New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 5, 1922, Page 13

MEET T0 DISCUSS CLOSE CO0-OPERATION (Canadian and United States Postal Ruthorities Gather at Ottawa Ottawa, Dee, 5.—A plan for close Postal cooperation between the Unit- ed States and Canada will be mapped out at the international postal con- ference which opened here yesterday, Postmaster General Hubert Wark of the United States, Postmaster Gen- eral Charles Murphy, of Canada, and @ score of departmental chiefs of the postal departments of the Amerlcan and Dominfon governments began discussion of 31 subjects,’ embracing practically the whole range of inter- national postal service. The conference, it was stated, will declde upon means of mutual ald in the simplification of rates, methods and equipment. Among the subjects to ba discugsed are: Limit of welght for merchandise; rates of merchandise post; insurance of parcels; form address on parcels; special delivery service; sealed malls, dutiable matter, “outside” mail, clos- er cooperation in handling. fraud, railway post office coopgeration, money order service and formp, customs de- clarations; 1 More direct handiing of routine en- quiries relating to missing matter and increase in maximum indemnity for such matter; advertising matter In second class publications; exchange of malls between Windsor and Detroit; Transit problems; reciprocal ex- change of postal equipment; direct correspondence between postmasters; cooperation between inspectors in capes of theft; Transmission of parcel post from Canpada te Argentine, Cuba, etc., via United States. Distribution of postcards mailed in Canada for United States prepaid with Lnited States postage stamps; The compulsory payment of one full rate on letters and postcards passing between Canada and the United States; Insufficlently prepaid correspond- ence passing between the two coun- tries to be subject to double the de- flolency in accordance with Postal Union procedure, instead of simple de- ficlency as at present; Extending United States railway mail clerks’ runs to points in Canada; Simplified method of exchanging dead matter between the two coun- tries; Distribution of ordiriary paper mail and parcel post for each country to be confined to making same up in state sacks; Acceptance of single volumes of printed books regardless of weight. Pasha Denies Pope’s Claim Of Danger to Christians Lausanne, Dec. 5. (By Assoclated Press)—Pope Piug’ appeal to the Near East ‘conference for protection of the Christian minorities in Con- stantinople brought an immediate re- sponse fromy Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish peace delegation. He issued a Wtatement declaring” that the situa- tich of Christians 'in Constantinople i not such as to cause uneasiness 4.1 charged the Greeks with the cir- cujation of alarming reports in order to influence the Lausanne negotiations in favor of Greece. Woman Reports Seeing Plane Fall in Sound Stamford, Dec. 5,—A woman resi- dent at Lucas Point, Sound Beach, telephoned “the police this morning that she saw a plane drop into Long Island Sound about a quarter of a mile off shore. Three officers went to the beach but they found nothing to confirm the report. Word was also sent to Greenwich to watch along shore for a plane on the bare possi- bility that such a craft had met ‘with & mishap. . NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN. Maverhill, Mass, Dec. 5.—Counsel for the Shoeworkers' Protective union announced today that the union had: broken off all' negotiations for a new wage and working agreement with the Ha¥ygrhill Shoe: Manufacturers . asso~ clation. 1 The present peace pact expires the last of the year. ROYAL SANCTION GIVEN London, Dec. b (By 'the Associated Press)—King George this evening gave royal sanction to the legislation setting up the Irish free state as a dominion of the British empire. SEIZE ARMS FOR IRISH Liverpool; Déc. 6 (By the Asociat- ed Press)—The local police today seized large quantities of rifiles am-/ munition and explosives discovered on ships saillng for southern Ireland. WILL HONOR VOLSTEAD Washington, Dec¢, -5.—Services in recognition of the work for prohibi- tlon by Representative Volstead of Minnesota author of the enforcement act will he held here tonight at Iaither Place Memorial church. Sena- tor Willis, Ohio; Representative Cramton, Michigan, and others will speak. ‘WAGE CUTS REDUCED Montreal, Dec. 5.