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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-12
-In-- MezC York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York--As he has been do- ing since the first World Series, Harry M. Stevens turned out for the championship games this sea- son, and went around greeting other gray-heads and recalling that ] historic day at the Polo Grounds in 1900 when he sold his first hot dog.
 Harry Stevens is really the man who gave the hot dog to this country. True, sausage sandwiches had beer sold before, but never in rolls, with mustard, or in great quantities to sporting crowds. News paper cartoonists of that day help- ed to popularize them by making fun of the name. And, as you may have guessed, Mir Stevens has made several million dollars from the business He now owns about 50 refreshments concessions, at many of the nations biggest ball parks and race tracks. He also publishes score cards and programs.
 He was born in London, the son of lawyer. At 21 he was in Niles, Mich., married, and working in an iron foundry. Ousted by q strike, he finally had to go to work on the state road at $1 e day. Then he became agent for 6 book called Irish Orators and Oratory," which didn't sell very well.
 One hot afternoon fin Co.,
 Iumbus, O., thoroughly dis
 couraged, Stevens spent his
 last 50 cents for c ticket to
 baseball game. And there he
 had his big idea For c prOm-
 ise of S50Os he took over the
 score card concession, sOlic.
 itcd $500 worth of advertise
 mcnts for 1t, paid his debt,
 and started on his new career.
 He went to Milwaukee, To.
 1ed0, Boston, Pittsburgh, and
 fiina11y to New York.
 Stevens has e Fifth avenue of. flee, and three of his sons are in the business with him. A fourth son is president of bank in Niles, Mich. The old man counts among his acquaintances most of the sporting and political and financial personages in the country, for at 72, he has munched' hot dogs with all of them, from the elder J. P. Morgan to Babe Ruth.
 
 Ringing the Bell.
 Two minor rackets are bother. ing the telephone company these days, and very little progress is being made against them. one is the practice of stuffng bits of paper in the coin-return slots of pay telephones and coming back G few hours later to remove them and reap small harvests of nickeIs Busy pay stations in drug stores, hotels and railroad term inais seem to yield the biggest and safeest returns, and the gangs who prey on them seem to maintain' regular routes and territories .... The other racket is q less inipor- tant one, but much sadder com. mentary on the honesty of sup posedly respectable folk. It has to do with cheating the company out of tolls for suburban calls. Here's q single example:
 A man who cOininuntcs from
 Long Island to his Manhattan
 business has irregular quit.
 ting hours and found hc had
 tO call his wife every after.
 noon to advise her of the time
 of his homecoming. So they
 devised C signal system. lf
 the telephone rings at 4:30
 sharp it means that he will
 catch tho 5 o'clock train. 1f
 it rings at 4:45, she knows
 that sic is to meet the $50.
 A call at 5 o'clock tells her
 that he can't get home tO din.
 ncr Sine never answers the
 telephone, so there is no
 charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-12
Everything on Big Scale

Those millions of little pigs that went to market in the govern ment's efforts to reduce surplus hog supplies and distress at one time, arc going to be proud pigs If they're cooked according to Uncle
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-12

All vehicles must be lighted not later than SAY tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-12
Personal Health Service
(By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene, not disease diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by pr Brady Address him, care of the Democrat. sending stamp and addressed envelope.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
MITCHELL OPPOSES
FIXING Of PRICES.
Attorney General Believes
Government Should Protect
Consumer Against 'Gouging.'
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER,


