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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04
BOYD ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Ennis and
children who have been visiting rel
atives in this vicinity for the past
week left Sunday for their home at
Casper.
A large crowd attended the dance
given by the Farmers Union at the
hall here Friday night.
A program and pie social was given
by the pupils of the Selmes district
Saturday eve.
Mrs. Jean Lambert and John Boyd
motored to Billings Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson
Myrtle Cassidy, Mack Anderson, T
0. Berg and Iona Niece motored tC
Roberts Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Davis and daugh
ter were callers at Bridger Sunday.
L. S. Kirkhart and son motored tt
Fromberg Sunday. They were accom-
panied home by Mrs. Kirkhart who
has been visiting at the Howard Tay-
lor home for few days.
A number from here attended the
dance at Joliet Saturday given by the
Odd Fellow lodge.
Mrs. Jane Betz who has been visit
ing relatives at Billings for the past
few weeks returned home Sunday.
Miss Mildred Alden spent the week
end with relatives at Joliet.
Russell Robertson who teaches the
Weast school was a caller at the
Anderson home Monday.
c. F. Wood of Billings was caller
in the vicinity Tuesday for the pur-
pose of casting his vote.
The Harry Ross sale Saturday was
we'll attended and things brought 8
fairly good price.
The Misses Jenny Tuggle and Mil
bred Alden were dinner guests at thu
F. C. Davis home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Cruel and sol
were business callers at Joliet Mon
day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Yes, they had the mo hanna" idea
even back in the days when knights
were bold and troubadours were bold
er. Our popular song was filched from
some ten or twelve different sources,
as vaudeville artists have demonstrat-
ed to audiences the world over. Plag-
iarism exists in the best of families
and it existed in the Daniel family in
the person of Arnaut-Arnaut Daniel
troubadour laureate at the court of
Richard Occur de Lion.
Arnaut Daniel, a noble of Riberac,
was the acknowledged troubadour fav-
orite of the king. Like all favorites he
excited envy and jealousy among
others not so fortunate and challenges
tc the champion were not infrequent.
One challenge in particular is inter-
esting because of the result.
A certain ambitious troubadour
boosted before Richard that he COM
posed better poem than Arnaut. Ar
naut accepted the challenge and the
match was on.
The king confined the poets to sep
arate rooms for a certain time at the
end of which they were to recite their
compositions before the court. Arnaut
usually versatile, found that his in
spiration totally failed him at this
crucial moment.
However, if inspiration failed him,
luck did not. From his room he could
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

The home of DR.. and Mrs. j. W.
Reed was the scene of merry dinner
party Thursday evening, compliment
tary to Miss Frances Christian, of
Billings. Covers were laid for Mr..
and Mrs. A. F. Christian, the Misses
Frances Christian, Marion Oakley,
Dorothy Trip, Margaret Walen, Lu-
ellie Williams, and Naomi Youst and
Buford Youst, Myrel Greenshields
Francis Gelhouse, and the host and
hostesses. The evening was spent
playing cards.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

High wages is said to fail to attract
labor to the farms, but perhaps it
would come if they would have free
movie show down at the cross roads
every night.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Miss Genevieve harrington entertain
ed very delightfully."- Saturday even
ing at her home, the evening being
spent in dancing and cards. Cider was
served during the evening and at a
late hour delicious lunch. The guests
were Misses Mayme Wright, Margaret
Whalen, Lucille Williams, Marion
Oakley, Dorothy Trip, Muriel Graham
and Sarah Mcneil and Myrel Green
shields, Francis Gelhous, Tom Olcott,
William Romek, Edgar Beadle, Henry
Freeman, Bill Tweedie and Buford
Yost.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

While working with threshing ma
chine Monday morning, Eugene Kel-
sey injured his arm severely. He was
trying to adjust the idler of the belt,
when his arm was caught in the ma
chine, breaking one bone of the fore
arm and tearing the other out of
place. He was brought to town for
immediate attention and it was found
necessary to give general anaesthet-
ic to reduce the dislocation. 1t will be
several weeks before he will be able
to use his arm.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

