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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
Towns Aspiration for
Ideal Means Progress

There are many ideals for towns,
and somewhere there is town that is
striving toward each of Them, "For
instance" reads an editorial in the
Household Magazine:
"The richest town in the state.
"The cleanest town. ~1sa$~'
'The most beautiful town. ~
"The busiest town. -
'The most fashionable town.
"The most homelike town.
''The most modern town.
"The most helpful town.
"The most religious town.
.s' a1'|ih = - o.oper2tiye town
fM town. j..
"The most intellectual town.
"The most enterprising town.
"The most public-spirited town.
"The best town in which to bring UP
children.
'What is your towns ideal?" con-
times the editorial. SIS it the. best
ideal COR your town?
"Or does your, town lack a con.
scious ideal? If So, is it not worth
while to develop conscious ideal?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
1t Takes Two

AS the individual is incomplete with
out the home, so is home incomplete
without the community.-Farm and
Fireside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
Public Playrrourds

More than 500 communities in the
United States have established public
Fairgrounds under trained leadership
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
rLEADINGss-----.
RADIO PROGRAMS
/. RED NETWoRK-Aueust II.

B. C. RED NETWoRK-August II.
D. m. National Sunday Forum.
0 p m. Maj. Bowes' Family Party.
s s p. m. Atwater Kent Radio Hour.
8 is p. m. Studebaker Champions.
IA N. 3. C. BLUE NETWORK
100 p. m. Roxy Stroll.
900 p m. Friendly Hour
4:30 p. m. Twilight Reveries.
$40 p. n. Whittall-Anglo Persians.
1900 p m. Emma Jettick Melodies.
9:15 p. m. Light Opera Hour.
COLUMBIA SYSTEM
800 D. m. Symphonic Hour Sym
phony orchestra
$3.50 p. m. Hudnut Du AIRY pro-
gram. (Musie1 program)
400 p. m. Cathedral Hour (Religious
musical seryice)
500 p. m. La Palma program.
$40 p. m. Sonatron program. GA
nous Broadway Stars)
900 p. m. Majestic Theater of the Air.
200 p. m. Arabesque. CA Modern
Thousand and One Nights)
1890 p. m. Around the Samovar. (Mu-
sic by Russian Musicians)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
THE
SILVER
LINING
(@ by D. ]. walsh.)

ME disappointment had come
so swiftly and unexpectedly
that Aunt Jerry was still a
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Blame H. M. Eaton for
Death in Explosion

Lynn. Mass, Jan. II (UP)-Judge
Ralph w. Reeve. in the report of an
inquest today, named President
Horace M. Eaton of the Preble Box
Toe Company as one of those OIL
whom blame could be placed for the
explosion which caused 20 deaths at
the company's plant here Novem-
Der S.
No criminal charge should be pre-
ferred against Fire Chief Edward Il.
Chase for alleged negligence in fire
prevention work, the Judge decided.
Eaton was the only man named in
the report as being partly re-
sponsible.
All but one of IS witnesses placed
the blame on two metal waste bar
rels containing Celluloid scraps, the
judge said. but he added that mo
living person knows the exact cause
of the explosion"
The report stated that 1900 gal
Ions of acetone and alcohol and 500
pounds OF celluloid were stored In
the plant at the time Of the blast.
1t was announced that the judges
report would be submitted to the
Essex county grand jury.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
BONDS marrow IN
Light TRADING
Price Changes Confirmed as
Traders Hold OH Today

New York, Jan. II F-Price
changes were narrow and mostly 70,
the advance In light trading in the
early bond market today. Traders
We're inclined to hold OF pending
announcement Of the brokers' loan,
figures by the Federal Reserve bank
after the close.
International Telephone converti-
BILE 1-2s were again the individual
feature, declining fractionally under
selling pressure. Public Service OF
New Jersey I 1-2s continued their
upward march, touching 1913. New
York Gas. Electric Light. Heat &
Power IS were higher in good buy
ing. Other utilities we're quiet.
Chile Copper IS worked lower in
face OF tho advance of the stock in
to new high ground. Anaconda 6s
displayed strength In the quiet in
dustrial group. International Ce-
ment 50 sold of fractionally.
Rails displayed a mixed tone. at
tributed partly to the interstaHuom-
merce commissions inquiry to deter
mine excess profits under the recap
ture clause. Rock Island ANS A
were down Is. while fractional
losses were shown by Union Pacific
4a8 and Southern Railway general
Is. Strength was exhibited by
Southern Pacific convertible II, Erie
convsrtible As and st. Paul IS.
Trading fell off sharply in the for
eign list. which displayed a steady
tone. Rhine Westphalia 6s and Bel
GUM Kingdom is were higher on a
fair demapd.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
WILL RESIST GUARDS

