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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
WOOL OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
Demand for Piece Goods Is Ex.
pected to Improve.

BOSTON, January l P).-The Com
mercial Bulletin tomorrow will say
the market for wool has been very
dull as a rule. A very few houses,
however, report some good business,
and the advent of some of the shrewd-
est manufacturers in Summer street
in the last week of the year has been
especially reassuring. Meanwhile the
foreign markets, SO far as they are
open for business, show slight in
crease in strength. The Australian
sales are expected to rule firm at the
resumption in Melbourne Monday.
The mill situation shows little
change as compared with a week ago,
but the manufacturers appear to be
very optimistic over the outlook, and
the wool trade is convinced of the
healthy condition of the market for
piece goods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
Brokers Wind Up
Biggest Year Ever
With Snake Dance

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January Clos
ing the most prosperous and spec
tacular year in its history, the New
York Stock Exchange celebrated
Aae passing Of 1925 with an en-
tLusiastic demonstration on the
trading floor, which rivaled the
Christmas festivities of the week
before At the end of the session
all the brokers joined in an i'm
promptu snake dance to the music
of a Jazz band.
Buck" Buchanan, one of the
outstanding leaders of the bull
element, mounted the rostrum and
led a series of cheers for rising
prices. A program by the Gloria
Trumpeters brought the celebra-
ton to a close.
The year on the Stock Exchange
ended with the price of represent
ative railroad stocks standing at a
new high level and that of indus
2riaI shares mounting to within
half point of the high mark estab-
1lisheH last Monday. Total sales for
&he year Appropriated 450,00O,0O0
&hares. breaking all records, and
unparing with 2S5 100000 shares
urned over last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
GENERAL TIRE COMPANY
HAS EXTRA FINE YEAR

AKRON, Ohio, January / CP).-The
1875 financial statement of the Gen
oral Tire and Rubber Co. made public
here revealed that the company
earned S44 for every share of $50
Tar value common stock outstanding.
This earning was made after deduc
ton OF all operating costs, Federal
taxes depreciation and dividends on
preferred stock.
The sales for the year We're S1S,-
zoo 900 and the net profits S1,843, 299.
TIe company's turnover for 1925 was
-. times it's total assets. The gross
business for 1925 shows a so per cent
increase over 1924.
In addition to the increased surplus
common stock during the year and
paid dividends on 10,4S3 shares of
500 preferred stock at a rate of Z
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
NEW LUMBER RECORD.
Production in 1925 Largest of Any
Year Since 1915.

Lumber production set one of
Americas 1925 records, the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
announced here, placing the coun-
frv's output for the year slightly
larger" than for any year since 1916.
ON the basis of weekly softwood re-
ports made to it by some $50 of the
larger mills, the association said,
- 428.S09.277 feet were produced,
against 11,S2S,94S,S47 in 1924.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
FLORIDA TRADE JUMPS.
New Orleans to Send Ten Ships
Weekly With Goods.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, January This
port has built up a large and expand
ing trade with Florida ports owing to
railroad freight embargoes. Sailings
have increased from one steamer a
month carrying, perhaps, 500, 600 in
goods to five vessels a week. Ten sail
ings week are scheduled later this
month. Lumber and other building ma
terials, petroleum products and auto
mobiles comprise the larger part of
the ShipmenfS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
SEES NEW ELECTRIC ERA.
WESTINGHOUSE President Forecasts
Expansion in 1926.

NEW YORK, January l P).-E. NJ.
Herr. president of the Westinghouse
Electric Company, forsees marked i'm
provement in the 1926 market for
large electrical generating and dis
tributing apparatus, also electrical
household appliances. only about
one-third of our homes are today
using electrical devices to any marked
extent; the Identification of rural
districts has hardly begun; railroads
are lust beginning to electrify. The
present amount of undeveloped water
power about equals the combined
capacity of our existing electric power
systems and there are great possibili-
ties in the rapidly progressing pro-
gram of power system interconnec-
tiOn'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
SHIP DEAL COMPLETED.
M. g. M. Line Takes Over Shipping
Board Vessels.
special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January Three
steamers, purchased recently from the
United States Shipping Board by the
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company of Baltimore, were trans
ferred at the Baltimore customhouse
They were the Lake Getaway, 1919
tons; Lake Glaucus, 1865 tons, and
Lake Galata, 1867 tons, and are now
at the plant of the Newport News
Shipbuilding Corporation being recon-
ditioned for freight service.
Three modern passenger and freight
steamers being built at the same
yard will be ready for operation in
April, May and June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
RATE BOOST REFUSED.
Railroads Serving New Orleans
Lose Plea Before I. c. C.

