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Evening star., 1925-03-02
COTTON QUOTATIONS
AT HIGHER LEVELS
Lack of Rain, in Texas Keeps
Prices Up-Cables Also
Keep Values Strong.
By the Associated Press.

by the A6soEldteO HreSS-
NEW YORK, March 2.-The cotton
market was active early today, price
making new high ground for the
movement, owing to the failure of
the early weather news to show any
rains of consequence in the Southwest
over Sunday. relatively higher Liver
pool cables and reports that cotton
was to be shipped out of the local
stock to Bremen.
The opening was firm at an advance
of 26 to 3S points. Active months
sold AZ to As points net higher in
the early trading on covering and a
broadening commission house demand.
May sold up to $3.50 and July to 26.05,
but at &c cents for July a good deal
of realizing caused setbacks of or
8 points. Active demand continued
on the weather and spot news.
New Orleans Quotations. -.
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 2.-The
cotton market opened strong owing
to the continued dry weather in the
West and much higher Liverpool ca
bles than due. the foreign markets
being Influenced also by the con-
tinued drought in the West. First
trades showed gains of SO to AZ
points. the July position crossing the
26-cent line and new crop months
going well above Csc. The market
advanced further after the call.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

CLEVELAND, March 2. - Opera
tions at automobile and accessory
factories are proceeding at good
rate, but the industry is more con-
servative in the matter of expansion
than last year at this time.
AMARILLO, Tex, March 2-The
fact that the two latest wells in the
Panhandle field of Carson County
are making $50 and 1850 barrels a
day, respectively, is taken here to
indicate the field will be more pro-
life than previously supposed.
DALLAS, Tex, March "A carload
of chewing gum is now en- route here
from Newport, r. l., via Philadelphia
The routing was peculiar, since the
shipment went by rail to Philadel-
phia and by a vessel of the Southern
Steamship Co. to a Gulf port.
PITTSBURGH. March mills of
the Carnegie Steel Co. at Farrell are
operating at 100 per cent of capacity
this week, according to official an
nouncement here. The New Castle
works are nearly up to that basis,
1t Is said.
PHILADELPHIA. March a. Shoe
manufacturers report trade has been
excellent in the last month and they
are marking up prices. They are
making few style changes.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
Sc TAX EXPERTS
ADDED TO OFFICE
Revenue Bureau Makes Spe-
ciaI Plans to Handle
Great March Rush.

Anticipating the requirements of
the taxpayers In the Washington
division of district of Maryland, Col
lector of Internal Revenue Galen I.
TAFT has arranged for an additional
force of competent employees from
the auditing division of the Income
Tax Unit and the Revenue Agents
Office, increasing his regular force
of deputies In the local office at 1892
Pennsylvania avenue by 36 experts
in the application of the 1924 revenue
act.
Urged to Early Action
Arrangements have been made for
the proper handling of the taxpayers:
however. those seeking assistance
from officially designated deputies are
requested to make their applications
early and avoid the possible conges-
tion of last-minute rush, at which
time the same service cannot be rem
dered as IL assistance had been
sought prior to the last week of the
filing period. which ends March is,
1925,
Fdr the convenience of the taxpay-
ers a representative of the collectors
Office will be stationed at the follow
ing places from March 10 to 16 inclu-
sive:
Where to Obtain Advice.
Treasury Building Fifteenth street
entrance), Riggs National Bank,
National Metropolitan Bank, Union
Trust Co, Merchants Bank and Trust
Co. Federal-American Bank, Munsey
Trust Co., Continental Trust Co, Dis
trict National Bank. Lincoln National
Bank and Woodward & Lothrop De-
partment Store.
The same hours of service will be
adhered to that are now being observ-
ed by the various places above named,
while regular hours, which are from
until 5, will be conformed to at the
division off1ce at 1922 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
L. & N. STARTS YEAR
WITH INCREASED NET

