New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1922, Page 13

SCHWARM FALSIFIE AT LAST MARRIAGE Centlicate Roturoed Here Signed 45 “Physiian” That Harold Schwarm, alias “Dr. Reginald Van de Vere' falsified in his application for a marriage license to wed Miss Lilllany Vilkomerson in this city on March 19, 1821, was in. dicated this atternoon in a perusal of the records-at the office of City Clerk A. L. Thompaon. Sohwarm," or Dr. Van de Vere as he called himself at that time, pre- sented himself and his wite at the town clerk's office on the afternoon of March 19, and explained that he wished to take out a marriage licen: In answering to questions, he sald he was 31 years of age, & physician and agwidower. His bride, he sald, ‘was alsa 31 years of age and a path- ologi His address was given as 66 Prospect street and her New York city. The malden name of Schwarm's mother was given as Helen Allco As- ter. Schwarm told Col. Thompson, who personally made out the license, that Ria father's name was Reginald Van de Vere, S8r. The “doctor” and his prospective bride, upon receiving the certificate went to the office of Albert A. Green- berg who performed the marriage earemony a justice of the peace. Until The Herald's perusal of the town clerk's flles revealed the facts today, {t was generally supposed that Schwarm's marriage to the Vilkomer- son woman—sald to be his fouth— was performed in New York city. $5,330,789 SAVING ‘Washington, Aug. 15.—The ship- ping board and emergency fleet cor- poration reduced its personnel by 3,158 between June 13, 1921 and Aug- ust 1, 1922 at an aggregate saving of $5,336,789, it was announced today by Chairman Lasker. FAYOR HTEL HERE Officials of Two Big Corporations in New York Approve of New Britain As Good Investment. New Britain's proposed new hotel may be practically assured following an important conference at the Shut- tle Meadow club this afternoon. John C. Loomis, treasurer of the Comnrer- eial Trust company, and president of the Chamber of Commerce, which or- ganizations are backing the proposi- tion, met with W. L. Damen, presi. dent of The American Hotels in New York and Mr. Wiggin, vice-president of the United Hotels, in that city. Both men expressed themselves as being in faver of coming to this clty and building a medern hetel. BAD MAN, 11, FOILS PURSUIT. Kentucky ‘Prodigy Prowls Pulls Gun, Flips Train, Corbin, Ky, Aug. 15.—~Claude Eagle i» oply 11, but he has made a mighty good start toward living up to his surname; {n fact, he is already the bad man of Carbin. The boy started on his career as desperado when Lonnie Hubbard found him ransacking his house. Hubbard expected to pick the child up and carry him heme, but Claude drew a revolver as if he meant busi. ness and Hubbard said ‘do tell” with appropriate gesture Hubbard and a policeman overtook othe boy as he was boarding a freight train which was pulling out. They jumped on, but Claude stood them off with a couple of shots ever their heads. Only when the train stopped near a river did the boy let the men lower their hands. Then he aban. doned both pistol and coat, swam the river andgescaped. Homse, 49 IN MINE RIOT SURRENDER 83 Others Are Still Held For Trial Raid at Cliftonville. Wellsburg, W. Va., Aug. 15.—For- ty-nine men wanted by \the Brooke county authorities in connection with the fatal fight at the Clifton mine in Cliftenville, near here, July 17, today surrendered to the Pennsylvania au- thorities at Aveila, Pa., and were brought to Wellsburg by a detach- ment of state police just as the grand jury began its investigation of the battle, The prisoners were arraigned in caurt and held to await the action of the grand jury. FEighty.three other men arrested shortly after the fight are in jall here or in Whealing. Developments came at Avella today through activity of Wesf Virginia and Pennsyivania authorities, who worked on the theory that the mob which at- tacked the mine was organized In Avella. The Clifton mine was operat- ing in a non-union basis, while the mines in the vicinity of Avella, a few miles across the Pennsylvania border were unionized and closed by the strike. In the fight at Cliftonville Sherift H. H. Duval and six of the attacking party were killed. BUFFALO JIT! Flivver Fleet Can Cop the Nimble Nickel at Tecast Till Sept. 20. Buffalo, Aug. 16.