New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1928, Page 25

GOVERNORS MEET AT STATE CAMP Rhode Island and Maine Rep- Tesented New London, Aug. 17 UP—Gov- ernor Norman Case of Rhode Island | arrived by automobile at Camp Trumbull, Niantic, at 11:15 o'clock this forenoon. He was escorted from | the state line by a detachment of state troopers and received at camp with customary honors by Major General Morris B. Payne and staff. Fifteen minutes later Governor Trumbull arrived by plane with Major William F. Ladd at the con- | trols, and was escorted to head- | quarters by the 115th medical regi- | ment band. A few minutes later General Han- #on, representing the state of Maine, arrived by auto and was of- | ficially greeted. Vermont was not| officially represented. i Hartford Chapter No. 56 and New Londop Chapter No. 58, National Sojourners, were at the camp for the exercises. Interesting demonstra- tlons were given by each of the units and there was a spectacular review, followed by a reception to representatives of the threc states. INJURIES PROVE FATAL | Oxford, Mass., Accident In Which fan Dics Following Four Com- panions Were Hurt. @Middlebury, Vt, Aug. 17 (UP)— Prosper VFountain, 64, of Oxford, Mass., died at a hospital here today from injuries received in an auto- mobile accident in which four com- | panions were slightly hurt. | Fountain was fatally injured whe | the automobile which he was driv- ing ran off the road and overturned at New Haven Junction, seven miles | north of here. The driver was try- ing to avoid another car when the | accident happened. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pla Webster, Mass, and Berna Fountain and a sister of Miss tain, escaped with minor injuries | and were able to leave for their homes today. [ Leaves All to Wife Providing She Is Single | According to the will of the late | Joseph Padelli, filed today in pro- | bate court, all of his cstate goes to | his wife, Mary Padelli, who is also | pamed executrix of the will. A pro- | vision, however, is made that in case of her remarriage or death, | the estate is to be divided l:qually‘. among his seven children, Anna | Pugliscl, Elizabeth Frigo, Josephine | Gormily, Joseph P. Padelli, TRose | Mary Pray, Adeclle F. Padelli and Charles C. Padelli. - | DRAMATIC INCIDENT | Milwaukee, Was.,, Aug. 17 (P—A | dramatic incident at the supreme lodge meeting here of the Knights of Pythias occurred this morning when Dr. Frank A. Priest, 55, Marion, Ind., collapsed and died while he was addressing the order's national convention. His death threw the | convention into confusion and a re- cess was taken until afternoon. i Dr. Priest, chairman of the com- mittee on national tuberculosis san- | ftorium for the order, was talking | on the proposal to build the hospital. Death was due to heart disease ag- | gravated by the heat, physicians said. SLAYER EXECUTED San Quentin Penitentiary, Cal,, | Aug. 1 7(UP)—Mark Dowell, youth- ful slayer of a San Francisco police- man, paid the death penalty on the gallows here today. The trap was | sprung at 19:06 a. m., and physi- clans pronounced Dowell dead at 10:19 a. m. WORKING THIS Summer? Good for any boy or girl! Nothing like making a little on your own! Nothing like saving a bit, too! The new accounts in our Bavings Department prove that the sooner young people gd™to work, the keener their appre- elation of money. Opened yours yet? OPE TOMORROW EVE- NING FROM 7 to 9 THE : (ITYNATIONAL BANK MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM | spend the next two wee! | wick, Me. FLASHES OF LIFE: INSTALLMENT BUSINESS EXTENDED TO TEETH Chicago — The installment iness has extended to teeth. Dental technicians hear of sets up to $5,000 —upholstered, brakes, 'n everything —to be bought on time payments. But if the purchaser falty behind, a collector will appear and jerk back the goods. bus- New York — More n 10,000 versons hercabouts availed them- selves in one day of the telephone company's new time service. The peak cf inquiries for the correct time came betwcen 5 and 6 p. m, Newagk, N. J. — In testing a new system of color-films, the subjects sclected to depict striking hues were an everglades scene, an overripe banana, a luscious peach and the national flag. And the last, spectators | held, gave the most thorough test. Athens — Undiscouraged by