—~Wage cuts im- posed by the Grand Trunk railway on clerks, freight handlers and station men last July ranging from three to five cents an hour have been reduced to an average of three cents, it was announced today. The compromise was announced by a special board of coniliation. CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR HER FOR HIM FOR THE KIDDIES 20022 g ¥ i The Great White Pla NEW BRITAIN DAILY m Fighting gue This playground is really a battlefield and the comfortable and smart skating'costumes are uniforms of little soldiers who are putting up a winning battle against tuberculosis. The Christmas seal sale which will soon be held throughout the country makes possible this preventive and medical care. U. 8. COURT ADJOURNS Action Against Ernest Schleifer, Charged With Violating Injunction Comes Up Tomorrow. Hartford, Dec. 5. As the United States district court session here to- day was a brief one and stood ad- journed until tomorrow the case of Ernest Schleifer of Watertown, Mass. charged with violation of the federal injunction which restrains striking shopmen of the New Haven road from committing acts of violence against the property of the company or inter- fering with the movement of trains did not come up. ANOTHER BRUTAL MURDER e Young Girl's Head Found in Penn, Incinerating Plant. Punxsutawney, Pa., Dec. 5.—District Attorney W. C. Morris of Jefferson| county.and two physicians who in- vested the finding of the head of a young woman at the incinerating plant here, announced today that they were convinced that the unidentified girl was“the victim of a brutal mur- der. At first the authorities were in- clined to believe that medical students dissecting a body had attempted to dispose of the head but it was an- nounced today investigation had caused the district attorney to reject this theory. Physicians said the girl was between 15 and 20 years old. d B [ MAY HAVE TO TESTIFY — o Dorothy Gordon, Confined to Hospital For Insane, May Be Called Into Court Boston, Dec. 5—An intimation that Dorothy Gordon heiress to $400,000 who is confined in the McLean hos- pital for the insane, might be called into court to testify in her own be- half was given by Supreme Court Justice Braley today. Justice Braley, in approving the selection by oppos- ing counsel of Dr. Isidore Coriat as an allenist to examine into her men- tal condition directed that the expert determine whether Miss Gordon could be brought into court without being serjously dl‘sturbcd or upset, a MIDSHIPMEN TESTIFY. Say That Ball Following Army-Navy Game Was Properly Supervised. Annapolis, Dec. 6.—After hearing the testimony of five midshipmen to the effect that the midshipmen’s ball at Philadelphia after the Army-Navy football game on November 26 was properly supervised the board of in- quiry appointed by Secretary Denby to investigate the management of the ball completed its work and lad- journed. The board’s report and find- ings will be handed direct to Secre- tary Denby. b; DIES AFTER FALL Stamford, Dec. 6.—Leo Boehm a painter who fell from a scaffold yes- terday While decorating a ceiling in a local manufacturing plant died today from his injuries. Turkey and Furope Seem Connecticut submitted of the law calling for legislation to con- sent *he transaction of certain classes of insurance not already provided by statute; a law forbidding the conver- slon of mutual into stock companies and a law providing for supervision rates LAUSANNE PARLEY MAY "BE FAILURE Drifted Far Apart Since Rus- sia Entered. Lausanne, Dec. 5, nces that the pessimists have fruitful field for unhappy prognosti- cations of a complete collapse of the pourparlers and the resumption war in southeastern Europe. Such a culmination of the confer- ence discussions could easily be ar- gued as a strong possibility but any such argument based on a reasonable hypothesis would "leave out the fact that Furope needs peace and Turkey had constantly proclaimed her came to the fore as the willing cham- plon of Turkish autonomy is indica- tive of the extreme nervousness Europe and the general unsettled con- itions which provoked feelings enuine despair on the part of onference leaders. So long as actual break occurs it is hoped that time ,will bring conciliatory views, TO URGE LEGISLATION, Would Classify All Insurance ‘Agents and Brokers in Country. New York, Dec. j~—Legislation pro- viding for the clasbification-of all in- surance agents and biokers country and calling for & . uniform system of instructing them duties will be urged before all state legislatures next year, nounced ‘today at the national con- vention of the executive of it was state insurance Commissioner Burton Mansfield a uthorize with commissioner’s y insurance departments of for fire and casualty insurance. RECOVER $50.000 LOOT Chicago, Dec. 5.