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New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
Daughters of Rebekah
 In Convention Here

About 250 members of the Daugh- ters of Rehekah are present at the convention being held in this city today. There were about 100 mem bers from out of town that register ed at the Burritt hotel for the con- vention and the rest were those who lived in town or nearby.
 Mrs. Elliot Gilbert was the chair man of the committee in charge of the suppers and she was assisted by the following: Mrs. l.. Frochlich, Mrs. Barbara Rich. Mrs. Maude Evans, Mrs. Mabel Bailey, Mrs. Bernice kalish. Mrs. Maude Farrar Mrs. Lima Weldon and Miss Sarah Thompson.
 There was short entertainment at the Odd Fellows hall last night with several numbers of dancing and singing by a group of children from the Plainville lodge.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
MARKET STR0NGER AS BULLS CONTROL
Issues Forced Up But Rise Is
 Not General

New York, April 17 tP,-Despite the speculative disappointment over the terms of the new offering Of | $. Steel common shades, the stock market opened steady today.
 |. s. Steel common opened only IA of point lower al 1S4i2 but Schulte Retail Stores dropped , points 10 a new low at 2J IS ln response to the official prediction of dividend suspensions unless the cigarette price cutting war was end ed.
 Continental Can, Westinghouse Electric and American Home Pro- ducts all opened d point or more higher, and Radio. Anaconda and several other recent leaders improv- ed fractIonally.
 Bull forces tiehteued their grip on the market during the forenoon, forcing q wide assortment Of issues up to G points. |, $. Steel. how ever, was under cortinucd pressure. sagsing 10 1S224 in contrast to last weeks high Of l9i 7-S.
 Low prlced toDdccoS backed up in sympathy with the Schulte issues. Schulte common touched 23 3ts, and the preferred l05, both new 1923 minimums. International Telephone. Hershey and Marmon rose i to { points, the last two 10 new highs.
 Call money renewed at per cent.
 Overnight study Of President Hooycr's message to congress ap- parently helped 10 revive bullish enthusiasm. Fresh buying support came into the copper and motor shares, several Of which had been under pressure during the last fort night. A sharp drop in crude oil production last week also stimulated the demand for the oil shares.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
Richard Hulbert. ST.

Funeral services for Richard Hull bert, ST, of 36 Andrews street wil be held tomorrow afternoon at ? o'clock at the home. Rev. William H. Alderson. pastor Of the Trinity Methodist church. will ohiciats.
 MT. Hulthert is survived by two daughters, Miss Harriet C. Hulbert and Miss Lllie NJ Hultbert. a son, Richard Hultbert, Jr.. and a grand daughter. Marguerite Hultbert. He was a veteran employe of Corhin Screw plant until his retirement 6 years ago
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
Connecticut Continues
 Quest of U. s. s. Hartford

State Capitol Hartford, April 17 R-Governor Trumbull was au- thorized by the general assembly to- day to ask Connecticut senators ani representatives in congress to obtain an appropriation to recondition the L. s. $. Hartford. Admiral Farra- gut's flagship on the battle of Mo- bile bay. 50 that it may be brought to the submarine base at New Lon don from the Charleston, S. c. navy yard.
 The governor was authorized earl fer in the session to petition Presi- dent Hoover to have the Hartford brought to this state. but was in- formed by the navy department it was not eeaworthy.
 The resolution was adopted in both bodies under suspension of rules. and transmitted to the gover- nor.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
TEACHER SUED FOR S10,00O
Acton Brought Against Michacifra
 BaZauskis of Newinston for Causing Death Of Joseph Schie.,cI.

