New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1924, Page 13

PRESS HERE GLEAN RUSSELL ASSERTS Has Hartlord Beaten to Frazzle, Insurance Man Says . “New Britain has Hartford beaten 10 @ frazsle with the cleanlincss of ils newspapers, eapeclally during political campaligns,” eald Winslow ltugsel, vice-president of the Phoe- nix Mutual Life Insurance Co., in an uddress to the Kiwanls club at the liurritt hotel today. ‘“One Hartford newspaper's editorial policy disgusts e vawy much, and it is not the eve- ning Times," sald Mr, Russell, The speaker presented a unique ‘heme to the Kiwanlans. Ho devot- vd his talk almost entirely to news- papers, taking as his subject, “Read- ing Between the Lines'” He had . pryepared a list of headlines printed | in the New Britain papers for the past week, and in starting his talk he read these headlines, most of which referred to national and in- tersectional news, Mr. Russell explained that newspapers glve thelr readers unugnal, thus the headlines, He «ald the stories between the lines weré the great majority of lionest, lawabiding people, who, because the the they do nothing but the usual, never | £et into the headlines, “It we follow the aur newspapers only, we will misgnided,” he said, “because the headlines present the unusual and not the evaryday, ordinary thing. ‘There 1s no netd for businecsemen to be misled by the unusual. Because a man kills anather, does not make evéry man a murderer. Bécauee a few bank preeidents go wreng, dosan't make every hanker a crook “Think of the numbér of honeat, ciean men you kuow,” he said, d¢ nouncing the man who sayA “Al men are crooka” He advised hearers to challenge the next man who makes that etatement to name five men who are crooks, or five hea women. “You can name 10 to every | one they name and you can keep it up for 24 hours. Then he will he ex- haustad and you &till will h1 © 80INe left, “Men and women are frustworthy We are glad and anxious to read of the unuanal things in our newspa- Pera but we must also read of the othera between the lines' The speaker spoke of the intesti nable ald given community ch irlves andother community priges by newspapers, but added that he deaire for the unusual some- ‘imes leads people to lean over and puts them where it ~ilt to see good in anyone, He said ITen Iord’s chief | 58 is not making automobiles | iilding men, “dealing with men n the basis that they are honest nstead of bei shonest He toid an ently given a repor ork paper. The re was given 6oy vith small sums o 'm S0 cents to $° s0g the lower East yn Bowery, reet and thro slona 1 was enter- ng of signment mor the over Canal street 5 a purs n a card coptalning Within 24 hours six o o purses had been returned, nd to *n dropped on t Jown town polic ¢w York as we : sald, explaining tha yind the pu nd re ‘Bho attendance prize NDon Leavitt and was Billings. It was announced that the clul 114 have a rural got-to-gether at grange hall in Newlngton on Di- . o one come hack station ? a urned it was denats 1. m by ALL L [RLTIT \ il | hls | bal| comber 11, with a dance and bowl Ing. The men will wear overalls and the women Bungalow apro SHEPHERDS ASSN TO MELT The Shepherde assoclatlon o northern Connecticut comprising the Bhepherds of Bethlehem lodges of New Britaln, Hartford, Southington ' and Middletown will hold their regu- lar mopthly unlon meoting at Red Men's hall in Southington Friday avening, November 28, at § o'clock. Both local lodges, Star of Good Will, No. 9 and Leading Star, No. 23 are planning to send a dJdelegation, WAY DISCONTINUE BUILDING BOARD Charter Revision Committee May Eliect Its Elimination | A\, movement for the elimination of the buflding commission will probahly come befére the charter [ revision committee at one of it irly and substitution therefor for a singlé commissioner | finds favor in some circles | It is argued that the inauguration of zoning will remove from the com- mission all its present discretionary powers, and since the inspectors