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colonel himself had come out to inves-
tigate. because John was well aware
that Eileen's father had gone home
about O'Clock. 1t is regrettable, but
true, that if he were ever destined to
marry Eileen he used language then
about his prospective father-in-law
which may not be repeated. The old
gentleman was tearing along the very
road which the fugitive must be aim
ing for, or even traversing already.
What effect would the passing of this
noisy juggernaut have on Coming
tons frayed nerves? He would surely
deduce a general alarm and organized
pursuit. He might even be driven
back on to the lake, and endeavor to
work his way eastward for fully S
miles. taking advantage of the dawn
to find cover among the hills. If he
were really bent on flight that would
be his best course, though the pressing
problem of food would soon have to be
solved. But what would become of
Spot? The dog could not swim about
all night. Very few dogs could cross
Loeb Inver. let alone follow a boat for
many hours.
Col. Grants car halted, and again
John interpreted events correctly,
The first of the six or seven villagers
whom he had enlisted as sentries had
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she will not live with him as his wife until
the matter about John is settled to her salts
faction.
John. accompanied by his dog Spot ar
rives in England. He carries letter of in
PRODUCTION TO Mr.. Leslc's brother lawyer
living at Wimbledon. The Lcshcs invite
him to stay with them and he accepts their
hospitality. shortly afterward Maple ar
riyes.
While walking through the streets of Lon
don John meets an old Army friend. Sir
Arthur Frensham. who tells HIM that he
has evidence that he had been drugged by
to lead his men out of the trenches.
John imparts this bit of information to
Mr. Leslie and the latter calls a meeting at
his house of Inspector Winter of scotland
Yard, his assistant. Furneaux: Mr.. Mount
ford. Judge of the Probate Court. and Fren-
sham
Eileen reads letters which come from John
to his father and to Alistair and she is con-
frmed in her belief in John 5 innocence. She
quarrels bitterly with Alistair. and writes to
John asking him to come to InverloChtle.
On his arrival there he discovers that Con-
nngton, one of the men of his former regi-
ment. has arrived presumably to see
Altstair. and his suspicious are atain aroused
against his cousin
John meets Eileen in the village and She
tells HIM her faith Is mistaken That night
after dinner Allstalr walks down to the lake
and he IL hardly out of sight OF the house
when a police whistle disturbs the neighbor-
hood. AllStalr Is found dead the boat
house pier and presumably has been mur-
dered
Continued from Yesterdays Starr
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The car had not rounded the head of
the loch before John was ashore at
that very point, and was told of the
colonel's passing. with the seemingly
reasonable deduction that he had no
information to give.
Thus does fate ply her shuttle when
she weaves a net destined to entangle
the feet of unwary humanity. Even
when Grant was standing with his
Evening star., 1926-06-18
By Louis Tray
SYNOPSIS.

Jim Parle. Hudson Bay Company's agent
at Moose Lake, 5 greatly disturbed by a
news item in English paper announcing
the coming marriage of Ahstair Spencer
Panton to Eileen Grant and referring TO
the prospective bridegroom as the heir pre-
sumptlve of Lord Oban. whose only son.
John Bridgnorth Panton. disappeared some
years ago and whose death is about TO he
presumed by law. Parke decides to leave
Moose Lake and go back to England
Arrived at Edmonton he tells Mr. Leslie
pany. that he is John Brldgnorth Panton.
Maple. Leslie's daughter. is a sympathetic
listener to the tale and she encourages her
father to help young Panton.
In the meantime Eileen Grant Is married In
London TO Alstalr Panton. Immediately
after the ceremony she learns that John
Panton is alive and is his way 10 Eng
land to claim an Inheritance left him by
bis aunt Lord 0han. John Pantons father.
tells Eileen that his son had been dismissed
from the Army for c0wardice under fire and
drunkenness and that he is unable to forgive
4im. Eileen goes off to Inverlochtie with
Abstain as planned. but she tells him that
Evening star., 1926-06-18
INSTALLMENT LII.
A Night of Uncertainties.

