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Evening star., 1935-09-05
RAILWAY EARNINGS
|DROP DURING YEAR
Gross Revenues Fractionaliy
Higher, but Operating
Costs Rise 4 per Cent.
,ecial Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 5.-For the
first seven months of this year rail-
roads earned less than they did a
year ago. Gross revenues we're higher
by thin fraction of l per cent, but
operating costs rose per cent. BY
some miracle, taxes were somewhat
lower
In compilation made public today,
the Bureau Of Railway Economics Of
the Association of American Railroads
shows that las class ! railroads, rep
resenting a total Of 237,937 miles,
earned at the annual rate Of 1853 per
cent on their property investment.
That rate compares with 1.99 per cent
Cor a shade less than the commonly
suffered consumer sales taxi for the
like seven-month period of 1884
Rate for July.
For the month Of July alone the net
railway operating income was at the
annual rate Of 1.16 on property invest
ment, against l.53 for that month last
year.
EAOpCiLJ AAbCoLLllCllLb IL may
interesting to know, is the value
road and equipment as shown by L
books Of the railways including m
terials, supplies and cash. Net ra
way operating income" is what Is Il
after payment Of operating expens
taxes and equipment rentals, but b
fore interest and other fixed char,
are paid.
Taxes Are Less.
Taxes for the first seven months
this year were 80 per cent less thai
for the like period last year. For
July alone the tax bill was per GER
less. But it is not safe to assume
from this that taxes are not burden
some. As matter Of fact, more than
65 cents in taxes was paid by the rail-
roads for every dollar of net railway
operating income earned in the first
seven months Of 1885.
1t is expected the railway revenue
picture will look little roster before
the end Of this year, for freight traffic
has turned upward. Advance esti-
mates are that about CTS, 900 cars
were loaded in the week ended August
81, against 626,373 in the precedir"
week and Gas, ,780 in the like week LIS
year.
tCopyrisht. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-09-05
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. September 5 GP UNITED
states Department. Of Agriculturel Hogs.
10000. including 5000 direct; slow, steady
to 10 higher. mostly steady with Wednes-
days average;. early top. 12.15; 20O-250
pounds largely 11.90a1@.l0; 100000
pounds. 1l.S5aI2.10; choice 40 pounds
11.15; desirable 140-160 pounds. 10.75a
IL 80; most sovs 9S5a10}5.
Cattle. 5000: calves. 1900: fully steady
market on steers with light yearlingS, ir.
Guiding light heifer and mixed yearlings
nrm to higher; all she stock strong to
20 up; cutters ruling mostly 10al5 higher;
ln-between- grade medium weight and
weighty steers again predominating IN
run; market on such kinds rather slow,
but prices firm at recent decline: choice
steers scare. fairly active at 1925 up
ward top. 1880: stocker and feeder sup
ply well cleaned up at firm prices.
Sheep. 10000; fat lambs active with
early clearance fully. 25a40 higher; good
to choice native and range lambs 9.5Oa
1000; sheep firm at Wednesdays advance;
most native ewes 2.50a3.50: feeding lambs
relatively scarce. undertone strong.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. September QP,.-Foreier
exchange easy: Great Britain in dollars
Others in cents. Great Britain; demand
4,94s4; cables. 4.94A; 60-day bills, 4.93a$:
Italy. demand. s15: cables, S15.
Demands-Belgium. 1880: Germany.
free; 40;22; regular e tourist. %, IS; regular
way. 24.S7; Sweden. 25.52: Denmark
22.1O; Finland. 2.2O; Switzerland. 81 So
Spain. SPAIN 1877; Portugal. 45l!a; Greece
4.14; Yugoslavia. 2.3012; Austria. 1S.97r;
Hungary. 29.11n: Rumania. 30: Areen.
sbsnsbs ns Rrazi s59p T0sio MsxeG as
City. 27.aO: Montreal in New York
9956A; New York in Montreal. 100.4324
Nominal
Evening star., 1935-09-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 5.-Active
buying of railroad loans was thre out
standing feature of today's bond mar
ket.
There were numerous gains of a
point or more in this division. with
obligations of Erie, Southern Pacific,
Southern Railway, and Baltimore &,
Ohio leading the upswing.
Other strong features included
International Telephone SIS, up at
1872, American & Foreign Power SIS,
up rs at 7l7s, and Chile Copper IS,
up % at 80.
Reactionary spots in the Treasury
group gave the United States Govern
ment list an irregular appearance,
though advances were more numerous
than declines. Federal farm mortgage
234s were especially firm around
1o112, up 1O-32s of a point.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
New York Cotton
BY the associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 5.-Except
for further switching from October
to later months, part of which was
again attributed to the producers
pool, trading in cotton was compare
lively quiet today and prices moved
within narrow limits.
After selling of from l0.46 to 1899,
December rallied to 1914 and was
ruling around 1040 in the late after
noon market, which was within a
point or two either way of yester-
days closing quotations.
Liverpool Quotations.
LIVERPOOL, September R.-
Cotton, 5000 bales; American, nil
Spot, good business done; prices
5 points higher; quotations in pence:
American, strict good middling, $50;
good middling, $50; strict middling.
GA middling, 500; strict low mid
ding, 500; low middling, STA: strict
good ordinary, 5.54; good ordinary,
524. Futures closed quiet and steady.
October, SOS; December, 5.58; Janu-
airy, $50; March, 5.61; May. 5.6l:
July. $50.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT
GETS $4,000, 900 LOAN

