New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1923, Page 13

LEGISLATORE 0 'S HOTEL LAND SALE (Continued From First Page) James B Brinckerholf, deputy judge ot Stamford, — IN. THE HOUSE Two changes of came into Corp (clolster at Yale) a soclety for intellectual and meral betterment, should be referred to the ecommittee on appropriations and the commitiee on appropriations recommending ref. erence to the committee on roads, bridges and rivers of the bill te re. imburse towns whieh have construct. ©d roads under section 1485, The recommendations were adopted, Bpeaker Nickerson announced the '”nlauult of tellers today as fol- ows! Section 1, Mr, Molloy of Derby; seotion 2, Mr, Meech of West Hart- ford; section 8, Mr, Taldott of Ver. non; section 4, Mr, Darble of Killing- Iy . A petition was recelved from citi- zens of Danbury, asking for passage of the bill which permits certain pub- lie utilities companies to sell electri. city for power and light in localities | where other companies having exist- ing charter rights refuse to supply such service, Asks Showdown House Leader Buckley threw down the gauntlet to the state board of edu- cation when he called the attention of the house mombers to senate bill number 34 which was in the senate yesterday and sald he would offer amendments when the bill came up gor action, ‘The bill is that concern- ing the teaching of citizenship and re- Iates to a course In all elementary schools, public and private, The bill was debated in the senate yesterday. Mr. Buckley sald the bill was ap- parently all right until one reached * the last four lines, but after providing for the teaching of citizenship in both ~ public and private schools it goes on ond allows the state board of educa- tion to step in with whatever propa- ganda it might choose and this would Tead to trouble. He sa!d he would of- fer an amendment eliminating the authority of the state board of educa- tion, and he wanted the house mem- bers to have a thance to think it over Lefore the bill comes up for passage. On favorable report the house un. der suspension of rules etected the following judges: Lorenzo L, Fairbrother, deputy at Stonington; Mahlin H. Gelsler, judge at Putnam; Archibald MacDonald Jr., deputy judge at Putnam. The bill concerning the licensing of institutions for the care of the insane which has been before the judiciary committee was referred to the com- mittee on humane institutions. WILL HEARING ON Nephews of Late John .\lc)\lullm of Norwalk Seek to Break.His Order for Distribution of $2,000,000 Estate. ] Bridgeport, Feb. 1.—Miss Margaret J. Nelson testifying before Judge John W. Banks and a jury in the superior court today in the contest over the will of the late John McMulleh of Norwalk said that Mr. McMullen made sev- eral wills in which various sums were left organizations and individuals. The will which was admitted to pro- bate and which is the subject of the present action by Frank and James McMullen, nephews, of Oakland, Cal., left the bulk of the $2,000,000 Mc- Mullen estate to Cofnell university. * Miss Nelson said she was private ,secretary of Mr, McMullen in his New" York office and that she saw several wills and took one by dictation in the presence of a lawyer. The latter was never signed, she said. She fur- ther testified that she made trips from New York to Norwalk while Mr. McMullen was ill in his Norwalk home and saw him on business of the At- lantic and Gulf Construction Co. of which he was president, THIRD DEGREE INDICTMENT. Three Chicago Detectives Accused of » Beating Suspect, Chicagd, Feb. 1.—Beating prison- taken before the gvand s m«mmumuum. —— e . poar Before Board of Relief #t Opening Session Today, The board of relief opened its an- Nual seasions tile afternoon at the of. fice of the board of assessors with more than a score of applicants for reductions in property assessments pearing before the committee for ye- lief, Now Wanted The reductions sought were in all cases for small amounts. In & major- ity of instancest he taxpayers are ap- pealing from assessments made large by the application of the new sched- ule of land values, recommended by the mayor's land valuation commit. AN UNCANNY MYSTERY Stranger In Auto Drives Up To Ok- lahoma City Man's House and Throws Out Body of His Son, Oklahoma City, Okla,, Feb, 1,—Po- Iice started a search today for an uni- dentified maf who drove an automo- bile up to the*curb in front