New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1929, Page 29

SODERBERG, HORSE BREEDER, RETIRES His Record, Covering 50 Yoars, Believed o Be Unparalleled Osco, 11, Feb, 1,—UM—Aftot balf & century of picturesque perform- ance in the show ring, A. G. Soder- berg, famous breeder of Clydeadale horses, is going to retire. Since coming to the United Btates from Sweden in 1874, Soder- berg has devoted his life to breed- ing and exhibiting the powerful Clydesdale. His face lights with pride over his record, which he be- lieves no man in the country has equalled. His Green Meadow Reliance, five tinies senfor reserve grand cham- pion stallion, never has been beaten by a horse In the United States; and his Green Meadow Bonnie Lass is recognised as America’'s finest Clydesdale mare, The stalljon has won 66 champienships. Boderberg exhibited 19 Clydes- dales at the International Liver stock show in Chicago this year and in addition to honors for his mare and stallion won five senior reserve grand championships, five first prizes, 13 seconds, five thirds, scven fourths and one fifth. With one stallion, Soderberg started his carecr as a showman at Davenport, Iow: in 1875, The fol- Jowing year exhibited two horses at the world's fair in Phila- delphia, winning three champion- ships. Fifty years later, with 18 horses, he went to the Sesqui-Cen- tennial and woh {dentically the #ame championships and a host of other honors. He has cxhibited at every world's fair since 1876. In 1875 Soderberg was one of the first to help organize the Interna- tiopal Livestock exposition and make it an annual event. Thirty- eight years ago he assisted in or- ganizing tire American Royal Live. stock show in Kansas City. He exhibited in Scotland in 1906-'07-12 and at the Royal show in London in 191 During the last fair sea- son he won 400 prizes at Daven- port, Milwaukee, Springfield, TIL, Indianapolis, Peoria, Ill, Kansas City and Chicago. In his parting word the veteran horseman insists the horse still af- fords “the most economical meth- od of transportation for short dis- tances and for farm work gener- ally. DAUGHTER FOLLOWS WOTHER IN DEATH Mis. John Smedberg Dies Five Days Alter Parent A _daughter followed her ‘aged motispr in death late yesterday after- noon when Mrs. Minnie Smedberg, wife of John Bmedberg of 398 Park streef, passed away. Iive days ago hor mother, Mrs. Josephin¢ Peterson died at the home of the daughter at the age cof 88 years. Realizing that her mother was weriously ill Mrs. 8niedberg tried to take care of her toward the end but her own health was failing and &he was too i1l to attend her mothei’s funcral. A sister, Mrs. Axel Gustar- gon of Springfield, Mass., also was too i1l to attend the moiher's-funcr- al and it is not expected that she will be well enough to go to her sister's funeral. Mrs., Smedberg. was 61 years old and had lived in this city since she was a member of the 8wedish Beth- any church. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Helen aad Flofence Bmedberg of this city: a son, Alfred Bmedberg of this city; two sisters, Mrs. William Anderson of Southing- ton and Mrs. Axel Gustafson of Bpringfield and three brothers, Emii Bloomstrand of this city, Oscar Bloomstrand of Montana, and Roo- ert Bloomstrand of Illinois. Funeral services will be held at the hoice tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and at the BSwedish Bethany church at 3 o'clock. Rev. C. J. Fredeen, pastor, will officiate at both services. Because of the inclement weather the committal services will be held at the church after which the remains will be taken to Fairview cemetery for burial. - City Items John J. Riley of Ellis street 1is about again after a short illness. Prominent Men at Bier of “Newsboy” ‘ Boston, I'ch. 1 UPM—Men prom- inent in government and hospital affairs were among the hundreds of persons who attended & solemn re- quiem mass at St. Philip's Catholic church yesterday for Peter Whalen, who for 60 years bad sold newspa- pers at the Boston City hospital. Present were former Mayor James M. Curley, Sheriff John F, Kelliher, William J. Foley, district attorney of Suffolk county; James F. Powers, of the governor's council and Dr. John J. Dowling, superintendent of the City hospital. Sixty years ago, Whalen had an arm amputated at the hospital. e was a mere chlld then.. During his confinement he formed a'love for the hospital and when he recovered, asked that.he be allowed to remain there. He received the newspaper concession and made his home at the institution. He was known to thousands of former patients. Bootleggers Turning From Expensive Cars ‘Washington, Feb. 1.