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Connecticut western news., 1919-07-31
TIE CONNECTICUT
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Executive Committee Meet
Friday to Plan for
Annual Meeting

Statewide membership and interest
in the Connecticut Chamber of Com
merce will be pushed forward by
the appointment of field secretary,
H. G. Miller of Northford.
The state chamber which was re-
organized this spring, is preparing
to undertake its activities on a large
scale after the first annual meeting
in October, it's plan being to feder-
ate the various business interests
into one body through which state
industrial and financial problems
may be met. Headquarters have
been located at the Offices of the
executive secretary at Sd Church
Street, Hartford. A large number
of new memberships has been OBJ
tanned recently and further progress
is expected to follow the appoint
ment of a full time field secretary
who will visit the business firms and
local organizations of the state in
the interests of the state chamber.
Mr.. Miller is a native of New
York state. He graduated from
Yale in 1904 and spent several years
with the New York Life Insurance
Company in New York City. He
later became interested in the de-
velopment of fruit farms in Connec-
ticut, in which interest he has been
living for the last five years in North
ford.
Plans for the first Annual Meeting
of the re-organized State Chamber
of Commerce will be discussed at the
meeting of the Executive Committee
to be held at the offices of the Cham
Der at the Century Building, 81
Church Street on Friday.
Opinions and suggestions from the
local Chambers of Commerce have
been solicited by means of a ques-
tionnaire, so that all sections and in
terests in the State will have had
voice in framing the program. The
replies, as received to date, show
fifteen organizations to favor Hart
ford as meeting place because it is
centrally located, fourteen to favor
New Haven because it has superior
hotel and hall accommodations, two
to favor Bridgeport and one vote
4eaeh for New London and Water
bury. Preferences stand about five
to.pne in favor of two-day in
stead Of a three-day conference and
the proportion is the same in favor
of ending the convention with a
banquet. There will be speakers of
nationwide business prominence as
well as the leaders of New England
industrial interests, and a wide
representation of Connecticut's large
and small business organizations is
counted upon. Such subjects as
"The Future of Connecticut's Manu-
features, "The Railroad and Freight
Situation in this State, Business
Reconstruction, and Future Rela-
lions between Capital and Labor.
were recommended in the question
naire for discussion at the general
meetings. The special lines of bust
ness will hold group meetings de-
voted to more technical subjects of
wholesale and retail trade, manu-
facturers, banking and insurance,
public utilities and agriculture. A
special combined discussion for
bankers and farmers is being con-
sidered to consider the problem of
more liberal extension of credit to
farpoarc
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-31

Score by innings:
Canaan 0002 90 o %
Stolen bases-Fraleigh, Casey, T.
Bartle, Coulter, Blake. Sacrifice
hit. Bartle. Left on bases-Ca-
naan 8. Falls Village 5. Double
play-Owens to Kane. Struck out
by Arnott 8. Coulter IL. Bases on
balls-off Arnott /; off Coulter q.
Hit by pitcher Coulter tBeaupre p ;
by Arnott, Blake. Umpire Wickwire
Canaan Loses to Housatonic
Housatonic defeated Canaan Sat-
urday afternoon, on the local dia-
mond by the score of Sd, in a game
cut short by the rain. The actual
score was IA at the time the rain
fell, but as the home taem had not
finished their time at bat, in the
seventh inning, the score reverts to
the previous inning. At the time
that Umpire Heffernan called the
game, Canaan had runners on sec
ond and third bases, one man out and
the head of the batting list coming
up. If the game had gone nine inn
ings we might have won and then
again we might not have done so.
The features of the game were
the batting of a line drive by Fra
leigh for Canaan and the fielding and
accurate throwing of the Housatonic
infield.
The score.
Connecticut western news., 1919-07-31

Two base hit-overield. Stolen
bases-Meade, Selleck, Cole 2, Fol-
ey. Double play-Dalton to Hubby
to Foley. Left on bases, Canaan 1,
Houastonic 7. Earned runs, Canaan
3, Housatonic l. Struck out-by
Selleck 8. By Felix 5. Umpire
Heffernan.
Canaan Wins Over Litchfield
The local ball club journeyed to
Litchfield Sunday accompanied by a
large army of fans and defeated the
crack team of that town by score of
10 to 8. 1t was a we'll played game
despite the large score the larger
part of the runs scored by both
teams, due to errors of omission,
rather than commission, although the
locals brought along a few healthy
wallops with them and timely used
Continued on page ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
100000 Drive
OF Methodists To
Be Closed To-day

