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Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
OPENINGS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations as follows:
Dietitian, Public Health Service
and Veterans Bureau throughout the
United States. The duties are to
purchase the food supplies for all
messes operated in the hOpsital; to
plan all menus, both for patients on
ordinary diets and diets with refer
ence to special diseases; and to
supervise the preparation and serv-
ing of all dietaries in the hospital,
both to patients and personnel.
Physiotherapy aide, physiotherapy
pupil aide, Field Service of the Vet
Grams Bureau and the Public Health
Service.
Associate dust explosion engineer
at $4,000 a year, assistant dust ex-
plosion prevention engineer at $2,4OO
a year, Bureau of Chemistry and
Soils, Department of Agriculture.
Assistant assayer, United States
New Orleans, La, at $2,1OO a year.
The duties are to weigh and melt de-
posits of bullion; to assist in and
assay gold bullion of various charac-
ters and fineness; to make computa-
tiOn to determine the value of each
deposit; and to determine the vari-
Gus ores.
Associate naval stores classifier at
$4,000 a year, assistant naval stores
classifier at $2,400 year, Bureau of
Chemistry and Soils, Department OF
Agriculture, for duty in Washington,
D. c., or in the field. For the pur-
pose of this examination, the term
naval stores" shall be construed as
applying to all of those products OBJ
tanned or derived from pine trees,
including gum spirits of turpentine,
steam distilled wood turpentine, de
structivey distilled wood turpentine,
gum resin, wood resin, pine oil, pine
tar, tar oil, resin oil, and pine pitch.
Associate patent examiner, Office
of the Judge Advocate General, Navy
Department, Washington, D. c., at
$4,000 a year. The duties are to pre-
pare applications for letter patent;
to make preliminary and validity
searches; to analyze patents, me-
chanisms, ETC., for the determina-
ton of questions of infringement; to
pass upon questions of patent law;
and to perform related work as re-
quired.
The salaries named are entrance
salaries. Higher grades are filled
through promotion.
Full information may be obtained
from Geo. B. Russell, secretary of
the United States Civil Service Board
of Examiners at the post Office in
this city.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

the comparison would SCanu WlLn all
school costs eliminated. This sub
traction shows that the remaining
governmental costs for all other eX-
penses and interest in Delaware are
$7.95 per capita, as compared with
$6.36 per capita for all the States.
This leaves a difference of $1.59 per
capita to be accounted for.
The Leagues analysis shows clear
ly where this difference is to be
found. It shows that Delaware pays
6S cents more per capita for the ex-
Denses of general government than
the average State, 20 cents more
public safety (militia, armories, reg
ulation, and other protection to per-
son and property, 80 cents for the
conservation and development Of ma
turaI resources consisting chiefly of
agricultural aid and developmsnt),
25 cents for sanitation and conserva-
ton of health, cents more for libra
ries and SO cents more for interest
on bonded debt. These excess costs,
as compared with the average total
$2.61 per capita. Off-setting this in
part is the fact that Delaware spends
40 cents less per capita than the
average State for highway mainten-
.ance (Which does not include con-
struction), 5 cents less for charities,
hospitals, and corrections, 1 cent less
for recreation, AZ cent less for mis-
or unclassified service,
and z cents less for the expenses Of
public-service enterprises. The total
by which these payments are under
the average is $1.00 per capita. This
appears to leave a difference Of $1.61
between the per-capita costs for all
expenses and interest Except
schools) for Delaware as compared
with the average, The discrepancy
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
ROxana

The camp meeting of the Sound
closed Sunday, August Is, with
great success with the largest at
tendance ever known, from 5000 to
$1,000 1t is said that this has been
the best meeting in all the history
of this camp. There were much i'm
provements made on all the build
ings their number of 78 tents which
were all filled, the tabernacle was
greatly enlarged with a platform for
preachers with sounding board
elevated seats for the Choir to seat
about $50. Rev. and Mrs. Dunahoe,
Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Tyler from
Hooper Island, Md, Mr.. Rush from
Philadelphia were in charge of the
music. There were about fifty con-
verts and thirty-two eXcessiOns, the
members were greatly renewed.
Rev. Woodell, the pastor of ROxana
church was in charge of this meet
ing which should be given great
credit for his splendid work.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Sterling of
Crisfield, Md, spent the weekend
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Woodell at Sound camp meeting.
Horace Lynch and son, of Phila-
delphia are spending their vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lynch.
Mrs. Melissa McCabe has returned
home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
N. B. Warrington at Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parbert Richards
visited his sister, Mrs. Lucenda
Bennett. They returned to their
home at Absecon, N. j., Monday ac-
cOmpanied by Mrs. Cove Bennett
and daughter, Miss Hilda, and Miss
Delphia Bennett.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
WHEN A PERSON DROWNs

