New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1925, Page 1

e News of the World By Associated Press NEW BRITAIN HERA _— ESTABLISHED 1870 CONTEST ON UNFAVORABL b REPORT ON WHEELER BILL T0 BE MADE BY REP. BELL s i s suin - Salisbury Assemblyman Declares That Judi- ciary Committee Did Not Give It Careful Consideration. Insists Some Substitute at Least Is Necessary and Predicts Others Wil Share His Views. . Hartford, April 17.—Representa- tive J. Mortimer Bell, of Salisbury, member of the legislative commit- tee on the judiciary, today stated that he purposed to make a contest cn the unfavorable report of the committee on the so-called Wheeler biln, Mr, Bell said he was assured of support of several members of the house, He sald he believed some sort of an amendment, at least, should be offered to the present en- forcement law, and that ‘careful consideration” had not been given to the Wheeler bill by the commit- tee nor was the action of recom- mending rejection “unanimous” as stated by Senator Shaw to the sen- ate yesterday., Mr. Bell sald that the sub bill had not been considered by the committee. “Certainly the sub bill should have been considered'* sald Mr. Bell, “and at least something should be cone to strengthen the present law. ! belleve a large number in the I ouse will take that view with me,” BLOGKS COUNCIL ON TABS' OUTDOOR SHOW Mayor Vetoes Resolution Ordering Carnival License Revoked Mayor A: resolution adopted at the last ses- sion of the common council order- f. paonessa has vetoed a ing the license commlittee to revoke a permit granted the Y, M. T. A, & B.- society for an open air carnival. In view of the fact that nine members of the councll opposed revocation of the permit Wednesday night and there arq several demo- cratic members Who were not pres- ent, the mayor’s veto Is almost cer- taln to be sustained, It requires only nine members voting with the mayor to sustain a veto. Mayor Paonessa believes one or two carnivals can be admitted to ihe city every season without harm- ful effect, He also belleves, he sald, that fraternal and military organiza- tions should be given cooperation in their efforts to raise funds. T mayor's veto will be submit- ad he special council meeting in two weeks. A partial poll of the democratic members of the common council in- licates a sentiment for the election of B. J. Dougherty as constable over james T. Farrell with whom he was | tied for office at Tuesday's election. Dougherty and Farrell, democrats, received the same number of votes and neither can be declared elected. have refused to withdraw. This malies it necessary for the democrat- ie councilmen to caucus and decide pon o nominee who will be elected the common council. It is not n v that the cholce lay between Dougherty and Farrell, but no other lidates are now In the fleld. The neil must clect a democrat to fill ho vacancy. T election of ca a constable will not take place until the May meet- | ing of the council. Councilmen Edward H. Christ, Thomas Fay and Rodman Chamber- tain comprise a committee appoint- v by Mayor A. M. Paonessa K with the hoard of fire com- rs on the purchase of an au- for the chief of the depart- nent The fire board has recommended se of a Cadillac. At night's council meeting d to table the recomm and appoint a committee to ik with the fire board. pu ednesday ¢ was vot tion ake Forest fia?l?ecord For Most Sets of Twins , April 17.—Take Forest, ionable north shore olds the world’s champlon for the sroportion of twins to its total popu- ation, prep: est have shown Tt has twenty scts of twins rang- 12 from three months to forty years rawn from all walke of life. One mily, the ¥ McGoverns, sasts two sets “orest popu- tion is 3,657, April 17T Window Giass a fire of un- with origin- early today oss of $365,000. ictermined an estimated suburb, | ations for a baby con- | JUDGMENT FOR CITY Mrs. ‘ Loses Her Suit | for $1,000 Judgment for the City of New Dritain has been handed down by Judge Thomas Malloy in the court of common, pleas at Hartford, in the |sult brought by Mrs. Mary MacDon- jald for $1,000 damages as a result fof injury’ sustained by reason of an lawning that fell on her in front of the Shupack block., Judge John H, Kirkham, corporation counsel, de- !fended the city. Mrs. MacDonald based her claim {for recovery on twq theories: “The awning in question constituted a de- fect in the highway; the state having authorized the eity to regulate awn- ings and the city acting in rellance upon that authority has assumed the private governmental duty, the fail- ure of which to perform is negli- gence,” Quoting various Connecticut au- thoritics, Judge Malioy saysi—" . . if the City of New Britain assumed control over the awnings in its city, it was in the exercise of a . public governmental duty, and therefore not llable for any injuries resulting from said awnings.” It was admitted that the awning |tell several times but was put up Immediately and the eity did not have actual or constructive notice, {nor was the awning a nuisance in ‘lm-!