New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1917, Page 11

ADVICE ON FINANCIAL MATTERS Our officers will be glad to talk over with you, any financial matters in which you are interested —consult us freely. . Accounts subject to check invited. TRUST CO [WBRITAM (yy | and careful consideration, CRUISE ON INLAND ‘Fork, March 29, —~Resolutions | r.the eomplate Guard Whers was served, followed by lluable talk by Chairman. E. [@Pelton of the Chamber of Comm jommittee which is interested in 3 jormation of & D! similar the so- = palled Cleveland plafi, used do exten- ly and successfully in western fittde. Prior to taking up the work, estigating the feasibility of the committee has spent much time nn, and is much encouraged, feeling t the proper time for its adoption | this city is at present. . he principal speaker of the 'eve- n# was Rabbi Max C. Currik of iFrie, Penn., who has devoted much |. time to extension of charity rk and social advancement in his ome town., Mr. Currik clearly de- ned what has beep accomplished in iihe foyr years that the plan has been n .yogue thare He is also of the pindon that the plan will prove suc- in this city, from .what he ned by investigation yesterday and day. Mr. Currik ahswered questions the close df his talk, and ‘the at- dants ncolvad valuable suggestions this medium. Although the ntatives were not mamed by ¥ of the organizations, a request made of the them to take up the Qer of adopting the Cleveland n in this city at the earliest oppor- nltyA, URGE GERIAIIS 10 REYOLT Ryssians Appesl to Workmen of Cen- . tral Powers to “Throw Off the Yoke of Autocratic Rile.” 3 5 .. Petrograd, March 28 Via London, iMarch 29.—An appeal to the work- n of the German and Austrian tion to rise against the imperial ly and to establish their free- -g- the Petrograd Telegraph . Athe Russian official news T Y)v.m launched at ‘a mass oetl g:of workmeén soldiers and putigl! held today at the Duma. it was directed to the pro- hole world, but it ted the Central ‘workmen of these , “thtow off the voke of rule as the Russlan people . hrown the fm’p:flal auto- mdb@uentoufln nger as an’ ime#it ‘in the hands. of Kkings, alis bankers.” the appml de- this awful mur- iie of humanity.” ot SEA TO GET MEN FOR U. S. NAVY enblum'’s, Y. M. C. A, § navy, command-, naval training F'yaicht owners, Seven hun- m rariging from diminutive ) high 'g_wm vachts have London, March 29.—The Prince of Wales, who was in London on leave ‘recently was walking with a brother officer when he'found the woman driv- a:y‘ ap’ ‘official car in difficulty owing 4 breakdown. The two young' officers came for- ward to help her, and the Prince of ‘Wales spent nearly twenty minutes in’ energetic efforts, which happily ended in the engine agajn running smoothly. . As she was thanking her unknown assistants, the Princeé looked at his wrist-watch and remarked: “Heavens! I shall be late.” So the young wo- man said: ¢J§mp in, and T'll take you a.nywhera\yeu like. It's the least I can _do after the trouble you've pulied me out of. Where do you want to “Thanks awfully,” was the reply. “Home, please.” “Where's home?” she inquired, smiling at the way he had naively imagined his address would be known. It was only when he replied: “Buck- ingham Palace,” that she realized that her principal mechanician had been the heir apparent. PIG RAISING IN LIVERPOOD. Liverpool, March 30.—A group of Chinese have paid 1,000 pounds for a plece of land on the outskirts of Liverpool with a view to pig raising and vegetable growing. China was the original home of the pig and members of the Liverpool colony are said to be expert stock farmers who received their training in their na- tive land. They hope to raise enough on the plot to supply their own colony with foodstuffs. DUTCH FISH INDUSTRY HURT. Ymuiden, Netherlands, March 29.— Germany's proclamation of the ruth- less submarine war is deterring most fishing eraft from sailing, and several of those that had put to sea have fallen victims to German submarine: ——————————————————— TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. WANTED—Furnished room in private family, with board preferred, fifteen ““Mminutes’ walk from center. .Ad- " dress Room, Herald Ofice. 