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New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
Personals

Mir. and Mrs Thomas Duffy and Misses Anna and Catherine McHale of Scranton, Pa. are visiting at the home of Mir. and Mrs, Ralph LaBran- che of West Main street
 Miss Ethel Nelson of 62O Stanley street is visiting in Boston.
 Eben Strong of Parkmore street left Sunday to spend the summer at Warren, Conn.
 Gordon Films and Russell Haigis returned Sunday from Northeastern University
 David Morrison returned today from Cedar Lake. Chester where he has been spending few days.
 Nicholas Gill, formerly of this city, and now of Troy, N. Y, is visiting relatives for a few days.
 Miss Sherma Avery of 2o5 Shuttle Meadow avenue is spending the week at Chalker Beach, Saybrook.
 George Buckley of this city left this afternon for Saybrook where he will spend a few days.
 Mfr. and Mrs. A. J. Swanson and children of 51 Ash street are spending the week at Chalker Beach.
 
 Charles Bradley of 19 Harrison street spent yesterday at Chalker Beach.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
LECTURE AND MOVING PICTURES

In order to promote poultry inter- est and make the poultry industry in this community more profitable to those already raising chickens and those that gre thinking of doing so. free moving picture lecture on Scientific Poultry Raising will be held in Central Junior high school J. F. Burger. of St. Louis, nationally known specialist on profitable poultry raising, will slow some of the latest experiment station charts on this sub ject. The feature will be four reels of moving pictures. No admission will be charged
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
Melbourne Cabinet Is
 Defeated and Retires

Melbourne. July 1.-The govern ment of Sir Alexander Peaiock Pre- mier of Victoria. resigned today as the outcome of the want of confi- dence motion that was carried in the Victoria legislative assembly 43 to 16.
 It is anticipated that c NJ, Prem dergast, leader of the labor party, who moved want of confidence, will be asked to form a government.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
Factory Foreman Goes
 On Hunger Strike Himself

Albi. France, July 17.-M. spinetta, former engineer at the glass works here, which is run by the workers themselves on co. operative lines, has gone on a hunger strike as protest against the attitude toward him of a section of the workers. He has eaten nothing for eight days, to the despair of his family, but the workers do not seem unduly moved at the strike.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
MEXICAN BANDITS ACTIVE

Mexico City, July 17.-Armed rebel bands today captured the railway sta- tion at Jalapa, state of Vera Cruz, and carried off large sums of money and merchandise. Federal troops im- mediately started in pursuit of the bandits, who, after offering slight re- sistance In the vicinity of the rail- tains.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
ARRESTED AS SWJNDLFRs

Mexico City, July r. Charles Sherwin and Harris schwards, United States citizens, have been arrested in Guadalajara where, 1t is stated, they were trying to carry out large swinde in organizing fake com pany called ''The Mutual Mining Pool"
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
CHANGES AT THE HOSPITAL

Mrs. Jennie Lewis, formerly night supervisor at the New Britain General hospital, has resigned her position and has gone 10 join her husband. Dr. John w. Lewis, in a New York hos pitaI Dr. Vincent Mendello of New Haven, a graduate of the Yale school of medicine, has joined the force Of internes.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
Decaying Coffee Beans
 And Hides OdOrs Fatal

Panama. July 17.-Four laborers succumbed to the deadly fumes of decaying coffee beans and hides in the cargo of the Pacific Mail liner Colom- bia, while the ship was being pre- pared for repairs at the Balboa dry dock. The Colombia recently went aground off Cano Island.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
French Authors Body Is
 Found; Murder or Suicide

Rennes, France, July 1.-The de- capitated body of the well known writer, Leo Claretie, nephew of the late academician, Jules Claretie, and first husband of Mime. Cailaux, was found today near seryin. The police, compatible with foul play, are in- clined to believe that the writer com- mitted suicide. Inquiries revealed that he had recently uuarreled with his second wife and had appeared de- spondent
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

Death by boiling was favorite method of execution in the time of Henry VIII.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

DEPENDABLE USED CARS DODGE BROTHERS 1923 coupe. 1929 touring,
 1921 touring. FORD
 1920 touring. MAXWELL
 1923 touring. BUICK
 1921 sedan.
 TERMS ARRANGED 6. & F. MOTOR SALES CORP.
 DODGE BROS. DEALERS 1855 ELM ST. PHONE 7S. Open Mon, Wed, and Fri Eve.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