~ OIL. GRANT ordered his car,
4 got out at the junction of the
main road with the lane, and
~ was distinctly shaken in his
belief that the gillie was a
credulous fool when he found the foot
marks of some animal on the surface
of the road. They were still wet. so
were easily discernible by ianplight,
and their presence lent some sort of
credence to the boys statement.
though the ftil-bloQded addition
thereto of stalking wolf was far too
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II understand that Dougal fell with
a gun in his hands, and both barrels
went off accidentally"
"Ay. Is that the way or't? Well,
well, Douglas ma brther-in-law, so
l ken fine he's a fule."
tCOpyright. 1925 by Louis Tracy
Continued Tomorrow
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Continued Tomorrow }
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

san FRANCISCO. January To-
Demand tor oranges is holding up
Weu and prices are being maintained
II from St.25 TO $40 for first quality,
medium sizes, at southern California
Shining points
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MORE NEW EQUIPMENT
is ORDERED BY B. & O.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. January J.. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has or
dered 1000 hopper cars from the
Standard Steel Car Co.. 900 hoppers
from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation
40 passenger cars from the Pullman
Car Co, IS passenger ears from The
American Car & Foundry co. and -
passenger cars from the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation.
The foregoing rolling stock is in adj
dition 10 equipment purchased at the
end of 1925 for delivery next Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
GAS CONCERNS MERGE.

NEN YORK. January 10 LPl-
Gas Equipment Corporation.
II was announced today. hes made a
70 purchase The assets and
business Of Rathbone. Sard K Go. of
Nnfora, III. manufacturers Of gas and
electric appliances. The consolidation
VIII involve new financing, probably a
preferred stock issue. which j. expect
ed 70 be offered by New York AMI
Baltimore bankers next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
RAILROADS IN GERMANY
ADOPT UNIQUE. PLAN
Shoppers Parcels Are Sent From
Department Stores to Station
Checkrooms.
SPECIAL Dispatch 10 The star,

Special Dispatch TO The star.
NEW YORK. January lJ.--The Ger
man railroads have successfully intro
duced a unique feature at their main
depot in Cologne. Through arrange
ments. made with department stores in
that city. women can now do their
shopping. and instead of being obliged
20 haul around hurdensome packages
before train time, the store has all
packages forwarded to the parcel
room at the railroad depot, where
milady can checi, out her parcels upon
presentation OF an identification tag.
uhtsinable at the department store.
The charge tor this service. accord
ing 70 the German Railroads lnforma
ton office here. Is only 20 Dfcnnig %
cents. which includes an inSura nee
linNt 10 TO 100 marks $50.
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SEAT BRINGS $145,00O.

NEW YORK. January Is jSpeciaD.--
The stock Exchange seat OF Henry
Is. Pomroy has been sold to Harold
Foley for S14J.o00; that vf Edmund ~
Lynch was sold to Mortimer 5. All
Indyer for $4,000. The last previous
sale was $40 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
BUSINESS SLUMP SEEN
FOR NEXT TWO MONTHS
Panker Declares Seasonal Condi-
tions Make Slowing Down
Inevitable.


B. the Associated pes
CLEVELAND. january l1.-Solne-
thing OF q SLOWING down OF business l.
Inevitable during The next Two months.
says the business bulletin Of the Cleve-
land Trust Co, edited by Leonard y.
AYERS. vice president OF tho bank.
The crops have been marketed. The
holiday trade is behind Us. Building
construction is no longer 50 highly
seasonal an industry as il Used To be,
but it still i true that there i much
loss building going OF during the win
Ter than in the other seasons Of the
year. \ similar situation exists in the
automobile industry. In all the north
EN- part OF the country highway con
&:luction and repair are suspended
aud railroad trafii" i much reduced
during the cold season. Lake traffic is
of a necessity AT a S,andStill and coast
wise shipping i, carried on undo diff
rcultie$ and in reduced volume. Tuur-
il travel by land aud hy sea i rel,-
lively small"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
STOCK ISSUE REFUSED.