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Ontario, September S.
The Canadian government has OBJ
tanned q loan of $20.000,000 for five
months from group Of Canadian
and New York banks at an interest
rate of u Of / per cent, the lowest
ever obtained, 1t was announced to-
day by Finance Minister Rhodes.
The loan, running from September
1 to February /, 1886, will be used to
redeem per cent debentures of the
Grand Trunk Railway Co. due on
October !, currently outstanding In
the amount of $23, 900. The ad-
ditional funds necessary to effect the
redemption will be obtained from
other sources, the minister said.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
BY the Associated Press

The position Of the Treasury on Sep
tember 3 was:
S22 ,q62, ,044.23: balance, S1,553, ,621,-
325.13; customs receipts for the month,
81 ,900,g ,gl603.
July lEecfpts {85 5ne scai yesT nse
Sd.26S.264 963.46 dncluding S644.133.-
:}96.39 OF emergency expenditures: excess
OF expenditures. S674,957541yl: gross
debt, S29,02S,4S5,S53.7s, q decrease of
s4,I69: 294 25 under the previous day;
R Receipts for September 4. 1894 (com-
parable date last year,. S39.S3l ,412 so:
expenditures. S26,711.0 .032.61: net balance.
the month, S2.26S,575.5O.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FARM BELT HARD HIT
BY SEPTEMBER RAINS

CHICAGO, September LP.-Re-
ports here indicated early September
rain was taking its toll In the Farm
Belt. From Peoria, James E. Bennett
&c Co. was advised heavy damage in
Central Illinois corn crops by South
ern root rosms spreading quietly for
two months was revealed by recent
heavy rainfall loosening the ground
around the stalks"
The same source reported it had
been advised from all directions that
corn was "fiat on the ground, although
there has been no heavy winds"
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FOREIGN BONDS FALL
2.56 PCT. IN AUGUST

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 5.-Repre-
sentative foreign bonds fell 2.56 per
cent during August, according to the
Foreign Bond Associates, Inc, index
OF. so representative issues, which de-
preciated from 57.82 on July 81 to
56.34 on August 81.
The 16 South American issues fell
400 per cent during the month. The
80 European issues in the index fell
2.45 per cent. and the 4 Australasian
issues fell 0.23 per cent.
Evening star., 1935-09-05

CottOnseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady. September, 9.90b; Oc-
tober, 935b; December, 9.76; January,
976; March, 9.83b.
Sales, 64 contracts, including 2
switches.
Bid.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
LIQUOR INDUSTRY sPURTs.

NEW YORK, September 5 R.-
Aided by widespread promotions OF 81
whiskies, activities in the liquor in
dustry spurted sharply this week. ac-
cording to trade reports.
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BALTIMORE STOCKS
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE September <.
MONTREAL SILVER.
CARLOADINGS.

NEW YORK. September S R.-
Revenue freight carloadings on rail-
roads reporting today for week ended
August 81 included:
Week Prev. Last
Aug 81. week. year.
Pennsylvania -- 97.003 sS.201 g. !33
Chesapeake e. Ohio 81 922 291SS BOAT
Evening star., 1935-09-05
POWER PRODUCTION
ABOVE LAST YEAR
Adjusted Electric Index, Of is
Points From Previous
Week, However.
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 5.-The
Associated Press adjusted weekly in
dex of electric power production
declined is points last week to 1908.
At the end Of the previous week
the index stood at 1923. highest Of
the year. A year ago the production
index level was 93.7.
The index. based on 1929-3o as 100.
is adjusted for seasonal and long-term
trends. The range of recent years,
follows:
Evening star., 1935-09-05
1925 average equals 1909

