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Evening star., 1936-12-17
PARIS BANK CHANGES.

PARIS. December II OP.-The Bank Of
France statement for the week ended De-
cember Ii dn millions of francs):
Gold reserve. 60.35s: UNCHANGED. Sight
balances abroad. 8; increase, 1. Bills pur-
chased abroad, 1.442; UNCHANGED. Dis
counted comnrrcial bills, France, 6.sI5:
decrease. 23s. Temporary advances 70
state (prior to June 1S. 1925: un-
changed. Temporary advances to ltats
isince June 1S). 300; increase. 500.
Advances against securities. 3.513: de-
crease. IS Circulation. s6,77R: d.creaSe
494 Total credit to current accounts
11,733; increase. 1.004. Thirty day sd
vances against government securities, 81 8:
decrease. 31g. Rate Of discount. 2 per
Evening star., 1936-12-17
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, December II (P.---Rubber
shares, which continued active and strong,
owing to the strength in that commodity.
led prices to higher levels in the Stock
Exchange after early steadiness,. Trading,
however. was on smaller scale. Indus
and tobacco shares in fair demand. Trans
Atlantic issues and German bonds eased
while Argentine rails continued their ad-
oil shares steady. The mining group turned
irregular.
PARIS.-Although rentes recorded gains
irregular in the Bourse today. Interna-
tional and industrial issues weakened. and
Bank of France shares lost so francs.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Pacific Gas g. Electric.

SAN FRANCISCO, December II CP.
Pacific Gas g. Electric Co. declared
q dividend of so cents a share on
common stock-the first quarterly pay
ment of this amount since 1888, when
the rate on common stock was cut to
$3.50 year from 81 The dividend
amounts to s3,130,678 on the 6,26l 1857
outstanding shares in the hands of
about IS, 900 owners.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
q. s. TREASURY NOTES.
(Reported by chas. D. Barney & CoJ
10 nHaF
NEW PLANT PLANNED.

TRENTON, N. j., December II (P.-
The L. A. Young Spring & Wire Co. of
Detroit will erect an Eastern plant here,
it was announced today with the sign
ing of a contract for the erection of q
$3.50, 900 building Completion is ex-
pected by mid-April. Approximately
900 persons will be employed beginning
Nav /,
Evening star., 1936-12-17

ss%ssa sspendurss res ssesDfs baIahse
the month. $20.Ss7 .S6o.sS
Receipts for the fiscal year (since
July y, 81, 1865. .627 .532 ss: expenditures.
So. 162 81 4.404.35 Oncluding ST POI .s4S,-
634 SO OF emergency expenditureso: excess
debt: S34 ,229. .OS4,1 II 81. an increase Of
S326. 900. .944.75 over the previous day;
gold assets. $ll,221, ,4S3.99.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
CONSOLIDATED OIL
BOOSTS DIVIDEND
Directors Increase Common
Stock Rate From IS
to 20 Cents.
NJ the Associated Press.

by the AsSOClaLeQ Ffese'
NEW YORK, December 17.-Direc-
tors of Consolidated Oil Corp. today
announced an increase to 20 cents from
is cents in the common dividend rate
and declared regular quarterly div1-
dent at the new rate. The disburse-
ment is payable February Is to stock
of record January Is.
A pay increase of per cent of their
annual salaries also was announced
for 10000 employees. The pay raise
was effective December 16 for all en-
pioyes receiving $4,000 or less an
nually.
American Bank Note.
A dividend of Is cents share on the
common stock, together with year.
end dividend of Is cents share, was
announced by American Bank Note
Co. Payment will be made December
"a to holders of record December 8.
The directors also declared quarterly
dividend of rs cents a share on the
preferred stock, payable January 2
to stock Of record December 8.
Directors of the A. Nash Co. de-
clared dividend of 81 share in cash
and 81 a share in debentures, both to
be paid December "a, to stockholders
of record December 81. Chairman w.
H. Albers said the debentures would be
redeemed next year. The company
has 23.800 shares outstanding. It paid
81 a share cash dividend earlier this
year. Total payments per share in
1885 we're so cents
Outdoor Advertising.
General outdoor Advertising Co.
announced dividend of So share
on the first preferred stock, payable
December rs to holders of record De-
cember 81. The payment will reduce
accumulations on the stock to $3.50
o share. The company has head
quarters in Chicago.
Climax Molybdenum.
Directors of Climax Molybdenum
Co. declared a special dividend of 20
cents a share on the common stock,
payable December "a to stock of record
December IT. The company has
headquarters in New York and mine
at Climax, Colo.
Shawinigan Water.
Shawinigan Water g. Power Co.,
which serves more than 400 communi-
ties in the Province Of Quebec, an
nounced an increase in the regular
quarterly dividend to 20 cents share
The payment will be made February Is
to stockholders of record January 20.
MacAndrews e. Forbes.
MacAndreWs & Forbes Co., makers
Of licorice products. with factory at
Camden. N. j., announced an extra
dividend of so cents a share on the
common stock the regular quarterly
dividend of so cents and the regular
quarterly dividend of $l.50 on the pre-
ferred stock, all payable January IS to
stock OF record December 81.
Continental Insurance.
A special year-end dividend of 20
cents share on the capital stock and
a semi-annual dividend of 80 cents
were declared by directors of Con-
tinental Insurance Co., both payable
January II to stock of record Decem-
Der 81. Previously the company paid
so cents semi-annually.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
LONDON BANK REPORT.

