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The New York herald., 1921-12-03
POOR PROSPECTS FOR
u. S. TRADE IN JAPAN
Economic Recovery Slow-
Europe Floods Market.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 2. - Future pros
poets for American products in japan are
exceedingly gloomy" according to sur
vey OF conditions in that country issued
tonight by the Commerce Department.
The low exchange with Europe Is food
ing the Japanese market with German
and Italian goods. The situation, how
ever, has not been extended to ma
chlnery, iron and steel products. leather
products and some specialties in which
America holds the market because OF
quality.
Japan's economic recovery has been
retarded by the highly organized char
acter OF the country's Industry and its
close interrelation with banking and
finance.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
APPROVE NATL LEATHER PLAN
stockholders Vote for RcorgnniEo'
tion of Company.

PORTLAND. Me-, Dec. "A plan 10 re-
organize the financial structure OF the
National Leather Company was ap-
proved at n special meeting OF Its stock
holders here to-day.
IL was voted to reduce the company's
Capitalization from $30,000,o00 to ST.
500. 900 through cancellation of common
stock Co offset an accumulated loss OF
npproximately s2f 100000, due to do
flation OF the value of the products or
the company. To provide additional
capital Il was voted to issue s15,ooo'ooo
in preferred stock.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Rock IsIan d.

Earnings of the Chicago, Rock Island
aad Pacific indicate that It will show
s. share or thcreabouts on its s75.-
0oo,0O0 of common stock for 1921. For the
first ten months of this year the COM
pany reported a surplus of s5.55S, 3Sf
after charges. in contrast to a deficit Of
SS.206. 162 in the corresponding 1920 period.
TO meet Its preferred dividend require
ments, aggregating s3,5s7,7oo. and show
S. a share on its common stock, the
Rock Island in the last two months of
1921 must bring the surplus up to
Y,317,70o.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03

WALTER A. WOOD MOVING AND REAP
ING MACHINE COMPANY First Refunding
Mortgage Gold Bonds-Notice is hereby given
pursuant TO the terms of the mortgage OF
said company. dated June 1. 1905, TO the
Security Trust Company of Troy as trustee.
that the following bonds have this day been
drawn for redemption: viz, ., 30, az, ILL.,
Js4. f75. 262. o9s. 32l. 367. $50. 4oJ. 400. 1856,
4I2. Sos. 53i, $40, 571, 66j. 70l, 70S, SIi. 9oJ
9cf. The interest on same will cease Deem
ber ]. 1921. and the principal OF the bonds
v III be paid on and after that date at the
Security Trust Company of Troy. Troy, N Y
TIE SECURITY TRUST COMPANY OF
TROY. Trustee.
By GEORGE L. HARE. Secretary.
Troy, N. Y. Nov. .. 1921.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Two New Mexican Eagle Wells.

Two new wells with a combined flow
OF 2S.O0o barrels daily have been brought
in by the Mexican Eagle OIL Company,
according to information obtained yes
terday. The first, with an estimated
flow OF 10000 barrels, was completed in
the Hacienda San Geronimo tract, and
the other, producing 5000 daily. is in
the Cierro Viejo district.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
No Standard OIL stock Dividend.

Officials Of the Standard OIL Com
pany of New Jersey denied yesterday
reports that the company was planning
to pay stock dividend OF 400 per cent
on Its common stock. The report was
put in circulation to account for the
steady rise OF Standard shares during
the last fortnight. There is no truth
in the report that the company has
decided upon the payment Of stock
dividend" said an official statement
from rs Broadway. mo meeting for
the consideration OF this question is
scheduled"
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Royal Dutch Dividend.

The managing board of the Royal
Dutch Petroleum Company has decided
to pay an interim dividend Of Is per
cent. in cash on January 1s, according to
Amsterdam advices received in New
York. It will be paid exclusively from
proceeds Of enterprises outside the Dutch
East Indies.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Montgomery Ward Sales.

Tho November sales of Montgomery
Ward & Co. aggregated $751; ,O6s, In
contrast to $40, $780, 500 In November, 1920.
In the first eleven months of 1921 their
sales were s6S53l 533, In contrast to $lo2.-
295, ,244 In the corresponding period. The
McCrory Stores Corporation sales were
s., ,25o. .7s3 in October. in contrast to ST.
1875, Isl in October. 1920
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Lehigh Valley segregation Plan.

