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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18

ditlon To which many Sontjnicntalists
would like 10 reduce the United
States.
The rest. including tho downfall
"f Pcrsia's greatness, "aa 2a't.r.4l aaa
inevitable
Jesse Nctcalf, Il WOODEN merchant.
will hunt giant lizards. twenty two
feet long that fight with their tails
and cal raw meat, including raw wool
en- merchants If they can get them.
In the days OF st, Georgc and the
dragon that would have been exciting
and the wooden merchant would have.
been compelled TO cut off the lizards
fail with his own sword. Now, stand
ing far off. he viii shat:cr the rep
tiles head with an eXplosixA bullet,
or hire natives to trap the monsters.
which live ON the Island Of komodo, in
the Dutch East Indies.
There il little romance left when
you hunt lizards and Lions b. auto
mobiles.
Louis sejbold investigating the cost
Of living IN cities shows that every in
habitant Of Greater New York pays
$3.50 a year for city government.
That seems high, but the cost is high
or in Chicago. Pittsburgh and Balti-
more.
New York state takes $l4.i5 and
national taxes takes S3I45 from each
in habitan making a total yearly
cost for living IN New York Of Sl2l.TO
before paying for what you really get.
Poor Count Salm goes home utter
inI: Put not your faith in American
princeSses." He came here to get
fortune and went home Without his
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18
Land Trespassers
During 1925 Paid
$16,181 in Fines

Trespassers on state land last year
paid fines totaling $16,1Sl.52, "A state
ment BY Land Commissioner Carl r.
kositzky shows. This includes fines
collected for the taking Of coal and
timber from state lands. The total
collected in 1924 was $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18

icwclry All he got in return for his
jewels, he says, was abuse"
The count should have looked more
carefully. His mistake was marrying
4 Standard oil hrircss. Such ladies'
nave poCd llsiness people back Of
them. 10 see that they 10 no. lose in
any deal,
Japan has arranged with Russia to
exploit five million acres Of rich for
est lands in eastern Siberia. Pulp
for making paper will be part Of the
product That will interest American
publi> hers and newsprint manufacture
ers. the Japanese manufacture cheap
~ with low wages. and Il cord Of Rus
sian wood at he mil should cost less
than IA quarter Of the American price.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18

M0nsOn's Tire Service. Phone
GA. u. s. Royal Cord Tires.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, June IS UNITED States
Department of Agriculture).-Hogs-
Receipts, IA 900 head; slow; strong to
10 higher; shipping demand moderate;
big packers Inactive early bulk 240
to 325 pound butchers. 14.15al4.60; de-
sirable 210 pounds down. largely
IA. 70a14.o0: top, 1900; packing sows.
mostly 12.S0a13.10: sorted killing pigs,
14.75a15.00; heavy weight, 13.90a14.60;
medium weight. 14.35a14.90; light
weight. 14.00a15.00; light lights, 14.15a
1900: packing sows. 12.70a19.25;
slaughter pigs, 14.25a15.00.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; fat
steers and yearlings steady; killing
quality plain; best light steers. 1000;
bulk of all representative weights,
S.75a9.50; heavies scarce, best around
9.75: she stock uneven; mostly clean
up trade. with grassy cows and heif-
ers predominating: market easy with
weak extreme decline of 25 to so: bulls.
choice, firm: bolognas.' $50; vealers,
9.00a10.00 a few at 11.00 to outsiders.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; fat
lambs steady, 25 lower; bulk of as
sorted natives, 1900; few at 1925;
culls mostly 10.50a11.00; fat sheep
steady; bulk of ewes, 4.75a6.00; few
at $50: Idaho feeders average at Sc
to'59 pounds late yesterday at 1880.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
BUYING CONTINUES
IN STOCK MARKET.
Steel Encounters Offerings
Past 139-GeneraI Motors
FORCES Ahead.
By STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The star.


