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New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
VIRGINIA BUSINESSMEN
 MAY VISIT THIS CITY
Chamber Of Commerce Making Eff forts To Interest Delegation From
 Southern State.

Efforts are beng made by Secre- tary Ralph L. Gould of the Cham Der of Commence to have the dele gation of Virginia business men who will visit New England this fall to stop for few hours in New Britain while on their way. The delegation represents a select group of Virginia business men and is return visit in recognition of the tour of Virginia made by New England merchants last year.
 The men will arrive in Bridge tort October 12. Their travels from that point have not been defi- nitely settled. It is known they plan to visit New Haven, Waterbury and Hartford. They will have two and 9 half days in Connecticut
 A conference of secretaries Of Chambers Of Commerce throughout the state will be held in New Haven Wednesday or Thursday of next week. Tho conference has been called by Stanley H. Bulard, former state president of the Chamber of Commerce and now chairman of the central committee ol control,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
City Items

Eddy Glover post No. $, Ameri- can Legion of New Britain, will send six official delegates to the state convention to be held in New Lon- don next week. The delegates who were named at a recent meeting are Harry Scheuy (commander), Nathan Avery, Harry Jackson, Joseph An dreNs, Arthur Petts. Edward ogren and Gustave Carlson.
 Mrs Mark Allen Of 131 Maple street Is recovering from an opera ton for appendicitis al the New Britain General hospital.
 Rev. Allan NJ Fairbank, of Edge mont. s. D., will speak at the meet ing of the Rotary club tomorrow noon, Mir. Fairbank Is a home mis- sionary from New Britain,
 4 son was born at the New Brit ain general hospital today 10 Mir. and Mrs. Louis Eyer of 70 Talcott street.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
EVOLUTION MEASURE
Move Is Started In Virginia To leg islnte Against Teaching Theories Conflicting With Bible.

Richmond. Va, Aug. l2 lR--A committee has been formed here 10 support bill at the next session ot the Virginia general assembly to for bid the teaching of any theory of the evolution ot man ''n conflict with the Bible The committee will meet in Richmond on August 29.
 Forming themselves the patriotic welfare committee, those i'll the movement are composed of members Of the ku klux klan, women of the llu klux klan, junior order of Unit ed American Mechanics, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Patriotic Or der Sons of America, Patriotic Or- der of Americans, Daughters Of Americans, Daughters of America, and the Order of Fraternal Amerl- cans
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

New Haven, Aug. 12 R)-The kil- patrick & Hots Co.,, Bridgeport, cleo tricians, today filed petition in bankruptcy in the United States dis trict court with liabilities amounting to SS5,1S1 and assets of $14,t99, The filing of the petition was decd cd upon yesterday at 3 meeting of the board of directors.
 Samuel Klahr, 8 Bridgeport ner- chant, also filed 8 petition, listing liabilities as s7,S74 and assets of s4195.
 ProNa Os5aniec and Leon Lis. partners in the Rod street bakery Of Bristol filed petition for the con cern and individual petitions. The firms assets were listed at s475 and liabilities as s3,SSt. Osaniec listed individual liabilities of sS,ss1 and assets of s257.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
DAKIN APPOINTED
West Hartford Man Tn Succeed liar. rington As Supervisor rf Windsor Locks Schools.

Hartford, Aue 17 tPs-Wtlson E. Dakin of West Hartford has been selected by the state board of educa ton to succeed Francis F. Harring- ton aa state supervisor of the Wind- sor Locks schools N, Searle Light. supervisor of rural education, an nounced today.
 Mir. Harrington resigned from state educational work during the summer after he had served as sup ervisor of the Windsor Locks schools for several months following the dis nal of PrincipaI Leander Jackson.
 At the close of school in June the Board of Education met to take ac- ton on the question of supervision for the coming term, but vote stood three 10 three. The deadlocks has Harrington has been appointed.
 He will remain only until the town asks for withdrawal of supervision if such action is taken.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
EXPLORERS LEAVE

Archangel, Russia, Aug. F Rl-- An expedition consisting of the ves- sells Kupava and Murmansk, has left here under the explorer, Professor Matousevitch to explore the eastern shores of the North Arctic ocean. It is intended to explore the western share of the Island of Novaya Zemlya of the Russian coast. Aft erwards the expedition will proceed 10 the northern end of the island and thence 10 Cape Hope, Alaska.
 Some Of the regions 10 be visited by Professor Matousevitch hitherto have been reached by only two ex- plerers, Barsntz. in the 18th cen. tury, and sedof, h 1913.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
MARKET SHIFTING
 DURING TRADING
lrresularity CharaCterizeS Wall
 Street Today

