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New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
BROOKHART FLAYS
 GOVERNOR ALLEN
Says Kansas Is Traitor to Agri-
 cultural Interests

Wamego. Kansas, Aug. 25 P,- Colonel Smith W. Brookhart, re- publican senatorial nominee from Iowa, told a Farmers Union picnic audience today that one reason western farmers cannot get a square deal Is because there are springing up constantly statesmen in the west who are traitors to their own com- munlties." He charged that former Governor Allen of Kansas seems to have recently joined this class"
 An article in a Chicago newspaper representing MT. Allen as having cited specific instances to show that Kansas is full of successful and prosperous farmers and quoting him as saying that the present unhappy condition of the Iowa farmer is not the result of poor crops and bad prices but is due to speculation in busted real estate boom for which there is no legislative remedy" was made the basis for Colonel Brook hart's attack.
 T am sure," said Colonel Brook hart, that Governor Aliens state- ment of the condition of his own state Is as unreliable as that in ref erence to Iowa. He said the pres ent reaction in Iowa Is the result of a giant speculation in real estate.' There was not seven per cent of the Tor hof eo1l iv, speculation. In 1920, at the end of the boom, the census value of Iowa land was only s227 an acre on an average for the whole state. This was the highest basis anybody ever used for figuring costs of produc- ton. The census of 1925 reduced the price to s149 an acre and cost of production is being figured by the farmers upon that basis now"
 Colonel Brookhart quoted Mir. AL len as having said that Iowa could have sold its great crop of corn last season at around 55 cents a bushel but that this would not help because it would be necessary to get "55 cents for each ear of corn to make it sufficient to meet interest charges on $500 land. taxes on the boosted valuation and a return in the pro- ceeds to satisfy the other overhead expenses of the war-made capi- talist."
 
 Declaring that corn at 55 cents an ear would bring return of s2,200 an acre, which this expert says is necessary to pay the interest charges on $500 land" Colonel Brookhart as- serted that instead of being quoted as an authority Governor Allen ought to be put in a cage and ex- hibited as an economic monstrosity."
 This same wise oracle also says there is no legislative remedy for a bursted boom. However, he without doubt supported the transportation act which has put 19 billion dollars of value into the railroads when the
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
NAMED HOOVER AID

San Francisco, Aug. 25 R-Nor- man F. Titus of San Francisco, man. ager of the claims department of the Mccormick Steamship company. was appointed yesterday chief of the division of transportation and com- munications in the Bureau of For eign and Domestic Commerce by Secretary Herbert Hoover.
 Titus is recognized as an inter national authority on shipping and foreign trade and is the author of several books on the subject, He is now in New York.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
Intimidation Reports
 In British Coal Strike

London, Aug. 25 Pl-Reports of intimidation of miners seeking to re- turn to work in the coal fields, while believed to be exaggerated in many cases. are understood to have caused the British home office to make preparations to move considerable bodies of police from London and other areas to the affected districts.
 A large number of extra police al- ready have been moved into the Mansfield district. It is the home secretarys determination that ut most protection be provided for any of the workers desiring to return to the mines, 1t was said by a high official al the home office today.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
LOOKING FOR GAMES

The Flying Eagles of Washington street are looking for baseball games with any team in the city averaging to l2 years of age. They will play the Polish-Americans on Friday at the Washington playground. Address communications to Manager Mack Macora. $40 Washington street. The lineup of the Eagles is as follows: Mike, c; J. Senk. Leo, 1b; Billy Cte, 2b; Billy Robinson. 3b; John Corcoran, ss; s. Senk, If: Ralph keton. Of; Andrew Dodish: substi- tutes. Mack Macora. George Kron and Frank Senk.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25
STARTS LONELY CRUISE

New York, Aug. 25 P)-Dimetrius Sigelakis, Greek mariner, yesterday started on tour of the world in a 22 foot sloop accompanied only by his pet dog,
 The sloop, which has q seven foot beam, is rigged with jib, main and square sails, and also has a gasoline motor. The voyage as mapped out, will extend 36.0OO miles. The ves- sel averages about seven knots. Sigelakis expects to return in three and one-half years.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

market value was 12 billion, and gave them return of 5% per cent upon all this value, which amount ed to more than nine per cent upon their honest value"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

