New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1928, Page 17

FIGHT OVER WATER "IN COMRECTICLT Wassachusetts Comes to Grips, With Natmeg-State Today Springfleld, Mass., Teb. 9 (P— husetts and Connecticut came to grips today over the question, of -proposed diversion of the waters.of . the Ware and Swift rivers in a hear- - ing given here before Col. Bherwood _Cheney, district engineer of the war department, on the question of the granting of a permit to Massachu- setts by the war department for the diversion of part of the flow of the jof any event in which the Cuban the New Britain city directery, Ware river to the Wachusett reser- voir of the Metropolitan Water Sup- ;th:xt press hadges issued by Briga- | ing moved to New Haven some time ply district. Connecticut was strongly represents ed at the hearing in opposition to the granting of the petition, the spokesmen, who included Deputy Attorney General E. L. Averill and Attorney Benedict M. Holden as well as representatives of many towns along the Connecticut river, taking the ground that the proposed diver- sion of the Ware river flow would prove a detriment fo navigation in| the Connecticut river and would al- #0 prove detrimental to public health. Attorney General A. K. Reading, official spokesman for Massachusetts NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1928, DRINK ‘POISON' FROM FLASK, JUST MAKESTHEM DRUNK | Imbibers Arveated Whea They Can- ‘ vass West Haven Homes Ask- home, Monday, he said, “no special | g ae Wi overhauling will be necessary." { A man who gave his name as | “I believe the ship will be in per- | John Kelleher and his sddress New {fect condition,” he added. | Britaln was fined §5 and costs for | Newspaper photographers at-| drunkenness in West Haven court tempting to record the arrival of the | yesterday. He and a companion, {fiver clashed with soldiers stationed | named William Smith, aged 32, of jat the fleld to preserve order. Three | Wallingford, drank denatured alco. iCubans and several American pho-ihol from a bottle labeled *poison,” tographers were understood to have on Elm strect, West Haven, and then been injyred in the melee and many | canvassed apartment houses in the LORIOLS WELCONE GIVEN LINDBERGH (Continued From First Page) i === On acaffold high—they slip the noose ) and bind your shivvering frame they slip the hood as hangman should, there’s no one you can blame. After you've had & word or two and you are through— The trap door falls— The fox he squalls, Adieu. Willlam E¢ward Hickman—Allas ‘The Fox. A family reunion was held last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCarthy of Hamilton street, in honor of Mrs. Waltef C. Burke of Wall Street Briefs New York, Feb. § M—The British | American Tobaeco Company has no intention of wuging a tobacco wa with the American industry. It has a minor interest in America and is satisfied, 8ir Hugo Cunliffe Owen, chairman, said on his srrival for his annual visit. *“It would be ridiculous to attempt to compete against tobacco manufac- turcrs in the United States.” he #aid. “Therz i no reason for it and we have no intention of doing 80. Our varioua interests are showing satisfactory progress. Business is TODAY'S ACTIVTY Follow Industrials fo Slightly Higher Level New York, Feb. § (P—After an early period of irregularity today, the stock market swung upward un- der the leadership of the standard {industrials. Lowering of the call RAILSMOVEUPIN | cameras broken. Cuban photographers went on re- cord as oppored to taking pieture '€rmy participates. They charged !dier General Herrera were ignore | Py officers. A formal accusation v |made by the Reporters' association 'of Havana against a number of army officers. At he flying field Charles Evans | Hughes, chief of the American deles gation to the Pan-American con- | gress, said: Malies New Trade Route “Lindhergh is tracing the route that futurc commerce will follow. The best part §s that it is a route of good wi {of first importance in the develop- ment of Pan-Americanism.” nd what he is doing is | Oukland, Cal. Mrs. Burke was~{or- merly Mlis Mao McCarthy of this city. A wide circle of friends were | {present at the reunion. i A meeting of the board ef the New Britain General hospital will be held February 14 at ¢ o'clock In | the