New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1920, Page 9

Financial WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Stpeet, 10 market. High ticularly strong ‘Wteels, equipments whipping a sharp 30 a. with and m.—Forelgn advices prompted extensive short cov- ering at the opening ot today's stock recovory in grade olls were par- independent motars. in Atlan- tic Gult was neutralized Ly the heav- iness of Can Marine Pfd. Ralls aso lacked a and Amerigan definite trend Union Pacific and New Haven gaining ay point each, while mest low @riced sheres were fractionally lower. Wall street 1:30 p. m.—Renewing their attempts to depress prices the shorts agaln attacked the sugar group at mid-day, to 3 points. Olls, ments reached about those lssues declining 1 steels and equip- a point from best quotations of the morning and rails also yielded moderutely Sales approximated registered highest in the more active dealings of made Jfinal ins. hour. The The closing (New tations furnished by members of the Exchange). Allis-Chalmers ... Am Beet Sugar .. ‘Am Can Am Car & Fdy .. Am H & Leatber . Am Loco . .o Am Smelt & Ref Am Sug Ref com Am Sumat Tob . Am Tel & Tel Am Woolen Anacon Ceopper Atch Top &8 F .. At Gulf & West I Baldwin Leoco Balt & Ohio Barrett Co . Beth Steel B Canadian Pac Central Leather .. Gh Mil & St P Chi Rock 1 & P .. Chile Copper Chino Copper Cons Gas Corn Prod Ref Cructble Steel Cuba Cane Sugar Enrtcott-Johnaon Erie Erie lst pfd Gaston, W & W Gen Electric .. Gen Motors Goodrich (B ¥) Co Gt Nor pfd Hilinols Central Ins Copper Interboro Interboro pfd .. Int Mer Mar Int Mer Mar pfd Int Nickel Int Paper Kelly Springfield Kennee Copper Lack Steel Mex Petroleum Mjdvale Steel . Missourl Pac Nat Lead Nev Cons N Y Air Brake N Y Central NYNH&HR Nerth American North~rn Pac Puare O1l .. Pan Am P & Penn R R Pitteburgh T oo ‘oal list 300,00 shares. prices of the day the irregular Wis strong. Sales approximated 00,000 shares. New Aug. Hizh 298 3% 3 L1338 13% 01 % 55 % 13 8% 1234 % 108 New Britain Trust’—why say some York 19, Low 20% 708 York Stock Exchange quo- Richter & Co., | Stock 1920 Close ) | Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons ..... Reading . Rep I & S .. Roeyal D, N Y .... Sinclair Oil Ref . Sloss-S8 Steel & 1 Southern Pac Southern Ry Studebaker Texas Co Texas & Pac Tobacco Preod Union Pac ( nited Fruit United Retail <t U 8 Food Prod U 8 Tndus Alco U 8 Rubber Co U 8 Steel U 8 Steel pfd . Utah Copper Willys Overland LOCAL STOCK MARKET QUOTED (Furr\shed by Richter cnd Co. Sianley R. Eddy, Manager) Bid Asked 142 26 136 105 190 8 Hf4 Elec Southern N E Am Hardware Am Hosiery .. Am Brass Bristol Brass . Billings & *pencer Colt's Arms Eagle Lock LF&C N B Machine Niles-Be-Pond N &y Peck, Stow & Wilcox Stanley Works ....... Standard Screw com .. Scovill Mfz Co .. Trauvt & Hine Union Mfg Co Light Tel 6 47 108 63 45 23 78 44 55 370 400 30 38 52 b8 360 BEPORT. York Clearing HOUS 19— CLEARIN ork, Aug ement: nees . -$701,881.179 581,207 10 TEST VALIDITY Waterbury Ordinance Restricting Jit- neys to Certain Streets Will Not Go Into Effcct for Present. Waterbury, Aug. 19.—At th. of a conference held in the u\or: office today it was announced that no arrests would be made for violation of the city's new jitney ordinance until after a decision on the validity of the ordinance by a judge of the superior court. The ordinance is to be in ef-| fect from midnight Friday night and excludes jitneys from streets in which street railway car§ operate. Counsel tor the jitneymen claim the ordinance is unconstitutional and on Monday they will apply for a writ of injunc- tion to Judge Frank Haines at Mid-| dletown, Pending final decision on! the issue by Judge Haines there will he no arrests for violation of the or- dinance. Present at the hearing to- day were Mavor Sandland, Corpora- tion Counsel U. G. Church, Superin-| tendent Beach of the police depart- ment and two lawyvers representing the Jitneymen's Association. CIGARS FOR POLICE. A. Andrews of the J. A. An- today presented a the police depart- ohn drews company, box of cigars to ment. trolman tound Michagl Flynn a ‘Jarge quantity of goods on the rear, ! platform of the building and he noti- Mr. Andrews. ————— OI1l, SHIPMENT HERE. The board of public works has re- ceived a carload of oil today which will be placdd on the streets of the city which arein need. ai once. Be- cause of the embargo the board has much difficulty in secus In the car are 10,- fied experienced ing oll shipments. 000 lons of oil. Barly vesterday morning Pa- | CITY ITEMS ‘Smith Business school opens Sopt. First.—advt The Y. M. H. A tonight in its club block. Mrs. George C. Ohlsen was painful. | lg‘ifll\n'cd yesterday while taking up a g In her home, when she received a scratch on her right eye. She was attended by Dr. J. H. Potts. Miss Mabel Silliman of the Visiting Nurse Station is on duty this week at the New Britain Fresh Air camp. Miss Anna M. O’Connell, graduate of St. Vincent's hospital in Bridge- port. local Visiting Nurses as assistant 1o Miss Fanny Buck in the Infant Wel- fare department. Exclusive agents Stetson Besse-Leland Co.