New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1924, Page 17

BONFILS TELLS TEAPOT STORY (Continued from First Page) ‘mot foolish enough to ask that my paper alter its p*‘y." Senate M Earlier. , The senate met an hour earlier than usual today infpn effort to reach o vote before adjournment on Robinson resolution requesting Presi- dent Coolidge to call upon Seccretary Denby for his resignation and its ofl committee pressed forward along the new line of naval reserve leasing in- vestigation developed yesterday in the voluntary testimony of Frederick G. Bonflls. At the outset of today’s session, the senate committee heard read the bill of compluint-in Stack’s suit against the. Ploneeér Oil company and the Mammoth Oil company for $5,000,- 000 claimed under his contract with the Pioneer company to assist it in obtaining leases in the Teapot Dome field. Stack charged that the Pioneer company had entered into a conspir- acy with Sinclair by whieh it with- drew practically all of its applica- tions for the leases; surrendered all its rights to Sinclair and allowed Sin- | clair to get the lease, thereby def ing Stack’s just rights under his con- tract. It appeared that Stack originally had a contract with E. L, Doheny to get leases for a double set of offset wells in the Salt River ficlds adjoin- ing Teapot Dome, and Stack charged that Doheny surrendered his inter- ests to the Ploneer company. Test Land Lease Los Angeles, Feb, O.~-L(>guw(0rl to test the validity of a year lease givéen by the board of harbor commissieners to E. L. Doheny's Pan- American company on municipally owned land in the harbor district {Toll Line Wires Bréak { the} Mayor Will Appoint Committee on “Printing Mayor A. M. Paonessa’ will shortly | announce the personnel of a ,'prun- ing” committee to go over depart- mental estimates for next year and cut out items that are not regarded as | necesasry, A meeting of this committee | will be held Wednesday afternoon and | evening and a report will be submitted | to the full board Thursday. | Under Weight of Ice| Hartford, Feb., 9.—Many of the| Southern New England Telephone |company’s toll wires in the caghrn| [nnd southern parts of the staté are| | breaking under the weight of the ice {left on them by the storm of a few, days ago and repairmen are at work| |to restore service by tomorrow night.[ Bridgeport, New Haven, Stamford,| {the lines between Middletown. and |Saybrook and those in and near Wil |limantic and Colchester are most ser- | liously affected. No difficulty is be- |ing experienced in Hartford and lines north. Officials say that in some iplaceu the ice on the wires is.one andi soven eigths inches thick and weighs |one and one half pounds to the foot. " SHOOTS UP TRAR- | | Passenger Pulls Gun and Kills Con- ductor—Wounds Brakem, other—Taken Into Custody. | Los Angeles, Feb. 9.—A conductor was killed and a brakeman and pa | senger wounded today on Union Pa- cifie train No. 25, westbound when W, | | H. Barnett of Caldwell, Idaho, began | shooting in the forward end of the water shortage .in New York city for | paule Valco, Church day coach as the train was pulling out | | of Barstow, east of here, according to advices to the railroad company, | | The glain conductor is W. I. Morton of Los Angeles, The wounded are C. C, Carlson of | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, * [TRSTS SHOW EYESIGHT OF AUTO DRIVERS DEFECTIVE, Out of 524 Involved In Accidents, Were ffound With Impaired Vision According to a bulletin of the state department of, motor vehicles on file at the police headquarters, out of 524 drivers of automobiles who were in- volved in accidents in this state 1923 and who were given an eyesight test, 78 were not able to distinguish |colors at all, and 103 were shown by | a letter reading test to have ques- tionable eyesight. The statement by the department wag in answer to a query from the Eyesight Congervation. Council of Ameriea, in which the council said: “It has been noticed from time to illme in newspapers and periodicals, | that artlcles appear indicating that you