New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1922, Page 13

INDICTED BY JURY Harry K. Barr and John A, Kirsch Arraigned For Violating Customs Laws, New York, Sept. 7.—Harry K. Barr, president of the Barr Shipping corp., and John A. Kirsch, a commlssion merchant, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violation of the oustome law it was disclosed today when the two appeared before Feder- al Judge Foster for arraignment. The indictment was returned secret- ly several days ago. Four others indicted with Barr and Kirsch, have not yet been found by federal authorities it was stated. Onme of the four, Alex Karlin, who {s said &t times to have represented the Rus- sian soviet government has left the country. Barr and Kirsch entered pleas of not guilty and were released in $5,000 bail each. a [4 The customs violation alleged was in connection with the unloading of 60 drums of alcohol here recently from the steamship Javary. SHANGHAIED, ESCAPE Three Men Who Jumped From Boat Tell Tale of Having Been Kidnap- ped to Scrve on Expedition. Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—A talk of being Shanghaled by treasure seekers bound on an expedition for the Lus- tania's gold, was told today by three men who jumped into Delaware river yesterday as the craft was steaming seaward. They were picked up by a tug and turned over te a police boat. The men, John Flynn, Edward Wat- ers and Herman Roth, said they had fitted here By a salvaging company for the Lusitania project. They had un- derstood they sald, that the vessel wag not to sail until tomorrow but that while they were at work in the hold the craft got under way. When they remonstrated with the captain, they continued, he refused to pay at- tention to them, Then they jumped. They will be questioned further by the police. st TWO WIVES AGREE TO SHARE FORTUNE Mate of John Bock When He Was in Poverty Meets Mate of Later . Wealthy Days. Chicago, Sept. 7.—Mrs. Lottie Bock, mate of John Bock, wealthy Califor- nia in the days ot his poverty in Chi- cago today was a step nearer a share of his fortune wrested from the gold flelds of Alaska after he deserted her to later bestow the comforts of wealth on a new wife, Eleanor. The two wives met, according to At- torney John Duffy in the office where preliminary arrangements for dividing the Bock fortune were made. With her search ended, Mrs. Eleanor Bock now shuns the publicity upon which she depended to find the companion of John Bock's lean years. Bock has agreed to Eleanor's plan and, as far as Alaska gold will do it, is ready to pay his debt to the girl he left behind when he staked his claims in Klondike years ago. LAKE NAMES BYRNE Hartford, Sept: 7.—Governor Lake today appointed John J. Byrne of Putnam to be state bank commission- er to fill out the unexpired term of John K. Bissland whose death occur- red last July. My. Byrne, who has been a ‘deputy bank commissioner, Louis Bandberg lowitz Brothers, grocers, was held this morning at the office of Referee Edward M. Yeomans at Hartford. No divdend was declared but property on Maple South Main street will be sold within 10 days in order to liquidate the as- sets. DEATHS AND FUNERA Mrs. Louis Sandberg. Mrs, Gerda J, C. Bandberg, wite of of 14 Connerton reet, died at her home last night. She was 60 years old and besides her husband she leaves three sons, Ture, Cornelius and sister in Sweden and a brother New York. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Baturday afternoon at her late home, quist, church, will officlate, and the burial will be in Fairview cemetery. . Richard Sandberg; a in Rev. Dr. Abel Ahl- of the Swedish Lutheran ‘ONIFSY OUNPSBGIS Sebastiano Rossitto, the three- months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. In- nocenzo Rossitto, street, died yesterday afternoon, funeral was held this morning and the burial was in St. cemetery. 51 Franklin The of Mary's new BANKRUYT HEARINGS Koplowitz Brothers to Dispose of Property—Sadecki Offers 15 Pc. A meeting of the creditors of Kop- East Main street and street The hearing of oJseph Sadecki was Coroner Mix questioned the officers this morning which was adjourned to September 18, pending the acceptance by th creditors of a composition of 15 per cent. WED IN FARMINGTON Fred A. Miles of Farmington and Miss Genevieve M. Kulick of this city, were married in Farmington, Tuesday, by Rev. E. Ernest Wilson. of the marriage certificate was filed today at the town clerk's office. Mr. | Miles is in the insurance business and A copy accepted work offered them by a fire-| has been acting commissioner since | his bride’s occupation was that of a man of the steamship Blakeley, out- the death of Mr. Bissland. domestic. The proof of the argument, that it is betjer to start saving for your next year’s vacation after you had this year’s, was demonstrated by the large number who joined the Trust Co’s vacation savers last Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Are you going to be one of those who will receive a fine check next June? Yes, we believe you will, and are inviting you to come in and take out a membership. 