LONDON. December II lPl.-The Bank
Of England statement for the week ended
December 16 lin thousands Of pounds
lion, 314. .339: increase, 65.O25. Reserves.
1904: decrease. 3,slS. Public deposits,
134.907: increase. 9.O39. Government
securities. SO. 0ss: increase. 1871 Other
securities, 27.503: decrease. 1887. The
proportion OF the banks reserve to Ia
bility is 80 per cent, compared with 35 90
last week. Rate of discount, per cent
Evening star., 1936-12-17
DOLLAR MOVES DOWN
IN LONDON DEALINGS
Ey the Associated Press

EV LHe ASS0clated Press.
LONDON, December 17.-Sterling
continued to meet with good support
in the foreign exchange market today.
Losing IS of cent, the United
States. dollar closed at 4.e11a to the
pound which was unchanged as COM
pared with the overnight New York
rate. French francs ended at 1882
francs to the pound. against 10515
yesterday.
PARIS, December II (P).-Three
per cent rentes. rs francs IS centimes;
Az per cent rentes, 1890.
Exchange on London, 105.15. The
dollar was quoted at 1891.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
METAL MARKET,

Arm: electrolytic. spot and future. II 90:
export, 11.12ka15. Tin steady; spot and
nearby. 52.75as1ia: future. So .?0a62A.
Louis 5.35. Zinc strong: East st. Louis,
spot. 5,45; future. 5.55. Iron. aluminium,
antimony, quicksilver. platinum and VOL
frantic unchanged.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
REICHSBANK STATEMENT.

BERLIN. December II lP,.-The Reichs-
bank statement as OF December Is Tin
cuiation. .5s7 900: increase. 5000. Gold.
So 4O9. unchanged Foreign currency
reserve, 5.162: decrease. asa. Other bills
crease. 5S. 592. Other daily maturing obli-
cations. 667. .931: decrease. .423. Ad-
vances. 56.713: decrease. 55S. Invest.
ments. 220.36S. increase. 999. RATIO OF
gold and foreign currencies to notes: 10
per cent Rate of discount. per cent.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. December II R.-Butter.
6.934; frmer; creamery. higher than ex-
ira, 34la35Iz: extra te2 score). 34k;
prices unchanged.
Cheese, 115,766; steady to firm and un-
Eggs. 0,7OO; about steady. Mixed colors:
Standards 32a33: firsts, 3O1aa31H; aver
age checks, 81; refrigerators. special packs,
other mixed colors UNCHANGED.
Live, poultry weak, BY freight: Fowls.
16al6; other freight prices unchanged.
Evening star., 1936-12-17

Kelvinator Corp.-Shipments OF
Kelvinator domestic refrigeratorS were
reported to have shown an increase
of 1913 per cent for first II months
Of 1885, as compared with like pc
Rod of 1895.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
TRUSTEES ARE NAMED.

NEW YORK, December II R.-
Jarvis Cromwell, president of william
1selin & Co., Inc, and Milton Fergu-
son, vice president Of Central Hanover
Bank g. Trust Co., have been elected
trustees of the latter institution.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
Stock Seat Price
Reaches $ll5,OOO,
Or $4,000 Higher
Nv the Associated Press.

