New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1928, Page 15

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1928 SCHOOL COMMITTEE| ~ City. Items MARKET STILL ON IN SHORT SESSION| i & st == THE UPTURN TODAY {Dr. Heary Martin Named fo Prices Advance But Some Gains' Yacancies at First Mesting Are Wiped Out impartial executor for the Rothstein ! estate. Members of the Rothstein family are seeking removal as Ex- ecutors Maurice Cantor, Rothstein's attorney, Samuel Brown and Willlam Wellman. Federal agents in their quést for proof that Rothatein was the dom- inant figure in an international drug smuggling ring ralded a strong box in the American Exchange-Irving Trust Company, the only one of Rothstein’s depositories yet found. Assistant Federal Attorney Blake intimated he had found the search PURSUENEW LEADS ABDUT ROTHSTEIN Link Gambler With 84,000,000 Bond Thelt Wall Street Briefs Vanezuelan Oil production in Oc- tober totalled 10,519,688 barrels, with a daily average of 339,342 bar- rels, & new high record. This com- pares to 9,447,503 barrels, or 315,917 barrels daily, in September, the pre- vious record, and 6,023,704 barrels, or 194,313 daily, in Oct. 1927. Mambers Now York & Hartford Stsek Eushangm 31 WEST MAIN ST., NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 Deaths WARTPORD OMFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW, n.&' . Martin Zdanuk, Jr. New York, Nov. 17 (—Police to- day pursued new leads to the slayer ot Arnold Rothstein after the name of the slain gambler had been linked with a $4,000,000 Wall street bond theft and an international nar- cotie ring. > Announcement that new clues had been found was made by Police Commissioner Warren, who, how- ever, refused to divulge their naturc. The police had been given until worth while. FRANKLIN W. JOHNSON PRESIDENT OF GOLBY Profescor of Education and Acting Dean of Teacher's College At Dr. Henry Martin, who was re- cently elected to the school board to succeed James J. Butler, resigned, attended his first regular meeting yesterday afternoon. On motion of loseph M. Halloran he was appoint- ed to the vacancies existing on the school accomodations and the health and sanitation sub-committees. The place on the school accommo- Martin Zdanuk, Jr., five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zdanuk of 441, Orange street died at the home of his parents this morning. He leaves besides his parents, Zdanuk. ®¥uneral services will be held at the home Monday norning at 7:15 o'clock and at Sacred Heart church at 7:30 o'clock. Burial will be in L3 brother, Stanley, and a sister, Sophie International Telephone & Tele- graph company was rumeored in Wall street to be negotiating for control of Kolster Radio corporation of Newark, N. J, and 8an Francisco. Kolster now supplies International Telephone with wireless equipment and is understood to be negotiating for acquisition of De Forest Radio company of Jersey City. Shipments of soft coal over the New York, Nov. 17 (P—Wall street prices were still on the upturn today when the market opened fo business. A flood of buying orde swamped the exchange but heavy profit-taking reduced the gains and in some issues wiped them out. THE MARKET AT 11:30 A. M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Close | Al Che & Dye 238% 238 !35‘ 71 ey United lluminating Co. (New Haven) Rights Bought and Sold Am Ag Che pd 77% American Can 117 Am Loco .... 104% Am Bumatra . 61 Am 8m & Re 285 Am Sugar ... 85 Am Tobacco . 180% Am Woolen . Anaconda Cop 106 Atchison . 202 Balt & Ohio. 116% Beth 8teel 81 Cer De Pasco 103% C R 1& Pac 1345 Chrysler Corp 134% Colo T'uel 82 Congoleum .. 29% Consol -Gas .. 93% Corn Prod 89% Dav Chem 63% Erie RR . . 62% Fam Players . 53 Fleischmann . 83% Freeport Tex . 477 Genl Asphalt . 75% Genl Elec 18514 Genl Motors ..214% Glidden . 31 Hudson Mntort 837% Hersheys ..... 69% Int Comb, Eag 72% Int Cement Int Nickel . Int Pajer . Ken Cop Mack Trucl Marland Ol .. 46% Mo Kan & Tex 53% Mont Ward ..417 National Lead 120% N Y Central..185% NYNHG&H 68% North Amer... 867 North Pacile 112% Pack Mot Car 120% Pan Am Pet B 56% Philllps Pet... 50% Pullman ..... 90 Radio Corp ..303'3 Remington Rd 28 Sears Roebuck 1927 Sinclair Con Oil 443% Southérn Pac .12 Stand OIIN J . Stand Ol N Y ..387 Stewart Warn 1121 Studebaker Texas Co ... Tex Gul Sulph T Underwood . Union Pac .. Union Carbide 194% United Fruit . 