I.'. : n , ,j '''' fr L. ' I "" l .A I ijl, r:f. v M IV inj er .his ODl S5 sea-dab- nl i te Ce. Mle., .ieh. aierj it iTd: y V $, 500,000 Shaffer Oil and Refining Company A Firat Mortgage Convertible 6 Sinking Fund Geld Bends Dated June 1. 19 J 9 Due June 1, 1929 Coupon Ben J of 3100, 600 and 91,000 (rtsUterabte at te principal) I fully refl.ttred Bends el ?t,000, 90.000 and 910,000. Callable by the Company at 103 and intereit for the drat five year, I02',(i nnd Interest for the following 2 yeara, and thereafter at 102 and Interest. Interest pay. Able without deduction of normal federal Income Tax up te 20. AUTHORIZED 918,000,000 RETIRED 13,572,400 OUTSTANDING $11,427,600 PENNSYLVANIA FOUR-MlLLS TAX REFUNDED Guaranteed as te Principal, Interest and Sinking Fund Payments, and an te nil of the Covenants of the Mortgage by Endorsement en Each Bend by Standard Gas and Electric Company CONTINENTAL AND COMMERCIAL TNUST AND SAVINGS DANK AND WILLIAM I KOPI-. UIICACO, TRUSTTUS The Indenture Provides for Increasing Semi-Annual Sinking Fund Payments Calculated te Retire Practically the Entire Issue Prier te Maturity Ha following information is submitted by Mr. J. J. O'Dricn, Vice-President of Standard Gas & Electric Ce. COMPANY: The properties comprise 107,932 acres of fee and leasehold oil lands, with 465 producing oil nnd 19 gas wells en 8,285 proven acrci. with a present daily production of approximately 4,000 barrels of eil: a modern refinery with a daily capacity of 6,000 barrels, 633 tank cars. everOO miles of pipe lines and 1 73 retail distributing stations. LIEN: These bends arc secured by a closed first lien en the entire property of the company. ASSETS: The Consolidated Balance Sheet of the company en October 31. 1921, showed total assets of $29,509,609.58. of which $4,232,066.12 were cash, notes receivable and ether quick assets. Current liabilities were $ 1,829,322.92 and total liabilities includ ing bends of this issue only, $14,946,688.39. The present financing involves no substantial change in this showing. EARNINGS: Annual Net Operating Earnings, before Federal Taxes, for the five years ended December 31, 1920, averaged ever $2,950,000, or mere than four and one-quarter times interest charges en bends new outstanding. Earnings reported after Federal Taxes, for the year 1921, (December estimated) were mere than three times interest charges en bends new outstanding. GOSSIP OF THE STREET lsnewn program for relieving Gcritianj nnd lifting lmjnsirini uiw iiuuncn yu rope out of despondency. Mcuntime the French financial authorities baye , h ijirennrca sinuniivn uimmi i" -JJ Prniirh ntwl flnrmnn taxes, according te . I wlilnli (nlilmi llin Vrelicll tilX t)Pr PCfbOll One of the chief topics of dtwuienlen h rhllute(j at .tf2t nguinat 13.88 for In the .Street lat-t week hns been the cicrmnnj . , , possibility of roubelliIauolHU Thin up- , fables from the fore ten financial cen pllen te steel companies, copper corpe- lew Jffi$ t auuiis nun .iii(,ui ii.vfj"... .