—(M—Boot- leggers are beginiing to quit the use of the high priced and flashy auto- mobiles in which they commonly hauled their illegal wares, E. W. Camp, commissioner of the United States bureau of customs, told a house appropriation committee. * Liquor dealers and haulers, It was sald, choose to lose less when a car ls confiscated. 'he border patrol of the customs service seized 1,330 automobiles in the 1927 fiscal year and confiscated 671 boats., The total number seiz- ed at all sources was 2,157 automo- biles and 761 boata. Some of the boats and cars are wold, but many are turned into pursuers of the class of law break- ers from - which they are taken. The Coast: Guard gets many of the hoats and prohibition agents most of the autdmobiles. Reparations Experts To Sail for France New York, Feb. 1 (M—Owen D. Young and J. P. Morgan, unofficial American members of the commit- tec of cxperts on German repara- tions, will sail on the Aquitania to- night for the Paris meetings. Thomas W. Lamont of J. P.Mor- gan & Co., an alternate to the con- ference, also will sail on the Aqui- tania, but Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, the other alternate, post- poned his departure due to illn in his family. The first meeting of the experts, at which a permanent settlement of the reparations questions will be sought, will be held February 9. The sessions are expected to con- tinue from 30 to 60 days. [SIIIJIALIST FORCES GAINIG IN POWER Predictions Made by French a5 Rosult ol Elections Paris, Feb. 1. M—An experiment in soclalist government for the first time urder the Third Republic 1is being widely predicted for France during 1929. The situation arises from the indecisive elections "of last spring and the fact that ' the revamped Poincaire cabinet shows unexpected weakness. The nearnees of negotiations on the fundamental issues of repara- tions and Rhineland occupation is a fairly safe guarantee that Pre- mier Poincaire will remain until some scttiement is effected. The cabinet itself is divided on several questions, such as the re- turn of the Jesuits to France and the organization of the chamber of deputies. The opposition, composed of so- clalists, radicals and republican so- eirists, has “no-clear majority - on any issue, but with the ald of dis- gruntled and ppointed depu- ties of other groups is able con- stantly te menace the government. The difficully with which the buadget was put through and the significant. vote ‘on the mncrease in the salarics of members of parlia- ment opened the _eyes of lenders of the moderate groups supporting Poincare to the shaky condition of the government. Seme of them cpenly advocate a change of ad- ministration with the mocialists in control, s0 as to furnish the coun- try with a demonstration of the real meaning of socialist govern- ment. Ant ing a socia program involving a these leaders believe the experi- ment with an extremist govern- ment would be short and sufficient- Iy instructive to bring about a new grouping of partivs that would fur- nish a. stable majority. The socialists are conceded " the upper hand in & new government formed by the present opposition hecause the radical party is shat- tered and unable to command the situation. financial apital levy, New England Phone Company Makes Gain Roston, Feb. 1 (#)—The New Eng- land Telephone and Telegraph com- pany increased its net carnings .1 per cent in 1928 over 1 . the an- nual report made public today by Matt B. Jones, showed. Gross revenues gained 4.1 per cent but operating costs decreased 6 per cent. The statement accom- panying th stockholders’ report