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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
Both Drivers of One Car
Are Fined and Jailed

Greenwich Conn.,. July Is R>-An
automobile which figured in crash
on the Boston Post road yesterday
had two drivers. it appeared today
when Paul Bosca and Eustin Sab
insky were each fined 500 and
costs with 80 days in Jail for OPP
Grating while under the influence of
liquor.
Bosca was driving when the car
hit that of Albert NJ. Coe of Port
Chester. Bosca skipped leaving the
car in the street but Sabinsky drove
it away. Each man was later ar
rested by a diffenet officer as the
responsible driver and in court to-
day Judge Mead decided that both
men were responsible for the ac-
cident owing to their unfit condition
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
WEATHER FORECASTS

Washington, July 10 (UP) - The
United States weather bureau today
predicted moderate temperatures in
the eastern half of the country to-
night and tomorrow, giving the re-
gion respite from the heat.
Yuma, Ariz.. reported the highest
temperature Of the summer, ia
degrees, with mounting thermome-
tiers in the plains and eastern
Rocky Mountain states. Other high
figures registered Sunday were
Phoenix, Ariz., 112; Winnemucca,
New. 100, and Fresno, Calf, 100.
Cool weather on both coasts was
reported and predicted.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

Marriage intentions have been
filed at the office Of the town
clerk as follows: David H. john
son of 10 Kelsey street and Grace
Louise Patterson of 637 West Main
street; Robert NJ. Healey of 81
Grace street, Hartford, and Mar
>garet Elizabeth Mcnamara of 416
Park street, Charles F. Wooding. a
widower, OF So Lincoln street and
Laura Showers, a DIVORCE, OF 225
Curtis street. Benjamin Nadolny of
80 Bond street and Jennie Norczyk
of the same address, Alphonse
Drouin Of ia East Main street and
Yvonne Landry of 40 Lafayette
street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
Prominent Ansonia Man
Dies From Heart Attack

Ansonia, Conn, July 1S.-P]-
William Bowen. prominent mem
Der of the personnel of the Farrell
Foundry and Machine company with
which concern he has been con-
nected for "a years died of a heart
attack at his home 81 Arch street,
Sunday morning at $50 o'clock. He
had during his residence in this
city been a member of the board of
aldermen, the board of education
and the board of public works. Re-
firing as foreman in the Farrell plant
few years ago he was recalled to
take charge of plants employment
bureau. One sister Mrs. Annie Selby
of this city and one brother Edward
Bowen of Buffalo, N. Y, survive.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
Miss Falls to Become
Bride of G. T. Kupec

Miss Mary Falls, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Falls Of 1875 Ire
mont street, will become the bride OF
George T. Kupec. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Kupec of 102 fremont
street tomorrow morning at o'clock
1T All Saints church. Rev. stephen
A. Grohol will officiate. A reception
will be held at the home of the
brides parents following the cere-
mony.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
DIVORCE ACTION PENDS
Suit Brought Against Herman Al
brccht Yaffee By His Wife to Be
Heard In September.

Portland. Maine. July IS R)-The
Maine superior court, before which is
pending the divorce suit OF Mrs.
Edith Widing Yaffee against Her.
man Albrecht Yaffee& the artist
known in Dayton. o.. as'Kenyon An
thony stoddard, is in recess until
the first Tuesday In September. Will
liam H. CULVER attorney for Mrs.
Yaffee, said today that he had not
conferred with Judge Arthur Chap
man as to an assignment of date
for the hearing of the case.
Commenting on a Chicago report
that Miss Charlotte Simms of Day.
ton. who was secretly married to
Stoddard in Newport, KY, last Oc-
tober. was planning to remarry
him after the divorce and within
two weeks" CULVER pointed out
that the court would be busy with
criminal matters for the first two or
three weeks OF its September ses-
sion. Accordingly the earliest pos
sible date for the hearing would be
late In September.
Service Of the divorce summons
ON Yaffee on February ~ caused
cancellation of church wedding at
Dayton of Stoddard and Miss Simms.
Then came the disclosure Of their
previous secret marriage. The d.
vcrce Is asked on the grounds Of
cruel and abusive treatment and de-
sertion.
Mrs. Yaffee, daughter Of Rudolph
Widing OF Boston, has spent her
summers at Cousins Island in Casco
Bay. near Portland, for many years.
She also Is an artist. At the time
of her marriage in Philadelphia In
1917 both she and Yaffee were stu
dents at the Pennsylvania Academy
of Arts.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
Pawtucket Man Is Held
On Charge of Burglary

