New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1916, Page 15

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1916 | 2 If the Xmas tree is your' stination, here are the things to take to decorate it, for man: | Silk Mufflers. Silk Umbrellas. Silk Handkerchiefs. Silk Socks. Wool Underwear. {| Flannel Pajamas. [ Silk Shirts. And Suits, Overcoats, and ; pckinaws. verything “fine as silk.” eaters too. Sitk T «1ed Coats. il Lined and Unlined Gloves. Silk Neckwear. NEW BRITAIN, CONN EDITORS. REJECT -~ WILSON'S VIEWS (Continued from First Page.) deal formally with the extreme risk censtrued. “His conteption on this point makes action still more unintelligible. “he brooded over this conception so bong in silence what reason can have mpelled him to became suddenly cammunicative just at a moment Wwhen his perception of the proprieties makes him uneasy and distrustful. It s not surprising that he feels em- arrassed for he acted so.that he be- that movement, of being mis- $270.24 1S NOW IN TREE FUND \Few More Days Should See Necessary Amount Raised That the people of the city are willing to support a worthy project to the b of their ability is being daily proven by the contributions to the Christmas Tree fund being ve- ceived at the Herald office. Though many of the contributions are not large it is better so as everyone in the city should help with the public tree 1ould the subscription to the fund amount to but one cent. It is part of the program of the committee that everyone, upon seeing the tree might be able to say to themselves, “‘§ helped in that and glory in the fact that my fellow townsmen helped also in order that all might have at least one bright spot at this time of the year.” Many contributions were received today from people who wish to keep their identity in the dark and their money has been credited to ‘A Friend.” There s now $270.24 in the fund exclusive of what ma have been left at the Dickinson Drug Co., or in the deposit boxes in the banks. It will cost slightly over $300 to run the tree and the commit- tee hopes that the whole amount will | be forthcoming with perhaps enough more to wipe out the deficit of last year before the week is over. Ackowledgements today are due the following: A Friehd ... onsees 5 es Whittlese; A Friend “s Miss A. C. Tick AN Tinfend s et G. Kimball Carl Lorenzen John Skritulsk A Friend Cash 5 5 John McTnerney Mrs. C. F. Chase Mrs. T. W. Stanley G. W. Traut Walter H. Hart Total brought forward Total SOLD ADULTERATED MILK Joseph Bayer Fined $15 on Each of Three Counts—Frec-for-All Fight DEATHS AND FUNERALS Miss Ella Bradl. Miss Ella Bradl, 22 years old, died at her home at South Main and Ed- son streets last night following a month’s illness. She is survived by her mother and two brothers. The funeral will be at 9 o'clock tomor- row morning from St. Peter's church and burial will be in St. Mary's new cemetery, Mrs. James Claffey. The funeral of Mrs. James Claffey of 97 Lawlor street, who dled at New Britain General hospital last night fol- lowing a lengthy illness, will be at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning from St. Mary’s church and burial will be in St. Mary’'s new cemetery. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Joseph, Patrick and William Claffey. Owen Kelley. The body of Owen Kelley, who was killed by an automobile on the Plain- ville road a week ago, was taken to the vault at St. Mary’s new cemetery this afternoon by Undertakers W. J. Dunlay & Co. Although search has been made in Boston and Hartford no trace was found of relatives. Card of Thanks. We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to kind neighbors and friends for the sympathy extended to us at the time of the death of our son and brother, Arthur White. We are par- ticularly grateful to Court Friendly, I". of A. and friends who contributed flowers. MR, AND MRS. GEO. WHITE AND FAMILY. AMERICA 15 SEEN AS CLEARING HOUSE (Continued from First Page.) dent would not presume to say that the two groups were fighting for the same object but merely that their of- ficial spokesmen had outlined much the same general program without going into the actual details, which he now seeks. Several hundred telegrams congrat- ulating President Wilson on his note to the befligerents arrived today at the White House. Virtually all of them construed the note as a move for peace. They came from individ- uals and organizations. City Items New Britain’s only real store, Besse-Leland advt. Hyman Kaplan today transferred property on Bronson street to Max Winitzky. Lynch’s orchestra, Sat Eve. Special full course turkey dinner Sunday and Christmas Day. Hotel Nelson.