New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 2, 1914, Page 15

- " Zimmerman, E,_ L. Janswick, W. .request that all WEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY, LY 2, {014, $479 15 - DONATED FOR CELEBRATION! ) Business Men’s Commiltee Secures 22] Coatiibaters. 11 o'clock this morning the Up to celebration commit- Fourth of July .tee of the New Britain Busipess Men's received / .donations amounting to $479 from 227 contribu- tors. The committee, in behalf of the association, is extremely thankful for all the contributions received and others who are ex- pecting to co-operate with them \vfi dos so at the earliest possible mome as the Fourth is but two days away. Phose whose contributions-had been received up to noon today are as f0l- lows: 4 Charles F. committee has Smith, H. C. M. Landers, Philip Corbin, & Sloper, K. §. Chamberlain, T. Sloper, A. F. Corbin, B. F. G Charles Glover, Dr. T. K. Reeki FyMcDonough, Joseph G. Woods; Lee, M. T. White, E. N, Humph Charles Moss, Kirkham & o William E. Beers, E.-S. Emmon A. Parker, United’ Electric Lig Water Co., Stanley Rule & Le New Britain Machine Co J. 8. Bennett, Charles F. Deh & Corbin, I. Timbrell, J. 8 Bugene Glazier, Relfable Lean Mi Ferara, J. Vile, H. J. Vil Purinton, John Lurzza, Hi , H. A. Hargraves, Charl gren, Miller & Olson, C. J. Leroux, Charles Hoffma guket. Davenport & K lardeck, F. W. Loomis Co., aledel, Rudolph J. Kloibery: Nelson and Mr. Radel. William H. Crowell, Sons, Globe Clothing Co., F. W, worth Co.,; Pullar & Niven, Ande firothers, J. M. Hallinan, John Andrews, C. L. Pierce, Atlantic FPapific Co., Joseph M. Halloran, A. Hall, A. N. Rutherford, B. Loomis, A. L. Thompson, Peters and Surzak, E- Linke, Clark & Brainerd Co., Ditkinson Drug Co., A. D. Whittle, P. €rona, J. H. Wilson, T. Calabrese, Erank Bosco, Neri Brothers, I. Babcock, Sloan Brothers, The Fair 28¢ Department Store, Home Banking & Ity Co., Riker & Hegeman, Hesse-Leland Co., R. W. Hadley, D. A, Parsons, Dr. Charles Lee, C. C. & W. B. Rossberg, Beaton & Cadwell Mfg. . Co., Charles .Scherp, A Cohen, O. J. Murray, Andrews, Swift & Co., City Coal & Wood Co., Swift pson Co., E. R. Hitchcock, New- mEn & Alling, A. J. Churchill, Rus sell Brother D. McMillan, Henry Morans, E. W. Patten, Kevers Com- puny, Willam Cowlishaw, William Fussell, Bowen & Co., H. Sherman, H, H. Wheeler, John Coates. ¥ G. Vibbets, R, R. Healey, W. L. ch, W. E. Attwood, E. W. %m C. J. Parker, W. L. Damon, Stanley, George P. Hart, e H. Lampson, N. Lucas, C, haw, Dr. John Purney, T. Mitehell Co., C. Andrass, C more, A. G. Hawker, \F. N, W. Corbin, Carl Lorenzen, Bacen,” R. H, Crawford, H. T. Sloper, Dr. George L. Stearns, E. S. Hart, B. W. Phipps, Charles Cornwall, H. L. Mills, D. B. Marwick, Géeorge A. Quigley, Honeyman and Son, T. L. Weed, W. J. Becker, D, J. Hayes, J. Marrg, J. W. Lockett, W. G. Griswold, ¥Fred Elliott, H. D. Humphrey, F. E. Crandall, New Brit- ain Paper Box Co. H. E. Beach, Isaac Rapp, A. P. Marsh, A Schaeter, D L. Fiske, D. S. Ohman, H. L. Handy, W. A. Weiant, Arctic Ice Co., J. J. Dorsey, H.R.Walker Co., Hart's Gasage, W. B. Woodruff, W, R. Sparks, D. A. Appell, M. Monzillé. R. B. Veits, Joseph Ryan, Renier, Pickhardt & Dunn, George L. Damon, Peter. Long, Klett & Alling, Willlam H. Créwell, J. M. Curtin, Patrick Luddy, A. B. Hinkley, W. J. Dunlay & Co., The 1. Porter Co., City Drug Stére, Harry Alex, J. Murphy. A. Schultz, E_ Wellins, Joseph Ma- loszka, Willlam Zimitavich, D. Sodalter, A. B. Volz, J. P. Con- nor, N. M. Dmerocsky, P. F. Curtin, K. Greenberg, Herman Schmarr, M. 3. Morrin, The Porter & Dyson Co., G. W. Van Schantz, C. J. White, A. W, Piper, Frank Mutta, A. C. Strom, New Britain Lumber and Coal . W. E. Wet- Stewart, A W A. J. Hare, | % knot a reception will pe held at the Co., Rackliffe Bros. Co., Charles G. An- derson, Holcombe & Frick, C. W. Lines Co., Adkins Printing Co; N, B. Herald, Eddy ‘McEnroe, D. Christine, Simon Luddy, Hotel. Beloin, D, J. Mullin. T. W. John Kunz Co., O'Connor, Wm. H. Hart, E. J. Gooby, C. E. McEnroe, P. J. Curtin, P. Scott, A. W. Williams, E. A, Williams, J. ‘E. Avery & Son, Theo. Wagner, M. D. Stockwell, A. N. Lewls, F."A. Goddard, P. Hancock, M. S. Hart, E. C. Con- nelly, H. S. Parsons, E. J. Munson, Cremo