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TEMPERANCE UNION PLANS DISCUSSED . W.CT U fo Fight to Retain Probibition Law Norwich, Oct. 22 (P—An appeal for ecitizens to uphold the state ¢n- forcement code that the era of the beverage sale, alcoholic beverages May not be brought back to the coming generation, was made to- -day ut the second day session of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Connecticut in 55th an- uyal session here The platform, which was adoptcl, said: “The Women's Christian Tem- perance Union of Connecticut has set _ats face towards a definite goal _ extermination of the beverage-alco- hol traffic. We have had nearly 11 “increasingly effestive years of nafion- ~.al constitutional prohibition. How- ever, now is not the time to relax olit efiorts. Instead of doing less work, we must do more. As loy. citifens we recogni: that personal obedlence to the 18th amendment is cssential to law enforcement. Pro- hibition in Connecticut is made possible only through out state en- forcement code. All efforts must be made to enforce the retention of that code. “Our greatest task is to get the truth to the people. We are -especially concerned with reaching those ot the oncoming generation who never knew at beverage-liquor traffic - hiibition days. “Our educational yprogram mut continue to the end that the men “and women of tomorrow may knouw the truth which will ensure con- tinued freedom from the slavery of alcohol. “We urge upon all temperance forces of this state the imperati necessity for teaching scientih temperance in our public schools. of pre-pro- Education of all the people must be | carried Debate, medal -tests, exhibits at pageants, literature and posters, radio, the press and platform, are all ways by which we should give the vital message to the people of Connecticut. “We must inform ourselves so can meet sophistry with log! hood with fact, insidious suggestion with constructive argumenf, and er- r with truth, in the end that our etermination be strengthened and our number increased.” con- we talse- The platform was offered by Vice- | President-at-Large, Mrs. May Brock- ett Tuttle of Waterbury. The morning session saw confer- ence directors’ reports accepted. Officers werc chosen in the after- “ noon, AUDITED REPORT SHOWS HOLDINGS Prince and Whitely Corporation Has $1,500,000 Note New York, Oct. ed report of the Prince and Whitely _trading corporation made public by the president, Philip De Ronde, shows the corporation holds a prom- _issory note for $1,500,000 of J. M. Hoyt & Co. endorsed by all the partners in the bankrupt stock brok- erage firm of Prince and Whit. “and in addition has miscellaneous 98,589 the claims of $1, «firm. Mr. De Ronde said the corpora- tion which was organized th firm Aug. 31, 1929, has cash in bank totaling $977.365 and securi- “ties traded on various stock ex- changes whose total value as of Ogt. 16 was $4.641,910. Other se- curities whose market value is not immediately ascertainable are .Tied at $3,711,661. Aside from th transctions with the insolvent brok- erage firm, Mr. De Ronde said lia- bilities did not exceed $250,000 JUDGE DUFFIELD ASSERTS PARTY WILL GET “CROW” against Answers Oemocrats’ I'ling at Social- ists—Derby Man Predicts Re-, publican Victory. Derby, Oct. 22 (P—Judge bald Duffield, chairman of the publican committee and republican candidate for mayo: today on democratic State Chairman _Sullivan’s statement to Jasper Me- Levy that the 1lrmor‘r'fls are ning for bear and not said: “That may be & get will be crow.” deputy judge of the and a noted wit . but what they'll Judge Duflield is Derby city court PROBATION LECTURES GIVEN New London, Oct. 22 (®) — Th lectures on probation and the ventlon of juvenile deling the features of this morning's meet- ing of the second last day of the eitizenship school at Conn cut college which is sponsored by the Connecticut League of Women “Voters. The speakers were Mo gan, state parole commissioner for New York, formerly chief probation officer of the children's court, York eity; Richard K. Godwin, ~uty on probation. und Kenneth Mes senger, child welfare comunissig; and chlef probation officer of th state, Mrs. Fagan said the ideal pro tion officer was a graduate of | school at least; had had Bernard dep- courses in child guidance and was a | keen observer and had a great deul | of human understanding. FINANCE