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Evening star., 1926-04-15
COHEN IS ELECTED
HEAD Of BANK BODY
Chairman of Stockholders
Association of Fifth Re-
serve District.

RICHMOND. Va. April 10
Charles NJ. Cohen of Huntington. w.
Va, was elected chairman of the
Stockholders Association of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of the fifth district
at a meeting of more than 200 repre-
sentatives Of member banks here yes
terday. Senator Carter Glass and
George r. James, of the Federal Re-
serve Board. spoke to the visiting
bankers, while several informal talks
were made.
Mr.. Cohen will succeed Henry NJ.
Victor Of Charlotte. y. c.. who. was
made chairman at the. organization
meeting last year. The retiring
chairman was elected "a member of
the advisory committee along with
six others elected for two-year terms
yesterday. These We're: r. V. Fleming
Washington, d. c.; j. T. C.. Hopkins,
ir., Port Deposit, Md. John Victor.
Lynchburg, va; w. +. McAneny,
Martinsburg, W. Va; l. b. Granger,
Wilmington, n. G.. and w. l.. Glover.
Orangeburg, S. G.
Hold-ov members on the commit
tee who were elected last year for d
two-year term are: Victor B. Deyber.
Norfolk. Va: w. &. Wilkinson. Char
lotte. y. G.. and w. d. Morgan,
Georgetown, S. G
John Poole of Washington. D. c.,
was elected vice chairman of the as
sociation. and George II. keesee Of
Richmond. was reelected secretary.
The Federal Reserve Bank was
thrown open to the visitors through
out the day, while they were enter
tanned at luncheon at the Common
wealth Club after the business meet.
ing.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
NEW Low RECORDS
ARE SET IN STOCKS
u. S. Steel at III IL Re-
fleets Condition of List on
Renewed Selling.
by STU ART 2. WEST.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. April l5.-New 10"
records for the year were made on the
Stock Exchange today.
United States Steel at llIl2 was
selling below ANYTHING reached III
1926 and was off from the high OF
January over u points. The lnue-
pendent steel shares were generally
lower, but comparatively llac'Ne'
The Street continued bearlsh on the
steel situation as the result oI wed
nesday',. disclosures in the preHml-
nary reports of the steel reviews tHit'
production was coming down from It's
peak. while prices were Sta'loliai
around their low levels.
Ntotor shares rallied a. tn" start. Dul
there was a quick outpour OF SlochS
AS soon as opportunity was gwen " "
sell to advantage. General loCoi .
broke well below the ednesday CLOS
ing. Hudson Motor came down. fleite
Arrow preferred was oit over polills'
The reported laying off OF 2,OOO men
b,, tho Hudson Motor co. was played
ma = good deal. Wulys-Overland was
off rractlonany. Studebaker below ol
vas selling more than / points under
The re"ent high.
some OF the sugar stocks were un'
der pressure again. especially South
Porto Rico Sugar This at one time
was off another points on top OF
Wadnesdav'> - points decline. cuba
cane preferred was inclined to do
better. The street had the report
which was current the day before
that tariff changes would he made
which would help the Cuban pro
ducers and not help the Porto Rican
producers.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
WHEAT REACHES new
HIGH FOR MOVEMENT
Liverpool Advance Reflected in
Chicago Market-Corn Also
Is Higher.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April 15.-Owing largely
to a sharp advance in Liverpool quo
tations, all deliveries of wheat here
advanced today to the highest level
yet on the present movement. The
Liverpool advance was reported tc be
due to British millers re-entering the
market and to free buying on the part
of European continental countries.
Advices were likewise at hand that
all of South Dakota is badly in need
of rain and that only a small per-
centage of South Dakota Spring wheat
acreage has been sown. whereas last
year the early soWn wheat was com
ing up at this date. Chicago open
ing prices, q to 212 cents higher.
May tnew) 1.65 u to 1861 and July
1.39A TO LAO were followed by some
thing of q reaction. but then by fresh
upturns.
Corn rose with wheat. Opening Is
to s. cents up. May. 1914 to 1885, the
market eased q little and then scored
decided gains all around.
Better weather for seeding held the
oats market down. Prices started un-
changed to a higher, May AZ to 421s
and held near to the initial limit.
Provisions were a little easier. not
withstanding an upturn in hog values.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
PRICES ARE.F|RM
IN BOND MARKET
New High Records Not as
Common as They Were
Earlier in Week.
BY GEORGE II. HUGHES
to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 15.-The bond
market was inclined to mark time to-
day. at least in the general list. Prob
ably the renewed decline in stocks re-
stricted buying activity i'll the invest
ment list. There were, however, two
or three instances of new high records
for the year, among them the fourth
4l4 Liberty bonds. Atchison adjust
ments. and Oregon Washington Rail
way and Navigation As.
Another instance of strength was
United States Steel sinking fund 5s at
107. This price had been equaled in
January. but that was before the re-
suit of the annual drawings for re-
demption at 40 had been made public,
and this event is generally preceded
by an advance in the bonds. Conf
dence in the outlook for the market
was just as great today as at any time
in the week.
Speculative interest again was con.
centrated on the local fractions. The
faVorite today was New York Rail
ways income 6s. Interborough 6 per
cent notes, the highest yielding obliga-
tion of the company, went up point
and special buying developed in Third
SANSAoV
were still made of important events
affecting these transportation inter
ests. International Mercantile Marine
Us. another recent speculative feature
rallied frcm the Wednesdays low.
The sugar bonds were not depressed
correspondingly to the sugar stocks
Some of them were fractionally lower
but in the main they We're we'll sup
ported.
South Porto Rico IS, got down to
107, which was the previous low OF
the year. But this is not an i'm
portant loss in a bond which is
callable at los five years hence.
The speculative railss We're compare.
lively neglected. Among the more ac-
tive We're Missouri -kansas-Texas ad-
justmentS. down fractionally.
The foreign feature was the weak
ness in French bonds, following the
fall in the franc to record low for
all time. French bonds in recent
weeks have shown more sensitiveness
to the course of the franc than they
did earlier in the year.
New offerings included 81 900 900 in
No. As West Forty eighth Street Build
ing. New York City first mortgage SIS
at par and $850.000 Chicago Post Of
flee Service Station first 1as, to yield
over 5.65 per cent.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
E. & D. Pier Breaks
World Record for
Loading Coal Ship

