New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1928, Page 13

TEXAS PRIMARY IS COMING UP SOON Supporters of “Al” Smith Megt | With Reversal Dallas, Tex. July 7 persons dissatistied iration of Governor have met their first in of candidates who said they not support the New Y would remain on the with Altred Smith, major reversa an announcement that the the ik July primary Lallots. W. Wilcox, state democratic tec, made this terday national Committeci Jed C. call a special mecting of the mittec to place important posts throughout the hand Persons in svr the national ti and the barring 1he persons 1ot symy Among those rot \o Jud chadrman of v party state in pathy to co primary thy with it they would Smith and for of with ket from in who said for Governor Williaw Hawkins Ldith Wilmans, candidate ernor, ard Thomas B. Love, date for licutenant governor former national committeeman While he said he was heartily favor of Adams’' proposition candidates who would not the national ticket e read out of the party stated that names of had heen certificd for th ers 1) logal w “holtoer wighed 1o do so his opinion a4 me: M nd a ir prac Mr. Wil 1 candid weeks ago and to take if re even the committee He added that i a ting of the (P—Texas | democrats sceking to eheck a bolt of noni- names | would | xceutive, ! the exceutive commit- announcement yes- 1 reguested him to com- the ler of ov- candi- that suppot iy ballot sev- was 1o reticn against the com- the republicans to bring Texas into camp and that his crganization was making preparations to put a strong state ticket into the field. The Texas primery eclection ‘m] be held July 28. ] 39 SCOUTS LEAVE FOR KEEMOSAHBEE ‘Formal Opening of Eastlord | Grounds Takes Place Today ‘ The camping season Keemosahbee, at Cump acquired Scout council camip Eastford, opened boys left Tor ten who have been » during the t week engaged in deing the preliminary work of puiting the camp in shape. Those who left today. will spend one or mare the Rutherford of Troop Troop 3, Edward Kensington, R, Guiberson “roop 2 R. Malone of Troop nsington, K. Anderson of Troop ington, . Bonzi of Troop 6y Kensington, D. Halvarson of Troop 6. B. Crowell, cub scout, J. Crowley of Troop 16, K. Atwater. non-scout, E. 1. Michacls of Troop 1 Berlin, M. 12, Moore of Troop . C. Anderson ot Troop 12. L. Helenski of Troop 63 KKensington, V. J. Bronzi of Troop 68 Kensington, H. D. Hall, cub scout, K. Wrobleski of Troop 65 Kensing- ton. W. A, Hyde of Troop 1. Berlin, 1. 1. Griswold, cub scout, I G. Em- crson, eub scout, T. Annunziata of Troop o, §L T Smith, eub scout, H Ellsworth, cub scout, M. Miller of I'roop % G. Dary of Troop &, D Dary of Troop 6, 1.. Corbert of Troop 21, Melntyre of Troop 24, C. An- drews 2, 8 the newly New Britain Boy Crystal pond. . when 39 rd 1o join the at n and weeks who at following: R. Lord ‘Toohie of Troop h 0 1 « N East- | | property hei of Troop 24, ¥. Lackey. of Troop 1 Plainville, of Troop 2. B. Taylor E. A. Ohman, non-scout out. M. Wellins, B and P, t Russell eub seout, of |13 mittee would he M nwhile a from candidate ficers, political | contined to flood politica quarters and newspaper Albert Sydney general in 1he tbinet of Pres Wilsen, said ho believed that names of the anti-Smith’ candidates £hould be left on the hallot i or- der that everyone would know aft he election how mueh proved of their wction.’ Leonard Withington, the republican state commit clared that the situation is ripe impractical storm of statements organization of ers and roop lov non scont, Troop 10 hoys who Tiave of | A of others 1 head- offices. urleson, Corbye post tor dent spent the past N at camp and who will continue dnring the coming week are the fol- lowhiz: W. Crowley of Troop 16, J Sieklick of Troop 10, A. ling o 1 Plainville. H ling of L Plainville, D, Steinle of Troon 20, R. Hume of Troop 2. A T 2, R. Burns of Kimball of Troop 1 oop 10 Troop K Nas disap- rygop secretury of de- or Loonns Troop 4 wnd D, I Kaplan {Wants to Discuss Campaig The Burritt Mutu | ponent. for the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1928, FLASHES OF LIFE: CAPTAIN OF AQUITANIA IS ON HIS LAST VOYAGE e — New Haven—Airplanes are press-|Thomas H. ed into service as search for body of way. H anley J. Aichler, Hartford broker [the house s carried_on in Harbor waters.