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New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
BIG GOLFING EVENT
 AT SHUTTLE MEADOW
Two British Professionals to
 Start Saturday Morning

All is In preparation for the biggest event of the golfing season at the Shuttle Meadow club tomorrow morn Ing and afternoon when Duncan and Mitchell. leaders of tho professional golfers of the British Isles will appear in two matches at the local links. Tho greens and fairways have been well prepared by the rains Of a day or SO ago and the efforts of the greens keepers. Sterling golf will undoubted- ly bc the recompense to the golf fan who follows the matches. In the morn ing round Bobby Andrews. profcs- stonal of New Haven and once cham pion of Scotland and Jack Stait, of Hartford, also q professional. who has played Shuttlo Meadow recently in 7l and 72. will appear against the Brit tshers. with. we arc told. q fair chance of beating them. It will be remember cd that Andrews played in the exhi- bition match against Vnrdon and Ray last year. when he and E1phich were beaten down by the Britishers owing { othe sinking of a 35 foot putt on the 18th.
 In tho afternoon round. II. Lager blade a member of the local club, who by tho way. holds the club record of having completed tho IS holes in 6s upon two different occasions. beating a record of TO previously held by Jack Elphich and "ReGgy" Lewis, of Bridg sport. state champion. this year will attempt to beat the invaders.
 Lewis ts an amateur while Lager blade. although not strictly speaking n professional. is a semi-pro. his con noction with the money end of the game bein tho fact that he is super vislng work upon steel shafts for golf clubs at n Bristol plant. He was for merIy Pinehurst professional. His golf has been the envy of all members of tho local club where he plays. Lewis. a year ago. forced Chick Evans to go 41 holes to beat him and quail flod in the amateur championship tourney this year.
 Tho public will be charged m ad- mission for the games and is cordially invited to attend the exhibition matches with this understanding. Club members also will be required to pay tho same admission fee. Lunch will bo served at the club house nt noon and n dinner. for members and their friends only. will follow the matches.
 Duncan and Mitchell are expected to arrive in this city at 10:30 this eve ming ard will remain at the club house over night.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
BERGDOLL CASE IS
 TOLD TO LEGION
Alien Property Custodian Explains Why He Has Confiscated Property
 of Draft Dodgcr.

Pittsburgh, Sept. 23.-Defending tho action of his office in having seized the property of Grover C.. Bergdoll. Thomas w. Miller. alien property custodian. today told the convention of the Pennsylvania de- partmcnt. American Legion that BerEdoll clearly brought himself within tho trading with the enemy act by fleeing to Germany.
 The whole Bergdoll matter is stain on the previous administration of tho war department and n refiec- ton on the government" Mir. Miller declared. The American Legion wants this man brought back to this country a.ad if we can't get BergdolI under one law I say get him under another.
 '1 observe that some of our states men at Washington during the debate on the peace resolution. questioned the action of the alien property GUS todian in the Bergdoli seizure. Let them not forget that an enemy under the law ls one who resided in Ger many or kustria during tho war and who was ot protected by war trade board license. Such was BerRdolrs status. hen law of right will not suffice. then might is right. This is our answer to our critics. We would have been derelict in our duty had VIC not carried out tho law which is plain In it's meaning and direction and seized the property of this fia- grant vio.ator of our laws"
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23

becoming a nation of dressmakers, for rich and poor alike are making their own clothes. Dry goods mer- chants admit that more piece goods are being bought to be made up at home than have been bought for the last ten vars.
 This move toward economy. which seems to be nationwide. has already been demonstrated in New Britain by the demand for classes in dressmaking last spring and the popularity of the classes at the Y. W. C. A.
 This fall there will be classes in the afternoon and evening beginning
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
NEWSPAPERS TAKING
 INTEREST IN FARLEY
French Press Dcvotcs Much Space to Comments on Coming DiSarma-
 mcnt Conference at Washington.

