New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1928, Page 17

EWYORK DOCTOR STRANGELY BEATEN: Fonnd Unconscious in Room— Assaulted With War Trophy New York, April 17 with a 3-inch shell, i Brownell, socicty physician World War veterim, was found in his office-apartment in East G6th strect early today badly beaten and in a mi-conscious condition. The shell was a war trophy. Mis condition wan declered to be c 2 The physician, clad in pajam; was found in his bedroom by Mich: Le Bache, a salesman and a former member of the first aero squadron with which Dr. Brownell served as lieutenant colonel in the medical corps. lLe Bache had shared the apartment with the physician for the last four years. There were no si in the room and police ¢xp belief that the physician tacked py someone he had admitted to the apartment and then had been struck down from behind. Brownell at Roosevelt hospital later regained partial conscio but was unable to speak coherently. His injuries were described os a possible fracture of the skull, lacer; ns of the face, ears and eye: nd bruiscs of the back. The shell with which the physician was believed by the police to have been assaulted s found on the mantle piec It had been washed out but was only partly dr Police sald there were hlood stains on the shell and fingerprints. It was tak to hcadquarters for developmie the prints. The shell is three inches in diameter, o inches long und voviz Le Bache told t left the apartment to attend a theater Brownell had not thing ahout expecting Brownell h0 years married. CALLAHAN APFOINTED SECRETARY TO MAYOR (Continued from First Page) this afternoon, it occurred to me that the ounly proper solution to who shall be city clerk for New Britain for the next two years can hest be determined by similar ac- tion. The law courts shall adjudi- cate and defend the constitutional rights of the citizens of this com- munity to the degree that a few so-called politicians will be taught a lesson they so wocfully are in need of. Scctions 5 98, and { of the revised statutes of the of Connecticut which treat of xh- violations practiced in primary of March 20, and in election on April (P—Beaten Dr. B. Ga ns of carly 1 and that Dr. mentioned any- a caller. Dr. old and uu- 10 in this city, will answer pertinent | questions regarding ~my candidacy and claims for the city clerkehip. “I would also add that to pre- serve harmony and not put a straw in the path of a democratic victory on April 10, I refrained from the privilege accorded in a writ of mandamus which has only one pre- cedent in the history of Connccti- cut, and that was applied in Dan- Dr. | By protest jto the democratic town committee {on March 25 further emphasizes a fact, not known to all democrats that Tuesday's election was the time 1to put this municipality in the democratic column. “T. C. Cavandugh, “City Clerk-elect.” { When the inauguration exercises {opened this noon, Chief of Police | William C. Hart, in full uniform, was stationed near the desk in troht of which the oath of office was administered te City Clerk e o L n Thompson. ~ Sergeant Thomas J. (Warhington Dureauofthe S Feeney stood nearby. When Cava- ' nnungton. D. €, April 17— naugh walked into city hall, Ser- Governor John IL. Trumbull of Con- gcant John J. King was close at his necticut, who came to Washington hecels, yesterday by airplane and joined ' Mrs. Trumbull and their daughter, | | Florence, as house guests of Presi- {dent and Mrs. Coolidge at the White | House( was expected to return to ' Connecticut this afternoen by the !same method, leaving here about g | | oclock. [ Mayor | Major Tadd of the Coennecticut | National Guard, who piloted the governor to Washington yesterday, |saw that the plane was overhauled and tuned up at Bolling Field this morning preparatory to flying back to Hartford with Governor Trum- GOVERNOR T0 LY BACK HOME TODAY Pmpares 10 uuve Washington