New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 15

CITY NOT LIABLE FOR ROAD DEFECT 4 Stpreme . Gourt Hands Dovm} Important Ruling New Haven, Feb. § (P—Error was| found by the supreme court of er- rors yesterday in .a decision by Judge Edward M. Yeomans in su- perior court at Waterbury, setting aside an allegéd fradulent convey- ance of real estate. An opinion written by Justice Willlam M. Malt-| bic orders the judgment set aside but the case remanded for entry of judgment for the plaintift in a mau- ner- outlined by the high court. The suit was of Mary Delaney, in- dividually and as executrix of the estata of her husband Willlam Ken- naugh, against Julla Kennaugh and others. ESTATE OF 6. M. LANDERS Valuation of ILecss Than $5,000 Indicated fn Papers Filed in Surrogate Court, New York Oity. Papers filed in surrogate court, New York city, yesterady, show that the estate of George M. Landers, | amounted to less than $5,000. The estate was willed to his wife. Mr. Landers, former mayor of New Britain and active for years in politics in this city, died at his home in New York on January 25. He| was New York manager of Landers, Frary & Clark’s and a director of that corporation. Sjorvall Is Ordered On Active Duty Penod: BY GEORGE B. MA hington Bureau of the N. Washington, D, C., Feb. 5—Arvid | Benry Sjovall of 238 Winthrop street, New Britain, who is a cap- tain in the quartermaster corpss re- serve, was ordered to active duty by President Coolidge today. Captain Sjovall was ordered by the war department to leave home February 18 and report at the quar- termaster depot in New York city for training by the constructing quarter- master. He will be relieved from duty in time to return home by Feb- rvary 17, when he will revert to in- active status. The regular officer's pay allowances and travel expense will be given Captain Sjovall while on active duty. B Herald.1 Co. over with you. times, fror tacts, are able thrive and grow growth to see it beneficial. f ust ne | All For You .. Our officers are glad to have the opportunity of talking things from their varous con- you regarding some investment, some business project, in a way that may prove helpful. It is their desire to see your business SPECIAL HOSPITAL CAR FOR COASTING VICTIM| ‘mmneld Doctor and Parents of Miss Burden Accompanying Patient to New York Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 5 (P—Re- cuperating from injuries suffered in a tobogganing accident at Highlawn Farm, the estate of her uncle Wil-| llam B. Osgood Field in Lenox, Miss Shielta Burden, 24, started for her! home in New York yesterday in a| special hospital car ‘of the Boston | and Albany rallroad. She was tak- en through the window of the Len- ox House on a stretcher and placed | in an ambulance which took her to| the train. Her abdomen was badly punctured in the accident which oc- curred last month. Her parents, ' Mr. and Mrs. James A. Burden and | a Pittsfleld doctor accompanied Miss Burden on the journey. {ROSE BRYANT 10 GIVE RECITAL HERE TUESDAY New York Soloist Will Sing for Cen- tral Congregational Club at First Church. Rose Bryant, radio contralto and | formerly a resident of New Britain, | will give a recital before the Central Congregational club of Ccnneclicufl Tuesday evening, February 8, at o'clock, in the First Church of| Christ in this city. For years, Miss Bryant was con- | tralto soloist in the First church quartet. She first appeared in New Britain under the patronage of the | late Mrs. Willlam C. Hungerford mul ‘mn.ds her home with Mr. and Mrs.| . J. Parker, at 343 West Main| 8 reet. She now is alto soloist of the chorus choir of the Brick Presby- terfan church, Fifth avenue and 37th street, New York city. The program will be as follows: Coming Home The Cradle Song . Arla—al dolce guidami Giannina Mia .. Such a Li'l Fellow Where the West Lngm Zusignung My Task . MacFadyen . Friml +. LaFarge Strauss . Ashford Songs My Mother Taught Me.Dvorak Field o' Bally Claire ....... Maley Until .. Sanderson For years now \IISS Bryant's rep- utation as a contralto soloist has been increasing. She has sung the solo parts four times with the New Banking counsel and trade information are yours for the ask- ing here at the New Britain Trust They, many to advise with and with such prove mutually ur Many Services Willeby | .Donizetti | Dichmont | Martin | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY | York Oratorio society and twice with | the Buffalo Guido chorus. She has also appeared with the New York Symphony