BOSTON, January 10 IP).-The
State Public Utilities Commission today
refused the Boston & Maine Railroad
permission to issue $4,000 900 of
priority stock in connection with the
plan of the railroad for financial reor-
gantzation. The company was re-
quested to furnish further Informal
ton 8 TO how the proceeds of the pro
posed issue would be expended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
RADIO RETAIL SALES
$450,0OO, 900 IN 1925
More Money Spent on Batteries
Than for Complete Sets, Lat
est Survey Shows.
SPECIAL Dispatch 10 The Star.

NEW YORK. January l5.-The
radto audience in the United States al
the opening of 1926 totals 20 ,00O, 900.
q survey Just completed by Radio Re
failing shows. The number of re-
ceiTers in use is calculated at 1000
ooo. The total retail value of all radio
equipment sold during 1925 is esti.
mated at S45O,000, 900. Sales were di-
nlueu as follows: Complete sets, $780,
100000: accessories and renlacements
including a" "B" and "C' batteries.
>-oo,oOu,0o0. and parts. $4,000 900.
Sales OF complete radio sets in 1927
totaled 100000, loudspeakers, 1000
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600; headsets, 100000, and vacuum
tubes, &C. 600, 900. The inventory of the
industry indicates that there are 1000
radio manufacturers in the country:
| 900 radio jobbers, and $1,000 radio re
tailers.
It is estimated that there are $50
900 radio sets now in USE on farms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

CHICAGO. January IJ.--Cold stor-
tGc holdings Of butter dropped during
The last month from a 154 600 pounds
20 12.'0S.00o. which compared with
50 ,5Si, 900 on hand q year ago. Amer
lean cheese holdings fell from 66. 49,
900 10 JS,.'4S zoe pounds for the month.
case eggs III storage are l,617 900
dozen, compared with 50 1856 .Oee last
month.
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PliILA DELPIIA, January 10, r.
About $1,000 tons OF Holland bri.
quettes are nov ailoaI for this port.
The cargo will he distributed by Il
number of local retail coal dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15

An alligator weighing 1000 pounds
consumes 40 pounds Of meat daily
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WILL INCREASE STOCK.

NEW YORK, January Is R).-The
Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation
has notified the New York Stock Elk.
change of a proposed increase in au-
thorized common stock from 200 900
shares to 100000.
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NEW ORLEANS. January To-
January clearance sales OF department
stores are turning out the best in
Years. with gains of 13 to % per cent
as compared TO those of q year ago.
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FURNITURE FACTORIES
IN S15,0OO,OOO MERGER
Company Has Many Plants in East
and Plans for Expansion
in West.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The 4 ssOclated PIECE.
NEW YORK. January Io.-Forfna-
ton OF the Federal Furniture Fac
tories, Inc, a Sl5 900 900 combination
of the Carolina Wood Products Co.,
Asheville y. G.; the Federal Furniture
Factories, Hoboken, y. J.. and the
Irving Furniture Factories Of this
city IS announced. The company has
been Incorporated under the laws Of
Dels ware. Warehouses and assembling
plants are located III Cleveland, De
troit, Pittsburgh, Chicago. New York
Boston, Scranton. Philadelphia, Brook
Ign, Newark and Hartford. Others
will he established in important
Western cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-15
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

MADISON. Wis. January 15.-The
northern Wisconsin tobacco pool an
nounces that 10000 pounds of tobacco
day are being received and that
this viii be increased
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
The State of Ohio. Morgan County,
Common Pleas Court
SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION
Anna Miller, plaintiff
Charles Mosier, ct al, defendants

case NO. 5426
/ Notice is hereby given, that on Sat-
urday, the 22nd day of January, "A.
D.. 1927, at the hour of one o'clock p.
M, l will offer for sale at public auc-
in McConnelsville, Ohio, the following
real estate, situate in the county of
Morgan and State of Ohio. and in the
Township of Homer, to-wit:
One tract of land consisting of six
parcels and being bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
Parcel one Being ub-division 9 of
Section %. Town and Range 1S, con-
tanning 4O.SS acres. being the same
lands conveyed to c. w. Mosier and
c. l. .Mosier by c. J. Wooley and wife
by deed, May 5rd. 1890.
Parcel two Being situated in T Z, r
F, 13, and Section %, of Ohio Company
purchase commencing at the south
west corner of said section thence S.
"a degrees. f. 1920 chains to the
middle of Mountville pike, for place
of beginning; thence "a degrees,
e 691 chains; thence n 85 IA de.
grees, w 5.S1 chains; thence ga
degrees, w 2.41 chains to the middle
of said pike thence down the pike S.
AZ ga degrees, e 1882 chains, to the
place of beginning. containing 2.70
| II of said Section %.
Parcel three Being situated in t 7,
r IS. and Section 23, commencing at
the northwest corner of Section 49,
| thence south Al chains; thence south
| 53.56 chains: thence w. 6.35 chains to
a stake in the public road for place
of beginning; thence north SO 1-2 de-
grees, II 65.46 rods to a corner of
road; thence north "a degrees, w 1888
rods to place of beginning containing
Z acres, more or less.
Parcel four: Being situated in Sec
| tion 23. r z, and r 13. containing
| acres, more or less.
| Parcel five: Beginning at the north
| east corner of the tract of land decided
to James Daugherty by Martha Clay
! ton; thence north 9 rods to A planted
stone; thence "a rods west to stone;
| thence 8 rods to a stone; then east "a
! rods to the place of beginning con-
| tanning 5 acres, more or less, being
Sub division 20, of said Section %.
| Parcel six: Being situated in Sec
| tion %, T 8, and Range 13, containing
II acres more or less, being Sub-divis-
ion 81 of said Section 23
! Appraised at $1,850.0O.
Said premises to be sold as the prop
| erty of the parties to the above action,
| on an order of sale in Partition from
the Common Pleas Court of Morgan
County, Ohio, and to me directed as
| Sheriff of said county
Terms of sale: Cash.
| Given under my hand this 23d day
of December. 1926.
| GEO. f. KENNARD,
| Sheriff of Morgan County, Ohio.
Chas. II. Foutss Atty. 2Sd5
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
DISASTERS

Jan. 2-Disastrous floods prevalent
throughout western Europe and IN
Jan. 1s-Ninety-one men killed by
coal mine explosion near Wilburton.
Okla.
Feb 17-snowslide destroyed min
ing camp near Bingham, Utah; 10
Feb 25-Tornado in Arkansas and
Mississippi killed ten persons
April 7-oil tank fields at San Luis
loss Of about s1S,ooO,Ooo:
April S-Forty men killed by ex-
plosions on two oil tank steamers near
New Orleans.
April 11--Twenty five seamen burned
Port Arthur, Texas
May 2emcycIone sne and tidal wave in
June 13-Disastrous storms In Illi-
nois and Iowa.
june 24-pisastrous floods in Ger
many and Mexico, hundreds being
drowned in latter country.
June 2s-Earthquake in Sumatra
killed 2s3 persons
July 5-More than 400 killed by an
other earthquake in Sumatra.
July 1O->Naval ammunition depot at
Lake Denmark, N. j., struck by light
ming, was destroyed by explosions and
FIRE. fire. osa sbons
July 14-Twenty killed in hotel fire
at Twilight Park in the Catskills.
Aug. 25-Twenty five killed in storm
that swept southern louisiana
Aug. 26-Forty -four men killed by
mine explosion at Clymer, Pa.
Aug. 31-Earthquake in the Azores
wrecked city of Horta; "a killed.
Sept 3-Sixteen men killed by mine
explosion at Tehona, Okla.
Sept. 5-Twenty- killed in train
wreck near Leadville, Colo.
Fifty perished in fire in cinema hall
at DrumcoIlogher, Ireland
Sept 12-Disastrous foods In six
middle western states.
Sept. 1S-Terriflc hurricane swept
lower east coast of Florida, passing
across state and gulf to Pensacola.
About 500 persons killed and property
losses in Miami and elsewhere amount
Sept. 2S-Vera Cruz, Mexico. and
vicinity badly damaged by hurricane.
Oct 3-Serious floods in Illinois, Kan
sas and Oklahoma.
Oct. Twenty eight men killed by
mine explosion at lockwood, Tenn.
Oct. 2O-Hurricane swept Cuba, kill
ing 600 and doing $1oo,Ooo,OO0 damage
to property.
Oct. 22-Earthquake in Armenia de-
stroyed Leninakan and twelve other
towns; 600 killed
Nov. 3--Fifty-one men killed by cave
In of iron mine at lshpeming, Mich,
Nov. 6-Typhoon in Philippines killed
|, several hundreds.
Nov. 19-Sixteen men killed by ex-
plosion on tanker at Baltimore.
Nov. 25-Tornado killed about so per-
sons in Louisiana. Arkansas and Mis-
souri,.
Dec. 9-Twenty-nine men killed by
mSne explosion at Princeton, Ina.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
NEUROLOGY

