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SING SING HIS HOME 46 YEARS, ASKS NO OTHER Keeper Conyes Has Spent 46 of His DIVORCES LEAD More Married People Are Untled Than Are Single Ones Tied Dur- 76 Ycars Here and Would inEEEMA: Xoar: Washington, Dec, 7 (® — More persons were untied by divorce and tewer tied by marriage in the United States last year than in 1028, The rate of divorcés was rcarly one for every ten marriages. The department of ecommerce an- nounced today that the total num- ber of marringes last year was 1.- T've been entitled to a pentlontyzga6s Ta Ceaning oft of some 8.7 elncs 1009 he says, “but I can't| "n= . S b oft 7 make up my mind to ask for it and | P7Y '“"" from the 1923 total of 1, No prisoner or no keeper has| =% ‘e that long at Sing Sing. | Divorces registered a grand to- but its my homo. What seems ta|tal of 170,867, an increass of 3.5 others flm. last place in the world [ Per cent from the 1923 figure of jn which they would like to stay | 107096, is the one place where I care to lve." ber of divorces gr‘n\[fi} st Conyes remembers the days with a total of whic when prisoners were strung up by | pared with 71,986 marrlages. | —— = the wrists and were beaten as pui- —3 {shments. One man, he recalix was' Deaf Mute Accidentally Y “water cur Ordinary | given the “water ¢ I\I"ed l‘l)zhtmg Cop ads shaved, prisoners had their heads shave Wellesley, Mass, Dec. T (P) -— were dressed in striped suits, T EIeS s, Dec. 7 (¥ bidden to talk. e Gl dear mlein Among the notorious now almost forgotten, who passed | through his hands were Ferdinand | Ward, brokerage partner of Presi- dent Grant, whose firm fallel for $10,000,000 causing Ward's arrest; John Hops, bank robber, and Roger | Young, murderer. Warden Lawes hopes that Conyes will cominue his service for an- other ten years, INSURGENTS SPLT (Continued from First Page) | Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 7 (P)— — Johannas Hammerschlegel, the Aug- revision of the genate rules, was trian youth who shot and killed opening formally the new session of Mrs. Mary L. Bowen of Berkeley, the senate. While many of the |Calif., at Dornach last summer, was senators appeared in long-tailed ' today ordered confined for life in an formal dress, Mr. Dawes twore a | insane asylum. double breasted blue suit. Eighty- | The vouth had been placed on nine senators were present | trial, when niedical experts found Thre new senators, La Follette of | him mentally irresponsible, Wisconsin, Robinson of Indiana and Willtams of Missourl, took the oath in a group. With all eyes fixed in- quiringly upon him, Mr. La Follette, the youngest man to sit in the sen- ate fn more than half a centur¥, 'haq just seen. The youth was ar- was escorted to the dais by his col- | yested hefore he had time to get league, Senator Lenroot of Wis- 5, R T e consin, After he had signed the roster, he was greeted by a number of senators, first among them Sena- tor Butler of Massachusetts, chalr- man of the republican national committee. Organization of the senate completed with the election of win P. Thayer of Indianapolis, secretary, and the appointment the usual committee to notif. president that congress was re transact business. Senate Adjourns Then after being in &esslon 25 minutes, the senate adjourned until | cials and that court conditions.are neon tomorrow, out of respect for | bad the memories of four members who | S dted during the recess—La Follette | A = of Wisconsin; Ralston of Indlana; FTama A_‘ ica Dispute 1.a4d of North Dakota, and Spencer | Nearer of Missouri. Santlago, Chile, The house members present, membership of 435 The specch nominating Represen- tative Longworth for the speaker- | ehip was delivered by Represent Care To Live Nowhere Else, New York, Dee, T () — Alfrel Conyes has epent 46 of his 76 years| as a keeper in Sing Sing prison and is perfectly willing to spend hig last days in the bleak institu- tlon that most men shun. exas led the states in the num- year com- prisoners, policeman's revolver was made pub- lic here