New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1923, Page 15

K, DETECTIVES FOILED IN BIG ROBBERY ATTENPT MURDER CLUE IN CHURCH Frederick, (Md.) Pastor Says Trus- tecs Hold Facts on Woman's Death. Frederick, Md., July 17.—State's NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1928; HEAVIER TRAINS POSSIBLE. Electric Traction Multiplies Iimit of Welght, Tests Show. Erle, Pa., July 17.—Tests showing that trains four times the slze and Funerals ———y CARD OF THANKS. STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS PUTNAM & CO Members New York Stock Exchange Attorney Anders is at work on clues in the death of Mrs. Grace 8. Kepner, declared by the coroner's jury to be murder. Hearing that trustees of the Presbyterian church attended by Mrs. Kepner, who was murdered on June 18, had .some information re- Gotten Truck Loaded With Silks Worth $50,000 When New ‘York Cop Got Wise. ew York, July 17.—Six pseudo ectives today held up a truck con- Members Hartford Stock Exchange 4 Stanley R. Eddy, Manager 81 West Main St, Tel. 2040 We wish to thank our friends, and | neighbors for sympathy and kindness | at time of sickness and death of John D, Ankunda, To the Carpenters’ union and H, & B, Packing room, L., F. & C. we wish to express our sincere ap- preciation for floral tributes and sym- welght of present limits can be suc- cessfully handlgd by electric locomo- tives operating on a direct current system were made yesterday by the General Electric company before a delegation of 100 prominent railroad 10:30 a. m.~—Prices were irregular at the opening of today's stock mar- ket/ with the majority moving lower, particularly the rail shares. In no instance was the change greater than ning $50,000 worth of silks for lyoke, Mass., and after “arresting" drivers, were making off with the ck. eorge and Leo Lebonte were driv- the van consigned to William nner & Co., in the Bronx. The tectives” drove up and halted m to search for ltquor. Finding garding the case that was being with- held, Attorney Anders sald this afters noon he would force them to talk. The Rey. J. T. Gaehr, pastor of the church, said the trustees were in pos- seasion of information in connection with the case which “would startle Frederick,” the information, however, | was closely guarded. Previously the Rev. Mr. Gaehr ‘had officlals and engineers. These tests also disclosed a new type of overhead trolley construction which affords a greater capacity for current collection that will be neces- sary when heavier trainsare put into use. The tests showed that more than 6,000 amperes could be collected at 1,600 volts or higher while the train was operating at a speed of 50 pathy. MRS. ANKUDA, MR. and MRS. D. ANKUDA, HELEN ANKUDA. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends, rela- tives and nelghbors for their kindness and sympathy shown us during the 1% a point. OIll stocks were slightly Improved. 3 The market displayed a more gen- eral weakness in the secondary deal- ings. Declines of a point or more by U. 8. Steel, Bethlehem and Gulf States Steel undermined confidence and en- couraged short selling in the balance of the list. Losses of one to two points were established by many lead- We Will Gladly Assist the Holders of Fractional Shares of LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK in Adjusting Their Fractions ne they pretended to arrest the vers for being without bills of filness and death of my beloved wife, and also for“the beautiful floral of- ferings received. said that the unsigned letter, sup- I to 60 miles an hour, posedly written last February by Mrs, > ing shares Including Am'n Loco, Baldwin, Republic Steel, Studebaker, Sears ing. A Kepner, in which she referred to a 5 two of the “raiders” started off dawned on Patrolman O'Connor t they did not act like detectives. mounted the truck and the high- ymen fled, NIGHT MAIL FLIGHTS SOON sister as a “thorn in the flesh,” and called her husband “a kind, con- selentious man,” did not read like the original copy that had been in his hands for months. He had lent this letter to Kepner, he said, and now wanted it back. Unless i{ was forth- coming, he said, the chiurch trustecs’ COHEN'S USED CAR SALE. Aaron G. Cohen, the well