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New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
HARVARD TO FACE AMHERST

Cambridge. Mass.f, Jan. 1 , ---IIar- ward will start q two-day bas!ietball ilN asion. playing Amherst tonight and Williams Saturday. without til. sers : ices of former Captain Arthur Me- Ltish, who spraincd his atiis ih s"I immase yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
HUBER SOLD TO BEAUMONT

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 12.-Sale of Third Baseman Bill Huber to the Beaumont club of the Texas league was announced by Roger Bresnahan, president of the Toledo club of the Association. The con- sideration was not made public.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
 
Speaking of Sports
ns elEsns

The hFst evening game Of the sear
 son fer the \, E. h, s, suinist sill
 ee played tonight al the High seheol | gymnasium With the leeais opposing
 south Manchester in their second
 meeting, Last seek the Red and told came out on leP, defeating the South Manchester enhl TOT the first time in tive years, The records for i9ss and 1888 show the visitors 10
 have a one'same adNaRlage over the Franklin sauare nve and she locals are out tonight 10, even up, In q preliminary game, inc second teams of both schools will clash, Vice Principal James [, Moody who is lA charge Of such matters, has ans nouneed that II the allenaaHev at tohishts game iHdieans a desire Tor evening games. hat course will be adopted lh the future,
 The management oi the New Brit. ain basketball team announced today that Johnny sheehan has been signed. and he will wear the locals uniform forthe nrst time this season tomor. row night against the Manchester quintet at the State armory.
 Jack Palietier. the former Dart. mouth star. has also been prevailed upon to join the New Britain team. He will m in as a utility player for the first few games
 Clyde Waters Of Bristol will handle | the referee reins in the New Britain. Manchester game tomorrow night | Waters has appeared here before and has given satisfaction.
 William F.. Beers Of this city Is one Of the participants in the annual | midwinter trapshooting tournament at Pinehurst, N. c.
 Johnny Clinton. former lightweight champion Of New England. was forced to cancel his bout with Johh- ny Darcey of New York. scheduled at Lowell, Mass. last night, because of broken hand.
 The management of the American Thread Co. basketball team has can- celled the game scheduled at Willi- mantle tonight with the New Britain team.
 Should Merwin Jacobson of this ,ity be selected by Harry Frazee, own 1T of the Boston Red Sox, as one of he players mentioned in the deal with Baltimore. local admirers of Jake" are sure that Harry will make 10 mistake in picking him.
 Roger Cont, the French billiardist, Tho was beaten by Jake Schaefer at ] Chicago this week. attributes his re- ,erse to ill health. !
 Jim Clarkin. owner of the Hart ord club. has made an attempt to ,et Joe Cosgrove from the Water 'ury club, with no success as yet. Over in Waterbury, the boxing fans re enthusing over Mickey Travers rho meets Kid Kaplan at Meriden on ext Monday night Travers is show ,, lg plenty of fine form in his work : uts at Joe Shugrue's gymnasium. Moose Fuller, pitching ace of the Waterbury club, has signed his 1923 ontract. It is reported that Moose" 7 ook a slight cut in wages. The Atlas basketball team of New 2 Iaven lost rip snorting game to Il he Waterbury five on the court at / 1e Brass City last night, score 26 to | 5. Taylor was the bright star of the anne, registering IS points for the timers.
 Yale meets Trinity on the basket le all court at New Haven tonight. u
 r Day by day. in every way, it looks O 5 though there will be many boxing IT ins unable to get into the Auditorium tc Meriden next Monday night, to g itness the kaplan-Tfavers bout. Il
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

Day by day. in every way, it looks as though there will be many boxing ians unable to get into the Auditorium at Meriden next Monday night, to witness the kaplan-T -Travers bout.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
YALE TO PLAY COLUMBIA

New York, Jan. 12.-Columbia Uni versity and Yale meet tonight in the first championship meet of the inter- swimming season. Colum- bia has ten other dual meets on her schedule.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

One of the most beautiful flowers is that of the snow-plant growing in the sierras which is so delirattly colored that botanists call it ''blooded flesh."
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
BOWLING RESULTS
 ON LOCAL ALLEYS
Lanemen Make Pins Fly High on
 Church Street Strips

