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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1926. METHODIST BOARD 696,090, or | Britaln and France have the next % | largest amounts, with $712,086,000 —_— 2 The world’s gold stock was re- (ported as $9,509,793,000 and of this the United States has $4,408,- almost half. Great and $710,968,000 respectively. The number of savings banks deposi- increased Rgainst “Al” Because 0f Wel- | Sirins cho- sear trom tr.siress o ness, Not Religion, Is Statement Washington, Dec. 10.—(#— The card of temperance prohibition and blic morals of the Methodist Epis- copal church opposes Governor Al | Smith of New York, “for his wet-! , not for his religio: ts secre- . Dr. Clarence True Wilson, sald today in his annual report. He also took occasion to commend President Coolldge’'s stand on prohibition en- forcement in his message to con- gress. The Methodist church is not seek- ing temporal power in Washington, said Dr. Wilson’s report, nor is it “lobbying,” but is exercising through the board its “full right of petition and organizing public in- fluence.” The defeat of Senator Wadsworth of New York, was described as “one of the most significant victories p hibition forces have yet wo Wadsworth was charged with re- sponsibility for steering Jation “into the ditch” at session of congress. “This showed that the ditch was his favorite place,” said Dr. Wilson, “and we decided that he belonged in it, and we would put him there.” In denying that religion was the motive behind opposition to Gov. Al Smith, he declared that the the last porters of Senator Walsh of Mon- tana, who, like Smith, is a communi- cant of the Catholic church, if he had been nominated by the demo- crats fn 1924, “We shall stand for a man who is loyal to the 18th amendment and its enforcement regardless of whether he is a Mehodist, Catholic or Jew,” he added. The anti-saloon league and other ions supported Frank the senatorship in Ili- | nois, Dr. Wilson explained, solely be- cause he stood for prohibition. He declared that the succeeded against the “duplicity of wet candidates who made their race on the ground that they supported Coolldge’s policies, defeating six out of seven senators “who misrepre- sented the administration” in Cali- fornia, Oregon, Maryland, and New York, Pennsyl vania alone showing a the wets. McFADDEN BANKING BILL REPORTED NEEDED BADLY Comptroller's Report Shows Need ot Legisfation—Many Fail- ures This Year. Washington, Dec. 10 (A — An urgent appe 1den branch banking bill was made today by J. W. McIntosh, comptroller of the currency, in his annual report to congress. Reporting a “steady the relative strength of the national vanking system,” Mr. Mclntosh de- clared the bill, which has passed both the senate and house but on which the two bodies have unable to work ont their differen : red as a means of “resus citatiof Despite the apparent of the national bank McIntosh said the sources of the bank increased about $29,000,000,000. time, he , the state commercial banks to about 000,000. A total of national banks with adually sources of a capital of $5.412,500 were placed | in charge of receivers during the year, bringing the number of bank failures grand t to solvenc been closed, and 378 receiverships are still active. 63 have Good judgment would be used if you gave mother a new dining room fix- ture. Coffee Toasters Spring & Buc dry legis- | “tem- | fall yesterday. perance forces would have been sup- | fortably today, it was sald Arizona, Kentucky, | victory for | r enactment of the | been | r to a total of | At the same | have risen nce 1865 to 1,038. Of the | been restored | 597 receiverships have 12,573,001, and the deposits June 30 totaled $4,962,864,000, an in- crease of $403,965,000. An average rate of 3.65 per cent interest was paid on these deposits. WORCESTER POLICEMAN INJURED DURING FIGHT Trouble Breaks Out at Negro Dance Hall and Young Riot Results. Worcester, Mass, Dec. 10.—(@— | Patrolman John F. Finneran and James ¥. Mulvey were injured early this morning as they battled a crowd of almost 200 negroes during a riot at a local dance hall. The policemen were in grave danger be- fore aid was rushed to the dance . | hall from two police precincts after scores of calls had been sent to headquarters saying that “two cops were being killed.” MRS. SCHEUY BF KS ARM. Mrs. Catherine Scheuy, aged 74, of 86 Bassett street, is at New Brit- |Dr. P. W. | fracture of her arm, the result of a ¢ was resting com- at the hospital. drys had | ain General hospital under care of | Fox for treatment for a | FOUND BROADWAY - BEST HIDING SPOT | Ormiston Amused &t Tnabliy of Police to Find Him Ormiston’s father, who said he watched the search, maintaineq that nothing was found while he was looking on. “But afterwards, when I wasn't looking, they said they had found a hairpin and a pendant from a necklace.” Ormiston, accompanied by Charles Ellwood and Harry Connelly, Chica~ | g0 detectives, left Harrisburg yester- !day in an automobile. Although tickets to Chicago were purchased and there were reports that the party had boarded a train,, the Herald and Examiner sald the first part of the journey was made by | automobile. The time of arrival here was uncertain. Intimation that Ormiston would ght extradition to California when | he arrives here, were met by stat | ments from District Attorney Keye! who is in Washington, that he would | battle to send the radig man to the coast. Ormiston 1is charged with spiracy to defeat justice. con- UNFILLED STEEL ORDERS New York, Dec. 10 (A—Unfilled orders of the United Steel Corpora- tion on November 30, made public today totaled 3.807,447 tons, an in- rgase of 1 with the end of month. the Je — N oHILLIPS)| \_OT“""G CO. INc, PRE-XMAS SALE Do Your Shopping Here Ladies’ Coats and Dresses Men’s and Boys’ Overcoats and j Suits at Greatly Reduced Prices decline in | 76 CHURCH ST. Electric Train Would Satisfy the Wish of Any Boy Waffle Irons Curling Irons —The— Electric Co. p—— HILLIPS Percolators and Urn For the Xmas Trade Open a Chargé Account [S S CLOTHING “CO. 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