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New Britain herald., 1929-11-01
TROLLEY DERAILED < ], NEAR MAPLE HILL
Halloween Celebrators Block
 Track at Robbins Station
Especial to the Herald)


 Eewington, Nov. = Halloween passed by with the usual mischief y the village cutups. .. A trolley car coming from New Britain to Hartford at 7:3O o'clock Mas derailed at Robbins station. A 1iie of old ties, posts and fence rails lad been placed on the tracks. Traffic was put out of schedule for &bout an hour. Constables Halleron and Olesen made an investigation 4ut could find no one 10 place the blame on up to late hour. . A burning sulky was found at Maple Hill by the constables and the Joys responsible were made to put 4ut the fire and clear away the Ruins.
 ss At Elm Hill boys secured conduc- tor pipes and placed them in the road, interfering with automobile traffic somewhat. k-In the Bali quarry section boys were reported stoning passing autos Constable Oleson investigated but the crowd had dispersed. Last Day for List '. The assessors report filing Of nroperty lists as quite active at their last session at the town hall Thurs Hay. Today was the last day allowed by law to file lists. and all those so desiring must visit the assessors at ] the homes of Charles Emmons on | ct poNir, crtn n11 l on North Main street, or Benjamin &Goodale on South Main street. kt How to Call Bremen \, Cards have been placed at the (hree fire houses giving directions 70 be followed in calling the New hgton fire departbent.
 Persons living in center district fwith telephone on Valley cx- khange) call telephone operator and lay:
 " Fire in Newington Center" Then carefully tell her where the Ere is, giving the street and partic lar property. if possible. Operator Eill then sound siren in center house, which will call firemen to enter house. Firemen will then call Operator and obtain location of fire ind will then ring code on siren. Persons outside of the fire house hould not call operator to ask vhere fire is, as that will cause con- usion.
 Persons living in Maple Hill dis fict (with telephone on New Brit lin exchange) will call Supervisor and say, Fire at Maple HilP and arefully give location of fire. Su- ervisor will then sound siren as in Paragraph 1.
 Persons living in Junction sec on (with telephone on Elizabeth kchange) will call Supervisor and ky: Fire at Newington Junction nd carefully give location of fire. lpervisor will then give the alarm in Paragraph l.
 Notice is particularly given not call fire house telephone in case
 fire, as there may not be anyone bere, as the Newington fire depart fsnt is strictly a volunteer organiz-
 Jon. Above directions must be fol- Awed."
 Fire Alarm Cod,
 The following is the code adopted the commissioners:
 Center District
 Main street, south of Robbins ave- Ne, II.
 Main street, Center to Robbins venue, 1-1-l.
 Main street, north of Center to owd street, 1-f-1-1.
 Main street. north of Dowd street
 Stoddard avenue, 1-4.
 Main street, north of Stoddard venue, east, Al.
 Stoddard avenue, west of Main rect, 1-14.
 Cedar street, west of Main street
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
DIG. BANKERS To
HOLD FINAL
MEETING
by HARRY GUSACK
Financial Editor

The final meeting OF the year of
the District of Columbia Bankers AS
aociation under the administration Of
President Robert V. Fleming, presi-
dent Of the Riggs National Bank,
win be held on June IA, 1t was an
bounced today.
The purpose Of the meeting is to
slow President Fleming to present
at the meeting the accomplishments
Of the organization under his leader
ship and to complete reports which
will be presented at the annual con-
vention of the association at Mon
tauk Point, N. Y. the latter part OF
June.
President Jennings term of office
as president of the District Bankers
Association has been one of unusual
activity and success. Most outstand-
Ing among other accomplishments
under his direction was the addition
of three important sections to the
organization which should prove OF
immense value to bankers in the
District of Columbia.
The first was the organization OF
the fiduciaries section, dealing with
trusts and insurance; second was the
establishment of safety deposit
box, and third and probably most
important, the establishment OF
credit bureau for bankers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
ST 0 OK s
LEAD ACTIVE
MARKET
By W. s. COUSINS

