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A TRYING T0 TRAGE TIP ON WALL §T. Morgan Firm Member Said to Have Advised Motors stock of the General Motors corpor- ation continued its sensational e vance on the New York stock ex- chafige toda: opening 4 points ™ higher at 205 and quickly® running up a‘new record peak at 208%. The first sale was a block of 5,000 shares at 205 followed by a string,of trans- actions totalling 4,300 shares. The scramble for the General Motors continued in the first hour of trading as a result of the report- ed statement of Thomas Cochran, partner of J. P. Morgan and Co., who, on his departure or Europe vesterday was quoted by Dow, Jones 2nd Co., as saying that General Motors will steadily ‘advance and “should and will sell at least one hundred points higher.” Wall street was much puzzled by such a statement. Members of the Morgan firm said they had no in- formation on the statement and sent a wireless to Mr. Cochran asking its authenticity. Other wireless messages were sent to Mr. Cochran but up to 11°0'clock this morning the Morgan fitm had received no reply to their inquiry [ General Motors in the first hour of trading, which was very heav rose to 211 1-4, after which it sold off on profit taking to 20 Accidental Death Is Finding by Coroner Bridgeport, Conn.,, Aug. 3 (P— Accidental death is found by Cor- oner John J. Phelan in a finding made today in the death of George Gilbert, of Van Seant street, Nor- walk, who was electrBeuted July 21 1ast while at work on a fole on Patrick avenue, Norwalk, as lineman tor the Connecticut Light and Pow- or company. Gilbert was installing a la transformer and had one foot on a pole cross bar and another on a guy wire. Witnesses before the cor- oner expressed the opinion that he probably lost his balance and Inad- vertently grasped a live wire. His body was enveloped in @ sheet of fame and he died instantly, 4600 volts having passed through his body. Gilbert, the coroner finds, was “regarded by his company associates as efficlent and thoroughly experi- enced in all kinds of power line wor Indian —I_’refers Vanity Case fo Old War Paint Edmonton, Alta, Aug. 3 There is at (tanada who prefers the modern van- ity cage and makeup box to the war cording to H. P, Murphy, trapper and explorer paint of his ancestors, from the Ptarmigan Lake district. Murphy says that recently he met an Indian on the 1r knife had hung. From this the In- gian pulled a powder puff, powdered his face and then gxtracted a small mirror from the bag to assure him- selt that his makeup was good. STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE Halifax, N. S, Aug’' 3.—The Nova Scotia steamer Frances Boutil- ler, owmed by the National Steam- hip Seryice, Ltd. of Halifax, w destroyed by fire and explosion yes terday off the coast of- Canadian Labrador. News of the vessel's destruction was recelved hers 1 night in a message to the National Fish- company the vessel's supercargo, who wired from St. Augustine Sag, Que. The crew are all reported safe. The eteamer, $6.5 feet. In length with a gross tonnage of < 90, was chartered' by tlie National Fish company. France to Take Up Debt Question Seon London, Aug. 3 (M—The chancel- lor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill, states in the hous of commons today that Premier Poin- care of France had informed him h would asgk the chamber of deputies to ralify the Anglo-French debt agreement as soon as possible. the latest it wolld be when chamber met in the autumn. At the REALTY NOT! Edward Greenstein sold today two houses on Belden street, Segall. Joseph Feigenbaum has leased a store in his new buflding on Main street to Angelo Gagliardl for conduct. of a shoe repair parlor and another store to A. Roy of Spring- | of a| field, Mass., for the conduct meat market. Al the” deals , were through the office of the Raschkow Real Estate Co. BUSINESS