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Arizona republican., 1919-12-14
kniahts of PYthias

Oh, boys, some banquet was; was you there? Listen to this menu
 Oyster cock tail; salad; celery pickles, olives; Maryland roast turkey mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce; New York cheese; Parker House rolls; mince pie a la mode, hints; coffee, milk; cigars, cigarettes
 The entertainment committee did themselves proud and everyone en- joyed the feed.
 The so-called trough necks'' cap tained by Mel Fickas won out by five members over the Thigh brows' cap- tained by Howard -Claflin, a good bit of good natured rivalry developed as the roll was being called, the run was neck and neck.
 It certainly was a great time, as many of the boys were out that don t come to lodge very often, although we would like to have them with us every
Arizona republican., 1919-12-14

Lady AE1Nu sgys that 1egis1atins re- quires less talk than electfoneerfnr. She doesn't know much about our se enate.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Robert Stearns. who has been in Cow
ernment service. Is back at his post as
head or the Investment department OF j.
]. Danzig & Co.
William C. Bradley, formerly manager
OF the bond department of the Guaranty
Trust Company. has become manager OF
knauth, faehod q Kuhne's syndicate de.
partment.
Dominiek & Dominick and HalIgartep
4 Co. announced that $4,000 shares of
Famous Players Corporation stock offered
to stoekholders has been subscribed for.
Charles ID. Sinclair. formerly a IIeuten-
ant in the United States Navy. has Joined
the Arm Of Hartshorns, Falss & Co:
Metropolitan Trust Company. has been
elected president of tho Metropolitan $3.50
Redmosd & Co. and Pyne, Kendall g
Mahogany Company, Inc. per cent.
cumulative sinking fund preferred stock
Nicholas r. Brady has resigned as presl-
dent Of the Brooklyn Edison Company,
but Will continue as chairman Of the board
and OF the executive committee. Mathew
S. Sloan, operating manager of the. New
York Edison Company was elected as his
Savold Tire Company has purchased out
right the Dunbar Rubber Company OF Kan
sas City, and Albert Danforth. formerly
president and general manager of the
Dunbar Rubber Company has become as
ISOLATED with the Savold company. The
successful business in Kansas City and
the Middle West.
Irving National Bank has Issued a
pamphlet on Trade Thought OF the Two
Americas In 1919" the sixth in the foreign
trade series issued by that bank
The Y Oil and Gas Company, which re-
Gently announced bringing in 1000 bar
rel well on Its Nancy Sewell lease, lie con-
Quoting an intensive campaign with the
Martin Parry Corporation, which IL q
consolida alton of the Martin Truck and
Body Corporation of York. Pa. and the
Parry Manufacturing Company OF Indian
Apolis. has completed taking over the
Ponnsylvania and Indiana corporations and
the two operating companies have been dis
solved, The Martin Parry Company OF
New York will be the sole company repre-
sentIng the truck and body business OF
the two former corporations,
Guaranty Trust Company has been APP
pointed registrar of the capital stock OF
the Transcontinental oil Company
Tho NTH branch in China Of the Asia
Banking Corporation was opened at Hong
kong Oh July 81.
r. W. sehmid was elected assistant sec
rotary OF the Asia Banking Corporation.
He was formerly with the foreign depart
ment OF the Guaranty Trust Company.
Gross earnings of the Pacific Gas and
Electric Company are s27. 900 600 annually.
the largest in Its history, against 22.595,
$40 gross for the fiscal year ended on
December 81, 1918.
r. NJ Grant Co. are offering a new
issue OF Duval county. Florida. Q per cent.
bridge bonds due on January I, 1046
The bonds are coupon In form and In de-
nomination OF $1,000 They are offered a,
io4k and interest, TO yield about 20
per. cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

The improved shipping situation was
given much credit for the further ad-
vance, 70 81. in New York Dock on the
Consolidated Stock Exchange yesterday
That issue has advanced more than 90
points since Friday. Maxwell Motors and
Virginia and Carolina Chemical were the
strong early features. the former moving
up 8 points to 81. and the latter AZ to
s9% on what was said to represent good
investment buying.
Sustained inquiry for baldwin Loco
motive, based on a continuation of i'm
proving conditions In the equipment
trade. brought an advance In that stock
of ~ to 11sK. american Locomotive
gained 2A TO Ss. Tho steels were fairly
strong. stssl common. on fair last hour
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
EARNINGS STATEMENTS.
Railroads.