will [ have no choice but to {ssue permits for types of buildings as provided for in the ordinance, there will b no need for a commisslon. A man commission to have general supervision the department might substituted ‘The building ssion, one over he commission was tablished by charter provision fc = ago. During the past year | s been one of the ecity's hoargs with several hearings every {nonth. A majority of the hearings | resulted nmn plications for the ction of build not of the type toshe approved under the new ordinance, Lnt this ordl not yet in effeet, com- | miskion has been advised t only the existi > in- | voked it husiest vea | ere | zon- ing ordinances must WELCH SUES FOR $1.000 Patrick Welch of this city las { hrought or $1.00 against Paal Zehler and George [ eity, Autonobile owned ated by the ndants struck and j njured o 1Mf at the corner of | West M troc | September | it 11 oper- As a ored ations of 0 It of t struck Welel nises and lac the expend attention. in city court on in Decemhe Du will appear for t T i cre culs, ich necessit i y mei is return A surprise party was given at the ome of Mr. and Mrs, Paretti of Mauin strect last evening Marie Daretti by her gir aved by Miss 1 38 South to Miss e, Piano ctiong were | the Nesta | freshments we and rved Misses 1 re s | s - STEAMER REFLOATED. Nov. 4 st Jo! flouted at 1 1ed Kings Cove The liere e of od to arrly the or were hip’s hoats vady ‘here Head IET 2 68 in llorald ¢ “household gools fur We wish you all— the Good Things for - Than:sgiving - Hounker of this | on | The | landed in the | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TORPEDOES, BOMBS - AND SHOT SED "Secretary Wilhur ~ Discusses Sinking of Washington Washington, Nov. 26 Wilhur disclosed in a formal state- ment today that torpidocs, aerfal {bombs gad gunfire & been em- I ployed in the tests mude off the Vir ginfa capes on the hull of the un completed battleship Washington, |sent to the hottom yesterday. The | final tests were mado by gunfire, The esact results of the experi- ment ware declarad by the secretary to be of great ndlitary value, and | they will not be revealed, Heo fssuea this statement “The exact results of the exper!- ment on the hull of the ship popu- {larly referred to as the Washington | were of great military value and will bo Immediately considered hy tha ! apecial board dealing with the rela- tive value of the various arms of the service, inclnding the air forca, with a view to determining the most ad vantageous disposition of the avall- {able appropwations for national de- | fense, | “To state with ture and chara ments eonducted upon the this ship would not oniy 1 to foreign nations the advantages of the experiments invelved on our part but give the advantages of in- formation which could only b tained at a cost greatly in excess of that expended by our government and thus surrender ons of the ad- vantages accorded to ns by {treaty for tha of mente, which requ be permanently sur hut permitted use before actual sinking The expectation our constructors concerning the of 0 igninst gun- ind torpedo explosions, justified and the de- of the hmll after sions will be i — Hecretary detail of {h the na- experi- 11 of or to give oh- arma- its target as a naval resist- |ing power bornh have been fully tail examination the various expl of in- value in the development natlonal defense may also be hat acrin]l bomb wer 1t pedo, periments The final tests on yes by nfire ex- the morning 15 tests fis ink | periments conducted more viluable i Mr Wi and the than anticipated.” I his statement Admiral operations, ral C. 1. Hughes, the Washing- v ur issu er a with | Eberle, and Re sresident conducted the tests ton hull. Admiral Hughes came from Norfolk last night with com- plete data from the experiments. nee naval Jockey’s Wife Loses . Fight for Compensation | New York, Nov, 26.