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New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
.s2OO BROUGHT IN
 6SO OF 6S6 VOTES
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the stand tomorrow
 Insull spent s193.735.19 in the campaign, of which s125,000 was contributed to the successful candi- dacy of Frank l.. Smith, chairman of the Illinois commerce commits sion, who defeated Senator Mckin- ley for the senatorial nomination. The committee wants to know if he spent any other money in the pri- mary.
 William Hale Thompson, former mayor of Chicago, was the second witness Of the day. He came from California to- give his testimony.
 It is of record that Allen F. Moore, Smiths campaign manager, gave Thompson s25.0OO and he in turn gave it to the Crowe- Barrett republican faction in Cook county.
 Thompson said he supported Smith because of his opposition to the world court and that he helped Smith all he could.
 The former mayor disclosed that the CroweBarrett leaders had prom ised to support him for mayor if he, helped them in the recent primary.
 q told them I did not think the people of Chicago were interested in political alliances, but that I was very much interested in the candi- dacy Of Col. Smith,"
 Lake-to-Gulf Project.
 Thompson said the lake-to-gulf waterway was supported by the .Crowe-Barrett group and that also the wet and dry issue for Cook county came up and it was decided. to declare against prohibition for that county.
 With these understandings. our minds met" Thompson said This had much to do with assisting in the nomination of Col. Frank L. Smith,"
 Asked about campaign finances, Thompson said this campaign was, no different from any other. We were short of money and always needed little more.
 uoh hiiON HUN lllc LlollcS Mdo raised except that l encouraged my friends to contribute.
 II asked Allen F. Moore, Smiths campaign manager, if there was any way to secure funds. He said he would try to raise some. l na couple of days he called me. I went to see him and he gave me s25,000. Be- yond that I had nothing to do with the financing except to pay some bills myself."z
 The former mayor said he was told that Senator Mckinley was go- ing to help the Crowe-Barrett or garization with funds but could not recall who had told him so.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
TRYING ID TRACE
 TIP ON WALL ST.
Morgan Firm Member Said to
 Have Advised Motors

New York, Aug. 3 LP - Common stock of the General Motors corpor- alton continued its sensational. 1- vance on the New York stock. ex- change today, opening points higher at POS and quickly running up a;new record peak at 20S1s. The hrst sale was a block of 5000 shares at 20b followed by a string of trans actions totalling 4,300 shares.
 The scramble for the General Motors continued in the first hour of trading as result of the report ed statement of Thomas Cochran, partner of J. P. Morgan and Co.,. who, on his departure for Europe yesterday was quoted by Dow. Jones and Co.,, as saying that General Motors will steadily Advance and should and will sell at least one hundred points higher
 Wall street was much puzzled by such a statement. Members of the Morgan firm said they had no in- formation on the statement and sent a wireless to Mir. Cochran asking its authenticity. Other wireless messages were sent to MT. Cochran but up to II o'clock this morning the Morgan firm had received no reply to their inquiry S
 General Motors in the first hour of trading, which was very heavy, rose to 211 1-4, after which it sold off on profit taking to POT.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Accidental Death Is
 Finding by Coroner

2; Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug. 8 P- Accidental death Is found by Cor oner John J. Phelan in a finding made today in the death of George Gilbert, of Van Seant street, Nor walk, who was electr6cuted July 21 last while at work on a pole on Patrick avenue. Norwalk, as lineman for the Connecticut Light and Pow CT company.
 Gilbert was installing large transformer and had one foot on pole cross bar and another on guy wire. Witnesses before the cor oner expressed the opinion that he probably lost his balance and mad vertently grasped live wire. His body was enveloped in a sheet Of flame and he died instantly, 46oo volts having passed through his body.
 Gilbert, the coroner finds, was regarded by his company associates as efficient and thoroughly exper- enced in all kinds of power line work"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
TO KNOW FATE SOON
Man Has Been Held in New Haven Jail For Two Years Pending Ex- tradition To Italy.

