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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

Jones: Did you meddle in real estate
while you were in Florida?
Smith: oh, yes; | used to play in the
sand every day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

A. II. Wagner has sold his home
on Twelfth street in the Clawson
addition to d. c. Livingstone, of
the firm of Wright & Livingstone.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

Criminal at the Bar: And vot am
charged vid stealing, Your Honor?
Judge A Ford automobile.
c. A. r. b.: Nell, go ahead und search
me.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

Just as no news is good news, good
news, says the modern journalist, is
no news
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

Miss Studley, teacher in the Bis
bee schools, is the guest of the
Misses Crawford over Sunday
Miss Jane Ella Harrison, who has
been visiting her brother in Garth
age, Mo-, returned to Douglas yes
teday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27
Sixteen Years Ago

squadron of cavalry will arrive
today to patrol the international
border to prevent possible violations
of neutrality. This was the an
nouncement of Major General
Thomas, who conferred here yes
terday with Mexican officials.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

She may be Just a Sailors Sweet
heart" but I don't think she gave him
that gait
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27

TIE Dispatch Telephones 81 and s..
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-27
Plucked From the Plains


Criminal at the Bar: And vot am
charged vid stealing, Your Honor?
Judge A Ford automobile.
G.. A. +. r.: Veil, go ahead und search
me.
Flattery: The molasses on the grid
die cakes of conversation.
Thanks for the buggy ride said
the precocious child to its mother.
She was only a merchants daughter.
but she had the goods
From our experience, "A word to
the wise" is resented.
Barber Shall ! cut your hair close?
Coed: No--stand off as far as pos
sible.
The guinea pig is no shark at long
division, but it is said that he multi
plies very rapidly.
Jones: Did you meddle in real estate
while you were in Florida?
Smith: oh. yes; l used to play in the
Sanu every udy.
Co: Jimmys didn't say more than
three words last night.
Ed: Honestly, honey, you shouldn't
let him kiss you all the time.
Low: What is It sign of when your
nose itches?
Brow: Going TO have company
Low: And what if your head itches?g
Brow: They have arrived
TIN not the cake-eater / used to
be- said grandpa as he refused the
fifth slice.
Just as no news is good news, good
news, says the modern journalist, is
no news
She may be Just a Sailors Sweet
heart" but I don't think she gave him
that gait
Evening star., 1926-05-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May II United States
Department Of Agriculture. Hogs,
$4,000 head. SLOW. uneven; opened
around stead" at yesterdays best
prices: later trading. II 70 . cents
lower; shipping outlet narrow; bulk
24Q to 3z3 pound butchers, i5.tpaf3.-i1,
majority better 200 TO 80 porrG Nv
eIages. l3.50al3 so: DulIl sorted $50
pounds down. 3,9Qa4+.35. ,op on 40
to 100 pound. 1876: choice killing hogs
up to 1910; heavyweight hogs. u. SQa
10. .35. medium. 1G.IDa13 So; light. 1890
al4.I5; light light, 13.00al4,35. Slaush-
ter pigs, I3.Iod14.40.
tattle--Receipts, II GOO, fairly ac-
tive steer trade: general market
strong to - cents hishec; ysariings
and lightweight steers showing most
advance; killing quality rrediCm TO
good with q fair sprinI:iIns Of choice:
best heavies, 1875; few loads Of me
dium weight. 10.00al0.l5; buils. %.G5a
@.15: light heifers upward to I0.i55
others. 1000; most light helfers ..75a
800: bulls. strong 70 10 cents higher.
bulk Of bolognas. 650aG75: vealerS.
900a1G.06 to packers: iI.0Ual2 DC; to
outsiders.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900, Sat L1nhs
opening slow but higher asking
prices; early sales of feI clipped
lambs generally steady: few loads Of
desirable handy weight 10 packers,
14.7Jal5.00; one load To outsiders.
l5.25; small supply Of wool lambs held
steady; few early sales Of fat ewes
steady; clipped upWari TO $ 90; Wooled
upward 10 100; Spring lambs very
slow. prospects fully steCdI
Evening star., 1926-05-11
WHEAT PRICE RISES
IN FINAL DEALINGS
British Strike News and Flour
Business Outlook Are Factors
in Advance.
b. the As.nclnted press.