Twenty-Five thousand Methodist con-
gregations throughout the country will
practically close to-day the national
campaign for the S140,00oo0 Centen-
airy fund. The total yesterday from
both Northern and Southern branches
of the church was S107 ,339,358, accord
ing to an official announcement. Most
of this has been in compa ratively small
subscriptions, only one large subscrip-
ton, amounting to $75O,000, having
been received.
Officials of the Centenary fund as
sert that the raising of this sum, I'M
precedented in the history of Ameri-
can Professionalism, demonstrates con-
clusively that the spirit of religion is
gaining rather than losing ground.
Following are the pledges so far re-
ceived by cities represented in the
Northern church:
Atlanta, $685. ITS; Boston, $685.
us; Buffalo, $S,175,OoO: Chattanooga.
Tenn, S706,757; Chicago, $s,256,7So;
Cincinnati, $11 ,083 SAT; Denver, 81 ,o45.-
600; Detroit, SASH 600; Helena.
Mont, $l,2oo,oO0; New Orleans, $780,
600; New York, s6,21o,11o; Omaha,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
100000 for Poland
Appropriated by Jews
Joint Distribution Committee Is
Also Preparing to Ship lOO,-
COO Pounds of Meat

Announcement was made last night
of the appropriation of 100000 by
the joint distribution committee of the
American Funds for Jewish War Suf-
ferers, of which Felix NJ. Warburg is
chairman, for relief in Poland. The
announcement carries with it assur-
ance that despite the recent pogroms
in that country there is to be no let-up
in the work of forwarding funds and
supplies into the stricken country upon
the part of American Jcwry.
The appropriation was asked in a
cable message from DR.. Boris D. Bogen,
representing the joint distributing
committee in Poland, who wired as
follows:
"No money available for June. In
view Of added territory we arc cover
ing. it is urgent a million dollar ap-
preparation for July and August be
made Immediately available"
1t was further announced that the
joint distribution committee is pre-
pairing shipment of 1000 tons
of kosher salt meat to be shipped
to Danzig early in June for distribu-
ton in Poland.
Announcement was also made that
large shipment Of shoes and clothing
had been forwarded from San Fran
cisco on the steamship Teynyo Maru,
via Japan, for Jewish refugees in
Vladivostok.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Caruso Sails for Italy,
Accompanied by Wife
But He Says in Confidence That
He Will Come Back and
Sing Next Year

Enrico Caruso. accompanied by his
wife, sailed yesterday for Genoa on
the Italian liner, Giuseppe Verdi He
had not been to Italy in three years,
and he would not be going now, he
said, were it not that he wanted to
visit his sons and transact some bust
ness connected with his estates, near
Florence.
II am so much an American now
he said, that | do not care to leave
America. But business and duty calls
me, and [ must go.
"But listen. tell you something in
confidence. come back and sing for
you next season"
Caruso said his oldest son, Rodolfo.
who is twenty, is with the Italian army
in the Trentino, and Enrico, jr., the
youngest boy, is working with the "Y''
at Florence.
The tenor will return to New York
in August. He will give ten perfor-
manccs in Mexico City before the OPEN
ing of the Metropolitan season.
On the same steamship sailed Gu
seppe dc Luca, baritone Of the Metro
politan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Washington, Halls
York as War Hero
House Rises to Cheer
Iennessean; Baker and
y Iumulty Add Greeting


WASHINGTON, May 24.-sereeant
Alvin c. York, Of Tennessee. wholesale
captor OF Germans, and one of tho
wars greatest heroes, added Wash
ington TO his string of victories TODAY
when he captured the entire capital
accompanied by Representative Huh.
q Tennessee, whose guest he is while
acre, the modest mountaineer was re-
ceived BY Secretary Baker, Secretary
Iumuity and many members Of the
house, all Of whom congratulated the
red-haIred yanquishcr of the enemy.
An impromptu reception was ten
oered York when he visited the cham
ber Of the House of Representatives.
wnere hia presence was made known
~ Representative Hull.
here ats in the gallery ahe man
who has been credited with tho great
est individual feat Of bravery of the
~zr-Ssrgeant Alvin G. York. of Ten
nessse." Dir. Hull said In calling the
attention Of the House to the distin-
sufshed Tsnncssecan. The House rosc
and cheered, while York rose from his
seat In the speakers section OF the
House gallery, and saluted.
At the War Department York re-
eeiyed the congratulations Of Secretary
Baker and Ad5utant General Peter G.
uarrie end other officers Of the army.
*You are brave man and ! con
graduate yon," Mr. Baker said in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Chinese Boy Scouts
Parade as Prelude
To Big U. S. Drive
Mail Letter to President at
Picking Telling Him of
Benefits Boys Derive and
Urging Movement There

