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New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
BOLSHEVISTS MAKE
 TROUBLE AT CHURCH
Minister Resigns, But Not Be-
 cause of Them, He Says

Denying that he has been cOmnelled to resign his pastorate at the Russian Orthodox church on Washington street because his flock is half B0lshe- vik and the membership is split on this question, Rev. Andrew VanyuSh today gave the Herald his version of what Aas been heralded in some ouar- ters as a near riot at his church ves- terday
 Rev. MT. Nanyush was appointed a member of the cOnsiStory by Rev. Bishop Stephan of the Pittsburgh con- sistory on May 27 and has resigned from the local church because he has taken this new position, he says.
 Concerning the meeting at the church yesterday at which several policemen were present to prevent any BolshevilH outbreak, the clergyman says that the meeting was called at his order and the police were there at his request. He claims that John ProkopnkO. music director, choir mas ter and psalm reader of the church, has proved himself an incapable and undesirable man and because of this his resignation was demanded. Fur thermore, Rev. Mr. Vanyush, while he l kopenko, does say that the man is a ,Bolshevist and has made such admis- sions to members of the congregation.
 At the II o'clock service yesterday the pastor announced a meeting later in the day at which vote to dismiss Prokopenko would be taken. The man, having learned of this action, is said to have urged about 50 Bolshe- vists to attend the meeting and sup port him, but the minister, being aware of this, warned the Bolshevists to stay away and said if they came he would have them elected by the police who had been asked to be present. AS result there were not any BOl- shevists present." MT. Vanyush says. ProkopenkO was busted from the church by a unanimou vote, accord ing to the minister, who says that when the man essayed to make a statement he was hissed from the floor.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
CITY OFFICIALS
 OUTING THURSDAY
'Best Ever" Committee Promises Event Will Be Held at MOmau-
 guin With Attendance of 100.

The annual outing of the "City Fathers will be held Thursday of this week at Momauguin and an at tendance of about 100 is expected. A committee headed by Councilman George Wells and consisting of E. F. Rossberg, John Gill; Max Carlson, M. T. Kerwin and M. King is complet- ing arrangements. The party will leave city hall at o'clock in the morning in automo piles.
 A baseball game between members of the various city departments will be the first event of the day and those who do not participate in the games will be given an opportunity to make use of the forms of amuse- ment offered at the resort. Dinner will be served at 2:45 p. m.
 The program of speakers for the afternoon is one of the best ever ar ranged by the committee in charge of this big event, and consists of Governor Marcus H. HolcOmb, Attor- y-Genera1 Frank R. Healey, Sena- tor George w. Klett, Mayor FitZGer- aid of New Haven, and Mayor George A. Quigley.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16

second trip to Cheam-ni, with MT. ROyds, the British consul and a party of seven including several missionaries, he said, we photo graphed freely without interference but when we started to talk to the natives a policeman would saunter up and the Korean would freeze up They were in fear of what might hap pen later if they were seen talking to us"
 The party, however, divided up and obtained many interviews con- corning the story as the correspond ent learned it on his first visit. They were told that two of those killed in or near the church were women who went to that building to learn what was happening to their husbands.
 Village Burned.
 The party headed by the British consul then visited SOochung and found the village had been burned. The Koreans told the visitors that they were awakened in the night by find ing their houses on fire. When they ran out they were struck with swords, and bayoneted or shot. None were killed but several were wounded, and we saw one man whose arm had been laid open with a sword A church and thirty houses had been burned here but no attempt had been made to clean up the others.
 The Rev. Stacy l.. Roberts, an American Presbyterian missionary stationed at Pyeng Yang, has issued a statement asserting that more than 100 Koreans were shot or beaten to death in Tyung-ju and a church there was burned by Japanese.
 In another village eight miles away another Christian church and an academy for boys were burned by Japanese soldiers after the contents such as benches, stoves and mats were carried away and put to use in the government school at Tyung-ju.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
ESTATE OF S21,261.5O
Inventory of Property of the Late George GrOcOcl< Filed i'm Court of Probate By Appraisers.

