New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1928, Page 15

BRIDGEPORT COPS GET HOLDLP AN Tries to Rob East Main Street Store Bridgeport, Dec. 27 UP—Police to- day captured an armed holdup man who had attempted to rob an East Main street tailor, and also an al- leged burglar believed to have been responsible for the series of house burglaries on the east side during the past month. The alleged burglar was also armed. The capture of the holdup man took place shortly Lefore noon atter Patrolman John J. Sullivan of the second precinct, attracted by the calls for help from Max Gurevitz, tallor, of 257 East Main street, had secured a description of the holdup man, and commandeered an auto- mobile operated by Roger McGov- ern, son of James L. McGovern, newspaper editor, who lives near the scene of the holdup, and scour- ed the east side in search of the robber, Sullivan recognized the holdup man from the description furnished by the tailor. Coming up abreast the suspect, Sullivan jumped from Young Mc- Govern’s car and grabbed the man before he had a chance to use his loaded 32 calibre revolver, Admits Crime The suspect admitted that he had attempted to hold up the tailor and sald he did it because he was out of work and needed money, . The man described himself as Thomas J. Lobus, 24, of Baltimore. Earlier in the morning detectives eaptured Alexander Borowy, 21 pa- roled recently from Cheshire refor- matory where he wWas sent follow- ing arraignment in superior court on nine counts of burglary. Borowy had his right hand in his | overcoat pocket. Noting this fact the detectives leaped on him and grabbed him by the arm before he could make a move. They then reached Into his pocket and found there a loaded £5 calibre automatie. A gold watch, a wallet of money and other incriminating evidence were found on his person. Borowy was held on a technical charge of breach of peace and car- rying a concealed weapon. Board Deadlocked On State Armory Hartford, Dec. 27 P—Apparently deadlocked on the question of awarding the contract for the con- struction of the new state armory at New Haven, the sttae board of fi- nanee and control, after again con- sidering the matter at its meeting teday, announced that no decision had been reached. Governor Trum- bull, who held several conferences with members of the New Haven ar- mory commission, made a report of progress to the board and final settlement of the disputed award was postponed for another week. Phe New Haven. armory commis- sion originally awarded the contract to Abbadessa and Brothers of New Haven, but a protest was filed by Fmith and Sons, Derby contractors, avho claim to have submitted - the lowest bid. 7 GRIP IN WASHINGTOY ‘Washington, Conn., Dec. 27 (BP— Grip colds are prevalent in towns to an extent which makes them epi- demic but physicians report that real cases of “flu” are not many. -Gun- nery school which is closed for the holidays sent its boys home two days earlier than usual because the in- firmary which helds only six or eight patients could not have taken care of additional cases. The school will reopen on January 8. FUNERAL OF CADORNA HELD IN ITALY TODAY by Representatives From All Allied Nations—Prince There Pallanza, Ttaly, Dec. l/ (M—The funeral of Count Marshal Cadorna, former {Italian armiea, was held today with mourner. ’ There was an impressive atten- dance of war veterans and repre- sentatives of all the allied nations. Major James L. Collins, military at- of the United States army. Alexan- scribed: “From the American gov- ernment and people.” the populace. brought a laurel wreath inscribed i |a childish scrawl: “To My Papa' Commander.” A private from an Al- | pine corps went to the old front and the Sceient to be placed beside the dead chieftain, Sheep Industry Here modified as they were at the last | general assembly little chance is seen |by the state domestic animals offi- |profitable sheep ralsing industry. There are approximately 100,000 dogs in Connecticut at the present | time. Sheep in Connecticut have been dwindling from 80,000 to 8,000 dur- ing the past ten years and the state named payment figures showing that it is the canine and not disease that dustry. Rev. Fred Coleman Dies in Stamford Stamford, Dec. 27 (M—Rev. Fred- erick W. Coleman, retired minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, died at his home during last night after a long illness, aged 60. Mr. Coleman was born in Eng- after schooling received his theologi- cal training at Drew seminary in Madison, N. J. He was retired at™ Stafford Springs, Fall River, L, Brookline, Mass., Conn. His widow and one stepson survive. Funeral services will be held at Fall River on Sunday after- noon and burial will be there. and Norwich, Representatives of Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 27 UP—Gov- ernment representatives of smuggling, the department of ex- ternal affairs announced today. GOES ON TRIAL the crime of which he is accused placed on trial today on a charge of manslaughter in causing the death of his wife, Elizabeth, by beating. Canty in a signed statement admits beating the woman, whom he accused of drunkenness and in- fidelity, but denles that he intended to kill her. