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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16

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New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
LITHUANIANS MAKE PLANS
Over 500 In Attendance at Meeting Last Night to Arrange For Manifes- tation Next Sunday.

meeting of local Lithuanians was held at the Lithuanian hall on Park street last night, to formulate plans for a manifestation in honor of the recognition, by the United States, of Lithuania as a republic. The affair will be held next Sunday, and elabo- rate plans are under way for the event. Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pre- sided as chairman of last nights meeting A committee of 20 mem bers of St. Andrews church was named to make plans for the affair
 A street demonstration will be held at o'clock in the afternoon, start ing from the Lithuanian hall. Head by the Philharmonic band, the march CTS will pass through Stanley street to East Main street, to Washington street to West Main street, to Frank lin square, then counter march back to Park street to the hall. At the hall there will be speeches, the principal one being by New York man, prom inent in national affairs of the Lith- uanans The committee has asked that all Lithuanians on next Sunday. to display the adopted colors of green, red and yellow. Tn the parade will be a number of floats.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
STATE CHAMBER SEEMS
 AGAINST SETTLEMENT
Wires Pearson Views on Seniority Question, Sum-
 bling Block in Strike

Hartford, Aug. L. The following telegram was dispatched by the Con- nect1cut Chamber of Commerce this morning to Edward J. Pearson. presi- dent of the New Haven road, who is in conference at the Grand Central terminal in New York city today with executives of other railroads through cut the country to consider President Hardings plan to end the rail strike
 Directors of the Connecticut Cham Der of Commerce will meet tom orrow to consider the seniority issue. It is my personal conviction. and I have little doubt but that 1t will be the con- yiction of our directors. that this constitutes a question of honor. Tc compromise on this issue would be 8 blow at the sacredne of contracts on which all business rests.
 "STANEY H. BILLIARD,
 President Connecticut Chamber of
 Commerce"
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
FACTORY ENGINEER
 DIES UNEXPECTEDLY
Nelson l.. Chase, r a F.. Corbt, Elm ploye, Succumbs To Stroke
 Funeral Thursday.

Nelson Louis Chase. for the past four years chief engineer at the P, and F. Corbin factory, died this morn ing at 10 o'clock, after having suf- fered a stroke last evening about 8 o'clock. Mir. Chase's death will come as a shock to his friends inasmuch as he was at work yesterday, and even went out for short time last evening. He had been suffering for several years from high blood pres sure.
 Mir. Chase was 50 years of age and was a native of Fleetville. Pa. He resided at 62 Stanley street.
 A son, Russell, and two daughters Myrtle L., and Hazel A.. survive him. Mir. Chase was member of Harmony lodge, A. F. and A. M. and Masonic services will be held at the funeral which will take place at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon from his home Rev. Samuel Satellite will officiate and interment will be in Lakeview cemetery, Bridgeport.
 MT. Chase was a Spanish war vet eran, having served in Go. F., and was member of A. G. Hammond Camp L. S. w. Y.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Grand Republic, Crowd ed With 1000 Picnicers,
 Rams Erie Ferry Boat in Fog in Hudson River.
BOTH BOATS ARE
 BADLY BATTERED