Digby, N. s.. Jan. II ~ - Mrs.
Sarah Durkee. who took her chill
dren from the Nashau, N. H.. Pro-
testant orphansge last Friday and
eluded border guards who had been
asked to apprehend her. said last
night she would resist any efforts
made to again take the children
from her.
J. Proeser. agent for the Chill
dren's Aid society In Annapolis
county. at whose instance the chill
dren first were placed in the or
phanaee. is on his way to Digby
from Nassau with papers ordering
their return there.
The children are Lillian. 10. and
Churchill. S.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Real Estate News

Warranty
H. E. Christensen to H. V. Camp.
etAl, wilma street.
Mortgage
Michael kaminski to Berlin Saw
ines Bank, $500, Pennington ave-
nue..
Frank Tercyak to Sylvester Kan
ian, $S,029.50, Grove street.
Frank Jacubiak to Sam Wasko-
WITT, ct al. $4,000 Lyman street.
Release
Sylvester KAMA to Frank Tercy-
ak. Grove street.
Boleslaw Waskiwcz to Frank Ter
-cyak, Grove street.
Transfer by Foreclosure
Harry r. O'Dell to New Britain
Trust Co.. Park street.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
w. ]. M'MAHON CHARGED
WITH ASSAULTING WIFE
Former Yale Athlete Alleged to
Have Struck Her with
F1ashlight.

Painesville, O.. Jan. II Rp-Wil-
liam J. McMahon, former Yale ath-
lete, was awaiting today service of
copy of an indictment on charges
of assault with intent to kill his
wife with a heavy f1ashlight. He was
ordered by the grand jury yesterday
to appear in answer to his wife's
charges that he had assaulted her
while on their way here from q
football game at New Haven, Conn.,
According to Mrs. Mcmahon the
attack of her husband was without
provocation and occurred on Labor
Day. She declared that Mcmahon
seized a heavy searchlight and
struck her over the head, while in
his automobile. He inflicted injuries
to her head and she escaped from
the car and fed to farmhouse. He
was arrested q short time later and
released under bonds OF $4,000.
Mcmahon. who was a crew men,
Der at Yale several years ago,
claims that he was gassed in the
war and has been under the care of
doctors.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Hen Lays Little Eggs
Containing No YOlk

Here Is a story about hen that
cheats.
Living on Cottage place is a
woman who keeps flock of hens.
They are all full grown hens
most of them Plymouth Rocks.
The IIjority, in return for their
daily rations. provide an egg.
But one of them, although she
cats her share of cracked corn, is
cheating.
She lays an egg, 1t is true, but the
egg does not come up to specifica-
tons.
1t Ia about the size Of = robins
egg.
And besides that. 1t contains no
yolk.
The owner Is trying to identify
the hen and when she does, there's
going to be supply OF fresh
chicken soup on the family table.
Frank Basile. an insurance man.
brought one Of the eggs to the Her.
aid Office today. No one sbelicved
that it did not contain a yolk. So
he broke 1t open-and sure enough
there was no yolk.
Winsted newspapers may copy II
they wish.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
MENTALLY UNSOUND

New York, Jan. II Rl-Nicholas
II. Putnam, 20. a descendant of the
Revolutionary general. Israel Put
nam, was committed to the Bloom
ingdale asylum in White Plains, N.
Y, yesterday for treatment of mcnt-
al disorders under an order of State
Supreme Court Justice Thomas
Churchill.
Application for the commitment
was made by DIR. Samuel Feign of
Bellevue hospital. where Putnam
was taken last week by his brother,
Carleton, for observation.
He is a former Princeton student
and a son Of the late Major Israel
Putnam, who was killed in the
World War. He is listed in the So
cial register.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Hungary WIN Ratify
kellogg AEti-War Pact

Budapest, Hungary, Jan. II "
Foreign Minister Ludwig Walko told
the foreign relations committee OF
the upper house today that the Hun
garian government was about to con-
clude a treaty Of friendship and ar
bitration with the United States and
would ratify the Kellogg pact.
Hungary is no longer isolated and
her position is much different from
the one she occupied whep forced
TO sign tho treaty Of Trianon." he
said. "She is leading fight for her
national rights: she is concluding
smity pacts with most Of the Euro
pean nations and she has adopted
the principles of submitting all her
international disputes to the per-
manent arbitration court at the
Hague"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Queen Marie Recovering
From La Grippe Attack

Bucharest, Rumanla, Jan. IL W.
Queen Marie, who is recovering from
an attack OF la grippe. will soon
leave for a short visit in Constantine
ople. While there she will be with
American friends connected with
Roberts College and with the Amer
lean Woman's College.
Princess Helen, who has never left
Eumania since her troubles with her
former husband, Princes Carol be-
gan, will start for Vienna on Janu-
ary 25. After visiting khere for two
days, she will proceed to Florence
to see her mother, the former Queen
Sophie OF Greece. who was sister
of the former Kaiser. Princess
Helen at Florence will also visit the
grave of her father, King Constan-
tine of Greece.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
ROTARIApS AT HOSPITAL
Weekly Luncheoa Served In Nurses
Dining Room-visitors Escorted
Through Institution.

