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New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
ALVIS SENT TO JAIL
Man Wanted Here For Assault With Intent to Kill Will Be RearTested For New Britain Police.

Chief William C. Hart was notified today by the Port Chester, N. r., po- lice tlIat John Avis, alias John veire. who is wanted by the New Britain po- lice for assaulting Manuel Ferdinanz with intent to kill, was sentenced on May 12 in the Port Chester police court to serve 30 days in jail. He was arrested in that city for assault.
 When Avis, as he is known to the local authorities is released on June 12 it is expected that he will be re- arrested and brought to New Britain for trial. He is alleged to have shot Ferdinanz at his home at 37 Lilac street on Christmas eve of last year.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
Tabs" Play to Open at
 Fox Theater Tomorrow

George M. Cohan's musical comedy, The Little Millionaire" will open to- morrow afternoon at Fox's theater and will be repeated tomorrow and Wednesday evenings. Urban T. Cal- lahan and Miss Loretta O'Connor as- sume the leading roles in the produc- ton which is staged in three acts; Charles Sinclair. director for the Schu- bert interests, Is in charge of the cast and chorus and John J. Crean is mu- sical director. James P. Murphy is chairman and William Price secre- tary of the show committee.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
DISAPPOINTED SWAIN
 SHOOTS GIRL AND SELF
(Continued from First Page)

was escorted to her room. He had been in the room but a short time when three shots rang out and few moments later two additional shote were heard.
 Policeman Charles McGrath James Sullivan and Thomas Lee, upon being notified of the shooting ran to the house and finding the door locked, battered it down. On the kitchen floor they found Coolack with blood streaming from a wound behind the left ear. At the hospital 1t was learn ed that two shots entered the woman's head and one the left. breast. The re- volver was found near Coolack.
 Coolack when placed under arrest denied that he shot the girl and said that when he entered her room he was shot from ambush.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
DEMOS PRAISES FIREMEN.

George Demos of the Victory Lunch on Church street today expressed gratitude for the efforts of New Brit ain firemen who extinguished a blaze in the establishment yesterday. 'The way those boys went at it shows they know their business" he said. We certainly have an efficient department in New Britain, and l can't compli- ment them too highly on their work here yesterday"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
Supreme Court Rules on
 Freight for Commodities

Washington, May 21.--A state can not control freight rates upon com modity shipped between points with in its border when the article is in- tended for public Improvements, the supreme court today held in two cases brought by the United States, the in- terstate commerce commission and 6 number of railroads against the state of Tennessee.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
DENOIfNCE RUSSIA.

New York. May, 21.-The Russian soviet government again was denounc- ed from the floor of the socialist par ty convention here today. Roberto Ha- hermann, a delegate from Mexico City delivered the attack. "The communi- ists were never any good--in Russia, In Mexico or in the United States" he declared. They are just as impudent and just as big liars one place as an- other"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
GIRL COMMITS SUICIDE

Fitchburg, Mass. May 21.-Rather than tell her parents she had been discharged from position which she had held for more than three years, is year old Beatrice Follows, com mitted suicide yesterday by inhaling Illuminating gas. Manager Fred A. Warren. of the Nichols and Frost de- partment store where the girl had been employed, said she had been dis charged bect"ise she had been found short in her accounts with the com pany
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
JOB FOR "FA11Y" ARBUCKLE.
He Will Appear in Chicago Musical
 Review at & Cafe.

Los Angeles, May 21.-Roscoe c. ("Fatty"D Arbuckle, the motion pie ture comedian, left Los Angeles yes terday for Chicago to begin an en- gagement in a musical review at a cafe in that city under a contract said to guarantee him s2,500 week.
 It will be his first appearance in musical comedy since he entered mo- ton pictures eight years ago.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
AIelFn Ifonanki

Metre froaoskE aged SC years died al the New Britain hospital this morning, He is survived by his wife, sis daughters and three sons, The funeral will he held tamaTrea maFn, ing from his late heme, 80 IsaRklia street, at sls0 o'clock and fFaIn fine TkEainian Greek Catholic church al 2 o'clock, Rurial will he in the rkFain, ian cemetery
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
Minnesota Law on R. R.
 Is Against Constitution

Washington, May 21.-The Minne- sota statute which makes railroad liable for action in that state, if it maintains an agency there was found obnoxious to the federal constitution and was declared void by the supreme court today in a case brought by the Farmers Cooperation Equity Corp. against the director general of rail- roads. The court took the position that the law was a restraint upon in- terstate commerce.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
60 HOURS ARDIFT AT SEA

North Sydney, N. S., May 21.-The British schooner Marcella, bound from Nassau for St. Pierre when she foundered so miles off Cape Breton last Thursday was carrying 1900 cases of liquor. it was learned today when Captain Welsh and his crew of seven landed at Port Morien. The ship wrecked sailors reached land after 60 hours in an open dory.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
RUSHED UNNECESSARILY
Haste of Scottish Immigrants to Get Across Border Into [. S. Was Result Of Misunderstanding.

