New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1926, Page 12

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1926, FUNDS OF BANKS ARE SQUANDERED This Is Charge Made in Florida's Failures Atlanta, Ga., July 22 (P — Evi- dence that bank funds had been used for bucketshop and that fictitious transactions had been resorted to in an effort to hide funds “unlawfully diverted,” has been unearthed by investigators into the affairs of the Bankers' Trust company, Solicitor John A. Boykin announced last nigh Bankruptcy proceedings against the Bankers' Trust company week were followed by ti of in Georgia and Florida. Many of these were members of a chain served by the Bankers' Trust com- pany as fiscal ag t. “Everything indicates that funds involving large amo been squandered by cert vidvals in Atlanta in bucl speculations,” Mr. Boykin sall local pride or influence of will deter me from the mo; ous and exhaustive prosecut the guilty parties.” A Fulton county grand conducting an investigation osing bank nts h indi- shop “Na kind is jury Bankers' Trust company bankrupt- | cy proceedings. The Bank of Menlo, a member of the Bankers' Trust company chain, yesterday turned over its af- fairs to the state banking depart- ment, At the same time, five small Plorida banking institutions were reported to have suspended opera- tions. The Florida banks were the Bank of Sebastian, State Exchange bank, Lake City Savings and Trust com- pany, Palatka; Polk Country 1 company, Lakeland, and the Florida bank at Palatka. None the five has been definitel fied with the Bankers' pany chain. Oscar Dooley, dent of the Me National bank of was appointed yesterday as an ditional receiver for the Trust company, to serve with John K. Ottley, president of the Kourth National bank, and former Gov ernor Hugh M. Dorsey. TERRORS WIN AGAIN The Terrors won their 13th ye terday by trimming the Collegians 7 to 1. The game was well played but Trust com- former vice pr anics and Me New York city, ad- speculation | of the | Bankers' | the losers couldn't hit the Curlie. Macke and C slants of were t w for the du bro irlie ers n worked d to retire frered a repla Macl the game wh finger and Woja Pushcart and Hanks starred for the winners while the Kulesik brothers were in the points for the winners. Any team between 16 and 17 rs | of age wish | MAPLE HILL NEWS Miss Harriett Andrews of Roches- week with friends on the Anderson of New |has moved 1 days here hill. Britair ter, several last Edward o his new home on j0lf street which was recently Miss M pur- chased of last approximately 115 small banks | Miss Adelaid McCarthy of Indian- apolis, Ind., is visiting her cousin Mrs. Clifton McKenna of Golf street Miss McCarthy will spend the rest of | summer on the hill, Skinner of Thompson with Mr. the week end t Colony | James ect spent Mrs. str nd street, Mr, James Lar H Wallingford nd Mrs, B. A. Root and son |of H ord spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Root their | summer cottz Canoe Harbor, East nk Rau of Rob- eturned from a eir daughter, vacation and Mrs. Fra |bins avenue, have motor trip to Maine, Th |Gladys, 1is spending her | with friends in Maine. | " Leonard Fox of Johnson street sold his home to Mr. Bassett of v Britain Dr. I Dary of Maple Hill ave- |nue has gone to the Boy Scout camp lat Portland, Conn. Dr. Dary is scout | master of 'T'roop Newington. [ it s Again Read of | Farmers Renublican Relief Plans Paul Smith's, N. Y., July 22(P) republican con ss will attempt satisfy farmers at its to western identi- | next session, in the opinion of Sen-|Sons company, a | ator ¢ D. Fess of Ohio, ex- | pressed after talking politics with | President Coolidge, but the admin- |istration will continue to resist | price fixing and other measures it considers unsound, Senator Fess known yesterday parture after “oolidge at meon ade his opinions before his de- a visit with President the summer White | House, White Pine Camp. The Ohio | enator refused to comment on the tand for le ion along the price ixing line taken a few hours earlier by the mid-west farm conference | at Des Moines. BUILDER 1 DEAD " Col. Roebling Succeeded Falherim.,(,, iy 1o Have 1ts Tirst Heasy- in Charge of Gonstruction | Trenton, N. J., Funeral services for Colonel Wash- on A. Roebling. engineer, will here tomorrow ment will b he-Hudson, N. Y. Colonel Roebling died infirmities at the ag Colonel Roebling w for his work in building t |lyn b remarkable ing f him the eath of his father, John who died of injurie making of construction star With only plans of ha r to go by, Wast Roebling worked v such intensity spring of 1873 Me suspend his activities Europe tive trip. Upon his return | pervision of the wor | span was completed that no ous b his home of by ling, while A surve on that was an for a six months’ h a man ever carrie a project under the mountable obstacles ling overcame, He enlisted Colo in the Uni a vear with the doing s remainder of the made an enviable | | i ree brevets for | ff dut year. record allant artiller In gion his fath Cincinna sted the and a building of | ton bridge. Brookl: Al I completion of the as devoted to John wire | ing conc He | affairs until a few month death. was born in 1837, and rren of Cold Springs, [er the culminati which began while h on the of Major C erneur K. War His the general's sister and rn 26, mar b rren. in Camp Virginia. She die and several y ago Roebling married Mrs of the husband while visiting her internationally e held at afternoon. at Cold Springs- yesterday 89. st known Brook engir untimel. A. Roeb- s received the river ed. a general rington A. in the forced to |° 1 go to recupera- resumed su- when the said through was 1 A\lmost unsur- project | nel Roeb- | on v Roebling receiving conduct. her in the ti-Coving- yn bridge Roebling's anufactu before axont wife met her brother | d in 1903 | was Colonel | for Science has Corne i fm:.\n during the Civil war and served for | th New York | for the | Strong Healthy Men Always Succeed gned his commls- | \ | was active in its¥ror is survived by his widow, his TERS PLEASED AT SELECTION OF CHICAGO weight Championship Fight In 40 Years, hicago, July22 (A —TForty n heavyweight betwee ip time, but probably few old timers h L. Sullivan wallop > for a win here in 1886 o will be on hand to see Jack and Gene Tunney ropes some champiox fights is a long the till a John re a who saw Tac Demp: k Bur climb time in long awalted announcement hicago had been chosen for 1926 version of the champion- |ship go, with the date either Sep- tember 11 or September 18, has just {come through trom promoter Rickard, and everybody seems to be the ctory to me,” comment at am anxious to fight and ted to know arrangements shaping up satisfactorily.” That's just great,” Tunn oed in New York. “I have |pulling Chicago all along |c 1 ould her fight wh ere is no political interference but the same time I am disappointed at T can't fight for the title in my |own home town."” ech- been be- re use I w HERALD CLASSIT I'OR BEST ED RESULTS ADS New, Fasy Way Found to Galn Sturdy Bodies With Natural Food. The thin, scrawny, weak, listless Colonel Roebling's time after the | nan iy scorned and passed into the | €ts called discard. Wake up! 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