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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27

Thrice he girdled the globe; many
times he voyaged to South American
ports; and his coastwise trips were
numerous, the last-named being the
only ones OF which his wife ever
accompanied him at sea.
The recent war kindled no sympa-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-03-27

The road from Augusta to Water
Vile on the east side of the Kennebec
river Is passable, and the road from
Waterville to Skowhegan is passable.
The state highway from Brunswick to
Gardiner is passahle, but there are
four bad places on the road. The
road from Augusta 10 Gardiner is-alr
so passable.
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RHODE ISLAND INSURANCE co.

ASSETS DEC. 81. 1923
Stocks and bonds $3.50. $2,S97,337.30
Cash in Office and bank. 2b7,993.bs
Agents balances, ........ 369,236.S0
Bills receivable, .......... 2,22f9o
interest and rents, ... 22,076.09
All other assets, 25,150.93
Gross assets. .......... $3,584.019.60
Deduct items not admitted, 63,65S.87
Admitted, .............s 3.520.360.73
LIABILITIES DEC. 81. 1928
Net unpaid losses, ....,. $2t6,9lI.0e
Unearned premiums, -. 2,092,s60.oZ
All other liabilities. 1885,. sc
cash capital. ....... 500, 100000
Surplus over all liabilities, 556.526.0b
pius ,...,........ $3.50, 360.73
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L. =. BRANCH OF THE STATE
SURANCE COMPANY, Llmitel

ASSETS DEC. 81, 1924
Stocks and bonds, $500. Nilczy
Cash in office and bank,
Agents balances, ........ lisI
Interest and rents, ....... ~
All other assets, .........
Gross assets, ...,...... sl,5t,
Deduct items not admitted,
Admitted, .............. N,5iai
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, lsnI
Net unpaid losses, $3.50. "
Unearned premiums, ...' e s
All other liabilities, 80. i i
Cash capital, ............ .vs
Surplus over all liabilities, Ala
Total liabilities and sur a.,
plus, ..,.....''#'' fA''''I
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FIRE INSURANCE [
PANY OF PARIS, FRANCE

ASSETS DEC. 81, 1924
Stocks and bonds, $500. s1,21?.
Cash in office and bank, :. i0i|
Agents balances, ........ Tin
Interest and rents, 5000. ls
All other assets, ....... In
Gross assets, .......... 81, b5L9
Deduct items not admitted, 1911
Admitted, ....,......... Sl.iss
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1923
Net unpaid losses, ...... slsO1
Unearned premiums, 49,. Sisl
All other liabilities, 49,,
Cash capital. ........s.... 2O0Y
Surplus over all liabilities, sos,
Total liabilities and Sur
Plus, .'.,..'''' - FiiissiI
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THE PALATINE INSURANCE. COM
PANY, LTD.

Mortgage loans 100000 90
Stocks and bonds, ....... 4,i29,7i2.00
Cash in Office and bank 6l9.328.80
Agents balances, - 631.167.18
Bills receivable. .. 4S31.50
Interest and rents, . 57,080.00
All other assets, - 25,832.85
Gross assets. .... 1887, 1928
Deduct items not admitted, 2S,S82.37
Admitted. ..............$ 5.as9, O69-sy
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1923
Net unnaid losses $358,432. 90
I,nearned premiums. 80. 3.132,521.65
All other liabilities, 104,600. 90
Surplus over all liabilities. l,7e3,516.31
Total liabilities and Sur
plus, MISREPRESENTATION. 70, 359,ob9.?o
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ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Philadelphia, PA.

stocks and bonds. ..,.. $4939.7 1856
Sosh In office and hank. 623,59623
4eenta' balances 59T54A87
nils raoeivable. - 3145.00
Intarest and rents, - 6i.325.80
All ether assets. 2,951.79
cr6ss assets5 $6,231.29O.55
pnduSt ITEMS not admitted, 16430.64
Admitted ....... S6.214,S59.91
No4 unnaiJ losses ... S624,659.S1
i-nearned premiums. 80. 1886. 265.43
Al atbor fatalities 41,045.87
Sash nanitai 1900. 10000
Surplus over all liabilities, 2,052,SS9'3o
TOTAL liabilities and : Sur ....o -,
plus, ...............;''' Fo'~if'o''''i
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THE PHOENIX INSURANCE.
PAM
Hartford, Conn,

ASSETS DEC. 81. 1923
Real estate, ...,.. tsntZ
Mortgage Loans, ...... 3aes
STOCKS and honds, -. 22sss,j
Cash in Office and bank. 32ost
Agents balances, 49,. 20s,I
Bills receivable, ..... iii
Interest and rents, $50. 1sa
All other assets, ........, l0l1
-
Gross assets, {29.5tfa
Deduct items not admitted, ii,H
Admitted assets, $500. s29,3g7S
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1872,
Net unpaid losses, $500. 81, 1891
Unearned premiums. 49,. 1l,lsi1
All other liabilities, ..... 1924
Cash capital, ........... 5,00OA
Surplus over all liabilities. 1l.l5o,
Total liabilities and Sur
plus, ............... 1884,
Evening star., 1924-05-08
HOPES TO END WORK
ON I'D. C. MEASURES
Ball Seeks to Report Rent Act
Extension and Teacher Pay
Bill Today.
CALLS COMMITTEE MEETING
Senators Also to Consider District
Surplus Move.

The Senate District committee at
meeting this afternoon will endeavor
to finish and report to the Senate the
resolution extending the rent law for
two years and the teachers salary
bill.
Senator Ball. chairman, said the
committee also would take up this
afternoon the Phipps bill. designed
to give to the District government
the $4,500,000 of surplus city reve-
nues accumulated in the Treasury.
Although this measure passed the
Senate Monday, Senator Phipps is
taking steps to have it added as an
amendment to the District appropria-
ton bill in order to have it conSid-
cred by the House at this session.
Wants Action This Session.
The purpose in bringing it before
the Senate District committee today
is to have that body pass it on to the
appropriations committee, so that it
will get properly into the appropri-
alton bill, With congressional lead
ers talking of adjourning early in
June the only chance of having the
surplus revenue question considered
by the House now is through the
appropriation measure.
If Congress does succeed in wind
ing up important business in time to
get away for the conventions today's
session may prove to be the last i'm
portant meeting of the Senate Dis
trict committee.
Although four proposed amend
ments to the rent extension bill will
be laid before the full District COM
mittee this afternoon, the chances of
changing the measure from the way
it passed the House appeared doubt
full this morning.
Notifications Suggested.
The notifications suggested by
Bates Warren are: That the Rent
Commission be reduced from five to
three members; that the extension be
for one year instead of two years;
that tenants having lease for one
year or less be required to complete
the contract before going to the COM
mission, and that tenants gTSe thirty
days notice of intention to ra,new an
existing lease.
If the committee reports out the
rent law and the teachers pay meas
ure this afternoon they will be placed
Immediately on the Senate calendar
and action on the floor will be pos
sible at the first opportunity.
Hearings are still being held on
Senator McKellar's five-cent car fare
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Club, commencing the stand in op-
position to that of DR.. Buffers taken
by DR.. Stratton d. Brooks of the Uni
versity of Missouri.
A small meeting of the club last
night commended DR.. Brooks ad-
dress before the Missouri Society, in
which. 1t was stated, he Courageous
~ refuted practically every asser-
ton of DIR. Butler"
Evening star., 1924-05-08

bill and should present plans for an
adjournment early in June be carried
out, there will be little chance of the
Senate District committee getting
through with that bill. There is the
possibility, however, that Senator Nc
Kellar may seek a vote in the Senate
by Offering it as an amendment to the
District appropriation bill.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
MAYORS ARE ELECTED.
Close Results in Homecoming and
Deer Park.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONACONING, Md, May S.-The
hotly contested municipal fight here
resulted in the reelection of Thomas
w. Allen as mayer over Harper Ran
kin, whom Mr.. Allen defeated at the
last election. Mr.. Rankin was then
filing the Office.
Mr. Allen won by 4S votes. while
Henry Ralston was reelected bailiff
over Robert Cook, who was his pred
cessor, by forty-nine majority. The
$500 improvement bond issue car
ried by forty majority, the vote being
345 for and sos against.
DEER PARK, Md, May Sat the
municipal election here, James w.
Walter was reelected mayor, by
forty seven majority over C. R. Saw
age. John L. Fftzwater, Wilfred
Chadderton and c. H. Browning were
elected councilmen from a field of
eight. which included Mrs. Day Hine-
baugh.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
DR.. BUTLER CRITICIZED.
Missourians Support Stand Of His
Opponent.

NEW YORK, May S.-The contro-
versy which DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia Uni
versity, started by his recent ad-
dress against the Volstead law be-
fore the Missouri Society had a Wig
orous echo today in a resolution
adopted by the Missouri Women's
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Chi1dren's Waist-attachmen
Union Suits, sizes ? to Il. Fine.
durable quality. Made of 72x80
cloth. Also Boys Athletic Union
Suits of fine quality checked main
sock, with 5-button fronts. Sizes
4 to 10. Limit, E to a buyer.
Evening star., 1924-05-08

Otis Balbriggan Shirts and
Drawers, the choice of millions of
men for summer wear. Known for
its combination of comfort and
service. Short-sleeve shirts, ankle
length drawers. Shirts in sizes "a
to so, drawers in sizes 80 to so.
separate Entrance from 7th ST. to
Mems Dept.
Evening star., 1924-05-08
$3.50 and $500 Kinds-Sight Irregulars

A-slk Chiffon Hose, mind you and of exquisite quality
with nonrave topand thread hose of equal beauty and
excellence with Isle garter Far and away the best values
hosiery reca-and Anniversary Sale customers
evidently share enthusiasm from the they buying
In the assortment black metal gray tanbark nude
peach apricot beige and skin Profit by this wonderful
Anniversary Sale opportunity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
CLEARING HOUSE

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week Give days) shows an excess reserve of $25,- 366,15O. Reserve increased $4O,3S5, ,6sC compared with last week.
 The statement follows:
 Loans, discounts, etc., $5.51S 1856, ,000 increase $5,674,000; cash in own vaults member federal reserve board, $64, ,552,. 900, increase, $490,OOO; reserve in fed eral reserve board of member banks $640. .642,O0 increase, $35, 5,66S, ,0OO; reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies, $9,7 ,009, increase, $536Q00; reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust companies, $10,5SS,000, increase $322, ,000.
 X-Net demand deposits, $4,736, ,421, ,- 900, decrease, $28, ,495, ,000; time deposits $394, ,106,000, decrease, $5,529,O00; circula- tion, $32,14s,000, decrease, $140,00O.
 X-United States deposits deucted 23,250,00O; aggregate reserve, $660,961,- ,- 900; excess reserve, $25,366, ,150; increase $40, 1885, ,6s0.
 Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York, not in- cluding clearing house statements:
 Loans, discounts, etc., $9sO, ,725, 100, de- crease, $s,S30,90O; gold, s4,8O9,30O, de- crease, $36, 400; currency and bank notes $26,334, ,000, increase, $1,393,000; deposits with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $s5,s29 600, decrease $5,766, 800.
 Deposits, S1,054, ,0O1, 800, decrease, S2O,- O,6O0; do: Eliminating amounts due from reserve depositaries and other banks and trust companies in New York and United States.
 Deposits, $1,O0O, 1925, ,500; decrease, $15,- 5000; banks, cash in vault, $34,67S,- 400; trust companies, cash in vault, $83, ,295, 400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
STOCK LETTER

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The renewed demand for stocks which appeared on Christmas Eve continues and appears to be growing more urgent. There has been much comment recently about tax buying just as in times past we heard of tax selling. Tax buying necessarily means short covering and this does not appear to us as a satisfactory ex- planation. The buying Wednesday, Fri day and today has a different appear ance. It looks more substantial than short-covering. The fact of the matter is that the nation has awakened to a realization that great changes have taken place. The nation confidently
 anticipates immense business, immense profits, bigger dividends, and it Is be- cause of this that those in a position to buy are buying stocks. an unusual mitments would have been cause for courages speculative buying which has already reached large proportions. In former years these speculative com miments would have ben cause >for concern; but at the present time the market seems to be able to take care of it all with ease, and this encourages further purchases.-John F. Clark 6 Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
DRY GOODS STEADY; PRINT CLOTHS FIRM
Past Weeks Trading Is Of
 Moderate Volume

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Cotton goods markets have held very steady and the prices for print cloths and sheetings are firm. Trading has been of moderate volume, with sneetings for the bag trade selling better at the end of the week for deliveries extending through the first quarter of the year.
 The heavy goods end of the industry, including duck, tire fabrics, and wide heavy cloths, is in a very much strong CT position with some mills comfortably supplied with business for three months. Wide flannels, opened a week ago, have sold steadily to the cutting trades and manufacturers seem much encouraged by the business done on wide sheetings and bleached cottons.
 Some small orders have been booked for sheetings for shipment to Greece, the first in more than a year. Other small orders for the Levant have been received. Ginghams are showing im- provement and new lines of styled per- cales are being bought. In fine yarn goods, broadcloths, crepes, silk and cot tons and some fine voiles lead. There is good business doing in dress flan-- nels and suitings in some quarters.
 The retail holiday distribution has been large and coupled with the sta bility of prices at the year-end, the trade is inclined to look forward to 8 prosperous time in 1925. Prices current in primary markets are as follows;
 Twenty -efght-inch 64x64s, 7Ac; 64x eos, 7c; 3sh-inch 64x64s, 9hc; brown sheetings, southern standards, 151hc to 15%c; denims, 2.2os. 1shc; tickings. g. hams, 12hc; dress ginghams, 171Ao to 20c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
BULL CHRISTMAS
 FIRST IN YEARS
Industrial Averages Near Peak
 Of 1919 Boom

NEW YORK, Dec. 27-For the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, Wall street enjoyed a real "bull" Christ mas this year. In defiance of a tradi- tion that calls for reactionary or irregu- lar dull markets during the holiday season, stock prices swept forward in wild burst of bullish enthusiasm which carried the general industrial averages within striking distance of the figure attained during the peak of the postwar boom in 1919.
 Revival of strength and activity in the copper shares, following the unex- pected resumption of dividends by the Anaconda Copper Mining company and the further stiffening of red metal prices to around Is cents a pound, was one of the weeks features. This leaves only one important group-the oils that has failed to participate in the general advance, although a few iso- lated petroleum issues such as the Pan- American and Pure Oil, Barnsdall "A" and Simms Petroleum have been ele- vated to new high levels.
 Outside the coppers, the equipments gave one of the best demonstrations of group strength, reflecting the usually heavy demand being made by the rail- roads for rolling stock and maintenance of way material. Rails were a bit slug gish, awaiting more definite informa- ton concerning the November earnings statements. United States Steel com mon crossed 120 for the first time in seven years.
 The stiffening in call money rates, which is generally believed to be tenn porary, was attributed to the heavy de- mands in connection with the dividend and interest payments and the calling of loans by banks in order to make the best possible showing in year-end statements. This condition probably will prevail until after the beginning of the new year. when the return flow of funds Is expected to lead to a reduction in the rate on day to day loans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
WEEK. SEES RECORD
 IN WHEAT VALUES
Skyward Move Due To Decrease
 In Visible Supply

' CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-With the worlds available supply of wheat showing cur tailment and with the Argentine harvest turning out less ~favorabiy than had been looked for, this week has seen high price records for bread grains go further and further skyward. All de- liveries of wheat and rye went beyond previous top levels for 1924. As against a week ago, wheat this morning was 2Bc to 53sc up, with corn showing 1Bc to 2ssc gain; oats, 1Kc to FAC advance; provisions varying from 10c decline to rise of 50 cents.
 Few upturns in the value fof wheat and rye were preceded by sharp set backs, brought about largely by profit taking sales of liberal volume and by apparent absence of any fresh big ex- peort business. In connection with the temporary downward swing of the mar ket, 1t was contended in some quarters that advance had been too rapid, that the rise in values had amounted to about 60 cents a bushel and that the latest decrease in the United States vis- ible stock had been only about half what was expected.
 Predictions, however, that increased European buying of wheae would de- velop again with the new year and was likely to broaden to notable extent during the early spring did a good deal to start prices to climbing higher than before. Besides, reports that domestic wheat, especially in the northwest, had been marketed more closely than usual were likewise some- thing of a stimulus and so too were fears that ice over wide stretches of the winter crop might result in much damage.
 Price gains by corn and oats were due chiefly to the wheat market bulge. Severe cold weather, though, tended also to lift feed values.
 Provisions averaged higher, influenced by the fact that they were much below the cost of corn and of other feed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
BONDS MARKED BY ENTHUSIASM
 AS WEEK ENDS
Demand For Stocks Con- tinues As Urgent As
 It Is Enormous
By TODD WRIGHT Leased Wire to Age-Herald)

