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“in every OUR COAT SALE \ man’s claims the DONT SHOOT OF{ ABOUT YOUR. | WDPEPENDENCE A\ LET T PROCLAIM A ITSE LF U= appearan direction which ambition is traveling. If you v amount to dréss in an and your vant your say-=o (o more than a whisper impressive manne personality will get proper hearing. We have .priced sui were built n and pi 'EIN-F MAN OV AT SALE some ts of for su moderately clothes that <tul men. BLOCH AND SCHU- CRCOATS AND SUITS PRIC The Farrell 'Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST GASOLINE INCREASES ARE AG 0il T Increascs—Local ceived Further inc gasoline are National Petrc Jjournal having “'gas” and oil de Journal forecasted AIN EXPECTED Explains Need of Agent Has Re- No Notification. reases in the price of through the leurn News, a trade a circulation among the dealers of the country, dnd although the price increases seem inevitable in view of made through intendent R. the statements that publication, Super- H. Tyler of the Texas company's local station said today that Zie had heard 1 An increase. week, ¢ffect in other increase in Berlin is per gallon to 26 1- wholesale, bringing the retail price 29 cents a gal One of the the second has been nothing of the increase in about a already | in cities and towns. The from 25 1-2 cents cents per gallon, to . reported llon. primary causes for an increase at this time is given us pipe profiteering. iping is nec g oil and sale of tha operating tions of the sponsible for costs, through cost naturall cost of “gas. The low cos ter which the r higher desire for “Gas” is now 0 b. $2.75 a barrel in 1917 it wa lon with crud s This shows that refi ing two cents more b they two oil than receiving than at that life of the refi advances in HOLD Rural M The Shuttle scene of when M nhe! a sort styHsh farmery country rube tume Philip Stanley yural costume den hat and funniest” wen who Hamilton str the “pippin” farm te in The dance reen and whi The | Maven furnisl were dressed sion came at popcorn and nd sausage w about BASKE Two basketball of the auspice league ‘the Y o’cloc the Fafnir team will The Corbin a made th bes and both ones The Delphi 1o Simsbury where the the Sophomor High school. A A Mills fined to his he 3chool will M The 1 zan )ol w H. Pc dent of r Women. 1AM PIC FOR GRAND mbers of Stanlc M have been their comrade 7nOW winter: Hgving acces: ofanges, Mr. tull.of that Ifiscious. fruit and siipped An many pric Cosumes ga) Doughty's d a Farmers’ remeinbe ng near immense arily used 5 making t necessit through count amount of in produc- profitable . Pipe brok- the oil field have been 1 increases in pipe speculation, and the Teverts to the ultimate of line is a mat- efiners point to in their prices all around. selling for 15 cent f. refiners with c plus premium bringing 17 e oil selling ers are Now pay- - gallon of crude were in 1817 cents I for time. Gasoline ner, 1-2 a for *the claim he the RUBE DANCE. Prevail Club. at Shuttle cadow Meadow ¢ was 1 ¥ party 1 ning dancing « ball. The of costumec tte to the The prize for was awarded Sunnyledeg was featured apron. The ‘‘gol darn t to Maurice Stanley represented Mrs. Fred took the ¥ Her costume pink overalls room te eve Zuests wer the old pr Mrs who. from go00d the 10 of the vil Porter o o vas nad was decorated in ubdued New they rmis buntin witl Janse orchest hed the s rube midnight apples, er, and inte vhen music The cider scrambled es served. There v 25 couples presen TONIGHT. ames New Britain played this eve I\ ¥nin in quintet TBALL under Industric ning am. and the H. showin H teams ast nd pron String Hup “hop’” at the Simsbury of Court str illn m: » will i Hartf sers will | Mt Colle me b, 1ary 1 en