davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Women's Granite Silk Hose, S.

200 pairs Women's Full-fashioned Silk Hose: serv-
ice weight Granite Make, with regulation lisle gar
ter top and sole; broken size and color range.
81 Pairs Women's Pointex Silk Hose; service and
chiffon weights, with Isle top and sole, in black
and white; broken sizes. Were $l.95 pair
Now S11s
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Mems Oxfords, $6.45

We're $40 to SI2
"a pairs Mems Tan CaIfskin and Tan and Black
Scotch Grain Oxfords, with leather sole and rub
Der heels, in sizes A T. 8. S1z g. TO- II; 61z ~,
81, g. 91z, 10; E. Ga, 7, s. g. 10, 1917; D E, 81,
7, o1z and TO- Were $40 Now.......$6 $6.45
IL Pairs Mems Tan Scotch Grain Oxfords with
crepe rubber sole and heel in sizes AS, B IA. 8A,
g. 101z; c 6A, 7, II; D E, Ga. 8, 10 and 1917.
Were $12. Now NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s6.4s
MEMS SHOE SECTION. SECOND FLOOR
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Boys Summer Golf Knickers
Special. $1.15 Pair
Boys Athletic Underwear
Special. 45c

81 Suits Boys Crossbar Athletic Underwear. with
waist buttons and adjustable shoulder strap, in
sizes 2 and 4 years
IL Boys Apiece Wool Suits Goat vest and 2 pairs
golf knickers of chevot, unfinished worsted. etc,
in light and medium shades: sizes 5. z to IL and
13 to 1s Were $50 and $50. Now, respectively
$975 and 4.50
Boys Summer Coats of striped gray tan flannel,
that have been taken from regular stock and great
ly reduced for clearance in sizes H. IA, 15 II and
1s years. Were $12.75 Now. w................S4.5 $3.50
Boys 2-pants Palm Reach Suits; beIted and sack
models, in tan and gray shades. Sizes in the lot
s, IS and II. Were $12.75. Now. S5.75
BoYs' SECTION. FOURTH FLOOR.
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Eminent Authority on Bridge, will lecture with
the actual playing of the same-June l, 2 and }
at $3.50 PM. The charge is 81 per lesson. AS
the number of tables will be limited, YOU should
make immediate reservations with the Bridge
Secretary, Book Section, Fifth Floor.
Evening star., 1927-05-26
Women's Hats, 81
GREATLY REDUCED

So Womens Trimmed and Sports Hats, i'll variety
of shapes and shades.
9s Imported Ornaments Were 81 each Now 10c
81 Fancy Feathers, Flowers and Colored Foliage
Were SOC to $3.50. Now ............ Csc and soc
MILLINERY SECTION THIRD FLOOR.
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Gift Items Reduced
Cigarette Cases Reduced

10 Cigarette Cases Were 50 SO. Now. w.......$1.5 so
I Cigarette Cases. Were $2.25. Now.............S1
: Cigarette Cases. We're S1.75. Now.............S1
Cigarette Boxes Slightly damagedl. Were $3.50.
I'D
Leather Cigarette Box. Was $1l. Now. SIS
Leather Cigarette Box Was SIS. Now. .S5
! Cigarette Case. Was $s Now.
Cigarette Box Was SIS. Now. w.................S6 SO
SMOKING ACCESSORY SECTION, FIRST FLOOR
Evening star., 1927-10-24
GOVERNMENT SPEAKEASY
EXPENSES PUT AT S7.264
La Guardia Says Letter Signed by
Mellon Lists Whist Club
Items.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. October o4.-Repre-
sentative F. II. La Guardia yesterday
made public a letter which he said
was signed by the Secretary of the
Treasury under date of February II.
1927. itemizing expenses of equipping
and operating the Bridge Whist Club.
Government speakeasy in East Forty.
fourth street. and giving the total ex-
pense as S7.2G45O.
These figures" La Guardia said
'now confirm every single solitary
charge / made in Congress as to the
improper use of public funds"
Items for purchase of liquor for the
speakeasy, which was operated by
Federal Government undercover
agents to trap bootleggers and get in
formation from them. totaled ST.
452 %. There was an item of SIS for
analysis of liquor specimens. Most of
the liquor items failed to reveal the
prices paid. but one showed the gin
was bought for S65 a case
Evening star., 1927-10-24
NJ u S | C.
A RUSSIAN PROGRAM.

