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Local Wholesale Market.

Eggs-Strictly fresh.4 selected candled.
per. doz.. 40c; average receipts, 3e;
southern. $50 31c; cold storage, &c.
Live Poultry-Roosters, per h., 1Sc:
turkeys. per. h.. soc; spring chickens,
per lb.. 2ac; keats. young. each. COO;
Live stock.-calves. per H.. 1lc; lambs.
SIC.
chickens. per lb., 30033c; hens. per lb.,
$50 Acc; ROSTERS. per h.. 1Sc; turkeys,
per lb., 35@40c; ROSTERS, per h., 1Sc;
turkeys, per h.. s604Oc; keats. young.
Green Fruit--Apples. per Dbl. sl.!s@
100; delicious No. /. per Dbl, $500 q
$50; California oranges, per crate, $500
06:0o; lemons per box, s5.o0@7 90:
Vegetables-Potatoes, No. /. per bbl..
Sill a zoo; per sack, $500 q 2.26; sweet
potatoes, North Carolina. 75c a $3.50;
nearby, $2.0002.5O; beans, $4,000 400;
kale. per. DBL. s1.6o@176; lettuce. 5000 @
3.60s peas. $500 a 500 per basket celery,
per doz.. $1.00@1.25; cabbage, Northern,
$3.50 2.00t eggpiants, per crate. $500
500; tomatoes, per box, Florida, $500
500: peppers. per crate FleTidas sS;so@
fornia grapes, per crate. $4,000 4.00.
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RHINE EXPENSE
Up IN PARIS
MARCH |.

Americas bill for occupying the
Rhine, now totalling $256,0OO, 600,
will be formally presented to the
Allied Powers in Paris on March
/, it was announced at the State
Department today.
Eliot Wadsworth, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Treasury. has been
delegated by this Government as its
chief representative in liquidating
the debt.
The payment of this occupational
cost has been a subject of diplomatic
controversy between the United
States and the allied powers TO.
months. Under the terms of the
armistice, reimbursement to the ma
tons maintaining troops on the
Rhine was made first lien on Ger
many's Preparations payments. De-
spite this fact, however, the allied
powers have continually reimbursed
themselves for their own costs and
have consistently ignored the Ameri-
can bill.
A formal protest against this was
made several months ago in a series
of notes Secretary Hughes sent the
allied powers. After some CORE
spondence, the powers officially con-
ceded thGa correctness OF the Ameri-
can poE:4Wbn and promised to see that
payments were started.
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| LOCATION Of AIR
NEE To Be
DECIDED
Aeronautic Association II Ses-
sion Here Plans for
Pulitzer Races.

Location OF the Pulitzer aero.
nautical races for 1928 VIII be de-
cided today at the second meeting OF
the officers and board Of governors
of the National -AerOnautic AssOcia-
ton Of the United States, IN session
at the Racquet Club. This decision
probably will not be made until late
this afternoon or tonight.
The association win also decide on
the awarding OF trophies for aero
nautical progress, invention and new
records. The establishment Ola num-
Der OF district branches Of the asso-
citation throughout the nation viii be
decided upon.
"A number OF matters vital to the
welfare Of aerOnautics in the United
States Is scheduled for consideration
during the afternoon and evening.
The morning session. beginning at
10 o'clock, was devoted to the read
ing OF reports Of the officers, district
governors and governors-at-large.
President Howard e. Coffin is pre-
siding. Among those present are
B. III. Mulvihill, vice president: Col.
B. r. Castle, treasurer: John B. Cole
man, recording secretary; Col. II. p.
Hartney, acting general manager;
Porter Adams, Godfrey L. Cabot,
John D. Larixin, IT., Maurice j.
Cleary. u. II. Bowler, r. II. Walters,
Al. s. FIiery, Van III. Burgins Glenn
n Martin, Dudley NJ. .Outcault,
Charles s. Rieman, Sidney p. Wal
don Ralnf w. Cram, Howard r..
TUa,rIe. Edgar &c. Tobin, William
Tong. p. G.. johnson and G. Fl.
NTaaser. district governors, and Gould
Ssa+y WiIliam p. MacCracken and
" n. Roberts, goverrors-at large.
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LAWYERS BUSY
ON PEPCO
CASE
Supreme Court Puts Questions
on Jurisdiction Over
Power Company.