—Recovery of $50,- 000 in Argentine bonds stolen in mail robbery in New York‘in ber 1921 started the police today in search for a man who p]ncvg them as collateral for a loan at a ‘west side bank. LICENSE 18 SUSPENDED, The local police have been netified by the state automobile commissioner that the operator's license of Youknot of 30 Star street, this city, has been' suspended, N B The Turk infantry swings into Constantinople and announces to the world that the sick man of Europe has regained his strength. This picture shows On Today’s Want Ad Pa'ge _Classifications 65 A-B-C-D the crack regiment, with Refet Pasha, military leader of the Why Allied Statesmen Worry to Have (By Assoclated Press).—Turkey and Furope have ap- parently drifted so far a great Issues of the Near East confer- art on the that the in the their an- committee commissioners. The action was taken following sub- mission of a report by-Commissio Thomas Donaldson ‘of Pennsylvania, regulation Octo- John City Items Superingendent Willlam 1., Cowli- shaw of the charity department, has located a sister of Patrick Donovan, who dropped dead Sunday night at the Bronson Hotel, Bhe Is a Mry, Lyons of Baldwin street, Waterbury, and the funeral is being held in abey- ance pending some definite word from the woman, Gulbransen Player Planos, Morans, =advt, The first meeting of the minstrels of the junior branch of the Catholic Daughters of America, will be held at the Y, M, T, A, & B. hall this eve- ning at 7:30 o'clock. All members in- tending to join are requested to be present, Large coats for large women at Besse-Lelands,~advt, A son was born today@o Mr. and Mrs, George W. Dunbar of Newing- ton center, The local police have recovered some ‘goods in a pawnshop in this city, which are believed to have been stolen at Hartford. The articles were taken to the Capital City today for identification. Matthew Moleski of 105 Jubilee street has lodged complaint with the police that boys in that section of the city are breaking his fence, stealing wood and setting bonfires, committing other nulsances. Dritain general hospital to Mr, and Mrs, Robert Parnell of Bristol, Steve Mikolas of 247 Washington street, was reported at the New Brit- in a critical condition from pneumo- nia. the theft was made when the reached Scranton, Pa. The boys will be in juvenile court DEATHS AND FUNERALS Mrs. Ida Fredericks. The funerst of Mrs. Ida W. Freder- icks of 49 Griswold street, was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late home with private services. Bur- ial was in Fairview cemetery. a of William Emley. The funeral of Willlam Emley of 511 Stanley street, was held this af- ternoon at 1 o'clock from his late home. Rev. John L. Davis officiated need for building up international re- [and interment was in Moodus, this lations,in acquiring capital to develop | state. her immense resources, The frenzied character of yester- Hcelena Kirk. day's proceedings in which Russia The funeral of Helena Kirk, aged five years, was held from the home of her parents at 464 Arch street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. of of Guiseppina Germano. Guiseppina Germano, aged one year and 11 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Germano of 66 Smith street, died yesterday at her home. The funeral was held this morning from Laraia & Sagarino’s funeral parlors and: burial was in St. Mary's new cemetery. CARD OF THANKS ‘We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for the kind- no during the bereavement of the death of our wife and daughter, Marion L. Helander. MR. CHARLES HELANDER MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH F. LEWIS U. S. Naval Officers Are Given Warm Reception Valparaiso, Dec. 5 (By Associated Press).—A warm welcome was ac- corded Rear Admiral Cole and officers of the American cruisers Cleveland and Denver when they arrived here from Santiago accompanied by gov- ernment officials. The party pro- ceeded: to the monument to the Chilean naval hero, Admiral Blanco Encalada, where Admiral Cole placed a wreath and delivered a short ad- dress. His remarks were received gvith great applause. Governor Phil- lips said that the act of the Amer- icans in bringing relief to the earth- quake sufferers constituted ‘“another tie in the very friendly relations be- tween Chile and the great northern republic.” r of a WON'T ACCEPT MANDATES ‘Washington, Dec. 5.