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MUSIC

Seven of the IS American woman
their newest and finest compositions
in Washington during the first an
nual festival held by that group Of
the League of American Pen Women,
participated in a recital last night at
the Mems City Club.
The most vivid of the compositions
played was stella Viatoris." a quar-
tet for violin, cello and voice, writ
ten by Mrs. II. II. A. Beach, which
not only bears careful analysis but
invites it. Henri Sokolov, Washing
ton violinist; Margaret Day, a young
local cellist, and Gretchen Hood, So
prano, assisted the composer in inter
preting this, and the quartet,
Mirage"
Unique in dramatic effectiveness
was the group presented by Phyllis
Fergus. generally known for her
story Poems" Mrs. Katherine Tiff
Jones, reader Of New York, and Miss
Fergus interpreted Alferd Noyes'
powerful poem. The Highwayman." {"
This has four distinct themes, the high
wayman'S motive. that of Bess, the
landlords daughter, and two descrip-
tive themes in Moonlight" and Horse
hoofs on the Highway" Radiance, "
little poem written under the
pseudonym of'W of the Chicago Trib-
une," was a beautiful number. DAY
Dreams" by Nathalie w. Price COM
bined the readers voice, r singing
voice, and two violins with piano
Dorothy Wilson. who could not be
awarded the vocal prize by the Dis
trict Of Columbia Federation of Music
Clubs because she was two months
under the age limit. showed a rich
me2zo voice in this song.
Uric Cole. youngest member of the
composers group. assisted by j. Ervine
Stenson of Washington, played two
works for two pianos, Prelude and
Fugue in c Minor" and Concert:
Maestoso, Adagio, Scherzo." Both
show sound workmanship and judi
cious balance of tonal effects.
Mary Turner Salter played the ac-
compartments for four of her songs,
interpreted by Warren Terry, Wash
ington tenor. They were THE Lamp
of Love" Last Night 1 Heard the
Nightingale" Serenity" and "Un-
SEEN" Gena Branscombe at the piano.
with Julie Ferlen, New York violinist,
presented the first movement OF Miss
Branscombe's new Sonata for Violin
and Piano"
Elizabeth Merz Butterf1eld. assisted
by Miss Merz, violinist. and NJ. Piazza,
cellist, opened the program with Mrs.
Butterfield's Trio for Cello, Violin
and Piano" Mary Howe. pianist
composer, played her Sonata in d
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Major for Violin and Piano" ably as
sisted by Mr.. Sokolov.
Mccall Lanham introduced all the
composers and assisting singers and
musicians.
This afternoon Miss Cole. Mrs.
Salter. Miss Fergus. Mrs. Butteafield
and Miss Branscombe will participate
in the music fair at Droop's from 4
till $40 o'clock. Tonight at $50, at
Memorial Continental Hall, the second
big program will be given. Composers
participating include Mabel Wood Hill,
Helen Sears, Mabel w. Daniels, Mary
Howe, Virginia Roper, Frances Marion
Ralston and Mrs. Beach.
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Your choice Of these at
frnctipe lamps or shades
sif,eIy, or as complete
units.
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Last Dance of University
Club Held Last Night.

The final dinner dance Of the Uni
versity Club last evening was at
tended by about 200 members and
guests. 1t was the concluding affair
in a Winter series. during which
dances have been held twice a month.
The dining room was prettily deco
rated in Japanese style and the
favors included Japanese parasols
and star fans. Many more guests
came in for the dancing after dinner.
Maj. Ernest Fl. Van Fossan enter
tanned in honor of the recently ap
pointed Minister to Rumania and
Mrs. William s. Culbertson. The
general of the Army and Mrs. J. A.
Hull, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Compton, Miss
Frances Hawthorne Brady and Mr..
Austin c. Waller.
DR.. and Mrs. John Foote had a
party of u. including Mr.. and Mrs.
p. S. Ridsdale, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Droop, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans,
ir.; Mr; and Mrs. E. H; Cannon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r. Cover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Happier
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Bur
ton, MIR. and Mrs. Frederick Bates
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Z. Barton and
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Hood.
Another party was formed by sew
eral of the younger men of the club.
1t included Mr.. Allen NJ. Smythe, Mr..
John Temple Graves, jr.; Lieut.
Chester Hough, Lieut.. Edwin Vogel
Dean Hugh s. Miller. Capt. C. r.
Moore, Mr.. Harold f. Ranney, Lieut.
Gordon TeXtor, Lieut.. Howard Kerr
and Mr.. Stanley Smith. Their guests
were Miss Mary Stitt, Miss Laura
Bryn, Miss Mary Bowdre, Miss Lor-
raine Elliott, Miss Dorothy Emerson,
Miss Margaret Hensey and Miss
Eleanor Harmon.
Another party included Mr. Russell
Whyte, Mr.. Paul Lutes, Mr.. Louis
.Alfarro. Miss Margaret Treadwell
Miss Mary Treadwell and Miss Max
inc Elliott.
Other large parties were given by
Mr.. J. Louis Moneyway, Mr.. a. H.
Mccormick, Mr.. Z. c. Lovett and
Mr.. Russell Sage.
The American Association of Uni
versity Women will entertain at din
ner Thursday evening in honor of
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait and the
delegates to the Pan-American con-
terence of women meeting in Wash
'ngton, preceding the quinquennial of
the International Council of Women.
The honor guests will include Sonora
Jean T. Raynes of Argentina, Dona
Bertha Lutz of Brazil, Mrs Ella NJ
Thorburn of Canada, Sonora Amanda
Labarca, Sonora Beatriz Lefelierde
Reyes, Sonora Luz Olieura of Chile,
Sonora Sara Cana de Quiros of Costa
Rica. Sonora Marie Suarez de Coro-
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Z0NTA CLUB DELEGATE.
Miss Elizabeth Harris to Attend
National Confederation.

