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New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
.B|G MINSTREL SHOW
 WITH POLISH CAST
St. EliZabeth'S Circle to Stage
 Entertainment in March

The St. Eliza bcth's theatrical
 circle of Sacred Heart church male
 definite plans at last nights meet ing to have one of the large!'@ presentations in the history of the church when It will produce a milt
 strel show, "E,Xtravaganza," with more than 150 members Of tn" parish taking part The leading roles. will be filled by members Of the dramatic circle.
 The minstrel, which will include l singing, dancing and variety acts, will be under the direction of T. Worth. who @cu"d 2 contract % cay with officers of the club to "i- rect the show on March and , at the Sacred Heart school hall o4 Gold street
 All scenery and costumes will h@
 supplied by the director and th" guild will furnish the talent. Be. cause of the large cast, officers of the circle announce that all mem bcrs of the parish are eligible to ! compete for roles
 St. Elizabcth's circle has planned an extensive program Of plays and ! entertainment for the season. The comedy Aunt from IIollywood'
 which was shown last Sunday at the | sacred Heart school hail was pro i duccd with such ability that it will
 be repeated next Sunday at the | Polish Roman Catholic church ip | Wallingford. of which Rev. Lads | laus NowakoWski, former curatc ot l the Sacred Heart church, is pastor.
 Another production will be sta | ed on February lG at the Sacre | | Heart school haIl. The play, "Bj -
 sheviks at Warsaw" has d military
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05

about their efforts to prolong his fife. the distinguished patient lay lisilcss and paying little heed to his surroundings.
 On two occasions there were faint traces of the old Tatt smile. The first came as Dr. HaGner helped 10 settle him into wheel chair at the station and remarked that it was c tight fit. Again there was a smiiG of relief as he settled into his own bed at home.
 Numerous friends in Washington kept close touch with his home for information regarding his condition and arrangements were made for the White House to be informed OI any change. Among the first callers was Oliver Wendell Holmes, the S9 year old associate justice Of the su- pleme court, Despite his years and his own infirmitics. Mr. Holmes journeycd through the rain 10 leavo message for his former chief.
 Relatives at Homes
 At his home with Mr. Tat W"r" l MI | dtt aug llltll SoIl. INobtIJ .N, , Tatt Of Cincinnati. Mrs. Taft lett the home for q tWo-hour automo- bile ride yesterday afternoon. Sh" had made the trip with Mir. Taft. q ! nurse and physician to Ashcville. where it had been hoped that the | change Of surroundings and climat" might work an improvement in his 1 condition.
 The son made the journey from Asheville on Monday 10 bear 10 President Hoover word of his fathers decision 10 retire from tn . ] post Of chief justice. Immediately afterWard the resignation was ac- pted. and Mr. Hoover appointed l Charles Evans Hughes to fll the place,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
SUBMARINE SAVED FROM ROCKY REEF
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E. lL DobSon. and C.. F. CroWthCr all hcutcnants of junior grade.
 The O-3 is one of a fleet of SUD- marines built during the summer Cf 1918. IL is 172 feet long.
 Last nights mishap was the third serious accident involving sub marines In New England watc, s during the past five years. Heavy losses of life attended both prcviods accidents-thc ramminG and sini- ing of the S-5t by the steamer City ot Rome off Block Island f. l" nj September 95. 1925, and the ram ming and sinking of the S-4 by the destroyer raulding off Provlnc2- town on December l7, 1927.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
CR|TIC|zES SYSTEM
 OF SCHOOL CREDITS
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by others than the pupil
 The recommendation will state further that the committee deems it more advisable that grades be given for quality rather than for bulk Of work done.
 System Already Changed
 The committee will state in it's r6- peyt that the last two graph cards brought home by pupils have had inc word test" substituted for sup plementary work according 10 ob- servations by parents, and that these parents have learned from their Chil- dren that they can get supplementary marks Of A and R if they pass tests instead of doing supplementary work at home. This system probably will he recommended by the committee and is expected to meet with the approval of the association this eve ming.
 The committee consists Of Francis A. Clark, chairman: Mrs W, II. Judd. Mrs John r.. Curtin and bon aid l., Bartlett
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
School Bus and Truck
 Collide: IS Hurt