Paris. Sept. 23.--Newspapers of thIs city have begun to devote much at tention to tho conference on limita- ton of armaments and Far Eastern questions to be held in Washington m November and daily publish edi- torials regarding tho meeting. This morning L'Aveuir asked if the real reason for General Pershing's visit to this country was not to carry out con- veraations with French leaders pre- liminary to tho Washington confer snce. while the address made by Myron T. Herrick, American ambassa- dor to Franco. at the dinner in honor ef Con. Pershing at the Allied club last night made n notable impression. MT. Hsrrick declared America was devoid Of ambition. but was without fear. confident of her right. but respectful of tho rights of others: aiming at jus tice but never yielding to force in a just cause"
 Tho newspaper Gaulots captioned it' "A significant speech by Mir. Her. rick Other newspapers gave 1t es- pccial notice in their reports of the dinner.
 "Pertinax". political editor of the Echo do Paris. devoted n column to n discuAsion of the conference today. France should confne herself at Washington" he declared. "to a firm
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23

uefenso of our national interests. winch can only be affected by certain schemes which are vague and not very formidable. and which no one will "Cadily take in a serious manner. She would let other matters. notably Asiatic questions. severely alone"
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23

Monday, October 17th, for girls and women who wish to learn sewing and dressmaking. The classes will be limited to ten members, but addi tional classes will be formed upon re- quest
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
GOING TO WALLINGFORD

About 8 Masons are going to Wal lingford tomorrow to attend the Grand Masters Day to be held at the Masonic home there.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-23
~. w" SEWING GLASSES.

Monday, October f7th, Will Witness
 Beginners Endcavors.
 It is claimed by the Wall Street Journal that America seems to be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Mexican Oil Exports
Show Big Falling Off
Drop of rs Per Cent Reported
Since Tax Went Into Effect

The Association of Producers of Pc
troleum in Mexico has received little
information from Mexico during the
last few. days and none regarding con-
dltlons IN Tampico, which reports from
Mexico City describe as critical.
Some oil is moving" said Guy Stew
ems, director of the association. YES
terday, "but our advices, the latest of
which was received yesterday, Indicate
that the estimate that shipments have
fallen of Is per cent is approximately
correct. The attempt to place respon-
sloility for whatever conditions pre-
vail at Tampico upon the oil companies
either grows out of failure to lool
the facts in the face or a desire to
The falling off in shipments is q
natura! economic result of the imposi~
ton Of taxes which are too high b'1 to
permit of the oil being moved at a a
proht' and the Mexican government
must itself assume responsibility for
Whatever local conditions arise az a
result of the diminution of shipments y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Cotton Pool Reports

Talk Of an arrangement to finance
the carrying of unsold cotton similar
to that which took care last year of
100000 pounds of copper is not
considered seriously ip important bank
ing circles here. Bankers in a posi-
ton to know what is going on said
yesterday that any proposal to trustee
cotton and issue notes against it to be
sold to the public would not be prac-
ticable for several reasons. The mat
ter has not even been put up to the
bankers, it was said, although it was
being talked about in cotton trade cir
cles. The view Of the bankers is that
any program for aiding the cotton
growing industry should be arranged
through the medium of the War FL
nance Corporation, which already is
taking steps to extend credits to cotton
interests where they are found neces-
sary. The corporation has just APP
proved an expectation loan on cotton
of 100000 made to the Staple Cot
ton Cooperative Association, a body of
about one thousand producers of high
grade cotton in the delta region of the
South. The loan runs for one year,
with interest at per cent, and it will
finance about 100000 bales of cotton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Woman Unable to Care for securitfe,

