New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 24, 1928, Page 15

EXPERT DESCRIBES LIGHTNING PRANKS (Champions Use of Rods as Means | of Protecting Property People who say lightning rods are useless are mistaken in the opinion | of W. L. Lloyd, Jr., electrical expert from the high voltage department of the General Electric Co., who spoke to the New Britain Electricab club last evening at the state trade achool. Mr. Lloyd called attention to the fact that many people make state- ments that lightning rods have no value as protective agents. He show- ed by means of charts and steropti- con views that these rods.are of con- siderable value. According to Mr: Lloyd. if a bolt ©f lightning atrikes in proximity to a lightning rod, it will hit the rod and be conducted harmlessly into the earth. < This has been proven by experi- ments which have enabled experts to advise owners of oil wells on the exact Jocation of rods in order to assure safety and protection. In considering the location of rods the average height of lightning clouds and the relative height ot the rod must be taken into consideration. In case of low clouds only small areas are protected by single rods, while with higher clouds wider territories are taken care of by the same rods. A rod 100 feet above the ground will protect an area of 230 to 300 feet, the speaker explained. Mr. Lloyd told of the experiments in the Pittsfield laboratories of the | General Electric Co. in creating arti- ficial lightning, making bolts which carry as much as three and a half million volts. These experiments, ac- cording to the expert, are to deter- mine the power of nature in a thun- der storm. He fllustrated the in- creasing power of the lightning flash by explaining that while a flash of one million volts jumped | nine feet. a flash of two million volts jumped 20 feet. On the basis of this knowledge, he pointed out, experts are figuring the power of the flashes in summer shower: Although man has created light- | ning flashes up to three and a half | million volts, the speaker admitred | that this was a weak example of the | tremendous power of a natural flash which equals a hundred million volts. He described the flow of elec- trons in the electrical flashe: ing how they flow from one level in electricity the same as particles in a body of water. He declared that lightning bolts are high powered sparks jumping from one cloud to another or from cloud to earth, more often just between clouds. Compared to the hundred million volts fn a flash of lightning, he called attentiap to the fact that the highest charged high voltage electric line in the country carries only & quarter million volts. Since the pow- er in a lightning flash lasts but & few millionths of a second, even at a hundred million volts to a flash, he estimated that in household oper- ating power at elght cents a Kilo- watt hour a lightning flash would be worth only 25 to 30 cents to the av- erage householder. {SAY THEY HAVE NO FUNDS | 10 PAY PERSONAL TAXES Two Delinquents Plead Poverty But Judge Roche Threatens (0 Fine Them Two alleged delinquents pleaded poverty when arraigned court today on the charge of failure v their personal tax, but Judge H. Roche told them they must make payment not later than Mon- ¢ morning or a fine will be im- d. Should they not pay the fine v will be jailed to work it out, he said. I Buscini of 46 Queen street told th= court, through his son, that nobody in the household is em- ployed, and he could not pay the tax. A by Assistant Prosecutinz Attorney W. M. Greenstein as to the identity of the bondsman who posted $10 for his appearance fin court today, Buscini said his cousin had accommodated him to that ex- | tent. Anton Brown, a tailor with a place of husiness at 48 Dwight street, admitted that he has not paid his personal tax for two years. e lost his property and is having a difficult time bringing up five chil- dren, e said. He wishedghe could pay his bills, but business has been poor and he has been scraping mon- ey together as best he can. Judge Roche said he would allow the delinquents to pay the tax to | Cotector Toomis, who will notify the court as to whether or not they do s0. They have had ample warning, he said, and mast pay or be pun- ished according to law. Waier is termed s T pid it 105 degrees. is “warm' L s ————— “l am A Professional— and [ have appointed this Trust Company as executor of my estate—that's not an amateur’s job.” Why not consult them about your estate too? New Britain Trust Co. in police | at 98! at ST degrees and | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1928. GOV, FULLER TALKS T0 BATES IN THIS CITY (Continued from First Page) any of the hotels or clubs. Gov. Fuller was fighting mad when upon his return to Boston from a business trip to Detroit, he learned that Bates had not