New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1928, Page 17

. FATHER CONFESSES i HILLING DAUGHTER Slew Her Bocasse Sbe Would Not Prepare Broatlast Washington, Sept. 27 (UP)—A charge of murder was to be placed today against Frank E. Smith, 50- year-old bank guard who walked into & police station last night and without emotion detalled how hé had Strangled to death his daughter Beasig, 19, because she refused to cook -his breakfast. The girl’s body was found by po- lice in her bedroom, a pillow over her face, after John G. Steele, a roomer at the 8mith house had called authorities and told them of the crime. In his confessien, Smith related how he had walked about the city pondering over the killing, while police suarched for him. “We had quarreled for some time when 1 came home and 1 couldn't stgnd it any longer,” 8mith sald in his contesaion. “I asked Bessio to cook my breakfast but she refused to do so. 1 then asked her about 1ood that was in the ice-box and on finding none, 1 accused her of give ing it to Steele. 8he denied that, “J then grabbed her by the throat T held her there for several minutes. ‘We were in the bedroom and 1 held her on the bed. I held her until 1 thought she was dead. I stayed there about a half hour and then Steele came. He asked for her rnd 1 told him she was dead. “Btecle hegan to cry and wanted to see her. 1 closed the door—it locked, and T watked down the street with Steele behind me, 1 walked around the streets and later read aboyt it in the newspapers.” Bmith's confession then recounted how he then decided to surrender. 8mith, a former bookkeeper in & is half blind and is said by | Neighbors quoted mother as having said she afrald to leuve her daughter vith her husband. Steele, the roomer, had lived with the tamily for about six years. \ Borah Annunces His Stand on Two Senators Kansas City, Sept. 27 (P—The Runsas City Star says today that & nator Willlam Borah of ldaho, Jas notified the republican national “ coinmitter he will not be placed in un attitude of antagoniam to the re- election of Senator Shipstead of Minnesotu or Renator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin. Asked if he intended openly to ad- Vucate the election of the two sens ators, Senator Borah replied: “That depends upon develop- ments, I have not heen asked to speak fn their behalf but I am sure- Iy not going to oppose them.” The Jdaho senator, who spoke here last night for the Hoover-Cur- tis ticket, said he was not to be un- derstood as campaigning directly or indirectly against Bhipstead or La TFollette, Benator Howell of Nebras- ka or Senator Frazler of North Da. Kotu. POLITICS ON THE AIR New York, Bept. 27.—(UP)— Governer Alfred E. Smith’ at 8t. Paul tonight will be broadcast over the red network of the Nation- al Broadcasting company, and six Pacifie coast stations—KPO, KEO, KOMO, KGW, KHQ and KFI—mak- ing 26 stations in all. The troadcast will begin at 9 p. m. eentral standard time. Two hours earlier the red net- work will carry & broadcast by the republican national committee, with ; Speaker Nicholas Longworth making the principal address. \ 'QUAKE IN ITALY Fabriane, Italy, Bept. 27 UM—A strong earthquake shock was felt ve during a thunder storm at 1:20 o'clock this morning. The shock ‘was preceded by a strong buzsing sound. New York, Sept. 237 UM—A severe sarthquake, estimated at 4,000 miles from New York in an undetermined direction, was recorded on the seis- mograph at Fordham university last evening. The tremors atarted at 8:44 o'clock, reached their maximum at 8:52 and continued until 10 p. m. PREACHER AT 19 Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 27 (UP)—At the age of 19, Richard A. Havens is the regular pastor of the Rich Valley Christian church. The youth, & high school graduate, plans later to study law. had called hix wife, and | was | speech | City Items In Hurtrord police court yesters day, Joseph Chanda of Allen street, this city, was fined $20 and costs on the chuge of wpeeding. Clitiord L. Nelson, uged 21, of East Beriln, was arrested for speed- |Ing on South Main street about 11:30 this forenoon, by