New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1927, Page 15

WHEELER T0 PROBE Speclal Pension Bill For Mrs. Mary Gufhtl\ BY GEORGE B. MA ‘ashington Bureau of the N. B. Heraia ; HELLOGG'S STl]RY"“wm,m, St Mary E. Griffith of New Brlt.un ‘.< |the beneficiary of a special pen:\on To Ga]l A P Wmer tO Ob am\hm introduced today by Representa- | Its Source —_— Washington, Jan. 6 (A—The for- eign relations committee was asked today by Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, to investigate whether the tive E. Hart Fenn of Wethersfield. Mrs. Griffith is the widow of 'GOAST GUARD BOAT 'WOLF ON RAMPAGE | Theodore Griffith, who served dur-: ling the Clvil war state department was authority for | the Associated Press dispatch of November 17, which said that “‘the specter of a Mexican-fostered bol- shevist hegemony intervening be- tween the United States Panama canal,” had thrust itself in- to American-Mexican relations. Reading on the senate floor the statement of Secretary Kellogg on that subject,. the Montana senator urged that the committee call rep- resentatives of the Assoctated Press, the International News service and the United Press for questioning as to the source of the dispatchesy “It it be true,” Senator Wheeler said, “that the state department has | 'Railroad Managers and been giving out loose = propaganda for the purpose of stirring up the people of this country against friendly nation, the pcople are en- titled to know it, and if such is the case Mr. Kellogg should not remain as secrotary of state.” The Kellogg statement referred to was In the form of a letter to the house foreign affairs commiltee, T plying to a resolution of inquiry by Representative La Guardia, repub- lican, New York. whether .the state department “on or about the 17th day of Novem- ber, 1926, sought to uss the various nn\\s agencies to put out information on conclusions in regard fo Mexico without assuming responsibility therefor.” Veteran— Member of Mass. Bar Association Dies Pittsfleld, M: Jan. 6 (A—Her- bert C. Joyner of Great Barrington, for 62 years a member of the Ber shire bar died last night in Brool line after a lingering illness. He had served in the M husetts senate from the Berkshir shire district and w t ol democratic candidate for lieute governor. Word his des received here today. He years old. hree two- a work New York, J story frame ba bhuilding on Governo nd were destroyed in a fire which prov spectacle for most of lower M: tan. The fire started vesterday afternoon from an overheated flue and raged until evening wh s inguished by apparatus. nd 1M PROHIT 2 6 (A—Tro- ibition has hf'!\ T aimed in the st autonomous republic of ¥ one of the ten-autonomous r within the union of Soviet st republics. o reason given by ment of Yaku of the district ¢ money for vodka. t able to pa PROC Yakutsk \ tla, public t the people so much VIR ISLANDS GOV. DIES Worcester, Mass., Jan. 6 (® Captain Martin . Trench, governor of the Virgin Tslands, died sudde at the home of Caplain Ralph Earl here toda TO PLANT AMERICAN TREES Washington, Jan. 6 (P—American tree seeds will be sent abroad to the hattle a \ey are to be di patched in millions to the countries, the American Tree ciation announced today. u: sengers of and good will ward A. Tanama night od last Drake, vice-pri Railroad comy from a pa week. tine and the | {month instead of $30, |G, In it the secre- | 3 tary answered negatively a question |0f the New | are un- | by lied | | made 165th New York Infantry. Because they were married after Mr. Grif- fith was discharged from the service, Mrs. Griffith did not benefit by the general increase for widows who re the wives of soldiersy during their period of service in the Civil war, granted by the last session of congr She is an invalid, and the bill provides that she shall receive $50 a as she is now receiving. Representative Fenn also intro- duced a bill providing for the same increase in the pension of Mrs, Mar: . Walter of Wilson. Mrs, Walter is the widow of Are- tus Walter, who served in Company h Massachusetts Infantry. Union