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Impressive Ceremonies Witnessed Crown Prince Humbert, representing King Victor Emmanuel, as the chief tache at Rome, attended in behalf der Kirk, of Chicago, counselor at the embassy, sent a large wreath in- The coffin of the war leader was the object of touching tributes from One war orphan | brought an armful of boughs from Seems to Be Doomed Hartford, Dec. 27UM—As long as the dog laws of the state remain | |cials for Connecticut to develop & department on domestic animals has -up S1Y} JO qjmoiS oy} Supuarad sf land, came over at an early age and last spring and during his service had been pastor Mass., Newport and Providence, R. Canada and U. S. Gather the United States and Canada will meet here Monday, January 7, to discuss steps for the control of commercial Joseph T. Canty of this city, 37, was NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MISS. RARRIS 1 WEDDED T0 ENSIGH Bride Relatd to the Late Cardinal Bonzana Guilford, Dec. 27 (M—The mar- riage of Miss Margarita Bonzano Harris, daughter of Mrs. Marie Bon- sano Harris, to Ensign 8. David Wil- lingham, U. 8. N.,, and Birmingham, Ala, was solemnized at 8t. Mary's church here this afternoon, the pas- |tor, Rgv. John C. Fogarty, officiat- ing. Miss Harris had as her only at- tendant her aister, Miss Eugenie B. Harris and the groom was attended by Ensign Gordon McLean, U. 8. N. ‘The ushers included Lieut. Rich- ard Morris Ludiow, U. 8. A. and En- sign H. K. Fleming, U. 8. N. A reception followed at the home of the bride's grandmother, §\Mrs. M. F. Bonzano. Ensign and Mrs. Willingham will |be “at home” at 976 Ocean avenue, New London. Mrs. Willingham is the daughter of Col. Frank E. Harris, U. 8. A,, who is stationed at Boston, and is a grand niece of Princess Toumanoff of Paris. On her maternal side she is related to the late Cardinal Bon- zano who was papal legatee atithe Chicago eucharistic congress. She also is a graduate of the George- town Visitation Convent, Washing- ton, D. C. Ensign Willingham was gradu- ated from Annapolis in 1926 and at present is assigned to the U. 8. 8. Tulsa of the Special Service Squadron. < Whalen Checking Up On Rothstein Case New York, Dec. 27 (®—The Ar- nold Rothstein murder Investigation, rather inconspicuous in these day: of the big police department shake up for which it is said to have been at least partly responsible, came to the fore today. Police Commissioner Whalen, an. nouncing that Edward P. Mulrooney, his new chief of detectives had sev- eral new leads, went to the office of District Attorney Banton with sev- eral high police officials for a con- ference. “We are checking up on the ac- tivities of the police from the very start of the Rothstein investigation,” Whalen explained. “We are going to get some action. Captain Rescued From Providence Harbor Providence, Dec. 27 UM—John J. Cummings, 65, of Taylor street, Fall River, captain of the freight boat Ruth B, Lute, was rescued from the Providence harbor early this morn- ing by three members of his crew who heard his cries for help. Captain Cummings had slipped from the gang plank when he at- tempted to board the craft. He cut his forehead against the side of the vessel in falling. The three men ‘who rescued him lowered ropes over the ship's side and pulled their haif frozen captain to the deck. An ambulance was summoned from the Rhode Island hospital commander-in-chief of the Springfield, Dec. 27 (—Less than | where Captain Cummings was being three weeks after the commission of | held today for observation. PRIEST FOR 25 YEARS Rev. Alexander Kowalezyk, assis- tant pastor of the Sacred Heart church, wil ohserve his 25th anni- versary of priesthood on January 1, 1929, at which time he will be ten- dered a testimonlal banquet by mem- bers of his parish at the Sacred Heart parish hall on Gold street. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS City Items Miss Elisazeth Fox of 140 Fair- view street left yesterday to spend a week with Miss Florence Tomkins of Stratford. WON'T SPARE MORROW FROM PRESENT J0B — American Government Not Disposed Toward His Serving on Repara- tion Committee Washington, Dec. 27 () — The American government is not dis- posed to spare Dwight W.