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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923.
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GIRL TIPPED COPS
LIQUOR
It Wasn't Trne, She; Rented
. and Charge Is NoM
'Anger at her father, who had
chastised bar for aomofen she
had committed, Inspired revenge In
the daughter of Martin Orabowikl
ot 2(4 Clark afreet about a week
ago o she pt about planning aome
method to equare her account with
blm. Bhe finally bit upon hat
eemed to her to be an excellent
plnn and ahe hastened to the police
elation where it la alleged, ahe
tlppd the police eft (hat her father
waa aelllng moonahlne. - -V
The police acted op the informa
tion and the arrest of the father for
violating the liquor lawa followed,
..but with the arrest, the girl real
ized, that ahe had gone too far,, so
after several daya of deep thought,
ahe determined that the beat thing
for her to do waa to make a clean
breast of her aot ' . 1
Bhe informed the' police of the
motive that had Impelled her to say
her father waa aelllng liquor and
said that the entire affair waa ' a
frameup on her part, according to
report The result waa that when
the case against the father waa
called for trial before Justice Henry
P. Roche In police court this morn
ing, Prosecutor Joseph O. ,Woods
entered a nolle. x (
LUTHERAN CHURCH KOTES
The Home and Foreign Mission
ary society, which was recently or
ganized, will meet tomorrow after
noon in the church parlors. On Wed
nesday evening ai t o'clock Dr.
Amandus Johnson, formerly profes
sor at the University of Pennsyl
vania, will deliver a lecture on his
recent expedition through "-Africa,
The lecture will be illustrated with
sterloptlcon views. The choir will
meet Saturday momlng at 10 o'clock.
A song service will be held next
Sunday evening. Music ' will be
furnished by the choir and soloists.
CHbRUS TO GIVE CONCERT
The Wennerberg Chorus will give
a concert at the Trinity Methodsit
church Friday evening, March 27,
undr the auspices of the Every
man's Bible class.1 The chorus sang
several numbers at a meeting of the
Bible clasa a week ago last Sunday
and made such a favorable impres
sion that arrangements were at once
started for this concert. The chorus
is contemplating broadcasting .over
the radio and it Is probable that it
will be heard from Station WTIC,
Hartford, in the near future.
400 FIRE IN BAKERY
Damage estimated at about $400
resulted from a fire In the Warsaw
bakery at 89 Broad street yesterday
morning. The blaze was caused by
an overheated oven,' which set Are
to a pile of bags nearby. The roof
and Interior of the building suffered
considerable damage. ;
OPENING OF Y. W.C. I DRIYE
Campaign For $18,000 Begin With
' pinner For Team Captains and
W orkers Tills Evening,
The drive for $U,06o (or the T,
W. C. A. will be launched officially
at a dinner for workers and team
captains at o'clock this evening.
Mrs. Philip B. Stanley, chairman of
the finance' committee will have
charge of the drive.
Luncheons for workers will be
served on Wednesday, Friday and
the, following Tuesday. The drive
thla year Includes an additional ex
pense of $660 Insurance, under the
new law requiring that all buildings
be Insured to I per pent of 'their re
construction value, The $12,000 rep
resents 24 per cent of the expenso,
the organization being 7t per cent
self sustaining. .
Captain Kelly Going to
-, Boston for Operation
Capt. Ooorge JJ Kelly of the po
lice department left his duties at
police headquarters today prepara
tory to leaving for Boston, Mass.,
Wednesday, where he will undergo
an operation at the Peter Bent
Brlgham hospital for an injury to
hla back. Capt Kelly was granted'
a- sixty days' leave of absence at the
last meeting of the board of police
commissioners.
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Hlnkewlcs of
478 East street announced the en
gagement of their daughter, Mlsa
Mary Slnklewlcz to George T. Smith
at a party given at their home yes
terday .afternoon. About 25 friends
of the couple were present No date
has been set for the wedding.
SWEDISH BAPTIST NOTES
The choir will meet for rehearsal
tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. The
Foreign Mission Circle will meej
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Carlson, 157 pwlght street. The
third quarterly meeting of the
Young People's Epion of the Swed
ish Baptist New York ' Conference
will open Saturday afternoon w4th
a business session at tho church at
5 o'clock. After the session supper
will be served to the visitors and
delegates by the local society. In
the evening a concert will be given.
