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New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
DENIES MUTINY ON
 ARMY TRANSPORT
Secretary Baker Declares Representa- tive Britten'S Charges in House
 Were Unjust.

Washin eton, Feb. 10.-Denial that mutiny has occurred ou any war de- partment transport was made yester- day by Secretary Baker in a letter to Chairman Kahn of'thc house militia ry committee. MT. Baker said charges in q resolution introduced by Repre- sentative Brittcn. republican or IlIi- nois, of "in efficient unseaW aWorthy. mu- tinOus. dangerous and almost murder ous operation of transports'' were ''unjust." ....
 Referring to the case of the trans port America. which docked at New York last Dee cona her with 13 mem bers of the crew under arrest. the Secre- tury said they we're charged with ''ccrtain derclictiunS of duties." in- cluding theft. Evidence against only one of the 13 was sufficient to hold him after the ship doCked. he addc cd. the others being punished at sea.
 No evidence indi icateS that the ac- ridcpt to the PoWhatan was the de liberate action of bolsh eviSm aboa rd that vessel, wrote the secretary. re- ferring to the recent plight of tha: transport which finally was lowed to Halifax.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
PROBE GRAIN FINANCING
senate Wifi Investigate to What f;N- tent Reserve Banks Have With drawn Loans oi, Grain.

Washington. Feb. 10.-InVestiga- tion of the extent tn which federal I eserve banks h;-. withdrawn loans grain held in s-ur,cc was ordered today by the senate.
 Chairman Gronua of the uSriCuI- tural committee. who proposed the inquiry. said the curtailirg of credit by the banks has resulted in an arti- ticial depression of the price of grain He charged that "a situation was be- ing forced to move more grain from the hands of the farmer and country elevators into the larger centers."
 Federal reserve board officials would no; discuss situation further than to say that there had been no order to withdraw credits on grain or other necesSaries. In othcr quarters. however. il was said that rates at federal reserve ceters would generally.
 Senator Gronna introduced another resolution Hu; orizing tne .dc'riculturc con mittee to inN NCSti2 te the railroad freight car shortage and also the reported Wilful interference with successful operation of railroad d| under government control by certain officials of the United States railroad ;tdministra tion.'
 The Senator sought imm ediatc con sideration of this resolution. hut objected and it went over.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
25 YEARS AGO
February 10, 1895,
(From The Herald of That Date)


 The High school athletic ussocia- tion drafted d constitution last even- ing. All scholars arc eligible to mem bership.
 About dozen men were sent thls morning to shovel the snow out of the canals that feed the reservoir
 Armour's pure lard in l0-pound tubs for $1.00 at the Vermont Butter store.
 An effort is being made 10 have an. other carrier added 10 the post office force here. At present there are eight men delivering mail but they have to work overtime.
 The average temperat ure for the last nine yeas for the first ten days in February was 25.1. For the pres ent month the average was 1O.s. Tho mercury this month has reached be- low zero as many times it did in the previous ninc entire years.
 r.. g. Caldwell will speak on The Development Of the |. $. Mail SerV. ice,' at the mems meeting in the First Baptist church this evening".
 It is now stated that the IIadlev block will he completed by the first of next month.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
LACK OF COAL MAY
 CLOSE MASS. MILLS
Power Station Manager Says Shortage of Fuel in Holyoke Most Scri-
 ous in History.

