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Committee in 1936-1938 and as
member of the committee that
prepared the conference for regis
tration under the Securities and EX-
change Commission as the National
Association of Securities Dealers.
Gas Stock Price Set at $3.50.
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York today stated that the un-
derWriting syndicate headed by the
First Boston Corp, and Glore. For
gan & Co.. will offer the 1862, ,588
shares of Washington Gas Light
common stock to the public on Fri
day.
The most important announce
ment, however, was that the new
stock will be priced at approximately
S29 so share. This was in line with
predictions in the financial district
here that the stock would be brought
out under $50 The last sale of
Washington Gas common on the
Washington exchange was under $50
share.
Many Washington investment firms
are already getting in touch with
their clients and are expecting to
distribute large blocks of the stock
here.
Sherwood Elected Gath Time.
All officers and directors of the
Northeast Building Association were
reelected at the recent annual
meeting. James L. Sherwood, presi-
dent, will head the affairs of the
organization for the oath consecu-
live year. Established in 1916
Northeast has several officers and
directors who have been associated
with the institution since its incep-
ton.
Secretary S. S. SymonS reported
that assets had increased over S24O.-
600 during the past year and that
new loans made on improved real
estate exceeded 100000 Out of the
earnings for the fiscal year S54 900
was paid as dividends to members
and $3.50 transferred to the sur
plus account
In addition to Mr.. Sherwood, 9TH
er officers are William S. Torbert,
vice president and counsel; Henry
c. Atlhoff, vice president; Schuyler
S. Symons, secretary; Allen E.
Cowles, assistant secretary; James
E. Payne, treasurer, and Hazel R.
Engelbrecht, assistant treasurer.
The directors include the officers
and Julian F. Belfeld, R. John
BoehS, N. T. Chaconas, Alfred L..
Foster. John B. Rubino and Roy L..
SWenson.
Galleher New Committee Chief.
George R. Galleher of the Lincoln
National Bank will serve as chair
man of the Athletic Committee of
Washington Chapter, American In
stltute OF Banking, during the
coming year. Mr. Galleher is a
graduate of the chapter and has
served on several committees and
as vice chairman of the Member
ship Committee.
His committee has planned a pro-
gram which will include a table
tennis tournament, bowling tourna-
ment and adding machine contest
and golf tournament. The men,
bers selected to serve on the COM
mittee are as follows:
William T. Bobb, Bank of Com
merce & Savings; Clarence E.
Browning, National Metropolitan;
Addison B. Clifford, Riggs National:
Gordon Davis, Union Trust Co.:
George Griesbauer, Munsey Trust
Co.; Henry F. Hoffman, Second Ma
tional; William Yeatman, Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co., and NAL
vern F. Morse, American Security
e. Trust Co.
D. J. Callahan, jr., assistant cash.
Ter OF the Riggs National Bank, is
passing a three weeks vacation al
Ventnor, N. j.
washington Gas Light preferred
stock was active on the Washington
Exchange today, 100, SO and two 25-
share blocks selling at 1o7h.
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ASSOCldllOI VI
America for the
coming year, it
was reported by
w a S h i n g t o n
members today.
N o m i n a t ion
means election.
In addition to
his interest II
the I. B. A.. Mr.
c on n ely has
been active in
the Investment
Bankers Con-
ference, serving
as a member OF
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Dollar Is Held Steady
On London Exchunqe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The United
States dollar was unaltered at 4.6S1s
to the pound in final foreign ex-
change transactions today and COM
pared with similar rate for sterling
in New York overnight.
French francs held 176.72 to the
pound.
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R. T.. Jones Elected
To Seat on New York
Curb Exchange
D. c. Investment Firm
Is Now Composed
Of Five Partners
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Robert c. Jones, head of the in
veStment firm bearing his name,
has been elected to membership
on the New York Curb Exchange,
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Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Selective
rallies spotted the stock market to-
day after an early extension of
Mondays decline.
After slippery opening, buyers
began to nibble and soon initial
setbackS of fractions were converted
INTO advances of as much as a point
or more for favorites Many issues.
though, were neglected and minus
signs were we'll distributed at the
close.
Volume picked up a trifle on the
Scanty comeback. but the activity
was never of caliber to buoy COM
mission house spirits. Transfers for
the five hours approximated 100000
shares.
Feel Market Is "Oversold."
Brokers had variety of reasons
for the moderately improved per-
1ormance. The chief one was that
speculative quarters stepped in on
the theory the list had been a bit
"oversold.' They cited the notable
drying up of offerings yesterday as
an argument
BUSINESS news still was the main
bolStering influence on the share
department. At the same time, some
stockholders inclined to keep com.
mltmentS light pending further as
Surances the recent industrial up.
swing was not a flash in the pan
torelgn affairs again had a negli-
glble effect either way.
Continuance of the General
Motors strike and the outbreak of
labor troubles elsewhere was a
cloud on the optimistic horizon. Al
the same time hopes were revived by
word the National Labor Relations
Board had ordered elections in
plants OF Chrysler, Briggs Mfg. and
Motor Products Co. to settle dis
putes between rival unions as to
bargaining authority.
Some Hit 1889 High.
Among stocks a smattering of new
1889 tops were registered. These
included Western Union. Anchor
Hooking Glass, Burlington Mills and
Du Pont.
Up the greater part of the time
some eventually backed away-were
Chrysler, Youngstown Sheet, Great
Northern, Anaconda. Kennecott.
North American. U. S. Rubber.
American Can, Air Reduction, Pathe.
United Aircraft, Continental Can
and Electric Auto-Lite
U. S. Steel and Bethlehem were
narrow along with General Motors.
Behind most of the day were Johns
Manville, U. S. Gypsum. Standard
OIL OF N. j., Loft and Goodyear.
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Total Sales for the day.

