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New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
City Items

There will be a regular meeting of Bishop Tierney Assembly. Fourth Degree, Knights Of Columbus. at s o'clock Monday evening at the K. of c. home on Franklin square.
 Home cooked luncheon. Crowelrs. --advt.
 First Friday devotions will be held in the Catholic churches of the city tonight.
 Gulbransen player pianos at Morans' --advt.
 Burritt Grange will hold It's regu- lar meeting at o'clock tomorrow evening In o. U. A. M. hail. Neigh. lbors' nights will be observed, and . lnappy program Is promised by the Icommittee in charge. victrolas and pianos at Morans'.-- adv.
 Richard Pelton of IT Forest street reported to the police this morning that hts bicycle had been stolen from his veranda last night.
 A son was born at the New Brit ain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs. Harry Griffin of 2lS Clin- ton street.
 Miss Julia Kardok of 361 East street reported 10 the police last night that there was a man prowl- ing about her house and asked that the police investigate. Patrolman Gnata,- ualihAr~ u-a1 aapt tn tha house but the prowler had disap- peared
 L. R. Whitby Is. on a two week trip to Montreal.
 A daughter was born at the New Britain General hospital last night to Mir. and Mrs. Charles Andruss of 15s McClintock road,
 A son was born at the New Brit ain General hospital thin morning to MT. and Mrs. Charles M. Young Of t7 Anise street.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dennis Finn of Hart ford are rejoicing over the birth of q son, born May 80. Mrs. Finn was formerly Miss Margaret Luddy of this city.
 Mattabessett Tribe of Red Men
 Star of Good Will lodge, Shepherds of Bethlehem, will. meet Monday evening.
 Star of oGod Will lodge, Shepherds of eBthlehem, will meet Monday evening at 8 o'clock at Jr. O. U. A. NJ. hall. Officers for the coming year will be chosen,
 Miss Marion O'Neil of Chestnut street, is attending the commence ment exercises at Georgetown Law school Washington, D. C.
 Milton Segal, son of MT. and Mrs. Segai of Center street, Is a member of the graduating class of the Whar- ton school or Finance of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania. He will grad uate on June is. His parents will attend the exercises.
 Mrs. William Donohue and infant daughter of Garden street have left the New Britain General hospital.
 Among the spectators of the Gib- bons-Tunney fight in New York last nigth was George Nj. Cassidy of this city.
 Mrs. Mary Luddy and family of Bassett street are spending the week end at their summer cottage at Clinton.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
IRISH MAKE COMPLAINT
Emerald Tennis Team Claims That Austrians Do Not Play m Ethical Brand of Game.

Belfast, June 6. (AP)-Irish and Austrian ideas of how to behave on a tennis court do not concur. and as a result of complaints made by the British players who were beaten in Vienna recently in the European Davis cup elimination matches, a report will be sent to the Davis cup committee recommending that the Austrian entry in future competi- tions be carefully considered" The report will be forwarded by H. R. Mansell, Secretary of the Irish Ten his association.
 $. F. Scroope. captain of the Irish team, complained particularly of the activities of Count Ludwig Salm- Hoogstraten in repeatedly question: ing decisions of the umpire" and fin causing interruptions which created considerable mirth and feeling among the spectators" The Irish captain also declared the referee in the recent Vienna matches was in- competent and did not exercise any control over the conduct of the matches.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Wall Street Briefs

Gradual segregations of the com plex Shines industrial enterprises would not surprise Wall street now that this great German organization has encountered financial difficult ties. American bankers have never participated openly in financing the sunnes projects. Houses with Ger man connections have watched their operations closely. however. and re- port that separation of many of the loosely knit industries woven to- gether by the genius of Hugo stin- nes has become imperative since his death. German bankers are reported to have the situation In hand, but In extending financial aid have in- sisted upon decentralization Of the Stinnes interests.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers were recorded at the city clerks of fee this morning: Lincoln Realty company to P. Alfred Johnson, land on Pleasant street; Lena Gorbach to Loren Baker, land on Boulevard; Izydor Bezrutczyk to Giovanni and Rosa Scalora, land on Carmody street; Hans L. Christopher to An and Josephine Schick. land on Com monwealth avenue; William and Ur- sule Ramanausky to stephen and Elizabeth Noreika, land on Rhodes street. The release of attachment on the land of Dominik Bezrutczyk by Giovanni and Rosa Scalora was also filed
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
PROMINENT EDUCATOR DIES

