New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1923, Page 13

UL SAN FRANCISCO RINGS WITH LEGION JUBILEE Thousands Asviye for Fifth Annual Convention—CGieneral Josel Haller Is Prominent Guest San Francises, Oet. 15 annual convention of the American Legion opened here officlally today with moere than $00 delegates, vepre. senting virtually every state and ter: ritary of the United States, and thousands of visiting Leglonnaires in attendance. Final pl resolutions and the transaction business which ie te come hefare the delegates were completed at a meet- ing of the national executive com- mittee yesterday, It was estimated by Legion officlals today that 10,000 members of the organization arvived yssterday and several thousand others arrived today on special trains which had been qr-‘ layed en route, Among those who arrived yesterday were Alvin T, Owsley of Texas, na- tional commander of the Legion; Nec- retary of Labor James J, Davis, who in representing Prosident Coolidge; James R, McFarland, national com- mander ‘of the disabled American veterans of the world war, and Gen eral Josef Haller, commander of the Polish army, Legionnaires, eaught with the care- free spirit of San Francisco, made Ban Krancisco’s streets merry avenues of revelry last night, Thoukands of votorans jammed sthe principal’ thoroughfares, a colorful parade, rib- bon and badge bedecked, or garbed in unique and striking convention cos- tumes, Blaring bands and the raucous din of nolse-making devices created a bedlam sufficient to appraise all San Franclsco that “The Legion Here," v Throngs crowded the lobbles and steps of virtually every hotel as the incoming delegates and visitors were welcomed for the five days of busi- ness and jollification which are to follow. Headquarters have heen es- tablished for delegates from each state in different hotels and individual reunions were being held today. as state delegates got acquainted. ATTEND K. OF P. CONVENTION. Delegates from local lodges of the Knights of Pythias will attend the| state convention of that order which starts tonight at New London. Thomas C. Dolan of New London will preside at the convention. Representatives who will attend the convention from the W. L. Morgan. lodge, No. 71 are Elmer W. Ripple, M. W. Putney and Thomas Mitchell; St. Imo lodge, Waldo Gilbert, Thomas H. Spence, Willlam Hickey, John A, Dolan and W. H. Norton, supreme representa- tive. REARFARING FOR NICKY Washington, Oct. 15.—The federal government was granted a rehearing by the supreme court today in the case against Jules W. (Nicky) Arn- stein. Argument was set for Novem- ber 19, 4 The Afth ns for the submission of | of | of | o - ar NEW HKI 'mJ Mrs. Walter W, Bennett, Mra Seima Helen Beanett, wife of | Walter W, Bennett, merain | pital after a short lliness, died Saturday t the Meridengeneral hos- Mys. Benpett was formerly a resl |dent of New Hritain, where she many friends, wha will grieve to learn of her of Mr, | Columbia street, this eity, | her parent ‘dlun(". Fred H. Ammon and Brune C. men of this eity, and two sisters, Mrs. Stanley L. Dennett of this eity and ha was the daughter Hesides survived by a twe brothers, Am- g she is n Ja | | Mrs. Annette P. Lasher of Detroit The funeral was 4 this & ;\ i nien at her late home, 15 Cambridge | | street, Meriden, Rev, Henry W. Maier, MAYOR ROLPH San Francisoo's Executive Who Bids Legionnaires Welcome, * e e g | A. 0. H. to Elect Officers Tomorrow Evening Ofticers will be elected at a meeting | of Tev, W, A, Harty branch of the| A. O, H, tomorrow evening at a meet ing called for § o'cloek the change meeting time having been necessit- uted by the mission services at St Mary's church, Heretofore the elec tion has been held in Decgmber, but @ recent thange In the by.laws of the organization shifts “elections ahead, Following the meeting, which is to tuke place in Judd's hall, a soclal will be held, Johh J. Kiniry and Joseph will entertain with vocal numbers, R. R, OFFICIALS HERE Managers of New Haven and Penn, Systems to Visit: Factory Heads New Britain manufacturers will en- tertain a number of officials of the N. ¥, N. H. & H. and Pennsylvania roads at a luncheon at the Shuttie Meadow club next I'riday noon. The offjclal party is due to arrive In this city at 12:30 and the guests will be taken to the club at once. The members of the party are: The