orchestra, the Boston Ce- cllia soclety, the Buffalo Orpheus society, and Brooklyn Oratorio so- ciety. Her activities include concerts | with the New York Merdelssohn | Glee club, the Utica. B Sharp Music | club, Pittsburgh Mozart club and | other musical organizations through- out the country. She is best known, | however, as contralto radio singer { trom Station WEAF, New York city. This concert will be open to the { public. ! Dalfair Club Has Its The Dalfair club composed of em- | ployes of the Davidson & Leventhal \ Department store celebrated its third | anniversary Thursday evening at the Burritt hotel. Supper was served | after which A. J. Leventhal and 8. M. Davidson spoke. J. C. Loomis, | | president of the Commercial Trust | Co. who was scheduled to speak s | guest of honr was represented by | Mrs. Loomis. E. L. business manager of the Commercial | Trust Co. who was drafted at the last minute, kept his audience in the very best of humor. Entertainment | by the Seely Entertainment bureau | | was well received by the gathering. | A five plece orchestra furnished | music for the dancing which follow- | ed the speaking, and the celebration | was voted a success by all attending. The employes of both companies are | next social event. «|PRUNING KNIFE SHARPENED Members of Finance Board M¢cet Today To of Departmental Expenses. Hall Review Mayor Weld, Senator and Finance Commissioners Joseph E.! | Stone and Willlam S. Bacon, who ‘comprlso the “pruning” committee the board of finance and taxation, iwm meet this afternoon with rep- resentatives of several department to pare down thelr estimates. A re | pected at Monday's meeting. FIREMEN GUESTS Chief William J. Noble of the fire department, members of the fire commission and firemen who were not on duty were guests of Manager C. J. Barrett of the Capitol theater last night at a private showing of the “Fire Brigade,” which will be shown at the Chief Noble and the others present spoke highly of the pleture and de- clared that they were truly thrilled by its realism. The atory of the film is woven around the experience of | “smoke eaters” in their heroic role | of saving lives and property from | destruction. | { ESTATES INVENTORIED The estate of the late Mary Geni | is valued at $7,000, according to | an inventory filed today in pro- bate court. The holdings consist of real estate at $5,500, and & mort- gage at $1,500. Adolph Carlson and Harry Battestonl were the apprafs- crs. A valuation of placed on the Willlam Hultberg by the apprals- ers, William J. Long and J. Gus- tave Johnson. According to the in- ventory the estate consists of real cstate on Chestnut street, $3.600; 50 shares of Goldfield | Consolidated Mines Co., at 7 cents |2 share, $3.50, and 50 shares of Goldfield Deen Mines company, at | i1 cent a share, 50 cents. TRAFFIC TIED UP Quincy, Mass, Feb. 5 (UP)— Traffic on all New Haven railroad lines passing through this city was d up for two hours today as a {result of the derailment of the loco- |motive of a freight train. | 'The accident occurred at the At- llantic station as the locomotive was |crossing from the West Quincy | {Lranch to the main line. No one was hurt. Clty Adverhsemen \ Building Department | City of New Britain | NOTICE | To whom it may concern: | Notice is hereby given\ that a | hearing will be held by the Building | Commission in Room 31 at 8 o’clock | Monday evening, February 7, 1027, | |on the petition of Anthony Squilla- | ciote to move a four-tenement two- | story frame building located at 468 Myrtle Street to vacant lot about 198 | Burritt Street on west side. The ibullding will be moved through Myrtlo Street westerly to Burritt | Strect, thence northerly about 300 feet. All persons interasted are request- | ed to be present at sald hearing, if | they see cause, and be heard in re-t lation to same. BUILDING COMMISSION, Arthur N. Rutherford, Bullding Inspector. Third Birthday Party | Lanpher, new | eagerly looking forward to the club's | | port on an amended budget is ex-| | AT THEATER | theater next week. | $3.604 has been | estate of the late | valued | DISUBES SIGMAL AND 1S FINED S5 Kuto Driver Claims He Did Not See Stop Sign John Poskus, aged 33, Whiting street, was fined $5 without costs by Judge Alling in police court | this morning on the charge of dis- | obeying the signal of Traffic Officer Hanford Dart at the corner of East Main and Main streets about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. No penalty was imposed on the count of driving an !as Poskus produced