the failure to prevent repgating by ink- g a voter’s tingers at the polls, electoral reformers proopsed that each voter have his forearm shaved as he leaves the ballot bo: The alternative pian was rejected as humiliating. New York — Mary Garden has had her heart lifted, Paris reports. Her engagement to Pierre Plessis, a French newspaper publisher, and one of the republic’s wealthiest citi- zens is widely rumored. Gatun, Panama — It must be that “thrill that comes once in life- time” for Richard Halliburton, Am- erican author, canal locks were operated solely for his passage. Halliburton was swim- ming through the canal when he filled the role of a ship. New York — The popular notion when 6,000 tons of | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928, of a life guard—a bronzed, muscular amphiblan—received a rude shoca here when, after an inquiry, it was | announced that 15 guards at city | beaches could not swim a stroke. Pittsficld, Mass. — Pants aren't vegetation, ruled the county commis- sioners in disallowing the claim.for damages of a policeman whose rai- ment had been wrecked in captur- ing a deer. Reimbursement was sought under the law providing re- payment of “deer damages.” i Towanda, Pa. — A new sort of | reunion: 300 former residents of | Barclay, now deserted but once a flourishing lumber town, returned for a day to renew old acquaint- | ances. Newport, ¥R, L—Speedboat “Miss | Judy” owned by Howell F. Shevard | | of Winchester, Mass., burns fo water- | line during trial run over regatta | course; rou: persons rescued. Newport, R. T—Mrs. Marion Vander Veer, society woman, fatally |burned when kerosene flares. i | | Wareham, Ma Fraser, 82, burned to ploding oil stove; fire cottages and garage. Burlington, Vt—Robert J. Stew- | art of Brattichoro elected state president of federation of labor, \ Johan ath by ex- destroys four Biddeford, Me.—Coleman Joel, 22, of Boston, drowns after exertion of rescuing Betty Sabin, 5. | | Norwich, Conn.—William B.| | Schultz, 55, Montville, amusement | park proprictor shot by William | | Canow, 65, who committed suicide. Weddings ERICKSON—MERC i3 Miss Dorothy Mercer, daughter of | mew Dutfy, foreman of the concern |°f something like this Johin Mercer of 640 Stanley street, will become the bride of William Erichson, son of Albert Erichson of 47 Millard strect, tomorrow after- noon at 2 o'clock. The ceremony will take pace at the home of the bride’s father with Rev. A. A. Ahl- quist officiating. Miss Mercer will have as her maid of honor Miss Minnie Erick son. The best man will be Oswald Conrad. The bride will wear a gown of pale pink chiffon with a picture hat to match and will carry a bouquet of pale pink sweet peas and lillies of the valley. The home will be dec- orated with gladiolius and old fash- foned flowers. After the ceremony a chicken dinner will be serveed at the home of the bridegroom’s fath- er. The couple will honeymoon at the scashore. Upon their return Mr. and Mrs. Erickson will reside at 640 Stanley street. Personals Miss Gladys Krum of Stanley street and Miss Befty Apelgren of Burritt street, left today on a motor | trip to Lake Bomoseen, Castleton, Vt., where they will spend a two weeks' vacation. A. L. Johnson and Robert street, will at Bruns- Mr. and Mrs. son Robert of Misses Catherine and Mary Volz, Myrtle Nelson, Anna Surko, Mrs. E. Surko are spending a vaca- | | tion at_Crystal Lake. Misses Gertrude Hartshorn, Dor- othy and Lorraine Litke, Mrs. G. Litke, and Misses Alicz and Mar- garet Carlson are spending a vaca- tion at Crystal Lake. CONTRACTS AWARDED Hartford, Aug. 17 (P—The state tuberculosis commission today awarded contracts to 13 different companies to supply the five state tuberculosis sanitoria during the coming year with canned food- stuffs, costing a total of nearly $15,- €00. Only three of the 13 firms are trom Connecticut, E. S. Kibbe and Company, Hartford, $1,400.84; the Knowles-Leonard company, Guil- ford, $80.80: and Miner, Read and Tullock of Meriden, $747.95. OLD I. D KILLED ‘Washington, Aug. 17 (UP)—The old lengend that geese travel only north and south, according to the seasons, has been disproved by agri- culture department. Government scientists have discovered that geese, ducks and other water fowl travel east and west as well as north and south. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE Boston, Aug. 17 UP—The execu- tive committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon League today fssued a statement declaring that the organ- ization has not singled out any in- dividual candidates for state offices for support at the coming state pri- mary. The statement said the league “favors all drys but does not | single out any one dry.” TWO GAMES SUNDAY New York, Aug. 17 (#—The New York Yankee-Cleveland baseball game was postponed today because ot rain. There will be two games Sunday. Special Notice The Democratic primaries for the election of delegates to the State, Congressional and Probate conven- tions will be held on August 24 from 4 to 8 p. m. All petitions for can- didates for delegate must be in the hands of the chairman of the town committee not later than § p. m. standard time, on August 22nd. Sig- natures to petitions must be wit- nessed by a member of the town committee. JOHN E. R. KEEVERS, & Chairman, L. P. MANGAN, Becretary. and | Almost Severs Arm When He Hits Sharp Object | Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 17 (P— | In making his way out through the flames when fire started in a build- ing occupied by an express copany |on Chestnut strect today Bartholo- | was severcly burned. He ran against | some sharp object and his right {arm was nearly severed. Three automobiles in the yard were destroyed. lying embers | started slight fires on the roofs or; dwellings ne: and 20 familics | were temporarily driven out. | SELL LOEWENSTEIN DOLLS Paris, Aug. 17.—(UP)—The | souvenir vendors who reaped a for- | tune last summer at the seaside re- sorts sclling Lindbergh dolls, have evolved a new hit for this summer, a Loewenstein parachute doll. There is a figure to represent the Belglan |banker who plunged to his death | from an airplane, with a silk par | chute attached to his shoulders. LABOR PARTY WINS | Aberdeen, Scotland, Aug. 17 (B — The labor party retained its seat in | North Aberdeen alf) erday’s bye- election necessitated by the death of Frank Rose, a former laho? minister, Capt. Wedgwood Benn, laborite, winning the seat. I Capt. Benn polled 10,646 votes. | {The poll on the other candidates wi |Dr. Laura Sandenian, conservative, | 14,696; Aitken Ferguson, communist, | 2,618, and J. R. Rutherford, liberal, | 2,337, WILL WED DETROIT GIRL { New York, Aug. 17 (P—Lucian E. | Williams of Chicago, former Yale athlote, got a license today to wed Miss Catherine Hungerford Crowley, {daughter of William C. Crowley of Detroit. Williams won the inter- colicgiate tennis title in 1922. The | Hotel | | | wedding will take place at the | Ambassudor tomorrow. 24 HOURS IN AIR Hendon, England, Aug. 17 (®— Captain Hubert 8. Broad, widely | known British aviator, landed at the Staglane airdrome late today after 24 hours in the air, setting a new endurance mark for mosh planes, CREW 1S RESCUED Grand Turk, Turks Islands, Aug. 17 (B—The British schooner Chau- | | tagua went ashore at Silver Bank | today and was a total loss. Her crew was saved, (The C aqua left Bridgewater N. 8., on June 26 and arrived at the tarbadoes on July 27, She was 354 tons.) LOSES FIGHT WITH BEE Columbia City, Ind.. Aug. 17.— | [ (UP)—Ralph Hawk fractured both | bones in his right forearm when he slapped at a bumblé bee. He was | | standing on the running board of his | |He attempted to strike it and fell |trom the truck. - | JOHN COOLIDGE AWAY | Superior, Wis., Aug. 17 (®—John | Coolidge, son of President Coolidge, left Superior last night for Madison, Wis., to be a week-end guest of Dr. |Glenn Frank, president of Wiscon- sin university. ! DIES WHILE BATHI Niles, Mich., Aug. 17 (®—Frank Urson, a moving picture director of | Los Angeles, died suddenly while bathing at Indian Lake, near here, vesterday. A coroner's report said death was due to a heart attack. RABBI PROMOTED Bridgeport, Aug. 17 (P—Rabbi E. Pelchovitz, for the past 15 years pastor of a large synagogue in Can- ton, Ohio, has been appointed chief rabbl for Bridgeport, it was an- nounced today. Rabbi Pelchovitz will preach his initial sermon to the Congregation Adath Israel here to- magrow. HIGH DIVER DIES Chicago, Aug. 17 ® — Injured more than two weeks ago while making a high dive from a 65 foot platform in Akron; Ohio, Sylvia June Hesbol, 18 year old professional stunt diver, died last night. The girl injured