—The present administration, so long as it remains in power, will not favor acceptance of mandates by the United States, it was stated at the White House today connection with the Near East uation. & in sit- Kemalists, marching at its head. Enthusiastic crowds greet the conquerors of the Greeks and assure the Nationalists that they will have popular support against the allies. Inset shows Refet Pasha. HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922, besides A son. was born today at the New ain“general hospital this afternoon as car on Saturday ness and sympathy extended us by our many kind friends and neighbors WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall street, 10:30 a, m.~—Opening prices in today's market were dull and irregular. Expectation that the Btude- baker board of directors will decide on the maintenance of the ten per- cent, dividend rate and declare a 26 per cent stock dividend at today's meeting found reflection in the strength of that stock the first sale totalling 3,600 shares at an extreme Eain of 2 1-4 polnts. , Sterling pro- ducts was pushed up 2 3-4 to a new high for the year and Continental Can equalled its former high on a gain of 2 1-4 points. Clugtt *Peabody climbed’ five points, Weakness devel- oped in some parts of the list however on the selling of the low priced ralls. Wall Btreet, 1:30 p, m.—Extension of the forenoon decline was general. American Hide and Leather 4 1-4 points, Great Northern pfd. 3%, Chicago and Northwestern 3%, and Union Pacific 3 points. Stude- baker, which had been quoted under yesterday's final figure, mounted to 126% and Kennecott also scored a rise of a point. Noon.—Persistent selling of rails which fell 1 to 2 points had a depres- sing effect on the whole market. Bald- win, U, 8. Steel, common and Pan- American offered good resistance to selling pressure but Studebaker for- feited nearly all of 1{ts initial rise, Having succeeded in checking the ral- ly started last week, bear operators were active in putting out new short lines of stock. People's Gas was ham- Sergeant Matthias Rival last night mered down 4 arrested two boys for alleged theft|ow ry. * cay xo':::; l::err::da?i}i "p‘:: from a freight car, The discovery of [.o.¢ Quotations furnished by Putnam & Company. High Low Close Am Can ...., e 0% 69% 70 Am Cr & Fdy..181% 180% 180% Am Cot Ol .... 18% 18% 18% Am Loco .. L120% 118% 120% Am Sm & Re., 53 5134 52% Am Sg Rf cm.. 74 2% T4 4m Sum Tob .. 21% 2% 27T% Am Tel & Tel..123 122% 122% Am Tob .......168% 153% 153% Am Wool , L 04% g3 94 Ana Cop . 48% 4T% 48 Atch Tp & S F..10015 993 1008 At Guf & W I . 235 2315 235 Baldwin Loco . 117% 1161 117% ‘Baltimore & O . 42% 41% 42y Beth Steel B . Can Pacific .... Cen Leather Co . 34% 34 34% Ches % Ohio ...65% 6515 65 % Chi Mil & St P 24 23 23% Chmi RIsl & P . 32% 32 32% Chi RIsl & P .. 32% 32 32% Chile Copper .. 27 265 26% Chine Copper .. 24% 23% 24% Con aGs ..... 126% Corn Prod Ref . 127% Cfucible Steel 625 Cuba Cane Sugar 13% Endicott-John .. 86% Erfe .. . 10% 9% 10% Brie 1st pfd ... 14% 13% 14% Gen Electric ...179% 178 179% Gen Motors .... 13% 13% 13% Goodrick BF ... 31% 31 31% Gt North ptd .. 82 L8 8% Insp Copper . 34 84 34 Inter Con .. 5 % % % Inter Con pfd .. 5 % Ly Int Mer Mar pfd 48 46% 48 Pacific Ofl ..... 46% 46 46% Int Nickel ..... 14% 14 14 Int Paper ..... 52% 51 51% Kel Spring Tire. 41% 41% 41% Kenn Copper .. 35 33% 34% Lack Steel ..... T6% 76% 76% Lehigh Valley . 63 62% 63 Midvale Steel . 28 27T% 2T% Miss Pacific ... 16% 16% 16% N Y Central ... 96% 941 94% NYNH & H. 21% 20% 20% Norflk & West.112 110% 110% North Pacific .. 76% 4% 5% Pure Oil . 28% 2T% 2% Pan Am P & 94% 93 94% Peno R R .i.ua 465 46% 46% Pierce Arrow .. 12 12% 12% Pittsburgh Coal 60% 57% 60% Ray Con Cop .. 14 138 13% Reading . oo T6% 8% 5% Rep I & S .... 46% 44% 45% Royal D, N Y . 52% 51% 62% Sinclair Oil Ref 31% 31% 31% South Pacific .. 878 86% 871% South Rail .... 23% 23 28% Studebaker Co .126% 123% 125% Texas Co ...... 46% 46% 46% Texas & Pacific 22 21% 21% Tobacco Prod.. 79% 79 . .79% Transcon Oil .. 124 12 12% Union Pacific .. 139% 136% 138 United Fruit .. 166 164% 155 United Re St .. 68% 67% 68% U 8 Indus Alco 60% 69% 60 U 8 Rubber Co 50% 49% 501 U § Steel ..... 102% 101% 101% U 8 Steel pfd .. 121 120% 121 Utah Copper .. 62% 61 62 Willys Overland 6% 6% 6% Mid States Oil . 123 12 12% | National Lead 114% 114% 114% (Judd & Co.) | Bid Asked Aetna Life ......0000..630 645 Travelers «.. 665 672 Hfd Elec Light . . 170 Rights .. 6 Am Hardware . . 230 Billings and Spencer com 23 Billings and Spencer pfi 241 Bige-Hfd Cpt Co . . 138 ' | Bristol Brass ..... 