are doing constructive work along the lines of examining eyes of those ' iresponsible for automobile accidents, | as well as the eyes of those who make application for licenses to drive |automobiles.” There were 50,000 applications for |licenses last year, but it was well into | the year that the decision was made |to test the eyes of all applicants for | operators licenses. Commissioner Robbins Stoeckel estimated that ap proximately five per cent of the op: licenses. But What Does Gotham Care About Mere Water? | New York, Feb, 8. — Danger of a many years to come was averted to- day with the opening of the Shan- daken tunnel, the longest in the world which carries the waters of the Schoharil creck to the Esopus an thence to the Ashokan reservoir in here, was urged in a message sent to Shelby, Towa, scalp wound, and Harry | the. southeastern Catskills, g the city council late Mayor George E. C yesterday er. Chief Hart Orders All Public Walks Cleared Chief Willilam €. Hart has given '-vlnrn to all patrolmen to see that % © 8now and ice is removed from all ibport the names of people who de not wied their warning, Several names “‘\-Iv been .r"pnrwd and warrants will pl;_188ued for their apprehension and pearance in police court, th a by Are entitled | Barringer, brakeman, Los Angeles, bullet in side, | Burnett was seized by the other ‘pununnm‘rs and taken from the train at San Bernardino by county officers, | Running for 18.2 miles under some | oineki' Lyman street; Two Fe&eral Generals | Join Fol‘ces Of Huel‘talllmoslonofi The tunnel, large enough | ¥l Paso, Tex,, Feb, 9.—El Paso ad- © sldewalks on their beats, and to | herents of the De la Huerta revolu- $12,300,000. | tionary movement today were advised | | that General Angel Flores and Gen- | oral Roual Madero, commanders of | [the federal armies in the state of | | Sialoa had joined the movement, to a part of every Dollar you earn, and we urge you to persistent- ly put away that part, Here, as your Savings. build up so It will soon—and at the same time earn you 4349 interest. Come In and Start Now. urritt Mutual Savings Ban Cor. Church and Main Sts. The construction of the tunnel, which has a carrying capacity of 600,000,000 gallons daily, is regarded as a remarkable engineering feat. of the highest peaks of the Catskills, the construction necessitated the're- moval of 1,000,000 tons of shale and to accommodate a freight car, cost New York city now draws most of the streams of the Catskills for its water supply. upon eastern “TOM” CREAN SURPRISED A party of friends and relatives of in | City Items John Ryan of 102 Lincoln street re- ceived word last night that his sister, | Margaret Ryan, had died at Stamford | yesterday. A meeting of the creditors of Ed- | ward Koplowitz of 88 Hartford ave- enue, will be held in the office of Ed- ,ward M. Yeomans, referee in bank- {ruptey, .n Hartford at 11 o'clock | Monday morning. David L. Nair wilt j represent Koplowitz, John E. Tobin, popular manager of basketbail team, tilt between ester and the in Hartford 'the Ranger A. | refereed the basketball | the Crescents of M Connecticut Silent F ! this aftrnoon. o John Pelchuk of Forestville and Miss Annle Ywen of Plainville were |gfanted a marriage license today at | the office of City Clerk A. I.. Thomp- i son Miss Alathea Martin is the guest of Frederick Irost at Wesleyan college jover the week-end. Anton B. Franson was arrested to- day on West Main street by Patrol- man Clarence Lanpher for violating |the motor vehicle laws by not having {the weight and carrying capacity of his truck printed plainiy on the side. REAL FESTATE TRANSFERS Teaity transfers recorded this week |at the office of City Clerk A. L. Thompson are as follow Joseph Khangiarki and Jacob Sar- and An- erators examined by the department, | gis to Julis Mikalaska, Stanley street; 'fail to pass the test and are refused Gladys Andrews to Julia and Michael kiewie: Magnolin street; August R, Feiffer to Kataryzna and Izyder Pilkiewicz, North Burritt street; Tony Peluso to Agestini Sim- ione, Atlantic str Central Realty |Co. to Frank W Russwin park; {James Morelli to Amato Taucia and str lLouis !Gourson to Willlam M, nstein, outh Main street; Maryanna Abram- czyk, et al, to Maryanna and John |Tlarski, Farmington avenue; Frank Gutfranski to Nicholas Slysz, Beatty street; Peter Wichrowski, et al, to Antoni Lipski, Broad street; Henry J. IFfoiren to Philip Tamraz and A, George, Austin street; Bodwell Re ty Co. to Antonio Fonzl, Landers avenue; Anna Glowacki to Julianna Anpa Me- Larney to Bridget Ryan, Clark street; W. 8, Hotchkiss to Schultz & Costello, Connecticut avenue; W. M, Green- stein to Concettina and Domonick Bu- |tera, South Main street; Albert C. “l{rflcm'd to Mary Record, Lake Boule- vard. |Would i’fiTVeteran in as Electrical Inspector Representatives of the United States SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1974. s WAL STREET STOCK . EXCHANGE REPORTY [ New York, Feb. 9.—(Wall Street | Opening)-—&tock prices moved within narrow and irregular limits at the | opening of today's market. Oils were | again subjected to selling pressure {but they showed good resistance, & | tew issues, notably Paeifie, recording | slight gains. Steels and Coppers were | firm. Fisher Body advanced 2 points | land Dupont dropped 1. Standard shares showed compara- | tively small priee changes, the prin- | cipal fluctuations taking place in or- | dinarily inactive issues. Fisher Body ! extended its gain to 4 1-4 points, Am- erican Tobacco B advanced 2 1-4, Wil- |son Packing preferred 2 and Nash | Motors, Royal Duteh Remington | Typewriter and Associated Dry Goods | moved up 1 to 1%, Atlantic refining | | broke 3 “points, and Plerce Ol pre- | ferred and Loose Wiles each dropped |1. Forecign exchanges opened higher, | New York, Feb, 9.—Stock prices | showed an improved tone in today's| | abbreviated session of the market. | | Early irregularity gave way to/ . istrength when the steel shares were | ‘bld up on expeotations that a favor- | able showing in the January unfilled | {(onnagfl statement of the U. 8. Steel | corporation would be issued after the market closed, Steel common | |erossing 108 for a net gain of more | than one point. Teather and oil| shares also made good recovery from ! {recent heaviness. The best gains twere recorded by ordinarily inactive | specialties, Visher Body jumping §| points, Liggett & Myers 5 and Gen- | leral Eleetric, Foundation company, | Remington Typewriter and Otis Ele- |vator rieing 1 to ncarly 4 points.| The closing was strong. Sales ap- proximated 450,000 shares, ! High Lowke Bt Sugar .. 48 47 Can ..... 116% 1174 Car & Pdy . 170 Loco 6% 8 & Ref . Y Am Su Ref com . 6014 | Am Tel & Tel . 128% |Am Tob ..... 150 {Am Wool .... T17% Ana Cop ....6 38% (Atech T & S I | Bald Loco | Balttmore & O . | Both Steel B . [€an Pactfic | Cen Leath Co .. | Ches &Ohio |Chi Mil & St P . IChiRIsl & P . Chile Copper Am Am Am Am | Am Mr. and Mrs, Thomas ', Crean of 27 | Veterans' Bureau were in city hall to- | Chgno Copper .. Glen strect gathered at their home | day making inquiries concerning the|Con Gas last evening in honor of Mr, Crean's office of clectrical inspector which is| Corn Pro Re birthday. The affair was a complete | to hecome vacant March 1 when the | Crucible Steel surprise to the host. Games were play- resignation of Ipspector Cyril J Cur.|Cuba C 8u ..., ed during the evening and musical se- | tin will becomo effective, It is the de.| Erie .. ... lections were rendered, A buffet lunch | sire of the bureau to place one of Erie 1st prd ... was served.” Mr. Crean was the re-|several competent electricians who Gen Eleetrie .. cipient of a large number of assorted | ure listed with the bureau in this| Gen Motors 218% 16% and useful gifts. He s superintendent of Adkine Printing Co. plant, Braths Apolonia Ljzak. Apolonia, two year old daughter of [ Mr, and Mrs, Stanley Ejzak of 23 Ly- | may street, died last evening. The | funeral will be held Monday morning at 7:45 o'clock from the Sacred | Heart church. Burlal will be in Sa- {ered Heart cemetery, Fadna ¥ a Neumann | Edna Emma, nine months daughter of Mr. and