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Evening star., 1923-06-26
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

BOSTON. June 26.-New England
woolen and worsted mills continue
well employed on old orders today.
but only a limited amount of business
has been booked in recent weeks.
ST. LOUIS. June 2s.-Clothing man
ufacturers and wholesale dry goods
merchants have much larger orders
on hand today than at this time 4
year ago. The public buying power
is as vigorous in these lines as at any
time this year, manufacturers report
ed today.
CLEVELAND, June 2S.-Automobile
parts manufacturers here reported
today that they were booking third
quarter business on a liberal scale.
One large manufacturer of axles and
springs said today that the seasonal
decline in the automobile business
had proven far less than anticipated
and less than was commonly reported.
HARRISBURG. Pa. June 20
Bumper crops of fruit are predicted
for this season by the Pennsylvania
agricultural authorities. The yield OF
apples is estimated today at 12,433,-
average. Peaches. IL is believed, will
exceed the normal output by 70 per
cent. while prospects for pears are
As per cent higher. Abandoned farms,
however, nave nearly COuDI6Q, as COM
pared with 1922
ATLANTA. June 2s.-The largest
peach orchards in this state are 10.
Gated in the boil weevil belt, and re.
turns from the fruit today are coun.
teracting the depression caused by
the inroads the pests are making in
the cotton crop.
NEW YORK, June 2s.--Orders for
electrical equipment, including heater
washing machines, table stoves and
other appliances, from Japan, have
increased steadily since the FIRST of
this year. according to statistics com
piled here today. Electric motors also
are being extensively installed in
Japanese factories.
MONROE, La. june 26.-The Louis
lana Glass Manufacturing Company.
entirely controlled by Lancaster,
Ohio, stockholders. on July I will be-
gin erection of a $250,000 glass manu-
| featuring plant here.
YOUNGSTowN, June 2s.-one
Youngstown plant has just reported
| the receipt of an order for twenty
| 55, 900 barrel tanks for the storage Of
| oil in the Texas fields. Immediate de-
| livery has been demanded on account
of the heavy production in that SOC
tion. -. .----..----.---.I
Evening star., 1923-06-26
CALL MONEY RATE
JUMP IS EXPLAINED
interior Withdrawals Cause
of Mysterious Advances.
Ticker Tape Briefs.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 26.-The veil Of
mystery which surrounded yester-
days jump in the rate for call money
to per cent, the highest rate in
eight weeks. was removed today by
statements by banking houses that
interior Withdrawals had suddenly
reached larger proportions. These
Withdrawals were made by country
banks in order to strengthen their
financial position to meet July l re-
quirements
Hayes Wheel Company reports
gross earnings for the first five
months of $4,000. 900 compared with
si.70O,000 for the corresponding period
last year.
The Fajarado Sugar Company today
declared the dividend OF $3.50. pay
able August !. Three months ago a
dividend OF $3.50 was paid.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office.

