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Evening star., 1926-02-01
NEW H|GHLEVELS
IN LIBERTY BONDS
Real Feature of Session Is
Sharp Setback in New
York fractions.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Spccldl DlbpdtcI u ne star
NEW YORK, February 1.-Prices
were moderately higher, but activity
was not as great as last week in to-
days trading in bonds. The most sig
niticant gains were made in United
States Government obligations, four
Of which sold at new highs for 1926.
These We're the First, Second and the
Fourth Az Libertys and the Treasury
As. The tax-eXempt 312s equaled their
previous high.
The advance apparently was express
sive of confidence in the money out
look. The highgra first mortgage
railway bonds were unusually quiet.
The real feature of the day. how
ever, was the sharp setback in the
local fractions, which enjoyed so spec
tacular rise last week. When pur-
chasers attempted to realize today they
found a very thin market on which
to sell and prices went down as easily
as they had originally advanced. but
with some subsequent recovery. Third
Avenue adjustments, which closed
Saturday at 81 u, dipped to So before
new support was encountered.
In the speculative rails the Chicago
and Alton 312s were especially strong.
Missouri Pacific As and Chicago and
Eastern Illinois 5s were both firm
around their recent highs. The loss In
Seaboard Air Line adjustments was
simply the coming off of the 212 per
cent semi-annual interest payment
French bonds We're a shade higher and
the general list was firm
Standard Gas and Electric will offer
$500. 900 In 6 per cent debentures this
week TO finance the purchase of Cali.
fornia- Oregon Power and of Wiscon.
sin Public Service.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
CLOSE Is IRREGULAR.

NEW YORK. February l LP.-The
closing was irregular. Selling pressure
developed in the final hour coincident
with the calling of bank loans and
an advance in call money to 5 Il per
cent.
United States Steel fell back a
point and losses of l to points in
cluded General Electric, Sears-Roe-
buck, Sloss- Sheffield Steel and United
Fruit.
Oil stocks, however, responded to
an increase in Midcontinent crude
prices and various specialtieS held or
extended their gains under the leader
ship of the food issues.
Total sales approximated 1900 900
shares.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
WHEAT GOES HIGHER
IN UPSWING TODAY
Houses With Eastern Connections
Are Chief Buyers in
Market.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, February 1.-Despite
WaVering start, wheat prices took
an early swing upward today. Active
buying by houses with Eastern con.
nections was chiefly responsible. Cur
rent reports indicated absence Of any
pressure of Argentine offerings In
Europe and also pointed to a decided
cessation of the farm movement of
canadian wheat to market. Opening
prices, which ranged from half cent
decline to "a advance, May new 1.76
to 1.76h and July 1.53 to 1895, were
followed by a rise all around with
May touching 1.78 and July 1.54h.
Corn and oats were easy, Influenced
py large corn receipts of 569 cars
mere. After opening Il off to " up
May s4A to 84as, corn scored slight
general gains and then receded to be.
low Saturdays finish.
Oats started 1saA lower to n ad.
vance. May 445s. Later all months
showed some loss.
In line with hog values the provision
market held about steady.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
BONDS.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, February l (Speci;