By tne hsoOCintcu Fioo0'
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
price of New York Stock Exchange
seats showed q bullish trend today
with the transfer of membership at
Sis, 900, up $4,000 from the previous
sale
At this level membership values
show a recovery of $4,000 from the
years low, recorded on December /.
The high for the year was $174,000.
in February.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. December II lP.-Call
money steady: 1 per cent all day; prime
commercial paper, % per cent: time loans
steady; so days-6 months, "a per cent Of
fered: bankers acceptances UNCHANGED: re-
discount rate. New York Reserve Bank, Ia
per cent.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
CARRIERS ORDER
MORE EQUIPMENT.
Norfolk & Western Con.
tracts for 10000 Tons of
Rails and Coal Cars.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 17.-Recent
predictions in trade circles the steel
industry would continue operations
at a brisk pace were given weight to-
day by additional orders for railroad
equipment.
Norfolk & Western Railway placed
orders for 40, 1000 tons of rails, of which
10000 tons will be made by Carnegie
Illinois Steel Co. and 10000 by Bethle-
hem Steel. The road also awarded
a contract for 1000 steel hopper coal
cars of SIS tons capacity to Bethlehem
Steel Co., Johnstown. Pa.
The following plans for purchases
of freight cars were disclosed by Iron
Age:
The Pennsylvania Railroad will buy
$500 freight cars. The Erie is in the
market for 750 box cars, 500 auto
mobile cars and $50 gondola cars.
The Illinois Central will buy 1000
box cars, 500 coal cars and 500 hopper
cars. The Missouri -Kansas-Texas Is
in the market for 500 gondola cars,
500 stock cars and $50 automobile
cars. The Burlington Refrigerator
Express is inquiring for 800 cars. The
Denver e. Rio Grande Western will
buy 100 ballast cars.
The Chicago & North Western, in
addition to 500 automobile cars pre-
viously announced, will purchase $50
ballast cars.
The Nickel Plate is planning to buy
l,400 freight cars.
Ask Authority to Buy.
ST. LOUIS, December II (PD.-Four
ST. Louis railroads which are in bank
ruptcy or receivership-the Missouri
Pacific, Frisco, Wabash and Cotton
Belt-have obtained or are seeking
authority from the Federal Court to
spend more than $14,000,000 for i'm
provements during 1887
Trustees of the Mopac, who had al
ready received permission to buy
S1.562, 1872 in new rails, sought court
authority yesterday to spend $9.026,-
302 for additions and betterments dur
ing the coming calendar year.
Approval Obtained.
Authority has been obtained by
trustees of the Frisco to expend ST.
184,875 for improvement of equipment
and roadbed. The Cotton Belt will
spend s550,000 for five new locomotives
and s500.000 for 10 air-conditioned
coaches. Receivers of the Wabash
have court approval of expenditures OF
s944644 for rails and roadbed equip
ment.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
MONEY MARKET.

futures opened frmer. 25 to 35 higher.
December 46.35b; March. 46.60b; May
4R 7Oh Bid.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK, December II R.-Crude
rubber futures opened Arm. - 70 %
higher. December unquoted: March, 20.47-
40. MAY 90 35.33
Evening star., 1936-12-17

U. s. TREASURY NOTES.
BY the Associated Press.
The position of the Treasury on De.
Evening star., 1936-12-17
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. December II R-New
York Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1936-12-17
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. December II R.-NeW
York Security Dealers Association:
(Noon quotations.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22
NIGHT PLATOON
 AT SHEA RITES
Switchboard Operator of Fire Department Buried
 This Morning

The entire night platoon of the Waterbury Fire Department in charge of Acting Deputy Chief Mar tin J. Campion with Private Tim othy Horgan as aide were in attend ance at the funeral of Michael D. Shea, private, and for the past twelve years switchboard operator of the department, which was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the home, g Laurel street to Sacred Heart church where a solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at 9 o'clock by Rev. Edward Duffy assist ed by Rev. James Callahan and Rev. John Dial. Seated in the sanctuary were: Rev. Thomas Conlon, O. F., Rev. James Woods and Rev. John Costello. A musical program was rendered by Miss Georgianna Wolfe, organist, with Mrs. Mildred Roche Lezotte and James Ringrose as solo, ists.
 Chief Thomas Lynch and Patrick Sullivan were in attendance.
 The pallbearers were: John Burns, Henry V. Fitzgerald, Thomas F. Lynch, Peter J. Emmons, William J. Fitzgerald, Donat Biron, William J. Grauden and Michael McKenna.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22