1453 U 8 Rubber . U S Steel .... West Elec Willys Over .. 2871 Woolworth .. 2167 ‘Wright Aero . 209 Am Tel & Tel 195% —— Insurance Stocks Samuel Abrahamson (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Bid Asked .. 1120 1150 L 910 900 Columbia, Accepts Portland, Me., Nov. 17 (M—Selec- tion of Iranklin W. Johnson, pro- fessor of education and acting dean at Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versity, as president of Colby Col- lege, Waterville, was announced aft- er a meeting of the Colby board of trustecs here today. Professor John- son has accepted the position, which he will assume after commencement next June., 3 Monday by Mayor Walker to produce Sacred Heart cemetery. “further facts” in the case or he threatened he would “take action.” Flles Aflidavit In surrogate’s court an attorney for Alger Gildersleeve, referee in pending bankruptcy proceedings against *Nicky” Arnstein, filed an affidavit saying Rothstein was sus- pected of being “the fountain head” and receiver of $4,000,000 in miss- | ing securities stolen from Wall street messengers in 1920. TFor that crime Ainstein served a prison term. The affidavit was filed with a plea that Surrogate O'Brien name an dations committee was formerly occupied by Mr. Butler, and that on the health and sanitation committee | was by Attorney 8. Gerard Casale who also resigned from the board. Routine matters were disposed of at the meeting. Monthly reports were made by the sub committees. One teacher resigned, according to the teacher's committee report. She is Miss Ruth A. Perkins, ancient his- tory teacher at the Nathan Hale Junior High school. Authority was given the finance | committee to purchase a $150 clock | for the Central Junior High school. The clock will cause a bell to ring for the opening and closing of the periods. At the present time the bell | is sounded by the clerks in the build- ing. According to the monthly report "of the attendance burcau 1,056 cases | were brought to the attention of the | h:arrdb;: fi‘.fa? ;a but six were in. | 8i5ted by Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, vestigated, Miss Anne O'Brien, di-|dfacon: Rev. Joseph Daley of ot v bt {South Norwalk, sub deacon, and The cases reported by schools fol- | Rev- Walter A. McCrann, master of lav: ceremonies. Seated in the sanctuary Bartlett were Rev. Francls Keogh and Elihu Burritt . Rev. John Timmins of Hartford, {Camp .. As the casket was being borne | Census . into the church, Organist John J. ‘entrol .)umor High Crean played “Abide With Me.” At | V. B. Chamberlain .. the offertory, Miss Kathleen Walsh ! Benjamin Franklin sang Bailey's “Ave Maria.” The Nathan Hale Junior Hi |sanctus and benedictus were from Lincoln the mass of St. Theresa. “Rock of Israel Putnam Ages” was played on the chimes. At Rockwell ... the conclusion Mrs. Mary T. Crean | Roosevelt sang ce to Face.” The organist | Sacred Heart . played “Klee as a Bird” at the re- | Special .. cessional. | Stanley The pall bearers were John Sou- ! Washing‘on ney, William Blinn, Charles Keraen | Smaltey er, James M. Finnegan, Frank iSmith . Quinlin, and Edward J. Dailey. The !'walnut Hill last three named Wwere representa- |Trade . tives of Daly council, Knights ot Co- | Vance lumbus. There were many floral tributes, 1056 | Fathers McCran, Keogh, Timmins —_— and Daley conducted committal Ruth L. Engman LEAI]ER IS KILLEI] Funeral services of Ruth L. Eng- d Reading system in 8eptember were 1,426,284 tons against 1,577,382 tons in September 1927. 116 104% 607 Augnstas Hitchcock Augustus Hitchcock, 61 years old, of Maple Hilt, died last night at New Britain General hospital. His only relative is a sister in Virginia. Funeral arrangements are incom. i plete. Heavy Melting Steel Scrap No. 1 has declined 25 cents a ton quota- tions were $17 to $17.50 a ton, daily metal trade reports. NEWINGTON NEWS Newington, Nov. 17.