New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 31, 1924, Page 13

LIFF ONE HOLIDAY AFTER ANOTHER Traveler Gould Make It So il He Put on Speed Christmas and New Year's celebra- tions In other lands and how it is possible for a man to celebrate two Christmases and seven New Year's in one year, were explained by Rev, Dr. A. A. Ahlquiet at the meeting of the Kiwanls club at the Burritt hotel, this noon. Dr. Ahlquist also told | low Christmas and New Year's na rowly escaped coming in the sum- mer under the Jullan calendar and liow the Gregorian calendar just saved then He sald any American might start hia progressive holiday jaunt by go- ing to some western European coun. trv €22 ihe approaching New Year, which s celebrated in the United Btates at the same time. Then, after observing New Year's Day he could go to Greece, .lugn-| Rlavia, Roumania or Bulgaria in (04 to Mayor A. M, Paonessa. time for Christmas. Christmas tg! 'N° figure for 1024 s 52,555 as | December 26 according to their cal- 28310t GLA4T in 1023, Of this ondar but corresponds to Junuary "MMUCr 17.640 are men and 14,013 7 in America. By remaining there a |70 Women. week he ol also anend Now Year's| The report by wards follows: day, which is January 1 in that First ward, 2,199 men, 2,095 wom- country, but corresponds. to the ° 8econd ward, 2,119 men, 1,849 Lnatiohn Jantsse 14 women; third ward, 2067 men, 2.- By pushing on and making good connections he might be able to reach Singapore, or by eupplement- Ing steamers with alrplanes, he could reach China in time to take part in the most thorough-going Ne Year's celebration in the world. After the Chinese New Year cele- bration the traveler could pursue his holiday hunting less strenuously for anvhile. He could arrange to arrive in time for the Slamese Mew Year, wilich corresponds to our April 1. He then could have five months of ight seeing before reaching Arabia for the Mohammeden New Year on September 4. He then could cross the Red Sea, make a quick jolirney to Abvssinia to take in the New Year festivities in that country on 8ep- tember 10, Returning to the Red sea and taking a steamer north he could easily reach Jerusalem in time for the Hebrew New Year on Ccto- ber 3 {trars William J Bupport boys' work whenever pos- sible. Furnish a room in the hospital, to be dedicated In the name of Kiwanis and the annual mainte- nnm‘e to be pald by Kiwanis. Have a “Book Day" for benefit of locul hospital, each member to be assessed two boolk This collection to furnish nucleus of hospital lbrary. Inaugurate movement for aptab lishment of women's rest room. ADD 606 NAMES T0 I!ormuncn of duty, PERSONAL TAX LIST Registrars Bring Tofal in This Gity Up to 83,668 An incre personal ta indicated in of 606 in the elty's enrollment for 1924 Is the report of Regls- . Zlegler and Thomas oted today and pre- Smith comy 119 women; fourth wird, ? 1,740 women; fifth ward, 8,604 women; sixth ward, women In their canvags of the registrars found au unusually large number of vacant tenements they reported today, more than 100 being found in different cections. In one instance a six tenement house which was neither of recent construetion or dilapidated was found with all &I fenements vacated DENIES ACCUSATIONS 285 men, 4.646 men, 324 men, city, the McCormick Says Action Against Him is Entirely Without Merit—He is Widower of 65 Chicago, Dee 31.—Cyrus H. Me { Cormick, head of the International The holiday hunter then could | p,vester Co., characterized the suit haye taken part in all the New Year | gjeq against himi in New York by | celebrations in the world and conld| piwin W. Ja who charges to the western hemisphere 1o 4jienation of his wife's affections, 4 Chrietmas, with whoch he is most familiar, at hw own hearth In six a year he conld have up seven New he, k"l Year and two Christmas celebrations | to his credit, Program for Year. The following program for the the retiring M. Ward is year was suggested by comniittee of which J. chairman, !o the pew committee of which H. C. Billings is chairman: Hold MII'A] circus to raise fund to equip aerial landing fleld for eity Enter campaign with other civic organizations in drive for uew mem- for Chamber of Commerce. = booths crected for protec- tion of traffic police officers Sponsor the organizing of a high school band or a band among the uewsboys Offer prizes for annual music con- test in the schools. Hold season of open air commu- uity singing. ~ponsor municipal swimming pool. Work for the establishment of a tourist camp site. Start a “'Boys' Week” by opening savings account for deserving under- | privileged