Reducing by radio is becoming popular. One woman reported that Is minutes exercise day. directed by the expert for one of the large broadcasting companies. cut her weight from 150 to 1SO pounds. 4
New Britain herald., 1926-08-25

ment and I would not have missed it. Celze said as he climbed out of his ship.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. April 10 Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture).-Hog
Receipts. 4 1000 head; fairly active:
mostly steady with Fridays general
trade; best. $50 to 10 ID. averages,
topped at 1870; sorted, 200 to 22O
III. averages. mostly 13.00a13.25; bulk,
240 to $50 h. butchers, 12.00al2.40:
majority 20 to 325 ID. butchers. 11.5O
a11.9O: odd punches packing sows
around 1880: sorted slaughter pigs
upward TO 14.00; shippers took $500
head; estimated holdover, 1000 head;
heavyweight hogs, 11.50a12.25; me-
dunn, 11.60a13.25: light, 12.60a13.70;
light light. - 90a13.70: packing sows,
10.25a10.S5: slaughter pigs. 13.50a
400.
Cattle-Receipts. 900 head: com
pared week ago early fed steer de
cline mostly regained; close steady,
spots, 10 to Is lower on better grade
kind stockers and feeders more ac-
tive, firm; meaty kind, 10 to Is high
er; extreme top heavy steers, 1875;
late top, 1910; best yearlings. 1860; a
string of 6G0pound heifers, 1925: She
stock, strong to 25 higher; light heif-
ers showing advance; bulls, 10 to %
higher; vealers. $50 to 200 lower.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: for
week, around 1900 head direct and
211 cars from nearby feeding station:
today's fat lamb market generally
steady; six cars of California Spring
lambs at 1850; two cars at 1900;
three cars of 94-pound old crop wooled
lambs, 1900; two cars clippers, aver
aging around 81 pounds. 11.50; COM
pared week ago, fat lambs around
steady. clippers mostly 25 to so high
er; yearling wethers and sheep. strong
to 25 higher. Tops for week: Fat
lambs, 14.25; shearing lambs. 1850;
practical top on fat ewes, $50; few
at 9.75.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BONDS IN further
ADVANCES TODAY
Investment Issues of Old
Grades in Good Demand
in Brisk Trading.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 10.--Further
progress on the side of advancing
prices was made in the bond market
today. Investment issues of all
grades were again in vigorous de-
mand, but today speculative bonds,
Which had been more or less neglected
earlier in the week, were also con
SpicuouS. The feature in this group
was International Mercantile Marine
6s, they had closed Friday at SS3s
but opened at S9M up nearly point
and continued the advance. AT 90
they were up almost five points from
where they were selling a week ago.
No explanation otner than the
semi Officially denied report of acqui
sition of the company by British
interests was at hand In the in
vestment class United States Gov
eminent bonds were very strong and
two issues made new 1926 tops, the
Third 4A liberties and the new
Treasury 3As. There was active
buying of u. S. Steel sinking fund
5s, while the leaders of the savings
bank investment list, such as Atchi-
son general As, Southern Pacific re-
funding As and New York Central
SIS. all sold around the high OF the
movement. Rock Island refunding
As continued their advance. In the
lower grade railway bonds the junior
obligations of the Erie were all very
strong and more interest was taken
in Missouri Pacific general As. Sea
board Air Line consolidated 6s made
a new high on this recovery.
Foreign bonds We're consistently
firm. The Australian 5s were again
the leaders on investment buying.
German Is We're steady around 1902
and there We're fractional gains in
most of the French issues.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
SPECULATIVE BUYING
BOOSTS WHEAT PRICE
Argentine Report Another Factor
in Strengthening the Market.
Corn Stronger.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 10.-Wheat scored
an early advance in price today, helped
by active speculative purchasing and
by the fact that the condition of the
domestic Winter wheat as shown in
the Government crop report is below
what the majority of traders had look
ed for.
Another Strengthening influence was
an official statement indicating that
the Argentine wheat surplus is eX-
tremely small. Advices also were at
hand that heavy Winter killing of
wheat in Illinois is becoming APP
parent.
Opening quotations. as to / higher,
May new, 1.58% to 1894 and July,
1868 to 1864, were followed oy a
slight reaction and then by rise
higher than before.
Corn and oats sympathized with
wheat strength. After opening un-
changed to "A higher, May. 71h to
713s, corn sagged a little bu6 soon
advanced to material extent all
around.
Oats started unchanged to IS off,
May, 41a, eased a little more, and
later showed slight general gains.
In line with hog values the pro-
vision market was steady.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
ARGENTINE WHEAT CROP
REPORTED 5,2O2, 900 TONS
Reduction of 642,OOO Tons From
December Estimate Brought About
by Heavy Winter Rains.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. April 10.-The
Argentine wheat crop of 1926 is
placed at 5.202 900 tons, which is a re-
duction of GAP 900 tons from the fore
cast issued on December 5. The min
istry of agriculture made this an
nouncement last night in the final es-
innate of the season.
The eXportable surplus is estimated
to April al 2,2li 900 tons.
The ministry explained that the re-
duction from the December foreca st
was made necessary on account of
heavy rains in December and early
January in the pampas and the
southern part of the province of
Buenos Aires.
The carryover of last years crop
was 800 900 tons.
In calculating the eXportable sur
plus, allowance was made for an
amount of very inferior grain. which
cannot even be mi1led, and also the
fact that local consumption increa sed
as Il natural outcome of low specific
weight. Shipments from January l
to April are estimated at 900 900
tons.
The final estimate of the linseed
crop is l ,907 900 tons, with an export
able surplus of 1,19S,000 tons.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
STOCKS IRREGULAR;
TREND IS UPWARD
Oils Make BeIated Response
to Stiffening Gasoline
Prices Today.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. April 10.-The same
irreguarity of price movements prev
Rent throughout the greater part oi
the week characterized stock marker
dealings in today's brief session. Kan.
way shares. especially those involved
In merger negotiations, IA number OF
prominent industrial specialties, ana
various oil shares were higher at the
start.
But the demand for these issues
subsequently Subsided and COCO
part of the early Improvement was
lost. While this WAS going on tfitd-
ing continued duh in other sections
with the fluctuations narrow ana
gains and losses intermingied.
Texas Gulf sulphur Quiet.
Texas Gulf sulphur, which has
neen prominent among speclaltles lof
some time on talk of favorable dlNl-
iend action. was practically neglect
I'd. Directors are scheduled to meet
soon for dividend action. 1t is be
lieved nothing more than the regular
divideui will he acted upon, but that
expanding earnings will result IN eA
ira distributions later in the year.
National Biscuit gained almost :
points on top of the advance of more
prices attracted profit-taking in the
last hour, resulting in loss of more
than the early Improvement. Buying
.nparentlv was based upon eXpecta-
lions of a substantial stock distrlbu-
tion or an increase in the regular rate
AZ the dividend meeting next week.
Short covering in California Packing
and Postum Cereal lifted prices al
most a point. but the demand was
light.
The steel stocks again reflected eN-
nectationS of another substantial De
line in the untitled tonnage figures
for the period ended March 81, puo-
lished after the close OF business.
United States Steel common opened
down fractionally, but steel was not
heavy. The decline in Crucible Steel
extended another point, while Bethle-
hem and Republic Steel changed hands
at prices below those prevailing at the
close Friday.
Merger Rails Strong.
The plan for representation of mi
noritv stockholders on the chesapeake
and Ohio board continued to have
stimulating effect upon stocks con-
cerned in the Nickel Plate merger.
Higher prices were the rule for Erie
1st preferred and common, Pere Mar
ouette gained almost a point and
there was a fair demand at better
prices for Chesapeake and Ohio. Other
rails, like New York Central, the Wa
bashes and Reading, started in high
er, but We're carried down in the last
hour. when the selling side got the
upper hand in other quarters.
Motor stocks were particularly un-
der pressure again. with offerings
pronounced in Jordan. Below So 1t
compared with the previous close of
407s The decline in Hudson extended
almost to points and Mack Trucks,
after opening firm, was carried lower
with the rest.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
WESTERN MARYLAND
EARNINGS STILL GAINING