known | automobile dealer, has arranged for a big used car sale at his place, 185 FPark street, Hartford. Mr. Cohen for a number of years was in the auto- mobile business in New Britain. He has probably one of the biggest lines Signed: MR. MARTIN FOERTSCH, PERSONALS Mrs. M. J. Hayes and family of Mack Truck, Int'l Harvester, Roebuck, Davison Chem., New York Central, Northern Pacific and Chesa- peake and Ohto. Foreign exchange rates opened lower. Wall Stret Noon—Uncertainty over the domestic business situation and over reparations and the election in Minnesota were contributing factors in N T JUDD & CO. of used cars in the state in his Hart- ford show rooms and there are a number of big bargains in the sale he Is now running. Some of the offer- ings are noted in ®s advertisement in teday's issue. Stratfford Road are summering at would tell what 'they know. Morgan Point, N. H. ) “If the trustees refuse to talk,” Mr. Anders said, “I intend to take them into court and break the seal on their lips.” Service, New York To Pacific, To Begin Aug. 1 hicago, July 17,—Night air mail vice will be realized by Aug. 1, ac- ding to First Assistant Postmaster neral John H. Bartlett, here to at- d]‘a state convention of postal of- ald, . [Che department has ordered 5,000,- P special air mail stamps in three ominations. The lowest will be ‘ween 10 and 12 cents, the second ween 14 and 18 ceats, and the rd between 22 and 28 cents. Fhe night air malil service will be in effect between New York and Francisco, the postal officlals said. the heaviness of prices during the ferenoon. The bulk of th slling was accomplishd during the first hour and prices stiffened slightly toward noon. Many ordinarily less active stocks sold higher, Plerce Oil pfd. gaining three points and Foundation Co. moving up to 73% a new high record for the year. Call money opened at 43 per cent. “Wall Street, 1:30 P. M.—The weak | spots in the market appeared to have been pretty well eliminated by the early afternoon prices forging up slowly on contracted dealings. Olls were higher, especially the I‘an-Am-i ericans, despite an announcement of | a 10 per cent cut in Ohie crude. Royal, | Assorted Drygoods, Mobile and Northern pfd. and Western Union advanced two points. High 9815 Cr & Fdy..153 Cot All vy 4% MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE Members New York Stock Exchange Hartford: Hartford-Conn. Trust Bldg., Tel. 3-6320 New Britain: 23 West Main Street, Tel. 1815, Mrs. M. Grace and daughter, Cath- crine, of 93 West street, and niece, Elizabeth, are spending thelr vaca- tion at Ocean Beach, New London. CHARGES MONEY PLOT. T SRR PHILIPPINE CABINET QUITS By The Associated Press. Manila, July 17.—The climax in the political war between Governor- Gen. Leonard Wood and Filipino offi- cials came today when the cabinet and We Offer:— LANDERS, FRARY AND CLARK STOCK Price on Application. e T I N Miss Chrane Testifies Herrick Had Scheme to Mulct Newspapers. | Washington, July 17.—Former Rep- resentative Herrick of Oklahoma planned to marry Miss Ethelyn Chrane, his secretary, secretly, and|councll of state tendered their resig- thereafter exact money from news-|nation In a body. The governor-gen- papers by threats of libel suits if they |eral accepted them. commented on his relations, so Miss | Chrane testified yesterday, resisting his $50,000 suit against her for faiiure to marry him. She testified she re- jected his scheme, and thereupon he lost his temper and threatened her and her family with violence. She had promised to marry him, she sald, but this plot and the ex- hibition of temper changed her mind. Herrtok has twice sued newspapers for alleged libels, but his suits were thrown out of court. GIRL SOUGHT FOR ASSAULT. Posse Searches Wisconsin Swamp for Stepdaughter of Woman Attacked. Wausau, Wis.,, July 17.—Mary La- wando, 20 years old, is being sought by members of a sheriff's posse in a swamp near Rothschild, six miles south of here, in connection with an attack on Mrs. Walter Lawando, her stepmother, who received twenty cuts and bruises. Guards stationed about the awamp declared yesterday it would be impos- sible for a girl to live there any length of time. Hordes of mosquitoes and deer flies are encountered at every move in the daytime, and at night the conditions are much worse. BALLOON WAS FAULTY. Lakehurst, N. J., July 17.