Mrs, August Neumann of Newington, died today. |The funeral will be held Monday aft- ernoon at ‘2 o'clock from her home, |Rev. A, (", Theodore Steege officiating, Burial will be in Mirview cemetery, old Mrs, Theresa Clark Mrs. Theresa Clark died this morn- ing at her home in Hartford at the age of 61 years. Mrs, Clark formerly | lived in New Britain. She {s survived { by one sister, Mrs, William Dennis of | Eimwood, nine nieces and five ne. phews of artford and New Britain Funerf arrangements had not been completed this afternoon, "7 fluntrala_q’ ANNA EMELIA JENSEN The funeral of Anna Emelia Jen- |sen was held this afternoon from kr- |win chapel at 2 o'¢lock. Rev. Dr. | John E. Klingberg officiated. Burial | was in Fairview cemetery JOSEPH A. HAFFEY Funeral Director Parlors 33 Myrtle St. Service Exceptional, Lady Assistant Tel. Parlor 1625-2 Residence 17 Summer St —1025.3 office. Last year, following the gesignation | @ Willlam J. Grabech as inspector, competitive examinations were held and 13 candidates for the place were given practical the theoretical tests, Curtin finishing with the highest marks. He was appointed at that time, Whether this procedure will be fol- | lowed out again in filling the vacancy, moembers of the commission could not suy toda RENEW STEKLY'S CONTRACT The city hall commission at a meet- ing yesterday afternoon voted to con- tinue for another year its contract with Willlam Stekly for the furnishing of labor at the comfort station. The commission also voted to purchase 100 tons of soft coal from Berson Broth- ers at §8 a ton, which was the lowest bid; to install new four inch water ! mains to feed the rear elevator in ecity hall building: to purchase a weighing machine for the comfort station, and !to secure prices on metering heat | furnished the Lyceum theater, —— Liquor Fines Assess By Judge Total $2,500 Hartford, Feb. 9,~<Dr, Martha Rus- gell of New Haven was appointed physician at the state farm for wom- en by the hoard of directors which met here today. Dr. Russell succeeds Dr. George Maynard Miner of Water- ford, husband of one of the directors, around whom centered charges of nepotism in the investigation of the farm last summer. No superintend- ent was appointed to take the place of Miss Anna M. Petersen, who re- signed last spring. Miss Helen H. Hazard will continue as acting su- perintendent, Fire in Canada R;zes Buildings; Out of Control Calgary, Alta, ¥eb, 9.—Nine busi- ness buildings and residences have been razed by a fire reported to ha gotten beyond control in the little town of Nanton, 58 here, eatly today. A bearing all of Calgary’s fire apparatus is on its way to the en town special train fighting strick- s | Colts Arms miles south of | | Goodrich (BF) . 24% |Gt North ptd .. 58 {In Copper .... 26% | Int Mer Mar Pfd 32 | Allis Chatmers . 493 Pacifie Oil 54 Nat Lead Int Niekel |t Paper | Kel 8pring | Kenn Copper [Lopigh Valley | Mid States Of . | Miss Pacitic 2% [N Y Central ...101% INYNH&H, 19% Norf & West... 106 North Pacific .. 541 Pure Oil ... 257 {Pan Am P & T. 607 Penn R R TN Plerce Arrow 1Yy Ray Con Cop 10% Reading 561 Mep 1 & & .. 60 % Royal D, N Y .. 865 sinclair Ol Ref. 23 South Pacific South 1 6 - Pacific, Tobacco Prod Transcon Oil Union Paeific " 8 FFood Prod. 8 Indus Alco. § 8 Rubber Co 3 8 Steel . 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Richter Aldrich s ® Hartford Office, 94 Pearl Street New Britain Office, 122 Main Street . T. BRAINARD, Mgr. We Offer— 25 Shares Hart & Cooley AT THE MARKET Telephone 2-5261 Telephone 2080 The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Comgany 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. Ye Feb, 9.-—Foreign changes steady: quetations in Great Britair demand Mf 60 day bils! ¢ N} jemand 4.5 Works Works prd 4.06; Cables 4. demand 000000000213 Ho! d demand mand 13.30. Swe. Denmark: de- itzerland: demand and 12.79, I'oland: demand oslovakia: demand demand 1.18% aut & Hine velers Ins Co n Mig Co & demand 1.7 12. ¢ Jngosia- i dema Rumania: demand 33.37. Bra- buildings ir demand TREASURY STATEMENT. $252.927.450.