New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1925, Page 21

| ! i MRS, HACKETT I | GRANTED DECREE Abandonment Ground for Di: vorce Given in London Court Parle, Sept. 4 P—Mre. Chauncey Hackett, formerly Miss Katharine Hendon Jennings of Washington, D, C., has been granted a divorce by the Paris courts on grounds of ahan- donment, The couple were married in Washington in May, 1914, Both gave Paris addresses for the court recards, Chauncey Hackett is general conn- | sel for the Assoclation Agalnst the Prohibitifon Amendment. He was one of the chief speakers at the sixth congress of International prohibition organigations held recently in Paris. Other dilvorces granted by the Paris courts to Americans were: Mrs. Frederiek March, formerly Kate 8essions, from her hugband, on grounds of abandonment of the home, They were married In Wash- ington, D. C, in 1016, Edward Burtees Everts, a musi- clan giving a Parls address, from his wife, formerly Mary Isabel Jamison, of 8t. Paul, Minn, who let the case go by default, They were married at Houghton, Mieh., in 1906, PRAY FOR RAIN Sunday Set Aside for Fasting hy Goyvernor MoCleod of South Caro- lina—Conditions Are Desperate. Atlanta, Sept. 4 (A —Prayer - for raln was involved in two southern states as a means of relief from suf- fering caused by one of the most Afeastrous droughts in this section of the country in half a century. At Columbia, 8. C., Governor Me- Lrod fssued a proclamation setting sunday as a day of fasting and yer for rajn. In Atlanta representatives of the suffering people deseribed conditions in the drought area es desperate. In many instances, they say, farm- ers were cutting down young frees to feed the foliage to live stock. At other places farmers were said fo be keeping hogs alive by feeding them ragweed, St. Louis Heat Spell Cause of Four Deaths £t Loufs, Sept. 4 (A—With four deaths recorded, §t, Louls today en- tered upon the eighth successive day of its heat spell with the tempera- ture rising steadily. The thermemeter here recorded a temperature of 99.3 degrees while Poplar Bluff, Mo., recorded 105, Des Moines, Towa, Sept, 4 (P—The highest temperatures for September in,Towa since 1913 were recorded yesterday by the United States wegther burean, which sald that the corn crop in northwestern Jowa, al- ready damaged hy drought, had suf- fered further.’ The highest temper- ature was 104 at Sheldon. PBritish Steamer Founders Eleven of Crew Lost Hobart, Tasmania, Sept. 4 (A— wirelees message from the British cteamer Kanna reports that fhe Karamy, of the Tnion Steamship company of New Zealand, Ttd, has foundered, Fifteen of the crew were saved and 11 are missing, the mes- sage adds, The Karamu was a steel \cesel nf 934 gross tonnage, 1L 4 M- of the SPANISH PRINCE Rordeaux, France, Sept. Prince Jaime, second son king of §pain, has again arrived here for freatment of his chronlc malady, described as ear troubla, He will remain in Bordeaux about 10 daye, Cnty_Advertisement TENNIS COURTS, sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Park Commission- ers of New Britain, Conn., until 5 p. m., on Sept. 11th, 1925, for the grading for elx tennls courts and the conatructign of two tennis courts, complete with backstops, drainage and accessory grading, at Willow Brook Park, in the City of New Rritain, or such portion of them as available appropriations wil] build. A set of plans and specifications may be obtained from Ralph B. Wainright, Supt. of Parks, New Britain, upon deposit of $5.00; eaid deposit to be refunded to unsuccess- ful bidders upen the return of the plans and gpecifications before Oc- tober 1, 1925, Fach bid must he accompanied by a certified eheck, payable to the or- der of the (ity of New Britain, in the amount of I'ive Hundred Dollara, or by a satisfaclory bond for this amount, as a guarantee that the bid- will enter into contract within ten days after the award of the hid, (heeks or bonds of unsuccessful bid- ders will he returned to them Im- mediately after final action on the proposals. The right is reserved to reject any or all bida. By erder of the Board of Park €ommissieners of the City of New Britain, Conn WM. I¥. BROOK: Dated Sept. 3, 1925 der Chairman City Advertisement BIDS ON PORTLAND CEMENT Proposals will be received at the | office of the Board of Public Works | Room 306, City Hall until 6:30 P. M.. E. B T, Tuesday, Se 1925, for the furnishing and deliver- ing as required of approximately 1,500 barrels of Portland Cement for use in paving of Myrtle St Propesal forms may be secured st the office of the Board of Public Works. The Board of Public Works serves the right to reject any or all bids, or secept any bid, whether the lowest or met, should the Roard deem it to be for the interest of th City of New Britain so to do BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, Geo. H. Johnson, Secretary. re- MIDDLEWESTERN R R. 10 ABSORB RAILWAY ——— Chicago and Northwestern Proposes Purchase of Chicago, 8t. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Line Washington, Sept. 4 (P)—The Chi. cago & Northwestern rallway ap- plied to the {nterstate commerce commission today for authorlty to acqulre control of the Chicago, Et. Paul, Minneapolls and Omaha rail- way by purchase of capital stock of the latter road. The totul outstanding capital stock of the Omaha road, other than that already owned by the Northwestern, was glven at §$5,879,300 in preferred stock, and §9,018,700 {in common {stock. The Northwestern has owned approximately 51 per cent of the |Omaha's capital stock since 1882, The stoek aequisition would be upon an exchange hosis, at the rate of five shares of Northwestern com- mon for seven ghares of Omaha common, and three shares of North- western commeon for two shares of Omaha pn-n-m.n SUSPECT THAT BOY MAY BE BANDIT Elghteen-Year-Old Youth &ald He Wag Troy's Brother Police Say Haverhill, Mass,, Bept. 4 (M—An cighteen-year-old boy, giving the name of Oscar Hamlilton, Worcester, was arrested in a Water street res- taurant today hy police Inspectors on susplelon that he might be Johnny Troy, the Worcester bandit. Hamilton was arrested on a charge of carrylng a Joaded revolver with- out a permit, A gun and 50 car- tridges, were found in his room at the Hotel Waverly, istered as George Smith, New York. He denies he {5 Troy. A Woreester police officer is on tha way here to identify him. Palice Inspectors arrested him be cause of storles he fs sald to have told Miss Clara. Jones, Vestry street, to the effect that he planned robberies and that he was brother. Troy's Smoot Prednctq ’\‘r;[‘)l()\ ral Of Belgian Debt Plan Salt Lake City, Sept. 4 (P}—Con- gress will revise the revenue law at the coming session to make rates for, or to equal a fax reduction of $350,000,000 in the amount sary for the operation of the govern- ment during the calendar of 1926, Senator Reed Emoof, Utah, chairman of the finance commitiee of the senate, and a member of the United States debt commission, said upon his return to Sait l.ake after attending the Belgian debt confer- ence, He reviewed the Belgian debt and expressed the opinfon that con- gress will “ratify the ngreement hy a three-fourths vote in hoth houses, Negro Kidnaps Child After Shooting Chauffeur Mont r, N. J., Sept. 4 (A—John Sandes, a chauffeur, was shot in the head at Little Talls today while at- neces- A [tempting to reseue Mary Bailey, six years old, from a negro who snatch- ed her from her play in Edgemont Park and sped away with her in an antomobile ®andes is the Balley family chauf- feur. At a hospital, Glen Ridge, his condition was satd fo he eritical, The negro is believed to have fled the child into the Orange moun- tatns, with New Hats e, N = nd here §s what the well-dressed will be wearing this fall, if isn't 1. These four hats models which are « cted, to be highly popular. 1t is whispered that he one with the turned down brim will have vogue. black-eyed gentleman who is wear- g them happens to bhe Harrison IFord, actor, s ——— he are an especial In Memoriam In loving memory of Bertha A Tohnson. nho prssed anay Feptem. ber 3. 1924, | Mr. o8 Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Sister and Brother. here he had reg- | two | The | BODY N SWAWP, HAD THROAT COT Seventy-five Year O1d Man Mests His Death Westerly, R. I, Sept. 4 (M—In a swamp on his farm was found today the body of Jeremiah Bourdeau, 75, and on examination It was found that his throat had been slashed in three places. One incision had sev. cred the jugular vein. Officers who searched the imme- dlate vieinity found no trace of an Instrument or weapon with which the slashes might have been made, The man dlsappeared from his house between 2:30 and 8 a. m. to- day. A daughter, Mrs, Flora Cotey, thought he had wandered away and asked Officer C. Wilson Brown of Stonington to search for him. "The farm 1s on Hinckle road just over the line in Stonington. The