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The New York herald., 1922-04-11
CALDER AGAIN REJECTS
BONUS FOR WELL MEN
Discusses Legislation With
G. O. p. Committee of 100.

Senator William M. Calder gave the
latest news about Federal legislation to
the Republican Committee of 100, which
met yesterday at the house of DR.. and
Mrs. Edward III. Peaslee, II Washington
Square North. Mrs. Mary Hatch Will
lard presided.
The Senator talked about the bonus. the
tariff. immigration, the 5-5-3 naval ratio
and the revision Of the income tax. Il
belong to the Finance Committee to
which the bonus bill Is referred" he
said "and am inclined to think that
the committee will report the bonus bill.
But whether 1t Is this bill now in the
hands of the committee or another bonus
bill / shall vote against 1t, IL 1t is going
to compel the people to pay out large
sums of money. Before I shall be will
ing to spend money for well soldiers /
want to be sure the disabled ones are
being cared for
He advocated a reduction of the In
come tax, although this Administration,
he reminded the audience. has already
lowered taxes by $500 900. II antici-
pate that before the next Congress closes
scme such changes will have been made.
I would be willing to vote for sales
tax OF 1 per cent IL 1t would mean a
reduction of the income tax. II the taxes
wee so revised 1t would work the least
hardship to the people"
or the Allies financial obligations to
the United States he said that he felt
sur, before the end of summer a plan
will be developed whereby the nations
that are able to pay will begin to pay
interest on their war loans. He favored
branch immigration stations in Euro
pean cities.
Mr.. Calder said that the Senate would
urge the foreign valuation basis. TO-
day every factory in Germany is work
ing to the limit" he declared, "and our
men are walking the streets. Some one
in between is getting the big profits"
The New York herald., 1922-04-11
PREDICT JUDGE IRVINE
WILL CARRY ALL CITIES
Democratic Prophecy Com
bated BY Republicans.

ITHACA, N. Y, April 1o.--Expectin1
tnat heavy vote will be cast to-mor-
row at the special Congress election in
the Thirty-seventh District in which the
repeal OF the Volstead act is a predom-
inant issue, Democratic leaders NJ
Tompkins County to-day made the me-
diction that Judge Frank Irvine Of this
CITY, the Democratic candidate. would
carry all Of the cities OF the district.
including Ithaca, Elmira. Corning and
i1orneii, and would receive a large vote
In the rural sections as we'll
This was disputed by Renubl,c,o
leaders here, who admitted. however
the possibility Of reduction OF the nor,
NAL Republican plurality.
The New York herald., 1922-04-11
Lines in Senate Fight Prob
ably Will Be Drawn
This Week.
DENUNCIATION BY MYERS
Montana Member Assails Eff
fort to Turn Patriotic Ser
vice Into Greed.
ny LOUIS sEIBOLD.

Special Dispatch to TIE New YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. April 10.
The New York herald., 1922-04-11

tions of the country are not such as to
justify the payment Of huge cash
bonus. Business Is everywhere de-
pressed. The people already are
struggling Under staggering burdens
them.
"The certificate plan OF the pending
bonus bill, which passed the House of
Representatives, Is, to my mind, worse
than the payment Of a cash bonus. 1t
is simply offering the former service
men a promissory note and providing
that it may be cashed by the banks of
the country IL the banks may be will
ing.
1T is an attempt to put the burden
on the banks, but ultimately 1t would
have to be paid by the people. / think
it Is dishonest ruse. If former SER
vice men are to be paid anything ex-
ira, think bill therefor should pro-
vide for raising the money and paying
it, and should not undertake by de-
vious ways to eyade the responsibility.
Congress yields with entirely too
much complacency to many of the de-
mands upon the Federal Treasury, and
politics is at the bottom Of most OF
the yielding. In my opinion the pro-
rosed soldiers bonus legislation is al
most entirely vote getting scheme.
If former service men did not have
votes do not believe there would be
twenty men in both branches of Con-
gress who would favor cash bonus.
"It is contended that our former
service men should have a cash bonus
because those who stayed at home and
worked in industrial pursuits during
the war received enormous wages, and
that bonus should now be paid the
former service men in order to equal
ize more nearly compensation.
1T is true that many industrial
workers did during the war, when the
Government was well nigh helpless
demand and receive very high wages.
Some of them undoubtedly held up
the Government. However, two wrongs
do not make anything right.
81 favor liberal land settlement and
home acquiring legislation for our
former service men. ! favor ample
educational vocational training. The
disabled must not be allowed to suffer.
Congress, however. in my opinion.
should not yield to the clamor for a
cash bonus for all former service men.
Men of so great a record should not
be put upon a gratuity plane nor in
the same class as those who got all
they could out of it,"
The New York herald., 1922-04-11
BAY STATE WILL FINE
CANDIDATE DEFAMERS