New York, Aug 1g lr>~-Wan street opening Marked irregulsrity characterized the openin; Of today s stock market General Railway SiE. nal yesterdays sensational feature. opened 6 points higher at g9a and Westinghouse Air Brake and Bangor & Aroostook mounted to new hgh levels for the year. Selling Of the oils vas resumed, Mid Continent dropping point and Fan American Sarging 10 neW low level for the year
 Heavy buying of the railroad shares, coinCidcnt with q revival Of merger and dividend rumors. stcad- jed the list and turned the main course Of prices upward before the session was half an hour old. Wa bash common aud preferred were quickly run up over . points each to new peak prices for the year and were followed into new high ground by Chesapeake (. Ohio and Frisco common
 Good buying also developed in Southern Pacific and Rock Island, which are expected to yentually enter a ueW combine General Railway Signal swiftly extended it's gain to 20 points by touching BIO. Westinghouse Air Brake extended its gain to nearly 6 points at lo5 l-H and Jewel Tea preferred scared points In reflection of the payment of back dividends, Frank C. Shat tuck. Havana Electric, Davison Chemical General Baking and Coca Cola all recorded early gains of to 1 points, Foreign exchanges opened easy, demand sterling ruling around A.S5 7-l6 and French francs around 46G cents.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
WANTED ELSEWHERE
Chances Are That Local Police Will Be Unable to Get Alleged Swind- Ter Soon.

The local police are satisfied that 1t will be some time before they will be given custody of Ernest Nelson, Middletown, for trial here on a charge of obtaining goods under false pretences from the B. C. Por- ter Co, and the Dickinson Drug Go. On the return yesterday afternoon of Detective Sergeant William F. MCCue from New Haven and Mid dletown, Prosecutor Joseph c. Woods issued a warrant charging Nelson with the local offenses.
 Because of the fact that the swindler obtained goods of greater value from stores in other cities than at the local stores 1t is under stood that he will be called upon to stand trial in these places before be- ins brought here for trial.
 The discovery of the rugs secured by Nelson at the B. c. Porter Go. resulted from search of his apart ment In Mlddletown yesterday by Detective Sergeant McCue, who went there with representatives of the To- cal stores. Nelson is alleged to have posed as William Sessions of For estville" in swindlinE the local stores,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
SUING FOR BOND
Prosecitor of Fairfield County De mands that Forfeit be Paid When Prisoner Disappears.

Bridgeport Conn, Aug, 1o Fl- State Prosecuting Attorney Lorin w. Willis of the criminal court of common pleas filed civil action in superior court this morning in be- Half of the state of Connecticut, to force the payment of a S1,500 bond posted by Maurice Rosenberg, Greenwich, in the case of Martin Cantore Greenwich. who was sen fenced to the county jail for thirty days and fined S4o0 for violation of the liquor law.
 Cantore appealed from the sen tence imposed in the borough court of Greenwich on April 1, last. Rosenberg posted the bond to as- sure his appearance for trial on an appeal to the May term Of the criminal court of common pleas. Cantore failed to appear and es tablshed the commitment 10 jail. Rosenberg neglected to pay the forfeited s1, ,500 bonds. His prop erty in Railroad avenue, Greenwich, has been attached In the civil suit.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
FIRE ON BOOTH sTREEr

Damage estimated at about slbo by Chief William J. Noble of the fire department resulted this morning from a fire in the house at 40 Booth street owned by Mary kulis, started when children playing with matches set fire to two baby carriages in a storeroom, The carriages were ruined by the flames and the fire had spread to the roof timbers when the fire department. in answer to an alarm from box 336 at 11:Si o'clock, arrived and put out the blaze,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
FIGHT GOMPERISM
This ts the Cry Being Raised in MeNico by the so-Called Red Labor Jnions

Mexico City. Aug, 12 tPl-- Tight c,ompersn" IS the battle cry adopted by the Red" labor con- 7enticn which will meet here be- ginning December 1 Notices of ronvocation Of the convention hve been issued by the General Feder- ation of Workers, cooperating with the Argentine Regional Federation of Labor,
 Labor organizations in the United States having ansrchistic leanings and similar organizations in four teen Latin American countries will he represented, at the convention Measures for fighting the influences of Gomperism Rolshevism and European labor organizations in this hemisphere will be considered.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
RUNAWAYS CAUGHT