50c, $1.00, $2.00 each week for 40 weeks, a check to you in June, 1923—a’ good vacation assured you—that’s the story. Open Saturday Evenings, 7 to 9 o’clock City Items Miss Katheryn Andres and Miss Anna Geissler, of 14 Warlock street, have returned after. spending the summer with Mrs. E. J. Mayo, of Hood River, Oregon. Mrs. Mayo formerly was Miss Lilllan Andres, of this city. mma M. Schaal, teacher of plano, will resume teaching on Sept. 11th, 8tudio, No. 424 Park street.—advt. A horse belonging to the Home Baking company, ran away this after- noon on North street, smashing the wagon. Deputy Judge B. W. Alling has re- turned to this citysafter a vacation trip to Canada. POISONED NOUTS Two Children Who Picked And Ate Meats From Trees Dead— Four Others Sick in Hospital. New York, Sept. 7. — Sickened by nuts they shelled and ate in a park yesterday afternoon, two children in the Bronx were near death today and four of their little companions were fll in a RQoapital. The youngsters noticing the burred nuts in a tree col- lected some and after eating their flll took some home to give to other ¢hil. dren. Soon they became sick. The ages of the stricken children range from 2 to 8 years. MILLIONS INVOLYED Property Is Near Chicago “Gold Coast” Claimed on Strength of Old Deeds Recorded. Chicago, Sept. 7.—From out of the musty pagee of the city's history a legal battle was under way today to obtain possession of 160 acres of north side lake front property known as the ‘“gold coast” valued at millions of dollars. A claim to the and Elizabeth Schmidt. Seven hundred and twenty defend- ants, including some of wealthiest citizens were named in the document. Claim to the tract dates back to the time when the property mentioned was an {sland. FIGHT RUM RUNNERS Policeman in Pittsburgh Wounded, As Is Man Attempting to Loot Government Warehouse. Pittsburgh, Sept. T.—Whiskey thieves at work in the Economy Dis- tilling Co. plant, a government ware- | house at Fair Oaks, near here, were surprised by police early today and in the ensuing battle two men were wounded. warehouse, 12 barrels of whiskey. The thieves with seven barrels of whiskey on a truck were ready to depart when the. police arrived, Police Sergeant Noland was shot in the leg. One of the: robbers was wounded in the hip. The others es- caped. | Institute Equity Suit To Recover War Patents Washington, Sept. 7.—A suit in equity against the Chemical Founda- i tion t6 recover German patents sold by the government during the war, probably will be filed in Wilmington, Del, Saturday, Attorney General Daugherty said today. If the patents are recovered, he added, their dispo- sition will be left to congress. FEUD FATALITY. Cork, S. C., Sept. 7.—A quarrel last night between members of the fami- lies of J. M. Taylor and William Faris had resulted today in the death of |two members of the Taylor family while three others were in a hospital, one of whom was expected to die. Faris who was charged with having fired on the Taylors with a shotgun was in the state penitentiary at Col- umbia ‘where he had been rushed for safekeeping. LEE'S GRANDSON DIES. Roanoke, Va., Sept. 7.—Col. Rob- ert E. Lee, grandson of Gen. R. E. Lee, died here this morning. SPEAKS TO ROTARY Howard Strong, who last night ad- dressed the Chamber of Commerce di- rectors delivered an interesting ad- dress before a joint meeting of the Rotary club and Chamber of Com- merce members today. Wouldn’t You Say,—*That It Is A Natural Desire On the Part Of 999 Of the People To Save”’? The Real Task In Most Cases Is To Make the Start—That’s the Real Job—Have You Started? Try Putting Away Just A Dollar ($1.00) Regularly And See How Fast They Will Build Up An Agcount. 