Miss Elizabeth Harris was elected
local delegate to the annual conven-
ton of the National Confederation of
Zonta Clubs to be held in Toledo,
Ohio, May Is and 16, at a meeting Of
the Zonta Club in the Raleigh Hotel
yesterday. Mrs. Nan Street was elect
ed alternate.
Miss Mamie L. Lazenby was unan-
imously chosen reporter for the local
club to the magazine of the national
organization. Committee chairmen for
the ensuing year were chosen as fol-
lows: Publicity, Miss Estelle Foster
permanent work, Miss Elizabeth Har-
ris; intercity, Mrs. Edith Salisbury
fellowship and attendance. Miss Louey
Venn: classification and business
methods. Miss Karoline I<lager, pub
lie affairs, Miss May Meyer, and sug-
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Balos s. A. williams and Bertha Brown;
George F. Holmes OF this city and Eva
Meskeiiey OF Concord. N. C.
Simon ]. Smith OF Tyrone. Pa. and Irene
Everett I. johnson and Beulah E. Schaaf.
both of Richmond Va.
Frank Reinhart and Erna 6. Gerlach. both
of Columbia, Pa
Melvin J. Ostrander and Mabel M. Getman.
Cecil Ward and Margaret N. WEIGH
Newton w., Wood and Madeleine II. Beau
lac.
grove.
Clarence Rollins and Pearl Sydnor,
Francis Rich ardson of Brentwood Md, and
Violetta Harris of this city.
Thomas A. Vest of this city and Pearl
E Timer OF Falls Church. Va.
Joseph NJ. Thomas and Ruth Z. Parker.
Arthur j. Smith OF Ironton, Ohio. and
NJ. Katherine Cumnins Of Petersourg, Va.
Edward B. Fristoe and Marjorie V. Poor.
Harold V. Dawson and Maye Mcmahon.
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nado of Columbia, Senorita Elena
Torres, Sonora Concha Romero James.
Sonora Marie Fernandez Esperon of
Mexico, Sonora Este Neira de Calvo.
Senorita Theodolina Almillilequi of
Panama, Sonora Milagras Benet de
Newton, Sonora Doctova Marta Robert
OF Porto Rico, Sonora Il. Evangeline
de Vaughan of Peru and Sonora Pilor
Marion de Menendez of Cuba.
Speeches viii be made by Mrs.
Philip North Moore, president of the
National Council of Women and
former president of the American AS
sociation Of University Women; Mrs.
Lois Hayden Meek. educational secre-
tarY of the American Association of
University Women, and Miss Nina
Kerr, executive secretary of the
American Association of University
Women. Miss Kerr viii also preside.
Among those who will attend the
dinner are Miss Grace Rogers, Miss
Martha MacLear, Miss Hedges. Miss
Colding, Dr. j. NJ. Green. Miss Mar
garet Lambie. Miss Anna Thomas,
Miss Louise Foster, Miss CarloSs, Miss
Goblin. Miss +. Eastman, Miss Ingels.
Miss Ezekial, Miss Rankin. Miss Ruth
Peterson, Miss A. ~ Evans, Miss
Barnett. Miss Dubois, Mrs. Herrick,
Miss Thompson, Miss Woodmansee.
Mrs. Robert Howard Mrs. s. G.
Brown, Mrs. McClintocll, Mrs. David
Robertson, Miss Elsie Brown. Miss
Helen Atwater, Miss Emma L. Ross,
DIR. Tayler-Jo ones. Miss Frances DaV-
enport, Miss Herriett Price, Miss l..
Dickinson, Miss Pendleton, Miss Lyra
Taylor. Mrs. F. II. Wilkins, Miss
Lydia Wilkins and Miss Lewana
wilkins.
Wounded men from all the hospitals
here will attend the annual Spring
ola nee of the District Of Columbia
Department of the Disabled American
Veterans in the New Willard ballroom
tomorrow evening.
The list of patronesses includes Mrs.
Coolidge, Mrs. Wilbur. Mrs. Virginia
White Speel and Mrs. John E. Fowler
and music will be by the Army and
the Navy bands.
During the intermission Dorothy
Gould Fowler will be presented with
medal as the mascot of the local
unit of the .. A. V.
Mrs. Joseph A. Mahoney. whose
pen name is Bangs Burgess, is stop
ping at the Mayfiower Hotel. Mrs.
Theodore Morgan will entertain for
her at tea today and tomorrow Miss
Nell Brinkley, the artist. is enter
tanning at tea for her. Mrs. Mahoney
will read some Of her poems and Will
give a talk on the Seed Scatterers'
Society, which she founded.
Mrs. John Dwight and Miss Fanny
Lay will be the hostesses at the tea
70 be held by the Washington branch
OF the English-speaking Union this
afternoon at the club headquarters,
J1O7 sixteenth street.
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SOCIETY
Continued from Eighth PageD

