New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1921, Page 9

| Financial ook TR AALL STREET STOCK FXCHANGE REPORTS ——— ‘Wall Street, 10:30 a. m.—Specula- tive shares again reflected sharp pressure at the opening of today's stock market. In the early dealings losses of one to two points were regis- tered by Crucible and Bethlehem steels, Harvester, General ¥lectric, Sumatra Tobacco, Houston Oil and Famous Players. Other steels, equip- ments, oils and motors were lower by CAN SAVE CITIZENS | 360,000 EACH YEAR Local Minister Claims That Amount Wasted Here Annually Sixty thousand dollars a year is s_uandered, wasted and in fact lit- erally thrown away by citizens of New Britain every year, according to fig- ures compiled by Rev. Frederick H. Wilkins, of the German Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Wilkins, who has change of the daily vacation Bible fractions to one point and Western Union extended yesterday’'s severe de- cline. Foreign exchange was reac- tionary. the London rate approximat- ing the recent low quotation. Wall Street, Noon.—Dealings dur- ing tl.e morning were on the smallest scale of any session in many weeks. Shorts effected further losses among steels, eqripments and oils, also Fa- mous Players, Sears-Roebuck, Inter- national Paper, Union Bag, American Woolen, Can and shippings. Rails were neglected, the only change in thet division consisting of a point decline in Great Northern and Chica- ¢ Great Western. Losses were part- Iy recovered before noon when Mexi- can Pet, rallied two points. Call money opened and renewed into next wec.. at ¢ per cent. 1:30 p. m.—General Electric, Woolen, United Fruit and Wilson & Co., were the chief objects of bearish attention at mid-day, show- ing losses of one and a half to almost throe points. Mexican Pet., sus- taincd another reversal and U. 6. Steel was heavy. (New York Stock Exnhl.nco quota- tions furnished by Putnam & Co., members of the New York Stock Ex- change.) High. Low, 313 80% Am Bee! 28 271 Am Can ....... 26% 25% Am r & Fdy.125 123 Am Locomotive, §0 80 Am Bug Ref cm 663% 66 Am Sumatra Tob x Div 443y Am Tel & Tel 108 Am Tobacco ...120% 120 Am Woolen 681 66% Anaconda Cop 377% 37% Atch Top & B F 82% 823 At Gulf & Wt T 283, 22% Baldwin Loco . 74% 72% Bal: & Ohio 383 37 Beth Steel B... 46% 453 Can Pacific ....1093% 108% Centi Lther . Co. 35% 34% Ches & Ohio .. 63% 615 Chi Mil & St P 26 256% Chi Rk IIsl & P 32% 3034 Chile Copper 10% 10 Chino Cop .... 22% 22% Col Fuel & Iron 26% 26% Cruc Steel x div §3% 51 Crba Cane Sug. 8% 8% Elk Horn Coal . 17% 17% Frdicott-John .. 58% 59% Frie: ... .. 18 128 Frie 1st pfd .... 18% -8% Gaston, W & W .. 1% t Gen Electric ...128 119% @cn Motors .... 11 %% 11% Gt North ptd ... 68 675 IMilineis Cen .... 91% 916 Inspir Cop ..... 333 Interbor Con ... 3% Int. Mer Mar pfd x div ..., . 43 Pacific Oil 345% 34% Int Nickel ...... 14 13% Int Paper ...... 51% 50% Klly Spring Tire% % % % x div 36 38 Kennecott Cop.. 19% 19% T2 Steel . 383% 38% “igh Val . 50.. 50% Petrol ....105% 150% tvale Steel .. 233% 23 souri Pae 19% 19 N Y Central ... 68% 68 NYNH&H.. 17% 17% Norf & West ... 94 94 North Pac -T2 ¢ Ture Oil .. 25% Tan Am P an 4T% Tenn R R .... 34% Dierce Arrow 175 - Yitts Coal ........ 52% Press Steel Car ... T'ay Con Cop Iteacing lep Iand § . Close. 31% 271 26% 123 80 6% 453 103% 120% 67 37% 82% 231 72% 37 PN 108% 35% 51% 25 303 10% 26% 8% 59% 12% 18% 1% 10% €7.. Allis-Chal Mfg.. Sugar. 44% 19y “i touth Pac South Rail . studebaker Co Texas Co Tob Prod Trans Oil Union Pag \ ited Fruit United Retail St . U 8 Food Pred , U 8 Indus Alco . « 8 KRubber Co . U S Steel U S Steel . Utah Cop Va Car Chem Willys Overland .. LOCAL ST0CK MARKET TODAY uraisped by Richter & Co.) Bid Asken 2125 130 .105 109 Brass 154 160 Hardware 2125 130 Billings & Spencer com 25 30 Eristol Brass 18 Colt's Arms 33 Eagle Lock . Landers F and C ¥ B Machine com .. Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd Peck Stok and Wilcox 3§ Russell Mfg Co 4 Scoville Mfg Co .. Standard Screw com Stanley Works com . Traut and Hine .. Unipn Mfg Co 49, 18% 109 487% 25% 7 i Elec Light .. B N E Tel A 30 47 48 CLx.uusG HOUSE REPOWI‘. Exchanges . ....766,863,353 Balances . 