New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1926, Page 15

HALF A BILLION FOR STOCKHOLDERS This Is Total of JChristmas * Dividends New York, Dec. 24 (P—With special Christmas dividends by large corporation - probably aggregating between $400,000,000 and $500,000,- 000, including more than $200,000,- 000 to common shareholders of the | United States Steel Corporation, Santa Claus has been generous again this year on his annual visit to the tinancial district. Although no accurate estimate of bonus distribution is possible, bank employes will receive greater bene- fits than a year ago, while employes of brokerage houses probably w! receive less. Bonuses by various banking and brokerage institutions are estimated in the neighborhood of $50,000,000, the amount of indi- vidual distributions ranging from 5 to 25 per cent of annual salary, al- though a few probably are larger. Virtually all stock exchanges houses did an enormous business last year, but this year big profits were confined to relatively few houses which handled market opera- tions of large traders and institu- tions, or participated in» underwrit- ing syndicates, The New York Stock Exchange gave its employes a 5 per cent bonus on yearly salary. Makes Appeal for Funds For Denver Institution| Dr. A. H. Auslender, special rep -sentative, will speak tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the syna- gogue Tefereth Israel, at which time he will make an appeal for dona- tion to the Ex-Patients' Tubercular Flome at Denver, Colorado. More mon s needed to carry on the work and it is for that reason that: Dr. Auslender will speak in New Britain. The home has been established for many years and enjoys the <upport of hoth Jews and Gentiles in 11 parts of the United States. The home takes care of those patients of Denver tubercular sanitariums who have been diecharzed and on the foad to recovery. but who have [ither been unable to secure em- bloyment suited to their needs, or [who have been unable to pay for the broper care out of thelr own pockets. The Institution takes these people as well as those afflicted, with the Bhere is no charge, the -xpenses of upkeep and medical care heing defrayed by contributions of interested persons. When patients are well enough fo leave and to seck employment the institution finds employment of type which will suit their needs and it also lends money to any who may lesire to start in business. Young [hcople between the ages of 18 and { years are not deprived of educa- fonal facilities merely because of e fact that they are confined to e hospital. Those, in whom the scase is evident In an incipient iage, are allowed to attend school 1 cven the state college at Den- v 1s thrown open to them. FATHER OF SIX FREED Hampshire “Lifer,” Sentenced New In 1913, Is Given Executive Clem- ency Today. Concord, N. H.,, Dec. 24 (B — ieorge Caswell, 57 years old, father f six Mving children, and the life risoner of longest service in the w Hampshire state s pardoned today. ame at the hands of Governor John i. Winant and members of the gov- rnor’s council, under the longstand- ng custom of Christmas clemenc: Caswell was committed to prison n Feb. 3, 1913, for the murder of | iis wife who had deserted him and is family. een living with another man when ‘aswell, enraged because of fallure o induce her to return to him, kill- d her and then attempted to take his own life. He shot himself in his head and lost the sight of one | ye. Officials decline, as is usual. o give ont details of what Caswell ns to do or where he will go, hut t is understood that he will make his home with one of his children for L time at least. YOUNG WIFE FOUND DEAD Disgraced By Husband's Arrest, She Wanders Until Exhausted. Champaign, Ill, Dec. 24 (P— Worried that her husband had been irrested for a traffic violation, Mrs. “laude Welr of Thomasboro, taking her three year old son, went out into a rainstorm last night to her death. She was found along a road today with the hoy lying hy her side and died in a foew minutes