New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1929, Page 15

HURLED OFF ROAD ON NERIDEN PIK Truck and Two Autos Damaged in Triple Collision Special to the Hersld) U Meriaon May 30--Walter H. Hall- quest, 33, of 65 East Main strect, Portland, was fined $25 and costs in the Meriden court this morning, as the result of an arreat made yes- terday following a triple crash near the Berlin town line involving two automobiles and a truck, In the collision, an automobile @riven by Carl 8amuelson of 11 Kel- #ey street, New Britain, was strucik by a car operated hy Hallquest and hurled off the road. The Hallquest machine then crashed into a truck owned by the Charek Furniture Co. of Boston and operated by John McGann of Roxsbury. The truck was badly damaged and the two automobiles wrecked. Mr. S8amuelson and John Swanson, Who was a passenger in the Hall- qQueat car, were taken to the Meri- den hospital. Today it was reported that the New Britain man was suf- fering from lacerations of the head and contusions of the back. S8wan- san has lacerations about the head and shoulders. While police were clearing the highway of the wreckage, a car driv- FILES SUIT FOR $10,000 ‘mlfl-dmmm Action Agsinst Bernard Egenton of This City For Damages. Suit was brought today by Joseph Betz of Hartford, against Bernard Egenton of this city in an action In which $10,000 damages sought as a result of an autombbile acci- dent. The papers were drawn by Attorney Joseph F. Freedman. aid scrved by Constable Fred Winkle. Cars dviven by the parties in the suit collided several month Rob. bins Hill, Newington. The car op- crated by Betz was overturned by the machine in charge of Egenton zccording to the complaint accom- panying the writ. Betz claim ages for personal injury, wrecking of his machine and loss of its use. John L. Lawson of Eimwood was wade defendant in a foreclosure ac- tion brought by Beasie I*. Damor of y Shore. Long Island, on prop- eity in Newington Junction. This was brought about because of th: defendant's failure to pay on a not2 for $1,900. Harold N. Williams of the office of Kirkham, Cooper, Hun- gerford & Camp made out the papers and will represent the plaintiff. Deputy Sherift Mathew Papciak served the writ. Birth Record en by Barney G. Timmons of 54| Belmont street, Hartford, approach- ed the scene in a reckles manner. He was arrested by Officer Schar- ‘mer. The officer also arrested George G. Burns of 956 Capitol ave- nue, Hartford, a passenger in 8im- mons' machine, on a charge of in- toxication. According to the police, Burns created a disturbance near police headquarters while his com- Panion was being booked. - GREDITORS T0 CONSIDER FUTURE OF ALLEN C0. INC. Committee of Five Appointed &t Meeting Today to Study Condition of Firm. A creditors’ committee of five has been appointed to determine ‘what steps shall be taken with ref- erence to claims against the Wil- liam H. Allen Co., Inc, now in re- celvership. The committee, which is to make its’ report to a creditors' meeting tomorrow, consists of the following members: Charles W. Hawkins, the Rackliffe Brothers Co., Charles T. Hayden, Spring & Buckley Co., W. L. Hatch, Hatch Realty Co., Gard- ' mer C. Weld, Citizens' Coal Co.; An- son A. Mills, the A. A. Mills Co. Dudley T. Holmes is receiver for the company, having been appoint- " ed by Judge Edward M. Yeomans in superior court. TILDEN AND HUNTER WIN INITIAL NATCH Bury Danish Tennis Pair in Franoce —Hunter and Wills Win — Miss Bundy Loses, Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, May 20 (—Big Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter, veteran American pair, got oft to a flying start today in the French hard court tennis championships. In their doubles match, they eas- {ly disposed of the Danish team of Nielsen and Rasmussen, 8-0, 6-1, 6-0. Frank Hunter and Miss Helen Wills came through the first round of the mixed doubles with ease, de- feating Mlle. Metaxa and G. Glasser 6-3. 