BALTIMORE, February ! (Special.
White potatoes, 100 lbs, 20Oa4 so;
beans, bushel, 6.O0a7OO; brussels
sprouts, qt.. 1Oa25; beets, bushel, 2.5Oa
2.75; cabbage, ton, 40.00a50.00; sweet
potatoes, bbl.. 2.00a5.50; vans, bbl.,
2.00a3.25; carrots, 100, 4.00a5. 90; cauli-
flower, crate. 2.25a2.50; celery, crate,
1.50a4.00; cucumbers, crate, 600a1O 90;
kale, bushel, 40a50; lettuce, basket,
1.50a2.5 so; onions, 100 lbs, 2.5Oa3 90:
oyserplant, 100, 6.00aS.00; eggplant,
crate, 4.00a6.00: tomatoes. crate, 3.00a
700; spinach, bushel, 1.60a1.75; savoy
cabbage, bushel, 60a75.
Apples, bbl., 2.5Oa6.50; bushel. 75a
200; grapefruit, box, 3.50a400; or
anges. box, 3.50a4.25; tangerines, box,
2.00a3.00; Strawberries, qt.. 5Oa65.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. 2 red Winter, spot, do
mestic, 1.91 q; No. red Winter. gar
licky, 1881.
Sales-None.
Corn-Cob, new. spot, 370a3.75 per
barrel, as to delivery; domestic yell
low, No. new. 81 per bushel ex-
ports, No. 2. spot, 49, q; No. 8, 1874.
Sales-None.
Oats-No. 2. 81: No. 8, new. so.
Rye-Nearby, new, 90a95: No. 3
rye, spot, no quotations.
Hay = Receipts, % tons. The de
mand for hay is confined to the bet
ter qualities of timothy, light clover
mixed and No. 1 clover, of which
grades there is no oversupply on the
market. Low-grade hay Is in ample
supply, and slow sale generally at
irregular values.
Quotations. per ton, today: No. .
timothy, 24.50a25.00: No. 8 timothy
22.00a23.00; No. 1 light clover mixed
23.50a2400; No. 2 light clover mixed
2100a22.00; No. 1 wheat, 13.00a14.0O:
No. oat, 14.00a14.50.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
$15,O0O,OOO OUTLAY
IN STEEL PLANTS
West Virginia to Be Largest Inde.
pendent Concern of Kind
in World.
By the Associated Press

WEIRTON, w. Va, February l Lp)
The Weirton Steel Co. will have the
largest independent steel plant in the
country after eight new sheet steeI
mills have been completed, C. H. Hunt
chlef engineer for the concern, said in
announcing the award of the contract
1or construction Of the mills.
me new mills, a major item in q
5000 900 expansion program, will al
most double the present OUTPUT. Mr..
Hunt said, and the company's build.
ings will extend for two miles along
the Ohio River.
The McClintic-MarshaN Co, Pitts.
pursh, was given the contract for the
new additions.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
RADIO CORPORATION
EARNINGS DECLINE

NEW YORK, February 1 UP.-Net
earnings Of the Radio Corporation Of
America for 1925 declined to So, 1877 200.
compared with $9,503,442 in 1924, an
official report revealed today. Surplus
amounted to 81, 1852 1893 after provision
for Federal taxes, patent amortization
and other charges. This was equal to
S1.27 a share on the no par common
stock after preferred dividends, in
contrast to $3.356,651, or s2.90 a share.
the year before. Gross income was
500, LA. against S54.S1S.l3l il 1924,
Evening star., 1926-02-01
STOCKS SELL OFF
IN LATE TRADING
Higher Call Money One Rea-
son for SeIIing-LoW Prices
of Day in Last Hour.
By STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The Star

SPECIAL Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. February 1.-The
market turned downward in the Ia st
hour of traLIng today, after a display
of strength in various special issues.
eau money went to 5 Il per cent, but
this was only a perfunctory excuse
for the selling. because it was well
understood that the money rise was
only temporary.
The market was somewhat shaken
at the close, which for hte most part
was at the low prices of the day.
Oil Advance Expected
Wall Street had been looking for
ward all last week to an advance in
crude oil prices in the midcontinent
area. Accordingly, it was not sur
priSed when the news came today of
a 25-Cent rise. The initiative was
taken this time by Sinclair Consolida-
tion, and the action was promptly fol-
lowed by Prairie Oil. The reason for
the special strength in Sinclair to-
ward the end of last week was thus
apparent. The market for oil shares
generally failed to make much re
spUnse Stocks like Marland, Texas
Co and Pacific Oil We're quoted most
of the time around Saturdays final.
Associated Oil, California Petroleum
and Independent Oil and Gas were all
up frdCtionally.
Gains Among Specialties.
Among the so-called industrial spe-
cialtieS the features We're Baking
"B,' which was responding to the
description of the new plan by which
the employees will get the bulk of the
profits. Texas Gulf sulphur and
Famous Players. which made a new
high record. Talk of "a stock dividend
accompanied the rise in the last
named. Montgomery Ward was bid
up sharply on the publication of the
January sales, which amounted to
Sl5.267 600, against Sl2 700 in the
month a year ago and broke all
records.
The movement of the sugar stocks
continued to reflect confidence that
the recent turn for the. better was
something that was going to be perma-
nent South Porto Rico. Great West
ern Sugar and American Sugar and
Cuba Cane preferred were actively
bought as they went ahead.
Utility Shares Strong.
Public utility shares We're in de-
mand again. Third Avenue made a
new high, although for the most part
the advance in the traction group of
securities was not kept up. Peoples
Gas of Chicago was very strong, also
in new high ground. Brooklyn Edison
ran up sharply and buying was re-
sumed in a moderate way in Phila-
delphia Company.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
ANOTHER NEW RECORD
IN NEW SECURITIES

