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Evening star., 1922-07-03
EAGER FOR INVITATIONS.

With novelty dealers agreeing that
their most popular merchandise this
fall will be long earrings. bracelets
and necklaces. they have all done
their utmost to put as novel a touch
as possible in these articles to make
them take. One of the leading imita-
ton jewelry houses has a complete
line Of these things. featuring very
thin and delicate chains, with jade,
lapis. coral and pearl the leading
stones. A beautiful earring is one Of
pearl with a grape cluster Of pearls
hanging from a two-inch thin chain
All kinds Of flexible bracelets, with
single and triple rows of chains
adorned with stones, are also being
shown. In view Of the expected popu-
Iaritx Of these novelties, they will
also be shown in sets. One young
woman was reported having told a
novelty merchant that she had if-
teen sets to match as many dresses.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
FINANCE AND TRADE NOTES.

New York Mutual Gas Light stock
holders have approved plan to sell
the plant and other property to the
Consolidated Gas Company and dis
solve their own company.
Maxwell Motors business continues
to exceed production. Last week new
orders averaged about 400 a day. or at
q rate of about 10000 cars monthly.
Todd shipyards in the fiscal year
ended March 81 last is understood to
have earned about half the IS divi-
dend on $4,000 shares of stock. 1t
started period with about $14.000.000
of net current assets.
sloss-s -sheffield Steel and Iron booked
$4,000 tons of Birmingham and
Northern Alabama iron up to the
close of June. or about 10000 toms
more than in May.
Aluminium Manufacturers. Inc.
stockholders voted to accept pro-
posal of Aluminium Company of Amer
ica to lease plants and purchase cor
porate stocks and inventories.
Bulk of cramp shipbuilding's extra
dividend of SIS share will go to
American Ship and Commerce, owner
of a majority Of the stock.
Owing to improved business condi-
tions, Boston and Albany road will
open its locomotive shops at West
Springfield. Mass, with a full force
on basis Of five days a week.
Increase Of 2.4s7 in employment in
Detroit is reported, with a total Of
1S0.971, as against 100000 in the same
week Of 1921 and $4,000 in the same
week of 1920.
Properties of International and
Great Northern Railway will be sold
at auction July 2S in accordance with
the reorganization plan.
The Standard Oil Company of Ne
braska has advanced prices of gaso-
line and kerosene in Chicago district
i cent a gallon each. effective July L
Continental Oil. which operates IN the
Rocky mountain territory. also ad-
yanced prices of both commodities
cent a gallon.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
STOCKS ACT WELL
ON LIGHT TRADING
Railway Shares Are Firmly
HeId-Marks Drop-Move-
ment in SpeciaIties.
BY STUART p. WEST.

