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New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
FEAR BERLIN ZMBROGLIO
 MAYBE COlNzNLMICA TED 70 OTHER PARTS OF GERMANY
FEAR DEPORTATION OF
 REDS MAY BE HELD UP
Decision of Judge Knox For Release of Extremists
 Causes Alarm.

New York, Jan. 15.-Fears that a extremists held in deportation pro- ceedings must be released on bail immediately would prevent deporta- tions caused the immigration authori- ties to consult the U. S. attorney s office today in regard to an appeal from the decision.
 Authorities at Ellis Island express ed the belief that if aliens were re- leased before they had been examined by immigration inspectors it would be impossible to prove, in many cases, that they should be deported, and consequently many taken in recent raids would have to be released.
 In behalf of Byron H. Uhl, acting commissioner at the island, it was explained he had not failed to obey the orders of his sIperiors in regard to admitting radicals to bail Percy A. Baker, superintendent at the is land, said that deportation warrants provided that aliens may be admit ted to bail, but that the court had interpreted this as mandatory. Throughout the deportation proceed ings, MT. Baker said, MT. Uhl had been following the orders of the de- partment of labor and the practice of years.
 The burden of proof is upon aliens held in deportation proceedings,' said MT. Baker. "The deportation war rants read that the aliens must show cause why they should not be deport- ed. The assumption is that they are aliens and in the United States in violatio of law. It will be almost !mpCss bie to get a case against these people if they are let out on bail inn mediatcly. They can refuse to, an- sweE questions and the government will be ballled.'
 Judge Knox in d decision yester- day said that he would sustain writs Of habeas corpus for GregtGg5- Vein stein. chief of staff'' of Soviet Am baSsador" Martens and several others whose cases were before him unless they were admitted to bail. They had refused to answer questions of immi- grafton inspectors in priliminary hear ings and this was given as the reason for refusing them bail.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
MAY REFUND MONEY
'ounty Commissioners Discuss Feasi- bility of Returning Funds for Un- expired Liquor Licenses.

Hartford, Jan. 15.-County com missioners of the state met here this afternoon to discuss the question of rcfunding license money to liquor dealers who have been unable to use their licenses because of wartime pro- hibition and because of the national prohibition amendment. Jacob ID. Walter of Cheshire, chairman of the New Haven county commis issioners, is chairman of the state organization and presided at the session today.
 Advices from a trio of lawyers re- tained some weeks ago by a commit tee from the state organization was to the effect that refunds could be made to dealers who surrendered their licenses before they expired. The county commissioners as a whole do not accept this view as a fair one and it is known that it would be de- cidedly unfair to dealers outside of Hartford and New Britain to act on this advice literally. Licenses in the towns outside of Hartford and New Britain expired November and while applications for renewals were received and advertised no new li- cenScs were granted pending the set tlement of questions linked up with wartime prohibition.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
ACCEPT GOVERNMENT
 STRIKE SETTLEMENT
British RaiIwaymcn's Union Agrees
 to Wage Decision After Very Close Vote.

London, Jan. 15.-DelegateG of raiIwaymen's unions have accepted the governments offer in settlement Of wago demands made by employees in the lower grades of the service.
 After the close of this morning g meeting of the delegates, J. Il. Thomas. general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen. said:
 The conference has decided by q very narrow majority to accept the governments offer"
 The delegates of the railwaymen reported the decision to Sir Eric Geddes. the minister of transport. After they had seen him, the leader, MT. Thomas, said:
 Ut is settled. It has been very difficult job, probably the most diff cult of all our tas ks. There was q considerable difference of opinion among the delegates until the last moment and the result was doubtful, but l hope the men will accept it as an honora blc settlement. It marks q new departure in industrial Qucs- tiOnS.'
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
Caught By Flames, Scores Leap
 To Safety From Top Of Building
Chamber of Commerce Stru cture in New Haven Burns Cutting Off Retreat of Msa in offices Above; Fire Spread Life Nets in Street and Scale Ladders to Rescue Tenants-Two Men Dead.