The results af bowling battles stag ed last night on the Rogers ReeFear ton and the Casino bowling alleys, are as follow
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

Score, Eagles as. Independents 2s; field goals, Schultz 2. J. Swanson 5, Anderson 2, H. Swanson 1, Kallgren
 l. Dudack 1, Carrsfh 6. Schmidt 1: foul goals, J. SwanSbn. 3, Dudack 8; referee. Peiletier; timefs HoisE
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

Yale meets Trinity on the basket ball court at New Haven tonight.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

Score: Cyclones 34, Ramblers 9: field goals. Rudman 6. Aronson 6, Yahm 1. Diner 2, Vendrilla 1. Wea- man 3; foul goals, Rudman 2, Aron- son 2. Weaman ]; referee, Sokolow- ski. timer. Belsor.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

The Atlas basketball team of New the Waterbury five on the court at the Brass City last night, score 26 to 25. Taylor was the bright star of the game, registering IS points for the winners.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
INDEPENDENTS WIN
Y. M. c. A. League Team Puts Across . Victory Over the Eagles of the Boys Club.

Boys Club.
 The Independents Of the Saturday afternoon league at the Y. M c. A. defeated the Eagles of the Boys club last night at the club gymnasium on Center street. score 26 to 23. The Eagles were greatly outweighed. but duo to their speed managed to hold a sight lead at intermission. The "" boys came back strong in the second half. and put the game safely in the refrigerator.
 The Eagles were weakened by the loss of Hoist and Sokolowski. Car rozza starred for the winners. with six field goals. while Bunny Swanson did the bulk of the scoring for the losers. The summary:
 Eagles. Independents. ScnultZ ......... hallSren
 Right Forward. J. Swanson. Knapp ........ Dudack
 Left Forward. Anderson Morein
 Center. Ils oN oIcoh SdIIOkL
 Right Guard. Grlp ................ Schmidt
 Left Guard
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12
PLAY LIKE NAME
Cyclones of This City swamp Ramblcrs Of south Manchester. 3s to .. an Local Court

The Cyclones of the Boys club smothered the Ramblc-s Of south Manchester at the Boys club gym rasium last night, 34 10 Q. The local team lived up to its name. and com pletely outpiaycd the boys from the Silktown ia every department of the game. Rudman and Aronson of the locals had their scoring eyes in work. ing order. each dropping six field goals through the draperies. Wea- man was the chief scoring factor for the visitors. getting seven points of the total scored. The teams will battle again next week on the court at South Manchester. The summary:
New Britain herald., 1923-01-12

Moose Fuller, pitching ace of the Waterbury club, has signed his 1923 contract. It is reported that Moose" took slight cut in wages.
, 1923-01-30
OF THE ROYAL
DUTCH SHELL COMPANY
Barred IN SENATE PROBE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5o.-rhs sen.
ate oil investigating committee delved
further into the American holdings Of
the Royal Dutch.SheIl oil interests
through examination of O. c. Van
Eek OF New York, chairman of the
board of the Shell Company Of Calf
fornia.
Van Eek traced the development,
which was organized In 1915, as a
successor TO the shslI Company OF
California, Inc, which In turn grew
out Of the American Gasoline com
pany.
Cash dividends amounting to $751;
os7 900 and a stock dividend OF ttb,'
273, 900 have been paid by the Shell
since its organisation, Van
Eek testified. The present eapitaliza,
ion, he said, is ass.ooo.ooo and for
the first eleven months Of 1929 the
sompany's net arnng totalled Se,.
$50 900. Its surplus at the end OF
last November was s~e,BBe.ooo and to
this he added an appreciated surplus
Of sl6,s4T 900.
, 1923-01-30

