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New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
PRICE MOVEMENTS
 ARE BADLY MIXED
Tobacco Stocks Today Show
 Added Strength

New York. Feb, 19 Fl --- Price movements were again so mixed in today's stock market that no def nite trend was discerniblo, Puhlicu- ton of federal reserve bank state mont, showing that brokers loans had increased nearly s46,00o, ,00o in the week ended February 10, invited q renewal Of short selling by professional traders, The selling convorged largely on issues Of companies which are known 10 have shown relatively poor earn ings last year, such as American Woolcn, International Mercantile Marine, Union Bag and Paper and Fox Film.
 Special strength of the tobacco stocks was attributed 10 the activity Of George WhclRn, one of the lead e CTS in tho industry, United Cigar Stores scared six points. Specula. tors for the advance attempted Co offset the selling Of the industriais by bidding up q selected list or railroad shares in the early after. noon. and were partially successful. Atlantic Coast Line was lifted 1 points, New York Central and Baltimore and Ohio, ? each, ana I.ackawann0, Lehigh Valley, Read ing and Chesapeake and Ohio, q point or more. Jordan Motors was run up 3 points at the apparent expense Of an Oycrcrowdcl short interest. but the other motors were mixed
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
WaU Street Briefs

Net income of tho Delaware and Hudson Co.,. for 1925 declined to &,sOI7os after taxes and charges, equal to sll,54 a share on S42,50S,- 900 stock, compared with sb,St7.S76 in 1924, or $lS,6s a share, Net in- come for the last quarter Of 1925 was s246,4S3, or b7 cents a share In contrast 10 s2,362,S6S, Total in- come applicable to payment of fixed charges was s10,4lS,97S. charges amounting to s5,5o6,?65.
 Ohio oil declared an extra diyi- .dend Of 25 cents a share and tho regular quarterly of 30 cents, pay 'ahlo March 31 10 stock of record February 27.
 Net income Of the American Snuff Co, for 1925 was sl,640,15S after charges and federal taxes, against l IR,S5S,5S7 In 1924.
 Improved buying Of Steel Pro. ducts usually stimulated by spring demand, Is reported from the Youngstown district, where mills arc shipping from stock on many orders. X larger volume of business exists in demand for pipe coming from the oil district than current operating rates would indicate. Pending set | tlcment of the coke market, closing of several pig iron contracts are be- ling delayed.
 Dealers in General Motors Cars land Trucks sold 5S.7@l units in January against 25,593 in the same month Of 1925. Sales Of cars and trucks 10 dealers by tho mannfac- turing divisions of tho corporation were &7G,g3S compared with $So,- IG42.
 More than dozen Now York stock cychanGc firms today were flooded with take orders for the pur- Ichasc and salc of securities pnrport ling to come from the National Sc' .c,ritics corporation of Montreal. IT, Irregularities in the form Of the or dors were 1nickly detected and SC far as known none of them was cXecund
 Stock exchange officials were pug I2Iod in attempting 10 discover anN motive for the action since the or dcrs wcrc on both the buying anI IscUinc sides were spread over a wid' Hist of stocks and wcr" confined tt todd lots. An investigation has heci started by the exchange,
 In the past occasional attempts Ihayc boon made 10 rig" the marko Inv placing false orders in q single stock or spreading either buying o' selling orders over the list, but te" ihavo ever succeeded.
 Wall streets interest in th
 steady rise o' the Japancs" yen U
 tho highest level in several year
 has been heightened by the na
 lions plan for q return 10 the goI'
 basis. During tho past year Japal
 has shipped more than Sl5,0o"'oo in gold 10 the United States as
 reserve to strengthen it's currency
 Tho extent to which increase commercial activities have attract
 ed surplus funds away from 'n
 speculative ccntcrs is revealed ! the weekly statements of the fed
 cral reserve system and tho Ne'
 York reserve bank, Both show
 larger volume of bills dIscountc resulting in impairment of resorN
 position. In the case Of the Ne'
 York bank this was intensified D
 reduction in gold holdings o
 about $iO,000,0Q0.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19
Wall Street Opening

