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New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

| Dillon, Read & Co. are Offering at pal
35,000,000 of the Twin City Rapid Tran
sit Company's per cent first mortgage
bonds, due .on January IS, 1925, OF
rather the portion, less than half, not
exchanged for the Minneapolis Street
Railways first consolidated extension
rs, due on January Is, 1922. The
amount actually to be offered may not
exceed $2,250,000 The new bonds are
the joint and several obligation Of the
Minneapolis Street Railway Company
and the Minneapolis, Lyndalc & Min
netonka Railway Company, secured by
and interest arc guaranteed by the
Twin City Company.
M. NJ. Freeman d Co. are Offering
Middlesex County, N. j., SIX per cent
bridge bonds, maturing scrially 1923 to
1913, inclusive, at prices to return 4.30
to 450 per cent, and CITY of Passaic
N. j., 5 u per cent school bonds, matur-
ing serially 1922 to 1897, inclusive. at
prices to return 4.50 to 4.40 per cent.
R. NJ. Grant e. Co are offering a
new issue of 81 100000 City of Wheel
gold bonds. The bonds are dated jan
nary l. 1920, and arc due January 1,
1890, to 1854. They are a direct and
general obligation of the city, payable
from an unlimited tax The bonds are
offered according to maturity, to yield
4.65 per cent to 1.5O per cent.
II l.. Allen & Co. and Sidney Spitzer
q &c. are offering at price to Weld
ass per cent to optional date and 5
per cent thereafter new issue Of
S490,000 City of Toledo. Ohio per
cent refunding bonds, dated October 1,
1921. and due October |, 1851, optional
October I, 1881. These bonds, in de-
nomination of $1,000, are issued to re-
fund park and boulevard bonds and
constitute direct obligations of the en-
tire city.
j. S. Rippcl G. Co., of Newark, N. j.,
are offering $700,0O0 City of Elizabeth
N. j. 4.9S per cent gold bonds The
bonds arc issued in denomination Of
$1,000. They arc dated December Is
1925. They will be offered according
to maturity at prices to yield 4.5O per
cent to 4.70 per cent
new issue of S600O,OO0 Hood Rub
Der Company ffteen-ycar 7 per cent
sinking fund gold notes is being of
fered by Brown Brothers & Co. and
Hayden, Stone & Co. at or X and interest.
to yield over 1925 per cent. These notes
constitute the sole funded debt of the
company. in connection with this issue
the company will retire by redemption
or purchase at least 100000 par value
amount of notes on or before Decem-
Der 1, 1925, and at least 100000 addi
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
The Week i'm Business
End of Year Dizziness Prevails in Primary Markets
Holiday Retail Trade Good
i'm Spots
THOUGH business continues to show

LTHOUGH business continues great
~ ton trade leaders
toward soundcr basis The o a
onai decline In lines, the textiles particularly
quiet month"; considering
ne time the falling this startling general
there disposition feel taking breathing
preparatory entering
to manifest itself shortly the steadily
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
Current issue of our
FINANCIAL FORECAST
Sent without obligation
MS.WOLFE & Go.
ESTA BLISHED 1906
-Msmbers-
Consolidated Stock Exchanges Of Nsw Yert
New York Curb Market
a BROAD ST, NEWXcRK
Phone, Broad 25
FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Secured Serial Seven Per Cent.
Gold Notes, Series D.
NOTICE OF REDEMPIroN

To each and every holder of the Secured
Serial Seven Per Cent. Gold Notes. Series
ID, of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. is-
sued under the Trusi Indentnre. dated
July Is, 1918, between Bethlehem Steel
Corporation. Bethlehem Steel Company
and Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bethle.
hem Steel Corporation has elected 10 exercise
its right to redeem, and will redeem and
pay, on January Is. 1922. all of its Secured
Serial Seven Per Cent. Gold Notes OF Series
ID then outstanding that interest on said
Notes of Series D will cease on said redslnp-
ton date. January Is, 1922 that the holders
Of said Notes of Series D are required or
said redemption date to present them for re-
demption and payment at the office of Bank
ers Trust Company, No. IS Wall Street. in
the Borough of Manhattan, in the City OF
New York: and that on presentation and
surrender thereof with coupons maturing
on July IS, 1922 at said ONCE as aforesaid
said Notes of Series D will be redeemed
and paid ar 1905 of the principal amount.
thereof and interest accrued to said re-
deinptlon date.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
CHANGE OF NAME

