New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1914, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1914, ““The Busy Littis Store” - Hillide Creamery Butter 29c v 5‘3 1-2 LBS. FOR $1.00 This is better Butter than any. other store in this city sells for best. Challenge Milk 3 cans 25¢ : IMPORTED SWITZER CHEESE " 30clb. 0ld Gream Cheese Just Right for a Rarebit 24¢ 1b. NEW LAID - GONNECTICUT EGGS 3 34 doz. for $1.00 All fresh, all fully guaran- k: teed. " Ducks Eggs 33c doz .. Goose Eggs 7¢ each FANCY CEYLON TEA A Regular 60 Cent Quality 35¢ 1b. ] Russell's § Superior | Coffee A Coffee of Exceptional Fiavor. Youcanpaymore but you can't huy better Goffee. - 5 Ibs. fnr$1.50 10 Ibs. for $2.95 "n the herry, ground or pulverized. Russell Bros. 301 Main Street Will Appear Again in This City ‘ HARRY K. MILLER. MILLER TO TALK TO PHOENIX TEMPLE — ) Wesleyan Evangelist Will Extol Tem- perance Cause at Men's Meeting on Friday. h | All those who had the privilege of hearing the Rev.- Harry K, Mill- | er, of the Wesleyan gospel team, | when he conducted a series of evan- gelical meetings at the Methodist church two weeks ago, will be glad to know that he will return to this city 10 SHFETY BOARD Continued From First Page.) ALLING APPOINTED l l is learned that plans are being made to have the office filled by competitive examination, Up to last night there were nine avowed candidates for the position.. If present plans do not mis- carry the candidate getting the high- est percentage will be selected for the job. The “professur of plumbing and tinkering” who will put the “boys” through their test has not been selected. According to the charter another special meeting of the common coun- cil must be held before the regular May meeting. This is for the purpose of hearing the mayor's message, which must b8 presented on or before May 16. i Mayor Quigley’s office continues to be overrun by applicants for aid. Even as early as 9 o'clock tne line is formed outside his office in the city building I ‘Walsh. ‘appolnted a member of the city hall on Friday evening at which time he is to give a temperance lécture in O. U. A. M. hall under the auspices of the Phoenix Temple of Honor. This lecture will be free to all men and will begin at 8 o’clock. The Rev, Mr. Miller is the son of the late Rev. Charles E. Miller, who was at one time pastor of the Metho- dist church in Bristol. He was a noted \gospel singer and his son is like him in this respect. Ajthough but twen- ty-two years of age Mr. Miller has had much experience on the lecture platform and the Anti-Saloon league of Ohio and New Jersey consider him He speaks to men with telling ef- fect and has the ability to hold their one of the best lecturers they have. attention, which makes nim the more valuable as a Christian worker. and in the first hour of his presence in the office he is asked for every- thing from a beef stew to a sararied office. v Other Appointments, Peter Long has been reappointed to the board of compensation and ase sessment for a term of three years. Mr. Long is considered an expert on real estate values and is the oldest democrat on the board. ie was pre- viously on the old street board. Ex-Alderman John O'Brien been appointed a park commissioner for three years to succeed John J. Willlam G- Dunn has been has commission. Mr. Dunn succeeded the late Edward G. Costello on the boara and is now serving as clerk of the commission. EXPRESSMEN STILL INTACT. Thomas W, (“Tippy”) Fay, presi- dent of the Kxpressmen’'s organiza- tion denied today the rumor that the union had dissolved. He said the signs were taken off the wagons be- cause they were too large for some of the vehicles. The organization is still intact and still a power in poli- tics, President Fay sald. Manzanillo, -_Big | | i | Photo by American Press Association. Washington, April 30.—The report from Mexico City that the port of Manzanillo on ‘the Pacific coast had been bombarded by an American warship was denied at the White | House today. Investigation disclosed that a conflagration, sald to have been of incendiary origin, had -occurred there, but American forces had noth- ing to do with it. The White House communicated Mexican Seaport with Secretary of the Navy Daniels early in the day with relation to the Manzanillo report. Admiral Howard, commander of the American naval forces on the Pacific coast, denied that American marines had landed at Salina Cruz. The admiral’'s message said: “Unfounded. There was an in- cendiary fire at Manzanillo. We were not even there.” 