The conference will continue
through Sunday.
CATCHES BOYS FOR THEFT
Two small boys were apprehend
ed this morning by foliceman
Thomas J. Feency for stealing a
quantity of lead piping and doing
other damage in the house at 15
Hungerford Court The piping was
property ot Frank Glnsburg and he
reported the theft to the police. He
said that he did not want the boys
arrested go Feeney reprimanded
them and allowed them to go to
their homes.
BETHANY CHURCH NOTES
F,ev. John Matthews will preach
at a service to be held tomorrow
evening at 7:45 o'clock. The regular
midweek prayer' meeting will be
held Thursday eevning at 7:45
o'clock. The confirmation class wilt
hold Its regular meetlng on Friday
evening at 7 o'clock.
NOTICE-
Effective Sunday, February 15th, 1925, Me will
operate the Hartford-New Britain busses ex
press in both directions between Central Square,
New Britain and the corner of Commonwealth
Avenue and Stanley Street, New Britain, stop
ping inbound only to let off and outbound to
pick up. 5
, CONNECTICUT COMRANY
Boys Admit Guilt to
Burglarizing; Stores
Three boys about II years of age
were apprehended ty the police last
night and the arrest of several more
la expected aa a result of admis
sions which aolved a number of
burglaries that have been made In
the city recently. The boys are re
ported to have admitted entering the
furniture store of John A. Andrews
at Main street Saturday night by
creaking me giasa in a rear door atad
unfaatenlng It front the Inside. The
store was ransacked but nothing
taken. The boys also entered the
auto and bicycle supply store at 4
Chestnut street conducted by T. H.
Cogswell, but failed to take any
thing. ,
, The police are of the opinion that
(he apprehension of the boya will
solve the entrance that were re
ported to .have been made at the
homes of the late Dr. George Cooley
on West Main street and that
City Items
A eurprlse party was tendered
Willard T. Leach of 110 Rockwell
avenue yesterday afternoon at his
hall, 142 Glen street About 200
guests ' were .present from New
Haven, Hartford, Bouthlngton and
this city. He was presented with a
player piano and a floor lamp.
A meeting of fhe Y. W,H. A. will
be held this evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Baasett are
visiting In Pittsburgh Fa., " and
Washington, D. C.
A daughter waa born at the New
Britain General hospital today to
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sabotke of 24
Ledgecrest avenue.
E. U Braden ot Brattleboro, Vt,
la visiting his son, F. L. Braden of
East Berlin. The latter Is planning
to buy R. O. Clark's new bungalow.
Carlton K. Hoadley ot New Haven
referee In bankruptcy, will speak to
of the 'members of. the Lions club to-
William Kovertnan of Hlllcrest ,morrow.
avenue,- who Is spending the winter president Joseph R. Andrews and
in Florida, The breaks into these Chairman Cowlea of the traffic bu
two houses were reported to the.reau will attend the hearing at the
police yesterday and Investigation
showed that entrance had been
gained by windows, but nothing had
been taken. - Articles In both houses
were damaged by the marauders,
the police learned.
' Saturday' night ' the' ' police were
notified of an attempt' to enter the
borne .of. Mr. Plfe at. 144 Carlton
street the would-be thieves evident
ly having been scared off before they
succeeded in getting Into the home.
CITY COURT ASSIGNMENTS.
W Case were assigned a follow by
Acting Judge Henry P, Roche In
city court thla afternoon:
Henry Schupack v. Kelly and
Cowlea, Inc., February 18, at 10 a.
m. T. F. McDonough for plaintiff,
James W. Knox for defendant. John
Boyle Co. is. Santl Puzzo, February
19, at 10 a. m. Upson for plaintiff,
Klhkham, Cooper, Hungerford. and
Camp for defendant. Joe Sankoekl
vs. Stantslaw Kulaa, February 21, at
10 a. m. Nalr and Nair for plain
tiff, Klett for defendant Stephen
Jacobs vs. Norene McMr.hon Ludorf,
February 23, at 3:80 p. m. Sexton
for plaintiff, Waskowltx for de
fendant. Solomon Shelnman vs.
Francis Perry et al, February 24, at
10 a. m. Greeasteln for plaintiff, D.
