New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 17, 1920, Page 9

- Financial ALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Close—Profit taking sales were well bsorbed, omentum under ower money rates. the m jumped 9 points, Bales res. — (New York Stock ExchAnge quota- furnished by the rise attaining greater impetus Mexican Petro- of The closing approximated 1,100,000 Richter & Co., bers of the New York Stock Ex- He-Chalmers . Pest Bugar an Car & Ray Cotton OM . M & Leath Smelt & Ref Sug Ref com Sumat Tob h Top & 8 Guit & West 1 lwin Loco Prod Ref . o Bteel . Cane Sugar cott-Johnaon 1t pra Rlectric Motors rideh (B F) < Copper Steol Valloy Motor ..... Petroleum Central .. NI &HR Ik & West ir O1l Rer 8 dreel & 1 ern Pac thern Ry ker Sept. 17, 1920 Hiwh %N 2o it . 38 L1300 % o 2 .13y 97% . 4% 1% . 90 L100% A2TH 83% e P5% e % 8% L 113% % .. 188 . % « 11% L1218 . B4 . 5% . 38% T . 18% e 29% . 3 s1 $9% LM 40 S o 18% 2% “ moi 31 o b1 9% 80% T ‘ o 187Y% 0% 27 125 7614 4% 951 r COticecensne & Pac co Prod Pac Fruit Retail St Food Prod Indus Alco Rubber Co Sreal . Steel prd Copper Overiand (Furnished by Styniey R lee Lt E Tel lardwal Honiery rPass | Brass . & Bpen Arms Laok Machine Low 344, $0% AL STOCK MARKET TODAY rady Niehior & Manager) Bia er Pond com & Judd Stow & Wilcox ly Works rd Screw Mfr, Co & Hine .. Mrg Co EARING Tork, Sept atement bilee St., com 17 —Neow 115 1 Close % L3 38 136 % Asked 135 s 137 100 198 HOUSE REPORT York Clearing & HAFFEY NDERTAKERS L ST., East End Office, 153 K 1451-3 nt—Free Use of Parlors pTaken for Upholstcring. 2 Any Hour, Day or Night UNERAL DIRECTORS L HOME FINANGIAL GENTER UNDER HEAVY GUARD (Continued from First Page) & Co., which suffered most in the ca- tastrophe, also was heavily guarded by regular police and a score of pri- vate detectives. All the windows on the main floor of the building which were blown in were covered with can- vas. Most of the clerical force of the banking firm were on hand, but the interior of the bullding continued to show the extent of yesterday's dis- aster. Several of the Morgan part- ners were early on hand, but had nothing to add to their brief state- ments of yesterday nor would they vouchsafe any theory as to the cause or motive of the explosion There were an unusually large at- tendance of prospective customers at the office of leading brokerage houses, and firms with out-of-town wire con- negtions reported buying orders. All indications pointed to an active day in the Stock Market The banks opened as usua their messengers and runners, who usually carry large amounts of wal- uable securities, were escorted by husky guards as a precautionary measure against the crowds In the dis- triet. New Clue Found. A plece of metal, presumably from a bomb, and an iron slug weighing about a pound were found by U. 8. Grant, deputy assistant treasurer on the roof of the sub-treasury build- ing this morning. Fire Chief Kenlon and Chief Brophy of the bureau of combustibles con- ferred this morning with Mayor Hy- lan and presented reports on What they belleved to be the cause of the explosion. Three More Die. Partially revised lists at 11 o'clock today showed that 36 persons had lost their lives in the explosion in Wall street yesterday. ‘Approximately 200 persons were injured, besides scores who received only slight cuts from fiying glass. Three names were shifted this morning from the list of those in- jured to the death column. They were John Donohue, a Brooklyn ac- countant; John W. Weir and Miss Margaret Fisher of Brooklyn. They died in hospitals. The mysterious explosion yesterday was probably caused by an infernal machine—possibly & time bomb—ac- cording to the almost unanimous opinion of expert investigators of the department of justice and the police today. Infernal Machine Parts Search of thée wreckage near the scene revealed. according to a high ofMcial who requested that his name be withheld, fragmenfts of clockwork such as is commonly used in making bombs, three pieces of curved metal were }lm found beneath the surface of the pavement in the hole caused by the explosion Another piece of similar metal was taken. from the body of Robert Westday, a 16-year- o0ld messenger. who was killed, ac- cording to Dr. Charles H. Norris, chief medical examiner Wagon Theory Dropped. The authorities said that the find- ing of these bits of evidence virtuai- ly