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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06
What Santa brings
 to TOyland.

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

The annual dinner and fair arrangeE by the Ladies Aid Society of the Csrac, M F. church, Clinton and Fairfield December 7th. Dinner will be served from to ?. m. Mrs. M. AIbertsol will be in charge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

Have you seen the eTiger cubs?
 If you haven't there is a real treat in store for from tomorrow on they will be on exhibition on our 1Ourtn floor where you may see them at close range and watch them at their pranks as playful as kittens s--they are quite in interesting g not only to the kiddies but to grOWn-ups as we'll.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06
PERSONALS


 ! club is .gIauilg a bridge party atathe home of Mrs. Walter B. Harri ngton, 5-% Norman street, Saturday, Dec. g. at o'clock. Tea will be served There will also be a sale of food imported novelties and Chr stuas cards. The ] committee consists of Miss Bertha , Watson. Mss Emma Flames. Miss Lucy CuT,-s Mss Elizabeth Carter, N .ss Mary Brenn namen and Mrs. liar NingtOn.
 An engagement of interest to local people was announced recently when MT and Mrs. W SegaI of Brooklyn Y. Y. made known the betrothaI or Lha daughter. Miss Frances Segal to Abel tabt nowltE. son of MT. and Mrs
 H nrris Isabiucwitz of lT5 FairvLew graduated from Burroughs Park Hfgn .HoOl and has taE-u an active part n sDcial work. ATr. RabinOwitz is man tger of the Main silk store in this "Ity.
 The Ladies' Aid soc -ety Of the Ger man Baptist church, corner Brooks street and Boston avenue. will meet church parlOrs. At 9:3O, after the business meeting. coffee ana cake win be served.
 rar0nt Teachers association. VII meet F'rid y afternoon at $40 o'clock in tie school auditorium. The pro gram will be as follows: Music by The Sleeping Beauty room 107. music by room POT; duet. Theresa p'Nel and Claude Schurr; play. 'Fiow Oregon Was Saved" room POS club swinging, room 20S.
 Word was received here today that Miss Christine LaIIey. daughter ,-r Walter L. L,alley of Beechwood ave nue. will take part in a radio con cert by the combined Glee and Mon foIin clubs of LaSeH s minary. An bUrndale. Mass, to be broadcastaG bv the Shepard Stores. w. N. A c, Boston. Mass, Dec. 8. An unusual feature of the concert fs that 1t s the first radio concert ever given by an exclusive girls school musical or g5nization.
 Mss Rose Porter of the Charity Organization society, and Miss Janet OttIey, superintendent of the Visiting Nurse association will he the speakers at the regular Wednesday evening service in the Park street COngrega- dOnal church this evening. The Mid Week service has been arranged by the WOmen's league of the church VII begin at 7:45 and Miss Marion Betts will preside. Tomorrow after noon will be the regular meeting day for the members of the League. A meeting of the Emergency committee l executive committee at o'clock and of the entire society at 8 o'clock Mrs Roy Clark will preside at the latte meeting.
 A. Kline NJ. LebOvich, B. Diamon and s. Breiner were in charge of . tea party and dance held by the We End Social and Service club in the club rooms on Brewster street, last evening.
 The annual dinner and fair arranger by the Ladies Aid Society of the Grac, NJ E. church, Clinton and Fairfield avenues will take place Thursday December Tth. Dinner will be served from to 8 ?. m. Mrs. M. AIbertsol will be in charge.
 The Girls Student I,eague of +be Bridgeport High school has arranged for the Christmas Donation Day to be held at the school on December p ] The donations will be placed in bas hets and dIstributed to the needy fam lilies in the city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

Bridgeport, Conn.,,
 Wednesday,. Dec. $, 1922
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

A. Kline. NJ. Lebovich, B. Diamon and $. BreIner were in charge of 4 tea party and dance held by the We. End Social and Service club in the club rooms on Brewster street, last evening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-12-06

The Ladies' Aid soc -ety Of the Ger man Baptist church, corner Brooks street and Boston avenue, will meet tom Orrow afternoon at 2:3O In the church paTlOrs. At 3:SO after the business meeting. coffee ana cake win be served.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
BANKERS GET QUARTERS
FOR OCTOBER MEETING
Registry Plan Assures Accom-
n1odations fort, 500.