'"'' '7IN'N 'lNilihg
 Confused price movements reflect ing the cross currents Of speculation, characterized the opening of today's Istock market, Buying orders appear ed 10 prodominatc, gains Of q point for more being recorded by American Smclting, Jordan Motors Tobacco Products, Ileyoe and Raynolds and Texas Gulf Sulphur. the last named moving 10 q new record high level in response 10 the raising of the an- Inual dividend. Pressed Steel Car common dropped points and Amer ican Can and Mack Trucks quickly ! yielded Il point.
 Heavy buying of the Tobacco shares vas one of the early fca- lures, Tobacco Products moving rlp iuoarly points before the end of the first half hour. United Cigar Stores 3-4 and General Cigar i, i American Snuff broke points On the publication of poor 1925 earn | incs report. Good buying also de- vclopod for Railway Steel Spring American Brake Shoe and Foundry, Marine Preferred, Allied Chemical, ] Fisher Body and Now York Gamers, Jan np to points.
 1 Further weakness developed In the 1 American Woolen issues, the com tmon dropping nearly three points to l%t l-@. tl" lowest price in over 10 years, and the preferred dropping I4 IA points 10 TS I-4. General
 Electric advanced points in inc
 early trading but quickly slid off { points from the high. Foreign EX- changes opened firm. The decline in i French francs. which carried them to within IS Of cent of the record How lnvcl established in 1924, ap- pears 10 have been checked, at least
 temporarily. demand bills on Paris Iboing quoted points higher al %.6S .ccnts. Demand sterling held steady at $AHG.
 New low prices for the year were
 made hy Bethlehem Steel. |. S. In ldustrial AIcohol, Marine Preferred,
 Atlantic Gulf and West Indies, Fox Film, rathc Exchange, I, G. Shat
 tuck, Simmons Bed and General
 American Tank when the bears Ilaunchod another drive against tho market on reports of forthcoming
 poor annual statements, General Electric and Fox Film dropped
 points United Fruit and Pathe EX-
 change 1-9. American Can 5 and
 |. $. Industrial Alcohol 4. Call
 loans were unchanged at 1 3-4 por
New Britain herald., 1926-02-19

Dealers in General Motors Cars land Trucks sold 53,79l units in January against 25,593 in the same month Of 1925. Sales Of cars and trucks 10 dealers by the mannfac- itnrinr divisions of tho corporation were &7G,9GS compared with $So,- LG4g.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
BOTH SPEAKER
And COBB PLAN
DAMAGE SUITS

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dee. %. GP)-Tris
Speaker and Ty Cobb, involved in the
1ations latest baseball scandal, thumb
ed through law books today in the Of
flee of William H. Boyd, attorney for
Speaker.
Possibility of damage action insti-
tuted by Speaker against those respon-
sible for making public the scandal
appeared as he and Cobb went over
their side of the case with Boyd.
Speakers attorney admitted that he
is gathering evidence to determine
whether che former manager of the
Cleveland Indians has any recourse at
law to clear his name of the charges
that he helped Fix a baseball game
between Detroit and Cleveland.
Neither Boyd or Speaker, however
would discuss their plans or admit
they have definite intentions of suing
organized baseball for damages. Cobb
likewise was silent. There was some
indication that the former Detroit
manager might also engage an attor-
ney. If he does he undoubtedly will
have separate counsel, Boyd said.
Speaker and Cobb expected to re-
main overnight in Cleveland, as they
will have further conferences with
Boyd tomorrow. They arrived here
this morning from Washington.
Should Speaker decide to take legal
action against those who discredited
his name, the suit probably would be
filed in federal court, as the state
courts are believed without jurisdic-
tion Such action also would be sep
arate, it was pointed out, as Speakers S
name was not mentioned in the letters
written to Hubert Dutch" Leonard
who submitted the evidence of the al~
legged fixed" baseball game to Base
ball Commissioner X, M. Lands.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
stiff PRACTICE
FOR ALABAMANS
ON AT PASADENA