{, the judge stated. | Concluding, Judge Malloy states: | I am not convinced that the | plaintift has.shown negligence on the ipart of the city, and it has not shown lin my view of the case, that this ‘awning even though its rod slipped out of place several times consti- |tueted an obstruction in tie. high- way. The clty. i3 not an insurer |agalnst all accidents happening with- {in its limits, It must have actual lor construetiva notiee and T don't {think because the awning was’secn lon several occasions to slip down, lwith no evidence ot jdown and obstructing |thereby there was a {notice to the cit .‘Judge B‘e;IindsT:): Is | Election Fight Winner Denver, April 17.—Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver's juvenile ‘court retains the bench seat he has held fer more than 20 years, Judge Julian H. Moore ruled in district court to- day. in throwing out the election contest suit brought by Royal R Graham, defeated candidate for the office. traffic, that constructive OVER AWNING ROD Mary MacDonald | wuoy) PIOJUYH ol WPy BAV] AUYS JRILeIULE, =y STOECHEL UPHOLDS * DUONNELL PERNIT ‘Refuses to Change Stand on, REMONSTRANCE ~ RENEWED Vchicle Commissioner De- Motor clares Department is Not Con- | vinced Hazard Would be Increas- ed, (Special to the Herald) Hartford, April 17.—In a decision handed down today by Motor Vehi- | cle Commissioner Robbins B Stoeckel, application the board of public works, Douglass A. | Johnston and a number of others, | for revocation of a license to sel) | gasoline on the O'Connell | West Main street, ie refused. Reprosentatives of the city gov-| ernment gnd private citizens attend- | ed a hearing March 19 before Depu- ty Commissioner Melvin E. Snow. They objected to the sale of gaso line on the O'Connell site and rep resented that it wo aggravate the trafic hazard now oxisting in that | nelghborhood. | There is a filling station on this | | lot at present operated by Charles P. | | McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy is to leave | the site shortly and occupy another | in the immediate nelghborhood. | Drs. D. W. and J. J. O'Connell, own- ers of the present station, have leas- | ed it to the Standard Oil Co. for one | year with an option to buy after that time. The terms of the lease stipu- | late that in the event no license can be had, the agreement i void., Me- Carthy has already procured his | license with the approval of the | hoard of public works, the police and | fire chiefs. When the Standard Ofl | permit came before the board, ap- proval was withheld. Attorney | George W. Brady brought a petition | | before the motor vehicle commission | {and the station was approved, Ap-| plication was made for revocation shortly thereafter, Commissioner Stoeckel explained his department is concerned only on the question of | safety, and the hearing was to de- | termine this point. The commiesion's A | finding follows: { Commissioner’s Finding | “In the matter of hearing the application of D. A. Johnston, | the of the. Board of Public Works of New | Britaln and ‘otlers for revocation of | certificate granted under Section 5 | cheers of Brit | dlers, workers and erowds of spec- upon | | Chapter 334 of the Public Acts of | ¥ 4€sC its remaining | LIV LALLY, \JO,NNECTICUT, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925, R-33 REACHES HOME STATION AFTER RIDING OUT BIG GALE By The Asau Pulham, 1 Pross, April 17.—To the sh army officers, sol- Eng, tators, the army dirigible, R-33, re- turned homa safely shortiy after 2 o'clock this afternoon after her 28- hour battle with the elements over the east coast of England and a storm-swept North sea, The runaway craft which tore away from her moorings at the Pul- ham alr station yesterday morning | during one of the fiercest gales in | recent years was sighted by th anxious watchers at the airdrome at | 1:54 o'clock this afternoon, She %rm euvered for position and landed | sately a quarter of an hour later. Start HOme At Dawn | A favorable wind allowed the | sorely-stressed erew of the R-33 to | start their ship homeward from | point near the Dutch coast atter daylight, and she made a slow steady flight across the North sea, (Contlnued on Page 17) GOVERNMENT OVERPAID DURING THE WAR 'BETHLEHEM STEEL SUED BY FOR MILLIONS |Recovery of Eleven to Fifteen Million Dollars Sought— } Schwab Accused of Making Other Ship Building Firms Make Restitution But Not His Own Com- panies. i Philadelphia, Aprit 17.