Although the answer Of the LehiSh
Valley Railroad Company to the Gov
ernment's objections to the plan to
segregate the company's railroad prop
critics from its coal holdings has been
filed. the arguments thereon have been
postponed temporarily awaiting word
from the Department of Justice, ac-
cordlng to counsel to the company. The
department so far has not indicated
on what date 1t desires to begin in the
Federal Court of New York hearings
on the objections.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Call Money in Fair supply.

Call money was In fair supply yester-
day, loaning at per cent. throughout
the day in the New York Stock Ex-
change, with q minimum Of a.. per
cent. for a trifling amount of loans out
side. The time money market was
nominal.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
MONEY MARKET.

FRIDAY. DECEMBER ..
Renewals .......... Last...........
tigh ..s''......... Years high. ... o
TINE LOANS.
1iired collateral, 60 TO 90 DAYS.
Mixed collateral, 70 months. .........
tnoustrisis' W 10 w days................
lndustrials. TO months.
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Best names, 4 90 months.
Cther names, TO months. ............ 5It
DISCOUNT RATES. RESERVE BANK.
Commercial paper, sl5 days, AZ; GO IN "a
days. ~; Liberty bonds and Victory notes.
l5 days. "a. 10 10 90 days. Az: bankers'
ueceptances, 10 TO 30 days, fh.
%ti1cd November .. Previous rate. z
fixed September n.
OPEN MARKET RATES.
Can loans on acceptanccs......... iiLe,
DISCOUNT rates on prime bankers. accept.
snccs eligible for purchase by Federal Re.
Bid. Ask. Bid.Ask
so days. "a IA 10 days.. az AZ
90 days. sA ~ 100 days.. III 4.
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges. 1894 800 900:
balances, Ss7 800 goo: Federal Reserve credit
balances, 500, ,2O0, 900.
SILVER MARKET
official bar silver In New York, domestic.
rDMc.. unchanged; foreign, 6T9sc.. off sc
London. aIysd., off Id. Mexican dollars,
The range OF silver prices this year.
Highest o,vort
London. ...... 433sd. Sept. 81 303.d Mar >
1sew york;. ilssc. Sept. - 53c. Mar.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03

transportation In connection with ocean
carriers were prescribed in formal de-
cision to-day Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
$3.50. 900 IN CHRISTMAS FUNDS

The disbursements Of Christmas Club
funds on or about December 10 VIII ap-
proxlmate s5,230,o00 Ia the five bor.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
Ex DIVIDEND TABLE.

December g.
Union Bag and Paper. r.................. 100
December
Gin, New Orl. & Texas P............. 800
Gin, New Orl Texas p. ext......... $50
Lackawanna II. II. of N. J........... 100
December T.
Mackay Companies. CONTAMINATION. 1.5D
MaclSay Companies pf................. 100
December s.
General Electric. ..................... ..DJ
General Electric ext. stls. .............. 2cs
Union Carb. Carbon. ................ 100
December o.
Amer. Tobacco pf..................... pf. 1.5d
Amer. Beet Sugar ps.................. 1.5n
O., ". ]. & Fac. p. c. pf.............. $40
c., X. |. g. Pac. 7 p. G. pf............. $50
Middle States Ref. Ref..................... 80
Nat Enamel Stamp. ~. f.............. 1.15
Railway Steel Spring pf............... f.T5
81. Joseph Lead. ........................ -
South Porto Rico Sugar pf.......... zoo
White Motor ...................... 1.OI
woolworth CF. wy pf................ I.75
Weymnn- Bruton ...... ............... ESQ
weyman -Bruton. ext stl.............. 20s5
Weyman-Bruton pf. ................... 1.T5 ,
The New York herald., 1921-12-03

oughs OF Greater New York, as follows I:
Manhattan, 100000: Brooklyn, $780,
600: Bronx, s4S0,O00: Richmond, $780,
600; Queens. st.7io,o0o. according to
announcement BY III. Il. EaNll.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
UNITED STATES TREASURY STATEMENT.

Special Despatch THE New York rIrnArD
New York Herald Hurenu,
Washington, ID. O.. Dec. 2.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
FAR EAST.
SOUTH AMERICA.
CANADA.

