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American Water Works.

Some remarkable upturnS occurred
in the late trading among individual
stocks. American Can was one of
these. People who have gone thor
oughly into the finances of American
Can put it in the same class as Amer
lean Locomotive-that is company
which has been paying out little in
dividends relative to earnings, has
been putting large sums back into
property and which some day will do
what the locomotive company did to-
day.
Pittsburgh and West Virginia was
another faVorite. AS the stock went
up another 4 points the street re-
verted to recent reports that options
had been secured for controlling in
terest at figures We'll above the recent
selling prices.
+. w. Woolworth stock. which had
held up remarkably all through the
recent break, made IL spectacular jump
to new high.
Strength in California Petroleum
appeared to be due largely to cover
ing by traders who had sold short on
, the dividend declaration. thinking
that no increase from the present
per cent would be regarded as very
disappointing. There was special
buying also in the new National Bis
cult stock.
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POTATOES SELL HIGHER.
Florida Crop in Good Demand in
New York Market.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

NEW YORK. May 10-Fresh re-
celpts OF old crop white potatoes
continued light and the liberal sup
plies at the railroad yards are grad
ually being reduced
Demand was extremely light. with
Florida potatoes sold quite readily
at slightly higher prices The sup
plies were moderate. New York
round white No. l. brought from
S2.25 TO S2.S5 per l50-pound sack and
new crop Florida spaulding rose
No. l. sold at 800 to $50 per
double barrel.
Bunched rhubarb was in less
plentiful supply from the Hudson
valley districts, but liberal offerings
were available. especially from Long
Island and New Jersey. Hudson
river stock brought 3 to cents per
bunch: Long Island. 3 to 4 cents. and
New Jersey TO 312 cents.
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MEETS STEEL PRICES.

CHICAGO, May 10.-The Inland
Steel Company. the leading independ-
ent producer in this section has decid-
ed to meet the United States Steel
prices for steel sheets for third quar-
ter delivery. Inquiry for standard
steel rails is heavy today. The lead
ing interest has added another fur
mace at South Chicago and the only
idle United States Steel plant now is
one at Joliet
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
May 10. 1923-11 no AM.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs s. Coz
Ry the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1O.-Foreign ex-
changes irregular Quotations in United
states dollars): Great Britain-De-
mand, 4.6Oss; cables. 4.60A: sixty
day bills on banks, 4.5SM. France
Demand, .0659; cables. .06592. Italy
Demand. .O477; cables. .0477h. Bel
gium-Demand, .0560; cables, .05602
.00O026A. Holland-Demand. .39031
cables, 39O61z. Norway-Demapd,
1863. Sweden-Demand. 1851. Den
mark-Demand. 1850. Switzerland
Demand, 1876. Spain-Demand.
.1520h. Greece-Demand, OBS. Po-
kia-Demand, .O297. Argentine-De-
mand, 1908. Brazil-Demand, 1885.
Montreal, SO Lis.
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LUMBER MEN MEET.

CHICAGO, May 10.-A statistical
system for tabulating production. dis
tribution and costs and standardiZa-
tton OF lumber are two of the prin-
cipal subjects which will be discuss
ed at the convention of the Hard
wood Manufacturers Institute. which
opened here today. About 800 dele
gates are expected to attend the con-
vention, final plans for which were
made today at a meeting of the di-
rectors of the institute.
Conservation and simplicity of lum
ber grades will be discussed at the
meeking of the Lumber Manufac-
turers' standardization committed
which also opens here today r. G.
Merritt of Washington, d. c., an
nounced on his arrival here. Mr.. Mer-
ritt is executive secretary of the
central committee on lumber stand
ards,
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LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, May 10.-Cotton-
Spot, limited demand; prices firm
Good middling. 1882; fully middling,
14.72; middling, 1852; low middling,
1897; good ordinary. 1887; ordinary
1857. Sales, 10000 bales. including
1900 American. Receipts, 100 bales
all American. Futures closed barely
steady May. 1885; July. 1850: Octo-
Der. 1856: December, 1895; January,
1924 March, 1918.
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NEW BOND OFFERINGS.

