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New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
U. S. TREASURY STATEMENT.
U. S. Treasury balance, s269,261, 991
MONEY FOR STRIKERS.

Bilbao, Spain, Aug. 21.-Groups of
striking miners paraded through the
streets today, some carrying red flags.
Residents threw money from windows
as much suffering prevails among the
strikers. Several restaurants were
looted by the strikers.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
BARN BURNED
Structure Near Southington Line In
Bristol Destroyed With Hay and
Bull-Horses Are Saved.

Bristol, Conn. Aug. GA hay and
horse barn near the Southington line
belonging to Anthony Pucylowsky
was burned this noon. 1t is likely the
fire started from spontaneous COM
bustion,
Hay, implements and a bull also
were lost but Mrs. Tucylowsky got out
the horses. A pumper called by tele-
phone exhausted a brook 200 feet
from the house and threw mud which
saved the house.
The loss was $4,000; no insurance
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
FRENCH Note
GIVEN TO BRITISH
Continued from First Page)

It is thought to be certain that Prem
Ter Poincare will see Premier BALDWIN
when the latter returns from his va
cation stay at AiX-les- Bains.
The French reply takes up so pages
of a yellow book which will be issued
tomorrow together with summary IN
both English and French.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
TWO KILLED

Elmira, N. Y. Aug 21.-George w.
Butman. So and his nephew. Archie
Lemunyan. IS, we're instantly killed
at Lehigh Valley railroad cross
ing at Households today, when their
car collided with switch engine.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
August JeI1ninC

Rev. A. C. Theodore Steege ofticiat-
ed at the funeral services for the late
August Jehning at the Erwin chapel
this afternoon at o'clock. Interment
was in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
INFANTILE PARALYSIS,

New London, Aug. 21.-Edith, five
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Stone of Chester street, Groton
has been stricken by infantile paraly-
sis. This is Groton's only case this
year,
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
OPERATION OF MERCHANTMEN.

Washington. Aug. 21.-Appoint-
ment of a special committee to con-
slider the feasibility of the proposed
new plan of operating the government
merchant feet is under consideration
at the White House.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
1fi1rrrraIa
Raymond Garruti

The funeral of Raymond, the Ave
months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Garruti Of 1873 Brook street, took
place this afternoon. Services were
held at the home at 2 o'clock and
burial was In st. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21

Bees suffered severely from lack
of food in the north of England this
year, owing to the late Towering sea-
son.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21

Tattooing in red and blue COM
pletely covered the bald head of a
man in London police court re-
Gently.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
NENLYWEDS PRESENTED !
WITH AN ELEPHANT

Called For Substantial Gift -
Hence The Animal.
New York. Aug. 21.-When Bernard
Ruhe's daughter, Elsie was married
to Carl f. Strom at Newark, N. j.,
Sunday, he wanted to give them a
more substantial wedding present than
parlor furniture or cut glass. so he
decided on baby elephant.
"The animal in addition to being
pet can also be regarded as a good
for it can always be sold
for more than it cost" he said today,
as he babe them farewell as they
sailed on their honeymoon trip to
Europe on the Reliance. ut will 'be
years before the elephant grows up
and as the animals live for several
years it will be in the family
for four or five generations"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21

First machine that could type more
quickly than one could write was de-
signed in 1865.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21
PERSONALS

Misses Bessie and Esther Abraham
son of 169 Hartford avenue. are
spending two weeks vacation at
Ocean Beach, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-21

Yeaton J. Stearns and son, Howard
Y, who have been touring Europe
for the past month. are expected to
arrive in New York Saturday of this
week. They sailed August is on the
Mauritania of the Cunard line.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
ToDAY's COTTON PRICES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond & Col