Meriden, Conn. July 18.-1P}-
Harry Latham. SO, of Al Brook
street, Pawtucket, r. l., was bound
over to the superior court in bonds
of $4,000 when he pleaded guilty to
statury burglary before Judge T. P.
Dunno in police court today. He
was arrested at Hartford Saturday
and turned over to the local de-
tectives.
Charges Of failure to carry a
drivers license or registration which
had been preferred against Lum JEFF
ferson, 10 of East CRANKY were noll-
cd on payment of s12 when he pro-
duced the required certificates.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
Masked Marvel" Starts
Flagp0le Sitting Race

masked marvel was scheduled to
start at noon today on an attempt to
break the 16-day flagpole sitting
record recently established by Hold
EN- Joe Powers in Chicago.
Seventeen days was the goal set
by the sitter of hidden identity. His
test Of ability to do nothing without
wriggling 90 much will be staged on
the shaft on top of the Rose Room
dance hall.
Newark. Boston, Denver, Chicago
and Buffalo al have had flagpoie
marathons.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
FIrCHBURG CLERK DIES

Fitchburg, Mass. July IS Up
City Clerk Herbert G. Morse, So
years old. died at Provincetown yes
terday after a long illness. He had
served in his present office five years
an rs city treasurer, IL years. Mr..
Morse formerly was treasurer of the
old Wachuset National bank and had
been associated with the Fitchburg
Bank and Trust Co.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
HAD STOLEN AUTO

st. Adams, VT, July IS Up
George Conley of Hudson, N. Y.
driving a car with stolen registra-
ton plates, was arrested by border
patrolmen near Franklin this morn
ing. His car contained 3S4 bottles
of ale. Conley failed to escape by
jumping from the car and running
to the woods.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
To Build Concrete Arrows
AS Guide to AyiatOrs

Bids have been called for among
local contractors for the construc-
ton of concrete arrows, measuring
approximately 25 feet in length.
which will be placed at the location
of the airplane beacon near the
town farm.
The arrows, which will be white,
will point in the direction OF the next
beacon In line and will take the
place of the guiding light during the
day. The call for bids on the con-
struction of the arrows was made by
the bureau of aeronautics of the
post office department through Post
master Henry E. Erwin of the local
office.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
AUTOIST ARRESTED

Meriden, July IS PTRobert
Henry Vantine, OF 2ss3 Fairfield
avenue, Bridgeport was arrested by
Motorcycle Officer Thomas Tighe
this morning on a charge of reck-
less driving. An auto operated by
Vantine had collided with machine
operated by Mary Havens of 263
Hanover street this city. BotA cars
were considerably damaged.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
LACOSTE MAY RETIRE

Paris. July Is P>-Rene Lacoste.
tennis champion of France and the
United States, intends to abandon
an active tennis career next Octo-
Der, it is announced by friends close
to the taciturn Rene.
These friends add that Lacoste's
retirement is conditional upon
France winning the Davis cup In
1927
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
,OUAKES RECORDED

Washington, July IS P>-Earth-
quake disturbances lasting more
than four hours were recorded on
the Georgetown University seismo-
graph today. The maximum quake,
described by Director Tondorf as
very severe, occurred between 1921
and 1888 n. IN. The distance was
1900 miles from Washington.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
FUNERAL IN DUBIIN

Dublin, July IS (P-The inter-
ment of the Countess Markicvicz,
who wrote her name large in Irish
history as a militant republican was
carried out this morning at Glaston
cemetery. There was no republican
firing squad however. for a farewell
Nolley over the body of their COM
rade who herself had fought in their
ranks.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
GIRL TAKES POISON

Washington, July IS UP) -
Helen Shane, 10, said she would
drink poison unless her mother
took her to the beach.
You dare to try It," said the
mother, not taking her seriously.
Helen did. Recovering today at a
hospital Helen said. Il showed her
I wasn't coward"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18

will be continued for two months.
The money will be used TO send ;
mission to Washington. -.
A great loyalty parade" y plan.
ned here for August IL which 10
known as Occupation day" being
the anniversary Of formal occupa-
ton of Manila by American forces.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
PITCHER RELEASED

Boston. July 1s.-PSThe Boston
Red Sox today announced the out.
right release Of Ruddy Sommers Of
Louisville, KY, southpaw pitcher
who had been with the club for two
years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
TROUBLE AT JAIL
Prisoners in New Haven Institution
Declare Their Food Had Been
"Disinfected."

