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The Washington times., 1924-11-20
MUTUAL AGENCY
HAS GOOD
YEAR
Recently Designated As a
Branch for Lumberman's
Mutual Casualty Co.

The Mutual Insurance Agency,
Inc, which was established in Wash.
ington in 1919, has just completed
the best year It has had since
organization. During the past fis-
cal year this agency wrote a volume
of fire, automobile, plate glass and
other general lines of insurance
which far exceeded the volume in
any previous year, and which was
over 500 per cent greater than the
volume written in the first year of
its existence. The main reason
for this growth is probably due to
the fact that Washington insurers
are coming to realization Of the
advantages to be derived from
Mutual Insurance, not only on &C.
count of the sound indemnity Of
fered, but also on account of the
substantial saving in cost which
the companies effect for the policy
holder.
The Mutual Insurance Agency. is
Incorporated In the District of
Columbia, and maintains offices
on the third floor of the Mutual
Fire Insurance building. 1t has
Va otAlIh OAAACCSt III MU..
and in Greensboro, NJ. G. The
general manager is Albert r..
Peters, who before coming to Wash.
ington in 1919 was for six years
connected with the Pennsylvania
Lumbermep's Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Philadelphia. Charles
M. Boteler, who has been with the
agency since organization, is secre-
tary.
The Lumbermen's Mutual Cas-.
ualty Company Of Chicago, the
strongest Mutual automobile com.
pany in the world, has recently
designated the Mutual Insurance
Agency as a branch office. The
agency maintains claim depart
ment in charge of Richard 7.
Settle, in order to facilitate the
handling Of automobile and liability
losses.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
SHAW COMPA ANY
IMPROVES
HOME
Firm Established in 1905 Has
Wonderful Success They
Credit to Cooperation.

Perhaps the popularity Of the
Shaw Printing Company is due
IN large measure to the public's
appreciation Of the old adage
Practice Makes Perfect" The
members Of this firm can boast
Of more than forty-two years ex-
perience surely a record for others
to shoot at,
The firm was organized in 1906
by Will 3. Shaw, who was SO
successful that he was joined two
years later by his brother, Joseph
l.. Shaw. The original plant was
IN the Bond Building. where the
Shaw brothers operated for fifteen
years. ,
! Finding more room necessary
for their operations, they pur.
chased the building at S2S fThir-
teenth street five years ago (their
present locationl. w. b. Shaw
was for twenty-five years with
Gibson Brothers, one Of the old.
est established firms in the city.
The Shaw Printing Company
specialize in commercial printing,
and their stationery department
can handle all orders for cards,
signs, real estate legal Tanks,
etc. Since refhodeling they will
open complete Remembrance
Card" shop.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
z REALTORS GOT
THEIR START
IN 13THST.
L. E. Breuninger Ran Lunch-
room-N.lL. Sansbury Was
Hotel Clerk

Two prominent Washington real.
tors got their start in Thirteenth
street, one in a business entirely
apart from realty.
L. e. Brueninger, who now heads
more than one large corporation,
one time operated a lunch room on
Thirteenth street in a structure on
the west side of the street, between
Il and F streets. Lewis lColvin,
now with the Wallis Cafe, was
associated with him.
In those days a full meal cost
Is cents and consisted Of soup,
meat. two vegetables, milk or cof-
fee, dessert and one or two specials.
depending on the season.
1t used to be the boast of certain
young bloods OF the city that they
spent as much as rs cents for a
meal. They were regarded by
their associates as heightened"
N. L. Sansbury. the other real
tor who started business on Thir-
teenth street, was at one time a
clerk in the old Ebbitt Hotel. He
opened an office in the old First
Baptist Church property, now oc-
cupied by Strayers' Business Col
lege, and remained there twenty
two years.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
MI UAL FIRM.
ENJOYS GOOD
BUSINESS
Recently Approved by the
United States Chamber
Of Commerce.
L. PIERCE BOTELER.