—A honrd‘ | of investigation reported today that the Navy balloon in which Lieuts. T. B. Null and 1. J. Roth lost their lives during the balloon race which started | from Indianapolis July 4, contained a| faulty valve on the gas bag. This| valve failed to close properly, causing the balloon to fall into Lake Erie, where it was discovered by fishermen. CUTTING DPOWN CREWS, ew Haven, July 17.—Reductions in shop crews on the New Haven ptem which it is said is being put o effect, is explained at the offices the company today as being in line h plans to put the force on ‘a manent bagis” in'consequence of e reduction in the volume of ight being handled. Close 89 153 667% 56 Low 8T% 151% 41 6614 55 623 122% 831 40% Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Ana Cop HARTFORD 10 Central Row Telephone 2-4141 Members Members Hartford Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Donald R. Hart, Manager NEW BRITAIN New Britain National Bank Bldg. Telephone 2580 84 40% STRIKE IN HOLYORE. MARK MARATHON SPEEDS UP ACCUSES BARBER. GIRL STRIKER FINE Holyoke, July 17.—Close to 100 sta- T Non-Stop Printers Made 17,563,919,- New York, July 17.~A. W. Morf fay charged Joseph Costello, a bar- Worcester, Mass.,, July 17. — Rose Barry, 27 and Alice Rourke, 20, ar- tionary firemen in the paper mills kere struck this afternoon In pursu- ance of a recent vote to quit work in 142 Every Hour 99 117% 119% 99 10% 117% Ate Tp & S F.. 99% At Guif & W I. 11% Baldwin Loco ..119% American Hardware Torrington Berlin, July 17.—Forty-one German printing plants, working day and night, put out 17,563,819,142 paper marks every hour the first week in July. The total paper currency cir- culation July 7, was 20,341,782,866,000 marks an increase of 2,950,721,616,- 000 over June 30. The aluminum coinage in circulation increased in the same period from 1,000,000,000 marks to 20,200,000,000, It is unofficially stated no note under 1,000 marks will be printed in the future, as the printing would cost more than the value of such notes, "] THE HERALD The A-B-C Paper with the A-B-C Want Ads I with petty larceny for ringing an extra 10 cents on, his cheok er Morf had failed to tip the bar- “This highway robbery has to shown up,” he said, “and this is (;10‘0 E'o be'a test case if it costs RAIDS IN E;NNGFIEIJD Bpringfield, Mass, July 17.—When men arrested yesterday in raids on pr alleged racetrack gambling ces by Watch and Ward soclety n and police weére arraigned in rt today the bail of four was in- | ased from $500 to $2,000 each and ges of illegal liquor selling nndl pping were brought against Martin Donovan, proprietor of one of the ces ralded. rested last night while doing picket Auty near the Worcester exchange in connection with the strike of tele- phone operators were arraigned in district court today on charges of dis- turbing the peace. Miss Barry was/ {fined $10 and Miss Rourke discharg- ed. Colt’s Arms Stanley Works Eagle Lock Landers Hart & Cooley Stanley Securities WE DO NOT ACCEPT MARGIN ACTOUNTS. 48% 46 46 4% T % 1471 148 59 59 183, 183 233 4% 25% 18% 50% Balti & Ohlo . 48% Beth Steel B .. 46 Consol Textile % Can Pacific ....148 Ches & Ohio 59 Chi Mil & S P. 193 Chi Rek I & P. 245 Chile Copper .. 25% Chino Copper . 19 Consol Gas .... 60 Corn Prod Ref.120% 118% Crucible Steel . 64 62% Cuba Cane Sugar 11 11 Endicott-John .. 68 68 Erie 113 1% Erie 1st pfd 188; 18% Gen Electric 174 Gen Motors . 13% Goodrick BF 251% Gt North pfd . 64 Insp Copper 29% Int Mer Mar pfd 2 23% Allis-Chalmers Pacific Oil Int Nickel . Int Paper ..... Kelly Spring T'r i ; e . ; : . puEyg | Kennecott Cop. . s Lehigh Val o Mid States Oil.. Midvale Steel .. Missouri Pac NYCen ....... NYNHG&H.. Norf & West ..104% North Pac . 86.. Pure Oil Pan Am P & T Fenn R R Ray Con Cup *Reading . . Rep I & § Royal D, N Y .. Sinclair Oil Ref South Pacific .. South Rail . Studebgker Co 1031 Texas Co ...... 2% Texas & Pacific 19% Tobacco Pror .. 81 Transcon Oil .. 67 Union Pacific .. Y% T'nited Fruit .. 166 U S Indus Alco 47% U S Rubber Co 42% U S Steel . 90% U 8 Steel pf: . 