BIG USED CAR SALE ' AM models in nns shape taken in trade recently.
 1913 Cadillac touring.
 1920 Hupnobils touring 1921 Hupmohile touring 1922 Hupmotils touring. 1916 Dodge touring.
 1911 Dodge touring. 1920 Buick touring. cyl. 1922 Paige touring. These cars can be bought en cur eca- vsnient deferred payment plan. CITY SERVICE STATION INC. MAIN ST. PHONE l6s.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

Bottles of milk should be buried in savdust during warm weather.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

THE BEST IN USED CARS 1898 Maxwsli sedan. q, 1923 Buick roadster. 1923 Buick touring. 1s:0 Buick touring. ls33 Durant sedan. 1923 Essex cabrolet. 1921 Hudson pass. touring. 1923 Hudson ' pass. ssdAn. 1921 Ford sedan. 1920 Ford sedan. HoEEYMAN AUTO SALES CO.,. iss ARCH ST. PHONE 2lcs.
 OPEN EVENINGS.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

GOOD USED CARS st the Maxwell and chr5slsr used eO department. ls,1 Maxwell touring with cailforrls
 top. 1921 Marwsil touring ear. '... ls.i Allen. ti6o. 1917 Maxwell sedan, siso. ls.o vslis touring. S3sb. 1911 Dodge touring. 1929 Rec speed wagon.
 MedAuLEr { BENNETT.
 % ARCH STREET.
 PHONE sssl
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

Charles Bradley of 19 Harrison street spent yesterday at Chalker Beach.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17

Mir. and Mrs A. J. Swanson and children of 51 Ash street are spending the week at Chalker Beach.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-17
ANNOuNcEMENTs

NEATHER sTRiPs-Insiall ths aeeulats l metal slnps save Is coal hills Ninaes
 screens f r, Woods, Phone ilss,
Evening star., 1924-04-14
MELLON ASKS BANKS
FOR REGIONAL QUOTA
Calls for Payment of 40 Per Cent
of Proceeds of Certif-
cate Sales.
BIG DRAFT ON DEPOSITS
Review of Local Finance and Trade
Conditions.

! Secretary Mellon has called on all
| national banks of the country to nav
into their regional members, not later
! than tomorrow. 40 per cent OF the
proceeds remaining with them on de-
] posit from the sale of Treasury Ger
tificates dated December Is last. Tho
| call will constitute a drain of s17,-
243,S00 on deposits. and will leave ap-
proximately s25.S65.60O, or about Il
per cent of the original loan still
with the institutions of the country.
The obligation was issued sertally,
TJ 1924 and I'd 1924, bearing and
Az per cent. respectively. to the
amount of S349,277.500, including
S109. 1S0.500 of exchanges.
Proceeds of the call will be used to
meet liberty loan interest payments
; which mature tomorrow.
. The Treasury Department is par
ticularly well fortified with funds.
having a substantial cash balance in
addition to the March Is sale of
$400,290,000 of certificates which, thus
far, are untouched.
Earnings of a. T.. and Il. Company.
A preliminary estimate of earnings
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company for the first quarter
Of the year shows cash balance OF
81, 700,236. after deduction of SIS,
754,947 for dividend requirements.
This is A decrease of almost 100000
as compared with the corresponding
quarter of last year.
Net earnings of the company for
the period amounted to $25.633,TT2.
with interest deductions totaling
S4,17S,5S9.
Leading Banker Backs Mellon.
Walter w. Head. president of the
American Bankers Association, has
come to the aid of Secretary Mellon
in the following telegram to Presi-
dent Coolidge: Please accept my
fcartiest congratulations upon your
special message. 1t was a master
full statement which very properly
condemned the destructive partisan
campaign against your administra-
ton, particularly against the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, who has been
such a faithful and successful serv-
ant OF our country These invest
cations seem to have lost whatever
constructive purpose they may orig
country requires a curb upon such
reckless conduct.
Restricted Trading To-day.
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange was decidedly restricted in
this mornings session. Washington
/! Gas stock led in activity, the price
being slightly off as compared with
previous quotations. Thirty shares
of this issue were sold for cash at
so, after which the price dropped to
1913 and 40 on sales of thirty-siy
shares. Fifteen shares of Real Estate
Title Insurance brought 40.
Sales of $4,000 Potomac Electro
Power 6s of 1858 at 103 were the
! only bond transactions.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
STOCKS IN NARROW LIMIT.
Irregular Price Movements Today
on New York Exchange.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Narrow and
irregular price movements character
lied the opening of today's stock
market, but the main price tendency
was still downward. American Agri-
cultural Chemical preferred dropped
IL and Baldwin, Chandler, Gulf
States Steel and Sinclair yielded frac
tionally. Studebaker advanced a
point
Heavy selling of the motor shares,
based on reports of reduced pro-
duCtion and sales, again unsettled
the list. More than a score issues sold
down to new low prices Tor the year,
including Baldwin, Studebaker (new
st0ck), Chandler. Stewart Warner.
Lima Locomotive and American Ex-
press, cuba Cane preferred, Cuban
Dominican Sugar and General As
phalt, the net losses ranging from
frations to nearly two points. There
were few strong spots, Woolworth
climbing three points and United
fining one each. Foreign exchanges
opened STEADY.
Acute weakness developed in sew
eral sections of the list during the
morning, particularly among the
sugar. motor and equipment stocks.
Oil shares, which had been offering
good resistance to selling pressure
also yielded sharply for the first time,
Tidewater Oil breaking nearly s
points, Pacific, Cosden and Houston
sagging to points, and California
Petroleum and Producers and Refiners
slipping more than a point each to
new low records for the year. Bald
win extended its loss to 3A points,
touching 10. and additional new lows
were established by American Loco
motive. Willys-Overland preferred,
Gulf States Steel. Baltimore and
Ohio. Coca Cola and several Others.
n sudden outburst of buying in Wool
worth sent the old stock up 2r points
TO 3lS, the new stock advancing 5A
70 SeA a new top. Marine preferred
climbed pa. Call money opened at
Il per cent.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
COTTON MARKETS,

