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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-11
LEGAL NOTICES
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CIN CHANCERY'

~" "r'o"t %" +S'- sr;- is 70 oh
tam an "heo''te . -orce for the
9ia.nlif srom ,Ge defendant, Anna
IS. Crisis upon the grounds Of deser-
ton and abandonment for more than
Tree Years prior to the commence
r"a' OF this suit.
And affidavit having been made
and fed that the defendant, Anna
Crisis is not resident of the
State of Virginia it is ordered that
she do appear here within ten days
after the due publication Of this
CIDER and do what IS necessary to
protect her interest in this suit.
Copy. Teste:
w. F. DITVAL, Clerk.
c. EIMMS p. q
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-11
DO YOU KNOW MAMIE ROBINSON
OR CHARLIE ROBINSON?

If you have information concerning
either Mrs. Mamie Robinson or her
son, Charlie Robinson, please notify
the Richmond Police Department, I'm
dertaker B. Solomon, Miami, Florida
or The Planet. The facts in the case
are noted in the following cores
pondence:
HEADQUARTERS POLICE DEPT.
Richmond, Va. Dec. 4, 1926.
John Mitchell, Editor
The Planet, Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir:-Please find enclosed
copy of telegram received b this
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get any information concerning the
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6i!igent search OF the city. 1 am,
therefore, submitting same to you
that you may take such action as
you may deem expedient.
Yours truly,
r B. JORDAN,
Chief of Police.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-11

The object Of this suit Ia to obtain
an absolute divorce from the bond of
matrfmony by the plaintiff from the
defendant, upon the ground Of de-
sertfon for three years and more.
And an affidavit having been made
and fled that the defendant, Henry
Taylor, Is not a resident of the
State Of Virginia it is ordered that
said Henry Taylor appear here with
in ten days after the due publica-
ton OF this order and do what may
be necessary to protect his interest
in this suit.
y
A Copy,
Teste: LUTHER LIBBY. Clerk.
by u. ~ EDWARDS, D. G..
J. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, p. q.
1117 East Marshall Street,
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-12-11
ARKAUELPhlA SCHOOL

HE'D MURDERED.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received By Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Following Is O list Of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Sentiment BETTER.
Record Turnover in Christmas
Goods Expected, Dun's Says.

NEW YORK. December IS R>.--
Duns says: Allowing for seasonable
restraints on wholesale and manu-.
featuring activities. the status or
business is distinctly favorable as the
wear end approaches. In several re-
spects, indeed, the situation has
gained In strength during the week.
Financial sentiment IL more buoyant
with active and rising markets for
securities; a cold wave over much OF
the country has further Quickened
buying OF heavyweight apparel ana
of fuel; and the great steel industry
gives promise of expanding opera
tions after the holidays.
The trade in Christmas goods, more
over, has gained momentum steadily,
and various reports indicate that a
record turnover Is expected. Supple.
menting these and other encouraging
phases. number OF statistical in.
dices make satisfactory exhibits. The
largest doNs1stic mercha ndse exports
for any month in more than a year
are shown for November; cotton con-
sumption in that month rose substan-
TALLY, untitled steel orders increased,
and an unprecedented movement of
coal carried freight car-loadings above
the million mark for the latest re-
ported week. The final payments of
Federal income taxes for the year,
involving very large amounts. were
made without causing the slightest
tension in money rates. funds being
In ample supply.
Weekly bank clearings were 50 ,604.
326 900. a decrease OF S.3 per cent
from last year.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
More About Commissions.
by GEORGE T. HUGHES