Cincinnati, O.. Feb. ) UP) - Eighteen school children were In jurcd, none seriously, when a school bus and truck driven by Marv5n Woods, ShclbyvilIc, Ind, collidci near Eiizabethtown today. The bNS carried 50 children. Woods was ar rested on charges of reckless driving after Dclbcrt Watkins. driver of th , bus, charged he was speeding,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
HOOVER WILL VISIT
 TAFT LATE TODAY
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Free from thc duties of the Hsi nigh office that had clinaNcd his long public career. the former chlei justice Of the United States rested quietly last night. one of his physi- clans paid I midnight visit to ob- serve any cDangr in his condition.
 Although he last bulletin they IS- sued after a Nisr' yesterday evening noted that Mr. Taft was free ot f'ysr md suffering no pain. friends said ii VAS believed that this might nr only <, rally. iustrld of d distinct stop pf improvement in his condition. Ifo@ his reason. tuN -iuL tu. l.'"r }iai. of he physician WAS wadl.
 Doctors Visit ~hult
 The physician spent ou' suot tame in the nom, ol 1Hr ;u''r. . h.cf justice. IT.. uhs ry.d fHr th. patient Vas sleeping p."cHuIjy. and anne aHay without uahw@ amy .ormal statement.
 The statement nra had p,'u ls- sued earlier iu the ,H,ulnG sud.
 His condition is ou. ro arterjo l'I out iiI.Atl-t". 'I leycr and is uo, suffering pam, Ill., acart is holding out vel. IL. i~ a lt,le more alert. Wr bni I. s possibly q little p.jter.'
 Earlier in the day The phE~trl .n ad sv1d their ,5-y,or-old pttl.f.' vas suffering from general artorIur ecIcrosis, myocardjtis and chrou" cysti'is. The r1upIIcatjou ot Wl ,nonls was described as hardening "' .bo arteries, inflammation Of tho HE Iug Of the heart and inflammation O. the bladder.
 There were outward symptom. that ur4cmic poisoning might haE' set in. and thc physicians mad" , est 10 determine 1T such Was tn ,use. The result of inc tcar proJ ably win b. known today.
 Reserve strength I~Cd
 Much or Mr. Tafts reserve 0 strength had been taken by the lon. rip back home yesterday iron tshoyiIlc. \. C. He had 10 h lifted from the train at Union S'a non. trundlcd across thr comcou- I' q Nht"i tnalF. tlH NlF'H"'IE '''' ed bodily into his home on Ny"m inG avcnur Once tNrrr. npWcv"i he was able 10 walk almost unas sisted to his bedroom.
 Dr. William Sidney Thay,r "C 'h Johns Hopkins hospital w E.lll Jaorc. WIS cdi~d snio cpu~u'ta'l'' rith Mr. Tafts prrzor.i p1yslrjaa- [ I.4 \. Claylor. While the three s
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
.F|REMEN KEEP BLAZE
 IN MAIN ST. STORE
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the street and used the wash room iu the rear of tho store. lt was re- called that about half an hour b. fore the blaze was discovered thcr" vas such caller. Chief w. J. Noble accepted this theory as to the cause.
 The amount of the damage to ''" stock could not he determined this afternoon because the owner had not had time 10 take inventory and dId not know how much stock was on hand. Chief Noblc estimated tfn damage to the building at sl20O and believed tncrr would be at least $500 more loss on the stock.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
AGREEMENT HUNDRED
 ON CAPITAL SHIP CUT
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Was entitled to more information than 1t had received. He remarked that the house learned for the frs, Ilmc through the press that two cruisers wer" going to be dropped.
 That is the kind Of thing which makes the people Of this country uneasy he said. If the scrappins was the result of an agreement in sldo the conferences we ought 10 have been told. If. on the other hand. it was merely a gesture. we should have been told also"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
GOIVf CENSUS SUPERVISOR

Washington. Feb. P)-Stanlcy r.. Golf of Portland. Me, was ap pointed by the director of the c2n- sus today as supervisor for the l930 census for Cumberland and York counties. with headquarters at Portland
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05