New Haven, Aug. 3 Whether Francesca Cimmino, held in the county jail here since October. 1924, on charge of having been convicted of murder in Italy will be deported under a warrant issued by the sec retary of state will be known within a short time, 1t was believed here today after Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas at hearing on the case instructed Bernard F. Lynch, extra dition commission, to forward his finding and the testimony and. evil dence to the secretary of state. Mir. Lynch did not say which way his finding would be. If he finds the man is a fugitive from justice, q warrant to turn Cimmino over to a representative of the Italian crown will be issued.
 Since Cimmino's arrest here in 1924, he has been the center Of a bitter contest between his counsel and counsel for the Italian crown, the former trying to keep him in this country and the latter endeavoring to have him deported. MT. Lynch has had the case before him numer- ous times in an effort to get all pos- sible data on it. Cimmino is under life sentence in his native country for a murder committed in 1917.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Funera Is
\. J. CahnlnS

~hs U' NdpNiuS
 The body of Anthony J. Cabelus of 42 Church street, well known resident of this city for many years who died in his 67th year at his home after a short illness Saturday night, was laid at rest today at what was considered one Of the largest funerals held in this city in some months, Services were held at St. Andrews church with solemn Nigh mass of requiem.
 Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pastor, officiated. He was assisted by Rev Thomas Laden of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, and Rev. Joseph J. Keane of St. Joseph's church who acted as deacon and suh-deacon respectively.
 There was wealth of spiritual and floral tributes and during the services special music was rendered by a quartet consisting of Miss A. Bolosky. soprano, Mrs. Sintan, alto, Francis Egan, tenor and James Donahue, bass. At the offertory. Miss Bolosky sang Pie Jesu" and at the conclusion of the services she rendered Some Sweet Day"
 The pail bearers. were: Joseph Brabuiis,. Boles Bakis, Frank Grad eckus, Anthony Wecki, Andrew Boloski, all members of St. Joseph's society of which he was a prom inent member. Joseph Vogel and Edward kerin of Hartford a grand son were flower bearers.
 The three priests went to St. Mary's cemetery and conducted the committal services at the grave.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Robber of S3,OOO Leaves
 Workers Lunch Money

New York, Aug. 3 dPl-A grur holdup man yesterday left his vic- tims money for lunch before he and three confederates escaped with the SS,600 payroll of Cushman & Sons bakers, of s25 West 66th street.
 Get off that chair, sister," he of- dered. pushing Miss Frieda Miller. telephone girl. away from the switchboard with muzzle of his pistol She had attempted to plug in a call to police.
 The same robber poked hts weapon into the face of Miss Mabel Mackay cashier. when she tried to knock the canvas bag containing tho payroll into a drawer. He reached in the drawer, shook s5.5o in siives from the bag, and said:
 Here. buy the girls some lunch with this.a
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Indian Prefers Vanity
 Case to Old War Paint

Edmonton, Alta, Aug. p- There is at least one Indian Tn Canada who prefers the modern van ity case and makeup box to the war paint of his ancestors, according to H. P. Murphy. trapper and explorer from the Ptarmigan Lake district.
 Murphy says that recently he met an Indian on the trail wearing a vanity box where formerly scalplng knife had hung. From this the h. dian pulled powder puff, powdered his face and then extracted small mirror from the bag to assure him. self that his makeup was good.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
SMALL SUIT BROUGHT

Carl E. Ericsson and Andrew j.. Johnson. doing business as Ericson & Johnson, have, sued Herbert and Margaret M. Warner for $50 dam ages on a plumbing bill of s36.l2 Margaret w. Perkins issued the papers, which are returnable in the city court the first Monday of Sep tember. Constable Fred Wrinkle has attached real estate Of the de- fendent at 22 Eton place.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
RETURN FROM CAMPING TRIP

Mir. and Mrs. Harold w. Gee. Mir. and Mrs. Roy c. Schilling of this city, Mrs. Schilling's mother, Mrs. Ten Brock of New Britain and Washington, Miss Lucille Tucker of Washington and Miss Marion Schill- ing of New Britain. have returned from a two weeks motor camping trip. They drove up the Atlantic coast through Salem to Portland and returned through the White Moun- tains by way of Lake Winnepesaukee
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Two Brothers to Sail
 To Hunt Relatives

Adam David and Rubel David Of this city will sail on October l for Syria where they will cross the Sahara desert to Bagdad. They will search that section of the country for their. family, which has been missing since the war.
 Both are brothers who have been separated from the rest of the family like many when the war was at it's height in 1917. Both are now citizens of this country and are able to travel in Asia with the pro- lection which is afforded an American citizen.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
SCALDED TO DEATH.

