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The Bismarck tribune., 1929-02-09
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fine dinner in her home In Embassy
row on Sixteenth street. No star
likes an all-star cast. and 1t Is a cou.
rageous hostess. indeed. who dares ask
more than a pair Of ambassadors to
the same party. But Mrs. Field (the
former Mrs. Arthur Cation Of Chicago
who married the dry goods merchant
less than a year before his death In
1906] is courageous and well be.
loved. She had five ambassadors at
her party.
When the meal was over. she stood
up. rings on her fingers. bracelets at
her wrists. gems at her throat, and
proposed a toast to "our foreign
friends" and she named four Of the
five. To make the blunder more Sc
rious. the name she had accidentally
omitted was that Of the only South
American diplomat present. It wasn't
until she had sat down and noted the
look Of dismay on the gentleman's face
that she realized her mistake. She
thought it moro gracious. however. not
to direct attention to the uninteutional
slight by making speech Of apology:
SO she said nothing.
Later, she took one Of her friends
aside and asked advice. This friend
counseled her to forget II and let the
South American envoy do likewise.
1t was a year later that this guest.
- whom Mrs. Field had confided her
worry and chaSrin that night, walked
into conservatory at . reception ana
heard. the other aide Of the palms,
the diplomat whose name had heen
omitted from the toast telling his yer.
sion Of the story to an important
Chilean oficial. Risking the sin OF
eavesdropping. the woman listened
and picked out the Spanish phrases
well enough to know that the envoy
was interpreting that affair Of Z year
ago. not az an accident. but a. . de.
liberate insult to his country and TO
all Of South America.
The eavesdropper could stand It no
longer. She stepped from behind the
palms and. IN the best college Span.
ish that she could command. she told
the ambassador. and his friend from
Chile. just what Mrs. Field had said
to her that night Tho unfortunate
omission was. she pointed out. no
subtle political plot. but = mistake or
memory which might b eaaily made
by any hostess who had Z quintet OF
ambassadors around her table.
So there was no breach. II indeed
there might have been. with tho On.
voy's country. and Aunt Dolia had
the distinction the following year Of
.hetng one Of the few residontials {"
bidden 70 the Clsmenceau dinnAr. ana
tho honor. the year altar that, Of b.
Ing invited. not 70 one but to Ill four
Of the stats dinners on the White
House program. Last season illness
kept her IL France until February.
when she returned with her niAce,
Mrs. Albert J. Bsveridss. to remain
quietly ct home.
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heart Of Katherine Elkins and wooed
her the year she should have made
her debut but didn't because she
vowed shed certainly make faces
at the guests" In 1908 the Duke Of
Abruxxi. cousin Of the dead King Hum.
bert. came a.visiting. The Larz An.
dersons gave him q bali: he asked to
be presented to Miss ElkinsA and fell
q royal victim to her beauty and her
piquant wit. The international ques-
ton Of the day speedily became. Is
she going to marry the duke?"
There was talk that Queen Marghe.
rita, King Humbert's widow, opposed
the match. There was talk that the
opposition softened when Miss Elkins
agreed to turn Catholic and give .
marriage dot Of cool half million.
Some said she refused to be . NOR
ganatic wife; others said the duke
had pledged that she wouldn't be =
morganatic wife. And she said
nothing.
Until one fan day in 1913 when she
invited her family and his to . wed.
ding and she became Mrs. Hit. Eight
years later they were building q home
on New Hampshire avenue and quar-.
relied about this and that. She hurried
away to Paris and came back with .
divorce decree tucked In her luggage.
She went TO live with her mother. for
the new home wasn't completed. Hit
dropped In every day for pleasant
call, and the gossips insist that Il
was several weeks before Mrs. Elk.
ins learned that the young man she
was entertaining every day was no
longer her son.in-lAw.
The quarrel was patched up: the
carpenters went back to work. and
they remarked: Mr.. and Mrs. Hit
spent. their second honeymoon In It
in 1921. This. then. II the nrst thing
you win hear about Mrs. Elkins. Tho
second thing u that she has had the
same cook for 36 years. and that the
Hon. Sao.Ke Alfred S1e. the Chine1e
minister. and Madame Sze are espo-
cially fond Of going to the house on
X street TO dine on the gold service.
Her most famous dinner guest was
the late Cardinal Gibbons. who. once
every year. journeyed up from Balt1.
u1OI9 10 I8k0 OIuW0T 4WtI0 ILL uVss.
Catholic friend Of his.
And II you 60 IN for statistics you
will learn that Ars. Elkins, Ike Mrs.
Eugene Hale. II Z senatorial daugh.
ter. wife. and mother. A. Halle L.
Davis. debutante daughter Of Repre-
sentative Henry Gassaway Davis. who
went later to the upper house. she ilrst
cadho to Washington. She stayed on
when she married Senator Stephen b.