dissipated the theory held earller by some officials that the explosion might have been caused by a collision with a wagon loaded with explosive. Examinations of the wrecked wagon revenled, nccording to the police, that it was kno’ as a “rack truck” and that it was unlikely that a vehicle of this type would be used to transport powerful explosives. No permits had heen granted for carting explosives vesterday Work of repairing the shattered windows and twisted fixtures in the Stock Exohange, the offices of J. P. Morgan®& Co., the sub-treasury and various nearby buildings began dur- ing the night and a close guard by police and soldiers from Governor's Island was kept throughout the dis- trie: £10,000 Reward Suggested. Mavor Hylan called a meeting of the board of estimate today to con- sider a proposal by him to offer a re- ward of $10,006 tor the apprehension and conviction of the person respon- sible for the tragedy The various exchanges which were closed soon after the explosion an- nelinced that they would reopen to- day. Two reported warnings that, plosion was to occur fNgured investigation today Warned of Explosion One of these was a letter received by Lieutenant Arnaud of the French high commission from a man known 1o have been a former employe of the commission, who predicted, it “was said, such an occurrence and warned the commission to close its office and wend the employes home yvesterday ¢ ‘The other was & letter received two days ago by George Ketchledge, an employe of a brokerage house, from Edwatd Fischer, in Toronto, Can who warned against remaining in Wall street “after 3 o'clock on th,” and ended his missivey with ~good luck.” Loss Put at $2,500.000. Efforts also were made today to as- certain the approximate amount of bonds and other negotlable securities sald to have been lost during yester- day's confusion Special detectives and officials of surety companies were exerting thelr efforts to this end. It was reported the amount ofvsecuri- tles lost was expected to run into several hundred thousand dollars Estimates of the property damage run as high as $2.500,000 A scene of an entirely different nature from that staged yesterday in front of the sub-treasury was sched- uled for today. Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution assembied this moin- ing for a rally at neen on the steps of the government building to cele- brate Constitation Day Prominent Mcen Meet. The first of the Morgan partners to arrive at the office this morning was Thomas Cochran. With him were the junior members, Junfus Spencer the | DAILY HERA.D. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER i7, 1920. Whitney. Most of the office staff were | on hand, although a few of the women employes remained at home. Before 11 o'clock Mr. Cochran was joined by Thomas W. Lamont and Dwight W. Morrow, fellow partners They immediately went into confer- ence and it was intimated that a statement giving the views of the firm would be issued later in the day. On the desk of one of the members of the Morgan firm was a jagged piece of cylindrical iron about four to five inches long and two inches in dlameter. This was one of many sim- flar pleces of metal found near the scene of the explosion last night and this morning and gave force to the theory that the explosion was caused by a giant bomb or torpedo. At the sub-treasury the day's busi- ness opened -without interruption, but at the assay office, in front of | which the explosion occurred, it was { found necessary to close the front doors, and access to the building was not obtainable without permission. WARNINGS ISSUED T0 | WALL STREET WORKERS : (Continued from First Page). —t— he believed he would go to Port Her- vis instead of to Buffalo, also on an anarchist hunt. He looked up train schedules and found he had but a few minutes to catch an Erie train. O’Neill suggested a shorter route to the Erie station but the stranger said he had some baggage to collect in Manhattan before leaving. Joseph O'Nelll stated this morning that he was in communication with the French high commission and was told the description of the stranger coincided with that of Edward Fisch- er, a “former employe of the com- mission” who is reparted to have sent & postcard warning of the explosion, was detained by the police in Ham- fiton. Ont.. today Candidate for Vice-President FEx- presses Belief That His Senate Will Seat Lonergan. Willimantic, Sept. 17.