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New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
MOTHER AND SON BANQUET
Nathan Hale Council, Order of De Molay, to Present Original Pro- gram in Masonic Hall Tuesday,

What promises to be one of the biggest events in Connecticut Junior Masonic circles will be held in Ma sonic hall next Tuesday evening, when Nathan Hale chapter. Order of De Molay will hold its Mother and Son banquet. A delightful program has been arranged by the commit tee in charge. -.
 The event of the evening will be a short play. "The Finest Man of All" written and presented by the boys of the chapter. The chapter or chestra will render popular music and George Westerman and Charles Johnson will present duets. The speaker will be Rev. Samuel A. Fiske of Berlin.
 Master Councillor George Porter and the entertainment committee un- der Charles Newton are putting forth every effort to make this. the first of its kind, success. The program
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
STATE BANKERS MEET
New Britain Institutions to Be Well Represented at Annual Banquet In New Haven This Evening.

A number of local bankers plan to attend the annual banquet of the Connecticut Bankers association at New Haven thi, evening. Those who will attend are as follows: From the New Britain Trust Co.,. F. w. Ma comber, treasurer: Leon A. Sprague. new business manager; Harry H. Howard, secretary and trust officer, and Charles J. Law. assistant treas
 urer. From the Commercial Trust Co.,: John c. Loomis, president; Charles J. Hawkins, treasurer: Wal ter M. Bassford. assistant treasurer: Louis Bouet, trust officer and Harry Armstrong. manager of the bond de- partment. The New Britain Nation al bank will be represented by r. S. Chamberlain, vice-president and cashier. The City National bank will be represented by Paul K. Rogers, president, and Francis c. Kelly.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
Taxes on Dividends in
 Mass. Now Is Proposed

Boston, Feb. II P,-The legisla- tive committee on taxation today reported in favor of reference to the next session of the legislature of a bill to make dividends on shares of Massachusetts corporations taxable. At present only dividends of for eign corporations are taxable. The bill had been sponsored by Frank A. Goodwin, registrar of motor ve- hicles.
 The committee on legal affairs reported leave to withdraw on a petition to make Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
KID KAPLAN SICK

Meriden, Feb. Il RETemporarily taking the count from influenza, Louis (Kid) Kaplan has cancelled bouts arranged with Jackie Brady at Rochester, N. Y.. Monday night and with Jimmy McLarnin at San Francisco, Cal. on February 22. While he has not been kept in bed, kaplan has been unable to keep up training because of his condition.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
sowER TO ADDRESS A. L.

Daniel Sower of Kentucky. na- tional director of Community service of the American Legion. will address a meeting of Legionnaires and their friends at the Meriden post rooms. Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. He will choose for his subject Civic Betterment." A large num- Der of members of Eddy Glover post are planning to attend.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

The action of Loomis Thompson, local architect. 1against Krikorian, has been started in superior court and has been continued to Tuesdays session of that tribunal. The same law firms represent the parties in. volved, as in the preceding case, and the trial is being carried on before Judge Newell Jennings. Thompson Is seeking to collect architect fees.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
POLO CAME CANCELLED

Northfield, Vt, Feb. II R-The Norwich University polo team .as cancelled a match with West Point scheduled for February and has abandoned plans for other games around that date in order that they players may concentrate on the coming indoor tourney at Hartford, Conn. They will compete at this tourney in Class D against teams representing Yale, Harva<d, Fort Ethan Allen and Hartford Cavalry.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
S2,000 Suit Withdrawn
 Before Trial in Court

The action of Michael Anderson against NJ. NJ. Krikorian, for s2.000 damages. which was scheduled for trial yesterday in the superior court, was settled just before the case was called. Hungerford and Sake repre- sented the plaintiff and Donald Gaffney, the defendant. The plain tiff claimed damages for carpenter work done on building owned by the defendant,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
American Hosiery Co.
 Meeting February 23

The annual meeting Of the stock holders of the American Hosiery Co. will be held in the office of the con- cern on Wednesday. February 23, at 2:3o o'clock in the afternoon. A board of directors will be elected and a vote will be taken on the re- ports of the board of directors and officers of the company.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
J. K. FLEMING DEAD

Woodstock. N. B., Feb. II R-J. K. Fleming. member of parliament and former premier of New Bruns- wick, who died here yesterday. suf- fered such mental suffering because of the accusations against him in the senatorial contest in Maine last November that his recuperative powers were undermined, 1t was said last night.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

has been selected in a balanced man. ner so that 1t will be enjoyed by both mothers and sons. The hall has been decorated in colors appro- priate to the season and those at- tending have been promised a de- lightful surprise.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
MINISTER TO SWEDEN

Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. II Pl- It is understood here that J. Butler Wright, third assistant secretary of state, will succeed Robert Woods Bliss as American minister to Sweden. Mir. Bliss was recently appointed ambassador 10 Argentina
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
East Hartford Engages
 Municipal Service Co.