During the last six years 1855, $50
wells were drilled cas- of the Rocky
Mountains. OF these 1924 were fail.
urea, 1884 were gas wells and the
remaining 1I0.222 showed initial pro-
ductIon of 1888, ass barrels, or a per
well average Of 1870 barrels" says
the on q Gas Journal, nationally
recognized authority on the oil In
dustry.
with no new pools Of conse.
cuence with the exception OF Smack.
over. in sight in the Mid-Continent
field, which is producing at the pres
ent time nearly 1000 900 barrels OF
the total domestic production. inter,
est in 1898 will center on the wyom-
ing.Montana area where, during 1922,
402 producers out OF a total of 4s2
ccmpletions showed a total Of 2i4,,
eTl barrels Of initial production or
an average Of 534.7s barrels per well.
This territory. u to inadequate
markeeAg facilities, hns never had
an opportunity Of demonstrating its
real productivity and wells are now
only being flowed st 40 per cent of
capacity"
, 1923-01-30

the interior OF Germany. which have
been thus far permitted by the
French. II is believed these meas
ures will be put into effect on Feb
runry ! ooincident with Germany's
failure to meet the roparation pay
ment falling due on January 81.
Customs officers who have been
stationed at Dusseldorf and Essen
for several days have received orders
to proceed I o the frontier OF the o.
cupied territory at points where the
railroads entered Germany. They
hive also have been ordered to locks
and canals on the river Lippe and
Rhine.
The arrests and expulsion Of Ger.
man officials have not yet been com
pieted but already number thirteen
for this city alone. Among the de-
ported officers are DR.. sweitEer, who
replaced DR.. schlutius as president
Of the state finance department and
the director OF tho Dusseldorf post
office.
More explosions are scheduled for
Essen, while tho cities of Dortmund,
Bochum, Ge'senk!rchen. Duisburg,
Hamborn and Ruhrort will be penal.
lied in the same name In proper
tton to their size.
Three fu%nctionarIes decided to
obey Berlin's orders rather than
ours" an occupation official said.
1--WE are simply giving them tho OPP
portunity to obey Berlin In the ter
ritory ruled by Berlin"
Tho telegraph strike 10 not quite
effective as the telephone workers.
Any French communication Is imme.
diately cut off. English Is tolerated
or suppressed according % the moods
and sympathies OF the telephone girls.
Germans nay talk In their native
language a usual. Postal service
with the outside world was at a stand
atiIl.
The gas and electrical workers by
a Vote OF two to one. have decided
not TO strike.
The miners continue to turn out
about two,thirds of the normal pro-
ductlon of coal but the stoppaRe OF
the railroad traffic and the shortage
Of empty carr Is causing congestion
at the pit heads and IT Is thought
that he mines must close in n few
days unless some remedy Is foudn.
, 1923-01-30
WHEAT PRICES
SCORE AGAIN
Falling OFF in Receipts and
Expected Crop Damage
Main Factors.

CHICAGO, Jan. aO,-Buying based
Or less on war.liks aspects Of
European Developments led to a little
higher prices In the wheat market to.
day during the carly dealings. on
h upturns, however. rather free
selling took place. Bears put stress
chiefly OF what were referred 10 as
the tremendous stocks Of Canadian
wheat in bond in this country. Tho
opening. which ranged from 40 off
to a like advace. with May 41.16A
to s1.16h and July Sl.1tH was fol.
lowed by q general advance inter.
rupted By slight temporary setbacks.
subsequently,, falling off in primary
receipts tended further to stimuplate
buying. and so likewise did chances
that freezing temperatures would
damage winter wheat. The close was
nm. &c TO INC net higher, with May
s1.17A to s1.17s and July Sl.12K to
sI.12H.
Continued drought in Argentina
gave strength to the corn market and
to oats as well. After opening 10
to SO higher, May 72h TO 7sA, corn
held firm at around the initial top
figures.
Country offering lacked volume.
The close was steady at &c to &c
e gain, with May 7aHc to Tsc.
Oats started a shade TO fac TO nc
up. May Az @44 10 - and later
cor delight further saIns@
Higher quotations on hogs gave q
lift to the provision market.
, 1923-01-30
FRENCH RETREAT
IS RENEWED BY
GEN. DE GOUTTE