—Franklin D. Roosevelt, vice-presidential nominece of the democratic tickct, bégan a two days’ speaking trip in Connecticut with an open address in Lincoln Square this afternoon. He was due at an earlier hour but the train was late. and a reception and luncheon were tendered him by party follow- ers here Mr. Roosevelt, in the courke of his talk acéused the re- publican party of making every ef- fort to block the acceptance of the treaty and declared that after the November eclections the democratic party will see to it that the treaty is signed. Mr. Roosevelt said that it would be well to give the treaty a trial even if it might have to be amended in the course of time. The present campaign, he said, was one of progress by the democrats and one of reaction by the republicans. _In forecasting a decisive victory in November, Mr. Roosevelt said the senate he expected to preside over would not include Senator Brande- gee ag he anticipated the election of Congressman Lonergan, nominated by the democrats yesterday. . Mr. Lonergan who was present and spoke introduced Mr. Roosevelt and the other speaker was Judge Robert Mare, of Cincinnatl, O., who spoke of Governor. Cox from his knowledge of him as a personal friend A delegation from Manchester took Mr. Roosevelt to that place. CONSULATE VIOLATED Reds at Genoa Try to Raise Flag Over Home of U. 8. Consul Washington, Sept. —An at- tempted violation of the American consulate at Genoa, said to have been made by workmen displaying red flags who sought to force lowering of | the American flag during a funeral of workmen was répogtéd today to the state department Italian authorities hav® expressed their regret over the incident. ICE BOUND . o Coast 17.—Captain ship, rt neariy North fce-bound Captain Amund ped Maud soon and continue hi GET LONG TERMS 3ridgeport, Sept. 17.—Pleading guilty to blackmail charges in the superior court today, seven members of an alleged “blackmail club” were sentenced to 20 to 25 vears imprison- ment each by Judge John E. Keeler. T MARRIED IN NAUGATUCK Louis Zappula of this city and Miss I Grace Sequenzia of Naugatuck. were | married in that city August 21, by Rev. Thomas Cooney. The local man is 25 years of age and his bride is 18, according to the return certificate at the office of the town clerk NO PEACE POSSIBLE TILL TINES CHANGE ! Amaments Must Be Reduced<First, Baker Declares. Waterloo, Ia., Sept. 17.—There will be no peace in Europe until the bur- den of armament is lifted and the fear of war destroyed, Secretary Bak- er declared here today, in a speech imievoted wholly to discussion af the treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations covenant. Challenging a statement from Sen- ator Harding's speech accepting the republican presidential nomination that the league was “so utterly im- potent .to prevent wars that it has not been tried,” Secretary Baker de- clared the league's operation ‘‘has Iready saved one war, though Sena- tor Harding did not know it He recited the submission to the league council by Sweden and Finland of the Aland Island dispute. @ “Under the old order,” Mr. Baker said, “Finland would instantly have occupied the Aland islands with her military forces; Sweden would have mobilized her fleet, cut off Finnish ships if possible and prepared expe- ditionary forces for immediate atg tack.” by The secretary also took issue with what he described as Senator Hard- ing’'s assertion that some such inter- national court as The Hague tribunal with “teeth” in it was the sole agenc necessary for the preservation of world peace. “All of which sounds very simple.” Mr. Baker continued, “but whose teeth is the senator going to put into The Hague tribunal. His criticism of the covenant of the League of Na- tions is that it may require the use of the armed forces of the United States. Now our armed forces are our teeth. If The Hague tribunal is to have teeth it is to have force, and the only kind of force which operates among nations is armed force.” Deaths and Funerals. Joseph Zotter. Joseph Zotter, aged years, djed this morning at his home 104 Glen street. He was a native of Aus- tria, and for a number of years has engaged in business in this city. The funeral will be held at 9 o’clock Mon- day morning at St. Peter'’s church. The burial will be in St. Mary's ‘new cemetery. Mrs. Jane Flizabeth Alvord. Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Alvord, aged 80, died this noon at her home at 147 Curtis street. She was the widow of the late Francis L. Alvord. Sur- viving are two sons, Dwight of Bridgeport and Elmer of Bristol, 1lso two daughters. Mrs. Florence FEllis of Brockton: Mass., and Miss Mary of this city. Funeral services will® be conducted from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and at 2:30 from the Erwin Mortuary chapel. Rev. L. B. Giles will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemeétery. Arno H. Wagner. The funeral of Arno H. Wagner was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home at 380 Arch street. Rev. M. W, Caa an officiated. Burial took place in Fairview cemetery. Kdmund Schilling. -~ Edmund Schilling, aged 85, died this morning following a lengthy iil- ness incident to advanced age. He was an employe of the P. & F. Corbin company for a number of years. The deceased was born in Germany, com- ing to this country and New Bri nearly 40 years " ' by a son, Joseph Whitestone, L. Miss Agnes Bar a brother, Joseph Connecticut Federation of Labor Meets Today in New Haven—200 li«k-gn tes Present. New Haven, Sept. 17.—A labor con. | ference to discuss. candidates and party platforms, called by the Con- gecticut Federation of Labor began today. The first session saw delegates, in their seats. | state eral assembly. » publicans were silent in BF platform on all the demands, while the demo- crats included five of seven subjects in their platform. The afternoon session was ad- dressed by Town Clerk John E. Dou- ghan of New Haven on election laws. Edward F. McGrady of Washington. | of the executive board of the F.| of L. poke on the general Relitical| situation. Tonight and tomorrow discussion will be had on questions of endorsing parties and candidat FOR Three family house and garage on Hartford Price $9,300; cash $2,000. Good income. Avenue. A six tenement block $14,000; cash $3,500, Rents for $1,608 a year. Let us sell your property for you? ‘New Britain Real 280 Main St S A AN R DS SALE near Broad street. Price Estate Exge Insurance Cye: BRBBEIVRB VOOV GO D B BB GO CITY ITEMS Latest Victor Records at Morans’. —Advt. Miss Effie Pickup of York. Exclusive agents Stetson Besse-Leland Co.—advt Howard Hanford, son of Mr. Mrs. Lewis Hanford of No. 27 Lenox Place, will leave for New York Mon- day, where he will enter Pratt insti- tute in Brooklyn. in New Shoes. The Harmony quintet has been se- ! cured to plav Sunday afternoon at Quartette club park at the Foresters' outing. Dobbs, Knox, Dunlap hats, Wilspn's. —advt. A daugher was born today at the New Britain General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kellerman of Kensing- ton. A permit for the erection of a ! and E— | H Lincoln , street has been spending a few days 31 WaST MAIN ST. Stanley R. Eddy, Mgr. $6,000 one family dwelling on Sefton | drive was issued today to W. Alden. Mrs. Marion W. Hills, wife of Rev. George W. C. Hills, pastor of the South Congregational church fis named <beneficiary in a will of her father the late Augustus Walbridge of Brooklyn, Y. The estate is ap- praised at $33,541.43. Deputy Judge and Mrs. Benjamin W. Alling have returned from month’s vacation in the Bermudas. Smoke the Hartford's best hand- made cigar. The New England Per- fecto.—advt. Miss Julia Meehan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Meehan of Wallace street, has resumged her studies at the Academy of the !Izly Family, Baltic. The Camp Real Estate company yvesterday sold the block owned by R. H. Erwin at the corner of North and Tremont streets to Angelo and «Camillo Gagliardi. The two stores and two tenements. % The Sacred Heart of Jesus Polfsh parochial school has an enrollment of 1,840 pupils. This is the largest reg- istration of any school in the city. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wilson of Com- monwealth avenue will leave soon for Palm Beach, Florida. They there for a short while, then they will go to the Isle of Pines in Cuba where Mrs. Wilson has a large pine- apple and grapefruit grove. They ex- pect to be gone all winter. Timothy S. Lynch, chief operator at the Connecticut Light & Power company's plant, and son Joseph left today for Boston where they will spend a two weeks' vacation. Dance Sat. night, Bardeck’s hall —advt. Members of the Y. M. T. society minstrel troune will this evening at 7:15 at the building for first rehearsal. Court Friendly picnic day. Quartet park. Sunday, advt A. B meet Tabs' field 19. and Sept. TO FORM UNION. Oyster Openers in South Norwalk Serve Notice to That Effect. South Norwalk, Sept. 17.