NEW YORK, February (E) )-Ne,,,
corporate securities in January aggre.
gated S546.870, 100, a new high record
Tor a single month, exceeding the pre-.
vlous record in January, 1925, by s73,.
osS,O00, compilation by the Journal
of Commerce shows. Railroad financ.
ing was $50 2,o20 900, a gain of s22,.
Il8,0O0, and industrial financing S494
SoO,lO0, an increase of S51, 10000.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK P).-Stocks irregu-
lar: South Porto Rican Sugar rises
points. Bonds firm; foreign issues
touch new highs. Foreign exchanges
steady; sterling near parity. Cotton
barely steady; disappointing spot de-
mand. Sugar lower; increased offer
ings of spot. Coffee easier; lower
Brazilian market.
CHICAGO-Wheat lower; port ex-
port demand. Corn easy; larger re-
ceipts Cattle weak. Hogs steady;
packers inactive.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
Quotations furnished by W B. Hibbs Coz
Nominal SeIlipp rheo

NEW YORK, February 1 P).-For-
eign exchanges steady; quotations in
cents: Great Britain, demand, 4S61s
cables, 4S612; 60-day bills on banks,
4S2; France, demand, 3.7512; cables,
3.76; Italy, demand, 4.01 u; cables,
401a4. Demand: Belgium, 454A; Ger
many, $3.50; Holland, 40.0S; Norway,
2O.35; Sweden, 1876; Denmark, 24.69;
Switzerland, 19.2S12; Spain, 14.13;
Greece, 1.42: Poland, 1890: Czechoslo-
vakia, 296; Jugoslavia, 1.762; Austria,
14s: Rumania, 445s; Argentina, 41.37;
Brazil, 1475; Toxic, As; Shanghai
75A; Montreal, SO 1916.
Evening star., 1926-02-01
Washington Stock EXCHANGE

SALES.
Southern Bldg. g 611s-S5OO at 1o2h
Pot. Elec. Pow. pfd-10 at los. 90 at
% Wash Gas Light-1o at 73 II. 10 at 1871.
,oA,ch Merch. Trans. & Storage pfd wi.-1o at
AFTER CALL
Capital Traction Colo at 1O5%, 40 At
lO2A so at 105 q. at 1861 at lO5 u
Wash: Gas 6s '33-S1 900 at 1O3L
Pot. Ell. Pow. pfd.-5 at 10s.
1903 l at 103
Money-Call loans and per cent.
Evening star., 1926-02-01

Dividend rates as gwen in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half yearly deciarations'
dends are no. included AA ui'A-
Paid this year. no regular rate, b or
optional IN stock. sPartly stock fPartiy
extra. SPayable in preferred stock. tPin,
~ IN stock payable L % quarterly 3Pius
Evening star., 1926-02-01
ASIA Is new FACTOR
IN IMPORT TRADE
Springs to Front Through Rubber
and Silk, Reports Commerce
Department.
BY the Associated Press.

Asia has sprung to the front as a
contributor to the import trade of the
United States it was shown today in
the Commerce Departments final ac-
counting for 1925.
The explanation is the effective
working of the rubber monopoly, al
though a contributing factor is the
raw silk trade originating in Japan.
The departments statement listed
today the following figures as to the
country's foreign trade by grand divi-
sions in 1925, together with compari-
sons for 1924:
Evening star., 1926-02-01
Harper Lauds Florida Banks.
Joins Redmond Company.

