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New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
John T. Ahcarn

Funeral services for John T. l Ahearn aged 67, a native and life | long resident of this city, who died | Tuesday at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Florence Brandt of East street. were held this morning at 3 o'clock at St Mary's church. Rev Thomas F. LaWlor was the celebrant of the solemn high mass of requiem. He was assisted by Rev. Matthew J. Traynor, pastor, as deacon, and Rev. Edward A. Gradeck of St. Andrew S church as sub deacon.
 As the Casket was borne into the church Organist John J. Crean played Chopin's funeral march. At the offertory Mrs. Mary T. Crean
 sang Ave Maria and as the casket was borne from the church she sang Nearer My God to Thee"
 The pail bearers were Terrence OBrien, James I<ildulf Martin Mce-
 han, Daniel Ktlduff James Degnan | and Thomas kilduff. The flower i bearers were Edward I[ilduff, Mar
 tin Meehan Jr., and Thomas Kil-
 duff
 Rev. Father Lawlor conducted the l committal services at the grave.
 Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
ENGLAND READY ID RECOGNIZE RUSSIA
Takes Steps to Resume NeSotia-
 ti0nS Toward Relations

London, Sept 1o jP,-Grclt Brit ain today took new steps toward re suming commercial and diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia.
 The British government sent to 'he Norwegian government for transmission to the Russian cOvcrn- nont, a note expressing the view that the ttme had come when it would be desirable to resume the conversations interrupted several months ago by tho departure of tho Soviet plenipotentiary Dovsalevsky.
 Henderson May Act
 It is thought possible meeting may Lc arranged between Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson and d representative of the Soviet govern ment while Mr. Henderson is at Geneva.
 Mr. Henderson and Ambassador povgalcVsky of Paris began prelim- mary conversations for the resump- ton of trade and commercial rela- tions and the renewal of diplomatic services on July 29.
 They reached deadlock on Aug. 1 when Great Britain refused to ac- code to the Russian desire for immc- diate appointment of ambaasado ors before questions in dispute were taken up and the Russian ambassa- dor returned 10 his post.
 Note Outlined Stand
 The question has been in abcyance since then. A note handed by NJ. Dovgalcvsly to Hr. Henderson said that Mr. Henderson's declaration that immediate resumption of diplo- mauc services was impossible show ed that the British government was unwilling, or unable to agree to the restoration of normal relations be- tween the two countries.
 The note added that Russia would have to devote special new consid eratiOn to the question, and that the cOmmlSSariat for foreign affairs would apply for instructions to the central executive committee of the L. $. $. E.
 Nothing has been heard on the Russian side since.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
New York Police Face Mysterious
 Staying With New Complications

New York, Sept. i . (P}-Thc find ing of d mans body in an automo- bile parked for several hours near upper Fifth avenue offered police an other gang staying to solve today.
 The victim was identified as James Batto, 4. operator of a vending ma chine business in New Jersey. lie had been shot through tho head and chest. A police surgeon said he had been dead abOHt nine hours when the body was found.
 Thousands of persons had passed q new closed car that stood parked in East 107th street, just off Fifth ave nue. for six hours or more yesterday. without giving it d second glance. Some boys were playing ball in the street. The ball bounced into the car and a boy going to retrieve if, dis covered Batto's body lying on the floor.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Chicago Political Leader Tortured
 And Murdered By Gang of Enemies

Chicago, Sept. i2 (UP)-Ten days after the murder of his political op- ponent, Charles z. Brown, 35, ward leader, was kidnapped, tortured and shot to death last night.
 Browns body, the skull pierced by dozen bullets, was thrown to the street from an automobile on the west side shortly before mid night. Deep gashes on the fore head and bruises on the body in dicated the politician had been tor tured for several hours. Police said the bullets apparently were fired into the mans head as he lay on the floor of the touring car pleading with his captors.
 Brown was precinct captain for Alderman Dorsey Grove n the 42nd ward during the last alder manic election. Henry Connors, the 42nd ward leader for Richard R
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