Tho Hotel Association of New York
city and New York bankers composing
reception committee for tho forty
eighth annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association. to be held here
October Q to 9, have completed a plan
of hotel registry that insures hotel ac-
commodation for the $500 delegates ex-
pected to attend.
The first step was a pamphlet listing
1913 hotels and specifying their locations,
ratesa nd available rooms. An enclosed
blank provided space for each delegate
to designate his first, second and third
choices. These were mailed to the
$4,000 members of the bankers associa-
tion seven months before the convention
and current reports show that the re-
quests for early replies were responded
to sufficiently to permit at this time Of
a close estimate of the number who
will attend. .,t
Each Of the 1os hotels allotted cer-
tain number Of rooms for the conven-
ton. the total being about equal to the
estimated attendance Of 1900 members.
Upon receipt of the members replies
and Specifications Of choices the COM
mittee allotted rooms in the order of
their selections and sent new lists of
hotels II applicants original choices
could not be met,
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
DEFENDS PROPOSED
STEEL COMBINATION
Lawyer Says Merger Of Three
Large Concerns Would Not
Disturb Competition.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Representa-
tives and counsel of the Republic. In
land and Midvale Steel companies con-
ferred to-day with members OF the Fed
eral Trade Commission on the proposed
merger of their corporations
The companies, 1t was said at the
Office OF the Commissioners. already had
furnished the commission figures and
data which had been requested to en-
able the commission to decide on the
legality of the proposal. To-day's con-
ference was informal. although behind
closed doors and was described as a
review OF the facts further to enlighten
members of thetcommission.
In answer to various questions Thomas
l.. Chadbourne, the attorney who nego-
tiated the proposed merger. said:
''The combination Of these three COM
panies will not disturb competition In
the steel industry. The output Of the
three companies Is only ~ ger cent. OF
the country's production.
THE basis Of the capitalization Of the
North American Steel Company involves
It's assumption Of the present outstand-
ing bonds Of the three companies. Nc
new bonds will be Issued. About 3,222.-
600 shares of new stock will be- Issued
against 3.563.000 shares OF the con-
stituent companies. Additional working
capital to the extent of $50. 100000 cash
will be provided by sale Of common
| stock"
The Bethlehem and Lackawanna
companies, cited recently by tho COM
mission In a bill Of complaint alleging
illegality of their projected merger, have
| lad 70 thA nj tnf xun Z
stated. They were not represented at
to-day's conference. Tho next step in
the Bethlehem-Lackawan casa. It was
said at tho Office Of tho conamission's
chairman, will be appointment of a
trial commissioner. The date for trial
Of tho case will be set shortly. It was
added
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
STEEL PRODUCTION CUT
BECAUSE OF STRIKE
NetU Business for Mills IN
Good Tonnage.

Tho steel industry has felt the effects
Of the coal and railroad strikes rather
greatly during the last week and pig
iron and steel production generally
have been -cut down materially. At
Youngstown, the Iron Age points out,
three large blast furnaces have been
banked and the Bessemer steel depart
ment of the Republic Iron and Steel
Company has closed down completely
A blast furnace has also closed down
at Warren. Ohio. and another at Steu-
benville. Five open hearth furnaces have
been closed down in two Cleveland steel
NplaEts and the Cherry Valley furnaces
at Leetonia, Ohio, are expected to shut
down this week.
In the Pittsburgh district however,
all furnaces and steel works active last
week have kept In operation, although
hampered by delays In coal deliveries
Railroad congestion and the shortage Of
labor In Pittsburgh shops also have re-
tarded shipments. The iron ore move
nent on the Mesabi range in Minnesota
has been reduced rs per cent. and some
underground mines have stopped load
ing ore.
The Iron Trade Revieto says:
''The banking of q half dozen blast
furnaces and growing interference with
operations all along the line have given
the iron and steel industry foreta ste Of
drastic shackling of productio0 to at
tend any prolongation Of coal and rail-
road strikes. Despite the present dubious
outlook. new business is being provided
for mills In good tonnage. Automobile
production with some leading builders
Is being maintained surprisingly well
and the expected slowing down in July
and August is only in partial evidence" :"
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
FORD ROAD EXPLAINS
ISSUE FOR EMPLOYEES
Gives Details of Netu Sscsrr.
itiss Plan,

