New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 2, 1924, Page 11

TAX RATE HERE IS * LOEST IN STATE * New Britain Compares Favorably With Other Cities in U. S. Out of 165 cities in the United States whose population is 30,000 or over, and in whieh the Detroit Bu- reau of Governmental Research con- ducted a tax rate survey, it was found that only 12 cities paid less per $1,- 000 assessed valuation than did the city of New Britain, two others paid an equal amount and the remaining 140 were assessed a greater amount than was pald by the taxpayers of this city. New Britain’s payment was $23.50 per $1,000 assessed valuation. New Britain paid less than did any other Connecticut city listed, and in the group of municipalitiecs whose population ranges between 50,000 and 100,000, there were but three lower and two equal to the Hardware city. The highest payment found was that of Sioux City, Ta., were $148 a thous- and assessed valuation was the rule, and the lowest was Pasadena, Cal, and Cedar Rapids, Ia, where only $15.76 was paid. The eitles having a population of more than 30,000 that pald less, and the amounts paid are: Lynchburg, W. Va., $22.50; Cedar Rapids, Ta., $15.76; Huntington. W. Va., $19.90; Wheeling, W. Va., $21.04; Springfield, Ohio, $18.60; Youngstown, Ohio, $17.60; Providence, R. 1., $23; Toledo, Ohio, $22.20; Cincinnati, Ohio, $22.74; + Washington, D. C., $18.20; Davenport, Langing, Mich., $22.34; Pasedena, Cal., $165.76. Connecticut cities listed and the amounts paid are: New Haven, $25; Bridgeport, $29.20; Hartford, $31.60; New Britain, $23.50. " STAMFORD WOMAN IS "IN PECULIAR MESS ! Bankrapt, But Is Accused of Being So Fraudulently ——— Stamford, Jan. 2-—Examination in bankruptey to determine the assets of ¢ Mrs. Jane Jordan, otherwise known as Jane O'Roark was begun here ln.- day before Referee Carleton I Hoadley of New Haven who was called in when Referee John Keogh of this district found himself dis- qualified. Mr. Keogh creditors. ) The ecreditors brought an invelun- « tary petition in bankruptey against Mre, Jordan who had contracted mer- chandise bills for $20,000 to $80,000 4 with merchants here, in Geeenwich and Norwalk. Lought a residence in Tokeneks was furnishing it. Mrs, Jordan who is charged crim- inally with having obtained merchan- dise under fase pretenses did not ap- pear at the hearing as she had not been summoned. is to be heard on January 9. Mrs., Alice Ingraham, who said she was Mrs, Jordan's mother, that her daughter was married to a Mr, Goodwin but did not know his present whereabouts, Mrs, Ingraham said she herself had married a man named O'Roark who died about eight years ago. She uses the name of Ingraham because that is the name of her stepfather. The witness said that her daughter, whom she referred to as Mrs, Jor- dan, is an actress, and had been play- ing in stock and vaudeville for sev. eral months in Oakland, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mrs, Ingraham questioned about the Tokencke house said that she and not her daughter had a contract to buy the place and this contrqet had baen transferred to a Mr, Lloyd in New York. She did not know his address, Sie said she objected to the way her daughter was acting and to the running up of bills, appears for several and + UNDERWOOD ENTE Files Amnouncement of Candidacy for Presidential Nomination. Montgomery, Ala., Jan, 2 Oscar W, Underwood filed with Secretary of State 8 H. Ban and Hugh White, secretary of the state Democratic executive commit tee, his formal announcement as a candidate for the Democratic nomi nation for president of the United States in the Alabama presidential ' primary. L B M his announc the Democratic rove of Jasper also filed ment presidentinl nomina- tion In Alabama. The third presiden tial aspirant to announce his partic ipation in the presidential primary was Senstor Hiram Johnson of Cali- fornia, who wiil contend with W. L. . Chenatlt of Russeliville for the Itepublican nomination. A third en trant on the Democratic side for presidential nomination honors was M. A. Dinsmore, attorney of Birm ingham. PROVIDENCE GETS WETTER Drunkenness Increase Attributed to Home