—The claim of | Mrs. Ted Rice nsation for ) f ushand Octohe comy the deat her tjockey as killed 123, while “MeK riding C1 Stone- ed to am’s com- Jloyers nune from sation of four or more ¥ e rdlet wa I 1 the $1.000, s widow connsel d permission to ce hefore f prov- ape of ted by the two youl Lwas, however, grants introduce additional evider thie commission, in the | R e ing that Ttiee rotec 29, liei i i l A - 2000 ./ ! the | ex- | | even s read, | City Items | Miss Elste Gourson of 139 Winter street {8 spending the Thanksgiving holldays In New Yok city, Miss Beatrice Koplowitz, of 38 Dowey street is sp®nding Thanksgliv- | ing week-end in Boston, Mass, Kermit Parker, a Herald reporter, Is {1l at his home on Lincoln street. | George R, Newton formerly of 'this city, now living In Elmira, N. 'Y, and Miss Cornélia ¥, Lerch, also of nira, have been granted a mar- rlage licénse at the office of the town clerk, A son was born at the New Brit. ,ain hospital this morning to Mr, and \ra. Robeft Hicks of 28 Garden street, RUM CHASERS ARE - RESCUED AT SEA ! (Continued From First Page) el | day, which was yesterday, there was + purse for the rum running samaritan, presented to him, accond- | ing to the treasury agents, as they departed for New York. The King- bird 1I remained at Woods Hole for repaies. THORNTON TRIAL DEC. 9 Murderer of Former New | | Britain | Woman Reported As Being Unable To Leave The Jail. | | Because Archie Thornton, charged | with the murder, in Hoxie, Rhode Island, of Mrs. F. M. Thornton, wife of a former steward of the New ! Britain club, is unable to leave jall, where he s nndergoing treatment, his trial has been continued umfl‘ December 9, a dispatch from Provi- dence stated today. ! The murder of the former New Britaln woman oceurred on Novem- | her 12, Thornton having heen re- {garded as incane afier he had fatal- | ly od Mra. Thornton in a farm. ! house in Hoxie. His brother, 1. M. Thornton, was in New York at the time, It was reported that Archie | Thornton, who lived with his broth- er and sister-in-law, had been mor- osa for soma time. Backs Into Bahy (arriage And Then Drives Away John Alex of *360 Church street reported to the police this afternoon | that his wife was going down East Main street yesterday afternoon | when an automoblle backed into her baby carriage and broke it. He sald that the driver of the machine dirove away without stopping to n the extent of the damage he| done. The woman secured the | registration number of the machine | MoMgage company mail conspiracy | meres Arrow and it turned over to the' police | for investigation. | Thief Rifles Cash Drawer In Main Street Store pe Dick morning ti this stolen on Drug company t somebody had $42 from a cash drawer in the store nd $12 from a pockethook. The was taken while there were nber of customers in the place, and Mr. Marsland, who reported the robbery, told the police that he sus- pected a short stout man, who was carrying a handbag. White House Pantry Is Filled With “Goodies” | Washington, Nov The White House pantry is filled with gifts of { turkeys, and all the| delicacies that go in the Thanksgiv ing day menu, From all have come to the | offerings of dinner cranberries tlons of the countr| ecntfve mansion 1F 'vltm res WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, Wa'' Street Briefs New®York, Nov, 26.~The recapl- talization plan proposed for Ameri- can Hide & Leather which would eliminate accumulated dividends of 140 per cent on the 7 per cent cumu- lative preforred stock; calls for the purchase of 30,000 preferred shares at $70 and reduces llabllities by $12,100,000 18 understood to have been assured by a sufficlent number of proxies. Btockholders will vote on the plan December 9 and will be asked to authorize an issue of 85,000 shares of 8 per cent cumulative prior preference stock. The shares were active and strong in stock market trading yestorday. October net operating income of the Reading Co. increased ta $2,- 072,280 ¢ompared with $1,693,008 in October 1923, Net for the ten months, however, fell to $16,893,766 from $25,641,466 a year ago. The report of the Continental