New York, Aug. 1.-The excursion boat Grand Republic, crowded with 1000 passengers mostly children, rammed the Erie ferry boat Chautau- qua also crowded to the gunwales with passengers in heavy fog in the Hudson river today.
 Fifteen persons. passengers on the Grand Republic bound for Bear Mountain were hurt in panic which followed the crash.
 Passengers In Panic.
 Two women and a boy were hurl- ed from the top deck of the excur- sion ship. Another woman. with a baby in her arms, was thrown from the boats deck to the deck of the ferry. All were rescued.
 In the tangled mass of beams, chairs, railing. iron and steel which was once the prov of the Grand Re- public passengers started stam- pede for the stern and safety.
 Both captains blamed the fog for the crash. Both asserted they blew their whistles and received no an- swer. The Chau'auqua was within 20 feet of her slip when the prov Of tine Grand Repubin loomed up to star board and before either captain ccul1 reverse sufficiently to get free the smash came.
 Both Badly Damaged.
 The excursion loat's prov cut deep into the glassed side of the terry-. For 30 feet the entire side of the Erie boat was ripped away. The Grand Republics bow was smashed into twisted torl wreckage and from 1t came shouts ant screams as wonlcn and children fought to get away iron. the peril.
 The Grand Republic Is sister ship of the ill-fated General Slocomb which, in 1904, burned. causing the death of about 1000 children and women who were on an excursion.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
I5 REPORTED KILLED IN RAILROAD WRECK
50 to 75 Injured in Excur. sion Train Crash Near
 Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-Fifteen persons weer reported killed and 50 to 75 in. jured in head-on collision today be- tween a north bound negro excusion train and south bound passenger train No. II. from Dayton, on the Cincin- natl, Lebanon and Northern railroad at Lester Station, a suburb of Cincin- natl today.
 The south bound train No. II, com posed of five cars behind the locomo- tive. crashed into the. north bound special excursion train of three cars, carrying several hundred negroes to a picnic at Highland grove.
 The two trains came together with a terrific force telescoping each other.
 The special intering ripped crash and the hiss of steam followed by screams of the injured. The cars were entangled, twisted into each oth- CT, presented terrifying aspect as those who were within the zone of the crash ran to the scene to render aid.
 Most of the fatalities were among the negro occupants of the train bear ing the excursion party members of the Park Avenue M. E.. church. When the two locomotives crashed together each rebounded from the impact hurling their tenders back through the cars in the rear.
 Fire apparatus, ambulances and life saving squads, patrolmen and f1remen were rushed to the scene from here.
 The theory was advanced that someone had forgotten orders that would have let the special train through in safety.
 Ray l.. Herrick of Cincinnati, was in the front section of the coach when the crash occurred. He at once or ganized a rescuing crew and with large timbers pried loose the wreck. age pinning down the victims. Be- meath the coal tender. he said, which was driven half way through the ex- cursion coach the rescuers found four men. Two who were negroes were dead and two others, one white and one negro injured. No one on the regular train. he said, was seriously injured except perhaps the engine crew.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Wife Dies, Loses Job, Out of Work, Despondent Man Takes His Own Life
Peter Lemezis, 45, of 39o Elm Street, Stuffs Cracks in Windows, Then Turns on Gas.

Peter Lemezis, 45 years old, of 39o Elm street. committed suicide this morning by inhaling Illuminating gas. A hurry call was sent in to police headqua rters about 11:3o saying that there was a man dying at the above address, and Chief Detective Sergeant William P. McCue and Fire Chief William Noble responded with the pulmotor. The man was dead when they arrived, however. and all efforts to resuscitate him proved unavailing.
 All Openings Stuffed.
 Joseph Jacobowski, who lives at the same address in a tenement over that occupied by Lemezis, smelled the gas and immediately sensed that something was wrong. He investi- gated, and found that the fumes were coming from the down stairs apart ment. He went into the house and found the door of the bed room occu- pied by Lemezis locked. He burst into the room, turned off the gas. and went to raise the windows. Here he found that they also had been locked, and the cracks around the casing stuffed with paper.
 Jacobowski immediately sent in a call for the police, but he was too late Medical Examiner Waterman Lyon was called ard he viewed the body He gave as his opinion that the man had been dead about four hours. He gave permission to Carl son and Erickson, undertakers, to prepare the body for burial.
 Was Dcspondent.
 Neighbors of the dead man say that 1t was only too evident that he had contemplated the action for some time. His wife died last spring, and since that time he has been out of work. He has appeared to have been in good health, but on many oc- casions has stated that he was unable to get work. A few days ago. he withdrew a small sum of money from the bank and dispatched it to some relatives. Last night, however, he visited at the home of a friend, and seemed to be in good spirits and gave no intimation that he intended to take his life.
 He is survived by one brother, Jo- seph Lemezis, of Jubilee street, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Ragis of Winter street.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
FLAHERTY IN DENIAL
 OF SURVEYING FUND
Kacey Head Says Entire War Donation Is Used for
 Servicemen's Welfare

