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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
RED CROSS AT NOON HAD SUM OF $13,39863 Donations Pour in From Everybody to Make
 Quota of $zO,OOO $l2,0OO HAS BEEN
 SENT HEAD QUARTERS Many People Who Already Have Contributed to
 Send in More

With contributions still pouring in at the local Red Cross office, the total at noon today, the fifth day of the current Emergency Flood Relief drive being carried on by the Waterbury Chapter for the benefit of the million sufferers in the stricken mid western area, was listed as $13, ,398. .63.
 Total donations received at the office during the morning amounted to $1,570.83 and money which had not yet been listed was coming in during the early part of the afternoon.
 As was the case yesterday the greater part of fstf1e amount received. with the exception Of the two $1,000 checks received from the ScoyilI and the American Brass companies, came from the tables located 8t the five local bank It WAs RisQ n0ted at the cfflce today N that z col saiSGt Y V, 5 lil " Ii( (j V < ' o1 N in local factories and M business houses have been cbi6pl ted and sent in to the Field street. office q
 Some win Help AGsin
 Mrs. Edith E. nadd, executive secl retary of the local chapter, stated today that several persons who had donated more. than the usual amounts had assured here that they would help out again in the drive
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POPE PLUS HAD
 SPLENDID NIGHT

Vatican City. January 29.-(UP) - A Vatican official said today that Pope Plus spent a good night, as a whole, and looked fit when he awoke today. Another source said, how ever, that the Pope's sleep was rather troubled as the result of re- currence of pain in both legs due probably to the damp weather. This informant added that the Pope's general condition was satisfactory.
 The Pope granted audiences this morning to Cardinal Pacelli; to his nephew, Count Franco Ratti, and to Monsignor Giulio Grazioli, deacon of the Holy Rota tribunal.
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$25, GOO BOND IN
 POISON CHARGE

New Haven, Conn. January %. - (UP) --- Bond was set at $25, 900 to- day for Maurise Turcott, 70, West Haven. who denied sending box containing poisoned candy through the mail to his estranged wife. K He was held on a technical idle ness charge as experts compared his handwriting with the written ad- dress on the box.
 According to City Prosecutor M. Edward Klebanoff,( four of the 28 pieces of candy in the container were found to contain poison. Tur- colt win be arraigned before . U. 8. commissioner Saturday.
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rise of a little less thtan six inches since yesterday. The Weather Bureau reported the stage here at 44.6 8 rise of 3 of a foot during the past 24 hours. Yellow water brim- med dangerously close to the tops ot the flood walls in two places, however and 100000 weary, hungry men con- tinued to pile sand bogs and timber on top of the leyees.
 Weather Will Decide It
 s1The weather will recide 1t" the engineers said. If 1t doesn't rain, we've got the river licked"
 The forecast read, Cloudy and occasional showers" causing army officers to turn their eyes from the swollen river toward the skies to see whether clouds were charged with heavy rain.
 Lives and millions of dollars worth Of property will depend today CT | the Whim of the weather gods. There were two danger sectors in this peace-tirne war between tho army and its civilian allies and the mighty river that was rolling fl0ct crest siewn'int0 tlas loMessl Eizsaesipp | valley.
 One WAS around Cairo, III. Tfal other was in the vicinity of Nell. wood, Ark, where National Guards men went through the Iowlands driving out at the points of bayo- nets, the farmers whose, stubborn courage made them want to cling tc their homes.
 The Cairo area included Hickman, Ky, New Madrid and Charleston, Mo, and Tiptonville, Tenn.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
WAS POLITE IN
 HIS TRUCK THEFT

Providence, R. n, January % -- (UP) - Somewhere in or near Providence today was . polite but disappointed thief. ..
 ne drove. United States Mail truck away from Providence post office last night -- only, to find the truck was empty.
 Nearby, he sideswiped an auto mobile. He brough the truck to a screechihg stop and went back to inspect damase.
 asorry.a ne said. Hope there's no damage. If there is, Uncle Sam will make 1t right"
 Then he resumed his flight in the stolen truik.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
SEE COND VICTIM
 OF PLANE CRASH

washington, January %. -- (uP)
 - Army Air Corps lieutenant J. BufOrd Zimmerman died in Walter Reed hospital today, second victim of a crash of an army bomber in the Virginia Hills near Fort Royal late yesterday. Zimmerman. pilot, was critically burned and suffered several fractures and internal in Ijuries in the crash. which occurred while he piloted the big plane through q heavy fog enroute to Langley Field, Va, from Pittsburgh where the plane had been on eIner- gency flood duty. Private Henry L. Med WAS killed,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
|SIR PERCIVAL | PHILLIPS DIES
Famous War Correspond ent Born in America;
 Covered Many Events

