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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
RECOVERY IS GENERAL:
LARGE BUYING POWER

NEW YORK. June ALI traces OF
lied yesterdays session were lacking
at the opening Of the stock market
today.
Starting of in an orderly fashion
with the majority of shares showing
a decided upward tendency. the list
around, with the rise pronounced in
some Of the recent popular issues.
Motors. oils sugars. Central Leather.
Reading. Southern Pacific Utah Cop
per. American Wooden, Goodrich.
American Locomotive and American
International improved l to points.
Tobaccos were heavy. as were Beth
lehem Steel and Mercantile Marines.
Liberty bond forenoon prices were
as follows: shs, 1888; first As, $50:
second As. s4.2s; second AXIS. s474;
third 4As. 1854; fourth ANS, 1886;
victory AIS, 1898.
Extensive Buying Renewed.
The liquidation Of stocks resulting
from the calling Of bank loans yester
day obviously improved the specula-
tive situation. and during the fore
noon today there was extensive buy
ing for both accounts again.
The fact that money was in abund
ant supply at 8 per cent exerted a
favorable inauence ON speculative
sentiment.
American Wooden climbed IA points
with a relapse of points
Goodrich. General Motors. Maxwell
Mexican Petroleum and Pan-American
Petroleum all registered advances OF
to points.
United States Steel moved within
a half point range. but representative
rails made good upward progress.
Buying Is Diversified.
Buying was more diversified in the
early afternoon, with Reading, Mer-
camille Marines. Ohio, Gas. Butte and
Superior, Texas and Pacific and Amer
lean Sugar in brisk demand and ris-
Ing to 5 points.
Lehigh Valley lost points on the
cut in dividend. and Gulf States Steel
broke 10 points on the passing Of it's
quarterly dividend
Directors Of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road at Philadelphia today declared
a quarterly dividend of IN per cent
on the common stock of the company.
placing the stock on per cen,
basis, after it had paid 10 per cent
for many years. The usual dividend
Of ~ per cent was declared on tn.
preferred stock
In connection with the reduction
President e. e. Loomis said: This
action has been taken because we be-
lteve 1t is the conservative thing to
DO At this time. Paying 10 per cent
dividends under existing conditions
in the judgment of directors, leaves
too small . margin Of safety for care
full management"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Washington Chapter Activities.

Tomorrow night Victor b. Deyber
will be- installed president of the
Washington Chapter, A. l.: B. Other
officers will also be indicted. as well
r. stefrens. 1. J. Roberts and w. s.
Lavender, the board of directors.
There will also be quiz and gem
eral review on Elementary Economics
by DR.. Frank O'Hara.
Final examinations will be held June
~ in the Y. NJ. c. A. classrooms
Members intending to stand examina-
ton should send names to victor 3.
Deyber, Second National Bank Tne
annual convention of the American In
stitute of Banking will be held in New
Orleans October Z, 8 and =
Payment Of Taxes.
The Treasury Department an
nounces that income and profits
taxes due June 16. 1919. may pe palo
in Treasury certificates OF the tax
and maturing July Is. 1918; series T.
dated January Is. 1919, and maturing
June II, 1919; series IS, dated MaISn
Is, 1919, maturing June 16. 1919. NO
other certificates OF Indebtedness
due on that date. If accepted before
June Is. 1919. full interest will be
paid to that date
Coupons maturing June IS: 1919,
should be detached from series I3.
Coupons maturing July Il must pc
attached to certificates Of the TAI
series of 1919.
Accrued interest on series tt, is
sued without coupons. from June 16.
1918, to June 16. 1919. and accrued
interest of the series Of 1919, from
May Is, will be RENTED to the tax
payer by the federal reserve bank by
check Interest on certificates ceases
to accrue on the date of maturity or
the date on which tax Is paid. except
with regard to certificates accepted
prior to June 16. June Is being
Sunday, taxes are due on the 18th.
Local Securities Strong.
On the local market, stocks which
figured in the business OF today's ses-
sion were invariably firm. The Offer
ings are not large and the trend seems
to be toward a higher range.
Capital Traction shares were scarce,
q bid Of sok falling to induce any
selling. 1t has been a long pull for
now that there seems to be a chance
in the not distant future for a posi-
BILE increase in the dividend. holders
will hesitate to- liquidate. After the
call one lone share sold at 91K
Railway preferred was rather steady
at IS, with no trading in the common
and relatively little in the preferred.
Washington Gas was active in a
small way at 52A to 50 for the high.
Graphophone preferred sold steadily
at 81, with one sale at s7A. Lanston
sold generally at 20, with few
shares at TON.
Railway IS were the only bonds in
which there were transactions. sew
eral sales being recorded ut IS to 6SM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Bar Silver Quotations.