NEW YORK, March 2.-The Louis
vile and Nashville started the year
well, net operating income for jan
uary having increased to $1.900,925,
compared with SS20,742 in January,
1924. Gross revenues were S11,769,-
327. against $10,712.529 a year ago
Earnings of the Vanadium Cor
poration in 1924 were slightly larger
than the preceding year, net income
of $730,833 being equal to s1.96 a
share on the capital stock, compared
with $6S1, ,424, or S1.S2 share, in 1928
1923.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, March 2 (SpeciaD.-
Live poultry-Young chickens, pound
25a35; Leghorns, 25a30; Winter
chickens, 3Sa40; old hens, 25a32
Leghorns. 25a27; old roosters, Is;
capons, 34a40; young turkeys, 40a45;
old, 35; poor and crooked breasts, 25; !;
ducks, 25a35; geese, 23a26; pigeons,
pair, 40; guinea fowl. each. 40aS5.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, pound,
35a45; poor and crooked breasts, rs:
chickens, 30a35; old roosters. 18;
ducks, 25a30; geese. 20a25; capons,
35a45.
Eggs-Receipts, 1,123 cases; native
and nearby, firsts, dozen, 26 ar.
Butter-Good to fancy, pound. 40a
431s: prints, 435za46h; ladies. 26a29;
store packed, 20; process butter, 31a32;
dairy prints, 20a25; rolls, 20a25.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
SPOT COTTON SCORES
GOOD GAINS IN WEEK

Cotton prices during the week Of
February 21-27 witnessed a decided
upturn with a strong undertone. The
advance was largely attributed to
good demand with offerings light to-
gether with continued droughty con-
ditions in Texas, with reports from
certain sections of that State indi-
eating this situation as becoming
alarming.
The average price of middling spot
cotton in 10 designated spot markets
advanced 90 points during the week,
closing at $3.50 cents per pound, as
compared with 24.41 cents the previ-
Gus week and 1925 cents for the cor
responding day last year.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
GRAIN PRICE SCARS
ABOVE g MARK
Estimates of Low Domestic
Wheat Supplies Cause
Heavy Buying Wave.
BY the Associat ted Press.

CHICAGO. March with unoffi-
cial estimates current that except
for single instance domestic farm
stocks of wheat, 102 ,000,0 600 bushels
are the smallest in 20 years, the wheat
market today scared far above 200,
May delivery. Right at the outset
the market touched 200, but then
heavy ofit-taking sales led to a
setback to 1855. May. Aggressive
fresh buying ensued, and on the rise
which took place, May reached 2.02
and July established a new high price
record for the season. The opening,
which varied from L decline to II
advance, with May 1894 to 200 and
July 1.71A to 172 was followed by
many rapid changes within limits of
about A cents.
Farm stocks of corn were unoffi-
cially estimated as being the smallest
on record, barring two exceptions
Under such circumstances, corn val
ues developed notable strength, and
oats sympathized somewhat. After
opening at haA decline, May 1.34 II
to 1.34A the, corn market rose to
1.36es, May.
Oats started unchanged TO as off.
May So to 55B. Later all months
showed moderate gains.
Provisions were sharply higher in
line with hogs and corn
Evening star., 1925-03-02
NEW PEAK PRICES
IN MANY STOCKS
Rails, IndustriaIs and Oils
Extra Strong-AtIantic
Coast Line Jumps.
BY STUART y. WEST.

