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Evening star., 1927-10-14
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, October IA United
States Department of Agricultural
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; uneven;
early market strong; spots 10 cents
higher; good and choice butchers. 200
TO 325 pounds, sold ON early market:
later trading lower; mostly Is cents
to 20 cents on light lights and packing
soWs; pigs scarce, around steady; top,
12.l5 for choice 225 to 290 pound
averages; bulk desirable 160 to 200
pounds, 11.10a11.90; 210 to 24O pounds.
11.S0a12.10: $50 to 325 pounds, II .6Oa
l2.lO; most packing sows, 1O.15a10. go:
best light weights to shippers, 10. goa
11.O0: most pigs 9.75a1O.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head: fed
steers in meager supply; best offerings
held at 1850 for medium weights:
calves steady, with outsiders paving
1900 for assorted lots; few Westerns
included, mostly butcher stock; bulls
steady; stockers and feeders un.
changed.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head: fat
lambs fairly active; fully steady;
choice rs to 80 pound range lambs,
IL. .l6al425: good to choice Westerns
eligible, 13.75a14.0O; early sales native
lambs, 13.50a1S.75; best natives held
higher; 100 to 1870 pound buck lambs,
11.00a12.00; culls, 10.OOa1O.75; sheep
steady; desirable fat ewes. 5.50a6.25.
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NEW YORK, October II Hp.-Wal-
ter 8. Clifford, president Of American
Telephone & Telegraph Co., informs
stockholders the company doubtless
has the largest number of stockholders
OF any company in the world, more
than 421 900. an increase of %, 900 since
the first Of the year. Included are
70, 900 employees of the Bell System.
Net income for the nine months of
1927 was 500 95,992.157. equal to $3.50 a
share, on an average of 10,900.752
shares outstanding. against $685.
917. or $S94 a share on an average
of 9,527,13S shares outstanding in the
same period of 1926. Since January
l, more than $265 900 900 has been ex-
pended for plant additions, better
ments and replacements.
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PRICES GOLOWER
IN COTTON MARKET
Market Rallies to About
Opening Level After Early
DoWnturnS.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, October 14.-The cot.
tAon market opened today steady at an
advance of 2 points, to a decline of s
llOints. Buying developed on the re.
part of the Census Bureau showing
domestic consumption Of 627 1921 bales
for September, compared with 570.570
lasR year. but demand was promptly
supplied by local and Southern selling
on more favorable weather prospects
and relatively easy Liverpool cables.
Afher advancing to 21.02 at the
opening, December eased off to 20.80
under continued selling, while March
declina1 to 21.19, net declines of Is to
20 poi1ts. Trade buying was reported
on this setback, but the market was
within 3 or 8 points of the lowest at
the end of the first hour.
The ee.rly decline extended to 20.76
for DeceTnber, or about 20 to 25 points
below Yesterdays closing quotations
under Southern, local and Liverpool
selling. I1he more favorable view of
the weather. and the continuance of
Southern selling here evidently off,
set any bh lish Interpretation of the
consumption report, but offerings
tapered off somewhat after the close
of the English market and prices
here steadieAi. December advanced
to 21.03 on Covering, and the market
was steady al midday within a point
or two eitheA' way of yesterdays
closing figures
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LUMBER INDUSTRY.

NEW YORK, October IL @.-
Softwood lumber buying was slightly
less active this week, compared with
the week before. and hardwood orders
were about the same, reports from
468 mills to the National Lumber
Manufacturers Association show. A
small increase in production, ship
ments about the same and some de-
crease in new business were reported
by 325 softwood mills for the week
ended October 8. and operations of
1913 hardwood mills showed an increase
In production, with shipments and new
business about the same as the pre-.
ceding week. Unified orders of 220
Southern pine and West Coast mills
at the end Of last week were 531 .861,-
942 feet, against 555, ,041,213 feet the
week before.
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STEEL FLOATING SUPPLY,

NEW YORK, October IA CP).-The
floating supply Spf U. s. Steel COM
mon stock on September 80 was 1925.
29O shares, or $3.50 per cent of the
7.116,235 shares outstanding. it is
indicated by stock in brokers' names.
This compares wiah 1,887.593 shares,
or 1858 per cent AT the end of June.
Investors held 5.387.945 shares. OF
74.31 per cent of the issue, against
5,22S.642 shares. Oh 73.47 per cent
three months ago.
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PULLMAN DIVIDEND.

