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New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
FAIR BUSINESS BAD
Reports From Lcipeic Show That While the Attendance is Good Lit tic Money is spent.

Lcipsic Germany. March s CP-- , The attendance at thn LcipSiC Epring 2 fair is satisfactory, but business is poor, The ConstnSu9 of opinion is that the quality Of goods is excellent but fiat prices arc too high. Long credit orders therefore have been aonspiruously few, numerous buyers
 expecting 10 he ab'n 10 purchase on
 moro profitable terms during the coming summer, Domestic business is still poorer than that for thn eT- port trade. lt is generally remarked 'iat exhibitors have yielded readily 70 cash offers.
 The intores' of most of tho Amer ;can buyers has ben ccntercd in porGrlainS, gNasswares. toys, novel; ties and ready made clothing for wom n and children. American buy CTS and exhibitors attribute the oX- cossiye prices to high taxes and re- Eusal by manufacturers 10 deduct losses Of thc imitation period from 1 present expense accounts and lack Ot q system of estimating cost produc- ton.
 Business in pottery has been liyo-
 ly. but glassware buying has been
 cautious. Toys are beginning to no 'irn foreign competition. Trade in
 metal goods is slack, in film equip-
 uent fair 10 medium, in technical apparatus satisfactory, in lcathN goods poor and in textiles fair.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Cornelius Cullinan

Cornelius Cullinan, one of the city's best known Irish residents, died Saturday night at his home. II Armistice street, just 8 week after bis 5Sth birthday. He was taken seriously sick on his birthday and was taken to the New Britain Gen cral hospital for treatment. Death was due 10 complications.
 He was born in Ireland on Feb ruary %. 1868, and came to this country when he was about 93 years old. He worked in factories in this city during his carly years hcr". For :" years ho vas employed in Hart X. Coolcy'S factory and for the past few years he held q position with Russell X Erwin Co. He was q member of th" Holy Name Society of St. Mary's church.
 He is survived by his wife, six daughters, Margaret, Charlotte Ann. Marion. Bessie and Bonnie; q sister, Mrs. Rridg"t Murphy and four brothers, Charles, Lot and Patrick Cullinan Of this city and John Culli- nan of Chicago,
 Funeral services will be held al 2 oci" k tomorrow morning at St Mary's church. Intcrment will be in St. M&ry's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
POLA NEGRI NOT SURE OF RUDOLPH
Must Try Absence Treatment to
 Test His Love

Los Angeles, Calif, March CPl-- Pola NeGri, the viyacious Polish ac- tresS, who once was to have married Charlie Chaplin, Is now to marry Screenland's shcik, Rudolph Valrn- tino, if her love for him can stand tho test of q four months separa- ton.
 The actress who only recently cmphatically declared that she would not marry Valentino or any other man. has confessed her love for Valentino, according to the Los Angeles Times.
 "l think he is the supreme man he is perfection" she said of hin, But I take marriage very seriously, If I am ever married again, l am sure it will be for all time.
 50 first I want 10 prove my love. I am going away soon 10 Europa tShe will be away four months), True love ought 10 outlivc this separation. If l feel tho same when I return as l do now, and his feel ings arc the sane, there is nothing 10 prevent our marriage" Valentino could not be reached today to discuss the hctrothol.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
WALKER GOING SOUTH

New York, March tPs-Mayor Janes J. Walker, who already has taken one trip ,o the south, carrying good words for THmmany Hall. is going to mak" another visit which will include the south and middle wcs,. He will deliver an address in Cincinnati. O., on March IS, it was learned today. Then he will 20 to St PctcrSburg, Fla, where Il" win attend Q baseball get-together din- |nor as the guest of Al" Lang, for |ner mayor Of St. Petersburg. The |Iayor, only recently recovered from R breakdown in Albany, will max" s.c southern trip primarily for his health, his friends said.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Inventor Develops New
 Type of Electric Engine

Berlin, March s Pl--Sceking to eliminate the tremendous consump- ton of coal In electric power plants Dr. Walter Paul, electrical engineer has devised q thermo- magnetic cleo tric generator. He believes it will supplant steam driven turbines for generating electric current even be- fore the advent of super hydro electric power combines.
 pr. Paul is said 10 have demon stratcd this apparatus with success before the German eleCtro-t technical society. IL is based on the fact that the Induced magnetism Of soft iron decreases and increases as the tem- perature of the iron falls and rises. The device consists of a heavy soft iron ring mngnntizod by an cleo trical current. In the center of the ring is hung an induction coil. As the ring is heated by either q gas or coal fire and then allowed 10 cool an alternating current is induced in the wiring.
 One model which Dr. Paul has constructed is large enough 10 sup. ply A farm with electric light and power. The heating Is regulated au. tomaticaliy.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Mass. Governor, Sick, Puts His Name to Budget Bill

