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MONTGOMERY WARD co.
SALES BREAK RECORD

CHICAGO. January 3 R.-Decem-
Der sales of Montgomery Ward & Co.
were the largest Of any month In
the companys history and brought tn
a close q year in which the annual
sales surpassed $20o.Oo0.0Oo for the
first time.
The December total was $25 .00s348.
exceeding by S1.9049l9 the record set
in December. 1926 Annual sales
were S2o2. 403 $50. exceeding sales of
1925 by $3.141, 1896
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Washington Stock Exchange

Potomac Electric 5ias pfd.--5 at
1885,.
Merchants Bank & Trust Coz at
Ill.
I.anston Monotype-10 az Ioei3.
Mergenthaler Linotype at 104lx. 3
at lo4X.
National Mtge & Invest. pfd.- at
5ls
Sanitary Grocery co. pfd.--l0 at i05.
After Call
Potomac Electric 5izs pfd.--5 at
10sis. 10 at 1oSL.
Washington Gas 5s-$l. 900 at 105.
Chesapeake K Potomac Telephone IS
81 900 at 105,
e. L. p. Tel sixs-sl 600 at l00ss.
Washington Gas 6s ''B"-s400 at
lo7.
National Mtge. 4 Invest. pfd.--50 at
:. As at SIX.
American Security & Trust Colo
a. $50.
Money--Cali loans. and 6 per cent.
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SHOES TO Be HIGHER.
Increased Prices of Raw Materials
to BE Passed On.

BOSTON. January 3 P1.--Higher
shoe prices as result OF rising prices
of hides and leather were predicted
by the New England Shoe and Leath.
or Association in statement last
night asserting that prices of leather
used in the manufacture OF shoes
have increased approximately Rs per
cent i'm the last l. months. The
statement added:
Just how long this situation will
continue it is impossible to predict
but. in the face of these largely
augmented prices, manufacturers will
find it necessary to get an advance
commensurate with the advance in
raw materials. and il would appear
that retailers throughout the United
States would have to get cor.
responding advance"
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81,
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DEMAND LIGHTER
FOR BONDS TODAY
High Money Rates Factor
Foreign List Stronger
Than Domestic.
by CHARLES +. SPE.ARE.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
NEW YORK. January 3.-The con.
tinuance vi high money rates. call
loans renewing again today at 5la per
cent had n tendency to hold back the
demand for low mcconnell bearing bonds,
The year started with only a nomi.
nal amount of new issues. New
financing is being discussed both for
refundins and for new capital require
ments and again in 1928 it ,s expected
.. that the public utilities will he the
largest of the corporation borrowers.
Not much in the way Of ccntine ntal
European loans is looked for for some
time. but South American and Contra!
American republics are in the market
FOR funds The strength of the old
issues today suggests The lmmsnence
OF additional loans from that quarter
Foreign List Stronger.
The foreign department today was
somewhat stronger than the domes-
tic. An unusually large number of
government issues was dealt in and
mostly all at higher prices. This in
cluded the French. in which advances
Of !. To y occurred; the German in
dustrial and public utilities. UP !. To a
point; Italian municipals. with a gain
of II: Brazilian. up II to 3as: Chilean
government and mortgage bank issues
al the best prices in some weeks. and
the Argentine 6s.
1t is the feeling in investment Quar-
tiers that the hich returns on foreign
bonds in comparison with don este
corporation bond yields will drive pri.
waite and institu anal investors into
this market 10 a considerable extent
this year.
Dodge 6s Feature.
The outstanding feature Of the in
dustrial bond list were the Dodge 6s
These were active and at one time a
point above Saturdays closing and 3
pnints above the low of last year,
They are still about 5 points under
the high of 1927. Andes Copper Is
were eff point. Hudson Coal 5s
down ~. Armour SIS and the first
mortgage Ans were both strong and.
there was miscellaneous group of
moderately active issues that fiuctuat.
ed over a range of Il point. The In
terborough issues We're again heavy
and are approximately at the lowest
in year.
Railroad bonds were dull. The
speculative issues had an irregular
tendency. New Haven 6s. Seaboard
Adjustment IS and the st. Paul is
sues were strong. Highgrade rails
such as Atchison As. Union Pacific Is.
Baltimore & Ohio as and Northern Pa
csfic As were steady. Canadian Pa
cific as advanced Y. Frisco prior lien
Is reacted ~ point from Saturdays
high price Government issues were
practically unchanged
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BALTIMORE. January (Specian.-
Bank clearings last year were the
smallest since 1924. according to fig.
ures o. the Baltimore Clearing House
and only two months. January and
November. showed an increase over
1926. Clearings for 1927 were S5.6lS..
1el.ss4.os, against $5.95S.7S6 1887 in
1926
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EXPRESS INCOME DOWN.