BOARD MEETING The board of financ will meet th city hall 11 forenoon arrange the $100,000 sfreet fund notr Savings Bank of New Brit thority aving been voted at speelal meeti the common council Mcnday night, ind taxi mayor's off at at to first hand the | (®—An audit- | | Archi- commenting | gun- e chipmunks, | coss sonie BRUZAS T0 BE HEARD IN COURT OCTOBER 2 Motorist Accused of Manslaughter Pleads Not Guilty Through Counsel Today Jeseph Bruzas, 86, of 77 West who was arrested yesterday morning by ergeant Patrick J. O'Meara, and charged with man- slaughter at this morning's session of police court as the result of the death of Andrew Katauskas who was struck by an automobile which Bruzas was driving early last Satur- cay morning, will be given a hear- ing on October 29, Bruzas was represented by Judge William F. Mangan who waived the reading of the charge and entered a plea of mot guilty for his client. Judge Mangan stated that he was ready to go ahcad with his case but agreed to the continuance asked by the state. A bond of the court. street, $1,000 was ordered by FEDERALS CLAIM BRAZIL VICTORIES §ay Planes Are Dominating Rebel Territory Rio Dc 22 (P —Fed- eral asserted that | the government air forces were don- {inating the situation over rebel terri- jtory and were making constant | flights into the interior of the state |of Parana to map the insurgent posi- tions. A communique said the insurgents made two attempts to cross the Senges river near Itarare, Parana, but nad been repulsed each time. ederal airplanes helped to drive k the rebels. Government troops from several {points were stated to have joined forces at Itajuda in the southern |part of the state of Minas Geraes, constituting a strong army which is {now advancing on the insurgents. Under the terms of a political de- cree extending the business holiday until November 30, all banks were {opened today doing usual business |for the first time in several weeks. The bank of Brazil alone was per- mitted to deal in exportation. Janeiro, Oct. authorities today ] Rebels Cut Railroad Curityba., Parana, Brazil, (R —Insurgent light horse forces trooping down from the hills of Minas Geraes, for the second time have cut the railroad and other communication between Sao Paulo and Rio Dk Janeiro. A small force yesterday attack- cd and occupied Cruzeiro, junction about 125 miles from Rlo De Janeiro. Advices received here said that the city was defended by a strong federal force under Captain Newton Cavalcanti, but did not in- dicate extent of fighting. At the beginning of the revolution small raiding force rode down om Minas Geraes and occupied {Lorena, just south of Curzeiro, and interrupted rail service between the republic’s two chief cities, but later were beaten back. Attacks There Frequent The narrow stretch of federal ter- ritory between the two cities, com- prising little more than the coastal belt, always has been open to such |attacks, any one of which might {have most important military conse- quences. Arrival here of Getulio Vargas, commanding the rebel armies, en |route to the front, has revivified” his |little city. Multitudes besieged his liotel during the nifht demanding that he address them. Vargas, who |das defeated by Julio Prestes for |the presidency of the Brazilian union |in the last national election, general - ly spurned the popular homage and | |spent his time preparing plans for | |the campaign along the Sao Paulo Parana front. He did, however, attend a celebra- tion of Curityba women, where he ared honors with Anita Garibaldi, daughter of the Italian liber- Oct. ator. Streets Show Activity | The streets here are alive with ac- |tivity, both of soldiery moving to | {the front and of citizens engaged in | | var preparation. Among other move- | nients is one of raising funds and | | s e supplies to families of poor soldic ists Attacks I Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 22 (4) | n official federal communique | serted that a strongly for- | tified line running through the cities of Ribeira, Itarare, and Ourinhos, all in the of Sao Paulo, was suc- sting rebel attacks. I wets in this country who opposc NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1930. Freak Blizzard Brings First Snow to New York Assoctated Press Phote One of the worst October blizzards in the history of the state of New York howled in from Lake Erie and piled snow in