3-29-3d FOR SALE—One * “New Homie™ tailor’s sewing machine, ‘one hall rack, one. upholstered arm chair. ‘Inquh-. iddlemass, 566 Arch St. ey 3-29-3dx -{ for the speech, is declare ASSOGIATED PRESS WINS TNJUNCTION “International” Restrained from Appropriating News New York, March 29.—The appli- cation of the Associated Press for a writ of injunction restraining the In- ternational News Service from appro- priating complainant’s news at any time prior to publication by com- plainant's members was granted by Judge Augustus N. Hand in the fed- eral district court today. A8 to the right of the complainant to an, injanction restraining the de- fendant from the appropriation of com; 'S news after publication, the court stiites as follows: “While I am’ personally satisfied, af- ter giving the matter most deliberate ‘that the right exists to prevent the sale by a competing. news .agency. of . news which is taken from early publication of complainant’s members before a sufficient time has elapsed to afford oppartunity for general publication and that the existing practice amounts to unfair trade, yet the matter is one of first impression, and my decision ‘cannot be regarded sufficiently. free | from doubt to justify the granting of preliminary injunction upon - this branch of the case.” * City Items l A marriage lidense was granted this noon to Charles-F. Joyce and Miss Julia. Conety. Big variety of Sport Hats at Gold- enblum’s, Y. M. C. A. building. Re- tglled at wholesale prices.—advt. 'ote for Mackay for alderman at third ward republican primaries, Fri- day.—advt. Negotiations were completed today for the sale of N. F. Glover’s saloon at the eorner of Grove and Lafayette street, to Joseph Mylnarski and Jo- seph Bogdanski. ..Big variéty trimmed hats at Gold- . /building.—advt. “Smiling Bill” Graff, happy as in the past, made his annual visit to this city today, in his wheel chair, in which-lé has circled the globe for the past nine years. A victim of rheu- matic paralysis, Graff manages to get around with.the ald of a special de- signed vehicle, propelled: by one arm. Graff has totalled 41,000 miles on his trips. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. ¥ Mrs. Alice B. Viets. ~ hhe funeral of Maxs. Alice B. Viets, ‘Wife ‘of ‘Richard B, Viets, who died @t New Britain General hospital of pneumonia and ‘internal injuries re- ceived at the Curtis street rallroad crossing the night of March, 21, will be held from the home at 48 Clinton street at 3 ©’clock tomorrow after- noon and’ the burial will be in Fair- yiew cemetery. Mary Dornfeld. +The funeral of Mary, nine month oM ughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Dornfeld of 110 Rockwell avenue, was held at 8 o’clock this morning from St. ‘Peter’s church with Rev. Charlés Coppens officiating. The burial was in ’ Mary's new cemetery. Mrs. {Elizabeth V. Keep. SWhile on a train between Albany and Elizabethtown, N. Y., to visit her brother in the latter place, Mrs. Eliza- beth V, Keep, widow of Robert Porter Keep, for fourteen years principal of the famous Porter school at Farming- ton, dropped dead about 7:15 yester- day mo! , a victim of heart disease. The body Was taken back to Albany to be prepared for burial and will be sent to Hartford today. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from New Place, one of the new dormitories at the Porter school, in‘ charge of B. C. Porter Sons of this city. Mrs. Keep was well known in New Britain, Mrs. Kesep was about fifty years old and a niece of Miss Sarah Porter, founder of the famous Farmington institution. A daughter, Mrs. Robert L, Hale of New York, two sidters; Miss Mary E. Hale and Miss Marcia D, Hale of Elizabethtown, N. Y., and a brother, Harry Hale of the same place, in addition to a son, Robert of Phillips academy, Andover, Mass., survive., Lot HOLLWEG FOR PEACE Chancellor Will Make Eleventh Hour Attempt in Reichs- tag to Stave Off War With U.. S, London, March 29.—Information direct from Germany from a report in the hands of the Associated Press asserts that Dr. Von Bethmann-Holl- weg, imperial chancellor in his com- ing speech will not only offer a large measure of electorate reform but also a possible modification of the sub- marine campaign in an eleventh hour attempt to stave off war with the United States. The German government is great- ly stirred by the revolution in Russia especially in regard to its effect on Americann public opinion and be- licves, according to the information at hand, that internal reform in Ger- mwany will do more to soften the ani- mosity of the American people than anythig else could.’ The Berlin cabinet, German in preparation to have had held frequent confe ce with extremists among the German . so- cialists who, however, are reported not greatly impressed by the prom- ises made some of their leaders. Steel and Pig The Iron Age says: As this issue goes to press, steel makers are in conference and the prices at which steel mill products will be supplied to the government are under discussion. = Without regard to the concession which will be made, it is to be remembered that the total consumption for government purposes does not bid fair to exceed 2 per cent. of the country’s productive capacity. Much of it, of course, will get first attention, and by that fact penalize domestic consumers in respect to de- livery and price. Representing an effort to serve the government with material without re- gard to other obligations of the mills, it is not yet believed that any price reductions are likely in future pur- chasing for the governments. of the Allies. Signs are that general expott- ing will carry stiffer prices rather than otherwise, Domestic buying has been of no ln- considerable magnitude in the last few weeks, in anticipation of the readiness with which a high market augments with a demand. And here there has been the specter of the gov- ernment with its great resources and the ultimate possibility of its needing material on a gigantic scale. One sign of the present distortion is a fur- ther delay in shipments of boiler tubes because of the government program with its fleet of little as well as big ships. ‘The week has been like those of the last two months; higher prices have ‘been established for certain products. Important this week is an advance of $5 in billets and sheet bars. In fact, a sale of 1,500 tons of sheet bars is noted at $2.50 above the $70 of the present market and for delivery at mill convenience. One of the striking advances in a division which has been spectacular was in plates; a price of 8c has been accepted on 3,000 tons of hull plates for the first quarter of next year, and it represents only half of the amount the buyer was desirous that the mill should take. Advances in pig iron must still be written. In basic the advance has been no less than $3, with round sales made at the top price, $35. In the last ten days it is estimated that business in basic in the Central West has exceeded 100,000 tons. The fur- ther advances in foundry and Besse- mer iron are for $1 at Valley furnace, as established by round lot sales. Charcoal iron has sold at $2 above last week’s quotations, and a scarcity appears to be developing. Consumers are more generally concerned over covering the 1918 shipments, while producers are standing off such offers in the face of the atrong upward tendency. Cast-iron pipe is ngain higher, two lifts in one week, amounting to $5 per ton, occurring in the East and thus more than meeting last week’s rise in the West. Higher figures have been named for Bessemer ferrosilicons. A side light on the progress of the war is thrown by the receipt in this country of an inquiry for 200,000 tons of rails for Mesopotamia. Fresh lots of 40,000 tons are wanted by France and Belgium, and Java would buy 18,000 tons. ' If recent history repeats itself, higher prices will soon be named on wrought pipe and wire. The same pipe mill which took the step a few weeks ago in demanding $4 more per ton, has now changed its digcounts so that on all sizes and kinds of its pro- duct, black as well as galvanized, the selling will be about $10 further up on the scale. The same company which several weeks ago was selling wire $3 per ton above the ruling mar- ket is doing so again. New developments are expected next week on sheets and fin plate. Though the country’s capacity is put at 5,000,000 boxes more than in 1916, a shortage is feared. The Ieading in- terest will fix prices for the third quarter on sheets and,the last half on tin plate, chiefly, it is presumed, to meet the wishes of ¢onsumers who desire %o establish thus early their manufacturing basis. The railroad situation has so far improved that prompt coke for fur- nace use is now - obtainable at $8, against $13 a month ago. None of | the stacks of the Carnegie Steel com.