New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1920, Page 9

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. Financial IAL T0CK 'EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street Close—Coalers, Pacifics, Oils and several equipments and motors were the strong features of the last hour, although ecall money rates hardened. The closing was nim. Sales approximated 375,000 shares. (New York Stock Rxchange quotations furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York Stock Bxchange) Aug. High 31% N % PTE"s 26, 1920 Low Close N% N% 3% Allis-Chalmers ... AM Beot Sugar Am Can m Car & Fdy .. Am Leco %.... 27 Smelt & Ref .. bil m Sug Ref com .114 Am Sumat Tobacce 87 Am Tel & Tel . Am Woolen ..... Anacon Copper Ateh Tep & 8 I" .. 821 At Guif & West [ 137 % Paldwin Loco L1003 Palt & Ohlo . 303, Heth Steel B ..... 77% BRT.... . 10% Canadian Pne L1207 Central Leather .. 547 Ches & Ohle ... 8% Chi Mil & St P ... 4% Ont Rock 1 & P . 35% Cona Gas .. e T8 Corh Prod Ro! . 20 Crueible Tteal L138 Cuba Cane Sugar . 35 Elk Horn Coal . Endicott-Johnaon . 70 Erie 13% Erie 1at pra 1% Gaston, W & W .. 9 9 9 Gen Motors 213 Goedrich (B ¥) Co 35 % 802, 528 5y 6% 19% ® Jnt Mer Mar pfd Iat Nickel Int Paper Kelly Springfeld Kennee Cop Lack Steel Lehigh Valley Max Motor Mox Patroleum . ' m 2378 u;. ll“ .‘l. n'- Nat Lead 75 Nev Cons .. N Y Central NYNH&HRR? Norfolk & West North American Northern Pac Pure Ol .... Tan Am P & 'I' Pens R R sese Pittgburgh Coal .. Ray Cons .. . Meading ... MRep T & S .. Reyal D, N Y Sinclair Ol Tef Sloas-® Steel & 1 Southern Pac . Seuthern Ry ..... Tébacco Prod Union Pae United Fruit 'nited Retatl I 8 Food Prod 11 S Indus Alce {17 8 Rubber Co . U 8 Steel U 8 Steel pfd Utah Copper .. Willys Overland 685 S5y 26 801 10674 62 18 "y 853 L106% 106 82 61 16 15% Large enough to protect you ‘| Sebastapol, \L STO MARKET QUOTED (Purntshed by Richter ind Cs. Sianley R. Eddy, Manager) Bid Asked 143 L3 136 108 Hartford Elec Light . . Southern N E Tel Am Hardw Am Hoslery . Am Brass . Bristol Brass Billings & Sp-q'r ces 9" 23 10 54 104 63 45 94 82 43 54 N B Machine . Niles-BRe-Pond com N & J coveeveans Peck, Stow & Wileox Stanley Works ... Standard Screw com Scovill Mfg Co T & H Union Mfx Co . CAUSES CHILD'S DEATH Plece of Steel From Motorcycle Hita Child in Eye at Derby This After- noon. Derby, Aug. 26.—A piece of steel from a motoreycle wheel spoke caused the death of two-.year-old TFrancis Molloy, grandsen of Representative T. F. Molloy today. The child yesterday had been tied with a string to a post in the vard of the heme of the par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mollor, Hawthorne avenue. The mother heard a shriek and found tne child bleeding from a puncture under the eye. ? It is not known whether the child fell on the wire or a playmate by accident Jabbed it into the Molloy echild’s eye. MINERS ASK RAIHI Anthracite Workers Want Same Scale As Soft Coal Laborers. Washington, Auk. 26—The report of the anthracite coal commission Appainted by President Wilson to set- tle the wage controversy in the an- thraeite field, is in the hands of the president. It was completed late yes- terday after the commission had spent more than two weeks reviewing the voluminous evidence taken at pub- lic hearings in Pennsylvania. Anthracite miners asked that their wages be increased to the level fixed for soft coal workers. | GEN. WRANGEL lNTERYlE\YED Talks With (‘-fl-m on Way to Kuban District—Says Russians Are Tired of Revolution, Crimea. Aug. 25 lfl)‘ | the Associated Press)—A fe Ago a correspondent interviewdf en. . Baron Wrangel, commander of the forces of Southern Russia, who was about to leave for the Kuban d|s\r1cY | where he is to organize se groups of Cossacks fl;hw forces in that district. : The general said that if the people of Russia had thelr own way the revolution would end tomorrow, but as they are under the influence of the Rolshevik leaders the struggle must . continue. et CLEARING WOUSE REPORT. New York, Aug. 26.