Suit for S10,900 was brought to- day by John Schiebel of Manches- t'r, administrator of the estate of Joseph Schiebel against Miss Michaelina Bazauskis, a teacher in local schools, through Attorney Frederick J. Rundbaken Of Hart ford. The plaintiff claims damages for the death of Joseph, who was fatally injured in an automobile col llsion on NeWington road on March y, by car driven by the de fenddnt, Miss Bazauskis at the time Was charged with criminal nesli- gencs and the case was taken to Inc superior court Deputy Sheriff Mar tin HorWitz served the papers.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
Real Estate News
W Wai'ral.ty

Hart X Cooley to Hart X Hutchin- son Co.,, West Main street and local ity.
 Louie s. Jones 10 Axel r. Nelson, Elbridge road.
 Salvatrice Listro 10 Attilio De Felice. Carlton street.
 Lillian Wetzel 10 Elizabeth A. Ma honey. ct als, Winthrop street. l.. L. Maynard to Peter Skaparas, Ellis Manor.
 Mortgage
 Alex F. Nelson to Louie S. Jones $4,500. Elbridge road.
 Edwin E. Lasher to Louie s. Jones $1.759. Stanlsey street.
 Joseph Mieczkowski to Stanislaw Mieczkowski. $1,000, smith street. Howard Hartman to Commercial. Trust Co. $500. Clayton court. John W. smith to Equitable Life Insurance Co.. S4.600, Somerset drive.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
PADDOCK PRoCEEDI\cS

Sergeant r. J. O'Mara has been detailed 10 search the record in the matter of violations Of the liquor tory to instituting paddock proceed ings against tho place. Prosecuting Attorney J. C., Woods announced to- day. Two convictions for selling beer have been obtained within the past several months and the police records include entries of other vio- lations there.
 The place was d saloon prior 10 the adoption of the prohibition laws,
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
LORETTA BEILMAN HoNORED

4 miscellaneous shower was ten dered Miss Loretta Beilman of 240 Buell. street al the home of Mrs. E. Riedel Of 94 Rockwell avenue last night. About % guests were present from Hartford Middletown and this city. The home was pre-! . tily decorated in color scheme of orchid and yellow.
 Miss Beilman will become the bride of Joseph Nolz in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
DR. FREYE SPEAKS
 AT KIWAN|S CLUB
Mental Disease Topic of Talk
 at Meeting Today

Approximately 75,O00 people in the United States enter state hos pitals for treatment for mental dis eases every year, according 10 Dr. C. C. Freye, director of mental hygiene at Yale, who spoke to the kiwanis club at noon today.
 Dr. Freye explained the connec- ton between mental hygiene and psychiatry. He traced the develop nent Of the treatment of mental ail ments and explained how the men tai hygienist's job is to treat pros pective patients before they reach the point where they must enter hospitals.
 So rapid is the growth of cases with mental problems that they get an average of 125 cases year at Yale, the physician said.
 Citing the causes of mental condi- tions which the department with which he is connected must cope. Dr. Freye listed among the causes of mental conditions the student who comes to the institution in de- pressed frame of mind, the boy who is overactive but can't stand the pace. the person with distorted ideas of behavior.
 The person who thinks he or she hears voices.
 The person who thinks people are working against him or her, or who is talking about him or not treating him right.
 The individual with the peculiar type of behavior.
 The imaginative type with a feel ing of inferiority and who cannot mix with others.
 The individual who converts men tal difficulties into physical symp- tons.
 The klaptomaniac.
 Love affairs sometimes are tha cause of mental conditions.
 Jealous mothers who fear tha' their sons may bring home wives, thus making trouble for the sons.
 Academic failures.
 Dr. Freye said kleptomania in some cases is an actual mental con- dition and not an aiibi.
 He told of one instance where q young man Was hypnotized. H. several weeks later succeeded n hypnotiztng himself thus causing an abnormal mental condition.
 He said mental conditions are ai- lied with physical conditions Ia many cases and that it is il real problem for physicians in general. Probably so per cent of the cases treated by medical profession have some mental condition, he cA- plained.
 Edwin P. Lanpher, Jr.. explained that last week the kiwanis club took q quantity of ballots in the Cham her of Commerce golf poll. Of these he said the club has returned 434. Tabulatlng the votes Mir. Lanpher said 413 favor th ecourse. five oppose it and 15 favor it pro- visionaly.
 Next Wednesday evening the club will Joln with Waterbury. Nlnst"d Manchester and Hartford in an ill., tcr-club meeting at the shuttle Meadow club.
 The report on the caterpillar con- test is as follows:
 Total of egg clusters collected. 1gS,3S9.
 schools: smallcy school, 179,5o7; Northend school. 323S; '. (. Cham berlain. 110; Vance street school, S15: Walnut Hill school. 72 Israel Putnam, 1Ol3: Roosevelt school. l1.22S; St. Joseph's school. 90%: Franklin school 2S2: ElihI Burritt school. 456; Rockwell school. 69.
 Highest pupils in each school with scores over 600.
 Albert Lickwalla, Smalley school. 9o,G2S; Ju.io Corsaletti. Smallav school. 77,n19; Joseph Lickwalla. school h. .630: Mike Wasso. Roosevelt school, 6.o2T; Charles
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17