afteriioon. | Mayor Weld has accepted an invi- | | tatien to open the state convention ' |of letter carriers on Washington's | birthday. RESTS WITH JURY Kelly today that a double harness was taken from the stable in the rear of 211 Main street after 10:30 (Continued from First Page) {ncighborhood for water to “chase™ {the fire. A | There is no John Kelleher listed in a | former resident by that name hav. |ago, The man arrested in West Ha- Iven said he was 43 years of age. | | Philip Magnuson of 24 Henry |street, Hartford, reported at 9:40 |last night that a motor meter was |stolen from his car while it was| {parked on Stanley strect, near| | Dwight. Michael Calos of 160 Washington last night. holding him insane at the time he | Killed the little girl and dismem- bered her body. 800d and we are optimistic.” money rate from 4 1-2 to § 1.4 per - |cent, reparts of further improve- George Urquhart has been elected |ment in the steel industry and ex- president of the American Plano Company, succeding C. Alfred Wag- ner, who resigned. Officials of the company denied reports that a re- organization was contemplated. The company discontinued pay- ment of common dividends last N. vember to conserve cash resources, bursement by General Motors direc- jtors after the close stimulated the {buying movement, which embraced a wide assortment of stocks. General Motors changed hands in enormous volume, climbing nearly 2 points to areund 139, as against a Continental Can Company earncd |Mock established last year. U. 47.54 & sharc on the common stock |Stecl commen was bid up more than in 1927, aghinst $6.73 a share in - POInts to 147 on buying influenced 1926. Net fincome was $4,438,646 |2V predictions of an unusually fav. compared with $3,734,183. jorable steel tonnage statement at {noon tomorrow. Sharp gains also took place fin some of the high priced industrial ispecialties. International Harvester soared 8 points, Midland Steel Prod- {ucta preferred 7 and Case Threshing, U. 8. Industrial Alcohol, American Coty, Inc., earned $10.80 a share | in 1927 against $9.52 a share the year before, The New York Cotton Exchange membership of Charles €., pectations of a special dividend dis- | record price of 141 for the present ' g PUTNAM & CO. Members Now York & Hartord Stack Exchenges 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN. TEL 2040 HARTPORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW TELEPHONE 2-114) { ! We Offer: New Britain Gas Light Co. Price on Application. Thomson, Tem & UL 55 West Main Street New Britain Phone 2580 Members of New York and Hariford Sors Exchange Edward L. Newmarker, Manager I | We Offer:— The HARTFORD TIMES Inc. emphasized the present inadequacy | Thousands thronged the plaza iny The verdict of the juryowill be on |y oot ranarted to the police today Payson zine preferred, American Republics, | of the sources of supply of Wachusett peservoir and contended that the proposcd diversion would not lessen the flow of the Connec cut river materfally and would prove no detriment to navigation. | Though the metropolitan plan as | Ware set forth concerns only the river, hy agreement the scope of the hearing was, broadened so as to in- clude also the Swift river, which it has been contended by Connecticut officials, would cventually have to be included in the diversion plan. The Springficld Chamber of Com- merce representative stated in the hearing that this city was not “in principle’” opposed to the diversion plan so long as the flow of the Con- nocticut river was not lessened to a harmful degree Mrs, Lnrso; Surprised On Her 72d Birthday A pleasant surprise party was tendered Mrs, Emily Larson of 21 Buell street yesterday afternoon in honor of her f7ind birthday anni- versary. She reccived many gifts umong them being a large bouquet of pink roses. Charlotte Landgren, a child living at the same address, presented Mra. Larson with a purse| of money which was a gift from her many friends. Refreshments were served, 25 Daily Ask C. of C. What Time Is It, Please? Approximately 25 calls a day arc being received by the Chamber of Commerce for the time, _although the service will not be {naugurated until the arrival of the clock early next week. It s likely the clock the | | front. of the national palace | Lindbergh arrvived there. In the great