Members OF the New Britain Ro-
tary club met for luncheon at the
New Britain General hospital today.
Rev. William II. Anderson presided.
Among the guests other than Ro-
tarians were DIR. William Stockwell
of this city. now superintendent OF
the Cedar Crest sanitarium; c. F.
Bennett, president of the Stanley
Works and president Of the hospital
board, James 3. North, president OF
the hospital training school.
Luncheon was served in the
nurses dining room. Following re-
marks by DR.. T. Eben Reeks. SUPER
intendent of the hospital, the Ro-
tarians were divided into groups of
six and were escorted through the
institution by graduate nurses and
supervisors, who explained the var
ious departments.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
CITY BAND OFFICERS

Domihick Galati has been named
president and manager Of the Hard
ware City Band at the annual meet
ing. Other officers elected are Of
follows: Leader, James Frugale; as
sistant leader, Henry srcuti; treas
urer, Antonio Battaglia: correspond
Ing secretary. Tony Desole; financial
secretary, Michael Galati: library
caretaker, Joseph Porcara and trus-
tees P. Trotta and Savcrio DEBATE.
The band voted to purchase new
uniforms which will be worn in the
near future. A series of concerts
will be given to raise funds for this
purpose.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Deaths
Marry ID. Hanna

Harry ID. Hanna, aged 50 years.
died at his home, 60 Liberty street,
this morning after a five days illness
with pneumonia. He was the son
of the late James W. and Mary Scott
Hanna and had been employed in the
stock room of the Russell and Erwin
Mfg. Co. for the past 81 years.
Surviving him are brother,
Charles w. Hanna of this city, and
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Child OF st.
Louis, Miss Belle w. Hanna OF the
State Normal school and Miss
Leonora S. Hanna, principal of the
Washington school. South Man
chester.
The funeral arrangements, In
charge of b. c. Porter g. Sons, will
be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
RANK OF ENGLAND

London, Jan. II Rj-Thc weekly
statement of the Bank of England
shows the following changes in
pounds: Total reserve increased s.
10000; circulation decreased s.
$4,000; bullion decreased 100000;
other securities decreased 2,o57,000;
public deposits increased 4,154,000:
other deposits decreased $4,000:
notes reserve increased S,722.00o:
government securities decreased q
$4,000.
The proportion Of the banks re-
serve TO liability Is $50 per cent.
compared with $500 a week ago.
Rate Of discount IL per cent.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Coal Gas Kills
Three: Is Overcome

New York, Jan. II R}-A husband
killed today by coal gas and ! s other
persons were overcome in a 90 FAM
lily apartment house in Brooklyn.
Milkmen on their rounds in the
early morning discovered the pres
erce Of the gas, rising from the fur
mace room of the building. They
called police and later calls were put
in for ambulanccs and inhalator
squads.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
NEW CLAUSE IN DEED

The controversy over unpaid sew
er assessments has resulted in a
clause being inserted in a warranty
deed filed at the office of the town
clerk in which the grantee agrees to
pay for all public improvements
performed before the transfer was
made and which remain unpaid.
The deed transfers Stanley street
realty from E. O. kiibourne to John
kllbourne.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Clemenceau Making
Good Progress Now

Paris. Jan. II R}-3eorges Glenn
enccau, Frances wartime premier
who has been i'll with the grippe. Is
making good progress and no longer
considers himself as under the
weather.
After a good nights rest he said
today that he had repulsed his an
nual adversary. the grippe, and that
there were not going to be any
health bulletins issued from his
house. The former premier still
coughs. but his head is clear and
he is able to get sleep.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
INDUSTRIAL BILLIARDS

A meeting of those interested In
forming an industrial Pocket Bill
lard tournament. will be held at
Rogers Billiard Parlors tonight at &
o'clock. Most of the local factories
will be represented and teams of
four men will be entered. The tour
namentwill start next week. prob
ably on Wednesday. Teams already
entered are Stanley Works. New
Britain Machine. Corbin Cabinet
Lock and Hart & Cooley.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Peter r.. Higgins