New York funds ins Montreal. seoG2 pro.
MUM n 81 900. Montrshl funds in New York
90 discount 81 900.
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
UNIFORM EXPORT BILLS.

wAsHrNoToN, Dec. 2.--Terms and con-
ditions to be included In all export bills
Of iadlng issued by railroads for through
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1921

year e date. l55105.6sola
The New York herald., 1921-12-03
1919.
293,300.S
1870.
200,731.229h

lOpen- High Low Clos Net
ing. est. est. Ing. lCh'nse
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at
The New York herald., 1921-12-03

tE rights Part stock In stock Part
made a 0
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nts for June reaching the Treasury in July included
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
EWETT CITY

Wreaths for Memorial Day are to be made at the town hall Friday afternoon at one o'clock This means that every conan who can do so is needed to help. Last year only four women appeared. This is patriotic duty and the younger women who can should assist for in a few years this duty will devolve upon them.
 Miss Bessie McCluggage is in Backus hospital, Norwich, where she must under go an operation. Miss McCluggage, who is night operator at the telephone ex- change, fell on an icy sidewalk last winter and as result was in bed for weeks. She has numberless friends who are exceedingly sorry to learn of this added misfortune.
 Those who attended the Kings Daugh- ters' county convention in Greeneville Wednesday were Mrs. G. H. Prior, Mrs. c. F. Gardner, Mrs. Augusta Ray, Mrs. w, J. Babcock, Miss Ida J. Foster, Miss NJ A. Burdick. Mrs. Sarah Tracy and Mrs. E. H. Hisa)x
 At a recent meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church, Mrs. l.. D. Howe was elected presidnt, Mrs. R W. Robertson vice president, Mrs. Alice Anthony secretary and treasurer and y, Mrs. Ella Geer name solicitor
 The Lorne Elwyn Co., has played 8 four night stand in Finn Opera house this week. They have given satisfac. tory shows especially that which tool place outside the theatre Tuesday night One of the men allowed a big touring car driven by L. NJ Carpenter and hold ing seven persons to run the wheels over his chest as he lay in the road. What would have happened if the car had stall ed.
 Copies of the account of the twenty. seventh annual May festival of the Uni versity of Michigan held in Hill Auditor ium, Ann Arbor, four days this month have been sent by Richmond P. Gardne
 to several of his friends. MT. Gardne is one of the basses in the chorus Tn l book also contains the repertoire of tn | May festival series from 1894 to 1927 1 choral union and extra concert series. Tn activity of the University Musical soci l ety is by no means carried by this list ! The 1925 programs included in the vari out concert series cover well nigh the en l tire field for ensemble and solo musk | Many important ensemble works wer given Their first hearing in this coun
 try in these concerts. A reasonably con
 servation estimate of the number c works performed at these concerts woul place them at 10000 These added to tn choral union total would give consider
 ably more than 12,000 works heard dul
 ing this period.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
Strnnd.

The management of the Strand has secured four all comedy star vaude- vile acts for today. Friday and Satur- day This will give the patrSSs a chance to see something different from that which they have been seeing The first on the programme is Helen Miller, the Queen Of the Telephone: VIII and Marion Moore in bits of fine harmony. and clever comedy; Harmon and liar mon are very entertaining acrobatic com. edians: Pauline Fieldin- Trio give some. thing different in the line of variety sur prises. Also a six reel feature picturr.
 The feature attraction for Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Strand thea ter is "Squandered Lives" from Dukes Son." the well-known novel of Cosmo Hamilton. The story is right up to date. an absorbing tale of the fortunes and misfortunes of a second son. raised in wealth and suddenly cut off from his allowance. It is love story. too. the leading feminine role portraying a young woman who had chosen 10 build up her slender finances through her skill at the card table. When Delamere and Joan are married it is not unnatural, per haps. that the two continue the san1s
 unethical practices they had pursued previously-until the time of ineyitabie exposure.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26