by Plane This Alternoon Ry GEORGE H. M I | | G POLICE HEAD OFFERS T0 QUIT WHEN ASKED, Chgivinan Chamberlain Tell: $Hc 1S Ready to Step Out When Requested, 0 1an Rodman W. Chamber- lain called on Mayor Paoncssa this iternoon and ewpressed his willing- ness to quit the police hoard at the yor's pleasure. He agreed to con- head of the commission r completes his or- e city government if a's wish, overnor Trumbull was the guest ' of Senator Hiram Ringham at luncheon at the capital yesterday shortly after he landed here. Sena- P. McLean of Connecti- leut, Senator Charles Curtis of Kan- sas, the republican floor leader and candidate for president, and acveral 'other senate leaders were also guests of Senator Bingham at the Juncheon to Governor Trumbull. Mrs. Trumbull is expected to leave the White House this afternoon for home, going by train. Miss Florence Trumbull {8 here as a page attend- ing the D. A. R. annual convention. This is the young woman who John ! Coolidge, the president's son, fre- | quently visits at the Trumbull home. | Governor Trumbull invited Sena- tor Bingham, an experienced pilot, to take the trip back te Connecticut by plane with him, but Senator | Bingham had some other engage- : ments which prevented his accept- ance and Jeft by train at 8 o'clock this morning for Hartford, where to- | right he wiil address the meeting of {the state republican committee. i Wanamaker Sues Wife [ e | Of Connecticut Convict: OPPOSE FLOOD BILL Dridgeport, April 17 (® — Jehn President Said To Regard It As | lization of th is Paon Dhnu:ses Petition for Recount in Hartford Hartford, April 17 (®—Judge Ar- | thur 1. Ells, in superior court to- day dismiss ml the petition of U'fa . .\Hlnh tlon moderator, for open the voting ma- the Hartford ecity ‘tion April 3 to test their accur. The petition was opposed by the lican town committec. Mr. Guthrie showed that the number of votes recorded on the machines ex. cceded by nearly 300 the number of names crossed off the precinet check Judge Ells in his decision said court had no power to act and even 1f it did, there was no claim that the clection result would be chines used i ele chang Wanamaker, :w York merchant, toduy filed a damage suit in com- mon pleas court against Mrs. Kath- crine Lawson, internationally | known artist of Westport and wxru of a former newspaper publisher | now serving time for assault with | Washington, April 17 (P—Presi- | intent to murder. “1‘ nt Coold regards thc pending The concern is suing the artist flood control bill as the most extor- 1o recover a $1,197.20 judgment tionate measure that has passed any rendered in January, 1 , in New branch of congress since he has York. ibeen president. | The president believes that neither l the senate nor the senate com- mittee was acquainted with jta rami- |fications and he is surprised that the | i | | Most “Extortionate” Measure of ‘Whole Administration, ‘ SETTLED OUT OF COURT The action of Dr. 1. L. Nair ef Hartford against Morris Bayer, “ jwhicli was to be held today in the measure passcd the senate with so little discussion. The president attributes the rais- |ing of the administration bill rmmi approximately $200,000,000 to $1.- court of common pleas, in Hartford, as settled out of court. Israel Nair \ represented the plaintiff and H. D. Schoefield, of Hartford, was the de fendant's attorney. > {lumber interests, While not wishing the government | ito take over lands of lumber com- |panies without - just compensation the president belicves the om‘onu—( nity should not be seized to involve | pecial Notice | | Ladies Aux. A. O. H., will fold a whist at Judd’s Hall tonight at 8:30, Iteturns for drawing tickets will b made tonight. Wil be vited. Admission for whist |obtaining land to carry out the flood 25 cents. The public s in- |reliet proposals. i -advt, | {Post & Lester Store —ETHEL— “TREN AND NOW 7 N e, DAVGY O T GIAOUETE, TER