20 Colt's Arms 25 q Fagle Lock Hart and Cooley 117 Landers, F vee 67 Niles-Be-Pond com 56 North and Judd ...... 601 52% Peck, Stow and Wilcex 321 34 Russell Mfg Co . 95 Scovill Mfg Co .. .133 138 Stanley Works com . 581% 60 | Stanley Works pfd . 20% 4 Torrington . Union Mfg Co U, 8. Treasu ) $ ADMITS BEING MURDERER Chicago, Dec. 5.—The mystery sur- rounding the slaying of Joseph Lanus, wealthy automobile dealer, whose body was found in the rear of his gar- | age November 24, was sofNed today, the police announced by the confes-| sion of Lawrence Heffernan one of seven persons under arrest, that the victim was shot and killed in an at- tempted robbery. Lanus shot one of the robbers. ) AlD FOR WOUNDED Wahington, Dec. 5.~—~Armless, legH less or blind veterans of the worl war would receive $60 per month to hire attendants, instead of $20 as lost | PUTNAM Mombers New York Stock & CO. (Successors to Richter & Co.) Stanley I'. Fddy, Manager 81 West Main 6t, Tel. 3000 We Offer and Recommend W North & Judd Mfg. Co. JUDD & CO. Members New York Stock Exchange MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE HARTFORD: Hartford-Conn. Trust Bldg., Tel. 3-6339 NEW BRITAIN: 23 West Main St., Telephone 1818, WE OFFER AND RECOMMEND Torrington Stock Thomspn, Temn & Ao, NEW BRITAIN Hartford New Britain Natioual Bank Bldg. 10 Central Row Telephone 2580 Telephone 3-4141 Members Members Hartferd Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Donald R. Hart, Mgr. 50 STANLEY WORKS, Common § 50 NORTH & JUDD. Prices on Application " We do not accept margin accounts JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Waterb: T BT Middletown BOI\?S Springfield Direct Private Wire to New York, and Boston P G. F. GROFT, Mgr.—Room 309, N. B. Nat'l Baok Bldg.—Tel 1018 THE' BENEFICIAL WAY LOANS for you. Winter and the approaching holidays bring financial problems to those of us who have no bank accounts or securities. 'There is fuel to buy, the children need warm clothing, family and friends should be remembered with gifts. Meet these obligations the Bnefiicial Way—Consolidate your debts and pay them off in six to fifteen monthly installments. Confidential loans up to $300.00 at legal The Beneficial Loan Society Phone1--9—i—3, Rooms 104-5, 87 West Main Street—New Britain, Conn. The Hartford-Connecglcut Trust Cofnpany Corner Main and Pearl Streets, Hartford, Conn. Capital $2,000,000.00. Surplus Funds $2,000,000.00 Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 and upwards. Settlement of Estates. Foreign Exchange to all parts of the world. LETTERS OF CREDIT — GENERAL BANKING Bank by mail. It is safe and saves time. the demand for skilled crease in tradesmen. MAY DIE OF INURIES Greenwich Nurse, Run Down by Auto« 3 ist, is Not Expected to Survive— Driver Held. MEETING ILLEGAL? Councilman Rice Claims Irregularities In Decision of Garage Committee to Buy Automobile For Health Dept. Claiming there was not a quorum of garage committee members present last night when it was.voted to buy a Hupmobile sedan for the health de- partment, and that Walter L. Bell, traffic manager for the North & Judd Mfg. Co., and Jesse Atwater, occupy- ing a similar position with the Am- erican Hardware Co who are mem- bers in an ndflm%m‘ny had no right to vote in the tter, Council- | man Henry W. Rige called on the mayor this afternoon to have the ac- tion declared illegal, 4 The councilman, Alderman Peter Pajewski and Councilman M. F. King were not present at the meeting. Only Alderman G. H. Wells and Coun- cilman F. 8. Cadwell, members of the committee of five, were qualified to vote, he asserts, Mass. Public Employment Office Has Less to Do Boston, Dec. 5.—The state public employment office announced today that its activities for November show- ed a falling oX from the previous month, but a substantial gain over the corresponding month of last year, The demand for unskilled labor decreased Greenwich, Dec. 5—Mrs. Anna M, Schaefer, a nurse, was struck and seriously hurt by an automobile of William 8. Meany here last night and at the hospital today little hope was held out for her recovery. Meany was held in $3,000 bonds by Judge Willlam J. Ferris today. until Thursday. It was stated that Mrs. Schaefer was crosing the street when | struck. Meany is a former postmaster here and had been secretary of the late E. C. Benedict. GIFT SUGGESTIONS FOR HER FOR HIM FOR THE KIDDIES . On Today’s Want Ad heretofore under a senate bill passed today by the house and sent to the|appl president. Classifications 65 A-B-C somewhat, with a larger supply of ts than at any sime in