depth from nine inches to four feet over a wide area in the west- ern part of the state. Motorists by the thousand were trapped. ‘in the vicinity of Buffalo. P2 Above pictures show scenes METCALF ISSUES WET STATEMENT Rhode Island Semator Favors Repeal of Dry Laws Providence, R. T., Oct. : (v United States Senator Jes: \m calf, republican, Rhode xcland ecking reelection at mext nmmh'yi election, today declared himself in | favor of repeal of the 18th amend- | ment. ’ Metealf's stand on the prohibition | question, | time ago New Jersey | came as a surprise land drys. Metcalf's democratic former Senator Peter G. Gerry, is a wet. Although Senator Metcalf the conviction that temperance | could be best promoted by repeal of | the 18th amendment, he pledged himself {o ablde by public sentiment in Rhode Island as expressed when | the state votes on the prohibition | referendum at the polls November 4. | Personal Viewpoint | “It is my convietion,” Senator Metcalf’s statement said, “that tem- perance may be best promoted, that the moral tone of the American community may be lifted to a higher plane and that respect for law and | reverence for government may be | best preserved by repeal of the 18th | 2mendment. ‘4This is a personal conviction and { in no way alters my obligation set | forth in the republican platform to vote as the people of Rhode Island | vete in the matter of the referen- | dum on November 4 he referendum is to be on the cuestion: “Shall the 1Sth amend- ient be retained?” “I have been acked on numerou occasions to state my present atti- tude toward the 1Sth amendment,” Metcalf's statement said. “I don't believe it would be fair to the vot- crs of Rhode Island for mg to con- duct this campaign without setting forth my honest personal conviction in this regard. Sums Up Case “In the past 10 years there have grown up two opposing schools of | thought in connection with the 15th amendment. They have heen popu- larly termed wets and drys. In the matter of abolishing the saloon th. two groups largely seem to be in agreement. Both agree that the ex-| istence of temperance in this coun- try is necessary and desirable. The point of contention, therefore, scems | to lic in the method of achieving temperance and in the method of abolishing the saloon. “There are thousands of so-called the use of intoxicating liquors but who belicve that an amendment to the similar to that taken some Dwight W. Morrow, senatorial candidate, to Rhode Is- | by opponent, | voiced munique also said gov- crnment troops were firmly holding | their pesitions in the state of Minas | Geraes. where the principal interior | ting has taken ! plac COLLISION SUIT FOR $99 Arthur Larson of Kensington has brought suit for $99 against Arthur Renaud of this city, alleging that the | latter was reckless, negligent and| s in driving his automobile | st the plaintiff's car, which was | |being operated by avenue, Kens The ca direction, 'sington ma sion occ ton stree | car cost rs were going in a southerly Renaud behind the Ken- s machine, and the colli- | at the corner of Ken- | Repairs to the plaintiff's 1 he claims $40 addi- of the car | t days. Attorney Flood of New | s the plaintiff and | Clynes of this :m\ which is returnable | on November 10. | {Haven represer {Constable F. ¥ erved the writ in the city cour BAD CHECK H. Ren WOMAN Seere GIVES ary Raly son of tie amber that in Hartford warn local at | that number. irawn The American Trust Co. on Bank and | amendment | viction that | thought should | United States have |no constitution is an improper and un- | successful method of promoting temperance. On the other hand | there is a large group of people who | sincerely believe that the 18th | is an asset to the pl‘fl'l motion of temperance. It is my con- | those two schools of merge and seck a practical and logical method for pro- moting temperance among the citi- zens of the United States, | ‘I believe that the people of the | allenated from {heir minds any thought that the re- | turn of the saloon is either practical | or desirable. In that, I heartily con- | cur. Wholesale drunkenness or th 1se of intoxicating liquors which would lower the moral tone of th American community is to be con demned and T believe it discour- aged by both wets and ¢ The States w constitution as intended liberty. It was created antee of freedom from the rights of individua d of states. It