Brewing Co., G. Prentice, S. Cowles and F. Deming. Events Tonig Keeney's theater, motion #pictures. QX" “j.heater, niotion pi¢ BROKERS BELIEVE STOCKS WILL €0 UP, July Dividends Expecied to Have Effect on Market. (Furnished by Richter & Company,.) Local stocks have held ] ng the past week, and we ¥ with the amount at will be on hand to ve uiti of July dividend h ey should go very . been. sell- d Stanley & Clark “this bia, i the market. Very scarce nd ld for stock with none offeTed. lé Lock, which is now ex the July dénd Is selling for 493%. This 1s f the most conservative invest- nts in this vicinity and pays 8 per nt. at ‘the present -time. Hartford 'pet preferred is quoted 120 [ none offered, and the common is of- S WILL WED ON EVE OF GLORIOUS FOURTH Kallberg-Johnson Marriage Union to Commemorate Union of ' Thirteen Colonies. As a fitting celebration of the Fourth of July, Which commemorates the union of the thirteen original colonies’ into one great country 138 vears ago, Arthur J. E. Kallberg of 153 «Grove street and Miss Ellen A. Johnson of 50 Cedar street will he united in matrimony tomorrow even- ing at the home of the groom's parents. The bridal couple will stand under American amd Swedish flags as the ceremony is performed, at 8 o'clock, by Rev.'Dr. S. G. Ohman, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church. The attendants will be Joseph M. Hultgren and Eli Johnson as the best men and Miss Edith Kallberg and Miss Esther | Johnson as the bridesmaids. The bride will be attired in a crepe dress and will carry a shower bouquet of, white roses. Following the tying of the nuptial home. Mr. and Mrs. Kallberg will reside at 32 Dwight street, this city. CONTINUED ONE WEEK, New Haven, July 2.—The case of Oscar H. Banks, an automobile deal- er of Norwalk, arrested there yes- terday and brought to New Haven on a charge of issulng a fraudulent cheéck for $2,000 to the Todd Rubber company of this city, was continuea for one week in the city court today, under bond of $3,000 furnished by Banks at the time of his arrest. He was not put to plea. \ fered at 120. Recent sales of Hart- ford Electric Light company have been at 278. This company carries the 3 per cent. dividend due August 1. The Hartford Electric Light com- pany has always been conservatively managed and has a low capitalization, Stock increases have been frequent In the past. Hartford Gas preferred is offered at 50 and the common at 65. The preferred pays § per cent, ana shares with the common in any in- creases In capital. -1t is regarded by conservative investors as a gilt edged security. Holyoke Water Power 1is quoted 417 bid. International Silver i preferred i{s somewhat weaker and is offered at 109 bid, bid Johns-Pratt company is and has, advanced ten points the last week. Sales have place at 300. is offered at 25 and recent sdle have tdken place at that figure, 100 is bid 1 Pratt & Whitney preferred and there is stock in market at 101. 287 !s bid for Smythe Manufacturing com- pany and 139 for Southern New Eng- land Telephone company.. Torring company preferred at 27% bid, 281y asked. The common stock = of this company has been very strong and a little is now quoted 30 bid, 31 asked. The Insurance company stocks re- main about the same. Aetna Fire 1s offered at 341 National at 363. Phos~ nix at 382 and Standard at 74. Tho Life Insurance stocks remain the sams= and are offered as follows: Aetna at 510, Aetna Accident & Liability 362. Travelers 562, and there is no Con- necticut ‘General in the market, is freely bid. price 108, very strong within takern SUNDAY SOHOOL PICNIC, Special cars, leaving Central park at 9 o'clock Saturday morning wil convey the children of the Swedish Elim church Sunday school to Gris- wold’s grove in Berlin, where the annual picnic is to be held. Stops will be made all along the line to pick up those children living along the trolley route. bid,, Peck, Stowe & Wilcox : o | street and Buena Vista avenue; City Items Regular July sale *of our entire stock of clothing, furnishings, etc. Final prices, at Besse-Leland's.