PASADENA. Calf, Dee. % P)--
Strenuous workouts designed to inn
prove the physical and mental con-
dition of the two star football ag-
gregations were carried out here
today at Rose Bowl field where next
Saturday the unswamped Crimson
Tide from Alabama will line up
against the best in the west-the
Red Shirts from Stanford-in the
annual New Years day east7west
tussle.
Each team had first string man
ailing-Gordon Holmes, star center
for the Tide and "Biff' Hoffman,
giant backfield man of Stanford.
Holmes, who suffered an appendix
ailment and was left at Ell Paso,
Texas, was reported much improved
and probably will get in the game.
Hoffman, limping, was in suit
calling signals. Coach Glenn Warnec
of the VESTS entry put his men
through stiff workout in their
pants and then delivered a lecture of
the consequences of over-confidence.
Warmers men TOOK over the bowl
during the morning. Coach Wallace
Wade, pilot of the Alabamans, locked
up the gates this afternoon while his
outfit did it's stuff The order will
be reversed tomorrow.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
NURMI RIVALS CAL
IN WORD ECONOMY

HELSINGFORS, FINLAND, Dec. % up
-Paavo Nurmi, Finnish running mar
vel who never has been loquoacious
is described as even more reticent
since he returned from his tour of the
United States last year. The sport
writer's take every opportunity to
tease him about this and one writer
says that while it may be all right
to emulate President Coolidge's re-
serve when visiting him in Washing
ton, it is not proper to accord silent
treatment to the president of Fin
land"
Nurmrs first meeting with Presi-
dent Relander of Finland, on re-
turning from the United States, is
said by the newspapers to have con-
sisted of the following dialogue:
"How did you like your stay in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
ROENBERC and
GRAHAM MEET
ON JANUARY "A

>,rw work., Dec 2s-(F)-Charley
lpbin Rosenberg's mucn elspu1SeN.
title bout Win Du9nes ~
c.robam of Utica, N. Y, was IlAeu
,,a.4 for January IA at Madison oqu"ie
o.arden after several more chaptels
90, 't, ,,aon added to the verbal depa0ee
over it. .broueh with
eia.ht January Z and requesting ai
taod nostponement, Rosenberg ""-
,oa N.ei,Nl nafara the state athletic commis
lion today and put on the nt1y
soalas. He weigdeh lzSN oidad p
srossad and the boxing solohs 80.
onnted to 125, stripped. bS ~,
., .,iis deduction they figured II W.
~ o,1v one more weeks worN ~.
.a''Ne haro 70 remove seven POUNDS 'l'O
r,oI,e the required class figure OF ll0
Accepting this verdict the champion
promised to post forfeit of $4,000 to-
morrow to guarantee weight and ap-
pearance for the title battle at Madison
Square Garden.
The commission shuffled the welter-
weight elimination deck to permit 9
return match between Joe Dundee OF
Baltimore and his recent conqueror
Eddie Roberts, the Tacoma Terror
They will meet at the Garden probably
early in February as the feature of 9
card which also will pit Willie Har.
mon Of New York, third of the Off
cially recognized welterweight con-
tenders, against some other rival.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29

to be taken would be outlined after
he had gone over the whole matter
with the former Detroit manager
Asked if the plans for clearing
Cobb's name involved taking the mat
ter before the COURTS, Murfin said he
was not at liberty to say at this
time, that ''all I can say is that | am
sure we will find a way Of getting
Cobb's side of this case before the
public in definite fashion and will
clear his name of any stigma which
might attach to the present baseball
scandal. / have known Cobb for 20
years and l am convinced of his in
nocence"
Murfin said Cobb will arrive here
from Cleveland either tomorrow or
Friday and thai he plans to go into
the affair Immediately. He did not
know, he. said, if Speaker was to
accompany the former Tiger pilot
to Detroit
Tonight it was announced further
the later in the week because James
A. Murphin, Detroit attorney, who has
been retained as Cobbs counsel, is un-
able to leave Detroit Immediately.
Cobb announced he would so to De-
troit tonight and both are expected to
return here Thursday or Friday. 1t
was indicated that the advisability of
legal action will probably be decided
later this week.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
lands REFUSES REPLY TO THE
ATTACKS MADE UPON HIM over
COBB SPEAKER BET SCANDAL