NEW YORK. June 4.-Bar silver,
1.09h. Mexican dollars. 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
ASSUMES EXAMINER DUTIES,

John H. Muirhead today assumed his
duties as examiner of stations of the
local post ONCE here.
Mr.. Muirhsad has been connected with
the Post Once Department since 1894,
when he was appointed az a carrier.
During his term Of service with the
department he has advanced from car
rier to foreman Of carriers and was APP
pointed from the latter position to ex-
aminer Under his direction will come
the work OF examining accounts Of the
branch post Office stations scattered
throughout the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
THIEVES MISS A MILLION.
Steal Safe Twenty-Four Hours
After Money Was Removed.

CHICAGO. June 4. - Cne million
dollars in currency was missed by
twenty-four hours when thieves low
cred a three-hundred-pound steel safe
from the NTH floor Of Army headquar-
tiers building down the fire escape
early Sunday morning, 1t has be-
come known. Twelve watchmen were
on duty in the building, and in order.
to get the safe to the fire escape It
was necessary to remove the castings
Of the door leading thereto.
Valuable papers were in the safe,
but the one million dollars had been
removed Friday night and sent to
Camp Grant for the use Of the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
o. c. Homer Named Lieut.. Col.

Odus c. Horner, recently honorable
as brisadfer general In
the National Army. has been appoint.
ed lieutenant colonel Of ordnance In
the Regular Army and placed in com.
mand Of Old Hickory powder plant.
Nashville, Tenn. Col. Horner 10 4
graduate Of the Military Academy and
resigned from the Army several years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Washington Railway 4s. 81 900 at &C. 81 900
1T 6S, 81 900 at 66h.
Potomac Electric general d. 81 900 At %.
Washington Railway pfd.. Is at 66.
Washington Gas, 10 At seq, at 50, at 50,
8 at So. at IS.
Anston. 10 at 70. 10 at 70, 5 At TON, s At
70h.
Columbia Graphophone COM, at 3l4
Columbia Graphophone pfd, at 81, 10 at
01i,. 10 at 97k.
After call:
Washington Gas. Is at 50. 10 at 50.
- at 50. 10 at So.
Ianston. 10 at 10.
Washington Railway pfd., 1T Is.
Washington Gas. 10 at So. at SO, 5 at 50.
Capital Traction 1 at 91A
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
DAIRY AND PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, June 4.-Butter-Lower
creamery, 4sa51h.
EgEs-Lower; receipts. 34,3sl cases:
hrsts, Sass: ordinary firsts, 35a36; at
mark, cases included. 37a37h; stor-
age sacked, firsts, 3ska40; extras.
40h.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls. 2sh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
London Exchange Closed June 70.

LONDON, June 4.-The stock ex-
change here will be closed Juno and
., Whitsuntide holidays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-04
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON. June 4.-Bar silver, 6sAd
per ounce. Money. 2A per cent. Dis
count rates: Short bills. az per cent;
three-month bills. 81 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
WOULD SELL ARMY'S
FOOD THROUGH MAIL
Kelly Bill Authorizes Repack.
ing Of Surplus for Parcel
Post Sales.
Special Despatch TO TIE Sun.

WASHINGTON. July 81. - Disposal OF
the army's large stock of food supplies
through the Post ONCE Department by
means of the parcel post was proposed
in a bill introduced in the House to-day
by Representative Clyde Kelley (Penna.)
Mr.. Kelleys bill authorizes the War
Department TO repack the supplies In
small mailable packages suitable for use
by tho small consumer, The War De-
partment would be required to post
price lists In all post offices for the arti-
Giles as they are repacked. Orders would
be accepted through the various post
Offices and the parcels shipped collect or
delivery from the various places where
the food is stored.
There is practically no way for the
army food to be distributed thoroughly
and equitably throughout the country
Mr.. Kelley said to-day. "A few citiei
are purchasing some. but these pur'
chases are making only a small hole II
the largo supply and but comparatively
few persons can take advantage Of thu
lower prices I believe by distributing
this food through the parcel post sys
tenn the price Of living could be materl
ally reduced.
II have written a special section II
the bill to prevent merchants and profit
GERS from taking advantage OF the plai
by providing a fine OF $4,000 and i'm
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
COURIER WINS CROSS.
Patrick Lasco of East Side Deco
rated for Heroism.