NEW YORK, April 14-Respond-
ing to wave of selling orders from
hlVerpool and the south, and to
weakness in the stock market, cotton
prices sagged materially early today.
May contracts broke II points TO
50.4o, and new crop months lost Al to
81 points. October sold at 25.1O.
The cotton market opened easy at
a decline of ) to 45 points owing to
easier Liverpool cables, commission
house realizing and southern selling.
The census report showing domestic
consumption of 4S3,92s bales for
year, was about in line with expecta-
tions and attracted little comment,
but the market was unsettled after
the opening, with May declining to
30.40. and October to 25.1O, or 81 to
a points net lower.
Private cables reported a quiet
market in Liverpool with prices low
er under realizing by recent buyers,
but with a moderate spot demand.
The early decline was followed by
rallies of 30 or 25 points during the
forenoon on covering, but prices eased
off again under continued liquidation
and selling by brokers with southern
and local connections. Recent buyers
seemed to have been somewhat dis
appointed by the action of the goods
market during the past few days,
and this may have accounted for part
of the selling. May declined to 30.37
anu 10 900, net losses Oh
a to 80 points on old crop positions.
The general market was about 3S to
78 points net lower around midday.
NEW ORLEANS. April 1.-THE
cotton market opened lower in SYM
pathy with poor cables from Liver
pool and first trades showed losses
from yesterday, close to % to 81
points. The census bureau report on
March consumption, showing 4S3,92S
bales, was construed as bearish and
the market consequently eaSed off
rapidly under pressure of nquida-
ton until May traded as low as
30.S5, and July at 2S.70, or IL to rs
points below the previous close.
October declined to 24.49, or as points
net lower. New crop months were
supported by a bad weather map.
The market ruled somewhat steadier
after the early decline and old crop
months recovered about 20 points.
while new crop months gained l to
= points over the early high Most
of the news was constructive, particu-
larly a good demand for spots from
domestic mills. The market turned
weak near noon and just before the
noon call May dropped to 5000 or 1O6
points below Saturdays close due
to active selling by Wall street on the
bearish consumption figures. July
traded at 2S.52 or "a points net lower.
New crop months were relatively
steady, October being only As points
down.
LIVERPOOL, April 14.-Cotton,
spot fair demand; prices easier.
1913: middling, 1868; low middling,
17.7S; good ordinary, 1873; ordinary,
1928. Sales, 5000 bales, including
5,400 American. Receipts, 5000 bales,
no American. Futures closed easy:
Closing: April, 1927; May, 1901:
July, 17.29: October. 1886; December,
1887; January, 14.21; March, 14.07.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
BANK OF GERMANY REPORT.