it in court. Officer Dart and John Crosby tes- tifled that Poskus drove an automo. ! bile into Main street from East Main {and turned south although the of- | ficer's signal was against him. A | Bernard Carlson was signalled to | proceed and but for the alertness of | | Carlson, a colliston would have re- sulted, according to the testimony, as Poskus went between the officer's stand and the trolley car. Officer { Dart jumped from the stand as Pos- kus' car whizzed by, otherwise he | might have been struck, he testified. | Poskus testificd that he followed jother cars and did not see the of- | ficer’s stop signal in time to obey it. He brought his car front of the Begley block on Main strcet, which is a short distance (south of the traffic officer’s, stand.. | Judge Alling told him he should be | more careful when driving, and ob- Estimates | 211 times. Trank Hedwall, aged 61, of Farm- ington, pleaded nolo contendere to |the charge of violating the rules of the road, and was fined $10 and s, fine remitted and payment of costs ordered. A nolle was entered in the case of Joseph Saidenberg, ! aged 38, of 47 Willow street, charged with driving without a Ii- cense. Cars driven by the men collided at the corner of Stanley and Dywight streets about 10 o'clock yesterday | forenoon and investigation hy Officer Feeney indicated that Hedwall had cut the corner too sharply, thereby causing the accident, Judge F. B. Hungerford, representing Saiden- berg, said the latter had his license in the car but was unable to find it | demanded 1t. | when Officer Feeney Attorney Alfred LeWitt appeared for Hedwall. Prosccuting Attorney Woods en | tered a nolle in the cases of Henning | Lindous, aged 29, of 45 Main street and Carl aged 28, of 46 | Belden street, | of & food bill in a restaurant at 29 \Penrl street. Attorney D. L. Nair wcpresonted the men. ' DIES WHILE RETURNING Charles A. Joslyn Was Veteran Member of Phitharmonic Band —Oficer of Musiclans’ Union Charles A. Joslyn, aged 63, of 170 Arch street, died at the New 1in General hospital last night after |he had been seized with a cerebral hemorrhage while returning from his employment as a gateman at the Russell & Erwin Co., plant. Deputy Medical Examiner John J. | Purney viewed the remains and gav {B. C. Porter Sons permission to pre- pare the body for burial. Mr. Joslyn was born in Middle- town in November, 18 sidec in this city for 60 held the distinction of being the old- lcst member of the Philharmonic {band from a point of service and lage. He was one of the musiclans |who instigated the changing of the old City band into the present Phil- Parmonic organization which was or- zanized in 1895. He played the cym- bals, and was vice-president and [1ibrarian. |erehestra work, being a base viol | | player. He was vice-president of the | musicians’ union. | He leoves one survivor, a daugh- {ter, Mrs. Alexander Kemp of Hart- |ford. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at Erwin chapel. Frederic L. Fay, as- sistant to the pastor of the South Congregational church, will ofticlate. Interment will be in Fairview ceme- tery. | VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Berlin, Feb. §.—(A—The Reich- stag today gave a vote of confidence to Chancellor Marx's new Bourgeois coalition cabinet., The vote was 235 to 174. e FLOWERS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY Attractive boxes in_keeping with _the ocension, arranged. Phone your order or make your selection personally. BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP 83 W. Main St, Prof. Bldg. Tel. 336 The Telegraph Florist of New Britain you will do it this week. Burritt Mutual Savings Bank These First Weeks and Months of the Year Are the Easiest, in Which to Begin to Save--- and we suggest that you bring in those few dollars or even that $1.00 and make the start. Once you have a Pass Book, it be- comes far easier, more of a desire, to put away a little each week —really that’s all that is necessary. Why not decide now that This Mutual Bank is Handy—Right Here at Church and Main Streets of 237| 1 automobile without the reglistration, north bound trolley car in charge of | to a stop in; rve what is in front of -him ntl charged with evasion | | HOME FROMR. & E. PLANT; Brit- ! He also did con!