New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 9

SGHWARM I§ WANTED ON BIGAMY CHARGE (Continued from First Page). to his charms In April, 1920, His latest wife is reported to be fleeing with him, Sought By Police. Boston, Aug. 7.—~"Prince Louls Henry de Bourbon" who left a glit- tering Russian uniform behind in his New York apartment wheén the police went there to find out If he was not in fact Harold Schwarm, a New Britain, Conn, factory hand, being sought today by Boston police officers on suspieion of bigamy. Officers were at work checking up reports that four women had been married to the man at varjous times. His New York Escspade. New York, Aug. 7.—Prince Louls Henri de Chatterous de Bourbon as ‘West 06th street knew him for a few scintillant days—now sought in Bos- ton on suspicion of bigamy—achieved the pinnacle of his fame in New York last week when attired in all the splendor of his Russian uniform he got himeelf arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct. The policeman who made the arrest alleged the prince tried to run him through. hip trusty sword because eh (the policeman) presumed to encroach on the block in which the prince lived for the purpose of quieting a disturbance. Policeman Upbraided. Magistrate Simpson before whom he was arraigned however releaged the prince and gave the policeman a sharp talking to for what he termed an ‘“out- rageous affair.” He then ordered the royal sword returned and the prince left court with a princely air. The pretender to the French throne disappeared Eaturday afternoon paus- ing ohly to take the Itallan wolthound which he described as a ‘present from the Pope—after a detective had visited him to inquire whether it were true as was,reported that he was Harld Schwarm of New Britain, Conn. Only Monkey Left. A few hours later the princess de- scribed by her spouse as & prominent society girl, also dropped out of the picture leaving behind de Dourbon's apartment only Joe Terry an ex-sailor who had acted as secretary to his highness and Cheeto, the prince's roy- al monkey. A “Hanging is too good for him,” said Mrs. Fred Sunderland, of 411 West Main street, in speaking of Harold Schwarm, of this city, alleged ‘‘Prince Louis Henri de Chateroux Bissigny de Bourbon,” this morning to a Herald representative. Mrs. Bunderland is the sister to Schwarm's first wite, formerly Miss Ethel Abets, of this eity, who obtained a divorce about two years ago. Now In California, Miss Abetz a short time after her divorce became the wife of Everett ‘Worthington, of Los Angeles, Cali. fornia. Prior to her divorce she had not lived with Schwarm for three years. The Town Dude. Schwarm, as will be remembered, was a famillar character on the streets of New Britain. He was known as “the town dude,” and was a familiar sight with his bull dog and cane and wearing a monocle. He wooed and won Miss Abetz, daughter of Joseph Abetz, of 338 Lincoln street, as a simple factory worker. With the same sang froid and ego- tistical confidence with himself that later enabled him to fool the natives of New York in the greatest hoax that mecca of gold brick salesmen has seen for years, he won the young woman'’s heart and persuaded her to elope with him before the parents could raise any objections. Leaves Her Husband. About six years ago, Miss suddenly told her mother that was Mrs. Harold Schwarm. Six months later she left him and re. turned to her mother, stating that her life was unbearabls with him. The Schwarms lived a short time With the Abetz family and then went housekeeping on Rockwell avenue. It was while residing on Rockwell ave. nue that tales of abuse first came to the ears of the mother. Neighbors reported having heard her cry for help at all hours of the night, stating that her husband was choking her. Wife Suspects Him. Later they removed to Glen street, where Schwarm suffered an injury to his arm while working in the New Britain Machine company’s plant, and went to the hospital. Upon his re- turn from the hospital he never went back to work, according to Mrs. Abetz, but loafed about the house un- til his wite was forced to secure a position with the Fafnir Bearing company to pay expenses. Sued For Divorce When business went back at the Fafnir plant and women were laid off, the husband still refused to work and his wife secured another position with &n