Elkins Of West Virginia. secretary Of
war IN Harrtson's cabinet. Their son.
Stephen. has been II the senate.
Mrs. Richard Townsend u an.
other marble palace widow who
achieves distinction through moth.
erhood to IN important daugh~
ter. although she herseif. q
Mary T. Scott, dauxhtar Of Rap
reeontativo Tom Scott. the Eric,
Pa. miner Who turned stataasnan. was
wtdaly known tor her peauty. But
her daughtar, Nathilde, va % beau.
tiful an heinees that disappointed
.suitors, m allegsd one score of them.
are sald % have got poe1aeaiou some
how of one q her sIippArs ana from
this eafin gobl4t "a have drunk : sorry
t0aSt - har ooming marriage q Petsr
0oelet Gerry. now the senior eanator
from Khodo Jslan6
II
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ment would require. Then they shook
their heads and commanded Senator
Fernald to decline the gift with thanks.
Meanwhile. from his hotel room,
Calvin Coolidge sent word that it was
a pretty house, but that he did not
choose to run it. And that is the
only plan OF Mrs. John Brooks Hen.
derson that Is ever known to have
met defeat.
There is lot Of talk about the best
technique and the best set OF tools
with which to break a wedge into
fashionable circles at the nations cap.
ital. The usual procedure Is to get
into good circle at Washington. then
edge into the diplomatic circle, and
presently Jump the ocean to the mid.
die Of a Mayfair drawing room or the
rim OF royal tea party at Windsor
castle. The Washes just used re-
verse English. They had to 60 clear
over to Europe in order to walk down
the red carpet and up through the
front door into Washington society.
When Tom Walsh came to the can.
ltal. In the late nineties. his pockets
were bulging with some OF the mil.
lions he had received for the sale to
an English syndicate Of his famous
Camp Bird mine out west. But the
two f1sted lad from Tipperary who
had adventured to the Black hills in
the rush Of '76. and who had found
that everything he touched his fingers
to turned. promptly. to silver. was
greeted by no reception committee
eager to welcome him into the sacred
Metropolitan club. And his wife. the
former Caroline Reed Of Wisconsin.
whose westward journey in search OF
health had eliminated. some years
back, In marriage to the enterprtsinr
miner. was disnayed at the lack Of
the postman brought to
their rented but very elaborate home.
In 1900 President Mckinley an.
pointed Walsh United States commits.
sioner to the Paris exposition. Then
things began to happen. The miner
and his lady sailed away unsunr. But
onoe In Paris they took half Of the
Elysee Palace hotel and European no.
o'nfy dropped In Tor sandwiches.
He hired q boa. ON the Seine and
gave . $4,000 dinner. The prima
donna who sang for the crowd re.
cstved $4,000. and that was an Arabian
Nights fee In those days. He got
chummy with the king Of Belgium and
lid him to dinner at the Ritz. He
said he wanted the cars Russian
band to play at the feast. Paris
laughed and called him q fool. But
he reached for his check book and the
band played.
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Divorce and multiple remarrtages
are now 90 interlaced with good old
names In the District Of Columbia
that avery day brings forth IT, embar.
raising moment to the casual conver.
sationaltst who talka before he looks
at the Paris divorce news. Last win.
ter the Gerrys were giving big
dance. The afternoon Of the day on
which the ball was to take place q
youthful member Of the state depart.
ment met Mrs. Welles At ten.
~ am looking forward" lisped the
young diplomat. to dance with you
at your party this evening""
Sorry" Mrs. Welles replied. but
I'm not going to be dancing this eve.
ming: I'm going to play bridge"
The young man stumbled on. deter.
minded. and finally mentioned some.
thing about "your husband. the sen.
ator." Then. in q horrible fash. he
recollected that he was not talking
to the current Mrs. Gerry. but to the
former one. His social aspirations.
along with his teacup. clattered down
to the oriental rug.
Still anotner lady gains distinction.
not only from the important widows
weeds she wears for q general but
from her position a. independent
mama-in.law to an independent son.
n.law. This is Mrs. John r. VIII.
Hams, whose daughter. Juliette., is
married to Joseph Letter. Chicago's
defendant in q suit Of many millions
waged by discontented co-heirs to the
fortune Of Joe's father, Levi z. Letter.
pioneer merchant.
One Of the most dangerous imple.
ments along the Potomac IL tho thin
blue pencil welded by Mrs. Williams
With one stroke of 1t she can make.
or as surely break. q debutante. Years
ago, when her own daughters. Juliette
and Dorothy (now the wife Of Freder-
lex Sterling Of the American legation
at Dublin, were debutantes, this Wash.
ington matron started 1.-THE Dancing
Glass;" and the designation The !"
expresses its social infallibility. With
the years it gathered unto itself more
prestige. Its rival. Mrs. Walshs
!" Friday Evening Dancing Glass;" Is
really not a rival at all to Mrs. VII.
liams'.
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Washington's Surrender.