NEW YORK. May 10.-Some of the
large bond offerings in prospect in
of Illinois Bell Telephone bonds.
probably 51ss; $2,910,o00 Central of
Georgia railway per cent equipment
trusts. $1,000. 900 New York Central
equipment trusts and $2,170,000 Bos-
ture 5s.
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PROPOSALS

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
Takoma Park. Md. May 1, 1923. pro-
received at this office. no Cedar ave. Takoma
Park, Md. up 10 Z o'clock pm. Monday, May
I'll, 1873. for the construction of public work
approximately as follows: 5000 square yards
concrete streets. 1000 linear feet of cement
curbing and $500 square yards cement side
walks. BIDS will he o,,cned at o'clock pm.
on May 81 in the basement of the Presbyte-
rian Church. Apply to the undersigned for
specifications. BEN g. DAVIS. Clerk.
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Washington Stock EXCHANGE

SALES
Washington Gas Light-1O at SOL,
AFTER CALL
capital Traction Co at 9SS.
Potomac Electric LIST 5s-S2 900 at 81.
Union Trust Company-1O at i5S
american Security and Trust Cos at $40
washington Rwy. Elec. pfd.-1 at 74A
LaHston Monotype-1 at 1915
Money-Call loans. > and 6 per cent
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EXCHANGE ELECTION NEAR.

NEW YORK. May 10.-The name
Of Seymour l. Cromwell, president OF
the stock exchange, will be presented
for re election at the annual meeting,
which will take place on May IA. AS
vet no opposition ticket has entered
the field and Mr.. Cromwell's election
Is generally conceded in brokerage
circles He has already served as
president of the exchange two yearA
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UNTITLED STEEL
ORDERS DECREASE
By the Associat ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May l0.-Unilled
orders of the United States Steel Cor
poration on April so. made public to-
day. totaled 7.2SS.509 tons. a decrease
of 114,S23 tons under those at the end
OF the preceding month.
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TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, May 10-Price upturns
which took place in the wheat mar
ket today during the early dealings
were ascribed largely to buying that
resulted from court decision ad-
verse to stoppage of future delivery
transactions in sugar. Wheat was
also bullishly affected by an advance
in Liverpool quotations. On the
tulge in prices here, however, SELL
ing increased and a reaction ensued
that wiped out the gains. Opening
figures, which ranged from a to 81
higher, with July 1.1SA to l1s1a and
September 1.16& to III. were fol-
lowed by numerous small changes
and then by a setback to about the
same as yesterdays finish
Corn and oats parelleled the action
of wheat. After opening IL to "a
higher, with July so to 801aaSOl4, the
corn market underwent moderate
sag.
Oats started unchanged to u high
er, July 431 g to "A, and later showed
Il slight downturn.
Provisions lacked support
Wheat turned weak today in sym-
pathy with the stock market Closing
quotations were unsettled. Il to ss net
lower: July 1.17& to 1.171a. and Sep
tamber 16
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PITTSBURGH, May 10.-Estimates
today of the coal reserves in the
hItuminous fields Of Cambria county
indicate that sufficient coal remains
to duplicate the entire production
of the state in 1922 for twenty -one
years The reserves are estimated at
2.62S.0QQs0f lstona.
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BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS.