BALTIMORE. April 10 (SpeciaD.-
The Curtis Bay coal pier of the
B. and o. Railroad, which has held
the world record since 1920 for fast
loading of coal into vessels, broke
its own record Tuesday, when it
placed 1853 tons of coal aboard
the steamship Lemuel Burrows III.
hours and / minute.
The average was 62.7 tons a
minute, or little more than a ton
a second. The previous speed
recorded was at the rate of 61.2
tons a minute. when in 1920 the
steamship Maiden was loaded with
1929 tons of coal in l hour and 58
minutes.
During the first hour and SO
minutes yesterday while the steam
ship Lemuel Burrows was being
loaded, 1875 tons minute was the
average speed with which the coal
was being handled on the pier,
which was 1913 tons a minute more
than the Maiden loading.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
BAR SILVER PRICE.

NEW YORK, April Is CP).-Bar sill.
yer. 643s; Mexican dollars. 493s.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
BUTTER IS LOWER,

CHICAGO, April 10 R.-Buttei
lower; receipts 6,346 tubs; creamery
extras. 3S: standards, 3714: extra
firsts, 36a361a; firsts. 35a351R; seconds
33a34. Eggs lower; receipts 2O.67e
cases: firsts. 271aa2S; ordinary firsts
q; storage packed. extras. 30h
starase 6rstS. ea.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
WALL. STREET BRIEFS