NEW YORK. June lS.-Tradins
during the greater part of the session
today was less active than that or
Yesterday and Wednesday, but there
was no let.up in the buying move
ment.
United States Steel appeared to be
encountering a lot of stock whenever
il got across l39 ana II drew cloSe 10
it's record high
General Motors which has been
closely associated with United States
steel in the recent market, continued
10 forge ahead There was lot OF
profit-taking around llGi2. then the
stock began to go up again.
stocks of companies which nave a
wide distribution Of standard 1000
products were in demand, among them
California Packing. Postum Cereal,
National Biscuit and Ward Baking
b" The tobacco companies are
affected by the same general condi.
lions which influenced the business ol
the big food distributing concerns.
therefore the tobacco stocks are apt
10 move with the food stocks, ana theN
did so today. United Cigar stores
was up over points.
Atlantic Coast Line was the leader
among the rails. 1t was up 10 points
from where it was selling at the out
SET Thursday. The special buying ac-
count the previous dan in Reading
continued. The stock made another
new high for the year as IL drew
across 80. Reading, which ls earning
nv itself more than twice its S4 dlVl-
dend. and has all the possibilities
besides involved in its holding or Jef-
sew Central naturally responds easily
10 any sort of buying movement IN
the rails.
Active buying continued for
time in Wabash common, carrying
the stock up more than a point 81
I.ouis and San Francisco and New
Haven were fractionally up. The big
rise. however. occurred in some OF the
railway equipment shares, especially
Baldwin Locomotive. This stock was
selling more than l3 points above It's
low of last week. indicating severe
ounishment for the short interests
az well as a change for the better, In
the opinion generally regarding the
prospects for the equipment com
nsnies. American Car and Foundry
was very strong. American Locomo-
tive maintained its advance, and so
did Pullman. General Railway sig
nal ran up more than two points
md American Brake Shoe. eX-dlVlrI
dend. was up more than point.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
MERGER RUMORED.
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Di-
rectors Meet Today.

NEW YORK, June IS P) -Nari-
Gus merger reports involving the
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
We're circulated in Wall Street today
as the directors met 10 discuss
survey Of the road made by the en-
gineering firm Of Coverdale & Col
pitts. No features of the engineers
report were made public, but officials
of the company said consideration
was being given TO tentative plans
for an expansion Of service.
The merger rumOrs involved both
the possibility of the Gulf road s
acquisition by a larger system and
the question of it's obtaining an in
terest in two small iines-the New
Orleans Great Northern and the Jack
son and EASTERN.
Four large systems have been men
toned as possible bidders for the
Gulf Mobile and Northern in the
event that consolidation programs
are mapped out. These are the Hi
nois Central. the Burlington. the
Southern Railway and the Atlantic
CoaS st Line
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WHEAT GOES HIGHER
IN DEALINGS TODAY
Fear of Wet Harvest and Delay to
New Grain Movement
Boosts Values.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Fear of a wet
harvest and delay to the movement
of new wheat caused overnight short
covering and higher wheat prices
here at the opening today. Wheat
started unchanged to 12c higher.
scored slight further gains all around
and then reacted somewhat. Corn
and oats were weak. with an absence
Of buying power. After opening Ac
lower to 12c higher corn held close to
the initial figures. Provisions were
firm.
Bullishly inclined traders attempted
to force prices upward shortly after
the start but the market ran into
some good commission house selling,
which readily filled the demands. The
trade appears TO be losing confidence
in the bull side of the market owing
to Jack Of outside demand 70 develop.
Heavy rains over parts of Okla
homa, Kansas and Texas, where the
harvest is under way, or in some sec
tions where il is just completed, failed
to attract outside buying. and was a
disappointment to traders who have
looked for higher values.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
POTATO MARKET STRONG.

CHICAGO, June Is (P).-Potatoes-
Receipts, new, % cars; old, 13 cars;s
on track, new, 20; old, so; total
United States shipments, new, 791
cars; old, los cars; old stock, mar
ket strong; Wisconsin sacked round
whites. . .9Oa3 .00 Idaho sacked Rus
sets, S.20a340; Washington sacked
Russets, 800. New stock market very
strong; Southern sacked Triumphs.
4.5Oa4.75: sacked Irish Cobblers. 4;25a=
4.4O; North Carolina bbl. Cobblers, 100
a7.25; South Carolina, 6.75a6S5.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
GOES INTO RECEIvERSHIP

SCRANTON. Pa, June 1S @.-
The Clark and Snover Tobacco Co,
Inc, one of the oldest manufacturing
concerns of chewing and smoking
tobacco in Pennsylvania, went into
receivership yesterday. Creditors
claims aggregating $4,000 have
been presented. The assets will pre-
tect the creditors, company officials
said
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK L4o).-Stocks irregular;
profit-taking checks early advance of
to 10 points Bonds firm; German
and Japanese issues higher. Foreign
exchanges mixed; French francs weak.
Cotton barely steady; Southern sell
ing Sugar steady; Cuban buying
Coffee higher; European buying.
CHICAGO.-Wheat higher; export
business Corn weak: disappointing
cash demand. Cattle steady. Hogs
higher.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
CLOSING IRREGULAR.
Realizing Sales Weigh Heavily on
Market in Afternoon.