District lawyers and representa-
tives OF the Potomac Electric Power
Company today are preparing
briefs to submit to the United
States Supreme Court next month
on the question Of the courts juris-
diction in the electric company's
valuation case.
The lawyers today received q
from the court di-
recting them to file answers on
certain questions. The court said
that these questions would be SET
for argument on February 10, after
the cases specially set for that day,
and will be considered and decided
by the court before 1t proceeds to
hear the case on its merits in the
event the court has jurisdiction to
do so.
The three questions follow:
First, whether Congress can vest
In this court under the restrictions
upon its appellate jurisdiction under
the Constitution the character of re
view of the proceedings of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission contemplated
by the act creating it.
Second, whether an appeal can be
taken to this court until final judg.
ment has been pronounced in the Dis.
trict Court of Appeals.
Third, whether such judgment IL
final
The electric company case involves
an impounded fund of nearly $3,000,.
900. The. court Is called upon to de
eide whether the company gets this
money or the fund is to be returned
to the people OF Washington.
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BETTER SERVICE
ON RAILWAYS
PREDICTED
National Land and Gravel
Convention Hears Address
/. by !. c. C. Official.

Indications are that railroad
transportation will be eminently
more satisfactory during the present
year than it has been for a long
time" asserted E. H. De Groot, jr.,
assistant director of the Bureau of
Service, Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in an address this morning
before the members of the National
Sand and Gravel Association in con.
vention at the Raleigh Hotel.
IF there is no coal strike, no
strike in the steel Industries or no
railroad strike Of any kind there
should be. more cars available and
the carriers should be able to
handle business far in excess of
that handled in any year since the
war" he said. 1.-The year 1922 was
the best year in transportation this
country has had for some time.
That situation was due to the co.
operation Of shippers and this CO.
operation brought about results that
could have been obtained in no
other way"
Members Of the association were
given an insight, into modern road
building in an address, illustrated
with motion pictures, by DR.. George
Z. Ladd, economic geologist of the
Bureau of Roads. The membership
OF the association, though not road
builders, supplies more than 90
per cent Of the materials used in
the building Of roads throughout
the country.
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BONDS.
MAKE SMALL !.
GAIN
Caused by Senate Adopting
Resolution Abolishing Tax
Exempt Securities.
BY MUNROE ROBERTS.
(Copyrisht. 1923, by Cosmopolitan
News SarvicaA

News Service.)
NEW YORK, JAN. 25.-The first
response OF the listed bond market
to the adoption Of the house resoiu.
ION N favor Of the amendment
abolishing tax exemption on State
IND municipal securities, was q
large increase In transactions in the
..berty S15 per cent bonds and an
ADVANCE or over half q point in this
ssue. It is a long way between
ne adoption Of a house resolution
Ina nationwide approval OF the
constitutional amendment, but such
factors always arouse interest in the
lass OF securities which are ant
change.
The 3h per cents are the only Lib.
erues that are entirely exempt from
all taxation. At the time they were
issued, 1t was deemed expeditions bv
the Treasury officials to furnish with
them every possible incentive for q
quick absorption by American inves-
tors. subsequent issues are only mar.
TALLY tax exempt and make their
strongest appeal to investors yrno
compute their income taxes in the
IoWer brackets. Some Of the invest
nent bankers have expressed the
opinion that the new issues of Treas
ury nve'year bonds has checked n
forward movement in all of the Tih.
erty issues, but It should be renen-
pered tnat, as these bonds are issued
mainly Tor refunding purposes thew
90 not add to the outstanding Treas.
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BOARD OF TRADE TO HEAR
NOTED MEN At DINNER