NEW YORK. July 3.-The stock
market today fulfilled expectations so
far as the volume of business was
concerned. 1t was an extremely dull
session. but how much of this was
ascribable to the holiday absentees
and how much to the natural inertia
Of the season was a question.
At all events. small and unimpor-
tant as it was. the day was not wholly
without interest.
Railway stocks stood their ground
in face of the strike uncertainties.
The Industrial list for the most
part was strong, and there were a
number of advances in stocks of the
speciality type. Copper shares were
more noticeably in demand. antici-
pating an advance in the near future
in the price of the metal.
Pounding Marks.
Heavy selling went on in German
marks, which were quoted before the
opening of business in New York at
level there was a moderate recovery
later in the day. and sterling and
francs, which had gone down at the
start. Joined in the rally.
The latest German figures for
foreign trade-those for the month of
i
the decentralization in the mark is
having upon Germany's exports.
1t is true that the total was somewhat
larger than that for April but the ad-
verse trade balance was still alto
gether extraordinary. 1t stood at
$500, 100000 marks against 1.6S6.000,-
900 in March and 939.000,000 in May.
1921 This is an interesting sequal
to the predictions made a year ago,
when we in this country were at the
worst Of our troubles, that Germany
would flood the world with goods pro-
duced at a cost with which no other
country could hope to compete.
German Trade Condition.
The truth, of course. is that such
advantage that Germany has had
through the labor value reckoned in
Offset by the great imitation in Ger
man wages and prices and in the
rapidly mounting cost Of foreign raw
materials. Along with this German
merchants and manufacturers, with
the exchanges so disorganized. have
tion with other nationals because
they could not set definite prices upon
orders calling for future delivery.
The call money market again
showed the effects of the temporary
withdrawal of funds involved in the
IIllu-ycdE SelllcIHeHtS. ne rate on
standing loans was fixed at to 6
per cent. Time money and CONNER
cial paper remained at the minimum
of the year. The Liberty AIS of the
Fourth loan again touched their high
est point.
General Motors Active.
Heav ytrading was resumed in Cen
eral Motors, and the stock was one
fthe features fthe market again.
There is quite a diversity Of opinion
regarding the resumption Of divi-
dends. Some say payments will be-
gi nat the rate of so cents a share
in the fall Others place the amount
as high as 81. Still others claim that
there will be no dividend at all. de-
claring while earnings for the first
half year were very good, those for
the second half will show a falling
off. The net for the first six months
was $24,000,000.
Dupont Powder Higher.
1t was hard to avoid the conclusion
that the suden an dspectacular rise
Evening star., 1922-07-03
By EDISON b. SMITH.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BOSTON, July 3.-The local sup
plies Of bituminous coal In New Eng
land have been pretty well used up
and the coal situation is attracting
more and more attention locally. II
the strike continues several more
weeks manufacturing curtailmeat
will begin. Except for this. however.
the outlook in New England IL en-
couraging. Industrial activity was
slightly greater In June than in May
despite the seasonal tendency toward
slowing down. The wooden and cot
ton mills. except where there are la
Dor troubles. are fairly busy and are
textile circles that the backbone Of
the strikes has been broken. although
manufacturing is being resumed very
slowly in the big New Hampshire and
Rhode Island mills.
The metal trades show steady i'm
provement, although sales Of ma
chinery are still below normal. The
ment now coming in are very graft
flying. Leather, shoe and textile
manufacturers, a number of com.
panies making automobile parts and
paper mills have definitely entered
the market for new machinery. and
in some cases. have made substantial
purchases.
Activity in the boot and shoe fac
tories has been increasing for several
weeks and a normal fall business Is
looked forward to for the first time
in two years. The paper industry, on
the other hand. slowed down some
what during the latter part of June.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
FURRIERS ARE CONFIDENT.

Fur retailers are confident Of a
favorable demand for their merchan-
disc in the fall, according to a promi-
nent factor in the manufacturing
trade. Retailers were more receptive
and centered their attention on the
better quality of furs, he said. They
did not confine their purchases to
any particular article. but bought
quantities of Hudson seal, squirrel,
kid caraculs, raccoons and minks.
Kolinsky trimmed merchandise ap-
peared to be in growing favor
Retail merchants" the manufac-
turer reports. ARE looking for the
coming of brisk business at the end
of summer. They have bought a sub
stantial part of their seasons needs,
but such purchases as they have
made were arranged on a basis OF
immediate conditions and not on
their expectations of a big demand
later in the season"
Evening star., 1922-07-03
TURNS OUT 600 BOXES A DAY.

CASHMERE. Wash, July 3.-Willis
Bell is the champion apple-box maker
of the northwestern ordinary days
work for him being about 800 of these
wooden containers. When he feels like
putting little extra effort into his
day he can forge out 200 more. At
La Grande, Ore, last year Bell turned
each. There are thirty-two nails to a
box and from Ave to seven boards to
handle. A simple contrivance holds
the two ends while the side pieces are
laid fiat. Bell never gives a nail more
than a single blaw. He receives from
two to two and one-half cents per
box.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
June Hits High Southwest
For All Lines of Trade
BY JAMES r. RECORD.
speciaI Dispstch to The StAr.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FORT WORTH. July 3.-Hot. dry
weather. such as has obtained the
latter part Of June, has raised the
hopes of farmers. merchants and
bankers throughout the Texas cotton
belt The, farmers are now engaged
in desperate battle against the dew
astating boil weevil. The pest made
its appearance in the Texas fields
earlier this year than ever before.
and its presence a month ago dis
couraged all connected with south
western agriculture. The heat. how
ever. has helped in the campaign to
stamp out the weevil. All business
men. bankers and cotton growers of
this section are entering the second
hah-year with reviving spirits. If
the weather continues hot and dry for
thirty days, 1t is believed the spread
of the scourge, will be controlled, and
such weather will repair much of
the damage already done.
June was one of the best business
months known in the southwest in
two years. This applies to all lines
of retail trade with the possible ex-
ception of millinery. and wholesale
business has done equally as well.
Jobbers of automobile accessories
were especially pleased with the first
month of the summer. The volume
of trade was equal to that of two
years ago. This. of course, was a
direct result of the big increase in
auto sales by retail dealers.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
STOCKS ON CURB
SLOW, BUT HIGHER