NEW YORK.. Aplu - "f0'.--l ne ga ga
rual report @ the Denver ana nc
Grande W Nestefn Ral!foau SHOWS
surplus OF S-,3oZ.9e" loi l31'' hlCi Il
Is an increase ol - ~ -eo % tor tme ne
Dorted for 1924. Operating revenues
increased S617 .905. Operating expenses
were cut s3.797.20S. Net railway oper
ating income was SG.I5S.IS4. an in
crease of S2913.701. or lt2. 6S per cent
Freight revenue increased $50. pei
cent.
A. T., Fithln. president o. National
Public Service Corporate ion and of Fit
kim Utilities. has sailed to confer with
public utility men in London on Euro
pean rights for the Pier process for
the manufacture OF water gas. dis
covered bv cas makers of me " estern
United Corporation Properties. max
ing possible the generation of water
gas through 100 per cent use of soft
Reports to r. c. Dun & Co show
6OSI commercial failures in the
United States in the first quarter of
1925. the largest for the first quarter
since 1922, and indebtedness of s1Os.-
460.339. The number compares with
: a69 for the same period last year and
liabilities Of s1294Sf $50. The indebted.
wear is the smallest reported for q
similar neriod since 1920. when the
aggregate was less than $4,000 900.
pig iron producers are bent on keep
ing MahoninG Valley iron out Of the
Cleveland district and to that end
have set the base price of $50 furnace.
equal to S20.50 delivered in the local
switching area This is 26 cents "A ton
under the price at which valley iron
1T S19 base. furnace, can be delivered
in Cleveland. The break in the market
last week is still the major subject of
discussion among iron sellers in that
section, and. While it is believed large
buying has been discouraged by orig
inal price reduction. the volume of
aggregate sales of the past week is
above the previous week.
Thomas \. McCarter. president of
the Public Service Corporation Of New
Jersey. has been elected director of
me tinted Gas Improvement Co..
Whrh GYMS: ABOUT 80 per cent of the
PuoIc service Corporation common
Siock' MI McOartef ms the vacancy
''AOi
Ha'''
-r-..,,
.,.a ,LCiS ,oS.. II. ItA'oo ana Grant Keen
t,a Tcte" directors OF Sloss
c,'s., toiieli,elt ,;. 9.eei 20 10 M vacancies.
''''O' "i' 7o'oi' were regretted
Business of the Ran,,bl;o Ir,,"
AVERAGE increase of naa,,1, n ,,a,, 90 u,.ii, I.t.
over The nrecadino. month "a 49,.
meets fS,. Anr;I sII~oast :, ,,ei,,,,Io ~ o2
hn siness in evcess ar ,IaroI, ,t,. 2Ui
hoIders were told ,ester,1o1. H. T",n
Tonnjro chairman S,,,,,,,,, ,.i,,;,t1 ,u,i -
tha sit,iation NJ To,,,,i,,, III
the gathering earnings We're satiefac'
lo'H. luluIe piospecIS encouraging
aii" the COMPANY BUSINESS had not
peei, duFe.seiH alIecteo oy STOCK
f'aFhel cohulIIoIis' hetHih8 directors
THE slowing down of snecula,ior
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK. P).-Stocks firm
General Electric leads rally @fter early
decline. Bonds irregular: French Is
sues lower. Foreign exchanges lower
French franc al record low. Cotton
lower: improved weather outlook
Sugar firm, proposed reduction Cuban
crop. Coffee easy; disappointing Bra
lillian market.
CHICAGO.-Wheat strong: dry
weather northwest. Corn firm: light
receipts. Cattle steady; hogs tirmer.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
Quoted in dollars per million marks
APPROVE STOCK INCREASE.

NEW YORK, April 10 LP.-Stock-
holders of the Nevada California Elec.
trio Corporation have approved an
increase in preferred stock from
common stock from $4,000, 900 to
$50. 600. No immediate issue of
the additional stocks is planned.
Evening star., 1926-04-15
INCOME INCREASES.