The estate of George GrOcOck Is valued at S21,2615O according to an inventory filed Saturday in the probate court by the appraisers, John Hub bard and John Healy. The following stocks were held by the late Mr. Gro- cock:
 Thirty eight shares of the Swift company, s5,548; 42 shares of Libby. McNeil & Libby, s1,3O2; 21 shares of Stanley Works, $2,180; 16 shares of N Y, N. H. & H. R. R., $4S0. One half interest in property is valued at $1,OOO and a note held by the de- ceased is valued at $1,0O0; other se- curities including s200 worth of Lib erty bonds, $35 worth of war savings stamps; household belongings valued at s2O0 and personal effects $25. Real estate at 442 Stanley street is ap- praised at S6,000.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
TO GIVE JUNE DANCE.

The Isabella Circle will give a June dance" Friday evening, June 30, at the bungalow. The following are in charge: Chairlady, Miss Sadie McDonell; reception, the Misses Alice Hickey, Grace Conlin, Margaret Sul- livan and Angela McDonald; deco rating. Misses Mae Begley, Rose Conlin, Cecelia Hickey. The follow ing will act as patronesses: Mrs B. F. Gaffney. Mrs. Simon Luddy, Mrs. M. A. Sexton, Mrs. F. J. Moran, Mrs. J. l.. McCabe and Miss Esther Me Cabe.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
|IlESE SOLDIERS JAILED MOST BRUTAL
Stories Of Unbelievable Cruelty Told by American

Tokio, June 5, Correspondence of The Associated Press.) )-Thirty-fi Koreans were shot or killed with swords or bayOnets by Japanese sol dlers in a Christian church building at Cheam-ni, forty miles from Seoul Tn connection with the Korean in dependence movement
 This has been confirmed by an in Yestigation by British and American consular agents and by missionary leaders in Korea. The facts are ad- mitted by the Japanese authorities at Seoul, including the Governor General HaSegaWa. The authorities say that they deplore the outrage, that those guilty of it have been punished and that orders have been given to pre- vent a recurrence.
 Investigators also have found that Soochung, another village near Cheam-ni was burned by the Japa- < nese and that several Koreans there were wounded in an attack by Japa nese soldiers who shot them or used their swords and bayonets on them as they fled from their burning homes after the troops had set fire to the buildings.
 Reports have been received of the burning of Christian churches in three other villages and Koreans told The Associated Press correspondent at Seoul that they could show him nine villages which had been burned by the Japanese.
 Details of Massacre.
 Details of the massacre at Cheam- nj were obtained by The Associated
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16

Press correspondent who visited that place in company with Raymond S. Curtice the American vice-cOnsul at Seoul and MT. Underwood, an Amer ican missionary. Subsequently the correspondent again visited the place with MT. Royds, the British consul and several missionaries including the Rev. Heron Smith, who is in charge of the work of the Methodist church in Korea. Describing his visit to Cheom-ni. the Seoul corresponde ent writes that when they asked sresid ents of nearby villages why that hamlet had been burned they were told that if was because there was a Christian church and many nativs Christians in the village
 "When we got to the place which had been village Of about 40 houses we found only four or five standing, all the rest were, sm oking ruins," he continued, .'We found a body frightful1y burned and twisted lying in a compound and another either of a young man or woman just outside the church compound Sev- eral groups of people were huddlcd under little stray shelters on the hill side with Q, few of their pitiful be-
 
 mostly women, some old, others young mothers with babies but all sunk in the dull apathy of abject misery and despair. MT. Underwood, an American missionary who talked to them in their own language brought the story of what had hap pened.
 Soldiers Open Fire.
 "The day before we arrived sol diers came to the village and ordered all the male Christians together at the church. When about 30 were in the church the soldiers opened fire on them with rifles and then entered the church and finished them off with swords and bayonets. After this they set fire to the church and to houses which otherwise would not have been burned
 One Korean told the correspondent he was alive because he was not a Christian and was not in the church. Later when the correspondent made a
New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
STANLEY WORKS GRADUATION.