NEW YORK, May 20 d.N.sl--
Speculative interest shifted over
to the railroad stocks and the public
utilities at the beginning of trading
today. New gains of a point or
two were recorded in a few of the
well.known stocks in each group, but
buying demand in the pre.holiday
session, with 80 many uncertainties
hanging over. the money market,
was not very keen.
The drop In market prices of many
of the speculative favorites has In
Vited bargain hunting, according to
and this has prevented further de-
clines in the popular motor, steel,
copper, oil and manufacturing
stocks, Uneasiness over Reserve
Board rates Is gradually dying
down. since for the third day in
succession call money is being pro-
vided at per cent.
New York Central was a leader
in the upswing of the rails, with
a 2.point jump to 18TH. Atchison
was we'll bought above PIT on
reports of a forthcoming 40 per
cent stock dividend. New gains of
a point or two were scored by
Chesapeake and Ohio, New Haven,
Western Maryland, Union Pacific
and Frisco.
The drop in wheat prices was
reflected today in lower prices for
stocks of agricultural implement
concerns. International Harvester
dropped 3 points to 100. Advance
Rumely. one of the speculative
sensations OF the year. dropped 10
points to 81, the preferred also
losing 10 points at As. as the result
of President r. r. Mounts state
menf that disqualification had, been
Indefinitely postponed. Earlier in
the year Rumely common was mp
to 1914 and the preferred to 1l9.
American waterworls took the
lead IN the utilities land added 31z
points to yesterdays 6.point jump,
The stock crossing 100 for the first
time this year, Simms was the faE-
Orite In the low priced oils and sold
up more than points at 30A. OIL
stocks as a group felt the depress-
ing effects OF a 46 ,8OO-bafrel daily
increase in crude oil production.
Trading in the railroad stocks in
creased in volume in the second
hour, and prices advanced while
some Of the active industrials set
tied to slightly lower levels. The
commodity markets. were fairly
steady, cotton recovering i L few
points Snd:s yrasII., prices pettng
small fraAfTia ~ ias b Stsgas /, + s:sS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
1!1O Prev.
High Low 2. n. Close

Yellow Truck, $50 3ela ..36ss. ga.
Young 9 3 wtr SEX So sch ssh
Youngstown. =. i2eSS ie61S iss11 i2E@
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
NEWS AND QUOTATIONS. OF. THE FINANCIAL markets.
PAID VACATIONS
INDUSTRIAL
TREND !; !
..;d a.
BY B. G. FORBES Z

ny ~ " EUnDE6. ~
VIZ HAT was said here, about
" the General Electric B new
plan for vacations, with
nay, for all classes Of wtAkeeg
has aroused widespread tniNw.
est. Briefly those workers 81 ore
to receive one weeks vacation
after three years service and
two weeks after 10 yeats AIS
Workers in other concerns who
get no vacations whatsoever re-
gard the company's aetionsr as
most laudatory. Where More
generous vacations are StyerEAthe
plan naturally does not make tl1e
same impression. But isn'tcthe
main thing to induce every Yc0T.
poratlon throughout the country
to adopt the paid yacatien
principle2 - @-ss
This column; has long pleaded
the cause Of rank-and-file xorkeks
in this matter Of paid Vacations.
Surely most wage earners yEeEk
as hard as collarAnd-cuG -eIl-
ployes. True. in many orgAni1a-
tions the latter are not paid
when they work oyertinne whereas
most wage earners are. But the
hours of officer workers usually
are shorter than those of fslc.
tory workers and other wage
earners of that class. Moreover.
it. takes quite as much out 81 p
human being to work In fHrnaee
or factory or other workshop As
1t does to work in an office. pr
Surely, Americas civilizations
and its prosperity--haye reachedA
stage where citizens should mot
have to work from January 4 20
December 81 without any Feaeese
from the daily grind. Vacations
have not only a physical valueS hit
a mental value, spiritual #alNs,
a domestic value. even a political
value. Granting a. workers. paid
vacation tends to make 1imeatplpre
satisfied and better citizen.
A railway night watchmaIl
writes:
II take this opportunity to try
and get you enlisted In our cause,
az we are helpless to help oar
selves. We are watchmen fort
New Haven railroad, never get any
vacations, work seven days a week.
Checkers get vacation through
their Railroad Clerks Club.
1.-THE road has a new president.
II you called this to his attention
there might be some chance for US.
Some Of the other roads give their
-watchmen q vacation.
!, Try and help fine anderdogs.
lGopyright 1923 .gbx p. c. Forbes)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
LocI PRODUcEe