her spinal cord when she hit the tank off balance and was paralyzed from her neck down, She was diving into six feet of water. READ HERALD CLASSIFTED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS T0 MAKE TEST OF POLICE CRUSADE Garrying Passengers in Truck ' Coming to Court Hartford, Aug. 17 (®—Following a conference with various tobacco growers and truck owners who aave felt the pressure of the state police | campaign to assure proper and sife motor vehicles for the transports tion of the employes to and from to- bacco fields, State Police Commis- sioner Robert T. Hurley today de- cided to carry into some court on» of the cases as a test to secure a court interpretation of the law con- cerning public service motor vehi- cles, The state police have made sev- cral arrests in the last two days in the cases of overloaded trucks or vehicles without public service markers transporting farm hands. Last night every truck in Windsor and several other towns of the to- bacco country was stopped by the officers and allowed to procecd m,& when the police were satisfied that the truck was not overloaded or was not, in their opinion, violating the public service vehicle laws. The question involved concerns the section of the law requiring so- called “O” markers on public serv- ice motor vehicles carrying pas- sengers for hire. The test case will be one in which a tobacco grower has hircd from each day a truck to carry the grow- ers' employes back and forth to work. ALLEGED SLAYER SAYS GIRL STILL IS ALIVE " "~ | tavorite, quick | another person for a certain period | Wall Street Briefs ——_— ‘Warner Sugar Corporation reports net loss of $1.172,631 for 1927, against net loss $1,735,092 in Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. has increased the annual dividend rate on its common stock from $3 ta $4 a share, with a quarterly payment of one dollar a sharc, The regular quarterly of $1.75 also was author. ized. Both dividends are payable September 1 to holders of record August 16. Heavy buyinz of the road and ind leading rail- rial shares was re- sumed at the opening of today's stock market. General Motors, scll- ing ex-dividend 1 1-4, opened with a block of 4000 shares at 187, a gain of 2 1-2 points, and the first sale of Graham-Paige was a block of 10,- up 1. Radio nd General gains of 2 American Repu showed points or more. initial The unexpectedly large drop of more than $50,000,000 in brokers' loans, coming =oon after the murked reduction in call moncy rates, start- ed a wild outburst builish en- thusiasm whic rush- ing to cover. in un- usually heavy volume, one block of 10,000 shares of 17, 8, Steel common changing hands at 118, was the speculative aring 6 points to a new high record at 44 3-4. Wright Acronautical extended its gain to 4 1-2 points, Coty to 3 1-2, Houston Oil to 3 1-4, Radio 1o 3 and Curtis: Allied Chemical and Union Carl sold 2 or more points higher before {the‘end of the first half hour. | i | New peak pri | tonger, also s for the year, or istered by Silk Hosiery tores. we Roebuck, k, Iteal National Rails also attracted a large follow- ing although the gains were not : (Continued from First Pagey | /ATE® as in the industrial group, The il e |carly demand centered largely in Trris 15 to he accuseq | OUIS Southwestern, New York Con- rgainat the |tral, Western Maryland, Missourl, one you love. My trial 1o set for | Pacific and Gulf, Mobile & Northern, September 6. T wish you could he Moreisn 1 Hedne v here. My regards to Mrs. Mauges AUt With prices iolding steady. ey | Sterling Cables were slightly firmer Al arouna $4 “RUSSEL 8. BEITZEL." Harry and Elsie, mentioned in the are the brother and sister of Barbare, Miss Mauger, who was nincteen, was employed in” the same store where Beitzel was assistant credit ager. Beitzel was born in York, Pa.. twenty-eight vears ago. His oung wife and children are in Lan- caster, Pa, ——— “ Real Estate News ” St R bl Bennett H. Hibb; T. Moore, warrant street, izabeth T. Moor iin Trust Co. § Dover road. Frank Kryszak to K. Greenberg, et als, assignment of mortzag Olive street . Mary Beer $600 mortgage, Olive Frank Kryszak to warranty, Olive stree Yale Golfer Leading In Canadian To, d 1o Llizaheth w960 Lincoln to the 00 New mortgage, to Trank Krys: street, Mary k, Beer, Montreal, Que., Aug. 17 K. Lanman of Columbus, 0O golfer and the