The past ten years have been
years Of great progress for the
field Of mutual Insurance. Not
many years ago mutual casualty
insurance was In its infancy. and
mutual automobile insurance was
ur1e of business written by mutual
said to have trebIed the past ten
years, and approximately 20 per
cent OF the fire and casualty ingur-
ance business In the United States
is now written by mutual com.
panies. In the life insurance field
mutual insurance Is predominant.
The founders of American In
stirance were Benjamin Franklin.
Thomas Jefferson, Robert Morris
and Charles Carroll OF CafroIlton,
signers of the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence. The companies they
founded, the first fire insurance
companies IN America, were mutual
companies. These companies are
among our strongest insurance In
stitutions today. In all, possibly
there are $500 mutual companies
operating over the United States,
some doing business only In their
own locality, others Statewide, and
still others doing q national bust
ness. They all operate for the
benefit Of their policyholders. who
share in the savings and are gov
erned by practically the same laws
as stock insurance companies.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF
the United States recently placed
its approval or mutual insurance,
when 1t reelected member Of the
board of directors. a gentleman
representing mutual insurance It
is also significant that banks, trust
companies, building associations
and others loaning money make It
ia point to accept policies of mutual
companies as collateral in connec-
ton with their loans. These loan
companies recognize the stability
of the mutual companies and their
benefit as savings institutions for
their policyholders.
Mutual insurance has been the
means of saving to the insuring
public many millions Of dollars In
the cost OF insurance, and for this
reason alone win advance ani will
become more popular in the coming
years.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
unknown
To 18TH St.
Of OLD
Former Resident Points Out
Masonic Temple As Site
Of Cheap Chops

Hood 1ouchens. who used to play
on the grass lawn in front OF his
fathers home at 72S Thirteehth
street northwest. went West with
his father twenty-five years ago. but
returned to washington last year on
i visit.
Standing In Thirteenth street, he
poihtsd to the Masonic Temple ana
said to some friends:
what would some Of the old
timers think OF AiI these changes
should they come back to rhirteBflth
street nOw1
over yOrder IL that new Masonic
Temple. On that very site there
used to be q meat market and / re.
member when would 60 there for
our meat. / paid twenty-five cents
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
BRIDEGROOM ARRESTED
ON CHARGE or BlCAMY

MoULTRIE, Ga, Nov. 20. - a
honeymoon Of less than month
was interrupted here today when
officers arrested Austin Walters on
Complaint Of b. w. Franks Of New.
bern, N. c., on charges Of bigamy
Franks Is Walters father-In-law
The couple were married at New
bern, November s.
Franks alleged that Walters had
d wife living in Lnrdberton, N. c..
when he married Miss Franks.
Walters denied the charges, and
his young wife declared her inten-
ton Of standing by him right or
wrong"
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
j. s. BUYSS|GNS
FOR POSTS
ABROAD
Thirteenth Street Firms Work
to Be Displayed on En-
bassies and ConsuIates

The State Department has placed
an order with a Thirteenth street
establishment for several hundred
large, colored enamel signs, bearing
the official seal Of the United States
to be placed at the entrance Of
every United States embassy and
consulate in the world.
The firm in question, the Lamb
Seal and Stencil Company, is one
Of the old. established houses in
Thirteenth street. They were
pioneers in the manufacture Of
metal signs and bronze letters. Their
plant originally was on Tenth
street, later they were at the site
Of the present telephone building.
The business was started twenty.
five years ago by Richard L. Lamb
and has grown to be one Of the
largest Of the kind south of New
York city.
From the small establishment
started by Mr.. Lamb, the business
has grown to such proportions that
It now requires large and skilled
force OF workmen in their shop.
Many of the employees have been
continually with the firm, which
was known for some years as Lamb
I1lden, for nearly twenty years.
For the last six years the bust.
ness has been managed upon a
cooperative basis and all employees
share in the profits.
A large volume Of their trade
comes from the Southern States,
being mainly for brass signs and
directories for office buildings and
hotels.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
CONVICTED BANKER KILLS
SELF TO ESCAPE JAIL

sPARTANBURG, s. c., Nov. 20.
--B. F. Mcclellan, ST., former presi-
dent OF the defunct Peoples Bank
Of Greenwood, s. c., was dead
today by his own hand, preferring
suicide to a prison sentence. Con.
victed Of violating the State bank.
ing laws, Mcclellan, who was to
be sentenced this afternoon, shot
himself through the head. with a
e3-caliber revolver. dying instantly
In the back yard Of his home.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
FOUR PLANES BURN WITH
AIRDRoME At MUSKoCEE

MUSKoGEE, Okla. Nov. 20. -
The airdrome at Hat Box Field,
the municipal flying station known
throughout the aviation service Of
the country, was destroyed by fire
yesterday with a loss estimated at
SIS 900.
Four airplanes were destroyed
The origin Of the fire was not
determined.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
CITY CLERK PICKS
STRAWBERRIES m SNOW

HAzELToN, Pa. Nov. so.--Ira
Mann. city clerk. has exhibited ripe
strawberries and tomatoes he picked
IN his garden where the ground
was white with snow az q result 81
the sudden wintry spell.
The crop Of Strawberries was the
second of the year, and was due
to the abnormally mild fall weather.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
To HOLD.
OPEN HOUSE
TODAY
Business Celebrates Widening
Of Thoroughfare, Once a
Narrow Lane
To-Day IS the day!

