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New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

New York, July ll,-si0ok prices moved within narrow and irregular limits al the opening of loday's mark ct, Considerable prOhtriaking was again in evidence, particularly among the standard induslrials and speeial- ties, General Electric dropped point and q, E, Steel common, Bald- win and siudehaker yielded fraction ally
 Further iTreguarily developed hes | fore noon, Another wave 0f prOiilz taking in American Water Works common sent il down points from its early high, Several other public ntili- lies mounted 10 new maximum prices for the year, including Consolidated Gas North American preferred and Montana Power Standard induslrials barely held their own bnt good buy ing was noted in American Linseed common and preferred, International Paper |, s, Industrial Alcohol, Du- ront and Union Tank Car, American snmatra Tobacco common and pre- ferred and Mnnsingwear fell back . 10 points ta new low prices for the year. Rails moved point or s0 either way in reflection Of the mixed nature of June earnings reports Call money opened at per cent.
 A renewal demand for the public utility stocks checked the decline after the first few minutes Of trading and the general list pointed upward again. American Water Works common ads Vaneed 6 points, West Penn Power 4ls. United Railways Investment pre- ierrcd 2, and Montana Power. Davl- son Chemical and Pore Marquette moved up to lla. During the initial reaction, American Water Works per cent preferred dropped points. Northern Pacific l 5-S and Daniel Boone Mills 1. the last named touch- ing new 1924 low at IS. Foreign exchanges opened firm.
 In line with the recent practice of bidding up of special stocks when the | upward movement showed signs of | petering out, the coalers were given a whirl upward after midday with the | Fries and Chesapeake X Ohio climb | ing to new high prices for the year. | The Wilson X Co.,. shares, American | Locomotive. Baldwin. Davison Chemi- | cal, Western Union and Virginia Rail- | way X Power, also moved up fast.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
Woman Dies in Waterbury,
 Drugs Found in Her House

Waterbury. July II. - A woman known to the police as Mae Benoit died in hospital here today as the result of indigestion. The police in searching the tenement at 2l Union street where the woman was found unconscious. unearthed a considera be amount Of the drug. Mrs. John Ryan, 2i. Lillian Ryan. 20, and Jos sph Ryan, 23. who reside In the tene- ment, were placed under arrest to be held for the coroner. Although all three gave their name as Ryan there is said to be no relationship between them. The dead woman Is said to have been the sweetheart Of Alfred Bensinger, drug poddler who died in New Haven jail short time ago. The police do not believe Mae Benoit Is her right name and are attempting to learn her real identity.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
Foreign Exchange

New York, July 11.-foreign ex- changes firm. Quotations Gin cents: Great Britain: demand 435 E.. Cables 436. 60 day bills on banks .43S. Italy: demand 4.26 1-2, cables 427. Belgium: demand 4.52 1-2, Cables 4.53. Ger many; demand (per trillion). 2S7s. Holland: demand S7.7o. Norway: de- mand 1881. Sweden: demand 26.57. Denmark: demand 16.O2. switzerland demand a1s.16. Spain: demand 1924. Greece: demand 1.72 1-2. Poland: de- mand 19 1-4. Czecho-S -Slovakia: de- dand 2.94 1-2. Jugo-S Slavia: demand 1.1S. Austrial: demand. 0014 1-S. Ru- mania: demand AS 1-4. Argentina: de- mand 32.62. Brazil demand 9.95. Tokio: demand 41 5-S. Montreal 99 Is
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
Wall Street Briefs

