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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
i. S. AND FOREIGN
BONDS ARE STRONG
Irregularity Noted, However,
in Domestic List-ReaIiz-
ing Is Evident.
BY GEORGE L. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, January 2S.-In two
departments the bond market was still
strong today. These were the foreign
issues and United States Government
obligations. In the general run of
domestic bonds, however, there was
a good deal Of irregularity. realizing
sales appearing in many Of the is
sues which had enjoyed substantial
advances earlier in the month. This
was noticeably the case in the junior
railroad bonds.
There was no let-up in the demand
for high yielding foreign dollar loans.
The leaders today were Yokohama SIS
which were taken in large volume at
a high record. The bonds first were
brought out last November at SO and
Immediately sold at a premium. To
day they were up nearly points
from the offering price. One house
alone was said to have taken $500 900
par value of this issue. Brazil SIS
which have been strong all week,
maintained their position today.
finally reached a new top for all time.
Belgian rs of 1855. likewise pushed
through their old high.
United States Government bonds
were not especially active, but the
Treasury 3%s on a comparatively
small turnover sold above anything
of record in their history. Strength in
this part of the list was perhaps re-
Election of the showing in the weekly
statement of the Federal Reserve
Banks. revealing as it did an increase
in gold reserves, coincident with a de-
cline in circulation and in discounted
bills The reserve ratio stood at the
high of the year and higher by more
than points than at the same period
a year ago. Some of the highest
grade of railroad mortgages improved
in sympathy with Government bonds.
Southern Railway consolidated SIS
were in active demand at higher
prices in this part of the list.
The setback in the second grade and
more speculative bonds was most APP
parent in Erie convertible I'D" IS.
which were down at one time over a
point; in International Great Northern
adjustments, which at so were off =
points from their recent high; in Chi
cago Great Western As. which dropped
back below II; in Seaboard Air Line
adjustments, below IS, and in Missouri
Pacific general As, which at n were eff
a point.
The loss in the Missouri Pacific is.
sue was probably connected with the
announced plans for new financing
The amount stated in the published
reports was from $50 200 900 to 800.
000. 900. the proceeds to be used to re
tire both series of per cent bonds
now outstanding. The 6s Significantly
sold today at the redemption price
New bonds, il issued. will be senior to-
the general As, which sold off today
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WHEELING Feature
IN STOCK MARKET
Terrific Squeeze in Store for
ShOrts-Other Rails Are
Irregular.
ny STUART r. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. January 2S.-The
Wheeling and Lake Erie situation
dominated interest in the sock mar
ket today.
THE 0lIestion which Wall Street was
discussing as ii came down 10 ousi
ness was whether the overnight eau
TO deliver Wheeling and Lake Erie
stocks would result IN terrlflc
squeeze. 1t could not mean very
we'll a corner. because "A corner only
occurs where more stock has been
sold than is actually outstanding.
This is not the case in Wheeling
but the stocks are held by wealthy
interests. who not only would not sell
at any figure but might not he per
snladed to lend to the hard-pressed
shorts. In this event there would b.
a deficiency in the supply, forcing
those who had had their stock called
in to pay what was necessary TO pay
in the open market.
Wheeling and Lake Erie started in
5 points higher. hesitated for time
then began TO mount violently. The
excitement was all in the common
shares.
Other rails were irregular, Penn
xylvania down a fraction New York
Central up fraction Baltimore and
Ohio most of the time unchanged.
Rock Island at one stage gained
point, and some buying came into
the Northern rails Northern Paciii,
was up over point. Great Northern
preferred and Chicago and North
western nearly a point.
There was nothing new affecting
this Northern group OF stocks. They
had been the first to move when the
rails started upward In December.
they had been the first TO come down
when reaction set in. They were
logically the first to do better when
the market gave the chance. Erie
first preferred disappointed its fol-
lowing when after again going to %
it promptly fell back TO 56h. The
Street was not looking for anything
10 happen at the Erie meeting
scheduled for after the close of
business
Bethlehem Steel made the same sort
of response to the excellent 1926 re.
port that United States Steel had
made, that is it made practically no
response at all. Even the hope eX
pressed by the president that divi-
dends would be resumed before long
was PASSED over.
Among the strong specialtieS were
National Supply, which was selling at
its best of the year and Collins and
Altman quoted with the dividend off.
More attention, on the other hand,
was given to the position in the MGR
handlzing stocks. These had been
boosted continuously most of the last
year on the figures. of record business
and record earnings.
Now the suspicion began to dawn
that these conditions were not contin-
uing and that comparison would have
to be made to the disadvantage of
this years returns. Kresge sold at
q new low for 1927. Some selling was
noted in Montgomery-Ward Gin1ble
was an ex eption with d rally of ovoI
a point. But tn: stock nd been Sc.
I 8 anyway ii two or three poln
of Il seasons low.
Oils hung monotonously around the
previous close. 1t was evident that
anybody who wanted them at the cur
rent level would not have to bid hard.
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DODGE EARNINGS GAIN.