one remaining United States contender for the Canadian amatcur championship, was leading his opponent, Jimmy Mountficid of Edmonton, Alta, by one up at the end of the first nine holes of their semi-final round match today. Ross Somerville of London, Ont., CURB MARKET UP AND THEN IS DOW: Eaily Morning Activity Wiped Opy atrquon New York, Aug. 17 (A—The up- ward movement on the curb market i | set in motion by yesterday's easing of the credit situation was carried over into this morning’s session, but when the call money snapped back | to 6 per cent this afternoon, con- fidence was shaken in many quar- ters and some irregularity developed. A bullish demonstration in utiti- tics, long dormant, was a feature, ctric Bond and Share rising over ) points, later losing some of its iin, and Nevada California Electric oing 1o a new high at 55, advanc- ing 41, points. Americap Light and {lar, War the Canadian avorite, also was ahcad at the turn in his match | nst Ired Hoblitzel, Lambton, | Ont., standing two up. The golf in both matches on the ceived by the nominee in his private car where breakfast was served. Sesquiplane Roma Takes Off for a Trial Flight Roosevelt Field, L. 1, Aug. 17 (UP)—The Sesquiplane, Roma, with Roger Williams, Captain Sabelli and Captain Picro Bonelli, who will comprise its crew on its contemplated flight to Rome, took off today on a short test flight. Rumors that the Roma had made a surprise hop for Rome were dis the ship had not taken the cquip- ment which would be indispensible for such an attempt. Members of the crew did not an- nounce their destination. READ “i“‘RAI‘D CLASSIFTED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 16252 posite 8t. Mary's Charch Residence 17 Summer St.—1625-3 Say “Bom Veynge” to thume who sail with Bowers telegraphed from Bolic:ar’s Posy Shop Felegraph ™ New Britain 83 WERT MAIN il Cesare | |truck when the bee approached him, | ficlals boarded the spechl train far | Traction, ctrie Investors, United uas Improvement and United Light and Power “A™ were also in de- mand at higher levels, Amuscment shares turned irregu- Brothers “B” losing more than 2 points after an carly gain, while 1ox Theater “A" was bought fractionally higher. Checker or Cab was again a feature of the auto- motive shar going to a new peak t 43% in a small gain, while Klin touched a new high at 95 restricted trading. Columbia aphophone was in demand at the opcning but later sagged. Bancitaly made a gain of more than 2 poiuts, in 5 later losi half of it. hr\.t nine was spotty Somerville | Aluminum Ltd., touched a new hada 38 and Hoblitzel a 32 while ' high at 130, Anchor Post at 2614, Lanman and Mountifield took 40's. Consolidated C r at 10, Golden at 48, aNtional Rubh \Republican Candidate e L e pleuno re % - and Arizona Land a while _ Vists Santa Barbara . Co. shot up 24 points to Banta Barbara, Calif, Aug. 17 (®) hizh at 110 and Swedish outhern tch 15 points to 108 U. 8. As- : Repub- | bestos also inceased its gain, dential candidate, arrived | Hollin v Hudson T and New h l?d(\' [_l'nm his home at Stan- | mont showed some impovement in ford U .m\ rsity to spend two hou the mines whil inda was in sup- in ting the city and surrounding | piy 4 ain. \An.«.lu before ‘procesding 4o Los| " quir of Pannsyivanis wis s stron ey . e feature of the irregular oils with a A delegation of S a arbar: - " > Ediion te Bashara of- |3 somt galn, The Hlandurds were to the north of the city and were re. ‘g. u]ry ] steady, although Ken- ueky ?Old (;1';13'71{01'5(: A—ppears | In Court as Witness North Adams, Mass., Aug. 17 @ —The old gray mare may not be | what he uscd to be but he came to {court here today and convinced Judee Fred R. Shaw of the fourth district court that he’ was still in ity £od shape despite his 12 ars. His testimony secured the acquittal of his owner and driver | counted by fleld officials who said | on charges of treating“him crucll The owner, Charles H. Willey and the driver, Russell Stafford, both of Charlemont, were accused by a represcntative of the 8. P. C. A. with having treated the old | horse cruclly by using him to skid logs. While Judge Shaw, in the dignity of his judicial robes, stood by, sur- rounded by court attaches and at- torncys, Harry, the horse, trotfed back and forth before the court house as evidence of his fitness. AMERICAN WOMAN KILLED England, Aug. 