Made Liquor, Providence, R. 1., Jan Arrest for drunkenness in this city in 1 jenreased 797, in comparison with 1922. The total number of arrests for drunkenness last year was 5, compgred with 6,500 in 1914 Arrests for all causes in 1 12,173, as against 9 great gain, accord dent of Police O'Neil, does not mean an rease In crime, but arrests for the commission of crimes will show a decrease after deduction of arrests for violition of the State Prohibitior Law, determined »s valld in Novem Yber, 192 increaged activits against molor law sviolators. The jncrease in drunkennes police superintendent sayr, is plained by “the perfection of the of home Hator making, which is pro tected by the Federal and State by requiring the poiice te demce of actval sales hefore acting lawe Sheyeclaimed to have| The criminal chargs. testified | resterday | as a candidate for EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1924, crry rrems. |JUNN UNMOVED BY e, mosgement o e e MAYOR'S CRITICISM gold pleces New Year's eve in appr- ciation of thir loyal services during “‘i\ "L“:&%t;{: as born this morning Wil Not Instruct Chief Hart Not to Mr, and Mrs. eorge A. mwa_on [} to Enforce Law Meriden. Mr, Lawson is a member | \Much interest is being shown in the of the “Herald” composing room | force, Bernard Brooks, the four-year-old case of Stanislaw Ogonowski of 49 Grove street, charged with vielation of the liquor law, and ten frequenters |son of Peter Brooks, of 756 Spring street, was operated upon for remov- who will be arraigned in police court al of tonsils and adenoids at the Court street hospital this morning. The operation was performed by Dr. E. T. Fromen, | case of its kind to be heard in the | local court since prohibition has been |in effect. On numerous occasions the police have found men in places which they have raided, but none have been arrested before as frequenters. Those who will appear in court tomor- row on this charge are Belanta Kulis, Adam Duszak, Adam Pawelezyk, Charles Kordik, Tony Kohinowsky, Frank Pierkowski, Peter Olescevicz, Adam Roby, Stanislaw Psimentuski and Domonick Telwonick. The case has even attracted the at- tention of Mayor Angelo M. Paonessa, who has informed Chairman David L. |Robs Good Samaritan And Appears in Court About three weeks ago John Gomes came to New Britain from Providence and went to the home of Gregory Perry at 28¢ Park street. He ar- rived at about 1:20 o'cleck in the morning and asked if he might have lodgings as he did not know where to go to spend the night. Perry took him in and allowed him to sicep in the same bed with him. Gomes re- mained for a week, Perry claims, and at the end of the week he awoke one morning to find Gomes gone. Not only Gomes but $50 was also missing. The police were put on the trail with the result that Gomes was arrested | that he will not instruct Chief William Tuesday morning at a theater by Po- | C, Hart or anyone not to enforce any liceman Mullen on a charge of theft. | jaw and if there is anyone in town In court this morning Perry sald that | who does not want any laws enforced Gomes had taken the pocketbook |it is up to them to speak to the from under his pillow, emptied the | zuthorities. contents and made his getaway. Gomes denied knowledge of the crime and testified that he didn't even knéw Perry., Three friends of the latter, who llve in the same house with him, identified Gomes. He was sentenced to jail for 30 days. Henry Bride of Hartford was fined $25 and costs on a charge of reckless driving. He was arrested several days ago following an accident at the cor- ner of Church and Stanley streets. not approve of arresting frequenters. Chairman Dunn said this morning Huerta's Envoy in New York Makes Formal Application From Director of Oil Business. New York, Jan. 2.