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The Washington times., 1924-12-22

Hambletop q Co. are offering
today 4 new Issue Of $500. 900
southern Gas ana Power Corpora
ton ons.ysar 8 per cent gold NOTES
due November 80, 1926. southern
Gas ana Power Corporation con.
trols through stock ownership Inn
pcrtant gas properties in Georgia,
West Virginia. Virginia and North
CaroiinRs The issue Is being of
fered at par and interest. TO yield
s per cent.
Chicago Aurora Elgin Railroad
Co. has sold $4,000 two year se-
cured notes to Halsey, Stuart & Co.
Inc, fiscal agents, to. fund current
obligations and betterments.
w. "A. Hartman & Co. Inc, and
Kean. Taylor & CO., ara offering
$500. 900 City Of Newark, N. H.. Ar
per cent bonds, dated Dec. /, 1924,
and due Dec. l.. 1s47 toge1955, Y at
prices to yield AIS per cent, ID h
Brandon, Gordon & Waddoll are
offering an issue Of 100000 state
OF Alabama AZ per cent highway
bonds, due Dec. 4, 1915, at price
to yield AIS per cent.
] A. -. Braham & Co., Inc, are of
fertng q new issue OF $4,000 Mus
kogee, Okla, 8 per cent bonds, due
1925 to 1884, at 100 and interest, TO
yield g per cent. The bonds are ex-
empt fromlall Federal income taxes,
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
I HUGS
GET $4,000
IN LOOT
Chicago HcId-up Gangs Net
Big Haul in Few Hours.
JeWelry Favored

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Loot valued
at approximately $4,000 was se-
cured here today in a series Of
holdups and robberies taking place
within q few hours in different
sections of the city.
Two bandits held up the jewelry
store Of Appelbaum & Kahn on the
northwest side and escaped with
jewelry worth $4,000 ana $1.4s7 in
cash. leaving Herman AppelbauJn
ana John Kahn, partners In the.
business. tied up in a back room Y
Tunnelled Under Vault. s.
Almost at the same time. bandits
operating on the south side, robbed
Samuel TroclZy OF $4,000 worth OF
jewelry and currency in his jewelry
store.
Thieves who tunnelled their way
through a Sidewalk Of the building
and then ripped up the floor to
cut through vault from beneath,
secured furs valued at 500, 900 from
the store Of Nathan Teitelbaun.
The robbery, which police say must
have occupied several hours, was
discovered when Teitelbaum opened
his store for business today.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
BANKERS OFFER
BRIGGS BODY
STOCK
Syndicate Headed by Merrill,
Lynch & Co., Offer AGO..
900 Shares at 80

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Messts.
Merrill. Lynch & Co, HaIlgarten 4
Co., Hornblower q Weeks, J. & w.
Seligman & Co, and Dominick &
Dominick. are heading d syndicate
which is Offering today 400 900
shares Of stock without par value
OF the Briggs Manufacturing Com.
pany. Of Detroit, at E39 per share
to yield $50 per cent.
This is. the first public offering Of
the coinpany's stock ever made, the
block having been purchased from
individuals and involving no new
financing for the company. The
Briggs Manufacturing Company is
the largest manufacturer Of closed
automobile bodies in the world With
extensive plans in Detroit, Mich.
It has shown substantial profit in
every year since It started in bust
ness fifteen years ago.
Net earnings for 1924 December
estimate0 are reported to be ST.
lot ,O96, as compared with &6,847, $50
for 1928, and $4,716,669 for 1922.
Gross business In 1926 should an.
proximate $125 ,0O0. 900. 800
The company has no funded
debt, no bank loans and no pre-
ferred stock. Its balance sheet as
Of Sept. 30, 1924, showed net tan.
gible assets at $23.143, 9O2.67 and
current assets Of $I8,7S7,5S6.54. in
Guiding $9,054,425 cash and call
loans. Current liabilities, were
$6.s64, 1886.
The directors plan to inaugu.
rate quarterly dividends on the
stock at the rate Of $3.50 per an
mum commencing in January, 1895:
Applications win be made to list
the shares on the New York stock
exchange.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
N. Y. Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The cotton
market was higher at the opening Of
trading today. with the first prices
up IL to ~ points. December opened
at 1870. up "a points; January 23.70,
up 10 points; and March ct 24.12, up
II points. st
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22.-Spots quiet.
Prices steady. Sales. 5000 bales.
Mids, fair. 1859; strict good mids,
l4.l9; good mids, 1884; strict mids.
1864; mids. 1894; strict low mids.
1894; low mids, 1854; strict good
ordinary. 12.24; good ordinary, 1854.
Futures opened quiet.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Foreign Bonds
Furnished By W. B. Hibbs 3 Cd.
Chicago Grain Market
!. E Thtefnatlonal MANI sa-,.ioa