64,986,038 SUED FOR $1,000 John Lehman has through Lawyer A. Le Witt brought suit for $1,000 against Morris Schulekowsky to re- cover for a loan of $800. Constable Fred Winkle has attached an suto- mobfle belonging to the ' defendent. Tke writ ')s returable in eity court school, has, among other classes, one of boys who are being taught jto re- pair holes and leaks in rubbers and overshoes. He claims the above sum could be saved each year in this city if people would have their rubbers repaired instead of throwing them away when they begin to leak, Boys in the rubber mending class met last evening and organized “The Achievement club.” Harold Lawrence was made presidént, Artemus Stock- man, secretary and Elton Brown, treasurer. The object of the club is to emphasize eco-operation among members. Each boy will be respon- sible for his own material. A charge o: five cents for each patch was de- cided upon and the boys announce that they are ready to repair all rub- bers and overshoes in town. The money which is raised in this manner will be used to purchase ad- ditional material. Any surplus will be put towards the fund for a pic- nic, probably August 10. The rainy morning did not frighten pupils of the school this morning and 130 out of yesterday’s total enroll- ment of 173 appeared on hand as usual. Six new children were ad- mitted this morning, making the total now 179. The boys in the ham- mock clase had 100 per cent attend- ance. Philharmonic Band At Walnut Hill Sunday The Philharmonic band will give a concert at Walnut Hill park Sunday evening. The concert will begin im- | mediately after the open air service by the Christian Endeavor Union. Rev. Samuel Butcliffe of St. Mark’s Episcipol church will deliver the ad- dress. The band concert will last for two hours, beginning at 8 o'clock and terminating at 10. ARCH SI'R.EET TROIA!AEY IS GIVEN SEND-OFF. A few jitneymen and residenis of Arch street and vicinity made it their purpose to ride down Arch street on the final trolley trip last night to give the Connecticut company a send-off, inasmuch as the last trip signified the end of the Arch street trolley line for the present at least. Farewell songs were sung and a general good time was had on the car and at the end of the line. planned tc *but this plan did not night. WIDOWS' PENSION LAW For Last Quarter the State Has Paid $55,860.30 to Widows and Their Children. Hartford, July 15.—The report of the operation of the widows pension law for the quarter ending June 30, as prepared by Raymond C. Gates, agent, shows that the expenses amounted to £60,137.21, the amount paid to widows end thelr children amounting to $55,- $60.30. On June 30 there were 418 widows and 1,304 children receiving aid. The amount received from counties and towns by way of reimbursing the state was $36,094.90. P. U. WON'T ATTEND If Invited to Attend Injunction Hear- ings Will Turn Case Over to At- It had “been originally hang a crepe on the car mature last torney General Healy. Hartford, July 15—Chairman Rich- grd T. Higgins of the public utiffties commission said this afternoon that ir court at injunction hearings re- sulting from its decisions in refus- ing to grant certificates to jitneymen, would not appear personally but would turn that part of the work over to the attorney general. “The commission has quite enough work to pass on all that comes before it now without going into court to defend our decisions,” he said. ‘“‘As an administrative body of the state we may look to the attorney general for degal defense when our rulings ars made a matter of legal dispute.” SOLDIER IS BURIED Military Honors Accorded W. H. Gor- don, First Ansonia Hero Killed Ansonia, July 15.—With full mili- tary honors, the funeral of William H. Gordon, first Ansonia soldier killed in action in the world war, and for whom ‘William H. Gordon post No. 50, Amer- icap Legion was named was held here this morning. It was one of the most impressive of its kind ever held here, more than two hundrd world war veterans and naval reservists in uni- form, headed by the 102nd regiment band, accompanying the body which was mounted on a caisson to the Church of the Assumption where a requiem mass was celebrated and thence to the cemetery. . STANLEY MEMORIAL PICNIC. Members of Local Church Will Hold Affair at Colt’s Park in Hartford. The Stanley Memorial Sunday school and church picnic will be held tomorrow at Colt’s park, Hert- ford. Special trolley cars will leave the commission, if notified to appear | NEW BRlTAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY JULY PRESIDENT OCCUPIES NEW CHAIR Newspaper editors gave this chair to President Harding. It is made from a rib of the old Revolutionary warship, Revenge. Deaths and Funerals. William F. O’Dell The funeral of William F. O’Dell (was held at 9:30 o’clock this morning from the State Armory, and at 10 o’clock in St. Mary's church. Rev. ‘Willlam Krausa was the celebrant of a solemn requiem high mass. Rev. William F. O’Dell of Elmwood was deacon, Rev. Daniel Sullivan was