| Morrow from his services as ambassador to Mexico so that he might serve on the special committee to deal with |the reparations problem. Although the selection of Ameri- can experts from that work was left to the allied and German govern- |ments when this government as- |sented to unofficial participation by | Americans, Seccretary Kellogg took position today that Mr. Mor- not be one of those He said Mr. Morrow would return to his post in Mexico City as |soon as his duties here in connec- |tion with the Pan-American confer- ence on arbitration and conciliation ‘is completed. The United States will take no part officially in the reparations proceed- ings. The names of the American experts to serve have not been com- ’r.mm(.:(od to the United States, Mr. Kellogg said, adding that Owen D. Young, who assisted in the prepar: | tion of the Dawes plan, scemed to be one of those desircd. try of 8. Parker GilbéMgagent gen- {eral for reparations, is Yeported b European dispatches to be for purpose of consultations on the question of appointments which, it was suid, would not be made until ‘:L(tcr his visit, | | 2 3 Man Kills Four in | Mexican Pitched Fight El Paso, Tex., Dec. 27 (P—Advices to the newspaper El Continental from§Mexico City say that four po- licemen were killed und 20 other persons were wounded last night when Captain Antonio Reyna of the eMxican army, entrenched himself in 4 house and kept up a steady fire against a large force of offioers sent to arrest him. Captain Reyna, who the police say, is mentally unbalanced, barricaded himself in the home of Major Sera- plo Sanchez of San Miguel street and fought off many attempts to dislodge him before he was finally subdued. Among the wounded were several policemen and two young women. Y. M. C. A. GATHERING Hartford, Dec 27 (P—The first annual Y. M. C. A. boys' day of boys from the branches of the organiz: tion throughout Hartford county, opened with a program of educa- tional and entertainment features at {the State theater this morning. |Charles W. Holman of Manchester, | president of the Hartford county Y. M. C. A., extended a welcome to the |boys. Approximately 600 were pres- lent. The afternoon program thelud- ed an address by Gov. Trumbull, games, a band concert, model mir |plane flying and a group photo- graph. BAR EXAMINATIONS Hartford, Dec. 27 (—The regu- lar December bar examinations will be held in the hall of the house of representatives at the state capital Friday and Saturday, beginning each day at 9 a. m. Deaths Mrs, Anna Bryant Mrs. Anna Bryant, aged 49, & resident of 39 Lilac street, died at the New Britain General hospitar this morning at 11:30 o'clock. She leave her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Fernando of 39 Lilac street and one stster, Mrs. Mary King, also of this city. Mrs. Bryant resided in this city for the past 30 years. ‘The funeral will be held Saturday morning from St. Joseph’s church at a time to be announced later. Burial will be in St. Mary's ceme- tery. e Trae e Funerals Mrs. Margaret A. Lawrence Funeral services for Mrs. Mar- garet A. Lawrence, a former resi- dent of this city who died at St. Francis’ hospital, Hartford, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at FErwin Memorial chapel. Rev. A. D. Heininger of the First Congrega- tional church officiated. Burial was in Fairgew cemetery. Members of the Order of Eastern Star conducted services at the grave. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy shown us during our re- cent bereavement in the death of our beloved husband and father: also for the many beautiful floral offerings. Especially do we wish to thank the employes of Andrews, The forthcoming visit to this coun- | the | Wall Street Briefs Following the shut down for the Christmas holiday, rolling mills in the Mahoning Valley have resumed operations on full schedules. Milia are receiving pressure demands from automobile companies for pri- mary steel shipmenta. Copper Exporters, Inc., have ad- vanced export price of copper 1-4 cent a pound to 163 cents in Ham- burg, Havre and London. Copper sales to domestic con- sumers were of record proportions {in the past week despite the holiday. | The business volume being even ilarger than that reported for the | exceptionally active period of early September, Engineering and Mining Journal states. Other non-ferrous metals remained quiet, though there has been no indication of price weakness. Bituminous coal production in the { United States in the week endsd | Dec. 22 is placed at slightly undar 111,000,000 tons by the National |Coal association. This compar:s | with 11,024,000 tons reported by the | United Btates Bureau of Mines for {the week ended Dec. 15. Ford Motor Company of Canada, |1:td., reports