stock in accordance with general
market conditions.
Oil shares again came in for good
deal of selling. Prairie OIL and Gas
announced that, effective today. 1t
will curtail its crude oil purchases in
Oklahoma, Arkansas and northern
Texas by pro-rating runs from wells
Prairie Oil and Gas opened down u
point and reacted further before the
decline was checked. Prairie Pipe
Line also receded somewhat. while
Standard of Indiana was pressed for
sale throughout the greater part of
the session. Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania
was a weak spot among the inde-
pendents.
The market forming shares again
failed to display the activity that has
been characteristic of II for some
time past. Goldfield Florence was
traded in around Mondays prevailing
prices
Evening star., 1923-06-26
BY WILLIAM #. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, June 26.--The selling
movement continued on the curb ex-
change today. There was not the
same degree of weakness as there
was on the big board. Nevertheless
prices went down very generally and
there were particularly sharp breaks
in a few individual stocks
Conspicuous among the latter were
Gillette Safety Razor. Efforts to
liquidate a moderate block of stock
found very poor market and the
price was offered down from Mondays
close of $50 to 25S, then on the next
transaction dropped to 240. There
was nothing to warrant this decline
so far as earnings of the company
were concerned. II was simply the
natural adjustment of a high priced
Evening star., 1923-06-26
HEAT SENDS PRICE
OF LEMONS HIGHER
Strawberries loWer-Pears,
81 Per Half Box-Cherries
Are More Plentiful.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK. June 26--The con-
tinued high temperature has caused
an advance in lemon prices again,
due to the very active demand on the
part Of local and suburban buyers
Approximately $4,000 boxes were sold
at auction. from Palermo and Mes
sina. Boxes containing 800 lemons
of new crop brought s10.25 to
slo.62ia. while old crop sold from
S175 10 $3.50. California lemans
realized from s1l to SIZES per box
Bartlett pears from California sold
from s3.65 to 81 per half hox con-
tanning about 80 to 100 pears.
The seasons first offering of red
currants from the Hudson valley ar
rived today. Prices ranged from IL
to 20 cents pcr quart
Prices for Strawberries SHARP de-
clined under heavy receipts. Sales
ranged from 10 to 80 cents per
quart. with most sales from Is TO
22 cents.
Cherries were considerably more
plentiful. Four-quart baskets. va
rious varieties. red and black sweets
ranged from s. cents to $l25. White
sweets brought from so to S5 cents
and red sours from so TO 90 cents
mostly 20 cents. Black tartarians in
boxes sold from IS to 22 cents, most
1y 20 cents, per pound.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
Report Called Dispute ting.
NEW PORT RECORD.
Baltimore Imports Greatly Exceed
Weeks Exports.

BALTIMORE, June 26.-Collector
Charles H. Holtzman's report of the
business of the port OF Baltimore for
the week ended June Is. shows the
remarkable fact that imports eX-
ceeded exports by S2,991.T57. This is
thought to be a record for that COM
parison. Imports totaied s3.s74941
and exports We're only SaS3.1S4. fall
ing behind the previous week by
s59s.550. The imports for last week
We're represented by $o,Sa4.26a free OF
duty and only $4S0,6T6 dutiable.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

virKinia Motor CO., FredericksburE. Va.
White House Service Station, Hyattavtlle, Ma.
Andrew J. Clark, Croxet. Va.
A. C.. Powell, jr.. Watervfew, Va.
Diilow 4 Hayden, Lconardtown, Ma.
Fred NJ. Lynn, Occoquan, Va.
Richard Brawner, Indian Head, Nd.
b. F. Brown, jr. Laurel. Nd.
G. c. McClain, Greenfield, Va.
L, e.. Dawson. Alton. Va. sEt- -5I
Evening star., 1923-06-26
NEW YORK TRUST COMPANIES
10 Euuifahlp gl p1 .
Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES
Capital Traction Js-$4 OG0 at 9B. 81. 900 al
96S
Washington Rwy. & Elec 4s-s3 600 at 7O1.,
So. .0U1 at T0i4. 500 at 40.
Capital Traction-5 at ss7s. 10 at ss1s. 9
At s97s
Washington Rwy. * Elec pfd.-l3 at 722s.
10 NJ I2i4, ) at 7eiI 10 at 27i4. 10 at 7ei.,
II al T21.
Washington Gas Licht-l0 az 4sA,, j at 4ss.
federal-American Bank-lG at 1aJ.
AFTER CALL.
Federal-American Banks at 1901.
Potomac Electric Cons. 5s-Sl 900 at 37A
Money--Call loans. and per cent
Evening star., 1923-06-26

lana Glass Manufacturing Company,
entirely controlled by Lancaster,
Ohio, stockholders. on July will be-
gin erection of $250,000 glass manu-
featuring plant here.
Evening star., 1923-06-26

BOSTON. June 26.-New England
woolen and worsted mills continue
well employed on old orders today.
but only limited amount of business
has been booked in recent weeks
Evening star., 1923-06-26
SUN KILLS COTTON PESTS.