AMUcEWUGIOIIBI NoWB Service,
CHICAGO, Dec. 22-Grains opened
irregular today. Wheat unchanged
to X cent up. Corn " to q cent
of. Oats unchanged. Opening
prices 'ss 80 80
.Wheat-May, $1.75N @1.76Ai July.
81 .5Q@1,5OH. -
cornr May. $1.2zk @1.2S: July,
81 :281k@M. -
Oats-May, 63M@%c.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
WOMAN COLLECTS $4,000
FOR FALL DOWN STAIRS

CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-Mrs. Fanny
Meyer was granted 1904 damages
In Superior Judge W.. N. Gemmill,s
court for injuries received when the
banister gave way and she fell
down the stairs of her former home
IN May, 1928. -
Mrs. Meyer sued Bertram NJ
Winston. wealthy real estate man.
lsel owner .;of the building for
3v,VOOs1 4 "
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
VANDERBILT SERIOUSLY
BUT NOT CRITICALLY Ill

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-The con-
dition of Frank A. Vanderlip, for.
merly president Of the National City
Bank, who Is Ill with typhoid fever,
was reported unchanged today.
He Is seriously ''but not critically"
i'll, it was stated.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
$4,000 COMMUNISTS
WELCOME FREED LEADER

BERLIN, Dec. 22.--wilhelmstras
police kept close watch today, but
there was no disturbance by any Of
the Sc, 1000 Communists who cheered
the return Sunday OF Erich Muhe.
sam after five years in Jail in Ba.
varia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

Park located in the heart of afly wooded section, beyond southern slope of Red Mountain Already $4OO 900 has been pentn building within The redents of Grove Park take pride the
 tyd the restrictions placed them borood of refined substantial has sidewalks cubs and
 When consider that tt lovely district ride from entirely the smoke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Natural Beauty
How to Get to GROVE PARK

Visit Grove Park today. Just drive over Red Mountain from 2Oth Street, and follow the red arrows out on the Edgewood Boulevard. It's only a ten-minute drive from the Court House, (three miles-paved roads all the way). Grove Park is right on the Edgewood Car line, and our office is located right at the entrance to the property.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
DANGERS NOSE BROKEN
One of Duncan sisters Ci,ins Traffic Cop at Cicero, H., Gave Her Bad Beating for Making Light of Arrest

Chicago. July 5.-Rosetta Duncan, Of he Duncan Sisters, mus.cal com tdy actresses is suffering with frac- tured nose, broken rib and various cuts and bruises as a result. she says, of d beating administered by several policemen in Cicero, a suburban town, who had arrested her for a traffic rule violation.
 Benjamin Delaney and Charles MondiCk, policemen named in war rants charging assault sworn ont by Miss Duncan and her brother Harold, were locked up by order of States Att torney Grove, .w.o began an investi- gation.
 According 10 Harold Duncan. who also was beaten, the policemen struck his sister after sine had been taken to police station to be booked for viol- lation Of the traffic rule. When he rushed to her rescue. the officers at tackled him. he said.
 Damage suits against the town of Cicero will be filed, J, R. Wiiladsen. manager of the Duncan sisters com pany. said. part of the damages to be based on the closing or the revue in which Miss Duncan has been ap- bearing until an nnderstudy has been found to take her place.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
COOLIDGE BOY FIGHTS 10 RETAIN HIS LIFE
Condition of Presidents S Son Still Serious as PersO
 Poison Spreads