sub- deacon and Rev. John T. Winters was master-of-ceremonies. There was a large attendance of ex-servicemen. As the body was entering the church Frederick ¥. Harmon presiding at the organ, played Chopin’s Funeral March, ana as it was being borne from th¢ church he played “The Death March” from Saul. During the mass Mrs. Mary T. Crean sang and at the close of the service she sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” James Don- ahue also’sang. Rev. Daniel Sullivan and Rev. John T. Winters conducted the religious Service at the grave in St. Mary’s new cemetery, and the sounding of taps and the firing of a volley was cared for by ex-service- men. The rall bearers were Lieutenant John O’Brien, Sergeants Clarence Cal- lahan, William Hopkins, Stanley Sele- dyn, Gerald Crean. The firing squad: Sergeants Silas Lynch and Fleisch- auer, Corporals Carl Carlson, Stanley Tantorski, 8. Tahelleck, Ed. Jones and Budnik; Privates John Bertini and Andrew Stempian. Mrs. Margaret McNamara. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Me- Namara was held at 9 o’clock this morning at St. Joseph’s church. Rev. J. Leo Sullivan was the celebrant of a requiem high mass. The pall bear- ers were John, Stephen, Joseph, Wil- liam, Daniel and Frank MtNamara, sons of the deceased. The flower bear- ers were John and Edward McNa- mara, Howard and John Banner, grandsons of the deceased. The burial was in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Mrs. Ann Muller. The tuneral of Mrs. Ann Muller was held at 9 o’clock this morning at the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Rev. Thomas Laden was the celebrant of a requigm high mass. The pall bearers wéte Michael Sonney, Thom- as Mooney, John J. Heery, Thomas Lynch, Joseph Donahue and Louis Huber, Jr. The burial was in St Mary's new cemetery. During the mass Miss Kathleen Crowley sang ‘““‘Ave Maria,” and as the body was being borne from the church, Miss Crowley sang, “Face to Face” NEW APPOINTMENTS Governor Lake Names Six Trustees for the Mystic Oral School for the Deaf. Hartford, July 15.—Governor Lake today appointed six trustees of the Mystic Oral School for the Deaf as fol- lows: Dr. Louis M. Allen of Groton and Charles E_ Wheeler of Stonington for a term of three years; F. Valentine Chappell of New London and Dr. Henry R. Palmer of Stonington for a term of two years; Frederick I Denison of Stonington and Miss Mary J. Dickenson of that place for a term of one year. The terms begin on the first of this month TEAMSTER BADLY HURT Hjalmer Johnson of 20 Henry Street Is at New Britain General Hospital in Serious Condition. Hjalmer Johnson, of 20 Henry street, employed as a teamster at the Stanley Svea Grain and Coal com- pany, was badly injured this morn- ing while delivering a load of coal at a house on Franklin street. He was taken to the New Britain General hospital where it was found that he had three fractured ribs on the right side and a punctured lung. WILL GET SWIM. Through the courtesy of Physical Director John Bertini, of the Y. M. at the corner of East street at 9 o'clock. A baseball game has been arranged between two classes in the junior department and between the men of the Brotherhood and a picked team trom the school. C. A., boys of the semior and junior teams of the inter-playground league have been granted the privilege of a swim in the tank and a shower bath every Wednesday and Friday mornings at 11 o’clock, immediately after their games. Mr. and Mrs. B. Apter, wife and baby, of Hartford, spent yesterday in New Britain. Thomas Hayes tion in this city with friends. G. W. Ames and wife, of Waterbury, spent yesterday in this city. JITNEY ©O. “BROKE.” Danbury and Bridgeport Taxi Com- pany Being Forced Into Bankruptcy Bridgeport, July 16.—That the Dan- bury and Bridgeport Taxi company which has appealed from the ruling of the Public Utilities board denying its route, must cease running alto- gether and go into bankruptcy was the gist of a statement made by Judge John E. Keeler in the superior court today when he denied an application for a change in receivership from Mortimer D. Stowe, present receiver, to ex-Mayor Henry Lee. “This is a case for the bankruptey court,” Judge Keeler declared. *“I can’t sea any position that might be taken by a judge of the superior court in this case, which is not in the juris- diction of this court. The application is denied.” BOARD Of CONTROL Balance on Hand Now Amounts to One and One-Half Millions. Hartford, July 15.