sought to guardntee that individual or no groups should be deprived of the rights of pur- 1it of life, liberty and happiness of either government or man. 18th amendment was a new e from of the United charter of 15 a guar- invasion of this prin how - first time pls th much of ment of ind for the At ous states wer d of the responsibility the Tiquor I By the fery nat itution the fuderal should, with the enforee th - rnment of {h ire o o ovi 1ssistanc states, guarantee to the people sndx |common the states freedom from the annoy- | ance of liquor law violations. Instead | we have crated a cumbersome po- | lice power within the federal gov- ernment which has invited much corruption and which to my mind is | doing more to lower the moral tone of the American community than it is doing to lift it up to a higher plane.” I]l]MPANIES REPORT GAINS AND LOSSES Statements of Quarterly Earn- ings at Wide Variance -—— New York, Oct. 22 (A—National | Cash Register Co. today reported | September quarter net profit of 1$508,076, equal to 43 cents a sharc| on 1,190,000" shares of class "A"” stock, against $2,030,708, or $1.28 a share on the combined participating common A" and com- mon “B” stock in the third quarter last year. Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp. reported third quarter net profit of |$3,970, equal to onme cent a share, | compared with $693, , or $1. share, in the third quarter last year. Superior Steel Corp. reported Sep- tembers quarter net loss of §9 against net profit of $13,073 to 11 cents a share, in the quarter of 1929. Commercial Solvents Corp. report- ed September quarter net profits of $634,772, equal to 25 cents a share on the common stock, compared with $1,011,738, or 40 cents a share, in the corresponding quarter st year. The Warner-Quinlan Co. and sub- sidiaries reported for the third quar- ter a net loss of $114.689, compared with a net profit of $749,687, or $1.18 a share, in the third quarter oi 1929. | Hercules Powder Co. had third| quarter net profit equal to 60 cents a common share, against $1.10 a share in the preceding quarter and $1.67 a share in the third quarter £ 1929, Midland Stecl Products Co. had third quarter profit of $123,675 be- fore federal taxes, against $568,023 in the preceding quarter and $881,- 087 in the third quarter last year. cqual third Horse Drawn Vehicles Show Decrease in Sales | ington, Oct. 22 (P—The s phacton, barouche and com- | mon hox huggy are passing more and i more. The commerce noted a lf per cent decrease in th value of %all horse-drawn vehic sold from 1927 to 1929. The 122,734 such vehicles sold last year brought | $10,323,535 to the manufacturers. Farm wagons, business wagons, lunch wagons, carriages and buggics were fewer than in 1927, but two wheeled carts increased 111.9 per | cent in number to 8.132. More pub- | lic conveyances and f\rl’\\ trucks also were sold. v | department toda DRIVER EXONERATED Bridgeport, Oct. 22 A V¢ Hl]L(w of *no criminal liability” was tuined today by Coroner J. J. Phelan following an inquest into the d h‘ October 15 of Mrs. Julia Cronshaw, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The woman was fatally injured | while riding in an automobile driven by Eugene Hajas of Fairfield. ; dent took placc in West- port when the automobile skidded rom the road and overturned in a v ficld. Hajas did not appear the hearing being confined to bed on account ot illness | re BENNETT LE. \\}\ $5 I 3 New Haven. Oct. (UP) The late Thomas G. Bennett, head of the | Winchester Repeating Arms ( om- | pany for many y left an cstate valued at $5.443.473.07 when he died recently, according to inventory filed in probate court toduy | Most of the amount was in high- grade and oy and 1} tire estate was left to relatives, stocks CANC Pern rnment ha for huildin, “ding investig PERU Lima I3 tracts . tion of the terms or neluded in th eement rs, of Boston ith Warren brot for con- | Edward Sheehan of Seattle, | ago. | evening at the [on ‘mml conferenc EAGLE FROM SEATTLE + WILL ADDRESS AERIE Edward Sheehan, Young Past Pres- ident from Washington, Speaks Here Tomorrow Night, New F. 0. E, will ¢ as its guest tomorrow evening Wash- ington. Mr. Sheehan is the youngest past president of Seattle aerie, which is known as the mother aerie because the fraternal order of Dagles was founded there 32 years The Seattle aerie also has the largest membership of any aerie in the country with 20,000 and pos- sesses an Lagle home valued over 000,000, The local acrie feels fortunate in Britain aeric, ha | securing Mr. Sheehan to speak as he is in great demand all over the country. The regular meeting will be followed by a buffet lunch. The new Eagles’ club house will be completed within the next few days and all members will hear of the dedication plans. A report will also be made by the building com- mittee. On Friday evening a large dele- gzation of New Britain Eagles will pay a visit to Torrington acrie. 