anied by Misses Madeline Walsh and Margaret McDermott at the piano. choice selection of victrola records were rendered.
 The hostess served ice cream. cake. punch and candies Tn other guests were Misses Lucy and Minnie McArdle. Barbara Kelly Rose Haley, Helen Leni- han. Mary Leuihan, K. Rose Holland Lillian L. Morin, Leona Devine, Mary Curtin. Aldea Lusignan, Ida Pastore. Cecil Forgues, Frances and Jewel Grob- sky, Corinne Rosseau, Mrs. Fred St. German, Mrs. Nolace Brunelle and Mrs. William McMahon of Norwich, Mrs. E. C. Curtin. Mrs Michael O'Meara of Balti- more. Mrs. C. E. laherty. Mrs. J. L. Phillips, Mrs. Ernest Bermachetz of New London, Miss Madeline Walsh. Miss AL exina and Zella Brouillard and Miss Mar garet McDonald.
 Mrs. Louis ]. LaBounty has inprov- ,, ed after rcent serious illness.
 About seventy-ave relatives and friends | witnesses the wedding ceremony at the home of Jarvis Street in Palmertown Saturday vening when Mrs. Grace Street Prescott and Albert T. Babcock were united in marriage by Rev. E. P. Aver. pastor of the Montville Center Congrega- tional church.
 | The bride was attired In white satin | trimmed with silver lace. She wore a | veil caught with hly-of-the-valley and carried a shower bouquet of bridal roses and lily of the valley. Her attendants were Miss Evelyn Hammond and Mrs. l Irene Rogon who were similarly gowned | in yellow crgandie, trimmed in blue, with picture hats to match. and bouquets of pink rosesl Miss Marian Street, the small sister of the bride was flower girl. She wore pink organdie and carried a basket of roses and lilies. Master Rich ard Shaffer was ring-bearer.
 The groom was attended by Harry Rogers. The bride was given in mar riage by her father. William Street of
 Waterford. Louis Gero played the wed.
 ding march. The ceremony was per
 formed under an arch of foliage and
 white flowers. from which was suspended
 a large bell of white flowers. The bride
 received many gifts including cut glass
 silver and linen. Following the reception
 after the wedding Mir. and Mrs. Babcoch
 left for Norwich where they have takeT
 apartments. The groom Is employed fl
 Thamesviile.
 Ths semI-weekIy picture shows vhiel have been shown by the Robertson Pape
 Co. in PalmeTtoSn for the past few yearl will be discontinued after the last of thu ' present month.
 | Raymond Shehan of Gi eeneville was recent caller in Palmertown. Misses Lillian NJ Sawyer and Grace N : Wood attended the nurses banquet at tn
 Mohican hotel in New London recently.
 The infant son of Mir. and Mrs. E. C
 Curtin has been named William.
 Capt. Al Kingsley of the barge Elm ! pire has been q business caller h tow . the past few days Capt Kingsley ha . recently been promoted from first mat |. The Connecticut Construction and Eu gineering Go. has men at work drivin e spiles along the river front at Uncasyill n for a dock
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
Davis Theatre.

Monte Blue. the big westerner whc made a distinct success recently in the Cecil De Mile production of Some. thing to Think About" has probably the strongest role in his screen career Ir the Charles Maigne production of 'Tht kentuckians," the well known John Fox Jr;, novel, which comes to the Davis the ater Friday and Saturday next He enacts the role of Boone StaIlard, a kentucky mountaineer, who goes to the legislature with the ambition of winnina emancipation for his fellowmen.
 No sooner does he attend A ses- sion of the legislature than he has q clash with Randolph Marshall, a Ken. lucky aristocrat, who vows that the only way to get order into the noun tainous regious Is to disrupt the noun. taineers' country. A feud in the noun. tains causes Stallard to hee to his peo- pie and he demonstrateI successfully that he can rule them. When he re- turns to Frankfort planning to ask the hand of the governors daughter in mar | riage, he is brought to a sudden real | ization of the difference between the mountaineers and the Blue Grass peo- l pie and refrains from any such step ! and the picture closes with the assump- 1 tlon that Marshall wins the girl. The second feature Is the latest Ailar Dwan production. "In the Heart of s Fool" Reports from those who hav' seen this picture indicates that it Is oni 1 of the best Mir. Dwan has ever pro- | duced- And its attractiveness is furthel | enhanced by an unusually brilliant cas- | of screen favorites. In securing It's va l rIous characters the author has gone in i to the lives of ordinary peopIe-thi
 kind that all of us come in daily con
 tact with-and his enveloped them Il
 a series of dramatic events that 20 {,
 make the picture one of the most thrill
 ing Mir. Dwan has ever produced.
 Larry Seamon in ''The Bakery" hi
 latest and best comedy will also b.
 shown.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
RHEUMATISM
 LEAVES YOU FOREVER

Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits Are
 Dissolved and the Rheumatic Poison
 Starts to Leave the System Within
 Twenty-four Hours.
 Every druggist in this county is au- thorized to say to every rheumatic sufferer that if two bottles of Allenrhu. the sure conqueror of rheumatism, does not stop all agony, reduce swollen joints and do away with even the slightest twinge of rheumatic pain, he win gladly return your money with out comment.
 Allenrhu has been tried and tested for years. and really marvellous results have been accomplished in the most severe eases where the suffering and agony was intense and piteous and where the patient was helpless. Mir. James H. Alle1. the discoverer of Allenrhu, who Tor many years suffered the tornaents of acute rheumatisd. de- sires all sufferers to know that he does not want a cent of anyones money un- less A1lenrhu decisively conquers this worst of all diseases. and he has in struGted Lee & Osgood to guarantee it ! in ekery instance.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
Breed Theatre.