--. -- i up gn lerilllli'B " uiiiiui PRICE 88 AND INTEREST YIELDING 8.15 JANNEY & CO. Formerly MONTGOMERY & CO., Inc. 133 SOUTH FOURTH STREET PHILADELPHIA H.M.BYLLESBY&C0.,Inc. Ill BROADWAY hunt, it iiiiit .it f.nfiiit inn nre under way for ninulcainatletis of properties cnKiigeil In all three of the industries mentioned. As a matter of fact, it in net improb able Hint fome of the grouping of cor porations will be for the purpew of preventing embarrassment which might otherwise obtain In these trades as u result of financial difficulties that nre being encountered. ,, It nlse Tieuld net be burprislng if eter a period of the next few v colts (here should be a lepctitlen of some of I be recent developments nlating te re elershlp proceedings of industrial cor cer cor perxtlunn. It nlNi Is possible that there mav be further banking difficulties, be cause there are said te be some insti- t.iilnti. llml inn., mllllm nHMBtflnCO Itt , connection with the readjustment of tlie gencrat situation. J'cmlbre Government nimiicbig Net much hnii been beard recently 1 relative te the proposed new finimclng by the United States Government, but ' it Is confidently expected In the trade (hat Mich uctlen will be taken at u I mif rfutnnf tliitc Natural!), it Mill I depend semen but en the condition of 'the bend trade. If improvement takes nlnii. (HwvUr. the State offering of I-uch an insuc probably will net long be delayed. Seme bankers profess te believe that it will net be cloue tins month, but will probably take place Wnre the end of the first ciuarter of 11122. The amount Involved in this transaction, according te bend-market gossip, is between :?2.000.000,000 and 1 83.000.000.000. the nurnctf of (he undertaking being te provide funds with ' which te pay of) the Victory Il'Ji and 1 41! per cent notes which mature nbuut u ear hence. i Admittedly, whatever new financing . N airanerd br the United States (iev- ernment must necessarily be dene en a I biihtH competitive with present out standing securities of similar chnrscter. 1 The public no longer maintains the I Fame degree of patriotism ns was ills nlaycd durine the wnr when it oemes te dollars nnd cents nnd the enipley- I ment of surplus funde. NEW YORK r This information nnd these statistics are net guaranteed, but have been obtained from sources uie believe te be accurate. have remitted te foreign countries (Switzerland, for instance) te cvaue reparations payments,' which nre new- offered without refccrve in certain K-hemcs for financial Uurep Brokers Opinions Newhurger, Hendersen 1-ecb -"It is futllf te seek for n keynote for tTie year In the first week's market. Suifaee results were UnmlMnknbl) ills ills apiieliitlng, but these merely represent a leUslen of (he technical pusttlen. which evidently bus been long overdue nftnr the protracted rise of the pre ceding three mouths. Similar experi ence has been encountered In everj inn inn jer movement, and rather than weak ening these adjustments will In (he long run contribute te strengthen the i position of the market and psv' the I way for Mill higher level of values, i Fei the moment, constructive develop- , nicuts nre brushed nslde by meiiientnr inlluene- of Isolated adverse lncldntite unieng which the Chicago banking (pi- I node wan the chief disturbance. liHt lias been disclosed In this unhnppv In- I cldent naturally shows the licccssltv e( ' proceeding with caution, nud the affair Tind in its influence net se much i of vvbat was directly Involved, but because of the natural Inference that j ull is net vet clear. This, however, , witli the conviction that a number ef1 commercial insolvencies Is Inevitable i should net be viewed with nny alnrm They are un lcrwnt te which the fiuun- j'lul community has already resigned t- m-jii un Mic (inn uunij alie iu" uinur were discounted mun months age. 1'hey enn readllv be accepted ,ns spooks en the financial horizon lather tluin actual disturbing market factory In brief, it m un(tiestlenab1y the (long (leng