4O0Ny 40 tAAC AOS
Downtown Washington has
waited for years for the widening
a Thirteenth street to afford an
artery connecting Pennsylvania
avenue with Massachusetts, ave
nue.. The job is finished and bust
ness men along the street viii de-
clare open house this evening in
celebration Of the event.
a few years ago Thirteenth street
was q narrow lane used for the
most part by families who made
their homes there. Today It Ii
4 broad boulevard throbbing with
automobile traffic and playing a
CONSPICUOUS part ip the shopping
business of the city. :
Like Small City.
Men who had faith in the future
or the street established themselves
A business there, some Of them
many years ago.
Today, should Chinese wall be
built to enclose the street between
the two big avenues, the resident
therein could satisfy nearly every
demand from Thirteenth street
shops and stores.
BY reducing the width Of the
sidewalks, the pedestrian as well
as the notorist Is brought closer
70 the shop windows; the street
Al Widened and a greater volume
II traffic with fewer hazards is the
result
Traffic experts agree that widen
ing the street will go far in SOW
ing the traffic problem in the
downtown district. Thousands Of
automobiles win no longer be COM
PEELED to use streets parallel to
Thirteenth. It will mean quicker
transportation for business and pro.
3essional men and women who daily
find it necessary to go from Massa-
chusetts avenue to Pennsylvania
avenue.
Trees Removed.
In making the changes In the
sidewalks it was necessary to re-
move the trees that had stood in
the street for many years. The
District park department already
has made plans for replacing these
trees.
Merchants in the street invite.
the general public to call at.
their respective establishments this
afternoon and evening, ana in sew.
eral places informal receptions will
be he'd.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

Loose-leaf Goods Blank Books Filing
Supplies Machine Billing Equipment
Typewriter upplies-Emeralite Lamps
School Furniture Vault Doors and
Equipment-Postal Scales Hammermill
Bond Typewriter Papar-Inks- Much
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

for three pounds Of pork chops
Other meats were az cheap. II was
operated by q Mr.. Efnrick. e
Mr.. Houchens' father, Joe Houch.
ems, was painter who lived In Thir-
teenth street for many years. He is
now making his home in Kansas
City.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
The Following Supplies at Sensible Prices:

lage and Paste-Pens, Pencils and Pencil
Sharpeners, Depnison's Goods Blotting
Paper Cover Paper-Constructio Paper
Toilet Papers and TOwels-Schaefrer's
Fountain Pens and Pencils--Card Board
Printing Paper Wrapping Paper
Paper Bags Christmas Cards Desk
Sets, etc.
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

Special Pictorial Subjects
Home Portraiture
Commercial Photography
The Washington times., 1924-11-20

Coloring, Copying
Enlarging, Framing
Developiug, Printing
The Washington times., 1924-11-20
Let Us Fill
Your office Needs!

Perhaps cannot lay claim to being the largest store
in the city-or the stree-but large enough to
keep in stock every item of stationery etc. that you would
wan-arge enough to give you that service which you
demand.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
IA LOSE RIGHT TO VOTE

The electoral privileges of 1s men were taken away from them between October 10, 1923 and the same date this year, as a result of being con victed in the local police court of offenses that are punishable by i'm prisonment in states prison, whether the men are sentenced to the prison or not. The list was drawn up by Clerk of Courts Emil J. Danberg.
 There were no violators of the liquor laws to come under the ban. Is of the 19 cases being as a result of convictions for theft. Fred Pot ter, convicted of enticing a female for immoral purposes, James Howell, alias Murray, convicted of obtaining goods under false pretenses, James Adams, convicted of the same offense, and Henry D. Bates, colored, convicted Of assault with a danger ous weapon. were the four others.
 Those to lose the privileges of electors for theft follow: Esse Bayer, Casper Mornte, Joseph zinda, Joe Rental, Stanley Bartiiewicz, John Ragoskas. Alex Lefzik, Cat tano Savsca. James Nagrilla, Fred olson, John Comes, Theodore Neu- mann, Costic Frederick, Henry Bush and Thomas Ba1yk.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
Hit by Automobile and
 Rushed to Hospital