OUTLOOK 'GOOD New York, Aug.'3 (P—Charles H. <bin, chairman of the Guaranty Trust company, held an optimistic view of business cenditions as he left yésterday for Europe. The tm- handled Rabinow- mediate future trend of business in | Mr. | the face of general conditions. sabin said that so far as he knew the negotiations for the sale of the White Star Line * are definitely off with ne prospect of revival. RARE TAPESTRIES STOLEN New York, Aug. 3 P — Rare tapestrics, paintings and other art objects valued at 375,000 stolen from the art shop of Jac son P. Higgs on East 54th street | some time during the weck-end, Higgs reported to police last night. Among {he loot was a La Prise De Lille tapestry, depicting Louis XIV of France and his marshals besieging Lille. WANT STOCK ISSUE Washington, Aug. 3 (P—The in- terstate commerce commission today vas asked by the Portland and Rum- ord 1'alls Rallway of Maine for au- ority to issue $890,000 In five per nt 25.year first mortgage sinking 190 gold bonds which. will be aranteéd by the Boston and Maine diroad. P— least one Indan in | wearing a vanity hox where formerly a scalping from P. J. Peters, | to David | the | were | : Cfty Items The-St.. Elmo Lodge, No 21, K. of P, will held its semi-monthly meeting, Wednesday, August 4th, at its Castle hall, 242 Main street. All members and visiting knights are urgel to be present. A. G. Hammond - Camp, United Spanish War Veterans will hold a regular mecting in the camp meet- ing room at the state armory | to- |morrow night at 8 o'clock. A surprise party was held in honor of the 4th birthday anniversary of Larraiie Rouskie at her home on 39 Daly avenue. About twenty-five of her small friends were present. She received numerous gifts. Games were played and an enjoyable time was had by all. The police were notified of the return of the operator's license of Harry J. Olson of 466 Arch street. Johann Wilhelm, Ph. D., profes- sor of psychology at the Hague uni- versity in Amsterdam, Holland, will {address the Kiwanis club tomorrow. He will talk on “How Kiwanis im presses’ the continental Epropean.” of the team, |the manager of the |lice team today | with the Elm City bluecoats, He |learned that New Haven has a game |already booked for the police field day on August 11. Other dates a :heing‘ considered. AGAIN FIGHTING " FOR HIS FREEDOM |“Man Without & Country” Ap- | pears in Court Today | police department baseball was in communication with lew Haven po- Hartford, Aug. 3 (P—Peter Kop- szKi, “the man without a coun- try.” is today making his cond {fight tin the United States districi |conurt for his release from jail |pending the ultimate outcome of i |controversy between the govern- |ments of the United States and {Poland as to the birth place of the | petition | United States District Judge Ed- i Thomas heard the petition vhich was 1n the nature of a writ |of habeas corpus brought in Kop- behalf by Attorney 8. Polk kowitz. Attorney Edward Ryan, sted in the presentation of the case, while the government's inte |ests were looked after by istant |United States Attorney H {Cohen As was the Georg! case one year ago |when the first weit of habeas corpus | was heard and dismissed, the ques- {tion of what constituted a reason- |able time for the government lcomplete its investigation, was what |the court was called on to deter- | mi Kopeenszkl, in jail for near- Iy month: ds he is being detained for sonable period, and th field for a crime of whicl he ha [peen convictedand wlen the gov- Srnment might have MMen investi- gating his case, he adds to the un- reasonableness of the situation. Kopeenszki was brought to {cour tat 2 o'clock this afternoon by |Sherife Bdward W. Dewey, in com [pliance with the court’s order. sheriff, .as agent for the f al gov= lernment, has been detaining the man at the aHrtford county |release from: Wethersfield, July 10, 1924, In the 25 months