Bridgeport, Aug. 3 Rt-While reaching for a dominoe on a stove near a kettle of boiling yater yes- terday afternoon, Antonio Grovena, aged 3, upset the vessel and was SO severely scalded by the boiling waE ter that he died in St. Vincent's hos pital today. The child was practical ly nude at the time the accident oc- cured because of the heat.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE

Halifax, N. S., Aug, o.-I ne Nova Scotia steamer Frances Boutil- Ter. owned by the National Steam ship Service, Ltd, of. Halifax, was destroyed by fire and explosion yes- terday off the coast of Canadian Labrador. News of the vessels destruction was received here last night in message to the National Fish company from P. J. Peters, the vessels supercargo, who wired from St. Augustine Sag, Que.
 The crew are all reported safe, The steamer, S6.5 feet in length with a gross tonnage of 9o, was chartered by tffe National Fish company.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
SUZANNE DEFENDS HER
 MOVE IN TURNING PRO.
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game. Any professional influence not strongly enumerated by the as- sociation would kill the game Pyle cannot dictate to the association and tell it to change it rules to bring about a condition such as exists in golf. Were there a large profess sional tennis group in the country the association might approve play between the bodies.'
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
RARE TAPESTRIES. STOLEN

New York, Aug. CD z Rare tapestries, paintings and other art objects valued at S75,00o were stolen from the art shop of Jack son r. Higgs on East 54th street some time during the weekend, Higgs reported to police last night.
 Among the loot was La Prise De Lille tapestry, depicting Louis XIV of France and his marshals besieging Lille.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Chicago Liquor Warfare
 Claims Another Victim

Chicago, Aug. 3 Pl-Joseph Saldo, 2S, nephew of Joseph Lamberto, bootlegger- jeweler who was mur- dered with a woman companion in front of the Derby Inn a month and a half ago, was riddled by bullets from passing automobile today as he stood in front of his cigar store. He died two hours later. Police laid the shooting to a continuance of li- quor warfare.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
American Film Still
 Are Supreme Abroad

London, Aug. 8 LPt-A joint com mittee of various branches of the film trade of England, which has been trying to evolveAa scheme to increase the production of British films with a consequent curtailment of American films shown here, today announced that it had failed to find solution of the problem.
 An attempt to bring about d reef procal arrangement for the exhiibi- ton of British films in the United States also was unsuccessful
 Coincident with this announce ment it was stated in the house of commons that 95 per cent of the films shown in England are Ameri- can.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
France to Take Up
 Debt Question Soon

London, Aug. 3 GP)-The chancel- Tor of the excheduer, Winston Churchill states in the house of commons today that Premier Poin- care of France had informed him he would ask the chamber of deputies to ratify the Anglo-F'rench debt agreement as soon as possible. At the latest it wolld be when the chamber met in the autumn.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
pt,sINEss OUTLOOK GOOD

New York, Aug. 3 Rt-Charles H. sabin, chairman of the Guaranty Trust company, held an optimistic view of business conditions as he left yesterday for Europe. The im- mediate future trend of business in the face of general conditions. MT. sabin said that so far as he knew the negotiations for the sale Of the White Star Line are definitely off with nc prospect of revival.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
S2,2O0 AWARD
Vinipg Gets Judgement in City
 Court

Vinipg Gets Judgement in City
 Court
 In the city court this morning, an arbitration committee awarded s2,20o to the plaintiff in the suit of J. L.. Vlning against Michael Tocionis for $2,909 alleged due on the contract for building a block on Chestnut stret.
 Max Runner, Hartford architect, represented the defendant on the committee and Building Inspector A. N. Rutherford represented the plaintiff. The third member was John E. Downess chosen by the other two. Judge F. B. Hungeford of Hungerford & Sake, and Attorney Irving I. Rachlin represented the plaintiff and Attorney Donald Gaff- ney represented the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Evelyn Paladino.