By the Asaociated Press.
CHICAGO. May 1i.-DespIte early
weakness the wheat market scored
advances today toward the end of the
Board OF Trade session. Word o1
big export sales at Winnipeg and in
dications of enlarged -four business al
Minneapolis We're stimulating factors.
Unconfirncd reports Of progress
toward an end Of the industrial strug-
gle in Great Britain tended also to
hoist values.
Additional moisture in the Spring
crop belt, both north and south OF
the Canadian line. was responsible for
some selling Of deferred deliveries. An
other bearish factor was arrival here
of II vessel loaded with Spring wheat
from Canada. the steamer Northwind
with 10000 bushels of No. , Mani
toba. However, the cargo Will not he
delivered in Chicago. but will he re-
shipped Immediately to New Orleans
for export.
Broadly speaking the bulk Of trade
i'll wheat today was Of a local char
aCter and. considering the good rains
OF the last few days, the market held
well. The forecast is for cool weather
for The next few days. a fact which
will further retard crop progress. Re
ceipts We're lighter. Furthermore, Du-
luth shipments were large ana suggest
ed heavy shrinkage i'll the United
States visible supply quota this week
Evening star., 1926-05-11
STOCKSL.|STLESS
| IN DULL SESSION
Some New Lows Made, But
Most Issues Have Little
Variation.
BY STUART =. WEST.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The star.
( NEW YORK. MAY -Wall street
Trading fell off again today. 1t was
considerably below yesterdays total.
During the greater part OF the tine
the leading stocks varied little. IN q
few instances. among Spefli ISSUES
new low records were made tor the
year. In the general body of the list
the fluctuations were small, involving
no change of Importance in the mann
position.
Automobile shares sold off at the
start. hut later rallied. Greater New
York traction bonds were very strong,
and so We're the stocks. The traction
group has always been a mystery. us
outlook is proverh!aliy mixed III WIN
politics The exact value of these Sc
curities has been difficult TO deter
mine in the past. and it is quite as
hard to do SO NOW.
All that can bc said * that coilol-
tions are a, good deal better than they
were from the standpoint of the locai
transportation companies. lheE itel
sure Of being treated more LARRY;
There is no suggestion III an lncfeaseu
fare in prospect, hut there Is 4 SuSEeS-
ZION that. under the neW regime tilf
natural growth of earnings. que 10 the
increase in population, Will bc allowed
10 show.
United States Rubber made a new
low uudei. ~, then rallied. lSarmsdaIi
a" was another speciality which SOFA
at the lowest figures of the wear. k;t-
,iio Corporation dropped points lhen
recovered Shuhert. which llad tioSeu
Monday at 63 =, rebounded over d
point. There was Al renewal IN we
demand for Pullman. Texas Faci'c
and Trust. which had lett OF lie
previous day at $50. ran up some 10
points. but still was we'll under its Tor
mer high of go.
Whatever there MAS in the marker
WAS confined to :. few special stocks
one of thest. was international Tele
Nhone and Telegraph, another was
Radio Corporation and still another
colorado Fuel and Iron. There was
nothing new i'll connection with any
of these stocks The buying of Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron has been going on
for what are obviously special reasons
for several weeks.
Among the rails. some strength ap.
peared for a While in Southern Rail
way. New Haven and Texas Pacific.
iilt il did not continue. Mack Trucks
after Il period of uncertainty. rallied
in the afternoun. The pressure was
lifted from Armour a..
Prices rallied in the late dealings.
One or TWO OF the rails and oil shares
were conspicuouslH strong in the
iast hour. But in the main there
was little inclination either way.
stocks had como down too nucn
from their highs of last Autumn and
Winter for important liquidation to
i,e resumed on the other hand. tho
lower price levels We're plainlN not
inviting any fresh operations for the
rise
Evening star., 1926-05-11
DRIVE ON TO TRAIN
INSURANCE AGENTS
Underwriters Sponsor Plan
to Give D. c. Men Pointers
on the Game.
BY iiDW ARD &. STO\E.

