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Evening star., 1925-05-12
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
BOOSTS YEARS NET
Railway Reports Increase of $34,
900 Over 1923-Fewer
Passengers.
BY the Associated Press.

NORFOLK. Va. May 12.-The
Norfolk Southern Railways net earn
ings ip 1924 were $40S,521, an increase
Of S34171 over the net income of 1923,
according to the annual report of the
board of directors.
Freight revenue for the year in
creased $141 ,745, or nearly per cent.
The volume of traffic for the eight
months was unusually large, and
freight revenues for those months
exceeded those of the same period for
the preceding year-the largest in the
history of the company UP to that
time-by S416,S31, or s.S3 per cent,
the report said
decreased $225,S30, or Is per cent,
while the whole railway operating
revenues decreased only S94,724. The
operating expenses were cut $193, ,170,
or 2.72 per cent.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
COTTON QUOTATIONS
ARE BETTER TODAY
Recent Declines Held to Have Dis
counted Improved Crop
Conditions.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady today at de-
cline Of points on May, but gem
orally to 10 points higher, and sold
about II to 10 points net higher In
the early trading on covering and
buying for a rise promoted by rela-
lively steady late cables from Liver
pool.
No fault was found with the early
weather news, but there appeared TO
be feeling in some quarters that
recent declines had discounted i'm
proved crop conditions and that the
market was entitled to rallies.
New York cotton futures closed barely
steady at net declines of 22 to 81 points.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
FUNDS FOR LIBERTY BOND
INTEREST CALLED IN

NEW YORK. May IL PIN
for the payment on next
Friday of about S66, 900. 900 in interest
on per cent second liberty loan bonds
and Az per cent second liberty loan
converted bonds, the Treasury Depart.
ment will withdraw S8,500,0 900 from
Federal Reserve member banks in the
New York district. About S24, 900, 900
in interest is payable at the Federal
Reserve Bank in New York
Evening star., 1925-05-12
MARYLAND RAILROAD
CUTS LOSSES IN YEAR
Poor Public Patronage and Use of
Auto Cause of insufficient
Income
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 12.-Operatine
losses of the Baltimore. Chesapeake
and Atlantic Railroad and Steamship
lines for 1924 were ST.. 1892 less than
in 1923, the annual report shows. The
roads operating deficit was reduced
from $290,356 in 1928 to S213.024 for
1924.
Turnbull Murdoch. president of the
company, which is subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. in his remarks
TO the stockholders said.
The financial condition of your
company is so weak and it's traffic
prospects so unfavorable, because OF
the lack of public patronage and the
use of automobiles, that the bond
holders should not assume that the
Pennsylvania Railroad will be willing
TO purchase future maturing coupons
Evening star., 1925-05-12
IMPORTS UP; EXPORTS OFF
Baltimore Ships 81, ZOO, 600 Worth
More Goods in Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, May 12-Imports
through the port of Baltimore showed
an increase of over a million dollars
last week, as compared with the previ-
Gus week, while exports decreased
nearly the same amount according to
the weekly report of Charles III. Holtz-
man, collector of customs. Total i'm
ports for the week amounted to S3,-
900, ,491. of which S2,261,617 was free
and $738,874 dutiable.
Exports for the week reached a
value of $3.01S,716. compared with s3,-
959,526 the previous week, and CON
sisted of grain, fertilizer, copper, zinc
dross, photograph machinery, tinplate
and tobacco.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Sales STANDARD OIL ISSUES
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.


Washington Gas IS '33-S1 600 at 103 z &.
Riggs Realty llong) 5s-$2: 600 at as p
Capital Traction Co~6 at 97%, az az
at at 81. 10 O at 81. 10 at %; 1 at e7. 10 At AZ
at g5 10 at 95 ~, 40 at 95 ". ..
Washington Gas Lights at 56A, 200
at 56A -
: Washinston- RWy; & Flee commilL o, i7dl AZ .
at i1oh 40 at 11oa6 go at 11oh' zoo
Washington Rwy & Elec. pfd.-10 at 80.
National Capital Bank-50 at 22O. 10 al
22O.
Commercial National Bank at 155.
American Security and Trust Co.-4o az
326. 10 at 327 u -
Real Estate Title Insurance Co-Io
Lanston Monotype-1o at "a a. so at
S4A 10 at S4 Is 10 at S5, 40 at 80.
National Mtge. & Invest pfd.-4o at 91s.
30 at 9h.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction-10 at 951a 40 at 80 n :,
90 at 95 u 80 at 95 ".
Real Estate Title Ins.-10 at 147
Washington Rwy. & Elec com-loo az
11e.
Money-Cau loans. 5 and per cent.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office
more than points, all at record high