officer spent three hours in a search but the body was found by a neighbor, Harry Burdick, whe was attracted hy the barking of the aged man's dog. The officer and neighbors dammed a small stream which was close by |the body in a search for a knife or (razor which might have been used In causing the man's death, but none was found. It. was fmpossible to determine at the time if the man had inflicted the wounds or had heen murdered. Deputy Sherift W. H. (‘ase of New TLondon county was notified and he |took charge of the case. Personals Mrs. Trving Bolomon fs at Hill eamp, Pottersville, N. Y Ralph B. Low is spending his va cation at Fssex, Maes. Mrs. Harry Ericson fs at Windham, Mass. George B. Chapin is at Unlonville, Conn. J. B. Hawksworth is visiting | West Hartford, Mrs. Rebert T. danghter, Miss Betty Browne of Swampscott, Mass, are visiting Miss Florence F. Alden of Belvidere, Moon Eouth at Rrowna Dynamite Caps Quict, Though Lightning Hits Boston, Sept. 4.—John W, the Linden Highlands Maflden, was sitting in front of the stove in Nis Kitchen sorting dyna- mite caps when lightning struck the house and shattered the stove. Swan was knocked from and the caps were scattered abont {the floor but failed to explode, |other places in Malden were struck | by Tightning. . Swan of section Long Succeeds Hughes As Bar Assn. President, Detroit, Sept. 4 (A—Chester § {Long of Wichita, Kas, today was elected president of the American Rar association, to gucceed (lharles Hughes. Willlam P. McCracken, Jr, of Chicago, was chosen secrefar and Fred . Wadhams of Alha N. Y., was veelected treasurver, Yellowley to Head Dry 4P —E C chief of general Washington, Sept Yellowley, former federal prohibition administr distriet No. 13, Chicago. Colonel Ned M 1,03 Angeles, was named administra tor for distriet No, with head [auarters at San Francisco | | Destroyers \ent to Seek Missing Navy Airplane Ran Franeisco, Sept. 4 (A—=The avy department has instructed Ad- miral Rohison fto despateh 18 de- stroyors that left Samoea Sept. 1 for | Hawali ta the search zone to partici |pate in the hunt for | PN-0-1 and tts crew the missing {150 Japanese Miners | l\nl!f'd in Explosion | Toyko, Sept. 4 (M—One hundred fifty persons were killed in fon at the n Teihaku coal mine near Pingyang, Korea, dispatches to the Nippo Shimpo tod: ==y Funeral l*___ | | | Mrs, Marcianna Senk The funeral of Mis. Marcianna Senk of 350 Washingtdn street, will ha held tomorrow morning at Sacred Heart ehurch and hurlal will be in d Jleart cemetery Clifford Humphr s will be held to- i ock at the Evangelist D-year- th Humphrey dnesday night at unt, Mrs, James 4 ast street. He i his mother, a brother. | Arthur, his grandmother, | Bridget Murphy and several uncles { and aunts Mving in this city. | |Joseph A, Haffey Funeral servie orrow i hureh of Clifiord H ann'l". t 1 son of Mrs. Elizat 1 We hi of 4063 T who di » home Cosgrove [ survived by UNDERTAKER | Phone 1623-2 | Opposite 8t Mui Residence 17 Snmmer St. Church - 1625-3. Display of GLADIOLI Bulbx May be Purchased in *pring of These Varietics Bollerer’s Posy Shop | 80 WEST MAIN STREET Groeting Cardy The Telograph Florist of New Britaln and | of | his ehair | a1 Work Ahout Chicago | prohibition agents, today was named | tor for | with headquarters in | Green of | Mrs. | WITH FATAL RESOLTS Tulsg, Okla, Bept. ¢ (P—Et. forts of ¥, L. Tuttle, 19, to make & pet of & rattlesnake post him his lite. He caught the snaXe i § oot~ ton fleld and stroked it gently, The reptile became docile, Several hours later the boy screamed as he threw the snake from him, The rattler landed in @ coll and sprang instantly, sink. ing its fang in the boy's face. He dled five hours later, HONGARIAN FINANCES IN HEALTHY CONDITION Instead of Deficit As Had Beeri An- ticipated, Surplus Is Found At Close of Year Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 4 (P— The results of Hungary's first finan- clal year since the country's finances were placed on a healthy basis are given In a report today by Jeremiah Smith, American, Lengus of Nations commissioner for Hungary. Instead of the anticipated deficit of 100,000, (00 gold erowns, the year has ended with a surplus of 63,000,000 gold crowns, The report shows that the Hun- |sarian gold crown has reached par [and that the officlal bank discount rate has fallen to 9 per cent al- though private hanks are retaining a rate of from 12 to 25 per cent. The improvement in the financial situation, Mr. Emith's