CLOMS WERE WIDE~—— E—MD Mary / ~GAY Glond e Qo cone oK NG ~ Here Is Incorporated | Articles of incorporation of the | Post & Lester Co. of New Britain sit- | uated at 14 Main street, have been filed with the secretary of state and with the clerk of the city of New Britain. R. E. Tyler of Windsor, |manager of the stere, is named as | (an incorporator. The company is capitalized for ‘IE0,000 with $15,000 paid in. Here- |tofore a member of the chain of |Post & Lester Co. stores, under the incorporation, the local store will be & separate branch but will be af- !filiated with the other stores of the {same name in the various citfes in |the state. Steps to incorporate all | | of the sfores after the plan followed | !in New Britain, have been taken. i | Mr. Tyler has been with the Pfls" & Lester Co. for the past 13 years and for 11 has been manager of (he“ {1ocal store. | { | | | | i 'Mellon and DIWOS—AI‘C | Mentioned in Oil Case Washington, April 17 (M—De- | !fending the action of Aibert B. Fall | in leasing Teapot Dome to Harry I. ! Sinclair, the defense in the ofl case today introduced testimeny that the Gulf Ofl Company and the Pure Oil Company wgre objectionable as possible lessees because they were idominated by the Mellon and the Dawes familles, both of which were (represented in the administration. | | F. Foster Baln, former government | geologist, gave the testimony, dur-| {ing a long examination into which |the question of drainage of the Dome came up constantly, notwithstanding the ruling of the court that it was rot relevant { i New Britain Institute | Has Annual Meeting Henry T. Burr was reelected presi. | dent of the New Britain Institute | last evening at the annual meeting. Other officers were reelected as fol- lows: Vice-president, A. J. Sloper; treasurer, . 8. Chamberlain; secre- tary, Carl 8. Neumann. A report j) was made by Miss Greta Brown, li- brarfan. s et SOCTOLOGY CLUB MEETS 1 The public is invited to attend the meeting of the Bociology club at the Y. W. C. A. this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Cora Beale, ex- ecutive secretary of the welfare as- sociation, will address the club. This week the club will be open to new members. The club meets twice 2 week and takes Baturday afternoon trips to social centers. 13 CHICKS DIE IN FIRE Twelve chicks were burned to dcath this forenoon in a brooder in ithe yard of C. A. Hjerpe, %3 Win. !throp street. Co. No. € of the nn department was called ot 11: !o’¢lock and extinguished the bluo Iwith slight damage. It i» belleved | the fire started from a lamp in the Jbrooder. "held at Erwin chapel tomorrow aft- 'o'clock. Burial will be in St. {at the church of 8t. John the Evan- City Items The annual meeting of the New Britain Teachers' club will be held tomorrow night at the club rooms in Walnut Hill school. Attorney B. J. Monkiewicz was taken ill SBunday evening with an at- tack of grip and has been under | medieal care since. At New Britain General hospital today, it was said that Genevieve Smith, aged 9, of 323 Park street, who was severely scalded at her home yesterday, waa suffering from ! sacond degree burns. Her recovery is expected. | Mark Myers has returned to \flrk at the post office after a short ill- ness. Constable Fred Winkle will hold an auction tomorrow morning at 10| o'clock of the goods and fixtures of | Frank Puzzo, Franklin i street. grocer, on Deaths Mrs. Catherine (Jones) Powers Mra. Catherine (Jones) Powers, a former resident of this city and Maple Hill, died at the home of her son, Arthur P. Powers of Cromwell, vesterday afternoon, She was 77 years old. She leaves two sonm, Cedric Pow- ers of 4 Dover road, a superinten- dent in the Stanley Works, and the son with whom she lived. Private funeral services will bhe ernoon. Rev. Samuel Suteliffe, r tor of St. ) k's Episcopal church, will officfate. Burial will be in Fair- view ecmetery. Rita Castelli