more than points, all at record high
prices.
The shorts in Victor. Talking Ma
chine had a difficult time covering In
their commitments, and found they
had to bid the price up another
points to 81. Later, part of the I'M
provement was lost.
Motor stocks reflected the improved
outlook for earnings, and, under lead
ership of Cleveland, which reached a
new top, around 26. most Of this class
went higher. Rubber and Tire shares
commanded attention, but gains were
fractional
Evening star., 1925-05-12
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Md, May IL tSpe<
ciaD-Live poultry-Spring chickens.
pound, 50a5S; Winter chickens, 40a45;
stays, 25; old hens, 24a30; Leghorns,
40a4S; roosters, II; ducks, 1Sa25; pig
cons, 20a50; guinea fowl each, 50a75.
Eggs - Receipts, $50 cases: native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at 80.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery,
bound, 39a44; prints, 44a45; ladles,N29a
80; store packed. "a; dairy prints, 24a
%; rolls, 24a2s; process butter. 32a33.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
OVERLAND MAY PAY
DEFERRED DIVIDENDS
Company Reports Record Earnings
for Second Quarter of
Present Year.
By the Associated Press.

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 12.-With
earnings reaching such high levels as
to be a sensation in the automobile
world. President John n. WHY'S OF
Willys Overland announced today that
a committee will meet this afternoon
to discuss the matter of the more than
$40 a share of accumulated preferred
dividends.
Mr.. WHY'S announced earnings for
the second quarter of the year will
reach 81, 100000, a new high record
in Overland history.
Estimated earnings for April before
Federal taxes and depreciation were
more than 81 900. 900. May earnings
should equal April, he said.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
BAL LTIMORE GOES AFTER
EASTERN SHORE TRADE

Special. Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE. May 12.-One result
of the change in management of the
Maryland and Delaware Coast Rail-
way Co. will be to place the line in
condition to handle adequately the
business between Baltimore and the
Eastern Shore in the hope that this
city will recover the trade which now
goes principally to Philadelphia.
1t is proposed to buy new equip
ment, improve roadbed. etc. Six per
cent 2O-year bonds will be sold to
raise funds for that purpose
Evening star., 1925-05-12
WOOL BUYING ACTIVE.

LONDON, May PA fair selection,
amounting to 1869 bales, was offered
at the wool auctions today. There
was full attendance, and home and
continental buyers were active pur-
chasers at current rates. Cape Of
Good Hope and Natal grades moved
slowly. The bulk of the offerings
was withdrawn
Evening star., 1925-05-12
ASPARAGUS IN SLUMP.

NEW YORK, May II (SpeciaD.-As-
paragus was in heaviest receipt in the
New York market today and prices
slumped from so cents to S1.5O per
dozen punches. The demand was mod
eratelv active, however. The white
variety sold at from $3.50 to $3.50 per
.dozen for the extra fancy grade and at
1.50 to 81 for culls.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
CITY BUYS MACK TRUCKS.

NEW YORK, May 12.-The city of
Buenos Aires has awarded a contract
to Mack Trucks. Inc. for 80 trucks,
involving 100000. in competition with
British, French. German and Italian
companies. The municipality is ex-
pected to place an additional order
for 200 trucks this year.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
REMINGTON DIVIDENDS.

NEW YORK, May 12.-Accumu
lated dividends on the second pre-
ferred stock of the Remington Type
writer Co. were reduced to 81 a share
today through declaration of a S6 divi
dend payable at the rate of 81 OF
June II, July ID and August IA. The
regular quarterly first preferred pay
ment of S1.75 also was authorized.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
BY WILLIAM HEFEERNAN

NEW YORK, May 12.-Persistent
buying in public utilities continued to-
day, the two main incentives, as here
tofore. being increased earnings and
possibilities of superpower mergers.
The rise of 2 points to a new high
in Buffalo General Electric followed
announcement that a combine of a
number of New York companies in
which this unit was included had been
consummated. Southeastern Power
gained almost points to 80, Lehigh
Power rose over 6 to 1854, and Con-
solidated Gas of Baltimore gained
Evening star., 1925-05-12
A word to Spectators.

II you must speculate, select a rep-
utable broker who holds membership
in a recognized stock Exchange Ex-
change requirements, in themselves
are some protection, as its members
must comply with business ethics as
provided by rules and regulations.
l. a member violates these rules, he
hazards his membership. which II
usually his greatest asset.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
TEXAS OUTPUT LARGER.

