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NEW YORK r r

NEW YORK, June 12.-tPD-The
cotton market opened steady at n de-
cline of 8 to IL points, active months
quickly showing net losses Of III to
IA points under overnight selling and
further liquidation promoted By the
unsettled condition of the stock mar
ket and a hearish view Of the stan
dard cloth statistics for May.
The decline to 20.42 for October
brought in a good deal of buying.
however, part Of which was attrib-
utcd 10 covering by recent sellers.
Prices rallied after initial offerings
had been absorbed, the market selling
about ] to 5 points net higher by the
end Of the first hour.
Reports that one Of the trade au-
thorities estimated consumption in
this country for May at $4,000 bales
compared with $4,000 for April.
helped the rally from the early low
point. October sold up 10 20.58,
making net advances Of about 3 10
) points in the active months. The
demand tapered off at these figures
and the market eased under renewed
liquidation combined with some local
and Wall street selling. Prices a.
midday were Is to 10 poin.s ne.
lower, with October selliag nj 2a.36
Cotton futures closed steady 30G
50 points lower. Spot quiet; middling
20.65.
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Dems to Have No
Dry Plank, Says
Friend of Smith

DALLAS. Tex, June 12.-tPJ-The
Dallas Times-Herald today quotes
Chesley w. Jurney, secretary to
Senator Royal $. Copeland. New
York, as having declared that the
platform upon which the democrats
will nominate Governor Alfred f..
Smith at Houston will not contain a
dry" plank.
we might as we'll be frank about
it, the Times-Herald quotes Mr..
~Jurney, who was in conference with
Governor Smith last week before
starting for Texas, I'VE cannot carry
states like New York. Massachusetts.
New Jersey and Illinois with a dry
plank in the platform
Mr.. Jurney. who for many years
was secretary 10 the late Senator
Culberson, arrived here last night.
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WATSON ASKS
PROTEST VOTE
Urges Hoover Foes to
Unite on Candidate
For Ballot

KANSAS CITY. June I2.-tP-In-
formed that Andrew w. Mellon. Sec
rotary of the treasury and William
III. Butler. national chairman. had
thrown their support to Herbert
Hoover for the presidential nomina-
tion, Senator James f. Watson OF
Indiana. urged that olher candidates
unite on q man 10 WHOM they could
throw a protest vote"
at is all off," Senator Watson de-
clarcd. just before ccnferring with
ring leaders who had been fighting
the nomination Of Hoover. Backers
Of Frank Lowden. Senator Charles
Curtis and Senator Guy Golf, how
ever. did not appear 10 lend a SYM
pathetic ear to Senator Watson's
suggestion that they unite on one
candidate.
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Bermuda Has More
Eggs Than Onions

HAMILTON. Bermuda. -LPl- An
onion realm in its own right. Ber-
muda is not too proud for spuds and
other things.
In fact. half Of the land under
cultivation is devoted TO potatoes.
and the country produces more eggs
shan onions. The number Of poultry
listed BY census is 1881. There are
$50 acres planted in potatoes and
but "a in onions.
Green vegetables are grown on
-97 Of the entire 1880 acres listed.
bananas OF IS. lilies on rs and eel
cry on 65. Eighty-nine of the 3I4
farmers on the island own their v
land, p are part owners and 2O3
are tenants. They own 26s horses,
so cows and 1918 pigs.
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MELLON OK'S
DAWES AGAIN
Says Charlie Logical
Candidate To
Succeed Self
BY RALPH w. E

eiateu fresS starr writer
KANSAS CITY, June 12.-LP-
Vice President Dawes prospects for
denomination scared high today
when Secretary Mellon said he was
the logical candidate" A meeting
OF the Pennsylvania delegation will
De called soon, he said. 10 consider
tneir stand on the vice presidential
nomination.
i have not decided yet. how I will
stand on the vice presidency but
dawes is the logical candidate now
he added.
IL viii be recalled that at the
cleveland convention. Secretary Mel
Ion more than anyone else was re-
sponsible for the nomination of the
chicago banker.
Leaders here believe that Dawes
Will accept the nomination. as Ed
Clifford. of Evanston. ILL.,. the vice
presidents hometown, has set up
q Dawes office here and il going
through the same maneuvers that
ne adopted at Cleveland where he
mad charge Of Dawes campaign.
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Reward Shaving
Trial Nears End