A statement that the Government
must protect the consumer against
"gouging" If the antitrust laws are re-
laxed has been made by William D.
Mitchell, Attorney General of the
United States.
This was revealed in the printed
hearings of executive sessions on the
appropriation bill Of the Department Of
Justice.
You cannot let business combine
and restrict production and raise prices
and not stand over it to see that it does
not gouge the public" the Attorney
General told the House Appropriations
Committee which was conducting the
hearings.
Many complaints are being made. he
said, about the competitive require
ments of the antitrust laws on the
theory that present low price levels can
not be raised unless industry Is allowed
to combine and regulate overproduction
and prices.
In discussing the advocacy Of those
favoring relaxation of the laws, that
the people should be allowed to get to-
gether and combine and hasten the
reduction in overproductton and quicken
the recovery Of prices and business, the
Attorney General said:
Now the moment you do that you
must have protection for the consum-
ing public You cannot let business
combine and restrict production and
raise prices and not stand over 1t TO
see that it does not gouge the public.
and what Is the result? You lmmedl-
ately have a commission or bureau
down here in Washington that super
vises all Of these arrangements and de-
cides whether they are IN the puoiic
welfare, decides whether the OIL peopie,
or the copper people, or some other
people, are charging the public too
much, and whether their prices are ex-
cessive. and it is an enormous proJec-
ton of government into business"
Evening star., 1933-01-26
GAIN OF $8O,Oo0,O00
IN GOLD REPORTED
Monetary Stocks Show Increase
During Month-Federal Re-
serve Bank Credit Declines.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Federal Reserve Board In us
monthly bulletin reported an increase
of sso, ,0o0, 900 in monetary gold stocks
during the four weeks ended Janu-
airy 18.
There was a seasonal decline Of $780,
coo 900 in the volume of money m cir
culation during the same period. Men,
Der bank reserve balances increased
during the four weeks about $l00, ,000,-
600 to a level S575, 100000 higher than
a year ago. Excess reserves OF member
banks also increased.
The volume Of member bank credlt
continued to decline during December
and the first part Of January, the board
said =,
It reported the December decline IN
the volume of industrial production as
slightly less than the usual seasonal
amount; while factory employment and
pay rolls showed a decrease somewhat
larger than usual for the season. The
report said the general level OF whole
sale commodity prices, after declining
in December, showed little change In
the first half of January.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
CURB SHARES FIRM
IN LIGHT TRADING
Market Shows RaIIying Ten
dency After Opening Lower.
Changes Small.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26.-The Curb
Exchange firmed during the first few
hours Of trading today, after opening
lower, but dealings remained light.
Public utilities and petroleums, the
two principal lists of shares on the
Curb, were relatively dull. Miscella-
neous industrials took their cue from
general movements on the big board
but the handful of Curb rails did not
do likewise. Pittsburgh g. Lake Erie,
for instance. was down, despite the in
crease reported in steel output Elec-
trio Bond & Share was almost without
net change at midday, as was Stand
ard Oil of Indiana. Cities Service was
a shade lower.
Montgomery Ward A was the feature
of the store stocks as 1t rose nearly
8 points The three widest movers
during the first hour were public utili-
ties. Commonwealth Edison was up y
and New York Power & Light 6 per
cent preferred up pa points, while
Illinois Power & Light Sc preferred
dropped points.
National Aviation and Transconti-
mental Air Transport, both mentioned
in merger rumors along with General
Aviation, moved forward. In the gold
shares Teck Hughes steadied as the
quarterly earning report showed 16
cents share, against Is cents in the
same 1881 quarter. Lehigh Coal & Navi-
CATION marketwise had discounted the
halving Of the common quarterly divi-
| dend.
Niagara Hudson Power has encoun-
tered offerings recently. Those close to
the stock insist that selling was in
spired by today's hearing before the
Federal Trade Commission Of a sub
sidiary, Syracuse Lighting, but In some
quarters in the Street 1t was rumored
that the dividend may be reduced.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
Grain Market
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHlCAGO, January 26,-New I'm.
turns In grain values early TODAY fol-
ioWeo reports that drought effects were
rapidly extending in domestic Winter
Wneat territory. Liverpool advices said
peter demand for wheat had de-
veloped. --"o oe-
opening unchanged to a. higher
, Wheat alterWard held near the initial
lunits Corn started at a shade decline
little. Ae"'iy altered
NO rain overnight was reported in
eltner Kansas or Nebraska, and Texas
sent WORD OF severe dust storms. Gables