—advt. The High School club of the Y. M. C. A. will act as the host tonight to the college men home for the Chirst- mas holidays. A program of talks will be carried out. Large assortment of Children’s Pic- ture Beoks 10c at Adkins, 66 Church St.—advt. Carl G. Anderson took out a per- mit today for the erectlon of a “cot- tage house on Hillcrest avenue at a cost of $2,800. Music bags and rolls for Christmas at C. L. Pierce & Co.—advt. The regtilar meeting of New Britain council, F. B. L., will be held this evening in Judd’s hali. Silk Shirts at The Ashley-Babcock Co.—advt, The Bartenders’ unfon will meet Sunday afternoon in Eagles’ hall for election of officers. A smoker will be enjoyed. House Coats and Bath Robes at cut prices. Besse-Leland’s.—advt. The payroll of the water depart- ment for the past week was $273.24. Among the local students that are home from college are: Phillp Diehl, Warner Berg, Albert Johnson and Ralph Moody of the University of Maine, Ralph Farrell of Wesleyan, Miss Francesca Traut of Wellesley and Miss Helen Jones of Northfield. Miss Cora J. Mallory of Seymour street is recovering from her recent illness. Have Butter Nut Bread for Xmas dinner. Naughton’s Bakery.—advt. Mrs. Thomas Buckley of Stanley street, who is ill with diphtheria, is very much improved. A gift that will be appreciated. A glass desk pad, $5.00. Adkins Print- ing 66 Church St—advt. Henry Schupack of the Wharton School of Finance, connected with the University of Pennsylvania, is passing the Christmas intermission at his home at 75 Hawkins street. Gloves at The Ashley-Babcock Co. —advt. A special meeting of Stella Rebekah lodge, I. O. O, F., will be held this evening at 5 o’clock in the hall on Hungerford court. Line-a-Day books or five year diaries are a very acceptable gift, 75¢ to $2. Adkins, 66 Church St—advt. clothing Steel and Pig Iron Markets The Iron Age says: The first effect of peace talk upon the steel trade was a halt in new or- ders. That was confined, however, to last week. The market of the past three days shows a practical return to conditions of ten days ago. Do- mestic consumers are working just as hard to get steel from the mills, inquiry is strong for all forms of products and the new foreign demand is greater than can be considered. Here and there is a change of at- titude as to placing orders for the far future, and a resurvey of projects based on indefinite continuance of the war. What has happened mainly is that peace is taking a definite place in calculations, whereas it had no place before or was thought of as too far in the future to affect present plans. The difficulties of getting any early deliveries of pig iron or steel or any concessions in prices for such deliv- eries, are unchanged by the peace proposal. That the war may end in 1917 is more seriously thought of than heretofore, and it is granted that price readjustments will anticipate the end. Yet the immediate move- ment of some prices may even be up- ward. Billets are $5 and lighter rails $3 higher this week. Early ad- vances in contract plates, shapes and bars are looked for, and wire prod- ucts apparegtly have not yet reached their high point. In view of the large contracts for shell steel already on the books for the Allies to b seiepphshrludmefwyp the Allies to be shipped in 1917, prob- ably 3,000,000 to 2,500,000 tons, it is significant that France and Italy have placed additional orders in the past week-—Italy for upwards of 25,000 tons. TItaly only lately bought 25,~ 000 tons of barb wire here, part of a total of 75,000 tons of wire products for export taken by the Steel Corpo- ration in November. Car builders have been ers of plates and shapes, estimates ranging above 100,000 ton. A 3,000- car order for Russia was divided be- tween two companies and all told 10,- 000 cars have been ordered in a week. Russia’s recent locomotive contracts cover 350 and both Great Britain and France are buying locomotives here. Transportation machinery ing down in all directions and the situation is most acute in the Pitts- burgh and Valley districts. Most blast furnaces have banked because short of coke, and steel is piling up at the mil The deplorable shortsighted- ness of the railroads promises more large buy- MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Represented by E. W. EDDY 31 West Main Street, Telephone 1840 City Hall Bailding 50 20 100 shs shs shs shs shs shs shs shs shs Niles-Bement-Pond Stanley Rule & Level shs Stanley Works Landers, Frary & Clark New Britain Machine Bristol Brass Colts Arms North & Judd Scovill Mfg. Co. American Brass ing, dev at New York, Dec. Wall yesterday’ FINANCIAL NEWS 22 St.