today. William B. Moran of | South Natick died last night at the Newton hospital soon after the en- counter. Sergeant William Flemiug of the | Wellesley police, searching a thicket on the Hunnewell estate here for | young men charged |stones at passing automobiles, eaw | Moran dart from the bushes. After hort pursuit the man turned and attacked the policeman. In the bat- Itle that followed Fleming's revolver was discharged and Moran fell Dispatches at the time of the crime quoted Hammedsohlegel as declaring he was moved to emulato a miotion picture “thriller” which he currency. Probing Report That Politics Frees Crooks Boston, Dac, 7. (P)--TFrank / Goodwin, registrar of motor vehi- cles, today Torney Generay Jay R. Benton to furnish “whatever subgtantial in- formation,” he may have to support Iis charges that criminals are being | kept out of fail through the influ- was | Dec. 7. () 410 tatal roll call showed out of a ‘a communication regarding the Ta na-Arica Plebiscite situation. The question no longer is a con- lc hile) but a difference of a jurdical tive Hawley of Oregon, acting nature which is nearer a favorable direction of t publican caucua.” | solution, declared Senar Jarpa Representatiy rter of Oklahoma, | - nominated Represcntative Garrett of Tennessee, the choice of the demo- cratic caucus, and Representative V'rear of Wisconsin nominated Rep- resentative Coc f that state as the candidate Wisconsin in- surgents. Reading the deciaration yesterday by the insurgents, sentative Frear said that Mr. worth had heen chosen caucus to which members from Wis- consin were not invited and whict they would not have ded had they been asked ]‘ncmen W, anl “Raise In Wages of $1 a Day Firemen will mect tonight at fire headquarters to t action on the $1 per day increase which they are expected to request at a meeti the fire commission tomorrow night. by TOBACCO €O, w York HEAD DIES (F)—Pereival Hill, president of the American obacco Co., died suddenly at his ifth avenua home today. Dec. 7 T CITIZEEN DIES d, Ma Dec. 7 (P) ani reble, Clvil War vete and oldest 1male resident of Marble- head, died at his home today in his h year. On August last, he clebrated his T4th weddi anni- sy OLDE jssued blehe Lonz- at a s attend Pirate Bazaar and Dance Given by IHE BLUE TRIANGLE CLUD WEDNESDAY EVLE, DEC 9§ mnasium Imission 50¢ sociated Gas and Electric System Founded in 1852 ersity of Properties and Earnings the outstanding features of the Associated t ita properties serve a wide variety of communities and er.terprises. This diversity adds materially to the stability of earnings. The Associated properties are located in 11 lead- ing eastern stales and in the city of Manila. They sc.ve 300,000 omers in 900 old and well estab- lished communities with 2,000,000 population. The commt served include agricultural, manufacturing, 1g and residential areas, which mea.3 wide div No one industry or business predominates. lrmwmm conditions in one area offsc able conditions elsewhere. Ove torers, ated 8 song, of whom a-majority are cus- have invested in the stocks of the Associ- iry regarding opportuni aling m ternlories ies for expanding your served by properties of the Associated Gas and Electric Company information concerning securities, write to it sociated facilities ard s subsidiary, Associated Gas and Electric Securities Corporation ed by the accidental discharge of the | with throwing | | containing a considerable amount of | was called upon by At- | ence of politiclans and public offi- | M2VIng 1 Settlement |scemea greatest, and where t _ | peared It conld b Forcign Minister Jarpa today issued | ¢ | fiict between two nations (Peru and JiRie [ whiech & | n | C. Hart | unfounded | abeolved the policem NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, RIVER AND HARBOR BUDGET 15 5232000 (Continued from First Page) Sergeant Patrick J. O'Mara re- turned to work this morning nfl'r a week's {liness, Three persons had their opera- tors' licenses the commissioner of motor cles. They are Lester Lynch, Dwight street; Henry Lenko, Smith street; Alex Mivzewskl, Gald street, The boeard of Boye' elub will at 8 o'clock at Stk vehl- Caldwell Expresses Pleasure Execution of this program s the first step in a series of improvements which is expected eventually to lead to increased shipping facllities ont | of Hartford, and this, Willlam H.