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New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
GRAND ARMY MEETING
 IN BOTH ENCA IPMENT
Sessions Being Held At Grand Ra- pids, Aiich.-Historlcal Pageant
 Is Planned

Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug, sl R The broken ranks of those blue clad veterans of the Civil War whose lives were offered in defense of an union more than half a century ago were reforming here today at the opening of the fifty. ninth encampment of the c. A. R.
 Recruited to strength of many thousands by the presence of wives sons and grandchildren the grand army and its auXiliaries spent much of the day registering and renewing old acquaintances. All rational officers of the organization, including l., r. Arensberg of Pitts burgh, commander-in-ch chief, and his staff were on hand 10 greet the vet erans and discuss plans for future all too brief for many comrades,
 The historical pageant depicting the spirit of the grand army was the principal event of today's program. It will take place tonight Between 5000 and o,o0O veterans are expect ed to watch 1t,
 At d meeting of the federated pa triotic societies yesterday William NJ. Coffin, president of the Sons of Veterans, was elected president,
 Among resolutions adopted was one requiring that the American flag be displayed at the head of every pa rade, at election booths and at every school building and every public building,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
ONE DAY GOLF MATCH WEDNESDAY Shuttle Meadow Scene Of Last
 Tourney Of Season

New Britain, Aug. S1 Pl-Ths last one-day tournament of the Connec- tcut Golf association this season will be held at Shuttle Meadow, Wednesday. Entries may be made at the first tee on the day of ths tournament the first round must be started before 12:SO noon.
 The prizes will be for the follow ing: S6 holes gross, three prizes; S6 holes net, three prizes; IS holes gross and net, two prizes each.
 An additional trophy will be Eiv- en for low gross of S6 holes, and ths name of the winner will be inscribed on it, the trophy finally to so to the player who has his name on 1t the most times. It must be won at least three times for possession.
 The names on it now are:
 B. ?. Merriman. Waterbury, won at Shuttle Meadow.
 r. D. Ross, of sequin, won At Be- quin.
 w. J. Sweeney. of Shuttle Mead ow, won at Waterbury.
 W. K. Reid, Of Pennington. won at Weehurn.
 w. J. Sweeney, won at Racs Brook.
 w. !, Sweeney, ". K. Reid and ]. sill of Wethersfeld, tied at Hart ford.
 r. Havlland of Brooklawn. won at
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
DEATH OF LORENz KOPF
Former President Of Bakers Union and Charter Member Of New Brit ain Aerte, F. Q. F., Dies

Lorenz Kopf. aged 60 years, Of Cincinnati, O., former resident Of New Britain, died at his home yes terday, He was born in Germany and came to this country when young man. He lived in Winsted and Bristol prior to coming to Ne" Britain over 25 years ago.
 He was past president Of the New Britain Bakers union and charter member of New Britain Aerie. r. o. E. He was baker by trade and worked at that business continually while he lived in this city.
 He leaves his wife, four sons, William L., formerly a member ol the Cincinnati and Boston Braves baseball teams: Otto, Walter and Herbert, assistant coach Of the Georgetown football team; and four daughters, Mrs. F. B. Flower Of St' Louis Mo: Mrs. Daniel M' Shopard of New Britain; Mrs. Raymond Bressler of Cincinnati, O.. and MISS Frances Kopf of Cincinnati.
 The funeral will be held to'nor- row morning from his home in 'in- cinnati.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Annex to Nurses Home
 Bought on Hawkins St.

An apartment house at 65 Flaw kins street owned by Morris Schu- pack has been purchased hy the New Britain General hospital for use as an annex to the nurses home. This purchase was made 10 meet the srowine need for additional accom- lmodations which are not available at the present home, 45 Hawkins street.
 The annex Is separated from the home hy a vacant lot and 1t Is planned 10 place tennis courts on this rropertv, which has also been pur- chased. Thus, the nurses will he provided with means for recreation. It was reported that the Schurack house at the corner of Hawkins and Hart streets was also included In this transfer, but Dr. T. Eben Reeks. su- perintendent of hospital. said that only the apartment house and the vacant lot were purchased.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
RemOnstrances Filed
 Against New Factory