abided by the governor's ideas as to what should be done to clear the prison of threatening conditions. On Tuesday just before Gov. Ful- ler left for Detroit, he had an audi- cnce with Commissioner Bates, who called at his office to ask the gov- ernor for advice and assistance in plans to ascertain whether any weapons were concealed in the state prison. “I told him” the governor said “that I would instruct the state po- lice to assign eight men to the prison to assist the prison staff in making a thorough search. At the tima the commissioner remarked that this method of gearch might create some ntment among the prisoners, but I told him not to pay any attention to that but to go right to it.” When Fuller returned yesterday afternoon he was asked, incidental- Iy, if there were anything to be said bout the state prison situation. He replied that it had been cleared up ibut the search of the institute had been completed without the aid of the state police. Commissioner Bates was seen soon after as to Whether he had anything to say re- ng the completion of the Then it developed that the search as directed by the governor had ot been made. Bates explain- ed that he had decided not to go ahead with it as Deputy Warden James Hogsett, in temporary charge |of the prison, had felt it might cre- ale a delicate situation. To say that the governor displeased when this was brougl him is putting it lightly. He re: for the telephone on his desk and asked that Commissioner Bates be sent to his office. It develop hat Bates was not at the house then. was uller got in touch wi Bagley, deputy commissi rection, and learned that I {departed for New Haven by bile. He advised Bagley of th tions he had given to Bates carlier in the we: He instructed Bagle to find Bates and have him get in touch with the governor at his house. Bagley con d he did not know how to locate Bate had left no information to ther he would go to a hotel in New Ha- I'ven or stay with friends or relations. That search must be carricd out at once,” were Fuller’s closing words to Bagley. Bagley called on the police to try to help locate W 1s id, “If the commissioner of -correction is not able to clean up conditions at the state prison we will step in and do it for him." Sates was appointed commission- er of correction by Gov. Coolidge at the time of the reorganization of the Massachusetts state depart- ments nine years ago. Not long ago he was reappointed hy Governor Iuller, after having been allowed to hold over for some time after the expiration of Tis term. Argentine Loses 25 Millions in Hurricane Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. (M—The Banco De la Nacion (N tional bank) informed the govei ment today that the hurricane t swept over the Argentine Nos caused damage in the town of Villa maria aggregating 600.000 pesos (approximately $25,000,000) includ- ing crop lo: | The bank will help the the affected arca by granting them lons term credits at the rate of eight pesos per hectare ({wo acres). PROPERTY INC Midgdletown, Nov. 24 (P—The total property ot Wesleyan University showed an increase of $745 luring the fiscal year ending ), according 10 a report issued to- ay from the oifice of the treasurer. The budget for 1927-28 totallc $008,780. It was met principally b gifls to the Alumni fund of $10.¢ A contemplated increase of $35.000 is expected in the budget for 1928 lhe total cost of the university buildings, grounds and equipment moun 5.15, an in- crease farmers in ICER HIT Stamford. Nov. 24 (P—NMotorcycle officer Milford Hendricks is a hos pital patient today. the victim of a |eollision of his machine with the nger automobile of Cornelins J Garigle, Jr. of Yarmouth, Me, terscetion of Main and At- lantic streets, this morning. | McGarigle was held without bail pending diagnosis of Hendricks in- |juries which are concussion of the brain and possible skull fractures. So far as the police know, the col- lision was due to accident. MUST 60 TO HIGH COURT T0 REGLAIN HIS LIQUOR | Judge Saxe Rules Noveck Cannot Recover Seized Liquor Through i Local Court | Efram Noveck avenue must make apnlication to the | superior court for the return of three gallons of liquor as the police ! court of this city has no jurisdiction in the matter, Judge M. D. Saxe ruled today. Some time ago, No- veck took an appeal from a finding of guilty in police court on the hurge of violation of the liquor law nd the charge was nolled in su- perior court. Later, Attorney Mon- S. Gordon made an effort to bring about the return of the liquor but the question of jurisdiction arose and Judge Saxe took the matter un- der advisement for a week. A further postponement occurred {when Attorney Gordon was not in | court the day the decision was to be made, and Judge Saxe continued it until today. The attorney was not present but Judge