almost as many un- filled orders for spring delivery as had accumulated before deliveries were started on the present models. | The company’s plants will return to |@ 6-day weeks basis in February. Paramount Famous Lasky Cor- poratioy has acquired privately 60,- 000 additional voting trust certifi- cates of Balaban & Katz Corporation, Chicago theater chain, giving Para- | mount 871 per cent of the corpora- |tion's outstanding voting trust cer- | tificates. Paramount issued 1.6 |shares of its new stock for each Balaban & Katz share. ‘The New York stock exchange an- nounces Mengel Company's common and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe |stock will be traded ex-rights on Dec. 28. EARL TRADE IN BONDS IS LIGHT (Price Treods Downward as Cantion Prevails Among Buyers New York, Dec. 27 (P —Early trading in the bond market again to- day was of small proportions. Price |changes chiefly were downward and |the atmosphere of caution coptinued as call money opened at 12 per cent. | Time money showed no easing ten- |dencies and banks called upwards of 1$20,000,000 in loans. The coppers held to yesterday's Iprice levels. Cuba Cane Sugar 7s, | Murray Body 6%s, Remington Rand |5%s, Transcontinental Oil 6%s and |numerous other issues declined a | point or so0 each. Utllities generally elded to selling pressure, especially |the International Telephone and (Public Service of New Jersey issues. Rails were dull and irregular. There was little activity in the for- eign list. U. 8. government obliga- tions showed some improvement. CURB 1S HEAVY: CALL WONEY P 12 Bankers Call in $25,000,000 in Loans New York ,Dec. 27 (#—The curb market turned heavy today as call money renewed at 10 per cent and stepped up to 12 as banks called 25,000,000 in loans. Many curb is- sues were sold heavily for the pur- pose of strengthening stock ex- change accounts. The two Ford issues were again prominent. Ford of England opened with a block of 30,000 shares at 23% up 13z, then extended its gain to 2 points, only to react toward midday. This issue encountered considerable sclling on arbitrage account against English holdings. Ford of Canada fell 18 points before midday to 655. Firestone Tire went forward 3 points in the early trading but slip- ped back five later. Boeling Aircraft rallied 3 points only to react with the rest of the list. Schaeffer Pen was strong for a time. Utilities encountered profit taking on their recent advinces. American Gas and Electric sold down 3 and Electric Bond and Bhare 4 points. In the minep Newmont had a period f strength, selling up about 5 points. oranda was heavy. Oils generally sagged, Standard of India losing nearly two points. ‘Warranty Arthur W. Upson to Antoinette Perrotta, Shuttle Meadow avenue. Paul Ponte, et al, to Ralph R. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1923, HIGH MONEY RATES STOP SPECULATORS Banks Call Loans—Further Stifi- ¢ning Expected Tomorrow New York, Dec. money rates again blocked the path of speculators for the advance in today's stock market. Call money advanced from 10 to 12 per cent as banks called $25,000,000 in loans. Little new money came into the market from interior banks and a further stiffening in rates is expect- ed before tomorrow afternoon. Although a few specialties were marked up 2 to 9 points on buving | influenced by special, merger, divi- dend or earnings considerations. the main price tendency was definitely downward with a long list of issuecs seling off 3 to 10 points. Trading was only moderately heavy in vol- ume, Indicating an absence of any extensive forced liquidation. Some uneasiness was apparent over the weekly federal reserve statement oir broker’s loans to be issued after the close of the market, Trade and business news continned favorable. From the copper indus- try came unconfirmed rumors of an- other early advance of 1-4 of a cent & pound in copper prices. The $1 railroads to report their Novem- ber earnings showed aggregate net operating income more than 25 per cent above the same month last year. Automotive industries estimated De- cember automobiles output at 360, {000 cars, bringing the year's total to a new high record at 4,650,000, Wide fluctuations took pl in some of the high priced specialties. Radio broke 9 points to 347 in the morning trading and rebounded tfo 360 in the early afternoon. General Electric sold down 312 points to 203 and then snapped back to 310. Allis Chalmers ran up 9 points to a new high record at 183. American Smelting, Genecral Mo- tors, Curtiss, Victor Talking Machine, Greene Cananea Copper and Chicago Pneumatic Tool were hammered down 4 to 5 points, and Chesapeake & Ohio, Atchison, Warner Bros. Pic- e ‘Woolworth, Westinghouse Mfg. and International Nickel were among the many issues to sell down 3 points or more. THE MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Close Al Che & Dye 244% 234 Am Ag Che pd 71% 1 American Can 110 1051 Am Loco .... 