While the commission is q small
item in the expense of buying ana sell
ing stocks for investment account. II
is of very real Importance In q specu'
lative transaction. Suppose we follow
through the buying and selling OF ioV
shares OF stock 10 see just what the
cost Is and how 1t affects the pronts
of transaction.
Assume that the speculator buys
100 shares of Crucible Steel, for in
stance, selling at 500 share. In the
first place the charge of the broker
for buying the 100 shares would be
$50, the rate prevailing on stock sell
ing at $75 per share and above. but
under 800. Now, when he came To
sell his Crucible stock, he would have
another $50 to pay, making SAC IN all;
To this must be added the Federai
and the New York State tax, which
would amount to 81 on the sale of 100
shares of a stock with par value OF
500. Thus the total cost of the com
pleted transaction would be $44. which
must be deducted from the net pront.
If. then, he sold at 81, tho stock ne
had purchased at 80, the profit Wouio
be $l00 less $44, or $56. Now, quota
tions on the exchange fiuctuate IN
eighths. The speculator, therefore
WOulO nave 10 see iiIS ntctn e."'-~'-N
one half point before he could be sure
of any profit at all. If it had only
gone up three-eighths of a point and
he had sold, the expense OF buying
and selling would have more than
eaten up the profit.
Traders In odd lots work under the
additional disadvantage of being forced
to pay one-eighth more than the pre-
yaiiing price for a hundred'share lot
when they buy and Of taking one
eighth less than the price OF full lot
when they sell. These costs must be
added to commission and taxes be-
fore a speculative profit may be real
lied on the sale of any lot Of stock less
than 100 shares.
This expense of doing business
counts more against the speculator
who SIS continually in and out OF the
market. Those who are willing. to
buy and hold for longer periods
semi-investors. in fact-can afford "a
disregard commissions and taxes In
their estimate of prospective profits.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
COTTON IS STEADY
IN TRADING TODAY
Slight Advance Scored on
Firm Cables and Gin
ming Reports.
BY the Associated Press.

by tno AeeOcl0teu EIcus'
NEW YORK, December iS.-The
Cotton Market today opened steady
at an advance Of 3 to 4 points in
response to relatively firm Liverpool
cables, while there was a renewal Of
yesterdays buying on talk of compar-
atively small private ginnings returns
to December 13.
Houses with trade connections We're
among early buyers Of Winter months.
Offerings were light. and prices work.
ed up to 1925 for January and 12.72
for May, or about z or points net
higher.
Private cables said the advance In
Liverpool was due to covering with
Manchester and Bombay buying In
anticipation of bullish ginning figures
and also there was improved demand
for fancy cotton goods in Manchester.
liverpool Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS. December IS Up.
Tho cotton market opened steady
here today with first trades showing
gains of to points in sympathy
with unfavorable Liverpool cables.
After reacting few points the mar.
ket again advanced on a renewal of
short covering in advance Of the
Genus ginning report due Monday
Jauary traded up to 12.36; March. to
1881, and May, to 1856, or 10 points
on all months, above yesterdays close.
Liverpool Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, December IS R).--
Cotton-Spot quiet, prices steady;
American strict good middling. 7.S0;
good middling. 7.45: strict middling,
axvtNA a
ding. $50: low middling. SITS; strict
good ordinary. $40; good ordinary,
ATS. Sales. 1900 bales, including
100 American. Receipts. $4,000 bales.
including 24.100 American. Futures
closed steady. December. 6.56; jan
uary, $50: March, 6.67: May, GIT:
July. 6.S7; October. G.95.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
BY STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

NEW YORK, December 18.--
United States Steel's extraordinary
action in voting a 40 per cent stock
dividend this week has revived inter-
est in the question Of other companies
with large surpluses capitalizing them
TO the advantage OF shareholders.
For nearly 10 years now this Ques-
ton has cropped out at Intervals
The favorite Wall Street notion was
that these treasury and property ac'
cumulations would be smoked out
under the threat OF taxation.
Now with the tendency all toward
reducing takes, not so much Is heard
on this side of the matter. 1t is BE-
lieved that paying out in the form
of extra dividends part OF the savings
of the past is a normal proceeding.
business has become more StaDlllzed.
There In no longer need for the ex-
treme caution that was displayed
when trade was settling down after
its postwar upheaval.
Companies with large surpiuses
will, some of them. soon follow Ine
example of United States Steel. This
was the feeling in Wall Street at the
end of the week, and it has already
been reflected in very sharp advances
IN some Of the high-priced indus
trials and in one or two OF the rails.
Confidence i'm Industry.
The broader aspect Of the steel di'
rectors' judgment is that 1t stands
In people's minds as an expression
of confidence, not only in steel cor
poration affairs, but in industrial con-
ditions generally. AS such 1t has given
an impulse to the market whicn was
not there.
The active buying movement in the
railway shares during the last rev
DAYS has been due. to the expectation
that the coming months Will witness
| further dividend increases like that
| of the Louisville and Nashville this
last week. Another factor has been
the overflow buying from the higher
grades of the investment market
Capital is constantly admitting that
! Il must accept a lower return. and
under these circumstances railway
stocks with a steady dividend record
are attractive to many even where
they are on a 51h per cent basis.
Business Volume Larger.
The week has brought no change
in trade conditions. 1t is interesting
TO read in the mercantile reports that
Christmas purchases promise to break
ali records. This is another piece
of testimony to the unusually large
volume Of general business which IS
being handled throughout the coun.
try. AS against this. commodity
| prices, taking the average, show no
signs OF Improvement. Dun's review
states TIA: during tie week the
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Money tn Loan