—New York Clearing House statement FExchanges . Balances | TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION ..9690,919,296 l 71,921,356 ‘ FOR SALE—Ford touring car iIn excellent mechanical eondition: price $375. Telephone 297-3 morn- ings. 1d i $240,000, Jeatns ANg Mrs. Julia Redcosky, aged 52 years, died late vesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mys. Gustave Saladin, of 205 Broad street. The funeral will be held at 7 o'clock to- morrow morning at the church of the Sacred Heart. The burial will be in §t. Mary's new cemetery. Miss Rebecca Gosalin. The funeral of Miss Rebecca Goss- lin was held at 8 o'clock this morn- ing at St. Peter's church. Rev. Charles Coppens officiated at a Te- quiem high mass. The burial was in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Mrs. Martha Anns Winans. Funeral services will be held to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock for the late Mre. Martha Anna Winans at the Erwih Mortuary chapel. Rev. Henry W. Maier of the First Congre- gational chureh will officiate and burie! will be in Fairview cemetery. Alfred Edward Troop. The remains of Alfred Edward Troop were sent today to Mattapan, Mass., for burial. Mr. Troop died Tuesday night while on a visit with his broth~r George W. Troop of this eity. TWO SUITS ARE BROUGHT Fraudulent Conccalment of Terms of Second Mortgage Bone of Conten- tion in Legal Action. defendants of on Claiming that the fradulently concealed the terms a second mortgage on property Glen street and as a result of the concealment were unable to carry out the terms of an agreement for sale to the plaintiffs, Morris Jackson and David Shimansky have brought suit against Barney Kramer and Nathan Freedman for $200 damages. The law firm of Greenstein and Greenstein is bandling the interests of the plain- tiffs. Property on Glen street has been attached by Constable Fred Winkle. David Shimansky has legal action to collect for a suit of clothes made for Abraham Rivkin, claiming damages of $75.00. The suit, the defendant claims, was made too tight and hence he has refused to pay. The interests of the plaintiff are in the hands of Messrs. Green- stein and Greenstein. Constable George A. Stark has attached prop- erty of the defendant on Stanley street. MILLS CLOSE UNTIL SEPT. 7 Textile and Shoe Workers Get Annual instituted Vacation Which Will Curtail $2140,000, the Payrolls 26— shoe Manchester, N. H., Aug. Eighteen thousand textile and workers here will begin their annual vacations tomorrow, when mills and factories will close until September 7. It is estimated that the shutdown means a payroll curtailment of It affects the cotton divi- sion of the Amoskeag corporation, the Stark mills of the International cor- poration and the shoe factories of the F. M. Hoyt company, ‘W. H. Griffin company and Kimball Shoe company. The worsted division of the Amoskeag plant has been idle for more than a month. '"HMeuc AL TRUST CT Small enough to know you. | “IDLE MONEY” 11nre is no need to have money idle and unproduc- tive even for Temporary idle funds should be invested in one of a short time. our Industrial Certificates of Depasit. This form of Certificate earns interest from the day of deposit and may be converted into cash any time after sixty days on 30 days notice. We pay 5 interest on Industrial Ccrtifietes of De- posit. THE COMMERCIAL TRUST CO. 274276 MAIN STREET Open Saturday E venings 7—9 P. M. Mr. and Mrs. Rosen and Mr. and Mres. Lundquist of Rockford, Ill., re- turned yesterday, after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. David Ohman | of 408 Park street. Mrs. Rosen and | Mr. Lundquist are sister and brother | of Mrs. Ohman. They made the trip | by automobile. { Mrs. Melburne, who has been visit- | ing her sister, Mrs. William Daigle, for the past four weeks, will leave Friday for her home in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada. Mrs. Harriett A. Claughsey Anna V. Claughsey, Master John Valentine and Anna C. Claughsey are spending their vacation at Walnut Beach, Mil- ford, Conn. Mrs. Earl M. Gardner, of