rated for Heroism.
Patrick Lasco. 4l8 East Nineteenth
street. has won the Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroism near
Beaumont. France. November 5. 1918.
His citation, published yesterday by the
War Department. states that he showed
absolute disregard for personal danger
In carrying messages across areas swept
by artillery and machine gun fire, main
tanning liaison between his company and
battalion commander.
Others cited are: Corporal John F,
McDonough (deceased), Boston, Cor
porai Fred M. Lawson. Rosehll. KY;
Lieut.. Edward l.. Wells (deceased)
Charleston, S. c.; Lieut.. James G. Lusk.
Greenville, Miss; Major d3arnwell r.
Legge, Sumerville, S. c.: Corporal Ar
thur lie Clair. Gardner. Mass; Private
Joseph waskiewic. New Bedford, Mass.
Private Oren c. Kohlwyck (deceased).
Humboldt, Tenn; Private julius A.
| Landlord. Swepsonvile, N c.; Private
Jules Lonaider. Trishell, La; Corporal
Albert Mckay (deceased). Kannapolis
n. c.; Capt. Rolf Moody (deceased)
Knoxville, Tenn: Private George +.
Strange. Springfield. Ten; Private An
drew II. Warner. Townsville. n. C.;
| Private Charles Jordan. Coolnenee. n. c..
Corporal Vance Shankle (deceased)
! Kanapolis. N. c.: Private Harry l.
| Neese, Swanson. S, c.: Lieut.. Avis T.
Hobbs. Lebanon, Tenn; Lieut.. James NJ
Ellington. oxford, N. c.; Private Louis
w. Boone. Cassatt, s. c.. and Corporal
Ernest o. Bailey. Luther. Okla.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
GIMBELS PURCHASE
10 STORY BUILDING
Department Store Firm Now
Owners of the Leased
Home on Broadway.
ASSESSED AT S6,63O,OOO
Sale Price Not Announced
Only One Larger Realty
Transactions Recalled.

In the largest real estate transaction
closed in many years Gimbel Brothers
secured possession yesterday OF the ten
story department store building on
Broadway between Thirtysecond and
Thirty-third streets. which the firm has
been occupying under lease since 1910.
The purchase was made from the Gree
ley Square Realty Company. a holding
concern for the Hudson and Manhattan
Railway Company, which originally
bought the site occupied by the Gimbel
building as a terminal for the Hudson
by the city at $780, 900. and although
the selling price in the transaction yes
terday was not mentide ned there is good
reason to believe it exceeded that sum,
Only one larger single transaction can
be recalled by those familiar with New
York real estate history. That was the
purchase, about eleven years ago, Of the
site on which the Equitable Building
stands for $13,50o.000. The nearest APP
proach to it In recent months was the
| SD,VuV,VVV spot casn safe OF tne twenty
one story Empire Building, at II Broad.
way. to the United States Steel Corpora
ton.
| Following so quickly the Empire
Building deal and the sale Of several
other big Office building properties, the
cauisition by Gimbel Brothers reflects the
intense activity prevailing in the realty
market. Unlike many of the preceding
transactions, however, 1t was not forced
by the buyers inability 10 rent available
quarters or by the fear that they might
be forced out of a desira able location. fol
Gimbel Brothers had 105 year lease
on the property. As owners OF the build,
ing, however, the firm will save some
think like s250,000 year. which will
materially reduce the cost of operating
the store.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
Many Golfers mt Springs.
Special QespatcA 10 THn sux.

Hot SPRINGS, Va, July 2l.--MRny golf
players were on the links to-day. Mrs.
Juliette Is. Colston and Mrs. Brown Diet
rich were among those playing in the af-
ternoon. Capt. and Mrs. w. NJ. Talbot
played in the afternoon and then enter
tanned at tea at the clubhouse. Others
al the clubhouse included Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey NJ Depew, Mrs. W. S. Hutch
ms, Mrs. John Hyams and Mrs James
Avery Norris.
Mr.. and Mrs. THOMAS Luke arrived to-
day at tho Homestead from New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
DERAILED CARS TIE
UP SUBWAY 2 HOURS
Passengers Excited by Dark
ness and Jolt at Brook
Ign Bridge.
WOMAN FALLS IN FAINT
Breaking Of Rail Under Lex
ington Av. Express Blamed
for Accident.
WOMAN FALLS IN FAINT