report says, Is dne to short-time eredits {from abroad. STATE POLICE HEAD MASS. “DRY" DIRECTOR | Capt. Parker Is Attorney, Artillery Captain and Has Reen 1 Years in Police Work Roston, Sept. 4 (M CGieorge A. Parker, head of th sachusetts state police patrol yesterday to he permanent prohibi tion admin for New land, will assume his duties in about two weeks. ‘Fhis announce- mert was made foday by General Al fred K state commission rublic safely. After cloaring up his rolice work, Captain suceeed Reuhen T been acting adminis tember 1. Captain Parker is the son of for mer Attorney fene Parker. He is a Harvard law s B nate, a member the Mass and is BSH a captain in the 10lst fis v during He headed fhe state police sines iereation of the foree in 1921, name¢ trator of ts har in his the war start New Drive on Washinglon, Sept. 4 (M treasury fook another step foday | it campaign against liqnor gling from 1n, hy auf Collector Tergugon at Detroit ta es in SR arizing mit of enfo nt tablish a new 100 mile with Defrait as fn control ahont northern hoard the center. NWATEIR TN TOUGH WITH 10T AIRPLANE | Clalm Made That Fingida Operator Talked With Australia Ahout P'N-0 No, 1 Angnstine Sept. 4 (M) ord Favs in radin commm Tl Ilocal amateur was nication with an early today and message PN-9 No with all on board firmation of this had be The paper says learned be fuelled to continue its journey tated e heard from Australian station every morning appointment and that when he heard today that the PN-9 No. 1 had heen found, 1 all nhoard wore afe replied Anstralian st had learned 1 had be safe en rec the amatenr the plans wonld asked if and the Australian the affirmative granted | 1 Former | Smugglers of Liguov Wall Streef Briefs Net income of the Sinclair Con- solidate Oll gorporation, avallable for surplus and reserves, in the first halt of 1925 totalled $10,260,486 compared with $9,068,104 in the corresponding period last year. Gross earnings for the first alx months were $68,444,136, Directors of the Loulsville, Hen. derson & St. Louls rallway, control- led by the Loulsville & Nashville rallroad, today declared an initial dividend of two per cent on the common stock and {ncreased the semi-annual payment on the prefer- red from 3 to 3 1.3 per cent. Prospects for September financing, much of which is expected to de- velop soon after Labor Day, include |more than $40,000,000 {n state and muniecipal offerings. Bankers al- ready have purchased $14,000,000 worth of these bonds and the re- mainder, {ncluding a $20,000,000 Pennsylvania highway issue, will be awarded later in the month. WARNS TO WATGH FOR SHORT MEASURE Managers of Chain Btores Might Defraud Public in This Way J. Foley, | Trenton, N. J, Sept. 4 (P—Warn- |ings to exercise every vigilance over agers and employes of ‘“chain throughout New Jersey to {prevent defrauding of the purchas- ing public through short welght, were gent today to all local welghts and mensurcs officlals by Superin- {tendent ). Harry Foley of the state [department of weights and ures | “Tn my mind it wonld not seem as | [thongh the ehain stora systems [themselves are at fault, It that the odium must rest wpon thefr { i Says H. stores” meas- | ald of suspicion managers and umbent pranch operators r surveillance at s and that whenever dis found they will be oley, it is, upen us | it repancies are prosecufed.” atfention w ntly, to Yuu he learned that a customer ! four pound hag of | wound package. This possible, he said, through | 1n stores in wrap commodities in various glzed kages o exnedite delivery and hy | the different weights of contizuous hins, In the ght to his atten , the manager xplained (hat the light mnst have “fallen” over “hy mistake." | Foley's s directed re- cate stores he sald. r for a five s made e {ihe practice of o} ping pecific case hro tinn, said Mr of the sto nto the other hin BINS ON TENNIS COURT. | At a meeting of the park hoard | 11, bids ion of six tennis courts he on other work In her on the constr at Willow ‘ recelyved will grading and | that parlk Rronk park will as prope drainng. | CITY MAY \lll TAND. | n ot ting of the city hall eam- | rnoon eonsideration an offer made 12 ac land | the city in the vicinity o for the of a re plot of ter road l Foreign Exchange | e O SRS Foreign ex | tin | mand 4541 day bills on banks | 14681 lomand 3.9 s irregnlar, Quotations Gireat Britain s 484 7% Frane fo1 Aeman ("ables | 1aly «v""-‘ um 4441, Ger land 40,24, Nc