London. Jan. 20. (UP)--Sir Per- ciyal Phillips, famous American- born war correspondent, died today. Sir Percival, who last visited the United States on the maiden voyage of the liner Queen Mary in May, 1886, was the son of Q Brownsville, Pa, country doctor. As war cor- respondent, he was the person who broke" the story of the Ethiopian ."oil deal, which considerably wor- ried diplomats at the outset of the Italo- Ethiopian war.
 Dies in London
 Sir Percival. who was 59. died in the Empire Nursing Home, where he was taken recently from . ship that brought him back from 0ibral- tar . sick man. His was one of the most remarkable journalistic careers
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resulting in ex-G Governor Alfred E. Smith Of New York being nominated for the presidency, several from this city made the trip to the national session on the Shawnee.
 Sailed to Galveston
 The boat was chartered by the Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey delegations and carried them to Galveston, Texas. The remainder of the trip to inland Houston was made by train.
 At noon t was stated today that the danger from the fire in the hold of Shawnee had been minimized. The Shawnee sent out word that 1t did not need immediate assistance. Tho hold in which the fire broke out has been confined and can be cov- cred so that a draft can be kept out, Ralph I. Vervoort, in charge of the Clyde-Mallory offices in Miami, stated.
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JAMES MILNE DIES

Branford, Conn. Jan. 2s- (UP) - Funeral services will be held Sat- urday for James Milne. 47, proba- ton cficer for the federal courts In ConnectiCut, who died yesterday after an illness of several months.
 He was . native of Hallowell, Me. His widow s,,rvjves.
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(By United Press)
 ARKANSAS

29 dead. 74.951 homeless. Seven
 hundred refugees entering Helena
 daily. National guardsmen with
 bayonets drive out farmers refusing evacuate 100000 acres behind weak ened levee at Mellwood. Regular army officers police flood area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
Shawnee, Loaded
 With Passengers, Had Blaze To-day
Were on Way From Miami to New York-Boat Is
 Safely on Way Ship Carried Local People 10 Al Smiths Nomination

No Waterburians ate included the passenger list of the liner Shawnee of the Mallory line which was ae off the Atlantic coast of the United States today The liner will arrive in New York late this afternoon early this evening
 The 408-foot passenger and freight steamer is well known to many Waterburians In 1928 when the demo- cratic national convention took place in Houston Texas
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
TENNESSEE

Seven dead. 35,842 homeless Memphis fair grounds shelters 10,- 900 refugees. Physicians report 500 influenza cases.
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BANK PRESIDENT DIES

Boston, Jan. 2D (upl l-J. Carlton Nichols. TO. president of the South Boston Savings bank died At bls homo last night. A Cohasset ila- tixe, nc leaves [ son and . daugh-
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MISSOURI

i7 dead. 4l,792 homeless. Engi- neers blast levee to release water impounded in New Madrid food
 way. Charleston summons all avail- able men for leyee work.
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TREASURY BALANCE

ernment' % sxusnses g % ana rsceints fsr the current fiscal year ending Jan- uary 27, as compared with a year ago: I'hls Year Expenses Last Yees E$4.1S6,624.069.7Q s4.1s1, ,45s.227.o7 s2. 416,s54.ss9.50s s2.f0s, ,s55. .sf2.35 s1,7Is.5ss.17o.so s2,os4, ,ls7,4i4.72
 Cash Balance
 I$1,73S.0 .054, ,l02.s6 $2,0S2, 2,650, ,7s7.s3
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100. 900 Leuee Workers Near Zero Hour--Fight 7oLick Floods Not Won
Mississippi RiUer Is Making ngAnother Jump
More Than One Foot in Last "A Hours to TOI of Flood Walls in Two Places Engineers
 Are Still Hopeful
BY JOSEPH s. WASNEY United Press Staff Correspondent)

Memphis Tenn, January 29-(UP)-The Mississippi river rose than foot at New Madrid Mo- during the past A hours the U S. Army engineers reported today New Madrid is danger point along weak levee line The New Madrid stage at was 468 feet compared with 4552 yesterday The stage at Cairo Ill., was 5835 feet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
LOUISIANA