Greenwich. June 6. (AP)-Miss Mary Ely, a prominent educator, died at her home in North street here last night following an illness of several months She, with her two sisters, Miss Elizabeth Ely and Mrs. Sarah Ely Parsons, conducted the Ely School for Girls here. The school formerly was conducted in New York city. Miss Ely is survived by her sisters and one brother, A. bert H. Ely.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
MT. Ripple Objects to
 Naked Men in Pool

All conventions were cast aside
 last night by men and boys who
 were suffering from the heat and resorted to the pool at Willow Brook park for relief, according to a com paint made to the police this morn- ling by Burritt C. Ripple Of $50 Park street. Ripple reported that a large number of men and boys were enjoy ing their dips in the cool waters
 of the pond without first assisting nature in covering their bodies.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
BLACkMAILER HELD
 0NMURDER COUNT
Brooklyn Man Killed Alter Deiy.
 ins E1tortionist

New York. June s, (AP)-shot by an extortionist whom he at last dehed after giving him huge sums Of money. Thomas Lonsdale Leem- ing, manufacturer, banker and civic leader in Brooklyn, is dead. Charles Muller, who served term in Sing Sing prison for robbery, is in jail and the police are Investigating con- tradictory reasons he gave for the murder.
 Leeming was shot in the crowded lobby of Williams street building, in the financial district, where he maintained office. Waiting when Leeming entered, Muller fired with out taking the gun from his coat pocket.
 Leeming lived long enough to point trembling finger at his as- ssilapt and say: .a
 That man Is an ex-convict. I be- friended him and he shot me-"
 I'm sorry my gun jammed," re- piled Muller, "or I'd have given you the rest of it.'
 Muller has sign two different confessions. In the first he said he was the iliegitimate son of Leem- ing's brother, an architect and war veteran who died In. 1919. He shot Leeming, he said, because the man. $. ufacturer refused 10 pay $l5,000 be- oueathed to Muller by the brother.
 The second time Muller described eimselt as blackmailer, preying upon a weakness. He said he had obtain .ss,oo0 but had been refused more.
 Police place little oredence in either statements. They learneh from Irving McQuade, Leeming's
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
MISS TRACEsKI sHoWERED

A miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Evelyn Traceski was held at the home of Mrs. Norman Regley of 47 Jubilee street on Thursday eve ming. The house was prettily dec orated in pink and yellow and buffet lunch was served. Miss Traceskf received many gifts. She will become the bridge of George Austin on Monday, June 22.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
WANTS HOME RULE
Waterbury Mayor Will Seek to Have Both Parties Include Plank in State Platforms.

Waterbury, June. 6. (AP)-Mayor Francis r. GuiIfoile announces his intention of seeking to have insert ed in the platforms of both the dem ocratic and republican parties, plank guaranteeing the cities and towns of the state freedom from legislative interference in their local affairs.
 The mayors attitude Is based on the recent passage of bill prevent ing the local administration from making the promotions it desired in the police department, the Bridge port Ripper" bill and other billes by which the legislature has taken powers away from cities in the state.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
OPEN STATE CONVENTION
Business and Professional Women From All Parts Of Connecticut Holding Annual Session Here.

The annual convention of the Connecticut State Federation of Business and Professional Women S clubs opened this morning at 11:15 o'clock in the B. and P. w. club house On High street. The address of welcome to New Britain by the local delegates was made by Miss Anna Nave, president of the New Britain branch.
 Reports of officers were heard this morning and the convention ad- journed until 2:15 p. m. This aft ernoon there will be election of of- fcers and at 6:30 o'clock this eve ming Emma Dot Partridge, executive secretary of the national convention, will speak at a banquet at the Bur- ritt hotel.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Mrs. Margaret Webber

The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Webber of fl Park View avenue was held this morning at St. Marys church, Rev. Raymond J. Clabby be- ing celebrant at a solemn high fu- neral mass. Rev. M. J. Traynor was deacon, Rev. Walter A.. McCrann, subdeacon and Rev. Walter Lyddy, master of ceremonies. The bearers were, Dennis Mccarthy, Frank Kel- ly, Charles Mccarthy, Anthony Wo- hang, Robert Rouch and William Scheyd. Flower bearers included Frank and John Kelly, Thomas J. Devine and Merritt Humminson. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Springfield Finds It Six
 Degrees Hotter Today

