davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1922-12-31
|COL. FORBES TO BACK
HOSPITAL IF NEEDED
New Veterans Institution for
Fourth District Depends Upon
Proof of Necessity.

II a study OF disqualification cond.-
tions in the fourth district veterans
bureau reveals need for a new vet
erans' hospital Col. Charles r. Forbes.
director of the bureau. will recon-
mend 10 the President that such :,
hospital be built.
In making this announcement yester-
day. Col. Forbes said ne had picked
no site. nor would he recommend any
particular site to the President. If II
becomes necessary to recommend a
new hospital.
Baltimore Friday. through a dele
CATION Of representative men. pu-
in a strong contention for new
fourth district hospital at Baltimore
to take the place Of the one at Fort
NcHenry, which is ito be vacated in
February: Col. Forbes has long been
opposed to the cantonment type o.
hospital as being no longer fit for
patients on account of fire hazard.
Not only would the director va
cate Fort McHenry. but would ais"
be in favor of taking from Walter
Reed Hospital the Veterans Bureau
patients housed in temporary struc-
lures.
The old fight for another govern
ment hospital in the District of Co
lumbia has again been raised il
certain quarters, bu:. as each time in
District through arguments of thos"
showing that the city had many
hospitals and vacant beds already
available. The prospects of Wash
ington obtaining the hospital wei-
considered today by persons in clos
touch with the situation to be
remote.
The Fourth District Veterans
Bureau includes Maryland, the Dis
trict of Columbia. Virginia and Wcs'
Virginia.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
LIBERAL REPUBLICANS
ASK WORLD ASSOCIATION
Petition the President to Create
Plan or Submit Covenant of
League Of Nations.

The Liberal Republican League.
with headquarters at 5S State street,
Boston, Mass, is circulating 10000
petitions addressed to President Hard
ing. earnestly requesting him imme-
diately to submit to Congress a plan
for the creation OF q world assocfa-
tion of nations, or to submit the COW
enant of the league of nations.
The petition says that there has
not yet been established the world
association of nations promised by the
republican party and approved by the
American people in the great mandate
of the largest popular election ever
given an American President" and
that "the moral and physical we'll
being. peace. happiness and prosper
ity Of the world and of the American
people are greatly diminished, Injured
and endangered by the failure of the
United States either to establish said
world association of nations or to
permit the participation of the Amer
ican government, with the other fifty
two nations now also signatory there
to. in the existing league of nations"
"If this continues the undersigned
citizens Of Massachusetts,. irrespec-
tive of former or present political
affiliations, do hereby petition the
President to Immediately submit to
the Congress a plan for the creation
of a world ASSOCIATION of nations, or
to submit the covenant of the league
of nations"
The petition was drawn UP by Prof.
Irving Fisher of Yale University, one
of the most eminent authorities on
the league Of nations. and William J.
Hancock. treasurer Of the organiza-
tion. Chairman c. w. Crooker ex-
poets 100000 signatures will be OBJ
tatned within thirty days. according
to information received here.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
1922 IN DRY GOODS.
Continuous Improvement Noted.
Larger Sales Predicted.

Continuous Improvement Noted.
Larger Sales Predicted.
CHICAGO. December 3o.-The John
v. Farwell Company Review Of Trade
says:
The year 1922 in the wholesale dry
goods business was one of slow but
continuous improvement, affected.
however. by a good many uncertain
ties. like the coal strike, the railroad
strike and many strikes in the textile
manufacturing companies, especially
in New England. Happily, all these
difficulties were overcome in most
cases long before the year was over.
As result, the last three months
have been especially good in the way
of sales and legitimate profits.
The rise in the three basic textile
commodities-cotton wool and silk
has stimulated the demand for goods
made of these materials, especially
during the latter part of the year,
when it was evident these prices
would hold. Now, nearly all the goods
owned at the old prices have been
disposed of and every one is getting
rapidly onto the higher-priced goods.
With low stocks at the end Of the
year. indebtednesses very much re-
duced. higher prices for farm prod
ucts, as we'll as a better outlook for
the stabilization Of affairs in Europe.
we look forward to the coming wear
with confidence and the expectation
of much larger sales and excellent
net results.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
BY /. A. FLEMING.

