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HER MARRIAGE 1S REALLY FAILURE Washington ~ Woman ~ Finds Husband Is Crook Washington, Oct. 28 UP~Jewelry and wearing apparel valued at $34,- 500, were turned over to tBe police today by a wealthy Washington wo- | man, who sald that it was given to her by her husband, arrested in St. Louls under the name of John W. Weldemeler, last week, fand who s now under indictment in New York. The articles were {dentiffed imme- diately by Mrs. Rose Berken of 128 west 111th street, New Yor! as having been stolen from her. " The Washington woman exacted a pledge through her attorney, that her pre- marriage identity would not be re- vealed. Incidentally the police said her brief marrled life with Weide- mefer had [left her poorer by $40,- 000, Police sald the woman read ac- counts of the arreet of Weldemeler and felt that somo of his gifts might have had connection with fradulent operations of which he was accused. A photograph was obtained which was {dentified bygthe woman, and the turning over process was ar- ranged, 1t was declared at police ®head- quarters that Mrs, Berken has Jost £100,000 worth of jewelry and other valuables. She identified the picture also as the man with whom she had been acquaifited before they disap- peared. Police Inspector Grant declared Weidemeler was also known as Dr. Carl Edwar Karl Von Elder and byother names, The marriage to the Washington woman, he sald, took place at Rockville, Md., n@ar here under names which he did not | know, The jewelry in the lot returned today included #averal bracelets, rings, vanity and clgarette cases, and two large diamond earrings, HARDING STTLL CRITICAT, A slight f{inprovement was report- in the condition of Dennis oJ. Harding of Philadelphia at the New Dritain General hospital today, al- though his condition is still eritical Harding received a fracture of the skull, a broken leg and arm when he fell fram - the new tank being erveted ate the local gas company plant Wednesday. WYSTERY MURDER Store Proprietor Strangely ed Grocery Slain Tn Tatest New York Crime Outbreak. w York, Ocf, 23 (P —A mystery murder marked today's record of criminal activities in New York. Tim body of an unidentified man, s curely tied and gagged was found lving across an empty package case in the rear of a grocery store in East 1:th street. 'The roomn had been used for storage of supplies, the building Leing a crowded five-story tenement. ‘Ihe dead man later was identified \\IFI('m Zimmer, owner of the ery The medical exan- found that he had been suffc \ ‘1 by a aloth gag tied across his Coins were tered about Hm flrmr near his body, indicating that he had been robbed. Zimmer was 68 years old, Truck B_l gk's B(n Leg On Black Rock Bridge warles Beverage, 11, of 13 Armis- . 18 under treatment at the Liritain general hospital for a ken leg, elved when he wa ae &I store, fnor « fa H re. strnick near the corner of West mm.‘ and North Burritt strects yeste moming by an antonmobile operated by 1elix Venture of 68 Cherry sivect, Detegtive Sergeant William P. McCue investigated the accident and reported that there was no c > for an arrest, \ccording to his report, Charles, th his brother Donald and Walter »wn, wus on his way to the Lin- \ school when the pened. A large truck was ceming across the Black Rock bridge and the ree boys tan to get ahead of it. harles snecceded in reaching nee on the west side of the bric nile the two olher boys were o center of the Yenturo id that he sat the two boys in the vead and swung sharply to the side striking them, but it Charles when his machine struck t He said that ho did not the third boy until he struck The fenee was damaged and nturo’s machine was slightly dam- d. Carl Hulten of Plainville hap- in his machine after the and rushed the Bevredge