New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1924, Page 25

MISS WADSWORTH BEITER o Hospital Proprietor Who Takes Drugs Shows Improvement — Institution May Be Closed. Miss Laura Wadswerth, proprietor of the Court street hospital, who at- tempted to cqpumit sulclde by taking drugs yestel , when attachment papers. including & body writ were served upon her, is improving, ac- cording to reports from the Hartford hospital where she was taken. The hospital authorities say her desire is to recover, but that at her own re- quest all visitors are excluded from her room. Attorney S. G. Casale, who is look- ing after hér interests here, has taken charge of the hospital. The lease on the place, which is owned by th Y. M. C. A. expired January 1, but a tentative extension of three months had been procured. There is but one patient there, in charge of special nurses, and as soon as the patient can be removed, which is likély to he tomorrow, the institution may e closed. Auto Breaks Boy’s Leg Doubt as to Driver James Galati, aged 9 years, son of Dominick Kalati of 216 Areh street, was removed to the New Britain ge era] hospital last evening with a broken leg as the result of being struck by an automobile on Arch street last evening. Sergeant Patrick MeAvay was detalled to investigate the aceident and reported that E. W. Christ told him that he did not be- lieve his machine struck the boy. His daughter was riding with him at the time, he sald, and after she had seen the boy hurt, asked him to stop his machine, which he did. Mr. Christ told the sergeant that when he went baek to where the boy was lving, someone else had placed him in a machine and was about to take him to the hospital, He said that he willingly gave his number and then proceeded to his home, People’s Progressive Party Seeks Candidate Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4.—Nomnination of an independent candidate for president s among objects announced for a convention called to meet here January 30 and 31 by the People's Progressive party and National Ford for President club. Roy M. Harrop of Omaha, who helped to formulate the people’s progressive party here some time ago, was among those who sig: the call which is addressed to all Ford for president club members, progressives, independents, farmers, ex-seldiers and representatives of la- bor and “all patriotic American citi- CITY ITEMS. Park Superintendent Wainwright stated teday that skating conditions are excellent at Stanley Quarter park and Walnut Hill' park. A dump cfrt loaded with quarry rock, the property of Frank Schardl a truckman of Shuttle Meadow ave- nue, came to grief at the corner,of Parkmore and Monroe streets s morning when the wagon skidded and smashed against the curb breaking a rear wheel. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Walsh of 61 Col- umbia street, are spending the week in New York. Mr. and Mss. Henry Sanderson have returned to their home i} Brook- lyn, after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Schwab of Franklin street. Mrs. A. C. Bailey of Boston and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clark of Portland, Conn., are guests of Mrs. E. A. Whit- by of South High street. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Wor- cester, Mass., are guests of Mrs, Smith’s mother, Mrs. Lewis F. Dunn, of 369 Park street. 3 Rev. F. L. Brooks, formerly of Lynn, Mass,, the new minister of the People’s church, arrived in this city yesterday -vith his family and is oc- cupying the parsonage on Monroe street. Suit has been instituted by Knight and Bostwick of Boston, through A. W. Upson of this city against Louis Lang of Newington for alleged non- payment of money due on the sale of a hedge by the plaintiffs to the de- fendant. Property owned by Lang in Newington was attached today by Deputy Sheriff Adolph Carlson. Charles Aspelin, through the office of Carlson & Abrahamson, has sold property on Maple Hill avenue, New- ington, to Mr. and Mrs. Axel Sund- man. E. J. Traceski has returned to the employ of M. Irving Jester as a mo- tor car salesman, r Rev, Raymond N. Gi!man has been called to New Haven.by the death of an uncle, Henry W. Beecher. Mr, Gilman spent five years in the Beech- er home before entering Near East relief work in Europe and Asia. v MARRIAGE LICENSES. The followink marraige licenses were issued today at the office of the town clerk: Curtis W. Christ of 58 Garden street, and Miss Lilllan B, Jackson of 193 Hart street; Cerino Fanny Naples »f 195 High John