Jan. Mai. Gen. w. Fl. Hart, quar-
termaster general of the army,
Jan. lS-Mgr. J. T. y tarreIi: vicar
general of the Virginia Catholic dio-
Jan. 2s-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium.
Jan. Pert. Rev. Joseph 3 Glass,
Jan. 27-Viscount Kato, premier OF
Jan. SOW. L. George. English au-
Jan. s1-George v. Hobart. musical
Feb. Wv. M. Wood, former presi-
dent of American Woolen company
suicide
Feb s-Brig Gen. e. J. McClernand.
retired, in Washington.
Feb 11-W c. Bobbs of 1ndianap-
oils, president Bobbs Merrill Publish
Feb. is~Henry Holt, publisher and
author, in New York.
Feb. 17-Archbishop ]. F. Cieplak
Feb. 2G-Dr. James A Israel. world
famous German surgeon
Archbishop Roy of Quebec. Catholic
prtmate of Canada
March ii-Leopoid schepp, financier
and philanthropist In New York.
Henry sherman BoYteli. former min.
W March is-Edward wyllis scripps
publisher. in Monrovia bay, Liberia.
dent Chicago & Western Indiana rail-
road, in Hinsdale, Ill.
March 20--Dowager Queen Louise OF
Denmark.
sity of Chicago professor.
March 28-Dr. George Snow Isham.
leading Chicago surgeon.
Rt. Rev Edward d. Kelly, ID. D..
bishop OF the Catholic diocese OF
Grand Rapids.
March 2s-Louis Philippe. duke of
Orleans. and pretender to the throne
of France.
April "A. q. McIlwaine, noted in
suranos man. In Hartford. Conn.
August Thyssen. German steel mag
nate.
April 9-Henry Miller, veteran actor
manager, in New York.
April 11--Luther Burbank, world
famous horticulturist, at Santa Rosa,
Calf. ,
April 14--otto Stark, landscape
painter, In Indianapolis.
April 20-Ogden T. McClurg of Chi
cago, publisher and explorer.
April 2S-Joseph Pennell, American
April 2S---Ellen Key, Swedish writer.
April 27-Marshal kawamura of Ja-
pan, hero of Battle of MuSden.
April 2S-Miss Jeffreys Lewis, Amer
April 3O---F. d. countiss, retired Chi
| cago financier.
| May 3-Oscar S. Straus, former am
! bassador to Turkey, in New York.
| Prince Victor Napoleon, B0napartist
| pretender TO throne of France,
May 6--Howard Van Doren Shaw OF
/ Chicago, noted architect.
May S--Rida Johnson Young, Ameri-
| can playwright.
May 9-Benjamin B. Odell former
| governor of New York
| May 10--Alton b. Parker. Democratic
| candidate for Presidency in 1904. In
New York.
/ May I3--John r. King, former Re-
/ publican leader in Connecticut.
4 May 15--Mrs. Christine Nelson
| Dreier. American contralto, in Chicago.
May 1s--Mohammed VI ex-sultan OF
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
DOMESTIC