Can Co. to the New York stock exchange for the first nine months of 1624 shows surplus of $2,206,142 after preferred and common dividends. Net earnings were $4,770,874. Some subsidence in the buying of steel products, but a marked expan- slon in the tonnage of orders releas- ed against contracts is a develop- t of the week, Iron Age says. Buyers appear willing to postpone a testing of new prices, but are making a heavy demand on current production, 1 with protection ex- tending to February at recent price levels. The result is a further in- crease in mill operations, the broad- ening in demand is noteworthy, The railroads remain consplcuous in steel takings; General Steel bullding work is of surprising proportions until that is now on a 60 to 70 per cent manufacturing rate, is reported and autonrobile companies arg plac- ing liberal contracts ;wi parts makers."” Both the Iren Age composite prices advanced this week, pig iron going from $10.88 to $20.54 a ton, a new high level for the second half vear and finished steel rising from 2.474 cents to 2.517 cents a pound, the highest point since mid-August. Eoth are still well below last year's level, UND GUILTY ON FRALID CHARGES Hawkins Mortgage Co. Officials {0 Be Sentenced Nov. 26—Tlie fate of nts in the Hawkius In 14 of the defe ase convicted by a jury in fe court here last night on all counts of the indictment s with Judge Ferdinand Geiger who will pass sentence today. wnts, John A eral 16 received a report from | Cla ¥ found guilty were As R, , New York. J. W. McCallnm, Detroit Mord Carter, India William A. Jo Frank J. Haight, Indianapo Anthony A. Scheib, Portlaad, Ind Carl B. Anderson, Portiand, Ind. John T. Sutten, Portland, T Trank B. Jadua, Portland, Ind. Teo P. Harrington, Dunkirk. Harry J. Ovard, Pittsburgh Witliam Webb, St minister William Sacks, St Lo The verdiet carries with it a maxi mum penaity of five vears imprison- ment and a fine of $10,000 on nts, the ment resticg with Louis, former is. cach of the cr s the friends and admirers, The and Mrs. planga quist Thanksgitt With Mr. and My of Boston, th tend Congregation ecat an old-fa | dinner. No appoitments } president Conli morning s din Funerals || Fleming, W Michael W The funcra Flem- was his home, ved | Ing. fc thison 101 South street by a solemn | in 8t. John's « | o'clock. Th t. Mary's ¢ ervices were he The body was viewed by the church. B cemetery an, friend irial was {n St Olive Berti | The funeral of Olive Berti, | daughter of Mr. and Mre. [ |ot 44 Brwin place, was t { morning from t |9 oclock. Burial was In §t cemetor parents hiome at | SR | Miss Flizabeth Corbett | vices wil ha 1 A. Haffey Phone 1 opposite St. Mary's € burch Resldence, 17 Summer St.—1623-3 CHRYSANTHEMUMS the Thanksghing fower 1 their glory at H. BOLLERER'S POSY SHOP udge 1t is expected a vieted wiil app ment was made 1 0f the 1 Although r tn the United States appeals at Chicago tore comi was in tary oxin 1 nfd truck loa gage ¢ liter th irt ately pany room was to t DIVIDENDS CUT Yellow Cah Company Reduces its Afonthiy Rate to 21 Cents Per 2.3 Cents. Share From {1 cut in 2 e like a plum tive and su plue the s againse | Al 1924, ‘WALL ST. REPORTS New York, Nov, 26.—Wall Street opening: Btock prices displayed a buoyant tone at the opening of to- day's market, U. € Steel common opened unchanged at 17% and then sold at 117 b-& the highest price in sOVED years International Nickel, U. 8. Realty, Universal Pipe and Radiator pfd., Am. Hide and Lesa. pfd, Unlon Pacific and Canadian Pacific al#o sold at new top prices, The first sale of Corn P'roducts was 10,000 shares at 42% up 1 3.8, and a record high. Yellow Cab was the | only weak spot, breaking three points. Yellow Cab. extended its break to nearly b points in reflection of the | cut in the dividend, und American | Can dropped a point. but the rest of the list surged upward with spirited | bidding taking place for a numbor | of specialties |, [, 8 Stee! moved up to 117% and Studcbaker and May Department Stores were added to th ellst of ne whighs. High 674 42% 145 % 711, 548 861 Low Close Allis Chal .... 