of the residence of J. A, Hofner, carly today and tarew-the body of his son, Revere 24, on the sidewalk after summoning the father from his bed. The car then sped away. Horner told the police he was aroused by a knock on his front door. When he answered a volce from the automobile sald: “I've got your son here." “Send him in here, I want to talk to him,"” Horner replied. “I ean't,”” the man in the car re- joined, and pushed the body to the sidewalk. “I've had him in here since Sun- day,” the visitor added as he drove away. - 300 STILL ENTOMBED Sixty Bodies Alrcady Have Been Taken From Coal Mine at Beuthen, Polish Silesia, Berlin, Feb. 1. (By Associated Press)—Some 300 miners were still buried today in the mine at Beuthen, Polish Silesia, in which an explosion of fire dal yesterday entombed 600 men. Sixty bodies had been removed at the latest advices. Mgn Deafi Days Finally . Is Prepared for Burial Phoenix, Ariz, Feb, 1.—The body of George. W. Stevenson, pronounced dead by physiclans eight days ago, but declared by his family to be in| a state of suspended animation, was prepared for burial last night after County Physician Felch and City Physician Garrison had performed an autopsy. Stevenson, formerly a physi- cian, renouneed medicine in favor of evolution which led him to the belief that the mind controls the body even to the extent of enabling temporary |- departure of life. New Haven County Caucus For Commissioners Tues. Hartford, Feb, 1.-—~The New Haven republican county caucus for the nom- ination of two commissioners to suc- ceed John @W. Sanford of Hamden and Miss Sophia Brown of Naugatuck, both recess appointments by Governor Lake to fill vacancies, was called to- day for next Tuesday afternoon. The candidates in the field are Miss Brown, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Smith, of Milford and Asa "dark horse’ Rep- resentative Tyler of Middlebury. HOLD UP McNARY ELECTION. Washington, Feb. 1.—Action on the nomination of James G. McNary, El Paso, Texas, and New Mexico banker to be comptroller of the cur- rency was postponed today by & sen- ate banking sub-committee which has been investigating his financial transactions with southwestern and New York banks. Committee mem- bers sald they desired to study the case further. & MUST WEAR SUSPENDERS ers to make them confess is not ap-hk Detroit, Feb, 1.—Suspenders will be proved by the grand jury here. That body has indicted Detective Ser- geants Cox, Hayes and Rabbit in charges of beating Sdmund Fitch, a church organist, mercilessly. Fitch was suspected of stealing an automobile. He was beaten with a hose until he_ fainted. His wounds were, shown yesterday to a commit- tee of the city council and he was “absolutely necessary to the stylishly garbed man this year” according to A. Lincoln Stadler of New York chair- man of the style committee reporting today to the natiomal association of merchant tailors. Trousers for 1923 he said are to be free cut, have plain bottoms hang long and straight and to be higher at the waist “to add height.” Then Look at These Values Our January Sale brings great values in winter weight oxfords that you can wear until long after spring rains are over. Even then you'll like to slip into these stuniy shoes\for hikes and outings, It's a great opportuni- ty for oxford wearers to save money. Mén'’s Oxfords $5.00 were $7.00 Men's Oxfords $7.25, were$8.50 Men’s Oxfords $7.45, were $9.00 There's still a fine collection of women’s black and brown hu:sshoeu at $1.85, $2.85 and SLOAN BROS. 185 MAIN STREET. - |ain fire department has been complet- &2 NEW BRITAIN DAILY -~ HERALD, THURSDAY, ‘City items : Pl The ¥. P, B olass will meet tomor- row at the ¥, M. €. A Estimates Inclde Installation of Two-Platoon System The 1923 budget for the New Brit. & of th ed by a sub-cimmittee consisting of Chairman John E, R, Keevers and Clerk John J, Keogh of the fire com- mission and Chief Willlam J, Noble of the department, The commissioners Wt a speclal meeting last night, adopted the report whieh will be submitted (o the board of finance and taxation, For the coming year, the commissioners ask $222,867.75, compared with $123,266, last year. The Increase in the budget this year takes care of the proposed two-platoon system in the department as well as the erection of the new firehduse on the site formerly used for the Shipman school on Stanley street, The increase also .provides for the erection