intervening, the government has been ps board. He was sent to state prison ltor complicity in an attempt to sell |stolen goods in New Haven. | (o {Two Brothers to Sail i To Hunt Relatives | Adam David and Rubel David of i this city Wil sail on Octob 1 Syrla where they ' will cros: the Sahara desert to Bagdad. They will search that sectlon of the country | tor their- family, which has missing since the war. Both are brothers who have been separated from the rest of the family like many when the war was at its height in 1917. Both are now | citizens of this country and are able to travel in Asia with the pro- tection which is afforded an | American_eitizen. J $2,200 AWARD Judgement in City Court In the city court this morning, an arbitration committee awarded $2,200 to the plaintiff in the suit of J. L. Vining against Michael Toclonis for $2,909 alleged due on the contréct for building a block on Chestnut stret. Max Zunner, Hartford | represented the defendant committee and Building A. N. Rutherford represented | plaintiff. The third member was John E. Downes, chosen by. the other two. Judge of Hungerford & Saxe. and Attorney Irving 1. Rachlin represented the | plaintiff and Attorney Denald Gaff- | ney represented the defendant. | Vinlug Gets | archite on th Inspector MALL SUIT BROUGHT Carl E. Ericson and Andrew | Johnson, doing business as Ericson & Johnson, have sued Herbert and Margaret M. Warner for $50 dam- | ages on a plumbing bill of $36.12 Margaret W, Perkins issued ‘pnp\ rs, which are returnablé in the city court the first Monday of Sep- attached .real estate ‘f the de- | fendent ‘at 22 Eton place 1 SUIT FOR $400 John Eskoo, through Joseph G. | Woods, has brdught suit for $400 damages against John Lunz, claim- ing non-payment of & note for $258. Acting on a writ returnable in the | oity court the third Monday of August, Constable Fred Winkle has made service on the defendant. O'RILLEY—LAURIE Mr. and Mrs. John E. Laurle of 415 East Maln street announce’the engagement of thelr daughter Gladys Loulse, to Edwhrd O'Rilley. son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O'Rilley of 114 Win- ter street. The marriage will take place in September, Officer Thomas C. Dolan, manager | relative to games | to term he spent In Wethers- | a The | ail since his | ying Peter's | for | been | the | . B. Hungeford ! the | | tember. Constable Fred Winkle has | WEW SRITATN DATLY HFERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST é‘lm. ISUZANNE DEFENDS HER' MOVE IN TURNING PRO. (Continued From Page 1.) game. Any professional influence not strongly counteracted by the as- Isociation would kill the game. Pyle cannot dictate to the association | and tell it to change it rules to bring ‘about a condition such as exists in golf. Were there large profes- sional tennis group in the country the association might approve play between the bodie T0 KNOW FATE S00N Man Has Been Held in New Haven a Jail For Two Years Pending Ex- tradition To Italy. | New Haven, Aug. 3 —Whether Francesco Cimmino, held in the county jail here since October, 1924, on charge. of having been convicted 4of murder in Italy ,will be deported under a warrant.issued by the sec- retary of state will be known within a short time, it was believed here |today after Federal Judge Edwin . Thomas at a hearing on the case instructed Bernard E. Lynch, extra- dition commission, to forward his finding and the testimony and evi- dence to the secretary of state. Mr. Lynch did not say which way finding would be. 1If he finds the man is a fugitive from justice, a warrant to turn Cimmino over to a sued. Cimmino's arrest here in 1924, he has been the center of bitter contest between his and counsel for the Italian crown, the former trying to keep him in this country and the latter endeavoring |to have him deported. Mr. Lynch |has had the case before him numer- ous times in an effort to get all pos- sible data on it. Cimmino is under fe sentence in his native country for a murder committed in 1917, will be Since his | representative of the Italian crown | | counsel PERSONALS Mr, and Mrs, daughter, are spending anada. Frank Lynch and Helen, of Stanley street, their vacation in Mr. and Mrs. Guion P. Manee and two children, of Woodruff court, are | spending their vacation at their cot- tage at Giant's Neck, Niantic. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Casella of West street spent the week-end in White Plains, N. Y. Mrs. Daniel Kehoe and daughter, Catherine of West street are spend- ing the week in White Plains, N. . and Newark, N. J. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Hayes and family of Startford road are spend- ing the month of August at Beach Park, Clinton, Conn J. Lash, president of the Jash Motor Company, Incorporated, has returned from Detroit where he at- tended the Cadillac convention. r. and Mrs. . H. Bollerer and aughter, Miss Mabel, are spending their vacation at Paradox Lake, % T. J. Doyle and family win| spend the last two weeks of August at the James Cottage at Silver Sands beach, Milford | Miss Mary LaMonte of Franklin street and Miss Veto Brescia of | Hartford avenue have returned I from a two ks' stay at Mo- | mauguin, wee SCALDED TO DEATH. Bridgeport, Aug. 3 (P —Whilel caching for a dominoe on a stove! near a kettle of boiling vater yes terday afternoon, Antonio Grovena, aged 3, upset the vessel and was severely scalded by the boiling wa¥: ter that he died in St. Vincent's hos- pital today. T 1ild was practical- Iy nude at \ ident oc- | curred because of the heat. 1 | | 5200 BROUGHT IN 680 OF 68 VOTES (Continued from Firet Page) the stand tomorrow. Insull spent $19 campaign, of whi contributed ta the succes dacy of Frank L. Smith, {of the Illinois commerce |sion, who defeated Semator McKin- |ley for the senatorial nomination. | The committee wants to know if he |spent any other money In the pri- | mary William 16 the was ful candi- chairman commis- in 000 Hale Thompson, mayor of Chicago, was the second vitness of ‘the day. He came from | Califorhia to,give his testimony. It is of record that * Allen Moore, Smith's campaign man gave Thompson $25,000 and he in {turn gave it to the Crowe-Barrett | republican faction in Cook county. hompson said supported mith because of his opposition to {the world court and that he helped mith all he could The former Mmayor disclosed that the Crowe-Barrett leaders had prom- ised to support him for mayor if he helped them in the recgnt prima “L told them I did not think the neople of Chicago were interested in political alliances, but that 1 was very much interested in the candi- |dacy of Col. Smith.” 1 Lake-to-Gulf Project. Thompson said the lake-to-gult terway was supported by the owe-Barrett group and that also the wet and dry issue for Cook |county eame up and it was decided |to declare against prohibition for that county. “With these understandings. our minds met,” Thompson said, “This | had much to do with assisting in the |nomination of Col. Frank L Smith Asked about Thompson sai former ¥ he | | | w campaign finances, his campaign was no different from any other. We were short of money and always needed a little more “I don't know how the money was iised except that I encouraged my iends to contribute | "I asked Allen campaign manager there was any |way to secure funds. He said he lwould try to raise some. I na couple of days he called me. I went to sce {nim and he gave me $25,000. Be- {vond that I had hothing to do with financing except to pay some [ bills myself.” ! | The former mayor sald he was {told that Senator McKinley was go- ling to help the Crowe-Barrett or- garizafion with funds but could not {recall who had told him so. 1 | Chicago Liquor Warfare Claims Another Victim ug. 3 (A—Joscph Saldo, of Joseph _Lamberto, bootlegger-jeweler who was