New Haven, Conn, July 1s.-(P-
Loudly complaining that some one
had put disinfectant in their break
fast hash, half a dozen inmates of
the county Jail raised such rumpus
today that, as a precautionary
measure, Sheriff James Geddes Or
dered all the prisoners numbering
about 100, returned to their cells
until an investigation could be made.
The sheriff had samples of the dis
puted hash brought to him on the
prisoners aluminium plates and he
pronounced it an excellent dish and
not below the quality of the food
generally served. He did admit that
it was possible for some joker in the
kitchen to doctor several of the
plates.
Fer a time, small minority of
prisoners refused to eat and refused
to work without eating but order
was eventually restored.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
ON HUNGER STRIKE
Saeco and Vanzetti Prefer to Starve,
Than Be Falsely Executed, They
Declare,

Boston, July IS R-Evidence that
Nicolo Sacco and Bartclomeo Van
zetti were hunger striking in earnest
was seen at state prison this morn
ing when anzetti refused anything
except coffee at breakfast while Sac
CO declined all food. The condemned
men started their fast Saturday
when Vanzetti declared he would
rather starve to death than "be
killed on false evidence"
Governor Fuller this morning re-
sumed his investigation Of the case
behind closed doors, in the manner
TO which Vanzetti is reported to
have objected. The first person to
tell his story to the governor today
was William Bennagozzi, who was
assistant interpreter at the Plymouth
trial when Vsnzetti was convicted of
attempted robbery.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-07-18
INDEPENDENCE FUND

Manila, July 1S.-UP)-A cam
paign for an Independence fund"
of $4,000 was started today and
Evening star., 1927-12-03
TRUSTEE TO HOLD B. & o.
READING COAL SHARES

PHILADELPHIA. December up.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroads GER
tificates emitting it to 303,32 shares
Of the stock of the newly organized
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron
Co. and those of the p. A. r. Widener
estate for so, 900 shares, will be placed
in the hands of the National City Bank
of New York as trustee for sale, under
an order handed down by the United
States District Court yesterday.
The order was entered in the Gov
ernment's successful dissolution suit
against the Reading and it's allied COM
panieS- and approved an agreement
for the trusteeing of the stock as
a means of eXpediting the segregation.
The order paves the way for the rail-
road to convert it's certificates for
shares Of the Reading Railway Cor
poration, which was formed as an
outgrowth of a segregation decree
handed down several years ago.
The trustee has the power TO sell
the stock but not within the next
is acceptable to both the Baltimore K
Ohio and the Widener interests
In the same decree the court grant.
ed an extension of four months, or
to April ], 1923, to a large number
of individuals who held $145994 in GER
tificates of interest in the coal com
pany stock which have not so far
been turned in for the shares.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
s1,O0O,CO0 REFRACTORIES
PLANT FOR CURTIS BAY

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 3.---Deci-
sion of the Harhison- Walker Refrac-
tories Co to erect a $1,000 900 plant at
Curtis Bay has been announced by
the industrial bureau of the Baltimore
Association of Commerce The plant
will manufacture magnesite and
chrome brick.
The HARRISON Walker Refractories
Co. is the largest manufacturer in the
world OF refractory material used
principally in metallurgical processes.
II has "a plants In Pennsylvania, 3
in Ohio, 2 in Alabama and l each in
Kentucky and Indiana.
The local plant will be the most mod
ern and will embody the latest Ideas
Of European plants combined with re-
suits worked out by the technical staff
in this country.
1t is expected the new industry will
be in operation the latter part of 1928.
over 200 workmen will he employed,
i was said.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
TRADING IS HEAVY
ON CURB EXCHANGE
Borden cares Strong: Some
Profit Taking Felt by
Several Issues.
By WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
eciaI Dispatch ip The star.