boys. Educate and care for an orphan toy who is making good. Give an entertainment or outing | tor the orphans in local institutions. Help deserviug boys and girls by g!Ving them part time employment, £0 that they may continue at school Always have at least one crippled child under treatment. Make thi: voe of bur chief activities, Award a college scholarship loan to a deserving graduate of the city igh school glven annually as a loan for an in- , definite period with no interest Start a community fund for the upport of widows and children of rolice officers killed while in per- Offer prices for best looking yards | The scholarship to be | vithout merit."” “The entire matter is in the hands {of my New York attorneys,’ sgald Mr. McCormick, “and I have noth- ing to gay emphatically to leny th The suit is ab- ely without merit.” McCormick 18 a widower, 65 years He had been president of the . for a number of years {and became chalrman of the board of directors in 1910. His wife, Mrs. Harriet. B. Hammond {died in 1 a8 “absolutely ‘Brooklyn Sports Writer Handling Gibbons Fight New York, Dec. 31.—Negotiations r the propased Gibbons-Firpo on in March are in omas 8 Rice, sport- {ing writer of the Brooklyn Dally i Eagle and representative of the Nu- |tional Sporting club. Rice, according sailed from [the United |sign Gibbons to a contract, Pre- |viously he visited Firpo at Parls and lobtained the Argentine's oral con- sent to the mateh In addition to the $100,000 purse Iput up for the London pro moters will provide a $1,000 belt fo the vietor, to the Eagle, England yesterday for fight, Tunny, New York, who was suspend- cd September 2 carrying his KILLED ON TURNPIKE Haven, Dec. 51, quale . ha ind of Orange, was Killed by ing under the wheels of a wagon he was driving on the Milford turnpike today. McCormick, s with authority to ; given in NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WKDNESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1924. . City Items Leading Star lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, will me#t tomorrow night at 7:80 o'clock at Junior Mechanics' hall. A Watch Night service will be | held this evening from 9 until 12 | o'clock at the A. M. E. Zion church, this eity, The capital stock of the New | Britaln Record Co. has been in- croased from $100,000 to $160,000 and the number of shares from 4,000 to 6,000, according to cer- tificates filed at the office of the scc- | retary of state and the city clerk, E. W. Ripple has brought suit for $100 damages against Joseph Marino of Plainville. The writ was issued by Klett & Alling and was served |today by Deputy Sherift Martin H | Horwitz. It is returnable in the city court the eecond Monday of Junuar. Eric Koss has been named de- fendant in a sult for $35 damages brought by Mary W, Nalr & Nair. The plaintiff charges that Koss owes her for board. | Deputy Sheriff Martin H., Horwitz | has garnisheed wages at the P. & F, Corbin Co. The writ is returnable in the city court the second Monday of January, The police have heen notified by |the commissioner of motor vehicles that the license of Paul Spatter of T4 Woodland street has leen sus- pended. The license of Walter G. !Contois has been returned. | The Misses Bell and Rose Geer of Hartford are spending a few days with Misses Berkowitz of 29 Camp street. Officers Elected by Bethany Sunday School The annual meeting of the Sun- day &chool of the 8wedish Bethany church was held last night at the hurch parlors. Officers elected for the coming year are as follows: Emil Hjerpe, superintendent; Alfred Nil- sen, assistant superintendent; Edith Johnson, superintendent of the pri- mary department; David Edman, as- sistant superintendent of the mary department; Erneast Carl tary; Walter Johnson and “an berg, assistant secretaries; Georg Johnson, treasurer; Beda .\lagnnsrvn and Helen Smedberg, planists; Wil- am lraders; Carl N ard Johnson and anditors Repor pri Edith from the various officers 1 that the school has just closed v suecesstul year. The number of members has been increased from 1288 to 9. The number of officers ani teachers 18 40, At last night's meeting to MmN America, strand's to the it was voted to donote $15 Rach's mission in South §15 to Mrs, Ruth Ahl- mission in China, and %10 stern Sunday School asso- ciation. During the last year the Sunday echool has contributed $1,508.60 to the Swedish Christian Orphanage in Cromwell. The report of the treasurer showed the balance on hand to be $115. '(,'al'penter Arrested on Liquor Charge Again Franeis X. Carpenter of 84 Chureh street, who was arrested last night on a