NEW YORK, January % Up
Earnings OF Dodge Brothers, Inc. for
1926 amounted to S6.46 per share of
common stock. compared with S4.0i
per share for the eight months of
operation in 1925. and with 1852 per
share for 1925 including four months
earnings of a predecessor company,
President l.. G.. Wilmer reports. Sales
aggregated S252 .997.4S4. as against
S216. SAL, 1868 in the year before. The
company's earned surplus increased
from 1854 .969 at the beginning of
the year to $25,571.3SS at the end. The
total number OF passenger and com
mercial vehicles sold during the year
was 331.764.
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BUTTER is HIGHER.

CHICAGO, January % H).-Butter
Higher; receipts. 6.949 tubs; cream
cry extras. 40; standards. 4SI3; extra
firsts, 47&a4S12; firsts, 46a47; sec
onds, 43laa45i2.
Eggs-Lower: receipts, 1872 cases;
firsts, 331ka34iz: ordinary firsts, Sla
32Ia; refrigerator. 25a27.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, January % R).---
Foreign exchanges, irregular; quota
tons in cents: Great Britain, de-
mand, 4S4 11-16; cables, 4S5 1-16;
60.day bills on banks, 4S1. France,
demand. 3.93$4: cables, 3.94h; Italy,
demand 4.29; cables, 4.29ia.
Demand-Belgium. 1890; Ger
many, 23.69h; Holland, 1898; Nor
way, 25.7712: Sweden. 1861; Dem
mark. 26.63la; Switzerland 1924:
Spain. 1859: Greece, 1.31 II; Poland,
11.75; Czechoslovakia, 2.96; Jugo-
slavia. 1.761s; Austria, 14.121a; Ru-
mania, 81; Argentina, 41.31A:
Brazil, 1899; Toxic, 4S.S1A:
Shanghai, 64.37h; Montreal, 99.843s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
WILL REDUCE DIVIDEND

CHICAGO, January % (R.-Butler
Brothers, wholesalers of merchandise.
announced that beginning May Is
they will reduce their dividend rate
from 121s per cent to 10 per cent.
The company's quarterly earnings in
1926 were S2.44 a share. against s2.9S
in 1925.
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POTATO MARKET DULL.

CHICAGO, january 20 OP).-Pota.
toes-Receipts, So cars; on track, 223.
Total United States shipments, 545
cars; demand and trading very slow
market dull; Wisconsin sacked round
whites, 2.1Oa2.2O; partly graded, 2.OOu
2.05; Idaho sacked Russets, 2.7Oa2.S5:
mostly 2.75a2.80.
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Washington Stock Exchange

Capital Traction Colo at 103 y. at
1037s 5 at 103$t
Potomac Electric pfd.-5 at 109Ss 5 at
l09ss ) at 109as.
Riggs National Bank at 40. 3 at 4f9
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s "a '33-S300 at l03.
$500 at lob. $500 at 104 u.
at "a.
Merchants Transfer & Storage pfd.-1O at
1904. 10 at 100A.
Potomac Electric pfd.--S at 1921.
90$a.
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NEW YORK, January % R.-
;reen Bay & Western Railroad de-
clared regular annual dividends OF
S per cent on the class "A" deben.
lures and capital stock and dividend
one-half per cent on the lass "B''
debentures, all payable February Z
to holders of record February 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
WILL SPEND So OoO.0Oo

NEW YORK, January % CP.-Di
rectors of the New York Telephone
Co. have authorized expenditure of
SO ,153,220 for the new construction in
various parts of its territory, chiefly
in the metropolitan area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
PRICES ON PARIS BoURSE.

PARIS, January % R.-Prices
were firm on the Bourse today. Three
per cent rentes, SO francs 90 centimes'
exchange on London, 123 francs cen,
times; per cent loan, ~ francs %
rantirnes. The dollar was quoted at
Is francs 1864 centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
RUBBER ADVANCES.

