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New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
CURB STOCKS RISE PARTICULARLY AGAIN
Utilities and Specialties Favor
 ites-MuCh Profit Taking

New York, Aug. 19 P)-The curb market moved irregularly higher to- day, under the leadership of an as sortment of utilities and specialties Profit taking, however, had to be absorbed in considerable volume, as the prospect of somewhat firmer money this week prompted traders to realize on last weeks advance. After moving substantially higher during the forenoon, the market falteyed in the early afternoon, and 1 several issues slipped back a point or two from their best levels.
 Cigar Machinery Strong
 | International Cigar Machinery was a strong feature, shooting up more than 19 points to a record level at more than 20. The advance in this issue has paralleled that of Ameri- can Machine & Foundry, the parent f company, on the 'big board" and is attributed to growing production of machine-made cigars in an effort tc l
 Hood Rubber mounted a few points in response to the proposed lnerger with Goodrich. Anchor Post l Fence, Aluminium Co.,, and Colgate Palmolive were other industrials tc meet with moderate demand. In vestmcnt trusts generally moved ir narrow ranges, but National Invest ors shot up more than ' points te anothel record price. Goldman Sachs and Transamerica were firm.
 Utilities Show Strength
 Utilities displayed revived strength although they encountered consid erable realizing fin the early after noon. Electric Bond and Share Electric Investors and American Light and Traction, mounted. Or 4 points. Allied Power and Light ant American Super-Power made simi. lar gains, but soon lost much o1 their advances. Commonwealth and Southern, Niagara Hudson and United Gas improvement were steady. Nevada California Electric was soft spot, falling back few points, and Consolidated Gas ol Baltimore Tumbled about 10.
 Oils encountered considerable prift taking on their gains of late last week. Gulf of Pennsylvania was again strong on the prospect or formation Of new Mellon Holding Company, but Standard of Indiana lost a couple of points.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
SUSPECT QUIzzED
 IN DEATH OF BOY
Albright Leans Toward Natural
 Causes, However

Torrington, Aug. 19 Pl-Continu- ing his efforts to determine whether three-year- old Albert Mikenas of Ansonia, died natural death or was murdered, Lieut.. Henry AL bright of the state police came here today to question a man suspected of an attack on two young boys here recently.
 Lieut.. Albright refused to say what he expected to learn from the suspect. but admitted he no longer held to the theory that the Mikenas boy was slain.
 The officer declared he now be- lieves that the child, lost when he strayed from his mothers side dur ing a visit at Walnut Beach, Mil ford, July 29, became frightened and overloaded, and died of the combined efforts of his emotions and the heat aftet having disrobad himself He believes some animal or bird caused the marks on the body that have been attributed to a moron.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Two Held for Trial
 On Robbery Charges

Hartford Aug. 19 P)-Adjourn- ment to August 23 under bonds of S5,000 each was ordered in the case of William J. White, 27, of Boston, Mass, and Thomas J. Rigney, 25, of this city, both arraigned in police court today on charges of robbery with violence. It is alleged they hired a taXiCab early Sunday morn ing and invited Patrick Lynch, GA, of this city, to ride with them. On lonely road they held up Leonard Brown, operator of the cab, at the point of a revolver and beat and robbed Lynch of S6S. Lynch told the police he had met White and Rigney Saturday night and drank with them.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
TAG DAY NETS S6OO

The tag day which was held Sat urday for the benefit of the Polish orphans of this city and the Chil- ureh or Mary of the Immaculate conception, who celebrated their Zoth anniversary yesterday, was a success. About 50 girls and women or the parish assisted in the drive and 1t was reported today that tho proceeds amounted to over $500.
 Paul Nurczyk, chairman of the siiNer jubilee committee, extends his thanks and appreciation to ,hs public who contributed.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
CHINESE SOLDIERS RUSHED ID BORDER
100000 Troops MobiliZed- Achievements Reach Lines