Atlantic City, Aug. 1-Supreme Knight James A. Flaherty, in his opening address at the 40th interna- tional convention of the Knights of Columbus today denied that a single cent of the war fund of the K. of c. was being used in the American hls- tory movement of the order or in It's Italian welfare work.
 T condemn most emphatically," he said. "tho vicious and insidious prop sganda which charges that the war fund of the Knights of Columbus Is being put to use in the historical and Italian welfare work of the organiza- ton. Not one penny of the K of C.. war fund has been devoted to these or any other movements not directly related to the welfare of the Ameri- can service man"
 Delegates representing Sn0.0o0 members Of the order from every state state in the union and the provinces of Canada as we'll as the Philippines, Hawaii, Alaska, Panama and Porto Rico are in attendance. For the first time Mexico and Cuba have sent full state delegations.
 Plans for the institution of na- tional university for cultural training for the general public to be operated by mail were discussed at a meeting of the Knights of Columbus national convention preliminary to the na- tonal convention. The plan will be laid before the convention next We'd pesday.
 Gailard Hunt, archivist of the Unitd States for only 1,000 100000 to announce today the winner of the s3;5oO prize of the Knights of Colum- bus national history contest. The Knights of Columbus will issue at this convention their first history book en- titled Studies of History" and con- tiiining monographs produced under the auspices of the Knights of Col umbus national history contest.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
HEADS REMINGTON.

New York. Aug. l.-B. l.. Winchell, president of the Remington Typewrit- CT Company, was elected chairman of the board today succeeding F. M. Kondolf who resigned to take post with another corporation. Mir. Winch ell also will continue as president. Elisha Walker, president of Blair and Company. was elected to Mir. Kon dolf's place as director and executive committee member.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
3,O00,0O0 AFFECTED BY CHICAGO STRIKE @,00o Motormen, Conductors and
 Guards Quit Today PROTEST 17 P. C. WAGE CUT
Thousands Walk to Work-Company Expected to Fight to Finish-Re- ported Having Strike-Bre Ready to Begin Work Soon.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-(By Associated Press.)-Twenty thousand motormen, conductors and guards on Surface and elevated lines went on strike at 4 o'clock this morning against IF per cent wage reduction and the greater part of the working. portion of Chi cago's nearly 3,00o,000 persons was forced to seek improvised transporta- tion.
 Thousands Have To Walk.
 As usual all rolling stock available including every variety of wheeled, pullable, pushable or motorized ve- 1icle, was inadequate and the brunt of the traffic fell on "shanks mare" Thousands started early afoot and from we'll before daylight streets and avenues leading to the business and manufacturing districts seethed with pedestrians. Streets in the downtown district with the calling of the strike automatically became one way thor oughfares.
 No Cars Operating.
 The walkout really began at II p. m. last night when the surface car men ending runs at that hour took their cars to the barns. From then on as runs were finished the motor men and conductors left off work and in the early hours of the morning the number of cars on the streets gradual ly dwindled to zero.
 Early today carpenters went over the elevated lines boarding up the en- frances to the stations. The surface lines tunnels beneath the Chicago river also were boarded up and guards placed.
 Fight To Finish.
 There was no statement from com pany officials as to when an effort to resume traffic would be made, but the Chicago Herald and Examiner, in copyright news story published to- day, said the strike meant a war to the finish between the lines and the employees. The newspaper said the ad- vance guard of an army of 5o.Ooo po- fential new employees had been in Chi cago three weeks and that plans had been perfected for an attempt quick ly to restore traffic.
 City authorities have prepared for use at an moment of the entire police fierce of approximately 5000 men. and 1t Is understood certain heads of the Illinois National Guard have been or dered to be in readiness for duty.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
HERE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Rev. J. McAllister, of Durban, Natal, is Visiting With Friends at Berlin
 Is Touring America.