| Cadwell of this clty, engineer mem- bers of the state commission on rivers, ports and harbors believes, would be a hoem to New Britain in- dustry. 166 80 directors of the meet the Theological Student Is Pneumonia Victim Carl Harry Bloomberg, 21 years d, #gon of Mr, and Mrs. Martin J oomberg of 41 Commonwealth av- enue, died Sunday at Nort Par! lege In Chicago, 111, where studying for the mintstry, Death was canged by pnenmonia Burritt hotel. | A request for an appropriation to carry out details of the project was presented to congress today. The benefit to Now Britain indus- try would come in the form of a supplementing of the present modes | of shipping to New York. Autemo- bile truck transportation now ex- pedites shipping of orders when placcment on the docks at New York | within 24 hours is imperative, If the Connecticut river was so im- proved ag to allow larger boats to | come Into Hartford, it would be pos- sible to assure the same kind of expeditious transportation and bet- ter enable New Britain Industry to eep pace with keen competition which improved waterways in other es has made possible, Mr. Cad- He was a gra and was active church afta Besides his partnts he leaves two brothers, Edwin and Norman. The body will be b 1o this ef will be 1 Red nght Signals in Operation By January 1 Apparatus for the new red iight | {svstem arrived at police headgquar- Iters this morning and the work of | installation will be started immedi- It was originally planned to | have the 1l system working by November 1, but there was a delay in shipping the appars It s now expected that the m will in readiness by January 1, nate in Swedis of local schools Mathodist Studied Waterways Mr. Cadwell fs chairman | bourd of civil engineers since his appointment during the administration of Gov. Eimeon | Baldwin, heen engineer member of | the state board on rivers and har- | be bors. He has made a thorough study | e of ports and waterways. One of the 149 British Ships on most extensive projects he has out- lined provides for an improvement | Ocean Without Radio London, Deec. T 7% - Twenty: of the river as far as Springfield, in- volving the creation of new and larg- | five passenger ships and 124 car er locks near Enfield together with carriers have left Tritish ports o establishment of a power plant | sinee December 1, without wireless point. operators, as a result of the opera- tails of his plan have the ap-|tors' strike. This informatien wag proval of experts on waterways and | given out in the house of commons shipping in this state and Ma, today by the president of the board chusetts, and is down for >com- | of trade, Philip Cunliffe-Lister, mendation to congress after the pro- | repiving to a question from George i‘ Lansbury, laborite. of the and has, e syst of Sir sram now up for consideration has been carried out Tmprovements along these are mecossary it New England is o mest competition form other parts of thg United States, Mr. Cadwell is convinced X SLISHING BIL FORMALLY REPORTED (Continued from First Page) lines IMmtar Hahsfa('torx Mortar used by Gozza & La Roe- [ca in the erection of their apartment house on West the wall ¢ subsequently “buckled” and cansed the tenants to leave in fear ¢f collapse, was satisfactory and in with the eity ordinances announcement was made to Bullding Inspector E. J. Hen- had a chemical an ¢ Davenport & Keeler, ¢ in an effort to determine the bulge, Main street, of W accordance This y who cause The eliminatio tar as a possible leaves defective clement of improper mor- son for the b workmanship contributing to committee explained {n detail revisions made in the ntes as swell as the administrative provisions | o and set forth the prinei- | I pals which guided the