Rita Castelli, eight months ol! daughter of Mr. and Mre. Serafino Castelli of 418 South Main street, dled this morning. The funeral will be home tomorrow held at the afternoon at 2 Mary's ! cemetery. Funerals Patrick Mangan Funeral servicea for Patrick Man- 'gan of 480 Myrtla street, who died () ,at his home Sunday morning wern held this morning at 9 o'clock at | iSt. Mary's church. Rev. Walter A. McCrann was the celebrant of a solemn high mass of requiem. Rev. Matthew J. Traynor was deacon, Rev. Thomas Lawlor was sub dea- | con and Rev. Walter J. Lyddy was | master of ceremonics. Seated in the sanctuary were Rev. John J. Keane of St. Joseph's par- ish, Rev. Edward V. Grikis of &t. Andrew's parish, Rev. Thomas J. | Laden of the church of §t. John the Evangelist and Rov. William O'Brien | {of New Haven. Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang “Ple ‘ Jesu” at tho offertory and “Some | ‘mo .000,000 largely to agitation by Sweet Day" at the conclusion of the today to act as president of the {mass when the remains were being borne from the church. The pall, bearers were Patrick Hannon, John .J. Fugan, Patrick Tobin, David L. Dunn, Robert Murray and John Cas- | u'rlny The flower bearers were the government in large damages vy 'Francls and John Mangan, grand- resentatives at the state capitol to sons. Father O'Brien, Father McCrann' {and Father Lawlor conducted com- mittal services. Burial in &t Woyciech Pilarski A large attendance was present to- day at the funeral services of Woyclech Pilarski of 117 Tremont street the first funeral held in Holy Cross church. | Rev. Btephen Bartkowski, pastor, 'celerated a requiem high mass. The pall bearers were Thomas Riviar- kowski, John Caramut, Frank Ur- tanski, Walter Judisiak, Alex Ceyel-' ka and Jullan Zakrzewski. Rev., Victor Piaskowski, assistant pastor, conducted committal services: Burial was in Sacred Heart ceme- tery. Mrs, James J. Meehas Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen (Higgins) Mechan, wife of James J. Meehan of 32 Wilson street, will be ¢ held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock gelist. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Loon Walicki Y'uneral services for Leon Walicki, son of Mr. and Mrs. August W, Walicki of 49 Grove street, were hield this morning at 6:20 o’clock at the home and at 7 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Rev. Alexander Kowalezyk conducted services at the honse and celebrated a requiem high mass at the church. The pall bearers were Joseph Walickl, John Jurek, Ielix Gurski, | Joseph Luty, Peter Orzachowski and George Parson. Flower bearers were Willlam gteward, Chester Ullasz, S&tanley Kask and Frank Drezek. There were many flowers. Father Kowalezyk conducted com- mittal services at the grave at Sacred Heart cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sym- pathy shown us during our recent bereavement in the death of our be- | loved father. CATHERINE MANGAN, JOHN J. MANGAN, WILLIAM F. MANGAN. LAWRENCE P. MANGAN. .losenh k Haffey 7 Semwer 5¢.—1028-3 Garden Potier. Bisd Bath 8 Bd:h”:‘::d Vases Bollerer's Posy Shop | whmqmm 3 WEST MAIN ST, PROF. BLDG. i closed today “ziven the Walnut Hill park refresh- | invention of a | princi; Chairman A. | fira led to the first Mary's cemetery. | tor anything other than governmen- PRICES SUFFER A | SHARP RELAPSE Drop From One o Six Points Despite Bulls ew York, April 17 (P—Stock prices suffered another sharp set- back today deepite cfforts of specu- lators for the advance to maintain bullish enthusiasm by bidding up u selected list of oil, food and public utility shares. Losses in the active issues ranged from 1 to nearly 6 points. So great was the v trading that the ticker w utes behind the market at the of the third hour. While the reaction was regarded ! | n some quart.rs as a correction of | fan over-bought speculative position, | | persistent liquidation of long hold- | ings was reported by traders and in- | vestors who were becoming iner 27 Textile Corporations in New Bed. 