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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
PLAN TO FLOAT 200
BILLION BOND ISSUE
War Finance Corporation Outline
Method of Getting Funds to
Provide for Railroads.

Washington, March 20.--The war
finance corporation is considering
floating, large bnd issue, probably
of $500: 900 within & few weeks, to
provide funds for railroads and to
meet any other demands on the cor
poration. The interest rate contem-
plated is 81 per cent,
The bonds would run for a year
or possibly q year and a half ac-
cording to tentative plans. They
would be sold privately to banks and
big busin ess interests in order to
minimize interference with the popu-
lar Victory Liberty loan campaign.
The bonds would be exempt from
all taxes except estate, Inheritance.
excess profits, war profits and sur
taxes. and interest on $1,000 owned
by any single interest would be en-
tirely taX-exempt.
The corporation has authority to
sell its bonds beloW par.
BY law the war finance corpora
ton may issue up to $4,000, 900, 900
of bonds, secured by collateral taken
in connection with advances already
made by the corporation. No bonds
have been issued heretofore, but
prospective large advances to rail-
roads brings the corporation within
sight of possible exhaustion of the
half billion dollars authorized as
original capital.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
|. W. W. FIGHT DEPORTATION
Twenty Men and One Woman Begin
Legal Battle Tonight to Remain in
This Country.

New York, March 20.-Counsel for
members of the ]. W. W. whose cases
were recently decided unfavorably by
the department of labor, today Shift
ed to the federal court the fight to
save their clients from deportation. A
writ of habeas corpus, prepared yes
terday and signed by the 20 men and
one woman confined at Ellis Island
was the course adopted to bring the
prisoners into court for hearing The
petition recites that the q are not
detained by any process or mandate
issued by any court, and in general
follows the lines of the legal fight
that was successful in gaining the
freedom Of II of the prisoners and
the refusal to allow the present petit
TONERS their freedom.
All Of the Fl seeking to avoid de-
portation were recently brought to
Ellis Island from the west.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
Government Has $2,941,O00,00O
Of War Orders to Be Adjusted
WORK PROCEEDS SLOWLY
Detailed Inventories and Reviews of
Accounts Hanpering the Work.
@'',ooo,oGO Worth of Nitratcs TO
BE Retained.

Washington, March 20-Settle-
ment OF claims involving detailed in
Ventorles and reviews OF accounts is
slowing up cancellation Of war con-
tracts the War departm ent announced
To-Day IN statement which showed
that of $2,941, 100000 in contra cts
recommended for cancellation, the
actual closing out had reached total
of $lS5, ,132,06S on February 27,
Explosives. and Nitrates Saved.
II was disclosed also that eXplo-
sives> valued at $12,0O0,O0O had been
transferred from surplus stock to the
interior department for land clearing,
road building and similar work: and
that more than half of the billion and
q half pounds of sodium nitrate,
valued at $57, 100000 will be disposed
of for agricultural and commercial
purposes. The remainder is TO be
held for the present by the Ordnance
departm ent.
To Use for Fcrtiiizing
The nitrate surplus represents ac-
QUESTIONS since the beginning of the
war. The Depa rtment Of Agriculture
is to acquire from the Army 2S4, 600
600 pounds for use as fertilizer, pay
ing cost price, while the remaining 2
surplus in the United States will be
handled through the nitrate boa I'd
and the American Nitrate pool The
surplus in Chile, representing about
a third of the total will be handled
through the British pool at not less
than cost price.
Agreement Is Reached.
The agreement reached with TIL e
American Nitrate pool it is stated,
provides for return of the surplus to
! the concerns from which it was pur-
cha sed. to be sold at market price and
; without restriction in the period prior
! to the Withd raWal of importation bar
| riers. After these restrictions have
! been withdrawn, the manufa cturers
and importers have agreed to one
pound Of governm ent stock for every
two pounds of their own.u... ..--.---. ..
designations Must BE Approved
! In order to facilitate the work OF
| adjusting contracts and agreem ents
| entered into prior to the armistice,
) instructions have been issued that no
discharge or resignation of any Off
! Ger or civilian engaged in the work
/ Of settlem ent of contracts will be ac-
! cepted except with the approval of
! Director of Munitions CroWelI At
tention again was invited today to the
fact that all claims growing out OF
| informal contracts and agreements
must be presented before June 80.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
!. War Council Anxious to Know
Opinions Of Other Nations
SPAIN AGREES WITH WILSON
Japan Understood TO Have Amend
mcnt Which VIII Provide for Equal
and Just Treatment of all Aliens
Scandinavia Eayors league.