NEW YORK. January 3 Opl.-Net
income of the American Railway En-
press Co. for the first 10 months of
1927 was Sl.S29,744, decrease of
S10,6+5, compared with the same
period OF 1926. Total revenue and
income amounted to SoS1.a12.i2S. a
decrease of s6.Slo.0o6 under the cor
responding 1926 period.
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PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE.

PARIS. January 3 R.-Prices
were active on the Bourse today;
Three per cent rentes. 6S francs so
centimes exchange on London. ia
francs centimes. per cent loan,
So francs Is centimes, The dollar
was quoted at - francs 40'2 cen.
times.
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CHICAGO. January 4 Ian, @e. luttrf
Steady. tp.nlpta. ! ,haA tni,s, creamery
extras bDA standards = extra itsts,
37taaan. htais, Asaiit aeonuhsl aaaiO
i4aah lilRhnri feeeipss, ahna uaaen.
ffsta. laaihI ordinary iisats. aoaaA
Evening star., 1928-11-23
Wall Street Briefs

The Associated Rayon Corporation
which was incorporated in MARYLAND
yesterday, represents an association of
several of the worlds leading n1anufac-
turers of artificial silk, financial hackers
OF the project announced The COM
pany has acquired substantial interests
in a number of European companies.
including Vereinigte- -Glanztoff and
Bemberg OF Germany, "Enka" of HoI-
land and "Snia Viscosa" of italy. The
project will involve investments of about
| $60,000,000. A public Offering of pre-
ferred stock will be made shortly by
Speyer d Co. and Lehman Bros. in
New York and by foreign houses in
Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.
Kroger Grocery &, Baking Co. of Gin
cinnati has acquired the Cox Stores
Co., Inc, of Little Rock, Ark, operator
of IS grocery and meat stores in the
South and Southwest. One share of
Kroger stock will be exchanged for 634
shares of Cox class B stock. Cox stock
holders will meet December to ap-
prove the sale.
In code of trade practices adopted
by substantially the entire cotton wrap
ping twine industry guarantees against
price declines in orders or blanket con-
tracts are held unsound. Walker D.
Hines, president of the Cotton Textile
Institute, announced the code.
Stockholders of the Solar Refining
Co. of Lima, Ohio, at the annual meet
ing January 9 will act on reducing the
par value of capital stock from Sl00 to
$25 and increase the number of shares
from 10000 to 100000.
The Bank of Montreal reports the
general level of production. distribution
and consumption in Canada is high.
although some seasonal decline in in
dustrial activity is apparent. Building
construction is active, and mining of
coal and ores larger.
Stockholders of Happiness Candy
Stores, Inc, of Long Island City, N. Y,
have been offered privilege of exchang-
ing their common shares for United
Cigar Stores of America common on
basis of one United share for Hap
piness shares Happiness, operator OF
a chain of 100 stores, has sales agree
ment with United
Sales CT Consolidated Retail Stores,
Inc, of ST. Louis for the past 10
months amounted to $14520,569, an in
crease of 28 per cent over the first 10
months of 1927.
Stockholders of Kraft Phenix Cheese
Corporation of Chicago new common
will be given rights to subscribe for /
additional share at $40 share for
every 10 shares held. Directors post
poned their meeting to November u.
New York's newest bank, the Straus
National Bank & Trust Co., at the end
of its first day of business today re-
ported deposits of more than $1,000, 900.
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STOCK GAINS HIT
BY HEAVY SELLING
Market Continues Activity at
Tremendous Pace, Despite
Profit Taking.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclai DlSpatcn 10 Inc Star.
NEW YORK, November 23.-In a
session which promised to break all rec
ords for volume of trading, stock prices
today first swung violently upward. re-
acted sharply and then turned irree-
ular with mixture of advances and
declines at the close.
Transactions were so heavy that the
tape, even under the new system. which
worked so successfully yesterday. fell
more than As minutes behind. with
an hour and half of trading still to
come. sales at 1870 o'clock amounted
to $4,000 shares and were increasing
at fast clip.
The afternoon reaction, partly due tc
concern over an announcement bv the
Federal Reserve Bank which turned
out to have nothing to do with thf
market, and partly to the evening up d
accounts prior to the full holiday To.
morrow, was substantial. but did moi
seem to forecast any important break.
Leadership of the industrials toda,
was assumed by General Motors. kan
Sas City Southern and Canadian pa.
cific were the features of the rails.
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Railroads Earnings Improving.