'ingly alarmed over the credit situa- tion. The relatively low loan walue piaced by banks on many high- | priced stocks, combined with re- | peated suggestions that federal ye- serve authoritics were not exactly Bates of the mills of 27 textile Dleased with rceent speculative ex- corporations in this city remained cesses, tended to dampen bullish as the strike of some | ¢nthuslasm, 30,000 eniployes in protest against a | Twenty ofl shares and half a 10 per cent wage reduction appeared | 40z0n or more public utilitics were ioilia sstfilng {nto'as Sndarance 'bid up to record high prices in the A new element was fnjected into carly hours of trading but part of © situation by the appearance in | the gains were forfeited when the he city of W. L. Murdoch of Provi- |s¢lling movement assumed broad dence, &clf-styled secretary-organiz- | Proportions. or of the “textile mills committee.” | Radio and General Electric each Murdoch hired an office and an-:Proke more than 5 points, the for- nounced plans 1o organize the strik- (Iner touching 1593 as against u | °rs into new unions with cach min high of 1961z a few weeks ago. | el | General Motors, Allied Chemical ! f(:n(lx)- ntal Can each reacted ¢ )lomh‘ or pors .n!l Graham-Paige, w York Central, General Railway u;.u.ll. Am(l\(flh *m(l'ln: Wright Aeronautical and Unjon Carbide dip- per at least 3 points before buving support became effective, Losses of 1to 2 points were scattored through- ‘(,m the general list. MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. nished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Close 1603 1531z 160 84 Wall Street Briefs Flrst quarter profit of Otis Steel Company depreciation and fedgral | taxes, waas $1,129,465, largest for any | tirst quarter since 1918, and com- pared with $751,135 for the first quarter of 1927, Not profit for the quarter was $821,288, exceeding an- nual dividend requirements on the 7 per cent prior preference stock. Kennaecott Copper Corporation ' reports consolidated net income of 27,933 for 1927, before deple- tion charges, equal to $6.25 a share against $26,069,283 in 1926, or $5.80 a share on a slightly smaller number of shares outstanding. Total { operatirg revenue tvas $70,051,636 ainst $72,006.237. Cash and mar- ketable securities exceeded $15,- 100,000 against about $14,000,000 at | the close of 1926 STRIKE CONTINUES min- end ford Still Closod By Walkout of Operatives. New —The RBedford, Mass., April 17 (@) LTS PARK CONCESSION Anthor Serafin has again been ment concession contract, his bid of £300 @ year for three years having teen accepted. Thomas Ba fered a one year bid, for § this was rejected because thres bids were specified. NEW RAYS Paris, April 17.—(UP)—The demy of a- science learncd today of the high voltage elect . Cmitting ravs surpassing vio- The lamp was tested in th aboratories of the faculty of niedi- cine. Its rays caused instant de- struction of numerous microbes, those cansing tubereulo- Al Che & Dye Am Ag Che pd American Can Am Loco 108 Am 8 umatra . 57 Am 8m & Re Am Sugar Am Tobacco . Am Woolen Anaconda Cop | Atchison | Balt & Ohio. jeth Steel Brook Man Calif et s Cer Do Jasco Ches & Ohio CRI& Pac Chryster Corp Congolenm Consol Gas Corn Prod Dav Chem lm!g" 3ros e RR Lt ischmann recport Tex | Genl Asphalt (h nl lec Genl Motors .. Glidden Hudson Motor: Hersheys ... Int Comb, Int Nickel Int Harves (Int Paper ’)wn Cop . 