Manufacturing establishments in
Texas had an output in 1923 valued
at 1919, ,43S, 900, an increase Of 16.3 per
cent over 1921, the preceding census
year, the Census Bureau announced
today.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
TODAY'S METAL PRICES.

NEW YORK, May 12-Copper
steady: electrolytic, spot and futures,
1855 Tin steady; spot and nearby,
$3.50: futures, 54.00. Iron steady:
prices unchanged. Lead steady; spot
7.75a7.90. Zinc firm; East st. Louis.
spot and futures, 6.95a7.00. Antimony,
spot, 1900.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
PRESIDENTS REELECTED.

NEW YORK, May 12.-E. H. H.
Simmons. president of the New York
Stock Exchange, and Thomas B. Ma
loney. head of the Consolidated Stock
Exchange, both were reelected yes
terday at the annual meetings of the
two trading organizations.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
sPALDING's NET PROFITS.

NEW YORK, May IA. G. Spald-
ing & Bros. has net profits of S90,592
for the first quarter of 1925, equiva-
lent, after first preferred dividend, to
$1.40 a share on the second preferred.
Evening star., 1925-05-12

New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, May 12.- The
cotton market opened steady, mainly
because Liverpool cables were better
than due. First trades showed gains
of to points and the market grad
ually worked upward until July
traded at $3.50, October at 22.03 and
December at 22.15, or 10 to IL points
above yesterdays close. Private ad-
vices indicated less rain in the West
and moderate precipitation in the
Eastern belt
New Orleans cotton futures closed steady
Evening star., 1925-05-12
LIVE POULTRY PRICES.

CHICAGO, May 12.-Poultry-Aliv
unsettled; fowls, 26 n; roosters, IS; tur-
keys. 20; ducks, 24a25; geese, Is; broil.
ers, 45a52.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
RAIL REVENUES JUMP.

NEW YORK, May 12.-ApriI gross
revenues of the Florida East Coast
Railway jumped about 100000 ahead
of the same month last year, reaching
81, 200, 900.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
FLOUR PRICES LOWER.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, MAY 12.-
Flour. to 10 lower. at 8.SOaS.9O a
barrel. Bran, 25.00a27.00. Wheat, No.
l Northern. 1.57 71aa1.591a; May, 1.55M;
July, 1.53h2 September. 1.41. Corn
No. yellow, 1.12Aa1.13A. Oats. No
8. white, 42Ra43. Flax No. 1, 2.76ha
2.81 n.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON, May 12.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and
closing prices for the most active
stocks dealt in here:
Evening star., 1925-05-12

Opening: January 22.O7: May. 22.71 bid: :
July, 22.7I October. u 92: December. % .O6.
Evening star., 1925-05-12

NEW YORK, May 12.-Following is
an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Large Reserves Unlikely.

1t is unlikely that the bituminous
men will lay up heavy supplies in an
ticipation of an anthracite strike.
They did this two years ago and had
difficulty in disposing of their reserve
stocks. But in the meantime the Ken
tuGky and West Virginia nonunion
producers are working at full speed.
None the less, those consumers not in
a position to get non-union coal are
thinking seriously over future sup
plies.
Copyright. 1e25.l
Evening star., 1925-05-12
future PUzzL|NG
IN COAL INDUSTRY
Mines Busy and Sales Good
as Time for New Wage
Pacts Approaches.
BY j. G. ROYLE.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, May r.
Although the stoking of the house
hold furnace Is practically over for
the season, far-sighted coal corsum-
ers throughout the anthracite using
belt are loath to see the bottoms of
their bins and already are laying in
future supplies. In consequence, the
mines are producing steadily and
heavily.
The reason for the heavy demand
lies in the fact that the two-year
agreement between the anthracite
miners and operators expires August
/. Leaders of the employees are al
ready formulating demands which
Will be presented at the joint meet
ing of the operators and miners at
Atlantic City. There Is talk through
out the coal fields of a call for a
wage increase of approximately 40
per cent
Evening star., 1925-05-12

The lilac is the national flower of
Denmark.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
New Orleans Quotations.

opening: January. 22.15: May. SS.
July, 22 55; October, Do .25: December. ~. .
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Fear Greater Use of Oil.

The anthracite operators proba bly,
will always have a call for a certain
tonnage of the so-called domestic and
stove sizes. But thev cannot produce
those sizes without producing at the
same time steam coal which must be
sold in competition with bituminous.
They cannot pass on the price in
creases on steam coal. for the bitumi-
nous producers are only waiting an
opportunity to raid that market.
Moreover. advances in prices for do
mestic sizes surely would induce in
creased use of oil and other methods
of heating.
The deliberations of the policy com
mittee of the United Mine Workers
at indianapolis may result in spread
ing this state of uncertainty as to
production all over the country and
involve nearly every section and in
dustry.
Evening star., 1925-05-12
Demands Face Rejection.