Leaders Meet New York, Jan. 6 () Demand- ing a 15 to 20 per cent increase :n wages, 200 chairmen of the Broth- rhood of Locomotive Firemen and ginemen met 34 railroad man- s and officials in executive ses- sion today &md adjourned without giving out details of the conferen. The railroad officials were hea by John G. Walber, vice pre York Centr » employes repre Pobertson, president of brotherhood. Whether an arbitra- 11 be called in to set- would not be ais er side. ation board recently and trainmen a 7 ge increase, when o the dem: cussed by eit An arbit gave conductors 1-3 per cent mediation failed. Messages Protesting Use of Poison Arrive ington, Jan. 6 (T)—A\I ting and approving the den cohol with poisca flooding the treasu a formal statement to be used in reply to all, is being pre- pared. The answer, it is understood, reiterate the view of Secretary Mel- 11 wood alcohol hould b ted as a denaty nt when 2 itute is d d to the senate's request for any correspondence received from Wayne B. Wheeler, of the nti-saloon league rel ng to use of wood aleohol as a den ant, it was d today at the epart- ment that apparently thw)h was no such co yonden: ant Secretary prohibition ser alcohol statement, seeking all the records in with recent de s on necount which it is believed by the that wood alco- will treast Andrew is pr ind he is of Jan. 6 () au expeets congres farther this session tl the construction of itional hospital out the countr a in introduced by Johnson of the committee and suppo Americs Hi \\ ashington, ans’ bur 10,000 in cilities th virman veterans the Dirccto the commit adent oflices ) the appropriations s doubted the wisdom appropriation until Wi disclosed to the asure inde- bill rings public. Director Hines told at he intende dent Coolidge to issuc tion for insurance weck” s could be urged to co their war risk insurance into crnment life policies, on me W the cg to proc when in Company E, | | po i | \ NEW BRITAIN: DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1927. AIDED RUM FLEET cted as Lookont, According‘ fo Witness New York, Jan. 6 (P—A jury in federal court was told today how a coast guard cutter turned rum run- played lookout for the rum row iminals it was supposed to hunt, éonvoyed rum ships to protect them om other coast guard craft, acted as ferry for the employes of a rum syndicate bringing liquor trom Canada. William R. Hughes, former ma- inist on the C. G. 126 and one of 3 Smen indicted in connection with an international liquor dicate sald to have been headed by Edward ind Frank Costello and Edward snd Frank Kelly, took the stand inst 18 of his alleged confeder- as a government witness. Hughes himself is among 15 of those indicted who had their cases scvered from the present trial. Al though 13 of the 33¢indicted were members of the coast guard only r of them at that ad come to terms with the nners it was con- stantiy employed in convoying liquor laden fishing vessels from rum row to shore to ward off inte; other guardsmen. On several occasions, he said, . G. 126 acted as ferry tal argoes of the rum row ships back and forth between land and liquor “mother ships.” One of those supercargoes, William R. Newman, who later hecame a secret agent for A. Bruce Bielaski, “under cover” prohibition chief, preceded Hugh on the stand as a witness. (o} su- Of the work of the coast guard| today he would carry the case before chant marine, boat as "an actual rum runner Hughes cited a trip from rum row in which the C. G. 126 carried more than 300 -cases of liquor ashore, landing them near Montauk, d. s Faid the C. a patrol 1t lookout boat for the hooner Vin- Newman was liquor was loaded On oné oceas ioned row and of the thre cent W supercargo, rted to take 1,000 cas: whoard when a coast guard de- hove in sight. 5 was flashed to the STRIKE on, THREATENS Wasl Jan. 6 () genaral S 4 ting 1y cemplica 3 1 dangerous situation at confuse Gen t today in a Inight. the messa was sent and children concentrated at the late had been t e time i women who had been American con ferred to war the river. . Daniell on Trial for Death of Mus. Waterbury, Conn., Jan. William H. Daniel on tri perior ¢ 1in su- ult e cla of the herb doctor's & 15 DOGS SUT York Jan. 6 i valued at more t cated in a f carly today. 