Saxe disposed of the matter, s: g any motion with relation to the liquor must be made in superior court. KING GEORGE HAS * PLEURISY ATTACK “ (Continued from First Page) thology at Middlesex hospital. Going to Concert As denoting the lack of tension in the roval family over the King's condition it was officially announced during the forenoon that the queen would attend the Royal Choral so- clety's concert at Albert hall this afternoon. Word also was passed out from the pa that his majesty was maintaining excellent spirits. All court life, however, has been stopped. The court circular pearing in the morning papers was 2 bri four line announcement, whercas it is generally a fairly full document relating to the activities of the day. The circular merely stated that the Queen of Spain, the Duke of York, Princess Louise, Princess Reatri the Dowager March- ioness of Cambridge visited Queen Mary yest ace i Nation Relieved At the end of an anxious day of watchi for news from the sick- oom, nation was somewhat re- ed > official bulletin of ians, Lord Dawson tanley Hewett, was the whe Xir Penn issued. Sea Trip It the King's illness now follows wild course leading to recovery, cre was little doubt that he would d as soon as he was con- escent to take another sea trip as did during his last serious illness about four years ago. His physician at that time advised the king never to spend another winter in England but to seek a milder climate, The King. however, set public devotion to duty fust and this, added to his well known love of life in his home country, induced him to ignore the 1o recurrence of King George's < trouble caused many ot his cets to wonder whether he was ining his constitution unduly g in Great Brifain all year round. One eminent spe- st in discussing the case said: Should Relax “T think most authorities o that at the age of 6 A do well to relax a devotion fc the cares of office. “It is undeniable that ju chosen visits to a warmer clir seleeiced times would strengthen him in facing the winter. 1 suppose there could be no question of his wint g abroad as do so many of his subjects who are able to do so.” HODYER T0 SPEAK " THICE TOMORROW i from First Page) would the king (Contin e about ten hours party probably will t asho ach way, so e ¢ party enjoved a con- | cert by the ship's band last and also attenc movies for Nicaragua Cclebrates Nicaragua, to be reached by M Hoover Monday, already has cele- 1. They made the fact that he on his way and the recent ele tion, in which the United States act- ed as umpire, the occasion. The re- strictions on fireworks was removed nd there were parades, the whi g of rockets. the bursting of fire crackers, and the sounds of whistles nd bells. Dr. Jose Maria Moncada, liberal candidate, cent election called on Presiden Adolfo Diaz, who is a conservative. 014 men were hard put to recall | similar instance. Most of the pre; There is no Argument Against Saving You often hear people try to justify extravagance by the remark “You live only once.” That same remark is one of the best *arguments for saving. We all need ready money at some time in life—and as there is only one life to live in—the sooner saving is started — the sooner growth begins. It begins at once. " Let Your Savings Account Begin Now, With Us T ——— Burritt Mutual Savings Ban of 193 Hartford | ap- | spend the who won the re-| ous voting in Nicaragua has been done with bullets and congratula- tions when it was over were not in order. However colortul the celebrations in Central and South America in Mr. Hoover's honor may be, he wishes hia own inauguration to be as simple as possible. Quiet Inangural “I do not propose to have any more elaborate ceremony than the most simple ones of recent years,” he said yesterday. #1 have not yet considerad the details, but T certain- ly will not return to the custom of | the inaugural ball and an elaborate pageant. My inauguration will be as simple as those of Presidents Wil- son, Harding and Coolidge. T would | like to simpiify that if there are | | points on which ihere could be sim- | piifications.” Costa Rica Tuesday The Maryland is to reach Punta | Arenas in Costa Rica Tuesday. Hoov- | | er plans to visit the capital of that republic, San Jose, and from there | he goes to Guayaquil in Ecuador. MAYOR OF BRISTOL "~ GIVES HIS VIEWS Wants City's Center Given Fire| Protection pecial to the Herald) Bristol, November 24—Mayor W. | Raymond Crumb this morning, in discussing the distribution of motor- ized fire apparatus in the city, stressed the necessity of maintaining a central station such as is now lo- cated on Meadow street with small- er outlying stations working toward the center. This question was irought up primarily at last night's meeting of the Woard of fire com- wissioners. Mayor Crumb’s com- plete statement on the