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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Salvation Army's
Carolers Tossing
Here Each Night

Fifteen carolers and members
Of the band from the Salvation
Army will be heard nightly. except
Sunday. In the residential districts
OF Tacoma from now until Christ
mas. Wednesday night was the
first night for the carolers this
year. starting their tour IT No.
<eth and Verde.
The holiday musicians win BE-
out each evening for about two
hours. making numerous stops
throughout the tour. Gradually
the group win work toward the
business district of Tacoma. where
they will complete their annual
holiday music tours about Dec. ~.
Tuesday evening. Dec. 20, at
7:15 p. m. the Salvation Army
band viii give 4 one-hour concert
on the lawn In front Of the county
hospital Arrangements for the
holiday concert are being made by
Bonnie Mccall.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Bride Of August
Seeking Divorce

Gaining that her husband since
only Aug. II this year drank.
was out late at night and refused
10 seek. work, making the entire
married life Of the PLAINTIFF an
unhappy and disappointing expert
ence." Mrs. Leons Kennedy Lys-
koski filed suit for divorce from
Walter Lyskoski in superior court
here Thursday.
Also seeking q divorce was
Magds against Robert ,. RiRnsy.
whom she charges with cruelty.
A final decree was granted 10
Cwondolyn from Dslbert Michael
son.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Mrs. Metcalf's
Rites on Fridau

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
Simpson Metcalf, wife Of the late
Senator Ralph Metcalf, will be
held Friday at 8 p. m. from the
Buckley-King chapel. The Rev,
Arthur Bell will officiate. with
private burial services following
in Tacoma cemetery.
Mrs. Metcalf died Thursday
afternoon at the family home,
91S No. Yakima ave.
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MOTHER GIVEN
6-MONTH Term

A second appearance before Jus
tIcs Clarence u. Layton In half .
year on shoplifting charge
brought a six-months jail sentence
Thursday TO Della Craig. Taeosna
Indian woman and mother At sin
children.
Justice Layton made the sen-
tsncs subject 10 suspension after
20 days but refused to free the
woman when he recalled he had
responded to = previous plea that
she had no one home 10 take caro-
Of her children.
Mrs. Craig. alias Gladys Rroan
and Violet Mason. Was charged
with theft OF ladies' nlxhtgowns
from an apparel shop.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage license applications
have been filed with the pisrce
county auditor by Ralph Baldwin.
rs. Of 2722 No. f4th st.. and Made
line Marisni. 70. AZ 71fs No. 10Th
st.. Tacoma; Marcus Guerrero. "a,
Stockton. Calf. and Gladys Goldis
Graham. 20. San Francisco: Mar
ion villanue simpson. 80. and
Norma Belle Bare, II. both ot
San Francisco; Herman Eskin. 20.
Fort Lewis. and Marie Freeman.
50. Seattle: John Y. Strand. 81.
and Jennie @. Welsh. %. both Of
Route Q. Box 4s7. Tacoma.
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FILIPINO Is CHARGED

A superior court complaint
charging carrying 4 loaded .3s
caliber pistol without a license
was on file Thursday against
Frank Carrsncho. 35-year-old Fill
pino. arrested by city police SUM-
day afternoon for threatening to
kill his white wife.
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GET EXTRA HOLIDAYS

City hall will be closed all day
the Saturdays Immediately pre-
ceding Christmas and New Years,
the council decided Thursday in
considering the formal request of
the employees union.
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JUST THE CORE
BEGGAR SENTENCED