Funeral services for Peter T. Hig-
gins, q former resident Of this city.
who died in Hartford will be held
Saturday morning at . o'clock at the
Church OF st. John the Evangelist.
Burial will be in st. Mary's ceme-
terry.
The remains will be at the home
of his brother. Thomas ]. Higgins
of 80 Wilson street until the time Of
the funeral.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
LOSES PEARL NECKLACE

Boston. Jan. II UP)-Loss Of a
pearl necklace and wallet con-
tanning diamonds, valued altogether
at $4,000, was reported to police
here today.
Mrs. Guy Warning OF Milton. soc'-
ETY. woman. stated she missed her
$4,000 necklace after attending 4
Boston theater last night.
The loss of diamonds valued at
$4,000 was reported by Edward sa-
ger, Washington street jeweler.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
FINED IN HARTFORD

Herbert Johnson, %. of 233 Chest
nut street, this city, was fined SO
and costs in Hartford police court
on the charge of theft OF a cigar
cite case in a jewelry store owned
by Louis Armentano, 1854 Front
street, Hartford, Tuesday afternoon.
johnson also stole a cigarette
holder in Rogers Recreation build
ing on Church street, this city. and
had it in his possession when arrest
ed, but Mr.. Rogers did not care to
prosecute him for the theft.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
EDWARD CONLIN INJURED

Edward Conlin. &c, of 104 Hart
street, was admitted to New Brit
ain General hospital yesterday for
treatment for a fracture Of the left
shoulder, the result of fall near
his home. He was reported today
to be doing nicely and his recovery
Is expected.
Mr.. Conlin Is a we'll known resi-
dent of New Britain and for num-
Der of years was employed at the
Stanley Works. His son, Edward J.
Conlin, is lieutenant of Co. No. 2 OF
the fire department..
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
WIRES CAUSE CELLAR FIRE
Start Lively Blaze In Block on Arch
Street After Electrical Appliances
Act Strangely.

Slight damage was caused by fire
in a tenement block at 2S2 Arch
street. owned by Santa Stella, this
forenoon, but a short delay in dis
covering it might have resulted in
heavy damage, according to Chief
w. J. Noble OF the fire department.
Housewives in the building noticed
that the electric light and the wir-
ing to electric appliances were act
ing strangely and a little alter, smoke
was smelled. It was found that the
wires in the cellar, directly under a
partition, had set fire to a wooden
joist and a lively blaze followed. An
alarm from Box at 1885 o'clock
brought several pieces of apparatus
and Electrical Inspector Cyril j.
Curtin was also on the scene and
inspected the wiring.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Poland Votes to Expel
All German Engineers

Berlin, Jan. II R-Reports were
r. ceived in Berlin today from katto-
wtz Upper Silesia, stating that the
Polish Silesian Sejm has voted to
cNpel all German engineers and
works managers from this industrial
area on the ground that Poland
needs No German technicians.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Esther Anderson

Esther. the four year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Anderson
Of Hillside street, Maple Hill, died
last night at $40 o'clock at the New
Britain General hospital. She was
stricken with pneumonia at her
home and was taken to the hospital
Tuesday night at 6 o'clock. She was
the only child.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at . o'clock at Err
win Memorial chapel. Rev. Fred
erick w. Schaefer will officiate.
Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
RECEIVES IRON OFFER

New York, Jan. II UP)-Theo-
dore NJ. Brandle Of Jersey City.
president of the New Jersey building
trades. and director general OF the
Iron league Of New Jersey, has re-
ceived a substantial offer to become
director-general of the Iron league
Of the state Of Massachusetts,. with
out severing his other affiliations
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
STOCK MARKET IN
Strong ADVANCE
Spectators Assume Control,
Bringing Forth New Leaders