Chinese Boy Scouts Of New York yes
tcrday emulated the enterprise Of their
American comrades and began q cam
paign in the interests of the organiza
tion in China.
In letter addressed to the President
Of the Chinese Republic, Scout Troop
$50, composed exclusively Of Chinese
boys, told of the advantages they had
reaped through membership in the
Scout body and asked his aid in spread
ing the organization througho out China.
The action of the Chinese Scouts was
feature of the preparations for the
membership drive of the Boy Scouts of
America to obtain 100000 adult as
sociate members in the United States
June to IA is the period set aside
throughout the country as Scout week,
during which speeches, motion pictures,
pageants and various forms of enter
tainment will be used to draw atten-
ton to the work Of the Scout organza-
ton.
The posting Of yesterdays letter to
the head of the Chinese Republic was
preceded by review before the Fifth
Avenue Building. DR.. Chilean Tsur,
Chinese Consul in New York City, and
Daniel Carter Beard, idol of the Scouts,
reviewed the youthful marchers and
complimented them upon the record
they made during the last Liberty Loan
drive, when the Chinese Scouts proved
themselves in O class with veteran bond
statesmen.
Dan Beard lifted little Guam Lee,
who is a Wolf Cub in the Scout body,
and permitted him to mail the letter
while motion picture machines ground
out the record. In his hand at the
time was the German helmet the Wolf
Cub won because of his activities dur
ing the Victory Loan drive.
The letter to the President Of the
Chinese Republic in part said:
at is the object Of the Boy Scout
movement to lead the boys to be trust
worthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, cour-
teous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
brave, clean and reverent; to do their
duty to God and their country; to help
selves physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight; thereby
to develop better men and more useful
citizens.
eve, Chinese Boy Scouts, members Of
Troop $780, Borough Of Manhattan, New
York City, take this opportunity to tell
the people Of the Republic of China,
through your excellency, that we have
tasted the benefits of scouting, have
learned to love it and to understand
our fellow Americans better because
Of it.
ITO you, Mr.. President. we address
our appeal that you give added en-
couragement in the Republic of China
to the Boy Scout movement, now -four
ishing in all lands and found to be a
potent factor in the proper training
and development Of nations youth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
$50 Are Rescued
When Old Bay Line
Steamship Burns
Two Negro Firemen Perish
and Few Passengers and
Members of Grew Hurt as
Fire Destroys SIS. Virginia

BALTIMORE, May 24--The steam
ship Virginia, of the Old Bay Line,
carrying 156 passengers and a crew of
eighty-two men, was destroyed by fire
at o'clock this morning off Smiths
Point, at the mouth Of the Potomac
River.
Frederick Frittita, q photographer,
says he saw lifeless bodies in the
water. Several passengers were in
jured, but so far as is known all were
saved One or two colored fireme0
persisted. There were many narrow cs-
capes.
The Virginia left Baltimore at
o'clock last night, bound for Norfolk,
in charge of Captain Walter Lane.
Among her passengers were MANY
Baltimore people en- route to Norfolk
to welcome the returning veterans of
the 29th Division.
1t was shortly after midnight that
the passengers were aroused by smoke
coming from the freight hold amid
ships. The passengers were sent to the
upper decks and an attempt was made
to combat the fire with the pumps.
Survivors say, however, that the pumps
were out of ORDER so the order was
given to launch lifeboats.
BY this time the big steamer was in
flames. The first vessel to come to her
aid was the Florida, sister ship Of
the Old Bay Line. The City of Balti-
more, City Of Norfolk, City Of An
napolis and Switzerland also fastened
to the vicinity Of the doomed vessel.
They brought the survivors to Balti
more and Norfolk
Captain Lane had both hands badly
burned, Quartermaster B. Bozman had
his right arm crushed
The members Of the crew who first
saw the flames fought them for some
time, but found they had obtained too
great Roadway. The fire alarm then
was sounded and the passengers were
aroused and sent to the boats
NORFOLK, Va, May 24.-Alfred
Coleman, negro, was arrested here
this afternoon by federal authorities
on the charge Of setting fire to the
Virginia. The warrant was sworn ont
by stevedorc employed on the
steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Irish Envoy Leaves France

