New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1925, Page 1

ws of the World By Associaled Press Araqrr oymg e . ———— — ‘Projpauyy 2 Japy RUCHELTITRY WA Lo - B ——— S — ESTABLISHED 1870 SINCLAIR 1S GIVEN RIGHT T0 HOLD TEAPOT DOME IN FEDERAL COURT'S DECISION Admiral Robison, Den- WORF FORFIGRERS by and Roosevelt of BEATM CHINA Navy Department and Other Subordinate Of- |7, §, Consul Advises Washing- fon of Latest Mob Attacks ficials Are Exonerat- ed. TAKE REFUGE ON GUNBOATS Fraud Charge Against|, . 0.0 s Bridsh vol- Head of Mammouth Oil Company Is Not Upheld, According to Ruling. ed to be Ready For Call—Allies Propose Conference. Washington, June 19 (®—In- G creased disorders in Chunking were Cheyenne, Wyo., June 18.— Harry F. Sinclair has won his |day by Vice-Consul Robert L. Smyth , |In a message apparently sent legal battle to have and to hold L s olal st fhe eavire haat the Teapot Dome ‘0il land |ing received by three foreigners, a Jeases. |British, a Swedish and a Polish na- Federal Judge Kennedy to- tonal but gave no details. day so ruled in a 20,000-word | decision handed down here‘Ad H Y isi olves - -The de?lsmn abs it there are beyond control miral Robison of blame, as 1t {n.00 "o oigners nave taken refuge does former Assistant Secre- laboard the foreign gunboats. Two tary F. D. Roosevelt of the [Japanese gunboats have left Ichang L 4 . - .. |for Chunking. navy, Finney and other subor-| Order Strikes To End dinate officials. | The Chinese general chamber of Foreigners Fleeing and the 1t upholds former Secretary |commerce voted today to terminate | n ithe strike against foreign activities | There was some ques- | Albert Fall for his secrecy i negotiating the deal. tion today as to how (he chamber Sinclair is absolved of the action would aftect the shipping fraud resulting from some of |strike which is largely controlled by bty 5 : und [communistic labor elements opposed his Liberty bonds l%emg‘ flot?‘]’d to commercial and financial interests in the possession of a relative |represented by the chamber. ) 3 of Fall’s. A Bl While no ofm{ul action has been The late President Harding’s ‘tnkcn it was belleved here tonight transfer of the lease was held ‘:h(a‘r Chinese lmnk.s would open not e L ater than Monday. as legal and binding. | Although official orders have not Denby Is Upheld |been issued, it is understood that a 5 nav wag |major portion of foreign defense Thf sg.cre_tal;y' of ?hlftu. my P lunits will be withdrawn from Shang- fully within his rights {hal, including members of the Amer- ing as he did, having been 8U- jcan volunteer corps. = Essentlal thorized by the act of June 4, 1spr\"(can. however, such as power 3 |statlons and waterworks will he - b “ se | pro. 1920, {o “develop, conserve, Use | /oo 4 i ety 1a assured, and operate” the naval ol Te- | piking, June 10 (M—Tho forelgn serves, Tulro Kennedy held. powers today suggested to the {on Monday. e ruled that the phrase “in Chinese government the undertak- | . s . $olit ing of negotiations to settle both the ” e his discretion” embodied in {'2 | questions arising from ‘recent dis- law placed no restriction on the {4y pances in Shanghat and also to manner in which the reserves discuss the broad aspect of condi- were to be handled. {tions fn China generally, b son | The Ttalian minister, representing ., He further had f.ull authord {also the ministries of other foreign ity to use, store, exchange and | powers interested in the Chinese «oll” the crude oil royalties, |situation made this suggestion to Judge Kennedy held, denying |the Chinese forcign ofice today. ¢ L i His expressed desire was that the the government’ A contention [ negotiations deal with all aspects of that the secretary’s action i conditions contributing to the unrest dealing in commodities for the |at Shanghai, and consequently in- government was a usurpation { fluencing conditions throughout f : | China. of congressional authority for | =0~ unteers at Hong Kong Are Warn- | reported to the state department to- | on | Shanghal June 19 (A—According | to reports from Chunking, blrikers‘ Tt is understood the appropriating money for such dealings. The act of June 4, 1920, was a special act and authorized the building of storage tanks at Pearl Harbor, Portsmouth and other places, as designated under supplemental contracts petween the government and Sinclair and Doheny, the ruling said. Bank Records Stricken Out Judge