ed mon." Class distinction will lave to go. he warned rcCommcnG
 ing fusion of the peoples popull- tins the coultry to produce one race.
 He promised 0 attack immediate ly such outsta lding problems as ln- fant mortality now cQualling almost half the birth rate; Mncmploymc..t by aiding the agricultural industrE. and illiteracy by an intense cduca- tional campaign among the working ClasSc.
 Mexico, h. said, is largo aud rich enough 10 support six times us population and If most Of the pcn- pie so far have not been able 10 live in even relatively human con dtious, it has been due to "t'a absolutist conception Of the rcgim ot private property, the profound division of classes and the dcfjcicat method of exploiting the countrys $ resources plus certain political ia = tcrs, all of which happily are being rcctificd by the revolutionary ideals"
 Right tO Property Discussed
 Tho right to property he sail, vas being transformed from an ah- solutc and private one 10 q social privilege and today the interest "f collcctivity is predominant in in" ,,itIc of h,, people, The new ideals have d"- stroycd class prejudice, humaniz Il tho country's morals and GcncralizeI the conception of citizenship. Referring to the Agrarian prob lem, he said the government would work for the adoption of modern methods of cultivation SO as to iG- crease production and perhaps the government would tablish somp sort Of economic control 10 help this work.
 He laid emphasis on the exist cncc of nationwide peace. Iaud l the work Of his predecessor, Wno will be secretary Of the interior :l his cabinet, and recommended tine immediate djgnifynE of our clcc- toral practices and at all costs def- mite establishment of the institC- tional system broachcd by President Gales in his memorable address b. fore congress m September, 192b.' Gales Pledges Retirement con September 1, 1928, Genera i Gales. then president. annouuc' ! that he would not run f< prcsidc3j | again. He said that if congress. tn ] army and the Mexican people Wou', | work unitcdly and with patriotic | motives, Mexico would at last z 4 1 away from the idea that only i strong military chicftains would 1 govern. Instead, he said would !, 1 established the sanCtity Of the pow. | CT of laws and institutions WhicI ! would command respect for whom | Socvcr was made prcsidcnt)
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
POLE, KILLS pEDLS

Madden. Mass, Feb. ) (UP) John <. Heddington. 2G, escaped injury here last night when his taxi cab sKiddcd into an electric light role. but tho pole snapped off and fell to the sidewalk. instantly kill ing Joseph McNcil, 60, of Chelsea.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
LOOMS lN DII;l.t TOR

President John c. Looms Of tb, Commercial Trust 70. was elected |, director Of tho American colonia 'o. at ,ho annual meeting Of in, company hoM yesterday afternoon u iurlfoid.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
LEVITT DECLARES
 ?. l, |. IS OWNED BY POWER TRUST
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company. !. Henry RorabacN Is also a director Of that company. Jt is q commonplace matter Of fact that no one would be appointed to the Public Utilities commission who was not owned body and soul by ]. Henry Roraback.'
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
MEXICO HAS NEW PRESIDENT TODAY;
 INAUGURAL HELD
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eur. They were 10 line the rou;r of march from the national pala.c 10 the great stadium where the 'u- auGuration ceremony was held anl the oath Of office administered.
 Federal district authorities r%- gently uncovered an alleged plot 'N followers of Jose NasconCclos, de- featcd candidate, 10 asSaSSlnd'o Scnor R. Ortiz Rubio. the retiring president. Emilio Portcs Gil terror ize the city and seize the rcins of government in the confusion. 1t was believed l9 arrests made at tl2 time frustrated the plot, but never thelcss every safeguard against mishap was taken.
 2,OO0 American Visitors
 About 2.O0U visitors from the United States were here for the in auGuration Hotels were over crowded and railway stations We" converted into sleeping quarters. Dozens of Pullman cars were spot ted on various sidingS about the cit They were decorated with bunting, The American colors being displayed prominently alongside the McNiCad.
 The influx of Americans was Gl- tribu1cd chiefly to interest arouse l during the recent tour Of tn" Unite l States by the incoming prcsidcrtj, Ii was believed 10 be the greatest oUtpOuring of Americans ever 0 witness, a Mexican inauguration. ta some WINS this capital looked as Y T convention of American business utcu Was being held here.
 Among the prominent American visitors w"r" Governor l.. C. Dillon of New Mexico and Mrs. DIIou, Mrs. Theodore C. Bilbo. wife of the governor Of Mississippi; Major Ed ward WoodCord, representing Gov cruor Harry Parncli of Arkansas; L.. W. Baldwin. president of the Missouri Pacific lines, and |" r. Hungcrford, general manager Of ;hc Pullman company.
 Twenty members Of tho San Antonio Chamber Of Com i NttftC were jlHTC.
 Meet Just Before Noon
 President Portcs Gil, ScnOr Ortiz Eubio aud members of the inconl, in" and outgoing cabinets hal planned 10 meet just before moor &t the national palace and drive tc the stadium for the ceremony O inauguration.
 r. was doubly q holiday for tho capital, being the date of celcbra ton of inauguration Of the consti tutiOus of 1857 and 1917, and spo cIajly set aside of course for today trtc. It was believed as many a. ao.UuU persons would witness th' ceremony at the stadium.
 President Portcs Gil assumed of Hrc as provisional president shortl, after assassination of Genera Obr"9on in July. 1928. SPnor Ortt EUDjo WIS elected last NoNcmbc IF by an overwhelming majority l. III the uncXpircd term of Genera Ohr,gon. Portos Gil will bo ministo of interior in tho incoming presi dents cabinet.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
.D0RAN SAYS ALCOHOL
 DIVERSION IS SMALL
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did not name the New Jersey and Pennsylvania firms.
 The commissioner said the prn- Cipal diversion problem ccntcrcd in lacquer, dinners. solvents and low grade toilet waters but asserted di- version from this source was not one fourth of what it was three years ago.
 In the intervening period the in dependent denaturing plant has been practically put out of business. Doran said. 'Hundrcds of permits | have been revoked, very few new l ones have been issued and hundreds of formulas have been strength cncd."
 He added that legal action might be taken as a result of the long in quiry made into the situation in these industries.
 "'rhr skilled tcchncian will al ways be able to recover alcohol from ! |" mixture" he said. "1hc problem consists Of making if as difiicult 1 and uucronomical as possible ! Doran asserted that closing of the ! industrial alcohol plants would have i mo material effect on the illicit ! liquor supply in nine truths of the areas of the United States"
 The commission has maintained l that there has been an immense ] growth m the production Of bootleg alcohol from corn sugar and that l this is the principal source of illicit l liquor.
 Washington Feb. 5 P)--John F, prohibition administrator for Mon tana and Idaho caused attacks by , Senators Borah and Wheeler, has been ordered to return 10 his post by Prohibition Commissioner Doran, who asserted today that no charges of any kind were pending against Herbert
 Doran in a formal statement said all complaints against Herbert had "been thoroughly and painstakingly inquired into and found to be either frivolous or without basis in fact and the matter has been closed.'
 Herbert, formerly prohibition ad' ministrator at Baltimore, was sum moned here from the west alter Senators Borah and Wheeler had as
 sailed him on the floor of the sen
 ate. Borah. who represents ldaho
 said if reports to him about Hcrber were true the latter should be in th'
 pcnitcntiary instead Of enforcing th'
 dry laws. In Summoning Horbe.' here Doran made it plain 1t was ne cause of the attacks made by tn senators and not from charges pend ing in the prohibition department,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05

