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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

Army Auiat0ys Are
HOMOred for Record
Trip Over Pacific

HONOLULU, une 30-tP)-The
pleasant penalties Of heroism were
Iixed upon Lieutenants Lester j..
l-aaitland and Albert Hegenberger tc-
day as all Hawaii saluted them
for their swift. sure flight from the
Golden Gate to Honolulu.
Two trim, wind bronzed, army
aviators had spent the night ia a
private suite at the Waikiki Beach
noael in an endeavor TO make up
for the sleep they lost in their flight
of 25 hours. 80 minutes from oak
land, at he end Of which they had
noncnaI4ntly landed their six ton
Fokker AZ Wheeler Field, near here,
yesterday morning.
Program Arranged
An active social program was ar
ranged for .ne two heroes of the
Pacific flight. The schedule in
cludcI calls on Major General Ed
ward NJ. Lewis. commanding the Ha-
waiian department of the army: a
call upon Rear Admiral John u. Nc
Doneld, commanding the Fourteenth
Naval District; call upon Cover
nor Wallace Farrington: COM
muity luncheon at which Maitland
and Hegenberger were honor guests;
u klftH wi. JonIi llON
ard. department air officers, and
Mrs. Howard: a public reception.
The last function was To be the
largest of those honoring the two
youngsters in Uncle Sans uniform.
Further social activities also have
been arranged which will keep them
busy the evenings Of July and July
4.
Scores of congratulatory messages
were received by the flyers today.
There was much speculation here as
to what effect their successful flight
will have upon public interest in the
competition for the Dole Prizes.
The general opinion is thar the
Dole flights will develop into race
for. the first and second prizes of
S25.0 and $4,000 for the first
flights from the mainland TO Hawaii
after noon Of August II.
The two space-eating birdmen
who had flown 2.400 miles-the
longest flight over water ever made
suffered from hunger during their
record breaking performance while
stacks Of food was within arms
length of them.
This was revealed Immediately af
ter their landing. Asked IL they were
tired. they said they we're, little,
but mainly hungry. They had trust
ed to others to povision the plane
with soup. chicken and coffee, but
when thew searched repeatedly for
it, throughout the day and the en-
suing night, it couldn't be found.
Some 30 hours wakefulness and
supreme effort without n thing to
eat. and only water to drink, brought
them TO confess a starved feeling.
A brother officer hearing their
complaint. grinned.
''You poor fish" he exploded.
"Why didn't you look under your
feet? / found enough grub under a
tarpaulin there TO feed you a week
in going over your plane when you
varatad I"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
WINTER STILL REICNS
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In CENTRAL STATES;
y y y
HOOSIERS FROZEN OUT

Word has been received by
Mare Jones, who recently came
here from Indiana to join the Her
aid editorial staff, from his faith
er who is spending the summer at
the lakes in the Northern part of
that state. that the weather has
been very cold in that section Of
the country.
Ii is necessary to have a fire
every morning and the people at
the summer resorts are being
frozen out. the message states
The cold spell is having a bad ef-
feet on the crops of the Central
states and the letter states that
the corn and wheat crops are
greatly retarded. Indiana has not
had her first warm spell thus far
and overcoats have not been
packed away yet.
The Valley on the other hand
has been enjoying summer wealth
er since February.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Five Remain In
Reliability Trip

BOSTON. Mass, June 30.-(Pl-
The storm scattered ships Of the
third annual national air reliability
tour turned their noses toward New
York today after the most exciting
day thus far in their 1000 mile
iaunt from Detroit.
Five planes failed to complete the
run from Schenectady. N. ". yester-
Gay which was MADE periIous by
fog. They made safe landings, how
ever. in farm yards and elsewhere at
points from so to 20 miles west OF
Boston. Their passengers were sent
here bv train last night and the
pilots hoped to be able to mop of
today. either for Boston or New
York
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Federal Branches to
Issue Reports Soon

Records or the United States i'm
migration service. border patrol.
customs. postoffice. and other
branches of the federal government
here are being completed today for
the fiscal year. and summaries will
be issued soon showing the work of
the various bodies during the year
The immigration service and bor-
der patrol will have reports in a
short time showing the number of
eases handled during the year. ac-
cording 70 the heads Of these de-
partments. while the postoffice re-
ceipts for the year were announced
Wednesday by Postmaster r. l.,
G lan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Byrd Will Fly Back
To U. S. Says Kinkade