FORT WORTH. June IS Especially -
Excellent cotton weather has pre-
vailed for week over the southwest
Fields are clean today. the plants are
healthy and the hot sun is killing off
the grasshoppers, boil weevils and
other nests
Evening star., 1923-06-26
WIN SUGAR SUIT.
Brokers to Get S2o5. 1858 on Breach
of Contract.

ST. PAUL. MINI. June CA YER
dict for S205.663 damages was di-
rected by Judge Wilbur F. Booth in
federal district court here yesterday
in favor OF Lamborn & Co. New York
sugar brokers. against the Log Cabin
Products Company OF 81. Paul. The
Lamborn company alleged breach OF
contract
Evening star., 1923-06-26

u. v. Norris, La Plata. Nd.
Fry Motor Co., Charlottesville, Va.
Ashby Motor Co.. Quantico, Va.
Bates BROS. Orange, Va.
Henson Motor Co., Wfnchester. Va.
Willis-Hudson CO.. Culpeper, Va.
Baker & Cosby, Columbia, Va.
HarErave 4 Lewis, West Point. Va.
J. r. Campbell, Luray, Va.
J. II. Campbell. Kilmarnock. Va.
Evening star., 1923-06-26
HIGH PAY ON FARMS.
Laborers Get From $3.50 to $o Per
Day in Oklahoma.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TULSA, Okla. Juno 26.--A labor
shortage exists in this section today,
according to r. n. Ellis, superintend-
ent of the federal state employment
bureau. Building operations are in
danger Of becoming seriously ham,
pered unless more workers become
available. Contractors on the Spavi-
are having dlficulty in getting men.
as farmers are paying $3.50 to s5 a
day. with board and room. for harvest
hands.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11

A SUCCESSFUL house needs a pleasing and well
IA designed exterior, as well as a good practical
plan. You will find both in this house.
In style this four room bungalow is a Pennsyl-
vania Colonial adaptation to modern needs. A So
called Germantown hooded roof, broken to empha-
size the entrance, recalls the old Pennsylvania
Dutch houses.
The construction is wood frame on masonry
foundation. The exterior is wide wooden siding
for walls; roof %shingled.
The house will go on a lot of varying sizes,
depending upon facings; from As to 80 foot in width
If placed as shown in the illustration; II sunroom
is placed to front the house will go on a lot about
40 feet in width.
There is a full basement underneath the house,
including fuel, heater and laundry rooms.
There are four major rooms, a dining alcove,
bathroom and four closets. The second floor may
be finished off, if desired, to provide a good sized
bedroom with large closet and plenty Of storage
= space.
All the rooms are so placed as to afford ease of
communication which makes for ease OF living
and economy Of space.
One large fireplace in the living room, with
colonial mantel, is a feature. A central brick CHM
ney contains the heater, living room fireplace and
kitchen range lues.
Copyright, 1e2s-ArehitectS' Small Hou
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-11

The living room, in combination with the glazed
sunporch, provides spacious living room quarters.
Built in bookcases are on either side Of the fire.
place.
Each bedroom has cross ventilation and cross
light.
There is outside icing.
Cubic contents of the house are approximately
5000 feet, and the cost to build this house, includ-
ing heating, plumbing, lighting, painting, ready to
live in, but not including wall decorations, should
range between $4,000 and $1,000. In certain locali-
ties where costs are high, the highest figure quoted
would be too low. In other localities, the lowest
figure quoted would be more than sufficient. The
range of $1,000 is given TO cover differences in the
way the house is built, how thoroughly it t
equipped and completed and in what district it is
erected.
The plans for small homes are furnished by the
regional Bureau Of the Architects Sman House Ser
vice Bureau Of the United States, Inc, controlled by
the American Institute Of Architects, Endorsed BY the
department Of commerce, United States government.
Tho estimated costs Of construction are based on
general average for the entire country. The United
States Bureau maintains an information department
to answer home builders questions For information
regarding the blue prints and specifications, which
are supplied at moderate costs, address the Home
Building Editor OF this paper. Inelose sen-addressed
stamped envelope and the above plans and illustration.
Service Bureau-Home Bunders' Clinic,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-10-25
Letters Of Thanks