—Owyster openers emploved at the local ovster fisheries have served notice on the companies of thei; intention to form a union. Demands for an increase of 15 cents a gallon—they are now metting 35 cents a gallon—have bee~n presented. Tn the failure of ‘the companies to meet the demands. “he threat has been made that a strike will be called. About five local plants are affected, and about 250 openers are employed here. CONTINUF INVESTIGATION Palmer and Garvan Hurry to New York to Take Part in Probe. Wasilington, Sepf. §l—Attomey Gen.. Palmer and Francis P. Garvan, asristant attorney general in charge of the government's anti.radical eéampaign, left here today for Naw ork tp direct their investigation of explosion in the financial dis- ict ‘there yesterday. It was stated at the department of justice that the government’s inquiry would be directed largely in deter- mining whether the explosion result- ed from radical activities. 3 building has | will stay ICHTER & CUMPA Members New York Stock Exchange, NEW BRITAIN, Telephone We Own and Offer 50 SHARES . AM. HARDWAF COLT’S LANDERS - .NORTH & JUDI STANLEY WOR H. L. JUDD, WE OFFER:—, F. G. JUDD juDD & CC Investment Securities * 23 WEST MAIN STREET, - W. T. 6 Telchone 1818 — 1 50 Shares of Landers, Frary & C JOHN P. D Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York. STOCKS x BONDS Direct Private Wire New York to Boston. G. F. GROFF, mMgr.~~Room 509, N. B. Nat'l Bank Bldg.— KEOGH PRIZE FOR WINNER. P. F. Burns has promised the win- ner of the series between the Pioneers and Annex a rosewood bat, which vears ago was won by a local team on the diamond. The old Arctics, captained by the late Thomas Burns, won the bat in a game with the Win- chester team at Fenwick Park, New Haven, in 187 Mr. Burns is having the bat polished and fixed and it will make a handsome trophy for the vie- torious team. . MISSION AT ST. PETER’S. A two weeks' mission will open next Sunday evening at St. Peter's church under the auspices of the P sionist Missionary Order. The services will be in charge of Rev. Father Valentine. The first week will be for the women of the parish and the sec- ond for the men. Services will he held every morning and evening dur- ing the mission. T e CITY HALL DIRECTORIES. Directories giving the numbers and office hours of each eity department and officiald have been placed at both ends of the main corridor in City Hall today. The boards were purchas- ed by the City Hall commission sev- erdl weeks ago, but because of ah error in printing, were temporarily removed. _Public Works Board - Inspect Electri A meeting of the board works will be held Tuesds] at 7:30. sFollowing the af bills and transaction of othi of routine business, the col ers will make an electric spection about the city. pose of the inspection is to what sections of the city a of more light M d Mrs. J. M. tin to Democratic Ca Mr. and Mrs. James M. @ as hosts today to Frankili velt, vice-presidentialgcan ing his visit to this city noon. 3 Mr. Curtin and a met Mr. Roosevelt at RTAIN. ROOSEV Mr. an automobile. enterthined at luncheon tin's home. BRAVES BUY TOR Boston, Sept. 17.—The, Walter T. Torphy of the club of the Eastern leag ton Nationals, was aQ today. @##fi@#fi’fi#%é#&@#@#@fi## SGHRSTBBEEHB RO in the State of, we have Arcari . LGa and g D § onnecticut. *the services of two foreign exchange eta, both of them having had experience in this co \convinced that they will manage our Foreign Exchi acceptable manner. Announcement This Bank has come to the conclusion that the peopie of New Britain are need of and ate entitled to the best Foreign Exchange Department to be fa In order to create a deparfment of this char experts, Messrs. le who come to this town from all the countries in cari and Gaeta well versed in the problems that are ongue. this country, and will have the satisfactio epartment are drafts drawn on all countries, cable, the purchase and sale of foreig s, food drafts, etc. e Britain and vicinity desiring the services tment managed by two foreign - ex: ign languages is solicited by i Trust Company siness hours week=deys (9 a. m. to 3