When they sailed back to Washing.
ton the Washes found that a lot Of
natives who had friends who had
relatives who had signed the Declara.
tion Of independence but who hadn't
been able to meet an obscure countess
we're suddenly desperately fond Of tha.
quaint self made millionaire who had
been hobnobbing with royalty. The
invitations poured In. Tom Walsh and
lii, wife built their big house ard
gossip reported that II cost one million
dollars. while the Letter mansion. up
the street few blocks. had cost only
tkrse-ouartars Of = million. And TO.
DAY every manicure &1rl In town will
swear that It has solid gold bath tub,
while the Letters have only I white
and gold ballroom.
The minsr and his wife began to en-.
tertain % abundantly that Baron
Coubsrtain exclaimed: /. Wtthopt sixty
psopIs dining with them the Washes
feel lonely"
Washington. Or most Of It. had sur
rendered. but Newport was more
strongly fortified. a u recorded that
Mr.. iierman os,rtchs. ons Of trs
volunteer defenders = The seaside -.
bort against the invaslon y ths bar
bartanS from ~ wsst. saiA SOME IN
kind thinss about Ten Walst's .
mfysr's lumpass Aad munblsd some
thing about ~ Wits bsAne socaas
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Her Only Defeat

:
So Ars. HAndsrson won the
tus. Noth4r o. EnbassiAe.- And
looked about hAr Tor new 9ntarl
psieae The ayst thing shs sa~-
this was n lS2s.was ths spectacle az
The vice pssssdsnt Of ths United
eta8ss. his wife and two sons. crowded
into : hotel suits. This ssen,sd III
wrong and shs bsthousht herseifs Of
the roomy mansion-it was sa3d 70
hass coet hair miliion-whtc stood
varant u 3seI 9ixtssnth street. A. !
assmosiAl = her dead son. John. she
e6ssed the tufldias . ~ government
tcf vics presidential palacs.
oenasas Was5sn safrts1 hsr u,es,
sles q ~ eeiIsasaes. Shey aid sasne
ses,s - =, ~ assnbsr q ssry1sss
ail1 tsae = enal sueb - essabAsh4
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Stamp Trial Will
 Begin This Afternoon

Providence, R. l.. June 2S R - The governments conspiracy charge against "Pawtucket Johnny Con- ley. Elwood Banfield and Rudolph E. Kraft. alleging they conspired to receive and conceal stamps stolen from the Pawtucket post of flee three years ago, is scheduled to go to the jury late this after noon in federal court here. The de- fense rested this morning. after presenting only two character wit nesses and Bantield and Kraft in their own defense. Arguments of counsel this afternoon are expected to last about three hours. The governments case consisted of tes- timony by New York detectives Bowery and Chinatown residents postal inspectors and employees Of the National Bellas Hess company. which bought stamps from Ban field.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
KaN Street Briefs

New York, June 28-The Johns- Manville Corp. has formed tl,O00,- 600 holding corporation which will control all its foreign operations ex- cept the branches in Canada.
 April operating income of 98 tele- phone companies amounted to $22,- 551 ,833 against $22,0l6,65S in April, 1928.
 Awards of heavy construction operations throughout the country during the past week were valued at 64,555, ,000, compared with $l25,- 75l, ,000 in the corresponding week last year, the engineering News Record reports.
 The Ohio Seamless Tube Co.,, of Shelby, Ohio, has approved plans for an increase of 40 per cent. in plant capacity. The expansion program is the result of increased demand from the automobile and aviation indus tries. About s4O0,000 will be spent on new buildings and additional equipment.
 A 35,000, GOO group life insurance policy has been taken out by the Consolidation Coal Co.,, covering em- ployes of the parent organization as we'll as those of its subsidiaries in West Virginia, Maryland and Penn sylvania.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
BULLS IN C0NTR0L 0F STOCK TRADING
Utility and Steel Shares Lap
 Upward in Strong Market

