davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
FORM RICE EXPORT FIRM.

NEW ORLEANS. La, January %
CP.-Formation of the American Rice
Export Corporation with headquarters
in New Orleans and branch offices in
Crowley and Lake Charles, La, and
Beaumont and Houston. Tex. was an
nounced here today The company
will be capitalized at $1,000. 900. Rep
of the company viii be
stationed In New York and London
and within a short time 1t is hoped
to establish branches in Memphis,
Little Rock and Stuttgart. Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
WHEAT CLOSES FIRM
AT SMALL ADVANCE
Chinese Disturbance and Russian
Connection Have Bearish
Effect on Market.

Gy fne AeebtaGtEI fOSc'
CHICAGO. January 22.-Wheat
proved responsive today to talk about
possible market effect of disturbances
in China should Russia become more
involved Likelihood that the United
States visible wheat supply will show
a material decrease on Monday count
ed also as a strengthening influence
Closing quotations for wheat were
firm. * to Aa% net higher, with corn
unchanged to u up, oats at IA TO II
advance, and provisions varying from
Z decline to 12a15 gain.
An outstanding feature In the wheat
market today was the fact that pre-
nliums for domestic hard wheat at
the Gulf of Mexico were firrner This
circumstance had a tendency to upset
the plans of would-be sellers disposed
TO act on the basis that the tradi-
tional bear period is right now and
until March /. 1t was pointed out
also that inasmuch as the market has
had no boom the situation lacks the
inducement for short selling usual at
this time
Estimates that the world supply of
wheat and -four as compared with a
year back shows about so 600 600
bushels increase were offset TODAY nv
indications of greatly reduced stocks
in consuming countries. especially
Great Britain, and by word that there
Is a dearth of quick shipment offers
from Argentina. Due notice was also
taken that wheat being shipped at
present from Argentina and Australia
will fail to reach Europe before the
end OF February.
Corn and oats reflected unfavorable
weather conditions for the movement
or corn. interest was likewise shown
In news that the Senate aeric,IIt,,raI
committee as well as the House corr
mittee has Endorsed the McNarv-
Haugen bill.
Selling of land by cash houses weak.
ened that commodity, but meats tend.
ed to advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
DISCUSSION BY MONKEYS
TIES UP FLORIDA TRAFFIC
Little Chinese in Green Silk Pa
jamas Directs Attack Against
Screeching Simians.

By the Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, January
22.-Several score persons, led by
little Chinese in green silk pajamas,
piled up traffic for a mile yesterday,
while listening to heated discussion
among monkeys. The theory of evo-
luton was not in any way involved.
Ten little monkeys were set up to
an undisturbed existence several years
ago by a real estate developer, who
placed them on tiny island in a
lake. supposing that swimming was
not among their accomplishments.
Yesterday usurper in the kingdom
precipitated a fancy fight, and when
it was finished 10 screeching simians
took to channel swimming.
Across SO feet of water to the tops
of pine trees they scooted, tearing
awnings on the way and chattering
excitedIy all the while. 1t took 10 men
TO bring them down. The Chinese, his
gavly colored pantaloons f1uttering, di-
rected the attack from a treetop,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
LIST REACT|ONARY
IN LAST MINUTES
Stock Prices Show Reversal
of Form After Early
Rapid Rises.