—Sulte. a}r the recovery by the moyernment of | $11,000,000 to $15,000,000 from the { Bethlenem Stecl Intercsts for w. 1921 as amended for installation of | i?“_s'*”f”t’;"“ lfi‘ff{fl b ,(;""lr;'z bl Efsoline Thta b0 RN W Britindi)iSF7 SERERS RO ERE SR E A oo et the | The defendants named in the ac- el e tlon by the government are th commissloner for hearing In the tol- | piv, v 1 ORI e Th lowing manner: “At a time prior to the date hearing, there had been an appli- cation for a certificate under the section cited, for the certificate made | necessary thereby as preliminary to | the establishmént of a gas station. Inspection in accordance with the | rules of the department had heen |had and the certificate issued; 8o 1 of (Continued on Page Twent War on Fake Salesmen of Fraudulent Stocks and Questionable :Bonds Must Run Detec- tive Gauntlet. President Joseph R. Andrews of the Chamber of Commerce an- | nounced today that the Chamber hus engaged the services of the Willlam J. Burns international de- tective agency to protect residents of New Bri from the machina- tions of crooked promoters and | stock salesmen. | It was the opinion that New Brit- {ain is losing thousands o | year in sales of fake, fraudulent and | worthless sec A committe dollars a rities. consisting of Steve Robb, chairman, 5. J. Porter and Judge B. F. G | ney has been studying the proposi- tion. This committee } s had a ses- sion with representatives of the local banks and an agreement | been reached with the detec age: The services of the Burns agency were secured to operate here in con junction with the Chambér in an |attempt to salvage for the citizr |and business interests of the ci | the money now said to be leavin |the community In the pockets of | swindling promoters. The service as operated and In is far reaching in its scope and gives the local citizens he truth on any stock selling scheme offercd no matter where it originate. How Plan Operates The plan of operation which Is now. being carricd out 1s as fol- lows: The DBurns agency furnishes o the Chamber a supply of “war | ing notices,” which advise the public nd particularly the alesman protected traudulent t and that a {reward is paid for information lead- ing to the arrcst and conviction of perpet of the sale now existence may stock hat the community | from the of |and worthless secu sale fake or of a fraud by me Investment s T notices offices other promi T in as oo s & o as possible | Chamber of Commerce Begins Securities Here |, In the office of the chamber, the | Burns agency has placed a card in- sting hundreds of unl ngs and their classifica- tions as to its standing, whether it is a fraud, gamble, wild gamble, spec- {ulative, highly speculative, business man's investment or if any state has refused it permission to sell its se- cu or revoked its license or con- celled or suspended it operating in that state. The card also gives its present offering and the purpose of the same and where it was incor- porated. | This card set is placed there for immediate information of any one. In some one should inquire as to a particular offering and desirc more information than is on the card, the chamber wiil obtain an analyzed report on the proposition in question. Should ther. no card in the set on the particular offering the chamber immediately gets in touch with the Burns people and no tter where the particular proposi- tion may be a report will be gotten without cost anywhere in the United States or ( lex set stock offe D igation for munities that the fraudulent of- is s In making the » many cney covers co many discovered, it ferings are a 1 when such cases are reported an Advance 13 is sent to the hamber ad the same sing them to beware of s being similar to the rvice rendered to the 23,000 banks try by the ag ¥ The undercover service maintained a good de that 1s ere is expected to have 1 to do with ridding the community of any opetators that might venture in. Burns men are tioned in this city working In other positions, their connection be ing known only to hemselves and the agency. They ferret out the stotk salesmen, get .the story as prospective buyers of their offerings and check up the salesman's story to the investor for misrepresents tions, while the agency s checking the offering from