'It is estimated that our October
gross will approximate 10,400,000, net
operating income $3,900,000 and net in
come (after taxes and charges) $780,
000," said Arthur C.. Needles, president
of Norfolk & Western Railway, to the
Wall Street Journal. In October, 1927,
gross revenues were $9,668, ,225, net oper-
ating income $3,290,667 and net income
S2,995,159.
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Continental Can Buys Plant.

NEW YORK, November % CP.-
Continental Can Co. of New York to-
day acquired the Bedford Can Co. OF
Bedford, Va, Bedford Can provides the
company with another important unit
to serve the rapidly expanding canning
industry of the South. The company
recently acquired the Wheeling, w. Va,
Can Co. and now operates % widely
distributed plants.
Evening star., 1928-11-23

The days sales to-
tailed 40 shares, and
the strength in the
stock was attrihut-
ed to the excellent
annual report just
published.
Other Stoc k S
maintained recent
Levels. Washington
Gas again sold at
its new high of
l06. The highest
priced utility stock
on the board, Rail-
way & Ele ctric
common, came out
at 425. same as the
last previous sale.
Potomac Electric
Power e nnr cent
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Firm Shows Growth.

NEW YORK, November % CP).-
Evans Auto Loading Co. of Detroit,
which has entered into manufacture of
battery boxes and battery separator
plates, reports orders totaling .$2.500,-
900. The company has purchased the
Western Lumber Manufacturing Co. of
Marshfield, Greg.
Evening star., 1928-11-23
The Worlds Richest Family.
Mcintosh Dinner Marked Success.

The dinner given by President r.
Golden Donaldson of the Commercial
National Bank to former Controller Jo-
seph w. Mcintosh, an account of which
appears elsewhere in todays Star, was
complete success. There were no ex-
tended speeches, but the program of en-
tertainment arranged by Thomas w.
Brahany was unusually pleasing, the
hundred guests reporting a thoroughly
enjoyable evening. Other than to say
he expects to enter the banking field in
New York, Col. Mcintosh has not yet
made definite statement regarding his
future plans
Evening star., 1928-11-23

Sales CT Consolidated Retail Stores,
Inc, of ST. Louis for the past 10
months amounted to $14.52o.569, an in
crease OF % per cent over the first 10
months of 1927.
Evening star., 1928-11-23
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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SUBSTANTIAL GAIN
BY MERGENTHALER
Stock Reaches 105-Ex.
change Closes Tomorrow.
Insurance Club Elects.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Mergenthaler Linotype figured in an
advance of rs points on the local
Stock Exchange today, when it climbed
from yesterdays close at 1031s to 105
Evening star., 1928-11-23

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Evening star., 1928-11-23

Stockholders of Kraft Phenix Cheese
Corporation of Chicago new common
will be given rights to subscribe. for !
additional share at $40 share for
every 10 shares held. Directors post
poned their meeting to November n.
Evening star., 1928-11-23
Financial District Notes.

