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New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
POULTRY SHOW AT
 STATE ARMORY HERE
Third Annual Exhibit Will Open
 Thursday for Three Days

The third annual show of the New Eiuain Poultry association will oper Thursday at Jester's hall on Arch street and continue for three days judging of exhibits to be the feature Of the opening day.
 Hundreds of specimens will be ex- hibited. classes being provided for cocks hens, cockerels, bullets. old pen and young pen the last two classes to consist of one male and four males each. The hall will be open to re- celye exhibits Wednesday and all eX- hbits not received by Thursday morn- ing at o'clock will be declared out unless unavoidably delayed the com- mittee announces. Judging will take place at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morn ing and will be completed on the same day. it is expected.
 Poultry Association Officers.
 Following are the officers of the Poultry association under whose su- pervision the details of the exhibit are being handled; President, George C., Clark. Kensington; vice presidents. Walter J. Sorrow. John Johnston, w. l.. Weld and & Ethel Gerrish; treas Urer, Joseph Diemand; secretary, Ar thur F. Hanks.
 Judges For Show.
 The judges selected for the exhibit are:
 Clarence l.. Sibley of Wallingford, on Asiatics, English. bantams, Jersey giants turkeys geese and pigeons.
 D. I. Lambers. Appanoug. R. l.. all Plymouth Rocks and leghorns and eolored wyandottes.
 Fred ], wagenblatt, New Haven, Rhode Island reds and whites and white wyandottes
 The regular prizes are: Single classes first blue ribbon. s2: second, rcd ribbon, sl; third, yellow ribbon; fourth, green ribbon; fifth. white rib bon.
 The ribbon prizes for pens will be tho same. but the money award for the first will be s4 and for the second s2.
 Many Special Prizes
 Tn addition to the regular prizes there are many specials. Mayor A. VI. Paonessa has donated silver times to be held, Last year the cup loving cup which must be won three was taken bye. l.. Sibley, breeder Of single and rose comb Rhode Island reds. Other specials include: Coffee urn, donated by Landers, Frary X Clark; leather pocketbook. donated by G. Fox X Co. Hartford: candle sticks, donated by W. A. Kinne: five pounds candy, donated by Caldwell Co, of Meriden; mixer and bowl. do- mated by Traut & Hine; box of cigars, donated by Louis King Cigar Co.,; coop and run, donated by A. r. Hawkes..
 Others giving articles for prizes in- clude;
 Stanley svea O.. American Barred Plymouth Rock club, Abbe Hardware Co., Hugh Reynolds, Bamforth Flee tric Co.,. <, r. Strople. New Britain Bird and Feed Store, Stanley Works and Samuel Lehrer.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
SAYS FRENCH COURT
 IS NOT QUALIFIED
German Lawyer Seeks to Obtain
 Different Tribunal

President E. r. Hall. Of the board
 Of finance and taxation and also a
 member of a special committee ap-
 pointed to consider a bond issue to
 cover the construction of new sub
 ways for telephone and telegraph
 wires stated today that assurances re-
 gently received that the $50, 900 issue
 as recently proposed, would not be in
 cluded in the total city bond issue,
 now makes it possible for his com-
 mittee to recommend to the board of
 finance and taxation that the issue be
 allowed in order that work on the subways might be started within a
 reasonable length of time. In all probabilities the legislature will ac- cept a bill authorizing the issue.
 The city of New Britain, in com tnon with others in the state. is al- lowed to issue bonds up to five per cent of its grand list. The local grand
 list. including tax exempt property. is about s100.000,000, which allows for bond issues up to about s5.00Q,- 000. The city now has outstanding sS,500, 900 in bonds for various muni- cipal works including parks. water and sewer system. This year about s170, 900 in bonds will be retired. T<- city has borrowed, on bonds. up to within a million and a half of its limit and the many new works com ing along, which will require consid- erable outlay of cash. bid fair to near ly reach the limit
 It was for this reason, when the extension of the subway system was considered. that it was decided not to favor the proposition as the cash places. The telephone company sug- gested an alternative plan. which was to effect that the company erect the suhways on streets which were to be paved, give the city title to them and use them for it's wires until such time as ttra city felt that it was able to take the subways over at cost. In this way the company felt that 1t would be spared the cost of erecting new overhead wires, as it must short ly do, only to have to pull them down within a few years and put them in the subways. The company planned to build the new subways. thus saw ing the double installation cost, This plan was farorably regarded, but the new assurances, received by Chair man Hall. make 1t possible for the city to do its own construction with out weakening its borrowing capacity.
 II is expected that it will be neces- sary to put some hundreds Of thous- ands of dollars into subways in tho next few years. As new streets are paved if is best to put the subways in at once, though there might not be a pressing need for them. The users or the subways are charged yearly rental by the city. With the various bond issues that will be necessary to build mp the parks. schools and so forth in the next four years, there is no way until the pres nnt plan was adopted. to increase tho limit to which the city may issue bonds without increasing the grand iS for every hundred thousand in- /. crease the city being allowed to bor- ! TOW s5.000 more. However, with the {. s50. 900 issue Of bonds not included In the bond limit. there will be no |. reed Of the city pressing its limit nor i for the Telephone company 10 build | Inc gubWays
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
LOSES S5,OOO SUIT FOR
 MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
Man Who Was Arrested For Assault On Child and Discharged
 Falls to Get Damages