—Enrique Seld- ner confidential agent of Adolfo de la A Huerta, Mexican rebel leader, today DEG!SION REVERSED | served a copy of de la Huerta's de- i cree, demanding that petroleum pro- duction taxes be pald to him, upon Guy Stevens, director of the Assocla- tion of Producers of Petroleum in Mexico, The decree ordered payment of petroleum taxes to de la Huerta at Vera Cruz and directed that payment of export taxes be continued ac- cording to the de la Huerta-Lamont debt agreement, Two telegrams were Mr. Seldner from de la Huerta who signed himself “supreme chict of the revolution,” One of the telegrams contained the text of the decree and the other directed the confidential agent to serve notice of it to afl the ail companies in the United States operating in Mexico, The message stated that any tax payments made after the publication |of the decree, December 28, that were |hot in accordance with the text of the |decree would be considered null in the event of the ultimate success of the | revolutionaries, Ofticials of oll companies here de- clined to comment in the matter, The next tax payment due January 10 will not be made, it was sald, until the state department has passed opinlon as to the legality of payments, LIQUOR BOAT WRECKED i | Eighteen Bullet Scarred Rum Run- South Carolina Railroad Commission Has Authority to Order Passenger Sheds Built. Columbia, 8. €., Jan., 2.—Reversing a decision of a few months ago, the South Carolina Supreme Court held today that the state railroad commis- | sion was within its powers in ordering the Southern Rallway company to construct passenger sheds at Blacke- | ville, 8. €. fhe court asserted in its former opinion that the transportation act of 1920 had deprived the state regula- tory body of practically all its juris- diction over interstate railroads. A re-hearing, with circuit judges parti- cippating, was allowed on motion of the commission. The Blackville case attracted wiey attention because of the fight being |made in several states to preserve to !the state regulatory bodies certain of I their original powers over the raile { roads. | ~ SUES FOR $50,000 “ Motor Manufacturer Claims He Was Refused Right to Display His Wares | At New York Show. New York, Jan. 2.—Denied dispiay | space at the annual motor boat show opening this week, Deneal K. Samuel, | Ine, today brought suit against the National Assoclation of Engine and Boéat Manufacturers, conducting the exhibition, for $50,000 damages, charging unlawful diserimination and rertraint of trade. The company sought to exhibit airplane motors for boats. Another action to compel the asso- clation to accept the compuny's ad- vertising for insertion in the official program, was opened in supreme court. Counsel for the exhibition management said the advertising had been rejected as objectionable be- cause the company was conducting a rival show across the street. DBattery Park. New York, Jan. 2.~Eighteen bullet scarred rum craft, recently captured /by the government’s mosquito fleet of !rum chasers, were auctioned off by customs officials today at “Dead ;,\(un'n Basin” on the tip of BaWery | park. The little vesscls, some of which |had been seized, auctioned and re- captured several times under various laliases, brought a total of $5,982 to- |day. Several speedy ones went with |the lot, including two with twin afr- plane motors. Customs officlals ey timated the little fleet represented an original investment of at least $50,000 Two women pated in the openly declared and tion. they 500 men particl- Most of them wanted the KILLS SE APTER DANCE. [Gifl said to Be Year's First Suicide | in New Jersey. New Jersey, Jan, 2.~—The first sui- cide recorded in Netw Jersey in 1924, | cording to the police, was that of Mise Celia Binewald, 20, of No. 176 Paterson Turnpike, North Bergen. She | was found lying on her bed by her brother, Robert, with a gas tube in her mouth, one end of which was at- tached to a lighting fixture, Mr. and Mre, Charles Bindewald, =—Had Heart Trouble . were unable to explain their dddgh- ter's She came home after midnight in good spirits. She had been secing the old year out at a dance in Jersey City. The girl's fam- ily and friends said she had no love affair and never spoke of trouble, from rum row. MISSING, BODY IS FOUND Michael Stafford of Waterbury Had Not Been Seen Since December 31 Waterbury, Jan. 2.