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New Britain herald., 1926-07-12

A decrease of 295,916 shares in the floating supply of common stock Of the |, $. Steel corporation at the close of the second quarter is indi. cated by stock in brokers hands. the total of 1.225.3o4 shares of 24.1 per cent of the 5,0S3.025 shares compar- ing with 1.52L220 shares of 29.92 per cent of the issue on March 31. Investors holdings were $,S57721 shares against 3,561,S05 three months previously, Brokers hold ings in New York state on June 30 were 1,142.64S shares against 1,2G3,- 6l3 on March q.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-12

4 gold shipment of S5,000.oo0 from Australia has been received by the federal reserve bank. San Fran cisco. for an unnamed account in New York.
New Britain herald., 1926-07-12
WaH Street Briefs

Current fluctuations in brokers loans apparently are attracting lit- tie attention in the financial dis trict the prevailing opinion being that the range is insutficiently wide to influence stock market opera tions in combination with the firm liquid asset position of brokerage houses generally. Several commis- sion houses report wider average margins than ordinarily.
 Mullins Body corporation is re- ported from Youngstown to have received an order from a leading motor car manufacturer involving $L500,0o0 which is expected, with other business, will enable the company 10 operate at capacity the rest Of the year.
 Freight traffic on the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe picked up in the week ended July 9, loadings Of %9.4SS cars comparing with 3A33G in the same week last year.
 Oil production in the soviet nnion for May broke all monthly records for postwar output, 721- 796 metric tons against 661,OOS tons in April and 5S9,961 tons in May, the Russian information bu- roau reports. Wells in process of drilling and deepening during the month totalled 436.
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Blouses and Sweaters

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OF jumper cuffs tn o novelty nanda
the new shades wanted for matching suits have been used All sizes s5%
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o Braddot in uckn o,ebkUs models
All sizes will be found in this Anniversary group SIS
Snock
are a n hh which takes t unhape
and d0'0e0ret front" All Sizes and ample variety for choice s2S
and$ Mohair Suveate
orchid jockey red gray navy blue black and white remarkably fine group s4ss
$3.05 Sip-on SWenters
sweater for 7sde" Secure the s2ss
Street
Evening star., 1926-04-11
Two Groups of $3.50 Handbags
$500 Pin-Se1l Bags

style Bags More lined fitted with convenient and
safe attached purse also large mirror Frames may be
covered uncovered prefers. Also $500 Lizard
grain Bags, with nlaid frames double inside bevel
edge mirror and fine Innings Rose Green, Gray Blonde
Tan and $500 Embroidered Bags with Gros
Londre lining, engraved frame and doubchan handles
with and mirror and colors haronize with
any gown $3.50 Bag with of fine Pin
Morocco Ecrasse leather trimmed, double inside 81 fOO
frame, leather lined. Black Tan, Gray. Az
Evening star., 1926-03-04
j. 5. DAILY MAKES
FIRST APPEARANCE
Fifty Founders of New Paper
Equally Divided in Political
Faiths.

| Names of the men and women as
ISOLATED with him as founders OF the
United States Daily, the new news
! paper which made it's appearance to-
day, were made public last night by
| David Lawrence. president and editor
of the publication. The founders are
! so In number, equally divided between
represent virtually every section Of
| the country.
| The masthead Of the new paper
carries this statement: "The sole pur-
pose of the United States Daily Is to
present a complete and comprehen-
sive record Of the daily activities Of
the Government Of the United States
in all it's branches-legislative execu-
tive and judicial-without editorial
opinion or comment Of any kind. Be
| lieving that such daily newspaper
will fill a distinct place In the life Of
| the American people, the following
men and women founded this publica-
ton"
The founders are: Owen y. Young,
chairman Of the boards, General Elec-
tric Co, Radio Corporation of Amer
ica; Mrs. Medill Mccormick, Republi-
can national conmitteewoman from
Illinois: Otto H. Kahn, member OF the
firm Kuhn, Loeb & Co.: Edward W.
Box, formerly editor in chief the
Ladies' Home Journal: Robert Ian.
sing. Secretary Of State from 1915 to
1920; Jesse Fl. Jones, treasurer the
Democratic national committee; AL
bert Lasker, chairman of the United
States Shipping Board from 1921 to
1928; John w. Weeks, Secretary of
War from 1921 to 1925; Walter G.
Teagle. president Standard Oil Com.
pany of New Jersey; Miss Belle Sher-
win. president National League of
Women Voters; Willard salisbury,
United States Senator from Della
ware, 1913 to 1919; e. a. Deeds, presi-
dent Dayton Engineering Laboratories
Co.
Philip II. Gadsden, vice president
United Gas Improvement Co, Phil;t-
delphia: Simon Guggenheim. president
American Smelling and Refining Co.;
Mrs. Charles II. Sabin. Republican ma
tional committeeWoman from New
York; Bernard NJ. Baruch. chairman
Of War Industries Board, 191S-19;
Geroge r. Porter, chairman conven-
ton committee, Progressive national
committee; Breckinridge Long, Third
Assistant Secretary of State, 1917.0;
f. Trubee Dawson, member OF the
Senate, New York State Legislature;
Evening star., 1926-03-04