distance view rather than "tin liearbj observation that will suuply the niore i reliable porupectlve eClie linanciai events of the calendar ear." , Tim TRA Drill ' The Cepikt Situation T,ittle is new heard with regard te the resumption of operations at the leading copper properties. Prepara tions are te be made ut Huttc, ns was JERSEY STATE MAY ENTER GLOUCESTER BUDGET ROW Over-Expenditure of $200,000 Is Likely te Bring Trenten Inquiry Clajtcn, N. .T , Jan. J). The State mil) be drawn into the $200,000 ever- , PXncndittlri' (Jinule in the Olenppsler ! announced mere than a wccK age., "M County Heard of Freeholders if tav:-' Ln tlebsSroTuadem0ready fe act all P-Jth press their wd, for a com- I re lortlen M ? mdp tecause irn1 P'" rl(,nf'"? t " Mtuutlen, us' production fn'Pr' Dc,chn"n," WV' auditors nre required te file their re take that long te Bet the mines in , h fc ' cre( Mmpe and gather an organlIen. u) (irrers , Nene of the large PW"" " ""' Jliae. as is new charged by the Tree dlMrletn have ns yet "ken steps toward llel,,pr,. ,, Commlttee. which sajs ' resumption. Indicating tlr at t here is 1 thl( fi, ,,,,,, ll..,.rn,llatPlI without the no means n. general belief that tlijs lit e, kll0(.lI(.,. llf ,,. ,lliar(1 it hnil, Mat Iibs arrived for such notion. IE ttie )h(, S(at(i uiu (, n() n pxplll,mtien , t-aies in the first few- months of this ffl (u, b(f, ,,, ,, ,,,.,, year werB about equal p tnc nvcruM' lir.,uj ,.,.,,rPWnt Uc Coniinenwoiiltli in made ter Vicienei- aim imvihit-i. ii . , ,ni, , eperntUms ceulil be loeneu ler ey nu tlie leading properties, but business has again slumped qulte badly, nnd some of the leading authorities nre net anileus te prepare for operations while this condition exists. mnkiiii: of the.e uiiditp. Trank 1.. Wntu. n imblic ni.oiint ni.eiint nnt. of I'ltman. who inidlted the books of (he County TreaMiier for 10111, .ayH that lie did net find ttnv "errors in bookkeeping," which members of the Iteard of Prechelderit new mj ae re sponsible for the accumulated d' licit, pnrt of which they deelnre was piled up in that vent. "f was ciirpried nt the nnunint of inenej ipent for reinK in the muntv, slid Mr Water", " nml I ceMineiilei) I upon It nr runt time i iniuiiknl te German IteparaUen Payments A(inleln of the financial com- I munlty at large In this, as in ether countries, converges upon me uursi phaf.es of the Interminable German reparation outlook. The January in stalment, due January 1,", is only u i Utile mere than a week uway, but Oi I lanv uppeara te ttlil be mnrktiig time feiintv ;; I until the outcome is learned of the de- i lr i"ni" ! liberations between the representatives ' WOULD-BE RESCUER AND TWO GIRLS ARE DROWNED Oil" Of Ii ought te iitlit'inl- "nil I tlijii;;lil we bine In It r mini if Un . pendin,; nil et t lint m in from Great Britain, France, Italy und Tlelgiura at Cannes. U'liere is cspecia cspecia tien that Lloyd fScorge will bring out his long hinted at but still indefinitely Canadian Securities Payable in Geld in New Yerk 1150,000 75,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 24,000 20,000 90,000 12,000 5,000 20,000 5,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 14J000 50,000 33,000 57,000 8,000 15,000 5,000 15,000 i'4,000 Rate Tc Maturity Price Yield Province of Ontario . . , 5'v Mar. 1,1925 98.50 6.00 Province of Ontario '. . . 4 Mar. 1,1926 92.75 6.00 Province of Ontario 5 Dec. 1, 1926 95.75 6.00 Province of British Columbia 5 April 1,1928 94.75 6.00 Province of Ontario . . 