ABILENE, Texas, June 12.-(Pp-
With final arguments slated TO start
late this afternoon, it j. probable
that a night session will see the case
of Lee Smith, charged in connection
with the killing Of two Mexicans at
Stanton last December, in the hands
Of the jury.
The state completed its testimony
shortly before noon today. Smiths
mother Immediately took the stand
for the defense and was questioned
by attorneys regarding Smiths
whereabouts Immediately prior to
the alleged reward frame" slayings.
She appeared calm and answered all
questions straight to the point. The
defense j. expected to complete its
testimony within a few hours.
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X AT
"A GLANCE

JUNE H.
New York:
Stocks weak; Radio slumps nearly
% points.
Bonds quiet: Minneapolis & St.
Louis IS at new 1928 top.
Foreign exchanges irregular; ster-
ling. Ira and yen lower.
Cotton decline; liquidation pro-
NOTED by weakness Wall Street.
Sugar steady; trade support.
Coffee easy; disappointing Bra
lillian cables.
Chicago.
Wheat weak; bearish official Ca
madam report.
Corn steady; decreased contract
stocks.
Cattle steady.
Hogs irregular.
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Instructor Held For
Liquor Manufacture

AUSTIN, June l2.-(P-Kindred
MeCleary, until recently an adjunct
professor of architecture at the
University OF Texas and creator Of
the painting Cotton" now on ex-
hibit with others here. pleaded guilty
and was fined $500 m federal court
here Tuesday on charges Of manu-
facture and possession OF intoxicat-
ing liquor. Officers alleged they
found l46 pints Of beer and appara-
tus for its manufacture, when they
raided his apartment March 26.
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Fort Worth Live
Stock Is Steady
Throughout List

FORT WORTH. June 12.-CF1-
Hogs: 1000; steady; top 9-75; pack
ing sows 7.75as.25.
Cattle and calves: $500; steady;
light steers 1l-5OIi1.90; fat year
lings 1885: fat cows up to SITS;
stock yearlings 11.50; stock steers
9.65: heavy slaughter calves 1000.
Sheep: 1000; steady; aged fat
wethers 7-75-
KANSAS CITY, June 12.-tPl-
Hogs: Receipts $4,000; market UNI
even; top $9.75 on 210I250 lbs:
butchers medium 70 choice $9.l5G
9.75.
Cattle: Receipts 5000, calves 1000
head; market steady; slaughter
steers. good and choice $4,000
l4.l5; common and medium $3.50
1850; fed yearlings $12-25M14a5.
heifers S1l.65Gl3.75 cows, good and
choice S9d11; common and medium
$7.50G9.OG.
Sheep: Receipts 1000; market
lower; top lambs SIG; ewes $4.509
$50.
CHICAGO. June 12.-CP-HoEs:
Receipts $4,000; market 5c Vi 10y
higher; top 5000 for 25O-lb.
weights; butchers medium to choice
S9-35Gl0.20.
Cattle: Receipts 5000, calves 5000
head; market slow; slaughter steers,
good and choice $l3.25Glt.75: com
mon and medium $1O.256l3.25; fed
yearlings $13.5O@15.00; heifers good
and choice $13.25G14.T5; common
and medium $7.50G9.25: vealers
tmilk-fed) $ll. 00Il4.25.
Sheep: Receipts $4,000: lambs.
good and choice S15.500l7.50; me-
dunn $l4.0OG15.5O.
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IN VALLEY
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Of flying in his trip from Mexico to
Washington.
A fog forced him down near a fly
ing field and near a beacon Of the
department Of commerce.
All Of which was most unfortunate
when he was so near his goal.
Carranza used the LindLcrgh route,
at least on that part Of his flight
from Mexico City to beyond Gal
weston.
Which j. just another point in
the contention that the logical flying
route from Mexico City to the east
ern seaboard Is via Brownsville
,~is'r-.oros, the Twin Cities Of the
bprdeE.
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C~ottonseed Stock
Shows Big Loss