Gaffney for defendant Parlo Clazza
vs. John Hart February 26, at 2 p.
m. Dunn and McDonough for plain
tiff, David A. Cronln for defendant
Louie Croll vs. John Kunz, March 6,
at 10 ft. ra. Mangan for plaintiff,
Kirkham, Cooper, Hungerford and
Camp for defendant. Johanalt
Isaac vs. Michael Weinsteln, March
6, at 10 a. m. D. Gaffney for plain
tiff, Greenstelri for defendant. Leon
Tomikowski et al va. Connors-Hal-loran
Store, March 6, at 2 p. m. D.
Gaffney for plaintiff, A. LeWltt for
defendant.
MILITARY NOTES
Hartford, Feb. 18. Sergeant
Charles A, Craig is promoted, to sec
ond lieutenant of Infantry an trans
ferred from Co. L, 102nd Infantry,
to the- headquarter company 3d
battalion, 102nd Infantry, in adju
tant general's orders.
The resignation ot Second Lieut
William L. Cummlngs, Battery B,
192 field artillery, Is accepted and
he Is honorably discharged.
Leave of absence for 10 days from
February 15 is granted to Captain
John R. Feegal, Co. A, 169th in
fantry, with permission to leave the
state.
Card of thanks.
We wish to thank all our kind
friend and neighbors who sympa
thized with us during our recent be
reavement occasioned by the death
of Jame E. Keough. We wish' to
especially thank the Machine Dept.
of the Corbin Screw Corp., the Mail
ing division of Landers, Frary and
Clark, the Engineering Dept. of the
New Britain General hospital, and
Branch 192, National Association of
Letter Carrier.
Signed,
MARGARET A. KEOUGH,
JAMES B. KEOUGH,
GRACE GRAY,
JOHN KEOUGH,
FRANK KEOUGH.
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capitol. Thursday on behalf ot the
local chamber of commerce, when
the bill proposing to make all truck
men common carriers will come up.
A judgment for the plaintiff in the
amount of $78 was awarded by Act
ing Judge Henry P. Roche In city
court this afternoon In the case of
Eugene Cote against Frank Wiec
zorek. Attorney Edward Mag was
attorney for the plaintiff.
Judgment for the plaintiff was
also awarded An, the case of A. Pru
sonsky against Richard H. Erwin.
Damages of 841.60 were granted.
Hungerford and Saxe represented
the plaintiff.
The property of Joseph Nledzweckl
a baker,' doing business at 218
Farmington avenue, will be sold at
auction at 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning, February 26, by "United
States Auctioneer Howard M. Wake
lee, the sale taking place on the
premises,
Martin M. Horwltz was appointed
trustee of the bankrupt estate of
Stanley Lss at the first meeting of
the creditors before Referee E. M.
Yeoman at 11 o'clock this morning.
Aleck Siderof, Harry Glnsburg and
G. Palmier! were appointed ap
praiser' Nalr & Nair represent tho
bankrupt.
.well
and
Mrs. Etudfeiino Charland
Mrs. Etudienne Charland, a
known resident of this city
member of the parish of St. Teter's
church, died yesterday afternoon
about 2:45 o'clock at her home, 14
Broad Btrect, aftel an illness of
about eight months' duration. Mrs.
Charland, who was the widow of
Henry Charland, who died about
two years ago, was born in Sher
brooke, Canada, 78 years ago but
she had been a resident of this city
for about 18 years. She was a
member of. St. Ann's society of St.
Peter's church.
Mrs. Charland Is survived by eight
sons, Oscar, Fred, Eugene, Stephen,
Hector, Ernest and Horace of this
city and Emll Charland of Hartford;
three daughters, Mrs. Agnes La
doucuer of South Royalton, Ver
mont, Mrs. William A. Forsythe and
Mrs. Flora Odette of this city, 17
grandchildren and ono great-grand
child.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 8:30 o'clock from the
late home and at 9 oclock at St.
Peter's church. Interment will bo
in St. Mary's cemetery.
Wall Street Briefs
Continuance of the prosperous
business enjoyed by the United
Dnjig Co. ot Boston in the last four
months with January sales showing
an Increase ot 1750,000 over Janu
ary a year ago, Indicate that ro
turns for 1925 will exceed not
profit of 18.747,978 reported for
1924, according to Louis K. Liggett,
president Thla la equal to 910.93
a share on the common stock after
preferred dividends and estimated
federal taxes, against $7 a share In
1923. By March, Mr, Liggett said,
United Drug will have acquired the
asset ot Liggett' International,
Ltd., the preferred stock, of which
is now being exchanged.