It is a common belitf that a
drowning person will always rise
three times before finally sinking.
Accoring to the U. S. Public Health
Service, there is no scientific basis
for the belief. Many drowning
persons do not come to the surface
at all after their first submergence.
When a person finds that he is
drowning he naturally makes a
frantic struggle to save his life. In
doing so he} draws water into his
windpipe. This causes him to
cough and expel air from the lungs.
He then sinks. If all the air is ex-
PEELED from the lungs he will not
rise to the surface even a second
time, especially if he is fully cloth
ed. On the other hand, a drowning
person who has some control over
himself may sink and rise more
than three times before his strength
fails completely and he sinks to
rise no more.
Any habit adorns true beauty.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

between this and the actual differ
ence of $1.59, as stated in the pre-
vious paragraph, is accounted for by
minor fractions of a cent lost or
gained in calculating the cost of
separate governmental services.
"Of the individual excess costs
enumerated. the most significant lex
cept schOols) is for interest on bond
ed debt. The per-capita cost for in
terest in Delaware is $1.58, as COM
pared with 60 cents for all the States.
This is due mainly to the unusually
heavy per-capita debt of Delaware
for highway Improvement The next
most significant difference is for gen
eral government, which Delaware's
per-capita cost is nearly twice the
average. This may be accounted for
mainly by Delaware's antequated
system of multitudinous administra-
tive boards and commissions, instead
of a more economical, and more eff
cient form of centralized administra-
tive system also accounts partly for
the relatively high cost of other
items.
Having thus analyzed the excess
of Delaware's per-capita govern
mental-cost payments for all ex-
expenses and interest, it may be of
interest to note briefly those factors
which place Nevada, Wyoming, and
the two Dakotas in a class with
Delaware as States having unusually
high per-capita costs. All, of course,
are states of relatively small popula-
ton. The chief explanation for
Nevada and Wyoming, however, has
already been suggested in the con-
sideratiOn of school costs in these
two States. There, as in Delaware,
the heaviest part of the burden for
schools is carried by the State gov
ernment. Nevadas other costs ap-
pear large in all parts of the classi-
fication, but especially so for assis-
tance to agriculture, maintenance Of
highways, support of charities, hos
pitfalls, and corrections, and unclassi-
fed services. The high point Of
Wyoming's cost, outside of schools
is found in highway maintenance.
"In the two Dakotas, the high
items are the expenses of public
service enterprises and the interest
On bonded debt These two States
have experimental with some So
called socialistic public-service enter
prises which do not enter into the
governmental costs of most other
States. If, from the governmental
costs of North and South Dakota,
we eliminate the expenses of public
service enterprises and the interest
on unusual forms of State bonds, the
per-capita costs for remaining ex-
penses and interest would drop to
S12.12 in North Dakota and $12.33 in
South Dakota.
at is hoped that this analysis will
enable the taxpayers of Delaware to
understand more clearly the char
acteristics of their State eXpendi-
lures. An expenditure higher than
the average is not necessarily unjus-
titled, nor is an expenditure below
the average necessarily a thing to be
proud of. The ideal condition would
be to have every proper function of
adequately performed
with the strictest economy. A better
general knowledge of the public busi-
ness will not only reduce ignorant
and futile criticism, but will also 0e-
velop a more intelligent and effective
for economy in tax-levying
and taX-spending.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
GOOD SCHOOL READING

Many public schools are introduc-
ing as collateral reading the nation
al magazine of American history
and public affairs, the National
Republic, of Washington. Probably
no other periodical fits so well into
the school curriculum with it's
wealth of material on American
history and current, national and
international events. 1t elaborates
in illustrated articles events in
American history only briefly men
toned in textbooks, and prints
each month many articles on the
operations of the national govern
ment authoritatively written by the
higher officials of the government.
1t may take nine tailors to make
man, but one Christmas is easily e.
nough to break him if he is the hap
py father of nine children.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
Gravel Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, and
Mrs. Rhoda Workman, of Milton, and
Mr.. Frank Ward and family, Of near
Sand Hill were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Palmer, Sunday
Miss Pearl Koppel is spending the
week at Chestertown, Md, with MI.
Clarence Wilson and family.
Mrs. Ruth Veasey of Redden, was
the guest Of Mrs. Estella Clendaniel
Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19
Milford Neck

The Misses Anna Mae Bennett, Ida
Bennett, accompanied by Fulton
Holden Of Philadelphia were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ben
nett of Slaughter Beach last week.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

