New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1921, Page 11

ancial STREET STOCK GE REPORTS et, 10:30 a. m.—~Today's t opened with a renewal of pressure against the steel fent shares. Overnight an of the cut in prices by the Corp. falled to stabilize . The first new transactions josses exten@ling from frac- fpoint 1n Crucible, Bethlo- hilc and U. 8. Steels and n and Baldwingdocomo- afnd shippings, ocially 1l-m-\n.v, Union Paeific, Pacific and Meroantile ) registored similar declines oils notably Royal Puteh Firmness was shown by | Paper, Utah Copper and dalties, Preliminary ex- on London reflected the labor situation Noon.~8horts con- ack the steels and equip- pg the morning effecting 1o Trans-continental subjected to further de- pd tobaccos were heaviest Inltios, Sumatra forfeiting the reduced dividend t, ? 1:30 p. m.—Dividend particularly hadian Pactic ade further price cono Ppia~any. Grangers. coalors P carviers also losing m reaction extended Mexican Pet. losing Northern and Great to I, 2 claltion bocame heavy In« U Paper, cancelling ita early pecialtien of the 16Ather food varieties engaged the f whorts later, ralls mean- ding their losses. The clos- vy. proximated 300,000 shares k Stock Exchange quotae Whed By Riobter & Co., ; the New TYork Stock - | Mtg Migh, 6% Low. 361 3744 Close. 2614 7% R & net 39y om 90% fa Toh T4% Tel..106 7% a8 % 315 861 330y 54 % Cop &5 wit gca .. Richem . . Dverland . 3014 L] P STEAMER SE1ZED nville, Fis. April 13.—The steamer irie Maru was 6 foday by the United States under the prohibition en- Bt act. The action followed mbourd the ship of 12 cases of focorded on the manifest. l Is of 3,400 tons, built 18 B0 At A cost of $1,500,000. L LAW IN FPORCE, April 13 —Parliament 3 application of martia he measurs which was adopt- m 1 lntended largely to i . Which have la has | LOCAL STOCK MARKET TODAY (Furnished by Richter & Co.) Bid Asked A2 124 104 107 .135 Hfd Elec Light Southern N K Am Hardware Am Hosier Am Brass s Dristol Brass ! Billings and Spenc Colt's Arms 2 Kagle Lock Landers F and N B Machine Ntles-Be-Pond com North and Judd Peck, Stow and Wilcox Stantey Works Standard Screw Scovill Mfg Co Traut and Hine .. Union Mfg Co - 1 e - S com RING IMOUSE REFPORT. u 443,23 5,348,699 “Eureka’’ on free trial. Barry & Bamforth.—advt. The Lady Turners’ society will hold their mecting in Turner hall tonight at 8 o'clock. The members of Company 1 Veter- ans’ corps will hold a special meeting this evening at the state armory on Arch street at 8 o'clock. The meeting has Been called to take action on the funeral of Sergeant Joseph Sako- witch whose body recently arrived in this country. The Girls' Reserve itd meeting at the Y. W. C. morrow afternoon and Miss Johnstone will talk on the Reserve Code.” A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mra. Thomas Riley of 138 Sexton street. “Furéka” on deferred Barry & Bamforth.—advt, Miss Helen Dixon, president of the Girly' Reserve club will speak at the annual tflecting of the Y. W. C A. tonight. Mise Catherine Arneth has returned from New York city where shé has been &pending the past two weeks. Miss Anna Devitt, captdin of the winning bowling team of the Tsabella Circle was presented with a loving cup last évening at thé Banquet the losers gnve lo the winners, The banduet was held’ in the club rooms of the organi- wation. On Tuesday afternoon a pleasant wurprise and whist was enjoyed at the home of Mrs. Zenaphon Laflamme of 338 Main streét. Guésts were present from Waterbury, Springfield, Hartford and New Haven. The affair came as a ocomplete surprise to Mrs. Laflamme. During the afternoon whist was en- joyed. Mrs. Peter Gagnier of Grand street winning first prize, Mrs. Lord of Hartford fayored with selections on the pians, ; Gauthier of Plainville and Mrs. Bel of New Haven ren- dered voeal we Toward evening a delightful suppér was served. The Good Mothers' Sewing club will meet with Mrs. Helena Scharmiann of 156 Chefry street tomorrow night. “Bureka” on free trial. Barty & Bamfofrth.