3 r Am Bt Sug . Am Can ., Am H & L ptd Am Loco Am Smelt ., Am Sug . 5 Am Sum 144, Am Tel & Tel 1204 Am Wool ... 611g Anaconda 301y Atehison 11310, At GIt & W T 173 Bald Loco Balti & Ohto . | Beth Steel . | Bosch Mag . Cen Leath , Can Pacifie .. Ches & Ohlo .. CM&StP 188 CM &StLPptd 307 CRI&G P 47 Chile Copper . 34 Col Fuel 40% (‘on Textile ... 4 Corn Prod Ref 43 Cru Steal Cuba Cane #i | Casden 011 Day Chem Frie st pfd . lectric 37014 (@) otors Gt North pfd . 7 Tnsp Copper .. 2 Tnt. Nickel Int Paper . < v Spring | Kennacott Cop. { Lehigh Val 3 0 i s i | o il 1 A 4 73 g 153 28 42% 2 % Gior | Marine Marine pfa | Miq4 Btates Oil | Mis Pac ptd | Pacific Oil Pan Ametican Penn Railroad P&ERC&IT ! 477 . 481 | Pure Oit [Rept & § Ly Copper Rogal Dutch Sinclair Oil Pacific Rail | Studehaker .. | Texas Co . Tex & Pacific . South Union Pacific * S Rubber . 1" 8 Stee] 118" Westinghouse 657, Willys Overland % o‘mi LOCAL STOCK QUOTATIONS (Vurnished by Putnam & Co.) | Bld Asked | Aatna Casualty ..630 — | Aetna Life Ins. Co. . ’ Aetna Jire | Antamobile | \rd Fire 700 Ins Hartf Fire National a8 V. S, TREASURY STATEMENT. 1VARINGS AND BALANCES, vehanges, - | {EDDY BROTHERS ‘. Hartford Conn. Trust Bldg- PUTNAM & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK & MARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES JNWEST MAIN ST NEW BRITAIN~ Tel. 2040 HARTFORD OFFICE € CENTRAL Row TEL 2euM YALE & TOWNE MFG. CO. This company has paid dividends at the rate of for the past five years. The ilar quarterly divid dan. 1st has just been declared payahle to stockholders of record Dec. 10th. At the present market the yield is about 7¢.. The stock appears to be selling out of line with other local hardware stocks. amwee——y DD & COMPANY | Members New York Stock Exchange Members Hartford Stock Exchange New Britain—Burritt Hotel Bldg., Tel. 1815 Judd Building, Pearl St., corner of Lewis, Hartford, Conn. | EJU I We offer and recommend the purchase of: AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY v AL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY IX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Stocks Prices on application N e Thomson, Tenn & Co. Burritt Hotel Bldg., New Britain Tel. 2580 MEMBERS NEW YORK AND HARVFORD STOCE EXCHANGES Donald R. Hart, Mgr. WE OFFER Prices on Application We Do Not Accept Margin Accounts L i A ol e et S s | q NEW BRITAIN Burritt Hotel Bldg. Tel. 3420 g HARTFORD Tel.2-7186 We Offer 50 shares Yale & Towne 100 shares Landers, Frary & Clark 4 The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Company 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. JOHN P ' ° Members Consolidated Stock Exchange, New York. NEW BRITAIN NAT. BANK BLDG, Telephone 1012 stocks, Bouds, Curb Securities honght and s0ld on commission. Listed Stocks carried on.conserative margin. Dircct private telegraph ana Ticker Service. Branch Qfices « Kftamford, Watcrbury, Danbury, Bridgeport, New Haven — T~ !,.L.‘b — | 7alae re i0€ i 925 $10,600 ! Distributor Opportunities ANk Gas Rango - are made by a stove and ran, « years. In Con gas service ) homes waitir that will ¢ ompany which has been in (he nearly one hun towns witl arc over 100.0i cunyenienc CONDENSED NATURAL GAS AND TANK GAS RANGES The Tank Ga- Distributor Connecticut mist 1 ganize and handi hare the small than §1.000 Thi Connectiont 10 husiness for icut there are In those towns there or the comfort and ut mie with ™r Hartford County, <ales ahility able to or- sized] -ales force and of capital necessary (less a moderatc amount advert appearin W u can handle nsidered in the order received, addressed to C. G. Albin 1 confidence AS RANGE CORPORATION ilding New in cach County in promptiy tell- v this proposi- won. App! 1t your faty e Secre- it will TANK ( Avin ¥ 11 in str Fifth York 1 4 Conn very Timiind vour captal is ask us about the Township Sales 1 ) to §5.000 per year tander wl - TR h W