Springfield, Mass, June e.-(AP) Western Massachusetts in gener- al began today with temperatures averaging six degrees hotter than at the same hour yesterday and the more rapid increase indicated that yesterdays street temperature of 106 would be outdone. The coolest found here was 77 degrees between 5 and this morning.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
FOLEY SENT TO PRISON
New Hartford Man Convicted of Charges Brought By Two New Britain Girls By Litchfield Jury.

Ernest J. Foley IT,, of New Hart ford was found guilty on four counts involving two New Britain girls, in the superior court at Litchtied yes terday afternoon and was sentenced by Judge Avery 10 not less than seven and not more than nine years in state prison on these charges. The jury was out for 45 minutes.
 The girls involved went to Poley's apartment to answer an advertise ment for two chambermaids.
 The arrest and conviction of Foley was due 10 great extent to the work of State Policeman Fred Han son, a New Britain man.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
.31 Out of 34 Planes
 Still in Distance Test

Berlin, June tAP)-Thirty-one out of thirty-four airplanes have re- turned to Berlin from the third lap in the long distance flight competl- ton which began last Sunday. Two baby" planes also attempted the lap, but none of the small machines which have joined in from ether places than Berlin has thus far com pleted the trip.
 Thirty-two machines, including six baby" planes, started on the fourth lap this morning.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Funerals
Mrs. Shaker Isaac

The funeral of Mrs. Shaker Isaac, 6J, of 466 Arch street, who died Thursday afternoon following an op- eration at Hartford hospital, will be held this afternoon at o'clock at South Congregational church chapel. Mrs. Isaac leaves three sons, Baba Isaac of this city, and Elishia and Youshie Isaac of Marseilles, France; and two daughters, Mrs. J. Abraham of this city, and Mrs. Sonia NJ. Ab- raham of Urumia, Persia. She was a member of the Assyrian Mission of South church. Rev. Elisha E. Adams will officiate at the funeral this afternoon, and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER

A miscellaneous shower in honor Of Miss Phyllis Chachulski of 1so Miller street was held last night al the home of Miss Mary Podhszky of s27 North Burritt street. About SO young women were present Miss Chachulski received 8 large number of gifts. Vocal and instrumental music was furnished by the Misses Stella Rozansky. Mary Podhozky, Zophie Adams and Jennie Chachul- ski Refreshments were served.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all who extend ed kindnesses and sympathy during our recent bereavement on the death of our beloved wife and mother. Mrs Ellen Dunworth,
 (Signed),
 JOHN DUNwORTH.
 FRED DUNWORTH.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Baby in Mothers Arms
 Killed by Batted Ball

Pittsburgh. June 6. (AF)-Mar- garet Rudar. s months old, Is dead today having been struck and al- most instantly killed by batted ball while lying in her mothers arms on the front steps of their home. The ball was batted in boys game which was in progress across the street from the Rudar home.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
O|L SHARES MUCH
 IN DEMAND TODAY
Moon Motors and American Ice
 Touch New Highs

New York, June 6 (AP)-stock prices displayed a firm tone at the opening of todays market, which was featured by the heavy buying Of the oil shares. Publication of gov ernment statistics showing that gaso- line stocks In storage had been re- duced 5o.ooO,oOO barrels in April, despite the unusually high volume Of crude production. brought fresh buying into the oil group. Moon Motors and American Ice quickly muntod to a new high fer the year.
 High Low Close
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
n,LEARY IS HEAD WAITER

John T. O'Leary. captain of walters at the Burritt hotel, has been appointed head waiter sue ceeding Edward S. Douglass, who has resigned because Of poor health. Mir Douglass has gone 10 Wildwood, N. ]. Andrew Antipas, former head waiter, who resigned some time ago to open a restaurant in the Rail- road Arcade, will go back into the employ of the hotel as manager Of the coffee shop. according to re- norts
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Two more marriage licenses were issued this morning at the city clerks office. They are as follows; Raymond D. Walker, 1S5 Dwight street, and Olga R. Kalloerg, s%7 Wells street: Sebastian Cianci, 2S2 High street, and Josephine Mana. 5I Beaver street.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
EYelNn Alma Rergeson