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. April l0.--E,stimated
weekly earnings of the Western Mary
land Railway Co., for the week ended
March 81 show that the carrier is
still making notable gains, as com
pared with corresponding periods of
1925. Earnings for the seven days
ended March 81 totaled $685.. .553.16. an
Increase of S95,ll6.33, or Is per cent.
as compared with the like period of
last year.
Freight revenue from coal and coke
showed the largest increase. the total
being 1921 .300.S3, or S100,150.9S above
last years figure. This is equal to
% per cent.
For the month Of March total reve-
nues of $1,S12, ,04411 showed a gain
of S1S6,833.S5, or II per cent, as
against March, 1925. The increase fof
the year to March 81 was S727, 7,131.S5,
or Is per cent, the total being S5,529,-
262.5l.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. April 10.-Live pouI-
try-Young chickens, pound. 30a40;
Springers, 50a55; Winters, 45a50; old
hens, 33a35; Leghorns. 80; old roosters,
20; capons, 40a45; ducks, 2Sa36; guinea
fowl, each, 75a85; old, $3.50; pigeons,
pair, 40.
Eggs-Receips, 719 cases: native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at
2SAa281a; duck eggs, 30a35.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound, 40a42; prints. 42a44 ladies,
36a3S: store packed, 33a34; dairy
prints, 34a36; process butter, AZ; rolls,
34a35
Evening star., 1926-04-10
WILL CONSIDER MERGER.