Arch street laundry. But her life with S8chwarm, she claimed, was in. tolerable. Bhe left and brought suit for divorce, which was granted about two years ago. Was Holy Terror ‘“He was a holy terror to.her,” said Mrs. Abetz. When asked if .she thought Schwarm was altogether nor- mal, mentally, Mrs. Abetz expressed the opinfon that he was not. “Why, he's so foxy, if they put him behind the bars in a state prison, he'll get away. They won't he able to hold him,” said Mrs. Sunderland. Both Mrs. Sunderland and her mother, Mrs. Abetz, are in reecipt of letters from a Miss Alice Lynn of East Lynn, Mass., another one of Schwarm's al- leged ex-wives, asking for informa- tion which will help obtain a divorce. At the request of Miss Lynn's law- yer, last week, all communications were returned to her Foqled The Natives The story of how Schwarm fooled the natives of New York for the past two years is considered a huge joke in New Britain. Local residents nev- er took Bchwarm seriously, feeling that he was somewhat of a “nut.” That he could get away with his de- lusion or skin game or whatever it was, in New York for that length of time before being exposed, seems al- most like a musical comedy story to thie city Bchwarm resided in New York at a Abets she ' leged latest wite, “The princess” his dog "Prince,” which he s sald to have claimed was named Prince in his honor by his late friend Pope Benedict, Yesterday morning he sud- denly disappeared, taking his wife and dog, but leaving behind his,uni- torms and medals, ete, Gots' Laugh on Magistrate The New York police, it 18 known, were checking up on Schwarm's es- capades for some time and had a col- lection of information concerning his matrimonial affairs which did not seem just regular. They did not have evidence enough to hold him on any serious charge, but upon ralding a disorderly house Tuesday, they found him there and took him in. The ‘prince's' story was so plausible that | Magistrate Bimpson discharged him with an apology for the ‘“outrage," and scathingly rebuked the police. Had Four Wives According to the New York police, Schwarm had four wives. The first, Miss Abetz, being the only one to their knowledge, who ‘ever obtained a divorce, Miss Lynn was the sec- ond bride, it is claimed. She maet Bchwarm in a store in Boston where she was employed as cashier, He rep- resented himself to be Dr. Harold P, Van Buren. Shortly after their mar- rlage, it is sald, he eloped with a Taunton, Mase., nurse, who he later is sald-to have married. Later Schwarm {s sald to have add- ed the daughter of a Brooklyn real estate dealer to his list of wives, while employed as an overseer of the Met- ropolitan hospital dining room, in New York, Fooled The Secretary Joseph Terry, of New York, who acted as secretary to the supposed prince, doing his marketing and of- ficiating as nurse maid to his pet dog and monkey, sald disgustingly as he threw Schwarm's lip stick out of the window, “I'm through With him, I don’t belleve he's a real prince at all.” This statement was made by Terry when he learned of the flight of his supposed royal employer, Mentally Defective Members of the Schwarm family express doubts as to Harold's sanity. His brother, Conrad H. Schwarm, of Hartford, said he never would pass an alienist test. In Springfleld he was arrested for passing a worthless check, but was not prosecuted when his brother and sister made up the loss. He {s rumored to have served time in Nova Scotia, also. Was General in His Dreams According to the yarn Schwarm told the unsuspecting New Yorkers he was commander of the late Czar Nicholas''body guard and during the war he had charge of 4,500,000 Rus- slan troops on the eastern front. He said he served in Persia with the Rus- sian army and had received 14 dif- terent wounds. Saved Czar's Life Although the audacious {imposter seemed to let his wildest imagination have free rein when talking of his ex- ploits with the czar, his most thrilling story {s said to have been when he saved the czar's life by throwing up his arm and stopping a sabre thrust aimed at the Russian ruler by a craz- ed soldler. He exhibited a crippled arm to proove this, but always for- got to tell that the tendon was sev- ered when he fell down a flight of stairs at the New Britain Machine Tomplny. while carrying some heavy ron. SEVERAL HURT BY CRASH IN TUNNEL PERSONALS