.6ooAR on<E< kNJAD
Pleading guilty to charges Of
soliciting aims. Bernard o'Rourks
was sentenced to serve 30 days In
jail, while orviile Davis was SEN
fenced to serve Is days by Police
Judge Joe Maiiery Wednesday
afternoon. o'Rourks was given
the heavier penalty because OF his
previous police record.
Holly wreath in cedar box. mail.
ed anywhere. si.7o Puget Sound
Nursery, s7o1 Pacific ave. (adv.)
IS 10. oinEcsrroRs
A bankruptcy petition consider
ably out Of the ordinary was filed
in federal district court here We'd
nesday by Ross L. Hoyt. i225 East
65th st.
Hoyt listed liabilities Of 81 ,724 %
with assets Of s50<.le. a which
he declared s4oe.1s exempt. ieav-
ing exactly 70 for his various
creditors to divide.
Always better butter at Cow
Butter Store. (sdv.)
kOHLER Is SPEAKER
Prof. Melvin Kohler, head OF the
art department of the College OF
Puget Sound. spoke Wednesday
evening at the opening Of the
newly organized centralia- Chehalis
Art association. For the initial
exhibition this group In showing
a group Of paintings from thu
Northwest artists show.
speciaii Walnut meats, SOC ID.
Dates. 1ec ID. Helen's Nat. Foods.
Crystal Pal Mkt, 18th st. snt
Free gifts. Free samples. adv.
WANTS LIGHTED TREE
President James w. Petersen OF
the South Tacoma Business club
urged the council by letter Wed
nesday to place = lighted Christ
mas tree in the triangle at <sth
and South Tacoma way. where
Union ave. Joins.
Holiday flowers you can afford.
Garden Shop, Rhodes Broa adv.
Choice cactus. HIM. Florist.
-adv
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Ths rFoErsn yin inelsds . play.
dancing. readings eexinx d~men.
stFssicn. improvisation. music ~
ne hard. the evhssirA snd sns
kies eiahs. veal sciae instrznsn.
isi dusts ard ether entertain.
msnt
hIss Hermis Hsrrea wsn ~
raest artist Appearing n . eanss
soIn.
ne vaudeville b un1~r ~ q.
r~rticn - rrcf. ndfnr ~ Uk<n.
berry. mrme~r q ths faculty. -.
sisted ~ the music ard srt o.
partmenls
ushsrwtses for the evening wiil
Be Beverly Nsab<rs. Ir~ns John-
rnn. Lorraine punneii. BETTY MAJ
nascn. Pauline nadinich ~
Gladys crccka lin canhlin. ncA
cresa bob Ftnchsm. Warren
Mitchell. walter oiscn ana Robert
wrys yin 10 deermsa. To sfn9s
crvw win consist a npe Arnal1,
pm Hsnson. orv>s ltsrv~isoa ana
Curtis nltsier
WIN Have TIVE n. c.
Kenneth f.anTicw and kathryn
HuItEren viii be masters ef eers.
monies.
The hand. directed hv Prof. Ray
mnnd c. RUSSELL. viii open tho
program. which win ~ presented
In the following sriers
Reading. Betty Lon Huntisy:
vocal duet Shirley ovssnfseld sn6
Dick Henderssa, sksseAlne. lefty
ssedmsa ard ncrothy nsmianA
Vocal soie. Richard naiasine. 80
eompsnisd ~ Jsekis cssrraa. ~.
eorfion: bob ce,smhino pfano.
and Lee ststtin. violin.
fmpersonations. Jseh Watsna
and Warren chnrrh.
Jittsrbng sxhlhition. Ralph nah.
Or. Jean Aergei. Jack norr. ahlr-
ley Morgan. Bradley Mottaa. Pat
Finch, Clinton LAwrens, Betty
Wilbur. Jack Rathhens ana Mari
lyn Daily.
OtAew Acen
Ciris' ssxstts. Shirley 0resn-
field. Jean Seals. poris Nobls,
Mariiyn Davis. JusnitA Rooney and
Barbara Ely.
Song and dance. lean cnlyar,
Margaret Eiiason. Eileen Peter.
son and Dorothy Perry; piano
duet. Gordon Msrvik and Leonard
Raver.
Akit - You - Marilyn Davis,
Alan BriggA Shirley oreenfisid
and Jim NagsL
Vocal soio. Audrey ksnnsy: bar
ing demonstration, L~wis cruvsr,
athietie director: dance solc. Miss
Hermis Heron. guest artist: COR
net duet. Lee Hiil and Paul Mont
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Eom*ry. Hecomranied ~ ehefIs
Lamar.
Aerehstses t1er1iains Ms.sles
reading. nrrie Nehl<. laus1c. hoyx'
.i>s club ser d&ne< 1<n<t and
Gary Isefor<s mus<<I Girie n><e
club: ma<se eFxh<stra.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