5 {Mack Truck .. §7 3 J 218 A8 1% 21; i sis. LEAVITT GIVEN BANQUE' Members of the building commis- sion, inspectors and members of their familics held a banquet at the Durritt hotel last night in honor of P. Leavitt who recent- Iy returned to the ecity after a tour of Califorr Mr. Leavitt was pre- sented with a dinner jacket, . LE] I'I' TOR ¢ T tome, April 1 (UP)—Former Undersecretary Acerbo left for Ghent 1811 115% 1913 Fam | 1] ! honrd of judges in the Belgian Flori- Cultural exposition. PAlN E {I PLAYS Austin, Tex., April 17 (UP) — Texas turned over i(s house of rep- a1ty ki) 1% Padercwski for his concert to bhe held here tonight. The recent de- “truction of the city auditorium by use of the hous tal sessions. NEW OC RVICE Miami, Fla. April 17 (UP) Transatlantie passenger serviee le- tween Miami and Germany will be inaugurated from this port May 30 by the Hamburg-American lner The steamer will sail aml to Antwerp and Mam- topping at French and Eng- {lish ports on the way Mo Kan & T E 3715 Mont Ward N Y L'e-mn\) T 7 | NYNHG&H North Amer... 67% 1% 67 ‘ North Pacific.. Ust, Pack Mot Car 697 [Pan Am Pet I 50% { Phillips D | Pierce Arrow lul]r\nn Radio Corp ... Ilmmmmon Rd Reading Sears Roebucl | Sinclair Oil i Southern Pac . £td Oil N J | Oil N Y | Stewart Warner Studebaker yTexas Co ... | Tex Gulf Sulph { Tim Rol Bear {Underwood . Union Pac U"nion Carbid United Fruit U S Ind Al .. 17 8 Rubber .. U 8 Steel . West Elec Willys Over Woolworth \\‘rlghl Aero . ".\Il'l'lfilll) STOCK EXCHAN (Furnished by Edd 4 Railroud Stocks | uua & Conn West R R guar .. 3 Banks and Trust Co { " bankers Trum Co .. I Capitol Natl Bank & Trust City Bank and Trust Co ... | Commerrial Trust Co of N B . Coun River Banking Co . rst Natl Dank ... i i1d Natl Bank & Tru | 1541, 1403, 1141y 1657 141 1161, 1541 1401, ‘,,\,‘ ER[CTEDB‘! C CITIZENS OF t Co 8 & Trust | Riverside K oL | First Boud & Mtge sl | & “ Hfd Actna Realty Co 5 nd Mige & Title C Corp, Natl Fire Phoenix (I} ossia Tns C Lite, |l‘e-nll.7 M Aetna Casualty by uum; Co - Aetna Life Ins Co Conn Gen Lifo Inw C {Hfd Stoam Boll Inm & Ins Co. Lincoln Natl Life Ins C. | Truvelers Ins Co .. Public Utilities Light & Power Co, pfd . Light & Power Co, pfd . Conn Power Co, com . . Conn Power Co, Greenwich Water [ Hfd City Cas ] n-a Ciry Gae 1 m'lm' Insrunnce Conn Conn The spot at Kitty Hawk, N. C., on which Wilbur Wright assembled his first experimental glider that led to the development of the airplanc, is 1o marked with a stone, to be un- veiled Mayv It was erected by Kitty Hawk citizens. Wright began assembly of his glider there on Scp- tember 17, 1900, pra & Gi Holsoke Water Power Ca i Northern Conn Power Co. ptd .. | tor Works, PUTNAM & CO. Members Now York & Hargord Stack Eachangss 31 WEST MAIN S8T., NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 HARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW. TEL 2-1141 We Offer: Connecticut Gas and Coke Securities Co. COMMON Price on Application. @Thomson, Tfenn & Co. 55 West Main Street New Britain Phone 2380 Members of New York and Rariford Stock Exchange Stuart G. Segar, Manager We Offer: Hartford Electric Light Price on Application, EDDY BROTHERS &G Members Hartford Stock Exchange NEW BRITAIN HARTFORD BurrittHote! 8idg. Hartford Conn. Trust Bid3, ™ Cm% We Offer and Recommend: phone 190] Manufacturing 195 1 20 Arme Wire Co, Amer | Amertc ! Autom, Ralf, (The Beaton & Cadw ¢ Rigelow-HId l-rr\el Co, com Bigelow-}H{d Carpet Co, ptd Billings & Bpencer Co, com Rillings & Bpencer Co, ptd Bristol Brasa Corp stol Brasa Corp, Lockwood & prd Brainard Co 37 s Patent Tire Arms Co . gle Lock Ce ... folr Beariug Co ler Brush co v Brueh com ¢ Class AA Jowell Belting Co, col Landers. Frary & Ciark . Menning Bowman & Co, Cla Manning Bowman & Co, Class B ontgomery, (J R) Co, com ... Montgomery, (J R) Co, pid . Nafl Marine Lamp Co . N B Mach Co, com .. N B Maho Co, Clam A New Depart 101 14 c 341 38 New Oliven bt prd . ! Niles-Bement-Pond Co, com es-Bement-Poud Co, ptd It k., Rlow & Wilcox Co . ptou Mg Co tt & Whitne: Ituseell Mfg Co Seth Thomus Clac eth Thomas Clock C Smyth Mfg Co | Standard Screw tandard Bcrew « Secruities o, ptd 9 | 10| 57 160 10| 20 14l 186 TR Treasury Balance, SURY BALANCE CITY COURT JUDGMENTS The following judgments were rendered