NEW YORK, January 22.-The
stock market displayed another sharp
reversal of form today. heading up
ward under the leadership of the low
priced merger rails In the first hour
and then turning reactionary when
selling pressure was renewed against
the motors and other leading indus
trials in the last few minutes of trad
ing. This reversed the movement of
Yesterday when a heavy opening was
followed by a strong close. Trading
was fairly heavy for a half holiday
session. total sales running above
1000. 600 shares.
Wheeling and Lake Erie issues re-
sumed their sensational advance, the
common touching a new high at Ass
and then easing to 4S12, up 6B net,
and the preferred touching a new top
at 6S. up rs points net, Pittsburgh
and West Virginia, which is mentioned
as a likely purchaser of Wheeling and
Lake Erie shares. jumped Z points to
1870, closing a point below the top.
Western Maryland common crossed
26 to a new peak and then slipped
back to 24% and the second preferred
fell from high of 32B to 81 y, up IS
net. Wall street was filled with ru-
mors about stocks of these three roads,
but all lacked confirmation from re-
sponsible sources.
Widespread speculative activity also
took place in other lowpriced rail-
road issues. Erie common touched
4211, the highest price in 10 years,
and the highest prices in year or
more were recorded by Wabash pre-
ferred B, Denver & Rio Grande pre-
ferred and big Four" On the other
hand, several of the high grade in
vestment issues were heavy. net de-
clines of a point or more being re-
corded by Atchison, Baltimore & Ohio,
and Lackawanna. Atlantic Coast
Line dropped 3 points.
A sudden outburst OF selling in
General Motors carried that stock
down nearly 2 points to 14S. Savage
Arms dropped "a to a new low at Ga.
Heaviness also developed in such
recent strong spots as American Smelt-
Ing, Colin. and Altman. Pierce Arrow
preferred, Pullman. F. II. Shattuck and
Woolworth United States Cast Iron
Pipe dropped A points. Pressed Steel
Car and Producers and Ret1ners
touched their highest prices in a year
or longer.
The principal commodity markets
were firm.
Foreign exchanges held steady, de-
mand sterling ruling just under SASS
and French francs around 3.97 cents.
Strength of Peruvian exchange was
In anticipation of some Peruvian
financing here during the next few
weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
WIFE SUES COMST0CK
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
New Bill Disposes of Rumors That
Z She Was Seeking Recon
citation.
By the Assoclated Pres.

MIAMI, Fla, january 22.---Mrs
Evelyn Cady Comstock filed a new
bill of complaint against Stanley E.
Comstock in Circuit Court here seek
ing an absolute decree of divorce from
the former fance of Peggy Hopkins
Joyce and later betrother to Connie
Almy, night club dancer.
The action terminates reports that
Mrs. Comstock was endeavoring a
reconciliation with the Chicago and
Miami sportsman following his whirl-
wind three-day courtship of Miss
Amy.
Mrs. Comstock s amended petition
sets forth that she returned and lived
with him in Miami from August, 1926,
until November IS, when she left his
apartment upon his refusal to make
good" his promises.
Mrs. Comstock also charges that
after leaving the apartment in Novem-
Der Mr.. Comstock came to her apart
ment on December Is "in an intoxi.
Gated condition" and threatened to
kill her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

Tribune says. that San Francisco and
ST.. Louis have adopted the French
cities of Rouen and Toulouse. re-
spectively, with the idea of preserving
their art treasures.
The announcement was made at a
dinner given by the duke in honor of
Prof. r.. Michaud and Prof. Frank
Schoell of the University of Califor-
MIA. representing San Francisco, and
Mrs. Claude Skinner Matthews OF St
Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS

BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

And Interest ana "F1at" Sales
A short time ago the New York
Stock Exchange authorities changed
the basis of trading in st. Louis-San
Francisco per cent income bonds,
due 1860, from flat" basis to land
interest" basis. This action makes
timely an explanation of just what
these terms mean.
The procedure with regard to bonds
on which interest payments are a
fixed charge is to express the price in
dollars per 500 par value, regard
less of the amount of interest that
may have accrued between the pay
ment of the last coupon and the date
of the sale. That is the quotation,
but the practice invariably is that the
buyer pays to the seller the amount of
this accrued interest in addition to
the quoted price of the bond.
To illustrate, suppose City of Co
penhagen 1as of 1914 to be quoted at
par and a sale to be made on Janu-
airy /. The bond pays interest April
/ and October /, so that the buyer
would pay to the seller $1,000 plus
interest at 51a per cent from October
/ to January I, which would be $13.75,
or $1,01375 in all for n 81 900 piece.
If the sale had taken place in Deem
Der the interest would have been cor
respondingly less and If in February
correspondingly more. This is what
is meant by bonds selling land inter
est"
On the other hand, when a bond
sells fiat" the quotation represents
the entire cost to the purchaser ex-
cept, of course. for commission. All
bonds in default sell fiat" and so
generally do income bonds. Now in
come bonds are obligations on which
interest is paid only if earned or at
the discretion of the directors. Such
bonds are quoted flat" on the theory
that until the interest Is actually paid
there it some uncertainty about 1t
and it would not be fair to the buyer
to make him pay accrued interest
which he might never receive.
There are, however, some income
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
LISTINGS ARE HEAVIER

