New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 26

CORBIN RETIRES AS FACTORY HEAD (Continued from First Page) ton Electric Co., formerly known as the American Electric Works. This company originated in New Britain and remained here until 1895. The principals of the concern were Pro- tessor Thompson, E. W. Rice, Jr.., and George E. Emmons, all of this city. In 1893, a consolidation of the Thompson Houston Co. with the Edison Co. of Schenectady, N. Y. took place and the company was then called the General Electric Co. Mr. Corbin first was in charge of costs and later he became cashier. This was at the time when the com- pany was experiencing tremendous growth. In 1896, he returned to the P. & F. Corbin Co. and a short time later, tvecome superintendent of the Cor- hin Cabinet Lock Co. position until late in 1908. In 1904, Mr. Corbin became as- sociated with Mr. Burdick under the tirm name of the Burdick-Corbin Co. in Hartford. The firm manu- factured coin banks and registering machine. Burdick in 1904, the company moved to Detroit and Mr. Corbin became connected with his brother, George W. Corbin, in the Union Mfg. Co. ictual date of the beginnmg his connection with the local :ompany was February 1, 1905. sorge W. Corbin, at that time, was made president and Albert F. was named n ager. Following the death of George W. in 1908, Albert F. was named president, the office he has vice continuously held until his resigna- ; tion today While there, Albert brother, George, organized the Cor- bin Brothers Co. for the manufac- ture of cabinet locks. This was in 1907 and when George died in 1908, the company was sold. Mr. Corbin has had an extraordi- narily active business career. At present he is a director of the Union Manuracturing Co., president and director of the Charter Oak Brick Co., director of the New Britain Na- | tional bank and a director of the Beaton & Cadwell Mfg. Co. He is! also a director of the New Britain 13oys' club, incorporator and direc- tor of the New Britain General hos- pital and incorporator of .the New Britain General Hospital Nurses' Training school. Fraternally, Mr. Corbin i{s a mem- , ber of the Y. M. C. A, Sons of the American Revolution, member of the Jeremiah Wadsworth branch, Sons of the American Revolution; member of the board of managers o the state soclety, Connecticut 8. A. R.; member of the Rotary club; member and past regent of the Royal Arcanum; member of the New Britain Institute, member of the New Britain club, member of the Shuttle Meadow Country elub and a member of the greens com- mittee there; trustee of the United Community corporation and a mem- ber of the New Britain council, Boy Scouts. Eighth Girl Slashed In Subway at Boston Boston, Feb. 15 (®—The eighth subway slashing was reported to the police today by Miss Mary Morse of Everett. As in the seven cases pre. viously reported, the girl's clothing was cut but she was unharmed. 8he told police she was unaware of the attack until she had left a subway train last Tuesday but that she be- lieved the slasher to be a dark eom- plexioned young man who stood near her in the train. CITY TO SELL TAXED LAND Sale of a parcel of land on Schultz street, which was foreclosed by the city for nc.-payment of tax, will Le recommended to the common coun- cil by the city hall commission. The commission has a prospective pur- chaser in the person of Anna Taffs, and a sale price of $102.82 has been ugreed upon. Under the city charter all land owned by the city and not devoted to any specific use, comes under the control of the city hall commission. POOR PA BY CLAUDE CALLAN “Jane is foolish to take her vearly allowance all at once. A man likes to give a little at a time so’s he can feel gen- erous an’ bountiful ever' Copyright 1929, Publishers Syndicate) Adams Street, Seven Room House Qil Burner Heat He held this After the death of Mr.| president and general | F. and his| SUICIDE IN BRIDGEPORT AINS BY MIRROR'S AID Hubbell, Son of Express Company Founder Ends His Life With Third Shot. Bridgeport, Feb. 15 (M—Monson H. Hubbell, 72, son of the late Mon- son Hubbell, treasurer and one of the founders of the Adams Express !Company, committed suicide today |by shooting himself in the right ibed and took aim with the aid of a {small hand mirror. He apparently decided to use the mirror to take good aim after he had falled to hit himseit with either of the first of two shots fired. ney in the room. ithe stones of the iricocheted back onto the floor. causing instant death. Post Office Gets New The post office consignment of airmail envelopes. white color scheme, with a envelope. The three sizes, 5, 8 and 10. dlagonally on front and back. cent denomination, a circle. Printed in blue the circle. the post office. Convict Herrin Mayor Marshall