sUn
IN nankrupcy or receiveshlp
Rates OF dlvloend
ments based the last
noted
so f1 olVldend xr Ex rights Also ard
last wear Payable in stock Declared this
year Cash stock Accumulated
cared this 80 " ~
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Freight CorIoodinqs

NEW YORK. Aug. P-Revenue
| today for the week ended July % in
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London Gold and Silver

LONDON. Aug / LP.-Bar gold. 14Ss
sad, unchanged Equivalent. S34 ~
Bar silver. 16lsd. unchanged. Eauiva-
lent 35 A. cents)
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CHICAGO Cash Market.
Wheat-No. / hard 50; No hard.
tough. 6612; No. , yellow hard. tough,
66i2; No; mixed, 661a; sample mixed.
Corn-No. / mixed. 44a4; No. yellow.
44a4
.oats--No.. l mixed. 2a-2eA: No.
mixed, tough 27A4 No, l white, 3OI,;
No. 3 white, tough, 27s4
Illinois barley, mailing, 1856, nom-
inal; feed 35-40, nominal.
Winnipeg Prices
WINNIPEG Aug. l R.-Grain range
WHEAT High. Low Close. close
October - SO 5I3A 52Is 53I.
December 54s4 .53ss .5354 .55.55M
May SO .565s ,56Is
OATS
october 27h 263. 271a o7L
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U. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK, Aug. / P)-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds.
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*Includes a dividend declared by one of
citation.
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United Stotes Treasury Position

he ASSOCIATED Press.
The position of the Treasury Jul
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

dered paid by the County Commits
sioners, but if sufficient taxes have
been collected to pay such orders as
have been drawn against the levy, the
County Commissioners are hereby au-
thorized, if necessary, to borrow, on
the faith and credit of said county,
after October 31st of each year a sum
not to exceed the total uncollected
taxes for the current year at the legal
rate of interest, the same to be repaid
from current tax collections. If said
tax collections shall prove insufficient
to retire all of said indebtedness, the
County Commissioners, in the year
next succeeding the filing of the final
report of the County Treasurer for the
year in which such borrowing shall
have taken place, shall levy such
amount as may be necessary to repay
said balance. He shall reserve out of
the money collected by him for county
purposes generally and public schools,
a sufficient sum to pay the amount
levied in each current year by said
Commissioners for public schools, and
shall pay the same over to the Board of
County School Commissioners of said
county, as follows: one-fourth on or
before the first day of April next
succeeding the date of the levy; one
fourth on or before the first day of
July next thereafter; one-fourth on
or before the first day of October next
thereafter and the remaining one
fourth on or before the thirty first day
of December next thereafter.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted,
That if any County Commissioner, or
the Clerk to the County Commission
ers, or the County Treasurer shall vio-
late any of the provisions of Sections
SO, 104 and los of this Act, he shall
be liable to indictment and, upon con-
viction, shall forfeit his office.
Sec. A. And be it further enacted,
That all laws or parts of laws, whether
Public General or Public Local Laws,
inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act be and they are hereby re-
pealed to the extent of such incon-
sistency.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the
public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote, sup
ported by three-fifths of all of the
members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the
same shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved May II, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
CHAPTER NO 2S5-