Misa Anna Gaffney of Lincoln court Myrtle Beach, Mrs. Maud 8herry and daughter, Madaline, of Whiting street, will leave Wednesday mornig for Boston for a month . D. House of 321 Church street has returned home after spending gev- eral wm:ks at the shore, Mrs, Carrle T. Shaw and daughter, Miss Olive Shaw, of Black Rock avenue, left today for a two weeks' va- cation at Ridgefield Park, N, J, Henry G. Ellls) former mayor of Torrington and superintendent and general manager of The Torrington Manufacturing company, was a visitor to New Britaln, Saturday, Mrs. Vernon Brierly of New York city has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, George Traut of West Main street, Mr, and Mrs. R. W, Egan of Court street, left vesterday by motor for Boston, where they will visit thelr daughter, Mrs, Clifford Chamberlain. Mrs. F. A Macomber of Northamp- ton, Mass, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. . W. Macomber of Hamilton street, Mrs. Frederick Rackliffe and chil- dren of Kensington avenue are at In- dian Neck for the week. Miss Hazen Egan of Court street spent the week-end at Pong Point. City Items White-Barrett fight, Pilz's tonight. —advt, Milton Segal, local violinist and student in the University of Pennsyl. vania, has accepted a six weeks' en- gagement with Loyis W. Chapman's orchestra. at Rienere club hotel, at Stamford, N. Y. Mr. Chapman, who is a local Boy, will enter the same university this fall, Henry J. Monsees and Fred Beloin, appraisers of the estate of Hennets\ Morse, have filed an inventory in pro- bate court, showing an estate valued at $500. Angelo Casa, administrator of the estate of John Casa, who died of in- juries sustained when he was struck by an automobile owned by the Tar- ifville Oxygen and Chemical company on East Main street, has flied a no- tice of a settlement in probate court. $500, The Rogers Recreation company has leased to Albert 8. Hoffman, a store at 56 Church street for flve years, at a monthly rental of $136. J. August Car'son has transferred land on East street to Andrew and Otilia Sjoberg. The committee on supplies and printing of the common councif, will hold a meeting this evening. The regular monthly meeting of the Business and Professional Wom- an's club will be held tomorrow eve- ning at 8 o'clock. rogms, as has been the custom, the meeting will be held in the new club [ house on High street. Reports will be received from the lawn social and house committees as well as several other special committees. White-Barrett fight, Pilz's tonight. —advt, Miss Margaret Fusaricof 13 Rhodes street, who returned vesterday from a vacation stay at Great Barrington, Mass., was hurriedly brought to the New Britain general hospital last eve- ning, suffering from an attack of ap- pendicitis. She was immediately op- erated upon, and her condition today | was reported as comfortable. B. & O. Passenger Train Runs Into Rear End of Freight Ellwood City, Pa., Aug. 7.—Beverai persons were injured early yesterday afternoon when Baltimore & Ohio passenger train No. 9, bound from New York to Chicago, crashed into the rear end of an extra freight in the Frisco tunnel near here. Mrs. E. J. Erbe and Mrs. A. C. Messenger, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Lucy Lamonda, Brooklyn, were brought to a local hospital. Trainmen sald shortly after the wreck that they thought a defective block signal was responsible. The pas- senger train was running at reduced speed when {t struck the caboose. The wreck did not catch fire, but a number of passengers suffered from heavy smoke that poured through the train. The three women who were taken to the Ellwood City hospital were unconscious when rescued. All will recover, physiclans said. Former Stool-Pigeon Is Deported by City | Michael Kupec, a former stool- pigeon for the police department in the prosecution of liquor cases, who has, from time to time threatened the life of Policeman Thomas Feeney, and has annoyed other officials for sever- al weeks past, was deported today by the board of charitles. Kupec, his wife and children, will return to Rus- sia. ESCORTED TO MILLS Pawtucket, R. I, Aug. 7 |of three families brought here, last sheriffs. been out 28 weeks watched tha pro- cession hut did not interfere. er John O [26 workers in No. 4 mill. Before |the strike 440 persons were employed !there. TYPHOID EPIDEMIC. Uniontown, Pa., Aug: 7.