New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1920, Page 11

e — WINDS OF ADVERSITY DO NOT FRIGHTEN THE PROVIDENT The provident man sees that his wardrobe is at all times kept properly replenished, When Old Man Adversity ready to hand someone a nockout, he docsn't pick out the stylishly clothed man. clothes i~ the m armor worn Dby the who gives this sort of a thought or two. CIAL; PAJAMA SALE All of Our Flannels Reduced: The Farrell Clothing Co. 271 MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN HARD Fashionable HIT BY BLIZZARD, (Continued from First Page) 5 e was held up to await a definite fore case of the trend of the storm . 1 Worst Storm of Winter, On branch lines no trains operated and there was little pect of uny of the day. An operating ofiicial described the | trduble as “the wickedest storm this | Many trairs were held here but the | 0. despatchers did not dare to let them start for their destinations messuges rec i from various parts | of the systems told of huge drifts and a wind of high velocity Precautions were being taken - to prevent an getting freight wr ate last Wasodmont Gid much to the early morning train schedules on the lines west of here and operating | had not become normal before the | blizzard broke. Winsted in Darkness, Winted, 2 h 6.—All northwest- e Connecticut wus under a blanket | of snow today. The wind howled 40 miles an hour and the tempera: | tures at mid-forenoon were dropping to the zero mark. Not a train had heen moved over any of the lines of the Central New England Troad md the prospects were not good for | any rail -communication today. New Haven road sent a train with tivg locomotives m here soutli- bound over the Bridgeport-Winsted Jivision and it took two hours to cover the ten miles to Torrington The Southern New Kngland Tele- phone Co. had its service greatly cu tailed as the storm which fol- fowed last night’ and was ju atiead of the snow carried down pol aprostrated c country lines in ¥ directions. here was at one jme only two circuits working out of | s place. # Winsted was without electric cus- rent for light and motive purposes | dwing to broken poles and wires. The Winsted Citizen suspended publica- fon owing to conditions. {ord trom Norfolk, the Canaans, C/a)(-hn)uh and other Litchfield coun- g towns agreed that the storm, the MO 21l and the wind together made his the worst duy of the season. Tusiness At Standstill, ! hire distriet mgre seriously hlocked by the Za®l today than by any of the succession of Ten ir 3F snow followed i ruin of urs Then came 2 frec storms hes | several | all trolley traflic. cove i th ice while the high wing the -snow deeply in ' iglephone lines were put out of com- | jgsion. Manufacturing plants were | 'IS;.:N by the inability of emploves | © reach them. the r places any Vermont Gets it Too. Barre. Vt. March 6.—All i the cnfo finvades the | during the were suspended, trolley lines were blocked and an embargo was placed on business generally today by the ‘worst storm that Vermont has xper- fenced in years. After a day of rain, snow began fulling at ten o’clock last night, and had reached an average depth of i inches this morning. Highways wer ipassable with ting all milk shipments from tion. Werk at the granite manufacturing blants was wholly suspended. March 6.—The snowfall bout a. m. and wire Hartford, which began in this ¢ ised havoc with stre Trolleys W operated with diliculty this moening due to slush covered tracks and trains were gr , delayed. Telephone service throughout necticut was reported by the S. Telephone Co. us very near paralyzed. All of the company's aerial lines :dling toll line calls were out of rvice before noon and such calls . put on underground circuits so 2R smmunica- erely curtailed. Twenty- seven lines and 101 stations were re- ported “out” at noon. At the same time it was reported by the Hartford manger that the demands on the serv- ice were the greatest of the ves The trouble is said ta be due to short circuits and broken wires. Tt was reported that there was prac- tically no service on lines to Torring- ton, S . L naan, c1d. Danburs bury and little with New Haven and Bridgeport Mcriden Has Trouble. Meriden, March 6.—Meriden suffers the worst tieup of the winter today as a result of the gale and snow Trol- - is practically paralyzed, s down at Milldale and cars on other lines. northbound ns on the New Haven rcad hours lute and southbound much behind hedule. long distance telephone service crippled, an embargo en ex- press shipments and business gener- ally hard hit g \OTHER DRIVE ON PROHIBITION LAWS Koatueky Distilleries and Ware- i house Co. Files Brief Which Will Be Heard Monday. Washington. March 6.—The pro- hibition amendment and portions of cement act were attacked @s unconstitutional in a brief filed in the supreme court today by the Ken- tucky Distilleries and Warehouse Co. in appeals from federal * court de- crees holding the acts valid. “The case will be urgued Monday along with the Rhode Island and other The brief alleges the amendment sovereign powers ex- pressly reserv by the federal con- | stitution to the states: that three- | fourths of the te h not rati- fied it because in 12 it has not been submitted to a referendum as state statutes provide and that both the amendment and the Volstead act take property without just compensation. The brief also alleges that the prohibition resolution was not con- stitutionally adopted by the house and senate hecause the = affirmative vote for the resolution was not two thirds of the membership in each Lody, but only two-third of those present. RAISES ARE IMPOSSIBLE New Haven School cher Hear Disappointing News But Are Prom- iscd More for Next Year. New Huaven, March 16.