Prendergast, Alderman Groves op- ponent, was assassinated ten days ago in a north side cafe.
 Police were convinced Brown S murder was in direct retaliation for the Connors death. Prendergast, himself, told police that enemies made by his political activities prob ably accounted for Connors' death.
 Several persons heard the shots which killed Brown and saw his body tossed from the rear of the touring car into the street Browns s friends had not seen him since carly afternoon, leading to the be- lief that he had been kidnapped and carried on torture ride for seN- cral hours before he was killed. The slain man had been in poli- tics only short time. In addition to his political activities, he was a | carnival worker, operating small fairs for church and club groups.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
10 Persons to Give Evidence Against Mob That Kidnapped Strike Leaders
 In Investigation Opened Today
North Carolina Determined to Punish Members of Group Attacking Organizers-GovernOr Denies
 Trial Prosecutor Implicated in Case.

Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 12 tP4-Ten persons including Ben Wells, or Sanizer for the National Textile Workers union, and the two other victims of mob violence in several North Carolina textile centers last Monday night, were under subpoena 10 appear today before Judge Thomas J. Shaw in furtherance of the states effort to identify mem- bers of the mob responsible for the Logging of Wells and the Kidnapping of his union associates.
 Investigation Begun
 Judge Shaw, presiding over su- rerior courts of Mucklenburg and Gaston counties, included in the path of the mob Of several hundred men who travcled in caravan of automobiles, instituted an invosti- sation yesterday because a grand jury could not be summoned for three weeks.
 The jurist put a sheriff at the dis posal of Solicitor John G. Carpenter Of the local district, directing that all available witnesses be summoned and examined in open court. with himself sitting as a magistrate Governor O. Max Gardner previous ly had ordered the solicitor to spare TO efforts in Investigating the flog- ging and kidnapings, and also the mob raids upon communists and union headquarters at Gastonia Ressemer City and Charlotte, where literature was destroyed
 Wells British Subject
 Wells. who is a British subject was Kidnapped from his boarding house at Gastonia' by a small part of the mob. carried into another county and nogGcd. while the two union strikers, C. NJ. Lell and c. D. Saylor. were kidnapped but released when other persons appeared on the lonely road where automobiles of the mob were parked
 The violence followed declaring Of q mistrial Monday in tho ease of Is union leaders and strikers charged with slaying Police Chief -. r. AuCFnOiL Ol bdSlOlld dufln5 disorders of the recent textile strike.
 If is the purpose of Judge Shaw 10 identify members of the mob. Witnesses. in addition 10 the prin- cipals, who have been ordered 10 appear include Sam J. Hartis, and W. J. Allison. Charlotte policemeu Mrs. Helen Lodge, Perry Lodge and q Mrs Franks of Gastonia. and Frank Fry and R. E. Mcdonald. caharrus county farmers, who frightened away the lidnapers of the three men,
 To Tell of Attack
 Mrs. Lodge. Perry Lodge anI Mrs. Franks have been summoned 10 relate activities of the mob at
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

William Ratto, brother of the vic tim, identified the body. He told po- lice that James had told him a few days ago that he was having trouble with his partner in the peanut vend- ing machine business. The brother
 said he did not know the name of
 the partner, for whom police began
 d search.
 Police said they believed Batto
 had been shot elsewhere and the
 car. with the body in if, had been abandoned when it ran out of gas. Six days ago. James Bugs" Dono- van, known as a Union City, N. J., beer runner. was killed in 2lSt
 street, New York. About month ago. Joseph Chiconc, q gang leader, Was shot at First avenue and East i 1o7th street, about six blocks from where Battos body was found. Po-
 lice said they had nothing by which i 10 connect the three killings.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
English Aviator Fails
 To Better Speed Mark

Falshot, England, Sept IF LPl- of 355.S miles an hour established as a worlds straightaway record Tues day, Squadron Leader Orlebar, cap tain of the British Schneider trophy team, today equallcd his record, but failed to set a new one.
 He shot over the three-llilometer course above Southampton water six times and experts who watched the attempt. were confident he had bet tered his former mark. but it was officially stated he attained about the same speed as Tuesday and that no new figures on the flight will be announced.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
GERMAN OUTLINES
 OPINION ON UNION
Tells League He FaVors Tariff
 Truce" for Europe