Among the guests Of the Wash.
ington Board of Trade at its annual
mid-winter dinner, at the Willard
Hotel Saturday night, February 8.
will be the commissioners and other
District officials, and members Of
the Senate and House.
Invitations have already been re-
ceived from Senator Ball, chairman
of the Senate District Committee;
Senator Warren, Senator Lenroot,
Uncle Joe" Cannon, congressman
Blanton, Zihlman and Fitzgerald and
Commissioner Rudolph.
Plans for pretentious program,
which will feature a number of
talented Washington entertainers
and professional theatrical stars
from New York, are being completed
by Il. j. Murphy, chairman of the
dinner committee.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NAMES CONVENTION MEN

Appointment of two committees
to represent the Washington Cham.
Der of Commerce in connection with
important local conventions was an.
nounced today by A. E. Seymour
secretary.
George Fl. Brown, w. M. Bal
derston and Lester G. Wilson will.
represent the chamber at the con.
vention of the National Merchant
Marine Association, to be held at
the Hotel Washington February z.
d. ]. Callahan. Charles T. Clagett
and James B. Henderson were ap-
pointed as committee to cooper
ate with the Almas Temple 1923
Shrine committee and the Wash
ington Board of Trade in preparing
for the session of the Imperial
Council of the Mystic Shrine, which
is expected to bring 500,000 visitors
to Washington next June.
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ury debt. Good progress 10 being
made in cutting down the aggregate
Of the outstanding war bonds.

According to reliable reports in the
financial district, q number Of the
prominent steel companies will be in
the market for some new bond issues
in a short time. The Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, 1t is understood.
will put out a new issue Of 100000
900 in fifteen year per cent marine
equipment trust bonds to refund an
almost equal amount Of bonds out
standing. The issue referred to is
due on October 1, 1885, but is callable
at 1921. It Is reported that the
Guaranty Trust Company and the
Bankers Trust Company will under
write the new bonds:
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DEATHS.

Chezzi Amedeo. so yrs. 131 e st. NV.
Mary Fame, 20 yrs, Emergency Hos.
Bessie L. Ramsey, SO yrs, 26 T ut. NV.
Ella d. Foliin, SS yrs. Georgetown
Mary II. Rice. 7s yrs, The Iowa Apis.
Margaret A. Desmond, SO yrs, S405
Katherine B. Henderson. 81 yrs. Sc
Mary L. 8. Waters. "a yrs. wardman
Charles D. Dunn. 81 yrs. Walter Reed
Hos.
Georgia D. Duncan. So yrs. 1900 7th
st. ne.
Howard schamberger. jr.. mos. sib-
ley Hos.
William Tate. IS yrs, so st. ne.
Henry Moss, 40 yrs, 1907 4th st. NV.
Gus Lenk, 66 yrs. Freedmen's Hos.
James d. johnson, so yrs, 907 st. NV.
Cubic Shandler. 81 yrs. Georgetown
on Henry s0s 4. Dodson.Nso yrs. 1850 Wis.
Walter C. Bolts. 80 yra. $3.50 Wis.
ave. NV.
Charles CASTOR. 81 yrs. Emergency
Hos.
John A. Crutcher, 80 yrs. st. Eliz. Hos
Sallie Turner. 81 yrs, 1880 T ut. NV.
Jessie Strange. 16 yrs, Freedmen's Hos
Hattie Wells, 48 yrs, 1884 9Th st. NV.
Festus Henderson. 6 yrs. 40 Cap. st.
James o. Brown, Minis, 635 Navy
pL. Sc.
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r. p. HAM DROPS DEAD
AT CENSUS BUILDING

While talking to a friend in one
Of the offices Of the Census Build
ing at Four-and-a-half street and
Missouri avenue northwest at 0
o'clock this morning, Roscoe p.
Ham, fifty-eight years old, suddenly
dropped dead.
Mr.. Ham was being instructed in
connection with the inquiry con.
corning wealth, debt, and taxation
preparatory to entering the field
service and had only been in Wash
ington two weeks. He was ston.
ping at the New Winston Hotel.
Police have notified the authori.
ties at Bath, Me-, where he came
from and where his wife resides
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CIVIC BODIES
DRIVE FOR
D. {. BILL
Continued from Page 15.)