and the bar and back bar have never been taken out, according to the police. Beer is made on the premises and sold in bottles across the bar. "a
 Tt Is bad place and l was never more in earnest about closing up a place for violating the liquor law 'han am about this one" Proseeut- Ing Attorney Woods said today
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
MANT DINPING STOPPED

George kotardy, Joseph Cianda and Elizabeth Scamoni have made complaint against conditions in the dumping ground located on Allen street, between Lavlor and Atlantic streets. They have communicated 10 Town Clerk Alfred l.. Thompson their demand that further dumping be prohibited. Action by the depart ment of public works will probably result
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
SANDQUIST-ATTWOOD

The wedding of Miss Jessie Att wood. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles A. Atwood of 25 Sherman Court. and Harold NJ. Sandquist. son of Mrs. Mary F.. Sandquist of 354 Church street. will take place Satur- day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Peoples church.
 Miss Atwood is employed in the pay department of P. and F. Cor bins office and Mir. Sandquist is em- 'ployed as a printer for the same concern.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
Funerals
Mrs. Michael Smith

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen smith. wife of Michael Smith. will be held tomorrow morning at $50 o'clock at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Daniel German Of 39 Law Tor street and at 3 o'clock at St Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17

ORPHAN AUTO

The police were notified today that an automobile had been in front Of the Corbln garage on Chestnut street all night. II was learned that it Is registered in the name Of Theo- dore Dobruck of 94 Talcott street.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
STRANGE DOG

Complaint was made to the po- lice today that a strange dog has been at 196 Hartford avenue and children there have peen frightened by t. Dog Warden Rouskie was notified
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
George Robert TimkO

Funeral services for George Rob ort Timko nf 58 West Main street were held this morning at All Saints church. Rev. Charles Spodnik cele- brated a high mass. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17

Two birds, believed 10 be Ameri- can filnches. were caught by sailors on an Atlantic liner during a storm 800 miles off the American coast.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
THE MARKET AT 2::30 F. NJ.