Tokyo, Aug. 19 tP)-Rengo news dispatches from Manchuli, Man churia, today said the first of the | large Chinese reinforcement armies which are being rushed to the western Manchurian border had ar rived there equipped with machine guns and field guns.
 A Mukden dispatch to the same agency said that Governor Chang ! Hsueh Liang had appointed Gen eral Wang Shu Chang commander 1 of the Manchurian forces at pres ent en route to the Siberian border and had summoned a military coun- cil to meet at Mukden. Calm Is Restored
 The Manchuli report said that area after the soviet raid on Dalai nor, although the town itself was l deserted and Manchuli in panic after the clash. Chinese officials ar rested 12 soviet workmen and sent them to Harbin.
 A Harbin dispatch said that the | telegraph lines to Pogranichnaya had been cut and accused Russians of sabotage in the connection.
 The Harbin dispatch also saic that three men were killed wher the engineers quarters near the railroad station there were bombed Chinese alleged that it was the work of Russians carrying on the work of sabotage. The Chinese also re- ported that man was killed b1 guards when he attempted to dyna- mite the Sungari bridge near here early this morning.
 100000 Men MobiliZed
 Shanghai, August 19 PNThs Chinese nationalist government has ordered mobilization of ten addition al brigades of Manchuran troops totaling 100000 men, and now views "the Sino- Russian crisis as increas- ingly serious"
 The brigades will be assigned tt duty on the northern frontier.
 General Ho Chen Chun, persona | representative or PreSldenC lnldne Kai Shek was said to be en rout, from Peiping to Mukden with orders from the nationalist government te assume command of the entire mili tary forces in Manchuria.
 Urges Firm stand
 c. T. Wang, nationalist prime min ister, was quoted as saying Moscow ] was trying ot alienate the loyalty 0 the three provinces of Manchuria t the nationalist government ant charged that compromising propos als had been made to Chang Hsuel Liang.
 M. Wang's statement ended "th government is compelled to take firm stand lest communism agail plays havoc in China. We have hat sufficient experience with commun ist outrages. The nationalists mus , either take a firm stand or agail fall into the clutches of the com munists."
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
MURDER JUSTIFIED,
 PROSECUTOR SAYS
Coroner's Jury to Probe Killing
 Of Father by Boy

Los Angeles, Aug. 19 Pl-A cor oner's jury was called today to in restigate the fatal shooting of Frank s. Howard, wealthy automobile dis tributor, by his 12 year old son, Richard, with .22 calibre rife Sat urday. The shooting was described as having been done by the boy in defense of his mother, who, in d family quarrel, was being choked and beaten by her husband.
 District Attorney Buron Fitts. ~ho made personal investigation of the tragedy, termed the shooting as an Apparently justiflable homicide" "
 The boy while booked on a tech nical charge of suspicion of murder. was allowed to remain at his home.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Settinio MOrtelli

Settimio Mortelli of 54 Hurlburt street died this morning at his home following a five months illness. He was a resident of this city for the past 32 years and had been employ ed in local factories until a year ago when ill health caused him to retire from active work.
 MT. Mortelli is survived by three sons, Angelo, Victor and Joseph Nor telli and three sisters. Mary, Mill dred and Helen Morteli all of this city.
 Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at the Church of St. John the Evangelist at o'clock. Burial will be in St. Mary's church.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
TO TACKLE AIR RECORD

Bridgeport, Aug. IA PAMilton Hamon, manager of the Bridgeport airport of the Curtiss Flying Service announced today he would attempt to break the worlds altitude record for the ON5 type of plane, Hamon will take up a Curtis Robin equipped with 8 90 horsepower motor He will try to break the record of 1S,6o0 feet of P. H. Spencer, New England sales manager for Curtis made at Boston two months ago. Hamon, in preliminary attempts reached 15,000 feet last week.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

John Lascaria of Unionville, lost his left hand in an automobile accident in Newtown last night; his parents were bruised and cut and his little sister, Vera, six. also was cut when their automobile overturned on a curve. The boys hand was so badly mangled, where it was caught under the car. that it had to be amputated at the wrist.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter De Noto of Bristol, in the car with the Lascaria family, escaped injury.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
RADIO ANNOUNCER DEAD