3 owned 1 were be Westminater Madison month, next ENGLAND CHALLENGES U. Englishwomen are * wvia Spears; 2. Eileen Aldon; ¢ Latter is granddaughter of L‘oxd‘Co“dxa), British_petroleum_magnate. sore” over declarations of returning British authors and s American women are most beautiful in the world. omen as well qualified for whatever pulchritude honors world has to he 3. Joan Zockton; 4. Gladys Cooper; S. FOR BEAUTY CROWN stch They point to these yo ng stoy 5. Yoskyl Pearson. | and | re defendants in the | after the crew | rference by | the | Long u | Gould, |a Hansen | 6 (P—Dr. | IN CONN. VILLAGE North Hartland District Or- ganizes for Hunt Winsted, Conn., Jan. 6 UP—The small population of North Hartland, a backwoods farming district 18 miles Tortheast of here, now go armed on venturing outdoors be cause a timber wolf—some say two —and a bear are roaming that sec- tion. Men are organizing parties | here to hunt the animals. Mrs. William Skillings, whose hus- band is caretaker at tho estate of Robert N. Ford at North Hartland | was chased into her home this week by the apparently hungry wolf. She | collapsed from fright, falling to the | floor after slamming the door in the | wolf’s face. Her daughter Elsie, 13, returning home from the gost office on horse- hack, saw the Wolf disappear over a stone wall. Wolf hunters have seen tracks in | the snow about the New Gatesoon | club at North Hartland but so far nobody witha gun has seen the| | wolf or the bear which has been re- ported seen by several persons on| the road leading from Barkhamsted | |to Hartland. Bruin is described as lark colored, a “big fellow.” Winter sports are fn abeyance at North Hartland and environs while the wild animals roam the countryside. |the government Tris Speaker’s (‘ase | Before Landis Saturday Cleveland, Jan. 6 (P-—William H. Toyd, attorney for Tris Speaker in Speaker's attempt to clear his name of the charges of dishonesty in bas ball preferred against Mm by Hu- bert (Dutch) Leonard, announced |Commissioner Lands Saturday. |Senate Committee Will Investigate Sen. Gould ashington, Jan. 6 (P—The sen- eleciions sub-committee fc inimously deeided o investi the bribery charges against Senator republican, Maine, without formally passing on the motion to | dismiss the case for want of juris- | iction. W NO SITE SELE New Haven, Conn,, Jan, 6 (A—No site has been determined upon for a new location for the Berkeley divin- | ity school, President James A. . el of Yale said today. He added t the date of transfer of the from Middletown Haven had not yet been s Plans for the removal were ed at a dinner in New York in honor of the ¥ a rt Kennedy, chapla sehool Adis- MAN, 100, HAS SHOCK Conn,, Jan. 6 (B-—Peter who rode in an airplane on his th birthday anniversary and went | ling on his friends on his re mnt 100th birthday, is ing comfort- 1bly his son Dr. Walter ¢, \]»nf m‘ id today. nwich, Conn., Jan. Wolfer, an employe at t Cos Cob power House was fined § nd costs and sentenced to ten’da 1 in borough court today George for | DRYDEN ORDERED HL| N oW York, J 6 Cal.. authorities by telegram today to hold Dryden, pending extra- | to answer to six indict- | of them in connection | of $153,000 from the r a month ago. | | D were re- four | state i land Peter J. Ante i Anton, , died | 144 t ad lived in this ven ¥ the distributor magazinc wife and Mrs. Asin: brother, of his all the relatives live ‘ Peter J. it his home {this morning. He city for the pas known Little Flower” sarvived by lip, his mothe sister and at his 2 Geor it . Wi nd son the in Springficld, Funeral ar John J street the ¢ in rviving M eption this ci ments in ch rrant Co. of Eas incomplete, in of Mai 1[ Funerals " Aaron F. Johnson The funeral of Aaron I%. Johnson of 455 Stanley street, who died denly , will be held S day. The body will lic in state from m to 1 p. m. at the Swedis ¥ church, with which he w identified for many years. will be conducted at o'clock by Rev. C. J. Wahlstrom and Albin Johnson. Committal | | services will be conducted at Erwin [ chapel at Fairview cemeter, body will be placed in the | til spring. ud- Joseph A, Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 162 . Opposite St. Mary's CKurch geidence 17 Sun | | [ placea 00,000,000, BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP? Telegraph flowers for New Year's. 4 hour | service to all parts of the world. 