NEW YORK. June IS PD.-The
closing was irregular The pressure
Of realizing sales weighed heavily
,lpon the market in the late trading,
forcing a number of sharp recessions
from the early high levels. u. S. Steel
sold III points below last nights
closing price and General Motors for
feited its early 2-point gain. Wool
worth, s. s. Kresge, General Electric,
Postum Cereal and other industrials
also ca sed off after reaching new highs
IN the current movement. Total sales
approximated 2,100 600 shares.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
OIL RECEIPTS.

BALTIMORE, June IS (SpeciaD.-
Last weeks receipts of oil. which has
Just been tabulated, were 474.S17 bar
rels of the crude product. Seven tank
ers brought the cargoes from Los
Angeles, Houston, Baton Rouge, San
Pedro and Tampico. The American
steamer Archer brought a cargo of
sugar from Philippine ports, totaling
122, ,697 bags, consigned to the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
MAY REVISE DUTY.LAW.

OTTAWA. Ontario. June Is P).-
Revision of the Canadian customs reg
ulation under which American auto
mobiles imported temporarily for COM
mercial purposes can only be used
after payment of duty is to be consid-
cred after the present session of Par
lament. Minister of Customs Boivin
stated yesterday he had received rep
resentation that the regulation worked
an injustice.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WARD TO EXPAND.

NEW YORK. June IS (P).-The
Ward Baking Corporation will build
new bakeries at Philadelphia and Bal
timore costing S1,3500 900 and additions
to present plants at Pittsburgh, Pa.
and Columbus, Ohio, increasing the
valuation Of these plants by about
$1,000 goo.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. June 1S (SpeciaD.-
Poultry-Live springers, pound. goa
As; leEhorns, 25a35; old hens, 31a32
leghorns. 25a27; old roosters, 20;
ducts, 20a32; old. 1Sa23; guinea fowl,
each, 75a85; old, 40a50; pigeons, pair,
3Ga40.
Eggs-Receipts. 1923 cases; native
and nearby fresh, dozen, offered at
2sLa29.
Butter-GOod to fancy creamery.
pound, 40a43; prints. 43a45; ladies', ga
80: store packed, 29a30; dairy prints,
29a30; process butter, 35a36; rolls,
29a30.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
WOOL MARKET FIRMER.
Special Dispatch to The Star

special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON. June 1S.-Medium heeces
and territory woods were reported
f1rmer today on somewhat better de-
mand. 1t is rumored that 10000 to
IL 600 bales of foreign wool are be-
ing exported this week but there is
no confirmation. Boston dealers have
secured considerable wool in Texas at
50 to sc cents pound. One clip sold
in Merton, Tex, at 1914 cents. equal
ing Me high mark for the State.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
DRY GOODS QUIET.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-The cotton
goods market continued quiet today
with print cloth quotations unchanged
at 73s cents for 64x60s and S3s for
6SX72s. The raw silk market con-
tinued firm.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
RUBBER IS HIGHER.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Crude rub.
her;' smoked ribbed sheets gained l
cent when it was quoted at As cents
al noon today. This compares with
47la cents a month ago and 73 cents
a year ago.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
EARNINGS INCREASE.

NEW YORK, June 1S LP).-Gross
earnings of National Public Service
Corporation for the year ended March
81 amounted to $23,238,621, an in
crease of 1855! ,!96 over the preceding
year. Net earnings gained 1884 COS
to $9,746,699.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
North American Output

Output of the North American sys-
tenn, embracing subsidiaries IN Ohio,
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri. Iowa
and California, for the week ended
June 10, was 92.S0S,4S4 kilowayt-
hours, the largest weekly output in
the history Of the company. Output
in the week ended June 8 totaled S..
72G,473. this low being accounted for
by the Memorial day holiday. week
ended May - totaled 90.3S7.319. and
in the week ended May 20 totaled 90,
366,704. This output for the four
weeks represents an increase Of more
than IS per cent over the output for
the same period for the same com
pa MES last wear.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
PARIS PRICES IRREGULAR.

PARIS, June Is CP).-Prices moved
irregularly on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, 45 francs, 90
centimes. Exchange on London, 175
francs As centimes. Five per cent
loan, 81 francs Is centimes. The dol
lar was quoted at SO francs.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
BIG OIL PURCHASE.

NEW YORK. June Is Cf0.-Sinclar
Refining Co. has bought 1,250.000 gal.
Ions of cylinder stock lubricating oil
from Independent Oil & Gas Co, chief
ly for export. r
Evening star., 1926-06-18
STEEL SCRAP ADVANCES.