Two cars Of an eight car southbound
Lexington avenue subway express were
derailed at / AS o'clock yesterday after
noon Just north Of the Brooklyn Bridge
station. causing a tieup for about two
hours.
when a rail broke under the rear end Of
the third car and threw the latter of
the track, followed by the front end Of
the fourth car.
Lights went out in the train The
darkness and the sudden jolt as the ex-
press came to a halt excited the several
hundred passengers.
Mrs. Jean Olstead, "a years old, OF AIS
Eastern Parkway. Brooklyn. tainted.
Dominick Collaxalla, the guard, who was
straddling the platforms of the two cars
when they were deralled, was knocked
down and suffered Commissions of the
knee. Both were able to 60 home unas-
sisted.
Guards quickly opened the gates OF
the two cars at the front and the pas
sengers hurried to the platform. Per-
sons in the six other cars had to wait
some time In darkness before the gates
were opened. when they were conducted
hlOnB the uackb 10 inc btAtiou piatioiHi
by guards with lanterns.
Questioned by District Attorney Swami
at the scene of the accident and while
wrecking crews were working on the
derailed cars. Albert F. APPEL. motorman,
| of 434 Bronx Park avenue, said:
II was pulling into the station about
eighteen miles an hour when felt that
something was wrong. The lights went
cut and put on the emergency brakes
Then looked out and saw the cars
hanging over"
| The towerman in charge of the
switches at Brooklyn Bridge told Mr.
| Swami and Assistant District Attorney
Joyce that he could not have moved the
/ switch after the first car had passed
over It II he had wanted to. as with the
train in that block the switch system
became locked automatically.
Frank Hedley. vice-president and
general manager of the Interborougf
company, said that when he got there
/ the broken part OF the rail had a two
! inch lap out of line.
! A new strip of rail was put in, the
train was uncoupled between the third
and fourth cars and the front of the
| fourth car was backed on to the tracks
The hardest work was to get the real
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end OF the third car on the rails.
In the meantime passengers began
crowding the station to such an extent
that the marlborough officials sent call
to the Elizabeth street police station for
reserves, who arrived In charge of Capt
Burke.
Express service on the southbound
tracks was Suspended until o'clock
Local trains were crowded with pas
sengers who had been waiting for ex-
press trains running into the Brooklyn
Bridge station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
West Point Cadet. Reach Bre.t.

BREsT, July 21.-Two hundred and
seventy five members OF the West Point
graduating class arrived here yesterday
on the United States army transport
Leviathan The cadets are to make a
tour through France, returning to the
United States about September 1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22

prisonment for not more than two years
for anyone who tries to resell the food
in large quantities"
The Investigation Of the War Depart
ments in marketing the supplies was re-
sumed by the special committee on quar-
termasters' supplies to-day.
Frank Gerber, president Of the Ma
tional Gamers Association, admitted
that he obtained an agreement from the
War Department to keep the supply OF
canned vegetables OF the market until
this fall
my only object in this was to keep
the market stable and I am certain that
even IL the large supplies were dumped
on the market the price of living would
not have been much reduced" Mr.. Ger
Der said. '"rhe jobbers would have COB
\ bled up most of the supplies and then
fed them out on the market slowly to
protect their own stocks.
THE marketing of the supplies during
the canning season also would have
greatly reduced the amount Of canning
this year and caused shortage with
corresponding high prices next winter"
In letter to Congress to-day Secre-
tary Redheld claimed that the price OF
living could have been somewhat re-
duced II both House and Senate com
mittees on appropriation had not refused
10 allow the request lot SlD,VVO OF tne
| Department OF Commerce. which was to
be used in informing people how to cook
FISH. He pointed out that fish Is about
the cheapest of foods and that intelligent
cooking would insure a more general
use. The Secretary asked that a special
bill be considered for the appropriation.
WASHINGTON. July 21.-Exhibiting a
large bundle of kilograms and letters he
had received Senator Kenyon (Iowa) de-
clared to the Senate to-day that the
packers had organized the most tre-
ruendous propaganda ever instituted" for
the purpose OF defeating his bill for Fed
eral control of the industry.
| Members OF Congress were being del
uged, he said, with letters in response
to circulars sent out by the League OF
Packers Propaganda" which the Senator
said he would discuss at length later.
Senator Sherman (In) said men in
other industries feared the Kenyon plan
OF Federal licenses would be extended
to them and that this was prompting
their protests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-22
Building Opened in 1910.