CHICAGO, Dec. % B.-Not until
the last echo of basebalrs latest
scandal has spent itself will Kene-
saw Mountain Lands, commissioners,
have any comment to make in justi-
fication of his revelation of charges
that Ty Cobb and, iris Speaker con
spired in 1919 to. FIX" baseball
Same.
Sitting on the lid OF the hottest
fire in the experience, of the stove
league, Landis held his lnscrutable
silence today and declined to com.
ment on a suggestion that the sport,
ing public is overlooking several
factors in the episode when it ac
cuses him of injustice against the
peerless pair of centerfielders.
When Lands made public las;
week the charges brought by Dutch
Leonard, discarded Detroit pitcher,
against Cobb and Speaker, he said
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29

with Leonard persisting in his
refusal to face the men, his state
ment proves nothing as to them. 1t
is put TN the record only to aid in
making intelligfble the examination;
Of the witnesses, who from the be-
ginning have asked hearing at
hich Leonard would be present.
Lands was asked today whether
the baseball fans are not overlooking
the commissioner statement that
Leonard's charges prove nothing
against Cobb and Speaker He de.
cl.ned to be quoted.
He was asked, too, whether COBB
ard Speaker might not be likely t.
get a decision more quickly by ask
ing permission to join a major
league club than by resorting t.
litigation in the courts and whether
that decision might not likely be a
favorable one. He declined also to
be quoted on that.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
Clutch Leonard issues Statement Regarding Charges
BILLY
FN,AATSI
~ VLQ T(%ASA
)nA1
Life or the Party

When Jack Graney was starring
with the Cleveland ball club, he
always was the life of the party.
A mighty fine player, he also was
valuable asset to the club, because
of his Temperament.
ON the long training trips in the
spring, there never was a dull
moment when Graney was a member
Of the Cleveland team. 1t was the
exception when II day passed withou:
one Of his copyrighted laugh STUNTS
In the heat of pennant race,
when the nerves of the athletes We're
worn to a FRAGILE, it was Grdney
who relieved the tension.
1t always was fair weather With
Jack He was an optimist who
could see good in everything. He
looked on The humorous rather than
the serious side of life, the good
rather than the bad.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
CAROL DINE ssN RIVIERA

NICE, France, Dec. % N1-Former
Crown Prince Carol of Rumania, ac-
cording to information from Theoule,
small village near Cannes, dined
here at the Hotel Biurevage Satur-
day. He was accompanied Nby friends
from Paris and left by automobile
Sunday morning The party's des-
tination VISA unknown. Since his
departure Carol has not been seen
on the Riviera. The only proof of
his appearance in this region was his
Identification by means of picture
by the hotel people, to whom he
made payments.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
PREDICTS 5
new CHAMPS WILL Be
SET UP in NEXT YEAR

NEW YORK, Dec. .2S.-A0-Taking
his annual glance into the fistic flu
ture book Tex Rickard today predicted
that five new boxing champions will
be crowned in 1927.
The promoter, in a signed story pub
lished by the Evening World, named
Mickey Walker, Pete Latzo, Sammy
Mandell and Charley (PhiD Rosenberg
as the titleholders he expects to see
deposed, with successor picked to
fill the featherweight vacancy caused
by the retirement of Kid Kaplan.
At the same time Rickard definitely
committed himself to a heavyweight
program in which. Jack Dempsey will
meet the winner of the promoters
elimination tournament to determine
Gene Tunneys next opponent
"Dempsey will return east the end
of January and by July his opponents
should have been established Rick
ard wrote. 'By fighting the best of
the challengers he will be able to prove
whether he has any chance against
his conqueror."
Rickard named Jack Sharkey and
Jim Maloney, both of Boston, as the
outstanding heavyweight contenders,
in addition to Dempsey. He qualified
this, however, by adding there was a
strong Likelihood that either JACK
Delaney or Paul Berlenbach would
prove the best of the lot"
Gene Tunney will take on the man
who has proven himself the best of
the challengers," added the promoter,
"and l believe the outcome will dem
Of Dor
sey is much greater exponent of the
manly art than seems to be generally
appreciated"
Predicting that the outdoor season
will be even more of "bloomer" than
1926 Rickard said he planned only two
"big shots next summer. One of these
would pit Dempsey against a logical
rival in July, the winner to meet Tun-
ney in September The promoter plans
both bouts for the Yankee stadium,
which will have an increased seating
capacity probably for handling close
to 100000 fight fans
OF the champions facing the most
formidable opposition, Rickard be-
lieves Walker, new middleweight king,
will have his troubles against either
Maxey Rosenbloom, X. o. Phil Kaplan
or Tiger Flowers, the former cham
pion
Pete Latzo sis outgrowing the well
terweight class" Richard feels, add
ing: ''His first real defense of his
title at LAT pounds is likely to be his
last, but he will make strong mid
dleweight contender"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
nnrAIN ATTORNEY

