Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1924, Page 10

FIN!/ RALROAD SHARES FEATURE MARKET “Big Four” Jumps Four Points in Two-Hour Ses- sion—Close Firm. By the Associated Press. NEW TORK, July 5.—Strength and activity of the North Western railroad shares featured today's brief session of the stock market. A good demang also developed for a selected list of public utilities with industrials and specialties holding firm in quict trading. “Big Four” led the advance in rails with a jump of four points, touching a new peak price for the year, as did Northern 2 fic, Chicago North Western, Great Northern preferred and Southern Railway. 5 American Water Works and West Penn Power were the outstanding strong spots among the public utili- ties. The el tmated TWO FACTORS IN MARKET. ng was firm. Sales approx- 50,000 shares. Politics and Rise in Farm Prices ANCIAL. Ajax Rubber. Ailied Chem (4) . Allied Chm pf (7). Allis-Chalm (4).. Am Agricul Chm. AmAgr: Chempt Am Can (16) Am<Can pt (7).. Am Chicle. ..... Am & F P 25%(7) Am Internatl.... Am Sm & Re (5). AmS&Rpt (7). Am Snuff (12) Am Sugar....... AmT & Tel (9).. AmTel & Tel rts. Am Tobac (12).. +m Water Wka. . Am Writ Pap pf. Anaconda. . Arm pf Del (7).. Asro Dry G (). AtTA&SFo (6 AT&SFat (5) Atl Coast L (18). Atlan Fruit cf: AtGulf&a WI.. At Gult & W I p! Atian Ref (4)... Bald Loco (7)... Bal & Ohlo (5) Barnsdall A..... Beth St pf (1) Beth St1 pf (8) Booth Fisheries. . Br Em Stl 2d pf.. Brk Edison (8). Br'k-Man Tran. Br Man T pf (8 Given More Attention. BY STUART P. WEST. Epecial Dispateh to The Sta NEW YORK, July 5.—Today's stock on the small turnover thal was to have been anticipated set forth two predominating ideas. One was _that the political situation was working out satisfactorily from the Wall street point of view. The other was that not enough attention had been paid to the effects of the rise during the last month and a half in farm prices. Chemical Up 13 Points. American Agricultural Chemical preferred, around 31, was up 13 points from its low, and Virginia-Carolina Chemical preferred went along sym- vathetically. Baldwin Locomotive rose a point| and Steel common sold around par again. Unusual activity at higher prices in Superior Oil attracted at- tention. Among the specialties, Con- Roleum was a feature with a two- point jump and West Penn Power made a new high. French Franex Weak, French francs around the 5-cent level were at their lowest in over h month. ~This decline id not reflect political developments but was the result chiefly of the inability to bring about deflation in the French paper BETTER BUS| ERA IS PREDICTED Wall Street Traders Believe Turn Coming Soon and Keep Buying Stocks. By the Assaciated Press NEW YORK, July 5.—Stock quota- tions pointed upward again this week but encountered stiffer resistance as many traders began to take profits| built up in consecutive weeks of ri ing prices. While business and trade reviews showed little change in the| general economic situation many traders apparently were of the belief that a turn for the better was not far off and the market's action was widely construed as anticipating an | era of better business. Buying Covers W Buying orders were distributed over a wide list, with some sensational rains being recorded in the chain store and_public utility groups, par- ticularly by such issues as American Water ~Works, American Expres: Kresge Department Stores and Wool worth. Copper shares. which have heen lagging behind the general list for months. enjoved a temporary burst of strength on a stiffening of the market for bar silver, which is pro- duced in quantity by many of the large copper companies. United States Steel common crossed par for the first time in nearls two months, but slipped back again toward the close of the week. Baldwin and American Can also touched new highs on_the movement. While railroad earnings and car load- ings are falling slightly behind those of last year several strong spots developed in the rails on buying influenced by merger rumors. “Nickel Plate,” Texas and Pacific, Western Pacific preferred and Southern Railway were among the issues to sell at new peak prices for the year. e List. ©Oil Shares Stiffen. Large current earnings, with the pros- pect of increased dividends, accounted for the strength and activity of the mer- chandising issues. Equipments strength- ened in expectation that the railroads, taking advantage of the easy money rates, would spend large sums for equip- ment and maintenance. Oils stiffened on reports that several of the mid.continent producers had taken steps to limit pro- duction, although the _indictment of some of the principals in the naval oil lease investigation and the government's inquiry into the alleged monopoly in gasoline manufacturing patents has a somewhat depressing influence on those ehares. SHORT-TERM SECURITIES, (Quotations turnished by Redmond & Co.) —Close.— Bid. Asked 108 107 0y 1143 10274 Aluminum Co. of Amer. 78 1925, Aluminum Co. of Amer. 7s 1933 American Sugar 8 1987.. American Tel. & Tel. 6x 19 ‘Anaconda Copper 6s 1929, . Anglo-American Oil 7i4s 19325. ‘Assocated Oil 65 1935, el Tel. of Canada 33 Canadian Northern 51s 192 Central Leather Gs 1 Chi., Ml & St. Paul 6s 1981 Chi.. R. 1. & Pac. 5%s 1926.. " Colum. Gas & Elec. 1st bs 1927. Du_Pont_7i%s 1931 Federal Sugar Ref. 6s 1633 Fisher Body Corp 68 1927. Fisher Body Corp. 6s 1928 Goodyeaf T & K 8s 1931 Great Northern 7 1936. uif Oil Corp. of Pa umble Oil 5% 1932 Kennecott Copper 7s 1030. M, St. P. & 8. 