New York, Aug. 19 P)-John B. Daniel, 29. announcer for the Ma tlonal Broadcasting Company since 1925, died early today.
 Daniel, who was born in England, joined the N. B. c. staff in Wash ington. He was credited with in- troducing the president to the radio audiences oftener than any other announcer.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Fune CT
Mrs. William NanlcS

Funeral services for Mrs. William Naples, who died Saturday in Nor wich, were held this morning at 7:30 from the M, J. Kenney funeral home at S1 High street and at St. Andrews church at o'clock, where Rev. Edward Grillis, pastor of the church officiated. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
FIRST FURRIER DEAD

Waterbury, Aug. 19 LR, - Mrs. Mary Shea Hayes, first woman fur rier in Connecticut, is dead at her home here. A long illness closed a SS year career in the fur business yesterday. Mrs. Hayes, though a
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
TRUSZKOWSKI APPEALS

Thomas Truszkowski of Farming ton avenue, who was fined $500 and costs and sentenced to 15 days in jail for violation of the liquor law. in police court today, later gave notice of an appeal to superior court and bonds were fixed at $500.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Personals

Superintendent of Parks Clyde El- lingwood and Playground Supervi- sor John Smithwick will attend the convention of park superintendents of New England in Bridgeport to- morrow.
 Misses Esther and Florence Fitz- gerald of Homestead avenue have re- turned home after>a two weeks va cation spent in Boston and Jersey City, N. J.
 Attorney Maurice Rosenberg spent the weekend in New York city.
 Israel Rosenberg returned last week from California where he spent the greater part of the summer.
 Miss Lillian Anderson of 40 Arthur street has returned from a two weeks motor trip to Pennsylvania.
 Misses Elizabeth Spring, Lydia Brachenburg, Lillian Reckert and Virginia LeMay returned Sunday from a trip to Block Island
 Miss Helen Shanahan and Miss Rose Kiniry are at Indian Neck as the guests of Col. John Matthews. A lawn fete Is being held tonight in their honor. -
 Leon A. Sprague has returned after spending two weeks with his family at Lake Cathance, Me.
 MT. and Mrs Harry H. Howard and family are on a vacation trip to Canaan, Vt.
 Vinton Knight and family are or a motor trip through New England Miss 'Abbie K. Dawson is spend ing her vacation at Norfolk.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
e eaths s
Mrs. Jioyanni Barussi

Mrs. Jiovanni Barussi, aged 42, of Daley avenue, wife of Joseph Ba- russi, died at her home following a lingering illness of two years. She was born in Italy and for the past 20 years she has made her home i'll this city.
 Besides her husband sh3 is sur vived by two sons, Frank and A. bert Barussi; two brothers, Primo Michaels of this city and Aldo Michaels in Italy, and three sisters, Michaels, all of Italy.
 Funeral services will be held to- morrow morning at 9 o'clock at St Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Mrs. Anna Smith WhatIcy

Word was received here of the death of Mrs. Anna Smith Whatlcy it the Masonic home in Wallingford today. Mrs. Whatley is well known here. She leaves several nephews iii New Britain and Hartford.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Erwin chapel, Fairview cemetery. Rev. B. 3. Styring, assistant rector of St. Marks Episcopal church, will offi- ciate. Burial will be in Fairview Ccmetery
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Wall Street Briefs

New York, Aug. 19 LP-Youngs- town district iron and steel mills are reported operating at S4 per cent of rated capacity, the lowest point this year. Open hearth schedules con- tinue at SS per cent, with A out of 51 units melting, a decrease of one from the previous week. The Youngstown Sheet & Tube Go. is averaging so per cent, the Sharon Steel Hoop 90 per cent or better and the Newton Steel Co. at near capa- city. The Ohio properties of A. NJ Byers & Co. are operating at 60 per cent.
 During the second quarter of 1929, General Motors Corp. sales and over seas dealers amounted to 93,979 cars, as compared with S0,5S3 in the corresponding period of 1928. For the six months ending June 30, sales amounted to 14S,191, as compared with 137,470 in the first six months of last year.
 Shipments and orders for soft wood for the week ending August 10, as reported by 569 mills to the National Lumber Manufacturers' as sociation were 13 per cent below the cut, while hardwood orders as re- ported by 227 mills were 4 per cent and shipments l. per cent below the cut.
 The July daily average world cop per production was 5,631 short tons, as against 5,S20 in June and 6,561 in April, the record month.
 The General Electric Co. plans to consolidate its 14 wholesale dis tributing corporations into the Gen eral Electric Supply Co.,, Inc, in Delaware, effective October 1.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
City Items