charge of violating the liquor laws, was presented in palice court tefore Judge William C. this morning. The case was con- tinued. Carpenter was arrested by “olicemen Feeney, Dolan and Gra D previous conviction stands against his name. ADMIT TAKING TO PARTS Detective Sergeant William P McCue took four boys into custody this morning after they are alleged to have admitted the theft of parts from an eutomobile in a Well street garage. The boys are al- !leged to have gained entrance to the lgarage and stripped the parts from a machine, The boys were turned over to Probation Officer Edward C. Connolly. Five boys were taken into custody Sergeant Patrick A. McAvay on ges of stealing bicycles, o SUppo: at the posta ng by 1ate of income made today by Postmas Naw in reviewing the work of the [ year now closing. 2 was neral Dalnty through | Appel and David Hjelm, song! Nelson, librarian; Gun. | Carlson, | ungerford | GUN BATTLE 1§ } Wall Street Briefs HELD ' NEW YORK (Continued From First Page) agents armed only with their au- thority will watch Washington's in- door farewell to the old year to- night. Orders were issued today capital's dry force to lcave guns at home and to strenuously avold fights while searching for liquor in public places, Hotels, great and small, aud cabarets will recelve special atten- tlon of the agents who have reserv. ed rooms and tables from which to conduet their operations Officlals sald they would selze all liquor {n sight, no matter where found. They observed, however, that it would be Impossible to be everyvhere at once, Along with the orders agalnst gun toting In the hotels went instruc- tlons to the agents to be prepared to defend themselves and to help each other. They were especially coun- seled against a ghow of force, being told that it would be wiser to lose a possible arrest than to start a fight, On last New Year's cve a few raids were directed against public drink- ers in the cabarets outside the fash- lonable district but iu the dining rooms of the principal hotels, merry- making went forward without inter- ference. GOLONY OF ASIATICS Irrigation Proposals for Tmperial Valley-Indicate Possibility of Im- migration Influx. Washingion, Dec. 31.—Creation of a vast colony of Asiatics in the Im- perfal Valley of California on land that inevitably would be irrigated by the Colorado river if the proposed boulder canyon dam is constructed, was predicted to before the sen- irrigation committee by Georgs to the ate ,H. Maxwell of Arizona, who sald he represented the National Reclama- tion association. Mr. Maxwell algo said that under the plans for developtnent of power at the boulder dari the water level would be so low that the water could not be diverted to adjacent lands in Arizona and California, with a re- sult that it would pass into Mexico to irrigate there practically two milllon acres of land. ,\KD Ot ‘lH\\ § We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sym- pathy shown us during our recent bereavement in the death of our be- loved father, Williumn Louis Lyoos. Also for the b cutiful floral offerings received., Signed, Mr. & M Willlam A. Lyo CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown during the death of our be- loved father. Grateful for the flo Tl al pleces: also mass cards. And for Mr. John Kiniry's service during the m Signed, Miss Mae Smith and brothers. CARD OF THANKS We dresire to express our thanks to our many Kind friends and neigh- bors for the svmpathy extended us it the death of our heloved hushand and father John O'Connell. especially to thank the heautiful floral tributes, 5! Mrs. John O'Conne; opposite “t. Kesidence, 17 Summer St.—1625-3 Largest and most complete line of GOLDFISH cessories n the city ot Bollerers' Posy Shop 2 r“lrl.(:,flm:m‘:[r through stock issues, jstantially better position | post of Thomaston. The largest export movement of gold from the port of New York since June 1919 ooccurred In the first {7 days of Decembef, the total of $40,242,000 comparing with Novem her exports of $6,700,000 for the en tre country, the federal reser bank of New York ruports. T largest shipments went to Germany, 20,000,000, representing withdraw als of proceeds of the German loan Almost $10,000,000 went to Englund and other substantia) amounts to dia, Holland and Sweden. Imports of $6,100,000 in the same period ame chlefly from France and Ar- gentina., The average price for eight lead steel and iron products is now $ 33 which s § a ton below the high average of last year, an in creage of that amount would mecan a potential gain of $100,000,600 fn annual n-t income Steel corporation. of the U. 8. Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1924 completed 379 locomotives for service in the United States, two for Canada and 160 for other countries. | Maturing railroad ohligations in | 1925 are estimated fin exc of 0,000,000, the largest amount since 1921, With the higher prices obtaining In the stock market, it is thought a large part of the new fi- nancing will be accomplished 48 many car- riers are selling above par. Im proved earnings and the cumulative elfect of improvements of roads and equipments in recent years are be ing felt, it is said, and are realized as placing the railroads in a sub- | than they ears. | CIVIL WAR VETERAN COMMITS SUICIDE ;e) have been for many (Continued from First Pa their 58th tain trman of nnual reunion in New Comrade 8mith was the executive commit- | At that time Mr. 8mith comment- ed upon the fact that thers had been 23 deaths in his regiment since the me he had started sending out fn- \Hjflnns Honorary G. A. R. Member Not having enlisted in the regula tion way Mr. Smith was not on the goverument records and could not make application for membership in the Grand Army. However, by &pe- cial dispensation, he was voted an honorary memher of C. L. Russell He also was the Lossessor of a hadge of assoclute membership in the Grand Army. de from metal captured from a federate canon, and presented to him He ticut He was chaplain of L. 8 a member of the Connec tional Guard for many years, D, field 1p, Sons of Veterans, ed to organize, and he was a \wr‘l‘fl' of the Red Army of Every- "y an's Bible class, Funeral Tomorrow The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the f1 I home of rter Sons on Court street 1ers0n Ford of Trinity offi~late and in Thomaston. L Sons of Veterans. following to act H. Carrol! eir, George The New Britain Trust Co.’ wish to you all “A Happy and Prosperous New Year” l i\'unr end settlements of specula JP MEMBERS NEW YORK & HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES tlve accounts coutlnued to give neven wppessanes o triing, win § 3 WEST MAIN ST NEW BRITAIN= ard. American Wool. . - bt WALL ST. REPORTS 2040 @ 2 points, following the a cat of Willlam M. Woor : H,\)(JOT.D OFFICE © CENTRAL ROW TEL 2-14 on as president Gen t ~ — — e ———— 4 .’; r“[" ‘HJ oale ot e ()Mr 8, ( on Pipe and Texas Central Illinois Light Co. 6% Pfd. Gulf Sulphur. Lively trading was re TR sintalnd In General Biect Yield nearly 6! lch I od back to 3061 Georgia Ry. & Power Co. 7% 1st Pfd. Syndicate ratlons were imed ) ap 79, in a number of special stocks bring- Yield over 7%. 2 w0 in vew York Central Electric 79 Pfd. and Foundry and Am'n Agric. Chern, Yield over 77. x“) Am'n Can also moved up JUDD & COMP ANY other features t noon trading. Wit ating 1 to stock sw out the fore. price fuctu- the points betweer ther LA 1 Members New York Stock Exchange B J’,L]::]‘:”‘_‘,";_“” \“' Do ?lr:\‘r‘; Members Harttord Stock Exchar many other issues on a large scule New Britain— Burritt Hotel Bldg.. lel. nabled the market to throw off its Judd Building, Pearl St., corner of lcuu, Hartford, Conn, carly irregularity and at midday - = e prices throughout the entire list | e offer and recommend: were surging upward, American Car | & KFoundry, jumping more than 7| AMERICAN HARDW ARE CORPORATION polnts, crossed 200 to within & frac. | BIGELOW-HARIFORD CARPLT CO. Common tion of its record high price. Radio EAGLE l_l)’ K MZG. CO, corporation advanced 3 points to | | LANDERS, FRARY & CLARK o e e SCOVILL MFG. CO. T i i e j STANLEY WORKS, Common points each. Final year-end read- TORRINGTON MFG. CO. ustments brought many cash trans- | { YALE & TOWNE MFG. actions, embracing all classes of | Q. nlicatn stock, but mai the oils, sugars es on Application nd low-priced rails. Call money aln renewed at 5 per cent. High Low Allis Chal 1Y 7 Am Bt Sug ... 40% @homzen, Temn & Am 9 Am 2 i ; - Am Burritt Hotel Bldg., New Britain Fel. 2580 Am Wool MEMBERS NEW YORK ANI HARTEORD STOUK EXCHANGES Anacond e J‘ Donald R Hart. Mgr. At GIf & W k| Bald Loco i Balt{ & Ohio . WE OFFER Beth 8teel . Bosch Mag . 5 Yale & Towne e Cen l.eath ~ Can Paciflo .. (GEn . Torringtan Landers S M & Bt P We Do Not Acc ept Margin Accounts CM & St P pt 2 a e &P Chile Cop Col I'uel Con Tr¢ HARTFGnD NEW BRITAIN s vsm.rfifls.is : 4313 «‘xfl | i i dartFor_.\.o“. . Trust Bldg. Burritt Hotel Bldg. 3041 220 '\\ 1.2-7186 Tel. 3420 6555 - 30 shares Stanley Works By 59 sharss American Hardware shares Colt’s OH"\J P.K EOuH Members Consolidated Stock NEW BRITAIN NAT. BANK BiL.DG, Exchange York. 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