subject is as follow “Proper distribution of motorized | fire apparatus requires that there be a large central station such as we have on Meadow street with smaller outlying stations working towards the center. Under our present sys- | tem, we have School street, Uncas, | and Meadow street within such a short distance of each other in re- | gard to time, that they might as well | be all located under one roof. In my estimation, a proper distribution | of these stations would be to leave the Meadow street station as is, to provide better equipment in same, to move the Uncas farther out, and | to move the School street farther south. At the present time, there is nothing 1n the air towards moving | School street. I would like to avalyze the Uncas station for you. “I will start with the promise that the Uncas First House is located to | protect an area bounded by Race street and the south, Burlington ave- | on the east, city line on the north, and city line on the west. | The centers of dwellings in this re- gion are located approximately as| follows: Corner of Endee Manor and Terryville avenue, Barnes tract, Burlington avenue school, Ingra- ham hill. Assuming an alarm comes in from each of these places, Endee Manor will be reached at present by | apparatus leaving Meadow street ! traveling over West and Pound streets before the Uncas can arrive. | The Barnes tract, Ingraham hill and Burlington avenue are reached first by apparatus leaving Meadow street. | This is due to the fact that it takes | 1 few seconds to relay an alarm | through the central station to the Uny That few seconds is suffi- | ient for the Meadow street appara- | tus to be passing the door of the | Uncas as Uncas is coming out. You will note, therefore, that the location | of the Uncas fire department to pro- ct the sections named is impracti- | cable. 1 am strongly in favor of re- | locating Uncas either farther up | North Main street in thc vicinity possibly of Birge's Shop, leaving | Endee Manor section and North trect to the Central Station, or else up North street leaving Ingraham hill and Barnes tract to be covered | by the Farmington avenue house traveling over Lewis street. The re- ocation of the Uncas house would | {only be made after a more detail | | study of conditions which would in- | a study of traffic congestion 11 as centers of building. | “onsidering this move from a al angle, I am under the im- | sion that it might be possible to sell the Uncas property for a suffi- cient sum to buy a location and | build a new neighborhood house with | nue NO WALL STREET TODAY Owing to the wild bull market of the past few days, Wall street transactions became 0 numerous that the baakkeeping and regis- tration facilities were unable to keep abreast of the deals. As a result, the stock exchange ster- day voted not to operate today, this giving an opportunity to catch up on the recording of deals. This accounts for there being no Wall street quotations today. TRADING SUSPENS | IN STOCK MARKET Wall Street Endeavoring tof Catch Up on Records | New York, Nov. 24 (A —Trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was suspended today as the clerical forces of brokerage houses attempted to catch up with the “Hoover Market.” The suspension was ordered dur- ing a record-breaking day whi saw 6,942,300 shares traded in, greater by more than 100,000 on any previous day in the Lxchange’: history, | The work has been piling up in ever increasing volume since No- vember 7 and all other departments | of the Stock Exchange were going | at full force today in an effort to restore the books to some sem- blance of order. ‘ Although the human machinery | of the Exchange was expected to catch up today, there was little hope | that anything further could be done to speed up the ticker. All sales volume has been left off the tupe but despite this precaution the tick- er ran almost an hour behind the | market yesterday. The new high speed printers which have been or- dered will not be ready for opera- tion before next fall Many brokers saw in today's ac- tion in suspending trading a prece- dent which probably will be follow- ed so long as the market continues on its present rampage. There also was a movement afoot to reduce the | trading day an hour but a majority of the members of the Exchange are said to frown on this proposal, pre- | ferring the Saturday suspensions | when necessary. The trading day | was shortened an hour during one week last May, but it did not meet | with general agproval, ‘ Although the November markotsi have exceeded those of last spring by hundreds of thousands of shares | each day most brokerage houses | said they were In better shape now than they were then. Their cleri- cal forces have been expanded since | then and new employes have had a chance to learn their jobs. Even | so, many