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BUSINESS AND INVESTMENTS -‘ .
r. S. Rubber Earnings.
That l'. S. ltubber “ill earn more
than 3.3 a share on the common as a
ruin: of its 19:3 operations mom:
to be indicated by current operationfl'
Earnings of 82.43 a share on the
common stock in the first six 'non-
lbs of 1923 are likely to be battered
in tho closing six months of the )car.
in \imv or the tart that the major
portion of the rcturns from the foot-
wcar dcpnrtmont (now probati'y the
most prolltablc dixision of the com-
pany's buslnos). do not accruc‘until
-the latter mouths of the year. it. is
not unlikoly tliut actual profits this
year Will run well in excess of 85 a
share.
This showing. while not up to the
earning poiicr Which the company
has (it"mflll'sli'fiilf'l in the past. in-
dicatis sfrady improvement since
llil. Last )l’vll‘ Llltl company rvpmt-
(“I not protils of $7,092.01“). or 82.68
a sharp on tho Lillllliltln. and in 1921
rm: profits of 54.92.311 Wore convert-
c-l into a dl llric of 56.38.3901. alter
the paymr‘nt or S pcr cent in pro-
Illi\li’lt‘lll3. and one quartcrly
i..~.iu'nl ct '.‘ pvr cent. on the coin-
l1:’\.l shares.
u..-~
‘lli
in l' "“21? monks thorn has born
a groit .;. ll of unznxorable comment
.lirrl‘h-ri a! l‘nitv'il Slates iluhbcr's
ol
1 auk limits and inwntories. M ’
.l..n llt’l. bank borrowings IfiKTC-
plug 3' ~,l_'.'.(l"’l€1l‘lt‘: stocks of lin‘
i. ..v i :1 mix ;.1id rav. materials to'al-
. ' =\i T I-Ui- Ar". has been uprat-
l :22 ',v "'ll'." ll c'it l:.' i‘hairman Shut-r.
. r 1‘ . - , til" contran‘fis oil-anon
.e. Si. 2. 'l'.’ lirmv ln-onlorios and
boil-(min; runO fil\\_.‘l};~
lzm ms: hm: of tho )l-ar
the "not“ an: rin—
'~- 11‘.
in
Imps.
115,.
‘ill-l‘,‘ iw:
‘ vii‘;
*‘:> :t i. n-‘rrrsary to tnanu'aciui'c
.. .. ll .xirc lllr- tiist six months for
. durum :hr- fall and v‘l'llt‘rw
'I' wr i-orlu’n of such riei-iLhati-i
will for until tit-.- last
tho. ycar.
,__.___._._._.
0 Dividend.
lino boon rosumod on
»'*llll‘, ( n Shirl; of tho Baitinlorc
l: l‘. at the rule of 5
'. ii'ilh ill" dcdaratlon
" of l l-4 pcr cent.
ll‘."illit.’lill(‘l’l on the
March it'll; to
last dividend was
M. m. .‘ldl'x'll 1019. The
l~ rural-iv Docomhcr l. to
rVulrru of i'u'wrd October 13.
\‘Jillrirll. prcsidcnt of the
“lilo. following a
imirrl of dircctors.
~r-l tii.‘ i‘hpsn-al condition
m’ tho rt .1 l s l’rlllll‘,': stork and mo—
l"""-U had it “‘il brought up to
'. h.:h: ".tU‘HZL‘Ill than haul pro-
* ill-”i 311w“ tcvi irirs, and that un-
untavm‘al-ll-
arose at
or tho
ll" foil
Ilaltimorc
.= u ‘
::.«‘n‘iis of
’. E‘L'
i‘.‘ . lr,"i_~
“in“
. ““l‘n‘flll «9m it from
Tito
l'tlx
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iii"
Til"
v‘rriami'vlitili‘ilj:
Situation
country,
USS
41“]
.‘I ”.11: il'l' "“2l‘”
rumro ;-.l;;oid :’i'll.’ill"ill.
rvoxv i-onli'lon c that thi-
lil1- firm ‘I 'l
“:n.
11‘.” iiicst ire-poi —.
mail of Abe company's llusig
per ‘
& Ohio stock had coms’ back for
good as a dividend?payer.