Eggs lfEe ii rseeipts, 3De;;}wblte
hennery, sBSS 32e.
Poultry Turkeys. 951 s2e;. .br6lT:
ers. Plyn1aiIill Rocks, 2 His. and over.
45c; Rhode Island reds, 2 slhs. and
over, 43Gn45c: mixed coiofs 40H age
large hens 333css small mixed e6lors,
32G1 33c; IseGhnrif hens, 28m soc. Tnr.
keys. dressed. 50 al Acc; Chickens. 4Saf
soc; large fowls. 35sl 2acs;; large Leg.
horn fowls. ssd 33ess keats zoe. Sd
I.amhs-+I5c. i
Calves-13 nc. - z - -.
Cabbag Supplies, liberal: de-
mand, light; market, dHll Norfolk
section Virginia, 1ds-bu. hampers,
pointed type, 7568 5c:: barrel crates,
pointed type. $1.2561.5O.
Cantaloapes-Suppliss light; de-
mand. moderate; market. steady.
California. Imperial Valley, stand
ards, 45s, salmon tints,s $7@750;
ponys, ass ard 54s. $5@5!5 stand
ard flats. 1gs and 15s. $2.5D03.
Lettuce Supplies moderate. De.
mand light, market firm for good
stock. California, crates Iceberg
fair quality aud condition.. $3.0O
600.
Onions--Snpplies moderate. De.
mand light. Inapllet steady. Texas,
standard crates Yellow Bermtidas
mixed No. and No. 2, $f.S5ap1 80.
Potatoes-Su Supplies OF old stock
moderate. Demand moderate, I1arket
steady Michigan. 150.lb. SACKS
Russet Rurals II. IS. No. /. .$2,2s a
2S5. New stock: Supplies liberal
Demand moderate. market weaker
South Carolina. cloth top staYe
barrels Cobblers u. 5. No. T.. $5.7d
$500. some medium size. $3.50.
awberries-Supplies heavy and
not cleaned. up. Demand moderate
market weaker. Nearby Maryland
East Shore Maryland and Delaware,
32-qt. crates various varieties wide
range prices best. $2.0Q@2.50: some
small size. fair condition $1.2501.75.
Tomatoes-Supplies moderate. De-
mand light, market firm for good
stock. Florida skies, ripes and turn.
ing. wrapped best. Fancy count.
$40425; Choice count $3Q3.25; fair
quality and condition some decaycd.
fancy count. $2.5003.5O; choice
count, $2@3; 21s's. $1.5O@2.25.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS moderate,
Demand moderate, market steady.
Florida Tom Watsons. 81 to So lbs.
average, $1@1.15; 80 to 80 lbs, aver.
age. SOc0$t each 26-lb., average.
70@75c each.
light. De-
mand light. market duh. California
pony crates. $202 rs; some fair con.
dition $3.50.
Peas-Supplies light. Demand good
for good stock: market steady. Nor.
folk section Virginia 5.pk. hampers
best $2.75@3; fair to ordinary quality
and condition, $2@2.50. Nearby Md.
blu. hampers, $2.509S.
Beets Supplies, light; demand,
light; market, firm Norfolk section
Virginia, 60-bunch crates, few sales,
81.
okra-Supplies, moderate; demand,
slow; market. dull. Florida, B-bu.
hampers, $1.50@2; some refused
Blackberries- moderate
demand, moderate; market steady.
North Carolina. S2sqt., crates, $496
mostly ,$4.5O@5. s
Oranges-Suppfes. moderate; de.
mand, s tl1oderate: market about
steady. { Florida, boxes, medium size,
No, i, $S.25@37s; small size. $40
$50: large size. $2.25@2.75.
Grapefruit - Supplies. moderate
demand, moderate: market, steady.
Florida, boxes. No. /. medium size,
$3.50. $50 :.
Cucumbers-Supplies very light.
No early sales reported.
=
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
B BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET

BALTIMORE. May 30 Wheat:
Unsettled lower. Ne 2 red winter,
garlielxF. domestic, sisO4A. Receipts,
100. 2f2 bushels: shipments. 1851
GiTshels.
nestle. 9sngsc. Receipts. 1,1OO
bushels. shipments. 1;732 bushels.
nats--Ecasier. No. white domes-
tics SIC asked: No. 8 white. sac
asked. Receipts, none; Shipments,
~ bushels.
\ Ne-z Nominal. Receipts. none;
shipments. none.
Hay Quiet, offerings ample.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
Joins Stock Exchange

Benjamin w. Theron, well known
In Washington banking and finan-
cial circles, was today elected a
member of the Washington Stock
Exchange at a meeting of the board
Of governors OF that organization.
Mr.. Theron is connected with the
g. NJ. P. Murphy Company, and
previous to that was with the
American Security and Trust Com.
pany for a number of years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
FURNISHED. BY W. II. Hibbs & Col

ches: and Pot. rel. Of va. IS.
81 900 a 1U0Aa22.
Washington Gas IS A, $1,000
1929, $10O00102ss.
Capital Traction Co. 1898
This exchange will stand adj
journed until Monday, June 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
Seek Refunds