Some securities that were acquired
before March 1. 1913. may have been
sold during the last few weeks. SO
that the fair market price as of
March /. 1913, might be interesting.
n the matter of considering profit
md loss. with reference to income
tax statements.
one of the cardinal rules in the
matter of paying incomes is that
there shall be a gain. a profit, net
income to a tax payer before the
from. The reverse is also needed in
order to claim a loss.
"If the sale price is more than
it's fair market value of March I, 1913.
and that fair market value or price
is mole than its cost, the gain is
excess of sales price over the fair
market price or value"
IF the sales price Is less than the
fair market price or value. as of
March 1, 1918. and that fair price
or market value is less than cost, the
loss Is the excess of the sales price
over the fair market price or value" "
Even If sold at less than cost. but
equal to fair market value March I.
1918. no gain or loss results.
It is the same way no matter what
the article bought or sold.
The bid price IN March l. 1913. is
\ fair market price. as there was
issS it WAS in Railway common. or
the King boom. or in Washington
Gas on tho Hume boom.
The hid prices March /. 1918. also
offer some interesting comparisons
with the current prices of today. Here
Evening star., 1922-12-31
DISCUSS LUMBER TARIFF.
q. S. and Canada May Make Reel.
procity Pact.

Negotiations have been opened
through proper channels between the
United States and Canada. it is said
at the White House. 10 consider
whether any countervailing tariff
duties may be placed in this country
on imports of Canadian lumber. At
the same time. il was added that
President Harding has no proposition
before him involving immediate
alterations of present tariffs on the
products.
Provisions OF the Fordney tariff
bill now in effect. it was said at the
tariff commission. provide that United
States may place a tariff on certain
types of lumber. which now come in
free. when produced in a country
which puts a duty on similar products
exported to 1t from the United States.
Canada was said to have a rs per cent
duty In effect on imports of the
American types of lumber IN question.
and thus to have raised the question
as TO whether American schedules
should legally be raised to an equal
amount.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
STANDARD OIL GROUP
LEADS CURB TRADING
Closing Week of Year Sees Ex-
treme Activity in Many
Issues.
BY tie Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 30.-The
market was extremely active all
through the last week of the year and
trading included many interesting and
important movements. y feature OF
the dealings was the resumption OF
the leading market positions by the
Standard Oil group speculative inter
est being largely concentrated in
those issues, especially during the
last few days, when many sold at the
highest prices touched in recent trad
ing This display of strength was a
natural sequence of the advances IN
crude oil and in the Increased Eoiume
of production. refining and distribut -.
ing adding largely to the prouts Oh
the petroleum industry.
Independent oil stocks reflected m
creased interest. advances OF supstan :
tial extent being in order. Mammotn
OIL moved up from 42$ to As. Cites
Service ranged from 40 to l." aho
Gulf Oil. after declining to 4sss: moSso 70
up to 54. Salt Creek issues were IN
strong position as a result of the new
selling contracts, SaR Creek Produc-
ers ranging from 20fs to 2ll
Industrial issues We're irreguia,
during the week. Durant Motors
after selling at 80. dropped TO % 70 ado
Dwant Motors Of Indiana first ad-
vanced TO the new high of % and then
N.saiSed 70 191a- Peerless Motor was
one ~ the strong features. moving up
from 7s to So. Gillette Safety Razor
had the widest rangA advancing from
a5sa to the high record Of go: ro,,,
Other stocks in the motor gtoup
were in supply at moderate decllnes &C ines
including Goodyear ard Tire: nreferred wnr STOCK
which sold from S0A to 2sta. Ilen
Alden Coal was fairly active, adHane,
MT ine from 55as to 5S7s. Hudson and ,na
,ss Masrhattan 1at issues were strong in the
first frs few days. but reacted before the
end of the week
Evening star., 1922-12-31