tolo OF persistent sharp frosts in most
european countries, and snow COVERING
oenclent except in Hungary and Ruo
mama. Friends of higher prices laid
streSS also on assertions that United
states supplies Of wheat had been over
estimated. or domestic disappearance
was greater than generally calculated.
orag on wheat values, however. was
tne TACT that fresh speculative buyinp
lacked sustained volume. Considerable
notice was taken of announcement that
the world available supply of wheat in
creased 66,839,000 bushels in December.
compared with decrease of 3.714OOO
IN November. 1t was pointed out, how
ever, that the December increase COM
pared with similar enlargement of
66, ,568, 900 bushels in December. 1881
Corn and oats did little more than mark
time, varying but little from yesterdays
finish.
Deliveries on January contracts weak
ened provisions.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
BONDS IRREGULAR
IN NARROW RANGE
Junior Rail Group Meets Bet.
ter Support-U. S. Issues
Show Gains.
BY CHARLES F. SPEARE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26.-While
prices for bonds today were irregular
and some new low quotations for the
year were reached. there were indication
of a better demand and more support
for issues that have recently been under
pressure.
The narrowness of the market is in
dicated in the ease with which prices
declined on small offerings and an
equal degree of recovery on limited pur-
chases. This has been illustrated In
United States Rubber SIS and Western
Union SIS, which this week have been
first heavy and then strong, recovering
substantial losses with little effort.
The bonds of the amusement COM
panies were heavy. Considerable con- l.
Germ was expressed over the outcome OF
the interest payment on February l on
the Paramount-Publix 5l2s. The price
of these bonds Is already at default
level Loew's IS opened tractlonaily
down and then advanced 1E2 points
Pathe Is declined a point and were IT
points under last weeks highest.
The new interest in the New YORK
Central caused some buying OF junior
in bonds of the Illinois Central and
Missouri Pacific Systems. The payment
Of dividend on Pennsylvania stock en-
couraged bids at highest prices for the
bonds of the system. The 6l2s sold at
the highest of the year.
The market for active industrials was
irregular. Dodge IS declined to 82
and were off points from the years
best. National Dairy products 5l4s had
q slight rally. Tobacco Products 6l2s
duplicated their previous high OF the
year.
In the foreign list defaulted South
American issues, such as Brazilian and
Chilean loans, were strong. The Ger
man group were slightly reactionary. as
were italians. Great Britain 512s again
sold at LOG, which was 6 points up from
the low of last December.
Several of the United States Treasury
loans improved their price position and
touched the best quotations for the
movement. 1t is understood that the
reduction in the rate of interest by New
York banks has led to additional buy
ing of Government securities by the
mutual savings banks, as well as by In
terror banks.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
ARUNDEL CORPORATION
NETS S720,315 FOR YEAR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 26.-At the
annual meeting of stockholders Of the
Arundel Corporation, held yesterday,
net income Of $720,3l5 for 1882 was re-
ported. This compares with earnings
Of s2,033. .102 in the previous year.
Dividends totaling s1,347,688 were
disbursed during the past year, nearly
double the II months net and made
possible by the strong cash position OF
the company.
At the end Of 1892 the Arundel COM
pany's current assets were S3,037 500, as
against current liabilities of $795,874 a
ratio of nearly to /. Surplus carried
over to the new year was s2,834, $50. as
compared with s3,544,7l9 January l,
1882
officers reelected were: Frank A.
Furst, chairman of the board; Joseph
j. Hook, president; w. Bladen Lowndes,
vice president; John T.. Daily, secretary
Richard A. Froehlinger, treasurer: j. V.
Hogan, assistant to the president; Ed
gar L. Wade. assistant secretary; Jo-
seph N. Seifert, assistant treasurer.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, January 26.-It was the
opinion OF many brokers today that re-
cent Developments had laid the foun-
dation for a further stock market re-
covery.
Thomson & McKinnon-The market
itself reflects more confidence and We
believe further rallying power will de-
velop.
Clark, Childs g. Keech-It is not In
the market to remain as completely
absent-rninded and to continue to
ignore recent developments, the most
important of which We think are the
good prospects for settlement of war
debts, strength in the pound and firmer,
II not higher, commodity prices. When
with this we correlate the usual Spring
rallies, we cannot help but continue to
advise purchase of stocks and second
rate bonds at present.
Hornblower & Weeks-we continue
to feel that the basis for real re-
coVery movement has been laid, and its
start is only a question Of time.
Frazier Jelke & Cove look for a
gradual improvement in prices and
think the risk involved in buying the