6-3 Mrs. May Sutton Bundy, veteran American, and her youthful partner, Miss Marjorie Morrill of Boston, lost their opening engagement in the women's doubles, bowing 10 Made- moisclles Amaury and Adamoft, of ¥range, in straight sets. The scores * were 9 CIVIL SUITS RECORDED The New Britain Investment Co.. Inc.. has brought four suits against A. Metzer through Nair & Nair, at- torneys. The suits are also brought sgainst the men who endorsed the notes. Tt is claimed that en July 5, 1928, Metzer executed a note for £1200 on demand of value received. A guarantee of the aforementioned note was made by Sam Lehrer, Hernry Morans, M. Feigenbaum and A. Segal. The suit is for $1,000. On the second claim, it is stated that on April 1, 1928, Betzer ecxe- cuted a notc of $1200. The endors- ers were 8. Lehrer and Henry Mor- ans. The suit is for $800. On Sep- tfember 16, he execut¢d A note for £1200 with the same ecndorsers as in the April note The suit is for $1.000. On March 1, 1928, another note was given for $1.000 with A. Segal and Frank Ginsburg as the endors- ers. The suit is for $500. Another note was issued on May 1, 1929 for $1.000 with A. Segal and A. D. Lip- man as the endorsers. The suit is for $1,000. STANLEY STREET COLLISION An autemobile owned by Abra- o-ham Ela of 19 Carlton strect and driven by Frances Abraham of the ! same address was struck by a sedan owned and driven by Alexander B. Hamiiton of 380 Shelton avenue, New Haven. on Stanley street near Roxbury road &beut 1:25 yesterday torning and damaged ahout the fenders and running board. Sergeant J. C, ler reported that Hamilton was driving south on Stanley street in the heavy rain and the left rear wheel of his car caught in the car track and swerved the ear to the left, just as the ether car was approaching from the opposite direction. There was no cause for police action. ANNUAL TING OF A. 1. B. The annual meeting of the Amer- yican Institute of Ranking will be Teld at the New Britain National bank on Tuesday evening. June 4. The most impertant item of hus- A ness will be the election of officers. A daughter was born Saturday at New Rritain General hospital to Mr. and Mrs, David Larson of 10 Rox- bury road. A son was born at New Britain | General hospital Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bourque of § Lim street. A daugliter was born yesterday at New Britain General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James E. O'Brien of 1366 Stanley street. A daughter was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson of Portland. Mr. Johnson is a member of the firm of Johnson & Peterson. whoe maintain photographic studios in this city and Middletown. A daughter, Virginia Janet, was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Byrnes at the Hartford hospital. Mrs. Byrnes was formerly Miss E. Jeanette Benson of this city. City Items George H. Johnson® who for sev- eral years prior to his resignation a few months ago was clerk of the de- partment of public works, has taken a position with the City Coal & Wood Co., and will enter that office June 1. Ye London Tailor shop on 55 Mlln’lr?et will be sold at auc- tion tomorrow at 2 o'clock by Sher- it Fred Winkle in order to secure vent money due to Morris Cohn. M. J. Campise is the owner of the shop. There will be an executive meet- ing of the Junior Hadassah this eve- ning at the home bf Miss Jeannette Gans of Dewey street. Members of Alexandra lodge, Daughters of St. George, will be en tertained at the home of Mrs. Ste- venson of 167 Pleasant street Wed- neaday afternoon, Hattie L. Rogers sold property to- day at Commonwealth avenue and Seneca street to Victor Thorin threugh the Carlson & Carlson agency. Mr. and Mrs. T. A, Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hartman anl family spent the week-end in Bos-! ton. NEW BRITAIN LEADING IN UNCOLLECTED TAXES This City Has Best Record in Con- necticut, According to Survey of State. A survey of uncollected taxes, made by the state of Connecticut, shows New Britain to have best rec- erd of the “Big Five' cities, with 92.6 of all tax assessed as of April 1, 1928, already in the hands of Collec- tor Bernadotte l.oomis, and but 22,931.12 remaining uncollected. 