Motorcycle Officor W. & Strolls. Motorcycle Officer Louls . Harper s off duty on account of iliness. Adam Freiheit, formerly of this city, was arrested in Guilford toduy on the charge of non-support and lomicer Petey Cabelus brought him back for trial in local police court tomorrow. Freihelt's wife made the complaint. Miss Ruth Bristoll, woman proba- tion officer, is spending her vaca- tion in Cheshire. A daughter was born Supernumerary Oifi Lovines Johnson of street. X Wife Says Husband Did | Write to Slain Woman | Spokane, Wash., Bept. 27 (UP)— | The wite of Archie K. Mooch, chary- ed with the hatchet murder of Mra Katherine Clark of Boston, Mass,, admitted to prosecutors today that Mooch had carried on a mall order courtship with Mrs. Clark “for Jim Murphy.” Mre. Mooch said she never had scen Murphy and thought it strange that her husband should carry on Murphy's courtship for him. The state contends that ! Murphy” does not exist and Mooch, posing as Murphy. Mrs. Clark to Spokane and killed her to obtain her money. Mrs. Mooch said onc Mooch pointed to n group of men and said, *There's Jim,” but she know which man was “Jim.” The case will be carried before the grand jury probably today. today to and Mrs. Greenwood i “Jim that lured then |Sedan Comes to P;use On Foot of Policeman Otticer Thomas C. Dolan, who hus charge of the public vegetable mar- ket in the rear of Main and | Main sgeets, sufiercd a painful in- |jury this morning when a sedan |passcd over his left foot. The driver was not aware of the fact that one of the wheels was ou the officer's foot until it had been there a fow seconds. An X-ruy e amination of the injured memper disclosed a chipped instep bone. The {officcr continued on duty. i : PROPHECY HOLDS City smved From Tornado As In- dian Predicted Sioux City, Towa, Sept. 27 (U'}) ‘When the recent tornado deva- 'stated the surrounding country and | then broke as it ncarcd Stoux Uity old timers recalled a prophecy made many years ago when Sioux City | was but a trading post. An old In- dian sald that a tornaudo never would sirike the town on account of the rivers, And the prophecy last week. Bweeping out of the southwest, after dealing death and destructl jthe tornade headed for Bioux City. i All that was between the town and destryction was the “Old Muddy. On it came. Suddenly it lifted, aa if blown by a great draft of alr, The lower part off and the town was saved. DPISABLED CAR FOUND Motorcyele Officer W. P, reported to Captain Kelly this fore- noon that & coupe was standing on Plainville road near White Oak inn, with the wishbone broken and half the steering wheel missing. It was learned that the machine was regis- tered in the nume of Arthur Smith of 42 Beach street, Hartford, and | Captain Kelly had it towed to a garage and the owner notified, Officer Hayes learned that three men were seen leaving the machine earller in the day. Tt is believed that the car struck a fence or other object, disabling it. was fulfilled MARRIAGE INTENTIONS Marriage licenss applications have been filed at the office of the town clerk as follows: Arthur E. Good- rich of Weat Cornwall and Antoin- ette Wohinz of 228 Farmington ave- nue: Adam Cap of 186 North street and Eva Piszko of b1 Spring street. NEW $12,000 ICE ROUSE Julius Schultz has taken a pers mit to bulld an ice house on Reser- voir road, at a cost of $12.000. The building 18 to be 60x100 and 28 feet in height. The contract has been let to Adolph Reinas. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS did not East | of it broke | Hayes | NEW BRITA S, . SLOCUM DIES AT 17 | Native of Stonington Had Been Liv- ing With Daughter On Mill Strvet for Past Two Years. years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mra, Joseph Stack of 12¢ Mill street last night. He was a re- tired farmer and had been making his home with his daughter for the past two years. ‘Born in Stonington, he spent much of his life in that place. He canie to this city from Scotland, Conn., where he has been living for many years, Besides Mrs. Stack he leav angther daughter, Mrs. Walter Barton of East Hartford; a son, Er- nest