Question---Would you advise a person, of
limited means TO exchange government
cripple and not able to walt on myself,
and 1 find the government bond. ~ per
sfat $685. In n fourth Ibspty loan
and | have $500 in French bonds and
ono Pacific Fuel equipment bond. per
cent bond. / have to pay almost 100 for
the above mentioned bonds, and they don't
yield quite per cent. have double
floor. II could only turn it into money
1t would help mo considerably. l am
lone woman and there are repairs to be
made continually. What would you advise
me to do about the Az Liberty bonds?
thought might exchange five OF them for
some other bond that would yield me a
mark bonds? Some of my friends think
the French bonds are not good; what do
you think? Would you advise my keeping
them? l thought of exchanging them for
Canadian Northern, as both principal and
interest are guaranteed. want some
thing that 1 can dispose of readily.
can't go myself to a deposit box to have
coupons taken off, and I get more helpless
and suffer more all the time. Please rec
ommend investments you know to be per-
fectly secure.--Miss A. w.
Answer-The Canadian Northern 7
per cent bonds, guaranteed principal
and interest by the Canadian govern
,ment, are suitable for you, we think,
and you would be wise and safe in
exchanging part Of your Liberty
bonds for them. Kingdom of Denmark
IS also are good investment. Have
you ever considered an annuity? If
there is no one to whom you want
to leave your money, you could buy
an annuity which would give you an
income higher than you could get
through the purchase of bonds, and
you would have no trouble collecting
your income. We suggest that you sell
your house before the market breaks.
1t is too much of burden for woman
in the position you describe, we think.
You would also be better off so far
as worry is concerned if you put your
assets into a voluntary diving trust;
that is, contract with a trust company
to look after all your interests, and
mail your checks monthly, say. 1t can
be arranged on almost any terms to fit
your case and quite likely would be
worth the cost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Denends on Income From Bonds

Question-Will you kindly let me know
what you think of the following bonds as
an Investment. as I am depending upon
the income? I have heard some poor re-
ports from the Island Refining Corpora
ton bond, which I bought at 95. 1t is
per cent gold bond of the Island Re-
fning Company, due 1929. I also hold
secured gold note of the Middle West
Utilities Company, per cent. at 95; first
and collateral trust mortgage of the Vir-
ginia Power Company, per cent, at TO-
due 1912; Oklahoma Gas and Electric
Company first and refunding 7.z per cent.
95, due 1871; United States Rubber first
and refunding mortgage per cent at
1895, due 194T. Anaconda Copper Mining
Company secured gold bond, per cent. at
931A, due 1920; and French Victory bond
of 1917, at 4 per cent. "a $3.50. Would 1t
be better to take small loss now than
lose all that put in the bond? I would
invest in other compa nies.-G. B. r.
Answer.-We would advise you to
take your loss on Island Refining Cor
poration per cent bonds. They are COM
paratively snort term. Reinvest in
Kingdom of Denmark IS, due 1916, and
selling at little below par. In the
French bond you are specializing in
the course of foreign exchange. There
is no fixed maturity date on the As of
1917. The others are good investments,
we think.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
I'm w all Street
American Sugar

Banking interests In intimate touch
with the American Sugar Refining Com
pany gave positive assurance yesterS
day that any plans the corporation
may have had involving new financing
have been dropped. The company, it
Is said. has so improved it's position as
to make public financing unnecessary.
1t was reported some weeks ago that
loan of at least s25,000,00O was under
consideration by the board of directors
Sugar common was weak spot in the
market yesterday. breaking points
net to GAN on heavy offerings. This
set a new low record price for the
stock, and revived rumors that the di-
rectors when they meet next will take
adverse dividend action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Stocks Decline
On u. S. Rubber
Dividend Move
Exchanges Again Moderate
ly Weak; Cotton Prices
Irregular and Wheat Close
LIS Slightly Higher

The technical position OF the mar
ket, rendered mora susceptible to de-
pressing influences by the sharp raj
lies on Wednesday and Thursday, fur
nished suitable background for SELL
ing operations yesterday based on tho
passing of the dividend on United
States Rubber common and che defer
ment of action on Fisk Rubber pro-
fcrred
Especial targets Of attack were
those shares about whoso dividend con-
tinuance spectators were In doubt
The rubber and sugar stocks were con-
spicuously weak, whereas tho declines
in other industrial groups were rather
moderate. The decline was fastened
by renewed short selling. The move
raent gained velocity toward tho close
and by the time the final sales were
recorded many securities had slumped
back to where they had been before
the upturn and few securities tum-
bled to new low levels for the year.
Railroad shares shared in the reaction,
despite the assurances from Washing
ton that they were to be put in funds
by the government in connection with
capital expenditures made during the
war.
{ Call money was quoted at 6 per cent
all day. The foreign exchanges again
tended lower. Sterling lost another
point. The present market is thin
and the exact cause Of the east
ness is not apparent. Unsettled by
further German reparation payments,
sterling has made no substantial re-
spouse to the clearing UP of the prin-
cipal industrial tangles in Great Brit
ain.
In the cotton market prices fiuc-
tuated rapidly, and lower toward
the close. Final quotations varied
from q gain of points to a loss Of
II. In the wheat pit price changes
were none the less frequent, but gains
were retained until the close. Gains
were between ~ and TX cents. The
government crop report was not pub
lished until after the close of the mar
ket, and it conceded with expectations
The total indicated yield of wheat
and spring wheat was s09,000,O00 bush
els, or about 100000 less than a
month ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Financial Items