Dear Messls Crosby and Rowland:
We wish to take this method u
expressing our appreciation and
hanks for your having made il
possible that we might attend the
state Fair and have the conforte
f Pullman.
This trip has been very benifjeial
US and we shall try to make It
Q Of a great help to our entire
ounty. We have seen and learned
lore about club work, and feel As
we can make a greater success in
earl River County.
Since these fifty trips were
wardcd this year it well make the
iris more enthusiastic over the club
ork, and try TO be winners next
ear.
The Southeastern District had the
est representation Of the state and
e were glad that Pearl River
ounty won the honor Of having the
reatest number of representatives
that District.
Miss Tatum, our County Demon
ration Agent, divided our COM
ny into groups of four, each having
chssperoa to look after the vel
re o. "a b girl
Il II ~ he .Inb glils we
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-10-25

Agent; When are you going to
pay for that sewing machine ] sold
you?"
Housewife: "Pay for it. Why, you
said in short time il would pay for
itself."-Ex.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-10-25
Committee.

Mrs. ". 4. McMicheal
Mrs. Luke Faircloth
Mrs. Mile Davis
Nlrs. Cleveland Seal
Mrs. B. NJ. Wheat
Mrs. Joe z. Bilbo.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
CHAPTER XIV
Julius Takes : Hand.

JULIUS axes q Ha0Q.
In his suite at Claridge's, Kramenin
reclined on couch and dictated to
his secretary In sibllant Russian.
Presently the telephone at the sec
retary's elbow purred and he took
up the receiver. spoke for minute or
two, then turned to his employer.
Some one below is asking for you"
"Who is itY'
"He gives the name OF Mr.. Julius
?. Hersheimmer."
"Hershelmmer," repeated KramenIn
thoughtfuly, u have heard that name
before"
Ills father was one OF the steel
kings Of America" explained the sec
rotary. whose business It was to know
everything. This young man must
be a millionaire several times over"
"A millionaire several times over,
murmured Kramenln. "Rying him up,
my dear Ivan"
The secretary left the room and re-
turned escorting Julius.
Monsieur Kramenin?' said the lat
ter abruptly.
The Russian, studying him attentive
ly with his pale venomous eyes, bowed.
PLEASED to meet you" said the
American I've got some very Inn
pOrtant business I'd like to talk over
with you, II can see you alone" He
looked poIntedly at the other.
My secretary, Monsieur Grieber,
from whom l have no secrets"
THAT may be so-but have" said
Julius dryly. "Send him round TO a
store to buy q penn'orth Of peanuts"
Very good. Ivan. shall not re-
quire you again this evening. Go TO
the theater-take night OF"
The secretary bowed and departed.
Julius stood at the door watching
his retreat. Finally, with a satish ID
sigh, ne closed It. and came back 70
his position in the center Of the room.
"Now, Mr, HerSheimmer, p1&haps
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15