New York. May 21.-The 374 Scot tish immigrants who landed from the Cameronia at Halifax Saturday and rushed across the border into the United States fin race against the immigration quota had much ado about nothing, 1t was disclosed when the Cameronia arrived today.
 Her captain explained he had put his passengers ashore at Halifax and provided them with a special train to New York 80 they could cross the border ahead of large number of immigrants from the United King dom reported aboard the Baltic. He grimaced when he was told the Baltic brought only IT immigrants and that there were sufficient untitled places in the quota to accommodate the Bal tics r, his 347--and then some,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
! FOUR IN RoWBoAT DROWNED
Other Occupants Saved When Craft %T Capsizes.

Baltimore, May 2l.-Four men were drowned in the Middle River near Middleboro yesterday afternoon when a rowboat capsized. Four other oc- cupants of the boLt were saved, two swimming to shore and the others to the boat until rescued.
 The dead are Norbert Bender, 29; Bender, his brother, 19; Henry Bay, 1s, and Milton Markwitz, 21
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
THIRD AUTO FATALITY

Providence, May 21.-Emilia Sam toro died in a hospital here today making the third succumbing to in- juries received when an automobile overturned at o'clock this morning Philipo Pierolli of East Providence and John Martinelli of this city were killed instantly.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
STEAMER STILL AGROUND.

Sandusky, O.. May 21.-The steam- CT Messenger took 20 passengers from the steamer Chippewa this morning and brought them to this city. The Chippewa plying between here and Lake Erie islands is still aground off Middle Bass island where she went on the rocks last night.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE. U. S. Treasury Balance, s644,457.976.
ABANDONED BY sTHrMAN.

New York, May 2t.--Florence Leeds, former show girl who figured with her little son. Jay Leeds, in the Stillman divorce case in which if was established that James A. Stillman. millionaire banker, was the boys father, today asked the Associated Press to say that she did not contem- plate any court action to compel Stillman to provide for her son. She confirmed reports that Stillman had abandoned her and withdrawn his support from her and her child.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
HELD FOR NCN-sUppoRT.

Detective Sergeant William P. Mc- Cue left this afternoon for Albany, N. r.. to secure Governor Smiths sig nature to papers for the extradition of John Lentini, former New Britain resident, who was arrested in New York for non-support. Lentini. who has his wife here and children in the county home at Warehouse Point was arrested in New York Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
FEDERAL COURT TO DECIDE

Washington, May 21.-The supreme court today held that Max Hart's 8 of a vaudeville producing trust might legitimately be considered by the low CT federal courts and ordered the fed 'eral district court of New York to proceed to try the case on it's merits.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
nfatIrn
salm Hagl.sS

lehn, ehild 0f ME and Mrs James
 !, Hughes Of isT Pleasaal street. died early this morning al ihe home 0f his parents at the age af one year and nine months The funeral nim he held tomoFFeN afternoon st 2 a'elOek from the home and iRtermeni Nill he in st Mary's cemetery,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
Owners of Coal Taken by Govt, Can Collect Price

|; Washington. May 21.-Owners of
 coal requisitioned under the Lever act during the war are entitled to recover It's full market value at the time 1t was taken. The supreme court held today in a case brought by the United States against the New River Collieries Co.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
S225.OOO FIRE LOSS

Renfrew, Ont, May 21.-The mills and warehouse of the Renfrew Flour Mills, Ltd, were destroyed by fire today. entailing loss of s225,O0o. Bremen saved another warehouse containing $75,000 worth of flour.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
Tililprals
Card of 1'hanLs

We wish to thank our friends and neighhors fer sympathy and kindness; also for floral tributes at time of sickness and death of our beloved son, William Francis Parsons.
 Signed. Mr and Mrs, John S. Par sons,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-21

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
NEW YORK MARKET
Features Of the Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks

New York, Jan. 29.-Sharp deprecia-
tion of the foreign exchange and fur
Their liquidation of French bonds. scv-
eral of which established now low rec
ords. apparently had no effect on to-
days stock market. which was fca-
turcd by remarkable buying demon
stration in railroad shares. gains Of
one to nearly 81 points being recorded
by more than score of active issues.
Industrials were irregular during the
early part of the session but rallied
later when the demand for the rails
embraced a number of investment is
sues.
The abrupt decline in foreign ex-
changes was generally construed as a
reflection of the local and European
financial communities pcssimism con-
corning the success Of the French in
walton of the Ruhr. French francs
dropped ls points to 6.1s cents, the low
est price in two years. and the German
mark continued it's course toward the
vani shing point, being quoted at .OU2o
cents, or 10000 to the American dol
probation of approximately 2s per
cent. Demand sterling sold around
$4.6s, or six cents below the high
mark established a few weeks ago.
Switching of speculative interest
from the industrials to the rails on the
stock market followed the publication
Of additional December earnings state
ments which disclosed in several in
stances increases in net income. baitl-
more & Ohio was the most active OF the
hands at prices between Asa and 49s.
the closing price of 40 representing a
net gain of q points. Gains OF two
points or more also were scored by
Chesapeake & Ohio. Norfolk & western.
Nickel Plate" common and second pre-
ferred. Frisco preferred, Jersey Cen
trail. $500" Rock Island, st. Paul pre-
ferred and Chicago Northwestern.
Delaware & Hudson and Reading hrst
preferred were among the few reaction
airy issues.
The rise in rail shares was used TO
cover selling of a number of INDUS
trials Pacific Oil was depressed to
4o4 on reports of new financing but
rallied later to 43z, Saturdays closing
nrice. Other oils were Irregular. Pro
ducers & Refiners was pushed up two
points. buying being stimulated ny
additional announcements OF hlgneT
prices for mid-continent crude. Eoyai
Dutch continued under PRESSURE drop-
p'T FISHER Body broke IA points to 40
on announcement of new note oneI,
ing. Steel & Tube preferred dropped
to 81 and then rallied to s9I for a net
loss of AZ. selling being a ha TeSar al
merger with Youngstown Sheet &
Tube. other weak spots INCLUDED
Bayuk Tobacco common and preierreoi;
e g e %heeI e o s. 'es0e'''Ve' 80"
he American smeiting advanced three
points on another increase IN copper
prices and speculative expectation OF
favorable 1922 earnings report
W HrooiNth United Retail Stores and
Virginia Carolina Chemical preferred
a'e Can T money held at n per cent. un-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

til towards the close. when it advanced
to 5 per cent. Brokers bid - and bank,
ers demanded Al for time funds for all
maturities with the volume of business
small Commercial paper was some
what firmer with the bulk of the prime
names at four to six months maturity
commanding Al per cent.
Interest in today's bond market was
divided between sharp decline in
French bonds. coincident with lower
exchange rates. and a brisk advance in
a number Of railroad mortgages.
New lorw records for all time were
established by French rs at 50. French
SIS at Ssh. Seine is at =. Bordeaux IS
at 20. Lyons 6s at 40. Marsciles 6s at
10. Parish Lyons Mediterranean Gs at
GA and k'ramcrican us at "a. IaFtial
recovery was made later, tie trench
SIS closing at 30 and the rs at SCI. the
net losses on tho day ranging from
of q point in the case of Lyons 6s to
81 in the case of Seine rs. Prague us
and Czecho-S Iovallan SIS also cstab..
lshcd new lows, the former al 90 ana
the latter at 20.
Selling by frightened investors COM
bincd with lack of fresh buying pow
err was held responsible for the Dc
cline. international banks generally
being of the opinion that, although the
European financial and economic stu
alton is in a somewhat chaotic state.
the possibility of Frances default on
her external obligations is remote.
Railroad mortgages. particularly the
convertible and dcbcnture types were
bought heavily in response to mate
rally higher stock prices. which. in
turn. were founded on exceptionally
good December earnings statements.
Gains of one to two points were record
Cd nv a number of issues. some of the
most active being Baltimore & ONO
convertible As. st. Paul converl,nie 4hs
and convertible IS. Norfolk q western
convertible 6s. st. Louis-Southwcstern
consolidated As and Seaboard Air Line
6s. ~
Ruhhcr SIS, steel & Tube Is and
Colorado e Industrial SIS gaining point
or moro, while Marine 6s. Cerro ds
Pasco SIS. Commonwea 18th Power os ana
the bonds of independent steel compa-
nies were heavy. u. s. government Sc
curities were slightly reactiionary; the
losses ranging from two to six cents on
Total sales. par value, were $1l,-
529 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