special Dlspetch 10 Inc Star-
NEW YORK. March a. Strength
in the stock market today
was evenly divided between railway
and industrial shares, although the
demonstration in the former was the
more impressive. New top prices
were common among the rails, the
movement in the high priced issues
carrying some of them as much as
10 points or so above last weeks
lows. In the industrial division, too,
high priced stocks gave the best ac-
count of themselves. These included
American Can, American Locomotive,
Texas Gulf Sulphur and other special
ties. The oils gained further ground
and many of the moves, begun late
last week were continued.
1t was all over the Street that
Atchison was to be another South
ern Pacific in respect to the segresa-
tion of its Oil properties. The story
has been in circulation for some time
and has not been denied. This was
the motive behind the remarkable ad-
vance, continuing that of last week.
in Atchison stock, which carried 1t to
much the highest prices it has yet
sold.
Atlantic Coast Line Jumps.
Atchison set the example for the
entire railway list. Atlantic Coast
Line jumped over points and Louis
willie and Nashville followed along
Southern Pacific fell into line. st.
Louis-San Francisco made a new
high, going through 722s. There was
heavy buying of Texas And Pacific,
Erie first preferred and the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas issues. The rise
in New York Central was merely
sympathetic with that in the other
higher priced members of the rail-
way, group.
Oil Stocks Prominent.
Oil shares were very prominent
again. The Pan Americans made new
highs. Independent Oil and Gas,
which has been a speculative favorite
ever since the electiGn of w. c.
Durant TO the board was carried
across so. California Petroleum also
crossed 80. The buying movement
was resumed in Texas and Pacific
Coal and Oil, and Marland, Standard
of New Jersey, and Texas Co. were
all consistently taken at advancing
prices.
The sequel to Saturdays extraor-
dinary rise In Columbia Gas was
that a good deal of profit-taking came
into the stock. But the reaction was
small considering the magnitude of
the previous advance. Those best
Importance of the acquisition of the
Dayton Power and Light and what
this would mean to the earnings of
the Columbia Gas and Electric Co.
other Vigorous Advances.
Standard Gas and Electric was car
ried along in the wake of Columbia
Gas. The latest earnings have shown
that the So dividend is being earned
more than twice over, and buying
was in expectation of a dividend in
crease.
American Locomotive continued it's
extraordinary upward movement in
anticipation of something highly fa-
vorable developing at next Thursdays
meeting. Baldwin Locomotive, Pull
man and other railway equipment
shares went along. American Car and
Foundry held around its high figures.
Operations for the rise kept on Wig
orously in special issues. General
Electric, American Can, Ludlum
Steel, Texas Gulf Sulphur, Mont
gomery Ward, Sears Roebuck, were
all very much in demand.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
RAPID ADVANCES MADE
IN COMMODITY PRICES
By the Associa ted Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Commodity
price advances were among the most
favorable developments last week.
Raw cotton reached the highest level
in more than four months; grain
prices scored an impressive recovery,
and quotations on both raw and re-
fined sugar was advanced on the
heaviest volume of trading of any
week this season. The gain in wheat
prices ranged from 10 to 15 cents a
bushel. lifting the May delivery again
to within a fraction of the So mark.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
BONDS GO HIGHER
AS STOCKS CLIMB
Oils Feature Early Trading.
c. & O. Liens Strong-0ther
Rail Obligations Up.
BY GEORGE IT. HUGHES.

Specldl Dispatcn 10 Inc star.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Notwith-
standing the increase in the bank rate
and the indication of higher money
demand for high grade railroad bonds.
legal Investments for savings banks
was still In evidence In the bond mar
ket today.
Prices paid were such as to show a
return from 4.50 to 4.S0 per cent on
the investment. The exact source of
this sort of buying could not be
learned, and dealers were skeptical
as TO its continuance. Certainly there
was no reason in underlying condi-
tions for prevailing quotations.
United States Government loans
moved irregularly today. but in gen.
eral the trend was downward
Oils Active and Higher.
In middle grade bonds attention
was attracted to the buying of St.
Louis-San Francisco prior lien A As
above IA. The yield of this price
of around 6 per cent was compared
with the smaller return given by
Southern Railway As, selling around
II. Missouri. Kansas, Texas adjust
ments resumed their leadership of
the speculative group. selling above
SO again. Erie I'D" As were strong
in sympathy with the stock
Convertible OIL issues were practi-
cally all active and higher. examples
being Pan-American Petroleum Co
and Skelly Oil SIS, Chicago Rail
ways 5s,were most prominent among
the fractions. Bonds of the sugar
producing companies were firm, but
ala not make much progress toward
higher levels. Foreign bonds were
heavy for the most part. German rs
were fractionally lower, as well as
French Is. Czechoslovak IS dragged
below par.
Todny's New Offerings.
Today's new offerings included ST.
100000 Standard Milling 1st and re-
funding 20-year 5iss to yield $50 per
cent and 100000 Denver Joint Stock
Land Bank 5s to yield 4.6S per cent
to the optional date.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
ROADS EARNINGS SLUMP.