NEW YORK, n. ", June 30.-tPD
Commander Richard f. Byrd in
tends TO fly the America back TO the
United States from Paris, according
70 i. Harold kinkade, motor expert.
who today was on his way to Cher
bourg on the liner President Roose-
welt.
Just before he said yesterday. Kim
kade said: "One of the last things
the commander said to me was: Get
aboard the Roosevelt and meet me III
Paris. | want you to get this plane
ready for trip back to the United
States.'"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
BOY BROWNS In
MISSION RESACA

MISSION, Tex. June 30.-Fuaerai
services were held here Wednesday
for Perfecto Perez. age -, wao
drowned in the resaca near here
Monday.
An all day search for the body
was successful late Monday. the
body Of the boy being found Il Z
point ir the resaca near where TIE
signs of his last appearance were
noted.
Ii is believed that the boy Slipped
off the bank and fell into the resaIl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
|MATAMOROS
MENACED BY /.
RIO CRANDE
Waters Back Up To
Levees Around City;
Large Cotton Acre
age is Damaged

Hundreds of men today are care
fully guarding the levees which psr-
t.ativ surround cIfv Of Mstamoros.
the Rio Grande having overfiowed
back into the large lake south of
the city, with a possibility of break
ing into the city.
The river reached n similar state
in 1895 during the June flood, but
I'D out Of the city by WORK on
the Ievees.
Reports from Matamoros are that
levee breaks have resulted in a loss
Of 25 per cent of the cotton in that
vicinity.
The river remained practically at
standstiil in the Lover Valley to-
day, although a drop of five feet was
reported in the stage at Mission dur.
ing the night. asa a
Railway Repaired
Railroad service over the Southern
Pacific Lines between Harlingen and
Edinburg, which was forced to be
suspended yesterday, was resumed
today. Water from the floodway
backed up against the new track bed
Aausing the rails to sink in some
aces, although crews of men quick
restored the track to a service
condition.
>prts from the weather bureau
aere indicate that the present
re will continue to hold uI
Der day or two.
aims which were general
alley last night will make
~ rha liver stage. rs the
land IN The Valley slopes away from
the Rio Grande.
No additional area in the vicinity
of Brownsville has been flooded, ac-
coraing r. lntes' rtports here.
Sacks Being Used
Cameron -couuty Thursday purchas-
ed 10000 sandbaRs in Houston which
are expected TO arrive Friday for use
I'M Strengthening several weak places
found in levees in the northeastern
part of the county.
OF 5000 bags stored in the court
house 1000 were sent TO La Feria
Wednesday night to re-enforce the
weakened levees in that part OF the
county. Some were sent below
brownsville to help prevent the flow
of water which has covered por'
tion of Ell Jardin Boulevard and sur
rounding sections.
II Ii feared that the road will not
be passable for several days after
the water subsidies on account of the
mud which will be left.
The Cantu canal is said to be tax
ing a large flow of water in the
northeastern part of the county and
county engineers are watching It
No danger of serious breaks are re-
ported, however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
POWERS REACH
AGREEMENT ON
SMALL CRAFTS
Limitation For Des-
troyers Set; Report
Ratio Question Also
Settled

GENEVA, June 30--tPl-An agree
ment to limit the maximum siz. az
destroyers was reached today AT a
meeting Of the naval experts OF thc
tripartite conference. The experts
also discussed the question of ratio
in the number of destroyers as be-
tween the United States. Great
Britain and Japan.
II il understood that an accord
was virtually reached on ratio FOR
destroyers. hut the experts today de-
clined TO announce the ratio figures.
Set 1.500 Tons
The maximum tonnage Of Destroy
ers is understood to have been fix
ed at 1.5G0 tons, lire Of demarca-
tion being drawn between destroy
ers and destroyer leaders.
The official communication giveh
out this afternoon confined itself
to saying that Il provisional agree
ment was reached as to the charar-
teristics Of destrovers and destroy
er leaders for future construction =
The communication also added
that the question of submarines
will be discussed tomorrow.
British View Explained
The statement of w. G. Bridge
man. head Of the British delegation
to the tTipartite naval conference.
made exclusively to The Associated
Press yesterday, making clear that
Great Britain does not seek naval
supremacy over the United States
and has no intention Of withhold
ing parity between Great Britain
and the United States in all classes
of warships was the dominating top
ic Of discussion in conference cir
cles today.
IL was felt generally that Mr.
Bridgcman's disavowal Of any B.it-
ish intention TO seel: naval suprem-
acy over America. would undonbt-
edly increase immensely the chanc-
es Of Success of the conference
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
COLUMBIA WINS