NEW YORK. June 1s CP.-Prices
If heavy melting steel scrap have
been advanced so cents a ton in the
district. quotations rang
ng from SIG 10 $3.50.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, June IS (SpeciaD.-
Potatoes. white, 100 pounds, 2.00a4.00
new potatoes. barrel, 2 2.00a6 90; aspara'
gus, dozen. 100a400; beans, bushel
1.5Oa2.00 cabbage. hamper. 125a1.15
beets. 100, 20Oa5 90; carrots. 100. 3.00a
500; corn, basket. 2.50a2.75; cucum-
bers. crate. 75a1.50: eggplants, crate,
g. 00a6.00 kale. bushel. 40a50; lettuce,
basket. 50a1.00: Spring onions, 100,
1.00a1.25: peas. hamper. 1.25a325;
tomatoes. crate, 1.50a3.50: spinach.
800: rhubarb. 100, 2.00a3.00; squash,
basket, 1.25a1.75.
Apples. barrel 2.O0a4. so; bushel, 75a
1.25; blackberries, quart, 10a15; cher
ries. quart, sails; strawberries, quart,
Eastern Shore. 12a15; nearby. lOa2O;
crate. 1.00a3.29; pine
APPLES. crate. 3.75a425; peaches, crate,
2.25a325; watermelons, 100. 10000.
Selling Prices at Noon.
Wheat-No. red Winter. domestic,
spot. no quotations; No. red Winter
garlicky, spot. 1.59.
Corn-Cob. spot, 3.soa3.S5 per bar
rel, nominal; domestic, No. ? yellow,
79 per bushel in carload lots; No. :,
spot, export, 72; No. 3, spot, export,
69
Oats-No. ., 511a per bushel; No. 8,
5Ola per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, 75aS0 per bushel; No.
2. export, spot. no quotations.
Hay-Receipts. 55 tons. What de-
mand prevails for hay is centered on
the better descriptions of timothy,
light clover mixed and timothy No. l
and clover hay. OF these types there
is no oversupply on the market. but
poor hay of all sorts is dull and over
looked.
Quotations per ton today: No. ,
timothy. 2550a26 90; No. timothy,
23.00a24.o 90: No. l light clover mixed
24.5Oa25. 90; No. light clover mixed.
81. .OOa22 90: No. clover mixed, 23.50a
24.O0: No. clover, 24.00a24.50; No ,
clover, 2000a21.00.
Straw-No. l wheat, 19.50a14.o0;
No. / oat. 13.50a14.00.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
TRADING IN BONDS
PROCEEDS QUIETLY
Buying of LibertyS Reported
From All Over the
Country.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES,
Di.na,cb 10 THE Star


NEW YORK, June 1S.-Trading
went on quietly again today in the
bond market ,sactivity suffering under
the competition on stocks. The tone,
however. was firm, notably so in the
United States Government list. and to
a less degree in the high. grade rails
and utilities.
Dealers repored that buying of the
Libertys was coming from all over
the country. The two issues in great
est demand today were the first Az S
and the Treasury As The Treasury
3ats made another new high for the
year. which was also the record since
the issue was first offered
First Mortgage Rails.
The improvement in the first mort
gage rails was not large nor was IT
uniform. The best that could be said
was that the signs of wavering which
had appeared in this part of the mar
ket earlier in the week were no longer
in evidence.
A feature was the good demand for
bonds of the independent steel com
panies, including Bethlehem Steel
51bs and 6s. Youngstown Sheet and
Tube 6s and Central Steel IS. Oil
bonds were a shade higher The Sin
clair issues. which had moved uncer-
ainly on the day before. hardened. As
a matter of fact, calling of block of
the 6s. which are now selling at a
price measured by the stock warrant
purchase privilege. would strengthen
the investment position OF the 6RS
and Is. which are secured under the
same mortgage.
Evening star., 1926-06-18

Women in India now are eligible
to vote and also become members ,
of the various legislative bodies.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
BAR SILVER PRICE.

NEW YORK. June Is P).-Bar sill
YER, 657s, Mexican dollars. soy.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
TRADING LNEL|ER
ON EXCHANGE HERE
North American Co. Power
Output for Week of June
10 Sets Record.