reception hall President M chadeo and his cabinet welcomed him, To Lindbergh, the president said: greatest nations as ambassador the air. T extend to you a welcome from cvery Cuban. ou yourself are one of | will always be co red one of tlie | world’s greatest citizens, ery mo- ment of your life, in glory or in sor- in us. in | “We love our liberty and indepen- |dence. You nre an ambassador of [the air, but also an ambassador of American frecdom.” Brandon balcony Avenlda erlcan Ambassador Nobel Judah then went to the oyerlooking tlie spacious 'had also appeared at the opening of when | the one question of Hickman's san- {ity or insanity. Has Admitted Crime {that his son, George, aged 14, has not becn home since yesterday noon has been sold for $28,000 to Gar- diner H. Miller, for another, un- | changed from the previous transac- | Westinghouse Electrlc and Con- {tinental Can advanced ¢ to 5 points You represent one of the world's | of | the | man be sent to an insane asylum in- {greatest men of o great nation and row, you will always have a friend | You will always find welcome | The president, Lindbergh and Am- | Misiones, where President Coolidge The fommer Rrien s hign | Mombers of the supernumerary | cchool pupil haus admilted commin: | hoa conen sonobl s E 3 B sion of the crime through his Plea |agternoon %t the common council | {of mot gullty on the ground of in-'chamber, city hall. An examination | sanity. : Iwill bo glven Iy Detective Sergeant | Cantillon in his plca that Hick-|w. p, McCue, who haa charge of the school. Complaint was made to the police today that an unlicensed dog at 113 | Miller strect has bitten several | people of late. John Krenos of 386 Fast street reported to the police today that his store at 382 East stre¢t was entered | |last night after 9:30 o'clock. Glass | {in the rear door broken to gain | {entrance and $2 in change taken, in |addition to a quantity of clgars and | He referred froquently to the tes- | clgarettes. | timony of Hickman's parents,| Miss A. L. Borg, corscticre with | | Thomaa Hickman of E! Paso, and|Leonard & Herrmann Co., returned | | Mrs. Eva Hickman of Kanss City. | today from New York city where she stead of the gallows at the San ! Quentin state prison turned to the family history of Hickman and his carly life in the backwoods of Ar- kansas. “We have established that one of {this boy's immediate forebears was |a neuropath, two were positively in- sane and a fourth was the village | half-wit—an epileptic,” Cantillon | said. above last night's final quotations. Rails which have been sluggish |for the past few weeks in reflection of poor 1927 earnings statements, noved forward with the industrials, dent of the City Coal and Wood Co., 'although the gains were held to a i is in Springficld today attending a | point or two, hearing on the proposed water di- New York, Feh. § (M—Prices were \'f_‘nvlon plan. Major Johnston is 4 | considerably mixed at the opening director of the state chamber of|of the 8teck Market today. Aggres- ommerce and i8 & member of the|sive buying was resumed in Consoli- above committee. dated Gas and American Can, fore- e S i e ing them up to 137 and 80 respec- CO.\I!![ .\ll‘\r CHEST DRIVE tively. The (first transaction in The United Community corpora- Amcrican Can was a block of 10,. tion officials have decided to hold | 100 shares. Heavy profit taking de. the 1928 community chest drive dur- | veloped in Montgomery Ward which ing the first week in April. T'0st- | gpened 3 peints Jower. master H. E. ¥rwin will be 0’ Buying expanded somewhat fn the charge of the drive, which will be subsequent dealings, carrying a for the same amount as lust year,|number of stocks up 1 to 3 points. approximately $70,000. Motor shares ware quiet in the early !trading on the eve of the General | The mother and father, now sep- has been attending a convention of {arated, both bared their family rec- | corsetieres. | LION STIMONIAL BALL L10Y Motor dividend meeting. Montgom- The annual banquet and all foriery Ward soon attracted support ;the Pan-Amcrican congress, 10 |opg fn an effort to save Edward. lanswer the appiause of the crowd. | Quotes Depositions As Lindbergh left the balcony he | cantilion quoted frequently from ! Ireceived a motherly Dlessing 11 [ (1o deponitions the defepse