The department store building was
erected by the Greeley Square Realty
Company expressly for the Gimbels and
opened to the public In 1910. That was
after the builders OF the McAdoo tube
had been forced to relinquish the prof.
ect of building terminal and a huge
hotel on the site by reason OF the fact
that their charter would not permit the
company to engage in a hotel operation.
The structure embraces twenty-seven
acres of floor space and includes every
modern convenience and facility known
In department store construction. II has
forty-six elevators. 100 stairways. 1000
telephones. forty-five show windows and
an electric lighting system of 3S4,640
candle power. II occupies the whole of
the Broadway frontage between Thirty
second and Thirty-third streets ana eA-
tends back 400 feet toward Seventh ave-
nue.. Immediately in the rear Is the
Hotel Pennsylvania. which occupies the
remaining half of the block toward Sew
enth avenue
There are only three other department.
store properties in New York city as
sessed at higher values than the Gimbel
property. They are the Altman store on
Fifth avenue. between ThIrty-fourth and
Thirty-fifth streets, assessed at $13.5O0.-
900 Lord and Taylor s on Fifth avenue,
between Thirty-eighth and Thirty ninth
streets, valued by the city assessors AT
s7.300.oo0. and r II. Macy's. Just north
or Gimbels on Broadway. between
Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth streets.
The original lease of the store pro-
perty to Gimbel Brothers was negotiated
ny the Douglas Robinson. Charles s.
Brown Company and the same concern,
In conjunction with William Henry
Barnum Co. arranged the details OF
the transaction which was closed yes
terday. Simpson, Thatcher & Bartlett
acted as attorneys for the selling COM
pany. while Rose & Paskus represented
Gimbel Brothers.
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Aside from its significance as a barom-
eter OF real estate conditions, the sale
also indicates the remarkable expansion
OF business in mercantile centres and
especially In the district bordering on the
Pennsylvania Terminal zone. 1t also
affords 4 striking evidence Of the growth
OF the Gimbel business, which was
founded in 1912 by Adam Gimbel. the
father OF the present owners. Adam
Gimbel launched his enterprise in Vim
cennes. Ind. after having borrowed some
Of the necessary furnishings and a large
part Of the capital.
The venture soon outgrew Vincennes
and store was started In Illinois. In
1886 another establishment. covering an
entire city block. was opened in Mil
waukee. Then the Philadelphia store
was added to the chain in 1894, and six
teen years later the Gimbels found con-
ditions propitious for entering the field
In this city. Now. as a prominent real
estate man remarked yesterday in refer
ence to the sale. they own n site "ln the
very heart OF the worlds business CEN
tra"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-04

to their property above described.
Tenant in possession notified in terms
of the law.
This IL day of March, 1919.
c. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal
Also at the same time and place
will sell the following described prom
erty to-wit: One house and lot sit
uated on the east side of Magnolia
street, and known as Number 9I3 Mag
nolia street, bounded south by prom
erty of S. B. Hawkins, east by prom
erty of Estate of Ike Brown. north
by Lewis street, west by Magnolia
Size of the above described propertv
being &c by 135 feet, and levied IN
as the property of the defendant
West Harvey, to satisfy a certain f
ia issued by E. j, Eldridge, Clerk
and Treasurer of the City of Ameri-
Gus, Georgia, in favor of the Mavor
and City Council of Americas versnS
West Harvey, for the expense of in
stalling and maintenance of ono
Health Guard" sanitary privy on the
above described property. Tenant in
possession notified in terms of law
This Il day of March, 1919.
c. B. POUNCEY. City Marshal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-04

of the City of Americas, Georgia, in
favor of the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Americs versus Daisy Turner,
for the cost and expense of installing
and maintenance of one Health
Guard" sanitary privy. Tenant in
possession notified in terms of the
law.
This 4th day of March, 1919.
C. B. POUNCEY, City Marshal.
Also at the same time and place
will be sold the following described
property to-wit: One lot or parcel
of land situated on the east side of
Cherry street, bounded on the north
by property of W. H, StJohn, east by
property of Mrs. Annie May Stanley,
south by property of the defendant,
Mrs. Amanda and Winnie Shy, west
by Cherry street. Size of the above
described property being 60 by 81 feet,
and levied on as the property of the
defendants, to satisfy certain fl ia
issued in 1916 by H. w. Weaver, Clerk
and Treasurer of the City of Ameri-
Gus, Georgia, in favor of the Mayor
and City Council of Americas versus
Mrs. Amanda and Winnie Shy, for the
expense of sanitary sewer connection