c., will hold a bridge, five hundred
nd nah jongg party this evening at
$50 o'clock at Sixteenth Street Man
sions.
Receiving with the president OF the
chapter, Mrs. p. T. Carter, and Off
GERS will be Mrs. Frank Morrison, Mrs.
Elizabeth Freed. Mrs. Drury Ludlow,
Mrs. Ethel GantZ. Mrs. Wallace
Streater and Mrs. Nelson Page Web
ster. Mr.. Goldman will render num-
ber of violin selections.
Following is a partial list of pa
irons and patroneSSeS: Representa-
tive and Mrs. John II. Smythwick, Mr..
c. NJ. Gonzales, Miss Jessie Brans-
comb, Miss Ruth Barton, Maj. and
Mrs. James +. Johnson, Miss Marie
J. Mcclure, DR.. and Mrs. James Has
kill, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Bacher
Mr.. and Mrs. &. A. Beasley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Conway, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roland II. Rove. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
L. Fulton Mr.. and Mrs Josephus
Trimble, Mrs. Charles Ellis Bruce and
Capt. and Mrs. q. 3. Newman.
Mrs. Thomas Ferguson is chairman
of the card party, Mrs. j. J. Thomas,
vice chairman, and Mrs. Alice Fer.
euson, chairman of tickets. Refresh.
ments Will be served.
Sonora Jean Raynes of Buenos
Aires and Dona Bertha Lut2 of Ar
gentina are. two of the distinguished
visitors who are here this week TO
attend the Pan-American conference.
They are staying at the Grace Dodge
Hotel
The members of the District Ii
brary Association will give a dance
this evening at the garden house Of
the Grace Dodge Hotel.
Mrs. Charles l. Corby. I'd, vice pres
ident of the Columbian Women of
George Washington University, will
entertain that organization at her
home, near Rockville, Saturday after
noon. The annual election of officers
will be held at that time.
Assisting Mrs. Corby will be the
present officers, who are Miss Eliza
beth Wilson, Mrs. Charles W. Rich
ardson, Mrs. Frank Rutter, Miss II.
l.. Murray, Mrs. d. X. Shute and
Miss Elizabeth Cullen.
Senator and Mrs. William Morrow
of Australia, who are travelling in
this country and were guests for sew
eral days Of DIR. and Mrs Wiley, are
now at the Hotel Logan. Iowa Circle.
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Jardine Is Honor Guest.

Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
was honor guest at a meeting of the
Washington alumni of the Kansas
State Agricultural College, of which
Mr.. Jardine was president before
being made a member of the cabinet.
last night at the Raleigh Hotel. The
meeting was attended by 20 members
of the alumni. Secretary Jardlne
made a short talk.
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Quartet Sings at Press Club.