Bogosian of 130 Glen and Miss Mary Derolan of Hartford. NO TRACE OF SHIP Constantinople, Jan. 4. —Messages Manoin of 126 Arch street, and Miss | street; | street K . " Child Falls on Milk Bottle, Nearly Cuts Jugular Vein (8pecial to The Herald) Southington, Jan. 4—Clarence Bar- bi J rowly escaped having his jugular vel severed Wednesday afternoon at his home when he fell, striking his neck against a broken milk bottle. The child’s mother who was near him when he fell hurried him to the of- fice of Dr. William Cushing across the street, and the doctor took sev- eral stitches in the child's neck, clos- ing the wound. The baby, walking just behind fts mother came into possession of the milk bottle which was standing by the side of the house, and slipped letting the bottle fall. The bottle broke into several jagged pieces and the child fell with his neck on one of the sharp edges. The doctors examination fraction of an inch of severing the Jjugular vein, It js reported that the child will recover. CONFERS WITH COOLIDGE Washington, Jan. 4—R. W. Stewart, chairman of the board of the Stand- ard Oil Company of Indiana, was called into conference today by Presi- dent Coolidge for a discussion of business conditions in the middle west. Mr. Stewart commended the ness made by Mr. €oolidge in his message to congress. , BURRITT GRANGE NOTES A class of over 30 candidates will be initiated into the first and second degree at the regular meeting of Bur- ritt Grange, No. 39, at Jr. O, U. A, M. hall Satueday night at 8 o’'clock. The regular officers will put on the rst degree and the ladies’ team will put on the second degrge. Dancing will be enjoyed following the regular lecture program, The degree team will met at 7:3% o'clock Saturday night for rehearsal. An invitation has been received to visit Cromwell Grange on Monday, January 7 entertainment on that night. Trans- dard. WILL SUPPORT CABINET By The Assoclated Press. Tokio, Jan. 4—The Kenkyukai or majority political party of the upper house of the diet, has decided to sup- port Viscount Keigo Kiycura, who was summoned Tuesday by Prince Regent Hirohito to form a cabinet. "LOCAL STOCKS. (Putnam & Co.) Bld 475 . 6% Asked 48 67 45 |Aetna Life Tns Co .... {Am Hardware [{Am Hosiery ... er, 2 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. ohn Barbier of Eden avenue, nufieddu of this city has entered. A showed that the cut came within a| recommendations pertaining to buui-h and furnish the | portation is in charge of W. C. Stod- New Britain Artist Will Try for Franciscan Prize' The TFranciscan religious order of Milan, Italy, has opened a contest ng~artists in which Raphael D. NGE REPORTS EXCHA New York, Jan. 4.—Evidence of in- ereased buying was indicated in (hf“ fearly price movements today of a| wide & ment of railroad mort- gages, domestic industrial liens and public utility bonds. With the ex- ception of a few of the industrial bonds, like U. S. Rubber, Central Leather and some of the chemical is- sues, none of the advances was more than moderate. Good support was evident also for some of the western traction liens but the local subway and elevated mortgages were slightly | reactionary. Some of the French | municipals sold lower. American gov- ernment bonds were relatively firm in | fairly active trading. | Selilng orders again predominated prize of 60,000 lires is being offered for the hest painting received and the best work submitted will be put on | the altar of the Cathedral of Peace in Rome. Mr. Cubeddu will be as- sisted in his work by Miss Emma Koerber, Ways and Means Turns Down Tax Amendment Washington, Jan. 4—The house ways and means committee today re- jected an amendment to the admin- istration tax bill under which gains from sale of stock dividends would be_subject to normal and surtax rates. SUITS ARE DISMISSED New York, aJn. 4—Admiralty dam- at the irregular opening of today's stock market with pressure exerted| against the oils, motors and inde-| pendent Steels. Nash Motors dropped | 2 points and Producers and Refiners| 11-4. Marine preferred advanced 1| point in reflection of the reported in-| crease in shipping rates. Most of the standard industrials yielded fractionally to selling pres- sure but a fair demand was noted for| a number of the tobacco, public| utility, motor accessory and merchan- dising issues, American Sumatra To-| bacco preferred jumped 10 points and gains of 1 to 2 points were recorded | by tobacco products, U. 8. Realty,| Congoleum and American Radiator. When the overnight selling