LANSING, Mich, July 19.-The Detroit
Toledo and Ironton Railroad Company
filed to-day documents with Michigan
Public Utilities Commission which ex.
plain In detail the plan presented to the
commission few weeks ago by e. G.
Liebold, secretary to Henry Ford, under
which the railroad contemplates issuing
up to $1,000,000 of investment certifi.
Gates. or certificates Of indebtedness. tc
be taken by its employees.
1t Is stated In the documents that the
purpose of the certificates is to promote
a sense of participation in the company
its welfare and It's earnings."
The certificates would be in 800 de.
nominations and non-negotiable The
company has 2.225 employees on Its pay
rolls. with average earnings of about
S1S5 a month. Employees would pay
per cent. OF their average earnings
until paid In full. The rate of interest
would be determined by the board OF
directors OF the railroad on the basis
of net earnings, but no rate of interest
would be guaranteed. The fund derived
FROM the money employees paid for GER
tificates would be invested at the dis
erection OF the directors board.
The request to the Utilities Commits
sion to sanction the Issue of these GER
tif1cates, 1t Is stated at the office of the
commission, raises a new question The
Interstate Commerce Commission de-
clares II has sole jurisdiction over is-
sues of railroad securities, bot the
Michigan Commission holds II Is vested
by State law with authority over issues
Of Michigan railroad securities.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The board of directors of the British
American Tobacco Company IL expected 20
follow the action of the board of the I'm
perial Tobacco Company, which has Just IN
creased the dividend on the latter concern s
stock from b per cent. to ~ per cent.
quarterly. British interests are reported TO
have been buyers of the stock.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works has re-
ceived an order for fifteen switching engines
from the Illinois Central. The Southern
Railway placed an order for six switching
engines.
A small block of Broadway and Seventh
Avenue Railroad Company first consolidated
mortgage per cent. gold bonds IL offered
at price to yield about per cent. by
William Carnegie Even, 2 Wall street. The
bonds are due December !, 1p43.
James +. McCIeIand has been appointed
assistant vice-president OF tho New York
Trust Company In charge of the Industrial
department.
Joseph Walker 4 Sons have issued a cir
cular describing the 6h per cent. cumulative
preferred stock OF the New York Telephone
Company.
Edward v. Hutton has been elected n al
rector OF the Metropolitan Trust Company.
The Columbia Trust Company has been
designated trustee under mortgage dated
July l. 1922. securing an Issue of 81, 600, 900
first mortgage 10 year ~ per cent. sinking
fund gold bonds OF the Electric Auto Lite
Company.
Catesby q. Thorn has been elected vice.
president OF the National Surety Company.
with headquarters at Los Angelica
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
NEW SECURITIES LISTED.

The governing committee Of the New
York Stock Exchange admitted yester-
day to the list the following securities:
Punta Allegro Sugar Company. $3.50
shares Of additional stock Of $50 par
value; American Water Works and Elec-
tric Company. 10000 shares of addi-
tional cumulative first preferred stock
Of 500 par value; Atlantic Fruit Com
pany. certificates representing deposited
204,736 shares of no par value common
lures; New York Central Railroad Com
pany. $23,47S.Ss0 additional capital
stock Of 500 par value: Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy Railroad Company,
$40. 600, 900 Of first and refunding mort
gage per cent bonds.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
DIVIDEND BY CITIES SERVICE.
Preferred Shares Put on Cash
Basis Again.

The board of directors of the Cities
Service Company yesterday put the pre-
ferred shares once more on cash divi-
dent basis with a dividend OF " Of 1
per cent. payable September to stock
Of record August is, In accordance witr.
the plan announced a month ago. The
regular scrip dividends Of VI Of 1 per
cent. on the preference class B shares
and stock scrip dividend of ~ per cent
on the common stock were declared also
as Of the same dates.
The Cities Service Companys state-
ment for the twelve months ended with
June showed a balance of earnings
equivalent to s12.s6 a share on tho com
mon stock. Gross earnings were $13.-
4S2,661 and expenses $44S,668, which
compared with s19.s22.313 and Ssae.973.
respectively, in the previous correspond :
ing period.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
NEW PHONE STOCK
ALLOTMENTS MADE
$25, 100000 Issue Oyersub-
scribed, With Applications
Numbering 100000.

The New York Telephone Company
announced yesterday that more than
101, 900 persons applied for shares of
the company's issue OF s25.oo0,oo0 par
value, 6ia per cent cumulative pre-
ferred stock
More than three times the amount OF
the issue. or about sS2.5oo.ooo. was rep
resented in the applications. moro than
70 per cent. OF these being ten shares
or less. The applications for five shares
or less amouted to 63.14s. or about sc
per cent.
The following tabulation shows ths
number of applications received and the
amount of stock they called for:
The New York herald., 1922-07-20

while the net increase In surplus before
dividends was s456.094, against ssS,553
reported for the same month last year.
The statement for the twelve months
ended June 80. 1922. showed operating
revenues OF s76.203. .219. a gain of s495,-
976 over the preceding fiscal year. while
the net increase In surplus was s4,ses,-
s54. compared with s2.1os.492 for the
preceding twelve months.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
NEW BoGUs az NOTE.