James w. Gerard, former Ambassador
to Germany; Elmer Scnlesinger, vice
president and general counsel of the
United States Shipping Board, 1922;
Mrs. Norman de Il. Whltehouse
American delegate to Switzerland,
1918; B. f. Yoakum, railroad eXecu-
tive and agriculturist; E. T. Meredith,
Secretary OF Agriculture, 1901:
julius Rosenwald, chairman of board
Sears.Roebuck & Co.; Mary Roberts
Rinehart, authoress; G. Bascom Slemp,
private secretary to President Cool
tdge, 1925; II. p. Wilson, presi-
dent Great Western Power Co; Van S.
Merle-Smith. Third Assistant Secre-
tary of State, 192O-1; Wayne John
son, formerly solicitor internal reve-
nue.; Frank L. Polk. Undersecretary
of State, 1880; Miss Anne Nor
gan, chairman executive committee
American Commission for Devastated
France; Ira c. Copley, member from
Illinois OF Sixty second to Sixty
seventh Congresses; Joseph s. Ere
hnghuysen, United States Senator
from New Jersey, 1878; DR.. Stan
ley NJ. Rinehart, formerly medical adj
wiser tuberculosis division, United
States Veterans Bureau; James D.
Phelan. United States Senator from
CdiIofnla, lS1o-21; Mrs. Elmer SchleS-
niger. authoress.
Col. Il. NJ. House, member of Arneri-
can Peace Commission; Mrs. J. Borden
Hartman, Democratic national com
mitteewoman from the District Of
Columbia; Robert II. Patchin, man
ager w. r. Grace G. Co.; Walter Fahy,
member OF firm Lyman B. Smith &
Co, New York; Clarence II. Mackay.
president Postal Telegraph Co.; John
w. Davis. American Ambassador to
Great Britain. 1881; John Barrett,
formerly director general Pan-Ameri-
can Union; William B. Wilson, Secre
tary OF Labor, 1921, and now
special representative the United
Mine Workers Of Americaa; Robert S.
Brookings, president, the Institute OF
Economics; w. NJ. Ritter, chairman
of board, w. NJ. Ritter Lumber Co:
Jay Jerome Williams, vice president
and publisher the United States
Evening star., 1926-03-04
SENATE STILL COLD
ON 3 NOMINATIONS
Coolidge Triumphs May Suf-
fer Check in Possible Re-
lection of Appointees.

-ASoNS@1iSA
Reviewing his first year as Presi.
dent in his own right, President Cool.
IdGe has had the satisfaction Of
realizing that two OF his major rec
concentrations to CongreSs-adne er-
ence to the World Court and TAX
reduction-have been acted upon. and
he was. hopeful that q number OF
the other legislative proposals he las
sponsored will be enacted into lew
before the close Of the present ses-
sion.
A. loser In his fight last Spring
10 have Charles 3. Warren Of Mich
isan confirmed as Attorney General,
Mr.. Coolidge today faced a possible
rejection by the Senate Of three other
nominations, those OF Wallace Me
Camant of Oregon, who nomina ed
him FOR the vice presidency at the
1920 Republican convention. to be u
Federal circuit Judge; Thomas T..
Voodlock Of New York, to be a men,
Der Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, and Charles w. Hunt Of
Iowa. to be q member Of the Federal
Trade Commission.
7'ha White House grind, which hls
worn down more than one President,
Apparently has had no i'll effect on
Mr.. Coolidge. He is enjoying excel
lent health, having recovered from
The cold which sent him TO bed re-
Gently for two days. He weighs as
much as, if not more than, he did on
entering the White House. although
ne takes no outdoor exercise except
evening strolls through the business
section Of the Capital and goes
through q daily ordeal OF shaking
hands with dozens TO hundreds Of
visitors, apparently enjoying it.
Mr.. Coolidge rarely leaves the
White House for social functions or
the theater and invariably gets TO
bed a few hours before midnight. To
further his strength he usually takes
4 nap after luncheon.
Evening star., 1926-03-04