Kennedy struck from the record all exhibits and rec- ords of Fall's bank accounts and financial dealings with the Continental Trading Co. in sustaining a defense motion. The government’s hill of complaint was dismissed, every major contention in it having been denied in the decision. Wro., an Chey 19 Precau June ons of unusual were taken today by Fede Kennedy to prevent his dec the Teapot Dome leas suit from being made maturely As th enne, nature | Judge fon in annulment public pre- hour approached for the reading of the decision In court it became known that Judge Kennedy himselt had possession of all copies of the ruling and that none of them would leave the bench until he had finished reading it. The decision is s21d to be about 20,000 words long Court opened at 10:02 a with the sharp bang of the baiiiff's gavel Judge Kennedy announce would read the decision, He began it a once a he Begins His Reading The decision at the outset forth the title of the suit and the government's pleading that the executive order of President Hard- ing of May 31, 1921, transferring the naval oil reserves from the navy to the interior department was granted In excess of executive au- thority and that Harry F. set ued on Page 10) PAINLEVE DELAYS June 19.—{P—Premler greed to postpone his declaratic gainst the Communists, scheduled for today, in order to give left bloc leaders time up their chamber majority, the securl- ty of which was threaiened by Pain- Jeve's program Paris, Painlete to patch | Sinclair, | diplomatic delegation United States, i | corps will propose that a | representing th | France and |of the administration of their for. | eign concy | view of meeting the Chinese desires. rike Spreads { By Th: ated Press. Hong Kong, June 19.—The ship- ping strike spread to Hong Kong to- | day. Chinese students here | mittee to Canton in connection with |the proposed general strike move- | ment. Steamship sailings to Canton 'and Macao have been canceiled. | Volunteers Ready | British voluntcers were warned of | the possibility of thelr early mobili- ! zatlon in view of the emergency, The Chinese crew of the British coastwise steamer Sui-Tal quit work today. The strike ls spreading to other British coasting steamers. 'N. B. WACHINE 0. 1§ | SUED IN CINCINNATI Woman Claims Local Factory's Auto Her Down—Sceks $25,000 Damage, Husband §5,000 (Special to the Herald.) Cincinnati, Ohio, June suit of Mrs, Emma Cone personal damages and husband, J. Harry Cone, of the Cincinnati Y. M. C. A, $5,000 damages for loss of her sery- fe! recently filed in common pleas court against the New Biitain Ma chine Co. of New Britain, Conn., has | been transferred to the United States District court The plaintiffs allege Mrs, Cone trock by an automobile of the |tendant company October 11, 1%24 {when she was alighting from a car iat MeMillan street and Woodburn avenue, tiis city | | | | i Ran | { 19—The for $25,000 that of her for New Ha\'e;t i\fan Elected As Head of Rotarians Cleveland, June 19 (A—Donald A Adams, of New en, Conn., is the new president Rotary Interna- tional. His election yesterday's ballotting of the annual convention |here was announced tofay. He de- teated Paul H. King of Detroit, the only other ndidate. at GETS CONFIDUNCE VOTE Paris, June 10 P—The chamber of deputies today voted econfidence In the Painleve governmeni a ballet of 525 to 32 Ttaly discuss questions | sions in Shanghat with a | also | | struck and decided to send a com- | secretary | Yale Crews Sweep River Thames |REPORT AMUNDSEN in First Two CHARTER CHANGE BECONE EFFECTIVE (ity Now Empowered fo Adopt Zoning Ordinance - COMMON COUNCIL: ABSOLUTE Oontrols Appropriations and is Boss of Fire and Police Boards—Oity Meeting Board Passes Into His- ‘ory of City. The signature ot Governor John charter amendments for this city, recently passed by the general as- sembly, and the city is now empow- ered to establish building districts and restrictions and put in effect a zoning ordinance. This is regarded as the most im- portant amendment to the charter since the city became a munieipal corporation. It is, however, only one of several Important propositions passed upon by the revision commit- tee and the general assembly, Which through the governor's signature went into efféct today. City Meeting Board Dead. Another proposition of great im- | portance is the elimination from the city's system of government of the city