|the present quotation Aichler drdwned Tuesday while try- | modities as “exhorbit |ing out a speed boat. ulous.” hus presente New Haven—William F. Hillde- brand, is under arrest charged |is goin to leave this [ with embezzling $6.600 from tho|quust but it can neve United Advertising corporation | Giuscppe didu't try where he was accountant. [Outward bound on th B on Plainville—A gift of 17 1-2 acres attempt to enter as of land has been offered the state | Giuseppe leaped over by the Sunset Rock association of ship was nearing t! New Britain for park purposes. irance started |shore. A tughboat turned him over to ials who hustled h arpool again, He r rd while lund was and Pl gives struction nville—Charles H. Norton 00 to the town for the con- of a swimming pool and ating rink on land adjoining his suw Hartford—Finance commissione report shows that state receipts for fiscal year ending June 30 $35.597.452.11, Boston—Rudolph (has discoverc a ty were | W uunaware wgers approached lled along the wa s A Hartford—Notice of confer of republican lezders of New land and neighboring states Washington with Herbert Hoover, ! reaches office of J. Henry Rora- back just r he starts on fishin trip. 2100 for the ' temurred over his watch payment station | formea | minute toitoo late at|jewel right to but and house next policer 1an later explaine to recover m. Hariford—Last of democratic national Houston, Texas boat trip with stop over at Keyw dclegates convetion w Bedford [ ufacturers re; o reopen mills next ional Guard ordered ness for trouble, t. Waterbury ors to consider split cial meeting in Springfield. league own- son. at spe- Br L. Sullivan's| New York—Boys ar coming to them [to New York in quest that they probably did net know|warned to have a job 1hout. That amount is credited to!thing in the bank. The “The Roston Strong Boy” at a local |cil points out that bank. He is thought to have opened |cannot live the account when training here|cently in the city for vears aga 1 week igeport—John have $6S.41 Boston—Prices of tonic. and cream that prevail the | Maybee has retire big league parks and boxinz shows|school continuously fo are going to be made the suhject of [ing which she was ab: state investigation, if Representative jonly one day. Huntington, o at in which he characterizes Boston—Giuseppe Trop of Naples | 8:30 Mon which he wade his unsuccessful | Lto him and its erew bt . that city offi- flushed badges and told promising to report he met independ. City Items The Marcel Shoppe, 141 Main St., has moved to the new Leonard Bldg. Carr of Roxbury has his | 300 Main St. Room 514. Phone 1150, —advt, A son was born ‘Genrral hospital teday to Mr. and Mrs. George Whitney of 106 Smith street, Moody Summer School begins at 1y orring.—advt, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Blisha Tsaac of 335 High street at ew Britain General hospital today. The Marect Shoppe. 141 Main St., moved 10 the new Leonard Rlig. 00 Main St. 4. Phone 1150, —advt. Mood School legins at 8:30 Monday morning.—adut. wiaraunis'or-| GAS MASKS DONNED AT | POWER STATION FIRE im aboard the ¥ | ast of Lowell! smioky Bimze d an order to at New Britain s of the com- ant and ridie- ' country by re- | r be said that | lard to etay. | e 88 Clearpool | a stowaway, | the rail as the he harbor en- swim for Room ; Sum:ner cmained under in sight. existed him as iterfront, Two he They ast it cost be in Boston finally hande ring pa to the A un a 4 matters but Zast's vanished in Corbin Place Building— City Left Lightless, With the eity pr ness at 11:45 lock last night when trouble developed in the Con- [ necticut Light & Power em, 0. 2 of the fire departinent was called to the branch power station of the company on Corbin Pl . off Church street t i smoky fire I a quantity of oil used in trans- tormers. he oil ignited by the clectric current, and so dense was ;n.