Harry Carey takes the kinks out of crooked town and wins the girl of girls In "The Freeze Out" his latest Univers- al photodrama of life in the old west. The picture is to be the principal at- traction at the Breed theatre today. The Freeze Out was produced at Universal City and in the picturesque cattle coun- try nearby under the direction of Jack Ford. It is heralded as one of the years most unusual pictures. Helen Ferguson, who will be remembered as the leading woman in 'sThe Muttny of the Elsinor," and other successes. plays opjposite the star. In addition to Miss Ferguson the cast includes J. Farrell Me- Donald This widelyl1novn character actor plays a serio-comic role as the village drunkard. Jank Ford directed '-The Freeze Out" from etory. by George Hull The production Is said to abudnd in beautiful scenery. photogr11h- ed by Harry Fawler.
 For the second feature Eileen Fer cy will be seen in the seasons most de- liaious screen farce HBeware of the Bride" which is one continuous shrie-' of laughter.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-26
NORWICH BULLETIN
 WILLlMANTIo OFFICE Telephone 1o5 a Church st.
Wh.. !. aolnr on Tonirht.

WHEY A8 NHOAAb VII 1SAAD-
 Obwebetuck Lodge, No. 1e, l. o. o. F. meets at sO7 Main street.
 Seventh Rifle Company drills at State Armory, Pleasant street.
 Trinity Chapter, No. 9, R. A. M, stated convocation at Masonic Hall
 willimantic Rotary Club meets (at noon.)
 Testimony in the case of Alfred Rood of Windham Center, charged with non-sup- port of his wife, Nellie B. Roodj and minor child, Alfred w, Rood, Jr.. was completed at a session of the Windham county superior court held in this city Wednesday. Fourteen jurors responded to the call Wednesday morning, the remain ing 10 having been excused. Of this num- her ]. Deloraine Conant of Windham was challenged by the defense, and the follow ing four by the state: Harlow F. Scott. Ashford Roy Latham Eastford; A. L. Rhodes, Pomfret, and Oscar Johnson of Woodstock. This left nine in the jury panel. so that three were secured from ihis town-Charles R. Hubbard, Clarence A. Bowen and George R. Tripp-and they were acceptable to both sides. The other nine members of the jury are: F. J. Dan- ieis, Putnam; James Lewis, Chaplin Charles O. Pitts, Hampton Joseph N, Lavalle and William T. Bailey, Killngiy Chester E. Green, Ira E. Munyon and Eddy c. Arnold, Thompson. and H. T. Wells, Woodstock
 Rood was found guilty of the charge of non-support from March 1 to in the wlllimantic police court and gave notice of appeal. He is represented by Attorney Charles L. Torrey of Putnam, counsel for the state being State Attorney Charles F Searls of Putnam and Attorney P. J. Dan. ahey of this city.
 Mrs. Rood testified that she now lives at No. 21 1-2 Jackson place. Willlmantic but after their marriage, Sept 50, 1920 she and her husband lived in Windhan Center. She had known Rood a littl' over a year and knew he had life leas, of the farm, which included two house! and outbuildings and 22 acres of land. be eides 60 acres of land on the plains road At the time her parents lived in one 0 the houses on the Rood place. Foliowinl their marriage she and her husband Tve' with his brother Horace B. Rood hi wife. and four children. At that tim there were 45 head of cattle on the farr and milk was shipped to Providence. He husband did three quarters of the wor on the place and could do anything bu pitch hay. He could run an automobil and drive team. Her husband ha never supported her properly, and sh had 10 fight for money to buy clothing She went to St. Josephs hospital in Fet ruary, after falnting on the street. an her baby was born Feb. 22d She wa in the hospital for five weeks and durin that time her husband posted her. sayin he could not support her, as he was cripple. She called him by telepher after coming from the hospital and told her he could not come there, as and his brother had had q quarrel also said he had no money and had n, provided a cent for the child whom 7ad not bothered to see or inquire abou During their engagement, which was fl five months, he told her he wa, sole bo