T. Slocum, of Hartford: and a sister, Mrs. J. H. Holman of Wester- ly, R. L Funeral services will be held Bat- urday afternoon at 2 o'clock at B. C. Porter Sons funeral parlors at 1% Court street. Rev. Orrin E. Tour- tellotte, pastor of East Hartford Methodist church, will officiate. Bur- ial will be in Old North cemetery, Hartford. Five Glunt Locomotives Are Bought by B. and A. Boston, Sept. 27 (UP)—TFive of lme largest double-end type loco- motives, each having a tractive purchased by the Boston & Albany railroad for a total of $275,000. The engines will be used in the suburban service between Boston and Riverside, Fach engine welghs 352,000 pounds and is as powerful as the ordinary Pacific type of locomotive. It is cabale of hauling ten all steel cars of suburban type. Deaths | Stanley Kania Stanley Kanla, 54 years old, 78 Grove street, died at the ‘l(rimm General hospital shortl, \fore 6 o'clock yesterday after {He had been a resident of this for 85 years and for the greater pur of the time he was an active mem- ber of Nacred Heart church. He was a4 member of St. John the Baptist soclety of th= church. Surviving him are his wife, Mar- cipamm. four sons, William of New York city, Sylvester, Bruno and Joseph Kania. The lust two numed sons are prominent baschall play iin this city. He also leaves a daugh- |ter, Jeanette Kania of this city; and six brotherm, Paul of New Britain, Frank of Central Valley, N. Y., Wu ter of Poland, Alexander of Pit burgh, Joseph of Poland and Valen- tine of Pennsylvania, and a sister, Mre. Frank Lis of New Hritain. Funeral services will be held Nat- uyrday morning at 7 o'clock at the heme and at 7:30 o'clock at Sacred Heart church. Burial will be in Sa- cred Heart cemetery. of Mrs. Ellen Surko IFuneral services for M clen Surko of 414 Kast strect were held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of her mister. Mrs. Gustave Krieger of 32 Fairview street and at |8 o'clock at 8t. Matthew’s German 'Lutheran church. Burial was In Falrview cemetery, Stanley Boryczko Funeral services for Stanley Bory- {czko of 187 Broad street will be held lat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Kosciniak of that address tomorrow orning at § o'clock and at Holy “ross church at 8:30 o'clock. Burial | will be in Sacred Heart cemetery. Joszoh A. Haffey UNDERTARER Phone 1625-2 Opposite 5t Mary's Wesidence 17 Summer | Plant Bulbs Now Extra selected bulbs fn namned varities— i Daffodils or Narcissi, Crocuses, | Bollerer’s Posy Shop “The Telegraph Flovist of New Britain' A3 West Main Kt. Phone 886, | power of 41,600 pounds, have been | R Breeder Tullps. Darwin Tullps, Hyacinths, | AN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1928. COURT SENTENCES BOY HIGHWAYHEN kowski Returoed fo Cheshire Hartford, Sept. 21 P —Two New | Britain youths, Edward Tomkiewicz, |%0, and Henry Laskowski, 18, were | penalized in the superior criminal |court by Judge Allyn 1. Brown this jmorning on charges -of assauit and robbery with violence, the former |being sent to jail for five months *land the latter to the reformatory at ' Cheshire. They pleaded guilty, | = | They were bound over to superior {court by Judge H. P. Koche in lo- cal police court, thelr arrests having | resulted from a complaint by Zeph- lirin Lebrun of Seymonr street, New | Britain, that he was held up early | one morning near Broad and Silver !streets. One of them asked Lebrun for a match and as he.put his hand | |ir his pocket to give it to them they Iattacked him, throwing him to the !ground und beating him so severvly that he was taken to New Hritain | General hospital. His watch and $1.50 were missing, but Luskowskl | iand Tomliewicz denied ‘that they took it. They were also accused of having held up John J. Crean of 622 Main street the same morning. | Towmkicwicz's home is on Gold | street und Laskowski lives at 435 North Rurritt street. At the time of ithe attack on Lebrun, Laskowski 'had been out of Chesnire reforma- tory on parole only a few months. Both young men have police records. GURB MARKFT HAS DOWNWARD ACTION " Heavy Liquidation Carvies. | Prices Lower New