Daily: Mrs. Leroy Springs, Demo
cratic national committeewoman from
South Carolina and David Lawrence,
president of the Consolidated Press
Association.
While the list Of founders includes
many persons who have held high
offices in the Government in the past,
1t does not contain the name of Il
single Federal official now in Office,
1t was stated.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Baggpipe Losing Out
In Scotland ON Plea
It's Public Nuisance

GLASGOW, March 1.-THE popu
larity Of the bagnipe is totterine
Scotsmen do not like the skirl .ol
their native pipes nor the "hooch, :"
or cry, which often accompanies
the playing. as much as formerly.
On the ground that these. national
noises" are a nuisance steps have
been taken to have them sup
pressed in Glasgow.
Proprietors of a hotel and neigh
boring properties have begun legal
action to stop the noises which go
on at dances and other entertain
ments at the Highlanders' Institute.
They complain that people living
near the club are deprived of sleep
by the bagpipes. and their only
recourse is the courts.
Among the respondents associated
with the institute are the Duke of
Atholl, as patron; Sir Andrew Petit
grew, president the lord provost
and Sir Donald MacAllister OF
Glasgow University.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Firemen to Plan Banquet.
i Dispatch 20 Tho Star.

Special Dispatch 20 Tho star.
CHERRYDALE, Va, March ~
Plans for the tenth annual banquet of
the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire De,
partment, to be held In F'iremen's Hall
the evening of March 16. will be the
chief topic for consideration at q
meeting Of the department tonight.
Robert Z. Janson, president of the or.
ganizatton and chairman of the BAN
Quet committee, urges all committee
members TO be present tonight.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
HEADS BON AIR BODY.
Freeland F. Chew Elected Presi
dent of Citizens Association.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BON AIR, Va, March 4.-Freeland
+. Chew was unanimously elected
president of the Bon Air Citizens AS
sociation at the annual meeting of the
organization held last night. Mrs. {.
Fl. Lane was elected vice president
c. II. Lane. treasurer. and Mrs. F. +.
Chew, secretary.
The new leader announced that dele.
gates to the Arlington County Civic
Federation and the personnel Of the
associations standing committee
would be chosen at the next meeting
Evening star., 1926-03-04
Examinations for Dentists.

Examinations Of applicants for lp-
pointment as first lieutenantS IN the
Dental Corps of the Regular Army
will be held within the continental
limits Of the United States from May
II TO May 90. Inclusive. Information
on the subject VIII DO supplied by the
.Adjutant General Of the Army. War
Department.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
POWER PLANT EXPANDS.
Meeting at Frederick, Md, Reflects
Increase in Earnings.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK, Md. March 4.--Sub-
stantial increases in gross earnings
and extension OF Its power operations
were shown Tuesday in the annual
report of President NJ. L. Riley Of
the Potomac Edison Co. at n meet
ing of stockholders and directors
The report dealt in detail with earn
ings and disbursements, extensions,
additions to the property owned by
the company. improvements and a
review Of affiliated corporations
These included the Northern Virginia
Power Co. Potomac Light and Power
Co., Waynesboro Electric Co.. the
ChamberSburg. GreencaStle and
Waynesboro Street Railway Co.. the
Blue Ridge Transportation Co. and
the Frederick gas plant.
The gross earnings from all sources
for the year increased S415,S55.08 over
the previous year to s4,037,700. \
net income available for dividends
the last year was $470.658.13. against
1916, 6,487.23 the year before.
Evening star., 1926-03-04
York Sl7.75
For This Sale Only

Unusual value white layer felt;
SIS pounds; four row stitched edge.
Well made, of absolutely new and
sanitary material in the great day.
light factory with CONSCIENCE
BRAND.
Evening star., 1926-04-19
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
ny GEORGE T. HUGHES.
A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE.