Paris, March 20 (By The Associated
Press. )--Neutral countries of EUROPE
Asia and South America will be given
opportunity today TO express thelr
views and propose amendments 20
the league of nations plan. Nearby
neutrGls such as Holland and SWltzel-
land have sent delegates in response
to the invitation Of ;he supreme codh-
eli. while more distant countries VIII
be represented by ambassadors ana
ministers residing III Parls. J.
The meeting will be held at the
Hotel De Crillon, the American hcad-
quarters, in She same room Where the
!. covenant was framed, and it IS pur-
posed to continue the session through
: out the afternoon and evening, and
if necessary. tomorrow. in order TO
complete all neutral proposals and
prepare them for submission to the
commission on the league Of nations.
Lord Cecil Is Chairman.
Lord Robert Cecil oe Great Britain
will he chairman, and Premier Ven
izeloS, of Greece, DR.. NJ. r. Vesnitch
of Serbia, Paul Hymars of Belgium
Col. F.. NJ. House OF the United States
and Leon Bourgeois of France vii
sit as members Of the sub-conmis
sion. The claims or neutra'S Will DC
heard, either directly or by memo
randum Norway. Sweden, Denmark
. Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Persia
Guatemala and most Of the Soutf
American neutrals having some sug
gestions to make. Those represented
by delegates or ministers will be
heard together. according to presen
plans The three Scandinavian coun
tries will present virtually identica
proposals it is understood these bein&
in the main favorable to the league
and asking that neutrals be admitted
to mem bership. t...
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
NO JURY NAMED YET
Slow Progress Being Made In Secur-
ing II Men to Try Alleged Manches-
ter Mur(icrcrs.

Hartford, March 20.-Continuing
efforts to impanel a jury for the trial
Of the case of the state against Will
liam S. Miller of West Haven, Will
liam Bessler, Fred Klein, Michael Nc
Donnell and John Neuss of Hoboken,
n. j., charged with first degree MUIR
der in the killing of Captain William
f. Madden in Manchester on January
so, additional electors We're examined
for jury service in the criminal court
today before Judge Donald J. War
ner. When couEt adjourned Wednes-
day afternoon four jurors bad been
selected out of about 200 examined
Over night $50 more electors were
summoned. Today three of them
were reported dead, and 13 as not
SUNNI oned for cause. One reported
serving in the legislature and two on
the civil jury. Forty others were ex-
cused by the court. Ninety-one were
left for examination by the attorneys
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
ed Coming
publican Ffisl

Democrats regard as clever SEES e..
egy the retention by the republicans
of Bernadotte Loomis as tax collector
for another year, which was effected
at the meeting, of the common coun-
ell last \ night. Mr.. Loomis resigned
several weeks ago to become connect
ed with the New Britain Lumber &
Coal Co, which offered certain pc
cuniary advantages. He was prevailed
upon to reconsider and said he would
fill out his term as collector if the
council unanimously invited him to do
SO and increased his salary from $2,-
200 to $4,000. The first condition
was easily disposed of and the $1,000
salary will be paid a republican mem
Der of the council told a. Herald re-
porter last night, the difference being
contributed by several prominent citi-
zens who are affiliated with the
republican party. The democratic
members of the council readily signed
the request to have Mr. Loomis re-
main, not seeing the. light until it
was too late
In view of the recent agitation by
the Taxpayers assocition, no one in
the council believed that the city
would increase Mr.. Loomis' salary 70
anteeing that amount was sought and
with success. 1t is said that the re-
publicans feared a democrat would
be elected to succeed Mr.. Loomis if
the office were made a prize of the
polls and decided that retention Of
the post was worth $500. 1t is not al
legged that Mr.. Loomis was a party to
this maneuver
Friends of numerous citizens who
had announced their candidacy for
the office in the belief that it would
be contested for at the spring cleo
turn in events. This applies to re-
publicans who We're encouraged to
announce their candidates. and to
democrats as well. as the latter felt
certain of winning.
Asked early this afternoon whether
the matter was arranged satisfactory
1y, Mr.. LoOnnis said: II don't know
except what 7 have read in the pa
per AS far as 7 can learn the salary
was not increased" In city hall a few
minutes later he was in consultation
with Alderman O. F. Curtis. Evident
1y the consultation meant much as
Mr. Loomis, when interviewed later,
made the following staten ent: FSince
the council meeting of last night I
have decided to reconsider my resig-
nation. but I have no comment what
ever to make on the question Of the
Salarv''
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
CORONER ACQUITS WOMAN
Bridgeport Girl Who Shot and Killed
Man Last Saturday Acted In Self
Defense.