The masquerade ball given Friday
evening by the high school was we'll
attended. A large number were mask
ed in attractive costumes. The first
prizes went to Mrs. Morris Sconfenza
and Miss Frances Sconfenza, they be-
ing dressed to represent maggie and
Jiggs". The second prize went to
Miss Margaret Walen.
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Agnes Young, who has been i'll the
past week is again able to be in school.
0. J. Higham of Belfry spent Fri
day here attending to business.
Tom Brown, of Billings, made his
weekly call here Monday afternoon.
DR.. c.. E. Beltzer was in town Mon
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lindsay are the
parents of a baby girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Gardner were
in Red Lodge Sunday evening.
Ray Smith, of Billings, spent the
week end at the Gardner home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Allen, of Rec
Lodge passed through town Sunday
A. F. Christiani, DR.. J. w. Reed an(
Mrs. Reed were in Red Lodge Satur
day.
Robert Oliver, of North Dakota wa!
calling on Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Fostel
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Murray ant
family were in Red Lodge Sunda.
evening.
Miss Frances Christiani returned t.
Billings Saturday after spending sew
eral DAYS at the A. F. Christian home
Les Soulsby and Joe Soulsby LET
Thursdy for Leigh where they hav
employment.
Ned Townsend spent Saturday ev
ening at the James O'Shea ranch nea
Roberts.
Misses Helen Meyer, Marion an
Georgine Eckloe attended baske
social at Clark Saturday evening.
Mrs. Anna Saysell was a Dime
guest at the Pryde home Friday ever
ing.
Mrs. G. P. Keyes and Mrs. job
Donley were visiting with friends
town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns, of Re
; Lodge were guests at Peter Prydt
. Saturday.
Mary Freebury, of Belfry spent Il
!. week end here as the guest of Janet
! Young.
Mrs. Anne Saysell, of Newburg, I;
.. spent the past week at the ALI
! Young home. She left Sunday f
. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pryde, Will al
/ Jean Pryde and Miss Mary SEQ
were shoppers in Red Lodge last Mo
! day evening.
/ Ed Gents returned home Sund;
from Shoup, Ida, where he has be
the past ten days attending to bu'
ness.
! Misses Blanche Vedel and Doroth
Foster and Tom Mcbride and Claren
Wadsworth attended the show in R
. Lodge Sunday evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04
Bear Creek
Items.
Especial to The News)

The boys of the seventh and eighth
grades entertained the girls of the
same grades Friday evening at mas
querade party given at the Lamport
hotel. They were chaperoned by Mrs.
]. G. Forney. jeanette Young receiv-
ed first prize for the best costume, be-
ing dressed in Scotch kits. Norville
Besinque received second prize, dress
ed as an Indian and Jean Pryde a
prize for the funniest costume. The
evening was spent playing various
games.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Moore and
daughter, Lucille, of Billings, were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. P.
Hamrick Sunday evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Robert Marcus, of Nenna, Alaska,
gave an interesting lecture Sunday
evening in the Lodge Temple hall on
his work among the Eskimoes. He
illustrated his talk with slides and OBJ
jects of wearing apparel. Mr.. Marcus
represents the Presbyterian Board of
Home Missions. He was accompanied
by A. H. Bessire of Powell, Wyo.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Milo Walker, of Bridger and two
other companions were bruised and
slightly cut when thrown out of car
Sunday evening. On approaching the
railroad crossing east Of town the
driver failed to see the turn and the
car left the road turning over sew
eral times landing in the swamp by
the side of the road. The car was
badly damaged.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

R. M. Lord left Monday afternoon
for Minneapolis where he will attend
the National meeting of the Peoples
Cooperative association. He expetcs
to be gone ten days.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Gardner and son,
Horton, motored to Billings Wednes-
day erturning the following day. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. F. G.
Morgan, who will remain here several
days.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mesdames John Hamilton and Mrs.
William Beeney entertained Monday
evening at a delightful Halloween
party at the Lamport hotel. The
evening was spent in music and cards.
The event was complimentary to the
local teachers. The guests of the
evening were the Misses Margaret
Walen, Lucille Williams, Sarah Nc
Neil, Genevieve harrington, Mayme
Wright, Marion Oakley, Dorothy
Trip, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. F. Seig-
friedt, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Murray,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mcneil, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old Bolton, Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Nc
Corkle, Buford Youst, Myrel Green
shields and Francis Gelhous.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Miss Lucille Lodge entertained at a
Halloween party Tuesday evening.
The guests were the Misses Eggie,
Fogleman, Mcdonald, Anderson, and
Hartwig and Mr.. Williams.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mrs. Frank Johnson entertained at
dinner Sunday. Covers were laid for
Mrs. Ed Soulsby, Art Soulsby, Gene
Landers, Elizabeth Mcneil, Mrs. Joe
Soulsby, Mrs. Les Soulsby, and Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mrs. Ben Foster, and daughter, Dor
othea, Mrs. J. G. Forney and daugh-
ter, Helen were guests of Mrs. John
Reinhart Sunday.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mrs. w. F. Proudlock spent several
days last week at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. P H. Gardner. She returned
Sunday to Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Townsend and
son, Bobby, and P. H. Gardner were
in Roberts Friday on business.
Mrs. Alex Hawthorne and Mrs.
Dave Hawthorne were shoppers in
Red Lodge Saturday.
Mrs. John Hamilton and Mrs. Ned
Laird and John Hunter were in Red
Lodge Monday afternoon.
Mesdames Gale Fossberg, Frank
Daughtery and Glenn Lodge were
shopping in Red Lodge Saturday.
Miss Barbara Sanderson, of Red
Lodge spent the week end at the pa
rental home in Washoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lodge were
shoppers in Red Lodge Saturday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Joyce and family
were in town Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs John Rankin were in
Red Lodge Saturday on business.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