'REPORTS ON RED GROSS T0 BE FILED TONIGHT Annual Britain Chapter Wil Be Held at C. of C. Offices Meeting of New The annual meeting of the New Britain chapter of the American Red Cross association will be held this Chamber of Com- merce rooms at 5:15 o'clock. Re- ports will be made by officers and committees. There will be reports from the Municipal Home Service bureau, the life saving department, the social service workers and the committee on Christmas packages to soldiers. Directors for the coming will be eelcted. Chairman E: P. Lamphier, Jr., of the annual roll call committee, will outline his pro- gram. Associated Industries Discuss Five Day Week | Toston, Oct. 22 (A} ed Industries of Massachusetts con- vened for its 15th annual meeting, was scheduled to have before it to- | a discussion of the five-day \.ph or the tour-day week as a cure fop unemployment. The question was scheduled as a part of the opening session—a round table conference industrial relations headed by Arthur H. Young, industrialist of New York. A conference on taxation was planned prior to a luncheon and election of officers. The remainder of the day's session included sched- —The Associat- night, a foreign trade dinner. The meeting will continue through | tomorrow Hul]ev Offers Version Of Communist Incident | TWashington, Oct. tary of War Hurle turned from a t has related here his version of the Oklahoma City communist incident last week. Hurley said he was told {wo com- munists were speaking from a soap box half a block from his car when he entered it. 2 (UP)—Secre- who has just re- | “But there was a man on the run- ning board of my car.’ tinued. “And he did speak to me. His name was George Hill, and old cow peeler from the Lazy 8. “As I got in my car, he leaned over and this is what he said: . we are with you from Hell SH/ \\fl{()( K REACHE . Eng., Oct. v . Which for the Americ d here today under eding to Southampton her return from acro: raced Inter- sail pro- the Atlantic. Specnal otlce and bridge at St Thursday evening. Whist church, truction of §00 to 1,000 l\llomc(ers.‘m\ntd.vad\l. on research meth- general industrial relations, and ' into Oklahoma, | " Hurley con- | s Cup and lost, | concluding | Public | LOCAL HARDWARE MEN AT ANNUAL CONVENTION Representatives of New Britain Fac- tories Attending Annual Meet- ing in Atlantic City. A number of representatives of lecal hardware manufacturing com- panies left here Monday morning to attend the annual hardware con- vention being held in Atlantic City this week. They are: W. H. Rat- tenbury and E. J. VanBuskirk of Landers, Frary & Clark: Alexander MaKay of Corbin Cabinet Lock C&.; Duncan Shaw and L. L. Hodges of P. and F. Corbin; E. E. Baldwin and E. J. Williams of Corbin Screw Corp,; Isaak Black and John Man- sergh of Russell and Erwin; C. I Bennett, J. E. Stone, L. M. Knouse, Robert M. Parsons, Frank E. Mar- vin of Stanley Works; President George T. Kimball of the American Hardware Corp., and Vice President E. M. Wightman of North & Judd Mfg. Co. The representatices will probably return Thursday evening. NURSE SUES CITY BEGAUSE OF FALL Emily Pawchak Hurt in Fall on Streef, Asks $10,000 The city of New Britain was nam- ed defendant today in a suit for §10,000 brought by Emily C. Paw- chak, a nurse, who alleges that she slipped and fell on a large piece of ice and frozen snow on the west side of Arch street, about opposite Web- ster Hill, on January 24, 1930, about 1:30 p. m., and sustained a fracture of the leg besides contusions and abrasions about the body. Because of her injuries obliged to remain away from the practice of her profession for 22 weeks, causing the loss of $42 per weelk, and was also obliged to expend " money for hospital care, according to the allegations in the writ. Attorney Elias T. Ringrose repre- sents Miss Pawchak and Constable