NEW YORK, January % Up
Corporate and Government securities
totaling nearly six billion dollars We're
listed on the New York Stock Nv
change during 1926, an increase of II
per cent over 1925 hstings. it is cal.
culated by Dominick & Dominjck
Foreign and domestic corporate list
ings reached new high record of
$4.sO3, lls ,4OS. while foreign and u. s.
Government bonds increased to 81, I0S,-
100000 from $6OS,o00,000 the year be.
fore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
LESS COMPETITION.

NEW YORK, January % LP.-
American manufacturers of industrial
chemicals are encouhtering less com
petition from foreign chemicals, says
the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.
Manufacturing costs in Europe have
been mounting steadily and since the
first of the year the export price of
several important chemicals have been
advanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

bonds which have paid interest regu-
larry for so long time that there is
no reasonable doubt about their con-
tinuing to do so, and these are bought
and sold in the regular way; that is,
''and interest" When, then, the status
of a bond is altered as that OF st.
Louis-San Francisco income Is has
been. it is recognition of the fact that
interest payments are for all practi-
cal purposes as sure as If they were
fixed instead of a contingent
charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BY Nj. s. RUKEYSER.

| When Victor Macomber Cutter was
graduated from the Tuck School of
Business Administration at Dartmouth
| College in 1903 he decided that he
wanted to see the world. Accordingly,
| he obtained employment on planta-
/ ton in Costa RIGA as a timekeeper for
! the United Fruit Co. Today. he is
president of the company. and in
cidentally the worlds biggest banana
grower.
In the first 25 years of it's existence,
the United Fruit Co, pioneer in
American economic imperialism, has
| paid rich rewards to it's shareholders,
having paid out $90,000,000 in cash
dividends and having reinvested in
the properties more than dollar for
every one distributed. Besides grow
ing bananas. the company has the
distinction OF being the fourth largest
! producer of sugar in Cuba, and the
owner of a fleet of 79 ships.
Few. if any, Americans have as
good an opportunity as Mr. Cutter to
size up conditions and opportunities In
the republics to the south.
Mr. Cutter thinks that the great
development there, which has been
delayed is now imminent.
I'm the next 10 years" said Mr..
Cutter, whose business headquarters
are in Boston and whose home is at
Newton, Mass, Latin America will
make greater progress than in the
previous $50 years. The buds OF eco
nomic development are now ready TO
blossom. Much has already been &C
complished in the last 20 years. but 1t
will seem small compared with what
lies ahead The whole of Latin Amer.
lea is on the verge OF great period
of development. Latin America Will
be opened up by a new program of
road building. The automobile in the
next decade will begin to do for Latin
America what it has already done for
the United States. Cuba is furthest
advanced in working out a program
for road building. All Of Latin Amer
lea will offer a huge outlet for Amer
lean cars and trucks"
Must Regard Competition.
I asked Mr.. Cutter if he believed
the road building program would be
financed by American capital.
Mr. Cutter thought that the bank
ers ought, in their loan policies to for
eign corporations, to have some re-
gard to the effect on competition with
American enterprises.
I'm s6me countries" explained Mr..
Cutter, there is hostility to American
corporations. Bankers in the United
States lend funds to Germans at low
rates of interest and they relend in
South America at high rates and, in
doing so, further a campaign to drive
out American concerns.
II think that the governments will
be able to continue to get loans in
the United States, if they handle their
affairs properly"
In further painting the canvas of
future opportunities in Latin Amer
lea, Mr.. Cutter, who spoke with real
enthusiasm, added:
Conditions never before were so
favorable to American exporters.
American banks are now established
in Latin America, and are able to sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
BANK STOCKS STRONG.