Judgment for the defendant has been awarded by Judge Maltbie in the superior court at Hartford in the case of Joseph Zulick or this city against William kulish, also of this city Zulick brought suit for s5,000 against kulish claiming malicious prosecution and the case was heard before Judge Maltbie two weeks ago. Kulish and Zulick arrested for as- ssluting his child but when the case was heard in court the accused man was discharged. The s5.O00 suit fol- lowed. Klett X filling appeared for the defendants while Dunn X Me- Donough represented the plaintiff.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
PARTY FOR CHILDREN

A Christmas tree party will be held in Grotto hall on West Main street, Wednesday evening for the children of members of Clan Douglas, o. s. C.. and Lady Wallace lodge, D. 0. s. Each of the children present will be given a gift.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
90 MINERS ENroMBED
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Tokio, Dec. 17.--Thirty miners were entombed in A coal mine at Kssuya in Kukuoks prefecture in southwest ern Japan this morning and are held prisoners by gas in the workings, ac- cording to advices received here. Col lapses of portions of the mine en- tombed tn men. Rescue work is pro- eeeding with extreme difficulty and it is feared that attempts to rescue the miners may prove unavailing.
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
BRISTOL NEWS

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New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
MAY RAISE S2,7OO
sailies Drive Fails Tu Go Over Top But Docs Not Tall Far short of High Mafk-xmas fund starts.

Although the Salvation Army drive did not go over the top as was ex- pected. the final result 0f the brick safe is expected tO show total or f2.go0 or s5.7gB raiseJ last week. Treasurer Leon \. Sprag.Io stated this morning that returns are not com pleted and he Was unable to state definitely just what the total would be.
 Saturday night lhe salIies tham- selves collected ss3 towards the drive.
 Today the Chris mas kettles were put on the streets for fhe first time. This money is nOt used for current expenses but ran be used only for Christmas purposes. Contributions to the kettles started of quite literally and some paper money as well as large coins was dropped through the screen coverings.
 Santa Claus is expected to take uy his position On the street about Thursday etening when two more ket- ties will be put out
New Britain herald., 1923-12-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
STRONGDECEMBER FEATURESMARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The feature of a comparatively quiet market in cotton today was the relative strength of December contracts. notwith- standing the circulation of addi- tional notices estimated at about 9,2O0 bales. December sold up to 36.30 at the opening and while 1t later reacted to 35.95, it stiffened up again in the late trading, closing at 36.10, or 5S points net higher. The strength of the near position had sympathetic influence on later months, and March sold up to 35.40 during the early trading, closing at 35.23. The general market closed very steady at net advances of IS to 53 points.
 The opening was firm at an ad- vance of 73 points on December and of 22 to 25 points on later deliveries which were influenced by relatively firm cables and bullish overnight spot advices from the south. Janu- ary sold, up to 35.O5 and May to 35.50 before the early demand was supplied, making net advances of about 40 to 53 points on January and later deliveries. There was realizing at these figures, while the more urgent demand for December appeared to have been satisfied at the increased premium over Janu- ary, and the market eased off from the best under realizing. Trading became very quiet on the declines, however, and there was enough GOV ering or scattered buying to give the market a very steady undertone in the late trading. Private cable advices received from Liverpool to- day said the advance there was due to small offerings from the south and a moderate trade demand, and one of the reports reaching here said the Liverpool market acted as if it had been pretty well sold out. A telegram from Dallas reported that two of the large cotton houses operating in their territory had taken all the spot cotton offering during the last few days and the strength of December contracts here was regarded as another indication of firm s.Ht situation. There was also bullish comment on the week. end figures, but these features failed to bring in much fresh commission house business, according to local brokers who said trading was re- stricted by the proximity of the holi- days. Exports today, 6,115, making 3,O76,2s3 so far this season. Port receipts, 22,346. United States port stocks, 1,012,164.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
FOREIGN PONDS
Week Is Uneuentful
 In Cotton Market