to uvold fenee, Rov Financial Crisis Still Unsettled in France Oet, (P—The Vre menting today broke Finance Minister Caillanx ures or sub- mitting resignaton, which has been antieipated in some quarters, The cabinet is to meet again on Monday The impression cabinet will mect oputies next mnge in its membership, although ull agreement on -the financial wuestion has not vet been reached nong the ministers. Paris, cabinet thout rafling his fiscal mes hs provails that th the chamber® of Musical Treat SOUTH CHURCH TONIGHT At 8:15 O'clock DYNEVOR CONCERT COMPANY A combination of Welsh Artists » unusual ability and technique. Tickets 30 Cents. On Sale at 0. L. Plerce Company and aj the south Church. cident hap- | the | Thursday without any | ST, JOSEPH'S CONVENT HAS SECOND MYSTERIOUS FIRE Blaze Last Night Like That Wednes dny Starts Near Steam Plpes * GONDITION CRITICAL Charles Prior, Lehigh Football Star Whh Broken Back, Threatened With Pneumonia, Bethlehem, Pa, Oct, 23 (F—Al- The second fire in about 34 hours |though little hope is entertained for in the cellar of 8t. Joseph's convent |the ultimate recovery on Bouth Maln street occurred la night about 9:30 o'clock, but it was put out by Engine Co, 2 before more than a alight damage resulted, In both cases, the only reason that |could be advanced was that over- heated steam plpes had caused them, although the pipes are cov- ered with asbestos, Both fires started Jn different PArts of the cellar, but in each case, Inear steam pipes. Woodwork being |set afiro by a steam pipe is regard- |ed as an unusual occurrence, in fire circles, and an,_ investigation will probably bs made of the covering on the plpes to detormina whether thera is anything in thelr composi- tion responsible for the fires, City>ltems Holloween Hats, ritt Gitt Shop, 72 —Advt. Sam Hittleman has brought a | foreclosure action against Jacob Shapiro, seeking to foreclose on & mortgage dated Aug. 1925, See our Sat. Special Adv. on Page The Burritt Gift Shop.—Advt, A son was born last night at ‘ha New Britaln General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jeriar of 27 Carl son streets Squibb Week starts tomorrow at Axelrod’s, See Adv., on Page 2.— Advt. Mrs. Willam B. Wilbur, Mlss Carolyn Yotmg and Michael Burke ot 52 Black Rock avenue, left to- lday on an automobile trip to Bos ton, North Andover, Mass,, and to Maline and New Hampshire, 80c. doz. Bur- W. Main Strect, 2. DUNN WITHDRAWS Roston, Ot, 23 ()- H. Dunn withdrew his for Mayor of Roston today. candidac | n | i l cratic candidates “to agree the strongest candidate in the or upon some one out in the democ William A, npon field Gaston.” SSTATE TRANSACTIONS Reaity deeds have heen recorded as follows: Anthony S. Petranskus to Agnes Volinskus, Spring streets Charles F. Batkeys to An Petrauskus, Spring stree Edwards to Adolph and A tow, East Main and Olive stresis; D. M. Fichman fo the New Britain Lumber Co., Park street; Max Ken nedy to New Britain Lumber C Park street. REAT deline Pe- Deaths Mrs, Bessic M. Wells Mre, Bessia M. Wells, 46, wife of Fdwin ¥, Wells df Rocky Hill, dis yesterday morning at her home, She was a member of Martha Chapler, §. Resldes her husband she caves two daughters, Ella and Ruth Welles of Rogky ITill, and one broth- er, George 1% Haslam of New 1lu- The funcral will he held t morrow afternoon at. 2 o'clock al the home. Burial will be in Rocky Hill. [ ven. Mrs, Josephine Janik Josephine Janik, 32, Tgnacy Janik of 161 Stafford aveny Bristol, dled yesterday in Bristol hospital. Mrs, Janik was well known in New Britain where had lived for a number of years Resides her husband she leates cight \ildren and two sisters. The fu- will he held tomorrow miorn- ing at 8 o'clock in Sacred THeart hureh, this eity. Burlal will be in cred Teart cemete EE — I | Funerals e wife of i «dohn J. Finn Tite body of John J. Iinn 28 Dwight strect, who lead in his home yesterday morn- ling. was taken to Northampion, Mass., his forrier home, this morn ing M. J. Kenney, mmdertaker. “The funcral will be held in that city LOTHOITOW. 