NEW YORK. July 3.-Trading on
the curb exchange today was dull and
entirely professional. There were
few price changes of any consequence.
The tone of the market was gen.
orally steady. Motor shares were the
leaders. REQ making a new high of
20 and Hayes Wheel getting above
30 for the first time. Moon Motors
was fractionally higher and the Du-
rant issues were unchanged.
Standard Oil of New York on small
439. Standard Oil of Indiana fluctuated
within a narrow range around Satur-
days closing price Of 106. The Ken
lucky shares gained a little ground.
Among the Independent oils. South
ern States reached again new high
record. Mexican Seaboard issues were
active at somewhat higher prices.
Oil held well. while Merritt was
somewhat heavy.
On REQ Motors.
In addition to the 100 per cent stock
dividend on REQ Motors announced
on Saturday. 1t was thought likely
that cash dividends would be con-
tinued at 81 per share on the in
creased capital.
Gillette Safety Razor on small buy
ing orders rose a point and a half.
Goldwyn Pictures, for the first
time In a long while, dropped below
Z. but subsequently rallied on the
appearance of supporting orders.
Among the mining issues there was a
fair demand for American exporta-
tion.
The bond list showed varying
changes. Winchester Repeating
Arms TVS lost half point. and AL
lied Packers IS lost nearly a point.
There were fractional declines in
Kennecott Copper 7hs, Brazil TVS
and Mexican As. On the other hand,
United Oil Products 50 were of half
point and Goodrich Is and Armour Is
were a trifle higher.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Nothing Dull in Frisco
Despite Vacation Period
BY LYNN G. SIMPSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 3.-The Gus
tomary summer dullness is absent from
this section. although this Is the height
of the vacatio season. Bank clearings,
week by week. are registering an in
crease over those Of last year. Both
wholesale and retail trade are showing
gains Of about Is per cent in compari-
son to the corresponding period Of 1921.
Building permits are bein. issued in in
creasing volume and nearly all lines Of
business show improvement. The actual
volume of sales in money value is
greater in nearly every line than for
the same time last year.
Lumber mills are running full time to
keep pace with the demand. which is
coming from all over the country. The
movement of a bumper fruit crop is
well under way and sales are pouring
money into the farm districts. AS a
result country trade is keeping pace
with the movement in the cities.
AS a result Of the steady building
Campaign. assisted by easier money
rates, the housing situation Is less acute
although rents SO far have shown little
tendency to drop. In financial circles
there is less activity in bonds, although
new issues are finding ready market.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
BEATS "ON-TIME" RECORD.

PHILADELPHIA. July 3.-The best
record on the Pennsylvania line for
passenger trains ION time" since end
of federal control was made during
June. according to the company's re-
port.
the high mark was made by the CEN
trail region of the system, with 96
per cent of all it's trains >on time, and
9S.3 per cent making schedule time
between terminals. Credit for the i'm
provement was given to increased CO.
operation between the officers Of the
railroad and its employees.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
PASSING OF LUMBERJACK.

SNOHOMISH. Wash. July 3.-Gone
are the exciting river drives in Wash
ington logging, The advance agent Of
motion picture company, anxious to
findr-G suitable setting for a western
filnA where logs were floated down
the river rather than being trans
ported by train. had to give up. There
is a, small logging firm operating in
the Humptulips district. using the
splash dam method, and the motion
picture people decided to frame up a
logging scene there. The most mod
ern- methods now are followed in
northwest logging and machinery
does much of the arduous work for
merly performed by men.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
The Something Besides Wages.

Edward L. Thorndike. In Harpers Magazine.
II the labor Of the man sailing an
airship Is not all bad necessary
evil to him. endured for wages
neither Is the labor Of the chauneur.
driving his chosen car, norsthat OF the
taxicab driver, nor neeesssrily 1 that OF OF
the trucks. nor that Of the man on
the tip cart. nor even that Of the day
laborer pushing his wheelbarrow load
Of bricks! There Is no necessary gap.
Doubtless more men would drive for
enjoyment q motor car than wheel
barrow, but some men get some gen
uine satisfaction from pushing the
wheelbarrow. Labor Is not all bad,
nasty -pill sugar coated by wages.
Wages and profits are rarely the
only reward for labor. Many workers
work to some extent for love OF the
work, still more are paid In part by
the approval their skill and achieve.
ments receive. Some are. paid in part
by the ,sociabiiity of the workers or
the friendliness Of the boss. In fact.
petite may be gratified to some ex-
tent by productive labor.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
SEES GAIN IN HOSIERY,