None dead. 270 homeless. Engi- |neers decide release flood waters into Bonnet Carre spillway north of New orleans.
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Dead, Homeless In All States

water. Flood crest moves west to-
 ward Paducah, where 5000 homes
 flooded. Hickman strengthens levees against water high as second story windows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
KENTUCKY

i64 dead in Louisville, naore fear
 led. 347,5So homeless. xsooting breaks
 Tout in Louisville. Business district lbnildiraa undermined by dood
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MISsTSsIPPT

Four dead. 4,O5O homeless. Prep arations made for possible eyacua- ton Arkansas City, Ark.
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ILLINOIS

Il dead. 5000 homeless. Harris burg 30 per cent under water. Gol- conda. Equality, Metropolis, New Haven, Eldorado, Elizabethtown, Brookport, Rosiclare, Maunie, Cauche seriously flooded. Flood crest may enter Illinois tomorrow. Cairo com pleting levee to save city,,
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l8 dead. l43,4S7 homeless. Dis case threatens Cincinnati. Ports- mouth. Cincinnati estimates $25,- 0O0. 900 damage. starts cleanup. Gov, Martin [. Davey proposes thousands of dams to control floods.
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WEST VIRGINIA

II dead. 64,66l homeless. Wheel ing lights disease. Collapse of fiood- ed buildings feared.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
PENNsYLvANIA

\ 3 dead. i.oO0 homeless. Rivers
 recede below food stage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-29
INDIANA

12 dead. 75,0O0 homeless. Crest
 reaches Evansville today, but no new eyacuations planned. National guardsmen consider reducing mar
 tial law zone.
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Iks Wsathsr

MostIy Cloudy Tonight; UnchanEsd Saturday
 FuIl weather Report rsss 2.
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WATCHES DAD
LEAP TO DEATH

While police summoned by his
terrified .15-year-old son sought
vainly to stop him. Charles A.
Givaudan, 40, stationary engineer
employed at the Americanization
School, leaped 70 his death from
the roof of o. rear porch of his
home in the 1900 block Montello
Ave. N. e.
GiIaudan's wife, who is in Gal
linger Hospital where her baby was
born only a few days ago, has not
been told of his death.
Paul Givaudan was in his bed
room dressing when he looked out
the window and saw his father
pacing the roof. In an adjoining
room slept two sisters, Charlotte,
II and Dorothy, 9.
The boy rushed to the telephone
and called police. A scout ar
from the Ninth precinct with
Policemen I. w. Smith and H. w.
Hildrup rushed to the house.
AS they came out on the roof
Givaudan jumped, falling head
first about rs feet. He was killed
instantly.
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United States with violating the
spirit of the London Naval Treaty
in connection with the proposed
leasing of warships to South Amer
lean nations, it was learned author
itatively today.
Although the British Admiralty
publicly declares that it is not con-
cerned by the plan OF the United
States Navy Department to loan
six ships to Brazil, the British
Government is known to be per-
turbed while France and Italy are
also worried by this new develop
ment in inter-American relations.
The view of these nations is that
the United States is seeking by
loaning warships to South Americ..
to strengthen Pan-American unity
and drive out European influences.
Washington acted, according to
information here, after receiving
intimations that certain European
nations planned to send naval mis-
sions to South American nations to
induce the latter to purchase Eu-
ropean warships for training pur-
poses.
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Her throat muscle paralyzed,
Mrs. Degler, hardly able to move.
motioned feebly for pen and writ
ing paper as she lay dying. Then
she wrote:
my baby is yours, my
brother"
She fell into a coma from which
she never recovered.
Mrs. Degler died Sunday. Her
husband, 81, and their daughter,
Lore, 5. died Saturday. Mrs.
Ursula Lorch, 81-year-old aunt OF
Mrs. Degler, who had dined with
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1t was learned on high author
ity that the two officials were
called for a discussion of the
Brazilian proposal.
In view of the resentment
aroused in Latin-America and
abroad over the proposal consid-
cradle significance was attached
to the fact that Secretary Of the
Navy Claude H. Swanson, without
explanation, called off his SEIZED
uled press conference today.
The move, which surprised naval
circles not only in South America.
but also in Europe, abs aroused
opposition from Great Britain and
Italy also, it was learned. This
opposition was inspired chiefly by
an alleged violation by the United
States, should Congress authorize
the proposal, of the 1896 naval
treaty between the United States
and other major powers.
Both President Roosevelt and
Secretary of State Cordell Hull de-
MED the move to lend the destroy
ers to Brazil would violate the
treaty but diplomatic quarters in
sisted that while there might not
be a direct violation of the word
ing of the treaty there would be a
violation of the spirit.
Argentina, it was understood,
has already asked Washington and
Rio de Janeiro for an explanation
of the move which, it was charged
here, would upset the balance of
naval power in South America.
Official quarters and the press
expressed dissatisfaction over the
explanations of President Roose-
welt and Secretary of State Hull
that the ships were meant for
trainings purposes; that all were
obsolete, and that similar arrange
ments remained open to other
Latin-American countries.
Argentina openly expressed the
conviction that the leasing ar
rangement was aimed, so far as
Brazil is concerned. directly at
her sister republic on the south.
LONDON, Aug. II Q.N.S0-Eu-
ropean nations may charge the
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Man on Sidewalk
Injured By Truck