ti yiter an the Connecticut KS ORANGES ARMY Post, ed W. E. I “VETS" (e}, 55 by one o ttham. who is Jacksonvilic, & to huge grove: Iatham i it {o the post. P the t{ sprl GERMAN BAPTISTS Growth During Year The chu all its First German Baptist and excellent condition, ording to nnual m The ac at the evenin elected officers are: T Schaal; clerk, Albert financial secretar: for three years Esther Erh: assistant org Young and W. Retz: music tee, Esther Erb, Emma Willkens, hY and J. Luebeck hool superintendent, head of head of intermediate J. G. Lucheck: head of department, Mrs. You head of cradle roll W. Retz: head of Dammling; secretary. recording secret wetter: birthday ammling arian, and Schmidt: tb and Lillian Young: Dammling Officers of the Aid are: President, Mrs. A, F. staedt; first vice president, Mis. may: second vice president. M secretary, Mrs. Dammlin Mrs. (. Schaefer: collector, Young; birthday treasurer, Mrs. Fienmann At the church meeting it wa ported that collections for the y amounted to $2.314.97 for running penses and for missiona About $1 reports submitted held ing lust ne F. tru ichels Sunday s Willkens: 1. Young: partment, inners home Ber retary, Messi building paid in. Alveady -ch has acquired the propests the corner of Bassett street and Ro well avenue and this house will used as a parsonage until the E street premises are sold and church erected sonage will be moved back church built in front. and ing year amounts to $3 $750 for missionary work. There wre now 146 members of First German Baptist church. Sunday school enralls 110 and th are ple’s society The congregation voted to incre the sulary of the paster to $1,800 vear. , includ PUBLIC IS URGED Mayor Wants Opinions Aired Lighting Rates at Friday Night's Council Session. The special meeting of called nigl the comm council, by “riday promises to be a wa session, for the mayor Connecti company will royal over rates, will ta representatives of the Light and Power horns in a battle chan, in the various council sides with one Mayor Quigley, declaring and ing to -prove that the n rates not fair to the individual user alled upon the council to express >pinion and, if opposed, | lodge its protest with the publi commissio Manager F of the light advocating to boost it. lighting members or the other. u ities a company, heme. wddition to desiring a of council wants officials naturally will be present other tion the ma the public the meet! toll and, views member also as many of attend allery and con, theiv interested 1l pro e wmd uments, to sit in o if lesire, in t pen forum. . The controv rates is well ) explanation. In b mayor objects to the not to. express over the now however, 1tes whic only pay a based | too hown user to wrge, but also a charge the amount of electricity a wante, The ma -footed and oppo man Charles Gil ithe company. il how it out t ‘out with ould use 1€ to. ad come has sided Night's mie feel show oth ON BUYING Rapbacl. owner trtment store, jeft buyers for purchase sprir phael anticipates exeecdingly , ket this | and predic costs merchand merchant as high is 1 than the TRIP. Louis of this York Rapha aci with they will of will pu the higher present. MASSON LEAVES LYC IS M Lyceum Playes iam € sson, duri company here, left t for New York city. | Masson has concluded his engag | with George Le Witt for the ,pre but return ain in up similar work. mar - of the 3 stock | mor plans take it of in the will be to the popular company eve ceum another st organized, CHURCH CONC The| W \ which gi TRT FRIDAY itoyal in the Met dist chur ht is not same company which was heard ' the Center church recently. The concert tertainers Friday rnight are of the Lusitanin disasier, and R | Williams, one of tne sigaes, will {sqt. v experience at. the. time Tromt-went dowm:s <= rer, E. ichstaedt; - stee o} Hotch- 00 in addition was subser fund, of which $1,- TO ATTEND MEETIN himself an:i 1o while claim- ar, ha; to so vote a niklin full represent th lighti 10 ne the | 1 com- meter upon custome IFridas morning where i summer spr ment he said. Concert company survivi “TA. J. SLOPER SEES ERA- HEAR GOOD REP(]RT. OF fiflfmfil’fflm Ghureh Socity Has Had Healthy§ reh afliliated organizations is in the eet- wly commit- L. F. adult department, de- be- ng; department, M?s. department, Cavoline tha llio ociety ear ex - work. b- the at ck- be Jlm a new At that time the par- the Che budget as prepared for the com- ing the The ere 5 who belong to the Young Peo- ase per on 1on cnt I the ke its nd til- ing | the In yor as in the ing d | Yo sed lan ers an ing all be Tilic the of his Mr. nt, the In udeville not proving | oek ho- the at | HIGH SCHOOL NOTES l (Continued From First Page). indicating that the workman is well paid. There is only a need for the workman to produce in proportion ' to what he is getting to make it sure, that thi will be easy sailing. “The thin said the speaker, “are the re sons for my beliefs.” He conciuded with the “Conservative’ advice to the business men “to keep a shot in their lockers just the same,” and to leave no chance of getting caught deeply in debt through too large expenditures, for which there is no immediate money forthcoming. Mr. Sloper, at the suggestion of Toastmaster Howard Wilson. was giv- en a rising vete of thanks at the con- clusion of his talk “DRYS” PREPARE TO HAVE CELEBRATK Victory Banquet of Prohibition Advo- cates ¥Friday Evening to be Well Attended. The victory banquet in- celebration of national prohibition to be given at the Norden bungalow an Friday eve- ning by Phoenix Temple of Honor, Norden lodge, I O. G. T. redish Temperance federation, two W. C. T. "TU. branches and the prohibition par gives promise of being very successful, ready more than 150 guests have nified their intention of heing pres- ent. The menu includes grape fruit, cel- ery, pickles, olives, Vermont turk. mashed potatoes, creamed peas, cran- ber uce, ice cream, cake, coffee; and rol tev. H. A. Cook will offer prayer and Leonard Kurtz will be toastmaster, with, the following post prandial program: Song—**America’ Recitation—Master Goodale. Address—Severin Lodge. Address—C. Hono: Duet—AI son. Address—Albin C: Address—C. E. Party. * Song—*‘Sound the Jubilee,” ence. Address—Mrs. e (@ dn 8 Address—Miss H. C. (ks Solo—*Victory, neld. Addr, ¥ Song—*'Work Audienc LOCAL TEACHERS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE Hold 5 Audienc Laurence A. H. Johnson, Norden Symonds, Temple of ses Iisther and Alnra John- - R i Prohibitior rlson, Steele, by Audi- Charles Erickson, Bliss, A. W. C. Mrs. Nellie Rule Ar- Knipe, Bristol. for Enforcement.” Ly State Association Will Sessions Febr y— in Hartford in Four Local Oflicers. The fourth winter meeting and 1 annual meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers' association and other state educational organizations will be held in Hartford, Februa . 13 and 247 Tepresentatives of local schools will attend, at of whom arc officials of ization. * Superintendent 1. Holmes is the president, A. Fallon is the recording Principal Louis P. Slade i of the finance committee Master C. F Farnham. demic Tligh school. is pr State Schoolmasters’ club. On Friday morning, Feb. 13, Jr. Tlolmes will address a meeting in the Hartford Public High school auditor- fium and at the close of the session a successor for Mr. Holmes will ba { named. Headquarters for the confer- ence will be in the Bondmore hotel. A secretary, chairman and Sub- of the Acas ident of the R. O. T. Appoints Court Mar Consisting of Seven Young Men Enforce Discipline. school | con- men, properly The R. the has appointed ng of the to hear all come before it Captain, Edward Owen: lieutenant Russell Elliott. Algot Sternbe Clar- | ence Nordstrom, James Hart, Samuel Koplowitz, John Bunny. The court martial will Thursday in the library demic building. The following named cadets ha been appointed to the mnon-comm sioned ranks to date from January 1, 1920. 