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Evening star., 1923-04-27
67,3O4 WOMEN NOW
OWN PENNSY STOCK
Increase in First Quarter of 835
on Bookshelf 48.4O Per
Cent of Shares.

PHILADELPHIA, April Elm
March stockholders of Pennsylvania
Railroad Company increased 163 to
13s.061, the fifth consecutive month
to show an increase. Gain was the
smallest for some time and compares
with an increase of 353 in February
and 1,469 in January, making total
increase in first quarter of this year
1885.
Woman stockholders held 31.64 per
cent of stock, increase 5s per cent.
and numbered 67.S04. increase S35.
They constituted 4S.40 per cent of to-
tai stockholders. Corporation holders
total, 1,137, increase Il.
James j. Turner, vice president OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, in charge
of corporate work on lines west OF
Turner was seventy years old April Z
and retires under the company's pen
sion rules. He lives in Pittsburgh
and has been affiliated with the road
for f1fty-three years.
Mr.. Turner is one of the veteran
railroad executives of the country
He las been a. vice president of the
Pennsylvania railroad since 1895. Two
important projects with which he has
been prominently identified in recent
years have been the entrance of the
Pennsylvania railroad system into
Detroit and the planning and building
of the new Union station at Chicago
Mr.. Turner is associated as an officer
or director with fifty-four transporta-
tion and other corporations. the ma
jority' being constituent companies OF
the Pennsylvania railroad system.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Many Moves for Civic
WeIL-Being Pro.
NOTED.
WINS VICTORIES
FOR ITS MEMBERS
President One of Busiest
Individuals in Whole
City.

The Congress Heights Citizens As
sociation. organized in 1911 and until
| two years ago known as the Con-
Association, occupies 4 unique posi-
! ton In the circle of civic bodies.
1t was organized chiefly for the
| purpose to obtain an extension of
street-car service from Anacostia to
Congress Heights. extensions in
water, sewer and light systems and
the opening Of 4th street southeast
1t has succeeded in obtaining these
along with other improvements dur
! ing it's several years Of efforts.
The association was organized with
twenty-five charter members and has
now grown to a membership OF 321.
Meets Each Month.
1t holds it's meetings once a month
in the Congress Heights Baptist
Church. Territory covered by the as
Hospital and the District line on the
east. the Potomac river on the west.
the Anacostia river on the north and
the District line on the south.
Activities have been confined large
ly to matters of local interest. The
cation is most proud is obtaining the
paving Of Nichols avenue from Ana
costa to Congress Heights, now in
progress.
Representation on the various trade
organizations of the city and other
representative bodies have always
been favored by members of the as
ISOLATION.
The population of the Heights has
doubled since the organization OF the
citizens association, and with the
numerous improvements accomplished
and others to be obtained a great flu
ture is predicted for that section.
Dr. f. f. Richardson. listed in
Whose Who in America. president of
the association for the last two years
and acting president for two years
prior to the time he was elected
president. Is one Of the real live wires
of that vicinity. and is president OF
and holds offices in so many organi-
cations that he has hard time re-
Evening star., 1923-04-27
RISING TENDENCY
NOTED IN IMPORTS
Eight-Month Record Shows Steady
Expansion in Goods Shipped
Into United States.

Imports into the United States dur
ing February amounted to 1926. 600. :
0Oo, compared to s32s,S43.o .ooOrin Jan
uary last and s215.74S,Oo0 in Febru-
ary.' 1922. the Department of Com
merce reports
The total for February this year
was greater than for the same month
in any previous year except 1920.
when February imports totaled S467.
10000. In February. 1914, "a normal
044,000.
The February imports were also
greater than those for any month
since November. 1920 except for Sep
tember, 1922, and January, 1923.
During the current fiscal year.
which began with July, 1922, imports
nave shown an almost constant ris-
ing tendency. For the eight months
ending with February the Total was
319.204.000. compared with Si62I.-
$4,000 in the eight months endin",
February, 1922.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
M. S. FARMER DEAD.
Was q. S. Marshal in District Quar-
ter Century and II Years Old.