of a drill tower at the rear of the proposed new fire house, The board also favors the purchase of & new Th0-gallon, triple combina- tion pumper, at an estimated cost of $18,000, It is proposed to erect a new repalr shop, where all work relative to apparatus can be cared for, and for this house and the necessary acces- sories, $5,760 is sought, An increase of $1,750 15 asked this year ievor last for repairs to bulld- ings. UMuch of this work is planned at the central station. Plans are be- ing made for changes in the office| quarters of the chlef and deputy, and an enlargement of the bathroom §1d lavatory accommodations at the building must be cared for. An in- crease in the appropriation for new equipment is. $1,5667. This provides for equipment that must be pur- chased in the event that the two- platoon systém is adopted. An in- crease of $200 is asked for fuel for next year. The budget in its entirety is as follows: fol Appropriations Sought for 1923 $167,823.75 1,000.00 1,000,00 1,300.00 1,600.00 200.00 1,000,00 1,200.00 900,00 | 2,700.00 2,200,00 976,00 Salaries, 77 men Chairman and clerk, ary Gasoline and ofl Automobile repairs . Automobile equipment Fire alarm bell rental Incidentals .. e Supplies .... . Lighting and power. Fuel . . “os Fire alarm’ system Subway rent ..... Repairs to buildings 2,250.00 Care of quarters. 600.00 Teelphones . 825.00 Ney equipment 4,087.00 Insurance 200.00 sal- M M $179,741.75 Special Items. Enlarging and changing doors at No. 2 Erection of a new station house New 750 18,000.00 | O 13,000.00 4,000.00 876.00 Equipment for new house Repair shop and equip- 5,750.00 Regular appropriations $179,741.75 $222,867.75 1922 alterations to No. 3 engime house 3,000,00 WAR ON.SUNDAY MOVIES Violate Vice and Immorality Act, Say Bayonne Clergy New York, Feb. 1.—Following the example of Jersey City, clergymen in Bayonne, headed by the Rev. Henry Kaufman, pastor of Christ Presbyter- fan church, launched a campaign yes- terday to stop Sunday moving pictures in Bayonne. In a letter to Director of Public Safety John O. Devlin, the six clergy- men said that Sunday pictures dese- crated the Sabbath ‘and violated the Vice and Immorality act. Director Devlin turned the letter over to the city's legal department for advice, and City Attornéy A. A. Melniker will ar- range a conference'with the protesting ministers, Wi st CELERY CROP OF 1922 Valuation Shows 10 Cents Spent For the Edible Per Capita of Population w! Chicago, Feb., 1.——About 10 cents apiece for celery for every person in the United States, adult and infant, was spent in 1922, at wholesale prices, These wholsale figures for the 1922 celery crop, $14,000,000 were an- |-Economics of the United States De- | partment of Agriculture, next year is increasing-this week. | 497 employes of the Alexander Smith jwhen Atlantic Coast Line passenge: nounced by the Bureau of Agricultural le The report said the popularity of celery has increased steadily of recent years. The Southern celery movement for ord Ne. 18002, General hospital, night, completed work on budget amount sought is $183,498. Regular Payroll Supernumerary Payroll e Detall Roll Chairman and Clerk . Gasoline and Oil .... Incidental Lighting .. Subway rental Care of quarters Bullding repairs. . Telephones Emergency fund Fuel Garage rental Traffic equipment . 15 new policemen . New motorcycle New patrol possible monopolies of the business of the nation vests in secretary the power to refuse or re- voke licenses where a monopoly threatened. Armygghavy and all other |pranscon Oil government stations, although exempt | ynjon Pacific from the licensing provisions, would |{pited Fruit .. be required to conform to the rules|{rpjted Re St .. non-government signing of wave lengths for the gov-|{(r § Steel ernmental plants would be hands of the president, “Whe Cares,” fox tret, Vietor re C. L. Pleree & Co, Bonoras at C, L, Pierce & Co.—adwt Planos and Vietrolas at C. L. Pierce Co—~advt, The rehearsal of the senigr ehoir Bt. Mary's ehureh, scheduled for s evening, has been postponed, Good skating, Follow crowd to Pila- Rhodes rink.—advt, Mrs, Claude J, Leroux of 651 Areh street will leave tomorrew on a 13- day trip to Bermuda, The annual meeting of the City ission will be held Thursday, Febru. ary 8 iIn the chapel of the Center Congregational chureh, There will be brief reports of the work and demon- Etrations by the children of the vari. ous classes. Anthony Wolek of the “Herald" eir. r appendicitis at the New Britain Dance and basketball Champlon eity team of Water. bury versus Comets of Now Britain, Five plece orchestra.