James A. Soper, president of Wash
ington Chapter, A. /. b., and his COM
mittee report that this years theater
party yielded as large returns as did the
annual event year ago. All are highly
pleased with the results.
1t is reported here that the Virginia
Electric & Power Co. has declared reg
| ular quarterly dividends of SITS on the
per cent preferred stock and $l50 on
the 6 per cent preferred both payable
December 20 to stock Of record NoYem-
Der 30.
Evening star., 1928-11-23

The Bank of Montreal reports the
general level of production, distribution
and consumption in Canada is high.
although some seasonal decline in in
dustrial activity is apparent. Building
construction Is active, and mining of
coal and ores larger.
Evening star., 1928-10-27
Sunday School Lesson

him was clear and he pushed on, leav-
ing the evenJS with his Lord.
The first break mentioned In their
tourney was at Tyre, where their boat
stopped week to unload its cargo and
put on another one. Paul took advan-
tage of this stop to look up the Chris
tians in the place. We have no knowl-
edge of his visiting the brethren there
previously. ut Paul soon came into
personal ai.I helpful fellowship with
them. These brethren sought to per-
suade Paul to give up his plan of going
up to Jerusalem. for they insisted that
the Holy Spirit had made it clear to
them that ne faced serious difficulties
If he went up to the city. No doubt
Paul expressed appreciation OF their
advice, but would insist that their reve-
lations served to confirm his own, for
God had called him to push on in spite
of the approaching peril. Possibly he
would have cited to them that through
disobedience Jonah got into trouble, as
all do who disobey Gods commands.
When they reached Caesarea, Paul
became the guest of Philip, the evan
geliSt. He and his four daughters were
influential members of the local church.
During their stay at Caesarea, Agabus.
who was prophet. visited the apostle
and sought to persuade him on account
of his approaching peril to change his
program. He would not hesitate to turn
aside from any peril that would inter-
fere with his arrival at Jerusalem, but
no human power could keep Paul from
being obedient to Gods orders to go
to his nations capital. The sympathy
and prayers of the brethren helped him
to move on ready for sacrifice or serv-
ice, when he reached Jerusalem.
Evening star., 1928-10-27
REV. W. S. BEARD
TO PREACH SERMON
Laymen's Advisory Committee
Chairman to Fill Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Pulpit.

Rev. William S. Beard, secretary of
the CONGREGATIONAL Laymen's Advisory
Committee. will preach tomorrow MORN
ing at Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church.
The Womens Guild of the church
will serve dinner Wednesday at the
church to the Congregational Woman's
Association of the Middle Atlantic Con-
ference, holding its meeting in Wash
ington
In the child-guidance course. a reg
ular Thursday morning feature at the
church, DR.. Lois Meek will be the speak
er November at 10 o'clock, her sub
iect being THE Home-Its Opportuni-
ties as a Democratic Environment.
Mrs. Arthur Deerin Call, wife of the
secretary of the American Peace So
ciety, addressed the League of Service
of the church at the home OF the
Misses Peck, 1928 Newton street, Mon
day evening. on William Ladd-Pio-
neer of the Peace Movement"
Miss Cora T. Clements and Miss Jo-
sephine Peck have been named by the
women's Bible class as delegates to the
monthly discussion meetings OF the
Sunday school.
Evening star., 1928-10-27
PASTOR TO DISCUSS
SOCIAL REFORMS.
Calvary Baptist to Hear Eve.
ming Sermon on "Christ
at the Crossroads"