—advt. Mrs. Charles McCarthy of Hartford avenue and her niece Miss Catherine Kehde of West street, are stopping at Sound View. Assessor Otto Bengston will address the Men's society of the Swedish Lutheran church at its next meeting, which is to be held Thursday even- ing, July 9. Protect your health, —advt. Miss Gertrude Loomis of Newport News, Virginia, is visiting Mrs. C. C. Beach of Black Rock avenue.- Mario Graziano has filed with the city clerk his intention of selling his grocery store at 6 Miyrtle street Raffaele Scarpa. Eben Strong of the Arctic Ice com- pany is confined to his home on Park- more street with a badly sprained ankle. He expects to be kept aws from business for about six weeks, Thirty local Good Templars léave in Carlson and Torell's auto (tzuck at 5 o'clock on the morning of 4 {the. Fourth of July for the annuai sunimier meeting of Connecticut Gooa laré which is to be held eport on that day. Clothing House open until Friday evening, Closed Satur- all day, the 4th.Z-advt. he Sewing society of the Swedish ieran church met this afternoon e invitation of the Mesdames h_ Johnson, Alma Johnson, Abel onholm, John Kallberg and Mal- Starve the fly. stock of cracKers in the ¢ .—advt. , Friday p. m, and Sat- , [July 4, of spring lamb, potatoes and all fresh Our motto is quality. tery Frjday. Trewhella ‘Church street.—advt, . arter Oak, F. of A., will meet. tonight in Electric hall to in- stall officers, » Regular July sale of our entire stock of clothing, furnishings, ete, Final prices, at Besse-Leland’s.—advt. There will be a special meeting of Court Columba, No. 27, D. of C., this evening to take action on the death of Miss Ithel Casey. The Concordia Sick Benefit society has elected the following officers: President, David Dehm; vice presi- dent, Carl Bauer; recording secretary, Adam Asal; treasurer, Adam Meye financial secretary, E. A. Dehm; trus- tee, Paul G. Leupold. Wonderful bargains in hats at Bowen & Co.—advt. A meeting of the Viking Athletic club will be held Tuesday evening, { July 7. trimmed ‘WILL SUE CONN. CO, Man Injured in Berlin Trolley Acci- dent to Take Legal Action. Charles Floren, who received pain- ful body bruises as well as internal | injuries in the trolley wreck on the Berlin line on June 17, has served notice, through his attorney, Joseph G. Woods, that he intends to sue the | Connecticut 'company. Constable ! Winkle served the papers last night. | In hig complaint Floren claims that | the company is to blame for his in- juries through carelessness on - the part of Its servants. ATE TRANSFERS. property transfers have been made: Olof Johnson to Ella D. Middletown, land and build- ings on Hawkins street; Union Realty | company to Robert J. P. Nuss, land and buildings at 11 Cottage place; | Frank Owslak to Joseph Owsiak, land on Farmington avenue; Joseph Wini- | kostis to Albert and Otillie Landinig, land and buildings at corner of Thira Hart Real KEstate company to Axel Nelson, land on Hamilton street; Adolph Sperl to Christian Zeigler, land and build- ings on Maple street, | TEMPERANCE U GUTING. Speakers from this city, Hartfora 'nnd New Haven will deliver addresses at a union outing of the New Brit- aln and Hartford Swedish Temper- lance Federations, which is to be hela Sunday, July 12, at Osborne's grove, | Newington. JULY FURNITURE SALE 20 per cent discount on Furniture, Carpets, Rug b" goods. $7 50 Refrigerators and all our household Specidl sale of Vacuum Cleaners, the kind, for 1 week, $5.50 only. Electric Vacuum Cleaners $18 50, 30 days’ Free Trial. WE CLOSE ALL DAY SATURDAY. OPEN FRIDAY NIGHT. JOHN A. ANDREWS & CO. Undertakmg a Specialty. 132 Main Street. to ! will | in | All $3.45 and $3.95 Creps de Chine Blouses, now reduced to $2.95 All Colors. All Sizes. Many cials. other numerous Waist Spe- Waists reduced to 75¢ and $1.25 A few of the better Coats left, now only $1.00 $25.00 Ladies’ and Misses' H. O. P. Cloth Suits now $9.95 Ladies' Department, Second Floor. JM m Suits for Stout Women a Specialty. short Linen LUTHER LEAGUERS PLAN RIVER TRIP Swedish Lutheran Church Organiza- tion Will Take Sail Down the Connecticut August 8. Arrangements for an excursion down the Connecticut river Saturday, August 8, on the steamer “Tryon, being made by a special committee appointed by the Luther league of the Swedish Lutheran church, Another committee is considering the advisability of holding