\d(‘rnhh-‘ l Wall Sheet Bnef: Commercial fallures in the United States this week are put at 570 by R. G. Dunn and company against 697 the week before and 612 a year ago. ! ' Pig iron is 25 cents a ton lower in the Pittsburgh district. No. 2 foun- dry grade ranging from $18 to $18.50 a ton, | The week's gold imports at New York totalled $6,419,000 of which $6,283,000 came from France. E: ports of $1,306,000 included $1,045,~ 000 to Germany. No shipments were recelved from Canada. Detroit dispatches say the Ford | Motor Company has an order (rom the Soviet government for 3,50 Fordson tractors. Since 1921 the company has shipped more than 000 tractors to Russia. City Items A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen of 143 Jerome street. Free souvenirs at Leghorn's, 87 West Main street.—advt. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Nelson of 280 Corbin avenue have left for Miami, Florida, where they will stay about ia month, | Free souvenirs at Leghorn's, 87 * West Main street.—advt. The directors of i bureau will meet Tuesday morning at the Chamber of rooms, I'ree souvenirs at Leghorn's, 87 ‘West Main street.—advt. Miss Mary McEnroe of Lincoln street has returned home from New Britaln General hospital, where she underwent treatment. Free souvenirs at Leghorn's, 87 | West Main street.—advt. Willlam Newton of 225 S8outh Main street reported to the police last | evening the theft of a tire, tube and irim from his car, which was parked |in front of his home. ”:_Deaths Mrs. Stefania Stuzulkowski Mr® Stefania Stuzulkowski, years old, wife of Sigmund Stuzul- | kowski of 5 Pearl street, Terryville, ! died this morning at her home. | She leaves three children, Marion, mund and Josephine Stuzulkow- 30 The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o'alock from St. € mer's chureh, Terryville, and burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, that city. Charles Frost Charles Frost, 71 years old, of Shuttle' Meadow road, died this | morning at the New Britain Gen- | cral hospital. Funeral arrangements are fncomplete. ——— rals | J The funeral of Berger M. Hill- trand of 626 Stanley street will be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the home and at 2 o'clock from | the First Lutheran church. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor, will offi- clate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. !Fune e Berger M. Hillstrand. Mrs. Cecondian Collossa. The funeral of Mrs. Cecondian Collossa of 575 South street will be held Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock from her home and at 10 o'clock from St. Joseph's church. Burtal will be in St. Mary’s ceme- | tery. William F. Kennedy | Funeral services for William I Kennedy were held at the funeral parlors of M. J. Kenney on Main | steeet this mornipg at 7:30 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 8 o'clock. Rev. Walter A. McCrann celebrated a requiem high mass. As the body was being borne from the church Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang “Abide With Me.” The pall bearers were John Meskill, Daniel Ralph, James McGrath, James Farrell, ames Reilly and John Kenney. Interment was in St. Mary's ceme- tery. Mrs. Sarah Wilson Rev. James J. Wilson of Charles’ church, Bridgeport, was the celebrant of a solemn high mass of requiem for Mrs, Sarah A. Wilson of 72 Roberts street, mother, whose funeral services were held this morning at St. Joseph's church. Rev. John Walsh of the Sacred Meart church, New Haven, was deacon, and Rev. J. J. Keane was sub deacon. Rev. Patrick J. McGivney of St. Charles’ church, Bridgeport, was in the sanctuary. The Cathedral quartet of Hart- ford sang at the services. The pall bearers were John Loughrey, F. Loughrey, Barnard Grogen, sr., Charles Andruss, Jo- seph Tynan and James Tynan. Committal services were conducted |by the priests at St. Mary's ceme- | tery. st. Richard O'Dell Funeral services for Richard O'Dell, former resident of this city, were held this morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry Phalen lof 24 Tremont street and at S8t | Mary’s church at 9 o'clock. Rev. Thomas Lawlor celebrated a requiem | high mass. The pall bearers were Fred Wat- son, | Phalon, John Phalon, Frank O'Dell, {and Thomas O'Day. |in St. Mary's cemetery. Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 10252, Opposite Bt. Mary's Church, Residence 17 Sammer 8t.