Graduation exercises for class in Americanization will take place at the Stanley Works on Friday evening. A certificate will be given to each graduate. Another class will start on June 30 and the course of study will cover 12 weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
ID. c. ALLEY DWELLINGS
!! TO Be SUBJECT OF PROBE
Senator Jones Will Start Inquiry
Into Living Conditions
After HOLIDAYS,
After HOLIDAYS

The situation with reference to alley
dwellings in Washington is to be the
subject of an investigation by Senator
turns to Washington from Minnesota,
where he is going tonight. he said today.
Il hope to be back before the holiday
recess is over and to visit the alleys
myself SO as to see what the alley con-
ditions are" said Senator Jones.
THE people who own and those who
inhabit the dwellings in the alleys here
might just as we'll understand that they
will have to do away with these dwell
as provided in the existing law. They
will have to give Congress some very
good reason for continuing the use of
these dwellings after the period of grace
is expired"
Congress fixed the time for the vaca-
ton of the alley dwellings, but owing
to the war and the congestion in WASH
ington,- this. time was extended. since
it appeared that the people living in the
alleys would have no place to go.
These alley dwellings are a dis
grace to the capital" said Senator
Jones. and they must go. l am in
terested in any legislation that Con-
gress may have to, enact to aid in
relieving the situation. Some time
ago l introduced bills providing for the
erection of sanitary dwellings to
house the people from the alleys and
others. under a plan to be financed by
the District. 1t may be that it will
be necessary to pass such legislation
now 1 am inclined to think, how
ever, that private initiative will pro-
vide houses for the people who have
to move out of the alleys. 1t would
be as well, 1 think, if these alley
jewellers were not set down altogether
in a certain section. but were allowed
to scatter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
FIRE IN CAMERON
APARTMENT DRIVES
OUT|TSDWEL[ERS
Top Floor Occupants Car
ried From R00f-Blaze Fills
Place With Smoke.

Fire in the basement of the Cam
eron apartment house. Vermont ave-
nue. and T street, about 10 o'clock this
morning. filled the four-story brick
building with dense clouds of black
smoke and drove occupants of the
upper story TO the roof. from where
they were carried down ladders by
firemen
When the first companies reached
the scene the smoke was pouring in
heavy clouds from the windows on all
sides of the building. while a group
on the roof, mostly women and chill
dren. were shrieking for help. The
smoke was so dense that it looked as
If the entire building were on fire. and
second and thlrO alarms were turned
In. bringing apparatus from every fire
"nglne house in the upper central part
of the city.
FIremen entering the building had
10 work in smoke masks or with wet
sponges tied over their noses and
mouths. and several of the firemen
were made slightly i'll by the smoke
and by escaping gas from connections
melted off in the basement After
Few minutes in the air, however. the
men went back into the building
Become Panic Stricken.
The Cameron contains about TWEEN
is occupied by colored families. Few
men were in their apartments when
the smoke began to fill the corridors
and rooms. and the women and chill
dren became panic stricken. Families
occupying apartments on the first.
second and third floors fed down the
stairwayS and into the streets, but
in few minutes had become so in
terested in watching the work of the
fremen that possible destruction of
their household effects apparently
was forgotten. None of the tenants
suffered any i'll effects from the smoke
and excitement.
Fire Marshal Watson expressed the
belief that the fire originated from
an overheated furnace. left burning
too freely while the janitor of the
building was out on an errand. The
most of the damage was from water.
half dozen lines of hose being run
into the building. and from the melt
ing OF gas connections This for a
few minutes threatened to prove seri-
Gus. as gas was escaping unchecked
into the basement. but the flow was
cut off as soon as f1remen were able
to grope through the smoke clouds
that filled the basement and locate
the meter.
Privates NJ Gala CHER and j. E.
Suit of truck company No. brought
half a dozen occupants of fourth
floor apartments down ladders from
the roof and upper story to the
ground. They were Mrs. Ned Hawkins
and her son Lincoln, Miss Ray John
son. Morgan Smith, Ray Bundy and
Miss Dorothy Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
j. s. OFFICIALS
WAIT ON H0WAT
FOR COAL PEACE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, December "a.
Government officials in Indianapolis
today awaited developments in the
Kansas coal fields before determining
their future course in court action
against Alexander Howat of Pitts
bureh, Kan, president of District No.
IA of the United Mine Workers of
America.
Howat was released from jail here
yesterday. where he had been sent
as the result of. charges of contempt
of court for alleged violation OF the
Injunction issued by United States
District Judge A. B. Anderson against
furtherance of the coal strike. His
release and subsequent departure for
his home were effected by agreement
on his part to cooperate with inter-
national union officials in ending
strike of 1000 employees of the Cen
trial aCoaLand Coke Company, the. con :
tinuation of which formed the basis
for. court action against him. 1t was
indicated today that if the local strike
is ended, hearing of the charges OF
ably will be continued indefinitely.
Miners Wait ON HOwat.
PITTSBURG, Kans.. December "a
awaited word today from Alexander
Howat. president of district No. IA
United Mine Workers of America, be-
fore deciding whether to end the
strike. begun last July in the Cen
trail Coal and Coke Company's mines
Union officials here declined to discuss
the probability of return to WORK
until they hear from Howat.
Miners officials. on the other hand
are of the opinion that miners In
nearly a score of mines. who went on
strike yesterday because President
Howat had been imprisoned at the or
der of Judge A. b. Anderson at In
dianapolis. will return to work WITHIN
a day or two and that there will be nc
more of the sympathy" strike.
A meeting of mine union officials
six Mines Were Idle Today.
with operators of the Missouri. Kan
sas. Oklahoma and Arkansas districts
to settle wage scales is to be held in
Kansas City today.
Indiana Operators Agreeable.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, December
24.-Operators of the central COM
petitive field will not block the coal
settlement under the plan proposed
by President Wilson. but, on the con-
trary. will abide by the decision of
the commission appointed by the
President to work out the settlement,
it is indicated in statement issued
last night by Phil H. Penna of Terre
Haute, spokesman for the operators
in the operators negotiations with
In his statement, Mr.. Penna said
that the operators in a joint meet
ing with the miners on November q
offered a resolution providing for the
creation of a commission composed
of men representing equally the
miners. operators and the public. The
resolution. he said. lis in perfect ac-
cord with the Presidents action" al
though the latter differed in some
details about which the operators
feel they should have been consulted
At the November. 81 meeting. Mr..
Penna declared. al! the operators
1who represented all states in the
central field voted yes on the reso-
luton.
..otamant concluded, has not been
changed in any particular by any
person or persons in authority"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
WHITE CHRISTMAS"
IS PROMISED FOR D. c.