Additional New York markets Compiled
by the Associated Press:
COFFEE-Spot, steady; Rio No. Z. Ga
Santos No, 4 s14. Cost and freigat OIL
IS. at 7.l5as 10. Rio futures closed barely
steady; sales. 1000. March. 5.U4n; May.
5.l7n. Santos futures barely steady;
1.gOn: May 7a5: July. soon.
CRUDE RUBBER-,Futures closed quiet.
I'll lower September, .5"b; October.
II COB: DeceTneI ll.77. Smoked. ribbed
RAW HIDEs.Futures closed barely
stesay. lower to 5 higher; september.
las, June. l1.s0n. Sales. 3.000.OOO
SUGAR-Futures No. closed steady.
! IA 4,t hishsr; sales. 5.s5g tons; September.
MfEe1 Raw eSf spKIei May ib c0isd J0Is a1s5 bs2,v
steady. u higher to lower; sales. $40
bales. October. .72b: January. 1.65l lab;
March, l.o6., Open market quotations
l6O-day basisl:. shanghai steam Mature.
rs per cent seriplane. 20/22s. l 30. Can
ton. double extra "A" l4L16s. / 371a.
Japanese, special crack: double extra. 81
per cent scriplane l3il5s. lisa.
n-NominaL Bid.
Evening star., 1935-09-05
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK September 3 0p.-NeW
York Security Dealers Association:
(2 PM. Quotations
Evening star., 1935-09-05
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. September 5 GP.-Following
is the complete official list of transactions
in stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
fOday
Evening star., 1935-09-05
COMMODITY PRICES

NEW YORK. September 5.-Tne Asso-
ciated Press wholesale price index OF 20
basic commodities today advanced to
s3.4U.
Previous day 1885 Month ago - 1850
week ago - 72.sS Year ago. 69!Oo
Ranse OF recent years: ~ .
High 75.4s 1855 "a 10
Low " 69.i4 56.6l 3S.31
Evening star., 1935-09-05

The Edison Electric Institute today
reported power production in the
United States for the week ended
August 81 was 1,809,716,00o kilowatt
hours. a drop Of l.6 per cent from
the previous week.
In comparison with the same week
of 1884, production last week was
11.2 per cent higher. and for the
week ended August "a the rise over
the same week of 1884 was 116 per
cent.
All major geographical sections Of
the country again registered gains
over 1884. Percentage increases we're:
New England. 9; Middle Atlantic, 7.8;
Central industrial, 1873; West Gen.
trail, 96; Southern States. 88; Rocky
Mountain, 37.6, and Pacific Coast, 7.9.
Evening star., 1935-09-05

BY private wire direct to TIA Star.
Transactions To-day.
Il B e r rY,
r r e A 8 U r Y.

High Cow. Close.
lth ~ i933-3S I002S 100 rs 10027
9TH ~ 9 33-3S re- 10025 l0025 1002b
Evening star., 1935-09-05
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK. September 5 OR.-FederaI
Land Bank bonds:
Evening star., 1935-09-05
o. S. TREASURY NOTES.

Repcrted by Chas. D. Barney e. ca
Rate-Mafuritx Hid nan,
Evening star., 1935-09-05
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. September s lP'.-New
York Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1935-09-05
Cotton futures closed barely steady
unchanged to lower.
CottOnseed Oil.

Spot, quiet; middling. 1865
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-24
netwes M GEORGE SCARBO

"We've had lots of fun while here.
 we've sen o lot of sights, and you have surely done all you could do. If we stay longer, we will wear our welcome out, I fear"
 "Oh, mo-" the Trainer snapped Out, gee, there's really not much more to see, so don't blanc you if you leave to see new thrill ing sights.
 T have enjoyed your visit and I'll help you leave this funny land. have little cart that will hold all you Tinymites.
 "Also, have a rhino-deer. Just wait, and you'll see him appear. We'll hitch him to the wagon and he'll gladly pull you all"
 The beast came out, a real strange thing. The Tinies laughed like everything. Then he was hitched up by the tots he was sup posed to haul.
 Copyright, 1895, NEA Serv., Inc. (The Tinies leave Freak Forest in the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-24

 Poor Duncy! It just seemed that he was as unlucky as could be. The camel-sheep that butted him stood near, with flashing eyes.
 "Get out of here," the youngster cried. T thought that you'd give me ride, but I'll bet you'll butt me again. as soon as arise."
 The Trainer snapped, "Oh, no he won't. am your real good friend, so don't think I will let him keep that up." Then he turned to the boast.
 "You think you're smart as you can be, but I will punish you, T said he, unless you give this lad Q ride. You can do that, at least"
 