IFrancis Clynes served the papers, which are returnable in superior court the first Tuesday in November. \FOUR FORCED T0 FLEE IN BRIDGEPORT FIRE TODAY | Property Damage Estimated at $10,- she was 000 Results in Butler Avenue and Courtland Strect Blazes. Bridgeport, Oct. 22 (P—TFour per- sons were forced to flce from their homes in night clothes and prop- erty damage estimated at more than $10,000 was caused as the result of two fires which broke out almost at the same time this morning in a home at 47 Butler avenue and in a 60 vear old building now used as a garage on the property of Miss lizabeth ~ Bishop on Courtland street. Two women, a girl and a man es- caped from the Butler avenue house after an oil heater In the kitchen of Leonard H. Freyler's home on the first floor exploded. Mrs. May Frey- ler tried unsuccessfully to blanket the blaze by covering it with a mat- tress. The family had to flec the blaze. Johnsons Surprised Mr. and Mrs. P. Alfred Johnson of 60 Mill street werc pleasantly surprised last evening by a number of their friends in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. They were the recepients of many beauti- ful gifts in silver and flowers, MARSH ON GOOD ROADS Deputy U. S. Marshal A. P. Marsh has accepted an invitation to address the Tuesday Luncheon club of Fairfield on October 28. He will tell about the movement for im- | proved rural roads. Mr. Marsh also has been invited {by R. B. DeLaeour, vice president lof the Bridgeport Exchange club, to |address that club at a meeting No- vember 3 on the work of the Con- | necticut Rural Itoads Improvement ociation. Last night he spoke at Pomfret and Monday night at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in Bridgeport on the same subject. 75 RESCUED IN FIRE Boston, Oct. 22 (UP)—Firemen | brought more than 75 persons to safety carly today in a fire that sent thick, choking smoke through five-story tenement house in the West. End. Although damage from flames {was slight there was great danger {to occupants from smoke inhalation land many persons were driven to the roof of the building where they awaited the firemen. It was thought the blaze started lin a cellar woodbin. Police rescued | five persons from the second floor. |Others were taken from upper stories, including two year old Sel- | win Bloom. SUES O) SORY NOTE J. Aronson has been made defend- ant in a $700 action brought by Ben- amin Wasklewicz based on the al- leged non-payment of a promissory note. The plaintiff avers that on Feb- ruary 8, 1920, he executed a note to the defendant, who has refused to make payment. | Attorney John F. Downes repre- sents the piaintiff and Deputy Sheriff Matthew Papeiak served the papers. COTTON MILLS REPORTS Wasghington. Oct. 22 (B—The cot- |ton spinning industry was reported today by the census bureau to have {operated during September at 76.4 per cent capacity on a single shift ‘Im. s as compared with 65.2 per cent during August this vear and {104.0 per cent during September last {year. TOR B | USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS On 25th Anniversary | ROBERT CHANLER CRITIGALLY SICK Sculptor Forsook Political Ca- reer t0 Follow Art ‘Woodstock, N. Y., Oct. 22 (P— Robert Winthrop Chanler, one of America's outstanding mural paint- ers and former husband of Lina Cavalieri, was critically ill at his summer home here today of a heart ailment. Mr. Chanler has been constantly under the care of a physician for the last six months and suffered a relapse this morning. Known among his friends and ac- quaintances as “Sheriff Bob” by rea- son of his having once been sheriff of Duchess county, the painter has long been a figure in New York Literary and Artistic society. He is a descendant of Governor Winthrop, Peter Stuyvesant, Robert Livingston, and William Astor, and his family planned for him a poli- tical career, which he abandoned in favor of art. He spent 20 years studying sculpture and painting in Rome and Paris. In 1923 the French government bought one of his murals to hang in the Luxembourg Museum. Brother Adjudged Insane Mr. Chanler is a brother of John Armstrong Chanler, who changed his name to Chaloner and moved to Virginia, after members of the fam- ily had him adjudged insane and confired in an asylum. For a time Chaloner was legally sane in Vir- ginia, but insane in the state of New York. When Chanler Cavalieri in Paris, Chaloner