BERLIN, April 1.-THE statement
of the Bank of Germany of April
shows a decrease of 269,14 900 marks
in coin and bullion. Gold holdings
increased $4,000 marks to 64.SS3.000
Also the following changes in trillions
of marks:
Treasury and loan association notes,
decreased 1.64J.000.
Rentenbank notes, increased 81
572.S17.
Notes on other Banks, increased.
2,511.
Bills of exchange and cheque, in
creased 39,35S, ,001.
Rentenmark bills and cheques in
creased 60.436.046.
Advances. decreased 4.212,975.
Rentenmarks discounts and ad-
vanCeS. decreased 6,725. 200.
Investments, decreased 55,So5.
other assets. decreased 10,60351o
Notes in circulation, decreased
6,213,497.
Deposits. increased 11O,646212
Other liabilities, increased 9,649.171.
Rentenbanll loans. unchanged.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
RUSH IN SHIPYARDS,
Baltimore Reports Ocean Freight.
ers Keep Workers BUSY.

BALTIMORE, April IA (SpeciaD.-
The spring rush in the Baltimore
shipyards has started as the big
ocean going freighters come to port
and go into drydock to get their
spring coats of paint and their an
nua1 overhauling and repairing.
F. There are 81 freighters, ore ccrriers
and tankers which see service to
foreign ports. in drydock here or
awaiting their turn to be drydocked
They are being painted. having their
bottoms scraped and their engines re-
paired. Others are getting more
extensive repairs due to the storms
that have damaged. them. All are
getting a general overhauling.
This means a large increase in the
number of men employed at the ship
yards and an expenditure of thou
sands of dollars by local steamship
companies.
Nearly half of the vessels receiving
their spring repairs are at the plants
of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Com
pany at Sparrows Point and Locust
Point. Eighteen vessels in all are
being overhauled by this company.
eleven being at their Locust Point
plant.
: At the Maryland drydock in Fair
field ten vessels are being overhauled
or being repaired. Seven of these
are the big freighters operated by
Norton-Lilly Company all over the
world.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
OIL SHARES, SUGAR,
EQUIPMENTS, DOWN
Leaders in the Price Declines Noted
en- New York Ex-
+ change Today.
TRADE CONDITIONS BLAMED
Public Utility Shares Firm, Copper
Stock Steady.
BY STUART u. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Oil shares,
sugars and equipments were the lead
ers of the decline today on the stock
exchange, and in each in9tance less
favorable trade conditions were given
as the explanation.
Much attention was directed to cal
culations made from the February
figures of the bureau of mines, that
oil inventories increased nearly L.
900, 900 barrels during that month
and that stocks of gasoline were
higher than ever. exceeding even the
record of April so, 1923.
Estimates From Bearish Source.
These estimates came from source
which has been bearish all along
and were in violent conflict with
other estimates. But Wall street was
in the mood for accepting only the
bad. and from the beginning of ousi-
ness a heavy selling movement was
directed against the oil stocks. Such
leaders as Cosden, Mariand, Pacific
Oil, California Petroleum and Phil
lips Petroleum gave way with sur
prising ease, considering the steadi-
ness they had shown in the earlier
stages of the decline.
The sugar stocks followed much in
the same course as the oils, and In
their case bearish trade were was the
factors. One of the weekly reviews
came out with the statement that the
carry-over next September-that is,
the unsold SurpluS-would amount to
100000 tons, and predicted lower
sugar prices. Spectators for the de-
cline made all the use possible of this
material. ignoring the fact that the
Cuban companies have already con-
tracted for more than half their 1924
crop at very satisfactory prices. Punta
Allegro, Cuba Cane preferred and
American Beet Sugar all broke badly,
and American Sugar under 40 eStab-
1ished a record low for all time.
In Line of Attack.
Baldwin Locomotive was another
point of attack, but here there was
nothing new in the trade situation.
Ever since the first of the year 1t
has been known and frequently stated
that Baldwin was operating at less
than one-third of capacity. The bears
had expected to run into large stop
orders under 110. When these failed
to materialize, the stock rallied on
short covering. Studebaker was
helped at least temporarily, by a
statement attributed to the president
of the company that business is good
and the dividend safe.
Public utility shares were notlce-
ably firm, with Utah securities up 10
its top.
The copper stocks also were steady.
and shipping shares, especially IN
ternational Mercantile Marine pre-
ferred and American international
were bid up. Apparently in the last
named case there was short in
terest which had become alarmed at
the continued absence of offerings
despite the unsettlement in the gen
raj list The street has become used
to sensational moves one way or the
other in Woolworth and saw no sig
nifcance to the viokent jump, except
that outside holdings thrown over in
the recent slump had been gathered
in sufficiently to make the market
supply again very small.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
STRENGTH OF SPOT
COTTON IN SOUTH
Weeks Review OF Product Based
on Rapid Shrinkage of Avail
able Supplies.
By the Associafed Press.