Promise of real white Christmas
was held out by the weather bureau
today when snow was predicted for
this afternoon and tonight throughout
the middle Atlantic. New England and
middle west states
Continue nce of cold weather also
vas predicted. the weather bureaus
forecast indicating that it will be
somewhat colder tonight and tomorrow
though no severe cold is expected ANY,
, here in the United States.
The forecas. is along the weather
l.,reau's usual conservative lines
,romising snow fiurries." But those
, no recall the forecast that preceded
the last snow remember that il was
$50 for "furries." and are hopeful that
Santa Claus will find plenty of snow
1or his sledge and team of six pranc-
ing reindeer.
Snow also is predicted over the great
LIKES region, while along the north
Tactic coast the weather is expected
u be rainy tomorrow. The remainder
of the country, according to the fore
cast, is to experience fair weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
PRESIDENTS DINNER
WILL Be UNRESTRICTED
Utmost Freedom Granted by DR..
CONGRATULATIONS Activities
at the White House.

President Wilson will enjoy the
widest freedom he has known in more
than three months tomorrow. and in
cidentally will eat the most complete
flat time. Admiral Grayson. his
personal physician. said that the
President would be left to his own
devices and no restrictions would be
placed on what he might do or how
much he should eat.
Aside from the turkey dinner which
the President will eat in his room.
however, the day is expected to be
much the same as other days. and the
chief executive will not risk danger
of overexertion or exposure to drafts
by dining with his family. Miss Mar
garet Wilson will be the only one OIL
the Presidents three daughters to
spend Christmas at the White House.
Decorations for White House.
The interior of the White House
today took on a holiday appearance
Poinsettias. holly and mistletoe were
placed in points of vantage under
the personal direction of Mrs Will
son. The distribution of 135 turkeys
10 policemen of the White House
force and others employed there took
place late yesterday
Early tomorrow morning Mrs. Will
son. accompanied by DIR. Grayson
will make an automobile trip to the
country club in Virginia where the
President plays golf when his health
permits, and will distribute gifts to
the children en- route. who were al
ways on the watch for the President
when he used TO go by several times
q week
Eighteen PardOns Granted.
Not the least of the Presidents
Christmas gifts this year were
eighteen pardons for men now serv-
ing terms in federal penitentiaries
and the granting of conditional
paroles to thirty-five others. The
names of those to- be given liberty
have not been made public but the
Department of Justice said today the
list did not include any men of
notoriety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
FEARS FOR DR.. ADAMS
AND WIFE D|SS|PATED
Ship on Which They Are Return
ing From South America, Report
ed Aground, Resumes VOYAGE.