54, of found y William J. Hoffma, funeral of Willlam of 78 T'rancis street, was held ernoon at 3 o'clock at the Rev. Raymond N. Gilman, of Stanley Memorial church * Rurial was in Fairview The man this home, pastc officiatin mete Willlam MeNulty noral of William McNuity 10 this afternoon at 2 o'clock home 127 Kejsey street )1 Suteliffe, piscopal chu burial was In Mark's and ory officlated 18 Fairview eeme- CARD OF THANKS We wish fo thank all our friends nd neighbora for their kindness and [ sympathy shown us during the re- cent fliness and death of our belov- ed husband and father, August Hackbarth, We also wish to | press our sincere thanks for Leautiful fioral offerings receive ned) MRS the 1 ALG HACKBARTH AND Joseph A, Hafley UNDERTARER n.nne 16: Opposite St. Mo Resudence 13 Summer V| Chureh ~t 2 - 1o e m—— e e BULBS PLANTING DAFFODILS, JONQUILS, N FOR FALL MVACINTHS, TULAPS, NARCISIS, CROCUSSES, SETING Bolleser's Posy Shop statement he urged the other demo- | anding flgllr"\ tie ranks like Colonel | pastor of . | eneral John |, | of Charles Prior, Lehigh university quarter- back, Iying in & Bethlehem hospital with a broken back as the result of an injury sustained i@ a game last Saturday, hls condition today was practically unchanged, Drs. Pancoast, Spiller and Fraser, speclalists of Philadelphla, who were to have had a consultation yes- terday were not satisfied with the N-ray plates and new plates were made and rushed to the University of Pennsylvania whera the consulta- tion is to be held. The mpst seri- ous change 1 the possible develop- ment of pneumonia, symptoms of which have been noticed in the last 24 hours. New Haven Poltics to Be Waged Over Radio New Haven, Oct, 23 (F'—Some of the campaigning for the mayoralty will be done by radlo, it iras an- nounced today John J. Lane, the, democratic nominee, to lead off, and later John B, Tower, his republican opponent, to follow. The discussion of local issues will be done 8o voters sets and loud speakers may 1 in in neighboring have opportunit able about New fortuncas. Frank Price Follows His Son to the Grave Frank Price, 68, for more than yaars an employe of P, & T Corbin Co. and well known throug! out the city, died last night at his 15 Pearl court, after a long ities and states will to hear consider- Haven's political | iliness, Mr. it Price was born {n Treland has lived in Britain sines his ear uth, the employ of P. terminated last New His long servic & F. Corhin's was April, when he tired. He was a member of Court Prosperity, Foresters of America Order of Hibernians and men of the World. leaves a danghter, Anna brother, James, of Cleveland, two grandchildren, Mary nees Prince. His gon. John 1 died fn New Britain Sept. 10 funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock at 8. Joseph's church. Burlal will be in §t. Mary's cemetery, ro- n O and A\t(emz;t Being Made to End Strike at Ware Ware, Mass, Oct. ®-1n an attempt to end the strh o Otis compang who have ou. about a month, represe iy of the strikers met the board of lectmen today and another coner- ence will take place later in {1ggda the agent of the mills has heen consulted concerning a point at is- The v sut wh 1 tc operate a larger nuniber of luoms. No change in wages s in vadved. sue. WeTs W {Worcester Firm Offers oft Coal to Employes Worceste L Oct. 25 (PVSTh American e¢l and Wire company {oday notified its employes that the company stands ready to supply | payroll | | FAMILY. | | line. m with bituminous coal without profit to thwa company. The Initial offer is $7.24 a