—The board of’ control held its meeting today to make appropriations out of the two million dollar emergency deficiency fund established under an act)passed at the last session of the eneral Assembly and which relieved the committee on appropriations of the work of deciding on the deficiencies. The board leaves a balance of about $150,000 dollars which wll be turned over to the treasury. Governor Lake who presided said the plan of turn- ing the deficiencies over to the board of control had, he thought worked well. Attorney Gen. Healy agreed with him. In the future deficiencies will be taken care of out of the sum, $300,000 appropriated by the General Assembly for the next two fiscal years. Fighter’s Sponsor Jean Summers has been appointed by Gov. L. F. Hart of Washington as sponsor for the dreadnought ‘“Wash- ington” to be launched at Camden, N. J. She is the daughter of Con- gressman John W. Surumara and daughter of Newark, N. J. are spending a vaca- 192T1. JITNEYMEN TAKEN TO TEST NEW 1AW New London Operator Held by Police in First Action There 15 New London, July 15.—With a view to testing the legality of the new jitney regulations, Samuel Shapiro, a New London jitneur, courted arrest in State street this morning by soliciting Dpassengers for Ocean Beach. He was discharged after the first arrest because his bus had not started with passengers aboard. A half hour later when he did start, he was again arrested, prosecuted in police court and fined $20 on a charge of operating a jitney without a per- mit from the public utilities commis- sion. No arrests of jitneymen were HONOR LOCAL MAN Morris Cohen Has Name in Zionists’ Golden Book—Will Be Placed in Library at Palestine. A most enjoyable evening was spent last night at a restaurant in Hartford, by about 40 local Zionists who gathered to honor Morris Cohen, president of the local Zionist district. Mr. Cohen, who is entering upon the. fourth year as president of the New Britain district, has done such won- derful work in this city and Con- necticut that the local Zionigts had his name inscribed in the “Golden Book” of the New Britain national fund. This book will soon be placed in the Jewish National Jlibrary in Palestine. Among the visitors at the supper was Meyer S. Mintz, now of Spring- field and formerly of this city. Mr. Mintz, besides entertaining with Jew- ish national songs, delivered a talk during which he presented Mr. Cohen with the certificate showing the en- trance of his mame in the “Golden Book.” Toward the end of the supper Mr. Cohen made a few remarks about the Feren Ha Ynsod and towards New Britain’s quota of $20,000, $3,000 of which was subscribed at the table. Pemarks were also made by Dr. M. S. Dunn, who acted as toastmaster, Henry Morans, A. Goldstein, state su- pervisor and Samuel H. Kaplan. WED 0UT OF TOWN Several Ceremonies Performed in Hartford and Bridgeport of Local Interest. Joseph Falaski, a widower, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Ida Carlson of this city, a divorcee, were married in Hartford, July 2, by Rev. H. J. ‘White r.- Gerard B. Loureda of Washington street, Hartford, and Miss Joaquina Sirera of this city, were married in Hartford, June 9, by Max L. Goldenthal, justice of the peace. Harry Alpert of this city and Lillian Smulowitz of Hartford, were married by Rabbi K. Rosenbaum, July 3, at Hartford. John E. Kilbourn, a local plumber, and Agnes Violet Hoffman of 24 Forest street, Bridgeport, were married in Bridgeport, June 16, by Rev. H. C. Arch. Edward J. Keating of this city and Miss Dora Weldman-of Park avenue, Bridgeport, were married in the same city by Rev. R. F. Moore, June 16. Nathan Freedman and Rose L Dobin, the former a resident of this city and the latter of Hartford, were married in the Capital city, July 3. CITY ITEMS Now is the time to get a Panama —Wilson’s sale.—Advt. A daughter was born today at the New Britain General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cross of 173 Park street . Thomas Grace of Lasalle street is seriously ill at his home. John Dedarian of this city, was today notified by Captain T. W. Grace to be in the Hartford police court tomorrow morning, to answer a charge of evading responsibility after a collision there yesterday. Mrs. Wilfred C. Cayer of Dewey street who has been under treatment at the Hartford hospital has returned home. Miss A. Holfelder is ill at home, 170 Arch street. Have the Herald follow you on your vacation. Be sure to order it before you leave for the shore.—advt. Shirts selling by the thousands— Wilson’s sale—advt. H. Dayton Humphrey has sold a two-family house at' 100 Lincoln street to Isaac Reicher for N. G. Cur- tle. The Senior O. U. A. M, not the Junior O. U. A. M, contributed $10 to the Herald Fresh Air Fund. SWEENEY WINS AGAIN Shuttle Meadow Club Golfer Defeats A. B. Dodge of Brooklawn at State 351 her Meet in Greenwich. Greenwich, July 15.