Fears for the safety of DIR. Frank
lin Adams, counselor of the Pan
American Union. and his wife. Mrs.
Harriet Chalmers Adams, who are
passengers on board the steamship
Assinippi. reported to be aground
near Tybee Island, were dissipated
today when later tidings said the
Assinippi had been f1oated and had
proceeded on the way to Savannah.
She is expected to reach port early
this afternoon. The ship is bound from
South America and late yesterday
ran aground on Gaskin bank. but
stuck fast without damaging the YES
sci.
DR.. and Mrs. Adams are returning
from a trip of more than year in
South America, where DR.. Adams
studied conditions in connection with
his work for the Pan-American Union,
while Mrs. Adams, probably the fore
most woman explorer in the world.
was gathering material for articles
for the National Geographic Mag
aZine. She also is to describe her
trim in a lecture before the National
Society. Their journeys in
South America included trip through
chile. overland from the northern
border of the nitrate beds to the
heart of the country far to the south.
Paraguay also was traversed and DR..
and Mrs. Adams explored several lit
tle known trails across the Andes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
SENATOR KING OF UTAH
HAS PEACE PROPOSAL

A new move looking to the rati-
fication of the peace treaty with
Germany has been undertaken by
Senator King of Utah. He an
nounced today that he was draft
ing a resolution of ratification with
reservations. which he would in
troduce as soon as the Senate re-
convenes and seek to have adopted.
Senator King is a democrat. and
has supported the treaty. He said
today that he had not consulted
with other senators of his party or
of the republican party in framing
the resolution. He said. however.
that he believed the reservations
he will propose will go as far as
friends of the treaty can go.
Senator King said he had rewrit-
ten the preamble of the so-called
Lodge reservations and those res
olutions relating to article ten OF
the league of nations. the Monroe
doctrine and Shantung. The other
reservations. he said. he had adopt
ed practically without change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-24
NAVAL RIVALRY MARS
CHRISTMAS, MIR. DANIELS
SAYS in SIMS COMMENT
Act
Providing for
Naval

The act of Congress providing fOl
awards of medals and navnI crosse,
-eads:
That the President of the United
States be. and he IL hereby. au-
thOrized to present. in the name
of Congress. a medal of honor to
any person who. while in the
naval service Of the United States.
shall. in action involving actuai
conflict with the enemy. distinguish
himself cOnspfcuOusIy by gal
lantry and intrepidity mt the risk
of his life above and beyond the
call of duty and without detriment
to the mission of his command or
the command to which attached.
That the President be. md he
hereby il, further authorized to
present. but not in the name of
Congress, n distinguished service
medal of appropriate design, and
a ribbon. together with n rOsette
or other device. to be worn In lieu
thereof. to any person who. while
I'm the naval service of the United
States. since the 9Th day Of April.
1917. has distinguished, or who
hereafter shall distinguish. him
self by exceptionally meritOriOus
service to the government in
duty of great responsibility.
That the President be, and he
hereby is. further authorized to
present. but not in the name OF
Congress, a Navy CROSS of apprO-
pirate design and a ribbon. to-
gether with a rOsette or other de-
vice, to be worn in lieu thereof. to
any person who, while in the naval
service of the United States since
the 9Th day of April. 1917. has dis
tfnguished, or who shall hereafter
distinguish. himself by extraOr-
binary herOism or distinguished
service in the line of his profess
sion, such herOism or service not
being SUFFICIENT to justify the
award of a medal of honor or n
distinsufshed-serv medal.