SOnIlnueO from rage 49,
ton by the House District Commit.
tee.
I'VE will thrash thU, out when
the measure comes befC Re the COM
mittee," he said today, land If it
is feasible / will offer amendments
to the bill I introduced so that it
will conform to this plan. I per-
sonally believe that the people of
the District should have this repre-
sentation. In fact I think they
should be allowed to elect all of
their officials,
That a majority of the members
of the House District Committee
favor a delegate for the District is
certain. Many of those who have
expressed themselves as favoring
the bill have been absent from the
city. 1t is expected that they will
return to Washington before Mon
day. If favorable action be had
on the measure at that time Blan-
ton says that it will be reported to
the House next Wednesday.
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SHRINE BEAUTY
CONTESTS
PLANNED
Temples in 156 Cities May
Send Beauties TO June
Council.

Launching Of beauty contests in
l56 North American cities, in order
to bring to Washington during the
Shrine session next June the love-
lest girls Of America, Canada,
Mexico, the Panama Canal Zone
and Hawaii, is under consideration
today at the Almas Temple 1923
Shrine headquarters.
The contests, which would be
conducted by the 156 Shrine Tenn.
pies, would be open to all the girls
within the jurisdiction Of each
temple and every effort will be
made to secure the most beautiful
girl from each section Of the coun-
try. Thus every girl in the United
States and its possessions and in
Canada and Mexico will be eligible
to compete.
Will Select Capital Beauty.
Almas Temple, under the tenta.
tive plans now being considered
will select the fairest representative
of the National Capital, who will
occupy a post Of especial honor.
The galaxy Of beauties who would
be assembled here would, it is
claimed, be the fairest gathering
of feminine loneliness ever seen in
America.
The girls selected win be sent to
washington as the guests of the
various temples and will be shown
every honor while in this city.
They will, under the proposed plans,
take part in the pageants and other
events and will, If authorization of
the Imperial Council can be Sc
cured, head the parades down the
avenue, probably clad as ancient
Egyptian dancers. This would
fore have women been permitted to
march in Shrine parades or take
part in Shrine events.
viii Stage Big ROdeO.
In response to q request made
by Edgar c. Snyder, chairman Of
the entertainment committee, the
famous Miller Brothers. Of the 1O1
Ranch, and Pawnee Bill. who pays
taxes as Major Gordon F. Lilly
who are members of Akdar Temple,
Tulsa, Okla, have announced that
they will come to Washington sew.
eral weeks prior to the session in
order to adequately stage the huge
Western rodeo, which Is to be one
Of the big features Of the session.
These famous pioneers of the old
West. who are among the last sur
vivors- of the heroic clan of which
Buffalo Bill was one Of the out.
standing examples, will produce In
Washington a rodeo which was
never exceeded in the palmiest days
of the plains. The best of the cow
punchers who each year make the
rodeos at Cheyenne, Laramie, and
the Texas cities events of almost
national interest, will be brought to
Washington to demonstrate their
skill.
Through the United States Indian
Office, Mr.. Snyder is making ar
rangements to bring to Washington
complete families from the more i'm
portant Indian tribes. These fam
lilies will pitch camp after the fash
ion of their ancestors and will show
the true life of the first Americans
before the incursion OF the white
man.
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Short Term Securities.
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.