CHICAGO. October II R.-An
initial quarterly dividend of $3.50, pla,.-
ing its stock on a 81 annual dividend
basis, has been declared by the direc-
tors of Pullman, Inc. The new divi.
dend is equal to $40 share on the
old Pullman Co. stock, exchanged on
basis Of 213 shares of new stock for
one Of old. The dividend is payable
November Is to stockholders of record
October a.
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INGoT OUTPUT GAINS.

NEW YORK, October IA Op).-Steel
ingot production the last week in.
creased to about 66. per cent Of ca
pacity from 65 per cent the week be-
fore. and from below 64 per cent two
weeks ago. The United States Steel
Corporations rate is above So per cent,
a fractional gain. The low level was
81 per cent three weeks ago. Inde-
pendent companies have increased their
average rate 1 per cent, now being
just under So per cent.
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ADMITS NEW HAVEN STOCK.

NEW YORK. October IA (P.-The
New York Stock Exchange has admit
ted to trading the 490, 1867 shares. Of
per cent cumulative preferred stock of
the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad recently issued to retire
a portion Of the company's indebted
ness to the Government. The stock.
which has a par value Of 800 a share.
is convertible into common on share
for share hnSiS
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PLANS NEW PLANT.
Dawson Chemical to Build $400,
900 Copper Leaching Factory.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE October 1.-THE Da-
vision Chemical Co.. according to w.
D. Huntington, vice president. will
start Immediately on the construction
of 100000 copper teaching plant to
be constructed at the present Curtis
Bay works.
Erection Of the plant is in line with
agreements recently perfected with
the Pyrites Co., Ltd. subsidiary Of the
Rio Tinto Mines of London.
Extraction of copper from pyrites
has been done by Pyrites Co.. Ltd, at
Wilmington, Del. after the Dawson
Chemical Co. had extracted the sui.
phur. Under the agreement extrac.
ton Of copper at the new plant will
effect a material saving in freight
rates.
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MEETING POSTPONED.

NEW YORK, October IA @.-The
meeting of directors of Pressed Steel
Car Co. scheduled for today. at which
it was expected action would be taken
on the proposed plan OF recapitaliza-
ton, has been postponed. T. N. Hoff-
stot, president, is abroad and until
his return, about the end Of the
month, no action is anticipated.
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PRICES ON PARIS BoURsE,

PARIS, October II R.-Prices
were. improving on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, 56 francs 10
centimes; exchange on London, 124
francs centimes: per cent loan,
76 francs 25 centimes. The dollar
was quoted at rs francs AK CEN
times.
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PROFIT ESTIMATE DOWN.
BALTIMORE. october IA (spec

BALTIMORE, October II (SpeciaD.
Estimated earnings of the Western
Maryland Railway Co. for week ended
October totaled $416,180, as com
pared to $602,196 during same week
last year. Total earnings for current
fiscal year to October Z totaled ST.
125.096, as compared to 81, 1908, 1897
for same period in 1926.
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100 PCT. STOCK: DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, October IA CP).-The
United States Trust Co. of Boston
declared a stock dividAnd Of 100 per
cent, payable November to holders
Of record October "a.
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PROFITS BY DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, October IA C49.-Vic
tor Talking Machine Co. will receive
more than $650,000 through a 40 per
cent dividend declared by the Gramo'
phone, Ltd. Of England. Victor
owns $4,000 partly paid shares OF
Gramophone.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
fouotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs Coz
= Mammal Sailing checks