Moon Dix-kit'nd.
Moon Motor Company 1198 again
declared an extra dividend of 25c a
share in addition to its regular
quarterly of 75c. payable November
1. to stock of record October 15.
This is the same as declared three
months ago and brings the total
payments for th eycar to $2.50 a.
share. It is believed that. not. only
will the extra of 25C 3 share be
continued but there is a possibility
of furthor extra distribution in view
of the continunncv of the com—
pany": high (arnings.
The company has been booked
ahead on closed cars. which consti-
tute over ti") pcr cont. of its busi-
ness. throughout the summer. For
a short time shipments “ere held
up becausv bodies could not be sc-
cured. This situation has since
hem: overcome. and shipment: of
both open and closed models are
rim-coding SUI) cars monthly.
liarnlngs‘ for the first tight
months of the your averaged after
taxcs over $100.0!» monthly and
are approaching 33 a shnrr. 0:: the
HOJ'UU shurcs. Total fox full 1922
ll't‘m‘ “'35 5795.000. or loss than the
amount earned in right months
this year.
i
! “‘cstingiiousc Earning:-
' ):'.‘t lflCOllli: uizl li..\"'.~ and
'clfargoslor currt-nl \\'vstii‘ii;hou:e
.\i. llrulgc 3r’31l' simuli var-(u Sf)”.-
1(:fl.w-‘i “high would I_'rilllii;'l‘0 “iili
not incomr o.‘ StZ,IH»i.Z=25l 2;: l’v'."_‘
L ($.31! par) rapiull stark l't‘pl'DTtI-d out-
standing after illi)llli‘lli o: :lf‘i’k lin—
ldt’ntl. including dixidond paid
Jan. ill. 19.13. “vyinghfiise paid
13 per cont. on capitar stark in
133'.‘ and (arriel $1l.l7.‘l.l‘:;.". to sur-
plus for the your. Company has on
hand probably more than 5\,:.mv.mm
unfilled ordcrs.
Associated hr; “nod,
Thorn St‘i"lllS to in) little qiicstion
but that Assm‘lalod Dry (lomis will
Show l'l‘rord liivakin}; Painlngs for
19:3. (.xcocding (non tlii: excellent
record of 1'32: \vhvn $1"- a share “as
shown on the common. During
lovery month of the current )car an
incxeasc hns'ln‘w-n r-cistvrcll oxcr Ill.
sumo month of 132:.
Srptcnibrr is l'll" of four bust
months in )r‘ar for Assomatorl Dry
Goods. Tho: oili~ r tliion are Ucto-
Hmi'lvd and “ill! l-xnry indication
ithut invroasod solos Uifi profit omr
13:: period “ill lm room—dud. it is
1probable final results for ycar will
when 51114 :i silll‘L‘ “as tunnel on 1
V 'Wisl: il‘.“\‘ would li'i. its linO“‘."—l"m-
$if'.l.l."r.lll'1 (‘lli-HZ :lmr. against
41.21 a siiaru in 1921. l'..' .m
‘ 131': “an: 'I;V.I‘.l in ans 2 0n
zlll' rvasmi (xiiiillv. :illi .' Pi‘ft i't
lto 33 por Ci 1):. .~.m". .l 'i" lic- ,
clan-d in March. lilL‘I‘l. _ ‘
Current variilng~ point to l-tlll'l.
than $1“ a sitar-- "ll S-lI‘lJI‘KI'Ml
i
show earnings of at least 818 a share
on common stock. . , .
\Vhile Associated is earning sev-
eral times common dividend require-
ments of $4 a. share. those in close
touch with company have intimated
that rate will not be increased for
some time. Directors are desirous
of making their common stock an
investment issue. and. consequently
are not in favor of alternately rais-
ing and lowering dividend in accord-
ance with Profits in any particular
period.
Hudson Motors.
Earnings of the Hudson Motor
Car Co.. for the first nine months of
the fiscal year. after taxes. charges
and depreciation. wet-c.3615 a. share
on the.outc’.anding stock or more
than twice the current annual «lute
of $3 a share.'established at the last
meeting of the director's.