McCormick, John Stamm, and spiracy case. superintendent, pleaded guilty. explained the convicted sign their public offices. { Posse Finds Body Of Bethel Suicide ' Bethel, Feb. 15 (UP) — Frank Benedict, 63, mourned the death of his wife for a year. Last night he strode into g room in which his 938 year old Mmother-in-law was seat- ed, knitting and shouted: “I'm go- ing to take my life!” He was hat- |less, coatless and carried a razor. Although he locked the aged woman in the house, she clambered through a window and summoned aild. A posse was sent out and after an all night search, found Benedict dead by a roadside this morning. his throat slashed by the razor. $60,000 BUILDING PERMIT Max J. Unkelbach today applied for a permit for the erection of a three story building on Arch strect property adjoining the South church rlot, the structure to house a retail store of the Scars, Roebuck Co! The byilding will cost $60,000. Mr. Unkelbach was assoclated with the architectural offices of C. 'E. Ieh- man of Newark, N. J., in preparing the plan, The United Investment and Real Estate Co., of Newark, N. J., is owner of the property. Gas Kills Mother And Five Children New York, Feb. 15 (#—A mother and five children today were found dead from gas poisoning in an apart- ment at 491 West street, along the Hudson River. Police reported the !deaths as suicide after all the gas jets in the house, including those in & range, were found open. The dead are Mary Pasos, 35, Celia, 12, Beatrice, 10, Joseph, 8, Melia, ¢ and Alfreda 1. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLEN “I'm sorry Ma has to cook when our boys are away. Of course she can't take any interest in fixin’ a meal just for me an’ the girls.” (Copyright 1929, Publishers Syndicate) P e i COMMERCIAL comMPANY INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Commerelsi Trasr Campany Budiding Tel. 6000 DEAD BOY'S ESTATE ministrator for the estate of his de- 11 ceased son, Raymond, brought action temple as he sat on the edg of his|toqay for $10,000 damages againat Daniel Dregone of this Louis Muli of Meriden. F. B. Hungerford, alleges that on One of the bullets fired from the {revolver, a .32 calibre weapon, im- beded itself in the mortar of a chim- The other struck chimney and The third shot entered Hubbell's brain, Airmail Envelopes has received a the new stamped The envelopes ! present a pleasing appearance, the stamp being printed in a blue nndd red, white and blue border around the envelopes come In The red, white and blue border is made up of small squares, printed The stamps, all of which are of the five are in circular form with a narrow border within are the words, “U. 8. Postage via Air Mail.” A blue airplane on a white back- ground crashes through the top of The envelopes are now available at In Liquor Conspiracy | East St. Louis, Tll, Feb. 15 (UP) —A verdict of guilty was returned in federal court today against Mayor Police Chief Elmer McCor- ‘mack, in the Herrin, I1l., liquor con- | Alvin Misker, water Bentence was deferred by Judge Fred L. Wham until next Saturday |that “hearts of real Presbyterians” jon motion of defense counsel who officials wished to return to Herrin and re- sible.” | 944 Corbin avenue, FLESSI0000SUT 1. F. Heslin Sues Daniel Dragone . and Louis Muli Thomas F. Heslin, acting as ad- city, and The complaint, drawn up by Judge July 1, last, at midnight, the boy was riding as guest on the front seat of an automobile owned and operated by Dragone. The car was proceeding on the main highway be- tween Meriden and Waterbury., As the car was going down Stillman hill at what is alleged to have been a rapid speed, a machine owned and operated by Muli approached from the opposite direction, also at a reckless rate of speed and on the wrong side of the road. It is claim- ed that Dragone did not have enough room to pass Muli's car and was forced to run off the travelled road and landed against the guard rail ing on the highway. As a result, the boy was thrown out of the car and killed instantly, it is alleged. Papers were served by Constable Fred Winkle. The writ is returnable in superior court on the first Tuesday in March, Preshyterian Paper Combats McConnell New York, Feb. 15 (UP)—Pro- test against Bishop Francis J. Me- Connell, of the Methodist Episcopal ! church, recently elected president of | the Federal Council of Churches as successor to Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman has been voiced in the Presbyterian, organ of the Presbyterian church, published in Philadelphia. The publication demands that the council be rid of “such a dangerous leader, or, to insist upon our church absolutely withdrawing from the council.” The demand was made In an article by the Rev. Dr. Donald M. Grant, pastor of the First Presbyter- ian