—advt. The Daughters of Castile will meet in the old K. of C. hall tonight previ- ous to their attending the exercises at the new hall ih a body. Engine Company No. 4 was called out at 10:45 o'clock this morning for o grasa fire on Hunter road. Cars which will be used on thé ob- servation train at the boat races Sat- urday afternoon the Housatomic riv- er, passed through this eity this morning, attracting considerable at- tention. Philip H. Carney of South Manches- ter, was today notified by Traffic Su- pervisor Clarence Lamphere to be in police court tomorrow morning for parking his automeobile in the re- stgjeted district on. Main street. tvatore Fazzina of 161 Washingz- ton street, reported t6 the police to- day the theft of two tires from the automobjle which was struck by the dinkey train at the South street rail- road crossing last Friday afternoon. The New Britain Council of the American Insurance Union will hold a meeting tonight at the Eagles' hall. The Veterans' Corps of Company M will meet Friday night at Turner hall at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Gladys Middleton of Madison streen was operated on for appen- Aicitis at the Hartford hospital. fhe Lady Foresters will meet 7180, 0'clock tomorrow eveming. “Eureka” on deferred payments. Parry & Bamforth.—advt, OPPOSED TO TREATY club will hold A. to- Agnes “Girls’ payMents, at / Senator Kellogg Brings Name of | Into Colombian Pact Washington, April thé fight against Ceolomblan treaty, §enator Kellog, republican, Minnesota, told the sen- ate today that ratification of the pact would_“place a staln upon the name and fame” of Theodore Roosevelt and would acknowledge that the United States “wronged colombia, vidlated her rights and are now willing to make reparation thersfor.!” He sald he was coficerned “lést we g0 on record by the pusillanimous act of this ratification and thereby cast a shadow on the brightest page of the history of American accomplish. ments. The scnator saldgexamination of the documents inyolved had convinced him that the United States did not Roosevelt 13.—Launching the $25,000,000 instigate the Papaman revelution and had a perfoct right to - recognize Panama and enter into the treaty for the canal concession. STUDYING RAILROADS Washington, April 13.-~Continuing hia study of the generdl rallroad sitgation. president Harding con- ferted today with . T. Dewitt Cuyler, chajrman, and Alfred Thom, generat counsel of the misociation of ratlway NEW BRITAI HOUSE ADOPTS BILL | | | ' (Continued from First Page.) | by reason of improperly heated apartments was given a favorable re- port from the committee on the judiciary. It provides that a leased building, flat, residence, office or place of business which heat i to be furnished as a part of the contract shall be decmed a place injurious to health if the temperature in it, when it should be heated, is less than 68 de- grees. Any lessor, agent, manager, superintendent or janitor under con- tract to furnish heat hot water or light who wilfully fails to furnish such | and interferes with the comfortable quiet or enjoyment of the premises shall be déeemed guilty of misdemeanor and fined $100 or given 60 days in jail. The question of redistricting ¢he state into congressional districts under | the census figures, and also the ques- tion of redistricting for senatorial dis- tricts, will be heard before the com- mittée on congressional and senatorial districts on Tuesday, April , It W announced by Senator Potter today. Tt is expected that great interest will be taken in both these matters as there is a difference of opinion as to the need at this time of a district con- gressman. Senator Bowers has drawn up a list of towns to be filled into six districts in place of thé five at present. Bowling Alleys Included Another labor bill reported would designate bowling alleys as mercantile establighments within the meaning of the act. Still anothe provision is that a public laundry should be regarded | a8 - a manufacturing establishment and no laundry work is to be done in a room used as a sleeping or living | room; no person having fiberculosis, scrofulons or vencreal disease to work in a laundry. The sennté adopted from endaf these mefsures: Now Welfare Association Changing the name of the Britain Chaffty Orgahization to Wel- fare Association of New Britain. Authorizing Meriden to issue 000 in bonds for construction equipment of a fire department build- ing. Amending the