William A. Bostwicls, president OF tas
International Nickel Company has beeh
elected a director of the Bank OF Ancrtes.
The Central Union Trust Company 9,
New York has been appointed trustee % ..
the Texas Power and Light Coinpap'
Sl.650.0e0 general mortgage per CEN
gold bonds. due May /. 1941.
The treasurer OF the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company Is ready to start deliver.
on Monday, July II, of deinitive bona.
OF the issue OF $50 coo. 600 of Pennsylvan.s
Railroad Company ffteen-year ca pe
cent bonds on surrender of interim cea
tihcates at the office of the company. - =.
s5 Cedar Street. New York. or al to'
treasurer's office. Broad Street. Station
Philadelphia.
The Equitable Trua& Company CT New
YORK, as depository OF certain ordinsI
stock OF the Royal Dutch Company. unos.
agreement dated September 10. 1915, "a
recetved dividend OF IS guiiders per sacs
100 guilders par value of the above nses q
TONED ordinary stock so held by II. ssss
dividend being termed by the Royal Dusss
Company final dividend over 1920" ihs
equivalent thereof. distr.butabie 10 holder
OF New York shares" under the terms -
the agreement. Is salts on each Nes
YORK share" This dividend will be GU
trfhuted on July 80, 10 the resisteis1@
holders OF New York shares OF rece's
July 10.
The Bank of America has been ~
pointed trustee under an issue Of Sboe:vsy
three-year pr cent secured eonsertisa;'
gold notes OF the Peruvian Coprag es4
smelling Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Ontario Expects to Try
for Loan Here i'm Fall
Province to Offer $l0,000,000
Bills in Canadian Market
Soon

MONTREAL, July 11.-Follow4ng tho
decision Of the Ontario government:
not to enter the United States market
for loan of $40. 100000 to meet It's
maturing obligations, it is expected
now that the province will shortly en-
ter the Canadian market with an Issue
of $10,000,000 of months treasury
bills. The operation is one along the
lines of recent issue by the provincs
by which it is apparently hoped tina.
maturing obligations will be covered
temporarily.
1t is expected that the s1o,ooo,ooa
of bills shortly to be issued, will 60
largely to banks and large institutions
in Ontario, which have surplus fund;
to invest. The matter of loan by the
province in New York, however, is BY
no means dead issue. 1t is fully ea-
pected in Canadian financial circles
that the province will soon have 70
float S20,000,000 in New York, whsth'
err rates are favorable or not, as
it is not thought that the provines
can continue TO place treasury biHs
with the Ontario public. who are nov
pretty well overloaded with securities.
The province has about Sl5,000,0O0 OF
Treasury bills which come due on
October 1, and it is thought that 3
new loan in New York will be negotiated
before that time unless conditions have
a decided change in the interim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Asks for Is Securities. Different Grade

Question-Please name five railroad
bonds selling at discount that. in your
0psnon w fo provide conservative in
grade railroad utility bonds that ap-
pear to have fair degree of safety in
attractive possibilities for appreciation in
value. five common stocks that appear to
afford reasonable degree of safety for
mans income.-R. e. NJ.
Answer-Southern Pacific Central Pa
cltic collateral As, due 1949, recently
selling at So; Union Pacific convertible
as, on which the conversion privilege
has expired, due 1927, recently selling
at S21s; Virginian Railway first 5s, due
1862, recently selling at 80; Norfolk
q Western convertible Is, on which the
conversion privilege has expired, due
1882, recently selling at rs, and New
York Central convertible debenture 6s,
on which the conversion privilege has
expired, due 1885, recently selling at
o,f12, meet your first requirement.. In
the second class we would put Kansas
City Southern refunding and improve
ment 5s, due 1850, recently selling at
74A;. st. Louis Southwestern first con-
solldated as, due 1882, recently selling
at SO "; Rio Grande Western first As.
due 1889, recently selling at So, and
Missouri, Kansas & Texas first As, due
1890, recently selling at 57k. This
company is in the hands of a receiver
and the bonds are in default, but it IS
expected that reorganization plan will
be announced shortly. Of the common
stock we would recommend Union Pa
cliic, American Telephone and Tele-
graph, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
Pullman Company, American Bank
Note, General Electric and Columbia
Gas and Electric.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
United States Rubber

