New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1921, Page 11

Financial WALL STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Wall Street, LT S , 10:30 a. m.—Profes- sional selling of speculative issues was actively resumed at the opening ' of today's stock market. Shares which accelerated the recent reaction were again weakest, notably oils, rubbers, tobaccos and the less active equip- ments. Mexican Pet., U. S. Rubber, First Pfd., United Retails Stores, BSears-Roebuck and Harvester lost 1 to 2 points, the latter making a new low price for the year. General Electric, Industrial Alcohol and Con- tinental Can. extendzd yesterday’s losses. Among rails the only note- worthy feature was a one point de- cline in Louisville and Nashville. For- eign exchange showed further unset- - tlement on the greater weakness of marks which were quoted at 1. fi to 1.06. Noon.—Shorts effected further im- pairment of prices in almost every branch of the list during the fore- noon. Little support was seen save in the high grade rails and indus- trials. Bethlehem and Crucible steels . were heavy and losses of one to four points resulted from moderate offer- ings of Am’'n Steel Foundries, Pressed Steel Car, Westinghouse Electric, General Electric, and New York Air Brake, Pan American Pet. B. was the ‘weakest of the oils, losing almost 3 points. Chandler, Studebaker, Indus- trial Alcohol, International Paper, American Woolen, American Stgar, American International and National Lead forteited 1 to 2 points. Call money opened at 6 per cent. (New ‘foak Stock Exchange quota- members ot the New York Stock Ex- change.) High 24% 122% Low 24% 123 821 33% 61 43% 105% 117 66% 345 83% 20% 72% 36% 4% 112 26% 53 25% 30% 10 21% 22% 843% 64% 51% 9% 57%* 1 109% 10 30 73% 30% 3% 9% 395 29% 13% 42% 37Y 18 903% Close 24% 122 82% 33% 623 44 105% 117% 66% 34% 84 20% 2% 36% 48% 112 26% 53 Am Cr & Fdy... Am Loco 83 Am Sm & Ref 33% Am Sug Ref cm. 62% Am Sum Tob 441 Am Tel & Tel..105% Am* Tob L 117% Am Woolen . 6T% Ana COp ...... 35 Atc Top & S F.. 84% At GIf & W 1.. 20% Bald Loco .. 73% Balti & Ohio. 36% Beth Steel B .. 484% Can - Pacific .114 Cen Leath Co .. 26% Ches & Ohio... 53 Chi M1 & S P. 25% Chi Rk 1 & P.. Chile Copper . Chino- Cop Col F1 & In. v Con-Gas . Cn Prd Ref.. " Crucible Steel Cub Cn Sug. Endi - John. Gaston W & W Gen Electric Gen Motors .. Good (BF) Co.. Gt North pfd . Inspir Copper Interbor Con .. Int Mer Mar .... Int Mex Mar pfd 40% Allis-Chalm Mfg 30% Int Nickel . .. 13% int Paper . 43% Kelly Springfleld 38 Kennecott Cop.. 18% Mex Petrol 93% Midyale Steel 23% IMissouri Pac ... 19% Nat Lead .. 2% N Y Air Brake .. ‘North Pacific . ‘Pure Oil . Pan Am P T Penn R R Pierce Aroow . Pressed Steel ‘Car Ray Con Cop . " Reading . Rep I S Royal D, N Y - -Sinclair Oil Refin 8outh Pacific . South Railway Studebaker Co Texas Co. Texas Pacific Tobacco Prod . Transcont Oil Union Pacific .. United Fruit .. United Retail St U S Food Prod U S Indus Alco U S Rubber Co U S Steel .... U S Steel pfd . Utah Copper Va Car Chemical ..23% Willys Overland .. 63 HARTFORD STOCKS Eertt Quotations furnished by Co., 23 West Main street: Aug. 16, 1921. Bid Asked 2124 128 147 152 10 14 25 30 23 31 44 48 46 48 47 50 45 110 220 310 42 45 110% 10 30 74 30% 3% 95 39% 293 13% 43% 37% 18 90 % 23% 325 2314 5614 7 119% 101% 49% 163 45% 48 3% 109% 44% 23 6% Judd & Am Hardware Am Brass ..... Bristol Brass ... Billings and Spencer Colt's Arms . Eagle Lock Landers F and C Niles-Be-Pond com North and Judd Russell Mtg Co .. Standard Screw .... Scovill Mfg. Stanley oWrks . Tnion Mfg Co ..v..- 200 290 CLEARING HOUSE REPORR. Exchanges . .. .642,600,000 { Balances . . 69,200,000 SUIT FOR $3,000. Alleged Failure of Land Deal CaCuse for Action. Salvatore and Paulina Leone of Burnside, Hartford, brought suit against John Karalus, alias Stefnia Raralus, for $3,000. The suit is the vesult of alleged negotiations on a lund deal which failed to materialize. Constable Fred Winkle issued the »Writ and attached property of the de- fendant. The writ is returnable in September. Lawyer Alfred LeWitt is N mmnuuv- for the plalnufl SAFETY FIRST CAMPAIGN Police Chicfs Meet At State Capitol to Arrange For Educational Plan in Week of Sept. 19. Chief William J. Rawlings of the police department attended the meet- ing of the executjve committee of the State Policemen association which was held in the state capitol Yester- day afternoon. One of the nt ‘items discussed ywas for the fety first” campaign to be con- ducted