York, Sept. 27 (£~ Heavy quidation carried prices genera dowgward on the curb market to- day, although a few specialties were hed upward by pool operafions. agaln in unusually | Trading lieavy volume, | American Rolling Mills { lombia_ Graphophone wore and Co- wgain in | demand in the Industrial group, vis- | {ing about 3 points cach, although former canceled part of its gain. Anerican Colortype went up a point {10 & new high on announcement of large contract with Montgomery Ward, and Marion Steam Shovel ex- tended its gain. Bancitaly rallied {about a point and United Plece Dye Linmped 3 points. | Mavis Corp. wus an outstanding | wealk spot, fulling 14 points to 15, a |new low. Auburn Auto fell more | than points 1o a new Jow, and Bastian Blessing, anadian Industrial Alcohol, Fastern Kolling Mills and | Lakey Foundry fell 1% to 3 points. ! Ruberoid dropped 7 points. A few of the low priced eils wore in demand, Pantepec rising a point | who are expected to be represented on the board next month. Venezoela sold at 8 1-2. & new high, and Lion | improved under western buying. In | the Standards, Indiana was firm [ while Kentucky dropped 2 points, {and Ohio issues 1 and 2 points, | In the wmines, Newmont and D {anda were easy. while Phelps Dodge gained a point. Utilities were irregular, American v Electric, Superior issues and Sound dropping 1'% to 3 ts, while United Gas Improve- { ment was in demand a point higher {and Electric Bond & Share more | than recovered from a 4-point drop, | while the rights ranged from 81z to 10 1-4. ' Drunken Driver Fined : And Given Jail Term Hartford, Conn.. Sept. 27 (UP) | ound guilty of driving while in- toxicated when he struck and in- mred a wotoreyele policeman. Wil- { liam J. O'Brien, 39, of Windsor, was | fined $100 and costs and sent to jail | for 10 days in court here today. | O'Brien's car collided with Mo- ioreycle Policeman Morman Mc Namara last night. knocking him | over and crushing his right leg. MRS, KEAVENY IMPROVIN: Dr. John F. Keaveny has returncd from Paterson, N. where Mrs, Keaveny underwent an operation for appendicitis last week. Mrx Keaveny 8 recovering and will re- turn to her home here whortly. PERSONAL LOAN AMOUNT OF LOAN $150 . $300 $600 INTEREST AND SERVICE CHARGE $12.00 deducted $24.00 deducted $48.00 deducted NET AMOUNT GIVEN TO BORROWER $138.00 REPAYABLE IN / TWELVE MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OF $12.50 $276.00 $552.00 $25.00° $50.00 FIDELITY INDUSTRIAL BANK 136 West Main Street New Britain, Connecticut (in heavy buying by outside inh»rvam] "~ higher levels. A few Wail Sl;el Briefs ] R Activity in copper at higher iprices has been the feature in the non-ferrous metal market this week. Lead has continued in good demand Simeon ‘Thompson Slocum,” T“Tomkie'icl Sdll to h‘l; hs'lnz unchanged prices. Tin prices ad- {vanced slightly on better demand {from speculative sources. Zinc was 'quict, but tirm for all positions, E | gincering & Mining Journal reports. {Activity in copper and lead ia in- |terpreted as reflecting keen demand Ifor fabricated products on the part of consumers. August net operating income of {the Atchison, Topeka & Banta Fe | |Jumped to $6.543.677 trom $5,07 1426 in August, 1927. The total fi |eight months this year was $25,- (944,503 against $30,408,479 in the same period of 192 { Jordan Motor Car Co. had net {loss of $418,867 for the first half of 1928 agaiust net loss of $25,899 |in the same period of 192 27, Net operuting income of the first 4 railroads to report August earn- ings aggregated $46,044,000 against $44,468,000 for the same number in August last year. Surplus of the New York, New |Haven & Hartford for 8 months of 1928 after guarantees und preferred divided requirements was $4.5 559,058 logainst $4,151,846 a year ago. August surplus wus $1.857.735 atter char, @ [last year, | The Boston & Albany Railroad ' hus ordered five of the largest dou- Ble-end type locomotives ever built in the United States, from Amerle: | Locomotive Co. Each costs $59 000. |Total weight of the engine and ten- |der is 852,000 pounds. | American Sumatra Tobaccs Co. $3.01 a share