—advt, DEATHS AND FUNERALS Ralph Henry Goodrich The funeral of Ralph Henry Good- rich will be held from B, C, Porter | Studebaker 1, Sons undertaking parlors on street Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev, Hefry W, Maler, pastor of the |Nashville, First officlate and interment Bouthington. BUDGET FOR POLICE Court church will will in Congregational be BOARD IS $183.408 Final Estimates Prepared for Hearing Belore Board of Finance The board of police commissioners the 1923-1924 late this afternoon. The itemized budget follows: ++.$113.133.00 30,840.00 150.00 650,00 900,00 300.00 450.00 1,500,00 400.00 310.00 250,00 350.00 550,00 800.00 750.00 700.00 540.00 500,00 27,450.00 '225.00 2,500.00 250.00 otor Repairs otor Equlpmenh gnal system ffice equipment Total $183,498.00 RADIO REGULATION BILL IS PASSED BY THE HOUS Control of Sending Stations Other Than Governmental Washington, Feb. 1.—The/! federal radio control bill, vesting broad pow- ers in the department of commerce for régulation and supervision of all phases of wireless telegraph angd tele- phone communication, yesterday by the house. was passed The bill is intended to bring order out of the chaos in the air resulting from thousands of stations competing i ofi: MimiIay Pierce Arrow .. wave lengths. Licenses ould be required from all transmit- ting operators except Government em- ployes, and the Secretary of commerce would assign wave lengths to various Royal D, N Y . ations and supervise, when neces- sary, their sending periods. A seotion of the bill dealing with wireless the is or other hen handing commercial The as- business. in . the The bill provides for an advisory committee consisting of men appoint- ed by department heads, radio experts and amateurs, to keep abreast of de- velopment, and the needs of the wire- ss induetry. Amateur receiving stations would not be affected by the bill, and ama- teur transmitters would have a special Billings and Spencer com 12 series of wave lengths set aside for them. ' Vacate Supreme Court SAW HIM ‘COMING Cherbourg, Feb. 1.—(By Associat- ed Press)—A sailor on board _the IFrench government tank steamer Dordogne, not only accepted Confed- erate $50 and $100 bills from boot- cggers to whom he smuggled liquor when the Dordogne was recently at Port Arthur, Texas, but was held to- day for trial by court-martial. The sailor changed his bills into French money when he arrived here but the recipients of the Confederate currency oon came back to have him make good. ex. GIVEN $418,000 BONUS Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 1.—A bonus of $418,000 was distributed today to 6,- and Sons Carpet Mills This is the second bonus given to them during the fiscal year. ANOTHER TRAIN WRECK. - Sumter, 8. C,, Feb. 1.—Several pas- sengers were reported injured today train No. 35 southbound, collided with a freight train at Privateer nine miles south @f this city. tion with The Eastern Brick Co., and has severed his connection with Chamber of Commerce, for which or-m, unoton Co com .. ganization he has been secretary tor‘.r:‘m m Hine .. the past two years. Appeal in Police Court Anthony and Josephine Feidorowicz have vacated their appeal to the su- preme court in the unfavorable deci- sion given by Judge Brown perior court in their suit for $11,000 damages George C. Ellinger and PurolmemN B Peter Cabelus, Gustav Hellberg and in sy« against Police Sergeant -Patrolman Patrick Howley. The policemen were represented in court by Corporation Cansel J. H. Kirkham and Attorney Donald Gs.lf_neyA MAKIN SELLING BRICKS. Ray L. Makin has accepted a posi- WON'T GIVE UP HOSTAGES. Dublin, Feb. 1, (By Associated Press).