New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1924, Page 17

TORNADD TAKES HEAVY LIFE 0L (Continued from First Page) wind storm last night. Miss Sarah Bass and a Miss Robinson were Killed when ‘ the storm struck Collins, Eight pcr- suns were injured at Union. Empire, Ala, May 27.—Two fami | lies were practically wiped out in the | Owens mining camp three miles from here early today when ten persons were killed and fifteen ipjured in a storm that struck while they slept. The homes of Billy Robbins and John Hays were smashed into splinters, Tn the Robbins' household, eight persons were killed, Mrs, John Hays and a young woman named Abbott met death in the Hays home and Hays was 80 badly hurt that it is ln‘llo\ml he will die. Several,other houses were m Vificial Hartford Stock Exchange Quotations FURNISHED BY JUDD & COMPANY Burritt Hotel Building BAN vk and Trust Co. +‘onn. River B. Co. st National B: 11fd.-Aetna Nat, Bank Hartford-Conn, Truat Co. Morris Plan of Hartford Park 8t. Trust Co. *hoenix National Bank eraide Trust Co, tate Bank & Trust Co, . 8. Security Trust Co. FIRE INSUR a Fire Ins, Co, omnobile Ins, Co, onal Rossin Ins, Co, PUBLIC U . pid. . com England Tel. Co wtford City Gas Full 25) 0. Neceipts 190 390 AND TRUST COS. | Bid | 20 | | Div | 10 | 10 215 10 300 12 Ask | Payahle | | 1 130,000 100,000 130,000 400,060 i 1,000,000 AN l COS. s0 1,200,000 2,600,000 10,600,000 1,000,000 25600000 10,000,000 LT & 750,000 1,750,000 MANUFACTURING COS, dwnre Cor, (23) | Carpet Co, com cor Co., plil, (25) Killings & ver Co., com. (25) Colling Company Arms to in Lock Ce Bearing st 4o Np Spe Biush Co, 15t Pfd, (25) Cooley (231 (fonnl Eilver, or com & Clark (28) . Mach, Co., pfd. . Mach, Co,, com, -Tond, prd, W Pond, con Judd ‘H. ned, @5 joan b Paniers Trust nank of N, ¥ wtral Union Nation mieal N of) & “Trust Co, Hank t o, pal Truet ank o) Frust 0 ACTIVE INSURANCE foun e Inw Un rlcan Surety tnestAl tnsuiance Co, 1) telity-Phenis Ins, nilin Fie Ine, Co, (25) Ualis Ins, Co, (10) whe & Rutgeis t L Insuran AND b America 1y Ins, Co, Co (i) Avcident estehester 104 400,000 15 104 30,000 1,000,000 000 00 0 o0 000 10,500,000 15,700,000 5,050,000 $09,000 6,500,000 3,000,000 1000 10,000 000 H00,000 100,000 0,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 fo 10,008,000 ags 10,000, [ 0 s 1,000,004 1,000,000 500,000 00,000 10,000,000 et 2,600,000 QF | 1,000,000 We All Agree That the Lighting of Growing Cities is a Profitable Business. We also agree that money invested in Elec- tric Light Common Stocks in Growing Cities Will Grow We also agree that Cleveland, St. Louis and Milwaukee are fast growing citi Therefore, We Say, Buy The North American Co. Common Stock Sell $24.75 a Share, 8% to : ng Around to Net from 10% Fuller, Richter Aldrich s @ MEMBIRS HAR 91 Pearl S, Moonrt rony - JESSE 122 Mzin Strect E. T. BRAINARD, Mgr Hartford. Conn STOUK EXCHANGE Tel. 2-5261 H " AFALL Tel. 2950 JOS. M. HALLORAN ! temolished, Two Girls Killed Colling, Miss,, May 27,—Miss Jane Moseley Robertson, 15, and Miss Sara Dasgs, 15, were Killed, a dozen persons were injured and heavy property dam- age resulted when a storm swept through Collins last night wrecking the business district and damaging a number of houses. Baby Blown Auna Nashville Tenn., May ;.