Rev. J McAllister, or Durban, Ma tai, South Africa, is making a brief visit with George Meisner and family of Berlin The minister, who is at tached to a Methodist mission in South Africa, is on four-months va cation tour of America. On leaving this section he plans a trip to Cali 5ornia, and thence to Scotland, his na- tive country He will return to South Africa again, where he has spent the last 2S years in missionary work. The visitor is much impressed with Amer iCa.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
COLLINS ESCAPES

Gus Collins, found guilty this morn- ing in the police court of drunkenness and sentenced to the town farm un- der a suspended ten day jail term. es- caped from the place shortly after he was taken there by the local police. The officers on the beats about the city were notified to be, on the lookout for him and to take him in when they find him.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
MYS1ERIOUSLY KILLED
Werner F. Nfather, Humane Society Agent, Found Dead, Bullet In Head and Pistol In Hand.

Essex, Aug. 1.-Verner F. Mather of Hartford. an employe of the Con- necticut Humane Society, was found dead this morning near the home of B. F. Platt, here. The body was discovered by Turey Ferrandi, a fruit dealer, who kept his automobile truck in Platt's garage. There was a bullet hole in Mathers head, and a pistol in his hand.
 Medical Examiner F. B. Braden viewed the body, but declined to state whether he believed the man had committed suicide. Mather had been visiting at the Platt home. He leaves two sisters. Mrs. Arthur M Sweet of Essex and Miss Lillian Mather of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
GEN. WHITAKER IS DEAD
Was Former Postmaster at Hartford Had Brilliant Civil War Record Held Medal of Honor.

Washington, Aug. 1.- Brig. Gen Edward Whitaker, who as a union officer, is said to have carried the message which halted the prepared union charges at Appomattox and which resulted in the unconditional surrender of Lees army. died at his home here. He was a holder of congressional medal of honor and during President Grants administra- ton served as postmaster at Hartford, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Will Not Attend.

Indianapolis, Aug. 1.-Indiana op- orators will not attend the conference called at Cleveland by President John l.. Lewis of the miners union for the purpose of negotiating wage agree ment for the central competitive field declared Morton l.. Gould, president of Indiana bituminous coal operators association today.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
MURDER IN CHICOPEE.

Chicopee. Mass, Aug. 1-Following an altercation over the return of s1,- 200 which he had invested in the Chicopee Commercial Trust Co.,, but which he persisted in regarding as a loan, Antoni Pass shot and killed his brotherin-law, Stanley Grotkowski, treasurer of the trust company, today Pass was immediately arrested and held on a charge of first degree mud der
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
MARTYR TO SCIENCE
Prof. J. J. Mackenzie Dies, a Victim of His Own Experiments to Find Cure For Streptoccf Germ.

Toronto Aug. Prof, J. J. Mac kenzie, head of the pathological de- partment of the University of Toron- to, died today a victim of his eXperi- ments to enable science better to cope with the deadly streptocci germ which during the war, he saw ,ravage armies fighting in the Balkans
 As result of his experiments, Prof. Mackenzie was attacked by acute ulcerated endocarditis. During the war he served at Saloniki.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Dozen Sticks of Dynamite
 Placed on Buffalo Tracks

Buffalo Aug l.-Twelve sticks of dynamite bound together with wire and covered with tinfoil were found on the International Railway com pany's tracks near the Hertel avenue barns early today. Enp;oyes Vf the railway have been on strike fer sew erai weeks,
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
MANY GIRLS OUT OF LUCK
Hair Dressers Rule Bobbed Hair is no Longer Stylish - Coiffure Mounts High in the Back.

St. Louis, Aug 1.-Bobbed hair was banned hv the national hairdressers association today. The edict, however states bobbed hair may be tolerated for sport wear, but as a coiffure with evening dress, 1t will not do.
 Charles Kozlay of New York, presi- dent of the association, said that Am erican hairdressers no longer would follow the lead of Paris and Vienna but would create fashions of their own.
 The fashionable fall coiffure of mi lady will follow the contour of the head in the front and mount high in the back.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
40 KILLED, 50 HURT
Two Trains Of Pilgrims Going to Grotto of Lourtles in France, Col lide With Great Loss of Life.