AT a SPECIAL MEETING or THE STOCK
holders of THE NJ. COIlN & co. INC.
duly held Dec. 7, 1921. tho following resou-
ton was adopted
RESOLVED. that the name of this cor
poratlon he changed from THE Nj. COHN
CO. INC 10 WAIISTEIN INDUSTRIAL
CORPORATION
JULIUS SCHRE1BER,
Secretary
New York. Decemher Q. 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

which we have indicated be reinvested
in first grade railroad bonds, such as
Hooking Valley first 4i2s, 1899; Vir-
gnia Railway first 5s, 1862. or Colorado
& Southern refunding 4iss, 1885.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
tional par amount before each succeed
ing December 1 up to the year 1885.

Harris Forbes & Co., William r.
Compton Company and the Northern
Trust Company. Of Chicago, are offer
ing new issue Of s4,b00,000 Maricopa
County, City of Phoenix, Arizona high
way per cent bonds, due serially Jam
uary is, 1881 to 1861. The bonds are
being offered at prices to yield $40 per
cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
CONVERSION PRIVILEGE

In accordance with the provisions OF said
Trust lndenture the right TO exchange said
Notes Of Series D for Consolidated Mort
gage ThirtyYear Sinking Fund Six Per Cent.
Gold Bonds Series A. of said Corporation.
due August l. 1913, nov pledged under said
Trust lndenture will continue up to said re-
dsmption date. January Is. 1922. The holder
of any one or more of said Notes Of Series
u upon the surrender thereof at said ofics
Of Bankers Trust Company on or before said
date will be entitled to receive in exchange
therefor one or more bonds of said Series a
or such aggregate principal amount (which
snail be 900 or multiple thereof) that
such bonds. taken at price to yield six
ana one-half per cent per annurn tconi-
puted according 10 the tables Of bond
values specified in said Trust Indenrure).
VIII equal the principal amount of the
Notes so surrendered for exchange. with =
cash adjustment of accrued interest. and
with a payment in cash by said Corpora
ton of that part Of the principal amount
of the Notes for which bonds cannot be
delivered upon any such exchange Ap.
plicatIon will be made for the listing af
said bonds, Series A. upon the New York
Stock Excha nge
Dated, New York. November 23 1921.
BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION.
by w. F. HARTMANN. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
Days Nesu Issues

Caldwell & Co. arc Offering s470,o0O
Caddo. Parish County, La, per cent
school district bonds, due serially 1923
to 1910, at prices yielding from s to
SIS per cent.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

-Four full columns Of in.
Uestnaent questions and an
spers are published in The
Tribune every Sunday
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

A syndicate headed by Eldredge G.
Co.. and composed of Redmond g. Co.,
Kountze Brothers, Kissel, Kinnicutt &
Co. and L. II. Rollins e. Sons is Of
fcring $1,75a,oqo City CT Cleveland 6
and "a per cent bonds, at prices to
yield 4.35 to 4.70 per cent according to
maturity. The $958,O00 5h per cent
Electric Light and Hospital bonds are
due serially, 1923 to 1868, inclusive.
The 100000 per cent Public Hall
bonds arc due March /, 1869.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

number of bankruptcies have centered
attention on credit condit ons, which
are bad
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

The William R. Compton Company
is offering $450,0o0 Hidalgo County,
Tex, water Improvement, district No.
2, per cent serial bonds, due Decem-
Der L, 1922 to 1860. inclusive. The dis
trict includes 69,438 acres, of which
about 80 per cent is now improved and
being cultivated.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

c. w. McNear & Co. are offering
S495,000 City of Magnolia Park, Tex,
general obligation bonds, due June i,
1929 to 1861, inclusive, at prices to
yield from 6 per cent to $40 per cent.
The bonds are a direct city obligation.
c. w. McNcar & Co. are offering
S290,000 City of Fort Worth, Tex, gem
eral obligation 5 per cent bonds. due
June J., 1929 to 1869, inclusive, at prices
to yield 1.80 per cent to 4.60 per cent
New-York tribune., 1921-12-19

w. A. Hartman g. Co., Inc:, is offer
ing to-day S3,000,000 first mortgage
f1fteen year 8 per cent sinking fund
gold bonds of the Ajax Rubber Com
pany, to be dated. December /, 1921
and to mature December L. 1886. The
bonds are priced a. 991A and accrued
interest, to yield over per cent. The
bonds are callable rs a whole, but not
in part except for sinking fund pur-
poses, at 40 per cent and accrued in
terest. Interest is payable without
deduction for any Federal income tax
not exceeding per cent. Proceeds
of the financing will be used to pay
off all bank notes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
FOR LOCAL RED CROSS
Comm. ttees Appointed at First Meet
ing Held at Chapter Rooms
SATURDAY.

