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New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Binghamton Bank Loss
 Placed at $1,500,00O

Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. 29 Pl- The Binghamton Press says today that losses of nearly s1,5oo,0o0 have been discovered in the check up of the State Bank of Binghamton, the president of which, Andrew J. Hor- watt, is a fugitive from justice.
 Thus far discovered, the losses are divided as follows
 Forged notes s475.00o; juggled in tercst account. s735, 900: minimized commercial deposits s26S,000; total s1,47s,000
 A member of the city common council and a brother of the missing bank president are out on bail. charged with forgery.
 There were more than three thousand depositors in the bank. Two civil actions have been insti- tuted, one charging the directors of the bank with mismanagement and one for involuntary bankruptcy. in which a receiver has been appoint cd
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
New Chinese Tariff
 Rates Promulgated

Ranking, China, Dec. 29 P-The nationalist government today pro- mulgated it's new tariff schedule, whereby it becomes law, Detailed items were not announced.
 It was authoritatively but official ly stated the new tariff would be- come effective January 1 and car goes en route to China would not be exempt
 Government officials recently in dicated the new law would revise the schedules upward, particularly on the so-called luxury and quality imports. Reports were widely cir culated that the new tax on import cd tobacco and cigarettes would be = per cent instead of 70 per cent under the law just displaced.
 A tariff of about 40 per cent is expected on jeuelry and cosmetics, and about 30 per cent on foodstufts.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
32l MARRIAGES AND
 576 DEATHS IN N'30
Records for Year Compiled at
 City Clerks Office

There were 321 marriages and 576 deaths in New Britain during the period from January 1 to today, &C., cording to the city clerks records. The month of June lived up to the designation brides month." 6S mar riages having taken place, while the month of March, with six, was the slowest for Cupid.
 The month of March saw T5 deaths, while only 30 occurred in September. January, February and May had 54 deaths each, an unusual coincidence. The deaths by months were as follows: January, 54: Febru- ary, 54; March, 75; April, 1T; May, 54; June, 46; July, 3s; August, 3e; September, 30; October, 4s; Novem- Der, 52; December, Al.
 The marriages by months were as follows: January, IS; February, 22;I March, 6; April, 23; May, 20; June, e3; July, 33; August, 30; Septem- Der, s7; Ooctober, 55; November. 27; December. z.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
SUBDUES MERCHANT
 WITH GAS ATTACK
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place and found everything in order. He stood across the street until he was called by Cohen and told Ser geant NcAvay that he did not see anyone enter or leave the place by the front door.
 Hospital authorities stated at 10 o'clock this morning that Cohen $ condition was much improved.
 Burglars on Arch street
 Arch street was the Mecca for thieves over the weekend, Four burclaries or attempted hurglarins were reported 10 the police during that tune.
 The most serious break occurred at the EIferne Hardware store at I5 Arch street and Was discovered ty policeman LoElnes Johnson Nhlin he Mas trying rhe doors abou' T. U yesterday morning
 Noting that -hy door l7aduG 10 tne garage was open, Johnson To- rortc4. na went inside and sound !, possible 70 walk into tha store With oIt any -~ouh'. Arriving there Fe saw rhs- tr, cash drawer had been
 red after jt had been prJ-d open.
 The owner Was notified and when h. came to rra srora he rold th" policeman that approximately $25 had been taken by the thieves. \ -a--5r amount Q. money Was de- pos-ed 5n one Of the lower drawers O -hr register but was mol stolen.
 several wood ch.sc1s were found outside in the snow and these had oe7n used to force entrance to the >tcre and also for opening tho regis ter drawer. the QoIlcc believe.
 Small footprints in thC snow about line place lad the policeman to sls- pect that the burglary was Inc work Of boys.
 The same small footprints 5n the snow were also discovered 0y John son about onc Of the windows in the sea- of rha Sears. Roebuck &- Co, store ou Arch street and an in1osti- S4tlon disclosed that an attempt had h-en made 10 enter but the attempt WAS frustrated when the thieves ran up dS dLlaNt il-f ifs'| Al4 4fEI III '-Al '+ after having rriad upon window O. the rear basement
 The night watchman at The Union laundry discovered rha third break when he went 10 work last night. He found the safe door opened and other circumstances that indicated rrowlers had been about Nothing W4s missing. Here again the same small footprints were in evidence.
 The fourth break in the vicinity was reported to the police yesterday morning by Albert J. Simmons, pro- prlator of the simmons Battery Co at 3G3 Arch street, Two reyolvers and several bullets wcre missing he rold the police
 Robbers entered the Star Barber shop at 20 Commercial street Fri day night and made away with about s4 in cash. according 10 a ro- port made at police headquarters Saturday by Robert Kerriean. En- trance was made through q rear window.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
TRUCK AND SEDAN BUMP