Money 20 Loan
Secured by first deed Of trust on real estate.
.Joseph Weller 4a0 Wash. l.. 4 Trust
S~"SPAs - Bldg, 9th q r NV.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
MANY FIRMS TO FOLLOW STEEL
EXAMPLE. WALL STREET FEELS

wholesale commodity market dis
played a we'll defined trend toward
a generally lower level"
The same state Of things exists
at the approach Of the year end as
has frequently been commented upon
all season. The country Is doing a
large trade, but 1t is doing it at low
prices.
The cotton market may have
reached, II not the turning point, at
least a position where matters are
not likely to get any worse. For
two months now it has confronted
the huge crop estimates put out in
the fortnightly bureau report. It has
had chance to get hardened.
Cotton Recovery Doubtful.
On the other hand. nothing appears
in immediate prospect likely to bring
about much of a recovery. Cotton
raisers may cut down their planting,
but after what happened in the case
Of wheat there is no great reliance
to be placed in this remedy. Nature
may intervene in the coming Summer
and bring about a crop shortage, but
this Is a long way off. The only
other way in which permanently
higher cotton prices might be ex.
pected would be through the effect
Of very low prices in stimulating con-
sumption.
The latest Census Bureau figures
show that there had been some In.
crease in domestic mill takings OF cot
ton during November. But the in
only $1,000 bales as compared with
october and a, 900 bales, as compared
with November Of last year.
Money Rates Unchanged.
No change has occurred in money
rates. The governments operations
at the mid-month caused some with.
drawal OF funds, which apparently
accounted for the advance from IN
to per cent in call loan quotations.
Time money is dull, with rates the
same. Borrowers with stock ex.
change collateral to offer are no
longer as much interested as they
were six months ago In taking out
long.term loans. They feel sure that
money secured from day to day will
be available at present quotations for
some time to come and they are doing
the bulk Of their new financing in
this part of the market.
The advance to new high record
for the year in French government
bonds, a new high for French francs
and the reduction in the French bank
rates were all incidents of the week
which tended to confirm the continued
recovery in France.
The lowering Of the French bank
discount, 1t is anticipated, will help
Frances internal business situation,
which for the last two months has
been having difficulty in getting used
to the higher value Of the paper cur
rency.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

the heads of corporations and banks
started as Office boys. messengers
and runners has strengthened the be-
lief in the value of making a modest
start.
Employers in recent years have
complained that the college graduate
wishes to start too high. 1t Is not un.
natural that the man who has in
vested eight years and considerable
money in getting a high school and
college education should expect more
recognition than the boy just out Of
elementary school receives.
However. a higher education is q
handicap il II robs the recipient of an
eagerness for applied effort, even in
moderately humble place. The
value OF trained mind is likely TO
to demonstrated after the college man
has assimulated practical experience
Getting Practical Experience.
The college mans ambition for
quick recognition can be better real
iZed II he has accumulated practical
experience while attending college
either during Summer vacations or
after classroom hours. The most sig
nificant attempt being made in this
country to mix theory and practice is
that of Antioch College, which farms
out its students to industrial con-
Germs.
The man who has worked his way
through college will not need to start
at the bottom to learn what genuine
toll Is. Perhaps, however, this eX-
perience Is good for rich mems sons.
whose system Of economics has al
ways been to draw on dad when in
need Of funds.
An ambitious individual who starts
at the bottom needs to keep perpetu-
ally in mind his ultimate goals, lest
he be infected with the virus OF rhe
routineer's viewpoint in the humber
posts which he fills. Unless the prac-
tical schooling of the gifted individual
who starts at the bottom is carefully
guided. it is wholly likely that he will
spend considerable more time than is
necessary in unimportant work.
Furthermore, specialization has
gone so far In industry that it, be-
comes increasingly difficult to de-
velop all-around men. Even the
executives who are supposed to see
the problems of the business as
whole find it necessary toy rely on
the advice of experts.
Showmanship Sometimes.
There Is occasionally a certain
amount Of sham and showmanship in
starting the sons of distinguished
fathers at the bottom. They can
afford the cost of the practical
schooling.
The boy or girl who Is on his own
will be inclined to get as important
job as he can fill at the outset.
On the other hand, 1t Is well to
guard against the mistake of want
ing to start at or near the top. Such
opportunities do not exist except for
individuals who have elsewhere
demonstrated extraordinary capacity.
In general, the best results have
been obtained by individuals who
started modestly and then did their
hest to demonstrate quickly that
they were fit for greater RESPONSE
bilities.
Starting at the bottom should be
looked upon chiefly as a challenge
to show exceptional qualities which
merit lifting you out OF the ranks.
The tragedy Of messengers who
start and finish at the bottom empha-
sizes the Importance of being i'm
patient with work that does not
summon forth your full capabilities.
Evening star., 1926-12-18