- pany is idle for lack of coke, but there are 12 undergoing repairs. MME. WU TING FANG AN UPLIFT. Peking, March 29.—Madam Wu Ting-Fang, wife of the minister of foreign affairs, assisted by a numbeér of American English and Chinese women, is raising a fund to better the condition of jinrikisha men in Peking. The jinrikisha is practically the only means of transporation in Peking, which has a population of over 1,000,- 000 persons. More than 5,000 jinri- kisha men ply the streets constantly. Heretofore no shelters have been pro- vided for these men and the death rate among them has been very high, especially in cold weather. The relief society proposes to erect shelters in which stoves will be placed in winter and tea will be served throughout the year. TO TAKE OVER COPPER MINES. Yunnanfu, Yunan Province, China, “March 29.—The Szechuen provincial governor of Yunnan province, has been instructed by the ministry of ag- riculture and commerce to take over the copper mines at Tungchuan, that the government may develop them to meet the urgent needs of the country. In 1916 these mines produced more than seven thousand tons of copper. CALLING IN SMALI: COINS. Chengtu, Szechuen Province, China, March 29—General Tang, the military + government is collecting small cash, or brass coins, and melting them down preparatory to coining ten-cash pieces. By minting the brass into coins with a greater face value, the provincial government will realize handsome profits. H. 0. P. SPRING COATS —For— LADIES and MISSES $12.50 to $65.00. SUGAR 8D RUBBER SHARES N DENAND Speal Stoks Alo Score Gans " in " Market ‘Wall Street.—Much of today’s early trading in stocks centered around two new issues, Sinclair Oil and Midvale Steel. The former, on very heavy dealings, soon scored an extreme ad- vance of five points to 59 1-2, but Midvale made little headway, ranging between 60 and 60 1-2, as against yesterday’s final price of 60 7-8 on the “curb.” Recent active specialties were again prominent at gains of 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 points. Bethlehem Steel new stock, Lackawanna Steel, Amer- ican Can and Hide and Leather com- mon and . preferred rose 2 points. United States Steel , and Standard Ralls were Yrregular. Special stocks increased their gains for the most part at noon, Wilson Packing rising 6 points with 2 to 2 1-2 for American and Continental cans. Ohio Gas rose 3 1-2 points with as much for Montana Power. In the steel group Virginia Iron rose four points and oils were followed by gains of 2 to 3 points in Texas com- pany and Mexican Petroleum. A spirited demand for the secondary steel issues set in at mid-day those stocks rising' 1 to 2 points. Rails, Metals and Shippings were compara- tively neglected. Bonds were steady. Sugar and rubber shares became active at gains of one to two points in the afternoon but foremost special- ties of the morning reacted on rea- lizing sales. U. 8. Steel and similar issues also forfeited all of their ad- vances. Close—Further shirinkage of values to lowest levels of the day occurred in the final hour. The closing was heavy. New 7York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. W. Eddy. March 29, 1917 High Low Close Am Beet Sugar .. 98% 95% 97% Alaska Gold .. 9 8% 8% Am 1% 70 713 Am 51% 50% 503% Am 107% 1071 107% Am 72% T1% 71% Am ..105 1041 104% Am Sugar ... 113 113% Am Tel & Tel. 127% 127% Anaconda Cop 83% 83% A T 8 Fe Ry Co. 104% 104% 104% Baldwin Loco . 59% b69% BRT..... 68% 685 Beth Steel .......144% 1431 143% Butte Superior ... 46% 461 46% Canadian Pacific .164% 164% 1641 Central Leather .. 92% 90% 91% Ches & Ohio 61% 605% 6D5% Chino Copper . 57% 57% 5‘% Chi Mil & St Paul. 84 831 83% Col F &I ....... 52% b51% 511 Cons Gas .... 121 121 121 Crucible Steel .... 70% 68 68% Distillers Sec ... 20% .20% 203 Erie ........... 30 29% - 29% General Electric .165% 165 165 Goodrich Rub ... 