a NEW YORK, October II (Pl.-For-
dks0n exchanges irregular: quotations
in cents: Great Britain-Demand,
ASsM: cables, 4S7 1-16; 60-day bills on
hanks. 4S2 1916. France-Demand.
S.923s; cables, 3.92%. Italy-Demand,
B.46lI; cables. 5.46%.
Standardization, 1892; Germany,
1851; Holland. 40.17h; Norway,
3s,32; Sweden, 26.92: Denmark, 26.7911;
Switzerland. 19.2S5s; Spain. 1906.
Greece. 1924; Poland 11.2O; Czecho-
Hlovakia, 2.96N; Jugoslavia, 1.76; Aus
'txia, 14.0S; Rumania. .62h; Argentlna
:. zg775: Brazil, 1193A; Toxic, 46.56A;
4 Shanghai, $500; Montreal, 100.09%.
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Commodity News

ST. LOUIS, October II Especially
Dry goods bought at wholesale In
this center in the last week was of
larger value than for the previous
week, but the volume Of sales has not
yet reached the level of a year a go.
A slight change in weather condi-
tions Is necessary to bring trade ,up
to expected proportions.
PITTsBURGH.-Pig iron is quiet
The small quantities of foundry iroAl
being booked are on the $3.50 val,la
basis. Low phosphorus orders are be-
ing booked at $3.50 valley and $25
Eastern furnace.
BOSTON.-Warm weather and the
fact that the Illinois union fields have
commenced to produce again have re-
lieved the consumers of soft coal in
this section Of any worry as to fu-
ture supplies, and the market here
is slow. Consumers are able to get
New River coal at $5.25 fob. cars
Boston.
DETROIT.-The Hudson Motor Car
Co. has built and shipped 900 more
cars in the last three months than
in the corresponding period of 1926.
1t is predicted the company will turn
out nearly 25O,0OO vehicles this year.
PORTLAND.--Apple packing will
be finished within the next few
days in the Hood River district. The
crop, 1t is indicated, will be scarcely
more than 1000 cars, or about a
fourth of the 1926 crop. Only extra
fancy Newtons are being offered, with
keen demand at ESQ box for 150s
and larger.
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BUTTER. IS HIGHER

CHICAGO, October IA Cp.-Butter
higher; receipts, 5,666 tubs; cream
cry extras, 45h; standards, 43h;
extra firsts, 4Sa44; f1rsts, 39a4O15; +;
seconds 36a3S.
Evening star., 1927-10-14

STEEL PRICE OFF-Heavy melt
ing steel Is off 25 cents a ton in the
Chicago district, new quotations rang.
ing from $11.50 to $I2.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
STATE WILLING ID AID NEIGHb0RS
Conn. Highway Dept. Offers Help
 f6 Flood Zones

Hartford. Nov. 14 LPl-Facilities Of the state highway department were placed at the disposal Of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamp- shire and Vermont this morning by Highway Commissioner John A.. Macdonald in telegrams sent by him 10 0ler laid In restoring travel on the highways in those states. The havoc raised by the flood included great damage to the roads and fin many places in those states 1t is Stitl Impossible 10 pass while work men are laborlnc night and day 10 fill in the washouts, replace or re- pair the fences. clear the gutters and main road beds Of debris and sand caused by the rains.
 Connecticut roads are ractically normal again, although minor re- pairs are still underway in several places.
 Commissioner MacDonald's tele- gram, sent to Clifford B. Bates, high way commissioner of Vermont, Frederick F, Everett, New Hamp- shire's highway commissioner. Paul D. sargent, chief engineer Of the state of Maine, and William r. Will llams. Massachusetts, commissioner of public works, read as follows: we are pretty clear up by now. Offffor facilities from my depart ment if needed Advise"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
STOCK PRICES ARE
 DECIDEDLY TRICKY
Lack UnifOrmity-Steel and
 Motors in Free Supply