Railroads serving New Orleans
and nearby points were refused per-
mission by the Interstate Commerce
Commission yesterday to increase
rates on nitrate and soda moving to
Arkansas and Oklahoma points by
2b cents per hundred pounds.
Under existing rate schedules the
railroads have been absorbing a 2h
cent handling charge on the nitrates
at the ports, but by pending sched
ules they proposed to add this amount
to the freight charge. The commits
sion held that the earnings from the
rates were sufficient to pay the ham,
ding charge out of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
Il Textile Firms
In One City Pass
Their Dividends

FALL RIVER, Mass. January
1-Twenty-one Fall River textile
manufacturing corporations passed
their dividends In 1925. 1t was dis
closed yesterday in a summary of
Fall River cotton manufacturing
stocks. covering 81 corporations
with an aggregate capital of s43,-
585. 900.
Payments of 1912 ESQ were made
by Is other corporations on capital
stock invested, net return of more
than per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
FREIGHT TRAFFIC JUMPS.

NEW ORLEANS. January l (Spe-
ciaD.-New Orleans has had nearly
25. 900 carloads more freight shipped in
during this year than for the CORE
spending time of 1924, according to the
Association of Commerce. Coal showed
a remarkable increase, as did pe.ro-
leum and copra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
IRON AND STEEL STEADY.

49, NEW YORK, January l CF).-No
change has occurred this week in
either of the Iron Age composite
prices. Pig iron stands at S21.54 for
the fifth week and finished steel at
.453 cents a pound for the fourth
week One year ago both We're higher
by or cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
S447,OO0,0)ODROP
IN VALUE Of CROPS
Department of Agriculture
Finds Shrinkage Offset by
Higher Live Stock.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A shrinkage Of $447 900 900 in the
gross annual value of crops in 1925 as
compared with 1924 is announced by
the Department of Agriculture in a
review of the agricultural situation.
The report said, however. that in
creased values for live stock probably
offset the crop shrinkage. Live stock
values were not announced, but the
gross value of crops, on the basis of
December 1 prices. was placed at So
els, 100000.
Drought Mars Crops.
The crop season was reported fairly
good everywhere except in the
drought areas of the Southeastern and
Southwestern States. Cotton was one
of the three largest crops of record,
with a December l value of about
S1,628, 100000. while Winter wheat
showed a farm value of $500, 200 900,
Corn estimates were not given.
The course of potato prices was
cited to show the favorable effect of
reducing production on returns to the
farmer.
Potatoes, with a per cent cut in
acreage and "a per cent smaller pro-
duction, but gross crop value two and
a half times that of 1924" said the re-
port, gives an inkling of what ulti-
mate curtailment on the farms might
mean"
Fewer Dairy Cattle.
The pig crop was described as the
smallest in five years. Eastern dairy
cattle decreased in number, but the
decline in Western range cattle was
said to be less than had been generally
thought, and sheep increased.
The departments index of purchas-
ing power of 80 farm products was
placed at 81. with 100 representing the
exchange values of cotton, corn, hay,
beef cattle and hogs were lower than
the five-year average, while those of
wheat, potatoes, eggs, butter and wool
were higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
Your Banker Knows

When in doubt about a security
consult your banker. 1t is equally as
much his interest as yours to protect
Your savings, You trust him with
your deposits-why not trust him
with your investment problems?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
RichmOnd's Bank
Clearinggs Reveal
Prosperous Year
By the Associated Press.

RICHMOND, Va, January l.
Bank clearings in Richmond dur
ing 1925 totaled S2,S39 1866, 3S2 SO,
surprising the total volume of bust
ness in 1924 by SIC, los, 572.18. &C
cordins to the closing figures for
the year, compiled by the Rich
mond clearing house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
CARE IN SEED URGED.

ST. PAUL, January / (SpeciaD.-
Agricultural experts are advising
farmers to make early and careful Sc
lection of seed corn, as the October
frosts damaged corn for seeding quail
ity. though the corn is excellent for
feeding Careful tests are advised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
D|RECTORSVO
STOCK DIVIDEND
Merchants Transfer and
Storage Co. to Pay SO 1-3
Pct. on Common at Once.

