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Evening star., 1925-01-06
SHARP ADVANCES
IN FINAL TRADING
AtChison Dividend Gives I'm.
petus for Lively Buying
in Afternoon.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
NEW YORK. January 6.-Prices
rallied on the Stock Exchange today
with call money renewing at 5 Il per
cent and funds available at per cent.
and with the market in an improved
technical position following Mondays
heavy selling movement
The demand for number of the
railway shares. particularly Reading,
Atchison and New York Central, was
the greatest force in turning the
market about and rearousins specu-
lative interest. The revival Of buy
ing in the rails had been cover for
the selling of the industrials the pre-
ceding day. but today the rails led
the market up again.
Atchison sold above 122. which was
a new high since 1909. this before the
announcement on the dividend With
the New York Central board offering
stock to employees at 10. the Street
felt more convinced than ever that
further increase in the dividend
some time this year would occur.
Rail Rumor Gossip.
The air was full of consolida ton
rumors affecting Baltimore and Ohio,
Central Railroad of New Jersey and
Reading Baltimore and Ohio was
heavily bought at an advance of over
two points. and Reading sold at much
the highest prices of the present
movement. as it crossed ST. Southern
Railway duplicated it's high of S1 and
Missouri Pacific preferred, rejecting
confidence that something would soon
be done on the dividend question,
reached a new top, above "A. South
ern Pacific, on large transactions, was
bid up across l04 again. and the Erie
shares. particularly the first prefer
red, We're in demand.
The industrial list hesitated at the
start. but started forward again when
the big buying movement broke out
in the rails. American Smelling
moved forward points, and Kenne-
colt, Anaconda and the other coppers
improved The increase in the Amer
lean Smelling dividend from s. to S.
had been fully discounted in the re-
cent rise in the stock across par.
Oil stocks We're generally firm with
advances of a half point or more in
Pan-Ame p, Mexican Seaboard.
Cosden and other active members OF
the group. Stocks of such companies
as International Harvester, Sears
Roebuck and Montgomery Ward, were
very strong. Western Union was TAX
en- in hand and bid up across 119. The
incentive was the possibility of an In
creased dividend. Radio Corporation
shares fuctuated erratically,
kennecott Copper directors are ex-
pected to raise the dividend from SO to
81 annually at their meeting in the near
future. Kennecotts financial position is
sound, and the company can make a
profit of 100 ner cent on 14cent copper
Goodrich common attracted further
buying on knowledge of its improving
business. The company has been earn
ing at the rate of 81 to So a share on
its junior stock, and the outlook for the
first six months of 1925 at least is said
To be favorable. 1t is too early to con-
side- dividends on the common.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Many Shares Marked Up Sharply
in Last Hour.
by the Associated Press.

by The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 6.-Stock
prices made sharp recovery from
yesterdays yGN kness in todays mar
lSet with buying stimulated by the
raising of the Atchison and American n
Smelling dividend rates and lower
call money. Eastern railroad shares
developed marked strength. Total
sales approximated LOO, 900 shares.
Tie closing was strong. High
priced shares were marked up sharply
in the late trading, American Car and
Foundry riring So points, United
States Cast Iron Pipe ia and Allan
tic Refining and United Fruit 5A
each. Radio Corporation was again
lifted above 20.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK.-Stocks higher; East
ern rails strong.
Bonds firm: rail issues advance.
Foreign exchanges irregular; rise
In sterling halted temporarily
Cotton higher; spot house buying
Sugar easy; increased offerings
Coffee lower; favorable Brazilia n
reports
CHICAGO.-Wheat strong: firm cash
situation.
Corn steady; sympathy with wheat.
Cattle active and higher
Hogs weak; heavy receipts.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
RECORD RADIO SALES.

NEW YORK, January (Specia).-
Sales OF radio companies reporting for
December exceed all previous esti-
mates. The Freshman Co. sales for
that month were twice those for the
entire year 1928. The company
shipped 22,S76 masterpiece" receiv-
ing sets and 1882 masterpiece kits
which with sales of parts products
amounted to $4,000.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Days New Offerings.
STOCK SALE ORDERED.
Southern Cotton Oil Receivers Al.
lowed to Act

NEW YORK, January 6.-Federal
Judge Runyon, in Newark. n. j.. has
authorized receivers for the Southern
Cotton Oil Co. to sell 110,170 shares
of stock of the Southern Cotton Oil
Co, Ltd. to w. A Pratt, managing
director of the Southern Cotton Oil
Co. Ltd, at 90 shillings a share. The
Wesson Oil Co. owns 37,750 shares
and the Southern Cotton Oil Co. the
balance. The court also authorized
receivers for the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Co to sell 125 shares of In
dependent Guano Co. for $265 a share
to Avery Patton, who owns 125
shares, or half of the Independent
company's stock.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
SEES BIG COPPER YEAR.