S1A<AA LIN W. ACOs
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Section Sob of Ar
ticle u of the Code of Public Lo-
cal Laws of Maryland $3.50 Edi-
tiOn), title Garrett County, sub
title Sunday Observance, as
said section was enacted by Chap
ter of the Acts of 1887, relating
to the disposition of certain Ii
cense fees received for the exhi-
bitiOn of motion pictures on Sum
day in the town of Oakland, in
Garrett County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland That
Section Sob of Article II of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland
1880 Edition., title Garrett County,
subtitle Sunday Observance, as said
section was enacted by Chapter of
the Acts of 1887, be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, to read as follows:
507B. Upon every person, firm or
corporation exhibiting motion pictures
pursuant to the preceding section for
a direct or indirect admission fee or
charge, there is hereby levied and i'm
posed tax at the rate of five (5)
cents for each person admitted to any
such exhibition. Said tax shall be paid
by said exhibitor not later than the
Wednesday following such exhibition,
to the City Clerk Of Oakland, who shall
pay all such taxes into a special ac-
count which shall be divided and dis
bursed as follows: Twenty-Five per
cent esq to the support and main
tenance of the Oakland Free Public
Library; twenty-five per cent ESQ
to the support and maintenance of the
Oakland Volunteer Fire Department,
and fifty per cent 5000 to the Gar
rett County representative or agent Of
the Maryland Children's Aid Society
to be used for the aid of INDECENT chill
dren in Garrett County, but in the
event said society shall cease to oper,
ate in Garrett County and to have a
representative or agent in charge of
children's work in said County, then
the said fifty per cent 5000 shall be
paid to the Garrett County Chapter of
the American Red Cross, to be used
for the aid of INDECENT children in Gar
rett County. In December of eacn year
the Garrett County Chapter of the
American Red Cross shall publish in a
newspaper circulating in Garrett coun-
ty an account showing the expediture
of the funds received during the pre-
ceding year pursuant to this Section.
If said Chapter fails to publish such
an account in any year, said fifty per
cent 5000 shall thereafter be paid
into the general funds of the County
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
l, 1889.
Approved May II, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS
CHAPTER 225.

AN ACT to add a new section to Arti-
Gle II of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland $3.50 Edition.,
title Garrett County, subtitle
County Commissioners, said
new section to be known as Sec
ton 94A and to follow immedi-
ately after Section 81 of said Ar
ticle, providing that the County
Commissioners of Garrett County
shall allow and pay interest on
certain orders.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
new section be and it is hereby adj
ded to Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland 1880 Edi-
tom, title Garrett County,, subtitle
County Commissioners, said new
section to be known as Section 94A
and to follow Immediately after Sec
ton "a Of said Article and to read as
follows:
94A. The County Commissioners
of Garrett County are hereby directed
to pay interest at the legal rate on all
outstanding orders of said Commits
sioners issued prior to December 1,
1888, from the date of the conversion
of such orders into cash until the date
of payment of same by said Commits
sioners, as funds are available.
Approved May II, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER $40.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments, Section 49, of Arti-
Gle IL of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland $3.50 Edition.,
title Garrett County, subtitle
Circuit Court
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section 40 of Article IL of the Code of
Public Local Laws Of Maryland, title
Garrett County, subtitle Circuit
Court, be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amend
ments to read as follows:
40. There shall be two jury and
two non-iury regular common law
terms of the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, to be held in
Oakland; the two jury terms shall
commence on the second Monday in
March and the second Monday in Sep
TENDER, respectively, in each year; and
the two non-iury terms shall com
mence on the first Monday of June and
the first Monday Of December, respec-
lively, in each year; and to said jury
terms jurors shall be summoned and
returned in the mode prescribed by
law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect on the
first day of July, 1889.
Approved May "a, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 592.