BOSTON, April 10.--Gov. Cox to-day
signed bill which provides that any
person who shall make or publish a
false statement about candidate for
public office. either at the primary or
the elections. which tends to injure or
defeat the candidate shall be punished
by a fine OF $1,000.
The New York herald., 1922-04-11

Special Dispatch to TIE New YoRK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c.. April 10.
That the bonus raid on the public
Treasury is vote getting scheme pure
and simple is frankly admitted by
some Of the Senators who will soon
be called upon 10 declare themselves
regarding it.
Senators who are opposed to the
raid boldly assert that the political
phase Of the propa uganda promoting
the s5,0o0.0o0o0o scheme is counted
on to prove the controlling factor in
it's favor. 1t Is the purpose of Repub-
lican and Democratic members of the
Senate who will defy the threats of
the American Legion and oppose the
raid at every turn to place particular
stress on this feature of the enter
prise.
1t is their intention to point out the
methods adopted by the American Le-
gion to coerce Senators by threats Of
political reprisals, as was done during
the consideration Of bonus legislation
in the House Of Representatives.
Such threats, however, will not in
fiuence Senators who are convinced
that the bonus raid is an insult to the
patriotism Of the young men who up
held the national honor on foreign
battlefields and an injustice to the
whole people of the country.
More Than n Third Opposed.
There are more than one-third of
the members of the upper house who
take this stand. Some have already
declared themselves. Others have re-
served the announcement of their po-
sition to escape annoyance at the
hands Of tine American Legion's lobby
lists daily engaged in promoting the
bonus scheme. 80
The program for fighting the raid
has not been perfected. 1t has pro-
gressad far enough, however, to justify
the statement that IL the bonus propa-
gandists are finally to win victory 1t
will only be after one of the most stub
born contests in the history Of the
Senate. The opposing lines will not
be clearly defined until the Senate
Finance Committee has reported the
tariff bill and turned its attention to
the misfit certificate loan bonus plan
passed by the House. That will prob
ably be toward the end of the present
week.
Senators opposed to the bill are
eager for the fray to begin. They
hold the opinion that the sooner the
exact meaning of the bonus scheme Is
revealed to the country the more de-
cisive will be the revulsion of popular
feeling against II, as already reflected
by the storm of protests aroused at
the surrender of the House of Repre-
sentatives to the bonus claimants.
This Is the opinion of Senator Henry
l.. Myers, Democrat (Mon.), who to-
day described the bonus raid as "a
vote getting scheme" The Montana
Senator has opposed the bonus from
| it's inception. He believes that discus
The New York herald., 1922-04-11
work FOR LoNDON,s Ynrr

LONDON, April 10.-Work for 20. 600
men for two years will be provided bv
tne underground groups of railways In
tiis city, which soon will commence i'm
portant extensions. m
The New York herald., 1922-04-11
AMUNDSEN NEAR DEATH;
PLANE LANDS, TURNS OVER
Explorer and Party Forced Down in Field at Clarion
Pa, on First Lap of Continental Journey-An
Escape With Scratches and Bruises.

CiARIcN, Pa, April 10-Capt Roaid
Amundsen, arctic explorer, and four fiy-
irg companions narrowly escaped death
at Miola, rear here, to-day, when the
monoplane in which they were going
from New York to Cleveland, the first
lap of transcontinental journey, turned
over wheis II was forced down in a field.
All were slightly scratched and bruised
but otherwise uninjured. Those with
Capt. Amundsen were H. T. Lewis of
Bellefonte. Pa: III. J. Gade of New
York. L. Buhl and ]. Ondell
Capt. Amundsen Is resting at a hotel
tonight and intends. he said, to go to
Cleveland by train Tomorrow. Mr..
Gade expects TO go to New York. The
others will remain here to direct repairs
to the monoplane. the wings Of which
were broken.
CLEVELAND, April 10.-A forced land
ing, necessitated by lack of gasoline.
wrecked Capt. Amundsen's monoplane.
according to a telegram received here
by Glenn L. Martin, aviation expert.
"Amundsen should have stopped at
Bellefonte, Pa, for fuel, as high wind
impeded the machine and made neces
sary excessive use of gasoline" said
Martin In explaining the mishap.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
LOUNGE LIZARD IS
 ACCUSED BY WOMAN
Insists She Was Stabbed While Try ing To Protect Her Younger Sis
 tcr-Othcr Cases Reported