At a town meeting in East Hart ford last night, it was unanimously voted to enter into contracts with the Municipal Service Go. of this city to install an assessing system in
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
New Britain
Mtddlcfeld

At the annual meeting of the To- cal club the officers elected for 1921 were:
 President-F. R. Beach. Vice-president- A. Trick. Secretary-F. L. Engel. Treasurer-T. l.. Monier. Executive officer-W. H. Bacon.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
RIFLE CLUB LOSES
 MIDDLEF|ELD DUEL
Defeated in Shoot 178S to 177S
 Officers Are Elected

The New Britain Rifle club went to Middlefield range last night and in a close match were outshot by their rivals, the Middlefield Rife
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11
NEGRO WATERS ORGANIZE

New brltuQ bTduCIl, N. n. ts w.
 Formed With Officers Composed
 of Force in Burritt Hotel Dining
 Room.
 The New Britain branch of the National Association of Colored Walters has been organized and will hold its first meeting tonight in the Segalia club hall at 39 Oak street.
 C. B. White, head walter at the Burritt hotel. Is state organizer of the association in Connecticut. The throughout the United States. It is is to improve hotel dining room service, with the hope eventually of establishing uniform service throughoutthe United States. It is not . labor organization or union, 1t Is pointed out.
 The officers of the New Britain association are walters at the Bur ritt hotel. They are as follows: President, Johnson Moore: vice presi- dent, Henry Davis: secretary. Robert c. Jones: treasurer, Charles Oliver.
 At tonights meeting a number of candidates from Hartford and other nearby cities will be here for initi- ation. There will be several out oi town speakers.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-11

A British army regiment recently returned from Constantinople to England after being absent IS years and having served in eight countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
New Bond Issues

NEW YORK, September 80 (SpeciaD.
The Royal Securities Corporation
offers today an issue of $4,000, 900
Fraser co.'s. Ltd, gig per cent Is
year gold debentures priced at 9912
to yield about 6.55 per cent.
An additional issue of $4,000 600
Texas Power & Light Co. first and
refunding mortgage gold bonds is
being marketed today by a banking
group headed by Harris Forbes & Co.,
and including Coffin & Burr, Inc,
Bonbright q Co. and Lee, Higgin-
son & GO. The new bonds are priced
al SO to yield 5.13 per cent. and mature
November j, 1856.
A syndicate headed by First National
Bank and including Redmon 4 Co,
kissel, Kinnecutt & Co, r. ]. Van
Ingen & Co. r. w. pressprich & Co.
and AngloL ondon-Paris Co. offers to-
day q new issue of 1857 900 City of
Minneapolis per cent bonds due an
nually November ], 1928 to 1852 and
priced to yield $50 to $50 per cent.
G. l.. Ohstrom 4 Co. Inc, and COf
fin 4 Burr have purchased for later
public Offering a new issue of 81 600
900 Water Service CO., Inc, collateral
trust per cent gold bonds, series of
1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
BEARS ARE ROUTED
IN CURB DEALINGS
Utilities in Favor-EarIy
Heavy Selling Offset by Sub
Sequent Rallies.