LONDON, May 10.-Bar silver, 2@s
pence per ounce; money, u per cent;
discount rates, short bills, al 70
ner cent; three-months' bills, 2A per
cent.
NEW YORK, May 10.-Foreign bar
silver, 66A; Mexican dollars, 81.
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Don't howl If occasionally you get
1t in the neck; be thankful that you
are not a giraffe.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Md. May 10 Especially.
-Poultry-Live, young stags, pound.
25; winters. 40a45; springs. 50a55;
small and leghorns. 40ai5; old hens.
27a2S: small and leghornS. 25a26; old
roosters, 15a16: ducks, 22a25 n: small
and poor. 20. Pigeons, pair. 40. Guinea
fowl, each. 40a60
Eggs 0oss off)-Native and nearby
firstS. %; southern, "a.
Butter-Creamery. choice to fancy,
42a44; prints. 45a46: nearby creamery
3Sa41; rolls, 32a35; store packed, 32:
dairy prints. 32a35.
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TOTAL SALES (Par VaIue):
II a m. 3 1878 900 IL noon. 5 SIS 900
p.m.. 7222000 2p.m.. 9223OO0
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HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
II AIM. Sol 30012 m. ...... $50 TOO
1p.m..... 684 600 2p.u..... 795 600
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and healthy you may depend on his
words. for he is a thorough student
of dog ills and evils, and maintains
all the animals under most rigid OBJ
servation before he grants them clean
bills of health.
During the last year he has han
died 5,455 dogs of all types and
classes He found good homes for
about 1900 of these animals after
he had assured himself that they were
suitable for use as house pets.
You might close your eyes and we'll
imagine you were visiting an alarm
clock factory during your trip to the
Washington pound, for the telephone
bells are ringing almost necessarily.
Every person who loses a dog i'm
mediately calls up the poundmaste-
to ascertain If he has captured the
missing pet. Then, there are other
calls from persons who have been
bitten or from the owners of dogs
that have done the biting. All bit
ing dogs are removed to the pound
and kept in isolated pens under care =
full observation until the experts have
determined definitely whether or not
the respective animals are vicious and
dangerous.
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7 INETEEN TWENTY FOUR
ought to be good year for
" the United States of Amer
lea. This is such Unusual
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The Steepest Incline.

THE Shannon incline, which issused
I TO handle ore at copper mines in
Arizona. is notable piece of mechan-
ical construction. It has a length Of
1900 feet and vertical drop of 500
feet. 1t is said to be the steepest in
cline anywhere.
One of the difficult problems met
with in mining in many places is the
transportation of ores and supplies
up and down mountain sides. sor.s.
of the most valuable mines ase not
infreauently situated far up the side
of mountain. II may be imprac-
ticable or impossible 10 bring the ore
down by ordinary methods of trans
portation. such as wagons or trucks
or upon the backs of burros, In such
event the only solution OF the prob
lem is to build aerial tranlways. or
inc1ines.
Now the shannon incline is built
of thirty fixe-pound steel rails. The
track consists of FIVE parallel rails.
1t has a forty-inch gauge upon which
The ore skips operate, and a twenty
inch gauge for the small supply
trucks Special attention was given
to providing a solid roadbed and in
laying large. sound ties in the con-
struction of the road. The ties are
six by ten inches in size. The two
ore skips are operated by gravity.
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strong indication for some remarka-
BILE wedding during June, 1924. This
may be an international match, or
the union of widely known people.
1t looks very much as if persistent
rumors of the wedding of the Prince
of Wales would circulate at this time
although the prince would do we'll
to wait until 1928 before marrying.
Nearly every man horn the last week
of June in any year will experience
a deep emotion next summer, how
ever. and it will be favorable time
for marriage for those born at this
time.
The fall season seems chiefly re-
narkable because. of the crimes in
which women figure. These may not
he large offenses, and yet l believe
that an unusual number of fraudu
lent proceedings Will involve women,
either as perpetrators or victims, and
that there will he more than one
rather disgraeeful episode centerings
about a wolnana The conjunction of
the planet Venus win Neptune is
not IL favorable combination for
either the morals or health of women
and children. The rest OF the horo-
scope is strong enough to control this
if the proper police protection can be
given.
In the lauer part of November the
two explosive planets: Mars and
Uranus. win be in conjunction in a
part of the New York horoscope which
relates to the city officials and to leg
islature generally. Ii is not good
influence for the physical we'll being of
those in charge of municipal affairs.
nor are it's general indications favor
able for the country at large. A ia
nous .persons will die shortly after
this configuration is formed-prob-'
ably during December Great houors
will be paid his memory.
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PARIS, January 90.