PARIS, May "a (By The Associated
Press .-Michael J. Ryan, one Of the
representatives Of Irish societies in the
United States who have been here in
connection with the effort to secure =
hearing for the Irish Sim F6in dele,
gates before the peace conference. de
parted to-day for America. Frank p
Walsh, Of Kansas City, and former
Governor Edward P. Dunno Of Illinois
the other two members of the com
mittee, have decided to remain here to
await developments regarding the re-
guest that Professor Edward de Valera
and other representatives of the Irish
cause be given safe conducts to come
to Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Swedes Pay Heroes Tribute

American soldiers and sailors Of
swedish descent were welcomed home
last night at reception at the 69th
Regiment Armory, Twenty-sixth Street
and Lexington Avenue, given by the
United swedish Societies and churches,
representing about $4,000 Swedish resi-
dents Of this city.
Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, of Wis
consln, and Representative Carl r.
Chindblom, of Chicago, expressed their
appreciation of the fighting men Of
Scandinavian descent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
State Lao Keeps Lawyer
Gregory Out of a Job

EVEN f6r1ner Cabinet officials are
IL not exempt from regulations
applying to the practice Of law in
this state. So Thomas W. Gregory,
Attorney General of the United
States from 1914 until recently, is
"standing by" waiting for the six
months period Of Investigation Of
his character" before he can 20 to
work.
Mr.. Gregory has associated himself
with the newly organized, law firm
OF Earle & Todd, but he cannot be-
come an active participant in its af-
fairs until the period of probation
has expired. He directed the legal
affairs of the country during the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
grasping the hand Of the big soldier.

grasping the hand Of the big soldier.
Leaving the War Department Ser
geant York went to the White House to
meet Secretary Tumulty.
Sergeant York proved one of the
most modest of all heroes. He was
pleased with everything he saw here
to-day and all was as new and inter-
esting to him as was the war itself.
He saw President Wilson in Paris
while on seven-day furlough, so after
he had been through the White House
this morning he declared he had "seen
it all"
The hero will leave Washington to.
morrow morning for Camp Merritt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
Bandits Get S14.4OO

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-Three
armed unmasked men entered the Gem
jewelry store in the heart of the city
to-day and after binding and gagging a
clerk escaped with $14,40O in coin and
jewclry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
WORDS TO THE UNWISE

IF THE railway shopmen should strike
in the face of the conciliatory letter
issued yesterday by their leaders they
would act without the support Of public
opinion. And, what is more important,
they would find themselves in a crisis
without the sympathy of the American
Federation of Labor.
Mr.. Gompers's influence is clearly ap-
parent in the tone of the message issued
to the railway men by their officers, who
advise the acceptance of the Presidents
terms. The dean of trades unionism
seems to have been determined to con-
serve the interests of the federation
rather than the interests of an isolated
group. And, since the railway shopmen
are new in the Federation of Labor and
seemingly intent on using the prestige
of the general organization for a purely
selfish end it is clear that Gompers is
still conservative-and conservative in
more ways than one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
THEY CAN'T CONTROL HIM

TTNCLE DAVE LANES latest tribute
- to Congressman Moore is interesting
for two reasons.
Mr.. Lane says that neither side
wanted Hampy at the outset because they
knew if he was nominated and elected he
would be for Hampy Moore"
This, of course, means that they knew
he would be an uncontrolled Mayor.
That is what the men who are backing
him have been saying and it is why they
are backing him. 1t is interesting to
have Mr.. Lane admit it.
The admission is significant also be-
cause of the natural inference regarding
Judge Patterson which forces itself upon
the mind. The organization wanted a
candidate who would be amenable to dis
cipline. 1t could not control the con-
gressman so it selected the Judge.
If the unavoidable, inference from Mr..
Lanes remark is pleasing tt the judge he
is easily pl"~ =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