NEW YORK, January % P).-
Bank stocks displayed a strong tone
and railroad bonds showed general JIM
provement in the weeks trading in
the "over-the -counter" market. In
and utilities were irregular
National City and Chemical National
led the bank stocks with gains of 90
points or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
DIVIDEND REDUCED

CHICAGO, January % CP.-Hib.
bard Spencer and Bartlett & Co, whole.
sale hardware, today reduced their
Sividend rate from $49.20 a share to
$3.50 a share. The companys 1926
earnings fell below those of 1925.
owing to reduced profits on several
Zines, notwithstanding that 1925 was a
record year in building construction
end required a great amount of hard.
ware.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
Arbor Day Decreed in Turkey.

CONSTANTINOPLE. January %
up. -Arbor day will be inaugurated
in Turkey under a decree approved
by the cabinet yesterday. All Turks
between the ages OF Is and 40 will
be required to plant three trees on
the day to be selected. 1t Is to be
made an annual national holiday and
constitutes the first measure for rem
edying the nations serious problem
nR fafnreSfa fi0n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

NEW YORK, January % UP).-
Freight traffic on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa, Fe picked up in
the week ended January 81, loadings
OF 5000 cars comparing with S4,774
e. year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
ADOPT FRENCH ART.

PARIS, January % C4o).-The Due
de Trevise, president OF the Society to
Safeguard French Art has announced,
the Paris edition of the New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23
West Virginia Fights Woods.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. January
% CE).-Calling attention to the con-
mercial warfare" between Pennsyi.
vania and West Virginia. the State
Senate by a unanimous vote YESTERDAY
adopted resolution protesting against
confirming Of the nomination of Cyrus
T.. Woods Of PENNSYLVANIA as a mem
Der of the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission. The clerk of the Senate was
instructed to send a copy Of the ras0.
luton 10 the United States Senate.
Women of Portugal are taking To
America cosmetics
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

absolutely harmless aud pleasant TO
take.
Buy large b0-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine, or writfs
Syrup Pcpsn." Monticello. Illinois.
for FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE
and lust SEQ Tor Nnnrsclf -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

The betting tax which came into
force in England last November
yielded $3.50 900 for the first month
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

NEW YORK, January % Up
Gross sales of First National Stores
for 1926 rose to $50 1851, 055 from
S54, 523,495 in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-23

The lumber furnished for Honor Bit"
homes is bright and new. fine, dry No.
framing. clear Cypress for outside finish. and
clear siding. Expert mechanics, modern ma
chinery and good materials insure perfectly.
mademillwork Oak, Birch, Fir, or Yellow Pine
Gas speci6ed) for interior 6nish-the kind Of
material that will prove to be little better
than generally used in home construction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Indian Photographs

There are some 80 or 60 places
in various parts of California from
the northern boundary of the state
to San Diego county where picto-
graphs and petrOglyphs are found.
They are interesting but we have
no indication as to what their pur-
pose was, and aside from the per-
son or persons who made them, no
one knows what the figures are
supposed to be. We do know that
in San Diego county in former
times the girls painted symbolic fig
ures on granite boulders at the
completion of their adolescence
ceremonies. Some anthrOpOlOgists
have suggested that these carvings
and paintings are the work of sha-
mans.-Mr. Woodward, in Adven-
ture Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
City News Items

A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. d. johnson March 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. LeSuer
and family spent Sunday at Osa-
kis.
Harold LeSuer spent Saturday
and Sunday in Osakis with rela-
tives.
Alymer Crickmer student at
the U of M is spending the week
with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Crickmer in this city.
Mike Fuchs, Of East Grand
Forks, formerly a resident Of this
city arrived in Sank Centre Fri
day for several days visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Unger.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Old Bill SHAPED Beard

The old fisherman, Captain Bill,
was a great character at the Cove.
He was a picturesque old fellow
with his long-fowing beard, and
was the model of many painter,
Not long before his death he shaved
off his beard, to the distress Of the
artists.
"Why, Bill" exclaimed one OF
the painters in amazement when
meeting him on the road. "Where
is your beard?"
SWELL" he exclaimed slowly and
bit sorrowfully, sit is this way
my son, he said as how it wasn't
hygienic. You see, last winter the
tobacco juice got all frOze in-so
he made me cut it Off."-From
Touring New England" by Clara
Walker Whiteside (Penn).
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
No Wonder She Tainted