—Justice Kruse of Oiean has granted an automatic stay in the case of the International Rail- way againat the Jitney Owners' As- sociation, which will permit the jit- neys to eperate here until the case is argued before the appellate division As the Appeliate Division dees not meet unti] Sept. 29, the International which has been trying to break a| seven-week strike of its carmen, will have at least six weeke' open opposi- tion from the jitney drivers. YS WIN STAY. Councilman to Begin Studies for Ministry Thé resignation of Councliman Ed- ward Peterson of the feurth ward will be presented tomorrow ecvening &t the regular meeting of the com- mon council. He will enter & theos iagical seminary at Chiel 1L, and may eventually eater t miaistry. line. who tried to rescue Wiedorn had a SAY CLARK, CHILDS BUCKETED MILLIONS Trustee Charges Firm Waa in Reality Partner of Bankrupt Chandler & Co, New York, Aug. 15.~~Charges of ‘bucketing’’ on a large soale, involv. ing the New York Stock Exchange firm of Clark, Childs & Co. of 165 Broadway with the bankrupt broker- age firm of Chandler Brothers & Co. In transactions running into millions of dollars, are contained in the com- plaint filed yesterday in the suit which Willard P, Darrows of Philadelphia trustee for the bankrupt firm, has brought in the Supreme Court here, The New York SBtock Exchange and | James F. A. Clark, Herbert H. Childs, Charles A. Morse, Frederick Pulsifer, W. Channing Burbank, Willlam L. Meftert, Richard Wharton and Hane : | Nowa, as members of Clark, Childs & | Co., are defendants in the action. Mr. Barrows is seking to recover the pro- ceeds of thesale of a seat on the New York Btock Exchange once held by Fred T. Chandler. This sum said to be approximately $90,000, is being held in trust by the Stock Exchange pending the litigation. He also asks for an accounting of the joint relations alleged to have existed between Clark, Childs & Co. and Chandler Brothers & Co. during the nine months prior to the latter's fail. ure, when the insolvent irm was un. der the management of the former concern, Chandler Brothers & Co. had offices n Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago as well as in New York. The firm was adjudged bankrupt in the United States District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania, August 17, 1821. Al- though the papers in the Supreme Court Suit here were served on 1. V., Cox secretary of the New York Stock Exchange for their participation as defendant, the complaint was not filed in the County Clerk's office until yes. terday. REJECT HARDING'S OFFER Raflroad Labor Board Makes Public Decision Concerning Presidential Sottlement Effort. Washington, Aug. 15 — (By Asgo- clated Press) — Leaders of the rail- road labor organizations today made public the rejection of President Harding’s final offer for settlement of the national strike of shop craftsmen but declared that attempts to mediate the difficulties by direct dealings be- tween railroad executives and heads of the four brotherhoods were still in progress. The union leaders after a confer- ence also made public a statement de- claring that the railroad executives by their responses to the president's final offer had also “declined to accept tha p?umem'. proposition” and had not even agreed to permit all employes now on strike to return to work.” YOTE T0 DISSOLVE Certificate of Dissolution by meat of Stockholders is Filed, Date of August 10, The Hardware City Loan corpora- tion, which was organized during the war for the purpose of helping em- ployes of local factories bulld their own homea, will be dissolved, accord- ing to a legal notice published in to- day's Herald. The notice states that every stock- holder haa eigned an agreement that the corporate existence of the corpo- ration shall be terminated. The agree- ment {s dated August 10, FOR TRAIN SAFETY Councilman Will Submit Proposal to Agree- Require ‘ew Haven” Locomotives to Run in Advance of Coaches. At tomorrow night's session of the common council, a requeat will be| made by Councilman Stephen A Lynch that the “New Haven' railroad be required to run its locomotive ahead of the coaches on return trips| over the New Britain to Berlin line The councilman has noticed, he ex- plains, that trains coming into the city from Berlin are run without switching the locomotive to the front. He is desirous of having .the change made in the intereats of safety. LOSFS RACE WITH DEATH. Mrs. Korten Dies as Son is Speeding to Her from Oklahoma. 