on the com- won in the year ended July 31 ugainst $4.37 a share the vear be- fore. Net income fell to $634,028 | from $940,493. ‘ Colonial Utilities Corporation, op- erating in New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Counecticul, declared an initial dividend of $1.62 1-2 & shave on the first preferred stock, or at the rate of $6.50 annually. Tt is pay- able Oct. 1 to holders of record Sept. 29, ed carn August net operating income of the Pennsylvania railroad moved up from $10,784,187 )n and for & months thix . TR from $70.456,500 ifor 8 months of 19 BOND MARKET HAS LITLE OF NOTE Price Changes Are Mixed and I Fractional | New York. Sept. 27.——The [hond market was quiet today. with price changes mixed and fractional. | Time money remained above the I per cent level, with more funds re- ! ported available. Coppers generally sold off, evi- ently in reflection of the weakness of copper stocks, although Tennessee Copper 68 were active at slightly new utilitics became active, notably Northwest- ern Telephone 4 1-28 and Ohio River Edison 68, which gained more thah a point each. Railn were irregular. The foreign list was a bit firmer, with Italian government issues ad- vancing in the face of declines in the previously buoyant industrials. Interest was shown in the new |treasury offering, which is expected to take the form of treasury certifi- cates. Holders of Amoclated Gas & Zlectric company 5 1-2 per cent de. bentures were informed tos v that conversion of the first block of $10.- 000,000 18 nearly complete and that the next block of $5,000.000 will be on a'basiy of $115 in debentures, in- stead of $110, for units of two |shares of Class A and onc share of ‘Col"lxlon stoc [_Real Estate News ] [—— | Warranty Martin Carlson to Elizabeth L. Cutter, Shuttle Meadow avenue. Carmine D. Vetrano. et ux, to Jo- seph C. Laviana, lLanders avenue. Sara Trusclo to Salvatore Sardo, ‘Bx Imont street. Mortgage Sebastiano Dorio 1o Antonio Palmierf, $1,200, Lafayette strect. Max Yallman to the City Realty Corp., $1,600, Linden street. John G. Yenton to Hartford EBldg. anJ loan Asso., $3,200, Bouth Burritt street. Joseph C. Laviana to Alfred Noren, $1,500, Landers avenue. Carmine D. Vetrano. et ux, to U. ‘8. Bond and Mortgage Corp., $10.- 000, Cherry street. | Releases Deep River Savings bank te John Fenton, et ux. South Burritt street, Commercial Trust Co. to Carmin. D. Vetrano, et ux, Maple streey adelfio Coco to Bara Truscio, Bel- mont street. Votingvilesidenee Ruled As Place of Preference Hartford, Sept. 27 P—Under an opinion by Atty. General Benjamin | W. Alling, voting residence is pri- | marily a question of intention. resident of New Preston (Washing- ton) had asked as to his voting |rights, & traveling man, being ab- |sent from what he considered his | home town, almost constantly. The | attorney general held that as inten- | tion was to have New Preston as his home the elector had the right to | declde it as a fact NOVECK CASE NOLLED Attorney Monree 8, Gordon an- : nounced teday that the case of Efram ! Noveek of Hartford avenue has been nelled in superior court. Ne- | veck having taken an appeal frem a ifine of $100 and costs imposed in local pelice court on the charge of violating the lquor law. ainst $1,328,007 in August | % | Anaconda Cop Al " i amor| FUTNAM & CO Mabers Now York & Hardard Sauch Bachongm ) 31 WEST MAIN ST., NEW BRITAIN { Freight Traffic Report Reflecied in Daalings . MARTPORD OFFICL, ¢ CENTRAL ROW, THL. 31348 . } By STANLEY W. PRENCSIL, | Associated Press Financial Editor. New York, Scpt. 27 P——Revivai of activity and strength in the rail ed on the announcement that freight trai- fic in the week ended Sept. 1 touched a new high level for the year, marked the irregularly high- | er price movement in today's stock {market. Violent reeessions develop- «d in a few specialties, but the egn- eral list pointed upward on buyrg stimulated by a further casing in | call money rates. | Call money renewed at 61 per cont and dropped to 6 around : id- day, with loans in the “outside mar ket” reported as low per {cent, Time money and commercial paper rates