moulin died in the belief that the millen-
mum was all but here. Their republican
France created it by fiat. The Goddess
of Reason ruled. All Paris could see her.
She was an actress dressed up for the
part.
All Paris later saw the perfect social
structure dashed to bits by Napoleon's
Whit of grapeshot, saw in time new
autocrat waging a then unprecedented
world war.
After Waterloo many liberals despaired,
set down the French Revolution and the
subsequent strife as a mere bloody epi-
sode, full of sound, a fury, signifying
nothing. Impatience and the temporary
domination of the Talleyrands, Meter
nichs, holy alliances and most sanctified
leagues for preserving monarchical "di-
vinity" in Europe warped that verdict.
The emancipation of mental processes
resulting from the international agony
was incalculable. Europe was never the
same from the day of the tennis-court
oath. 1t was, in way, Waterloo which
was the isolated episode, not the revolu-
tion.
Stormy times and disillusionment even
for those who are not looking for human
infallibility are ahead. 1t is only the
Rollos, the Elsie Dinsmores, the Candides
and the Pollyannas who decree sweetness
and light where all is lusty vigor and
healthy, tempestuous energy.
1t is sickenng coldly to consider
whether the results of the war are COM
pensation for the cruelty, waste and
tragedy. But it spared US one thing. 1t
showed away the millennium farther than
ever. And reduced to a stimulating de-
gree the ranks of the lazy-minded.
1t is possible that even Admiral Jellcoe
was not so cosmic in his factitiously
gloomy views before 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

Presidents widow should receive not less
than $4,000 year. The government
pays the widows $4,000. This will makes
up the balance of the sum.
His family will not suffer, for he made
provision for them during his life, thus
accomplishing two ends. The first was
to save the estate the inheritance tax and
the second was to keep as family secret
the fortune of his daughter and the dover
of his widow. There will be no disposi-
ton to criticize him for either reason,
as his public bequests have been so great
that he should be immune to petty fault
finding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
Member of the Associated Press
Philadelphia. Friday. August 90. 1910
WHO'S LooNY NoW?"

THAT friend of Judge Patterson who
L attacked Congressman Moore's labor
record must be regretting his action. 1t
was quickly proved that the congressman
had been a consistent friend of the work
ingman, and the charge against him set
poen to examining the judges labor
record.
The stone cutters of the city know all
about it, for they took before the judge
their case under the law which provides
that all stone used on municipal work
shall be dressed in the city by American
citizens. The judge admitted the exist
ence of the law, but in the contract under
dispute he refused to order its enforce
ment The contractor, who had based his
bid on the prices for stone cutting here,
wanted to make an extra profit by having
the stone dressed at the quarries, where
it could be done more cheaply. The judge
decided for the contractor.
The higher court overruled his deci-
sion. But the judge was on record as an
official more friendly to the contractor
than to the stone cutters.
The congressman may find it difficult
to resist the temptation to paraphrase a
famous telegram sent by John Arm
strong Chaloner from Virginia to New
York and ask the Judge who's the friend
of labor now?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
A "POOk MANS" WILL

WHEN one considers the wealth An
w drew Carnegie had at one time, he
was poor man when he died. He once
said that it was disgrace to die rich
AS fortune of $3O,O0O,0OO is poverty to
man who had been worth 100000 900
he had his wish.
The greater part of the estate disposed
Of by the will goes to the Carnegie Cor
poration of New York. This corpora
tion, which received $125,00O,O00 during
the lifetime of Mr.. Carnegie, is chartered
to promote the advancement and diffusion
of knowledge among the people of the
United States by aiding schools and COL
leges and by encouraging scientific re-
search, hero funds, useful publications
and by such other means as may seem
appropriate to the trustees. 1t is likely
that the endowment of the corporation
will be raised by the will to $150,O0O, 900.
The most interesting bequests are the
annuities. Mr.. Taft receives $4,000 a
year, doubtless because of his interest in
arbitration and universal peace. 1t is
dificult to understand why an annuity of
a similar amount is left to the British
premier. Watcher they will accept re-
mains to be seen. The intention is OBJ
tiousiy kindly. The' annuities of $4,000
each to the widows of Presidents Cleve-
land and Roosevelt are a sort Of criti-
eism on the inadequaey of the pensions
raid to these women by the government.
Nr. Carnegie evidently thought that