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Until last week if J. O. Villeneuve of Manhattan wanted to buy 1,000 shares of Dix Butte Mining Co. he would have to ask an over-the-counter house to search for a seller, or else arrange to obtain the stock on the San Francisco Mining Exchange. But last week when Mr. Villeneuve decided he wanted 1,000 Dix Butte he did none of these things. He simply went to the New York Mining Exchange of which he is a member, bought the 1,000 shares from Benjamin M. Berger, fellow member, for 40? a share...
What shares will eventually be the leaders on the New York Mining Exchange is not yet known. In addition to Dix Butte, sales the first day were: 1,000 Genii at 50?, 2,000 Montana at 31?, 400 Moscow at 85?, 200 Newbec at 8?, 100 Park City at 36½?, 50 Silver King...
After three worried days, Ross received a radio message from Camp Dix (Wrightstown, N. J.). A Fort Monmouth bird had come down there badly wounded. He hurried to Camp Dix, found his Molly. Like many another pigeon, she had been attacked by a hawk. There was a big hole in her back. Her weight, usually 14 oz., was down to six. Although sad to see Molly's condition, Pigeonman Ross was proud that she had chosen an Army camp for refuge. She had never seen Camp Dix before...
...Richard Dix in "Lovin' the Ladies" provides the other feature picture and does an adequate job: masquerading as a gentleman instead of the good electrician he really is. Dix is strongly reminiscent of the chauffeur in Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman." The story drags in the latter reels...
Since his entry into the realm of light and "situation" comedy Mr. Dix is a much improved actor over the Dix of racing car melodramas. Tinged with a bit of Shavian deviltry the play depicts the plight of an electrician who for the sum of a few thousand dollars is willing to lower himself and become a gentleman. For some reason, and, she is fairly pleasant, he gets all mixed up in his singleness of purpose. The story ends happily, with Mr. Dix still an electrician. The picture is an amusing satire on the Ward McAllister type...