A meeting of the Daughters of Isa- bella will be held tonight in Judas hall. A social hour will follow the business meeting.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Mrs. MathiIda Borg

Mrs. Mathilda Borg of 136 Jubilee street, for over 30 years a resident of this city, died at her home Sun day evening after a short illness. She was born in Sweden and at an early age made her home at Lion Mountain, N. Y.
 Mrs. Borg was prominent in sev- eral organizations, including the Kronan Benefit society, Friedhen Benefit society, and the Ladies' Aid society of the Swedish Lutheran church of which she was a member for many years.
 Surviving her are six children. William, Arvid and Anna Borg, all of this city: Ida and Hilga of Wor- cester and Gunnard Borg of Spring field, and several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements, in charge of Erickson G; Carlson, are incomplete.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

Six years ago Fred McCann of Merriam, Kas,, had 400 S5 gold pieces. He has one left. an Ameri- can piece minted in 1S45.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

succcssf business womar, devoted much time to large family. She is survived by four daughters, a son and five grandchildren.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
 COSTS SMALL BOY HAND
Bristol Residents Riding with Union- vile Party Escapes Injury in
 Crash Near NewtoWn.

Danbury, Aug. 19 Rl- Joseph Lascaria, 10, son of MT. and Mrs.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19
Nicola Nianca

Nicola Nianca, aged 33, of 3G9 East Main street, died this morning at his home following a lingering illness. He had made his home in this city for many years after com ing here from Italy and was a mem Der of Stratallanza and Tripoli so cieties.
 MT. Vianca Is survived by his widow. four brothers, Frank, Salva- tore, Rocco and Carmene; and four sisters, Mrs. Nicholas Vianca, Mrs. Charles Navarro, Mrs. George Scheyd and Miss Clara Vianca.
 Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Marys cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

Attorney Maurice Rosenberg spent the weekend in New York city.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-19

Israel Rosenberg returned last week from California where he spent the greater part of the summer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
Cangster Victim Is
Left In Burning Auto

NEWARK. N. j.. Aug. 10.-(Ps-
Apparently the victim of a gangster
ride" the badly charred body Of
an unidentified man was found in
a blazing automobile on the city
dump last night.
Frank Ferrara. foreman at the
dumping grounds. told police the
car was driven to the dump by two
men who drove off in another ma
chine a moment before the car burst
into flames. Police expressed belief
that the man either had been un-
conscious or dead when the match
was applied to the gasoline that
saturated his clothing and the ma
chine.
The abandoned machine carried
no license plates and police said the
engine number had been chiseled
off. The body was removed TO the
morgue for an autopsy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
MacD Donald Moves To
Halt Cotton Strike

EDINBURG. Scotland. Aug. 10
Rl-Prime Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald moved dramatically today to
bring about settlement Of the Lam
cashire cotton industry stoppage
which is causing idleness Of nearly
million workers and 1900 fac
tories.
Leaving Lossiemouth. his native
village. by airplane without an
nouncing his destination nor the
purpose of the flight the prime
minister reached Edinburg at noon
and Immediately went into confer
ence with eight representatives OF
the cotton mill EMPLOYERS negoti-
ating committees and Sir Horace
Wilson. permanent secretary OF
ministry OF labor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
CHECKSFOUND
BY POLICE IN
MISSING BOX
Cash Taken; Twenty
Men Fingerprinted
By Officers AS In
vestigation Is On

