New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1922, Page 13

paat 0 2 i M B i b i b ) MW BRITAIN DAILY H#fALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1922, MAYY WARTPOSTB0XES | AT STREET STOCK EXCHANGE REPORTS Government Reports Supply s Not As Great As Demand—ILocal Concern Not Rushed to Overtime, 10:80 a. m, — Declaration of four more stock or extra dividends by large corporations furnished the impetus Washington, Nov, 21.-~The demand for a moderate rally in prices at the for letter boxes has become so great as a result of the recent post office AL e O Todanre Radis Xet. R “ v " enin ay's stock market. Rey- department “no box no mall” “edict | oId. 0 LMY O IR CORIEG: e that manufacturers are unable to fill| 1.3 per cent. stock dividend on the orders, the department said today In|A and 1 stocks, was pushed up 4 points to & new high record. Buying announcing that for this reason post- masters have been authorized in their | of Midvale, which advanced a point, Dr. Wiy's Hyene Be " Home STOCK REPORTING SERVICE OF GOVT, Department Hes System of Com- piling Information of Animals Washington, Nov. 21.-—A new live stock reporting service for forecast- ing current live-stock production, PU Stanley I.: Eddy, Managoer Hartford Electric !..igbt Co. Southern New England Tel. Co. marketable supplies and commercial movements has been organized by the Department of Agriculture, The Serv- fce will cover the Corn Belt and the western range states and will func- tion through state statisticians al- ready connected with the Depdrt- ment's crop estimate work. The co- oporation of many rallroads, stock- yards, packing plants and producers’ s organizations for furnishing data as &, basis for ferecasting has been ob- tained, The new service is part of the De- partment's program for collecting and disseminating information bearing up- on agriculture, in an effort to in- fluence the organization of the farm business on a sound economic basis. It is belleved that statistics on pres- ent and prospective live-stock produc- tion and information of current mar- ket movements will enable purchas- ers better to correlate supply with demand, thereby preventing gluts or shortages and the attending fluctua- tions in prices. Reports Proposed. The following reports are pro- posed, to be issued from time to time: Monthly reports on changes in numbers of live stock on farms, semi- annual pig surveys in Maich and No- vember, monthly reports of receipts and shipments of live stock from the Corn Belt and western states, month- Iy reports showing pasture and feed conditions in the rangeV states, the condition of live stock expressed in percentages of normal, and live stock prices on the range in territory dis- tant from markets. Estimates of the number of cattle on feed will be made December 1, January 1, and possibly February 1 of each year, the estimates to he con- fined to areas ‘Where cattle are fed for market chiefly in the Corn Belt states. Estimates on December 1 and January 1 will show the number of sheep and lambs on feed; estimates on March 1 will show the probable spring move- ment of sheep and lamps from Cali- fornia, Arizona, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginla and Virginia. A final report of shipments from these states will be made In July or August. .To Make Estimates. . Estimates will be made of the calf and Jamb crop in the range states, the | first- report to be.made about July with final revision on January 1 of each year. Plans for making similar estimates in the Corn Belt states may be developed later. A semi-annual estimate of the prospective supply of cattle for spring and fall delivery will be made in February and August. Other reports will be an estimate of the prospective movement of grass fed cattle from southern Texas, in February; an estimate of the lamb crop of California and the early lamh crop of Arizona, Jdaho and Colorado, in March; a repert on the condition of pasture in Kansas Flint - Hills and short grass areas, in March and April; an estifnate of the prospective move- ment of grass fed sheep from western 'Texas, in March; the grass fed cattle movement from California, in May; the number of cattle which have gone from the southern states to Oklaho- ma, Kansas and other northern