Evening star., 1928-05-31

l&11IAN A4tAitC1 AS T. II X.'.X5
IRE in the cor VI
spending period n. s
II 1927 of $780, kaazz - =
SZ5,5z4.lS. Corcoran Thorn.
Using the figures
n bank clearings as a business baron
efer. ii is evident that business durin
ne month now closing has been lit
-la better than ii was in April or Ma
year ago
The difference of s2.91767750 Il
'a~or of the first five months of 1872
adicates that business SO far in 1872
tss not equaled that done in Washing
m last year up to this time. Thi
-'ifFerence. however, is SO Slight as Z
mean very little.
Local Bonds in Good Demand.
Bonds were in especially good demand
,oday when trading was resumed on tn
Washington Stock Exchange The mai
ct opened with a $4,000 turnover i,
Washington Gas 6s. series A. selling a
c5. This was followed by $4,000 SAL
n the B gas bonds at i077s.
Railway a. Electric Is came out a
"3i,. four transactions involving
10000 turnover being recorded. Pc
7nlac Electric consolidated IS movet
: loz and one transfer in Chesapeake
= Potomac Telephone SIS took place a
ioes4.
Small lot transfers in Capital Trac'
''cn featured trading in the stock oe'
artment. The stock opened at 1oSsa
1d closed at 109 Potomac ElectTi'
,awer per cent preferred came out a.
iIi2 and the ~ per cent issue a.
37is. :.
Riggs National Bank stock again sol
: $50. L.anstan registered li5l2. arr
shares Of Mergenthaler were sold IL
q2Ia. Columbia Sand & Gravel pre-
-rred remained AZ e8, and the sesslc
osed with a small sale in Chaplin.
scks 9 per cent preferred going a
J7lz.
c. e. r. April Income Shows Gain
The report Of the Chesapeake g. Po.
9nac Telephone Co. for the month d
.sprI. fled with the Public Utflitie'
commission. shows operating revenues
" the month we're ss72.6o7. operat'
~ expenses we're s444.s35. making ne
gyenues for the month, S227,712
taxes mounted TO S54.405.
Taxes for the first four months o
-s2S were S2l4,223. an increase o
ss,3s3 over the same period IN 1927
1n April 30 there were i45.657 tele-
9ssones connected with the IL centTa
s6sces serving the District, an mcTeaS'
Il 2O72 since January J.
Eoaipnnent added 70 the system II
Washington during the first foul
months Of 1923 involved expenditure
gT40Sl2. Eetiremente amounted u
472 f1s making net additions for tn
,ersod ending April 30, S265,61s.
The following comparison shows ina
he ret income for April was ahead o.
ne corresponding month last year:
Avr4l.IB B2Ts April 1928
p.~~sssur revenues -. .s83s E85 s659le so,
s-ewassng exDenzes and
vnecsAeEgAD& A--%S1S TSs'prS+
-,es operating revenues e2i5.947 S221.71>
F9xe& zseagnaose 10 1890 -.S.
operations s-<ss.s4. S~sas@ aSSeN
=erasiar gnoonps sisg 81 si7g es1
ssn~ogerss&ng income 1870 ~9oSA
er,.. snoon.e. ....... .s7s7-5s7 sI75sSl
6sessssoss s:so - .+es. z.eos 1.si.
....,... oe.,,.,.... ffss.sss sisss.IIss1' sss.:Is'
81 saeons. ......<.. .sI4s.s35 sisi.464
Bank Outing Success.
Members Of the personnel and thei
ssmillex Of the American Security
Trust Co. 70 the number Of 800 had
rzaa tSnae yesterday al Sherwood Pores
a gueess 81 CoEcorzn Thorn, the presi
Nsnt. and. Incidentally, SpEang q hi
s1gpr4se On Mr. Thom BY presentanl
rlna With q tremendous birthday cak
ssa8ore4say II ssoayNGx
TIE birthday cake bore q n10del o
sse fycnt Of the trust cOmpanys build
ssak, done In ENgar. Yesterday was NE
Tnomts 5stfs birthday. The cake wa
presented at the dinner served IN IN
fagsUao9Se and came al the end o.
nssusbey Of fun gifts made 70 the sento
os6SesS os the company and the boar
~ directors, PLAYING OF their hoD0ie
snf particular tastes, James g. Da1sI
-. 1geSsdeE SS the dinner. Frank 81
1eysev presented the cake 70 Nr Tfa0n
"a betlaE o. fiae DerSonnsl. and A. VI
faegnazn LED the group singing.
The program for the DAY include
rn9gT6. social eseats, dancing, n1oy1si
Fsc4Aaes ard boating, Tfse sports IN
rast1ed GoA sEn tennis tournament;
Dinner and supper were served 10 III
ts2zbEoase. In the evening there peE
N2&N R@&1NNt
To9se an charge of Efae outing were
FRANK II. PegSey. chairman: r. r.
SsSdenx and James e. U1lin. tr., A1
Yasogy chairman. and Alfred W, EkeE
nzz1, Z. Pierce H&11le, William Ffencf
Ted Miller, Raymond Lewis. Henr
KsmDsI. Franz Underwood. Tom How
sEd. Dorothy f4a1tess. Leonard Clark ar
W. 4. CA6y.
Esafnes6 zt Seasonal Levels.
Business fsfsgges IN sSe 6fta Fe1eE:
Ee6eTss district we're feyer IN numb
ard total liabilities ia April of this yea
ts1&g as 1877, sa6 me e1ngsoynaeDt sta.
saf0E. wggsse Sill gfaSz t4st&csoEy. Shove
s9ssae Improvement last uDntb. W5lls2l
" Hinton chairman ~ sl3e FeEey;
EesFye Bark 81 81sEKGogsf, stated "
nsg 1ss his pp1nss8iy F&Dogt,
I'sze yoi2Aae ~ business transacted
ssss Sfgfa 1lstgscs IN EpgI and ear
bay ssE soovs - " seasonal seysa, a.
gosgGess for the nezt few mont
sgn1s0se1 oyer t,s1sE ~ tEo or tl9f'
Hfgetkss ago. Il %as stated. The lAt
ssSk ~ Egg3Hg yas s&aH " be 1se no
51fSta9Ss5.f sAlcs/F sD the oastlsr1k o9 "A
c38Esef.
sskAegye Dznk credit ezaegde1
ninth eaaeEy que 70 country Dznf
saseGs ~ eY9D planting Desa4e W u
Isyt41S3 S@eos9zgss fog the FIVE wee
essbs1g Asy is f1ot oggiy ezceeEe1 HeDl
for ftss cgrfesD9sesBz DeFso1 ~ 1Ss
BIZ s5sG we're larger fsaan 6ebl99 tn d
pgees1Jng hye WEEKS q this year, en
tssg EDgiI ~. sfae latter increase 0yer d
period sT9sen Goptsisaed iraG1nee tar pz
Fees7Es sks6 Aprgl quarterly seetseuaeE
bes1G unusual.
He4nd IN Financial District.
K3asylee Tyt1krDAHk DfeN51snt n I
Ex7&Aostaz E2Eak, returned 20 ne 0ff
1o12y Sftkf 3 week ~ Atlantic C5
wSaese fle vent tor a 8ssgFg rest,
Thomas W fFabzBy, chairman
tsae entertainment ngsDust1@e fof
T1sssSsk4 fssg9kefg AssIeastg1D e1yssfs
tseD. Ia 10 Reg IoFk "coaglng /
tsls3sgg fg gaJent fgF the M0gsts
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