NEW YORK, August 30.-Cotton
futures opened steady. October, 2457;
December, 24.45; January, PAIL;
March, 24.14: May, 24.10. Futures,
11.45 am, bids steady; October, 24.3S
December, 24.32; January, 24.00;
March. 24.o5; May. 24.02 asked.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30.-Cot-
ton futures opened steady; October,
$3.50: December, 23.S2; january,
23.7s: March, $3.50; May. 23.71. Fu-
lures. IL am, bids steady; October,
1855; December, 1872; January, 1858
asked; March, 1856; May, 1888.
NEW YORK, August 3O.-Cotton-
Spot quiet; middling, $3.50. Futures
closed steady. October, 24.35 to 24.3S;
December, 24.26 to 24.27: January.
1892; March 23.97 to 24.03; May,
23.s3 to 23.95.
NEW ORLEANS, August 30.-Spot
cotton quiet, 25 points lower. Sales
ON the spot, 81; to arrive. 1900 Low
middling, 1926; middling. 24.25; good
middling, 24.75. Receipts, 925; stock,
42.9S6.
/ NEW ORLEANS, August 30.-Cot-
ton futures closed steady at net de-
ciines of 8 to points. October. 23.66a
1858; December, 23.72a23.7 rs: January
23.66a23.67:z March. 1856 to z3.66: May
1852 to 23.54.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT
SHOWS SLIGHT DROP
Total Supplies for Week Make
Gain as Imports Exceed
Previous Week.
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, August 30.-The daily
the United States decreased $3.50 bar
average gross crude oil production of
rels for the week ended August 25.
totaling 2.2i2.400 barrels, according
to the summary of the American Pc
troleum Institute. The daily average
production east of the Rocky noun
tains was 1.372,400 barrels, a decrease
of $3.50. California production was
$4,000 barrels. decrease of 1000
Daily average imports of petroleum
at principal ports were 257,714 bar
rels, compared with 216.57l for the
previous week. Daily average re-
ceipts of California oil at Atlantic and
Gulf coast ports were 333,S57 barrels
compared with 213,0O0 for the pre-
vious week.
There were no changes reported in
crude oil prices for the major dis
tricts-Midcontinent being quoted a,
s1.10 to s2.20 a barrel, according to
the gravity of the oil; Pennsylvania
crude. Bradford district, Pa, SO a
barrel and all other Pennsylvania
grades s2.75 and Gulf Coast. 81.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
APPLE MARKET DULL.
Receipts in New York Today Are
in Liberal Amounts.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 30.-The apple
market continued dull and weak today
particularly for small sized fruit, and
stock of ordinary quality Receipts
of basket apples were liberal from all
sections. There was an exceedingly
limited demand. Several carloads Of
western New York "a grade 2k- inch
and upward duchess apples sold from
S5 to LOO per bushell basket. The
total car lot shipments of apples this
season up to August 20 for New York
state were ia cars, as compared with
1.21S for the corresponding period one
year ago.
The seasons first shipment of
Italian prunes from western New York
bushel hamper. Oregon Italian prunes
in boxes containing about fifteen
pounds brought mostly $50.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

At the meeting Of directors of the
Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil Com
pany the regular quarterly dividend
of % cents a share was passed.
At a conference between Gov. Nc
Masters and Col. Stewart, chairman
of the Standard Oil of Indiana. it
was decided that the price of gasoline
in South Dakota will remain at IL
cents a gallon.
New York bank clearings, $4,000
600. New York bank balances. $77,-
100000. New York federal reserv.
bank credits, $55,0O00 900. Boston banh
clearings, $46,0O0,000.
Performances of Dawson Chemical
today almost duplicated spectacular
gyrations a few years ago. on ac-
count of it's eccentricities, it often
has been called mystery stock.
Its recent annual report showed $500
523 deficit for the year ended Decem-
ber 81, against a s4l1,9SS deficit th'
previous year. It's book value Is
about $45 a share.
The International Combustion En-
gineering Corporation of New York i
| reported to be negotiating with Wick
ers, Ltd, big. British engineering
firm, with a view to the formation
of a new English corporation in
which the two companies will be
/ jointly interested. President Learn
ard of the New York concern is eN
pected to sail for England shortly
in this connection.
During the last twenty-four hours
copper has sold at years lowest prices
Sales have been made at 1885 a pound
for domestic delivered and aside ship
New York.
Dawson Chemical sold up 20 poiu,s
lya nd fnn in las
six days, selling at it's highest price
| on record. 1t is 51Ss points above
low of year. A couple of years ago il
practically duplicated its present ac-
tion and later sold to 20.
Producers and Refners has COM
pleted a we'll in Wewak field, Okla
making about 10 barrels an hour, ini-
tial ten feet of sand.
Crucible Steel Company is expected
to show earnings for fiscal year end
ing August 81 considerably below an
nual rate shown in company's third
quarter. Net for March, April and May
taxes and interest, equal after pre-
ferred dividends to $2.2S share of
common, or at annual rate of S9.l2
a share. Estimates of actual earn
! inSs for twelve months ending August
81 range from 81 to $6 a share.
One of the most unusual strikes in
the history of Chicago, scheduled for
Saturday morning, threatens to tie up
all grain movements in Chicago. Ten
millions of wheat are now in Chica-
go elevators. The 500 employees Of
the city's largest elevators have been
instructed by the union president. ii.
J. Aldous, to demand an eight-houT
day and increase in pay.
An aloctrical aynart In Prootlyn
Evening star., 1923-08-30
CLOSING IS IRREGULAR.
Bullish Moves Staged Late in Day
in Several Specialties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 3O.-Erratic
fluctuations of Dawson Chemical.
which advanced 20 points. dropped
back %, and then seesawed up and
DOWN within a 10-point area, featured
todays stock market. Rails held firm,
but changes in the Industrial group
were mixed. Sales approximate d
$4,000 shares.
The closing was Irregular. Bull
ish demonstrations were staged in the
late dealings in international Har-
vester Famous Players. Loose-W Wiles
Biscuit and Central Leather preferred,
but copper and automotive issues
continued heavy.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Butter
easy; receipts, 14,676 packages: cream
cry extras coz score), 441aa45.
Eggs steady; receipts, 37,359 cases;
Pacific coast whites, extras, 47a4S; do,
firsts to extra firsts, 37a46.
Cheese irregular: receipts. 124,393
pounds; state whole milk, twins,
fresh, fancy, 25% a26N.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
FLOUR SHADE LOWER,