New York, July ll,-Ths arbitra,
 ton committee Of the New YorI A0ek exchange has ruled that owins 10 modification In the Denver 4 Rit drande western reorganization plans buyers of hetweA sS,00A 0n0 and s5,000,O00 bonds of preferred stock on a hwhen issued" basis do not have 10 accept delivery, Security hold CTS of the re0rganized Denver & Rio Grande would he the chief ones r. feeled, il was said, cancellation of ihe contracts leaving them with their sar enrities on their hands to look for other markets,
 A s6,000, ,00A bond issue Of the Province of British Columbia, Gan. ada, led new offerings today. lt is divided into sa,0l0,0nA ihreeryear ik per cent gold bonds at sa. and interest to yield
 Sixty per cent and ss,000, ,nOO sk- year per cent sinking fund gold bonds at 9s l-i and interest tn yield b,ob per cent.
 Formation Of A voting trust for the American chiele Co. "to promote continuity of management" has been agreed upon hy stockholders. Trus- tees elected to serve until expiration of the agreement in 1929 are Walter s. Primley. Warren s. Hayden. Louis R, Adams, Harold F. Clark and Silas B. Adams.
 Proposed readjusiments of the Wickwire-spencer Steel corporation finances Is understood to be progress ing and announcement of details of the plan is expected within ten days. The companys bankers have sent letter 10 stockholders saying: "rhe business of the company Is funda- mentally sound, provided additional working capital can be obtained and certain very definite economies realiz- cd" An independent stockholders protective committee has been organ ized.
 Net profits of the American Thread company for the year ended March Si dropped 10 sl,5Ol,544 compared with s2,113,So2 in the preceding year.
 The value of new stock and bond listings on the N. Y. stock exchange for the first time since 1924 totalled s1,4oS,207,44o, decrease of s475,- 936,54O from the corresponding per- iod of 1923 and s15S,425,34o from that of 1929. Of the total, s56,293,- 500 represented new bond issues and 451,s13,s4o the value of stock list ings.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
AMNESTY BILL HELD UP

By Tho Associated Press.
 Paris, July l.-Passage of the ann nesty bill through the chamber of deputies seems fated to be marked by frequent suspensions of sittings owing to brawls among the deputies. Trouble this afternoon arose when the socialists accused the communist party of having sold their country. A dozen communists headed by Marcel Cachn with one bound rushed at the accuser, Henri Le Mire, a member of the Minorith. The fray became gen. eral before the ushers intervened President of the Chamber Painleve donned his hat once more, automatic ally suspending the sitting.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11

One of the Preach runners was hurt in the same miEup ih which Ray was inveiFed hut finished gamsly ghile the crowd h0oed the American finish- eFs in the belief that they were re- sPohsihls for the accident, The miKup happened when several runners in- oludins coE and Kirby started to change positions,
 ilay Carries Watch,
 Ray, who had brought a laugh from the crowd by carrying a stop, watch, initiating the example set hy NnFmi, finished last, He sot his shoe refitted after the accident and reeoy- cred much lost ground but he was too far behind to score,
 s,oN0 meter team raesi nrsli heat, Psavo sknrmi, Finland, first Willie Ilitola, Finland, seeondi Tals, Fin- land, thirdi W, II, Porter Great Britain, fanFlhi II, A. Johnston, Great Britain, fifth, B, Macdonald, Great Britain, siKthi DaToli, Italy, seventh, Gundhusln, Norway, eighth; W, R, sessrape, Great Britain, ninth, An- derson. Norway, tenthl Finland wins first place with six points. Great Brit ain second place with IS points, Time 5 minutes l7 i-b seconds.
 ioo.metre runi finals F. H. ud- dell, Great Britain, first; Horatio Fitch. Chicago A. A.. second. c, M. Butler. Great Britain, thirdi Johnston, Canada, fourth; J. Noard Taylor. New York 4. C.. fifth; lmbaeh, Switzerland. sixth. Time b7 s-b seconds,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
RENTS SUFFER A SLUMP
Hundreds of Visitors Prefer To Stay At Hotels Instead of Fur
 uisbad Ana fu,rnts
nished Apartments

London, July 11.-Despite the great inflow of visitors for the British Elm pire Exhibition at Wembey, furnish cd houses and flats in London are renting at a slightly lower figure than at the same time last year, according to estate agents.
 Flat owners who expected 10 rent apartments to Wembley visitors at high figures found, to- their disap- pointment, that the newcomers pre- ferred to stay at hotels, and prices dropped shortly after the influx of travellers began.
 One estate agent said that the slump in furnished house and flat property was greater than for some years.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
KING TO REVIEW FLEET.
English Monarch Will Watch Manou
 vers of His Seamcn.