orders had been disposed of, the market| showed a tendency to stiffen. Early| losses of a point or so were recorded by Jones Oros. Tea, Gulf States Steel and Iron Products and foreign changes opened lower, French francs sinking to another new record lo age and Mability cross suits brought by the United States government as |owner of the steamer Gadsen and the Clyde steamship company as own- er of the Norfolk as a result of a col- |lision between the vessels during a squall in Havana harbor in March | 1920, were dismissed today by Fed- | eral Judge Ward. | HEAR RADIO DER RIVER. New York, Jan. 4—A radio pro- |gram broadcast from the Waesting- house Electric company station at Pittsburgh was heard distinctly last | night by transit commission engineers | sitting in the Hudson river vehicular tunnel 1500 hundred feet from the Manhattan shore and 90 feet under | the river. ~ | | REF 7 10 HOUR DAY, Paris, Jan. 4.—The Duesseldorf | correspondent of the Temps says a | number of metal works in the Ruhr [ have been closed through the refusal Iol the employes to accept a ten-hour | day, and several thousand men have | been added to the rank of the idle. Juying of numerous industrials ghares based on individual trade con- siderations, carried the general list upward again during the morning, but there was little altesation in the priges of the customary leadsrs. The principal gains were recorded by or- dinarily inactive issues, General Elec~ tric rising 4'z points and American Sumatra and Lorillard Tobaccos, Marine preferred, American Brake Shoe and Foundry and Fisher Body selling 2 to 3 points above yesterday's closing levels. Chemical and Iertil- izer issues gave a good demonstra~ tion of group strength. Intermittent heaviness was noted in the indepen- dent steels, corn produets and Chand- ler Motors. Call money opened at 4% per cent, Wall Street, 2 p. m.—In the after. noon some of the standard industrial st shares commenced to show some re- DYNAMITE IN COAL flection of the strength displayed in| ANNUAL BANK MEETINGS Dates for the annual meetings of New Britain banks were announced |today as follows: New Britain National bank, 11 a. m, | January 8, New Britain Trust Co.,, 11 a. m., January 15, Savings Bank of | New Britain, 2 p. m., January 16, People’s Savings Bank, 8 p. m,, Janu- ary 21, MAYOR IN PROBE Atlantic City, N, J,, Jan. 4—Mayor | Edward Bader, Chief of Police Mil- ler and other officials today appeared |before the grand jury chamber in- vestigating rum running activities here, PUTNAM & CO. Members New York Stock Fxchange Member Hartford Stock Exchange Stanley R. Eddy, Manager 31 West Main St., Tel. 2040 We Offer— 100 North & Judd JUDD & CO. 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 S We Offer 100 Shares New Britain Machine Common PRICE ON APPLICATION NEW BRITAI HARTFORD New Britain National Bank Bldg. 10 Ceatral Row Telephone 2580 Telephone 2-4141 Members Members Hartford Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Donald R. Hart, Manager We Offer:— UNDERWOOD YALE & TOWNE Prices On Application WE DO NOT ACCEPT MARGIN ACCOUNTS JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchaoge of New York 155 160 from lighthouse stations along the Bige Hfd Cpt Co com Black Sea cgast report no trace of |Bill & Spen com ... Captain Falsen and the crew of the | Bill & Spen pfo Waterbury STOCKS Bridgeport Harrowsburg, Ky., Jan. 4.—Dyna-|other portlons of the list, American zens who are opposed to the rule of | mite embedded in a plece of coal to-|Can and the leather, oll and motor | the gigantic money m 1y i ¥ monopoly. d — Danbury Save | Says Man Urged Her to Take Her Own Life Philadelphia, Jan, 4. Defense counsel in the trial of Katherine Mil- ler, rooming house mistress, charged with killing Harry Kabernagel, to- day told the jury that it would be shown that Kabernagel had frequent Iy suggested to her that she commit suicide as a means of ending her love for him, Counsel declared that Kabernagel had borrowed money, fromn the defendant and that he de- manded a large sum from her to come back and renew his affection for her, Second Gas Tank of Iil Fated Dixmude Is Found Tunis, Jang 4--A second gasoline tank from tHe lost French dirigible Dixmude has been found in the Medi- terranean, according to advices re- celved here. The admiralty office at Bizerta Is without knowiedge of the discovery of the bodies of two more vietims of the disaster, as reported in & Blzerta dispatch yesterday. ORNBURN DECLINES OFVICE New Haven, Jan. 4.