from posu The youngster seemed un- mindful of the tragedy. The woman was found today after | . long search led by the husband. He attributed his wife's wanderings to grief over his arrest yesterday on s charge of driving his automobile while drunk PROTEST TO MEXICO Pritish Catholics Against Religious Laws. Manchester, England, Dec. 24 (@) A protest against the treatment of ‘atholics in Mexico was adopted to- lay at a crowded meeting of the national Catholic congress in which fourteen of the most important Tirit- ish Catholic societies were represent- ed. A resolution was forwarded to President Calles remonstrating against “the intolerable conditions to which our co-religionists are be- ing subjected in the republic of Mexico.” TINNEY'S CONDITION GRAVE Philadelphia, Dec. 24 (P—Dis- ouraging reports on the condition of FFrank Tinney, black-face comedian, same from the naval hospital here od Physiclans fear that the popular omedlan’s stage career is at an end nd they hold but littlc hope of his nplete recovery rom & nervqus breakdown, She was alleged to have | Adopt_Resolution He is suffering | FIRE IN NEW RAVEN 1,200 Tons of Coal Arc Destroyed in Blaze at the Cedar Hill Freight Yards. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 24 (P— “ire in a coal pocket at the Cedar Hill yards of the New Haven rall- road this morning destroyed about 1,200 tons of coal, caused a loss of approximately $15,000 and tled up traffic on the Hartford branch. The flames, believed to have started through spontaneous combustion, leaped high in the air and could be seen for several blocks. The, firemen were hampered the intens2 heat, which scorched woodwork 200 feet away and by falling beams, which, crashing into the fire, sent sparks showering in all directions. Several firemen narrowly escaped injury when the supports of an ele- vator used to load coal gave way and brought heavy machinery tumbling to the ggound. The fire is believed to have been smouldering for several hours. Hose lines had to be strung across the tracks nearby and five trains were delayed. REGULAR PILOT NOT IN CHARGE (Continued from First Page) by was caused by the Ponce de Leon's engineer overlooking the order to take the siding,” to pass the Royal Palm, officials of the road said in a statement today. An investigation already has been started to determine why the order {was not observed. The crash re- sulted in the death of nearly a score |of porsons and injury to nearly 50. | Was Green Engincer The official atement [that the regular engineer of the |Ponce de Leon was not at the (throttle when his train crashed into the Royal Palm, which was idling along the main track awaiting the Ponce de Leon's passage on the sid- |ing. A road foreman |engineer had relieved him at Pherson, 12 miles from the scene of the crash, but it was emphasized {that he bore complete authority for it and that he understood the orders fu revealed Me- J. Keith, the regular engineer, was injured seriously and J. M. | Pie the road foreman, was pro- Ibably fatally hurt. H. R. Moss, the {fireman, was killed. | Railroad Statemens | “The accident was apparently lcaused by the engincer of the first No. 2 (the Ponce de Leon) over- looking the order to take the siding at the south end of passing track at Rockmart for number 101 (the | Royal Palm,” said the statement. “Road Foreman Picree relieved En- gincer Keith at McPherson and Pierce and Fireman Moss under- stood train orders for first No, 2 |to take siding for No. 101 at Rock- mart. " | Pierce has since 1912, Rockmart, a town of between 1, l:”m and 3,000 fnhabitants, is situated in mountainous country and north- {bound trains entering it negotiate a | |sharp downgrade. A new switch re- |cently was installed, placing the sid- {Ing three quarters of a mile from |the station and a half mile farther {than the old switch, | The Ponce de Leon was made up of ten coaches, comprising the first section, and was believed to have arried more than 200 passengers. The Toyal Palm also had a large | pas: 1 was composed of |nine been in the service Crash at Rockmart, Ga. Rockmart, Ga, Dec. 24 (®) — A crash between two fast passenger ns of the Southern railway here last night during a driving rain storm, exacted a toll of dead at first stimated at 30, and more than 50 linjured. The trains were the Royal Palm {limited, en route from Chicago, De- [troit and Cleveland to Maimi, and {the Ponce de Leon speclal, north- bound from Jacksonville on the same route. | Sixteen bodies had been taken | |from the wreckage early today and as many more were belleved to be in | the debris. Tour persons, three of | them negroes, were missing. | Rallroad officials and town peo- |ple, armed with blow torches and browbars, labored all might to ex- tricate the bodies of those whose journey northward for the Christmas | holidays was ended by the crash. | Reliet trains: from Rome, 20 miles | {away, and Atlanta, 51 miles distant, |were at the scene and dawn found frantic etforts continuing to liberdte the jnjured imprisoned in the debris | |as well as to free ti.e bodies of those whose lives were crushed out. Most of those dead and injured {were at dinner on the northbound | [frain, which wes making consider- |2ble speed as it rolled down an in- {cline to the station. In the crash, the dining car tele- {scoped the day coach ahead, and rooted under the tender of the loco- motive while debris from a smashed day coach immediately behind piled {down upon it through its side. | Twelve of the dead ore here and four were taken to Atlanta. Sixteen of the injured are in an Atlanta hospital. | Eight of these are in a serious | | condition. Eleven injured are in | the Harbin hospit Rome, Ga., |and two of the injured are in a hos- | pital at Cedartown. | A new switch,, gleaming in a pouring rain, is believed to have fig- |ured in the pilcup of the cars. | The Ponce de Lcon, northbound sonville, . with many scngers, roared past ghe switch at 6:45 o'clock last night, and a {halt mile further on crashed ifto the southhound Royal Palm/ The southbound train had trailed along |on the main line waiting, for the {other train to jass on a siding. | Engincer's Statement | “I was waiting for the north- |bound train to take the switch and |pass us” sald Engineer Corey of the southbound Royal Palm. “Instead she roared past. I grab- the brake lever, yelled to my i to jump and tied the whis- {la down. Then 1 jumped. I had leared a ferce and jumped a ditch | when they crashed.” | 1 he. or traveling | JUNIOR CHOIR TO SING MONDAY —Py sto by Jolmson & Peterson. VESPERED JUNIOR CHOIR OF FIRST BAPTIST CUURCH This choir will sing at the special Christmas program in the First Baptist church Mon- day evening. ritt’ Gift Shop. M. A. Pres.—advt. | Mr. and Mrs. Jean R. Dow and son returned vesterday from the | south where they spent the last six weeks. Miss Marie Jester, Girls' Reserve secretary at the Y. W. C. A. at Ports- mouth, Virginia, is spending the Christmas vagation with her par- ents, Mr. and®Mrs. M. Irving Jester of this city. Joseph Crowley of 690 East Main street ig recovering from an oper. ation for appendicitis. Donald F. Tracy of Black Rock avenue will visit relatives in Balti- more, Mr., during the Christmas hol- idays Merry Christmas wishes by The Burritt Gift Shop. M. A. Axelrod, Pres.—advt. Miss Dagmar Carlson has returned from Bates college to spend the Christmas recess with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carlson of East street. T0 ENTERTAIN BISHOP Union A. M. E. jon Church Officials to Mect Monday Evening in Spe- cial Session. There will be no Christmas serv- {ices at Union A. M. E. Zion church {tomorrow. There will be a special | sermon on Sunday morning by the pastor, Subject: “Unto us a Child is Born." On Monday night the board | Engineer S. J. Keith, of the north-| Mrs. E bound train, was blinded and severe- ly burned and could not furnish an account of the accident. R. M. Plerce, traveling engineer riding in the cab, also was seriously injured. H. R. Moss, fireman, was killed. Bodies of those thrown clear of | |the