EGGGS-lrrcgular receipts 7O42
fresh gathered extra tirsts 37aM3S
HrstS 5000; New jersey hennery
whites locally candlcd extras So; do
uncandled extras SAG IS; state nearby
ana nearby western hennery whites
iirsts to extras 47G52: state and near
Dy hcnnery browns extras 42044; re-
frieerator firsts unquoted
OTATOES-Steady; bulk per $50
pounds New York all upstate sections
round white 24O@275; per I5O-pound
sacks 210M2S5; Long Island Green
Mountain bulk per $50 pounds 325 1856.
ABBAGES-Steady; bulk per ton
white Danish all state sections 2500QD
$500; red Danish $500 a $500; Ii0land
red per hamper 250@275.
The raw sugar market was unchang-
cd with spot Cubas quoted at 7-18c
cost and freight. equal to 5.21 for CEN
trifugal with no sales reported.
The raw sugar futures market was
steadier on covering and commission
house buying, but after showing ad-
tances of four to seven points prices
eased off partially under realizing and
were finally one to five points net low
err. Closing: March 3.43, May 1852,
july 3.63. September $40.
The market for refined sugar was
quicter and prices were unchanged at
$50 for fine graduated.
Refined futures nominal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
Chicago Produce Market

49,. CnlcagO, Jan. w
Wheat showed stubborn resistance
to price declines today. considerable no.
tice being taken of reports that through
private sources Germany had arranged
credits in America and England The
market closed steady at Z of to ac ad-
vance with May 1864 to 1854 and July
1873 to 1874. Corn lost to &c and
oats to a9 ac In provisions the out
gain.
It was a see-saw market in wheat
with dealings Of only moderate volume
and with price changes kept inside of
q fractional difference either way as
compared with Saturdays finish. Be-
sides gossip current about credits hav-
turn in Liverpool quotations tended to
uphold values here. and So likewise.
did the fact that world shipments were
smaller than had been predicted. The
latter circumstance. however. was more
or @ess Offset by an increase Of supplies
on ocean passage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago. Jan. -.
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000: heef
steers slow. uneven. mostly steady to
l6c lower heavy kind showing most
decline; killing quality plain: ton ma
tured steers 1890: best yearlinRs 1 600 .
bulk beef steers S25 a $50; she Stock in
comparatively light supply. steady to
strong, other classes about steady:
heavy beef bulls weak to i5c lower:
bulk desirable veal calves to packers
1850 @ 100; shippers Upward to 1000
ana better; bulk Gamers around 800:
bulk desirable heavy bologna bulls ies
@dS5; bulk stockers and feeders S76R
HOGs-Receipts $1,000: reneraily
1sS n1gher Closing stEIong bulk 1io
bulk 200 to 225-poupd average 3S5 a
S45; bulk 24o to S00.pound butchers
S1O0S20: few 325 to 3k0-pound butch
ers around 500; bulk packing sows 700
W725; desirable ITO to 120-pound pics
mostly SIS; estimated hcldover 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000; fat lambs
steady 70 26c higher: top 1910 to pack
ers: bulk desirable wooded lambs 1850
@i600: clipped kind ls600iS2S: early
fall shorn up to 1875; choice eo.pound
1900: less desirable kind down to
1850; sheep and feeders fully steady;
heavy fat ewes $500 $50; Nohter
weights up to 765; about 500 feeding
and sheafing lambs lAee on country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
New York Produce Market

NEW 10TH, JAN. -.
FLOUR-Quiet; spring patents 635@
$40; spring clears 550@600; soft win
ter straights 590@625; hard winter
straights 600@640.
WHl;AT-Spot easy: No. 1 northern
spring track New York domestic
147; No. red winter c track New
York export 1924; No. hard do. 1854;
No. Manitoba 1903 and No. 2 mixed
durum 118.
CORN-Spot easy: No. 2 fellow and
No. white New York all rail
$751; and No. 2 mixed do. $751;.
OATS-Spot easy; No. 2 white IS.
PoRK-Steady; mess 27@2s: family
30@32.
COTTONsEED OIL-Steady: prime
crude nominal; prime summer yellow
spot 1885 a 1895; March 1105. May l1S1,
July 1850.
sier: receipts 1929:
creamery higher than extras 4sa@ 5oa:
creamery extras, 90 score. 49a; frsts.
IS to 81 score. 47@4sa; packing stock
current make No. "a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
News that the United States. xisih,a