! Washington, July 5.-The condition Of Calvin Coolidge. Jr,, son of the president, who is seriously ill with septic poisoning remained serious to- day, although it was said he had held his own during the night.
 The 16 year old boy is making a strong battle against the infection which has spread throughout his system as a result of a blister on the foot, sustained from playing tennis.
 Another conference of physicians was held early today and afterward it was said the patient was still very i'll. Following it's usual course the perso poison in it's spread has caused high fever and intense pain. Those in con- sultation were Major Coupal and Lieut. Commander Boone, the White House physicians; Dr. c. w. Richard son, Washington specialist and Col. William l.. Keller of Walter Reed hospital specialist.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
PUTS GUN ED IN MOUTH
 AND PULLS THE TRIGGER
Ernest Halbach. aged 9, Blows Hole in Tongue and Scycrly Injures
 His Mouth.
Especial to the Heraid.l

Plainville, July 5.---Ernest Hal bach, age years, son of Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Halbach of Hart's Corners, suffered serious injury yesterday from a blank cartridge, when he placed the muzzle of tho gun in his mouth and the cartridge exploded. He was treated by Dr. L. H. Frost, who found that he had blown hole in his tongue and the wad of the cartridge had lodged in the roof of his mouth. The inside of his mouth was scorched and burned.
 Ernest, ir., had been celebrating Independence Day by shooting off blank cartridges and as is the case with blanks, q number Of them failed to explode when the trigger was pull led, After several repetitions of this and the discovery that the blanks could not be extricated very easily by prying with his fingernails, Ernest hit upon the idea of blowing into the muz2le of the gun to have the cart ridge pop out.
 He had done this successfully all day, until on one blank, he tried to explode it by pulling the trigger three or four times and deciding that it vas "dud," he put the barrel of the gun into his mouth and started to blow.
 He kept his finger on the trigger and while trying 10 blow the cartridge out, he pulled the trigger and the blank exploded. His condition today is regarded as serious, but it is thought that he will recover.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
ATTEMPT TO REMOVE
 CONVENTION FAILS
Resolution to Adjourn to Kansas City Quickly
 Showed Under

Madison Square Garden, N. Y, July 5.-A resolution proposing that the democratic national con, ention ad- iourn, to reassemble July 2l in Kan sis City, was showed under on roll call oday in the convention.
 The resolution was greeted with laughter at first but later developed such evidence of support that rol cal wds ordered on the question of its s&a5tinn. only 2 simple. majority was needed.
 The totals on the motion to adjourn to Kansas City were:Aye, S2.7: noes i,007.3.
 Most of the support for the ad- journment proposal seemed to be in the states in the immediate vicinity of Kansas City, and it was apparent carly in the roll call that the McAdoo delegates, who often have complained that their candidate could not get a square deal in New York, had refused to stand solidly for removal of the scene of hostilites to the Missouri city. The votes of most Of the favor ite son states also were thrown to the opposition.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
Five Newsboys Are Missing In Disaster Near Baltimore Ship Was Loaded With Passengers.
Approximately One Hun dred on Way to City in
 Small Boats After Rescue.