8. M. 6% Morris & Co. 718 1830 New York Central 65 193 regon Short Line dx 1920, 1931, BrklynUnG (4 Butte C & Zinc. . Butie&Superior | Butterick Co. ... Caddo Cen O & R. Cal Pet (1%)... Callahan Z Lead. Can Pacific (10). Cent Lea Co pf... Cerde PasC (4). Chand Mot (8) Ches & Ohio (4).. Ch&Opf(6%).. Chicago & Alton. Ch & East Il pt. . Chic Gt West. ... Ch Mil & St Paul. Ch Mil & St. P pt. Chi & Nwn (4)... ChicRI& Pac... Ch StP Min&O.. Chi Yellow C (4). Chile Cop (2%). . Chino Copper. ... CCC&StL(5). Coca-Cola (7). Colo Fuel & Iron Col G & E (2.60).. Com Solv A (4).. Congoleum (3)... Consol Gas (5)... Consol Textile... Cont Can (4).... Corn Products. .. Cosden Co. Crucible Stl (4).. Cub Am Sug (3).. Cub Cane Su pI.. Dan! Boone M (3) Davidson Chem. . Del & Hud (9). Du Ptde N (8) Erie 18t pf. Famous P1 (8)... Famous P1 pf (8). Fifth Av B (64c). Fleishman (3)... Gen AmTC (3).. Gen Asphalt. Gen Cigar (8)... General Elec (8). Gen Mot (1.20)... Gen Mot b (6) .. Gen Petm (2).... Gold Dust. S Gray & Davis Gt North pf (5).. Gr Nor Ore (3)... Gulf Mo & Nor... Guif StStl (5)... Hartman Co (4).. Hud Mot C (3)... Hupp Mot C (1)... Dlinos Cent (7).. 1l Cent pf (6) ... Inland Sti pt (7). Inspiration Cop.. Interb Rap Tr. Internat Ag new. Int Bus Ma (8)... Int Cement (49... Int Com Eng (2! Int Mer Marine Int Mer Mar pf... Internat Nickel Internat Paper. .. Intertype (11%). Invincible Oil.... Kan City Scuth.. Kayser Jul & Co.. Keily Spr Tire. .. Kelly Springfd pf. Kenne Cop (3)... Keystone T& R.. Kinney G R Co. Kresge Dept Ste Lee Rub & Tire. .. Leh Val (3%).... Lig & Mvrs B (3). Loews Inc (2) Mack Trucks (6). Magma Copper. . . Man El mod gtd 4. Maracaibo Oil. Marland O1l. . Mathieson Alkali Maxwell Mot B... ‘May Dpt St (5)... Mex Seaboard(2) MexSeabd ctfs(2) Middle St Oil..... Mis Kan & Tex.... MisK & Texpf-.. Missouri Pacific.. Missouri Pao pf. . Mont Power (4). Montgom Ward. . Moon Mot (3).... Mother Lo(755¢c) . Nat Dairy (3).... N Y Air Br (4). N Y Central (7).. NYC&BStL (¢ Ny C&StL pf (8). N ¥ Dock. . NY NH & Hart Niagara F pf (7). Norf & W (18)... North Aneer (2).. North Am pf (3). North Pac (6)... Okla Pr & Ref. Otis Steel pf. PacG&E (8) Pacific Oil (2). Packard (1.30).. Pan Amer (4).... Pan Amer B (4).. Penn Railr'd (3). Penn Seab Steel. . Phila Co (4) ... Phila& R&T.... Phillips Pet (2).. Pierce-Arrow. ... Plerce O1l Plerce Ol pf. Pitts Stl pf (1) s 1930, b lM/‘ it ]l‘l* 108% 1015 Union U. 8. Rubber 7' ‘Western Unlon 813s 1936 ‘Westinghouse E. & M. 7s 1931. Wheeling Steel 6s 1926. 100% e TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ——Close.—— September 15, 1924. December 15. 1924 March lg. :2' = D e 3 | 5-1 65&‘{:(’:1; lr:v. . 102 11-18 102 13-16 September 1 102 4%s March 15, 1927, 4'gs December 15, 1927. D18% 108% Starting during the war as an ele- wator operator at a wage of $3 a ‘week, Mrs. Ellen A. Messenger is now a buyer in one of Boston's exclusive shops for women, with a under five figures. Postum Cer (4).. Press 8t1 C (4) Prod & Refiners. . PubSer NJ (4).. Punta Al 8u (5).. Pure Oll (1%)... Ray Cons Cop. .\ Replogle Steel. Rey Tob pf (7).. Roy D'teh (3.48) Royal Dutch rts.. St L-San Frpf... St L Southwest. . StLS'thpf (5).. Schulte (3) Seaboerd Al : Sears-Roeb’k (6). Seneca Copper. .. Simmons pf (7). Simmons Co (1). Simms Pet. Sinc Con Ol Open. High. Low. Close. 6% 74% 115% 51 9% \ 28% 114% 114% 18% 95% 22% 65 100% 142 44n 122%. 3% 145 96 4% 0 85% 97 103% 90% 121% 1% 20% 26% 90% 115% 8% 20% 90% 103% 4 8% 112 22% 69 67% 4% 15 18 2 22% 23% 7% 29% 35% 49% 28% 17% 17 78 48% 39% 66% 4% 68% 3% 2% 34% 29% 54% 30% 61 17% 48% 116% 126% 28 36 8% 9% 12% b6 39% 106% 108% 103 23% 29% 3% 96% 43% 23% 874 36% 15% 49% 29 12% 20 26% 13% 34 39% 1% 67 57% 9 47% 91 20 2 14% 41 16% a7 66 30% 21% 7 82% 43% 104% 93 87 34 24% 27% 120% 27 48% 68% 2 62 98 49 11% 62% 50% 4% 2% 48% 48% 5% 10% 2 29% 97 53% &L 27 52% 61 20% 1 12 120% 49% 6% 28% 48. 403 66% 10% 1031182 }E‘fuz Seab'd AirLipf.. 24% 5% % 97 6% T4% 116% sl 10% 31 114% 15 19% 95% 23 85 100% 142 44% 122% 3% 1456 964 4% 30 85% 97 105% 90% 122% 1% 20% 26% 90% 116% 8% 20% 90% 108% 4% 8% 112 22% 69 67% 4% 15 18 2 22% 24% 58% 29% 35% 50 28% 18 120 3 48% 39% 56% 46% 63% 3% 53% 44 29% Fa% 30% 61 17% 49 1164% 126% 28% 26 9% 974 12% 56 39% 41% 89 235% 14% 82% 40% 36 3 63% 27% 18% 0% 874 244 12% 106% 108% 103 23% 29% 3% 97 43% 28% 878 36% 16 49% 29 12% 20 26% 13% 34 43% 104% 95 87 3¢ 24% 27% 120% 2% 49 63% 12 120% 49% % 23% 48 40% 65% .« 125% 125% n 26 6% % 97 salary just |SinConOpf (3).. 87 87 6% T4% 115% 50% 9% 28% Hi% 114% 18% 5% 22% 65 100% 142 “ 122% 3% 1456 9% 4 29% 85% 97 103% 90% 121% 1% 20% 26% 89% 1156 58% 20% 90% 108% 4 8% 112 22% 69 6% T4% 115% 50% 10% 31 114% 116 19% 95% 23 €5 100% 142 4% 122% 3% 145 26% 4 30 85% 97 103% 90% 122% 1% 20% 264 90% 116 58% 20% 0% 103% 4% 8% 112 22% 69 67% 4% NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office South Pac (6) Southern Ry (5) Std Gas & EI 3). St Ofl Cal (3). StONNJ (1). Stew’'t War (10).. 8rudebaker (4) Submarine Boat.. Superior Ofl TennC & Ch Texas Co (3). Texas & Pacific ‘Third Avenu Timken (3% Tob Prod (6). Tok Prod A (7). Transcont Oll. ... Un Bag Pa (6)... Un Pacific (10} Un Pacpf (4) Utd Cigar Stores. United Drug (6). Utd Ry Invest. ... Utd Ry Invest pf. U S Cast Iron P.. U 8 Ind Alcohol U S Rubber, USR 1at pf U S Steel (16) U S Steel pf (7) Universal Pipe. Utah Copper (4) Va-Caro Chem. Va-Caro Chem B. Va-Caro Ch pt.... Va Iron Coal & C. Va Ry & Power... ‘Wabash. Wabash pf A. Wabash pf B. Web & Hellb ( Weet Pen (4). West Maryland. West Mary 2d pt. ‘Western Pacific. . West Pacpf (€). West Un Tel (7). West E& M (4). Wh Eag Oll (3). White Mot (4). Wickwire Sp St1 Wilson & Co. Wil & Copf. Willys-Overland. 3% Willys-Over of... €8% Woolworth n (3).. 114% WrigWJr(3)... 38% 38% Yellow Cab (5)... 