8ea Cliff, L. I, Aug. 15.—When Mre. Hannah Korten of Sea Cliff, widow of Henry O. Korten, New York art photographer, who died s eral years ago, was taken with a su den and serious attack of pleurisy yesterday and brought to the Glen Cove hospital friends immediately telegraphed to her son, Harry Kor- ten, representative of the Middle States Oil company in Ardmore, Okla He answered that he was leaving for his mother's bedside at once. It will be impossible for him to arrive in New York before noon Wednesday and Jate last night his mother died at the hospital. Another son, Elmer Korten, was with her, BOY IS DROWNED Waterbury, Aug. 15.—Robert Wie- dorn, 8, of 150 Birch street, was drowped this afternoon while swim- the Roy Degnan, 10, Waterbury-Thomaston town a companion, | low narrow escape from drowning. The police are searching for the Wiedorn | boy's body. | MRS MALLORY WINS Forest Hill, N. Y, Aug. 15.—Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, the playing through champion, defeated Mra I'rank Godfrey of Brookline, Mass, in straight sets, 6-2, 6.2, in the second round of the womoa's national turf tennis championship tournament to- day. PERSONALS. Misa Gertrude Andeuon is spending a few weeks' vacation at Indian CITY ITEMS. Burritt Gr of this city will have charge of the program at the observ. ance of “Nelghbors' Night,” at the Bristol grange, Friday evenin A large crowd from this city pi to g0 aver, Mra. A, H. Schilling is seriously 11| at her home on 65 Harrison street, Hilary Morris has leased the second floor of a bullding at 285 Lafayette street, to the A/ D. L. club, for three years. Lioyd F. McCarthy, & granite cut. | ter of 73 Russell street, an¥ Miss May B. Stewart of Barre, Vt., took out a marriage license today. The estate of the late Annie T. Gayler has been (nventoried at $1,076.49, $1,000 of which is repre- sented in a mortgage held by the deceased while the remainder {s in bank deposits, Joseph Thomas Hopsia of 121 Ma- ple. street, and Miss Beatrix E, Nowell of Hungerford Court, took out & marriage license today. DEATHS AND FUNERALS George Matulis, The funeral of George Matulls of 74 Seymour street will be held at his home at 8:45 o'clock tomorrow morns ing and 9 o'clock from 8t. Andrew's Lithuanian church. Burial will be in St. Mary's new cemetery. BIG FOUR IN CONFERENCE A Firemen and Trainmen Enginoers, Complain of Condition of Now Haven Rolling Stock. New Haven, Aug, 15.—A committee from the “big four brotherhoods is scheduled to confer here this aftter- roon with C. L. Bardo, gencral man. ager of the N. Y., N, H. & H. rail- road. Complaints of engineers, fire- men, conductors and trainmen in re- gard to the condition of locomotives and rolling stock on the New Haven road were to be presented to Mr. Bardo by the committee. Brotherhood leaders said last night that a joint meeting of the “big four" workers would be held here soon and that 1t was likely that some of £he members of these organizations would refuse to work if they considered the railroad equipment to be unsafe. WOMAN'S WOUND A MYSTERY Mrs. W. C. Barnwell of Savannah Shot | While Alone in Room, Savannah, Ga, Aug. 15.—Mrs. w.} G. Barnwell, well known in society in| this city, is near death‘in the Talfait hospital from a pistol shot wound in| the head inflicted at a late hour last |night at her country home at W hne‘ Bluff. Just how she was wounded &a’ a mystery, She has not recovered| consciousness, and no explanation of the affair hay been given. Mr. and Mrs. Barnwell dined last evening with friends in Montgomery, a few miles from their home. They reached home late in the evening. Mrs. | Barnwell went into the house and her husband went into the garage to put| up the automobile. | Mr. Barnwell heard a shot, and| when he reached his wife's bedroom | he found her wounded. An automa- | tic revolver was kept in the dresser, | and it is Dbelieved Mrs. Bnrnwen‘ picked this up and that it was dln- charged accidentally. She had been‘ in a very happy humor and seemed without a care in the world. Mrs. Barnwell was Miss Vida Chis- holm. She was married ten or 12 vears ago and has two children, a |boy and a girl. Her sisters are Mrs. George F. Tennille, Mrs. J. Ferris Cann and Mrs. Lawrence Maxwell. WRECK INQUIRY ON | | Witness Tells of Finding Stones on| B. and A. Tracks. | Worcester, Mass, Aug. 15.