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New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
TOMORROW-Th, Man-Siapcd Tree

s;t>,d a crowd Of civilians in Morcl.a from being fired on by military police.
 News Of M.dros successes in the north having reached the city. lh2 people gave thcmsclvos over to pun- proportions Of q near-riot. Milita"y police were rushed to the scene an drficd by the crowd, were about to fir" on it Wllcn Or1iZ ltuhiO inter- v,nod and induced the people 10 retire.
 When after ten days Of fighting in the streets of Mc>ico City, Iucrtt scratched control of the government from Madcro, ArtiH Itubio. then 2 member Of the chamber Of deputies, raised his voice in protest and WIS promptly thrown into jail along While in jail, he occupied himself by writing. producing one of his best known works: Memories De In Pcnitcntc," (Mcmorics of a rcnitcntD
 Promises to Work for People
 Mexico Ci;y. Feb. 3 P)-Presi- dent Ortiz Eubio of Mexico. in hi7 inauguration speech today, prom S- ed above all things 10 work for the ] people. tcrming the workers ani ! peasants the hope" of Mexico 1 He said he would cndeavor to re- . .Il lnl1nl. h government and the people, sevkil Z to establish q social goycrnmcn, ot common understanding and ia ] t,rcsts with tho masses.
 The address was brief consisting ot but ton typewriter pages, It set ! forth in general the lines and pu:- l poses Of the new administrator . which is to fill out the four years nine months and @5 days remaining m"Npircd of tn" term Of Prcsidcn-- ! elect ANaro ubrr'rou who was L~- &l>siuatra~ July 17, 1928.
 The new president said the ideals , O. the revolution iusiIcn and Wet. l fare for Hll--had been accepted hy tn" nation as cNompIfird in nls election by popular vote, adding that his. government never WOU q Ioar sight of the word il Wa pledged 10 carry out.
 Radical Methods Approved
 Restoration Of conservative or even moderate men and system , Inc declared. was impossible because the country was heart and soul il. tent on the radical work of rcstor. ing to the race its heritage.
 The revolution had brought it> own morals, it's own justice, it's oWI policies. in short it's own conCco. ton of life, he explained, promising tEat his government would ,, "cmincntly rcvoIutionary."
 Pointing out that Mexico cnjo'' cordial relations with the outsl ], world and particularly with tn, United States" the new presiden termed it an suspicious occasion fo getting down to the solid work o reconstruction. In this he asked tht help of all MeXicans at home an abroad cooperating with WhateVr ] means were WllnlIl lIic'T power u ward the progress and prosperity 0 the nation.
 At the same time he warned tn "countor-revolution that the 50 cial movement championcd by tn revolutionary governments of McNl co was q "conSummatcd tact.
 Trained Men Preferred
 Properly prepared scientific m, will be given preference in his go, crnmcnt. he stated. but they will n obliged 10 place all their efforts q th, service of the rcvoluuonaI ! ideals. "to build up q better cou1 , try in which IIl McNicans will cn , joy the privilege of being consid",
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05