17 (UP)—Two persons were killed and six injured. including Mrs. William Wolfe Smith, of Washington. D. C., in a collision between a Cambridge London s and a truck near here today J R ACCEPTS Berlin, Aug. 17 (—Foreign Min- ister Stressman today formally ac- cepted the invitation of the French government to attend the Kellogg ract signing formalities in Paris. He will go to T'aris on August 25. WALL STREET ONCE MORE 15 SOARING Several Stocks Lifted to New High Levels | By STANLEY W. PRENOSIL (Associated Press Editor) W York, Aug. 17 (B — Re- sumption of the upward prics movement in today's stock market lifted nearly a score issues to high |records, but the recovery was |checked by an advance in call | money rates. Early gains of 1 to § points were substantially the mid-day selling movement. Trading, which had been active in the rally, turned dull on the de- cline, all money renewed at 5 per cent, advanced to 5 1-2 and thence 10 6 as banks called $40,000,000 in | loans. Time money and commercial raper rates held fairly steady I’cars of an increase in the Chicago Federal Reserve bank rate prove 1 to be unfounded as the charge was continued at 5 per cent for another week, While the sharp decreases .n Lrokers' loans and rediscounts had a bullish effect on speculative senti- ment, official intimations that th: low call money rates yesterday were “artificial” stimulated liquida- tion on the part of cautious traders. Pools were ag: steel, motor, chemical, food, can, |merchaylising and public utility shares, but they appeared to be laving dificulty in attracting & lurze outside following. Peak prices for the year, or long were Kroger Store ze Arms, Tidewater Oil, G preferred, Sears Rocbu Loft Candy and Texas & Pacific International Harvester ran up 9 points but dropped back nearly 5 Can, Savi R. H. nd Union on profit-taking. Graham Paig: likewise failed to hold its carly gain of 6 points and General Motors slipped back 2 from the morning high, With U. S. Steel resuming its old time lead p of the market on its rise to 149 1-2, bulls rode tough shod over the shorts as they became convineed that for a while at least concern over the recent vagaries of the money market was not going to hamper constructive operations. Call loans carrying over the week-end were rencwed at Some of the high flicrs, in wer eent which fluctuations of 5 to 10 points e commonplace, were asain sought. -American Smelting rose 5 1-2 to 215 and International Har- vest 9 to 280. THE MARKET AT (Furnished by Putr | i 30 P. M. m & Co.) Low Close Al Che & Dye 1 1813 183 Am Ag Che pd 723 American Can 10 1013 Am Loco .... 918 Am Sumatra . — Am Sm & Re 214 Am a 70 Am Am Woolen — — Anaconda Cop 678 673 Atchison 19015 Balt & Ohio. 1063 Beth Steel 607 Brook Man 66 Cer De Pasco Y Ches & Ohio CRI1& Pac 1181 Chrysler Corp 921 Colo Fuel .. 601y Congoleum Consol Gas 1461 1467 Corn Prod Dav Chem Ervie RR IFam Players chmann . ort Tex . | Genl Asphalt Genl (N | Gent *o\ors ¥ | Hudsor Motors 815 Hersheys Int Comb, Eng 60 Int Cement ... Int Nickel ... Int Harves Int Paper Ken Cop Mack Truck Marland Oil Mo Kan & Mont Ward N Y Centr NYNHG&H North Am !North Pacifi ack Mot Car $0% S0, an Am Pet B 421 43 ! Phillips Pet 4015 Pullman | Radio Corp . | iRemington Reading Searg Roebuck | Sinclair Oil | Southern Pac {sta oil N J ISta O N Y { ewart Warner 94 | Te: i Tex Gulf Sulph ¢ |Tim Rol Bear 12 { Underwood schm ! Union Pac .. 104 19415 | Union Carbide 1607 160% United Fruit 136 — = 1S na Alco .. 1143 114% U S Rubber 3 315 | 5 14814 | 97 illys Over 21% 154 15614 ‘Woolworth Wright Aero L. 160 1561 LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Insurance Stocks Bid Asked Aetna Casualty ..... 1060 1100 ! Actna life Ins Co .... 8§38 865 | Aetna Fire ¢ 790 | Automobile Ins .. 400 Hartford Fire 790 National Fire Phoenix Fire . Travelers Ins Co . Conn Gencral Manufacturing Stocks Am Hardware ........ 71 73 Am Hosiery . 