( smoke that masks used by ithe firemen to 1o re. |anain inside The damag: to the builling itself was slight because of the concrete coustruction. A Jarge barrel of oil Iadded fuel to the the firc the s€. ctically in dark- o as orning. —Cotton man- determination Monda S to be in read ere nable them building. M girls coming of fortune are ready or some- > welfare coun- single person fly and 4 less than 8 appearance of Mass. Motor Accidents Are on the Decrease ton, July 7 (UP)—A dae — s saran | 58 B0 cent in motor vehicle fa- | after tonehing | 1Alities during the first six months et vesrs dur. |0 this year as compared with the : ; corresponding prriod of sent from dut nt ¥1heen reported by George A. registrar of motor vehicls, 5| Be 180 !Snmh not identified anizotion were indi by James J. Hooey, [the zove “The of Gov. Smith's friends inda intended draw attention nsion in the rep SMITH ASKS REED T0 MAKE A VlSIT rmo repor f & dis l°l] he | sotutel e gov side [ti1 |of sion untrue said all sincere rnor wonld f by side for clection day, the republicans to in the democrati With Missouri Senator New York July 7 called on » his chief op- democratic nator for Governor Smith has presiden- James A aid in the tial nomination, Keed of Mi: coming camp: e wrote § Reed an invi- ouri, Senator s one William H of the call ers yesterd cky W away said in terming the 4 common cause un- | despite King is Called Mountain During the first half of this vear, | 284 persons lost their lives. while the death toll for the first &ix months of 1327 was 301 The registrar pointed to the that the downward trend in de | was recorded despite an increas ,000, or about 5 per cent, in {number of vehicles on the road with that or- gnantly denied close friend of : faot riction among is undoubtedly to cover up from the ublican camp, reports “ab- of the eSS Funerals friends of the ound “fighting the efforts | v cause dissen- ranks.” Mrs. dohn Keevers Funeral services for Mrs. Isabells Keey wife of John Keevers, wers lield this morningat 8:30 o'clock at the home of her son, John Keeve King of Utah at Smith predicted states | ir.. He sive Firemen Trouble ! flames and gave | :-‘llolls-] rd PRICES MOVE [P IN WALL STREET, Wright and U. S. Steel Show. One Point Gains July T (®—Prices moy- higher at the opening today's stock market. Gains of Point or two were recorded by U. teel common, Wright Aeronau- {tical, Southern Railway and Hlinois Central. General Electric sold off a Point. A few weak spots cropped out in | the early frading, but the main ten- dency continued upward. U. . Steel commnion, General Motors and Inter- national Combustion quickly assum- ¢d the leadership, each moving up ahout 2 points. Johns Manville was rim up 53 points and Radio cpened fractionally higher, extended | its gain to 2 points, | Further accumula was noted | the Indian Refining issues, the | common advancing 3 1-2 points to a 1w high record or just four times the year's low. Sinelair im- proved fractionally, but heaviness developed in some of the other oils sun Ol and General Asphalt each | losing ahout a point. Foreign exchanges opened steady. with Sterling cables quoted around | 187 18, l THE MARKET AT 11:30 A, M, (Furnished Putnam & Co.) | | | | New York, ed irregularly of at 36, High Low Close {Al Che & Dye 173 — — {Am Ag Che pd 67% {American Can 883% lAm Loco 98 i ! Am Sumatra 601y | Am Sm & Re Am Sugar . Tobacco . — i Am Am Woolen 850 85 PU TNAM & CO, Masbers Now York & Hargford Stock Buchongas 31 WEST MAIN ST., NEW BRITAIN ! TEL. 2040 | HARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW. TEL 2.1 We Offer: Connecticut Power Co. com. Hartford Electric Light Co. Hartford Gas Co. com. Prices on Application @homson, Tem & Co. 55 West Main Street New Britain Phone 2580 Stembers of New York and Fartford Stock Exchange Stoart G. Segar, Manager TO HOLDERS OF PRATT AND WHITNEY CO. PREFERRED This stock has been called for payment on Dec, 31 and we will be glad to accept this stock at par and accrued dividends against other investments at the present time. EDDY BROTHERS &G ths! " [ Mont Ward Anaconda Cop Atehison Beth Stoel Brook n [Cer Do Pasca lc R T & Pac Chrysler Corp Colo Fuel | Congolenm |Consol Gas i Prod Chem ] BeNads Corn Dav Erie RR Fam ¥ | Fleisehmann ., Freeport Tex { Genl Asphait ienl Eele | Genl Motors Glidden Hudson Hersheys 5 {tn comb. Eng & |Int Coment . 11 Nickel |Int Harves Int Paper Ken Cop | Mack Truck { Marland Ol Mo Kan & To 487 5475 1287 o 7’1‘1 .78 1547 1943 23 8514 1 Fafnir Motor. 