mur- |dered with a woman companion in front of the Derby Inn a month and a half was riddled by bullets |from a passing automobile today as {he stood in front of his cigar- sto |He died two hours later. Police Jaid |the shooting to a continuance of li- quor warfare, Moore, Smith's RETURN FROM CAMPING TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Gee, Mr. Mrs. Roy' C. Schilling of this Mrs. Schilling’s mother, M Brock of New Britain and ashington, Miss Lucille Tucker of ngton and Miss Marion Schill- g of New Britain, have returned jfrom a two weeks motor camping {trip. Thgy drove up the Atlantic coast through Salem to Portland and returned through the White Moun- talns by way of Lake Winnepesaukee |and CHANGES AT BURRITT HOTEL. I, W, Ansberg, steward, and Johnston Moore, captain and actinf head walter at the Burritt hotel, have resigned thelr positions there, Ansberg ‘has jolned his wife at Smithboro N Y., J. H. Smith has been made captain of waliters and is acting head .walter in place of C. B. White, who has been a patient in theNew Britain General hospital for the past two months. | i Santa Gionfriddo Santa Gionfriddo, wife of Paul Gionfriddo o Stanley street, died early this morning at the New Britain Gen- eral hospital. | Besides her husband she leav |three sons, Sdlvatore, John and Michael and two daughters, Angelina and Anna, all of this clity. he funeral will be held from her ome tomorrow morning at $:30 o'clock and at St. Mary's church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St Mary's cemete aged Funerals e A J. Cabelus ! body of Anthony J. £2 Church street, well sident of this city for many y | Who died in his 67th year { home after a short illr {night, was laid at rest tod lat what was considered one of | the largest funerals held in this city | {in some months, {Beld at St. Andre solemn It Cabelus ars his aturday f requiem. | Rev. irikis, pastor, |officiatad. as assisted by Rey | Thomas Laden of the Church of St |John the angelist, and Rev [Joseph J. Keane of {church who acted as deacon sub-deacon respectiyely. There was a wealth of spiritual | {and fioral tributes and during the services special music was rendered by a quartet consisting of Miss A. | Bolosky, soprano, Mrs. Sintan, alto, | Francis Egan, tenor, and James Donahue, At the offertor |Miss Bolosky sang “Pie Jesu it the conclusion of the servic |rendered “Some Sweet Day.” The pall wer { Brabulls,. Boles Bak rank Grad- eckus, Anthony W | Boloski, all members of St. Joseph's | | society of which he was a prom- | inent member. Joseph Vogel and Edward Kerin of Hartford a grand- | | son flower bearers, | The three prissts went to St Mary's cemetery and conducted the committal services at the grave st. hearers. were velyn Paladino. funeral of Miss Evelyn Pala- age five and one-half years, was held this morning at 10 15] o'clock from her home at 115 Bel- den street and the church of St. John the Evangelist at 11 o'clock. Rev. Thomas J. aden, pastor offi- ted at the services. | The pall be nd flower hear- | ors were all little playmates of the deceased child and presented a | touching scene as they filed Into and {from the church beside the casket of | | their 1ate chum. The funeral servlces | ‘[\\’r re largely attended and there was a wealth of floral offerings from the | many friends of th child The dino, rers = | | [ The ! Schulte {dend g | stock, is expected to come up for known | Joseph's | and | Wall Street Briefs A continued decrease in the num- ber of commercial fallures in the United States for the last four months is shown in July reports to R. G. Dun and company. The to- tal for July was 1,605, the smallest since last October. This representd a decrease of six per cent from June and 30 per cent from January when 2, 296 insolvencics were reported. Locomotivs needing repairs on July 15, totalled 9,709, or 15.5 per cent of those in operation, says the