Geneva, Sept. 12 tP) - Germany's s ideas regarding the reorganization of Europe into a United States were outlined before the economic committee of the league of nations today by Dr. Rudolph Breitscheid leader of the social democrats, the largest German political party.
 Enlarging upon the views of Foreign Minister StreSemann which already indicated German support for NJ. Briand's pan European plan. the German spokesman announced his support of tariff ''truce' throughout the continent However. he favored a thrce-year period dur ing which existing tariff leve s would not be raised, rather than ish and Belgian spokcsmen.
 Common Basis Needed
 One important point of difference announced by Dr. Breitscheid was that he believed an economic con federation of European states must have it's initial basis in common political interest to assure it's sue cessful launching.
 Dr. Breitscheid said Germany would be glad to see the abolition of passport visas throughout Flu rope. He was not sure a world eCo- homie conference as proposed by M. loucheur of France would be T good thing
 The British delegation intro- duced before the economic com mittee today a proposal that the international labor organization consider the inclusion in the pro- gram of the international labor con ference of 1880 questions relating to hours. wages and the condition of work in coal mines with the ob- ioct of reaching international agree mcnt on the subject.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

Mrs. Lodges boarding house in Gastonia, from which the three men were taken.
 Solicitor Carpenter will remain in charge of the investigation with thr full support of Gov. o, Max Gard ncr, despite charges of union off cials that Carpenter and Major A. l.. Bulwinklo, who has been assist ing in the prosecution of the 1G charged with killing Adcrholt wore leaders of the mob
 The governor asserted these charges were without foundation.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Public Utilities stocks
TREASURY BALANCE.
TAFT iS WELL.
Treasury Halancr. $&4,"9N,l1

Pointeaupic, que. Sept. 12 ,El- The strenuous exercise of long walk in d cold rain was the answer of Chief Justice William Howard Taft to fears of his friends that his health is failing
 Anxiety, reflected in letters reach ing him at his sumner home here the chief justice said. was the first ntimatIon that he was supposed to be iIl Such anxiety he added was without foundation
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
STOCKS TUMBLE IN
 MARKET COLLAPSE
Many Issues Drop After Early
 Gains on Big Board

New York, Sept, 12 tP>-The stock market displayed another sharp re- Versal of form today, rallying brisk ly at the opening and then plunging downward. Early gains of l to 6 points in the active issues and to 2l points in a few high priced spe- cialties were cut down. or wiped out. and long list of popular stocks sold 1 to s points below yesterdays final quotations. Some record drops took place in the early afternoon.
 There was nothing in inc days news to explain the sudden change in sentiment. Call money was in comfortable supply at s per cont with indications that the rate would he maintained for the rest of the week, due to the heavy aCcumula- ton of funds here in anticipation of mid-mOnth payments. Other mono- tary rates were unchanged. The bank Of England made no change in its discount rate, but if is possible that Wall street feared some adverse de velopments at the New York Tod tldl IltStINt t bdH HltllOuS bl ltl tue close of the market.
 New High Established
 American Machine X Foundry ran up 21 1-2 points to another new high record at 279 1-2 in tho early trading. J. l. Case jumped : 1-2 points to a new top at 45i. Radio ran up more than , points to a new high record for the prcs- cnt stock at 114 3-4 but lost all it's gain in the mid day reaction.
 High priced industriaIs and specialtes were hard hit in the selling movement United Cigar Stores preferred dropped S points to a new low at 75. Westinghouse Electric dropped s points below last nights close. National Lead f 3-4, Johns Manvllc 1-o. Atlas Powder 3-4. |. s. Steel common { 12 and Simmons Co.,, Commercial Solvents, American Telophon American Water Works. Dupont and General Electric to 1-2 points. Collins X Aikman sank to q new low at 3o
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
SPECULATIVE BOND OFFERINGS LEADING
Lower Yield Certificates Ignored
 in Days Trading