taid ‘that, “expressed as a pereent- age of averagé hook cost of plant, general equipment and working cap- ital, however, the net earnings rep- resented a return of only 5.799 per cent,” ic “Gross expenditure for construc- tion and equipment in $22,079,000 with even Teavier ex- penditures planned for 1929, The report showed a net gain of 20,572 telephone installations, a growth slightly less than had been expected. The income statement for the year gave operating revenues of $69,- $93,295 with a net income of $10,- 30, 9 out of ‘which dividends of $8,852,278 were paid lcaving a sur- plus of $1,451,681, UNDERWRITERS E Suit for $500 was brought today by the Underwriters’ Finance i poration of Hartford against Gui- seppe Buchemi through Pierce & Picrce of Hartford. Constable I°red ‘Winkle attached property of the de- fendant on River street. was CENTURY OLD TOAD RESUNES HIS NAP Emerges Alive From Stratum of Pleisocese Age Frederick, Okla., Learning no lesson from his last hibernation, which resulted in a nap that paled Rip Van Winkle's into something less than a wink, Pleisty has resumed his custom of sleeping |away the winter. Pleisty—if introduction is neces- sary—is one of the toads which aroused a furor of scientific argu- ment by emerging alive from balls of rock-like clay found ia a stratum of the Pleistocene age. Believing that the reptile belonged to that | older generation, dating back seme *| 500,000 or 750,000 years, his owner, A. H. Holloman, named him after it. The stratum in which the impris- oned toads were found is in Hollo- vel pit on top of the high- illman county. Although it is more than 200 feet above the present bed of the north fork of the Red river and some ten miles away, geologists agree the stratum once lay n the river bed and was lifted by erosion. While some of the toads were found before the rescuc of their famous horned cousin from the cor- nerstone of a court house at Kast- land, Tex., where it was represented to have lived 30 years without food and water, their discovery was not announced until later for fear of ridieule, All the toads were virtually trans- parent when they were freed from their rock prisons. Their skins were white, and print e hrough their bodies. had shriveled and their mouths had grown shut, but they were unmistak- ably alive. fome died immediately after ex- posure, but ilolloman saved several hy barying them in sand and grad- imating them. One died when a kind-hearted: woman pro- vided a feast in the form of a worm. There has been no effort to feed the survivors, but they live day after day, breathing perceptibly. ARCANUM INSTALLATION Grand Treasurer J. Peter Colla of Hartford will install the newly clected officers of the Royal Ar- canum on Tuesday. Members of ‘the {Hartford and Bristol coungils will be in atiendance. Refreshments will ibe served following the meeting. HEARINGS ON BUDGETS Hearings = before the board of finance and taxation on budget, re- quests will begin tonight. The school committec ~ will be heard at § o'clock; the municipal recreation commission at 9 o'clock, and the city hall commission at 9:30 o'clock. Mrs, Katherine Gunther Funeral scrvices for Mrs. Kath- erine Gunther of 69 Black Rock av- enue wera held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, Rev. Martin W. Gaudian, pastor of St.- John's German Lutheran church, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs, Charles G. Gladden Funeral scrvices for Mrs. Charles G. Gladden of Gladgden street were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Erwin Memorial chapel. Rev. Wil- am Ross, pastor of the I1irst Bap- tist church, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs, Sophie Schure Funeral scrvices for Mrs, Sophie Schurr of Maple strect were held this afternoon-at 2 o'clock at Erwin chapel. Rev. Martin W. Gaudian, pastor of St. John’s German Luth- eran church, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. Lena Olson Funcral services for Mrs. Lena Olson of Hartford, a former resi- dent of this city, will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Kirst Lutheran church. Rev. A. Ahlquist, pastor, will