Two boys who were taken into custody early this morning as run aways by Fatrolman William Gra- beck were turned over to the state police this afternoon when evidence was secured by the state troopers that the youths had broken into a gasoline filling station at East Wind- sor and stole cigarettes and a num- her of pennies. The two boys, Clar- ence D'Avignon. 16, and boy lS years old, admitted to the local po- lice that they had broken into three different stores on the road 10 Meri- den, They said their homes were in Waltham, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Aug. 12-Foraign ex- changes steady Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand 4S5 1-c, ca hles 4S5 S-4, so day bills on banks 4S1 7-S. France, demand 4.fs S-4, cables 4.67 IA Italy, demand S.6o. cables 2.6O 1-2. Demand: Belgium 45o, Germany cS.So. Holland 40.1S, Norway 1850. Sweden 26.s5 1-2. Denmark "2.S9. Switzerland 19.41 3-4, Spain 1427 1-2. Greece 1.S7 1-o, Poland r 2-4, Czecho-Slovakia ce6, Jugoslavia 1.Ta 1-2, Austria 14 1-4, Rumania s2, Argentina 4o.37, Bra gil 1900, Tokyo Al S-1s, Shanghai Ts 5-S, Montreal 100 1-52.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
Stock Scars 30, Drops 34
 and Rebounds With 19

New York, Aug. F (P-Another sensational rise Of nearly 80 points in the common stock of General Railway Signal company on the New York stock exchange today to a rec ord top at SS19.75 a share, was fol- lowed by extensive rroft-taking and an equally sensational drop of all most S4 points to se7s share within short period Of trading. The stock then rebounded ia points 10 s2sS. Yesterdays net gain was SS' nnints
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
WaU Street Briefs

r, H, Wicket, chairman of the Pan American Petroleum & Trans. port Co, has sent a circular letter to stockholders informing them that S2S,4oQ,o0O will be received from the Pan American Western Petro. leum Co, through the sale of its properties and assets on the Pacific coast Payments will be made with ll,25Q,000 face amount of 15-year 5 per cent sinking fund gold notes of the Pan American Western and the balance In cash, which the fnan- ctal district hears will be added to the companys working capital.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued this afternoon to Fred Juengst of 57 Lin- wood street, son of Mir. and Mrs. Henry Juengst, and Marie Wilhelm of 70 Greenwood street, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Leopold Wilhelm; to Wilford LaPourse of 94 Franklin square, son of Mir. and Mrs. David LaPourse, and Jennie Evans of the same address. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. James Evans; John C. Waters, a widower, of Main street, and Mrs. Ella E. Lawrence, a widow, of 222 Kensington avenue.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
STOLE VEGErABIrx

Mrs. Mary ostrofski of ss Orange street and Mrs. Anna Stafene of ii Silver street were notified by Pstrcl- man Walter Malona 10 appear in po- lice court tomorrow morning 10 an- swer charges of stealing vegetables from the garden of Mrs. John Hine of S2i Monroe street Mrs. Hine teid the police that she caught the tvo women stealing from her garden this morning after she had previously warned them to keep cut ef q
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
STRIKE IS THREATENED

New Haven, Aug. 12.--Members of the Master Builders's association will meet tonight to decide a plan of ac- tion in answer to the threat of striking Hod Carriers and Lshorers' union to effect q tie-up of all build ing operations in this city by calling q general strike of the unions in the building trades if their demands are not met at once.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
TO TELL OF EPwoRrH LEAGUE

Miss Gertrude Pond will talk on "Ths Ideals and Aims of the Ep- worth League" at the regular mid. week prayer meeting tsrvice at the Methodist church tomorrow evening. The meeting will be in charge of the Epworth league. Miss Pond is In charge of arrsngementk
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
SAULSBURY IMPROVED

Rockland, Maine, Aug. 13 tP'- Former Senator Willard Saushury of Wilmington. Del, convalescing from a severe heart attack at his summer home here. was up and dressed today for the first time in a month. He is still very weak. but pr. Eben Alden, his attending physician, said he continues to show Improvement.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
STATE POLICE DINE