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 2S FJ-James
O. Murfin, prominent local attorney
and former. county judge, has been
retained as legal Representatives by
Ty Cobb and will confer With the
Georgian here tomorrow or Friday IN
steps TO be taken to clear the
latters name in connection with
present baseball scandal.
Murfin, in announcing plans for
the conference tonight said steps
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
Defends Speaker

Jack Graney was with Cleveland
in 1919 and played left field in the
game which Dutch" Leonard alleged
was framed.
Meeting Graney on the streets
of Cleveland few hours after the
alleged scandal was made public, i
asked him what he thought Of Tho
charges.
They are nothing short of ride
ulous," he replied. mo one could
make me believe Iris Speaker figured
in such deal
II played for years under Speaker.
He was a tough loser, always wanted
to win. Why, he played as hard in
an exhibition game as regular
contest.
"a lot more conclusive proof than
has been presented so far must be
shown me before l would give the
charges the slightest consideration. :
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
CRIDIRCN SHIFTS
and DHUDI)LE ARE.
MUCH OPPOSED

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-lP-Footbal
shifts, fine and huddle should be told
to watch theiE steps, coaches from all
parts Of the United states decided to-
day.
Preliminary to the meeting of the
American football coaches association
tomorrow, the board of directors group
chairman and sectional vice presidents
decided today to recommend halt OF
two seconds before passing the ball
after shifts This conforms to recent
action by the western conference.
Preliminary meetings were held this
afternoon and tonight and three meet
ings of the association will be held
tomorrow morning, afternoon and
night An annual banquet will close
the convention.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
SEEKS TO SET PUBLIC.
AT REST WITH REGARD.
TO SCANDAL CHARGES.

FRESNO, Calf, Dec % (AP)-Hubert B. Dutch
Leonard tonight issued prepared statement outlining
his stand on the baseball scandal which resulted from
Woods and himself we're involved in fixing and betting
on an American league baseball game played at Detroit
il. .Septenher. 1919. The. statement follows:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29

American"
Well"
What impression did President
Coolidge make upon you?"
Yankee"
Didn't You tire of establishing new
worlds records?"
"No.''
What did you think of the request
to sit for bust of yourself?'
Clever idea"
How do you like the bust?''
"Frightful "
why"
Because"
The president according to the
newspapers then gave up in despair
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
Major League Debut


For a moment the conversation
shifted to the days gone by I took
occasion to remind Jack that | GER
tainly was glad the day he decided
to quit pitching and become an ous-
fielder.
DO you recall that game in the
old Highland Park at New York,
when you We're walking the batters
on four wild ones as fast as they
came to the plate?" I asked
"I'll never forget tiny American
league pitching debut" he replied.
"The home plate sure was swinging
that afternoon. 1 just couldn't catch
up with it,"
Then / reminded Graney how he
finally got a ball close enough for
the batter to swing at, line drive
resulting THAI struck Graney on the
pitching hand, breaking one of the
fingers.
Jack exhibited badly SCARED
finger as exhibit A.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
BOWLING SCORES

ELKS
Two good teams of bowlers met on
the Elks' alleys Tuesday evening and
went round and round. When they
got through the team headed by
Schwantes with high game of 203
had the edge on the team headed by
Murchison. The totals were 1913 to
1904
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29

The Internationa Grub. Quality
and service. in Aqua Prieta.--Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-12-29
A Gnnd Memory

Good Memory
Then the conversation switched
back to the game of September 25
between Cleveland and Detroit, now
under heavy fire.
Don't you remember something
unusual about that game?" / asked
trying my best to jog his memory
AS I pulled that one, bro\ smile
came over Graney's face, then he
broke out into a hearty laugh.
I could see that Graney's sense
of humor had not deserted him, and
joined in the laugh myself when
he answered.
"Sure / remember something un
usual about that ball game. Take
look at the box score and you
Will see that I made three hits
Say, l never will forget that ball
game