22— Beaton & Cadwell . — 90 Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com 8§9 92 Rillings & Spencer com 2 6 Billings & Spencer ptd 6 10 reduced. | many of them being cut in half, in | in active in the | istered by American | Macy. * | pathy with the upturn TEL. We Offer: 53 West Main Street | Stuart G. Segar, Manager |} We Offer: i AETNA LIFE | HARTFORD FIRE | | | | NEW BRITAIN We Offer: PUTNAM & CO. Members Now York & Hartford Stack Buchangss 31 WEST MAIN ST., NEW BRITAIN i !A_monnomclomm. fl-&a Connecticut Power Company Common Price on Application. @homson, Tfenn & Co. Members of New York and Hartford Stock Exchanges Prices on Application. EDDY BROTHERS &G Members Hartford Stock Exchange . HARTFORD WERIDEN Burritttiotel Bldg. Hartford Conn. Trust BIdg, Colony Bld4, 25 Shares of Russell Mfg. Co. 2040 New Britain Phone 2580 COMMERC] Joseph M. Halloran Tel Fuller, Richter, Aldrich & Co. AL TRUST BUILDING MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE NEW BRITAIN 1358 Harold O. Mott offering. - |f} Our Statfstical Department with authoritative analyses of all securities. istol Brass . e 19 2014 Colt's Arms ... 34 36 gle Lock : 55 65 fnir Bearing Co . 140 e | Hart & Cooley — Landers, F ... 72 N B Machine . 29 65 Nodth & Judd .... 33 Peck, Stowe & Wil .. 18 2 | Russell Mfg Co .... 130 Scovill Mfg Co 1y ton Co com ., 110 115 | Union Mfg Co ....... 16 ' 20 | Public Utilities Stocks Conn Elec Service .... 95 Conn Lt & Pow pfd . 104 11d Elec Light . 137 N B Gas 80 173 144 Balance, $295,353,699. 'BOND MARKET HA - ACTIVITY IN R. R (Marked Demand Shown for | These Stocks W York, Aug. 17 (#—The bond ket opened with rails in good demand at higher levels in sym- in railroad tocks, and the general list showed ubducd strength as time money dropped to 6 per cent. When banks led $40,000,000 in loans and call | money advanced to 51 per cent, however, traders became apprehen- [sive of money rates returning to their firmer heights, and the mar- | ket eased off. St. Paul 5s, Chicago Great Wes |ern 4s, Frisco 51s and 5s, Katy |48 and 5s, all advanced half a |point and more in active trading, |and Katy 1st 4s jumped more than {a point in a few sales. Missouri Pa- |cific 9s improved slightly in heavy ng. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chi- |cago and St. Louis 65 A, however, | were in supply. | Copper were strong on reports wood trade developments, Andes 78 gaining a point, Public Service of New Jersey 414s were a strong fea- ture of the utilities, advancing more of | McKesson & Robbins, Incorporated (Conn.) Stock and Rights * Bought and Sold. We have some interesting information regarding this Ask for it in person or by mail. is prepared to furnish YOU than a point. Western Electric b8 and International Match 68 were | features of the generally quiet ine ‘duslriil group, gaining slightly in good demand. ‘ The fereign list was steady, U. 8. | government ogligations were neg- | lected. jCotmn Market Opens Up Steady and at Advance New York, Aug. 17 (M—The cot- | ton market opened steady today at !an advance of 9 to 16 points, active | months quickly showing net gains of |18 to 22 points on continuation of the recent buying movement. - This | was encouraged by relatively steady | cables, reports of floods damaging | crops in the Carolinas, and more un- | favorable crop advices from the | southwest. The advance of 19.47 for Decem- ber, a recovery of 137 points from the recent low level, attracted a g00d deal of realizing, while there was some southern selling under which prices eased off 20 points or |more, or 2 to 5 points net lower. This dip brought in more buying. | however, and the market was steady |at the end of the first hour. | Private cables said there had |been Bombay and Continental buy- ing in Liverpool on reports of de- teriorating American crop prospects. Thirty-five states protect the | ekunk because of its fur value and {because it is an insect and rodent ! destroyer. | SALE BY ORDER OF COURT Pursuant to an order of the City | Court of New Britain, 1 will sell at | public auction on the premises, on the 30th day of August, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, D. 8. T., a certain piece or parcel of land situated in {the Town of New Britain, Cemn., | 1435 Corbin avenue, and bounded |and described as follows: i North by land of Michael and Mary Tobin or assigns; East by land belonging to the Estate of John H. Andrews; South by land belonging to the Estate of John Corrigan; and West by the highway knowa @s Jerome street. Terms, ten per cent of the pur- chase price to be paid at time of sale, in cash or by certified cheek, and balance upon delivery of deeds and approval of Court. Dated at New Britain, Conn., this 17th day of August. A. D., 192 JOHN & RECOR. - - Committos.