Special Dispatch to The star
NEW YORK. September 29.-Pro-
fessional efforts to depress the main
body of curb stocks today met wit h
only temporary success. Tneasiness
over the possibility of a substantial
increase in the brokers' loan item to
he made public by the federal reserve
after the close of business brought
out considerable liquidation for time
After the market had absorbed these
sales rallyinE set in and most prices
carried back to or about previous final
quotations.
An outstanding incident was the
favor in which public utilities We're
regarded. even when the rest of the
list was under pressure. The formal
announcement of the deal between
United Gas and Improvement and
Philadelphia Electric was followed by
Il rise into new high ground for the
former stock. taking into consideration
the fact that it was selling ex
Dividend
Philadelphia Electric. however. APP
peared to have discounted the eX
pected benefits to be derived through
the exchange of stocks which are to
be made in the ratio of two shares
of United Gas for each of phila-
delphia Electric.
New high records for the year We're
rea ched by Electric Bond and Share,
mp 3 points; American SuperPower
issues fractionally above Wednes-
DAYS finals, and Pennsylvania Water
and Power. almost a point higher.
American Light and Traction moved
forward sharply almost 4 points.
The demand for New Haven new
preferred was greater than during
the recent sessions. Above 10 the
price was at a new top. EXpecta-
tons that the road will receive n full
subscription to the new preferred
offering appeared to figure in the cal
CuiatiOnS as to it's worth market
wise. New York Central new gained
ground while Alabama Great South
ern common felt the effect Of profit
taking.
There appeared to be no top for
Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining,
which sold at $50 for the first
time. Deere common was taken up
again but improvement was limited.
The weakness in CelaneSe Corpora
ton stock might have been coinci-
dent with the announcement that the
du Pont Company has plans under
way for erection Of an artificial silk
plant which will cost several million
dollars.
Recent strength OF Imperial Oil of
Canada was explained by the report
that Standard Oil of New Jersey had
arranged to sell 10000 shares of the
stock to the Sun Life Insurance Co.
at $55 a share. This deal was ar
ranged some time ago when the price
was considerably below current quo
tatiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
COTTON DECLINES
IN TRADING TODAY
Early Drop Followed by De-
cline, but Prices Ease
Off Again.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 29.-The
cotton market opened steady today at
a decline of IA TO 81 points under
realizing by recent buyers and South
ern or local selling. inspired by rela-
lively easy I.iN erpOol cables and re-
ports of warmer weather in the South
west.
December sold off to 21.70 and March
TO - .O6, net declines of about % to 30
points on active positions, but the
forecast for showers in the Eastern
belt brought in buying at the lower
prices. and a good part ot The losses
was recovered in early trading.
Private cables said that some end
month trade calling in Liverpool had
been supplied by continental and Bonn
bay selling. but reported larger clear
ances of cotton goods at better prices
at the Shanghai auctions.
The early rally extended to 21.95 for
December and 22.25 for March. or
back tn nearly yesterdays closing quo
tations. This bulge met some further
Southern hedging or realizing. how
ever, and fluctuations later in the
morning were rather irregular with
trading comparatively quiet, at mid
day December selling around 21.S5,
with the general market showing net
decline of to Is points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
EARNINGS TURN UPWARD.

NEW YORK, September % (P).--
Charles Donnelly, president of the
Northern Pacific. says the third week
in September marked the turn from
decreases to increases in the road
earnings compared with last year, and
he was confident the months gross
and net would he above September
last year. Il also feel confident gross
and net for the last quarter of 1927
will show a gain over the 1926 period,
but whether the increase in net for
the last four months will offset the de
crease of nearly $4,000 900 in the first
eight months I can't say"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.


NEW YORK. September % R)-
Foreign exchanges irregular; quo
thtions in cents. Great Britain.
demand. 1876 3-l6: cables, 1865; GO
day bills on banks, 4S214 France. de-
lnand, 49, u; cables. 1921; Italy,
demand. 5.4J; cables. 5.4512
Demand: Belgium. 1927; Ger
many, 23.S0; Holland. 40.o6ia Nor
way. @6.3$; sweden. 2G.SS; Denmark,
2G.1Gf2; Switzerland l9.37%, Spain,
l7.io; Greece. 1874; Poland, Il.20:
Czechnslorakia 2.9Gi4; JuSoslavla,
1,16: Austria, 1903: Rumani1. 62i /:
Argentina. ATS: Brazil. 11.S5: Toxic,
$685.; Shanghai, 61.s712; Montreal,
l00.12.e. \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
Baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. September 90 (Spe-
ciaD.-White potatoes, bushel. 1.00a
1.2J; barrel, 1.50a3.25; sweet potatoes,
barrel. 1.50a2 40; vans, barrel, ! .50a
200: beans, buShel, 90a1.10; beets, 100,
2.00a4.0 90, cabbage, 100, 2.00a4 90; car.
rots, 100. 2.00a4.00; celery, crate. 1.25a
l.1j: corn. dozen, 10d20: cucumberS.
bushel. LISA l.75a2,0 90; elephants, has
ket, 25a35; lettuce, crate, 2.50a3 So;
lima beans, bushel. 1.25a 80; onions,
100 pounds, LOCAL IS; peppers, basket,
20a30; spinach. bushel. 50a60; to.
matoes, basket, o0a+0; packing stock,
buShel, 25a40.
Apples, basket, o5a75; barrel. > 50a
80; cantaloupes. crate, Jna2.25; crab
apples, basket. scars; grapes. com.
mon, basket, 50a75; damsons. bushel,
l.50a .65; peaches. bushel, 150a2. rs;
pears, bushel, 1.75a3.5o.
Dairy Farm Products.
Live poultry - Spring chickens,
pound, 23a28; Leghorns, 23a25; old
hens, 22a2S; Leghorns. 20a22; old
ROSTERS. 15alS; ducks, 22a25; guinea
fowl, each. 40a15.
Eggs-Receipts. ! ,955 cases; native
and nearby current receipts in free
cases, dozen. 38a40; strictly fresh,
dozen, 40a42.
Hutter-Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 45a50: prints. 50a52: blocks.
49a5I: ladies', 3Ga38; rolls. 32a35: store
packed, 30; dairy prints, 32a35; process
butter, 40a4l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

