New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 28, 1927, Page 11

DECLARE DIVIDENDS - ON STOCK OF 5., 134°P. C. on Preferred. and | 2 1-2 on Common Stanley Works preferred stock | will pay a diviz>nd of 1% per cent May 16, and common stock will pay 215 per cent April 1, by vote of the directors at the annual meeting held Saturday aftarnoon. Directors and officers twere re- clected by the stockholders. During the year the company purchased ihree plants of.the American Tube & Stamping Co., of Bridgeport. Directors were re-elected as fol lows: George P. Hart, Edward N Stanley, E. Allan Moore, Frederick | G. Platt, Frederick S. Chamberlain, | Clarence F. Bennett, William H. Hart, Philip B. Stanley, Alix W. Stanley, Meigs H. Whaples, Frank G. Vibberts and James E. Cooper. At a subsequent meeting of the dircctors, officers were elected as fol- | lows: Chairman of the board, E. Allan Moore; Bennett; vice-president and counsel James E. Cooper; vice-presidents, Lirnest W. Christ, Malcolm Farmer, W. H. Hart, Philip B. Stanley and Joseph E. Stone; secretary, Irnest W. Christ; treasurer, Louis 'W. Youns; assistant secretaries, Patrick | F. King and Maurice H. Pease; as- | sistant treasurers, R. E. Pritchard | and J. B. Wilbor, Jr. The financial statement of company to the stockholders, follows: Assets:—Cash, n.tes and accounts | recelvable, including accounts recel able from affiliated plants, 649.62; inventories less reserv the is as $5,- |z i investments less reserves, $736,090.59; plant and other property less rescrves, $8,372,960; total $20,- 170,903.53. Liabilities: — Notes and accounts payable to affilinted plants, $1,677,- $81.06; 5 per cent bonds of American Tube & Stamping Co., due 1932, $450,000; capital stock pre. ferred, $3,799,57 capital stock, common, $10,400,000, 50 Years Ago It Was Reported 151,784,068.2 | totals $5, | |47 | | | Croix, president, Clarence F. | {out a license. the | The surplus January 1, $3,475,251.63, government tax ad- Jjustments were $50,617.78, and net earnings for the year 1926 after fed- |eral taxes, $1,7 44, a total of 2 which added to surplus 19.85. Dividends paid (during the year were: preferred $266,872.38 and common $1,040,000, a total of $1,506,872.35. The surplus December 31, 1926 was $3,952,447.- Total liabilitics were $20,179,- 503.53. “BABY FARM” INQUIRY Ottawa 1926 was Authorities Investigating Deaths of Seven Youngsters Since Middle of Last Summer. Ottawa, Canada, Fe Death of seven babics farm” here was under rigid investi- tion today, and a woman was held in jail as a material witn Two infants in the wor when she was arrested ¥ cared for at Hull jail. The won was Mrs, Diana La 60, haired and grand-| | motherly. The seven babies have died at in- tervals since August. Three suc- |cumbed since January 1. Mrs. Croix's arrest was the result of a se- cret inquiry which began several months ago. re being | gray Stamf(n d-Darien Highway Busy Place for Police tamford, Fcb. (R—otor uclx and automobiles chugged | merrily over the Boston Post Road between here and Darien early to- olice ofiicers gave ch Two Dari rom that town cers followed a ca into this city whe {walk, driving while fluence of liquor and driving wit T motorcycle officers fired several times at the fleelng car. Local officers stopped {which were two lads an [back to Greenwich | was stolen, Stamford ofticers searched for a |car containing five men which had come through from New Jersey. The chase went into Darien W e the | city, doing business under the na of- | | the | th NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1927. church. The men will be iu charge|The prize itself is direct from Swee IGE COMPANIES IN BIG STATE HERGER New Britain Interests Affected by Completion of Deal The biggest in the history ice company merger of New Britain was |1 consummated Saturday when the Southern New England Ice Co. pur- | chased the New Britain Ice Corpor- |1 ation and the property of concerns in and around New Brit- ain. Negotiations for the sale of he local concern had been in prog- | ess for several months and Presi- dent Mortimer L. Rhodes®filed a | deed for the sale of the business |, and property with the town clerk | Saturday. { The real estate of the company is | v situated between Church and Chest nut streets in the rear of the Her- | ald buildin, It was 22 years ago | when the New Britain Ice Corpor: tion was formed. The 1 a period of five years the ice pond on Shuttle Meadow avenue at a| rental of $100 monthly, from George | E. Doerr. | At the time of the formation of | the New Britain corporation Frank- | E. Rhodes