BALTIMORE. March (SpeciaD.-
Estimated earnings of the Western
Railway Co. for the week
ended February 81 amounted to $685.
011.10, decrease of $26,517. or per
cent, as compared with the corre-
spending period of 1924. This brings
the total earnings for the current
fiscal year to February 81 to $685.
247.39. a decrease of s75,549.76. or
per, cent.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
MARKET CLOSES STRONG.
Atlantic Coast Line Among Last
Hour Features.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Stock prices
gave an impressive demonstration of
strength in today's active market.
Several high-priced rails, including
Atchison, reached record prices,
while marked buoyancy was shown
by a number of oils. motors, public
utilities, equipments and steels. Buy
ing apparently was based on specu-
lative expectations of a sharp i'm
provement in business within the
next few weeks. Total sales approx
imated 100000 shares.
The closing was strong. Heavy ac-
emulation of Ludlum Steel. United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Atlantic
Coast Line, which sold 61a to nearly
points above Saturdays closing
prices, featured the late trading.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
TRACTION STOCK ACTIVE.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2.-There
was considerable activity in trading
in Philadelphia Rapid Transit shares
on the local stock exchange today as
result of an announcement of the
company that 1t had increased the
dividend on the common stock from
'6 to per cent per annum. In the
first half hour 1000 shares were dealt
in the stock going up from As to 81.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK-Stocks strong; high
priced rails buoyant. Bonds firm; con-
vertible issues at new high levels. For
eign exchanges reactionary; French
francs at years low. Cotton strong
drought in Texas. Sugar featureless
Coffee higher; foreign buying.
CHICAGO-Wheat easy disappoint-
Ing export demand. Corn lower; poor
cash inquiry. Cattle irregularly higher.
Hogs firm and active
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where to Obtain Advice.
FISHERS PRICE INDEX

NEW HAVEN. Conn, March Q
Especially Prices. 163 1-10: purchas-
ing power. 81 $40; February aver
age, 162 6-1o and 81 $40; Crumps,
161 7-10; average. 1862 5-l0, Irving
Fisher, Yale economist. reports.
Evening star., 1925-03-02

The inauguration of President Cool
idge takes place on the centennial an
niversary of the Inauguration of John
Quincy Adams. the last of hts prede-
oessors from Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
RATES ON BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, March Bar silver,
6gL; Mexican dollars. 52k.
Evening star., 1925-03-02

Electric machines are helping to re-
lieve tie farm labor shortage In
Evening star., 1925-03-02

Demand for automobiles in Brasil
is exceeding the supply.
Evening star., 1925-03-02

There are 22,7ss.ooo motor vehicles
On the world.
Evening star., 1925-03-02

tPnrtly extra. Payable in preferred stock
Dividend rates as given in the above tsSls
are the annual cash payments based on tNe
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted extra or speciaI
dividends are not Included.
Evening star., 1925-03-02
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

Quotations furnished by W g. Hibbs & Coz
Nominal Selling checks
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sprawled out, his head on the table. Mar
garet saw that and turned her head, making
a frantic rush for the door.
She held her head high as she carried the
baby into the darkened street. She would
hold her head like this no matter what life
did to her. 1t was Margaret's way.
~ On the corner she waited for the street
car. The lamp from the living room sent
mellow, golden stream across her path, like
a gentle warmth in the GOODNESS of the night.
She shivered and would not look toward the
window.
She never saw the house and she never
saw Meadows again.
Six years passed All this time life used
her bitterly but she went on, keeping her
head high. She felt no pity for herself.
In these years Margaret taught school in
small country places. People talked of her
as Beautiful Margaret"
They said: "Why does she keep to her
self? Is the husband dead?" And they
asked each other why woman so lovely
should hide away in these forgotten towns.
Margaret laughed at this. She looked at
Nora Lee and could find it in her heart to
laugh.
The little girl was eight now-an elfin
thing with tan gold in her skin and black
shiny curls. These were like her fathers.
She had, too, the wondrous blue of his eyes
and all his hayward charm.
Nothing more-oh no - Margaret would
see to that She would sometimes wrap her
arms about the child and whisper laughing:
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"Whose ar e you,
Nora Lee?"
And the c h i ] d
leased back: 81
thought a mother
knew-am ! yours,
m a T m e e - a III
yours?"
This was the an
swer Margaret want
ed. Sometimes Nora
Lee would say: I'm
my own! l am too
all my own"
SO the six years
passed Margaret
! o n g e d the days
away wishing for
the hour when Nora
Lee would be grown.
And they would talk
and talk. This the
only dream she had
now.
She fancied life
would let her go in
t h j s cloistral and
lonely quiet. She
forgot how young
her own life was
how swift and strong
its pulse could beat.
Margaret was 26
when she came to
FairdaIe-26 when
she and A n DIR e w
Stewart met.
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CHAPTER II
Andrew.