'he percentage collected and amounts outstanding in other of the larger cities of the state are: Bridge- .2, $2.848.970.37; New Ha- $1.576,314.20; Waterbury, , $1,518,669.79; Hartford, #6.7, $1,007.228.06 New London, 70.5. $484.154.86; Stamford. §8.6; $212,- 251.31. Torrington has 100 per cent col- lection, Middletown has received all but .9 of what is due and Meriden taxpayérs owe hut 4.8 per cent of their assessments. New Britain is sahown fifth population and grand list. sixth in tax levied, 61st in per capita asscss- ment and 37th in per capita tax. Will Entertain Ladies At Trinity M. E. Church “Ladies’ Night” will be observed by the Men’s club of Trinity Metho- dist church this evening beginning with a dinner at 7 o’'cléck. President William Cowlishaw will preside, The program will include remarks by Mr. Cowlishaw, solos by Mrs. Elenar Vahistrom, readings by Miss |Bigne Peterson, stunts by Mrs. M. H. {Camp and an address by Professor lBun) “The American Hobo.” !Mlddlewvm Man Named Assistant to Alling Middletown, May 20 UP—Bernard A. Kosicki of this city was notified today of his appointment as as- sistant to Aitorney General Benja- min W. Alling. Under a recent leg- islative act the attorney general is pe-mitted to incrcase his staff of prosecutors. Kosicki been a practicing lawyer here for two years. Hart Got'l-‘irst Badge Quarter Century Ago Twenty-five years ago today, Wil- illam C. Hart. present chief of police. was appointed a supernumerary po- lice: He was promoted to the regular force a few years liter, and ‘Was advanced te sergeant before be- comiang chiet, s 25 and has; NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1929. Weddings COE~BERTINI Mr. and Mrs, O. F. Bertini an- nounce the marriage of their daugh- ter Rosalie, to Frodyce Barker Coe, son of Dr. and Mra. Henry Clarke Coe, of New York cily. EIGHTLOCAL GIRLS IN NURSES CLASS Hospital Graduation Exercises to Take Place Thursday Eight New Britain girls are in- cluded in a class of 119 nurses who will graduate from the training school at the New Britain General hospital at commencement exer- clses Thursday evening. The exer- claes will be held at the Btate Nor- mal school and will mark the end of several days' round of social ac- tivities, The program for the next three days and for the graduation exer- cises is as folio Social Activities TONIGHT $:00 P. M.—Reception to grad- uates by Mr. and Mrs. James 8. North of Sunnyledge. TOMORROW 7:00 P. M.—Dinner dance by the Intermediate class at Nurses' resi- [dence. WEDNESDAY 30 P. M.—Garden party and re- ception to alumni. 4:00 P. M.—Planting of rose Lushes at tennis court by graduating class. ~ Address, Rev. W. H. Al- derson. 7:00 P. M.—Alumni banquet to graduating class at Burritt Hotel, THURSDAY M.—Photo 2:00 P. class. 8:30 P. M.—Graduation at State Normal school. The program at graduation exer- cises Thursday evening with J. 8. North presiding, will be as follows: Processional, nursing staff, stu- dent nurses and graduating class. Invecation, Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hil. Address to graduating class. Sen- ator Alice P. Merritt, Hartford. Presentation of diplomas, James 8. North, president of training school. Presentation of Maude E. Traver, of nurses. Administration of hippocratic oath to graduating class, T. E. Reeks, M. D., superintendent. Presentation of prizes, Clarence Bennett, president of hospital. Benediction. Reception in gymnasium. The graduating class consists the following: Agnes Cotte Portland; Ruth Ziegler, New Britain: Julia Kerry, New Britain; Louisé Hall, Ansonia; Vera S8nellman, Nesquehoning, Pa Estelle Pukinskas, New Have! Dorothy Crowley, Bristol: Selina Rioux, Plainville: Stella McGrath, Sonora, Nova Scotia: Pauline Jeary, Gildersieeve; Woltermira Karbonik, New Britain; Esther Roy, Torring- ton: Dorothy Andrews. New Britain; Murial Larock, Burnside: Aurora Manso, New Britain; Stella Prosick, Zion Grove, Penn.: Lucy Williams, New Britain; Helen Partyka, New Britap; Olga Johnson, New Britain. Madison’s Antique Thief Granted Delay of Trial Madison, May 20 M—A delay of two weeks was given Francis H. Bigelow in his court hearing on the charge of breaking and entering Madison summer homes from which® valuable antiques have dis- appeared. The reason given was that his health is not good. On June 1, Miss Charlotte Bige- low, a daughter, will be married here to Marvin Browning Donahue of New York. Real Estate News phing of =chool pins, R. N., directress F. of Warranty Louie 8. Jones to Carl Christenson, ct al, Elbridge road. Hattie 1 ogers to Victor Thorin, Commonwealth avenue, Grace