pas- tures, in June; the probable number Two healthy and hygienically vey W. Wiley’s doctrine of health and long life, Dr. Wiley, famous food and health authority, is in robust health déspite his 70 years. Daily he referees the exercises of his two sons, Haryey, Jr., and John Preston. ; t ¥ 3 § raised sons illustrate Dr. Har- H. Murphy, of Dwight street omitted from the list of committee- men in charge of the fair to be held by the church of St. John the Evan- gelist printed last night. is a member of the door and gallery committee, injured at the Central Station Thursday by the. explosion of a gas has been in progress for more than a year, City Items The lecture to be given at the Camp schol tnight by Miss Harriet Wright, under the auspices of Business.and Professional club, is open to the public. the ‘Women's Victrolas and Planos, Henry Morane, —advt. Through error, the name of John was Mr. Murphy Headquarters for Flapper Coats at Resse-Leland's.—advt. Judge G. W. Klett of the local po- lice court will deliver an address on “Juvenile Courts” at the meeting of the Men's class of St. John's German Lutheran church on Arch street this evening at 8 o'clock. Mary Worczyna was arrested today by Policeman Thomas Storey on a charge of assaulting Caroline Smith, at 323 Park street. The contractor in charge of the construction work at the State Nor- mal school on Stanley street, plained to the police today wsat a workman there. vestigated and he found that the man was {insisting on getting his pay and that he left after recelving it. com- was creating a distuignce Policeman Thomas Storey in- Renew your Red Cross membership. —advt. Fireman George Scheyd, who was last of fat and feeder lambs avallable for | heater, resumed his dutles today. shipment from Arizona, Idaho, Wy-| oming, Colorado and New Mexico| during July and August, in June; the number of grass fed cattle moving to market from Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, in July; and a report of the calt crop of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in September. FORMER MINISTERS GUIL/AY 22 Bulgarian Leaders Said By Public To Have Brought On War Sofla, Bulgaria, Nov. 21. (By As- roclated Press)—Twenty-two former ministers were apparently voted guil- ty by about 75 per cent of the voters at the national réeferendum held Sun- day to determine whether they were responsible for'embroiling Bulgaria in war without sufficient diplomatic preparation. The ministers of the Radoslavof cabinet were not Jncluded in the judgment. Trial of the latter for in- volving Bulgaria in the world war ONE DAY for tomorrow is an Officers will be nominated for the ensuing gix months at the meeting of Leading Star1odge, O. 8. of B.,.which will be held in the Grotto hall this evening To provide Thanksgiving dinners for the needy, the senior class of St. Mark’s church Sunday school hold a food and candy sale on Thurs- day afternoon from 8 until ¢ o'clock in the parish rooms. will Earthquake Uncovers An Ancient Cemetery Santiago, Chile, Nov. 21,—(By As- soclated Press.)—The existence of an ancient Indian burial ground within ten miles of Coplapo was disclosed by a fissure opened up by earthquake, says a dispatch to Mercurio today. different kinds of pottery and domes- tic objects were found there. Copiapo advices say the earth tremors are con- tinuing in that vicinity. recent the skeletons, the Several SPECIAL extra fine lot of Misses’ and Children’s Shoes. These Shoes were all sold for $2.49, $2.69, $2.98. Tomorrow only— Brown and Black Calf, also Patent Leather, Goodyear Welts; Real Value. 267 MAIN STREET—Opposite West Main jand an opened copy of CATTS NOT GUILTY ON PEONAGE COUNT Former Governor of Florida Proves 'Thnt He Did Not Hold Men As Slaves. Pensacola, Fla, Nov. 21, (By As- sociated Press).—After deliberating only nine minutes a jury in federal court here Tate last night found Sid- ney J. Catts, former governor of Florida, not guilty of the charge of having held in peonage John Henry Rogers, negro. 