ton at the mill. The may remove the coal themselves or the company will have it hauled at 32 per ton extra. Any of the 6,000 employes on ! of the company may f advantage of this offer, th reads. West Pointers Will Be Welcomed in Bridgeport | Bridgeport, Oct, 23 (A—Forty au- tomobile husses, fil ts. players and specttors for the West Point-Yale game, will br q through this city next Safurday hy the entire motoreycie squad of the police depa as annuneed today. The squad numbering 31 mo- toreyeles under supervision of Supt of Police P. J. Flanagan, will me: the cadets at the Fairfield line and them to the Stratford town rom the event squad will es community employes notict convoy On their return motoreycles to the sy will have supper. them center, where the Fast H;ve;ila; Dies When Hit by Motor Car | Haven, Oct, 28 (P—John Auditore, 45, was instantly killed in Main strect here last night when he was struck by a motor truck op- Frank Johnson of New for the Rradley and company witore, carcying tables on his shoulder r when He frac- East Ly Haven, driver Dillon pag of veg ing for a trolley o he was hit by the automo sustained four brokon gihs, tured skull and other injuri REV. H. . MESERVE Danbur Oct, 23 ®) | Harry Chamberiain Meserve, died in Boxton last night, was min- ister of the First Congregational church of this city from 1908 to I1914, coming here from Springfield Mass., and r torate to go to church of Rye, N. Y. e participat- <0 in many local activities while {here. He haplain of the coast artillery corps, €. N |the varions Masonic he was a member VIND \\u\l\v'\ RODY Richmond, Va.. Oct. (P—"The body of a° woman. abe vears old. was found today hanging in the |overside cordage of the yacht Marie in dock here for repairs. A gold vedding ring with the intials “M. PRRIRE SR S G B) on her or and n mark coat in ted it was bought from “S Okmulgee, O} a was run DIES The “Rev. signing the Tregpyterian The G bodies of which was on her ROXY STINSON TESTIFIES New York, Oct (- Miss Roxle vlruu-n. star witness in the Daugh- erty Investigation last year. toc jwent before the speclal e [grand jury Investigating alleged ir regularities in the alien . property custodian's office. e at dlnner, Radlo fans | in| of weavers heen ! who | foeal pas- | and also of | Mathieson Alkall works more than doubled its net income in the first nine months this year, compared with the same perlod of 1924, the |total of $1,005,628, or $6.73 a shar on the common stock, gontrasting with $513,230, or $3.24 K share, a year ago. The Massachusetts Cotton mills | has omitted the quarterly dividend of $1.50 a share due at this time. [tors for the advan GIGANTIC SALES AGAIN RECORDED & Day Continues New York, Oct. 23 (M ce continued of today's stock n control Beptember revenues of the New | York, Chicago & St. Louls (Nickel | Plate) were larger than a year ago. Nt operating income {nereased $160,847 and surplus after charges | gained $122,838, The nine months' net operating income was $7,841.- 873, an Increase of $1,610,861 over the same period of 1924, and sur- Iplus $4,741,071, a galn of $1,119,431 Barnsdall corporation’s net in. coms of §231,900 for the third quar- ter brought the total for the nina | months this year to $2,158,896, con- Ipared with $1,033.414 in the first | nine months of 1924. | S { A steady tncrease fn the volum ss {n the last month fn vir all basic lines of industry and | » indicate a continued upward during the {mmediate future, the Bank of America says in its re view of business conditions. Tlis improvemnant, while_largely of a sea- sonal was alded substanti o gronth in shipments to for- clzn countrles, exports in August having heen $50,000,000 larger than | |tn the same months last year and for t months of 1924 a gain of nature, v Jimmle Barrett, above, in a University