Certainly the operators will con-
tinue to reject the "check-off," or
Withholding of union dues from
miners wages and their delivery to
the union treasures. 1t is equally
certain they will not agree to a 40
per cent wage increase
The coal companies are in a posi-
tion where increases in costs of pro-
duction and consequent increases in
price may lose them some of their
most cherished markets, and they will
oppose any demand which involves
price advances to the utmost, ac-
cording to information secured by
the writer from thoroughly reliable
sources today
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07

Radio is good but it cannot surpass
the old reliable party line.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
DAWSON HIGH LOSES
TO THE ALBANY NINE
OUTCLASSED BY DOUGHERTY
BOYS. THE GRAMMAR NINE
WIN FROM YEOMANS.

The Dawson high school baseball
team was badly defeated by the Al
bany nine, in Albany, Friday after
noon. The Dougherty county lads
completely outclassed the local boys,
as the score of IS to 2 would signify
Littleton, on the mound for the To-
Gals, did some wonderful pitching and
struck out number of the Albany
boys, but he was absolutely without
support, especially by his inheld, who
seemed to engage in duel to see just
how high above the others head they
could pitch the ball, causing great dan
ger to spectators. who sat in the grand
stand Spike" Adams, Albany pitch
er, also showed good form, forcing
majority of the Dawson players to fan
the air considerably. Tedder was the
only Dawson player who made hit,
which, coupled with an error on the
part OF the Albany second baseman,
scored the only two runs by the local
team.
Coach Morgan stated that several
changes will be made in the lineup
of his team before another game
is played.
The grammar grade of the Yeomans
school forfeited a game to the Dawson
grammar school boys by a score Of
9 to 0 on the same afternoon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07

1t is nice to get work but lots nicer
to get the money for it.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
Soldier, Buried for Ten Years in
Grain Storehouse, Saved Only to Die

A man buried in an underground
vault for ten years, keeping him
self alive by eating provisions stor-
ed in the vault, was rescued. by
workmen digging in the ruins Of an
army storehouse near Wilma, Rus
STA. The storehouse had been de-
stroyed during the world war, and
the man was trapped in the ruins.
The man found in the ruins is be-
lieved to have been a Russian sol
der, but it was impossible to learn
his name.
Unable to escape from the ruined
building because the exits were
blocked by debris, the man had
kept alive by eating army stores
buried in the cellar with him.
Workmen digging in the ruins
thought they had found a wild an
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
500 CUPS OF COFFEE IS
AVERAGE DRINK IN U. S.
Department of Commerce Figures Say
Habit Approaches Tobacco Class.

The Yankees fondness for tobacco
led another American habit-that of
coffee drinking-by just few jumps
during 1924, according to figures made
public by the Department OF Com
merce.
The statisticians at the department,
trained to figure right down to the
last decimal fraction figured out that
the inhabitants of the United States
drank S. billion cups of coffee last
year, providing approximately 500
cups for each person, based on an eS-
timated per capita consumption of
1888 pounds. However, 1923 was a
wear for more and better coffee drink
ing, as the statisticians figured out the
per capita consumption for that year to
be 1247 pounds per individual.
The figures indicate total imports of
coffee during 1924 to be 1,419,823, 6O4
pounds, valued at $249, 524,170 a total
slightly larger than that for 1923. OF
the 1924 imports 2,3S8,445 pounds, val
ued at $669,545, originated in Hawaii
and Porto Rico, while the balance, L.
416,935,159 pounds, was imported from
foreign countries.
Brazil was our largest importer of
coffee, furnishing 936,701,779 pounds,
or COL per cent of the total from for
eign countries
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
THE JAW BONE OF AN
OK WRECKS A TRAIN
WHEELS OF ENGINE SKIDDED
AND WERE DERAILED WHEN
1T STRUCK BOVINE.