—Liam Lynch, chief of staff of the dissident republican army issued proclamation today refusing the surrender of hostages taken by the republicans and holding the members of the Free State government and of both houses of parliament responsi- ble and liable to punishment if puni- itive measures were taken. €, Stanley Works pfd ..... FEBRUARY 1, 1028, WALL STREET STOCK "EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street-—Further irregularity took place at the opening of today's stock market, Owens Bottle advanced ORe point on over-night announce- ment of an extra dividend of 25 cents on the commeon stock, Rails and olis were mixed the early changes being of & fractional mnature, Coca Cola opened a point lower, Another bad break in Pisher Body earried it down nine points to 151 as against this year's high of 213 1.4 Losses ‘of a point each alse were es- ablished by Pressed Steel Car, Am, fimelting and Dupent, Cocoa Cola ex- tended its loss to 2 peints, Chicago and Eastern 111, pfd, advanced 1%, culation department was operated on|Chandler also made partial recovery from Its heaviness of yesterday, Wall Street, Noon—Bemi-demorali- ties, both on the big board and the curb, induced short selling of the motor group generally, This was supplemented by pressure against equipments, chemicals and a number of speclalties, its loss to ten pols dropped 2 3.8, Strom Carburetor 2, contnental motors 1J-4, and Rallroad shares gen- | | Saturday #ation of the Durant Motor securi- | £ JUDD Members New York Stock Exchange MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCUANGR Hartford-Conn, Trust Bidg, lel, 3-6320 | NEW BRITAIN: 23 West Main St.. Telephone 1815, Chandler erally were quiet’ hut marked heavl- | neas was apparent in Louisville and A higher renewal rate for call money which opened at 4% par cent and renewed heaviness of the continental exchanges also influenced bear sentiment, Wall street, 1:30 p, m.—Early af- ternoon dealings were unusually qulet with fluctuation in the most active shares narrow except for Baldwin, which dipped to 129 5-8 and then ral- lled to 130 3.4, Shippings and some of the minor oils and food issues im- proved but the tobaccos and low priced steels lost ground. General Elec. extended its rise to 3 1-2 points. Quotations furnished by Putnam & company. High Low Close 80% 82 178 178 15% 16 121 121% 56 56% 7 Y 122 95% 47% 100% 19% 131 46% 619 143% 33% Can ...... Cr & Fd Cot Oil Loco ... Sm & Re.. Sg Rf em.. Sum Tob .. Tel & Tel.. Wool .. Ana Cop Ate Tp & ¢ . AtGulif & WI . Bald Loco Baltimore & O . Beth Steel B . Can Pacific .... Cen eLath Co .. Ches & Ohio .. Chi Mil & St P . ChiRIsI &P .. Chile Copper .. Chino Copper ... Crucible Steel .. Cuba Cane Sugar Endicott-John . Erie ...... Erie 1st p . Gen Electric Gen Motors . 13 Goodrick Bf ... 3 Gt North pfd .. 7 Insp Copper ... Inter Con Inter Con pfd Int Mer Marine . Int Mer Mar pfd Allis-Chalmers Measure Gives Commerce Department | Pacific Oil . Int Nickel . Int Paper . Kel Spring Tire. Kenn Copper .. 3 Lehigh Valley Midvale Steel Missouri Paeific. N Y Central ... 9 NYNHG&H. Norflk & West. North Pacific .. Pure Oil Pan Am P & T ¢ *Penn R R . Pittsburgh Coal Ray Con Cop .. Reading . ..... Rep I & 8 .... Sinclair Oil Ref South Pacific South Rail 4 Studebaker Co 114% Texas Co 477% Texas & Pacific 221 Tobacco Prod.. 78% 11Y% o 18T% 160 65 U 8 Indus Alco 641% U S Rubber Co 577% 1045 .. 120 11% 63% U 8 Steel pfd Mid States Oil Westinghouse . (Putnam & Co.) Bid Asked . 680 49 50 135 18 22 15 Aetna Lifg Ins Co . Am Hardware Am Hosiery .. Bige-Hfd Cpt Co o Billings and Spencer p Bristol Brass . . Colt's Arms .. Conn Lt & Pow pfd Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing . {Hart & Cooley . Hfd Elec Light . Landers ¥ .. J R Montgomery com J R Montgomery pfd N B Gas . Machine . . N B Machine pfd . Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd ... Peck, Stow and Wilcox 33 Russell Mig Co .. .. 87 Scovill Mfg Co ... ..152 |Southern N E Tel ..181 Standard Screw «..160 . 61 28 1614 17 650 43 62 29 48 20 695 40 Stanley Works Travelers Ins Co . Union Mfg Co .. TODAY'S BALANCE REPORT. U. 8. Treasury—Balance, $267,379,622, AUTO AND BOOZE DEATHS. Chicago, Feb. 1.—Automebile acci- dents and poisonous intoxicants ran an even race in Chicago death tolls for the month of January each claim- ing 56 victims, Fisher Body extended | PUTNAM & Members New York Stock Exchange Members Hartford Stock Exchange ASuccessors to Kichter & Co) Stanley . 1y, Manages | I WARTVORD: WE OFFER— T AR . @Ehnmamn. ‘fimm NEW BRITAIN New Britaln Natioual Dank Bldg. Telephone 2580 Members Hartford Stock Exchange 81 West Matn S, Tel. 2000 WE OFFER AND RECOMMEND-— Conn. Light & Power 79 Pfd PRICE~~8100 PER SHARE — & CO. 100 Shs. AmericanHdw. Stock [ ‘ ! Seasonal Office in the Belleview Hotel, Belleair Helghts ) Florida &.Co. | 10 Central Row Telephone 2-4141 Members New York Stock Exchange Donsld R. Hart, Mgr. We Offer:— LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK NORTH & JUDD HART & COOLEY e A Waterbury Danbury Middletown Corner Main and Pearl Capical $2,000,000.00. LETTERS OF CREDIT Bank by mail. MARY GARDEN'S VOICE STRENGTHENED BY COUE Singer So Testifies At His Meeting In Boston—Couc Tells Yale How To Win Boston, Feb. 1.