102 100 Am Sumatra 54% 54 Am Sm & Re 72 695 Am Sugar ... 83% 821% Am Tobacco . — e Am Woolen . 'Anaconda Cop 1107% Atchison .... 195% Balt & Ohio. 1197% | Beth Steel ... 83% {Brook Man .. 72% Cer De Pasco 1653% Ches & Ohio 206 C R 1 & Pac 128% Chrysler Corp 123% Colo Fuel ... 693 Congoleum .. 2 Consol Gas Corn Prod Dav Chem Erie RR . Fam Players Fleischmann Freeport Tex Genl Asphalt Genl Elec Genl Motors Glidden Hudson Motors 87% Hersheys 66 Int Comb, Eng 6614 Int Cement ... 9215 Int Harves ...370 Ken Cop .....147 Mack Truck «.104 Marland Oil .. 41% Mo Kan & Tex 50% Mont Ward ..145% National Lead 1251% N Y Central ..187 NYNHG&HT North Amer... 91 North Pacific 1075 Pack Mot Car 1463 Pan Am Pet B 48% Phillips Pet... 4 Pullman 837% Radio Corp ..361%; Remington R4 28% Reading ......105% Sears Roebuck 1767 Sinclair Ofl ... 403 Southern Pac .1261%3 8td Ol N J . 54 Std Ol N Y . 43% Stewart Warn 11 Studebaker .. 7 Texas Co . 65 Tex Gulf Sulph 771¢ Tim Rol Bear 1453% Underwood ... 8713 Union Pac .. 211% Union Carbide 192 United Fruit . 14215 U S Ind Al . 131% U 8 Rubber .. 40% 17 S Steel . 157 West Elec .. 137% Willys Over .. 311 Woolworth .. 2103 ‘Wright Aero . 250 Am Tel & Tel 1913 LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) 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R Southern N Treasury Balance, In Hospital After Automobile Crash Meriden, Dec. 27 (M—Ralph L. Riedinger, 28, of 53 Springdale ave- nue, and Miss Agnes Alexander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Alexander of 450 Broad street are at the Meriden hospital suffering from injuries as the result of an Merigold, ClrlMton street. ‘| automobile collision shortly before |12:30 on the Wallingford turnpike labout a quarter of a mile south of National Fire .. Phoenix Fire .. Bwift & Co. and American Hosiery Co. 1300 Antoinetta Perrotta to Samuel 915 |Creep About Munich QI i w”@ = 5 -8 7/ &/ TRy = MRS. F. H. GRASSLER, ELLA E. GRASSLER Joseph A. Haffey ‘Waskowitz, $8,600, S8huttle Meadow avenue. Antoinetta Perrotta to Rogers Sash & Door Co., $3,200, Shuttle Meadow avenue, Ralph R. Merigold to Paul Ponte, et al, $4,000, Carlton street. Reloase Edward J. Munson to Paolo Bas- | cetta, Prospect street. GAME CONFERENCE Hartford. Dec. 27 (/ — Oppor- |tunity to attend the game conservi tion institute at Clinton. N. J., at very little cost is offered to Con- necticut gagekeepers, superinten- dents of fish and game clubs, game |wardens or any others interested in |the production of game, through the Game Conservation society of New York in a letter recelved today by Supt. John W. Titcomb of the state board of fisheries and game. Travelers Ins Co . Conn. General .. Manufacturing Stocks Am Hardware 70 Am Hosiery ... . 30 Beaton & Cadwell . - Bige-Hfd Cpt Co com .. 93 Billings & Spencer new 9 Billings & Spencer pfd .. § Bristol Brass . 32 Colt's Arms Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing Co Hart & Cooley Landers, F ... N. B. Machine .. N B Machine pfd Niles-Be-Pond com . North & Judd ........ 8 | Peck, Btowe & Wil . Russell Mfg Co . Scovill Mfg Co Standard Screw .. |Stanley Works 1810 2025 Street Due to Ice | Munich, Germany, Dec. 27 (®—| Pedestrians crept about the streets | | of Munich today with papef or {cloths fastenel to their shoes to prevent them from slipping on ice which formed when rain was fol- lowed by sudden cold Sixty-two persons were taken to| lospitals with dislocations, fractures | ind bruises while many more su fered minor lurts and were treate in their homes. The roads we | completely glazed and ‘\u'luull)‘ at a standstll. MR: DIES Boston, Dec. 27 (P—The death of |Mrs. Frank M. Allen. mother of Gow.-Elect Frank G. Allen, at her home in East Lynn, was announced at the state house today. She had been {1l for several months. | traffic was | | Al the Yalesville culvert. Mr. Ried. inger’s condition is reported today as serious while Miss Alexander s expected to be discharged from the hospital within a few days. The former suffered a possible fracture of the skull and Miss Alex- ander received a scalp wound. CLEARED BY CORONER Norwich, Dec. 271 (UM—Herbert Camphell. auto salesman eof this city is cleared of responsibility in the death of James Turnbull, §3, on Nov. 7, in a finding issued today by Deputy Coroner E. W. Perkina. Turnbull, an attendant at the Nor- which state hospital suffered the in- juries from which he later dlod, on November 19, when a car whieh he was driving, was involved in & eoi- lision with one driven by Campbel! on & highway near the hespital.