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ga. T h e
limelight played on the jawbone of an
OK here when it caused a wreck of a
freight train on the NJ. D, and S. rail-
way near Jeffersonville. While round
ing sharp curse the train, which was
pulled by two engines, struck the bo-
vine and ran over it. The wheels of
the front engine skidded on the jaw
bone of the animal, throwing it from
the track and pulling the other with
it. Dad" Gibson, at the throttle Of
the front engine, suffered minor bruis-
es when he jumped from the cab as
the engine left the rails Engineer
Keefer, on the second, stayed with the
engine and brought it to stop before
it turned over The track was torn up
for.a considerable distance and traffic
was delayed several hours.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07

imal when they first struck the
mans prison. The man was more
like a wild animal than human
being. He was unshaved, wild of
eye, and ragged He was absolute
Iy filthy and completely blind. He
could neither hear nor speak. Three
days after his rescue he died IN a
hospital
The workmen found evidence OF
a terrific struggle on the part of
the man to escape. He became in
sane when he realized he could not
get out of the vault it is believed,
and the constant darkness made
him blind. He had not heard hui
man voice for ten years, so he was
deaf. He became dumb, physicians
believe, because he merely spoke a
word. Hundreds of tons on debris
was removed before he was found.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
SFvENTY-FIVE YEARS
OF MARRIED LIFE
cpEAT LOVE STORY OF TWO
plain AMERICANS NOW
NEARLY CENTURY OLD.

WYCKOFF, N. J.-Seventy-fve
,...rs ago John Demarest, p and Su-
..r Winter, II, rode horseback over
bTIv trail to the parsonage II miles
,yav and promised to love, honor
and the rest Of it as long as they lived
Then these two literally settled
dawn to make a home. He chopped
lawn the trees from which the lum-
her was cut that was transformed, in
n chairs and tables for the tiny home
She raised the fax that was spun in
to linen. and the sheep that gave up
their coats for the family clothes.
Today. after quarters of a
century together, they emphatcially
sav they are still in love and that they
look forward with pleasure to more
wears together, even though Johns
hands that once worked so deity are
.welled with rheumatism and her eyes
aren't so dangerously twinkly as they
were in the days when he won her
from all the gallants of northern New
Jersey. -
Pull at the same end of the rope"
is their motto for happiness. Don't
hold grudges. Settle issues as you go
along. Don't nag, don't NEEDLE, don't
neglect business for pleasure, and don't
expect from others the perfection you
lack yourself"
Don't construct your home on
factory basis" John, now 81, advises
Young married couples. "a home can't
be assembled like a Ford car. 1t can't
be built in a day. 1t is the result of
love, sacrifice and forbearance. But
when you own one on a firm founda-
ton it is worth everything you put
into it a hundred times over"
Il never had a ready-made dress in
nv life" Mrs. Demarest interrupted.
Then she added with smile as she
touched her black calico dress with
the white polka They don't
make this kind in factories I've al
ways made my own clothes. I've never
had more than a dozen jars of fruit or
vegetables that l didn't can myself.
I've never patronized a delicatessen
shop or a beauty parlor. Everything
for myself and John and my four chill
dren has been a privilege for me to
do myself. | couldn't give it over to
strangers.
We've spent our evenings at home,
except for an occasional neighbour
hood gathering. John would read as |
patched and sewed We have worked
cut all the problems of our IS years
together in our evening talks. We have
never been separated but two weeks
when John was called away by the
illness of a sister and the children
were too little for me to take away.
With the exception Of occasional
trips to New York city, which is about
an hour and a half away from here,
Mrs. Demarest has never been out OF
New Jersey.
The old tenet of early to bed and
early to rise" has been followed by
this couple. Usually they are in bed
by eight and up by six at the very
latest
Surely I get Johns breakfast" an
swered Mrs. Demarest with just the
slightest hint of resentment at the
question. 1--we done it for IS years
and shall continue to do so long as
can get around"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
RETAIL DRUG STORES
NOW NUMBER OVER 52,3o4

The United States has 52,304 retail
drug stores, census just completed
by the National Wholesale Druggists
Association discloses. Wholesale drug
statesmen number 3,073, or an average
of one salesman for each 1877 retail
drug stores.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07
PUGILISTS ARE FINED
DOLLAR EACH BY MAYOR
P. v. Perry Forfeits SIS Bond for Non
Appearance at Court.

Ernest Mckay and Sidney Lockett,
colored pugilists, drew fine of $100
each in mayors court Monday morn
ing for giving an exhibition of their
skill on Main street Saturday after
noon. According to the fighters there
was no hard feelings between them
despite the fact that both were batter
ing each other with all their power.
They were warned against further
physical encounters on the streets.
P. V, Perry, charged with drunk
enness, forfeited a SIS bond when he
failed to appear for trial. 1t developed
that Perry had administered several
blows about the head of young ne
gro boy and there was possibility of
his being bound over to city court for
assault and battery.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-04-07

Guatemala has placed heavy excise
taxes on coffee and sugar in an at
tempt to alleviate the serious financial
situation of the government