WASHINGTON, June 12.-tP-The
ensu report for cotton seed for the
ten months period August / to May
81 showed 4,545,439 tons Of cotton
seed received nc mills compared with
6,269,S47 tons for the same period
last year.
Crude oil manufactured totalled
1851 sos $50 pounds compared with
1923 ,237 ,293. Refined oil, 1852 .325,-
535 pounds compared with 1,554,432,-
It's. Cake and meal 2,060,90l tons
compared with 2.743,S24 tons. Hulls
1,300,025 compared with l,S00,16
TINS
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LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL. June 12.-CP-Cot
ton spot lower; American strict
middling 11.S5; good middling 1855;
strict midGling 11.45; middlinp
11:35; strict low middling 1920;
low middling HOS; strict good or
binary 1885; good ordinary 1885;
sales 5000 balesy 5000 American.
Receipts 5000; American 900. Flu
tues closed quiet: July 1887; Oc-
tober 1914; January 1866; March
1855; May 1903.
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Olmito Be On
Valley Gas Line

Plans were being completed Tues
day TO pipe gas to residences and
business firms in Olmito and actual
work il 10 begin Thursday, according
to Mike Groom, manager ~ the
Brownsville branch of the Rio
Grande Valley Gas company.
a connection Is 20 be made with the
company's main gas line which runs
through the townsite, Groom said.
It is estimated that the work will
he completed within three or four
days.
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Consider Paving

Hearings will BE- held IN connect
ion with the paving Of three resi-
Dental streets when the city COM
mission meets at 10 O'Clock FRIDAY
morning in regular session, accord
ing to a. +. Munday, city secretary.
The streets proposed for paving
are Grant and Garfield streets. be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, and
Elizabeth street. between the belt
line railway tracks 20 the city linn
its.
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Colonel McH. Eby
Catches Tarpon

1t. Col. Il. McH. Ely, commandant
at Fort Brown, II now one Of the sea-
sons successful tarpon fishers,
according to G. G. Richardson. gen.
eral Of the Brownsville
Chamber OF Commerce.
The fish was caught at Point lsa-
bel Sunday and measured five and
one-half feet in length. 1t weighed 30
pounds and Is minutes was required
in making the catch.
Ely was fishing with a party COM
posed Of John ri. Shary. William
Patee and G. G.. Richardson.
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Stocks TurnbIing
In Wild Selling

News YORK. June 12.-(P-The
stock market was thrown into turmoil
again today when another avalanche
Of selling carried prices Of many
stocks down $50 a share. So great
vas the flood Of liquidation that the
ticker fell 30 minutes behind the
market by early afternoon.
Bancitaly common stock. breaking
S37 a share to $1i0 on the New
York curb market. started the sell
ing movement. This stock has drop
ped $50 a share in two days. and is
now selling at less than half Of the
years high price Of 1923 register
ed in April.
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Hoover Is Happy
At Cabinet Meet

WASHINGTON. June 12.-(P-It
a cheerful and genial Secretary
Hover who attended today's cabinet
meeting at the White House.
Instead of arriving at the execu-
tive mansion in his usual rapt and
absorbed attitude, Secretary Hoover
stepped lightly out Of his car. waved
his hand to reporters clustering
around and jauntily pranced into
the committee rom.
At the end of the meeting his
cheerfulness was in no way reduced.
He refused to talk. however.
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Health Clinic Will
Be Held Wednesday