wreckage were removed I\m!; {and laid in a nearby field, protected | by blankets from the rain. Later | {they were removed to undertaking | |establishments. Most of tho passen gers had left their effects behind on | “Ansels igaing into the dining car and iden- | Glory tification was difficult. Bible Railroad officials expressed amaze- | I the |ment that the all steel dining car & Priels J. Finley, fame address.'Mt. Jeff W. Swan, Boulder, Ga. | for th U. Robinson, negro porter, Atlan-| Derg slight. the | the home e PLANVIIE NES (Continued from Page Seven) | "p. oo . Gabriel | COBDEC g visiting his u alms of |ntoonion of Linden atreet Woodeoek {5 g o alrs, (G. J. Morss of Broad 100l at 12 nool street will e fa ¢ gath- VEiThe Ok paston sl st ¢ rtain a family gath home tomorrow. P " oring at mon on “The Music of the G S . r of Plainville member- bore the brunt of the crash., Whe: '_“}"" The cholr will sing: ships on the woman's board of the it and the forward day coach tele- | ‘Peacctully Slumb - De Armond | Ty in General hospital drop- scoped the day coach behind piled ‘L;‘Vt the Old Songs Ring” .. Wilson G e o up behind it and down through its| The orchestra will render the fol- | pron o i Nas anneunced. root and sides. 1\0‘“:”7 musie This showing, however, is considered A mother and three children, all |>2°T€ otovyinasmuch as no*nessonal lunidentified, were Lilled as they sat solicitation was made. at a table. The bodi M d Mrs. Richard Sedegren were found in positions indicating Sl that death was instantaneous. A at a family gathering in Bristol. negro cook was imprisoned by the | stove, with the back day coach pil- ng on top. Missing Persons Unidentified fireman of Royal Palm. | Robert Richards, Memphis, negro chef. William Hayes, gro cook Sutton, gro waiter. Those Tnjurcd | Mrs. Georgia Hardy, from Miami. to Toronto, Canada E. L. Armstrong, Danville, Ky. B. A. Dosser, 1305 Angler avenur, Chattanooga, serious. H. J. Smith, Atlanta. 7. R. Leal, Chattanooga, internal injuries. Dan Lobaugh, Cincinnati, H. E. Bullis, Lexington, K: ou ph academy, Hartford, stmas holidays. William n of New York city is spending holid h his brother, John 4 street, ozen of the young peo- plist church went to of the ill and the shut-ins and sang Christmas ley, a student at the icultural college, is . Attorney Charl » Bells” the ‘Ring Out, I'rom R tion Bradbury Wellesley S otEofne s r cct .. Sweeney | Repent Yr .. Van Norman The Young People’s meeting will be held at 8 o'clock with Wallace Bunnell as leader; the topic will be | ssociations of Youth.” The public is cordially invited to attend all of these services, The Christmas exercises of the Sunday school will be held on Wed- nesday evening and will be in the form of a Christmas house party I'with Christmas tree for the children of the Sunday school. Advent Christian Church On Sunday evening at § o'clock an adoration geant, “White Gifts for the King,"” will be presented at the Advent Christian church. The pageant pictures the adora- tion in Bethichem story and chal- I on of lite to Christ through gifts of self, service nd substance. The characters are as follows: Madonna, three shepherds, leading ingel and two associates, three wise men, pastor, soloist, reader, junior choir, older choir, torchb gift Learers and leader, ush Very attractive costumes will be worn by the different members o the cast, which will aid greatly in making the pageant more impres v The public is cordially invited to present, and it is hoped that very one may carry away a great . appreciation of what Christmas To all our friends and patrons we wish 2 merry Christmas and & happy New Year. 1. J. Birnbaum.—advt. Birds for sale—Good singers 2nd hand furniture. 