MINNEAPOLIS, August 3O.-Flour
Unchanged, to Is cents lower; family
patents, 635a6.60 a. barrel; shipments,
$500 barrels.
Bran: 26.5Oa27.OO. Wheat-No. 1
northern. 1.14asa1.1S&; September,
1.14s3 December. 1.17A; May, 1.2O5.
Corn: No. 3 yellow. S0aS1. Oats: No.
> white, 34A a351s Flax: No. l.,
2.2S4 a2.29A.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
T0DAY'S METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Copper.
easier; electrolytic. spot and futures,
13Na13A. Tin firm; spotNahd futures,
41.O0. Iron steady; prices unchanged
Lead steady: spot, 6.75a7.00. Zinc
steady; East st. Louis, spot and near
by delivery, 6.42a6.45. Anthony, spot,
75Oa760.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
BAR SILVER RATES.

LONDON. August 30.-Bar silver,
80 1916 pence per ounce. Money, ga
per cent. Discount rates, short bills.
2 5-16a3 per cent; three-month bills,
8 1-16a3b per cent.
NEW YORK, August 30.-Bar silver,
62%; Mexican dollars, 47H.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
RATES FOR MONEY.

NEW YORK, August 30.-Call
money, firm; high. 5h. low, 5A; rul-
ing rate, 5N; closing bid, 5k; offered
at 5Z; last loan, 5 II. Call loans
against acceptances 4h Time loans.
firm: mixed collateral sixty to ninety
days, 5Na5h: four to six months.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
OPPOSE PAY BOOST.
(Sales are In 81, ,o0o.)