Burlal will be in Fairview cemetery. Miss Bridget Rrady Funcral services for Miss Bridget Brady of 300 Washington street will be held Saturday morning at % t St.'Mary's church. Burial in St. Mary's cemetery. Miss as 56 years old. She had worked at Landers for 25 years. Philip Zwick Funeral services for Philip Zwick of 66 Commonwealth avenue were held this afternoon at 2 o’'clock at the home. ' Rev. Dr. G. W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church, officiated. Burial was In Fairview cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We .wish to thank the many friends, relatives and neighbors who so kindly cxtended their sympathy #\nd beautiful floral tributes during our recent hercavement in death of our heloved brother, Michael 8. Mc- Grath. (Signed) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grogan, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Paqueite, Mrs. Henry Taylor, Mr, and Mrs. Matthew McGrath, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGrath, Mr. and Mrs, John McGrath, and Jamcs F. McGrath. Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER s Y s v sidence 17 Aummer Bt.—1083-3 257% Keductions on 107 of Bollerer's Posy Shop “The Telegraph Florist of New Rritein” 48 W. Malp 8. —Greenhouses Mogle HUIN Feb, 1. —UP—- Wall Street Bri New York, Feb. 1 (M—January was the second largest trading month on record for the New York 8tock Exchange. Sales totaled 110,- $03,940 shares against the high rec- ord of 115,433,835 shares set last November. For the New York curb market the month established = high record of 42,994,900 shares, compared with 35,482,000 in Novem- ber, the previous high. Heavy construction contracts awarded in January in the United States were valued at $397,322,000, against 1,646,000 in January, 1928, Engineering News-Record re- vorts. Although gold fmports at New York in January exceeded exports by $47,764,000, a net increase of | $65.000,000 in gold earmarked for forcign account resulted in a net loss of $17,234.000 for the month in the country's stock of gold, The Youngstown district expects an advance in prices on second quarter tonnages of semi-finished and rolled steel. One producer has wiarked up the price on rolled strip | steel $2 a ton. The Vermont Hydro Electric com- pany has announced plans to merge seven power companies covering the greater part of Vermont into omne system to be known as Central Ver- mont Public Service corporation. They are the Rutland railroad, Light and Power Co., Pittsford Power Co. Public Bervice corporation of Ver- mont, Middlebury Electric Co., Wind sor Electric Light Co., and Bradford Electric Light Co. heir assets ex- ceed $15,500,000, CURB ISSUES IN BUOYANT ACTION mémse in Brokers' Loans Taken With Optimism New York, Felb Wwas active and prices buoyant on the eurb market today, with Avia- tion, utility and specially issucs .vrl-; vancing into new high territory, The | wide increase in brokers' loans ap. parently was taken philosophical with traders bank warnings that credit is expand- | 1 (A —Trading | {ing too rapidly than the theory of brokers that the increase reflects the enorinous growth of trading and business. Aviation of America, Boeing, Trans-America and Niles Bement Pond were prominent in the advance of airplane issues, gains running 3 points or more. Utility issues were inclined to yicld to profit-taking after showing early strength, espe- cially United Gas Improvement. Blectric Bond & Share advanced 3 points, American Light & Traction 7 a American Gas & Electric 5. Oils improved, with Standard of Indiana gaining 4 points and Inter- national and Continental about 2 cach. Mines were strong. Phelps Dodge soared points to 260 on buying inspired by reports of highly favorable earnings and that the company will enter the manufactur- | ing field. 