New Haven, Jan. 15.-Fire broke out without warningl in the basement of the Chamber of Comm cree build ing at 1 :45 this afternoon Thick smoke with some flame ran up the elevator shafts to the seventh floor. Many scores of persons both lawyers in their offices and clients, and others were caught above a cloud of dense smoke. The firemen upon arrival spread landing nets both in Church street and on the roofs of the adjoin- ing buildings while others ran up seal ing ladders. The windows of upper offices were filled with persons most of whom maintained COmposure to remarkable degree. As soon as nets were ready on the top of q building on the north side a number of per sons jumped and were safely caught. Many others were brought down by ladders While 15 minutes after the fire started there were reports of per sons hurt by jumping this did not seem to be borne out John Elliot, lawyer, was one of those who was brought down d scaling ladder.
 In the building the Chamber of Commerce has it's offices on a lower floor. It is one of the large office buildings of the city. On the street Sons. pianos. and J. R. Rembcrt Co.,. stationers.
 Charles w. Evarts of Milford, coun-
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
OPERATOR ATTACKS
 DEMANDS OF WORKERS
Says Union is Irresponsible And Collective Bargain
 ing a Farce.

Washington, Jan. 15.-With the conclusion of arguments bearing upon the situation in the central competi- tive field today, the presidents com mission for settling the bituminous coal strike took under advisement a mass of statistical material submitted by the miners and the operators. President Robinson announced the commission. would meet again Mon- day for cross examination of wit nesses.
 Phil H. Pcnna, secretary of the Indiana coal operators, the last spokesman for the central field oper- ators, told the comm ission today that collective bargaining without respon- sibility on both sides was a farce. Contracts between miners and oper- ators had formerly been alm ost sacred, he said, but now they were not respected generally or locally.
 The mine workers are irresponsi- ble as an association he said. That is why we shall ask this commission to ask congress, in the interest of collective bargaining, for legislation that will make associations and peo- pie entering into collective bargaining reSponsible.''
 MT. Penna said the operators syn;- pathized with the objects of. the mine workers in demanding better stan dards of living, but that there was no chance to improve the standards of "the man who won't work three days a week if you pay him enough to live on by working two.'
 The base of our entire trouble to- day lies in not enough production, and the 30-hour-a-week demand is a proposal to try and meet the trouble by adding to the cause of it.'
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
High Cost of Blood
 Fails to Create Problem

New York, Jan. 15.-Professional blood donors, men who sell their blood for transfusion operations, struck for more money today at the Flower hospital. They demanded s55 for d pint of blood, $50 more than they received two weeks ago, since which time tho price has increased to $40. Student nurses responded aS strike breakers. Ten minutes after the strike started, one nurc was on the opera ting table as a surgeon per formed a transmission operation and the hospital received d pint of blood free Two hours later the nurse was attending d clinic.
 the strike started, one nurse was on al blood donors were on the job to- day at the old wage.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS DEADLOCKH M TIE VOTE 70 CHOOSE .lNZVORI7 LEADER: TWO BALLOTS SHOW z9-1
NAMES PRECEDENT IN BARRING SOCIALISTS Speaker of New York As sembly Brings Up Con-
 gressiOnal Action.

Albany, N. Y., Jan. 15.-Precedent pending the five socialist members pending the investigation by the judi ciary committee to determine whether they are qualified to serve as legisla tors is found in the case of Brigham H. Roberts, elected to the 56th con- gress from Utah according 60 Speaker l.. c. Sweet of the assembly. This declaration was contained in a formal statement issued by the speaker to- day.
 The statement declares that the rsolution introduced by Mir. Adler on the first day of the session did not eXpel these five members from their seats in the assembly but impowered the judiciary committee of the as sembly to investigate their qualifca- tions and eligibility to sit as mem bers and suspended them until the committee should report on the sub- ject" It adds:
 Tn the case of Brigham H. Rob- erts, a representative elect from the state of Utah to the Seth Congress has right to sit was challenged by an individual member of that body on the ground that hlS conduct hdd rendered him ineligible. 4 resolu- ton was adopted by the house deny ing him the right to seat soon after the report of the committee appoint ed to investigate as to his qualifica- tions. The question of procedure was sharply raised by an amendmen offered to the resolution which would have permitted MT. Roberts to take and occupy his seat until the final decision by the committee. The amendment was defeated and the original resolution adopted by an overwhelming vote.
 Tn it's final report the committee revised not only the facts brought to the attention of the committee but the precedents bearing upon the pro- cedure follewd. Speaking upon this point they said:
 Both houses of Congress have innumeralble instances exercised the right to stop a member-elect at the threshold and refuse to permit him to be sworn in until an investigation has been made as to his right to a seat
 'The report of the committee was adopted by the. house by a vote of 25S to 60.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
COMPLAIN TO MAYOR
Patrons of Electric Light Company Say They Have Been Charged De
 mand Rate'' Two Months in Advance