9 District Attorney Dudderly indicat- ed after the verdict he today would move dismissal of an indictment against Mr. Catts chargilng peonage relating to Ed. Brown, negro. The government’s main contention was that Mr. Catts had held Rogers and Brown in bondage on his farm after they had been pardoned from the state penitentiary where they were serving* life sentences during his term of office as governor. The defense hinged its case mostly on an effort to break down the state- ments of the negroes that they mever had any money while they worked for Mr. Catts. A dozen witnesses testi- fied they seemed swell supplied with cash at alt tiines.” DESPONDENCY CAUSE OF MAN'S SUICIDE Scenario Writer, Found Dead In Hollywood Home., Los Angeles, Nov. 21. — Despond- ency over domestic and financial trou- bles was the reason ascribed by friends today for what they and the policé both termed the suicide in his apartments yesterday of George Bron- son Howard, novelist, dramatist and photoplaywright. n On a table not far from a closet in which the body with a gas tube in the mouth was found, lay a letter he had written last night to his wife, Mrs. Jean Bronson Howard, in Baltimore, his book “God's Man." The letter contained,K no hint that the writer contemplated suicide but disclosed that he was apparently op- pressed by various troubles. The playwright was in outwardly optimistic mood up to about two o'clock in the morning, according to John Davis, his secretary who worked with him until that hour in, the prep- aration of a scenario. He had been living in the Holly- wood district since September. Friends saild the present Mrs. Howard was his second wife, and that he had been di- vorged from_ his first wife in 1008, | HOT DOGS COSTLY. Prices of Sausages in Germany Are Steadily Climbing. ‘Washington, Nov. 21.—High prices for hot dogs prevall in Germany, the commerce department has been ad- vised by Consul John A. Scott, of Dresden. “‘One of the chief topics of the day in Germany,” he says, “is the tre- mendous increase in meat and sau- sage prices. The consumer places the blame on the butchers, while the latter condemn the slaughter houses, and from there the high prices are passed on down to the farmer, who states that it is the high cost of feed that forces him to demand a high price for his meat. Beef, mutton and pork have risen over 100 per cent in the last 60 days, while slaughter house fees have risen 200 per cent.” No Change in Condition Of Mary MacSwiney Today Dublin, Nov. 21.-—~There was no change today in the condition of Miss Mary MacSwiney who has been on hunger strike in Mount Joy prison for 18 days, according to a statement by the prison authorities. Annie Mac- Swiney is still fasting outside the prison gate in protest against her sis- ter's imprisonment, SWISS PRINTERS STRIKE. Berne, Nov. 21.—~The, printers' strike 1s spreading throughout Switz- erland, The sociallst newspaper Tag- wacht 18 the only journal publishing here today. The strike was called chiefly to enforee labor organization regulations but it involves wage de- mands. effective discretion to posfpone the date of the order from January 1 to not later than March 1, The postponement is not to be con. strued, the department added, as a walver of the requirement for mall receptacles or door slots or as relaxation of a determination to en- force the new,regulation, George Bronson Howard, Novelist and : The government edict requires that persons must have mail receptacles of some kind, preferable drop letter slots, on their homes. This ruling has caused a very acute demand for these articles. The P. & F. Corbin com- pany, in this city, makes large quantl- ties of these articles and has a large number of orders on hand for them. It was stated at the plant this morning however, that the orders ere not sufficient to warrant working overtime to get them out, although because of the acuteness of the de- mand, it was altogether probable that eome dealers might be experiencing difficulty in obtaining them rapidly enough at this time, MEXICAN STATEMENT ON U. 8. ARGUMENTS Foreign Secretary Pani Gratified That America Does Not Wish to Interfere in Mexico. Mexico Citq, Nov. 21 (By Associat. ed Presy)—Foreign Secretary Pan, in a statement replying to the declara- tions of the American state depart. ment concerning charges in the Mexi- can chamber of deputies of interfer- ence by thé United States in Mexican legislative affairs said: “It is a fuct that the.foreign of- fice and Mr. Summerlin (American charge d'affairs) have had to discuss