announcement is made that the DI~-
trlct of Columbia Life Underwriters
Association Is planning q special edL-
catlohal drive u better train WASH
lngton Insurance agents. The cam
paign IS IN charge Of y. T.. Ellsworth.
mead OF thC association. and \. T.. Bald
WIN, chdirqlan of the educational com
mIttec. and th" actual instruction viii
be conducted by Dr. charles !. HOcE
well of Pittsburgh. who VIII bring his
faculty from The insurance school
there 10 carry on the courses here.
The training w0II, win begin J1ne +,
and continue for nine weeks.
This * the first time that life under
writer's in Washington have mad a.
chance to take such training AZ Hom".
COURSES are 10 bc offered in functions
Of lif" insurance, practical Sd!esma'
ship. principles Of craftsmanship prn
Cip!cs Of life insurance. tield piaCtce
in soliciting. and VorE in safes preph-
ration. Local agents report 1i!at more
insurance is being >nid III Washington
now than ever i"foI" and theE lool,
for a further increase after ihe e"u..
Ing campaign.
The work is not only for beginner.
but for experienced agents Mana ger
general agents and officers and en-
plnycs az banks and other financial IL
atItUtiouS whose duties involve the as
Eiiui~tration OF estates. The Worn is -
le conducted at the Central n. 6. A..
NJ q luncheon this noon al the r.
leigh mine new directors for the as~''
citation We're elected. as follows. y. g..
Ellsworth, y. L. EaIdWiu. H. j.-
'huatc. i. T.. Slruuk. !. r. Creme.
Il. j. Freeman. g.. r. Earquhar. I.u-
gen" Adams ami ). ". Dencnderf".
1t was stated that 600 WashiuGl"..
agents viii attend the sales cuuerr~-
II. Baltimore neat THURSDAY.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, May II sSpeciaD.--
i've poultry--Chickens. pound. 45a50;
'pvingers. 40a45: old hens. 34a35: Leg,
lorus. -; old roosters 20: ducks. 2Oa
IS; pigeons, pair. 4o guinea fowls.
Zach, sass; old. 4Ja50
Esgs-keceipts. 169 eases: native
md nearby 1irsts. dozen; offered at
.Sa2S1..
Butter-Good 10 fancy. creamery,
sail; prints, 4la43: ladies'. 34a35;
store packed, 2Sa29: dairy prints. 2Sa
%: process butter. 36a37; rolls, 2Sa42
Evening star., 1926-05-11
FEDERAL LAND BANK BONDS.
BAR SILVER PRICE.
NEW YORK. May II R.-Bar sill
Yer. 65M; Mexican dollars, SOS.

Moon Motor Co. reports net in
come of S1S5,677. after depreciation
and Federal taxes for the first
nuarter of 1926, equal to $l.03 i
share, against $lS0,590. or 81 share
in the first quarter of 1923. Net sales
I,ere So .337.717, against So, ,156,090.
stockholders of Penn Seaboard
Steel will vote May 20 on a proposed
increase in capital stock from
1000. 900 shares to 3.50o,0oo no-par
value and to reduce the number of
directors from II TO 9. Unified or
,ie,,s on hand Apri! -. approN.mated
o 600 tons. against 2.eoo tons year
/: go \ letter 10 StocNholdefS %I"teu
,6a increase in stock WaS I" provide
!; dditional working capital to baldle
Increased business -.--------
Evening star., 1926-05-11
VIEW ON AUTO CUTS.

NEW YORK. May II LP).--Wau
Street constructs the cuts i'll automo-
bile prices as an indication that the
sale Of motor cars needs further slim
ulus, which explains the recent heavi-
ness Of the motor shares. Because Of
the growing competition among manu-
factuerrs Of medium-priCe cars. there
is rather general feeling that some
companies may pass out of the pic
ture' within the next few years
Evening star., 1926-05-11
NEW BOND ISSUE.