Conditions in the hosiery business
seem to be steadily improving, ac-
cording to Joseph H. Zens. president
Of the Milwaukee Hosiery Company
and newly elected president Of the
National Association of Hosiery and
Underwear Manufacturers. He saws
that all signs point to a better bust
ness this fall than during the first
six months Of this year. This fore
cast he made in face of the assertion
that prices for fall will almost GER
tainly be higher.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
BIC Loss shown
IN BANK DEPOSITS
';aII for Report, June 80, Dis.
closes Effect of Heavy
Tax Withdrawals.
BY 1. A. FLEMING.

D. r. Crissinger, controller of the
currency. called" all banks in the
District and all national banks for
Of business June 80. The call was
not unexpected, in view of the fact
that June 80 marks the close of the
fiscal year of the government and
the compilation of the usual annual
otatistics requires the facts regard
ing banking conditions.
In the interim between May s and
June 80, the dates of the two latest
calls, Washington banks have lost
millions of dollars of deposits.
The chief cause of the loss was
the payment in May of personal. in
ously estimated at S10.000,000 to $12.-
600, 900.
The second installment of the in
come tax for the year 1921 was pay
able June Is, making another draft.
while the government has made very
serious inroads into it's credits with
the banks handling Treasury certi-
ficates. etc
Yet a third source of Withdrawals
is reported, and credited with being
responsible for no small part of the
aggregate loss: that is. the deposits
the personal property tax. returnable
as OF July 1.
The trust companies will probably
show the most severe loss, through
the payment Of taxes on estates. ETC.,
but very few of the entire list will
get away without a more or less Sc
rious decrease in deposits. Some few
banks actually show a gain.
Any attempt to estimate the total
shrinkage in deposits before the OFF,
cial figures are at hand would be but
a guess. the only certainty being an
assurance of loss Of millions Of
dollars.
Comparison Of deposits will be with
$1S9,OS4,663. the totals of May 5.
Busy Day mt Banks.
Although a day between two holi-
days, business at the banks was very
heavy. Many coupons that might
have been deposited on the 1st, were
credited to accounts. much redeposit-
ing Of money. and some Withdrawals
for going-away dates.
Travel in the United States has been
heavier than for many seasons and
this has been a source of heavy with
drawals.
Some Investments.
Crane, Paris & Co. place average
market value and return on the bonds
and stocks named as follows:
Evening star., 1922-07-03
JOHN COTTER'S FEAT.
Engineer Performs "Movie Stunt
as Part of the Days Work.

From the N. 7. Tribune.
Baby girl on the track ahead; !;
emergency brakes; engineer chambers
from cab to cowcatchee. snatches up the
child in outstretched arm ahead OF the
grinding wheels, restores her to her
mother-only a moment lost-takes his
train right on to Jersey City.
A scenario rescue. But John ]. Cot
ter is not Of Hollywood. He's just a
locomotive engineer with forty-year
record Of service on the Greenwood
Lake branch of the Erie. A clear head,
trigger-quick decision. strong muscles.
native bravery-not a bad equipment
for a man who has hundreds Of lives in
his daily keeping. A "movie stunt"
that commands fancy price as a,dare-
devil feat Of the Aim John Cotter per-
forms without rehearsal as part OF the
days work. Whatever may be wrong
with the railroads. alrs well in the
engine cab.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
FAILURES CONTINUE DECLINE

Commercial failures continue to
grow less week by week. according to
Dun & Co.'S weekly report. 1t says
number of defaults last week was
364. compared with 391 previous
week. The weekly number now is
approaching that of last year. because
at this time a year ago defaults were
becoming more frequent, whereas for
the last few months this year they
have been declining. The number of
failures with liabilities of $1,000 or
MORE also decreased last week. The
previous week they formed So per
cent of the total. while last week
they were only 55.5 per cent of all the
defaults reported.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
PARIS BouRsE FIRM.