More than 81 300 in checks, stolen
between 11:15 and 1880 a. m. Fri
day from the safe of the Eagle Pass
Lumber company, was recovered
about $3.50 p. m. on the same day
when searchers discovered the steel
cash box behind a keg OF nails IN
the main building of the company.
located on Monroe between Elev-
enth and Twelfth streets.
Lieutenant OF City Police John
Armstrong himself stumbled upon
the box as a party made its way
slowly through the building. NOV
ing materials stacked against the
walls.
A check-up late Friday by w. y.
Heaner. assistant manager in
charge. placed the company's loss
at $3.50 in cash and approximately
5000 in checks. ghich were clipped
in between the currency and taken
along by the thief in his haste. The
checks will not be negoti-ble. as the
signer OF them Is known, and pay
ment has been stopped at local
banks.
Lieutenant Armstrong Immediate
ly after finding the box ordered in
all employees or the company, about
20 men, and began taking finger
prints. Officers we're expected t1
make arrests in the case sometime
Saturday. None was held after the
investigation Friday.
Theft Discovered Friday
The theft was discovered at II 80
a. m. by E. w. Bounds. cashier. who
had just returned 10 the building
after stepping out for IS minutes
to get some papC.s signed.
Heaner had left the office about
five minutes before Bounds re-
turned. The cash box was prob
ably taken from the safe by reach
ing through n window. Al not being
necessary for the intruder % en-
ter the office.
"A partition splits the office. and
in the front end sat G. H. Daffnan,
paint salesman from San Antonio.
during the absences Of both Bounds
and Heaner. He said he did not
hear any unusual noises.
Felicitas Gonzalo- and Andres
Hernandez. clerks, were Just out
side the office at the time in the
supplies department. Several truck
drivers and yard men also were
about the place nc the time.
The thief. after taking the box.
evidently walked 70 the back part
Of the building. where he took the
bills and approximately $50 IN
small change from the box. which
he threw behind he keg Of nails.
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
Millionaire Show Magnate in
Jail Facing Charge of Attack
Gunmen Hold Up Suburban Train
In Illinois, Kill Guard, Take
$4,000 From Railroad Collector

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-(R)-Three
gunmen took possession of an Illi-
nois Central electric suburban train
last night, shot and killed a guard,
stole $4,000 from a railroad collector.
and escaped in an automobile after
forcing the motor man to stop at a
seldom used station.
The bandit-slayer was partially
identified as I'VE Willie" Doody,
desperate already sought for several
other murders and numerous rob-
berries.
The slain guard was Delbert
Sudds. who was with Jerry Carey.
the collector.
Sudds and Carey boarded the
train at the Randolph street ter
minal after collecting the days re-
ceipts from outlying stations. Two
Of the bandits entered the tram a
minute later and took seats opposite
them In the front part OF the rear
car. The third robber boarded the
train az Roosevelt road. and took a
seat in the rear Of the front car.
AS the train passed 23rd street the
robber partially identified as Doody
tied a handkerchief over the lower
part OF his face. drew a pistol and
stepped across the aisle towards
Carey. His companion drew two
guns and faced the passengers be-
fore they realized robbery was in
progress.
Sudds. seeing the bandits weapon
aimed at Carey. tried to draw his
own pistol. but was shot before he
could remove the gun from its hol-
ster.
Passengers In the front car. star
tied by the shot jumped from their
seats and turned TO witness the
commotion. Thev were confronted
BY the third bandit who stood in the
doorway. f1ourishing two pistols.
One Of the robbers hurried from
| the rear car TO the motorman's coop
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
Market Rally Wipes
Out Part Of Losses

NEW YORK. Aug. l0.-tF1-A
sustained rally in stock prices to-
day wiped out par Of the losses
sustained in yesterdays sweeping
reaction. Extreme gains in the ac-
tive issues ranged from 50 to $40
a share. with one stock selling S2O.25
above yesterdays closing quotation.
Similar recoveries took place on
the New York curb exchange and
in other leading securities markets
of the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-10
Masses Paw Tribute
To Victor Berger

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, Aug. l0.-t49
THE Masses" as Victor l.. Ber-
ger called the working men and
women whose cause he championed
for a life time. today paid their
last tribute to the former socialist
leader as his body lay in state in
the city hall rotunda.
Fifty thousand persons passed be-
fore the bier in the last two days.
Banked high about the casket
were hundreds of floral tributes.
The body was to remain in the
city hall until ? o'clock this after
noon, the hour set for the funeral
service. Meanwhile the city's cor
porate business was at a standstill.