of Souther nia test of his mathemat it took him less f ch his 4 in Tos At Ba\ State \s‘(e SO1'S Discuss Tax Reforms ngfield, Mass, Oct F Discussions leading toward a change in tax laws and administration of the assessors’ duties of office were ding topics of the opening day 13th conference on taxation ausplees of (he I ate tax officlals in the Kim- ball hotel yesterday. &y cticn and assessw 'nd personal propertes muych-condemned 1 xing machine and _m property, were treated by of natios promin The problems ar widespread transnortation busses, inte ate, were discussed at h pro and con, by some of the leading wuthorities on” the question. The general system of loeal, state and national jassessments was also dealt with and a general summary of the advantag nd handicaps of the taying system gave Professor I'red Fairchild of Yale university the opportunity te condemn the present vstem in a vigorous fashion. han one ot Spr 2 - HM\\ Bfln §~ I)enmnde(l In Derhy Buncu ( Waven nd E orking Tndoc Now i 0 Folaor na ms of tax fneluding thods of handlse 10 ci, of D Avery were after T Judge tod the m & A v, we womar 1 in They roste from t of motor At ng G Indocei operation are sail to to Indoc: Donahue s Dcmcmc s Indrrted hy (‘ nd Jury Estate of ] hv:( Imer Is Valued at 87 The inventory of Mrs. Mary yver, filed fn probate . Indi- ¢ an estate of 87, ted by the charged with compound 44 Q cour 1.6 § shares Lan deposits, J. Maloszka, 1 share of W. value; NINE Nine loc 1 their 1 |ty by the, commissioner | according to not {eeived here today by th list Includes: Arch stre Spring strer AT b str stre | cot LOSE LICENSES ptomobile operators suspended ¥ $70 mort jewelry, motor | & Clark, hank 3 o from $1450; J. Cahill Co.. pfd., no n interest in real estate t, $4,000; L vk dividend $6.00 7.505 total y The i | vehicles, o8 ; ohe- at No. note rdel John e Stivester Kan John R. Zegray of 16 1in Barkowitz of 30 John Juehniswics of 160 | I 1 taymond Vst ‘ S, MIGRATING ovidence, 1. T., than 330 natives of the Ca Islands from this and ford sailed late yesterday noon on the steamer Britt Rlar in mizration o the tropics, homa of | they will spend the winter. The seymonr | Fabre line has promissd that a x fricnas | (WrRing steamer will picks them up Janehof'e | next spring for the return 1o he- | Their destination st ‘ot Au Frata or.. October 28, at St islands of e, [ ook with them a | baggage, Including | RARUS R HAS SOCIAT building materfals. | Membe « club held a Dut nited Pl N b, nd prof |guests SOUTH Oat.® 28 vet, ngton stirect il of 415 1 r a \ore arming L2 New At | MISS RLANCHETTE A1l lon SHOWERED | ower af Miss Fdna th ons sh nia, mis: 18 give vening at of | i voyage Vincent I'ogo and e group. They huge amount furniture presont many hrid come the and WARRANT ISSUED 23, (P—A Hackensack, N, vazier, allas Marion 1 hdve for passing worthless. week ggo and police Reard of d s worthless and rdmitted that \ supper lasl night in U ‘ Stamford, Oct B ¢ T 1 on in Voo s was sent to s its {day for Mari city ssion s al offivials {government, Boxi wl ot She er forms of enter vide it f | MUST SLICE OFF BUILDING | which she ) The building department found an encroachnient on the lines in the coustruction of a bulld at 137 Smith street, Iperty ot Adam Tercz Leen ordered to re [his butlding. Only a small cf rebuilding is required Lout $500 neing m\nl cd ave passe and which is eaid wrote s { she i\h#‘ [about will b | Jersey « 1 W strect ® to have them obta ing o pro- Von m. The woman re after her New and he has part o amoun total of | | ‘ Waore Caplain Tum “Tun ——Pufl. e Ipany M Woreester ‘rY“‘l bhea ta haird {Jones vk d S8 are o be want n turn 1 in New | is sal Haven ACCUSES HUSBAND er, Mass., Oct, Tohn A rme 1818t » worlil commander of M threat \. Jon isked him and*t Mr work, Mrs, Jor 11l of