—advt. The Corbin Screw corporation took out a building permit this aft neon for alterations to locker-rooins to cost $10,000. William H. Allen will do the work. Smith Business school First.—advt Miss Cora Brandford, where week's vacation. will hold & meeting rooms in Judd's Shoes. opens Sept. for, a left will Beal the today enjoy NOT CRIKINALLY NEGLIGENT Coroner Herman Exonerates Norman Francis—Declares Winsted Roads to Be in Unsafe Condition. Winsted, Conn., Aug. Samuel Herman today in a decision held ;that Norman Francis was not to be held responsible for the death of his wife, Louise, on June 25, when she was thrown from the rear seat of an automobile and killed. Mr. and Mrs. Francis, with another couple were on their way to Norfolk from Cbhatham, N. Y.. when the automo- bile struck the railroad bridge abut- ment in Neorfolk. Mrs. Francis was hurled against the abutment. Mr. Francis- in descending the road to pass under the bridge had run close to the ride as another vchicle was approaching. In exonerating Mr. Trancis the jcoroner says in his finding that the road conditions in that vicinity “are unsafe for public travel to strangers.” 19.—~Coroner SHOOTING VICTIM'S FUNERAL James Masca, Shot in Springfield, Tuesday, is Buried in New Haven Today—Many Floral Pieces New Haven, Aug. 19.—The funeral of James Mosa, who was killed in Springtield, Mass., an incident in the fueds which are said to exist among gangs of “whiskey runners” took place today. It was one of the longest ever seen here, the vehicles requiring | 15 minutes to pass a given point Some of the floral pieces were very large in size, one being 12 feet high composed of lilies and orchids. | — . i COOLIDGE PLEASED. Pxpresscs Satisfaction in Tenncssee ! Ratification of Suff. Amendment. ug. 19.—A reversal of the action of Tennessee in ratifying the | suffrage amendment would be un- fortunate said Governor Coolidge to- dny ) “I am pleased to have the amend- ment ratified,” he said. “I am sure i that the vote of the wives and moth- | ers of the nation would be most help- ful in determining the issues of the present campaignd. “I hope Tennessee will stand by its action of yesterday. It would be most unfortunate if there should be any change in the result. It seems (o Ye perfectly obvious that such a result is most unlikely to occur.” Boston, “someday I expect to open a Bank Account with the day? You don't have td" wait until you have saved several hundred dol- lars—You can start your checking account with any sun. Some of our largest depositors today, started their ac- count with less than $50. They never regretted that start Every day they enjoy the convenience of paying their bills by check-—-why not you too?—Call in and let us show you., “Your Friend Banks At” The New Britain Trust Co. Saturday Evening 7:30 to 9 p. m, has accepted a position with the | ¢ |AMERICAN TEAM 1S PILING UP POINTS (Continued from those qualifying Jacquith, Chicago A. A. wa outclassed. H The Finn Funlos and three Swedes r_nsk’.‘ up the rest of the field for the final. England beat war final Belgium fifth 3 winning throw was 52.875 metres. The Olympic record 54.74 metres, established by M. J. McGrath, of the N. Y, A. C. at Stockholm in 1912. C. Lind, Sweden, was second, 48.43; B. Bennett, Chicago A. A. third, 48.23; Svenson, Sweden, fourth, Y. A. C. fifth, England, sixth, First Paze) Holland in the tug of Holland took sec- third, America fourth toda T. L. Nicholson, McGrath, who had a bad knee, did not throw today but his one toss of yesterday in the qualifying round was sufficient to give him fifth place. Ryan had one throw which was better than tha trecorded but which was de- clared foul because he stepped a short distance beyond the circle. The third heat was won by Luma- tainen, of Finland. C. T. Clibben, England, was second, Heuet, France, third; Speroni, Italy, fourth, and J. Hatton, England, fifth. The winner's time “a> 32 minutes 8 2.5 seconds. . Johnson of Morgan Commun- was stricken with 5th lap and forced to George Cornetta, New York . was lapped and stopped on the 17th lap. WARSAW REPORTS REDS IN RETREAT (Continued from First Paze) continued yesterday agreed, owing to the fault of the Polish delegation, according to a message sent from Moscow by George Tchitcherin, soviet foreign minister, to L.eo Kameneff, soviet representa- tive in London. CLARK AND ROUNDS LEAD Is were not as National Roque Tournament in Progress in Norwich, Conn., With Large Entry List Today. Norwich, Aug. 19.—In the nation- al roque tqQurnament at the close of the morning matches today National Champion Eddie Clark of Springfield, Mass., and W. A. Rounds, Cleveland, 0., president of the American Roque league. led the first division with five straight wins each. Former national champion €. G. Williams of Wash- is second with four division Richard leads with three wins, and Mr A. L. Whitney of Portland, Me., is second, with five sames won and one lost. SOPHIE STILL WINNING Champion Butter-Giving Jersey Cow Takes World’s Record for Ninth the second Peal of Norwich, Time—Now 15 Years of Age. New York, Aug. 19.