Miss Emily Lannon's. acting city
heln nurse, announced Tuesday
That the city's weekly baby clinic
would &c held at the city haIl at {;
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The general clinic will ~ held -
uroay morning. ~i-~ ro--onr cay
Both clinics MINI We i'm charge of ri
Ernest Prothro-
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POTATOES

CHICAGO, June 12.-P-Potatoes
new stock weaker, Alabama. Louisi-
ma, Texas sacked Bliss Triumphs
l.5OGl-65; Texas sacked Irish cob
blers l.4O9l.5O; Georgia sugar bbls
irish Cobblers $40. old stock weak:
Wisconsin sacked round whites 1000
l.lO; Idaho Washington sacked rus
sets lis a 1.20.
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FOREIGN

NEW YORK, June 12.-P-For-
eign exchanges irregular; Great
Britain 4ST "a; cables ass $50.
60-day bills on banks asa SIS.
France demand 1893 Is; cables
1893 3-s; Italy demand SOS 1-2: Bel
GUM 1896 Germany 1887. Tokyo
1885, Montreal 99.TB I-S.
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LOWDEN STILL FIGHTING

KANSAS CITY. June l2.AtFl=
Although convinced that the decision
Of the Pennsylvania delegation to 20
70 Hoover on the first ballot means
the nomination OF the cabinet mem
Der. Clarence F. Buck. Lowden man.
-cf announced tcl1- that the
tsEnt toE his nan would 20 On.
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CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, June l2.-P-car
monye firmer; NIL loans q: e~losing
bid "; time loans firm: 6O-q0 5ars
5 1905 SIS; as months < 30
a "a.
Bankers acceptances UNCHANGED
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p O COTTON O

NEW ORLEANS, La, June l2.-CF1
Spot cotton closed quiet, SO points
down. Sales ATS. Low middling
1920; middling 20.1O; good middlinr
20.50; receipts 1880; stock 296,535.
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POULTRY

CHICAGO, June 12.-tP-PouItrv
alive steady; fowls 23 10; springs
81; leghorn springs 80; broilers Is
G5U' spring broilers 81; spring
ducks -; spring geese rs.
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COTTONSEED OIL

NEW ORLEANS, June 12.-tP-
Cottonseed oil closed barely steady;
prime summer yellow 9.45; prime
crude S.50@s.75. Jan. $50; June
9-55; July 9.55; Aug. 9.6s; Sept.
9.T6; Oct. 9.7S; Nov. 9.S5; Dec. 9.s5.
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NEW YORK, June l2.-fF-Trnit-
81 states bonds: Liberty 3 IDS
1915 first 4 Ids 10l.1; trid I l-4s
100; fourth 4 las 1927; treasury !
las ll5-lo; Az l0S.13; 3 3-4s 105.2n
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BITTER AND Fees

CHICAGO, June l2.-P9-Butter
unchanged.
Eggs lower: firsts 2gH2s -: o.
binary firsts 2TM27 l-2: storage ~
packed extras 80; firsts 20 LIZ.
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Silk Shipment
Seized at Laredo

LAREDO, Texas. June 12.-P-
Three boxes of silks valued at $3.50
were seized by Nuevo Laredo Gus
toms officers Al o ranch In the Pa
pP-allo rrnurtein~. y w-S announced
:. LEGAL cu-tr.f officials tol@.
.ASSfsts KeEs HAae,
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CANADA'S WHEAT SEEDED