-—Autosuggestion has added to the vocal range of Mary Garden of the company. Presiding over an added meeting in the lecture tour of Emile Coue, father of tne autosuggestion movement, she paid public testimonial to the good it had done her by saying that her voice had improved appreci- ably since she took up the idea, a month ago, and that she was able to reach notes that she had never sound- ed before. of the two which had gone before, most full. After the mecting M. Coue left for New Haven in M. Feb, 1 Hall Speaking auditorium, New Haven, the Wools Emile Coue y {fifteen persor graduates, to the stagc strated again his har nd demon- AS ip supporting his doctrine of the force of mind over matter. He assured the students that if they would apply autosuggestion to their scholarship examinations, the anpual tests of which are just now on, they would find success ecasy. Athletic contests could be won in the same way, he said. HEARING TOMORROW ON REMOVAL OF CROSSING Public Utilitics Commission Will Re- ceive A. P. Marsh's Plan From Local Pcople Interested A large delegation of New Brit- ainites will be in Hartford tomorrow morning to take part in the hearing on the proposals to eliminate Clayton grade, crossing. The hearing will be held at 11:30 o'clock in Roome 4lvof the state capitol. The New Britain delegation will favor adoption of a plau prepared hy A. P. Marsh which provides for re- moving the tracks at the junction of Past street, and diverting the train traffic diagonally across the open stretch of territory to the main line which crosses the highway under a tunnelled bridge. In this way, the use of the present crossing would be done away with entirely. ’ It is safe and saves w0 Chicago Civic opera M. Coue’s meeting was a repetition | and agaiff Tremont Temple was al- | erday afternoon called | neluding Yale under- | ping and ! various fixations of the hands and feet semi- | We Do Not Accept Margin Accounts A BT o R JOHN P. KEOGH dember Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York STOCKS BONDS Direct Private Wire to New York. & G, F. GROFF, )ln—‘l‘oom 509, N. B. Nat'l Bank Bldg.—Tel. 1013 Bridgeport New Haven The HartfrConnecticut Trust Company Streets, Hartford, Conn. Surplus kunds $2,000,000.00 Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 and upwards, Settlement of Estates. Foreign Exchange to all parts of the world. - — GENERAL BANKING . time. Judge W. J. Malone of Bristol has been retained on the interests of the Smith estate. WILL NAMES WIDOW AND TWO DIVORCED WIVES James G. Patterson, New York Busi« ness Man Mentions Previous Life Partners ‘White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 1.~The will of James G. Patterson, a New York business man, which was filed for probate here not only makes pro. | vision for his widow, Mrs, Jeanne Patterson of Scarsdale, but also men- tion two previous wives from whom | he had been divorced. The widow re- s $100,000 in lieu of her dower hts. The second wife, Emma G. Patters son of Washington, D. C., from whom | he parted in 1919, receives a life in- | terest in $100,000. His first wife, Ida | W. Patterson cof New York, who di- | vorced him in 1891, was left no money | or property. His secretary for 19 years, Marie Irunck of Brooklyn, was named ecutrix and was bequeathed 000, The balance of the estate said to | be valued at about $1,000,000 is left | to a son, Walter Ellsworth Patterson | of Hartford, Conn, | Rose DEFINITE SETTLEMENT. London, Feb. 1, (By Associated Press).—It is authoritatively stated that the officials of the British gov- ernment consider the American terms for funding of the British war debt in the United States to have been com- pletely accepted by yesterday's action jof the British cabinet. While the |words “in principle” were used in in- forming the American ambassador in London and the British ambassador in | Washington of the cabinet's action, this terminology it is explained mere- ly permits the British ambassador to continue the unimportant details of the negotiation.” " BASKET BALL AND DANCE —Saturday Evening— Fastest’ Game of Season With Champion City Tcam of ‘Waterbury Vi The Comets, of New Britain BOYS' CLUB Five-Piece Orchestra Admission 25 Cents.