51 % % 270 41 . 0% LYEN mbers Hartford Stock Exchange NEW BRITAIN HARTFORD nERMBEN BurrittHotel Bidj. Hartford Conn. Trust Bid3, Colony Bldg 25 Shares of Bearing Prince & Whitely Established 1878, Mcmbers New York. Chicago and Cleveland Stock Exchanges. Burritt Bldg.—69 West Main St.—Tel. 5405 of 15 Homestead avenue an: 2 s and \or Am Savings Bank | will open Friday evenings begin- ning July 13th during July and August, and will close Saturday | gaged together. Ple: | what | Smith | would tatjon 1o go fo Albany as his giest and conter on the campafgn. The letter was made public by Smith | headquarters here “Now that ihe storm of battle has cleared away,” the governor wrote, | ;'-1 hope that I ean prevail upon you to spend a night at Albany execulive mansion and col me on the conduct and the campaign fn which w > let me know your plans are for the near future so that we can perhaps get together soon.” Was Beaten By Smith The Missour! senator, who waged 2 strenuous campaign for the nomi- nation only to be swept aside laudslide at Houston, Iy offered his aid to Gov. mediately atter the latter's noming tion. It was believed the governor| k Mr. Reed, who is a force- at the T with issues of are en-| by the | public- | Smith jm- | in the Smith column in 9 o'clock at St Joseph's church, Rev. John . Donohue celrbrated a W confident the party will solemn high mass of requicm, Rev, ny states this year that it {Walier A, McCrann was deacon and | has not carried in the last fow cam- | Itev. John J. Keane sub-deacon, patgns.” he said James Sullivan sang “Veni The governor Sanctus Spiritus” at the offertory |aside all political and “Lead Kindly Light” at the | Centerville, Maryland, to attend the conclusion of the servi At | funeral of the son of John J. Ras- sional, Organist I Biivin kob, who was killed in an automo- played Bonner's fune march. bile accident Thursday. Mr. Raskob. The pall hearers Edward |ehairman of the finance committee Murtha, George. Frank and John lof the General Motors Corporation, |1vcd ricks, Joseph and Thomas [ has heen a elose friend of the g0v- Al (@rath. l'ernor for years. I rather | Ihe governor used the private ¢ar pigta) lof Willim I, Kenny, which was at- Aary's tached to the wlar Pennsylvar train, leaving New York at 11:45 | o'clock last night. | | Automobllcs Collide a would 1 November. learry n meanwhile had laid plans to go to Donohus econducted Lurial com- was in St re 1 I Moses Funeral services for Faul Moses of this city, who died in Cedar Crest nitarium, Newington, will be held the | | Pack Mt car Phillips Det Pan Am tPet B 447, Perce Ar Mt cr 1375 Radio Corp .. 186 Sears Roebuck 114 | Sinclair Oil 4% 4 Ol N J 443 d Oil N Y 3 udebaker xas €0 L. | Tex Gulf Sulph |"Tim Rol Bear | Union Pac i Union Carbide U S Ind Al " 8 Rubhbe U S Steel Wabash Ry ... West Elee Willys Over .. Woolworth Wright Aero . We 219 1937 150 1103 203, 140 w Quest! e spent Indiana islature, 18 | The h during the 1027 session of the leg- istered lobby itivs associ: Donald R. Hart, Mgr. Offer: City Company of Hartford ioning of Cuppey disclosed t $4,500 on entertainment of legislators and utility men The Equitable Realty Co. to Wil- Ham 1. Warnock, release of mort- gage, ex place, Ros.'xrm Tata and Giusseppina arinoto Santa LaRosa, warranty Cuppey said he was a rej st for the Indiana Util- ion. hearing was featured also by i i « statement by Josiah T. Newcomb, evenings. Let us start you with a | commaet tor. th loint commttes. ot ;mnonal utilities associations, seck- |ing to justity utilities propaganda in | schools and colleges. He declared the utilities paign “to broadcast even | schools and colleges what they be- | ¢ o CERE0 {lieve correct information,” was By foreclosure I necessary to counteract activities of | g2’ 700 porg by ‘profescional advacates of the Ma- | pnionoree of Bmoli | tonalization of industry” | Monday morning at §:30 o'clock at Lights Dazzle Driver i tuncral pariors of 3. 4. Ken Cars driven by Fred lLarson o Co. on Main and at 9 {where the senator is best known. |15 g dveet and L. N. Dunham at 8t Mary's church, Burial The attack on Governor Smith | o6 06 winthrop street collided at be in St Mary's cemetery. 