An accident involving a truck driven by Edward Barankowski of 54S Pennington avenue and a sedan owned and driven by Andrew Ahlin of 137 Hillcrest avenue occurred in front of 237 Hartford avenue this morning at 11:30.
 The slippery condition of the street was given as the cause of the crash which did considerable damage to the Ahlin machine.
 Both automobile were proceeding in opposite directions when they sideswiped each other. The roadway was narrowed by the fact that other autos were parked on both sides of the street.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Terms of Merger

Terms O. the billion dollar deal provided for Bethlehem 70 acquire Sheet &, Tube. q 22@5,ooo.ooo cor poraton. on the basis Of one and one-thjrd shares of Bethlehem com mon stock for one Of Sheet G, Tube, Sheet 6; Tube stockholders gave their assent April {, but more than 2000o0 of the affirmative votes, d deciding number were challenged by the anti-merger forces.
 Among those who led the fight for the merger were the veteran steel man, James M. Campbell, chairman, and Frank Puruell, pres ident, of Sheet X Tube. Eugene C. Grace, president of Bethlehem; and Henry G. Dalton, q director in both companies.
 Easton, organizer Of the $&50,O0,- 900 Republic Steel corporation, and largest stockhoder, through his holding companies, in Sheet & Tube,
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Consider Annexation
 Of Southington Strip

Mayor Quigley will confer with Sciectman Camp of Southington relative to the annexation project, the Southington official having re- ulested 3 conference before calling a special town meeting to act on Mayor Quigley's request for appoint ment of a committee 10 confer with tho local committee on anneXing a strip of the towns territory.
 Mayor Quigley has provided the first sclectmen of Plainville and NewIngton with maps and will also turn one over to Selectman Hall Of Berlin. that they may know exactly what territory it is proposed to add to New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Six Chicago Shochtim
 Officials Are Suspended

Chicago, Dec. 29 tP-Six off, cers Of the Chicago Shochtim. the authorized organization for kill ing kosher fowl for orthodox Jews, were under suspension to- day.
 The action was ordered by q mass meeting of the Union Of Or thodoX Hebrew Congregations as step to combat alleged racket eerlag within the Shochtim. It followed an appeal by the rab- binate for all parishioners to stop eating fowl until the purported racketeering had ceased.
 Charges were made by the Union and rabbinate that some officers ard members Of the Shocnum have used coerclve methods ln dealing with markets.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
BANKER ENDS LIFE

Rogers, Ark. Dec. 29 P-Edwin Jackson, president Of the First Ma tional bank of Rogers, was found dead in the library of his home here today with a bottle of poison at his side.
 Authorities said they believed the financial situation in Arkansas caus- ed him to become Respondent.
 His bank recently weathered a prolonged run by depositors as ap- proximately 100 other banks in the state closed.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
SYNTHET|CL|YING CELLS ID BE USED
 IN CANCER STUDY
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I these substances would organize themselves into a unit which would present a cell-like form"
 In other words, something lifeliIe might result without intervention of the usual union Of male and female clements.
 He separated brain cells into their constituent fats, proteins and ash. He found that only fresh brains re- tained the power to reunite, but that by preserving the fats in ether he could wait perhaps a month after death and still get the return.
 Salts Used in Water
 When ready the three brain sub- stances were mixed in distilled water containing some salts. a lab- oratory made substance for the wa tery elements in which the brain cells normally live. The salts pro- duced the electrical effect.
 In this water the scattered brain matter reunited into microscopic ob- jects having the shape Of cells, a nucleus or center, and hairlike pro- jections.
 They grew like living things Sometimes, said Grille. they did this by putting out buds and sometimes by dividing, each artificial cell thus becoming two. just as in natures method of growth.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
FALLING BIRTH RATE
 NOW FELT IN SCHOOLS
20 Per Cent Decrease in 15 Years Found-Oversupply of Teachers
 Makes Requirements Stiffer