committee, | ‘It was manifestly impossible,” | g TUGEREL (TR (% 101 Gt i S Slemt nolicat oo T determived the total | peonrictor of a restaurant here, |amount of tax reduction in revenues o okine tor hus burglars which could properly he made, pro- g0 away with John's 300 pound |ceeded to apportion the beneiits of |, ight such reduction not only among the |taxpayers ‘whose' need of wrellet LUMBER KING DYING Oftawa, Dec. T (®#—John R. Rooth made with the |4 0%, (" king, is dyi disadvantage to the govern- R s ‘m nt; but as far as possible, to so distribute them as to bring the inm\:mum good to all of our peo the tax ATE () — The John O'Connell, are who nadian lumber home here, this afternoon. On none of the votes taken in the | ammittee on provisions of the | [9id it divide on partisan lines, een snid, and in this respect »d the bill “sets an excellent | for future financial legisla- example Toth praised the but hoth lix Gagliardi, 21 oot of Mr. and Mrs. of 408 morning. Funeral buvial was Mary's ¢ A T R S Camillo neral provisions of the took exception to ons inereasing per ind cutting the meas {the pro sonal exemptions ! maximum surtax nt. They in St ad | the war ex- mptions e made xes and all the 1 ves bhe T inste Mattey tey, 6 Mrs. Virginia T Virginia L. Mat died yester 1ty 74 Church s 3 illnrss of s¢ ximum | She is survived by Hull | Mrs LaMonti my Mags, Mrs. Alic Norwich, 3 Ernest (! and Mrs. Frank L. Bra eity, and one m, Rradford 1 Norihampton, Mass, leave Mre one brother, Hector 1 vho lve jn this city neral will be held r's chureh at § o'clock Wi al wil i Northamptor tained higher surt iney on 10me proposed s per cent and M. r cent ort pointed out the cxemptions had been in- 21,000 ta 0 for and from 10 for married persons ith 400 in addition to be deducted for cach dependent Similarly the the eredit ot arned inc N [haa been incr epeale o it daug tors one of 2 | The | personal {eveased from | stngle sons ton Kelley of Johnsor 1hi M oy that toy She Samuel 1 5 sistor amonnt of inconie on nt for ipplied 10 1o 25 por e 1 6 = e Alexander Stewart [Policeman Not Blamed Alexander Steart, 66 3ars of age, '.‘Ol‘ Fal“ "Iflln ‘[l - l'p a foreman at the Corbin Serew Cor- poration died t his home 11 er investigating the facts in & Lafavelte street Saturday afte ‘flr.‘\ early Sunday morning in He is survived by three daughters, pernumerary Policeman |y 100" o rson of this eity, Mrs Lucas was reported to Leroy Kimball of Burlington, Ver- involved, Chief William | Mre. Allen Haffev, s this afternoon announced Alexandoeiand W that he was ratisfied that the Hale St charges against the policeman Were [gootiand. and one in Princoton, The chict said that a | Ryrial will be from Corbin Screw mixup occurred involving several lcqrporation formen's club Wednes voung men, but that Lucas had |ja¢ and burial will be in Fairview conducted himeelf In A PrOPCT |camotery. manner. The et questioned the men involved in the affair and they n. n Michael been mant, and ) sons, this city. cl {scout counell will meet at scout head- |quarters at 5 o'clock Thursday after- POW-WOW —_— | AT BOY SCOUT MEETING | The New Britain council was well | represented at the Boy Scout leaders’ in New Haven Saturd Executive W. 0. Cook and Commis. |stoner Charies E. Morgan attending | ong with Neil MacDougal, ir., Wal- »r Charsky, George L. Chapman, Lawrance stave Abl- quist, John Young, Fred Engle. Lion- 9 oclock. el Depot, Nell MacDougall, sr.| The pall Gerald Fletcher, and Leon A. Grif- |Longavir fin, jr., of Plainville. |UClric Lon, The executive board of the Bernard, Edwin Foutir | Atter the eervices th 1 n to her former home in Quebec anada, where will take place l Funerals i) e gl T Mrs. Olevine Longayin The funeral of Mrs. Olevine Lor avin was held from the late home, {12 Maple street, this morning at 8:30 oclock and from St. Peters church at 1gavir Thomas Fourgnier and George soos, and local Fortura iria ORDERS TAREN FOR COVERING GRAVES WITH MOUNTAIN 1AUREL, HEMLOCK, RUSCUS, STATICE AND IMMORTELLES [CARISTMAS CARDS] Joseph A. Haffey! City