1o at Washington by Mrs. Clem o 45 jast night, damaging the rear ver, wite of fhe democratic \ eft tender of Larson's machine. tional chairman and leader of the | \,,l,. rnumerary Officer Charles Pun- | Women's Democratic Taw Enforce- | /15T L Larson was driv- ment league, u dry organizer, ing cast on North street and Dun- tant response here from “[ham was driving south on Tremont | will be nklin D. ltoosevelt. |street when the collision oceurred Defends Smith Dunham said the lights of another “Mrs. Shaver's attack is well W 40 gazzled him as he approached | {line with the escreme and frequent-| e corner, Am Tel & Tel 1781 JOCAL SlOtl\ {Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Insurance Stocks. Bid Asked L1040 1070 860 875 hington street. Albert Chauser to Robert Fusco, quit-claim deed, Bradley street, Robert 1'usco to John Barone, cam- | VAT nty, Bradley street. 1o e 1 Union Rea!ty Co.,, Inc, to An- | thony Ceskovich, warranty, Kensing- ful speaker, to take the stump for him in the middle western states ey stroe Savings Pass Book on some one of these Fridays. This Mutual Savings Bank pays 57 interest on | oclock i will Charles Perkins services for ferking, a former resident of this who died in Dirby Thursday. held in that place this afte The remains will be hrought | Gutional Fire . city and burial will be in | jpoenic Fire .. cemetery this afternoon at | pravclers Ins Co . ... 1820 | Antna Casualty Actna Life Ins Co Actna Fire Automobite Ins . Hartford Fire Funeral Charle of mortgage of August Johnson, Schultz on Mil- {1ard street has been vested in John- son. drew Mrs, y 390 8§10 1100 I noon to this Fairview 1 o'clock. all Savings Deposits. 760 fed by the | Ento | imory | who | Houston. She said she had {1an and a faker, | democratic {wenld not support the ticket “I pay all New | group that in the | ly untruthful statements made by the little group of women represent- Women's Democratic coment committee of VALULF | According fo an inv Balt,- |day in probate court said the wife of the man istratrix Ann: nominated Gov. Smith at|{ja jate Peter Kraw belicved Mrs. at $3.100 and consists “misled” by a|New Britain vings enforcement | ;1o $1.600, an more Bnpor- ;i policies totaling Play. ver had been considered of the Volstead law tunt than truth or fair Mrs. Shaver said the Roverner mped himself as a charla- | and that the dry women of the 0! st Detective Se is investigating country |ing that Carlo [EIm street was ente Reports that there was dissension |window during last Smith camp between Tam- quantity of cigars leaders and friends of Gov. other merchandise ant Ferr any, my bills by check—a cancelled check is one receipt that’s never disputed.” Bring your Checking Account here with us—and let us help you keep records of all payments. Britain Trust Co. Novak, INVESTIGATING a reps night, AT $3.100 entory filid to- Dr. James 1. Conger al services for Dr. James by the admin- | Conger will he held privately this The estate of |afternoon at his hom 6 Ca cavk led [street. Rev. William H. Alde of cash in the [ pastor of Trinity Methodist chureh, Bank in the ! will officiate, Burial will be in Fair- two mutual | vicw cemetery. 0. I arers 1 will he sen Py anizations of i T shich Dr. Conger was a member, G Ellinger | John H. Shca, James H. Dwyer, and ort this morn-'W. A. McDaniels of Everyman's store at 71 Rible cl; and Willham Hotchkiss, throngh a John Denny, and Arthur Heisler of and a the I'hoenix Temple of Honor. cigarettes and | SR Martin Suc fuperal ot ilver norning at ! sacred TH red cleki of Martin street was 0 o'clock from Heart church, Rev. Al der Kowalezyk celebrating a ma requicm. pall he The Suche held ki this the n- e “arers, members of the y of the Sacred Heart Thomas Redna p chowiak, Anéhony Stac owink, John Golemdiewski, Anthony Gwiazla, Peter Gatowski and Wal- ter Narutowicz. The flower beares | were the president of the society and | three membe | Bural was in | cemeters Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER me 1625-2 \erh the Sacred Heart Say “Bon Voyage” (o thuwee whe wail, ! with Sowers telegraphed from Bollerer’s Posy Shop “The Telegraph Florist o %3 WEST MAIN ST.. m M- TELEPHONE 8% OR 91 Greeaheuses Maple BRIl l repres | SIZ 000, 000 TN GOLD LEAYES X. Y. FOR