Edwin NJ. Stark has been admitted
to general partnership in the firm
of Redmond Co., it was announced
this morning.
Unlisted Securities Prices.
The following latest bid" and
asked prices for unlisted securities
are quoted for the guidance of hold
erS Of these issues.
Evening star., 1926-02-01

Can Pacific (10).
Ca Sc Threshing.
Cent Leather. -.
Cent Leather pf.
Century Rib ca.
Cerre De P (t5).
Certain-Teed 90
Chandler o..
Chesa&Ohio (4).
Chi & Alton.
Chi & Alton pf.
Chi & East III
Chi & East Ill pf.
Chi Great West. i.
Chi CIR West pf-
Chi Mil & st p.
c NJ & ST P ctfs.
Chi Mil & StP pf.
c Mil&StP pf CTS
Chi & Nwn o..
Chi & NV pf (7).
Chi Pneu 7 3d..
Chi r l & Pac :.
c r I & P pf (6).
c r / & P pf 90.
Childs (t2.40)...
Chile Cop (2b).
Christie Brown. i.
Chrysler Corpn q.
Chrysler pf A go
Coca-Cola Co.,.
Col Fuel & Iron. q.
Colo Southern
Colo Sou 1st Cd.
Col G & e (2.60).
Col Carbon o..
Coml Cred (1h).
Com Credit rtS.
Com In TT pf 6 II
Com Solv A 90. .
Com Solv B. 49,.
CnnonlA1Ino
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
TROOPS ON DUTY
 IN MURDER TRIAL
Lexington Authorities Fear Pos.
 sibiity Of Lynchins

Lexington, Ky, Feb. CT--With l,000 troops of the Kentucky Ma tionnl Guard guarding the court house, patrolling the highways lead. ing into the city and generally polic- ing the city to prevent mob violence, Ed H0rrls, Negro, who confessed Il triple staying. and an attack on Il white woman Is to so on trial hero tomorrow on the latter charge.
 The troops were ordered here 10 prevent the recurrence of a tragedy winch occurred six years ago during the trial Of William Lochott, Negro.
 Decision to order troops here was reached last week by Governor w. j. Fields after q conference with local and county officials, which was kept secret until late Saturday.
 Colonel Dan Carroll, lSSth field artillery, who will be in command Of the troops, arrived from Louis- vile yesterday. but declined to give statement concerning plans.
 The only information came through the mayor, sheriff and coun- ty judge of Fuycttc county who is sued q proclamation telling citizens the area that would be closed 10 all traffic
 Harris was to be brought here under heavy military guard from the Frankfort rcformatory where he was taken after being arrested at George town while cndeavoring to escape from the state.
 Business and professional men whose offices are located in the close zone have announced that they would permit their places 10 be closed Tuesday during thrtrial,
 Governor Fields in a statement issued from his sick bed at Frank fort last night said that the "situa- ton was serious" but it will be well handled"
 Harris crime was one Of the most reVolting in tho history of the blue grass country in which it was com- '''A''NH' -Nl t'l HdN HIS hllItU Nldltlltt Bryan and his two children, tho Negro attacked the mother and seri- ously wounded her. He then made his way to the home of George Blanchard's, where he told that he had killed three and attacked a woman, He also told Blanchard he Was going to get away. It was through the information given by Blanchard 10 whom Harris told of his crime that he was captured A reward has been subscribed for Blanchard.
 CommonWralth's Attorney Maurcy komper has announced that Harris will be tried on the attack charge as 1t will permit his execution here after conviction! kentucky's laws permit two death sentences, electro cution for murder and hanging for attacks on women. The Common- Wcalths attorney said that the eXe- cHtion hero would be q deterrent 10 further crime,
 Officials statd that they expected the trial 10 be brief and that proba- bly, Tuesday night all troops would be on route back to their homes.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
for the benefit of children. would bs made after the payment Of seven per cent dividend to stoclholderA
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Indiana, Purdue and Ohio State Strengthen Lineups for Coming Battle Tor Second Place.