—A num- | week, | from lower Yosemite Falls, 1,000 feet EW ENGLAND R R. MEN IN CONFERENCE | WALl STREET STI]EK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall street, 1:30 p. m.~Orders from outside sources counter bal. anced speculative pressure in several of the leaders llke Mexican Pet. and Studebaker with the list in general ccatinuing to give an {mpressive show of strength, The Plerce-Arrow fssue, | Standard Ofl of Callf, Virginia, Car. clina Chem. ptd., Texas Gulf, Bulphur, Weatern Union and Elkhorn Fuel were bid.up {n,s spirited fashion. Quotations furnished by Putnam & Company, - High Am Bt Bug ..., 48 Am Can 8y Am Cr & Fdy..172% Am Cot Oll ... 18y Am Loco 110% Am Bm & R Am Bg Rf cm.. Am Sum Tob .. Am Tel & Tel..122% Am Tob 150 Am Wool .2y . B3y Ate Tp & 8 P, 101§ AtGuit & WTI, 81y Bald Loco ..., 123% Baltimore & O . 574 Beth Steel B .. 70% Canada, Pacific 141% Cen Leath Co , 1% Ches & Ohio ... 78% ChiMil & 8t P, 3% ChiR Yol & P. 447% Chile Copper . 23% Chino Copper .. 20% Con Gas e 121% Corn Prod Ret 114% Crucible Steel .. 94 % Cuba Cane Bugar 16% Erle ........ Erie 1st ptd Gep Electric . |Gen Motors ... Goodrick BF ... Gt North ptd .. Insp Copper ... Inter Con .. |Inter Con ptfd .. |Tnt Mer Marine . Allis-Chalmers Pacific Ofl Int Nickel Int Paper Kelly Spring Tr Kennecott Cop.. Lacka Steel ., Lehigh Val 6554 Mex Petrol .17“4 Midvale Steel .. 353 Mis Pae .. .28y NYCen....9% NYNH&H.. 81% Norf & West . Uélfi North Pac .... - Pure Ofl x div. Pan Am P & T. Penn R R . Pierce Arrow .. Pitts Coal Ray Con Cop .. Reading . N Repl & 8 3 Royal D N Y., Sinclair Ofl Ret 8outh Rail South Pacifi Studebaker Co Texas Co . Texas & Pacific. Tob Products Trans Ofl ... Union Pac .. Unit Re St U 8 In Also U 8 Rub Co .. U & Steel U 8 Steel pfd. .. Utah Cop Willys Over Westin'hs . Mid States Ofl Con Tex . Seasion at m to Discusa Opinjon of Leaders Toward Con- solidation of Roads Boston, Aug. 15.—Committees ap- pointed by the governors of the New England states to determine the atti. tude of this section toward a consoll- dation of the New FEngland raliro conferred at the state house today. The conference was not open to the public. Governor Cox in opening the ses- sion lared that for some time the leading roads of the section had net been able to earn sufficient money to pay/ dividends and that their credit was seriously impaired. “So far as I know,” the govermor sald, “no one, not even the rallroad officials are satisfled with the present service which s given by the New England raliroads. “I¢ New England can agree upon a| plan to present to the interstate com- merce commission I belleve their united support would go far towards shaping the findl decision of that tri. bunal.’ BEQUESTS 70 CHURCH Catholic Institutions Benefit in Will of Late Rev. Michael McKeown, of New Haven. Low Close 5% L1 New Haven, Aug. 15.—The will of Rev. Michael McKeown, pastor of Sacred Heart church who died last bears the scriptural passage trom the 13th verse of Isiah: “Take order to thy house, thou shalt die and not live."” He made 20 charitable bequests| either $1,000 or $500 each to insti- tutions of the Roman Catholic church. Among these are St. Thomas seminary, House of the Good Shep- herd and St. Agnes’ Home in Hart. ford each $1,000 and $500 each to | the St. Edward's chapel at Stafford | Eprings and 8t. Mary's church at Coventry. The value of the estate is not indicated. NO MONEY TO CHINA Japanese Foreign Office Adopts Policy of “Hands Off’ During Un- settled Conditions. Tokio, Aug. 14 (By the Associated Press)—The foreign office has issued | a statement that no money will be loaned the Chinese government dur. ing the present unsettled conditions in China. Japan is adhring stricfly to a poliecy of non-interference in China's domestic affairs the statement said. for ng 443 387% 9% 118% 80 29 T4% 457% 1% 873 163 5% 2% 595 301, 257% 9114 1243 461 313 8% 18% 145 65% 6834 87 1001 1108 845 6% 61y 121 10 307 28 KLUX SEEK ATLANTA POST. gz:‘fi Mayoralty Race Finds Police Chief Out to Beat Klan. ‘ Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 15.