—With 50 cases of typhoid fever reported from tent colonies of striking miners in Fayette county ,state and county health officials were today working at top speed to prevent a further epread of the disease which, it is be- lieved, developed from spring water. At the Palmer tent colony near Brownsville 25 persans were stricken and it {s estimated that about 25 ad- ditional cases are located in other tent colonies in that region. AT “CIRCLE INN" “Circle Inn,” the summer cottage conducted by Isabella Circle, D. of 1, | at Indlan Neck, wiil be the scene of | many social functions this week. | Among the local people at the Inn are: Marian Egan, Helén, Grace and | Mary Monsees, Mollie Gilbert, Leora | Degnan, Gertrude Conroy, Maude Hatton, Moylan Conlon, Elizabeth Lambert, Estelle Hayden, Jean Matier | and Margaret Hannon. Those who returned yesterday are: Mrs. A, N Pllz, Virginta Pllz, Mae Fitzgerald, | Mrs. M. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Mary Mc- Donough and Thomas McDonough. FOUR BOYS BORN. Four bouncing baby boys were born at the New Britain General hospital today to a quartet of happy parents The couples are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott of 284 North street; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Annear of 204 Maple street; Mr. and Mrs. William Buchner of 23 Rockwell avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tomko of 36 Silver street. | | ADMIT KITCHEN l‘ Washington, Aug. 7.—Customs au- thorities have decided to admit into | the country for exhibition purposes | the moving picture fiim “How Kitch- | Fannie Ward, American actress ener Was Betrayed,” which was pro- | who broke her arm when she ‘ell tested by the British embassy, it was down the stairs at the Grand Hotel said today at the treasury. A show- |in Deauville, France, suffered a re. ing of the film in New York, officials | Japse when she wus taken to Londoa declared, revealed nothing improper |to be treated by Si: Alfred Fripp, 1he West 69th street house, With his al- | in the picture. king's physician. The amount paid by the company was| Instead of being held in the Chamber of Commerce Members week were escorted to the No. 4 mill of the Lonsdale Co. today by deputy Many strikers who have now Treasur- Ames said there were now s the guest of Miss Mary O'Mara at | The engagement of Suzanne Cau- bet, French actress and god-daughter of Sarah Bernhardt, to Crane Wilbur, movie actor and playwright, has been announced in Paris. DEATH CLAIMS OLD SWEDISH CITIZEN Andrew J. Johnson of 125 Fairview Strect, Was 87 Years of age— Funeral Tuesday. Andrew J. Johnson died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Aaron | Danielson of 125 Fairview street at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. He was 87 years old last June and was one of the early Swedish settters in New Britain, having come to this city in 1881, Mr. Johnson went to work in the P. & F. Corbin factory, where he remained for 80 years, having retired about 10 years ago. He was employed in the pattern department. Mr. Johnson was an active member of the Swedish Lutheran church. He and Mrs. Johnson celebrated their |golden wedding anniversary several years ago. He is survived by two sons, Dr. T. R. Brown, of Tacoma, Wash, and August M. Johnson of |Hartford one daughter, Mrs. Aaron | Danielson, with whom he made his home for several years; eight grand- |children and two great grand-chil- |dren. The late Charles E. Johnson, | who was an experiment worker in the Corbin Cabinet Lock company, was also one of his sons. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home and at 2:30 o'clocR from the Swedish | Lutheran church Rev. C G. Erick- son, pastor in charge, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview ceme- tery. The family requests that no flowers be sent. DEATHS AND FUNERALS John Norkiwich, The funeral of John Norkiwich of T Rhodes street, who was killed early |Saturday morning when an emery wheel on which he had just started to work at the plant of the National |Stamp fWorks on Florence street, |broke and struck him over the heart, |will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St. Andrew's (Lithu- anian) church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Tarrant and Haffey, undertakers, are in charge. Christopher Yard. Christopher