55 56% tPartly extra. $Payable in preferred stock. Dividend rates given in the above tabl are the annual cash payments based on the iatest quarterly or half-yearly declarations. Unless otherwise noted, extra or special dividends are not included. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK.—Stocks higher; bonds firm; foreign exchanges casy; cotton, sugar, coffee, holiday. 3 WOOL BUYING SLOW. Strike Talk Makes Mills Very Cau- tious in Market. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, July 5—Firmness was maintained throughout the week in the local wool market, and this same characteristic was reported from the western ranges and the foreign mar- kets. The prospective strike of Ladies' Garment Workers in New York has had a somewhat depressing effect on mill buying, but wool in the west is_passing steadily out of the hands of growers. Prices showed lit- tle change. —_— FEWER MEN LOSE JOBS. DETROIT. July 5 (Special).—Bank- ers here report some borrowing by industrial interests, but the general investment situation would seem to indicate belief in a speedy revival of business activity. Banks are pur- chasing high-grade securities freely. Industrial employment fell off less last week than for three months, the decrease amounting to only 462. EVERYMAN’S * INVESTMENTS By George T. Hughes 86% 6% % 39% 82 11% 4% 89% 20 % 294 824 12 34% 60% 90% 5 50 50 136% 180% % 4% L% 80 80 12 12 39% 39% 965 96 69% 69 28% 284 79% 80 100% 100 122 122 18% 16% 0% 70% 1% % (3 36% 56 13% 2% 274 15% 80 oy 174 136% 5 4% 80 12 39% 96% 69% 28% 80 100% 122 18 0% 1% % 39% 69% 28% 79% 100 122 18 T0% 1% % 5% 36% 56 13% 42% 27% 15% 4% 95 1% 23 73 108% 61% 24% 55 1% 10 29% ). 114% Thirty-Ninth Article—Gold Bonds. “Listen to the conversation at the assistant sales manager’'s desk.” The suggestion came from the sales man- ager of a banking house on whom I was calling. “Oh, it's quite ethical,” the sales manager smiled at my look of surprise. “Nothing confidential. Besides, you may get a helpful slant on the way many persons neglect ex- pert advice when they make invest- ments.” Across the aisle the assistant sales manager and a middle-aged woman were considering the house’s offerings of some twenty-five investment se- curities. Apparently, she was a woman of means, and they were se- lecting investments for $10,000 or Hiietes a good industrial” The sales manager named an excellent bond of a company with a long his- tory of good earnings and splendid management. “I can recommend- Opposed to Industrials. “Oh, I don't like industrials!” With impatient indefiniteness the woman swept that high-grade security aside because she had heard some one say at a dinner that he didn’t care for industrials. The assistant sales manager pa- tiently and briefly described the worth of the bond, one I should be delighted to own. Then he named four or five more good securities, skimming the veritable cream from the list and getting in return vague, intangible objections. Finally he suggested an excellent bond, one of the best foreign government external loans, payable in New York in Ameri- can gold. “Oh, 1 don’t like foreign bonds,” the exclaimed woman said. “But this is a gold bond the assistant sales manager. “I'll take three of them,” replied the woman. Word “Gold” Sells Bonds. . The word “gold” had sold her. The sales manager smiled resignediy. It was a common occurrence, this trying to give people the benefit of years of investment study and then having the customer disregard it and be con- vinced by a word or phrase that often may be a very minor consideration. That foreign bonds be payable in American gold dollars of the present weight and fineness is & very perti- nent requirement in these days of deflated European currencies and un- certain political condition: But it is not the first requisite. The ability of the borrower to pay, whether a gov- ernfnent, a_corporation or an indi- vidugl, is the first consideration. If the borrower-is unable to pay, it makes no difference whether he has promised to pay in gold, rubles, laurel ves or codfish. Putting the word ‘gold” in a doubtful security doesn't make it stronger, doesn’t increase the ability to pay. Greater Caution Urged. I am not objecting to the precau- tionary gold payment requirement, but to the fact that many persons exaggerate its importance. Now and then I see a very ordinary bond with a very narrow safety margin behind it labeled as a “gold” bond. And the word “gold” seems to attract people, while at the same time it detracts their attention from the more impor- tant consideration as to safety. = If you think that the United States may some day be in a condition similar to that of Germany or Russia, insist on “gold” bonds, to prevent payment in deflated currency, but don't get the notion that because a bond recites that it is payable in gold that those few words mend any defects it might have as to safety and general I\- sirability. PRIGES HOLD FIRM INBOND TRADING Libemief Unchanged—Rail- way Liens Strong—Good- year Rubber 8s Active. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES, Special Dispatch to The Star. e NEW YORK, July 5—The bond market in today's two hours of busi- ness was quiet but™generally strong. United States government loans were substantially unchanged. French is- sues which had been such a feature all week, continued to hold around their high prices, although French municipal bonds were fractionally lower. There was fairly active trad- ing in Brazil 8s around 29. Railway bonds were strong. St Paul Issues improved as part of the rising movement in the entire north- western group. The debenture 4s of 1934 were particularly in demand. New Haven debenture 6s rose a half point. Union Pacifi¢ first 4s sold at 92% as against 92 on Whursday. e feature in the industrial list was the actlve buying of Goodyear Rubber 8s which hud closed Thursday at 103 3-8 and were bid up sharply. SENSATIONAL CORN PRIGE RISE HOLDS Sunshine and Profit Taking Fail to Bring About Net Decline for Week. By the Associated Pre CHICAGO, July 5.