—1625-3. the mercantile | Commerce | Rev. Dr. | his | John E. R. Keevers, Harry Interment was 9y 1927. RAILROAD SHARES STILL IN' DEMAND Low Price Issues Popular With Speculators New York, Feb. 5 (A—Renewed buying of the low priced railroad shares marked the opening of to- day's stock market. Gains of 1 to | 144 points were recorded by Wabash, | | Western Maryland and Seaboard Air | |Line. Wheeling and Lake Erie com- mon quickly fell 2% points in re- flection of the announcement that eps would be taken to authorize |the issuance of additional comraon 0 ;stock. Houston Oil, DuPont and A. |M. Byers showed large gains, the pealk. Despite the efforts being made to relleve the technical “corner” in Wheeling and Lake Erie common, speculative enthusiasm for the mer- | ger rails continued at fever pitch. | Wabash common and preferred A stock touched the highest levels in | years, while Lehigh Valley, Gulf, | Mobile and Northern, Pere Mar- | quette, Baltimore and Ohfo, Texas | jand Pacific and Norfolk and South- | ern all sold 1 to 3 points higher. Accumulation of the railroad | cquipment shares was based on the bellef that large railroad orders and | | substantially higher earnings were in | prospect for the leading companies. Lima Locomotive showed special |strength despite denial of reports that the American Brown Boveri corporation was negotiating for that company. THE MARKET AT 11:30 A. M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low 139% 137% 4T 45 102% 102% 108% 141 154% All Che & Dye American Can Am Car & Fdy Am Loco .... Am Sm & Ref Am Sugar .,. Am Tel & Tel Am Tobacco . Am Woolen Anaconda Cop Atchson Bald Loco Balt & Ohio. Beth Steel Calif Pet Can Pac {Cer De Pusco |Ches & onio 1 |[CM &S P.. 1 {C R 1 & Pac T4% *hile Cop hrysler Corp Colo Fuel {Consol Gas ..101% |Corn Prod ... 487 | 139 ! 154% 111% 451 Cru Steel . $3% Dodge Tiros A 25% Du Pont Oe Nem Erie RR Erle 1st pfd . 5833 m Players .110 Gienl Asphalt . 853 Genl Elec .... 85% Genl Motors ..136 Gt North Iron Ore Stfs ... 231 Gult Sta Steel 55 Hudeon Motors 53% Int Nickel .... 40% Ken Cop ..... 61% Kelly Spring .. 40 Lehigh Val ...122% Mack Truck .. Marland Oll .. 58% Mid Cont . 38Y Mo Kan & Tex 40 Mo Pac pfd .. 98% Mont Ward .. 62% National Lead 165% N Y Central ..141% NYNH&H 51% Nor & West .. North Amer.. North Pacific. . Pack Mot Car Pan Am Pet B Pennsylvania. . | Pierce Arrow.. Radio Corp | Reading | Sinclair Ol Southern Ry .123% Standard Ofl .. 411 Btudebaker . b4 Texas & Pac .. 61 Tobacco Prod .108% iReynolds B ..122% Union Pac ... 154% United Fruit . 116 USInd Al ... T9% U 8 Rubber . U S Steel Wabash Ry { Ward Bak B . 1 West Elec .... ! White Motor .. 5§ | Willys Over 21% Woolworth 3% 1773 . 45% 833 443 LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) INSURANCE STOCKS | Bid Aetna Casualty . 10 Aetna Lite ns Co . Aetna Fire .. last named crossing 54 to a new @ Automobile Ins . Hartford Fire . National Fire . | Phoenix Fire .. 520 | Travelers Ins Co Conn. Gen. . Manufactu Am Hardware . Am Hoslery . Beaton & Cadwell Bige-Hfd Cpt. Co com Billings & Spencer com Billings & Spencer pfd Bristol Brass . Colt's Arms .. Fagle Lock Fafinr Bearing Co Hart & Cooley ... Landers, F N B Machine {N B Machine ptd . 1 Niles-Be-Pond com . North & Judd ...... Peck, Stowe & Wil .. Russell Mfg Co. .. Scoville Mfg Co. . luStandard Screw Stanley Works Stanley Works md Torrington Co. com . Union Mfg. Co. .. Public Ul Illltlfl! Slm ks. Conn Elec Service T Conn Lt & Pod pfd . Hfa Elec Light . N B Gas Southern N E Tel | | TREA Treasury Balance *l"S.u“ Boston—Exchanges Balances $33,000,00. $85,000,00 PUTNAM & CO. Members New York & Hartford Stock Exchanges 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 HARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW TELEPHONE 2-1141 We offer Aetna Life Insurance Co. Price on Application @homson, Temn & Ce Burritt Hotel Bldg.. New Britain Telephone 3580 MEMBERS NEW YORK AND HARTFORD STOCE EXCHANGES® Donald R. Hart. Mgr. We offer: 50 Shares STANLEY WORKS 50 Shares LANDERS We do not accept Margin Accounts. . [EDDY BROTHERS & HARTFORD NEW BRITMN Martford Conn. Trust Bldg. Burritt Hotel Bld’. Tel.2:7186 Tel. 3420 We offer: 50 Shares of Fafnir Bearing. 50 Shares of Landers, Frary & Clark Prince & Whitely Established 1878 Members New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange—Cleveland Stock Exchange ESSEX BUILDING, LEWIS STREET, TEL. 2-8261 Tel. 4081 New Britain | Chase National Bank of New York C (NEA Service, Mlami Bureau) With a deft backhand stroke, Walter Miller, of the Reds, turns the fleld toward the Blues' goal in a fast match at the Flamingo Polo club, Miami Beach, FI Behind Miller is a team-mate already wheeling his mount. Just a Jolly Bunch From Dogyville Got any chickens to chase today, mister, or any bones to bury? We're the gang that can do it for you. (‘‘More over there, Skip, and let -i'rt ,a the picture,too.”), i P