NEW YORK. April Is R.-Inde-
pendent Oil and Gas reports net in
come of $421. 796 for the first quarter
of 1925 after interest. taxes, depre-
cation and depletion. against $362. .O32
in TIE corresponding period Of 1925
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Trading was only moderate on the
Washington Stock Exchange todav
and there were no marked prize
changes. Potomac Electric Power
preferred opened AT 1861 and closed
on a sale of - shares at 106 2.
Washington Railway & Electric pre-
ferred recorded one small sale at g..
Ten shares of Federal Storage pre-
ferred sold at los and 10 shares o.
Capital Traction stock changed hands
at 1041s.
There was only one bank stock out
today, that being Riggs National.
which sold at 453 on the transfer of
two shares.
In the bond division. Washington
Gas 6s were practically unchanged
from yesterday while Washington
Railway and Electric As stood at SO
on three different transactions.
First bids were made today on the
stock which has just been listed Of
the Title Investment Go. of Mary
land. The bid price was 5212 with 90
asked.
Electric Output Grows.
Total electric output of all subsidi-
aries now comprising the North
American system amounted TO 100
525, ,909 kilowatt hours for the first two
months of this year or 2S9 .155 49,
kiloWatt hours more than the output
of the North American system for
the first two months of 1928. OF this
additional output in 1926 about two
thirds represents output of the Cali
fornia and Mississippi River proper
ees acquired late in 1925, and one
third represents a IA per cent increase
i'm output of the previously owned sub
salaries.
Preliminary figures indicate that
output for the month of March, 1926.
will show about the same rate of in
crease over March of last year.
Tribute Paid Late Banker
Glowing tribute is paid to the mem
ory of William A. Dexter. who at the
time of his death had been connected
with the Riggs Bank since 1905. by
II. w. Burnside in the current num-
ber of Dollars and Sense, published
by the local chapter of the American
Institute of Banking. The bankers
advance from runner to manager of
the old Riggs branch at Eighteenth
and Columbia road is recalled, and
his sterling qualities mentioned He
was president of the institutes local
hapter in 1928, and is the only one
of the organizations past presidents
20 have died
Among many other notes. the publ
cation boosts the coming annual
convention of the American Insti-
tute of Banking, to be held in Dallas
Tex. in July.
Fewer Bank Suspensions.
The record of banking suspensions
for the first quarter of this year. as
shown by the records of r. G. Dun
& Co. shows marked improvement
over that for the correspondents
period of 1925. Numbering "a. such
suspensions in the three months re
Gently ended compare with 144 fol
the first quarter of 1925. while the
present Indebtedness of S25.S93.77$
is materially below the $43.925.54S OF
the earlier year. Numerically. the
decrease is nearly 80 per cent and
the reduction in the amount involved
exceeds 40 per cent. The South
Atlantic States show a decided fall
ing off this year. both as to number
and liabilities, and this also is true
of the South Central division.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

The above figures should he con
sidered as only approximate. The
complete figures for every bank In
the National Capital will be avail
able for publication in a few day.
On account of the unusually long
time since the last call. the figures
have been awaited with exceptional
interest by the banking fraternity.
Evening star., 1926-04-15

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half yearly declarations.
Unless otherwise noted extra or special divi-
dends are not included.
Paid this year. no regular rate, b or
optional in stock. sPartly stock. fPartly
extra sPayable in preferred stock. 3Plua
10 in stock payable l 20 quarterly. SPIus
e% In stock payable " % GuarterlS.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-27
The Limit OF Lazlness.