PARIS, January 90.
I AN paying 400 francs a ton for
British anthracite this winter.
plus 35 francs to have. it brought
up to my fourth floor apartment.
figures out at a little more than s24
ton delivered.
Belgian anthracite is cheaper. but
it leaves clinkers and dust in the
slow-combustion stoves with which
people like me have to heat their
rooms. The landlord of the house re-
fused to light up his central heating
unless the tenants accepted higher
terms for their flats. Five tenants!
like myself, agreed and seven refused
And that is why we shall all pay more
than If we had accepted the land
lords demands.
Some of us understand the situa-
ton of small landlord whom the
law obliges to keep tenants without
increase Of rent because of the conse-
quences of the war. That is the
great pity of Paris and of all France
and doubtless of all Europe, includ-
ing Germany. Middle-class people,
who, before the war had about money
enough to live comfortably. may have
now the same amount Of income In
figures, but it has only one-third or
one-fourth Of its purchasing power
before the war. Then paid s14 a
ton for the best anthracite from Car
diff in Wales, delivered UP my three
flights of stairs. Now 1t is $40 dear
er, and most Frenchmen living as 1
do have not $40 additional
For most other necessities of life
the change IS far more cruel. Then 1
could get an egg of the primest first
freshness for to cents. Now
must pay twice that in American
cents, but that price in French money
is five times as much as 1t was be-
fore the war. The difference Of coal
is also from 72 francs to 435 francs
q ton, but the average Frenohman
burns the cheap Belgian variety and
lights only one stove, where I have
two. He can shiver. but he must eat
only he buys preserved eggs or
eggs from Morocco, which cost not
half one OF mine,
The French workman can eat the
expensive egg because his wages
have been increased with the cost
OF living. And this has happened be-
cause ne would not accept unem-
ployment, but has been willing TO
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TIMESIN PARIS