New York. Sept 12 OP> - Price movements of bonds without specu- latiyc features were exceedingly narrow in today's market. Quota l lions on the earlier dealings showed no variations from tho previous close in large number of issues Of standard classjfcations, although the convertihles accompanied stocks on an upward swing. Time money was dull and unchanged. i Activity In Oils some activity developed in a few oil company oblgations, coincident ! with the increased attention being 1 paid 10 the oil shares. but the move mcIt seemed in the nature of a mild 1 1-uuidution and Shell Union Oil 5s and Shell Pipe Line 5s fell off a i point each on offerings of some fair sized blocks.
 Railroad mortgages ruled steady to trinc hrmer. Southern Rail- way General 4s adNancin. more than a pomt Most other carrier issues of similar grade, however. re- fused to be disturbed from their previous levels.
 With the new treasury 1 7-Ss selling ai premium in the over thc-countcr market listed |. s. government issues remained virtual 1 ly stationary. Industrials, utilities and foreign obligations were stag nant.
 Coal and Irons Bought
 The strongest debentures in the i convertible section were the Phila- ! dclphia X Reading Coal X Iron 6s, which scared nearly five points on . lheral accumulation. Trading in the two telephone i 1-2s. American and International, was in reduced vol tune. but gains of about ? points each held into the afternoon.
 The new State of Illinois Sl1,- 1 00o.000 four per cent issue was among the days new bond offerings. priced 10 yield 4.40. The bonds, for highway purposes. mature S500,000 each May |, 1045 to 5& inclusive, and $4,000,oOo on May |. 1859. The Jamestown Telephone corporation was another borrower, offering st,- 200. .o0o first mortgage ] per cent 25 year bonds al 9S.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
WaU Street Briefs

New York. Sept. 12-The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific rail- road has ordered 1000 mill type GondoIa cars, 800 of which will be constructed by the Pressed Steel Car Co.,, and 500 by the Bettendorf Company Approximately 2,0O0 tons of steel will be required to fill the orders.
 The Gold Dust Corporation has purchased from the United Cigar Stores Company 46,O0O shares of stock of the Beech Nut Packing Company it was reported today. The report added that the transaction did not affect the management of Beech Nut, control of the company remaining in the hands of Bartlett Arkell and his associates.
 The United States Gypsum Com- pany and the Insulite Company, it is understood, have reached an agreement whereby Insulite products will he distributed by the L. S. Gypsum organization.
 The reorganization committee of the Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation announces that although only 2S per cent Of the dcbentures remain undeposited under the plan for the financial reconditioning of the com pany a reCeivcrship, with consequent forced sale of the property, seems inevitable. The statement asserts, however, that the committee believes it can carry out the reorganization plan even in the event of receiver ship. Time for deposit of securities was extended 10 September 25 and for the exercise of subscription war rants for proposed new securities through October ,.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
POLICE. SEEK AGED MAN

Rockville Sept. F P)-State po- lice were searching today for Rich ard Weber. =, who has been miss ing from his home since Wednesday morning. Weber started out to take a walk accompanied by his dog yesterday. The dog returned two hours later without Weber. It IS feared that the aged man has be- come lost in the woods surrounI- ing Rockville reservoir.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
SCHOOL EANSACKED

Wlddletown, Sept. IF P-The Middletown high school was broken into during last night, according to police reports today and Sf0 in stamps and money taken from the office. A safe containing over S400 had been hammered with a heavy mallet and the combination had been pounded off it, but the door refused to open.
 The school was closed yesterday because of the death of Supt. of Schools Edward B. Sellow. The break was the second within year at the high school.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
XVIII. DL,ATN ACCIDENT