The funeral of Miss Evelyn Pala- dino, age five and one-half years, was held this morning at 10:45 o'clock from her home at 115 Bel den street and at the church of St. John the Evangelist at II o'clock. Rev. Thomas J. Laden, pastor off, :iated at the services.
 The pail bearers and flower bear CTS were all little playmates of the deceased child and presented a touching scene as they filed into and from the church beside the casket of their late chum. The funeral services were largely attended and there was a wealth of floral offerings from the many friends of the child
 Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
SIjIT FOR S4OO

John Eskoo, through Joseph e. Woods, has brought suit for s40o damages against John Lung, claim ing non-payment of note for a25S. Acting on a writ returnable in the city court the third Monday Of August, Constable Fred Wrinkle has made service on the defendant.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
REALTY NOTES

Edward Greenstein sold today two houses on Belden street, to David Segall.
 Joseph Feigenbaum has leased store in his new building on Main street to Angelo Gagliardi for the conduct. of a shoe repair parlor and another store to A. Roy of Spring field, Mass, for the conduct of meat market.
 All the deals were handled through the office Of the Rabinow- Raschkow Real Estate Co.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
WANT STOCK ISSUE

Washington, Aug. 3 P-The in terstate commerce commission today 7as asked by the Portland and Rum- ord Falls Railway of Maine for au- ority to issue ss90,oo0 In five per nt 25-year first mortgage sinking Id gold bonds which will be aranteed by the Boston and Maine ilroad.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
CHANGES AT BuRRrrr HOTEL.

F w. Ansberg, steward, and Johnston Moore. captain and actinf head waiter at the Burritt hotel have resigned their positions there. Ansberg has joined his wife at smithboro N T., J. H. Smith has been made captain of walters and is acting head waiter in place Of c. B. White, who has been patient in theNew Britain General hospital for the past two months.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
WaN Street Briefs

A continued decrease in the num- Der of commercial failures in the United States for the last four months is shown in July reports to R. G. Dun and company. The to- tai for July was 1905, the smallest since last October This represents a decrease of six per cent from June and 80 per cent from January when ?, 2s6 insolvencies were reported.
 Locomotivs needing repairs on July Is, totalled 9,709. or 15.5 per cent of those in operation, says the report of the American Railway as- sociation. This is an increase of 4S1 over the number needing re- pairs July l.
 The Missouri Pacific railway com pany has announced the completion of plans to erect in St. Louis the most modern railroad office building in the west. The structure will be seventeen stories high and will cost s2, 100000.
 Net increase of sS22,261 after de- Ipreciation. amortization. federal tax es and other charges equal to s4.S9 a share on s16, Soo.0o0 Of stock was reported by the Diamond Match company for the six months ended June 30. During the first half of 1925 the company earned S5.01 a share on s16,965,1O0 of stock.
 Shipments of the Youngstown
 Sheet and Tube Co. were higher in
 July than in June, with unfilled tonnage near the peak of the year, { says James A. Campbell, president.
 Mir. Campbell looks for a continu- i ance of active trade. Corporate Securities which will be called for redemption in ad-
 vance of maturity during August, total S121,294,9OO par value, com pared with s1O3,631,550 in the
 preceding months and s9S,S03, 900 in August last year.
 The proposed transfer of control i of the American Druggists Syndi-
 cate to the Schulte Retail Stores corporation has been temporarily blocked by opposition from impor-
 tant stockholders in the syndicate. The question of approving the Schulte proposals, involving a divi- dend guaranty for the syndicate stock. is expected to come up for final discussion on August IT.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
O'RILLEY--LAURlE

Mir. and Mrs. John E. Laurie of 4l5 East Main street announce the engagement of their daughter Gladys Louise, to Edward O'Rilley. son of Mir, and Mrs. P, o'Rilley of 114 Win ter street. The marriage will take place in September.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
Deaths
Santa GiOnfriddn

Mrs. Santa Gionfriddo, aged 50 years, wife of Paul Gionfriddo of 736 Stanley street, died early this at the New Britain Gen. eral hospital.
 Besides her husband she leaves three sons, Salvatore. John and Michael and two daughters, Angelina and Anna, all of this city.
 The funeral will be held from her home tomorrow morning at S:S0 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during our re- cent bereavement in the death of our especially wish to thank the Singing Society Dona.
 Signed, Mrs. Schweiger and family. ..
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
PERSONALS