X man who failed to attend church in England during the scNcn- tccnth century was guilty of q pun ishable offCnse.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05

Ortiz IuIhjo, NcNico's new prcsi- dent. is an example ot the type Of , leader built up during the hectic revolutionary period in Mexico fol- i lowing the overthrow of the HOr- i tirio Diaz dictatorship in 1911. Born March 10, 1S77. al NalIa- dolid, now Morcla. state Of Mjchoa- can, hr was ill the prime of Hlr when Francisco ]. Madrro took Of fec as the first revolutionary pres idcnt. and under the rapidly chang ing succeeding governments he oc- cupicd various important civilian posts and rose to the rank of gen eral of brigade in the army. Prior to taking office as president 1 today, to in the term ot the as sassinatcd presidcnt-clect, General 1 Alvaro Obr,g gon. he had served as a member of the chamber Of dep utics, governor of Michoacan, sec rotary of communications and puh- | lie works. minister to Berlin and ambassador to EraMl.
 Began Under Carranza His military career began in Gen. cral Nenustiano Carranza's army. in which he was captain at the time General Nictoriano Ilucrta was l forced out of the presidency. Later. he turned against CarranZa and was made q general Of brigade in Obrcgon's forces, commanding an l important division in the army which ovcrthrcW Carranza.
 After graduating from the Nd tionai Engineers school in 1900 Ortiz Eubio devoted himself for A decade to his profession, taking "n active interest in politics when i'm" 1 Madrro government came into 1 power. He Was elected to th" cham l,nr of deputies from MichoacHn while Madvro was president. but was busted and thrown into jail by 1 Madcro'S succ"ssur General Ilurria.
 After a brief Imprisonment. he was released and mad" his way north where he joined rarranza's $ army serving as q captain until IIurrta was d"poscd. He then r"- lNfllHu lp foII'lt'' hht N"H ''''' VI governor of Mjchoacau, founding during his term as governor tn" Michoacau university Of San Nico- las Dc Eli1alGO.
 Joined Obrcgun Troops
 Finding himself i'm disagreement with President CarranHa'S policies, Inc joined General ObrcGon'S rcvOiT- tionary movement and declare Michoacan in favor Of the robes. Obrcgon made him q general )t brigade and he played an import ant part in the successful military campaign which followed
 He was made secretary Of com munications and public works ol provisional President Emilio port"s Gil following Obrcgon's assassinA- tion in July 1928 after his clectl0 for second term in tho prcsidenr" and was offered the portfolio of tn interior. Instead of accepting th offer. he announced his candida, } fot the presidency, and was nom. mated by the national revolutionary , party in March. 1929. His clcctio November 17, 1929. was by th' greatest popular yot" ever cast il Mexico.
 , Ortiz Eubio is a direct descendant l Of Tzintzcha. last or in" nineteen Z Tarlscau monarchs. ruling ov' r the second strongest kingdom c ) the Aztec empire. conquered ,' l Herman Cortcs in the sixteenth C"u r turN.
 saved Crowd in 1910
 One of the most Iu,.y,s ting cpl .cdcs in Ortiz I;lhlo'> life occurr'' u 1910. when durn. the "Ncltin. 1 period preceding DiH' downfall, h
New Britain herald., 1930-02-05
Consolidated Common >r and Surplu> Account

Common Stock and Surplus January i. 1929 '. h2H ,"l9 S@ Additions Net Profit for year, after dc ducting Cost Of Msnufac- lure, Depreciation and Re- nairs. Selling and Admins tratiye Expenses. Interest. Taxes, Reserves and min ority interest proportion of earnings of subsidiary Com rsny ..,..,...,.......... flo,59a.tt
 S2 6S6, SlJ. 26 Deductions- Dividends Paid Class A Preferred tcoS S....t 5,,1@2. 60 Common-Sl.JO per share. 12c,o00.o0
 ; I71.7G.. 6 Premium on Preferred Stock Acquired and Surplus Ad justment. ..,.......,.... l29tJ7.40
 30,,l90. o5 Common Stock and Surplus December %I, 1929 ...-..&2,35l. D15.9l