London, July liking George will review more than 200 warships at Spithead the end of July at what is expected to be the finest naval spec tacle seen In British home waters since the war. At the last naval re- view at Spithead in July, 1924, 22o warships were at anchor, but the navy thE possessed more capital ships than it does today.
 Among the big ships participating in the July review will be the Queen Elizabeth, the Barham, Malaga, Val lant, Warsprite, Revenge. Royal Oak, Resolution, Royal Sovereign, Centuri- on.aAjax and Thunderer.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
BRITISH SPRINTER
 MAKES NEW RECORD
GcOntiausa from Fira Psssl

more thsA half Of the field Of n starters Among those disqualified was Charles Poster, Detroit Y, M. c A., the only American entrant kuh, net, the Austrian whose disauslifiear iion in the first heat two days ago caused strike Of judges after a dis plte with the track jury, was again put cut this time by new sel oi judges,
 iAe,metEe run, first semi-fnsl, three to qualify feF haali HoTatis Fitch, Chicago A, A., firsli c, M Butler, Great Britain, seeondi Johnston, Cam ada third, Time q i,h seconds, lAew worlds reeeFd,(
 i00.metFesi second semi-hnal, E, H, Liddell, Great Britain. hrstl J, Ims bach, Switzerland, seeohdl J, coard Taylor, New York A, C., third, Time ts i'h seconds, tEqualling old worlds reeord,l
 io,nho.metre walk sseohd heat. i've to qualify for finals sunday, Frigerio. Italy, hrsti MeMaster. South Africa, seconds sehwab, Switzerland. thifd, Fradesrada, Italy, fourth; r. F. Clark. Great Britain, fifth. Time is minutes IS a-S seconds.
 500 meters team race; second heat, Edwin Wide, Sweden. first, William L, Cox, United States. second. Edwin s. Kirby. Cornell, thirdi W. l.. Tib- hetts Jr, Harvard. fourth: Bontemps, France. fifth; Duquesne, France. sixth; Barbaud. France. seventh: James J. Connolly. Woburn. Mass, eighth; Erlkson. Sweden. ninth; Bur tin, France, tenth. The United States uins first place with nine points. France wins second with IS points. Time minutes 4b seconds.
 Finland laid the foundation for a victory In the 5000 meter team race when her stars finished one, two, three in the first heat Of the trials. Surmi. Ritola and Tala finished in that order for total of six points. Great Britain gained second place. qualifying for the finals which will be held Sunday, but the scandinavians never were theatened by the Anglo saxons and won as they pleased. Italy and Norway were eliminated while Poland, an added starter, also failed to qualify.
 Joie Loses Shoe.
 America won the second heat and qualified for the finals despite a mis- hap to Joie w. Ray, Illinois O. C., ace | Of the team who lost his shoe in a mixup on turn in the fourth lap and | finished far in the ruck. Edwin Wide | of Sweden finished first but 20 meters behind him were the three Americans, l.. Cox, Mercersburgh Acade- my. Edwin S. Kirby, Cornell, and w. L Tibbetts, Jr.. Harvard, who finished In that order for total of nine points.
 France, by gain Ing second place, also qualified for the finals while Sweden, despite Wide's great work, md Spain, were eliminated. Mexico, he fifth entrant, was scratched.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
Personals

H. s. Walter is spending few weeks at The Northfeld, East North field, Mass.
 Mrs. H. H. Wheeler is spending the summer in Pomfret
 E. Lund is spending the summer at Indian Neck, Branford.
 Miss Axce Swanson is spending her vacation at Lake Sunapee, N. H. Mrs. w. H. Rattenbury of Lennox Place is guest at the Sachem, New Preston.
 Mrs. Mary Mcguire of Black Rock avenue is spending a month at Sound View.
 Dudley Nearing Is spending his va cation in Saybrook.
 Mrs. A. s. Anderson of Edson street is spending vacation at Indian Neck, Branford.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Hawller will spend next month at theiracottage at Bay View, near Milford. MT. HaHker will motor back and forth to his busi- ness in New Britain.
 Mrs. and Mrs. William Blair of West Pearl street are spending the week at Oak Bluffs.
 Miss Mary F Curtin, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is taking a two weeks summer Chamber of Commerce secretarial course at North west university, Evanston, Ill. Miss Curtin took a similar course at that institution last summer.
 Mrs. J. ]. Dorsey of Maple street Is at Oak Bluffs, Mass.
 F. T. Wheeler is spending his vaca ton at Haines Landing, Me.
 John Nelson Is at the New Lake View House at Woodbourne, Sullivan County, N. Y.
 R. H. Erwin is spending 8 vacation tt Sound View.
 Mrs. A. G. Tuck of 17 Wakefield ,ourt is in Boston, Mass.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11