PHILADELPHIA AND READING.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
Labor Situation Abroad.

THE labor situation In the different
Countries of Europe differs greatly. They
cannot he judged on this point by group
Ing them all together. I don't see any
Ianger OF Bolshevsm. The supply of
lbor will not be sufficient to aid in the
r construction when the plans are once
a nder way. The French Government has
Sgreed to let Polish and Italian labor
IElto the country to aid in reconstruc-
IGon.
'Ttaly's great need is lots of food
stuffs. Italy, however, has been very
aggressive already in the Near East,
the Balkans and Oriental Europe. Ital-
ian banks have already established
branches in Constantinople and a credit
of 50,000,0 900 lire has been granted TO
the industries of Poland by the Italian
banks, Italy will need $500, 600, 900
within a year.
with regard TO money--lt Is plenti-
f1l There is ample local currency in
Belgium, France, Italy and England.
Belgium has made a vast Improvement
in her condition in the last few months
and things are continuing to get better
daily. The cost of living has dropped In
Belgium very much since the armistice
was signed. Factories are running and
the degree of unemployment is decreas-
ing steadily
IN the northern part of France the
industries have started manufacturing
and in August many more plants are
expected to reopen. The destruction
wrought by the Germans in Belgium
has of course set them back materially.
Some OF the factories We're entirely de-
stroyed. while all of them are in great
need OF leather belts and copper.
II think France will try TO make a
loan here. Besides. there will be lots
OF individual transactions based on the
credit and resources of industries and
banks and collectively these will make
a large figure"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
BELGIANS SEND FOR
U. S. MILL SUPPLIES
Attempting to Replace valu.
able Materials Destroyed
by Invaders.

Belgium manufacturers in their plans
for industrial rehabilitation have sent
an agent to this country to make ar
rangements for buying rolling mill sup
plies electrical furnaces. ores and coal.
The agent Is well acquainted with con-
ditions in the United States, as he is a
mechanical engineer who was graduated
from university in this country.
Devastation Wrought by the war is
revealed by the statistics on Be,g!um's
steel production. In the four years 1910
to 1914 the output averaged 2,2S0, 900
metric tons. In 1914 it fell to 1886. 900
metric tons. in 1915 to $4,000, In 1916
TO 95.SS0 and later to almost nothing.
The machinery the invaders could not
ship to Germany they destroyed, al
though in some cases after the early
invasion the Belgians. who had learned
lessons in regard to the German methods,
were able to hide we'll some machinery,
although little OF 1t for the production
of steel because of its weight and bulk.
Figures for the steel output of the
worlds three largest producers before
and In the last year of the war were in
metric tons:
United States Ct Britain Germany.
lgn. 10lss.000 1891. 900 6,sts OoO
1sls........ t5O7sOOO 1851, 900 '0oo
The United States reached its highest
figures In 1918, the United Kingdom in
1917. with 9,S04. 900 tons and Germany
in 1918, with 1s.959.O0O tons.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
PIERCE, BUTLER & PIERCE.
New I.sue of 100000 stock Il
Being offered.

Lynch & McDermott and William H.
Foxall G. Co. OF Rochester are Offering
100000 per cent. cumulative pre-
ferred stock of Pierce, Butler & Pierce
Manufacturing Corporation. That financ-
ing Is incidental to the recent acquisition
OF the Ames Iron Works of Oswego by
the company. The annual net earnings
OF both companies are reported as aver
aging more than three and three-quar-
ter times dividend requirements on the
oompany's present authorized capitalism
tion Of 100000 3 per cent. preferred
stock.
The Pierce company manufactures
castiron boilers and radiators for steam
and hot water heating. The Ames Iron
Company manufactures boilers, includ-
ing locomotive boilers and engines. Con-
solicitation OF both companies Is expected
TO introduce extensive economics, both
Of them using similar raw materials.
largely castiron, and the same basic OPP
erations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29

demand. was bid up a point from its
carly low to 1l3%. CrucIble moved up
. points TO ia, most of which was lost
In profit taking sales during the final
quarter hour. Tobacco Products receded
3& to lo9&, American Sumatra Az to
i0eA and United Cigar Stores to
18TH. Buying OF St. Paul and New
Haven brought advances of points to
5OiS IN the nrst named and of 1% to
5eIg In the last. The other rails showed
neglect, Pittsburg Coal was the strong
feature at tho end. advancing ga TO
1sss and closing at The topmost ngure
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
ASKS COAST OIL PROBE.
Poindexter Offers Resolution in the
Senate.