Yard of Bristol, died at his home on Birch street Saturday morning. He was 85 years old and was born in Newfoundiand. He worked at the Ingraham Clock factory and the Sessions Clock company for many |yvears. A daughter, Mrs. Cornelius |Shine of New Britain, survives him |and a son, Alfred Yard, also lives in {this city. He is survived by two other |sons, Henry of Forestville and Thomag lof Bristol. Mrs, Patrick J. Cooke and Mrs. Ambrose McCue, daughters, live in Bristol The funeral was held this morning at 9 o'clock from the St. Matthew's church in Bristol Rev. Willlam P. Laflin officiated and burial was in & Joseph's cemetery, Plainville. Mrs. Helen Lynch Mrs. Helen Lynch, widow of John Lynch, who died two years ago, of 104 Rockwell avenue, died this morn- ing( aged 75. She was a long resident of New Britain. She leaves flve sons and two daugh- ters, Edward and Joseph Lynch, of this city, Andrew and John, of Low- ell, Mass, Stephen, of Bristol, Eliza- beth Lynch and Mrs. Willidam Porm- sby of this city.. She also leaves eight grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Potsh, of this city. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning from the Church of All Saints and the burial will be in the St. Mary's cemetery. FAVOR PROHIBITION, Bielefeld, Germany, Aug. 7, (By As- sociated Press).—The results of the first straw vote ever taken in Ger- many on the question of prohibition showed an overwhelming majority to- day in favor of the abolitlon of alco- hol as prescribed in the United Stateg WILL CONSIDER OFFER. New York, Aug. 7.—Robert & Bin- WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Btreet, 10:30 a. m.~Opening| prices on the stock exchange today moved upward in relatively light| deallngs, Ralls were the favorites Unfon Pacific leading this group with| a galn of a point. New Haven and | others bettered their Saturday closing | quotations, Olls were irregular, As-| soclated Ofl, Mexican Pet. und Mexi. cun Seaboard making moderate gains while Binclair and General Asphalt receded slightly. New highs for the year were recorded by Brooklyn Edi- | son Elec, Corn Products knd Postum Cereal. Wall Street Noon — The market strengthened substantially on restrict. ed trading during the morning but| towards noon profit taking set in, Mex- lean PVet. and Studebaker cancelling their early gains and other active {s- suen selling slightly below their high- est prices. A number of additional new high records for the year how- ever in the first two hours notably by Chicago and Northwestern, Pere Mar. quette, Great Northern Pfd., California Pkg. May Department Stores, Bears Roebuck, Montgomery and Ward and International Harvester which up 1 to nearly 4 points. Ralls were in good demand at gains of 1 to 2 points. Speculative sentiment continued to lead toward the buying side although the bears staged a demonstration against the tobacco, rubber and mo- tor {ssues which fell sharply. Good- rich declined 4 points to the lowest of the year. Meantime buying of high class rallroads {ncreased sub- stantially New York Central, Atlantic Coast Line and other rails gaining 1 to 2 points. Quotations furnished by Putnam & Company. Am Bt Sug 47% Am Can 584 Am Loco . 119% Am Sm & Re 80 Am Sg Rf em.. 81% Am Sum Tob .. 39% Am Tel & Tel...122% 122% Am Tob 180 Am Wool . 903 Ana Cop 3% Atc Tp & § F. 101% At Gult & W I. 31 Baldwin Loco 120 Balt! & Ohlo .. 578 Beth Steel B .. kké Can Pacific .... 1418 Cen Leather ... 37% Ches & Ohio .. 75 3% Chi Mil & St P. 327% 313 Chi Rock Is & P 48 45% Chile Copper .. 22% 21% Chino Copper . 80% 30 Consol Gas ....125 1243% Corn Prod Ret .116% 110% Crucible Bteel .. 92% 91y Cuba Cane Sugar 16% 163 Endicott-John .. 823 82 Erie 17% 114% Erfe 1st pfd 274 26% Gen Motors ... 13% 13% Goodrick BF ... 87% 8214 tG North pfd ., 873 845 Insp Copper . 41 Inter Con . Inter Con pfd .. 8% Int Mer Marine . 14 Int Mer Mar ptd 643 Allis-Chalmers 63 Pacific Oil .. 54 Int Nickel ., 17% . Int Paper ... 54% Kelly Spring T'r 42% Kennecott Cop. 38 Lacka Steel 6 Lehigh Val 653 Mex Petrol .. 171% Midvale Steel .. 341 337% Mis Pac . o 233 23 N Y Cen ....., 08% 973 NYNH&H.. 32% 8185 Norf & West .. 117 11644 North Pac . 80% 8% Pure Oil . 29% 29 Pan Am P & T 75% T4 Penn R R 467% 465 Pierce Arrow .. 