sent him a cablegram which read, “Who's looney now 2" It became one of the popular slang expressions of the day. Mr. Chanler and Madame Cava- |leri later were divorced. Three years ago this autumn he was re- ported engaged to Isadora Duncan, the day before she was killed in southern France. Nuns Save Childs Life By Holding Vein Closed Belleville, Ill, Oct. 22 ‘.L‘P)_ Nine-year-old Josephire Jarvis was recovering in St. Elizabeth’s hospital today after a volunteer corps of nuns saved her life by holding to- gether the severed ends of her jugular vein. Josephine was brought to the hos- pital in a critical condition after she had been injured in an automobile accident. Surgeons tied the ends of the artery together but it continued to bleed. Tearing the child would die frown | loss of blocd, the nuns, working in two hour shifts, held their fing against the wound and stopped the flow of blood. STREET LIST COMPILED The building department and the public works department have com- piled a list of accepted streets, un- accepted and approved streets in New Britain, as of August 1, 1930, and have prepared booklets contain- ing the information. There are 255 accepted strects listed and 221 unaccepted and ap- proved. married Lina 49 Y FACTORY Charles P. Wainwright ot 63 Cur- tis street, superintendent of the hinge department of the Stanley ‘Works completed 49 years with that concern on Monday of this week. Mr. Wainwright is 71 years of age. $350 SUIT 1S FILED John A. Andrews Inc., has brought suit for $350 against Maria | Vincente and Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz has attached real estate | of the defendant on Franklin street. The action is returnable in the city court the second Monday in Novem- ber. WIDOW GIVEN REWARD Detroit, Oct."22 (UP)—The $224 in a pocketbook found by the small son of Mrs. John Robinson, seemed like all the money in the world to the widow and her five children, but she advised the owner of the find. Leonard Collins, Niagara Falls, N. Y. who had lost the wallet, gav the needy widow $40, which she took protestingly. RS TO MAIL VOTES ‘Washington, Oct. 22 (UP)—Two ab- sentee ballots will go from the capi- tol to California for the election November 4 and it may be assumed that they will add to the republican total in that state. President and Mrs. Hoover expect to mail their votes to their home precinct at Palo Alto early next week. WRITING EXPERT RECALLED Torrington, Oct. 22 (P—August | Hartkorn, handwriting expert, who | ycsterday afternoon tiie “zuicide” note found beside the body of Antonio Russo was written by Domenico Chiarello, was recalled to the stand for completion of his testimony when the superior court reconvened this afternoon at Litch- Ifiold. where Chiarello and Theodore Adamo are on trial before Judge Frank P. McEvoy and a jury for the murder of Russo. GRAIN PRICES INCREASE Chicago, Oct. 22 (A—Both wheat and corn averaged higher in price here early today despite initial downturns. The transient declines in grain values were associated with setbacks in Liverpool wheat quota- tions and with stock market weak- n On the other hand, important Chicago houses took advantage of price declines to acquire ownership of cereals. Starting 1-8 to 5-8c off, Chicago wheat future deliveries rose soon to above vesterday’'s finish. Corn like- wise opened 1-8 to 5-8 down and later scored gains. COAT MAKER WOUNDED New York, Oct. 22 (P) — A man burst into the officc of the Katz Coat Co. on the eighth floor of a building in the congested garment center today, fired two shots at Louis Katz, the proprietor, wounding him seriously, and escaped by way of a testified that |Japer SPEAR TELLS CLUB EXPOSITION STORY Kiwanians Learn Aboat Eastern States Exposition The story of the growth and de- velopment of the Eastern States ex- position was outlined for the mem- bers of the Kiwanis club today at luncheon by Irving L. Spear, as- sistant: general manager of the ex- position. Mr. Spear told the hi of the exposition from its first in- ception, explained how it was financed and stated that it had the largest junior activity for boys and girls of any institution in America. Nations and governments from all over the world maintain an interest in the exposition, he said. Tts an- nual expense is $3,000,000 and ex- hibits cover a total area of 17§ acres, He told of plans to put on a week for national recreation at