NEW YORK, December 30.-Thir-
teen new ships are to be ordered from
British shipyards for use on great
lakes in the grain service.
Bethlehem Steel Company has ad-
vanced price of foundry pig iron 81
a ton.
Gables from Berlin say Chancellor
Cuno will offer 40 per cent Of fixed
indemnity.
Buying Of the equipments continues
because of the excellent outlook for
1928 business. Baldwin has $4,000
600 worth of orders on books. with
prospects Of good orders being placed
next year from the railroads.
November net additional railroad
earnings reports for November indi-
cate net for all classes Al roads may
be somewhat higher than the $76.000,-
600 estimate which was made after
receiving returns from twenty roads.
BASED on reports Of fifty-three roads.
November net is estimated at between
ST.. 900, 900 and $78,000,000.
Norfolk and Western reports a No
yember deficit OF s40S.017 after tax
and charges. against surplus of ST.
62S.29 a year ago. For eleven months
surplus was $14,137,162. against $S,-
106.2sc. same period 1921
Evening star., 1922-12-31
CANADIAN EXPORTS
TO j. S. GROWING
Increase in October Under
New Tariff Over Same
Month Last Year.

Canadian exports to the United
States for October, the first complete
month in which the new tariff law
was effective. totaled s32.sS5.1Os,. COM
pared to s26.015.416. in the same
month last year.
The Canadian figures are the first
obtained by the government from any
source indicating the new laws effect.
and officials said. all things consid-
cred, that the result would tend to in
dicate that the higher duties had not
Der 22, when the law went into effect,
imports were averaging about 16 per
cent above last year.
Comparfson of Figures.
Attention was called. however. to
The total Canadian exports for the
two months on which the comparison
was based.
That country's foreign trade for
october, 1921. was $73.0s2.6s5. while
for October of this year the total
was $102,695,SS8. In other words 1t
was shown that 35.6 per cent Of Can
stda'S exports entered the Untted
states in October. 1921. while o2.02
per cent of the total came into this
1dSt oCIODcI-
Showing for September.
The September exports Of Canada
to the United States totaled $32,186.-
;99 and seemed to indicate to officials
that the law did not materially
change the quantity OF goods enter
ing this country from there. There
had been a general increase In the
amount Of imports from Canada since
.fuly. when they amounted to $685.
y1o,3S0. August imports from the
same source were s31.60s,305.
While officials generally accepted
the statistics as indicating the new
tariff law had not cut down i'm
ports, there were no figures from
other countries, and whether the Ca
madam exports to the United States
would serve as a criterion remained
an unanswered question.
Await November Report.
The suggestion was made that fig
ures on November from Canada may
present a more accurate picture of
what the new tariff law will do. These
figures, however. have not yet been
received by the department.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
MRS. COHEN ASKS S25, 900
IN SECOND BALM SUIT
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE. December 30.-hear;
balm of S25.000 is sought by Mrs. Lii.
lian Cohen of Washington from Mrs
Henry Rosenfeld and Mrs. Florence
Lobe. both CT this city. in 4 suit fileu
in the court OF common pleas. IN
which the plaintif alleges that tn.
defendants. mother and daughter
prejudiced ner husband. Max Cohen.
against her.
Numerous attempts were made b.
Mesdames Rosenfeld and Lobe to per-
suade Cohen to abandon his wife
the latter charges through her attor-
neg. Late last spring. she alleged,
Mrs. Cohen and her husband wer.
roconciled after d separation caused,
she alleges, by the defendants.
The suit just flied is the second
brought by Mrs. Cohen. The previous
suit was abandoned after the recon-
ciliation. They lived happily togeth
er until October ! last. when Cohen
once more deserted her. the plaintiff
states.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
PRICES OF STOCKS SOAR,