New York, Jan. II Rl-Specula
tors for the advance assumed con
troll Of the price movement IN TO-
days stock market. bringing for
ward new leaders in the steel, rail,
copper and motor groups. Scores OF
issues were marked up to nearly
is points. with new high records es-
tablished by such popular shares as
u. S. Steel common. Chile Copper
and Electric Auto Lite.
The strong resistance shown by
the market leaders around the low
prices of December coupled with
easier credit conditions, helped 10
revive bullish confidence. and led TO
active short covering, Call money
renewed at per cent and dropped
to Z as the mid-month payments
flowed back to the banks. The pros
pect of an increase in federal re-
serve brokers' loans tended to re-
strict the volume Of trading.
There was little in the days bust
ness news to influence the price
movement. Stockholders of the
American International corporation
ratified the for 1 stock split-up
proposed by directors. and the Gulf
States Steel directors voted to in
crease the amount Of common
stock outstanding from $4,000 to
3OO.0 900 shares, and to issue the new
stock at $50 a share to common and
preferred stockholders in the ratio
Of new share for each two now
held. Non-ferrus metal shares
changed hands in large volume at
advancing prices. Chile Copper and
st. Joseph Lead each ran up more
than points to new high levels at
SO "a and IS, respectively. Greene
Cananea Copper. Calumet & Arl-
iona, Cerro De Pasco and Howe
Sound sold or more points above
yesterdays final quotations. and
Anaconda, Kennecott and several
others advanced to points.
U. S. Steel common ran into profit
price at 173 3-S. Radio ran up 17%+
points to $40 and Electric Auto Lite,
By-Products Coke. U. S. Realty,
General Electric. Packard Motors,
Commercial Solvents. Johns Man.
Vile, Peoples Gas. New York Cen
trail and Curtiss 1 to 10 points high
ef.
Wright Aeronautical ran up more
than points to 1877 and then fell
back to 1T. Allied Chemical fell
lack points and Eisenlohr, West
ern Union. International Telephone,
Otis Elevator and American Sugar
Refining sold down 2 points or
more.
IT'LL, AIADK LII, AT q On N n
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Ayide MoOshcgian

Avide Mooshegian, 81 years old,
of Is Lee street died at Hartford
hospital last night following a short
illness Of pneumonia.
He was born in Armenia and is
survived by his wife and five young
children.
The funeral will be held Saturday
afternoon at the funeral parlors of
Joseph A. Haffey at 565 Main street
and at st. Stephens church on Tre-
mont street at a time to be an
nounced later. Burial will be in
EairvieW cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
James Costello

Funeral services for James Cos
tcllo of 313 Park street, who died
yesterday at the New Britain Gen
cral hospital. will be held tomorrow
morning at O'Clock at st. Joseph's
church. Burial will be in st. Mary's
cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Wall Street Briefs

Agitation for firm price" for
all collateral OIL stock exchange loans
Is being heard In Wall Street. AT
present with each lending bank the
final arbitcr of the value of the
stocks in the loan envelope. values
differ sharply and this has caused
confusion. The difference in some
cases ranges from $25 to SIS a
share. appointment of a commits
sion composed of the clearing house
association head, two brokers and
two bankers has been suggested TO
meet daily to decide OIL the lending
value of each stock listed on the en-
change.
The major non-ferrous metal
markets We're quiet last week with
prices generally holding firm, Engin-
cering and Mining Journal reports.
Consumption Of metals continues
good.
City Service company reports n
new monthly and yearly earning
record. December net earnings
reached $3,242,29S, an increase OF
100000 over December 1927, and
yearly earnings totaling $33.5S4.465.
an increase of s1,631,o00 over 1927
net.
Rolling mills in the Youngstown
district are reported at capacity
operations. with continued strong
demands for full finished grades.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many
friends and relatives who so kindly
extended their sympathy and beau
tiful floral tributes during our re-
cent bereavement in the death of
our beloved son. Anthony Jr. Pod
hajski. Especially we wish to thank
the employers Of Andrews. Swift e.
Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Edie Ziemhks. Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Podhalski. Charles
and Helen Podhajski. Miss Jennie
Chachulski.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
Report Says Inayatullah
Has Also Abdicated

Moscow, Jan. II R}--A wireless
report from kabul received here to-
day said that King Inayatullah, who
succeeded his young brother, Aman-
ullah as King of Afgha nistan a few
DAYS ago, had himself abdicated.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
LAWYER TO PRACTICE HERE

Charles w. Tamulonis of Nashua,
n. H., one of the successful 90 who
were admitted to the Connecticut
bar at the last examination intends
to become associated with a New
Britain attorney In the practice of
law within the near future. He ts
q native of Lithuania.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
X. C. MEETING

New Haven. Jan. 17.-lF-Ac-
cordinE to an announcement made
today by the supreme secretary OF
the Knights of Columbus William J.
Mckinley the next meeting Of the
board of directors will be held In
New York city on Jan. 10, 20 and 81.
1t had been tentatively planned
to hold the session in Detroit but de-
velopements arising this week,
changed the meeting place to the
Commodore Hotel in New York.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-17
SAYS CUTLER HIT HIM

Complaint was made to Lieutenant
Bamforth at police headquarters last
evening by Leo Zieller. receiver in
Cutters store on Arch street, that
Samuel Cutler, owner Of the bus
mess, "socked" him on the advice
Of q companion when he admitted
to Cutler that he had made certain
remarks about then business. The
complaint was referred to the pro-
scouting attorney.