admitted they were almost | hopelessly behd with their work | and doubted if even today's suspen- | sion would give them sufficient time | to catch up. | The sensational increase in trad- | ing also attracted greater demand for seats on the Exchange. A new record of $550,000 was established yesterday on the last of three seat sales. It was said $610,000 later was bid for a seat with no offer. There was much profit taking yes- terday, which held gains below those forecast at the opening of the market before it &as known the Saturday suspension had been or- dered. In the first half hour of trading there was a turnover of 1,827,200 shares, which was at the | rate of more than 13,000,000 shares | for the day. It was the most tur- | bulent buying session ever seen on | the floor old time members said. ‘ MRS. SPAULDING FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE Once Known as ‘Richest Child” in America—~Worth Thirty Millions Chicago, Nov. 24 (P—Mrs. Cath- | crine Barker Spaulding, who as a child was known as ‘the richest child in America” has filed suit in su- perior court to divorce Howard He ry Spaulding, charging habitual drunkennes: The couple, who separated a month ago, were married in 1915 at Harbor Point, Mich. They have no | children. n firmly of the opinion that| cas fire house is a disgrace to of Bristol. I never fully [ the U | the city | | realized the condition of it till my | | visit there on election day. The building is old and poorly adapted to | the use to which it is put. 1 think| that the Uncas company do their | best to keep it in a clean and healthy | condition but that they are working under a tremendous physical handi-{ cap.” |Former Maharajah to | Contest Suit Filed | Bombay, India, Nov. 24 (M—An- nouncement was made today that sir Tukoji Rao, former maharajah | of Indore, will contest through | counsel a suit for 184 rupees (about $60,000) damages filed against him by a Hindu woman. The woman, Sowkabai Pandarina- tion Rajpurkar, charges the former ruler with luring her and her daughter to his residence, impris- | oning them both for 11 years and | despoiling *her home of furniture and jewelry. | An appeal filed by the former! maharajah against t€ jurisdictiin of Bombay high court in the case d on September 11. At/ that time the justices said that it would be manly on the part of the former ruler (o put in an appear- | ance in defense of the suit. )0 LETTER AWARDS Middletown, Nov. 24 (P —Wesley- | 'an letter awards were announced | |today by the University Athletic| Council to the various men active in | athletics this season. Insignia was granted to 15 varsity | soccer plavers, seven varsity cross country runners, 13 in freshman seccer, 18 in freshman football and seven freshman cross country run- ners | Automobils Ins . | Torrington Co com .... 0 Mrs. Spaulding is the daughter and only heir of the late John H. Barker of Michigan City, Ind., who ¢ the time of his death in 1410 was one of the world's largest manufac- turers of railroad cars. Samuel Abrahamson (Furaished by Putnam & Hid Co.) Asked 950 645 44 Actna Casualty Aetna Fire Hartford Fire National Fire ...... 11 Thoenix Fire sS4 Travelers Ins Co .. 1610 Conn. 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(P E nd navy have drawn up which, if approved by 1 this winter's session, will in- the monthly wage of private 11 seamen by nts. T over and wi Jap- 1 sailors the equiv- tobacco and ~ provides similar of- cive Purchasing Agents Meet at Maple Hill The Sequin Golf club at Maple Hill will be the next meeting place of the Purchasing Agents' associe ation of Connecticut. The meeting is scheduled fom 1esday evening Nov. 27, and F. Jg in will address the membery e Effect of Purchasing Poliy cies Upon General Business.” Mry Hillman is the executive Vice presie dent of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce and has delivered intere sting speeches to the association in nth ny es is is a boost of he present w soldier t of $3 for ch month The new ase for non-commissioned the it do T beer scale < whom re The December meeting will be held in Hartford on the 18th. It will be a joint meeting with the as- sociation of cost accountants and the manufacturers’ associatiom. (UP)— te's pay HAS WHOOPEE ater Permits a 60-M Y giate by HOUR Cornell Students ute Jeer. ov t stunt 1 Ithaca, A novel co inavzurated university here. Every Saturday eve vaudeville and movie side in its eveniug per Whoopee™ hour for use of Cornell studen During this hour, all the hissir hooing, groan razzin and advising of revionsly strong d. | com- READ HERALD CLASSIFTED ADS students of Cornell a local hing My J nt Is Better o ormance a e exclusive ling, g theate rmiite a contlict nt and| TREASURY STATEMENT | Treasury balance $116,267.359 arm squ The promise zrowin between thea student body L4