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Investigation
by the Federal Trade Commission into
the operations Of the big oil companies
'ot the Pacific coast and the causes of
recent advances in the market price OF
petroleum products throughout the coun-
try was proposed In a resolution intro
ouced to-day by Senator Poindexter
(Wash.). The resolution was referred
TO committee In the usual course.
The Senator said It was claimed that
the price of oil on the Pacific coast
was fixed arbitrarily by the Standard
OIL Company of California and that
there was no real competition because
OF the controlling position of that COM
pany. He declared the financial report
OF the company showed that during the
last three years dividends amounting to
les per cent had been paid on an in
vestment Of sso.o0o.ooo. a profit Of s44.-
900, 900 having been made In 1918 alone
and that, based on the report of opera
lions for the last six months, the 1919
inquire would exceed that of 1918 by
many million dollars.
The resolution would direct the COM
mission to determine whether combina-
tons in restraint Of trade exist on the
Pacific coast and whether any oil COM
ipany doing business there is competing
unfairly.
Senator Poindexter declared that
among the protests lodged with him by q
committee representing oil consumers OF
the West coast was one that the COM
panies were charging s1.s5 n barrel for
fuel oil In the Northwest, while the price
In New Orleans was 80 cents and that
as the Pacific coast through the Cali
fornia fields produces more oil than II
consumes, there can be no excuse for
the prices there exceeding the prices al
Atlantic and gulf ports"
Senator Cummins (Ia), chairman OF
the Interstate Commerce Committee
declared that "the extraordinary and In.
defensible high price Of oil in Caiifor.
MA was burden on the railroads
while Senator Phelan (Cal.) said that
oil prices should be regulated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
J. c. PENNEY co. OFFERING.
Issue of sa.Ooo.OOo stock Is Rein,
Sold by Bankers,

]. Fl Burr Co., Merrill. Lynch & Co.
and Cassatt & Co. are offering $4,000, 900
Of the ]. c. Penney Company Z per cent.
cumulative preferred stock, par value
800, free from normal Federal income
taxes. The company. with 1917 stores,
operates chain of department stores in
twenty-five States. Its average net profits
Tor the last three years before taxes
have been si.60S,076, and after Federal
taxes $SSS.4S5. or more than four times
issue. 1t has no funded debt
The company expects to make applica-
ton to list this stock on the New York
Stack Exchange. The offering is made
at 9S and accrued dividends, to yield
investors more than 7M.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
GET 10 P. C. OF SALARIES.
Trust Co. to Help Employees Meet
High Cost of Living.

The Guaranty Trust Company an
nounced yesterday that to assist men,
bers OF its staff In nAeting continuing
high cost OF living the executive COM
mittee OF its directors authorized an
impediate distribution of an amount
equal to 10 per cent. OF their annual
salaries to the Junior officers and en-
ployees of the company.
The payment IL made exclusive of and
in addition to distribution to be made
under the company profit sharing plan
in the course OF the year and will be on
July 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29

Pennsylvania Crude OIL Market.
OIL CITY, July 2S.--Credit balances
81. Runs. 13S.72S; average, S3,715.
shipments, 1854; average, 4s,7O7.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
Custom House Receipts.

Receipts for duties at the Custom
House yesterday were s45s.s725s. OF
which s109.SS1.S2 was for merchandise
withdrawn from bonded warehouses and
$34s.ss076 for recent importations.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
Exports From New York.

Wheat 1890 bu. oats. 3s4.52s bu. A;
barley, 390.129 bu. rye. l43.42i bu
-four. l1l,32 sacks; hams, i6S,2O0 lLs.
tallow. 100000 lbs. lard. $4,000 ibs
lubrieating oil. iot.s0o gals. ; oil cake
l.4T210o IbA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
Municipal Bonds
Exempt from, Al Federal Income Taxes

Our complete list among many other Municipal Bond
investment:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-29
NeU Offering
100000
J. G. Penney Company
Per Cent. Cumulative Preferred Stock
Value $100
Free from normal Federal Income Tax

Dividends payable quarterly
March 81, June 80, September 80, December 81
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
STEAMER GOES WITH
 RELIEF TO ARMENIA
American Boat Leaves St. Nazaire With $5OO,OOO Cargo for Non-
 BOlShcVik Port.