—The body of Michael Stafford, an employe of the Connceticut Light and Power co., was today found floating in water near the company's conensation plant in thisgity. The man was last seen December 31. When he failed to put e in an appearance this mornin a CORN BORER GAINS: search was instituted, with the r:,q.m Cincinpati, 0., Jan. 2.—Despite uni- that the body was found in a canal fied efforts to control the Europ between the power plant and Nauga- corn borer, the insect made notable tuck river. Stafford had been under progress during 1923, economic ento- |treatment for chronie heart trouble mologists meoting with the American for some time. Medical BExaminer Association for the Advancement of Dr. A. Crape od the body Scicnce were told today by several cxpressed the opinion that the spenkers. Several experts agreed that had been dead since December 31 o i oo, | SELL LIQUOK SHIPS pest hias been discovered ENDORSE COOLIDGE. 190 Cases of Boore Vessed Which Goes Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 2.—The Fisher's Island. who exam man re- today on Presi- publican state committee jorsed the administration of ient Coolidge Taken Aground From PROBABLY A SUICIDE. Artonio, Tex., Jan. 2.—Major dr ardner, of the Fourth Field cargo Housto was (‘olumbis his room of the regi- Island club today. An auto- | were pistol was near the body New London. Jan 1 and eighty cases of o the 50-foot naphtha which grounded o N. Y., Sunday night in a storm being rémoved under the iirection of Inspector Customs Jeremiah Diflon of drew and John Je Sarvarnse, of New Haven, the ers of the custody at the saving station and wi to New York authorities cargo has bwen collected Fort Fisher's 1 in today mati this ity An John mem “ing held ir and Vife 12 YEARS T'OR BURGLARIES sen and Providence, Jan. 2.-—John a Caban, who claims to have come from Bridgeport, Conn.. and also that he was 2 Cleveland Giant baseball was senténced to 12 years in for burgiary Jiminez 2 crew wore after the player, state prison today et Cool Reception One Tha our international re Corrent 014 « seeme though a lot of ' for the presidential ring pot the tabeo to dome over and |6n the Mi hat. -Norfolk Virginign- em would ik ‘l'llm 15, New York American L3l ' Panncd. fashior Thes Speaking tions, # hinte tomorrow morning. This is the first | Dunn of the police board that he did | For Receipts | received by | ners’ Boats Auctioned O Today at { RETIREMENT FUND During Past Year State Teachers Benefiting Under This Fund Re- ceived $1,976.91. | Hartford, Jan. 2.—During the year |ments to teachers throughout the state by the teachers’ retirement fund |amounted to $1,976.91 in annuities jand $52,404.79 in penisons. The total paid was $54,381.70. The aver- was $34.87 a month, The board received from teachers’ salaries the sum of $432,147.86 for the year. During the past seven |years the teachers paid in assess- ments of five per cent on their sal- aries the total sum of $1,367,284.90, | This is assessment of five per cent on |salaries up to $2,000. By this limi- tation an assessment can never ex- ceed $100 a year. ° | During the year 1923 the member- |ship of teachers' retirement fund in- |creased from 6,309 to 6,522, 4 Eleven hundred and ninety new |names were added to the roll of members during the year, 17 retired and 12 died. The number of with- drawing assessments was 730 and the number reinstated 70, | The total amount of paid sions since 1917 was $159,228.59 and in annuities $4,598.56. The first an- iuuity paid in 1917 amounted to only 63 cents, and the total pensions in jthat year amounted to $513, " MAY FIND SUSPECT | Buddy of John P, Cook, Wanted For in pen- Bumside Murder, Likely to Give Police Valuable Afd. Hartford, Jan. 2.—A friend of John Cook and his buddy while in the Canadian army during the World war, may be the means of locating the East Hartford man wanted for the murder |early Christmas Day of Mrs. Mary | Monsell of Burnside. Tt is known that | Cook has' heen frequently in communi- |cation with this man and it is thought that Cook might try to join him. Ger- |ald Risley, detective in State's Attor- ney Alcorn’s office, has therefore been | keeping close watch of the friend and | will not let him out of sight until | Cook is found. DRY LAW REPFAL SOUGHT, Providence, Jan, 2.