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 Am Tel X Tel 221a. 2ISa, 20 Am Tobacco l6.l2 16Gi F 167 F Anaconda Cop 140I 1881. 14o7s Atchlson ... 1S97s 199 1g9a, Atlantic Refin 6U 577s 60 Bait tS Ohio ..1237s 122la 1231s Beth Steel ... Ills 11uf4 11O7s Brook Manhat GAS GA, 64a. Can Pacific .. 23i a33 234 Cerro De Pasco 9S2, 96ls 9S4 Ches X Ohio 22GI 223 226l. Chrysler Corp .95a4 SIS 925s Com'th Power .13O 126 130 Congoleum .... 26 242, o6 Consoli Gas ...1O34 1921, 1N25s Corn Prod .. S9 SS2. SSa. Curtiss Aero ..1507, 1i7l. 15G@. Dav Chem ... 55l. 55ii 55la Dupont ..,...l7S 177l2 17s Erie ER .,... - 7Dla 72 Fam Players 657s 64&s G51s Fleischmann 72Ts 72 72
 Fox Film A .. SS1a SG&4 Ss Freeport Tex 45 45 A Genl Asphalt 76a. 76 7G.. Genl Elec ..24112 o353s o41r, Genl Motors .. S5 S41i S5 Goodrich Tire S91. SS1s sgt. Hudson Motors S91s SSL. Sg,s Int Comb, Eng 737, .... .... Int Nickel ,.,. 4Sl, 47la 4SI. Int HarNes ...l0gas luGta 1uoa. Int Tel & Tel 25212 24o 25o7s Ken Cop ...., S5l2 S47s S51s Mack Truck ..1oi 1u% 1B4 Narland oil O.. A. 4 43 Mo Pac ...... so TS7s 791. Mont Ward ..123 120 122as Natl Biscuit ..1S25. 1S04 1929. Natl Cash Reg l25 122is 1243s x Central ..1S4i2 1S212 1S4l4 x Y \ H X. II 944 92 94lI North Amer ,.1011a 1o11a 1ulla North Pacific 1928 1o1ll 1o2 5. Pack Mot Car 12S12 127 12Sle Penn + R.,.. 7Gas 75i2 7G2s Philips Pet. 4212 42 42l3 Postum Co.,. 6912 69 Ggl. Pub Serv \ J 79as 7Si. 7S3, Radio Corp. 97$s 94L2 971s Remington Rd g 311. 32i2 Reading ......1u6 1g5 1p5;s Rep l X S..,. 9S24 S7as 9S3. Sears Roobuck l51&> l47l2 151&s Sinclair Oll -. 401. 3Sa. 595s southern Fac .127 146l2 127 Std Oil \ j 6uis 54ls G01s Std Oil \ I A., 4$5s 44as Studebaker ., S24. S1&. .S2l4 Texas Co ...,. GG&, rex Gulf Sulph >17s So7s S1&4 Tim Rol Bear S5l4 S37s S2l4 Underwood .. ilG.i. lie 1lGi2 Union Pac . -l412 9I41. 2144. Union Carbide 20 4l7a. 219$, | nited Fruit 134&. 134al 13424 L $ Ind Al 1577, 152@s 1J77s | $ Rubber .. 543s 541s 54&s | $ Steel .... 1851. 1S57s 1851. West Flee ;. 15ol4 147l. 15o4 Willys Oyer .. 26 257s 26 Woolworth .. gl5a. 2l31s 213as Wright Aero 243 23S 243 Yellow Truck Az 451c 471a
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17
WaN Street Briefs

New York, April 17 Rt-Estmat- cd output of bituminous coal in the United States for the week ended April 13 was S,200,000 net tons, ac- cordlng to the compilation of the Ma tlonal Coal association based on ore llmlnary car loading reports. The prod ductlon rate was approximately the same as during the preceding week.
 Pennsylvania railroad stock hold CTS numbered 157,2ll on April l, a new high record. The former record, set March 1, was l56,3US The in crease since the first of the year is %,2O3.
 American Machinist reports that activity in the machinery industry continues virtually at the level at talned Tn the first quarter. Tool and Gle builders in the automobile cen ters are said 10 be doing d good volume of business. Safes of equip ment for contractors and road build 'i7 iIdfS JAllJcu to IISi levels Tn many districts. Purchases by the textile mills is the feature of the machinery market in the south.
 Production of refined lead ln the United States and Mexico during March was TAOS tons, compared with 1U,Si5 tons in February.
 The Bank Of America, controlled by A. F. Gianni and associates. is 10 acquire the Nassau National bank, oldest and largest National bank in Brooklyn. The acquisition will add s2S,0o0,000 to the resources Of the Bank of America, which will have resources of s530, 900, 1000 when mer- ger negotiations with Blair X Con- pany. Inc. and the Traders National bank of Brooklyn, as well as with the Nassau national, have been completed.
New Britain herald., 1929-04-17