The weekly College Of Puget
Sound radio broadcast over kAo
at $50 Friday evening viii feature
Dewane Lamks. reading The
Other Wise Man" Christmas
play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15
Students Vaudeville Shosv
At Jason Lee Friday Night

A vaudeville set to the tempo Of modern tmes with
tterhuK exhibition Of the hirhrhts win e presented
D. students al Jason Lee school Friday night in the audi
forium.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-15

KODAK DARKROOM OUTFITS
Kodak D.rkfeon Oufss No. I 0Ilss-
tratsd) Includes ssfsllshs lamp.
printinz frame, trays, sfaduafs. ties-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Instruction book.
oopy - Ho~ 70 u aka Good Pictures"
fiber eases costs es.7s. g.
Other darkroom outAts %A2
from AIS.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. Limited
States Government issues bounded
upward in a strong general bond
market today.
Traders said there was notable
cessation of selling and that while
some purchases by banks and other
financial institutions were noted here
and there, it was unclear as yet
who the heavy buyers were. Wide
short-covering was reported after
the two preceding days OF declines
in the heaviest volume Of Federal
loan dealings in exchange history
and this was said to tend to firm
values. Some dealers said they still
saw signs of market support by the
New York Reserve Bank.
Treasury loans near noon in fast
dealings showed gains ranging to
11-32 of point and one Home
Owners Loan issue was ahead 1882.
Forging upward at the head OF
a rising corporate list were utility,
rail and some industrial loans,
Around l to 2 or more higher were
American & Foreign Power 5s, In
ternational Hydroelectric 6s, New
York Steam 312s, Columbia Gas &
Electric IS of 81, New York Central
5s, PENNSYLVANIA Railroad general
4l2s' of '65, Nickel Plate 5l2s and
International Telephone SIS. Lesser
gamers included Bethlehem Steel
3a4s, Firestone Tire 3,2s and Ana
conda Copper 4l2s.
Higher in the foreign dollar list
we're Belgian, Buenos Aires, Cana
dian and German issues. Some
French and Danish loans fell back.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
New York Produce

NEW YORK Sept. I iPI.-Eggs. 17.264;
firm. Mixed colors. Fancy to extra fancy,
2l-26: standards, ,20l2' frsts, Ia. sec
onds, 16i2-17; mediums. ! 8: dirties, No. l.,
l6: average checks l4l2. Refrigerator,
fancy heavy weights, &)-2lla; standards.
49,.
31is Nearby and MidweStern. premium
marks. 32-341 a: exchange specials. 81; ex-
fssnss Sesner Re'aS Nearbs ar a1d
Midwestern, exchange mediums, 26; pull
lets II: peeweeS. 14i2-15
Browns: Nearby extra fancy @f-35.
Nearby and NJ Ms'western. exchange specials,
26: EXCHANGE standards, 22-22l2. Nearby,
mediums %
Duck eggs: Nearby 1922
Butter. 1,12@,44S easier. Creamery,
higher than extra 262.27lz; extra (an
scorel. 26l2: f1rsts ss-9D. 22i2-25l2;
seconds (S4-S1). 2l-2cH
Cheese 1s4.019 firm State whole milk
fats. held 1923 1920; Junes, 1624-17;
other fresh. 15l2-16.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Canada Delays Action
On Wheat DeuIinos
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Sept. 7 canadian
Press) NO immediate action in con-
nection with the wheat market is
contemplated by the Canadian gov
ernment, trade Minister w. D. Euler
stated.
George Mc1vor, chairman of the
Canadian Wheat Board, and DR.. r.
w. Grindley, secretary, returned to
Ottawa yesterday from Winnipeg.
1--WE talked over the wheat situa-
tion," Euler said. 1--WE do not con-
template taking any immediate &C.
ton" Euler is the chairman of the
cabinet subcommittee on wheat
marketing.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Power Output Rises
Moderately in Week;
Tops Year Ago
ControseusonuI Increase
Sends A. P. Index to
1877 Mark
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. Electric
power production in the United
States during the week ended Sep
tember totaled 2,357 ,203 900 kilo-
watt hours, a gain of per cent over
the 1854 100000 in the preceding
week and 81 per cent ahead of the
2,148,954,00O in the comparable 1888
week, the Edison Electric Institute
reported today.
The advance, when a decline at
this time of year is usually expected.
carried the Associated Press power
index to 1922 from 1917 in the pre-
ceding week. The index, which is
based on 1929-3O as 100 and is ad-
justed for seasonal and long-term
trend, stood at 1875 year ago
Range for recent years follows:
1899. 1888 1887. 1896. 1934-5.
High 1928 1172 1852 1913 1865
Low 1923 1923 11l.8 1920 9l.9
Percentage gains over the similar
week last year, according to major
geographic areas, were reported as
follows: New England, 11.6; Middle
Atlantic, 116; Central Industrial,
1913; West Central, 81; Southern
States, IL; Rocky Mountain, 1876;
Pacific Coast, 49,
Evening star., 1939-09-07
London Bur Gold