gather- ! English from Madame Pouvert|aq from persons who knew the Hick- | |Terry, wife of a prominent Cuban, yune in Arkansas and later in Kan- | |\who made her way to his side. | sas City, i | 8o great was the desire of Cubans | These depositions brought out | (to see the Lone Iagle arrive that mental normalities among mem- |they cast aside an anclent custom. | bera of ,'f, Hickman family. Several ' [The tradition that an unescortel of them expressed the opinion that | |woman must not scat herself besid: | Edward was “‘queer.” !a man in any public convevance| Cantillon likewise drew quotations |was defied by dark-eyed Cuban'from the testimony of Dr. Paul Bow- {eenoritas and women of all ages|ers, a state alienist. |who traveled the eight miles to the| The testimony of Dr. Bowers, Can- flying field. |tillon argued, was more favorable to Lindbergh sald the Spirlt of St.|the defense than to the state. |Louis had covered nearly 40,000 | Frequent referénce also was made miles since he took off from Fan |to the testimony of the two allenista i | ! Mr. and Mrs. James Buckley o(‘k!he members of the Lions' Frolic and recovered ita initial Joss. Ameri. | Pairview street and Thomas Buckle of Btanley street are spending winter months in Florida. Weddings LANDRY=—JACKSON Harry Jorcph Landry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Landry of Bris-| widow, Mrs. 1. tol, and Miss Anne Marie Jackson, | deughter of Mrs. Helen Jackson of | 104 Bouth Burritt street, were mar- ried this morning at d o'clock at| The ceremony 8t. Mary's church. ¥ | Jeposits with 5t given by the Lions' club will be held at the Paragon Inn next Mon- day evening. Entertainment will be provided by the cast. The affair | will start at 8:30 o'clock. , Feb. 9 P—The estate of General Leonard Wood is |shown to contain personal property valued at $51,692.54 and real estate valued at $7,100 in the inventory | filed in probate court here by his ise A. Wood, admin. istrator. The real csiite compriscs two propertics in Bourne while the bulk of the personal property consists of the International fean_Can soon extended its advance to 82, a record price and Consoli- | ated Gas went on up to 138, the highest in five years. Johns Man. ville, newly lsted, opened at 125, but quickly fell\back to 128 1.! Among the early strong spots with gains of 2 points or more were Scars | Rocbuck, which reached a new high fof 82 1.2, Vick Chemical, Victor Talking Machine, American Rail. J¥yn Edison and a few others. Farly weakness was displayed by Ameris can Sugar, Freeport-Texas and Air Reduction, the last named dropping I back points. Foreign exchanges | were somewhat easy at the opening {but Sterling Cables were quoted u way Express, American Zine, Brook- | Participating Preferred Stock - Price on Application: EDDY BROTHERS & & Members Hartford Stock Exchange NEw BRI HARTFORD NEROEN BurritiHotel idg. Hartford Com.Trust Bidg, Colony Bidg, We Offer and Recommend: Actna Life Insurance Co. | Edwin D. Hyde & Co. Investment Seafn'ties /4800 136 WEST MAIN STREET (4801 Teleph: A NEW BRITAIN, CONN. | will be installed and the service in| operation by Tuesday afternoon. | was performed by Rev. John Landty g nying cCorporatien, Manila. | ot Bridgeport, a cousin of the bride- \ changed around $4.57 1-4. Diego for New York and ultimately | who testified for the defense. Both The market became more of a | BSecretary Raph H. Benson pro- poses to ask the telegraph compan- fes, the telephone company, police and fire departments and rallroad station where many such calls have | been coming lately, to refer all calls | for time to the Chamber of Com- merce. “The public will show its appre- clation of the service according to the amount of demand there is for 1t”* Me, Benson stated today. Washington to Havana Plane Resumes Flight Charleston, 8. C., Feb. 9 (UP)— The Pan-American Airways Sikor- ski plane en route from Washing- ton to Havana left here today for Jacksonville, Fis., Intending to re- fuel there and -continue on to the Cuban capital today. The plane had been held here two days by ad- verse weatfier. FILES POWER OF ATTORNEY A written power of attorney drawn {n Ferrado, Italy, October 18, appointing Mrs. Adelaide Dondero of this city as representative of her sister-in-law, Mrs, Magdalen J. Cuneo of Ferrado, was