FemonstranCes have been filed at the office of the building inspector against issuance of permits to Minnie Hagearty for a brick factory build ing at 49 High street and Joseph Perotta for three tenement house at teo South Main street, The re monstrants will be given hearing Thursday evening at s o'clock at the office of the commission.
 One Of those signing the protest against the proposed HageartY fac tory Is the Landers, Frary (, Clark Co, owner of q factory which bounds the Hagearty plot on two sides.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
NEW BRITAIN MAN
 HEADS TAB COMMITTEE.
state Soriety Meeting in New Haven Mayor TitzGcrald Welcomes
 Delegates

New Haven, Aug. S1 Ry-The an nual convention of the Connecticut Catholic Total Abstinence society began this afternoon at Hotel Taft with a large body of dele gates pres ent. The morning mass at St. John S church was attended by the dele gates,
 Rev. Robert Brown, state presi- dent, presided at the business ses- sion and Mayor David E. FitzGerald gave the welcome.
 Committees were named. William A. Forsythe of New Britain heading that on constitution, William A. Gleason on resolutions and John T.. Keatine, of New London, that on auditing,
 The statistical report and years review was read hy Frank J. Kinney, of Branford.
 Tn the late afternoon the dele gates went to the shore for a dinner.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
CAUTIOUS OPENING
 ON STREET TODAY
Professional Traders Await
 Further Information

New York. Aug, S1 R,-Uneyen price movements, retlecting the read Justment of speculative accounts. characterized the opening of today's stock market. Professional trad CTS appeared 10 be awaiting further light on the business and money situation before materially expand ing their commitments American Can and American Water Works showed initial recessions of IA and 1 l-2 points respectively.
 Selling pressure centered at first against the high priced specialtics Chryslor Motors quickly ran off . points. General Railway Signal 4, and General Electric, Mack Trucks, White Motors, Postum Cereal and International Telephone 1 to | points Operators for the rise de rived some encouragement from the report Of the federal reserve board showing that retail trade last month ran above the corresponding month last year. and from private reports
 
 relatively slow, orders for promp, delivery were in large volume. Some of the carly strong spots included International Shoe, Brown Shoe, May Department stores and Frisco Com- mon. Another sharp advance in the IScandinavian CurrenCies featured the Irregular foreign exchange market. Norwegian kroner jumped nearly so
 points 10 20.4S cents and Danish
 wroner advanced @a points to 24.S3 lv easier around s4,S5 1-S and
 French francs were unchanged Ht
 469 cents.
 The purchase of q block of a,oE } shares of Radio Corporation at 53 ' attracted an immediate speculative , following whose buying carried the
 price ID 10 ss S-S. Confident ac. ; emulation of various other special ties caused the market to rally. with
 the high priced shares responding
 vigorously. Chrysler making up all . it's loss, General Railway Signal climbed from 355 10 S66 and g. s. Nresee jumped 15 points to SoO, both new high figures. Foundation } company, National Dairy Products and Brown Shoe were also quoted at new maximum figures for the year | The renewal rate on call loans was reduced to IA DOT cent,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
WANTED BOY, GOT GIRL,
 TRIED TG MURDER WIFE
Jacob Kafcl Disappointed With Storl's Gift Started on Ram
 pago-Hcld by Police

Fall River. Mass, Aug. S1 Pl-- Jacob kafel was held by the police today for assault with intent 10 mur- der his wife and for assault and battery upon a midwife after he dis that a girl-anl not boy had been born to him. The police assert that kafel told them that the baby should have been boy.
 pon receiving the disappointing the police charge, kafAl attacked his wife. assaulted Mary Krawicka, the midwife: opened the jet of a gas stove in an attempt to asrhyxiate his family, and when this proved unsuccessful drove all the occupants of the house, Including his wife. into the street, After arraignment in court he wa' ordered held in s2,coo.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
ASK AID OF CONN.
 IN SHEWAN PROBE
Mysterious Gem and Fire Losses
 Puzzle N. Y. Authorities