NEW YORK. May II tA} New
offerings today included an additional
issue of $500 00e Penn-Ohio Edison
10. per cent cumulative prior PREF
erence stock at ?6 ami accrued GlNl-
bends 10 Weld about 30 per cent
The companv controls a group of
companies supplying the entire cleo
ire power. light, and railway services
il, the industrial sections of eastern
Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK P).-Stocks steady;
rail shares higher: motors unsettled.
Bonds Irregular; foreign bonds firm:
marine Is react. Foreign exchanges
firm: sterling and Belgian francs re
cover Cotton lower, rain eastern
belt Sugar barely steady: commission
house buying. coffee titmer. steady
Brazil.
CHItAGO.-Nhe heat firm, decreasing
stocks. Corn higher; frost predictions.
Cattle steady. Hogs easy: shipping
outlet narrow.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
CALL MONEY EASIER.

Nt:NN YORK. May II (P).-Call
money easier: high. !; low. 3i2; ruling
rate. i: closing bid, 81: offered at
80. last loan. 81; call loans against
acceptauces. 81. Time loans steady;
n,ixed collateral. $3.50 days, !; 4-6
months. 4. prime mercantile paper, /.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
MOTORISTS TAXES.

spec.al Dispatch 70 The star.
SACRAMENTO, May ll.-,'ahlor-
MA motorists paid $6.35S,00o in the
FIRST part of this wear for reSistra-
ion Of 1888. .90c vehicles. They also
naid $3.50. 900 in the first three
months in gasoline sales taxes 1T :
cents gallon
Evening star., 1926-05-11
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. May II P).-Copper
dull; electrolytic. spot and futures,
1873. Tin firm: spot and nearby,
64.50; futures. 59.75 Iron steady:
prices unchanged Lead steady:
spot. 7.>5. Zinc steady; East St.
Louis. spot and futures. G.7I. Anti
mOnN. spOt. f23n.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
RUBBER STEADY.

Spe.lA Dispatch 10 Tin" sta"
MEM YORK. May }}.- tFNde rup.
l,al'. smoked ribbed sheets, were quoted
at noon today Al 90 cents. III" com
1,aras with 30 cents yesterday, 50l2
rents month ago ana 55'2 cents a
wear ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK. May II (P)-Fo,

exchanges strong. Quotations Gn
centS): Great Britain, demand,
4s5 9-lG: cables. 4S6: 6o-day bills on
banks, 4S1 9-1G. France, demand,
3.14; cables. 3.141.. Italy. demand,
3993s: cables. 400.
Demand: Belgium. 3.1S1.; Ger
many, 1918; Holland, 4011 Norway.
21.29; Sweden, 26.72: Denmark, 26.07;
Switzerland, 1885: Spain. 14.3S;
Greece. 1.24: Poland. 1900: Czecho-
slovakia. 900; Jugoslavia. 1.761a:
Austria. 400: Rumania, .3S; Argen.
tina. 1900 Brazil. 14.4334: Toxic.
1900; Shanghai, 72.6212; Montreal,
100.l25.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
BUTTER LOWER.

CHICAGO, May II LP).- Butter,
low Receipts. 12,964 tubs cream
el.v. extras. 3914: standards. 39l4; eN-
tra firsts. 3S14a3Sai firsts, 3G l@a31 :;
seconds. 3ia3J12.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
GENERAL MOTORS OUTPUT.

NEW YORK. May II FN.-tieneral
Motors Corporation produced and
sold / .002 .2S5 cars and trucks in the
I,st II months ended May ,. 1926.
The corporations totat sales from
1910 to May were 5000 900 vehicles.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
BANK CLEARINGS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 11.-New York
bank clearings. 81 ,065, 900, 900; New
York bank balances, 100000 600; New
York Federal Reserve Bank credits,
SIS. 900 900: Boston bank clearings,
S9O. .000 900.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Local Securities Quiet.

Trading on the Washington Sto..;
ENchange today was moderate. The
market opened With ii s. ,o0p Jran~at-
zion in Potomac Electric Power - "a
lnCa Southern H'ii!d!ng bonds record
"a :, sale at lol =. while Chesap peakf
ana Potomac Telephone Js came or,
al zoos.
on the stock size Potomac E,er-
trio Power preferred figured in tsgo
small sales at 1"St. Washington Gas
Light opened at C>.4 and closed at
6S-S. Eleven shares of Washington
Railway and Electric preferred sofa
at 90ii and 10 shares tt Lauston 5i-l
OtVI,4 brought 81.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Selling Prices AT Noon.