Holyoke. Feb. 10.-'The most seri- ous in the history of the departm ent, is the way Manager John J. Kirk patrick yesterday chara cteriZed the present coal shortage at the power station of the electric departm ent. Unless coal arrives by Friday morn ing. a. dozen or more of the largest customers will be cut off from cur rent, necessitating partial or complete shutdowns in these plants.
 There are 70 cars of coal on the way. but there is no telling when it will arrive in Tlolyoke. The depart ment will soon begin to commander coal in Hoyoke. so tha, it may con- tinue to run the street. store and homo lights. There is no danger Of these being cut off. as the water pow CT will take care of part of them and coal will be secured to take care of the rest.
 The local divisions of the .tmeri- |, can writing paper company. the AL bon and Crocker and one division in Connecticut. the Oakland. are down from shortage of coal: the company has coal to run. but as the water in tho canals is restricted most of the time, the running of the plants by steam would call for q large consump- tion of coal.
 Score Of Mills Threatened.
 The statement is made that there will be from a dozen to 20 plants down next week if coal is not forth coming. Owing to the em mbargo on everything but book papers. bitumi- nous coal and perishable gods. the transporta ton system is tied up. and owing to the condition of the high ways there is no relief by way of mo- tor trucks.
 There three local concerns that arc ekeing out their failing coal sup ply with wood. The shortage of coal here is due in no small measure to the railroads grabbing it in transit. Brid geport and several other New England cities are much worse off than Holyoke. Bridgeport being al most shut down. according to word received here.
 The demands of Holyoke for soft coal range from 1,JO0 tons to 1000 tons a day. When water is restricted the amount required is greatly in creased. To the present short water supply in the river has been added the big snowstorms. blocking and de- laying tra fife. which was preceded by several days of bitter cold. calling for further inroads on the coal pile. 1n creased cold and moro snow will spell great industrial trouble for ths city.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
-FOUR MONEY OR
 YOUR LIFE" IN BERLIN
Wild West in it's PaImicst Days Had Nothing on the German CapitaI
 in HOiu-up>.

Berlin Feb. 1O.-Thc Wild Vest in it's palmiest days had nothing on Berlin in this year of grace 1920.
 It's just about safe for a postal driver with wagon load of mail and parcels to stir out in a thickly popu- lated part of Berlin as it was for d stagecoach driver to venture across the American ulains in the days of Deadwood Dick, Jesse James and oth- CTS of their ilk.
 Every day or two. some Desperate Dietrich or Fearful Franz steps from tho sidewalk. shoves bit of artillery in the face of q postal driver and his assistant. says quietly but firmly die haendc hoch"-meanins hands up and thcn proceeds 10 frisk the post wagon of all registered maIl.
 The losses to the postal departm ent to date have been tremendous. cspe- ciafly in hauls of registered letters from foreign countries. So far. nont. of the stickup men has ever gotten himself into bodily danger. for while the postmcn travel armed. they gen. orally make little or on effort to get at their gatS.
 The first thing that tho public knows about it is a sign on he buIie- lin boards announcing 5000 ma rks re- ward for apprehension of the high WaNmCn. Berlin has hong since eaSetl to pay much attention to highway robbcriCS or anything of that sort.
 As for burglaries. they're simply a part of the daily routine. Locks and bars don't bother the modern Berlin burglar in the least. A persons house. hold goods jewels are no safer in a burglar-proof vault'that they would be in the street
 Recently. d da ring daylight thief made the rounds of q couple of prom inent hotels, getting away with number of valuable fur coats and many jewels. Daylight and night time holdupS of individuals and night time lent cOOtieS in an army
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
AID FOR CHINESE
Thomas w, Lamont Of J. P. Morgan & Co. Going to China As RcprcScn- tative Of American Bankers.

New York. Fob. 10.-ThomaS w.. Lamont of !. P. Morgan X Co.,, will leave Thursday for the far East as the representative of the American group of bankers who are part of the Chinese conSOrtum. organ- iZed by banking groups in Nm- erica. Great Britain. France and Ja- jan. to assist the Chinese republic in her public enterprises. The official announcement of Mr. Lamont intcnd- ed departure. made here last night. stated that in behalf of the -\m eri can group he will visit Japan.. conferrnS there with the Japanese group, and will then proceed to China. returning to this country on or about June 1.
 Mr. Lamont will be accom- panied by Jeremiah h Smith of Boston. as advisory counsel, and Martin Egan of the Nor an firm. as personal aid.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
WRIT FOR RADICALS.
Petition in Behalf Of Those IIcId at
 Deer Island.