NEW YORK, December Stock
prices were bid up vigorously during
the greater part Of today's half-holi-
day session of the market, the last of
the year; but values were shaded
somewhat just before noon on ex-
tensive taking. Predictions Of
further business prosperity during the
coming year from divers sources,
combined with the more hopeful out
tions problem. Influenced bullfsh SEN
timent. Virtual cessation of tax SELL
ing and an increase of 25 cents a
barrel in the price of prime crude oil
also aided spectators for the ad-
vance in their efforts to marx up
prices A.--.,--44-A.-..
Evening star., 1922-12-31
u. S. BONDS AT A GLANCE

13.15: fed yearlings. closing unevenly
lower; best yearlings. 1900; fat sheep.
largely 25 to 15 higher: best aged
wethers. 9.S5;, fed ewes. upward to
sos: feeding lambs, scarce. steady.
mostly 13.75al4.50: few lots. 1865.
NEW YORK. December 30.-Cattle
Receipts. $50 head: no trading.
Calves-Receipts. $50 head; steady;
medium veals, 1875: culls. $50.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1900
head: irregular: sheep, 450a1 SO: culls,
2.60a4.00: medium 20 good lambs.
14.00a15.a0: culls. 9.00a1O.0O.
Hogs-Receipts. $40 head: steady;
medium to light weights and pigs,
s.35a9.50: heavy hogs. s.0oas.25;
roughs. 1.50aSO0.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

RAITIMORE. Md. December ~ ~
fcn.cial1.-The general live cat,ie
market rules firm under a sooa oe
mand for top grade stoch ah and
tsanax-wsieht S,nIs, yeals. Receipts light
% nn the wharves, and only fair at the
otacLVards. ~ Quotations today al
tight Street wharf: - 90.
Beef cattle-First quality. 10, gas
medium, lb.. SAT; bulls, as TO quaii.ss
lb., 3a5; cows. choice TO fancy uaI
cannon to fair. 2a4: oxen, as TO quai-
;tv aXa5h; milk cows. choice to
fancy. head, 5000 to 1900; common
tn fair, head. 5000 to $500; caves
veal choice, ib.. 12a121s; ordinary to
medium. lb.. 11a11k Y; heavy. smooth
fat. h.. 1oa11' rough common 'n'n
~: s:heep-old. choice. lb:. 4a5; old
spring, choice. h.. 14a15; fair to GOOD
IL i2a13; common. thin. lb., 9a10
Hogs-Straight. lb., Sa9h; sows, as
to quality, h.. 6aS; stays and ooars
lb.. 4a5; live pigs, as to size and quar-,
ity. lb., 8a10: shoats, as to size and
quality, lb., Sa1o.
CHICAGO, December 80 UNITED
states Department of Agricultural
Hog-Receipts. 5000 head; market
10 to 15c higher; lighter weight up
most: bulk 20 TO SUU pOuHu UulCAeIS .
$40; bulk $50 to 80 pound averages
S.5oas.55; top. s.65; bulk packing
sows, 7.50a7.75; desirable pigs. mostly
7.75aS.oo: estimated holdover. 5000
head: heavy hogs. S.25aS.40; medium
8.35a8.50; light. S.50aS.65; light lights
S.35a8.55: packing sows. smooth, 7.6Oa
500; packing sows. rough, 7.A0a7-65
killing pigs. 7.50aS.25.
Cattle-Receipts. 500 head; compared
x,,ith week a9o beef steers largely so tC
100 lower; medium and good grades
showing most decline: extreme TOP
matured steers, 11.90; yearlings
scarce; best youngsters. 1880; beef
cows and heifers. largely so higher
bulls. 36 to so higher; veal calves
]. .00a1. 50 higher: stockers and feeders
steady to rs lower: plainly bred light
kind rejecting decline: weeks bulk
prices follow: Beef steers, 7.75a9.25
stockers and feeders. 5.65aS.75: butch.
er she stock, 4.40a6.60; Gamers and
cutters. S.00a3.50; veal calves. 10000
11.00.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: market
compared with week ago, fat wooled
lambs, weak to Is lower; heavy kind
off more; handy shorn offerings
largely steady: extreme top wooled
lambs, 1850 to city butchers; packer
top. 1850: closing top wooled lambs
1880 to shippers, 1900 to packers
shorn lambs. numerouss bulk, 12.1Ss
Evening star., 1922-12-31
DIVIDENDS IN TEXTILES
AMOUNT TO $3,642,O50
Fall River Corporations Make
Very Heavy Payments
in 1922.
' the Associated Press-