Messrs, Bardo, B. Campbell, J. O. Helliday, Yostef, R. Hackett, Wood- ward, McGrath, Behan and Redman, | of the New Haven road and 8. Krick, general manager; J. L., man, freight traffic manager; D. N, Bell, general passenger agent; Guy | McCabe, ~general freight agent: Charles Nye, R. McDonough and C. H. Morgan, of the Pennsylvania sys- tem, SERVIC AT TOWN HOME, - religious committee of Ivery man's Bible class, headed by E. If Neumann, chairman, held services at the town home yesterday afternoon. Mr, Neumann led the meecting, which was outdoors, and Oliver H. Nichols played the piano. An important meeting of the wom- en of St. Joseph's parish will be held tomorrow night to arrange for a large soclal function in November, Funeral services “for Janswick were held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at 8t Mark's chureh, In. terment was In Fairview cemetery, Funeral narezyk were held this merning at § o'clock at the Sacred Heart church and interment was in Sacred Heart | cemetery, We wish to thank friends and neighbors for the kind- néss and sympathy shown us during the llinesg and death of our beloved mother, especially the girls of Swiss Rib Dept. and Brown mending room and crochet dept. of Hoslery, ferings. Signed, MARY, pastor of the Center Congre, ehurch of this ef lmnul was In Fairview cemetery, tional officlated, Inters Edward I, —p Joseph Bednarczyk. services for Joseph Red. CARD OF THANKS, our relatives, *American floral of- the for the beautiful KATHERINE and MAR- GARET McDONOUGH and MRS, THOMAS BOYLE, OLDEST BREGSTONE DIES, Chicago, Oct. patriarch of the 800 members of which live country, died at his home here today, aged 83, | tended a reunion here last August, Mr, Bregstone, who was the oldest male Bregstone in America, attended syna- gogue daily until a few days of his death, 15.—Sellg Bregstone, Bregstone family, in this More than 700 Bregstones at- JOSEPH A. HAFFEY Funeral Director Parlors 33 Myrtle St. Service Exceptional, Lady Assistant 'Tel. Parlor 1 Residence 17 Summer 8 New Prices Effective October 2, the Ford Motor Company announces the following reduced prices on all Ford Cars and Trucks: Runabout Touring Car - Coupe - - - Four-Door Sedan Chassis Truck Chassis All Prices F. O. B, Detroit $265.00 295.00 525.00 685.00 230.00 370.00 These are the lowest prices in all Ford history. With the recent changes and refinements that have been made in every body type, Ford Cars now offer new values in motor transportation. Especially is this true of the new Four-door Sedan with its streamline body and many added conveniences. The Fordson Tractor The price of the Fordson Tractor has been in- creased $25.00, making the present price $42000 F. O. B. Detroit. You can take advantage of these new prices through the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Elmer Auto Co. 22 MAIN STREET COUNCIL POWERLESS 'TO ORDER GONTRACT termine what course of action te foi- [low. The chairman intimated that the contract may be awarded to the €. L, & D, despite the counell's ebjee. [tien, since there ia some Ilikelihood | eh power, | Specifications were given & number |of contractors whe Mesired to bid on the town home contract and the G Co., submitted the lowest & D. Co, whieh I & local concern, sent in & bid whieh was approximately $1,500 higher than that of the Poriss Co., but because it | was & loeal concern whese abilities in ' construction work was known te the charity commissioners, the hoard recommended that contracts be es. tered inte with the concern | Mireed Up Porriss, with an attorney, inter. viewed a number of repubtean mem- bers of the council and epposition to the recommendation was organized With the result that the charity board's suggestion was not . on an amendment brought in by Al. |derman C, J. Dehm, voted to have |contracts made with the Porriss Co, Judge Kirkham looked into the legal. ity of the action and finds that the council's powers are limited to ratify. Ing or rejecting a recommendation as to a contract, but he finds nothing in the city's laws which permit of the 'cnunell making a contract of this n ure, CITY ITEMS. —— Harry Evans was arrested on Lin- coin street this afternoon by Detec- |tive Sergeant Willlam P. MeCue and | Supernumerary Officer Joseph Hayes on A charge of indecent exposure, Laurel Court S8ewing circle will meet at the home of Mrs, Carroll Goff, 70 Lake street, Wednesday, from 10 to 5 o'clock. Luncheon