Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
!SBCUR|TY STORAGE CO.
PAYS 3PER CENT EXTRA
BY /. A. FLEMING.

Directors of the Security Storage
M,ompany yesterday declared the regu-
a1ar quarterly dividend of ia per cent
!, and an extra distribution of 3 per cent,
making Is per cent for the year 1917.
The corporation last year paid IL
per cent, giving the shareholders an
extra of per cent year ago at this
time. The Security Storage Company
is on. OF the closest-owned corpora :
lions in Washington, there being COM
{ parativeiy few shareholders. with the
American Security & Trust Co, the es-
tate of Henry Hurt and few other
: people owning the control. indeed, the
great majority of the stock.
This dividend will be paid on De-
rember IS.
time ago by the directors of the Cant
tai Traction Company, e per cent
viii he paid to shareholders tomorrow.
in t,rle to be of use for the Christmas
holidays
War Board Ruling.
The wa trada board mas authorized
the payment of drafts accepted or or
before December IA. 1919, drawn CT
funds 20 the credit of person VINO is
an enemy. or ally of enemy, or act
ing for or on behalf of an enemy or
"a1ly of enemy" or or which such per
son appears as drawer or indorser, when
such drafts are presented for payment
in the United States. provided, however,
that when such drafts are collected Tor
or on behalf of any person who is an
enemy" or ALLY of enemy or person
acting for or on behalf of an enemy
CT ally of enemy the proceeds OF col
lection shall be at once reported by the
person making such collections to and
be held subject to the disposition of the
alien property custodian.
fng1 n
no drafts can now te accepted. or
transferred or dealt IN before accept
ance, which are drawn on funds TO the
credit of any person WHO is an enemy
OF ally of enemy. or scting fo- or on
behalf of any enemy. or ally OF en-
envy" or drawn by or 20 the order of
such person. or on which such person
appears as indorser. unless I; license IS
first obtained from the bureau oil
enemy trade, Bond building. Washing
ton, D. c.
The war trade board has authorized
the payment of travellers checks not
exceeding S1e0 in amount, ON which
there appears the Endorsement of
person who is an enemy or ally of
enemy" or acting for or on behalf of
an enemy" or ally of enemy, with
out obtaining license therefor,
Tax Ruling Expected.
1t is reported that tax ruling en-
abies banks and brokers TO prepare
their income tax schedules by comput-
ing the value of all stocks and bonds
owned as of December 81. 1917.
Recalling 3 u Per Gent Bonds.
The fact that the 81 per cent bonds
of the first liberty loan are selling at
better prices than the as of the sec
: ond loan has caused considerable can
collation. of conversion orders filed with
federal reserve regiona, banks
The quotations today were $3.50 to
for the As
On the Stock Exchange.
Today's session of the local stock ex-
change was uninteresting, aside from
the usual quotation making.
Sales included small lot of Railway
preferred at "a and q smaller lot of
Washington Gas at 30.
Further Recessions Scored.
Further recessions were scored in
the rails in the second hour of the
afternoon, with general recessions in
other stocks. New York Central
dropped to GO and came back to 6S1s.
being the one responsive stock on the
rail list 10 a ntt.e better buying Penn
sylvania-s low was at 41s, Baltimore
& Ohio touched dtiz: St Paul. 37ls
Reading. 81; Norfolk 4 Western. "a Is
Great Northern, new low at So. and
Northwestern of to ssi..
steel common was low at s11s, and
the whole industrial list showed re-