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The Washington times., 1922-07-21
LOAN AND TRUST
BUYS 8 HOUSES
). NEXT To BANK
Washington Company Pays
Around $25o.ooo for
Properties. \

The Washington Loan and Trust
Company has purchased the prop
critics at s04s s06. and s0s F street
northwest. adjoining the banking
institution, 1t was announced today
by Thomas Bradley. vice president
and real estate officer Of the con.
Germ. The purchase price is ap'
proximately $250.0oo.. according to
officials Of the Washington Loan.
With the announcement Of the
purchase OF the r street property,
speculation was rife in business
and financial circles as to what
disposition would be made Of the
realty by the banking institution.
Officials of the Washington Loan
and Trust Company emphatically
declared the property would not be
disturbed for a long time" and
the present tenants would remain.
I'VE are not figuring on making
any change In the properties at the
present time" Mr.. Bradley said.
I'VE figured the purchase Of the
properties was a good investment
for the Washington Loan and
Trust company.
"Of course" Mr.. Bradley con.
tinued. I'VE intend expanding our
quarters here some time in the
future. Just how soon nobody In an
official capacity In the institution
knows at the present time. Our
various departments are growing
at such a rapid rate that expansion
Of the physical side Of the bank
will have to come
1t Is believed in financial circles,
however, that the expansion of the
Washington Loan and Trust Com.
pany must come soon. for. 1t is
pointed out, the quarters OF the
concern at Ninth and + streets
are quite crowded and more space
Is needed.
The property at s04 F street ia
occupied by Rexall drug store;
906 F street by the firm of Mertz
& Mertz, merchant tailors, and 90S
F. street by the Columbia Optical
Company. The properties are three
stories in height. and are con.
structed Of brick. They were pur.
chased by the trust company from
William Force Stead and Manning
F. Stead. and are part of the old
Force estate. the family Of which
Peter Force, former mayor OF
Washington. was a member. The
present leases do not expire for
several years, IL was said.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
BUSINESS men
IN CHICAGO ARE
REAL ARTISTS
High Degree Of Talent Shown
in n canvasses Selected
From Amateurs Work.
BY A. j. LORENZ.
Universal Service.

CHICAGO. July 21.-The old be.
lief that the tired business mans
conception of art reached only AZ
far as the first row In q musical
comedy has been. rudely shattered.
Business men might permit Them
selves to be dragged to the art gal.
leries with their wives. They might
know the difference between a pal.
ette and a bricklayer's mortar board,
but farther than that their ideas OF
elements Of artistic technique failed
to reach. That's all wrong now, and
the Business Mems Art Club has
proved 1t.
The first exhibition Of paintings by
business men who turn to their
easles as a hobby after working hours
Ia open. .t.-. .a....
Twenty.one canvasses, chosen by
a committee of professional artists
from more than 100 submitted, are
being displayed. .g. .- b. 80 4, d :.a'
The Business Mems Art Club num-
bers 123 members, ranging from
clerks in offices, editors, professional
men to executives Of large manufac-
turing concerns. The works OF their
palette and brush display almost as
wide a range, running from the daubs
of a tyro to the canvasses OF fin.
ished artists which sell for actual
money. -.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
SKEETERS SING
WHEN JOYFUL.
AYERS SAvANT
Temperature Changes oecid-
ing Factor in Activity Of Jer-
sey Humming Birds.
BY EARL L. SHAUB.
Universal Service.

NEW YORK, July -21.-why and
when does a mosquito sing? Why
and when does he feast at your ex.
pense?
These vital questions were an
swered here by Willem Rudolfs Of
the New Jersey Agricultural Expert.
ment Station who tested the critters
to find out.
And it's all a question Of heat.
Rudalfs conducted his experiments
on mosquitoes he had placed in a
closed glass jar containing water.
The insects were In the gayest and
most happy mood when subjected 20
a degree Of heat similar to that Of
the human body.
At the temperature OF sixty.three
the mosquitoes were dull and slow in
movement.
When the water temperature
reached rs they began to grow more
lively. At S6 they were decidedly
active and at blood heat life looked
rosy to them and they sang about II.
As the heat grew more intense
they sang In a higher key and flew
with short rest periods. Tee heat
was getting under their skins. When
the temperature was raised a little
more they fell on their backs and
wiggled their legs. AS II grew still
hotter, the poor fellows were pro.
nounced dead.
Mr.. Rudolfs also discovered some
thing Of the moods of the creatures.
They register their likes and dis
likes very much like movie stars do
before the camera.
When they are satisfied or pleased
they rub their legs, wings. and pro.
boscides and sing in a low tone.
Who has not heard this ominous
radio chorus or solo7
They register irritation by flying
fast to and fro, singing In a high
tone y.
Indifference is registered by re.
maining anywhere with proboscides
straight or curved, no singing.
II cautious they keep one or two
hind legs bent upward wnen they
alight.
Attraction IL registered by fyins
straight toward the object: thrust.
ing proboscides straight in sucking
or stabblng.
Mr.. Rudolfs says a human meal 4,
mosquitoes second choice. They
prefer animals,
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Chicago Live Stock.
By u. 8. Bureau OF Markets

Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; market Is
to % cents higher: bulk, $S.75910.90:
top. $11.00; heavyweight, s10.lS@
1880; medium weight, $10.40910.90;
lightweight, $10.65@11.00; light
lights, 10.25910.S5: heavy packing
sows, smooth. $s.259S.S5; packing
sows, rough, s7.759S.25; pigs, $500
1880.
Cattle--Receipts, $500 head; mar.
ket steady Beef steers. Choice and
prime, s1O.O0@10.S5: medium and
good. ss.5069.75; good and choice,
$10.00@l0.75: common and medium,
$7.0069.50. Butcher cattle: Heifers,
$5.0o69.00: cows. s4.006S.00: bulls,
s4.2566.50. Gamers and cutters:
cows and heifers. s2.25@3.90: Gamer
steers, s3.S0@5.50; veal calves uight
and handy weigho, $s.50610.5o 90;
feeder steers, $5,50@7.75: stocker
steers, s5.00@7.75; stocker cows and
heifers. s35o@5.75: stocker calves.
SIS. 5.006f.50.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $4,000
head. market steady: lambs (s4 lbs
down., s12.50@13.25; culls and com.
mon, t7.00@11.50: yearlings. 10000
1850 wethers, $7.50@9.00; ewes, $3.50
OTIS; ewes, culls and common, S2.00
mb. 90: breeding ewes, s6.00@11.50
feeder lambs, s12.0o61s.00.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Local Wholesale Prices

EeKs-strtctly fresh. selected. per dos.
fs01e; average receipts. ~; Southern. ~
Live pouitry-Roosters. per lb.. us;
turkeys. per h., rs. spring chickens.
per ID. 3203t; keats, young. each 90:
fowls 2s. - -
Dressed pouitry-Fresh-k killed wfntsr
chickens. per H., s504o; hens. per ID
&c: roostsrs, per h.. is: turkeys. per ~,
$50 40; keats. young. each. so. 4. .--...
Livestock-Calves. choice. per ID. 90
"a lambs. choice. per lb.. H.,
Green fruit-Appiss. Per bbl., i.seO
$50; per bu. basket. s00ZBo; Western
per box, 7.7S0tzs. California oranEen
per crate. f.soos.eo. Lemons. per boz.
l.Se0soo. Grapefruit, per bog. sosO
berries. Southern. SOS; hems-Grsvn.
y.c...slss--po..,es.. No. 4. Per. ssi..
1.7b037s: per sack, 1000 100. New
potatoes. per Dbl. No. 1. 500 q SEQ; Ne.
J. lz10loo. Sweets, Loe0t.So. Yama
1.se0s.So. Lettuce. Southern, per crate.
koc0leo. Romaine lettuce. lie. cymb.
Hngs. Per crate. l.oo0l.So. Onions, Der
crate, f.oo03.oo Cabbage. new, Per
cwt, bo01.oo. cucumbers. 7s0ISo
so.:. per soP' FioriS:. s.osSsso., Bsnns e
Loo01.6o per bssket. Peas. 1Bo0Aso
fsPpers. Per crate, $50 a.Se. KAsA
IE01.oo. Asparagus. per dox. fy01e e6
Spinach. per bbi.., a.bo0Loo. 80. =
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
PIERCE ARROW
SELLS DOWN To
! RECORD LOW
Common Hits IL and Prefer
2 red rs 1-2--Mexican Pete
on Rampage.
BY w. s. COUSINS.
tCopyriEht. 1922 by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)