NO''F- -.f~fr., " 'unc go
Rp-Columbia was out of the inter
collegiate rowing wilderness today
on the sweep OF the Glendon stroke.
After thirteen long years OF famine.
seasons in which hopes had been
lifted high only to fall shattered
when the big test came, the New
Workers found the magic touch yes
terday and won the intercollegiate
varsity four mile championship with
the youngest crew that ever batticd
fe- ~oughktepsie's blue ribbon Of
rowing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Laredo Players To
Join Texas League

LAREDO. Texas. June 30.-iPi-
Buddy" Lew i,sshortstop for the
Laredo Oilers Of the Texas Valley
League. which team won the first
half OF the split season, has been
sold To Wichita alls Of the Texas
League and left today to join the
team at Beaumont.
Duiing the early part of the sea-
son L.wis nSde d sensational NAM
Der Of home runs and still leads the
league in batting. He was secured
from the Des Moines Demons OF the
Western League.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
ACQUITTED OF MURDER

SAN ANGELO, Tex. June 3O.-tP.
"A jury in district court here to-
day, returned verdict Of not guilty
in the case Of the state Of j. WI.
Lammey. local grocery store owner
charged with the killing Of Claude
NAMES. self-confessed burglar Of
Lammey's stores and implicated in
the attempted robbery Of a grocery
store at Coleman in which j. A.
Mitchell was killed. The jury re-
quired but ten minutes TO arrive at
its decision.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
GRACE TO HOP OFF

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, June 30.
-tPl--A report received here said
that Richard Grace, Hollywood avi-
the Hawaiian Islands for a sustained
flight 70 Clover Field. Santa Monica,
California. The starting time was
given as a. m. Honolulu time
tli:30 a. m. San Francisco time).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Victim of Accident
Has Left Hospital

Pedro Saldana. Palm Boulevard
auto accident victim. has left Mercy
Hospital where he was taken after
the mishap Sunday, il is reported at
that institution
Jose Linares. injured while walk
ing back to Brownsville on the
international bridge road Sunday, Is
reported resting easier.
Crescencio Escamilla. who was
hurt in a construction. accident on
Washington Street ten days ago, is
reported out of danger.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
STREET WORK PROGRESSES

Work on grading down Washing
ton and Fourteenth streets in prep
aration for pavement il progressing
once more after some delay due to
bad weather. according TO A. Tamm.
city engineer. II is expected that the
grading work will be finished i'm the
. near future after which time the
paving program will start, said Mr..
Tamm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Countess Divorces
Archaeologist Hubby

PARIS, June s0.-tPl-Countess
dc Prorok. the former Alice Jose
phine Kenny Of New York, was
granted divorce today from Coaat
eyron Jun de Prorok. French arcl-
ologist. They were married in
New>ycrk, Feb. 6. 1928, and Save
two children
The decree was given on grounds
NJ abandonment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Lower
Rio Grande Valley: Partly CLOUDY
10 un5etsied tonight and Friday win
local showers; moderate tempe:s-
turc. -
For. East Texas: Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; local thunder
showers in south portion: warmer
~ northeast portion tonight.
Light to fresh southeastc-ly
winds on, the coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
RAIN INSURANCE

C0RSICANA, Texas. June 30.-,PI
All Texas League ball games
scheduled for the Fourth of July
are covered by rain insurance. The
total insurance carried on the four
games amounts to $4,000 and the
premium amounts to $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Favor BEER SALE

Il WINNIPEG, June 30.-tP)-Mani-
foba electors who are in favor of the
sale of beer by the glass in licens-
ed premises under government con-
troll, today maintained a lead Of
more than 5000 over those favoring
the sale Of beer by the bottle under
the "cash and carry sysetm."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
Byrd Victor in
Battle Against
Atlantic FOgS
(By Associated Press.

The giant monoplane america" attained the country
If its destination this afternoon when it spanned the ocean
and flew over Ushant France island just off Brest
Whrling forward through the skies with what scent-
c may have solved during its long battle through
be foo strewn elements the moored Fokker expect
ed to arrive at Bourge flying field outside Of Paris about
40 clock eastern daylight time.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

GLEN COVE. ". Y., June 30.--tF9
Howard r. Whitney. who was pres
ident Of the United States Golf Ar
sociation in 1921, died at his home
here today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

VANDERBILT GETS DIVORCE
PARIS, July 30.--sPl--Mrs. Will
liam III. Vanderbilt was granted q
divorce today. The decree was rem
dered by default.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30
TODAY'S BASEBALL
GAME POSTPONED