Bridgeport, March 2o.-Fannie
Sachocosky acted in self defense when
she shot and killed Nicholas Dicko-
visky here last Saturday night, Coro-
ner Phelan said today when he made
a finding III which he recommended
that the young woman should not be
held crimnally liable for the shooting.
The coroner stated that in view of the
evidence and the fact that important
parts of her story are substa inflated
by records of the board of charities
he did not think the young accused
wife should be held
The board of charities had brought
suit against Dick ovisky to force him
to support the defendants children,
in which a decision was given against
Dickoyisky in the city court. An ap-
peal was pending in the town police
court on the day of the shooting and
during the meeting in the hotel tried
to induce this woman. to change her
previous testimony in this suit. She
refused resulting with a quarrel and
Dickovisky being shot.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
Pleads Not Guilty.

Long Beach, n. Y, March 2O.-Dr.
Walter Keen wilkins pleaded not
guilty when arraigned before Justice
Of the Peace Coleman today on a
charge of murder in the first de-
gree in having killed his wife at their
home here. February 27. He was re-
manded without bail to the Nassau
county jail at NIineola.
Mrs. wilkins died after being
struck over the head with u hammer
and DR.. wilkins told the police he
and his wife had been attacked by
burglars.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
MAY CALL PROVOST GUARD
Northeastern Department Will Take
Steps to Prevent Soldiers From
Taking Part i'm Lawrence Strike.

Lawrence March c0.--Assurance
that a provost guard would be es-
tablished here by the Northeastern
department if men in uniform con-
Quoted themselves in a manner tend
ing to discredit it were given the
city authorities at a conference with
army officials here it was announced
today. The conference followed rep
reservations made by City Marshal
O'Brien to Northeastern department
headquarters that uniformed men
Were involved in acts of intimidation
and assa ult and were appearing as
members Of an organization known
us strikers Guards" which is per-
forming police duty for the strike
committee
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
REDS HOLD UKRAINE
At Expense OF About 5000 Casualties,
BolShcvi1>i Compel French Forces
to Withdraw to Odessa.

London, March Virtually all Of
the Ukraine now is in the hands of
the Bolsheviki, according to advices
reaching London today. In heavy
fighting at Nikolayev, northeast of
Odessa, the Bolsheviki lost between
5000 and 5000 men, but forced the
French garrison, after fierce fighting,
to withdraw to Odessa
Further east, the advices add, the
Bolsheviki have reached the Isthumus
of Perekop leading to the Crimea
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20