Sweden 1. Denmark k Switzerland 1031, Spain |! reece 1.49, Doland 18.15 ovakin 2 Jngoslavia Austria Argentina 40.37 0 40%. Shanghal 80%. Mon- | 100 141 cal 't'll-'\l"\ \V\ll\il\r treasury balance, $125,750.974 Manhattan’s swept Manhattan Islanc Al Zerrender runs a farm on concerned. An honest-to-goodness fan , the bugiest bo Lone F armer ‘ : | Harttora | National | Bige-Hfd Carpet [At Gir | Atarine |sinclair 0N |Sonth | Sonth I Tex | Am Hard RECOVERIES MADE IN QUIET HARKET Trading Is of Pre-Holiday Type New York, Sept. 4 (M—Stock prices resumed their upward move- ment at the opening of today's mar. ket under the leadership of the rallroad shares, which were heavily| bought on the report that net in- coms of class 1 carrlers totalled nearly $100,000,000 in July. board Alrline and Norfolk and West. | ern each opened a point higher, Gen- | eral Rallway Signal broke 10 points on the initial sale despite the de cislon of the directors to split up| the stock five for one and declare an | extra dvidend, With the exception of American Can, which was quickly run up over | 2 points, the standard Industrials | showed little change fin the early aealings. Buylng of the rails hroad- ened with Union Pacifie, Chesapeake and Ohlo, Gulf Moblle and North- ern preferred and Missouri Pacific preferred selling a polnt or more | above yesterday's final quotations | before the end of the first halt hour, and 8t. Paul common showing a large fractional galn on suddenly In- creased actlvity. General Railway Rignal extended {ts loss to 21 points on a few sales’ and Mack Trucks was heavy. Forelgn exchanges | opened reactlonary, demand sterling slipplng below $4.84% and French francs holding steady around 4.69 cents, Moderate recessions toank place In Nerwegian and Danish kroner | Profiting from the ehanze In the speculative position of many trad- | ers, prices worked slowly upwa | with the movement embracing a | considerable number of specialties | which ordinarily fluctuate wildly either way when moderate orders are executed, More popular shares | such as the lower priced motors. public utilities and southwestern | railroads were hought steadily. Sears | Roebucl®advanced 5 1-4, Ameri vy on realizing fol- yesterday's sharp upturn again renewed at 4 Tohacco was he lowing Call loans High T.ow Allls Chal 86 Am Can Am Loco .. Am Smelt ., .. Am Sum . Am Tel & Am Woanl Al Atehison eonda & 708 nty M‘u inty Cen Teath 195 Ches & Ohio . 1055 IM & St D 8 CAM&StP pfd16% | Chile Cop ... 34 Col Tuel Con 'orn e Cuha Cane 184, 10514 14 oxtile .. 2N Prod Ref 367 Steel T4 | Cosden 0 | Dav Frie 54 Frle tst pfd en Flactrie Chem 5 y \ Motars Gt North pfil Tnsp Copper It Nickei nt Paper Spring .. 1 Ke 7 cott Cop. 54 Kenn Lehigh Val pfd Aes Ol Pac pfil at Tead Have West Mid AT N N Norf & North Fac Pacifie Ol Pan American I-nn Railroad (et 114 < ymu lnrw Reading Rail tudebaker eaas & Pacifie Transcon Oil Unfon Pacifie 17§ Indus Alco 11 S Rubher 8 8 Westinghonse LOCAIL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Aetna Ca Aetna Life Aetna Fire Automobile In IVire Iira Phoenix Fire Travelers Ins Am Hosiery Beaton & Cadwe! com & Spencer com Fafnir Bearing Hart & ¢ Tandars Frary & IN B Machine B ine ptd in Mf lard ey Wor Rus 8t s, Star { Stanley Works prd { Torrington C'o com | Hartford Gas .. mer on a real farm on tr. ough of New York city. the northern end of Broadway. | | He's the last of a vanishing race, so far as New York is! Unfon Mfg Cn 1t M 14% 51 CLEARING um SE STATEMENT New York~Ex §55.00 000; balances, 94,000,000 Boston — Exchanges, 65,000, balances, 89,000,000, in | per | £ cent. | PUTNAM & CO MEMBERS NEW YORK & MARTIORD STOGK EXCRAMGE) JIWEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN~ Tel. 2040 We offer 100 Colts 100 American Hardware 100 Stanley Works . JUDD & COMPANY Members New York Stock Exchange 3 Members Hartford Stock Exchange New Britain—Rurritt Hotel Bldg., Tel, 1815 Judd Building, Pearl St., corner of Lewis, Hartford, Conn. We Recommend and Offer: The Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Co. Common Stock Price on Application | Thomson, Tem & G| Burritt Hotel Bldg., New Britain Tel, 2580 MEMBERS NEW YORK AND HARTFORD STOCK nunuou Donald R Hart, Mgr, We Offer and Recommend Mechanics & Metals National Bank PRICE ON APPLICATION We do not accept margin accounts Hartford Conn. Trust. Bldg. EDDY BROTHERS & G| HARTFORD NEW, BRWMN Burrltt Hmn l|dg. 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