tCopyriEht, 1922. by Cosmopolitan News
NEW YORK. July 2l.-Afters a
small, firm and active opening, fea'
tured by another mild rampage on
the part OF Mexican Petroleum. most
OF the active stocks were sold off
quite heavily in the early trading to-
day, and moderate losses were sus.
tained by the leading. steel. oil ana
Industrial shares. The rails were
inactive rather than weak, the moto :
stocks were irregular, some OF them
decidedly weak while others gave
every indication Of a strong position,
and several of the speciality stocks
sold up to new high levels Tor the
year. ..*
Mexican Petroleum opened l%
higher, at l70A, advanced 2h more
to 172%, and then under heavy
liquidation, sold off nearly five points
to 16s. Cosden, Marland and Sinclair
receded almost a point on the aver,
age In the first hour. Standard OIL
stocks were weak. s. o. N. j., selling
~ points lower at 1914.
In the motor group. Mack Truck
was strong. selling points higher
at 81, while Pierce Arrow sold down
20 new low points for the year, the
common at IL and the preferred at
S5h. a loss Of nearly II points from
Tuesdays high. -.
Conspicuous strength and good
buying was exhibited in North Amer
lean CORPORATION and United States
Realty, the former making a new
high above 10. Demand for the stock
reflects the steady improvement OF
the financial status OF the companies,
both of which have made valuable
ACQUISITIONS for their physical facili-
ties. Mallinson, american Can,
American Woolen, Industrial Alec.
hol and Allis Chalmers showed the
effects Of steady liquidation. though
they held their position more firmly
than the surrounding market.
- After the first hour the independ'
ent steel stocks were sold quite
heavily on protit.taking operations.
Crucibie sold from Sc to. say. Van
adium from 4sk to 47. Republic from
f5% to TAX and Gulf States from
ssh to san. - ......, :;
The sugar stocks were strong In
the morning session, reflecting the
strength Of the market for raw sugar
and the recent increases in prices.
Cuban American Sugar made a new
high on the move at 2ts on reports
that the company may be placed on
n dividend basis, ..-
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
FINANCE CORPORATION
REPORTS REPAYMENTS

The War Finance Corporation re.
ccived during the first fifteen days
Of July repayments totaling S4,bs3.-
1S5. 1t was reported today. The
repayments are as follows:
On loans made under the war
powers. s10.045; export advances,
s1a0.19s from bankers. and S52.9G9
from banking institutions.
On agricultural and live stock
sdvances-from banking and financ-
ing institutions. $3.346.9S5: from
livestock loan companies, s59s.l72,
and form cooperative marketing
associations, s446,796.
From January l until July Is the
received by the corpora.
tion on account Of all loans totaled
800, ,901, ,52S.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
BRITISH "pRY" BEVERAGE
IS FOUND INTOXICATING

LONDON, July 21--For years many
British drys have been drinking a
known as bee wine"
which Is reputedly Misunderstanding.
But the ministry Of health has now
made an investigation and ascertain.
ed the bee wine often has 10 per cent
alcoholic strength and therefore Is
more than twice as strong as ordi-
nary beer. Z.
Bee wine is a mixture Of sugar or
nnola sses and water and a ferment
popularity known as bees. Bees Is
composed OF yeast molds and bac-
terra, and the action Of the bacteria
results in the formation Of alcohol
and Tactic. acid.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
AUTO TRADE INCREASE
FOR 1929 IS FORECAST

NEW YORK, July 21.-"There is
every prospect that the automobile
trade will be better in 1923, than in
the present year" Alfred Reeves,
general manager Of the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce.
said today.
I'm June of this year 2ss, 900 cars
of all types were manufactured in
the United States. This is an in
crease Of 81 per cent over the cor
responding month Of last year.
That means that the minimum Pro-
duction for the first half OF 1922
was 1,137000 cars"
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Liberty Bond Market.
!. c. c. TO ADJUST RATES
ON COAL IN THE SOUTH
Furnished By W. 3. Hibbs Z
Furnished by W. B. ubbs q Co.

The freight rate on soft coal from,
western Kentucky to Chattanooga
and points in northern Georgia are
unreasonable and unduly prejudi-
cial" to the Kentucky mines, the
Interstate Commerce Commission
decided today. The commission said
the rates were so cents per ton high.
er than the charges maintained by
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
from the Jellico. .Middlesboro group
to the same destinations. An appro.
pirate order adjusting the rates will
be issued. -
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
MORRIS & CO. TO SHIP
MUCH FOOD TO GERMANY

More than 100000 pounds Of
American foodstuffs will be shipped
to Germany by Morris and Com.
pany, packers, 1T was announced
today by Edward Morris, president
of the concern.
The shipment was authorized by
Mr.. Morris because, 1t was said, he
was convinced the German people
will weather the financial crisis
they are now facing" =
The first consignment Of ninety.
one carloads left Saturday over
the Nickel Plate-Lackawana rail.
way for New York. Other train.
loads will follow during the next
few weeks. The majority Of the
food is expected to be In German
hands by August IL, The value of
the shipments will total about
81, $50, 900. '
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Market Comment
By w. s. COUSINS.