NEW. ORLEANS, April 1.-THE
market during the past week was
the strength of spots in the south,
base6on the rapid shrinkage in avail
able supplies and the urgent demand
for export which has not only abb
sorbed a small amount of cotton in
southern markets, but has also made
drains on the stock of certified cotton
in New York, thereby imperiIing the
position of the shorts in old crop
months of May and July.
The strenuous endeavors of these
frightened shorts to cover, coupled
with the scarcity of contracts, have
been mainly responsible for the sharp
advances which have taken place in
futures. On Monday excited buying
by May shorts ran the price of that
delivery up 200 points, the limit of a
days fluctuations. While there was
considerable reaction after that
sharp upturn, the high point of the
week, and OF the present upturn was
not reached until Immediately after
the opening on Thursday, when May
Jumped 103 points to 1921. At that
level prices showed a total gain of
57l points, or more than $28 bale,
over the low level reached in the
closing days of March.
a big bulge of the week undoubt-
edly resulted in the covering of
considerable short interest, at least
IN the May position, and there was
indication in the final days of the
week that less interest was shown
in May and considerably increased
interest in July, while there was more
demand for new crop months, due to
the continued unfavorable weather
and the consequent delays to the
crop.
That considerable nervousness still
existed among shorts in near months
was made evident by sharp bulge of
So points in the July position, which
occurred soon after the opening Sat
urday, although most of this gain
sided.
AS an evidence of the urgent de-
mand for spots in the south was the
officially reported sales of 7,019 bales
in Galveston Saturday.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, April II (SpeciaD.-
Onions in fairly liberal receipt from
New York in the produce market to-
day met a fair outlet in a steady mar
ket for choice stock, but ordinary and
small stock received very little atten
tion. The best No. / yellow offerings
brought from $40 to $3.50 per 100
pound sack
Western New York old crop carrots
were in moderate supply, but demand
was limited mostly to fancy stock. A
car load of muckland carrots in
bushel baskets sold at s1.65. Texas
(new crop) punched carrots realized
from 81 to S2.75 per bushel basket.
Fancy, bright, well graded potatoes
showed an upward trend. Upstate No.
l Gin bulky brought from $3.50 to $3.50
per 180 pounds.
State barreled apples were in lib
eral receipt and the market showed
no material changes in either the de-
mand or prices. The following prices
were realized, per barrel, for grade
2h Inch stock: Baldwins, s3.25 to
s4.25; greetings, $3.50 to 81; Mcintosh,
$3.50 to S12; Northern Spys, 81 to IS:
miscellaneous, $3.50 to $3.50.
Evening star., 1924-04-14
ALL FRENCH BONDS
GO POINTS HIGHER
Strength in Foreign Issues Monopo-
lizes Attention in Today's
Market.
OTHERS SHOWING WEAKNESS
Drop in Wilson & Co. Securities
Notable Incident.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 14.-Strength in
foreign bonds monopolized attention
in today's market
All the French issues were higher
and most of them made new records
for the year. but still below the highs
of 1928. The largest advances were
made by the municipal and provincial
issues, which bear lower coupon rates
than the direct obligations of the re-
public and so sell at larger discounts.
Department of the Seine Is crossed
SS, against a low of 79 last January.
Lyons IS, Bordeaux 6s and Marseilles
6s went above 81, against the low
also made in January, of between II
and 70.
There was surprisingly little SYM
pathetic movement in other Euro
pean bonds. Among South American
issues, Brazil SIS furnished the feat
ure, advancing a point on one or two
strings of transactions.
show Extreme Weakness.
Extreme weakness in Wilson & Co.
bonds was the outstanding incident in
the mar rket for domestic issues. The
convertible 7iss were the weakest,
down points before noon, while
selling in the convertible SIS carried
them below 20, all these prices being
new low records.
There was no news to account for
the break. Other industrials were
irregular. Punta AlegreH went down
with the stock, while international
Mercantile Marine 6s were fraction
ally higher. responding to the same
influences which put up the stock.
fractions and utilities were mostly
firm
Speculation in the low-priced rail-
road bonds slackened. In general the
tendency was toward lower prices,
but there was no real weakness. Re-
ports available SO far indicate that
the roads had lower gross earnings
than March. 1t is not at all certain,
however that there will be a sim
liar decline in net.
Investments STEADY.
Investment :3sues were all steady.
both CniteS States government loans
and the Eigh grade industrials. Good
inquir/ continued for first mortgage
Elec+ric Light and Power bonds,
whlre earnings cover charges at
least twice over.