will be served. Mr, and Mrs. JFrancls Griffin of Monroe street, Ernest Griswold of Francis street and Mary Burkarth of Walnut street have returned from a week-end spent in New York. They were in attendance at the world scries baseball game Saturday, W. R. Buckner will speak at the regular meeting of the New Britain Rotary club to be held Thursday noon at the Elks club on Washington street. He will have as his subject | “Something Absolutely Different.” | The regular meeting of the New Britain Lions club will be held to- morrow evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Business and Professional Women's club house on High street. James R, Brown of New York will speak. A regular meeting of the Knights of Washington will be held at St. Mark’s parish_house tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock. At 8 o'clock the members of the organization will join with the Men's club in listening to a second in a series of lectures on ‘““The Prayer Book” to be delivered by the Rev. Mr, Lindsey of Hartford. « A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. John Grobstein of 31 Am- herst street. . Walter Palowski of 241 Broad street has complained to the police that his wife 1s missing from home and five children are also gone. He said that on Saturday he. drew $1,600 from the bank and gave it to his wife. Philip Conrad of 65 Silver street, Hartford, is at the New Britain gen- eral hospital suffering with a sprained back as the result of having fallen off a trolley car at the corner of Stanley and Church streets last night. George W. Curtis of 19 Emmons Placg reported to the police at about 8 o'flock this morning that he would like to have an officer sent to his home immediately as a man named Oakes who lived at his house was go- ing to leave without paying for two weeks room rent. Policeman John C. Stadler was sent to the scene but Oakes had made his escape from a second floor window and could not be found. z C. H. Curtis of Plainville reported to the police today that his automo- bile was stolen in Waterbury last night. Victor Hilton of 74 Talcott street reported to the police today .that his overcoat was stolen from his auto which was parked on Winter street last nighht, Mrs. Charles Hickey of Spring street complained to the police this morning that a toy wagon was stolen from her home last night, ‘ REDDEN-FITZSIMMONS Miss Anna A, Fitzsimmons and Wesley Redden Married This Morning at St, Mary's Rectory, Miss Anna A. Fitzsimmons of 96 Lake street became the bride this morning of Wesley Redden, the cere. mony being performed at St. Mary's rectory at 9 o'clock by Rev. John T Winters. Miss Katherine Fitzsimmons, sister of the bride, was bridesmald. Albert Lyman was groomsman. The bride wore a gown of dark brown canton crepe with chantille lace, trimmed with blue velvet, and a hat of brown velvet. She carried a bouquet of American beauty roses, The bridesmaid wore blue canton crepe with blue panne velvet hat | 8he carried a houquet of yellow tea| | roses. Both wore fur scarfs, | After a honeymoon tour in the south, Mr. and Mrs. Redden will re-| side at 14 Warlock street. Mrs. Red- den, until recently was employed by the New Britain National bank. Mr, Redden is employed by Hallinan, Inc. BATS HAVE RADIO IDEA Bats avoid collisions with trees and other objects when flying in pitch darkness not only by sight but by emitting a powerful vibrating note, in- audible to human ears. The vibra- tory alr wave reacts upon meeting an obstacle and so warns the bat of «the danger ahead. { WHY WORRY! TAIN Damuy sERALD, NMUNDAY, OUTUBEK lo, v, WALLSTREET STOCK EXGHANGE REPORTS Slock prices made & brisk recovery | from recent heaviness In aY's mar ket, Trading was largely of a pro fesslonal charaster with shert cover: | ingyoperations furnishing the impetus | tor the Nearly & dosen u-.u.i issues «. ew low records for | the year during the early period of heaviness. Bales approsimated 530, 000’ shares. | Low Close| LLLM I(I‘II LR Am Can LAY Am Cot O1) ,,, Am Loeco Am Fm & Ne Am Tel & Tel Am Teb Am Woel Ana Cop Ate Tp & R F AL GIf & W I Bald Loeco Ralti & Ohlo Peth §u N Con Textile Can Pae ... en Leath Co .. Ches & Ohio ChM&syP. ., Ch Rk T & P Chile Cop ... Chino Cop . Con Gan . Corn Prd Ref Cru Bteel, ox, Cub Cane Sug .. Endl John ..... Erie ..... Erie 1at pfd . en Elec Gen Motors . Good (BF) Gt North pfd . .. Insp Cop Ont Mr Mar pfd Allis Chal ... FPacific Ol . Int Nicke! Int Paper . Kel Spg Tire ... 