the home office of the company in question. This service Is open to the public and 1t is pointed out by the chamber that local citizens not only have the vrivilege of protecting themselves from the J. Rufus Wallingfords, but 50 have an opportunity to earn re wards by reports on evidence of | crooked salesmen, i Schwab Ts Accused. lchem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd., Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation and the Union Tron Wi Company. Fixeceded $50,000,000. The chip construction cont which the government claimed over- payments exceeded $50,000,000. The amount is about the ten per cent profit which the government allow- ¢d contractors on war work. The bill in equit ted that Charles M. Schwalb was director gen- eral of the United States Fleet Cor- poration and at the same time the dominating figure in the Bethlehem conee when the comtracts were glven out. acts on The bill atso stated that Schwab forced other ship builders to it thet to ten per cent on ship n and ced several of them to return to the government fits in excess of that amount. He BUSINESS SECTION OF MILLERTON 1§ RAZED New York State Town Gutted By Planies and Loss Will Total $150,000, le and th g burned placed at about ames scorch em Valle e two-stories structures or gut hkiss buflding was three frame construction contained the postofTic an operater gave k 1 remained at he the exchar board until the f n compelled her to le was on the seeond flc wit al business and o third floor was the M and Eastern Sta tments The other buildings owned by M. Lewis were occupied by M g brothers, plumbers. A. and I'. g cery and Jennings News fire appparently started in t of the last named ¥ P paratus was called 1 Sharon and Canaan, C; Amenia, N. Y. ge——— —% THE WEATHER | Hartford, April 17—Forceast | for New Britain and vicinity Increasing clondiness tonight Saturday unscttled and cooler — the his own companies adhere to the same ruls| rted. ‘Nk no action to have of profit In hurr the governme; ing the ship wo v the ribed as overpayments for war | war, the companies paid their em- ployes extra time and gave them bonuses, the bill stated, and then | put on an extra charge on the wa costs upon the ground that t time work Increascd the overhead of | the companies and decreased the ef- | ficiency of their employes. The bill gave an example of the overtime and bonus payments by | setting forth that for every dollar the companies pald their employes as a bonus, ey charged the gov- ernment | The bill stated that the Bethlehem companie offered to compromise the $4;832,212 “improvement and | betterment” item for $1,349,000, but government was not and it asked the court to de how much of that sum refunded to the United § cause all the improvements made were permanent. should be S T CHANGE IN VOTING HOURS " OR T1IS CITY PROPOSED Polls Would Be Open Trom 6 a. m 0 6 p. m. Under Proposed | | Amendment to Charter | Among the an to city charter submit rday a eting of t t on and borou of tl gisla one ch ¢ the hours of voting in New Britain. It was pro- posed by House Leader Benjamin W. Alling of this city The pre the logal hours for voting are . n I ry em- 5 p. m. the polls are 1 6 p. T men and womer » work in man iring pl opportanity to cast thvir Leavcs.g,'; to Wife afid $200,000 to Qld Friend Tos Angeles, April 17.—F ! < to his wife, Fr and 1 Thoma; S. Hopkins, Well Known Lawyer, Is Dead April 17 s 8 ~TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. Al | Average Daily Circulation For Yeek knding 12,009 April 6th ... PRICE THREE CENTS WOMEN AND CHILDREN INCLUDED IN | LIST OF 140 PERSONS KILLED BY BOMB EXPLOSION N SOFIA CHURCH 05 ANGLES T0 i i ; A"] @RMIUN Six Generals An:lv 30 (Wil Take Part in Lexington- Other Army Officers | Concord Amniversry | Dead — More Than DAYES REAGHES posroy 200 Injured. NOW BL i "TAINT WHAT IT USED TO BE Bulgarian Capital Un- Washington, April 17, — Llcicusszuieuszessscs ® Willlhimi- teizzil Hurrizzissteizzii is a cook and musician icisco immigration au- thorities today asked the labor department to deport him on the ground that he does not meet im- migration law requirements, Since entering the country he has shortened the longest name in the world to Leo W. Hurst. and | | Giant Dirigible’s Part in Revotugon. 