Paris, Aug. 1. - (By Associated Press)--Forty persons were killed and 50 others injured in a collision be- tween two trains of pilgrims to the grotto of Lourdes, one of the world s most famous shrines early today. The collision occurred near Villecomtal
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
DISCHARGED BAKER ARRESTED; ACCUSED OF POISONING PIES
Three New Workers Are Dead and More Than 100 Sick as Result of Eating
 P4Y,,.,

charged fr V T LavH
 at Broadway anu rested on a homicide cnaf.
 following an investigation of the poisoning of more than 100 person. three of whom are dead-who ate in the restaurant yesterday,
 Officials of the medical examiners cffice reported that a quantity of ber- ry pies baked before Abrahamson left the restaurants employ had been heavily charged with arsenic.
 New York, Aug. 1.-Two girl stenographers died today and nearly 100 persons employed in the garment house section of Broadway are i'll Of poison, believed to have been taken In pie eaten in a restaurant at Broadway and 26th street yesterday A third death. that of Hyman Bronstein also occurred today.
 Autopsies on the bodies of the two victims were ordered to determine the nature of the poison which killed them, while officials of the medical examiners office were conducting an of the restaurant itself
 The dead are Miss Ida Wisberg and Miss Lillian Gets both of the Bronx. Both died in convulsions.
 Panic reigned in offices in the of the restaurant yesterday afternoon as the young men and young women collapsed at their desks and fell writhing to the floors. Am balances from all parts of the city were kept busy rushing them to hos pitfalls for treatment. Surgeons work ing on the cases were mystif1ed until a check-up disclosed that all of the stricken had eaten in the same res and practically all of them had eaten berry pie.
 Only a half dozen of the scores who were taken to hospitals remained at those institutions today.
 Police however, feared more deaths among persons who went home with out obtaining medical treatment Both of today's victims died at their homes.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
NO OBENCHAIN VERDICT
Impression Is That Jury Stands For Acquittal By Vote of Seven to Five.

Los Angeles, Aug. 1.-Willing to re- main out "a week, a month, year If necessary" but admitting that verdict lis Impossible" M. E. Paddock of Long Branch, foreman, today led the jury into a further attempt to decide the fate of Mrs, Madalynne Obenchain tried for the second time for the al leged murder of her sweetheart. J. Belton Kennedy,
 James M, Rhodes said to have led the. Jurors favoring acauittal in- terr,lpted Paddock in court yesterday saying:
 .I think q verdict will be reached. We are taking up certain lines of testimony which have not been con by many before"
 Foreman Paddock stated to the court the jury stood : to 5 and the about the hall of justice was that the majority favored &C., uuittal.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR.

Arthur s. Walker of West Hartford was today appointed by the judge of probate court, administrator of the estate of the late William F. Walker.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Official Statement.


 Washington, Aug. 1.-President Harding's proposals for the ending of the rail strike made public at the White House provides with reference to the big controversial point of seniority that 'all employees now on strike be returned to work and to their former positions with seniority and other rights unimpaired."
 The basis of the executives settle ment plan follows:
 T. Railway managers and work men are to agree to recognize the validity of all decisions of the Rail- road Labor Board and to faithfully carry out such decisions as contem- plated by the law
 "2. The carriers will withdraw all lawsuits growing out of the strike and Railroad Labor Board decisions which have been involved in the strike may be taken in the exercise of recognized rights by either party to the Railroad Labor Board for rehearing.
 "3 All employees now on strike to be returned to work and to their for mer positions with seniority and other rights unimpaired. The repre- sentatives of the carriers and the representatives Of the organizations especially agree that there will be no discrimination by either party against the employees who did not strike"
 These three points, it was empha- sized at the White House, constituted merely the basis for a settlement and the president in transmitting them to B. M. Jewell. leader of the striking shopmen, and T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Rail. way Executives, sent a letter emplify- ing and explaining them. This letter was not made public at the White House.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
THE WEATHER

Hartford. Aug. 1.-Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Thunder showers this after noon or tonight; Wednesday fair. little change fin tempcra- ture.
New Britain herald., 1922-08-01
Big Four Want Change.

Cincinnati, Aug. 1.-OhiciaIs of the Big Four railroad announced today that they had received telegram in- forming them that A. H. Smith, pres- ident of New York Central Lines, an- nounced at the meeting of railway executives in New York today that the New York Central railroad would not recede from their position re- garding seniority.