56% 55% 56 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 35 3435 34% Illinois Central ..105% 105 105 Inspiration 61 60% 60% Kennecott Cop 46 45% Lack Steel ...,.. 87% 85 % Lehigh Val ...... 7 70 Max Mot com 53% Mex Petrol . 921y Natl Lead ... 61 N Y C & Hud 97% NYNH&HRR 46 N Y.Ont & West .. 247 Nor Pac. ..... 1051 Norf & West . 132% Penn R R ...... 54 Ray Cons 295 293, Reading ... 9814 Rep I & S com . 8214 So Pac . 963 So Ry Studebaker . Texas Oil .. Third Ave ... Union Pac United .Fruit Utah Cop . U S Rub Co . U § Steel U S Steel pfd . Va Car Chem ‘Westinghouse . ‘Western Union Willys Overland . Sears Roebuck LOCAL STOCKS (Furnished by Richter & Co.) There has been a good demand for Niles-Bement-Pond common at 177 1-2 and 178, Stanley Works is also stronger, being 102 bid, 104 asked ex-diyidend. There have been sales of Scovill Manufacturing Co. between 600 and 610, and Colt's Arms between 820, and 830. Below are the cloging quotations: Car & Fdy Co. Can .. Can pfd . Loco .... Smelting .. 70 Asked 332 Bid Amcrican Brass ...... 328 Richter Co. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE * 31 West Main Street, City Hall Bufldiu Telgphone 2040 50 shs New Britain Machine Co. 50 shs North & Judd 50 shs AmericanHardware 50 shs Stanley Works 50 shs American Brass 50 shs Niles Bement & Pond 50 shs Landers Frary & Clark American Hardware .. American Silver .. Billings & Spencer . Bristol Brass .. Calt’s Arms ... Kagle Lock ...... Landers, Frary & Clark National . Marine Lamp New Britain Machine . ., North & Judd ... Peck, Stow & Wilcox Russell Mfg. Co. Standard Screw Com. Stanley Rule & Level Stanley Works ... Traut & Hine ...... Union Mfg. Co. .. Niles-Bement Com, Scovill Mfg. Co. ...... 600 3156 370 430 104 60 108 180 610 (Furnished by Frisbie & Co.) The trading on the local exchange was slightly more active today than for the past two or three days. American Brass sold in the neigh- borhood or 331 and 332, closing 330 bid offered at 333. This stock was quoted yesterday 328—331. Niles, Bement-Pond has been in fair demand with stock selling in the neighborhood of 179 and 180 closing 178 bid offered at 180. Scovill Mfg. Co. was' a trifle softer with a small amount of stock of- fered in the neighborhood of 608 ex- dividend. The quotations at 2:30 were: Asked Am Brass ...:. Am Hardware . Bristol Brass ... Colts Fire Arms . Niles, Bement-Pond North & Judd . Scovill Mfg Co Standard Screw Stanley Works . SHIPBUILDERS DIVIDEND. Cleveland, O., March 29.—The di- vrectors of the American Shipbuild- ing company announce a dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. on the common s payable May 1. This is the first di dend on the common stock since: Ju 1911. The regular quarterly divids of 1 3-4 per cent. also dechred the preferred stock. SUBMARINES OFF MONTAU Navy Department Takes P Against Attack by Hostile Sub sibles Reported Off New York. | Washington, March 29.—Rep from umofficial sourges telling of marines off Montauk Point, N. were sald today to have been rece by the navy department. The reports were given to naval © manders of short stations in cinity and the department un stands that whatever precaut may be necessary to guard siibmarine attacks have been . by them. > Rear Admiral Usher today req rewspapers to ask all persons ‘si§ ing submarines to convey the ation to him at once. He sald American submarines are mo Long Jsland sound and that thers none in the locality. American marines could be distinguished because they all fly the American | he pointed out. DERBY-PIERSO& Benjamin Derby of Pla.lnvlll.é‘ Miss Ruby Pierson, daughter fand Mrs. C. Pierson, were marri the bride’s home in Southingte evening, Rev. L, F. Requa offi¢ They were attended by Miss Simpson as bridesmaid and Alten brook as best man. The couple spend their honeymoon in W 5 ton, D. C. 4 FRISBIE & CO, Investment Securities 36 PEARL STREET New Britain Nat’l Bank Bl'd’g, New Britain F. W. PORTER, Local Representative. AMERICAN BRASS NILES BEMENT - POND |BOUGHT& SOLD Connecticut Trust anf¥ Safe Deposi C A STRONG, RELIAELE CORPORATION organized and qualified through years of cfficient trustworthy service, to act as Conservator, Gusr . ‘Executor or Administrator. CAPITAL $750,000. SURPLUS 8750,000 | Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Co. - VIIAPLES, Prest. HARIFORD, LONY