\Vhib: earnings of 32.934.863 in
June-August period averaged nearly
51.000.000 a month‘ as compared
with an average of 3741.000 monthly
in the first six months of the com-
pany's year. they compare with $3.-
6556.:1fi for the corresponding per-
iod of 1922. The falling Off of 20
nor cont is due largely to price cut:
in last Dccombor and June which
ini‘rl‘usrd operations have not entire-
ly offset.
International Quips.
\‘l'e often suspect that the bone of
contontion in Europe is located just
allmv the ears of statesmen—‘—
si‘ri;.gfirlil Staio Lodger.
A dollar is worth 15 million marks
all right, but it is a grave quostion
“-'l'll‘lh(-l' 15 'millior marks are worth
u dollar—La Fayette Journal and
C(illl‘lf‘l'.
If those tonight-iv who come ov-,>r
lif‘l‘f‘ in Sword! of librrty find it. we
:mc‘ml .\n:--riczu‘..
linrooo sroms to be dcpcnding cn
liwr tit-n1: rathor than he: ‘lmnds-——-~
2\~’-'\v Cast a Nows.
‘hc linilvr.
(' lloston ’l‘i unsri ipt.)
A Corrl‘spondont sonds us this clip- ..
ping of a vorsc which he thinks is
just as appropriate today as when
it first appeared:
The wild way the auto hunter
Hanks. wherever he may scoot.
l’rovos some tutor ought to tutor
Auto tootors how to loot.
BE PREVENTED
Deaths from This Dis-
ease Can Be Greatly
Diminished by Tox-
in-‘Antitoxin
In the weekly letter sent out. by
the State—Department of Health the
following matter. of general interest
to Norwalk. is included:
"Vaccination against smallpox has
saved thousands of children and ad-
ults in Connecticut from dying of
smallpox (Luring the past century.
“'2 can now prevent hundreds of
cases and deaths from diptheria that
occur in Connecticut each year.
"The deaths from diphtheria in
Connecticut. as
ber of cases. by the use of diphtheria
toxin-antitoxin. Connecticut is one
of the states where citizens are anvi-
ous to save their children from com-
municable diseases.
"No child or adult
from diphtheria today,
“Dr. Park of the New York City
Department of Health concludes
‘ from his studsjhat immunization by
itoxin-antitox n is not necessary be-
:l'ore the agr- of 5;}; months. His con-
clusion ‘in the Journal of the Ameri-
can Association is as follows: "The
to‘-.in-z:ntitrxin infirtions are inad-
visable i-cforo tho ago of six months.
During this time mos: of the infants
rotain tho antito.~in rccoivovl Worn
their mothers. l‘p i'o f'no ago of
flirro vnonllis immunizing injections
arr- usually inet‘t’octlvo as the infant
tisruv‘s do not rcspond wr-ll during
this t‘crin’l to the. ioxin-antitoxin to
produce :intifoxin. l'ntlcr usual cori-
lliticns i‘. is probably safe to wait
until tho infant is nino months or a
lic'ir old and than to give the injec-
tions at tho fi st suitable occasion.
; During: tho firs; three years thore is
iaimost no annoyance from the mice-
llions. As tho child grows older: the
'«iangor from diphtheria gradually
lossvns tho. porcontage of those de-
vvloping local and constitutional ic-
actions slowly lncroascs." "The im.
'necd suffer
l
‘ m
bu. Naiomlmr. and ilecwmbor. \‘.'ith.
company just coloring this lucratixc '
coN
.Takeagood
ANN 0 UN CE MEN T
AND AN ‘
IN VI TA T I 0N -
WALDNER’S cordially invite your inspection of the
most beautiful woman's style shop in South Norwalk on
Friday evening, October 5th between 8 and 10 p. m..
. , This new shop will be known for its low prices, quality
and service.
Come see the beautiful things Lat little
Every Woman Wants
Np merchandise sold during this formal opening.
Flowers will be given as souvenirs. '
Watch newspapers tomorrow for-important announce'
ment of our Grand Opening Sale Saturday.
X
WALDNER’
—STYLE SHOP—
South Main Street Corner Haviland Street
South Nat-walk, Conn.
-—then take
prices—What
S“, i
What to Take for l
ST'IPATIONi
dose of Carter’s Little Liver
Pills
2 or 3 for a few nights after.They
f all waste matter and !