8t. Anthony gold respond- ed to advices a fifth gold ore vcin hrs been found on the Sturgeon Bay, Ontario, property. American Colortype extended ’ts recent gains on expectation of carly increased dividend action by the directors. Rliss, Deere, Checker Cab, U. 8. Freight and numerous other industrials mad® substantial gains. Fox Theaters and Auburn Motor again were weak. BOND TONE FiR IN EARLY HOURS Profit Taking in Industrials and Utility Issues New York, Feb. 1 (— Prices to- | day continued to display a firmer tone in the early bond market, with Alleghany corporation 5s again hold- | ing the center of the stage and ad- vancing to 8 points above the offer- ing price of 100. Some profit-taking | cropped out in the - industrial and utility groups. An casicr tendency in the time money market brought in a heavier volume of trading. Anaconda Copper 7s Improved, but International Cement 5s, & re- cent favorite, turned heavy. The trading in Alleghany Corpor- ation 58 stimulated some of the| rails, Baltimore & Ohio convertible 4%s, Bt. Louis & San Francisco 4'%s and Chesapcake Corporation 58 displaying strength. International Telephone convert- ible 4348 yielded to profit taking in the quiet and inactive utility list. The foreign list was dull and prices were insignificant. Real Estate News Warranty Charles Gregorowicz to Frank J. Kasprow, Allen street. Andrew Petuskis to Margaret I, Scanlon, Chestnut strect, Hartfora avenue, Estate of Catherine C. 8Bmediey to Abbic Dawson, Prospect street. Mortgage Richard Vogel to Savings Bauk’ of New Britain, $4,000, Glen street. Emily Lasky, et al, to Savings Bank of New Britain, $3,600, Pleas- ant street. David E. Cavanaugh to John M. Miller, $1,900, Overlook avenue, Peter George to Pius George, $6,- 000, Commonwealth avenue, Moses Stein to Truman D. Cowles Overlook avenue, Truman D. Cowles to David E. Cavanaugh, Overlook avenue, Jacob R. Kaplan to Soll Dubowy, Beaver street. inclined less to heed | {Day Chem ... Pan Am Pet B 1U 8 Rubber U RAILS IN VIOLENT ADVANGE TODAY Stock Market Rallies Regandless . 0 Increase of Loans New York, ¥eb. 1 (B —Operatio for the advance assumed violent | proportions in the rails and a num- | ber of industrials and specialties on ! the stock market today, regardless ! of the increase of $116,000,000 in | Federal Rescrve brokers' loans an- | nounced last night. | Traders were inclined to as a large part of the increase in loa to the underwriting of several large stock and bond offerings (his week. three of which re.ched nearly $100.- | 000,000. The fact that the Ieder: Reserve statement revealed no markings of gold or other oper. tions to offset the recent taki the Yellow metal in London wa terpreted bullishly, Call money again renewed at 7 per cent and was expected to easler next week with the return of | the February 1 payment checks 1o | the bunks, the tone of time money was easler at’ yestel s reduced rates. Some profit taking came into the market around midday, but readily absorbed, causing merely slackening in the pace of trading The day’s news included approval of the proposcd two-for-one stock | splitup by Kennccott volders, | gains of about $5.000,000 each in | the sales_of Montgomery Ward and | Sears Roebuck in January, as com- | pared to January, 108, nd the formation of A new $35,000,000 public utility holding company. The bullish flare in-the rails was intensified by various rumoi garding consolidation pro was reported that the Taplin inter- ests were said to be preparing to | seek permission to acquire the Western Maryland and other lines, formiug a fifth major system in the cast. | | | | | esapeake and Ohio, Canadian | Pacific and Pere Marquette jumped | about 7 points each, while J y Central, New York Centr: Pitts- | burgh and West Virginia, Baltimore and Ohio, 1llinois Central and New Haven mounted 3 to 5 points, sev- eral 1o record prices Allied Chemi Western Union, | Wright Aero, W. T. Grant and Na- tional Bellas Mess shot up 9 to 12 points. Du Pont (new) shot up| more than 7 poinfs after absorbing profit taking. ner Motors lost a statement from the pr he considered American 1-2 points. 2 points en ient that the stock too high. Power and Light lost 2 T MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Al Che & Dye 295 Am Ag Che pd 70 American Can 115 Am Loco .... 111 Am Sumatr 55 Am Sm & Re 119% Am Sugar ... Am Tobacco . Am Woolen . Anaconda Cop Atchison Balt & Ohio. Beth Steel Brook Man .. 