Paris, July 3.-The American steamer kickapoo, carrying $500,OOO worth of cloth, shoes and various manufactured goods, left St. Nazaire today for Novorossysk, a non Bolshe- vik port on the eastern coast of the Black sea, where it will trade it's cargo for Russian wheat, which will be shipped across the Black sea to feed the starving Armenians.
 This experiment in bartering, which is being conducted by the American committee for relief in the Far East is being watched with great interest by peace conference economists who believe that a return to bartering will be necessary in many parts of the world because of the de- preciation of currency and difficult ties of exchange.
 NoVorossysk is the chief port for the government of General Denekine which has it's headquarters at Ekate- rinodar. The Denekine government controls the kuban wheat district, which has a large surplus of grain and no place to market it because of the lack of railway and steamship transportation.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
Financial
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Wall Street, 1o:3O a. m.-Gains ranging from the substantial to the sensational were registered at the live Iy opening of today's stock market. Keystone Tire leading at an initial gain of 3-S, more than half of which was soon cancelled. Other strong is- sues included American International, CrIclble Steel, Colorado Fuel, Royal Dutch, Pittsburgh Coal American To- bacco, Tobacco Products, Internaton- al Paper, Central Leather and Texas and Pacific. Coppers and food shares also added to the higher average of prices.
 Wall Street, Noon.--A ctivity soon abated the turnover of the first hour falling considerably under yesterday S large total. The usual reactions inci- dent to selling for profits were most marked in General Motors, Industrial Alcohol and Baldwin Locomoti These were more than neutralized by the greater strength of steels, tobac- cos, rubbers and sundry specialties, rails also improving. A fresh upward movement set in toward noon, U. $. Steel leading at Ill 1-2. Interest at tached to money rates because today's s offerings hold until next Monday. Call loans opened at and 1-2 per cent
 Wall Street, 1:3O D. m.-To baccos, equipments and food shares were the buoyant features of the mid-session Overnight gains in American Tobac- co, Lorillard Tobacco, United Cigars, New York Air Brake, American Sugar and Beet Sugar ranged from to 12 points. Steels and rails also made further gains.
 Close-U. s. Steel at the years top quotation and further material ad- vances in allied issues, also motors and tobaccos knlivened the broader later dealings The closing, was strong. Sales approximated '1,650,- 900 shares.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
z.73 6. C. BEER IS
 THOUGHT ILLEGAL
General Gives This as His
 Opinion, in Reply to Query From State Liquor Men.

Hartford, July 3.-United States Attorney General Palmer today re-
 piled to Secretary Thomas F. F'itz-
 simmons of the Connecticut Retail Liquor Dealers association in re-
 sponse to an enquiry, that he be-
 lieved that the sale of 2 3-4 beer
 would be adjudged illegal and that if
 such was the case the department
 would prosecute all who had sold such beer since the law went into effect whether they had been ar rested in the meantime or not.
 On Wednesday MT. Fitzsimmons sent the following telegram to the at l torney general:
 ''Various newspa pers have pub lished yesterday and today reports making your position on the sale of 2.75 per cent beer anything but clear on the point of prosecution pending the decision of cases now in court. Connecticut liquor dealers want to honestly follow the orders of your department. Are we to be allowed to sell 2.75 per cent. beer pending the
 decision of cases now in court and if
 we do are we to be prosecuted for
 having done so if those cases are de-
 cided in favor of the government?"
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
STRIKE IN BRISTOL.
Employes Walk Out at Bristol Brass
 Plant Today.
Especial to The Herald.)

Bristol, July 3.-A number of men employed in the old mill of the Bris- tol Brass plant left their places this morning in sympathetic strike. The exact mum Der on strike is not known and one of the officials of the plant stated that the number will not be ascertained until Monday morning. It is understood that the strike was the result of dissatisfaction over a new working schedule which goes into effect on Monday whereby the men work 55 hours a week on an eight hour day schedule with time and a half pay for overtime. This schedule is being adopted by other plants throughout the state including the ,New Britain Machine company in New Britain.
 The dissatisfaction on the part of the workmen is over the new schedule which they are reported to want re- main the same as is in effect with larger increase in the present pay.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
STEEL AND PIG
 IRON MARKET
The Iron Age says:

The Iron Age says:
 June pig iron output shows definite ly the turn in the industry. For the 30 days the total was 2,114,863 gross tons, or 70,495 tons a day, against 2,1O8,056 tons in May or 68,OO2 tons a day Seventeen furnaces blew in and 12 blew out last month, a gain of flVe and estimated capacity active on July 1 was 71 TOO tons a day for 200 fur naces, as compared with 68,6OO tons a day for 195 furnaces on June l.
 The gain in output last month was the first check to a steady decline in the daily average from the high point reached in September, 1918, at 113,942 tons. From 372 furnaces in blast September l, last year, the shrinkage was TT in nine months to 195 on June 1. The gain of 2,5OO tons day in production last month over the average in May is likely 10 be carried further in July.
 Pittsburgh producers estimate that new orders sent to the mills for roll ing in June and June specifications against contracts were 50 per cent. heavier than in May, while in wire and tubular products they were nearly double.
 A shortage of labor is looming up as more than possibility in the Gen. tral West, some producers there ques- tioning whether blast furnace and steel works forces will be adequate for the scale of operations they con- sider likely in the fall months. Many more workers are planning to return to Europe and at some blast fur nf Ia hnT iS noticed already. Idle men at the gates of steel mills are now scarcely fac tor.
 The demand for oil line pipe is par ticularly good The Texas company plans of other companies look year ahead. The Sinclair project to par allel the present oil line from Okla homa to Texas would mean 150 miles of S-inch and over 300 miles of 6-inch pipe. One pipe mill sold up for three months had to refuse a 25,00O-ton order.
 June was the best month in the sheet trade since October. Two mills that have led in cutting prices now have a backlog of orders and some thing like an old-time pressure for de- llVerleS IS coming rom the autOmO- bile industry.
 Interest in railroad buying has been kindled through a few inquiries. Two roads want 25 locomotives each and one of them is in the market for 110 tank cars. Incidentally, the Railroad Administration opposes the uniform practice of quoting on a Pittsburgh basis, demanding mill quotations. A reinstatement with Chicago builder has been made of 525 military cars for France.
 Glasgow bought 5000 tons of street
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03

railroad rails from the United States against a British tender of f19 Is 6ds $7.45 higher.
 The action of the United States Shipping Board in granting a low rate on railroad equipme ment to South Africa will it is hoped, be followed by other concessions which will help American manufacturers to extend their foreign trade. In last weeks shipments on recent orders placed by the Govern ment of the Netherlands, colonial department, were 800 tons of steel forgings, whil 23,000 tons of bars, plates, shapes and sheets are now go- ing, and 5000 tons of rails will soon follow. An order for 800 steel mine cars for the Dutch East Indies, to be used in mining tin, has been placed with a Cleveland company.
 Sales of foundry and malleable iron in June in the Central West exceeded the mount of business done in any month this year. In Philadelphia some weakness is shown, sales having been made at $29.10 for No. ? x. One furnace soon to blow in will sell at $29 or less, delivered Philadelphia. Between 5000 and 1000 tons of basic were sold here to plate manufactur- CT at $26 at furnace
 Activity in last half of the year coke continues and the market is 25 cents ton higher on both furnace and foundry grades.
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
REALTY TRANSFERS.

The following realty transfers were recorded in the city clerks office to- day: James P. Sullivan to George K. Macauley ct ux, property on Harrison |street; Mrs. Verena Leist to Harry w. fIultgren, property on Alden street; Michael P. Dacey and Annie c. Dacey To Maryanna Kotowski, land and buildings on Fremont street; estate of kIary Chapman to Ellen c. Gray. kroperty on Stanley street; M H. 6s
 V. Camp to Gustave Peterson ct
 property on Commonwealth ave-
 ue; Ellen G. Gray to New Britain rust. company property on Stanley kreet;
New Britain herald., 1919-07-03
OPPOSES MOONEY STRIKE.
Senator Lewis Urges Chicago Unions
 to Call It Off. .'s-

Chicago, July 3.--With former United States Senator J. Hamilton Lewis asking the Chicago Federation of Labor to call off the strike planned to aid Thomas J. Mooney, convicted California labor leader, few unions in the city are insisting that it take place. Ii has been set for five days, starting July 4.
 MT. Lewis wrote a letter to John Fitzpatrick and E. N. Nockels of the Federation, pointing out the pro- posed strike would only cause suf fering and privation among a host of workers, and would not gain the de- sired ends.
 Secretary Nockels said it was a matter the federation could not in terfere with, and that it was up to local unions.
 We are with them if they strike and with them if they don't" said Nockels.
 J. s. Evizkofsl1i was arrested yes terday for distributing handbills sent out by the "Mooney strike commit tee," which advertised four meetings to be held tonight to complete plans for the strike.