Members OF the National Press Club
were entertained at luncheon today by
the Imperial Male Quartet, composed
of w. Arthur Mccoy, first tenor;
George +. Anderson, second tenor; J.
Benton Webb. first bass, and Francis
p. Heartsill. second bass.
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The poultry industry is more highly
organized in Denmark than in any
other country.
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gestions, Miss Imogene James. Miss
Jesse La Sale, president Of the club,
presided.
Evening star., 1925-03-19

Twenty-one detached bunga-
lows and semi-bungalows To-
Gated in northwest; five to seven
rooms; hot-water heat. Wide :;
choice ,of design. Convenient
terms. Values range from 5000
to SO ,25O.
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ELEvEN-R0oM HOUSE: AMI; NEAR 4th
e. NJ NV. wonderful bargain to quick pur-
chaser; easy terms. Address Box S9-D,> Star
office. lps
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Nine rooms and two glass
inclosed sleeping porches; de-
tached semi-stucco dwelling ;
two baths; hot-water heat,
Nokol oil burner. Located one
half block off 14th. Lot 40 by
IA. Built and occupied by
owner. Price, $18,50O.
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SAI,E-FARMS

So. s.600-CHIOKEN AND FRUIT FARM, REDS
Corner, Md; 15 acres. 5-r. bungalow: large
barn. chicken houses; abundance fruit: fine
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FOR SAIE-Y0USES.

PARK PL. NV. NEAR SOLDIERS HOME
ground; mi-detached home, 9 rooms; modern :
h.-w.h., electricity; brick garage 5000;
81 900 cash. This is pickup at the price snd
terms. GRoGAS REALTY CO., 2ol McGhi
Bldg. Main 1881.
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In best northwest semi-detached, 2-story
and cellar brick; six rooms, tiled bath. fur
mace heat. elec lights; side alley and rear
Mr.. 18th ana n sts.-Lovely 3-story and
basement. arranged In 4 spts; h.-w.h., elec.
and gar. House will pay for itself and give
couple free quarters. Price. $12,50o. "a 500
cash, bal very easy.
NJ 1aao Son 1tth St
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on common is at an annual rate of
about 600 per cent Where is the ex-
cuse for reducing the wages Of the
company's productive workers?
U. S. Steel profits for the second
quarter Of 1925 were a surprise even
to Wall Street which figured that de-
clining operations would produce
some decline In the companys earn.
ings. But Judge Gary's report showed
no such thing. Evidently the steel
trust has found the secret of main.
tanning steady profits even when
wages sag.
Net earnings for the three months
amounted to $40,624,221 bringing the
total for the first half of the year to
$SO,507,213. The Wall Street Journal
points out that profits in June at 65
per cent capacity were fully as large
as those in April at so per cent ca.
pacity
Earnings for the second quarter
after paying interest and preferred
dividends meant s3.06 share for com.
mon stockholders. For the six months
the rate was approximately per cent
or at an annual rate OF IL per cent on
stock which was originally all water.
1926 Per Cent Profit on Coal.
Island Creek Coal Co.. prince of non.
union coal pronteers, reports record
production for the first six months OF
the year with profits equal to $3.50 a
share on the 11s.S01 shares OF com.
mon stock. AS the stock has an orig
inal par value Of 81 share this means
66S per cent profit for the six
months or at an annual rate Of 1895
per cent. Not quite up to past per
formance, but still satisfactory rec.
ord for the worst coal year in a quar-.
ter Of century. '-
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Of the miners and operators to get
a reopening Of the agreement that he
had made with the miners, ignored
and violated the state agreement and
courts set up by it and entered into
the civil courts Of the county for re-
dress and had Loda removed by a
deputy sheriff from the tipple. What
do you suppose would have happened
to the miners had they taken that
procedure?
And will McMurdo be penalized for
shutting down the mine to enforce
something contrary to the joint agree.
ment as it provided for in article 20
section (d) joint agreement which
reads as follows: Any operator who
shall lock out all or any material part
of his employees In order to enforce
some condition In violation of this
agreement shall be fined one dollar
($1.oo) per member affected for each
day or part Of a day the mine is thus
thrown idle.
harrington Betrayal Clear.
"McMurdo did call the officers of
the local union to his office and in.
formed them the mine would not re-
sumo operation until they had elected
a new check-weighman when he
knows that the joint agreement de-
clares that "in cases the men must
continue at work pending a final set
Element, and McMurdo prevents this
from being done by shutting down the
mine and going into the civil courts
of the county. And in view of all
these gross violations of the contract
Frank harrington has taken the side
of the operators and declared in a
telegram that Loda must be deposed
and a new check-weighman elected, in
face of the fact that he informed Joe
Loda and others that he would stand
behind Loda and if McMurdo had en-
tered into an agreement with the mine
committee to allow Loda to remain on
the tipple after the decision to re-
move him had been made, then he
would see that Loda remained on the
tipple for the rest of the time.
I'VE feel that all the above informa-
ton should be printed and sent to the
various local unions to let the rank
and file know what is going on end
to enlist their support against those
who are destroying the purposes of
our union and making it a useless
weapon for their emancipation, there
fore be 1t
For Publicity of Education.
"RESOLVED That copies of this
resolution be sent to all local unions
and printed in every daily and weekly
paper that it can be gotten so that the
rank and file may know what is going
on, for after all education is the thing
that will free the workers and destroy
the tyrants that are seeking to have
us return to nonunion wages and con-
ditions."
sI1ned--JoHN LUCAS, Pres.
L. E. RAWLINGS, Sec.
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GRATING union /
HEADS BETRAY
HOTEL WORKERS
Raise in Salary Only
Convention Action
BY ADAMsoN
(Worker Correspondent