TREASURY BALANCE Treasury Balance. s342.333. .09g
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
NEW SYSTEM OF
 COMMUNICATION is NOW PLANNED

WASHINGTON, May 25. - The United States Signal Corps is or ganizing an amateur radio system to provide additional channels for communication during national dis asters.
 Amateur radio operators through out the country will be asked to cooperate with the Signal Corps in building a communication net work which will be used to aug ument or replace land lines which are damaged or destroyed by floods, fires. tornadoes and earthquakes, thus becoming part of a proposed system to cooperate with military commanders and relief organiza- tions such as the Red Cross.
 Signal Corps heads in the Corps Areas will be responsible for dis trict units of the met system" to be adopted for organization where by every operator in the net will know his duties in times of emer- gency The net will be centered at strategical points in each State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
RADIO COMMISSION MADE UP
 OF LAWYERS AND ENGINEERS

in 1908, continuing that work in the middle west until the beginning of the world war, when he became a lieutenant in the ordinance depart ment of the army.
 He was admitted to the bar in 1925 and engaged in patent work, specializing in the radio field. He is a member of the American So- ciety of Mechanical Engineers and the Royal Society of Mechanical Engineers, London.
 MT. Starbuck's zone includes the New England and North Atlantic states. The legal and engineering professions are equally repgesent- ed on the commission
 Judge Ira E. Robinson, chairna "a and member iron the second znn@ and Judge Eugene Sykes, megphgr from the southern states. arc vetff- an lawyers.
 General Ss.t4A..--- is an engiTeec and communications expert and Harold Lafount. of Utah, represen- tative of the far west, is a civil engineer and business man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
"SNITCHER" IS RESPONSIBLE
 FOR ARRESTS
F e eared Foe of Gangland Tips Oficers-Arrest
 Made Robbery, Murder

LOS ANGELES, Cal, May s. A "snitcher," the most feared foe of gangIand, has placed in the laws tolls three persons accused of connection with the staying of two Mexican officer guards during the hold-up of a pay car of a gambling resort near San Diego.
 They were captured less than an hour apart last night because some body "snitched."
 Eddie Cochran and Jerry Rear ney were arrested last night and M. B. Colson was jailed two days after the hold-up following an anonymous tip.
 Colson had a tell-tale shoulder wound.
 Wives of Cochan and Kearney are being held They are reported to have implicated the prisoners in police confessions.
 Cochran and Kearney are report ed to have told the police that Colson killed the two guards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The selection of William D. L. Starbuck, mechanical engineer and patent at torney of New York, as member of the federal radio commission from the first zone completes the per- sonnel of the board, which has been functioning without two mem bers since early in the year.
 MT. Starbuck, Democrat, suc- ceeds o. H. Caldwell, who resigned in February to resume radio edi- torial work in New York. Major Gen. Charles Saltzman, former chief of the signal corps, takes the place of Sam Pickard as member from the fifth one, comprising the middle western states.
 MT Starbuck has had the com- bined experience of law and engi- neering, the two professions regard ed as providing the best training for the technical -juridical duties of the board.
 He began the practice of me- chanical engineering in New York
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
PARTITIONS
 PROBLEM NOT
 SETTLED YET
Deep Gloom Prevails at Eleventh Hour Conver-
 sations Held Today

PARIS, May 25.--The fifteenth week of the Preparations Confer ence, darwing to close, is in deep gloom in eleventh hour converse tlons in an effort to find solu- ticss to the long rndsug Repara- tions problem.
 Nobody is willing to say there is much hope of success.
 Dr. Schacht, German leader, talked with Owen D. Young, Am erican, discussing mainly how the committee report to the various governments shall be drawn. All experts have agreed that the conference must separate upor the best possible terms in order that threads of the negotiations can be continued by the respective gov ernments with a better chance of settlement.
 To date the experts have failed to reach an agreement on German payments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
Honor Grandmothers,
 Mrs. Hoover Urges

WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mrs. Herbert Hoover thinks there should be a special grandmothers' division in the National Parents and Teach CTS association.
 Presented with a life member ship in that organization, Mrs. Hoover expressed her appreciation by declaring that she was glad to know the doors were open to grand mothers as we'll as mothers.
 Mrs. Hoover herself is a grand mother Her little grand daughter, Peggy Ann, and her grandson, Herbert Hoover, III, m ade the White House lively as soon as the Hoovers moved in. They are the children of Herbert Hoover, ir.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
HONOR GIVEN
 ID Ex-SLAvE

SPOKANE, Wash, May 25.-The highest officers of Spokane County planned today to do honor to a negro ex-slave who has spent 65 years of his life thanking Abraham Lincoln for his freedom.
 Mark Cain, aged 94 years, died yesterday in the County Poor Farm where he operated a barber shop.
 Each morning. after he opened his shop, Cain knelt before .. pie ture of Abraham Lincoln in silent prayer always ending his supplica- tion with: God bless you, Abra- ham Lincoln"
 County Commissioners voted to close their offices and attend the funeral.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
WORLD FIGURES IN AVI4TION
 TO COMPARE NOTES AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Many world figures in aviation will meet to compare notes, take stock of prog ress and chart new conquests Of the air at the third National aero- nautic meeting here May 27 to 3O
 The conference will}be in charge of the aeronautics division of the American Society of Mechanical En- gineers.
 The meeting will commemorate the sec ond anniversary of Col Charles A. Lindbergh'a New Yorks Paris flight
 Firty-three technical papers to be read by aviation leaders will touch every phase of aeronautical development and research fro m flight instruction to aircraft struc- tural analysis and the application of radio to aircraft operation.
 Well known authorities of both Europe and America will attend, and the meeting has been charac- terized by Victor J. Azbe, general chairman, as the most compre- hensive in the history of aviation" 7"
 Among those who will be heard are Vilhjalmur Steffanson, famous Arctic explorer; Prof. Hugo Jun kers, German manufacturer; Will liam P. McCracken, aeronautical 3ecretary of the department of com mercc; Comm. O. E. Rosendahl of the Lakehurst, N. J., naval air sta- tion; Jimmy Doolittle, army flier and holder of many records and foreign experts.
 Daniel Guggenheim of the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the promo ton of aeronautics will be guest and will be presented the first Spirit of St. Louis" gold medal, by which the society in the future will reward outstanding service in the promotion of aviation.
 The ooncention committee is con- ducting a nationwide poll to de- termine the identity of 12 now ob- scurc but meritorious contributors to the progress of aviation, whc will be presented with gifts of rec ognition. A list of 85 fliers has beer prepared and their ranking will be determined by balloting
 Miss Amelia Earhart, the woman trans Atlantic flier; Miss Herts Junkers, daughter of the German manufacturer; Miss Thea Rascha the German Aviatrix, and Lady Mary Heath of England have beer invited to speak.
 In connection with the meeting will be a commercial aircraft ex- hibit for American manufacturers Another event will be the $10,00t Gardner trophy races of May 2s and 30.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
Mdian Girl Dies
 Natural Death and
 Not Tribal Torture

UKIAH, Calf, May B. T h C death of Katherine Williams, eight year old Indian girl, first attributed to tribal torture rites performed by medicine men and which caused the Government to make an inves- tigation, was learned to have been caused by fall from hammock Lacerations discovered on the body which lead to the belief the girl was tortured, were received in the fall. Death was due to internal injuries and decorations were su- perficial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-25
OPERA SINGER
 BUYS A FARM

KANSAS CITY Kan, May 25.- The Kansas City Star, newspaper, says Marion Talley, opera singer who recently resigned from the Metropolitan Opera Company to live on farm, has bought GAO acre farm near Colby, Kansas.
 The singer says she is interested just now in saddle horses and Hol- stein cows.
 A nominal consideration is nam- ed as the purchase price.
 Miss Talley has three year con- tract for phonograph recording yet to run.