NEW YORK, January 6.-William
Boyce Thompson. capitalist, looks to
1925 as a big year in copper, with
consumption at a new high level and
good earnings by all companies. He
said the demand for sulphur was i'm
proving, with no important discovery
of deposits. His opinion was that the
trend of securities would be upward
for long time.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
RAW SILK MORE ACTIVE.

NEW YORK. January (SpeciaD =
Cotton goods markets were without
feature today, business being slow
and prices mostly unchanged. Print
cloth quotations stood at 91i for 81
by SO and 105s for 6S by -. Raw silks
were a bit more active, but there were
40 changes in price quotations.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
DIVIDEND NOW Sc.

NEW YORK. January e.-Directors
of the American Smelling & Refining
Co. today increased the annual divi-
dend rate from 81 to sc by declaring
quarterly dividend of $3.50 on the
common stock. payable February to
stock of record January 16.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by W. h. Hibbs & CO..
Nominal Selling checks
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES

NEW YORK, January 6.-Butter-
Unsettled; receipts. S,1T7 tubs; cream
cry, higher than extras, 431aa44; do.
extras (92 score) as; do. hrsts (SS
to 81 score) 3Sa42. Eggs-Steady to
firm; receipts, 23.523 cases. Pacific coast
whites, extras, 1867.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
SALES GAIN Is PER CENT.

NEW YORK, January Especially. -
Sales of the. G. r. Kinney Co. for De-
cember amounted to s2,173,324, an in
crease of 1856 per cent over the
month last year. Total for the IL
months of 1924 was s16,345, 633, an in
crease of 1889 per cent over last
year.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
ATCTISON DIVIDEND.

NEW YOl'-<, January 6.-Directors
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway Co today increased the an
nual dividend rate from $6 to 81 a
share by declaring a quarterly divi-
demo of 124 per cent. payable March
> 20 stock of record January 80.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
LOAN QUOTED ON BoURsE.

PARIS, January 6.-France's share
of the German Dawes plan loan was
quoted on the Paris bourse today for
the first time. These bonds, in denomi-
nations of G1O0 sterling, were quoted
at S.375 francs, or approximately 81 II
Evening star., 1925-01-06
NEW MONEY RATES
LIFT BOND PRICES
Further Relaxation Starts
Good Buying-Foreign
Obligations Easier.
BY GEORGE It. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 6-Almost
uniform strength prevailed through
out the bond market today. The trend
was more pronounced in the second
grade and speculative securities than
In the strictly investment issues, but
the latter were mostly higher also.
Liberties were distinctly strong,
the first, second and fourth AIS being
In the greatest demand The Treasury
4tas and the new As were moderately
higher. Among the high grade rails,
Atchison General 4s sold 40 SS The
buying Of United States Government
loans was attributed to the lower quo
tations for time money.
Railroad Liens Active.
J. G. n. adjustments were the lead
ers among the speculative rails, being
very strong above So, against their
high of 1924 of 71i4. Earnings are
running at the rate Of 9 per cent, and
when the directors meet next month
it was predicted today that ) per
cent would be declared
NJ, X. and T. adjustments, which had
covered practically all the loss to-
day
New York Central 6s went along
with the stock to a new high and
less than a point below the high rec
ord for all time made in 1916. There
was considerable buying of the low
rate New Haven bonds.
Seabonrd 4s at 90.
An interesting incident of the out
side market was the sale of Missouri
Pacific per cent notes, secured by
New Orleans. Texas and Mexico stock
at 99A. Seaboard Air Line refunding &
IS touched 60 again. Erie convertible
d were strong on reports that details
of the plan for the leasing of the
road to the Nickel Plate were about
to be announced today or tomorrow.
Magma Copper as at 127 Y were up
over 8 points from the previous close.
Anaconda 6s sold at par. Sugar bonds
were firm. with Manati Sugar IN s
touching pa also. Skelly Oil 6i.s
gained nearly q point.
Changes in the foreign group were
unimportant.
Days New Offerings.
Today's new issues included sl2,
900. 900 City of Philadelphia As to
yield $3.50 per cent, 100000 New
York and New Jersey Joint Stock
Land Bank Us to yield AS per cent
and $500, 600 South Pittsburgh Water
refunding 5s to yield $50 per cent
and $500, 900 Monongahela Valley Wa
ter iqs to yield $40 per cent.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
STOCKS EX-DIVIDEND.