New York, Aug. 5l Pl-A chain of mysterious occurrences in which the family of Mrs. James Shewan. widow of a wealthy shiphuilder, has lost $t52,000 In gems and suffered fire losses aggregating more than S5o0,- 900 Is being investigated by tho po- lice of New York and Connecticut
 George Alcorn, 22. former gar dener on the Shewan estate at Gar rison, N. T., was questioned by a New York state trooper at Ridge field. Conn, regarding mysterious fire which last Friday destroyed the gardeners house on the estate with loss of Sl0.000. He was not held.
 This fire followed three robberies and another fire. Last June the Shewan home on Long Island was robbed of two pearl necklaces, valued at S150,000. A few days later another necklace was stolen from Mrs, SheWan's sister, and in May Mrs. Shewan was held up in her town house here and robbed Of a so.5o0 diamond barpin. In 1920 a mysterious fire caused s500,000 dam- age to the shipbuilding firm in Brooklyn.
 A few weeks ago Alcorn told Mrs Shewan that he had received q threatening letter Then he said 8 strange man invaded the gardeners lodge on the Garrison estate, beat him and warned him to get out be cause the building was to he burned Acorn. arrested on charge of dis orderly conduct was ordered tc leave Garrison Thursday. The neX day the outbuilding vas burned tc the ground.
 Alcorn admitted 10 the police 2 Ridgefeld that he had written thu threatening letter 10 himself and an other to Mrs. SheWan in the hop that another man would be assignec to lodge with him so his night would not be lonely. His alihi abou the fire satisfied the police and the, started search for another man,
 Mrs. Shewan filed suit last Jun against two sons 10 set aside agree ments involving $2,000,00 in stocl by which she gave them control 0 the shipbuilding business,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Personals

Mrs L, F Brotherton is spending two weeks at Westbrook, Conn,
 Mrs. John Middleton has left for Saybrook Manor, saybrook, for a vacation.
 William D. Massey left today for q vacation at Old Saybrook,
 T. F. Anderson is registered at Saybrook Manor, Saybrook.
 Charles Beh is spending his vaca = ton in Saybrook.
 nr. n, ], MacGnlivray of Main street has gone to Antigonish, Nova Scotia, to spend his vacation
 Miss Lena Kranowitz has returned to her duties in the office Of the board of assessors after a vacation spent at Long Beach.
 Misses Beda Nordgren, Madeline Olson and Minnie Johnson have re turned from a vacation spent al Short Beach.
 Officer and Mrs. John l., Carlsor and daughter, Mabel, have returned from a vacation at Grove Reach,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Foreign Exchange

New York, AnE. 5t,--Foreign ex- changes irregular. Quotations Gin contsl: Great Britain: demand fS5 Is; cables 4S5i9. 6o-day bills on banks 4Sl 5-S France: demand A69. Gables 4691s, Italy's demands: G.76te. Cables S.7T.
 ncmand Belgium 4ko1a. Ger many c2.So. Holland 40.o4 Nor way "o.So. Sweden o6.Sc. Denmark eAa5. Switzerland 19.27. Spain 14.c9. Greece 1.49ts. Poland 1900. Czechoslovakia c9s. JuEoslavia 1.19. Austria 14 Is. Rumania 50. Ar gentina SaS7. Brazil I2.S7. Tokyo 4O 2-S Shanghai So 1-s. Montreal 100 lis
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
City Items

The regular monthly meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs, Louise Kelsy of Camp street.
 Alderman J. Gustave Johnson left this afternoon to attend the annual convention of the New York Life Insurance Go. agents, which will be- gin tomorrow at the Thousand Is- lands and will continue Wednesday and Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