New York, April 24.-The crime wave. which did not exist according to Police Commissioner Enright, has ended according to police headquar- ters where it was stated today that criminals who had forced almost the entire department to go on patrol had been driven out Of the city.
 Drilling for the annual police par ade, suspended for two weeks, was re- sumed today, Only seven arrests have been made in the last 24 hours.
 Two deeds Of violence in which young girls figured, confronted the police this morning, however.
 The body of well dressed young woman of 20 which apparently had been in the water for many days, was washed ashore on the rocks at Spuy- ten Duyvil, where the Hudson and Harlem rivers meet The face and body were badly crushed.
 Miss Margaret Lang, 19, was taken to the Roosevelt hospital with stab wounds which she said she had re- ceived while protecting her younger sister from man she banded as q lounge lizard" John Costello, ar rested on an assault charge, was said by the police to have a record as a "maSher."
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
CURTIS BELIEVED TO
 BE CHOICE OF MAYOR
Is Reported Slated To Sue. ceed Rossberg as Water
 Board Head

Ex-Mayor Orson F. Curtis will suc- ceed William B. Rossberg as chair man of the board of water commits sioners, and the retiring chairman has been informed of the proposed change, according to rumor heard in official circles today.
 When questioned this afternoon. MT. Rossberg admitted that he had heard such a report. He asserted that he had not been in conference with Mayor A. M. Paonessa today on any subjects pertaining to politics.
 It has been rumored that the for mer mayor would succeed August Burkhardt, the present chairman of the board of assessors who is report cd to be on the list of those to be fired" this week. This rumor was not taken seriously. although 1t was generally. expected that Paonessa'S $ successor would come in for some salaried position, and accordingly to- days rumor was received as the more probable of the two.
 If Curtis succeeds Rossberg he will replace the man he caused to he placed in office. Ton years ago, both men were members of the council Rossherg retired after q primary fight. At that time it was customary for the council to select water commis- sioners and tho present chairman was mentioned for such a post. F.. C. Parker seemed to have the advantage and it was generally believed that he would get the appointment. MT. Cur tis, however, matched q plan in his cffice to carry Mir. Rossherg into the and by linking up a num- Der of supporters secured the re uuired number of votes.
 MT. Rossberg was reelected in 1913 and again in 1916. In 1917 the office became appointive and Mayor G. A. Quigley appointed the incumbent for I four year term. When that term expired last year. Mayor Curtis named him for another four year term.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
WIRELESS PAYMENTS,
 LATEST IN BANKING
New York Bank, Cooperating With London Banks, Starts InnoNa-
 tiOn For Ocean Travellers

New York, April 24.--The Farmers Loan and Trust Co. today announced that arrangements had been made with the London Joint City and Mid land Bank Ltd, so that wireless pay ments may be made at any time to passengers enroute on board the Gun ard liners Mauretania, Aquitania and Berengaria.
 Through the branch banks on board made to the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. to persons in this country.
 This is believed to mark an inno- vation in banking methods on trans Atlantic ships.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
N0MAN'S NECK BROKEN
Waterbury Man Claims Wife Grabbed Steering Whccl---WaS Thrown Out During Collision.

Ansonia, April 24.-Coroner Mix came here today to investigate the death of Mrs. Charles Anderson of this city which occurred last night at Griffin hospital from a broken mock after she had fallen or jumped from an automobile owned by her and driven by her husband. According to Mir. Anderson, his wife, fearing q col lision with an approaching machine. owned and operated by Lester V. Lumpkin of Plymouth. seized tho steering wheel, causing their car to be turned ac,osS the road. strike and slightly damage the Lumpi>in auto mobile.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
Three Americans Given
 French Legion of Honor

Paris, April 22-tRy the A&sociat- cd prcss) The order Of CheHalicr of the Legion of Honor has been con fcrred bg tho French government for war services up against three assistant military attaches Of the American cm- bassy here. The officers decorated were Major Donald Armstrong of New York, Major Nillarct Of New York and Major Walter Y. Cotchctt, retired, Of Washington.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
Seventh Arrest Made
 In Elm City HOldun