Matthew Singleton Farmer, for a
quarter of a century a deputy United
States marshal connected with the
administration offices OF the Depart
ment of Justice in this city, died
Thursday at the family residence, 651
Lexington street northeast. aged
seventy-one years. Funeral services
will be held at the home this after
noon at o'clock. The body will be
shipped to Hendersonville, y. c., for
interment.
Mr. Farmer was a native OF Flat
Rock, y. Cs-n He came to Washington
in 1897 to- accept an appointment as
deputy United States marshal in
the Department of Justice. Il position
he had held up to two years ago, when
he retired. He was not AFFILIATED with
any OF the fraternal organizations
He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Lucy
A. Farmer. Seven children, all of this
city. survive. They are Miss Mary &.
Farmer, Tudor Farmer, ]. p. Farmer,
Matthew Singleton Farmer, jr., Rob
ert Graham Farmer, DIR. w. c. Farmer
and Mrs. Frederick y. Dom.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
BUSINESS GAINS
STILL VERY RAPID
Reserve Board Reports New
Strides in Expansion of
Trade and Production.

Continued increases in Industrial
production. further expansion in
building operations and freight move
ments heavier each week than in any
corresponding week in four years
were reported as among the outstand-
ing features of business conditions
this month in d statement today by
the Federal Reserve Board. General
production, the statement announced.
was per cent higher on the boards
index ratio than the high peak OF
1920 and g. per cent above the low
point Of 1921
While the boards statement dealI
largely with expansion. it was devoid
OF comment as 10 the length to which
the expansion may go. 1t was ascer
talned, however. that in some official
quarters the belief is held that Dyra-
miding of orders is developing and
some alarm was expressed as 10 the
significance of this condition.
Bank Loans Increase.
There has as yet been no reflection
in the redscounts by the federal re-
serve banks of the reported heavy
borrowings from member banks Of
the reserve system.
The banks, ii was said, have been
aDle thuS rar to take care of the calls
for funds, which have become in
creasingly great as the industrial
expansion progressed.
The loans of member banks for
commercial purposes increased S4S-
100000 in the thirty days prior to
April II. The increase. however. has
not been reflected in the rediscounts
OF the reserve banks, largely as a
result, the statement explained uf
Withdrawal of funds from invest
ments and the continued inflow of
gold. This condition also has result
cd IN more or less stable money rates
Store Sales Also Jump.
March sales by department stores.
as reported to the reserve banks.
were about % per cent greater than
year ago. With this went an in
creased turnover of stock, as shown
by the fact that stocks held by the
reporting stores were only 6 per cent
greater than in March, 1922 Sales
by mail order houses were reported
as larger than in any month since
November. 1920. and 80 per cent
larger than March of last year. In
poth the mail order and retail estab-
ilshments the sales were said to b.
continuing in April at rates that IN
ulcated equally high totals.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
TO FLY
FROM SUBMARINES

Airplanes capable of being launched
from submarines are reality, Ad-
miral William T. Moffett. chief of
the bureau of aeronautics of the
Navy. told members of the Cosmopol-
itan CLUB at the Hotel Hamilton yes
terday. He said that some OF these
craft would be brought to the naval
air field here for demonstration.
Admiral Moffett said that one of the
largest airships ever to be built is
undergoing construction at Lake
hurst, n. J. This ship will be COM
pleted in the summer and will be
brought to Washington" said the Of
ficer. Tours of the country will be
made with the ship, and 1t Is likely
J, will also make a trip to Europe,
and and probably to the north and south
In conclusion the speaker said the
Navy Department is making a COM
plete study of aviation for use in
warfare. We have to look out for
wars. for at this time several coun
tries have five times as many planes
as the United States" he said.
James Colliflower presided. Boost
er prizes were awarded c. HI. Hites
and Edward Gramm. Guests present
were J. Clinton Hiatt, d. Robinson
and r Gordon French,
Evening star., 1923-04-27
MAD DASH LANDS.
AUTO|ST IN TOLLS
Held for Assault, Co||iding
and Failing to Reveal Iden.
tity in Crash.

Charged with assault. colliding and
failing to make known his identity
after an automobile accident. Thomas
J. keating. thirty years old, 1904
Kennedy street, a statistician in the
Department Of Commerce, was arrest
ed at his home early today by De-
tectiVeS Thompson and Embrey
Heating was suffering from a broken
nose. having received the injury in an
accident near 18th and u streets about
Z o'clock last night, when William e.
Hotel, twenty-seven years old, 3149
Mount Pleasant street, a pedestrian,
was severely injured.
Keating, accompanied by George
Hughes. 1909 10Th street, made a turn
to enter an alley adjoining 1740 u
street His car bumped into the car
Of Earl Roth, 1898 18th street. In
which Richard j. Crawford, 1888 18th
street, was seated.
Following the collision. Heating
continued on his dash and landed
against the steps of 174O L street.
Police reported that Heating abandon
ed his car and went home.
He was released on bond in the sum
of s1,7O0 for his appearance in Police
Court.
Hotel was taken to Emergency
Hospital, where it was found he had
received 4 fracture of his right leg
and numerous cuts and bruises about
his body. While his condition was
serious, surgeons said he probably
would recover.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