Waiting for a break in the traf-
fic to cross the Washington-Balti-
more boulevard at Riverdale, Md,
today, George A. Williams, 40, Of
University Park, was knocked
down by a truck which mounted
the sidewalk to avoid hitting an
other car.
Thomas A. Fleming, of Laurel,
Md, was held by Maryland police
on q charge of reckless driving.
They said his attempt to make a
left turn into Madison Ave. caused
Lewis F. Gather, of Berwyn, to
swerve form the northbound traf-
fic lane onto the sidewalk.
Taken to Casualty Hospital by
the Bladensburg Rescue Squad,
Williams was treated for slight
head and leg injuries and released.
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LABOR WINS 3
OHIO PRIMARIES

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. II
G.N.SD-The first election in
Ohio since the steel strike found
organized. labor asserting its po-
litical power today. sweeping to
victory its mayoralty candidates
in Akron. Canton and Massillon
primaries.
In Akron, home of the great
rubber factories, Municipal Judge
G.. L. Patterson, supported by
C. I. o. leaders and Labor's Non
Partisan League, wrested the
Democratic nomination for mayor
from County Commissioner
Henry Bixler.
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Z|ONISTS YIELD
ON PARTITION
OF PALESTINE
Plan to Be Basis
For Negotiation

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. II
0.N.sO.-Great Britain's plan to
carve the Holy Land into three
sharply-divided areas received the
qualified endorsement Of the
World Zionist Congress today.
After a long and bitter battle,
the congress voted 800 to 1853 for
the majority resolution framed by
DR.. Chain Weizmann, president.
81 withhold Votes
While this resolution describes
as unacceptable" the British
royal commissions recommends
tions for partition of Palestine, 1t
empowers Zionist executives to
negotiate with the British govern
ment for Qualification of the terms
under which a purely Jewish state
would be established.
The 1853 delegates who voted
againsS the Weizmann resolution
went on record in favor Of a
minority report which rejected
the commissions conclusions that
the national aspirations Of the
Jewish and Arab peoples in Pales-
tine are "hopelessly lrreconcil-
able" Twenty-seven delegates
abstained from voting.
Open for Negotiations
Decision of the congress actu-
ally means acceptance Of the Brit.
ish thesis, at least lin principle"
Instead of throwing overheard the
lengthy and controversial report
of the royal commission, which
has the approval of the British
government. it paves the way for
further negotiations.
These will be aimed, according
to DR.. Weizmann, at achieving the
ancient dream of world Jewry-
creation of an autonomous, free
and unfettered nation for Jews on
the Sea of Galilee.
Not Final Answer
Chain Greenberg, American
Zionist laborite leader, said his
followers voted for the majority
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ROW.
May HOLD UP.
Adjournment
Rules Group Farley
Off After Revolt