An unusually entertaining program
OF Russian songs, dances and anec-
dotes was presented last night under
The auspices of the Russian Culture
Club at the Jewish Community Cen.
ter before an audience compose"
largely of people who obviously un-
derstood the Russian language ana
who seemed TO thoroughly ENJOY the
entire evening. Even to one not Ia
miliar with that language the ara
matte gestures and accents of the per
formers made each number quite IN
tellicible.
A. r. Chechow's comedy episode,
"Chirurgia" C'Surcery }. which deai,
with the painful incident of dental
extraction. opened the program. 1t
was rea listicalIy performed by G. lS-
natieff as the dentist and Alexander
Zadorin az the victim.
The second part of the program was
devoted to duets by Helen and Aiica
Dronof. the second number, "koro-
bushka" being especially enjoyed by
the audience: Hungarian dance to
Brahms music by Helen Dronotf, a
sroup Of solos by Alca DrOnoff and
comical stories by Mr.. Zadorin. Both
sisters have strong quality of voice.
one soprano and the other contralto,
and they sang with vivaciousness.
Mr.. Zadorin's stories aroused mu"n
mirth. There were more songs in the
third part with the rousing savety
of the "Gop1k" dance as the finale.
Perhaps the outstanding feature
was the playing of Helen DronoH and
Mr.. Xadorin on Ralalayki instruments.
The familiar Song of the Nolga Boat
man" was the featured selection.
Nine. Marie Ialipsky was accom-
PIANIST throughout the evening. 9th
ers who contributed dance numbers
were Annette Colodnv, Annette Rich
and Dorothy Malakoff. II. r.
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sky rendered a number of vocal selec.

sky rendered a number Of vocal selec-
| tions.
Miss f. j. Hardcastle of the over
seas staff of the Near East Relief
visited in Washington recently and
met Harold +. Pellegrin. Potomac di.
vision director of the organization at
the new Washington headquarters,
1884 Connecticut avenue. Miss Hard
castle will inspect American institu.
tions i'm the South and then will re-
turn to Beirut and Syria 10 handle
| outplacing of orphans for the Near
East Relief.
The Phi Mu Sorority will give a
bridge party and supper at the Carl
ton Hotel this evening. Members OF
the sorority who have taken tables
are Miss Maxine Alverson, Miss Cath
crime and Miss Christine Bannerman,
Miss Katherine Bcall. Miss Lydacene
| Black, Miss Eliza beth Fisher. Miss
Anita Heurich. Miss Louise Howell,
Miss Louise Jaquette. Miss Mari Nor
| hart, Miss Eva Pope, Miss Dorothy
| Pullen. Miss Marjorie Simonds. Miss
Anne Shure Miss Eliza beth Stickley.
! Miss Kathryn Strong. Among their
| guests are Miss Lucy McGraw. Miss
| Mvrtilla McGraw, Miss Janet Shep-
pard. Miss Amaie Walker. Miss Mar.
carct Mitchell. Miss Iris Woodhouse
Miss Evelyn Padcott. Miss Adeline
lIeffelincer Miss Anna Laura San
ford. Miss Eleanor Wilson. Miss Edith
Norris. Miss Evelyn Denny. Miss Nir-
ginia SturGis. Miss Martha Steele.
Among the additional patroneSses
of the dance which will be given by
the Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter.
-. A. r.. of Bethesda FRIDAY evening
November d. are Mrs. Charles l.
Corhy. Mrs. Windsor Offutt Mrs. Alex.
ander r. She epherd. Mrs. William w.
| Bride. Mrs. Edward l.. Stock. Mrs
Fannie Howard, Mrs BENJAMIN Perry.
Mrs. Samuel Riggs, Mrs. Henry
Classic, Mrs Gilbert II. Grosvenor.
Mrs. John Lewis and Mrs Frederick
harrington.
The dance is benefit for the pa
triotic educational work of the chapter
Evening star., 1927-10-24
SOCIETY
t,on,inued from Fourteenth Pagel

NQntlnueU from fout1SC . .
Minerva Greenberg and Miss Marion
Rosenberg. wore gowns OF RAINBOW
color i'm taffeta and carried bouquets
of roses TO correspond. The matron ol
honor. Mrs Augusta Cowans OF Den
yer. colo Sister-in-law of the brioe'
wore gown of rose color Seorsette
creme. incrusted With beads ana
rhinestones. ~,
Mrs. Cowans sang % Promise NE
ius, before the ceremony. The httie
flower girl. Miss Roselyn Cowans,
niece to the bride was dressed In
flesh color georcette and carried a
little basket of rose petals. The bride
was led to 10 altar by her parents.
NJ ond Mrs. Joseph Rhoade OF TINS
CITY. Mr.. Max Rhoade of this city.
brother Of the bride, acted as best
man. and the ushers were Mr. Louis
Trapenhaum. Mr.. Aaron Ezersky. Mr.
Milton Kessler and Mr.. David DAVIS.
Members Of the two families and the
attendants were the only ones attend
ing the wedding and DIR. Levitt and
his bride left Immediately after the
ceremony for wedding trip. or
their return they will be at home ~
the LindhurGh Apartments after DC
tober 81.
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Arts Club Players Ia
Present Several Features.