North American copper mines
produced 88,508' tons In January
compared with 80,343 In December
and 79,603 in November, the Amer
ican Bureau ot Metal Statistics re
ports. American Refiner received
110.277 short ' tons In January
against 108,532 tho month before.
With new bond issues of $58,000,
000 offered today, bringing the
year's total to date around $850,
000,000 there Is every indication that
the billion mark will ' be reached
around March 1. Today'a list Is
headed "by the $35,000,000 -Republic
ot Poland 25-year sinking fund
8 per cent bonds. Other large is
sues include an additional $9,000r
000 American Gas and Electric 6
per cent debentures, $8,000,000 In
diana and Michigan Electric Co.
1st and refunding mortgage 5 per
cent gold bonds' and $5,000,000 six
per cent bonds, of the Mortgage
Bank ot the Kingdom of Denmark,
Net loss of $1,525,749 is reported
by the Kelly-Sprlngtleld Tire Co. for
1924 after Interest, depreciation and
other chafces, compared with net
loss of $1,166,284 In 1923. Gross
profits fell to $7,255,748 from
$9,569,804. Deficit at the end of the
year waa reduced to $1,675,293
from $1,768,66.0 the year before.
The larger volume of business
which department stores generally
enjoyed in 1924 is reflected in the
annual report of the Associated Dry
Goods Corporation showing an in
crease in net profit of $4,262,864
equivalent after first and second pre
ferred dividends to $19.77 a share
on the outstanding common stock,
compared with $3,975,406 or $17.85
a share in 1923.
MARKETWEAK IN
THE CLOSING HOUR
Sttbscriptions'Sofficient to Pay
Bond Holders
6.
Announce.
Insurance Company .
North America
roue Receive ,
from
lavntmeats Divlia
1915 $ 788,233 488,000
1916 904,025 600,000
1917 1,038,653 690,000
1918 1,228,396 640,000
1919 . 1,366,412 860,000
1920 1,617,189 920,000
1921 1,783,475 1,150,000
1922 1,777,505 1,150,000
1923 1,841,642 1,250,000
1924 1,925,855 1,250,000
We have a market at all times in the Stock and Bights of the
above company. We particularly recommend it for investment at
the present time.
Detailed circular on application
Eddy Brothers &fe
HARTFORD
ltsrHordCgM.1nKlNf. .
NEW BRITAIN '
Buiritt Hotel Bldoj.
Ttcrt&a Gragis
Bertha Gragis, six years of age,
died Saturday night at the Ncwing-
ton Home for Crippled Children
where she had been patient for a
long time. She was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gragis of 21
Millard Btreet. -Besides her parents
she leaves four sisters, Julia, Ellen,
Anna and Delia Gragis.
Funeral services were held this
morning at 8 o'clock from St. An
drew's church. The pall bearers
were Mary Stoskelunas, Aledda
Stoskelunas, Adella Staspavlch, Mil
dred Zdanls, Albena Meskis and
Nellie Meskis. The flower bearers
were Joseph Zimonis, Edward Mat
tis, Vincent Matus, Alphonse Zdanls,
John Jtellnosky and Theodore Mel
Inosky. Committal services at the
rrave In St. Mary's cemetery were
conducted by Rev. Edward V. Grlk-
ls.
Jfarrcrala
Hartford, Feb
ment that subscriptions received to
the refinancing loan of the New Ha
ven railroad are sufficient to pay In
cash and In full the holders of the
bonds of the $23,000,000 Issue ma
turing April 1 and appreciation of
the part played by New England In
dustries in helping to float the new
bonds, are contained In a letter from
President Pearson of the railroad
company to Mr. E. Kent Hubbard,
president of the Manufacturers as
sociation of Connecticut, made pub
lic here today.