the annual bazaar, for the defraying of the church debt, this year. Reports will be made at the next meeting of the organization. Professor Adolph Mr. and Mrs. Swain Berlin, who holds a university, will give a lecture before the Luther league at its meeting of Thursday, July 23. Benson, Benson of Ias position at Yale MAY CAUSE RECEIVERSHIP. Creditors of Winona Assembly Want Financial Difticulties Settled. Indianapolis, Ind., of creditors of the to effect a settlement of the finan- cial difficulties of the institution re- sulted in the filing of a petition in involuntary bankruptcy against the assembly in federal court here. This threatens to throw the immense Presbyterian church property at Winona into the hands of the re- cefver. The petition was filed on behalf of four of the five hundred and thirty- seven creditors, who have claims against embly of about $91,- indebtedness is $900,- I"inancial affairs of the assem- have been in litigation for sev- eral months. William J. Bryan, secretary of state, Is a director in the assembly. Sfforts Winona assembly July TES G NEW LAMPS, The United Electric Light and Pow- er company is testing out new lights at the following places: Nitrogen lamps, 250 candle power, Washington street in front of Elks' club, rail- road crossing; Chestnut street, cor- ner of Stanley; Commercial street, first three lamps from Main street; eighty candle power lamps, Washing- ton street first from West Main street; Winter street two lights between Main and Clark streets; Chestnut trect, three lights between the rail- road crossing, Stanley street. NG SOCIETY OUTING. Swedish balads and other musio will be features on a program to be carried out in connection with an outing of the Eolus Singing society, | which is to he held at Olof Larson’s arm at Stanley Quarter on the Fourth of July. The Apollo Singing society of New Haven, the Lyran of Hartford and the Norden of Bridge- port will render selections at this time. MR, FARR EX John E. Farr who conducs loon at the corner of North and Sex ton streets, called up the Herald of- fice today ang desired that it be ex- plained that Joseph Skinner, who was arrested in a North street cellar by Officer Patrick Howley on Tues- v night w; not found in the cellar or about any of his premises. Mr. Farr that such a statement is a mistake, RICHTER & CO. o MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represtnted by E. W. EDDY. New Britain Nat. Bank Ride. Tt 1120 American Hardware. Bristol Brass. Landers, Frary & Clark. Stanley Rule & Level Co. Traut & Hine. Stanley Works. New Britain Machine, Union Manufacturing Co. North & Judd New Britain Gas Light Co, FINANCIAL MARKET TRADING EXCEEDINGLY LIGHT 100 Shares of United Dry Goods Seiis Under Last Quotation. Wall Street, larity was the only feature of the early operations on the stock ex- change today. Trading was exceed- ingly light, even compared with re- cent conditions. Changes in the leaders consisted of minor gains in United States Steel, the Harrimans and Amalgamated, with unimportant declines in Reading and St, Paul, A sale of 100 shares of United Dry Goods at 63, a fraction under its last quotation, was recorded. Prices manifested a downward trend in the early afternoon but re- covered later. Amalgamated was the feature of the more active stocks with a gain of a point on better prices for the metal. A nine point rise in Sears, Roebuck was a feature of the special group. Close—The usual ante-holiday conditions prevailed today in the stock market. Trading was light and limited to professionals. Sen- timent was uncertain at the outset but inclined to moderate optimism later. The closing was steady. ' The following quotations are fur- nished by G. Edward Graff, stock broker, National Bank bullding. ¥. N. Gilfillan, local manager: July 2. Low. Close. 40 40 901% 90% 69 69% 51% 5114 62% 62% 26 26 12085 1205 31Y% 31% 9804 9SB 805 90 41y 41y 917% 1933 35% 51 99 High. 40 Am Can pfd 901 Amal Copper 69 % Am Car & F com 51% Am Smelt & R Co 63 Am Beet Sugar.. 