Stanley Uliasz. go, of ea0 Allen street, is at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital suffering from serious lacerations about the head, face and body as a result of being struck by an automobile driven by Charles Baraglia Of 9f6 East street on Allen street about 9 o'clock last night. The accident occurred near St. Mary's playground just after Uliasz had alghted from a trolley car and started to walk along the road to his house.
 Baraglia told Policeman Patrick O'Mara that he was driving along at a moderate speed and that the lights of an oncoming machine blinded him so that he did not see the man in the road ahead of him untii-h he struck him. The tracks, of his auto indicated that he was driv- ing on, his own side of the road and az he stopped within few feet of where the accident occurred, there was no evidence of speed on his part,
 The condition of Uliasz is not re- garded as serious at the hospital.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
INTENSE INTEREST
 IN HOW. ID SPLIT
(Continued from First Page)

of the several parties, who circulated petitions in Connecticut but who did not secure the signatures of num- Der sufficient to have the ticket placed on the machine, still differ ent operation is followed out. The voter encloses himself behind the curtain, then pulls down the party lever of any one of the three parties, after which he pushes upward the tabs all across the machine. This operation has released sliding plates near the top of the machine and they may be pushed upward, one at a time, revealing white paper The names of the presidential electors may be written in the first, which is tho largest slot across the machine or candidates for other offices may bo written in the slots which cor. respond to the tabs of other candi- years, the number of votes cast which did not correspond with the number registered for the major parties. were reported as ''scatter- ing" This year the Nmoderators have been instructed to report the number of votes registered for any one for whom a ballot was cast.
 Instructions in the use of the ma chimes will be given this afternoon and tomorrow morning and after noon, after which the machines will he moved to schoolhouses to be ready for voting next Tuesday. <
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
WARRANTS FOR BURGLARY
vicino, Riccio and Johnson Alleged to Have Been Involved in Two Breaks in This City.

Warrants were issued this after noon against Rocco vicino and James Riccio of Bristol, and James H. H. Johnson of Everett, Mass, charging them with attempted bur- glary early yesterday morning at tho store of James Gorfain at l5S Arch street and at the Suburban Gasoline station conducted at 56S West Main street by James c. Wil- Hams, The warrants were issued after Sergeant Patrick A. McAyay questioned Vicino and Riccio in the Bristol police station and Johnson at the Plainville police station, and they admitted that they had re- moved the windows from the two local places early yesterday morning in an attempt to enter thnm. They said that they were scared away from the Arch street store when the glass they had removed from the back door fell and broke, and were scared from the gas station when they saw q man come out of a nearby house.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
TAX AGAINST CITY
 INCREASED s3,5OO
State Assessment Up s$,0O0 and Military Levy $500

An increase of about sS.O00 in the state tax and of about $500 in the military tax billed against the city of New Britain this year Is in- dicated In q comparison with the fg- ures of 1923.
 The state calls for $62,sS6.60 for state tax and $10,545.G2 for mli- tary tax as against s5a.15o,77 and si0,000.17 for the respective &C., counts in 1923. The state tax Is figured on the grand list and the military tax on<the enrollment Of persons between IS and co years of age as reported by the registrars.
 Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury, in the order named pay higher taxes than New Britain.
 Bristol will pay s2S,a64.SS for state and s4,050.94 for military tax: PIainville will pay $2,sS1.S7 and s4s7.t4: Berlin will pay $3,s2795 and s151.7s.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
WALL SE REPORTS