DETROIT. April 27.-Although sales
departments of automobile companies
today see no. diminution in demand,
! the under current of opinion here is
that change Is imminent. One
manufacturer bases his belief on the
assumption that it will be impossible
to keep sufficient employees to main
tain present production.
MINNEAPOLIS. April -. Twin
cities automobile dealers reported to-
day that sales were exceeding those
OF a. year ago. They said they were
experiencing extreme difficulty in
supplying demand despite, the long
continued cold weather.
CANTON, Ohio. April 27.-The Cam
ton chamber of commerce reported to-
day that a shortage of at least 1000
that this will be relieved later in the
year when the motor industry is ex-
pected to slacken. One motor builder
Is expected to cut his inventory in
half starting in July.
BOSTON, April 27.-Retailers of
womens shoes here reported today
that the spring styles We're meeting
with excellent demand. the red and
green shades being especially popular.
NEW ORLEANS, April 21.-Sales of
farm implements this spring in the
south have been more than double the
total Of the similar period last year.
A notable feature is that large num-
ber of purchasers We're of two-row
plows and small tractors.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. April 27.-State
reports show an increase today in
cattle fattening in this section. Three
per cent of the farmers in Allegheny
county are raising steers for market.
In Westmoreland. Crawford. Greene,
Washington and Mercer the percent
age is 5.
TOPEKA, Kan, April 81. The
abandoned wheat acreage of Kansas
Is placed today at 2S.69 per cent, as
compared with 26.3 per cent d year
ago. Condition of growing wheat is
placed at ISL, compared with 1873 a
year ago. About S,069.270 acres re-
main out of the 11,315,500 sown last
season.
ROSEVILLE, Calf. April 21.-Con-
struCtion has started today on the ad-
dition to the Pacific Fruit Express
icing plant here, which will make il
the largest manufacturing plant
in the world.
DETROIT, April 81. Retail and
wholesale prices for ice have been in
creased here by all ice companies. The
| advance amounts to 65 cents a ton re-
l tail and so cents a ton wholesale.
Higher wages and power costs are as
signed as the reason for the increase.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
MIDWEST OPENS FIGHT
ON RAIL. CONSULTATIONS

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. April 27.-Rrp-
resentatives Of Missouri river cities
gathered here today to present before
Henry Clay Hall, member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, their
objections to the proposed mergers
of railroad lines in this territory. The
fight of the midwest against the con-
solidations is being led by Clyde NJ
Reed, chairman of the Kansas public
service commission.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
f C.PURDY.
fnanc1al tSecrefx>1

graduate of the Vermont Academy. a
military school located in the state
of Vermont. His ambition was to get
commission in the Army as lieuten-
ant. He was kept from doing this,
due to an injury to his arm while
participating in athletics.
Gustav Bender, treasurer of the as
sociation. and Julian A. Marceron. it's
secretary, who have been officers of
the association for a number of years
and have always taken a most active
part in the affairs of the association
l. d. Weeks, first vice president; F. c.
White, second vice president, arU1 E.
c. Purdy, financial secretary, are the
other officers who lend much of their
time and energy toward the better
ment of conditions around Congress
Heights.
On special occasions the association
gives entertainments of some kind
in order to enable its members and
guests to become acquainted.
An entertainment is now being
planned to celebrate the completion
of the repair work on Nichols avenue.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
PANAMA TONNAGE UP.

Official reports of the War Depart
ment show the volume Of tanker ton
mage using the Panama canal has in
creased steadily during recent
months, and in March constituted
more than 80 per cent of the total
commercial tonnage using the water
way. In cargo tons the volume of
mineral oils carried by the tankers
last month exceeded the combined
cargo tonnage of all commodities car
rfed by vessels transiting the canal
from the Pacific to the Atlantic in
any previous March. A large per-
centage of the tanker tonnage using
the waterway last month was en-
gagged in micronesia trade under the
American flag. The total general
cargo vessels using the canal in
March aggregated 1,9SS.192.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
LEAF TOBACCO.

BALTIMORE, April 27.-Receipts
increased last week to 800 hogsheads.
while sales totaled 223 hogsheads for
the past week.
The good demand continued for
practically all grades
Maryland prices per 100 pounds
Inferior and frosted, 3.00a4.J0; sound
common, 5.00aS.00; good common
S.00a1S.00: medium. 1s.00a2s.o0: good
to fine red. 2S.00a42.o0: fancy. 1900:
seconds. common to medium. 4.G0a
100; do, good to fine. 15.00a25. 90;
groundleaves. 3.00a2300; upper coun-
try, air-cured. nominal.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
PATENT ATTORNEY DIES.