 The camel-sheep just hung his head. "All right, hop on," the Trainer said. When Duncy did, he had the finest ride he'd ever had. And then he said, "As this ride ends, the beast and are real good friends. No longer are we ene- mics, and that makes me feel glad" !"
 By this time Scouty felt that they had best be on their merry way. Said he, to the old trainer,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-24

(The Tinies leave Freak Forel in the next story.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
BAY BRIDGE UP TO STATE
DELEGATION

Representatives of more than
thirty civic and trade organizations
throughout the State, with member
ships running into the thousands,
Wednesday voted to put Maryland's
Congressional delegation ON notice
that it would be held largely re-
sponsible" for success or failure of
the Chesapeake Bay bridge project.
The action was taken on motion
by Joseph P. McCurdy president of
the Baltimore and Maryland-District
of Columbia Federations of Labor, at
a meeting sponsored by the Balti-
more Association of Commerce, after
a discussion in the course of which
Mr.. McCurdy and number of other
speakers voiced the opinion that
somebody has been redelict in
Washington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
DEATHS
PENNOCK E. sHARPLEss

Pennock E. Sharpless, founder of
the dairy firm bearing his name, died
Monday at his home in Concordville,
Delaware county, Pa. He was "a.
Mr. Sharpless, born of Quarker
parents at Middletown, Delaware
county, was a direct descendant of
the John Sharpless who landed with
William Penn. He was educated at
the old Maplewood Institute and
West Chester State Normal School.
He purchased the Concord Creamery
and farm in Concordville after
several years of farming. He sold
the creamery several years ago.
He was president of several cor
porations including the P. E. Sharp
less Company, Philadelphia, Pa; The
Glover Dairy Company, and the
Sharpless- Hendler Ice Cream Com
pany of Wilmington.
The P. E. Sharpless Co. built the
large plant at Rising Sun which for
wears condensed milk. 1t was later
purchased by the Sheffield Farms
Company, of New York, and the con-
densing of milk discontinued. Milk
is now bottled at the plant and two
car loads shipped daily to New York.
Mr.. Sharpless was active in the
Dairy Council of Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania State Grange. He was
also prominent in Concord Friends
Meeting.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Miss Anna Bishop, and two sons,
Casper P. Sharpless, of Swarthmore,
and Austin Sharpless, of West
Chester
Funeral services were held at Con-
cord Friends Meeting House, Thurs
day at 2 O'Clock. Interment in
Cumberland cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
PATRICK j. RILEY

Patrick j. Riley died at the
Homeopathic Hospital Wilmington,
Del, on Wednesday last. His death
was caused by blood poisoning de-
veloping from an infected toe. The
funeral was held at 200 o'clock Fri
day afternoon at the home of his
brother, Jacob M. Riley, in Newark,
Del. Interment was made in Union
M E. cemetery, Fremont, Pa.
The deceased had lived in Newark
for some years. He was 35 years of
age, a son of Anna Elizabeth and the
late Kennard Riley, and was born at
Rock Springs on st. Patrick's Day,
March II, 1900. Surviving are his
mother, three brothers, Horace, Rus
sell and Jacob, all of Newark, Del,
and three sisters, Mrs. Essie Bailey,
of Perryville; Mrs. Ora McComsey, of
Lancaster, Pa; Mrs. Fannie Cornell,
of Newark.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the
subscriber, of Cecil County, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Cour: of
said County, letters of administra-
ton on the personal estate of
CLEMENT WAY
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned TO
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated, on or be-
fore the 2Sth day of December, 1885,
they may otherwise by law, be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said es-
tate All indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day of June, 1895.
ETHEL R. TYSON,
Executrix.
Test Jesse e. Pierson, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
ORPHANS, COURT

Bonds pproved-Elizabeth Cloud,
executrix of VIM. T. Cloud; j. Leroy
Shade, ancillary administrator eta.
of William Pedlow; The Elkton
Banking and Trust Co., administra-
tor of Martha Frame Gregg; Maize
E. Pericat, ancillary Administrative
of Alphonse Pericat.
Accounts Passed-First and final
account of Emma w. Hunt, executrix
of Ella F. Hunt; first and final ac-
count of Anna M. Backoff, admins
tratrix of Thomas T. Barber. first
and final preferred account of Rich
ard X. Barnes, Jr., and Joshua Clay
ton, administrators of Richard X.
Barnes; first and final account of
Pennsylvania Company, ancillary
executor of Mary V. Dougherty; first
account of Orvilla A. Gilpin, admin
istratrix of Sara Jane Fitzpatrick
Gilpin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
III. S. MAGRAW