(Continued From First Page) made the nine in 40, having two siXes.
 Coming in, Jones played sensa- tional golf on the greens, as well as from the tees. He found number of traps, but his recoveries were per feet. He had a birdie two on the short 18th and 8 birdie three on tho 7th, making up the strokes he lost on the 1lth and 18th. Carter like wise played good game coming In. One six marred his card, the 18th. He registered birdie on the 14th.
 Jones shot the first four holes one over par. He outdrove Carter by 30 on the first, Roth clipped 10 the green. hut Carter missed a short putt. Bobby was down In 5 and Carter in 6.
 On the second hole both shot par golf, taking fours The champion and his fellow player found trouble on the third green. They made the hole in five each. one over par. Jones needed but one putt on the fourth for par five. His second shot was a assie from the rough 10 within % feet of the pin. Carter was down in six.
 i Early scores for the first nine showed only one out of 10 players under 4o. stephen F. Foster of Florida had S9. The scores ranged from 4o to 47, against the par of S7
 Max A. Marston, Philadelphia, was three over par On the first nine. He came in with a 4o. Boh Gardner Chicago. paired with Marston, had a A.
 Jones reached thu turn in SS, one over par. a. birdie four of the Ar yard ninth cutting down stroke He and Carter halved the fifth ir tours, and Jones pared the sixth al three, but Carter was one over wher his tee shot found trap at thf right. Drives Of 800 yards am pitches 80 yards from the pin parret the seventh for both players.
 On the short eighth, a spoon shot Garter gained back a stroke on hi partner with a tee shot that dropped within yard of the green, whil' the champions ball fell into lonl tran to the left. Jones' pitch over ran the cup and rolled down tn slope and he required two hole out
 Carter eoualled Jones' birdie o' the ninth, both reaching the gree
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

Dover, Eng, Aug. S1 Rl-0. B. Brewster a London doctor, thirty four years old, Is the latest aspirant for Channel honors. He entered the water here at 11:45 o'clock this morning and at 800 p. m. was swimming strongly.
 The sea was calm and the weather perfect.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Funerals
LdMard L. Quinn

The funeral of Edward L, Quinn of Newington Junction for so years an employe of the Russell (, Erwin Mfg. Co. of this city, was held this morning at 7;S0 o'clock from his home and at o'clock from St. Bridgets church, Elmwood. Rev. William O'Dell, pastor. officiated and burial was in Mt. st. Benedict ceme- tery, Hartford
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Skierkowski to Explain
 Police Court Testimony

The discipline committee of the board of police commissioners has received report from Chief Will liam c. Hart on the testimony of Patrolmsn Peter Skierkowski in ro- Ice court last week. when the pa trolman Is alleged to have contra dicted testimony he gave on direct examination when he was cross-ex- amined by Judge William F. Man gan. As a result Of the report, Skierkowski will be called upon to appear before the committee and ex- plain his testimony in the case,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
BR1cKwoRKER LOSES FINGER

Frederick Bertolina. 19, of 45 Stanley street, had the middle finger of his left hand amputatod at the New Britain General hospital this morning after it had been crushed in 2 brick machine while he was st work in Towers hrickyArd.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
One ma Thousand

solomOn's 777th wife-sol ars really and truly in love with met
 Solomon-My dear. you are one in a thousand.
 And she snuEged eloser.-ceiaznp kAA xantaA :.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
FARMER KILLS SELF

New Hartford, Aug. 31 tPl-Ber- nard Winter, a farmer, 7S, was found dead in his home at Neranr, today, He had killed himself, He i had been III. His wife survives.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
MAY TRY SWIM
Gertrude Ederle Wm Decide Tonight English Doctor is Now in Water Between France and England.

Roulogne, France. Aug, SI Rl-- Swimming conditions in the English Channel were improving today, but Gertrude Ederle postponed until this evening final decision as 10 whether she is 10 begin her second attempt to cross from France 10 England to- morrow morning,
 Should she decide 10 make the at tempt she will probably start al about s:o0 2. m. little more than four hours before hlxh udA
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
WaU Street Briefs

New York. Aug, S1 R>-The dull. ness and irregularity which have characterized the financial market In the closing days of August are be- lieved in the financial district to mark a transition to a new phase of activity. With excited professional speculatious subsidtng the stock market from now on Is expected to be governed more largely by under lying financial and business condi- tions. Close aspects of the situation are orable, such as an unusually large seasonal volume of trade, an abundant supply of credit and a combination of record breaking traffic with improved railway earn ings,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT

New York-EYchanEes, 44o,000,- nnO. balances. 7S,OO0,000.
 Boston - Exchanges, 5o0o0, ,o00; balances, 25,00o,ooO.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

With the suspension of anthracite coal mining on September 1. Wall street will watch closely a scramble for the business of hard coal con- sumers on the part of bitumnous and fuel oil companies. Emphasizing the hazards of depending on anthra- cite supplies some of the largest fuel oil distributors are planning drives 10 extend the use of oil burning equipment.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