by the Associated Press.
FALL RIVER, Mass. December 60
Dividends of textile corporations in this
city for the year 1922 amounted to s3,-
642,050. an average of 1924 per cent on a
capitalization of 81. $50. 900. according to
statistics furnished today by G. NJ. Haf-
fartls & Co. This is S509,175 more than
was distributed in 1921, but s6,344.250
less than the total for 1920, the record
year for the textile industry here.
The close of the year finds the capi-
talization OF local corporations in
creased from 41,960,600 to $44,815, 900
as a result Of stock dividends declared
by eight corporations.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
ARMOUR STOCK BOUGHT.
New 46o, 600, 600 Issue on Chicago
Stock Exchange.

CHICAGO. December so-First actual
trading in the 60.000.000 preferred stock
of the newly chartered Armour & Co.
Of Delaware, a subsidiary of Armour &
Co. was reported on the Chicago Stock
Exchange today. A sale Of 100 shares
at $50 = share on the basis Of when is
sued was recorded.
Tho issue is expected to be offered to
the public next Tuesday. A
Evening star., 1922-12-31
BUSY DAY IN BONDS.

NEW YORK, December 30.-The
closing session Of the year in the
bond market was featured by another
brisk rise in st. Paul Railroad mort
cages and further Improvement in
United States government securities
In the industrial group Cerro de
Pasco SIS climbed az points and
United States Steel 5s one, with the
other popular lines showing only
fractional changes. Total sales (par
yaluc) were s7.096,000
Evening star., 1922-12-31
1000 PER CENT MELON,
Shoe Machinery Company Has
Thirty-Year Surplus.

ST. LOUIS. No.. December so-A
1000 per cent stock dividend has been
declared by the Landis Machine Com
pany, shoe machine manufacturers, it
was announced today. The capital stock
thereby was increased from $50. 200 to
$1,000, ,000.. The dividend was from a
surplus fund which had been accu-
mulating for thirty years, it was ex-
planned.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
Markets Close Strong.

The good old year 1922 closed it's
business career with all markets
strong and apparently booked for
higher prices. when the reinvest-
incnt of January l dividends and in
terest shall help out the buying de-
mand.
Uncle Sam. although a most persist
ent borrower during the entire year.
Will find the returns satisfactory
when considered from the size Of the
income taxes earned during the year
and to be paid with next year.
Losses taken will :. little figure
either in securities or in merchandise
ing, for the year has returned gains
Evening star., 1922-12-31
PARIS PRICES FIRM.

PARIS, December 30.-Prices We're
firm on the bourse today. Three per
cent rentes. 50 francs. Exchange on
London, 63 francs SO centimes. Five
per cent loan, 76 francs so centimes.
The dollar was quoted at 13 francs
70,s centimes. .---
Evening star., 1922-12-31
ORDER FOR ls ENGINES.

PHILADELPHIA. December co.
Baldwin Locomotive Works received
an order, from Union Pacific for
eighteen locomotives, involving about
Sl,O00,0Oo.
Evening star., 1922-12-31
RANGE OF MARKET AVERAGES