held firm, but a larger | ! supply of funds was availuble. Ru- | mors of gold imports from the A gentine materiaiized toduy when was announced that a shipment of | $12.500,000 was peing sent to J. I Morgan & Co. to retire the Argen- e o vhut Sy o | American Super Power Corp. First Preferred Stock high interest rates prevailing here. | $6 Series, Price to Yield 6.05 Stamford Gas & Electric Co. Rights Bought and Sold . road shares, presumably ba as 5 Members of New York and Hartford Stock Exchunges > West Main Street New UBritain Phone 2551 Stuart G Segar. Manager We offer Freight traffic in the week ended | | Bept. 15 totaled 1,138,321 cars, an increass of 10,669 over the corres- ponding week lust year, xus & Pucific assumed the leadership of | the rafl group by quickly climbing | 5 11-2 points. St. Louls Southwestern moved up 4 points, Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific cach moved up @ points and New York Central, Great Northern preferred uand Kock Istand sold 2 or more points higher. A. M. Byers was one of the strong features of the industrial list, sour ing more than 7 points on buying 'influenced by reports that the com- pany had developed a new and | cheaper process for the manufacture | of wrought iron pipe. Radio and Cage Threshing each jumped more ;than 5 point 1d Johns Manvill, Electric Stor Rattery, Elec jAuto Lite, Abitibi Power and Curtiss {advanced 2 1o 313 cquipment shares were mand on expectations of he: creased ruflroad buying, pressed steel | | 'car movng into new igh goound. while American Car & Foundry ad vanced 3 points, U. & Steel changed hands large volume, touching a new high record at 1615-8, up % points. Household products, Coty und Skelly tOil also sold at the year's best prices. | Motor Products, u recent se tional feature, @roke 171 points 1. Kress 5'2 and National Tea 4. | THE MARKET AT 2:30 . M, | (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Close 196 1941 [ LA 1067 7 EDDY BROTHERS &G Members Hartford Stock Exchenge New sarain HARTFORD weaoEn BurritHotel Bidj. Hartford Conn. Trust Bidg, ~ Culony Bldgy We Offer: 10 Shares N. B. Trust Co. 50 Shares Landers Frary & Clark 25 Shares Fafnir Bearing in MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE New Britain Nationar BBank Bidg. Al Che & Dye Tel. 52600, Am Ag Che pd American Can Am Joco .... | Am Sumatra . Am 8m & Re |Am Sugar | Am Tobacco . Bernard A, Conley Bragton A. Perter. We Own and Offer Consolidated Gas Utilities Co. Class A Stock to Yield About 7.10%, Atchison ! Balt & Ohlo. Beth Stecl Brook Man Cer De Pasco Ches & Ohio C R 1 & Pac Chrysler Corp Colo Fuel Congoleum Consol Gas Corn Prod ... 1 Dav Chem {Bre RR ... Fam Players Flelsehmann ! Freeport Tex . 59 |Genl Asphalt Genl Elec .. enl Motors . | Glidden . 28% { Hudson Motors § Int Comb, Eng Int Cement Int Nickel . |Int Harves Int Paper . Ken € | Mack Marland 0il 3 3914 Mo Ran & 3 Mici < | Mont Ward 3 N Y Central 1 NYNH&H 66, Noth Amer... T4% orth Pacific 101 Pack Mot Car 93 Pan Am Pet B 51 Phillips Pe 401y Pallman $11x Radio Corp Remington Rd 2534 { Reading L1061 Sears IZoebuck 1491, 14015 | Sinclair Of ... 3 101 Southern Pac [&td ou N J i8td Oil N Y fhir Bearing Co ... m; | Hart & Cooley . | Landers, | . N B Machine N B Muachine pfd .. Niles-Be-ond com North & Judd gle Lock ... ‘ AIR RACE I3 ON |Curtiss 1¥cld 0 Portland, Me., on Non-Ntop Flight in Test Aviaters Now Are Trying. | Peck, Stowe & Wil 9 | Epie &1 Stumnit SAg Ub. ooy i 18 | Curtiss Fleld, N, Y.. Sept. 27 (UP Scovill Mig Co .. | AU wr race from Curtiss Ficld to Standard Serew the new airport at Portland, Me., Stanley Works sart:d bere today. Torrington Co com | Harold McMuhon, fiying & Giant Gnton Mfg.0h oo 06 {Curtiss Robin monoplane, as the Public Utilitles Stocks first of the entrants to leave. He Conn. Blst Rarvite hopped Off at 2:02 p. m., carrying a Conn Lt & Pow pfd passepger, Hfd Elee Light .... [ Following McMahon in quick suc- NRGar .......000 ion were William Winston, man- Southern N E T ager of the Curtise flying service, in another Robi, and Stephen Brown in a Trayelair plane. Each of these planes also carried u