Show f I BUSINESS BRIEFS i I 01 CHICAGO May Iday 24 General Gener General l Henry T. T Allen Alen commander of ot the American forces on the Rhine before their recall recal declared before the Chicago Association tion ton of ot Commerce that tha the Invasion of the Ruhr has hal caused an economic loss los to the world of francs franca in business and production NEW Y YORK RK May ay 24 Employment 2 by the United States State Steel corpor corporation ton tonof of a large number of or rehabilitated disabled die dis but t jobless war wOr veterans r was sass a assured as as- aured by H. H Gary chairman lr aln alna of t tIthe Ithe the board of directors director In iq II a conference with Brigadier J d General Frank T. T Hb director I ct of the veterans bureau a Presidents dents dent of all al subsidiaries of or the corporation corpora corpora- tion ton attended the conference NEW YORK TORK May Slay 4 Fairbanks Fair Fair- banks Jr year 13 son on of the famous screen actor has haa hal signed a a. a year three thre contract with wih the Famous Lasky Players LakY corporation at a salary of 1000 a week It is I. announced Work ork would b be bo started at once on his first flut picture It was Wa said laid In 11 which he would be bo starred DENVER DENER Colo Cob My 24 The U.-The The director directors tors tor of or the Great Western Sugar campany company com cam pany held their annual organization meeting Wednesday reelecting W W. L. L as a. president W. W 3 D. D Lippitt first vice president Charles second vice president and M. M D. D Thatcher treasurer The board declared dividends of one dollar a share on the shares of common stock and one and quarters on the of 7 2 per cent preferred stock the total disbursements dis dia- totaling They are payable July 2 to stock of record June 16 15 N 5 ST LOUIS May 24 in In addition to an outlay of for new locomotives the Missouri Pacific railroad has a budget ot of for Improving the system I. I L. L W. W Baldwin president of the railroad declared In a statement Wednesday night The road rond has s comprehensive corn com plans for Improvements on which satisfactory progress Is being made In anticipation of a volume ot of fall fail traffic which Is expected to break breakall breakall all transportation records Baldwin stated NEW YORK May 24 I o ol revenue freight for the week ending Max 13 32 totaled car the greatest loadings on record for any week seek since November 4 4 1922 1932 and within 4 per I of the greatest In history according tc tt I reports to the American Railway asso elation The weeks week's loadings were an or Increase of over the corre corresponding period taut year veer and of over the corresponding week In 1921 1331 CHICAGO May 28 Ben W. W former governor of Tennessee wan we reelected reelected re re- elected of the United railroad labor laker board for 1933 In Lb first regular executive session of th tb board sine President Harding made at ago for three thres Vacancies O. O W. W W. W Hangar public group member Washington was re elected vies ice Chairman chair man NEW YORK May 34 Foreign Foreign bai ha silver c Mexican dollars SIc LONDON May 24 Bar 24 Bar silver 32 2 S-l S pence per ounce Money 1 IK per cent Discount rates short bills 2 3 H 04 per cent three months bills 1 1602 16 per cent |