—Ira N. Orn- burn, who I8 state organizer and sec- retary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor declined re-cleetion as presi- dent of the New Haven trades coun- cil last night. He explained that he desired to be on floor “to combat those who are trying to disrupt the boad B Charter No. 1154 Reserva District No. 1 NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK. Report the New Rritaln Natlonal Bank, New Britain, Conn., At the close of business, December 31, 1923, RESOURCES, ais. of the condition of Loans rounts wens Acceptances of other banks discounted. Total loans .. Overdrafia, unsecured . U. 8. Gevernment securitias.. Other securities .. . house ($3! and fixtur 7): total . ¥ Lawtul reserve with ¥.R. Hank 1tems with Fed. Reserve Bank Cash in vault and amount due from national banks cos Due from banks and bankers Checks on other banks . L.82,168.160.99 Miscellancous h items . Othér assets ......... and 733,965.14 $76.516.39 et and tazes.. Dus to Federal Reserve Bank Due to national banks... Due to banks and bankers. . Cortifisd che-ks outstanding Cashier's checks outstanding Total 2 3 o .. 9273 Individual deposits . Certificates of deposit Aeposit (other than for money borrowed).. Other time Aopos........... Unifed States deposits...... . L 874110959 New Britain, Conn, County of Wartford, State of Conmectient, Jamuary Ira, 1923. §, F. 8. Chamberiain, Cashier of the med bank. 80 Solemnly swear that v @ Statement 18 true 1o the best of | oy kmowledge and befief. F. & CEAMBERLAIN, Casiier. Total Corraet —Attest: . 8 WALTER JOHN B. MINOR GEO. T. KIMBALL, Dirertors Rubsrived and SWOrR 16 before me this 3rd dhy of Jemusry, 192 R B TRION Notary Public, lost American shipping board steamer Conejos, ship foundered before the crew had @& chance to lauach the lifeboats, FEDERALS WITHDRAWING Chihuahua City, Mex.,, Jan, 4= With the exception of 250 regul soldiers comprising the Jaurez garrl- son, all federal troops lave been withdrawn from northern Mexico and sent to the south to engage in the campaign against Vera Crugz, e City Advertisements HILLCREST AVENUR ACCEPTANCE Notice is hiereby given that a hear- Ing will be held before the Board of Publie Works, City of New Britain, in Room 206, City Hall at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Tuesday, January Sth, 1924 on the proposed taking of land for high- WY purposes, L0 feet in width, from Stanley street to Luston street, and establishing Street, Grade and Build. ing Lines thereon, All persons interested are requested to be present at sald heaving, if they see cause, and be heard in relation to the above, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, Geo. 1. Johnson, Sec'y STREET BUILDING LINES Notice is hereby given that a hear- |Ing will be held before the Board of | Public Works, City of New Britain, in Room 206, City Hall at 7:30 o'clock P. M., Tuesday, January Sth, 1924, on the proposed Increase of the present 10-1t, bullding line to 50 feot {on the east side of Stanley street, from Allen Etreet, northerly t6 the present 50-1t. line. All persons interested are request- ed to be present at said hearing, if | they see cause, and be heard in rela- {tion to the above. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, Geo. 11, Johnson, Sec'y. STANLEY It is feared here that the | 10 28 113 95 Bristol Brass Colt's Arms . Conn Lt & Pow pfd Bagle Lock Fatnir Bearing Co .. | Hart & Cooley .. | Hfa ®ioe Light . Landers, ¥ J R Mont com J R Mont pfd .. N B Mackine .. N B Machine pfd | Niles-Be-Pond com | North & Judd . Peck Stow & Wil Rusell Mfg Co Seovill Mfg Co ... Southern N E Tel Btandard Screw ... Stanley Work ......... 86 Btanley Works pfd 27 Torrington Co com Traut & Hine ... Travelers Ins Co . Union Mfg Co . . 4 v 8 +. 865 . a7 U. 8. TREASURY STATEMENT, (January 4, 1924) U. 8. Treasury balance, $325,128,076 (January 3, 1924) U. 8. Treasury balance, $324,007,061. EXTRA BANK DIVIDEND New York, Jan. 4.—The Herriman National bank has declared an extra dividend of & per cent and the regular seml-annual five per eent dividend, both payable January 4. What's in a Name? Armistice Day was well named, for that is what it still is five years after war formally but not actually closed. Kurope fights on. Peace and reason still wait on the sidelines.—Capper's Weekly. A Swiss inventor claims produced a typewriter which automatically type words as are dictated to it the voice, to have will they by human | | |day was thought to have caused an|accessory lssues rising briskly. explosion in an open grate at the|age Arms, Schuite, Brookiyn Manhat- home of Curtis Alford, who lost the [tan Transit pfd. and Congoleum were sizht of one eye, A sixteen months |also quite strong. {old baby, sitting near the fireplace, New York, Jan, 4.