work at anything at all-and there
is more work than there are work
man. since so many Of them have
been killed in the war. Thus 100.-
600 of them turned in to help at
the farming last spring. And the
workman's wife also gets good pay,
for she, too, goes out to work.
1T is the middle class-judges.
boob Rkeepers and bank cashiers, fam
lilies living on fixed revenues from
the investment of their savings be-
fore the war, and in general all SAL
aried persons. since salaries have not
been raised like worlmen,s.. wages
who now have to deprive themselves
imiserably. And most of them have to
do 1t while Keeping up appearances
That is why so many French women
dress in black. which they can make
over with a twist and turn into some
thing like Athe years fashion. And
the worst of it is that they can saw
nothing about it and foreigners who
compassionate all the world, includ-
ing Germans. only criticize the
French amid their ruins.
\ -
In my summer vacation / met an
old frfend-a retired Paris judge of
the court of appeals. the son of a
former prime minister and the grand
son of a member of the French
Academy. That means he is. of the
aristocracy of intellect, but not of
fortune. His salary as Judge was
$4,000 francs a year, amounting to
s1,S00. and his retiring pension after
seventy years of age is 5000 francs
a year--once 5000. and now a little
more than $3.50. His children were
married long ago and so only he
and his aged wife have to face the
hard times. You can imagine he
could save little from his salary
in other years. but as in most
French marriages. his wife must have
had some property. And yet again,
when his children married, they had
TO receive a marriage portion.
You are not at the old hotel this
year." I remarked idly.
no" he answered frankly, II
cannot afford it now. We are in
a little boarding house which is
cheap. Hard times, you know
STERLING HEILIG
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CHoRTLY before the spring equinox
on March 90 however, there will be
a conjunction of the planets Jupiter
and Mars on February 13. followed on
the Goth Of the same month by total
eclipse of the moon. This will make
i the four weeks following these two
| conf1gurations quite important with the
| notable events comprising the sudden
death of a religious leader or advanced
i thinker. severe storms. bitter dissen-
sions or conflicts among politicians or
government officials, and a marked
contribution to the news of the day due
| to some very young person or center
! ing about children.
The actual characteristics of the year
begin in April, however, and naturally
enough they are political To begin
| with, there seems to be a systematic
assault upon President Coolidge doubt
! less for the purpose of defeating his
denomination. This will be useless, and
if political leaders read horoscopes they
can take a page out of the book very
| nicely here and save their energies.
| The President will be in the zenith at
| the time of the Republican convention.
McAdoo and Underwood. who are the
| only prominent candidates for the
Democratic nomination at present, are
both under very restricting aspects for
| shis year. 1t would be surprise to
any astrologer to see either of them
| nominated.
study of the horoscope of President
Coolidge is very encouraging in regard
to his progressive tendencies He Is a
tenacious man, but once convinced of
the practicability of any radical idea
he is equally firm in his approval of
unconventional measures as he has
shown himself to be I'm the following
OF tradition. He has splendid aspects
J for the next four years.
Mayor Hylan pught to recover his
health under the favorable aspects of
Venus and Neptune this year. Gov.
Smith is still strong. but he has gone
about as far ahead as he can go, and
l think there is trouble looking his way
| with a personal meaning
] There is plenty of other news in
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ought to be a good year for
the United States of Amer
lea. This is such unusual
news for : the heavenly bodies to
broadcast that it really should be
written in capitals foot high. It
is the more unusual because. accord
ing to the dictates of the stars. most
of Europe and Asia will suffer heavily
during the next twelve months.
Our country Is ruled by the zodiacal
sign Gemfni and the planet Mercury,
both of which occupy important posi-
tions In the horoscopes governing the
first nine months OF the year to come.
Not until late in the fall does the
rulership of Mercury wane. and then
only very slightly. Consequently all
the characteristic interests of the
United States-business, invention.
mental activity and trade-ought TO
boom. and those dwellers in our midst
who bewaiI the emphasis placed upon
material prosperity in modern Amer
ican life Will have some real cause
for mourning.
There Will be some distinct finan-
cial fiurries, notably during the
months Of January. May and Septem-
lber. but finance is not business, any
more than money is goods, and the
underlying trade, condition will be
good throughout the year. Probably
the financial difficulties at these
times will be restricted TO stock mar
ket manipulations.
The first topic of importance in
the horoscope of 1924 is the great
interest in our relations with foreign
countries. There will be much popu-
lar discussion OF the best way to
assist in the European crisis which
seems imminent
! Astrologers have been predicting
the ultimate triumph of the league of
nations even when il seemed the
most defunct Of dead issues. We may
not join this particular league. but
pressure will be strong to urge us TO
become member of a similar So
ciety There will be direct opposi-
ton among the masses of the people
to those in charge of our foreign
affairs.
The astrological year, unlike the cal
endar year, really begins with the
entrance of the sun into the sign Aries
at the time of the spring equinox.
Few people realize that this date is
venerated in every religious system in
the world under various >guises. Both
the Jewish Passover and the Christian
Easter correspond with the ancient sun
worshipers' feast celebrating the first
suns day. or Sunday, after the fun
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ington and its latitude, but that the
licening law is begin more rigidly
enforced. to the extent that the ma
jority of owners now make an annual
practice of licensing their dogs.
Last year 5,4S7 animals were han
died at the Washington pound. In
addition to. dogs, this list included
twenty mine stray horses and mules,
two goats and one hog. Rather
strange, isn't it. TO think of thirty
two horses, mules. goats and a hog
sauntering along the highways and
byways in go-aS-you- please style dur
ing this motorized era, when Wash
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ington automobile license tags APP
pear on more than 10000 horseless
carriages?
The hog. in particular, won dis
like as "a wrecker of gardens and
lawns ont Tenleytown way. The va
grant wanderer stored up such a bill
of damages that its owner would not
come forward and identify Mister
Porker as his property. Hence the
producer of hams and bacon was sold
Eat public auction to the highest bid
der half-dozen Of the horses and
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BY GEORGE H. DACY.

n ASHINGTON has well
solved the vexatious prob
lem of the stray. vagrant,
unlicensed dog in the in
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Not in This Weather

English Teacher-John, have yot
done your outside reading?
Johnnie--No. ma'am, it's too cold.
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Presidential Poodle May Meet
Ragpicker's Puppy at DC. Pound

L yLa0Un
Parncu7y Of
OHcas Often m'"ng Animals Which Haze Been Taken