NEW YORK, April 10 R).-Meet-
ings of stockholders of the Standard
Oil Co. of New York and the General
Petroleum Co. of California have been
called for May II to vote on a pro
posed merger which has been APP
proved by the directors of both com
panies H. l.. Pratt, president of the
Standard Oil of New York announced
that the consideration of the pur-
chaseS of General Petroleum would be
an issue of 81 ,354 .404 shares of capital
stock, on the basis of two shares of
Standard for one of General Petro-
leum The maraket value of the
Standard Oil stock aggregates S75,-
$40 900.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
SPARROWS POINT STEEL
PLANTS MAKE RECORDS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 20 The Star.
BALTIMORE. April 10.--The Beth.
lehem Steel Corporation set various
records i'm operation of it's Sparrows
Point plant during March. Produr.
ton in all departments, with the eX
ception of shipbuilding. reached ca
pacity of the plants. This was par
ticularly true of the tin mill.
Shipments of tin were the largest
in; the history of the corporation
Bookings at the present time are suf
ficient to absorb output for severa
months.
The new wire, rcd and nail mill, tht
latest division to be placed in service
is operating in full and shipments are
steadily increasing.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
OIL PROFITS GAIN.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 LP).--
The Standard Oil Co. california; made
a net profit of $30,953,4SS15 during
1925, an increase of S4,351, ,971.41, or
1886 per cent, over 1924, the annual
report made public here today by X.
f. kingsbury. president. revealed.
This was profit of 9.29 per cent on
the combined issued capital and book
surplus of December 81, 1925, and was
equivalent to S3.25 a share on the
outstanding capital stock, compared
with $2.S3 a share in 1924.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BUTTER IS UNSETTLED.

NEW YORK. April 10 LE).-Butter-
Unsettled; receipts, $40 tubs: cream
cry higher than EXTRAS. 39Ra40A do,
extras (92 scorel, SO; do, firsts tSS to
81 score). 3Sa39; packing stocks, cur.
rent make, No. 2, 49, Eggs. steady;
receipts, 1883 cases. Cheese, easy;
receipts, 1908 pounds
Evening star., 1926-04-10
WOOL PRICE FIRM,
special Dispatch to The Star.

oPoCIdI I1IsPdtCII 90 I ne CCdT.
BOSTON, April 10.-Boston raw
but firm. A fair weight of pulled
woods is moving, with the Bs going at
50 to SO; Canadian quarter bloods have
moved at 80; medium secured wools
are bringing rs, with good Australian
sorts as high as 95. Contra ctors in
the West have closed Some Texas
clips as high as Al cents and Michigan
wools have been bought at 35 grease
basis.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DRY GOODS ACTIVE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, April 10.--Cottor
goods markets were more than ordi
narily active at the week end, with
prices firm. Print cloths stood at 7A
for 6460s and SIS for 6S-72s. Raw
silks were quiet and little weaker
prices being shaved from 2k to 6
a pound.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
POTATO TRADING LIGHT.

CHICAGO. April 10 (P).-Potatoes--
Receipts, 9S cars; total United States
shipments, Gas: Canada, x2; Bermuda
8; trading light, market rather dull
few sales; Wisconsin. sacked round
whites, 515a5.25; fancy shade. higher
poor, 4.90; Minnesota sacked round
whites, 4.75a4.S5: Canadian sacked
round whites. 4.50a4.75.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
furnished by W. B. Hibbs & COL
Nominal Selling checks
NEW YORK. April 10 dP.
Quotations furnished by Redmond &