CONTINUED from Page one)
possible to tho German people. The
French had asked the workers to per.
form their duties in a calm and or.
derby manner, but the German GOV.
eminent had tried 10 cause a general
rebellion OF the people and had placed
obstacles in tho way or the French
and Belgians by of partial
strikes, sabotage, boycotts and simi.
lar measures.
This provocative policy" he cor.
tinued, did not succeed in shaking
our self command. The French army
10 not like the PrusHiAn army. We
are not anxious to put everything to
the fire and sword and beat civilians
IN the same way as the disciples Of
Bismarck.
Moderation. however, 81 not weak.
, 1923-01-30

ness. They are mistaken to think
our patience has no limits"
The French commander asserted
that the German political leaders
were proceeding with a useless struB-
sic and that they must be held re.
sponsible for the misfortune Of their
country.
Offenders viii continue TO be pun.
ished. General Dc Goutte declared,
but n they cannot be arrested, their
aEperiorE win be held directly respon.
s.ble.
Referring here to the more gen
eral santions," which would soon be
decided upon. he said 1t was the pur-
pose of tho occupation authorities to
deal with the German government
and not call for sacrifice from the
German workers. The French want.
ed TO force the Industrial maSnates
to assist in tho re'construction of the
devastated areas. He concluded:
W. intend to stay as long as may
DO necessary. We intend to use all
the means In our power to achieve
our ends. Nothing can turn US from
our purpose. The fate Of Germany
lies in her w keeping"
, 1923-01-30
Line Stock


CHICAGO. Jan. 30. u. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture .rHogs receipts
$4,000; early market 15c to zoe high
er; later slow: bulk $50 TO 200.pouni
averages Ss.7O9s.s0; top $3.50; bulk
80 TO 23o.pound butchers sS.4S9s.65;
bulk $40 to 3oO.pound butchers Ss.25
9e.4o; weIghty packing sows around
s7.25; desirable pigs $s.10@s.65; heavy
weight hogs ss.20@s.40; medium
ss.s5Gs.75; liht ss.eo9s.sO; light IS 90
6s.s5; packing sows, smooth s7.259
100; packing sows rough 7Q7:SO;
killing Rigs $s.158s.s5.
Cattle receipts 10000: slow; few
early sales beef classes; early top mo.
tured steers sl1; weight 1.511 pounds:
bulk beef steers Of quality and condi.
tlon to sell at ss.25@s,SO; other kill
Ing classes largely steady; heavy beef
bulls slow. weak; stockers and feed.
ers slow.
Sheep receipts II. 900; fairly active;
killing Glasses generally steafy; early
top fat lambs 1913 to city butchers;
some held higher; clipped lambs
mostly tl3.SO with heavies out at $11;
choice o2-pound fed yearlIns weth-
ers s1s; clipped 95.pound yearlings
S10.50; two loads desirable ~125-pound
ewes $3.50: fedeers use hiEher: about
1000 choice feeding and shearins
lambs $3.50.
, 1923-01-30
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. so-Forsim ez.
change irregular; quotations IN cents;
Great Britain demand 1894; cables
l.6t; 6o-day bills on banks 4.61N.
France demand s.o2k; cables 6.0a.
italy demand 4.74K; cables I.74x.
Belgium demand 5.34h. cables 5.55;
GeImany demand .o0s1; cables .oo21h;
Hlr'and dsand so.I3; cables 1916.
Norway demand 1886; Sweden de,
mand 1874; Denmark domAnd 1912;
Switzerland demand 1865; Spain de.
mand 1885; Greece deand 1ish. Po-
land demand .oOao; Czeeho- Slovakia
demand 2.s7; Arsentins demand ~;
Brazil demand 1850; Montreal
% 1916.
, 1923-01-30
NO TRUTH IN
CLASH REPORT.