New Haven. April 24.--Alexander Furtunato of this city the seventh ar rest in connection with the holdup of the Orange Dramatic club on April 2. today had his case continued until Saturday. April 20. l'urtunatou was held under bonds, the amount Of which was understood to be S15,00o. The case Of Ralph Cipolla, held in S20, ,000 bonds in connection with the same affair also comes up on Satur- loN
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
ACCUSES PIRATES
 OF BOOZE THEFTS
Crew or Supposed SmuGglcr Blamcs Robbers For Loss Of Contra
 band Liquor

New York, April 24.-A bootlegging scheme whereby liquor was smuggled into this country from Bermuda and Cuba on former submarine chasers commanded by officers wearing the uniform of the II. S. navy has been unearthed, it was announced today at the customs house.
 The former chaser i01, renamed Ifdus, has been seized with her com- mandor and crew of seven, the an- nounCemcnt stated.
 Custom officials claimed 10 have re CciNcd from the crew story to the effect that pirates held up the chaser yesterday afternoon 20 miles off Mon tauk Point, L. L., boarded the craft with drawn revolNcrs, bound the com mander to the mast and seized the chasers cargo of liquor
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
SUED FOR DIVORCE

New York, April 24.-Willam NJ. Vaughan once a football star at Princeton, now head of the stock ex- change firm of Vaughan and Co. and said to be the tallest member of the New York stock exchange was sued for divorce today by his wife Simah NJ. Vaughan. Papers in the case were sealed. Vaughan recently inherited S1o, ,000,0 900 from his father.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
FLEECED OF S3o,00O
Waterbury Man Claims He Paid For Whiskey Shipment Which He Has Not Received.

New Haven. April A. .- Robert White, under arrest on a technical charge of idleness had his hearing in city court today continued until Sat urday upon request of counsel. White is alleged to have served in some ca racity in a "deal' over the shipment of whiskey in barrels, which was to be made. but which F, l.. Stapleton of Waterbury claimed was not carried through after he had placed s30, 900 in the hands of a man who was sup posed to he a high government of f'oial,"
 Stapleton alleged he was buncoed out of s30,000 and having made q complaint here. detectives arrested White. The latter claims, it is said by the police, to have no knowledge Of the case other than to have accept ed s25 for assisting in transferring Q case of liquor for several New York parties.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
COCK FIGHTING COSTLY
25 Fined $1 and Costs and 1o For felt S25 Bonds, Following sunday Raid n Nal'ingford.

WalliuEford, April 24.--Cock fight ing proved an expensive sport for those men who. arrested in a state o'- nccr raid yesterday appeared in court today to answer the charge of bclu& present Twenty paid fines of $' and costs each or s1S.11 while 1 . for. fcited bonds of $25 each. Three state officers, Sergeant Pinnelh and DffiCcr Hickey and Tomauio testified tc breaking up cooking main at Pond Hill park yesterday One dead game bird was picked up. Four of the men fined pleaded not guilty claiming they were merely taxi drivers bu' Judge Fowler fined them.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
EtFI PLAYER DYING,

Green,ille $. C. April 24.-Al- though he spent a restful night little hope was held cut today by attending physicians for the recovery of Her man Merritt, third ba2eman on the Augusta team of the south Atlantic association club. Mcrritt's spine was injured yesterday when the car in which he and other members of the team were driving to Augusta over turned just outside GrccnNiilc. Mer- ritt came to Augusta from the De- troit Americans Ills home was in Gray Bull. Mont.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
Seen in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, April 24-A meteor of unusual size and brillancy darted last night.
 Observers at the Mount Wilson ob- servatory about 20 miles north of here said the meteor was 1 , or 20 times as brilliant as the planet Venus. From their perch high up on the mountain side they saw the meteor break at an apparently short distance from the earth.
 The meteor was of startling apncar- ance. The body was followed by q flaming tail of blue and green shades which spread out like fan.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
LE S$ / AND OTHER WAR VETERANS
 sSECRET SESSION WITH C. O. ?. ' ,ZEADERS TO DISCUSS BONUS PLAN
Various Plans Explained Discussion to Be Held And
 Another Meeting is Scheduled For Tomorrow.