New York, Nov. 14 -Pric. move ments in today's stock market lack cd uniformity. renewal of selling pressure against some Of the leading !ndusrals being offset by resump- ton Of hullish operations in & wide assortment of specialties. Call money was in plentiful supply at the re- newal figure of Sl2 per cent. Reports of merger negotiations Tn the drug trade stimulated the buying of those shares, several Of which advanced to 5 points, Mail order and mercantile shares contin- ued 10 respond to expectations of record breaking holiday trade as result of the large increase in farm wealth this year.
 |. S. Steel common and General Motors were in rather free supply, but offerings were well taken. strength Of the coppers reflected the recent increase In the export price of the commodity. and the belief that the recent formation of the copper institute would help to stabilize the industry. Rails were rather quiet. although Chesapeake < Ohio was run mp more than points and a half dozen or so others advanced a point or more.
 American Railway Express ran up nearly 6 points and was followed into new high ground by nearly g. score of other issues including Ken necott and Magma coppers Mont Gomery-W Ward, Sears Roebuck, Inter- national Harvester, and American Can. Gabriel Snubbers was an out standing weak spot, breaking nearly , points.
 DHE MARKET AT 2:3OP.M
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
City Items

Michael A. Belkin, vice. president and treasurer of tho New Britain Market Co. at SIS Main street, has sold his interest in the concern to Benjamin R. Myerson, president and secretary, who will conduct the business hereafter. Mir. Belkin has made no definite plans for the fu- ture.
 Giddings Chapter, R. A. M., will hold a stated convocation Thursday evening. The Most Excellent Mas ter's degree will be worked. Rev. F. T. Mathison, grand chaplain, will be present and will speak.
 A daughter was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs. Clifford Wagstalf of 379 Ellis street.
 A son was born at New Britain General hospital today to Nlr. and Mrs. David MahoneyNof 2G7 Lin wood street. Mrs. Mahoney is the daughter of Tax Collector and Mrs. Bornadotte Loomis and Mir. Ma honey is a well known realtor and football official.
 Miss Marguerite Dwycr Of Paw tucket, R. I, is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. r. J. Murray at 64 liar rison street.
 A new street directory, that Of Belleville and Nutloy, x. J., has been added to tho Chamber Of Com- merce library.
 Members Of Harmony Lodge A. F. and A, NJ, with their degree team and orchestra will motor to Unionvi,lc this evening where they will work the Master Mason degree.
 Mrs. Emile AndNlIatis. of Chest nut street, returned to New Britain from New York on Saturday night with her daughter Milda, who had been taken ill in tho metropolis, where she is studying interior dec orating. The daughter today was reported as resting easily,
 Rev. William A. Harty branch. A. o. IT., will hold it's regular meet ing in Judl's hall tomorrow eve ming at 1.So o'clock. Whist and '45' games will be played after the meeting.
 A meeting of the Royal Arcanum will bo held tomorrow evening at 7;30 o'clock. It will be d union of councils In this jurlsdiC- ton to formulate plans for q mcm- bcrShlp campaicn.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Brainerd and Davidson
 At the Fair Drug Dept,