Passing Of The common dividend of
the United States Rubber Company on
Thursday was reflected in the action
of Az points to 1885. At 1895, the
low of the market session, the stock
touched the lowest level since 1917,
when it sold at 471a. There was a
certain element Of surprise in the
omission of the dividend altogether,
as it had been felt In some quarters of
the financial district that the rate
would be cut in half. Some of Thurs
days buying was also said to have
been based on the belief that the
quarterly distribution of So share
would be maintained for the current
quarter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Sugar Co. Sues ON CONTRACTS

An echo of the sharp drop in the prits
Of sugar last year is contained in suits
filed in the Federal District Court By
the American Sugar Refining COMPANY
against the Waddington Condensed
Milk Company, the Elbee Chocolate
Company, Breakstone Brothers, Inc
and the Sheffield Farms Company. tn
claims aggregate more than si2o.OoV.
Failure to accept delivery or to pay foi
sugar at the contracted price is ALLEGED
by the American Sugar Refining Com.
psny in its suits against the dsfsnd'
ants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Most Of the Important foreign ex-
changes worked lower again yesterday,
with demand sterling dropping to
f3.69%, off one cent from the preced-
ing day.
Francs, which had been firm on
Thursday, yielded with the rest of the
market yesterday, checks closing at
Belgian francs were shade higher at
the close.
While the downward movement in
Argentine exchange appeared to be
checked, fresh weakness developed in
rates on Brazil, which dropped off
rather sharply, touching 1880 cents,
compared with 1852 the day before.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Reserve Bank Earnings

Net profits of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York in the first six
months of the current year were equiv
alent to approximately rs per cent on
it's paidin capital on the basis of the
figures set forth in the weekly state
ment of Wednesday. This showed an
increase in the surplus account of
S2,904,000, and showed, also, that the
reserve to meet the government fran
chise tax for the six months period
was $17,100,O10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09

Question: am thinking of investing
some money in bonds and / would be very
thankful to you IL you would give me q
few points concerning such an Investment
I have heard Qdtte a story concerning the
Nedeich Finance Corporation and their
great Revere Motor Car stock. Indeed I
would be very thankful II you would ad-
wise. me about the corporation and its
stock.-B. c.
Answer-The Revere Motor Car
Corporation is in the hands of a re-
ceiver and we do not advise you to buy
the stock, no matter what stories they
tell you.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
American Agricultural Chemical

Robert S. Bradley, chairman Of the
board Of directors Of the American
Agricultural Chemical Company, states
that while it is still impossible to give
definite figures regarding business for
the fiscal year ended June 80, prospects
for more stable conditions in the fall
are encouraging. Notwithstanding
present conditions, he said that the
company's collections have been prac-
tically normal, outside of the cotton
states and Cuba, which represent about
one-third of its trade. With these
included, cash collections from the
1920 sales were nearly 80 per cent of
the matured accounts OF June 1, 1921.
Mr.. Bradley stated that never before
in the history of the fertilizer indus
try has any general depression in
business or any financial disturbance
been so severely felt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
Investment
Information

Questions of general interest to In
vsstoys will BIZ answered in this col
umn, in sohich case only initials will
b uaed. Others will be ar.s,oered BY
mail. Address all inquiries, incEos-
ing stamped, addressed envelope, to
Financial Editor, The Tribune. 1sL
Nassau Street, Ncso York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-09
London Cotton Statistics

LIVERPOOL, July 8.-AWeekly cotton
statistics: Imports $4,000 bales, in
Guiding $4,000 American; stock 1909
0 0Oo, American, $4,000; forwarded
5000, American, 21,000; exports 1000.
american Al ond 5000; sales 10000, American.