WINNIPEG 20 Canada's prai-
RE provinces. Manitoba. Saskatch-
evan and Alberta. have finished
seeding between I'll and 20 million
acres of wheat. n 4 few districts
. --,7 Aired Is 2 Few inches
aaQYs the ground.
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CARRANZA
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mediate plans were except that he
expected TO u his flight as soon
as the fog which forced him down at
$3.50 permitted a takeoff. He was not
certain whether he would proceed TO
New York and circle that city before
taking in Washington.
His landing in the darkness here
was an exhibition Of skill, residents
said. More than a score of automo-
biles provided the landing lights
after residents had been awakened
by the roar of his motor as he circled
the city. skimming the housetops in
an effort TO get his bearings.
II ran into some headwinds over
the Gulf of Mexico but had little
trouble until reached Sp~artanburg,
5. c." he said. He was flying low
and very fast over the Atlanta-New
York air mail route as he passed
Spartanburg.
A short distance north Of that
place he ran into fcg and became
lost. Every now and then | had to
swing around 10 locate myself" he
said.
When he became hopelessly lost ne
decided TO land and was approx
mately thirty miles east Of his route
when he saw the lights Of Moores-
vile. He did not know where he was
until he landed.
WASHINGTON, June 12.5P-Am-
bassador Teller Of Mexico today in
structed Captain Emilio Carranza,
who ended his Mexico City Washing
ton flight At Mooresville, n. G.. early
today on account of fog. to continue
his flight TO Washington as soon as
permit.
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LAFOLLETTE HITS WARE

KANSAS CITY. June 12.-LP1-
Commenting on the action Of Penn
s%ylvania and Massachusetts in going
for Hoover. Senator LaFollette. of
Wisconsin. declared today that eff
the powers that be nave decided IN
Hoover il Is very fitting that the
final decision should have been made
BY William S. Ware Ware had an
nounced for Hoover some hours be-
fore the Pennsylvania delegation
gave its endorsement.
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TEXAS SPOT o

DALLAS. June i2.-fP-Srot cot
toa 1850; houston GOES; Galvesto:.
L2Q1k.
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Wheat Unsettled
Chicago Other
Grains On Decline

CHICAGO, June 12-(P1-Soaking
rains in domestic spring crop terri
tory, with Liverpool quotations lower
than due. led 70 a sharp early set
back today for wheat values here
Chicago July delivery Of wheat
dropped 20 below $l.40 a bushel. the
first time since March.
Opening 7-Sc to . lac off, wheat
prices here later showed additional
firmness. starting 3-Sc down 20 lac
up, and subsequently averaging high
err. Oats were easy. Provisions in
clined downward.
Wheat closed unsettled, 1 Use Go
2 sac net lower. corn lac off to 3-Sc
up oats 1-Sc 10 ! $50 down. and pro-
visions varying from Toe decline to *
advance.
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KANSAS CITY. June I2.-iP-
Idaho voiced today to cast its IL
ballots for Secretary Hoover on the
first ballot.
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the Hoover column BY a decision Of
the delegation caucus this morning.
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CASH GRAIN

CHICAGO, June 12.-tP-Wheat
No. 2 hard IA; No. ] mixed 1.41 IL.
Corn: No. 2 mixed LOS; No. 2 yell
low los 1-4Gl.o5 liz.
Oats No. 2 white 70G73; No. 4
white 8.
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KANSAS CITY, June 12.-tPf-
Wheat. No. ? hard lac 1-2G1.T3;
No. 2 red nominally 1.556l.61; July
1872 is; Sept. 1872 "a; Dec. lbs 81.
Corn: No. ? white 100 3-46l.0l;
No 2 yellow 1.04Gl.04 ~; July
SO 1-2; Sept. 81 1-2; Dec. 81 81.
Oats: No. 2 white nominally 69069
1-2; No. 3. go.
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UNDERT0NE EASY
ON BOND MARKET
Trading Slow Interest Is
Shown in Foreign Group.
Erie 5s Feature.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 25.--The bond
market failed to establish definite
trend in today's brief session, although
there was an easy undertone Trading
was rather below the average for a half
holiday. rejecting again the hesitancy
of traders pending announcement OF
details of the Governments Spring
financing.
Buyers continued to manifest interest
In the foreign group favoring some of
the South American securities. City of
Cordoba Is 195O were accumulated in
moderately large amounts, rising 3
points TO 101. new high record. These
bonds were offered last year at 9834,
and late in 1927 they sold as low as
96h4. Italian municipals, which showed
firm tendencies most OF the week, eased
OIL on profit-taking, and there were
moderate recessions in Argentine bonds
on the eve OF the offering Monday Of
the new SAL 900, 900 Province of Buenos
Aires loan.
Erie SIS were he star performers in
the domestic rail list. attracting large
buying orders and rising to 98l4. The
Seaboard issues, however, again turned
heavy. and recessions we're made by
New Haven As. Long Island As and a
lew others. Little attention was paid
to public utility and industrial liens.
AS Is usual just before a new phase
OF Government financing. Treasury and
Liberty bonds were dull and featureless.
In general the former advanced slightly.
while the Liberties remained unchanged
from yesterdays close. or receded a
t-Ifle
New offerings for the week again
crossed sl00.000.000 and spurted ahead
OF the corresponding week of last year.
The aggregate was about $4,000, 900,
against S65.0000 00O Last weeks new
issues approximated $4,000. 900.
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BUTTER is STEADY.