New York. June e7 LF-Bullish operations were conducted at . vigorous pace in today's stock mar ket, which completely disreEarded the increase of $l22,000,0OO in brok- CTS loans last week. Public utility steel and electrical equipment shares were in the forefront of the advance. many of the gains ranging from 5 to 20 points.
 Meanwhile, credit conditions show ed signs of relaxation. Call money renewed unchanged at 10 per cent for the fourth consecutive day and. while the undertone was firm. the rate was expected by money brok- CTS to hold at that figure. Time money was suightly easier. with the four months maturities quoted as low as 1-2 per cent. This was con- strued as an indication that rates generally would work lower next month although flurries in call money was slightly easier, with the middle of July.
 
 Erie railroad preferred issues for the first time in 22 years was the most outstanding development in the days financial news. All three classes of Erie stock responded to the announcement by climbing more than $2 a share to new high rec ords.
 General Electric resumed it's ad- vance by climbing more than 6 points to new high record at 322.
 |. s. Steel common, stockholders of which are looking forward to a special dividend distribution next month. moved up more than : points to l91 3-S, or 21s points be- low the high price reached prior to the enlarged recopitalization of the corporation.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
CURB SkYR0CkETS
 ID RECORD GROUND
Ticker 40 Minutes Behind Mar.
 ket-Rise Is General

New York, June 2S R>-A broad advance set in on the curb exchange today, carrying several public utili- ties and other favorites into record high ground. Trading was so heavy that the ticket fell at one time 40 minutes behind the market. The sharp advances attracted some sell ing, but the main body of stock held their leads.
 Ten per cent call money was a bullish factor, with failure of the New York Federal Reserve bank to change the rediseount rate. Trad CTS viewed the $122,O00, 1000 increase in brokers loans as a natural re- suit Of the exercising of tremen- Gous volume stock purchase righy;.
 Utilities Power & Light "A" was the feature, jumping more than 10 points to record high above 51. before encounterinE selling. Through United Light & Railway this com- pany owns a substantial interest in the common stock of American Light X Traction company and De- troit Edison. Electric Bond & Share was pushed up more than 6 points above 123 to new high
 Commonwealth & Southern. which broke individual trading rec, ords last week. opened with a block of 100000 shares at 2s 3-4 and moved up to above o7 for . gain of more than a point South eastern Power S Light. American Foreign Power warrants. Long Is. land Lighting. Northeastern Powe, and Consolidated Gas were strong American Gas & Electric sold of on fit-taking.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
FEW BOND SHARES
 SHOWING ACTIVITY
ConVertibleS Still Lead Market
 -Other Issues Irregular

New York, June es R-Enormous accumulation of convertible obliga- tions of utility and railroad compa- nies whose stocks have been soar ing was resumed in today's bond market. Price levels of the share feature issues were higher in the early trading, but the rest of the list was irregularly lower although time money was slightly easier.
 Telephones Rise
 Tbe American Telephone Convert ible 4h rose nearly 3 points on a demand that brought out transac- tions totaling $2,000,ooO par value in the first two hours of the session. International Telephone 41:s gained point. while the active rails like Atchison 4las, Missouri Pacific 5ks and Southern Pacific 4as, with war rants. climbed fractionally. Buying was particularly heavy in the South ern Pacific issue. Public service of New Jersey 4A made another new high at 293 on an overnight gain of 9 points
 Other convertibles heavily traded at about yesterdays final prices were the Allegheny Corporation 5s and the newly listed Lautaro Nitrate 6s. when issued.
 Somp Rails Strong
 A few isolated rails showed strength. Wisco: sin Central As ad- vancing points and Southern Rail- way general Is about 1-2 a point. Missouri. Kansas, Texas prior lien 5s moved ahead in sympathy with the stock. Interest in the utilities and industrials was slight.
 Chile Mortgage Bank 6s '61, fca- tured the foreign group with rise of points on large buying. recov- cring yesterdays loss. United States government issues traded narrowly and worked lower.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS

At Court of Probate holden at New Britain within and for the District of Berlin. in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut. on the cfth day of June, A. D. 1923.
 Present. Bernard F. Gaffney. Esq. Judge. On motion of The Commercial Trust Company of said New Britain as Executor of the last will and testament of James Simnls, late of Berlin, within said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that Mx months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the Execu- tor and directs that public notice be given of this order bv advertising in A newspaper published in said New Brit. ain and having circulation in said dis trict, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Berlin. nearest the p,ace where the de ceased las, dwelt and return make.
 Certified from Record
 BERNARD '. GAFFNEI. Judge
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
MUST DRINK GINGER ALE