Bridgeport Hydrau- lic company’s charter allowing it to increase fts capitl up to 910,000,000, Making an appropriation 6f $50,000 for purchase of railroad rights at the steamship terminals at New Lon- don. Making an appropriation of $10,- 000 for the agricultural experiment statton for research into tobacco diseases. Providing for retirement of public library employes on pension. Repealing fishery rights granted to New York perdons who followed the oyster industryy in Long Island Sound. Prohibiting the birds for plumage, birds. Providing for the placing of memo- rials in state parks and reservations. Appropriating $150,000 for the Norwich hospital for the insane. Providing for a course of fire pre- vention in public schools. Defining the authority of the state comptroller in his care of the capitol. Both branches under suspension of the rules adopted and sent to the en- grossing clerk a bill to allow Norwich to issue $271,000 in thirty year bonds. A bill will be reported to increase the jurisdiction of the common pleas court at New Haven, making the limit $2,000 instead of $1,000.and per- mitting some classes of appeals from the district court of Waterbury to 2o into the Lifchfield common courts. This will take the place of the bill to increase jurisdiction to all common pleas courts. Other favorable these matters: Providing for terms of thé criminal side of the superior court at Litch- field the second Tuesday of January and the first Tuesday of May and October, and civil side the first Tuesday of I v and the second appropriation for the shell fish com- mission for the next two years; term- | inating the existence of the American Balloon company: authorizing Nor- walk to issue $100,000 in improvement bonds. Measures rejected were those to authorize the Prospect Beach Fire y Department to issue bonds; changing the form of the Standard Fire Ins. policy: changing tax exemptions on the Epistopal academy of Connecti- cut; providing for re-assessment of tax valuations. Both ‘branches adjoutned until to- morrow. its cal- New $50,- and killing of whld exempting game reports were on STILLMAN HEARING. New York. April 13.—Attorneys on the opposing sides in the Stillmpan divorce suit yesterday decided upon May 4 as the date for the resump- tion of hearings in the action brought by James A. Stillman, president of the National City bank, against’Mrs. Anne Urquhart Stillman. The date was said te be satisfactory to referee, Surrogate Danjel J. Gleas of Poughkeepsie. and t~ John Mack, special guardian for Guy man, youngest son of Mrs. Stillman who is named as a cb-defendant. Stili- | | } | | | l MARRIAGE LICENSES, Marriage licenses have been taken out as follows: KEdward L. Brault. ' postoffice clerk, of Bristol, and M Mary J. Crowley of 690 East Main | street. this city; Garod Goeselin, a de- partment store manager. of Bristol and Miss Hazel D. Ross of 498 Mwxin street: Peter Jefferson of Hartford, and Miss Daisy Stanley of 125 Hop- kins stroet; William Stone eof 52 Church street, Hartford, and Miss Tda otty Stanlev. also of Hartford U. S. INSISTENT. Washington, April 131t was indi- | cated today at, the state department that the Am#fican government was dis- posed to insist upon.its erizinal po: that Panama settle its boundary dispute with Costa Rica on the basis of the White award despite the protes: con- tained in Panama’s reply, received to- TO PROTECT PUBLIC| i | | 4 | 1 Deaths and Funerals Henry Martin. Henry Martin, aged 56 years, of 188 Curtiss street, died last night at St. Francis’ hospital, at Hartford. He is survived by his wife, two brothers ana several nephews and nieces. The fu- neral will be held at 9 o'clock tomor- row morning at St. Peter’s church. The burial will be in St. Mary's new cemeters. John Neuberg. The funeral of John Neuberg was held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Erwin Mortuary chapel Burial was in Fairview cemetery. CARD OF THANAKS. We wish to express our thanks to all our friends, neighbors and rela- tives, and especially do we thank the Community Club of Barnesdale, the New Britain Lodge of Elks and the Employes of the Health Department tor their kindness and sympathy ex- tended fo us at our bereavement by the death of our father— Henry C. Dolan, John