OF
dealt Stock The period
Friday,
Evening star., 1922-12-31

Turning to conditions abroad, the
most notable achievement of the year
was the recovery in British finances.
rejected in a rise In the pound
sterling at one time, three weeks
ago, to within II cents of the pre-
war parity. This was brought about
by a balancing of the budget so ef-
fective as not only to show large
excess of receipts over expenditures.
but to make this showing while re-
ducing the income tax a shilling in
the pound.
It is quite possible, II the hopes
placed in the new political regime are
borne out, that Italy will accomplish
In 1923 what Great Britain did In
1922 The position in France and in Bel
gium is so wholly dependent upon the
German reparations settlement that
the outcome Is impossible to figure
upon at the present time.
France Is unwilling to cut down its
outlay for the military establishment.
and this means. along with the re-
uuirements of the devastated regions.
Continuance of a huge deficit unless
the major part of the war claim
against Germany is collected. Ger
many's ability or inability TO meet
such 2 claim Is tho most disputed
Evening star., 1922-12-31
WALL STREET NOTES.

Copyright, 1922
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
LINK -woMAN's DEATH
WITH FIRMS TROUBLES

NEW YORK. March 17.-Police
are seeking to determine what con-
nection. II any. existed between the
death by asphyxiation Of Mrs.
Martha Zapf and the tangled affairs
OF 8. @. Blowers 4 Co.. Wall Street
brokers in canned goods. who failed
recently, and Alexander d Baldwin,
exporters. who were robbed Of sp.
proximateiy 100000.
Mrs. Zapf's death on March o
the day before she was supposed
to continue her testimony In bank
ruptcy proceedings against the
firm. was described a. due to ''ac
cidental asphyxiation" by DR.. M
Il. Martin, deputy medical examiner
Of Kings county. She was found
dead on the kitchen floor by her
husband. who reported that gas wal
escaping from an open Jet In the
room.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
WORK|hG.G1R[S.
bE|hGCURbEDIN
SART0R|AL AIMS
Employers Are Safeguarding
Selves by Urging stricter
Simplicity In Dress.
BY HARRY FL0REY.
International News Service.


NEW YORK. March 17.--Flap-
pers, girls who dress in extreme
fashion and have bobbed hair are
"out O. luck" in the maddening daily
whirl Of New York's big business In.
stitutions. $3.50
officials OF score of the biggest
business and banking establishments
in the city today expressed their aver
sion to the Happerish type and out
businesses and how they handle her,
II, by some near miracle, she slips
between the closely st mploynint
bars
Bobbed hair is not SO bad, they
said, but
Banned In Bank.
At the Federal Reserve Bank no
one Of the 1.700 girls who may have
the bobbed tresses Is permitted dur.
ing business hours to fluff 1t up"
with q comb secreted somewhere II.
her desk The ideal arrangement,
officials said. is for her to wear
| net.
There are no set rules at the bank.
officials said, but
There il an investigating commit
tee of the older girls OF the estabiisn.
| ment. They investigate Individual
cases where q girl goes to the ex-
treme in any way. The particular
girl Is gently demonstrated with. and
in 80 cases out of 100 she conforms
to the banks standards. II she
doesn't she seeks other employment.
Rules as to how girls shall dress
are not new at the John Wanamaker
stores. In fact, they are twenty
years old and 5000 girls are affect-
ed. Here are some Of the rules:
In winter, dresses shall be blue or
black.
In summer the costume" may be
varied by a white waist.
At all times the stockings and
shoes shall be black. -.
The dress must be mot too low
at the neck and mot too high at
| the bottom.
The bobbed hair question had not
come up. Only three or four girls
in the institution wear 1t that
way"
At the r. II. Macy Company &c.
partment store, committee OF girl
employees looks after the dress Of the
girls. The color of the dresses IL
specified and they must conform to
the stores atmosphere"
At almost every other institution
where girls are employed In large
numbers, at hotels and railroad Of
fices, as well as in the banks and
department stores, the dress and
conduct of the girls is closely scru-
| tinized before they are employed,
obviating close supervision after
ward.
At no place, however. are the reg.
ulations very specific. They do not
specify lengths and hrsadths by
inches, and the statutes are not iron,
clad. Much il left to the girls own
Judgment. But her Judgment Is
supervised. =
BY whatever means the result Is
attained, the fact Is that the modern
type of girl is conspicuous by her
absence in the modern New York big
business establishment.