Capital Traction Colo at 1854
Potomac Electric pfd. 6s-5 at 110h, B
l10h
Potomac Electric pfd 51as-10 at los Il
washington Gas Light-10 at 20. 20 at
y. 30 at 70. 10 at 19Ts
Federal-American Co. com.-5 at 40. 10
Sanitary Grocery pfd.--10 at 102I4.
AFTER CALL
D. G. Paper Dfd-35 at 90.
Potomac Electric pfd. 6s--5 at 110I2. Is
HOE.
Potomac Electric MD. l9s-5 at 1O5
Capital Traction CO. at los ~
Washington Rwy. EIec. 4s-Sl 900 at
Sanitary Grocery Co. pfd-5 at 1925. 10
Il 102. 10 at 102 Il
Mergenthaler Lnotype-6 at 1872. 2 at
~. 10 at 1l21a.
Norfolk & Wash. Steamboat Cos at 3O2
Money--Call loans. and per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star ONCE
lNDIrSTRIAIS

Following is the list Of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
NICKEL PLATE EARNINGS,

NEW YORK, September 20 R).-
august operating income of the New
.ork, Chicago & st. Louis (Nickel
flate) was $SO,359 larger than in Au-
;ust last year, and for the eight
honths this year $107,092 more than
he corresponding 1925 period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
Dairy Farm Products.
ENGINEERS PUBLIC SERVICE

NEW YORK, September % (R).--
Net earnings Of Engineers Public
Service Co. for the year ended Au-
gust 81 were 81 .055.612, an increase
of 81, 1921 ,26l over the preceding year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
CURB SEAT SOLD.

NEW YORK, September % tP).--
The New York Curb Market member
ship of Harry G. TWidell has been sold
for $50 900 To Martin Perls, unchanged
from the previous sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
Erie C0nvertables Up.

Erie COnvertables Up.
The feature of the more speculative
sues was the activity in Erie con-
ertihle ID" is, on which the con
lrsion privilege expires Saturday.
nder a huge turnover these bonds
avanced rapidly from 3 to 4 points,
eeping pace with the stock. Delaware
nd Hudson convertible IS, another
pnd of the same class, on which the
inversion privilege comes off also
ctober !, went higher today but were
ut so active.
Statement by the chairman Of the
Peterborough hondholders' committee
lat the Untermyer reimbursement pla n
lould be carefully considered. brought
me buying into lnterborough bonds.
he refunding SIS, stamped and I'M
amped, improved moderately. IL the
Ian goes through the 1nterborough
8. now selling around Il, will re-
hive par for par New York City's IS
iaturing in So years.
Exchange Attractive.
. Inasmuch as New York City credit
on an approximate per cent basis,
lese per cent bonds ought to sell
round 80. making the exchange at
active. The offer for the INTERIOR
lgh Is Is not so profitable, but the
carry a conversion privilege into
le refunding 5s. The fact that there
doubt about acceptance of the plan
all the interests involved is what
lakes the speculation.
The foreign list was more irregular,
actional declines in some of the
fench Railway issues being accom-
Rnied by advances in some Of the
rench municipals..
Investment houses were interested
} the action of the city of Blu
harest, Rumania, in inviting some
Eoscore banking firms to bid on a
ew 100000 loan for municipal
obstruction work. This is an unusual
rOcedure.
Polish bonds were firm at the start,
ut in the afternoon, after advices
nd been received that the Govern
ient had called off negotiations for
new $40 ZOO, 900 loan, both the SIS and
= sold off on heavy offerings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
|ONDS ARE FIRM
IN TRADING TODAY
rie C0nvertibIes Features of
DeaIings-Foreign List Is
More Irregular.
BY CHARLES r. SPEARE