—The short stock elopments. 104 to interest doubled at today’s stock market open- STRONGER FIGURES ON WALL STREET Stock Exchange Draws Breath Alter Day of Sprinting was rising 3 to 10 points over final quotations. for the rally were following overnight Reasons U. S. Steel was again the center of attraction, opening with 25,000 shares 1041, an extreme gain of Lack Steel Lehigh Val . Max Motor com Mex Petrol ... Natl Lead N Y Air Brake N Y C & Hud Nev Cons NYNH&HRRG53 N Y Ont & West. 30y INOT! Pa.cl SRRmi SRt 1 (b Norf & West ..136 Pac Mail § 8§ Co. 20 Penn R R 5634 Peoples Gas ..108 Pressed Steel Car., 75 Ray Cons Reading .o Rep I & § com .. Rep I & S So Pac So Ry So Ry Studebaker Texas Oil Third Ave Union Pac 49 93 60% 140 103 29% 5134 28% 108 135% 18 55% 106 713 24% 1023 T4Y 103 9614 32 69 3% points. Other issue co-operations in the rally were Bethlehem, Lacka- wanna Steel and Crucible Steel, Re- public Iron, the shipping, Industrial | Alcohol, Distillers, the coppers, Cen- tral Leather and American Woolen. Rails were higher by one almost United Fruit Utah Copper U S Rub Co .. U S Steel . U § Steel pfd . Va Car Chem Westinghouse George Leghorn, a student at the Catholic University, in Washington, D. C., is at his home in this city over the holida Gift boxes advt. or less of a blockade at Pittshurgh throughout the winter. There will he no ten-day shut down there, as has been proposed; such a thing, with the present demand for steel, is out of the question. Pittshurgh district -omes virtually an interlocutor on the ide of Germany. Why did he not vaft for the Entente's Teply to Ger- any’'s proposals before he entered fita the ring with proposals which, Ratever his intentions were, must Briand Handed Note. Paris, Dec. 22, 3 p. m.—William Graves Sharp, American ambas- Hearing Postponed. Joseph Bayer, a retail milk dealer of Chapman and Jubilee streets w: fined $15 and costs by Judge James T. Meskill in volice court today on the sador to France, delivered personally to Premier Briand between 7 o'clock and 8 o’clock last night, Secreta 10385 118 407 free at Besse-Leland’s. of Miss Alice A. are hurt also ious to fesent themselves to the Allies as Pirceting the course which in his udgment they should take.” % Globe Considers President TI1, London, Dec, 22.—The Globe today ives a secondary place to its com- hient upon President Wilson's note Awhich is made in a satirical vein under he heading: “What Is the Matter With Him?" “We sincerely hope President Wilson is not unwell,” says the Globe, “vet we find ourselves gravely doubtful as to his physical well-being.” The newspaper proceeds to ask if the president has never heard of what he Germans did in Belgium and Serbia and confesses that it finds it- self unable to believe he knows the things when he “describes the Central Powers as desirous of securing small states against aggresison. The high cost of living is said to be hitting the average American citizen very hard, ind®ed, which may account in some measure for the milk of human kind- ness in the presidential cocoanut.” The Star in its comment sa; “President Wilson’s note is a_Christ- mas bombshell. Tt comes a§ a sur- se to us. Let us say at once that the Alli in general, and Great Brftain in particular. ought to treat it with the utmost sympathetic re- spect and give it most friendly, most careful consideration.” As to the question of the objects of the belligerents being virtually the same, the Star in its allusion to Presi- dent Wilson's words in this connec- tion say “This is an astounding statement h we cannot with the best will in world reconcile with the facts. each sale of adulterated of three counts charging the and insanitary milk He was placed on probation | to allow reasonable time for the pay- | ment of the fine. A fourth count was not pressed. The action was brought upon complaint of health board inspectors. Attorney A. A, Greenberg appeared for the defense. He claimed that, while undoubtedly there was a technical violation, Bayer was not guilty of doing it intentional- ly as he bought the milk from a farmer and supposed that it was up to the standard. Hearing of breach of the peace and mutual assault charges against Jo- seph and Salvatore, Salvatore Cas- tanga, John Spaina and Joseph Fa- biana was continued until tomorrow morning as Attorneys A. A. Green- berg and P. F. McDonough said that they had just been called into the case and desired a postponement in order to question witnesses. The- ar- rests followed a fight at High and