FOR SALE-My farm where I now
in cultivation adapted to grain. fruit
truck and vegetables Within hauling
distance of three good markets. 3-4 mile
from stone road, Church and school
Dwelling nearly new, ten rooms. Oil
growth shade. Mail delivered at the
door. e. d. Loper, Seaford. near Tyn-
dalrs Camp. 1-tp
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

There is no objection to a mans
taking up his residence almost any,
but when it comes to shop
that's different.
Milford chronicle., 1927-08-19

FOR SALE-2OO choice Pullets, Leg
horn, and pair of large mules. G. r
Bethard, Lincoln, Del. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-01

NOTICE TO COLORED.
In apartment house: four rooms and
bath electricity excellent condition: S46.
Front apt. Just vacated. in new building
three rooms and bath: cleo. heat furnished
ianlinr. low rental Call Main 80.
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APARTMENTS UNFINISHED.

BR0oKLAND; S3b so 1871 JACKSON ST
3 rooms and bath
gil 10th st. Brookland--5 rooms and
bath new modern heat furnished: $50
l.. v. THACKER.
2103 18th St Rrnnkland Pot 222T.
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APARTMENTS UNFURNIsHED
HlLITOp MANOR

Delightful southeastern corner suite in
this magni hcent apartment-hotel. Recep-
ton hall, large living room, with Murphy
bed and dressing room. spacious bedroom
with exceptionally large closet, southeastern
corner dining room. we'll equipped kitchen
with separate servants entrance. tiled bath
with huilt-in tub and shower Wonderful
view over city. Building has spacious
tastefllly furnished lobby, tiled roof
gardens and dining room. 24hour tele-
phone, dswitchhoard and elevator service
or call Columbia 5000.
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THE PORTNER.
18th and L SITS. Nv.

/ Several exceptionally desirable apartments
OF from TO u rooms in one OF the most sub
stantisl aud exclusive buildings in this city
y hour elevator and Telephone service; free
Rates, SIS per month and up. Resident
manager Apn1y Office
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S' .lsc. h Sas. S,.w f. nv s65.5
% an aGW Bath ircie nv .' 'eae" 1880
Gag 18th il ss.--s rms. bath. -
AL Tenn. ave. ne.---4 rms. bath. gas 81 so
80 ea pSf'e alec G. ne Ap. "a. s, 30 SO
cxYw0OD BROS 4 GARRETT. INC.
nfh New York Ave NV
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APARTMENTS ITNFURNIsHED.

THE GIBRALTAR.
1908 Sth ST NV
Apartments of 2 rooms, kitchen. bath to
rooms. kitchen. bath and porch complete
ly renovated: rents. $50 TO SO.
Open for inspection.
STONE & FAIRFAX.
Main PAPA s04 9TH ST. NV
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1913 10th ST NW-FRONT APART
ment. two rooms. kitchenetfe bath sorch
thoroughly heated: reasonable.
THE ROANOKE. 1348 EUCLID 'ST-6
rooms and bath; nicely furnished Inquire
at Ant %.
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RENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Epw T. SCHWARTZ. INC
ga 18th NV Main $40.
~ goth ST Nw--s ROOMS. 2 BATHS
fiec. Opposite q W Univ. Law School.
garage $40
el9 23rd ~ n.w---e z. and B. $40
80 Chestnut 81 nv. Takon1a Park, d. G
IIS-r and b. dwelling. Detached. Reason
LANES NORRIS WOODWARD, .Realtor
80 gUth st. NV. Main 5soE
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no CoLoRFD
f. DAVIS COMPANY.
Nv Main 9S9-2l
COIlORFD