A new counterfeit 50 Federal Reserve
Bank note has appeared, purporting TO
be drawn. on the Reserve Bank In New
York. A notice by the Treasury Depart
ment says that the specimen in it's
possession Is numbered B13319272A,
check letter ID and plate number ap-
parently 65. IL Is described as poor
reproduction on a single piece OF paper,
red and blue lines being used to initiate
the silk fiber of the genuine.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
MIDDLE WEST UTILIrrrs GROW.

CHICAGO. July 19.--The Middle West
Utilities Company announced to-day the
consummation OF a deal whereby It takes
over utility companies operating IN
northern Indiana. including the Hawks
Electric Company, Middlebury Electric
Company. Electric Transmission Com
pany of Northern Indiana and winona
Electric Light and Water Company. Tho
Middle West Company now will provide
electric light. power. gas. water and
transportation facilities In more than
coo communities In fifteen States.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
HAYES WHEEL EARNINGS UP.

The report Of the Hayes Wheel Com
pany for the first six months of this
year shows total sales OF $6,155,431.
compared with s6,556.361 In the same
period OF 1921. and gross profits $685.
$50. against $621.924. Net profits after
fixed charges, but before Federal taxes,
amounted to $610.331, which contrasts
with s134.1s3 in the corresponding Pc
riod of last year
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
NET PROFIT ON STEEL
FIRST TIME IN 2 YEARS
Republic Reports Better In
come in Second Quarter.

The Republic Iron and Steel Company
in the second quarter of this year had
net profits after all charges &c, of
S86.3S2. This Is the first quarter In
about two years that the company has
been able to show a net profit, the
figures comparing with deficit Of $685.
673 In the corresponding period of last
year. an improvement Of almost $1,000
600. The following table gives com
parison Of the salient features of the
income account for the quarter:
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
Applications,

Due to the wide demand for the stock
1t was found necessary to scale down the
allotments considerably. the basis being
fixed as follows: Applications for one
and two, shares. one share: for from
three to eight shares. inclusive. two
shares: for from nine to fifteen shares,
inclusive. three shares; for from six
teen to eighteen shares. inclusive, four
shares. and for nineteen and twenty
shares. inclusive. five shares.
J. S. McCulloh. commercial vice-presi-
dent of the company. In statement said
in part: I'VE realize that there will
be some disappointment because of the
scaling down Of allotments to many peo-
pie who wished to obtain this stock foT
Investment. We have made arrange
ments whereby they may purchase
through us from ono to twenty shares OF
the stock Of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. Tho price VIII
be tho prevailing market price"
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
CUSTOMER OWNERSHIP SALES.

Customer ownership sales OF preferred
shares at the operated public utility
properties of tho Standard Gas and
Electric Company for the nrst six
months of 1922 were S,400. with a total
value OF $4.s1S,2b0, according to II. NJ.
Byllesby Co. This represents an In
spending period of 1921. when there
were $500 sales, with q par value Of
s8,eo6,200.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
OIL OUTPUT INCREASES.

Tho American Petroleum Institute
estimates that tho daily average gross
crude oil production In the United
States for the week ended July Is was
1.474,460 barrels. rs compared with
1,450.66o barrels for the preceding week.
an increase Of $4,000 barrels.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
CUSTOM HOUSE RECEIPTS.

Receipts for duties At tho Custom
House yesterday were S1.0e6, ,402.2s, Of
which $292, ,33611 was for merchandise
Withdrawn from bonded warehouses
and $7g3, ,06e. Is for recent importations.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
FOREIGN MARKETH

LONDON, July ia better tone pre-
vailed on the Stock Exchange to-day. Duo
tations follow:
Bar silver, 35kd. an ounce.
Bar gold. p2s. I'd. an ounce
Money, III per cent.
Discount rates--Short bills, IN Per cant.
three months bills, 1hQt1fl per cont.
Two and one-half par cent. consois. BpH
British per cent. war loans. 100sS.
British ~ per cent. war loans. e5h.
De Beers, 10h.
Rand Mines. hN
The New York herald., 1922-07-20

LONDON, July 1e.--wool sales were con-
tinued to-day with offerings amounting TO
l2,2I3 bales. IL was good selection and
there was a brisk demand for all grades
Opening values were maintained.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
THE EQUITABLE
TRUST COMPANY
OR.NEM-1ORlC
No. i21r5-
THEAsUHY DEPARTMENT.