[. s. TREASURY STATEMENT. U. s. Treasury balance, s235,1so,524
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
HORNS ON CARRIAGES
Enliycn the Streets of Bclgrade-Due
 to Efforts of A Young American

| Belgrade, July II. On all two horse open carriages which here take the place of taxicabs, automobile horns have replaced the shrill yell of the driver as he tears through the streets, and all because of young American.
 He came here to. take over an auto mobile agency and found an overstock of horns. Sometime later, curiously enough, the city authorities passed an ordinance compelling horse vehicles to be equipped with these signals. The American is happy and so is the po- pulace, because the constant shriek of the horns gives the city an ap- pearance, or rather sound, of bustling modernity.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
ANIMAL TRAINER DIES.

Independence. Mo. July 11.-Elli' P. Hornegn, n. president of the Horf Geological Arena company and ma. tionslly known as trainer and de. veloper of untsmed beasts, died to- day.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-11
DIES IN SURF

Atlantic City, N. J., July 11.-Mi- chael Fahey, 5S, of Pittston, Penn, was stricken with a heart attack while standing knee deep in the surf today and died almost instantly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01
WATER" PROFITS
In Transportation Act Must
Be Eliminated, Says
LaFOllette

Washing ton - Senator LaFollette
has introduced amendments to the
Transportation act which would
change the theory of this legislation.
Now rates are based on present-day
costs Of railroad properties. Senator
La Toilette insists that rates should
be based on actual money expended
and on the basis of actual service
costs.
IT reject the theory that public util-
tiles have any right to earn profits on
inflated and fictitious values" said
Senator La Toilette. 81 propose that
the interstate commerce commission
shall fix rates on the basis of cost OF
service. By cost of service / mean
operating expense, plus actual capital
cost. Capital cost is interest on bonds
plus fair dividends for stock that rep
resents money invested.
'The basis for finding the capita
cost Of transportation service will DC
provided in the reports of the inter.
state commerce commission, made II
accordance with the valuation act. The
principal purpose of this act is to OBJ
tain findings of original cost OF rail.
road properties 50 as to determine tht
amount Of money actually and pru'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01

by the members to meet varying con-
ditions of trade
(b) The local associations advise
each other and the state association
of said prices and members of one
local association in selling coal in
the territory served by another local
association are required to and do
observe the association prices in force
in the territory where such sales are
made.
(c) Respondent members report to
the lesal a.ts state associations all
cases of non-observance of aforesaid
prices by retail dealer members, and
members so offending are punished
by fines and other punitive measures
provided for in the several constitu-
tions and bylaws of the local asso-
citation, including expulsion from the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01
New York Organized Labor
Hits Mellon Tax Plan As
Unfair to Wage Farmers

taxes and not at all in compound
taxation, while large income taxpay-
ers will be granted huge reductions,
amounting in the single case of Mr..
Melons income tax to about $780,
600 year, and to other large incmoe
receivers, such as Rockefeller, Nor
gan, Ryan and Ford, IN mounting pro-
portions. Capital in industry will not
be thus increased, because half of it's
profits are not distributed now so as
to enjoy the low rate tax on undis-
tributed profits. These undistributed
profits remain in industry to earn, es-
cape all taxes on income, and are
vastly more profitable investment for
their owners than any tax exempt Sc
curities.
"We ask that you refrain from
committing our state legislature to
any plan of federal tax readpust-
ment that relatively increases the bur-
den on the actual wealth producers
Ia ndentirely exempts the major part
of huge unearned incomes from ex-
isting taxation Within the past few
years these huge income receivers
have already been granted federal
bonuses in the shape of repeal of the
excess profits tax and reduction of
~, L;nba,. sno1,,oae
There are other and more equit-
able plans of tax readjustment before
congress besides the Mellon plan, and
all should be studied before action
is taken on any resolution petitioning
our federal legislators to support any
particular plan"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01

and when shipments of coal are re-
ceived by said purchasers and deal
ers, said respondents ascertain and
secure the car numbers and initials
of the cars in which said shipments
are contained and the shipping di-
rections, billing and other marks ap-
pearing on said cars and through
these and all other available means
seek to identify the vendors of said
coal. When such vendors are identi-
fed respondents request and en-
deavor to persuade said vendors to
refuse to further supply said pur-
chasers and dealers with coal. In in
stances where said vendors do not
accede to such requests and persuas-
ion, respondents by boycott, threats
of boycott and other methods of in
timidation, coerce and compel said
vendors to refuse and refrain from
further supplying said purchasers and
dealers with coal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01
HE WORKS FAST
Congressman "Visits Two
Mines" Then Makes
Speech