—The Ku | Klux Klan is the leading issue in the mayoralty campaign of the city where it was reincarnated by Imperial Wiz- | ard William Joseph Simmons. Chief of Police James L. Beavers, who has been asked to join the klan but has flatly refused, is running for mayor on a strict anti-klan platform. He declares the Ku Klux a menace to the body politic and asserts if elected he will keep it strictly within the law. Beaver's chief opponent is Coun. cilman W. A. Sims, said to have klan | support, but who is silent on the sub- Jject. 120 65% % 623 12% 103 .82y 128 LA (Judd & Co.) Bid .630 (855 163 187 1183 Spencer com 25 261 Asked 640 (111 165 180 121 Aetna Life Travelers Hfd Elec Lllht . Am Hardware Bige-Hfd Cpt Co Billings & Billings & Spencer pM Rristol Brass .. Colt's Arms Eagle Lock Hart and Cooley Tanders, F Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd SAVED AT YOSEMITE FALLS. Tourists Marooned on 1,000-Foot Rocks Rescued by Rangers. Yosemite, Cal, Aug. 15.—Ivan An- derson, Robert Hones and Clifford Freeze, all of Salt Lake, who were marooned Saturd. on the Rocky Apron, which sefarates the upper o 29 501 108 ! 4 o, from the floor of the valley, were res- ber of large piaces of flat stones from | 8 to 18 inches in length were found | on the tracks of the Boston and Al \knn) railroad at a point where mnrke on the tie indleated that the wheels had first-left the tracks, according to| the testimony of Jeremiah A. Lee of | | Pittsfield, conductor of the Berkshire | |express, which was wrecked at Pul.| ‘nan\ Lane, August 8 causing U\o‘ deaths and injuries to about 20 per-| sons. | The testimony was offered in dis-| |trict court today where Speclal Jus- mce Whiting conducted an ifquest on‘ |the deaths of Engineer Herbert E. Russell and Fireman Robert C m-‘ Donald who were killed in the ncci-l dent. } VET ENDS 7-YEAR SEARCH ‘ Harding's Efforts Find \\Ile and Tvm¢ Children in Russian Maze. Springfield, Mass, Aug. 15.—Mi- | |chaei Leavy, a wounded world war| veteran, was notified today by the |American Legion that through the| efforts of DPresident Harding. the state department, the Legion and the |consuiar service at Warsaw, Poland, | [his wife and two children would be |reunitad to him after seven years' separation. Leavy has vainly sdught to locate his family, who went back to Russian | Poland in 1915 when Mrs. Leavy learned her two brothers had enltst- in the Czar's army, leaving her |aged parents uncared for. When 'he' ed [Tnited States entered the war Leavy| |enlisted in 60th infantry and his leg was ehattered by the bursting of a machine gun. H<a sought vainly to ming in the Naugatuek river just be- find his family until a letter was sent direct to #he president. whoese efforts | located the missing ones Leavy's family sells for this coun- try August 28 Crank Car, Gears in Mesh, Reckless Driving thl‘ged New Haven, Aug. 15.—Nathan Py- cone, who cranked his car while it was in second gear yesterday and saw | it start up and crash into a truck, was| charged today with reckless driving. | The man just escaped being run over by his car. Thae incident oc-| curred under the eyes of a traffic| officer. The car was smashed. Peck, Stow and “l\co‘ Russell Mfg Co Stanley Works com Stanley Works pfd Térrington com Tnlon Mfg Co 31% 87 51 . 28 . 45 45 cued yesterday by rangers. The resculng party of four tied | themselves together with a half-inch rope. Hundreds watched as search- lights guided the rangers. IS MAYORS' DAY. New London, Aug. 18.—S8aturday |will be observed as mayors' day at Camp Forbes, the disabled veterans' camp at Niantic. Mayors of Con- necticut cities and other officials have been invited to visit the camp on that day. Next Sunday has been designated Veterans of All Wars Day. fan NEW YORK CLEARING I((H'!I' REPORT Exehanges 100,000 Balances n 300,000 “X0," SAYS OLES AGAIN, He'll Not Run for Governor ‘“Just to Please Politicians.” Youngstown, O., Aug. 15.