officials Of the Pullman Co. are re.
ported to be working on plan Of re-
capitalization for consideration CT the
directors at their meeting In January.
Evening star., 1926-12-18
MINING STOCKS

Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
in hundreds.
IS Am Maracaibo c ~ rs
Evening star., 1926-12-18
THE BUSINESS OF GETTING
AHEAD.
Starting at the Bottom.

STARTING dC VfIc UUtGOIH'
Many millionaires believe that the
way to start their heirs In the ship
ping business. for example. Is In mop
ping up decks.
It is part Of the American credo
that Il is good for the soul to start
at the bottom. The fact that many of
Evening star., 1926-12-18
Have You Been s.ung Yet.

Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau.
tious in making investments. Before
you !nyest--investigate!
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
SAVING THE ROAD DOLLARS

Both in country roads and city
streets, millions and millions of
dollars have been expended in con-
structiOn of macadam foundations,
which, prior to advent of motor We
hicles, were quite adequate to eco
nOmically carry traffic, but under
present conditions absolutely mad
equate. While there are exceptions,
a national authority on road con-
struction says: where macadam
roads exist (whether of stone, grav-
ell or slag) they form basis for
economic salvaging of past expen-
diture in reconstruction to meet
modern conditions, by surfacing
with -sphalt." This is true wheth-
er or not the so-called macadam or
old material is sufficient in depth
to provide adequate foundation. It
is certainly deep enough to salvage
and build upon with new material,
rather than to excavate the old and
start fresh, with it's attendant waste
OF expenditure.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
A GOOD LESSON.

Newspaper comment, both in this
country and Great Britain, has been
to the effect that within four years
America will pay Great Britain $4,-
OOO,OOO,OOO for rubber, at prices fix
ed by the British rubber monopoly.
1t is a good lesson for us as to the
necessity of protecting ourselves
against such foreign monopolies.
During the World War, if it had
not been for our domestic beet su-
gar industry, we would have been in
much the same position as to sugar.
1t is better to give reasonable
protection and encouragement to
basic American industries than to
find ourselves at the mercy of a
foreign power when buying essen
tial commodities. Sugar is even
more important than rubber. The
American people are the greatest
sugar eaters on earth and it forms
part of every meal of every Amer
ican family. For that reason it is
essential that our domestic sugar
industry be kept on a safe basis.
which will prevent it from being
crippled or destroyed by foreign
interests.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
WiIlian1sviIle
(NeaR HOustOn)

Sunday school at Williamsville,
Church every Sunday at 2 p. m. ALL
are welcome.
Albert Kinney from Pennsylvania
has been called to the home of his
father, ZOrin Kinney, who is very
ill.
Master Willis Lofland spent the
Christmas holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Jones.
John R. Brittingham from Hous--
ton visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette
Burlingame and family recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Zack Donovan enter
tanned on Christmas Day Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Camper aud family
from near Bowers Beach and Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Wooters from Ches-
ter, Pa.
Clarence Davis from Wilmington
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Davis.
Miss Matte Collins of Marcus
Hook, Pa, spent part of the holi-
days with her mother, Mrs. William
Collins.
James Faulkner from Newport, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Faulkner.
Mrs. Zack Donovan and daughter,
Miss Kathryn, were the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Wooters Of
Chester, Pa, during a part of the
Christmas holidays. IN
Mrs Alice Abbott from Philadel-
phia is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Zorin Kinney.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
DoS
sacrifice.