the ex- position, in addition to the regular exposition weck. He called atten- tion to the fact that last year in America more than $21,000,000 was spent for recreation and said this justified him in the belief that a national recreation center at Spring- field would be a good move. Rene Liegeot, chairman of the ticket committee of the Chamber of Commerce banquet next Wednesday evening spoke briefly on the ban- quek-plans, stating that especial ef- forts were devoted to making this a program which would appeal to the women. He sald the Kiwanis club was expected to have tables re- served for its own members and suggested that the men take their wives. A committee to bring in nomina- tions for new officers was appointed, consisting of A. J. Leventhal, J. M. Ward, Harry H. Howard, Frederick J. Arrigan and Harry Wessels. GHOST OF LINER LAID Sandy Hook, N. J, Oct. 22 (UP) —The ghost of the sunken Bermuda liner Fort Victoria has been laid a second time. A grave was dug for her with 50,000 peunas of dyna- mite, but yesterday 25 feet of her mast came bobbing up above the surface. Another charge of explo- sives was set off and today divers went below to sce if the hulk has slipped into the hole that was dug for it. CHURCH ROOF PEERI New York, Oct. (UP)—A di- vorce suit brought by Alice Stickney Holthusen against Major Henry F. Holthusen, lawyer, is hased largely on ecvidence obtained by a witness who took up an observation post on the roof of a Park avenue church, it was disclosed in supreme court. SCHOOL CLUBS MEET The 50 clubs at the Central Junior high school held their regular week- ly meeting vesterday afternoon. All pupils of the Junior high school belong to clubs except those of the youngest class, which is 7-1. These meet in general assembly when the others go to their respec- tive club rooms. There are at present 1540 students registered at the Central Junior high, 332 of whom are in 7-1 ciass. SEN. WATSON TO REST Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 22 (A—U. S. Senator James E. Watson today decided to accept the advice of phy- sicians that he refrain from too ac- tive participation in the present political campaign because of the weakened condition of his heart. He rested today at a hotel here. Three addresses he was to havs made in northern Indiana during the next few days have been can- celled. There was no appreciable change in his condition toda RUSSWIN GIRLS MEET The Russwin Girls' club held its regular meeting last evening at the club roms on Myrtle street. Supper was served by Mrs. Kronholm. En- tertainment was furnished by Mar- garet Lange, Eunance Jaked, Evelyn Albrecht and Katherine Albrecht. TOPE SENDS GIFT Berlin, Oct. (P)—President Von Hindenburg today received from the pope, through the papal nuncio, Cesare Orsenigo, a gift of a de luxe edition of reproductions of papal papyrus documents from the Ger- man, Spanish and Italian archives. The gift will be handed over to the Goettingen Society of Sciences. FAFNIR GIRLS BANQUET Twenty-five members of the Faf- nir Girls’ club enjoyed a dinner and theater party last night. The club members went to a tavern where dinner was served at 6 o'clock. the vparty repaired to the Capitol theater to attend the New York Players' production of “Co- quette.” BUILDING PERMITS G. A. Peterson has been granted permits by the building department to build a frame house at 29 Audu- bon street at an estimated cost of $5,500, also to build a garage at 51 Audubon street at an estimated cost of $500 and a garage at 29 Audubon street at an estimated cost of $250. WESLEYAN LEFT GIRLLESS Middletown, Oct. 22 (UP) — The problem of getting a dancing part- ner for the fall fraternity dances at ‘Wesleyan University has become serious due to the infantile paral sis epidemic which has caused au- thorities of Vassar, Smith, Mt. Hol- yoke and Wellesley to ban attend- ance of girls of those colleges. PEARL OYSTER BED GONE Washington, Oct. 22 (UP) America’s only known pearl oyste beds arc almost completely wiped out, it was learned today when the bureau of fisheries ordered pear! bearing oysters at Pearl and Hermes reef, near the mid-way island cable station in the Pacific ocean, trans- planted to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The beds have been ordered closed freight elevator, \ lfor the next three to five years.

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