was the president. | M. L. Rhodes, his son, has been at the head of the corporation for sev eral years. The purchase price was Sam and Charles Giardino of this | ne ot the Willow Brook Ice Co. have transferred to the Southern New gland Ice Co. a lease of property from Rudolph Simons and others, situated on Farmington avenue. The Giardino brothers have also sold to merger interests two ice plants | owned by them in Berlin The Hartford Ice Co. has sold to the same company, the ice pond situated in the south end of Berlin known at the Peat Works pond and | two ice houses situated there. The houses have been situated there for the past 50 years. William Bauchmann of Meriden has sold also to the Southern New England Ice Co. property in the | southeastern section of Kensington. town police stopped a car with fi men in who proved to be a quintet| | who had joined in the chase of the | New Jersey car after they had seen it elude the Stamford officer. New Jersey car got aw GAS PRICES REDUCED New York, Feb. 28.—(UP)—| | Gasoline prices were reduced 1 ce nt a gallon today in New York s | by the Standard Oil Comp: |New York. Th iction followed t | same reduction in New England by | {the New York comp: Edward Rafferty went to the rear | A of the New Britain House last Mon day evening and discharged a re- volver six times and was loading up preparatory to another salute when arrested. Ho claimed in court that | e disliked to carry a loaded volver and was firing it off for that reason; but in answer to the matter | of reloading, etc., he suddenly di covered that he had nothing m terial to add. Result: $5 and costs. Te- | Au elderly gent from the Emer- ald Isle had a call, or so claimed, from a party, who, upon leaving also left the elderly gent with a darkened eye. Wednesday morn- g about 2 o'clock the police heard a fearful outery near the depot, and zoing thither they discovered this elderly gent, and in court the next morning he quietly informed Jlld;:i“ Beach that he was calling the po-| )n’e to go and arrest the man who| dep ed the little blaw upol\ that he never dra ach was naturally puzzled what to do and adjourned | the case till the following da: feature of the case was th blow or cut received by the question was given at least a day| or two before, and why he took the unreasonable J\mlr of two o'clock in the morning to summon the police is a question to be scttled later. The new mail arrangement where- | by the » ready for distribution city as early as 6:40, Is a great| convenience to our manufacture and others who are enabled ther by to fill orders received by tha at this| | gasoline prices in Pennsyivania morning New York mail will | st Phi l'vle'p]n“ Teb a gallon on | and ced a cut of 1 cent | Kerosene t tan cents a H l LOOD and the of Old > surrounded by at the top of i famous Hamptol lly built for Cardi the favorite of Henry VIIL, AWARDED COMPENSATION. S (P—Jol street, Wi n for the Gener: of New York ci district W comp: 20 in a findi tion C 1. Wrenn was injured in ien his automobile locomotive on th ENTERTAINS of Lyons tables da; Lonor di evenin in of Mis: mail and ship by freight train the | same day. Previous to this av rangement this could not be done, as the mail was not ready till near ten o'clock. Those benefited arc under obligation to Postmaster | Gladden for the favor. | s | We are confident that we expross | the sentiments of all our citizens, in saying that the ladles who have made the operations at the late soup Touse their chief occupation for the past two months and more, have the hearty thanks of all. Thelr la- bors have brought relief into many a household that otherwise must lave suffered for the necessaries of life. All has been done in that Christian spirit that finds its en- dorscment from the higher source. To those generous friends who have contributed their mite, to Mr. Ar- nold and others is extended a hearty God bless you. All candidates for admission to| the High school must present them- sclves at the High school hall on | Wednesday, April 4th, at 2 o'clock, | cquipped with foolscap paper and good lead pencils. Questions will be given in geography, English ammar, history of the United es, and in arithmetic as far as The examination will prob- ably close ay morning. The names of those who pass the test satisfactorily will be announced. That Was Fifty Years Ago | v d Yox: WANT the very Dest | coal, don't you?