Mr. Pearson states that in response
to requests from many holders of the
bonds to be retired on April 1, it has
also been arranged to give them the
option of exchanging all or part of
their holdings for a like amount of
tho new bonds, on the basis of par
for par. Bonds for exchange must
be placed with the company' de
positories by March 14, while the
subscription lists for the new issue
In expressing his appreciation of !n,"L ,p "t
vau J ut;i to
Several Speculative Issues
Tumble From Peaks
Wall street opening Weakness of
several' varied Issues, Including
Bethlehem . Steel, Chesapeake &
Ohio and Seaboard Air Line., pre
ferred, unsettled the stock market
at today's opening and turned the
general trend of pejees downward.
American Can dropped a point and
Mack Trucks fell back8 1-4. New
Haven was an outstanding exception,
resppndlng to announcement that
the road . refunding program had
been successfully completed. '
Humors that coming annual earn
ing reports would be disappoint
ing contributed to the selling of In
dustrial shares. Offerings increased
In volflme and Included many stand
ard railroad Issues, which showed
little resistance to selling pressure.
Baldwin Locomotive broke three
points, "Katy" preferred, 2 8-8, and
losses of 1 to 2 points were re
corded by Southern Pacific, Frisco,
Baltimore & Ohio, U. B. Steel, Re
public Steel, Sloss-Sheftleld, Ameri
can Smelting, Pressed Steel Car and
Radio. Among tho oil stocks which
were hammered down were Pan
American "B", Pacific and General
Asphalt. American Sumatra To
bacco opened 5ft points lower at
17. Foreign exchange were steady
at the opening, French franc rally
ing 7 points to 5.21 cents.
Bears threw large blocks of stock
into the market during the first
hour, forcing recessions of 1 to 6ft
points in scores of issues. Nash
Motors broke 6ft points, pressed
Steel Car 4, Associated Dry Goods
3. Phillips Petroleum, Universal
Pipe common and preferred, Kelsey
Steel, Sloss Sheffield, National Lead
and Gulf, Mobile & Northern prefer
red sold 214 to 3 points below last
week's closing. Resumption1 of Bul
lish operations In Jordan Motors,
which was bid up 2 points to above
49, and in Texas & F&cific, which
touched a record top at 54 5-8, stead
ied the general list around noon,
and rallies started In Baldwin,
American Gin and Mack Trucks..
Call money renewed at 3ft per cent.
The closing was weak. Several
specialities broke precipitously in the
late trading. U. S. Cast Iron Pipe
fell 17 points, Nash Motors 9ft. U.
S. Distributing preferred 8H, Gen
earl Eletcrlc 614 and Mack Truck
5 1-4.
' Heavy selling of stocks for both
accounts inspired by higher money
rates and publication of unfavorable
1924 enrnlngs.reports, today brought
about ono of the sharoest reactions
since the nost-eler.tion boom started. !
Wide open breaks took place In the
high priced specialties while losses
of 2 to 5 points were quite common
among the standard rails and Indus
trials. Total sales approximated 2,
100,000 shares.
High
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Shuttle Meadow Stock
JUDD & COMPANY
Members New York Stock Exchange
Members Hartford Stoek Exchange
New Britain Burritt Hotel Bldg Tel. 1815
Judd Building, Pearl St., corner of Lewis, Hartford, Conn.
. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE CO.
TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.'
CONN. GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.
We have prepared a ten year analysis of each of the
above companies including the business for the year 1924.
We invite inquiries.
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Burritt Hotel Bldg, New Britain m ' Tel. .2580
MEMBERS NOV VOItK AND HARTFORD STOCK EXCHANGES
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We do not accept margin accounts
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Am Can . .
Am Loco . ,
Am .Smelt .
Am Sug 62
Am Sum .... 20
Am Tel & Tel 133 Ts
Am Wool .... 60 4
Anaconda .... 44'
Atchison .... 119 9i
At Glf & W I 261
Bald Loco .. 128
Baltl & Ohio . 78 1,4
Beth Steel .
Bosch Mag
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Chcs & Ohio
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James K Keough
The funeral of James E. Keough
was held this nverning ai s:ju
o'clock from the undertaking parlors
of J. M. Curtin & Co and at 9
o'clock from St Mary's church with
a high mass of requiem celebrated
by Kev. Walter A. McCrann.
The pall bearers were James It.
McCormlck, Carl Stohlberg, Joseph
Gleason, Joseph Ryan, Joseph Quinn
and Frank.Burke. As the body was
borne from the church Mrs. M. T.