Washington, Dec. 29 (UP)-Ele- mentary schools are feeling the ef- fects of the declining birth rate, &C., cording to a report issued today by the office of education of the depart ment of interior. In an average group of 200 Americans observed in 1928, less than four children were born, as compared with five in 1915.
 In contrast with the declining birth rate and it's reaction on school enrolment, the office of education reported an oversupply of teachers, particularly in the liberal arts group. This has led to more exacting re- quirements for entrance to teacher training institutions.
 Enrolment in elementary schools in 1930 was estimated at 2l,370,000. Public high school enrolment was approximately 4,030,000. Pupils in private and parochial elementary and secondary schools totaled about 2,704, 900. Teachers were estimated at s4S,500; school houses at 254,20O. School expenditures totalled $2,2S9,- 000,000.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Farmer Fights to Draw.
 With Big Bengal Tiger

Bombay, Dec. 29 P-Krishna Bhama, a farmer from Daigad, was in a hospital here today, having won moral victory over tiger which attacked him while was blowing be- hind team of oxen.
 At the first spring, Bhama thrust a sharp stick between the beasts jaws, but the tiger seized him and inflicted deep scratches. They fought for half an hour before the farmers cries brought neigh bors, who killed the animal with axes.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
CONN, STATE TREASURY
 SURPLUS OF S1o,t36,29?
Receipts far Exceed Disbursements for Fiscal YeAr-Interest on
 School Funds at High Point.

Hartford, Dec. 29 UP)-The treasury of the state of Connecticut contained a surplus of s1o,l5e,2s7.- so at the end of the fiscal year. July 1, 1929, to June 30, 1880. State Treasurer Samuel R. Spencer said today in his last report to Governor John H. Trumbull. Spencer will be- come lieutenant governor next month.
 Total receipts for the year were reported as s57,233,S46.36 and total disbursements as s47,os2, BOASTS.
 The report revealed that interest on the Connecticut Agricultural Col iege fund (comprising $l34,ooo in first mortgage real estate and $500 in cash) amounted to s7,82s.6o, the largest since Yale university relin- quished the fund in 1893. Interest on the state school fund was s127,7146s, the largest since 1896.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Seven Inmates Escape
 From Jail at Augusta

Augusta. Me, Dec. 29 (UP)-Sev- cn inmates Of kennebec county jail escaped last night after tunnellng from q cell block to a workshop and forcing an iron door.
 Two Of the men, KinWood With am. 22, Of Richmond. and Patrick c. Cooper, Of England. were recap tured shortly after their escape.
 Those still at large today were George Barbour. IT, Wilfred Kauf- man, IT, Fritz Schuman, IS, Fred Washburn, 25, and James McConner, 30. Kaufman and Schuman were charged with entering the country illegally from Germany.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
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led the opposition.
 Tn" actual plaintiffs were the h. 'crna'ional Shares corporation. an Eaton investment concern, and My ron Wick, Jr., Youngstown broker, whose l"ire continued as co-plain- tU1s after his death from pneumonia which vas brought on by strain during thc court battle which lasted nearly three months.
 Chief Counsel Kills Self
 On" other death occurred during tho hearings. the suicide of Leroy A, Manchester, chief counsel for Sheet &a Tube His act was laid to oyerwrought nerves.
 The object Of the merger, accord ing to its sponsors, was 10 give to Bethlehem The Youngstown com pany's business Of manufacturing sheet and tubing, and the Youngs- town interests the greater diversifica- ton and financial power of Bethle- hem
 Opponents claimed it was disad- Yantag"ous to Sheet z Tube. Audi yantag"ous 70 Sheet X Tubes record of earnings Was better than Bethle- nom's, that it made more profitable products, that its market and plant locations woro better, and that it Was in more satisfactory condition.
 Auditors for Bethlehem and other defense witnesses said adjustments had boon made to compensate for any differences in the status Of the firms.
 The an'j-uorser attorneys also charged -n6.ooo Of the stockholder proxies voted for the merger were voted illegally.
 started Early in 1880
 Negotiations for the merger start cd early in 1880. Soon began the buying Of stock to get votes. Mean while, directors o' Sheet & Tube set March - as tho date Of record" 10 determine who could vote al the stockholders 'l"ction. The common belief was that holders of stock on record on the date designated could vote regardless of whether they sold their stock just after the date Of record.
 Eaton believed otherwise, and after the date of record passed, bought $8,000,0oo worth of stock. He admitted he could not vote it. but claimed that neither could the former owners who were still the holders Of record but who no longer held any financial interest.
 Tnasmuch as the Sheet 6: Tube charter required three-fourth af- Grmatiya vote Of stockholders. every proxy that Eaton could prevent from being counted as legal, was as good as a negative vote, Many Of the 200 GOO votes Eaton challenged were in this category. He actually held the proxies on about 100000 addi- tional shares, which if combined with the protested votes, were more than enough to defeat the merger.
 Eaton Gets Injunction
 While the stockholders election was in progress, Eaton obtained an injunction restra ming the merger pending a trial of his numerous charges.
 The suit went to trial June 24. The questioning revealed much con fdential information including the basis of Bethiehem's bonus system and the fact that it's bonuses in 1929 were $3,O00,00O Of which Grace
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29