GRADE CROSSING accidents can
be prevented, not by taxing public
for grade changes, but by automo-
bile drivers stopping and looking
before crossing railroad tracks.
This is proven by experiments of
the Standard Oil Company, of In
diana, which requires all it's truck
drivers to stop, look, and listen be-
fore crossing railroad tracks.
In the year 1924, the vehicles
operated by that company crossed
railroad tracks 31,OOO,OO0 times
without an accident.
Public officials and others having
to do with the regulation of traffic
and avoidance of accidents may
well consider the significance of
this performance.
1t is a remedy for accidents
which insures easy and quick cure
at no expense to taxpayers, whereas
to remedy by grade changes would
take half a century for the 256,OOO
crossings in the United States and
cost the taxpayers no less than $751;
OOO,OOO,OOO.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08

1T HAS been truthfully said that
Nature stands for but one ideal-the
lusty life. Pain and sorrow are
nothing but penalties. The man in
harmony with natural law is always
happy. Hate is only love wrong-side
out. Sin is only good turned around.
SoS
THESE petty differences-the in
visible barriers that raise themselves
between human hearts! There is no
wall like a word, no barbed wire
fence like VOW. The heart does not
overstep a promise. It does not in
wade the territory of threat.
Do@
PERFECTION may not exist in
this world, but so far as a govern
ment can give liberty and protection
to a people, in conjunction with free
dom of thought and action, the Unit
ed States has gone further than any
other country.
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
Bridgevine

Misses Margaret and Eliza Hobbs
of near Centerville, Md, have re-
turned home after spending the
Christmas holidays with their aunt,
Miss Margaret Hewes.
Miss Bernice Simpson of Richard
son Park, has returned home after
spending the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs. John Kern.
Mrs. Charles Brown entertained
the Seaford Sewing Circle on Fri
day evening of last week.
Mrs. Chester Mofitt of Lewes
spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Mrs. William Brown of Porters,
spent part of last week with her
sons here.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Warrington
and daughter Hattie, spent Sunday
with friends in Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvan Baker, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gernie Baker Of near
town, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Sollie Baker at Canterbury.
Miss Mary Adams of Philadelphia
luD IGLulh ALO41AC elALOA BPNAAAh5 -
week with her brothers here.
Leroy Ryan of Wilmington spent
Sunday with his uncle, Herbert Ry-
an.
Mrs. Chas. Brown, Mrs. John NJ
Russell and brother, Arland, spent
Tuesday in Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wiley have
returned home after very pleasant
Christmas with their son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wiley of Phil
adelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kern and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mrs. Kern's
parents of Harrington.
Edwin Myer is quite i'll at his
home near town with the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Green of
Georgetown were visitors in town on
Saturday last.
The annual election Of the Bridge
vile Fire Company was held on
Monday evening, January 4th. A
large number were present and the
following were elected: President,
Luther T. CalhOon; vice president,
John E. Kern; treasurer, H. c. Lay
ton; secretary, P. P. Jacobs; fire
chief, H. c. Layton; assistant fire
chief, Paul Adams; End assistant
fire chief, Emory Wiley; chief en-
gineer, Chas. H. Brown; assistant
o. E. Wiley, Howard Har-
desty, Millard Macklin, Wilbur Lay
ton, Dawson Todd, Luther Calhoon;
Milford chronicle., 1926-01-08
%oS

"IRREVERENT SHEARS ar c
never laid upon the Presidents
hometown paper. That is the
greatest newspaper, the most i'm
portant newspaper that comes to
the White House, and the Presiden:
wants it all."-Tomahawk, Wiscon-
sin, Leader.
The population of every great
city is largely made up Of men and
women from small towns. Many of
them are never weaned away from
the old home surroundings and they
read the home town paper from the
first paragraph to the last. That is
the reason the, rural papers of AM
erica have such a far-reaching in
huence, in safeguarding the ideals
and traditions of our constitutional
form of government and what it
stands for.