Announcement was made this morning by A. J. Leventhal and & M. Davidson of the Fair department store of the association of Clarence w. Brainerd and Harry Davidson. experienced druggists. with the new prescription department 10 be opened Thursday.
 Slight alterations have been made on the second floor Of the building occupied by the Fair store and the prescription compromising depart ment will be on this floor. A small dumb waiter will provide transporta- tion of packages and prescriptions between floors. A special iron stair case connects both floors also.
 MT. Brainerd is familiar figure In New Britain drug circles. He served his apprenticeship in Middle town between 80 and 35 years ago. Fe came 10 this city and for seven years was connected with the F. w. Thompson Co. Later he and Arthur S.~Clark opened the Clark Brainerd drug store on Main street, which they conducted for 19 years. Three years ago this firm went out of busi- ness, when the Main street building 1t occupied was sold. Since that time Mir. Brainerd has been connect cd with the Leggett Co. Recently he was sent to Middletown where he opened a new store as Iila1ager for the Liegett Co. He resigned that position to join the Fair store.
 Harry Davidson is a brother 10 S. M. Davidson one Of the propretors. He also has about 30 years experi- ence in the drug business, having conducted his own store in New York City. He recently sold out his business and had planned to retire.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Alleged Chicken Thief
 Wanted in FarmingtOn

John kraus, who gave his name as John Groth when arrested about , o'clock Saturday morning on the charge Of theft of chickens, was turned over 10 the Pennington au- thorities yesterday and will be ar raigned in Pennington town court tonight. It Is alleged that he stole chickens on the Finneman farm in Pennington and that he was con- victcd of the same charge several years ago.
 kraus was arrested Tn a. yard al 20 Commonwealth avenue and de nied all knowledge Of bag of dead chickens beside him. even after Stu pernumerary Officer Muszynski ob- served that Kraus' knife was stained with blood and had chicken feathers sticking to it. kraus said he was 5S years Of age and lived at 15 No- ble street. formerly Laurel street.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Liner Reports Seeing
 Plane Flying Over Sea

New York. Nov. If LPl-rhc Radio Corporation of America announced receipt of d radiogram at 10.5O am. today from the master Of the French liner He de France. at sea, reporting the sighting of q white airplane "traveling very high over head"
 The radio company said the French captain reported the plane was travelling west northwest. The Ships position was given as Ia,i- tude 42.9o north. Longitude Clos west, or about 100 miles south-south- west of Sable Island.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
F. v. (: 4. NOTES

The Blue Triangle club will meet on Monday evening at o'clock in the club room.
 The Pinnacle club will meet on Monday evening at 7:So in the club room.
 The Business Girls club Will meet at 7:30 o'clock.
 Tho Girl Reserve clubs will hold their regular meetings this week and will adopt their program for the last two months of the year. Work for the Pirate bazaar will be con tlnued.
 All clubs will do work in connec- nection with the bazaar.
 The cast of The First Noer' has bean picked and rehearsals are un- der way The first performance will he given Saturday evening, Dec. 2, at the '. W. C. A.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Flood Refugees at
 Springfield Are Fewer

Springfield. Mass. Nov. fl lP>-A decrease in tho number of flood refugees at tho National Guard armory here from @5o last night to less than 200 today is taken as an indication of the progress of roha hi- litation work here and in the lower district of West Springfield. An added impetus was given to the exodus from comfortable public quarters by the withdrawal Of gu&rdsmen from the West Spring field flood district which made if more incumbent upon owners and occupants Of property 10 safeguard it. Ii is expected that the armory relief headquarters will bc closed within lS hours
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Waterbury Man Held
 For Highway Robbery

Waterbury, Nov. II P-John II. Prime, otherwise known as John II. Pirone. fl. of 53 West Porter street, this city, was held in o.00O bonds to- day for arraignment on charges Of highway robbery in the city court Thursday. Prime with two other men is alleged to have held up two hunters in Sunnysidc avenue Satur- day and robbed them of their game and guns. Tho hunters. Alex Ret kovski and Joseph Kacowicz of Union City, were held up at the point of a shot gun, the robbers escaping in an automobile.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Neriden Resident Is
 Found Dead on Tracks

Mcriden. Nov. l4 tR) -- William II. Larkins, 60 years old, Of 415 Broad street, this city, was found dead on the railroad tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company at S:30 o'clock this morning several hun dred feet from the Cooper street crossing where ho worked as gate tender for the past year and q half.
 MT. Larkins' death was due to heart failure from which he suffer- cd for q number of years. He had finished his nights work and was on his way home when he dropped dead,
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Doubt Hr Ha. Money