meeting board. This board of 184 members, 144 of whom were elective as cily meeting board mem- bers, 30 of whom served by virtue of their common council membership, and 10 a8 members of the board of finance and taxation, took the duties and powers of the old town meeting, With its abolition no substitute has been arranged and the common H. Trumbull has been affixed to the | TAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1925, —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. Races of Regatta — Freshman Boat Crosses Line Three Lengths ‘Ahead and Junior Var- sity Eight Wins by Four _Lengths—Varsity Event Scheduled for 5 p. m, Eastern Standard Time. Regatta Course, New London June 19 (A—Yale elght-oared crews {swept the Thames river this morn- ing in the morning events of the annual crew classic with Harvard. The Blue freshmen led the crim- |son home over a two-mlle course | by three lengths and the junior var- sity of Yale ran away from Har- vard's second crew, finishing lengths in front. Yale Had the Power | In each race the Crimson got laway well and fought flercely for the first mile but Yale possessed the power and reserve to win. The Harvard freshmen, strokea by J. Watts of Morristown, N. J., looked llke a winner at the start from Bartlett's Cove. The caught the stroke more quickly than | their blue rivals and were of in Itront at a high beat. Yale recov- ered speedily and for the first mile it was bow and bow, but gradually { Yale drew away. They picked up a length, foot by foot, and in the third half mile open water showed {between the shells. The rest was & runaway, Yale finishing three lengths to the good. | The time was Yale 9:512 |vard 10:01. | Junior Varsity Race | The junior varsity race in many respects a repetition of the first event. At the start Harvard, rowing higher stroke, pulled , Har- was council will, at least until another change is made, be the final board of review on all matters of appro- priation. It 1s understood that a movement will be started two years hence to establish some body as a check on the common council, Today for the first time in the city’s his- tory the council’s actions are mnot subject to revlew. Fire and Police Board Powers. The powers of the police and fire {away. The crew worked splendidly {together and their advantage {half a length in the first half mile: Ibut once more Yale's siower, more powerful stroke told quickly. At |the mile the blue eight was a |length ahead, and the lead was steadily increased to the finish when Yale led by four length The time: Yale 9:50, 10:02. Harvard Blae Had the Power boards with regard to supposed con- fileting common- councll powers are | also definitely set out ‘in the new charter. These boards are fib- solutely undgr g uvrs ‘F forn. | cil, Kach board Yas successfully de- | fied the common council during the past year, claiming in the matter of appointments, the council could not | dictate. The amendments signed give | the common council absolute power, setting at rest the disagreement. The city plan commission becomes a board of five members instead of 15 under the old charter. This ne- cessitates the dropping of a large number of appointees, Tax IList Filing Change. As a resuit of the governor's ap- proval to the amendments, it is no longer necessary to file with the board of assessors tax liste giving other than personal property. The time of filing 1s reduced from 30 to 15 days, and the board of assessors 1s empowered to serve subpoenaes and require the attendance of tax- pavers at meetings under certain | conditions. Among the numecrous other changes are amendments which al- low the issuance of school bonds to acquire present school buildings, the chase of the state normal school; the city 18 allowed to borrow money in anticipation of payment of benefits assessed: and extension of payments for needed works over a period of five years, provided the cost is not more than $100,000, is allowed. 