church, Moundsville, W. Va. Indication that the contest against Bishop McConnell is not a one-man affair was made in the editorial pre- face to his article which reported had become “accustomed to be sad- dened by the utterances” of Dr. Cad- | man. The choice of Bishop McCon- nell in his stead was seen as “going from bad to worse—if that be pos- | The present battle was seen by ! churchmen as being between liber- allsm and fundamentalism, With Dishop McConnell on the former DIES AT AGE OF 8 Mrs. Sarah Slack, Native of Eng- Iand, Passes Away Today at Home on Corbin Avenue, Mrs. Sarah Slack, $4 years old, of died this noon at her home. 8he was a native of England. Sur- viving her are two sisters, one in Shelbourne Falls, Mass, and an- | other in Bridgeport. . Prayers will be offcred by Rev. E. Leonard Smith of the Emmanuel Gospel church tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock. The remains will be taken to Shelbourne Falls where the funeral services will be held. Buri will be in Shelbourne Falls cemetery. | Shoe Manufacturer Is Missing at Braintree Braintree, Mass., I'eb. 15 (UP)— Police today were asked to institute | a search for James Cotter, 43, of | South Braintree, head of the Cotter 8hoe Company, Inc., who has been | missing from his home since Mon- day. ! No rcason for his disappearance | was known. He left his home on Monday in a coupe, expecting to re- turn in the evening. YOUNG MAN=-| HAVE SOMETHING FOR Wi LOOVER BYRON PRICE IS INAUGUIATLD | EARLY two score Associated: Press reporters will cover the great, stirring event for this paper. They will bring you the most accurate, colorful and complete word picture of the cere- monies. Byron Price, chief of the Washington staff, will write the principal story. James L. West, L. A. Brophy, Richard L. Turner, A. R. George, Martha Dalrymple, D. Harold Oliver and Raymond Z. Henle are among others whose signed stories will appear. Advance angles are being covered daily in the illustrated features of The Associated Press Feature Service. THE HERA " CLASSIFIED ADS NO WAITING DRIVE RIGHT IN Cashin’s Ing., Auto Exchange 98 Arch St. Tel. 6499 Open Evenings and Sundays LEGAL NOTICE At & Court of Probate held at zal‘lll within and for the Probate )l;:: tast of Berlin, in the County of Hart- ford and State of Connecticut, on the 14th day of February, A. D. 1929, Present, Bernard ¥. Gaffney, Judge. the exhibition to this Court of Part his minor female child over of fourtesn years to wit: about x’f“y'" of aga, residing in the Town of Britaia ta become bers by adoption: ORDERED: That.a hearing upon said agreement be had at the .hn- Office in said New Britain on the 30th day of February, A. D. 1939, at 10 o'clock, in the forencon; and that motice be given to all persons interested to appear at said hearing and show cause, if any they have, why ssid agreement should not be approved, by publishing & copy of this order in the New Britain Herald, a news- paper having & circulation in said dis- trict, and by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post of the Town of New Britain in the County of Hartford in the State of Connecticut, mearemt to the place of residence of sald child, at least six days before the day herein before as- signed by this Court for said hearing. BERNARD F. GAFFNEY, Judge e ————————r OSCAR BOUCHER e, JENNIE GRAVELINE BOUCHER "lt’p'flo"' r Court, Hartford County, Feb. ORDER OF NOTICE Upon complaint in said cause brought to said Court at Hartford {n maid County, on the first Tuesday of March, A. D, 1929, clatming & divores, it appearing to and belng found by the subacriding au- thority, that the whersabouts of the de- fendant {s unknown to the plaintiff, ORDERED, that notice of the institu- tion and pendency of said complaint the defendant by publish: the'New Britain Herald, & newspaper published in New Britain, Connecticut, once & week, for two con- mecutive weeks. commencing on or before the 31st day of February, 'A. D. 1929, RAYMOND G. CALNEN, Assistant Clerk of sald Court, City Advertisement GASOLINE STATION HEARING Notice is hereby given that a hear- ing will be held in the office of the Board of Public Works at 7:30 p. m,, Tuesday, February 26th, 1929, rela- tive to the application of Gordes Auto Bupply Co. for approval of ap- plication for permit for gasoline fill- ing station to be located at 63 Broad 8t, (on site of present station,) in accordance with the Public Acts of 1927, All persons interested are request- ed to be present at said hearing, If they see cause, and be heard in re- lation to the above. 3 A. M. PAONESSA, Mayor. READ RAFRALD.CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS ONE MAKES ENOUGH NOISE NOW 1S9 THERE ANYTHING ELSE MY APPLE ON DE POND COLLECTIN' BALLS, SUR! "WOULDNY 1T NI IF I HAD A