they also were forced to agree that in the vast majority of cases 1t lit- erally was impossible to do 1t.
 What you do with your money is, of course, your own business. It is not one of my duties to tell you whether you should keep your bonds or turn them into cash and spend the money. Spending it on things of a permanent nature, or to pay debts, is perfectly reasonable use. But remember this-when 1t is gone, it is gone for good.
 Americanism
 Americanism has been a primary activity of the American Legion since the day it was organized. To foster and perpetuate 9 100 per cent American is one of the ten princi- ples laid down in the preamble of our constitution. Americanism, es- pecially as 1t is practised in the Legion, is not confined solely to a militant campaign against Con- munism. firmly believe that such campaign is proper one in order that our people may understand the principles of Communism and be awakened to the knowledge that Communistic agents have been sent to this country. The purpose Of our battle against Communism, or any other foreign principle of gov ernment which injects itself into our American ideals, will be defeat- ed if we permit ourselves to be swayed by blind passion.
 Highway Safety
 I do not believe any one field oi activity offers the American Legion a greater opportunity to be of ser- vice than that of accident proven ton and highway safety. We must indeed, be tolerant people here in America; or can it be that we have grown callous and indifferent to human suffering. I do not know of another country in the world which would permit the killings which oc- cur annually on our streets and highways. The statistics are start ling. My comrades, the American Legion can do something about that. Two things are needed to correct this unpardonable condition: First, a vigorous campaign of education, and, second, reasonable but safe traffic laws, vigorously enforced.
 Child Welfare
 I believe we may all agree that no work carried on by the Amer ican Legion is more worthy than our child welfare program. The Child Welfare division provides di- rect and material aid to the needy children of deceased or indigent World War veterans, and seeks through legislative and government tai channels to bring permanent relief and improved conditions to all privileged children. The Americanism program concerns it. self solely with the training of youth.
 Community Service
 The St. Louis convention of the American Legion, among others, unanimously adopted mandate re- questing every Legion post to carry out at least one community service project this year. We will not know, of course, how successful this program has been until final reports are received from our posts at the end of this year. In community service, the Legion post finds an op-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22

portunity not only to help others, but to help itself at the same time. Nothing will bring post more ever lasting credit, nothing will elevate the standards of Legionism so high in the opinion of our fellow citizens, than contributions to the welfare of our own communities.
 The Disabled
 Now, my comrades, 1t has been said many times, but it is a truism, that next to God and country, we of the American Legion owe our first allegiance to those of our com rades who look to us for care and protection, the disabled of the World War. Honest citizens will never accuse us of selfishness for carrying out that duty; the com plaints of 8 few, who still put dol lars above human suffering and na- tional decency, may be ignored with safety. But I say to you, that Ii every friend I have should condemn me for doing my duty to those who gave all they had to give in the World War, I would still carry out that duty and with unboWed head thank God for the opportunity. Peace
 Although we went to war in 1917, sacrificed more than 130,000 Amer ican lives, sent nearly twice that number to hospitals and asylums, maimed for life in body and mind, and piled up gigantic national debt |-all in the belief that we were wag- ing war to end war-We are not yet free from the threat of more wars. The Legion has presented to the Congress and the executive author ityity in Washington a three-point program which in our judgement and think it may be conceded that we have had some experience in the matter of fighting war, at least will make it highly unlikely that we shall be dragged into another war, if one is started abroad, as now seems probable. The three points of this program for peace are:
 1. An adequate national defense
 with emphasis on defense.
 2. The adoption and strict enforce ment of strong neutrality laws to keep us out of other nations wars.
 3. The adoption of universal ser
 vice act, providing that in time of war the national government shall have, on basis of strict
 equality, the unlimited services of capital, industry and man. power, with special privilege and profit for none.
 have strong confidence that ad- equate neutrality laws and a unl- versal service act, both of which are mandates of the American Legion, will be enacted by this session of the Congress, and will be approved by the President. My comrades, the road I have poitned out is the Legion's road. It is the road you charted yourselves in your National Convention in St. Louis, and Ill other conventions for many years past. It leads to great accomplish ments for America and great ac- complishments for the Legion. The gateway is open-if you follow that road, I believe we safely may say that the American Legion has but begun to achieve greatness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22
ARBOR DAY PLANS
 SET BY STUDENTS