—W. P. Seeley of Brooklawn will meet R. M. Lewls of Greenwich and P. Rothwell of Hartford will play against W. J. Sweeney of Shuttle Meadow this aft- ernoon in the semi-final round of the! Connecticut ~ State amateur golf championship tournament on the Greenwich country club’s course. The morning matches were played id_the rain. The scores: W. P. Seeley, Brooklawn, beat N. Wheeler Brooklawn 4 up and 3 to play. P. Rothwell Hartford beat E. B. Carhart, Greenwich 6 and 4. R. M. Lewis, Greenwich, beat J. T. Hubbard, Brooklawn, 4 and 2. W. J. Sweeney, Shutle Meadow, beat A. B. Dodge, Brooklawn, 4 and 2. L. PUTNAM&Co. Successor to Richter & Co. Member New York Stock Exchange 31 WEST MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. STANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. 50 Landers Frary & Clark 50 North & Judd 50 Colts W. T. 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FRIEDMAN-MARKELSON & COMPANY, Members Consolidated Stock Exchange of N. Y. 742 Main Street FAST PRIVATE WIRES TROOPS CONTROL RIOT SITUATION IN JAPAN Dock Yard Strikers Try Violence to Gain Possession of Yards For Their Own Control. Kore, Japan July 15.—(By Associ- ated Press)—Troops were called out today after thousands of dock yard strikers here had charged a police cor- Aon in an attempt to take possession nf the yards and cars on a project for their control by the workers. Scome strikers were wounded and ringleaders of the movement were arrested. All the dockyards have been closed ‘or ten days and demonstrations have Feen prohibited. The strike leaders yesterday threat- ¢ned to employ the methods of Ital- ian workers, who took over and oper- ated metal and other plants in Italy unless the dockyard employers made concessions. The demands of the strikers included an increase in wages, pensions, recognition of the dockyard w~orkers union and a promise not to dismiss the leaders of the strike n.ovement. The strikers in the Kawasaki dock- vards, the largest in Japan, issued manifesto today in which they declar- ed they wanted joint control of the shipyards. The manifesto proposed control of the dockyards by an indus- trial commission, the hours of labor ‘¢ be six daily. In case the workers cisplayed inefficiency the manifesto ~aid, they could be turned over to a iisciplinary committee. CANDY TOO COSTLY. Confectionery Salesmen Declare That It Should Be Lowered. New York, July 15.—“Profiteering retail confectioners will be forced to reduce their prices or retire from business,” declared O. E. Fischer, chairman of the board of directors of the National Confectionery Sales- men’s association, at the convention of the organization at the Hotel Shel- burne, Brighton Beach, yesterday. Hartford, Conn. NL York TO VARIOUS MARKETS “Their merciless and selfish goug: ing has been permitted long enough,” he continued. “If they expect to bu goods, they must check their greed and content themselves with a reason- able profit. The average large con. tectionery store could slash prices squarely 1n two and still make a sub-} stantial profit.” The speaker added that the manu- facturers and jobbers would soon hold a conference for the purpose of fix- ing retail prices and that the retailers| will be forced to observe the scale o get out of business. TROLLEY HELD UP Four Masked Men Attack Payn on Car Near Pittsburgh and Escap ‘With About $40,000 Cash. Pittsburgh, July 15.—A trolley o on the Pittsburgh and Charleroi elec= tric line was held up by four maske men near Eldora Park at 1.30 o'clock] this afternoon and the paymaster of} the Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Co was shot in the arm while defending] a suit case containing forty thousand dollars. The robbers escaped with the money in an automobile waitin for them at the scene of the holdup WANT QUICK COLECTIONS. Secretary Mellon Announces Govern ment Plan on Foreign Loans. Washington, July 15.—The treas ury policy is to proceed to refunding of loans to the allies and the coll tion of interest thereon at the earl: iest possible date, Secretary Mello: declared today, resuming discussion cf the administration refunding bill before the senate finance committee Reports in London and New Yo that an agreement had been reac to defer interest payments on British debt 15 years, he added, we: “wholly unfounded and absolutel inconceivable. Mr. Mellon told the commtte there was “no occasign in the lgh of the present situation to gramt deferment of British interest pay- ments.