HOUSTON. August 80 (Special)-
Contractors are making strong ef-
forts here today to have the demands
of the plasterers and cement finish
ers for 81 a day increase referred
to arbitration. The present scale is
s12 and 50 respectively.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
ST. PAUL ISSUES co
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Feature Bond Trading To-
day-Foreign Obligations
Are Generally Strong.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 30-In today's
generally firm but dull market the
feature was the Improvement in the
st. Paul issues. Practically all ma
TURTLES of this railroad made pro-
nounced gains. 1t was all the more
noticeable because the ST. Paul bonds
have so long been the weak feature
of the speculative railroad list. Part
of this weakness could have been at
tributed to the disfavor in which the
securities of all the northwestern
railroads have fallen and part to the
financial position of the st. Paul it.
self. which. however, If anything. is
better than for the past few years.
If today's market Is any guide, how
ever this pessimis sm shas been largely
overdone. 1t Is still true that all the
st. Paul bonds sell to give very high
returns. in the case of the short
term As of 1925 more than Is per cent
even at today's price. which Is about
points above the low.
Investment Issues Quiet.
In the prime investment group
thCic NdS HO very great cnanSe.
Todays favorites seemed to be bonds
of the class of Baltimore and Ohio
first 4s and Oregon Washington rail-
road and Navigation As. The former
subject to the prior lien 3i2s of 1925
Is secured on some of the Baltimore
and Ohio's most important mileage
and is still selling to give more than
5 L per cent. This seems high con-
sidering the security and the regular
improvement the Baltimore and Ohio
has shown in earning power.
Among the industrial there was
again active trading in the Virginia. :
Carolina>Chcmical issues, but without
change in price. The recent advance
seems to have discounted the improve
ment in the fertilizer situation for
the present. Empire Fuel and Gas
Z IS were active and firm among the
oils. There was also the usual large
amount of trading in rapid transit
securities is.
Foreign Bonds Firm.
Foreign bonds were generally firm
with some show of strength in the
Czechoslovak SIS. French government
issues held around Wednesdays clos
ing prices. 1t was reported todd
Brazil had abandoned its efforts to
float a coffee secured loan of s25,-
100000 here and would take up the
proposition with British bankers.
United States government loans
were little changed. The third and
the fourth 4A were the most active.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
BUTTER GOES HIGHER.

CHICAGO, August 30.-Butter
higher; creamery. extras. "A: stand
ards, 431a; extra f1rsts, Al " a43; firsts,
39a401s; seconds, 37h,3S.
Eggs higher; receipts, 6,474 cases;
firsts, 2Sa291e; ordinary ffirsts, 26a27
storage pack ffrsts. 301z.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
MILLS AGAIN TO CLOSE.

CHICOPEE, Mass, August 30.-The
turing Company here will close for a
week tonight, it was announced to-
day, the shutdown being due to slack
business conditions. This will be the
third shutdown of week mis- sum-
mers
Evening star., 1923-08-30
DIVIDENDS.
CLOSING SUGAR PRICES.

NEW YORK, August 3o.-Sugar fu-
lures closed firm: approximate sales.
$1,000 tons. September, Az; Decem-
ber, 4.42; March, 3.S1; May, 3.S9s
Evening star., 1923-08-30
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. August 30.-Following is a
list of todays highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active stocks
dealt in here.
Evening star., 1923-08-30

An electrical expert in Brooklyn
claims to have discovered method
for welding metal and glass.
Evening star., 1923-08-30
ToDAY's CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, August, 30.-Wheat was
irregular at the start today, with only
fractional changes in priceSS taking
place during the early dealings.
Wheat cables were reported higher,
Local elevator workers have threat
ened to go on strike Saturday if their
demands for an increase in pay are
not granted. and with weather con-
ditions generally more favorable, the
market was more or less unsettled.
Trade was mixed and light and val
ues eased off shortly after the open
ing on increased offerings. Opening
prices. which ranged from Is cent
lower to a like advance, with Decem-
ber 1.04& to los, and May 1.101A to
1.1oA, were followed by slight gen
eral easing off on all deliveries.
General commission house buying
gave firmness to the corn market.
After starting a shade to Ss cent up,
with December 66A a66B cents to 66 7s
cents, corn prices held close to the
initial range.
oats were steady, opening un-
changed to Il cent advance, with De-
cember 391S. and holding close to the
opening figures
Provisions were slightly better, Of
ferings being light and packers in
clined TO support September lard.
Evening star., 1923-08-30

nIkus LOW I1k1t.
Call Money. ..... 5h 81 5h
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
II am. .287 TOO 12m. 421 900
pm. 532 800 2p.m. .>695 400
Evening star., 1923-08-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. August 80 Omitted States
Department of Agricultural Hogs
Receipts, 10000 head; mostly steady;
spots strong: bulk good and choice
$50 to 225 pound butchers. $50 to $40:
top. $40; bulk desirable 230 to 325
pound butchers. $50 to 80; most
packing sows, 7.25a7.50: good strong
weight pigs, around SIS.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head: bare
ly active; killing qualities mostly me-
dunn to good: beef steers and year
lingS of value, to sell above 11.00; 10
to 10 cents higher; lower grades and
grassers steady to strong; top ma
tured steers. 1910: numerous loads,
11.00 to 11.15; best long yearlings,
1925; bulk fed steers and yearlings,
1925 to Ills; she stock steady to
s.rong; grain fed beef cows and heif-
rs. strong to Is cents higher; bulls
uneven, weak; vealers steady: stock
ers and feeders steady: bulk veal
calves TO packers, around 11.00; few,
l125; bulk feds, 100 to 500: bulk
stockers and feeders. $50 to 100.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: better
grades fat lambs, strong to 25 higher;
others and sheep. around steady; good
and choice western lambs to killers
and shippers, 1925 to 1850; bulk ma
tive. 1915 to 1900; early top. 1915,
some held higher; culls, 900 to $50;
aged three-car string WetherS, aver
aging around 125 pounds. S.25; good
light weight ewes, upward to SOC;
early sales feeding lambs, 13.45.
Evening star., 1923-08-30