2 Kenne Cop Lehigh Valley .. Mid Sts Ol Mid Steel .... Miss - Pac . N Y Cen NYNHE&H.. Nor & West No Pacific .... Pure OIl ... 17% Pan Am P & T 561'% Penn R R ... 4a7% Pierce Arrow .. 3 7 Pitts Coal vos 61 Ray Con Cop ... 124 Reading ....... 7% Rep I & S. 433 Royal D, N Y.. 43% Sinclair Ol Ref,.193% South Pac 867 South Rail ..... 338 Stude Co . 9T H Texas Co . oo 4 Tex & Pac ..... 101 Tob Prod 8714 Trans Oil . . 230 Union Pac . 129% Unit Re St % U 8§ Ind Alco... 52 U S Rub Co ... 374y U S Steel ,.... 8§77 U S Steel pfd . .119% Utah Cop ...... 57% Willys Over . 6% Westinghouse .. 5614 1008, 54Y 1% 7614 481y a3y 18% 868 33 941 0y 19 85% 2315 128% 504 ‘37 8614 118% 6% (Putnam & Co.) Bld Asked 450 60 45 160 10 15 10 26 Y 113 88 Aetna Life Jns . Am Hardware Am Hosiery ver. 38 Bige-Hfd Carpet com..155 Billings & Spencer com. Billings & Spencer pfd. Bristol Brass ... . Colts Arms ........... Conn 1.t and.Power pfd|1 Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing Hart & Cooley ..., Hfd Electric Light..... Landers Frary & Clark. J R Montgomery com. J R Montgoniery pfd..106 N B Gas .... N B Machine . N B Machine pfd Niles-Bemt-Pond com North & Judd Peck, Stow & Russell Mfg Co . Scovill Mfg oC ..., S N E Telephone Standard Screw Stanley Works Stanley Works pfd Torrington Co com Traut & Hine Travelers Ins Co Union Mfg Co 5 10 % 531 Wilcox. . U. 8. TRE RY STAT NT. 7. 8. Treasury balance, $364,912,864, STABBED IN FIGHT Meriden, Oect. 15.-—James Landino, | 25, of 66 Clay street, New Haven, is| in a serious condition at the Meri- | den hospital today, though his re-| covery is expected, from a| stab wound in the abdomen which he is alleged to have received carly yes- terday morning in a fight with James Rocco of this city. The latter wa$ slashed in the thigh but he was able to be in court today, and he was held in $3,000 for trial Saturday. | FAST FLYING IN EUROPE. | London, Oct. 12.—A new record for | speed between London and Cologne has been made by the Instone Air liner “City of Washington” which completed the journey of 330 miles| in 128 minutes. The boat journey for the same trip takes 19 hours. | OLIVER CASE CONTINUED. Burdette Qliver, arraigned in po- lice court this morning for being a fugitive from justice and who s wanted by the Rochester, N. Y, ad- thorities on g charge of abandonment, had his case continued until tomor- row morning by Judge B. W. Alling/| after Attorneys William Mangan and Alfred LeWitt announced that he would fight extradition from this state to New York. Chief William C.| Hart stated that he had wired lh"" |New York authorities to come after| Oliver as he had been advised by| counsel that he would not fight ex- tradition. Attorney LeWitt said, how- ever, that Mr. Oliver's father had se- cured the services of Attorney Ed- ward Day of Hartford to fight the extradition. dolls and rubber toys. can bull snake shown in the picture, which Edmund’s papa, who's a “yarb” doctor, uses in his medicine shows. The little leather horse at the left has been discarded for an intimate embrace with the reptile. PUTNAM & Members New York Stock Eschange Members Hartlord black Eachange Stanley R Fady, Manager S1 West Mals St Yel 3040 We Offer: 100 North & Judd 100 Landers, Frary & Clark W& yupD & CO! | MEMBERS HARTVORD STOCK EXCHANGE Members New York Stock Exchange Uartford: Hartford-Conn, ‘Trust Bidg, Tel. 3.6420 New Britain: 23 West Main sStrect, Tel, 1815 WE OFFER: 50 Shares STANDARD SCREW, COMMO. Price On Application R Thomson. Tenn & Co. . NEW BRITAIN HARTFORD New Britain National Bank Bldg. 10 Central Row Telephone 2080 Telephone 2-4141 Members Meinbers Hartford Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Donald R. Har(, Manager We Offer: YALE & TOWNE Price on Application We do not accept margin accounts, JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York STOCKS Bridgeport BONDS w Haven - Direct Private Wire to New York G. ¥. GROFY¥, Mgr.—Room 509, N. B. Nat'l Bank Bldg.—Tel. 1013 Waterbury Dankury Middletown Edmund l;api;xeau, 18 months, of Toledo, O., has no use for His most precious,pet is the six-foot Mexi- Di;nertime In*The Jungle iere's something you never saw before—a photograph of a baby elephant in a jungle of India proceeding to satisfy its appe, :ig; Mama elephant doesn’t seem ut, . to care if the photographer is