MT. and Mrs. Frank Lynch and daughter, Helen, of Stanley street, are spending their vacation in Canada.
 MT. and Mrs Guion P. Nance and two children, of Woodruff court, are spending their vacation at their cot tage at Giants Neck, Mantle,
 Mir. and Mrs. Anthony Casella of West street spent the weekend in White Plains, N. Y.
 Mrs. Daniel Kehoe and daughter, Catherine of West street are spend ing the week in White Plains, N. r., and Newark, N. J.
 Mir. and Mrs. NJ. J. Hayes and family of Startford road are spend ing the month of August at Beach Park. Clinton, Conn.
 J. E. Lash, president of the Lash Motor Company, Incorporated, has returned from Detroit where he at tended the Cadillac convention.
 MT. and Mrs. r. H. Bollerer and daughter, Miss Mabel are spending their vacation at Paradox Lake, N. Y.
 T. J. Doyle and family will spend the last two weeks of August at the James Cottage at Silver Sands beach, Milford.
 Miss Mary LaMonte of Franklin street and Miss Veto Brescia of Hartford avenue have returned from a two weeks stay at Mo mauguin.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03
TREASURY STATEMENT
Treasury balance ..,. $21S,2Sz5SS

New York - Exchanges, Si,24s,- oo0; balances s107,00O,oo0.
 Boston = Exchanges, s109,0o0.- coos balances s4s,ooo.O .Ooos
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

Mir. and Mrs. Anthony Casella of West street spent the weekend in White Plains, N. Y,
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

MT. and Mrs. r. H. Bollerer and daughter Miss Mabel, are spending their vacation at Paradox Lake, N. Y.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

T. J. Doyle and family will spend the last two weeks of August at the James Cottage at Silver Sands beach, Milford.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

MT, and Mrs Guion P. Nance and two children, of Woodruff court, are spending their vacation at their cot tage at Giants Neck, Mantle.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

Mrs. Daniel Kehoe and daughter, Catherine of West street are spend ing the week in White Plains, N. r., and Newark, N. J.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-03

MT. and Mrs. Frank Lynch and daughter, Helen, of Stanley street, are spending their vacation in Canada.
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
Objects of Society

Declaration of Objects-Adopting q
declaration of objects fer the organi'
zatiOn, the Farmers Marketing and
Improvement Society made provi-
sions for the teaching of its members
The advantages of merchandising the
products of the farm, first, by know
ING the time and place to sell; sec
ond, of having a knowledge Of prices,
and tho basis for grades, and to
overcome the arbitrary and illegal
methods of fixing protein standards
as basis Of premiums and dis
counts"
The organization proposes ito in
form its members Of the right of con-
tracts, the advantage of bargain and
sale, how to find the most profitable
market, and to assist them in coop
erative marketing whenever neces'
sary and desirable in order to secure
the advantages Of large scale mar
keting and competitive bidding.
No Capital Stock
The society has no capital stock
but the board of organization may
fix nominal membership fee not II
exceed two dollars per year to cOvel
expenses of an executive secretar!
who shall be employed to conduct (
central office, which will be cOnducbe
as a clearing house to "assist mem
bers in marketing their products; {
seek information that will assist i
the classification Of grades; to de
termine facts as to the protein basi
and by what authority a IA per Ger
protein has been made the basis fo
finding wheat values"
The Bozeman courier., 1926-08-06
GENERALLY HOT
AND DRY WEATHER
MENACE TO CROPS
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NCOllslANe4 Ahoih rage Onel
are now needing rain quite gener-
ally with coin and potatoes showing
drouth in some sections.
Although water and range feed are
short in the eastern third Of the
state where some livestock has been
moved on this account, the higher
ranges are still in good, shape and Fthe
general condition Of livestock quite
satisfactory for the state as a whole.
Winter wheat harvest is now well
under way and cutting Of early spring
wheat has now made a general start,
ripening being hastened by the warm
weather. Yields of winter wheat ex-
cept in some eastern counties, are
generally holding up to expectations
with Cascade, Chouteau, Lake, San
ders, and Saltwater exceeding some
what their earlier promise. Low av-
erages are looked for in east central
and south eastern counties.
Some second cutting Of alfalfa is
now under way with generally fair
yields. Prairie hay generally is