—Sunshine and big selling to realize profits have forced a halt this week In the sen- sational rise of the corn market, but have failed to bring about any net decline for the week in corn prices. Latest quotations on corn compared with a week ago exhibit % to 2 gain, with wheat varying from 3% setback to 1 advance, oats % to 2% down and provisions at 10 off to a rise of 2. Prices Hold Up Well. The apex of prices in the corn mar- ket was reached simultaneously with & rush of buying that accompanied unofticial estimates ranking the dition of the 1924 crop as only per cent of normal, the lowest con- dition ever known for this time of year. It was at this juncture, how- ever, that profit-taking sales broad- ened out and that, despite contipued unreasonable coolness, a succession of sunshiny days allowed cultivation to be resumed in the cornfields. Im- mediate scarcity of corn, neverthe- less, remained unabated, and this fact resulted in the price of July delivery being_strongly upheld as compared with September nng December. Wheat Prices Unsettied. Good threshing returns southwest had considerable bearish influence on wheat prices, and so, too. did excel- lent crop reports from the domestic spring wheat belt. On the other hand, persistent unfavorable weather in Canada was something of an offset New England reports that Canadian oats, duty paid, were underselling oats from Chicago had a depressing effect on the oats market here. Provisions were steadied by dis- parity between hog values and corn. Some investment buying of lard was noted in spite of heavy stocks on hand. — e FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations turnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling £old value. checks today. 48665 4.35% R R k) . erown. mark. Copenbagen, crown. Christiania, crow: Stockholm, crown. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 5.—Foreign ex- changes ~steady. _ Quotations (in United States dollars)—Great Britain, demand, 4.32%; cables, 4.33%; 60-day bills on banks, 4.301; France, de. mand, . : cables. .0502% demand, .0 cables, 0426 glum, demand, .0443; cables, . Germany, demand (per _trillion), .23%; Holland, demand, .3766; Nor- way, demand, .1336; Sweden, demand, .2651; Denmark, demand, .1584; Switz- erland, demand, .1783; Spain, demand, .1319; Greece, demand, .0173; Poland, demand, .00195-16; ' Czechoslovakia, demand, .0293%; _ Jugoslavia, de: mand, = .0119%; Austria, demand, .000014%; Rumania, demand, .0040% Argentina, demand, .3262; Brasil, de- mand, .1080; Tokio, demand, .4187; Montreal, .98 11-16. FARMERS GET HELP. Industrial Slump Furnishes Plenty of Harvest Hands. Special Dispatch to The Star. ST. LOUIS, July 5—In general, business in this section is dropping. There has been curtaliment o pro- duction in several basic industries, and wholesale and retail sales have been below those of the correspond- ing period of last year. Prices are lower, but uncertainty as to their course is widespread and concessions have failed to stimulate sales. Unseasonable ~weather and re- tarded crops are held responsible for the delayed movement of summer mer- chandise. The workers released from employment in the cities have been well absorbed by farm and road work, and the supply of harvest hands is adequate. INCREASE IN FREIGHT CARS NEEDING REPAIRS Frelght cars in need of repair on June 15 totaled 192,471, or 8.5 per cent of the number on line, accord- ing to reports filed today by the carriers with the car service divi- sion of the American Railway Asso- ciation. This was an increase of 3,252 over the number reported on June 1, at which time there were 189,219, or 8.3 per cent Of the total number, freight cars in need of heavy repair totaled 142,- 883, or 6.3 Dodf Ge‘lll’l‘. lllln lnmg.-s of 4,347 compared wi e number on Sine TReports: showed 45,588, o 2.2 per cent, in need of light repair, a decrease since June 1 of 1,095. —_— A Prince’s Car. From the Youth's Companion. Indian princes like a good. com- fortable automobile. A car recently made tor the maharaja of Rewah has made for the Maharaja or Rewah has The windows are-of pardah glass, which is opague to outsiders, though the occupants of the car can see through it clearly. The fittings in- clude an altitude barometer, a grado- meter, a direction indicator dial, two swiveling - searchlights and funnel ventilators. The car eeats eleven per- sons; it is painted light. blue and decorated with gold, | Norta Am Ed 6s | Nor States Pow 5s. [ovwv o BONDS sroce casver] Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. (Bales are in $1,000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. {Fractions represent thirty-seconds. Example: 101-3 means 101 3-32.) Sales. High. Low. Close. Lib 33 .+ 68 101-17 101-16 101-16 Lib 1st 43¢ 22,1026 1024 102 Lib2d 4%s 22 101=17 101-16 101-16 Lib3d 4%s 115 102-8 102-7 102 Lib 4th 434s.. 175 1028 102-4 1023 US4is1952. 1 104230 104-30 104-30 FOREIGN. Sales. High. 1 82% 200 94 102% 92% 100% 106 104% 110 92 85% 88 99% 101% 102% 102% 98% 103% 105% 106% 46% 109% 93% 96% 97 108% 98% 110 88% 95% 102 8% 93% 99% 102% 92 T4% 92% 85% 85% 92% 95 96% 111% 85% 8% 107% 99% 9% 89% 86 103% 96% Close. 