'CONNECTICUT 0. MBN UNIT AGAINST WAGE CUT | Employes Here Unanimously Vote | Not to Accept Reduction Pro- posed By Employer. In a vote to determine whether |local trolleymen, barn workers and | power house employes would accept a proposal of the Connecticut Co for a cut of three cents an hour, a unanimous vote to reject was re- | ported at the end of yesterday's can- vass. A similar vote was taken in Wa- terbury and in of the other cities through which the Connecticut Co. operates, and In those districts \ere all employes were not favor. able to refecting, the vote not to ac- {cept was overwhelming An iIncrease of five cents an heur was asked by the employes in the annual adjustment of wages. The company not only declined the in- crease but pgoposed a cut. It now appears the question of wages will g0 to a hoard of arbitration for set- tlement |Auto Hits Cow, Driver Fails to Investigate Nrs. B. Gillette of Stanley street |complained to Chief William C. Hart at police headquarters this morning that an automobile had struck her cow and the driver failgl to stop some Motorcyele Policeman Wil llam 8. Strolla was astigned to in- vestigate. | e GRADUATE FROM R. P. I Harold Frederick Miller and Clif- ton M. Weed were graduatfd today at Rensselaer Polytechnic Tnstitute at Troy, N. Y. the former recelving the degree of electrical engineer and and the lattes that of mechanical engineer. In all races Harvard used a oke similar to that of the Yale s, but the Yale ours werc {Wdoper 1) the w&‘lcr and "¢ crews, {obtained the poWwer that |lacked. The winning fresh | was stroked by A. L. Francisco or Greenport, L. I, and the Biue junior varsity by A. D. Coates, of | Cleveland, Ohio. Schedule of Time | The times at the halt mile, mile, | mile and haif and two miles, re- spectively: Freshman 116 and 172, 7:21 and 10:01 Junlor var Yale—3 7:19 and Harvard — , 7:26 and 10:02. The Varsity at 6 P. M. The varsity race this afternoon is to be rowed upstream trom the rail- road bridge to Bartlett's Cove. This, the banner event of the re- gatta, is scheduled to start at b o'clock, eastern standard time, which is 6 p. m. daylight saving | time. Along the course scores of yachts, { which arrived during the past few | days, bringing followers of the Bue Rslr Yale—2:19, 4:5 Harvard —'2:18 rce: 0, 51, 0 need for which was felt in the pur-|or Crimson have positions of vant-{or puplic works op age. A fleet of submarine chasers | patrols the course, keeping the path | clear for the contending shells. As |the matn race of the regatia, that between two varsity eights, is to be rowed upstream, the majority of the |yachts sought anchorage above Bartlett’s Cove in order to view the finish. | New London | capacity last ni | rivals was astir betin |ingly endless procession of I bites streamed into the city | daybreak on, bringing the regatta enthusiasts. The Harvard had ended a | rowlng slump and that the c |this year would one [in the recent history promised to atiract | Reservations on the tion trains which foliow on elther bank of the Thames exhausted early already crowded to with early ar- and a seem- automo- from nds of f that four-year of the closest ! |Carroll of Holy Cross Will Pitch on S Boston, June 19 (A—0 {brillant Holy Cr | who joined the |teague club in Ne | will face his first test {‘lmg!m game tomorrow W | pitches aga | Announcement | pitch was made t |Cobb today n Carroll American hen 3 he the Roston Red Sox Manager 0 I HIGH TIDE ! June 20, 1925 | (Standard Time) New London— | 8:47 & m; [} At New Have : 10:47 &. m.; 10:49 p. m ' | —_— | & * ‘ At 8:55 p. m THE WEATHER g June 19.—Fore Britain and vi cinity: Fair tonight, Satunlay probably local showers, Not much change in temperature. Hartford cast for New | . four | crew | was | Marvard | an crew | 4:50, | YET DETERMINED ON POLAR FLIGHT Brctic Flier, Back After 28 Days, Receives Congratula- | tions of Entive World 'BELIEVES EXPERI 'BELIEVES EXPERIENCE " OW ASSURES SUCCESS Trip, Which Went to Within About 150 Miles of Pole, 8ald to Have Furnisbed Invaluable Sclentific Data — Ellsworth to Continue Financlal Backing—Royalty Wires | Words of Praise, By The Assoclated Pross | Copenhagen, Denmarlk, June 19,— The Soclal Demokraten publishes a | report from Oslo, the Norweglan capital, stating that Captain Roald Amundsen, who returned to Spitz- hergen yesterday after his sensa- tlonal Arctic flight is dlssatisfied | with the results attained and fis “quite determined to resume the at- tempt” to reach the Pole. The explorer is quoted as de- clared’ that the experience gained | in his present -attempt would ena. ble him to attaln his goal. | The other members of the expedi- tion, the account continues, appear equally animated by a desire (o bea the aerlal polar expeditions planned by other countries. They expressed the view that important scientific | Its had been achieveq thus far. | ptain Amundsen himself was re- cent. | Amundsen’'s comrades were unan- | | imous in their appreciation of his ‘lfvnrlr-rs!