LONDON Sept. Z .P).-Bar gold 1888,
unchanged (Euuivalent S33 a3 on. basis
Of Sterling at s4.04D Bar silver. nd, UP
"a. Equivalent 3S.74 cents)
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Big Hide Sales
| Reported at
| Accents
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Sale of
10000 light native cowhides at IA
cents a pound in the cash market,
a Jump of cents over the last
confirmed transaction, was reported
today. Tanners were said to be the
buyers.
No spot sales had been reported
since some at II cents last week
prior to the outbreak of the war
in Europe, which brought a with
drawal of quotations by packers.
There was nominal spot quotation
yesterday of 1914 cents, but traders
said no business was done at that
figure.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Steel Ineot Output
Is Highest Since 1887
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. Sept. 7.-August
production of 3,763718 gross tons of
open hearth and Bessemer steel in
gots was the highest monthly output
since September, 1887, the American
Iron & Steel Institute said yester-
day. This was 19 per cent above the
revised July figure of 3,182, ,534 tons
and nearly so per cent ahead Of
2,537 ,102 produced in August last
year.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Dividend Is Ordered

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (SpeciaD -
Directors of Selected Industries,
Inc. have declared the regular quar-
terly dividend of $l37la a share on
the $3.50 dividend prior stock, pay
able October to stockholders Of
record September Is. Il
Evening star., 1939-09-07

In BANKRUPTCY or receivership or beins
reorsanized under Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
Rates of dividends in the FOREGOING tabs
are annual disbursements based Oh the last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration Un-
less otherwise noted. special or extra divi-
dends are not included
xo Ex dividend xr Ex rights Also
extra or extras Paid last year Pay
able In stock Declared or paid so far
this wear b Cash or stock K Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule WV With warrants Ev
Without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1939-09-07

Women of India have taken &
Fancy to imitation jewelry.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
CURB BONDS

DOMESTIC
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Dividend Is Declared
By Chemical Concern
Hy the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-Directors
of American Agricultural Chemical
Co. yesterday declared q dividend Of
80 cents a share on common stock,
payable September 20 to holders OF
record septembg ls. Previous pay.
ment in June vas IS cents q share.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