4159 Interest Too. We Pay You The Burritt Savings Bank Open Saturday Evening 7 to 9 Corner Church and Main | Cen Leath Co many iground was filed by Herman Krueding Chicago's Two gangs of robbers entered the One party escaped with other WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS 10:30 a. m. — A steady recovery from yesterday's pronounced weak- nees took place at the opening of to- day’s stock market, reflecting favor- able overnight developments in the industrial and railroad labor situa- tions. There were a few declines, bur With the exception of aMryland Ofl, which dropped a point, they were all of a fractional nature. Conspicuous strength was shown by Pullman and Burns brothers A, each of which climbed two points and Chicage Pneumatic Tool which broke through to a new high for the year on a gain of 1 1-4 points. Gains of at least a point were recorded by Studebaker, Union Pacific, Consolidated Gas, Am'n Loco, and Utah Copper, while mod- | erate improvement was noted in Bald- win, Am'n Woolen, Am'n Telephone, Continental Can, Producers and Re- finers, U. B, Steel, common, Mexican Pet, and Canadian Pacific. | Quotations furnished by Putnam & Company. High Bt Sug 463 Can o0 . 03% Cr & Fdy...188% Am Cot Oil ... 28 Am Loco . 122% Am Sg Rf cm., 84% Am Sum Tob .. 37 Am Tel & Tel...126% Am Tob . 167% Am Wool ......101% Ana Cop 55% Atc Tp & S F..103% At Gulf & W1I . 30 Bald Loco .... 1317% Baltimore & O . 58% Beth Steel B .. 78% Can Pacific .. 148 40% 76% 331 48% 28% Low Clos | 40% 407 | 623 63 187% 188% 21% 21% 121% 122% 84 8% 36% 863 128% 126% 185 167% 97% 101% 563 65% 108% 1033 20 80 120% 131% 51% 61% 780 18% 1471 147% 40% 407 % T6% 321, 83 41% 4T 23% 23% 30% 307 141 1443 17 118y 963% 97% 143 14% 87 81% 15% 16% 251 25% 1773 178 14 14% 3435 343 &93%% 04% a% 42y Am Am Am Ches & Ohio ... Chi Mil & St P . Chi RIsl& P .. Chile Copper .. Chino Copper .. 313 Con Gas 1447 Corn Prod Ref 110% Crucible Steel .. 97% Cuba Cane Sugar 141 Endicott-John .. 871 Erie oo 167 Erie 1st pfd .., 25% Gen Electric ...178 Gen Motors ... 14% Goodrick BF ... 35% Gt North pfd .. 94 Insp Copper . 42% Inter Con ...... 1% Int Mer Marine . 14 Int Mer Mar ptd 57% Allis-Chalmers . 59% Pacific Ol ..... 57% Int Nickel 17% Int Paper 60% Kel Spring Tire. 427% Kenn Copper .. 37% Lack Steel ... 80 Lehigh Valley . 693 Midvale Steel .. 35% Mex Petrol 191% Miss Pacific 22% N Y Central-. 981 NYNHG&H.. 82% Norflk & West.123% North Pacific .. 887 Pure Ofl ...... 831 Pan A P & T..51% Penn R R.. 46 % Pitts Coal ...... 71% Ray Con Cop .. 16% Reading ... 7914 Rep I & 8 72 Roy D, N Y 55% Sin Oil Ret . 34 So Pacific ..... 94 South Rail .... 273y Stude Co . 1132% Texas Co . 49 Tex & Pac .... 32% Tob Prod .. 863 Transcon Oil .. 15 Union Pacific .. 150 United Re St .. 84 U 8 Food Prod 6% U B Indus Alco 65% U 8 Rubber Co 56% U 8 Steel 10414 U B Steel pfd .. 1218, Utah Copper .. 71 Willys Overland 7% 555 58% 56% 17% 59% 42y 37 784 687% 34 187% 224 97 31% 119 88 327% 791y 46% T0% 163 79 72 57% 328 9315 26% 180% 4814 31% 85 14% 148% 80 6% 651 57 59 57% 173% 591% (Putnam & Co.) Bid 665 .101 Asked Aetna Life Ins Co. 5 Am Hardware Am Hosiery .. . Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com .. Billings & Spencer com Billings & Spencer pfd 26 Bristol Brass . Cieaas Colt's Arms . Cenn Lt & Pow pfd ... Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing Co .. Hart and Cooley Hfd Elec Light Landers, I . J R Montgomery com .. J R Montgomery pfd .. N B Gas o N B Machine . N B Machine pfd . Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd Peck, Stow and Wilcox 81 Russell Mfg Co 85 Scovill Mfg Co ... Southern N E Tel .... Standard Screw Stanley Works ... Stanley Works pfd Torrington Co com Traut and Hine Travelers Ins Co . Union Mfg Co 121 e R TR R = S o 3 s 02 O s 1 PO mo ko ® o 91t o e o ov e PR A AR N SE REPORT NEW YORK CLI ,200,000 Exchanges Balances OPE! Mme. Luella Meclius Seeks to Restrain Daiber from Breaking Contract. New York, Sept. 7.——Mme LnPH.’\: Melius, widely known European opera singer, today sought a federal injunction restraining George Daiber, a New York manager, from handling Mme. Ganna Walska's bookings in alleged violation of her contract with Daiber. Mme. Walska and Harold F. Mc-| Cormick, Chicago harvester king, to whom Mme. Walska recently was recently married in Paris, 0 were ings which carried a claim for mone- tary damages, the amount of vvhlth1 Mme. Melius said had not yet been ascertained. DR. ERNST DIES Boston, Sept. 7.—Dr. Harold C.| Ernst of this city, long prominent in | medical organizations, dled today in a hoapjal at Plymouth after an ill- ness ot peveral weeks. Dr. Ernst was a form™\ president of the assoclation of pathc pgists. were 1 mess |rumored arrest of Stanley R, Eddy, Manager WE OFFER 25 Shares American Hardware 50 Shares Stanley Works Com. WE OFFER: NEW BRITAIN Telephone 2580 Members Donald R. ‘WE OFFER: Waterbury Danbury Middletown G. F. GROFF, Mgr.