Crean sang. "Beautiful Land of
Somewhere." . Interment was in
St. Mary's cemetery.
Francis Joseph Wiley
The funeral of Francis Joseph
Wiley was held this morning at 10
o'clock at St. Mary's church with a
high mass of requiem celebrated by
Rev. Walter J. Lyddy. The ri'
bearers were Patrick Drlscoll, John
Weston, Charles McMurray, George
H. Shine, Eugene Daugherty and
Thomas Butler. The flower bearers
were Edward Glynn and Thomas
Weston.
The body was sent to Boston this
morning by M. J.Kenney and com
pany and Interment will be In Mount
Calvary cemetery there.
Joseph A. Haffey
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the cooperation of the industries lo
cated along the lines of the New Ha
ven, which have subscribed to sev
eral million dollars' worth of the re
financing bonds, Mr. Pearson de
clares that this cooperation has al
ready produced results ot groat
present and future value, both to the
road and to New England interests
as a whole. He states, however, that
further subscriptions are still desir
ed, In order that a substantial degree
of over-subscription may impressive
ly demonstrate the unity of trans
portation and industrial Interests for
the common good of New Knpland,
and also to permit the proportionate
scaling down of all subscriptions
above, say, $1,000.
Company's Xotice
The company's notification to
holders of the old bonds is as fol
lows: "To the holders of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company's 3 5 year, European loan of
1907 (90 extended at 7ft) matur
ing April 1, 1925:
"Subscriptions at par to fhe New
York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company's 15 year secured
6 gold bonds have already been
secured to an amount which will en
able the company to ray the Europ
ean loan in full at maturity.
"The company, however, has been
requested by holders of the Europ
ean loan to permit them to exchange
all or a part of their holdings for
the secured i gold bonds upon the
same terms as subscribers, that is to
say, par for par. These bonds are
issued In coupon form registcrable
as to principal, in denominations of
$100, $500 and $1,000, and registered
form In denominations of $1,000,
$5,000 and $10,000.
"Complying with this request, nd
in pursuance of the company's offi
cial statement of November 25, 1914.
the company Invites the holders of
the European loan to exchange for
such an amount of the secured 6rf
gold bonds as they may wish to take
by depositing their European loan
debentures (after rutting oft tin.
April 1 coupon) with any one of the
banks named aa depositories of this
company and authorized to receive
and receipt for the same, or by
sending the same to the undersigned
treasurer of the company. Holders
ot the European loan should state at
the time ef deposit how much there
of they wish to be used In exchange
and how much paid In cash on April
1, 192$. The privilege of depositing
for exchange will expire at noon,
March li. 1925."
Con Textile ... 4 ft
Corn Prod Bet 3D ft
Cru Steel 71
Cuba Cane Sug 13 ft
Cosdcn Oil
Dav Chcm . .
Erie
Erie 1st pfd .
Gen Electric .
Gn Motors .
Gt North pfd .
Int Nickel ...
Int Paper
Kelly Spring . .
Konnecqtf. Cop.
Lehigh Val . . .
Marine ......
Marine pfd
Mid States Oil.
Mis Pac pfd . .
Nat Lead
New Haven . . .
Norf & West .
North Pac . . .
Pacific Oil
Pan American
Penn Kallroad
P & R C & I..
Pierce Arrow. .
Pure Oil
Itep 1 & ST ..
Hay Copper . .
P.eading
P.oyal Dutch . .
Sinclair Oil . .
South Pacific
South Railway
Studebaker ..
Texac Co . . . . 1
Tex & Pacific .
Transcon Oil .
Union Pacific .
Vnlted Fruit .
U S Indus Alco
U S Rubber .
I" S Steel
Westinghon.se
Radio . .
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Colt's Arms 26
Eaglo Lock 15
Fafnir Bearing Co. 75
Hart & Cooley .150
Landers, F -..'..... 69
N B Machine 9
N B Machine pfd 75
Niles-Be-Pond com ; 29
North & Judd 45
Peck, Slowe & Wil ... 28
Russell .Mfg. Co. , 50
Scovill Mis Co 240
Standard Screw 115
f-'tanley Works S5
Stanley Works pfd .... 27
TorriiiRton Co coin, 49
Traut Ai lline .