—George L. Oles, who resigned as mayor of Youngstown in June and who has| been considering a revival of his in- | dependent candidacy for governor of | Onfo, which he launched and then abandoned last spring. vesterday an- nounced definitely that lwe will not run. “I am not going to be a candidate to pleass the politicians and defeat- ed candidates,” he said “T found | that the offers of support and money came from peliticians and people who would expect a favor in return.” DETEC1IVES AWAY, Business for the local detective bureau was so slow toddy that the place was locked up There were a number of minor reports at head- quanzrl. none of whieh required special attention, and the detectives | were not in evidence about the station. BIRTI"I.‘ AT HOSPITAL Three haby hoys were born today at the New Britain general hospital to the following proud parents: Mr. and Mrs, Albert Hoffman of 100 Co. lumbia strest, Mr. and Mrs, Thom.:y MeDonald of 52 Lake street and Mr, | and Mra Axel Peterson of 29 Faxen place. .\IOB‘ S}TTS COAL AFIRE. PUBLISHERS PROTERT RATES Acts on Railroad Charges on Rotogravure Sections Washington, Aug. 15—A case of interest to the newspapers of the United States is now in the hands of | Thirty Carloads Are Unloaded and | the Interstate Commerce Commission. Torch Applied to Them, |Some time age certain railroads can- Sparta, 111, Aug. 15, (By Associated | celed the existing baggage rates on Press) —Thirty cars of coal being newapapers, {llustrated supplements, hauled from non-union fields in Ken- | including rotogravure sections, ship- tucky were uncoupled from a Mobile | ped from printing establishments to & Ohio train, unloaded and the coal| the newspaper publishers. Various set afire by a crowd of men at Percy, | newspapers afected claim the rates near here, late vesterday, according| which supersede the baggage rates to advices received here would be prohibitve The fire was still burning today. Following the notice by the rail- 0 | roads of cancellation of the baggage McCORMICK BUYS FIOME. rates, vice Commissioner, coumsel for Chicago, Aug. 15.—HArold F. Mec-|the newspapers affected, flled a brief Cormick, who recently married Gan. with the commission, and as a result na Walska, the opera singéer in the commission suspended the order Paris, is reported to have purchased canceling the rate until Nov, 28, a home for his bride in Lake Forest,| A conference of publishers and ai. a Chicago suburban district, ‘lled industries will be held in New It 1s said the purchase was made York at 406 West Thirty-first street in another name, the property to be|to decide upon another conference to listed under the name of Mrs. Ganna be held Sept.8, in advance of a hearing Walska-McCormick upen the couple's | September 11 in the same city by an teturn from the honeymoon in|examiner from the Interstate Cbm- Europe. merce Commission. L CC (Succensors to Stanley R. Eddy, Manager We Offe?:— Price to JUDD We Offer— NORTH NEW BRITAIN Telephone 2580 Members ——— WE OFFER: Prices on application. JOHT Waterbury Danbury Middletown G. F. GROFF, Mgr.—~Room 309, Capital $2,000,000.00. Foreign Exchange LETTERS OF CREDIT Bank by mail. | CAT RETRIEVES GOLF BALLS bed on the Little White Sphere and Pussy Does the Rest. There will be no more lost golf balls on the Forest Hills links, ac. cording to a story emanating from thet section of Long Island today. Golfers, both amateur and profes- sional, who just can’t help but “slice intg the rough” do not worry aba finding the balls. And even caddi are laughing up their sleeves and feeling that a large amount of their work has been aliminated the. experiment 1t | happened yesterday. They had been losing & number of balls which re. fused to keep to the fairway, when a dbrilliant idea occurred to one of them “'Peter,” a neighbor's cat | olution Catnip was the wheraby the end was achieved. The method was simple They merely rubbed catmip on the ball, and | “Peter retrieved the sphere every time Inasmuch as most shots went into wh reig1 territory, Peter's services proved invaluable The scheme | worked spiendidly. Peter did not care ‘or fences, trees, or gand piles He