IAN. 4--House passed post office-
1900. 900.
Ian. il-House passed Interior de-
pt rtment bill appropriatlng $226. 500, 900.
an. l2--Senate by vote of Al to 3s
se ted Gerald r. Nye of North Dakota.
AN. lS-Army board of review APP
p' we'd conviction of Col William
N chell.
an. 26--Senate adopted Swanson res
ei ations to world court resolution.
iaugen co operative marketing bill
an. 27-Ssnate by vote of 76 to IT
r sed resolution for American ad"
u ence to world court.
AN. SO--Ssnate passed corn sugar
endment to pure food laws.
E'eb. s-Senate adopted repeal of pub
-tty provision OF revenue law.
Feb l0--Senate voted TO repeal all
es on automobiles. admissions and
a - and estates. cutting revenue
i 5000, 900 more.
'eb. l2-Senate passed It's tax bill,
r ucing federal revenue $456, 600 600,
y olutions for making inaugurauon
d in January and convening Of CON
g. ss two months after election.
iouse passed omnibus public build
ins bill carrying s166,00o, 900,
.'eb. l6-Army and navy bills, with
Gad senate separately.
p'eb. 19--Senate and house conferees
ageed on tax bill with cut Of $Ss7,sli.-
02p
FEB. 2s-House accepted conferences
- aort on tax bill S6t to 90. r.s,Snad
ftom shipping board
b'eb. z4-Senate approved new tax ~
aarcB 1@nnitsd stafAa sunnsua
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
PUREBRED POULTRY FOR sAr.R

Purebred Barron Strain White
Leghorn pullets ready to lay, $1.25
each. Owens Strain Rhode Island
Reds pullets ready to lay, $1.40
each. Thompson's Strain Barred
Rock pullets ready to lay, $1.40
each. Brown Leghorn pullets OF the
Everlay Strain ready to lay, $1.35
each. Sheppard Strain Ancona pull
lets ready to lay $1.35 each. Young
cock birds ready for service, any
breed, listed above. So each. Baby
chicks, one day old of any breed
listed above, $11 hundred. All
purebred stock.
We pay postage charges on all
baby chicks, and express charges on
pullets in lots of one dozen or more.
Lots of less than one dozen pullets,
customer pays express.
Orders booked now for baby
chicks for shipment any date in
winter, spring or summer.
Must be paid in full before
shipment.
FULGHUM HATCHERY
Girard, Ohio 18n2O
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30

mission denied 5 per cent freight rate
advance to Western railroads.
Oct American Federation of La
Dor convention opened in Detroit.
Oct. 7-Federation of Labor voted to
organize the automobile industry
Oct. 8-German-Australian and Kos
mos shipping companies merged with
the Hamburg American line into q
31,000,000 shipping combine, with
total tonnage of $4,000.
Nov. 23-United States Supreme court
upheld conviction of Chicago district
restrain interstate commerce.
Dec. New railroad arbitration
board gave eastern conductors and
trainmen ia per cent wage increase.
Dec. 16-United States Steel corpora
tion declared a 40 per cent stock divi-
dend.
Dec. 31-Frederick D. Underwood re-
tired as president OF the ERIE ran
road, being succeeded by John ]. Ber-
net.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-12-30
INDUSTRIAL

Jan. l1-Supreme court held uncon.
stitutional prohibitive tax on put and
CALI trading on boards of trade.
Feb. l-Trainmen on Eastern roads
asked wage increase of 81 a day.
Feb, 12--Anthracite coal strike end
ed by signing Of flve-year contract;
wages not raised, check-off not men
toned.
Feb, 16--Twelve thousand fur work
ers of New York struck.
March 2-Interstate commerce com
mission rejected Van Sweringen plan
for merger of Nickle Plate, Chesapeake
& Ohio, Hooking Valley, Pere Mar
quette and Erie railroads.
March 15-Announcement Of $4,000,
600 merger of Is quarry companies in
limestone district around Bedford and
Bloomington, Ind.
June 1--Charles r. Howard of Chi
cage elected president of International
Typographical union, defeating J. M
Lynch.
June s--Eastern railroads rejected
trainmen's demand for 20 per cent
wage increase.
July 1--Iorty thousand garment
workers OF New York struck.
Iuly 16==lntsrstate aommArce COM