Waterbury, Nov. II fFl-ficorcc tlIlis. who challenges tho ability of !, Y. John \. G"rothcou. pastor Of inc licllC nic Orthodox Holy Trinity church here. 10 raise bread without yeast. ana offers 2 wager Of s2ol for q proof before, T~ copmittcc of chemists, hasn't @ot that much money. in the opinion of the pastor and his wife, and furthermore. left town without paging . sum pre- y!ously WaEercd rinsucccS-fully on the same issue, Mrs. Gcrothcou ;,pcaEmg for her husband declared ttia noon. rh2 miracle was actually ptrformrd before INalls but lr, tailed 10 pay the s5 wagnrod, Mrs. E"rothcou said.
 Father Gerotheou himself speaks English hal'ingly and does not read fly understand questions put to him in that language" His wife there fore took upon herself the dnty ot explaining the stand of the pastor and his congre eafion. They arc in rlincd to scoff at Ivalis as being only rth b'l'Nfl anu t lFOIlhlc maker.
 "Hc has learned a little out of books and thinks now he is very Wise,' Mrs. Gcrotheou said
 Let him come here and father will talk to him." she said, instead Of him talking to the papers. This matter concerns only the people of our faith. and the fact that the story has gotten into the papers has caused father much trouble"
 She went on to tell of Ivalis and his doubt in the faith eliminating fin the performance of the miracle by Father Gerotheou at the home of Mrs. Peter Haralamou, in his pres cnca.
 Ivalis apparently had not reached Waterbury as yet to carry out his claim that he will deposit the so0O Tn bank here. Reports reaching here arc that he will be here tomor- row 10 make the deposit. Members Of the congregation gre said to re- gard 1valis as q trouble maker who IS doing the church no good by the present agitation. They are reported confident of the ability Of their pas tor to perform tho rite but are dubious of Ivalis' good faith. Mrs. terotheou declined 10 state def1- ni"ly whether or not the challenge would be accepted.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Haldeman Is Lieutenant.
 Not Captain. He Says

Washington, Nov. 14 (Pl-George Haldeman, pilot Of the American Girl plane in which Inc and Ruth Elder landed in the Atlantic, is q first lieutenant in the air corps re- serves, he says
 "1 was made a captain by thc newspaper men" he explained mo- dcstly here today.
 In response to an inquiry about what titles have been given her, Miss Elder said she dctostcd the term flying fappcr."
 I'm not d napper at all," she in- sisted.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Springfield Hartford
 Hike to Win a Wager

Springfield Mass. Nov. 14 IPj - Saying that she just did 1t on a bet Mrs. Alfred H. Chapin. Jr.. Of this city, well known wit3 her hus- band in tennis circles. and socially active, admitted today that she walked from this city to Hartford, Conn. late last week. She said she covered the 27 miles in the period between ' in the morning and in tho afternoon. She made the hike solo, though friends Tn their cars joined her at different parts of the tramp. She denies the suggestion that she IS going in for long dis tance walking.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Burritt Hotel to Open
 Under Its New Manager

Today is the last day Of manage mcnt at the Burritt hotel by the United Hotels corporation, and with the opening of business tomorrow morning tho directors will be in su- pervisory charge with r. W. Thorn ton as manager. The chain last week waived its right to remain three months after notice that their con- tract is 10 be cancclcd; otherwise the change would not be effected for two months moro.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-14
Miss Irene LeSSard

Miss Irene Lessard. 24 years old, Of @11 Lafayette street, died yestor- day afternoon al New Britain Cen eral hospital. She underwent an operation at the institution Saturday.
 Born in Black Lake. Canada, shc had lived ill New Britain for the past two years. The remains will be sent by NJ. J. kenney Co, undertakcrs, to her native home today. The funeral will take place there.