John Forbes Beale, we'll known
patent attorney, died at Sibley Hos
rital Wednesday evening. Funeral
services will be held at St Paurs
Episcopal Church this afternoon. The
etery. Mr.. Beale was a member of
the firm of Beale & Park, patent at
torneys He was a native of Wash
irgton and was seventy-four years
old. He was educated in the Ritten-
house Academy and completed his edu-
cation in Georgetown University. He
was a member of the Metropolitan Club
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cath
crime II. Beale, and one daughter.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
ZONTA CLUB PLANS TEA.

The Zonta Club held its weekly
luncheon at o'clock yesterday at the
City Club. The past president, Edith
Salisbury. gave a report of a visit to
the Soroptomists' Club and the presi-
dent, Imogene James, reported a visit
with the College Women's Club.
The club will give tea May from
to pm. at the Hut Of the Grace
Dodge Hotel, having as their guests
the mothers in attendance at the Ma
tional Conference of Boys Clubs.
Evening star., 1923-04-27
GUSTAV BINDER
xecoraIng' Treasurer

membering all Of them. Among the
organizations with which he is con-
nected are as follows: President of
the Central Union Mission for the last
twelve years, president Of the Philo-
sophical Society, trustee of the
Baptist Bible Institute of New Or
leans. first vice president of the
Anacostia Park committee. and a
member OF the Society of Philosophy
and Psychology
Has Many Degrees.
DR.. Richardson holds the E. S. NJ. S.,
NJ. d., and Phi. ID. degrees from the
George Washington University, hav-
ing graduated at the head of Il class
of forty-f1ve in medicine in 1895. He
was a professor in medicine at George
Washington for a number of years
and now teaches d class in philosophy
at that institution. He is a member
of the Medical Society OF the District
of Columbia and also the pastor Of
the Congress Heights Baptist Church.
Prior to his entrance into George
Washington he was the first-honor
Evening star., 1923-04-27
Which prevent drowning and protect from exposure

a round trip, with all ex-
penscs on shipboard included,
at no more expense than
vacation right here at home!
To meet the ever-increasing de-
nand in this country for an in
expensive and at the same time
thoroughly comfortable and en-
joyabic transatlantic voyage, is
the prime object of the Great
Northern Steamship Company.
Organized by progressive busi-
ness men who realize the excep-
tional opportunity offered now
for inexpensive travel in Europe,
the Company will cater to the
Evening star., 1923-04-27

DETROIT, April 81. Retail and
wholesale prices for ice have been in
creased here by all ice companies. The
| advance amounts to 65 cents a ton re
l tail and so cents a ton wholesale.
Higher wages and power costs are as
| signed as the reason for the increase
Evening star., 1923-04-27

ROSEVILLE, Calf. April 21.-Con-
struction has started today on the ad-
dition to the Pacific Fruit Express
icing plant here, which will make il
the largest manufacturing plant
in the world.
Evening star., 1923-04-27

thousands of intelligent persons
who wish to visit the battle
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Land of the Midnight Sun, etc.
A chance of ifetime! So it
would seem; butit is more than
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ting new standard of high
class ocean travel on a one-class
basis. That this can be done at
a fair margin of profit has al
ready been proved and is fur
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You'll find it extremely interest
ING.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
federation I 0
STAGE MUSIC
CONTEST
National Organization viii
Award Prizes to Successful
U. S. Musicians.

This year again will witness the
biennial contests in voice. violin and
piano, which are open to all Ameri-
can-trained musicians under thirty
years of age and which are becoming
of increasing value to talented
young musical artists.
Washington heard appreciatively
he last biennial contest winners
Fssyorah Nadworney, contraltO; En-.
que RIOS, pianist; Herman Rosen,
oIinist, and George Smith, bari
one Miss NadwoT11ey has been
heard in other Washington concerts
i1ce the joint concert Of the ma
ional prize winners last spring.
Information can be obtained from
he chairman of contest for the Cap
1912 s street northwest. The Wash
ngton contest will be held the last
of February.
Within the next few months, too,
comes the awarding of prizes IN the
competitions for the many different
kinds of musical compositions by
American composers which are spon-
sored by the National Federation Of
Music Clubs. The prize libretto for
she lyric dance drama. already won
by Robert Francis Allen with his
poem, Pan in America" IL a beau
tiful work, certain to stimulate q
charming musical setting. All prize
winning compositions will be per.
formed at the Asheville convention
in June, and the national winners
viii also appear there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04