PARIS, Jan. 30.--(By The Asso-
eiated Press~rhe French foreign of.
flee declared today there was no
truth I'm the report (printed this
morning by a Paris newspaper) that
twenty Germans had been killed in
a clash with French troops at Bop
pard, near Binsen. There had been
no such trouble at Boppard as re.
ported, II was stated. The burgo.
master was arrested for resisting the
orders of the French military au-
thorItles but there was no rioting.
The foreign office. in complaining
that a great deal OF ineonsequentiai
news was still in circulation regard,
ing event in the Ruhr and on tho
left bank of the Rhine, said the re.
ports OF the strikes were greatly ex.
agserated and that the situation had
improved. Coblenz, Bonn and Treves
were the only points to the west OF
the Rhine where the railroad en-
ployes were still out, II was stated.
DUSSELDORF. Jan. 3O.--(By The
Associated Presa-An attempt to
wreck the train on which General
weygand and Minister Of Public
Works lie Trocquer were travelling
TO Duesseldorf from Paris, is report.
ed 70 have occurred at Doren last
evening. Other incidents OF sabo.
tage, such as the wrecking of signal
boxes on the Ruhr railroads, have
also come 10 the attention Of tho oc.
cupatIon officials.
The train on which the general and
the minister were passengers was
halted in time to avert striking and
obstruction placed on the tracks.
General Weygand and NJ. lie Troc.
.uer to Dusseldorf by automobile.
German tralnmGn ut Dueren assert
that tho incident WINS u"nIntentional
n that the obstruction was part of
a wrecked car which was smashed up
In n reaT-end collision yesterday
morning
General weygand and ". LIE Troe.
quer had a long conference last even
ing with General Dc Goutte, NJ. Coste
and other occupation officials and lat.
or the minister left for Brussels to
ask the Belgian governments approx.
a. OF the decisions reached.
The greatest secrecy was maintain.
cd as the results Of the conference,
put the indications po4Et to the es.
Enlistment OF a customs ring around
the occupied Ruhr valley and the con-.
plete stoppage Of GAL shipments into
, 1923-01-30

from below, pumping equipment Is
being installed and the well VIII be
brought to full production as quick.
ly as possible. Oil is still flowing
over the top of the casing and It has
every indication Of being one of the
largest producers ever completed In
that district.
As q direct result Of the proving OF
the Tenslesp plans are now being
made for the immediate drilling Of
seven more wells. all Of which will be
drilled in the proven area. Material
Is now being transported TO the field
and rig building viii be started on
February I. II Is expected tina all
these rigs an be completed and ready
for operation within the next ak
weeks and every effort will be made
TO have tho wells producing by the
time tho pipeline to tho field Is ready
TO operate. Work on this line will
be started not later than the middle
OF March and by early summer should
be carrying production from the field
to this city.
Corning Crude Advanced.
Following the announcement on
Monday Of the advance Of 10 cents n
barrel In the price Of Pennsylvania
crude with the exception OF that from
the Corning district, a raise of Is
cents a barrel vas made with the
opening OF business this morning on
crude of that grade.
Deficit to BE Overcome.
President Harding predicts that the
estimated deficit Of S92. 900. 900 will be
overcome by the end Of the fiscal
year. This Is the first time since
1916 when the budget will have been
balanced.
Lincoln Motors Debt Fixed.
The Lincoln Motors debt to the fed.
eral government has been fixed at &c..
isS5e1 o alleged over.payments on
war contracts.
, 1923-01-30

Although the construction program
Of Producers q Retiners Corporation
at its Grenviile plant Is ahead OF
schedule. the company Is making
every effort to have the refinery
ready for operation by the first Of
the month and for the past week has
, 1923-01-30
SERVANT SLAIN.
PRIEST SEIZED

ERIE. Pa, Jan. so-sophie Sly.
manowski, n servant in tho parish
house OF st. CASHIERS Polish catho-
Ito church, was shot and killed as
she approached the building in COM
pany with Mary wojewock. the
housekeeper. last midnight. and Rev.
Father John Dambinski Is being held
in the police station awaiting the re-
suit OF an Investigation.
Father Dambinski told the police
the girl had been killed by accident.
, 1923-01-30

The Bair OIL company has com.
pieted its No. ~ IN the Lost Soldier
field on section $4,000 which came in
with q flow OF $500 barrels and is
of the best producers in the fled.
The sand was cut at 1850 feet M =
considerable increase was noted in
tho flow az the sand was Penetrated
No. 45-A on section 1860 has also
Just been completed with about the
same amount OF initial production,
No. 4s-A OF the same company on
section 1850 is drilling at 1000 feet.
, 1923-01-30

NEW YORK. Jan. so.-pirectors Of
the United States Steel corporation
today declared their regular quarter
ly dividends of IL per cent. on the
common and IN per cent. on the pre-,
ferred stock.
The report Of the corporation for
the quarter ending December 81, 1922,
showed total earnings OF SGT $50 ,3s2,
and net income Of 1890, 500. The
,alance provided from undivided sur
plus to pay the dividends was ST..
1886.
, 1923-01-30
Equitable In Derby Dome.