NEW YORK Dec. 21.-The cotton mar ket has been comparatively quiet during the past week. week but the the tone one das,, has been 3325c for March contracts at the end of the previous week. prices advanced to 35.40c for that position during today's trading. In a general way this recovery has been due to reports of a firm spot situation in the south and comparatively light offerings. No revival of commission house interest on large scale has been reported by local brokers, who have at the restricting influence of the approach ing holiday season. The declines of late the previous week.. however. had evi. liquidated position and except for some further scattered realizing, there has been very little selling pressure. As> result the market has responded to very moderate demand, which seems to have included some further buying of December to fix prices on call cotton as we'll as covering by speculative shorts: Cotton has continued to reach here from the south for delivery on December contracts, and including the notices issued today it is estimated that notices far issued against December have aggregated in the neighborhood of 95, 900 bales. The prompt stopping of these notices at increas- ing December premium has naturally tended to emphasize the reports of a firm spot situation in the south, although there is still some doubt as to whether the cot ton taken here this month will be all shipped out or partly retendered on Janu- ary. Exporters are credited with having bought in the southern markets during the week, probably to provide for end-Decem- Der or early January engagements. The census report showing 9,548.S05 bales of cotton ginned up to December 1S was most generally considered in line with the gov ernments crop estimate of 10,0S1 900 bales excluding linters, and there does not ap- pear to have been any change of senti- ment with reference to the extent of mestic cotton goods markets have shown little or no change and there has been talk of increased mill curtailment during the holiday period. which would seem to have been overshadowed by the spot news and the reconsideration of the statistical nnsitinn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
PRICES IN CURB
 IN UPWARD MOVE

NEW YORK Dec. 21.-Prices in to- days curb market moved irregularly higher despite the unsettlement on the "big board"
 Active buying of the South Ameri- can oil sares followed the announce ment that the Gulf Oil company, through a subsidiary. has extended its option with the Maracaibo oil com pany fNr an additional 35,o0o acres for purposes of exploiting. Net gains of a point or more were established by Gulf Oil, Imperial of Canada. Cities Service, Standard Oil of Ken lucky and Prairie Oil and Gas.
 Centrifugal Cast Iron Pipe jumped nearly points on the announcement that more than 90 per cent of the stock holders had approved the re- capitalization plan, and was one of the active features of the industrial list. Midvale steel moved up point but Mesabi Iron lost ground, prob ably in reflection of the report that the Bethlehem Steel corporation had disposed of it's Mesabi stock to in- side interests.
 Activity, of the newly listed Walker Mining shares between SIS and 31a featured the mining group. The Walker company is controlled by the Anaconda Copper company through 51 per cent stock ownership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
TESTERS WEEKLY STATEMENT

Comparisons are to actual dates, not to close of corresponding weeks.
 In sight for week, 362,000; same seven days last year, 330, 900; same seven days year before, 32s,000: for the month. 1,256,- 9oo; same date last year, 1.116,00o; same date year before, 1,0s2, 2,000; for season same date year before 6,663,00O.
 Port receipts for season, 4,576, ,000: same date last year, 3,9Ss, 900 >same date year before last, 3,450.000
 Overland to mills and Canada for sea- son, 489,000; same date last year. 77e,oO0; same date year before, Ss7,000.
 Southern mill takings for season, 2,047- days year before. 17s,ooo; for season,
 Interior stocks in excess of August 1 6s6.0o0; last year. 73o,00o; year before, 292000.
 Foreign exports for week, 25s,ooo; same seven days last year, 12s, 1000; same seven days year before. 1s,000; for season, S,oo1,oeo; same date last year. 2,62O.oo0;
 Northern spinners' takings and Canada for week, 70,000; same seven days last year, 10S. 900; for season, 952.000; to same date last year. 1884 900.
 Statement of spinners taking of Ameri- can cotton throughout the world: This week, S41,O0O; same seven days last year, 395,00o; same seven days year before. same date last year. s,os2. 900; same date year before, 6,3s9,000.
 statement of worlds visible supply: Total visible sdb eoo this week; 4.aS7,ooo last 4,965,000; same date year before, 5.940, ,000
 Of this the total American this week, s.1sss,ooSo; last week. s,lss,Ooo; last year,
 All other kinds this week. 1,1so, 900; last week 1.144ooo: last year. 1,4s5.ooo; year
 Visible in the United States this week,
 Visible in other countries this week, 2,417,000; this date last year, 2.847000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