that Little Willie here is just hop.
ping mad to go off !"
You wouldn't dare"
'Oh, yes, | would, soni"
Kramenln must have recognized
something In the voice that carried
conviction, for he said sullenly:
We'll? Granted l do know who
you mean-what Of it?"
you will tell me now-right here
where she is to be found"
II daren't. You ask an impossa.
bility."
Afraid, ehP OF whcm7 Mr.. Brownf
All, that ticlles you up! There is
such a person, then. / doubted It
And the mere mention of him scares
you stiff"
81 have seen him" said the Russian
slowly. "He is a man TO fear"
Hell never know" said julius.
"He knows everything-and his ven
geance is swift"
"Then you won't do as ask your
''You ask an impossibility."
"Sure that's pity for you" said
julius cheerfuIy. But the world In
general will benefit" He raised the
revolver.
do not shoot 1 will do all you
wish"
julius lowered the revolver.
"Where is the girl7"
AT Gatehouse, in Kent. Ashley
Priors, the place is called"
"Wnat about the other girl the one
you decoyed away over a week agor'
"She's there too said the Russian
sullenly.
"That's good" said Julius. isn't 1t
all panning out beautifully And 4
lovely night for the rum"
what rum" demanded Kramenin.
with a stare.
"Down to Gatehouse. sure. hope
you're fond Of motorlng?
"what do you mean2 l refuse to
60"
Now. don't get mad. You must see
I'm not such a kid as to leave you
here. You'd ring up your friends on
that telephone first thing All" He
observed the fall on the others face.
''You see, you'd got II all fixed. No,
sir. you're coming along with me.
This your bedroom next door heref
Walk right IN. Little Willie and I
win come behind. Put on a thick coat,
that's right. Fur lined! And you q
Socialist Now we're ready. We walk
downstairs and out through the hall
to where my cars waiting. And don't
you forget I've got You covered every
inch of the way. / can SHOOT just
as well through my coat pocket"
fT0 RE CONTTNyED)
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
The Secret Adversary

you viii be so kind as to come to the
point7'
Il guess that won't take a minute"
drawled Julius. Then, with an abrupt
change OF manner: Hands up-or I
shOOti"
For a moment Kramenin stared
blindly into the big automatic, then,
with almost comicaI haste, he flung
up his hands above his head. In that
instant julius had taken his measure.
The man he had to deal with was an
abject physical coward-the rest would
be easy.
This Is an outrage" cried the Rus
sian in a high hysterical voice. AN
outraged Do you mean to kin meT"
Not If you keep your voice down.
Don't go edging sideways towards that
bell. That's better"
what do you want1 Money!
mo. want Jane Finn"
Jane Finn? I-neyer heard Of
her!"
You're a darned liar! You know
perfectly well who Z mean"
81 tell you I never heard Of the
girl"
And l tell YOU" ,etorted Julius
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
.Iumnlnn TO Conclusions.

We had recently moved from 4
large city, where no one thought Of
calling on his new netghbors. TO a
small town infested with peddlers and
agents. Upon answering knock at
the screen door l came face to face
with a woman carrying . large hand
bag.
She greeted me with a friendly
"How-do-you-do." and then waited for
me TO invite her In. which did not do.
I finally broke the silence by asking.
well, what srs you sellingf
She vas one Of our neigheors whs
had come % pay a friendly cal-Ez
change
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15

superfor-Edward J. sarsta. -
mer president of the MuItitona pb. Ut
graph company, OF Eau Clair -
posed 10 have burned to deatb i
cottage FIRE at Lake Nebagamoa
sort south of Superior. Augrz, %
1920, has been located and arrests =.
Napa, Cal, and will be brougb- 49,.
TO Wisconsin to face charges of srss-
and unlawful disinterment OF ba4,
In his purported confession. SsasseI
told how he had exhumed the ba4v
of Allen McPhee in Lake Nebarsro,n
cemetery, placing it in the cottara ~
had rented, and then burning tba
dwelling in an effort to leave the III,
preston that he, Sailstad. had rar.
ished. After his disappearanee h. n
company with Miss Dorothy Andersen
his stenographer, visited and resided
in several southern cities and at Nam
Cal, where he was finally Iocara5
under an assumed name OF Is
Kingston"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
CHAPTER XlV-,continued.