Boston. Feb. 10.-A petition f"1 :i writ of haOeaS corpus in behalf of 20 alleged radicals held at Deer Island on the ground that excessive bail iF being demanded by the immiyra ti"n authorities. was filed in the federal district court today. Tn" case WaS set for hearing Monday.
 The petition alleges that bail of 5000 and $lO.00O is asked "f the prisoners mentioned. whereas the act of congress. under which they were arrested in the January raids, pro- Vides for release under SJ00 bail while the cases are pending. Bail of s1.00O is provided for under the warrant on which the prisoners were arrested, the petition asserts. It is stated that the alleged radicals can nof furnish the hail. denanfi1sd
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10

the Scouts, he will tell you that this is true The manly little fellows. in the olive drab uniforms, who are talk ing the place of the nondcscrtpt youth of d generation past. seize upon every opportunity to be d help, to an aged person crossing, q street, carrying too many bundles, or getting on and off trolley cars. They delight in thus carrying on their precept. Do good turn daily.
 For the elders there are moro sub stantial ways of accomplishing the acts of charity. Even now there is being conducted q cam ign, for funds fer the saving uf crippled children from d life Of pain. New Britain committees are soliciting from t he pub lie in order that there may he more facilities to take care of those who appear to be doomed to exist in a misshapen form. A dollar or so. ac- cording to your means, will prove a good turn that is very great indeed in it's effects on the future of some little cripple
 IT You cannot afford to give you need not feel that you are deprived of the privilege of helping your fellows. however. Every place that one goes. he needs to look but a little ways to see another who is in need of help of some material sort. Such assistance costs nothing and is often greatly ap- preciated. Remember the boys. re- member their laudatory ambition to- do q good turn daily. and try yourself to follow their example
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
NEW YORK CRIPPLED

Streets Little Cleared of Last Storn,
 Made Worse By New Fall of snow
 Today.
 New York, Feb. lO.-With all but few of the city's principal thorouh- fares still blocked by snowdrifts sev- eral feet high, New York was hit again today by another driving snow- storm. Famed by strong south cast wind, snow began falling at four o'clock this morning and the Wcath c r man could offer little hope of an immediate let-up although there was a prospect that the snow would change to rain before the day was over.
 An army of nearly 14.o00- men has been working day and night since "Wednesday last but little headWay has been made except on the main ar teries of travel. Side streets were virtually untouched. Crosswalks that had been cleared over the week k-end were again ankle deep in snow this morning.
 Most of Manhattan's third rair' surface car system was still out of commission this morning with chan mel rails cloGGed with ice and snow In some sections hard packed snow more than one foot thick covered the tracks. Slight delays were also noted on the steam and electric lines en- .tcrins the city.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
HeNayyandOur7own

LANE ELDER hadn't talked to Sa m Frost for eight years. The req son was that Sam's dog had chased Jana's prize Plymouth Rock and sam laughed when she crawicd under the back &toop after the hen.
 Last winter Sam came home from France where he'd been in the Navy with the airplanc branch. and Jane had to talk to him. Everyone said he had been changed d lot too, and was q rea! fine boy.
 sam asked JanC to marry him Ia st month. Beftse she gave him his am sNer she mace him crawl under the back Stoop. Wher he came out he said he didn't blame Jane for being mad at him. TheNsre going to get married next spring.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
"D\t;O NIIKE'' REARRESrED
Disclosures Made By AutOmobiI"
 Owner Lead to Action.

Chicago. Feb. 10.-Disclosures made today by Ralph Buglio. owner of the automobile identified as Inc machine from which Maurice En- right, labor fcudist and Sunman. was shot to death. led to the re- arrest of "Dago Mike Carrozo. president of tho Street SWeepcrs' union. tarruZo Was released Satur day in $10.000 bonds after he had been held five days in connection with the shooting. tarroZo'S apart ment was searched by detectives. who found a shotgun which they believe may have been used in killing En- right.
 Buglio admitted. State Attorney Hoyncn said, that he had turned the automobile over to CarroZo five hours before Enright was slan and three witnesses identified Carrozn as the man who returned the car 10 Buelio about three hours after the murder.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Would Farm Out" France
 For American Tobacco

Paris. Feb. l0.--.tmCric has sounded France on the subject of the tobacco monopoly for this country being farmed out to the United States for period of D years. ac cording to report current on the bourse. yesterday says the Journal.
 In exchange. the United States would guaruntce in enc way or an- other. sum totalling about 50.0O0,- n00.0 francs. il is added by the newspaper. which prints the news with reserve.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
DO \ GOOD TURN.