118 Utah Copper 58 Willys Overland 63 ‘Westinghmouse 55% enforcement of wage demands. R WRECK Sydney, N. 8., July 17.—The Syd- ney-Louishurg express narrowly escaped disaster again today when a | rail bolt jarred out as it passed the: spot where an attempt was made yes- terday to wreck the train by remov- ing a length of track. ANOTHER HUNT GIRLS' ASSAILANT | New Haven, July-17.—Fathers liv- | ing in the Allingtown section of West | Haven have organized to hunt down a | man who has heen attacking children in that section. These attacks have been frequent during the past two JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Waterbury STOCKS Bridgeport Danbury BONDS Middletown . Direct Private Wire to New York G. ¥. GROFF, Mgr.—Room 509, N. B, Nat'l Bank Bldg.—Tel. 1012 IDENTIFIES MURDERER. * | New Orleans, July 17.—"Young"| Cheney (Christian Burkhardt), New Orleans “eatherweight pugilist, was | i 3 v Alex- | | wee , and t lice | In an altercation today with I\;:::s;mt: ;zuanl;e‘t%t :‘:pr"he POlC® | ander Kostakl. Burkhardt dled two | / : | hours later after he had identified | | Kostaki as the man who shot him. New Haven SHORF: LINE OPENS New Haven, July 17.—Heavy traffic Only natlves may own land in over the Shore Line Electric Railway, yava, forelgners being permitted to which was opened for passengers to-ijecase it for periods up to 75 years, day was reported this noon by the of- | on condition ha¥ the area is avail- ficials. The cars ran as far as Guil-|able free for growing rice for the tord. | natives, FRENCH SEIZE MONEY imburg, July 17.—French forces zed 375,000,000 marks when they fupied the local Reichsbank Thurs- v, it is stated in semi-official Ger- n quarters, 2 e R 33% - The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company Old State House Square, Hartford, Conn. ° Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 and upwards. Foreign Exchange to all parts of the world. LETTERS OF CREDIT — GENERAL BANKING Bank by mail. It is safe and saves time. FELE BRI IS Millions and Movies HROUGH the medium of slender strips of celluloid an actor T apf?eam simultaneously on thousands of screens in as many different towns. On the same evening, he entertains great armies of film fans who eagerly pay their money to see his pr- formance. On Your Vacation NO PAPER WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE HERALD IT WILL FOLLOW YOU WHEREVER THE MAILS GO FOR 18c a Week CASH MUST ACCOMPANY THE ORDER So the movie star commands a king’s ransom for a salary, and a fortune is spent profitably, to provide a proper background for his art. The movie multiplies personality — and earning power. Advertising does the same thing for a merchant or manu- facturer. In a gingle day it takes his message into thousands of homes—to tell folks why they should have his goods and how to get them. Advertising endows him with a thousand voices with which to tell his story. : (Judd & Co.) Bid Aetna Life ... 771 Travelers Hfd Elec Lt .. Am Hardware Bige-Hfd Cpt Bills & Spencer com ... Bills & Spencer pfd . Bristol Brass Colt's Arms . Eagle Lock ... Hart and Cooley Landers, F ... Rights N B Machine cor N B Machine pfd Niles-Be-Pond .. North & Judd Peck, Stow | Russell Mfg Co 8covill Mfg Co .. Standard Screw .. Stanley Works com Stanley Works pfd Torrington Co Traut and Hine Union Mfg Co 56 But the value of advertising is by no means confined to the advertiser. It has a very definite value to you. Pt g s A glance through this paper enables you to sift out the things that interest you. Sitting in your easy chair you can com- pare values and prices. In a moment you can tell exactly where to go for what you want and how much to pay. Figure how much useless walking andbtalking and how much actual money you can save by spending a few moments daily with the advertisements. Prepaid Subscriptions are required by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Consequently we cannot open charge accounts for sumiuer viwcio, PRABEEIEEIREE R Every day this paper contains information for you. Before you leave for the shore or the moun- tains be sure to order the Herald mailed to you. MODAY'S TREASCRY REPORT It \'\'1“ keep you in t.ouch with the news at home U. 8. 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