report of the American Railway as- sociation. This is an increase of 481 over the number needing re- pairs July 1. The Missouri Pacific raflway com- pany has announced the completion of plans to erect in St. Louis the most modern railroad office building in the west. The structure will b seventeen storles high and will cost Net increase of $ preciation, amortization, federal tax- es and other charges equal to $4.89 share on $16,800,000 of stock was reported by the Diamond Match ompany for the six months ended June 30. During the first half of 1 the company earned 5.01 a share on $16,965,100 of stock. 61 after de- Shipments of the Youngstown and Tube Co. were higher in July than in June, with unfillgd tonnage near the peak of the s James A. Campbell, president. Mr. Campbell looks for a continu- ance of active trade, st Securities which will for redemption in ad- of maturity during August, $121,294,900 par value, com- with $103,631,650 in the months and $98,803,000 last year. Corporate be called vance total pared preceding in August The proposed transfer of congrol the American Druggists Syndi- te to the Schulte Retail Stores corporation has heen temporarily blocked by opposition from impor- t | tant stockholders in the syndicate. | anging from 2 to nearly 8 points. question of propos aranty approving the involving a divi- for the syndicate final discussion on August 17, American Film Still Are Supreme Abroad London, Aug. 3 (P—A joint com- mittee of rious branches of the {film trade of England, which has bee ing to evolvega scheme to {ir the production of British |films with a consequent curtailment lof Amecrican films shown here, today announced that it had failed to find a Solution of the problem. An attempt to bring about a reci procal arrangement for the exhiib tion of British films in the United {States also was unsuccessful Coincident with this announce- !ment it was stated in the house of lcommons that 95 per cent of the {films shown in England are Ameri- |can. HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGE (Furnished by Eddy Brothers. & Co.) R. guar Banks and Trust Compunies. Bank and T ust Co, of N. B. na National Bank > & Title Co ...... Morris ank of Hartford New Bri k Street Trust Co penix National Bank {verside Trust Co. Bank and Trust Co. ... Finance Cor. com % rity Trust Co ....... Underwriters Finance Corp. pfd Tire Insurance Companies. Actna (Fire) Ins. Co. | Automobile Ins. Co, Htfd. Fire Ins, Co. N Yfre Ins. C ) ) Ins. Life, Indemni Insura Casualt Aetna Life Ins. Conn. Gen. Lifo Ins. Co. ... }tfd. Steam Boil. Ing & Ins. Co. Travelers Ins. Co. Aetna Tife Ins. Full, Actna Life Ins. Part 43 . 100 100 , ped . pid ‘ Light Ligh Pow Power M. Clty Htfd Htfd, Light: Co., Htfd. Light Co., Holyoke Water Power Co Southern A cve Southern N R o Manufacturing Companies. Acme Wire Co., com ... Acme Wire Co., pfd American Hardware Corp American Hosiery Co sliver Co ..... Thread_Co., pfd Refrigbrating Co. 0 pfd com American Automatlc Balf, tford Carpet Co. com Bigelow-Httd, Carpet Co.,’ pfd Pillings & Spencer Co., com . Billinge & Spencer Co., ptd B Brats Corp » wood & Braf nard Collins_¢ Colt's Pa Eagle Lock ( Vafnlr Bearing Fuller Brush Fuller Brui Fuller Brush, Hart & Cooley 29 100 Class ptd Burial was in St. cemetery. | CARD OF THANKS | We wish to thank our friends and |neighbors for the Kindness and |sympathy shown us during our re-| | cent bereavement in the death of our | [beloved husband and father. We especlally wish to thank the Singing Society Dona. Signed, family. Joseph A. Haffey UNDERTAKER Phone 1625-2.4 Oppesite St. Mary’s Church. Residence 17 Summer 8t.—16%5-3. | Mrs. Schweiger and BOLLERER’S POSY SHOP TO FRIENDS WHO SAIL YOU CAN SAY “HON VOYAGE” WITH FLOWKRS BY WIRE 84 W. MAIN BT., PRUF. BLDG. TEL. 886, “Iha Telegraph Florist of New Britains’' READ HEEALD CLASSIFIED ADS Southern Pag ,107% International Stlver Co., com International Siiver Co., ptd . Jacobs Manufacturing Co. Jewell Belting Co com . 