Suppose We now apply to specific
securities the rules given in preced-
ing articles for common stock invest
ments. Take first United States Steel
common. generally considered an in.
Vestment stock.
In the frs, place. Steel common
represents a share in the business
of America 8 largest industrial organi.
zation. It Ia not a small or local
organization. The stock is known
the world over. II has ready mar.
ket and collateral value Al any bank
where loans are made on securities.
In the second place. It is not a new
organization. having been in business
over quarter of century. 1t
has been tested by financial depres.
sjons OF every degree Of intensity.
Next we notice that the shares have
an enormous equity in the property
The book value of the stock on De.
cember 81, 1928. was more than $27s
share. Again, information about
the current operations is obtaina Bile
at regular intervals in great detail
This is a very important noint. In.
vestment is safer in shares of cor
porsiion which makes public earnings
statements and production statistics
quarterly rather than in one which
gives out report only once n wear.
No investor in United States Steel
common need ever he in the dark
about the status Of his investment,
When statements are made annually
only there is always possibility or
change in the affairs Of the corn.
pany. which will he known ONLY 10
the insiders. This is not the rs GO
with L. s. Steel.
Taking up the nature Of the husi.
ness the product Of the Steel Cor
poration is necessity in modern civ.
ifization. AS far ahead as any one
can see steel will always he needed
Finally. the bonds and the preferred
stock Of the Steel Corpora ation, securi.
ties which have claim on earning 5
prior to that of the common stock.
are high grade investments as the
ma rket price eloquently testifies
Observe now that nothing in all
the preceding guarantees any stabii-
ity in market price. Quotations for
Steel common vary over very wide
range. There is nothing static about
the steel business. ror is there any
guarantee that investors In r. s.
Steel common stock will ne able to
dispose Of their holdings a any given
time al the price they originally pa
That depends upon the general indus
trial outlook when the sale is made
but, taking 1t over. period of years.
the equity behind the stock increases
slowly but steadily. -
Evening star., 1926-04-19
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received b, pri>.t. Wire Direct to The Star once

Street took the view that such action
would react 'tnfavorah bly, for American n
companies with plants in the Domn'
ion. hut The sounder view was that II
the proposal was acted upon. the
margin of profit for these compa MES
would still he large enough not ia
invite competition Of companies oper'
ating on this side Of the border. Ford
Motor Of Canada closed Saturday AT
46O. It sold well below this figure
today. and substantially rallied.
Rickenhacker Motor. among the low
priced members. reached new low
when ii hanged hands at 4.
ia king company shares showed
signs of recovery al the outset, hut
there was no disposition To follow IN
the improvement. HaZeltine Corpora
tion was a weak spot in the radio
group. dropping to new low ground
for the wear well below 2. Oil
shares did little. hut some recovery
occurred I'm several Of the prominent
public utilities.
Evening star., 1926-04-19
w., B. & A. PREFERRED
PRICE UNEXPLAINED
Shares Selling at Two and Half
Times What the Common
Shares Bring.

BALTIMORE. April ls.-Why
Annapolis Electric Railroad preferred
stock sell at price two and haf
times the price for the common stock ?
That question has been propounded
here but up TO date il has not been
satisfactorily answered. The par
value of each issue is $50 a share.
AT % the preferred is selling al 40
per cent Of par while the common
brings only IS per cent of par. Neither
class of stock receives dividend.
Both dropped from the dividend list
in the Summer of 1924. and judging
from the earning power Of the com
pany il will he a long time before divi
dendS are restored.
Al %. or 46 per cent of par. The
preferred stock pa wing no dividend. ia
selling within 22a. per cent OF the
conpanNs first mortgage bonds pay
ing interest at the rate of per cent
a year md selling at 6Sa4. There Is
another phase 10 the trading in the
issues Of the Washington. Baltimore
and Annapoli Electric Railroad.
which is mystifNinc the fna ncial dis
trict.
BUYERS as a rule confine their op-
erations to a single issue. that Is TO
say when the preferred is in demand,
the common is neglected and vice
versa. or if the bonds are being ac
quired both issues OF stocks are rele-
gated. This plan has been consist enl
lY followed ever since the name Of j.
f. Aldred has been linked with the
purchases.
For many weeks the quotati ton Of
the preferred has not varied an eighth
of A point Apparently 1t is pegsed
whether ) shares or 500 shares are
offered at that price. it is quickly alb
sorbed. For a shorter period there
has been standing hid of for sma II
amounts OF the common.
Nearly all the buying orders have
been executed by three houses. and the
belief in the fna ncial district is that
these houses are acting for Mr.. Aldred
Some Of the buying orders come from
New York, but most Of them originate
here.
played in the common shares than
for a long time. and during the last
two weeks house not heretofore
identified with purchasing movement
has been bidding for the stock. This
house was one of the principal sellers
several months ago when the quota
tion was nearly twice as high as il Is
todaV
Evening star., 1926-04-19
RY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Privsi

NEW YORK. April l9.-Withont
new developments in the news over
the week end to encourage public
participation in the market. the vol
un,e of business today was unusually
small. and price changes were too
sight to he Of significance.
The outside public could see no rea
son for coming in on either side Of the
market and was awaiting further de-
velopments in the industrial situation.
The way the stock ticker recorded
actual transactions was entirely diff
ferent from that of the early dsvs of
March. when il was running Is and
80 minutes late in an effort to keep
pace with the large volume. At in.
tervalS today the ticker was At a
sta ndstill for minutes at q time.
Ford Motor Of Canada. which had
dropped Spectacularly last week fol-
lowing announcement Of the propose |
10 reduce the Canadian import taxes
f1uctuated widely again today. Wall
NEW YORK. April 10 Following
is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
Evening star., 1926-04-19
JUDGE GARY F0RESEES
STEEL STOCK DIVIDEND
Says 1t Would Not Be Advisa BILE
at Present, But Indicates
Future Possibility.