—Sophie 19th, nof Hood farm, Lowell, Mass., former champion Jersey cow, has come back at the age of 15 vears and six months with a ninth official record that makes her champion butter cow of the world, the American Jersey Cattle club announced here today. In nine vears she is credited with having given 110,918 pounds of milk and 6,353 pounds of butter fat, an average of 12,324 pounds of milk and 706 pounds of butter fat a year. Sophie 19th now has a clear lead of 693 pounds of butter fat over her nearest competitor, Tilly Alcarta, a Holstein, owned on a southern Cali- fornia farx, it was stated. PASTOR HAMILTON RESIGNS Recently Pastor Hamilton resign- ed from the pastorate of the Bristol Methodist church, his resignation to take effect at the end of the confer- ence year. He received an appoint- ment as pastor of the Methodist and Congregaional churches in the twin villages of Marion and Rochester, Mass., with a large increase in salary. Mr. Hamilton before entering the ministry, was employed as a fore- man in one of the departments of the Wallace Barnes Co. His first pastorate was at Staffordville, this state, and from there he went to Wisconsin. Mr. Hamilton was former- Iv a resident of New Britain. PLAINVILLE MAN MISSING. | James “Butler, of Plainville, _de- | scribed as being between 28 and 30 | vears old, was reported to the local | police as missing. He was last seen | last Tuesday. Butler ha} been act- ing strangely of late. 4 you wish “some- When ?)ody would in- | went something new toeat” you need BEECHAM'S PrLs. Even when digestion is good, poisons are formed during its pro- cesses that unless eliminated irritate mind as well as body. BEECHAM'S v PILLS:E2% f | | l l Deaths and Funerals William Farrell. William Farrell, aged S$1 years, died at the New Britain General hos- pital last evening. Death was due to infirmities incident to old age. He is supposed to have been the oldest living Irish resident in New Brit- ain having moved here from across the water over 60. years ago. He was | employed at the Cooke farm in Plain- ville for nearly 50 years and was a familiar figure in New Britain where he became well known as a farmer. Since leaving the farm, he had lived at 182 Hartford avenue. He leaves his wife; one daughter, Mrs. P. J. Hehir; and a brother James, in-Ire- land. Michael Farrell of Hartford and Joseph Farrell of this city are sur~ viving nephews and Mrs. Timothy Lynch of New Britain, Mrs. J. Glynn of Hartford, and Mrs. C. Dooley of New York are surviving nieces. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary’s church with | burial in St. Mary's new cemetery. ral tributes are requested by the 1y to be omitted. Gustave Westman ) of Gustave BEdwin who died Tuesday mornin at the home of hi= parents on East street, was held this afternoon from late home and from the Swedish church at 2 o’clock Kiingberg officiated and s in T cemetery. CANNOT INCREASE RATES New York Railroads Denied Permis- Westman sion to Incrcase Charge for Passen- zer Service and Milk Trains. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 19.—The Pub- Service Commission for the sec- ond district loday nounced it had denied the application of railways within the s for per- on to file tariffs putting into ef- ect increased senger rates on Au- gust 26 under authorization of the interstate commerce commission. The commission acted favorably upon the application relating to freight rates except as to milk and cream, .it was stated. City Meeting Wednesday Will Act On Bond Issue Mayor Orson F. Clrtis signed a call this afternoon for a special city meeting to be held Wednesday cve- ning, August 25, at 8 o’clock in' Room 201, City hall. The purpose of the session is to act upon the recom- mendation of the finance committee for the issuance of $75,000 in sewer | bonds and $70,000 in subway bonds. | | i TEAMSTER INJURED. James McGrath of 100 Hart s an employe of the park commission- ers, driving a dump cart belonging to the New Britain Ice corporation, | was painfully hurt about the arms and legs this afternoon on Church street. While driving his cart out of Corbin Place, a trolley car crashed into it, knocking McGrath from the seat. The horses were somewhat in- jured. m i TARRANT & HAFFEY DERTAKERS 33 MYRTLE ST., East End Office, 153 Jubilee St., Tel. 1451-2 Lady Attendant—Frece Use of Parlors ! Orders Taken for Upholstering., I Tel. 1625-2 Any Hour, Day or l\'lkhti FUNERAL DIRECTORS Andrews & Doolittle, Inc. THE FUNERAL HOME Oftice and Tarlors 15 Walnut Street. RICHTER & COMP Members New York Stock Exchange. 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN. Stanley R. Eddy, Mgr. 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