15 {gewenl Reiting Co. pid - 8 0 8 15 Landers, Frary & Clark . Montgomery, (J. D.) Co, com Montgomer (J. R.) Co., pfd Natlonal Marine Tamp Co. New Britain -Mach! Co,, New Britain Machine Co., pfd New Departure Mfg. Co., pfd New Haven Clock com New Haven Cl , pid Niles-Bement- Pond Co., com Niles-Bement-Pond Co., pfd North & Judd Mfg Co Omo Mfg Co,, cébm . Omo Mfg Co., pfd Peck, Stowe & Wilcox Co . Plimpton Mfg Co Pratt & Whitney Ci Ruesell Mfg Co Reth Thomas Clook Co., 3 Seth Thomas Clock Co., pfd . Smyth Mfg Co standard erew Co, Standard Screw Co., pfd guar Stanley S ritles Co Stanley Works, com Stanley Works, pfd aylor & ¥enn Co ...... ry Steam Turblne Co Torrington Co. . Unlon Mfg. Co, U. 8. Envelope Co. 8. Envelopo C Whitlock Coll Pipe Co. . WileyBickford-Sweet Co,, p! Winsted Hoslery Co. . B. Mch. Class A Manning Bowman Class A Manning Bowman Class B ar, | s | cutting” il coco “lcru MARKET RUNS WILD AND HITS THE SKY Highest-Prices in Over & Decade Are Registered Aug. 3 (P—Specula- ‘HN\ for the ri: an riot in today's {stock market, the most active sinc the famous “three million share days which accompanicd the drastic break in prices last March. More than a score of issues were lifted to new peak prices for the year, or longer, while the average of 20| leading railroad shares touched the highest level in over a decade. General Motors was again the sen- {sational feature, opening 4 points |higher at 205, quickly running up to {a new record high level at 211 1-4, breaking sharp and | :Umn rallying by to | within a few points of the record | Itop. Feveris ation in this | {issue was the result of the statement credited to Thomas Cochran, a mem- |ber of the firm of J. P. Morgan and {Co., that the recent advance v |justified and that the stock would sell 100 points higher. This unu ual comment from a member of the | Morgan firm, which had not been | |denied by early afterncon, undoubt- | ledly stimulated the demand for the ! stock. more than 200,000 shares of | {which had changed hands before the fend of the third hour. rly afternoon | | The top on nearly $ points in Gen- | |eral Motors was due to the touching | {off of a number of “stop loss” or- |aers just below the market and it brought about a sympathetic decline |in other sections of the list Hudson | “bmkp from to 70 and scores sag- {ged 1 to 3 points from their ear {highs. | When the “bull” movement got | under way again after mid-day U. | !S. Steel crossed 150 to a new record | ihigh price, New York Central, Al- | lied Chemical, Texas Gulf Sulphur |and U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe were among |the other high priced lssues to gain new peak pr the extreme gains | There were no striking news de- velopments to account for the sharp |aavance in prices, which appears to |have been due to a sudden reawa |ening of public interest on the be- |lief that anether “bull” movement |was under way. Wall street heard rumors that the directors of the Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey |would make a special dividend dis- |tribution at the next meeting. | Wall Street Opening | | Stock prices displayed a strong | ltome at the opening of today' market. Buying orders were spread | | over a broad list but manifestations | of group strength first became ap- | parent in the motors, oils | steels. Dupont opened '3 |at 202 1-2, a high record for all {time. Yellow Truck jumped over 3 | points to a new peak at 33 1-2 and United Drug opened a point | Excited speculation in Motors, which scored points 211 before realiz sales temporarily checked the vance, overshadowed all other velopments in the early trading. | | Strings of transactions running | !from 1,000 to 10,000 shares appear- ed on the tape at frequent inter- | vals, total sales of this issue in the first half hour totalling nearly 