Or. Charles A. Eaton, OF the Madi-
son Avenue Baptist Church. said in
the course of brilliant after-dinner
speech in Cleveland:
''Laziness is responsible for too
much Of the misery we see about us.
1t 10 all very we'll to blame alcohol
for this misery, to blame oppression
and injustice, but to what heights
might we not all have climbed but for
our laziness?"
He paused and smiled.
1--WE are too much like the super
numerary in the drama" he went on,
"who had to enter from the right and
say, My lord, the carriage waits.
Look here, SUPER said the sta&a
manager one night, I want you t..
come on from the left instead of the
right after this. and | want you to
transpose your speech. Make it run
hereafter, The carriage waits. my
lord
THE super pressed his hand t. his
brow.
more study! More study hs
groaned. Cleveland Leader.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-27

A Baptist minister of Kansas City
tells this incident of services which
he conducted in the court house. of
Stanley County. North CaroIina, on
the occasion OF a visit several Years
ago: Uncle Wash" Russell. whose
piety and faithfulness no one ever
questioned, was a deacon in the
church and leader IN the movement
to complete the partly finished church
building and stop holding services in
the county court room The minister
called on Uncle Wash to lead in pray
er. What his prayer lacked in ele-
gance it made up with fervency. In
it. with the North Carolina pronuncia-
ton, were these words:
20. thou. exhaustible God! Amt
this here yisitin' brother with the Isle
of Patmos ?" kansas City Times.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-27
A Question Of Badness.

william F. Babbitt. travelling sales
man. is not quite as bald as billiard
ball. but very nearly. One day while
on train gentleman sitting oppo-
site had his hat OFF. Rabbit went
over to him and said: Say, my
friend, would you believe had no
more hair than you have two years
ago?' The gentleman was at just
that stage where he still had hope
and was willing to try anything. So,
looking up. he said: ''Is that so? What
did you do for it?"
Rabbit took his hat on and showed
him."
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-27
WENT TO sMAsn.
Why the Fortleth Annivsrverssry o.
the Wedding was a Failure.

the Wedding was a Failure.
"Yest-day was de fo-tieth anriver.
sary ub our weddin'." impaired the
white-haired negro. IAN aftah plan.
min a great celebration de whole ting
went to smash"
What kind OF celebration"
"A re-weddin' 70 see. me an
Chloe had 1t all fixed to invite all our
friends to de chu'ch. an den accom-
panied by de same bridesmaid. hes
man and ushers, mach up de aisle
an be re-wedded befo de same pah-
son as fo'ty years ago"
What prevented the celebrations"
de pahson. Yo' see. we wanted
everything de same as befo'. but de
pahson he refused to glib back de five
dollars SOS All could pay him de
same money! Brooklyn Life.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-27
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ibid your wife bring many scuve-
Mrs back from Europe?"
II should say she did. Sixteen
spoons, silver sugar and creamer. a
dessert fork and eight wine glasses.
all from different hotels, too."-De-
troit Free Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
VETERANS REQUEST
NEW DIVORCE LAW
Government Also Asked to
Become Ward for Insane or
incompetent Men.


ATLANTA, Ga, June 25-With the
completion of a legislative program
ranging from divorce laws to compen-
sation for disabled veterans, delegates
to the Sixth Annual Disabled World
War Veterans Convention broke
camp today.
The legislative committee asked
that law be enacted prohibiting APP
portioned awards of compensation in
divorce cases in which interlocutory
DEGREES are granted, unless alimony
be allowed by the trial court.
Vocational training was sought for
disabled veterans who did not apply
before June 80, 1923, or who failed
to enter course prior to June 80,
1925, or who, having entered a course,
failed to complete it by June 80. 1926.
The Government was asked to be-
come ward for insane or incompetent
veterans. The rehabilitation report
included recommendations that hos
pital facilities for disabled veterans
in New England be improved and
that disciplinary methods of the Vet
Grams Bureau be improved. 1t asked
that all cases involving 10 per cent
diSa bility, especially those of tubercu-
losis, be reviewed for new scale of
compensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
LABOR BOYCOTTS PRINCE.
IA Hull Town Councillors Refuse to
Welcome Wales on Visit.