No. iz1Y5.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE or
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
Washington, d. c., June 5, 1oza.
WHEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pre-
sented to the undersigned. It has been made
to appear that
THE CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK on
NEW YORK
IN the CITY OF NEW YORK
has complied with all the provisions Of the
Statutes Of the United States. required to
be complied with before an association shall
be authorized to commences the business of
Banking;
Now therefore, I. d. r.. CRISSINGEN,
Comptroller OF the Currency. DO hereby
certify that
THE CAPITOL NATIONAL BANK o.
NEW YORK
In the CITY of NEW YORK
In the County Of NEW Yos-K and Stats
Of NEW YORK
Ia authorized to commence tho business sf
Banking provided In section Fifty enc
hundred and sixty nine Of the Revised Stat
utcs of the United States.
In testimony whereof. witness my haa4
and eeal of office this FIFTH day u
JUNE. 1927.
(sign-d) u. r. CRrssrNGEr.
Comptroller OF the Currency-
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
UTILITY EARNINGS INCREASE.
New Jersey Corporation Reports
Surplus Gain I'm June.

The Public Service Corporation OF
New Jersey and it's subsidiaries for June
report operating revenues of s6,269.51s.
an increase of s135,344 over June, 1921,
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
LONDON WOOL AUCrIoN.

LONDON, July 10.-wooi sales were con-
tinued to-day with offerings amounting 70
12,218 bales. II was good selection. and
there was q brisk demand for all grades
Opening values were maintained.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
cuaScr OF coRpoRArr NA,r.

AT a meeting of Stockholders OF WILBUR
a FRANK Co, INC. duly held on Juns
3oth. 1922. the following resolution was
duly adopted. TO wit:
RESOLVED:
That the name OF the corporation be
changed from WILBUR FRANK Co.
INC, TO ELLIOTT q GRITMAN, INC.
Dated June 3oth. 1922.
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
ALIIS-CHA1.MERS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, In

COMMON DIVIDEND NO. Q.
Tho Board OF Directors has declared
dividend OF One Dollar Os1 Ool per share on
tho common stock OF this Company payable
August 18TH, 1922, 10 common stockholders
OF record at the close OF business July oath.
1922
transfer books viii not be closed.
n. WOODLAND.
Secretary and Treasurer.
July sth 1877
The New York herald., 1922-07-20
MONEY MARKET.

WEDNESDAY. JULY 10.
High ............. Years hieh. .......
Low.............. Years low. ....... ~
TIME LOANS.
MIXED ooiiaterals, 60 TO 90 days. 840x
Mixed coiiaterals, 4 to o months. W<H
Industrials, 60 to 90 days. SA94
Industrials, a to 0 months. .......... 4 OAK
COMMERCIAL PAPER.
Best names, 4 to @ months. .........l
Other names, 4 to months. ........ @4H
DISCOUNT RATE, RESERVE BANK.
Commercial paper. si5 days. 4: 90 TO %
days. 4; 16 to 90 days. 4; bankers accept
ances, is to 90 days, Z.
sFixed June 2i. Previous rate. ~. find
November 2. 1921.
OPEN MARKET RATE.
Call loans and acceptances. .f........ Sh%
Dfscount rates on primo bankers accept
ances eligible for purchase by Federal Re-
Bid. Ask Bid. Ask
so sS dag. dag. 81 e e s.y.. day.. 81
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
balances. % sio7 Coo 900; Federal Reserve credit
balances. sos $500. 900.
SILVER MARKET.
Official bar silver IN New York domestic,
p9stc.. unchanged; foreign, e9ssc.. off NC;
London, 3oixd. of Nd; Mexican dollars.
53hc.. off NC.
Range OF silver prices this year:
Highest. Lowest.
London ...... g7%d., May e s2md.. Feb. 2s
New York.. 7skc.. May "a b2*c.. Feb. 20
The New York herald., 1922-07-20

In the first six months Of the year the
company had a profit before fixed
charges Of $285,9s9 and net loss after
interest and depreciation of $625,700.
This compares with net loss after
charges In the same period of last year
Of $779, ,062.