| We have it in any | size you may de- | sire. | You want mn: service, including o tesy, don't you? We assure hoth to all our| patrons. You and We Should Team Up—Don't You Think So? STANLEY SVEA GRAIN & COAL | COMPANY | Cor. Stanley and Dwight Sts. Tel. 419, Menus & Birnbaum, Props. | BANISH THAT COUGH! with | McBriarty's Mentholated i PINE TAR with Cod Liver Extract and Eucalypty an effective treament for | coughs, colds, hoarsencss, loss of voice, bronchitis certain minor affections of the throat ind lungs. Contains no opiates. JOHN McBRIARTY proved Cor. Church and ley streets Plone 15 ! the discharge | the kids to death. vW. CA NOTES Girl's Reserve club schedule for the week is Sunset Club ion; Gold- ng and music; Club, Ginger plan sup- anderaft mecting: ss meeting to P. D. Ciub mh‘ h will h 1 until ¢ 4 o'cl eting. 1t meeting of 5 voted to cl - Beacon Club, the Ge ng he re rs Club, it w o girls in the nior _High of the club to l.‘H \\1'\ be The club pl 1 school play, “Honor in a body. All those who to join the party which will tend on the evening of Mareh 11, s as 5000 as Blue Trinagle Club There will be a meeting of the club girls with Mrs. Herbert Horton adio in Block ning at § irls who vited to come singing are nd help in the planning of a musi- |formed by seve a boost in the tax ward F. and taxation told the Polish Rep other | L ated are: mainly for personnel increa Southern | 31 | New England Ice Co. also leased for | | disco! will not made known. chy mar month re Saturday mo HALL EXPLAINS INCREASE IN TAX RATE OF CITY xpansion in Program of Several De- partments Responsible, Finance Board Head Says. Increases in the work being per- 1 departments of the city government made necessary ite from 233 mills to 25 1-2 mills, Chairman Hall of the board of fina ican club at its mecting in Falcons all last night. Th Schools, $81, or maintenance; police, § rtment, $26,321.90, o© by a new fire station for pavement repair; ipal departments, $38,000; T ; city hall commission, $6,000 icalth board, $16,500, inly for age collection; salaries, $1,050 more than last year, and inciden nents on principal, m Week’s Activities in Catholic Churches —————————————— of Lent, Catholic vices. The h W be Wednesday, the first day be marked in the ches with special v will be known as A when the ashes will nes- dis- tributed to members of the con; ation roughout the w rking of the ashes on th people will signify the begin- of the season of peni ich precedes the most impor s in the Catholic churc ding each mortal that st Thou All and Unto Dust T Wilt Return.” Friday, ~the first Friday of will be obs devotions while church hours of th Church at St is week will be as Thursday morning at 7 uicm mass for Mr: rning at Mary's follow ssions will be he day afternoon and even on the first Friday of the be said at 5:30 ¢ i will be an all-d: sed Sacrament. the children will be held afternoon for the school they will recelve aturday morning at a spe expositio C cor each Wednesday during I ices Friday will cons Next § tion will b | eign n the n Lent. St. Joseph' Requicm masses at Church St. Joseph's m to be given under Mrs. | - direction in the near| of the club will bowl| at 7 o'clock rs Recreation Building. trial committee will hly_meeting on Tdes- 1y noon at the Y. W. C. A. Roger will preside, t in the club rooms All mer ve planning for a book - evening ram sho thletic Department for pool and H Basketball, i dancing, T:15 to § o'clock; , 8 to 9 o'clock. to ; gymnasium cla 20 to 9:30 o'clock. and Thursday HARRY THAW WILL AD Comes to Financial Aid of Mother Who Stabbed Son During Fit of Anger. 3eacon, N. Y., . 28 (P—Aild from Harry K. Thaw, whose escape from Matteawan in 1915 resuited in of her husband, an e, today was prom- Ellen « Barnum, under wole for stabbing her son during t of anger. Joseph Barnum, small children, was Highland hospital today | bread knife wound in Thursday. “You can’ to my mother for this,” the boy de- clared. “I egged her on. She only meant to hit me with the handle of the knife because I was plaguing 1 got to get back quick and help her raise them.” Mps. Barnum was paroled on a assault, If the boy re- will not be prosecuted, f Attorney Allen S. Reynolds | Poughkeepsie said. The mother | thankful when she was told the v probably would recover. Thaw last night promised to send Mrs. Barnum a $500 check. “] was always sorry for what happened to her husband,” he id. “He had nothing to do with my es- cape and was never tried. ASSIFIED ADS 13, one of flve improving at from a the back do anything of morning at 9 o'cloc at the | B v Tlunges | g | that HEM-ROID is Wednesda solemn hu,h M Wilson m for 3 iting Coates; Thursd . Piles Go Qulck Without Salves or morning Catting 'l'imumn'lw wh can be ac nal medicine, Cutti