—The annual thank offering will be held at the Ladies’ Ald meeting Wednesday aft- ernoon at which Mrs. George Loomis of New Britain will speak. The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs. Charlotte Eddy, Mrs. Clarence Hosford, Mrs. Harry Rowley and Mrs. Moody. Thomson, Tfenn & Co. Members of New York and Hartford Stock Exchanges 55 West Main Street New Britain Plloa' 2580 Stuart G. Segar, Manager Funerals We Offer: READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR RESULTS John B. Kiely Funeral services for John B. Kiely of §1 Winter street were held this morning at 9 o'clock at Bt Mary's church. Rev. Thomas Law- lor was the celebrant of a solemn high mass of requicm. He was as- Bryant & Chapman Price on Application. The following members of the Volunteer Fire d'pflflmenl attended a whist given by the West Hartford Fire department: Charles L. Boy- ington, l.e: N. Hale, Willlam Jerin and Erastus F. Schmidt, Mr. Boy- ington being awarded first prize. The ‘West Hartford department is plan- ning to attend the harvest supper and dance in Newington Grange hall, November 22, under the aus- pices of the Newington department. | EDDY BROTHERS & & Members Hartford Stock Exchange .~ NEW BRTAIN HARTFORD NERTDEN BurritiHotel Bidg. Hartford Comn. Trust Bidg, Colony Bidg, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luce of | Church street will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday. At the meeting of the Girls’ club held last night at the home of Mrs. George Rowe, Miss Luchini of the Hartford Y. W. C. A. talked on girl reserve work. Miss Luchini has 21 clubs in the various towns under her charge. Her talk was chiefly on what the girls in other clubs are doing, and was very interesting. At the next meeting day which will be held Friday. November 30, the girls, with their leaders Mrs. Dwight Chichester and Mrs. E. P. Schmidt, will attend a theater party. SCOVILL MFG. CO. I Assist the Chief Executive— Rev. Le Roy E. Wright of Chesh- and among the examples of ire, who preached here last Sun- day morning. will preach at the morning service this Sunday. Prince & Whitely Listablished 1878, Members New York, Chicago and Cleveland Stock Exchanges. Burritt Bldg.—69 West Main St.—Tel. 5405 Donald R. Hart, Mgr. cemetery. afternoon at 2 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev, Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, pastor of the First Lutheran churth.‘ vill officiate. Burial will be in airview cemetery. 3 ‘The remains may be viewed at the funeral parlors of Erickson & Carl- son Co., 377 Main street, between 4 and 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. services. Burial was in St. Mary's man of Springtield will be held Mon- 220 (Continued From First Page) Newington Grange will whist in the Grange hall night at 8 o'clock. hold a Monday Beckner believed, would insure pro- leaders a Savings Account with a Mutual Savings Bank is the (R el Sl e e most outstanding. ! Mr. and Mrs, Edward Shieber and family are expecting to eat Thanks- ’mlmg dinner in their new home on Cedar street. Internal Trouble Internal trouble within the Chauf- feur’s union was another theory un- der consideration, but it was given little credence. A score of persons who were in the union headquar- ters when Clay was shot were quite certain there were no union troubles or enmities that would have pre- cipltated the slaying. Curtis Explains Why He Held Up Salary | The salary of Thomas F. Mc- Grath, special clerk in the depart- ment of public works was held up because the common council has not yet fixed the salary, as required by city ordinances, Comptroller Han- ford L. Curtis, explained today. The comptroller had been advised against paying $40, as recommended by the board, until the council ha: 'action. Richard F. Stockwell Funeral services for Richard F. Stockwell of 116 Farmington avenue | JORR I Hazen requests all choir will be held this afternoon at 2 |fprioers 10 he present at rehearsal oclock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Wil. | (NS evening at 7 o'clock, to start liam H. Alderson, pastor of Trinity [F¢hearsing on Christmas music. Methodist church, will officiate. Ru- rial will be in Fairview cemetery. 'Suppom Grandmother, As many fellow cmployees of the N eglecting His Family Connecticut Company as can be spared from duty will be at the fu.