he Grst meeting Of the "Benning-
ton Volunteer Service committee OF
Benn neton coRrty chaDter American
Red Gross. was held in the chapter
rooms in the Hawks block Saturday
morning at II O'Clock, Mrs. VIM. j.
Meagher, chairman pres ding. The
TO lowing sub-comm'ttees AMI chair
men of same were appo nted,
Family welfare committee, Miss An
ma u. Rogers, chairman
Gr0nliee for Red Cross office, Mrs,
f. w. Bradford; chairman for Benn'ng
ton, Mrs Guy b John on, chairman
for Old Fennmgton Mrs ! G. Nc
Cullough, chairman for North Benn ng
ton
Motor corps service, Mrs Thornton
Turner, chairman.
A clinic tor underweight children,
Mrs. F s Pratt. chairman.
The family welfare committee viii
We he'D and advice in the work of
the ruhl'" hea th n"rse Ms Dora "
Clark. The production committee will
sunnly demands from the various calls
which come to the attention of the
nurse ana already much has been
done by this committee. The motor
corpF wi | serve in the transportation
Nf the children of the dental clinic. or
in cooperat on with hospital cases
that come under the direction of the
nurse. The cinic for underweight
ch'N~on will function IN cooperation
withthe work done at the playground.
After comprehensive discussion
as to the needs and advisab litv of a
district nurse for the town of Benning
ton, It was unanimously agreed that
Bennington needed the services Of
auch nur"e and steps will be taken
by the volunteer service committee.
to see what Plan can be formulated
whereby this great need, now so appa-
ant. may be solved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
ENGLAND TAKING
CREEK MARKET 1.t.
FROM A|NE ERICA
Consul General Makes Surpris-
ing Report On Trade Conditions
HUNS GRAB A BIG SHARE
u. s. Tobacco Imports Show a
Notable Decrease During
Year of 1920

Athens, June 13-America's com
mercial supremacy in Greece is threa-
tened by England. Figures just com
piled by Will l. Lowrie, of Elg n, Ill.,,
American consul-General to Greece,
show that during the first eight
months Of 1920 Great Britan's eX-
ports to Greece we're valued at 10
per cent more than the exports of the
United States
IN 1919 the United States held the
record, leading England by a good
margin
England also leads America in i'm
ports from Greece, American imports
for the year fell off more than $4,000
coo.
The most notable dscrease was in
tobacco leaf the 1920 sh pments to
the United States amounting to only
$l0,S02 093 compared with S22,GSl, ,S73
in 1915.
Greece is the principal tobacco
center of Europe and the great fields
in Macedonia produce some of the fin
est leaf in the world.
Germany has made considerable
progress in her efforts. 10 establish
herself in the Hellenic markets, ttr
exports to Greece during the first
eight months of last year being only
81 ghtly less than her exports for the
whole pre-war year of 1919, and 40
times greater than her exports IN
1919.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
BROTHERHOOD GOES
TO HEDGES WEDNESDAY
Plans All Made fer Annual Automobile
Tip of Organization To
Popular Resort