filed for rec- ord at the office of the town cletk today. The deed is written in Ital- {an and in English. It gives the local party to handle the business interests of Mrs. Dondero. The cap- tion on the document reads: “Gen- eral Power of Attorney, Victor Em- 11anuel the $rd, by the Grace of (iad and the Will of the Peoplg King of Italy.” WRITES FROM HONOLULU Cards have been reccived in this city from Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Corbin who are in Honolulu on their honey- toon trip. Mr. Corbin, who f{s president of the Union Manufactur- ing Co., and past president of the liotary club, has written to A. E. liichstaedt saying he _is sending back his overcoat because he has nq use for it in Mawaii. In his letter Mr. Corbin says: “I did not know there was such a wonderful scenery #uch as we have here. It ranges from the beautiful fertile valleys of California and to the terrible chasms, deserts and volcanic coun- try-bare of life.” TO DIE IN CHAIR Huntsville, Tex, Feb. 9 (UB)— Gueorge J. Hamsell, confessed slayer of 13 persons, will be electrocuted in the state prison tonight. Hassell's last hope of escaping death disappearcd yesterday when Governor Dan Moody refused ex- Paris. It was estimated that some asserted that in their opinfon Hick- groom. SIX HURT IN BU two-sided affair as bears pressed 8,000 miles of this were part of the [man was insane and incapable of | goodwill tour fn which he visited | distinguishing between right and | Mexico, Guatemala, British Hon- | Wrons. | duras, Salvador, Honduras, Nica- | Wednesday fiad Day. | |ragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colom.| Wednesday was a bad day for the ) bia, Venezuela, the Virgin islanas, |YOUNE confessed murderer, The | Porte Rico, the Dominican repub- | WOrst of the ordeal was when Perry lfe, Haitl and Cuba. | Parker, father of Hickman's victim, “Most of the motor and plane {s |00k the stand and told of cvents now in at least 95 per cent of ".‘l@ldlnl vup v'o the return of his original condition and the plane {s |O3UShter's diemembered body. i capalle of flying more than the| He had told of the search for his | tance already flown,” Lindhergh |daughter, of the sneering letters and | [said. “Planes of this type should be | telcphone calla from “The Tox" do- §o0d for 1,500 hours with proper | MaRding $1,500. He told how he | care.” Fad arranged one meeting and the ) to §t.|Mman dil not appear. Then, in a Mz;?c!)lro]:::yht:u\-);"n::s';in °h<f.., | breaking voice, he told of the night | completed. “I plan, however, to go‘"',,':""s;“”‘;’ :",’e' e el "..E |along the west coast of Florida,” n B i i Lindbergh explained. “I expect to { asked me if I had the money. T said | leave with a comparatively light | |T did and asked him for Marion. | | in the | tend, T fact The Ppitt &f 5. Leuis| 00 BN SHuted 1o & fotin i tie has in it now enough gasoline to | car and said she was asteep. I gave | take it to St. Louis.” [ him the money and asked him if he ! Vi i to give Marion to me. Ie The first air mail service between | via o was ot # the islande of the Antilles was fn- | and for me to wait | while he drove whead and let her sugurated with Lindbergh's arrival, | > 10e he He apparently | o f | out of the machine. g::fln?ock:n:|0fonf‘nflll>nn:mnl‘rn:.:l:,o | placed her on the curb about a block Prince were delivercd at Havana by | ‘%a¥- Aftcr R et 1 Grovs 10 th the plane. | The flyer's program today called | for luncheon at Camp Colombia as the guest of army officers and avia- {tlon authorities attached to the|™ as——my daughter.” | [camp. Ambassador Judah and Mrs.| He pointed to Hickman as the | issued several thousand in- | Judan man who had driven the ear and | vitations to members of the Ameri-| Gemanded the ransom money. lcan colony and visiting Americans| Three womoa and one man on th for a reception in honor of the flyer jury were crying as the banker told !late this afternoon. | his story. Lindbergh was fnvited to be an Hickman shifted his eyes unc.sily honor guest at tonight's grand ball | about the court room as Parker tee- |at the Havana Yacht club. but | tificd. He d¥in't attempt to gaze : | whether he would attend was not | the witness, Color suffused his'f:.c known. cccasionally. A conference with his legal ad- Shortly afterwanrd the state