Mayor Quigley has received numer- ous complaints from customers of the Connecticut Light and Power com pany relative to the new rates. While the time for the new charges speci- fled by the company was January l, some of the patrons claim to have been charged both demand rates and meter rates since December and in some instances since November. Ar guments for and against the rates will be presented tomorrow evening at a special council meeting to be held in the council chamer at s o'clock. It is expected that the main opposition will be offered by furni- ture dealers, whose business required them to have considerable floor space for display. The demand charges in their cases are eXorbitant, they claim. The larger department stores in which lights are burning on several floors throughout the day, favor new rates.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
Hoke Smith eDdCal Glass WithoId Ol ions; Planned r
 Action hen La
 is Seated
HITCHCOCK AND
 UNDERWOOD E'

Washington. Jan. 15.-Dems senators in caucus today failt elect a leader. 4 deadlock on vote developed between Sc Hitchcock of Nebraska and | wood of Alabama and the caucl journed subject 10 call Of thd candidates.
 Two ballots were taken and count on each was 19 to IS witl ator Smith of Georgia withfI his vote.
 The next caucus will be held Secretary Glass, appointed $ from Virginia, takes his seat. understood to favor Underwood caucus voted by a majority of invite MT Glass to today'S meei allow his vote to be cast but $ Underwood decided not. to pre matter.
 No Treaty Controversy.
 Senator Underwood in a sta| said that Senator Hitchcock's
  treaty controversy was not in and that the Nebraska senatorl continue to have his loyal supu treaty questions.
 The vote of Senator Smith f have broken the deadlock tod| the agreement to postpone fin ton until Secretary Glass was was said to have been reached out objection.
 Forty-three senators were the absentees being Senators Sv} Virgi1ia, and Smith or Arizon were paired and Senator Jd South Dakota Senators HitI and Underwood refrained from
 Roll Call.
 The roll call on the electi{ lows:
 For Hitchcock-Ashu Ch lain, Culberson, Henderson, Ke King, Kirby, Myers, Nugent, man, Phelan, Pomerene. Ro Shephard, Simmons, Thomas. mell, Walsh, (Montana), Wolcd
 For Underwood-Bankhead, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry. Gore, Harrison, Jones (New MeXico), lar. Putnam, Ransdell. Reed, smith (Maryland) Smith (Sou olina), Stanley, Walsh tMass- 1iams-19.
 t'The result of the vote" Underwood stated, "does not ir in any way with Senator Hitc control or leadership in the fight He has my loyal suppd will continue to have it"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15