Sparta, Il is the guest of her brother George T. Denby of Pleasant street. John Sheehe”, the actor, is visiting in town. SUES TO RECOVER FOR INJURIES 4 Miss Mary Kelly Brings Action for $13,000 Against Mrs. Mary Poyer Mrs. Mary D. Poyer of 551 Main street, has been made defendant in & suit brought by Miss Mary Kelly of Myrtle street for $15,000 to recover for injuries sustained in an automo- bile accident on the Haddam road near Middletown on August 24, 1919. Miss Kelly was a passenger in Mrs. Poyer’s automobile and was travelling from New London to New Britain when the automobile skidded on the wet road and overturned. Miss Kelly received a scalp wound. She com- plains that, due to the injuries re- ceived in the accident, she was un- able to perform her duties as book- keeper in the Kelly Paint store on Myrtle street, and thus lost $50.00 a week. P The writ was issued by Nathan O. Freedman of Hartford and served by Constable George A. Stark, who at- tached property to the value of $20,000. The writ is returnable in the superior court in Hartford on the first Tuesday in September. PETITIONS 40 P. C. INCREASE Conn. Co. Representatives Appear Be- fore Public TUtilities Commission and Ask for Freight Rates Raise. Hartford, Aug. 26.—The Connecti- cut company has petitioned the state public utilities commission for per- mission to increase its freight rates 40 per cent above the present rates which it says are “unreasonably low.” The petition refers to the action taken by the interstate cominerce commis- sion authorizing the New Haven rail- road to increase its rates 40 per cent. and says that with certain lines it is in competition with the steam road. Expecti;g_ Trouble In G. O. P. Caucus Stratford, Conn., Aug. 26.—Twenty- five special officers have-been sworn in and armed with clubs to maintain order when the republicans of Strat- ford caucus tonight. Excitement is at a high pitch among large factions centering around the candidacy of Charles H. Peck for judge of pro- bate and delegate to state conven- tion. e TRAIN FARES CHANGED. Ride to Hartfor Costs Cents Starting 'r* % Tha new zone rate O the New Haven road went into effect today and patrona of the train from here to Hartford dug decper into their pockets for an added three cents. The fare waa formerly 10 cents, then changed to 11 cents and is now halted at the figzure 14. The new rate was recently decided upon by the officials of the road after it was decided that an increasc was necessary. CANNOT DENY PRIVILEGES Post Officc Has No Authority to Issue Dinky 14 Blanket Order Excluding Pewiodi- cal Second Class Mail Privileges. Washington, Aug. 26.—The post ofMce department has no authority under the espionage act to enter a blanket order denying segond class mail privilezes to a periodical because of alleged past violations of that act, in the opinion of Associate Justice Hitz of the District of Columbia su- preme court. The ruling was contained in a memorandumn by the justice announc- ing his purpose to sign an order re- admitting to the second class mail privilege such future copies of the New York Call, a socialist newspaper, as are mailable under the law. PERMITS FOR SCHOOLS Building permits were issued toda in the name of the Consolidate« School District, for the erection of a portable school house 20x38 on Mon- roe street, at the cost of for the erection of a similar building on the East street school grougds ut a cost of $4.000. The latter building is to be 20x7s. TARRANT & HAFFEY UNDERTAKERS 33 MYRTLE ST., East End Office, 153 Jubilee St.,, Tel. 1451-2 Lady Attendant—Frce Usc of Parlors Orders Taken for Upholstcring. Tel. 1625-2 Any Hour, Day or Night FUNERAL DIRECTORS Andrews & Doolittle, Inc. THE. FUNFRAL HOME- Oftice and Parlors 15 Walnut Street. H | ‘ ’ Al » Smith’s Business School opens Sep- tember 1st.