Special Dispatch {" The Star.
NEW YORK. December 3.-The
last session of the most active week
in Curb Market history ended with
speculation keyed to a high pitch and
with the ticker running 10 minutes
behind actual transactions of the
floor. All changes. however were not
on the side of advance, profit taking
resulting in a number of fair sized re-
ccSSiOnS.
One of the strong stocks was Borden
X Co. which was moving forward with
Reid Ice Cream on the. big board. In.
deF the proposed merger terms Borden
was thought TO he entitled to further
price appreciation.
Despite official warning issued some
time ago against unwarra nted specula-
ton in Bancitaly shares. that stock
went forward into new high ground
today. Holders of the stock evidently
were convinced that they were IN line
tor another substantial stock distri.
button before the year end.
Ford Motor of Canada rallied 5
points or So but the fluctuations were
small compared with the recent pyro.
technics.
Oil shares were Influenced to some
extent by the advance of % 10
barrel in PennSvlva crude quota
tionS. Salt Creek Producers rose al
most points to its best for the year.
Humble Oil and Continental OIL gave
the best account of themselves among
the So-called Standard subsidiaries
Public Utilities were tirmer at
somewhat better prices. but no con
cfrted attempt was made to bid
prices up.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
BUSINESS BETTER.
Cold Weather in Most Sections
Spurs Seasonable Trade.

NEW YORK, December (P1.-
Duns says: The last month of year
seldom is marked by important new
trends in business and such changes
are not to he expected at present. EX-
cept in retail lines this is normally
a time for a slackening of activities.
inventoring ard various restraints in
cidental to the period largely divert
ing attention in many instances from
, other operations. With such phase
prevailing now general commercial
expansion obviously is not to be an
ticipa ted There are. however, several
encourag ging signs in the existing sit
uation which tend partially to off
set some unfavorable factors. Decem-
ber began with a sudden turn to
colder weather in different sections
including the East. and this gave inn
petus to the movement of seasonabie
goods to consumers. which has been
retarded this Fall by unusually high
Temperatures over a wide area. The
backward demand in that quarter ma
turallv has had deleterious effect In
some other directions, but this con-
dition is being ameiorated in some
degree now and there is an eXpecta-
ton of a heavy turnover of holiday
merchandis
Evening star., 1927-12-03
BOND LIS! STRONG
IN TRADING TODAY
Public Utilities Again Are
L. rs-IntereSting Is
sues Before Market.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.
nisnatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
NEW YORK, December 3. -
Strength in bonds continued today
making the week one of the most
important for the investment market
this year.
Ahead of it are several interesting
corporation and Government loans.
The Alabama Power 412s are expected
the first of next week which will bring
up the total of issues heallg tins
collnon rate to $500 900 .000 since Au-
gust ]. A Sl5.00o. 900 ; per cent loan
by the irish Free State was announced
today and negotiations are ~ ocreSS
ing for loan 10 the Vatican, United
States ~ 'eaSury financing will amount
to $500. 900 600 with the rate probably
31s per cent. or practically at the mar
Aet for the long term Treasury IS
cues.
All Of these issues opened higher
soday. The 4ies sold at ll6. the Is
at III. the 33,s at 10S and the S2Ss
above 1903.
In the domestic list the strength
of speculative rails such as Missouri
Pacific As. Erie refundinG 5s. Nest
ern Maryland As, 500 Line 5i2s and
Rock Island ,41as was notable. They
were all at the best of the year.
Public Utilities again were strong.
Columbia Gas Electric IS, after
long period of hesitation, have re-
Gently become active and today sold
at par. so did New Orleans Public
Service 5s, American Telephone 3s
which are not legal sold on the same
basis as Baltimore Is Ohio Southwest
ern division IS, which are LEGAL
The Central Roilroad of New Jersey
is to issue $4,000. 900 of 1 per cent
general mortgage bonds to redeem
like amount of American Dock x I'M
provement bonds maturing January i.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
WHEAT SCORES GAIN;
CORN AND OATS RISE
General Commission House Buying
Lifts Prices of All Three
Cereals at Chicago.
Ey tho Associated Press.

CHICAGO, December 3.-General
commission house buying developed
early in wheat, corn and oats today,
and lifted the price of all three. De-
mand was associated with talk cur
rent that grains had dropped out of a
rut and are in period of advancing
price. Opening at ls off to \. cent
up, wheat later scored moderate
further gains. Corn started un-
changed to SAL cent higher, and sub.
sequently rose all around Oats were
firm. Provisions held about steady.
Advances in wheat values today
were in the face Of disappointing
cables from Liverpool Foreign mar.
kets were said to be feeling the effect
Of Argentine offerings. but bulls here
were disposed to ignore this circum-
stance and We're also apparently Civ.
ing little heed to indications that over
night export business in wheat from
North America lacked volume.
stormy weather in the corn belt
tended eSpeciaHy to stimulate buying
Of corn. Reports of good cash demand
were also an incentive to purchase.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
BUYS BANK SHARES.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, December Up.
blair & Co. of New York have pur-
chased more than third of the stock
of the First National Bank of St.
Paul, long known as the Hill Bank, "
through it's control by heirs of the
late James ]. Hill The stock, involy-
ing $4,000 900. was purchased from
Hill heirs in the East. Louis w. Hill.
chairman of the Great Northern Rail
way. holder of one-third of the stock,
declared he was retaining his interest
and control OF the institution will
remain here.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
BUYING PRIZE BEEF.