throughout the state, to lessen automobile ~accidents. Ten chiefs were in attendance at the meeting, and Deputy Commissioner Macdonald in the absence of Commissioner R. B. Stoeckel presided. It is planned to conduct the cam- paign along educational lines. Five reels of moving pictures will be shown of the results of carelessness that sometimes leadé up to fatal "c- cidents. The views will be shown the public here in New Britain at a point yet to be selected by Chief Rawlings. Some prominent speakers may also be heard in regard to pre- vention. of auto accidents. At the close of the session yester- day, the chiefs were entertained at the Hotel Garde by Deputy ‘Commis- ioner Macdonald. Lodge is Appointed As Member of Commission Washington, Aug. 16.—Henry Cabot Lodge, chairman ot the senate for- eign relations committee has been definitely selected by President Hard- ing as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament con- ference. ANNUAL OUTING. Court Columbia Members to Trolley to Compounce for Yearly Picnic. Members of Court Columbia, Catholig Daughters of America, will hold theil annual outing at Lake Compounce to- morrow afternoon. They will leave New . Britain on the 2 o'clock trolley. The committee in charge of arrange- ments has been working hard to pre- pare a program and a long list of sports and athletic events have been schedul- ed. Following the various stunts, lunch will be served at 5 .o’clock.' A general invitation has been extended to all members, their families and friends, to participate in the picnic. MORE TROOPS ORDERED Additional Soldiders Needed in North import- ; 31 DELEGATES COMING. i fea China Will Send This Numbe: ‘Washington Conference in Nov. Peking, Aug. 16. (BY Associated Press.)—China’s delegation at the conference on disarmament and Far East questions to be held in Wash- ington will comprise 31 members. It will consist of a cheif and four dele- gates, ten councillers and sixteen clerks, according to a tentative decso decision reached by the cabinet yes- terday. Dr. Philip C. K. Tyau, at present counciller at the foreign office will leave for the United States early in September to make preliminary ar- rangements. It is generally regarded that the se- lection of Dr. W. W. Yen, foreign min- ister, chief of the delegation would meet with approval in China, due to thte fact that he is not affiliated with any party, and is toroughly familiar with foreign affairs. “ DON’T WANT McADOO His Services As Expert Are Not Desir- ed At Hearing. Washington, Aug. 16.—The senate interstate commerce committee refused today to call Wm_ G. McAdoo, former director general of railroads to. give “‘expert’ testimony” on the administra- tion's railroad funding bill. The motion to call Mr. McAdoo was ‘made by Senator Pittman, democrat, Nevada, 4and was defeated 7 to'3, Sen- ators Pittman, Stanley, democrat, Ken- tucky, and La Follette, republican, Wisconsin, supporting it. MORE INDICTMENTS LIKELY. Alleged Illegal Building Commissions In Chicago Cause Trouble. l‘ Chicago, Aug. 16.—Fifty more in- dictments in the final grand jury,in- vestigation of illegal puilding material commissions were promised today by Robert E: Milroy, assistant district attorney in charge of the federal in- vestigation of building conditions. Thes» indictments 1f returned, will make more than 20v in connection with the probe. Scone and glass branches of the industry are to be in- vestigated, Mr. Milroy said and as- serted that manufacturers, contrac- tors and union officials would be in- volved. BRITISH RACER ARRIVES Maple Leaf VII Unloaded at Detroit —Ready For Races Detroit, Aug. 16.—Maple Leaf VII Sir Mackay Edgar’s new challenger for the Harmsworth trophy, was unloaded Caroline Strike Zone Winston Salem, N. C., Aug. 16.— Orders to send an additional company of state troops to Kannapolis for duty n connection with the strike of textile Jperatives: there were received heré last night by Captain Ben H. Gray; commanding the local company _of militia, from Adjut. Gen. Metz. The ‘roops will entrain from Concord this morning. TEXTILE WORKERS MEETING. e S L Convention Will Take Place in New York on October 15. New York, Aug. 16.—Officials of the amalgamated textile workers of Amer- ica today issued a call for a conven: tion to begin here October 15. This will be the first general meeting of the srganization since that off 1919 at Paterson, N. J. It is an independent ~rganization and claims 52,0N) mem- bers. SHIP CAmS FIRE Vessel . Bearing Gen.’' Smuts. Back Home in Trouble—Making For Port. Lopdon, Aug. 16.