| Mrs. Carlotta Neison Byphers ot neral to pay a last tribute to their | Newington was granted a divorce deceased fellow employe. from Ralph Gilbert Syphers in su- perior court yesterday by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin on the ground of alleged crueity. Mrs. Syphers’ chief contention was that her hus- band preferred to support his grand- mother and have a little money to spend on himself than take care of her and the child. Mrs. Syphers and the child have been living with her mother in Newington. We Offer: Why Don't You Join the Mutual Savers? Burritt Mutual Savings Bank Connecticut Power Company Aetna Casualty .... Aetna Life Ins Co Aetna Fire ... Aetna Fire rights Automobile Ins Hartford Fire . National Fire : For Quick Returns Use Herald Classified Ads. Travelers Ins Co . @ . Conn General ... o.. 1701 Associated Gas and Electric System mmnuc«unni siocks ‘Am Hardware Table of Exchanges of Preferred Stocks and Bonds Samuel L. Coleman Funeral services for Samuel L. Coleman of 84 Prospect street will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Wil- liam H. Alderson, pastor of Trinity Methodist church ,will officiate. Bur- ial will be in Fairview cemetery. Am Hosfery .. “S Beaton & Cadwel Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com Billings & Spencer com Billings & Spenccr pfd Bristol Brass .. Colt's Arms . Eagle Lock . Fafnir Bearing Co . Hart & Cooley .... Landers, F . N B Machine . N B Machine pfd Mrs. Louis Burkhardt Funeral services for Mrs. Louis | Burkhardt of Branford will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the funeral home of B. C. Porter Sons, 19 Court street. Rev. A. C. Theodore Steege, pastor of St. Matthew’s Ger- man Lutheran church, will officiate. STANLEY—ELM STS. CRASH Automobiles driven by Nerman E. Benoit of 21 Andrews street and Julian B. Tuthill of 125 Huntington street, Hartford, collided at 11:45 o'clock last night at Stanley and Elm streets, smashing the two front g gt S T TO BE DEPOSITED | chinist's mate J. Wenis at- | d to the coast guard patrol boat § here, was today the recipient of a silver life saving medal of honor awarded by the treasury department in recognition of his having saved Outstanding Vllmhl%* &‘A with Public _ Investmant Shares icates st 99 102,555 44,066 STOCKS (per_share) Associated Gas and Electric Co. Original Series ... §7 Dividend $6.50 Div Assured Comfort or Preferr Hu | Market A Thread of Hope? ! the life of five year old John Crosth- | waithe at South Ierry, R. L, June 1, 1928. The boy fell through a hole in a wharf and Wenis dived into the Burial will be in Fairview cemetery. wheels and fenders on Tuthill's car and damaging the front bumper on the other car. Sergeant T. J. Feeney reported e e Niles-Be-Pond com North & Judd .. Peck, Stowe & W Russel Mfg Co . end 86 Dividend 195.214 120,560 Underlying Preferred Stocks: Clarion River Power Co. Participating Pref. Erie Lighting Company Preference Market Market $ 10 [that Benoit was driving morth on | Scovil Mfg Co . Stanley street and Tuthill was driv- | Standard Screw . ing north on Elm street. The col- | Stanley Works .... lision occurred when Benoit's car | Torrington Co com .. turned to go south on EIm street. |Union Mfg Co ......... 2 No cause for police action was Public Utilues Stocks found. Conn Elec Power . Conn Lt & Pow pfd T | (i Elec Light N B Gas . Southcin N E Tel Conn Power . 40 R i 103 Market Staten Island Edison Corporation $6 Pid. Western N. Y. Gas & Elec. Corp. $7 Pref. (Depew & Lanc. L., P. & Conduit Co.) BONDS AND DEBENTURES (Per $1,000) Associated Gas and Elsctric Co.; Convertible 5138, due 1977 s |81 vertible Manila Elect. Series B & C vertible Debentures, Series B | water fully clothed to effect the res- | cue. Jose hA Haffey Residence 17 Summer 81.—1625-3 If you expect to leave your property to your wife and your children, what * steps are you taking now, to help them -gain the experience and the knowl ledge to-handle it wisely ? ON POLICE BLOTTER | Complaint was made to the police | that boys have been shooting at electric light bulbs between Bel- mont street and Slater road. Benjamin Kuckel of 333 Myrtle street complained to Lieutenant Rival today that four rugs were stolen last night from his mother. Peter Janik of 420 Myrtle street | !and Albert McCormick of 41 Armis- tice street reported bicycles stolen | | from Landers, Frary & Clark fac- | tory vard yesterday. Amount H H 21,600 16,319,006 1 878,300 Underlying Bonds: | Citizens L. H. & Pr. Co. 5. due 1934 __ Depew & Lancaster Co. 5s,°due 1954 . Du Bois Elec. & Trac. Ca. Ss, due 1932 _. Erie Lighting Company Ss, due 1967 Granville Elec. & Gas Co. 55, due 1933 8¢ 177 140 1,411,000 545,900 174,500 3,562,500 41,500 . zl 000 Graves Covered With laurel, hemlock and spruce Order early before the ground freezes Bollerer’s Posy Shop o Telegraph Floriest of New Im- ) 83 West Main St Phone 886. WILL SELL 75 Shares Fidelity Finance AT $9.00 PER SHARE Owmer, Box 21-L, Herald Office . 