PHILADELPHIA. June 30.--tPD -
Brooklyn Philadelphia double head
CT postponed. Threatening weather.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

Companys New York office received message from the
wireless station Of the Island of Ushan off the Brittany
coast this stating that Commander Byrd was
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

Rents the Johnson Electric
Floor Polisher at
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-06-30

w. 81. ,Putegnat Hardware CO.
BrowasviIle. Texas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
LIST UNSETTLED
IN STOCK MARKET
Rejecting Loss Optimistic.
But Saner View of the Bust
ness Outlook.
BY STUART r. WEST

,necial Dispatch TO The star.
NENy YORK, January 91.-The
stock market continued unsettled to
dav. 1t was rejecting as it has been
for the last two weeks less Opt
nistic. but a much saner view OF the
business outlook. Too much reliance
ia hoan nlaced in the indicrimlnate
nrosDeritv talk which was the fashion
nm 10 two months ago. Too much
store had been set by the predictions
IF leaders in politics and in the bust
ness and banking world.
Now The country is aWaklnS 10 the
fact that the general volume OF trade
has fallen off, that it was down IN
December and has not improved III
January. OF much more consequence
IL has come to appreciate that the
nresent turnover is being handed at
what in numerous lines is a dWlnd-
ling profit margin.
Some time ago when these cohai
lions were pointed out, it was said
that they did not make very prom1S-
ing material for an upward movement
ON the stock exchange. Since then
fully two-thlrds of the list has either
hcen holding stationary or coming
down.
The market during the greater part
of the time today was drifting. It open
ed within a fraction either way of
where it left off on Wednesday. Then
il took a brief notice of the up-bidding
of a few of the industrial speclaitieS
and one or two of the rails like Erie
first preferred and Pittsburgh and
West Virginia.
When this little demonstration had
subsidized, the market halted and here
and there began TO sag again. Wheel
ing and Lake Erie and Western Mary
and acted quite tamely considering
their recent violent fluctuations, but
both stocks were holding their own
fairly well. showing that the cause
which had nut them up was still pres
ent
Wall Street knew last week from
+he Montgomery-Ward president that
the profit ratio for his company at
least had fallen off last year. Presum
ably this applied to the mail order in
dustrv in general. 1t was making a
large turnover, but with constantly
diminishing profits.
It knew from yesterdays reviews OF
the steel trade that the same situa'
ton applied there. Today it was sell
ing some of the other merchandising
stocks.
oil shares again did little outside of
National Supply. which was strong.
Stocks like Barnsdall IA" Marland.
Phillips Petroleum, Union Oil Of Cali
fornia and General Asphalt, were for
the most part only slightly changed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
WHEAT HAS UPTURN
AFTER EARLY DROP
Eastern Houses Take Lead in Re
newed Buying, Causing Rally
in Chicago Trade.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, January 27.-With re
newed buying in which Eastern
houses took the lead wheat advanced
today after a sag at the start. Initial
weakness was due to the fact that
Liverpool quotations failed to respond
well to yesterdays upturns here.
Opening unchanged to sc off. wheat
soon rose to about yesterdays finish
Corn, cats and provisions were easy.
corn starting unchanged to 1sc up,
but later averaging a little lower.
Uneasiness over damp conditions of
a large proportion of Canadian wheat
was reported today to be disconcert
ing to European buyers and to be
bringing about a better demand from
British millars for dry Canadian
wheat and for wheat from other
sources. Meanwhile Liverpool stocks
continued small
Prospect OF a substantial reduction
of wheat stocks at Kansas City within
a few days is also attracting notice.
In this connection reports are cur
rent that liberal amounts of hard
wheat have been shipped to MinneapO-
lis from Kansas City because Of scar
city of high-grade dry wheat at the
northern market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
By EDWARD C. STONE.