—The steamship Saxor on which Jan Smuts’ premier of the Union of South Africa is pro- ceeding to Captown, has reported a fire in two of her bunkers and is proceeding %0 Sierra Leomd, being accompanied by the British ship Waipara. The reort states that all passengers on board the vessel are well and that the ship is under full controk TURKS FACE CRISIS. Williamstow, Mass., Aug. 15.—Not oniy is Turkey in Europe a thing of the past but Turks in Asia will share the same fate unless the Turks “pock- ot their national pride and allow for- eigners to assist them in the work of raconstruction.” Stephen Panretoff, former Bulgarian minister to the TUnited States, said in a lecture before the institute of politics at Williams college today. PERSONALS Edward J. Dehm and family of Maple street have returned after a two weeks vacation spent at Oak Bluffs, Mass. Miss Helen G. Smith, of Emmons place, is spending a week as the guest of Miss Marion Hungerford, at Colum- tia Lake. Mrs. M. Siderowsfky and son, Mor- ton, are spending the month at Mt. Cummins, Mich. Samuel Greenberg, of 94 Hartford avenue, attended a conference in the interests of: the starving People of Russia. at New York yesterday. Martin Buol and daughter are the guests of Mr. Logan E. Page at her summer home at Westbrook. Mr. Buol is a brother of Abram B. Buol of the New Britain’ Machine Co. and has been a guest at the latter’s home on Forest street the past two weeks. Mr. Buol and daughter live in the west. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blaser - of Beardstown, Ill, and Mrs. Eliza- beth Volz and granddaughter of Brooklyn, N. Y. are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gunther of Black Rock avenue. Louis Fodt is attending the Eagles’ national convention at Newark, N. J. Mrs. May Mahoney and mother Mrs. J. D. Borden, spent the week- end in Norfolk. Mrs. O. P. Richter left last Friday to visit relatives in Springfield, Mass. Miss Winnifred H. Rice left Sat- urday to spend her vacation at Burch-Bank-on-Housatonic river. Miss Bernice M. Bruemmer left Saturday for Sunset Beach, Branford, Conn. Miss Doris Grifin of Southwick, Mass., is visiting Miss Margaret Tra- ver of Maple street. [ 4 & at Windsor today and brought to the course where the internationad trophy races will be held September 3 and 5. Col. A. W. Tate, who will pilot the Maple Leaf, and members of his crew also have arrived here. They expect to have the challenger running in the Detroit river within a day or two. The boat, 33 feet six inches long, with a nine foot beam, recently made 80 miles a nhour in trials in the Solent. el s IS NOT MISSING MAN Stranger Supposed to Be Small Canadian Theater Owner, Not Him. Des Moines, Aug. 16—Judge Hubert Utterback today dismissed the habcas corpuse proceedings instituted by Chief of Police Saunders against private detectives Frank Harty and John J. Brophy, asking for the sur- render of a man they believed to be Amibrose J Small, missing Toronto millionaire. Authorities say the man is John Daugherty who was run over by a train in ‘Des Moines in 1917. LABOR RULING ASKED Marion, O., Aug. Request for defini- tion of the status of former employes at the Erie railroad shops here who have mot accepted employment with the Railway Service Co. which yester- day took over operation of the shops, was made to the Railroad Labor board today by the local shop crafts unions. HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY Miss Alice Conlon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Conlon of 163 Clark street, observed her ninth birthday yesterday. A number of little friends gathered with her and a pleasant afternoon was enjoyed. A dainty colla- tion was served. CITY ITEMS Four young boys were rounded, up by the police this afternoon at the rear of a Church street building. Only one of the four was held, and he will be in juvenile court on Saturday morning. An invitation has been received by Burritt Grange to ‘furnish an enter- tainment at the “Neighbors' Night” meeting of the Bristol Grange on Fri- day evening. Gustave Winger of Glen shreet, clerk at the Savings Bank of New Britain, has returned from a trip to Canada. He also visited Niagara Falls and sailed up the Hudson river. Employes of McMillan's store will have their annual trip down the Con- necticut river tomorrow afternoon. They will go on the “Elsie N.” owned by James Lawler of this city, to East Haddan. A special trolley car will carry them to Hartford at 12:30. Members of the Stanley Relief corps will take the to Kensington tomorrow where they will spend the their president Mrs. ‘Women's 9:30 car morning day with Lillian® Burr. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT VACATION CLUB INSURANCE DEPARTMENT SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES. Deaths and Funerais. Mrs. Ida Carlson. Mrs. Ida Carlson of 355 Arch street and the wife of Victor Catlson died at the New Britain General hospital shortly after noon today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Mrs. Bridget English. The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Eng- lish was held at 9 o'clock this morn- ing at St. Mary's. church. Rev. Wil- liam A. Downey was the celebrant of a solemn requiem high mass. Rev. Joseph Sweeney: was deacon and Rev. John T. Winters was sub-deacon> The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the A. O..H. and the Woman’s Catholic Benevolent Le- gion, attended the funeral in a body. Mrs. Mary E. Crean sang ‘‘Beautiful Land on High" as the body was being borne from the church. The pall bearers were: Henry Osteman, Jere- miah Griffen, Jr., James Griffen, James Maguire, John Griffen and Maurice Fitzgerald, of Lowell, Mass. bearers were: . George Edward Crowley, John Crowley and Frank Crowley, nephews of the deceased. % Rev. John T. Winters conducted the committal service at the grave in St. Mary's new cemetery. Valenting J. Sahrbacher. The funeral of the late Valentine J. Sahrbacher, of 245 North Burritt street, was held this morning. Ser- vices were held in St. Peter’s church by Rev. Charles Coppéns and’ inter- ment was made in Fairview cemetery. ‘Mrs. Margaret B. Ramsay. Mrs. Margaret Burton Ramsey died this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eugene T. Wells, 72 Lincoln street. She was born in Roe, Mass. She was a member.of the Center church and a member of the ‘Woman's Relief Corps. Funeral serv- ices will be held at he home of her daughter Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Henry W. Maier, offi- ciating. Burial will be in West cem- etery, Plainville. STOP NAVY BUILDING ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Curtailment of navy bulding due to decreased gp- propriations will materially slow up work on new battleships and battle cruisers, it was said today at the navy department. There is $53,000,000 available for the work against $115. 000,000 requested it has been appor- tioned about evenly between pur= chase of materials and building charges after conference with build- ers and materials contractors. Lot s SEEK RUM RUNNERS Detroit, Aug. 16.—Michigan state troopers today were watching for a carload of Canadian rye whiskey Te- ported to have reached Windsor from eastern Canada for shipment into the United States across Detroit river. State officers redoubled their efforts to stop the flow of Hquor early today when they made numerous raids, in Detroit’s suburbs. (L e PLEADS NOT GUILTY. New York, Aug. 16.—Miss Olivia M. P. Stone, Cincinnati nurse, held for shooting and killing Ellis G. Kin< kead, former attorney of Cincinmati on August 5 today pleaded not guillty to an indictment of first degree mur- der rettrned by the grand jury. Being without funds the court assigned counsel to defend sher. No date was set for the trial. — HENDERSON DELAYS TRIP. Toronto, Aug| 16.—Arthur Hender- son, M. P., British labor leader, has abandoned plans for a visit to Can- ada and the United ‘States this sum- mer. James Simpson, local labor leader made public today a letter from Mr. Henderson saying the extended session of the house of commons made the trip impossible. RESIGNATION ASKED. ‘Washington, Aus. 16.—Attorney General Daugherty has requested the resignation of Otto Wood, U. 8. Mar- shal for Kansas, it was announced to- day. It was deemed expedient to make a change in the office, the de- partment tof justice explained. POLICEMAN IS KILLED. Albany, N. Y., Aug. 16.—Sergeant Walter H. Major, of the police de- partment was accidentally killed this noon. He and Detective Edward Healey were trying to unload an automatic . pistol when the weapon was accidentally discharged. — AGREEMENT REVISED. Angora, Aug. 16.—The Turkish Na- tionalists have accepted the revised agreement with France subject to certain slight alterations, it was an- nounced here today. The text of the agreement was not made public. SNt TRAWLER ON ROCKS. Halifax, N. S., Aug. 16.