Fergus Falls Minn. Srrt. l9 LP0 Death or Congressman Q. j. kvalc of the seventh Minnesota dis trict, was 'accidental,' county au- thortics said today. and no inquest will be held. Mir. Kvalc's charrrd body was found in the ruins of his cottage near Battle Lake, Minn, carly yesterday. The cottage had been destroyed by fire, which is be- Iieved to have been started hy the explosion of q gasoline lamp accord ing to Coroner j. G. Nigcn. who in Nestigatod
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Air Veteran of 1910
 Gets Pilots License

Fort smith. Ark. Sept 12 P'- W. r. Morehead. Fort Smith drug glst. and the first Arkansan ever 10 build and successfully fly an air plane. has received his private pi- lots license from the department of commerce.
 Morehcad built d plane in 1910, which he flew scN ,ral times before cracking it Ur. He gave mp flying ize q flying cor>pa1y here. Failing at first he was later able 10 Crgan- ize flying company
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
WILLIMANTIC MEN HURT

Willimantic. Sept. 12 (P}-When scaffoding broke today at the State Normal school, Robert Beck with and Emile Houle, of this city were thrown 10 the ground 40 feet below, sustaining severe injuries.
 The mon were employed as paint ITS. Both men suffered fractured thighs.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
E.NRlGHT \ CANDIDATE

New York, Sept. 12 fP-Former Police Commissioner Richard E. Enright has become New York's fifth candidate for the mayoralty with the announced intention of ridding the city of "grafters."
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
CURB PRICE LISTS
 HEAD DOWNWARD
Attempts to Rally Shares Meet
 Further Sales Today

New York. Sept. 12 tPl-PriCcs wavered under fitful liquidation on the Curb Exchange today Efforts to rally the list brought out fur ther selling in most instances anl although there was an occasional strong spot, the market generally presented rather ragged appear ance.
 Call Money at
 Call money renewed al s per cent and was in fair supply at that leVc', but nervousness over the federal reserve brokers loan and condition statements due after the close of the market, and the prospect of firm money after the month mid settle ments, wele unsettling influences. Electric bond and share, after an advance during the forenoon, turned downward and more than lost its gain. Electric Investors opened : Ioints lower, rallied and turned downward again.
 Allied Power and Lihgt and American Superpower likewise were firm for q time. then sagged. There were a few firm points in the utili- ties. however, United Gas Improve ment, United Gas Co.,, Northern States Power A and United Corp, warrants showing moderate gains in the early afternoon.
 National Investors Up
 In the inVestmen trusts, National Investors continued it's amazing ad- vance, shooting up nearly 50 points to close to the 400 mark. a gain of approximately 100 points in three days. Fourth National was firm selling up into new high ground above 60. Third National, however, was again under pressure
 Tri-Continental was firm and Trans America eased. Liquidation of the Blue Ridge stocks, which slipped below their offering prices yesterday, appeared to dry up, but they failed to rally Goldman Sachs interests were said to be heavy pur- chasers of Standard of New Jersey on the "big board" and it was ru- mored that Blue Ridge may be made an oil stock trading company.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
F Tn CT Is
StaniSlauS ZiemnieWiCz

Funeral services for Stanislaus HiemnieWicz, 39 years of age, of Maple Hill avenue, for the past IS years resident of that place, who died Tuesday night at his home, will be held Saturday morning at 7:3O at his home, and at the Sacred Heart church at s o'clock. Burial will be in Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
Mrs. Stcphania Labieniec

Stcphcnia IabienieC, B years old. wife Of Joseph I4abieniec of 23S Booth street, who died yesterday morning at her home following a long illness. will be held tomorrow morning at : o'clock at the home and at 7;3o at Sacred Heart church. Burial will be in Sacred Heart ceme- tprV
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
GARDENER KILLS HEIRESSA

Cleveland Sept. 12 (P)-Mrs. Bar bara Diebolt, G3. heiress of the Diebolt brewing fortune, was shot and killed at her Fculid Village home today by gardner, angercd because he had been dismissed.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12

A Bible from the Russian i'm perial palace of Tsarskoyc Solo, its cover encrusted with diamonds and cmoralds, was recently offered for sale in England,
New Britain herald., 1929-09-12
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