AN ACT to repeal Sections sos and
500 of Article IL of the Code of
Public Local Laws $3.50 Edition. /,
title Garrett County, subtitle
''SwantOn", the said sections re-
quiring the County Commission
ers to levy one hundred and fifty
dollars ($15O.OO) annually for i'm
proving streets and sidewalks in
the village of Swanton.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections sos and 500 of Article II Of
the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland 1880 Edition), title Gar
rett County, subtitle "Swanton", be
and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect June
1, 1889.
Approved May II, 1889.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS

vision. But whenever a general rsagis-
tration of voters is held under this seq
ton in an election year, the officers
of registration, in addition to sitting
for this purpose on the last Mondzv IN
January, shall sit for such Additional
day or days as are designated ay the
said Mayor and Town Council enc
specified in such public notice
Sec. 2. And be it further eus1es.agal.
That this Act shall take effecr 5uns,
1, 1889.
Approved Nav 8, 1899.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER 25.

AN ACT to add one new sect0aG 40
Article IL of the Code of F'AGSic,
Local Laws of Maryland. <aFzae.
Garrett County, subtitle -"2Slgsas-
ton Districts, to be known Ess
Section 171A, providing. for gf4z.
compensation of Judges. TssG
Clerks of Election and of KssgyaS-
tratiOn Officers in Garrett Ia4assE~
ty, and fixing the hours w&8g4z
constitute day for election FsR,8
registration purposes and pFuy75fi-
ing compensation for OvertE1ns
work of Election Officers in s&ssT--
rett County.
Section 1. Be it enacted BIZ tue
General Assembly Of Maryland. EtFiat.
a new section be and it is hereby aa-
ded to Article IL of the Code of PisSlllI
Local Laws of Maryland, title 'NaaT-
rett County, subtitle "ElectioE E3Is-
tricts", said new section to be kgssRn
as Section 171A, to follow immessiszCse
ly after Section III Of said Article a2a8
to read as follows:
lila. The Judges of ElecaIim,-
whether acting as or sitting as oGiEseys.
of election and/or Clerk in GaTragSt
County shall be allowed and paid tzgye
Dollars day, such day to be the T.-nfe
from the opening of the polls aucI or
registration polls until the closing 9of
the same; fractions of day shall he
allowed for prorata, and overtime aya
registration and election days shay ne
allowed for at the rate of Fifty Gems
per hour, but no person shall be- Il
lowed for such overtime % more rtlais
$1.5O, if one hundred votes o. 3ta2zs
were cast at such polling place, CT
(2) more than $3.50 plus $50 for -ssez.a
additional fifty votes in excess OF sYT1e
hundred, if such votes exceed one laRi-
bred. In all other respects Section IN
of Article SO of the Annotated C0d@lnf
Maryland, title ELECTIONS, sut&i&lE
Compensation" shall remain in 1anlI
force and effect in Garrett County
Sec. Q. And be it further enacTEa,
That all Acts or parts Of Acts IagHa-
sistent herewith be and the same Ere
hereby repealed to the extent Of slaIsia
inconsistency.
See. 8. And be it further enac1ssL,
That this Act shall take effect june
1, 1889. Approved April 20, 1iSs9,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-09-07
CHAPTER NO. So,

AN ACT to add new section to Arti-
Gle II of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland $3.50 Edition.,
title Garrett County," subtitle
County Commissioners" said
new section to be known as Sec
ton 95A and to follow immedi-
ately after Section IS of said Ar
ticle, making it unlawful for the
County Commissioners or any
employee of Garrett County to
enter into any contract of sale or
purchase to which said County is
a party involving more than $500
without advertising for bids and
exempting contracts for neces-
sary emergency repairs.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland That
new section be and it is hereby adj
ded to Article II of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland 1880 Ed
tion), title Garrett County," sub
title County Commissioners" said
new section to be known as Section
95A, to follow Immediately after Sec
ton 95 of said Article, and to read as
follows:
95A. 1t shall be unlawful for the
County Commissioners of Garrett
County, or any employee of said Coun-
ty, to enter into any contract Of sale OF
purchase to which said County is
party, where the amount involved in
said contract exceeds the sum of $500
without advertising for bids in one or
more newspapers published in said
County, the publication of said adver-
tisement to appear at least once a
week for two consecutive weeks prior
to the date on which bids are to be
filed. Any contract of sale shall be
awarded to the highest responsible
bidder and any contract of purchase
shall be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, but said County
Commissioners shall have the right to
reject any and all bids. Any contract
entered into in violation of the pro-
visions of this section shall be null
and void; provided, however, that the
provisions of this section shall not ap
ply to necessary repairs made in case
of emergency. If any County Com
missioner shall violate any provisions
of this section he shall be liable to
indictment, and, upon conviction, shall
forfeit his office.
Sec. q And be it further enacted,
That this Act is hereby declared to be
an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation Of the
public health and safety, and having
been passed upon by a yea and nay
vote, supported by three-fifths Of all
the members elected to each of the
two Houses of the General Assembly,
the same shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved April &c, 1889.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1939-08-11