The funeral of Evelyn Alma Der geson, three and a half year old daughter of Mir. and Mrs Emil Ser geson of South Street, will be held this afternoon at 1:3O o'clock in- stead of 3So as previously an- nounced. Rev. Dr. Abel A, Ahl- quist will ofticiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
ENGAGEMENr ANNOrN NCEp

Mrs. Edith Howe of 99 Prospect street announce the engagement Of her daughter, Marion Louise to Har- old Overstrom. son of Mir. and Mrs. Axel Overstrom of S5 Hawkins street, No date has been set for the wedding,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
RoosEvELTs CONTINUE ON

Leh, Kashmir, June 6 (AP)-- Colonel Theodore and Kermit Roose- welt, heading the James Simpson Field Museum of Chicago expedition to Central Asia, left here today for Yarkand, Chinese Turkestan,
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
HARVARD TENNIS CAPTAIN

Cambridge, Mass, June 6. (APl-- John F. W. Whitbeck of Bronxville. N. Y, sophomore. has been elected captain of the Harvard tennis team. He went through the present season without a defeat.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06

Four quarts Of peanuts taken to China 55 years ago by a missionary are the ancestors" of the present Chinese production. which now ex- ceeds the American crop.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
INTER CITY MATCH

New Haven, June 6.-The 18th annual spring match between the New Haven lawn club and Hartford golf club is being played here this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06

Net profit of the Continental Mo- tors Corp. for the six months ended April 30 increased to $1,402Ss4 compared with $1,16S,744 in the same period year ago. This was equal to 70 cents a share on the no par value stock. against 6s cents a share in the previous year.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
Desert Air Line

London. - An airplane line across the Arabian desert from Palestine 10 Iraq as a link in the London Bombay air route is being discussed by government officials. It calls for a so0-mile flight across the desert in one day.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
GOES TO GENEVA

London. June (APl-The Brit ish foreign secretary, Austen Cham herlain. left today for Geneva to' attend the council of the league of nations, which begins its slth ses- sion Monday.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
HAS RHEUMATISM

Amsterdam, Holland, June 6. (AP) Princess Hermine, wife of the for mer German kaiser, has gone to Wildbad, Wurttemberg, in the Black Forest, to receive treatment for 8 serious attack of rheumatism.
New Britain herald., 1925-06-06
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT

New York-EXchanges. Ss1,000,- GOO; balances, S0.000,0O0
 Boston Exchanges, 61.00o,o00; balances, 21,000,00O.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
INDIVIDUALITY
PRESERVED IN
BUILDINGS

Every city has its beauty spots, its
business attractions, its industrial
features and its historic interests.
Each strives for individuality-the
unusual-for it is this that is most
easily remembered by the visitor. In
San Antonio this individuality is ex-
pressed in structures of every kind.
1t is that charming Spanish at
mosphere which had its origin in
early Texas history and in the con-
struction of the ancient and historic
Missions.
Today the modern builder patterns
his structure after the Spanish type
of architecture in keeping with the
characteristic surroundings of old San
Antonio.
And besides its famous character
istics San Antonio is known the
world over as city of fine homes.
You take time TO live in San An
tonic" is among the visitors first
impressions. -
And to live comfortably San An
tonic has put millions in fine resi-
dences with a goodly portion OF the
investments entirely for bcautifica-
ttion and decorations. San Antonio
is famous for her Spanish type homes
and business buildings.
BY maintaining this individuality
San Antonio has drawn the worlds
tourists and has become the Play
ground of America"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
ORDER PLACED
IN CITY FOR
ENGINES

: One of the big prosperity items that
will usher in the new year is the
closing of an. order for one-quarter
million dollars worth Of gas engines
to DC built in entirety at the Kruger
Machinery Company's big plant at San
Jose, two and one-haf miles south Of
the city limits.
The order was placed by Tips En-
CINE Works of Austin after an inspec-
ton of the facilities of the plant here.
1t is stated that the order for these
engines, which are to be standard %
h. u. units manufactured in multiples
is the direct result of the land boom.
The engines are of Il size suitable 70
individual farm irrigation plants, small
electric light plants and cotton gins.
The Kruger plant viii construct
these engines from raw materials. be-
ginning with the pig iron and COM
plotting the various stages TO the fin
ished product. The stimulation to irri-
gated farming created by drouth condi-
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
SHOE COMP ANY
PENSCHA|N
STORE HERE