today in city court by | Judge Morris D. Baxe: For the plaintiff, $107 in the ac- | téon of KidMity Finance Corporation rainst Senofer J. Cadrain. Denald finey represented the plaintiff. I"or the plaintiff. $117.08 in the action of New England Auto Radia- Inc., against Eric John- son. H. M. Milkowitz represented | the plaintiff. LUMBER COMPANY SUES Suit for $1,000 was filed today in | city court by the New Britain Lum- | ber Co. against John L. Vining, through Attorney William E. Hun- | | gerford. Property of the defendant in Branford is involved and the pa- pers were served today by Deputy Sheriff Robert W. Rice. A foreclosure judgment was ren- | dered for-the plaintiff in the sum of l" 288.70 in the action of Anastasia rc against Bronislaw Skowrenski. The date of redemption was set as June 18, M. F. Stempien repre- {sented the plaintiff. HEARING APPEALS Bridgeport, April 17 (»—The su- preme court of errors with Judge Isaac Wolfe sitting on the bench was today hearing appeals of 15 Con- necticut electic doctors who dispute the right of the state health depart- ’ ment to revoke their licenses. RECEIVE WELOOME Tlorence, April 17.—(UP)— Czcechoslovakian Legionnalres who fought with the Italians in the war " ireceived an enthusiastic welcome to. )| day upon their arrival here. High civil and military authorities greet- ed them. $371,700,781. — | BOND MARKE 1S DULL AND HEAVY New York Traction Issnes Sag on Realizing New York, April 17 »—The bond | market today was dull, with prices inclined to be heavy, 8t. Paul 58 of 2,000 were in de- mand and reached their previous high, but reacted on profit-taking. Baltimore & Ohio refunding 6s were soft, while the 5s reflected a fair de- mand, moving up more than a point, Chicago & Western Indlnu 48 were active and firm, Barnsdall 65 with warranta ad- vanced to another new high at 104 7-8 with demand little diminishel from yesterday. Most other semi- iupeculalhe issues were under pres- | aure, particularly Andes Copper 7s. | Most of the New York Traction | issues again sagged on realizing. | The former group was heavy. Itallan public utility sagged un- 2t ger profit-taking and lower prices received for some of the Latin- American issues. One or two Italian municipal obligations maede fair x-howlng anum the general trend. IRREGULAR CURB 15 FEATURE TODAY ~ Hary Trding Lits Ofs ad Utlites Higher | New York, April 17 M—The curh | market was irregular today. Heavy *lmlnx lifted most of the ofl, utility and motor shares to higher ground, but profit-taking cut down many gains and caused wide losses in is- {sues recently among the leaders of {the advance. Electric Bend and Share, soaring 14 points to a new high at 136, on announcement on appreciation of its ! investments, led the rise of the utili- tics, but lost al but 4 points of ita | 8ain on profit-taking. Electric In- | vestors also moved to a new peak, | but sustained losses later. United xugm and Power A and United Gas Improvement sagged. Marmon turned weak and yielded the leadership of the motor and ac- cessory shares to Sparks Withingten, { which w whirled up nearly 10 | points to a new peak at $9%. U. & L. Battery moved up another 6 points to a new top at 138 and Pines Winter Froat. Waukesha Motors, and Bendix advanced over wide margins to new high grounds. Bohack soarcd nearly 15 points to 314, just under its top on reports ; that increased capitalization is pend- vlnc, Mavis, Mengel, General Baking, Neve Drug Btores, Zonite, and Atlas Portland Cement made substastial gains. Bafeway Store dropped 42 points under profit-taking, which caused losses also in Shattuck Denn. Procter & Gamble, Warner Brothers | Pictures, Bancitaly and Columbia Graphaphone. “Phe olls showed group strength. ——e JUDGE ROCHE I Judge Henry P. Roche of the city and poifce courts i confined to N (home on Bassett street {and will be unabie te stiend % hie | duties for eeveral daye ot