New Haven. Aug. l3 Wl-More than 4o0 members of the state po- lice association were in attendance al the annual informal dinner in the rooms cf Dorscht lodge here today. This afternoon they will attend the annual field day Of the New Haven police.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

Wheeling, ". Va, Aug. 1. P- Joseph Ward, under arrest at Los Angeles. Is wanted by West Virginia authorities on charges of emhez- zling funds of the bank of Ben~ood. near here, The bank was closed June 10 by the state bank commits sioner after examiners had reported that the entire assets had disap. peared. Ward. who was assistant cashier disappeared the day before the bank was closed. William g Leach, cashier Of the bank. ts In jail awaiting trial on charge of embez- zling bank funds. No report Of the financial condition of the hank has been filed.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

Two New York banking groups are reported 10 be bidding for a .$lSo,o0o0o0 Canadian loan which Wall street expects will be issued In about month, 10 be used in re- funding $2oo00,000 one year notes maturing September IS and q S4@,- 0o0,o0 bond issue due December 1. With the maturities provided for the next maturing obligation Of the Canadian government would be s@5.- ooo, ,nho rer cent bonds due in April, 1a"s,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
GeOTge TOnOlis

George Topolis, three months old son of MT. and Mrs. Jafres Topolis died this morning at. his home, SS5 East Main street, The funeral was held from Laraia & Sagarino's flu neral parlors this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial was In Fairview cemetery
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
BODY RELIEVED FOUND

La Motte, Mo. Aug. 13 F)-A body believed 10 be that of Adam Clawson of Lodi, N. Y. vas found in a ditch near a hedge on the farm of George Myers, four miles south west of Lamotte today An inquest will be held tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT
 New York k-ENchanges, 7SS,eoo,, OOo; balances aS,o0e,0no,
 Boston - Exchanges, 7i,ooo,hoo; balances. 27,oeo,o ooo
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
Deaths
Joseph Glcha, ,Ir.

Joseph Gleba. Jr.. two months old, son of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph BIeba of % Silver street died this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 7:50 o'clock fin Sacred Heart church, Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
Funerals
John Walter, IF.

John Walter, Jr.. infant son of Mir. and Mrs. John Walter of 9a Gold street, died last night, The funeral was held this morning at o'clock at the home. Burial was in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
SaIllMol Grcgorv

Samuel Gregory. aged about ef, died at the New Britain general hos pital this afternoon. Gregory lived at 146 Greenwood street. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
HELD AS EMBEZZLER
West Virginia Banker, Accused In sS0o,000 Shortage, Is Arrested In Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Calp Aug. l2 R - Joseph Ward, said to be wanted in West Virginia on a charge of em- bezzling sSo0,ooO In funds of the bank of Benwood. was arrested here last night.
 Police detectives who took him into custody said he at first denied his identity but later broke down and admitted he was the man they sought.
 Ward was also alleged 10 have confessed that he, while assistant cashier of the bank, conspired with other officials Of the institution in the embe2zlement of the s3oo,o00,
 He said he had received only q small share of the money, which was part of widows trust fund and un- der control of one of the other offt- 'cials His bank balance now. he added, was but Sl47.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
ONE LANDING PLACE
 IS FOUND IN ARCTIC
(Continued from First Pase)

Returned over ice cap at height of 5000 feet. NAB back at 2:l5 p. m: NAE at 2:SO p. m, and NAL at 2:S5 p. m. Temperature. minus Is degrees centigrade. In flight three hours thirty minutes"
 A second message sal1;
 Tn addition to the t1ignt to Elles- mere Island, MacMlllan, pi.otod by schur flew to Igloo De uauny, an Eskimo settlement so milss south Of Etah, Running the plane up on tho beach the flyers were .dcll- ly greeted by the Eskimos, whom they took back to Etah.
 Salmon and Bromhald, two mem- bers of the Bowdoin personnel, Set out In an open dory for Refuge Harbor, a few miles to the nurta of Etan, to make magnetic and natural history observations. Will live with the Eskimos and expect to return tomorrow morning"
 The two messages were picked Up amateur radio operator Arthur A. Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
 The navy dispatch told of the great difficulty encountered because of adverse weather and indicated that for 3 time one of the planes became lost The location Of the landing place apparently is OH the north shore of Bay FJord.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