—Room 509, Corner Main and Pearl Capital $2,000,000.00. Foreign Exchange Bank by mail. It is REALTY TRANSFERS Four Centrally Located Houses Changed Local Real Estate Agents, Hands Today Through A three family house on Garden street has been sold for Alex Nelson to Helen Kelley McCabe of Grove Hill through the agency of Watson and Jones of Main street The same real estate men sold a two family home on Allen street for Frank and Catherine Micum to Casi- mira Nurczyk. Charles F, Scott has sold his home on 15 Parkmore street, to Alenandra J. HIil. Mr. Scott will purchuse a new home at Belvidere. Watson and Jones made the sale. Howard A. Burnett of Buel street has dizposed of his two family house to Frank L. Joy of Portchester, Conn Mr. Burnett will move to Hartford soon. The new owner will move to this city for his future residing place. The deal was made through Watson and Jones. PRAISE FOR BRAZIL President Harding Sends Congratula- tory Cablegram on Occasion of tion's 100th Anniversary. Washington, Sept. 7.—The “splendid progress achievements of Bra during of independence extolled today by President Harding in a cablegram to Dr. Epati- co Pessoa President of Brazil expre ing the hope that the South Ameri- can republic “may attain to still great- er prominence in the pursuits of Presic ar i1 a century lent Harding said he sent the in order to convey “my in- dividual congratulatione and best wishes” in addition to those which would be gpoken for himsand for the people of the United States by the named as defendants in the proceed-| American special commission heade vI' by Secretary Hughes on the oceasion of the celebration of the Brazilian centennial. DE VALERA NOT ARRESTED. Dubiin, Sept. 7, (By Associated Press)-—Any knowledge regarding the Ilamon De Valera Erskine Childers | publicity de- | government | or the wounding of was denied today by the rartment of the Irish here, New Britaln National Bank Bldg. Hartford Stock Exchange PUTNAM & CO. Members New York Stock Fxchange 4 Members Hartford Stock Exchange (Successors to Richter & Co.) 81 West Main St., Tel. 2040 JUDD & CO MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE HARTFORD: Hartford-Conn, Trust Bldg., Tel. Charter 6330 NEW BRITAIN: 23 West Main St.. Telephone 1818, 10 100 Shares Stanley Works Common | Thom=on, e & Co. Hartford i Central Row ] Telephone 2-4141 Hart, Mgr, JOHN P: KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York STOCKS BONDS Direct Private Wire to New York and Boston Members New York Stock Exchange NORTH & JUDD, Price on Application. ‘We Do Not Accept Marginal Accounts. A kel Bri v New Tomvea Springfield N. B. Nat'l Bank Bldg.—Tel 1013 The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Streets, Hartford, Conn. Surplus Funds $2,000,000.00 Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 and upwards. Settlement of Estates, to all parts of the world. LETTERS OF CREDIT — GENERAL BANKING safe and saves time. —m LECTURE ON PALESTINE Dr. Eppstetn of Holland Will Speak At Nathan Hale School This Eve- ning at 8:30 o'Clock. Dr. B. F. Eppstein of Holland, who Is touring the country in the inter- ests of the Jewish National Fund, will deliver an illustrated lecture on Palestine, at the auditorium of the Nathan Hale school at 8:80 o'clock this evening. Dr. Eppstein will speak under the auspices of the local |Zionists district. Attorney David L. | Nair will preside at the meeting. The Jewish National Fund is con- trolled by Zionists in this country, headed by Dr. Eppstein, who encoure ages people to purcMase land in Pale estine which is donated to the immi. |grants coming into that country from other lands and which is developed and reserved for settlers. B. Y. CLUB ELECTION. The B. Y. club held its semi-annual tion last night at its club rooms. * former officers were #o0 popular h the members and performed | their duties so well that each officer was re-elected. The officers for the next half year will be: Max Hober. man, president; Louis Richman, vice president; Abraham Rosenthal, sec- retary; Harold Lipman, treasurer. | With officers as these men proved to | be and with good members that the | club has the B. Y. club expects to ‘l»v a great success. | MC GUIRE MADE CAPTAIN | New Haven Doctor Gets Appointment as Medical Officer of C. N. G. | Hartford, Sept. 7.—Dr. Charles F, McGuire of New Haven is appointed | captain, medical corps, C. N. G, rank= |ing from September 2 in orders from the adjutant general's office today. He |15 assigned to duty as recruiting of- | ficer for hospital company 152, 118th medical regiment, Rusgeil M. Nichols is appointed first lieutenant of artiliery and assigned to bheadquarters second battalion, 192nd tleld artillery. ’ e _______ ] -:- PALACE -.:. STARTING SUNDAY NORMA TALMADGE HARRISON FORD in “LOVE'S REDEMPTION”