Nine. p'AIvarez contFaIto,
VIII Be Heard It Nations
Theafer Tomorrow


Mafglterite D'Alyarez, the con.
traSso with 80 voice that takes It's
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Cod ever eaYeS q woman, ~ ~
presented ii recital by .. Arthur
sn4ifl, r,,e 81 the National Tn6Ster
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o. Span1skl rencn. nescela - 9 4, IA
in EngLanu il1 educaAe9 an -
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politan ~ syInpatny eIlQ 81. 3.
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whose opinions cOItAlsas 81 al'1as
Welgnt, neeFQ ~ -.
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clareu Win slllpnasls slssA shs az - j.
the greatest c0ntraIto 81 tne pslst
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
Discovers Secret Of
Wireless Used BY
African Natives

The system used by the
natives Of Africa to transmit
messages. has long been a pug
zle to travellers and explorers.
The beating Of tom-toms, which
is their substitute for wireless,
has been subject Of much
study, but always from the
premise that . code was en-
ployed.
A welI-known African ex-
plorer. recently returned to
London, claims to have found
the solution Of the problem. He
says the natives use an elab-
crate rhythmic system, trans
hitting their messages by
means of sounds, for which he
has discovered the translation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04

the finest voices are tound Ii t.
country becallse 81 the blending 81
the races. Miss Easton Voices the
cpinicn 81 many 81 the sreat artists
of the Day:
America has not yet arrived
unsteady sald the singer, she
has been too busy making IIiones:
yl1at hi iii coKnpa Eison with tie
older countries But W. are pro.
kreaafng rapidly ana some dap
have just - claaTacterintieall
strong and orr song IlteraGtre
yas Europe. IT seems logical 70 me
that this should be founded on
Indian lore love to sing the
Indian songs because they have .
much cfigi lily and character. OF
course, Jazz tss fun Of vitality and
kyplcally American. but certainly II
cannot be considered - sneriOu
music that one really wants to Ging
tor expression. {
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
MUSICAL FEATURES At
NEW YEAR RECEPTION

At the New Year reception held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carter Lafferty. a delightful must.
cal program was presented by Wal
ter w. Sorrell, tenor. and Harry I.
Clarkson, baritone.
Among the numbers were "Vesti
La. Guibba" from ''Pagliacci," Leon
cavallO; "Ah. Moon of Ny Delight"
from "a Persian Garden" Liza
Lehmann: Spirit Flower" Camp
elI.Tipton; Russian Folk Song"
Zlmbalist: 1.-THE Last Hour" Rogers,
by Mr.. Sorrell: ''Prologo" from
'sPagli0cci," LeoncavaIlo: "Sere-
nata" from "Don Giovanni" Verdi;
Tommy Lad" Tesehemacker: "Give
Man a Horse He. Can Ride"
O'FIara, by Mr.. Clarkson; duet,
Scheme in Quest Ora" from For
"a del Destino" Verdi, Mr.. Clarkson
and Mr.. Sorrell; trio, EQUAL Volut.
ta," from "LombardT (Verdi). Miss
Mae L. Cross, Mr.. Sorrell and Mr..
CIarlkson. The accomplishments
were played by Mrs. Harry I.
Garrison.
Edwin Callow, well.known az the
author Of "Tony the Barber" en-.
tertained in his inimitable style.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
cHoRIsTERs TO SING
DR.. CElBEL's cANTATA

The choir Of Pinkney Memorial
Episcopal Church, HyattsviIle.
under the direction Of William
Moore, master OF choirsters, will
give DIR. Adam Geibel's sacred can
tata, The Wise Men," at the ce1e-
bration OF the Feast Of the Epiph-
any, next Sunday night. Miss
Grace Ainsworth will be at the
piano. A brief address will be de-
livered by the Rev. Clyde Brown.
The soloists will be Mrs Percival
Melbourne, soprano; Miss Martha
Woolley, contralto; Mrs Anthem
Suess, soprano: Mrs. L. G. Whelp
ley, contralto, and William Moor
baritone. In addition the choir WI
sing John Henry Matinder's Mag,
'n:ffcat'' and "Nunc Dinittis." and
for offertory Mr.. Moore will sing
the bass aria from Maunder's ora
tOrio, Bethlehem"
The choiristers at Pfnkney Me,
mortal Church have been practicing
for sometime for the Epiphany
service. This is rated one Of the
best choirs in this section Of the
country, and has received high
praise from visiting musicians from
the large cities.