(m-h to the Banner from Athens, Ala,, today said that a tornado last night killed geven persons cast of Kl- lamont. The family of Will Collins were all killed. A two year old baby was blown away, A des- FOUR FIRES TAKE TOLL OF FOUR LIVES (Continued from Iirst P'age) The sixth body was found on th sceond floor shortly before the fire wus pronounced gut Henry Finnert who were taken to a shock, John 3 . @ top floor out with ten others hy thc The loss is sot from £100,000. Investigation is under way f a report made by Traflic Policeman Jones that the fire was started by ig- nition of & drum of cleaning fluid. Jdones, the first at the scene, reported that a man was struggling in the main irway with the drum, which was ablaze, with the flaming liquid carry- ing the blaze down the stairw#y, Police headquarters reported that three additionn] vietims were expected to be found, but Fire Chief Moore at the scene 1 the building had been searched mly six bodies located, Une of the S on the second and five others were on the fourth floor of the four-story hrick and wooden structure, None of the dead have been | itified, Two men who were resened firemen were taken to a hospital suffering from shock, after TraMe Po- liceman Jones and firemen had alded more than a score of confused men to cacape BRIDGE COLLAPSES and Michael roscued by hospital Ahern, firemen, were suffering from roomer got escape. 000 to id span Aeross Loire River at Nantes, I'rance, Yireaks, But No One is In- fured, Nantes, contral a of Pirmil bhranch collapsad rday ind in conseqnence of the eity is France, lies May The two the bridee acrcss of the Loire river without warning, A whole quarter without water, gas o ctricity, Communication hetween e north and south of the depart- ment is fnterrupted, the nearest hridge being at Thouare, eight miles up- ream, No one vest was on the me of the aceident, GILCHREEST T RESIGNS vlding Inspector Will Enter Fmploy bridge at the Ace of Walter I, Crabteee on Conetrue. ton dob in Middictown, At was predicied yesterday, Build ing Inspector John ', Gilchreest to day tendercd his resignation, and wil 1eave the city's employ Saturday, The city official will enter tha em. nloy of Walter I, Crabtres as inepec- tor on the new home adjoin. ing the Connecticut State hospital I8 Middietown, Inspector about Issue “Padiock Order” l'or Pri\atc Residence An injunctien to dence for violation aw-—the first was granted yos- ral court against The court allowsd bond and live in and the police are to have the honse at all times and to #earch for Nquor, &hould again he found In Ostronsako is 1o go to ja nurses Gllehrecst hat heen o huilding department for in re pri prohibit wako, ANts to fi permission 1t tignor he home, t contempt and the premises are to padio ’l :hmtralfi V-phlv Weito held this the Holy Burial = in t, wag morning Trinity Fair- " o'clock from netian church, view cemeter Mrs. F. 1 Rev. Venry W the funéral services Elien Wooster, Maier officiated at for Mrs. Mary wife of ¥red- this afternoon at the imeral pariors. Burial strong Wooster evie 1. Wooster RO Porter 1 was in Winsied Card of Thanks We wish extend vh. ke o their to our sincere frisnds and neighbors for ndness and srmpathy and aise for the beautiful floral tributes dur ing the ilinesn and dsath of h loved father and hushand, Signed, Mre. George White and Family A————ep——— JOSEPH A. RAPFEY Funeral Director Mr. Panl Robinson. Assistan NEW LOCATION-565 MAIN &1 Opposite St Mary's (horeh Tel<Parior 1625.2 Residence—17 Summer S Tel 18253 v g FAPRESS Y01 R SYNPATHY WiTn FLOWERS PRER'S POsYy shop TEL & LA L 3T CHURCA ST, (in Wall Street Briefs 1| jestils | New York, May 27.