Chicago, Feb. R)--Whiie Wis., coNsin, leader in the Western con- ference basketball race, Is idle the coming fortnight, Indiana. Purdue and Ohio State, tied for second place, will endeavor 10 strengthen their positions with a view of gaining tho top fl the Badgers later are unseated,
 Indiana makes its attempt to- night as host to Iowa. with tho Hoosiers favored to win on the basis of previous performances. Ohio state, which dropped from its lie with the Badgers as re- suit of its 2l 10 20 defeat by Chi- cago Saturday, entertains It's late foe Saturday, Friday Minnesota en- gages Iowa.
 Purdue, whose captain, George Spradling, leads the Big Ten scorers roster, does not get Into action until Wednesday of next week at Illinois.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
JOEY RAY MAY RUN
Rumors Have It That Star Mile Runner Will Regain His Amateur Standing And Appear In Games.

New York, Feb. l tP,-There arc rumors that JoiG Ray, eight times indoor champion at il mile, will re- trieNe his amateur registration and appear in Inc Millrose A. A. games horc Thursday night, meet that will produce Charley Hoft of Nor way, Hubert Houben of Germany, Adrian Paulcn of Holland and Cor don Goodwin of England.
 Ray is said to be seeking inc re turn of the Amateur Athletic Union membership card which he sur rendered voluntarily 10 the central association. For seven years Joic'S name had been among the entries for the Rodman Wanamakcr trophy in the Millrose meet.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Beavers
FORMER PLAYER DIES
Louis BicrbauCr Who Played With Pittsburgh, Was Cause of Nick. name of Team.

Erie, Pa, Feb. i R>-Louis Bier bauer. former member Of the Pitts burgh baseball club and whose sign Ing by the Pirates is said to have hcon the cause of the nickname be- ing attached to the local team, is dead here.
 Bierbauer was member of the Brooklyn club in the last year of the brotherhood, 1891. He was ordered to return 10 the Athletics but that club forgot to list him on its re- serve list, Ned Hanlon. then man. aeer of the Pittsburgh. club, signed Hi"rhauer. A court decision held the Pittsburgh club was justified in its action as Bicrhaucr Was q free agent. The name "pirate" was hurled at the players the following season by the fans and has stuck ever since.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
MARS SPEEDING
 TOWARD THE EARTH
Racing Along at Million Miles
 a Day

Washington Feb. LID .-- Mars will travel twenty-five million miles toward tho earth duringFebruary- almost a million miles a day--and hy April l, will be ncighborly enough 10 outshnc his rival Antares. Even then it will be one hundred and siNty-siX million miles away.
 A bulletin by the American Nature Association also brings out the origin of Dog Days heard about in sum mcr.
 Canis Major meaning Greater Dog, isthe name Of the constellation following immediately after Orion and visible in the southeast in the early evening hours Of February. To the northeast of CanjS Major and not far distant is Canis Minor The Les- ser Dog. These two consultations represent the two hounds that follow close on the heels of Orion as he strides across the heavens facing Taurus. The Bull
 Sirius and Procyon, the brightest stars Of these two consultations. often arc called the Dog Star and the Little Dog Star. Canis Minor is very inConspicuous constellation. Nanis Major, however, contains in addition 10 Sirius. the brightest of all the stars in the heavens, four stars in the heavens, four stars of the second magnitude and two of the third. Sirius marks the nose of the dog, the star Beta is in his upliftcd for, paw. Sirius was known 10 the Egyptians as the Nile Star and was an object of worship. As it then rose with the sun at the summer Solsticc, just before the annual over flow Of the Nile. it's influence was be- licved to be very favorable to agri-
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
DRESSED WINS TITLE
New Britain Handball Expert state Champion For the Second Sue. cessiyc Time.