Common stockholders of the Mer-
chants Transfer & Storage Co. were
enriched late yesterday by stock
dividend of SO Ia per cent, payable
Immediately to shareholders of rec
ord December 81. The disbursement
is applicable to $500 shares of COM
mon with par value of 500, equiva-
lent to $500 shares of new stock, and
will increase the capital of the or
ganiZation to 81 100000 Action of the
board was not unexpected, and cul
inmates its most successful year.
Total authorized stock indebtedness
Of the concern is $4,000 900, divided
equally into preferred and common
shares. The company plans to issue
additional shares as it's requirements
dictate, and 1t is understood that
shortly an initial offering of prefer
red stock, bearing a cumulative re
turn of per cent, will be offered to
an amount of from 100000 to $1,000,
600. Crane, Paris & Co. of this city
is expected to float the issue.
Official roster of the company is
one of the strongest in the city.
John L. Newbold is president with
Ben l.. Prince vice president, G.. b.
Buck secretary treasurer David j.
Smith assistant secretary trea surer.
Leon Tobriner general counsel Di-
rectors, other than the above. in
clude William +. Ham, Albert T..
Berry, G. Thomas Dunlop, John
Poole, Alexander Britton and w
John E.VnOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01
Heads Munsey Trust Co.

William T. DeWart has been named
president of the Munsey Trust Co.
succeeding the late Frank A. Nun
sey. Mr.. DeWart was a lifelong
friend of Mr.. Munsey and the logical
successor to head the various cor
porations formerly presided over by
the deceased.
Fred A. Walker of this city was
one OF four new directors named for
the trust company, the others being
Archibald r. Watson Richard H
Titherington and Chairman II. Dixon.
{. II. Pope, resident vice president
and treasurer Of the institution, will
continue as its active head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-01

Wall Street hears from Detroit
that banking interests there are talk
ing of a merger of automobile wheel
companies involving Kelsey Wheel
Hayes Wheel and Wire Wheel of
America. Officials of Kelsey Wheel,
however. were said to have denied
knowledge of any negotiations.
Evening star., 1926-05-14

radio stations In Alaska were i'm
mediately ordered to try to verify the
message.
Naval radio stations in Alaska ha va
redoubled their efforts to communi-
cate with the Norge. The heads OF
the naval stations personally kept
watch throughout the night All
traffic has been ordered to suspend
for any word of the diiigible.
What has happened to Capt. Roai,7
Amundsen and his II companions
aboard the airship was "a question
many were eagerly asking, but which
no one in the Northwest was able to
answer. 1t is known that Amundsen
passed over the North Pole at p.m.
Tuesday. Eastern standard time It
was reported that the dirigible Was
sighted off Point Barrow, on the Arc
tic Coast of Alaska, at 80 a N. yes
terday.
Five times Wednesday night and
once yesterday morning the United
states Nays powerful radio station
at st. pauls Island Alaska. report Ell
hearing messages from the Norge.
The last time the airship was heard
reports from st. Pauls Island said.
was at 2:29 a IN. Yesterday. when the
Norge was heard to call a station and
say. Go ahead"
Was tho Norge forced To land? Is
II cruising around i'm the Arctic on
tour of exploration? Has it been blown
Tar off its course. and is il wandering
Il defellct over some territory with
Whlch there Is no "ommuciCation?
Evening star., 1926-05-14

news Of the Norge had been received.
Calmly. then. would they resume their
waiting, only to be thrown into tur-
moil by another disturbing rumor
A falling barometer was taken to
indicate Il possible storm in the Arctic,
and speculation was rife whether the
giant skyship could withstand a fero-
Cious disturbance of the elements such
as frequently sweeps across the
North
Nome is mining camp which
sprang into prominence in 1SS8.S9
with discovery of gold in creeks and
recognition of the value of gold bear
ing sand on a beach in front of the
town. More than 81 900 900 was taken
from the district in less than two
months. stampede followed. - 900
people, a conservative estimate
crOWding every available steamer
from the United Sta"es To the scene
of the strike.
After 1902 the population dWindled
In 1910 there were 800 nersonS. and
Those who remain are of grim visages
hardened SourdOuGhs-who stay be
cause they like it. They answered the
lure of the North. it held them fast.
They delight in telling for the thou
sHndtlI time the story of the "old
days" They have faith in the coun-
try which they have wrested from
nature and made their own They
pride themselves on their hospitality
to strangers
Evening star., 1926-05-14