Bid. Sale.
Alu. Co. Of Am. rs, 1925. L10349l1O4
Alu. Co. Of Am. rs, 1888. 1865 106
Am. Cot. Oil 6's, 1924. SO 96h
Am. Sugar 6's, 1881. 1O2 n 1884
Am. T. & T. 6's, 1924. .l1O1 Nl1O1A
Am. T. & T. SIS, 1925. .l115hI116h
Anaconda Cop. 6's, 1929. 1O1h I101A
Anaconda Cop. rs, 1929. 1O3% TO37s
Ang.-Am. Oil TVS, 1926. 1O3id 1881
Armour & Co. U.s.. 1880. 105is los ia
Bethle.4 Steel rs, 1923. .I1O5H l105A
Canadian Pac. 6's, 1924. .I1O1 l1O1H
Central Leath. Us, 1925. :. 98Hl 99H
=. Z. Z. & st. L. SIS. 1929 101 Il 1O1 y
DUPONT TVS, 1881. :. .i1OS 1O8H
Goody. T. & r. SIS, 1931l1O2%l1O3h
Great Nor. rs, 1886. '.l109 t1O9h
Hooking Valley 6's, 1924l1OO%l1OOM
Humble Oil 51s's, 1892. i 98X 98M
*. City Term. 6's, 1929 1904 100 Il
Kenne. Cop. rs, 1880. =. .l1O4 1O4A
Libby, Men. & L. rs, 81 .I1OO%I 1O1A
M, St.P.& S.S.M. 615's, 81. l1O4 los
Morris & Co. TVS, 1880. .l1O6Mf106H
Pa. r. r. rs, 1880. lilo l11Ok
st. p. U. Depot 5115,,s, 1923. l10O1zl1OOA
Sears Roebuck rs, 1923. :. fol Ial1O1h
Southwest. Bell rs, 1925. l1O2h I102A
Stand. Oil (Cal.) rs, 1881 .l1O5N l105%
Underwater Oil 6h's, 1881 .l1O2A l1O3H
Union Tank Car rs, 1880. I103kI1O3A
West. Union 61z's, 1886. lilo l11OA
Westing. e. & M. rs, 1881. l108 l108%
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PLAN
AHAvEN HERE
FOR DUCKS
Washington Society Elects Of
ficers and Maps Out
Program for Year.
Continued from Page $50

Continued from Page 15.)
ually become extinct were it not
for the efforts Of the society in
this direction.
Children Make Nests.
= Another activity Of the society is
the making of nesting boxes to be
put up around the city. School
children aid in the making of the
boxes and members of the junior
committee are now visiting the va
rious school teachers in the District
suggesting that they take up bird
study in their classes preparatory
to making outings with the children
in April and May.
Mt. Vernon, Arlington, Great Falls
and the Eastern branch are some Of
the popular detectives Of the Audi
bon Society's outings.
Washington has two attractions
which are sought out by all visitors
at all interested in birds and ma
ture study.
One is the tract Of land abutting
the home of Gilbert Grosvenor,
president of the National Geographic
Society, where there are more birds
to the acre than any other spot Of
land in America.
The other is the tract of land in
Chevy Chase where the members Of
the society have found there is a
greater variety Of birds per acre
than any other place in the United
States.
Stone Throwing Discouraged.
Boys throwing stones at the birds,
when seen by members of the So
ciety, are tactfully taken in hand
and request made Of them that they
confine. their activities to harmful
birds rather than useful ones.
While there is no one bird which
causes any appreciable damage in
Washington, there are a number
whose demise is no cause for con-
sternation. English sparrows, hawks,
and blackbirds fall in the charm
full" class.
Laying Of plans to attrack thou
sands Of ducks down in the basin
along the speedway in order that
all motorists may enjoy them, were
made at last nights meeting.
Vernon Bailey reported that the
first lot Of corn to attrack the
ducks from out in the river to the
basin was put out only q few days
ago.
1t is the ambition Of the society
to have droves Of the various spe-
cies of ducks bordering the speed
way as is the case out in Oakland,
Cal, where they are so tame that
children feed them out OF their
hand.
Miss Childs made an interesting
report Of work of the organization
during 1922 and it was found that
it was filled with more than the
usual useful activity.
A considerable sum was reported
In the treasury by Miss Bricken-
stein. The money Is used to feed
birds in winter. in the making of
nests and similar purposes.
Arthur c. Bent, author Of Life
Of North American Birds" a series
Of books being published by the
National Museum was the principal
speaker and entertained the Audu-
bon members by giving an account
Of his personal experiences in get
ting material for the book. He
especially told Of the haunts of the
birds and the kinds OF nests they
use.
William Bruce King. honorary
vice president, presided.
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SEEKS To TEST
CONDUIT ROAD
AUTO RULE
Dawson Asks War Department
Aid-If Refused, He Will
Try Tuohey Case.