CHICAGO, February 25 lP.-Butter
today ruled steady to firm With a fair
trade reported on all grades. Buyers
we're operating more freely. Greatest in
terest was shown in scores below 90.
These were closely cleaned UP. Receiy-
ers held all grades quite firmly. The
centralized car market was firm under
light supply and fairly active demand
Eighty-nine scores we're in especially
good demand but very few were avail
able.
Fresh 80 score. ALA: 81 score. 49,;
80 score, 45i2: 80 score. 44i2; SO score.
i3: 81 score ~.
Centralized 80 score, 46i4; 80 score.
46: 88 score. 49,.
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Money to Loan

Secured oy nSst deed OF trust on real eetate
Prevsi!,nv interest and commission
Joseph 1. Weller s;s. ssS Wash. s;S !. |. rras' "
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Gieaned Ia Finaneisi District.

Roy f.. fouhg. governor o! the Fed
fjaj Reserve Board, was one 0f the
speakers al tho Institute Gi Banking IN
New IDfk last evening Harold ssionier.
'h% Hew national educational director,
ajaD siGke
The Directors III the Stanley ca Of
Anffi.as the company win which me
/ Cfahdau theaieT Interests are assn ciated.
/ nave leduced The dividend W a 81 oasis
ta1aAke u Ii policy adopted Tor accu-
n1Istin2 q sYbstentini surplus
ftsie"Ing retail trade for the first
part Ut tnr fiscal year, Frank Greene
says III The NatiGn's Business Magazine
'Itetai trade tor January, 1928,
-hDWfd sharp contrasts with December
a1d January. 1927 Chain store sales
fell b2g per cent from December. but
we're k'ltI 1T per cent over January.
1927 The combined sales 0f nsii order
ard cnsia sDjres were s47 per cent OF
| from DECEMBER. but 93 per cent above
! itstss 81 January. 1927
! u ble preliminary ies0tt 1f depart
nclt sfDfs eaies for january shows u
j iphs III Z per cent from January q year
/ ego. III 1927, as o ~b1ie, fhR total
i sales III some 600 department sthfes tell
o0e.ffta OF ! per cent below the 1923
total -t1
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.

NEW YORK. February - t!p'. THE
market for electrical equipment the past
week was featured by the gain III IN
auiries and orders from the electric
llght and power companies Electrical
World reports, Enrourasing activity In
the sale Of Central Station supplies was
noted In the New England district
Railroad companies are planning larger
purchases OF eo,iinment
Evening star., 1928-02-26

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Evening star., 1928-02-26
Chaplin Sacks Officers Electrd.

~ The organization meeting of tha III
Tee'oFs ot IN" cnaL.n -gacks Ice Clean
%, f|Iday the following officers were
fiectfd Tor the ensuing year, r. e.
Itf"H. 2Fa PRESIDENT, II J. Adsir. VICE
president. j. A.. IA Adalf. vice pr.sl-
dent. n. H"ftfieid. secretary. H. w,
'sIa%, ifeaEufct. Herbert De Pey a..
Sisfai't i>ettcta:y, and l., h Ogden, AS
a)StaHt tEFasfIFrf