knew what he was after | He knew what he was after, pointed ‘hl- feline nose straight ahead and | stopped only when he dropped the | ball at the feet of his friends. The only fly in the ointment is the fact that Peter's owner refused to let him do this work regularly. It is ru- mored that caddies have taken to | training cats, | sponsible for was the means CHICAGO'S VALUE RAISED, Total Property Assessed This Ycar at Chicago, 111 g the property of Chicago County, #both real and personal ed for taxation this year is $3.507,871,774, acording to a completed by Paul Wiedel clerk of the board of assessors. This represents an increase of $361,533,132 over the board re- view's figures for 1921 on which the public paid taxes this vear The report showed that the real es- | tate as A this yvear has a total value of $2,806,802990 as against Cook list- worth report chief and $2,237,077,628 confirmed by the board | of review last year The personal property, valuation completed by the assessors recently. showed a total of 8973,078 784, as againet $841.261,014 last year an-mtnnt are said to ripen best by ‘(he light of the moon. New Britaln Notional Bank Bldg. Hartford Stock Exchange Donsld R. Safe Deposnt Boxes, Settlement of Estates. | Just a Little Estence of ‘Catnip Rub- | Two Forest Hills residents are re-| Members New Yul Htock Exchange Members Hartford Stock Exchange Richter & Ca.) 31 Weat Main 5t, Tel. 3040 FULLER BRUSH CO., 7% 1ST PFD. STOCK Stock if bought now carries the Sept. 1st decnd. yield 7% & CO. MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE & JUDD To Yield Approximately 6% Thomson, Tem & Co. Hartford 3 10 Central Row Telephone 3-4141 S Members New York Stock Exchange Hart, Mgr. Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. Automobile Insurance Company, at the marke We Do Not Accept Margin Accounts P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New Torkg STOCKS BONDS Direct Private Wire to New York and Boston New Bavea Springfield N. B, Natl Bank Blag—Tel 1013 The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Corner Main and Pearl Streets, Hartford, Conn. lus Funds $2,000,000.00 00 and upwarda. . 5 to all parts of the world. — GENERAL BANKING It is safe and saves time. |WIFE FORGIVES HER WANDERING HUBBY | Takes Colonel on Kentucky Govess | nor's Staff ome and Tells Mim He is Forgivea Warfleld, Ky., Aug. 15.—After fi ing with the wife of a brother mini; | ter more ‘than a year ago the Rev. U. 8. Hall, who besides being a parson is a politician, lawyer, farmer, scheel teacher and colonel on Governér Mor. row's staff, has been captured in Pere ry county. Cel. Hall's companion oa his flight, in which both degerted large familles, was the wite of the Rev. John Stevengon. Her brothers and the Sheridf of Martin county had kept up tlv-'n rch for the couple aver since they ffed, and finally gained knowledge of their whereabouts through a fugitive who traded {a= formation for immunity. The couple were in Perry ceunty, where Col. Hall was at work in the railroad yards. He was brought bagk ' to Martin county. His wife went to the jail, forgave him and helped ob« tain bail for him. When he was re. leased she took him back te his home and ten children. Mrs. Stevenson re- mained in Perry county. It is re« ported she and her husband will be reconciled. BRIDGE KILLED IN CAR CRASN. Stone Throyn by Paseing Auto Hita Husband, Who Loses Control. Rockford, 11, Aug. 15.—~Mrs. lone Moore, aged 17, was killed and her husband, Marshall Moore, aged 19, and her @ister, Eva Griffith, aged 13, were slightly hurt when Moore, hit on the head by a stone thrown through the windshield of his car by the tire of a passing automobile, tell | unconscious at the steering wheel and his car ran into a ditch and turned over MORE RAILROAD MEN 00T Train Service and Switchmen at C. M. and St. P, Shops Refuse to Work Under Guard in Roundhouse, Green Bay, Wis. Aug. 15.—All train service men and switchmen at {the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paml shops here refused to go to work fo= day because of armed guards in the | roundhsuse New shop emploves were stoned by etrike sympathizers last night and |guards fired a volley over the heads |ot the attackers.