—Marking u[) of the call money rate yesterday fro to 4'% per cent. was somewhat m a| surprise in view of the vast surplus of funds reveale din the last weekly statement of the federal reserve bank , Which reported the highste combined federal ve ratio in The only explanation heard sudden increase was an early with- drawal of intgrior funds in anticipa- tion of menth énd xm\memvnu Net operating income of the Chicago Northwestern for April fell to $240,505, compared with $693,048 April last year. | seven years, for the Bond offerings today were featured a $20,000,000 issue of the Clove- land, Cincinnati, Chicago' & St. Louis railroad( Big Four) refunding and improvement mortgage 3 per cent bonds, series D, due 1963, 942 and accrued interest to yield cent . Other issues included 33, 000 Los Angeles Water Works 43; per cent bonds at prices to vield 4 to 4.56 per cent, and 82,000,000 city of St. Louis 47 per cent public building and improvement serial gold honds priced to yield from 4.15 to 4.20 per cent, according to maturity, Speculative fears for the sa of quarterly dividend of $1. a share on the common stock of the Coea Cola Co. were dispelled today when the directors declarefl the regu- lar rate in addition to the semi-an- nual dividend of £2.50 on the pre- ferred, both payable July 1 to stock of record July 15, Albart H. Wig- gins. president of the Chase National bank, was elected a director, Norfolk & Western operating income of April compared with $2.07 wonth last year and for the first four months of 1924 25,243,650, a drop of about $100,000 bhelow the same period last year, the | earned net | in sane The Aeficit of the Boston & Maine railroad for April was $3,046 against a deficit of $82,581 in April, 1923, The defieit for the firet four months of iotalled £2 1 in eomparison with the deficit of $4.362,471 In the correaponding prrlu‘l of 1323, Naw York, Now Haven & Martford raflroad reports net income of 81,751,622 in April, an increase of 200,457 over the same month last year, Tha fRurplue of the Weatern Maryiand rallway for April declined to 84,395 against $158,088 in April, 1028, The no par value capitsl stock of the Marhin Rackwell corporation has heen stricken from the trading list of the New York stock exchange, The balanes after preferred divie dends reported by the Utah Power and Light Co. for the 12 months end- ed April 30 wam $1,550.%76, an in- crense of R228,0156 over the previous 12 months. Tmprovements to the Tlinois Central costing $52,000,000 will be completad cordingsto C H. Markham dent, who stated that nearly $15,- 000,000 of that ameunt already had baen expended since January, Rome of the most important work was being done in East 8t Louis, Jackson, Miss, Dubuque, Towa, and Baton Rouge, La. The Reading company reports a de. cline of 82,277,505 in April net incoma in comparison with the same month a ngo and a drop of About 86,000, 000 for the first four months of 1524, EXPEGT HEAVY YOTE 1. & senator and Governor Are Nom. inations to Ne Made By Both Par. ties in West Virginia, yeny Charisston, W, Va, May 27 A vy vote is forecast iv the West Vir. ginla state primary, today, the princi pal contest being for nominations or United States genator and gover- nor in hoth parties, Little interest attaches to the presidential prefer- primary, as President Coolidge is candidate in the republican field and is thus sure of the state's 19 drlegateg to national convention there are no candidates for the listed on hea the only the presidential preference vote the d=mocratic ballot, Former Sena tor William E. Chiton, and Mrs lzetta Jewel) Brown, seek the demn- ratic nowmination while contesting for t for scnator publlcans & nomina are It i 1. Torenhloom, M. V. Godbey, Walter 8 Hal Guy 10, Goff, and Wells Goody- tior . na koontz and rrnatoria rate four republi nomina. Four cans tians Seven Yiaidcrc (‘auiifl by \le\lcanc and Executed Kevrn men 1he sarticipated in Chinese ranches a and in burni { the Seuthetn I"a. ailroad g four were cap fieneral were by forces of 1 Saturday Ansa, according to word Az #x souted at 4 hing ¥ o me e wers taken 10 the ceme nanea, given spades and picks and told to dig a Shallow pit After they had Anishad, they wers ned up befors a firing squad and ex. femied, TAlling inte the graves they had due HEARING CONTINUED w 1o May 27.