In recent test in Norway wooden
houses with the hollows of the walls
filled with dr. sawdust were found to
be the cheapest to heat.
Evening star., 1925-01-06

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Evening star., 1925-01-06
New Orleans Quotations.

NEW ORLEANS, January 6.-With
Liverpool 13 to ) points better than
due. the cotton market opened at a
fair advance. first trades showing
gains of 13 to Il points. Prices con-
tinued to improve after the opening
March trading up to 23.75 and May
to 24.05 or 25 to 2S points above
yesterdays close. Aside from the
favorable Liverpool the better feel
ing was attributed to the improved
technical position of the market. due
to the pretty thorough liquidation
of the long interest during yester-
days slump. The weather map showed
generally fair and the forecast was
for fair and warmer weather The
certificated stock here is now UP to
11S,036 bales.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
COTTON QUOTATIONS
ARE BETTER TODAY
Better Trade Buying Noted and
Covering by Many Recent
Sellers.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. January 6.-The cot
ton market showed a steadier tone
during today's early trading. Liver
pool advices reported the decline
there had attracted renewed conti-
mental trade buying and the local
market opened steady at an advance
of Il to fS points on covering. Of
ferings We're comparatively light at
the decline of IL from the high
prices of last week, while in addi-
tion to covering by recent sellers
some buying for trade accounts was
reported.
Prices worked up to 23S7 for
March and 24.30 for July before the
end of the first hour, active months
ruling about 30 to "a points net
higher.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Bank Pays First Dividend.

The Departmental Bank has do
clared and paid an initial dividend
of per cent to stockholders of record
December II.
Deposits of the institution amount ea
to approximately $4,000 with total
earning assets aggregating $3.50 0oe.
Ihe bank has deposit line of 2S0D
mainly Government employees. who
constitute the bulk Of the institu-
tons clientele
Evening star., 1925-01-06

Ti'ar.iy extra. 4Payabie in preferred stock
Dividend rates given in the above table
sre the annual cash payments based on the
latest qua fIerly Or alfyeariy decia ra tious
Unless otherwise noted, uA.fd or special
Dividends ara not included.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Bank Failures Increase.

X. g. Dun & Co.'S report Of fa.-
ures for 1924 apart from banking
suspensions, which are tabulateI
separately, and personal BANKRUPTCIES
which are omitted from the comDiIa
tlons, places the total in the United
States at 20,615 with S543, ,225,449 in
debtedness. This compares with is
us defaults in 1923 when liabilities
were s539.3S6,SO6
Although failures were 10 per cent
larger than the year before, the in
deotedness was less than J per cent
heavier.
Evening star., 1925-01-06
Market Company Directors.