83 W. Main St. Prof. Bldg. Tel 88 Britaln™ The Telegraph Florist 8 New | have ments to companies and to men to | to New | ®) — san | I pres | vancement of the value standing s | missio commerce commission house committee hearings independent | Bill made public tod | was reported to the house. for requests, fo READ HE Wall Street Briefs B December sales of F. W. Wool- worth company were more than $2, 000,000 greater than in December, 1925, reaching $41,347,422. The total for 1926 was $253,639,084, compared with $239,027,979 in 1925. Thirty-one new oll. companies, with capitalization of $98,406,000 were organized in the United States under the laws of the varlous states | during December, according to com- | Journal of | pilations made by the Commerce. This brings the capitali zation of new oil companies organ- ized in 1926 to $1,562,396,000, com- pared with $1,890,726,000 in 1925 APPROVES SALE OF GOVERNMENT FLEET Even-Loss Wonld Be Desirable! Deal, Wood Says Washington, Jan. 6 (P—Sale wise “no matter what the loss” in the opinfon of Representative Wood, republican, Indiana. His view was sct forth in hear- ings made public today on the dependent offices appropriation bill by the sub-committee of which he is chairman. It would be a good thing, he told Chairman O'Connor of shipping board, to get rid of the ships gentlemen have any policy with ref- crence to disp a if in the long run you could gct them into the hands of people who were honestly intent on operat- ing them and maintaining a mer- e country today lacks a definite merchant marine poliey, he declar- ed, adding t “it is one of the disappointments and one of the shames of the American government that we ever re despoiled of a rehant marine.’ rman O'Connor “nobody will say made an honest fort” to dispose replied that that we have not and intelligent ef- of the governmer fleet. “We have carried out the " he added, “as as it could in endeavoring to gct into private hands. We offered all kinds of induce- hu buy, the ships. Nobody wants to til further authority s granted he said, the board's pol- ave the government op- the ships until they can be dis- posed of to private individuals. estimated the value of the including 400 i entire on the finencial loss of ent operation, Mr. O'Connor E while the hoard estim i operating deficit of about §17, 000 in 1926, “that does not repres penny of los: VERMONT G0V, hing nt OUTLINES IDEAS _Dlscusses His Plans for the Next Two Years [ accomplish- Montpelier, Vt., Jan, ontline of the work to be 4 during his two in office was ented to the general assembly | here today in the inaugural address of John E. Wecks as governor of the stat >ractical aid to agriculture, ad- cducational advan- tages, partcularly in the rural dis triet icy for highway development, provement of our state institutions, | and responsible stewardship of our | wards, reforestry of wa increased publicity for th ic beauties and superior advan- tages of Vermont, and development of our fish and game interest,” t ummation of the new governo h the assertion that “abandon- oolhouses mean abandoned Governor Weeks urged more al schools convenient- located rather than consolid 100l to ch pupils must over d, would without loss s oster community 10 the student. e called aftention to ng problem of traffic with its re nent of roads and ive plan fina to the two cent g or a direct s e tax ot not cents on the dollar of the of spirit he ever automobile ynr over ten grand lists Possible ‘incqualities in the gaso- line tax which he pointed out w the payment made on gasoline used for