Andrew was 29.
His brown hair was
already turning. He
had a harried, un-
happy look, but his
eyes were appeal
ing and gentle like
the eyes of someone
very young that has
been wronged.
In Fairdale peo-
pie asked about An
drew. E v e n t h e
children. He had a
big house with flow
ers like a park. The
children plucked the
roses that climbed
over the stone wall.
They stood on the
parapet and threw
stones into the pond.
Doing this they had
things to say.
Especially W h e n
the lady was in the
garden. The lady
dressed in white. On
pleasant d a y S she
sat near the lilac
bushes in a long
wicker chair. Sh e
didn't read or sew
just sat with fold
ed hands,
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WHeH the sun was OUT. DOIeHS
of books and magazines came
every month but she didn't read
them. She had no friends and
didn't care about a thing except
to keep Andrew in the gloomy
house and make him unhappy.
That's what they said.
This had been going on five
years when Margaret Meadows
came to teach in the district
school. Andrew was a. lawyer
and trustee of the school. In
the first months he was good to
her.
Then, perhaps because they
were both so lonely; both young
enough-or who knows why-it
may have beeen her quiet beau
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This lady stirred Nora Lees Imagination.
She identified her with fairy stories in the
role of sleeping lady magician. She was
always expecting her to flash up suddenly
like white flame and leap at them This
expectation set her tingling. She was on
edge with excitement as they snatched the
flowers and snickered almost in the lady's
very ears.
But after a few months and nothing hap
pened, she was disguised. One day she
said: Poor Andrew-he has that lazy old
sleepy-head for mothern'
A boy laughed: THAT amt his mother
that's his wife. And she amt really SICK
either. The doctor told my father. She
Just pretends because that makes Andrew
wait on her. That's all she wants! heard
my mother say: Lily Cornish is vixen, and
she always was"
Everyone liked Andrew. He had a kind
way. The young girls used to wear their
prettiest dresses and loiter past Andrews
house in the summer evenings. They blushed
when he would sweep off his hat and stand
bare-headed talking to them. They told
each other it was shame and he shouldn't
let his life be crushed. But that was the
way-always a fine, gallant fellow like An
drew to suffer-
They said the lady was older than he she
was afraid he would stop caring, so she
turned invalid to make him pity her and
serve her. They said it was a marvel the
gentle way he carried her down the steps
to the machine and drove hours and hours
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little, soft hands doubled into claws. There
was a great handkerchief stuffed and gagged
in the baby's mouth 1t was all still and
silent now.
Margaret didn't weep. Her hands were
deadly calm. She took the handkerchief
and gently pulled it free. She even smiled
and whispered: "No-oh, no" and held the
baby's tongue and raised its little arms :.
How long she worked Margaret never
knew, nor long it was before there
came a cry-a soft, frightened cry, but to
Margaret's ears the paean of thousand an
gels would not ring with such breaking JOY.
All the mother in her. all the love and fear
full anguish went up in a storming prayer of
thanks that God had been so kind. Oh, she
looked in the beloved face and wept and
laughed. She raised the silky head that she
might feel the joyous smuggling close against
her neck. When she did this and the baby's
breath came warm across her mouth Mar
garet sank to her knees, there was such
melting in her throat; such gratitude and
tragic gladness in her heart. The child lay
smiling in her arms.
That night when it was darkest Margaret
did the bitter thing that lay before her. She
did it bravely; gathered up her things; gath
cred up the baby's clothes and the money
that she had. She and the child must leave
him.
This was hard for girl just 20, and one
who had so many dreams aflame within her
thought Once Margaret stood at the bu
reau, pushing the pin tray, the ivory comb
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TELL YOUR FRIENDS

Nora Lee is the third story by EIenore
Meherin to be published by The Light. 1t IS
said By those critics 1OhO haze read 1t to be
even more hannah than "Chjckie."
If you haze found entertainment IN the
chapters you haze read here today, tell your
friends. GiVe them an opportunity to enjoy
Nora Lee gOith yoN.
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and brush and steadying her
lips against the passion that
came so hot and aching from her
heart. 1t was when she CHANGED
to note a sprig of orange blossom
kept in a long glass jar. That
was from her wedding wreath.
He laughed at her and swept her
in his arms and kissed her, be-
cause they were to keep it al
WAYS for remembrance.
She bit her lips and whispered,
We'll" Then she put on her
coat and wrapped the baby in
her furs.
They went out softly. on the
faintest tiptoe, through the living
room. For he was there. The
lamp put a glow on the massy
waves of his hair as he sat
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