Z, The recent victory OF the Riggs
National Bank over the District
government In obtaining a refund
of q large sum collected as taxes,
spurred IL national hanks and trust
companies of this city to institute
suits in the District Supreme Court
yesterday for recovery of total
refund of more than $157 900 from
the District.
In each case the financial institu.
tions complained that sums were
collected by the District under pro-
test and the sums represented in.
terest and dividends on tax.exempt
Government securities. Attorneys
Frank ]. Hogan and William II.
Donovan appeared for the institu.
tions. :
The complaints were similar to
the one made by the Riggs Bank.
which was upheld over the District
In legal battles in the District Su.
.preme Court, the District Court Of
Appeals and the United States SUI
preme Court. The courts held that
such tax levies by the local govern.
1nent were illegal.
The II plaintiffs and refunds
a sked in each case are: The Amer
lean Securities and Trust Company.
sac 1864: National Bank of Wash.
dngton, $26.5S2.54; Second National
Bank, $7.402.52; Riggs Nationa!
Bank. $39,s11.32; Washington Loan
and Trust Company, 1892 20: Dis.
trict National Bank. $6,2S0.23:
Union Trust Company. &3;SG6. as;
Lincoln National Bank, $S,7S7 10;
Federal-American National Bank.
Ss.7S7.10: Columbia National Bank.
$S.194.9s. and Liberty National
Bank, $2,1S1.01.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29

A less than seasonal decline in
wholesale trade in April, as conn
pared to March, was noted today
bv the Federal Reserve Board in
the monthly survey of the iobbing
business.
The decrease was per cent. Com
pared to April a year ago sales, of
reporting firms were 9 per cent
larger, the increase in volume being
GENERAL for all lines Of trade. The
largest increases were in the sale
Of furniture. dry goods, mems cloth
ing and hardware.
Decreases from the month before
were shown for sales in five of the
lines Of trade. The grocery and
hardware business showed larger
sales and those Of drugs showed no
change.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-05-29
Freight Loadings Drop

Revenue freight loadings for the
week ended May Is totaled 1,046, l79
cars, or decrease of l,743 cars
under the preceding week, the car
service division of the American
Railway Association announced to-
day.
Live stock, coal. coke, merchan-
disc, less than carload freight and
miscellaneous freight showed reduc-
tons during the week, but for the
most part these were small Grain
and grain products, forest products
and ore increased.
Compared with the corresponding
week last year, loading Of revenue
freight for the week was an increase
of 1891 cars. and an increase of
1S, 681. cars above the corresponding
week in 1927.
Loadings for the week as compared
with the same week last year were
as follows:
Miscellaneous freight 407 ,OS1 cars,
an increase of 1862 ears; coal,
5159,O72 cars, an inc ease of 5.766
cars; live stock, 1888 ears, an in
crease of 632 cars. In the Western
districts alone, live stock loading
1898 cars above the anne week In
1879.
Grain and grain products loading
amounted to SIS cars, decrease
of 500 cars. $500 - -
In the Western Districts alonea
grain and prain products loading
totaled 23,32S cars, a. decrease Of
Ass cars below. the same week m
1928 MERCHANDISE less than caGt
load lot freight, 262,17S afs, an in:
crease of 729 cars: forest products,
69, S37 cars. an increase OF 1,52z
cars; ore. 1929 cars, an increase OF
0,209 cars; coke. t2,.420- cars. an In
crease of $3.50 cars. c
All districts except the Southern
reported increases In the total load.
ing of all commodities compared
with the same week in 1923 while.
all except the Poca hontas ; and
Southern districts. reported in
5creases compared with the same
week in 1927.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
The World and All
By Charles r. DriseoD