PARIS, July S.-Prices were firm
on the bourse today. Three per cent
rentes. 81 francs IS centimes Ex-
times. Five per cent loans, 75 francs
IS centimes. The dollar was quoted
at IL francs 50 centimes.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS..
NEW YORK, July 3-Foreign bar
silver. 71H; Mexican dollars. SIN.
LONDON, July 3.-Bar silver, 1910
count rates-short bills. 2a per cent;
three-month bills, 2|3-16 per cent.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
TO DROP FRACTIONS.

The rule eliminating fractions 4
weights and charges will be made e.
fect1ve by American Railway Expres !
will be dropped, and where the frac4
tion IL higher the whole number tmus9
be used.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

The shadow of the moon, which
fails on the earth during an eclipse
OF the sun. II usually about dfty
miles In diameter. s. s:s
Evening star., 1922-07-03

DAIRY MARKET CLOSED.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Butter, eggs and
poultry. no session today and tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Fish.

SEATTLE. July 3 (SpeciaD.-ship-
ments of new-catch canned Alaska
sock-eye salmon received here this
week totaled 10000 cases. which is
about half the deliveries expected
from the north. Cordova district
packers were first in the market with
new salmon.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Commodity Reports
From Various Sections

PITTSBURGH. July 3 (SpeciaD.-
The flour market is quiet and dealers
do not anticipate special betterment
in the near future. There appears to
be a lack of confidence in existing
prices. Large consumers are picking
up car here and there to meet i'm
mediate demands and orders gener-
ally call for prompt delivery. Bakers
are inclined to await new crop offers.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Radio.

business is growing SO fast that
Wagner Electric Manufacturing has
bought an Interest in Colin d. Ken
nedy, which will move its headquar-
ters to st. Louis and open factory
but will continue to run Its San
Francisco plant.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Lumher.

: KANSAS CITY, July 8 (6pecial).-
One OF the largest orders for south
ern pine IN this territory has been
awarded for lumber 70 be used IN
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Bread.

ATLANTA. July 3 (SpeciaD.-A 13-
ounce loaf of bread at 1 cents has
made its appearance on the market
here.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

fouota tions furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 Coz
selling checks-dollar values At noon today:
Evening star., 1922-07-03
MIX.

ST. LOUIS. July Especially Milk
product is now quoted at - cents a
quart instead Of 10 cents and Z cents
a pint instead Of 6 cents.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Paint.

ATLANTA. July (Special).-
Local branch OF Sherwin- williams
Paint reports business increased SO
per cent over year ago and that still
further Improvement is expected. Ad--
yances in prices are forecasted.
Evening star., 1922-07-03
Coal.

DEXTER, Kan, July 8 Especially
Pians have been completed for q
$1,000, 900 plant here to utilize the pro-
ducts OF the Dexter Union gas fields.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

SAN FRANCISCO. July (Special)
"A fine peach crop Is coming on. In
spite Of the large yield. growers are
slow to contract and prices are firm.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

PHILADELPHIA, July 3 Especially.
Although wool prices are firmly
held in this market trading is quiet.
The demand from the mills upon
wool spinners is not much better than
the demand for cotton yarn. This il
the slack season, however.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

PITTSBURGH, July Especially
Lighting glassware has not fully re-
ing movement. Retailers are said to
have large stocks
Evening star., 1922-07-03

DETROIT, July Especially l).-The
local crop Of Strawberries is exhaust
ed and prices are rising. First cur
quart. The crop is Of excellent color
and flavor. Cherries continue to come
to Detroit market in large volume
Prices are running from 50 to $4.25
for 24-quart cases.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

the construction Of a gigantic motor
speedway. 1t is estimated that, laid
end to end. the lumber would extend
1000 miles.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

Crane, Paris & Co. place average
market value and return on the bonds
and stocks named as follows:
Evening star., 1922-07-03

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, July (Spe-
cial).-The attorney general of Mis-
souri,. acting on demand of state
banks. has instituted proceedings to
test right of national banks to oper-
ate branches. First National of st.
Louis recently announced plans for
opening sixteen branches. one of
which already is in operation. The
bank claims to have obtained a rul-
ing from the federal government per-
mitting national banks to operate
branches
Evening star., 1922-07-03

Properties of International and
Great Northern Railway will be sold
at auction July 2s in accordance with
the reorganization plan.
Evening star., 1922-07-03

NEW ORLEANS, July (Speciap-
Hardware sales show Improvement
In June for first time during the
year. Spring sales were light, espe-
cially in farm implements, because
OF Hood condition in the Mississippi
valley.