A contract has been let by the
Equitable on company for a we'll in
the Derby Dome in the Lander dis
trict, and drilling viii be started as
soon as the rig can be constructed.
This company Is backed by Mlnneap
els people and has considerable acre.
age in the field.
, 1923-01-30
POTATOES

CHICAGO. Jan. 3o.-Potatoes
steady; receipts SO cars; total United
States shipments $50; Wisconsin
sacked round whites s5@sO cwt; few
best at 95 cwt; poorer at so cwt; Idaho
sacked round whites 95@$1.o5 cwt'
Idaho sacked russets s1.209$1.s5 cwt.
, 1923-01-30
METALS

NEW YORK. Jan. Chopper firm;
e~leetrolytic spot and futures l54l5h.
Tin steady: spot n nearby 4O.25Q
40.s5; futures sAo940.12. Iron steady.
prices unchanged. Lead firm; spot IS
@s.a7. Zinc steady; East st. Louis
spot and nearby delivery s7,1o97.2Q.
Antimony spot SIP.
, 1923-01-30
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. Jan. SO.-Butter lower;
creamery extras 4s1sc: standards
471sc; extra firsts FT94se; firsts 4O
946Mc; seconds t4@46c.
Eggs lower; receipts Is,e0s cases;
fIrUts 3368sNc: ordinary firsts SOC
sic; miscellaneous 33@17hc.
, 1923-01-30
-Four Tests In Lancb Creek.

-Four tests will be drilled In Lance
Creek In tho near future according to
report, the contracts having already
been let. Two of these will be drilled
ty the Buck Creek OIL company and
two by Western States. These wells
viii be drilled in the vicinity OF the
old "2s" well in the east end OF the
structure and II successful will prove
the contention Of many interested
parties that the former tests were
not drilled 10 a sufficient depth to
properly prove the structure at that
point.
, 1923-01-30
SUGAR

NEW YORK, Jan. so.-Susar clos.
ed steady; approximate sales $4,000
tons. The market for refined vas
firmer and prices were unchanged 70
10 points higher with fine ~Granulatsd
listed at $3.50 10 $3.50 and a fair
business reported.
, 1923-01-30
MONEY

NEW YORK. Jan. Social money
easier; high AZ; low AZ; ruling rate
AZ; closing bid AZ; offered at 5: last
loan ~; call loans against accept,
ance 4: time loans flrmar; mixed col.
lateral 5000 days ~: 40 months
4%o; prime commercial paper 4hL
~.
, 1923-01-30
Corning Crude
Price Advanced

PITTsBURG. Pa. Jan. so.-The
price of Corning crude oil was ad.
yanced today by the principal pur.
chasing agencies Is cents to t2.16 a
hLrrel. Pennsylvania crude and all
other grades remained unchanged
, 1923-01-30
silver

NEW YORK. Jan. so.-Forsign bar
silver s5hc; Mexican dollars 4sTc.
OIL leases, res7 esGas5, owners Of
Teapot townSite. Representative
wanted. Call or write us. Teapot
Development Co, Els Midwest Bidga
Casper WHO. lTotf
, 1923-01-30

been working a night shift in prac.
t.caf'y all branches OF the work.
All the ditehing for the oil pipe.
line from the Lost Soldier field Il
the plant has been finished and m2st
OF the pipe has been laid. Tho 81 mile
line to the river through which water
for operating purposes will be tran.
sported. has been laid and work on
the pumping station at the river ia
near,y completed with day and night
shifts working.
Work on the pumping stations
along the main line ia also progress.
ing f~avorabty and will be completed
within the next week.
, 1923-01-30

The average price Of twenty indus.
trial stocks traded in on the New
York stock exchange on Monday was
1925, a net gain Of .26. The average
price Of twenty active railroad stocks
was s7.2o. up. 30.