verbally matters pertaining to re- sumption of diplomatic relativns be- tween the two countries end it fs necessary to emphasize that this de- partment never famed a petroleum law project of which it did not give knowledge to the American state de- partment or on which it did not solicit the state department's com- ment, “If President Obregon saw the necessity of informing the chamber of deputies of the case in question it was because he belleved Mr. Summer- lin's notes exercised restraint on the legislative faculties of Mexico. ‘Fortunately the American state de« partment has declared that it had no intention in the case mentioned of dis- regarding Mexjco's sovereignty, that the United States had no desire to mix in Mexico's internal affairs, and that its feeling towards Mexico con- tinues friendly.” . DEATH$ AND FUN! ERALS Ellen S. Dyson. Ellen 8. Dyson, aged 76 years, dled at her home, 37 Kelsey street, last evening following a lingering illness. She was a resident of New Britain for the past 48 years. She was born on June 4, 1866, the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. John Mardsen of Broadbrook, this state. H Mrs. Dyson was one of the oldest| members of the Daughters of Re- becca in this city, and was for many yvears a member of the South Corigre- gational church. She leaves a son, Frank B. Dyson, and a daughter, Miss Anna F. Dyson, and two grandchil- dren, The funeral will be held Wednes- day afternoon at 2 o'clock from her! late home. Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill will officiate and interment will be in Fairview cemetery, George Pozanski George Pozanski, aged about 655 years, of 195 Oak street, died yester- day afternoon at the New Britain General hospital. He was admitted to the institution yesterday at noon. He leaves a wife and two children re- siding in Holyoke, Mass. Pending the arrival of his wife the funeral ar. rangements are incomplete. NUSSOLINI INCENSED Ttalian Premier Takes French News. paperman To Task For Saying He is Surrounded by Black §hlrusd Men Paris, Nov. 21.—Pertinax, political writer of the Echo de Paris in an ar- ticle on the Lausanne conference, re- lates that just as he was leaving the opening session a man stopped him, saying: “I'm Mussolini. »You said T was surrounded at Territet by black-shirt- ed fascisti. Let me tell you, sir, we wear white shirts and have got plen- ty of them.” Pertinax asserts that in reply to this he was only able to express the hope that the Itallan premier might long be able "to preserve the present immaculate hue of his shirts.” The writer describes the incident as {llustrating how Mussolinl *visibly is gesturing with his eye on posterity, to whom he hopes his name will be handed down by historians.” RUSSIA THREATENED. Questions of Finance and Collection of Taxes Are Important Problems. Moscow, Nov. 21.-—"The Qquestions of finance and collection of the taxes are the most important problems facing Russia,” writes Premfér Le- nine to the financial workers congress, now assembled in Moscow. “Unless these questions are solved at once, there is no way to safefuard Russia's independence from intarthtional cap- {talists.” i Lenine urges that unified efforts be made to raise and collect suffictent taxes to provide means properly {o conduct state institutions. com, and ptd., turned the whole list heavy. Among the first to yleld were Baldwin, Beth- iehem Steel B, Genural Elec,, Fisher Body and Kresge. & Company. Am Can .. Am Am Am Am Am Am Endicott-John .. Gen Motors . Goodrick BF Inter Con ... Inter Con pfd ... Int Mer Marine . Int Mer Mar pfd 503 Allis-Chifmers Pacific Ofl .. Int Paper Kennecott Cop.. 323 Sinclair Oil Ref 323 South Pacific .. South Rall Studebaker Co 125% Texas Co ..... Texas & Pacific 213 Tobaceo Prod.. | Transcon Oil .. Union Pacific :. United Re St . U 8 Food Prod U 8 Indus Alco U 8 Rubber Co 50 U 8 Steel Utah Copper .. Willys Overland Mid States Oil . National Lead . ‘Westinghouse Judge Smith {'ecllnes Statement in Attorney at Hartford, recelved a re- transportation of intoxicants through George A. Stark and Harry Borwn, a truckman. authorities Woéods turned the case over finding that it was not a matter for the local court. alleged to have selzed a barrel winé under attachment at a Washing- ton street home, and assisted Harry Brown in loading it into his truck for transportation Brown was apprehended with prosecutor. was accompanied by a renewal of re- ports of its merger with Bethlehem, Crucible and Guif States also advanc- td a point each. Union Pacific, Lack- ewanna and Chesapeake and Ohlo were most in demand In the railroad group. Other strong spots were Lor- fllard Tobacco, Consolidated Gas, Peo- ple's Gas, Austin Nichols, National Lead, Standard Ofl of N. J,, and Utah. Acute weakness in General Asphalt and U, B. Rubber Quotations furnished bv Putpam High % _Low Close Ll T8 ‘3‘11% 76 Cr & Fdy..180% 180 Cot Oll ... 