Net profit of the American Agrl- cultural Chemical Co, for the year ending June 30 totalled S2,Q46,S15, a striking gain over the preceding year when profits were only Sll9,- 463. General improvement in agri- cultural conditions, particularly mo- ticeable in the cotton belts of the south, contributed to the company's s recovery, says Robert & Bradley. chairman of the board, Many of the unsound business methods which had crept into the fertilizer industry in the period of that abnormal con dition. he explains, were eliminated during the year.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

To finance the recent acquisition Of cS wholesale grocery companies operating in Ontario, the National Grocery Co.,, Ltd, of Toronto, is of- fering through New York and Chi cago bankers today $2,ooo,0 900 is- sue of 7 year 6'g per cent notes. priced at 99ia Combined sales of the companies entering the merger last year totallod $2S,n0n,000
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

Railroad, public utility and indus trial corporation bonds called for re- demption in September aggregate s54,704,45o. bringing the total for the first nine months of the year up to sf31,756,S20 compared with only S25S,S96,620 for the corresponding period of 1914 Many of the bond is- sues redeemed before maturity this year have been refunded at lower in- terest rates,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31

Since the announcement of tenta- tive terms for the merger of the Otis, Midland Steel Produtc and Trumbull Steel companies, the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co, is said to have considered the possibil- fly of making d counter offer to ah- sorb the Trumbull O., of which 1t owns a large block of stock, accord ing to reports received in Wall street.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
Y. S. TREASURY STATEMENT

7. s, treasury balance, S13Lo4o,467
New Britain herald., 1925-08-31
MACKENZIE MAKES 7I OVER OAKMON7 COURSE

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The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-25
LETTER FROM JOHN ALDEN
PRESCOTT TO SYDNEY
CARTON

Well. old man. for once something
has happened which is Il whoOplng
good story about the ilescottS, and
| don't think it will gec into the pa
IerS, at least it hasn't gotten in as
yet.
You know, Of course, all about the
fact that ! consented to allow the
producers of Paula Pcrier's pic
lures, to take some sequences Of her
next picture at the plant.
| tclegraphcd the news to YOU at
me time and since then every news
papcr in the United States has ear.
iicd Asso lated Press reports ON the
story.
Leslie had intended to DO some en-
tcrtainng for Paula for since Sally
Athcrton came back from Los An
geles, she has done nothing but sing
the praises Of Miss Pericr and you
know that Leslie took Il great fancy
to her when she was here before.
At the last moment, however, Leslie
received an invitation from Ruth
Burke who expects Il baby very soon.
I" come over and see her. The cir
cumstances surrounding it made it
almost impossible for her to refuse.
Ever since Ruth knew that she
vas going to have a child, Walter
has acted like damn fool. He has
kept telling her that he knows some
The Bismarck tribune., 1925-11-25
Drunkenness on Increase

Enforcement Of the present liquor laws j. be
coming more difficult. Statistics from the police
departments Of go cities in the United States SHOW
that in 1924 thc total culprits almost reached pre-
prohibition levels. Students seeking some 50
luton Of the present dcpOrablc situation. Few
want return TO the saloon and protected vice, but
police records Indicate in some sections worse
state has been produced by the Vostead Act.
EoolegSlng Is great organized business we'll
fn2nCed and versatile. It succeeds because mil
lions refuse TO take the prohibition laws seriously.
Seemingly there is not enough power in the federal
arm OF government to enforce the dry laws except
IN an indifferent manner. 4 reaction has set in
over the entire nation. Many leading writers are
referring TO federal prohibition as The Great
American Scandal" The Liberty Magazine states
the case rather clearly in this:
'tnquestonably prohibition laws have had some
beneficial, economic and social results Undoub =
cdly many conscientious folk hold that the impo-
Hitlon OF teetotalism is proper function of gov
ernmcnt. But whatever our theories NAV be- the
notorious fact is that the prohibitory experiment
Is producing consequences gravely demoralizing to
our government 10 the orderly processes of a ciyi-
lized society, and to essential protection of life
limb and property