—Trawler No. 6 which recently arrived here from Norfolk, Va., went ashore last right on the Hen and Chickens' shoal off Point Pleasant. Efforts of a tug to pull her off were resumed today. DENIES “R Trenton ,N. . Roy of Quebec, owner of the schooner Pocomoke, filed papers 'in federal court today denying that his vessel which was recently seized off Atlantic City as a rum runner had engaged in illegal liquor traffic. ” CHARGES. 16.—Joszph UNDERGOES OPERATION Paris, Aug. 16.—Peter C. Hewitt, the famous American electrical expert was operated on here today for ab- dominal trouble. His physicians ex- pressed every confidence in his early recovery. INDUSTRIAL LOAN DEPARTMENT TRUST cg NEWBRIAIN Open A S JITNEY LAY BEING ATTACKED aii| PU (Continued from First-Page). (Continued-from First page.) ~ plicant to-. ‘‘ol{‘ain” without telling how to.obtain. it provides - for an appeal to the ‘su- perior court' but leaves the ' court without power. to ‘grant: a “certificate ar to control the ' action of 2ommission in- refusing:one. -« - 12—The commission .is not re- quired- to -state any.-reason for the cefusal of a -certificate. ' It can-also’ revoke -an- existing certificate ‘with- out ‘a hearing -and without stating a veason—both clearly -unconstitutional.’ 13—The finding of ‘an-administra- tive commission is only valid ‘when it is reached- after duwe process of aw. -In this case _the - evidence seems- to have been ignored. -~ 1 14—If this statute was-passed to allow -the state through the .public utiliities commission to " create a transportation -monoply in favor: of sxisting sireet railway -companies then it is unconstitutional and void. Transportation a Necessity * 15—Transportatien -is one of the 1ecessities.-qQf life. -It is-questionable svhether the: state could-alow of. per- mit a monoply- in-that respect. a certificate, 1t - 16—The citizen -was net made for {the the the street. The street was made for citizen and for, his use. Neither. legislature nor ‘apy other power can prohibit the citizen.from his free use of the street. 17—Public policy prohibits the.pa: sage of laws, which will stay progres: The real. purpose 0f this present law || seems to be to turn back the. clock on transportation methods. 18—TImproved miethods of locomo-: tion are perfectly admissable, if any shall be discovered, and they cannot be excluded from the roads provded their use is consistent with present methods. 19—The law may throw around jit- ney busses various regulations* ‘which must be reasonably, but not excessiv ly &rbltrary or * prohibitory.’ 2 Curry vs. Osborne, 79; Southern, The statute is void for many of the reasons set forth and an injunction to stay its enforcement ought to be is- sued forthwith. ' Judge Asks Questions ¢ During Mr.- Woodruff's argument which also was submitted “as 'a’ bffef, Judge Mantdn asked many questions. Once ‘thé judge siid he thought Mri Woodruff’s' argument *was ‘directed more against the personnel of the commission than against the law, and attorney replied that not only have the commission arbitrary: power but’ they | are arbitrary and have been and *‘con- sequently their actions are unconm- tutional under the law.” Robert 8. -De Forest .of Brldnport followed Mr. Woodruff and -in his ar- gument of some.length Judge Mantod constantly asked questions. Once .the lawyer, said that “The legislature ought . to. be condemned. % Condemns the ture “Condemn the legislature?” . asked: Judge Manton. ‘“Well,” Mr.. De Forest- replied ‘I do not know how great a part of the legislature was concerned. in the pas- sage of the law byt my opinion is that is was worked through the committee and then the lobby did the rest. .Judge Manton several times asked questions of the attorneys. if they denied. the.right of the state to regu- late the use of highways for commer- cial purposes. When. the replies Were made the court called for authorities on the points raised. Insists in. Reply. Judge Manton was insistent on get- ting a reply from Mr. De Forest and an argument ensued on this and Mr. De Forest prodyced a Michigan case to sustain a point he had made. The burden of Mr. De Forest’s reply was that the police power of the state over the use of highways was limited. At another time Judge Manton ask- ed Mr. De Forest about something and the attorney replied that that was “his opinion.” The court said *better stick to the record. We cannot con- sider anything thlt is not a matter of record.” Judge Walter C. Noyes made an ar- gument in behalf .of the Connecticut Co. as did George D. Watrous the lat- ter stating- the alleged losses-of the trolley company in competition against the jitneys. Atty. Gen. Speaks Attorney Gen. Healy followed to ar- gue the right of the state to regulate and control the use of highwavs and Judge Manton told him the argument | was not necessary. He ajso stopped Mr, Healy when he began on the.right on the -legislature to give power to a commission this-also being an:un- necessary argument. The case was concluded at noon when the court took the briefs. under consideration. There was some expec- tation of a decision during the day. APPEALS TO PRESIDENT. Omoha, Aug. 16.