26 Am T & T.. 1208 Anaconda 31 Atch T & S Fe.. 98% Balt & O... 2014 Beth Steel 41% Brook Rap Tran. Can Pac L.1938 Cen Leather 36% Ches & 51 Chi Mil 99 Chi R 1% 2% L128% 28% 148 L1239 13% 14% 6214 27T% 136 17% 891 641 14 193 Con Erie Gen Elec . Great North pfd Tllinois Central. Interborough com. Interborough pfd Kan So ... . Lehigh Val .... Missouri Pac .. NICEN ... NYNHG&H. Nevada Con North Am ... North Pac . Norf & W Penn n R Gas We Offer: 10 Am. Hdw. Corp. 15 New Britaln Mch. Co. 15 Union Mfg. Co. 10 Landers, Frary & Clark. srders on e Boston and York Stock Exchanges Execnted. PARKINSON and BURR New Membe™ poSTON AND, Stock e XEW YORk Frchanges Represented by E. 8. BALLARD, 12 Pearl Strect. Tel. Charter 693, HARTFORD. 10:45'A, M.—Irregu- | NEWS L110% S—— 119% 119 163 % ELEN 24 80 33% 164 % People’s Gas Reading . L163% 168% South Pac .. . 9 South Rail com 24% South Rall pfd ... 80 Tenn Copper .... 33% Union Pac . «+ 155 U 8 Rubber ..... U 8 Steel com ,.. 61% 60% U S Steel pfd ....109% 109% Utah Copper .... 58% 57% VO Giasvssivnes SON RO Western Union ... 58 58 Westinghouse 74 8% Woolworth 07 154 % 59% 59 DECISION FOR DEFENSE, Famous $30,000 Damage Suft Friends Ends in Superior Court. Bridgeport, July z.—Judge Tuttie in the civil superior court here has handed down a decision for the de- fense in the $30,000 damage suit of John Miiler of Chicago against Levi W. Yaggy of Plainfield, 1l Miller and Yaggy were boyhood friends in Plainfield. Miller sued Yagry, alleging that the latter hal induced him, by misrepresentations, to buy $260 shares in a Chicago mail order concern at $100 a share and that the stock was not worth nearly that much. Yaggy was traveling and & the officers with the papers in the suit found him in this city, where service was made. Yaggy has since died and his sons, as executors of his estate, were the real defendants, of CHOOLS. Will Open in Central Grammar School Next Mondny, In different rooms of the Central Grammar school building the summer hools of the Swedish Lutheran and Bethang churches will begin this year's sessiong next Monday morning at 9 o'clock, N Paul Andreen, a graduate of Yale university, will have charge of the Lutheran church school and Miss Alice Crusberg, a student at the State Nor- mal school in this city, will conduct the Bethany church school. The courses of instruction at both are made up chiefly of a training on the rudiments of Swedish grammar, OPTION SECURED. Mcn May Hartford. Syndicate of Moneyed Bulld Big Hotel in Hartford, July 2.-—Announcement was made today of a transaction by which a syndicate of moneyed men are likely to acquire the Allyn House property in this city with a view of erecting on the site a modern fire- proof hotel costing approximately $2,000,000, The option secured on the property runs to August 28, Some of the men behind it are interested in hotel properties in New Haven and New York, and include Louis E. Stoddard and F. 8. Butter- worth of New Haven, Morton . Plant and others. RECEIVERS' TIME EXTENDED. New York, July 2.—Federal Judge Hand today signed an order extend- ing until July 14 the time for the receivers of the H. B. Clafyn com- pany to send notice to credifors pre= paratory to a meeting. The reason for the extension is the delay in get ting an accounting from the subsid- jary stores, The creditors’ meefing will be held prpobably about July 24, JIM JOHNSON BEATEN, New York, July 2.—Jim Johnson and Joe Jeannette, two black heavy- weights, went ten rounds last nighe with the latter outcldssing the for- mer. In the tenth Jeannette had Johnson groggy and almost put into dreamland with a right to the jaw. Jeannette showed superiority all the way. Johnson was “hog fat,” weigh- ing 230% pounds, Members cf the Kew York (orsolidated $eek Exchange G. EDW. GRAFF Wm. E. Cilmore Spegial, Ko. 1 Wall St., Kew York. The only Stock Brokerage house in New Britain with service and direct telegraphlc conpection with New York and Ohlcago F."N. GILFILLAN, LOCAL MANAGER. 1ELEFHONE 1006 4th Floor, Natioral Esnk Fuildirg. mbers of thy Chicago Eoard of Trade ticker New Prit Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit A STRONG, RELIABLE CORPORATIOM U organized and qualified through years of efficient, trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Guardian, Executar, or Administrator, CAPITAL $750,000. SURPLUS $700,000 Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. | M. H. WHAPLES, Prest. HARTFORD. CONN. ( e T S §