NEW YORK, April 10 R.-Foreign
exchanges firm. Quotations lin cents)
Great Britain, demand, 4S5 1916; ca
bles, 4S6 5-16; 60-day bills on banks
4S1 1916. France, demand, 3.441a
cables, 3.45. Italy, demand, 4.02
cables, 4.02as.
Demand-Belgium, 1888; Germany
23. 80; Holland. 1910; Norway, 21.49
Sweden, 26.7S; Denmark, 26.16
Switzerland, 1890; Spain, 14.14
Greece, 1.3O; Poland, 1925; Czechoslo
vakia, 2.96; Jugoslavia, 1.76; Austria
IA; Rumania, .411a Argentina, 1915
Brazil, 13.S1h Toxic, 46.43%; Shang
hai. 71.G2 e /; Montreal. 100,
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK tP).-Stocks, irregu-
lar: standard rails show moderate
gains. Bonds. strong: marine 6S eX-
tend gains. Foreign exchanges, firm;
Belgian francs rally l. points. Cot
ton, higher: rains in Southwest. Sugar.
barely steady: trade buying. Coffee,
lower; selling by importers.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
DIVIDENDS.
Town Sells Many Eggs.
al Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ELMDALE. Kans., April S.-Elm
dale is small town, and it's eggs and
cream business is not large, but a
mathematically inclined person car
make interesting figures from the
amounts. In an average week zoe
cases of eggs and 43 cans of cream
are sent from Elmdale.
End on end the $4,000 eggs, each
inches lc--eS, would reich 10 miles
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Potomac Elec. cons. 5s-Sl 600 al 1901.
Capital Traction-5 at 105&.
Potomac Elec. Pow. pfd.-: at l06.
Merchants Trans. & Storage pfd.-5 at
l01. 10 at 101. 5 at 101.
Federal Storage pfd.-1O. at 1O7 10 at
1906
AFTER CALL.
9OZs
Washington Gas Light-9 at 20.
Capital Traction Col at 1861 at
los ~
Pot. Elec. Pow. pfd. int. ctf--5 at 1O5
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Departmental Bank-17 at Oh
Evening star., 1926-04-10
RUBBER DROPS.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, April 10.-Crude rub
ber. standard grade. was quoted at
501a a pound at noon today. This
compares with 5419 Friday, 5612 a
month ago and 431a a year ago.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
STEEL ORDERS DROP.
Decrease Of 236,SS Tons, Com
pared With February.

NEW YORK: April 10 P).-Unflled
orders of the United States Steel Cor
'poration on March 81, made public to-
day, totaled 4,379 1876 tons. a decrease
of 236, 1887 tons, compared with the end
of the preceding month.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS GAIN

HOUSTON, April 10 (SpeciaD.-Cus-
toms receipts in the last month total
ed $46,6S5, a gain of S21,313, COM
pared with the corresponding period
of last year. There is market activ.
ity in downtown real estate.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Easter Trade Disappointing.

New York reports say that Easter
trade did not fulfill the most optimistic
expectations, largely because of ad.
verse weather, and recent holiday oh.
servances interrupted operations. Yet
there has been evidence of a sustained
large public buying power, and many
merchants believe that an active fill
ing-in period will be experienced he.
fore very long.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Corporations Big Year.

Ninety-four American corporations
made reported or estimated earnings
of 100000 or more during 1923.
and the five heaviest earners ranged
from 800. 100000 to we'll over 100000
900. according to an article on The
Big Money Makers of America" by
Reuben A. Lewis, jr., in the current
issue of the American Bankers Asso-
citation Journal
The leaders are given as the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Co,
with SlO7 ,O00, 600: General Motors
Corporation. S106 900 900; Ford Motor
Co, whose profits are not published,
but estimates of S100,0O0,000 to $115.-
900 900 for 1924, suggests its position
for 1925; the United States Steel Cor
poration, 100000, 900, and Standard Oil
of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
SKYSCRAPER MAUSOLEUM,

DENVER, April 10 (SpeciaD.-A
skyscraper mausoleum is to be erect
ed here in Grown Hill Burial Park.
1t will be four stories high, surmount-
ed with q 170-foot tower.
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BANK CLEARINGs RECORD.

PORTLAND. Greg, April 10 (Spe
ciaD.-Bank cIearings here for Marct
were over $170.00O, 900. breaking al
records for any corresponding pe-iud
Evening star., 1926-04-10
BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. April 10.-Following is a
list of today's highest, lowest and clos
ing prices for the most active stocks
dealt in here:
Evening star., 1926-04-10
Fewer Failures in Week.

A decrease of 3S in the number of
failures in the United States is re
ported this week. the total being 40l.
This compares with 439 defaults last
week. and with 436 a year ago. The
reduction from last weeks figures Is
due to smaller totals in the East and
the South which more than offset in
creases in the West and on the Pacific
Coast OF the current weeks failures.
232 had liabilities of more than S5.O0n
in each case, against 246 last week
and 249 similar defaults year ago.
Canadian failures also show de
crease, numbering %. against 33 last
week A wear ago the total was 40.