Speed maniacs, drunken drivers
and reckless motorists generally shall
not be permitted to disturb Mont.
gomery county people who reside on
the nine miles of Conduit road which
are figuring in the controversy be.
tween the. United States Government
and the Maryland authorities.
Confident Of Rights.
This is the flight 'em to a finish"
slogan OF States Attorney Thomas
L. Dawson at Rockville, who today
announced he believed it was his
sworn duty" to exercise jurisdiction
over the Conduit road.
Upon States Attorney Dawsons
shoulders rests entire responsibility
for the decision OF the Montgomery
county authorities to assume COM
plete criminal jurisdiction over the
Conduit road.
He says that he has gone into the
matter very carefully and expresses
himself as confident that the Conduit
road is a public highway" within
the meaning Of the Maryland statutes
and that the Maryland motor laws
apply thereto, notwithstanding the
late Judge Henderson's decision to
the contrary.
Dawson's new avowed stand is a
slap in the face also to John N.
Mackall, State .highway commits
sioner, who yesterday advised the
American Automobile Association
that he would use his efforts to have
the test arrest case" quashed.
Questions u. 8. Right.
Denying the right of the Gov
eminent to continue to patrol the
disputed stretch Of Federal high.
way, Dawson. says he is anxious to
have the question Of jurisdiction
settled in an amicable manner and
10 DESTROYS Of avoiding friction. with
Government officials.
John A.. Garrett, attorney to the
board OF county commissioners, who
also has given the matter careful
consideration, agrees with Mr.. Daw-
SON. and is encouraging him and
cooperating with him in the course
he has decided on.
For the present, he stated today,
States Attorney Dawson will not
push the test case against David
Tuohey OF Cabin John. He said he
would first get In touch with the
War Department and endeavor to
arrange q plan for a friendly set.
Element Of the controversy over
jurisdiction. He will suggest that
either the War Department or he
send a man down on the Conduit
road and have him violate all of
Maryland's motor vehicle laws and
then bring him to trial with view
to taking the case eventually to the
Maryland court of appeals for q
final and definite decision.
Should the War Department not
agree to such a proposition. then,
MIR. Dawson states, he viii feel
that the Tuohey case should be
pushed and possibly others brought
for the consideration Of the courts.
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PROSECUTOR ASKED TO AID
DEFENDANT AS WITNESS

Aside from directing the prosecu-
ton of liquor case in police court
yesterday, Assistant United States
Attorney Frank J. Kelly was called
upon by the counsel for the de-
PENDANT to testify in the defend.
ants behalf.
Armand w. Hughes, representing
Earl Russell, colored, Of 1924 Fourth
street northwest. insisted that Mr..
Kelly was needed to prove a mate
rial point. The prosecutor took
the stand and declared his willing
ness to answer all questions. His
testimony, however, did not help
the defense as Judge Mcmahon
convicted the negro for illegal pos
session of half-gallon of LIQUOR.
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Fire in Szechenyi's Home.

A blaze this morning at the
home of Count Laszlo Szechenvi
minister, living lat 1929
Massachusetts avenue northwest.
which originated in the basement
when Numbered clothing became
ignited from a stove, caused $500
loss. No one was injured.