| BALTIC of B 4.50.
| Consol Gas Util
| Cons Royalty 20
| Cons Steel Corp
| Cont Oil Mex
| Cont Roll & Stl-
Cooper-Bess -
Copper Range
Copperweld .60g
Corr&Rey pfA 81
Cosden Petrolm
Cosden Petrol of
| Creole Petm .60a
! Crocker Wheeler
Croft Brewing
Crown Drug -
Crystal Oil pf
| Cuneo Press (3a
| Gun Press pf co
Davenp't t Ho sos
Decca Rec .60g :
Derby OIL
Det Gray Iron o,
Det Paper Prod
Det Stl Prod sos
Divco Twin T
Domin Stl q Goa
Draper Corp t3a.
Driver-Har .35g-
Dubilier Condens
Duke Pwr 2.25g
Duro-Test t4I f.
Duval. Texas Sui
Eagle Picher Id
East'n Gas & F.
Eastn G&F 6 of
Ea stn G&F pr pf
Eastern States :
Eastern SITS pf A
Eastern SITS of B.
Eisler Electric
Elec Bond d Sh .
Elec B q 8 Of t6)
Elec P q L war :
Elec P&L I'd of A
Electrograph az
Emp @ q F 81 pf
Emp g & F 81 of
Emsco Derrick
Equity Corp .
Equity CIV of t3)-
Esquire (.90g)
Fairchild Av .20g
FalstAn Brew so
Fanny Farm .75G
Fansteel Metal
Feeders Mfg .35R
Ferro-Enam .75g
Fidelio Brew
Fire AS Phila "a
Fisk Rubber
Fisk Rub Of (6)
Ford tCAnD A III
Ford Can b. t1)
Ford Ltd (.16g)
Froedtert (.46g)
rroedt cvpf 1.20
FruehAuf T .75g
Fuller tGAl----
Gen Alloys
Gen Firspr'f .40g
Gen Pub Svc pr
Gen Sharehold =.
Gen Share pft6hl
Glen Alden Coal
GodchAuxA 2.50g
GodchAux (B) 49,
Goldfeld Consol-
Gorham MI 1.75g
CARP n v !6E))
Grit No Pap 1.50g
Greenfield T & D
Grocery Prod -.
Grun'An Air .26g
Guard Inv .----.
Gulf Oil Of Pa(1D
Gul st Ut pf $50.
Hartford RAyon-
Hartman Tobac
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK Sept. 7.--Dividends de-
clared Prepared by Fitch Pubilshins Co.
Resumed.
Pc Stk OF Pay
Rate ROD record able
Backstay Welt &C l2}2c 9-lS 9-26
Accumulated.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
FREIGHT Loudinas

NEW YORK. Sept. Z P.--Revenue
freight carloadings on railroads reporting
today for the week ended September 2
Evening star., 1939-09-07
New York Bank Stocks

NEW YORK. Sept T Upl.--Natior
Associatiou of Securities Dealers. Inc.
tQuotations As of . O'clock
Evening star., 1939-09-07

ww-Wtth warrants xw-Without war
rants New. st tstp)-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Crude Oil Production
Increases Slightly
During Week
Oklahoma, California
And Kansas Areas
Report Advances
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Dec. 27.-Daily average
crude oil production in the United
States increased 1920 barrels to
3,866,55O for the week ended De-
cember %, the Oil and Gas Jour-
nal said today.
Oklahoma was up 3,475 to 435, IT'S;
California, $500 to 62l $50; Kan
sas, 1900 to 183,750, and the Rocky
Mountain area, $3.50 to $3.50. East
Texas declined 1898 to 1872 1850, but
the State as a whole increased II 1903
to 1,588,091.
Louisiana was off 1928 to 269, 1888;
Eastern fields, 1,780 TO 101, ,22O; Illi-
nois, 9,141 to 334,684, and Michigan,
874 to &C., 1852.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Some for
eign dollar loans gained fractions to
point or more in the bond market
today.
German General Electric 612s of
40 and '48 each gained more than
4 points. Italy rs were up fraction
ally Belgium 6lbs were up about 2
points.
The corporate division was mixed,
but year-end selling tended to de-
press values in the thin market
toward the close.
United States Treasury issues beat
a narrow path, holding around the
peaks of the rebound from the Sep
tember war break
Up point or more in the foreign
division were Australia AIS, Den
mark IS, TaiWan Electric Power 51as
and Norway As.
New York Central Consolidated As
dropped point. Off fractions were
American & Foreign Power SIS, Con-
solidated Edison 31as, International
Hydro Electric IS and Walworth As.
Small gains were credited to Ana
conda Copper 4l2s, Continental Oil
2a4s and International Telephone S.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Lockheed Aircraft
11-Month Earnings
Hit Record High
Net for Period Figured
At $2,705. 5S2, Against
$418,7Oo in 1888
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BURBANK, Calf, Dec. 27.-Rob-
ert E. Gross, Lockheed Aircraft
Corp. president, said today the COM
panys net earnings for the first II
months of 1899 were 81, ZOE, ,582, COM
pared with s418,7o9 for the same
period in 1888.
Largest profit in Lockheed's his
tory, it is equivalent to S3.49 per
share on the 5000 shares Of out
standing common stock.
Mr.. Gross said sales for the II
months exceeded s32,O0O.000 and
probably would surpass $4,000, 900
by the end Of December. Sales the
first IL months last year totaled
S9,O7S,675.
Untitled orders total $4,000 900,
including recent repeat order from
the British air ministry for 200
reconnaissance bombers with value
of $20,0O0,00O.
Mr.. Gross added that untitled or
ders include a substantial amount
OF business for the United States
Government, for which we are pro-
ducing fleet of the fastest inter-
ceptor pursuit planes in the world"
Mr.. Gross, asserting Lockheed's
commercial output was keeping pace
with military orders, predicted the
company's sales next year would
exceed S40000,000.
West Virginia Pulp.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27 CR.-West
Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. reported
today for the fiscal year ended Octo-
ber 81 consolidated net profit Of
81 1,O95, ,389, equal to l8 cents share
on the common stock, against $780,
353, or $1.67 share on the 6 per
cent preferred stock in the preced-
ing fiscal year.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
II. S. Rubber Co.
Says Fisk
Offer Is Final
the Associated Press.