Springfield, Mass. June 27 R-1t will not be necessary for Wac D Skarznski to stop in a corner speak easy each night for his ginger ale" When Waco appeared before Judge Wallace Heady in court this after noon on a drunkenness charge, the judge placed him on probation with the understanding that Mrs. Skarzn- ski have cold bottle of ginger ale ready for her husband each night. Waco told the court he drank noth- ing stronger than ginger ale on his visits to the speakeasy.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
GOV. DAVIS SEES EMPEROR

Tokio. June oS (UP)-Dwight w. Davis, en route to Manila to assume his post as governor general of the was granted an audience by the emperor today. Davis bors rowed q Prince Albert coat, the pre- scribed costume for the audience. The United States embassy had diff. iculty obtaining one that fitted. be. cause of the governor generals size.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

death this afternoon when . Michi. gan Central railroad locomotive plunged through an open draw. bridge into the Welland canal, one mile from the Welland station.
 James O'Dell, engineer. James Freel. fireman, and Royal Merell, an engine helper. were injured when they leaped from the engine as t made its plunge.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
LOUIS SPRl:CKELS DEAD

Yonkers, N. Y., June 2S (UP)- Louis Spreckels. nephew of Claus Spreckels, famous Pacific coast su- gar manufacturer. died today aged 62. He was born in San Francisco. For many years he was general manager of the Federal Sugar Re- flning company here.
 His uncle took him into business at the age of 16 and he worked his way up in the mill of the Western Sugar refining company in San Fran cisco,
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
INTERNATIONAL PAPER and POWER COMPANY

bsstoa. Mas. JNse Iet6. l97s
 The Board of Directors have decIars1 a regular quarterly dividend of ooe ssd three-quarters per cent lN%) sa the Cumulative 7e Presersd Steck q Ghs Company, and . regslse suartssly dividend of one and oas-half - cssl I13ne) on the Cumulative 6 n. ferred Stock of this CoMp1ay, Se tkp current quarter. payahoe July lsoA, 1929, to hclde1s oi record se tAe d. v business )une 25th. 1929.
 Cheeks to be mailed. Transftf, IVY Will not close. R G La.,n Avi 21AaeSb
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
INTERNATIONAL PAPER
 COMPANY
New York. June i2th. lS79

New ofk. Jtne l<ths ly2S The Board of Directors have declared a regular quarterly dividend of one and three-quarters per cent lAT) on the Cumulative 7eeo Preferred Stock of this Company. and . regular quarterly dividend of one and one-half per eat 012fc) on the Cumulative 6T Pre- ferred Stock of this Company. for tho current quarter. payable July 18th. 1929, to holders of record at the close of business June 25th. 1929.
 Check. to be mailed. Transfee boob will not close.
 Owss SHEPHERD Frs.Psw. esf fWnA
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
RICE CASE CONTINUED

Willimantic. June 2s @-Ths trial of the divorce suit brought by Mrs. Edna C. Rice against Trenor A. Rice. was postponed to the Sep. tember term by Judge l.. r. Waldo Marvin in superior court here to- day. William A. King. Rice's coun. sel, asked for the continuance.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Birth Record

A son was born last night at New Britain General hospital to MT. and Mrs Paul Spalter of 45 Dwight street.
 A daughter was born at New Britain General hospital today to Mir. and Mrs. Dominick Scavilla of 475 Arch street.
 A son was born yesterday to MT. and Mrs. Henry Rakowsky of l55 Hartford avenue.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
HAIRDRESSERS NAMED

Hartford, June os R-Go>ernor Trumbull today rcappointed Mary R. Holmes Of New Haven and Sara h Raycroft of Bridgeport to the state board of hairdressers and cos meticians for two years from July 1. The third member of the board for the new term has not yet been se- lected.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

Perhaps, as they say, all things work
 out for the best Arch Coleman, above, resigned as postmaster Ut Minneapolis. Minn., to run for con gress. He was defeated. A few days ago his appointment as first as- sistant postmaster general at Wash
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
ALLYN RESIGNS

Hartford. June 2S P-The resig- nation of Major Gurdon S. Allyn of Waterford as an officer in the med ical detachment, 122d cavalry. C. N. G.. has been accepted and he is hon. orably discharged according to or defs from the office of the adju.ant general today