—Two bills for the repeal of the state prohibition law }\--ns introduced in the house by Rep- resentative Kiernan, democrat, of | Providence, One provides for imme- | dlate repeal of the law, and the ether that the measure if passed shall be | submitted by referendum to the voters at the next electlon, CUBA ATRIOT DIES New York, Jan. 2.—Col. Emilio P, | Cordero, Cuban patriot and soldier, | who distinguished himself in the ‘annmh-mnrrivln war by carrying messages through the lines in his cork leg, dies in Flower hospital yesterday fafter a long fliness. He was engaged nufacture of cigars, Mre, Anna Bailey Mrs. Anna Balley, age 75 years, died at her home at 466 Arch streot yesterday after a lingering illness, 8he was born in New Haven and leaves her husband, Henry T. Bailey; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Torr, | Mrs, IFrank Rhodes and Mre, Herbert leonard; a son, Henry C. Bailey, and several grandehildren, all of this city Funeral services will be held tomor. row morning at £:30 o'clock at the home and at 9 o'clock at St. Joseph's Interment will be In the family plot at Fairview cemetery, chureh, Samuel Scott Samuel Scott, well known in New Britain and a resident of Farmington, died at his home in the latter town this morning. Funem! services will be held Saturday morning at St rick's church there and interment will be In Plainviie boats to use in freighting liquor in | —— 1 Funerals Mre. Wiadi<lana Kowaleska Funeral services for Mrs, Wiadis be held tomor- morn at 7 o'clock at t Kacred Heart church Interment be in the Sacred Heart cometery lowa Kowaleska w Robert Swant<on The funeral of the te Nobert Swantson will tal e Th afternoon. S s be held at the Erwin chapel and burial w e in Fairview ursday Mrs, ¥ Mrs. Mary Yates, ag 71 years died yosterday afterngo at her home at 12 She f England and has ived in this t ce 196 m e i What lock Greenwood street CARD 01 THANKS JOSEPH A. HAFFEY Vonersl Diretor Parfors 33 Myrthe &t Service Lsceptional. Lady Awic Tel. Parlor 16252 Residence 17 Sommer S —1825.3 WAL STREET STOCK ' EXCHANGE REPORTS |ending December 31, 1628, the pay-! age pension paid to retired teachers | extended its loss to |and producers and refiners sold near- | Irregularly higher stock prices| characterized the opening dealings in | the first stock market session of the New Year. Buying orders were dis- tributed over a wide list but were most effective in the oils and tobac- cos, producers and refiners and Amer- | fean Tobacco standing out with ini- tial gains of a point each. | Wall Street Noon—Curious cross- currents of price changes took place during the morning session. Traders, who had buflt up paper profits in the up-swing of the last two months did not want to convert them into h | €0 as to have them show in the 1028 income tax returns, offered stocks freely, particularly the speculative | favorities, Some sclling also was re- ported to have been influenced by the | bellef that the technical condition of | the market warranted at least a tem- | porary reaction. Davison Chemical | nearly 3 points ly 2% below Monday's closing quota- tion. Good gains were recorded in a| number of the public utility, copper ! and merchandising issues. American | Chicle preferred jumped seven points. Call money opened at 5% per cent, | Stockholders of the U, 8. Distribut- | |ing Corporation today approved a plan of recapitalization providing for | an increase in the 100,000 shares of common stock and 10,000 shares of | managers’ stock to 220,000 shares of | no par common and 27,5600 shares of | 7 per cent $100 par cumulative pre- | ferred stock. | The market became more irregular later when profit-taking took place in a number of the oils and selling pres- sure was exerted against Davison | Chemical, which dropped 2 points. Pan-American B dropped 1 1-2. Am- erican Express sold 7 points above its| previous sale, United Fruit 3 3-4 and | iggett & Myers, Nash Motors and | U. 8. Alloy Steel moved up 2 to 2 1 points with a score of others, includ ing Du Pont, Famous Players and Woolworth, a point or more, Foreign exchanges opened reactionary. Losses in the Oil and Motor groups were extended, Chandler dropping 2 1-4 points