ID TIa 1saso received from the edI
tfQ,f committee the first of three
on reorganization of the state sd
system, this one dealing with Il
ganization of the state board. WI
would have IL members, four It'd
named by the governor at large
each county to be represented.
Two bills dealing with cold sto|
eggs and the branding Of eggs off|
for sale, both aimed to repeal
present law, were rejected on url
orable reports.
The house adopted in concurr|
the Bridgeport bond bill, after 81
ing out a clause which conf4ieted
the 1917 act, under which bondsI
issued.
The senate adopted the bill WI
gives officers of the state farm
women power to bring back INN
who have escaped and have beck
fugitives from justice.
In moving rejection of q bill 81
ing with milk standards SEM
Woodruff stated that bill on the
ject would be sent in by the agri8
tural committee,
Salaries Committee Named.
Speaker Walsh named RepreseS
tives Eaton of North Haven
Wright of Pomfret to serve on
committee to inquire in slaries of 1
itol departmental employees. SEM
Mead was named on the same 81
mittee on behalf of the upper brai
Favorable reports to the hid
were on bills for increases in sala|
of officers in the Willimantic col
to. authorize Danbury to issue $95l
in refunding bonds; for the .licen|
of persons to distribute handhl
posters or fiiers, the license to bd
force for a week: authorizing Stoni
ton to issue not over $150,000
bonds to fund its Indebtedness:
thorizing Hamden TO issue bonds
to exceed five per cent. of its sri
list inclusive of it's present indeb5 {
ness; providing for retirement OF
pension of state employees after
years service.
Other Matters Taken Up.
Unfavorable reports were made|
bills which would forbid any
cia1, legally authorized to issue nj
riage licenses, to perform marril
ceremony; 10 prohibit the use
liquor licensed or under certifid
after January 16, 1920 to provide
B five per cent reserve from liqI
license money in Fairfield county
the benefit of the Danbury fire
partment.
The finance committee favora
reported on bills releasing the
cession taxes on the bequest fr
the Morton F. Plant will of S1s
900 to Joseph Lawrence hospital
New London. and of S25o,00O to
Connecticut College for Women.
The senate adopted from it's cal
dar bills changing the optometry
to the commissioners CO
and changing the name
the state body to the Connecticut
tometric society; providing for
creased scope of free distribution
anti-toxins; providing additional p
lection to Workmen employed
buildings; an amendment to
Orange charter relating to the fis
year of its schools; providing for
livery to Yale Medical school
bodies unidentified, for anatomi
and relating to appropr
tions for county bar libraries.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
EX- MAYOR

T. Hoyt P2ase died at
dence.~ ii Lexington street,,
o'clock this afternoon, foHHtoT
brief illness of 10 days from W.
cd heart action The end
quietly and peacefully with ali
family in close and loyal atfeI13
cxceDt his Youngest son, Majors
rice H. Pease, who is now WlthAS
army of occupation in FTance.s
T. Hoyt Pease was born in WlnasA
January 20, 1S45. and came to
Britain with his father, mother 81 81
sister in the spring of 1S4S. tie
graduated from the New Britain III
school in 1862 and entered the g
ployment of the Stanley WORKS.
1864, with which company he sQl
his business life continuously to 81
day, holding responsible posstlu
director and treasurer for naa
years.
He was mayor of New Bgitain y
two vcars-1S90-1 -1S92-and was ~
his death a member Of the scht
board, which office he had held
twenty years.
= pOI lllC dScttii VI u. Sile1hlIp'
lain he became president of the Bl
ritt Savings Bank, which office
held at his death. He was also V
president of the Mechanics Nation
bank and its successor, the New R/
ain Trust company, RON 1866 Hi
the day of his death.
Mr.. Pease was united with the Fl
Congregational church and society
1866 and was a faithful attendant a
supporter from that time, having be
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
MANY UNC0MPLETED ORDERS
When Armistice Was Signed in No.
vember Army Had Plans for 8, 467
Tractors and 1865 Tanks.

Washington, March 20-Arnly plans
for completing S,467 tractors and
1,O65 tanks contra cted for before the
armistice, are shown in a review of
outstanding contracts: made public to-
day By the war department. The
tanks include Is OF the small three
ton type, $50 OF the siX-ton type of
which 436 had been delivered before
February 27, and 100 of the 30ton
model, no deliveries OF which Md
been made
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
Spain Backs Up Wilson.

Madrid, March 19.-Premier Ro-
nanones told the Associated Press
today that he was a partisan of the
league of nations in the same sense
and scope as President. Wilson"
Spain is ready to collaborate with
other nations to her utmost ability to
establish the league and is willing to
make whatever sacrifices are within
her power to assure its success" he
added.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
SAILORS AS HOLD-UP MEN
Five Uniformed Men Rob Man Of 500
On Fifth Avcnue-Policc Arrest
Two For Crime.

New York, March 20.-Five men
in sailors uniform chose Fifth
avenue and 46th street as the scene
of a hold-up which netted them $40
in cash surrendered by William f.
Watson early today. The police later
rounded up many sailors in the vi
cinity and released all except two,
identified by Watson as having been
among five who took his money they
were charged with assault and rob-
berry. They said they were William Mcc
Cheney, Eustis, Fla, and William
Dempsey, Kingston, n. Y.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
POLES PRESS FORWARD.

Copenhagen, March 2O.-Bols1evik
troops, under pressure Of Polish
forces, have been compelled to retire
and evacuate Pinsk. 100 miles east of
Brest-Litovs<, according to a dispatch
from Warsaw.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
MURDERER IS INSANE
TnompsonyilIc Man Who Killed An
other Is Committed to Hospital for
Insane at MiddictOWn.