Copyright 1929. by Cosmopolitan News
Service.)
NEW YORK, July 2l.--on Tues
day next the directors of the United
States Steel Corporation will make
public their second quarterlys state
ment.. which will portray in definite
figures the results Of the operations
OF the giant steel company for the
first half Of the first real reconstruc.
ton year. During the past week four
OF the Independent steel compa nies.
Republic, Crucible, Gulf States and
Vanadium, have published earnings
statements that have been more or
less enthusiastically received by the
trading district, resulting in a big
demand for the stocks of these com.
panies. There would be nothing to be
so enthusiastic about IL such reports
were submitted at the end instead of
the beginning of a boom period; for
their principal virtHe lies In the fact
that they are' evidences Of the re.
coupling of an industry that has long
been operating at a -defecit, and give
promises Of better things to come.
All OF the steel companies are now
operating at a higher capacity than
at any time since the armistice, de.
spite the temporary interruption to
their business because OF the coal
strike. The steel companies may
prove the maxim that necessity is
the mother of invention, and II press
ed too hard may find a substitute for
coal.
Within the last week gold exports
from London in the amount of Gbout
SIS .000, 900 have reached our shores
While II Is presumed that this gold
Is being amassed against the settle,
ment Of interest On the British war
debt, the Morgan firm states that
the gold boxes contain no instruc-
tions and are marked with the
compliments Of the British govern.
ment." Since the first Of this year
there Mas been a notable falling off
in the receipts Of the precious metal
from foreign sources. Our heaviest
year was in 1917. in which we i'm
ported s977. 200, 900 and exported
less than 5000, ,o00, 900. giving us an
import balance Of $685., ,000. 900. In
1918, 1919, and 1920 our exports OF
gold exceeded our imports; In 1921
we gained about $500, ,000, 900 in gold
imports and in the year ended June
80. 1922. our excess imports were
over $400. .000. 900. At the present
time we hold about 40 per cent Of the
total gold supply Of the world.
Dividend action by one OF the cop
per companies. which was not ex
pected to return to the fold until the
fall, is taken as an evidence Of the
substantial recovery Of the copper
trade. The Calumet and Hecla Min
ing Company will pay s5 a share fol
the first time since June 80, 1920
The company has been increasing It's
shipments of copper and strengthen
ing its cash business. Constant buy
ing Of the stock Of the other copper
companies - Anaconda, Smelters
Kennecott, Utah and Inspiration-is
evidence OF the faith of investors In
the future OF the important copper
companies. .r...--
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Textile Statistics.

There were 36.so0,s24 cotton spir-
ming spindles in place In the United
States on June 80. Of which 31,s77.-
OILS were operated at some time dur
ing the month, compared with 31,.
65S, S,061 In May, the Census Bureau
today. The aggregating
number Of active spindle hours dur.
ing the month were 7,646, 6,304,949.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Permitted to Issue Stock.

The Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion today authorized the Washing.
ton, Brandywine and Point Lookout
Railroad Company to issue S,62S
shares Of capital stock of par value
OF $50 per share. The proceeds are
to be used In continuing the con.
struction Of the company's railroad
The Washington times., 1922-07-21

On your ssacation you will want
timely news and thrilling fiction.
You viii insure your getting both
n you order the Daily and Sunday
Washington Times sent to your
mountain or seashore resort. Nine
ty.five cents brings II to you for y
month; 81 so for three months.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Will Abandon Spur.

The New York, New Haven ana
Hartford railroad was authorized to.
day by the Interstate Commerce
Commission to abandon line OF
railroad between Saybrook Junction
and Ssybrook Point In Middlesex
county. Conn. ~
The Washington times., 1922-07-21
M#@ BUSINESS AND FINANCE ~I##aaHHEwnD
Local Stocks.
SALES.

washington Railway and Eisctrie ate
Ss4s.' o.; ( 'O0og.sSie gs,.eceie4t%. ttiV' ,f.oocS7S.
81 ,oooS75. 81. .ooo9f5. 81 ,ooo@75.
81 .O00@ 75t 81. .0O0@75A, s3,oooI 7bN::
Potomac Electric cons. bs. $1,000
@s5, sl,0oo@s5. s1,o0o@s5. -
Capital Traction, 25@1o0h.
washington Railway and Electric
pfd., 5Q79%, 20@7sh. l0979k.
Lanston Monotype, 2o@7e, lOQ7s'
20@7s. .....- s.- =, ~
Money-Can loans. and per
cent.
The Washington times., 1922-07-21

Let The Daily and. Sunday wash.
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10 your mountain or seashore resort
-s5 cents month Or $3.50 for
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The Washington times., 1922-07-21
Oil Stocks.