amount of treatment wi suppositori tion in the lo ening of the par hardt found the r his prescription Leonhardt tried it cases with a marvelous rec uccess, such a wonderful now sold drug:mw eve Don’t waste any more time outside _applications, Get a pack- of HE. -ROID from TFair De- partment Store, Inc., today. given quick and lasting relief to thousands and should do the same “Why endure that itching, burning torment _» 1, too, tricd mahy treatments with- out success, until I used Resinol Oix CiH with | It has ts (yuu 5 1 Cotter. icvotions will be held on | ediction. g Lent, vill pr- u)\ e Sra- ediction mass will be at will be distributed in the ternoon and evening. Mass 1 the first Fric be at 5:30 and 7 o'cloc! »| tions of the Cross will be v afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and | Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The Children of Mary will receive - Communion in a body : 5 o'clock m next Sunday. 2t 7|, | | i | | BERLIN NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) Mrs. M. lazelwood sercnaded them Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James McPherson. newlyweds were then escorted by the serenaders to the music of drums, horns and bells to Com- munity hall where the festivities of the evening were staged. The great- s |er part of the evening was given | by ay of the month will | over to dancing. The happy cou- ple was presented with a mahogany gateleg table and a set of lustre china the presentation being made Jarvis Dowd in behalf of those embled. Mr. Hazelwood express- cd appreclittion of himself and his | wife for the expressions of friend- | ship. Refreshments were served fol- lowing the dancing. ends were | present from Hartford, New Brit- The mg¢n's card party will be held | in the parish hall tomorrow evening | t §:15 o'clock il be entertainment $ o'clock in night ommittee tonight hall Andrew's Church Andrew's Wedne: lay and F evening at 30 o'clock. Services on Wednesda will consist of the rosary and bene- diction and on Friday evenings, the ations of the Cross will n dm'mn will follow. Ash Wednesday, | celebrated at 7:3 will be dlslrlbutc«l the mass and again at § the afternoon for chil- e parish. In the evening es will be di; | the parisi St Lenten ch be k. Ashes a meeting of the | ¥ Middletown, dlefield. The Boys' club basketball team lost a close game to the Junior Hi- team in New Britain Saturday fternoon by the score of 30 to 26. An extra overtime period of five minutes was necessary as the score Meriden and Mid- | was tled at 24 all at the end of the | the Junior HI-Y boys be said | 130 | the first Fri-| onth, will be sald at ) o'clock. Confessions Thursday afternoon . the first Sunday of Holy Com- Church ‘Wednesday, the at 'he church of will be Ashes after mass a cr serviees at 7 g the first Friday of |usually start with a cold. ment you get those warning aches, | ss will be said at] nd communion will be at T o'clock. The Sta- Cross and Benediction in the evening at 7:30 tions of the held Brunette and Freckled | 6:3 game. A return gme will be play- 1 in the near future when the lo- cals hope to reverse the tables. The Boys' club team was the guest of during the afternoon having the use of the vimming pool and the bowling al- The local boys defeated the Junior Hi-Y bowling team winning by 20 pins, partially compensating for the earlier defeat. The Knights of Pythias will meet this evening at 8 o'clock in their rooms at Community hall. The Ladies’ Ald society of the Methodist church will hold a supper in the banquet hall of the Commun- ity building tomorrow evening at o'clock. An elaborate menu has been prepared for the occasion. Special music will be rendered. The | publie is invited to attend. ildren of the | | | The last whist of the season will be held tomorrow evening in the socfal rooms of Sacred Heart Guard Against “‘Flu” With Musterole Influenza, Grippe and Pneumonia | The mo- rub on good old Musterole. | Musterole relieves the congestion | land stimulates circulation. It has all |loned mustard plaster the good qualities of the old-fash- without the | blister. First you feel a farm tingle as the |healing ointment penetrates the But Is Prettiest Girl |pores, then a soothing, cooling sen- lanta, Ga., Feb. Nort, 18, is a brunette and 1s freckles on her nose. Despite however, college gentlemen, h0 compose the Lords' club of Oglethorpe university, Miss Nort was thelr. idea of the he university. 