—Hearing 1e- tore 1. & Commissioner Farl Mathew- &on on ram smugeling charges against Captain Chatles Mitchell and hie crew men of the steam Nghter Sa. bina has been continued until two wecks from date it was made known today. Attorney Laib- ehansky, retained by the crew of the Salina, wae advised that the continue ance wan mude at the request of 1. 8 “tlorney George H. Cohen of Hart- ford “for fatther investigation.” The $2.500 for the captain and for members of the continued Specul Notice memisre of the Lady Macenbeit & 15 AttAnd the pageant in Hote Ha afternoon ior of eleven here Morrie wieh Band tford the tomorros will me park a1 1 | Beth | Trans A S TR e 0 | WALL STREET STOOK | . EXCHANGE R REPORTS Am Cam Am Loco Am Sm 3 Am Sg Rf cw.. Am Sum Tob Am Tel & T Am Tob Am Wool Anma Cop . Ate Tp & 8 At Guif & W I Bald Loco Baltimore &0 . Steel 13 &} Con Can Ches &Ohio ..., Chi Mil &St P . Chi R Isl & I Chil Copper Chino Con A Corn P'ro Re Crucible Stee! Cuba Cane Sugar Erie . Gen Electric Gen Motors . Gt North pfd insp Coppey Int Mer Mar ml Pacific ONl ... Int Nickel Int Paper .o Kelly Spring 'l Kennecott Cop. . Lehigh Val . Mid States Oil. . Mis Pae N Cop NMure il Pan Am Penn R Piere Ray Con Cop Reading . Nep T & 8 Royal DN Y .. Cinelair Oil Ref South Pacifie .. South Rail Studebaker Texas Oll ...... Texas & Pacifie l'obacco Prod n On Union Pacifie .. " 8 Indus Alco 1" 8 Rubber Co 1" 8 Steel 1 8 Steel pfd . Willys Overland Westinghouse on 007 4% 2y 40 201, 87 4 Co 119% LM 887 119% L) L1EM 65y S TRE, \\l ny \T\TI M \I ‘Treasury balance, § 3 I ign Exchang \ [ Foreign New York, May 27.-~Foreign ex- change irregular, Quotations in cents Great Britain: demand 433%; cables 434; G0-day bills on Dbanks 431%. demand 5.35; cables 36 demand 4.40; cables 440 demand 4.61; cables 4.6 Germany: demand (per trillion) 281, Wolland: demand 37.40, Norway: de mand 13,82, Sweden: demand Denmar demand 1682, Switzerla demand 17.65, Spain: demand 13.6 Greece: demand 1.94, Poland: demand 000012, Czech lovakia demand 2.04%. Jugosiavia demand 1 Y Austria: demand .0014%. Rumania demand L ¢ demand 87, Brazil Toklo: demand 407, HONOR WAR DEAD ree Ttaly Igium: 11.10, Montweeal 981, Taly's Wing and Queen Visit West. minster Abhey And Put Wreath on Tomb of Unknoun Soldier, the A second May Wlian 2% The London of their 1 visit of state to Ungland D a pilgrimaze to Westminster and the corotaph in Whitehall they paid homage to Great Britain's war dead, On the dier In heart.s! ||H|| leavee majestics’ crowded with alihey where gan gra 1he i1 aped AN At whie large bouauet of pure white rd with a broad rib on which onoar He na ATtAE nnd o contemplatior hen pro stood with i Emmany placed 1 At the hase of the empty tomb back to Ruckin party drove wl Vi Emmannel 1he nd nehe Aiplomat orpe from the Lond MILLEBAND MIST o %o Doclare Three Partice Againet Him Fremeh Politieal May the of Paris, cile three men Fure-Fi-Loir Haute-Vienne, in which scored — tions, adopted resignation of of pro suce has manding the Millerand The anti-Mi actively pushed whose organ e that there are t« aye 1o foree withdrawal, by the majority lead- ers successively refusing to form a ministry as in the ease of President Jules Grevy 1587, and the other in moving reduction of the president’s rv or expensca dufing the budget liecnasion. 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