L'nion Mfg. Co 37
Yale & Towno OS'.-
Conn Lt & Pow pfd . . .109
Hfd Elec Light 202
N B Gas 3S
Southern N E Tel 140
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FRENCH FRANC STEADIES
ON HERRIOT'S REPORT
V. S. THEAM'RT STAT
U. S. treasury balance, $22
i;mi:nt
1.47S, 909
CLEARING AND BALANCES
New York Exchanges, 53S.0OO,
000; balances. 97,000.000.
Boston Exchanges, u2.0(',o0o;
balances, 31,000,000.
( OTTON H TI KES STEADY
New I'ork, Feb. 10. Cotton fu
tures opened steady:
March 2417, May 2453, July 2479,
October 24G5, Peoember 24(17.
Foreign Exchange
LOCAL STOCKS
(l'urnishcd by Putnam & Co )
Bid Asked
Aetna Casualty 750 770
Aetna Llfo Ins S48 855
Aetna Eire 615 625
Automobile Ins 725
Hartford Fire 675 GSa
National Fire .720
Phoenix Fire 640 64S
Travelers Ins, 1010 1020
Hfd Fire Rts 3 97
Am Hardware S7 S3
Am Hosiery 40
Beaton & Cadwelt .... 55
Blge-Hfd Cpt com 102 108
Billings & Spencer com 6 8
Billings & Spencer pfd. ( 10
THE BOND MARKET
New York, Feb. 16. Reactionary
tendencies predominated in today's
trading, with prices of all classes of
securities crumbling hetore a general
onslaught of selling. French obliga
tions which held firm in the fare of
last weeks' break in the franc, yield-
d readily todiiy. although tho cur- Nw York, Feb. 16. Foreign ex.
n ncy recovered. Losses of a point changtg tinn. Quotations (in ceutn.)
or so were recorded by mort of the(?rPat Britain: demand 477 3-8, ca
fcovernnicntal, muncipal and railroad . Mes 477 5-s. ito day bills on banks,
issues. Selling of the domestic rail- ! Franco: demand 6.25, cables 5.25ft.
road liens embraced Frisco, St. Paul. I Italy: demand 4.11 ft, cables 4.12.
Seaboard. Katy Erie and a variety of 1 Belgium:- demand 5.(19 ft, cables 5.06.
other semi-speculative issues. New ; Germany: demand 23.fo. Holland:
Premier's Intention of Explaining
Financial Situation Im
proves Market
Paris, Feb. 16. Premier Herrlot'a
announcement that he would take
the floor in the Chamber of Depu
ties this afternoon and explain the"
government's financial policy with 9,
view to reassuring the country had
a good effect on tho market, which
at the opening showed considerable
improvement in the franc.
The premier exhausted the best
financial advice obtainable before
dbciding to present the government's
position in the chamber. During the
lost few days ho has seen all the
financial authorities in France, In
clU'ling Former Premier Caillaux
who is understood to have approv
ed the stand M. Herrlot has taken
against iufla'iou.
There are known to be differences
of opinion among the financiers as
to the solution of the incipiest
crisis, M. Bnbineau, governor of the
bank of ''ranee, having taken sharp
issue with some of Premier Herriot's
advisers who demanded the inter
vention of the hank to check the
downward movement of the franc.
M. ltobinean held it futile to use
the means at the disposal of the
government to protect the frano
when the situation is due to the
internal situation.
Haven bonds, however, reflecting the
success of the road's refunding pro
gram, moved counter to the general
trend. Following the reaction in oil
stocks, bonds of these companies de
veloped pronounced weakness, Sin
clair Consolidated gas 6s breaking
2 1-4 points. Sugar and copper com
pany obligations also were heavy.
The J35,OuO,0OO Polish loan, offered
today, was oversubscribed.
demand 40.14. Norway: demand 15.
22.4 Sweden: demand 26.92. Den
mark: demand 17.7(1. SwiUrrland:
demand 19 24. Spain: demand 14.21.
Greece: demand 1.57. Poland: )
maud 19 1-4. Czecho-Slovakia: de
mand 2.96. Jugoslavia: demand 1.63-
ft. Austria: demand .0014-1-4. Ku
mania: demnad .52. Argentina: de
mand 39.62. Brazil: demand 11.40.
Toklo: demand .29. Montreal 99 7-t.