The Dixie Shoe Stores Company of
Baltimore, Md, one of the largest
shoe manufacturers and retailers in
America, has selected San Antonio for
the site of the first of chain of stores
in Texas. ...- ...
Remodeling and installing s front
characteristic of the Dixie stores, the
local store was opened this week at
pit East Houston street. S. G. Moore,
district manager for the company. for
merly San Antonio man. was instru-
mental in getting the store for San
Antonio.
Mr.. Moore is in San Antonio super
intending the opening of the new store.
I. n. Reed will be local manager.
Probably the most interesting fea-
ture about the Dixie stores is that they
sell So product. A reduction in the
price Of shoes compared with the aver
age is made possible through the elm
ination of wholesaling or jobbing SER
vice. Factory products are sold in
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
N. A. SAIGH GETS
SS6,025 CONTRACT

n. A.. Saigh company has been
awarded the general contract for the
erection of a number of buildings at
a National Guard camp at Palacios
at SCOOPS. The work consists of 5S
mess halls, 80 latrines, IS bath houses,
five officers baths, water works sys-
TEN, pumping machinery, 50,000-gal-
lon sypress tank 50,000-gallon elc-
waited steel tank. The united State
government is owner Of the property
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
LUTHERANS RECEIVE
BIDS ON CHURCH

Bids will be received until p. M,
December 30 for two-story, brick,
stone and reinforced concrete church
building TO be erected at Austin for
the st. Martins Lutheran congrega-
ton. George Louis Walling is the
architect for the structure. Plans are
on file at the San Antonio Builders
Exchange.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
SCHWARTZ COMPANY
WILL RECEIVE BIDS

% Schwartz company will remodel the
interior and exterior of its one-story,
brick store building at Uvalde at a
cost of $4,000. Plans for the work
are complete and it is reported that
bids will be received shortly at Uvaldc.
Will Noonan company is architect.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
BONDS ARE VOTED
FOR BUNA SCHOOL

A two-story high school building
will be erected at Buna shortly, at
a cost of $4,000. A bond issue was
recently voted for the structure. The
structure will be of brick and tile
construction. Bivesay and Weidemann
are architects.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27

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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
AWARD CONTRACT

The Southern Steel company was
awarded the general contract for the
construction Of a three-story. brick,
stone and reinforced concrete, fire
proof jail and court house annex al
Lufkin. Angelina county is the owner
Of the STRUCTURE
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
COTULLA WILL GET
NEW BRICK THEATER

. A one-story, brick theater building
will be erected at Cotulla shortly. 1t
will be 40 feet by 100 feet. McNeese
BROTHERS, OF Dallas, are the owners.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
ANOTHER FINE CHURCH.

A three-story brick. tile and rein
forced concrete church building viii b.
erected at Dallas for the Highland
Park Methodist Episcopal church.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-27
sAIGH LOW BIDDER.

N. A. Saigh Company is the low
bidder on a watcrworlIs distributing
system to be erected at Frost. This
company's bid on the work was
$2S,4SS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-06-03
nv ]. II. JUSTICE

If there Is any real excitement dur.
l. ing the meeting OF tho Washing.
ton State Bankcrs' association. which
will hold It's annual session at Tho
Olympic Hotel Thursday and Friday,
" will be when the research commit.
tee on savings and loan banks and
their methods OF doing business.
makes its report.
This committee, headed by w. j.
Patterson, of Hays & Hays. Abcr.
deem, has been at work for many
months. trying TO determine wherein
tho state bank laws applying TO saw.
ings and loan banks can be improved.
And a report will be made at the
convention this week, with recon-.
mcndations as 20 laws that should
DO presented at the next session OF
the legislature.
This report Is now In Eastern
Washington and will not reach
Seattle until Thursday morning.
But II IN understood that among
other things II will recommend
that the savings and loan banks
OF the state should carry bigger
reserve, should have more sub.
stnntial capital stock, should not
advertise for deposits, should not
pay an unreasonable rate Of in.
terest 10 its Observation-Disclosures.
ers and that II should in no way
undertake to function rs a state