Arrangements for the annual Metho
dist Brotherhood trip to Hedges lake
are about completed. More than one
hundred and fifty men have already
expressed an intention of going, in
Guiding practically all who have en-
joyed the outing on the two previous
.oCcas ons.
While the trip was planned for
members of the club and invited
guests, anyone who has car and
wishes to go with the crowd will be
cordially welcomed. Drivers will be
interested in knowing the plans as
outlined by the committee, and which
for the safety and pleasure of all
concerned, they hope will be ia thful-
ly observed. All Bennington village
cars are requested to assemble at the
corner of West Main and Mill
streets near the Bottum e Torrance
shop at 500 p. m. daylight saving
time or as soon thereafter as pos.
sible, on Wednesday.
Autos will be loaded and leave at
two minutes intervals through Hoo.
sick Falls to Cambridge. Drivers are
requested not to exceed a speed of
twenty-five miles per hour, At Cam
br dge all viii assemble at the Fair
Grounds where it is planned to meet
friends from Hoosick Falls, White
Creek, Arlington, North Bennington
and South SALISBURY, and drive in
a procession from there to the lake
leaving about $50 clock daylight
saving time.
The Bennington City Band will ac.
company the club on its trip. and prov
ision for vocal music has been made,
under the direction of Il. Z. Long
and Rev. Ravi-Booth.
While there is to be no formal pro-
gram, among those who are expected
to be present that probably will help
entertain, is Or. Cornelius Woe fkin,
pastor of John d. Rockefeller's
church, and Rev. Carl Wallace Petty,
u we'll known after dinner speaker Of
New York city
Every man, excepting members Of
the band, is expected to take his own
lunch Coffee etc. will be served
free by the club, Anyone who has a
car with vacant seats, that wishes to
make the trip and help transport
those who may not have been other
wise provided for is requested to mott
fly not later than Tuesday night, Il
r. Griswold or f. l.. Bottum, commit
tee on transportation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
URGES S1UDENIS
IOFOLIOW LIGHT
OF HIGH IDEALS
Raw Booth TaIks Seriously
To Graduates
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Bennington High School Commence
ment Exercises Open at Assembly
Hall Sunday.

The first event of the week of high
school graduation was carried out
with entire success when Rev. Vim
cent Rayi-Booth preached the Bac4
calaureate sermon to the class of
1927 yesterday afternoon in the
school assembly hall. He made a
powerful plea to the graduates to aim
only at the best, to hold the highest
ideals and to follow only their high
est standards of honor and right in
deciding the momentous questions
which their lives may bring them.
The platform had been beautifully
decorated with flowers and ferns by
the junior class and the weather was
ideal, The audience, while not so
large as the occasion merited was
most appreciative. Two duets by
Mrs. Eldred and Mrs Martin, with
Miss Kinne at the piano, were no
small factor in the success of the
service. Prayer was offered by Rev
George S. Mills, the scripture lesson
was read by Rev. James A. Perry and
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev w. G. ToWart,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
RuRKE.HODGES
Bennington Young Man Goes to Mid
dlebury for a Bride.

Miss Gertrude Sarah Hodges, daugh
ter of G.. j, Hodges of Middlebury,
was married last Wednesday at st.
Mary's Catholic church in Middle
bury to Michael Martin Burke of Ben
nington, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. Thomas j. Leonard.
Mss Helen Hodges, sister of the
bride, was brides maid, and Michael
Purcell of Pownal, a cousin of the
bridegroom, was the best man. The
bridegroom gift to the bride was a
500 Liberty bond.
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was served at the home OF
the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Burke left at once on an automobile
trip through the White Mountain
Upon their return they will reside at
319 School street, Bennington. The
bridegroom has been employed by
William Il. Hawks for a number OF
years and has q host Of friends here
who are extending congratulations.
The bride has been employed at the
Allen A company underwear mill
here and during her res 'dence in Ben
nington has acquired large circle
Of acquaintances who will wish her
happiness Mr. and Mrs. Hawks and
Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Lawrence Of South
Shaftsbury were among the out Of
town guests at the marriage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
Methodist Church Notes

Tuesday the class meeting viii be
held in the church parlor at 7:30
o'clock All are invited.
Wednesday Is "bundle-day" for the
Near East Relief, Friends are ask
ed to bundle up their cast-off cloth
ing and bring or send to the Metho-
dist church. Almost anything, (aside
from picture hats,) which has any
wear in it win be acceptable
The Methodist Brotherhood will
have its annual outing at Hedges
Lake Wednesday. Automobiles will
leave Bottum & Torrance shop be-
tween and o'clock that evening
Those not having cars should give
their names to f. L. Bottum, + Mar
tin or Z. r. Griswold The men will
carry their own lunches. Coffee will
be served at the lake, A program Of
music and sports is provided.
Thursday evening the midweek
service will open at 1900 o'clock and
close in time for graduation exercises
at the II gh school
Friday evening Prof Z. f. Long
will meet the choir.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
EMPLOYERS WAR
ON TRADE UNIONS
CALLED AFALURE
American Federation of Labor
Is In Session AT Denver
BIG SUBJECTS SCHEDULED
Disarmament, Recognition of
Irish Republic And Open Shop
To BE Considered
BIG SUBJECTS SCHEDULED