2 rooms to rent, furnished or unfurnished. Bacon's Lunch Room. vt. Chattanooga, ne- Chattanooga, ne- en route (Continued From Page Seven) Barhershops to Close All of the barbershops in the city will be closed all day tomorrow, Christmas Day. They will, however, remain open until 9 o'clock this evening for the convenience of their patrons. All of the stores, city o fac- tories, banks and the public library will be closed all day. fous. 3 , seri- ward Wiseman, Lexington, K serious. J. W. Dowser, dining car steward, Chattandoga, probably fatally. Corporal G. Richardson, cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., seri- ous. S T. Grady, serious. M J. Cohen, address known. Miss Ruby Curtain, Atlanta, Farl White, Bristol, Tenn. slight. means to the world. ; John E. Curter, Athens, Ohio. | Congregational Church | | ot the Corporal Gus Russis, Fort Ogle- Morning scrv ]p:«( 10:45 o'clock. . rmon, “The wnation, Then ‘“:"‘; ‘;’\_‘r‘lh nd Now.” Music, prelude, “The Holy Night,” Buck. Anthem, “In .??;"hml,r'-s,x Al the Beginning.” Andr Offertory R. M., Plorce, traveling engineer| (orean) “Christmax® Harker, An riding with Keith, serious. Seng ks A At o “In Yonder Manger,” Alice Willifms, Detrolt, s German. Postlude, “Hallelu- ola all Chorus,” Handel. Church school after the morning scrvice, Rev, C Wyckoff will have a special “Holiday Cl for those home on wvacation, Congregational Young People ng at 6 p. m Devotio President Schwab. “Spending, William Palmer, Wyckoff. negro walter, serious. | Comnunion William Hubert, Chattanooga, ne-!norning, gro waiter, serious. | R. G. Nunn, Chattanooga, waiter, serious. John ‘Hale, negro, Memphis, ous, Uniden Lift Ban on Socials | In Polish School Hall Re 8ing a decision made yester- ,day, the building department has withdrawn opposition to soclal af- 1irs in Sacred Heart school hall on 11 street and will offer no ob- jection to a meeting Sunday eve- ning at which the dr: ic cirele parish will present a number of Biblical scenes appropriate to the Christma eason. The school build- ing was damaged by fire, and the building department announced its objection to the hall being used for social purposes. The program Sund night will be the most elaborate of this nature ever presented by the dramatic cir- cle. Special scenery and lighting will be incorporated to the interest of the 'he program is presented an- and is attended by hundrels persons who do not unde Tolish laneunage but who are led with the dramatic episodes early times portrayed before them. un- Atlanta, engineer of blinded and inter- . D. Hilty, Lansing, Mich., seri- D. Hilty, slight r, Detroit, serious. Finley, Chattanooga, serious, s, Williams, Lattic, thri of Chattanooga, service next Sunday A DY. New ec. 24 (A)—Boxing lin the new arena’which will be ready | for indoor sports late next month | will be handled by three men repre- ing the owners of the property. vo are Anthony Paolillo, form~ h maker of the Nutmeg jenjamin Cohen, sport followe nd Lewis Brown, manager of box- ers. The present plan s to hold the st hoxing meet in February. Notes Miss Delores Zfmmerman of Mil- | ford street, who is a patient at Francis' hospital, Hartford, is | proving steadily. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Trumbull and ter Esther of Park place left ¢ for Bridgeport, ere they pend Christmas with relative 8 Lucy Tanner, daughter of T C. Tamner of 63 ¥ J Main street, has returncd home from | f negro seri- im- fied negro woman , 2226 Witnell street, man conductor, slight. Siebert, 416 West I Chattancoga. | beth Finley, 1001 East Fifth | and Chattanooga. L. Etveat street, THE LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM A view of the city of The Nativity as it appears at Christmas ti;ne from a building of the American Near Eagt Relief, a | A.