Mild—as easy to ~
takeassugar.camubaugm—W
Small Pill. .Small Dose. Small Pna.
DanHERIA CAN
elsewhere“ can bed
greatly .dimini bed. as can the hum-q
r" . , ~ ‘ J
subliminal..- ~ >
munizstlon‘of schpOl children-in act‘-
1ng ‘to prevent their contracting
diphtheria also lessens'ihe exposure
of. pre~school sge in their families.”
‘ The diphtheria. prophylactic is
given in three doses, seven days
apart. as istyphoid vaccine. and im-
munizes nearly all of those .who
receive it by this method. '
"‘The Schick test enables physic-
ians to test pots-3n: who have re.
ceived the three doses. to be sure
that. the immunity of’the individual
has been raised to a. sufficient point
to protect against diphtheria infec-
tion. Occasionally it is found that
the immunity has not. been raised to
that point which will protect. and
it. in necessary to give three addi-
tional, doses ‘of the diphtheria pro-
phalactic. Fortunately. this occurs
iii-only u_ small percentage of per-
sons Ammunized.
“Hundreds of thousands of-per-
sons haie been immunized in Con-
necticut and adjoining states. against
diphtheria within the past two or
three years by toxin-antitaxin. which
is helping reduce the number of
cases‘and deaths from diphtheria.
Protection by thfi means saves doc-
tors‘ bills, saves the schooling~of
the child—~just as the vaccination
against smallpox docs—and, inci-
dentally. proteczs the community by
having a. population in it which is
immune to diphtheria. All phy-
sicians in the state can obtain‘diph-
theria. toxin-untitoxin from their lo-
‘cal health officers. who are supplied
direct by the State Department Of
Health with this prophalactic
against diphtheria."
0
Helping the Farmers
WASHINGTON. D. C..--The nn-
anciai and economic condition of the
farmers of the was: and uorthe‘wcst
has occupied the attention of the
present administration ever since it
came into power, March 4. 1921. In
fact. a. Republican Congress prior to
that time antfipaled much that has
since been reduced to concrete form.
Nearly everything of a. practical
nature suggcsttd and urged by the
{arm bloc in Congress was put me:-
hy the administration in power. to?
it had a sincere sympathy for the
farmers who scorned to be caught
between the upper millstone of low
prices of farm products and the low-
er millstone of high prices of manuo
Tacturcd goods and high transporta-
tion rates.
E Among all the causes of this ag-
lrlcultural depression. thole giu‘n
Elly Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
‘in the fall or «1932 perhaps have the
imost weight. He said the main
lcauses are six:
i 1—0verproduction of farm prod~
ucts:
2—High freight rates:
3—High industrial “’3ng
4~Ecouomic depression and de-
prcciatcd currency in Eugopc:
5~Connicts betiveen .employers
and employed:
6—High cost at distribution.
In addition to cooperative market-
‘ing. grain standards. shipping-point
ginspection. market news sonica. a
gwarohouse act. scicntific research.
loans of sour]. building of roads 3
packr'rs and stock-yards act. a g ain
future act, the administra ion
through the Farm Loan Board. ihe
“'ar Finance Corporation and the
intermediate Credits' act. has
brought about loans. to the farmers
and stock raiscrs amounting to
about a million dollars.
Secretary of Agriculture \Yallaca
said a your ago: “No Conxross in
our his’tory gave more rxtendod.
sympathoiic and understanding con-
sidnralfmi to agriculture. Than the
1921."
- Yul thn L-crclary in August. 1923.
torosaw bankruptcy for thousands of
.Anic-rlran whvat growers unless gen-
eral prior: of commodities declined
or the price of wheat adianced.
wo months ago Secretary “’al-
lace. to “horn the administration
and tho {armors must look for a.
program. said:
"The pressing qurstion is What
can liP done to help the wheat grow.
srs not more nearly the cost of pro-
duction {or this year's crop? Some
urge that the Government ought to
fix a fair price. That could be done
only by the Government preparing
to buy unlimited quantities at the
price fixcd. Othors suggest that the
Gm-‘rnmont {:0 into the market and
buy flotillm‘ifinli bushels of wheat
and stores it. on the theory that the.
taking Off tho markrt of that quan‘
tity would send up the price to a
fair figure. - -
“i um not hopeful of good results
from oilhcr of those plans. How
would tho Governmont dispose cf
the surplus accumulated? What
effort would hither aciio'n have on
whoa: acreage? \“ould th rami-
policy Mr adoptod in case of ruin,
, ously low prices for other farm pro-
ducts?