PN scouts Of th" country are this week nS "t;o"d Turn Ehen special efforts are being incuIcaLc into tn" youth of Try. and the elders. too. one oI |iplcs nt the Huy scout code. ! mbcr of this WidrSprcHd and brg;l nizutiOu nHkcS an CWr:.t EoQd turn tO some dcSrrN in" |.cry day and. W" must Hr- |e. tho law of the Srouts has well lived up tu in in" past. landing tho national N"nd- ordained that there V;ts tu Fd turn observance when all lurgcd to help some one, cV- Is Il sense nt Scif-SItiSfaction the execution of q good Ill though it- may be. that is Efficient unto the pains that
 en to accomplish the act of
 arity or benefit Ask one of
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
WHO'S HOOVER.

Herbert Hoover seems to he the predominant figure in the Presidential cam paign to date, more through his power to excite curiosity than through any particular attribute of his own. even though his merits aus an organiz- CT and business man be admitted. The poItcrl ,world is extremely up- set by this "intcrlopcr, this truly dark horse. who steps modcstlN upon the stage prepared for him by his friends and starts a. campaign of po- ltical prcslidigitation which is ccr- tainly winning him all of the atten- lion The obscure figures in the back ground VainlN try to attract from tho central one some of the light of fame, without great deal of effect.
 Mr. Hoover is hiding his party allil- iationS with enormous success It is alsO judging from his statement. a TIucstion whether he will run for President ot not. He has said that he is no candidate, but this does not mean Il great deal. He has not Stal- cd-that he would not run. He is play ing his cards with d great deal of wis dom unless he actualy means that he nation of ether party. and is choosing the best course of keeping himself continually before the public. which is heinz proved.
 n n Hoover will accept the nomination if il is rendered to him by either party. that he has his eye on the Presidency and that his chances for running on the Democratic ticket are very good indeed. h would be too much to cX- poet tha; the Republicans standpat- t"rs as they are. would consider nom mating him. He is too much of an unknown in politics for their sup port.
 His attitude upon public questions as he expressed them recently before t New York audience is a sane ono. and appealing to most Americans "f today. He hopes that one or both of
 
 isSnrs that grow out of the war with q clear purpose and that candidates cnpnbic of carrying them out will be chosen. As for the LcaSue. he is in flavor of ratification. though he does not o'j",i to clarifying reservations Ike docs not ;trprov" of any form of soc ia liSnl. whether il he nationaliza- ti0n Of industry or other destruction of individual initiative and believes in free speech and free represcntation. , This ''p'atform is Us clear as any which have been nnnouncrd it's con ,.istuesS is worthy or praise. The country miGlt do worse, if is certain. than elcrting Herbert Hoover PrcSl- dent He does not ''scck the office. is not q candidate and has no OrGaniza 1ion'. T:u4 he will run.
 Meanw hilr Mr. Hoover please tell uS what your politics are,
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
LEXINGTON UNDER
 MARTIAL LAW TODAY
Mob Violence Prevented by Patrol of Troops; City Under Control

Lexington. Ky. Feb. I0.-Dawn to- day found Lexington an armed camp.
 Squads Of armed soldiers who saw service at Cbauteau ThicrIy were pa trolling the streets or guarding all approaches to the city 10 prevent a recurrence of yesteroay's mob vio- fence that cost the lives of five per sons and caused injury to a score of others.
 Wilii&m Lockett. negro slayer of ten year Id Geneva Hardmau a school sirl. was confined in a steel cage Tn the FaNette county court house here awaiting removal either 10 tEe state reformatory at Frank fort or to the prison at EddyVille
 It Was an attempt to lynch Iockett Yesterday tFat caused the rioting Under guard of several hundred state troops the negro was brought from the state prison 10 this city. marched to the court house found guilty of m urder and sentenced to die in the electric chair March II. Shortly aft CT sentence had been passed a mob Of 100 or more men charged the en- trance to the court house bent Mpon lynching the negro The troops fired rifles and machine guns into the crowd. Tle moo wat2red and then
 