Lafayette streets yesterday noon. For the second time within a week Michael Brady was arraigned for in- toxication. He pleaded for probation | so that he might pass Christmas and New Year’s with relatives. “That is | why T was lenient last time” com- mented Judge Meskill. ““This time it will be 20 days with previous proba- tion revoked.” TCOND ORGAN RECITAL. { of State Iansing's note to the bellig- erent nations. Paris newspapers this evening print the note textually. TREE FOR CHILDREN. New Britain Charity Organization Makes Plans to Spread Cheer, A Christmas tree that rivals in mag- nitude that of last year has been re- ceived at the New Britain Charity Or- ganization and will be set up and trimmed this evening. Tomorrow af- ternoon at 2 o'clock the doors will be thrown open and a Christmas party given to many of the little children who are closely cannected with the organization. Open house will con- tinue for three weeks as the Christ- mas - holidays come at different times for different nationalities. It was with much dismay that the agents learned that there are over fifty little girls in the city without dolls or who have not had ane for two or three years. At one place visited, a little girl was playing with a number of pennies and when asked what she was going to do with them said “buy a doll carriage.” Her doll, she ex- plained, had lost its head but she still considered it good enough to have a carriage. About fifty-five dolls are | needed ta supply the demand and of | this number a club of girls has dressed ten, a whist club has also donated a number, the W, C. T, U. Will Be Given in First Church Sun- day Night By Organist Hart. The second in the series of organ | recitals by Organist Theron W. Hart | of the First church will be given | Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock. Mr. FEDERAL R DIVIDEND. Boston, Dec. 22 he federal re- Boston today an- | an initial dividend of six | per cent., payable January 2, next tec stock of record, December 30, 1916. The dividend covers the period from November 1914 to December 31, 1915 and is participated in by nation- al banks and a trust company. serve bank of nounced Twenty-fifth Anniversary. The twenty-fifth anniversary their marriage was celebrated yeste day by Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw of 290 South Main street. The couple were married on December 21, 1891, by the Rev. Dr. Cooper of the South Congregational church. They have tWo children, Mrs. William Kramer and James Shaw. of PAYROLL. Magnell of the board of ®afety has completed the quarterly payroll of the fire department, pa able tomorrow follows: No. 1, $346.73; No. 2 25; No. 3, $359, 08; No. 4, $4 No. 5, $218.4 and Hook & Ladder company, $540.70. o FIRE DEPT. _Clerk MEETINGS END SUNDAY. he Greenwood evangelical meet- s at the People’s church will come a close Sunday with two sermons Mr. Greenwood at 10:45 a. m. and 7 p. m. There will be no service on [Saturaay and Pastor Harriman will peak at this service. Hart will be assisted by Mrs. Howard | E. Horton, soprano, Howard Y. | Stearns, violinist and the First church ! cholr. i The program follows: Hallelujah Chorus from the “Mes- siah” e Handel Christmas Pastorale. .. .De Lange Soprano with violin—*“The Christ Chila” . Coombs Mrs. Horton and Mrs. Stearns Christmas Carols (a) Glory to God. (b) Silent Night . P Old German Carol | Male Chorus i a theme | . ..Rebling | 4 e Salome of Bethlehem. . Becker Firdt Church Christmas Fantasie on by Bach The Shepherds . Canta—The Story First March of the Magic Kings. . Hosanna ..Dubois BURD CLUB BANQUET. Thursday evening January old Jr. O. U. A. M. hall the annual Bobbie” Burns celebration will be held under the auspices of the Burns club. The affair will be limited to about 100 s that it will be prac- tically private. Members who are working on the plans say the cele- bration will be even greater than that of previous years. Rev., Warren F. Cook, pastor of the Methodist church, has been secured to deliver an ad- dress on Robert Burns. A concert will be rendered after which the ban- quet will be served. 