He was a dapper little man at
the door trying his best to sell a
can opener.
Madam" he began glibly, 81 am
selling a can opener that cannot
be beaten. 1t can open any can
that cannot be opened by an or.
binary can opener, and any can
that can be opened by can opener.
If you can show me a can that can
not, be opened by any can opener
other than this can opener, | will
prove to you that this can opener
can open can quicker than any
,ther can opener can. Now if you
can get can opener that can
open can quicker"
But by this time the lady of the
house had tainted on the cold door
step. ae. $50 a.,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Hid Stolen Gold in Eye

The death of the owner Of a
pub" at Kalgoorlie. western Aus
tralia, recently revealed unique
theft from the gold mines many
years ago. In his youth the man
had lost an eye in an explosion,
and a glass one had been substi-
tuted in the socket. A cavity at
the back of this furnished hid
ing place for gold stolen from the
mine, and though the miner stole
only a small bit of gold each day,
his revenue from this source was
about $40 a week. Before his
death the man told his friends that
he had stolen several thousand dol
lars worth of gold, but that he re-
tired and bought pub" fearing
he might arouse suspicion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Capital Letters

"Caput" in Latin really means a
head, and so a chief, and thus 1t
comes about that we speak of "cap-
ital" letters to describe those that
are used to mark the chief or most
important words in sentence.
When writing started, all the
words were written in the same
hand, and as far as our own alpha
bet was concerned, mostly in what
we now call capital letters. Gradu-
ally, however, it was found that
one could write more quickly by
Joining up the letters. Next it oc-
Cured to us to emphasize the be-
ginnings of important words by
writing them in the old, manner,
and so we get our capitals" .
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

The standard gauge in Europe is
not the same as in the United
States and Canada feet 8h
inches. But it is in Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria, Holland,
Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Italy,
Switzerland, Sweden, European
Turkey, and some other places.
Russia favors :. feet; Spain and
Portugal 5 feet 6 inches.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

me iron Lutheran Ladies' Aid
will meet with Mrs, John Rebel
on next Thursday afternoon, Mar.
3 1st.-Adv. sst.s.s $3.50
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

If you can not read this comfor-
tably have your eyes properly fitted
by DR.. G H. Vandesteeg, the OPTIC
mertrist and join the large number
who are enjoying these comforts
Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Getting ready for spring, have
that umbrella recovered at e. II.
Vaniesteeg's. ADV.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

just try a can of that Sai-nup
silver polish, it is what we re
commend and use, 35c at &. II,
Vandesteeg;s. ADV.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24
Thursday, March "a, 1927

Miss Ann Anderson spec. sat
urday and S'.rr ay visiting IN Mur-
ris.
"Bill" Bergman has accepted a.
position with the DeLaval cream
separator company as travelling
salesman with headquarters at Ben
son.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Tools for garden;ng.-C alkins
Hdw.-Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

: Paints, varnishes !. sno kalso-
mines.-Calkins Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Queen incubators anu breeders.
-Oalkins-Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

Harness straps and snaps
CalkinS Hdw.-Adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-03-24

The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid
will meet with Mrs. john Rebel
on next Thursday afternoon, Mar.
31st.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1927-09-26
a Treat IInnends

Laura Hope Crews. acclaimed
as one Of the CHIEF. Il moi / IS
CHIEF comedienne 81 our Araerican
stage. viii be seen III M ashine I'm A.,
some time this fall ia ,aThe SIN.
Yer Cord" the original Theafer
Guild production of Sidney Hn,v.
ARD i stirring comedy of distorted
mother love. ''ss 80
Addicted to New York a. she
e Miss Crews could not refuse
the opportunity to continue 81 the
role q Mrs Phelps. the most p sa,
feet vehicle that has vet been
found for her combination Sc emo.
fiontl power and comedy slsilI.
ANY Theater Guild production
carries with it practical auaran.
Tee Of being good theater. blIt
no play produced fl New YORK.
last season called forth more pes,.l
eral praise from the critics and
the public than 1.-THE silver
Cord # is under the direction
aof John Cromwell. who STAGED Il
for the guild =