NEW YORK, January % Especially
Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets.
advanced cent at today's noon quo
tation at 3S1s. This compares with
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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
STEEL SHEETS DOWN.

NEW YORK, January % DR.
Youngstown dispatches say prices of
steel sheets are down 81 to 81 ton
in the district.
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ON NEW YORK BONDS
Received BY Private Wire Direct to The Star OfRca

~ This table carries quotations
received up to 3:15 pm. A COM
plete table will be published in
the $50 Edition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
BY EDWARD e. STONE.

Edward j. Stellw4gen, president or
the Union Trust Co. announced to
day that the directors have voted to
erect an addition 20 the bank that will
double the size of the present build
ing. which is located al Fifteenth and
Fl streets northwest. The addition
will give the trust company a front
age of more than 100 feet on II street.
The exterior will have the same archi-
tectural lines as the present structure.
When the work is completed the
Union Trust Co. will have one of the
finest bank buildings in Washington.
The present building was erected Is
years ago and has always been noted
for it's beauty. 1t is expected that
work will be commenced this Spring
and that the additional space required
by the banks steady business expan-
sion will be available in less than n
year.
The original Union Trust Building
was built with an idea of possible ex-
pansion to the west While the plans
have not yet been drawn, 1t Is in,
tended to retain the entrance at the
corner as the only way of entering
the building from the II street side.
1t now seems probable that the office
building to take the place of the old
Shoreham Hotel across the street will
be under construction. at the same
time.
Perpetual Building Thrown Open.
The Perpetual Building Association
opened for business today in its hand
some new home at the corner of Elev.
enth and l. streets northwest, after a
gala reception last evening that crowd
ed the home to every nook and corner.
The officers and directors were. de-
lighted with the interest shown. Hand
some floral decorations, many Of which
were from friends and customers, add.
ed much to the occasion. A host Of
people who were not down town last
evening dropped into the offices today.
The association is celebrating its
forty-fifth year by opening this new
home. The company now has assets
of more than 13,5O0,000 and surplus
of 81 10000
The officers Of the organization are:
James Berry, president; Arthur G.
Bishop, vice president; Marvin A. Gus
tbs, treasurer: Joshua w. Carr, secre.
tary, and Edward c. Baltz. assistant
secretary. Members of the board of
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Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOU.

Chestnut Farm Dairy Gas. 103 go,
Chevy. Chase CLUB 51s So. 100 -..'
p G. Paper Go. Mfg, 6s;: go 49,
s RSs sGlnt B ssect ia B.. cs ~ 81
Wash. Mkt. Cold Storage 5s.. 81 49,
w ardman Park Hotel 61as.. 81 30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, january % Cp.-Bar
silver. SIS; Mexican dollars. AK.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28

directors are Mr.. Berry. Mr.. Bishop,
Mr.. Carr. Mr.. Batz, Mr.. Custis. Frank
lin w. Harper, Vernon G. Owen, John
G.. Scofeld and George Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
TALKING MOTION
PICTURES SHORTLY
Demonstrations of "Photo-
phone" Disclose Only Minor
Problems Are UnSoIved.
BY the Associated Press.


SCHENECTADY, \. Y. February
3.-Talking motion pictures soon are
to be an actually on the silver screens
OF theaters.
The General Electric Co., producers
of the new "photophone" are working
on half a dozen contracts calling for
immediate production of the projection
machines, and the only problem, a s
the producers view the new invention,
Is one of adaptation to new and
different method in creative art.
Actors Must Be Careful.
At a second demonstration of the
new pictures today 1t was explained
that directors find some difficulty in
excluding from the film extraneous
noises not meant to be in the talking
pictures. Actors must be cautioned
not TO make unnecessary noise and
must be coached to speak their parts
ut the proper moment, as they would
do were they on the stage of the
spoken drama.
In the experimental pictures the
problem of the actor was largely in
the background. One of the demon
STATIONS showed the use of incidental
music in connection with a feature"
picture, the strains of a 100-piece or
Chestra flooding every corner of the
exhibition room. The low frequency
tones, hitherto found difficult to re-
produce, were easily identified. The
music was exactly timed with the
action of the film.
Dramas to BE Produced.
The pictures on which the company
lB working are not In dramatic form,
due to the studio problem and the
human element. The releases there
fore will reproduce only bands and
addresses with the sounds incident
thereto. AS the technique is later de-
veloped, production will turn to
dramas.
The new device is a combination of
the usual motion picture protector and
the allophotopbone, an invention OF
DIR. c. A. Hoxie Of the General Elec-
trio Co.'S research staff. BY means of
a. vibrating beam of light produced
from impressions alongside the pic
lures on the film, Photographic sound
is retranslated into audibility and the
sound is amplified by loud speaker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