19% 18% Loco ......122% 122 Bm & Re.. 54% 54 8g Rf em.. T1% 699, Sum Tob .. 28% 28 Tel & Tel .. 122% Am Tob .. 160 Wool ., 8% Ana Cop ...... 47% Atc Tp & 8 F.. At Gulf & W I. Baldwin Loco Bal & Ohlo .. Beth Steel B .. Can Pacific . Cen Leather Ches & Ohfo ... Chi Mil & 8 P. Chi Rck Is & P. Chile Copper .. 271% Chino Copper . 24% Consol Gas ....124% Corn Prod Ref .132 Crucible Steel . 66 Cuba Cane SBugar 14% 8714 180 18% 122% b4 0% 284 122% 150 943% 1y 1001 22% 1283 451 65% 141% 35% 69 25% 34% 27% 24% 123% 129% 64% 14 87 1% 17% 176 14% 31 861 34 % — 1 — 11% 1% 491 423 45% 1444 50% Am Am Erfe ... Erie 1st pfd . Gen Electric . Gt North pfd .. Inp Copper . 86% 34 . 42y . 46% «14% . b1 Kelly Spring T'r 41% Int Nickel Lacka Steel . Lehigh Val . 638 Mex Pet $213% Midvale Steel ., 32 N Y Cen RIT Mis Pac . 17 NYNH&H.. 23% Nor & West . 1163 North Pac 801 Pure Ol ...... 2885 Pan Am P & T 86% Penn R R . Plerce Arrow .. 11 Ray Coz Cop .. 13 Reading . ..... 78% Rep I & S ..., 48 Royal D, N Y . 54 . 18% 91% 1788 123% 47 21 9% f1% 141% 0% 534 61% 475 108% 6114 6% 11% 114% 58% .41y 21% 795 12 141% 1 6% 62% 483, 1043 615 5% 1% 118% 58% 705 12 142% 2% 5% 62% 1047% 62% 6% 12 117% 59 U. 8. Treasury—Balance, $380,4083,184. DIST, ATTORNEY SILENT Stark-Brown Matter—Wine Trans- portation Alleged. E. L. Smith, United States District port today concerning the alieged the streets of the city by Constable Judge Smith declined to make any statement pending®action. The matter came before the federal when Prosecutor J. G. after Constable Stark is of to Stark's garage. the wine and a report was made to the Blackstone Valley Gas & Elec. Co., com. Bristol & Plainville Electric Co. Hartford City Gas Light Co., com. 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At a meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms this morning, 30 candidates for position as directors of the mercantiie bureau were nominat- led. Of this list 15 will be elected at a meeting of the Chamber member- ship within the next two weeks. The nominating committee consisted of Fred O. Rackliffe, chairman; George H. Dyeon, Willlam C. Kranowitz, Steve Robb and M. P. Leghorn. The norinees are as follows: A. A. Mills, Steve Robb, Willlam C. Krano- witz, Willlam Crowell, A, J. Leven- thal, Fred Monier, C. A. Hjerpe, Na- than Conn, E. W. Bennett, Max Por- ter, Harry Bamforth, John W. Lock- ett, Joseph M. Halloran, E. J. Smith, . W. Buckey, David Manning, Al Volg, Sidney E. Congdon, Keith Bar- sult was filed were quoted as refter- [tow, Edward Willametz, Arthur Roth- ating previous statements, Shaw again | fedder, Willlam Eddy, Phillp Herman, declaring that Fablani made such an|Arthur Jones, John A. Andrews, ofter to Miss Ewell while the opera’s| Thomas I. Jackson, Emil Hjerpe, 8. former violinist again denied the|A. Odin, J. M. Hallinan and Robert charge. 3 Sloan. Executive Committee of A. F. of Ly Considers Plans to Support Resolue tion for Impeachment of Daugherty. ‘Washington, Nov. 21—Plans to sup« port the resolution introduced in the house by Representative Keller, re- publican, -Minnesota, for impeache ment of Attorney General Daugherty were under consideration here today by the executive couneil of the Amer fcan Federation of Labor. b It was said the discussions would. probably continue for several days and definite arrangements would be . made to have the federation .repre~ sented at the hearing to be held by the judiclary committee. CORNEIL{/S BASEBALL SCHEDU! Ithaca, N. Y., Nov. 31.—C 1928 baseball schedule announced day includes the following di May 4, Brown at Providence; May Harvard at Cambridge; May 12, Yal at New Haven; May 326, Yale l Ithaca.