rested viser, Colonel Ilenry Breckenridge. and closing arguments started. | was also scheduled for today. Forrest Murray, deputy district | e e attorney, made the first summation i Sues Wife for $8,000, Found Girl's Body. | “In the gutter T found what ap- | | peared to be a bundle of trash, That | 1 o for the state and after going over 7 {the case concluded with: \hmts Pronert,v DiVided‘ l“l( horriblancss is an excuse for | Seeking & partition of property | crime, then let us know that we may jon Arch sireet, Frank ~Poglitsch, | fjash it to the naton that murder jthrough Joseph G. Woods, has|is not punishable if it is done in as brought suit agalnst his wife, Fan- | ploody a method as possible.” ‘nme. Constable Fred Winkle served Jerome Walsh of Kansas City the papers and .atfached property | made the first of the defense clos- |of the defendant in the amount of |ing arguments and insisted the evi- | 1$8,000. The plaintift and the defen- | dence had shown that Hickman was |dant are owners of the property In|insane. question, each possessing a half-| “To indlet Willlam Edward Lick |intereat. The plaintiff sccks a par-|man, to find him sane, is to indict itition, or, it a partition cannot Be ! cvery high schosl youth in the coun- |had without material injury to the |try. If hs is a2 mnermal American rights of hoth parties, a sale of the | hoy, then God help America’” he property and a division of the pro- | concluded. cends, Hickman Writrs Verre { daughter of the late Captain S. L. | buildings. {1apses into semi-consciousness at in- | | cently suffercd a heart attack. They were attended by Roe Per- reault of Bristo] as best man Miss Mollle Jackson, rister of bride, as mald of honor. The bride wore a gown of white satin trimmed with pearls and « Hagertown, Md., Feb. 9 (UP)—A tus load of high school students «kidded on an icy road near here to- {day and plunged over a high em- | bankment, severely injuring six of %il of dughsss fane with » oowt |188 pAWEGE. TI:; ;.(mllems wera a ouquet of |en route rom heir homes n :\r;,‘::.e orfl:‘t;nf?lrl::do(au\l-’- lley and | ShArpsburg to the Boonsboro High gardentas. Her attendant was Achool. dresscd in orchid charmeuse with a | hat to match and she carried a| bouquet of butterfly roses and orchid sweet peas, | After the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother at which about 100 guests | were present mcluding visitors from ! New York, Boston and Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Landry departed on a wedding trip to Virginia. On their return, they will reside in Bristol. the Deaths Mrs. Mary Mclnerney. Mrs. Mary Meclnerncy, 70 years old tically all her life, died today at her Ret !lome on East Robbins street, after SUES TOR DIVOKCE a lingering illness. She was the Fort VPorth, Tex., Feb. 9 (UP) a‘“‘q;'“' flf“l'-x K. “01"-"“"-“‘ i : o Cl Mrs. McInerney was born in LI T e e e e | Newington sinec her youth. Surviv- |ing her are four daughters, Mra. Ed ward Kiley of New Haven, Mrs. rison of Hartford, Misees Hel and Jane L. Mclnerney, both | of Newington: *wo sons, J. Edward and Andrew MelIncrney: a sister, 3MrsW. P. Hooker of Kensington, tund a grandsen, . Myron Kiley of Now Haven. Tho funeral will he held in Wethersfi-ld Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cometery, this eit ' Funerals ] e Mrs. Mary (Welsh) McDonnell = Funeral services for Mrs. Mary ED | (Welsh) McDonnell of 450 Main Hartford, P)—The cases|isirot, who died at the home of her of thfee Westfield, Mass, mMen. gaughter, Mrs. Thomas Dully of charged with illegal transportation Hartford. yesterday morning. will be of liquor, were continugd until to- held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock morrow in court here today. |at &t. Mary's church. Burial will be Twenty gallons of liquor was re- in St. Mary's cemetery. ported found in the automobile in e which Williams D. Morrissey, George H. Andrews James Clear, 27, and Henry Brigss, Funeral services for George H. Andrews of 55 Wilcox street, whose 24, were riding. death yesterday was believed to i{have been caused by loss of blood following the extraction of three | teeth Saturday, will be held tomer- row afternoon at 2 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Theodore A. Greene, pastor of the First Congregational church, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. Burnett, today filed suit for divo om Guy L. Waggoner, son of W. . Waggoner, - Mrs. Waggoner asked « division of | I ¢ property. on ¥ Waggoner is said to be one of the richest men in the Upited States and Mrs. Waggoner is a millionaire in her own right. FIRE IN GLOUCESTER ucester, Mas., Veb.” 9 (P—17ire today destroyed a wooden building on the waterfront here owned by the | roducers Fish Company and occu- picd by that concern as a &torage housc and also by the Kiser Fien | Company. The loss was estimated £t $15,000. A wind which swept the sparks out over (he harbor prevent- | od the fire from epreading to other CASES CONTI SPROUL CRITICALLY ILL Chester, Pa., The condition of for- mer Goverpor William C. Sproul. who i» ill at his home "La.mdrai Manor,” near here, was reported ecritical today. His physiclan said he tervals. The former governor re- a resident of Newington prac- | ccutive clemency. Moody's decision| Michael Anderson, through Mon- | wan based on a sanity report which |T0¢ 8. Gordon, has brought suit for | declared Hassell sane. $500 damages against Roy Dunham. Hamsell 'was convicted of the claiming that there is money due in | murder of his wife and seven step. /Payment for building materials fur- children at Farwell, Tex. He also Mished. Constable John 8. Recor confessed five murdery in California. |%€rved the rapers = | ,Antbnio Salerni, through Monroe VOTE $60 REBATEMENT | 5. Gordon, has brought suit for $200 At a meeting of the finance com- damages against Balvatore Poge,' mittee last night it was voted to #llas Page. The plaintiff claims that | recommend to the common council he obtained a court judgment! that a rebatement of $600 he made |ugainst the defendants on Novenm:- | to Loule . Jones who was over-|ber 16 last, said judgment being for | charged for a sewer asscssment on | $215.65 damazes and $45.19 costa. Stecle street. The warrant i 1o the tax collector road “$ . Iheen satisfied only in part, to the when it should have been a bill for extent of $113.07. $178. |8 Recor served the papers. | . Los Angeles, Feh. 9 (UP)—In a verse directed to Jaller Frank Dewar and labelled "My Last Confeasions,” !Willlam Edward Hickman Wedncs- day night wrote: “To my dear friend: February 8, 1928 ‘When Day Is Done Last written confessions. ‘When day's begun and death cell's light With morning on. ‘When warden talks and death fear stalks Upon the dawn, ned [Tt ds claimed that the judgment has What mourning—that warning—tiat | chief delogate at the Havant Pan- kip from cell te doom. Constable John There's no hike—I know like—those | right of any nation te intervene in 13 steps within that rosms, SENT TO JAIL Hartford, Feb. 9 (UP)—Michael Sullivan, 24, of Bonton was sentenced to 30 days in jail here today after b conviction on charges of steal- ing from the. rooms of George Arthur and Joseph Stentowski at an Allyn street Jodging house. ! BACKS UP DELEGATE. o Buenos Aires, Feb. 9 (UP)—The cabinet today angounced its unani- ! mous approval of the attitude taken by Dr. Henorle Pueyrrcdon, fts STRING FLOWERS ARE HERFE Tulips, Hysciuths, Daffedils, Freesias, BOLLERER'S POSY SHOP W. Meln 80 Pt Bidg. Tel. 808 Telegraph Florist of Briteta” | American conference. against the the afiairs of another. |their advantage in certain stock causing sympathetic weakneas in re lated issues. national FPaper, Radio and Greene Cananea Copper dipped 2 to 4 ipoints. Meantime a number of se. lected shares were clevated to new high levels. U. 8. Industrial Alco- hol touching 7117, the best in ten |vears. Adams Express rose almest 10 points to 810. Circumstantial re. |ports of the formation of a new holding company to include the local |#as and electric companies was be- 'hind the bulge in Consolidated Gas 0 139 . The rencwal rate for call oans was unchanged at ¢ 1.2 per | cent. i ! THE MARKET AT 32:30 P. M. (Furmshed by Putnam & Co.) i High Loew Closc Al Che & Dye 154% 1631 Am Ag Che pa — {American can 82 lAm Loco .... 112 | Am Sumatra . 591 |Am 8m & Re 1763 J Sugar ... 58 Tobacco . 165% |Am Woolen . 