specifications with her vinst Captain Jones, 3 of croelty Jones, W f C nntry, i ry, Fsther | stay 1 connection sets forth in flled tod divoree based A libel on in charg non-support oLpER ord BOYN CONFERENCT (L M the theme of 1 Older which ned this rnoon at the Asylum L sgational church. Nearly had registered early Allen B. Conklin of Hart- lemt of the 1924 confer 1 this aft oon A was 1 by Edward H Holyoke, Mass 18 onnect confer making" twenty-sixth 1 Boys' three day sid rviee er “of SENTENCED Mass, Oct aged 80 gears, veteran CRIPPL Worcester, John Looroth a 3 iving hert rom a hospital 1 92 stricl court 1t ess world war v was discharg fler bei on times, was senten lay the house of cor- ading guilty to the ting an antomobile influence of to t gection after ple ) of oprr the o months it rge while u He appes call her “the girl with the liquor ret” {n Mexico, her native land she always puff~ a nicotine gato while singing the songs 1 have fhade her popuiar. Her name is Teresita Zaza HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL New Haven, 8; New Britain End of first haif. at | | ness situation 1 vostmer which maintained the “twve asillio shares a day” pace et In thw clos Ing days of last week. T face the i rally of i was conducte neavy hguidation al of which 1 to new low levels f fugar sey Mave Than Two Million Shares market, | ; hiavy p.ofit ta.dng in t 1 rafls, which were strong ca and the renewed level for the neh bu to A new low reflaction of I'r aiffieultt Bullish sentiment ated by the optimistic survey of the bu Chairman Gary o United States Steel corporation retention of relatively easy money rates, and the broade demand ‘for high grade is Motors, steels and equipments forefront of t vy was ¢ call g1 vere fi th ut A strong deman 1 for a num current earnin lividend end of the ye \or of & tes w . il 08 s w@ive mise before th ' High Tod Am Car Am Am [Am Am Am Am W ool Anaconda Atehison At GIf & W Baldwin T.oco I 67 10 Balt R B Crn sden Ol Dav Chet tiri Erie v Motors Gt North prd Tnsp Copper {Int Nickel { Lehigh © Marine Mis Pae Nat s Pacitic Ol RC I Arron 0il & I'an Fenn P& Pierce Ture 1 Copper ding Royal Duich inclair Oil South Paci South Railw ) Texas Co Tex & Pacific Transeon Oil " St nion Pacit i K R n NIt where | | LOCAL STOCKS 1 1tna Tnsueance Stocks {Aetna Life Ins Aetna Fire, . 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HUBBARD MERIDEN OFFICE 33 Colony Strect “Telephone 1310 NEW BRITAIN OFFICE Burritt Hotel Bullding | Thomson, fimu&@n Burritt Hotel Bldg.,, New Britain MEMBERS NEW YORK AND HARTFORD STOCK I:XCIA.IGD Donald R. Hart, Mgr. We Offe 100 STANLEY WORKS 100 AMERICAN HARDWARE 50 FAFNIR BEARING We do not accept margin accounts w - NEW BR"’MN\ Burritt Hotel Bldg. Tel, 3420 HARTFORD Hartford Conn. Trust Bldg. Tel.2:7186 Travelers Insurance Co. Rights Bought, Sold and Quoted JA@IO0 OL SLVGI.0 JA@40 OL SLINS SUITS and 0’COATS MADE TO ORDER From ‘35 to ‘65 THE YALE TAILORING CO. 352 Main Street, New Britain PAUL MESSNER, Proprietor CAN YOU SOLVE THIS? ORLETVOSE wh The ahove letters great American 1’ tion will be award CLEAR OF ALl went. Mail you an esident d a beantitul ENCUMBRANCES, solution tc This ofter 1925 MAXIM DEVELOPMENT CORP. 10th STREET DEPT, 607 NEW YORK CITY properly arranged, form the name of & ling in tha correct solu- 20x100 feet, FREE AND located in our new develops size pires December 15, 110 WESNT ALBANY'S N of POPULATION Oct. 28 (M the populat SPRINGFIELD MAN DIES Springfield, Mass. Oct. 33 UP— George Parnle, 62, police commis- Albany | enumeration An the city of Albany, after | bad protested as t 1520 count of the 19 taken by Mayor o small the 25 state ce eit Hack 1 sus, v |sioner, died today. He was formes = for years engaged in turing in Westfield. overseas in Y. M. C. A lthe World War. | pe force Iy