, fourth dictator of Europe after Mus
solini Of Italy, Primo de Rivera of
Spain and Pangalos of Greece.
PllSudSki coup increases the cur
rent troubles of Europe. marked by
the fall Of the Luther cabinet in Ger
many, the failure to solve the Belgian n
cabinet crisis and anxiety regarding
the aftermath of the British strike.
Prague dispatches indicates the be
lief there in some quarters that Pill
sudski is hacked by Great Britain.
Well informe'i circles in Par = say.
however. Grea' E,rilain would ,1ave
no interest in fomentng trouble in
central Europe.
Provincial Troops Loyal
1t said the government was able
to count on the principal provincial |
Garrlsons for The present. Those at
PoSen, Lenlberg. t'racow and Przemysf
were remaining loyal. The text of he
statement follows:
MAY 70 On III" morrow Of The
definite constitution of Premier Witos
No cjb net. with a majority of 240
from the Right and Center. troops
W hIch had been concentrated before
hand around Su,eioWek. where Mar
shal Pisudski lives, attacked the
cdpildl unuef MS orders ana Occupiel
the suburb of I'raga.
The President of the republic inter
vened personally and demanded the
immediate submission of the revolving
troops. Marshal Pilsudaki refused to
comply, threal eEinS to drive the
troops remaining faithful to the gov
errment from the roads. These troops
chen were mas ed on the garrison to
aid the government"
The PoSen troops and air forces
are loyal to Premier Witos The air
services to and from Pola nd have been
iDtarruptad
Evening star., 1926-05-14
CLEAR AIR TO HEAR NORGE.

SEATTLE. Wash. May Il (P)-
Advices received here by the Asso-
ciated Press at a m. today, Eastern
standard time. from "A Navy radio
station at Hinchinbrook Island, near
COrdoVa. Alaska said that station
had intercepted n message from an
unknown StatiOnf To the effect that
the airship Norge had passed over
Point Barrow at 9 am. yesterday
Pacific Coast time. The message
added that ali aboard were we'll. All
Evening star., 1926-05-14
STUTZ SUED By MILLER.
Indianapolis Man Saws Auto Maker
Alienated Wife's Affections.

TAMPA. Fla. May IA LR.--Attor-
neys for Herbert J. Miller of India
napolis, Ind, announced today that
he had filed suit for $4,000 against
Harry c. Stutz, automobile manufac-
turer, charS ne alienation of Mrs. Mil
ler'S affections.
Miller's attorneys said that she left
him in March. 1925. and later obtained
a divorce and was married to Stutz.
after he got divorce from his wife
Evening star., 1926-05-14
NORGE STILL MISSING;
LAST SIGHTED INLAND
FROM POINT BARROW
CONTINUED from First Page. }

continued from FIRST GaSeD
night Fairbanks time. When Ross
man sent his dispatch more than -
hours had passed since the Norge was
seen on the 550-mile hop from Barrow
to Nome 1t should have completed
this flight at It's average speed in
4bout - hours. If the Norge had
followed The shore 10 Nome instead
of The short cut overland its route
would have iteen aboIIt 100 miles long
and would have required slightly
more than - hours of travHl at The
aVer:t=.. speed. Apparently. however,
the ship intended to follow the short
or route. .as would he indicated by
Lyons report No dependable maps
OF al portions Of Alaska over which
the Norge would have passed in an
airline flight to Nom" have yet been
made. No extreme heights have been
marked between the two points, how
ever. and it Is likely hat tho Norge
could have made the flight com
fortablN at an altitude Of 1000 20 1905
feet. which il could easily achieve in
it's normal condition.
Copvrght. 1896 by North American News
paper Alliance. in United states. Canada;
G:edt Il ItaIu and all Other countries. All
rights reserved. RpprodurtlOn prUhlilted.l
Evening star., 1926-05-14
STORM FEARED IN NOME.

NOME, Alaska, May IA F).-AnX-
ietY is written on the faces of Nome
residents this morning mt the end of
their second night of uninterrupted
vigil for the diri@ihle Norge. which
left with capt. Road AmundSen and
COMPANIONS from KINGS Bay. SpitZber-
gen, at 4:16 am. Tuesday. Eastern
standard time.
Radio operators at the Government
station would tell the people that no
Evening star., 1926-05-14
Looms as Fourth Dictator.

Pilsudski has suddenly doomed be
fore the French public as the possible
Evening star., 1926-05-14
WitOs Refuses to Quit.

Polish News Agency communique
his morning said the Witos govern.
ment had NOT resigned, and it was in
erred from this thar il considered il.
self strong enough to overcome Pil.
SldSki
strinGent censorship has been
placed on telephone and teIegraphic
communication throughout the coun-
try TO preNenl pilSudski from mobliZ.
ing addtWla! adherentS
In addition to- armored cars, the
government troops guarding the Bel
Vedere Palace have two batteries of
light artillery.
Describing the march of Pilsudski
on Warsaw, a Prague dis patch SAYS
that when ne reached The outskirts
an armiStlce was agreed upon lie
dema nded me immediate ret .rement
Of the Wltos government and the es-
tablishment OF d non-partisan minis
try When these demands were re-
jected he repulsed the governmnt
troops in pitched battles and forced an
entrance lnto the city. His cavalry
hurried toward the Belvedere Palace.
Ut was successfully repulsed. The
invaders selZed various ministries and
railway stations and I'ilsudSki re.
sumed negotiations with the govern
ment.
Looms as Fourth Dictator.
Pilsudski has suddenly doomed be
fore the French public as the possible
Evening star., 1926-05-14