3 Battalion supply sevgeant, Harold latham: first sergeants. Elliott An- drews. John Cunningham. Williaa Upson. Lawrence Austin and Benju- min Slad { There w the OIS C Rt tollowing voung ses which may meet each | of the ac: 1 be basketball practice in gymnasium tonight. The tea mwill with the Manchester Hi hool team in Manchester -vening. { Universal | Barber Shop 4 First Class Artists to Serve You, 1‘)13 \Iam St. Tel 1641 FOX’S THURS., FRI, SAT | en- ors isca tell the: | Geo. Walsh TN Friday | SDAY, JANUARY 13, 1v e e e o et FINANCIAL | { Mwm—v\z WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS 10.30 a under money =Stocks continued the influence conditions at the of uncertain active open- ing of today's session, leaders re flectin, Steel textiles were 1 to 3 points under terday’s final reacted moder oils further selling hippings, pressure. , motors tobaccos and ves- prices and rails tely. Iquipments and showed signs of support at the out- set, Mexican Petroleum gaining most 3 points, but advances in th issues were largely cancelled within the first half hour. Wall Street, Noon.—Rumors that the banks may be compelled to with- draw funds from the open market to meet additional payments to the gov- ernment accelerated the further reac- tions of the morning. Much of the selling bore the marks of profession- pressure especially in high priced issues. General Motors and Crucible Steel were the central features of such a movement at declines of 6 8 1 points respectively. Regular rallies sent in before noon but trad- ing halted when call money opened at 8 per cent Wall Street, 1:30 p. m.—The per cent money rate established at id-day occasioned little surprise in view of recognized condition ind had appreciable effect upon prices. Such changes as occurred during that pe- riod were mainly upward. althoush al- 12 | Travel wed by G Lec, Quotations Beach & Co Jan. 1 Bid A Railroad Stocks. Hfd & Conn W R R wd st Co Am Ind Bk & Tr ¢ City Bk & Trt Co tonn River ! Fidelity Trust First u ank . Hfd-Aetna Natl Bank { 1itd 'Conn Trust Co . | Htd Morris Plan Co ' Lund Mtg & Title C N B Trust Co Banks o side Trust Co urity Trust Co Bk & Tr Co United States Bank ins. Auto Insurance Aetna Fire Hartford Fire National 1 Phoenix Fire Standard Fir Com Life and Indemnity Ins. Companies, Aetna & Aetna Life e Con General Life Hfd Steam Boiler Surety Public Hid City G HIfd City Gas Lt Co com : Htq le Lt Co Nor Con Lt & Pr Co pfd Nor Con Lt & Pr Co cm 100 S g Tel . 98 Thmpsrville Wir Co pfd Thmpsavilie Wir Co com Utilities, Lt Co pfd ted principally to obscure special- ! - \\ all Street, Close—OQils, steels, cquipments and 3 moto! lied vigor in the last hour, despite th - advance of call money to 11 per H The closing was firm. Sales ap- imated 900,000 shares. New York Stock fxchange quota- tions furnished by Richter & Co.. members of the New York stock Exchange: Jan. iligh 1914 543 13, Low 18 15 192 Close 4915 Am ¢ Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Tob . Am Woolen o Anaconda Cop . Ateh T & AL GEE WL Baldwin Loco B & O Beth Steel San ... wee ar & Fdy H & Leather Loco Smelt & Sum Tob & T Rl B 311, 8515 1307, 94 | North & | Peck. Hosiery Co a Co pra Auto Refriger Co Bigelow-Hfd Cpt Co ptd 9% igelow-Hfd ('pt Co em 108 Bristol Bre Broad Brook Co Collins Co Colt’s A agle Lock Co fnir Bearir fin Tob Co pfd Hart & Cooley Co Hfd Auto Parts ptd Hfd Auto P com Holyoke Wtr Pwr Co Tnternatl Silver prd Internat] Silver com Johns-Pratt Co L.’n,ndm.