said that the test indicated the globe was out of 50 burned out Carmichael would hov Sund might be piereed, but ar to be and, T believe we will get Co alive.” Hope to Find Passage Carmichael exvlained that shaft.had been completed two-thirds of the depth originally 1a it he expected to fi not estimate Cave t sald “We ap- soon the nel very s 0 t the ar t 1 some p: had o'clock The been reached, the shaft foot est ted 9 deep. red. At feet last was un- timb oul 1 that kets were the evi- finding of cave W00D'S SN RESIGNS FROM AM. WOOLEN (0. Vice President Intends to Devote Time “To Carry Out Other Ambitions.” Boston, Wood anno resigned Americ at h 11.—Cor today o o 1ced Vi n Woolc might as sident that C e with t and dir ('anadi:u; (‘al'i)onlcr Is Heir to British Title ¥ & B was not give Cavern—Radio Tests To- 4| before the maximum depth 42} LLINS AT ANY bieers Rach 32 Fot JASS IND ILVER 05, RE-ELECT OFFICERS S. Chamberlain Becomes Director of A. S. Co. in Bristol (Spectal to the Herald.) Bristol, Feb, 11..—Officers of the Bristol Brass corporation were elected this afternoon at the com- pany's annual meeting at 2:30 o'clock at the offices on Broad street | as follows: Yoo | president, tary son. | The directors were chosen as fol- | lows: | Alexander Harper, J. R. Holley, A. D. Wilson, 8, B. Harper, Charles T. Treadway, and W. Ingraham, all of this city. Roy T. H. Barnes of Hartford, Pierce N, Welch and Harold K. English of New Haven, Shiras Morris and 8. Ferguson of Hartford, Dean Welch.of Nutley, N, J. and Fred 8. Chamberlain of New Britain, American Silver Co. Officers of the American Co., were re-elected this afternoon at | the annual meeting of the concern |at 1:30 o'clock in the company offices on the Memorial Boulevard follows: President and treasu Alexander Harper; vice-presidents, Dean Welch of Nutley, N. J., and H. 1. Aarons of Chicago; secretary and assistant treasurer, Samuel B. | Harper, ¢ directors were re-elected follows: Alexander Harper, Samuel B. Harper, Charies T. Treadway, Julian R. Holley, W. S. Ingraham, George Merriman and Fuller 1 of this city; Dean W of Nutley, N. J.,, Plerce N. of New Haven and F. 8. Chamber- ain of v Britain. Mr. Cham- berlain takes the place of Harold F. English of New Haven. MILITARY INQUIRY Julian It and treasurer, Hol Alber . CONTINUES TODAY Further Testimony Heard From Those Who Saw Collins w F z00log University of Ken ky was rec ed to the stand at the openin the military court of inquiry to The m is nto the 11 ist Cave City, X inve i circum to rescue Dr. F into the rouser was calle cord various the rescue 1 work as he m in his fic Jounty s midnig 1 notes. Horning said Monday t ted t Homer Col od him prior to time an Li other A man shortly m yrnin . (Church Board Approves jon in Schools Relig SKATING AT 88 ABOVE S “ : ing of an ice sk up & temper WHELMING V President Alexander Harper; vice- | Silver | as| Average <aily Circulation For Week Ending l 1 ’685 Feb, Tth ..., OTE, Members Have Heard Arguments For And Against Holding of Hearings On Pro- posed Constitutional Change. State Capitol, Hartford, Feb, 11w By an overwhelming vote the house of representatives refused to ratify |{the proposed federal constitutional |amendment on child labor, this aft. |ernoon. This action concurred with |the senate, The vote on ratification was seves {in favor and 231 against. | On motion of Mr. Alling the house refused to reconsider its action. _ The seven memhers who voted is favor of ratification were: | Miss Cheney, Manchester; Mra {F'ennimore, Naugatuck; Mrs. Town. send, New Haven; Mrs. Crawford, Westport; Mr. Leonard, Killingly; Mr. Brinsmade, Washington; Mr, ordon, Plymouth, During the debate J, Henry Rora- | hack, republican state chairman, sat |beside Mr. Alling, Many spectators, especially young women, who favored the amend- ment, applauded the speakers during |the debate, until Speaker Darbis |sternly ordered that all applause he | stopped. Such action was ‘out of order, he said. The house adjourned at 2 o'clock. Amendment Taken Up The house took .the proposed child labor amendment off the table {it noon, House Leader Alling mak- ing the necessary motion, The de- bate opened at once to determine the parlfamentary procecdure to be followed, Mids Cheney of Manchester moving reference be made of the matter to the committee on federal relations. She said, diciefly, that . a better presentation of the subject | could be made before the commit- tee than before the house, She de- | clared that in maKing her motion | she did not wish to though in a | position of impugning the senate, | h refused a reference, but she ad supposed “some young man had looked up action on two amend- ments previously considered, which ad not hearings and so determined {to follow that course.” Said Miss | | | | | 2 and dogs have their hears ing before commitiees; why not the children ?" N Hungerford, Watemown, asked for what he termed “common | courtes in disposing of the mat« ter and thought all “would feel bet- | ter if a hearing was granted.” | | i of Wants a Hearing Lincoln Ashford said he not expect > house to ratify amendment but to deny a hear- was to deny “a fundamental B of y in id he ling his plea. id so on the right, expediency and ary Bar declared £0 to the becausa bar, in bers of that voted against of reference tion and no sers would istituents “'yes" or not mittec Ty 1 he was amend- in favor stained ington asonable jamental saw noe matter gularly Likely bury thought wonld not or opinion the house, he anxious hetween the 1 be brought f W Page