1t the | kind friend to supply the other fifteen. | and popcorn to hang on the tree. twenty and now it remains for some Some of the tree ornaments have already arrived as they are used by the City Mission and numerous insti- tutions which pass them along. Young women are papping corn and this morning a doctor came in with a suit case filled with bags of candy An- other gift that was very welcome came from a storekeeper and consisted of | a number of Christmas cards and a fine supply of writing paper. A plan which will meet with the approval of the citizens of the town and which was carried out last vear has again been put into effect and two whist | clubs have taken the names of the New Britain boys and girls in the in- dustrial schools. In this way a box is mailed direct to these boys and girls and their Christmas happiness is as- sured. The Elks have also promised to send a bex of candy and an orange to each of the local boys in the Meriden reform school. There will not be so many Christ- mas dinners distributed by the or-| ganization this year because the Elks | have taken over a number of names | and will supply fifty families with a turkey. Those who wish may send in gifts during the coming week so there | will be something for cach little one | that appears to see the organization’s | Christmas tree. & T POISONED CANDY. ’ Los Angeles, Dec. —Gertrude Cox, a young clerk in a local store, confessed, the police say, today, that she sent a hox of poisoned candy re- ceived through the mail two days ago | by another clerk, Miss Leonora Carr and turned over to the authorities i will reach by the latter for investigation. The engagement Rice of Columbia street to Walter C. Lamkins of Hartford was announced at a meeting of the . 2. R. Sewing club at the home of Miss Elsie D Hornkohl at 220 I3lm street last night, Miss Hornkohl proved a delightful hostess. Refreshments were served. Give Pajamas. Ail prices at Besse- Leland's, of course.—advt. The condition of Miss Anna Claugh- sey, daugliter of the late Michael J. Claughsey, who has been critically ill at New Britain General hospital as a result of the Washington street grade-crossing accident, is reported as much improved today. Misses Anna and Grace Claughsey, the other two victims, are well on the road to recovery and will be discharged with- in a few days. Bath Robes at The Ashley-Babcock Co.—advt. Two cases of diphtheria under quar- antine on Maple street and Farming- ton avenue were released from quar- antine by the board of health this afternoon, A Merry Christmas in every box of Red Seal Cigars, 50s and 25s.—advt. Mark down sale in millinery. Seibert —advt. An enjoyable dance was given by the members of the Kenilworth club in Booth’s hall last night. “The New Britain Trust Company will be open Saturday night from 8 to 10 for the receipt of deposits.— advt. The weekly payroll, of the sewer de- | partment was $522.64. The street department payroll amounted to | $535.51. We can save you from $1 to $2 on leather goods, suit ca and hand bags. ! Conn. Hat Co.—advt. The third degree was given night to three candidates of the 1 Britain council and two from the Nathan Hale Council, O. U. A. M. omination and election of officers will be held next Thursday night. Dancing at Holmes' and Hoffman’s, Christmas night. Lynch’s orch.—advt The Salvation Army tag day be held tomorrow. Give him Big Mozarts last | oW will 50s, s, 12 adv John Walsh, a student in the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, will spend the holidays with his parents on Bas sett street. Overcoats at The Co.—advt. Ashley-Babcock Election of officers will be held at the meeting of Indianola lodge, D. of P., next Tuesday evening. A social will follow the meeting for which all members are requested to bring arti- cles for a grab orche: full course turk Christmas Day. bag. I ra, Sat Eve. ¢ dinner Sunda Hotel Nelson. OUR FOREIGN TRADE, shington, Dec. —The coun- s foreign trade this year probably a total of $7,800,000,000. A bureau of foreign and domestic com- merce statement shows that for the eleven months ending with Novem- ber, exports and imports combined totalled $7,148,000,000. and | advt. | ing a school there. Special 1 & producers by lack of natural gas, Apart ffrom mills still have a of- fered them. Italy Is making new ef forts to get 10,000 tons of plates and the demand from neutral countries is unabated. Europe's seen in the of rails in France. A car material, business plate lar needs of railroad steel is king up of 100,000 tons Canada for shipment to similar removal of Cana- dian track was made some months ago. The replacement of such steel will be but one factor in the after- the-war demand. Producers of wrought pipe are gen- erally sold up for siX months; with business from usual customers added, some have little to offer in the second half. Late gas and oil-line business includes 100 miles of 8-in. pipe, and 500 miles of 8-in. pipe for Oklahoma and Texas oil lines will soon be placed. For a Canadian natural gas line 80 miles of 10 to 16-in. pipe will be wanted. Domestic pig-iron inquiry has fallen off sharply and export husiness is less. Ttaly has just taken 10,000 tons more of Bessemer iron. Steel-making pig- iron in the Pittsburgh district is very quiet Blast furnaces higher coke cost. contract at $4 for $4.50 is now the Spot coke has sold quantity at $9, The general use of 50 per cent forrosilicon in steel works operations makes important the reported limita- tion of Canadian clectric power now employed at Niagara in making this product for the American market. The movement is cavsing concern to other American Canadian power. acing much refused to the first half, but produce figure. in considerable USING G S. Pai Dec. 12:45 a. m.