'LITTLE CHANGE IN STOCK QUOTATIONS Colls Arms a Ltk More Pl W—ers Fim, PG VAR ) (Furnished by Richter & Co.) The prices of local stocks have all held firm during the past week. Al- though trading is mnot particularly brisk there have been quite a few transactions in all our local secur- ities. American Hardware remains about the same. and is quoted 115 bid, 120 asked. Stanley Works has been selling at 52 1-2 and 53, and is now quoted 52 bid, 53 asked. There is very little stock in the market. Stanley Rule & Level stays strong and 410 is freely bid for the stock. There is a little stock in the market at 425. There have been very few transactions in Landers, Frary & Clark, and those that have taken place have ranged from 54 to 55. New Britain Machine company is offered at 60, Traut & Hine at 51, and Na- tional Spring Bed at 31 1-2. There have been no transactions in Ameri- can Hoslery. There is a small block of New Britain Trust company stock in the market at 270. Of the Hartford stocks Colts Arms still holds the center of the stage. There has been a little profit taking during the last few days and stock is somewhat more plentiful. Quotations | are 200 bid, 2056 asked. Johns-Pratt Company Rights have been very ac- tive and are quoted in the neighbor- hood of 85. It takes two Rights to| entitle the purchaser to subscribe to one new share of stock at par ($190) thus, at 85 the new stock would stand the purchaser in at 270. It is con- sidered a very desirable purchase at this price. Fire Insurance. | The Fire Insurance Company stocks are quoted as follows: Aetna Fire is offered at 342 with recent sales at 341 and 342. Hartford Fire is quot- ed 720 bid, with recent sales rang- ing from 725 to 728. National Fire is offered at 370 with recent sales in the neighborhood of that price and there have ben recent sales of Phoenix Fire at prices ranging from 380 to 582, There have been recent sales of Standard Fire at $76 a share. The Life Insurance Company stocks have been more or less active and are quoted as follows: Aetna Life 510 bid 517 asked, with recent sales at 612, Travelers is offered at 570 with recent sales at prices ranging from 5656 to 6567. Hartford Steamn Boiler has had another advance and is quoted this week 425 bid, against 416 bid .a week ago. There have been recent sales of Aetna Accident and Liability Compan? at prices rang- ing between 355 and 360, and Con- necticut General Life Insurance Com- pany holds strong, 525 bid, with a few shares in the market that are held at $535 a share. Hartford Electric Light Company has recently sold 278 per share, and Southern New England Telephone Co. is quoted 130 bid, 131 asked, with recent sales at the latter figure. Bristol Stocks. As regards the Bristol stocks, there has been quite a good deal of activ- ity especially in Bristol Brass and this stock is quoted 39 3-4 bid, 40 1-4 asked. New Departure Common has recently sold at 123, and is now quot- ed 123 bid, 124 asked. Bristol Na- tional Bank is offered at 228, and American Brass at 142. At a meeting of the directors of the Bristol and Plainville Tramway Co. held yesterday the quarterly divi- dend of 2 per cent. payable May 1st to stock of record April 30th was declared. The directors also voted to recommend to the stockholders an increase in capital from $375,000 to $662,600. The present share holders to have the right to subscribe at the rate of one new share for each two shares now held. The date of the stockholders’ meeting to act on the proposition has not been set. Stock of the Bristol and Plainville Tram- way Company has recently sold at 195 per share. HARTFORD “400” WISH FOR MEDIATION Receives Petition With Lonergan Social Register At- tached. (Special to the Herald.) Washington, April 30.—Congressman Lonergan received yesterday afternoon a telegram that seemed to be signed | by most of the 400" of Hartford or | | as if the names in the social register of Hartford had been signed to it. The women, numbering over 100, asked | for a settlement of the present con- troversy between this country and Mexico by mediation. Congressman Lonergan presented to the house a protest against conditions in the Colorado mining distrftt, flled with him by the socialist labor party of Hartford. The petitioners object to the use of force to deprive working men of what they consider their right Judge Martin J. Cunningham of Danbury is a visitor in Washington. Legal business, it is understood, has | called him to the national capital. has also HOC POCUS & The Grace Church Guild will give a hocuy pocus social in the Guild hall, Newington Junction, tomorrow even- ing at 8:15 p. m. No admission is to be charged and those with some spe- cialty in entertaining should come prepared to exhibit it. The judges | otficers, for the evening follow: E. D. Pen- fleld, E. Starr, . B. Sanders, James Nelson and H. I. Dyer. LET US SOLVE YOUR PUZILE With our great variety of cut and pattern—eoven' the most particular must be satisfied. Smart, close-fitting young men's models; conservative, older —meén's models, ‘Worsteds and serges of modest pat- tern,/'cheviots ‘and cashmeres of || brighter Hnes. Spring Suits '$14.98 to $35.00. Spring Overcoats $14.98 to $30- RICHTER & CO. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK Represented by E. W. KDDY, EXCHANGE New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel 1120 20 shs. H. R. WALKER CO. 10 shs. HART & HUTCHINSON. 40 shs. STANLEY WORKS. 10 shs. STANLEY, RULE & LEVEL CO. SPECIAL SALE ADIES' SILK HOSE - a0c a pair Black and White Only . Men's Furnishings Department. YOU'LL GET THE HABIT, TOO. There are thousands of well dressed Men and Young Men who buy all their clothes here—Men who demand quality and correctness above every- thing. AL atlon &Son AR Asn o 8 HARTFORD. Suits for Stout Women a Speciaity. MOTHERS- CONGRESS MEETS AT HARTFORD Fourteenth Annual Convention of Organization Opened Today. Hartford, Conn April 30.—The four- teenth annual convention of the Con- necticut Congress of Mothers opened at the East Hartford Congregational church at 2 o'clock this afternoon. It will continue this evening and Friday. Officers and delegates from the several clubs in the state were present in large numbers and are being enter- tained by members of the Emast Hart- ford club and those of South Windsor, Hockanum and South Glastonbury under whose auspices the congress is held in East Hartford. The Rev, Dr. D. M. Snyder, pastor of the church, offered prayer and an ad- dress of welcome was given by Mrs. W, K. Ackley of East Hartford. The response was by Mrs. B. L, Mott of New Haven, president of the Connecti- cut Congress. Mrs. George B. Chan- aler of Rocky Hill read the minutes ¢ the congress of 1913. The treas- urer's Teport was submitted by Mrs. E. F. Belden of Rocky Hill and that cf the auditors by Miss Jennie M. O'Neill of Waterbury, Greetings from New England state organizations were extended and club reports in the order of seniority were read by the following: Mrs, W, B. ‘Warner, West Haven; Mrs. Frances 8. Bolton, New Haven; Mrs. B. L. Keller, New Canaan; Mrs, Wilfred H. Dresser, Hartford: Mrs. W. N. Austin, Ply- mouth; Mre. Osgood Wells, Middle- town; Mrs. . B. Street, East Haven; Mrs. J. S, Taylor, South Glastonbury; Mrs. F. L. Sprague, Rocky Hill; Mrs, A. N. Pierson, Cromwell; Mrs. George W. Angle, Waterville; Mrs, E, C. strickland, Middlefield; Mrs. W. K. Ackley, Bast Hartford; Miss Bush, Lella Day Nursery, New Haven. The address of the afternoon was by Horace Holden of the Morristown school, Morristown, N."J., on “Self Control Through Discipline.” There will be a reception to state delegates and visitors in Masonic temple, East Hartford, this evening followed by a banquet. On Friday there will be numerous com- mittee and club yeports and clection of officers. MOTORCYCLE CLUB. The New Britain Motorcycle club will have its first run on Sunday, May 3, leaving Monier's store at 8:30. All motoreyclists in the city are invited to attend. Plainville News (Continued from Seventh Page.) been held this week but the insur- ance company was not given the ten day notice which the compensation law specifies and it had to be put over. Owner Scinskie of the New Britain baseball club has decided to have local constables on duty at the Elec- tric fleld while games are in progress. Two members of the local force will serve at gach game, except on double header days and Saturdays when an extra man will be assigned to do duty at the field. FINANCIAL NEWS TRADING VERY SLOW IN MARKET SESSIONS New Low Record Reached by Reck Istand Col atera's. 10:45 A. M.—Early movements of stocks today were irregular and trading was slow. At the opening the market responded to the higher level of prices cabled from London. Ac- ceptance by General Carranza of the mediation proposal also helped the market. Prices were raised fraction- ally all through the list, and Harriman shares, New York Central, Canadian. Pacific ahd Mexican Petro- leum showed distinct strength. The demand was not large, however, and the opening advance was not maintained. The higher which the market slipped back to a level with yesterday’s close or below. Rock Island collaterals were again weak, reaching a new low record at 30 1-8, Close—The market closed strong. Speculation showed irregularity to- day but the market ended with good average gains, despite professional pressure against Steel and the decline in low priced stocks and bonds. Late | selling in sympathy with a decline in Steel to 57 was checked by reports that new interests were