Baltimore, July S.--Two persons--a negro man and woman--are known 10 have lost their lives when the ba, steamer Three Rivers was burned off Cove Point carly today, q wireless message from a newspaper reporter on board to his paper stated. Ap- proSimately 100 passengers were "escued and are proceeding to Balti- more on the steamer MiddlcseX. The Three Rivers was bound from cris- field, Md. to Baltimore.
 The dispatch gave no details. An other wireless message said the pas CTS Allegheny and Middlescx. This dispatch sent by the captain of the Allegheny 10 the Baltimore, Chesa- peake and Atlantic Railroad com- pany, owners of the Three Rivers, said that the Three Rivers was burned to the waters edge that the passengers were rescued by the steamers All gheny and Mddlescx and were all on heard the MiddleseX bound for Bal LIl1DTt. II lltlli lDlltu llp
 Loaded To Capacity.
 The Three Rivers was loaded 10 her capacity, chiefly with Baltimore peo- pie returning from Crsiield, where they had zine to see the Chesapeake Bay work boat races; yesterday.
 Telephoning the first report of the fire the maritime exchange observer at Cove Point reported that he saw the Three Rivers ablaze in the mid Gle of the bay at 2l5 q. m. He re- ported that other boats were hasten ing to her assistance but that she was already burning from stem to stern.
 X later message m Cove Point said nat the steanel virtually was burned to the waters edge and that three steamers and six yaWls were standing by. Still other boats were , headed for the scene, he Eaid. i
 Newsboys Missing.
 Later it was learned that five news boys, all members of the Baltimore Evening Suns Newsboy band, were !;
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
SMITH REA CHES HZy NEW HIGH MARX AS OHIO AND MICHIGAN SWELL TOTAL:
 DEADLOCK REMAINS ON Z5th BALLOT
How Candidates Lined Up Today
Seyenty-First Ballot

SeVenty.FlfSt Ballot McAdoo 52Sls Smith 33Sg Davis of West Virginia 6S un- derwood 37a Glass 25 Robinson 2 Rce l6 Salisbury G. Owen Baker 56, Bryan Walsh l. Total l097; absent l. McAdoo had lost Smith gained half and Davis lost g.
 Seventy ySec0nd Ballot McAdoo 527s, Smith 33 Davis of West Virginia 65, Un- derwood 37l2 Glass p, Robinson 2l, Rche 1872, Walsh g. Salisbury G. Owen 2 Bryan Baker 57s Total 006 absent
 Seventy. Third Ballot McAdoo 52S, Smith 335, Davis West Virginia, 66 Under wood 3Sa, Glass 25 Robinson 2 tchie l6la Walsh Saus bury G. Owen ?, Bryan g. Baker 54 Total 1097 absent l. It gain of oneha for McAdoo gain of one for Smith and gain of one for Davis.
 Seventy Fourth Ballot McAdoo 5l0 Smith 36t Davis, West Virginia 7Sl Under wood AZ Cox l. Glass 28 Robinson 23 Ritche 1872 Walsh 4 Salisbury 7, Owen Baker Bryan Rason 3l Kevn l. Total 1097
 Seveny.Fifth Ballot
 cAdoo ol3, smith 366 Davis of West Virginia 7S, Under wood 462 Cox l. Glass 2S Ralston 42 Robinson 25 Rtchie l6la Walsh Salisbury G. Owen Bryan Baker g. Total 097 absent 1.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
Detective and Garage Man
 Killed by Attacking Party

Philadelphia, July 5.-Truman Swain. city detective. Dominic Mon tella. garage owner. were shot and killed, and Frank Montela, son of one of the victims. and Salvador Della. wounded today by a party of three men and a woman in a motorcar tiat drew up to Montella's garage. Police later captured the car and its occu- pants, but did not reveal the names of the prisoners. The motive for the ehooting has not been learned. but police believe bootleggers' feud was responsible for the crime.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
A. A. ADEE, S2, DEAD; 54 YEARS DIPLOMAT
Aged Member of State Depart.
 lnent in One Post SS Years
WAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
History of Branch of Government Ccnters Around His Personality Was Very ycrsaiilc--Mcli Informed On Law And Good English.