Or. Joseph Goldberger, who died recently, worked
out his famous cure for pellagra with the assistance
Of a group Of convicts in q southern state prison. DR..
Goldberger had to have human subjects for certain
dietary experiments. He needed q group and he need
ed men who could be under constant observation while
the experiment was in progress.
Arrangements we're made, and / believe tbs prison
es were given certain rewards. such 81 favorable con-
siderstion by parole board or warden, for their Part In
the great experiment.
The result was the wiping out Of the greatest
scourgc Of disease the south had ever known. with the
possible exception Of yellow fever. Or. Goldberrer
discovered that the disease was caused by certain mo-
notonous diet, and then was able to 20 to work on the
problem Of prividing items with which TO vary the
dict of the roor folk CT the south.
At Sing Sing prison. shortly after the death cf Or.
GcldberEer, three young men died on. night in the
electric chair.
One vas 10, one 20, and tn, other e.
They had been in prison about a year. for murder
ing a policeman.
They were all healthy young fellows. They had
years Of healthy life ahead Of them, hut the
state took those years Of life away from them to PUN.
ish them for killing the policeman.
Now. there arc still living. fortunately, physicians
and scientists whose ability and conservation to hu-
man welfare are - great as thoss Of the noble DR..
Goldberger.
! wish some Goldbereer had got hold Of those three
young mon. Immediately after their conviction. and
had been given authority 70 uss them az Dr. ColdberEer
had used the southern oonvicts who helped him cure
pelagra.
| wish that such young men might be given their
choice or clsctroeution Of life imprisonment for the
benefit Of the race. Life imprisonment, subject to
medical experimentation
These three young men didn't bring back the ro-
hcemsn they killed when they yielded up their lives in
the smoking chair. CNeE. smoke rises when the cleo
tricity j. turned on long enough. ] have seen IT'D.
But those three young men might have served to
give many years Of life TO hundreds Of millions Of hu-
man being. in return for their crime. They might
have helped, for instance, ~ solve the mystery of the
common cold.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
Other Papers
A
lubbock Avslsnche).

LUBBOCK ANalancnel,
Following suspension of a number OF girls from
classes in an eastern university, the president Of the
institution is to make an investigation Of charges that
intoxicating liquor is readily rrocurable in the vicinity
Of the university campus. Upon reading news accounts
of the incident, one derives the impression that the
university head was wholly unaware that bootlegying
was being carried on in the vicinity OF his institution.
aware Of the conditions which were revealed following
the d~isorderly conduct Of the girls in the class rooms.
II he had not observed the situation the fact is not a
compliment 10 his insight into current affairs. How
ever, there are thousands Of people in the United
States who seem to be as unconscious of the bootleg
zing situation as the educator. Despite the number of
intoxicated people that are met from day to day and
the number Of arrests that are made many intelligent
people continue to ignore the illegal liquor traffic.
They admit that the bootlegging menace may be Sc
rious in some localities but apparently prefer net 10
take cogniEance OF the local situation. It is reasonable
TO state that hootlegging il universal. The illegal
traffic in intoxicantS may not be as marked in some
localities IS in others. but the person with a penchant
for strong drink can usually supply his want without
great difficulty. Pious people who take pleasure In
discssinS the fact that a 'speakeasy" has been uncov.
cred in the immediate vicinity Of a school in some
eastern city, and had at almost every street corner IN
another city, usually arc deceiying themselves. The
bootlegging question Il q universal problem. Educa-
tors and others who have assumed, in large measure,
the responsibility for the morals Of the country. ospe-
cially the younger people, must realize that before
much progress can be achieved.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-11
Extending the Gasoline Tax

Various parishes In Louisiars ere solving theH
rsvipr problems By application Of , gasoline tax which
j. returning large revenues. Tor several months the
civ Of New Orleans has been applying this tax Of one
cent rsr gallon on ell gasoline sold within the city
limits. deriving sufficient revenue thercfrom 70 carry
On it, paving program. Small parishes also are per
nit,sd under the Louisiana Law to apply the tax.
= The state tax on gssolino Is 4 cents and though
this il enc Of the heaviest levied in the United States
thsre has been no general protest from automobile
nvners in those parishes which have added another
cent for LEGAL paving or highway construction. The
ordinances arc so arranged that no tax is collected on
gasoline used for purposes other than meteor vehicles,
,nd tie fact that the entire revenue Is used for high
uas Improvement has resulted in general approval q
the plan.
The theory that the addition Of a municipal tax
rould tend to curtail tourist traffic or drive business
- other municipalities which had not levied a similar
tax il not borne out BY the experience Of the Louis
lana parithes. Very few motor vehicle owners object
to a tax il they arc aware that the revenue Is being
utilized for the purpose Of increasing the efficiency Of
their vehicles thereby returning 70 tho motor vehicle
owner mere il actual cash than he is obliged to pay
In tax.
Several Te1ss cities are watching the Louisiana eN-
rsrimeut with considerable interest, and Il ~ not i'm
nrobable that 4 similar plan for financing street i'm
proversnt will be worked out, the motor vehicles TO
raw the cost instead Of placing the entire burden upon
real estate and other property.