Miloslav citil, re ted pc in
spektorove pochvale vsichni ma
neho hledi, proto vhrnula Sc
mu krev do obliceje, a ida 81
pro zimnik a klobouk k vesa-
ku, neodvazil sc ami ohlednou-
IL. S hlasitymi pozdravy in
spektora opousteli pevci. Milo
slav vysel posledni.
Pred skolnf budovou stala
skupina pant a dam, kteri sc
Jeste bavili, nez Sc rozesli do
ruznych koncin mesta. Pocasi
nebylo k besedovan1 vabive.
Vanul ostry severni vitr a mraz
byl citelny. Miloslav, vyhrnuv
81 llmec zimniku ma usi, spe-
chal k domovu. Tahlo liz ma
Jedenactou hodinu. Skupinu
pred skolnf budovou pozdravil
rychle a pustil Sc rychlym kro-
KEN do ulice "a rob. Ulice
byly liduprazdne. Pred MIN
kracela vsak nejaka pozdni
chodkyne. Kdyz il preset pod
svltllnou, zavolala ma neho:
"Pockejte ma mne, pane ucite-
Ii! Jdeme tour c~estou."
Zastavil Sc a pockal az k ne
mu nekolika kroky dosla. Tu
poznal prvn1 sopranistku, KITE
re Sc dnes vSiml We zkouSce,
protoze jejf zvonivy sopran do
mlnoval mezi zenskymi hlasy.
'Slecna bydll V teto strane
mesta?' otazal Sc vykrociv pc
jej1m boku.
Mela ma sobe kratky koz1sek
q ma Have kozesninovou cepici
w Sedlackove ulici, prav6
vedle vas," odpov1dala ma jeho
otazku. M jmeno jest Was
ia Rehakova. Vasi maminku
Znam. Name totiz We vaSi uli-
CT pekarstv1 a vase maminka u
mas kupuje."
Miloslav Sc v duchu usmal.
10 je tedy ia hezka a zdvoTila
slecinka, o ktere jeho matka
povldala. Otocil hlavu a rekl:
"Budeme tedy re zkousek cho-
dit spolu, slecno?"
"Budu YAM velmi vdecna, do
provod1te-li mne kazde stredy
domd," hovorila. "Zkouska sc
protahne vzdy do noci a mne
je pax 1zko, mus1m-li j1ti sama
pustymi ulicemi. Nekdy ami
svitilny nesvftf, kdyz mestska
rada nema ma petrolej." Ia
smala sc haste a hned vysvet-
lovala: "Otec ma diva tovary-
Sc a ucne, ale zadny nemGze
mi pfijfti naproti a cekati ma
mne pred skolou, proto re v te
dobe mali prave vykynute tes-
to a nikdo nemGze Sc z dilny
vzdaliti."
TAX 81 povldali, az dosli pred
dunn. Vlasta vyndala z kapsy
kl1c, a tn sc Miloslav dozvedel,
re dun jest majetkem jejfho
otce. Pc obapolnem pozdravu
"dobrou noe" Sc rozeSli.
Rano pri sn1dani zm1nil Sc
Miloslav, re slecna pekaTovic
zp1va S MIN V "Ratolesti", a re
il Dude kazde stredy doprova-
yeti k domovu. Rohl1k, ktery
prikusoval Ike KAYE, pripomnel
mu vcerejs1 setkanf. Stara pa
nj rekla vesele: "To je dobTe
Vybere mi slecna kazdeho ra-
ma nejleps1 rohl1ky!"