ecial Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 29.-The
md market continued firm today, in
swise affected by the disturbance in
ocks. High-Crade issues We're either
bchangcd or fractionally higher and
there had been larger offerings they
Duld have been easily absorbed.
Sltimore and Ohio As, Southern Rail
lSy General As and International
PlephOne and Telegraph 412s are
tpes of bonds in demand today.
1t was reported from Washington
rat exchanges of the second Liberty
d s for the new Treasury notes were
inning in about as estimated. 1t was
hded that because Of the wide dis
ibution Of the second Liberty loan
lie proportion of exchanges to the
ral amount outstanding will he
nall, making a larger amount to be
hid off in cash on November /. There
as no important change in the Gov
rnment bond list
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS.

By Specai Leased Wire to The Star.
NEW YORK. September %
QUOTED in dollars per million marks
Bid. Asked
Ger Govt fw u rs 'li-1S S00.0u $500
AIS lgl9 COCO 1U.UU
tntntud in dollars Thousand marks
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-17
THE WEEKLY AND SEMI-WEEKLY
NEWSPAPERS.

So encouraging complimentary letters have been
received by The Peasantve patrons
Using columns acknowledge
expressions of these well wishers
In making acknowledgements wish to add that plant
changes for improvement expansion constantly going
on The Pleasanvile Press has splendid loyal
organization and the results Of their intelligent
vice is reflected in gains advertising
There has been a great many years when
weekly and semiweey community upbuildes
home journals have been appreciated much they today
Weekly and semweey newspapers progressed plant
improvements until newspaper
Press edition uptothemnute
nation of local character that
The weekly and semweeky Clean home going
They with sensatonaism that
called but which only exctes and degrades
Instead of declining their fields weekly and
semweekly being welcomed
homes alternatives hypercica nonsensca browbeatng
productions civic
political life vital community
growth.
While The Pleasantyille week for
convenience desires
stability high class weekly
The Pleasanve Press appreciates expressions like
following by Alfred Sloan Jr president of the General
Motors Corporation, who says:
az believe country weekly newspaper | be-
printed ma n United States
thoroughly read has influence than the pages
OF newspapers"
appreciates what being said
ccuIations by o. c.
Hean director the Audit Bureau of Crculations
who advises business executives in these words:
buy smaller circulation Big
figures are right kind of reader"
prdes itself having the right
kind Of reader.
KENNETH w. GOLDTHWAITE
Editor and Publisher.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-17

Two Fire
Companies
Companies Nos. / and 3 Will
Compose The Fire Dept.
of Pleasantville
SEPARATE HOUSES
AND EQUIPMENT
Ordinance for the Organiza-
ton and Regulation of the
Fire Department; One Chief
Engineer and 2 Assistants

A plan for the consolidation of
Fire Companies Nos. one and three
of the City of Pleasantyille and
for the organization and regu-
lation of the Fire Department of
the City of Pleasantyille was intro
duced by Councilman Biggs at the
meeting last evening.
The officers shall consist of
chief engineer, an assistant chief
engineer, from each company, a
captain and lieutenant from each
company. Three truck drivers and
two firemen are to have their
headuarters at the firehouse, City
Hall.
The chief engineer viii receive
a salary of $50 and each assistant
chief $50; truck drivers $1,000 and
each fireman $1,000 per annum.
Volunteer Fire Co. No. /, will
have charge and control of the
apparatus at the present fire house
in the City Hail.
Volunteer Fire Co. No. 3, will
have charge and control Of fire
apparatus which is to be provided.
The title and ownership of all
apparatus is vested in the City of
Pleasantville.
Company No. 8, will shortly have
a new house and equipment placed
on property the company recently
donated to the city in North Main
street
The chief engineer and assist
ants will be appointed by the Com
mon Council. Each company may
chose its own president. secretary
and treasurer.