GN.S0. Fate of the wage-and-
hour bill and early adjournment
Of Congress was thrown into con-
fusion today when the powerful
Rules Committee Of the House
suddenly cancelled a scheduled
meeting which was to have re-
ported out a special rule for the
consideration of the wage-and-
hour legislation.
The meeting was postponed be-
cause of the reported insurgency
Of southern Democrats against
the measure and followed a con-
ference between the House leaders.
THE meeting was postponed"
said Chairman O'Connor of the
Rules Committee. There is
nothing further can say"
Threats Against Bill
Asked if this blasted all chance
of calling up the bill in the House
tomorrow, O'Connor replied:
"Of course, if we had a meet
ing this afternoon we could re-
port out a rule"
No time, however, was fixed for
another meeting of the committee.
Southern Democratic members
Of the Rules Committee violently
opposed to the wage-hour bill,
have threatened to throttle the
measure in committee.
SOutherners Opposed
Southern Democratic members
of the Rules Committee reported to
be blocking action on the bill, in
clude: Representatives Cox of
Georgia, Driver of Arkansas.
Smith of Virginia, Clark of North
Carolina and Dies of Texas.
There are IA members of the
committee, including four Republi-
cans. Representative Taylor of
Tennessee and Mclean of New
Jersey were reported to be against
the bill while Representative Mar
tin (R) of Massachusetts,, and
Mapes CRJ of Michigan. were said
to be ION the fence"
Refusal of the Rules Commit
tee to grant rule on bill which
has strong Administration back
ing, as has the wage-hour bill,
would be almost unprecedented.
May Call Caucus
Democratic leaders of the House
may be forced to call a party eau
Gus unless a way is found to get
action on the wage-hour bill.
Representative Dies CD of
Texas, member of the committee,
served notice in the House late
yesterday of his opposition to vot-
ing a rule for the wage-hour bill
until the Administration pegs the
price of cotton or a general farm
bill is enacted.
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PUTNAM THINKS
HIS Wife ALIVE

CHICAGO, Aug. II U.N.S)
Still hopeful that his missing wife,
Amelia Earhart, the aviatrix, is
alive, George Palmer Putnam was
en- route to California today by
airplane.
1.-THE British and Japanese
are still continuing their search
for Mrs. Putnam" the publisher
declared. It believe Miss Ear
hart is alive and that she will
be found"
Putnam said he will not aban-
don hope until definite proof is
furnished"
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FREDERICK STRAUSS DEAD

NEW YORK, Aug. II UN.SO.
Frederick Strauss. 70, senior part
ner of J. & w. Seligman & Co..
and a director of the National
Broadcasting Company. Radio
Corporation of America and Elec-
trio Bond g. Share Co.. died here
today.
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JAPS TO INVADE
CONCESSIONS.

TIENTSIN, Aug. II QN.SO.
A curt, unsigned memorandum
notifying the foreign consular
body of Japan's intention to take
over post office and radio facilities
in the British concession and Chi
nese telegraphs in the French con-
cession was dispatched by Japa-
nese consular officials here today.
(Other Details of Stno.JGpGneSe
Situation on Page q
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n. Y. Traffic Toll
Declines e Pct.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1l-Police
Commissioner Lewis j. Valentine
has announced a decrease of 27.85
per cent in traffic fatalities for
July, as compared with the same
month last year. Fifty-seven per-
sons were killed last month, %
fewer than in July, 1886. The
number of persons injured de-
creased by 202 from 3.342 in July
of last year, and the number of
accidents was 1854 fewer than last
July's 2,700.
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them on home-canned beans, sue
cumbed last night.
Physicians said the cause of
death was botulism, a deadly food
poison caused by organisms in the
soil, and warned that all home
cooked foods should be boiled 20
minutes before being eaten.
Meanwhile, Ruth, 2, the surviv.
ing child, was taken to Eugene
Bulach, the woman's brother, who
said he would be a father" to the
baby,
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Roosevelt Guard
Funeral Planned

RYE. N. H., Aug. II 1.N.S).
Funeral arrangements we're being
completed today for Michael
Murphy, SO, Department of JUS
tice man assigned to guard James
Roosevelt, son of the President,
and his family. Murphy was
stricken with a stomach ailment
and died suddenly at the younger
Roosevelt's summer home here.
home here.
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Deluge POstpOnes
HambletOn Stake

GOSHEN. N. Y, Aug. II GIN.
SO.-The $4,000 Hambletonian
stakes-the Kentucky Derby of
trotting horsedom today was
washed out by deluge, and post
poned until tomorrow, to the dis
appointment of throngs gathered
at Good Time track.
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WESSoN VOTES EXTRA

NEW YORK, Aug. 11-Directors
of Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Com.
pany, manufacturers of cottonseed
oil products, yesterday declared
an extra dividend Of 8712 cents a
share on the common stock, pay
able August IS to stock of record
August IA. On July the COM
pany paid an extra of $1,121a and
the regular dividend of 1912 cents.