entering into Misso Pacific. That stock rose to 19, comipared with 156 1-4 earlier. The following quotations are fur- nished by G. Edward Graff, stock broker, National Bank bullding. F. N. @Gtifillan, local manager:’ April 30, 1914, High. Low. Close 261 26% 40 40 255 883 30% 1% 477% Alaska A c oil. Am Can Am Can pfd. American Ice Amal Copper .... Am Car & F com Am Loco Co. Am Smelt & R Co Am Beet Sugar.... Am T & T. Anaconda . xAtch T & 8 Fe.. Balt & O... Beth Steel . Brook Rap Tran Can Pac . Cen Leather cee Chino Copper .... Ches & Ohio. 525 Chi Mil & St P.. 988 ChiRI&P...... 3 Chi RI & P pfd.. & Colo F & 1 27% Con Gas ........129% Den R G........113% Del & H C Co....148 Distillers Sec 15% Erfe .. . 27% Erie 1st pfd. 2% ———— e e 25 % 88% 31% 2% 484 6214 21 L..120% ... 338 94% 0% 40 91% 193 35% 40% ‘We Ofter: 10 Am. Hdw. Corp. 153 New Britain Mch. Co. 15 Union Mfg. Co. 10 Landers, Frary & Clarh. eders ou the Boston and New York Stock Esxchauges Executed. PARKINSON and BURR Membets 1, g10x AND StOck dthe ow Yorg E3vhanzes Represented by E. S. BALLARD, 23 V'earl Strect. Tel. Charter 695, HARTFORD, the | long | prices | brought out increased offerings under | Great North pfd..122% 121% 122% Interborough com. 14% 149 14% Interborough pfd.. 61% 61 61% Kan So .. cee 4% 4% 4% Lehigh Val . 137% 136% 137% Louls & Nash 134 ide MKeé&T. 15% 156% Missouri Pac . 19 15% NYC&H.. 891 NYNH&H 6855 Nevada Con 14% North Am T4 % North Pac . 109% Norf & W . 102% Penn R R 110 . Reading 161% Repub § 21% South Pac S9% South Rail com . South Rail pfd .. Tenn Copper Third Ave . Union Pac U 8 Rubber U 8 Steel com | U 8 Steel pra . Utah Copper Ve Wabash pfd Western Union el TODAY'S The Waterbury-New Britain game echeduled for this afterndon ap Wae terbury, was postponed because of wet grounds. The Waterbury teami will play at Electric field tomorrow afternoon if the weather permits. The Hartford-New Haven game and the Pittsfield-New London game were alsa | postponed. HOLY FAMILY WHIST, The Holy Family Circle of St Mary's church held a big whist last jevening in Y. M. T. A. & B. hall. The attendance was unusually large. The ladles’ prizes were won by Mrs Wils liam J. Farley and Mrs. John Hayes and the gentlemens' prizes by Jame$ Murphy and John Donovan. GITY ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL CITY MEETING. y To the Legal Voters of the City of New Britain:— You are hereby motified that a Spe- cial City Meeting will be held at the Board of Public Works Hearing Rool No, 201, in the City Hall on Tuesday, the 6th day of May, at 8 o'clock P. M. for the following purposes to wit:-— To consider and if deemed advisablé to vote to issue bonds of said City to the amount of sixty-six thousand ($66,000) Dollars for the purpose of erecting a school bullding or bulld- ings or enlarging any existing sch building or buildings, buying and se= curing land therefor or for equipe ment thereof, instead of levying & tax for sald purpose and If sald City, Meeting authorize the issue of said bonds in whole or in part to fix a ravé of interest on said bonds, the time and place of payments of principal and interest thereon, the amount and kind of bonds, the manner in which they shall be issued and sold and the person or persons authorized and ems powered to sign the same on behalf of sald City. Dated at the City of New Britain, this 30th day of April 1914, GEO. A. QUIGLEY, Mayor of the City of New Britain. Notice is hereby given of a hearing Lefore the Board of Public Works, to be held in Room 201, in City Hall, May 5, 1914 at 8 o'clock P, M. in relae tion to the proposed taking of land fom highway purposes on Market streeg (s0 called) 40 feet wide, from Jublles Street to Newington avenue, and the ostablishment of street, grade andg building lines thereon. All persons ine terested are hereby notified to appeam: if they sce cause, and be heard in re= lation to sald improvement. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, H. A. Emmett, Secretary, Members cf the New York Consofidated Stock Exchange w 6. EDW. GRAFF E. Gilmore Special. No. 1 Wall St., New York. Nembers of 1% Chicago Eoard of Trade The only Stock Brokerage house in New Britaln with ticker service and direct telegraphic connection with New York and Chicago F. N. GILFILLAN, LOCAL MANAGER. TELEPHONE 1006. 4th Floor, Natioral Bank Building. New Britain, Conn. Connecticut Trust and Safe e i S Deposit Co., A STRONG, RELABLE CORPOBATIUN organized and qualified through years of ‘efficient, trustworthy service, to act as nservator, Gnardian, Executor, or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. SURPLUS $600,000. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit € Mi LGS . WHAPLES, Press.