Boston, March Pl-Goyernor Fuller. who is confined to his home with a cold, today signed the annual appropriation bill based on the gov crnoEs budget. The bill, which in cludcs G66 items, calls for an cX- prnditure of $47.4G+,913. The l92j bill vas foy $45.4G1,092.
 A statement from tn" governors office said less changes had h""r made by the legislature in 1lI" gov crnor's budget than for many years. The main increases Arc in the build- ing and roads programs, Provision is made for construction to accom- modatc 505 additional patients in ,hn department of mental diseases compared with normal increase of zoo q year.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
BLAMES MOVIE ACTRESS
Mrs. Eleanor Y. Brewster says Miss CorliSs Palmer Usurpcd Her Place, Demands S250, 900

Now York. March $ tP--Mrs. Eleanor Y. Brewster. tcstifying to- day in her suit for S950,000 for alienation of affections against Miss Corliss Palmer. screen star, said that the actress had usurp"d her place in the Brewster homo at Ros- lyn, Long Island. Miss Palmer brolo up proposed second honeymoon, " planned by Mrs. Brewster and her husband. she said.
 "Aftcr my baby vas born" sh" she avowrd my husband suggested that wc go south ON q second honey moon.' Miss Palmer ridiculed our plans in tho presence of both of us and tried to discourage my hus- band from making thc trip, in which she succeeded. went alone and was away threc wooks."
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
MOTHER SAVES CHILDREN
Bridgeport Woman Succeeds In Dragging Four To Safety When Fire Threatens House,

Bridgeport, Conn.,, March (Rl-- Four children ranging from to 1l years In age, narrowly escaped suf- location this morning when fire starting in woodpile in the cellar of the home of Frank I.aluna, 7S Elias street, swept through the kitchen, filling the house and an ad- jCining store with smoke.
 The children were in the kitchen preparing to leave for school when the fire, which had been shoulder ing for some time, suddenly broke through the floor. Volumes oi smoke poured into the kitchen, tenn porarily cutting off the chidrcns escape.
 Their cries of fire" attracted Mrs, Laluna's attention. She was in the parlor at the time but ran to the kitchen and succeeded in removing the children in safety.
 The damage will probably reach $500.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Deaths
Thomas l.. Warren,

Thomas L.. Warren, 45-years- old diedl ast night al his home, S30 Bur ritt street following an illness since last Monday Death was due to pneumonia,
 MT. Warren was well known resident of this city for many years being employed on construction work most of the time. Surviving him arc his mother, Mrs, Mary Warren, four brothers, Michael J. Warren, Jamcs w. Warren, Patrick J, Warren and Timothy Warren and q sister. Mrs Mary Warren.
 Funeral services will be held al St, Mary's church Wednesday morning at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
BLAMES NEWSPAPERS
Prosecutor Says Press Publishing Data On Races, Etc, Fosters Gambling Spirit.

New York, March 8 Pl--Ferdi. nand Pecora, chief assistant district attorney, today attacked newspapers for being largely responsible for much of the crime that rises from gambling environment"
 Speaking before the Baptist min isters' conference of New York and vicinity. MT. Pecora said the news papers aided and abetted gambling through the large amount of space given to raco track happenings and through special columns of tips" on horses.
 He suggested the creation Of a state agency for discovery of the causes of crime. Such a body. he said, might possibly be an exten- sion of the state prohibition office, and he though that special psy- chologists should delve into the mo- lives of mon who find life too tame,' and resort to crime for ex- citement.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Cabbages Now Are Set
 Out b5 Use of Machines

Nantes, March S tPl--A machine whicE sets out cabbage seedlings at a rapid speed has Lcon invented by the Ahbc Bacl". parish priest Of the village of Trot&e-Arents. Having first patented the machine, the abh", with the aid of the local blacksmith "rd g. young engineer, proceeded to luild it and try fl. With I little ad- iusting 1t functioned perfectly.
 Each seeding is caught gently by moving arm and plaCed in q little lolp, which is immc mcJiatcly filled up 'y a1other attachment. The in1cn- or claims that the machine will save about nino-tcnths of the labor usually required and plant the cab l&gcs better.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
JUDGE ORDERS MAN
 ID SUPPORT WIFE
Gives Mrs, Dula Ahmony Of
 S5,000 Per Year