The dramatic COMMITTEES of the Arts
Club will he hosts tomorrow hlSh'
at the clubhouse in honor of the hrS'
nrsentation of plays for this season
Honor guests OF the occasion VIII ne
the authors. directors and players OF
the two short plays to he presented
which are THE Debutantes Mss
written by Miss Anna Cantreit Laws
directed by Mrs Edna Proctor haNeS'
and '"The Coyote" written ana direct
ga hv Mrs. William Wolff smith. me
pIavers are Miss Betty Rldsdale' MISS
Adelaide Borah. Mr.. James Gus fof-
fer, Miss Martha Marshall. Mr. Az
thur r. White, Mr.. Robert L. Clear
and Mr.. John u. Long. Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith is chairman H the
dramatic committee
The poster and costume contest now
being conducted by the Arts Club IN
rrena ra ton for the fifth annual bal
Roheme at the Willard, on Monday.
January 80. will close Friday OF TINS
weak. October oS The designs sub
mitted will be judged by the commit
tee. of which Mrs. Will c. Barnes
is chairman, on Wednesday evening.
November ,, and will be on view at
the clubhouse for week 1OilOWtnS
the decision as to the winners and
those receiving honorable mention for
second and third best designs. The
costume design is for the floor COM
mittee costume. The poster selected
will be used throughout the city, an
nouncing the Bal Boheme.
Epsilon Chapter. Kappa Beta Pi
Legal Sorority. entertained the wom-
an students in the freshman and
Junior classes of the Washington Col
lege of Law at a tea ut the RoOSe-
welt Hotel yesterday. The dean, Miss
Elizabeth +. Reed, was assisted in
receiving by Miss Maude III. Yates.
province dean, and Misses Anna Boyle
and Mary Kessler, former deans of
Epsilon Chapter. Mrs. Elsa Fisher
Herits and Miss Helen F,ssate pre-
E.fied at the tea table and Nine. Zalet.
Evening star., 1927-10-24

From the Boston Transcript
There Is an old story about a man
who after listening to abuse and Wilt
fication from another quietly retorted,
"All that you said l was you are" An
ancient anecdote puts Buddha in the
situation of that man, and tells of
Buddha calmly unquiring If his reviler,
IF you offer something to man and
he refuses it, to whom then does it be-
long?"
The man replied, at belongs. I sup
pose. to the one who offered it."
Then" returned Ruddha. "the
abuse and vile names YOU offer me,
| refuse to accept"
Evening star., 1927-10-24
On Field and Face.

From the Boston Transcript
knowing how and when to land is
important both for the aviator and
the puCiIiSt
Evening star., 1927-10-24

The silk that combines beauty
and practicability. \ splendid fab
ric for frocks. lingerie, slips and lin
ings. In dark and light shades.
Evening star., 1927-10-24