—The encrgetic methods of the new men in the government are beginning to make themselves felt already. Herriot, minister of national ance and labor, and Malbert ille, under secretary for public have« taken a series of which promise to remedy the coal famine. To increase the output of French mines a number of miners are being recalled from the 2rray and in addition 6,000 German p oners will be used to facilitate the importation of hard coal from England. BROOKIFIELD. The public util- NO STOP A1 Hartford, Dec. { ities commission today denied the pe- Hanford and othe the stopping of certain trains Brookfield, in Fairfield county, for the accomodation of students attend- The commission its reason that only a few pu- pils would be benefited and the dis- advantage to the general public would more than offset this for au tition of E. J. ve RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY BURNED. Dec. —Fire today de- Roman Catholic cathe- of the French nuns palace, at Clarke reported Quebec, 22 stroyed the dral, the convent and the bishop's City. Four lives were A gasoline lamp explosion was held lost. Iro.\l!m\sihlc for the biaze. ing wa pea mor Tota 000 N Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Am Ana AT R Rutt Chi Col Del Dist ie Yorie 11lin Insp Kan; have Beth Ches Chino Cons Crucible General Goodrich Great Nor pfd Gt Nor five points. Trading c and shortcovering spent their force. ting or pa rning. Th al sales shares. ng best closing ew Represented by were estimated was at E. W. Dec. High Beet Sugar 913 Alaska” Gold Ag Chem “ Car & Fdy Co. Loco Smelting Sugar Tobacco Tel & Tel conda Cop S Fe Ry Co. Baldwin Loco B & O S Steel e Supcrior Pacific Leather Ohio Copper Mil & St Paul. o I Cas i Steel & Hudson illers Sec & pfd Electric Rub 1st Ore Cetfs. ois Central iration sas City so Kennecott Cop.... Low 104 10614 210 me almost to a standstill in the carly afternoon when the buy- appeared Prices ceded one to two points but the under- tone remained strong. Close—The market crept 'd in th last hour, some to re- up- ues re- prices of the strong. 1,700,- York Stock Exchange quota- tions furnished by Richter members of the New York Stock Ex- change. & Co.. Eddy 1916 Close | 90 LOCAL STOCK MARKET As New York Stocks Gain in Strength Toc Locals Also Seem to Be a Little Stronger. The local stock market appeared stronger today, according to brokers, and some of the stoc! howed added strength. This was particularly so of Niles-Bement-Pond, which closed af 172 bid and 178 asked. North & Judd also showed firmness closing at 92 95, and American Brass was offered at 320-340. The other local stocks main- tained prices that have remained un- changed during the past few da STATE DEBT. Hartford, Dec —In a statement issued by the state treasurer the gross debt of ‘the state at the close of the fiscal year is given as being $18,000,- 100 and the net debt $8,255,883. The sinking fund amounts to $507,551. TIGHT PROHIBITION. i“rench Dealers Declare Rule Is Olass Legislation. m.—Pre- suppress of spirits, 11:35 p. proposal to > and sale approved Paris, Dec. mier Briand’ the manufacture & which is generally the publie, is being fought tooth and nadl by the powerful liquor interests. The National Wine and Spirit Trade by passed a resolution he premier 1 that the meas ed union of association has strong condemr posal on the gro dissolves the sa¢ country before the foe by attacking one class of citizens; that it is a vio- lation of the right of every citizen to je and that it amounts to expro- 2.—F forces beg ck on Torreon this ccording to unofficial re- ceived here today. The battle progress at noon El Paso, Dec. as said to be in Sierra & San Francisco Power Co First Mortgage 5's due 1949 Secured by first mortgage on property represent- ing a cash investment of nearly twice the amount of bonds Net earnings exceed 2 I-3 times interest charges Price 9z 1-2 and interest yielding about 5.50% Merrill Oldham & Company 35 Congress Street Boston