New York, March 8 R) De- claring that he would not recognize the right of any man 10 abandon his wife without providing support in the manner 10 which she had been accustomed, Supreme Court Justice Proskauer today awarded Mrs, Elsie Hinman Dula separa- lion from Robert D. Dula, Jr., and sS,o00 yearly alimony.
 Mrs Dula had been receiving temporary alimony Of s35 a week. Justice Proskauer said the evidence showed conclusively that the Dulas had been living at the rate Of s22,0oo a year. Dula, he charac- iarized as 'an idler living on the bounty of his family"
 Dula is son of Robert B. Dula, former vice president of the Amer ican Tobacco company. Mrs Dula was formerly the wife of Charles G. Lewis. whom she divorced eleven days before her marriage to Dula, on December 30, 1919.
 The Dulas lived at Tuckahoe, N. Yr on 17-acre estate which was given Dula by his father. Mrs. Dula testified that her husband was q confirmed drunkard and that the separation was brought about by her refusal to consent to having her husband sent to sanitarium for treatment. She also assetrod that her father-ln-law broke up their home after she told him she was "fed up" on the Dula family.
 A suit against her father-in-la and his wife for $250,0O0 for all legged alienation of her husbands affections filed by Mrs. Dala Is pending.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
,rLr SWEEPING SYRACUSE

Syracuse, N. Y. March S CP.-- NNith three persons dead from r'S- piratory diseases and several thous- knd i'll at their homes, Syracuse IS bordering on an epidemic of infu- .nza similar 10 that which swept
 hn city In l9iS.
 Public schools in Solvay and East |yood. suburbs, have heen ordered Eloscd. II was estimated that ?j |pAr cent of the teachers and pupils bf inc local schools were absent due O illness. All hospitals in the city |lre crowded and the illness has greatly dcrletcd the employed force bf the business establishments ot Inc cify.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
FURTHER DECLINES
 IN STOCK LEADERS
But Reaction Is Orderly One.
 No Exchange Panic

New York, March S Rl--Selllng pressure was resumed in today's stock market, but the decline was an orderly one and apparently rep | resented q further readjustment of speculative accounts after the son. sational fluctuations of last week, Several of the high priced special lies were hammered down to | points, but the net losses in stand ard rails and industrials were held 10 q point or two. Trading showed a marked contraction In volume, falling well below i000,000 shares, The political crisis arising over Ger many's entrance to the league Of nations the weakness Of French bonds and foreign exchange, and the unexpected reduction in Penn sylvania crude oil prices had a somewhat depressing effect on spec | ulative sentiment. Foundation Co. extended fits loss to six points in the early afternoon, and among the score or so issues to fall back to points were Mack Trucks, Postum Cereal, California Packing, Coca Cola, S. $. Kresgc, Pullman, Savage Arms. General Asphalt and Texas Gulf Sulphur, L. S. Industrial AL
 Wall Street Opening
 lrreguIarly lower prices charac- trrized the opening of the new week in the stock market. General Electric dropped 2la points, Jordan and Pierce Arrow. Baldwin Loco motive. United Fruit and Allied Chemical yielded a point or more on initial sales. On the other hand. Dupont, Schulte Stores and Ameri- can Car and Foundry opened e point or so higher.
 Selling pressure increased as trad ing progressed with offerings rather heavy for both accounts. In some quarters, this was characterized as the usual secondary reaction" which ordinarily follows the first rally coming after sharp break such as the market experienced last week. Professional bear traders, encouraged by their success in un- settling prices last week. again hammered the industrial shares. McCrory Stores E broke points. American G. Foundation Co. 4, and Hudson Motors, Coca Cola. Savage Arms, American Zinc preferred, . rI, Nntiano o1 Dairy Products and Ward Baking A and E yielded points or more be- fore the end of the first half hour Rails also lost ground although the recessionG were not as large. Pitts hurgh and West Virginia yielding o15 points. Atlantic Coast Line 2 and Chesapeake and Ohio, New York Central. Pere Marquette and Southern Railway a point or so Foreign exchanges opened easy. De- mand sterling ruled around s4.S5 Ti16 and French francs were couple of points lower around S.FS15 points.
 The closing was irregular, buying support, TuSHeu to luc NIu ol I'i' rail shares In the late trading broke the force Of the selling at tack elsewhere and several special ties rallied two to six points from their early low levels. Before the market stiifened. however Founda- ton Co. and Nickel Plate had de- clined II points each, American Can and Central Electric, Ameri- can Brake Shoe, Coco Cola and h. ternational Harvester G 10 7 1-@. Chesapeake and Ohio recovered it's carly loss and Pere Marquette sold ? 1-2 points above last weeks closing. Total sales approximated il,700,000 shares.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Letters Grandson Learns
 Colonies as Hired Man