-— Profit taking was blown bodily into an empty|salos again featured trading on the coal bucket, The theory was ad-|curh market today. vanced that dynamite might have| 7The general character of the trad. been left in the coal foliowing its|ing was shown by Prairie Oil and failure to completely explode after alGas, which after yielding six points| mine blasting process, The explosion moved up to above 260, The was of sufficient force 8o rock the[widest movement was in Standard Oll | house, extinguishing the lights and|of Nebraska, which dropped 12 [ blowing open the doors of the room.|points, selling below 200, Prairie | - Pipe Line yielded about two points | and Magnolia dropped 7 points in the carly trading but recovered most of |its losses before mid-day. Indepen- |dent Ofl stocks moved within a nar- rower range. Generally showing moderate losses in the early trading followed by rallies around mid-day. Industrial issucs weer irregular. Gold Dust continued the strongest | feature and Wade a new high record. Hudson Transit issues also were in demand. Beaths George R. Abbott George R. Abbott, b1 years of age, died yesterday afternoon in the N Britain Genearl hospital. Mr. Ab- bott came to this city six years ago [ty om Waterbury and was engaged as | printer by the New Brtiain Record | Co. Lately he has been employed by |the Universal Print 8hop. He leaves a widow, and one son and one daugh- |ter in Waterbury, Low Close LI 1084 High Bt Sug ... 41% Can ... 104% Cr & Fdy..161 Loco .. 4% 8m & Re.. 60 Sg Rf em., 64 Am Sum Tob .. 23% Am Am Am Am Am Am Y 585 bd 20 Am Tel & Tel..126 Am Wool . Ana Cop Ate Tp & 8 I, AtGuif & W1 ,‘ Jflunerala’_7| | Mrs, Mary Lombra. ) uneral of tho late Mrs. Mary| o441 000 Lombra will be held tomorrow afte 3altimore & O {noon at 3 o'clock. Services will be o Tgren 1 ., conducted at the Erwin chapel, Rev. | Qo % William I{nr« n_mrla‘u»x Interment Can Pacific [will be in Fairview cemetery, 3 ) Cen Leath Co .. Mrs. Lombra, who died yesterday | oy 0™y 10 ufternoon at the New Britain general '(;m"“.' .\' St P 10apital, was a resident of New Brit- | S0 BT S 08 win for some time and re- | Cnino Copper moved to Springficid. She was a mem- | O G o First Daptist church of this | CO7 048 Bestdes her son, 1rving Lombra | COF Pro fic | of Hartford, she is survived by three | Crucible Stel brothers, C. 1. Bmith of Springfield, | Cuba Cane Sugar 14% W. H. Sinith of Soutk m and Hen- ry Emith of Tacoma hington, and one sister, Mrs. 1. Mullen of Malden, Mass, 11 recently 2% y 19 city 661y Eadicott-Johr Erie Erie Gen Electric .. | Gen Motors . Goodrick B . Gt North pfd . Wa Carrie 1st prd Emma Swanson. Funeral services for Mrs mma r Swanson will be held tomorrow after- | Insp_Copper |noon at 2 o'clock from her late Int Mer Mar at 148 Dwight streect d 2 ‘Im Mer Mar pf lo'clock from Erwin ch pr. | Allis-Chaimers Abel Ahiquist, pastor of th Pacific O theran church, will officiat Ni ke z Spring T'r 3 terment wi Fairview cem . ott Cop Lehigh Val Niid States Oi I Mis Pac NYC NYNHG& Norf & West North Pac i Am Mrs, home Ry ¥irst Lu- W in- tery, Ir K K | i Mrs. doseph Tutles for Mrs held tomorrow m &t. Andr Funera Tutles will be % o'clock at w's ch rment at and cemeters H fnte will be in St Gertrude Lynch for Gertrude d daughter of Mr Lynch of T4 Bia o' Pure Penn Pieree Funeral service five year Edward ¢ avenue, were afternoon a Mary's and Mrs Rock . Arrow held 1 intermen Roya Sinclair th oil Pacific Rai 1k samuel S be held tomorrow o'clock Patrick's Farmingtor Intermen Plainville 4 South e Stodel Texas Texas Tobac Transcor Vnton Pacific United Frait .l 8 Food Prod U 8 Indus Alco U '8 Rubber Co I U s Wiliys Overland | westinghouse National Lead at St & Paci o Prod o JOSEPH A. HAFFEY Funeral Director Parlors 33 Myrtle St Service Exceptional, Tady Assistant Tel. Parlor 1625-2 Restdence 17 Summer St — Steel prd 5. BONDS Direct Private Wire to New York G. F. GROFF, Mgr~~Room 509, N. B. Nat’l Bank Bldg.~Tel. 1013 Fuller, Richter Aldrich 8 @ 94 PEARL 'ST. HARTFORD, CONN, Telephone 2-6261 New Britain Office, 122 Main St. E. T. BRAINARD, Mgr., Middletown New Haves Tel. 2980 We Offer: 100 Shares NEW BRITAIN MACHINE common Report of the Condition of THE NEW BRITAIN TRUS At ‘. oot en LIABILITIES ‘For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Advts.