L. Smith, ct al, to Margaret Camp, Lenox place. Mortgage C. Emil Carlson to M. Henry Donnelly, $2,000, Shuttle Meadow avenue, John Malaadziejko to Stanislaw Malenkowske, Cleveland street. Carl Christensen to Louie 8. Jones, $3,500, Laurel road. Victor Therin to W. B. Ressberg. $3.000, Commonwealth avenue. Charles O. Pherson to Savings Bank of New Britain, $500, Bucll street. Andrew E. Bengtson to Middie- town Savings bank, $9.500, Vance street. FORECLOSURE ACTION Foreclosure action was brought by Lomas & Nettleton of New Haven against Richard E. Holmes, Harry White, Moses Stein, G. R. Sperry, Joseph P. Connolly, trustee, all of Hartford through Judge Stanley J. ITrIchH of this it Deputy 'Shefl" Matthew Papciak of this city made service. Holmes took out & promissory note for $4,600 but failed to make payments. Harry White's interest is as owner of equity or redemption papers and Moses Stein because of & mertgage of $1.500. G. R. Sperry had a mortgage for $500 and Jo- seph Connelly has a mortgage for $526. . Two separate actions are being taken on two pleces of property in | Newington. s |Roger Williams Plans Teterboro Airport, N. J.. May 20 (UP)—Roger Q. Williams and his co-pilot Léwis A. Yancey. will hop off here this afternoen for Old Or- chard. Me., according to reports from the two fiiers about midday. At Old Orchard, the two aviators will make final preparations for their contemplated oceanic hop te Rome. To Hop Late Today | TRADING IS LIGHT ON BOND MARKET Downward Course oI Southern Pacific Features Dull Dny ew York, May 20 UP—Heavy selling of Southern Pacific 4 1-2 per cent debentures, sales of which ap- proximated $1,500,000 par value, by noon, featured early transactions in the bend market today. On the large turnover, the railroad issue sold into new low ground at a frac- tion above 90, representing a week- end loss of more than two and a half points, Interest, in the remainder of th: list continued light and prices tend- ed lower as high money rates kept inquiry at a distance. Standard vestment issues in general, held fair- ly steady, but several points of weakness appeared throughout the entire list, American Telephone convertible 4 1-2s dipped to new low ground, while International Telephone 4 1-2s and Missouri Pa- cific 5 1-2s yielded fractionfily 1n sympathy with movement of the stocks, In the industrial division, strength was shown by Gotham Silk Hosiery 63, which made a new high at'100 1-2 on falr buying, and Ly Ttranacontinental Oil 6s, up a point. Among the rails, Missouri Pa 58 and trading ¢ 1-28 e point, while Seaboard Ai justment 5s, in the speculative group, were down. Utilities were steady. Detroit Edi- son 55 were an exception, however, and declined more than a point, United States government bonds, selling off by the smaller fractions, gave indication of the g neral tone of the market. The foreign list was inactive and mixed, Selicit Contributions For Portrait of Cole Hatford, May 20 (®—A letter from Col. Jomes W. Gilson, assist- ing adjutant general, has been sent to each active and retired officer of the Connecticut National Guard and to officers in the reserve asking for a contribution of $1 to pay for an oil portrait of Brigadier General George M. Cole, the adjutant gen- eral, who has served the state for many years and is soon planning 1o retire. The portrait has already been be- gun. John C. E. Taylor of Hartford, |son of Colonel and Mrs. Emerson G. Taylor of Prospect avenue, and one of the prominent young artists in the east, has been commissioned to do the work. Barbara T. Demorat Funcral services for Barbara T. Demorat, infant daughter of Mur. and Mrs. Stanley Demorat, were held this morning at 11 o'clock at Holy Cross church. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery Mrs. Annfe J. Cunningham Mrs. Annfe J. Cunningham, 58 years old, of 29 Linden street, widow of John J. Cunningham, died at 7:45 o'clock last night at her home. Mrs. Cunningham was born in this city. 8he was educated in 8t. Mary's old town achool and when the Church of St. John the Evangelist was formed she was a charter mem- ber. Surviving her are four daughters. Mrs. James Moran and Misses Mary A.. Helen J. and Anna M. Cunning- ham; two sons. Bernard J. and John | A. Cunningham; two sisters. Mis. Margaret Dowling and Miss Cath- erine Devitt. both of Hartford: two nephews, William and oJhn Dowl- |ing and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements. in charg of John J. Tarrant, are incomplete. Carney Hackney Carney Hackngy, 36 years old, of 183 Hartford avénue, died at the New Britain General hospital yester. day afternoon. He was admitted Friday. Previous to his illness he was em- | ploved by the Hall Construction Co. Funeral arrangements, in charge of Frank P. Duffy, undertaker, are incomplete, Mrs. Ida Craemer Sideroft Mra. Ida Cracmer Sideroff. aged 54, wife of Alex E. Sideroff. died Saturday morning at the New Haven hospital following an iliness of about six months. Mrs. Sideroff is survived by her -| husband, who is president of the Na- tional Paper Co., of this city, her mother, Mrs. Janet Craemer: two sisters, Mrs. S8amuél Harris and Miss Sophie Craemer, and a brother, 8am- uel Z. Craemer, all of Worcester, Mass. Funeral services were held yester- Gay afternoon and burial was in Hovne cemetery, Worcester, Mass., Rahbi Gordon offi Mrs. Mrs. Elizabeth Bedalia old, wife of Sogd Badalian, of 22 Glen street, died yes day at her home. She was a native of Pertia and lived in this city for many years. Surviving her are her husband, a son John, and a daughter, Mrs. John Kaser all of this city and a daughter, Mrs. Hanna Bagdalian of Bristol. Funeral rervices will be held to- morrow aftérnoon at 2 o'clock at 8. Sophiais church on Tremont street. Rev. faul David assisted by TRev. {Facnzik Kaglan. will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cometery. Cerennials—All kinds of Shrabs Evergreens—Deddings [Plants varieties. “Our Wasintes 1s Growing” Visit BOLLERER'S Greenhosses i and ot Mamy Shep 3 W. Mala 8¢ | % I com Funera!__s_:"‘ Wall Street Briefs All foreign markets in London, Liverpool and on the continent are closed today in obsecrvarce of the Whitsuntide hoHday Bethlehem Steel company has re- ceived orders from the Reading company for 4,000 tons of structural steel, Radio corporation has purchased from Sparks-Withingten, varions patents on radio construction and granted Sparks-Withington licenses under all Radio corporation patel The agrcement ends litigation tween the two companies, be- W. B. Foshay company has pur- chased the Kitsat County Transpor- tation Co.. and the Puget Sound treight lines. The Segal Lock and Hardware pany of New York has complet- negotiations for the acquisitien or the entire capital stock of the Universal Safety Razor & Blade cor- poration, Directors of the Keanecott Cop- per Corp., declared a quarterly divi dend of $1.25 on the common stock today, placing it on a $5 annual gividend basis, against $4 previous- ly, the dividend is payable July 1 to stock of record May 31. Dupont De Nemours & Company teday declared an extra dividend of B0 cents a share on common stock, in addition to the regular quarterly dividend. CURB PRIGES MOVE IN SEESAW STYLE Cheap Call Money Fails to Check Selling Tendency New York, May 20 (#—Prices seesawed back and forth in today's curb market. Activity was chiefly on the selling side, after an irregu- larly higher opening. This was in face of cheap call money, the rate renewing at 7 per cent. with 6 per cent loans reported in the outsile market. Great Atlantic and Pacific com- mon, which has been listed just a week, ran up 5 points on the open- ing to 465 and broke before mid- day to 445. On Saturday this stock ranged from 442 to 494, closing at 460. Firestone Tire, another high priced issue, also encountered seli- ing and broke sharply, Deere & Co. was down at one time 10 points. Bendix company, a unit in the $140,000,000 Bendix Axiation cor- poration holding company in which General Motors is interested to the extent of 25 per cent, again soared into new high ground, touching 195 before slipping back in the midday selling wave. Bendix Avia- 99 1-8, but Fokker, in which Gen- eral Motors also is interested, was under pressure. Western Air Ex- press, the president of which heads Fokker, had a 4 point rise. Advance in the utilities was led by 8t. Regis Paper, pushed upward on an exccllent earnings report— the first ever to be published by the company. Llectric Investors also met good support after