Sydney. March tPA-LnEi Zirg- log Loitcr's grandson. th" @"-ycar- old T:@Yl ot Suffolk and B"rkshi"" is now d farm worker and s7rmill hand on q small cstat" near Fort Nov South Wales. IH is just an ordinary hani without special privileges. although hc is owner Of Io.n0H acres in England and ono Of thc heirs to Inc fortune his grandfather made in tho dry goods business in Chicago.
 The Earl recently sailed round th" world as an apprentice on clipper He liked Australia 90 well that he decided to return here and work a while 10 round out his knowledge of life in the British colonies.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
$50,000 More for New
 Court House in Hartford

Hartford, March s tP'~ By in" paS&ag" of resolution. introduced d, their annual meeting in th" county building hern today tue Hartford county legislators author ized tho county commissioners and the treasurer of Hartford county 10 borrow $jo.oo0 in addition. 10 sums they have already been authorized to borrow for the huldiug of the new county courthouse on Washing ton street.
 A resolution inroduc"d by Scna~ tor Samuel C. Doty of this city was passed. laying q tnN of Sl5|,ooo 10 meet indebtedness and expenses of thc county. This sum is $go,opO less than the tax cf last yoar.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Bulgarian and Greek
 RaiIWayS to Connect

Sofia, March s P,-Dircct cnnn"r- tion between tEo Bulgarian and
 Greek national railroad systems, Homcwhera n.ar Ptritcli, is certain. Word has been received from Athens that the director of th" Greek rail- way is coming 10 Sofia to complete tho details of the work of making the junction at pcmrhisyar, which turing the Balkan var WAS COIL ntct"d with Pctritch by narro"
 gauge line.
 As soon as tho negotiations ar" finished anu thc work carried out,
 Sofia will chtaiu q direct rout" to Salonica and considerable commer- { cial advantage is counted upon from jtho shortening of the rontc to the 1 Acgen sea.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
FIJI EPIDEMIC WAVES

Binghamton, N. T., March s CP- The influenza epidemic which has spread throughout this city appar- Ently was on the wane today. This |vaa indicated, Tn the opinion Of Health Officer Bongstreet, Dy the Eact that IF new cases were report sd in the past forty eight hours as |,ompared with 1si in the preceding L4 hours. Those reported i'll al thc present time include 47 school eachers and 2,s56 pupils.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Mrs. Katrc Gedraitis

Mrs. Katre Gcdraitis, wife of simon Gedr1itis. died this morning at her home. 1S9 Hartford avenue. She was 3S years old and is survived by her husband, two daughters. Julia. aged l4, and Katre, aged 6, and two sisters, Mrs Martin Nilich- l>a of Manchester and Mrs. Annie Swantsky of this city. The funeral arrangements, in charge of Laraia & Sa2arino, arc incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
30,0OO GOING OVERSEAS
Torty-Scycn Ships Will Be Necessary to Take American Legion Vets to Trance in October.

New Haven, March S. Plans for the second American EXpcdition- ary Force trin to France which will be made in October, 1927, call for the Connecticut members of tho American Legion making the trip sailing from Boston with members from Legion posts of three other New England states, 1t was an nounced at American Legion head quarters here today.
 More than S0,000 are expected to take part in the expedition.
 The convention which will last one week will be held in Paris.
 Forty-scvcn ships will be used in conveying the delegates to France.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Mrs. Kresge's Million
 Dollar LAW Suit Opens

Now York. March x (P)-~-Thc suit of Mrs, Doris Mercer krosgo to grt H,0o0,o00 from her husband, Sc hastian $. kresGr. head o1 tho chain store system Of kresgn & company, on a pre-nuptial agreement, was be gun today in the supreme court be- fore Justice Wagner.
 The plaintiff, who is lresgc's second wife, alleged that her huH- band Lcfor" their marriage pro misod to assign to her after the wedding q large block of stock in the company She avows that he re- fused 10 deliver the stock.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Yale X Towne Mfg. Co.
 Has S9.515112 SurnIns

Net earnings including interest re- ceived for the year 1925 of Yale Ss Towne Mfg. Go. of Stamford are shown to be S9,920,749 in copies of the annual report which have been received in this city. This compares with S2,&@5.4S3 for 1924. The sur plus has increased from sS.s44,a63 in 1924 10 S9.515,112 for 1925. The net profits for 1925 were s2.57o,74s as against $2.O1S,59c for 1924. Dur. ing the past year the corporation purchased the EGrrows Lock Co.,, the Sagcr Lock Co. and the Miller Lock CO.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Remington Resigns From
 Aetna Insurance Board