Washington, July 5.--Alvcy August
 Adoe, of the stato department died
 here today.
 Mr. Adce. who was Ss years old,
 had continuous service in diplomacy
 covering 5t years, He was consider. 1 ed to have possessed the most inti-
 mate knowledge of any single indiyid-
 nal of American diplomacy and the
 foreign relations of the United States 1 generally. For 3S years ho had held the post of second assistant secretary. 1 The history of the state department during the last half century could not be written without almost daily reference 10 Alvey Augustus Adce. From the position of Secretary of Legation in 1870, he rose in sixteen years to Second Assistant Secretary of state Because this place was non political he chose to remain in it rather than accept the first assistant socretaryship, q political post.
 Of the hundreds of government of- ficials, none was more versatile than MT. Adee. His scope ranged from in- tcrnational law to photography and included a knowledge of many sciences Although he never graduated from any law school, he frequently was consulted by great lawyers who pre- sided over the state department. He passed on every official note that left the department and thus placed the communication on a high literary plane. According to traditions. he wrote almost all the Thanksgiving Day procamations. His mastery of English may have been due in measure 10 the fact that he was a close student of Shakespeare. American of photographic devil cos frequently consulted him before entering upon the making of a now article. He attained emincnce in the field of micro photography, particu- larly in the study of diatoms.
 Due to his connection with the de- partment in Washington and his eX- tensive foreign travels, he became ac- 1uainted with diplomaiists, crowned heads, and leaders of thoughts in all parts of inc world. Almast every su,a- ] mer, often accompanied by his old friend. Alexander M. Thackara. of the service, he would travel in 1 Europe, frequently by bicycle collect 1! Ing various specimens and photog- i raphing ancient castles and ruins.
 Mir Adce was born in Ast oria N. Y, November c7. SAP. Suffering from 1 impaired hearing from his birth, imitation so severe as to make his | great intellectual develop nent the more remarkable, he re- ,eived his education from private tu-
 (COntinund On pnra 1cl
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
.KLANSMEN DENY USING
 SMITH EFFIGY AS TARGET
Hing klcagle Made Following Stories of Ncwspapcimen At New
 Jersey Affair.

Long Branch. N. J., July b. Al though few owSpapermen who suc- cccded in entering the tightly fenced ElkWood park declared they had seen an cfligy of Governor Smith used as a baseball target at q ku KluN Klan demonstration yesterday. King klea- gle Bell of the New Jersey klan today denied the story.
 A Long Branch citizen. who as 2 klansman attended the celebration, also repudiated the report. He de- Clincd 10 reveal his name.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
SAFETY AND SANITY GO OFF WITH BANG
Old Fashioned Fourth of July
 Observance in This City
NOISE, AND MORE NOISE
Many Minor Injuries Treated ny
 Physicians - Mammoth Throng
 Watches spectacular Fireworks Dis piay-ith Not Blamed For six Fires

Judging from the amount 0f noise
 the number Of arrests made for viola,
 lions Of the city ordinance, inc con.
 dition of streets Uttered with paper and the number Of accidents, Inde. pendnnce Day was not observed in n
 safe and sane" manner in New Brit ain.
 Probably one of the most serious accidents reported is that of the ten year old son of NIT, and Mrs. John 1 S2mareski of 2ab Kelsey street, who was shot through the palm Of his left i hand with blank cartridge. Although the wound was inflicted early yester- ! day the boy did not receive medical treatment until taken 10 the office Of l Dr. $. W. Irving this morning. His i hand is badly lacerated and he is be- | ing closely watched for fear that com plicatons might set in. Dr. Irving stated this morning that the youths hand is full of gunpowder and even if nothing further deveops it will he some time before the boy will have the use of his hand.
 Bernard Milkowi2, 14 years of age. of 1 Wallace street received a cheek full of gunpowder at Walnut Hill park last night when a blank pistol, be- lieved to be unloaded was fired by another youth. Milkowitz was stand ing in the path Of the shot and re- ceived the full benefit of if. He was attended by Dr. David Waskowitz but his condition is not serious.
 Iopaph cv-o ,,tpSl.i of IIapry cfront is at the New Britain General hospital with badly lacerated right hand as the result of the premature explosion of a cannon yesterday morning. Tony Scalarese of Lafayette street suffered painful injury to his right hand yesterday morning when a freCracker exploded while he was holding it.
 Carl Westman, - years of age, of 12o Franklin street, lost the little fin ger and part of the palm of his left hand when a cannon exploded yester- day afternoon.
 Robert Solomon of S1 Cottage Place was brought to the hospital suffering with a acerated little finger of the right hand as result Of having been shot with a. toy pistol.
 s!obn ,McMahon got up early yester- day morning with the intention of making an early celebration of the Fourth. His celebration did not last long as a shot from a blank cartridge badly lacerated the forefinger of his right hand He was attended by Dr. Nathan Jaffe.
 Spectacular Fireworks.
 New Britains greatest fireworks display was staged at Walnut Hill park last night with an audience esti- mated as high as 10000. The set pieces were unusually plentiful and the aerial bombs were noisy and spec | tacular. Deserving of special mention | was set piece which reproduced on | l small scale the proposed memorial to | he men who fought in the World i
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New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
TO DISCUSS HOUSING
 AT FRESH AIR CAMP
Joint Committee Meets Fri day--May Enter Com-
 munfty Chest