10f€XNAl Machine Blasts MATR'M[]NY lflflMS . ary Battle Memorial Announced | Interior of Cathedral AHEAD F"R I‘YMANi Today — Dawes' Ancestor Alded l)uring Funeral Services Paul Revere, 5 ats | Washington, Aprli 17 > dirlgi inated Official | R | ble Los Angeles will be sent to Bos- -—l\'ing Hurries to Scene, But East Hampton Farmep [ on to pericivne Monday in e ex- ; ; | ercises commemo tin . e ,“”- h | by Assoclated Piess. S Sate o ttie slvorats e s | tiEirest ahow 140 persons in- ling 20 women and 10 children, were killed in the explosion of an infernal machine in the cathedral of Sveti Kral during the funeral of General Georghieff day. Six generals and thirty other officors among those killed, Martial Law Proclaimed. Sofia today was in a state of fer- from Bermuda for which she is to |° FIGH’”NG FOR BACK PAY{.W) today, If time permits will return first to Lakehurst, but other- ‘\\'I\" she will go to Boston direct Says He'll Continue TLegal Battle| The declsion to send the Los An- ‘th:« to Boston was announ d aft- Desplte Offer of Buffalo Woman | er Secretary Wilbur had conferred | Were with high naval officiais en a re- quest from Governor I'uller of Mas- to Buy Farm and Take Him as | Lito Partner. | sachusetts. It is understood to have ment, the greatest excitement pri | [the approval of President Coolidge, |vailing. Martial law has been pro- Middletown, April 17.—A sult|who would be glad to have the Los | claimed throughout the country, which Herbert Lyman, farmer for, Angeles at the Revolutio cell e the military authoritfes have g bration provided it could be done !ordered a curfew established, the the late Mrs. Phoebe Simons, ; s o) "H“mmm inconventence to the navy. | Streets to be cleared at 7:30 p, m. | East Hampton, has brought against the administrator of the estate of the latter for, 19 years' service, Was 83| mogton Apn 17.Viee-Presidént slgned for a jury trial beginning nest | pavos arrived in Boston today fo :lfl"r‘;"‘y by Jr ji'm":”{“l' We L'““""iuu-:m the celebration of the 150th e 8 court today. a3 | anniversary of the battle df Lexing- Lyman sald today that he intended | f1H7EraTY o 1o bitie of Loxing- lo pras his olaim for $5.000 BAryiMM! o 1dress tomorrass - might fn: the irrespective of tlie letter ho had re=| 31 AX1"e® S A e Dawes Arrives | Although all the members of the government were present at the funeral the cathedral, none w injured. Pre- mier Tzankoff was one of those in- jured, but was able to preside over the cabinet during its emergency sesslon today. services in seriously | ceived trom Miss J e 10 Caln in the belfy of “ \\'("w At Funcral. Eaglewood avenue, o N, y.|Which signal lanterns were set on| General Geory whose funeral Uaring to & & rm for him.{ e eve of the battle warning of the | WAS being held when the explosion Lyman aleo says that Miss Caln ex- | SPProach of the Dritish soldiers, occurrad, was ass: ated in the pects to be hcre in days and On .Monday when the principal Street ] Tuesday night. The as- \s there had been of | Program of the cclebrafion will be wtion closely followed an at- matrimony in their corrcspondence | CarT out, the vice-president will | tempt upon the life of Boris it might be there would be a mar- | drive over the route followed by & was motoring ne S incestor, Willlam Wawes homb ay 15 detonat- Spirit Consoles Him. Revere tc cd by clockwork me 1t had | Lyman says he has had her of Middiesex county and Peen concealed uhder roof in seance with the spirit of Mrs. Simons | Warr m of invasion. the southern part of the cathedral | DI N ind spent most of its force upon the nd that the had teld him 1o J ss Cain would crowd in that part of the edifice be with him in Lyman addition to the large number had previc of fatalities it is estimated that about & pirlt. of 5 ) persons were wounded. Upon pirit had told or the disaster the King im- CONSIBERING CHANGE it >me. to him,| v went to the scene, \nd had a letter ssassination In Street. ym Miss Cain. The direct central prison The administrator of Mrs. Simons was a strect here [ is Postmaster G. Hill| Directors Discussing Fu- today, but o > there. were no ‘ Hampton, who will be repre- | : isturbances t or this 1 by D, J. Donohue nis city, | ture of Company This morning ifi either Sofia or the prov- m | have Judge T. E. inces. Afternoon are belng s ar en- ols to main- 1 forming pa tain o under the direction of the i War Minister, General Voulkoft. s Tales of ey Will Visit Lyman, re were several acts of bravery East Hampton, A 17—A tele- is on | during ¢ 1 followed 1 t S« plosic « bhomk men c s a C NAf: T WHEBLER'S TRIAL 3 e Masses of Documentary Evidence \ Brought In Against Ac @ Unit- Sl e 1) 1 Nl ed States Scnator i e : o JGHT BY POLIGE Woman Was Caught Great Ialls Story Tali and Thus IS FEARED Thinks Son t s ndon Woman Tzken Own Life sued For Div 2 y Jempsey Formally Denies . : He Has Quit the Ring s 1 or 10 it rrosy od, picture