Shareholders of the Firemen's In
surance Co. also held their annual
election yesterday afternoon and re-
elected the following to the board
John ". Brawner, MilIard r Dixon
John L. Edwards, Charles II. Kindle
William NJ. Hoffman, Albert w How
ard. John II. Snyder, Allen L. Walker
James NJ. Woodward, Schuyler S. Sy-
mons, Bruce Z. Clark. Parke A. Gale
her and Harry ". Packard.
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The First National Bank
OAKLAND, MD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Hinebaugh
and little daughter, of Baltimore,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
H. limbaugh and DR.. and Mrs.
Archibald Moore during the Easter
season.
Miss Wiedman, health nurse, will
meet the home nursing class of the
Park and Loeb Lynn at the home Of
Mrs. Ford on April % at 2:30 o'clock.
The subject of the lesson is Food for
the sick and we'll"
Mr.. Charles Bosley, proprietor Of
the Manhattan Hotel, has completed
the erection of six additional automo-
bile stalls at the rear of the hotel and
has otherwise improved the general
condition of the property.
DR.. w. D. Reed, of Fairmont, came
to Oakland Tuesday afternoon and is
having his summer home near town
put in condition for the occupancy of
his family who will arrive shortly to
remain during the summer months.
Messrs. julius C. Renninger and
Henry Lauer, representatives from
Garrett Lodge No. 113, Knights Of
Pythias, motored to Frederick Tues
day morning to attend the sessions
of the Grand Lodge which convened
in that city Tuesday afternoon.
A Civic Club birthday luncheon will
be held at the William-James Hotel,
Tuesday, April 81, 1925, at 1870
o'clock. All members desiring plates
should notify Mrs. Paul B. Naylor,
chairman, by April 10Th, as no reser-
vations will be made later. Price per
plate, Sips.
Mr. Charles A. Green, formerly of
near Swanton, where he was engaged
in farming, removing to Oakland last
fall and entering the railway mail SER
vice, has resigned that position and
taken employment with an engraving
! establishment in Pittsburgh, Pa, to
which city he has moved his family.
Mrs. w. NJ. Frazee's class of St.
Marks Lutheran Sunday school will
conduct food sale in F. G. Schools
grocery store on Saturday afternoon,
April 18th, beginning at 200 o'clock.
The patronage of the general public
is invited. For special orders, call
PAW or 59-J.
Congressman Samuel A. Kendall ar
rived in Oakland on last Friday morn
ing, going from here to Crellin, where
he spent the day on business connect
ed with the various Kendall interests
in this and other counties of Mary
land, Pennsylvania and West Vir-
ginia.
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Mr.. Gilmor S. Hamill and Mrs. En-
lily Hamill spent Tuesday in Cumber-
land.
Mr.. Eldred Roberts, of Western
port, spent Sunday in Oakland with
friends.
Miss Rebecca White returned to
Pittsburgh Monday after having been
at her home here for a few days.
Miss Beulah Ralston, of Pittsburgh,
was weekend guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. w. Kahl and family edjoining Oak
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul B. Naylor have
returned to their home in Oakland
from an extended visit to New York,
Norfolk and Washington.
A box supper and social will be held
in the Flatwoods school house on Sat-
urday evening, April 18th, to which
the public is most cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. BENZ. H. Sincell and
two daughters returned to Oakland
Tuesday afternoon from Frederick
where they had been to attend the
funeral Of relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Moon and FAM
lily, Of Terra Alta, former residents Of
Garrett county, who spent the past
winter in Florida, returned to their
home on Sunday evening.
Messrs. A. D. Naylor & Co. will
have demonstration of the paint
retailed by them at their store in
Oakland tomorrow. If you are inter-
ested in the use Of paint attend this
show.
/ The many Oakland friends of Mrs.
r. E. Sliger will regret to learn of
her illness at her home in Wheeling,
West Va, where she is confined to her
bed suffering with an attack of artic-
ular rheumatism.
Rev. and Mrs. D. NJ. Funk, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Thayer,
left Oakland by motor Tuesday morn
ing for a brief visit to Gettysburg,
from which point they will go to
Washington, d. c., for a stay of a
few days before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Falkenstein
and two children, of Myersville, Nd,
who have been in Oakland for several
weeks past, returned to their home
Tuesday, accompanied by Misses Eva
Falkenstein, of Oakland, and Eliza
beth Leighton, of Loeb Lynn, Hood
College students, who spent the Eas-
ter vacation period with their respec-
tive parents.
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One of the Offutt warehouses To-
Gated on Second street has been leased
for a term of years by Mr.. Samuel
UT, of Terra Alta, who will estab-
fish a Hudson and Essex sales and
service station therein as soon as the
necessary alterations and repairs to
the building are completed, work upon
which is now under way. The bust
ness will be managed by Mr.. A. R.
Martin, of Oakland, who will carry in
stock all models of the Hudson, Essex
and Chevrolet cars.
A certificate of incorporation was
granted Monday by the State Tax
Commission to the Ajax Concrete
Products Company, of Cumberland,
the incorporatoors Harry D. Airesman
of Berlin, Pa, and John E. Legge and
George W. Legge, of Cumberland,
The Messrs, Legge were formerly of
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST

Born, to DR.. and Mrs. N. I. Broad
water, daughter.
Capt. Jas. A. Hayden, of the Park,
visited Oakland Monday.
Born, to DR.. and Mrs. w. W. Grant
on Modnay, son.
Mrs. Albert Kahl and two daugh-
tiers are visiting relatives in Pitts
burgh, Pa, this week.
Mrs. Howard Jester, of Whining
ton, Del, is in Oakland visiting her
son, Mr.. William Clayton Jester.
Mrs. Thomas R. White and family
moved back to their home in the Park
yesterday after having spent the win
ter in Oakland.
Mr.. Playford A. Naylor returned to
Oakland Tuesday afternoon from. a
motor trip to Baltimore and other
points in the east.
Mr.. James Wilson, of The Repub-
lican office, has been confined to his
bed for several days past with an ag-
gravated attack of the influenza.
Miss Anna McComas, R. n. of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
is visiting her parents, DIR. and Mrs.
H. W. McComas, in Oakland, for a
week.
Mr.. Henry Hanst, of Kingwood, and
Mr.. George Hanst, Morgantown Uni
versity student, spent the weekend in
Oakland with Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
r. Sincell.
Mr.. David w. Walter returned to
his home in Oakland Saturday even
ing from Cumberland where he had
his tonsils removed at one Of the hos
pitfalls in that city.
Messrs. Wilhelm and Swan Weber,
and Irwin Baumgartner and Miss
Kathryn Stevenson, of the University
of Maryland, spent the Easter vaca-
ton with their respective parents.
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, who is
teaching in Baltimore, returned to
that city Monday after having spent
the Easter vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Eva Mitchell, and other rela-
tives.
Messrs. A. D. Naylor & Co. are en-
gagged in installing a new hot water
heating boiler in the Garrett County
Jail, the old heating plant having
been worn out.
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Oakland, where the former practiced
medicine for ten years and the latter
was an attorney. The company will
manufacture, buy and sell concrete,
stone, cement and general building
supplies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hazlett and
three children, of Wheeling, spent
the weekend in Oakland as guests of
Mr.: and Mrs. Lewis Bush.
Miss Anna Shaw, of Baltimore, a
student at the Mountain Lake Park
Summer School of Missions, was the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Mitchell in
Oakland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Ravenscroft,
of Haines City, Florida, are at Ac-
cident visiting DR.. and Mrs. R. A.
Ravenscroft, the trip from the south
being made by motor.
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WE LEAD-OTHERS FOLLOW

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Giessman, of
Keyser, spent the weekend in Oak
land with relatives.
Miss Frances Dorsey, Of Welch, W.
Va, spent a few days in Oakland on
business this week.
Messrs. Joseph DeBerry and E. H.
Hinebaugh motored to Morgantown,
West Va, and returned yesterday.
Mr.. Paul Eckles, of Fairmont, was
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Smouse, near town, fey days
the. past week.
Mrs. A. c. Cozad, of Verona, Pa, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Comp
ton, who is seriously i'll at her home
in East Oakland.
Miss Ellen Smouse, Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Gregg and Mr.. James Thomp-
son, of Wierton, West Va, were week
end guests at the home of Mrs. Anna
Smouse at her home on Second street.
Mr. Lawrence K. Dixon, of Oakland,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry X. Friend
and Mr.. Martin Hughes, of Crellin,
returned to their homes Sunday after
having spent week in Texas where
they purchased tracts of land upon
which they expect to grow citrus
fruits. Mr. Friend bought forty acres
while the other two gentlemen pur-
chased twenty acres each, all the land
being along the southern border of
the State.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 22nd. 1925.

A|hOC-A ~ 1elA LNIlN, 1870
The Conservatory Entertainers pre-.
sent the Famous Brunswick Quartet
with Max Pisegna, Worlds renowr
Pianoaccordianist, accompanied by his
sOlOists. As special attraction we
are introducing their first appearance
the Phillips Twins, 12-year old vocal
wonders. Also instrumental speci.
alties, guitar, banjo, saxaphone, piano
vocal selections, comedy, parodies
latest song hits and sentimental nun.
bers. IBIS is positively the highest
class musical attraction ever present.
ed to Oakland.
All seats in the theatre reserved
Advance sales at Gonder's Pharmacy
Two hours of music. Reserved seats
S1.1O; balcony, rs cents.
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Added Attractions Nightly.

BEST Equipped Theatre in Western
Maryland"
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THE GRAND
OAKLAND, MD.

OuONlHS Ouiy TlTSI nun PICTURES
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL
18th and 18th, 1925.
Paramount Super-Special-Ro La
ROGUE and Vera Reynolds, in
Cecil B. DeMilne's Greatest Pro-
ductiOn since the Feet of Clay"
THE GOLDEN BED"
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th, 1925.
Fox Super-Special-George O'Brien
and Dorothy McKail, In
THE PAINTED LADY"
Also Dick Hatton and Meryle Mills
Famous Trained Horses in
&C A TUS URE"
Special Music. Double Feature.
MONDAY, APRIL 21st, 1925.
Warner Bros. Classic of the Screen
Presents Dorothy DeVore and
Matt Moore, In
ST HE N RROW STREE T."
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