MONTREAL. Canada, August 16.--
The Hotel Workers international con-
venSion In session at Montreal Is
Iauded as evidence Of prosperity BY
the Montreal Star, which makes men
ton Of the fine clothes and diamonds
worn by the delegates, IN gIarIna
n-su mes on tDe front page Of the IS
sue Of August TO-
To look at that body OF fat nerIfed-
men one would not think they weTe
spposed to represent the poorest paid,
poorest organized industry in this
country.
These victims Of The speed up bad
air, bad food, are a different appear.
ng people to those referred to by the
Star, the majority OF them are perDet-
ual Office holders who have nothing IN
common with the worker on the job
whom they are supposed to repre-
sent. ~
The convention is a matter Of for
mality, the delegates ara hand picked
and simply go for the trip and to
serve the machine
In 1923 the convention was held IN
Chicago. (MorrisoR Hotel)~ Ons Of
the worst slave pens in the country,
but is labeled as union thruout and
is o. KID locally and by the Interns~
tional takers who allow the Morrison
Hotel to advertise and cater to labor
conventions as a union house, which
is far from the truth. ~
At the Chicago convention the plea
was made that II they be allowed to
raise the per capita tax from Zoe to
Csc that the international would place
organizers in this held and make an
effort to organize this city, that has
been two years now. But we have not
seen an International organizer in
this city yet although the per capita
was raised. And this time with an
other CONVENTION IN session we see
the official Journal fall OF resolutions
which propose to raise the per capita
tax to 40c for the purpose Of rzfzing
the international officers salaries
They do not even see 1T to promise
anything to the workers this time,
the workers IN the hotel industry are
to be pitied. As many OF than ara la
boring under the thought OF s0meday
being a manager or proprietor. After
a few years. OF such man killing work
they End themselves broken In health
and not able to do the work any long
er. They ara Let ont without any ex-
cuse, and another man younger and
stronger put In his place. The work
er in this industry seldom comes in
contact with workers literature.
He only sees the papers his boss
reads and comes to believe that their
interests are the same.
The hotel workers are beginning to
read the DAILY WORKER and they
find that it supports them in their.
struggles.
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LEMBERG-Polish agents, repre-
senting the French government are
taking advantage of the starved con-
dition of $4,000 peasants in Voliniq
and Gslicia TO persuade a large forcs
of the younger people to Ego -
France" The Communist Party has
exposed this as ruse on the part Of
the French government TO forcefulIy
acquire a fighting force in Poland ,
be shipped to Morocco under t.s
guise of importing Poles to work in
France"
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prior preference stock there remained
over $6,OO0,000 for the holders of regu.
lar preferred stock which represents
the real investment of the owners.
This amounts to 1891 share or at
an annual rate OF nearly IL per cent.
After dividends on this preferred
stock $S,1S2,0O0 remained for the $751;
5S5 shares of no par common stock
which is shown on the company's
books as worth 100000. The profit
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silk Workers Settle More MlIrs.

PATTERSON, n. J., Aug. I7.-Four
more silk ribbon mills have signed
the new agreement with the Associ-
ated Silk Workers Union. restoring
the 1918 scala The union won vaca-
ton of the injunction taken against
them by Kravftz SILK Co Of Jersey
City. The Kraxftx mill locked ont
his workers and is attempting to run
openshop.
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a S3,0OO,O00 special raw-material re-
serve to meet the increase if it comes
and besides Goodyear owns rubber
plantations in Sumatra. Increases in
the price of raw rubber when reflected
in the price of finished products tend
to increase the corporations profits.
Goodyear's profit for the months
ended June 80 amounted TO s11,394,-
267, an increase OF 6S per cent over
the same period in 1924. After pay
ing bond interest and dividends ON the