6 May 15,1928 100.55 5.90 Province of Ontario . . " 6 Aug. 15, 1928 100.55 5.90 City of Terente '. .5'.. Sept. 1,1929 97.50 5.90 City of Montreal (Maisonneuve . .' . .5'.. May 1,1930 96.75 6.00 Province-of Neva Scotia ...... 6 Nev. 15,1930 100.70 5.90 Province of Saskatchewan , 7 .... 5 Sept. 1, 1932 92.80 5.90 City of Montreal . . . ". 5 May 1, 1936 92.75 5.75 Province of Neva Scotia 6 Nev. 15, 1936 103.50 5.65 Government of Newfoundland . . . . 6l. June 30,1936 105.80 5.90 Dominion of Canada 5 Mar. 1,1937 95.85 5.40 Government of Newfoundland . . . . 51 . July 1, 1939 97.25 5.75 Province of British Columbia .... 6 Oct. 26, 1941 103.50 5.70 Canadian Northern Western Ry. Ce. . . 4.. Oct. 22,1943 83.00 5.90 (Guaranteed by.Prevince of Albertai Edmonton, Dunvegan & Brit. Columbia Ry. 41 .. Oct. 22, 1944 82.50 5.90 ''Guaranteed by Province of Alberta Province of Manitoba 6 Oct. 1,1946 105.35 5.60 Province of Saskatchewan . . . . 51 .. Nev. 15, 1946 98.66 5.60 Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District . .6 May 1,1951 102.80 5.80 'Guaranteed by Province of Alberts; City of Montreal 5 May 1,1956 90.20 5.65 Grand Trunk Pacific Ry 4 Jan. 1,1962 77.005.40 CGuaranteed.by Dominion of Canada! Canadian Northern Ry. Ce. ...".. 4 June 30, 1930 85.75 6.20 (Guaranteed by Province of Manitoba We offer the above Bends subject te prier sale and change m pnce Dillen, Read & Ce. Skaters Crash Through Ice, Then Drag Down Bey Southampton, N. Y.t dun II Twe 'young cirls craslnd through the thin lee pf Lake Aguwan while ikntln0' jes terdny and then i lung m tight! ubeut , the week of u veuth who trbd'tu -live thrill that nil tkiee were di owned The bodies were ictevcred win aft erward and rushed te ihe Hnutlmmptun ile.spital, where an unstm i- .ful ,ir tenipt was made te Indun nullum! respiration. The victims wire Marie ,Builibeid. elcen; Stelhi Large, foui feui teen, and Charles .leukiii nmt',''u BOY SLAINMNJ3ANG CLASH j Rivalry of "Owney Maddens" and "Hudsen Dusters" Blamed in Killing New Yerk, Jan. 0 A war between 1 t-iv ill gangs in New fork's umli nmiM ' re. ulted in the murdir it.rd,ij of James I.awhir, Mventeeii enrs oil in two men who escaped I '1 he jielice said I.nulei was u j. i ibe" of the "Owncy Madden tiling wbidi eperutes lu the 'Hell's Kitcle m dis tnct. U li believed In tin v tliit l.c .Housed the uiiinie!t. nf im "lluij "lluij ,en iJurtcrH." n notorious mu b i cretcLliii; upon thtli tfrriie-v below 'es Forty -second street. 1'elice were attracted b t'e e md et fcheta en a lower AVeM de trtu They taw two men runnluc aav freu ILawler, who was stepKcrluc "PI men 'dove into alleiwavti and divippeand Lavvler collapsed nnd dixl Mm aftr ward. Three bullets wire teutnl mi hie bed . , PORT REPUBLIC CUT OFF New State Highway Will Sidetrack Town te Save Twe Miles Atlantic City, J.in It - Uem.1. mi- e' Pert Kcpubllc. u oemmuiilt elylneen ndles from here dating Iuk !, t tie ltevoliitiennry dujs, ate up ' n uw nver plans of tlie Ktite llujuw.n i in iinlssien te cut It off the iiiiiiu i w t read te cut (1'iwn the dist.im bctwein New Yerk and tluuric fitv In two uillea. ' It In estimated the new rmin w til i.ie .about $S0.00O. but meiubei- nf tlie Ilik'h way Comniisi-ieu afe rketicul about tti i suving, bpcuuse of the uiu irtumt m tllllngb necessaiv nletn; the Mulli i Ulver. Charges are made anminl l'..ri Kcpubllc tlmt politics is brliinl iMc ehnnge In route and that tru'ids ni u'i. tKiiuib own land te be benclred President Judge Harman III , HIoemsburK. l'a.. -Tan. !. - Wu', IVcstdcnt .ludce Harman in a Phila delphia, hospital, prebeut iiidietitimis hm that Associate .Tudgie Welllvi-i hiiI Slean will preside ted.i at the 'itunual cslen of the Licciimi i Court without calling in a law Judge i from another district, and MmuM a".1 legal queatlena arJi-e upon which thev lnav feel they need advice, thej will withheld action until the return of .ledge Ilnrman That 1B taken te mean the position of the Court en granting licenses will remain unchanged Seek Pleasantville Man Here Atlantic Cl(. .Ian. 0. Wcv-lev I Uabkett. uf l'leapuutvllle, N J. dls- i appeared en Tuewlay liiht. Ills mother ' Mr. Jelin U. Hackett. miu be jett home for Atlantic Clt.v in uucht of rm pleymcnt. Saturday nhe appealed te i the police here te find hlra and jester dnv vvent te Phlladelpbia te enlist the Cjd of the police of that t4ly, Municipal Bends Exempt Frem All Federal Income Tax lYlATUfdTiES YIELD 1926 te 194C Optional 1041 1926 te 1930 1920-1931 & 19 JO 1523 te 1929 J 931 te 1939 1940 te 1943 5440,000 City of Allentown, Pa., Scheel 5s Ua,te(l October 1, 1921. Denomination. 51,000. Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $67,217,750 Net Debt, $1,821,910. Population, 73J502. 201,000 County of But'er, Pa., Read Imp. 5s Dated December 1. 1921 Denomination. $1,000 Coupon form. Assessed Valuation. $36,252,891 Net Debt, $1,073,185. Population, 77,270. 55,000 City of Carbendale, Lacka. Ce., Pa., Imp. 5Js Dated July 1, 1921. Denomination, $1000. ' Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $10,757,455. - Net Debt, $143.2)2.4.;. Population. 19,000. . 1926 te 1940 162,000 Blakcly Twp., Peer District, Lacka. Ce., Pa., 54s Ddlctl Argust I, 1921 Denomination, $1,000. Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $31,280,270 Net Debt, $328,000 Population, 60,000. 41,000 Middlesex County, N. J., Bridge 52s Dated December 1. 1921. Denomination, $1,000 Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $129,1 1U.9K, Net Debt. $3,355,000. Population, 162,334 97,000 Town of Harrison, Hudsen Ce., N. J,, Scheel 434s Dated September 1, 1919. Denomination, $1,000 1922 te 1928 Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $18,432,779. 1930 te 1939 Net Debt, $276,000. Population, 18,000. 1940 te 1955 81,000 Twp. of Overpeck, Bergen Ce., N. J., Scheel 4-s Dated October 1, 1916. Denomination. $1,000. Coupon form. Assessed Valuation. $5 057,154 Net Debt, $212 000. Population, 7.000. 1931 te 1945 35,000 Ventner City, N. J., Beach Protection and Water Frent 6s Dated May 1, 1920. Denomination. $1,000 Coupon form. Asse cd Valuation, $9,192,253 1922 te 1931 Net Debt,, $492,237 Population Winter, 2203; Summer, 25.000. 1932 te 1955 20,000 Gloucester City, N. J., Sewer and Water 5s Dated Decembet 1, 1921. Denomination, $1,000. Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $7,963,901. Net Debt. $595,113. Population, 12,102. 49,000 Twp. of North Bergen, N. J., Imp. 6s Dated May 1, 1921. Denomination, $1,000. Coupon form. Assessed Valuation, $22,181. 07K Net Debt. $1,403,690 Population. 23,344 Dec. 1. 1927 1924 te 1927 4.25 4.30 4.50 4.75 4.50 4.40 4.30 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.50 5.00 4.80 5.00 5.20 421 Chestnut Street M. FREEMAN & CO. felepiienc Lembard 071U-O7 11 e; 1 J Philadcsphia R V SJSCWS yWfziirY l K-rifiMt CAPITA'L. SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS $101,082,275.88 Heri Or...