A joint committee representing the
 New Britain Fresh Air camp and the three local civic clubs has been form- ed for the purpose of discussing ways and means of adding 10 the housing
 facilities at the fresh air camp. While the present equipment will take care of about S65 children during the sum mer, there are somewhere between Ine and 1,0en rhi:siren in the .ats who are eligible to go to the cafap Of these there are records of almost 500 who range from seven to 10 DOT cent undernourished
 New house room, figuring on the purchase of portable house. plus dishes, cooking equipment, etc, would cost about S2,S00. This would take care of 100 more children and would add s1400 to the maintenance cost, bringing that figure from this years total of $500 to about SG900 or $T,- 900.
 The committee consists as follows: Fresh air camp, President C. w. tp- son, Treasurer l.. w. Young, Russell Germond. Peter Crona, Maurice Stan ley, and Ernest R. Dechant, Rotary club, President Hartwell Tayor and past presidents Fed 0, Rackliffe and Leon A. Sprague. Lions club, Wells Piper Sidney Condgon and Leon A. Rose. Kiwanis club, Dr. l.. R. Weir, Attorney Morris B. Saxe and Harry OConnor.
 The committee will meet at lunch con at the Burritt hotel next Friday noon. It is likely Mr Upson will pre- side. Plans will be discussed and rec concentrations are expected to follow.
 That this may be the last year for the Fresh Air camp to make a sep arate drive is indicated by the fact that the directors have voted to make application to be admitted into the United Community corporation and to figure in the annual community chest drive. From a statement made by Treasurer l.. w. Young at the meeting of the Rotary club last Thursday, there seems to be no doubt but that the application will be accepted.
 July Fourth brought out the pa triotic impulses of more public spir- | tied persons and a total of $27 floated l into the office of the Fresh Air editor | today. Prominent among the letters received was one containing a check | for sl0 from the veterans of Stanley | Post, c. A. R. The same patriotic . impulse that urged these veterans to . shoulder their muskets and march | 'orth to save the Union in the days of 61, still clings to them and is indi- ,ated in brief letter from Adjutant William F. Sternberg, as he con- dudes with the sentence, Sorry we could not make the sum larger for so worthy a purpose"
 Clan Douglas, Order Of Scottish Jlans again rallies to the aid of those css fortunate, as it always does when ts help is neede.
 Mrs. Felix TraCcski and other friends help swell the fund until it ,egins to look as though the s5,S0O we're almost in sight. |
New Britain herald., 1924-07-05
Third Party Leaders Agree
 To Outwait the Democrats

By rue AssptIateH FFess.
 Cleveland, July 5. - Postponement of vice presidential nomination was agreed upon by leaders of the confer cnce for progressive political action today. The convention will be asked, it was learned to entrust selection of such candidate 10 committee which would confer with Senator la Toilette after the democratic situation has worked itself out.