H0rt!ord, March P-CharlcS II. Remington, vice president of tho Aetna Life Insurance company and is affiliated companies, resigned to- cay and the board Of directors ac- ceptei.
 His action is supposed to have r"- suited from recent difficulties in the Automobile Insurance company enc Of the Aetna life group.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Many Phones Out of Order
 In Hartford During Day

Hartford. March s LP--The heavy rain over the week end caused water 10 seop into conduit at Broad street and rarminston avenue and soak through l,cQ0 wire cable, putting enN telephones out of com mission here this morning. Service will be disabled at least until { o'clock this afternoon. The theft of all exposed cable, serving G5 sub Scribers in the Allyn street business district, disrupted telephone service on that street this morning, also. The cable was hacked with all axe ,tnd carried away.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
One of Russia's Oldest
 Families Now With Reds

Haoecow, March $ OP--Of the few members of the old nobility who have joined forces. the most notable lerhaps is Prince Nalcrian Obolcn- 'iy, whoao family dates hack 10 the time of tho Norsemar Rurik, the first ruler Of Russia.
 Forsaking his family and former connections, Prince Obolensky adopt ed the name of Osinsky and was appointcd sovtrt ambassador to Sweden. He is now q full-hcdgcd member of the council of tho peo- plcs commissars and manager of tho |stGtc statistical department.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
NEW "CHELsEa TRIALS'

Boston. March P-Mayor r. Quiglay of Chelsea and others in dicted with him on charges of con- spiracy 10 violate the prohibition law will face Judge and jury a second time within a few weeks, .U. s. Attorney Harold Williams an nounced today. Their first trial, which lasted six weeks. ended in a disagreement on Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
ROGuS COUNT ON TRIAL.

Cambridg", Mass, March s P'- "Count" Phillippc DeGlamccy D'Au- bisny, who has passed much of his ti,uc masqueradinC as count. Q general or q duke. and who has so- iourned al intervals in various pris- cns. today went on trial before q MiddlcseX superior court jury on charges of non-support and aban- donmtnt of his wife and child. His wife, the former Marion Maumcist" Cambridge chorus girl, whom h. married while he vas T French general" in .19eo, was the first wit neSS
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
CSHD OF THANKS

We desire 10 cypress our aprr"- riation and gratitude 10 all those who extended thcir sympathy In the recent bereavement Of our beloved mother. Mrs. Cath'rin" Sloan, We wish also to thank tho WomNns Benefit Association and Nov Britain .odcc. No. o57, Benevolent and Pro- t"H'iye Orders of l.lks. for their floral haQueSts.
 JOHN r. SLOAN.
 VARY K. SLOAN.
 WILLIAM M. SLOAN,
 GRACE SLOAN.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
ONE WAY TO WORK

She: DO you believe there IS safety in numbers?
 He: Sure Of if. Whenever I'm cx- teeding the speed limit l hang some other chaps number on the back of my car.--Japan Advertiser.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
HEAVY SNOWFALL

st. Albans. Nt., March s P-More than foot of snow mad fallen in rorthcrn Vermont in q storm which began Saturday and still continued tlis afternoon. The pin Of snow now on the ground here is more ,han gig feet.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
John Robert Hughes

John Robert Hughes, SS years old, q veteran of the Civil War, died at his home In Southington last night following illness incident to old age He is survived by his wife and son, Robert o. Hughes.
 Funeral arrangements in charge of E. C. Porter Sons are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
City Items

The Junior Hadasah show try outs will take place tonight at 1;3O o'clock at inc auditorium of thc He brew school The show will he pro- duccd at the Capitol theator April 25.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
FAREWELL APPEARANCE

Comedian tdictating his will): What money I have. chink, dough, berries, sponduliS. if any, moro or less. such as if is or isn't
 Lawyer: I can put il in morr legal language.
 Comedian; I know. but l want to get a laugh.-Boston Transcript
New Britain herald., 1926-03-08
Mrs. Catherine SupsmiskaS

Mrs. Catherine Supsmiskas. 4 years old, wife of Peter Supsniskas. died at her homo, 1&6 l-9 Winter street Saturday night after short illness.
 She is survived by two sons, Charles and Adoiph Supsmiskas and T daughter, Julia Supsmiskas, all of this city. Funeral services will he tomorrow morning at St. Andrews g church. lntcrmcnt will be in St. Mary's cemetery