Interest in bank stocks again fea-
tured trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange today, although the
turnover was not large. Riggs Ma
tonal, which has recently gained 23
points, although it sold off points
from the high yesterday, came out
again today at $50 in two ten-share
sales. This was the same as yester-
days closing price.
District National, which has recent
Iy climbed to a new high for all time,
sold at 239, this price being un-
changed from yesterday. Two shares
of Union Trust Co stock changed
hands at 241 which is a high mark for
these shares on the present bank
stock move. Liberty National stock
also appeared on the board when two
shares sold at 207. half point higher
than it has previously registered this
year
Washington Railway & Electric pre-
ferred opened at 90% and closed at
BOSS. Forty shares of Capital Trac-
ton sold at 1925 and 60 shares OF
National Mortgage & Investment pre-
ferred changed hands at s. Wash
ington Gas 6s, series A, sold at 1882
and the same companys 6s, series Il,
changed hands at 104.
Southern Diaries Showing Good.
+. S Perot, jr., president of South
ern Diaries, Inc, says tentative figures
for 1926 show earnings substantially
in excess Of S4 dividend requirements
on the class "A" stock. The company
has no bank loans, and accounts pay
able were the lowest in its history,
he asserted.
Sharp Gain in u. & o. Yearly Net.
December net operating income OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad de-
clined to S3.127,237 from $3,975,4l3 d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
: Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, January 27.-Pota-
toes. 100 pounds, 1.50a3.25; sweet po-
tatoes. barrel, 1.50a2.50, yams, barrel,
1.50a2 90; bushel, 40a100; beans.
bushel, 700a8.00: beets, bushel. 1.75a
200; Brussels sprouts, quart, 20a3e;
broccoli. bushel, 40a50; cabbage, ton,
1s.O0a2O.00, caulifiower, crate, 2.OOa
ESQ; cucumbers, crate, 5.5Oa7 90 car
rots, 100, 4.00a6 90; celery, crate, l.00a
800: kaIe, bushel 40a5O; lettuce,
hamper. 200a3.00; onions, 100 pounds,
2.OOa3. 90; oyster plants, 100, 5.0Oa7 90;
peppers. crate, 3.00a450: parsnips,
basket, 50a75; peas, bushel, 4.00a5.0O;
Savoy cabbage, bushel, scars; spinach,
1.25aI6 so bushel; squash, crate, 3.OOa
100; tomatoes, crate. 3.50a7.O0; tur-
nips, basket, 35a60.
Apples, barrel, 1.00a35O; bushel,
S5a125; cranberries. box, 2.50a3.50;
grapefruit. box, 250a4.00; oranges, box,
2.50a425; Strawberries, quart, 60a15.
Dairy Products.
Live poultry-Turkeys pound, aga
Al: old, 80: poor and crooked breasts,
25a30; young chickens, 3Oa3l; Leg
horns, 26a28; poor and thin, 22a24, old
hens, 25a30; Leghorns, 22a24; old
roosters, 20; capons, 33aSS: ducks, 2Sa
80 poor and thin, 22a23; geese, lSa2t;
tJulnSa lOAtz CeNAts oNN~'"F
pair, 30a35
Dressed poultry-Turkeys pound
1oa45. old Toms, 38a39: poor and
crooked breasts, 25a30; chickens, 25a
81: ROSTERS, 90; ducks, 2Sa33; geese,
20a28: capons, 32a42.
Eces-Receiots, 2,0S1 cases; native
and nearby firsts, in free cases. dozen,
3Gh a3612.
pound, 45a50; prints, 5oa52; docks
4qa51. ladies', 80; rolls, 26a2S; store
hacked 25a26; process butter, Brass;
dairy prints. 2Ga2S.
Hay and Grain Prices.
Wbeat-No. . red Winter. domestic.
SPOT. ! 80: No red Winter, gar
licky, spot, 1.43A; No. 3. garilcky'
spot, 1894. Sales-Bag lots OF near
bv new Winter at wharf sold at
rough Of l.15al.3o. a.
Corn-Domestic, No. yellow, 80;
No. ,, spot, 81; cob corn, new 5''oa
90. nominal, per barrel.
Oats-No. .. new, So asked per
bushel. No 3. 54 asked
Rye-Bag lots of nearby. 95a1.00 per
bushel
centage i'm the daily receipts of strict
lv No. clover hay ard the heavier
clover mixed sorts is small, ana TINS
class of hay is most sought after. or
timothy the offerings are ample. with
only the top grades attracting atten.
ton Inferior low grade hay OF al
kinds dull and overlooked.
Quotations today. per ton--No.
timothy. 1880. No. timothy, 22.5Od
% 90: No. timothy. 2l.00a22 90, No
light clover mixed. 25.00a25.50; No
light clover mixed, 23.OOa24O0: NO
clover mixed. $500.
Straw--No / wheat, 13.50a14.00 per
ton. No. / oat. 14.00at5.00 per ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-27
EARNINGS SHOW GAIN.

NEW YORK. January y P),-
The Missouri Pacific earned $l202 q
share on its 5 per cent preferred
stock in 1926 on which no dividend
have been paid against St0.G5 ia
1925. surplus amounting TO $S,63l.-
1G7. against S7.64s.2 0S Allowing foi
preferred dividends balance is equal
10 $G08 a share on the common
against $489 a share in 1925.