Henry Dressel again demonstrated ed that he Is the best handball player in the state by defeating three men from the following associations Sat urday afternoon and winning the state title; Bridgeport, New London and Meriden.
 prcssol made the journey to New Haven Saturday afternoon to defend the honors he won last year in tho state ', M, c, A. handball tourna- ment and came back again with the title intact. Five associations in the state wero represented. Bridgeport, New London, New Haven. Mcridon and New Britain.
 breSsel drew as his first opponent Perkins of Bridgeport. He defeated him two straight games 2l.I7, "2-@o His next opponent was Weaver from New London who also fell by the wayslde In two straight games Sl-5, 2l-7. His last opponent was Warner Of Merdon who last year went 10 Cleveland, Ohio, and played in the national tournament.
 Warner captured the first game l7-2l, Dross"l came right back and defeated Warner 21-1j. Warner tired fast and failed to put enough pep into his returns. He lost the third game 2l-12. Aressc has now won the state championship twice. He and Eddie unterspan will enter the state Y. N. c. A. (doublesl handball tournament next month.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
BASEBALL HAVING
 ITS ANNIVERSARY
National Pastime Is Big Subject
 Heard at New York

New York, Feb. 1 LP--Baseball reslned and otherwise, will be batted about New York for the next three days, the first hit of the week hay- Ing been scored by the New York chapter Of the Baseball Writers As soeiation of America at their dinner last night.
 On Tuesday the National league will close its jubilee year celebration with dinner at the Astor 10 be at- tended by officials Of government and state and baseball men from all over the United States. The schedule makers end their years work on Wednesday.
 The writers, hosts to 400 at inc Commodore last night spared no one. from the high commissioner to the little performer baseball receiy- ed drubbng. Commissioner Landis was urged 10 buy Il new hat, Presi- dent Ban Johnson of the American league was permitted to speak and President John Hoydler of the Na- tional was limited to five minutes Someone had penncd the following lines and the scribcs dared to read them;
 "kesn Landls and Ban Johnson, they had head-on clash.
 "ken Landis got tho verdict but John got the cash.
 The magnates handed Ken the crown and raised mighty cheer.
 But they raised Ban Johnson's salary ten thousand bucks a year"
 Babe Ruth was pictured as mana ger or the fankes in 1880 or there aoouts' The scene showed him in the lobby of q hotel at 3 o'clock in the morning fixing things to beat Cleve- land only to discover that the team would play St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Tom Sawyers Have New
 Friend ill SpeCiaIiSI

London, Feb. LT-Bcwarc of th, hoy of eight whose mother describes him as q perfect little gentleman" " is thc warning sounded by Dr. CriChton- Miller.
 The boy of eight who has solcd hands and refuses 10 let his mother scrub him up and keep him im- mHculatc is merely showing the in dependence which is necessary for the proper development Of Il man who will shoulder responsibilities and not shrk his life duties, Dr Creighton Miller said,
 It is q good psychological sign when a boy cuts loose from his mothers apron strings and insists on doing things for himself and do- ing them his own way, in the opinion Of the specialist, who urges women not 10 regard carclcssncss in 2 youngster as q sin,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Noted Speed Skater Is
 Defeated at BinghamtOn

Binghamton. N. r.. Feb. 1 Up,-- Defeat of o'Neil Farrell. youthful Chicagoan who gave Charley Cor man stiff battle for the world speed skating championship at St. John, N. B.. last week. surprised an opening day crowd Of 5000 at the national title meet in Endicott yes- terday.
 Farrell went down in the mile aft CT leading for six laps, his fellow townsman, Eddie Reed gaining first place, followed by Lew Morris of New York and Val Bialis of Utica. Tho time was 3:03 .-S.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-01
Stecher Meets Nathan
 Never Yet Defeated

New York, Feb. l P)-Joc Stoch. cr' claimant of the worlds heuyy- weight wrestling title tonight meets Ivan Poddubny of Russia, veteran of 9 years at the mat game. Pod duhny never has been defeated.
 . Tho match will be at catch-as- catch-can style, two out Of throe falls and is the first wrestling cham pionshlp affair to visit New York in four years. Stochcr, master of the crushing scissors hold, has trained faithfully and is reported confident of victory while roddubny realizes that victory in this bout will place him among tho leaders in the game