—advt. The St. Mary's Ladies Y. M. T. A. B. society will hold their regular meeting this evening in the school hall at 8 o'clock. Thomas Leroy Martin, the United States Navy department for alleged desertion, was taken into custody by Sergeant Theodore John- son and Officer Patrick O’Mara. The 38th annual outing of the Or- der of Eastern Star, will be held at Ocean Beach on next Tuesday. - The dinner will be served at Wardell’s. The business session will start at 11 o’clock. Exclusive agents Stetson Shoes. Besse-Leland Co.—advt. wanted by VISITS OLD HAUNTS Ponzi Leaves Cambridge Jail to Help Receivers Round Up What Is TLeft of Property. Boston, Aug. 26.—Charles Ponzi, on leave of absence from the East Cam- bridge jail, today re-visited places familiar to him in the palmy days of his career as a popular financier. His tour was in connection with the effort of his receivers to round up what remains of his property for the benefit of creditors. He had given the receivers keys to the several safety deposit boxes which he used from time to time, and today accompanied them to inspect the contents of these boxes and have the valuables in- cluded in the scanty assets available to meet claims. These claims, as presented to the attorney general today reached $5,- 014,092 representing 12,165 credit- ors. One of the boxes visited proved a small mine of gold, $11.370 worth of ®old coins or certificates being found there. The box also contained 100, 000 German marks, $2.000 in Liberty bonds and papers which the receivers said were important. CORONER’S VERDICT SUICIDE ‘Woman Threw Herself Under Express Train Leaving Note Saying That Some Man Had Broken Her Heart. Greenwich, Conn. Aug. 26.—A ver- dict of suicide was given by Coroner John J. Phelan of Bridgeport today as the outcome of his inquest yester- day into the death of Mrs. Fannie Palatin, 32, who threw herself under the wheels of an express train here Saturday evening. On the body was a note on which was written: “Some man has broken my heart.”. This note had attached to 4t the photograph of a man who lives in Portchester, N. Y., but he was not found by the coron=r. It appeared from evidence that Mrs. Palatin had a husband and two children in Aus- tria from which country she l\udl come some time ago. NEW POLITICAL CLUB. ~ A junior democrat organization is to be started in this city soon for the purpose of bringing together young men who have not voted in any pervious national election. The club will be under the direction of che town committee,” it is expected, and will be known as the ‘‘Democratic First Voters.” RICHTER & COMPA Members New York Stock Exchange. 31 WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN. CG Stanley R. Eddy, Mgr. Telephcoue We Offer:— 50 American Hardware 50 Colt’s 50 Landers, Frary & Clark 50 New Britain Machine 50 North & Judd 50 Niles, Bement & Pond 50 Stanley Works —At the Market— F. G. JUDD WE OFFER NEW BRITAIN MACHINE 8% FERRED STOCK. JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New . ¥ork. STOCKS BONDS Direct Private Wire New York to Boston. G. F. GROFF, Mgr.—~Room 509, N. B. Nat’l Bank Bld The Hartford-Connecticut Trust Com Corner Main and Pearl Streets, Hartford, Capital $1,250,000. Surplus Funds, $2,000, Safe Deposit Boxes, $5 and upwards, Settlement of Estates, Wills drawn without ¢ Foreign Exchange to all parts of the worlg LETTERS OF CREDIT GENERAL B/ Bank by mail. It is safe and saves time. For Quick Returns Use Herald Classi THE SAME POSITION. HOW EASY AND CONVENIENT IT WAS AFTER THAT FIRST DAY. START WITH ANY SUM—WE WILL BE ONLY TOO GLAD TO HELP YOU MAKE THE START. “BE ONE OF OUR SATISFIED FRIENDS.” 10 to 1 YOU HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT OF HAVING AN ACCOUNT AT THE BANK—SO THAT YOU COULD PAY YOUR BILLS BY CHECK IN- STEAD OF CARRYING LOOSE MONEY WITH YOU: WHAT DELAYED YOUR DECISION? EITHER YOU FELT THAT YOU WOULD SHOW OTHERS HOW LITTLE YOU KNEW ABOUT DEALINGS WITH A BANK—OR THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE MONEY ENOUGH AHEAD, TO START. DON'T LET THESE TROUBLE YOU BECAUSE EVERYONE SOMETIME OR OTHER, HAS BEEN IN THEY WERE SURPRISED The New Britain Trust Co. OPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS

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