—An appeal to President “Harding to appoint an arbitrator to help adjust differsaces between packers and t:.r employes wiil be made if a plan for a nativnal werking agreement beiag drafted here by officials and delegates of the Amalgamated = Meat Inttsrs gnd Putcher Workmen is not avec-rtable to tre packers, C. J, Hayi international president said.today. COL. COLT'S FUNERAL. : Bristol, R. I, - Aug. 16.—Business in this city was suspended for :an hour today during the funeral of Samiifel Fomeroy Colt, ‘chairman of the board of the U. 8. Rubber Co.,” who-diéd ‘at his home here last™ Saturday. The Lody -laid in state during most of the day ‘and was reviewed by many p ons. £ ICE" SAVINGS DEPARTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE DEPT XMAS CLUB BOND DEPARTMENT TRUST DEPARTMENT i thé unjon's|, Member New York TNAM&Co- £tock Exchange Successor to Richter & Co. 31 WEST MAIN STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. STANLEY R. EDDY, Mgr. “Weé offer the 60/, Cumulative TEL. 2040 Preferred Stock of a Public Utility Company and recommend its purchase for the fol- lowing reasons: “The company is earning about 21, times amount re'uired to pay the preferred dividends. “It is a Connecticut corporation, organized under a special charter. ..The company has no bonds outstanding and none can be issued without the vote of at least two- flnrds of the preferred stockholders. ‘Stock is preferred-as to assets and dividends and the: latter is cumulative. It is exempt from taxation in the hands of in- dividuals in Connecticut and free from the Nor- mal Federal Income Tax. Price to yield about 6.850,,. H. L. JUDD " G. JUDD JUDD & CO. 28 'WEST MAIN ST., NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT ‘ Investinents, Local Stocks Telephones, 1815, 1816 . American Brass 150-154 fi[hmgsnn. lienn. & o, New. Britala National Bask Eidg. DONALE B HART Mg, We Offer: !. C(Aull l" “Telepbume Charter $008, North & Judd Mfg. Co. Prices On Apphcatlon JOHN P. KEOGH Member Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York. ‘Waterbury Danbury Middletown ' Direct Private Wire to & P..GROFF; Mgr.—Room 509, STOCKS BONDS Bridgeport New Haven Springfield New York and Boston. B. Nat’l Bank Bldg. —Tel. 1013 m LOSE THEIR JOBS. e Railroad Repair Shop Men Find] " Places 'Taken By Others. Youngstown, O., Aug. 16.—Round- ‘house employes at Kent, who would not obey Erie railroad rules as to physical examinations and Sunday work_without overtime pay have been dismissed and their places filled with new men who are being afforded pro- tection against picketers it was an- nounced at Erie-regional headquar- ters . here today. SOLDIERS CALLED BACK. . London, Aug. 16, (By Associated Press).—All soldiers on leave from Ireland in Aldershot and Farnborough have been ordéred by telegraph to return to their regiments immediate- ly. 'BAGPIPES 'PIPING. New York, Aug. 16.—Sons of 'Scot- land from many parts of the United States assembled in Brooklyn today to the music of bagpipes for the 42nd an- nual ; convention of the order of Scot- Premier Briand Agrees To Attend Conference Paris, Aug. 16.—Official acceptance on the part of the French. govern- ment of the invitation extended - by President Harding to the conference on disarmament and Far East gques- tions was forwarded to Washington last night. Premier Briand who ye= terday told Myron T. Herrick, the American ambassador here that he would attend the conference notified ‘Washington that he would be present. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Local Player to Compete With Harte ford Woman at Walnut Hill Tennis lovers will have an op= portunity to witness some good play= ing at Walnut Hill park tomorrow: afternoon when Henry Christ of Garden street, this city, and Mrs. Va Porett of Hartford, distinguished tens nis players, will clash for a chame pionship. 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