A. Francis . Delan, Edward R. Dolan, Thomas (. Dolan., Miss Olive Dolan and Mrs. Mabel Mc- Cahill. GOURT SPINOZA MEETING Large Class Will Receive Degree from Court Friendly Team at Hall Tomor- row Night. . Court Spinoza, No. 102, Foresters of America, will hold its regular meeting tomorrow evening in its hall on Eim street. A large class of candidates will be initiated. The degree will be ex- émplified by the crack team of Court Friendly, No. 45, K. of A. It is ex- pected that the grand officers will at- tend. An entertainment and social time will be held following the degree work. Delegates will also be elected to attend the Gfand Court convention at New Havén 61 May 10 and 11. There Will be a meeting of the degree team of Court Friendly at 7 o’clock this evening at the hall en Church street, previous fo attending the meet? ing. ROTARY MEMBERS TO ATTEND EXPOSITION President IL.eon A. Sprague of the Rotary club is in receipt of an invita- tion from the Malden Rotary club, of Malden, Mass., to members of the local orgamization to attend the Malden In- dustrial exposition. It will bé held in the state armory of that place on April 20, which will be kffown as ‘‘Rotary Day.”” A luncheon will be served the visitors in the Rotary building. DOGS CAUSE WAR ON RATS. e { Barking Keeps Mt. Vernon Awake, So Health Officials Act. 4 Mount Vernon, N. Y., April 13.— The health authorities of Mount Ver- non have declared war on rats at the city dump. Dogs turned loose on the dump were so far outnumbered by the rats that many returned home with their noses bleeding from bites inflicted by the rats. Residents of Sixth street have com- plained that the rats keep them awake nights, drawing half the dogs in town to the dump, where the dogs keep up a continual barking. So yes- terday Dr. T. Harold Tallman, health officer and Dr. Gustave Horstmann, bacteriologist, had a large quantity of strychnine sprinkled over the rub- bish. The operation will be repeated until the nuisance is abated. HARDING WILL ACT IN SE OF KILPATRICK Washington, April 13.—President Harding promised a delegation from Alabama which called on him today to take up personally with Secretary Hughes the case of Captain Emmett Kilpatrick of Uniontown, Ala., who is held prisoner by the Russian Bolsheviki. SHIPPED AUTOS OVERSEAS. Detroit, April 13.—New York ship- ping company officials testified in U. S. District court here today in the trial of several Detroit, Bridgeport and Brooklyn men charged with con- spiracy to vielate the Dyer automo- bile act. Documents were introduced intended to show that Sven Nykquist of Brooklyn one of the defendants had shipped automobiles to Norway. The government contends these ma- chines were stolen in Detroit. BORAH FOR DISARMAMENT. Washington, April 13.—The first move in the present congress to dis- armament came today with the in- troduction by Senator Borah, repub- lican, Idaho, of his resojution author- jzing the president to open negoti- ations with Great Britain and Japan looking to a reduction in future naval building by those countries and the United States. Winst>d. .—The public utilities commission has notified the town of New Hartford that it has granted the petition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad to close the Northampton division st tion of the railroad at New Hartford, effective April 24. Passenger trains will use the Central New England stiu- tion in tha: town. federal n Fairfield to- Nemeth and Al- alleged operators of a still. y was not at home but the officers reported that they saw Nemeth and fired two shots at him as he ran, into.a woods. A twenty-gal- lon still wai seized. hmv TOO ]r\'l'lu FOR (‘IA.