The Jocye home at Washoe was the
scene of a lovely Halloween party Sat-
urday evening, when Mrs. Joe Joyce
entertained number Of her friends.
Beautiful decorations were used
throughout the house appropriate to
Halloween. The evening was spent
playing various games and at mid
night a dainty lunch was served by
the hostess assisted by Mrs. John
Kane. Misses Lillian and Lucille
Lodge presided at the coffee urn. The
guests included Mesdames Harry
Thorn, Les Thorn, Robert Clark, James
Boyer, Glen Lodge, Frank Daugherty,
Gale Fossberg, James Lodge, O..
Lodge, John Rankin, John Sanderson,
Tom Good, Floyd Williams, Bardine
Williams, John McKetchum, T. C.
Pound, George Six, c. E. Better, Ed
Morgan, Ole Nelson, John Frankovich,
John Kane, and Robert Smith and the
Misses Mary McNish, Mary Sommer-
vile, Lillian Lodge and Lucille Lodge.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Irene Brown is ill this week with
measles.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

A special meeting of the Woman's
club was held Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. T. E. Frasure 1t was
decided to hold food sale on Tuesday
at the Peoples COOPERATIVE store, it
being election day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Miss Ursula Janskovich spent the
week end at the parental home here.
Miss Janskovich is now supervisor at
the Hardin hospital.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Frasure enter
tanned at dinner Monday evening.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Lamport, Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Musgrave, Charles Frasure and
George Fucker.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Misses Blanche Vedel and Dorothea
Foster and Tom Mcbride and Clarence
Wadsworth attended the show in Red
Lodge Sunday evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Agnes Young, who has been i'll the
past week is again able to be in school.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Ed Gents returned home Sunday
from Shoup, Ida, where he has been
the past ten days attending to bust
ness.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