Washington, April e4--Offlcias of the American Legion and other or ganizations of world war veterans were called into secret conference today with republicans of the senate finance committee to discuss the sol dicrs bonus legislation,
 Various plans of paying the com pensation and of financing it were presented to tho spokesmcn for the veterans who agreed 10 discuss them among themselves and to meet with the committee members again tomor- row.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
BAR VIRGINIA PEARSON
Nashua, N. IT,, Church Officials Can eel Meeting in Church at Which She Was to be Speaker.

Nashua, N. H., April 24.-Virginia Pearson, the motion picture star, who was to have spoken at the First Bap- tist church here last night, was pre- vented at the last minute by the dca- cons. They instructed the pastor that the ban was for "the good Of the church.
 A crowd that filed the auditorium for the first time in it's history had appeared to hear Miss Pearson tell of "etforts to raise the moral stand ard of the stage" She said afterwards that she was invited to speak by the pastor, adding that the action of the deacons was "apparently the work of people who think that actors and actresses are damned forever
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
Judge Gager Suffering
 From Aphasia Attack

New Haven, April 24.-The condi- ton of State Supreme Court Justice Edwin Gager of Derby was reported unchanged today at Grace hospital here. Justice Gagor is suffering from aphasia. having been found uncon- scious at the county court house on Saturday. He is still in an uncon- scious state, but it was said that the malady appeared to be lifting slightly.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24

Senator Watson of Indiana said the American Legion officials who includ- ed Hanford MacNidcr, national com mander and John Thomas Taylor chairman of the legislative commit tee had expressed approval of the house bill with its bank loan provision and that apparently they were not "onamorcd" of the proposal for q sub sttutc endowment insurance policy feature without any specific loan authorization.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE
Leaves Medals To His FianCee In WalIingford, Who Had Visited Him Yesterday.

New York, April Muffing his gun so as not to disturb his chum sleeping in the same bed, William c. Christie, former soldier killed him self in his Brooklyn home early today. He had been gassed in France and had never fully recovered.
 He left his war medals, showing service in Mexico and France, to Miss Elsie Pagnan of Wallingford, Conn.,, his tiancee who visited him yesterday,
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
Smallpox Epidemic Alas Become
 Really Serious h His State

fort to sec Governor Lake today. The total number of cases in the state last week was 21 as against the previ- ous week. Fourteen of the new cases were reported from Fairfield county, three from New Haven county and four from Hartford county. There were eight more cases reported today. Four of these were in Windsor, two in Westport aud one each in Monroe and Milford
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
METEOR DROPS OUT
 OF SKY INTO OCEAN
Super-Star PlunSes Into Atlantic
 Near ASbury Park
ONE REPORTED IN FAR WEST
Observers at Mount Wilson Also Describe Having seen Brilliant Star Which Finally Burst When Near Earth.

Asbury Park, N. J., The shooting supcr-star, described by New Jersey ties as bigger than the moon," which last night ended a brief but lurid pyrotechnic career with plunge into the Atlantic struck about five miles south of the Toms river coast guard station, it was established today.
 Makes Great Noise
 Officials of the station reported to headquarters that the meteors demise was witnessed by lonely beach partol shortly after 9 o'clock last night. His attention was first drawn to it by the appearance of bluish light in the sky. This resolved into q ball of fire which, according to the guard, exploded like q clap Of thunder and dove into the sea.
 prolonged hissing followed, the witness said. Several minutes later the disturbance which had been caused in the ocean was evidenced by a success sion of huge rolling wages. It was re- ported in the vicinity of Toms river that slight earth tremors accompanied the meteors plunge.
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24
TRIO ARRESTED
Charged With Rohhing BotSford store, Bridgeport Men Held in $500 sail-Onc in Hospital.

Bridgeport, April "A Julius klnge- ly, Myron Diekerson and George R. Spencer, all belonging here, who were arrested at Botsford, where it is said they broke into the automobile access sories store of A. Bromberg, on Long Hill Friday night, were held in S5ho for d court hearing two weeks hence today. Spencer is in the hospital with a gunshot wound.
 Sheriff Beers claims the men have told Of their trip to Botsford, Rront- berg identified some Of the articles which the trio brought back in a machine,
New Britain herald., 1922-04-24

Hartford, April 24.-The smallpox situation in Connecticut has become so serious that Dr. Johon r. Black, commissioner of public health has de- cided to ask Governor Lake to call a conference of county health officials the state council of health and the state board of education to consider measures to be taken to arrest the progress of the disease which Dr. Black says has now become epidemic. Dr. Black said he would make an ef-