IFurnished BY W. d. Hibbs a Co,
D.l.-- -. --.- Dia TA ~,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
Empire Gas and Fuel COMPANY
DIVIDEND NOTICES

Preside
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
FINANCIAL MEETINGS
PACIFIC COMPANY.
NOTICE OF MEETIN~.
1856 Broadway. New York, n v. Jan 3. 10,
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholdc

NOTICE OF MEETING.
1866 Broadway. New York, n v. Jan. g. 1922
The annual Meeting of the Stockholders
0t the Southern Pacific Company will be held
at the Office of this Company in Anchora &c,
jefferson County. Kentucky. on Wednesday,
April 8. 1e22, at twelve o'clock noon. stand
ard time. for the following purposes viz:
/. To elect fifteen Directors.
To consider and act upon all questions
and matters which may legally come before
tae meeting relating to Federal control or
? ne Company properties under the act OF
'ongress Of March a. 1918 any agree
rfent OF settlement with the Government in
respect thereto. relating to the tcrnina
on OF such Federal control by the retpr''
of the properties otherwise and or
ating to conditions resulting from or suc-
'eedlng such Federal control, and generally
7li questions and matters growing out of or
Incident 10 such control, termination thereof
or following conditions. including the guar.
anty of income under the Transportation
Act, 1920. and settlement thereof
2. To transact all such other business. q
may legally come before the meeting includ-
nG the approval and ratihcati ion of all action
of the Board of Directors and Of the Execu.
,i.e committee since the last annual meeting
or he Stockholders OF this Company
tor the purposes OF the meeting The books
'or the transfer Of stock will be closed at :,
CLOCK = NJ. Tuesday, March Fl 1922 and
VIII be reopened at 10 O'Clock A. NJ Thurs
day. April s. 1892
BY order Of the Board ot Directors.
HUGH NELL. Secretsry
New-York tribune., 1922-03-13
w ill Build
Complete Home
In Three Days
Lumbcrmen Ready to Erect
Several Thousand of
Houses in Local Suburbs
Renting for SO a Room

New Jersey lumber men in convcn-
heard one Of their number explain how
a group Of capitalists had turned the
assembling principles Of Ford auto
mobile production into house manu-
fncture at the rate Of one day, ac-
| ccrding to the current Dow Service
Daily Building Reports.
1t developed that experiments have
been made with eighteen houscs in the
vicinity Of New York this winter They
were the forcrunner of several thou
sand, for which materials are now in
course Of production. The order for
doors alone will call for scores of
thousands
The house, according to one Of the
capitalists in the group that has per
fected the plan to a point of actual
operation, contains six rooms and bath.
Figuring a 30-foot lot at $40 a foot and
counting 5000 for cost of street and
water connections, cement walks and
final grading, the individual house,
capable Of a wide variety of ARCHITECT
tural designs, can be erected complete.
including lot, for less than $4,000, or
not over Sc a month room, on a 6 per
cent basis, exclusive of taxes, insur-
ance, depreciation and repairs. Figur-
ing the average taxes on these houses at
about 500, insurance at SO and the
depreciation and up-kccp at not more
than 500 a year, this house can be
rented for $50 month, or u tri1e over
IS a room, and still leave profit Of
6 per cent on the investment The
usual speculative built home costs the
owner an average minimum of $1l.
Savings in Building
This is to be accomplished BY stan
dardization. The saving in different To-
calities will be from 80 to 40 per cent
under the ordinary method of building.
There is to be no cutting on the yard
and very little on the job. Every board
and part will be cut at standard lengths
and widths and some Eastern city, like
Hoboken or Jersey City, will be the To-
cation of vast stockyard from which
will be shipped by auto truck the COM
plete parts of one house, say five miles
away. Work of erection will start,
say at o'clock, and by l2 a fleet of
trucks will pass the scene for another
home seven miles from the distributing
point At another feet of trucks will |
pass by for delivery Of material fer a
home ten miles from the plant
One gang finishes the framing of the |
first house, for instance, and then the I
- ''''''b 6oHS No'iCo III, iOIIOWeu Dy |
the roofers, plumbers and cement layers.
Each gang passes on to the next oper-
alton, via auto. The material is han
died by trained men and is unloaded in
the order of its use, thereby saving
extra handling, and as a consequence
only three days will be required to
erect a home.
Developments in the critical brick
situation here were slow in turning IA
last week. At the very time