Pupils in several local grammar schools, in conjunction with the proclamation of Governor Cross re- velant to Arbor day, Friday, April "A, are busily engaged preparing ap- propriate ceremonies.
 Ancient instinct and modern science combine in revealing the beauty and value of trees and birds," reads the governors state ment. 'It is my hope" he further states, that appropriate exercises will be held in our schools and that large number of our people will
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22
City Welcomes American Legions National Commander

observe the occasion by planting trees and shrubs, thereby helping to maintain thebalance of color and song which nature would have us enjoy"
 Superintendent of schools. Thom- as J. Condon, said this morning that copies of the proclamation had been distributed in local schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-22
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Boston, April 22--(UP)-weather forecast:
 Massachusetts and Rhole Island Fair: slightly cooler tonight. Thurs day fair.
 Connecticut-Fair; slightly cooler tonight. Thursday Fair.
 Nanking, China, aviators are rais- ing a fund to buy three airplanes. z
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-09-18
DEMOKRATI CHOU
SEM ROOSEVELTA

A. w. Craver, predseda
okr. demokraticksho vybo-
ru oznamil, re sa us;luje, a.
by dostal sem prezidenta
Roosevelta ma jednu volebnd
rec, lebo mas okres ma vep-
ku vahu vo voPbach a Ohio
Je Jednym z neistych statov.
Pochybuje sa vsak, ze pre-
zident sem pride, lebo ma
vel mi mnoho prace pre- kri-
ticku zahranicnu situaciu.
Roosevelt vobec povie malo
volebnych reci v tejto kam-
pani.
Ma nedel'u ma demokra-
ticka organizacia Mahoning
okresu shromazdenie v Hub
bard Country klube, ma kto-
rom bude recnit' guverner
Davey a skoro vsetci kandi-
dati ma statne urady.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-09-18
HLADOVE POMERY
MEDZI NUDZNYMI

Ohioska nudzova komisia
dostala mnohe ponosy z roz-
nych miest statu, ze nudzni
Pudia nachodia sa v skutoc-
nom hladovom polozeni ma
sledkom noveho zakona O u
delovanf potravfn nldznym.
Nudzni dostavajd tax malo
potravfn. ze v skutocnosti
hladuju. Naproti tomu dosta-
vajll cd statu peniaze take
okresy, ktore nemajd nudz-
nych a peniaze nepotrebujd.
Komisia bude naliehat', aby
novy zakon o udel'ovanf po-
moci boil zmeneny. Ale ke-
dy, je otazka. lima sa blizi
a nudzni budd potrebovat'
vacsiu pomoc, ako cez leto.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1936-09-18
Spolocny odpust k Levocskej P. Mari
osad sv. Mateja a sv. Jana krstitel'a
Pojde ma busoch pri vatnych automobiloch
deru rano $3.50 Campbe II potom Lansingville -
Sovensky frantiskan bude sluzit' omsu a kazat.

Toto je posledna prilezi-
tost', aby l'udia z tejto oko-
lice mohli ist' ma odpust ku
P. Marii Levocskej do Bed
ford, Ohio (pri klastore slo-
venskych sestier sv. Vincen-
ta) a ju pozdravit', sa jej
pozalovat' a ju poprosit' o
milosti, tiez jej pod 'akovat'
"a ysetky dary Cd Nej OBJ
drzane.
Tento odpust bude V ne
del'u, 20. septembra. Bus sa
pohne cd osady sv. jana Kr-
stitepa z Campbell o $3.50
rano a ztadiaP pojde al o.
statnymi automobilami ku
kostolu sv. Mateja ma Lam
singville a tax sa pdtnici pu-
sta spolocne v jednej pro-
cesii, ma cele ktorej bude
slovensky velp. frantiskan z
Pittsburghu, pri pomoci velp,
Juraja Novaka z Campbell.
Jakonahle sa p1tnici dosta-
MI ku jaskyni, bude sluzit'
vePku sv. omsu velp. fran
tiskan tiez bude mat slo-
vensku kazen. Spevokol sv.
Jana bude spievat' pri sva-
tel omsi. Potion bude dany
cas- ma obcerstvenie a ma pri-
vatne mobility. Po obede o
2. bude Krizova costa. o 3.
bude ruzenec a anglicka ka-
zen, ktoru bude mat vlp.
Albert Klein. Potom bude
procesia $ prev. Sviatost'ou
Oltarnou a tax odlucenie Cd
Panny Marie Levocskej.
Ma tdto put su povolani
nielen osadnfci z Lansing
vile a Campbell, ale vsetci
Youngstowncania. Jestli ne
mate uz obstarane miesto ma
bus, mozete sa dostat' do
Bedford cestou {. 18 do E.
dinburg a potion ma pravo
cestou {. IA cez Ravenna, a
pridete az ku samej jaskyni
Levocskej P. Marie.
Vybor.