ty health officer. was brought down a ladder at 2:15 and it was thought he had been SuffOca ted. Physicians were working over him.
 After the fircmen got into the base ment they found the engineer of the Duildig, named Evans, unconscious. He was sent to Grace hospital where he died. t is said that indications were that one of the boilers eNplod ed and that the live coals scattered, and started the fire which instantly spreau Il 10 whatever infla mm mablc material Was near at hand.
 Ambulances carried many persons to hospitals, most of them sufferiu :; from nerNCus shock or smoke.
 CurSoTy exam ination would indi- cate that material damage is incon- sidera ble, although it may be some time before anything definite is known.
 At D. m. Grace hospital reported that Attorney Evarts was dead.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
General Bliss Warns Of Another
 European War REVIVAL NOT IMPROBABLE"
Poland Offers Only Bulwarl1 of Re- sistancc Against Bolshcyikis Ad- vance and Needs Arms and C1otihne to Prevent Advance of SOVicts.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Recommen dations that the United States furnish surplus military supplies to Poland to aid it in repelling the westward advance of the Bolsheviki have been made to the state department by Sec retary Baker.
 In making this announ ncement today to the house ways and means commit tee, Mr. Baker interrupted Gen. Tas- ker H. Bliss. a former member of the supreme military council and the American peace delegation, who had told the committee that general re- vival of war in Europe was not i'm probable unless Poland could check the Russian Bolshevik armies.
 The war secretary also said that the Allied governments were cOnSid- ering participation in the movement to aid the Poles. Gen. Bliss told the committee the Russian armies were far better equipped than the Poles. who were the only bulwark against Bolshevism.'
 Describing Poland as the possible storm center'' in Europe, Gen. Bliss declared that when "a whole people are brought to starvation they may make war on a neighbor having food and so renew the conf1agration that we had hoped had died out.''
 The Bo1sheviki. Gen. Bliss con- tinued, are regaining coal, oil and grain lands in the old Russian em- pire and twill soon be able to care for themselves regardless of any block ade.''
 The committee is considering a pro- posaI by Secretary Glass to advance $150,0 100000 to Poland, Austria and other European countries for food re- lief. If such a loan were made. the Allied governments should be re- quired to aid Poland in military way, Gen. Bliss said. ,.
 Military men believe the Bolsheviki will not try to press eastward beyond Lake Baikal to fight the Japanese Gen. Bliss said, and that instead of sending armies toward Tudiaf or Tur-
 key they would attempt militant propaganda'' there. This he pointed out indicated a westward movement of the Bolshevik armies.
 Possibility of Poland pressing against the Russians also was empha- sized by General Bliss who said the peace conference delayed fixing the eastern boundary of Poland until De- cember and then only determined upon a tentative boundary. Polish armies, he added, then were 2S0 to $50 kilometers east of the eastern boundary of their country.
 '"The question is,' he continued. 'whether the policy of Poland will precipitate a situation dangerous to the whole of Europe"
 The westward movement of the Bolsheviki however is not the only factor that might produce general revival of war" Gen. Bliss said, eX- plaining that conditions within sev- eral European countries might cause an upheaval. Europeans, he said, are more prone than Americans to blame their homo situation on their govern ment. and without food or shelter would turn against what might be the best government"
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
BREWERS WILL FIGHT
Rhode Island Association Promises to Oppose Any Man Advocating Present Prohibition.

Providence, Jan. 15.-The Provi- dcnce Retail Liquor Dealers associa- ton today voted to organize to defeat for reelection any candidates who were instrumental in bringing about prohibition and all new candi- dates for public office understood to be unfaVoruble to 8 proper solution of the present prohibition
 The amendment was put over on us at a time when any murmur of protest from us would have been branded as pro-German," declared John TL jmpson, president of the local association.
 Most of the saloons here will re- main open for the sale of such soft drinks as the law. such as it is, W'il allow until the issue has been fought out to finish" according to Mir. Thompson.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
NO IDENTIFICATIOl OF DEAD HOLD-UP
Mystery Surrounds Identity Of Killed in Attempted Robbei
 Bridgeport Bank.

Bridgeport. Jan. 15.-No I cation has been made of a youl who died from a bullet wou| night, after being shot by Joj Serank, manager of the Unitel Co, in the midst of an attempte| up in the company offices John J. Phelan held an inquii then adjourned it to give tlld opportunity between now and day to find out something abi man.
 This dead man has tattoo n3 his arms and body. The mark right arm is Navy 1917.
 mark is A. G." On .undercid q mark "A. G-4S7,'' but thd take this to be a laundry maj other. articles are the marks Harrison, which may give a identity. A coat bears the n a Philadelphia clothier.
 The latter of the hold-up m in the office had tried to blI Strank after he had refused up his hands on the demand man standing at the door been located. The blackjack ha heavily padded with an old 1 and it was soft and did Il Strank. The latter reached dd drew q gun out of q holste1 hung on the chair beside the which he was standing Incl before the shooting when St-1 fused to hold up his hands I at the door rushed forward arI turned a desk. He fired as Strank handle a gun.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15