233 | Anaconda Cop 58 Atchison .. ..18¢ Balt & Ohio. 1103 Beth 8teel ... {Brook Man {Calif Pet ..... Cer De Pasco Ches & Obhio 1921 CR 1 & Pac 108 Chrysler Corp 607, 1Colo Fuel 803, Congoleum ‘(‘onsnl Gas {Corn Prod { Dav Chem . | Dodge Bres A i nR |Fam Players Fleischmann ¥ G | 1093, 153 Genl Motors ..136% illdden . Hudson Motors | Hersheys : Int Comb, Eng Int Cement . Int Nickel |Int Harves ... |Int -Pajer . Ken Cop . Mack Truck ..102% Marland OIl .. 351 {Mo Kan & Tex 347 |Mont Ward ..148% | National Lead 133 IN Y Central ..159 INYNH&H 6% 607% Phillips Pet Pullman ...... Radio Corp 1, Remington R4 28% Reading ..... 96% Bears Roebuck 923 Sinclair Ofl ... 183 Southern Pac .11913 8d Ol N J . 39 st Oil N Y . 298 Stewart Warner 5514 (Studebaker 671 !Texas Co ..... 523 Tex Gulf Sulph 74y |Tim Rol Bear .124 |Underwood L] k] % Vanadium Steel, Inter. | ! Aetna Casualty . 2| Aetna ¥4 , | 'hoenix Ttire , | Billings & Spencer com We Offer and Recommend Subject to Prior Sale: 400 Shares Hartford Times Participating Preference Stock To Yield 6'; % Union Pac .. 187% Union Carbide 142 U SIndAl.. 117% U 8 Rubber .. b7% U 8 Steel 17 [ Wabash Ry .. 54% West Elec 974y | Willys Over . 153 Woolworth .. 18515 18 5y | Wright Aero .. 863 |of Mr. Damrosch's desire to present |4 course in music appreciation for the children and there should be u great deal of interesting matertal t Ithe program, since the famous conductor will explain the various numbers and terms as the feature goes along. This frst program will be {ed especially for children in the grammar schools and it will includs compositions of Romsini, Kchumann, {Plerne, Rimsky-Korsakoff and Rchubert. The themes will he point- ed out and explained by Mr. Dam- rosch. 157% 142 116% Jesign- TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance, $94,114,1 1OCAL STOCKS (Purnished by Putnam & Co.) Pl'a}'er§.;;'ail£l;l; May Make Mother Well Mrs. Caroline Schrey, aged 32, of [ €0 Shefficld street, who suffered a fracture of the skull and other jn- Juries of u serious nature on Janu- ,¥TY 2L when she was 1un down by |un automobile whose driver has not been apprehended, is making a brave fight for life at New Britain General hospital and may recover, it was sald today. Fer scveral d after the accident, she was at death's door, while her three children erfed and prayed in the home of friends who very kindly took them in and | provided for them. 7 13 The police have not located any 311 | clue (o the fdentity of the driver or $5 cccupants of the car which struck Mrs. 8chrey on Kelsey street as she started across the street towards her home after having stepped off a jitney bus. Insurance Stocks. Bid Asked .e..900 930 | Aetna YLife Ins Co ....860 870 835 845 395 404 870 S86 1100 875 1740 1900 | Automobile Ins . , Hartford Fire | National Fire . Travelers Ins {Conn General . | Manufacturd Am Hardwars Am Hosiery ... . . caton & Cadwell Bife-Hfd Cpt Co com . 51 a0 9% 3 | Billings & Spencer pfd 6 Bristol Brass . Colt's Orms .... Jagle Lock nir Bearing Co . I Hart & Cooley Landers, ¥ .. | N B Machbine .. N B Machine of3 Niles-Be-Pond com . North & Judd Peck, Stowe & Wil . Russell Mfg Co Scovill Mfg Co | standara Serew . Rtanley Works | Torrington oC com . Union Mfg Co . Public Utilities St Conn. Elec Service .... 92 Conn Lt & Pow pfd ..113 Hfd Elec Light . NBGas ... . .... Southern N E Tel . SPEAKS TO CHURCH SCHOOL Rev. William H. Alderson, pastor lof the Trinity Methodist church, spoke to the grade & boys of the United Week Day church achoels at |their worship period this afternoon. Through the courtesy of the Y. M. C. A., this unit of ¢he church schools has been meeting in the Y. M. C. A. bullding, but owing to the increased enrollment of this second semester, the meeting place has been changed to the South Congregational church HAVE SURPRISE PARTY Stella Rebekah lodge members Leld a surprisc party on Mra. Heury Junese last evening. &he was Pre- rented with a casserole set. Pinochle gamés were played snd prizes were ! awarded to Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Wilson, \ing Co. chain, Walter Damrosch | yiry Biakelee, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. and his evmphony orchestra will ' [sarth, Mrs. Troll and Nre. Brook- present the first of a series of pro- | man. grams arranged for children in the nchools. The program is the result SYMPHONY CONCERT ON AIR ‘Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. through WTIC, Hartford. and other | stations in the National Broadcast- | |