pussenger. | The race marks the opening of the field at Portland, which is the first airport in a new chain estube lished by the Curtiss flying service. "1t hax runways for taking off in wix directions and is said to be one of |the most complete in the country. Lieut. James Doolittl rmy pilot, said he would leave for Portland to- {morrow in a Curtiss Falcon plane to Tl Utilities Commission Will Approve Cable Hartiord, Sept. 27 ®—The pubiic utilities, commission will approve the 42% petition of the Connecticut Light % and Power Company for permission 51 |10 run a power transnMssion cable from Stamford to Greenwich, it confirmed today, although the com. Participate ln the ceremonies. mission reserved decision in the matter following the hearing on the | Kidnaped and Tarred in petition yesterday afternoon and has re ot yet handed down a written aeci.| _VVisconsin Labor Strife The Postal Telegraph and Konosha, Wis., Rept. 27 (M—Blis- | Stewart W 03 eral other companics were rejre- tered by hot tar poured on him by Studebuker S1% sented at the hearing interested in |his Kidnapers, Harold Hendrickson, Texas (0 ..... 68 3 6 the plan to the extent that the cablo | Allen-A company employe, was re- | Tex Gulf Sulph 701 0 703 i which is to carry 27,600 volts, is to (Urned to his home this morning. He Tim Rol Bear 140 188% Dbe run on the same poles with their | Va8 taken there by friends to whose 'Underwood ... 68% own wires. A satisfactory agree. 10Me he had wandered after being |Unton Pac 19812 ment was reached over the locat'on | ?0und and left on & highway last Unfon Carbide 19 % lof the cable on the pole, however, | MBIt United Fruit . 1 tand all opposition to the petition! Hendrickson said he released him- U S 1Ind Al .. 1 was withdrawn. The new cable is Seli from his bonds after a struggle. U § Rubber .. an cmergency proposition to enable| He was taken by four masked U R Steel .... 161% the company to contimue supplying | Men from an automobile in which Wabash Ry .. &4 current while replacing two 8,600 he was riding with his sisters, Olga West Elec ... 1081 | volt cables. |and Marie last night on & highway \:‘llh"u 0\}:r T |eix miles west of Kenosha. At the | Woolwort| 1941 R % ARy | POINt Of a gun he was ordered fnto | Wright Aero . 178 "““f HSED O ARd ISARY | (e kidnapers' car after u struggle in \_";""‘; f"gi Mrs. Arthur Sandquist of [ which Marle was struck over the Stanley Court were given a surprise nhead with the butt of @ pistol. To- :‘:mr (nrt‘ their home last evening hyid..‘- he gave police clues which are o we:’rd’rrlenga in honor of their | expected to lead to the arrest of his the evening Walter 1, Towk mang s | " oIcion: ¢ Walter R. Tolk sang 8| | ,ymper of employes of the number of songs and Otto Wunch | " and J. Chester of Landers Trade | oA COMPARY have becn on shop entertained with comedy acts. | Refreshments were served. % 501 PUEM 9% 160 Insurance Stocks . (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Hid 2 As | Aetna Casualty = | Aetna Life Ins Co Aetna Fire .... | Automebile Tns . Hartford Fire Natlonal Fi Phoenix Fire .. . §80 825 440 825 1140 815 835 1160 S30 DEMOCRATS MEET TONIGHT Travelers Ins Co | Conn General vs 198 | Manufacturing Stocks | Am Hardware .. RH {Am Hosiery ... ; | Beaton & CadweM ... | Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com | Billings & Spencer com Billings & Spencer pfd | Bristol Brass ... | Colt's Armns . 1650 1825 Boston, Sept. 27 (P—Sixty-eight commuters on the New York, New ‘lln\'ell and Hartford railroad, resi- | dents of Kingston. Plympton and | Silver Lake, today filed a petition with the state department of public utilities protesting against a curtall- | ment of service at the Plympton sta- |tien. No date has been set for a | hearin, | coMMUTERs pROTEST ‘ i Meetings of the demecratic town | committee and of the Smith-Rebin- {son club will be held tenight at the varty's headquarters in United building. ¥inal arrangements will :be ‘made for the rally Saturday | night, at which Augustine 1.onergan, { Charles G. Morris, Senater T. Weber Wilzon and others aré to spesk. e e READ HEBALD (LASSIFIED 4D~