MRS. EARLS '
TELLS WOMEN
How Backache and Periodic ’
Pains Yield to Lydia EPink-
ham’sVegetable Compound
Olean, N. Y.-'- “ Eve month my ‘
blood would go to my end and
would have such
. ‘ Pinkham’ys Veg-
etable Comdpound had done for others,
so I decide to tryit. I had onl
two bottles when Ibe to be that,
and my back did not urt manor my
head a‘che.‘ I felt like a newwoman.
The Vegetable Com d is: splen‘
did modicine and I w always recom-
mendit.”-Mrs. A. D. EA”, 530.N.
5th St., Olean. N. Y. , ‘
Mn. Kelsey Aids Her Tm '
Co ' N. Y.—“Iread our:
. a 3m .
pqnhsgem.
sdverhsezuent in the papers _ ,
adamant" c‘l’fipfim ’3“ w 1
Ya ‘ e
t. relief from ' V '
to infection“ the younger children .
Conn-(~55 which convened in Marchi
LONDON..Oct. 4..-—Howard Car-
ter. "American Egyptologist who
helped Lord Cornsrvon uncover the
tomb ct Tutankhamenf startsd for
Egypt today to finish excavations.
HO scoffs at spooks and refusese to
be awed by superstition that a. trial--
evolent “ghost" guards the mummy-
He said:
“Don't ask me to believe that’kind
of stuff"
American experts will help open
the sarcophagus or Aha ancient
Pharaoh. ' ' '
The Route ‘of- The Prophets;
_ In recording the complete defeat
of German plans in the Ruhr. one.
ought not to forget' to set data the
entire failure of ‘a large number of
eminent prophets in England ”and
the United States“ says the New York
Times. It would be almost cruel to
recall their forecasts in detail and by
name. Yet everyone knows how dire
were their predictions. France was
about to ruin/herself forever. The
mark or the ruble. Moreover. all so-
cial cohesion and political order in
Eurobe were to disappear. Civiliza-
tion itself “as in danger of being
hurled into the abyss. One belated
prophet. Mr. E. D. Morel. a. member
+ cm
. Fashionable
Sports Attire
Many charming
sports apparel and several costumes of different types are
now essential to every womanis wardrobe.
these delightful frocks'and suits are not beyond the purse
of the average person. ‘
Knitted Suits
“’e have received some very lovgly knitted suits for
young people. like that illustrated.
Of Brushed Wool,
snugly. at the thigh.
suit. It is really the
Sizes 36 to 46.
same. Sizes 36 to 40
' sashes of the materisl
lines with pleats at the Sides.‘Round
collars pip’ed wigh' re
ishes the neck. :Re
sleeves. Sizes 6 to 14
$7.50
Celery—almond. grey. brown, bnfl'. navy and cocoa.
Jersey Frocks
Here_are jersey frocks for street
and sports, in a large, variety of
models.‘ Round and V-neck styles,
long sleeves. one and/two-piece.
$17.50 to- $32.50 ,
Flume! Sports Frock in green'
trimmed with bands of fine tucks of .
Simple, Smart Sérge’Dmses with
:5, ,
\‘
, :i‘ 7- ,- . general predictions of those who
in CurrentBistory forOctober the
could-sec nothing but gloom and
despair. and 'cal'mly writes it down
thlttoday "Eur-pee totters to dam-
nation."
It is needless to dwell ’on the fact
that the event has. discomfited'those
public~ men and writers for the radi-
cal press who foresaw the wreck of
.the'Eui’bpean world. 13‘“ “ is desir-
able to remind thorn of their czrc—
gious misreading of the signs of the
times. because they are obviously
ready to come forward now with an
equally positive set of ps'ophecies:
They think that people will forget
their past monumental blunders and
give credence to them which they
set about producing a new collection.
decent period.
in that famous play.