| of trustees is called together by H. | W. Brewer, president. This meet- |ing will consider business relative to the work of the year now passing lout. The board will also recelve a |statement from the pastor of the |church relative to his affairs as of- | ficial head of the church. Watch Night services will be held on Friday night. A praver meet will be conducted by E. L. Singleton of 7 Yale strect after which a watch night sermon will be delivered hy the | pastor. The services will begin at {9:30 o'clock and conclude at 12 | o'clock. | Preparations are being mada to re- | ceive the bishop of the diocese, Rt. | Rev. W. L. Lee, of Brooklyn, N. Y., |, who is expected to arrive at any | 3 | moment on an episcopal visit to the | __ |church, He will be entertained at {the parsonage of the church under |the direction of Mrs. Harriet Ander- son of 100 Chestnut street and Mrs. E. L. Richardson of 219 North street. ANOTHER TRAIN WRECK | ‘ | Crash on New York Central Ties up Traffic But No One is Seriously | Injured. Garrison, N. Y., Dec. 24 (P—| Travellers hastening homeward for | Christn were delayed for many hours, while all movements of ex- | press, mail and freight were held up here in consequence of wreck on the New York Central railroad half a mile south of here last night. The accident was caused by two cars of a coal train leaving the tracks and crashing into the locomotive of a lo- al passenger train bound from New York for Poughcepsie, Some of the passengers shaken up but no one was serious y | hurt. Engineer H. L. Seward of the | passenger train received bruises of | the legs, and his fireman, John J.| Cox, was badly but not seriously cut. | The accident happened at 6:30 p. | m. and blocked the main line com- pletely for many hours. Traffic on the east bound track was opened at 0 a. m, today. It was d that the west bound tracks would be cleared by noon. | were | | J. W, McMURRAY DIES, Bridgeport, Dec .24 (A—John H, IeMurray, a former Bridgeport rep- resentative to the state legislature and member of the common council | and a resident héve for 40 years, | died at St. Vincent's hospital today following a long iliness. He was 58 vears of age. Deccased was born in Ireland, coming first to Branford, Conn., and later to Bridge- port. He leaves a widow, two daugh- ters and one son. audi- | 1 | | g: g Soloists: | o Christmas Servi Your Christmas Services Sunday, 10:45 A. M. Sermon Subject: “The Spirit of Christmas” 7:15 P. M.—The Chorus Choir in costumes of the nations will present a Christmas cantata with original orchestral effects entitled “The Hope of the World,” by Schenecker A recital of a Christmas Story, “The Birthday of Hope.” Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church GTIVFIIICCTIIVNINOPIPVVEGY Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe, B. D., Rector SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26 7:30 A. M,—Holy Communion. 11:00 A. M.—Church School Carol Service. 7:30 P. M.—CANTATA, “Bethlehem,” by J. H. Maunder. CHOIR OF 40 BOYS AND MEN Walter France, tenor; Arthur Wasley, baritone; Ralph B. Britton, bass; Willie Westerman, soprano; Malcolm G. Humph- reys, A. A. G. 0., organist and choirmaster ' He That é/ : Believeth on the Son 5 " HATH Everlasting Life and He That Believeth Not, Shall Not see Life; but the Wrath of God Abideth on Him > Rev. William Wagner will preach Evening service Theme, “Gideon and His Three Hundred” Peaple’s Church of Christ THE DIVINE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE b “Great Joy Shall Be to All People, for unto You is Born a Savior, which is Christ the Lord,” “The Grace of God Bringeth Salvation to All Men,” Luke II, 10-11; Titus, II, 11. FRANKLIN SQUARE Invites You to All Services | | TOR OVER A WEEK HELLD HERE COMES SOME- BODY IN T PLAY WITH HIM AND HIGH TIME IT 1S, TO0 CHRISTMAS DINNER MEAN TO AIM? RLL HE'LL. GET WILL BE ight, 1 1L WELL HE'D LIKE TO KNOW WART'S THE MATIER WITH THE FAMILY - BEEN ACTING QUEER. THE SAME QLD BOTILE OF MILK AND WHO'S THiS SANTA CLAUS HE'L BE GIAD WHEN CHRISTMAS THEY'VE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH 15 OVER . THEY DONT PAY ANY ABOUT - HE'S SURE HE ISNTONE ATTENTION T0 HIMAT ALL., N6T OF THE RELATIVES A BT IF SHE ONLY KNEW IT DADDY KNOWS ALL ABODT THOSE PRE~ SENTS BECAUSE HETRIED TO HIDE SOME THERE HIMSELF { . NO, JUST MOTHER GUM SHOEING IN T0 HIDE SOME MORE PRESENTS INTHE NURSERY CLOSET WELL HELL BE GLAD WHEN THEY'RE THEMSELVES AGAN AND HE'S THE CENTER. OF IN- TEREST ONCE MORE GOODNESS THERE'S DADDY RAIS= NG THE ROOF BECAUSE SOME - BODY'S TAKEN ALL WIS TISSUE - PAPER_ AND RED RIBBON (7]