TOTAL SALES (Par VALUED:
IL am. 76l 600 IL noon 2 s5S 900
1pm.. 8 623 900 2p.m.. 446S 900
Evening star., 1923-08-30
New Bond Issue in Market.
But One safe on Exchange.

Francis G.. Addison, jr.. vice presi-
dent of the Security Savings and Com =
mercial Bank. who has been fishing in
northwest Wisconsin, has returned to
Washington, and will resume his du-
ties at the bank on Tuesday
Evening star., 1923-08-30
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Quotations furnished by Redmond & Col
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-18

Miss Marie Shannon is in Portland
called by the news of the illness d
| her father, John Shannon.
/ Miss Helen Hadden is enjoying {
two weeks vacation.
The ladies of the Thorn Creek Cath
Ollie church will give a bazaar on
Wednesday, with dinner at noon and
a dance in the evening.
| Charles Schroeder of the Empire
Bakery, is installing a new electric
bread Wrapping machine in his bak-
cry.
Mrs. F. D. Fuller, nee Catherine
Chrisman, of Camp Benning, Ca, is
a guest at the home of her parents,
Colonel and Mrs. e. r. Chrisman.
She was called here because of the
illness Of her mother, who is in a
local hospital.
Mrs B. L. Clark and little son,
who have been guests of Moscow
friends the past several days, re-
turned to their home at Tekoa Sun
day.
Miss Blanch Carson of Portland
arrived in Moscow Sunday, called by
the news of the illness of her moth
er, Mrs. Hattie Miller, who is quite
i'll with rheumatism. She seems
Slightly lupIOV0u dJ JulS ClIue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed G. Collins and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Collins left Monday
for motor trip through the south
ern part of Idaho and through Yell
OwstOne Park.
County Auditor Harry Thatcher is
sued a marriage license to E. B.
Smith and Alma Turk, both of Albion,
Wash, Monday.
Several Car loads of Troy people
motored to Moscow Sunday evening
to attend the services at the Chris
tian church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Jain, Mr.
and Mrs. w. Claude Renfrew, Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Nankervis, and Robert OF
ness left Saturday for Bull, Idaho.
to attend the grand lodge of the
knights of Pythias.
Miss Alma Lauder has gone TO her
homestead in Oregon to spend several
weeks.
Mrs. Ed. Mcclure, who has been
guest of Moscow relatives and friends
the past few days left Monday eve
ming for Spokane, where she Will
spend several days before returning
to her home in Seattle.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank l..
Moore is in st. Maries, where he is
trying a case in the district court.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-06-18
Russian State Bank
Veritable Gold Mine

MoScow.-Ten million dollars worth
OF gold, in Russian rubies and glis-
tening ingots of bullion, are heaped
up In the treasure vaults OF the Rus
Sian State bank, the results of one
years activities OF this soviet flnan-
cial institution.
Twelve months ago 1t started doing
business with a capital OF deprecated
paper rubles. Under the management
of old-time. Russian bankers, who
never hesItated to take big profits.
and urged along the same lines by
the national necessity to accumulate
real money, the bnnk has been add
ing daily to It's reserve fund
An American, for example, takes
perfectly good check for $500 to this
bank to be cashed. He waits an hour
and receives a slip Of paper bearing
cabalistic figures showing that the
cashier will hand him 1915 for the
check. Thereupon he can easily un-
derstand how some of the profits
have been mace. The State bank has
a monopoly OF foreign exchange, but
1t will pay In actual American or Eng
lish currency Tor the checks 1t re-
ceives, and the average foreigner
much prefers to pay per cent and
receive real money, instead of an arm
load of soviet paper