agricultural, manufacturing and domestte s, Relief of this onsumption from the burden of h way mainte and at the ne time consideration of taxation of trucks and busses licensed in oth- Face Value of American Railroads’ Securities in Jan. 6 (#—The face railroads’ out- s approximately this wealth is 00,000 stock of American urities £22,382,000,000 hared by ne: and bhond holders. These figures were given by Com- r Lewis of the i tate before the on the appropriation when the bill offices The valuation of the railroads was v Mr. Lewis at about $22,- rly a $4,000,000,000 The commissioner testified that vhile there new railroad there construction in nearly that abandonment FOR YOUR WANT. of | owned merchant | !fleet to private operators would be ing of these vessels, | He | nactive ships, at | (P—An | the adoption of a definite pol- | un-' was | were 1,500 applicattons | many | REACTIONARY MOVE NOTED IN MARKET| { Operators for Rise Try in Yam ) for Increases - | New York, Jan. 6 (P)— ary price movements pre¢ in today's stock market, v pond to a lowering of rates. Operators for the rise tried valiantly 1o bid up special stocks, and met with a fair measu of success in Baldwin and a f amusement shares, but it seer {that standard fndustrials and ra were in supply on every rally. Except for reports of furthar | complications in the Chinese and Mexican situations, and the taking of a strike vote by railroad con- ductors and trainmen on some of the | southeastern roads, there was noth- ing in the day's news to explain the lling movement. After eral s of unfavorable comparisons, ar loadings for the week ended De- cember 25, showed a substantial in- crease over the corresponding weclk ore,,and the production sched- of the United States Ste, corporation showed a substantial in- crease in the operation ratio. rge premium offered by the su cessful bidder for the $60,000,000 e of 4 1-4 per cent stock of the city of New York was accepted as an indication of no of strain in the credit situation. was again heard of a po crease in the New York fed erve rediscount rate. The brisk demand for Baldwin was | attributed to a resumption of specu- | lative operations in that issue by a group of Chicago speculators. Pull- | man also received better support on unofficial assurances that special dividend action was in prospect, re- cent dec ion of only the regul dividend having caused disappo | ment in speculative circles. Somo of | | the oil shares also showed temporary | outhursts of strength on buying as- | ted with predictions of unusual- | ¥ 1926 dividends. National Tea broke 7 points, Am n Safety zor dropped § and Hudson Motors, Jewel Tea, Por- to Rican tobacco and Postum Ce |al were among the iss down 2 points or so, while point de- | clines were rather numerous, | Wall Street Opening. | Resumption of pool operations in | a number of specialties featured the opening to today's stock market. Trices ger - were firm, but most | of the { fractions. Rails were in slightly | better demand under the leadership | of Frisco common, which opened a point high ner Picf strong on agreer ent r uers A were active and the announcement oi an t for sxchange of pat- it in talking motion pictu Renewal of pressure against the shares of companics operating in Mexico, inspired by the { reported decision of President Calles to incre gasoline tobacco turned the general course of prices downward s after the | opening. Some uneasiness also w pparent over the Chin ion. | v losses of 1 to ne 4 points | were recorded by the Pan-American | | issues and American Smelting which | are always sensitive to economic and | political developments in Mexico. e Threshing Machine broke near- ly five points in the first half hour, and such reeent favorites as Union | Carbide, Allied Chem vers, General Motors, Stews rner Speedometer and Contine Baking 9 sold a point or more b erday's final -quotatior { Baldwin with an 1y gain of points, was one of the few strong spots. Rails were slow in responding to the announcement o n increase lin car loadings in the week ended | December cor od