better equities at this time is not great.
Jackson Bros, Boesel g. Cove ad-
here to the view that this upper re-
sistance level will be pierced in the
near future and that this performance
Will mark the real beginning of a SUBJ
stantial advance.
Shields & Co.-Unless crazy imitation
ideas again get prominence and arouse
fears there is no reason to expect any
drastic shakeout, so that no change in
the trading character of the market is
to be antiipated. While the Steel divi-
dend hangs over rallies will be limited
SO that bulges should be taken advan-
tage of to tighten holdings.
Redmond & Cove still feel that
selective liquidation will continue and
that further downward readjustments
IN the prices of many individual stocks
are likely. We therefore continue to
urge cautious investment and trad
ing policy.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
MARYLAND BANKS CUT
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMBRIDGE, Md, January 26.-Foul
banks in this city. together with five
branches of the Eastern Shore Trust
Co. in Dorchester County, have cut
their interest rate on time and savings
deposits from to per cent a year,
They are. besides the trust company
the National Bank Of Cambridge, Farm,
ers and Merchants National Bank and
the Peoples Loan Savings and Deposit
Bank. The Eastern Shore Trust Co.'S
branches in this county also affected,
are at East New Market, Hurlock,
Vienna, Wingate and Hoopers Island.
With this action the per cent rate
becomes effective in all the banks OF
group 6 of the Maryland Bankers AS
sociation. embracing all banks in Dor
chester, Wicomico, Somerset and Wor-
cester counties. Dorchester County was
the first to start the per cent rata
and the last to abandon it.
Banks in Sussex and Kent Counties In
the adjoining State of Delaware have
also adopted the per cent rate as OF
January l and several Talbot County
banks have taken similar action.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
|CUTS IN OIL PRICE
HANDICAP INDUSTRY
Proration Proposals and New
Tax Problems Also Un-
settle Trade.
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHe ASsOCIdteu fTeSS.
TULSA, Okla, January 26.-Low
prices, prospective changes in proration
laws. new tax problems and the un-
certain status Of investigations into en-
forcement of curtailment have kept the
Midcontinent oil industry unsettled the
last week
Virtually all purchasers Of crude were
buying on the new scale posted first
by Stanolind Crude Oil Purchasing Co.
a week ago, and there were frequent
expressions of dissatisfaction from the
small producer requiring immediate
outlet for his oil.
Loud protestations came from the
stripper producers, who reiterated their
ften-expressed declaration they could
no longer afford to keep open their
wells at current schedules fixing the
top price at So cents barrel
"Stripper well operators. running a
barrel or slightly more per day pei
well, cannot keep going with the price
so low," said Winston P. Henry a lead
in Eastern Oklahoma. 1T means bank
ruptcy for many and increased unem-
ployment."
Large purchasers, with much empty
storage, were casting about for new
sources of crude, hoping to fill depleted
stocks at low prices.
Refinery prices reflect the general low
schedule for crude, in the Midconti-
nent, or group 81 area United States
motor gasoline was going at slightly
more than 2 cents a gallon at re-
flneries. but demand was rated fair for
the period of the year.
New proration proposals in the Okla
homa Legislature stressed "ratabls
taking by pipe line companies and pre-,
vention of discrimination between th(
several fields of the State.
Yesterday the Oklahoma Tax Com
mission heard a last plea of purchasing
companies to continue in effect the
time-honored custom of allowing pe
cent for shrinkage in making tax re-
ports.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
REICHSBANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN, January rs P.-The
Reichsbank statement, as Of January
%, shows the following changes in
reichsmarks: Gold and bullion In
creased 5,424, 900, reserve in foreign cur
rencies decreased 5,177,o0o, bills OF ex-
change and cheques decreased ll0, 0,298,-
900, silver and other coins increased
68, ,1O3, 900. notes on other banks In,
creased 1927 900. advances decreased
3,487 900, investments increased 642.-
600, other assets decreased 42,086, 600,
notes in circulation decreased l27,O78,-
900, other maturing obligations in
creased 33,761 900, other liabilities in
Total gold holdings. soe ssh 900. Note
coverage, 1913 per cent. Rate OF dis
count, 4 per cent.
Frances leading automobile manufac-
turer has opened an apprentices school
with capacity of 600 students.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, January 26 (P).-Busi-
ness continued dull in the money mar
ket today with rates unchanged Call
money on the Stock Exchange held at
per cent, and funds were again Of
fered in the outside call market at p
Of l per cent Time money and prime
commercial paper rates were also un-
changed.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
Bank of England Statement.