824% 94 102% 924 100% 106% 104 109% 92 85% 88 99% 101 102% 102% 98% 3% 105% 105% 48% 109% 23 6% 97 108% 98% 110 83% 957 102 87% 931 Lew. 82% 93% 102% 92% 100% 106% 104 109% 92 85% 88 99 101 102% 102% 98 103% 105% 105% 46% 109% 93 96% 96% 108% 98% 110 88% 95% 102 87% 93% 99% 102% 1% 4% 92 85% 85 92% 94% 96% 111% 86% 8% 107% 99% 1% 89% 85% 103% 96% 61 Argentine b: Argentine Argentine 7 Austria 7 Belgium Belgium 7%s. . Belgium 85 Berne § Bolivia 8 Brazil 8s. .. Canada 5s 1931.. Canada 5s 1952. Canada 6%s 1929 Chile 78 1943. Chile 8s 1926. Chile 8s 1941. Chile 85 1946. Chinese Gov Ry 6s. Christiania Copenhagen b%s Cuba 5%s. . Czechoslovakia Danish Munic 8s B, 2 Denmark 68 46 Denmark 8s Dutch E15%s. Dutch East 1 6 El Salvador 8s '48. Finland s f 65 1945. Framerican 7%s. French Govt 7%s.. 27 French Govt 8 58 Haiti 6s. B Holland-Amer 65 Japanese 6%s. Lyon 68 Marseille 65 Montevideo 78 Netherlands 6s.... 10 Norway 6s 1943.... 17 Norway 8s... 1 Orient Devdeb 6s. 2 Paris-Ly's-Med 6s. 27 Queensland 7s 2 Rio de Jan 85 1 2 Rio de Jan 88 1947. 8 Seipe Dept of 7s... 12 Serbs Crotes Slo 8s 13 Sweden 6s. . 1 Swiss 5%s5 1946... 41 Tokio bs. 1 61 Ud Kingm 34 104% 103% Uruguay 8s. 1 105% 105% MISCELLANEOUS, Ajax Rubberss... 1 824 Am Agr Chem 7%s 32 86% Am SmIt&R 1stbs. 14 94 Am SmIt&R 6s.... 1 105% AmSugref6s. ... 1 99% AmT& Tecl trbs.. 22 100% AmT & T debb%s. 13 102% Am Water Wks 5s. 91% Anaconda 15t 6s... 10 96% Anaconda cv db 7 98 Armour of Del 6%s 91 Bell Tel Pabs..... 100% Beth Steel pm bs. . 88% Beth Steel 5%s '53. 88 Beth Steel s { 63 96% Braden Copper 6s.. 2 105% Brier H St 15t 5%, 967 Central Leather bs 99% Chile Copper 6s. . . 101% Col Gas & El bs sta. 99% Commonwth P 68 93 Con Coal Md 1st 5s. 88 Cuba Cane cv 7s ‘30 95 Cuba Canecvd 8s. 99 Cuban-Am Sug 8s. 108 Det Edison ref 6s. 105% Du Pontde N 7% 108% Dugquesne Light 6: 105% Est Cuba Sug 7%: 106 Empire G&F T%8 924 Fisk Rubber 8: 100% V6% Goodrich 6%s Goodyear 8s 1931. 104 Goodyear 8s 1941.. 116% Hershey 6s 1942 102% Humble O&R 5%s 99% Illinois Bell 1st T Indiana Steel 53 101% Int Mer Marine 6s. 84Y% Inter Paper 65 °47.. 8dl KanG & El 6s'62.. 98 Kelly-Spring 8s 92% Liggett & Myrs 6s. 99 Manati Sug sf T%s 99% Marland Oil 8s'31. 1 104% Morris&Co 15t 414§ 77 New Eng Tel 5s... 100% N Y Edsn 1st 633, 1% N Y Tel 65’41, 106% N Y Tel 6549, 107% 954 93% 103% 109 8% 93% 981 93% 93% 93% 103% 99% 109% 98% 101% 108 86% 92% 100 100% 84 984 102% 95% 98 103 108% 82 101% 101% 104% 63 32% 93% 101% 98% 1% < 107% 19 66 2 98 16 89% I 56 7 60 B9k 2102 102 5 95% 9% WALL STREET BRIEFS. South Carolina Power Company to Change Ownership. NEW YORK, July 5.—Negotiations for the purchase of the controlling common stock of the Sout Gas and Electric comn-n‘;. Cii‘.’-i'.‘,‘.: Spartansburg, N. C., and adjacent ter- ritory, have been completed on be- half ‘of the General Gas and Electric Corporation, W. S. Barstow & Co., an- nounced. The General Gas and Eieo- tric controls more than forty public utility companies. Recent improvement ip demand for structyral steels and steel sheets has strengthened the hopefulness of of- ficials of the large steel companies, who looked for a trade revival in August or September. While prices generally showed no improvements, trade . authorities assert that the market is on a more settled basis. - 20 .o 11 3 2 82% 86 93% 105% 9% 100% 102% 91% 96% 28 90% 100 88% 88 96 105% 96% 99% 101% 99% 93 87% 95 99 108 105% 108% 105% 106 92 100% 96% 103% 116 102% 929% 97 101% Bk 84% 97% 92% 984% 99 104% 77 100% 111% 106 107% 95% 93% 102% 108% 87% 93% 28% 9234% 93% 98% 103 99% 109% 96 101% 108 86% 2% 99% 100% 84 98% 102% 95% 97% 108 108% 81% 101% 101% 104% 63 32 93% 101% 98% 111% 107% 654 98 88% 56 96% 93 91 100% 88% 88 96 105% 96% 0% 101% 99% 93 &8 95 99 108 105% 108% 105% 106 92 100% 96% 104 116% 102% 99% 97 101% 84% B84% 7% 92% 98% 99 104% 77 100% 111% 106% 107% 95% 934 103% 108% 87% 93% 98% 98% 93% 93% 103 99% 109% 28 101% 108 86% 92% 100 100% 84% 98% 102% 96% 98 103 108% 81% 101% 101% 104% 63 32 93% 1015 98% 111% 107% 66 93 89% 56 59% 102 5% » Lu mBovnarmwnnel Nor States Pow 6: Northwst B Tel Otis Steel 7%3 Pacific Gas & Ei b8 Pac T & T 1st5s. .. Pacific T & T 55’52 People’s Gas 5s. Phila Co 5%8 '38. PhilaCoref 65A.. Phil & Rdg C&I 5s. Producers & Rf 8s. Public Service b Pub Serv Elec 6: Punta Alegre 7s Sinclair Oil 6%3... Sinclair Oil 7s. Sin Crude Ol 5%3 Sin Crude Oil 6s. .. Sin Pipe Line 5s. South Bell Tel 5 So Por Rico Sug 7s Southwest Bell 55 Tenn Elec Pow 6 Tide Wat Oil 6%s Toledo Edn 1st s, U S Rub 1st rf 6s.. U S Rubber 7%8 U S Smelter 65 U S Steel s £ 53. Va-Car Chem 7s. Va-Car Ch 7%sw. 11 Warner Sug 75°39. 1 Warner Sug 7s ‘41. Western Elec bs. Western Union ®E e NNUROARRAA = TNONOONEOIOE - HN BNNWANTNRR AR TND S DN Willys-Ov 6%s'33. Wilson & Co 1at 6 Wilson & Co cv 65 Wilson&C cv %8s, Winchester A 7% Youngstn S& T 6s BIG OUTLAYS ON PLANTS, CLEVELAND, July 5 (S — Taking advantage of the f:zc-l:z?' n business, steel companies in this dis- trict are making extensive additions and fmprovements to plants and thus furnishing employment to many workers. One of the most extensive programs is that of the Central Steel Company of Massilon, which will spend $10,000,000 on_furnace and by-product coke ovens. Cleveland companies will spend $1,000,000 In improvements, RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, July 5—Bar silver, 34% )er ounce. Money, 1 per cent. iscount rates, short bills, 3831 per ent. Three months' bills, 3%a3$ 7-16 per -centy = ? B4 RAILROADS. Bales. High. Low. Close. 89% 89% 89% 85% B84% B4% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 99% 83% 83% 83% 68 68 68 ROW T9% T9% 88 88 88 113% 88 94% 89 97 83 B&Orfimp B&OSWdiviys. B & O PLE&WV B & O Toledo 4i Bkiyn-Manhat Buff R&PItt 4%s. . Canad North 6% Central Pacific 4 Ches & O cv 4348 Ches & O'gn 4%s, Ches & Ohio cv Chi B&Q 1st rf CB& Q- 3%, Chi & E 11l gn b Chi Great West 4s. CM & PugetSdds. 