Net income of the Standard Gas & Electric Co, for the year ended June 30 increased to s4.SS9,S50 from SS,35S,346 the year before,
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 12 (Pl- John L. Reinhartz, amateur radio operator aboard the Bowdoin, with the MacMillan naval Arctic expedi- ton, now at Etah, Greenland, yester- day received a message from his wife at South Manchester. Conn, which had been relayed by Arthur Collins, local amateur, saying she vas wor- ried beca use she had not heard from him for over a. week. In 10 minutes an answer was on the way to Mrs. Reinhartz.
 Collins forwarded the message 10 the National Geographic society at Washington, sponsors of the eXpedi- ton.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

[. s. TREASURY STATEMENT |. s. treasury balance, tiIS,sfs,2sb
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

Policeman Anthony Milewsh IS spending his vacation in West Hat field, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12

secondhand newspapers find ready sale in the smaller villages of China.
New Britain herald., 1925-08-12
LOCAL STOCKS
Insurance Stocks

Furnished by Putnam & Co)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-02
No Important Changes in
Plants Personnel
Expected.

W. ID. Masterson, recently appointed
manager of San Antonio's waterworks
system, has arrived and assumed his
duties. He reported at his office
Tuesday for the first time. He relieves
]. z. Newcomb, who was appointed
acting manager by the San Antonio
water board, pending the selection of
a new manager. Mr.. Newcomb will
resume his duties as assistant mana
ger.
Mr.. Masterson is an engineer Of rec
ognized ability, having graduated
from Cornell University in 1906. with
degree of mechanical engineering.
Mr.. Masterson came TO San An
tonic from Galveston where he former
ly was superintendent OF electricity
and the water system. He also has
been in the service of the Denver Gas
and Electric Light Company, Denver,
and with the same interests when they
acquired property in Cincinnati.
No important changes in the per
sonnet of the force ut the water de
partment are expected, following Mr..
Masterson's taking charge. His ap.
pointment was made by the water
board, with the approval Of Mayor
John w. Tobin. ex-officio member,
which supervises the affairs of the
water company under municipal own
ership,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-02
PARACHUTE JUMPS
SCHEDULED At NIGHT

Four or six night parachute jumps
will be made at Kelly Field during
the present night flying period by
members of the Tenth School Group
parachute department.
-Four of the jumps have been au-
thorized and the others will probably
be made later.
The first jumps will be made FRI
day night by Private w. L. Miller
and A. b. Golf. One will be made
at the beginning of night flying about
q 80 o'clock and the other will be
made at its close at 8 rs o'clock.
Two other jumps will be made next
Tuesday night and the third couple
of jumpers will ask to be allowed to
jump December 10.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-02
tDUSTR|AL|STS
ELECT YOUNG
PRESIDENT
James A. Gallagher Jr., Is,
Picked by San Antonio
Manufacturers.

Vigorous expansion of the city's in
dustrial life by enlarging the present
factories and aggressively going after
new factories is in store for San An
tonic during the coming year.
This is the pledge of James A. Gal
lagher Jr.. %, who Tuesday night
was elected president Of the San An
tonic Manufacturers association.
Mr.. Gallagher's election heralds the
forging TO leadership of the new
blood" the young business men OF the
city.
He is the first man to attain the
presidency of the association from the
ranks, without first having served as
a director or vice president.
William H.. Northway. 20. another
of the younger men identified with in
dustry here, was elected one of the
vice presidents. Mr.. Gallagher is as
ISOLATED with his father in the Union
Meat company. Mr.. Northway is
secretary treasurer Of the San An
tonic Broom Factory.
REFLECT GRAEBNER.
Eugene A. Holmgnen and Charles
Dubose were also elected to vice
presidencies at the meeting, which
was the twelfth annual election held
by the association.
Officers reelected we're Charles
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-02
MEXICO BORDER
. TREATY READY
FOR S|GNERS
Pact Embodies Practically
Same Principles as
Canada Agreement.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-P--
The new extradition and border snug
Cling treaties between the United
States and Mexico, negotiation Of
which has proceeded through diplo-
matte channels since they were ini-
tiated at FL Paso. are almost ready
for signature.
The effect of the treaties which
Ambassador Teller has been instructed
to sign. will be much the same as
the recently negotiated mutual assist
ance pact with Canada, which pro-
vides for cooperative arrangements
between the border patrols of the two
governments to close the line to smug-
Cling. whether Of aliens, liquor, drugs
or stolen goods.