10% 108 Pittsburgh Coal 65 648, 16% 76 i 581% 120% 61% 81% 393% 122% 1517% 908 54% 1023 31% 122% 581 1% 142 38 75 328 459 223 30% 124% 1161 92% 16% 82 17% 27% 13% 32% 87 1% 3% 14 65 633 54% | 17% (131 “ 36% 76 | 6613 | 178 34% 2314 983 313 116% | 803 29% | T4y | 463 | 10 % 643 16% 77 72 52% | 307% | 9244 | 27 181% | 463% | 317% | 785 | 18% 1442 | 147% | 6314 | 621 | 563 1013 | 120 66 8 Ray Con Cop Reading - Rep 1 & 8 Royal D, N Y Sinclair Ofl Ret South Pacific South Rail Studebaker Co Texas CoO ... Texas & Pacific 317 Tobacco Prod.. 79 Transcon Oil .. 14 Unfon Pucific .. 143% United Fruit .. 147% United Re St 835 U 8 Indus Alco 62 U S Rubber Co 173 U S Steel . L1013 ] 8 Steel pfd .. 120 Utah Copper .. 66 Willys Overland 81§ Mid States Oil . 127% Westinghouse 623 (Putnam & Co.) Bid 1164 126 ....188 2614 . 80 . 27 87 56 3 528 30% 918 Asked 168 127 | 2L, 273 22 28 59 57 5 50 51 Hfd Elec Light Southern N E Tel . Am Hardware Billings & Spencer com Bristol Brass . Colt's Arms . Eagle Lock . Landers F N B Machine Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd Peck, Stow and Wilco: 88 | Russell Mfg Co 93 | Scovill Mfg Co . . | Standard Screw 275 Traut and Hine 25 Union Mfg Co . 47 Stanley Works 524 | "SE REPORT 40,800,000 62,200,000 NEW YORK CLEARING Exchanges Balances .. G HOU « 3 LAWN FESTIVAL Daly Council, K. of C., To Donate Proceeds To Fresh Air Fund Daly Council, No, 12, K. of C., will hold the lawn festival which was post. poned from last Friday night, tomor- row evening at the K. of C. home on | Franklin Square The proceeds of the affair tomorrow evening will be don- ated towards the maintenance of the | Fresh Air Camp at Burlington, and | a large crowd is expected. .The com- kend, assistant to T. Dewitt Cuyler, |chairman of the association of rail- |road executives said this afternoon |that every consideration would be | given President Harding's proposal for settling the railroad strike but de- |clined to indicate how he believed it H'uuld be received by the railway eads, mittee in charge has decided to hold the lawn festivals regularly every Tuesday and Friday evenings, danc- ing to be enjoyed Tuesdays, and dancing and card playing on Fridays, The record number of lightning| flashes for England is 1,244 in two hours, counted on June 6, 1859, PUTNAM & C Members New York Stock Exchange Members Hartford Stock Exchange (Successors to Richter & Co.) Stanley R, Fddy, Manager 31 West Main St., Tel. 3040 50 shares Torrington Com. 50 shares North & Judd 50 shares American Hardware 50 shares Stanley Works r JUDD & CO MIMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE HARTFORD: Hartford-Conn. Trust Bldg., Tel. Charter 6330 NEW BRITAIN: 23 West Main 5t., Telephone 1815, WE OFFER: 50 BIGELOW-HARTFORD, Common. 50 HART & COOLEY 50 TORRINGTON ; At the Market. Thomson; Tenn & To. NEW BRITAIN New Britaln National Bank Bldg. Telephone 2580 Members Hartford Stock Exchange Donald R. Hart, Mgr, WE OFFER: Hartfora ° 10 Contral Row Telephone 2-4141 Members New York Btock Exzcharge EAGLE LOCK CO. PRICE ON APPLICATION We Do Not Accept Marginal Accounts JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated stock Exchange of New York STOCKS BONDS Waterbury Danbury Middletown v e Bridgeport’ New Haven Springfield Direct Private Wire to New York and Bostom G. F. GROFF, Mgr—Room 309, N. B. Nat'l Bank Bldg.—Tel 1018 e ] FOOD PRICES SHOW INCREASE IN MONTH Figures Indicate Dccrease in Nume ber of Citics, How- ever. Washington, Aug. 7.—Retail food prices in 15 out of 24 representative cities in the United States showed an increase during the month from June | of | 15 to July 15, the¢ department C. E. POINDEXTER DIES Prominent Hartford Insurance Man, With Aetna Company, Passes Away At Home in Madison. | _ Charles E. Poindexter of 170 North }Belcon street, Hartford, cashier of |the Aetna Life Insurance company of that city, died suddenly last night |at his home in Madison. Mr. Poin- | dexter was 63 years old, having been born on May 8, 1859. He had been labor's bureau of labor statistics has |1 the employ of the Aetna company. announced. Increases were noted as follows: Manchester, N. H,, and Portland, Me., 4 percent.; Bridgeport and New Hi ven, § percent.; Chicago, Denver, Fal River and Milwaukee, 2 percent.; At- lanta, Baltimore, Columbus, Houston, Jackeonville and Salt Lake City, 1 pCrcent.: Pittsburgh less than tenths of 1 percent. Decreases occurred as follows: | for nearly half a century, having en- |tered