b. the Associated FreSS.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The United
States Rubber Co. announced today
it had made its final offer for pur-
chase of the Fisk Rubber Corp. of
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
The announcement came in the
midst of proxy battle being waged
by United States Rubber on the one
side and led on the other by Whit
field Reid of Springfield, Mass.
The company stated: United
States Rubber Co. positively will not
raise its offer to buy the assets Of
the Fisk Rubber Corp.
THE United States Rubber Co.'S
offer is one-quarter share of United
States Rubber common stock and
S675 in cash for each share of Fisk
common stock after paying off the
Fisk Rubber Corp. preferred stock
at S110 per share, it's call price.
Therefore, the stockholders of
Fisk Rubber Corp. at their meeting
on Friday, December 20, 1889, must
decide whether they want to accept
this offer or turn it down. No other
offer at any other price can be con-
sidered at such meeting"
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec. q
P,.-Whitfield Reid, counsel for
minority group of Fisk Rubber Co.
stockholders in a fight to obtain
higher bid from the United States
Rubber Co., for purchase of the
Fisk plant and business at Chicopee
Falls, said today he had Sufficient
ly large percentage of proxies to block
the deal in its present form"
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Amateur Engineer jailed

WILMINGTON, N. c., Dec. q lP.
"A yen to be locomotive engineer
sent Buster Dingle to Jail today for
Is months.
Police said he climbed into the
cab OF an engine. opened the throt-
tie and ran miles down main line
before the steam gave out.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Dec. 27-Prepared by
Fitch Publishing Co
Initial.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
Decrease

Genl Public Util 'S1 1928 1929
faction taken by board in absence OF
any reply by Securities Exchange Commits
sion on application for authority to pay a
cash dividend of ST so or one-tenth share
of common stock at option of stockholders
such as paid December 30, 1898.
Evening star., 1939-12-27

rIn bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under Bankruptcy Act, or
securities assumed by such COMPANIES.
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly nr semi-annual declaration. Un.
less otherwise noted. special or extra divi-
dendS are not included
I'd Ex dividend xr Ex rights. Also
extra or extras. e Paid last year fPay-
able in stock. Declared or paid so far
this year. Cash or stock. Accumu-
lated dividend paid or declared this year
ur Under rule. Nv With warrants. XIV
Without warrant4 war Warrants.
Evening star., 1939-12-27
New'York Bank Stocks
New York Sugar

No. opened unchanged to 2 lower. Janu-
4 ary 183: March, 194; May. 1.99; July.
RC2b; September. 2 04b. b Bid.
Evening star., 1939-09-21

marine could starve the British Isles
unless defensive measures were taken.
Various expedients had been tried
without success-zig- gag courses and
the patrolling of certain lanes which
were changed from time to time. But
despite these methods in 1914-l5
German submarines sank 568 British.
allied and neutral ships, and in 1915
1,O98. In 1917 the total was 2,639,
more than 1000 OF which occurred In
February, March and April following
the declaration of unrestricted SUBJ
marine warfare. At one time German
submarines were sinking 100000 tons
OF shipping a week.
The British admiralty set to work
In May, 1917, to formulate a scheme
OF convoy and 1t was inaugurated the
following month. Losses to German
submarines showed an immediate
decline, a success for the convoy sys-
tenn which accounts for its early
acceptance in the present war.