136 33 TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Ralance, $127.72 Otherwise, you must either apj_... a responsible trust company as trustee, or hazard your life efforts and your family’s comfort on the slender thread of an optimistic hope. 6,949, 23328(3 Hopkinsville Water Company $s Indiana Gas Utilities Company Ss. due 1946 Company S, due 1933 Company 5%s. due 1950 Lock Haven Gas & Coke Co. 6s, due 1944 Bishop to Elay Organ At Elks’ Dedication | William H. Bishop, organist of | New Britain lodge. B. P. 0. Elka| Mania Elec £ R & L' Cop. . due 1553 will officiate at the organ at the| anila Suburban Rwys. Co. Ss. due 1946 dedication of the new home of| N Y-St G. & Elec. Corp. 5as, due 1952 Meriden lodge tonight. Many N. Y. State G. & Elec. Corp. 6s, due 1952 Britain Elks expect to attend the| Penn Public Service Corp. $s. due 1954 1 Pena Publ; vi M event. Grand Exalted Ruler Murray Pf“‘“b:r:;;g:_r ice Corp, 6, due o Hurlburt will be present. Portsmouth (Okio) Gas Co. 6s, due 1929 Richmond Light & R. R. 4s. due 1952 Spring Brook Wat. Co. (N. Y.) Ss, due 1930 Union Gas & Electric Co. Ss, due 1935 Warren Light & Power Co. 5s, due 1931 Long Island Water Corp. due 1955 2,336,000 Martla Electric Company Se. due 1946 101,000 1,837,700 1 Wouldn’t you like to spend a few min- utes with our trust officer and see the type of service we stand ready to pro- vide your loved ones when you are no longer here? 1,250,000 110,000 = 555,000 146,000 LIQUOR DECISION DELAYED Judge M. D. Saxe's decision on the {question of the juriadiction of the | police court with relation to three | gallons of liquor taken from the | home of Efram Noveck of 213 Hart- | ford avenue was not given today be- cause of the absence from court of \Attorney Monroe 8. Gordon, counse! | for Noveck. The liquor is in the | ! custody of State’s Attorney Alcorn, ! Noveck having taken an appeal from | the finding of guilty on liquor law | The 5§94 Interest Bearing Convertible Tnvestment Certificates will be delivered st the subscription price of $99 per $100 Certificate with Rights, in exchange for the above Stocks and Bonds from Boiders of such Stocks and Bonds at the values shown wader ption 1 above. The Certificates will be available in denominations of $1.000 in Coupon and lm: form, and $100 in Registered form only. Fractional amounts of Investment C will not be jssuable, but depositors may purchase them at the subscription price. Imterest and dividends will be a m«! <0 as to be continuous but mot overlapping. All emchenges are subject to the he offers to the holders of the securities to be deposited. The ‘mew. securitics wil be mald as scon after December 1, 1928 28 they can Be gettes ready. { ‘Class A Stock will not be delivered at the time of exchange but depositors will ressive Convertible Debenture Certificates in the principal amount of $100 for each twe (3) shares of Class A Stock deliverable, which certificates are convertible into Clase A | time after six months from date of issue at the option of the holder or the | r interest at the rate of 6% per annum pavable qumerly and provide that ny- | to the Company, the holder may. if he so elects, receive in lien J‘ ‘ dividends in Class A Stock which be would receive on the Class A M iato NDUSTRIAL LOANS At Banking Rates The Fidelity Industrial Bank 136 West Main Street New Britain, Conn. New Britain Trust Co. viwton Tenaraes o el Dol Judge Baxe will make his decision next Saturday, he said. cate i convertible had he converted the same. Further information regarding the Investment Certificates LR the | | E STORM LASHES COAST Berlin, Nov. 17 (® — A small !fleet of ocean-going vessels was {forced to anchor in the mouth of | ‘Yhe Elbe today awaiting the reces- sion of a severe southwestern the, obtlmeld from your Security Dealer or the Aseocisted Gas and Klectrie 1 vl H Holders of en ‘bonds should deposit th ith The Chase National : Capital, Surplus, and Undivided Profits $1,775,000 of New York: Ageacy Divaion, comer Pine and Nasiew Siees SEL Registered Bonds should be sent to Associsted Gas and Klectric NI! 61 Broadway, New York City. storm which was churning the Elbe; e above offers supersede all previous ones and are subject to withdrswal ot any thme.’ ..m’ causing much damage along l ASSOCIATED GAS AND ELECTRIC sulel'-ltl CO. the entire river front. ovember 13, 19: