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Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
Immortal Drama Many Tributes
Of Line oln at to Big Jim
Palace Theater O'Leary
Ey United Press Leased Wire


CHICAGO. Jan. 23.-Simplc, in.
expensive lunches Of flowers and
elaborate, costly pieces prepared
flcm rare hotAousc blooms, the trib-
atee of rich and poor, the politically
powerful and political nonentitics
! today shoWorcd en- the home OF
Big Jim OLoary.
Big Jim" died yesterday at
the &go Of g. For some 80 years hc
was known u Chicago : most spec
,acu}ar gambler. But for 81 years
he wore the halo Of even more en-
during famc-he was the son of the
woman whose COW, according to the
legend, kicked over the lantern that
started the devastating Chicago fire
in 1871.
But Big Jim" always denied
the story. Big jim started his
career in Big money as saloon
Keeper. The saloon was a rcndez-
youH for politicians, gamblers and
certain types Of business men. He
added a handbook for betting ON
the races to the saloon. made huge
sums OF money, then built Il pala-
tial combination saloon and gamb-
ling house.
There was no season for his Civ
ing; every day was 4 holiday for
him, where the needy were concern
cd. lie became 4 political power
and used it for the benefit of the
weak as well rs tie Str0np.
Long ago friends and enemies
alike said Of him Big Jim never
Wcichcd. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
Many Here Poison
Themselves Dailv
Carelessness of Modern Living Results in Digestive
Disorders, Sick Headache, Gas, BiliOusness-Dr
Fl. S. Thacher's Remarkable Prescription
Relieves Many

4 neglected liver can often cause
more trouble than a bottle of poi
son. When the liver is clogged and
inactive it fails to secrete the
juices necessary to digestion and
elimination. Worst of all, it fails
to purify the blood properly. When
this happens annoying symptoms
tell you that state of selfpoison-
ing exists in your body.
Symptoms Lead to Sick Bed
1t explains why a sluggish liver is
attended by such symptoms az con
stipatiou, biliousnoss, sicl-h"ad.
aches, sourness and gas ON n weak
stomach, loss of appetite, pains in
the back and sides, and 4 nervous
rundown condition-symptoms that
lead to the dangerous and expensive
Slck-E"d unless corrected in time.
DR.. If. $. Thatcher, noted medical
practitioner, perfected whole
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
Market Report
(C0ntinncl fcom nace u

Ariz arvl, l6 ON track. Supplies
moderate Demand moderate, mar.
kct firm. Impcrial-3l2s.5s best
4,@5-4,50, fair quality and condi-
tion 4s-5s 400, Aril-is-5s 30
l.0O.
ROSTON: % clear. 3 Ariz, 4
Calf, ! Fla arvd, 16 on track. Sup
plies moderate. No trading ac-
count weather.
NEW YORK: 2S' clear. . Ariz,
Z Calf, 4 Fla arvd. Supplies mod
crate, Demand moderate account
cold weather, market steady for
good stock, lmperial--4s mostly
5.00-5.50, one car fine quality and
condition 600, 412s-5s 4.50-5.00,
mostly 800 Ariz--5s 3.75-4O0.
CHICAGO: l6o cloudy. 7 Ariz,
is Calf arvd, IS on track. Supplies
moderate. Demand and trading
moderate, market firm Ari2-bcst
3.50-3.T5, some ordinary 2.75.3.00.
lmporial--ls .t25-4.5o, few fancy
100000, Is A00-A93, few fancy
4.50.A75.
PHILANELPHIA 17' clear. |
Ariz, t Calf, Fla aryd, IS ON
track Supplies mdcrato. Dcmmd
moderate, make, firm for GOOD
stock. Calf best i0G 40, poorer
low as 500 Ariz--4.004.50.
BALTIMORE; - clear. 1Ariz.
l Fla, " Calf aryl, ~ en- track.
Closing Thursday, supplies moderate
Market steady for western stock.
Imperial-3l3s,4s 4.5O-4.75, IS 4.o5.
Ariz--mostly around i,5O.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

some vegetable prescription TO keep
the liver healthy. Il is giving
quick relief and renewed strength,
energy and vigor to numbers here.
This prescription, known pharma-
ceutically as DR.. Thachcr's Liver
and Blood Syrup, do"sn't cost much,
pleasant to take and contains only
ingredients that are known TO ply
sicians for their corrective and
hcalth.bulding properties.
Notice Quick Difference
Try this great prescription your
self. Notice the quick difference in
the way vou look, eat, sleep and
feel You will be completely salts
fled; otherwise, there will be no
cost.
Mr.. Thacher's 5 Liver and Blood
Syrup is sold and recommended by
Loynd Drug Co, and al leading
druggists. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

"Abraham Lincoln" closes a
three day cnGagem mt ct the Pal
ace thca,cr tonight. Thcater pat
rms of FL Centre and surrounding
points u.j+cd in praiaiug Abraham
Lincoln ~ because Of the sympathc-
tie w&y in which 1t was handled
and me fait1fulntss in which it
depicts the lif, OF Lincoln.
"Gold Heels, the William Fox
piytGi"tiou cf "ChocNors' the
celebrated stage play by liea?y VI,
Blossom, Jr.. is coming 10 ,he Pad
ace thoatcr Saturday. Peggy Shaw,
cX Foliios beauty and Bobby AZ
new have the leading roles.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

quired by law to furnish a bond be.
fore taking the oath of office, the
newly elected officer himself decid.
ing whether he shall give Personal
or Corporate Surety. We are all
familiar with some of the disasters
resulting from the former method,
but none OF us is familiar with all
the many calamitiec due to this in.
effectual and slipshod way Of offer
ing security to ones government
and community. | believe il our
people were enlightened upon the
subject. thew ~o:;d no longer tol.
crate the OLD method q bonding,
but would require every office hold.
er to procure solid corporate
bond from surety company"
In Tennessee. recently. there
arose unique situation resulting
from personal c'retyship. A cHJn-
tv trustee in Office for g. years,
operating "rd a bond signed
by personal friends. sujisa'y con.
mit'ed suicide. ugor i-.Ynius that
tHp cnlr'T rN1y ni!itins eDd!tors 10
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
SEELEY
by Press STAFF Correspondent

by Press Staff Correspondent
SEELEY, Jan. 23.---The Eastern
Packing company started today to
pack lettucc at their packing shed
here.
The Parent Teachers association
met yesterday with a good attend
ancc. All present took u lively in
terest and planned vigorously for
real Arbor Day. Trees and shrubs
for the school grounds were planned
for.
Sunday afternoon there will be a
baseball game on the school dia-
mond between Captain James Davis
team and Captain Hargrave's.
Mrs. S. T. Robinson spent Thurs,
day in FL Centre ON business and
shopping,
Thornton Posey, who left the val.
ley Il while ago, returned and will
again locate in this community.
Jack Kennedy is getting his land
in fine shape for coming crops. He
is subsoiling the former Sprinkle
ranch, north of the highway and
has tractors and teams tilling his
other ranches.
New York-Jack Renault, Can
adam heavyweight champion, won
a II round decision from Joe Stoes-
sci, former amateur champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
WOULD ENLARGE
CRA T Err LAX I
NATIONAL ? 4 p X

WAsGfNoToN. .aa. ~. Tae
~t.o~ai IIe service through ~
airrct.. - na,1 Nany., ~
h"t aHH.ad.a fhe. ar,.a'aa ii
the biauot Iuka afaa .@ ts#ter
Lake Hagiaaal park.
Til 2a. consistently. been ea.om.
mcad.l for 'ae uas. se.cu y.ers hut
b.I's designed 'o enlarge thy park
lave A.t m. lice approval or I'll
interested parties, la,-.liuS stock
urH.
The department. }eassoe tAa. .hn
value a. Cratee i..ne park NoaId be
greatly rcra-ed te .i,iug tour
'.. ".,m.wl,sr 10 -,'' .ft.r ''do-
ing Cra.rs La.- IL IT, Attractive
camp ..tom1s ,oa,I hn Ma1" afail-
able in the D.awnal Lake country,
to Tie north yt the park, aud, far
li-h au incentive for visitor. fW
thcr exploring tAc lake region ot the
Cascades .rt ..ea uca... ..ug tat-
taor north. IL is believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

London The executive commit
tee of the coal miners federation
representing 100000 men, met to
formulate 4 policy regarding vital
Emergencies concerning the present
wage agreement. II was stated
there is no chance Of n strike before
midsummer when the agreement OK
pirc@.
Constantipople-Forr seven more
persons frozc to death in the Ar
daha district, which is under u feet
Of SNOW.
Ja1nmu-Sir Hari Singh, the {, Mr..
y. = of the recent sensational black
mail scandal, definitely has arrang-
ed to go to London TO testify
against the conspir#tors.
Geneva-Costa :;.ca today form
ally gave the League of Nations two
years notice of intention to with
draw as required by the covenant.
Tirana-The new Albanian as
sombIy proclaimed republic as its
first act. the second was to declare
a natioral holiday.
Observation-Disclosures sautcs, the
, lowering Of flags and the blowing
of whistles throughout all the union
! of Soviet republics marked the hour
of 6:20 p. IN. Thursday, Il year af-
| ter Lenin died.
Catania-Throe Italian Students
ropcd together during 4 climb of
Mount Etna. fell several hundred
feet down the mountain side, one
being killed and the others seriously
injured.
Buenos Aires-Prcsident Coolidge 5
! pronouncrmcnt in favor cf ratifying
the Isle of Pines treaty viii "crc
| Ate a favorable impression through
/ out Latin Amcgica,'' LII Prcnss
; says editorially.
/ ittsburgh-iIarlv Greb, world :
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

New Yoyk-Romaro Rojas, Chi
lean heavyweight. and jack Re.aUt
have been u.t.&.I :. m, .1
Madison Square Garde4 ca TyU.#-
ny li.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

Pittsburgh-iIarry Creb, world $
middlewcight champion, knocked
out Kid Lewis. Detroit, in the frs
round with Il right to the Jaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

NEW YORK, Jan cotton
closed steady; spots steady; 20
Wrr; m.g.ijrgs @G.45.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23
COTTON MARKETS

NUN UHLNAN&. La. Jas. a.
Cotton closed steady; spots - low
o.; ,'..tr; m.d.'.nos -G%J.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-23

Constantinople-Fortr seven more
persons frozc to death in the Ar
daha district, which is under u feet
Of snow.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, March IS Omitted states
Department of Agriculture).-Hos
Receipts. $4,000 head; mostly % to 80
tcents higher; underweights, 20 to 90
Ecents up; big packers, inactive; top
af4.l5; bulk 40 to $50 pounds. 1880 10
tI4.l0; bulk 14o to $50 pound aver
faEes, 1925 to 1880; packing sows,
mostly 1890 to 1925; bulk strong
weight slaughter pigs, 1880 TO 1890.
I Cattle-Recelpts, $4,000 head; better
Erade weight steers. slow, 10 to Is
cents lower; spots off more: others,
heavyweight and yearlings, about
gsteady; best matured steers, early,
1l1.5o, average weight about 1,40O
lpounds; yearlings. 11.25, with 1926
Fbid on strictly fresh offerings; mod
eratively active demand for fed steers
or value to sell at 900 and below,
these kind supported by firm stocker
and feeder market; shipping demand
on weight: steers comparatively mar
row; supply liberal; She stock and
bulls about steady; supply of fat cows
relatively small; veaiers unevenly
lower. mostly 15 cents off; bulk 20
packers, 1900 downward: mostly l1.50
10 1900 early; light kinds downward
10 1000.
Sheep-Receip 10000 head; ex-
tremely dull on wool lambs; all buy
ers inactive; no early bids: talking
sharply lower: fat sheep steady: eve,
top, 1875: feeding and shearing lambs
25 cents lower; early sales, 1880 to
1900.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
WALL STREET NOTES.

The copper refineries Of North ana
south America produced 105,sSs short
ions of copper in February, compared
With 1885 In January and 1OS,532 In
December. 1924.
Mack Trucks, Inc, sold S,@S4 tTuchs
in 1924 q gain of only ia over le2S'
but 2.93a more than in 1922. The years
sales equaled S5,594 a unit against
$3.50 In 1928. Net profit per unit, how
ever, was nearly sl10 less than in 1878
and only slightly higher than in l922.
More than 100000 washing ma
chimes, valued at Approximately S4O'-
OOO. 900, are manufactured Annually
in the United States and consume
about 100000 pounds of copper III
their construction, according to
survey by the Copper and Brass He
search Association. More than 100
establishments are producing these
machines.
Net profit of Fairbanks, Morse &
co. for 1924 declined TO S2,Oo6.s3S,
compared with S2,622,3S9 in 1928.
This was equal, after preferred divi-
dends, to S449 a share on 3S9,9,I
shares of common stock. against $500
a share on a93,977 shares the year
before.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
AMERICAN WOOLEN
TURNS VERY WEAK
Declines in st. Pauls Also
Help Carry Other Is
sues Lower.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March l6.-The price
movement was very indecisiVe during
the. greater part OF the time on the
stock Exchange today. with httle
CHANGE in either direction. The
tendency. however, was downward.
Support appeared in some instances
and this had the effect of onsettlns
the continued selling In the st. Pau
securities. Although they sank To
new lows they failed to influence
other railway stocks. An attempt 70
rally the market with few OF the
more active rails did not carry very
rar There were more losses than
rains among industrial leaders, but
tbe selling was not to the extent
where il involved more than gradual
decline.
Baldwin Loco Weak.
American Locomotive and Ameri-
can Car and Foundry were both sell
ing eX their quarterly dividends.
Baldwin Locomotive was distinctly
weak. Bethlehem Steel made new
low as 1t dropped beneath 43. steel
common touched 124 carly, but quick :
1v yielded Sentiment was certainly
not bullish on the steel group.
Some OF xhc motor stocks did rather
we'll, Particularly the WHY'S over
lands. Both common and preferred
made new high prices for the year.
Studebaker sold above ~ early. out
subsequently, receded. Further buy
ing occurred in the Maxwell Motors
issues, but it did not continue long
American Wooden Sinks.
Allowing fer the quarterly diVl-
eend which came off the price TO-DAY
American Wooden preferred made
actively sold, although the short In
t.rest in it's case furnished strong
element of support.
The street was full OF run1ors
about the St. Paul situation, OUT the
majority opinion was apparently eN
nressed by the break in the preferred
shares to 1914, which was new low
and in the common stock oelo" loE
the first time. In view or the lhtel
est payment due on the 80 tulo.ns snrt
AIS April l, it was felt that some soil
- ofIrio1 announcement would have
10 be made soon.
\. & w. stock Is Strong.
Norfolk and Western was bid UP
across 1872, possibly as an
The weakness in the St Pauls Bu'
other rails were not drawn along. At
sztention was drawn to the simul-
taprous heayiness in Cnicn Pacinc
under 1ss. in Northern Pacihc and
in Chicago and Northwestern, the hrs'
TWO typifying roads which are mos.
efsected by the Pan-American Canal
connection, the latter representing
company which pays small diVl-
dends and barely more than earns
them.
The oil stocks continued TO ara 8.
Pure Oil dropped below % on fairiy
large transactions. Pan-Ameflcah
was off over d point. MaTlano was
heavily sold as il approached ~. Inc
reputed pool in Independent oll aio q
Gas had to let its speclalty oreaA
with the rest.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
AMERICAN INTERESTS
: GAIN OIL RIGHTS
Agreement Just Signed With 1rak
Government for Exploiting
Deposits.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 16-Officiai conr
firmation was received in London to-
day of the signing of a convention
between the Turkish Petroleum Co.,
embracing the principal American
companies, and the Irak government
for the exploitation OF the Irak Pc
troleum deposits.
A dispatch from Bagdad, capital OF
the Kingdom OF the lrak, on Sunday
told of the signing the previous day
OF a petroleum convention between
the Turkish Petroleum Co. and the
Irak government, running for a
period of 20 years and stipulating g
that the Vilayet OF Basra be excluded
from the area to be exploited.
The company is to confine It's wells
to "a acres. each Of square
miles, and will invite tenders for
leases for the remainder. II enough
oil is found pipe lines across the
desert TO the Mediterranean are to be
laid.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
VIOLENT SETBACK
IN GRAIN MARKET
Quotations Collapse in Final
Trading After Earlier
Advance.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. March I6.-Wheat scored
an early advance in price today, in
fuenctd by Government figures which
were construed as indicating that the
carry-over OF wheat In the United
States on July l next would be only
5l,ooo,oO0 bushels, as against lo1, 900
600 bushels In 1924 There were also
reports that heavy shipping Of wheat
from Australia would be ended this
month and that farmers In Australia
had already sold about all their
wheat. A temporary decline here.
which took place at the opening, was
due chiefly 10 a downturn in quota
tions at Liverpool. Chicago initial
prices, which ranged from z to 2 :.
lower, with May, 1.67 TO 1854, and
July, i!4SA TO lac, were followed by
rally of nearly cents In some
cases.
Corn was responsive to the advance
of wheat. Besides, corn here avail.
able for immediate delivery was iu
better demand. After opening Z de-
cline to "a gain, May. 1919 10 i23, corr
made moderate upturn all around
Oats lacked support from buyers
46 TO a., the market continued to lag
$ compared with other grain.
Higher prices on hogs helped to lif,
the provision market.
Values of all grain underwent q
severe setback today, after showing
IN upward tendency for while. A
selling stampede in the last part o.
the day found the market without
adequate support. Wheat closed
weak AZ to sac net lower, May
l.64I to 1.65 and July 1.45A to 1.45 z
Evening star., 1925-03-16
BONDS UNSETTLED
BY ST. PAUL LIENS
Some Other Rail Issues and
Oils Are Heavy-U. S.
Loans Are Bit Lower.
RY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

Spec.al Dispatch 10 The star.
NEW YORK. March 16.--The most
interesting event of the day in bond
circles war the prompt sale of the
81. 900. 600 Electric Power Corporation
(German), first 6l4s, maturing in 1850.
at a price yield over 7.67 per cent to
maturity.
Dealers have been saying that il
WAS hard to sell foreign securities
but If that Is the case this German
issue was an exception. The yield
is high. but not so much more than
that given by German government Is
which at today's market return about
$50 per cent. 1t may be that invest
ment demand. uncertain as TO future
Of money rates and as to industrial
progress at home. is about to turn
again to foreign obligations.
st. PaulS Again Weak.
The feature In listed foreign bonds
trading was the new hight Of the ac-
tive trading. French bonds were still
heavy and there was no material i'm
provement in the Austrian as, Prague
7las or Czechoslovakia SIS.
st. Paul issues were weak again.
but the declines were not so sharp as
in the st Paul stock. The 4s of 1925
equaled the old low, a point down
from Saturday, and the quotations for
the refunding 4tss yielded further
The general mortgage bonds, the Is
and 4i2s OF 1889, secured by first
mortgage on the best part of the
system. were steady.
OIL Bonds Also Drop.
Norfolk and Western convertibl e
6s were very strong. for a time ad :
vancing over points in sympathy
with the stock. New York Central
6s. on the other hand, were lower.
Seaboard Air Line 6s likewise lost a
half point.
In the investment group ST. Louis
Southwestern Consolidated IS and
Terminal SIS. Southern Railway Gen
eral As and St. Louis-San Francisco
prior lien \ As were all firm. Libertys
were steady, although bit off, and
there was no weakness in the legal
rails
Convertible OIL bonds went down
with their respective stocks, as did
the coppers. Anaconda Copper IS
were down almost three points from
the high OF the year. Detroit United
41ss declined a point.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Md. March is (Spe-
ciaD.-Live poultry-Young chickens,
pound, 25aS5; Leghorns. 25a30; Win
ter chickens, 4oa45; old hens. 23a27:
Legho orns. 23a24; old roosters, 16a17;
capons, 35a42; young turkeys. 40a45;
old, So; poor and crooked breasts, Is;
ducks, 25aS4; geese, 23a26; pigeons,
pair, 40a42: guinea fowl, each, 50a
100 Dressed poultry - Turkeys
pound 35a45; poor and crooked
breasts. 25; chickens, 2sa35: old
roosters, 1Sa17; ducks, S0a35; geese,
20a25: capons, 33a45.
Eggs-Receipts, 1923 cases; native
and nearby first, dozen. %; duck eggs,
dozen, 4sa5o; goose eggs. dozen, soa
LOO.
Butter-Good to fancy. pound, Asa
81; prints, 51a53; ladies, 29a3o: store
pack ed, %; dairy prints. 23a2S; rolls,
a3a2S; process butter, 31a32.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK. March 16.-Eggs. firm:
receipts, 1887 cases; fresh gathered,
extra hrsts. 33aSS1a; do. storage pack
ed, 34aS4Ie; do, firsts, 3li4a32i7; do,
storage packed, 33a33la; fresh gath
cred, seconds. 51a3lh Y; nearby hennery
white, closely selected extras, 39R40;
nearby and nearby Western hennery
whites, firsts to average extras, 32a
IS; nearby hennery browns. extras,
S6aS7: Pacific coast whites, extras,
S9I5a4o; do, hrsts to extra frsts.
S4aSSla.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
MARKET CLOSES WEAK.
Urgent Selling of Popular Shares
in Last Hour.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March Is. - Specu-
Ia+ors for the decline succeeded in
bringing about another sharp reac-
tion in today's stock market st
Paul railroad issues crumbled to new
record lows on active selling tor
both accounts, while a number OF IN
dustrial specialties broke badly on
the withdrawal of pool support. 70.
tai sales approximated 1,o0o,oooo
shares.
The closing was weak Urgent seii-
ing of popular industrial shares Ied
trTed the late trading, United States
cast Iron Pipe breaking 10 points,
General Electric S and Baldwin ana
Houston Oil each.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
CLOTH MARKETS EASY

NEW YORK, March IS fSpeciaD.- -
The cotton goods markets opened
quietly today and with slightly
easier tone in some lines. A decline
OF an eighth cent was noted in the
quotation for 81 by so print cloths
50 cents. The 6S by - were quoted
again at llA. Raw silks were gen
orally unchanged with trade lighr.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
WOOL BUYING IMPROVES.

BOSTON. March Is Especially The
week opened in Summer street with
raw wool business generally quiet
but with dealers optimistic as 20 the
price trend. They regard the i'm
provement in the foreign markets as
indicating the turning point in the
decline which has run since Decem-
Der. Increased buying for American
account in Australia supports the
belief that prices cannot go much
below present levels.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
Markets at a Glance

NEW YoRK-Stocks weak: ST
r9a,,Is touch new record lows. Bonds
beayy. houidation depresses st. Pau
issues. Foreign exchanges irregular
sterling reacts slightly. Cotton lower
rains in Texas Sugar easy; trade sell
ing. Coffee lower; poor spot demand
CHICAGO - Wheat weak; prices
break to cents oushel- corn
lower; increasing stocks. Cattie
weak; limited demand. hogs HrH'
Evening star., 1925-03-16
MONTHS COFFEE OUTPUT.

NEW YORK, March 16.-The out
put copper for February by mines OF
the United States. together with Gus
tom ores treated at smelters, aggre-
gated 69.3SS short tons. against "A =
S5s in January and 67.S47 in Decen-
Der. Smelter production for Febru-
airy came to 5s,237 tons. or S,S5l
more than the primary output.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
RITTER LOWER TODAY,

CHICAGO, March 16.-Butter lower:
creamery extras, As; standards, as:
extra firsts, 4Sa47ia; firsts, 40lsa44h;
seconds 34a36.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, 22,4ss cases; !;
firsts, so; ordinary, firsts, 2sa2sk.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
M. & M. LINE REPORTS NET.

BALTIMORE, March 1s (SpeciaD.-
Net income of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Co. for 1924
amounted to $sS7,721, according to
the annual report, Just made public.
Revenues amounted to s7,4S4,229 and
expenses 1l,1es.1so.
Evening star., 1925-03-16
FOREIGN ExCHASGE.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hihbs & Co
Nominal Selling checkI
By the Associated Press.

ABsOCIdtcu
NEW YORK, March 16.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations Gin
United States dollars): Great Brit
ain, demand. 4.7sh; cables. 4.7S4s;
6o-day bills on banks. ATS. France,
demand, .o514; cables, .0514h Italy,
demand, .040sh; cables, .04os%. Bel
gium, demand. .0505; cables, .0505ts.
Germany, demand. .23s0. Holland, de-
mand, .Sa93. Norway, demand, .l54I.
Sweden, demand, .2693. Denmark. de-
msnd, 1916. Switzerland, demand,
.1923i@ Spain, demand, i42Oia
Greece, demand, .ol50. Poland, dc
mand, 19h. Czechoslovakia de-
mand, .o29sss. Jugoslavia, demand,
016l. Austria, demand, .0000l4ts.
Rumania, demand, .0049E. Argen'
tina, demand, 1875. Brazil, demand.
.ll20. Toxic, demand, .417s. Mon
treal, 90 29-33