Ideal for evening frocks-and f
street and dress wear. 1t h;
steadily gained popularity-and wi
consistently portray Fashions nev
est modes.
Third FloOr-Lansburgh 4 Bro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
COTTON IS STEADY
lin TODAY'S TRADING
Opening Advance Meets Re-
actions, But Trade Buy
ing Crops Up.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 5.-The cot
ton market opened steady today at
an advance of 2 to points in
response to the continued firmness OF
Liverpool and reported absence of
any increased selling pressure in the
South.
The advance to 1899 for March and
1880 for July met some Southern
selling and realizing, but offerings
were absorbed on reactions of or D
points. and the market held generally
steady during the first hour. Houses
with Liverpool connections were buy
ers here again, while there was some
trade pricing which absorbed some
early selling by the South.
Private cables reported covering and
continental buying in Liverpool and
said the inquiry for cotton cloths from
India was increasing with good busi-
ness pending.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, La, January 8
P).-Prices in the cotton market here
today declined soon after the opening
on reports of favorable weather. First
trades showed no change to 5 points
advance. Prices advanced when the
weekly weather report was issued,
which was not as good as expected.
January trading up to 1913, March,
1885, and May, 1902. Liverpool
cables were favorable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW ORLEANS, January 5.-Mills
of the Southern Pine Association in
the last week reported that new
business decreased 2.6 per cent to a.
4O2, 900 feet, shipments fell of IL per
cent to SO, sos, 900 and production drop
per IA per cent to 45,270,000. This
left total untitled orders of IT'S 1865, 900
feet.
SACRAMENTO L.
500 900 motor cars and trucks will be
registered in California during this
month. More than 100000 will be
paid in registration taxes.
PHILADELPHIA The grain ele.
vators here are still congested al
though a large number of vessels are
| in port waiting to take on cargoes
| for the United Kingdom and the con.
| tinent.
| SOUTH ST. PAUL.-The marketing
| of live stock at this point set new high
records in the last year. A total of
$3.50, 000, 600 was paid to producers, a
gain of about $l0,000,000.
| ATLANTA.-The Southern textile
| mills in general are reported to be
declaring their usual dividends despite
| the irregularities which prevailed in
markets during 1926. Some South
Carolina and Georgia plants have in
Icreased distribution to stockholders or
voted extra dividends. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

required for a free checking service.
she should by all means avail herself
of the privilege. In the larger cities
there has recently been tendency
to raise these minimum requirements,
as the banks have been complaining
that small accounts are not profitable.
Although the bigger banks take this
attitude, there are still neighborhood
banks and labor banks I'm large cities
and ordinary banks in smaller cen
tiers which welcome moderate-sized ac-
counts. Where these facilities are
available without a service charge
the housewife has everything to gain
and nothing to lose in opening an
account.
The housewife who pays all her
bills by check can better systematic
her household finances, for her stubs
in her checkbook give an automatic
record of where the money has gone.
The woman who pays cash has no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
TRADE TAKES INVENTORY.
Hardware Jobbers and Dealers Re-
port Collections Good.

NEW YORK, January (SpeciaD.-
Hardware jobbers and dealers are de-
voting their time to the taking of
annual inventory this week and
wholesale buying is restricted to cur
rent requirements in most cases,
Hardware Age will say tomorrow in
Its weekly hardware market sum.
mary. The sale of staple lines is
very quiet. which leads the distribu.
ters to believe that film business
will be brisk in January.
Snow goods, stove goods and other
Winter lines are fairly active in spite
or the attention being given to in.
ventories. 1t is too early to report
the average size of hardware inven.
tories. but preliminary reports sug-
gest light stocks generally.
Collections in the hardware market
are considered fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

such record and finds IL difficult to de-
tect and stop leaks
Unless there is a careful record of
expenditures a budget is likely to be
little more than a pious wish.
Can Compare Expenses.
Those with checking accounts can
compare actual OUTLAWS with estimated
expenses as set up I'm a budget
A check Ia the modern form of cur
rency. which the depositor himself
may create i'm an odd amount to meet
any specific need within the limit of
his means.
II obviates the need of carrying
large amounts of cash and the delays
attendant on waiting for change.
The check Is indispensable In bust
ness and has q useful role in the bust
ness relationship between consumers
and retail stores.
But a checking account is only a
mechanical convenience. 1t cannot of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
WILL VOTE ON INCREASE.

NEW YORK. January 5 R).-A
proposed increase in capital stock of
Electric Bond and Share Co. from
$50,0o0,000 to $1,000 900 will be
acted upon by stockholders at a spe.
cial meeting January 81. The new
stock will be divided into 250, 900
shares each of preferred and common.
About 10000 shares Of the preferred
has been sold at a premium and a
stock dividend OF 5000 shares OF
the increased common will be de-
clared on the common, which will be
paid TO Electric Bond and Share
Securities Corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

and know in. advance how much is
available for her use.
The worst system of household
economy is where the housewife turns
all bills over to her husband, who
assumes sole responsibility for de-
termining whether expenditures have
been excessive. The housewife is
much more likely to save If a definite
sum Is allocated to her each month.
If she is sensitive to the needs of a
famny to provide for the future she
will no doubt attempt to spend less
than the appropriation. However. IL
her part in the family financial
scheme is merely to spend. with no
responsibility for remaining within
a quota. she can hardly be blamed
for thriftlessness.
Should Have Account.
II the housewife has an allowance
sufficiently large to keep on deposit
at a commercial bank the minimum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
TuRPENTINE PRICE HIT.