Rv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April l9--Elhert H.
Gary chairman OF the United States
Steel Corporation. today notified stock
holders at their annual meeting in Ho.
boken. y. j.. that no stock dividend
could he safely declared at this time.
hut indicated that such payne Mt
was possible in the future.
II may say" he added. the time
may come when il would he legal just
and proper toward all interests. and
safe to the cash requirements of the
steel corpora ton TO issue additional
common stock as a stock dividend to
common shareholders against part
of new improvements heretofore
charged to capital expenditures. OF
course, if this were done il would add
to the amount Of cash dividends on
the common stock. IL and when de
clared. and might possibly in times of
depression interrupt their continuity.
1T should not he done without pains
taking and conscientious consider
ton. II cannot he done with safety at
the present time
Evening star., 1926-04-19
Mother! It's
Cruel to "Physiic" i"
Your Child

To Dr.. w. 3. Caldwell, of Monti-
cello. Ill.,. a practicing physician for
~ years, il seemed cruel that SO
many constipated infants and child
rem had to be kept constantly
STIRRED up" and half sick.
While he knew that constipation
was the cause of nearly all childrens
little ills. he did not believe that a
sickenina purge" or "physic" was
necessary.
In Dr.. CaIdweII's Syrup Pepsin he
discovered a laxative which helps to
establish natural bowel regularity
even if the child is chronicalIy consti-
pated Or. CaIdweII's Syrup Pepsin
not only causes gentle, easy bowel
movement. but. best of all. it never
Evening star., 1926-04-19
Britons Drop Bread.

European wheat harvests of 1925
were poor. increased cost Of bread
compelling British work people to
economize in its consumption. This
year there has been a, bountiful wheat
arrival at English ports, and flour has
diminished in value. but the demand
remains slack. On the other hand
bacon. butter and eggs are largely con-
sumed by British work people. as well
as other classes. and in 1925 Britishers
paid the farmers of Denmark $225,-
600 900 for such foodstuffs.
Evening star., 1926-04-19

he set aside from the net profits of
the canal The sponsors of the bill
assert that ship is essentially an
export COMMODITY and must compete
with free trade ships built under low
costs.
Shipping men explain that ship
building is one of the industries not
subject to mass production methods
Each ship Is essentially individual.
and varies according to the purpose
for which she is designed. In a ship
like the MaloIo. il is pointed out. only
every other line nf plates on her sides
ca n he placed without special fitting.
The plates of the lines between must
he bent and punched separately to fit.
Evening star., 1926-04-19
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

CHICAGO. April t9.-Some dealers
here declare the recent q per cent
drop in scrap iron prices has put
heavy melting steel below the cost Of
production. Prices are quoted at
S13.25 and $3.50 a ton. '.'''
CLEVELAND. - Cleveland & posi-
ton as a center Of steel production
FOR automobile companies is being
strengthened by its accessibility to De-
troit. Overnight shipments are now
being made to Detroit the year round.
In Summer much of this is done by
boat, while at other times trains of
trucks carry the steel.
DETROIT. - Retail deliveries by
dealers of the Buick Motor Co. dur
ing the first 10 days of April totaled
a.6S9 cars. This was 1924 more than
were shipped from the factory, indi
eating reduction in dealers stocks.
SAN FRANCISCO. - Shipment of
Spring lambs thus far have been con
siderably lighter than last year. large
" owing to weather conditions. The
movement of live lambs to New York
Boston and Philadelphia. totals about
5000, compared with $4,000 last. year.
ON.--E 1fdl spraying nI 'reOrEld
peach trees has been completed, and
the peach cron is. safe eXcept. for. eX
traordinary weather conditions. The
new orchards in bearing will about
offset the loss cau.ed ty the March
freeze An increase in north Georgia
apple production is predicted.
BOSTON.-Suncook Mills of Sun.
cook, \. H., are operating With S.
per cent of the force and operating
some looms at might.
DEL RIO, Tex--The increasing
prices being paid for mohair in Texas
this Spring are attributed to the de-
nand for this commodity from auto
mobile manufacturers. ....,..... ...
PORTLAND, Me.-Maine potatoes
have advanced to $1.25 per peck in
the Boston market. and dealers are
predicting higher prices before the
Southern crop is available to relieve
the shortage.