y want a repeat Of that telegram
Nat was sent to Tuppence at the Ritz.
Slr James Peel Edgerton said you
would be able to manage that for me.
"One last thing-please have that
house in Soho watched day and night.
"Yours, etc,
THOMAS BERESFORD."
~He seems confident" unused the
prime minister.
A half smile came to the others
Fps.
And II Is this-boy who VIII de-
geRt the master criminal Of our timer
'sThis-boy, as you say But |
sometimes fancy / see a shadow be
hind"
'You meanT
peel Edgerton. ] see bis hand in
shis'
There was a pause, then Mr.. Car
ter continued:
II asked him to come round here,
Not that Wen get anything out of
Aim he doesn't want TO tell HIS legal
instincts are too strong. Bnt there's
no doubt he can throw light on one
or two obscure points In young Beres-
1Ord's letter All, mere he is!'
The two men rose to greet the new
eomer A half whimsical thought
flashed across the premier's mind
my successor. perhaps !"
"We'Fe had letter from young
BeTesford" said Mr.. Carter, coming
80 the point at once. You've seen
him, I supposel'
HE rang me up"
Would you have any objection to
aeiling us exactly what passed be
tween your"
mot at all. He thanked me for
certain letter which l had written to
hin-as matter of fact, ] had Of
1ered him job. Then he reminded
me Of something ] had said to him at
Manchester respecting that bogus tele-
gram which lured Miss Cowley away.
I asked him II anything untoward had
occurred. He said il habitat in
drawer In Mr.. Hersheimmer's room he
had discovered a photograph" The
lawyer paused then continued: 81
asked him II the photograph bore the
name and address OF a Californian
photographer lie piled: You're on
10 II. sir II had Then he went on
20 tell me something | didn't know.
The original Of that photograph was
the French girl. Annette, who saved
his life"
"WhatY'
Exactly The discovery was
prOyidentiai one. OF course. from the
moment that the girl i'm Manchester
was proved to be a plant everything
was altered. Young Beresford saw
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15


the Master criminal"
wer. so sure Of themselves that they
took It for granted lie had made a
RoistRke"
Then young Beresford IS nowT'
Eat Gatehouse, Kent. unless / am
@uch mistaken. Any more facts
about that American chap for meg
I'm afraid not Is It important 70
and out who he wnsY'
'oh. know who he was" said SIR
James easily. Il can't prove It yet
but know"
"Well?"
Carter shrugged his shoulders
y couldn't get much. Young fellow
about thirty-five-pooriy dreSsed-fsce
very badly dlshgured. He was never
identified"
And you fancy that the two mat
Nrs are connected ia some wAyT
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS.

Milwsukee-E. Ray Tompkins, real
estate operator of Whitefish Bay and
a former instructor at the Milwaukee
normal school, confessed 10 the muir
der of his wife, whose headless body
was found in shallow grave on a
farm about two miles south of Port
Washington During a quarrel over
pending divorce proceedings, Temp
kins choked his wife to death and sew
cred the head from the body with a
kitchen knife. He then burned the
head in a furnace. The body was
taken by Tompkins in his automobile
TO the Ozaukee county farm, where it
was discovered two days later by Sher-
If Westphal and his deputies. The
crime was committed in the apart
ment building owned by Tompkins at
Whitefish Bay. The couple had been
esuanged for several months, Mrs.
Tompkins and her two children occu
plying the apartment, while Tompkins
made his home in the garage attached
to the building It. is believed that
Tompkins may be insane, as signs Of
mental arrangement were shown by
him previous TO the murder.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15

Madison-W Wisconsin banks show
healthy and improved financial cond.-
ton at the present time compared
with last year. according to a state
ment of the condition OF all state
banks, issued by State Bank Commits
sioner Dwight Parker. The statement
covers business up to Nov T. The
eight hundred forty-seven banks in
cluded in the statement have total n-
sources of s54S.5SS, 1876, the report
shows.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-12-15
"Yours,
''TWOPENCE."

Tommy raised a shout for Albert.
Pack my bag We're orr
''Yes, sir" The boots OF Albert
could be heard racing upstairs.
Holyhead? Did that mean that,
after all-Tommv was puzzled.
The boots OF Albert continued to be
active on the floor above.
Suddenly a second shout came from
below.
Albert I'm id fool Unpack
that bagw
Yes, sir"
Tommy smoothed the note thought
fully.
yes q ID fool" he said softly.
"Bnt SOC some one elsel And at last
/ know who II Isl"