LONDON, January R.-The
Baltic Exchange was thrown. into ex-
element this afternoon by the an
nouncement that one of the big firms
on the turpentine market, Farnan
& Co., has suspended payment. The
price of turpentine Immediately
dropped 8 shillings a hundredweight,
but the dealers after a conference
decided to readjust quotations to
yesterdays level.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
STOCK BEING OFFERED.

NEW YORK, January CR-Stock-
holders of Porto Rican American To-
bacco Co. are being offered for sub
scription 31,577 shares of class "A"
common, 800 par, with voting power,
and 63,155 shares of class "B" COM
mon. no par value, without voting
power, on the basis Of one-half share
of "A" and one share Of "B" for each
share now held. The Offering is in
units of one share Of "A" and two
shares of "B' at $3.50 a unit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, January CP.-Flour,
easy; Spring patents, 7.15a750; soft
Winter straights, 6.25a6.50; hard Win.
ter straights. 7.00a7.40. Rye, easy:
No. Western, 1.0Sh fob. New York
and LOGS elf. export. Barley,
steadier; mailing, S75saS9% elf. New
York. Pork, weak mess. $3.50; fam
lily, 39.50a41 so. Lard, weak; Middle
West, 1250a12. so. Wheat futures
opened steady; domestic. May, 1.401a.
Oats, steady; May, 525s bid. Other
articles unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
THE BUSINESS OF GETTING
AHEAD.
Housewives Checking Account.

The housewife is the head of the
purchasing department of the Ameri-
can family and should avail herself
of such tools as are available.
In most cases she sets the standard
of living, and should play a con-
structive role in determining how
much the family Should spend and
save. She should operate on a budget
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
CLEARINGs SET RECORD.

BALTIMORE. January tSpeciaD.-A
new high record was csta blished in Bal
tincre bank clearings for 1926, which
totaled 1888, 1886, 1882. These figures
represented an increase of 1921 ,342 1896,
or 2.08 per cent over 1925, when the
previous peak was recorded. In the
first six months of 1926 clearings to-
tailed 1904, 1872 S1.49 and were $751;
321,264.63 above the same period in
1925. But in the last half of the year
they We're S2,919 544 ,053.7S and were
Sl69 ,91S. $685. below the total for the
comparative period a year Ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

NEW YORK, January CE9.-Dur-
ing 1926 the Consolidated Textile Cor
poration retired about $287,000 of it's
funded debt through sinking fund
operations, the total now being about
$10,767, 900. The company is now re-
charges of the B. b. & r. knight,
Inc, bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
STOCK INCREASE O. KID.

NEW YORK, January CR-
Stockholders OF S. II. Kress & Co.
have approved plans to increase the
authorized capital stock from 1900
shares OF common and $4,000 shares
of per cent cumulative preferred,
both 500 par, to 100000 shares.
consisting of 100000 shares of spe-
cial preferred stock, $40 par. and
1900, 900 shares of no par common.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
PRICES ON PARIS BOURsE.

PARIS, January N).-Prices were
firm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs. Exchange on
London, 122 francs 81 centimes. Five
per cent loan, 81 francs. The dollar
was quoted at Is francs 81 confines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
DIVIDEND rs PASSED.

ST. LOUIS, January 5 P).-Be-
cause of decreased earnings the Moon
Motor Car Co. today decided to omit
the quarterly dividend, which would
have been payable February /. The
last dividend was 37b cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
INTERTYPE DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, January R).-In-
tertype Corporation declared an extra
dividend of % cents on the common
stock with the regular quarterly Of %
cents, both payable February Is to
stock of record January 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
FARM PROSPECTS GOOD.

ST. PAUL. January (SpeciaD-
Heavy snow and rains so far this sea-
son throughout the Northwest give
promise of abundant moisture in the
early Spring and have frightened az
ricultural prospects for the entire ter
ritory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
RUBBER GOES HIGHER.

NEW YORK, January (SpeciaD.-
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets,
advanced a half cent today to 3912
This compares with 37A a month ago
and IS a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05

itself check extravaganza. The house
wife must acquire self-control and
spend in accordance with a definite
policy, usually agreed upon in con-
ference with her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
WILL INCREASE STOCK.

NEW YORK. January CP).-Stock-
holders of Burroughs Adding Machine
Co. have authorized an increase in
capital stock from 600. 900 to 100000
shares, no par value
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
KINNEY SALES GAIN.

NEW YORK, January s CP.-G. r,
Kinney Co.'S sales for 1926 rose to
$18,087 1888 from $17,358,610 in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-05
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once

Following is a list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.