q
 NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-With a final weekend burst of bullish enthusiasm, financial activities closed the week after reaching many new highs in the various markets in today's abbreviated session.
 The demand for stocks was as ur- gent as 1t was enormous. Prices were carried upward in a remarkable man. ner, with the gains we'll distributed throughout the industrial list. More than two score stocks in this group reached new high levels for the year. Steel shares, the equipments. the metals smelters and motors added extensively to the gains made earlier in the week. Trading in the rails was relatively quiet, but the undertone was decidedly strong.
 There was more enthusiasm in the bond market than at any previous ses- sion this week. Price changes were not very great, however, except in the case of the French and German bonds, which each lost about a point.
 Wheat sold at new high levels for the year, although a good deal of profit taking held prices down from still high CT levels. Cotton reached its best price in some time. Resumption of trading in the foreign exchanges on the Lon don market stimulated dealings here and virtually all rates finished at the best levels of the week.
 The actual statement of clearing house member banks indicated that the position of those institutions had been drastically corrected during the week. The deficit in reserve show a week ago was replaced with surplus of $25, 5,366,- 15O. Loans and discounts increased $5,- 674, ,O0O, while net demand deposits were reduced $2S, 1000.
 Only three trading days remain be- fore the end of the year. Some ir- regularity may be witnessed during that time, due to the balancing of specula- tive accounts, but there Is nothing to indicate any change in the underlying condition of the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
GREATER STRENGTH
 DEVELOPED M CURB
Many Issues Establish Records
 During Week

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.AThe renewal of speculative operations that devel- oped in the late trading Friday assumed greater proportions in today's short sessions. Brisk trading occurred at the opening and numerous gains extending from good size fractions to 32 points were recorded. The widest movement was shown in National Power, which opened at 230, a gain of 12 points over night. After a reaction of points. the quotations quickly rose to 250. Other utility shares were 1 or more points higher.
 There was also a strong upturn in the petroleum group with most interest attached to South Pennsylvania, which moved up 6 points to 137.
 During the week, the curb market showed increased strength in many groups, keeping in close unison with other organized securities markets and many of the issues established new high records. There were, however, inter- vals of weakness in some of the indus trials, the public utility shares being un- der pressure for time and sustaining sharp declines, but before the week ended these stocks resumed the upward movement and regained part of their losses. Baking stocks which had been strong for a long interval were neg 
 being noted in the Continental and Ward shares.
 Heavy holiday trade was an incentive for vigorous buying of many of the radio issues. Dubilier had a range of more than 5 points and made a new high record of 67. Thermiodyne also made a new high record. One of the most important features of the market was the activity and strength in Lehigh Valley Coal, which rose to above AS.
 In the period of weakness Common wealth Power dropped from 130A to 122A. American and Foreign Power, after advancing to 46A, dropped to 3SA. Similar declines were noted in Amer ican Gas and Electric and Southeast Power.
 Petroleum stocks were irregular, Prai- rie Oil, after advancing over points to 209h, yielded to POP, and Standard Oil of Nebraska had an abrupt decline from 25S to 2451A. Southern Pipe Line was strong, moving up points to above 89. Miscellaneous Oil issues were gen. erally steady and without wide fluctua- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
Wall Street Briefs

Wall Street speculated today on the activities in the coming year, various estimates of the volume of trading that might be attained ranging up to 4,000,- 900 share days. Stock exchange mem oers expressed confidence that such a daily total could be handled, although the present machinery of the institu- tion doubtless would be strained in the accomplishment
 November was another prosperous month for the St. Louis-San Francisco, net operating income of S, ,995, ,703 be- ing an increase of $391 ,6S1 over the same month last year, Cross gained $731,691 to $S,217,656. For the eleven months this year, net operating income reached $19,021, ,412, a jump of s2. .263 .Os6 over the corresponding period of 1923. although gross showed a decrease of $152,8S5. Surplus after charges was S5.- 85S,s72, an increase of $2,11S,922.
 A decline of about $455, 5,OO0 in gross revenues of the Northern Pacific dur ing November was offset by a gain of nearly $150,000 in net operating income compared with November 1923. Net for the Il months of 1924 increased to ST. 1863 from 5,049, ,268 for the same pe- riod last year, although gross fell more than $7,00O,000.
 A new committee, the special legisia- tive committee, which will consider all legislation affecting the stock brokerage business introduced at Albany and Washington the coming year, has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Cotton seed oil was active and higher today on a general buying movement inspired by pronounced strength in other commod- ity markets. Active months closed 10 to 19 points net higher. Sales, 3S, 200 barrels, including switches of 14,20O bar rels; price, $9.871A @1O.00; prime summer yellow spot, $I1.40; December closed $11.50; January, $11.52; March, $11.s1. May, $12.25; all bid.