come a doctor ot philosophy or sci cnce the candidate would bc 25, barely within the age limIt. At pres aur, such advanced degrees arc awarded 10 men up to the age Of A..
 Higher Teachers salaries
 Among other recommendation President Lowell favored higher sal aries for teachers and d fixed scale or salary to be main1ained by all universities The minimum salary a Harvard is now SSoa0 and the maximum is &13.on0 The fixed scale, he said. would eliminate competition among universities to soc4rc the services O eminent professors
 President Lowell also urged an endowment Of &5,o11og0 for the Harvard Dental school
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
NURSING STUDENTS CAPPED

Thirteen probationers who en- rolled in the New Britain Hospital Training school four months ago were capped" yesterday during special exercises which were wit messed by relatives and friends of the students. The capping signifies that the girls have satisfactorily passed the probation period and now assume the status of full fledg- ed student nurses.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29

yrous lear Th5 government ohtaiu- cd St164.254.rS7 as taX. Altogether 4.0TtS51 persons filed tax returns. but only slightly more than two and q halt million or these were taxable. The millionaire income class paid a total ot $1S,l4o-2l1 on d total in- come Of Sf.t0S.S63.041. for an av- craze Of 15.go per cent compared 10 465 per cent as an overall average.
 Somewhat less than half Of the total income, hy far the largest single item, was accounted for in salaries and wages, $1o.S62.53o,99S. Other sources in the order of their size were given as: Business. part ncrshjps, profits from sale Of real estate. stocks and bonds, capital net gains, rents and royalties, etc,
 The 1930 tax refunds reported 10 congress included all those above 25uo.
 Comprehensive List
 The lists or receipts included pol Iuclans, prize fighters and other public figures, while the biggest re- fund went to the United States Steel Corporation. It received $15.205,$45.
 One of the worlds richest men, John D. Rockefeller, also was one ot tho biggest bcnefclarics, al- though he did not appear among the F who received q million dollars or morc. His refund was $44S,4f6,
 Henry Ford received $46.06o. and IgDace Jan PaderewSki, who has a residence at Paso Robles, Cal, drew $2.755.
 Among other well known names wero Senator Gould Of Maine. $11.- 494, N. J. and Q. r. Van Sweringen, q total og $65.2t2; William Harri- son (Jach) Dempsey. S1,114; Sena- tor Couzens Of Michigan, $3,677; Mayor Thompson of Chicago, B. 454, and William H. Vanderbilt. s. Np4
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
SEIZE RUM SCHOONER

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 29 LP The seizure of the rum laden auxiliary schooner Deauville, flying the Britt ish flag, of Mobile Bar, was an- nounced today by coast guard offi- cials.
 The vessel was lowed into Mobile and the master and crew were taken into custody.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29

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New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
JOBLESs CROWD FACTORY

J!l- rhill, Mass, Dec. 29 (UP)- More than 1000 jobless persons crowded around the Haseltine Free lender corporations shoe plant in quest of work when the factory was opened for the first time here today.
 Corporations officials, who have leased 20,oo0 square feet of floor space in a building on Essex street, announced they would employ 800 hands, that their annual payroll would approximate s300,000, and that their output would be about 2,5O0 pairs of women's novelty shoes daily.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
Average Incomes Gain