with the the year ore, after E 1 weeks which had shown de- creases in the comparisons. MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. nished by Putnam & Co.) High Close | All Che & Dye 136% | American ( {Am Car & Py Am Loco .. |Am Sm & R | Am Sugar Am Tel & Tol Woolen nda Cop LXC ve: Low 134 46% 10 paved | Chrysler Coca Colo ‘m”\-ol Corn Prod Dodge Bros Jm Pont De Corp ola Fuel Rubber Asphalt ienl Motors . Gt North Iron Ore Ctfs |Gt North pfd . |Gulr Sta Steel Hudson Motors {mao&a. Int Nickel . Int Paper Ken Cop | Kelly Spring Lehigh Val Mack Truck Marland Oil Afid Cont Mo Kan & Pac Mo Pac prd | Mont W ional L Y Central INYNHEe h Amer.. orth Pacific. , ack Mot Car Pan Am Pet B Pennsylvania. . Plerce Arrow Radio Corp Southern Pac Southern Ry 1 100 6 d 167 41 I 4 461 785 S |Stewart Warner 67 -s 563 | Studebaker gains were’ limited to small [Texas Co ... x Film A and War- |§ Sincla PUTNAM & CO Members New York & Hartford Stock Ex':lum;u 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 HARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRALROW TELEPHONE 2-1141 We Offer: Southeastern Power & Light Co. Participating Preferred Price on Application Themsan, e & o Burritt Hotel Bldg.. New Britain Telephone 3580 MEMBERS NEW YORK AND HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES Donald R. Hart. Mgr. We Offer: Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Co. Price on application. We do not accept Margin Accounts. We Offer: 50 Shares Union Mfg. 50 International Silver Common 75 American Hardware {EDDY BROTHERS &G HARTFORD | EMartford Conn.Trust Bldg. Tel.2-7186 Burritt Hotel 1 Tel. 3420 | Conn Lt & Pow prd ..112 Hfd Elec Light . N B Gas . Southern N E Tel ex ,.151 Texas & Pac Reynolds B Reading ars Hoebuck 0il Union Pac United Fruit ., USCtIr P, U S Ind Al U Rubber . U S Steel . Wabash Ry West Llec . White Motor . Willys Over ‘Woolworth LOCAL STOCKS irnished by Putnam & Co. Bid 10914 94% 154 103% | HOW NEWSPAPER IS MADE A four reel movie “The Making t Newspaper,” made and by the New York Times ¢ state trade school ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The be shown again next evening at 8 o'clock. The ic is invited to the Tuesday eve- meeting. 1603 | 118 8034 AIN Members of the Anchor Brand club will be entertained by the Girls' club at a Christmas party this eve- ing at the club rooms in the old ut & Hine office on Stanley strect. There will be a Christmas tree and all the fixin’s, and it is re- ported that Santa Claus will make a belated vi Refreshments will be served and a social time will be held, (Fu ty Aetna Life Ins Co Aetna Fire 40 Jhoenix Fi 95 Travelers Ins Co . Conn. General New Haven, Jan. 6 (A—The re- Manufacturing Stocks. sults of the past year's work in the Am Hardware s3 $5 | interest of the reduction of losses in Am Hosie ¢ chicken raising, were discussed by Beaton & Cadwell .. -— more than 200 New Haven county Rige-Hfd Cpt Co com 80 poultry men at a luncheon here to- Billings & Spencer corn — day. It developed that the poultry- llings & & men who had followed instruction ot Bristol Brass ven county farm bureau Coit’s Arm: during 1926 reduced casualties from ¥ Tock per cent of former years to 11.2 Fafnir Bearing Co ., per cent. Hart & Coole | 1190 POULTRYME; 1 90 s4 gle o. S. OFFICER DIES Jacksonville, Fla.,, Jan, 6 (® — [Mrs. Cora R. Franz past most worthy grand matron of the gen< jeral grand chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, is dead here. com h ‘\ .lm!xl Stowe & Wil . sell Mfg Co. covill Mig Co. andard Screw TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance $221,176.965, ¥ Works pfd $67,000,0005 Torrington Co com Union Mfg Co. Public Utilities Elec Service .. Boston—Exchanges ex« balances New York—Clearing House, changes $1,133,000,000; Conn $159,000,000. Associated Gas and Electric System Founded in 1852 75 Years of Growth The oldest property in the Associated System was established in 1832 as the Ithaca Gas Light Com- pany. It supplied gas to 28 customers at that time. 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