Following is the statement of resources and liabilities of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, at the close of business, De- cember 19, 1928:
 Resources: Gold coin and certificates in vault. s6,649, 675.50: gold settlement fund, $16,S0S, 254.95; otal gold held by bank, s2S,457, 9S0.45; gold with federal reserve agent. $S3,S72,170; gold redemption fund. S4,S67,3 390.72 total gold reserve, S112,197,- 491.1S; reserve other than gold, $4,826- 94s; total reserve. $117024,4S91S non reserve cash, s7,262. GUS 93. Bills discount ed: Secured by government obligations, $20,442, SS1.60 all other, $50, 1868, 3S5.40; bls bought in open market. $11.155, 475.49; total bills on band, sS2, ,466,74249. United States bonds and notes. S201, $50; all other certificates of indebtedness, 942; municipal warrants, S50,913.33; total earning assets, sS2.72O, 547.S2; bank premises, $2,929, ,697.13: uncollected items. $31.211, 109.67: all other resources, 0677,313.53; total resources, s241. 1925, 766.26.
 Liabilities: Capital paid in, s4,4so,35O: surplus, Ss,941.55342. Deposits: govern ment, $215,346.70: member banks. reserve account. s55,911 ,S29.19; all other s151.- 75396; total deposits, S56,72S,929. Fed eral reserve notes in actual circulation, s144931.970: deferred availa abality items, S25415,035.13; all other liabilities, s1,S27,- 927s6; total liabilities, S241, S25766.26.
 Ratio of total reserves to deposits and federal reserve note liability combined. 5s.2 per cent.
 Contingent liability on bills purchased for foreign correspondents $733,322.s4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
FURTHER DECLINE M SALES SHOWN

NEW YORK, Dec. 21-Stock prices fluctuated in a rather cratic man. ner in today's market in reflection of the readjustment of speculative accounts in anticipation of the end of the year. Business showed further slump, the total sales falling below S00,000 shares.
 Weakness of several speculative industrials was attributed in many quarters to taxation selling. Profit taking also was apparent in num- Der of recently strong issues, with occasional flurries of selling by spectators for the decline.
 Trading in standard industrials was comparatively quiet. American Can ran up slightly on the declara- tion of an extra dividend of l per cent, but flood of offerings from disappointed spectators who appar- ently expected a larger distribution, sent the stock down about points from it's early high, the closing price of 1035s, representing net loss ot s4 on the day. Baldwin and Stude- baker closed nearly a point lower while United States Steel common dropped a small fraction.
 New high records for the year were established during the session Maracabio Oil, Cuban Cane Sugar preferred and May Department Stores. National Department Stores duplicated its previous high.
 Passing of the dividend on Jones Brothers Tea was responsible for the. establishment of new 1923 low by that stock. New minimum prices for the year also were registered by Omaha common and preferred, Amer ican Sugar Refining preferred, Amer scan Zinc pFeferred and 500" com mop.
 Tobacco stocks were actively bought in the first hour on reports that an early announcement would be forthcoming on the schulte- Tobacco Products merger but the gains were cancelled or materially reduced in the heavy profit taking that followed.
 Some of the leather and packing company stocks also made good
 Foreign exchange prices were again reactionary, with trading rela- lively quiet. French francs dropped points, to 511c, another new record low for all time, and sterling dropped more than two cents, to $4.34 4s, Nominal recessions took place in the her/principal European rates.
 Call money held steady at "A per cent all day. A small amount or time money was loaned at per cent for the shorter maturities, but. banK-' CTS continue to ask A Tor IoIlser dates The best names in commer- cial paper continue to command A per cent, with trading only moder- ately active.
 Total stock sales. 747,4oo shares:
 Twenty industrials averaged sS'oSi net loss, .55. er-e
 Twenty railroads averaged sz'4o; 'ief High t 1923, so.51; low. ss.22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. El.-FoIIoWIng bulges in the early session today the early cotton market made no further show of strength, but spent the remainder of the day in small sags and partial recoveri@ on the day. with the last sale of January contracts at 35.04c pound. It was much of holiday market and buying was more scattered than concentrated. The interior took only small part inethe trading and was less in the market than for a long time.
 In the early part of the day prices were advanced g to AS points to 36.15c for January on buying encouraged by strong mand for spots in all southern markets New crops were rather more active than usual and October shared in the early strength, rising to assoc. Realizing by longs met the advance and caused small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Cotton seed OH was easy under scattered local selling on the lower ruling in lard and slow trade demand. Supporting orders were in evi- dence, however. and net declines at the close were but 3 to 6 points. Sales, 9,400 barrels. Prime crude, 9.S7l5 a 9.50c; prime summer yellow spot. 10.95911.25c. Janu- ary closed 1O.94c: March, 11.37c; May, 11.66c-all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
PORT MOVEMENT