\‘GS]FIC ATION WANTED—Boarders, In private fam- ily Tome cooking. Pleasant loéa- tion. Call 290 Maple 8t. 4-13-5dx RS S D Operatof on Burmnclns | By Board of Public Works For Dolan, | | friends of CONTRACTS AWARDED. se- curing Crushed Trap Rock. Chairman E. N. Humphrey presid- ed the meeting of the board of public works held in City hall last evening. Routine matters were taken up and acted upon. Bids for furnish- ing and delivering crushed trap rock for use in street work were received from the following: The Connecticut Quarry company of New Haven; Rutherford and McCarthy of this city and John F. Youknat Jr., of this city. The latter was the lowest bid- der his figures for the amotnt of stohe required being $13,600. His price for the stone was the same as | the Connecticut Quarry but his de- livery ptice was cheaper, Commis- sioner Downes moved that the con- at SFANLEY R. EDDY, We Recommend tract for the stone be awarded the Connecticut Quarry und the contract for hauling the stone to Youknat. The motion was carried. It was also voted to authorize the city engin- eer to buy, 40,000 gallons of road oil. REVENUE POSSIBILITIES. Washington, April 13.—Edw, Clifford, of Chicago, and Josep McDermott of Morgantown, W. Va., are understood -to be the men most Prominently under consideration by President Harding for appointment as commissioner of internal revenue. The the two men have been bringing great pressure to bear on the administration and it is understood that the fight is so earnest that some of Mr. Harding’s advisors are suggest- imy a compromise selection. — MURDERER FOUND Cleveland. April 13.—Arthur Ihlea- feld, 20, confessed murderer of Mabel Foote and Louise Wolf, Parma High school teachers, beaten to death February 16, was found criminally insane by a jury of six men and six womén in common pleas court today. He was committed to Lima state hos- pital for the insane until cured. INSANE. 15,000 REF E WAGE CUTS. New York, April 13.—The marine engineers beneficial association of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts claiming a membership of 15,000 today reject- ed the wage reduction averaging 25 to 30 per cent proposed by the Am- erican steamship owners association. PASSES RESTRICTED. Boston, April 13.—¥Kreé¢ passes on the Boston and Maine railroad hereafter will be restricted to persons engaged in the performance of service for the com- pany or attending the company's busi- ness. This was the vote passed teday at the annual meeting of the stock holders. The proposal was urniopposed. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY The sixteenth anniversary of the Court Columba, Daughters of Cas- tile was observed in the form of a banquet in the old K. of C. hall at 8 o'clock last evening. The national officers were not able to be in at- tendance in as much as they are in Cuba organizing branches of the or- ganization there. The state officers were in attendance as well s , many clcrgyrnen from the city. Follow- ing ‘the banquet a musical program | was enjoyed LUTHER LEAGUE SOCIAL. The Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church, will hold its meet- ing tomorrow evening at the church. A program has been arranged as fol- lows: Piano duet, the Misses Bertha and Hulda Brink; soprano solo, Miss Alice Forsell; baritone solo, J. AMred Erickson and a Bible study talk by Rev. 8. G. Ohman. Refreshments will be served after the entertainment. SOUTH CHURCH SUPPER The ¢losing supper and social of the season will be held at the South Con- gregational church tomorrow evening at 6.80 o'clock. A musical program and readings will be carried out. Miss Marguerite Davis will give a reading. LIQUUOR IS CONDEMNED Condemnation proceedings were brought in police court this morning by Liquor Prosecutor Michael A. Sex- ton in the cases of Stanislaus Rizik and Peter Fedorczek. There was no| appearance by the accused in either of the two cases. INION MEN MEET. Toledo, O., April 13.—A mass meet- ing to be participated in by 15 crafts of railroad workers called for the pur- pose of discussing the proposed wage cuts. went into session here toda: Engineers, firemen, brakemen, switeh- men and shop employes are includ- | ed In,the :mhering \0 SECRET PACT. London, April 13.-—Rumors of the existence of a secret defensive and of- fensive agreenient between France and Great Britain have no foundation | in fact. Austen (‘hambmlaun the government leader, so announced in | the house of commions this afternoon. ———r———— At Court of Probate holden at New Britain, within and for the Disfrict of | Berlin in the County of Hartford and | State of Connecticut on the 12th day of April. A. D. 1921. Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Judge. tate of Mary Theresa Ryan, late Britain, in said district de w Tpon the petition of Helen Ryan of New York City, praving that Letters of Administration may he granted on said ektate, as per application on file more fully appears it is | ORDERED—That said application he heard and determined at the Pro- bate Office in New Britain, in said dis- trict, on the 18th day of April, A. D 1931, at 9 o'¢lock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application and. the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish- | ing this order in some newspaper ‘pub~ Iféhed i said New Dritain, hating a | i l Invesiments, Loeal Stoehs WE OFFER:— DONALD R. HART, Mgr. 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Also short analytical history, present status. ings and Dividends, high and low prices. ticker abbreviations, New York A Valuable Booklet Full of Information INVESTORS DATA BOOK on about 400 Earn- It also margin of safety MAILED FREDR UPON REQUEST FRIEDMAN-MARKELSON & COMPAN Members Consolidated Stock Exchange of N. Y. Tel. Broad Tel. Columbus 5 MAYFLOWER DUAUNCHED. Essex, Mass., Scene of Iaunching of Ship That May Be Contender. Essex, ing schooner Mayflower, which was launched here yesterday as a pros- pective contender for the tional fishing wessel trophy now held by the Esperanto, was still on her side in the mud of the Essex river today. She had stranded there vesterday while bound when a falling tide left insufficient water. The 24 hour delay will make it necessary to hasten further the work of fitting out the Mayflower for the fisheries on which she must start by April 30 in order to qualify as an l entrant for the international cup. EASTERN LEAGUE MEETS. Managers Assembly Approve Schedule of Games. Springfield, Mass., April 13.—With the lastern league baseball season due to op:n *wo weeks from today the league directors met in special delayed owing to uncertainty concern- ing the action of the Connecticut leg- slature in legalizing Bunday baseball. t is expected that a schedule will be adopted today rezardless of the Con- necticut situation. The Springfield team had its first practice today Linder direction of Manager'Jack Flynn, LEGION TO MEET. Tha regular meeting of the Eddy- Glover pgst, No. 6, American Legion, will be held ¥Friday, April 15, at 8:00 p.'m., in the G. A. R. hall, 162 Main street. It is proposed to expx a vote oi confidence to the State Department on their action at the hearing on the state bonus and the state fund. circulation in_.saild District, and by pu'lng a copy thereof, on the public, -post in the Town of New Brita n; ald District, and by mailing a copy \o all mrxrs -atslaw. and return make, NARD G. GAFFNEY, . will be present and discuss plans for a suitable observance of Memorial Day. Chaplain Davis of the Post will also have something to say that will bhe of very much interest to all the in Springfield to | session here today for the purpose of | adopting a schedule which has been ! Mass., April 13.—The fish- | interna- | championship ; for the open sea and Boston in tow } Commander Strester of the G. A. R. . MORE ABODT JITNEYS Bili 1o Allow Tralley Comp Operate Motor Vohicles “Flying Squadron” Idea. (Special to The Heraid) Hartford, April 13.—Senate Bi d L autho mecwzree( Railway Compan 408, entitled ;*An Act own and operate motor vehicld Hire, speculation at the capitol. So the representatives and senato been approached on the matt cause not a few throughout the state belisve will spoil their chances of com + with the trolleys. The idéa of a set of jitneys by the trolley companies, and a “flying squadron” to wipe ney competition is causing the) automobile linds no end of cg Whether or not the trolley coi is considering this method of fi fire with fire is a matter of sp tion. 4 ‘OR ADDRESSES Oy Wallace Melvin, dancing ins with the Hoyt Musical comed: pany, addressed the members Amphion Alumni association regular meeting held in the Apartments of the Vocation school-last evening. Mr. Mel a discussion on “How to M and showed the art to the mu as he proceeded with his sto regular business meeting ¥ talk and refreshments wi served. PASTORR TO ADDRESS RO Rev. O. S. Davis, former the South Congregational now president of the Ch logical Seminary, will be the noon-day luncheon o club at the Elks ‘el FORMER ,"" is causing much commen the jitney d