Items | suspended today bY | gtpoet will be 08/ this evening | | stre ‘chm't Police Will \ k ) lgrant them not been declded whe | trical | torney In West End Building | navy toda i | tablishiment MONDAY, DECEMBER Wall Street BrieZ High H & L pfd 254 Loco 1234 Smelt Sug Sum Am Tel & Am Wool 4615 Anaconda ’ 40 Atchiison 1281 126 At GIf & W Bald Loco o 128% T 1 & ( 2 LIRS Brothers Under Arrest e i For Fighting on Street ' Bosen Mag B3| While fighting front of John! Cen Leath o Jacob's coffee house on Lafayette|Can T 14 this morning, John Jacoh Ches & 118 and his broth sseph, were | M & taken in custody by Deputy Sherift| C M & 8 1 Matthew Papeiak. They were held|C 1 1s & until Patrolman Dennis Nelson ar.| Chile Cop rived, who put them under arrest, | Colo Fuel It s char that Joseph came | Corn P in the and accosted his, Cru St hrother. T an Nghting in the | restaurant but eir battle carried them into the streot they were geen by the de sheriff, Low Three important rallroad dnil'n-l Am 24804 | questions which have been the sub- Ject of muchd iscussion in Wall declded this week the possibilities of in- creases in the present $7 annual rate of the New York tral and the existing 30 basis of both the Balti. more and Ohio and the Southern railway. They involye Am 144 % Ohio St w den Ofl Chem where s 18t pfl Eleetric Motors 1ty Gon Gt North pid 10 Per Cent Pay Boost (10 xi inereass of per cent in|Int ¥ with lothing allowance fs | K expected to be asked by members of | Kennecott Cop the police department at a meeting Marine pfd this afternoon at polica headquar- | Mid States Ol tere. That they will ask the eity to | Mis Pac pfd a clothing allowance had | Nat Lead the meeting | New Haven opened at 2 o'clock, but members of | Nort West the department seemed agreed on a | North Pac request for a 10 per cent raise in Pacific Ol salary. They pointed out that such |Pan American an which would amount to Penn Railroad approxir lay, would Pierce Arrow. put their on a level with the Pure Oil police of sev cities, al- Rep 1 & 8 {hough 1t would then be lower than | Ray Copper is paid in most cities the size of New | Reading Britain. | Royal Dutch Sinclair Ofl South Dac Specuhtm-s P:uling in B Ratwas 1ot New York Will Stand suaenaker : York, Dee (P —Ted Y s Co Judge Knox today denled the peti-| T & Pacific tion of Tyson and Brother, a thea- | Transcon Oil ticket a 3 for an order ' Union Pacific permanently enjoining District At- | ( Banton and other off 1 ing the provisions of the 50 cents the sur-| W r tickets Radio per v Spring An wages, 50 cents a 2073 116 W § Rubber from enforc 8§ law limiting to charge rate on New York. The decision that the state’s regulating ticket speculation was constitutional- inghoues statuta LOCAL STOCRS Putnam Iy flawless. (Furnished by Complete Ime tuz'ltmn Of All Offices i in Texassinzstasunliy el Aetna 1 Ins Co Austin, Texas, Dec. 7 (P)-—Com- ‘(oo 150 investigation of an officnrs [0t ohile 1na om the governor to the justice of {.(,;¢omapiie Ins Rights. * was urged today by Judge ot o Hamflton, in charging the \oionay jre is county grand jury R, He charged the b to take Miatelare Tas Co and continue “all unfinished business il o pigy from the last grand jury i netuded | ¢.g 0 % o In the “unfinished business the \lmmrmunlm. Stocks ccor two-month | sy Hardware ¢ highway | am fosfery Beaton & Cadwell Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com Billings & Spencer com Billings & Spen pfd Bid lote up Navy's Testimony in Mitchell Case Near End i, " shington, Dec. %3 Tl e drew near the end of itS | pzaxin | before the army court y rnip ring Co ing Colonel William Mit- | jiam & Cooley It of his charges of | aiiers, T ... in management of | N [ Machine . X B Machine ptd Niles-Be-Pond com . North & Judd testimony martial try chell as a r incompetency aviation Litutenant Commander rost, naval strategist expert d that in opinion, air ot the United 8 Ly power is impossible wit it of Russian and Canadi rritors o ] H tosti- oA 0 Stowe Wil . Mfz Co Mig Co Worls oy Works pfd sion tie o by tcovill IRIAL TOMORROW Five Men Held for 1 Boozo in 1 Bridgeport Dec. ing to Steal rifeld 7 (B —iive attempted alcohol from in custody of t will be arraigaed rimina! super urt Edwin C. Dicken; H men Fairfl tomio on I'he men nnectio Antony KNOWN HURI Russell 11 Baptist 1 leat DR, CONWELL I I SEEK ANOTHER VICTIM Guaker C known in New Dritain Police on nume t to New Albert Devine by Her Husband Diamonds.