New York, Oct. S0..-stock prices moved irregularly higher at the opening of today's market, the con- servadve victory In the British elec- tons being regarded as a favorable Influence. II. R. Mallinson moved up a point to 2s%, new high on the movement. Rails continued to re- fleet the unusually favorable Sep- tember earnings statements and oils responded favorably 10 the ninth successive weeks decrease In crude production.
 Heavy selling of the sugar shares, based on unfavorable trade news, failed to unsettle the rest of the list. American Sugar Rehning common dropped IF to 3S and the preferred 1-4 to 77t1-4, each at new low prices for the year. Other sugars yielded fractionally. Chicago Yellow Cab, which was under pressure early in the week, rallied 2%, while American Can, Mack Trucks Union Pacific and Chesapeake & Ohio pre- ferred sold point or more above last nights final quotationc. Marked strength of sterling exchange in re- flection of the conservative victory in the British. elections featured the foreign exchange market. Other European exchanges showed slight improvement.
 Lowering of the renewal rate in call money to 2 per cent stimulated shortcovering in the late morning. and the general list swing upward under the leadership of standard in- dustrial shares. Bullish demonstra- tions were most pronounced in the merchandising issues. Sears Roebuck rose 4 3-S to 119 5-S, the highest price. since the declaration of 40 per cent stock dividend in 1920. United Drug touched new 1924 high at 10l, up 2 1-2. American To- bacco B, Inland Steel preferred and American Smelling preferred also sold at their best prices of the year.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
Judgment for Hotel
 In Suit Against VOlz

During recess in the hearing of the suit of the Elihu Burritt hotel corporation against Albert N, Volz yesterday afternoon. an agreement was reached by both sides and Judge Dickinson entered a judgment for the plaintiff to recover S420. Attorney Donald Gaffney represent cd the corporation and Attorney Thomas F. McDonouEh the defend- ant. The suit was brought to force Volz to pay for some stock in the hotel for which, it was claimed, he had contracted. |
 The hotel is planning to bring suit against others who have refused 10 take stock contracted for.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
DAMAGES GRANTED

Hartford, Oct. 30.--The board of control today allowed damages of s57 to Mrs. w. l.. Northrop of Vest port, and awarded s23 to Mrs. Cliff ford Atwood of Watertown, both of whom claimed damages for being spattered with state highway road oil. The board appropriated $l,S4s to the state comptroller for liability insurance. Edward Shay, attendant at the state hospital for the insane, was retired with an allowance of s46S a year. Tax due the state from the estate of Louise F, Lane, late of Norwich, amounting to s7,54A62 was compromised at s7,369.25.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
SHOWER FOR MRS. JESTER.

4 miscellaneous showerwas ten- dered Mrs. Frank Jester at the home of Mrs. NJ. Irving Jester, 31 Harrison street, last evening, about S5 friends being present. The home was decorated in orange and black crepe paper. Games were played and a buffet luncheon was served. Mrs. Jester was the recipient of many beautiful as we'll as useful gifts. Be- fore' her marriage, Mrs. Jester was Miss Ruth Jackson.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
MORE BANKRUPTCIES

New Haven, Oct. 3O.--kdditiopal bankruptcy petitions filed here today were: /
 Alessandro R. Lapretti, shoe mer- chant, Hartford, debts $l2,SS3; as- sets $2,901.
 S George Trego, Bridgeport, debts t5,S2S; assets S2,210. Raymond E. Grant. Norwalk, debts $3,952; as- sets $2,200.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
BOND MARKET

New York, Oct. 30.--Conficting price movements marked trading in bonds today. United Kingdom 5 1-2s of 1929 responded to the con- servative victory in the British elec- tions with a gain of almost a point, but the trend of other foreign obli- gations was lower. Sale of the Dem yer & Rio Grande Western railroad to the reorganization managers aid- ed the company's refunding bonds. Buying of Big Four 5s, D, Minne- apolis 6; St. Louis Consolidated 5s and Norfolk X Western As, however, was enumerated by the heaviness of Iowa Central 4s, St. Paul cons vertible 5s and Reading General As. Florida (; East Coast 4f-2s, which were strong yesterday, 1ost their gain today, recedlng Is points, Con- tinued weakness of Amercan Sugar and Vercientes liens contrasted with an advance in Warner and Eastern Cuba Sugar issues. Liberty bonds were steady.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
Another Burglar Scare
 At Main Street Store

The door of the Davidson &, Lev. enthal department store was discov- cred open late Hast night by Pa trolman Thomas Rouskie and a thorough search of tho store was made hy the police but nothing was found to have been mclested. The owners were notified and an inves- iigation revealed that men had been working late in the store and evil dsntly forgot 10 lock the door when they left. #
New Britain herald., 1924-10-30
Shifts Into Reverse and
 Hits Automobile Behind

A. J. Foster of Bridgeport was driving B machiye over the railroad crossing on Main street yesterday starting up as the gates were raised after train passed. When he was shifting his gears from first to second speed, he threw it into reverse instead andt the machine shot back and collided with an au- tomobile driven by Joseph Yahof- sky Both machines were slightly damaged, but the occupants escaped pnhurt.