\ipA The American member (Continued on Page Two) | FIGURE $15,000 COST | - OF NEW CITY MAPb; ity Engineer Proposes | Drafting Topography New Britain aration of complete topogra- | phical maps of the city of New Brit- |ain, the cost of which would be ap- proximately $15,000, has been sug- |gested by City Engineer Joseph D. | Williams to the city plan commis- {sion, the maps to be worked out | |simultaneously with the execution of a plan submitted by the Techni- | cal Advisory corporation of New | York, now hefore the commission | for approval. | | The engineer explained his idea |at a meeting of the city plan com- mission yesterday. Scott Campbell, | | president of the New York firm of | {experts which s assisting in the | {drafting of a plan calculated to take | care of the city’s needs for at least | one generation, was present at the | | meeting. | At present the city has few maps | |to indicate the topography of the | town. RBefore | tions can be tarted the topography must be | tudied. This entails long delays fn many cases. If the maps were avail- | able for study as the assessors’ maps are at present, much time, trouble |and money might he saved, it is ex- | | plained, by those favoring the plan. | | AMr. Campbell exp d the plan |0 his company which calls for a | short study of present conditions {with an inquiry into the projects of | city departments, such as public | | works, r, park, school, play- grounds and departments; the | drafting of a report recommending a program of work, showing the | profects in the order they should be taken up. | Probable recommendations would include a new thoroughfare system scheduling ~ widening of present ind putting through of new the traffic prob- 16 of the projects would be turned over fo departments in cases where study has been made or work W streets highways to solve em rs would be so a definlte program may he ght before the city plan com- mission The ordinance, Nr. Scott will give a basis for wor Zoning and ¢ ove zoning explains, in many vlanning former is only not ap since one feature of t At the suggestion of Commissiar Higgins the 7 nas r until a later meeting. The ommission s to be reorganized John J an smaller group of commissioners this fact prompted Commission- er Higgins was suggestion, which approved Walnut ;lnd My-rlle Beach Resorts Raided, 7 Arrests Milford, Conn., June (P —Mil- ford police last night raided places at Walnut and Myrtle Beache and ed se persons under arresy varged with violation of the liquor Those arrested were: dohn Fairhy ven Cldon Jay Welles, ('harles Miller, Rreason, Charles Weiss, Tulius Pronizyni and Ahafia Moi nicki The last named was re a bonds of $1,000, released The caszes will be six others wer under bonds of $500 ny important street | * | struggle SPANISH-AMERICAN READY TO Average Daily Circulation For une 13mn.+. 12,031 | June 13th. —————————— PRICE THREE CENTS WAR VETERANS OPEN STATE CONVENTION Prominent in State Convention Spanish-American War Veterans THEODORE JOHNSO! Department Command BENJAMIN STEWART Wunior Vicestimnmander Men Who Fought In Cuba and Philippines Here For Two Days | Encampment Begin- " ning Tonight. | jDelegates to Auxiliary Meetings to Assemble at Same Time — Parade Headliner Tomorrow, The eity of New Britain, for the third time in its history, will act as host to the gallant soldiers of the war with Spain @nd those volunteers who prior to 1902 did so much to stamp out the varlous Philippine in- surrections, tonight when it will welcome with open arms more than 400 delegates to the 22d annual en- (campment of the Department of Connecticut, United Spanish War Veterans, and the 16th state con- vention of the auxiliary, which will be held simultaneously with its brother organization. The most distinguished gathering In the history of any state encamp- ment held in Connecticut or in any state will be present, according to those in charge of the program, and who have worked toward the at- talnment of their ideal, namely, that this would be the most noted assembly in the department's life. Commander-in-Chief Chauncey W, Herrick of Washington, D, C.. will be the particular guest of honor at the encampment, while this ten- strike has been matched by an- nouncement from auxillary head- quarters to the effect that Wilhel- mina