0. J. Higham of Belfry spent Fri
day here attending to business.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Pryde, Will and
Jean Pryde and Miss Mary Scott
were shoppers in Red Lodge last Mon
day evening.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mrs. Anne Saysell, of Newburg, Ia,
spent the past week at the Alex
Young home. She left Sunday for
home.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mary Freebury, of Belfry spent the
week end here as the guest of Janette
Young.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Tom Brown, of Billings, made his
weekly call here Monday afternoon.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs John Rankin were il
Red Lodge Saturday on business.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1926-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Burns, Of Red
Lodge were guests at Peter Prydes
Saturday.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, May 20 United States
!pepaFtment of AGriculture).-IIogs
Receipts. 10000 head: Slow: mostlv IN
cents higher to shippers. yard traders
and few small killers; bulk, 240 TO 325
pound butchers. 13.G5a14.15: majority
desirable 90 To 80 pound weight
I4.1daI+.'6; good and choice, 1SO
pounds down. largely 14G5al4.75: tor
on lfo To $50 pounds. 1880; bulk.
packing SoWs, 12.90a13. 10: select kill.
lnG pl2S up to 1900: heavyweight
hogs. l3.40a1415; medium. 13 90a14 go:
llSht. l@.N0a l4.75; light light, 13.9Oa
l4.Ao, packing sows. 12.65a13.15:
slaughter pigs, 14.25a15.00.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head: year
lins steer trade fairly active: steady
TO strong matured steers slow; sew
eral loads Of heavies, early, 9.5Oa9. rs.
some held above 1000; best yearlings.
1910: lightweight heiferS. upward to
$50; she stock relatively scarce:
helfers strong to higher: fat COWS.
strong; Gamers and cutters steady,
hui!S uneven: mostly steady: after.
early flash vealers mostly % To so
lower; lightweight showing maximum
decline: bulk, to packers. II .00a12. 80.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; fat
lambs generally firm: sheep steady;
bulk, desirable clippers. l5.25al5. so;
rev to outsiders upward to 1915:
heaVy clipped COlorados, 14.75: two
doubles Of California springers. aver
aging around 67 pounds. 1850. with
one single out: one car CALIFORNIA;
with 100 out, 1850: average Wright
around 90 pounds: odd lots of fat ewes
|3oaSoo. according to weight and
quality.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BONDL|ST Strong;
RA|LSARE ACTIVE
Foreign Group Not So Firm.
Some Few InduStriaIS
Also Weak.
BY GEORGE 4. HUGHES.
IN 10 The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 20.-Bonds We're
strong today, with the exception of
the foreign group and two or three
industrials, where special conditions
affected the price. The greater activity
was in the higher yielding group, rails
and fractions.
The leaders in the rail group were
the New Haven issues and in the
traction group, the Brooklyn-M -Manhat-
tan 6s The latter were taken in large
blocks above 96, evidently on invest
ment buying. Very few bonds with
per cent coupons. selling below par
and still with high margin of safety.
are available at this stage of the
advance.
The same argument was used in
favor of the two New Haven per
cent obligations, the convertible 6S of
194S and the secured Us of l9i9. The
first named was the favorite today.
The lower coupon New Haven bonds.
the 312S and As. originally debentures.
but now secured under the refundinS
mortgage, were also in demand. Few
sales appeared on the tape, but there
We're untitled bids for large amounts
on the floor of the exchange,
The buying in the Erooklyn-Man'
haitian issues spread to other New
York City fractions of a more specu-
iative type New York Railways
prior lien "A" 6s, Third Avenue ad-
juStmentS and Interboro IS stamped
and unstamped went higher. Among
the rails. St Louis San Francisco in
comes were very strong. Missouri
Pacific general As maintained their re-
cent gains, and more interest was
taken in Western Maryland As. Chi
cago and Alton 3s were bought on the
belief that no matter what happened
TO the junior issues their position was
assured in the reorganization. The
low coupon rate and the first mort
gage security were sufficient guar
antees of that. They duplicated their
recent high at 10.
In the strictly investment class,
New York Edison 6l2s made q new
high for the year, and there were
fractional advances in American Tele-
phone and Telegraph 512s and in
American Smelling and Refining 5s.
Montevideo IS We're the feature OF
the foreign group, making new
high for all time at 102. Brazil issues
yielded somewhat, but as a rule South
American obligations were firm.
European bonds continued heavy,
with Poland SIS having another set
back.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Bids for Equipment Trusts.

A new department will be made by
the Western Maryland Railway in the
forthcoming sale of $2,500.000 serial 3
per cent equipment trust certificates.
In this instance the issue will be
awarded to the highest bidder instead
of being sold to the company's fiscal
agents without competitive bidding.
as previously has been the case. The
proceeds of the sale of these securities
will be used to pay, in part, for 1900
freight cars.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
WHEAT PRICES SOAR
ON EASTERN BUYING
Liverpool Market Displays Unex-
pected Strength in Today's Deal
ings-Corn Higher
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, May 20.-F'ree buying
here on the part Of houses with East
ern connections gave a decided early
lift to wheat prices today. Starting
q to , higher. the market
soon made Il material further advance,
with indications pointing a large ex-
port business and with the Liver
pool market displaying unexpected
strength. Corn, oats and provisions
were also firmer. corn opening a to q
up and scoring additional gain.
Foreigners We're credited with TAX
ing an active hand i'll the buying of
future deliveries of wheat today here.
but cool weather in the Northwest
tended TO exercise somWhat Of a mod
Grating influence on general specula-
tive buyers. In connection with the
foreign buying, ii was reported that
English flour mills have resumed
grinding, and that British stocks OF
wheat are being depleted. owing to
small receipts. ON the other hand. re
ports from crop observers regarding
Spring wheat conditions were peSsi-
miStIC. especially as to South Dakota.
one expert wired that the South Da-
k0td CROP prospects We're getting
poorer each day, part would not aver
age halt It stand. and that late ger
minated wheat is dying for lack of
moisture
Evening star., 1926-05-20
EXCHANGE TO PROBE
REPORT ON HUDSON
Ticker Enormously Carried Note
That No Special Dividend Ac-
ton Was Taken Today.
By the Associated Pre-, :