Trading picked up somewhat on the
Washington Stock Exchange today iu
contrast TO the extraordinarily dun
day yesterday. The change still re
flected, however, the absence of many
of the regular traders, who are a
tending the annual convention Of the
District Of Columbia bankers Al Hot
Springs Va.
Capital Traction 5s, moving on 2
81 900 transaction at lol, opened the
market. Washington Gas 5s came
out on one small sale at 1Ol Two
transactions in Washington Gas IS
were recorded, the first a $4,000 sale
at 104a. and the other a small sale
shaded to 102 r.
Capital Traction stock changed
hands in two small lots AT 1922.
Mergenthaler Linotype was out.
two transactions being recorded at
l05l2 Potomac Electric Power pre-
ferred was dealt in twice at 1872.
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred was sold at 50. Potomac Flee
trio Is brought l05iz on a 81 600 sale.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Industrial Finance Refunding.

gina mas approved the lnduStfldI + J.
nance Corporations plan for funding
the accumulated dividends on its
per cent preferred stock and refund
ing stock itself This is 10 be done by
the issue of per cent preferred
stock. to be exchanged for the per
cent stock on the basis of 1.S shares
of the new per cent stock for each
share of the old 6 per cent stock. The
constantly growing prosperity of the
banks and companies operating the
Morris plan in over 100 cities has
made this action possible az the pres
ent time. According 10 a statement
made today by Arthur J. Morris.
president the privilege Of making
the proposed exchange may be eXer-
cised until July 90, 1926.
Moody's Review.
Moody's Weekly Review of fnan-
cial conditions in its current issue
says, in part:
"Our trade barometer moved down
ward from 1885 per cent Of normal
last December TO 100 per cent, in MAY.
All industries are seldom depressed
at once and several are quite pros
porous at present However this
shoWes the average result.
Admittedly. the June trade barom-
but this would probably be without
significance. Trade showed two raj
lies each during the business depres-
sions of 1914, 1910. 1907 and 1908.
What it takes 10 terminate a trade
reaction is a better general business
opportunity based upon lower produc.
ton costs and restored margins of
profit
"InvestOries. CONTRARY TO Seneral
belief. are ovee-eXpa ndinC somewhat.
For % representative industrial COM
panies the current rate OF expansion
is about is per cent, annually. 1ndl-
cations are that this expansion may
continue through the balance of the
year"
Wilkins Co. Dividend.
The board of directors of the John
II Wilkins Co at the quarterly meet
inc held June I6 declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of 4 per cent
on the outstanding preferred stock
and a dividend of $3.50 per snare on
the outstanding common stock. pay
able July 10. to all shareholders OF
record as of June 80, 1926.
c. l.. McCrea, local Frigida're
branch manager. is taking part today
in groundbreaking ceremonies for
new 10000 900 Frigidaire expansion
project at Dayton. Ohio. The branch.
managers and distributors of the com.
pany have Il leading part in the
exercises.
The new Frigidaire plant will he
one mile long and is expected to be IN
full operation early ir 1927. II VIII
have a capacity of 100000 electric
refrigerator units year, approximate
" four a minute. Three thousand
workmen win be required to complete
it within the scheduled time.
This building program represents
the initial outlay in hundred million
dollar investment General Motors VIII
make: if necessary. for the future de
velopment of this industry. 1T will
give the Delco-Light Co, makers of
Frigidaire. 6S acres of floor space
Tubize Artificial Silk Co. of America
plans erection of a $5.00O,0O0 plant at
Hopewell, Va.
Evening star., 1926-06-18
Unlisted Department.

Following are the bid and asked
prices in the unlisted department o.
the Washington Stock Exchange.
pnN.nc
Evening star., 1926-06-18

A-Paid this year--no regular rate. B.
1Ogs in common stock. payable 2 y g quar-
terly. C-Plus So in stock bpGPayable %
share in stock. H-Plus 81 a. share in spe-
IPayable in common stock. tPlus 70 in
stock nay able 20 quarterly. fPlus so
In stock.
The Winslow mail., 1926-05-28

ratios and HiaEai have constructed
new snisis representing. some $4,000
600, the Phelps=pedge are reeen-
structing their aMeltef at Douglas,
mill is being constructed at
Ciarkdaie aad the Magma smelter
at Sueertor has been constructed
and Is ia operation,
There is more activity Ia railroad
construction ia Artxena than at any
time in the last 20 years, The
Southern Pacific Is constructing its
main line through Phoenix and the
Salt river valley. standard gauge
railroad has been constructed into
Superior. and the Santa Fe rail-
Tead has doubie.tracked a consid-
eraAte portion OF Its line through
northern Arizona. II ia Improving
river valley, new depots have been
constructed at Phoenix, Yuma, Tenn
pc and Flagstaff,
There has been a great deal of
building activity as Is indicated
by the construction Of the Luhrs
building, the Crane company new
building In Phoenix and the enlarge
ment OF the Goodrich building. New
toarfst hotels are under way at
Tucson. Flagstaff and Prescott.
Hundreds OF residences have been
built In all sections OF the state,
and announcements have been made
that the building Of several new
theaters and hotels are under con-
atderation in various sections OF the
state.