there on November 15, 1872. | He spent the early part of last week |at his usual position and then went 1 [to the shore with his family. Mr. Poindexter {s well known ia | this city. He is survived by his wife, who five. | Was Miss Steinhoff before her mar- riage which took place on September 24, 1885; four children, Pauline, Jesn, Victor and Wright Poindexter also Philadelphia and Richmond, 5 per- | OF. E cent.; Cincinnati, Detroit and Kansas SUrvive him. Mrs. Victor Poindexter City, 1 percent.: Little Rock, New |™a$ formerly Miss Ruth McMillan of York, Seranton and Washington, D. | this city. C., less than five tenths of 1 percent. SHOT BY ANGRY HUSBAND, Major Payne Dying at Hazard, Ky, From Wounds. Hazard, Ky, Aug. 7.—Major J. P. in the United States army, was ?Tabs' Drum Corps Wins Prize in Waterbury The Tabs' drum corps teok second prize for playing at a convention of fifery and drummers at Waterbury, Saturday. The Father Matthew corps’ 12% | Payne, a captain in the Baldwin Felt|of Hartford, for years recognized as 613 | Detective Agency., and former major One of the most proficient qorps in the shot | east was obliged to contest the right here yesterday by F. C. Huckaby, who |to first honors twice with the local is in jail charged with the shooting. | organization. Six shots were fired, three taking ef- ect not live. At the jail Huckaby is quot- ed as saying “He helped break up my home." Major Payne is said to have been paring depositions to fight a petition for divorce filed by Huckaby. The Huckabys lived at Lothair, Perry county, where the husband has been a telegraph operator. Payne and the two Huckabys came to Hazard a lit- tle before the shooting by went to her attorney's office in a building in the center of the town. Presently Payne came out of the at- torney's office and met Huckaby. It {s not known what he said, but som words passed between the two men, Suddenly Huckaby drew a revolver and began firing. WANT COAL CONFERENCE Cleveland, Aug. 7.—(By Associated Press)—Coal operatorsand union lead |ers who met here today for a wage conference looking toward ending the goft coal strike had virtuaily agreed to ask all absent operators particularly those of Indfana and Iilinois, to join in the conference here on Wednesday Operators in other states also will probably be asked to attend for the purpose of reaching wage agreements, RAILROAD MEN TO MEET Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 7..—After several years omission the annual meetings of the American association of railroad superintendents will be re- vived here August 23—25. It is ex- pected that problems pertaining to and growing out of the shopmen's . leke will be disgussed, Surgeons say Major Payne c.sn-| | | | assisting Huckaby's young wife {n pre- | | CANNOT RUN JITNEYS. ‘ Buffalo Court Rules That They Can. not Compete With Trolleys. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 7.—Operation | of jitneys in opposition ao &he trolley service of the International Railway Co. was declared illegal by Justice Pooley of the &ate swpreme court aoe day. Automoliles add auto buses have Mrs. Hucka- | P¢en haniiing the city's street traffic | since the International carmen struck on July 2. Two weeks ago the com- pany resumed eofferation with about 50 per cent of ™3 cars manned by im- o Ported workmen, but with virtually no public patronage. —_———— LEGAL NOTICES AU a Court of Probate helden at New Britain, within and for the District of Ber- lin, in the County of Hartferd and 8 of Connecticut, on the 7th day of A A. D, 1923 Present, Bernard F. Gaffney, Jud Estate of Archibald McBain. late of New Britain, in gsaid district deceased Upon ”d patition of Charlotte Hsasen of said Ne Britain, representing that she is a creditor of rald estate and praying that Letters of Administration may be granted thereon as per application on file more tully appears, it is Ordered—That sald application be heard and datermined at the Probate Ofce In New Britain, in aald district, on the 13th day of August, A, D), 1022, at 9 o'clock In the forenoon, and that netice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of he lishing this order in m lished in sald New Britain, culation in said district, and by . |copy thereof on the public signpost in the Town of New Britain, in sald distriet, sad return make, BERNARD F. GAFFNBY, Tudgs, S