Wheat-No. red Winter. domestic,
no quotations; No. > red Winter gar
liclty. 1863.
Corn-Cob. new. spot, 3.75 per bar
rel, as to delivery: domestic, yellow.
No. .. new, 79 per bushel: exports,
No. >, 1853 asked: No. 8, Az.
Sale-Cargo on grade No. > yellow,
oats-No. >. 51a5l12: No. 3. new,
50a50i..
Rye-Nearby. new. 9oa95: No, 3,
spot. no quotations.
Receipts, 80 tons. Better
grades Of timothy, light clover mixed
and choice clover hay have been moN-
ing ont fairly we'll the past few days,
and there is no oversupply of good
hay ON the market. Medium and low
grade hay is in ample supply. Poor
hay is hard to move at any price.
Quotations. per ton, today: No. 3
timothy. y .00a22 90: No. | light clover
mixed, 23.0Oa23.50; No. . light clover
mixed, 2000a21.0 No. clover mixed.
23.00a23.50 No. , clover, 1S.00a2o.00.
Straw-No. / wheat, 13.50al 400;
No > oat, 1400a14.5U.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. May IL (Specian. -
White potatoes. 100 pounds, 2.50a5.23:
new potatoes. barrel. 4.00ai1.00: as
paraGls. dozen. 1,5Ga4.00; beans bush
el. J.00a6.0o: beets, 100. S.00a9 90,
cabbage. hamper, 1.25a1.40 sweet po-
tatoes. barrel, 2.50A7 90: yams. barrel,
250aG 90: carrots, 100, 4.00a600; celery,
crate 1.50a3.15, kale. buslel 60a15;
lettuce, basket. l.50a3.00; peppers.
crate, 3.50a7 90; peas. hamper, 2.2Ja
$50; onions, Bermuda, crate, l.15a
900: Spring onions, 100. 1.s5a2.25; to-
nlatoes. crate. 4.00at7 90; rhubarb. 100.
3.00a4.00; rad!shes. 100 2.00a3.o0;
spinach. bushel, G0a1.l1; squash. crate,
l.50a2 90.
Apples, barrel. 2.25a9.oe: bushel,
75al 80: grape fruit, box, i.0oa6.0o;
oranges. box. 4.50a6.2o; pineapples.
crate, 3.75a4.25: strawberries. quart,
ITa9n
Evening star., 1926-05-11
FRACTIONS STRONG
IN BOND MARKET
Italian Is Go Above 80 for
First Time Since Break.
Investments Firm.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES
Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. May 1l.-New York
City fractions provided the feature OF
today's trading in bonds. All the
active issues in this group were strong,
the leaders being the Third Avenue
adjustments and the various Inter
boro obligations.
The buying which came into the
Third Avenue issue right at the start
carried the price up from 5S14 well
above so, TO a parity with the best OF
last week. The strength could not
have been founded upon present earn
ings for both the March statement
and the first nine months of fiscal
year showed a deficit after interest
Oh the adjustment bonds.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Good Earnings Reported.

April sales of :. =. kreSge = -
amounted to $3.50, ,9S5, u gain OF 5.t
! per cent over the same month last
year. making the total for the four
months this year S32.0t0.f37, against
!S2S.919,S2 in the same period of 1925,
an increase Of I0.GS per cent. The
company has opened seventeen new
stores and now operate 322.
Estimated earnings of the Western
Maryland Railway Co. for the week
ending April 80 amounted to $3.50
0SS.T3, an advance of Si00,oS4.69. or
II per cent. as compared with the cor
responding period of 1925. The OUt-
standing feature of the report was &;
gain Of - per cent in the amount W
coal and coke handled. the total re-
ceipts on This freight being S2Ss.-
O55.44. or S1O4 1886 higher than in
the like period OF last year.
At a special meeting of stockholders
| of Loews inc, the proposal to issue
SIS 900 900 debenture bonds was rati-
! fed.
Continued cold. unreasonable
weather during March and the early
part of April not only showed its
effect on the March buying. but was
also noticeable during April.
| The credit barometer figures show
! that buying during April was a8s pc
! cent less than last year. II $40 per
cent less than April. 1924; 10 1-1G p"i
cert less than April, 1923, and lust
equal to April, 1922.
! Indebtedness figures during April
show "a per cent less than last year;
Az per cent less than April. 1924;
lea per cent more than April. 1872;
and 4 y per cent less than April, 192-.
| Payments during April were 2A2
per cent better than last year; s's
per cent better than April. 1924: 81 4.
per cent better than April. 1928.
| The Trust Go. of Florida. one Of
| the oldest investment institutions
! of the state. has issued the initial
! number of Investment Review, the
first financial publication of its kind
| to be issued in Florida.
| 1t is shown that Florida has -
| miles of railway per 1000 inhabi
tants. more than any other Southern
State. Earnings have doubled in 10
years. A tax of cents gallon on
| gasoline Yields approXimately $*.
| 500. 900 year for good roads. in ad-
dition to The. millions being raised by
counties for this purpose In bond
issues .
Evening star., 1926-05-11
McFadden BilI Amendment Scored.