Bergmeyer of Chicago, presi- dent-general of the auxiliary, is also on the way to New Britain. Other distinguished guests include: Past Commander-in-Chlef William Jones of New York city, past Department Commander John Q. Tilson of New Haven, United States congressman from Connecticut; Mary V. Gill of |New York city, department auxili- lary president of New York, and | every Connecticut state department officer. FRANK E. SHEA Senior Vice-Commander MRS. MINNIE State President A. FLYNN of Auxiliary | Blame Babut Matwa[[afi For gulreet, while the auxiliary will hold Serpents’ Crawl Antics At EFFECTS OF WAR GAS ~ Fotes FATAL T0 EX-SOLDIER | D. H. Reardon, Company 1 Man, Dies in Denver, Colorado Another gold star was added New Brit dead last night the heart of Daniel H. Reardon, one of the youngest, one of tic and one of the bravest o ain's youth to volunteer during the war with G came in the Fitzsimmor Denver, Col., where he had g September, 1920, with t regaining onc dermined while in countr died when wictory in 1 s honor roll of when death stilled corner, The fo N I Denver h After s hospit ently cu e 1, and marrie (Countinued on Paze 14) | The encampment wiil sogsions in Odd Fellows’ hall, Ar hold its ;forth in Vega hall, the same streef, | There will be two main executive | sesslons, one, the opening gather. |ing, at 8 o'clock tonight, and th: | other at 9:30 tomorrow morning G | Following tomorrow’s session ther: o o | will be a street parade, forming a! Did These Things | oad retiows' hall and taking in the - & | main thoroughfares. The parade When He Was Pooh Bah | wi ena at the armory where a ' ibu.nquet will be served. This will of Jungle in Faraway |formally close the encampment. A Program Tonight The program for the encampe ment for tonight is as follows: |Invooation — Department Chaplain Seth Leslie Cheney Star Spangled Banner Philippines. The Military Order of the Serpent will hold its grand conclave this aft- | Address by Mayor Angelo M. Pa- crnoon and will put on a “Grand| onessa Crawl” at the armory following a| Address by Joseph R. Andrews, short street parade which will take| president Chamber of Commerce place at the close of the first session | A ddress by Senator Edward F, Hall ht. | Response by Department Judge Ad- e order was brought here by| vyocate Frank P. Fenton companions who had seen service in [ Aqdress by Commander Spencer H the Philippine Islands. The Khata- |~ woods, G. A. R. punan degree is taken from arace of | pqgress by Commander Harry E. ipinos who dwell in the jungle ™ gonyey, American Legion 1 these same customs date back | yqdress by Commander of Bahut Matwallah. | ('Brien, V. F, W. to the ¢ S nsible for this order 8aW | Aqqress by Commander Philip Ross, 1) I m in the far DALY mdihet ST year | Response Past Department o elr T ustoms, | . mander Martin Laubscher ; b m_"‘_,‘l(m"' ”““ " | Reading of names of departed eom- e ps LA 0 rades by Department Adjutant 1 Gu Gu, their eacred rites to | 5. o high priest of Khatu Pri L e \'y]’i‘r:’:‘l:\ Appointment of committees & ad the in. | REport of officers and committess e }-\Lfli\n;:g.,“”h the department R q'xg;:":; Reception and such There is much n| Proposed enactments and resolu- Eht ‘w >n~v‘i:‘ll ;n tions as have not heen previously i filed with the 2d utant @ the outward ap anything o Singing of vention r work- Invocation by Adjourn John J. ose re Com- eir revere refersnce of department t revea America by entire con s much of a serlous na 4 to ed to the order. | Mateo, Hawevariiislconnn department chaplain h = d on Page Three) PIRATES IN SOUND His has put on approval on San L Yachteman Says Boat Was Boarded, He Was Black jacked and Equipment Stolen New H Bro s the harbor police today that at sail June . while off Stratford Long Isiand “The Fait alongside and He sald he w upconscious, hours later to find | cabin. ne boat ha en stripped ' of evervthing boat drifted into this harbor and made & landing at the New Haven Yach A doctor was sent for & Brockett was badly br He re mained at the yacht this aft ernoon The motor boat, Brockett sald, wa about 40 feet long and painted black He sald he was sailing “The Faith,’ to Edgartown, Mass, from City Is land, and that it belonged to R. ¥ Brown of Providence, Sound, in A two o motor hoat lack made He re movable, The ified in Race e P —The e Belgiar b club Disqual Jufe 19 Aero ared t M Gor and econd. Th second The Van Orman, was