Thompsonville, March 20.--An-
nouncement was made here today that
Charles Arnone who on March 3 shot
Charles Alamo, inliicting wound
that caused death, has been commit
ted to a hospital in Middletown as
criminally insane. Arnone has been
under observation of a commission in
the Hartford Jail since soon after the
shooting. He has been acting
strangely. refusing food.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
BoLsHEvIKI FORCED BACK.

Copenhagen. March 20,-The
portant railroad junction town. of
tau. southwest Of Riga, has been ci
turen by Lettish troops, a Lett
official statement issued on Wedn
day announces. The Bolsheyiki,
statement adds, are retiring als
the whole front
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
WINS BRITISH WAR CROSS.

London, March 20.--Captain Cas-
SELF Tucker, of the American cxpe-
Military Cross by King George at
buckingham Palace today.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
NEW NATION RECOGNIZED.

Berne, March 19.-The Swiss feder-
al council today recognized the new
Serbian -Croatian- -Slovene nation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20

A Berlin dispatch received Monday
said reports had been received there
that the British and French had ad-
yanced their outposts from limits of
their bridgeheads at Cologne and
Mayence, respectively. The French
were reported to have entered Frank
fort
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
FRENCH TROOPS IN CONTROL
Occupy Mannheim, karlsruhe and
Spartacan Disorders Reported There
Other German Cities Because OF

ss Geneva, March 20, (Havas)-
French troops have occupied Mann
helm and Karlsruhe, on the west bank
of the Rhine on account of Spartacan
outbreaks there, the Vossische Zeit-
ung of Berlin says.
- The newspaper adds that the
French also occupied Rheinau five
miles south of Mannheim, and Wl1n-
hafen.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
Went to Washington to See
Daughter But Changed Mind
DENIES KILLING HIS WIFE
Long Beach Physician Had Shaved
OFF His Moustache and Beard Dur
ing His Absence-Is Permitted to
See No One

New York, March 90 DR.. Walter
Keen Wilkins who was arrested at
the Pennsylvania station last night
soon after his arrival from Baltimore
was taken to Long Beach today for
arraignment before Justice of the
Peace Cassius Coleman on the charge
of having murdered his wife at their
Long Beach home on February p.
The elderly physician who disap-
peared last Sunday, a few hours be-
fore warrant was issued for his
arrest. came back to New York vol
UNFAIRLY, after he had telegraphed
District Attorney Charles r. Weeks of
Nassau County from Baltimore, of
his intention.
Mustache Shaved OFF.
DIR. wilkins had shaved off his
mustache and mutton chop" whisk-
ers since his disappearance from Long
Beach. BY direction of the Nassau
county authorities no one was al
lowed to see him after his arrest, not
even his lawyer. According to the
police he did not volunteer any in
formation as to why he left the city
or the reason for rem owing his Whisk-
ers and mustache. He did however
re-affirm to the police his innocence
of the crime
Appears Very Detected.
Before being taken by automobile
to Long Beach DR.. Wilkins was
placed in the lineup with 25 other
prisoners at police heeduua rterS and
was inspected by the citys detective
force. He appeared nervous and
doWncaSt.
Explains Where He Was.
II went to Baltimore Sunday night"
he said regarding his disappearance,
which caused a countrywide search
for him. I had received a message
from my counsel. Mr.. Friese, request
ing me TO go with him to District
Attorney Weeks home. Mr. Friese
was agitated and this led me to be-
lieVe that som mething serious was at
hand. He told me certain evidence
had been found that pointed to me-
] thought this over and decided to
go to my daughter in Washington. On
the train T studied this out and de-
cided 7 would not bring my troubles
into her home. So I stopped over
in Baltimore and yesterday I decided
to telegraph Mr.. Weeks and place
myself in his hands"
DR.. Wilkins refused to talk about
the second will which was found be-
queathing much of his wifes prop
erty to him. Il will tell Mr.. Weeks
-everything," he said.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-03-20
MuStachc Shaved OFF,

Before being taken by automobile
to Long Beach DR.. Wilkins was
placed in the lineup with 25 other
prisoners at police heddquarter and
was inspected by the city's detective
force. He appeared nervous and
dOwncaSt