Washington-After announcing in
the house that he visited two mines
last summer" Congressman Tread
way, of Massachusetts,, told his col
leagues all about those awful coal
miners, who, it seems will not risk
their lives by working with "green"
men. The lawmaker also gave the
world this startling information:
"A miner having ample opportunity
to increase his output under favorable
mining conditions is not permitted to
do SO ander penalty of fine from his
organization"
There is not semblance Of truth in
this statement. The best proof of its
untruthfulness is the oft-repeated
stories of fabulous earnings by indi-
vidual miners. These excessive earn
ings, however, fail to state that the
money is earned by contract miners
who must pay their assistants out of
the money drawn.
The only equality the miners de-
mand is in the distribution of mine
cars. Some workers can not use as
many cars as others, but all must
have what is known as square
turn" in the division of the cars.
Congressman Treadway said that
the control of the mines by union
miners is complete" because Ii
cense must be granted in Pennsylvan-
ia 'by board of miners, all members
of one union organization"
This lawmaker and investigator
who visited two mines last summer"
forgot to state that mine managers
are also on the license board which
was created by the state after a series
of terrible mine calamities. Now it is
impossible for men who are ignorant
of mine gases and other-mine condi-
tions to work in these mines and en-
danger the lives of hundreds of other
workers.
Neither is it true that non-union
miners are denied licenses. AS proof
of this claim, the union miners point
to the non-union miners employed in
Pennsylvania.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01
INSIDERS"
Deal Cards; Profits Come
Easy For Locomotive
Works

Philadelphia.-It is estimated that
this years profits of the Baldwin
locomotive works will total S9,5O0OOO
According to a recent decision by
the interstate commerce commission
this concern has had free hand in
setting prices for locomotives that
must be paid for by the public.
The commerce commission reported
last year that the company repaired
200 Pennsylvania railroad locomotives
and received over $3,000,000 in excess
of the cost that the work might have
been done for in the Pennsylvania
shops within reasonable time by
an appropriate coordination of effort
and reasonable added exertion." The
commission found that in some in
stances the company was paid twice
FOR work done.
At the time the company was re-
pairing these locomotives, the rail-
roads and their allies were conduct
ing campaign against the shopmen's
national agreement, which was blam-
ed for excessive costs. In the decision
by the commerce commission, it was
stated by Commissioner Eastman
that the same repairs in the Penn
sylvania shops, under the national
agreement, would cost $9,453 per loco
motive, as compared with $25,799 un.
der the Baldwin cost plus contract
This contract made it possible for the
company to charge on an average
$4,000 for each of the 200 locomo.
tives in excess of what the railroad
could do the work for.
These are some of the conditions
that make it possible for the Baldwin
concern to have a clear profit of $9,
100000 in one year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01

IDENTIFY invested. Unfortunately this
purpose has not been completely full
filled owing to the opposition of the
railroads.
"But a majority of the Interstate
commerce commission have admitted,
in their recent decision upon the petit
tion of the national conference on rail-
road valuation, that the original cost
to date can and should be reported.
My amendment to the valuation act
directs the commission to do this.
''The amendments which / offer are
based upon the principle that the pri-
vate owners of the railroads are en-
titled to be reimbursed for the actual
cost of the services they preform and
to be paid fair return upon the
money which they have prudently in
vested in property now devoted to
public service"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-02-01
COMP ANY SENSURED
FOR UNION ATTACK

Portland, Ore.-The state board of
Cancellation has decided that the wage
for which electrical workers of the
Northwestern Electric Company
struck are "just and one to which
they are entitled"
The company manager replies that
it makes no difference what the board
found"
This is the view of an element that
loudly insists: "The public must be
acquainted with the facts in time of
strikes"
When the Northwestern was seek
ing entrance into this city it was pro-
fuse in its promises to organized la
bor Now when the electrical workers
want increased wages, the company
imports strikebreakers and the Burns
detectives to combat the union.