Denver, June 13.-Unemploy-
ment, the open shop, wage re-
ductions, the federations rela-
tions with European Labor FEEDER
ations, disarmament, the Irish
question, recognition of the Rus
sian Soviet government and over
a score Of other major issues will
come before the forty.first an.
nual convention of the American
Federation Of Labor, which open
ed her for two weeks ses-
sion today.
It was learned that President
Gompers and the Executive
Council have taken steps to ad-
just the situation brought about
by the withdrawal Of the Carpen-
ters' union in the Building
Trades department of the Fed
grafton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
MILITARY FUNERAL FOR
FRED f.. O'BRIEN
searsburg Young Man WAC Enlisted
From Bennington Laid
To Rest Sunda

The funeral of Private Fred f.
OBrien of company E, 101st Ammuni
tion Train, was held from the chapel
Of the First Baptist church Sunday
afternoon, the pastor, Rev W. G. To
wart, officiating.
Members of Bennington post
American Legior, escorted the body
from the Walbridge undertaking
rooms to the chapel and later proceed
ed to the Hinsdil'ville cemetery for
the full military burial with the Gus.
tomary three volleys over the grave
and taps on the bugle.
Post Commander Roy G. Den,ey was
in charge of the service and Sergeant
alarms Joseph A Pellerin command
ed the firing sqaud composed of Wal
ter Regan, Edward Bruce. Peter Dew.
enow, Daniel Barber, Abe Rusls n
William Beecher. Marvin White and
Aime Lacroix The color guard was
composed OF Raymond Clifford and
George Scriyens and the color ser
geants were Louis Levin and James
L. Chamberlain. The bearers were
Ernest White, DIN s. Smith, Harry
Remington, John Millington, Ralph
Haynes, Ernest Romeau and Timothy
Toomey
The deceased was a member of the
local court of Foresters and a delega
tion from that organization attended
the funeral
Fred Z. O'Brien was one of the first
of the considerable number of young
men who enlisted early in the war
from Bennington in the first Vermont
regiment He was transferred to
company E of the 1O1st Ammunition
train and was in all of the engage
ments in which the 26th division
in hospital December 16, 1918
The Legion is indebted to William
Brooks, Marvin White, Zeffron La
famine, John Mill ngton, Perry b.
Gardner. William Barber, William
Rood, Matthew Leonard and Edward
Horst who provided automobile trans
portation from the village to the GENE
terry at Hmsdillville.
A number of residents of the vii
lage attended the service at the
chapel to pay their last respects to
the memory of young man who had
made the supreme sacrifice in uphold
ing the honor Of the flag. The de-
seased had worked In Bennington. He
also left relatives at North Benning
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-13
NEAR EAST APPEALS TO
PEOPLE OF BENNINGTON
5undle1 of Cast.off Clothing, etc, Will
BE Gathered Wednesday For The
Destitute In Armenia


Last year America sent 750 tons of
clothing to Armenia and the near by
countries. The supply is exhausted
and the clothing worn out During
a severe snow storm -four sacks had
to be distributed as far as they would
go among the thousands of Armenian
men who had been stripped naked by
the invading Turkish army. With
new tragedies along the frontier and
refugees arriving destitute, relief
from America is the only help.
What is cast aside as worthless
here would provide comfortable GOV.
ering for every unClad person in the
Near East.
The things needed are coats,
dresses, sweaters, skirts, blankets,
pettcoats, overcoats, wool shirts
heavy hose, heavy wrappers, WOODEN
gloves and mittens, boots and shoes,
felt slippers, shopwon garments, chill
drens clothes Of every sort, sheets
for bandages, new cloth and new gar
ments.
Shoes gloves, mittens and hosiery
should be tied in pairs and the parts
of suits fastened together. Don't give
silks, chiffons, wells, laces, slippers,
evening clothes, or straw or frame
hats.
Make a bundle of what you have to
give, mark it Near East Relief" and
place it on your front door step or
some other conspicuous place. Col
lectons will be made after II o'clock
Wednesday morning and will include
all OF Bennington and Old Benning'
ton, houses, stores, and factories
Small bundles as well 'as large will
be gathered.