an early decline, but Electric Bond & 8hare, which is affiliated with Elec- tric Investors, yielded fractionally. Buffalo Niagara & Eastern Power, the New York power picture, again moved into new high ground at 86 1-4. A new high also was at- tained by Cities Service preferred. The radio issues were well bought | with Grigsby-Grunow rising smart. ly. Oils moved irregular forward on a small volume of sales. DRIVER! DER ARREST * Officer P. Hayes arrested Peter Kielecwski of 180 Broad street this afternoon on Franklin squuare on the charge of driving a car with defective brakes. He was releascd on his own recognizance for his ap- pearance in police court tomorrow. Stanley Zipp of 31 Star strect was rrested this afternoon on Main street by Officer Alfred Tanguay on the charge of driving an | automobile with defective hrlkf'l He was released cognizance for his appearance in po- lice court tomorrow. 1/OCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) Insurance Stocks Asked Aetna Casualty Aetna Life Ins Co Aetna Fire .. Automobile Ins C‘onn General .. Hartford Fire .. % Hartford Steam Boiler National Fire .. Phoenix Fire .. Travelers Ins Co ... Manufacturing stocks Am Hardware . 6614 Arrow-Hart & Hegeman 59 Billings & Spencer . 1 Bristol Brass .. City Company . Colt’'s Arms . Eagle Lock Fafnir Bearing Co Hart & Cooley . landers, ¥ N B Machine .. North & Judd . 2400 1100 875 1015 2005 (131 61 1 38 113 4 58 34 | Palmer Bros .. . Peck, Stowe & Wil Russell Mfg Co Bcovill Mfg Co . Btandard Screw Stanley Works . Torrington Co . Union Mfg Co . Veeder-Root Allied Pow & Light ‘onn Elec Service .. Conn Lt & P 51 % pfd 100 Conn Power ex div 34 Hfd Elec Light .... Hfd Gas Co com .. Hfd Gas Co pfd N B Gas . Southern N E Tel . United Corp TREASURY Treasury Balance, 7 198 (131 BALANCE $142,014,848. Key company in the western| West | WALL 3T, AWAITS | 'FALLON DECISION, for Favorable News — New York, May 20 ®—The stock market alternately blew hot and cold today, but the line of least re: ance appeared to be downward. Pools succeeded in marking up a few special! n which favorable devel- opments are pending, but railies the general list invariably attracted a fresh flood of offerings which car- ried a long list of issues down 1 to nearly 10 points below last week's closing quotations. Operators for the rise were not entively diecouraged. however, hop- |ing that a settlement of the repara. tions problem, or a faverable deci- might lift the market out of the na row trading era in which it has been floundering the last few weeka. Trade and business news continues favorable. The annual dividend on the narrow trading era in which it has been floundering the last few weeks. Trade and business news continues favorable. The annual dividend on Kennecott copper was increased to- day form $4 to $5. Directors of Du- Pont declared a 50 per cent extra and a 2 for 1 stock split-up was au- thorized by directors of Warner Bros. Pictures. Rumors of an early increase in mid-continent crude oil prices were again in clrculation. Call money renewed at 7 per cent and held steady at that figure througheut the early part of sion, although loans in the “outside market” per cent. Time money and com- mercial paper rates held firm, the former being quoted at the high:st mid-May levels in nearly 40 years. Sparks Withington, responding to reports of large current carnings, soared 15 points to a new high rec- ord at 275, or more than 100 points above the price quoted when it was listed lcss than 2 months ago. Allicd Chemical ran up nearly 10 points. Warner Bros. Pictures was pushed up about ¢ points but lost all its gain on the traditional “selling on the good news” following the stock eplit-up announcent. Newton Steel crossed 111 to & new peak. The first hour saw a number of sharp losses despites efforts to work up a bhullish following by rushing up scveral issues. Sparks-Withington was lifted 15 points to 275, more than 100 points above its low for the year. Allled Chemical went up 4, and American Commercial Chemical 53, te 55, a new top. General Electric and United Afr- craft were forced down more than § cpints each, and Wright Aeronauti- cul 4. all money renewed at 7 per cent. Announcement hy the suprenie |court of the favorable decision in the long pending 8t. Louis & O'Fal- lon valuation suit caused an imme. diate and widespread rise in the rail- 1oads and stopped the liquidation elsewhere. Chesapcake & Ohio went to 220 as a block of 7,000 shares changed hands. It closed Saturday at 197%. Norfolk & Western rose 123% pointsto 2081, a record price, New York Central 11';, and Union Pacific 9. THE MARKET AT 2:30 P. M. (Furnished by Putnam & Co.) High Low Clese Al Che & Dye 3028 294 302% Am Ag Che pd — = American Can 1423 139 Am Fereig Pw 11115 108 |Am Loce .... 