801 Cer De Pasco 107 Ches & Ohio 2273 CRI& Pac Chrysler Corp 1 Colo I'uel .. Congoleum Consol Gas Corn Prod LA 68 75 66 8 51% Erie RR Fam Players . Fleischmann . Freeport Tex . Genl Asphalt . 741, Genl Elee ....262% New Gen Mot . 837 § Glidden 429 2% | Hudson Motors 90 Hersheys S Int Comb, Eng Int Cement ... 95 Int Nickel . Int Harves . Alont Ward ..145 National Lead 148% N Y Central ..2047% NYNHG&HY orth Amer North Pacific 111 Pack Mot Car 141 45% Bl 104% 110 Phillips Pet Puliman Radio Corp . Remington Rd 337% Heading ......115% Sears Kocbuek 167 Sinclair Ol 39% Southern Pac .1381 Std Oil N J . o0l Std Ol N Y . 42 Stewart Warn 140 Studebaker 6% Texas Co 617 Tex Gulf Sulph 781 Tim Rol Bear . 79% Underwood .. 112 Union Pac .. Union Carbide United Iruit . U S Ind Al .. L1643 ¥ West Elec .. Willys Over Woolworth Wright Ae Am Tel & Te Lo (Furnished ¥ Aetna Casualty Aetna Lite Ins Co Actna Fire ... Automobile Ins Hartford Vire National Fire . Thoenix Fire .. Travelers Ins Co L1880 ) L2100 Am Hardware . Am Hosiery ... Beaton & Cadwell . Julie A. Giovino to D. A. Riley Co, Russwin_road, Rige-Hfd Cpt Co com Billings & 8pencer comn AR \\\\\\\ \ PUTNAM & CO, Mombars Now Yerb & Bargord Biaels Bushavges 1 ' 31 WEST MAIN 8T., NEW BRITAIN TEL 2040 WARTFORD OFFICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW, TH. We Offer: Stamford Gas & Electric Co. Price on Application EDDY BROTHERS & & Members Hartford Stock Exchange NEW BRITAIN HARTFORD MEMBEN Burritttiotel idg. Hartford Com. Trust Bid§, Colony Bldg ’ We Offer: 10 Shares Aetna Life Ins. 80 Shares Stanley Works 50 Shares McQuay Norriss Members of New York and Hartford Stock Exchanges 55 West Main Street New Britain Phone 2580 Btuart G. Segar, Manages We Offer: Guarantee Trust Co. National Bank of Commerce Price on Application. “Investments That Grow” Fuller,Richter, Aldrich & Co. COMMERCIAL TRUST SUILDING NEW BRITAIN MEMBERS WARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE Joseph M. Halloran Tel. 1258 Harold O. Mot TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. An Investment For Future Appreciation. Management of Stone & Webster, Ine. Compared with other public utilities in the same class this stock should be selling very much higher than the present market. We'll appreciate the opportunity to tell you personally the story about this issue or send you a circular. THIS STOCK AT MARKET YIELDS NEAKLY 7% Dristol Brass Colt's Arms . Eagle Lock .. TFafnir Bearing Co . Hart & Cooley . Landers, ¥ N B Machine .. N B Machine pfd . Niles-Be-Pond com . North & Judd . Peck, Stowe & W Russell Mfg Co . ovill Mfg Co . ndard Screw . anley Works .... Torrington Co com Union Mfz Co .. Public Utilities Conn Elec Service .. Conn Lt & Pow pfd . Hfd Elec Light . N B Gas ...... Southern N E Tel Conn Power . Colonel Birch Dies At New York Home Burlington, N. J., Feb. 1 (M—Col. Thomas H. Birch, former ministor to Portugal, died suddenly today in his New York home, ¢ East 76th strect. Colonel Birch was 54 and was a member of the Birch family widely known In New Jersey. In recent vears he had been maintaining a residence in New York. Word re- ceived at the Birch homestead here said that he had apparently been enjoying good health. He was found dead in his bedroom, according to word reccived here, presumably from a heart attack. TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance, $133,476,380. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS MID-WINTER USED CAR SALE Thousands of dollars in good used cars that must be moved off the floors of New Britain dealers because of the large number of daily “trade-ins” on the new 1929 models. Ask the new car dealers about the big business that is coming in—the business from all those who have waited; who wanted a new car; a closed ecar; who want two cars; and ninety per cent of these new car sales involve “trade-ins.” They are revitalized and offered at “quick” sale prices, on “easy terms.” Shop now through the used car columns of The Herald Classified Section THE USED CAR DIRECTORY OF NEW BRITAIN You'll Save “Real Money” By Buying Now N\ v 7770777/7727272272 0T \\\ W/