LONDON, January 26 LP).-The week
ly statement of the Bank of England
shows the following changes in pounds
Total reserve increased 5,245 900, circu-
lation decreased 1,426,00O, bullion in
creased 100000, other securities
decreased 1,765, ,0e0, public deposits de-
creased 900, other deposits decreased
2,047,000, notes reserve increased s.
243 900, government securities decreased
5,95O,000
The proportion Of the banks reserve
to liability IS 31.28 per cent, compared
with 2727 last week.
Rate of discount, per cent.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
BANK OF HERNDON.

HERNDON, Va, January 26 (Spe-
ciap AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Bank. OF
Herndon last week the following board
OF directors was elected for the pres
ent year: DR.. Ernest L. Robey, j. F.
Ryan, 7. Edgar Reed, M. H. Middleton
A. E. Bradshaw, w. M. McNair, Mark
Turner The officers of the bank were
also elected at this meeting. DR.. Ernest
l.: Robey and John F. Ryan were elect
ed president and vice president. re-
spectively, for the twenty third con.
secutive term. A. E. Bradshaw was re-
elected cashier and James Myres assist.
ant cashier.
The bank declared per cent semi
annual dividend on its capital stock TO,
the past year.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
Refnancing Plan Proposed.

NEW YORK, January 26 (P.-
Stockholders of General RefractorieS
Co. will be asked to approve plan for
refinancing S5,000,000 issue of two
wear per cent notes due March /. It
is proposed to issue S6,000,000 Of first
mortgage bonds bearing stock warrants.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Sta,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 26.-Cotton
prices opened unchanged to up points
here today following steady prices in
Liverpool
Opening quotations were: March,
GIT. up 2; May, 6.29, up @ July, Sal,
unchanged October, 662, up 4; De-
cember, CTS, up 2.
Evening star., 1933-01-26
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Stock and

NEW YORK. January 26 R).-1m-
provement in December net operating
income over the same month in 1881
was reported today by few railroads,
mainly in the group Of smaller systems
Reporting railroads included the fol-
lowing:
Evening star., 1933-01-26
IT s TREASURY CERTIFICATES
(Reported by chas. D. Barney Co,
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Wash. Gas IS A-s1oo at 10O1l. s10o
at 1901, S1OO at 1904, $1,000 at
1OO1a, $1,000 at 1001a, $500 at 1001a.
AFTER CALL.
Wash. Gas IS A-s1OO at 10oas.
Pot. Elec. 5l2% pfd.-l0 at LOT.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Wash. Gas SIS 1861 900 at 944,
$1,000 at 94A, $500 at 9414.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1933-01-26

quarterly or ssmi-annuai psvyer, On iMast M
q sipioehd W. Partly extra. tPlus ~ in s,ocr
stncp tspyaDIe N cash or stock b PAYABLE in
ia ia k. stoek. gPlus So in STOCK. h Plus 7.
in in stocf rI1S p1S. 2% IN stock, Plus Ios
IN STOCK. Paid last year-no regular rsts
Evening star., 1933-01-26
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Bid. Asked.
Amer. Tel & Tel. 4las 3D.. 100 80.
Am Tel Tel. ctl. tr. 5s. -. 104lz 49,.
Anacostia g. Pot. R. r. 5s.. ~ so
Anacostia & Pot. Guar. 5s.. 80 ..-..
c. 4 P. Tel of Va IS. 80. 104i2 -.
Capital Traction r. r. 5s... 55 so
City & Suburban 5s.. AZ
Georgetown Gas 1st 5s. ..... JOB .....
Potomac Elec. Cons 5Te.... 105 .....
Potomac Elec. 6s 1858. ..... 108 ...
Washington Gas AIS. ...... 100h 1O0H
Washington Gas IS. 1O5 .....
Wash. Gas 6s, series A. ..... 10OL2 1O1
Wash. Gas 6S, series B. 1O3l2 -.
Wash. Rwy. & Elec. 4s..... 80 81
MISCELLANEOUS.
Barber & Ross Inc, .Gl2s.. -. so, -;
Chevy Chase Club 512s.. 99la 10OHa
Columbia Country Club 51as. 99la 1O3
D. c. Paper Mtg IS. ...... 10 -.
wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 6s.. 81 9z
Evening star., 1933-01-26

Substituting certificates for prizes in
London elementary schools has resulted
in a saving Of $62,5o0 year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-17
CITY BUSINESS
REVIVAL COAL
Cabinet Is Appointed to
Spur Action Here, Mayor
Reveals.

Appointment of a cabinet to de-
velop plans for the revival of bust
ness in Indianapolis has been an
nounced by Mayor Reginald H.
Sullivan.
First meeting of the group will
be Monday afternoon at the Cham
Der of Commerce when. civic leaders
will discuss application to this city
Of plans operated successfully in
other cities.
First consideration of the group
will be directed at repairing, re-
modelling and restoration of prop
erty campaign similar to one now
being conducted in Philadelphia.
where 1t is said, an expenditure of
$l5,000,000 in the next six months
has been pledged.
In announcing the cabinet, head
ed by Louis j. Borinstein, Sullivan
said the campaign will be started
in the hope that not only will
business be stimulated along build
ing lines but that it also will re-
suit in our citizens again purchasing
from our merchants goods actually
needed"
Members of the cabinet are Bor-
instein, chief; Arthur r. Baxter,
Arthur V. Brown, Fermor S. Cannon,
Charles w. Chase, Warren c. Fair
banks, Robert G. Fox, John P. Fren-
eel. Jr., Boyd Gurley, Fred Hoke,
William L. Hutcheson, Benjamin
Lawrence, Irving w. Lemaux, Felix
M. McWhirter, Samuel E. Rauh, P.
c. Reilly, Elmer w. Stout, and
Evans Woollen.