place, has just been reelected presi-
dent of this organization. Among
those elected to the board of direc-
tors are Secretary of Labor Davis.
DR.. Arthur L. Day, director of the
geophysical laboratory of the Car
negie Institution of Washington. and
DR.. John J. Tigert, commissioner of
education.
The survey showed that the neglect
of the eyesight of school children
costs the public school system $780,
100000 annually.
1t also was learned that 100000
of the industrial accidents reported
annually are injuries to the eye and
that over a period of eight years
Sc, 0O0, 900 compensation has been
awarded for a total of 1859 lost
eyes.
A reduction in eye accidents as
high as 92 per cent has been accom-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
.JaW-Breaker Name
Of Welsh Town Is
Acute Trade Issue
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Observation-Disclosures
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Wales,
February 3 OE).-This little town
on the Island of Anglesea is be-
coming popular as a vacation re-
sort, and the villagers are all agog
over the pronunciation of the
name of the place.
Llanfair, the first two syllables.
or Llanfairgoch, the first two com
bined with the last syllable, always
has been used. but with the grow
ing importance of the town, the
hundred per cent Llanfairans or
neutrality-suspicious., who are burst
ing with civic pride and who also
have plenty of time to spare, in
sist on running through the full
gamut of Welsh polysyllableS.
A literal translation of the viii
lage name is: Church of ST. Mary,
in a hollow of white hazel. near a
rapid whirlpool, and near St.
Tysilios Church, which is near a
red cave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
100000 CHILDREN
HAVE VISION DEFECT
Studies Are misunderstanding of
Labor Davis Is Honored by
Conservation Council.

Two million school children are
retarded in their studies by defec-
tive vision, according to the tabula-
ton of a recent survey by the
Eyesight Conservation Council of
America.
Lawrence w. Wallace, 26 Jackson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
Marie Ellington Dead.

LONDON. February LR.-Marie
Ellington. well known old-time English
actress, is dead She made her debut
at Edinburgh In 1874. Her last prin-
cipal appeara was at the Garrick
in 1921. She made tour to Australia
in 1901, and in 1912 visited New
York, where she appeared in 1.-THE
Whip"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
STAMPED GOODS


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Plane Returns From Canada.

MOUNT CLEMENTS, Mich, Feb
ruary CP).-The Douglas transport,
the last plane Ct the United States
Army good WIZ flight to Canada.
returned late yesterday to Selfridge
Field. The crew reported an I'M
eventful flight. The first group of
planes returned to the field Sunday
with Maj. 2. N. Lanphier in charge,
and two others returned Tuesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

plished by organized safety activities
Research work throughout the
country will be carried on during the
year by Joshua Eyre Hannum OF
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

New recreation buildings are to be
constructed at Pearl and Hilo har-
bors, Hawaii.
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It is estimated that by next year
$500 of Switzerland's 1900 miles OF
railways will be electrified.
Evening star., 1927-04-24

Red rubber Five ply
G. ard e n Hose. 25-foot
lengths; all guaranteed
quality; complete with
combination brass noz-
zle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-29

quit the service of Jupiter and join
the staff of Plutus.
Finally the priests themselves de-
sert the temple and ask for hon
est work; and all ends in a chorus
of praise of. the new and happy
world that has come with the reign
of Plutus of the Clear Eyes.
We may not find here much posi-
tive philosophy, and perhaps we
have no right to expect it of Arts
tophanes. His task was different;
like Voltaire, he came to clear the
air, to attack the shams of sophis-
try and politics, the ugliness Of plu-
tccracy, the greed of Imperialism
and the brutality of war.
He did it magnifcently, so we'll
that even today, across 1000 years,
his blows teach and sting. 1t would
have been better for him to side
with Socrates and Euripides, and
seek solution forward, rather than
an alliance of aristocratS and
peasantry. But he did what he
Could-he annihilated with laughter.
1t is no dishonor to him that he
failed; great men are apt to fail,
because they attempt unprecedented
things. The great satirist needed all
his laughter to bear the sight of
his city driven at last to defeat,
surrender and humiliation.