1 Chi M & St P 45 °25. 33 ChiM&StP 4s'34.. 1 CM&StPdbds... 36 Chi M&St P cv Chi M&St P rf 4 ChiM&StPc Chi& N W 6%s. 13% 88 % 89 9% 89% 83 70% 556% 55 9% 1% 3% 58% 63% 57% 109% 107% 81% 80% 6% 99% 106% 83% 44 90 59% 59% 68 105% 113% 101% 109% 7% 102 68% 67% 69 90% 97% bd% 61% 90 854 7% 614 99% 13% 81% 61% 13% 88 24% 89 97 9% 83 0% 55% 565 9% % 53 58% 68 56% 109% 107% 81 80% 76% 93% 105% 3% 4% 90 58% 59% 68 105% 113% 101% 109 87 102 % 67% 69 90% 9% 64 61% 20 85% 97% 61% 99% 13% 81% 61% 101 60% 83% 9774 80% 924% 78 93% 99% 106% 1 3% 864 85% 66% 2% 63 51% 120 84% 105% 100% 96% 993 1024% 110% 109% 7Y% 29% 92% 83% 92% 83 0% 93% 7% 85 - 8 b4% 965 89% 4% 100 102 106% 49% 82% 92% 96 92% 62 89 63% 85 5 5 21 Chi & W Ind cn 4 Cleve Term bs. Cleve Term 6%; CubaRR bs. D&RG 1st rf bs, Erfe conv Erie conv 4s D. Gr Trunk ef db Grand Trunk 7 Gr North gen 5% Gr North gen 7 Hud & Man ref §s.. 11l Central 6% Int Rap Tran .o Int Rap Tr 6s stpd. Int Rap Tran 6s. Int Rap Tran 7 Int & G Nor 1st Int & G Nor aj 6s, Iowa Cent 1st 6 Kansas City 8 5i n City Term Lake Shore 45 °28 Manhat Ry cn 4 Market St Ry 7: M&StLrfexb5s... - Mo Pacific New Or Term 4: NOTex &M inbs.. N Y Cent gen 3%s. N Y Cent deb 4s. N Y Cent r 1 bs N Y Cent deb 6s. New Havencd 6s.. New Haven 7 New Haven 7s fr NYOnt& Wrefds New York Ry aj 58 N Y State Ry 4%s. N Y W & Bos 4%3. Norfolk & W cv 6s. Northern Pac 4 Northrn Pacr i Ore & Calif 1st Ore Short L ref 4 Pennsyl con 4%s. Pennsyl gen b Pennsyl 6%: Pennsyl gold 7s... Pere Marq 1st b PCC&StL6s Reading gn 4% Rio G West 1st St L IM&S St L IM&S R&G 4s. StL&SFplisA.. StL&SF5%sD. St L & S F adj 6 StLSW con 4s '33. SanA & A P s Seab'd A Liref 4 Sou Pacific 4s Sou Pacificref. Southern Ry gn 4s. Southern Ry 1st s Southern Ry 6s ct. Southern Ry 6%s.. ‘Third Ave adj 5 TolStL& W 4s. Union Pac 1st 4 Virginia Ry VaRy &Pl Western Md 4. Western Pacificss. 3 #9 Whel&LErf4%s 1 63% —_—— INTERNATIONAL PAPER EARNING $12 PER SHARE Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK. July 5.—Undoubtedly the recent buying in International Paper has bgen due to gratification over the new personnel quite as much as to the facts of the company’s busi- ness. However, earnings, according to the latest reports, have been run- ning at the rate of $12 to $15 a share, or somewhat in excess of 1923. In some quarters dividends are being discussed. Lately the shutdown-of a part of International Paper's mills has caused some question as to the con- tinuance of the same satisfactory rate of income experienc first half vear. B odicomnsithe But those who have been behind the upward movement of Interna- tional Paper stock appear confidant that the net results for 1924 will bear out present predictions. [ RATE CHANGES HALTED. Proposed new schedules revising the rates on lumber and other forest products from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to interior destinations in trunk line territory, resulting both in increases and reductions, today were ordered suspended by 'the Interstate Com- merce Commission from July 17 to November 14. — L C. C. REPORTS VALUATIONS. The Vandalia railroad today was tentatively valued by the Interstate Commerce Commission at_ $43,798,929 as of June 30, 1916. The Lehigh and New England raiiroad was tenta- ;lnvellsyl;nlued at $11,791,083 as of June 9 - PN omBm AR o0~ a— 191 66% 2% €3 51% 120 84% 105% 100% 96% 99% 102% 110% 109% 7% 99% 2% 83k 92% 83 70% 933 ik 85 8% 64% 96% 89% 4% 100% 102 106% 49% 82% 924 96 92% 62% 89 63% 0969090001000 5 oY) 92% 83% 92% 83 70% DA ONIEARD NN —0 S D 8% " be% 96% 8934 74% 100% 102 107 49% 82% 921 96% 921 624 —_— SILK SHIPMENTS HEAVY. SEATTLE, July 5 (Special).—Raw silk and silk goods shipped through this port to the Atlantic Coast from the Orient in June totaled 18,700 bales, valued at $12,500,000. BIG COTTON CROP SEEN. HOUSTON, July 5 (Special).—Texas cotton men are now figuring on a five-million-bale crop for Texas in view of the increase in acreage of § per cent over last year and the con- tinued improvement in condition. _HAY CROP CUT IN HALF. DETROIT, July 5 (Special).—The hay ecrop in the upper peninsula of Michigan is suffering from lack of rain and in some sections has been reduced 50 per. cent. Farmers are planting emergency crops. OLD BLEEDING CUSTOM REVERSED FOR CURES From the New York Sun. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries bleeding was regarded as the sovereign remedy for many ills. Louis XIII's physician ordered him to be bled forty-seven times in a sin- gle year, and the celebrated Dr. Guy Patin of Louis XIV's reign-bled a pa- tient suffering with rheumatism six- ty-eight times in eight months. ‘The barber was the surgeon of those days, and in France the dish that was used in the operation is still retained as the sign of their, trade. For a headache or an attack of low spirits the old-time barber would be asked to-ply his Jancet. By a curious rdversal of principles and methods, transfusion of blood now takes the place of bleeding in the treatment of maladies, and whereas in formef times men and ‘women pald to be bled, they now re- celve a handsome fee for submit- ting to the operation. FINANC RAILROAD EARNINGS UNDER LAST YEAR May Shows Decrease of More Than $29,000,000—Five-Month Rate, 4.27 Per Cent. Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 5-—Class one railroads earned net operating in- come of $60,595,197 in May, a decrease of $29,657,455 under the same month last year, the American Railway As- soclation reports. April's total was $61,821,900. For the first five months of 1924 net operating income mounted to $325,172,660, which was at the an- nual rate of return of 4.27 per cent on_their propert. estment com- pared with $358, 40, or 4.98 per cent for the samé period of 19: Operating revenues in May totaled $477,220000 a drop of $70,657,800, or 12.9 per cent below the same month year. Operating expenses of ,200 allso showed a decrease 000, or 9.5 per cent under those for May, 1923. Forty class one carriers operated at a loss in May, of which cighteen were in the eastern dibtrict and twenty-two in the western district. DIAMOND MARKET HAS FEW GUARDS Exchange in Amsterdam Gives Lie to Pictures of Fiction Writers. BY GEORGE R. WITTE. Correspondence of The Star and the Chi-age Daily News. Wall street undoubtedly is the grea: est money market in the world; tx board of trade in Chicago stand rivaled as a grain exchange; postage stamp exchange in Paris unique, but the diamond exchangs Amstgrdam is perhaps more fasc nating and more romantic than an: of them. For centurles writers of sensa- tional fiction, including Victor Hugn | sione | Word and Dumas, have conjured up of the diamond dealers’ quarte: Amsterdam, picturing miserly shop- | keepers in back rooms, gloating over piles of glittering diamonds. too, a scheming villain or bold gen- tleman thief arrived on the scene. I had some of these mind when I arrived at the building of the Amsterdam Diamond Exchange and expected to see a lot of heavily armed guards, plain clothes police- men, who scrutinized every one who entered through massive gates, and all the other precautions that some of the big American banks take against thieves. But I saw nothing of the kind. Where Diamonds Are Sold. The mezzanine floor of the building is occupied by the main part of the exchange. It has big, high dows on three sides. Although from the strest, scarcely six feet above your head,” you can see the diamond traders displaying. their wares, see the stones scintillating in_the sun- shine. there are no iron bars to keep out the highwayman. Arrived inside, I asked to see J. E. Hillesum, president of the exchange, with whom I had an appointment. The doorman told me that I would find him in the main offices on the first floor. As nobody offered to es- cort me, T went by myself, somewhat amazed at the lack of guards. Enscorted Around Ballding. When I expressed my desire to_go on the floor of the exchange Mr. Hillesum at once called one of his assistants and assigned him to con- duct me around the building. _Like most trading exchanges, the diamond exchange is a tumuit of voices—not as noisy as the New York or Chicago exchanges, but vibrant with the utterances of hundreds of men, offering their diamonds or hag- gling over ~ prices, or, sometimes, swapping stories that call for boi terous laughter. There were 600 or 700 dealers on the floor the day I visited the exchange. Most of them wore derby hats on the back of their heads. One dealer from New York, to whom I remarked about this, said the exchange was known as the “bowler bourse.” Most of the men sat at tables long enough _to accommodate eight per- sons. The tables were set length- wise from the big windows, thus af- fording the dealers the best light Invisible lines apparently divided the floor into sections, where the gems were sold according to their grade. color and weight, or according as they were cut or uncut. United States Best Custom As we walked from one table to another I saw thousands of diamonds in all shapes and forms. The bigger stones are sold near the entrance and there, too, the uncut stones are displayed. P At the tables in the middle of the floor the smaller stones of one-half, one and two karats were in good de- mand.All the tables were crowded with_dealers, showing to the numer- ous buyers their supply of the kind of diamonds that go into rings and bracelets or are used for the more elaborate kind of jewelry settings. At the far end of the floor the deal- ers in the leftovers ‘of the diamond- cutting industry have their quarters. The stones they sell sometimes are almost infinitesimal. It is almost im- possible to handle them with the fin- gers without losing them. These tiny chips are used for settings. The United States, according to Mr. Hillesum, is the principal buyer of the products of the Dutch diamond industry. The following figures show the sales in diamonds to American dealers in 1923: Cot _diamonds TUncat _diamonds " Industrial diamonds X Mr. Hillesum explained _that the diamond exchange had 1,500 mem- bers. Only members are admitted to the floor, except buyers from bona- fide jewelry houses who are intro- duced by two members of the ex- change in good standing. No Fear of Robberies. “That is why we are not afraid that pickpockets or holdup men will get on the floor and perpetrate sen- sational robberies, like those shown in the movies,” he said, smilingly, in reply to my remark on the lack of precautions. “But we have vaults dqwnstairs, the very latest type, where the dealers leave their valu- ables at night. There are diamond-cutting es- tablishments in Amsterdam. They employ more than 6,000 expert cut- ters, most of whom belong to the General Netherlands Diamond Work- ers’ Union. This organization deals with the diamond manufacturers’ league in cases of dispute over wages or_other matters. Next to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bel- gium, is the biggest diamond market in the world, but the more delicate work is done here, whero the most skillful diamond cuttdrs are concen- trated. There are many Dutchmen among them but also a large number of Antwerp craftsmen, Germans, Swiss from the Jura watch center and a few Polish Jews. The diamond cutter receives good wages. but the work tells on hie eves eventually. Once his eyes g0 wrong he is retired. —_— The most