 wounded behind
 More Troops Rushed.
 Additional troops were rushed to the scene from Camp Zachary Ia yIor during the late afternoon and eve ming aud martial law was declared by Brisadicr General F. C. Marshall up- on his arrival.
 Reports last night th u l.5O0 noun taineers were en route to Lexington to lynch Locket caused the commandin. officer to throw cordonS of troops across every road leading to the city and to place other deta chm ents at every strategic point within the city. So extensive were the plans to prevent further uprising that at 10 o'clock last night the brigadier gen eral announced tha: the situation was under control and that no further trouble was expected
 No attempt will be made by the authorities to remove I-ockett from the steel cage until danger of further violence has passed. it was announced.
 Couldn't Explain Action.
 ''I don't know why I did it." the negro is quoted as having said in the course of a statement prepared for subm ission to the jury which convict cd him yesterday. I.ockett threw lmSelf on the mercy or the court. Only one witness. negro employe of the dead girls father. was placed on the stand by the state. The witness identified the stone with which the girls head had been crushed. The jury-men returned their verdict with out leaving their seats.
 I.ocllett is about B years old and came here from Henderson. Ky. sev- en years ago. He enlisted ir the army and served for I months at Camp Taylor. Business was being conduct ed as usual here today despite the presence of the troops. Death last night of T. NJ. Rogers, 6l, q farmer of near Versailles. Woodford county. shot during. the rtoting, brought the death toll to five.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
COMMUNICATED
THE TAX RATE QUESTION.

I Editor Of the Herald:
 1 According to recent newspaper ac- counts our city officials. to whom is i entrusted the responsibility of raising the funds for carrying on city affa irs, are away off in their method of as scssment for 1919 inasmuch as they assess the ndividu:>l property holders too much and the factory owners too little. The organiza ton responsible for the articles has been heard from before and only d year ago whep the tax rate was held down to 21 mills. This year the organization will en- deavor- to bring the rate down to 19 mills.
 Taxpayers being moro or less inter- ested will in all fairness be willing to listen to anything that will tend to OWer their rate but at the same time anything that will tend to cut off high rate for another year will not be pushed over on the public. Last year 21 mills was voted over o5 mills with the result that this year some thing must be done to make up for the low rate of last year. At the time little did the public realize what was coming or how easily it was fooled into thinking that bills could be paid withou1 funds.
 This year the $, heme is to increase the valuation on the factory in order to lower the individual property hold CTS ;':ltc. In all fairness to the fac tories of the town it may be said that at the present time large per cent. of them are carrying all the assess ment that they can stand without pushing them over the limit they are now assessed higher in propor- tion than any other manufacturing plants in the state. Not only that but what would become of the city of New Britain wifi thout thc factories for il is a fact that cannot be put aside that they make the city what il is to- day. Suppose a few concerns like L. F. & C., the Stanley Worfs and the Am mcrican Hardware Corporation made their future developments out side the city. What would become of the steady increasing values of real estate and also that, population which is the pride of every citizen?
 Perhaps some of the individual property holders can stand little boost for ii is doubtful if some of those that arc making the most noise arc taxed at any more than half Of what they would sell for. Real estate values about the@ center of the town have increased with leaps and bounds during the past year but at the same time fnw of thC present large owners arc paying on an assessed Nhln" greatly in excess nf 70 per cent. of thcr stated sales prices on such hold ings
 Most of the individual property holders arc willing to let the city of ficials make the tax rate without mak- ing a kick but d certain few are al ways willing to start trouble when - they are hardly hit. Of course there mav he {; method in all this madness for in another year those who now are making all the noise will have had an opportunity to unload thelr property on some poor individual not understanding the sit tuatIon and then wha1. care they for the tax rate.
 There is no doubt but what tho great majority of taxpayers are will ing to have oS mill rate let if come and next year perhaps 'hefc will be a new story to tell.
 LOOKiIR ON
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
British Begin Wide
 War On the Rats

London. Feb. 10.-The people Of | he United Kingdom young aud old. have embarked on another vigorous campaign against rats with the be- ginning of the new year, under tn" provisions of the Rats and Mice act. This law compels the occupants of land 10 keep their premises free of these rodents. a penalty of pounds being provided for failure to do so. The law applies also to ships in port.
New Britain herald., 1920-02-10
Negotiate With France
 For Sale of Wooden Ships

Washington. Feb. 10.-Nsgotia- tions fo the sale to the French sov- ernment of 90 wooden ships, agGre- gating 1SO,00O dead weight tons, are being conducted i'y the Anderson Overseas Corp. on behalf of the ship ping board. Shipping board officials said the sale would be consummated as soon the. necessary flnanctal arrangements were completed.