Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-18
ALL ISSUES FIRM u
ON LOCAL BOARD
Gas Light and Railway Pre-
ferred Gain-Lanston
Again Taken Up.
BY CHAs. p. sHAEEFER.

All active issues retained all of
their previous tirmness in today's
trade on the Washington Stock Ex-
change
Lanston Monotype stock, which has
been f1oundering around ~, follow
ing its 6-point advance of a few
weeks ago, was quiet at this figure,
once advancing an eighth of point
on a ive-share sale after which IL
eased off to its prevailing Level.
FI1ty shares changed ownership.
Washington Gas Light, another is
sue with a set level of so, twice ad-
vanced fractionally beyond this level
but both times on odd lots. Railway
preferred was strong at IS with the
common inactive. OF significance is
the widening gap in bid" and
asked" prices of the common stock.
the difference reaching four points IN
today's session, namely IS and so. Ma
tfonal Mortgage IL Investment pre-
ferred fluctuated between and yIx
with the latter the ruling quotation.
Bond trading was confined solely 10
utilities. with Capital Traction rs
selling at SO, Gas 6s of 1888 at To-
and Railway. As at 10.
Car Loadings Decline.
Owing to the observance of Labor
day, loadings of revenue freight d.
clined 1850 cars under the preceding
weeks record for the year to total
of 920,979, the American Railway A.
ISOLATION reports. Had it not been
for the holiday the figures would
have been about the same is the weeG
before, it was said.
A new record for Labor day weeN
loading of grain and grain product
was esta blished, with $3.50 cars. and
also for miscellaneous freight. S39.7"2
cars. Live stock was the only com
modify to show an increase over the
week before, loadings amounting 10
32,173 cars, or gain of go.
Will Attend Convention.
Latest advices disclose the follow
ing will comprise Washington's dele
cation to the American Bankers As
ISOLATION convention IN Chicago the
latter part of the month: Victor T.
Deyber. Harry V. Haynes. John NJ
Riordan. II. w. Moran. Joshua Evans.
jr.; A. NJ. Nevius, George Q. Vass
r. G. Marx, Wilmer ]. Waller, Lanier
p. McLachlen, B. ". Guy, f q. Ad-
olson, jr., and Eugene Gallery.
Graduates to Get Honors.
The anrual award Of cash to high
est ranking graduates of the local
chapter. American Institute of Bank
ing, Will hold a prominent place On
the opening nights program next
Tuesday at the chapter rooms, Ma
sonic Temple.
These prizes, donated by Charles
j. Bell. president of the American
Security and Trust Company. and by
the Washington Clearing House AS
ISOLATION, aggregate $50 each. dis
tributed equally between Standard
Course graduates and those Of the
Banking Fundamentals Course. The
disbursements in each case are split
in sums OF s25, SIS and SO each.
Mr.. Bell will make the presentation
Of his own donation, while Harry V
Haynes, head of the clearing house,
will perform in like role in the
presentation of his organization
gift.
Banks Deposits Grow.
The annual report of the Wood
ridge angdon Savings and Com
mercial Bank submitted at the recent
yearly meeting of the institution
shows deposits of s303.94es7. an in
crease OF more than 61 per cent for
the year. Resources. after two and
one-half years of business. total
$S15,S54.S9. an increase of over So per
cent for the year. while surplus and
undivided profits aggregate s1S.762.2J.
Stockholders reelected the follow
ing directors :or the ensuing year:
II. T.. Baldwin, f. L. Beach, J. T..
Benfer. Il. John Boehs. NJ @. Bull.
r. S. Campbell. G. NJ. CLANCY. C. Fen
ton Collins, A. f. Cowles. William j.
Dow. f NJ. Haas, Ora Z. Haines. j. H.
Harwood. F. NJ. HatIey. A. S Hender-
son. j. Il. Higdon, J. l.. knopp, F. A.
Linger, Z 5. Mallon, C. L. Miller, Eppa
l.. Norris, W. S. PLACER and S. S. Sy-
mons.
Following the stockholders meeting
directors reorganized as follows:
President, \. s. Henderson; first vice
president and cashier, Eppa l.. Norris
second vice president, :. s Symons:
assistant cashier, T. s. Mallon. jr.;
secretary, Frank NJ. Hatley, and Will
liam J. Dow. counsel