—No sa increase is pessible during the pro | Tnion | of the absence of clerks and member 1 $60.474,100. | road company NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, e _FINANCIAL Spdnliet WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS rrading in stolks to- day was very light, the storm delaving the opening of the sion and ca ing serious interruption to communi- cation. Initial reactions were due to heaviness of oils, but these were over- came when motor: nd their sub; diaries strengthene: Features of that group included General Motors, Stutz :xntl Ke: s at gains of 3 to 7 points, 4 leathers and several obscure specialtics aulso rose 1 to 4 peints, but steels, equipments and rails recorded only nominal changes. . Sales approxi- Foreign ex- change was generally under veste:- day’s final quotations | — LOCAL STOCK MARKET QUOTED | (Furnished by Richter & Co., Stanley R. Eddy, Mgr.) Asked Southern N American Br American Hosiery American Hardware American Silver Billings & Spencer Bristol Brass Colt’s Arms Eagle Lock Co nders Frary ational ) s Lamp B Machine es-Be-Pond com North & Judd Mfg Peck, Stow & Wilcox . Scovill Russell Mfg Co Standard Screw com .. Stanley Rule Stanley Works Traut & Hine . Mig Co N. Y. Stock Exchange Employees Are Late| New York, March 6.—The stock ex- change opened at 10 o'tlock nd then adjourned until 10:30 because delayed in reaching their offic by the storm. Similar action was taken by the curb and consoiidated exchanges New Clearing Exchanges, York, March House report $714,082,107; balance 23 March quotations on demand bills English pound sterling were made | at $3.60 1-4 5 cents below yester- day's closing figure. By La Salette Priest . John Cotter of the La Salett. on preached a sermon on, “Thou Shalt Not Steal.” at the meu's ission in St. Joseph's church last night. In the course of his remarks, th missioner arraigned profiteers fpr stematic burglaries” and | rged them to “take care lest the | of poor people ould rise | 1 destroy their thieving monop- Rev fles Kirby preached 'S GOT TIME NOW. D. K. Miller an employe of the 1ail- n this complainea | to the police yesterd ternoon that his watch had been stolen. The po- police immediately started an inves- | ent tchool yeur, the school teachers were told vesterday by the board of education, but relief will be given in the estimates to be made ‘np for the next school year. Contracts for 19 will be drawn up early t the sal- ! | ary incresses may be considered care- | fully sign before teachers arve required to TTALY'S CLAIM REJECTED. Denver, March 6.—The bhoard m" investigation of the Colorado legisla- ture 1 recommended to Governor Shoup t he reject the Itaiian gov- | - damages : | ! J result of the Ludlow DEMOCRX MK E A call has been sent out to the for- mer members of the resigned demo- | cratic town committee to meet to- morrow. At t it plans for reorganization of the party here will be discussed. Spring tigation. TLater in the day Miller notified the police that the timepiece had heen found. | The evan Glee club quartet will entertain tomorrow afterncon in the Y. M. . A, lobby in connection | with the regular Sunday afternoon meetin The meeting will Le called | at 3 o'clock and in connection with the sin the regular business of the S afternoon meeting will | i i Hiccough Victim in Meriden is Sinking | Meriden, March, 6.—No change | reported today in the condition | of William H. Catlin, secretary and | treasurer of the Meriden ings | bank, who has been hiccoughin since Monday night. He has taken no | nourishment and is very weak. Buckley Electric Go. 75-77-79 Church Street 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 24 Volts 1 12, 15, 18, 21 , 24 Candle Power | Tel. 2240, 2241 G 16 1-2 Bulb utomobile Lamps 25¢c Regular Price 5O0c 192C. GOODWIN BEACH & CO. . CONNECTICUT MUTUAL BUILDING, HHARTFORD Koom 410, Natl. Bk. Bldg., Tel. 2120 T. FRANK LEE, Local Mgr.~- WE OWN AND OFFER: Colts Patent Fire Arms Stock to -yield 9. American Investors American Millionaires American Motor Trucks The three are like the links of a chain. They are joined. They are never broken. AMERICANS There are over-5,000 who are worth over $1,000,00¢.00 . How did they get it? Working for it?. Saving it out of their wages? No—No¢—No and a couple of more times—NO ! Fortunes have been made in Motor Stocks and zhe peop'e who had the good judgment and courage to buy these stocks when the companies were just starting business now have these fortunes and are enjoying them. Here are some figures showing what Five Hundred Dollars ($500) worth of stock in some of the Motor Companies has returned to the investor. Money Invested Present Value $300 in Federal Motor Truck Co. ....$ 21,090.00 $500 in Chandler Motor Co. 17,500.00 $500 in Stutz Motgr Co. .... 22,500.00 $500 in Chevrolet Motor Co. . 140,000.00 $500 in Hupmobile Motor Co. . 44,080.00 $500 in Paige Detroit Motor Co. 120,000.00 $500 in Overland Motor Co. 100,000.00 $300 in General Motors Co. 130,000.00 $300 in Ford Motors Co. : 1,250,000.00 We believe that the American Motor Truck and Tractor company shares will be worth double the price you pay very soon, because our factory, land, machinery, material, etc., is worth, we believe double what we paid for it. The money you invest in this company buys material to make trucks. We expect our sales for 1920 will be 300 Trucks. Therefore it figures up total profit $320,750.00. Do you want to share in the profit? Watch newspapers for advance in price to be announced shortly. Do you want to buy shares before goes up ¥ This stock is offered to yvou now at $12 PER SHARE For the Preferred 7¢. Cumulative—with One Share of Common Stock Free Making $20.00 worth for $12.00 Invested. American Motor Truck the price .was the leading attraction at the New Haven Truck Show and at the Show Room in Waterbury. Dealers Wanted—Write for Attractive Proposition. The factory where the AMERICAN TRUCK is made and which is owned by this company, has over 110,000 square feet of floor space. The machinery is all installed and we are now making trucks equal to the best i This is onr Middlctown (Portland) Conn., MAIL THIS TODAY AMERICAN MOTOR TRUCK & TRACTOR CO. 110 WEST 10TH ST, W YORK, N. Y. without obl n on my pa full Motor ek and T Co., information investment Sead me. regarding American Name Address « "AMERICAN MOTOR TRUCK & TRACTOR COMPANY Factory: Middletown (Portland) Conn. Offices: 110 W. 40th St.. New York, N. 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