LONDON, June % lP).-The Labor.
tie councillors of the City of Hull,
IA in number, have proclaimed form
of boycott against the Prince of Wales,
who is TO visit that city soon.
They have sent a message to the
prince that they will take no part in
the ceremonies on his visit because of
the vindictive spirit maintained in the
settlement of the general strike They
instance the fact that many of the
strikers have not been reinstated. The
council of Hull has IS members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25

Vacation days-when he'll be needing of
resh suits that may be Numbered over and with
tut fading, without appreciabe wear Cool excellent
ualty sutngs in Dickens, button on, French MILDLY
nd Tanner STYLES Sizes 2 to g.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-20
Coronado Not
To Change Yet

CORONADO. april 2o.--ro'onad"
viii continue to have the commission
form Of government without revert
INC 10 tho citv manager p'an unless
trustee George Holmes can fnd q
supcr.maaagof who VIII combine
.b;.ity t. manage the city with an
ah,litv to plc2sc everybody a. a cost
that is not greater than Coronado
can pay. Action adopting this policy
was taken bv the trustees at thcir
meeting Yesterday afternoon.
The first item of business brought
ur before tn" row board after the
s',ppintmcnts and organization had
been couchdrd was the question "t
city manager. Trustee Holmes an
uouiccd that lc had already given
rot Of his intention and he moFrd
ir,at the board prucrrd with all pos
siblc dispatch to employ Il city man
agc.r The present plan, h said, IS
Obsolete ani impractiaablc, that
commissioners arr elected 20 d"
work thry cannot spare tune 10 do.
The rrfr uauagcr Ys,cm, b" aa''H
+, used by more than 900 cjtlrs, u.
c!udirg San D!cgp, cities Of all SORTS
and sizes. lIc/asscrtcd that it IS
more centralized, more co-ordinatcd
and more efficient.
Holmes, however, did not con
vince the trustees ana the commits
SON form viii continue.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-20
RECLAMATION OF
ALKALI LAND BY
RICE TO Be TOLD
Beatty VIII Discuss the
Important Subje e c t
Here April %. :.

How rice can be used to reclaim
aikaU land viii be the subject of
talks to be given by l.. Beatty fore
man of the University of California
Imperial Valley Mcloland expert
mrut station and Farm Advisor f.
! l.. Curthwaite at Il meeting of farm
crs interested in rerlaiming their
5akai land to be held Thursday eve
Iuiu.. April -, at the farm advisor ;
office in the basement of the court
house. FL Centre at 7:30 =. m.
According to Beatty. the water
held on the heavy silly clay soils of
the experiment station, while the
rice WAS being grown, removed prac-
titallv every bit of the aikal i'll the
sell. \ considerable Improvement
in The physical character of the soil
Is very noticeable also, according
To Beatty.
IN addition to the talk by Beatty,
arrangements will bc made to pool
orders for rice seed by those who
,ntend planting. Good seed of the
proper variety can only he obtained
from Mexico. and permit from
the United States government is ne
cc>sary to bring in the seed. The
price of the seed is expected to be
around eight cents per pound laid
down in FL Centre. About 100 pounds
Of seed are required to plant an
acre according to Garthwaitc, who
urse> everyone intending to plant
.his year attend the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-20
San Diego Opens
Business School

san DIEGO. Calf. April 10
When the Kclscy-Jcnnings CONNER
cial college begins its sessions in it's
new home in the Edmonds block,
Eighth aud Broadway, this morning,
the class will be led by members of
the faculty Of the san Diego high
school. Inauguration Of the class
work Will follow exercises, short
talks and entertainment numbers
held in the assembly hall. The pro-
gram, scheduled TO begin at .
o clock, follows:
Patriotic exercises under the
auspices Of licintlcman Corps 40.
!, W. II. &.
Song, "Amcrica.
Invocation by Dr. Frank Liudcr.
Presentation of United States flag,
Mrs. May f.. Wood.
Song, Red, White and Blue. -
introduction OF gacsts of honor;
Mayor John l.. bacon, Miss Ada
York, county superintendent Of
schools; Claudc Woolman, and NJ iss
Julia Pickett, board Of education;
Henry c. Johnson, city superntcnd.
ent Of schools Glen o. Perkins, pril