Henry Stephen Magraw, so, retir-
ed banker, died July 10, at the home
of his son-in-law, John H. Uhl, 240
Reynolds Street, Kingston, Pa.
Mr. Magraw was born September
Is, 1853, at Lancaster, the son of
Henry Slaymaker Magraw and
Emily Hopkins Magraw. When a
child the family moved to the old
family homestead at West Noting
ham, Maryland. He was educated at
West Nottingham Academy and La
fayette College, being a member of
the class of 1876 of the latter
institution.
In 1881 Mr. Magraw left for the
West and was so favorably impressed
with business conditions that two
years later, accompanied by his broth
er-in-law, S. F. Rathvon, he went to
Colorado, locating at Bonanza, at
that time a prosperous mining com
munity. In 1887 he moved to
Helena, Montana, and shortly after
engaged in banking, in which pro-
fession he spent 25 years. He was
appointed State Superintendent of
Banks by Governor S. B. Stewart of
Montana in 1913 and served in that
capacity until 1922.
Returning East Mr.. Magraw locat-
ed at Washington, d. c., where he
had charge of Montana business of
the War Finance Cooperation and con-
tinued in this work until it's affairs
had been liquidated
He married Eugenia Norton OF
Galesburg, ILL.,, January %, 1880.
The last years of his life were spent
in Kingston where he lived with his
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Uhl. Surviving are his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. Uhl, and
son, H.. IS. Magraw, Jr., of Helena,
Montana, and several grandchildren.
Interment was made in the family
lot in West Nottingham Presbyterian
cemetery on Friday, July IL.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
OF POULTRYMEN
AT COLLEGE PARK

Groups Of poultrymen in the
northeastern states, varying in size
from SO to $50 or more, are plan
ming tours to the University of Mary
land at College Park to attend the
summer. meeting of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council, August
IA to 16, according to word received
by Wade H. Rice, poultry specialist
of the extension service. This is the
first time that a convention of this
organization has been held in Mary
land and, in the opinion of Mr.. Rice,
it will be one of the largest and most
importan. poultry events ever held
in the state.
Organizations of poultrymen in
thirteen states are included in the
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council; they include Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and
West Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
RAsKoB ESTATE TO HOLD
FARMERS DAY FOR MARY
LAND AND DELAWARE

Pioneer Point Farms, the beautiful
estate of Mrs. John j. Raskob at
Centreville, Maryland, will open its
gates to the farm people of two
States on Thursday, August s, in
the staging of Maryland and Della
ware Farmers Day Farmers from
both shores of Maryland and the
three counties of Delaware are in
vited. Arrangements are based upon
attendance estimates of two chou
sand people.
Farmers Day at Pioneer Point r.
intended to commemorate the tenth
birthday of the farm. Originally
purchased in 1925 as five farms, the
estate has been consolidated into a
single unit of eighteen hundred acres
and is said to be one of the most
completely equipped and thoroughly
organized farms in Maryland. 1t is
operated by Mrs. Raskob for the pro-
duction of milk, grain, seeds, feeds,
racing colts hogs and poultry.
Farm families attending the event
are invited to bring picnic lunches.
Box lunches and Their refreshments
will be served by the local American
Legion.
All departments of the estate will
be open to the public and special
efforts made to acquaint guests with
any phase of operations in which
they may be interested. Various
demonstrations of machine farming
will be included in a program lasting
from eleven until five.
Early and late ferries from and to
Annapolis will afford Western Shore
farmers ample time for the entire
day at Pioneer Point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-07-26
JACOB T.. JENKINS

Jacob Elijah Jenkins died Sunday,
July 81, at his late home in Rising
Sun, in his S7th year, from a com
plication of diseases. He was the
son of the late Isaac and Eliza
Jenkins and was born and spent
most of his life in Lancaster County,
Pa, being the last surviving of a
family of three brothers and two
sisters. He is survived by two
daughters, Miss Celia Jenkins and
Mrs. Lidie Smith, both of Rising
Sun. He and his daughter Miss
Celia lived together and have resid-
ed in Rising Sun for over 80 years.
His wife, Sarah DUFFY Jenkins,
and another daughter Lulu, died
several years ago and Mr.. Jenkins
was buried in the family lot at West
Nottingham on Wednesday.