™ cal persons who kn as anyvone in the Charles J. Symo 1. whose tor in Philadely 1 and maint NoEY s investigat Mre. Albert Devi mer All v t srking on the t homi itions we 7R inst OPPOSE “EXPRESS® SERVICE Residents of the district through which the Connecticut Co passes will ine, was fc protest against th mmonwealth and betwes streets, whicl avenne a Tarallé tween C Park drive, and Wileox plannad The Public will meet next agreement Rocco F. ( Oak stre How Devine's S killed the and that t b ac line, - S A petition has b among residents that “local” 1. They cla route Ctilities ¢ week to act on ma hel ar window 10 veg them best and m accommo- necticut by schedule, dation DISCTSS TAX PROBLEM Hartford. Dee (L al taxation offici loc WALL ST. MARKET | Close | 144 478 | 0% 149% 898 363 T4 441 1y of a woman opinion th PUTNAM & CQ MEMDERS NEW YRR & HAKTTORD STOCK EXCHANGEY JWWEST MAIN ST NEW BRITAIN- Tel. 2040 MAKTFORD OFICE 6 CENTRAL JOW TRL. 1-ng We offer and recommend 487 "t 50 New Britain Machine Preferred i JUDD & COMPANY MEMBERS W YORK ETOCK F HANGE MEMBERS HARTIFORD STOCK EXCHANGE JUDD BUILDING, PEARL ST., Cor, Lewis Nt. HARTIORD, CONX TELEPHONE Burritt Hotel Bullding. Tel, 1816 33 Colony St. Tel, 1340 2-6281 We offer | THE TORRINGTON COMPANY Stock Price on Application | Thomson, Tfenn & Co. lM Burritt Hotel Bldg., New Britain Tel. 2580 MEMBERS NEW YORR AND HARVFORD STOCE EXCHANGES Donald R Hart. Mgr. ' § We Offer and Recommend: 10 shares Connecticut General Life ] Price on Application We do not accept margin accounts Co.) EDDY BROTHERS & @ HARTFORD NEW BRITAIN Hartford Conn. Trust Bldg. Burritt Hotel Bldg. Tel.2-7186 Tel. 3420 We Offer: FAFNIR BEARING CITY COURT CALLNDAR. Cases were William ¢ this Mike L Giralamo, eWitt f for plaintiff, P. F. McDonough for 1 as follows hy | defendant. Matthew Maleski vs. 1o ford in city | arol Gon: ki et al, December sflarnoda 16 at 10 a. m. Traceski for plain- Bronsl . Alosio (iff. Woods for defendant, William De o S R e v&. The H. T. Smith Ex ARG, Jlingerroritand December 17 at 10 a. m,, endant. John N plaintlff, Brosmith for de- John De Butler Bros. vs. Adelena Sy Karwoski, December 22 at 10 &, m., Terendant! Hungerford and Saxe for plaintifr Renlr Traceski for defendant. Ginsher lefendant ehrer press Co,, Mag for ant Held for Driving Car While Under Influence 10| Charged with driving a car while under the influence of liquor, James M. Finnegan, Jr, was arrested at Clark and Lee streets this morning by Policeman Thomas J, Feeney. ow | T Poor Jobh That's the third vou've looked on Harry's paper. Little Boy: Well, he doesn't writ {very plat Muknlskas ben 2p-m ford and Gaffney n, Hung 1intiff Donald Davil A, R isinsky, Decemt Witt for plain- | Gampifor aschk Thot yor Teacher: tHme IN ALBANY MURDER 1 Investigating Killing of Mrs husband day hat possibly been commit- This_ Is’g__ Mutual Savings Bank has no capital stock like a trust company or national bank, consequently all earnings made above dividends paid to its depositors go to strengthen the Surplus of the bank. o accumulated Surplus of this bank has made it possible for it to pay its depositors for the vear ending September 30th, 1925, 5% in idends (415% regular and 14% extra), while banks in this city having capital stock and stockholders have paid their depositors less than that rate during the same period. fore you open a Savings Account elsewhere consider whether the rate of interest is as good as can be obtained at the Burritt Mu'ual Savings Bank 20 persons, held a in the @pitel on | oner W of Tax H pertal Rlodgett .\‘poc_ial .\‘j_v(ice tters COR. 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