London, Jan. 15.-FearS are eX- pressed in diplomatic dispatches re- . ceived here that the Berlin imbroglio [ may spread throughout Germany and sven to Vienna through the agency of he communists, this element using lie recent Berlin disorders to inhame the masses by representing those killed as martyrs to the cause of the people.
 Vienna, it is pointed out, would be likely to furnish fertile ground for the agitators because of the great un- rest that already exists there.
 Thus far no disorders are reported outside of Berlin.
 Analyze Causes.
 The advices, in analysing the up heaval in Berlin, points to it's original cause as the dissatisfaction of the in- dependent socialists over the failure of the government to provide q meth od for establishment of the work alen's councils called for by the con- Mitution. but give the immediate EEause as indignation at the attitude of ; sbe government towards strikers This resulted in the organization of i the great demonstration in front of &the rcichstag building.
 The violence that followed, how ever, is declared to have been due to Communist agents. who took advan- tage of tho acsem blaze and, work n g on mcb psychology. started the riot which resulted so disastrously.
 Troops to -Leipsic. ~.t.
 German troops wero marched to Ieipsic on Tuesday where they occu- pied the squares and public buildings according to a Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. today. Ma chine guns were placed in command ing positions about the city.
 Berlin was completely quiet We'd nesday. according to wireless dis patch from the German capital. The large factories were working normal ly and the railway and tram services were not interrupted.
 Strong indignation is expressed in every branch of industry at the un- scrupulousness of the independets the dispatch adds because the leaders hid behind machine guns while the masses were driven forward to face the guns of the soldiers. It is an- nounced that the Berlin governm ent will not permit demonstrations on the occasion of the anniversary of the burial of the victims of Tuesdays rioting.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
Solomon and Richman
 Buy Pinches Block

Another big realty deal was put through this morning when John Pinches sold q large block on Chest nut street to B. Solomon and Mendal Richman, through the B. Solomon agency. The block contains several tcnements and real estate men nave been negotiating for the property for some time. Attorney Irving I. Rach- lin drew up the deeds.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
League Meets Tomorrow

Paris, Jan. 15.-The league of na- tions will come into being tomorrow morning at 10 a. m. at a public cere- mony to be held in the "clock room of the French foreign office.. Leon Bourgeois, the French representative will preside and mako the opening address while Eari Curzon of Kedle- stone, British secretary for foreign af- fairs, will also speak.
 Hugh C. Wallace, American annbas- sador to France, and American repre- sentative at the peace conference, will not attend.
 Fiume Question Again.
 Just when Italians seemed likely to agree to the acceptance of a solu- ton of the Plume question which has been approved by Premiers Lloyd George, and Clemenceau.-a division has been created among the Jugo -Slavs regarding the problems involved According to best inforrna ton ob- tainable the Slovenc element of the new Slav kingdom is stoutIy opposed to a com promise by which Italy would give up some of the territory appor- toned to her on the Dalmation coast in exchange for full sovereignty over Plume, with a strip of land connect ing that city with the province of Is- tria, to the west.
 Other elements favor accepting the compromise but because of the impossibility of reaching an agree ment, the Jugo-SlaV delegation has been obliged to reject the proposal. Premiers Lloyd George and Glenn en- ceau thereupon issued a sort of ulti- matum demanding that the govern ment at Belgrade decide without de- lay upon what it wanted to do and give a category answer of yes or mo" to the Italian compromise.
 It is i'm possible to ascertain here whether President Wilson has been consulted regarding the proposed Plume settlement, which appears to be in absolute contradiction to tho presidents firm stand. Neither has absolutely satisfactory assurance been given that Italy, a whole, will approve the compromise.
New Britain herald., 1920-01-15
H. s. Hart is Elected
 Director At Local Bank

At the fast session of the directors of the Savings Bank of New Britain Howard $. Hart was chosen as one of the directors to fill the vacancy caus- cd by the death of bis father, the late William II. Hart. Mir. Hart is one of the prominent manufacturers of this city.