The report, which does not con- tain the names Of individual tax payers, shows that &I.063 residents of Connecticut paid income taxes in the period covered hy tho statement. snd that thaIr combined incomes. as soported, was S522. .4&G.54N. This is an increase Of $7I.494>77 over the preceding year.
 ', of interest also $ t.o fagt that Aho average income of those who sent statements 10 the Ruraau Of Internal Revenue proved to n. fol- lowing an upward trend advancing from $5,7>>55 10 $G.445.5G. an ia- crease of $&4G+E.
 By far the great majority O. those reporting listed ncomoa between sI.000 and <2oon. but 1t Was found that 1,G1t conu.cticut residents ara m the &15.ogo-&20.goy class. One taxpayer reported an income be- tween S-oup0pe and S5n"npo".
 Although tho high point Of l4&, 496 returns filed vas reached in 1924, the income reported Jn that year was but $4-> fI4.-4h- and only S13,593,994 was paid in income tax as against s-5.lQ4.l33 for incomes earned in 1928.
 Returns filed for tnr uu'Ire cou0- -.. numbered fo1n.E1l. of which @.- 5-3,n53 were taxable. The u-t in- ,ome Was s-j.--6.2-E.9i2 and tho lax liability 51i64.-54.037. tue lorner increasing S2,65l.23G,35a. and the latter $3S3.5 4,6g3. The ay- craze net income was $5,i96.Sl and inc average tax liability $265.99.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
STUDENT SHOOTS EDITOR

Bucharest, Rumania. Dec. o9 Emanual Socor, editor and chief of the democratic newspapers Dimi- neata and Adeverful, today. The editor disarmed the student, who was an anti-Semitic agitator, and he was arrested.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29

Tn South America. particularly the Argentine, the hun" ant is them has been known 10 devour babies left outside by their mothers.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29

The salmon canning industry in Canada provides employment for q 900.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
511-NIillionaircs Here


 Washington. Dec. -9 LP-The high tide of 1923 in financial af- fairs brought the golden harvest Of incomes above d million dollars 10 5l1 Americans
 The internal revenue bureau showed this in compilations made tublic yesterday At the sane time the treasury sent 10 congress 'He account Of another rich reaping uy axpayers-refunds last year aggrc- gating s126,S36,3&3. This sum iu- eluded s37,9717f1 Of interest. Also the treasury allowed as abatement t176,39S,377 and as credits against unpaid income taxes $3G,535.245. The total Of refunds was way below the 1929 total Of $19Q,o00, ,00o. , The 1928 receivers of millionaire income included 74 women, 29 of them single. Twenty-siX persons re- teived more than $5,o0o.Go0. These were spread over the map from coast to coast but Il lived in New York.
 Wealth Increases :, That rich year showed total net incomes of the nations amounted to more than two and half billions higher than the pre-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-29
MARSHAL J0FFRE
 SINKS INTO COMA
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fCon'Inued From First Pagel closed to tho public and an extra police guard placed about tae doors
 Andre Magnot, the former njn- ister of War, and Paul Painlcyc, the present air minister, came out Of the hospital together just after Marshal Jofre lost consciousness. Tears Were streaming down paiu- Ieye's checks.
 "T SIN him." the minister said. He looked as though h. were in q deep sleep"
 "It is the end" sad Magino,.
 On leaving the hospital shortly before noon Dr. Lerichc told news paparmon tha. the marshal had not spoken for somc time and that he vas dozing Madame Joffre and Madame Lafjlc were at his bedside.
 r was revealed today that the marshal received the last sacraments Of tho Catholic church, last Friday night, when the doctors considered the patients condition critical
 Many Callers Arrive
 By & o'clock this morning dis'iu- euished callers had begun to arrive al tho hospital Saint -Da-Dteu. where thr marsha, lies. Former President ltHiaraud was the first 10 arrive. When Louis Barthou. minis fer Of war vas adIai',ed to the sick room h. remained for more than an hour
 When ha left the hospital NJ. Rarthou said the marshal had been in q state of torpor all morning. T found my old friend looking better this morning he said, but l was not able 10 talk 10 him.
 Deputy Henri Pate said when he left the marshal is not suffering. At the beginning of the morning he recognized an officer from his head quarters to whom hc said. The night has not been bad Then ne lost consciousness