100,- | 000 Yellow Cab, which is controlled by General Motors, another spectacular feature, extend- ing its early gain to 6 points be- | fore the first outburst of buying had spent itself. With the average of 20.leading railroad shares at the | highest level since the war, fresh buying was again attracted into {that group. Predictions of good business in the second half of the vear by leading bankers and bus ness men, stiffening gasoline prices and prospects of liberal *melon this fall furnished the groundwork for the advance. Kol |elgn exchanges opened slightly | casier. | High | All Che & Dy 143% | American Can 62 Am Car & Fdy 1001 Am Loco . 1057 | Am Sm & Ref Am Sugar 1% 0% Am Tel & Tel 143 1423 Am Tobacco 122 1 Anacondi Co . 507% Atchison 140 Bald Loco ...124% Balt & Ohio. 101 | Beth Steel ... 4 Can Pac 1647 Cer De Pasco 70 |Ches & Ohio 144% {C R 1 & Pac 58% { Chite Cop 3415 | Chrysler Corp 88%4 Cola ...161% Fuel 471 Gas Prod Steel IDodge Bros |Du Pont De | Nem Erle RR 4 | Fam Players | Fisk Rubber |Genl* Asphait |Genl Elee |Genl Motors Gt North Tron Ore Ctfs Gt North pfd Gulf Sta Steel {Hudson Motors Ind O & G Int Nickel Ken Cop . Kelly Spring .. 13% Lehigh Val 91% Louis & Nash.135% Mack Truck ..128 | Marland Ofl .. 597 Mid Cont 30% Mo Kan & 38 Mo Pac pfd 2% Mont Ward 8% {National Lead 160 IN Y Central ..137 INY NH & H 46% Nor & West ..157 North Amer .. 568 North Pacific.. 74 Pack Mot Car 45 Pan Am Pet B 70% Penneylvania.. 64% Pierce Arrow.. 21 Radio Corp ... 46% General over to 1-4 share Close 141% 613 Low 1383 60% 104 1341, 105% 49 138% 121 99 164% Colo | Consol Corn Tex 90 1 160 135 16 156 5alg 3% 154 (131 b4t 29 4“4 and | 4 higher | PUTNAM & CO §4WEST MAIN ST. NEW BRITAIN- Tel. 2040 CCENTRAL KOV TRl 1-mg ARTFORD_OFFICK We Offer: 100 NEW BRITAIN MACHINE Pfd. CLASS A Thomson, Tem & o, Burritt Hotel Bldg.. New Britain Telephone 2580 MEMBERS NEW gORK AND HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES Donald R. Hart. Mgr. 100 AMERICAN HARDWARE 100 STANLEY WORKS 100 COLT’S WE DO NOT ACCEPT MARGIN ACCOUNTS EDDY BROTHERS &G HARTFORD NEW BRITAIN Hartford Conn. Trust Bidg, Burritt Hotel Bldg f Tel.2-7186 Tel. 34207 WE OFFER AND RECOMMEND CONN. LIGHT & POWER CO. 6%2% PREFERRED THOMSON & McKINNON 11 Wall Street New York City NEW BRITAIN BRANCH Burritt Hotel Bldg. Manager: Frank T. Lee nigher. | Our Telephone Number is: of living throughout the year— Whenever your money is received— Pay Yourself First Then manage your affairs so that you can live with comfort on the rest—and watch your success increase as your account grows in this Build and Help Bulid. Southern R Stewart War Studebaker Texas Co. Texas & P Tobacco Prod Union Pac ... United Fruit . U Ct Ir Pipe U S Ind Al U S Rubber U S Steel ... 1513% Ward Bak B . 34% West Elec ... 70 White Motor Willys Over Woolworth "1, | Robber of $3,000 Leaves 7 Workers Lunch Money New York, Aug. 3 (®P—A gruff holdup man yesterday left his vies tims money for lunch before he and ”3‘; 1181 llu't:«‘ confederates fscapcd with the Pt S, hs?,f.m.) payroll u{ (us-}]mnn & Sons, F P 47 |Vukers. of 325 West 66th street. 60% “Get off that chair, sister,” he ops % dered, pushing Miss Frieda Miller, 33y | telephone girl. away from the |switchhoard with a muzzle of his pistol. She had attempted to plug i 62 * la call to police. poked hia 105 1 160% | 67 % 23 0% 170 . 91, 1681 | The same robber weapon into the face of Miss Mabel Mackay, cashier, when she tried te knock the canvas bag containing the TREASURY STATEMENT Treasury balance .. $218,287,688. Reading 978 Sears Roebuck 56% Stnelair Ot 22 a8 558 2% 108 . 106% payroll into a drawer. He in the drawer, shook $5.50 in % from the bag, and sald: lunch “Here, buy the girls some with this® New York — Exchanges, $1,249,- 000; balances $107,000,000. Boston — Exchanges, - $109,000,- 000; balances, $46,000,000,

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