before the selling eased on appearance of large buying orders | in the Maxwell Motor issues, in which | the preferred A advanced almost 4| points, Jones Brothers Tea, Montgom- | cry Ward, American Linseed prefer- | red, Cuyamel Fruit, United Drug and | Lehigh Valley also became strong. | Many petroleum losses, Standard Oil of Nebraska sus- | tained the greatest loss in the group, | Ge falling 20 points on moderate sales | and South Penn, Ofl showed a lossof | 6 points: Prairie Oil and Gas after! an opening advance of one point, dropped six points but quickly re. covered, Standard Oil of Indiana, | Kansas and New York declined | about one point and a loss of over two points was sustained in Standard | Ol of Ohlo. The closing was irregular, Selling of United States and Guif States steels | and Tobacco products in the late deal- | ings was counteracted by the fresh ac- | cumulation of American Chicle pre- ferred which extended its gain to 14 | poiuts and Jones Brothers Tea mov- ed up 8 points. Mixed price movements took place in today's relatively quict stock mar- | ket. Selling by traders who deferred realizing sales until after the turn of the year was counteracted by the! repurchase of stock sold to establish tax losses a month ago. Copper, Pub- lie Utility and Merchandising issues | gave the best demonstrations of group | |strength. 1oreign Exchanges were | | weak, I"rench franes again selling be- low & cents. Sales approximated 50,000 shares, High 4y 104% 0% Low 1y 163% Bt Sugar Can Loco Smit & Ref 60 Ref com b T 21 Tel. 125% 1501 Am Am Am |Am |Am 8g Am Sumatra Am Tel & Am Tob ’.\Il| Wool Anaconda Cop.. I‘Al\h T&S P At Guir & W | Baldwin lLeoco .. Balt & Ohio Beth Steel Con Textile Cen Leather Co hes & Ohio 7 hi Mil & St I 1 hi Rock 1=l & ‘hile Copper 2 o ‘hino Copper ‘on Gas orn P'rod uba Cane ‘ndicott-John Stie irle 1st prd Gen Electric oMtors Goodrick BF Gt North pfd Insp Copper Int Mer Mar Int Mer Mar pfd 21 Allis-Chalmers ific Ol Int Nickel Kelly Spring T'r Lehig Mid ¢ Westi Nationa PUTNAM & CO. Stanley R. Eddy, Manager Members New York Stock Exchange Member Hartford Stock Exchange We Offer— MEMBERS NEW BRITAIN New Britain National Bank Bldg. Telephone 2580 Hartford Stock Exchange 100 Colts 100 American Hardware Members New York Stock Exchange wrd, Conn. Trust Bldg 23 West Main Strect. 31 West Main St., Tel. 2040 JUDD & CO. ARTIORD STOCK EXCHANGE $-6320 . 1815 We Offer 100 Shares New Britain Machine Common PRICE ON APPLICATION HARTF Members Donald R. Hart, Mavager We Offer— 100 Shares American Hardware Waterbury Middietown Price on Application ORD 10 Ceantral Row Telephone 2-4141 Members New York Stock Exchauge WE DO NOT ACCEPT MARGIN ACCOUNTS JOHN P. STOCKS BONDS Direct Private Wire to New York R e e —— KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Bridgeport New Havea G. F. GROXF, Mgr.—~Room 609, N. B, Nat'l Bank Blig.—Tel. 1013 Fuller, Richter Aldrich§ @ 94 PEARL ST. Telephone 25261 New Britain Office, 122 Main St. “The Admiral” Preparations TAquor When They Arrive, New York, Jan. 2. be lengthened by an umber carrying liquor Scotland, Admiral,” successful Emanue CEELT rucible St Sugar 15 b . Aa 1 in I Por Disposal of from a plai of the smug Evening Mail says te TREASTRY MISTILIE R A StoTmm « e, Ky E. T. BRAINARD, Mgr. ARRESTED Plans and | Four Da His cant Buildings. is to ships | Harry and | Richard ~—Rum row Pardee, G Abenrot by t and rged wit ant building: arrests are England made by Atlantic's most er Parons, Th with ussets of STOCKRS Heir 1o Biritish May \irica ' STATEMENT £820. 496,58 OLD CATHOLK Is Norwailk, Jan, 2 Throne Ja. 2 Ret day. He HARTFORD, CONN. Tel. 2980 We Make a Close Market in LOCAL SECURITIES XL P S RUM SHIPS COMING Makes Al FOR ARSON 1 Men Taken Into Custody, Charged With setting Fire to Va- Arthur Wil were arrested at Louis authorities yester- wilfully setting fire I'olicemar: the outcome of an fires in months, The po- Imitted Tokeneke barns mysterious id a houseboat at char t w Pardee ognizance assisted the was res , it bee polica PRINCE TO TOUR MORE Leaves om 2 for a Visit to Possessions in 1 s expected nters south PRIEST DIES. Father ergy 0 was bor 1550, 4, in