- 5V Wll St;et M-w Yerl THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK AND BRANCHES Condensed Statement, of Condition as of December 31, 1921 ASSETS ' CASH en hand, m Federal Reserve Bank, due from Banks, Bankers and United States Treasurer 5198.b75.453.91 Acceptance, of Other Banks . . . 14.564.702 02 $213,240,155.93 Leans and Discounts . $526.800,051 60 United States Bends, Other Bends and Securities 47.211,303.94 Stock in Federal Reserve Bank . . . . 2.640.000.00 576,651,335.60 Bank Buildings ..-.. . 6,060,000.00 Customers' Liability Account of Acceptances , .,... 20,397,343.72 Other Assets . , 5,559,212.78 TOTAL , $821,9O8,068!03 LIABILITIES Car-'!-!. Surplus and Undivided Profits .... $101,082,275.88 Deposits .... 648.987,438.17 Reserves (for Taxes, Interest Accrued, et cetera) .... 3,193,749.49 Unearned Discount . . . ,- . . 2,331,672.94 Items in Tiansit Foreign Branches .... 3,881,611.14 Circulation . . .... 1,717,195.00 Other Bank Acceptances and Foreign Bills Sold With Oui Endorsement 32,362,444.03 Acceptances, Cash Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks - 22,981,040.25 Bends Borrowed . . 1,958,000.00 Other Liabilities - 3,412,641.13 TOTAL . . $821,908,068.03 Dillen, Read & Ce. Interim Receipts l-Olv Canadian National Railways Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada 15- Year 6 (Nen-Callablc Sinking Fund Geld Debenture Bends may new be exchanged for dehmtivc bends upon sur render of the receipts nt the office of Central Union Trust Company of New Yerk 80 Breaiha, New erl Dillen, Read & Ce. What is the dividend record? TpHllclm ceofcet.nnuanc -- of ii un id end en any stecL. iT.av Le n-e e accurately de te mired t'ei e ts. familiar ivuh the ui.idciul record ever pci oil of years. Pnst per per iein.an.c is a rcliable guide, tn most caien. The Invester's Pocket Manual is a handy 272-pagn book that Cives dividend rteerds nJ high and low prices ever rened of Tears ter practically rsery Atrencan lailread, in in eustiial and mining corpora lien. In additiei,, it gives ether valuable siatmks (or the trading public. ' u utei.r or tf n , .. I I I Ml tlUIl ' , W.M.H.MCKENNA & Ce. Wldencr DldC. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Flillufclphia Pituburih tSsr&rU Qree. & (En. Puhltr iltilittj eJrrurUirw ftterk vriiaiine Sutliltiuj. JlliiU iislein r rnna. llH(j Rw I euiH'asec I dl Js. I Pewci r- t ulll.l U .' . O-1 Central National Bank et I'hiljJclphu Chestnut Street at Fifth J Eighth National Bank OF PHILADELPHIA Cornptreller'a Call Dec 31, 1921 OMll N -I in UESOUKCCS '.. ,. i H fil I ln.- ill' t i; 1 1 e i i . i: r ,t. l .00 33 711 J17 12 1 Total oeo oe $8,209,708.53 LIABILITIES I .lS l 1 1 lidll let. I ten U2 88 -'jS.IIi 60 40S.4S ' 1 .'50 01) vu.euO 00 e. S10 70 $8,209,708.63 (II I l( I.Ms 1 ) UiMliUUCI.l, I'rr.lilcnt - MI Fl f.I I I IK ,(P I'rraldvDl. I It Ull l'i Ii I (KIM l ,l,rr Kills II H V'lt . ( n.hlrr l Mdinir, i t i jaiilrr and Tn i Uf rr II llll.l r Mill' ' ir , ii in , I rrirllir In uiu ll Itir iw iiitiiin , Ii llnnuil.il Initlliili mjIiIuii- 1 wmrriil huliif. Mini the lu'imli r i ., I .if iiiihIitii irixrrslf ni.tliui). ' iirenimr llir lnliluli.. , Cre . , iiretlKc ' I I I IM II' (ill f St ,71 Bends for Investment Imilur t Min l.'nur.l rr, et '- ' 0 'i i"(t(j I'hiliiilrli lile -1 'I riii. hint HI tl" 'l t 1 -1 ' IV. 'il.villt 'rbt- N Menal City Company ' Slnrlruell WlEGNER.ROeEV&Oii Wilsen & Certilied Public Accountants ' t n Drexel Cuiadiaf, PkUadelpfek ' LinVJIl CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTi jltniTitkgUg., ntlt. i" M -V - & Ui ? J .: .