The May issue % The bankers Al e
azine condemns in 10 uncertain teruta
the hitchlng onto the Mcfadden bili
the provision regarding III" recharter-
ing OF the Federal reserve banks. The
magazine takes the view that this
amendment i uu entirely Separat"
matter. and one that should be taken
up in Congress by itself
Attention is called 10 the fact th4:
the present charters do not eXpir"
until 1888, 50 there is ample time e
dispose of thIs issue at later sessions
The magazine bitterly den0unceS tn
Senate banking and currency commit
tee Tor adding such IN impor1an!
amendment 10 the bill after the meas
urc has twice passed the House l..
more Simpl!Ged form.
The main object Of the hill j. L.
clarity the branch banking situation
ana it is claimed that there is no JUST
tlCation Tor further completing til+
involved Issue
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Bankers Hcaduuarter, Ready

The new home of the DisJrict Balm
ers' Association in the Becker BuiLc-
inG. at 1919 Z street Is ready 70.
occupancy ana the association be
longin&s in Masonic Temple will BE-
transferred to the new quarters OF
Friday. The change is made in orde!
to provide moro space 70 meet IL"
growing requirements Of tn" Amer-
can Institute Of banking. More thar
double the present floor space Will he
available While the members reSres
leaving their present quarters, Ee'
they see decided advantages in the
change. The size OF the institute"
classes during the past year. as well
as the Increased number of courses
offered, created \ situation that could
be met in only one way.
The monthly bulletin Of the 2ssocIa.
tIon. out today. signed by Francis q.
Addison, jr.. president. and Robert v.
Fleming, secretary. contains special
mention of the work OF the advertis.
ing committee and lauds the present
advertising methods.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Sentiment to Favorable.

Sentiment, however, continued more
favorable toward all these fractions.
New York Railways income 6s adj
vauced point and in the 1nterboro
list the & per cent notes sold i'll volume
within Il fraction of the high OF the
year.
The feature IN foreign issues were
the Italian Is which got above 80 for
the first time since the break following
the dissolution of the syndicate. They
were selling today ut approximately
the same price as the French Is.
United Kingdom 5i2s of 1897 were
also stronger above 10l. The new
Uruguay Gs sold at a premium over
the issue price again. Bogota 81 made
IL new high.
High grade domestic investment is
sues were dull but firm. There was
some inquiry for short-term securities,
but the supply was small. Buying IA
vored such bonds as Pennsylvania IS,
Mobile & Ohio first Us, and in the un-
listed class Missouri Pacific Is, Sc
cured by the New Orleans, Texas q
Mexico stocks.
Evening star., 1926-05-11
Record Convention Assured.

", W. Spaid. general committee
chairman Of the District BanherS' ~
sociation convention, Is greatly en-
coura2ed over the out oOil for 1hc
coming gathering az Hot Springs. H
says there is an atmosphere o. en-
thusiasm which points clearly tr IN"
largest convention "f local bankers
yet held. He not only believes The
attendance Will lie the largest. Lut
expects the most varied program Uf
business and pleasure. 1t j. the
finest convention Of the Kind arranged
by any organization in Washington.
lie declares. and nobody viii chalienCc
the St1felneuf
Evening star., 1926-05-11

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based the
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
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