News that the United States visible
supply was greater for the first time
than at the corresponding time last
and that moisture was In evidence or
expected over most of the winter crop
belt; enabled the bears in the wheat
market to force several downturns in
price but failed. nevertheless, to pre-
vent subsequent rallies, military prepa :
rations for clash between the British
and Turks being construed in some
quarters as bullish. On the other hand.
iack OF export business continued, and
farm bllis in Congress appeared to be
making little If any progress towa ri
enactment
Slowness Of domestic shipping de-
mand here weakened corn and oats.
PROVISIONS were sustained by hisher
sports of bacon and lard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

'S"ei 10 the konnchoc Journal
Sn the courtesy of J. A. Carnage
;, w. OF Augusta and a;erville.
hal 'n.ns.on, Jan. 29.-To fill tho ma.
a stn ,srNet basket at the ncighbor-
o s.ore now costs an average Of
|tNn. .eht more than a year ago ac-
|tipss,i 70 the newest nation-wide in
kthe non OF retail food prices made
~ ny department of Labor, ~
k ed b Proportion POI of increase as COM
|sn,s :. me Labor Department rem.
|hmon al average Of prices of many
th Of ARTICLES so, of food as quoted at
Mn a., several retail stores in vir.
(Ase MI nr;o large cities in the country.
toodp Price ice lists for selected articlc y:
h Sent are .e obtained by local agents
ston wh 20 me Department at Wash.
|epa a Mn ere they are averaged "a and
kath' o M inns process is repeated each
etages me result is a table of ner.
rari tS OF rise and fall in the - value pn,
s as the price trend for ri The SLOWS cn,'v
t srsnses in the price leve, =, .,o
FOODS during the ,ast 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

The present average Of prices of
these foods is well above the level OF
1913 with the exception Of lard which
is only II per cent higher than in the
pre-war year, coffee % per cent, and
potatoes "a per cent.
The price level of eggs, which de-
creased during the last II months. is
still SO per cent above 1918, that of sir
loin steak is up As per cent, bacon 40
per cent, butter 81 per cent, milk 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
New York Money Market

New OK, JAIN 70.
Foreign exchange easier. :, ,.,o.
Great Britain. demand 4.eS caples
4 s31. 6O-day bills on banks 1909.
France. demand 6.1s. cables 6:ISa.
Italy. demand 4.73. cables 4.73a.
BelCiunr demand 5.491. cables 5.49a.
Germany, demand .Oo2sa, cables ;oo29.
Holland, demand 3o:41. cables 39.44.
Norway, demand 1882.
Sweden, demand 1912.
Denmark, demand 1906.
Switzerland demand 1854.
Spain. demand 1856.
Greece. demand 1.2e.r
Poland, demand .0o32. ;,
Czecho- Slovakia. demand 2.S7.
Argentine, demand 1900.
Brazil. demand 11.45.
Montreal. 90 1915.
Call money firmer; high 8. low H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

FINANCIAL NEWS :


per cent. bread "a per cent. -four 4S
Fer cent, sugar 81 per cent, Chicken So
per cent and rib roast IS per cent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
LIVE STOCK
Poultry and Supplies

Poultry and Supplies 49
COMPREHENSIVE Single Comb r. i.
Reds. Owen Farm strain. SO each. c.
II. Oldham, Riverside Poultry Farm,
Route II. Gardiner. Tel. 346-15.
NCUBATORS-l20-e Prairie State
$1,000 60-cgg Buckeye $500 250-egg
Reliance $1,000; all are in fine condi
ton and sold to make room for larger
machines. Riverview Poultry Farm,
South Gardiner. Maine. Tel. 1922.
LAYING PULLETS-4O White Wyan-
dotte, just. commencing to. Jay. Must
sell to make room. Price $500 each.
Also five White Wyandotte cockerels.
So each. Peter Thaanum, Winthrop.
Maine. Tel 102-21.
PULLETS-4O r. I. Reds also White
Leghorn pullets and cockerel. NJ. +.
Spearin. So. Gardiner. Tel. 257-22.
RHODE ISLAND-Hens and pullets
for sale. Hens ST. pullcts S1.25. Also
White Leghorns 81. Patterson St.
Tel. 672-Y.
THE AID that tells is the ad that
sells. Read and use Classified Ads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

--T7SI70ES-Found in Gardiner. n.
y w,yrll r. 10. Tel. 113-1.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

MIR CLASSIFIED AID should tel
' w narticulars about what you
:. ,4 - That YOU have to offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30

: rap RING-Lost Thursday F..
y \ F lais please notify X. J. or Tel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-30
EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-E ale

EXPERIENCED WAITRESS - Good
pay. No Sunday or holiday work APP
ply in person at Willow Dining Rooms,
oyer Woolworth's Il 10. No tele-
phone calls answered