snS + Fer q re cunsrsssSns cnsyS Ghass
feated G. r. Holmes. Indian Spring. 4 and 8
W. c. Evans. Columbia. defeated n. r
krauss. BannockbMrn; and 4; F.. j., Gray
s up Asher fctofsn a. defesseG
Reeve Lewis. Chevy Chase. 8 and / E. s
Smith. ir.. defeated W. f. Richardson
defeated c. r. .Hough, Congressional. up
THior n LssSs daT Sgrns ans defeated B.
Second round Maxwell defeated Fielder
L up in ~ holes: Evans defeated Gray. :
and s: Smith defeated Asher. and
Leavell defeated Hopkins and ;.
Consolation--Platt defeated Holmes " an,
defeated Richa dson. IN in 10 holes
Hough defeated Taylor. . and ].
Fourtl, Flight Summary.
=, Fourth tight, First roundHu<h Red
Chase. : and /: r. W. Bake. r.eyy chase
defeated Il W nigrcs Indian SnrinG ;: am
IeT"ass, Congo >ioaal. up in :? hoe:: j
n. Johns, on. b cj;hnrn detected C. v
Whrclc". C:,avv r"lase. i am! 3: l.. w. Ne
t'rca. Batinlor,. dHfaated : b 'Ap,'lehy. Co
fun,his.2 > and : W. Morgan. jr.. Manor de
:, atcd Dr.. T. N. Foley; Chevy Chase. rup;
H:e'. Chevy Chase. :, and y: f. Rn' crts,
toronto. defeated J. P. Gilmore. Congress
SIC Etl. bv ucf; ult.
Scmond ron, d-Rcid defeated Baker. up
=: - aole5: rs defeated Johnston. " up:
IeC'ca dcf"it,1 MORGAN. > up: Haughey de-
Aoit Il Ro t.. and g.
foa. olatinH--Courtney defeated Dcces hy
: Z ult JEFF defeated N.'he ,lrr Il and j:
- eA die tt2d Aori".y. :, and Reed de
= 4ted Gilmore. ny default.
Evening star., 1926-05-14

of Warsaw, excited by news of an at
tack on Marshal Pilsudski, marched on
the capital, where they were Joined
by the regiments of the Warsaw gar
riSon
Evening star., 1926-05-14
Pill SUDSKI CONTROLS WARSAW:
$50 KILLED In STREET FIGHTING

Continued from First Page.)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
Real Estate Transfers
In City And County

Clarence w. Blades from L. Paul
Ewell, Attorney two tracts of land
c1.ltalnlng l221a acres and 2 acres,
more or less, on the County shell road
leading from Dividing creek, bridge
to Snow Hill in Atkinson's district
.nsideration, $500.
The Old Maryland Brick Co.. from
William F. johnson and wife, the
Brick Yard property on Washington
street extended, near Snow Hill. Con-
sideration, $40 etc.
John E. Shockley and Elsie Shock
Icy, his wife, from w. B. Morris Jr.
and wife, real estate in Bishopville
consideration $500.
Charles B. Timmons from VIM. E
Timmons and wife IAN undivided one.
half interest in lot near Snow Hill or
ti.e Northwesterly side of the main
line of the D. M. & v. R. Road Co.
James S. Flynn from Charles 81
Clark Of George and wife, real estate
On the Northerly side of Somerset, st.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-01-23
Prominent Kent Farmer
Dies In Baltimore

The Baltimore Sun, of last Thurs
day contained the following item:
"The funeral of Robert N. Boston,
80, prominent farmer, who died in
Cambridge Hospital was held yester-
day afternoon in Christ M. P. Church,
Chestertown, Md, conducted by the
Rev. N. o. Gibson. Interment was in
Chester cemetery.
"Mr. Boston was for years farmer
near Chestertown and was the origi-
nator Of a variety of corn known as
'birdproof,' from the fact that the
ears grew downward instead of up
right on the stalks, preventing birds
from destroying the grain. He had
developed the corn to give a fine yield,
and as seed corn it was in great de-
mand. He leaves family"
Mr.. Boston was well known to the
editor of the Democrat, who had Of
ten heard the deceased say he was re-
lated to the Bostons Of this section.
1t is true that he greatly resembled
the late William T. Boston, and if ap-
pearances 60 to prove anything he
must have had kin in Worcester
county.