H ur role-
will
has
the
At any
required physical
I 7 ASK Your Grocer
“P fi trial package of
1-H
_ . A -
It Will prove its superiority
in the tea pot -- Try it today.
. d 7
[nob/idea! 1857
‘ Store Class. Daily at 6 O’clock
fashions are being developed in
Fortunately
blouse having an elastic belt to fit
A wide fringed sash completes the
smartest sport suit of the season.
Tailored Gowns
Of Men’s Suiting—black with in--
visible white stripe.
Entirely made by men tailors and
smartly finished with silk braid.
I
These are exceedingly good look-
ing. Sizes 38 and 40.
. $25.00 $29.50
_ You’ll Delight in. These
‘ Youthful Frocks for Juniors
Exceedingly Fashionable Jersey
.kas of fine quality. Pleated
skirts with plain waists and sashes,
novelty ratine collars and cuffs-—
long sleeves. _
Other models have bands of fine
tucks on waist, skirt and sleeves,
with honey comb rating collars and
cuffs. Sizes 13 and 14.
$15.00
. Long waist
d‘ flafincl‘ fin-
d' piping ‘ on
years. -
Second floor.
Gorgeous New Linings
for Goats-"and 7 Wraps
Silk dud Cotton
Brocsded Sateen;
Fancy Silicon: of
smiles—rich coioring's. beautiful qualities
for the more 'eiab'ora‘tc evening wraps,
looks like’satin and will
. » in ad Sateen: of a quality which is in great flavor . .
lugs; clerk-Copenhagen; grey, jcopp er, beige and brown 36 inches wade; All
colors. strictly guaranteed. '
>- ‘ Pretty patterns infmany delight‘tuldesigns.’
appropriate
36 inches wide. $1.59 a yard
in grey, nut and beaver, high}, lustrous quality which
than real satin. 36 inches wide.
‘ 89 etc. a yard
for suit or coat lin-
wear _ much longer
$1.00 (yard
Copenhagen, fawn, grey._rose and delft 36 inches wide.
’ . _ 79 cts. a yard
Third floor.
Jack Frost.
.and unless. fw. hung
Outing Planing], _
’ pleasing [striped 1nd
checked putter“, ‘ A ,
heavy qu‘n lit: with
good; thick; up; 37 and
36_ inches wide. » —-
25mm; gall. .
'" Around Lil-11c; comer "1
» bofol'g‘Wo unprepurod .0 ,'
filth-Mimi“ sir-Ems
brand tulle-ins, suit;-
ble: tor :11 members of
tho-unlit
Wider. -
' ' Attho PMC0111113” flamma- -
the. very. latest. .pstterns;fqr. these; gin-
merits st'src’asdmbler‘outiuyz . ; , at I
is ' Just- . With the Advent
of October
, Autumn Parties and Dinner: are
- . in Vogue
Orange and black .for Hal-
lowe’en to ether with novelties
he will holler.
.' g and fave .. uch as card tallies
{ 7 Bathrobe {infield-thy; and table decorations are her in
'.':°l"‘rb [m ‘m » great variety. e
7' =Comeundletusuiiyouin‘
nagging 3:2; party a huge success
_ée0r_8 ‘cre e with ‘
g - witchesand blacll: cats, pugnigldnzfs
I and autumn leaves at
__ , '. ‘ g 25 duper roll
. . .Seasonable‘border decorations
36;-inches
magma
W ‘99? ‘ .I‘DennisoniSection, man's”,- ‘
10mmw,
. ,
PAGE ENE
A sense of modesty. if they hat"
would‘soem to dictate that thefts-3
tire from the prophet business .-
They are guessing out West why
will be cast for the role of Ben Hurt;
The scenazi‘o"
was made by June Mathis. that lag-gr
markable young girl who has don;
the most intelligent adaptation t
have come from Los Angeles. Mi.
Mathis discovered Rudolph \‘aleno
tino. and it is rumored that she'll’
training George “‘alsh for the 35‘
rate. film tutti
agree with Bliss Mathis that uh.
selccted an actor possessed '62
and intelleeo
tual attributes for the exacting rolo.
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Norwalk Chronicler