costly fruit in the world is the ethrog, or sacred Jewish citron It grows in Palestine and In the Greek. islands of the Mediterrancan. A perfect specimen of this rare fruit sells for as much as §2. pictures in|1ated from IAL. TREASURY SSUES CALL FOR FUNDS Further Cut in Federal Re- serve Rediscount. Rates Now Considered Likely. BY CHAS. P. SHAEFFER. Secretary of the Treasury Melion kas called on the banks of the coun- try to pay into their reginal mem- bers, not later than next Tuesdar, 20- per cent of the proceeds of the March 15 sale of certificates, T M series of 1925, maturing in one year and bearing interest at the rate of four per cent. The amount called will total $20,775,200 The total allotment on Mareh 15 aggregated $400,290,000 of which $137,365.000 were exchanges. Of this total $83,100.500 remains on deposit h the banks. Rates May Go il Lower. The Brookmire Serviee an unusually accurats economic fore- caster, in its curren: that in &pite of the discount rates of rr rexerve ban are at the lowest level in their hiat chaneces of a further cut by larger institutions are Although the per cent for th and Philadeiph cent for the rerma in borrowings by resulted) and the cut # made mersly oot market for romme the conciusion th | the near fo | of possins Economic isrue declares act that the re of the federal ¥, Bosto and 4 per increase ter banks ha : the last y the rans leads to cut in range ra *erdance ax New York [ “ALABAMA” GIVEN JOLT BY INDIAN STUDENTS «“He: “Thicket-Clear: Doesn ¢ Mean * Bat Augthorities Say We Usually. | bal Indian means, “Hers We Rest” b dealt a jolt under the ligt logical research. This more plea ecording to the 13 bama official and just off the press, originated durir the early fifties ‘and gained wid spread popularity through the w ings of Judge A. B. Meek. “Alabama’ was the name of a noted southern tribe of Indians whose habitat was in what is now central Alabama. the register say The largest river of this territory was named after the Alamaba In dians and the state derived its name from this river. Recent investigations have brough: forth an agreement between two prominent students of Indian dia- lects, the book says. Rev Allen Wright, a highly educated Choctaw translaies the = word to _signif: “thicket-clearers.” His opinion that the word is compounded from “alba,” meaning a thicket, or mass of vegetation, and “amo,’ meaninz to clear, or to gather up. H. S. Halbert, another student of tribal dialects concurs in this belief. giving a slightly different transla- tion. “vegeation-gatherers Compared with the heretofore readily _ accepted translation o “Here We Rest,” the register savs this latest etymology “t‘x‘{ ,h'e r::— ed a trifle pr ic, but, a- Sone=St *morc néarly represents the character of Alabamans of today and upon their labor with the soil for livelihood. tongue, ng translation, ac- ue of the Ala- atistical register e TEUTON MORTGAGES PAID. Inflation of Marks Works Benefit to Borrowers. N, July 4.—There is probably e RNy 1 the worid with real estate less burdened with mortgages than Germany today. says Manfred Wronker-Flatow, legal adviser of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, writing in a trade publi- cation of that organization. He esti- mates that more than 90 per cent of all German mortgages were cleared off and release given for payment in paper marks in the inflation days. “All this has been achieved,” as- serts the writer, “at the expense of those persons and institutions who formerly looked upon a mortgage as the most secure form of investment and whose faith has been rewarded by utter impoverishment.” Considerable real estate was bought in Germany by foreigners, especially Amerjcans, after the November, 1918, revolution, when owners of house property, in many instances, were compelled to sell at great sacrifices in order to avoid being ruined be- cause of legislation designed to pro- tect the tenants. Cub Bear Tiny Animal. The bear cub at birth is a helpless little creature, only eight to nine inches long from the tip of its hose to the end of its much abbreviated tail. It weighs only about fourteen ounces and the body is covered with short gray hair of exceedingly soft texture, says Dr. W. Reid Blair in The Mentor. Bearing in mind that an_adult of the epecies weigh from 435 to 500 pounds, it can readmy be seen how ridiculously small is a bear cub. Tts size is much less in proportion than that of the young of any other mam- mal. The cub represents about 1-500th of the mothers weight, as compared with the fawn, representing about 1-30th; a young puppy, about 1-25th, or a human baby, 1-20th of the mother's weight. But in_these tiny creatures we see a wise plan of nature. The cubs -are born during the winter, usually in January, while the mother bear is denned up and in a hibernating state, and the cubs are suckled for about three months before they make their appearance outside the cramped quarters of the den W-h; He Was Saved. From the N. A. R. D. Journal. A party of negroes were fishing from & pier when one of their number. a boy of about ten years, fell into the water. The lad was unable to swim. Although the tide was run- ning strong, an elderly negro leaped into the water and, after an exciting struggle, brought him safely to land. When the old man climbed on the pier again a bystander rushed up and shook him by the hand, ex- glaiming: “My noble fellow, you have done a deed that puts us all to shame!” g was the disconcerting boy dere got all de bait Her Bean Was Strong. From the Boston Transcript. “I want a summer book,” said the girl. “Something librarian, “Oh, na. T've & young man to carry 4 bomea” light?” inquired the