NEW YORK. December 3 P).-The
New York Central Railroad is buying
prize beef 10 encourage raisers, 1t was
announced today, and juicy steaks
from bue.ribbon cows, the finest cat
tie raised in America, are promise d
railroad dining car patrons Tor the
holiday season. TO encourage farm
ers who are trying to improve the,
meat herds Of the country. the railroad
has Just bought at the internationa
i've stock exhibition at Chicago, seven
carloads Of prize beef cattle. These
giorihed heof steaks" will be served
10 Christmas and New Year travel
efs, the road announced
Evening star., 1927-12-03
GASOLINE sTEADIER.

NEW YORK, December @.-
Gasoline displayed steadier tone last
week, rejecting heavier exports,
while crude petroleum was In easy
position, the Oil. Paint & Drug Re
porter says. Crude oil at the wells
$1.326 a barrel. against
$1.954 last year. Gasoline at refiner.
les averaged 7.19 cents a gallon.
against 1914 cents last year, while
service station prices charged to
motorists averaged 1884 cents,
against 2i.47 cents year ago.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
FEDERAL LAND EANK BONDS
Commodity News

NEW ORLEANS, December (Spe.
ciaD Mills of the Southern Pine AS
soclation report that in the last week
new business decreased 6.21 per cent
to 45,008,O00 feet; 47002 900 feet were
shipped and 46,6S1 900 feet produced
Orders on hand total 139 ,S14 500 feet.
HINkLEY Minn.--About 100 cars
CT Christmas trees are being moved on
the Northern Pacific Railroad. Most
of them are going to cities in the Cen
tral and Midwestern States.
HAZLETON. Pa.--The committee
organized In the hard coal fields to
devise means of rehabilitating the
hard coal market will consider various
plans, at meeting at Wilkes Barre.
December II.
FORT WORTH.-Robert Massie
president of the Wool Growers Cen
trail Storage Co., predicted today that
Texas will produce its first 10000, 900.
pound wool crop next Spring Com.
paratiVely few sheep were shorn this
Fall, which will mean big Spring
clips.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
WOOL MARKET QUIET.

BOSTON, December 3 (SpeciaD.-Raw
wool markets were quiet at the week
end, but dealers reported considerable
inquiry for Texas 12-month Woois at
1.l0 to 1.l2. Fine territory combins
was quoted at 1.12 to 1.l3, trench
combing. 1O5 to 1.0S, half blood LOB
TO l %; three.eighths blood, "a to 81,
ard quarter blood. 81 to 81. Ohio grade
fleece ranged from AZ to 4S grease
basis.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
WON'T BUY BOAT LINES.
B. & o. Head Says Road Will
"Stick to It's Knitting"
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star
BALTIMORE, December 3.-"The
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has con-
cluded that it better stick to it's knit.
ting and continue to try to run a good
railroad"
That was the manner in which Dan
iel Willard the president of the Bal.
timore & Ohio. received the suggestion
that the road, of which he is the ex-
ecutive head. buy the Baltimore,
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway. which
the Pennsylvania Railroad has an
nounced will he abandoned, and. hav-
ing bought it, operate steamers to
river landings, chiefly on the Eastern
Shore
Evening star., 1927-12-03
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC.

NEW YORK, December 3 LP).-The
first report of Associated Electric Co.,
Incorporated in March. 1926, in Della
ware to refund and consolidate indebt-
edness of Associated Gas Electro
Co. and certain subsidiaries shows
total operating revenues of $50, ,442 ,Z6o
TO the close, of 1926, Balance after
fixed charges and interest on funded
debt was S6.26l $50. Total assets were
carried at $3.50, $3.50, ,S53.
Evening star., 1927-12-03
DAWSON CHEMICAL.

NEW YORK, December R.-C
Mllbur Miller. president of Dawson
CIhiemicai CO., who has been negou'
allhg with European railroad com
pahies regarding it's refrigeration proc
'eSs' said on his return that an lmpor
Iaht announcement on the company
ACTIVITIES would be made in a lew