New orleans Middling, s5c; receipts. 5,303; sales. s6S; stock, 271,44o.
 Galveston: Middling, 35c; receipts, s.010; sales, 2,612; stock, 325,216.
 Mobile: Middling, BAG; receipts, 37s; stock, 13,460. 3S0; sales, Il; stock, S0,912.
 Charleston: Receipts, 700; stock, 112,5s0. Wilmington: Receipts, 221; stock, 34.- 217.A
 Texas City: Receipts, 445; stock, 1.os2. Norfolk; Middling, 34.50c; receipts, 3,SsS: sales, 2,633; stock, Ss,073.
 Baltimore: Receipts, 926; stock, 2,S12. Boston: Middling, 35.S5c; stock, 5.445. 6t(( Philadelphia: Stock, 3,s5e.
 New York: Middling, 36.6ec; exports, 1,I15; stock 13S,84s.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 2os: stock 2.s5s.
 Total today: Receipts, 21,661; exports, 1,115; stock, 1,012.o22. !
 Total for week: Receipts. 214,661; ex- ports 257,931.
 sTotal for season: Receipts. 467s,1s7; ex- ports 3,000,764.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Butter, eggs, poultry and potatoes unchanged.
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-Springs. 15c geese, lie; others unchanged. Eggs. SSc. Butter unchanged.
 CHICAGO Dec. 21.-Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged; receipts, 3.710 cases. Poultry, alive, higher fowls. 1SQ19c; springs, 1Sc; roosters, 12Ac; geese. 17c; turkeys, 24c.
 NEW YORK, Dec.> 21.-Butter easy; receipts. 5,S71; creamery extra (s1 score), 50Ac. Eggs unsettled; receipts. 10,596; fresh gathered extra firsts, 43@45c; do firsts, 4OQ 42c; do seconds and poorer, 30@39c; New Jersey hennery whites, closely selected extras, 53M 55c; nearby hennery whites. closely selected extras. 53 e 55c; state, nearby and nearby western hennery whites, firsts to extras 45M53c; nearby hennery browns, extras. 49@ 52c Pacific coast whites. extras, 51@53c; do firsts to extra firsts, At soc; refrigerator firsts. 2e@27c. Cheese unsettled: receipts, 50,676; state whole milk flats. fyesh fancy. 22 : Q ssc; S. do average run. 2o1s@21c; state specials, 24h @26hc. Live poultry firm; chickens, IS q 2sc; fowls, 17@27c; turkeys, s2 4oc Dressed poultry irregular; tur-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21.-Cotton spot quiet: prices steady; good middling, 2O.ssd; fully middiing. 20.2sd; middling, 19.6sd; ,low middling, 1s.6Sd; good ordi- nary, 17.6sd; ordinary, 1T.1Sd. Sales 4,00o bales including 3,1O0 American. Receipts. 5000 bales. including 7200 American. Futures closed firm. De- cember. 2o.2sd January. 2o.sSd; March. 2o.22d May. 20.04d; July, 19.53d; -Septem- Der, 17.1Od; October. 16.36d; December G924) 15,S5u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Cai money firm; high, "A per cent; low. 4%; ruling rate, 4A closing bid, 4%; offered at 4s. last loan 4A ; call loans against accept ances, Az; time loans steady; mixed col lateral, 60-90 days, 5; 4-6 months, ei mime commercial paper, 4N Q 5.