FOIORED.
1914 South Capitol st six rooms. bath
newly papared rent reduced.
1923 South CAPITOL st.. ak rooms, bath
Gear garage newly papered rent reduced.
23o3 Ontario road NV; six rooms. bath
electricity: s5s.
81 10Th at. corner house. IL rooms.
baths; electricity, good boarding or roomlnE
house: rent reduced
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and bsih NV h. eiec. 1850. 49, $50 90
bath h'-%h,. eiec - ' '''.'.a SUI IS 90
6stG b. cleo sar' iDO '.. "os $500
bath h,s'h cleo, gar. .Vc ".'.' . 5000
bath S-wh. .. - a $3.50
WI cleo .o ,.,. '''s G1'' 5000
steam see ... ,Go'"' anu .. go'H $3.50
- snd bath h'.w.bs cleo. ear 'G ',.' $500.
lsti: gas gar .... SY''. p -. $3.50
h.-w.h siec. gar . 49, oe''.. 1000
Main "a a24 I4th 81 NV
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employees, who said they had claims
of $915.45 against the organization.
Claims against the Adair & Senfer
Co., a construction company of the
organization, for $4,000 were present
ed by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.,
Otis Elevator and the Southeastern
Electric Co.
In naming Mr.. Black, president OF
the Atlanta Trust Co.. as temporary
receiver, Judge Sibley set April as
the date for hearing on the petition.
The Adair Realty Trust Co.. or
ganized in 1865. has a business ex-
tending throughout the South. 1t
dealt in real estate and investment
bonds and has developed great many
real estate projects, apartment houses.
hotels and similar structures. 1t has
a capital and surplus of $2,000.000.
In announcing appointment of the
receiver, Forrest Adair, sr.: said he
had exhausted every single personal
resource in an effort to prevent the
company's failure.
my great anxiety in this situation
Is for the customers who bought
bonds from this company and now
own the same. for fear they will be-
come panicky and sacrifice their hold.
Evening star., 1927-03-31
By WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN.
Received by Psiwa'

NEW YORK, March 31.-What hap
pened in the market for oil shares
on the Curb Exchange today over
shadowed everything else in the trad
ing and caused further anxiety among
actual holders of this class of stocks
who were endeavoring to make them
selves believe that everything un-
favorable in the oil-trade situation
had been discounted. Prominent oils
were offered freely at declining prices
whenever bids came into the market.
The selling was merely based on
belief that further general price cut
ting is essential in order to stem the
heavy production Of crude oil. which
continues unrestricted. This was ac-
companied by the report that one of
the prominent Standard companies
was arranging for sale of S25, 200. 900
debentures to provide funds to facili.
tate storage of the excessive output.
Humble Oil was freely offered at a
decline of more than half point.
Vacuum Oil's report for the year
ended December 81 last made favor
able comparison with the preceding
IL months, but Wall Street was basing
Its calculations on what lies ahead
for the company in the present year.
At 105 the price compared with the
previous final of 107&. Prairie Oil
and Gas, and Standard of Indiana,
and Cumberland Pipe Line bore their
share in the decline.
The independent oils were SYM
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NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Recsavsd by Private Wire Direct to The Star Once


pathetiCally lower, save for one or
two of the. South American issues
which were under accumulation Tor
special reasons. This was true OF IIe'
ole Syndicate and at times or Amer
can Maracaibo.
Passing of the class "a DIVIDEND
on Estey Welte shares came as no
surprise and had been more than dls-
counted by the drastic break from It's
high of the year Of ASA .the cur
rent price around 8. although the de-
cline had not been wholly due to mis-
giyingS over the earnings and financial
situation of the company. Freshman
Radio went to new low ground, losing
more than a point, and FOX Theaters
dropped below the % level.
Heavy profit taking, which develop
ed in the market for Durant Motors
Wednesday, apparently had been com
pleted, for the time being, at least.
The price held around II today. al
though at intervals 1t dropped below
this figure. The fact remained that
during the recent upturn the market
value of The shares had doubled in
less than 10 days. Many were of the
opinion that q rise of such proportions
had more than discounted expectations
of favorable developments IN the near
future.
Supporting interests i'll Cities Serv-
ice were called upon to absorb further
heavy offerings. A block of 1000
shares changed hands at the opening
at 81 ", after which additional sales
occurred at this figure.
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PRICES ADVANCE
IN COTTON MARKET
Further Trade Buying sand
! Covering Promoted by the
Weather News.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March S1--The cot
ton market opened steady today at an
advance OF to Q points on further
trade buying and covering. promoted
by reports of unfavorable weather In
the South. The advance met South
ern selling and considerable realizing,
which caused reactions of 6 or points
after the call, but local buying at the
decline steadied prices. At the end
OF the first hour July was ruling
around 1895 and December 14.77, or
z to points net higher on active
months. t-s
Private cables said trade calling and
continental buying had absorbed liqui-
dation and hedge selling in the Liver
pool market. but reported a pessimis-
tic feeling in Manchester, due to the
fact that offers for cotton goods from
india were too low to result in bust.
ness.
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GETS BIG ORDER.

NEW YORK, March 81 P).-The
largest individual contract for struc-
turai steel the last week has been
awarded to American Bridge Co..
subsidiary of U. S. Steel, 10000 tons
for the Penobscot Building, Detroit.
Awards in the past week are esti-
mated at between 10000 and $4,000
tons, against $4,000 to $4,000 tons the
week before.
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PROFITS SET RECORD.