117 — |Am 8m & Re 101 101 |Am Sugar ... — [Am Tel & Tel 214% | Am Tobacco . 1757 Anaconda Cop 12514 Atchisen . ... | Atlantic Refin Balt & Ohie. Beth Steel ... Brook Man Cer De Pasco Ches & Ohio CM&SP |Chryster Corp [colo Fuel |Com Power .. {Congoleum |Consol Gas Corn Prod |Curtiss Aere . Dav Chem | Dupent 139 212 687% 116% 106 .64 971 220 A Erie RR . Fam Players . F'leischmann Tox Film A .. Genl Asphalt . |Genl Elec .. |Genl Metors .. 803 |Goodrich Tire . 8414 | Hudson Motors 8115 |Tnt Comb, Eng 771 Int Cement . 1 nt Nickel Int Harves . |Ken Cop . Mack Truck ..100% Marland Oil .. 38% Mont Ward ..12015 Natl Biscuit ..177 Natl Cash Reg 119% N Y Central ..181 NYNH&H101% North Amer ..117 Pack Mot Car 1461 Penn R R. 6% Phillips Pet... 401 Postum Co 8% Pub Serv N Radio Corp... Remington Rd Reading 11214 . 8TN b} Sinclair Oil . Southern Pac .129 Std Gas & Elec 931 8td Oil N J . 60 8td Oil N Y . 42 Stewart Warner 7413 Studebaker .. 801y Texas Co ..... 647% | Tex Gult Sulph 77 rim Rol Rear . & Underwood .. 125% {Union Pac |United rruit . U S Ind Al .. |1 8 Rubber .. U8 Steel ... West Elec .. Vliys Ovér .. Woolworth .. 227% Wright Aero . 132% Yellow Truck » 46% Prices Drop But Opontors Hope in | sien in the St. Louis & O'Fallon case were available as low as 6 | |were filled at once with men PUTNAM & CO. Membsrs Now Yerb & Hordord Ssoch Bashangas 31 WEST MAIN S§T., NEW BRITAIN TEL. 2040 WARTIORD OWICE, 6 CENTRAL ROW. THL 31100 We Offer: Connecticut Gas & Coke Common Price on Application. EDDYBROTHERS [{e]) Exchange Members Hartford Stock New Brirain 65 W, Main St. HARTFORD 33 Lewis St. MERIDEN 43 Colony St. “ We Ofter: 100 SHARES BILLINGS & SPENCER Thomson, Tfenn & o. Members ot New York »nd West Main Street Hartford Stock Exchasges New Hritain Phone 25 Stusrt G. Segar, Manager We Offer: ALLEGHENY CORPORATION 5% % Preferred at 100. “Investments That Grow” Fuller, Richter, Aldrich & Co. COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING MEMBERS HARTHFOR Joseph M. Hialloran Tel. 1 NEW BRITAIM D STOUR EXCHANGE 253 larold C. Mot Lloyd’s Casualty Co. An old company with an excellent record now enlarging its activities under capable direction. Estimated earnings for 1929 are $4.00 per share. WILSON & CO. Investment HARTFORD Secarities NEW RBRITAIN Tel. Tel. 2-711155 W. Main St. Irving New Trust Stock Shaw & Company MEMBERS HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANCE New Writain National Hank Ridg. Tel. ag00. Heruard .A. Conley Heayton A. Voreer. DIRECT PRIVATE NEW YORK PHONE CANAL ¢313-8 We Offer: United Gas Company 7% Preferred With Warrants for One-Half Share Common without additional cost to the holder. “Talkies” Cause Strike In New Haven Theater New Haven, May 30 (»—Projec- tion machine operators in eight neighborhood theaters not yet cquip- ped with sound apparatus left their hooths yeésterday in sympathy with union men who struck in others be. | cause a wage increase had been de- 1t was stated today that the places who had heen licensed by the state. It was further claimed that places of | strikers in other theaters which lost men Saturday had beea filled. The men had demanded that two |t operators be in a beoth where sound sl-mnmvuuummuo- cnuu-“ T8 tures. The men also had demanded it was stated, an increase of $10 a week to their salary of $62.50. Hartford, May 20 (—Managers of small theaters exhibiting “talkles” in this vicinity reported today that there is no indication of a change in the statutes of machine opera- tors, | 18 SMALLPOX CASES Hartford, May 20 UM—With nine {more cases of smallpox reported in | the state last week, making the tetal for 1929 to date 48, the state depart. ment of heéalth in its weekly Buile- tin released today. holds iect bo-.rrwfi 2