DR.. w. S. Ab.rnethy, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church, will preach tomorrow
at 1880 am. on The Church and
Social Reforms" and at 745 pm. he
will preach the second sermon in the
series on Christ at the Crossroads, .
using the topic, What's the Harm in
Wanting to Be Popular?"
Junior church at II O'Clock will be
in charge of Rev. H. J. Councillor,
director of religious education.
Miss Ruth Winter will conduct the
meeting of the Senior Christian
Endeavor Society tomorrow at 6;45 pm.
William B. Doyle will lead the meeting
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The topic
for discussion will be Making the
Right Use of Our Talents" The Young
Peoples B. Y. P. U. will meet at IT'S
Eighth street at 7 o'clock
The Burial class will hold its
Autumn banquet Wednesday evening at
$50 o'clock 1t will be a Halloween
affair. Mrs. Jessie Burial Eubank.
former teacher, will give the address.
The class is meeting in the Rialto
Theater Sunday at $50 am.
All departments Of the Sunday school
will meet tomorrow morning at $50
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1928-10-27
WORKER FROM CHINA
TO SPEAK AT CHURCH
Rev. J. H. Reisner in Pulpit of
Peck Memorial Chapel Tomor-
row Evening.

Rev. j. H. Reisner, who is doing spe-
cial work in China and is an over
Sunday guest in Washington, will be the
chief speaker at a special service at
Peck Memorial Chapel tomorrow night
q. 7:45 o'clock.
At IL O'Clock Sunday morning the
pastor, Rev Irving w. Ketchun. will
speak on why and How to Begin to Be
a Christian"
The mems Cuthbert class will be adj
dressed by Judge William E. Norris al
10 o'clock. Elizabeth F. Ketchum will
be the speaker at the same hour for
the womans class.
The community sewing and industrial
school at the chapel will open for the
year November 4 at 1890 o'clock. The
president of the school. Mrs. Herbert A.
Whitney. will preside. Rev. Mr.. Ketchum
will make a short address.
The month of November will be OBJ
served in a spec way by the chapel
as a month IF gratitude and service.
1t will bsgir with a special sermon Sun
dsv morning. November 4, and in the
evening there will be communion serv-
ice and reception of new members.
Evening star., 1928-10-27
Abbey Church of St. Ouen, Rouen, France

THE present church of st. Ouen has
occupied its site for over six CEN
turies, but it is the most recent of
series of structures which have stood
here for over 1000 years, lor legend has
it that one stood here somewhere in the
wear 400 1t is certain that house of
worship occupied this ground two GEN.
turies later during the pontiflcate of
Conon, for Archbishop Ouen died and
was buried there in 686. 1t must have
been a rather flinsy structure, however,
for it was easily burned in few hours
by the Morse Vikings under Hrolf, the
first Duke of Normandy. who plundered
the place about a hundred and fifty
wears later. This same Hrolf COM
menced the rebuilding of the church
shortly after his elevation to the duke
dom and the corner stone and founda-
tion were laid by his successor, Rollo, in
the year 900. Work continued for
century and half during the reigns of
the first three Richards; then, the Alb
bot Nicholas. son of Richard III, dis
satisfied with its general dimensions
and designs, had it demolished and
commenced work on an entirely new
structure.
Evening star., 1928-10-27

It's subsequent history is one of re-
peated misfortunes; completed finally
in 1925 1t stood for only a hundred
years and was then destroyed by FIRE
Rebuilt a few years later, it again fell
a victim to the flames in 1248 and the
new church, the present structure, was
started 10 years later. More trouble
was in store for it. for the Hundred
Years War between France and Eng
land delayed construction not only be-
cause of lack of man power but also
because of a shortage of money. The
middle of the fifteenth century saw the
completion of most of the main struc-
ture so that it might be put to use, but
much of its interior was again de-
stroyed by the Huguenots in 1852. And
during the French revolution it was
turned into a blacksmith shop for the
manufacture of arms. Much of the
blackened discoloration of the interior
is due to the smoking forges in use here
during that time.
This church is intimately connected
with the history of Joan of Arc, for 1t
was here that the Maid of orleans
made her futile retraction and denial
that God had spoken to her.