\. F & C Rights J \l(nn'mno Natl Mar Lamp Co ... N B Machine Co . 60 New Dept Mfg Co pfd ..109 Niles-Bem-Pond Co pfd 94 Niles-Bem-Pond com ..109 Judd Mrz Co N Stow & Wilcox 14 Plimpton Miy Co 105 AT & RI& e Cop ino Cop P& 1 Gas Prod Ref ble Steel Cuba Cane Suga Elk Horn Coal dicott-Johnson rie 1st ston Con Corn u prd W& W {1 S H ) Inspiration Cop Interboro Con Int Mer Mar Int Mer Mar Int N Tnt pfd 110 Sy Kennecott Cop Lehigh Valley Max Motor AMex Petrol Midvale Steel Mi uri Pae Natl Lead X Y Cen N R & Norf & West Nor Pac : Ohio Cities Gas PennsR AR ssed Steel H S0 16 47 983 1151 108 4555 761 Car Oil Refin & 1 100, Co Prod Pac Fruit S Retail St... Food Prod Indus Alco S Rub Co Steel Steel tah Cop Chem nd Tol Union United United prd Car Villy's Ove U U b G U S U Ve \! orchestra at the fair-—onc avt Alpha night | Pratt [ Stand Sew i commissioners. T & Whitney Co prd 9% Itussell My Co .. .365 Seth Thomas 1k ¢ Seth Thomaus Clk Co Smyth Miz Co tand Sc (4] com fil n 0 1 Co cc R &R Worl Fenn m Turb Co orrington Co d orrington com y aut & Hinéd Union Mfg o welope Co pfd U S Envelope Co com Whitlock Coil Pipe Co & Co IN STORE. alle SMALL The fire at 12:10 28 at the ing street. ore H: of Cheery flooring ca fuinace, done FIRE art o’cloc corner o v 1 ht nd rent de wus noon frou wple and in the the car 1l of M five Najari Whiting street. fire from a hot damage about of n at of SUSPEND! Joh POLICEMAN me; Officer led by Captain fow neglect of duty. He to the department ilis cuse will be nest meeting of the po e aileged Surday Supernt wias today W, G ppointed September. up at the susp was committed last 1ISSING FROM HOME. Thomas of 52 Whiting police last ¢ daughter, T home since N str reported to the her 15 year old been missing from Wednesday. PLAINTIFEI WINS CASE of the Bay Statc against Charles Gulbin city court this morning John H. Kirkham. L; Nowicki was counsel for and Lawyer Daniel the dant. The suit company tried in fore Ju Henry plaintiff O'Keefe for to recove plaintif arded prizes at Wonderful special advt. IF YOU WANT TO START 2 account, make a will, deposit your valuable checl Guavdi obtain investment information, scnd moncy ter of Credit. WE ARE AT Cheques or a L ccutor or fe place, Travelers appoint a Trustec, papers in a perfectly abroad, act YOUR SERVICE. The Hartford-Connecticut - Trust Compan 7 MalX STREET, HARTFORD, C CAPITAL AND STURPLUS “THE SHARK?” CORNER PEARL STREET, ONNECTICUT. FUNDS OVER $3,000,000. Grocery HARTFORD STOCKS. odwin, local manager. sked Box Whit- groc ner | The | air | was last | taken lice | offense | evening. cet. wyer the | E. | Judgment the | the RICHTER & CO. Mewbers New York Stock Exchange 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN, CONN. STANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. _ Telcphone 2610 We Own and Offer 100 Shares West India Sugar Finance Corporation 8% Preferred Stock Price 100 and Accrued Dividend JUDD & CO. Rooms 309-310 National Bank Bldg. Tel. 1813) W. T. SLOPEIR. Mgr. WE OWN AND OFFER FOR JANUARY INVESTMENT: 50 American Hardware. 50 North & Judd 50 Landers, Frary & Clark. 20 Stanley Rule and Level. 50 Union Mfg. Co. 25 Scovill 50 Traut & Hine. Colts Pat. Fire Arms. 50 American Brass. | GOODWIN BEACH & CO. ECTICUT MUTUAL BUILDIN HARTFORD Room QIO Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tel. 2120 T. FRANK LEE, Local Mgr.- WE OFFER: Republic of France 4% Loan of 1917 Free of all present or future French taxes. 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