DETROIT. March 81 Up. - Net
profits of the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine Co, in its annual report. issued
today, showed an increase of more
than $1,000,000 for 1926 over those Of
1925. Net profits for 1926 were $6,-
l065 ,096.34, and for 1925 were $5.043.-
1885. The earnings are the largest
in the company's history. the report
etates.
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BUTTER LOWER.

= CHICAGO, March 81 Op).-Butter-
Lower. receipts. 5000 tubs; creamery
extras, 80; standards, so; extra firsts,
4ea4sx: f1rsts, 4Sa4Sh; seconds, 44za
46x.
= Eggs-Lower; receipts, 23,S12 cases:
xirsts, 23a2sM: ordinary firsts, %;
storage packed extras. 26; storage
packed firsts, 25%.
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RECEIVER IS NAMED
FOR ADAIR REALTY co.
Bond, Land and Development Firm
With Large Business in the
South, Fails.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTA, March 31--Eugene r
Black, banker, was appointed receiver
for the Adair Realty & Trust Co. OF
Atlanta today by Federal Judge
Samuel III. Sibley. Forrest Adair
president Of the organization, said
that the misfortune which had over
taken his company was something
which could not be prevented on ac
count of developments Of conditions
that have arisen.'
An involuntary petition in bank.
ruptcy was fled against the Adair
Realty & Trust Co. by H, E. Hayek
III. A. Rawlins and w. G.. Carpenter,
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COTTON GOODS SLOW.

NEW YORK, March 81 fSpecial).-
Cotton goods markets were slow today
at unchanged price levels. Print cloths
were quoted at So cents for 64x60's
and cents for 68x72's. Raw silks
were steady and moderately active.
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Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5e--$1 900 at 10I Y
Wsshineton Gas 6s .sB"-$3O0 ct los Y
Warrington Rwy. 4 Elec $4,000 at
Bank of Bethesda--5 at as
MerEenfhafer Iinotype-2 at 1857.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-5 ax108N
AFTER CALL
Wsshington Rwy. & Elec. pfd.--l0 at 81 u
District National Bank,10 81 248.
b. b. PAPER 6As-S1. 900 at 9iM. $1,000
fe6eral. American %. com-3o st &c..
Washington Gas 6s "B''-S6O0 at 1O6 ~
/ Noney-CalI loans. and Der cent.
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(Quoted in dollars per million marks.D
RUBBER STEADY.

NEW YORK. March 81 (Special).--
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets,
were unchanged at today's noon quo.
tation of 411a cents. This compares
with 39A cents month ago and SIN
cents a year ago
Evening star., 1927-03-31
PRICES ON PARIS BoURsE

PARIS. March 81 R.-Prices
were improving on the Bourse today.
Three per cent rentes, 81 francs 10
centimes. Exchange on London, 124
francs centimes. Five per cent
loan Is francs. The dolIafA was
quoted at % francs 53k cent ~.
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OTIS EARNINGS GAIN,

NEW YORK. March 81 CP.-Otis
Elevator Co. earned 1883 share on
the common stock in 1926, against
e12S1 share In 1926.
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DIVIDEND OMITTED,

NEW YORK. March 81 tP.-Direc-
tors OF the Estey-Welte Corporation
have omitted the quarterly dividend OF
due at this time.
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VACUUM OIL PROFIT.

NEW YORK. March 81 R.-
Vacuum Oil Co. reports net profit OF
$24,133,e35 for 1926, equal to 1896 a
share, against $24,230.091 in 1925, or
$9.T3 a share.
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POULTRY MARKET EASY.

CHICAGO, March 81 CP.-Poultry,
alive-Easy; receipts. four cars: fowls.
2Sa2s; broilers, 35a50; turkeys, 80;
roosters, 19; ducks, 20a32; geese 16.
Evening star., 1927-03-31

ings without any cause. "A great ma
jority of the bonds sold by the Adair
Realty & Trust Co. throughout the
country are perfectly: good regardless
of whether the guarantee or the Adair
Realty ~ Trust Co. ever adds any
thing to their value.
Evening star., 1927-03-31
$ in INDusTRIALs

Following is q list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today.
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BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
MISCELLANEOUS
PUBLIC UTILITY

Ess:ssssssu Es:sssus Z Jse% s9ss S.ils SS:; is: 1874
ssess sSss;sc G. S.aS $s, e.: ,ggSS" Z"
E4HssssImak E4s.s. mkt' Slesi Ssoid ? Storage &C.: iSQ
MardMhn Park Hotel 5Ke.. 81
Evening star., 1927-03-31

London has a theatrical boom.