2§ (P)—DMiss |satlon and quick relief. Have Mus- terole handy for emergency use. | may prevent serious illness. announced | s Nort was call- | ing chapel exerc loving cup from the Lords. v knows her as a young | 1 the honor roll by Trustee Executor es to | | \ Musterole is also made in milder form for bables and small children. Ask for Children's Musterole. To Mothers: Better than a mustard plaster It | | the Boys' club | scries of tests for the boys of the {clul for their general proficiency in | | for the evening and have promised several umusual features. Physical Director William Ogle of has apparatus and mat work. Three sil- ver cups will be awarded to the prize winners, the awards to be made at the conclusion of the com- petitive exercises. Mrs. A. L. Burgreen is confined to her home on Main street with a sprained ankle. There was a large attendance at the pictures shown last evening at the Methodist church. The subject was “Trust Your Eye” and shown in conjunction with the pres- ent enforcement of the prohibition law. The object of the picture was to nullify the propaganda of the * who claim that prohibition is a failure. Mr. and Mrs. George Welz enter- tained relatives from out of town at their home on Wilcox avenue over | the week-end. Miss Louise Foertsch entertained a number of her young friends this afternoon at her home, the occasion being her eleventh birthday. She was pleasantly remembered by her many friends in honor of the event. The Lafanso club will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Nelson next Saturday evening. Every mem- | ber attending must attend in Swed- ish costume and the food served will be In Swedish style. A prize for the best costume s to be awarded. announced a | was | | den. Richard Walsh and Ronald Mo- | Corkle were visitors to New Britain Saturday. | Teachers to Be Asked To Scrub Dirty Pupils | Zero hour has come for New Drllalns “'great unwuhed." They must go “over the top” into |tho glistening white bath tubs that |add their allurement to the other | attractions offered by three of the elementary schools constructed for {the youth of this city. Bath tubs have been provided in the Lincoln | and Roosevelt school and when the |new Robert J. Vance school is completed it will be equipped with | the unpopular but necessary tube. | General orders have been issued | that younger pupils whose ablu. ions have been neglected at home shall be handled by the teacher, INQUIRY REOPENED Washington, Feb. 28 (#—Reopen- ing of the inquiry on the petition of the Delaware & Hudson railroad for permission to leave the Buffalo, | Rochester & Pittsburgh, was order- | ed today by the interstate commerce i commission. | APPEAL REINSTATED Washington, Feb. 28 (®—The ap- peal of George R. Dale, the Muncie, Indiana, editor, under sentence for contémpt by a state court, was re- | instated today by the supreme court. | —_——— "A Box of Our Choice Roses Featured Today $3 Jt’s Time for Flowers Now!— All of us turn gratefully to flowers in case of illness or bereavement. But the tho'tful person remembers the joy in the unexpected and sends flowers to relieve the eternal sameness of every day. VOLZ, the Florist 98 WEST MAIN ST. The Federal Reserve Board on February 23, 1927 Granted to The CITY NATIONAL BANK of NEW BRITAIN Authority to act as Administrator Registrar of Stocks and Bonds Guardian of Estates Assignee Receiver TEL. 3700 Committee of Estates of Lunatics It is a source of great satisfaction to the Directors and Officers of this Bank that the Federal Reserve Board on recommendation of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston after reviewing our growth and development during the year past has seen fit to grant these powers to us, thus showing their confidence in us. record | B by | B ere under a rigid | N g Dr. DIRECTORS Mortimer H. Camp Ernest W. ] John S. | Dr. George W. Morris S. Dunn Christ Contaras Dunn John A, Erickson Francis C. Kelly Joseph F. Lamb Peter J. Pajewski Paul K. Rogers Henry Schupack Raymond R. Searles Reuben C. Twichell Arthur P. White Elbridge M. Wightman OFFICERS Paul K. Rogers, President Joseph ment, and T could hardly belicve that | 8 the immediate relicf it gave could last, But it did, nnd only a few treatments cleared away the whole trouble, leav= ing my skin as soft and smooth as a baby's. I'm never without it now and use it for any kind of skin discomfort. Resinol is on sale at all drug stores.” ‘Free—Sample each of Resinol <.~;,, and Ointment 1f you will write Dept, 64, Resinol, Baltimore, Md, F. Lamb, Vice-President Francis C. Kelly, Harold L. Cashier Depository for U. S. Government ‘and the City of New Britain The CITY NATIONAL White, Asst. Cashier BANK of NEW BRITAIN Main Street at East Main