FRANCE Will Be Followed By Consignments Totaling $56,000,000— Insur- Conn, General 1625 Manufacturing Stocks. e (3] 29 = i 1 { ‘ Am Hosiery ... | Beaton & Cadwenl JHfd Cpt Co com Sillings & Spencer cont lillings & Spencer pfd Dristol Brass ... Colt’s Armis gle Lock . afnir Bearing Co rt & Coole Landers, ¥ . N B Machine pfd . Niles-Be-Pond com. . | North & Juda i | Pesk, Stowe & Wil .. [ ussell Mig Co Scovill Mfg Co Standard Screw . tanley Works forrtngton o' Union Mfg Co vublic Ctilities Stocks, Conn Elec Service Conn Lt & Pow pfd . Hed Elee Light N B Gos . Southern N E ‘TRADE COMMISSION HAS ENDED IS INVESTIGATION, Practically Finishes ance 1s Obtained New York, July 7 (®—Another <hipment of about $12,000,000 in Izold loft New York carly toda iI'rance on the steamship France, which is expected to be followed | liortly by additional consignments totaling $56,000,000 from the supply “carmarked” 194 French account in | th al reserve vaults here. The | steamship De Grasse carried nearly | 314,000,000 Jast Thursday. Another <hipment will leave on the Rocham- 110 heau. next weel 16 20 | A total of $256,560,000 in i has gone to France since the move- {ment tegan last December. Should present schedules be carried out, the | outflow would exceed $312.000,000, | Morc than $£81,0600,000 went out in | June. feder com gold Reports that insurance could not obtained for more than $14,000,. 000 gold in a single shipment ap- parently were unfounded. officials of the French line having been in- \clnl(‘fl it is said. that risks would taken on as much as $30,000,000 on one of the larger vessels of the jcompany. Tt is reported that a shipment of $19,000.000 in gold had been sent to Argentina in one steam- ship. he | Long Probe Into Activities of Many Pub- lie Ctilities Corporatons Washington, T federal trade has concluded its inve propaganda activities utility organizations. After yesterday's brief open hear- ing in which Frank O. Cuppey, In- diana utilitles man, was examined, the commission adjourned its hear- ings until Kept. 1 when a few state bureaus not already scrutinized will be investigated. After that, <he commission will turn te financial as- | pects of the utilities' organizationa July commis (UP)—The on virtually tigation of by public | “Crow Hazzards” Are Bane of Siam Golfers Bangkok, fiam, July (UP) — “Urow hazards” are a prominent and expensive feature of golf in Si- am, says . F. ', a writer in the Bangkok Daily Mail. Time after time the Bangkok golfer's jubilation over the long drive ix smothered in anguish as a bold black crow swoops down and inakes off with the ball. E. for | Second World’s Record 1 For Boats Is Made Albany, N. Y, July 7 (UP)—A sccond world's record for out-board motorboat racing was established on the course of the Albany Yacht club when Miss Alice Hallowell, 20, of ‘[llnnhaxm'l. in a class B boat, aver- aged 29.709 miles an hour over a { six mile course. The previous record | was 28.630 miles an hour. A. T. Buffington of Fall River, Mass., established a record Thurs- day for class C boats by attaining a speed of miles an hour over | the six mile run. Both records were | by Bruno Beckhard, Am made officlal timer of the an Power Boat association. [Mexico Feels New | Shocks in the Sontll Mexico City, July 7 (P—New ‘arthquake shocks were felt in cen- | tral and southern Mexico last night, where there have been frequent tremors recently, The shocks were strong at Salina Cruz, which was rocked by a series of temblors on June 16. No casualties were re- ported. Slighter shocks, which did no damage, were felt in Mexico City. POLICEMEN OFF DUTY Officer George Moffitt is serious- Iy ill at his home, 48 Farmington avenue. He is a veteran member of the department and drives ome of the patrol coupes on a day shift. Officer Cornellus Keogh, who was kicked in a scuffle at Clark and Union streets early in the morning of Independence Day while assist- {ing in the arrest of three young men, is off duty on account of sn injury to his right thumb. Officer Walter Malona is also en the sick list. In 1927 spices reached a new high import record—more than 111,208,- 400 pounds valued at $20,088,000. Creat Britain has about 326,008, 000 in silver in circulation or tn the banks.