NEW YORK. May 20.-The busi
ness conduct committee OF the New
York stock lAchan@e today began an
informal inveetigatipn Of the circunl-
stances surrounding the erroneous
publication on financial news tickers
"i a report, ha%-d on information al
le@"t TO have been supplied by a
member Of the exchange, that the
directors If the Hudson Motor Car co
had declared only the regular divi-
dend.
Due 10 rather general belief that a
special dividend distribution was
Hk"lI. Hudson common was selling on
the NeW York Stock Exchange be
tween $50 and &6l a share when the
directors We're in session in Detroit
Inc simultaneous publication on the
uekcrs that only the regular dividend
was declared brought forth q furry OF
Seli!n% which Scnt the stock down to
~. As soon aS the erroneous repor,
was corrected, - minutes later. and
II became known that the regular divi-
dend had been raised from 75 to S7Is
cents quarterly and that Il stock divi
dend Of 20 per cent had been declared
the stock quickly snapped back above
I'll ana soon mounted to G3a4. or A.
points above last nights final quota.
ton.
p to l:3o pm. about 200. 900 shares
% the stock had been traded in. or
more than one-fourth OF the total b1Isi
ness ol lhe exchange in that period.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
PLATE GLASS PRODUCTION

NEW YORK. May 90 P.-April
production of plate glass in the
United States declined to 1925, 1865
square feet compared with II GIG 1893
square feet in March. says a report
of the Plate Glass Manufacturers of
America.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BIG CAR ORDER

NEW YORK. May 20 OP).-Ameri
can Car and Foundry has an order
for 800 50ton automobile cars from
the WeatherfOrd Mineral Wells and
the Northwestern Railway.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. May 20 tD.--Foreign
exchanges steady. Quotations lin
centsl: Great Britain--Demand, 4S6
cables. 4S61a: 60-day bills on banks,
lS2l. France Demand, 3.01: cables.
3.olIa. Italy-Demand, 3.SS; cables,
$40.
Demand Belgium. 3.0l; Germany
$3.50: Holland, 40.1S; Norway, 21.64
sweden, 26.75; Denmark, 26.25; Swift
2erland, 193412; Spain, 14.4Sl4: Greece,
l.32h Poland, 900; Czechoslovakia,
2.96; JugOslavia, 1.7612; Austria.
t4.125; Rumania. 81; Argentina, 1912;
Brazil. 14.75: Toxic, 46.S7i2: Shanghai,
12.125 Montreal, l00.03is.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
SPECIAL DIVIDEND

NEW YORK. May 20 UP.-Inger-
soil Rand Co. declared Il special div
idend of 81 a share on the common
stock and the semi-annual dividend of
SO a share on the preferred. both pay
able July 1 to stock of record June 10.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
WALL STREET BRIEFS

NEW YORK May 20 LP).-Stock-
holders OF Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Corporation We're informed by Harry
F. Sinclair, chairman. at the annual
meeting yesterday that the company
never had been in better condition
and that net earrings for the first four
months of 1926 had risen 10 S9.310,-
900. in comparison with $5.t6@.000 in
the corresponding period of 1925.
The company's expansion in gaSc-
line production was emphasized NOR"
than 205, 100000 gallons having Eeeu
made in the four months, iii contr2 -
To 1873 900 900 gallons year ago. ItS
net crude oil production also increased
to 3,775, 900 barrels, against 2,l49 .0G1
barrels.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
BONDS ARE CALLED.

NEW YORK, May 90 R.-The
Cuba Co. has called for redemption
on July l its sinking fund 6 per
cent bonds, due January /. 1895, at
1913 and accrued interest.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Quotations furnished by Redmond Co

Dividend rates as given in the above table
ar tne annual cash payments based on the
iattst quarterly or half yearly DECLARATIONS.
Jniess otherwise noted. extra or special divi
centls are not included.
PAID this year. no regular rate: Or
Extra. sPayable in preferred stock. tPlus
4go in stock payable / % quarterly; fPlus
q a in stock payable u 20 quarterly.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
ELECTED OFFICERS.

NEW YORK. May 20 R.-G. 3.
Holt and r. NJ. Stauffen have been
elected additional vice presidents of
Associated Dry Goods. Other offiOeFB
were reelected.